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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
The Latest Slot Machine.

One of the latest novelties in the ap-
plication of electricity consists of an
electric reading-lamp, which is being
fitted to the carriages on the main line
OF the Southeastern railway in England.
1t is on the principle of put penny in
the SLOT automatic machines. The ap-
paratus is situated Immediately over
the passengers head and under the rack
and is contained in a small box five
inches by three The light is of five
candle power and is obtained by the in
PRODUCTION of a penny at the top of the
box and by a subsequent pressure of
knob and will last for half an hour, ex-
tinguishing itself at the end of that
time automatically. If the light be re-
quired for an indefinite period penny
every half hour will suffice. The light
can be extinguisbed at any moment by
means of second button provided for
the purpose. One of the special features
of the invention is that if the instru-
ment is out of order the penny is not
lost, as it is in the present machines 1t
drops right through and comes out at
the bottom of the box, so that it can be
recovered, and the same result happens
in the case of any coin other than PEN
ny.-London Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
A woMAN.s POCKET.

Just where 1t Is one never knows;
Beneath the folds it never shows;
Above. below, before. behind
A puzzle to the hum IN mind!
Man never knows his helplessness
Until he tries in womans dress
To find the pocket.
Twas sooner found in early days
Before they had the polonaisei
Dressmakers now are sore perplexed
To know just where to hide it next
IN these hard times Of scanty purse
It's hard to find the dress-but worse
To find the pocket
A fact by husbands too well known
She finds his pocket, while her own
Is SO concealed about her dress
1t long since lost its usefulness.
She bears her purse now in her hand,
Because she never can command
That hidden pocket.
He's new to matrimonial cares
Who volunteers to run upstairs
And fetch a trifie, more or less,
HIS bride left in some other dressi
Believe me. nature meier designed
That mortal man should ever find
A woman's pocket.
he opens VIDE the closet door
Each hook SO full of robes galore
That ere he finds the proper gown
Each dress In turn has tumbled down.
Into the placket hole at back
He thrusts his arm, alas. alack!
lis not Q pocket.
he drags It out in hts despair
And spreads IL DER an easy chair;
Lifts up each tuck, and fold. and seam;
Walks round and round as in a dream.
He's much too good a man to swear,
Yet undevoutly wonders where
She keeps that pocket!
He grabs it up, and rushes down
Upon her lap losses the gown;
I'm truth you are the better half,
II you can find! Why do you laughr'
II laugh because you've brought me here
A petticoat, my hubby dear,
To find a pocket"
San Francisco News Letter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
Ancient Tortures Revived.

Brown-It is disheartening to sec
the tortures of the middle ages re-
vived.
Smith, haven't heard of it In
what way?
''You knew that Jones had made an
assignment"
''Yes heard about it Do you know
the cause"
Playing roulette"
''But what has that got to do with
the revival of the fortunes of the mid
die ages?"
Broken at the wheel Texas
Siftings
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
Warmth and Goodness in Clothing.

Clothing possesses no warmth in it.
self, but, as it is more or less Door
conductor of heat, it prevents the es-
cape of the bodily warmth Wooden
fabrics contain large quantity of air
entangled in their meshes, which, being
a poor conductor of heat, adds consider
ably to the warmth of clothing made
from them. In hot weather we wear
light cotton or linen clothing, so as to
allow as much of the bodily heat to es-
cape as possible There is a prejudice in
favor of hght-colored clothing for sum-
mer wear, but it is hardly based on sci
entific grounds. Dark-colored cloth Is
the best radiator, allowing the bodily
heat to escape freely, while white Cloth
ing absorbs less of the heat radiated di-
rectly from the sun. Therefore, to dress
scientifically in summer, one should
wear dark clothing in the shade and
light clothing when exposed to the suns
rays. Practically, the matter of appear
ance is the only one to be considered,
IS the warmth or coolness of clothing is
not appreciably affected by its color
Popular Science News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

The State Horticultural Society of
California has decided that the fig
culture promises the most of all the
branches of fruit planting in the eoun-
try. 1t recommends also the more ex-
tensive cultivation of apricots and
prunes- The grating of the Japan
plum has produced remarkable resulu
IN California
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
observation-disclosures.

