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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28

the District of Columbia. The first
English, history, algebra, Latin, lee
lures on physiology and physical geog-
raphy.
Scientifc-German. lectures on phys
iology and physical geography.
Business branch-same as above,
with bookkeeping. business arithmetic.
lectures on physiology and physical
geography by advanced instructors
The attendance upon the schools dur
ing the past year has been exception
oily good because it has been uniform
~ regular. The increased attendance
was peculiar in that it was confined al
most wholly to the upper grades This
was not because of the crowded condi-
ton of the schools of the lower grade,
nor was it because the lower grade
schools received less care and attention
than ,nose of the upper grades. The
superintendent in his report is unable
to account for this peculiar fact.
The good people of Washington are
suffering from the same affection which
bears SO heavily upon the fathers u
families in almost every considerable
city in the United States Every year,
for some reason or other, and from
some motive more occult than trans
parent, the teachers discover what
seems TO be necessity for a change In
the kind of text books in common use
For this reason secondhand books can
not be bought and the older children
cannot transfer as precious legacies tc
their younger brothers and sisters the
books which they have used and pre-
served most carefully. The annual ex
penditure for new books IS one OF the
regular expenses which the head OF
family must count upon. In some cities
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
A Region Rich I'm Historic and
Scenic Interest. =
The Early Fighting Ground Of the Federal
and Confederate Armies-Incidents
Recalled by Visit to Various
Ear-Eamed Points.
TSpecial Letter.1

tSpcCl3l Aottcf.i
Long before the Chesapeake & Ohio
enters the Shenandoah valley from the
west. the veterans who travel on it are
upon their early fighting ground. At
many turns the road comes upon the
lines of Gen. Cox in the Kanawha, of
Cook and Averill under Sigel in the va
rious moves on Saltville. Wytheville
and the bridge over the New river, on
what was then the Virgins Central
road.
While running down to Stanton
both the natural beauties of the far
famed valley and some of its most
noted battlefields are under the eye.
In military sense the valley was a
vast covered way through which whole
armies with their trains and equipment
could move on the TANKS of The hosts
contending on the plains of Virginia
to the eastward. Thus jackson, Ewald
and Early used it. From it the rangers
of Ashby and Mosby dashed out from
their cover. Through it Lee twice IN
vaded the north. Stonewall Jackson
was it's southern Sheridan, driving FIRE.
mont, Banks and others out of it. And
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28

ened and blasted region, its homes de-
stroyed, it's farms desolated. and its
able-bodied population decimated in
the field But it has fully recovered
again. Grass and grain have woven
natures beautiful covering over all
scars of battle. and the countless miles
of parapets are green each year with
verdure. and the fields and orchards
are laden with flowers again.
The connecting trains which run
northward through the valley from the
line of the Chesapeake & Ohio reach
the more noted battle fields, and the
points of famous strategic interest in
the inverse order of dates. Thus it
was from Harper's Ferry that John
ston. early in 1861, began to IN aneuver
to check Patterson. and from Winches-
ter that he suddenly started to helm
Beauregard at Bull Run.
When the campaigns in the valley
opened in March. 1852, jackson was
virtually in independent command.
Banks advanced the frst week of that
month. and forced jackson back
through Winchester, Kernstown an6
Stras burg to Mount jackson west al
Luray. From this point he moved sud
denly to recover Winchester, unde,
mistaken Information as to the unto.
forces. He made movement marvel
GUS in its celebrity. fell unexpectedly
upon Shields at Kernstown and a bat
tie followed in which jackson was de
feated, but it was after some of tn,
sharpest fighting on both sides that tn,
war had developed up to that time
jackson returned to Mount jackson
and Ranks came down to Edinburg
Next came Jackson's blow from Por
Republic at Milroy, near Mcdowell
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
Experimenting Is Profitable

