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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
THE MEXICAN MONOLITH.
Probable Age of the Newly-Found Goddess
of Water.

Probable Age of the Newly-Found Goddess
of Water.
A special despatch from the City of
Mexico says: The removal of the
great monolith, the Goddess of Water,
from the ancient Toltec city of Teoti-
huacan is attracting widespread atten-
ton. The top of the statue is below
the surface of the surrounding plain,
and as it is over ten feet lower it is
seen that the task of its removal is no
ordinary one. It is of granite. con-
tains 2624 cubic feet of solid rock. and
16O pounds per cubic foot is low es-
innate for it. Mr.. Batres estimates
the weight at twenty-five tons A
temporary railroad track nearly three
miles long will be laid from the station
on the Mexican railway over to the
place where the statue now stands.
Its age is supposed to be about 1, 400
years. Its square shape and severely
grim Toltec features all bespeak its
fifth century sculpture. In clearing
away the rubbish that had accumu-
lated around the goddess the mouth OF
a tunnel was uncovered 1t is nearly
seven feet high and runs straight back
inCO Tic dOOuG 4CCIs anu
has four side tunnels of little length.
In its roof, sides. bottom-in fact. ev-
erywhere-are to be found fragments
of pottery, bones, obsidjan, etc. The
ground was covered with a smooth
coating of pure lime mortar. Traces
of steps or terraces are seen on all its
sides.
1.-The Indians at first made strenu-
GUS objections to the removal of the
goddess. They said that its mission
was to guard the treasures of the sa-
cred city, but they finally gave a re-
luctant consent. The day that the
statue is moved there will be a great
The President of the
is impressed with the impor-
lance of knowing more of the great
Toltec city of Teotihuacan. and it is
probable that a part of it will be
by the aid of the soldiers"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

heifer full of grace and beauty in the
eyes of many beside her proud owner
and had settled down into the dignity
of young matron. when one evening
Grandfather Weatherby came over and
challenged Dick to a tilt at checkers.
'I'll do it. sir. but you'll be likely to
beat me all hollow" said Dick. 81
haven't played very much this long
time"
He handed the board to the old gem
tleman, then stepped up to his room
for g moment. Grandfather leisurely
set his men and then stood in astonish-
ment as Dick took his seat before the
board. 80 ea
.'What-hey? What's all this?"
Dick was also setting his men-not.
however. the red ones that usually
played against the black, but twelve
shining gold pieces. He sat back in
his chair and laughed at the OLD gen.
II am little older than you were.
grandfather, when you set your board
with silver pieces. but as these are
gold, don't you think I am about
even?"
..Ho. ho!" laughed the old man.
He said he couldn't beat me. But
am beat-the worst kind!'
''It's the price of my cow" said
Dick. Sixty dollars, and cheap
enough at that. father says. Fathers
bought her of me. so she stays here on
the farm. wanted to sell her and put
my money into something else. but I'd
hardly have had the heart to let her
go away. Mother says she's the best
mixer on the farm. And I've kept the
calf, so I'll have another cow before
long"
s'Good for YOU" said grandfather.
approvingly. you've made a good
start. Now, isten-my farms too big
for such an old fellow as I am to see
to. I'll give you an acre off it for
every one of those gold pieces"
''Grandfather, you don't mean it, :"
exclaimed Dick. '.Such land as that
of yours for five dollars an acre"
mo, don't mean that" said grand
father. You're to keep your money
to work the land with, and wait till I
get through. say I'll give you the
land just as long as you work it well
and make the best of it You'll need
it where there are so many boys in the
family besides yourself"
II can't play checkers tonight. SIR"
said Dick. shaking his head as he
arose and slowly gathered up his
money. I'm too much upset with my
new greatness. Twelve acres! What
shall do with itP How shall begin?''
you've got calf to begin WITH"
said grandfather. Better buy few
more and go to stock-raising. When
your stock outgrows your land you
can sell some of it off. And then you'll
be able to buy more land Only you
may be sure that every acre you want
OF me 1 shall charge you full price. .
Sydney Dayre, in Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
In the Church Choir.

