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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
PROBABLY ACCIDENTAL.
The Body of Oscar splittgarber Found on tn
p!ains-The Top OF HIS Head Shot OF.
Specjal TO the Gazetfe

p!ains-The Top OF His Head Shot OF
Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, Nov. 1.-THE body
OF one Oscar splittgaroer of Pecos ar
rived here on the east-bound passenger
this morning and was at once dispatch ed
by hacks to Balliuger, from where it will
be forwarded to Menardville Split
CARRIER is supposed to have met his death
in very tragic manner. He left his
home on his horse, carving with him q
Winchester rife, and on Saturday last
WIS found i'll a doubled-up position out
on the plains, with the top of his head
blown off and the Winchester in such a
position when he vas found as to make
the impression that his death was caused
by the accidental discharge of his rifle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18

dents. Jameson asked Haymadi whether
canibelism was a tact. Uay;na replied
YES Jameson gave him cloth 10
purchase slave girl. Haymali pro-
cured the girl. Jameson himself took
her by the wrist, hsnded her to the can
nibnls, who stabbed her, cut her CULVER
ing flesh, toasted il on sticks and eat it,
During the whole performance jameson
sat sketChIpG.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
Ammunition for Turkish Troops.

ERZERoUM, Nov. 1.-THE coucentrn-
ton of Russian troops on the Armenian
frontier has caused much uneasueSs
here. The governor OF Erzeroum has
sent sixty wagon Iouds of ammunition
for Turkish troops Oh The frontier.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
Missionary Committee of the NJ. E. Church.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE gen.
eral missionary committee of the Melho-
dist church convened to-day. Bishop
Ninde presided. Africa came up for con-
sderatlon on supplementary appropris-
tons. An additional appropriation Vas
made to the amount Of $4,000,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
Queen Emma VIII Take tho Oath.

Queen Emma VIII Take tho Oath.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 1..-Queeu Emma
'rill take the oath as regent OF Holland
November 20.
The bank of Netherlands has Increased
Its rate of discount from So to per
cent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
THE STATISTICAL FIEND.

A Man of Figures Explains How Ono May
Kill Time.
A man whose head is bullying with
mathematical problems has figured out the
disposition of every hour of the daily life Of
an average man, and tells just how many
hours a man OF fifty has devoted to his
toilet, meals or newspaper.
ssLet us assume, " said he, t'that the sleep
ing hours of an average man will number
eight daily. That is one-third Of his time, so
that in fifty years your man will have slept,
all told. sixteen years and eight months
The man who is shaved daily at fifty years
probably had his face scraped not oftener
than three times per week at twenty-five
years, while during his first eighteen years
razor never touched his face.
'iSay that the semlcentenarian has aver
aged two shaves week for fifty years, that
will give 5, 700 scrapes in the half century
At an average of fifteen minutes per shave
the time devoted to this one small element
of life will run up to fifty-nine days and
nine hours.
ssIf man should not shave in fifty years.
and then attempt to make up his proportion
all at once, he would have to shave night
and day for nearly two months. The aver
age man who is not limited to twenty min
utes for dressing, breakfast and catching
the train consumes about thirty minutes in
getting inside his clothing in the morning.
.sHalf an hour per day for fifty years would
amount to one year, fifteen days and five
hours, so that if man should dress himself
at the start in life for the whole fifty years,
says the Baltimore Sun, he would pass two
weeks beyond his first birthday anniver-
sary, and this means working twenty-four
hours per day"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

group has been decimated by death, re-
moval, or lapse into crime, until the
subject of this sketch stands alone, all
his companions scattered or in the grave.
When the men about town linger in
the famous bar-rooms to enjoy parting
''n4ghtcap" before re5iring the eccentric
Finder is there, seated in chair and
apparently wide awake. He sits con-
veniently close and listens to the con-
versation from neighboring groups of
people, but never Obtrudes, never
speaks. Harmless and inoffensive, he
is regarded with friendly gaze, and
the very mystery that shrouds his move
ments creates a desire to cultivate him.
He does not drink Intoxicating liquors,
and when invited to join in the festivi-
ties of the hour Invariably orders a cup
of black coffee. Three cubes of sugar
form it's sweetening power, and quietly
and surreptitiously this singular man
places the remaining cubes in his
pockets. This circumstance has earned
for him sobriquet-''the sugar fiend."
In the street he walks erect, but his
eyes wander from curb to store or house
line, always on the pavement and never
straight ahead. Early in the morning,
when the streets are quiet, this profess
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
THE FAMILIAR cHIFFoNIER.

