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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27

sleeping. He was well advanced in life,
the day was hot one and he had tired
his brain in an effort to untangle the
accounts of the township assessor.
''Helloa, squire some one said.
"Helloa. yourself" cried the squire,
-finging up his head, rubbing his eyes
land adjusting his glasses.
His visitor was sturdy, brown-faced
girl of fourteen, with fluffy, black hair,
bright eyes and a resolute mouth. She
was very self contained in her manner,
and, while there was no resentment in
her composition, it was evident she was
-one who would stand up for her rights.
what do you want?" asked the
squire.
upon the squire struggled to repress a
ssmilc.
Il want my pony" the girl added.
''Your pony!'' repeated the squire.
N''I haven't got your pony. Why do you
come to me?"
You're the squire. are you not?'' the
girl asked. My pony was stolen last
fall. The gypsies have her in their
camp at Cove creek. saw her there
this morning.
Squire Barlow suddenly became in
-terested in the face. voice and positive
ways of his young visitor.
What is your name?' he asked.
Rosie Watson, SIR" she said.
''Oh. you are the blacksmith's daugh
ter observed the squire. Yes, l re
member you now. Well, why didn'
your father Gomez"
1T is my pony" the girl said. cane
1my-my-case."
YES admitted the squire. HI
laughed softly to himself, spread ou
his official docket and made few en-
tries. lyon saw your pony this morn
ing?" he asked.
Eyes, sir. At Cove creek, by tn,
covered bridge, just outside the gyps,
camp. She was grazing on the bank
of the stream" stated Rosie.
''Ponies may look very much alike,
suggested the squire.
''Ah, but I'd know Dollie among
thousand ponies," declared Rosie, he
brown face aglow. shes a dark bay
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
Playing Indian

"Now," said little Johnny, Tets play
Indian"
''How do you play indiana said
Tommy.
''Well, you be Indian and I'll be pale
face. Now, I'll make a treaty with
you that I'll give you your apple. See?
There, now I'll make new treaty
with you that I'll eat your apple. See?"
''But 1 won't do it. I'm going to have
my own apple"
s'Oh. no: that amt the way to play
Indian. If you don't do the way 1 say
you'll be hostile, you know, and I'll
blow you full o holes. Detroit Free
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
APoint Well Taken.

Judge-Uncle Rastus, l am very sorry
to see you brought before me on a
charge of attempted manslaughter.
Uncle Rastus-Do dc Indictment say
manslaughter, your honor? Den L
objec' dat it am defective. It was a
woman l tried ter kill, sab. / 'ppeal
to de habious corpas, an take advan-
tage oh de technumcalities OBJ de law
-MunSev'S Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
NOSE AND EAR PIERCING.

Odd Ornaments Worn by the Savage
Races.
The ornaments put through the walls
Of the nose vary greatly. There may
be but oneo perforation in each wall or
there may be several In New Zeal
and flowers, in New Guinea a boar's
tusk, in the Solomon islands a crabs
claw, in New Britain thorns, set up
right, are the objects thus worn. These
are all original and primitive; after the
natives come in contact with whites,
these give place to metal buttons and
rings. In the Sturgis collection is a
rather pretty nose-ornament from
New Guinea. It is V-shaped, and the
| arms fit by Stud-ShankS, one into each
! wall Of the nose.
| Nose ornaments were known to the
Jewess Of the exile -Ezekiel, xvi, IL:
''And L will put jewel on thy nose;"
and Isaiah iii, 81: The rings and nose
| jewels" The cheeks are pierced by
some Eskimos, who wear little round
stud buttons in the holes Ears are
pierced the world over. few cases
must suffice. Schweinfurth says that
Babucker women pierce the rim of the
ears repeatedly and wear therein bits of
straw an inch in length. having twenty
SUCH, perhaps, III each year. Ills re-
peated piercing of the ear is common
among barbarous people, and we have
seen a woman of the Sac and Fox In
dams who wore seven brass rings in
one ear. Ears may be slit and
stretched instead of pierced. They
then hang in long loops. Catlin gives
a picture Of an Indian whose beauty
had been increased in this way. The
/ S1ifS his ears while
the Fijian often has them slit and
| stretched to such an extent that the
two fists might be placed in the open
ings. Slit ears may be of practical
use. The Kaffir carries his snuff-box
in his ear-hole, and Captain Cook fig
ures Mangaia islander who carried a
large knife in his right ear.-Prof.
Frederick Starr, tin Popular Science
| MONTHLY
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
Home-Nade Furniture.

