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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

these means We checked him up or
warped him along as willed. Al we
had to do was to keep clear Of bus
wicked horns. By noon We nao nun
safe aboard the barge. oue-haH OF
which was given him. We had man
aged his capture without inhicting an
injury. He was landed in Hamburg
without a piece of skin rubbed on. ana
Is no doubt alive at this writing. dis
age was estimated at thirty years
when captured. and he was considered
good for fifty or sixty years more.-N.
Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07
TRAPPING A RHlNocERos.

A Travellers Exciting Adventure In the
Transvaal Country.
A traveller with three Dutch hunters
had some exciting adventures in the
Transvaal country. few months ago,
in attempting to capture a rhinoceros.
They came upon a big two-horned fell
low suddenly one morning. and had to
''climb a tree" to escape his horns
The animal made for the tent of the
party, a short distance away, but a
system of simple defense, of wire
brush. foiled him, and he made of. A
pit was dug in the swamp and a nice
fat native, which is calculated to make
almost any rhinoceros hungry, sent.
out to decoy the prey. Soon after
they heard the shrili notes of the so
called rhinoceros bird, which Is in
variably found in the company of the
beast. It is asserted that the bird
constitutes himself the sentinel of the
numbering behemoth, and that its cries
are uttered to warn him that danger is
near.
The native came through the clear
ing with the old fellow in tow. The
native had about thirty feet the start,
and when they passed our mound he
had lost five feet of that. although run
ming like CREASED lightning. The
rhinoceros was q big one, unusually
black, AMI he ran with his snout down
and his tail erect. We cheered the
native to encourage him. and away
the two went up the trail we had tam
pe-ed with.
Had the race been ten yards longer
the native would have had to leave
the path to avoid death. As he neared
the pit he ran along the right-hand
edge of it, while the rhinoceros thun-
dered along the center. He was within
twelve feet of the heels of the
runner when his feet let go of
solid earth and plunged him head
first into the pit. We heard
him grunt from where we stood, and
it was plain that his tumble had
he struck he rolled over on his
right side, and when we reached the
pit he was helpless. When he got it
through his thick head that he had
been fooled he was the maddest beast
in all Africa, but it was. too late for
action.
We had come prepared for just such
a job as we now had on hard. The
monster must be got aboard the barge.
but we were in no hurry to begin. We
got our ropes and chains ashore. drove
stout stakes were they would be want
ed. and moved the barge to the low
end of the bluff. By this time it was
dark, and we tied the old fellows hind
legs together and left him.
After breakfast next morning we be-
gan work. We first hobbled our pris-
oner, and then hoisted him out of the
pit. The first thing he did was to
make rush, but it was failure. We
got purchase tackles on him and led
them away to trees and staples. and by
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07
COURT CEREMONY.

silly Customs introduced by King Louis
XIV. OF France.
When the King went to bed it was OF
the very highest Importance that the
first valet de chambre should unfasten
his left garter. though we are not told
whose duty it was to perform that
Office for the right one. TheQueen. in
this respect, was more fortunate than
her consort. as we arc distinctly az
sured that she was allowed to unfasten
her own garters. To enhance the eff
feet of these regulations, it will be
seen that the King arranged that those
officers who came nearest his person
should have the highest position and
precedence. In practice these rules OF
etiquette had results contrary to all
natural feeling as well as sentiment.
For instance, the daughter of the
Kings brother. the Duke of Orleans,
who married the Duke of Lorraine,
when she came to Versailles was never
allowed to sit on any thing higher than
a footstool in the presence of her
father and mother, though her mother
was greatly attached to her. The sole
object of all these rules was to aug
ment the majesty of the King at the
cost of the pride and standing of the
nobility. The nobility had no option
but to adopt them cheerfully, for in
some way they pandered to their
vanity. but behind the scenes they re-
venged themselves by publishing
satires at the expense of the dispenser
of all these favors. It is not surpris-
ing that in the days proceed
ing the Revolution the liberal
minded members of the aristocracy
threw themselves heart and soul
into the new movement, which
promised them enfranchisement from
this 1oathsome weight of subsection.
Nor can it be wondered at that Marie
Antoinette, fresh from the rural sim
piicity of Schoenbrunn. should try to
escape from her gilded prison at Yer
sailles to the seclusion of the Petit
unconventional intercourse with her
friends. So long as this pompous and
puerile folly was overshadowed by the
military and personal grandeur of
Louis XIV. it was tolerated by public
opinion; but under the levity of Louis
XIV, and the effeteness Of his sue
cessor. it became unbearable and in
excusable. Yet. again. the entire
fabric of the French monarchy had be-
come so obsolete toward the end OF the
last century that its prestige rested
only upon these trivial observances,
and it sustained irreparable damage
even from these acts of Marie Antoi-
nette. which tended toward bringing
royalty down to the level of ordinary
mortality. The wastefulness of the
court and the multiplicity of useless
Offices maintained down to the time
of Louis XVI were another prime
source of public discomfort and dis
affection. Among the minor offices
established during the reign of Louis
XIV, in the household of the younger
Princes of the blood. were, for instance.
'.four overseers of the roast meat"
zone chafewax," ''four BARRIERS" zone
doctor and two Wallets to the pages"
ga captain of the grayhounds," and
many others equally absurd. to which
high salaries were attached. of course,
at the cost of the country.-Nineteent
Century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

