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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
CHINA'S SOVEREIGNS.
What Empress Tsze Chi Has Done for the
Celestial Kingdom.

What Empress Tsze Chi Has Done for the
Celestial Kingdom.
He is exempt, it is true, from the
danger of assassination, except pos
sibly by poison; but not only is he the
ultimate referee on all subjects con-
nected with government from three
hundred million of people singularly
liable to colossal disasters from famine,
food. earthquake and epidemics. and
liable also, for all their submissive
ness. to the maddest bursts of insur-
rectionary fury; not only mas he to
satisfy these millions as if he were in
some sense divine being, and to con-
troll them without standing army; not
only has he to resist a permanent
menace of invasion from the north,
and intermittent threats of invasion
by the coast; not only has he to con-
troll huge civil service. the most cor
rupt in the world, and the one in which
the great men are the most powerful.
but he has to remember that he is
Mantcheon Emperor. and to main
tain the ascendency of his house and
clan against millions upon millions of
subjects who deep as is their rever-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
WINGED HIGHWAYMEN.
They Despoiled q Poor Pelican but We
Soon Robbed Themselves.

They DespOiled q Poor Pelican but Were
Soon Robbed Themselves.
While they were stopping to over
haul huge pile of sea-weed their at
tention was attracted by the comical,
asthmatic cries for food made by some
young pelicans from their nests of
drift-wood in the mangrove-trees near
by. The old birds were hard at work,
diving for fish in the lagoon. The
boys watched one. which was quite
near them, with considerable curios-
ity. 1t would futter an instant over
its prey. then plunge down, and with
open, dip-net bill resting on the water
would adjust the catch in the capacious
pouch beneath. In one of these ex-
petitions gull, with trained and
eager eye, lowering near. settled down
on Papa Pelican's broad head, and as
the fish was tossed about so as
to drop into the pelican's pouch,
the thievish gull would adroitly snap
it up and sail away with derisive
cha, ha!' while the pelican, as if ac-
customed to this sort of pocket pick
ing simply tapped heavily up again
to renew it's search for food. But the
gull, as the boys speedily saw, had
laughed all too soon. For down upon
it from the neighboring shore swooped
strong-winged fish-hawk. With a
shrill cry of alarm. the gull darted
now this way and now that, in zigzag
lines, striving with all his power to
escape. Fear and fatigue prevailing.
he let his choice stolen morsel slip
from his grasp. Then the hawk, with
lower swoop, clutched the falling
fish and bore it away to the nearest
Frederick Holder, In
St. Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

fidences. had sad tale to tell after
that night-of wild sobs. and impreca-
lions and agony. Stella. his Stella, the
wife of Standish! free only at this mo-
'ment by his forbearance!
The cruel days kept on, Leo and
Stella trying hard to hide their wretch
edness within their own hearts. Leo
never met Standish; he was not to be
at the marriage. His parents under
stood that he felt a little sore. but
thought with light hearts that he would
soon get over it. The night before the
wedding came; it was supposed that
Leo had left London. but again the
rustling leaves sighed over the sor-
young hearts. Their lips were pressed
together in an agony of farewell; it
was an agony in which no joy mingled,
because there was no hope.
'.Swear!" whispered Leo with wild
intensity. ''Swearr'
And she answered, in voice
strangely like his: Il swear"
Never was bridegroom more tri-
umphantly glad than Standish, as he
put his wife into the carriage that was
to take them away for their honey
moon. A friend had lent him a lovely
place in Surrey for fortnight.
Stella had borne up during the cere-
mony, had smiled. had accepted and
returned the embraces of family and
friends. But no sooner was she in the
carriage than the reaction came, and
she sank back white and exhausted.
Standish was forbearance itself He
made every allowance for her. As he
was strong. he was merciful. She
scarcely spoke a dozen words during
the long drive, and when they reached
their destination she complained of
fatigue and went to her room.
Dinner had been waiting half an
hour. Standish felt a delicacy in dis
turbing his wife. At last he sent for
her maid. The woman said she had
knocked several times without receiv-
ing an answer. Standish ran up
stairs, knocked loudly, and after
moment burst open the door.
Stella lay asleep on the sofa
asleep, yes. forever. She had kept
her VOW to Leo in a way that he. poor
lad, had never dreamed of London
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
PREHISTORIC PEOPLE.
Recent Archaeological Discoveries In On
of the Mexican States.

