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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Ellsworth, Salina, and number of
other towns on the Union Pacific road
north of us, are reporting depredations
by house-breakers. It will stand our
people in band to sleep with one eye
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The quarterly report of county treas
urer Krause will be found elsewhere
in this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Morg. has lost his rabbit foot. He
should hustle about and find another
before he attempts to run his candidate
for county attorney on the sole issue of
''joints or anti Joints"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

You can still find a man now and
then who is expecting to go to heaven
on his wife's church membership.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Mosquitoes are said to be thicker
than jack rabbits on the Cheyenne
bottoms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Three young ladies from the Hois-
ington schools, Misses Mamie Heath,
Sadie McCauley and Priscilla Schilke,
will take part in the county high
school exercises in Great Bend Friday
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Notice the new ad. of King, Gwinn
& Co., the hardware and furniture
dealers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Train on the Santa Fe for Ellinwood
this morning at $50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Whon EabT was sick, we gave her Castoria-
len she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Csstoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04
Farmers Save Your Grain.

Call at Odell q GunnelFs Office and
secure policy of insurance on your
grain while in stack or granary. Best
companies-lowest rates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Some wheat in Liberty township is
said to be yielding 43 bushels to the
acre. Liberty township farmers are
"strictly in it."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

A number of young people of this
city went out to DalziePs grove last
week to camp with the chiggers and
the boot owls. They all got home
n live
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The first day of the county normal
institute opened with an enrolment
of 81, the largest enrolment for the
first day ever had in this county.
Prof. II. n. Gaines is the Instructor.
and the 1892 instutitute promises to
be the most successful ever held in Bar
ton county. The enrolment Tuesday
was IS, and on Wednesday it was
still greater.
The ladies of the Alliance Woman's
Association will serve dinner in Great
Bend on the 18th inst, room to be
announced next week. The semi
annual election of officers of the
A. w. a. to be held the same
day. All delegates especially requested
to be present.
INA BAKER, Pres.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

In the trial of James Keenan, for
violating the prohibItory liquor law.
Friday, a verdict was found for the
state. and a fine of $50 and 40 days
in jail assessed. The case has been
appealed to the district court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

NorICE- The peoples party pri-
mary of Buffalo township will be held
at school-house No. IS, on Tuesday
evening, Aug. 9th. Let all that are
interested be present.
JAMES WINS, Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

On Tuesday July 26th Rev. j. G.
Hall united in holy bonds of matri-
mony, Mr.. VIM. Mohs of Hutchinson
and Miss Anna Adair of Barton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The county normal institute opened
Monday, and the city is full of youth
and beauty. IF there is anthlng neater,
prettier or smarter than a Kansas
schoolmarm we would like to see it
trotted out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Ellinwood invites everybody down
there today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Knights of Pythias who contem-
plate attending the Kansas City meet
ing should call here and order cards.
We have a number of handsome
desipns
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Mrs. Frank Smith and daughter,
George, returned from their visit to
Nebraska, Monday night. That ao-
counts in a measure for the vim and
satisfaction with which Frank beat
the big drum, Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

There are too many people who will
not cast their bread upon the waters
unless they are assured beforehand
that it will come back again in a few
days full grown sandwich, all trim
med with ham, butter and mustard j,
rolled up in a warranty deed for one
half of the earth and mortgage on
the other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

w. w. p. Clement, July Is, took
charge of the Clement mining CONF
pany's business as Superintendent.
-AGalena Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The hope of many republicans in
Kansas this year is sin the sweet buy
and buy" They have the lucre, but
we question their ability to find
purchasable votes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

A Daring young man from Dundee
got full on some joint hop teal he ran
up against Dick, who collared him
quick, and took him Judge Corbin to
see. Now this daring young man
shuld know, he hadn't orter have
done SO, for the judge must eat, and
Dick owns the street, and the cash of
the drinker must go.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Mrs. T. z. Cline arrived in this city
Tuesday, from Colorado, to remain
here about month She says all the
Great Bend people who are out that
way are doing nicely, and that the
health of herself and Frank is good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

"He grows more like his dad every
day." Who? Why that new boy who
came to clerk for Frank seeber last
Sunday morning. Frank sets up
good cigars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Prof. III. N. Gaines candidate for
state school superintendent, will speak
at school house No. 2S, on Tuesday
evening, the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

