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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

THOMAS ELLIOTT, wealthy farmer Hv-
ing near Missoula, Mont, was frozen to
death the other day.
MOB pulled down the house of a lot
jumper on Main street, Oklahoma City,
Ok. recently and burned it.
THE first decision in the baseball suit
at New York was in favor of the
Brotherhood, an injunction to restrain
Ward being refused.
CALAMITY WELLER, the noted Iowa
politician, was lying critically ill at his
home in Nashua, Iowa, on the 2Sth.
A LARGE delegation of Pennsylvanians
was before the House Committee on War
Claims recently in support of bill for
the reimbursement of the State of Penn
sylvania of about So, DOC, 600 for property
destroyed during the war.
THE British-African Lakes Company
is making satisfactory peace arrange
ments with the Arabs and Karongas.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ID. WRIGHT,
lately in charge of the signal service sea
coast telegraph lines in New England,
is missing. An examination of his
money accounts shows him a defaultel
to the amount of $500.
By the withdrawal of the Union Pa
cific and the Northwestern it is thought
the Interstate Railway Association
(the '.gentlemen's agreement') has
about collapsed
NEWS has been received of the poison
ing of z family of eight persons named
Hargrave south of Point Pleasant, W.
Va by a negro woman -Four of tn
fanny were reported dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE steamship La Place, which left
Rio Janeiro January 8, has arrived at
New York. First Mate Chase says there
was no flag which was recognized
throughout Brazil. The people of each
province had a flag of their own. In
December, he says, forty sailors en-
ployed on Brazilian men-of-war went
ashore and shouted: ''Vive LEM
peror," and subsequently had their
throats cut for their enthusiasm. There
was an English vessel in port loading
coffee and flying a Brazilian imperial
dag. Orders were issued to pull down
the flag, but the coffee was loaded and
the old flag floated until she was ready
to leave port.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

HUGH GARLAND Mems, aged twenty
five years, died at Mount Savage, near
Cumberland, Md, recently of typhoid
fever. He is the young civil engineer
who two years ago made himself famous
by walking into the very jaws of death
in a successful endeavor to save human
life. One of the mines operated by the
Consolidated Coal Company had been
driven into an old working that con-
tanned millions of gallons of water. The
men outside were appraised of the mis-
hap by seeing torrent rushing out OF
the drift. Young Mems started into
the mine alone against the stream which
was up to his armpits. He found the
miners assembled together in a chamber
awaiting death, told them to follow him
and taking a boy on his shoulders led
the whole party safely out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

TE Herald of Baltimore, Nd, has the
following: Thomas A. Jones, the
Marylander who refused reward of
$500, 900 to betray the whereabouts of
Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President
lincoln, was in Baltimore yesterday.
He said: 1T was reported at the time
that Booth was secreted in the vaults OF
The old Catholic church at Port Tobacco
Point, now known as Chapel Point, a
steamboat landing, but such was not the
case. He was in fact at that time hid
den in pine thicket about mile and a
half from the farm of Samuel Cox. All
did for Booth was done as a mark OF
friendship for NJ. Cox, wh6-Yas a life
long friend of mine. did not know
Booth. obut when Mr.. Cox put him,
cRippled as he was, in that pine thisket
81 my charge nothing could have tempted
me- to betrsy him. : =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE bureaus of the French Chamber
of Deputies have elected Tariff COM
mittee. The debates which have taken
place in the various bureaus indicate
that majority of the men chosen as
members of the committee are in favor
of protection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Suddenly Insane.

WICHITA, Kan, Feb 1--George Black,
a very strong young man, yesterday be-
came suddenly insane and bouncing upon
his brother-in-law, W. Crosby beat him
with a club most horribly He turned
upon his sister and seriously in
jured her. When officers ar
rived he had locked himself in a
room and threatened to shoot any one
attempting to enter. He finally was
observed to be some feet from the
weapon and the officers broke in the
door before he could shoot, and after =
hard struggle he was landed in Jail In
the last four days six cases of insanity
have been reported
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Meningitis.

