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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
Harvesting the Ocean Wave:

The problem of utilizing the force
of ocean waves has been solved to a
certain extent by an invention of Mr..
N. O. Bond, of Fairfax Court House,
Va, which is now in use at Ocean
Grove, n. j. Mr. Bond has mounted
gates in such position out in the
water that the wave coming in beats
against them and shuts them. When
the wave retires it opens the gate, to
bang it shut again at the next advance.
Connected with the gates are piston
rods working the force pumps, and
pipes connect the force pumps with
tanks elevated to height of forty feet.
The device is success. Not long ago
40, 600 gallons of sea water were
pumped into the tanks for use in lay
ing the dust OF the streets. The au-
thorities hold that the salt water is
better than river water for laying dust
MIR. Bond is of opinion that By the use
of big floats. instead of gates, he can
get results six times as great But
the pump operated by gate is prac-
teal device which is destined, it ap-
pears, to have wide use-Boston
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
A Kings Curious Custom

Whenever King Qua took drink of
palm wine, or ate his meals, one of his
wives produced hard brown nut,
about the size of an egg, with one end
cut off, and the inside followed out
This nut he slowly placed on the great
toe of his left foot; this done, the
palm wine or food was placed before
him. and slave boy came and stood
behind him with q handbell. Every
time he took mouthful of food. or q
drink of massanga or palm wine.
he raped the bottom of the canoe
with the nut on his great toe, while a
tinkle on the bell announced to all
whom it might concern that Qua
Ikolungu was eating or drinking. as
the case might be. /. He went through
the same ceremony when smoking,
taking a long pull at his pipe for
every rap of his toe and tinkle on the
bell-From Werner's AFRICAN Tray
els"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
ABOUT ORIENTAL RUGS.

How Those Popular Articles Of Utility
and Elegance Are Made.
One sometimes confounds the rugs OF
Karabagh with those of KAYAK, mas
much as they resemble each other in
appearance and designs, but when one
considers that the former are always
rectangular and the latter square their
distinction can be readily determined,
despite the similarity in general APP
pearance.
The looms of the people of Afghan
istan and Beloochistan vary much in
dimension, but in those from the lat
ter country the length is always pro-
portionate to the width. One does
not find rugs here greater than three
or three and one-half meters by two or
two and one-half meters. The rugs
from Afghanistan are made on looms
much of the same character as the
Karabagh loom, and therefore the
width May not surpass a certain Ii NIT.
In Oushak, Gordez and the other
countries of Turkey. fabric is made
of almost any dimension, according to
the means at their disposal and the
progress which this industry has
made in the Asiatic provinces of the
Ottoman Empire. The operation OF
weaving as practised in Asia Minor
does not differ essentially from the
methods in use in the Caucasus, but
the popularity of Smyrnas can best be
attested by the fact that there is ex-
ported annually of these rugs about
three hundred thousand square meters.
This process is carried on, OF course,
without the aid of the shuttle, the only
utensils requisite being an iron comb,
a large clumsy knife, stick of wood,
tokmak Ga kind of mallet) and pair
of scissors. The fringe. which one
often sees at the two extremities of q
rug, are the two particles of thread
which are bound around the bars of
the loom, and which are cut on COM
pletion of the rug.
One can hardly form an idea of the
enormous work and monotony in the
weaving of rug, which, as is ex-
planned above, is made by the union
of millions of knots by the hand So
familiar do these women become with
the operations of weaving, that it is
with difficulty one can see their hands,
so quickly do they manipulate the
threads. IN. Y. Mail and Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

