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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-28

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-28

f. B. Lille & Co. have received
their invoice of dolls for the holiday
trade and they will be on exhibition
about November /, in the Victor
building, corner Harrison and tlrst
street. They promise the ladies and
little folks treat, as the display will
surpass anything ever shown in the
.itV
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-28

Splendid eight-room dwelling, two
lots, stone cellar l2XlS, first-class out
buildings, all kinds OF fruita side
walks and picket fence. Terms, 81 600,
l,00O cash and one years time on bal
ance. Fronts on Noble avenue. is
above grade and one block from Capt.
tol square. Call on James Il Robert
son, room g Gray block
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-28
For Sale.

Ladies, see that elegant new line of
at +. B. Lille & Co. s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

greatest educators of the people that
has ever arisen in this country. The
leaning artists and artisans view with
great pride and satisfaction the work
Of young Americans and predict for
sculpture and art a glorious future in
the west And they are undoubtedly
warranted in their predictions. as 3
careful scrutiny of the products of
American genius at the fair will prove
In this connection we may fifty quote
the words of the Philadelphia Ledger
IN reference to the grand exhibition,
which says:
Irrespective of the historical scien-
tific or artistic lessons it has to impart,
it Is a grand exhibition, appealing to
every ones sense of beauty, and to
every ones interest in things curious
The buildings are m.rvels OF archi-
tectural dignity and beauty and so vari-
GUS In their styles and SO richly orna-
mensed with sculptured figures as to
afford the keenest delight TO the eye
Within the beautiful structures are
tens of thousands of objects to delight
the eye OF inform the mind II Is the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

extends the massive iron truss work
which holds them together The
axle on which the great wheel turns
Is steel bar 81 inches thick and - feet
long. 1t IS fastened to each of the twin
wheels in 4 steel hub IS feet in diam
eter. All OF this great mass. the hubs
and the two circles, is held together bv
21z-inch steel rods, arranged 70 run out
IN pairs from the axle to spread Is feet
apart at the circumference.
There are thirty-siX cars On the
wheel, each capable OF conforta bly,
seating forty people The cars are ~
feet long, IL feet vide and D ieet high,
and each one weighs Is tons.
The wheel. with its passengers,
weighs 1000 tons. The whole thing
rests on two pyramidal towers at the
axis. The towers are 40 feet high,
40 by so feet at the base and feet
square at the top. Each tower has !
feet resting on 20-foot cube concrete
foundations. Underneath these are
crossbars of steel. The motive power
comes from q 1.o00-horse power steam
engine under the wheel 1t Will find no
in revolving the wheel and
the passengers as fast as the latter
want 20 go. There is 4 brake on. how
ever. to regulate the speed and stop
everything in case of danger The
wheel is moved by cogs on the periph-
cry passing over chain that looks
like mammoth bicycle chain In the
every precaution has been
taken against accident
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

world In miniature. Some people viii
be more interested in one department
than in others, but there is variety
enough to occupy all the spare time
that any busy man or woman can give
to the fair"
In addition TO the display of higher
arts there are extensive exhibits of
educational methods by our leading
colleges and schools which demonstrate
the wonderful progress made in the de-
partment of learning during the last
quarter of a century. In the education
al section OF the Manufactures building
are to be found these valuable and in
teresting evidences of the growth of
knowledge in our land, and anyone that
leaves the fair without visiting this dis
play will miss one of its best features.
Some of the strange costumes worn
by the foreigners at the fair occasion
considerable merriment among the
young folks. On the Midway Plaisance
the other day score of grinning youths
surrounded one of the members of the
Javanese community and held him pris-
oner for a few moments while they
made sport of his clothing. The licorice-
colored victim of their curiosity stood
the joke good-naturedly as far as his
apparel was concerned, but when they
got to poking him in the ribs and step
ping on his toes, he rebelled and broke
through the line that surrounded him
and made his escape.
Among the most deeply-interested
visitors at the fair are number of In
dams from neighboring show. They
devote all their spare time to sight
seeing among the wonders OF the s.heap
big show" 1t is quite evident that
they also enjoy the public interest
which their appearance never fails to
excite CARRIED in all the trappings of
their wild life, they pose and parade
for the benefit of the gaping crowds
about them
One Of the most delightful features
OF the fair is the singing chorus of
children, which gives a concert each
week. There are twelve hundred lit
tie people in the chorus who have been
carefully trained by PROF. Tomlins, of
Chicago. Their childish voices make
grand music as they wake the echoes
OF Music hall Prof. Tomlins has la
bored long and patiently with his
chorus of little folk, but he has reason
TO feel proud of it. for it is undoubtedly
one of the finest ever gotten together.
The Agricultural building, which has
been somewhat behind the others in
filing up, is now the favorite resort of
a vast throng of interested visitors
each day. The exhibits of the different
states are exceedingly fine, and in the
and decoration of the
many booths exquisite taste is shown.
There are in this building some fea-
lures of rare interest, among them be
ing the mammoth cheese from Canada.
eleven tons, and the wonder
ful chocolate pavilion, which Is con-
of thirty thousand pounds of
brown chocolate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
a MAMmoTH VII.
It Takes the P.zre of Tower at :.
Worlds Fair.