GAINEsvmLE, Tex, JAN 31--An cpl
demic is raging in the western part OF
Cooke County, some twenty miles from
here, the symptoms of which have the
characteristics of meningitis The
patients in many instances die in a few
hours Some twenty-five deaths are re-
ported to have occurred from this malady
during the past twenty-four hours 50
far physicians have been unable to check
its ravages and it has already spread
over the country to an alarming extent
Great excitement prevails and many OF
the citizens there are fleeing from their
homes to other localities not yet visited
by the plague.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

BosTON, Feb. 1.-The notifications
in the proposal for the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe stock trust during the period
of its existence provide that any va
cancy is to be filed by the remaining
trustees. The trust will be declared eff
fective when at least $1,000 shares of
stock have been deposited. Before such
declaration has been made but not after
ward, any stock certified may be sur
rendered and the stock represented be
withdrawn Application will be made
to have the trust certificates listed in
Boston, New York and London so that
they shall be saleable at all times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Cleveland Preferred.

New YORK, JAN S1.-A meeting Of the
County Democracy of the Nineteenth
Assembly district Endorsed ex-President
Cleveland for the nomination in 1879
and passed the following resolution;
Resolved. That we indorse the tarln re-
form measures of Grover Cleveland,
measures which were dishonesty ae-
cried by his political antagonists during
the last Presidential campaign, anu
which are forcing themselves upon IL
earnest, thoughtful citizens OF eses
party by the unansweraole logic OF
preme necessity" A resolution
ing ballot reform was also passed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

AT the Treasury Department it is
stated that the lease of Castle Garden
would terminate March 81 and that suit
able quarters for emigrants would be Sc
cured on Governors island, which will
be entirely under Government control.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

