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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
THE ETRUSCAN cIST.

A Word Applied BY the Ancients to Every
Species of Basket or Box.
The word cist was a common term en-
played by the Greeks and Romans to
de signate every species of basket or box;
originally Greek word, it passed with
out transformation into the Latin. At
first the cist would seem to. have been a
basket or box made of willow and in
tended for country use for holding
vegetables or fruits; like our own affairs
of this sort, it was sometimes round and
sometimes square. From this limited
use the word came to apply to boxes and
caskets of all sorts. We find them
represented very commonly on medals
and coins and in pictures; they hold the
money of private person or of society;
they were used for carrying manuscripts
or papyri, votes were deposited in them;
they were the precursors in the sacred
mysteries of the pyx or box which
guards the wafer on the altar of the
Roman Church, but their most usual
employment was domestic one; they
held the toys of children and small
articles of the toilet.
There have been found in them all
those objects which made up what the
ancients called the woman's world
Mundus MuHe6ris:: mirrors, hairpins,
combs, perfume bottles, sponges, pomade
boxes and the rest. It is by no means
uncommon to find ivory dice in these
boxes, and indeed the miscellaneous
contents of the modern feminine work
box, which is the analogue of the boys
pocket, are often prophesied, as it were,
in these ancient receptacles.
! The cists that have come to US are
found in tombs, and by far the greater
number of them have come from the
metropolis of Pr@neste (Palistrina) or
it's neighborhood, where they are found
inclosed in the sarcophagi, or in the
small boxes made of tufa, which served
to hold the bones and ashes gathered
from the funeral pyre. Sometimes the
cists themselves contain bones; this was
not their purpose; it was merely an oc-
casional employment dictated by con-
venience. We owe the preservation Of
many of these objects to the fact that
they were of bronze, but it is posi- BILE
that M any more may be lost to us from
having been made of the ester twigs that
were the material of the original
baskets.-Studio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
EATING BEETLE lARvE.

When Roasted In Ashes They Taste Better
Than European Omelette.
One night we spent in a cave near the
brook, says book entitled among
Cannibals." The cave was not large,
and was low, cold and damp, and thus
not very inviting. We had but its naked
stones for a couch, for there was of
course no grass to be found in the scrub.
A big fire was kindled; outside it was
pitch dark. My blacks had found in
a large fallen tree some larvae of beetles
(coleoptera) on which we Toasted. There
are several varieties of these edible
larvae, and all have a different taste.
The best one is glistening white, of the
thickness of finger, and is found in
the acacia trees. The others live in
the scrubs, and are smaller and not
equal to the former in flavor. The
blacks are so fond of them that they
even eat them alive, while they pick
them out of the decayed trunk of a
tree-a not very attractive spectacle.
The larvae were usually collected in
baskets and SO taken to the camp. The
Australian does not as rule eat raw
animal food, the only exception know
of being these coleoptera larvae. The
large fire cracked Justify in the cave,
while we sat around it preparing the
larvae. We simply placed them in the
red-hot ashes, where they at once be-
came brown and crisp, and the fat fairly
bubbled in them while they were being
thus prepared. After being turned once
or twice they were thrown out from the
ashes with stick, and were ready to be
eaten. Strange to say, these larvae were
the best food the natives were able to
offer me, and the only kind which
really enjoyed. II such larvae is
broken in two it will be found to consist
of q yellow and tolerably compact mass
rather like an omelette. In taste it re-
sembles an egg, but it seemed to me
that the best kind, namely the acacia
larvse, which has the favor of nuts,
tasted even better than European om-
elette. The natives always consumed
the entire larvse, while usually bit on
the head and threw aside the skin, but
my men always consumed my leavings
with great gusto. They also ate the
beetles - greedily - tho larvu, simyly
removing the hard wings before foast-
Ing them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