Soprano-Really. think you do an
injustice to Mr.. Chestone. oul basso.
He's not such bad fellow as you try
to have us believe.
Contradict detest him. He is such
q deceiver
Soprano! must admit that ne dis
torts the truth occasionally.
Contralto-Why, my dear. ne is such
a liar that he even sings false.--Chica-
go America
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

Evidences of its use are also seen in
ruins in India. which are thought by
some to antedate those found in Egypt.
Among the ruins of the Aztecs. or peo-
pie before them, in Peru and Brazil it
has also been found, and though tools
of stone and flint, such as axes.
hatohets. hammers. etc. were doubt
less the first used by primitive man in
these ruins that date back beyond his
tory, the square is found, and speci-
mems may be seen in the British mu-
scum. The square was regarded by
the ancieuts as symbol Of complete
ness Sfmonides speaks of a man
square as to his hands, feet and his
mind. etc. Aristotle uses q similar
figure. Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
GRASSES FOR PASTURE.
Valuable Experiment Made at the Wiscon-
sin A griculturaI Station.

Valuable Experiment Made at tho Wfscon-
sin Agricultural Station.
The experiments made at the agri-
cultural station of the University of
Wisconsin, as given in the second an
nual report. have afforded some inter
esting results. For the purpose of
testing the advantages of using mixed
grasses for hay and pasture, four acres
were devoted to experiments. The
mixed seeds sown were timothy, or
chard, Italian rye. perennial rye, tall
oat, red-top, Kentucky blue, with the
clovers. These grass-seeds were in
nearly equal quantity, except that
timothy and orchard-grass predomi-
mated; the whole twenty-nine pounds
to the acre. They were sown early in
May. on spring blowing and fine har-
rowing, a part of the land to these
alone, and part with light seeding
of barley. The seeds terminated and
grew we'll. The advantage of seeding
to grass-seed alone was very distinctly
exhibited. We are informed that this
portion of the field ''f1ourished in a
most surprising manner. while that
with the barley grew spindling and
after the barley was cut. although the
difference was very visible to the end
of the season. So heavy was the
growth when seeded alone, that over
three weighted tons of hay were taken
the same season from two and a third
acres. No hay was cut from the bar
ley seeded part. After the moving.
fine pasture was furnished for several
weeks in autumn estimated as worth
81 an acre for cattle at - cents a
week. When the barley was sown.
the pasture was worth about half this
amount. The hay was worth at least
$40 an acre, at 50 ton. Prof. Henry.
who conducted these experiments, is
confident that a mixed pasture of this
kind will be worth So an acre more
each year than a common clover and
timothy sod. The grass is more in
quantity, and the succession continues
longer. On the whole, so far as this
single trial goes. it furnishes good
evidence in favor of mixed seeding,
and in sowing alone without the shade
of grain crops. barley being regarded
as one of the best to seed with.-Chi-
cago journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
WHAT CHINESE EAT.
rhev Are Very Partial to Poultry Dressed
with Rat-Shaped Cucumbers.

nv Ara Very Partial to Poultry Dressed
with Rat-shaped Cucumbers.
The heather Chinese may be an
opium soaked leper. may be addicted
to tricks that are vain. may be sup
planter and running the country by his
alleged propensity to labor for nothing
and board himself. and be useless as q
consumer. but these charges viii not
stick to those who live in this city.
They may be addicted to gambling
and opium smoking. but they do not
work under price, and the testimony
OF those who purvey for them Is that
their food is of character that only
well-paid workers can buy. They live
largely In cellars, it is true, but they
are extremely unfortunate If they do
not dine sumptuously every day.
They are very fond of chicken fixens"
and poultry generally, and dealers saw
they are very scrupulous in choice
and insist on the best. They are close
dealers, and huckster considerably.
but will pay outside prices rather than
miss what they want. and they stand
out for full price for laundry work
j. w. Brown, of Neville Island, has
secured a lucrative trade with the Ce-
lestials in the matter of cucumbers, a
vegetable of which they are very fond.
but the variety they use is not gener-
ally cultivated in this country. Only
Mr.. Brown and one of his relatives
grow them. 1t is an odd-looking veg
etable. and, by a strange .coinci-
dence, has shape, resembling that
of the Chinaman's reputed favorite
dish-the rodent The outline of the
body strongly resembles that of the
animal named. and they have caudal
extenuation six or inches long. strongly
resembling a rats tail Mr.. Brown
vegetable very fine and use it as a
dressing for poultry. 1t is a rather
expensive vegetable. being small and
selling from twenty-five to fifty cents
dozen, according to the time of the
year.
Mr.. Brown states that he sells them
alone to the Chinese. and that they
take about a bushel and a half day.
He GO: the seed from Cincinnati, but
finds the soil of Neville Island well
adapted to the cultivation of the vege-
table. 1t would not likely pay any
other raiser to attempt the capture of
Mr.. Browns trade. for his long con-
nection with laundrymen has given
him a monopoly. and the appearance
of the vegetable would not recommend
it to the American palate. though pos
sibly all that is needed to make it pop
ular is acquaintance.
Might it not possibly be advantage
Gus for Americans to study the
Chinese more than they have been?
They are doubtless somewhat
slow to originate. even though
they were acquainted with some
of our arts when Our an
cestors were using their enemies
skulls for drinking cups. 1t has been
reported that the Chinese ate pork
raw for seventy thousand years before
they accidentally discovered the bliss
contained in roast pig. but the nation
is SO very old that it may possibly
have knowledge that would be useful
to energetic Columbians. Ifhappiness
be our beings end and aim. as Pope
asserts. certainly the Chinese have
learned how to get large share of it
on limited capital Pittsburgh Dis
49,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
CALLED,