II Takes the Pszce OF q Tower at t-1e
Worlds Fair.
After the various tower schemes for
the worlds fair Were abandoned there
came to the front man BY the name
of Ferris who had what incredolo-ls
people termed monstrous wheel in his
head. Mr.. Ferris became the object of
much ridicuie on account OF pet prof.
ect of his, which was to build a big
wheel which would carry passengers to
an altitude of $40 feet His plan was
regarded as exceedingly visionary. but
after frequent rebuffs he succeeded in
obtaining a permit to put up his wheel
in the Midway Plaisance. The work
vas begun last March and has just
reached successful completion and has
been put in operation.
Its highest point is a65 feet above the
surface of the earth. The diameter Is
$50 feet, and the circumference SIS, the
entire thing being raised Is feet above
the ground
In reality there are two wheels.
twins, so feet apart, but it takes
them both to make the Ferris wheel
These twins are connected by iron rods
and struts which do not approach
nearer than 20 feet to the periph-
cry. Outside OF these rods the cars
are hung and supported by steel bars
OF about five inches in thickness extend
ing from one wheel TO the other. Each
wheel has for its outline q curved iron
beam 251z by 10 incnes- Forty feet in
side is another beam. forming smaller
circle From these beams or circles
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

open their eyes, and the entertainment
they received here in our wild and
wOolly west" was such as to afford
them a fruitful topic for discussion
when they return to the palatial halls
of their ancestors
Many prominent men and women of
our own country have come and gone
and every one of them has left with the
impression that nothing was lacking to
make of the fair complete success
And the impression was no mistaken
one, to judge from the later reports
from official sources Everything points
to good interest on worlds fair stock
just at present and there is little ikeli-
hood of any falling off in the receipts
during the remainder of the fair season.
1t has been said that the Column bian
exposition of 1898 will be one of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

slippers 1t is her ELUSIVE gayety ]
condemn. I should prefer more repose
of manner"
'Her costume is daring. No woman
less sure of her complexion would have
ventured so much yellow at once. She
does laugh too much"
Miss Delaney Delany lowered her
long-handled eyeglasses, and sighed
Mrs Melicent Norcross lowered hers,
and smiled:
after all, why should she not laugh?
Life must be an altogether pleasant
thing for her. The adored wife of Eu-
gene Norcross, no children, assured po-
sition, old family, wealth, beauty,
youth, healthy envy her, my dear,
positively"
''And-yet-a skeletonr'
Mrs Mellicent shrugged her plump
shoulders and lowered her voice:
You mean Eugene HIMSELF"
''As jealous as Spaniardi''
What would you have? Perfection? I
imagine her Friday afternoons are free
from his espionage only because he
knows that no men ever come here be-
fore gas-light. He will appear with the
lighting of the first jet"
Doubtless! 1t is an ugly serpent in
this pretty EdenI''
''She walks too rapidly. She lacks
repose-"
Then opportunity for further criti-
cism was lost. Mrs Norcross was COM
nag towards them, followed by tray
bearer. She swooped down upon them
smiling:
You are neither eating nor drink
ingi This is abominable."
No; we were gossiping, and about
you"
About me?''
She elasped two jeweled hands to her
pink ears The diamonds that flashed
upon them Were priceless family gems.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

