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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
To Williana c.. Schmidt and Annie
Schmidt.


You will take notice that you have been sued in
the District Court of Barton County, Kansas, in
action wherein Clarence A. Parks. trustee. and :.
L. Lindley are PLAINTIFF and you and William H
Spencer are defendants and must answer plaintiff 3
petition hled therein on before the 18th day of
July A. ID. 1880, or said petition will be taken
true, and judgment will be rendered against you for
the snm of 81 800 thirteen hundred and twenty
dollars with interest at the rate of 10 per
annum from the End day of July, 1885, and costs of
suit, that deed of trust or mortgage executed by
you and described in said petition be declared
closed aRd first lien to secure said sum on the
southeast quarter of section three ( township six
teen Q6), of range fou rteen (14l, Barton County,
Kansas, and that said real estate be sold in salts
faction thereof according law, without appraise-
ment, and the proceeds be brought into court and
applied to the payment of. LIST, the taxes due and
payable said premises end, the costs of suit; Sd,
the claim of plaintiffs with interest, and that each
and all of defendants, and all persons claiming
der them be forever barred and foreclosed Of all
interest, lien and equity of redemption in and to
said real estate. HARVARD d GRIFFIN,
MAHER d OsMoND,
fsEALj Att'ys. for Pffs.
Attest: w. r. RpNTINs, Clerk. gill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
First published May 18th, $780,
SHERIFFS SALE.
State of Kansas, \ :.
Barton County.

john j. Funk and Company
Matthias Hanslik ct al.
By virtue of Special Execution to me directed
and delivered issued out of the 10th District CouF
OF the State OF Kansas. sitting in and for Barton
18th, A. D. $780, between the hours of 10 o'clocl
2. m. and O'Clock p. m of said day, ut the Cour,
House west door in Great Bend in the County and
State aforesaid offer at public sale and sell to thu
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the following de
scribed real property, to-wit:
Northeast quarter en- of section No. eight (Sl il
township No. seventeen % south of range No. IF
teen (15) in Barton County Kansas, subject to
mortgage of 81 600 and interest
Said property to be sold rs commanded by thu
said Special Execution.
Ed. WILSON. Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, May 18th, 1880. 7-11
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
First published Nay - 1870.
. SHERFF'S SALE.
State Of Kansas,l
Barton County,
V<.r a u,~,,.f Ccx,n~uv

CommonWeaIth Loan q Trust Company
Mary R. Rockwell, ct n.
By virtue of Special Execution TO me directed
and delivered issued out of the a0th District Court
of the State of Kansas. sitting in and for Barton
County, in said State. viii, on Monday June 30th
A. d. 1890, between the hours of 10 O'Clock Q. m
and O'Clock p. m. Of said day. at the Court Hous(
west door in Great Bend in the County and Ststs
Aforesaid offer at public sale and sell the hghes.
bidder. tor cash ia hand. the following described
real property, 70 Wit:
An undivided one-half interest in the northeast
quarter 60 of section No. fourteen 90 township
No. sixteen 6l range No. thirteen (13) west of the
9th principal meridian in Barton County Kansas.
Said property to be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution.
F. d. WILSON, Sheriff
Sherif's Once. May 18th, 1890. $50
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Eight thousand people are reported
as taking part in the alliance picnic at
Lyons last Saturday. On Tuesday of
last week gathering of some 5000
alliance people, at St. Mary's, was
enthusiastic for both county and state
tickets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

From ssSpunk."
MissLizzie Schlim has gone Co Colo.
RADIO on a visit.
John r. Lee, of Ness City, ~ss In
our village Friday last.
Just arrived, an s'original package"
at Fred Moher's-its a boy.
Winget Bros. shipped carload %
corn to Ness City. this week.
. DR.. Vermillion arrived here Tuesday,
after an absence of two or three weeks.
Shelley Winget has come to the con-
clusion that man can't get rich ''in .
day" buying hogs.
While cleaning his battery, our sta
ton agent had some rust. from the cop
per plate. thrown into his eye, which
came near leaving him with just one
sspeeper.n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

M. Giddens. of west of town, lost .
valuable Holstein bull, Saturday
night. The animal was found dead IN
the pasture, and showed indications Of
having been poisoned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
University Of Virginia.

