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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-26

Macksville, Kansas
DEAR DoCToR--Accept my heartfelt thanks
for the splendid cure you have made Of INV eyes
months and had from the dreadful pain,
only got woIse. totally blind and the other
lief from the first One Is quite perfect,
y blind, and believe that my sight viii be quite
Gratefully, JAP. H CURTIS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06
BEHIND the Scenes.

That the man who pays his ADMISSION
fee to witness a theatrical entertainment
does not always see the best part OF the
show was exempifed at the Eldorado
spectacle on Weehawken Heights we'd
nesday night. where the performance go
ing on behind the seen - was far more
startling. if not so artistic, than the one
before them.
The trouble began when an expert
dancer, who performs the most ailly
gyrations on his feet with lnpuhlty,
tried to manage a mild-looking safety
bicycle behind the stage, and or course
ran over a ballet girl Her sympathiz-
ing companions told him in many Ian
guages but one spirit what they thought
OF him. and were with difficulty restrained
from doing anything worse.
Then a boisterOus male singer refused
TO leave the premises when ordered 10
do so by the stage manager. The latter
asked a policeman to preserve the peace
but that official resorted to his crafts
remedy for all distempers, the club. A
lot Of the singers fellows rushed to his
relief, and other policemen fell TO and
dubbed them merrily, while ballet girls
In tights and chorus girls in various
stages Of undress shrieked and tainted.
Finally, when the offending vocalist
had been locked up, the girls, with de-
lightful Inconsistency, put the blame for
II all upon the poor stage manager, whose
only desire had been TO have peace, and
they refused TO so on with their per-
Torrance till he had been discharged
And the audience missed 1t all.-New
York Herald.
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exciting games OF baseball ever Wit
messed. even between professional clubs.
are TO be seen there. A rubber bali Is
used instead OF regular baseball. ana
81 is four times the size of an ordinary
ball There is an organized nine here
that plays all new corners, ana so Tar
It has not been defeated. Colonel Tom
Ochiltree. the world famed Texan. is cap
tain Of the nine. while the dminutive Abe
Hummel the great New York criminal
lawyer, Is shortstop The second base
man Is Samuel Josephs, one OF the lead
ing Democratic politicians Of Pennsyl-
yania. and the author OF -Four Years
More OF Grover" Tie rest OF the nine is
made up OF New Workers who are not
DO distinguished. l have known one or
these aquatic games of baseball TO
last whole afternoon. while crowds
stood around watching breathlessly, and
becoming just as interested in the games
as II they took place between profess
sional players. while betting as 10 the
result often takes q very exciting turn.
Congressman Harry Wells Kusk. who
Is known as the Apollo OF the House
OF Representatives.. has teen great
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06
THE WATER WITCHES.
x..,ox<n cs1sBxITIKs WHOSE
o<rsEs BDTFr THHoSos'
c.~u.r.. "a a Baseball reptuns--"na'
Mseksy Did and How Ollie 'eAh
Crushed an Upstsrt.
,ropvr,sh, 1893. for The Times1


,oxc, HRANCH August 4.-~The one
feature distinguishing Long Braneh from
probabiy any Of the other seaside resor's'S
.s.. heauttful forms and gorgeous bathing
Costumes are not 10 be seen In the suri'
Indeed. surf bathing is not considered pro-
nor down here. The Hollywood SWIM
m,ny Pool Is where people. who cons'oer
themselves swell. go 10 battle.
rnts uoiIvwood swimming Pool Is
vs-v animated place. A person IN quest
80 Amusement could hardly find more
.n,crfainine show than that which IS
shere presen ted every morning. The path
house ia n magnificent and luxurious ar
rsnOenent. built regardless OF expense
Y, ~as a hobby Of the late John Hoey'
N. millionaire expressman. The tank ~
ov.r .Vvo hundred feet In length ana
hundred in width All around II are aisles
ana galleries fittei up With comfortable
chairs and tables. where those who 90
NOT care 10 battle can sit and watch those
Kho DO In one Of the galleries an or
rh.~tra from one Of the leading New YORK
theatres discourses music for several
hours each day, which adds very much 70
The animation OF the place. Immediately
over ma water tank, which is about
twelve or sixteen feet I'm depth, are lot
OF gymnastic appliances. There are
,winging bars and trapeze arrangements
which the athletes use for making springs
IN tbe water. There IS siatuary In pro-
fusion ALI about the tank, and II is
vary fine sight 10 see a lot Of beautfulIy
formed women. clad ga brilliant colored
bathlng Costumes, posing themselves on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

