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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

can sell you bicycles with either
tool steel bearings, or steel case hard
ened bearings. Fl. F. MYERS.
Fl. NJ. Sumner, the Stafford miller,
says he is doing a good business
much nicer than punching cattle.
Mrs. E. r. Moses and two children,
and Mrs. NJ. E. Mitchell are recuper-
ating IN the mountains of Colorado.
Frank Strothman visited Larned
last week. He does not go much on
that republican politician ridden VII
lage.
Home grown watermelons are now
on tap. They are not as large and
juicy as those on sale this time. last
year.
Was the preacher from Chase una
BILE to keep his boys from too close
relations with "the man from Film
wood?"
There will not be any big threshing
crews in this county to be voted this
year. The opposition will please take
notice.
An infant son of Henry Lampe and
wife, west of town, died on Thursday
last. Funeral services were held
Friday.
The DEMOCRAT family could use 8
dozen or two of young chickens, on
subscription, paying the highest mark.
ct price.
Everybody, and few others, were
down to Ellinwood Saturday to see
the speaking or hear the ball game
which?
Mrs. Louis Zutavern of this
city, and Mrs Goetz, of Cleveland, o
are on a few weeks visit to the Colo
RADIO mountains
If Pawnee county does not mend
her morals somewhat Barton county
will haYe to send some more mission
aries up that way.
J. w. Wallace of Iowa. and r. NJ
Wallace of Stafford county, visited
with the family of j. K. Humphrey
in this city last week.
|
A large amount of hay is now being
cut by our farmers. The crop is going
to be short, and the price of hay il
liable to crawl up right along.
DR.. Hall preached an excellent
educational sermon Sunday night tt
a large audience composed of the
teachers attending the institute.
When you want sale bills printed
come to the DEMOCRAT office and ge
our prices. A penny saved these hare
times is better than penny earned.
Barney Hofstaetter was in tow
Saturday. He says the grape CROP
| mill NOT bo os rroo5 nc II would if VIZ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

corporation.
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
so SCIENTISTS SAY.

The highest peak of the Rocky
mountains is Mt. Brown. in British
America, Is, 300 feet.
The preservation of the carcasses of
$4,000 sheep for eleven months
on shipboard is the extraordinary
achievement in refrigeration claimed
by the ship Wellington, which sailed
from Picton. New Zealand She
passed through terrible storms, mar
rowly escaped destruction at Rio,
struck an iceberg, had two men killed
and one drowned, but landed her
mutton in good condition.
1t has been found by Saville-Kent
that the pearl oyster reaches maturity
in shorter time than was formerly
supposed. He thinks that under
favorable conditions period not ex-
ceeding three years sufiices for the
she'll To attain to the marketable size
of eight or nine inches in diameter,
and that the heavy shells of five
pound or six pound weight per pair
may be the product of 1--WE years
growth.
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

convicts- In the first place muir
derer declares his innocence to his
counsel. The LAWYER who would
permit his client to confess his guilt
Is very rare He pleads not guilty
insist that he is innocent Every
caller encourages him His lawyer
appeals to the jury as the counsel OF
an innocent man Where there is a
long drawn fight the prisoner suc-
ceeds in making himself believe that
he is a martyr. II you doubt this
line OF reasoning you can easily test
it Get of what you allege is an
original pun in the presence of five
men Within three months at least
three of the five Will claim to be the
originator and honestly believe it
''ln a prison to which was at
tached we had convict sent up for
three years for stealing a horse Az
the end OF two years his health
failed. and the governor decided to
pardon him. l myself brought the
man to the warden's office. where
the governor said to him:
Williams. am thinking of grant
fOh Ptsi hphf
As an innocent man wrongly
suffering tor the crime OF another
asked the convict
=. OF course mott You were fairly
and justly convicted. 1t is on the
ground of your health
Then refuse to accept l
either die right here or go out with
my character cleared of the foul
blot
HE absolutely refused the pardon
and served another year. Will you
say he didn't bclieve in his inno-
cence. and yet he was arrested
riding the horse he had stolen? |
have talked with as many as fifty
dying convicts. or convicts who were
sick unto death. but each and every
one stoutly declared his innocence
IL is 10 hallucination. born of brood
ing in tho dark hours of night IL 10
cultivated by circumstances. and at
n certain stage the prisoner proves
his Innocence to his own satisfac-
tion. and expects all the world to
believe IL as we'll
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
A Dream of Love.
| had a dream of Love.

l had a dream of Love.
It seemed that on a sudden, In my heart,
A live and passionate thing leaped into be-
ing
And conquered me. Twas fierce and terri
rible,
And yet more lovely than the dawn and soft,
With deep power. II aroused longing
To do know not what-to give-ah, yes
More than myself and falling that-to die
nf only death were harder) could it make
One moment happier for that other soul
This was the dream-but what is love itselfs
-Hiideqarde Hancthorne i,t The Century for
yuiv.
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
rreh,.,orlc Frnd. Is Gua,ema,s.