I am coming, I have heard you
am coming, o my deari
nave heard You calling, calling,
When the night was darkly falling,
Calling through the midnight
When the dark was deep and clear.
Softly in the midnight have heard you call
Ihave heard you in the morning.
Heard you whisper at my ear;
Like a sleeping bird that singeth
Or low sweet wind that bringeth
The summer blossoms here.
1have listened for you. darling,
have waited for you, dear,
TIL my soul was faint with rapture and with
fear.
Come once again and call me;
Call me very clear and loud,
As the thunder calls from heaven
Through the listening summer even.
In its solemn silver cloud.
Call me upward to your dwelling.
Tho the river waves be swelling,
And the valley dark with shadow shall an
swer you aloud
thave waited long and lonely,
So lonely, o my dearl
Nv sad thoughts cling about you.
can not i've without you.
am coming to your calling,
can not linger here;
When dawn is on the mountains am coming
to you dear.
1have done with time and sorrow.
am ready for you, dear:
In your dumb and palhd sleeping,
You could not hear my weeping,
But wept my soul away staying here
o, seraphs! hush your singing.
q, bells of Heaven, cease ringingi
O, waters OF the river, moan no more;
For my peace has come forever,
shall weep and wander never.
shall be alone and lonely nevermore.
Rose Terry Cooke, in N. Y. Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
"A smart Young lady recently

"A smart young lady recently en-
tered a railway carriage already occu-
pied by three or four members of the
opposite sex. One of them in the IA
riliar style we know SO well. produced
. Cigar and his match box and said-..I
trust, madam. that smoking is not
disagreeable to your Really. sir"
with the sweetest of smiles) II can't
tell. for as yet no gentleman has
smoked in my presencer'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
The Atlanta Constitution tell

The Atlanta Constitution tells a
story of a Georgia man who will never
go to the poor-house through his ex-
cessive generosity. He has on his
plantation a pond well-stocked with
fish. and one day he invited a friend to
visit him and try his luck. The friend
gladly accepted the invitation. and
spent the afternoon fishing with his
host. At night he was asked how he
enjoyed the sport. ''Oh, very much.
very much indeed" was the hearty
and grateful reply. '.All right; glad
of it, said the host. 'sNow, let's see!
that big fish is worth a quarter. and
these five are twenty cents apiece, and
this little one is ten cents-a dol
Lar and thirty-five cents for the lot,
p.sase."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

-Jones-''rm going to give up the
use of tobacco in any form" Brown
Nonsense! You know you haven't
enough backbone to do So" Jones
Haven't I. though? Well. you just
ask my wife If 1 haven't done so a
score OF times "-Omaha World
Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

Reports of large yields of corn
from certain new kinds should not in-
duce farmers to discard the old va
rieties, as the soil, manure and Gle
mate are the most important factors
that enter into the yield Of crop
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

did you know. Mrs Tricky"
said that lady's pedantic husband.
that man is an animal?" Yes. I
did," replied she, ''and what's more, I
know that some animals is dumb ami
mails. and that some men is dumber
than all the dumb animals put togeth-
er. That may not be grammar, but
it's facts"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