CLEARING house returns for the weok
ended February showed an average in
crease of 1919 compared with the CORE
spending week of last year. In New
York the increase was Ill
DISCOUNT was in demand in London
during the week ended February u
Business was generally better. Amer
lean railroad securities improved. The
better compared with the corresponding
week.
THE Senate was not in session on the
1st- The House passed the day in con-
fusion over the contested election cases,
the Speaker continuing to count nom
voting Democrats as present, to consti-
tute quorum.
THE Brazilian Cabinet overcame its
recent crisis, Minister Robiera resign
ing, his place being taken by Francisco
Griziero.
Mrs. ALICE CoPPINGER. eldest daugh-
ter of Hon. James G. Blaine, died at
Washington on the I'd from brain fever,
the result of an attack of influenza.
Mr.. Blaine was the recipient of much
sympathy over the death of his daugh-
ter, following so soon after the demise
of his son, Walker Blaine.
Mrs. PRESIDENT HARRISON has abo1-
ished the custom of Misunderstanding at
receptions and will inaugurate other 90
cial changes at the White House.
THERE was riot at the Polish Church
| of Buffalo, N. Y, on the I'd, caused by
an attempt of the unpopular priest to
celebrate mass. Several policemen were
injured, the congregation using brick
bats. Nine arrests were made.
THREE men were killed, three fatally
injured and five entombed by an ex.
plosion in tho Nottingham shaft a
Wil'sesbarre, Pa, recently.
| Dr. EDWARD MCGLYNN was recently
seriously attacked with bronchitis
The schooner John Hancock, reported
to have been seized by the pirates, has
arrived at San Francisco.
ALBERT METER, the Cincinnati bank
er who left this country to avoid testify
ing in the Ives trial in New York, is re
ported to have established an immense
electric light franchise in Rio Janeiro
THE influenza has assumed a virulenl
form in the City of Mexico and there
have been many deaths. United State.
Minister Ryan's son was in danger
Gus condition
i In saloon row at Central City, n. n.
the other night Henry Brooks, colorei
soldier, shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Dallin and a colored woman named Car
RE Drug and seriously wounded second
man He was wounded himself in tn,
laffray.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND
JUDGE LOUIS GoTTsCHALK, formerly of
ST. Louis but more recently of Califor-
mia, has been appointed Consul at Stuff
CART, Germany.
RILEY BURDErT, the noted organ man
ufacturer, died in Chicago the other
night.
GENERAL CASEY, chief of engineers,
has made report adverse to the passage
of the Senate bill to authorize the sub
stitution of pivot draw bridge across
the Missouri river at Leavenworth in
place of the present pontoon bridge.
JUDGE LOVE, of the United States Dis
trict Court at Dubuque, Iowa, has re-
fused to confirm the sale of the Fort
Madison & Northwestern railway for
$685. 300. He will order the road aban-
doned if a fair price is not offered.
THE lower house of the New York
Legislature has passed the Worlds Fair
bill. Only one negative vote was cast.
CONRAD SEIPP, the millionaire Chicago
brewer, is dead.
THE Republican Club of New York
will celebrate the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln February IL by banquet at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The principal
speech will be made by Senator Ingalls,
In response 10 CQ0 COaSC, 10 tue Mom-
DRY of Abraham Lincoln"
EDITOR Nj. n. DE YOUNG, of the San
Francisco Chronicle, was reported Sc
riously sick from pneumonia.
THE Brazilian Republic was formally
recognized by President Harrison on
the Goth.
A NUMBER of French priests have ar
| rived in Malindi. They state that they
recently met DIR. Peters, the German ex-
plorer, concerning whose death many
conflicting reports have been received,
at Koki. He was in good health.
CHARLES EDWARD LESTER, the New
York author and old-time abolitionist,
died at Detroit, Mich, recently.
| PRISCILLA DECATUR TwIGGs, aged
lightweight, died at Philadelphia re-
Gently. She was related to several re-
markable and historical personages.
THE Ohio Senate recognized Hon. A.
v. Marquis (Democrat) as Lieutenant
Governor by a strictly party vote-1s te
| 16.
JUDGE MANIsrY, of the Queens Bench
division of the British High Court of
Justice, died in London on the-S1st-
THE eldest daughter of Hon. James G.
Blaine, wife of Colonel Coppinger, was
reported seriously sick at Washington
on the 31st.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE will of Adam Forepaugh has been
probated at Philadelphia. He leaves $40
per week to his father during his life.
One half of the property goes to his
widow and the other half of the property
goes to Adam, Jr. There is no estimate
of his personal property, but the real
estate is put at 800, 200, while the circus
property is said to be worth 81, 200, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE Merchants Freight Bureau of the
Chicago Board of Trade has made form
NJ demand on the Southwestern Mis-
souri, river roads for reduction in rates
On hogs from Kansas City to Chicago to
correspond with the cut in cattle rates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

JACOB WooLNER, of Peoria, large
stakeholder of the whisky trust, states
that the whisky trust will be incorpor-
ated under the laws of Illinois instead
of running as voluntary combine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

HENRY SCHMIDT imported workmen
for his St. Louis tailor shop and was
fined $12, 900 for the offense. He has
asked for remittance of the fine on ac-
count of ignorance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

Rev. DIR. STURGEON, the famous Lon
don Baptist preacher, has about recov-
cred from the govt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE first attempt at lighting the Brit
ish museum by electricity has been sue
eessfully accomplished. The museum
will be open to the public during the
evenings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

The Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin
propose to lay claim to land worth 5000,
600 on the ground that only mineral
rights were ceded.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

PRESIDENT HARRISON expresses him
self as considerably troubled over thu
race difficulties in the South.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH intimates to
the burgomaster of Pesth that he will
not reside in the palace there if Kossuth
Is elected as a citizen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

The Gar of Russia has conferred the
highest possible decoration on the
French Minister of Finance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

HERR ARENDT, town clerk of Berlin,
Is defaulter for large sum. He at
tempted suicide.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

WYOMING has escaped bad storms this
winter and the cattle are in first class
cundition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

The mother Of Ex-Governor Yarmouth
of Louisiana, has been awarded a Mexi
can pension with back pay from 1857.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