SOMMEe Law LECTURES (nipe weekly,
1ave proved OF signal use-1sf, to students who
eesagn 70 pursue their studies at this or other Ia
1909 xno, 70 those tho propose read privately
.lo 90, 70 practitioners who have not had Tie
adssntsge OF systematic Instruction For cjrcuI.r
apply Or. o. University of Val to
JOHN B. MINOR, Prof. Com. and Stat. Law
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12

Geo. y. Barker, Attorney for Plaintiff. ILL
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
CLERICAL EXPERIENCES.

Clergymen Who Said Funny Things or
Had Funny Things Said to Them.
This is small batch OF clerical stories
which we believe have never before
been put in print:
We have heard that upon an occasion
when a young deacon, who had been APP
pointed to assist in divine service, at
the close of the Gospel. which he had
just read, declared: Here endeth the
Gospel" the venerable Bishop McIlvaine,
who was present, was heard to respond
loundly: "God forbid!"
Upon another occasion, in Western
diocese, at an ordination service, the
Bishop, who was subject to fits of pre-
occupation, introduced into the litany
this startling petition: "From the
crafts and assaults of the congregation.
The attendant clergy responded with
deep fervor.
The clergy have many funny things
said to them, and 1T is not always easy
for them to keep straight face during
their ordinary parochial calls. The
writer was one time engaged upon max
ing his first round of parish calls, when
a good woman, whose tact was striking,
chose as the topic of conversation the
virtues of his predecessor. OF course
she met ready assent to all her asser-
tions Of the departed rector's saintli.
ness, ETC., and the wickedness of the
congregation in not approaching his
virtues. At last she exclaimed: "Well
If do say it, this parish will never get
as holy man again." Then, suddenly
grown conscious that she had said some
thing, she mended it by adding: 81 an
glad, sir, that you are getting on so sue
cessfully. l don't think such good
man as Mr.. the right man fol
rector of this church"
At another ti4e gentleman from
another parish, whishing to compliment
the writer, began with this candor;
mr.. -, don't know if its because
am used to Mr.. - (his own rector
but thought you read the lesson very
we'll. Guilds Calendar, Lock Haven
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
BETTER THAN POCKETS.
How Smart Old Lady Defies Thieves and
Pickpockets.


1t was in the Pennsylvania depot at
Jersey City. A man who had been half
asleep on one of the benches for some
time suddenly reused up, carried his
hand to the breast pocket Of his coat,
and then called out:
81 have been robbed! Some one has
picked my pocket"
Have much money!" asked an old
lady who sat near him.
"Over forty dollars"
"Sakes alive! but what loss! Sure
you had it when you left homer"
''Of course ami
Didn't leave 1t under you pillar, OF
change your coat?"
'sNo"
II noticed you feeling around your
coat tails before you went to sleep. Bet
ter look back there before you giytihn |"
He carried his hand back, and ten
seconds later held his lost wallet up to
sight He began to apologize and STAN
mer, but she checked him with:
"Young man, you orter be more keer-
tul, you might of accused me Of stealin'
that money, and it would have been a
nice thing for my church folks to hear
of, wouldn't it? When the news got
home to my old man he'd have been so
keraustrated that he'd have forgotten
to feed the shoats or milk the cows, and
there's no knowing how he'd have got
along locking up the house and going to
bed"
''Oh, ! shouldn't have accused you,
ma'am," protested the man.
'Wall, I'm glad on it, and being as
this excitement has come up about pick
pockets guess I'll see If my money and
ticket is SAFE"
And she reached down, slipped off a
calfskin shoe from her right foot and
peered into it with the remark:
'There's the ticket and there's the
dollar bill, and hain't been robbed.
Jist try 1t, young man. Beats coat tail
and all other pockets all holler. Got
to stand you on your head to git it, and
every time you sot your foot down you
know its thar. I've carried seventeen
dollars all over New York that way, and
got out alive and safe. IN. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
A Beautiful Swiss Custom,

AS soon as the sun has disappeared in
the valleys, and its last rays are just
glimmering on the snowy SUBMITS of
the mountains, the herdsman who
dwells on the Hottest takes his horn and
trumpets forth, praise God the Lordr'
And all the herdsmen in the neighbor-
hood take their horns and repeat the
words. This often continues quarter
OF an hour, while on all sides the
mountains echo the name of God.
Solemn stiffness follows, and every
shepherd on Bonded knees. with un-
covered head, offers his secret prayer.
BY this time it is quite dark. Good
night" trumpets forth the herdsman on
the loftiest summit Good night" is
repeated on all the mountains from the
horns OF the herdsmen and the clefts OF
the rocks.-Boston Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
forgive myself for SO meanly suspectins

