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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
The July Wide Awake

Has a leading article of great interest
by George Bartlett, devoted to de-
scription of Concord Dramatics." or
private theatricals in Concord in the
days of the Little Women" Maud R.
Burton and Elizabeth Cummings have
good Fourth of July stories Cromwell
GaIpin's historical story of the Welsh
discovery of America before Columbus.
is both picturesque and instructive
Caroline Ticknor's summer boarder
story of Famine is timely and sug-
gestive: Eta B. Donaldson describes "A
Unique Farm in Africa" for the raising
of ostriches). and ]. P. 81. Gastreu tells
of Electric Tricks" Annie H Ryder
has practical nineteenth century
talk with boys and girls, SIN the Look
out with Columbus" Jeanette A
Grant furnishes a delightful account
of that portion of the Scottish high
lands which some readers have travelled
in fancy with the Lady of the Lake,
and the Wide Awake Athletics article
is by John Graham of the Charlesbank
Gymnasium. and is devoted to '-0ut-of-
door Gymnastics"
Price. 30 cents a number. At the
news stands; or direct from the pub
fishers, D. Lothrop Company. Boston
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

COMMITTEE has been formed at
Freshwater, in the isle of Wight, to
erect a local memorial to Tennyson.
Two proposals are under consideration.
One, to substitute stone tower for the
existing wooden beacon on the highest
part of Freshwater down, the other, to
erect a granite monolith, in the form of
on Iona cross, at the corner of Earring
don lane, along which the poet often
walked. About half the total amount
of money asked for, which is 81, 500, has
been subscribed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

THE announcement of the death of
Rev. Thomas Motley at Cheltenham.
England, recalls the fact that he was
principal leader writer on the London
Times during the regime of Delane, as
well as subsequently,. Indeed, he was
for many years one of the institutions
of the Times Office (where he was ia
miliarly known as ''Old t. MI, and
while he may have been comparatively
unknown to the great public whose
opinion he helped to mold, his talents
were always recognized and valued by
his journalistic associates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL

fEkSSONAL AND HOLII1C<AAe
CONGRESSMAN JASON BROWN, of In
diana, while strongly in favor of the
Sherman laws repeal, declares against
the proposed repeal of the 10 per cent
bank tax.
Gov. WEST, of Utah, says the people
of that territory are anxious for state
hood.
MANY persons in Europe and America
think that the act of the India council
demoretizing silver will have no very
disturbing effect.
For over two hours on the 27th Presi-
dent Cleveland and the cabinet dis
cussed the silver question, but no def
mite action was decided upon.
A DISPATCH from Singapore says that
the natives in Southern AMMAN have
risen against the French and that rein
forcements have been sent to the
French troops in that region.
SIR LOTHIAN NICHOLSON, governor OF
Gibraltar, is dead.
a CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Herald says that the end of the pro-
visional government is near and that
Queen Liliuokalani will be reinstated.
SECRETARY CARLISLE announces that
he intends to do all in his power to
carry out the provisions of the Geary
act and deport some of the Chinese.
DETAILS have been received of the
engagement between Chinese and
French in Tonquin. The Chinese were
finally repulsed, losing $50.
PRINCESS BISMARCK is dangerously i'll
at her home at FREDERICKSBURG.
RUMoR has it that Miss Helen Gould,
the oldest daughter of the late jay
Gould, is engaged to a young, unknown
millionaire whom she met at the recep-
ton given at her fathers house when
she made her debut into society.
SIR DAVID BARBOUR, financial mem
Der of the India council, said that in
his opinion Ceylon and Mauritius would
be compelled soon to follow the ex-
ample of India and close their minis to
the free coinage of silver.
THE statue of Admiral Farragut was
unveiled in the Marine park, South
Boston The grafton was delivered by
eX-Gov. A. III. Rice.
THE pope has given his consent to
the proposal that Maestro Mustafa, di-
rector of the Sistine chapel, and the
members of the choir should visit Chi
cago and sing there during the prog
ress of the exposition.
THE president has issued proclama-
ton converting congress in special ses-
sion August z.
A. ]. DREXEL, the Philadelphia bank
er and philanthropist, died recently at
Carlsbad, Germany.
THE report that the republic of Mex
leo intends to stop the free coinage of
silver has been authoritatively denied.
EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON, comment
ing on the call for an extra session, ex-
presses some doubt about the ability of
the president to control congress in the
matter of the repeal of the Sherman
law.
THE British house of commons, by a
vote of 3Os to 49, supported Gladstone's
resolution to expedite the home rule
hill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

A CURIOUS question is now under dis
cussion in the French chamber of dep
uties- 1t is as to whether or. not di-
vorced women should retain the name
and title of their husbands after the
legal dissolution of the bonds of ma tri-
mony. No provision was made for this
matter when the divorce law was first
enacted by the French legislature of
1854, and it is only recently that
the increasing number of divorces in
high life has led the French govern
ment to take the matter up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