story is going the rounds about
man who wandered into the Electricity
building day or two ago and was
taken away shouting crazy. 1t was
said that he stood before pavilion in
which cut glass in myriad forms throws
back the reflection of many incandes-
cent lights From the roof of the
pavilion towers a pillar eighty-two
feet. For d few seconds this is pillar
of ruby light Then it changes to
white light, and next to purple With
the regularity of cloclkwork the traps
formation of color goes on, but always
the pillar of light made by five thou
sand lamps is there. And each lamp
has the power of six candles On top
OF the column is bulb six feet high
Thirty thousand bits of crystal 90 to
make up the bulb The expert and
eight assistants were six weeks putting
the bits together. Through this glass
flash the most powerful electric burn
ers- Here is base of dazzling scintil-
lations, a column Of ever-changing
color, an apex Of fire. OF the twenty
four thousand horsepower which the
management has provided for the en-
tire fair, seventeen thousand horse
power is set apart for the manufacture
VI CACS tilCIty 1OI purposes Il he
pillar of light eats up electrical energy
at the rate of fifteen hundred horse
power. Before this pillar stood the
man, plain farmer, when the current
was turned on. He saw that eighty
feet of solid brilliancy blaze out and
then die away He stood as if chained
Once or twice he put his hand to his
face Somebody who saw he was
peculiarly affected started TO speak to
him He raised his arms and with
terrible yell fell forward on his face
Two guards picked him up Shouting
at the top of his voice he started on
wild race over dynamos and wires and
motors Five guards caught him and
overpowered him. All the way to the
station he fought and shouted Then
he became calm '.I'Il tell you how il
was he said Somebody has stuck bot
ties fmeaning the incandescent globesl |
all over that post / am not to blame. |
don't know how those bottles came
there There are millions of them !
They were all right at first, but the |
devils poured red fire In them Don't
hurt me- 1 had nothing to do with it." |
How true this story is we cannot say,
but the spectacle referred to is enough |
to dazzle anyone, and when the wires |
are Wanlpulateo- as they are IN most |!
wonderful fashion, the effect is simply |
paralyzing in its magnifcence-
THERE are three liberty bells One Il /
the original which rang out indepen- |
dence. beside which big Philadelphia |
policeman stands night and day to keep |
patriots from chipping pie,es to carry |
away Another Is made of Pennsyl- |
vania corn. wheat and oats so deity /
put together as to initiate the crack IN |
the original And the third is of Cali i
fornia oranges. also with q crack
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

| month When / heard that You were
Mrs Eugene Norcross, I grew more ut
terly bewldered than ever. What does
1t mean? You cannot-have-o
my letter was explicit enough,
heaven knows!'' Mrs Norcross inter
rupted her rudely, laughed nervously,
and settled herself on the other end of
Nora's sofa
'sYour letter.
''Yes-my letter, in which told You
the whole truth. j thought it would
be safest. When sent Ninette to you
and told you 1 was going to Europe
with that old woman as her paid COM
panion, told you that could not take
Ninette with me, because it was only
on the understanding that had no ties
she would have me- She said she want
ed no tear-shedding females about her.
You knew all that before
well l thought no wrong of it,
either
But did not tell you the whole
truth, Nora. If that old woman had
not been Eugene Norcross' mother, and
if he had not been going over with her,
never would have taken the position.
1t all turned out splendidly. The old
Lady died in Nice. had seen none of
her family, but her son, on this side. I
came back Mrs. Eugene Norcross
When wrote you from Paris that I
was going on the stage, it was to pre-
vent you from hunting me up, ma chere.
l knew your horror OF stage people.
One cannot hope to succeed in life
succeed as have" she glanced COM
prehensively about her-'-if one dare
not fnesse a little, even with ones own
sister. AS for the child, she was al
ways much fonder of you than she was
of me- 1 wrote you long letter three
weeks ago. I told you in that letter
that did not mean Ninette should be
pecuniary burden to you
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

