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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-03-10
THE LITTLE THINGS THE MOST
VALUABLE.

Comparatively few people regard themselves
as inventors. but almost everybody has been
struck. at one time or another. with ideas that
seemed calculated to reduce some Of the little
frictons of life. Usually such ideas are dis
missed without further thought.
"Why don t the railroad companies make Its
car windows so that they can be slid up and
down without breaking the passenger backsg'
exelaims traveller. 'If l were running the
road would make them in such q way"
what was the man who made this sucepan
thinking off" grumbles the cook He never
had to work over the stove, or he would have
known how it ought to have been fixed"
Hang such q collar buttonr' growls the man
who is late for breakfast. III were in the
business d make buttons that wouldn't slip
out, or break of. or gouge out the bauk Of my
neck"
And then the various sufferers forget about
their grievances and begin to think OF some.
thing else. II they would sit down at the next
convenient opportunity. put their ideas about
car windows. saucepans. and collar buttons in
to practical shape. and then apply for patents.
they might find themselves as independently
wealthy rs the man who invented the iron um
brella ring. or the one who patented the fifteen
puzzle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-03-10
NOT so HARD Az 1T SEEMS.

A patent strikes person as an appallingly
formidable thing. The idea is that an inventor
must be a natural genius. like Edison or Bell;
that he must devote years to delving in eompli-
Gated mechanical problems. and that he must
spend fortune on delicate experiments before
he can get new device to patentable degrees
Of perfection. This delusion the company de-
sires to dispeL 1t desires to get into the head
Of the public clear comprehension of the fact
that 1t is not the great, complex. and expensive
inventions that bring the best returns to their
authors but the little. simple and cheap ones
1.-The things that seem so absurdly trivial that
the average citizen would feel somewhat
ashamed of bringing them to the attention Of
the Patent Once.
Edison saws that the profits he has received
from tn patents on all his marvellous invent
ions have not been sufficient to pay the cost OF
his experiments. But the man who conceived
the idea of fastening Q bit of rubber cord to a
child's ball, so that it would come back to the
hand when thrown, made q fortune out of the
scheme. The modern sewing machine Is mi
racle of ingenuity-the product of the toll 81
hundreds Of busy brains through hundred
and fifty years. but the whole brilliant result
rests upon putting the eye of the needle at the
point instead of at the other end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
NEWS NOTES.

John Day, eX-minister to Austria,
died in New York city Saturday, aged
az years.
A heavy hailstorm visited Iowa City,
Ia, Saturday eve ming and did 800, 00(
worth of damage to property.
The opera house at Higginsville, Mo,
was burned Saturday afte rnoon- Loss
on building and contents, $4,000; in
surance. s13, OOO-
The worlds exposition was opened
at Antwerp Saturday by King Leopold
with appropriate ceremonies There
were S5, 600 people present
Indians on the Otoe reservation, 81
miles south of Arkansas City, Kan,
are taxing travellers who are compelled
to pass through that country.
A cyclone passed over a section OF
Minnesota near Reyalton Saturday
afternoon, wrecking barns, and de-
stroying timber. No lives are re ported
lost
John Patton, Jr., prominent lawyer
of Grand Rapids, Mich, has been ap
pointed to succeed Senator Stockbri dye,
deceased, until a successor is elected in
January next
The three St Clair county mo
judges who have been in Jail in Kansas
comply with an order of the United
States district court directing them to
make a levy to pay interest on the rail-
road debt of the county have tendere d
their resignation to Gov. Stone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

BRADsTREET's review of the state OF
trade for the week ended May said
the movement of. general merchandise
throughout the country was smaller in
volume, trade being of hand-to-mouth
description, the strikes emphasizing
the depression. Wheat scored its fifth
or sixth lowest price on record at New
York during the crop year. Corn. oats
and cotton were lower.
The wives OF the foreign coke strikers
went to the Mcclure coke works at
Scottda1e, Pa, on the 4th to drive away
some men who were working, when the
superintendent and booizkeeper, who
were on guard with lot of deputies,
fired q shot to scare them. In less than
a minute over hundred strikers were
on the scene. The two officials were
terribly beaten and several rioters shot
The sheriff has arrested thirty men inn
plicated in the riot It was feared that
this was not the end of the disturbance.
BOB FERGUSON, the old-time ball
player and National league umpire,
died of apoplexy at his home in Brook
1yn, aged A.
RICHARD CROKER, the Tammany chief,
is said to be contemplating permanent
retirement from politics. His physician
has advised him to take an indefinite
period of rest. 1t is therefore proba bic
that he will give up the leadership of
Tammany.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Minor State News.

