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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

Opens with a delightfully."- fantastic and
oriental rhyme descriptive of the birth
OF the ganut- It is by Theron Brown
with frontispiece illustration by Bur
CESS, and Is called 1.-The Bamboo Fife -
The leading article OF the number ksplen-
didly illustrated) is Alkaline Fordham's
stirring description OF "A Nedisval
Stronghold the great French castle of
Pierrefonds, which, dismantled by
Richelieu, has been restored by the
famous French architect Viollet-le-
Due 9 Philip Hale,s story, "a Grain OF
Sand. Is one of the good things of the
number. Miss Helen Gray Cone tells.
about "a Picture Book OF 1TS9--Wil-
liam Blake's homemade and handmade
Songs of Innocence;" Alexander Black
has a unique sleeping-car story, Upper
Nine" NJ b. Ryerson contributes q
charming story OF a little studio girl,
''Phebe Stout-Sculptor." There IS a.
bright story for Decoration Day, Al
most Deserter,- by Miriam Brastow,
and stirring ode for the same memori-
al occasion, addressed to American BOYS
and girls-'-Decoration Day" by FL
bridge s. Brooks; Mrs Emma Hunting
ton Mason has charming set of verses
My Lady of Make-Believe:" Lieut.
Col. Thorndike gives in his series of
One Mans -1doentures, an account of his
Getting Away from Gibraltar"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
THE BIG BONANZA MINE.
A Smoking Hole I'm the Grcund Whic
Yielded Mackay $50. ooo. 900.

A Smoking Hole I'M the Ground which
Yielded Nackay s15o.ooo. 900.
I was strolling with Mackay some
years ago in Virginia City, when we
looked down a smoking cavity in the
ground that was soon lost in the dark
ness, and at the mouth of which wind
lass was slowly grinding. 'HOut of that
hole, he said, Il took $3.50, GOO, 600 In
bullion" This was one of the famous
Bonanza mines, whose history ali men
know. The Big Bonanza, as 1t was
called. and as Mackay described it to me
at the time, was kidney or a s-pock-
et' of crude ore about as high as the
steeple OF Trinity and in area as large
as the city hall park Of New York.
This ore, shoveled out and reduced,
gave the stupendous yield to which Mr.
Mackay referred, and was the founda-
ton of the Bonanza fortunes Associ-
ated with him were three other gentle
meP whose names were TO win world
wide mining fame-James @. Fair.
afterwards senator from Nevada. whose
skill as a mining expert had attracted
the attention OF Mackay, William
OBrien and James c. Flood. O'Brien
and Flood had come to California as
friends in the Argonaut DAYS, and had
like other men taken their humble parts
in the creation of the Pacific states In
those times men who were to be major
generals in the army drove drays for a
living. Others who were to become
luminous in craftsmanship and juris-
prudence joyfully mended their own
trousers and washed their own
linen They were partners" a term
which Bret Harte has pathetically ex-
planned in one of his exquisite stories
Partners" that is to say, friends, with
a friendship such as we who live outside
OF the atmosphere of adventure which
EMBODIED the Argonaut days cannot un-
derstand, and which would be but
vaguely explained If we compared it to
the love OF man and woman.
BILLY was my partner once as Mr..
Flood said to me one day in Menlo,
while we were looking at the portrait
OF OBrien: BILLY was my partner once.
He Is my partner now, viii be my part
ner forevers-a speech which made a
deep impression, coming as it did from
the lips of one OF the most resolute
self-restrained, and undemonstrative
OF men. Flood was the financial repre-
sentative and ally of the two young
miners who were at work on the Bo-
nanza; OBrlen, the partner" in the
firm, because Flood could have 10 in
terest he did not share, O'Brien passed
away in Bonanza time-Flood not many
months since in Germany. He was a
brave, independent, reserved, conscien-
tious man, especially charming and true
in the higher relations of life-no bet
ter citizen, no truer friend-'-in all that
goes toward the true development OF
manhood, the best man I have ever
KNOWN" as Mackay said to me when
the hour of irrevocable silence had fall
len. 4 know only one man in the
world that can break me, and that is
Maclay." This Flood said to me and I
note it as showing the strong links
firm and gave 1t a strength and conf
dence which Were the basis of its power.
j. K. Young. in MunSeV'S Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