ShockeY Bros, VIII and Smith,
have purchased the Farris & Gone
barber shop, taking possession the
first of the month. The boys are both
well known to ths people of this To-
eality, and they have many friends
who will be glad to learn that they
have embarked in business for them
selves. They invite all to come and
see them for first class work ia shaving
or hair cuttings also for fine cigars of
the best brands, of which goods they
carry complete stock. First door
west of the j. Y. Brinkman Co. bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Whenever you see our base ball pic.
ture in these columns you may know
there is going to be good game. Go
TO Ellinwood and see the game TO-DAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The peoples party in Kansas this
year is like a pollywog-it is in the
swim. After while it will sprout
some good, useful legs, and turn out
to be a lively jumping frog-a regular
democratic swimmer. It is bound to
SO ssevo1ute."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

w. w. Hartley, who has been in
the abstract Office of Chas e. Dodge
for some time, left last week for Ne
braska to accept position in large
abstract office. Wood has many
friends here who wish him success In
his new position.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

While in Hoisiugton last Saturday
we found Bob Merten behind the coun-
ter at the A. I. Webb & Co. drug
store. as clipper and accommodating
as the most polished counter jumper
in the land. Bob is generally at home
wherever his hat is of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Have you visited the normal?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Every town man dreams that when
he gets rich he will move on a farm
to spend his old age, where he can take
life quietly and easy. Every farmer
consoles himself by dreaming that
when he is old he will have enough
money to enable him to live in town,
where there is more going on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

A young republican Of the west side
who is just sprouting couple of cute
little bangs on his upper lip remarked
the other day that ''Ingalls was right
when be said that democrats were
political street walkers" When that
young STRIPPING is old enough to have
whiskers that the wind can blow
through be will have learned that
democrats are numerous enough, even
in Kansas, to wipe the earth with all
the ingalls, and al the aawny dudes
that ape ingalls,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

Dick Glissman has got to have more
room. he says, so he is moving his
furniture store into the room on Main
street next TO Shibe & SheIburn's
grocery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

1t you want to know what makes
.. J. Richards, who is always courte-
Gus and accommodating, more pleasing
than ever the last few days, just go
down and see that boy No. 3 who
came to the Richards mansion Tues
day-down in the third ward, you
know.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

G. A. Willms, who, by the way is
one of the solid farmers of this county
threshed out wheat last week that
yielded SO bushels to the acre. Mr..
Willms lisa Comanche township farmer,
down where they always raise some
thing other than Old Harry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

The fellows whose only trade is
shoveling snow from May to October
and shooting flies from October to
May, are becoming more numerous
these days. When they ask for a
''hand out" hand them out a stuffed
club, and take two hands to it too
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

J. w. Chapel is growing more
feeble every day. He has had long
siege of illness. but he bears it like the
brave nam that he is.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
A Tree Climbing Pig.

A curiosity has lately been shot by Mr..
LIE Mortemore, who has selection on
Tinana creek, Queensland. He says it
is sort of tree climbing pig. For a
number of years the wild pigs have been
numerous in this locality, and his theory
is that the original or common pig must
have amalgamated to certain extent
with some aboriginal animal, OF that the
necessities Of climate, ETC., have caused
the variety. The captured animal weighs
about 100 pounds, and is pretty fat, with
bristly brown fur, small black spots,
snout and ears like a pig, but the jaw is
furnished with front teeth like rodent;
it has large CANNES and powerful back
grinders.
The fore feet are furnished with hook
like claws; the hind ones have two hook
claws on each hoof. The tail is thick,
about foot long, and highly prehensile,
and IN d state of rest is usually carried
in what is known as Flemish coil. The
animal is also furnished with a pouch,
which it only appears to use for carrying
a supply of food in while it is travelling
to fresh pastures. The skin is saved and
will be sent to the marlborough exhi-
bition. Mr.. LIE Mortemore says the flesh
is excellent, and that it tastes just like
veal and ham pie. He is sure there are
plenty more about by the marks on the
trees. In drought the animal climbs
trees and hangs by its tail while it gath
ers its food by the hook claws. He in
tends capturing some live specimens and
breeding from them.--Pall Mall Budget
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
The Liverpool Moslems Mobbed.

The little building in Brougham ter
race, Liverpool, in which the few Mos
lem worshipers thereabout gather to-
gether for prayer and to listen to SER
mons in Arabic and English is hidden
away in garden, and it does not seem
that its congregation has ever done any
thing to give offense, yet for more than
a month past they have been exposed to
persecution, and the ferment appears to
be increasing. On a recent Sunday, ac-
cording to local report, the appearance
Of the "Muezzin" in the balcony to give
the customary "Azan," or call to prayer,
was the signal for great uproar from a
crowd of some 400 roughs, indulging in
the usual oaths and execrations and
throwing of stones and filth
Several times, it is stated, the Muezzin
was struck. After he had retired the
disturbers burst into the mosque and
threw stones, one of which fell within q
few inches of where the little son of
Ahmed Quiliam Bey was kneeling in
prayer. These annoyances, it is added,
continued during the service, and the
congregation on leaving were pelted and
struck. London Public Opinion.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
Rowie,. original Knif..

