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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
AFTER BOND INVESTMENTS.
1t Is Proposed to Prosecute the Kansas
Companies for Swindling.

1t Is Proposed to Prosecute the Kansas
Companies for Swindling.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. ia circular.
headed Fraud. Swindle!'' was issued
yesterday afternoon from the Office OF
the secretary of state 1t relates to
the bond investment companies.
which have always been a heavy
weight upon the shoulders of the SUI
perintendent of insurance. The circu-
lar is signed by Secretary Osborne, At
torney-General Little and Superintend.
emit Snyder, and it notifies all bond in
surance companies that they will be
prosecuted for swindling.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
insurance department has been be-
heading these companies for years,
they seem to thrive abundantly. Theirs
are now ten of them operating in the
state: The Mutual Investment Co., of
Fort Scott; the Mutual Install
ment Co., of Leavenworth; the
Bond Investment Co., of Oswego; the
Kansas Installment Bond Co., of COT
feyville; the Insta1lment Bond Co., OF
Cherryvale; the Guarantee Instaliment
Savings Co., of Howard; the Peoples
Installment Bond Investment Co, OF
Independence, and the North American
Tontine Bond Co, of Columbus.
Assistant Secretary of State Zercher
says that these companies are nothing
less than lotteries, in which all the
chances are against the investors They
will be pursued without mercy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
PROPERLY INTRODUCED.

How Mr.. Nobody Does the Honors for Mt.
GresfmRn.
Fellow citizens exclaimed the
chairman of the meeting, whom nobody
knew. 81 take great pleasure in intro
ducing to you the distinguished guest
whom we have assembled this evening
to honor. i am glad it has fallen to
my lot to welcome him among us /
can assure you that his fame as an in
cOrruptible statesman, an honored pub
lie servant, man of stainless record,
of irreproachabie private life, of gener-
Gus impulses and of commanding tall
ents as an orator, diplomat and man of
affairs has preceded him i am no
stranger-we are none of us strangers
to his worth, and among those who hold
him in high esteem / claim foremost
rank / honor him for his statesman
ship and his devotion to truth estee n
him for his admirable personal quail
ties. / respect him for his purity of
character and may say-ip fact 1 will
say-that know of no other man whom
/ rank higher in the possession of the
attributes / have mentioned
ST repeat that the honor of introduc-
ing such distinguished fellow-citizen
to this audience has fallen to me. es-
TEEN it a high privilege. 1 shall al
ways consider it one of the proudest
moments of my life. / shall long look
back upon it as an important event in
nv history. / shall embalm this hour
this occasion-in my memory, and If
I should live a thousand years it will
ALWAYS seem as fresh to me as at this
moment I rejoice, / say again. to be
the medium of introducing to you ON
illustrious guest, whom /, etc
Then the distinguished orator and
statesman, the Hon. Mr.. Greatman,
whom everybody knew, rose and said:
81 thank you sincerely, my friends
for this kind reception - Chicago
NotrS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
REFORM SCHOOL ABUSES.

Charges of Cruelty Were Well Founded
and All the Teachers Have Been Dis
missed.
TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. 15.-Treasurer
Waite, of the state board of charities,
confirms the account OF mistreatment
of the inmates of the reform school for
girls at Beloit. He says that the dis
graceful conduct of the managers was
discovered two weeks ago, but that the
board had determined to remove the
officers as soon as possible without let
ting the facts get to the public.
All of the teachers have been dis
missed, Miss Moody, Of Geary county,
has been made matron; Miss Mcclure,
of Beloit. teacher, and Miss White, of
Lawrence, seamstress- The superin-
tendency of the school was offered to
Mrs. Anna L. Diggs, but she declined
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
August
Flower

had been troubled FIVE months
with Dyspepsia had fuIlnesS
after eating, and heavy load IN the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes q
death1y sickness would oveTtake
me. / was working for Thomas
McHenry, Dr. uggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ I had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. was relieved of all
trouble. i can now eat things i
dared not touch before. / have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. I'D. Cox, Allegheny, Pa q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
SERIOUS AFFAIR.