1T is rumored that the Duke Of Cam
bridge, Field Marshal and Commandment
Chief of the British forces, will resign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

THE schooner John Hancock and a
cargo of pearls has been stolen from the
Chinese Company in Southern Cali
fOrnia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

PORTER, superintendent of the Cen
sus, has prepared instructions to super
visors desiring speedy and correct work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06

hENOSliA, WIS, FeO o.-E1re yeSter-
day morning destroyed two of the six
story buildings of Allen & Sons tannery,
filled with stock. The flames rapidly
spread destroying also the Denoyer wa
ter cure and the German NJ. E. church
and parsonage. The loss will reach
Sl25. 900. AT one time the entire north
western part of the city was threatened
with destruction and an engine was sent
from Racine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-28

second time that night the youth rolled
to the floor unconscious.
"When he again recovered his senses,
the burglars had removed the mattress
and covering from the bed and We're plac-
ing it around the safe.
He could see an open keg of powder
in the door which led to the ware room,
and in an instant realized that they were
going to blow open the safe.
He groaned at the thought, and then,
as his eyes fell upon blazing brand on
the hearth near his hand, a new light of
desperate determination cleaned in his
eyes.
81 guess that II deaden the report,
said one of the men, after he had sue
ceeded in arranging the mattress.
Then, stepping toward the keg of
powder. he continued:
Come. boys; I'll take what powder
is needed, and you can set the remainder
in the wareroom out of danger.
"The three were bending over the key
when suddenly Ben leaped to his feet and
hurled the blazing stick directly at them.
"A cry of horror from the men, and
spout of flame shooting skyward, was
the last Ben saw or heard for many hours.
"The people of Benela We're awakened
by the tremendous report, and by the
time they had reached the streets the en-
tire rear end of Major Garvin's store was
in a bright blaze
Hard work and plenty of water saved
the building. however, and the fire was
soon eXtinguished.
The torn and manglcd remains of the
three masked men We're discovered and
carried into the open air.
1.-TWO were dead and the other was dy-
ing. but before breathing his last, the
suffering burglar recovered sufficiently
to tell what had occurred
AT that moment the body of young
Gilmore was found under the mattress,
and quickly carried to the nearest house.
When the explosion occurred, the bed
clothing and mattress had struck him
first. thus saving his life
"When Ben opened his eyes at O'clock
the next morning, the committee of mer
chants and Il physician were in his room,
while a great throng of farmers and
ldDOItlS "tlt Sdtiitltu III llollt VI tit
house.
"On observing that his bookkeeper had
recovered consciousness, Major Garvin
came forward and said:
"'They are dead, Ben; but one lived
long enough to tell us what you did to
save the money. The people are here
and appreciate your action more than
words can express
"A pleased smile lit up the pale face,
and seeing that his mind was perfectly
clear. Major Garvin asked:
"'What is the new combination, my
boy?'
81 simply signed the old with my first
name, came the low answer.
"Stepping to the door, Majar Garvin
said:
"The combination is "Ben>Ga Ben, "
and the safe will be opened in a few
moments
Then some one proposed three cheers
for the young bookkeeper-for Benela
Ben-and only those who can compre-
bend what the safety of themoney meant
to thesepeople can understand the energy
and enthusiasm with which they were
given.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-28
Satisfactory Work by Machinery