Homemade furniture is rarely sue
cessful and more rarely economical
Occasionally husband or wife has
gift at carpentry, and can do wonders
If the young husband can build fs1rni-
ture SO well that he would not hesitate
to offer to sell it, with fair likelihood
of getting purchaser. let him build all
he can for his home. It will be good,
and of as much comfort to the house
hold as the dainty needlework his wife
may have the skill to fashion But let
the ordinary wielder of the hammer,
saw and plane beware The materials
used will usually cost half enough or
more to buy the finished article at re-
liable shop. After the furniture is done,
and money, time and strength have
been devoted to it, what is the usual
result? A 'toggled-up" article that Is
rarely comfortable, generally cumber-
some, and will come to pieces within a
year. A chair made out OF barrel is
always a barrel. even though covered
with raw silk and adorned with velours
squares Far better an honest cane
seated rocker than such a hypocritical,
vulgar makeshift -Harper's Bazaar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27

day soldier, and to another on account
of his second enlistment for a longer
period
The total strength of the union
armies at each of the various stages
of the war is also known 1t reached
the highest point in the spring of 1865.
just before disbandInent, when there
were nominally more than 1,ooo, ooe
men in the service. The effective
strength of the armies. however, was
nearly quarter of million less
1t is simply ridiculous for the pen
sion commissioner to put forward
such figures as those which he uses to
cover and excuse still further political
enterprises in the way of governmental
bounty
What is definitely and exactly
known, on the authority of Gen.
Raum himself, is that now, twenty
six years after the close OF the war,
and thirty years after its beginning, the
bureau is granting pension claims al
the rate of $50. 900 a year-as many
new pensioners in a single year as there
were deaths in the union armies from
wounds in battle and all other causes
during the entire WARN. Y. Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
Dressx BLACK Gowns.

When of lace net the newest fashion
shows them lined with coIored faille or
satin, and trimmed with lace, and Jet
and sleeves without covering of net
Palmer costumes have a garniture of
lace, headed with jet, or jet and gold
and vest of colored crepe. Vests aad
sleeves of gay brocade are worn in
gowns of bengaline- Faille costumes
show the sleeves, collar and corselet, or
girdle, covered with jet nailheads that
are as large as an old silver five-cenb
piece, which must be sewed on with
black linen thread, well waxed. Small
black brocades have yoke and large
sleeves of red yellow, lavender, or
turquoise crepe These are ali made
with a dip fan back, plain front and
bias ruffie on the edge. A lace ruf1e on
the lower edge requires two and a-half
yards. If eight inches in depth, and
two and three-quarter yards If from
nine to fifteen incheS--Ladies' Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
Suits of Varied Material.

The fashion of wearing handsome
coat bodices of material distinct from
that of the accompanying dress skirt is
gaining ground For example, with a
plain skirt Of the finest gray cloth.
there may be worn a Louis XIV. coat
of Powered brocade; with wide revers.
and a lace jabot or steinkirk as an ap-
propriate finish With a change of laces
and fancy vests one can give the effect
of novelty in their dress, and a variety
of these accessories is therefore, very
desirable when one starts upon q sum-
mer vacation where trunk-rooms and
clothes-presses are necessarily limited.
chicago Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27

Half Rations-
Tommy didn't eat half enough sup
per.
Bessie-What did You have for sup
per?
Tommy-Company.-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
Soaked the Mail

