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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30
QUEER FIND OF HONEY.

The Labor of q Swarm OF Bees Hidden
for Fifty Years.
A remarkable discovery has been
made at the Cathays yard of the Taft
vale Railway Company. A large elm
tree grown in Worcestershire was be-
ing cut up into timber, when right in
the very heart a cavity measuring
feet a inches in diameter was discov-
cred almost completely filed with the
comb of the honey bee, together with
a squirrels skull No means of access
to the hollow was discovered. neither
was decay anywhere apparent. and
around the cavity itself no less than
fifty ''rings." each ring denoting a
years growth. were counted, the outer
bark being, too, without flaw The
hollow was of uniform size through
out. and presented the appearance of
having been bored with an anger, and,
great though its dimensions were, it
was practically filed with the comb.
proving that the bees must have been
in possession for severaI gears. EMPTY
combs of the queen bee also showed
that they had swarmed.
How the bees got there can only be
guessed, but il is surmised that a squir-
rel once occupied decayed hole In
the tree. cleared awe the decay. occu-
pied the cavity as its home, and there
died Then the bees entered into pos
session and filed the hole with comb.
when by some means the entrance.
which must have been small, became
stopped, the large quantity of grub and
fly being taken as demonstrative that
the nest was not voluntarily deserted
Then for fifty years the growth of the
timber went on The entrance beng
absolutely obliterated and the hole
being Theoretically sealed, she comb
was preserved from decay for half .
century, to be found at last in the way
described. Tne find is of great interest
to naturalists. Glasgow Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30
YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS

1WO-Thirds Of All the LAW-BreAkers Un-
der Twenty-Five Years Of Age.
Major r w. McLaughry. for many
years warden of the States prison at
Joliet, ILL.,. says: Statistics carefully
collated show that there are nearly or
quite one-half million of criminals in
thousand OF these in 'durance' of any
kind. We are further confronted with
the startling fact that of this half
million a little more than one-third
are under twenty years of age. a little
more than one-haf under twenty-one.
and something over two-thirds under
Twenty-Five"
Two-thlrds of all the criminals in
this country under twenty-five years
of age! The fact is. indeed. a start
ling one. and should command
the attention of every one who
cares any thing at all for the
future welfare of our country. Why
are SO many of the criminals mere
youth? Innocence, not crime. is pop
ularly attributed to youth. OF a num-
Der of causes, the one that first thrusts
itself on the attention of the public ia
the lack of parental authority and re-
straint. The children of this day and
generation soon become their own
masters Too commonly. children
have full freedom of action. instead of
being allowed to do as they please
only when they please to do right
As one consequence of the common
lack of parental restraint and the alb
sence of legal control. many Of the
youth of to-day, particularly in the
cities, early come in c ontact and be-
come familiar with vice ard crime,
and it is no wonder numbers of
then. follow evil examples But the
most important consequence of the
lack of parental and legal restraint is
that it gives the opportunity for the
early and rapid development of inner
tied tendencies to vice and crime; and
probably this. more than any thing
else. accounts for the alarming fact
that SO large a proportion of criminals
are young. Like begets like. The
evil tendencies of the parents are
transmitted without fail to their Off
spring, and are ready to develop at
tuS LII 81 OPpOI tuulCy, do SuiCly eauo do
naturally as seed sown under proper
conditions will grow. The home is
the foundation of society. ''The
republic is around the fire
side" said Cicero. When home train
ing, discipline and control are a fail
ure, society suffers. They have most
important relation to the welfare of
society and to the continuance of gov
eminent itself. The oldest govern
ment in the world, that of China, is
founded on parental authority. Par
entail control, with obedience and re-
spect on the part of the children. is
the universal custom of the country.
Filial piety is the religion and law of
the land. And probably to this. more
than to any other single factor. China
owes the continued existence of its
national government for so many cent
uries.-Farm and Fireside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30
NY NEloHBoRs.