The best thing to do
is this: when you're suffering from
Sick or Bilious Headaches, Consti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
or any arrangement of the Liver,
Stomach, or Bowels, get something
that Tslieves promptly and cures
permanently. Don't shock the sys-
tenn with the ordinary pills-get
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
They're the smallest, for one thing
(but that's great thing }, and the
easiest to take.
They're the best, for they work
in Natures own way mildly and
gently, but thoroughly and effec-
lively.
They're the cheapest, for they're
guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
your money is returned You pay
only for the good you get.
What more can you ask?
But don't get something that the
dealer says is "just as good" 1t
may be better for him, but it's
pretty certain to be worse for you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
a REMARKABLE LETTER.
A Prominent Professional Mans Extraor-
binary Statement
IN Y Sun

binary Statement
u. Y SUM
Il To The Editor: SIR-As my name and face
have appeared in your paper and the pub
lie prints lately, and as many of my profes-
sional brethren are wondering at il, / feel
it only just that should make an explana-
ton. The statement published over nv
name was made ten years ago, after long
and mature investigation, and 1 have never
changed my mind to the facts then
stated At that time l said, as physician9
that believed Warmers Safe Cure was the
best of all known preparations for the
troubles it was advocated TO cure, aud say
so still. I know it is considered the proper
thing for the medical profession to decry
proprietary and other advertised articles;
but why should they do so? As the late DR..
j. G. Holland, writing over his own name
in Scribner's Monthly, said:
sit is a fact that many of the best propri-
etary medicines of the day are more sue
cessful than many physicians, and most of
them We're first discovered or used in actual
medical practice; when, however, any per-
son knowing their virtue and foreseeing
their popularity secures and advertises
them, in the opinion of the bigoted all vir-
tue went out of them.''
DIR. Holland was an educated physician.
an unpreJudiced observer, and he spoke
from broad and unusual experience. Pro-
prietary medicines should not be decried.
The evidences OF their value are over
whelming. 1 have seen patients recover
from gravel, Inflammation of the bladder
and Brights disease after using Warmers
Safe Cure, even when all other treatment
had failed.
make this frank and outs poben state
ment in the interests OF humanity and be-
cause know it to be true. l trust for the
same reason you will give ii to the public
Respectfully, r A GUNN
No. 1874 West Forty-Seventh street, New
York, March /
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
MSCELLANEOUS.

The treasury department is informed
that $40 Cinnamon We're landed at Vic
toria, B. c.. on the Goth, the majority of
whom are presumably bound for the
United States Orders were according
~ issued to immigrant inspectors and
customs officials along the Canadian
border to look out for these people to
prevent their entering this country in
violation of the law
By the flooding of colliery seven
miles from Minersville, Pa, eight men
lost their lives.
The collections of the internal
revenue during the first nine months of
the fiscal year ending June so, 1892,
We're s11s, 302, 600, an increase of 81, IT,
CSC compared with the receipts during
the corresponding period of the present
fiscal year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
German
Syrup %

Two bottles OF German Syrup
cured me of Hemorrhage of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
1 am married man and. tl1irty-six
years Of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, No.
/ have stated this brief and plain so
that all may understand Ny case
was bad one, and I shall be glad
TO tell anyone about it who will
write me. PHILIP L. SCHENcKo P.
O. Boxes, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, bust
uess-like statement .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
ACCIDENT NEAR DE KALB, MO.
Young Man Loses His Life BY the Giving
Way of a Bridge Over Which He Was

A Young Man Loses His Life BY the Giving
Way of a Bridge Over Which He Was
Driving.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 25.-Near De-
Kalb, this county, Fred Sampson, aged
10, son of a prominent farmer, met with
a terrible death. He was driving over
a temporary bridge with a load of pro-
duce and as he reached the middle of
the structure one end gave way, the team
went backwards into deep gully and
young Sampson was caught by the
wagon and pinned to the earth. His
mother and cousins We're in a wagon
which preceded him, and the woman
was also seriously injured. The cousin
ran to the nearest house for assistance,
but before they returned Sampson was
dead, having fingered in awful agony
for twenty minutes and expiring in the
presence OF his injured mother, who
who was unable to render him aid
Zinc and Lead at Joplin, No.
JOPLIN, Mo-, April 25.-There was a
big advance in the zinc market this
week The top price jumped from s23. so
20 $3.50 and the sales We're heavy. The
cause of the advance is due to wet
weather which has restricted the
output and the fact that there is
40 longer any surplus ore in the dis
trict. Several OF the shelters were
caught with short stocks On hand and
the buyers have received instructions
20 take everything offered The aver
age price of zinc ore this week was
about S25 per ton The price OF lead is
so sc per thousand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