1T makes an underwater frown
To drain this bitter cup:
That where . ship has settled down
He has to settle ur.
Rochester Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03

WnaG MS 1aGner called COCOA, SOt1O
work" in order to provide for his new
charge.
He was not naturally fond of work.
and more than once felt tempted. when
the weekly pay for the pasturage of
his pet was coming due, to make q
proposition to his father to take the
animal off his hands. paying him a fair
advance on what he had paid for it.
But his pride always arose between
him and such q way out from under
the burthen he had undertaken. His
piece of livestock was doing well. in
->>asirg in size and beauty with a
ray which he could almost see
from - to day. and the older it grew
the less inclined he felt to part with it.
Winter taxed him still more severe
ly. He was then attending school. and
much of the time found that it took
nearly all his leisure in the short days
to provide for the support of his fast
growing animal.
Don't work the boy too hard" said
mother. one day.
at won't hurt him q bit" said
father. The vim he's showing, the
steady stick-to-it that it's bringing out
of him is worth q long sight more than
the calf is.'
Right you are" said grandfather.
mo, it won't hurt him. He gets q
little time to take game of checkers
in the evenings, don't hep"
Sometimes. when he doesn't have
to study" said mother. laughing. He
takes too much after you, father. to
let the checkers GO"
The calf quickly outgrew her CALI
hood. developed into q dainty young
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
EMMA ABBOTT AS A GIRL.
She Wasn't Bit Popular, but She
Got There just the Same.

she wasn't Bit Popular, but She
Got There just the Same.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
A friend of Emma Abbott, who played
with her when she was girl in Peoria,
had this to say about her yesterday:
81 lived in the same town with Emma
and went to the same public school with
her. Bob Burdette was in the high
the secondary. She wasn't popular
with the boys and girls for the reason
that she was Self-assertive, very pos
tive and always spoke with cOnsidera-
bic energy. The result was that none
of us had much love for her, and must
confess that shared the same feeling.
But she had the pluck, and is to-day
shining example of what persever-
ance, coupled with fair amount of abii-
ity, will accomplish.
''Her father was music teacher, and
he hadn't any too much money. He
used to teach the scholars in the public
schools. Emma in those days used to
give local concerts, and often practiced
on my father-in-laW'S piano; of course
l wasn't married then. l remem-
Der she once went to Chillic0the, a
small town near Peoria, and gave con-
cert there. When she returned she
showed her friend, who is now my wife,
very fiatterlng notice she had received
in the local newspaper. Turning to her
companion, she said:
".But l paid for it at the rate of 25
cents line,' and she laughed. That
was the kind of a hustler Emma was.
Both Bob Burdette and Bob Ingersoil
lived in Peoria at the time of which l
speak,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31

precise friend. Describing his room
will not take so much time. Every
thing is in perfect order. His slippers
are in their case; his cane stands in q
corner at just the proper angle. A very
neat shaving case stands OH his bureau,
and near it a handkerchief case and
pin-cushi0n of the paliest blue. On
each side of the glass is q bracket con-
tanning perfumery and cachOus for the
breath. On another bracket near by
stands an alarm clock. The big hand
goes round the face of it at an even
gait twenty-four times a day and the
little hand twice.
His bed is covered with spread that
rivals the snow in WhiteneSS, sur
mounted by pillows warranted each to
contain the same number of feathers.
take peep inside his bureau and
see the neckties arranged according to
shade and price, and there Is one for
each day in the week and three for
Sunday.
In other drawers are his hair brush,
comb, putf-ball and curling-irOn.
His towel rack contains the sOftest
kind OF Turkish bath towels, and the
washstand, in addition to the usual
features, glycerine, ammonia, vaseline,
tooth powder, rose water and Viola
cream Tor the complexion.
On another stand | find his smoking
set, Though did not mean to tell that
this paragon did such thing as smoke),
and glance inside his closet and see
his clothes arranged very neatly and his
shoes nicely BACKED, standing in rows.
Here, also, see his night shirt hang
ing, for he says it is healthier to have it
Embossed during the day than rolled
tightly and placed under pillow.
Here do not find any celluloid collars
and cuffs; no. he sends them to the
laundry and his conscience is clear and
his face serene. in consequence.
My first bachelor is happy, sings con-
tinually and enjoys life. He has never
married because he can find no woman
angel enough to have him.
My second friend is very prim: makes
it point never to get unduly excited;
is never curious, and has never found a
woman good enough to marry.
Now, my bachelor friends who read
this, take a lesson there from. Don't be
too careless, nor too precise, but just
between the two. for we women don't
like to be picking up things after you
all the time, neither do we want to sit
idle; but reasonable amount OF either
would be acceptable. and rather more
of a pleasure than otherwise.
DAISY DoCKETT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31