. forgive myself for SO meanly suspecting
him. 0, how contemplate was!"
The unfortunate man who had been
taken to Mrs. Bradley's was found to be
a countryman whom Fred had that day
engaged to work for the firm of which
he was member, and had given the
poor young man a number Of business
cards and had made trifiing memoran'
dunn on one to aid the memory of the
newly-engaged employee. How the &C
cident occurred was never known,
Two weeks later Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard sat cozily chatting over their even
ing paper.
~ never saw so great change in any
one. She is as gentle as lamb and
makes such an effort to be patient un-
der all circumstances" Howard
made this remark and her husband an
swered:
Didn't tell you she would come out
all right? OF course, she needed little
discipline and there Is no doubt of her
getting plenty Of that in this world"
Katie was again waiting for her lover
in the hall-impatientlyP Yes, with
loves tumultuous longing, but bravely
controlling her emotion and intently
listening. At last she heard Fred's step
ringing upon the pavement, and OPEN
ing the door she stepped into the vesti-
bule. She would open the outside door
before he touched the button and
aroused the family. The girl wanted
her lover all to herself for one moment.
The steps came nearer and finally
bounded up to the door, which flew open
and Fred entered, closing it behind him.
Kate had retreated and stood blushing
and smiling, little ashamed at appear
ing so eager; but this did not deter the
young man at all from clasping her in
his arms Then came whispered scene
again, and the shining faces of both told
of joy unspeakable.-Delia Wallfower,
in Housekeeper.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
POWER OF HASHEEsH.
A Twelve Minutes Understandable journey
Through Space.


Through Space.
A Cairo Egypt correspondent of the
Pittsburgh Leader thus describes his
first experience as hasheesh eater.
Seeing my companion conveying a
piece of this sugar eagerly to his mouth,
was encouraged to do likewise. 1t
was an aromatic, somewhat bitter
tasting pastille, dissolving quickly like
soft peppermint on the tongue, and
leaving likewise slight burning sem
sation, which, however, passed away
after few puffs from cigarette.
Suddenly the smoking cigarette fell
out of my lips felt myself impeled
to talk-to reveal myself to my neigh
bor-tell him that l was no longer a
common, groveling human being, who
had to wander through on this hard
earth with wretchedly slow legs, but
that l could hy--soar like the eagle
through ethereal space
$50, you see, this is the way do it, !"
l remember calculating.
The most ineffable exhilarating sensa-
tions thrilled my inmost self. l felt
myself liberated of all earthly tram
mels, unburdened of all carnal weight
free to range infnity's vast fields.
Some strange, quickening power pulsat'
ed through my every vein.
My whole being seemed etherized.
Encircled with the fragrance of Para
disc, / was borne aloft on buoyant
pinions through Unreasonable space.
On and on was waited unto an elysium
of bliss and loneliness. There was
neither beginning nor end to my aerial
fight. All was boundless as eternity.
inclined my head backward and i'm
bibed in torrents the balmy, regenerat
ing air and the glorious, roseate light
which was shed around me. All these
momentary sensations l remember i'm
parting to my English friend at the
time. felt that wished him to share
my ethereal enjoyment / wished tt
take him along on this soaring ascension
into celestial solitude.
But my spiritual trance was now near
ing its end. Consciousness was gradu
ally returning to me- experienced 9
peculiar rushing sensation in my ears.
My mouth felt very dry and parched
Before my eyes arose big dark blotches
The beautiful, rosy glow is fast fading
away, and in place of it rises a grayish
fog, through which dimly see some o
the people in the room. Slightly startled
/ come quite to, and find myself leaning
far backward in an armchair. M,
friend is standing near me, with hi
back toward the table, gesticulatinl
and apparently endeavoring to push hi
chair away from him.
The evening glow at the window ha
not quite disappeared yet. look at n,
watch and am astonished-the gigantic
air voyage has lasted only twelve mir
| utaS
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
STANLEY'S EYES.
Their Peculiar Expression Gives Him q
Marvellous Influence.