LONDON papers discredit the report
that England has intimated a desire to
the United States government to enter
a silver conference
The secretary Of the Massachusetts,
board of health said in response to an
inquiry as to what that board had to
state regarding the trichinR cases, that
If people would eat raw pork they
would be sick, and that since the middle
OF February there has been upwards OF
hfty cases of trichinosis in Boston, with
hive deaths. larger number than had
before been reported to the board in the
past five years. One-tenth of the pork
| around Boston, he said, was affected.
The only safety in the use of pork was
in its thorough cooking.
The captured cattlemen, TWENTY-FIVE
In number and twenty Texans are now
confined in Fort Russell, Wyo.
IHE presidents and members of the
executive committees of the farmers
alliance of the various states are re-
quested to meet in Birmingham, Ala,
on May for consultation.
The national silver executive commit
tee has called convention to meet in
Washington, d. c., on May % and %.
HE st. Petersburg newspapers an
nounce that the prohibition of the ex-
port of corn will be maintained until
September L.
The engine attached to south bound
cattle train on the Central Vermont
railway plunged into the river from an
iron bridge at Des Reviers, P. O., TWEEN
ty-seven miles north of ST. Adams
Brakeman George ]. Elley was killed,
Engineer ID. Babcock fractured his thigh
and Fireman James Minehan was Sc
verely bruised.
A BANQUET was given at the Ameri-
can legation at Madrid by the Hon. E.
Burd Grubb, the American minister to
Spain, to Senior Dupuy, the newly ap-
pointed minister to the United States.
THE steamship Montevideau, from
New Orleans, at Havre, took fire in port
and much damage was done to about
500 bales of cotton in the afterhold by
fire and water. The vessel received but
slight injury.
THE Chicago Blaine Club has adopted
resolutions demanding that Blaine shall
be the republican nominee, and urging
similar organizations throughout the
country to do likewise.
THE Mexican government gives notice
of a large advance in the import duties
on tobacco 81 all kinds after July 1.
In the senate on the Esd Mr. Teller
spoke on the Chinese exclusion bill. No
action was had on any measure. In the
house nothing of general interest was
done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

MR. GLADSTONE has written a pam
phlet on the question of female suffrage
in which he gives his reasons for oppos-
ing the Acknowledgement of women He
considers that the question ought to be
further discussed by the press and on
the platform and that the time is not
yet ripe for legislative interference.
He notes as an objection that the wom-
an suffrage bill excludes married wom-
en-. equally or better qualified to exer-
else the franchise. He further contends
that the sex largely opposes the pro-
posed reform, which would open the
question of the right of women to fill
public Office. He does not fear that
woman would encroach upon the power
of man, but he does fear .1est we un-
Willingly invite her to trespass the
purity. the delicaey and elevation of
her own nature, Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

Dr. LIVINGSTONE once said he had
walked for weeks through region in
Africa where a lake ought to be, &C
cording to the maps. Joseph Thomp-
son reported when he returned to En-
gland awhile ago, that, if the maps
were accurate, he had been sleeping in
the middle of Lake Bangweolo; and
now Mr.. Forth writes that there is
something wrong with the big island
mapped in the Gulf of Paria, ON the
northeast coast of Venezuela, for he
has walked all over it, and is unable to
find where it is detached from the main
land
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
READABLE CLIPPINGS.

A POST OFFICE in Kansas is called
Zero.
A SAW in a Philadelphia mill makes
its way through steel bars four inches
thick.
FIFTY THOUSAND pounds worth OF
gold is added to the worlds stock every
week
THE color of amber is of all shades.
from pale straw to deep orange. A
species called the Fa1erniac, from its
similarity in color to the celebrated
rich, golden wine of that name, was
the most priced by the Romans
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

The celebration of marriage, partly
in churches and partly outside them,
was first ordered by Pope Innocent III.
in 1899. ALI the ancient missals direct
that toward the conclusion of the serv-
ice the parties shall enter the church as
far as the step of the altar. The great
er portion of the ceremony was thus
performed in the south porch, still often
called in country districts the wedding
door" 1t was only in the reign of
Edward VI. that the whole of the cere-
mony was allowed to be performed in
the middle Of the church
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

THERE Is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether. and until the last few years was
supposed TO be incurable- For great many
years doctors pronounced il a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies. and by con-
stantly failing TO cure with local treatment,
pronounced il incurable- Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure. manu.
featured by +. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo.
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market 1t is taken internally IN doses from
10 drops 70 a teaspoonful 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system They offer one hundred dollars for
any case 1t fails TO cure Send for circulars
and testimonials Address
f J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
Is Sold by Druggists. 75c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

E;s sRIMENTs in instantaneous pho
Biography have proved that the shots
not only spread out, comet-like, as they
fly, but they string out one behind the
other to greater distance than they
spread. Thus, with a cylinder gun,
when the first shot of charge reaches
a target that is forty yards away the
last shot is tagging along ten yards be-
hind. Even with the chole-bore gun
some of the shot will lag behind eight
yards in forty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

In the month of March the collection
of st. Peters pence for the vatican was
notably increased, the amount having
been upwards of $50, 900, while the aver
age monthly collections heretofore have
not exceeded $780, Before the public
declaration by the vatican of its policy
favorable to the French republic,
France usually headed the list in the
amount collected, but since that time
it has sunk to the eighth place, the
United States standing second.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