The dudsi Isn't he a peculiar COM
pound? Think how many elements go
20 make w his composition. There
the string on ms nat the shepherds
crook hanging eli his arm. the SINGLE
barrel cye-glass, the twsnty~three inch
trousers-in fact, everything but
goodiy supply of brains, which are fire.
quenuy constructed upon very economl-
cal principles.
Very seldom I see dude who hasn
assumed some strange air or other ana
most Of them patroniZe a combination OF
hauteur and Indifference. 1t was no
longer than last Friday that one OF the
species boarded a Main street car at
Seventh. lie was on his way from Forest
Hill Park, which has become sort
Of centre Of gravitation for the dude in
general En- route east the conductor
came around for his fare, and felt rather
out Of his sphere when the knight OF
the slngle-barrel eye-glass handed him
4 so bill.
Haven't you anything smaller?"
asked the conductor. looking wildly at
Uncle Sans chrome.
"Of course not" replied the dude,
with an air OF careless self importance.
The trolley-man took the money. but
determined TO get even with the would
be rich man. When at The corner OF
Main and Fourteenth streets the trolley
man stepped into n store and succeeded
Ia changing the biIl into FIVE ard ten
cent pieces. tOeether with some forty
or nifty coppers By way OF variety This
done he carelessly handed the dude his
ten dollars minus the nickle.
Haven't you anything largerf" asked
the dude. his hair standing on end.
rot eourss NOT" replied the trolley
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

Harvest pulled up lame at the finish Of
the Passaic stakes.
Pierre LOrillard's representative bid
Arab up g. 49, His owner bid the extra
s. and retained him. The entered selling
price was 81 600.
Mason, the Jockey who was ruled of al
Monmouth Park yesterday for riding
Macintosh on Tuesday. suffered the same
fate on Wednesday at Saratoga.
Thursday at Concord, n. H.. the famous
stallion Nelson, by young Roife, trotted
a mile TO beat the State record Of 2J9,
made by Jewett last year. Nelson went TO
the half in 1906 ana finished the mile in
PA Ia without being urged.
The Ocean View stable, the property OF
A. Ottinger, arrived at Monmouth Park
yesterday from California. Among the
string was the four-year-old colt wild
wood, by Wildidle-Fedora ". and the
eight. year-old horse Joe Cotton. by Joe
Winters-Cotton Hose.
Fourteen-year-old William Henry
Banks. who is colored and says he works
for "Biii' Daily as an exercise boy and
Jockey at Brighton, was held for trial
Thursday in Newark on a charge OF steal
ing some tewelry and silverware. He was
arrested on Wednesday night. and could
not satisfactorily explain where or how
he got the goods.
A petition IS being circulated at Hacken-
sack. N. j., for signatures requesting
Sheriff Bogert to close the pool rooms
AT Fort Lee. Mr.. George Van Seiss is at
the head Of the movement. The question
Of closing the pool rooms has become a
personal combat between Judge Van
Valen and the sheriff. The batch Of war
rants issued by the judge were returnable
some days ago. but as yet there has been
no report in regard to the raid which
took place a week ago and which turned
out TO be farce.
A material change in the conduct
Of affairs at Monmouth Park
was INDUCED in Thursday. phil"
Dwyer who has been the
active spirit in many of the details,
turned over his duties TO Mr. Iennen
Morris who viii have entire charge Of
framing the conditions. scanning the en-
tries, &c. Assistant Secretary Mcintyre
and Mr.. w. S. Vosburg will assist him.
In connection with this a rumor was
current that the Dwyer brothers had sold
their stock 10 Messrs. J. a. & a. II. Nor
ris on speaking TO Mr.. Z. j. Dryer
about II he said: TIN sorry 20 say there's
no truth in &. But II any one wants my
amount OF stock he can have II with
pleasure. and ! think my brother is Of
| the same mind"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