An active campaign is to be made by
the prohibitionists of Shawnee county
in the elections to be held this year.
The Alcutt packing establishment at
Armourdale, that failed nearly three
years ago, has again resumed business
The ministers and other temperance
people of Atchison have commenced an
active war on the open saloons of that
city.
Harry Comfort attempted to board a
moving train at Leavenworth the other
day and fell under the trucks and had
his left arm cut off.
Reports from twenty-five points in
eastern and central Kansas are to the
effect that the rains of the past few
days have been general over those sec
tons Wheat generally looks we'll and
farmers are jubilant on account of the
prospects for good crop
r w. Workman, a farmer residing
! about six miles northeast of Dodge
City, was found dead at his home the
other day by the side of his wagon
He had been kicked by a young horse
John Barrett, a farmer attending the
late republican county convention at
Fort Scott as delegate walked out of
| a second-story window of his hotel
while asleep and received what were
supposed to be fatal injuries
r j. Stewart. the defaulting fnan-
cier of Capitol lodge and Capitol legion,
| A o. U. W., of Topeka, pleaded guilty
| to the embezzlement OF the funds of
| the lodge and was sentenced to two
| years Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
It is stated that trains will soon be
again running between Leavenworth
| and Topeka over the Leavenworth. To
peka & Southwest road recently aban-
i doned
Mrs Catherine Stewart, wife of Mar
tin Stewart, one of the pioneer settlers
of Wyandotte county, died at the fam
| lily residence in Kansas City, Kan, the
other day.
Mrs Edward Spite was recently
burned at Leavenworth by having her
clothing take fire from gasoline that
had been spilled on the floor and ig-
nited from match carelessly thrown
down
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
THE LATEST.

THE Grand Central hotel, a summer
resort on Lake Tahoe, Cal. and severa
stores burned. Loss, $4,000
STEPHANI, a town in the Vo1hynia
Russia, was destroyed by fire. Five
| thousand persons were rendered home
| less.
THE Whitley reaper and mover work:
at Muncie, Ind, burned Oh the 9th.
Loss, 245, 900.
Gov. RICH, of Michigan, has appoint
ed John Patton, jr., United States SEN
ator to succeed the late Senator Stock
bridge.
KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, opened
the worlds exhibition at Antwerp with
appropriate ceremonies on the 5th.
The supreme council of the A. P A.
completed its labors at Des Moines, Ia,
on the 5th. The most important work
was the declaration of principles The
council recommended that seven years
should elapse between an alien decla,
ration of intention and naturalization.
| THE steamship La Touraine lately
made the voyage from New York to
Queenstown in five days and sixteen
hours, the shortest on record
| In Bellaire, O., the blast furnaces
and the steel plant of the Bellaire Nail
Co, were closed down. owing to short
age of coal and coke. This throws 2,
600 out of work.
| In the interest of the labor organiza-
tions of Chicago committee has gone
to California to examine 40. 900 acres of
land which have been offered to the
organizations for colonization.
| Two thousand miners at Wheeling,
w. Va, laid down their picks and
shovels and joined the strikers
| A HURRICANE passed over Hunting
ton, w. Va, doing considerable dam
age AT Central City. near there, the
Ohio River railroad shops and round
house were demolished, entailing a
loss of $50, 600.
| THE annual run of the Associated
Cycling clubs of Chicago was held on
the 9Th over the North shore course.
There were about 1000 riders in line.
ST. MARY's Polish Catholic church at
Chicago burned on the 9th: Loss, SS5,-
600; insurance, S23. OOO The fire is
thought to have been incendiary owing
to a factional fight in the church.
| MAN named John Gedeen was
found at his home in Brooklyn village,
a suburb of Cleveland, O., mortally
wounded. He said that a gang of
about fifteen tramps visited his house,
which is in an Isolated locality, and
asked for money. When he refused
they proceeded to wreck the house, and
] then shot him with a revolver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
THE EAST.