How the Old Gentleman Amused the Hab-
tues of a Dry-GoOds Store.
Observation-Disclosures is an affection
which is the cause of much inconven-
fence to those subject to it. 1t is dis
casa disease which, in it's results,
frequently ends disastrously. Elderly
people are affected with it more than
the young. This is probably accounted
for by the fact that as person grows
older his brain becomes worn out in pro-
portion to the wear on the other portions
OF his system. Many humorous Incl
dents of Observation-Disclosures have been
published at the expense of those afflict-
ed, who, if accused at the moment,
would fail to see the humor of the pro-
ceeding, and, in fact, might get mad
about it. One of the most comical
freaks ever performed by an absent
minded person 1 witnessed in my strolls
lately. An elderly gentleman, perhaps
retired doctor, was out with his two
young daughters inspecting dry-goods.
Happening to pass an establishment
where goods are displayed in profusion
on dummies near the walk, the old gen.
tleman stepped up to what was appar-
emily display of fancy dress goods near
the door. Picking up the lower edge of
piece he examined it closely, at the
same time calling loudly to the young
ladies: Here, girls, don't you think
this is a nice piece of goods?' Imagine
| his CONSERVATION and the consequent
amusement of score of people in the
vicinity when the supposed display of
| dress goods began to move and walked
off. He had picked up the hem of the
! garments of fashionably- attired lady
who was standing in the doorway
Chicago Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

n7eA1i communications for this paper mus
be accompanied by the name OF the author
not necessarily for publication. but as al
evidence of good faith on the part of tn
writer Write only on one side of the paper
BE particularly careful in giving names al
dates to have the letters and figures plai
and distinct.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

One of the most wonderful of fishes
is the one bearing the maine of chiasmo-
don niger, or the great swallower. The
body is elongated, OF nearly uniform
thickness most of the length of the fish.
The jaws are very long and fitted with
sharp teeth, some of which seem to be
reversible. The manner of feeding is
to grasp fish by the tail and proceed to
climb over It with its jaws. As the cap
tive istaken in the stomach and integu-
ment stretch out, and the distended belly
appears as 4 great bag. The fish viii
swallow another one six or twelve times
his own size This rapacity proves his
own destruction sometimes, as the gas
formed by the process of digestion makes
q balloon of his stomach that brings the
Ash to the surface.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

"A writer in the Quarterly Journal of
Inebriety declares that the practice of
drinking cologne is becoming common,
and that he has discovered it as the
cause of obscure and complex nervous
disorders in many women. Here is one
more evidence of the obstacles to prac-
teal prohibition, for if alcoholic tip
piers are to be made abstemious by law
father than persuasion evidently cologne
must go when all alcoholic beverages
are ruled out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

A Toledo manufacturer exhibited
at the Detroit exposition cake OF sill
yer SOAP weighing S94 pounds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

"A poplar tree of unusual size was
lately felled on a farm in Utica town.
ship, Clark county, Ind, and as it struck
the ground, large limb broke of, in
the heart of which was found the antlers
of a deer, cows horn, and number Of
curious shells. The mystery is how
they got there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
A NEGRO CAPITALIST.

The Romantic Career of a Runaway Slave
in Washington.
A letter from Centralia, in the new
State of Washington, says: Thirty-seven
years ago George Washington, runa-
way Virginia slave, reached little
prairie in the fork OF the Chehalis and
the Skookumchuck, and seeing a fine
supply of deer and pheasants he fixed
his camp there.
In the woods and solitude of the
far Northwest he was free and he was
happy. He managed somehow to get
some potato seed and some fruit plants,
and, later on, hogs and cattle. The pro
life soil made him rich in hogs and cat
tie and corn and fruit AID vegetables,
but the white man began to come, and
Washington discovered that the curse of
color was still upon him, sand that he
could obtain no legal title to the soil he
cultivated.
He adopted various expedients, till
the war made him free man. He mar
ried co1ored woman. native of the
Sandwich Islands, and when the rail-
road people came to Georges farm they
made a station there to secure supplies.
They called it Centralia, as it was mid
way between Columbia and the Sound.
They had no notion then that it was
also the very heart of a magnificent
farm country, and that in its neighbor-
hood the finest coal and iron mines in
America are to be had. Streets and
villas and churches and schools and
hotels and banks, and newspaper offices
now occupy the spot where George
Washington's 1ocks and herds used to
roam, and where his corn grew. A gun
and a pair of blankets were all he
brought to the spot where Centralia
stands to-day; but George Washington
is now big capitalist, probably the pos
SCISSOR of half million in bank-notes,
and still owning three hundred acres of
town sites.
He is seventy-txo, but hale and
hearty, and if he lives dozen years he
will be a millionaire many times over.
They tell me that in business he is as
shrewd as fox, but one is forcibly at
tracted to him by the kindly smile that
plays about his features, telling plainly
shat neither age nor injustice has soured
the disposition of the runaway colored
Virginian. Moreover, every poor man
who comes here finds friend in the
manumitted slave, for he gives him a
house lot for $50, and allows any
length of time to Fay. He loves to
stroll about the town and watch it
growing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