,,s heel and left his newly-made ac-
..,,,ntance who stood perfectly STILL
| ,ooking the picture OF amazement.
nrettv actress, who patronizes tne
| =, royked a rather clever diamond
ttd,er,isine Racket" the other day. She
,,,anared 10 lose a diamond pin out or her
bathing suit. II dropped to the bottom
~ the pool. She wept so piteously over
sar loss that there was not a young
ne. wbo had basked in the sunshine
- her smiles who did not feel that he
,rould be fortunate TO be allowed 10
S-ou,n himself In order to recover the
u,,ssIng min. There were about dozen
~ these giddy young men surrounding
Tho actress and for two hours tney
anarIv worked themselves TO death diving
,nder the water in search OF the diamond
min. The bottom OF the pool Is mace
If some hard substance, and one OF 'hetn
nearly spread his nose all over his race
bv coming in contact with the bottom
Finally a little ten-year-old boy, VINO IS
alwavs in the tank, succeeded In finding
the pin. and Notifying the pool dudes
who had worked so hard all TO no pur-
pose.
Gambling Is carried on at the Branch
moro extensively than ever. 50 far as
facilities are concerned. The money
strfngency. however, is telling greatly
upon the gambling houses. These houses
are more gorgeous than ever this season:
The new ones that have been erected
since last year are very handsome,
while the old ones have been renovated
considerably. At the famous Pennsyl-
yania Club there has been an extension
added. II Is only small room. but Is
said 10 have cost in the neighborhood or
SIS. 900.
There has been only one big plunger
here so far. and he halls from California.
His name Is Moses Guntz. and he IS said
10 be several times millionaire. When
he starts TO play. he thinks no more
~ betting n thousand on the turn OF
card than another man would or betting
a dollar.
when the news OF GuntZ's arrival at the
Branch was announced there was great
sensation among the gambling houses
They had not been making any money,
and they expected that Guntz wound
make them ali rich. or break them. the
runner for one Of the houses came into
his establishment one day and announced
that Moses Guntz had came. Mr
Gunt5 did not leave a winner but ne
IS said 10 have left a good many thou-
sands behind him. There is saying now
at the Branch but II Is Nose Huhl%
has went"
A good indication that no ni".o -
been made by the public" IS the dullness
OF the diamond trade. There are not 80
many diamonds worn in the Branch as
usual. Several OF the leading diamond
brokers of New York have always had
branches OF their business at Long
Branch. and when the average man mere
makes big winning about the first thing
that he does is to rush TO the Je"elry
store and invest his winnings In the
GEMS. / heard one Of the diamond me-
chants say that ne had not made his eA-
penses here this season.
HARRY w. WALKER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06
Nature Demands a Tonic.

We ought never 10 forget. even those
Of us who possess vigorous health, that
we are wearing out-that the vital clock,
so TO speak, must eventually run down.
This. of course, we cannot prevent, be-
cauce IL is In the ordinary course OF
nature, but We may retard the too speedy
arrival OF decay by the use OF an in
vigorant which takes rank OF every
other-namely, Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers. This century has not witnessed a
parallel in success 10 this famous medi-
cine. which not only sustains health by
promoting vigor, but overcomes consti-
patton. dyspepsia. chills and fever. ner-
vousness, rheumatism and other dis
ordered conditions Of the system fostered
by weakness and an impoverished condi-
ton OF the blood. The feeble, persons
convalesctng after exhausting disease,
and the aged derive Infinite benefit from
the use Of this helpful and efficient
tonic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

ne,a ~ the statue Of Hercules. which
s,ands ahout fifty feet above the waters
edge. The galleries around the ols pooi
ere alwavs sure 10 be crowded with brill
lantIy dressed ladies when the hand
enc statesman makes his daily appear
a,'co en- neatiy-ntting bathing suit
,rne ,aa,ea are very liberal In their APP
nlause as the bass drum thunders ana the
CONGRESSMAN gives double somersaui.
into the water. Again ne Is hpp'auucu
as he dives 10 the other sue Vi ''e van"
ard makeg his temperance.
az, srba bonanza king, MIR. John W.
,,acr,v came down here the other day
20 SOC his friend Colonel Ochiltree play
baseball in the tank. a great crowd
a ssembled 10 see the bonanza king, as
a had been rumorcd that he was 10
take rart In the aquarium contest, ana
they locked there in hopes OF seeing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

YOU have all heard
of good signs. Yes.
OF course you have.
hts a good sign when
a politician refuses a
julep. 1t means he
doesn't want a minis
tership. Some of you
have heard OF bad
signs. It's a bad sign
when Deacon Jones
shores out loud in the
middle Of the parsons
pxhOrtatiOn. II p,oa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06
TALL OUT on YrlssT.