Two persons were burned to death
and three others badly injured in an
explosion and fire at the dyeing house
of c. Jolly & Sons, at New York. In
the basement of the building was a
tank of benzine which is supposed to
have exploded.
THE grand jury has refused to indict
Joseph L. Magee for the shooting of
Martha Fuller, typewritist, found dea d
in Lawyer Mullen's Office on Nassau
street, New York, March IA.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN, of New York,
was the object of crank's attention
the other day just as he was preparing
to go from his residence to the Cathe-
dral A servant, responding to a ring
at the door bell, found man on his
knees in the yestibule. Il want 60 be
forgiven" shouted the stranger, who
clutehed his hands spasmodically. A
policeman, attracted by the noise, ran
mp the steps and seized the crank, who
was taken to the police station, and
subsequently committed to be examined
as to his sanity.
HUGH MCCORMICK, aged rs years, and
his grandson, . years old, were struck
and instantly killed by railway train
near Brownville, n. Y.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 4 showed an average de-
crease as compared with the corle.
spending week last year of So 8; in New
York the decrease was SSi; outside,
300.
Mrs MARGERY MCINTYRE aged rs,
vas burned to death in the Glenn house,
Rochester, n. Y, which was destroyed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
CHnninRa

Senator Sherman has served twenty
nine years in the senate and was six
years in the house. Mr.. Morrill, has
been in congress thirty-nine years,
twelve of which he passed in the house.
Mr. Allison, of Iowa, has been twenty
one years in the senate and ten in the
house.
According to the statistical review OF
the worlds silk trade for 1928, pre-
pared by the association OF the silk
manufacturers of Switzerland, the pro-
duction of raw silk for that period was
the largest on record, exceeding that
of the precious year by SIS, $50 pounds
and am cting to 25,61S. 91s pounds
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
THE SOUTH.

THE corner stone of the great Pyth-
ian university of the Order Universal
knights of Pyttias was laid with inn
pressive ceremonies on the I'd at Gal
latin, Tenn.
THE Lexington Ry.1 Ministerial
union passed resolutions condemning
Col. Breckinridge's course, and they
declared that his canvass for renomi-
nation and election is IAN open de-
fianee of all personal chastity, domes-
tic purity and religious integrity, a
corrupt Misrepresentation of the social
order of our community, debauching
example for youth and in every way a
peril to truth and righteousness.
THE Texas state court of appeals has
decided that the laws prohibiting prize
fighting IN the state are null and void
because of fatal defects II their draft
ing. The only penalty now enforceable
in the state is small fine for assault
and battery.
FuLToN, Ark, has beep Inundated
by the Red river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
After the Insurance Companies,

TOPEKA, Kan, May TN his annual
report to the governor Superintendent
Snider, of the Kansas insurance de-
partment, ''roasts" the old line life in
surance companies, and recommends
the enactment of rigid laws for the
regulation of their methods in this
state. The charges which he makes
against companies in general are most
serious and startling, bringing within
their scope rybody, from the high
est to the humblest solicitors
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
An old Feud Causes Two Dea this.

WEIGH, w. Va, May AT the head
of Tug river Tyler Harmon met Evan
3. Freeman and his brother, eX-State
Representative w. l.. Freeman, in the
road. Harmon carried a Winchester
rifle and the others had revolvers A
feud originating twelve years ago over
some land was renewed and all three
began shooting. Evan Freeman was
killed outright and William Freeman
fatally injured. Harmon was unhurt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
ok1ahoma.s GIor1eus CROP Prospects

NORTH ENID, Ok, May TT has
been raining here almost necessarily
for week and last night the storm
broke up with a veritab BILE waterspout.
The ground IS soaked. All the settlers
have from ten to fifty acres of corn,
wheat and oats planted and everSthing
is growing grandly. The indications
now are that an abundance of every
thing will be raised
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Presidential nominations.