Union Seamen at Port Townsend Hold
the Town for Two Hours.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Aug. 15-
About 100 members of the Seamen's
union. led by two notorious characters,
Paddy McGlynn and William Furlong,
had charge of the city for two hours
before the ringleaders were jailed.
They threatened the lives Of several
shipbrokers, including Rothschild and
Macondray, agents of the Shipowners'
association, and said they would burn
the town. Considerable shooting oc-
CURED, but no one was injured. Eight
of the rioting sailors were arrested.
James Connors, who was shot, is not
expected to survive. Further trouble
is anticipated when the preliminary
trials take place
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

ing each of which ]. may gather the
dirt containing the germs from the
bakers hands. AS no bread save that
raised with yeast, goes through this
long process of raising and kneading
so no bread save that raised with yeast
has SO good chance of gathering
germs.
What is meant by raising bread is
worth a few words. The introduction
of the yeast into the moist dough and
the addition of heat when the pan is
placed near the fire produces an epor-
nous growth of the yeast fungi-the
yeast germ in other words. These
fungi effect destructive fermentation
of a portion of the starchy matter of
the four-one of the most valuable
nutrient elements in the -four. The
fermentation produces carbonic acid
gas, and this, having its origin in
every little particle of the starch
which is itself everywhere in the flour.
pushes aside the particles of the dough
to give itself room This is what is
called raising the bread.
1t needs but a glance to see that it
is, in its effects on the dough, purely
mechanical. The dough, which was
before close-grained mass. is now
full of little holes, and when cooked in
this condition is what we ordinarily
call light. This porous quality of
bread enables the stomach to rapidly
and easily digest it, for the gastric
juices quickly soak into and attack it
from all sides. The fermentation of
the dough, however, uses up a portion
of the nutrient elements of the loaf.
If it be possible, therefore, to produce
light porous loaf without this de-
struction and without the 'skneading''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

and an alkali which, if properly COM
bined, should when they unite at once
destroy themselves and produce car
bonic acid gas. A good baking powder
does its work while the loaf is in the
oven, and having done it, disappears.
But care is imperative in selecting
the brand of baking powder to be GER
tain that it is composed of non-injuri-
Gus chemicals. Powders containing
alum or those which are COM
pounded from impure ingredients,
or those which are not COM
fully mixed and which will leave either
an acid or an allSai in the bread, must
not be used.
1t is well to sound note of warning
in this direction or the change from
the Objectionable yeast to an impure
baking powder will be case of jump
ing from the frying pan into the fire.
The best baking powder made is, as
shown by analysis, the Royal" 1t
contains absolutely nothing but cream
of tartar and soda, refined to a chem
zeal purity, which when combined I'M
der the influence of heat and moisture
produce carbonic acid gas, and having
done this, disappear. Its leavenlng
strength has been found superior to
other baking powders, and as far as
know. it is the only powder which will
raise large bread perfectly. It's use
avoids the long period during which
the yeast made dough must stand In
CIDER that the starch may ferment and
there is also no kneading necessary.
The two materials used in the Royal,
cream of tartar and soda, are perfectly
harmless even when eaten. But they
are combined in exact compromising
weights, so that when chemical action
begins between them they practically
disappear, the substance of both hav-
ing been taken mp to form the carbonic
acid gas. More than this, the proper
method of using the powder insures
the most thorough mixing with the
-four. The proper quantity being
taken, it is mixed with the -four and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
SOME SANITARY ASPECTS OF
BREAD MAKING.
By CYRUS EDISON, N. D..


Health Commissioner, New York City.
1t is necessary, if one would under
stand the sanitary aspects of bread
making, to fully comprehend the pres
emit theory held by scientists of germs
and the part played by them in disease.
The theory of disease germs is merely
the name given to the knowledge had
of those germs by medical men, a
knowledge which is the result of in
Vulnerable experiments. Being this,
the old term of theory" has become
a misnomer A germ of disease is a
plant, SO small that 1 do not know
how to express intelligibly to the gen.
eral reader its lack of size. When this
germ is introduced into the blood
or tissues of the body, its ac-
ton appears to be analogous to that
which takes place when yeast is added
to dough. It attacks certain elements
of the blood or tissues, and destroys
them, at the same time producing new
substances.
But the germs of the greater part of
the germ diseases, that is, of the infec-
tious and contagious diseases, will de-
velop or increase in number without
being in the body of a human being,
provided always you give them the
proper conditions. These conditions
are to be found in dough which is be-
warmth, moisture and the organic
matter of the -four on which the germs,
after certain changes, feed.
1t is necessary to remember at this
point that yeast is germ growth, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
He Had Seen the Scarecro1y.