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 19.-The
Santa Fe wreck which occurred Sunday
morning near Hanland, Mo-, worked
the mischief to a large amount of Kan
sas CITY mail matter. The train was
thrown into ditch filed with water
and the letters and papers were soaked
600 letters yesterday in the post Office
spread around to dry, and those not al
ready delivered will be as soon as it is
possible to handle them. All the adj
dresses to the letters can be read. hut
the addresses on the papers and period
icals are almost ruined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
PUTTING THE "SCREWS" On

Struggle for denomination
When Secretary of the Treasury Fos-
ter forced a vacancy in the New York
collectorship to give Mr.. Harrison a
chance for amnesty from Boss Platt
the republican farce began to develop
its motif, as the theatrical critics say.
In his struggle for denomination MIR.
Harrison is playing what he thinks a
leading role, but the repu blican bosses
are having great sport with him He
was high and mighty enough with them
after his first accession to power. He
kept his dignity in Indiana kid gloves
in dealing with them The capital / o.
his self-sufficiency was very large in
deed Now they are taking the
starch out" of him One by one they
are bringing him to terms The en-
thusiastic Blaine resolutions adopted
in republican meetings in Pennsyl-
vania and elsewhere are not nearly as
spontaneous as they seem 1t is true
that among republicans Blaine is re-
garded as a very great man and Har-
rison as very small one. but the Blaine
boom" is being worked to bring Mr.
Harrison to a realizing sense of tho
fact that self-suficiency and kid
gloved arrogance, however natural in
a man of the intellectual stature Of
five feet two, are out of place in a
person who is hustling for renomi-
nation Mr.. Harrison may know
| well enough that he has such a
''cinch" ON Mr.. Blaine that the latter
cannot possibly go into the the conven-
ton as a candidate against him But,
! sharpened as his political faculties are
| by his own ambitions, he cannot fail to
realize that it will be all over with his
chances if the opposition to him holds
together on Blaine long enough to
| deliver its strength to some other can
didate. In organizing Harrison ma
chine of office-holders to force his re-
nominatio he has lost sight of the in,
| terests of powerful republicans whs
| are now preparing to teach him that
| there are other interests in politics to
serve besides his own. They are Civ
ing him a lesson in reciprocity" Al
though he is the grandson of one Har.
rison and the great-grandson of an
other. they are getting ready to show
| him that his
| Family pride
| Must be denied,
And SCI aside,
And mortified
| They are telling him as plainly as /.
| they wrote it in a round robin with al
their signatures to it that he must de
cend from his high horse and take of
his kid gloves when he shakes hand:
with them or else rely on the Bethel
Sunday-school and his friend Wanna
maker to renominate him They are
getting ready to make him crawl fiat
on the supine abdomen of his second
term ambition If he gets down fat
| enough they may give more favora
BILE consideration to his case. But after
Iowa has given its ten thousand plural
| ity for the reelection of Boise, nothing
that they can do. or that the office
holders machine can do, viii give him
a new lease of political life.-St- Louis
|
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27