Recent Archaeological Discoveries In One
of the Mexican States.
Recently-returned explorers from the
State of Chiapas confirm and add to
the remarkable reports concerning i'm
portant archaeological discoveries A
fine, broad paved road built by pre-
historic inhabitants has been traced
from Tonala down into Guatemala and
thence in a curve up again into Next
co. terminating at Palenque. All along
this road are still to be seen the re-
mains of ruined cities, and a careful
estimate of the One-time population of
these places is about 80, 600, 900. On that
part of the road. near Palenque, the
ruins are of great magnitude. Houses
four and often five stories high have
been found in the depth of the forest.
Many of these houses are pyramidal
in form, and SO covered are some of
them with vegetable mold that large
trees are growing from the roofs. In
some of the houses employment has
been made of stone beams of tremend-
Gus weight, and the architecture indi-
Gates high degree of science.
In some houses visited bronze lamps
have been discovered, and the interior
and exterior decorations of the more
important houses consist of panelings
filed with elaborately-ca figures
almost lifesize. two types of men and
women being represented, some plain
ly Egyptian and the others genuine
Africans. In front of one of the
houses the explorers found fourteen
sculpturs of gods with folded arms.
The work of exploration was one of
extreme difficulty, owing to the density
of the forest and the unwillingness of
the Indians to enter the ancient edi-
fees, they averring that the buildings
were inhabited by spirits. Another
discovery was that an enormous paved
road extends from Palenque across
Yucatan to the Island of Cozumel. and
is continued on the island.
Palenque explorers assert that they
have discovered in the edifices before
mentioned examples of a perfect arch.
One explorer is scientifically-traine
man who has recently arrived from
India. and by his account the region
from Chiapas to Yucatan must have
been the seat of a densely-populous
nation. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

ence for his Office. have never forgot
ten that the dynasty is dynasty of In
truders- .-Out with the Tartarr' il
the cry for which every Emperor OF
China listens, and there are men in
the empire with whom he must deal
cautiously, because they attract Chi
nese as opposed to Tartar royalty. To
hold such a position might strain the
abilities of the ablest, and the Empress
Tsze Chi has so held it that the throne
was never so powerful; that overt in
surrection has disappeared; that the
national patriotism-using that word
for want of another to describe Chi
nese content with themselves-is dis
tinctly higher than ever; that treas
ury which was a morass of debt and
fraud raises money at six per cent.
and pays the interest like q European
state; that the militia has developed
into dangerous though slow-moving
army; that the power of the Mussul-
man secretaries. 5. ZOO. 600 of them. has
been pulverized; that the Mussul-
man kingdom of Kashgar has been
made Chinese province. filed with
chinese peasants; that Russia has been
driven back from Kuldja and France
arrested in Tonquin, and that Chinese
Ambassadors are treated throughout
Europe as the representatives of one
OF the great powers of the world-a
power not to be neglected. much less
affronted. without the gravest reason
China is more solid and contented at
home. and immeasurably more power
full abroad, than when the Empress, a
lady, probably with crippled feet. who
has never since girlhood been outside
the park wall of the palace in Pekin,
took up the jade scepter, which she
has welded through a generation with
SO firm and skilled a hand! And vet
Europe has known nothing of her, not
even her name. That, in this era of
communication, when every newspa-
per knows every thing. and news even
from China arrives instantaneously,
when correspondents are as numerous
as languages, and the far East is not
only watched through a microscope,
but swept of its treasures with a small
tooth comb, is surely strange fact
Saturday Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
MANS IDEAL WIFE.