Ny neighbors are honest, and quiet. and
meek;
They are in the frame houses, just over the
way;
Not one Of my neighbors a quarrel win seek,
= Nor invite: and they're made OF the COM
they lie not they sigh not; they care not for
any
Queer, 10 it noti-among all of the many
Who 1--we here below, there is none 70 them
dear.
Their houses are all that my neighbors pos
seas
But their houses are wooden, not brown
stone, like mine;
And my neighbors' expenses and incomes are
less
Than would pay for q pint OF the cheapest Of
wine!
But they seem qzite contented; I've watched
Though watching ones neighbors IL not
quite the thing
And they never watch mel year after year
Through summer, and autumn, and winter.
and spring.
They are not slaves Of fashion, or passion, I
know,
They drink not, they think not. they swear
not At all;
They lend not (nor borrow; they're pure a. tho
snow
bluster and bawL
They know not the meaning Of envy or hate
They possess ambitions. and harbor no
spite;
They rest in their houses, unmindful of fate.
From nighttime till day-time-from morn
until night.
Grim Death has NO fears for these neighbors of
mine;
They're Indifferent to sunshine, to snow and
to rain;
They care not to breakfast, to lunch or to
dine
Indigestion will never give my neighbors
paint
You can not call one of my neghbors churl;
Every one to q scandal will turn deaf ear;
They frown not upon the unfortunate girl
Who seeks mercy and rest from the end OF
the pier.
My neighbors will never gloat over the fall
OF weak brother fighting the battle of life;
Not one OF my masculine neighbors will call
The plainest or fairest of sweet women wifel
They often go Inland they never come OUT.
But my neighbors are only inanimate clay,
And the little frame houses I'm writing
about
Are in Trinity Churchyard, just over the
way.
John Ernest Mccain, in Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30

ming through the crowd. jumped into
the witness-box and fawned on the
soldier"
Mr.. Lincoln said that this was =
similar case to one which occurred in
Savannah many years ago. before
steamships went to that port A gem
tleman owned a very valuable mock
ing bird, of which he thought
a good deal. The bird was
stolen. The gentleman was very much
put out over it. and hunted every
where to recover it He heard of 3
visitor from the North who had pur-
chased a hooking bird, and was about
to leave the port on a sailing vessel
The gentleman concluded that he
would go down to the vessel to see II
the bird was not his. Upon reaching
the vessel. sure enough. he found a
man with hooking bird which he at
once recognized as the one which he
lost. He told the visitor thai che bird
belonged to him. and the visitor asked
how he could recognize the bird from
any other. and was unwilling to give
it up until some evidence had been
given of ownership.
The Savannahian finally said that he
would make complaint before mag
istrate. and if he did not prove by the
bird itself he would not make any fur
Their claim to it So together they
went before Magistrate Railford,
who had his office at the time
in a little building where the
Cnstom-house now stands The COM
plant was made and the claimant of
the bird said that he would prove that
the hooking bird was his by the bird
itself The magistrate was somewhat
surprised, and asked: 'How ere you
going to do that?"
The gentleman replied that he would
whistle an air, and if the bird took it
up and followed him, it ought to be
sufficient evidence of ownership. If
the bird did not follow him. then he
would make no further claim to it.
He whistled the tune st. Patrick
Day In the Morning." and the bird
joined in and whistled it through with
out interruption. The magistrate said:
Il am satisfied the bird is yours.
don't want any further evidenc of the
fact of ownership" The visitor was
charmed, and wanted the bird badly.
and offered 500 for it, but the owner
refused to part with it for any amount
Savannah News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30
WON BY A BIRD.
How q MockinE-Bird Was Made to Testify
in q Lawsuit.

How q MockinE-Bird Was Made to Testify
in Lawsuit
A well-known gentleman of Savan-
nah tells this story: 81 notice an in
teresting account how dog was made
to testify in a case in which he was
claimed by soldier who had at one
time been in the English army in
India. According to the account the
soldier said that if the dog did not
understand the Hindustani language
he would not claim him, but If he did
he would consider the dog belonged
to him When the case was called in
court, the soldier spoke something in
the Hindu tongue. and the dog inn
aediasely recognized him. and rum
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
TAKE NOTICE

The patrons of the BEE must
pay fer all advertisements, in the
way OF notices, deaths, marriages,
&c. NJ matter of a personal
nature will be inserted unless it il
paid for.
Edward +. Droop, 925 Penn. ave, calls
attention TO his large stock Of
STEINWAY
Chase e. Gambler, Wheelock, Briggs,
Behning, and other
PIANOS!
Story and Clark, Couch and Warren
ORGANS, Wonderful Aeolian Organ
Sold on inst lments, exchanged. rented,
repaired, tuned, moved, aud stored.
Violins, Banjos, and Gnitars. Strings q
speciality. sheet Music and mscamer-
chandise at the old stand, gas P ave.
Feb. %, If.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
MOOR'S WESTERN
MOPS.