say that in the opinion of all, both
high and low, who have seen the fair it
Is the greatest, grandest exhibition the
world has ever seen.
The royal visitors from abroad have
been astOunded at the magnitude and
grandeur of the enterprise. They had
heard great deal about it and were
prepared to find a pretty big show here
in Chicago, but when their eyes beheld
the splendor OF the White City great
was their surprise and admiration.
They We're still further surprised
when they visited our great city. AL
though they had passed through some
OF the older cities of the east they
found much in Chicago to make them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
Life InGu4D>a

However desirable a good physical
condition, together with good family
record. may be, in an insurance sense.
unless You add TO that well-baianced
mind and good habits, you do not have
hrst-class risk No matter how per
feet the family history or how sound
the physical condition, unless q man
has good habits he viii not prove to be
= good risk On the other hand. sun
pose the applicant Is not in the enjoy
ment of vigorous health, but has good
family record, if that man Is of tenrer>
ate habits, Is not guilty OF MANY ex-
eesses of any kind, if he is disposed to
take care OF his health and give his
system chance TO recuperate from
any lost energy from overyvork or any
accidental exposure or error in diet.
that man, as a rule, Is a better risk
than the man of remarkable vigor bus
inclined TO dissipation-The Guardian.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
RELICS OF OLD MEXICO.
Wonderful Exhibit Opened in the Anthro-
biological Section.


Rich in relics and ruins Of a civiliza-
ton that long antedated the coming OF
Columb bus. and which runs back beyond
the ken into the prehistoric period o,
the world, Mexico is the first to open q
display in the Anthropological build.
ing. The event occurred a few days
ago. but was unattended by any cere-
monies, though hundreds gained adj
mission to see the wonders that have
been exhumed, and ancient utensil:
and weapons which the Indians OF Mex
leo use.
As Prescott says in his Conquest OF
Mexico" the Spaniar6s encountered a
civilization in Mexico superior To their
own in all save the art of destruction,
and IN the Mexican anthropoiogical
collection there are numerous remnants
of this superior civilization in antique
pieces of architecture, pottery and war
weapons, while other evidences have
been accurately reproduced from de-
tails written in descriptions given by
Cortez and mis- scriveners- Among the
reproduc- ions in miniature are the tenn
pies OF Xochicalco and Xicoteaatl.
which We're great pyramidal structures
after the Egyptian style of architec-
ture
Besides the war shields of the
Caciques of the army of Guatomatzlu.
who fought Cor :ez, other weapons and
such antiques as sacrifcial stones, there
are among the collections articles OF
wear, palm leaf capotes, gaudy colored
cotton cloth releases. straw sandals and
other parts OF the costumes of the differ
ent kinds of Indians still inhabitina
Mexico, together with the old-fashioned
utensils they used to gr nd corn. the
simple loom and wooden plow- Home
life in the tropical part of the country
Is illustrated in a matched and grass
made cottage, while 2 farmhouse il
built of adobe to keep out the cold The
collection IS large, varied and interest
ing. and is exhibited at Prof Putnamis
solicitation by Col George NJ Greene.
a Pennsylvania, who has become thor
oughly Mexicanized by thirty or more
years residence Il the City of Mexico.
He has been assisted by his wife in |
making the selections. and she helps in |
a nd explaining them to the |
public
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

