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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14

vIr11nia), and greater than the aggregate ct
ave Of the smaller Stafes In :zga
The center of populatfon, when our National
capital was located was east Of Baltimore, and
it was argued by many well informed persons
that # would move eastward rather than west
ward Yet. In 1850 II was found TO be near Gin
cfnnati and the new census about TO be taken
will show another stride to the westward
That which was the body has come - be only
the rich fringe Of the Nations robe
But our growth has not been limited to ts.ri
tory, population and great wealth. marvellous
as It has been In each Of those directions.
The masses of our people have been better fed,
clothed and housed than their fathers
were. The facilities for popular education
have been vastly enlarged and moro generally
dinused The virtues Of courage and patriotism
have efven recent proof of their continued pres
ence and increasing power in the hearts and
over the lives OF our people The influences of
religion have been multiplied and strengthened
The sweet off1ces OF charity have greatly m
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14
The President.

Office within the gift Of the American peo-
pie.
The exercises preceding the inaugural
address and the Inauguration OF Mr.. Nor
ton as Vice.President took place in the
Senate chamber.
In front of the clerks desk stood three
large leather covered chairs for President
Cleveland, the President and Vice-Presi-
dent elect In the semi-circle in front of
the Presiding Officers desk were arm
chairs and lounges for heads of the depart
ments, commanding officers of the army
and navy and those who have received the
thanks of Congress by name. the end seat
on the center aisle being especially
marked for Hon. George Bancroft
On the right were ample chairs
for the Justices of the Supreme Court.
To the left of the desk were chairs for
the Committee on Arrangements,Se Senator.
Hoar, Cullom and Cockrell, and opposite
to them was the place reserved for the OK
Presidents and Vice-Presidents OF the
United States. represented by Hon. r. B.
Hayes, of Ohio, and Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin, Of Maine. The first two seats to the
right back Of the Supreme Court were re-
served for the Diplomatic Corps aud back
OF them were the seats set part for the
members Of the House Of Representative
and members-eiect. Opposite sat the
Senators in the ear. Governors OF States,
ex-Senators and Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia and others.
The Presidents and Vice-President's
seats in the gallery adjoining the diploma.
tie gallery on the north were arranged as
follows: Front seat to the right, Presi-
dents family; second seat TO the right,
family Of the President pro tenn: first
seat on the left, family Of the President
elect: third row, relatives of the President
and President-elect The first one TO take
a place in that seat was Mrs. John Y. l.
Findiay. of Baltimore. whose husband u
General Harrison's cousin. Tho first arr
rival in the diplomatic gallery was that OF
MISUNDERSTANDING of State G.. l. Rives
and wife. They were soon followed by
Mrs. General J. w. Foster aud her cousin,
Mrs. DIR. Bacon, of this city.
At q quarter before eleven, the air was
vexed with rumors that there was an ex-
. element in the House over an alleged re-
fusal of Senate employees to honor tickets
issued to members of the House and by
them given to their families and friends
and consequently a resolution had been
passed directing the sergeant-at- arms of
the House to force passage way through
to the galleries. Rumors were repeated
that q surreptitious issue ! ad been made
and sold at prices ranging from SO to $50
. piece but these evidently had no good
foundat on. That tickets had been sold
was true, but they were not Of surrepti-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14

Honoeahle party 6eFvfoe VIA oefeainly nss -
Esteemed by me dfsQnalinosf5on for pnUlio
once, bus e viii In no case be allowed 60 servD
or delinquency. e
II is entirely creditable TO seek public once
by proper method, and with proper motives.
and all applicants win be treated with consid-
Grafton But shall need, and the heads OF de-
partments vim need. time for inquiry and de-
liberation. Persistent importantly VIII not
therefore, be tho best support OF m applica-
ton for once.
public officers having any duty connected there
with, win be expected to enforce the civil
service law fulls and without evasion Beyond
this obvious duty hope to do something moro
to advance the reform Of the civil service. The
ideal even my own ideal. shall probably not
attain. Retrospect win be . safer basis of iudg-
ment than promises. We shall not. however.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
inauguration OF benjamin. Harri-
son az President.
1r. Morton Sworn I'm - vlce-Prestdens--
Dignitaries and Dlstin guished Citizens
Present-The Inaugural Adj
dress-The Parade.