WASHINGTON, May THE President
sent the following nominations to the
senate Saturday:
Senrea Hazleton of Vermont. to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to Venezuela
To be consul of the United States George
keenan,. of Wisconsin, at Bremen; Colin c.
Manning of South Carolina, at Faval, Azores;
Edward j. Prickett, of Illinois at Kehl-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Burke and brown Again Out

OKLAHOMA, Ok, May 7.-Burke and
Brown, the editors sentenced to ten
days in jail and to pay $3.50 fine each
by Judge Scott for contempt of court,
were released yesterday evening on
supersedeas issued by Judge Burford,
and gave a bond of 81, 600 each to ap-
pear at the supreme court June Is
They had served seven DAYS in iail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

THE town of Bolton, Miss, has suf-
fered the destruction Of its business
section by fire of incendiarS origin.
The loss is about $50, OG0.
ALsATIAN, years old. one OF the
most valuable stations in Che west,
was killed at the trotting tratR at Lex
ington, Ky. John Farris was driving
Alsatian to a sull1y, when the horse
suddenly bolted and falling broke his
neck He was very fast and was valued
at Sc r10
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Equal sunrage Women.

The equal suffrage women will hold
100 meetings in Kansas this month and
next Each meeting Will continue two
days and meetings will be held at four
places in the state each day. Among
the famous female orators will be Susan
B. Anthony, Anna a. Shaw, Carrie Chap
man Cott. Anna l. Diggs. Helen L. Kim
Der, Rachel L Child. Laura NJ. Johns
and Theresa Jenkins. The campaign
was opened at Kansas City, Kan, on
the evening of the 4th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Hibernians to Meet

OMAHA, Neb., May 7--On Tuesday
the fortieth annual convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians will be
called to order in this city. About 500
delegates from the United States and
Canada will attend. Many of these
are already in the city. Matters of
general interest to mem bers of tho or
der will occupy the four days session
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Killed by Dynamite.

John Yeager, living near Augusta,
put stick of dynamite in a we'll for
blast the other day, but it failed to
explode. When he went to take it out
the explosion occurred, blowing off
one side of his head and one arm, and
otherwise mangling him
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Sned for Damages.

William ]. Moorehead. of Denver,
Col, one of the men arrested at La
Junta last January for the wholesale
robbery of box cars, and who was &C
quilted for want of sufficient evidence
to sustain the charge. has brought suit
in the United States circuit court at
Topeka against the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad Co, for $50, 600
for malicious prosecution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Killed himself.

Louis Peterson killed himself at Law.
renee the other day by putting the
muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth and
pulling the trigger with his toe He
was so years of age and in comforta bic
financial circumstances Since the
death of his wife a year ago and his
son in December he had been very de-
SDOndent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Kansas Doctors

The Kansas Medical society. in ses-
sion at Atchison, elected officers as
follows: President, w. r. Priest, OF
Concordia; first vice president, George
NJ. Gray, of Topeka; second vice presi-
dent d. c. Tyler. of Clifton; cor
responding secretary, G. "A. Wall. of
Topeka; recording secretary, d. C. Pur-
due. of Wichita; treasurer, l. Reynolds,
of HOlton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The transactions in the state treas
urer's office for the month of April
were as follows: Receipts, S24. $50 0S,
the principal items of which were. S.
906-55 in the general revenue fund.
81, OS5. 80 in the annual school fund: in
surance fund. 81, 6S5. Oh; normal school
interest, 81. 5Te. 81. and agricultural col
lege permanent, 81, $50 The total dis
bursements for the month were s91,-
Soc A. Balance on hand in all funds
at the close of the month, S9T=, 119. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Social Scientists,

The convention of the Social Science
federation of Kansas and Missouri was
in session at Kansas City, No, May 1,
2, 5. and was attended by many promi-
nent women of the two states Mrs
James Scammon, of Kansas City. was
elected president, with corps of vice
presidents selected from both states.
Mrs Florence Hopkins, of Leavenworth,
was chosen recording secretary and
Mrs Henrietta Stoddan, of Paola, treas
urer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Railroad assessments.