ANTON RUBINsrEIN will spend the
next few months in his villa at Peter
hof, near St Petersburg, where he is
at work on new biblical opera Jesus
the Christ" The hbretto is said to be
the work of prominent German lit
erary man, and to deal with the life of
Christ Rubinstein told reporter re-
Gently that the opera would have no
religious character. He is working
upon the composition very leisurely,
and has set no time in which to finish
it; in fact he is not sure that he will be
able to finish it at all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

DIR. EMILY KEMPIN, of Zurich, Swift
erland, and Miss Mary A. Greene, of
Providence, r. l., are the only women
lawyers invited to read papers at the
law reform congress of the world
congress auxiliary, which will open at
Chicago on August z. Miss Greene's
subject is Married Women's Property
Acts in the United States, and Needed
Reforms Therein
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

Ten thousand dollars has been given
to the New Century Guild of Philadel-
phia for its building fund by mem
Der of the New Century, the large
women's club of Philadelphia More
than 500 workingwomen are now en-
rolled ON its list of members
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

REAR ADM. ID. B. HARMONY, who was
in command of the United States naval
forces on the Asiatic station up to a
few weeks ago, has returned to Cali
fornia, accompanied by his wife, who
is in poor health. 1t was mainly on
her account that he has retired from
the navy and will settle in California.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
PoScuaStRrS-

WASHINGTON. July 3.-Among the
fourth-class postmasters appointed to-
day were the following:
In Missouri Edward Is Welsh, at Muscle
FORK Charlton county; Henri N Bowers. at
NettIcfon Caldwell county, JSan r. o Banaon-
1T Syenite. St FraEcis count
IA kansas-Wil Joh1scl. 81 Pse1noa.
Greenwood county,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

THE debt carried by Queensland
amounts to 1888 per capita. The small
est debts are those carried by some of
the little German municipalities, though
the island of Madagascar carries one
almost as small; it is only eighty -one
cents Among the great nations
France carries the biggest debt, SIG
per capita, and Germany the smallest,
onlv 81 57
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

MARK TWAIN has been pluming him
self over the fact that Clemens, New,
post office, established by Mr.. Wanna
maker during the last hours of his
reign, was named after him-Twain.
He has discovered, however, that the
honor was intended for Ernest V. Glenn
ems, a wealthy mine owner in the White
Cloud district of Nevada. Mark is dis
gusted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

IN the Lapland village at the fair is
4 family whose head, King Bull, is 112
years old. King Bull has son 90
years old, who has a son 73, who has
daughter 50, who has son Al, who has
a son 90, who has a daughter IA, who
has daughter 2. If the guileless ma
tives haven't doubled up on this the
ease is extraordinary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

THE millionaire Baron Hirsch is pre-
pairing to make visit to the Argen-
tine republic, where, for two years
past, he has been striving to establish
Hebrew colonies, and where he has
purchased a good deal of land for colon
iZinp DIlrposes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

QUITE a number of natives of Malta
were in the crew of the Victoria, and
it is known now that ninety Maltese
went down with the ship.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
He Succeeded.

Tom-Charlie said that he would try
and '-raise the wind to-day. How did
he succeed?
Jack-Admirably- 1 never heard any
one get such blowing up as his
father gave him to-day.-Judge-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

THE wealthiest colored woman in the
United States has just died She was
Mrs. Amanda Dickson Toomer, of
Augusta, Ga, and she inherited nearly
$500, 900 from her father, who was a
wealthy white farmer of Hancock coun-
ty, in that state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

Nj. p. L. A. DocRATs, French ambas-
sador to Austria, has been transferred
to London to fill the vacancy in the
French embassy there caused by the
resignation of NJ. Waddington.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

LADY HoPRTouN, wife of the gov
ernor of Victoria, when out deer stalk
ing recently shot a fine buck, and made
present of the body TO the Northern
club of Auckland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
She Felt Safe.

Mrs Witherby.-Did you ask your
mother if you could have two pieces
of cake, Bobbie2
Bobbie Bingo.
Mrs Witherby.-And what did she
say?
Bobby.-She said 1 could if you Of
fered them to me, and then she laughed
Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

DURING the last year the Presby-
terrain board of foreign missions re-
ceived the largest amount of money
ever given TO it in one year. s1,OI4, 504,
an increase of So, gil over last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

LORD HoUeHToN, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, has been making a tour of the
west of Ireland. He was heartily well
coined at every place he visited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
n ervous Prostration

And Dyspepsia in its
worst form pulled me
down until I could not
eat or sleep and felt If L
did not soon get relief,
Il should surely die.
1 began TO take Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and whenI
had used three bottles I
and increased from rs
10 $50 pounds, was able
- -oyl- 1rair ar,d fel-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

B. C. POWELL 10 NOTh asalI sL--4 Ie-t .
thousand times better Wy friends are
surprised to see such q change. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is i wonderful medicine "
B. c. POWELL, BigeloY, y. Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

WHAT seemed to be lively fell of
snow in very large flakes over limited
area IN the tenement district of New
York on q recent bright and breezy
morning resolved itself on close in
spection into fecks of foam from the
st,ds IN q v-ashtub. flung 10 the winds
~ some r1-aN persons on fire escape
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
BURNED IN EFFIGY.