Why not man save his mo- ey
when he car?
I call every Janitor and all
other Persons attention that has
use for MOP. l guarantee tina,
one of my Mops will out-wear any
other two MoEs made. 1t cleans
the dirt and dries the floor better
than any you ever used in your
life. So call or send me a postal
card, will supply You with one
or more if you wish.
Price 25c E ,ch or So 90 Ter Dozen.
Address: Room 6, Nos Sherman
Street, Chicago.
LEMUEL MOORE
L. @. MOORE, agt., 234 2nd ST
Washington D. G.
Patented July II
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
secure A HOME IN THE LAND OF FLgHRs
DINSMOREl

One of the growing towns OF the
South, is situated on both sides of
Savan ah,> Florida & Western
Railroad, just twelve miles from
Jacksonville, Fla. 1t is high, dry
and level, and a successful horti-
cultural and truck-growing section
of the State. Dinsmore can be
easily reached from Jacksonville by
railroad, by water route, or by an
hour and a half drive over an excel
lent plank and shell road.
Dinsmore is not one of the isola,
ted spots that is only laid out on
paper, but a thriving prosperous
town that recommends itself to
capitalist and labOrer, to fathers
and wives who are vigilant over
their own interests and the welfare
of their children, to those who are
seeking homes and those who have
capital to invest for speculation.
The Sland can be obtained at re-
markably low figures and on terms
suitable to the condition of every
purchaser. At the present low
figures a poor man can make regu-
lar payments Oh a valuable home
with less than the aggregate of
unnecessary expense or money act
ually thrown away. II is an in
vestment that one cannot regret
and through which you will realize
many times the amount invested.
The prices are for Front Business
Lots one acre, SOS, $50, S35. Sec
ond choice, $25 $18. Third choice
SIS. Fourth choice $40. Fifth
choice, SIS. 1t must be remember
ed that these are acre lots.
We also have vegetable and
truck farms laid out adj tcent to
DinsmOre, containing from FIVE to
sixteen acres each, which we offer
for the benefit of those who wish to
farm at SIS acre.
Our terms are one fourth cash
and balance in one, two and three
years.
The chain of title will be short
and strong. 1t is from the State of
FL to the Railroad and from
the Railroad to you,
Truck farming around DlnsmOre
would be at the door of two OF the
grea- t markets in the South. Let
everSS poor man if with but one
dollar, commence to buy a lot i'll
Dinsmore. The fare from Jackson
vile and return is only twenty-five
cents. Think of it. There are
eight passenger trains pc" day and
the round trip will only cost TWEEN.
ty-fve cents. Trout creek, large
stream passes right throuehttihe
vicinity, thus affOrding pure fresh
water foI> stock, perfect drainage
and abundance Of fish.
TAKE WARNING NOW, and
do not let this grand opportunity
slip you. 1t is the very best chance
you will have to secure a good
piece of valuable property and such
startling prices.
The merchants in DinSmOre are
enjoying a good trade and the
towns is rapidly growing. Saw
mills are convenient for securing
timber to build, and laborers who
desire work can get from dollar
and half to two dollars per day.
For further information or plats
aud how TO see Dinsmore, call on
or address,
]. w. THOMPSON g. co,
Drawer 298 Jacksonville, Fla.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
MONEY TO LOAN

% ON REAL ESTATE @a
In sums to snit on short notice.
R. ID. RUFFIN'S-Loan and Re.
al Estate Office.
523 18th ST., W. two doors below
f street.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
WHERE TO BUY THE BEE.

East Washington, Prof. j. w
Fowler, 31S 3rd street S. e.
South Washington: DR.. S. A.
Sumby, F bet. 9rd and A. stS., S. W.
aud Rev. r.. s. Laws, SIG q st. $. W.
Northwest: DR.. Beller, 10th and
NJ streets; Capt. w. P. Gray 18th
near L st. Mrs. POkety, M bet 18th
and 18th sts.; Chas. Bealle, cor. 18th
aud II sts.; Philadelphia House 34S
Pa. Ave.
Can always be obtained at any
of the above named places every
Saturday morning.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
+! PHILADELPHIA

RESTAURANT & SALOON
54S Pennsylvania Ave., Northwest.
Washington, D. c. PETER B.
MEREDITH, PoprietOr. The
choicest wine, liqnOrs, lager beer,
cigars, ETC., always on hand. ALI
the deIlcacies of the season served
at short notice. Billiard, pool and
bath rooms attached.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
REAL ESTATE