The national museum has received informG-
ton OF the discovery in Guatemala of the re-
mains of q large and well preserved prehis-
toric city which hitherto been unknown
At a depth of about twenty feet have been.
found roofless alls filed with rubbish. I'm
der this rubbish are domestic utensils, pieces
of furniture. weapons Of war and many other
articles used by the aborigines. There are
also utensils of stone, handsomely carved and
ornamented with turquols. pearls and other
precious stones and the excavations have dis
Closed a number of skeletons which show
that the people who lived there in prehistoric
times were of great stature. many of them
seven feet high.-Chicd9o Record
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
ABSOLUTELY PURE
An Eeho from the worlds Fair.

The Lake Shore Route has recently
gotten out very handsome litho-
water color of the Exposition Flyer"
the famous twenty hour train in ser
vice between New York and Chicago
during the fair. Among the many
wonderful achievements of the Colum-
bian year this train-which was tho
fastest long distance train ever run
holds prominent place. and to any
one interested in the subject the pict-
urc is well worth framing. Ten cents
in stamps or silver sent to c. X. Will
Der, West Pass Agt, Chicago, will
secure one
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
A Good Form OF runi-hmrnt.

In some of the German towns when
a man is convicted OF beating his
usual. but his wife gets his wages
and he is locked up only on Satur-
day nights and remains in prison
until the following Monday. The
punishment usually lasts for ten
weeks
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
4 smoking Tree.

A tree that smokes has been dis
covered in the Japanese village Of
Ono 1t is sixty feet high. and just
after sunset every evening smoke
issues from the top of the trunk. 1t
is called the volcanic tree
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
All Explained

Briggs-Have you ever heard any
thing Of that young relative OF yours
who went out West ten years ago.
Griggs-Why, yes. He is a mem
Der OF congress
Briggs-Excuse me. old man
wondered why you never mentioned
his name Truth
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

send two a-cent stamps to The Road Pub
lishiug Co, Denver, Colo, and get sample
copy of The Road and one Of their great Eng
llsh Octopus maps free.
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
MEETING THEIR DOOM.
STUDIES MADE IN THE SCAF-
FOLDS SHADOW.

a Man who Witnessed Thirty-four EIe-
eutions-Th. Ionoeent aud the Guilty
They stand the Gsiiows-Protest-
Ing Their Innocence
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

Before states were In use the people multi
piled on the face of the earth
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

-Uau-on's Magic Csrr save
Warranted cure, money refunted- As
Your drug.Sist for IL Price Is cents
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

When thin man visits you lodge him
the spare room. OF course.
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

The time n man most needs a vacation Is
Just after he returns from one
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07

K,ri'. Clover Root Tea,
Tn. great Blood purifier give, frc-hne-S and
Constipation
The Lamar register., 1894-07-07
A BAD WRECK

of the constitution may follow in the track
of disordered system. DIR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery prevents and CURES all
liver and kidney Diseases. 1t rousss the
liver to healthy action, purifies the blood
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT ACT
10 Suppress Fraudulent Advertise
mentS of Worlds Fair AwardsP