1t is now estimated that in the cotton
and wcolen industries more than two
thirds of the work formerly done by hand
is accomplished by machinery, and with
far more satisfactory results. Thus in
the washing and drying of wool the feed
ing in former times was done entirely by
hand, the fact being that in the washers
this hand feeding allowed the Jumps and
punches to be torn apart by the rollers
or forks of the washing machine, by
which the wool, in the hot alkaline solu-
ton, was likely to be fetted or the fibers
destroyed. In the dryers, where current
of hot air is continually circulating, the
wool must be equally distributed, so as to
offer equal resistance to the current; for
if this is not attended to the result is that
through scant or thin places the greater
part of the current escapes, scorching the
wool in its passage-a result invariably
obtained by hand feeding. At present
machines are made specially designed for
opening and feeding wool, simple in con-
struction, and saving labor both in wash
ing and drying processes. By using these
machines the wool is separated in it's
greasy state without injury to the staple,
and enters the liquor for washing in this
loose condition; being well loosened be-
fore entering the dryer, and more equally
fed, it becomes more readily dried, and
the resistance being equalized the heat
will not produce the scorching effects.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-28
WE FULLY ENDORSE THIS.
And Ask Mothers to Read Every Lin
With Emphasis.

And Ask Mothers to Read Every Limo
With Emphasis.
The musical education of the child, we
must remember, is, in nine cases out of
ten, something in addition to an already
complete course of study laid by that
exacting and often heartless person
known as the educator. 1t invades the
play hour, makes its by no means small
exactions upon the already tired brain,
and often proves more wearying to the
nerves than all the rest of the child's
curriculum put together. Think of the
poor tortured little spine and the dan
Cling legs on the high piano stool, for an
hour at stretch! What a nervous strain
and worriment, to drop note here and
there, as grandma drops stitch, and be
obliged to go back again and again to
struggle with the passage until time,
lingering, reading, and all the technique
of execution are pronounced satisfactory.
[ declare | have seen instances of this
sort when / could hardly restrain my de-
termination to post off for an officer of
the society for the prevention of cruelty
to children!
Let parents have some consideration, |
say. The practice hour should be shorter,
or should be divided into two parts; and
rather than let it encroach upon the
proper time for play, some art, science,
accomplishment language, or what not
should be Topped off the already too
lrxuriant tree of knowledge to give it a
place.
Let there be more trimming in educa-
ton, and there will be more fruit Paul
Pastnor in the Home Maker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-28
YANkrr VIEW OF A BRITISH POET.

I've bin a readin' Brownin'; our schoolmarm
said he writ
The tallest kin er pottery the worls diskivered
yet;
Now like pottery better'n pie or any kin er
sass,
An banker for It like winter COWS a-hankerin'
for grass.
took the book down to the brook; SEE !, I'll
hev it rich.
I'll soak myself in pottery an sentiment an
SIGH;
The brook'll kinder keep in tune, the bobolink
an birds
Will sing their song, an so keep time with
this great poets Words
An so / started in to read; twas jest like
ridin' roun'
In big bumpin' dingle cart, right over new
plowed groun';
An now an then the OK 'ud break, an down
you'd go kerhop,
Then two or three more wheels 'ud bust, and
then the boss 'ud stop.
An then he'd start off on a rush, an go a
whirln' roun':
Sometimes the cart wuz sideways, an some
times upside down;
An then ther'd come an awful jolt, kinder
crazy crash,
An fust ye'd know, the dingle cart 'ud bust
an go to smash.
Ispose that's wen the poem stopped; 1didn't
read no more;
My bones wuz mixed permisCus like, an all
my jints sore;
The bobolink flew up tree, an never raised
zip,
An went home, an thirteen weeks wuz laid
up 18th the grip.
is. w. Foss in Yankee Blade.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-28

One of the most remarkable accidents
recorded in history occurred near Marl-
boroug house, London, England, re-
Gently. AT about o'clock p m. gem
tlemam, well-known public official,
was passing from st. James park to Pail
Mall when he suddenly receive vio-
lent blow on his right shoulder, which
caused him great pain and to stumble
forward as he walked. He noted a
cracking noise at the time, but had not
the slightest idea of the cause of the
shock he had experienced. Reaching
home he disrobed and submitted to q
critical examination, but nothing was
discovered which in the least accounted
for the great pain in both shoulder and
arm. A servant sent to brush the gen.
tleman's coat next morning, discovered
a scorched streak about eleven inches
long and an inch wide, extending across
the shoulder of the coat and down the
back. The mysterious shock was ex-
plained he had been struck by meteor
or falling star