wing hnghs at crocodiles,' 20 goes their
saying down ut Alexandria; but when tho
goose Il asleep on the water, it n the cruco-
dies who laugh Not but what women are
pretty crocodiles. Mem worship the croco-
diles ut Anthribfs (Crocodopolis), but they
worship women an the world Overt La!
how my tongue does run on, and thou about
to be crowned Pharaohi Did not prophecy
it to theea Wei, thou art clean Lord Of
the Double Crowni Go forth"
And came forth with the old wife's fool
ish talk ringing in my ears, though of .
truth her folly had ever grain OF wit in IL
As came, once more the Dignitaries
rose and bowed before me. Then my
father, without delay, drew near me, and
placed within my hands q golden image of
the divine Goddess Ma (Truth), and golden
images of the arks of the divine God Amen
Ra, of the divine Mout, and the divine
Khons, and spake solemnly:
ssThou swearest by the living majesty OF
Ma. by the majesty Of Amen-Ra, of Mout
and of Khonsi"
'sThou swearest by the holy land Of Khem.
by Sihor's food, by the Temples of the Gods
and the eternal Pyramids"
"Iswearr'
Remembering thy doom IL thou shouIdsf
fail therein, thou swearest that thou wilt in
all things govern Egypt according to Its
ancient laws, that thou wilt preserve the
worship of It's Gods, that thou wilt do equal
justice, that thou wilt not Cypress, that
thou wilt not betray. that thou wilt make
no alliance with the Roman or the Greek
that thou wilt cast out the foreign idols.
that thou wilt devote thy life to the liberty
of the land of Kheml"
~ sweari"
cit is well. Mount, then. thy throne, that
| in the presence of these thy subjects may
name thee Pharaoh
I mounted upon the throne, whereof the
footstool is q sphinx, and the canopy the
overshadowing wings Of Ma Then did
Amenemhat once again draw nigh and
place upon my brow the Pshent. and on my
| head the Double Crown, and about my
shoulders the Royal Robe, and in my hands
the Scepter and the Sco"rge.
Royal Harmachis,n he cried, s'by these
outward signs and tokens, ], the High Priest
of the temple Of Ra-Men-Ma at Abouthis
crown thee Pharaoh of the Upper and Lower
| Land. Reign and prosper, o Hope OF
| Rhemii''
ssReign and prosper, Pharaohr' echoed
| the Dignitar,es, bowling down before me.
Then, one by one, they swore allegiance
| till all had sworn. And having sworn, my
father took me by the hand; in solemn pro
cession he led me into each of the seven
Sanctuaries that are in this temple of Ra-
Men-Ma, and in each I made offerings.
swung incense, and oficiated as Priest
Clad in the Royal Robes made offerings il
| the Shrine of Horus, in the Shrine of Isis.
| in the Shrine of Osiris, in the Shrine of
Amen-Ra, in the Shrine of Horemku, in the
| Shrine of Ptah, till at length Preached the
Shrine Of the Kings Chamber.
Here they made their offering to me, as
| the Divine Pharaoh, and left me very
| weary-but KING.
ITo BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
POLLY'S GHOST.
The Sacrifice She Finally Made
For His Sake.

Pretty Polly Paschall sat bolt upright,
her red-brown curls falling in rich con-
fusion about her throat, her brown eyes
as wide as if she had not been in bed
and asleep for hours. The lamp was
turned low, as she had left it, and shone
with a dim, soft radiance over all the
richly furnished room.
Polly stared about her. The chairs,
the tables, the little quantity carved
stand by the window which held her
precious pilgrim bottle, were all just
as she had left them. What could the
noise have been? Suddenly, her eyes
fell upon the little square in the wall
high above bookcase.
my ghost at last"' said Polly, clasp
ing her palms together. She waited a
moment in breathless silence, but hear
ing no repetition of the noise which had
awakened her, she sprang out of bed,
put on her slippers and dressing gown,
threw some bits of wood upon the still
glowing embers, and, turning out the
lamp. she sat down before the fire to
await the ghost whose coming she had
been expecting for 10! these many days.
The Paschalls, father, mother and
daughter, had moved into their present
abode to await the erection of their own
house, and upon the very first day OF
their coming Polly had spied the little
-'secret door," as she called it, and Sc
1ected this for her room.
''Just think of the possibilities for a
romance!' she said to her father; and he
had gotten upon the house-cleaner's
sstep-ladder and found the door fastened
hard and fast.
ssIt is all safe," he said.
'sOh, / want it to be safe from mortal
hands," Polly said; ''but ghosts do not
stand back for bolts and bars"
If it is ghost you want" said her
father, "you may get it. This house
belongs to one of the oldest and, at one
time, one of the wealthiest families in
the State. 1t has stood here for years
and has known many changes, and,
suppose, could tell many stories, and
perhaps give up good many ghosts ]
rented it from sweet-faced and grand
looking old lady, who lives somewhere
and somehow in those dark apartments
next door to us. / think she is the only
surviving member of the family whose
glory and wealth have departed. No.
believe she told me there was boy, her
grandson, who is working at-she told
me what he does, but don't remember. y
ssHow Interestingly" exclaimed Polly,
ISL am sure shall find ghost"
But so many uneventful months had
passed since she ensconced herself in the
rooms, that she had almost forgotten to
expect q ghost until tonight, when q
noise of slippered feet walking over q
hard bare floor had awakened her.
She sat for a long time, her eyes fixed
upon the little door. expecting every
moment that q Rhostly hand would undo
the hidden lock. and . ghost1y form
emerge from the darkness beyond. Her
maid found her still sitting, and fast
asleep the next morning when she
came to awaken her.
my pretty Polly will have I gloomy
DAY Of 1t, fear" said her father when
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
VAN ALIENS RIDE.