they are about that the whole business
is kept strictly sub rosa. It is quite
az co''trasre with an Englishwoman.
She speculates openly and greedily-
buys and sells and watches the market
with feverish anxiety; hesitates about
a journey which, presenting every
other inducement, has the one draw
back of putting her out of direct telo-
graphic communication with her
broker at a time when Borneo, ALI
sops or South American railway
shares. in which she has invested,
largely on contango (whatever that
is), are fuctuating.
why, have in mind one woman
who looks ones ideal of high-bred
English ELECTROMAGNETIC. sweet,
placid and proud as a We're de We're;
the mother of sons holding Offices of
rank in her Majesty 8 army; the widow
OF a General; allied by birth to the no.
bility; near relative to the novelist
Thackeray; notable churchwoman
and bearing a name of worldwide
fame in literature. and speculation is
chief delight in her existence. She
engages In it quite as matter of
course; will go from a weekday serv-
i've in st. Georges, Hanover Square.
down to her brokers' in the city, and,
sitting there with her black-gloved
hands folded over her prayer-book,
the somber folds of her mourning vail
sweeping around her handsome face,
framed in its little halo of widows cap.
will speculate to the amount of thou
sands of pounds. the vocabulary of the
stock market ripping meanwhile
from her pretty, precise lips with
amazing ease and accuracy. And this
woman is by no means an isolated ex-
ample IN. Y World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-R ii. Stoddard says: Books an
not necessarily literature. The ma
i0rity of books. indeed. are not iterar
ture at all"
John G. Whittier Is eighty-two,
Oliver Wendell Holmes is eighty,
James Russell Lowell is seventy, and
there is NO successor in sight yet.
Jean Ingelow has written some
recollections of her childhood, which
she thinks of publishing in this coun-
try. She has also lately written .
novelette,.
Wordsworth had q way of writing
Immediately to thank authors of
poems that were sent him, ending
with this set phrase: Prom the
perusal of which, when am at leis-
ure. promise myself great pleasure"
The Queen of Italy's literary
tastes are we'll known. but the an
nouncement that she is an enthusiast
tic student of Volapuk will be read
with interest She reads the language
with ease. and is subscriber of the
Stuval. the organ of the new tongue.
The London Times. in discussing
General Sheridan's Memoirs, remarks
that The saw an amount of service and
experienced number of exciting adj
ventures such as can not, probably, be
matched by the oldest and most adj
venturous veteran now living in any
European army"
Editor Stead, of the Pail Mall Ga
zette, is quoted as saying that ''a man
should no more undertake journalistic
work as a means of making money
than he should become a minister of
religion through mercenary motives.
The aims of a journalist who is worth
any thing must be higher than that"
Speaking of the author of '.Rotert
Elsmere, correspondent says: I'm
private conversation Mrs. Ward can
be either gay and humorous-and
richly so-or impressive and refresh
ing. Her power of conversation ex-
tends over many topics. She has es-
sentially an aesthetic rather than a
philosophic or scientific mode of look
ing at every thing, and, fancy, would
be liable to apply standards of tastes
where more syllogistic logicians would
insist upon colder methods of investi-
cation. Mrs Ward is pungent, brill
liant and witty
1t is curious fact that no COM
plete edition of Shakespeare works
has ever been printed and published
in any of the many dialects Of Hin.
dustan This became known the
other day in consequence of an
appeal by the librarian of the
Shakespeare Memorial Library at
Stratford-on Avon to the Govern
ment Of India asking that copy of
every edition of the bard's which had
been published in India might be sent
to the library at Stratford. The In
dian Government at once agreed to
respond to the request. but on inquiry
it was found that educated. natives
read the works of Shakespeare in
English, and that for Shakespeare in
the vernacular there has been no de-
mand, and therefore no supply
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
GOOD BEAR STORIES.

| Told by q Man Who Has Hunted Brutn
Under Peculiar Circumstances.
I was once present at a great fair
at the capital town. While at its
height a bear was viewed on the
neighboring hillside. I hurried up
with my rife and shot him from above
between the shoulders, but instead of
dropping, he rushed headlong into the
middle of the fair and squatted in q
bush. The people foolishIy crowded
around. and SO prevented my getting
shot Presently he rushed forth,
and passing grain dealers shop. he
gave the owner a slap in the face and
passed on, but that slap took out a
semicircle of his jaw with seven teeth
attached. The mans nerves were so
little affected that he presently held
up the piece of jaw with pride for our
inspection when We visited him at the
hospital, and he was at his work again
in few days. The bear was soon DIS
patched after he left the poor grain
dealer. Though the deadly wound
gave the bear failed to stop him, I
was more fortunate with another bear
which got shot at going at full gall
lop, and rolled him over with one
shot SO that he never moved again.
He was a big one. but doubled up just
like a rabbit Stalking bears is just
trifle tame. as they are so easily APP
preached z1d afford so large a mark,
but driving them is more exciting.
There is all the excitement of noise
and numbers, and it is more difficult.
of course, to hit them In the Hima-
layas we had some wonderful spots for
bear driving. In one drive ten bears
were secured. A quaint old planter
used to join in these battues. He had
a perfect armory of guns and rifles.
but none of them modern or precise.
He used to take his blacksmith out
with him, who would. on the spot, ad.
just the bullets to the required gauge
and hammer them home when q tight
fit. His many and cratic weapons
caused us moro anxiety than the bears.
He had a way of claiming as his tro-
phies all that were shot He could
not tell suppose, what he had not
hit-Murray's Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
HUMOROUS.