WASHINGTON. March BIN the presence
Of all OF the wisdom and authority en-
bodied in the o-ordinare branches OF tho
Government and surrounded by the rep
resentatives Of all the great Nations on
the face OF the globe, Benjamin Harrison
was yesterday indicted into the highest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14

ing his seat he was sworn in by Mr..
Ingalls,.
At 11:59 President pro tenn. Ingalls,
closed the Fiftieth Congress. Immediate
" upon the relinquishment of the chair
by Senator Ingalls,. Vice-President Nor
ton assembled the forum and called the
Senate Of the Fifty first Congress to or
der in special session.
, 1889-07-28
I5SSTREET

PLAN OF EEw YORK GROUNDS.
the stand are on a grand scale. 1t is 800 feet
long on the field side, with the narrow depth
at the ends OF so feet and the wider depth
In the center co feet. Its total length on the
street or rear side is 40 feet 1t Is not quite
the shape Of a half circle. II lines were
drawn from the ends to the first and third
bases they would measure 80 feet Tho cen.
ter is 90 feet from the home plate. The first
three rows are entirely without obstruction.
In the fourth row are twenty-five supports.
which, however, do not Interfere much, as
they arc stretched along the length OF the
stand $50 feet.
There are ten aisles 3 feet 9 inches wide.
The seats are fitting ones, with plenty Of foot
room in front. Two staircases s feet wid
lend from tho rear OF the stand to the second
tier. Spaces are reserved for ladies retiring
rooms and dressing rooms for the players.
The free seats extend on each side OF the pa
wilton at an angle of eight degrees in three
ourses Of 60 feet each, making a continuous
railing fronting the field of go feet. As the
, 1889-07-28

0ahe
1.-THE canoe appeals to the aesthetic sensi-
bilities; 1t is the most beautiful craft afloat.
TIL canoe is adapted to tho timid sex; it is
the safest boat hat ever took water. The
canoe Is suited TO the less muscular half Of
humanity; padding is not fatiguing. The
canoe grntifies the social instinct; canoeists
are always good fellows, and there is not a
single professional" in the ranks of the fra
ternity. The canoe has regard to feminine
curiosity-though this mental virtue is of
both sexes, and on the water you call 1t in
terest inthe scenery-it goes frankly ahead
instead Of bhndly backing up like n rowboat
against the point of destination. The canoe,
to anybody, maj or woman, who cares for
the water, gives more enjoyment to the
square inch than any steaming or rowing or
sailing craft devised"
o DANGEROUS AND EAsY TO HANDLE.
The modern canoe is an entirely practical
BILE thing for a woman to handle. To fit it
completely to her use requires but few
changes, and those readily made. As defined
by tho rules Of the American Canoe associa-
ton, the canoe is a boat sharp at both ends,
not more than thirty-slx inches wide on deck
and propelled by paddle or sails, but capable
of being propelled efficiently by a double
bladed paddle. The open canoe for still water
use is the lightcst of cedar shells. The deckcd
canoe may be long and narrow for a padding
racer, but for all around cruising use, and
this comprises the great majority of all canoes
built, it will not vary greatly from fourteen
feet in length by thirty inches in width.
Twenty-four inches and ~thirty-three inches
are in actual use, the extremes of which the
width given Is the mean.
Such n canoe carries IA centerboard or not
according to the work for which she is de
signed. She has a well or cockpit for her
solitary passenger, who is skipper and crew
In one, which used to DO three feet, but is
now commonly 8 feet long by 10 or 20 inches
wide. She has steering gear connected with
the rudder lines under the fore deck just
where the feet manipulate it conveniently,
and also for hand use on the deck In cases
where the crew is also ballast by hanging his
toes out TO windward in a breeze. The canoe
has two masts and carries a cloud of canvas
or none at all, according to the breeze and
, 1889-07-28

duced it into the States. 1t has gained con-
siderable favor since, one reason ~undoubted-
ly being that there arc but two lines to each
sail-the ballard and the sheet. The spirit
boom keeps the sail very fiat, thus making it
especially effective in windward work. The
very high mast is a defect.
Accompanying this article is a cut of the
sail plan of one of the most famous canoes In
existence, the Notus, which was designed by
Commodore Gibson.
The material is bleached muslin In one
width, the edges being bound with wide tape.
The battens fit in pockets in the usual man
ner. The spars are very light, the masts Q in.
square at deck, tapering to q in. diameter at
head, the main boom rs in. diameter, bat
tens Il in. thick. The dimensions of sails
and spars are:
, 1889-07-28