WORD came to Van Allen that Mabel was dy-
Dear Mabel, his darling, the Joy of his
hearti
.That wasted and worn on her couch she was
lying,
And into the Silent Land soon would de-
part.
That word was enoughl Bring the steed
Vault into the saddle with hurrying BREATH
For quicker than message by wire or cable
Speeds the one who is eager to intercept
Death
He sees not the neighbors, who throw wide
the shutters.
And cry: whats the natter why of in
such haste!"
He heeds not, he hears not nor one word he
utters;
For Mabel is dying-there's no time to
waste!
The trees in mad dances go whirling and
whirling,
The sky and the grass In one color line
blend. q
And Sunshine and shadow their flags are nm
He sees but the road and the house at the
sOne thought. one desire, fills the heart of the
rider,
1t is to see Mabel, to kneel down beside her,
And clasp the beloved one again in his
arms.
They had quarreled one day, and in anger
had parted;
For rivals twas said, at such break had
connived;
And now she was dying, perhaps broken
And oh, then, how quickly his old love re-
vivedl
With a prayer in his heart, on he dashed still
faster
All! never a courier galioped SO fleet!
And the steed, who this moment Is part of
his master
Flies on as If Love. too. lent wings to his
They are nearing the goal, and Van Allen, all
breathless,
Springs light to the turf-dashes in through
the gate
One torturng fear In his bosom that, nath-
He has come to the rescue one second too
late.
she knows not, she hears not, the movements
around her;
Afar she is roaming, through regions of
space,
With the angel, Azrel, who whitley has
bound her,
And lett the imprint OF his kiss on her face.
Van Allen ne'er waits for word nor a greet
ing,
But careless Of warnin g-unheeding
NE seizes his darlington, rapturous meeting
To find his beloved once more in his arms.
~'You have killed her" they cried. "You
have crushed the frail bios $om
Too fragile, alas for a cold world like ours /!
All, why not more tenderly take to your
bosom
Nor rashIy endanger the sweetest of
fowers?'
But 10! the warm flush to her cheek Is arising,
The lips their red tokens as Loyalty give,
And the watchers exclaim: "ThiS Is really
surprising!
The crisis has passed! She is saved! She
will liver
OF Joy for Van Allen. who, bending above her,
Still gaZed in her eyes, nor relaxed his en-
brace,
To hear the soft whisper. so dear to a lover
81 was-dying-I think-fOr-a sight-of
yOur-faceP
% faster than rider pursued by specter,
o faster than flight of a carrier dove,
OR the race. or the chase for life's glorious
nectar.
Speeds the one who is off on an errand Of
love.
With Love in his heart holding death in
allegiance, $50
Each step OF the Journey contending with
fate,
Wherever he goes, and whate'er the con-
veyance.
My prayer is: "God grant that he be not
too late!''
Josephine Pollard. in N. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
HoW's THIS !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foe
any case of (:afarrh that can not be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo. o.
We the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and bcIieve
him perfectly honorable in all business
TRANSACTIONS, and financially able 10 carr&
out any obligations made by their hrEl-
West d Truax. w holesale Druggists, Toledo.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholeszio
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials freA
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ali DruggistA
THE goat seems to have achieved the dis
tinction OF being the head worker Of the
animal Observation-Disclosures Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
WHEN sLEEPY-TIME CONES.