Ten days ago Colonel John R. Davis,
of Mississippi, who had been a resident
of the Old Mems home since year ago
last April, received stroke Of paralysis.
This was followed in a few days by an
other, and then a third. which proved
fatal
The deceased was a cousin of Jefferson
Davis, and during the war was the col
onel of Mississippi regiment known as
the Tigers. Colonel Davis had in his
possession the original knife constructed
for Colonel Jim Bowie, who, though q
native Kentuckian, moved to Texas and
married the daughter of Ex-Governor
Veramendi. The knife was said to have
been invented while Colonel Bowie was
confined to his bed in Natchez, suffering
from the effects Of wound he had re-
ceiyed in a border fray. He was a man
of great mechanical ingenuity, and
whitfield it out of white pine as model
for hunting knife, which he sent to
two brothers named Blackman, in the
city of Natchez, and told them to spare
no expense in making it. It was made
from a large sawmill file and afterward
perfected by an Arkansas blacksmith.
Davis, who was young man at the
time, was present the first time the
knife, as perfected, was used in duel,
and, as he described the scene, the par
ties cut the underbrush down and fought
to the death. The peculiar part of the
knife was that the end was poisoned, an
operation that cost Colonel Bowie ten
dollars. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
Calendar Crusaders.

The calendars for 1892 are beginning
to put in an appearance, and the calen-
dar fiends are also hard at work. "Pve
had about 500 applications for calendars
this week." said an insurance man yes
terday, "and some of the calendar beg
gars are very impudent in their de-
mands. Women are the most cheeky
applicants we have to deal with. One
woman today requested me to give her
one of each kind issued by our office,
and / granted her demand, but she came
back in half an hour and asked me to
duplicate her haul in order to please a
female acquaintance who could not come
herself. gave her a blotter and told
her to blot herself out of existence. It
was ungallant, of course, but / wasn't
in the humor to deal otherwise with her.
Buffalo Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
Bees Graft a Rare Apple.

Horticulturists who have seen it say
that an apple which was picked in e. B.
Georges orchard, New Franklin, Pa,
could only have been produced by a
peculiar grating done by the bees in
the apple blossom season.
Exactly one-half of the apple is golden
russet, like the apples that grew on the
same tree, and the other half is bright
green pippin, such a variety as grew on
trees 100 yards distant. In blossoming
time bee must have transplanted q
part of distant pippin blossom into the
petals Of the russet's flower.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
wit and Humor.

Man Cooking up from paper John,
what does ia" stand forP
John poring over his lesson in geog-
raphy1 Louisiana, sir.
Man Well, this "Louisiana grip"
seems to be an epidemic. Harper's Ba-
xar.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
n arInnat

The tendency I this disease toward
pneumonia fs what makes it dangerous.
L. grippe requires precisely the same
treatment as severe cold. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is famous for it's
cures Of severe colds. This remedy
successfully counteracts the tendency Of
the disease te result in pneumonia,
provided that proper care be taken TO
avoid exposure when recovering from
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

the attack. Careful inquiry among the
many thousands who have used this
remedy during the epidemics OF the
past two years has failed to discover a
single case that has not recovered or
that has resulted in pneumonia. Fifty
cent and 81 bottles for sale by @. F.
Heinzeman, 222 North Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

The recent stir in the freight lines of
steamers caused by the trip of the whale
back steamer Wetmore TO Europe has
been extended to passenger boats for
ocean service, and recent designs for q
vessel carrying 800 passengers have been
made which is expected to cross the
ocean in five days.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

1850 1891
Teeth extracted without pain, z5c by lhe'use
of gas local application or freezing, or con-
tract. Sets of teeth, SO and up; crowns, 81 and
up; bridge work, So per tooth and up; gold
hflings,. 81 and up; gold alloy, 81 and up;
silver, zoe and up: cement, SOC and up;
cleaning teeth, SOC and up.
2o9k ., Spring IT., bet. "a and I'd, ROOMS TO 9
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

The authorities of Vancouver island
have received an offer from Chinanan
to take into the interior two Chinese
lepers who were recently landed there
and dispose of them 90 that they would
never again be heard of for $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19
ORANGE HEIGHTS

The best authorities Southern California commend these lands for the rails
Aside colony South River
de an point The Pacific Clay
re also the Porph Paving Fe7ng and
liant company being formed to work scale the finest
The material is hand for additional manufactures
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

pireotors--E. b. Spence, J. d. Bicknell. 9. H
Mott, VIM. Lazy, n. Mabury, J. a. Eniett, D. N.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

Germa m eriCan Savings Bank,
STREET, LOS ANGELES CAL
$7OO,OOO-CO.
McDONAL Pest w.
NJ
Open w
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

As preventive Dr.. Hsnisy's Celery, Hesf
and Iron has ne equal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Napoleons OF Finance.