until in the glare of the electric light
there flashed from the long fingers of
the Swallowed man scintillation which
showed that a glittering diamond was
the fruit of this search at a gloomy hour
of the morning in such a ghoulish spot.
In few hours the lady who had lost the
ring was in the possession of her val
liable souvenir, and Nick Burden, tsPro-
fessional Finder" was fifty dollars in
pocket and happy in the reflection that
he was an honest man.
Daily he promenades Broadway and
Fifth avenue as unconcerned as though
he was landed proprietor journeying
18th the thronO of wealthy citizens en-
route to a luxurious home. His eyes
are gazing downward, his step is set to
slow measurement, and no surrounding
event, however thil1ing, attracts his at
tention. He is bent upon one supreme
object, the discovery of. treasure in
money or jewelry which may be con-
cealed in q hidden mass that some
pedestrian in the vast pushing and
swinging tide of humanity may care
Iessly have dropped For over ten years
this strange man has led the life of rec
luse., He has never been known to
withhold lost article his trained eye
has discovered. The police speak Of
him With the utmost respect A. far Is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
A HANDY FORCING HOUSE.


floor must always be built strong, or it
will break down. 1t holds ten inches of
earth and here the seeds are planted.
Wood is used for fuel, and but little fire is
needed. Build the furnace on a level
with the ground or little lower, exca-
waiting place five feet deep in which
to stand and fix the fire.
The f1ue has rise of eighteen inches
in the first twenty feet; after this fif-
teen to eighteen inches to the end of
the bed is sufficient. Two boards seven
all twelve feet long will answer for the
chimney. To make the furnace, use
three CRATE bars, each 5x40 inches, and
raise them ten inches from the ground
on bricks. These are inclosed with fire.
brick, fre-clay tiles cover the top and
fire-clay should be used for mortar. The
f1ue for the first ten feet must be made
of friedrich. Common brick will an
swer the balance of the way A board
roof should be placed over the furnace
excavation and sheet iron should be
nailed above the furnace door to keep
it from taking fire. Four air holes on a
meath the floor to rise under the glass.
If it should get too warm, board could
be laid over the apertures. Do not burn
coal. The SCOT will choke the fiue and
coal gas is sometimes generated. which
is fatal to the plants. A vessel made of
galvanized iron and placed on the fur
mace generates moisture and makes it
more desirable for plant growing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
. A REALISTIC coLLoouv.


oh, where are you goingf my sweet little
Oh. where are you goingr' said he.
am going to that land where people are
staid,
And do not ask questions" said she.
~Iwouid like to go with you, my sweet little
maid,
Iwould like to go with you," said he.
am sure I don't need you, am not afraid;
can go all Alone" said she.
!" There are dangers ahead my sweet little
would like to protect you" said he.
III am fearless and strong, and am not dis
mayed;
Ineed not your help" said she.
"You are burdened with care, my sweet little
maid,
Let me carry portion said he.
My cares are but trivial, and soon they will
fade;
thank You most kindly" said she.
my burdens are grievous. my sweet little
maid,
My burdens are grievous,'' said he.
am sure can carry the half" she said,
Fully half can carry" SAID she.
Unhappy and lonely" said he
II can cheer you, and comfort, and willingly
aid;
All these can do, said she
f. And will you consent? my sweet little maid.
And aciu you, oh, will your said he.
II certainly will, and shall be repaid
If twill mako you more happy said she.
"You carry your sorrows and cares, little wife,
So lightly, SO lightly" said he.
"You may bear all of mine, they're the bane
of my life"
"Tll relieve you most gladly said she.
Mrs. j. S. Lowe, in Leslie's Newspaper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
it is known he is believed to be perfect
" honest He merely works for re-