George @. Dow advises every straw
berry grower to devote small portion
of his grounds to experimenting with q
few new kinds every year Il viii not
disturb the plans of his piece, as por-
ton of the rows of his standard kind
can be left out IN which TO set these
new varieties Twenty-Five plants OF
only one dozen are enough of each
kind for him to see their peculiarities
and value. They should not be coaxed
or treated any better than the whole
field crop-just the same exactly-and
then they will show up for just what
they are worth. which is what we want
to know.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28

part when falling. a broom hondle
may be used for the perpendiculae part
Of the drop. and a heavy piece of plank
on the bottom Of it to make a heavy
fall A little notch is cut in the
Single little past the middle, and
another notch on inside of front of box,
halfway between the slot and top
The thin piece Of wood on the string
is put into these notches when the trap
Is set The end of the shingle in the
trap. in which the bait is put, should
be raised clear from the bottom about
quarter of an inch when the trap IA
set correctly.-Farm and Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
The Last Division.
A EeJAter in Luck.

City Editor (hurriedly1 - Anything
new about that suicide in the st. Fash
ion hotel?
Reporter-Not much. The man was
a stranger, about my size. Shot him
self with 32-caliber revolver. Had on
q dress suit at the time. The body has
been taken to the morgue.
City Editor-'Bout your size. That's
lucky. want you to report big socie-
ty wedding in an hour. Rush around
to the morgue and ask the keeper to
lend you that dress Suit.-N. 7. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
APsck.ee from the East.

Fow1e Originally from Boston)-Well.
I'll be everlastingly punched.
Boylston Chis partner)-News from
home?
Fcwle-I should say so. I wrote
mother that we were going to attend a
Piute wedding and she sent two plug
hats and some Lavender gloves, with an
injunction to keep up our John-Hancock
dignity or die.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
The Cat Out of the Bxr.

A little colored boy went to a butch
.r's stall in Austin and said to the
butcher:
81 say, boss, glib me little chunk Of
meat for our dog"
''Al right, black face and shiny eye. "
said the butcher, good naruredly.
Eyes, boss, but don't glib me such a
tuf piece as yer did las time. My dad.
dy mos broke his jaw tryin' ter chew
nil. Texas Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
a MODEL RAT TRAS.

An Excellent Thing for Bows 0he -
like ThievinE RosHntss
give below design for RAJ Gal
Let the boys try it. The paris ore a
box about Okla inches. a dro2. SIMILAR
to churn dasher, a frame oyes the
box and piece of shingle whicn is in
serted in the slot in the 'FRONT.' OF the
box. There is also the contrivance tn
set it with, as shown in Che illustra-
ton Every part should be splaned
smoothly. The drop shosld be made
small enough not to touch any other
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
The Udder OF the Cow.

Prof. Henry Stewart says: THE nd
der of the COW is not a simple bag or
reservoir to hold the milk, as some
suppose. but a mass of exceedingly fine
and complicated glands, each OF which
is supplied with blood for its nutrition
and growth by: the very fine arterial
capillary vessels which connect with
the same sort of vessels that flow into
the veins These capillary vessels are
So fne and so numerous that a needle
cannot prick the skin or any part OF
the tissues without wounding some OF
them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28
No Barber Shop.

Boston Waiter Ito outside barbarian.
yho tuclxs his napkin in his neek)-
Pardon me, sir. but there is no shampoo
goes with this dinner.-Brooklyn Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28

An Amended Opinion.-''They say
that Litehead is quite a crank, half
crazy, in fact" mo doubt of it, 81
heard him speaking very highly of
you this morning" II was going to
add when you interrupted me that
some people may think Litehead a lit
tie off in some things, but to me he not
only appears perfectly rational, but a
long way ahead of some of his critics
in intellectual ability. IN. Y. Press
The elder Beecher had been preach
ing one Sunday at Litchfield. and as he
got into the carriage to go home he re-
marked that he had never preached
such poor sermon before. sWhy, ia
ther," said Henry, never heard you
preach louder" That's it, - responded
the old man; when / have nothing to
say always boiler. boston Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-28

"A Practical charity.-He (senti-
mentally1-"Let MS drop tear for the
poor blind man." She practically
mo; let's drop dime. Yankee
Blade.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09
How Bs.t 90 star, IN LIZ.