Lone Train Robber-"Hold w
your hands!' Passenger (feebly)-
Don't shoot. mister. Can't you see
that every man in the car has tainted
dead away?''-Life.
Young Swell-s'See here! This
watch won't run. What do you sup
pose is the matter with it?" Jeweler
well, l should say the fault is in
that vest you have on. The pattern is
loud enough to stop a clock. boston
Herald.
Mrs. Jason-''That fellow out in
Nebraska who bet his wife against a
cow on the election was no gentle
man." Mr.. Jason-'I should say not;
no gentleman makes bet where he is
sure to win no matter how it goes."-
Terre Haute Express.
-Boarder-"What is the reason I
don't have a napkin any more?"
Hostess (severely)-':Becaus before
you eat you always take it to wipe your
plate. cup, saucer, knife, fork and spoon,
and that makes the napkin SO dirty
that l have to give you fresh one
each time" Wasp.
Visitor Cat insane asylum) -"Who
is that fne-looking man makes stars.
crosses and things out of letters?"
Attendant-"Oh. he was the editor of
a children's column in some paper.
One week he lost the answers to the
puzzles and tried to solve them him.
self -Munsey's Weekly.
Vile John, don't you want some
of these plums for lunch? They re
some I put up" Husband-'.No; /
don't like plums with the pits in"
Wife-''But. John, these plums have
no pits" Husband-"Oh, that's so;
they haven't. knew there was some
thing about them I didn't like. -
Judge.
This literary business said jim
glecash to his son, 'is a very nice
thing, and 1 am willing to encourage
you all can to help you in that direc-
ton. As for myself, 1 never wrote
any thing worth reading" Pardon
me, father, if disagree with you."
said the SON, 'but I have known you
to write some very clever things !"
"Where?" '.In your check book. ~
Washington Capital
-Inspector-"Now, my boys, we
will have the story OF Jael and Sisera.
Who was Jael?" Bright Boy-s1The
wife of Heber the Kenite." Inspector
What did she do?" Bright boy
..Hammered a nail into Sisera's head
and killed him." Inspector-"Yes,
and we read that she was called
blessed above women; but she was
not enlightened by those spiritual in
Auences which are vouchsafed to us
What have we now which people in
the time of Jael had notf' Bright
Boy Policemen, sirr'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
IN THE ORCHARD.

The autumn leaves are whirled aways
The sober skies look down
On faded fields and woodlands gray.
And the dun-colored town.
Through the brown orchards gusty aisle,
In sad-hued gown and hood
Blow passes, with . pescefu1 smile,
A maiden pure and good.
He: deep. serene and dove-like eyes
Are downward bent; her face.
Wherein the days pale shadow lies
Is sweet with nameless grace.
The frolic wind beside her blows;
The sere leaves dance and leap;
With hands before her clasped, she goes
AS in waking sleep.
To her the ashen skies are BRIGHT
The russell earth is fair;
And never shone q clearer light,
Nor breathed softer air.
o wizard Lowell whose magic art
Transmutes to sun the shade,
Thine are the beams that fill the heart
OF this meek Quaker maid.
james B. Kenyon, in The Century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
A Crest for Every Plate.

Mrs Nsshroom-Them's very pretty
dlshes what you've got Mrs. Line
age
Mrs. Lineage-Yes, those are some
specimens of our family china They
have been in our family for genera
tons You see, each piece bears our
family crest
Mrs. Mushroom-That's pretty fine,
amt it2 But wait till you see the
family china I've ordered. I'm going
to have a different family crest o.
each plate. Chicago America
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

According to the Albany Evening
journal, General w. T. Sherman came
in from Cooperstown recently. On the
train he was approached by a middle
aged man with the query: ''Is this
General Sherman?' Eyes; what of
it?'' the old warrior replied IN gruff
tone Il wanted to speak to the Ga--
eral under whom fought" the man
replied. "You would have had to
serve under some one, anyway,
wouldn't your am no different than
any other man"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

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penned some of her most thrilling
passages on torn envelopes or other
bits OF paper that came to hand
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
Jersey CITY.