To hear the men a-talkin' in their sweet unset
fish style
Bout the way a woman acts who adores 'em
without guile,
Is enough to make woman just despair OF be-
in awife,
For to satisfy her husband she must give him
up her life.
For she mustn't be too handsome. nor particu-
larly plain,
For If pretty she'd be f:rtin', and il not. she'd
try to gain
(By shriekin' and asseftin' through all the days
and nights
Continual truth and jestice and other fancied
rights.
Then she must have serpent wisdom. yet be
harmless dove,
Have common sense in plenty. yet be like the
saints above
As inherent and ignorant Of all wickedness on
earth,
And believe the yarns he tells her OF his dom
from his birth.
OF course she makes her clothing which must
next to nothing cost.
Though the neighbors mustn't see that her
dress in style has lost,
She will cook to great perfection and be o thor
ough nurse
And tend her babes and never ask to have a
private purse.
She'll grieve to see her gracious lord a-workin'
long and hard,
And grant he needs a constant change, his pre-
ciOus health to guard;
And MANY comforts she'll be willin' to always
do without,
But they re purchased for his benefit, with great
delight, no doubt
Just fancy when this ideal wife dies YEARLY
and worn,
How afflicted he will show himself. for weeks
be quite forlorn,
And declare to all who knew her she was bound
ed by his love,
A very perfect woman gone, to wait for him
above.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
Preparing Butter for Market.

They have in Germany a new style
of preparing butter for market called
glazing or vanishing. The butter il
fret thoroughly washed. and then
made up into pound Jumps and left to
rest in a cool place A spoonful of
white sugar is dissolved in one-quar-
ter liter of water and the solution
heated. The butter is then rapidly
coated with this sugar water. a very soft
brush being employed. and the sur
face of the butter. slightly melted by
the heat, forms with the sugar a glaze
or varnish which is impervious to tho
air and consequently tends to preserve
the butter fresh. This looks like q
trick of the trade. but there is no harm
In trying it in a small way to see how
it works. but We would not adv ise
risking much stock in such an expert
ment, as good butter, like good wine,
needs no s'bush. "-American Dairy
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
Tamping Fence Posts

1t is true that tamping all Of the
posts is largely labor lost? A CORE
spondent replies in the affirmative.
basing the conclusion on results of ex-
perience In building many miles of
post-and-wire fence. and explains his
position and practice as follows;
"a hole is dug in the ground with
an upright back to it two and q half
feet deep. with a sianting front, the
bottom space as nearly the size of the
post-butt as it is possible, with a long
handled spade. SO the worker may
stand upright in his work. The post
now being let down is solid in the bot
tom, the earth filed In to the sur
face and by the settlers foot is tamped
tightly on the top, set upright and
found to be firm enough for all pur-
poses beyond the corner or gate posts
This saves the tamping usually
done, 80 much of which is useless hard
word. In winter here the earth is
frozen to the bottom of the post In
spring it Is thawed again into wet
mud. both tamped and loose setting,
soon to settle Down solid by drainage
and atmospheric pressure The owner
now finds nc difference in their stand
ing. and 30 finds that one-third the
usual time used in fence-buildihg ID
lost to the busy man, who gladly uses
forethouRht to wise ends
Review
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