across his eyes. The gypsy stared at
the experiments, his swarthy face grow
ing still darker.
''Kneel, Dollie,'' ordered Rosie, as
| she swayed her whip.
Down went the pony on her knees.
''Sit up.' cried Rosie.
| In moment more the pony was on
her launches.
''Shal<e hands, my lady
The pony thrust out one foot.
''Now pray
In response to that the intelligent
| animal folded her front legs, rested
her head upon them and looked COM
| ically demure.
Get up" was the next order.
When the pony was on all tours
again, Rosie struck her lightly on one
foot.
''Why. you poor child your she com.
miseratingly said. You are dreadful
lame!'
The pony limped around. bobbed her
head, and looked so detected that every
body laughed, except the gypsy. Con-
stable Finn grinned at him, and said,
| sarcastically:
You must a spent a power O. time
larnin' the pony all that are
The gypsy muttered something under
his breath, baleful CLEAN in his eyes.
SEQ away" Rosie angrily cried to
the pony, with firt of the whip.
The pony ran to the rear of the pas
ture lot, and then came back at a fear
full rate of speed. her name streaming,
her jaws apart, her teeth cleaning.
.'Look out, girl!' several of the spec
tators cried, in alarm.
Rosie felt no dismay. She stood still,
her arms folded, her whip in her hand.
The pony did not run her down. but
stopped directly in front of her, and
iwhinnied, and thrust out her head, to
be caressed.
''Mr. Finn Rosie said, s'please
cover the pony's eyes, SO that she can't
see.''
The constable did so. while Rosie
walked to the fence and dropped her
handkerchief. Then she came back
| and stroked the pony's nose.
''Dollie." she said. in tone of deep
concern, and she passed the whip three
times in front of her. 81 have lost my
handkerchief" The pony snuffed
about her dress 1T isn't in my peck
et.'' Rosie said. ''I must have dropped
| it somewhere. 90 look for it. -
The pony went around the lot. found
The morning call., 1891-04-26
ATHLETIC STUDENTS.
Spring Meeting of the Academic
Association.

The Amateur Academic Athletic Association
held its first spring meeting yesterday, at the
olympic Club grounds. A large attendance,
principally composed OF ladies', witnessed the
games, which were very Interesting. Some OF
the events, especially The hurdie races, were
very entertaining the spectators cheering the
boys TO the echo as they passed the grand stand
on sprint for the tape. The following schools
were represented: Oakland High School, Hop
kins' Academy, Berkeley High School. San Fran
cisco Boys High School, COgswel Polytechnic
Institute and BOwen's Academy. The follow
NIneIy.nine yards dashoFirst Ineat, won by J.
Edwards, with j. White second. Time, 10 40
Second heat won BY Duttou. with Anthony
second. Time, 1919 seconds.
The finish heat was woH By button, with 3D.
wards second. Time, 10l4 seconds
Putting 12-pOund shot-Won by Hunter Ap-
pie second. Distance, SO feet.
Hurdle race-Won by q. Hoffman; Knauer
second. Time, 10 seconds.
Standing broad 1ump-Worley Ptnkham, WIN
0 feet S1a inches; york second, with feet I
inches; Baker third.
12O yards dash-Won by W. H Henry, &. Mayo
second, j. Bakewe thtra. tt 1914 seconds
2l9 yards dash, with first and second to run IN
hnal-Flrst heat won by Langford In 20 SECONDS,
with Edwards second. Second heat won BY
Burk. With North second; time, % seconds.
Final heat won by Langford, with North Sec
ond; time, "a SO seconds.
Throwing pound hammer-won by Hunter
with throw OF 1o7 feet 3Ia inches; Warner
Running hop, step and jump-Eirst, W. A
Magee with 43 feet inches, IL. NJ. Willis sec
ond with 80 feet . inches.
One mile walk-MierSon first, Cameron Sec
0nd. Time, minutes "a 70 seconds.
Pole Yoult-WOn by q. Hoffman with 8 feet
634 Inches. Culver second, Cook third.
Eight. hundred and Seventy nine yard run
First, Powell Qlme minutes Is 4-5 secOnds)
G.; Graham second, Carr third.
Running high jnmp-Won by Patterson dis
lance covered feet GA inches, Miller second.
High kick-Won by II. Graham easily, be hay-
ing had no competition.
Mile run (Open)-N. b. Hlnckey first d. Win
ter second. Time. minutes So OF a second.
439-yard daSh-G. Langford first Mr.. MIsh
second. Time, $50 seconds.
Running hop, step nd iump-Won by Miller
with Al feet Inches, X. Hoffman second, Il.
McClearo third
119-yard dash-Stewart first, q. Langford sec.
ond. Time, 1914 seconds.
Sanding high jump-Won by Yoerk, Miller
second; distance, 4 feet 53s Inches
One mile run-WOn by Powell, Smith second,
Crossett third. Time, 8 Minis. 20 20 sec.
Two hundred aud nineteen yard hurdle race,
run In heats-FrSt heat won by G. Langford,
with Lewis second time, 81 sec. Second
heat, won by Knaner. with Hoffman second;
time, 80 sec. Final heat. won by Hoffman, Lang.
told second. khauer third.
lie lug of-war was won by the able men from
the Oakland High School, and terminated very
successful and pleasant days athletics
The morning call., 1891-04-26
Building the frame building occupying The lot