it is known he is believed to be perfect
" honest He merely works for q re-
ward.
There are other grades of ssdnders,"
but their game is of very small order.
Before the street-cleaners have swept
the refuse of the streets into piles of
rubbish or in the gray OF the morning
ere the chihoniers have started out with
baskets and long hooks, the small-fry
finder may be seen inspecting the store
doors or securing the cutters in search
of articles which belated travellers have
dropped in their haste to reach home or
in their maudlin stages. And yet an
Italian finder pays over 81, 500 per week
to this city for the privilege of sorting
over the street sweepings. Their re-
ward is small and the mere question of
seeking rightful owner never enters
into the thoughts of these street wan
derers.
Others haunt concert rooms, Sixth
avenue dives and certain streets where
gilded vice f1aunts its gaudy colors in
the face of men of wild and dissolute
habits, and their ''fnds" generally con-
sist of money and jewelry. The latter
finds its way, as a rule, to pawn shops
or fence" houses where purchases are
made and no questions are asked.
Still another class of these industrious
people make the car tracks of the city
their mines of wealth, but the fruits of
their labor are very meager, for the
average car-driver claims this as his pre-
empted land, and he rakes over the
ground between the iron rails so thor
oughly that there is little left for any
outsider. Theaters, bathrooms and the
s'L" road trains are watched so carefully
by employees that the professional
finders" occupation is gone almost en-
tirely
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
HOW TO BECOME TALL.

An Ingenious Device That Can BE Used
by the Short People.
Hollow cheeks and wrinkles are awk-
ward things, writes Miss Mantalini in
the Pail Mall Budget. Ladies do their
best to prevent their appearance. The
clever ones seem to be able to ward off
the wrinkles, but hollow cheeks COM
pletely battle their skill. A gentleman
who lives at Islington is providing
ladies whose cheeks are hollow with
small pads. These pads are attached to
natural or artificial teeth by means of
tiny gold springs. The price of face
pad is trife heavy, like every thing
else guaranteed to improve the personal
appearance. A pair of pads costs some
thing like s5. The maker of the face
pad said that gentlemen as well as Ia
dies are wearing them. One gentleman
had never looked any thing but cadaver
Gus until he took to the pad. Now his
cheeks are rounded like cherub's, and
he looks ten years younger. The Curl
Gus thing about the face pad is its in
heXibility. It is made of the same ma
terial as the case of a set of artificial
teeth.
There is no need for the small person
to be overlooked on account of want of
stature. It is possible to add as much
as four inches on to your stature by the
Cremerian boot, designed for the eleva-
ton of the lowly. The invention is an
odd and ingenious one. Instead of tack
ing six inches on to persons heels,
pair of entirely false feet made of cork
are put into the shoes. When the
wearer gets into them he or she is raised
according to the inches of cork. OF
course, in this invention the original
foot is made to combine with the cork
one under the leather in such a manner
that the line of demarkation is not per-
ceptible. The size of the foot is sacri-
feed, it is true, and larger boot is nee
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
KEEPING STOCK.
BY This L. Meant Keeping 1t in Good
Condition.