hShtS vi WORRIES f-a1r Awards
Letters from both the Chief of Awards
Ton Agriculture) at the Chicago Worlds
Fair, MIR. j. S. Browning, and the Judge
oil Awards on Baking Powders, expose the
1alsity OF the claim made in behalf of a
chicago baking powder that it received the
highest award for leavening power, keep
ing qualities. purity and general excel.
lence.
Inc Judge of Awards says that this
ciaim Is false; that no such award was
given to that baking powder.
Mr.. Browning, in his letter already pub-
ilshed, also shows that there was no
award given TO the Chicago company for
the best baking powder.
~ now appears further that the analyses
OF the powders exhibited showed a baking
powder made in New York altogether the
superior OF the Chicago powder in both
purity and strength.
Inc government has prohibited the use
Ioi advertising purposes of the medals
awarded by the fair. 1t would be a great
protectlon to the public if the Government
wouIu also prohibit the publication of false
Claims sucn as those that have been eX-
posed In relation to such awards.
me only official competitive test of a
nallonai character, from which consumers
can OBTAIN the actual facts as to the rela-
tive values OF all the principal brands of
baking powder Of the country, is that made
by the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington. ID. c. 1t SO happens that this was
conducted by the same eminent chemist
who acted as Judge of Awards a.. the Chi
cago Colnm bian Fair. As has already
0eeh puolished, at this examination the
Royal BAKING Powder was found to be the
superior powder and highest in Ieavenin0
strength.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
SHOCKED BY A LIVE WIRE.
1t Causes Wild Commotion at a
Market-Street Drugstore,

Market-Street Drugstore.
A live electric light wire caused some
wild commotion at the Owl drugstore,
Market street, about 10 o'clock last night.
The lowering and raising of the awning
had worn away the in sulation and the iron
rods supporting the awning had become
charged with the electric current.
At the entrance to the store there was
small showcase with metal frame. Clay
ton Walsh, one of the clerks, and another
clerk named Ward went TO carry the show
case inside the store before closing. Walsh
had hold of the metal frame and 1t hap
pened 10 touch the metal plate screwed
into the wood supporting the iron rod OF
the awning The metal frame If tile show
case was Immediately charged with the
current and it shot through Walsh, emery
ing from his LETT big toe into the ground.
He was knocked across the sidewalk in an
unconscious condition.
Ward was more fortunate. He was
Knocked down by the shock but quickly
picked himself UP again. Walsh was
taken to the Receiving Hospital in the
patrol wagon. Before reaching the hos
pital he had recovered consciousness. 1t
was found that his knuckles and his big
toe were badly burned, and it will take
few days before he entirely RECEIVERS from
the shock to his system. He lives at 303
Ivy avenue.
j. 2. COnnihaD, an inspector of the
Edison Electric Light Company, was sent
to find out what was wrong with the
wires. 1t was not long before it was made
painfully manifest to him. He took hold
of the live wire. There was a sizzling
noise in his right hand and he turned a
sOmersault on the sidewalk. When be re-
covered his senses he made his way to the
Receiving Hospital to have his hand,
which was severely burned, dressed.
Then he returned and fixed the wire so
that il would not play any more tricks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
NOT IN CONTEMPT.
How Max Peppers Case
Was Disposed Of.
There Is No Compulsion About His
Giving Testimony Before the
Grand Jury.

In Judge Slaek's court yesterday Max
should not be punished for contempt of
court in refusing to answer the questions
of the Grand Jury in relation to the al
legged bribery of the Board of Supervisors
in connection with the street-sweeping
contracts.
Mr.. Pepper was on hand early in the
courtroom. and was accompanied by his
attorney, Patrick Reddy.
When court was opened District Attor-
ney Barnes read the affidavit of Sydney
NJ. Smith, which stated that Pepper had
been subpenaed as witness by the Grand
Jury, ana that he had refused to answer
certain questions which were put 10 him.
MIR. Peppers attorney at this point in
troduced demurrer to the complaint. 1t
was based upon the following grounds:
Firs:. the facts stated in said affidavit do not
constitute contempt of this court.
Second, that The Grand Jury had no iurisdIc-
tlon or authority TO hold an investigation of the
matters stated in said affidavit, namely TO hold
ian investigation of certain matters touching a
legislative body, 10 wit: the Board OF SuperVis-
ors of the city and county of San Francisco"
Third, that the said subject of investigation
Is indefinite, uncertain, ambiguous. in that it
does not appear that the Grand Jury were In
yestigatlng any matter OF criminal nature
touching or concerning the said Board OF Sup
ervisOrs.
Fourth, that il does not appear from said
afndaVlt that the questions propounded 10 the
respondent by the Grand Jury were material
or relevant to said investigation.
Fifth. that the Grand Jury had no authority
to put to the respondent The first interrogatory
set forth in said affidavit for the reason that it
called Tor secondary evidence, which said
Grand Jury had no authority to receive.
Attorney Reddy argued the grounds of
the demurrer at some length.
District Attorney Barnes said, in re-
Spouse. that the only thing be was anxious
about was decision Of the court not only
on The demurrer but OF the constitutional
ity of the statutes which Reddy cited.
Judge Slack settled matters by stating
that he was bound to follow the decision
of the Supeme Court in the contempt pro-
ceedings against "Nobby" Clarke, wherein
1t was held that man could not. under
any circumstances, be compelled to give
evidence which would tend TO incriminate
himself. So the citation against Mr.. Pop
per was dismissed and he and his con-
frereS drifted out Of the courtroom, feeling
in the best of humor.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Lady Suffragists Elect
Officers.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon
Chosen President.
MRS. BLlNN REFUSES TO RETIRE.
Some Able Quashing by the Presi.
dent, Who Had the Entire Con.
vention Well in Hand.