One Somerville young man, who has
just been spending a fortnight in the
country. lost all chance of making a
favorable impression on the farmers
pretty daughter the very first day he
came. Her father came by the front of
the house where the young man was
trying to make himself agreeable, and
the girl introduced him, saying:
This is my father, Mr.. Smythe."
.'Oh. yes, }" responded the young man,
turning toward the old man, and slowly
holding out his hand. .1 saw you stand
ing over in the cornfield little while
ago. when came up the road. Som
erville Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
Wichita Robber Captured.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 15.-John w.
Kittrell, a young negro w no. with the
assistance OF two white men and the
connivance of the express messenger,
robbed wagon of the Pacific Express
Co. of $500 in Wichita on the
night of July %, was caught here
Davis. S w. Nichols and Thomas VIII
son, who will receive a reward of $500.
The negro took about $4,000 as his
share OF the booty, and what he did
not spend he claims was stolen from
him in Chicago last week, SO that not a
cent was recovered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
WITH THE ELECTRICIANS.

In the mines of the United States
there are at present in use about thirty
electric locomotives.
THE duplex and quadruplex systems
of telegraphy begun by Mr.. Edison in
1869 and finished after six years OF
work have saved in this country alone
the enormous sum of fifteen million
dollars.
THE electric power plant which is
located at the gorge near Winooski,
VT, is almost ready to be put into
active operation Its principal use viii
be to supply power for Burlington's
electric street car line.
TIE municipal authorities Of Balti-
more, Nd. have ordered that tax of
two dollars be levied on each tele-
graph, electric light and telephone
pole in the city. tits expected that
the city treasury viii receive about
twelve thousand dollars a year from
this tax
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
His MONEY Was GONE.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 15.-Ja-
cob j. Weisman, 72O Usage street, in
this city, was in a very unhappy frame
of mind to-day. About two weeks ago
he had 81, 200 in gold, which he placed
in can and buried in his cellar for
safe keeping, while himself and wife
visited the worlds fair. He arrived
home yesterday, and this morning
went to examine his money. He found
tina can buried just as he left it, but
the gold was gone. He suspected sew
eral persons of entering his house
while he was absent, and taking the
money. and searched their premises,
but found no trace of his stolen wealth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
Aroused and Regulated

By that purest and best of botanic alter
atives, Hostetter's Stomach Bltlers. a dor
mant liver renews its secretive action and
impels the bile into the proper channels.
This welcome change is accomplished by a
disappearance of the yellow tinge of the
skin and eyeballs, uneaslness IN the right
side, constipation, morning nausea, dlzzi-
ness, furred appearance of the tongue. and
sourness of the breath, which accompany
liver trouble. Rheumatism, dyspepsia, ma
laria and kidney complaint are removed by
the BitterS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
A Good Example.

81 will admit that sometimes have
difficulty in selling my poetry" con-
feSsed Stanzer.
al sell all l write" replied Ricketts,.
81 didn't know you wrote poetry"
SCI don't Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

DURING a heavy Thunderstorm at
Middlesborough, KY, the other day a
large number of fish dropped from the
clouds. The fish were perch and from
one and half to three inches long.
Where the fish came from nobody could
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

500 YOU look to the future with cour
ages" he asked the maiden. "Yes," she re
piled, ''pa says nerve is everything in tn
wheat business. detroit Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

II met Jack Stageloon last evening
He tells me ne is going out with COM
pany next season which will produce
Fireman Fred'- Indeed; what does
he play?' THE hose" - Brooklyn
Eagle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

Miss PEDAGoGUE-''Name the principa
parts of the verb to marry" Young Mis-
Wabash-''To marry, married, divorced. %
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

A CURIOUS thing about politicians is tina
just as soon as they have a finger in the ph
they begin to talk of getting there wit
both feet.-Philadelphia Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

CHARLEY-''So. Jim, you are extravagant
enough to pay twenty dollars a dozen for
your handkerchiefs. Don't You think that
was good deal of money to blow IMP
Columbia Spectator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
ALeadinc Question.