Good and properly cooked food should
he eaten. not food seasoned to cover up
decay, partial or complete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
4 GENUINE AMERICAN.

From The Cleveland Leader
Governor Foraker Is one OF the best represent iives
of the Genuine American, that this state has produced
Ills pusn courage energy shrewdness and intelligence
boys regarded little moro than children,
soldier, garry ing his musket and knapsack in the
army lew years later, when still mere boy, no
was captain OF company, leading men twice and
three tnles his age into bloody battles and ecourag
ing them TO heIosm by his example il has been
ALLEGED b. that all this was under the excitement
ot-M2r times when both boys and men were drag ged
mo the service BY the deep current OF enthusiasm
mat swept over the loyal North. That can only stu
further prove the genuine Amercanism OF his character
the nation. and ho responded 10 1t BY offering his life
for his country.
When the war was over and he came homo IL
not under the sway OF excitement or enthusiasm that
no BECAME student, and at 4 great sacrifice gave
himself IN education. Under great disadvantages no
worked his way through college, studying with industry
and perseverance. and finally graduating with th0
highest honors. Then he applied himself 10 the study
Of the law and high Judicial position IN that
profession. Ills life has been one OF neessant effort
and exertion From childhood his energies have been
constantly employed in some field OF active and use
fu endeavor. lie never attempted Ia gain anything
xeet by honest means n ny, sss msrshle carer he
hard work. In his public acts ne has always been
cuided by conscientious devotion 20 duty As Judge
OF the superior Court OF Cincinnati no took rank
among the hest jursts of that city. In the three
citing campaigns through which he has passed. no one
t;overgor he has pursued emneny wise and states
man. like Motley. Lower taxes, q decrease of tho
puhlc debit lower rate OF interest on our state bonds
efTicent and business like management Of our State
his two administrations. II IS tho widespread
Lnowiedgs OF these facts that secured his fourth
Nomination for Governor. The same cause wiu
secure his election
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07

are from set of resolutions the death OF Washihs'
ton prepared by General Lee and adopted by congress-
One Of the commonest IS the atr1buting OK
a quotation to the wrong author. a learned young
heard to insist the other day that the lines
beginning Full many gem of purest ray serene
from Goldsmith's The Traveller" and certain
college president some time ago. in a public speech,
credited sound the loud tmbrel Ger Egypts darx
sea- TO Byron instead of to Moore. ASK number
of people who wrote =" When lovely woman stoops 10
folly" and at least hafiof them Will say Byron WINE
perhaps not more than a quarter will know that 10
Goldsmith. Ask the Same people who wrote
BE good. sweet maid, and let who will be clever
and few VIII say Byron, strangely enough many
will guess Longfellow, but few indeed Will hit on the
real author Charles Kingsley.
But the champion puzzle Of all is. Whence the
words " God Iempors the wind to the shorn iamo,'
dred people, ninety will say that this line is from
the hook of Proverbs nine will say that IL Is from
not know. Quote the words Just as their author
wrote them: God tempeis the Wind said Maria,
Of the G ninety s4O and nine O will be be-" shaken They
are from Laurence stemes Sentimental Journey
And, by the way, this same little book contains
knowing its author though they probably hid not al.
tribute 1t to the Bible 1t Isl az can't get OUT said
Readers Of Dickens are often heard to say that thcr
IDEAS Of his characters derived quito as much from
Crllkshanks drawing from Diekenss writing. This
no other of Dlckens's works did he Illustrate The
rct,,r%s commonly credited 10 him were almost ali
made by Hablot x. Browne. and the mistake Is the
more remarkable because Mr. Brownies name appears
on the title page Of nearly every OF the novels and
his signature Phiks the bottom OF nearly every pic.
turc The writer has often had difficulty in making
people who ought TO have known IL OF themselves be-
eve this deep rooted IS the belief that Cruikshank
illustrated the most OF Dickens's works. But oil
doubers referred to the title pages and TO the
As final test OF learning. ask ANYBODY n collegs
professor or a doctor OF divinity, what IS the exact
/ and what the answer Will be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
DECLINE IN RUSSIAN SECURITIES.
SUCH A LOVELY VISIT.