Do yo1 fancy our Rob goes to bed, Indeed. mol
But he stops his stiek-horse. with very loud
sWhoA.p
Just In front OF my chair. for . second or 20.
When the clock ON the mAntel strikes eight,
Al he says: 'Mrs- May. now the darks coming
down.
I must hurry along, ma'am. to Happy-dream
There's river to cross. and. you know. I might
drown
nIdaxed any longer to wait"
Perhaps, hve minutes later. md him in bed.
With handkerchief tied round his dear curly
head.
He il really quite III. SO the doctor has said.
But his merry eyes tw nike with fun
So, at once, I'm q hospital nurse. understand,
And sit by his side, smoothing softly his hand,
Until soon. very soon. he is safe in the land
Where his journeys In dreams are begun
There are times when together the mountains
We climb.
ct il only the staircase. you know, every time, }
And our journey begiLs at the instant the
chime
OF the clock on the mantel says eight
Or my Rob's engineering a passenger-train,
home lane,
That it finds me traveller caught in the rain.
WHO'S very glad not to be late.
But it helps him, you see. not to worry and
When the time has arrived all his playthings
to leave,
And to yield to his go-to-bed fate.
Who am II o. his mamma, you know, 'tMrs.
May"
And his partner in planning this nice little way
Which so happily closes the long, happy day
When the clock on the mantel strikes eight.
Patty Caryl in Housewife.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
Consumptiou surely Cared.

ToTHE EDITOR :-Please in form your read
ers that i have a positive remedy for the
above named disease By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manently cured 1 shall be glad to send two
bottles OF my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption If they win
send Inc their express and post Office ad-
dress Respectfully, L. A SLocUA, NJ c. +,
Isl Pearl street, New York.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

~ xF1st ~ ~ ~ ~. n xfuo-
Moro - two-shiz1sG our sick foz. -
treated ~ fgnoran1 md u1aki1iful ply
rscuperativo Y0WR q. nature. > H1ch
larger properties would b hurried premar
turely into the grave on account Of errone-
SsS to blame. Tssy sre long Sns ees.
ting sick but demand immediAee relief So
for dyspepsia and indigestion the doctor
Rrsseoes s s sesg PHI 1o s;n =. nc nssS on.
Eminent, for sleepleSsness some narcotic,
for skin diseases some external ointment.
and 50 might erroneous treatment be emu
to show the doctor aims 70 give quick tenn
porary relief without hope or expectation OF
any permanent good Now nine times out Of
sleeplessness, nervousness, skin diseases.
etc, owe their origin to Q state Of detective
circulation and blood impurity, and the usa
of that scientific remedy invented by the
would effect permanent cure IL il called
DR. Bulls Sarsaparilla- Demand il or your
druggist Take no other.
NOWADAYS . man can end - much OUT
shout himself by getting on the jury a. by
running for the Presidency.-Chicago Her
aid.
Knights OF Pythl.s Biennial conelave, q
Mlwaukee, Wis, J1ly. 1880.
For this great occasion excursion tickets
will be sold from all principal points in the
United States and Canada 70 Ailwaakee
and return via the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul Railway ut half rates
As its name indicates the Chicago. Mil
waukee & ST Paul Railway is the direct
route to Milwaukee, and Is the camp ground
for the Uniformed Knights ito which point
cars and trains will be run through with
out transfer) Is located directly on this line,
it will be seen that the Chicago. Ailwaukee
& St Paul Railway has o great advantage
over other routes which are unable TO fur
nish such facilities, and visiting Knights,
in mind when purchasing excursion tickets.
A circular giving detailed information
will be mailed free upon application 10 A Y.
ID. CARPENTER, General Passenger Agent,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall and
Vengeance of Harmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
Is SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND.
By H. RIDER HAGGARD,
~She," "Allan Quaternnain,"
ETC., ETC., Etc.
lustrated by NICHoLI.. after CATION WOOD
VILE and 0RERFENHAaEN.
CHAPTER VII.