Mary Mccain, while partially intoxicated aDou'
midnight Saturday, became involved IN hsn' VIZ VIZ,
another woman in Thir1st., near Ne"arh'@Vo.' an
threw stone at her The stone struck little glrl
named Maggie Decker in the head intcting pa'hiui
but not dan.e'ous wound. MS Mccain was aih''O0N'
charged with atrOcous assault and battery
The last of the union services which nave Oeeh
held in the Tabernacle Jersey City since the beginning
of the summer was held Yesterday morning fNo
churches the Tabernacle Free Reformed, seconh fres
byterian Park Reformed and Wayne Street keiornieu'
have taken part in these services, which have Deeh
conducted bv the Rev H. c. Cronin, OF Kansas City.
The services have been successful and largely ATTENDED,
There were fully 900 people in the Tabernacle ye 10 u
morning and about 700 Of them took part Ill inc
communion service the sacrament being administered oS
the deacons of the different churches. Dr. Cronin
preached an eloquent Services were held asan
in the evening and DR. Cronn preached his fareweh
sermon farewell reception will be given TO Dr. Croh
in the ladies' paror of tho Tabernacle on Tuesday from
8 TO 10 D. m The Rev. DIR. Scudder; the PASTOR
will be present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
NETWORK CITY.

The bark Johanna, ninetye ght days from NAUTILUS
reached here yesterday. On July II, Laurens koStan
a Norwegian sailor. age twenty-five. died OF pneu-
monla and buried at sea-
Mrs. Carrie f. Beaver. Of Florida saloon passen-
ger died on board the Seminole before her arrival
here Yesterday from Jacksonville. Her body was
buebt TO this port and delivered to friends. Death
was due to general debility.
A business firm IN this city has hit upon novel
wav of advertising the Worlds Fair On the back Of
ifs ENVELOPES It has printed Are you coming to
the great Worlds Fair to be held In New-fork III
1902? II So now is the time to make preparations"
John H. Draper tho auctioneer viii sell $50 Sc
lected building sites at Arverne by theSea at D. M
tomorrow The place Is on the Atlantic Ocean, and
can be reached in half hour from this city on the
Long Island Railroad.
The Central Turn verein will hold its annual
picnic and summenight's festival in washington
Park this evening.
Tho new synagogue IN shteenth-st. near Third
ave. will be dedicated on September 10. The Duiin-
ing cost $4,000. Tho congregation Is one OF the
Oldest In the city. having been founded in 1882
A new thing in iewolrv Is to have small colored
gems set in big solitaire diamonds.
sportsmen were out In force yesterday on Long
Island shores and among the New-Jersey marshes
looking for reedblrds and rails with possibly stray
N''N-'
with the 1st day of September in this and several
other States.
The wholesale fall trade in sealskins and other
flIrs Is already in fun swing.
Evidently the Rev. Hugh o. Pentecosts sunday
Evening Missions at Nilsson Hall have not been a
success financially. Last night MI. PentecOst an
nounced TO his congregation that there deficit IN
the treasury amounting TO $lG0 81. Next sunday
he will transfer his mission to Masonic Temple
A special show Of fireworks will 10 given this
evening at Manhattan Beach on account Of Laoor
Dav This will be the first Monday night exhibition
of "The Last DAYS Of Pompeii' this season.
Charles Stuart welles. who is known as an artist
and writer delivered a lecture last night at Cartier
Hail. No. so FifL-avc. upon Tour of the Nile IN
Dahabeihs The lecture profIsely Illus rai 81
with stercorticon views. many OF the slides used
being copies of sketches made by Mr. Weles himself
The lecture viii be repeated next Sunday, and VIII
he followed by similar discourses upon various other
countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

conev island Jockey Club races Sheepshead Bay D. m
baseball New-Yorx against Pttsburg. 10 a. m ana
n M New Polo Grounds ~ - -
Labor Day parade OF workingmens ORGANIZATIONS III III
labor Day parade Brooklyn, If a. m.
NewYork Yacht Racing Association regatta c,,,
yntchorhocker Yorkville and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs
regattas. -, ,, - .4o. oontos.s
Volunteer Fremen's Association picnic and barbecue
Union Park - ,., xuooS
Ancient order Of Hiberplans' games Jones's WOOD
National Rife Association contests, Creedmoor.
Metropolitan Stenographers Association outing High
land Beach. N. j. 49,, .,
I-pht- hour agitation meeting, Cooper Union, evening
Tammany Society meeting. Tammany Hail. D. m
Kings County Democratic General Committee, Brooklyn,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
VARIOUS NEW-JERSEY TOWNS.