Jerusha's and lanes First Experaences
With Light Literature.
This was told by q lady who wit
messed the occurrence. 1t happened
in q Bangor book store.
There entered two women. whose APP
pearance indicated that they had come
from some far-off rural region.
81 want to buy a novel," said one of
them.
What novel do you wishP" asked
the clerk.
81 dunno" she said.
s Then: What do you wantp" she
asked. turning to her companion.
II don't care" replied this woman.
Give US good one, that's all. /" said
the first speaker.
''And not too big" added the second.
) ''Would you like one of Dickens's
works?" asked the clerk.
Ibid he write good novelsP''
Yes"
Lets look at one"
- The clerk handed her david Cop
perfeld, and she looked over the out
side of the book carefully
TOO big. amt itp" she asked the
other woman.
81 guess So"
Perhaps you would like one of
George Eliot'sP" the clerk suggested.
Ibid he write good novelist"
yes" the clerk said sedately, and
laid one of Eliot's works before the
women. They glanced at its pages in
a dazed way.
WELL" said the first woman, help
lessly, in a few minutes. 1--WE don't
care much what it is, if it's only a
novel;" 49,
'.And not too long. "interjected No. q
'.How would you like Robert Els
mere?" asked the bookseller.
who's hep"
The man of books explained that
lch was the title of novel.
els it good novel?"
cit is read a great deal nowadays"
"How many pages are there in it?''
j. "About seven hundred"
What do you say. sister,"
81 don't care" said the woman ap-
pealed to. elf it's not too long"
''Do you think that is as good as any
you have?" asked the first speaker.
"Yes," said the weary bookseller.
''Well, I'll take it, I guess" she said,
and closed the contract.
It was evident that these two women
had never before entered the realms of
fiction, that q strong desire for. an &C
quaintance with its mysteries, had sud-
denly come over them, and they had
recklessly decided to make an explor-
alton at all hazards and find out for
themselves what novel is. They had
deliberately planned to indulge in this
untried dissipation. and their only
care was some prudent consideration
for the extent of it. they apparently
having apprehensions that dangers
were lurking for them.-Lewiston
(Me.) Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

-
BY efr weight he Victim . dsnied an
pe5Fer to obtain that self-crlture need
to expose the fallacies With whioA
his protests are confronted. and the
old story is repeated; ignorance. the
slave of avarice, becomes the parent of
poverty and the progenitor of crime.
Chicago Leader. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