other primitive and strictly necessary arti-
cles. Then we carried n few canned meats,
but not much in that line. as we expected to
be able to buy most of what we should want
at our camping places
"What did you do when it rainedl Didn't
you frequently get drenchedP'
mo, we had only one severe rain storm
during the whole of cur trip, and then we
went ashore, stretched our tent, and enjoyed
the storm in a wildly romantic spot at the
northern end of Iona island"
"You did not feel afraid tossing about in
all that wind and water in such a tiny
shellf'
mo in the least. / knew the canoe, knew
exactly how it would act, and l felt just as
safe there as / would on dry land. II the
persons in a canoe know how to handle it and
are reasonably prudent in their actions there
is absolutely no danger. II they only sit still
In the bottom of the boat they cant oyerturn
it One day we went aboard a brick barge,
and the astonishment the men who ran the
big clumsy thing showed over our tiny craft
was quito amusing. They considered us
miracles Of courage because we were willing
to go on the water In such a cookie shell, and
were absolutely sure that we would be upset
in less than half al hour. And as for me,
they could hardly believe the evidence Of
their eyes hat l had been aboard the canoe,
and nothing could nave convinced them that
there was another woman on the face of the
earth would dare venture in it on the water"
THE RIGS.
There are about as many styles of canoes
as there are breeds of horses, and every
canoeist is positive that his particular boat is
the best in existence.
The standing lug rig began to displace a
rig known as sliding gunter'' about 1877
on account OF its simplicity-one ballard and
onesheet. The highmast is said to be about the
only serious objection to the sail. In strong
winds the jib and mizzen only are used.
MacGregor used a standing lug and jib on
his famous Rob Roy.
The lhteen sail is probably the simplest sail
ever used on a canoe. There is but line to each
sail-the sheet. A ring attached to the yard
slips over a pin driven into the head Of the
mast. A jaw attached to the jibboom fits
around the mast. The sail cannot be reefed
in a satisfactory manner, and that is the one
serious drawback to its general use. The
lateen sail made its first appearance on canoes
in this country in 1879 or 1880. The Cincin-
natl canoeists used it most successfully at
their meet
The leg O. mutton sail, sharpie rig, Is of
Canadian origin. Those of the New York
canoe club who purchased Canadian canoes
in 1873 and 1874 adopted the rig and intro
, 1889-07-28

I'M " hOllON BALL ohhhflE hlo.
the sailors whim. She is never fitted with
seats, but the skipper composes himself on a
cushion, leaning against a swinging back
board that is the perfection of ease. In case
the waves show any disposition to play prac-
teal jokes upon him he adjusts the matches
with which the cockpit is provided as water
sheds about him, and doesn't ship a teacup-
full where an open boat might capsize.
oNE woMAS's xPERIENC
Mrs. Eliza Putnam Heabon, of Brooklyn,
declares that the canoe she and her husband
use Is one of the most important and best be-
loved members of tho family. { he summer
they made a vacation trip from New York up
the Hudson to Albany and back, taking adj
vantage OF every opportunity for roughing
1t. An interviewer asked
What did you weari You surely didn't
a q Sunday bonnet along with your
81 wore a blue flannel dress made all in one
piece, with n blouse waist, no drapery, the
skirt reaching to the tops of a pair OF extra
high boots. 1t weighed a pound and a half.
l wore a sailor hat, and carried a light jacket
TO be ready for changes of weather. Our
canoe is rather small to be used as a tandem
it measures IA feet by 30 inches-so that
we could not have taken much luggage il we
had wished. All that we carried weighed
only about thirty pounds, and of this our
Photographic materials, plates, camera, etc,
weighed between fifteen and twenty pounds. u
AT night did you sleep on the ground and
cover with your canoe, or go to a hotelfn
W started with the intention of camp
ing out every night, but unfortunately good
camping places between here and Albany
were not as numerous as they should be, and
we sometimes had to stop at a hotel. But
we did camp out about two-thirds of the
time. We carried n small tent of sheeting,
50 that 1t would be of less weight than one
OF canvas, n blanket apiece, and n rubber
blanket to spread on the ground.n
, 1889-07-28