Building. The frame building occupying the lot
Will soon be removed.
o. f. Won Rhein has returned after an extended
trip In Europe.
Tie TamalpaIs Land and Water COMPANY,
owning the ThrockmOrtOn Ranch, Marin County,
last spring built a railroad into Mil Valley
three miles from Sausalito. They then sold somo
200 parcels Of land in one TO i've acre tracts.
The company has Just sold TO 4 company OF
MethOdists fifty acres OF land at Mill Valley for
$500 per acre. the latter taking refusal on fifty
acres more. since last spring the company has
built twenty miles of roads, laid water and sewer
pipes through the town, and IS going ahead TO
build more roads until forty miles in all
built, thoroughly interseeting and making avail
able The whole ranch. which extends from a
point north OF Sausalito to the summit OF Tama-
pals, and from Sausalito Bay to tile Pacific
Ocean and along the latter from near Point b.
nita 10 point near Bollnas. There Is no such
immense tract OF lane near San Francisco In one
body. Land in one to five acre tracts at Mill
Valley is being sod rapidly by the company at
prices claimed TO be One-half those ruling for
Berkeley and Sausalito lots. The company il
COMPOSED of Joseph g. Eastland, Albert Miller,
j. W. Coleman, Lowell White, Thomas Magee
and ii. L. Campbell.
The morning call., 1891-04-26

lavish disregard for cost. These were used on
the celebration OF the nuptial high mass. The
not only was the church Itself crowded by the
friends OF tile bridal couple, but the street was
hrOnged by hundreds who required the gentle
urging Of the policemen TO pnSerye that respect
for time and space, which was necessary to
allow the bridal party TO leave the church and to
enter their carriages. But so eager were they
to catch glimpse Of the lovely bride and to see
the musical groom that they pressed forward at
every chance.
The bridal dress was marvel OF beauty, and
the bride bore herself with that grace aud dig
nifty which ever distinguishes her. AS matron
she Is one of the most admired of our society
leaders. She is q charming hostess and a firm
friend. AT present she is not In the city.
MRS. NJ. HODGKINs
Is the lady who during the past winter, was the
district schoom isireSs al so many charitable en-
tertainments TO raise funds She told The audi.
The morning call., 1891-04-26
FEATHERED MARKS.
Third Monthly Shoot of the
Country Club at Oakland.

The Country Club held Its third monthly shoot
at the oasland Race Track yesterday. The
contest was one OF the series for the club prizes
The day was clear, and there was enough
breeze blowing to give the birds a good lit
Twenty one competitors faced the traps, and
the shooting all through was good, the average
OF Killed birds running higher than 1t has yet
done this season.
The contest proved close one, four OF the
eompetitors-W oodwaTd, WOrdrn, Bosqui aud
Tailant-tying Tor first place, aud killing eleven
of their twelve birds. j. NJ. Adams, W. S. Kit
lie and r. H. SpTague pushed III EN- close, with
ten birds 10 their credit. The two former looked
ing for the second time till his tenth bird, which
be hi with his first barrel but not bard enough
10 prevent Its reaching the boundary, while Kit
tie, who missed his second bird, did not fail
again till his twelfth HE score was as fol-
lows:
F. R. Webster, 80 ydsO 1212OU21l1l- 8
Harry Babcock, 80 yds. IL l2l 02O02l q 8
Baron Won Schroeder rs Us 2OOO22I0*
X a. Eddy. 80 yds;-...-.-2 1002 1900 200-S6
A. Hamilton, 20 yds.......0.OO20 OOIOO0o- 2
T. * Worden, 2s yds......l 20 OIL 112-11
j. D. Redding, 70 yds......l 010100O*
T. /. Bosqui. 80 yds. ......1 1 / Pill
J, NJ. Adams, % yds. :,....o21ll222l0 2-l0
Thomas. Ewing, 80 yds. or 2O1Io1111- 8
+. w. Talant 80 yds.....l 20 1202121l LII
X. t. Wilson, 80 yds.."...0 02002 101l1 l. z
r. H. Sprague, 20 yds. ! 2l0 2101l1l Ito
A. 9. Tubbs, 29 yds-......0 I2002210002- 8
W. S. Klttle, 80 yds....... o222l2 l2ll 0-1o
Harry Woodward. % yds.0 2 Oo211l12OO- q
i. d. Harvey, % yds.....1 20201 100 8
Homer King, % yds.......O o OH 0O201 o 5
The morning call., 1891-04-26