Their Peculiar Expression Gives Him q
Marvellous Influence.
The marvellous influence which STAN
ley exercised, not only over his Zanzi-
bari followers but also over all the ma
tives with whom he was brought into
contact during his trans-African expedi-
ton, is attributed by his European COM
panions to the peculiar expression of
his eyes. One Of the latter describes
them as follows: she first looks at the
natives as if he was going to eat them,
and then, when they give in and do
what he wants, be looks as II he had
done SO and was grateful to them for the
meal" His eyes are stated frequently
to display that strange, PARKWAY light
which constituted the most striking
characteristic of the late General Cor
don's personal appearance. Gordon, like
Stanley, seemed to possess a kind of
supernatural influence over the natives
of Africa, who regarded the puny and
delicate-looking little General with the
same awe as they manifest toward STAN
ley.
Stanley's present visit to Cairo recalls
the fact that the first time he passed
through the Egyptian metropolis was
in 1868, when on his way to join the
British expedition to Abyssinia. On
that occasion England spent sum of
ss, 000, 900 to effect the rescue of eight
persons from the cruel hands of King
Theodore. Stanley now returns after a
lapse of twenty-five eventful years to
the banks of the Nile with the proud
consciousness of having rescued three
hundred persons at cost to England of
$50, 900. Stanley's reception on his ar
rival at Cairo was more magnificent
and enthusiastic than any that have
ever been accorded to the crowned
beads, special Ambassadors or victorious
Generals who have passed through the
Khedive's capital during the last thirty
years. The most characteristic feature
of the scene, however, seems to have
been the fact that apparently uncon'
cerned by the ovation with which he
was greeted, Stanley's sole preoccupa.
ton was about the safety OF his bag
gage.-N. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
FULL or FUN.

Duke. .-''Be mine, Miriam, I lay
all me titles at thy feet" Miriam
go slow, Duke. ! don't care for titles
Let'A see your deods,"-- Y. Sun.
---Germen Shoeblack (who can't get
his cigar stump TO burn)--"By Jimibyl
Vow they are making smokeless cigars,
suppose!'-Fliegcnde Blatter.
Barber" Shampoo, sir?" Victim
mo. Haven't suffered enough al
ready?" Barber-"I never shaved but
one man who didn't have some fault 10
find" Victim-"Was he dumb?r Bar
ber-"No, sir; he was dead. "--Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
--Wickars--"I should think that
Figg's wife would get tired Of writing
poetry that nobody ever reads" Wick
ars--"I know man that reads every
line of it." Wickars-"Who in thunder
can it be2" Vickars-"Figg. "-Terre
Haute Express.
First Strayed Reveler--'Tell y
what, Bob, I'm 'fraid to go home.
Mwife smell liquor on me, sure" Sec
ond Strayed Reveler--''H Hold y'r breath"
First Strayed Reveler-"Can'tt do it.
Bob, can't do it. It's too strong. ~
Munsey's Weekly.
what was it the whale said to
Joah?" me memory doesn't alters
serve me, mum, but think as how he
said: Go up thou baldhead, and fred
i'm. Howsumdever, mum, sometimes
| gets me scripter mixed. - Merchant
Traveller.
--Jones-"Thereh has not been much,
suffering this winter, thanks to the mild
ness of the weather." Smith--''H Hasn't
been much suffering? Great Cesar, you
ought to talk to my wife. She had only
one chance this whole winter to show
off her new seal-skin sack. Texas Sift-
ings.
-Absent-Minded. My DEAR said
Mrs. Jones, struggling with a pot OF
jam at the dinner-table the other day,
''see if you can open this pot gs'Not
with my luck" murmured Mr.. Jones,
who had been sitting up the night be-
fore with sick friend, "I'll pass 1t
blind" and he sighed dejectedly behind
his newspaper. -Sooiety.
| deacon, do you know that young
man that's escortin' my darter home
from church?' Mighty we'll, neighbor
Jaggs; he's secretary of trade union,
and strong advocate of the eight-hour
movement" "What That settles his
case Eff it takes him eight hours to
get move on him he's bout two hours
wuss'n the last Teller hysted over the
verandy. "-Yonkers Gazette.
Good morning, Mrs. Murphy; have
you" "Stop right where you are.
Mrs. Burns! lam onto you wild q smile,
You never lived near enough to tho
'arth to spring the likes of that on me.
don't use soap in the morning, Mrs.
Burns; nor do save me wrappers; or
wear the three-dollar shoe; or eat A. Il.
c.; or take hundred doses for dollar;
but when the likes of you tries to guy
me SO early in the morning, you had
better drink 'cookoo' for your support"
Puck
-Cadley-"I am awfully fond Of beef
steak and fried onions, but dare not
eat them because it makes ones breath
disagreeable. Wadley-"Ill tell you
how you can manage that all right
enough" Cadley-"Well, how?" Wad-
ley-"Just go to that new fashionable
restaurant that has been started and or
der beefsteak and onions; and they will
bring you something to take your breath
away" Cadley-"What is it?" Wadley
1.-THE ill."-America.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
Luminous Kex-Holes.