Very cheap property in l6s
Northwest and Northeast on ps.p
terms ard monthly payments,
N. Sprague, Real estate, Loan
and IL snrance agent. Room 2
524 10th st. II. W.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21
THE GREAT
ILLUSTRATED COlored Newspaper.
The FREEMAN.
WHAT TIT CONTAINS. HOW TO GErr

YTNhe Freeman, the great and only Illus
trated COIOred Newspaper published
certainly fills a long felt want in Ne
gro journalism. The colOred people have
long needed just such Champion pic
tcriaI newspaper-One which will "paint
them ss they are" and not g&ricature them
rs is too often done by the white press.
The Freeman portrays the Negro as he is
giving each week the portraits and sketches
of the representative men and women of
the race. Its cartoons and other iIlustrii-
lions are pertinent and neatly drawn. 1t
Is printed on fine tinted book paper and is
sold at the very low price of sc. per COPY,
Use. for three months, $1.35 for six mos.
and $40 for one year. Ladies as well AS
gentlemen. boys as well girls can make
money by handling The Freeman. Send
E5c, for TERMS and INSTRUCTIONS send
IOc. Din stsmps) for sample copies.
Address all matter to,
THE FREEMAN,
indianapolis, Ind.
EDWARD E. COOPER, Publisher.
The Washington bee., 1889-09-21

Tie BEE Is the paper e. publish
your wants, tor sale and all perso.
nal mentions In. All mater
hould be in not later than Thurs
dav.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
Trouble with the Negroes.

ALBANY, Ga, January 19.-A serious
race atfray is reported tonight from Ty-
Ty, Worth county. Yesterday bailiff
attempted to arrest Negro for some
offence, and the latter drew a pistol. The
officer also diew his gun and fred, kill
ing the Negro. The Brunswick and
Western construction train was on the
side track close to the scene, and all the
Negroes quit work and went to the scene
of the shooting. This fired things up in
a moment. A large crowd Of white men
gathered and the shooting became gen.
eral. When the smoke cleared away it
was found that two Negroes were dead
and several others we're wounded. The
Negroes have grown reckless. and they
threaten to lynch the bailitf and burn
the town if the coroner's jury does not
find the bailiff guilty OF murder. The
citizens at Ty-Ty are waiting with loaded
guns for any evidence of hostility on the
part Of the Negroes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
The RalfOna Roads.

Yesterday Tom Valdez, roadmaster in
La Ball ona district, accompanied by Mr..
John D. Young, the ex-supervisor, and
Mr.. S. A. Waldron, called at the HER
AID Office to talk over the road question,
which has been agitated in these col
umns of late. Mr.. Valdez sets up the
claim that the roads in his district have
been materially bettered since he has
been in Office, and this claim is fully sus-
tanned by the testimony of the other two
gentlemen. The district is difficult
one to keep good roads in. Much
of the land is low and black,
working into very soft mud in rainy
weather. In front OF the old slaughter
house there is one spot which it had
been estimated would cost $5 900 to make
good read over, but Mr.. Valdez has
made an excellent road there for 80, 600.
The HERALD does not wish to do any
person an injustice, and, least of all, OF"
ficials who, at best, have much to con-
tend with. At an early date this paper
will dispatch a representative to that dis
trict to take note of such improvements
as may have been made there.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
BISMARCK'S POLICY
The Diplomatists Waiting
for Its Disclosure.
WHAT WILL THE ORACLE SAY?
The Colonial Policy and the Success
sion to the Throne of Holland
to be Settled.
! Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
BERLIN, January 19.-The Bundesrath
will dispose of the East Africa bill with
out delay, and it will be submitted to
the Reichstag at the end of the week,
when it will evoke the long expected
declaration from Prince Bismarck on the
Governments colonial policy and the re-
lations with England. The measure, it
is believed, will be finally passed by a
large majority. The interest really CEN
ters in what Prince Bismarck will choose
to reveal concerning the cooperation OF
England. Diplomatic circles here
are confident that Bismarck has a
strong card in reserve against Morier, and
will probably oblige Lord Salisbury to
take official notice of the affair by trans
ferring Morier from St. Petersburg to
some post that has less influence in Eu-
ropean politics.
The succession to the throne of Hol-
land, combined with the Luxembourg
question, occupies much of the attention
of diplomatists. Under the advice OF
Bismarck, the Duke of Nassau, has
abandoned his intention of abdicating in
favor OF his son on the death of the King
of Holland. The German government
will not change the position of Luxem-
burg, fixed by the treaty of 1867.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
shipwrecKcd Seameu.