The hest way 20 start in life is astride
farm horse with a rope halter In that
way you learn to rough It, You are pre-.
pared for hard bounces on tile road of
life; you learn TO hold on; you get the
habit of depending on your own heels,
and not upon other peoples stirrups
you find how 10 climb on without any
body TO give you boost. II does not
hurt you so much when YOU fall off
And some day far ON in life, when you
are in the midst of the hot aud dusty
city, and you are weary with the rush
aud din Of the world, in your imagina-
tion you call back one Of those nags of
pleasant memory. You bring him up by
the site of your study or counting table,
and from that you jump ON, and away
you canter through the old time orchard
and by the old time meeting house. or
down the lane in front of the barn, dash
into the cool sparkling water Of the
meadow, where he stops to take his
morning dram; or you hitch him up 10
the rocking chair in which You have for
10 years sat rheumatic aud helpless. and
he drags you back some Sunday morning
TO the old country church, where many
years ago he stood tied 10 the post, while
YOU, with father and mother at either
end Of the pew, were learning Of tho
land where there is no pain, aud into
which John looked and said: - saw a
whitehorsel Rev. 4. Dewitt Talmage
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09
wonAs,s wonx Asp Avs.

Minna Irving wears souvenir agold
piece of California 40, upon her watch
chain, and considers il her mascot.
Miss Mary ChenowitI, the chief apos.
lie of Christian Science, is said to he
worth S. O00. 900 and lives in = house
with 100 rooms
japanese women are the best landscape
gardeners in their country and are TO be
employed in laying out the grounds Of
The womans department of the Worlds
Fair
Several ladies, friends Of Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, have contributed money
TO secure likeness Of her ia marble
The commission for the bust has been
given TO Miss Anne Whitney.
The Czarins Of Russia has received the
Maria Cross of Honor from her imperial
husband. She has for 25 years been as.
eociated with the charitable institutions
founded by the cars mother.
A number Of women of Galatia have
submitted petition to the Emperor of
Austria, asking for the right TO enter
military service. They claim that they
ere more robust and more courageous
than effpminate men.
PnBdita Ramabai, whose efforts in be-
half Of the child widows of India have
tile sympathy Of every one. is having
success in her school at Poona Twenty
eight widows are being taught. The
RaInabai Association in London lately
forwarded 2 400 pounds to Pundita Ram
abba to pay for the school building.
A noble mission work is being done by
Mrs Emma Bradley, Of Chicago, who
las, unaided. established mission school
ia one of the worst parts Of that city.
II is entirely independent Of any church
or denomination. and she herself pays
the rent Of the rooms. fuel. and gas with
the help OF few unsolicited coutribu-
tions Two small rooms at the rear OF
the mission are her home, and she shares
her food with a number OF pensioners
who come to her every day.
The Womsn's Charity Club. OF Boston,
has now membership of $50, and has
reason to feel elated over its work. Lesf
than two years ago it started surgical
hospital with but 40 cents in the treasury.
Since then il has bought and furnished
its present quarters at Chester Park. sup
ported staff of nurses and doctors. paid
IS. 300 for land in Brookline, and has
SIS, 600 at interest for hospital purposes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

Little Beth had never taken kindly 10
geography. but from hel very first lesson
had always pronounced it just horrid {"
now since she had been promoted 60 map
questions her dislike for it had grown
till she really made very poor work Of
her lessons.
Her mamma had tried 10 think of some
way to help her. but had not succeeded,
till at last one day, as she was looking
over bundle OF old letters, an idea came
20 her that she determined TO try.
She cut out a few postmarks and took
them to Beth, and together they found
the places on the maps, mamma telling
some little fact about each place.
"Now, Beth, said she, @when you can
bring me 80 postmarks, and tell me
where each place is TO be found, / will
buy you pretty book to keep them ia,
and we will begin collection Of post
marks.
Beth was interested at once, and was
soon able to claim the promised reward.
This was but the beginning Of fine
collection, which, arranged according to
States, are pleasure as well as an edu-
cation to look over.
Beth is quite familiar with the geog
raphy OF her own country now. aud the
prospect Of a foreign stamp album, and
help in filling it, quite reconciles her to
the study of the map Of Europe which
comes next yesT.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