From The Chicago Times
While waiting for elevator in the Palmer House
last evening a reporter an involuntary witness 10
a most affecting farewell scene TWO charming chat
tering Young ladies were talking IN the corridor known
as "nirtation hall.n IL learned afterwaLd that
one of the ready takers had paid her friend visit
that they had seen the Derby, and the time for the
sad adieu at hand.
Well. goOd-by, Lou"
81 don't like to say good-by.s
Wish you could Gomez
SO do IT,
ooh, caramels ~
"Whats the matterl"
al forgot that novel;
an send It by pOst'
Oh. don't trouble
Hope you'll have good trip
expect to-
Well, good-by.'
They kissed. II sounded like the fifteen ball drop
ping in the corner pocket
"Got everything but the book2'
"Yes.'
al can't forget the nice time at the races
Nor that tan-colored dress In the box
"That was lovely"
But TOO aWfully loud"
We'll. good luck"
"Good-by."
Oh shoestrngs but already I've forgotten the
names of the victorious horses at the Derby. They
Will all laugh al at home II don't know them"
One was Mr.. Proctor and"
"Oh know saw It in the paper. 1t was Clanny
Gale.'
Well. good-by.'
"Good-by.'
Don't forget to writc.'
"Nop
"Good-by.,
"Good-by.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07

notice OF reduction in cattle by the Alton Kansas
City TO Chicago, from 81 l-2 cents to - CENTS hu
comes I'm the nature Of surprise 1t probably means tue
beginning Of desperate and perhaps disastrous strus
for business but the Alton has made no secret OF .e
fact that 1. had the In contemplation when IL WIN
drew from tic Interstate Commerce Railway Assoc"oh
The rate VIII, OF course, BIO promptly met py inc o.
7, nav no thrce weeks before IL goes into effect.
According to prominent railroad man. there Is every
chance tina; the will take big tumble soon 1hee
is no present possibility Of agreement between inc
Western roads. The effect OF bad blood is SON eo'
ana II looks as though each is engaged in attempt to
cut the others throat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
EFFORTS TO ADJUST RATES ON WOOL.

Chicago, July 6The Central Tranic Association roads
have had considerable trouble lately regarding wool rates
20 Eastern points The $500" line has been diverng
Of the business via Sault Ste Marie, and other
operated divert the business from the Chicago
stbound lines TO bring the business back into this
channel the materially reduced short time
ago putting the article into hirdclasS instead OF rs as
before. But Central Traffic Association roads failed
TO get business because the minimum weight at which
thirdclsss rates applied 10000 pounds and wool
shippers contcnded ths much too high, they
could not load WIN large amount Of freight
A, meeting held yesterday decided fix the mini
weight at 10000 pounds. and IT is now believed that
wool will come this way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
DENIAL FROM POLICE JUSTICE wELDE

A DENIAL FROM POLICE JUSTICE WELDE
Police Justice Welde made the following affidavit
yesterday
civ and County Of New.Yosk SIS.
Charles Welde. Of No n East Onehun1red ana twenty
,onrbs being duly sworn deposes and That the
,atenents made The New-York World" OF the 9Th and
sh instant are wholly That this deponen has
not and never has had. any interest whatever in
saloon and IL has BEEN connected with the
liouor business In any way whatsoever.
CHARLES wELDE.
sworn to before me this 9th day OF July 1854
C. L. MEAD. Notary Public. N. Y. Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT INGALLS,.