The first reef leaves SO feet in main and 26
feet in mizzen, the second reef leaves So feet in
main TIL mizzen can be stepped forward
and a storm mizzen added. The huff Of the
mainsail is reached 4 inches in Is feet, and
the huff OF the mizzen in the sane proportion.
The usual reef gear is added The sails are
hoisted by halliards and lowered with down
hauls, the attachment to the mast being by a
lacing, as shown. This lacing is similar to
the ordinary hammock or netting stitch, the
loop or mesh loosening as soon as the ballard
Is cast Off, but as the latter is hauled taut the
meshes lengthen and draw the luf closely to
the mast
, 1889-07-28

understudy. Not long afterward she was
engaged at 800 a month at the Opera CO.
mique in Paris. She waited a long time to
DO given a part, but finally became discour-
aged. Propositions were made to her by the
Grand Opera, and after much trouble she sue
ceeded in breaking her contract with the
Opera Comique.
Fortune favored her at the Grand Opera.
Mile. Darclee sang the part of Juliet, and
sang it so badly that the public would
have none of her and demanded a new singer
in the role. Miss Eames took the part, and
her success was instantaneous and complete.
PROFESSIONAL GOSSIP.
A Cuban circus manager has started for
Mexico on a unique contract. He has signed
to give eight or ten exhibitions there, in
which an elephant and a tiger will be separ-
ately pitted against some of the fercest bulls
that the Mexicans can bring forth. A great
many Americans will be surprised, and per-
haps saddened, to learn that the elephant is
the old time Romeo, one of the largest ever
in this country and known by his association
with nearly all the big tent shows. But
Romeo will probably come home all right,
for he has handled with ease a number OF
bulls matched against him in Cuba
Tho new Academy of Music in Toronto is
rapidly approaching completion. The house,
when completed, will cost 100000, and is
well situated for business, no less than nine
lines of street cars passing the door.
A comedy Is being now revived ut one OF
the Roman theatres which was written by
Cardinal Bibbiena- 1t was performed for
the first time at the Vatican, in 1506, in pres
ence of Pope Leo X, who seemed to be much
amused at it In 1913 it was given in Paris
in presence of Catherine de Medicis. In the
bills the play of "Calandra" was described
No haipn oplu for o-rnxyn mn nao,1a onl IL
dies were desired to go yelled Only two Ia
dies had the courage to go and were not
yelled. Otherwise the theatre was full and
the play pleased.
, 1889-07-28

table one and Will follow tho. Giants wher-
ever they go.
C~LEvELAND's GRACE PITCHER
In recent interview with William O'Bricn.
the crack pitcher Of the Cleveland team, the
following interesting information regarding
his personal history was ELECTED. O'Brien
was born in West Troy, N. Y, and is now
in his 24th year. He took to ball playing
when quito young and as n boy had do
velopcd into a fair pitcher. His first APP
pearance In n professional team was in 1885
when he signed with the Glens Falls team OF
tho Hudson Valley league, which team won
the championship.
While in Troy he met Tim Keefe, who was
then on the Troy team Under Keefe's
guidance Billy developed into a first class
ball twister. He kinks Keefe is the peer of
all pitchers, and in using Judgment in his
pitching is without equal. In 1885 O'Brien
Joined the Oneidas, of Oneida, N. Y, Cen
trail New York league, and helped the team
to carry of the pennant He played with
this team until 1887, when he went TO Lima,
o., Tri-state league, again winning the cham
p~ionship. He pitched In eighteen geiner,
winning seventeen.
In June he WINS sold to the Clevelands
while yet In the American association, an !
became a League pitcher when Cleveland
came into the League. Every one knows
what he has done since then. Billy averages
about three games a week and doesn't think
the work very hard. His most effective ball Is
the jump. 1t comes towards the batter like n
shot from a cannon, then takes a jump up
wards 1t is a very difficult ball to Judge,
and he fools the best of batsmen with 1t.
, 1889-07-28
ABOUT CANOEING.
A Sport Which Is Becoming
Popular with Women.
SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR RIGS

Good and Bad Features of the Various Sail
Arrangements-The Standing Lug. the
LAteen, the Leg o. Nation Sail, Sharpe
RIg-san Plan of the Notus.
With every year canoeing grows in poPu-
larity. Almost every town of any conse-
quence In the country which boasts a stream a
foot or two deep has its canoe club now, or at
least its group of two or three enthusiasts.
The ladies, too, take to it kindly, and wo-
mems canoe clubs are by no means unheard
Of. One writer has given the following as
an explanation of this;
, 1889-07-28

The Brooklyn Kennel club will have quite
n prize list for the September show, some
s2,5O0 being the total of prizes II this is true
1t ought to draw quite an entry from near by
kennels, and us the bird dogs" will hardly
DO on tho move south so early a good showing
Is expected The judges have not been de-
cided on yet, but for tho sake OF the young
club it Is to be hoped that their selection will
DO wise and be governed more by adaptability
than economy-4t pays in the end. The
premium list Is expected out the end of this
month
, 1889-07-28
HERR ALVARY.
He Will Not Sing IN America
Next Winter.
HIS TRIUMPHs OF THE PAST.