There are occasions when il is exceed.
ingiy awkward 20 tell the truth. You
are looking az an ordinary painting, exc
cuted by finished schoolgirl. The
admiring mamma asks your candid opin-
ion, meaning 10y candid opinion an
the praise You can express. What shah
you say, aud be truthfnls
Some one gives You manuscript poem
10 read and criticise. and, as DIR. Holmes
says, wants your unbiased Judgment Of
us merits. that is. unstinted praise of il.
An amateur has performed indifferen,ly
upon a cornet, and You are expected to
say something complimentary. or be con
sidered rude. What can we do under
such circumstances This is what an
eminent professor Of elocution once did.
when hard pressed.
A pompous. wealthy, uneducated
American woman went 10 Paris to give
her daughter musical education.
The girl had no taste for music, and
her voice was harsh II remained dis.
agreeable in spite OF many lessons aud
much practice; yet the mother would
call her out 70 sing in publics~.
Once, after the usual screeching per-
formance the mother turned 20 the pro-
fessor OF elocution, and, with a smile of
grattied PRIDE. asked:
Professor, you are a Judge Of such
matters. What do you think OF my
daughters voice."
For a moment the professor apparently
did not know what to say. The company
listened, for it was known that he always
told the truth.
Madam, said he at last. II think
your daughter certainly has voice
which ought by all means to be culti-
vated!n
The answer delighted the mother, and
its ambiguity relieved the professor;
though. had the mother had keener per-
ceptions, she might not have been so
well satisfied.
In the majority of eases tact and
common sense will help one out OF the
difficulty. But when nothing but the
bald truth will answer, tell it, and let it
hurt.
People who ask you ostensibly for the
truth ought sometimes TO get it. The
opinion of persons who praise every thing
IS not valued by anybody.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09
s,or,.. of n.nlel wsb.,.r.

The following anecdote of Daniel Web
ster, who was, in 1898, member Of
Phillips Exeter Academy, was related to
friend OF mine by Samuel Lawrence,
of Exeter:
A few days after Mr. Webster had en-
tered Exeter Academy he returned TO his
boarding house one evening ia very de-
sp0ndent mood, and told his friends there
that the city boys in the academy were
constantly laughing at him because he
was at the foot Of his class and had come
from the backwoods
The next day Nicholas Emery. who
was then an assistant tutor in the acad-
envy, urged Webster to think Of nothing
but his books, and added that all would
yet come out right
The advice was needed. and at the end
of the first quarter Mr. Emery. muster
ing his class in line, formally took
the arm of young Webster and marched
him from the foot 10 the extreme head.
AT the end of the second quarter, when
the class was mustered, Mr.. Emery said {:
Daniel Webster, gather up your books
and take down your cap.
The boy obeyed, and thinking that he
was about 10 be expelled from school. was
sorely troubled.
The teacher soon dispelled the illusion,
for he continued: Now. sir, you will
please report yourself 70 the teacher OF
the first cIassi And you, young gentle
men, viii take an affectionate leave OF
your classmate, for you will never see
him again
They never did see him in that class
room again, but the day came when the
eye Of tile nation beheld him Boston
Globe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

These are very familiar to our readers
as not day passes without the report OF
the sudden death of some prominent cit
fzen. The explanation 10 Heart Di'
sease." Therefore beware If you have
any of the following symptoms: Short
Breath, Pain in Side. Smothering Spells
Swollen Ankles, Asthmatic Breathing,
Weak and Hungry Spells. Tenderness in
Shoulder or Arm, Fluttering of Heart OF
Irregular Pulse These symptoms mean
heart disease. The most reliable remedy
is DIR. Miles, New Heart Cure, which
has saved thousands of lives Book oi
testimonials free at VIM. I. Marcy, q
Co.'S who also sells the New Heart Cure
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