BY This Ii M00ut keeping H ~ &zoOo
Condition.
Stock that is not kept In good condi-
ton. and If 1t is young stock in growing
condition, is kept at loss II cattle.
swine, sheep or horses are not in good
condition, all the time there is loss
shat never can be made up. for once
down in condition not only is there just
SO much time lost but it always requires
more food and better care to get the ami
maiup that would be required if 1t were
kept up all the time. Usually q falling
off in condition may be traced to feed
ing, though not always. insufficient
food or food of poor quality or of the
wrong kind is fertile cause of falling
off in condition 1t is not enough that
an animal should have all that it will
eat It must have the right kind Of
food. Many an animal that is so fat
it can hardly stand is literally starved
The fat forming foods that it has had
do not give it strength, and the system
Graves something it has not got IL the
young animal is not kept growing. great
injury is done. 1t must be well and
properly fed to develop it, and if it is
not so fed it will never make the best
mature animal, whatever may be the
care given it afterward.
1t is clearly not the part of wisdom,
however, for owners of pedigreed herds
to deter the general return to the
breeding of better class of cattle,
now one of the absolute necessities of
the near future, by any unreasonable
marking up of values. The hard road
their customers have had to travel
should be given due consideration: but,
on the other hand, users of bulls can
not close their eyes to the fact that the
falling away of the demand for pure
bred sires for steer-breeding purposes
has sacrificed more pedigreed herds
than can be replaced by the most active
kind of work for years to come. The
elements upon the open ranges of the
West, the sharp knives of butchers,
spayers and castrators in the older
States. together with the undermining
influences of despair and cold neglect
on the part of owners to be seen upon
thousands and thousands of good farms
throughout the length and breadth of
the great corn and bluegrass belts,
have made such appalling inroads in
the available supply of desirable cattle
that it is an interesting matter for
speculation as to how the qualify is to
be restored without a rebound in the
values of the best-pedigreed herds be-
yond all present anticipations-
That there is at least ten years of
steady prosperity in store for the breed
ers of pure-bred cattle of the best and
most useful types, while the rehatHli-
tation of the demoralized cattle stocks
of the country is going on, is the DELHI
crate judgment of conservative men,
The panic has done its worst The
liquidation is practically complete
There is not an element in the present
situation but argues returning strength
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

essary with the cork elevator" than
would be the case naturally; but fancy
having four inches added to your height
OF course, even with those who are
most ambitious to increase their height,
it is impossible that they should add
several inches I'd it in . day. So they
are advised by Mr. Cremer to grow half
an inch at time. Even this would be
sure to occasion q little surprise, for
some of your acquaintances are bound
to notice such untoward growth. But
the invention offers q large field for
speculation. You can take off your
shoes with these elevators and no
one be any the wiser, for the cork ad-
ditions to the feet are hidden in the
stockings. The principle is applied to
the club-footed with great ingenuity,
for instead of huge ugly cork sole a
cork foot is made. on the top Of which
the deformed foot rests. So when the
trouser or the skirt falls over the con-
cealed foot the cork one, clothed in the
same size as the perfect foot and the
toes initiated with pads and springs,
does not betray itself. People with fiat
feet may have their instep raised, and
those who only desire slight elevation
can have Is put in the heels of their
shoes, only, instead of being put outside.
the cork is put inside the boot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
chief-Jus.ic. ch..e's Romance.

Chlef-Justice Chase had q love affair
which he never forgot, although he lived to
marry and bury three wives before he was
forty years old. When q poor school-teacher
in Washington he had among his pupils tho
sons of William Writ, the Attorney General
of the United States. Miss Wirt's particu-
lar friend was Miss Elizabeth CAbell, of
Richmond, Va, who frequently stayed at the
home Of the Wirts. Here 1r. Chase met
her and lost his heart, but the proud Vir-
ginia girl, while pleased with the attentions
OF the clever Yankee youth, would not
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

they grew with avarice and wonder. And
now leave me, Harmachis, for I am weary.
The memory of that dread night is with me
yet"
bowed and rose to 20, and yet stood
wavering.
pardon me, Cleopatra; tits of our mar
rage"
tsOur marriage! Why, are we not indeed
already wedr' she answered.
eyes, but not before the world. Thou
didst promise"
cay, Harmachis, did promise, and to-
morrow, when have rid me of this Dellius,
l will keep my promise and name thes Cleo
patra's Lord before the court. See that
thou art in thy place. Art contentW
And she stretched out her h and for me to
kiss, looking on me with strange eyes, as
though she struggled with herself. Then
went, but that night once more I strove to
see Cleopatra and could not ''The Lady
Charmion was with the Queen" SO said the
eunuchs, and none might enter.
On the morrow the court met in the great
hall one hour before midday, and thither I
went with a trembling heart to hear Cleo
patra's answer to Dellius and to hear myself
also made KING consort to the Queen of
Egypt. 1t was full and splendid court |;
there were councillors, lords, captains,
eunuchs and waiting women-all save Char
mion. The hour passed, but Cleopatra and
Charmion came not At length Charmion
entered gently by side entrance and took
her place among the waiting ladies about
the throne. Even as she did SO she cast a
glance at me, and there was triumph in he-
eyes, though over what she triumphed
knew not. Little did / guess that she had
but now brought about my ruin and sealed
the fate of Egypt
Then presently the trumpets blared, and,
clad in her robes OF state, the urseus crown
upon her head, and on her breast, flashing
like a star, that great emerald scarabeus
which she had dragged from dead Pha-
raoh's heart, Cleopatra, followed by gilt
tering guard Of Mortimer, swept in SPLEEN
dor to her throne. Dark was her lovely
face, and dark her slumbrous eyes, and
none might read their message. though all
that court searched therein for a sign of
what should come. She seated herself
slowly as one who may not be moved, and
spoke to the Chief Of the Heralds in the
Greek tongue:
sDoes the Ambassador of the noble
Antony wsaiti"
The herald bowed low and made assent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