6entlng the WOmen'S reform League, spoke
briefly. She denounced Senator Sherman's
position on the Chinese question, and his
advocacy of the bill for encouraging emit
grafton, and said thai although he did not
get what he wanted-the Rresidency-the
people had just about as good a one now
Rev. Hugh Pentecost, an independent
preacher to three. congregations in, New
York and one Of the striking figures Of the
convention, said that although the SINGLE
tax, men, or free traders, had not had things
altogether their own way, they would. re-
turn home without heart-burning, and
ready to work hand In hand with the
revenue reformers. to lower the devil OF
protection. ,...ssss..7 - 5. e.s.......
The tariff, he said, was but superstition,
. fetish In olilen times when man defied
fetish and was not instantly struck deadit
was taken as an indication that
it's power had gone. Grover Cleve-
land had bowed down b in . measure
to the fettsh Of protection whom he
said that we must retain some portions Of
the protective tariff. but at the same time
he had the courage tow2lk into the tcn,ple
before the worshipers and slap the fetish in
the face. Although not stricken deed he
the same time IL anybody thouRht he.wa
dead politically they were greatly mistaken.
The Convention had added kick to tho
slap, and II the Tsxi6 Reform League. TAX
ing courage, we11d entreneh tn doctrines
in the minds OF the people, 1t would soon
learn that Clevelands slsp was the begin
ming OF the end so Esss2 sIs5sso s. ss1sl
A pleasant conclusion to the convention
was the banquet 1t the Palmer House.
Covers wore laid for 800 Addresses were
made by cx- Governor Norton, of Nebraaka;
Captain Goldman, Lewis Post, R r. Bowker
and Row. Hugh o. Pentecost, Of New. York;
Owen Lovejoy, G. 8. barrow and James B.
Raymond, OF Illinois; w. Jones, of Mich
igan, and Aretas w. Thomas, of TenA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

Oncut oamonos ...s...........! 49,. Free
Cut diamonds. 10 per cent.
"a This list can be extended to cover
nearly every article required for daily
use by the producing classes in the
country. It. is the result of legisla-
ton by a party claiming to be the es-
pecial guardians of American labor. 1t
is the kind of projection that it. is pro-
posed to maintain, even at the expense
of an entire abolition OF the Internal
taxes on liquors and tobacco. Under
this policy the only equality contem-
plated is that the poor shall pay. as
much in amount as the wealthy, The
tax upon the, ,sweetened. coffee drank
from Sevres china shall be no greater
than upon that with which the miner
softens his crust in the heaviiy-pro-
tected tin cup. Falling upon the ac-
cumulationss of monopoly, it is but a
drop from an ocean of plenty. Fall
ing upon the earnings of the manual
labOrer, it becomes the warrant for
perpetual slavery, the death-kneH to
all hope The farmer stopping for his
MONDAY meal. resting from q toll the
product of which must compete in the
open markets of the world, pays more
tax upon the WOODEN shirt that screens
him from summers heat and winters
cold than does the protected million
aire upon q pocketful of diamonds that
would buy the richest county in the
State of Illinois. But the farmer must
toll or starve He must pay the taxes
or starve, for with the ingenuity OF
demonism they have been laid at the
very door of life, and control every
avenue from the cradle to the grave.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

How completely the burdens have
been placed upon backs least able to
bear them can be seen from the fol-
lowing statement: i 3 2, l4ei
On every dollars worth of the fol-
lowing articles purchased by the con-
sumner the amounts set opposite have
been levied as a tax:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

Clinton Kurdish, or Illinois, Hk6ned
Grover Cleveland to Stephen A Douglas,
and proceeded to attack the old political
parties, and in fierce vein of mingled sat
Ire and invective rebuked Congress for re-
fusing to obey the dictates Of the people to
reduce the tariff He said:
1--we tried to get q reduction from l2o Per
cent tariff and we were told We had to be
content with reduction OF per cent, b.
cause 1t was all we could get from q Congress
elected By Democrats. The Republican party
have levied on the people = tax which plunges
zSGO0QO00 of white men into q slavery . thou
sand times worse than the slavery from which
they rescued 20. 600 900 Of black mem, Ics sll
the same when you have run the gamGt OF the
Republican party from Blaine 60 Wansmaker.
no matter whether you run from Blaine down
or the other way" -
80. Smith, of Ohio, read . paper ON . The
Mills Bill and The Senate Substitute. v
The Mills bill was not perfect. Mr.. Srndth
said, but it was much better than the Senate
bill Mr. Mills bill provided for . reduction
of $78, OOO. 600, while the diminution BY the
Senate bill would be only $1S, QO00 The pas
sage of the Mills bill would save TO the pub
lie $53, OOO, OOO on imported goods and $900.
100000 by the necessary reduction OF price
of American made goods Of the Same o ans.
Mr.. Hancock, of Philadelphia. chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions. said that
after very careful discussion and some com
promise the committee had unanimously 10
Dorted the following resolutions, whose
adoption he moved:
81 We hold that it 10 the natural right Of
eyery man to freely exchange his labor or the
uroduct of his labor TO the best advantage We
declare ourselves unalteraoly opposed to the
/. loocalled protective system and demand she
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
Merit Wins.

| desire to say to our citizens,
that for ye9rs / have been selling
DR. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, DR. Kings New Life Pills
Bucklen's Arnica Salye and Flee
trio Bitters, and have never han
died remedies that sell as well, OF
that have given such universal sat
isfacti0n. | do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and !
stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not
follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity
purely on their merits. j X Bar
low, Druggist. l
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
The Meeting.
MICH.