We now arrive at the rooms Of my
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31

afternoon trade that almost completely
cleared the yards Good cOrn-fed steers sold at
81. 1919, and fair to good fat steers at So. SO
Ct: Good to choice cows brought 81. $50
$50 The sales numbered twice the receipts,
and those who expected considerable
batch Of holdoners were disappointed, The
demand came from all directions, and part
Of the purchases were. shipped up town.
Calves sold actively at low prices, but the
bulk of the cattle trade was very salts
factory, especially on medium grassy
stock. We quote: Coco TO choice
to choice fat native, $500 good to choice fat
cows, $2@3; common COWS and mixed, 81. 25
@2.5O; bulls, $1.25@2.5O; stockers, $50
2:65; feeders, $230Q3; mich cows, $500
80; veal calves, $500.
Sheep-Strong; muttons in good demand;
few on hand. We quote: Good to choice
shearling muttons, 5000; wooled. $3.50
@4.50; spring lambs, $4@7. Fair to good
mutt0ns, %. 25@3.75.
Receipts-Hogs, 600 head; cattle, 60
head calves. SO head sheep. 12O head.
Sales-Sheep:
No, Az. Price
8 Common muttons. ..........94 lbs 1885
40
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
Chicago Livestock.

Cattle-Estimated receipts, 5000; ship
ments 400; market strong; 5@1Oc higher;
beeves, $350@4.60; stockers and feeders,
S2.40@3.65; COWS, bulls and mixed, $1.SO@
$50: Texas cattle, S2@3.6O. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, Is, 900; shipments, $500; mark e
heavy, 81 .35@4 So: light 81. 1904. 20; skips,
$3.60@4.1 Sheep-Receipts, 5000; ship.
ments, 500; market strong, shade higher; ma
tiyes, So .5O@4.4O; western, S.. 6O04. 35 i;
Texans, $500. %: lambs, $4.5005.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
Kansas City.

KANSAS Cry. Mo-, May 3O-Cattle- Re.
beef and shipping steers. strong and 5@lOc
higher: COWS steady; stockers and feeding
steers firm; good to choice corn-fed, So. 500
4; stockers and feeding steers, So. 25@3. 40;
common to medium. S.. 25@3.75; COWS.
81 1905 Hogsmkeceipts, 6, saas; shipments us
5@1Oc higher: heavy. SC higher; good to
choice light 81. 3O@4.4O; heavy, S4.10@
4.45. Sheep-Receipts, 1882; no ship
ments; strong and 5@1Oc higher; good to
choice muttons. $3.75@4.25; common to
medium. S2.5OM3 80.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
Dprc wrsms Nrpvr AMI pp.1,

DR, E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
Tentmen Mena nseyGos Feagaga
Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power in either
sex. Involuntary Losses and spermatorrhna
caused by over-exertion Of the brain, SELF
abuse or over-indulgence Each box con-
tains one months treatment. $l.0O box,
OF SIX boxes for s.. 90. sent by mail prepaid
on receipt Of price. We guarantee six boxes
to cure any case. Guarantee issued only by
Hippler & Collier. Druggists, Sole Agents.
Seventh and Sibley. st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
LIVE STOCK.
St. Paul Union stock Yards

Hogs-strong and 5@1Oc higher. Market
was active. Notwithstanding the holiday, and
pany cleared the yards of the regular re-
ceipts. Quality averaged fair. Sorted light
sold at $445.
We quote: Light, $425@445; mixed,
81. 2O@4. 40; heavy. 81. 20@435.
Cattle-Quiet at the opening. with better
demand and good prices at noon and fair