Cleveland July 6The final selection OF officers In the
Pig Four Line, Cairo Vncennes and Chicago Consoli-
dation made yesterday. President ingalls, issued
circular announcing the appointment Of Robert Bee as
general superintendent Oscar G. Murray tranc mana
ger and Edward Hill purchasing agent Of the Cairo
yncennes and Chicago These gentlemen are the leading
Officers I'm the consolidation. Mr.. Murray has issued
circular announcing appointment OF J. J. Fletcher
yery general freight and agent Of the Cairo
ypcennes and Chicago assistant general freight and
Messenger agent with headquarters at CsIro Illinois.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
4" Thick and Glossy"

THE PRODUCTION OF an abundant
growth of hair, of silk-like texture
and of the original color, often results
from the use. by those who have become
bald or gray, of Ayers Hair Vigor:
at was rapidly becoming gray and
bald but after using two or three
hotties of Ayers Hair Vigor my hair
crew thick and glossy and the origi-
nal color was restored. IN. Aldrich,
Canaan Centre, n. Ii.
"a trial OF Ayers Hair Vigor has con-
WINGED me al It's merits. Its use has
not only caused the hair of my wife and
daughter to be abundant and glossy, but
It has given my rather stunted mus
tache o respectable length and appear
ance."-R. Britton, Oakland, OHIO
al have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
the past four or five years and find II q
most satisfactory dressing for the HAIR
II is all that could desire, being harm
less. causing the hair TO retain It's
natural color, and requiring but small
quantity 20 render the hair easy TO ar
ranee."- Mrs. NJ. A. Bailey, Charles
st., Haverhill, Mass.
Ayers Hair Vigor,
PREPARED BIT
Or, J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by Druggists and Psrfumcr'.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
A DENIAL From PRESIDENT INGALLS,.

Cincinnati July en- f. Ingalls,. president OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio road. having had his attention
called 70 the statement widely published that he had
ordered reduction Of freight corn to points
in the East consequence OF the reduction ordered by
the Baltimore and Ohio road. said emphaticaly this
evening that he had made any such ORDER and that
be was desrous that the false report be corrected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
SPECIAL PASSENGER RATES O

Baltimore July 6-VicePresident Lord, OF the Balti-
and Ohio, to-day said 1.-THE two cents per mile rate
passengers clubs OF ten has not been
inanently Withdrawn. II has, however been suspended
until subject OF the issuing Of such tickets has been
brought up before the Trunk Line committee. Com
decided that this should have
been adopted before the tickets were placed sale"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
To FINE THE UNION PACIFIC.

Kansas CITY, July 6-Charmsn Ffndisy. Of the Trans
Missouri Railway Association. at special meeting here
,od.v OF the association announced that he would impose
the supu ated dne upon the Union Pacific Railroad for
taking arbitrary action with the Alton In reducing the
passenger rate to go from Chicago TO Denver All the
nss were represented at the meeting and the representa-
.,,as nj, srprebsnded serious trouble account OF ths
REDUCTION which, as IL transped at the meeting to-day
vas not only extended Chicago but also TO St Louis
FREIGHT ON CATTLE REDUCED BY THE ALTON
r,te.so July s--.The Evening Journal "The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
LACKAwANNA MUST JOIN THE CLEARING Ho

LACKAwANNA MUST JOIN THE CLEARINGHOUSE.
Commissioner Fink has given his decision in the
controversy over the immigrant clearinghouse between
the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and the other
trunk lines. He holds that the Lackawanna Is bound
under the Presidents Agreement to become party
10 the clearing house and TO surrender its outside
methods of gaining traffic. lie declares that the
steamship contract of the New-York. Ontario and
Western which has been the obstacle TO the entrance
Of the Lackawanna, be taken care of under the
rules OF the association. Unless the Lackawanna
chooses to apply TO the other of arbitration
provided by the Trunk Line Association. namely. tho
demand for two additional arbiters 10 consider with Mr.
Fink the ISSUE the contract difficulties viii
doubtless be arranged by distribution Of the business
among the other trunk lines OF the proportion Of
business coming TO the Ontario and Western in
Of its natural acquisition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
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Do not delay taking Hoods sarsaparilla II you have
that feeling OF languor exhaustion which Is often
the waning symptom OF approaching sickness. This
padicine expels all impurities from the blood.
serofua and all humors appetite. assists dges
ton strengthens tho and mparts hoalth every
organ Of the body.
Hood. sarsapariIla is sold by all druggists Pre-
pared by c. l. HOOD CO.. Lowell. Mass.