or THE AMAZING OF HARMACHIs; OF THE
CEREMONY OF HIS CROwNING AS PHARAOH
OF THE UPPER AND THE LOWER LAND, AN d
OF THE OFFERINGS MADE TO THE PHARAOH.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

A MAN can hardly be expected to foot .
bill without little kicking about it-Bal
timore American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

THE picture of q man was never taken
that he did not feel FIVE years afterward
that 1t looked foolish-Atchison Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

THE doctor could not tell what allied me,
but was helpless and could not use my
hands or feet One day a neighbor brought
me bottle of Bulls Sarsaparilla and after
wards got two bottles more, by using which
am now sound and well and able 10 be cut
and about. L. Brown, Hahnyille, In.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

The peal Of the banana has falling in
dection.-Yonkers Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

PURCHASE or loan on Endowment Policies
b. A. TYLER, Hartford. CT Z. o. Box 90A
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

IT has been judicially decided that corn d
fuel The juice of 1t has long been known
as Q great Observation-Disclosures American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

"a AGAIN I woke, to
find myself stretched
- at length upon the
. stone flooring of the
~ Holy Place of Isis
that is at Abouthis. By
me stood the old Priest of
the Mysteries, and in his
nd was a lamp. He bent
sr me and gazed earnestly
On my face.
1t is day-the day Of thy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

81 believe shall pay another visit to
my ghosts apartment, she said. when
she had finished reading the story.
So saying, she scrambled up on the
bookcase, opened the door and went into
the room beyond. Her dress caught on
the door as she passed through and
pulled it to with click. Before she
had time to extricAte herself. she heard
a key inserted into the lock on the other
side of the room. the door opened and q
man walked in. Polly leaned back
against the wall. frightened.
The young man stood holding the door
in his hand, with . startled expression
In his big, gray eyes
s.How-how did ron get here?'' he
asked. abruptly.
Through the little door here, )" said
Polly, breathlessiy. sit has shut to be-
hind me. Oh. dear. I thought. zen uere
ghostg
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

NOWADAYS Q man can End - much out
about himself by getting on the jury ~ by
running for the Presidency.-Chicago Her
aid
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-06-21
RUSHING TO RUIN.
A Train Runs Down Steep Incline
Heavy Loss of Life.

AsHvIIIE, N. G., June 1S.-Perhaps
the most destructive wreck both on life
and property ever known in the history
of the Western North Carolina railroad
occurred last night at Melrose station at
the south side of Salud mountain, about
80 miles from this city. The dead are
Engineer J. ]. Smya of Chester, $. G.,
Engineer Lewis Tunstall of Yorktown,
Va, Fireman A. G. Taylor Of Morristown,
Tenn, son Of W. 2. Taylor, who was 20
years conductor on the East Tenn, Vir-
ginia & Georgia railroad. The injured
are G. Bowcock, flagman, thigh broken;
Geo. Beckett, conductor, injuries not seri-
GUS. He escaped by jumping; VIM. Hoe,
fireman, slight injuries. He escaped by
jumping Two colored brakeman, nam
ed foster and Greebe, painful but not
dangerous wounds. From the apex of
Salud mountain to Melrose the scene of
the accident, the distance is three miles,
and there is fall of 900 feet. This fact
has made the railroad authorities speGoal-
ly careful at these points and an engine
is kept constantly to help all trains up
and down the mountain. The track was
very wet last night. When the coal
train started down, the slippery track was
too much for it. While the train was
going at rs miles per hour the tracks
spread and the train plunged headlong
down the mountain. The company's loss
is $75,000.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-06-21

HELENA, June 1s.-[Special to the TRI-
BuNE.l-Gov. Toole yesterday sent to the
board Of pardons his recommendation for
Of the sentence to imprison-
ment for life in the case of Albert jack
son. who was to have been hanged In this
city Saturday. Pending action Of the
board respite was granted until July H.
jackson was convicted of numbering bru-
- The h jury was out for three days on his
cssa and could not agree, but they were
ordered out again and soon reached q
verdict in the first degree. II was
learned yesterday that the jury reached
this conclusion only on an agreement
among themselves to sign petition Tor q
com mmutation of the sentence.