Miss Pinkerly.-Isn't it a pity that
all the good looking people can't be
bright, and all the bright people good
looking?
Young Tutter.-Yes, indeed it is.
Miss Pinkerly. But tell me, If you had
your choice, which would you be?-
Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

THE fine wheat will insure the farmer and
the English sparrow full crops.-CleveIand
Plaindealer,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

Commends to public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup Of Figs Il
is pleasant TO the taste and by acting gently
ON the kidneys, liver and bowels to cleaDsR
the system effectually. il promotes the
health and comfort of all who use II, and
with millions it is the best and only remedy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

DocToR-''You need a change in climate. u
Patlent-''What is the matter with this eli
mattel" Doctor-''It's too changeable. ~
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

S. K CoBURN, Mgr, Clarie Scott, writes {:
81 find Halls Catarrh Cure valuable REM
edy." Druggists sell it, 15c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

A FAIR lady becomes still fairer by usiR
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and W hlsker Dye, 50 cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

sailing away toward the clouds he Is jrss-
fed in thinking there Is something up
Troy Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

ACADEMY AND SCHOOL HONE, Las Vegas
New Mexico. Climate, a certain cure fol
students with weak lungs. Circulars
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

A wELL-DIRECTED SNOWFALL puts most any.
one in the mood for dancing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17
THE GENERAL MARKETS.

WHAT the farmers boy signs for is the
last rows of summer.-PIain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

ScURvY and scorbutic affections, pimples,
and bIotches on the skin are caused by in
pure blood which Beecham's Pills cure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-17

.sTHAT Just fills the bill, - said the robin
as he seized a fat worm.-Lowel Courier.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-01
LONE STAR FLASHES.

ITALY. Ellis county. Tex, Aug. 80,
TSP ciall--l.ast night Rev, A. d. Brooks
pastor Of the Baptist church. closed Il
tcn-days meeting. During the services
ihcrc were twenty -four additions to the
church
The Southwestern Normal college opens
Sept. 4, and quite u number of families
are moving into town In order to he
ready for the beginning of the session.
There will be a normal class organized
at the opening Of the school, and con
tinue for u term OF six weeks for the
benefit Of Young teachers,
&, Alnrdcr of Kansas City Mo. recent
ly moved 90 our town and opened q
gents furnishing and shoe store.
Cotton y coming IN rapidly, both gins
running this week The oil mill promises
to be ready for operation in the near
futugr.
Prof y, j. Foster was buried at Glen.
wood today. Died Of typhoid fever.
Prof Foster had accepted position with
Prof Parsons in the Southwestern Nor
nal college, and the citizens VI Italy ~
grct his death. Though he had never
lived here he had some warm friends in
Our town.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-01

tho Methodist church for the purpose OF
delivering lecture 70 the youth Of our
country ,,non prison life. and when
tie news became generally known parties
who were well acquainted with the facts
in the case which are found in the Sew
enteeDtb court Of appeals IN the case Of
George ag,inst NE State, intcrposcd
strong objection 10 his being permitted to
give the Lecture thinking the tacls IA the
case fully warranted "a conviction, aud
believe he shOrld have suffered the ex-
IRENE penalty OF the law Alr. George
was iben Informed by those ia charge
Of the church that he could not be nj
lowed Tho use Of the church, and the
lecture was NOT delivered Mr., George
states tbnf he was charged. tried and
convicted of murder In Fayette county,
Tex, In 1894. and the sentence Of death
passed upon him. Three days before the
day OF execution he was respited for
fourth dav before the expiration of the
forty DAYS respite his sentence was
committed To life imprisonment In
the state penltentiary. After serving
FIVE Years and seven months his
Innocence was established by the dying
confession of the man who committed the
crime, upon which Governor ttoss NJ once
granted him an unconditional pardon.
Inc facts 10 lhe 'aaV ~ N. ~ -,
together with two other men. attempted
to rob one f. Knisek. in the town
of New Prague. in Fnyettc county. on
tbe evening Of Sept II. 1884. and
difficulty followed when knesek was
killed, aud al the same time George was
wounded. Contrary TO the facts MI
George told here that he was travelling
public rood and came upon the old man
living In Tie road with knife sticking
In him. ana willie he was cxtricating the
knife some one came upon him. and be
WIS arrested. tried and convicted ms the
murderer, and was afterwards. pardoned
upon the confession of the guilty party.
The pariie, "a me 'G crime WIZ were p' found
guilty and suffered the death penalty. =.
The people hero are very sick and dis,
hcartenel on account of the action oil
congress on the silver question.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-01
HONEY GROVE NEWS.