When Mrs. Frame said that the
readers of yellow-back literature
never worked out the great prob
lens of life, she hit the nail exact
ly on the head.
Follow out the suggestion Of
Mrs. Frame and make bonfire of
your yellow back literature.
Ia his discourse Tuesday on the
right Of women to preach, Mr..
Frame convinced us, aid from a
scriptural standpoint too, that
women may eXpound the gospel.
Seven have been converted to
date by the woman preacher.
We are unable to tell our read
ers just how much longer the
meeting will last, but suppose for
several days at least.
We have seen people from near
ly every part of the county listen
ing to the woman preacher.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
Cerro Gordo.

Farmers in this section are bad
ly behind with their crops OH ac-
count of rains.
DR.. R. j. Sewer and Miss Mol
lie Smith attended churah at Beth
ell, near Old Town last Sunday.
Rev. j. Y. Bowen is dangerous
ly i'll.
Miss Xie Watson is visiting
friends and relatives at Decatur,
Ala.
Rev. John F. Walker will preach
at Cherry Grove Sunday at IL A.
NJ. and at Union Valley at P. NJ.
Prof. Tom Watson and Miss Ida
Ross attended Teachers Institute
at Saltillo last week.
Miss Jessie Ross visited home
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Powers school
closed last Friday.
Miss Elva Hally, of Saltillo, is
visiting Miss Ida Gallons this
week.
Prof. J. S. Dickey will take up
school near Coffee Landing next
Monday.
Joe and Miss Sinie White re-
turned home Saturday from Saltil-
10 where they have been attend.
ing school; accompanied by Miss
May Tarbet.
Prof. A. A. Watson expects to
extend his trip from Scottsboro
Ala, to Louisville and thence to
Washington, ID. G., to be absent
three months.
The County Wheel meets al
Cherry Grove the l1th and 18th
of July.
The Cherry Grove Sunday
school numbers 50.
Willie Primm has returned from
Edgewood Normal school and vii
teach this summer.
MICH.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is
sold by Akin 4 Paine. Price 90.

Let us give the readers of the
Courier little timely advice. Hot
weather is coming and with it col
ic, cholera morbus, dysentery and
diarrhea. The only safe way to
combat these diseases, is to keep
some reliable remedy at hand, and
all who have tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa Rem
edy will admit that it is the most
prompt, reliable and successful
medicine know for these cOmpla'
ints. 1t costs bui 20 or 80 cts. and
may be the means of saving you OF
your family much suffering, if not
life itself, before the summer is
over. For sale by j. X. Barlow
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Have you heard what Mr.. G. L..
Weast, of Cambridge City, Ind,
says of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrh9a Remedy? If not
here it is: ''During last summer l
was troubled very much with Sc
we're pains in the stomach and bow
els, and was induced by a friend to
try this Remedy. / took one dose
as per directions and it gave me
almost instant relief. | cheerfully
recommend it to the afflicted" rs
and SO cent bottles att X Barlow's
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
Co. Sup't.

Mr.. Wiles Meeks was in town
last Tuesday for the first time III
three months, and about two and
A half months of that time he was
confined to his bed and room, not
able to walk or be about. His
trouble was caused by ruptured,
or enlargement, of blood vessels
in the left leg, He uses crutch
and a stick, or he could not walk
now.-Corinth Sub-So.ler June 81.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
COlOred Institute.