Yesterday at Pythian Hall the rival
row of the Woman's State Suffrage Ass0-
citation was continued.
On July q meeting was called by
President Gordon to elect officers for the
ensuing year; but owing to the secretary,
Mrs. Chandler. going off on a vacation and
neglecting to send out the two weeks pre-
vious notice to each member of the assO-
citation as the constitution provides, it
was decided by the board of directors to
call the election illegal after Nellie Hol-
brook Slim. Hester A. Harland and 9TH
ers had been elected, much to the discom-
fort of Mrs. Gordon's followers, and call
another meeting for September 10. Here
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Wilson. Elk Grove; Mrs. Charles Blcknell,

Wilson. Elk Grove: Mrs. Charles Bicknell,
San Jose.
This rapid work in naming the officers
brought forth some loud clapping of hands
and woke up the man who was engaged at
the door to keep the mob out
Ii was then decided to appoint commit
tee OF five TO amend the cons tuition and
bylaws in several places and the CHI air
named Mrs. Haskell, MIR. Barry. the only
gentleman delegate present. Miss Hide
brand. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Griffin. They
will report in two weeks from date.
just what the two factions headed by
Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Blinn propose to do
Is not known, but some lively work is ex-
pected from both nnarters.
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der. their visit is likely to prove fruitless.
While the Secretary of State is not abso-
lutely bound to grant extradition papers
by the action of United States Commits
sioner or court, his power to reverse their
findings is exercised only in cases where
very strong case is made out for the ac-
cused or new evidence presented. The
hearing before Judge Morrow is regarded
as having been very full and fair, and it Is
extremely improbable that anything the
lawyers can adduce will move the State
Department to refuse the Cienfuegos ex-
froditinn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Suicide i'm a Cell.

An Chung, an insane Chinese, hanged
himself in padded cell at the Receiving
Hospital yesterday morning. He was
taken from I'll Jackson street on Sunday
night he had rolled up his mattress. and
standing on top of ii, tied his queue around
his neck and spliced it with his leather
belt and tied the belt round the bars above.
He was discovered dangling from the bars
about half past O'Clock. Steward Daw-
son had looked into his cell half an hour
before and he was ali right then. The
body was taken to the Morgue.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Passing Worthless Checks.

james Mahon, who has been passing a
number of worthless checks upon lodging
house keepers and others. was arrested on
the water from: yesterday afternoon by
Policeman DonOhue. and is now in the
tanks" at the City Prison. One of bis
victims was Mrs. Van VOORHEES, OF Fourth
and Tehama streets. he rented a room
from her and gave her in payment check
for $25 on Wells, Fargos' & Co.'s bank.
with the signature 81. II. Moffat' on il.
de got Sl4 cash in change. The check was
worthless. The police have been looking
for him for some time.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
No More Trouble Over Ivan Tread
Wells Guardian.

Maud Treadwell. the eldest daughter in
the Ireadwell family, is now perfectly
willing TO let Calvin Somers name the
guardian OF Ivan TreadweiI, the fourteen
year-old boy who was spirited away to
Carson City. New, by harry, Calvin's
brother.
mise is the possibility of a renewal of the
Reays' land suit against the Treadwell
estate, In which Calvin SOmers would be
an important witness for the plaintiff. 1t
is not Maud Treadweli's desire to antag-
onlZe Calvin Somers on this score.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25