Rich Women Economical in Dress.
The question of how much money
New York society women spend annually
for dresses and whether they wear costly
gowns more than once induced me to ask
the best known man dressmaker in this
city and London what he had TO say ON
the subject. He told me some interest.
ing facts,
THE richest people, as a rule, he
said, "are more economical in dress than
those in moderate circumstances. The
Princess of Wales is 50 imbued with the
spirit Of economy that she actually has
her gowns made over for her children.
Generally, four drawing rooms occur
annually, and the princess always has a
new dress for each occasion. She pays
her own bills and does not wait for the
heir apparent to be dunned Often she
wears the same dress half dozen times,
but not at notable royal functions. Her
dresses, all told, cost over 500, 900 year,
possibly $4,000. This does not include
lace-trimmed dresses.
Queen Victoria is the most economic
cal Of the royal family, and from year TO
year has her gowns cut in the same style.
Lady Dudley is splendid second to the
Queen.
"In New York, the most extensively
dressed women are not the very richest.
When Edith Kingdom was an actress she
cared less for expenses than now. Then
she would order dress and never ask the
price, but now as Mrs. Gould she always
asks the price. and often remarks that
because she is Mrs. Gould she does not
wish to pay more than the regular price.
Ada Rehan is more liberal, and seems to
care less for expenses than many ladies
whose husbands are rated as worth mil
lions. Mrs. Astor is not extravagant at
all in dress Mrs. Coleman Drayton and
many others l could mention are not
prodigal in the matter of dresses. The
average society woman Of wealth never
spends over 5000 year of dresses, for
the very reason they wear each dress
many times.
Ball dresses are the cheapest, and al
though usually the most frail, they are
often worn four times The tulle skirt is
changed for each ball, but the skirt re-
mains the same. Reception dresses cost
more than ball dresses and are used many
times by simply changing some part Of
the trimming. Even wedding dresses
were occasionally used again for grand
occasions. All the big prices reputed as
paid for dresses are largely fictitious and
never deceive knowing ones. The hand
soonest velvet dress that could be devised
could not cost over $3.50, and cloth
dress is worth only $3.50 at the highest
price. Old laces or something expensive
in trimming might make dress cost a
good deal more; but on the whole 800
or $500 would 60 long ways toward
getting the finest kind Of material for
dresses. A woman who spends S12, 900 a
year on dresses alone is more liberal than
many royal DANES.
closed the conversation by asking
him what finally became of the fine
dresses of the rich. He said that had
always puzzled him. His guess was
that they were either sold or given to
poor relatives. New York Mail l-Express.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09
PRICE ONE CENT


York City.
While We were walking along OH ave-
nue. one evening last week my friend
b0dd Frcst asked me IL I cared e. VII.
ness Monte Carlo on a small scale.
HAT 10 yon mean n said |, - gs,m-
bling den -
Upon ius nod,iing assent remarkea
that there was nothing snanee iu h,s
proposition, Why said. this Whole
avenue twewere near 18th street, Is lined
with gambling establishments.
lie then explained that this particular
game was ron on different lines from
the rest. We opped in front af low
brick huildi II was to ali intenis aud
purposes an ass Office aud cigar store
combined. 3me with me. said Rtdd.
quietly as We entered the place.
We walked behind the counter AMI
then back Of tall screen. A heavy
door barred the way. There | noticed
The conventional peeph0le.n
It's All right, said Badd. The door
swung quietly open aud we entered.
and what transformation scene greeted
my eyes! Il was large room or hall
some oo feet long. The air was thick
with tobacco smoke. On rough guess
should estimate that at least soa per-
sons, mostly young men. were in tie
room. And what is more, most Of them
were engaged in gambling. either az
roulette, hazard. or faro.
This was evidently cheap game.
Inoticed that most of the chips were
PLAYED at five cents apiece. Ono young
fellow had several hundred of them ia
front Of him. He had started in ON
dollar, he said, and wanted TO win $50.
l hope he succeeded, but didut wait 10
see
As left the place met one OF Cap
tain Reilly's policemen in front OF the
door The nearest roulette wheel was
less than Is feet distant. One could al
most hear the rattle of the chips out in
the street. The policeman, however,
didn't appear TO notice this.
1t is wonderful what lot Of things
there are around New York that police
man don't notice. New York Herald
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

A Winning Sadness -.Jessie-Whst a
pretty face Kitty has. bat little sorrow
ful. don't YOU think Ned Yes: that
sad expression is her stronghold No
man ever sees il without feeling fierce
desire to spend the rest of his life in
making her happy. Puck.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-09

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