One day Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, in
a tramp through Cornwall, came to
little village in which d tea meeting
was going on. Mr.. Pearse entered
the little chapel and Joined in the
tea. He was in the most unclerical
of costumes, which was an act OF
sense on his part, but during the
process of tea one or two Of the lead
ers" managed to recognize him.
Whereupon one of them approached
him and said, in anxious whisper;
ABE you Rev. Mark Guy Pearse?'
ayes, l be-" he answered. IL thought
as how you was. Now, do you see,
we want to raise little money, and a
thought have struck us. Now, dc
zee Just come out quiet like and say
nothing to nobody, and then we will
put zee in the vestry, and we will go
into the chapel and say: Rev. Mark
Guy Pearsc, author OF Daniel
Quorm," is in the vestry, and can be
seed at threepence each, the proceed:
to 60 for the good of the cause. -
New York Tribune"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

tinations. The second car is devoted TO
the distribution of letters and Missouri
papers. The rear half of the car is
fitted with cases for the distribution or
letters. These cases look very much
like postoffice boxes, and contain about
1000 pigeon holes. Each pigeon-hole
represents a town or postal route.
The method employed in asserting the
letters may be easily explained. In
Missouri there are i'll counties. At the
Office OF Superintendent Lindsay is a
~scheme" of the States in his division.
The scheme for the State of Missouri
shows where the mail for each county
should be sent, with all exceptions
noted. The clerks on the fast mail that
morning were supposed to know the
schemes of Missouri, with ia counties;
Kansas, with 106 counties; Colorado, ID
counties; Arkansas, IA counties; Ne
braska, 90 counties, besides having
knowledge of what are known as
~massing schemes" OF several other
States. On the eastbound trip the
clerks must know, in addition to Mis-
souri,. the schemes for the States OF
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and
must have general knowledge OF sew
eral adjoining States. AS tho schemes
do not give all the towns in the counties
of the various States, postal clerks
are required to commit to memory the
names of the towns and the counties
they are in. The enormity of this task
can be conceived when it is known that
there are about $500 postoffices in Mis-
souri,, ], 800 in Kansas, eco in Colorado,
/ $50 in Nebraska, and from $500 to
5000 each in Illinois, Indiana and other
adjoining States. When the letters are
tied I'D facing slip is put or each pack
age. On the slip is put the destination
of the package and the name OF the
clerk who assorted it, together with the
name OF his run and the date.
Papers are thrown according to the
same schemes as the letters, and simila1
facing slips are used. The cases ar
larger, one clerk having row OF boxes
or 6 feet above his distributing table
and from 80 to 40 feet in length. Grea
dexterity Is acquired by the paper clerks
in throwing into these boxes. Paper
are attributed with wonderful rapidity
and a mistake is seldom made. 1t Is sa.'
that st. Louis paper clerk attended
party recently and played at bean bag,
winning three prizes before the othe
players learned that his business Ia
made him an expert in mor5 difficult
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

daily papers, .ecause of a fine imposed
or each error. il the paper clerk throws
n bundle OF dailies wrong, the fact Ia, OF
CON Sc, reported on his check by the clerk
receiving the wrongly thrown package.
The clerk making the wrong throw Is
then charged a. the publishers price
with the papers delayed bybeing wrong
~ thrown. During the past month the
parer clerks on the fast mail wee SO
accurate that not q cent was coll acted
from them. For the preceding month
forty cents was collected. This illus
trntes better than anything else the pro-
flciency that has b. en- acqulred,in the
postal service.
In distributing letters errors are found
to obclr, although the number Is very
small, considering the large quantities
OF letters handled by the clerks. Let
tiers frequently stick together, causing
errors to be made. The similarity OF
the names of towns also causes many
errors in the distribution of both letters
and papers. With poor light, tired eyes,
and much work before him, postal
clerk can hardly be Llamed for throwing
a badly addressed letter for Holto n,
Kan, to Horton, Kan, or paper tor
Leona, Kan, to Lenora, Kan. TO avoid
mistakes of this kind, every letter
should have the county on it as part OF
the address,, unless the town to which
the letter is going is large one.
Appointments to clerkships in the
postal service are made through the
CIVIL Service Commission. To test fit
ness for the service applicants for APP
pointments are examined by local Civil
Service Boards appointed by the com.
mission. The examinations are held
twice a year in each State, and the APP
plicants are examined in the following
subjects: photography, copying, PEN
manship, arithmetic, letter writing, the
geography of the United States, and
especially of the State or railway mail
division in which the applicant resides,
and in the railway systems OF the State