MARION. Ind. July 2--Word comes
from Jonesboro that citizens there were
hanging Gov. Altgeld in effigy last
night Huge bonfres were brightly
blazing and the streets were crowded
One felt that an exciting political cam
paign was under way The excitement
ran high and the feeling was conta-
gious. spreading at last to Gas City. n
town in the same county. Soon q crowd
had collected and dummy of A1tgeld
was made in the Missenawa hotel a
rope was procured and stretched from
the hotel parlor to a building opposite.
There were several women in the party
and they gave cheerful assistance a
big fire was built IN the street and the
dummy was unceremOniously tied to
the rope and drawn through the fire
until the imaginary man who liberated
the Haymarket anarchists was scorched,
singed and finally had no resemblance
TO ANYTHING
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps was re-
ported much worse at Paris

TEE heir 20 the throne of Austria.
accompanied by a prince and two
counts, viii be IN this country early in
the autumn He is Archduke Francis
Ferdinand d-Este He is q young un-
married man. and one story has it that
he is travelling around the earth in
search of a wife
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
GOV. ALTGELD.
One Place Finds His Citizenship All Right
and Another Place Burns His Efigy-

One Place Finds His Citizenship All Right
and Another Place Burns His Effigy-
MANSFIELD. O.. July 3.-The ques-
ton raised concerning Gov. Altgeld's
citizenship was settled yesterday. John
Peter Altgeld. the governors father,
came to Richmond county in 1S4S. The
records of the probate court were eX-
anined for the purpose of determining
the n.uch-mooted question, and it was
found that final letters of naturaliza-
ton were issued to the governor
father on March "a, 1859. The fact
that he was baby when his father
came to America and that he was only
Il years old when his father became a
citizen OF the United States by natur-
alization establ Gov. Altgeld's citi-
zenshiD beyond q doubt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06


ernor is quoted as saying: 81 an of
the opinion that assistance can be
given these people without the expense
of a special session of the legislature.
The farmers that have been blessed
with such bountifu1 crops will, / am
sure, contribute to their less fortunate
fellow-men, and the needed assistance
will be given them. 1 should favor any
measure to aid them, but 1 am of the
opinion that it can be done without a
special session of the legislature
Mrs lack Evans, who was injured in
the Williamstown tornado, died several
days after being injured, making the
eleventh victim of that dreadful storm.
William Fletcher, Kaw river fisher
man. was raising his nets from a skif
near the Belt line bridge at Kansas
City, Kan. the other morning, when
he lost his balance, fell into the water
and was drowned.
The government sorghum experiment
station is to be moved from Sterling to
Medicine Lodge, but the growing OF
cane will be continued and the strip
therefrom sent to Medicine Lodge to
be made into sugar by the Denton pro-
cess
Parties interested in Lane university
the United Brethren college at Lee
compton, are reported to be looking
for an eligible sight elsewhere A
more central location is desired.
A Topeka merchant was recently
fined IS in police court for selling a
necl<tie on Sunday, in viola ton of the
Sunt:sly closing ordinance of the city
He lei a friend have the tie as a matter
OF accommodation
The Kansas steam laundry at Wich-
tia was almost totally destroyed by fire
the other morning. The loss was about
Sc 600: insurance. 81, 500 Hotels and in
di.:Guais suffered considerable losses
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-05-26
Mt. VERNON, R0CKcASTle COUNTY