State Auditor Prather has addressed
letters to every county clerk in the
state to ascertain the extent of the de-
probation of property of all kinds
since the assessment of last year. This,
it is said, is preliminary to big reduc-
ton in the assessment of railroad prop
erty when the board shall meet May
%
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Lexington's Postmaster Named.

WASHINGTON, May THE president
sent the following nominations to the
senate: Seneca Hazeiton, of Vermont,
to be minister to Venezuela; George
keenan,, of Wisconsin, to be consul at
Bremen; Edward ]. Pricket, of Illinois,
to be consul at kiel; Frank A. Daniels,
to be postmaster at New Orleans, and
Frank Bowman. to be postmaster at
Liberty Mo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
LEGAL Notices.

The Encouragement has decided
that the publication of bank state
ments do not come under the provisions
of chapter $50 of the laws of 1891, which
declares legal publications of no effect
unless published in a newspaper of the
county having general circulation
therein, and which newspaper had been
continuously pu blished for fifty-two
consecutive weeks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

ALL-wHITE Irish-point embroideries
are of open pattern, and many of them
are wrought in Vandykes- They are
the handsomest of this class OF trim
mings-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Accident at a Funeral.

During funeral procession at Leav-
enworth the other day team became
frightened at an electric car, and in
the excitement three carriages were
backed onto the track and wrecked by
the car. Many narrow escapes were
experienced Mrs Rafferty, sustained a
fracture of the skull which was sup
posed to be fatal, and Mrs. Phillips
Baker sustained what were supposed
to be fatal internal injuries
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
Arrested for Crookeduess.

C. w. Myers, of Greensburg. Kiowa
county, was arrested at Oakland, Cal,
recently for alleged crOozedness in
the management of the affairs of the
Bank of Greensburg, which was closed
by the state bank examiner some time
ago
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

TIE Central Congregational church,
of Brooklyn. sent to its former pastor,
DIR. Henry NJ. Scudder, 500 in gold
and congratulatory letter on the oc-
casion of his golden wedding, which
was celebrated at Winchester. Mass
reeeutiy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

Whether on pleasure bent, or business. taiss
on every trip bottle of Syrup OF Figs, as
it acts most pleasantly and effectively on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers.
headaches and other forms Of sickness For
sale in so cents and 81 bottles by all leading
druggists
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

IL 1880 .sBrosrz-s Bronchidl TT1oehes'' were
introduced. as cure Tor Coughs, Coioss
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

TALL. oaks from little acorns grow" If
the aeorns are not worm eaten--Fa1n's
Horn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

IL 1855 the population of the British
colonies mum bered 252, 600, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

A GOOSE farm has been started IN Mich
igan. twill be managed BY q Michigander.
Arizona republican., 1894-11-06
Feeding Wheat to Pigs.

Mr. J. c. Hutton, the well-known English bacon curer, gives many val uable hints, and points out that, with pigs running about, the hams did not develop as they would do if penned up. Then, again, it has been a disadvan- tage for small and large pigs to feed together, naturally the former being very much "elbowed" out of the troughs. In recent wheat-feeding trials, at first raw wheat was merely thrown on the bare ground, involving a certain amount of waste After a week or two wheat was steeped in cold water and put into wooden troughs. Now he considers it great economy to crush the wheat.
Arizona republican., 1894-11-06
BETTING ON ELECTIONS,
Not DisqualIfylng Offense ir
 Arizona

There is an impression here that to bet on an election disqualifies the bet tor from voting. Threats have even been made that voters who are known to have been engaged In betting will be challenged today. This popular con- struction of the law is based on the fact that 1t is the law in most states. Here, however, bettor can vote with im- punity and in spite of the challenger. The law, paragraph 84 of the criminal code is as follows:
 "Every person who makes. offers or accepts any bet or wager on the result of any election or upon the success or failure of any person or candidate, or upon the number of votes to be cast, either in the aggregate or for any par ticnlar candidate or upon the vote to be cast by any person is guilty of mis- demeanor. That's all there is of it.