AN Italian publisher got the opinions
of 100 writers and scholars as to who
are the best authors. The replies
placed Darwin at the head of foreign
writers, Shakespeare next, with Schiller,
Goethe and Humboldt following.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

CARACAS has been the scene of some
of the most interesting earthquakes on
record. In that one Of 1912 it is of
record that the surface undulated like a
pot of boiling mud, while terrific sounds
were heard underground. The whole
was in an instant a heap of ruins under
which 10000 of the inhabitants were
buried. At an earlier earthquake the
granite soil sank, leaving a lake from
$50 tts3OO feet Deep
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

THE wife of w. G. Oalzman, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Inman as president of the
Richmond terminal system. is danghz
ter of the late Roscoe Conzling. Mr..
Oakman, who was only a division super
intendent at the time of his marriage,
has since risen rapidly in his profession.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

THE only town in Africa that has the
honor of being named from an American
president is Monrovia of Liberia 1t
was founded in 1922 during the presi-
dency of James Monroe and was named
in his honor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

BLACK snow lately fell in the Canton
of Geneva, Switzerland-a phenomenon
which was once thought to presage the
black plague and other calamities, but
is now known to be due to fungus in
the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

FILES are now sharpened by cleo
tricity. They are immersed in liquid
and the current turned on for twenty
minutes, at the end of which time they
come out as good as new.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

AMONG English people darl-brown
hair is more than twice as common as
hair of any other shade. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
When Travelling

on pleasure bent. or business, take
on every trip q bottle OF Syrup Of Figs, as
it acts most pleasantly and effectively on
the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing
fevers, headaches and other forms OF sick
ness For sale in 80 cents and 81 bottles by
all leading druggists
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

COPY of the original edition of ''Pick-
wick" given by Dickens to Macready,
has been sold from the late James Nc
Henry's library for 20 guineas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

QUEEN VICTORIA has book which is
eighteen inches thick and weighs sixty
three pounds. 1t contains the 'Jubi-
lee" speeches and addresses
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

FRENCH reporters now take notes
at night by the light of a tiny incan-
descent lamp attached to the pencil.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

CATS die at an elevation of sixteen
thousand feet, but dogs and men can
climb the greatest known natural ele-
vations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

NEVER get angry at meals Bad tenn
per is often the foundation of indiges-
ton and dyspepsia, for which there is
no bichloride of gold cure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

THE Empress Eugene paid 1000
francs $4,000 per ounce for braid of
hair that exactly matched her own.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
A New Name.

=
''This is the hardest lot of criminals
ever saw" said the inspector. 'They
don't any of 'em seem to regret being
here"
NO." returned the warden That's
why we call it the mpenitentiary.'-
.Iudue-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

"a B. C Bohemian Bottled Beer Is a,
bright amber, made Of the purest malt
Drink IL American Brewing Co. 81 Louis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

To be perfectly proportioned it is said
that man should weigh twenty-eight
pounds for every foot of his height.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

The British museum has thirteen
miles of boolzshelves all filed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

BUTLER COUNTY, Pa, has genius
who dreams the correct location of oil
wells.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

AT the present day sacred pigs roam
inviolate about the Buddhist monas-
teriesaof Canton and elsewhere in China
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

NEAR-sIGHTis hereditary, but larger
percentage prevails among blondes thar
bruhettes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

OF course when a man marries his fame
he expects she viii build the kitchen fire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

UNDER all circumstances. under all condi-
lions. under all influences. Bradycrofine
will promptly cure all headaches. 80 cents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

A MISS Is as good as a mile This is prob
ably why a man doesn't feel the distance
when he has got q nice girl with him
Binghamton Leader
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

PRESSED ISTo SERvICE-Baggy trousers
Harvard Lampoon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

"WHAT is your husband doing nowl''
Nothing, He has been appointed TO an Of
Zee IN. Y. Press
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-11-26
NOTlCE-TIMBER CULTURE.

Land oface' wa-Rss e a K ssss No. 1891
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by George D. Hazelett against John
F. Legih for failure to comply with law
as TO timber culture entry No. 1920, dated
January 16, 1888, upon the west half of
the northeast quarter of section 4, town.
ship IL south, range 81 west, in Trego
county, Kansas, with view to the can
collation. of said entry; contestant alleg-
ing that the said John F. Legin wholly
failed during and since the third year of
said entry to break, pillow or cultivate any
part of said land. And wholly failed dur
ing and since the third year of said entry
to plant or replant two and one-half
acres of said land or any part thereof
with trees, seeds or cuttings or to cause
the same to he done. That said land is
wholly devoid of trees and has been since
date of said entry; that all said failures
still continue. The said parties are here
by summoned to appear at this Office on
the Sd day of December, 1892. at o'clock
p. M. to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure.
1929 LEE MONROE, Register.