Frank Brinkley shipped few day
since white snake TO Frank Riley, o
London.
MIR. T. +. Welsh and Miss Ellen DO
lin, OF this place were married at Mid
dlesboro Wednesday.
New heavy steel rails and full bal
last will be put in between Brodhead
and Altamont this summer.
Circuit court opened Monday, Judge
T. II. Morrow presiding aud Common
wealth's Attorney c. y. Lester at his
his post.
Ben Harrison, the son OF ex-Sherifi
Jones, died from the effects OF che inju'
~ received last week and was buried
Wednesday.
Frank Brinkley had round OF it
Tuesday night. He introduced Lawyer
Phillips as "Burk" Kilgore, the Texas
Congressman, who kicked in the doors
OF the House.
Monday night some unknown party
went TO the house OF Jerusha Giles
near Brodhead, forced plank from the
side of the building and fired a shot in
to the house, striking and fatally wound
ing Mrs. Giles. Three buckshot took
effect in her arm and side. No trace yet
of the perpetrator nor is known the rea
son for the deed.
LAWYER Russell and wife were here
Tuesday. Col. Alvah Pullins, OF Gar
rard, was here with John Pearl, OF Lon
don. Wednesday. Mr.. George Denny is
here from Lancaster in the land bust
ness. Mr.. John Morris, superintendent
of the oil the Pine Hill Coal Co, was in
town Wednesday Messrs. G. ID. and
John Cook and +. G. Williams, OF Liv-
ineston, are here this week. w. j. Bow
err, of Parksvile, is With the Signal
again. Messrs. X. l.. Martin and A. j.
Pike. of Brodhead, were in town this
week. Mr.. +. Woodall, director OF the
A. 4 NJ. r. r., has been with US this
week. f. F. Bobbitt is attending circuit
court. Cap,s. F. NJ. Ansley and Frank
Harris were attending court here Wed.
uesday.
-CIRcUIr CoURr ITEMS. Durham
was fiued $50 for selling liquor at Wild
IL. Durham is now in the custody OF the
taller, but will likely be released, as he
is badly afflicted with Brights disease.
The case against Robt. Cook, charged
with murder was dismissed on perempto'
~ instructions of the judge. 1t will be
that Niles Burnett. OF the
Cane neighborhood, committed
suicide about year since. Young Cook
was charged with having furnished her
with the poison with which she took her
life and a grand jury returned an indict-
ment last September. j. +. Kearnes, oil
Lebanon, against whom the grand jury
found indictment at February term, was
Tried and acquitted by peremptory in
,trnctions. The charge was shipping
" whisky @. o. d. into this county. which
has prohibitory law. Rulings OF the
superior court cay there Is no legal rea
pon TO prevent such shipments.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-05-26

LOUISVILLE came near being an excep-
ton to the rule that cyclones do not use
the same path twice. About A. NJ.
Tuesday ''twister' struck the lower
end of the city, demolishing houses
and doing much damage, but fortunate.
ly killing no one. The houses were most.
ly in dilapidsted condition, save those
OF the l.. q n, which besides other dam
ages, suffered loss OF 81, 600 to its round
house. The storm lasted but few min
utes, but it was frightful while it did
last
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-05-26

The Grand Army OF the Republic hal
proved what all sensible men knew be
fore that it was organized to levy trib'
ute upon the people and get pensions
honestly il possible, but anyhow to get
pensions. In other words, the "Grand
Army of the Republicans. as our distin-
guished fellow citizen, the Hon. Brent
Hays, commander OF the local colored
post, calls the organization, is out for the
stuff, and will not tolerate any express
ion OF advocacy of honest pensions by its
members. The charter Of the Farnham
Post of New York city has just been re-
voked by order OF COMMANDMENTS Chief
Weissert. because it had the courage and
patriotism to pass resolutions condemn
ing the present pension system and in.
Weighing against the issuing OF pensions
to any but those soldiers who, by reason
OF wounds or other disabilities are inca
pacitsted from earning living, adding
very faithfully that as much real patri-
otism NAV be shown by retaining in the
time of peace from infiicting unnecessa.
~ burdens on the country as by coming
10 her defense in time of war. Com
nander Weissert says the passing and
parading OF such resolutions before the
public and disseminating them among
he poets lie in contravention Of the rules
If the organization and hostile to its
principles. This candid admission OF the
purposes OF the g. A. r. ought to con.
'ince everybody that it is time to call
,alt on the rspacious concern. There is
limit to natural as we'll as human en-
urance and that limit has been reach
d. No one begrudses the liberal pen
10 ming OF those who deserve it, but the
ne must be drawn at coffee-coolers,
amp. followers, suffers and bounty
lmpers, and the pension list be restor-
d to roll OF honor
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-05-26

PATIENCE has ceased to be a virtue
The people have stood the Legislature az
long as they can and if the members are
wise in their day and generation they
will read the handwriting on the wall,
shut up shop and 90 home. They are
doing nothing and cannot do anything
without quorum, except to mulct the
State 81, 900 day. Now is the accepted
time to adjourn. Tomorrow the right
eous Indignation Of an outraged popu-
lace may make it too late for action.
Verb sat. sap.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-05-26

THE agony is over and Mr.. Charles II
Rodes, OF Danville, will be collector Of
this district Gov. McCreary and the
president have settled the matter and
the other 10 applicants are trying to con
sole themselves. with the thought that
whatever is is best. The appointment is
a very satisfactory solution OF very
vexed question and will be generally ac-
cepted as the wisest under all the cir
cumstances. Mr.. Rodes il a sterling
democrat and an excellent gentleman,
and will fill the position with credit to
the party in power.