ELIzABETH-Labor Day will be celebrated IN TINS
city by general closing Of business houses
The Elizabeth Gun Club will have field day on their
range. Louis Mascot and Charles Roth VIII shoot an
Inland match. The congregation Of st. PatricRs
Church will hold an Open-air festival at the Dali
grounds There will be numerous 'picnics and other
festivities.
NEW-BRUNSWICK-The physicians OF the city are
excited over bitter controversy IN their profession
Dr. Donohue and DR.. shannon had both been called on
a case. and a third physician took it upon himself
to announce in the local papers that they had not
consulted though members Of the same school, adding
indirectly that DR.. D0nohue and Others would not
consult with or recognize Dr. Shannon. The latter $
friends have retorted in bitter letter. There has long
been Ill feeling between some of the physicians
ORANGE-Ackeman & Co.'s store in Main-st was
entered through side window early yesterday morning
md was robbed of all the loose cash In the tills
The new organ Of the German Presby Church was
formally dedicated last evening with appropriate eHer'
clses 1t is a fnc-toned twomanual instrument with
fifteen speaking stops and was built by l. c. Harrison
g. Co. The cost was I'll, 300
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
LAYING A CHURCH CORNERSTONE

The cornerstone Of parochia school to be
connected with st. Lucys Roman Catholic Church, at
sixteenth and Grove ss, jersey City, laid yester
day afternoon in the presence Of large gathering.
The services were conducted under the management
az the Rev. c. p. Gen, rector Of the church, and his
assistant the Rev. C. A. Kelly. number of other
priests were present. including tho Rev. Fathers Hanley
of st. Budgets Church. Mazetti OF St Joseph's,
Hobolsen: N p O'Connor, Of the Holy Cross Newark
Smith. of Paterson; Murphy, of ST. Lawrences, Wee
bawken: Downes Of St. Mary's, Hoboken; Hammer, Of
ST. AIMS Newark; Quinn, Of ST. Paul Of the Cross,
Jersey City Heights, and McAvoy of St. Leos, Irving
ton About 900 members OF the Ancient Order Of
uibernjans. many Of them from New-York and Brook
lyn, paraded and formed around tho site OF the new
huildJng Nearly 900 schoolgirls. dressed IN white and
rroarnS white wells witnessed the ceremonies. The
stona was laid by tho Rev MOnsignOr Da COneO,
rector of ST Michaels Church. Tho Rev rather
nopobue of ST Thomas Aquinas Church, In
prookIvn delivered a discourse, during which he
noe Of the Injustice Of Catholics being ogcd 20 pay
ayes for the support of public schools although they
.oud not use them because they were h0t hOh-sec-
tartan as the law required them to pc ne cled a
case of public school teacher In nelghDorng Guy
Who derided the Catholic religion IN her classroom
and who when complaint was maze aganse mr. "se
help pay for the building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
BROOKLYN,

As Richard Pico. age thirteen, OF No. 1853 Park
Place. riding horse I'm Navy-st yesterday morn
ing Michael Roman. age twelve Of No. 234 Navy-si.,
struck the animal and enraged Pico so that he dis
mounted and stabbed Roman in the shoulder with a
penknife. The wound a serious one and was
dressed at the Brooklyn Hospital.
Dr. Thomas Armltage pastor emeritus of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church. in NewYOrk addressed large
congregations yesterday in the Hanson Place Baptist
Church. from which tho Rev. J. C. Allen recently re-
signed.
julius Phillips. ago fory-threc of No 141 Stock
ton-st. has been missing from his home for a week.
lie Is in feeble health.
A malicious miscreant. armed with screwdriver,
stole the dOOrknohs from the houses at Nos BOB BOZ,
81 31s 800 BOB 800 331 and 332 Socktonst.. early
yestnrday morning putting the owners to great in
convenience yesterday. shops open.
The state Line steamship Company viii occupy its
now pier at Atlantic-ave September 5. abandon
ing It's wharves I'm New-YOrk at Canalst