If new settings of either plum or
peachtrees are to be made arrange to
plant them in a yard V here the poultry
can be allowed free range.
Apple Pickles: To one pint OF
vinegar add three cups of brown sugar.
one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
cloves, and cut the apples in halves.
core and boil in the strip till soft
Slowed Cucumbers: Pare. cut
them in quarters. and remove the
seeds; then let them boil in sailed wa
ter until tender. Drain them, roll
each piece quickly in hot ham fat. and
serve on buttered toast
For good, reliable work on the
farm the mule is better than the horse.
but if there is any intention to sell for
good prices grade draft horse is mach
the better.-Western P!owman.
Keep up the cultivation with the
cultivated crops until they are made:
In many cases one additional cultiva-
ton given in good season will mate
rally increase the yield. while it will
aid in destroying the late weeds and
leave the soil in better condition for
the next crop.
Salad of Asparagus Tops; One
pint of asparagus tops The rule for
French dressing. Boil the tops in
salted boiling water for fifteen min
utes, drain, throw into cold water. and
let stand until ready to use. Then dry
carefully with a soft napkin. put them
into the salad dish, pour over the
French dressing; let stand about ten
minutes, and serve.-Table Talk.
Six thin gs are requisite to make q
home. Integrity must be the archi-
tect and tidiness the upholsterer. Ii
must be warmed by affection and
lighted with cheerfulness. and indus
try must be the ventilator. renewing
the atmosphere. and bringing in fresh
salubrity day by day; while over all.
as protecting glory and canopy. moth
ing will suffice except the blessing OF
God.
The blowing is an important item
and should be done thorough as well
as early. If manure is to be applied
it should as rule be given after
blowing, as the work OF preparing
I1o SrOuuQ lOr Tie See0 Will 1uCOt pO-
rate it well with the soil and it will
thus be in a condition to be used by
the growing plants. The surface OF
the soil must be made fine and level
with sufficient drainage to take off the
surface water rapidly and at the same
time avoid washing.
1t was once no trouble to raise
fruit of all kinds free from knots and
other defects, but it seems this is no
longer the case. Insects are in the or
chard. and unless they are destroyed
fruit is not a profitable crop. The
tent caterpillar, SO troublesome of late
years, was never known to do serious
harm thirty or forty years ago. Now
complaints of this pest come in from
all sections as regular as the seasons
roll round, and orchards have to be
gone over every spring and the cater
pillar destroyed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
SNAKES in CALIFORNIA

Hogs Said to Succumb to Their Venom
the Same as Other Animals.
John Muir. the noted geologist and
naturalist, arrived here last night A
reporter found him in his room at the
Grand, note-paper and pencils before
him.
The greatest place I know for
snakes is in Fresno County" said he
Its hot there. and that's just what
snakes like. They are out in the foot
hills mainly, and very thick. 1t is
often said that rattlesnake can't hurt
a hog; but that is a mistake. They
kill great many hogs. and sheep and
dogs, too. in the Fresno hills, and the
mountaineers there are very careful
how they go about
cit makes good deal of difference
how thick hogs skin is. Probably
little rattlesnake. if it attacked a big
swine, wouldn't have much effect on
it; but take an average-sized hog and
medium-sized snake, and the former
has no show at all.
while the rattlesnakes there are
probably not as thick as they used to
be. they are thick enough yet to make
things lively. They kill cotton-tail
rabbits. squirrels, birds and such things
by the score. and live on them; but the
sheep and hogs they simply kill. They
don't eat them. They are too big.
Some of the rattlesnakes are said to be
six and seven feet long. though never
saw any quite so big. An old resident
of Fresno tells me he saw rattlesnake
strike hog in the throat, and the lat
ter died in fifteen or twenty minutes.
If the poison gets into them it takes
no time at all to kill them. There are
many other kinds of snakes there, but
not 30 many as there are rattlers. In
the upper end of the Yosemite Valley
there used to be, and there are yet, q
great many of the latter. They are
usually found in the wild. rocky pots.
In the Yosemite, above Mirror lake,
they were once very plentiful.
lone popularity of rattlesnake is
that if he sees you first he will put his
head down and quietly steal away.
was once above Mirror lake with q
party of ladies and gentlemen. and
away off, $50 or 200 yards away, saw
hitching-post. It stuck some three
feet or more up. I said to myself can
this be hitching-post in the grass?
The others thought it was. but I
doubted it. As we approached it went
down gradually, and finally stole away
in the grass. 1t was big RATHER. and
had been watching u.s.
THE snake line is about $500 feet
You don't find them in the Sierras above
that. The Nevada RATHER, as rule.
is a pretty good-natured fellow, unless
you attack him. The Nevada snakes
look wise, and are cunning. and per-
sons are naturally afraid of them.
They never try to get away unless they
think they are seen. They vary in
color from dark to yellow. but are
mostly rather dark, with dark notifies
or blotches San Francisco Exam
liner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