Nora put her hand to her head with a
distracted gesture:
Il grow more bewildered at every
word. Amelia I never got your letter
have heard from you but once since
the day Celeste came to me with your
little girl, bringing the letter telling
me You were going to Europe as a COM
panion. That once was when you
wrote me you were going on the stage.
cried over that letter, Nellie, and I
prayed so hard that you might be kept
pure and sweet
Mrs. Eugene NorcrosS smiled indul-
gently:
"a ruse, Norrie, my dear, but a nee
essary one. knew your adherence of
the stage, and I knew, or thought I
knew, that if you believed me to, be on
the stage you would shun me as Won
would leper.'
And you wanted me to shun you?"
eyes
A cold, hard look had coHe into the
radiant young face.
II, who have been mother and sister
and teacher all in one to you. Nellie?
1, who never wanted you even to try to
support yourself at typewriting?"
Yes
1t came monotonously from the full
red lips which after each utterance Mrs.
Norcross drew fercely in under her
glistening white teeth.
But why?"
Il told you why in that letter.
But l never got the letter, I tell
YOU
Then I will have to go over the
whole hateful chapter once more But
not here. This is NJ. Norcross's study,
and he might come in unexpectedly"
She got up, almost dragging her SIS
ter with her
why should Mr.. Norcross not find
me here?" Nora asked, resentfully.
Il have right to come and see my own
sister. have l not, Amelia?''
Amelia made an irritated motion with
her pretty hands:
Il have so much to tell you, Nora,
and the house is so full of people You
must follow me. Some one might inter-
rupt u.s.
She dropped her sisters hands. and.
sweeping rapidly forward. led the way,
by rear staircase, to the upper floor,
never once pausing in her graceful sim
uous progress until they reached the
small dressing-room, perfect in all it's
appointments, through the open door
OF which Nora got glimpse into bed
room fitted up with still more oriental
splendor.
Now! We are safe-quite safe!
Eugene never intrudes here We can
talk comfortably
She pushed Nora into an easy chair.
and, seating herself close beside her,
began nervously.
Il ara sorry you failed to get that
letter. 1t would have saved you this
trip
NO. came to the city independents
" of any expectation of seeing you. I
had believed You were on the stage
had given you up for dead 1 placed
the child where its proper protectors
would be obliged to care for it, and
then-then- But I did not come here
to talk about myself. Tell me all that
you have kept from me so long,
Amelia
81 am married"
Mrs Norcross was not looking at her
sister now. Her eyes were down-dropt,
and she was nervously twisting heavy
gold bangle around on her wrist.
81 see that for myself When did
Sibley Fairbanks dep
81 don't know"
Don't know! Don't know! You
must know that he is dead, Amelia?''
81 don't know. OF course he is dead
OF course know It Wretch deserterl
unnatural monsterl Was to wear the
willow all my life for a creature who
defrauded me into mock marriage,
deserted me and his child-left us to
starve or to worse?"
ETo BE eoxTNuKD.l
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
A GRAND EXHIBITION.
Such the Worlds Fair Is Pro-
nounced by Visiting Celebrities
Nothing Lacking to Make 1t q Complete
Success A Great Educator of the
PeoPle-Cnexce1led In the His
tory of Worlds Fairs.
Especial Chicago Correspondence

IL we accept as conclusive the YER
dict of the distinguished people who
have seen the worlds fair we may rest
assured that in all the history of
worlds fairs there never yet has been
one so grand and imposing as our Co
lumbar exposition In the enthusiast
tic praises which have been layished
upon it by those of exalted station
there has not been one dissenting
voice, and among the vast number of
intelligent human beings who have
thronged the wonderful city there
have been few to detract and none to
ignore In fact if we except few dis
gruntled individuals, who have some
personal spite or grievance in conse-
quence of being overlooked or sighted
in the distribution of fayorO. we NAV
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

The tower of oranges from southern
California = thirty feet high and Ave
feet in diameter At little distance it
looks Ike solid mass The oranges
are put on as veneeriag- Each orange
rests upon little wire loop which
keeps II from pressing against any
other At the base q the tower Is a
box with slot in it The person who
guesses the number of oranges on the
tower and deposits . slip will get box
Of oranges when the fair Is over, sent
irse 70 address given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

teeth Is operated IN the Mining build
ng. Little pellet OF chilled cast iron.
mixed with loan and water, are fed
through the saU-eut and do the saving
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

E1tzWilliam-If found this here bo.ti.
o Spring Bitters IN q bari this mornITl.
Dusty Rhodes-T'row it away. Fitzey-
Sposen dey was to cure you Of that
tired feeling." You might want q
Eork.-Puck