pie, and know that am right, that 1t also in
volves others. must stand nrmly. Mrs. Cor
don has not one point OH which 10 hang her
claim, and feel convinced that had she lis
lened 10 the promptings OF her own heart and
the dictates OF her own conscience she would
nave fallen gracefully into line and been with
US to-day, working cheerfuly for the cause
which Is dear TO US all Come over aud see me.
Yours very sincerely,
NELLIE HoLBRooK BLINN.
This caused general lull for moment,
but Mrs. Sorbier again broke out on the
question of nominations.
Mrs. Sorbier nominated the incumbent
and then moved that the nominations be
closed. Mrs Gordon at once Jumped from
the chair and nominated Mrs. Healey.
Thls was too much for Mrs. Sorbier, who
called Tor the original motion to close The
nominations, having received a second.
her nshC was on good natural basis, and
the ladles were with her, so Mrs. Gordon
was forced Into putting the motion an d
was declared the unanimous choice. Im-
medlately following Mrs. Gordon's cleo
ton the other officers were elected without
opposition and without price. They are
Mrs. Soroler, vice president, who imme-
diately took her seat, so that Mrs. Gordon
could get down on the floor and be in the
nominating business; Mrs. Simmonds,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Minnie b.
Hull, reading secretary; Nellie Bles-
sing Eyster, treasurer. Eleven were
required to form board of directors, four
to come from San Francisco and the rest
from other parts of the State. The four
ladies selected from this section were ::
Laura de Force Gordon, Mrs. S. V. Healey
Mrs. Lena c. Howes and Mrs. E. p. Kee-
ney. Outside members are: Alice NJ. Nc
COmas. Los Angeles; Mrs. NJ. l.. Chandler,
Alameda; Mrs. E. NJ. Steele, San Luis
Obispo; Mrs. c. c. Calhoun, Berkeley
Mrs. J. Hoxie, San Rafael; Mrs. Ellen
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
The Strike Was Costly.

United States Marshal Baldwin IRE
sented bill yesterday for $4,000 for
deputies fees during the recent railway
strike. The men on duty at Sacramento
and vicinity alone will cost the Govern
ment S10.320. United States Judge Nc
Kenna is now examining she accounts and
il correct will sign an approval.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
McDonald's Lapse of Memory

An answer was filed In the Superior
Court yesterday in the suit OF Thomas
Fitch Jr. against the Pacific Bank for tie
recovery Of $4,000 claimed to be due as
commission on the sale of stock in conuec-
ton with the California Raisin and Fruit
Growers Association. In the answer Nc
Donald says that the claim Is absurd, and
as far as he Is concerned he does not re-
member anything about il.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Trade Mark NIoIation

The trade mark OF the Dyeryiile Mapufactprino
Company's Bleached Cotton Cloth, "Rockland
Mills Water TWIST" having been violated by GER
tain parties in California the matter was brought
before the Honorable Superior Court OF San Fran
cisco County, their claim fully sustaine ed and the
imitators were perpetuaIy Joined from further
Infringing Its trade mark. The trade and the pub
lie are cautioned against purchasing or using any
limitations. as We are determ ned to fully protect
our rights Dyerville Manufacturing Company,
TRUMAN BEcKwITH, Treasurer
Providence. X. L.. September, 1894.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
BEAUTY FOLLOWS AGE.
The Young Woman's Club Also
Hold a Meeting.

Hold a Meeting.
In the evening after the Gtate Suffrage
Association had finished the days proceed
lngs the Young WOmen's Club held
meeting to elect a vice-president and
treasurer to fill the vacancies made by the
constant absence of the former officials.
Mrs. Joseph Hartman and Mrs. Esther
Creighton were selected.
Following the acceptance of six new
members programme of entertain ent
and speeches was introduced in which
Mrs. ID. X. Fair, Mrs. j. Spencer, Mrs.
Joseph Hartman. Laura de Force Gordon
and DR.. York assisted. The doctor, in
closing his speech, nearly caused the ladies
TO tear up the carpet by saying. 'It's all
right, my good women. You are going 20
GET the ballot and we don't care button
Wnether the old parties like it or not"
The meeting then adjourned to meet
monday night at Mrs. Gordon's rooms.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
DESTROYED by Fire

About O'Clock yesterday morning the
two-story dwelling of FL. Elliot on Chest
nut street, near Polk, was DESTROYED bv
fire. The residence of E. McSweeney. ad
joining. and another frame house owned
by Elliot were badly damaged. The cause
of the IRE is unknown.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-25
Peoples Bank Remova,

The Peoples Home Savings Bank will
remove October 1 to- the Mills building.
Receiver Sheehan states that this will save
the bank S545 month in reduced rental
JanlioT. telephone and light charges. The
ST., 1000.