PANELS wide and six
teen feet long, with three cross pieces
the same in width and thickness, three
feet long. One is placed four inches
from each end and one in the middle.
The whole is fastened with wire nails.
as are the stays or horses" one of
which is represented in Fig. p The
legs of this are five feet four inches
long and three inches wide The two
uprights are three feet long and three
inches apart The horizontal cross
piece is four feet two inches long and
fourteen inches from the ground Each
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
A HANDY FORCING HOUSE.

1t Il Easily Built and Not Expensive.
The annexed illustration, reduced
from Home and Farm. represents a fire
hotbed or forcing house, described as
follows: The sashes are SIS feet, the
beds built with l. Is inch oak, feet deep
on the higher and so inches deep on the
lower side, giving six-inch slope to the
south. Oak posts were used every eight
feet. Then scantling was nailed
eighteen inches from the top on each
side to hold up the floor. The flue for
conveying the heat is below this floor.
Two scantlings run the entire length of
the bed with props under them to hold
them up on each side of the fiue. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
A PROFESSIONAL FINDER.
Study Of a Curious Man with an
Odd Occupation.
He Has for Years Lived on Rewards
Earned by Finding Lost Articles-Gets
Early Papers and Begins Work
at Dawn of Day.

One of New York's peculiar men
haunts the cafes and bar-rooms in the
vicinity of Madison square, but so deft-
ly conceals his identity that it remains a
profound secret who he is or whence he
comes. He is called Dominick Burdell.
He is tall and slender, with sallow
complexion and brown hair that borders
closely on the golden hue. He is we'll
dressed, says the New York World, and
invariably wears a double-breasted sack
coat. Black is the color of every gar
ment, including his 'sfour-in-hand'
scarf. This walking mystery is one of
the few survivors of class of men once
numerous, but now nearly extinct, who
were known to habitues of fashionable
clubs and resorts, as well as to the po-
lice, as ''Finders''-men who devoted all
their time, energy and skill in seeking
treasure trove for which liberal re-
ward is offered. One after another the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
a Warm Winter

Among the many oddities of this warm
winter we note the following:
Dandy lynn stories bloomed all over
the country long after Christmas
Billiards. coming East wore straw hats
and busters.
Grass grew in the streets of Philadel-
phia during all the winter months.
A warm feeling prevailed between b.
Harrison and Baby Mckee.
Sprfng-bottom pantaloons appeared
on the streets as early as January L.
Homegrown strawberry ice-cream
could be had all through December and
January.
Flowers of sulphur bloomed in the
drug stores
Spring chicken ripened every month
OF tie winter.@Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

FIG 1.-PANEL OF PORTABLE FENCE
one of these pieces supports an end OF
two panels. Each panel contains nine
teen square feet of lumber, and each
supporting horse" seven feet A fence
made in this way will turn horses or
cattle. For swine and sheep the cross
pieces of the panels are made q foot
longer and fourth board is added be-
low.-American A0ricuiturist
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

W hic h MI.
Z T a n X S.
Crouch, Napa
County. Cal,
sends us the
sketches and
d e S C ription-
E CHI panel
Zig u is
made of three
inch boards,
f.n- s-7A>-