The Port Blakely Wash. J saw-mfll
is probably the largest saw-miil in the
world It has n capacity OF about
100. 000. 600 feet per annrln- The
products of the mill are marketed In
all parts of the globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

ton that was not pleasurable.
A few days later Stella's husband
made formal demand for her hand of
her uncle and aunt. The good people
were delighted. Mercifullv for Stella,
Leo had gone yachting with friend
for three weeks. Mrs. Grey could not
make out why the girl was not over
joyed at her wonderful fortune.
Standish was lover in ten thousand;
his settlements, his gifts were prince
ly. He did not trouble her with much
1ove-making-he could afford to bide
his time; but no woma1 could have
had more tender thought and consid-
Grafton shown her. He was SO kind
that q wild hope flashed across her
that perhaps. after all, he would set
her free, for of late the fond affection
she had formerly felt for Leo had
grown into q madness of love that was
eating her heart out Suddenly one
evening she turned to Standish, and in
an agony of t. ars implored him to re-
lease her. He bit his lip; a dark red
flush came into his face.
What you ask is impossible. even
if we're willing" he said; and then,
in a tone which was quite low. and yet
which terrified her, he added: do
you know that you are mine now, and
that I could take you away with me
this moment if chose?"
As yet Leo was ignorant of Stella's en-
gagement; she had made it point
that ne was only to be told by her own
ips. All! what terrible telling it
was on the evening when he came
back. joyous and radiant from his
cruise! The quivering aspen leaves
which had listened to their former con-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

Standish. Was he not their guardian
angel?
The day of reckoning came quickly
and surely. Leo lost all his winnings
in Goodwood week, and f2. 900 be-
side. He was horribly vexed, but by
no means in despair. with friend
like Standish at his back. But sud-
denly Standish made a volte-face,
looked and spoke sternly, and abso-
lutely declined to advance the money.
Stunned and stupefed. for one mad
hour Leo dreamed of suicide; but he
was young, the love of life was strong
in him, and he thought of his parents
and Stella with a deeper affection
than he had ever felt before. But
what could he do? It would be i'm
possible for his father to raise the
money in so short time. even if he
consented. but Leo did not be-
lieve he would consent, and he
felt it would be easier to die
than to ask him. But to be default
er! What high-spirited young fellow
could bear such a thought? That night
he took Stella into the gardens in
front of the house. and there he told
her every thing. with burning, miser-
able shame and anguish. She wept
and wruug her hands. Was there JUS
| tice in Heaven If this awful calamity
could fall on one so loved, sc guileless
Gin her, eyes) as Leo-oD those dear
people who had been as father and
mother to her. She rallied against
Standish. and vowed she had always
mistrusted that stern face of his She
lay awake all night, her golden hair
tossing on the pillow. her white face
rosy with feverish anxiety. She would
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-07-26

Stills arc no better in n conversation
than in II foot-race.
Folly must hold its tongue while
wearing the wig of wisdom.
It is the foolish aim of the atheist to
scan infnitudo with microscope.
When poverty comes in at the cot.
tage door, true love goes at it with
an axe.
A vcign of humor should be made
visible without the help OF u reduction
mill.
The roformer becomes a fanatic
when he begins to use his emotions as
a substitute for his reasoning faculty
Many m object in life must be at
tanned by flank movements; 1t is the
ziggag road that leads to the mountain
top.
All the paths Of life load TO the
grave, and the utmost we can do is to
avoid the short cuts.
The Office should seek the man, but
il should inspect him thoroughly BE-
fore taking him.
Humility is most serviccable as al
undergarment, and should never be
worn AZ an overcOaL
The Good Samaritan helps the un-
fortunate wayfaror without asking
how he intends to vote, j. A. Macon,
N Century Eric-a.Brac.