SAN Francisco, January 10. = The
steamship Alameda, which arrived to-
day from Australia, brought Captain
Timothy Murphy and nineteen of the
crew OF the American ship John Bryce,
of Tbomaston, Me-, which sailed from
Port Ludlow, Puget Sound, October 9th,
with cargo of lumber for Melbourne,
Australia, but was waterlogged in the
hurricane of December 7th, and aban-
doned about eight hundred miles west of
the Samoan Islands. One man was lost
overheard. The remainder of the crew
proceeded in open boats to the Islands.
They arrived after being out seven days
and nights. The second and third mates
and the steward remained at Apia when
the others left on the Alameda.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
Condensed relegrame.

Jay Gould proposes to 60 South for a
rest.A
1t is understood that the report of the
Retiring Board, presented to the Secre-
tary of War, recommends the retirement
of General swain.
The Parliament of New South Wales
has been dissolved on the defeat of the
Ministry. A general election will be
held on the 26th instant.
The credentials Of Higgins, as Senator
from Delaware, were presented yester-
day and, on notion of Edmunds, were re-
ferred to the Committee on Credentials, !,
as they were understood to be not accord
ing to law.
The Nebraska delegation in Congress
have united with eighty-four Representa-
tives and twenty-seven Senators in the
Nebraska State Legislature in recon-
mending to President Harrison for his
Secretary of the Interior John M. Thurs
tom
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
ALEXIS Cooley DEAD.
Another Pioneer of 1914 Depar
This Life.

Another Pioneer of 1914 Dc parts
This Life.
Alexis Cooley, one of General J. G.
FremoDt's guides on his second expedi.
ton in 1S43-44, died last night at the
Sisters Hospital at the age OF II. Cooley
was one of the rnen who on June 20,
1S43, started with General Fremont from
the Missouri river. They reached the
Dalles and on the 25th Of November
started in search of klamath lake. They
reached Suffers Fort on March s, 1874,
after desperate struggle over the noun
taina, in which two men became insane
and thirty. three out Of sixty-seven horses
and mules were lost or killed. They
spent two weeks at the fort and then the
expedition left Oh return trip, leaving
six men in California. Cooley was one
OF those six men and was, therefore,
pioneer of 1874. Lately he has resided
at Bakersfield and came to Los Angeles
on Wednesday last, on the advice of DIR.
Griffin, for his health. He appeared to
improve and his death last night at the
Sisters Hospital was sudden and unex-
pected. 1t is stated that he leaves q con-
siderable amount of property behind
him
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
The Lieutenant-G0yernOr OF
Michigan Killed.
MANGLED AND DISMEMBERED.
A Derailed Coach Dashed to Pieces
Against Stump with
Fatal Results.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
MARQUETTE, Mich, January 19.-One
of the trucks of passenger coach on the
northwestern eastbound train broke this
afternoon as the train was near Elmwood
station, and threw the coach off the
track. The derailed car struck stump
and was Smashed TO pieces, killing or in
juring all the occupants. Lieutenant
Governor James H. Macdonald, OF Mich
igan, was killed; also his business part
ner Cochrane, Of Escanaba, and man
named Tuttle. Conductor Armstrong
had leg broken and E. P. Foster, OF
Iron Mountain, was seriously injured. A
number of other passengers were slightly
injured. 1t seems that the car in turn
ing over struck stump, which pene-
trated it between Lieutenant Governor
Macdonald and the party who were
playing a friendly game of cards.
Mr.. Tuttle, who was seated in the seat to
the rear Of the table, was instantly killed
his neck being broken. Mr.. Macdonald
was in tn e same seat with him and his
arm was torn out at the shoulder and was
found at least forty feet from the body.
He lived about one hour and was con-
scious for few minutes. The whole side
of the car was torn out by second stump
and it seems miraculous that any es-
capped. The dead were picked up and
brought to Watersweet, where they re-
main up to this writing. A special train
will convey the bodies of Macdonald and
Cochrane to. night to Escanaba, where
they resided. Tuttle will be taken to his
home in Cleveland, Ohio. None of the
others were fatally injured.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
Drowned mt Sen.

WINNIPEG, January ia Free Press
special from Victoria, B. c., says the
steamer Cariboo Fly returned east to-
night from an exploring trip to the
Queen Charlotte Islands. The vessel
brings news that, on December 10Th,
while Cunningham's schooner, Skena,
was making trip to Skidegate, she
sprung leak and sank Eight Indian
passengers and Cunningham's son we're
drowned. The captain, white boy and
seven Indians escaped.