HONEY GROVE, Tex. Aug, 81
(Specinll-A man by the uame of j. s.
Boamau was put OIL the Texas aud Pa
cifc 2;4l passenger train few days
ago, about two and oue-half miles west
OF town, and had the second segment of
his right leg badly injured by getting
the 6bula broken in the lower third and
the tlbia dislocated at the ankle. The
bones were set by a physician from this
place. and the injury is reported to be
a very serious one.
Quite u number of culverts and drain
boxes are being put in, and the streets
graded and cleaned mp in tirst.class style.
The brick and stone work on Captain
W. underwood's fine residence is COM
pl0ted
The elegant frame dwelling of II. ].
Thomas. cashier Of the Planters Ma
tional bank, IL completed, and is now
ready for o. ipHncy.
employed Pr, lessor l.. Brewer. formers
ly 81 Texarkann, to teach the baud aud
orchestra for period OF six months.
The band has bccn organized for some
time. and the orchestra viii be organic
ed Immediately. Professor Brewer NOV
cd here yesterday, and Will enter al
once upon the work.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-01
TEXAS sIFrINGs.


a $1,000 gin has Just been completed a'
Prairie valley has q new Sl5'Vo enu'eh
Just completed
a new school house aud Masonic mall
are being built at AnnoNile
The drouih sim continues unbroken In
the vicinity OF Linden, Cass county.
Mrs. McNany OF san Antonio was badly
burned BY the explosion Of u lamp.
J. G. Hale has been arrested at Honey
Grove. charged with passing counterfeit
money.
A large number Of eolor,1 people are
IN attendance at The BaptIst convention
Mt pepl.on.
49,, ,r,,. 49, ton, ,,,,. +,oos
,,,d,- .,1,,y,,,an a, Aiy,n aoo of which
~, bo,rin,
800. -...,.- ..p, a., ,.,,
lne s'a'c bap''st ,ou'elu'n WV, ~.
at palu'7'lu' oo. = u"r '"ou'""'
iup 'nn''lhi l''h''s h''u
nv HS'lrnuo recently iu's - vH' VI Wv
o'l''' io'ii'n'' III ''"Sos 'o'"'''
The Italians Of San Antonio are making
arrangements for Columbian celebration
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-01

,r,~.,,rrpx- -, 49,, ~ Qc,ociatl
ShANbuhi leA-, Aus
Quite a sensation In local politics was
created hcrA fsw days since. II seems
~. ~. oh,air,,,,r of tho Clark Democ-
'uA' 'ne "a ra,J
racy, Tor ms hOoa county N"u 80
Chairman Matlocks call for conventions
TO endorse President Cleveland's silver
-. - A.i,i,,, 20 ,hs, said call.
po"e!, anu "''.'s 80, - on1
consulted some OF ms nreulien il'ie 1's'
decided 10 comply Herewith. IL was
nucstion arnonr the Hide band of Lit
,ia cis,,,s :, h,,,. "a ovoid beipp eaptured
'e u''i''9 "V" ~ II 49,,
by the other fellows as was tne e"'e
in Austin q few days since. Some oil
the most conservative thought il would
\, ,,...i,io,, sio,el bv a
De pest 10 get Pe''''o' H.,
number Of men from both wings ehHus
the convention and thereby avoid the
danger OF having It made over me
signature of u regular chairman of tue
Little Giant Democracy. But this
plan was liable to subject the meeting to
capture by the other fellows. II was final
ly decided that the regular county chair
man of The Little Giants should make