him. When MIR. Mackay entered the
mace there were a lot Of ladies' whisper
ing among each other Here he comes,
here ne comes" MIR. Mackay discovered
that he was the object Of great deal
Of attention. and his modesty prevented
him from appearing in the water. lie
contented himself with sitting In an
obscure part OF the gallery and watching
Ills Texas friend. Mr. Maokay Is really
a very daring man In the water Tor
late al night, when a few OF his COM
panions were in the tank, he made his
appearance. The place is lighted with
electricity, so that 1t is just as great
Amusement to battle here one time as
another. Mr. Maekay took hold OF the
swinging ropes. which hang over the
centre Of the pool. and swung himself
up into the air and then dived head
foremC ST into the water The millionaire
is a great athlete. He says that anybody
ought TO be able TO swim In the tank.
as the water Is salt So If a person
knows how to simply lie on his back and
remain quiet, he Is pretty sure u float.
Willie swimming around the tank all
conVtntionalities are supposed to lie laid
aside and ere is apt to form the ac-
cuaintance OF some very queer people
Everybody talks 10 everybody else as
they swim side by side In the water,
whether they are acquainted with each
other or not. Oliver Sumner Teal who
IS supposed 10 be :he rival 81 Ward Nc
Allister In New York society had very
novel experience in this way the other
day. When he was here and went in
bathirg Ollie himself was quite fea-
ture and all the pretty girls in the place
went to the pool to see him battle. He
is very graceful fellow, and of course
the girls think he is just too lovely for
anything. While he was swimming
about a Didde-aged man kept along at
his side apd started up a conversation.
That evening the man felt that ne had
become so well acquainted with Ollie
while in the water. that he began another
conversation with Mr.. Teall on the hotel
piazza. lie Presented his wife, and a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

talk business in a rather straightforward
way.
Would you like to make $780," asked
the man.
II would not mind" replied Mr. Teall.
''if could do so in an honorable man
ner. and didn't have to work too hard for
IT,"
''Well. my wife and daughter are nearly
crazy for me 10 get them into society.
l am worth about n million. which I
made in the soap business. Now, II
you can get them introduced into So
ciety. ] wouldn't mind paying 800"
III your soaI business develops and
You can AFFORD to give up $500o.0Oo, come
round and talk with me-"
With that the society man turned on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

oCH1ITREH AT THE BAT.
the heads or shoulders Of the statuary,
preparatory 10 diving into the water.
The most daring divers are actresses.
Several OF trem dive from the statuary,
and before touching the water turn a dou-
bic somersaut.
There are also numerous games car
ried on In the water Some of the most
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

attraction every morning at the pool
TOR the past week. The congressman
Nands over six feet high, is splendidly
Rrcporuoned. and Is perfectly at home
y ne water. He makes his entrance INTO
- napa6 sasmsnt by diving from the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-19
II ASBROUCK GRADUATES.
Advice to the Clever Scholars Who
Won the Parchment-Some Go
TO College.

Grace Church, on Second street, was
crowded at the half past ten o'clock SER
vice We sterday morning. Besides the
regular congregation. the scholars o.
H%asbrouck Institute and their numerous
friends were present. The Rev. MI. Den-
nett had peen selected to preacn tho
baccalaureate sermon to the graduates OF
the Institute, and this was the cause OF.
the large numbe of strangers In the
church.
The church was 1ttingly decorated for
the occasion, and an elaborate musical
programme was carried out. Inc ALTAR
was filled with flowers and plSnts. Ihe
music was under the direction OF Orgauis
George Hosking OF the church. assisted
by the parish choir, aud The music theV
rendered was highly commended.
The graduates, twenty-tnree IN all,
occupied front seats. They were: waiter
M. Dear, Frank IA. Dobson, j. Van Iande
Wykof. Meta b. Abernethy, Gertrude
May Bushfeld. Ella Field. Mamie Finlay,
Henry Herr, DaIsie Le Roy Higllam, Ida
Isbills, Ricn. and B. Kent, Carl II. PaGly.
NJ. Elizabeth Pierce, Anna e. Reid.
Edith Z. Robertson. William Z. Serreil.
Jessie Il. Speer. Edwin d. Stra5foro,
William Sutherland, Grace Dean White.
Josephine Whitehead, Eieanore A-hlg-
gers and Harry S. Willard.
HAPPY GRADUATES.
They all had happy animated faces:
The young ladies looked very pretty and
were all very neatly attired.
After a short service the Rev. Mr..
Bennett asceuded the pulpit aud spoke
to The graduates. His sermon was al
extemporaneous one, aud, aitnoug9
short in duration, WAS to the point, ana
the graduates appeared to drink In every
word he uttered. He chose for his text
different portions of the Corinthians.
You young people before me- ne
said, should cultivate several things.
First, you should strive to be strong IN
tellectually; intellect should be cultivated
above all things. Then you should strive
to be strong physically. With these Two
attained there are TWO others. Young
men and young women who are about TO
start out in the world, with all It's temp
tations and pitfalls, should be possessed
of moral and physical strength. With all
this combined, success, not only In this
life but ia the life to come, is as
sured."
After dwelling on the Importance of
trying to make a success OF the lite 10
come the preacher advised the graduates
to keep up their attendance at church
and become regular church members.
COMMENCEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
After the service the graduates with
their friends repaired to their respective
homes.
Tonight the School of Music will give
its cIosiog musicale at the Tabernacle.
Tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock the
undergraduates will give an entertain
ment.
On Thursday night the graduates will
have their greatest time. b thirty
second annual commencement will be
held at the Tabernacle and the demand
for tickets is vsry large. The reception
Co the graduates will be held on Friday
evening, and on Saturday the WORK OIL the
scholars will be on exhibition.
Most of the male grauuate S and a few
of t6e female graduates intend taking a
college course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-19
GEN EROUS GOV. WERTS.
Mrs. Werts Loses a Maid. but
Gains Two Employees.