Lovers of Wagner in New York Fairly
Went Mad Over the Famous Tenor.
Miss Emily Eames, an American Girl
Who Has Captured Paris-Theatrical
Notes
Lovers Of opera are disappointed to learn
that Herr Max Alvary, the famous tenor,
will not return to America for the coming
season BE had under consideration a SPLEEN
did offer to support Emma Juch in English
opera-S32, 900 a season for two seasons, the
full amount g~uaranteed-but greater induce
ments have been offered him to stay on the
other side. 1t is said that DR.. Hans Won
Bulow has made many very important en-
gagements for him. Had he come to this
country he would probably have sung
"Walther Won Stolzing' and "Siegfried, n and
would undoubtedly ave repeated his tri-
umphs of last winter in New York.
The o~vations given Alvary at the Metro
politan Opera house last winter are probably
still fresh in the minds of many. Almost the
entire season was devoted to the rendition of
the works of Wagner, and after many years
of comparatively f~ruitless epdeavnr the mu-
sic of this composer stirred New Workers into
an enthusiasm that reminded one of the hec-
tic excitement of the Germans at the Wag-
merriam festivals in Bayreuth.
This was largely owing to Herr Alvary.
He is 80 years old, with fair hair and of re-
~markably athletic build. His voice hasa rare
golden tinge. 1t is resonant, sympathetic,
clear as crystal, every note vibrant and full
of suggestiveness. He is at his greatest in the
Wagnerian Tetralogy. When no first ap-
pears on the stage he establishes a bond of
sympathy with his audience that is not once
relaxed until the fall of the curtain.
The last time Alvary sang Siegfried IN
"Goetterdaemmerung' at the Metropolitan
Opera house he was almost unnerved by the
, 1889-07-28

The heaviest loser by the K~ilrain-Sullivan
prize fight lives in Louisville. He is a laborer,
and he bet all the cash he had and two
months wages In advance on Kilrain. But
that was not enough, and he was so confident
OF the Baltimorean's success that he finally
put up his baby carriage on aim. Nowhe has
nothing but the baby left.-New York Sun.
, 1889-07-28

n, took her
daughter to the
French capital to
place her under the
care of Mime. Mar
chest in order that
the wonderful pos
sibilities of her
voice might be
made a~ctualities.
After Miss Eames
h a finished h lei
course under Mime.
Marchesi she vent
to Brussels, hoping
to make her debut
at the Theatre de
la Monnaie. 1t
proved impossible
for her to appear
in a principal part,
however, and M.
Gevaert urged her
not to 90 ON as an
, 1889-07-28

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
eorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no paw required. 1t is
guaranteed to I've perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt
, 1889-07-28
nurkhardt WIN Rest.

W. II. Burkhardt, the A A. U. champion
one mile walker, states that he will not COM
pete again until fall, md will then make a
special bid for his ~favorite event He says
that when he was beaten last spring by
Shearman, OF the New Jerseys, he was out
of form.
, 1889-07-28

Tho largest owner OF sporting ground in
Great Britain is tho Duke OF Sutherland, who
owns about a million acres of grouse moors
and deer forests, from which he derives an
annual income for shooting rights alone of
$4,000. The largest tenant of shootings In
the kingdom is Mr.. W. l. Winans, who, until
lately, rented over 2O0,000 acres of moor and
forest at IN annual rent of close on 500, 900 a
, 1889-07-28

Have you heard what Mr.. G. L. Weasr.
of Cambridge City. Ind, says of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedv2 II not; here it is: During last
summer [ was troubled very much with
severe pains in the stomach and bowels,
and was induced by a friend to try this
remedy. | took one dose, as per direc-
tons. and it gave me almost instant re-
lief" % and so cent bottles for sale BY
B. b. David, Druggist.
, 1889-07-28

u~nceasing yocifera-
lions that greeted
him. There were
5000 persons in the
house, and when
the curtain fell on
the last act they
e all in a per-
feet frenzy of ex-
citem e n t. T hey
made no sign of
leaving the house,
but for ~forty-hve
minutes after the
close of the opera
they t b c red
their applause of
Alvary, and he was
obliged to come be
fore the curtain no
less than twenty
v times. Even
then the audience
was not satisfied,
and throuuh the
, 1889-07-28

Miss Fanny Davenport's season was closed
when the Johnstown catastrophe occurred,
hut she evidenced her sympathy for the suf-
ferers by sending her check for $500.