An escutcheon for luminous key-hole
has been designed which will be espe-
cially convenient on closets, chests, etc.,
in dark places and also to the jeunesse
doree who has fingered at his club.
The escutcheon carrying the key-hole is
formed of glass, and has a cohcave or re-
cessed back, to which is applied coat
of phosphorescent paint which is COW
cred with a coat of cheaper or ordinary
paint The escutcheon may ne carried
by an ornamental metal or other plate,
secured to the door or other surface in
the ordinary way, and it viii protect the
phosphorescent paint from abrasion and
moisture. -Louisville Courier-lournaa.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
VERY ACCOMMODATING.
Free and Easy Way I'm Which Trains a
Run in the South.

Kun in the South.
"The railroads aren't near so accom-
modating in this part of the country as
they are down in Texas" said Congress-
man Martin, of the Palestine district,
to Washington correspondent. 81
have known the conductor of a Texas
train to stop to allow lady to gather a
bunch of wild flowers that had excited
her fancy, and if your hat were to blow
out of the window they would stop for
you or go back so you could pick it up.
But the soulless Northern corporations
would have let you lose the arttii55iisc in
which you had invested your hard
earned savings. Remember one even
ing that woman asked the conductor
of train in my State to stay certain
place all night as she wanted to spend
that much time With some friends, and
she told the conductor that If he didn't
oblige her she would have to wait twen-
ty-four hours for train. The conductor
said he hated to be disobliging to lady,
lhgt hS 3id.'t like to delay the other
passengers Finally he agreed to talk
it over with them, and we Nscided that
if her friends would give us lodging and
breakfast we wouldn't mind an extra
day spent on the way. The train waited
half an hour while she got off and con-
suited with her friends, and just as we
were about to leave the place she came
and told us that they had agreed to tho
terms. The fires in the engine were
banked and the train left on the track.
The next morning, after comfortable
night spent in the farmhouse, we left
the place twelve hours late. Talk about
accommodating railroads? That Penn
sylvania railroad or that Missouri line
that treated me so badly wouldn't have
done that for you. Chicago G, @ be.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
VOLUME vi.
WHAT DO YOU KNoW2"

rou who imagine you are so wise
VIII please stand up in a row,
And I'll rive you little exercise
N 10 learn how much you know
No doubt you'll all be very glad
Our Presidents to name,
Or to tell the number we have had,
Or the States from which they came.
And next please answer without delay
For this Is an easy one
How many States we have to- day
From Maine to oregon?
And this ID so simple 1t may amuse
And even make you laugh
How many letters do you use
In writing your autographs
'Twould almost seem beyond belief
II one of you should say
You did not know how many teeth
You still retain to- day.
You're now dismissed but ere you go
Here's memory gem for you:
1T sometimes happens we do not know
AS much as we think we do"
Chicago Herald
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
How Some Kings Died.

Kings have died in mean fashion,
paliida mors assuming the shape of indi-
gestion Did not a dish of lampreys
kill Henry l.? and was not overeating
fatal to George l.? "Pallid death press
ing upon him." as Thackeray says, '.in
his travelling chariot on the Hanover
road. What position can outride that
pale horseman?" Both Frederick ILL.,,
Emperor of Germany, and his son, Maxi
milan l., died through excessive indul-
gence in melons; Baldwin ~, King of
Jerusalem, died of leprosy; Philip Ill.
of Spain, OF the etiquette which left
him to be roasted before a flaming b ra
zier because the official could not be
found whose special function it was to
remove it. and Stanislas Jeczinski,
King of Poland, of the terrible burns he
received through bk dressing gown ac
cidentally taking fire.rAll the Yeai
Round.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25

"A New York lady recently had on
her dinner table $50 orchids that cost
SI.5O each.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-04-25
Jpdiana,s Great Hickories.

Not many Eastern people, unless they
are acquainted with the forests of the
Mississippi valley, and more especially
those found on the higher Allegheny
mountains. know what really large
hickory tree Is. The shell-barks OF
Southern Indiana are some times 15o
feet tall with franks foaf or feet
in diameter; and bare Of limbs for
seventy or eighty feet and even larger
trees can be 10y rRe stu almost
and West