Quite an n sual scene was witnessed
at Governor Werts' house on Jersey City
Heights last evening, just as twilight was
sofeeuing day into night. There was q
sudden cleaning of lights and into the
reception room walked pretty Amelis
Jansen, Mrs. Werts' housemaid, leaning
on the arm of Mr.. Charles Sonbag.
Walking to the centre of the brilliantly
lighted room the couple faced another
door, through which entered a moment
later Mr.. Charles Lingvest, a young salr-
builder. Walking TO the centre OF the
room where Amelia stood, he grasped
her hand, under instruction of Pastor
Orchcliffe, Of the Swedish Church at Ar
linaton. 10 Il few words in Swedish the
clergyman pronounced them botn one,
There were about two dozen friends OF
the couple present. and at the con clusion
of the ceremony they fell to kissin 6 the
bride and each. other with gre at gusto
and earnestness. Governor Werts
aud his family left for Sea Girt yester
day morning.
And thereby hangs a pretty tale, show
ing the thorough Democracy OF the gov
ernor and the true womanly simplicity
of Mrs. Werts. :.
Amelia was that jGUd 0Uis, a Jewel
OF q nousemaid. Sne ~ young anu
pretty, and ZANE to this country fonr
years ago. Less than a year & she
came Into the employ OF the Wertses.
Size was bright. respectful, industrious
and reliable. In time she met and fell In
love with Charles Lngvest. a poor stair
Dnilder. aud TO Mrs. Wert's dlsmay she
informed that lady that she intended TO
marry Charles. The Governor and his
wife put their heads together with the re-
suit tina not only do they not lose Amelia.
but gain another valuable aid in their
domestic economy. For "Chdrles" Is Just
the ''handy' kind of a nan TO have about
the house, and as the couple are willing
they will continue i'll the employ OF the
Governor. If they were TO have the home
in the house, reasoned the Governor and
his amiable lady. why not have the we'd
ding In the house. and this was so or
dered.
Then Governor Werts took a run down
to Sea Girt one day last week, ana ordered
that The little white cottage on the camp
ground fitted up for the accommodation
Of the young couple for the coming sum-
mer.
After the last evening the
bride and groom aud their friends had u
dainty supper followed by a dance. Nj.
Sonbag, who brought Amelia over, lead
ing In the festiviJies. The bride wore a
drab suit with white satin trimmings.
while Il spray OF Orange blossoms adorned
tire bridal veiL Tie dress was the selec-
ton of Mrs. Werts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-19
MRS. A HOPEFUL.
The Insurance Company PAYS Her the
Premium on Her Sons Life.
Speciag to The Jerseu City lyeiys.

The Insurance Company PAYS Her the
Premium on Her Sons Life.
Special to The JerseU Citv Neiys.
TRENTON, June 10. 1S93.-The counsel
for Mrs. Matte Sham. accused of p ,ison-
ing her son for the insurance money.
think they have a point In favor Of the
defendant, in the fact that the agent Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany on Saturday paid Mrs. Sham $l21.
the premium due on the Life Of her son.
The agent called on her at the County
Jail aud handed her the check, which she
received with the comment. ''ft 10 not SO
much for the amount that [ am grateful,
but 1t shows that | AIN justly entitled TO
the money"
H.. N. Carcon, her counsel, In referring
to the matter said: II know this much,
that no insurance npa will pay a
claim where there Is u question as to
whether a claimant has peen murdered
or committed suicide.n Stewart l..
Woodford, Of New York. who is nnss
for this company. examined all the evil
dence in the case and reached the con-
clusion that Mrs. Sham did not poison
her son. and SO ordered the money paid.
Pro- cutor Stockton thinks the pay
ment OF the money will have no weight
In demonstrating her lunocence. but WAS
done for notoriery. Mrs. Snann Is still
cheerful and quite confident OF being
acuuitted.