Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL


"A physician in Martinique, who
has spent many years in studying the
subject, believes that he has discov-
cred a specific for snake bites. 1t con-
sists in the injection of biearbonate OF
soda Experiments made on dogs
prove that in the cases where life Is
not saved it is considerably prolonged
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, who has intro
duced into parliament bill providing
that when the queen confers any title
hereafter the reason therefor shall be
officially stated to and be approved by
parliament, has a baronetcy that IS
said to have been bought by ohe Of his
ancestors for ten thousand dollars cash.
Prof. DIR. H. w. Vogel, of Berlin,
inventor of the coloritype process, has
just received another distinguished
mark of honor, having been decorated
by the emperor of Germany and king
of Prussia with the royal order of the
crown, in further recognition of his
important discoveries and inventions in
the science of photography.
"A young man who went to see tho
Wellesley college girls on float day"
left his admission ticket at home, and
guard insolently refused to let him
enter the grounds. He asked for the
guards name. and that person refused
to give it Then the young man drew
camera on him and had his picture in
jiffy, and the guard was ready to
capitulate.
John Miller, of New York, tempo
rarily sojourning at Anderson, Ind,
thinks that he is a living phonograpl.
and that Edison is trying to locate him.
He says that all the wheels, armatures
I or hot
and that he is the success of the age
He comments on the subject Of his
construction" in a highly rational
manner, explaining how he is ''wired'
and how he works
On his recent birthday no fewer
than 10000 letters and kilograms OF
congratulations reached Prince Bis
marck- The prince can only read these
communications gradually and it took
his secretary q whole day and night
to open them Prof. Lenbach, of Mum
| ich, who is at present a member of the
Friedrichsruh house party, is painting,
another very fine portrait of the prince
/ in full cuirassier uniform for the ems
peror, as is supposed.
Prince Halmi Pasha, whose death
has been announced from Constantine
pie, was the only son of the famous
Mehemet Ali, and though of slight and
nervous build, was strong and fearless
When a train in which he was travel
| ing to Alexandria ran off the track and
into the Nile he broke his way through
the car window and with great diff
Guilty managed to save his Mameluke
attendant as well as himself. The
scars he received at that time he car
/ ried the rest of his life.
The editor of a French press-cut-
ting agency, who deals in the newspa-
pers of the entire world, made a calcu-
lation as to who is oftenest mentioned
as a public character. Napoleon the
/ First stands first, although this is proba-
bly, in consequence of the passing fash
| ion of things Napoleonic that set in
some time ago. Then comes the en-
peror of Germany, then Prince Bis
marck, and, only in the fourth place,
Mr.. Gladstone. Immediately after
comes President Carnot, and the pope
is rather bad sixth
-Attorney-General William y. Hem
sci was born and bred in the country,
not far from Lancaster, his present.
home, and he is still frequent visitor
to the old farm and store where his
parents live. He is not only shrewd
lawyer and an able politician, Eut q
skilled mixer of champagne cup and
like delectable compounds. He is q
nonresident member of at ieas4 one
New York club, and active in the only
considerable social club of Lancaster
called the Hamilton, not, however, in
honor of the great federalist, but OF .
man conspicuous in the early settle
ment of the little city.