All Institute for the colored
eachers of Hardin County will be
held at Sibley, July 9th and 9th,
1889. Those desiring to teach III
this county must be present for
examination.
Examining Committee: Prof. j.
A. Hanna, 7. I. Watson, j. II.
Barber and G. II. Moore.
BESSIE MOORE,
Co. Sup't.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Miss Xie Watson, accompanied
by Lila ard Mary, the two little
children OF Will j. Watson, left
Monday to visit the grand parents
of the little girls in Honeycomb
Valley, Ala. II. L. Watson took
them to Coriuth, from which point
they went by rail.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Sufferers from dyspepsia and
liver complaints feeling weak, ner-
vous and debilitated, should not
use remedies that physic the bow
els. Such treatment does more
harm than good. They should
use b. B. b. Botanic Blood Balm,
a remedy that will strengthen the
digestive organs, heal the diseased
surfaces Of the stomach, liver and
bowels, purify and cleanse the
blood, and restore perfect health
and strength to every part of the
body.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE ~, 1889.
ATTENTION. AGENTSl


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Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
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all Skin Eruptions, and positively
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lsfactlon, pr money refunded.
Price 20 cents a bottle. For sale
by J X Barlow. tovI14
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Edgar Cherry arrived home
Monday from Nashville. He re-
ports DIR. r. A. Hardin, who was
struck with paralysis a week ago
last Sunday, as being some better.
DR.. Hardin has many friends here
who wish him a speedy recovery.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

One hundred and two logs be-
longing to the Savannah Lumber
Company broke their moorings
Friday night and hoated down the
river. Mr.. Wiegand followed
them Saturday and succeeded in
capturing them at Clifton.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Mrs. Kelley r. Chandler and
son Frank, of st. Louis, arrived
here Tuesday on the City of Flor
ence, to spend the summer with
relatives.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Miss Sallie Nichols, of Marshall,
Texas, arrived here Tuesday eve
ming to spend the summer, and is
now the guest of Miss Jennie. Ec-
cles. Miss Sallie has many warm
friends here who are delighted to
see her again.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27
Cupid's Capers.

Married, on Sunday evening,
June 90, 1889, at the residence OF
r. d. Morrow, at $50, by Judge
j. ID. Martin, in the presence OF a
few friends, II. Y. East and Miss
Leila Jarman, both of this place.
The contracting parties are much
esteemed in their circle of young
friends, and all wish them un-
bounded success and happiness;
a SPECIAL interest existing on ac-
count of their youth, being yet In
their teens. To the young groom
we would say, this fair young girl
has forsaken all others to cleave
unto you, aud let your every word
and action be only the tenderest
toward her, ever keeping her from
the brunt OF llfe's battles; and to
the confding young bride we say
ever be
"a guardian angel DER his life presiding.
Doubling his pleasures and his cares dividing
Married last Sunday afternoon
at the residence of the BRIDES par
ents, the Rev. Mr.. Mills officiating
Miss Lena McGee and Mr.. Lee
Green, of Amarillo. The bride is
the beautiful daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cub McGee and Lee is one
of the solid young men of Amaril
10. The marriage ceremony was
witnessed by large number o
friends of the bride and groom
We wish them abundant happi
ness and prosperity as they sal
over the sea of life.-AmarillC
Texas) Champion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Joe Cooper arrived here Sum-
day from Cafu,h. Mo. He will
leave here today for Winchester,
where he has a position on the
News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Miss Annie Combs passed
through Savannah Monday on her
way from Saltillo, where she has
been teaching art, to her home
at Adamsville.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Mrs. Catherine Williams and
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Wither-
spoon, Master Frank Witherspoon
and Miss Mollie Ross, of Gaines
vile, Texas, arrived here last
Thursday and will spend the sum
mer with their many relatives at
this piece.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Our little friend, Bessie Clark,
has our thanks for a bunch of Ill
lies. We love flowers and little
girls too.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Written Duncan was here this
week, ostensibly to sell tinware,
but we suspect he had other and
more important business.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Elder Northcross, of Giles
County, will hold series of meet
ings at the Christian church. he
ginning the first Sunday night in
July.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

Miss Ida Tarbet, of Saltillo.
came MP Monday to visit Miss
BESSIE Moore, Miss Josie Church
well and Mrs. w. B. Smith.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

DR.. G. w. Morris and Jim
Combs, of Adamsville, came over
Tuesday evening to hear the won.
an preacher.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-06-27

J. d. Martin, Edgar Cherry, w.
TT. Darlington and f. w. Baker,
members of the G. IT. A. A., are
on the creek fishing this week.