Bush street, an d
whose widow has
recen ly passed away.
Before her marriage
10 young Kenttield OF
the Old lumber firm
Miss Edwards was
one Of the best ANA.
teur musicians 10 The
city, and was often
heard at church con-
certs and private mu.
sicales, 10 the great
delight OF her friends.
She was at one time a
member OF the choir
of the FIRST Presbyte-
rlan Church on Stock
ton street. She is a
sister OF Mrs. William
PiersOn and Of Louis
Edwards of this city.
Part Of the year she
resides al the Kent
The morning call., 1891-04-26
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
A Lexicon Is Not the Work Of a Day
Nor a Year.
Suppressed Journals-state Bounty on Coyotes.
Standing Armies-Englands Military
Chieftain- 0ld-Tim Steamships.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
a view TO aid all seekers after knowledge OF gen
eral interest.
Catch questions will not receive any attention.
No opinion will be given In tins column regard
ing the reliability or character OF any person or
firms in this city or elsewhere.
Questions, answers TO which are IN the nature
OF an advertisement, will not be answered.
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, as we'll as the correct resi-
deDce. Any inquiry that has not the cor
rect name and address of the sender will
be treated as IL 1t was not signed, and the
writer need not expect an answer.
The morning call., 1891-04-26
smal1-Pox From Chiua.

The Pacific Nah Company's steamship China,
from Yokohama and Hong-Kong, came Into
port soon after 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
She brought Sc cabin. Al steerage Qncudng 81
Japanesei and 1913 Chinese passengers, 81 pack
ages OF mail and 297S tons OF freight. When
DR.. Lawlor, the Quarantine Officer, went aboard
he was Informed that two cases OF smallpox had
was at once ordered into quarantine. Quite
number OF people went of TO the steamer, not
knowing she had any contagious disease on
board, and, TO their surprise, were not permitted
TO come ashore. Among those so detained was
T. d. Mckay. agent of the BurllngtoR.
The morning call., 1891-04-26

Miss Claire Ralston, Miss Mary Eyre and Miss
Helen Otis, who were followed by the maid OF
bride and groom and her brother MIR. Fred
MacondFay, who gave the bride away. The
bride appeared in an elegant toilet OF puIe
court rain. The draperles were OF point
d'Alenc0n lace and her veil was Of point lace
After the ceremony delicate dejeuner was
served, and later In the day the happy couple
came to this city and then left for New York In
tile evening.
The morning call., 1891-04-26

w 49, 80 > WIN paw 80
was throDged on this
happy occasion 10 wit
ness the ceremony aud
to listen to the nuptial
music, for part OF 1t had
been COMPOSED by the
groom himself under the
inspiration OF loves
young dream. I b e
church was elegantly
decorated and The chan
eel trimmings were rich
and magnificent. In
honor OF the event there
was presented to the
church a complete set
of altar cloths and vest.
menis In Which real lace