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The record-union., 1894-09-01
NOT AS L WILL.

Blindfolded and alone stand.
With unknown thresholds on each hand;
The darkness deepens as grope,
Afraid to fear, afraid to hope;
Yet this one thing learn to know,
Each day more surely as go,
That doors are opened, ways are made,
Burdens are lifted or are laid
BY some great law, unseen and still,
Unfathomed purpose to fulfill,
"Not as WILL"
Blindfolded and alone wait
Loss seems too bitter, gain too late
Too heavy burdens in the load,
And too few helpers on the road.
And JOY is weak and grief is strong.
And years and days so long, SO long.
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day more surely as 60
That am glad that good and Ill
By changelesg law are ordered still.
"Not as wili.n
Not as Will 1.-THE sound grows sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat.
Not as Will the darkness feels
More safe than light when this thought steals
Like whispered voice TO calm and bless
All unrest and all loneliness.
Not as Will "--because the One
Who loved US first and best has gone
Before us on the road, and still
FOR Us must all His love fulfill
Not as we will"
-Hesen Hunt Jackson
The record-union., 1894-09-01
For the REooRD-UNIoN.
LEGEND OF THE SNOW PLANT
(SARCODES SANGUINEA).

For the REooRD-UNIoN.
LEGEND OF THE SNOW PLANT
(sARCoDEs sANGUINEA).
A fleecy cloud enamored of the sun,
Who kissed her, passing ON his westward
path,
When flaming crimson flushed the snowy
wrath,
AS jealous night winds Knocked in whis-
pered wrath.
Deserted by the sun-god, faithless swain,
VINO all day long had been her ardent lover
She saw the tall pines nodding as in scorn,
Heard murmurings as they whispered all
they knew
The river ripping o yer messy stones,
Besought the cloud to come to oceans arms:
The father who had loved her, and whose
Had mirrored many times her snowy
charms.
But lingering late. lamenting IN her grief,
Her color fading, and her beauty gone,
She wept, and wrapped herself In wells OF
mist,
And fell upon the mountains breast at early
dawn.
Wrapped in his mantle of eternal snow.
Sweet pity did the mountains great heart
I'LL,
He wooed and won the cloudIet for his bride.
And birds their bridal hymn all gladly
Cr1ll.
And as the years fit through the forest aisles.
sweet blossoms bloom and charm the
travellers eye,
The children OF the mountain, and the cloud
Whose blushes once illumined evenings
sky.
With crimson cheeks pressed 'gainst the
snowy breast,
The snowy plants greet the evenings and
the morn,
Shaming the glory of the sun-gods westering,
RlVaIing the rosy hues OF clouds al early
dawn.
Now, as the rose robed clouds come through
dawn's portals,
The sun-god tiings before them all his gold,
They olusning pass. nor follow him 70 west
His love, of yore was known TO soon grow
cold.
They hurry on before him to the mountain,
10 ven the snow plant children from his
Hide them in wells of mist till past his noon
ing,
For he would slay them with hot swords OF
cleaning light.
But when the wells are lifted by the zephyrs.
AS the fiery sun-god goes upon his way,
Decked in dew-bead diamonds, ruby hued
and glowing,
The snow plants on the mountains bloom
each day.
This is all the story told the brook by wild
birds
Told by the yellow bees to the mountain
lilies white,
Told where greenwood shadows deepen into
cleaning,
Carried by the zephyrs down the moonlit
trails OF light. LEN.
The record-union., 1894-09-01
For the RECoRD-UNIoN.l
TO MOTHER.
There is a name 1 whisper oft.

There is name whisper Oft
More sweet than ali l know,
1t cheers my spirits that might sink,
II ever is the happy link,
That makes me now with please think.
OF childhood long ago.
1t is of her whose life'S pure love,
Oft in this heart could trace
Some hidden thought, perchance of i'll,
With action but OF thoughrless will,
And conscience whispers, follow still,
The guidance OF that face.
There is not one that is so kind
In heart and loves so free.
Whose thoughts would rarer picture i'll
IN one 1t loves and ever will,
Without compassion being still,
Its counsel and its plea.
More need tell on this loved theme
OF memories dear to me,
The name l learnt so long ago,
has now been guessed by thee trow,
Ere this acroStic need to show,
Remembrance of thee. W.B.D.
The record-union., 1894-09-01
The EIectrlc current.

Electricity is to be used IN the forests
OF Washington State to cut down trees.
1t is proposed to use the light electric
trolley roads to enable the farmer to send
his produce to market
There are l,400 telephone exchanges in
the United States. employing IL. 900 per-
sons and furnishing service to nearly
250,000 subscribers.
n electric log has been tried with ex-
celIent results. An electric bell is struck
every tWenty-four revolutions OF the mill
Wheeis or yanes. By timing the interval
between two strokes of the bell the speed
of the ship is obtained
The record-union., 1894-09-01

1t is the duty of every one, whether at
home or travelling, to equip himself with
strength and prevent illness. It gives
new life and vigor.
The record-union., 1894-09-01

The men who go to church to please
thoir wives are enjoying themselves.
The record-union., 1894-09-01

Cutting Ont OF the Rebel Schooner
Thrilling Struggle Against Not
Only the Enemy, But the Cowardice
of Sailors and the Mistaken Fire OF
Friends-Viotory Won Under Terri
bic Odds by the Wounded Odioer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

congress authorized the immediate en-
listment Of twenty-five hundred men to
fill the gaps in the four regiments of
cavalry engaged in the campaign. No
credentials were required. Eager for a
chance to get to the new diggings-
the Black Hills of Dakota-at the ex-
pense of Uncle Sam, swarms of toughs
were enlisted in the slums of New
York and Philadelphia and Baltimore,
and four weeks later were DESERVING by
the dozen, with horse and equipment
complete, as they reached the wasted
army in the field. But there was
leaven in the lump. ''That young fell
ler's soldier clean through" said the
recruiting sergeant when Schramm
gave his name. age, nationality, etc,
answering promptly SO long as the
questions were propounded in the Ger
man tongue.
Cant he speak English at all?'' said
the recruiting officer, doubtfully
''Wel1, what's the odds, after all, SO
long as he's only going to be scalped?
Swear him in And so, silent, OBJ
servant, patient, Schramm was shipped
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Relic of jim Lane.


An effort is being made to place tbs
names of the Lane Frontier guards Oh
the files OF the war department This
was an organization of Kansans in
Washington in 1861, headed by Senator
Lane as captain, whose purpose was to
assist in defending the capital. Sena-
tor Martin has introduced bill direct
ing that the secretary of war ke author
lied to place upon the files OF the war
department the names of the officers
and men composing the organization
and issue discharges to such of them as
shall furnish satisfactory proof that
they rendered military service and
were honorably discharged, provided
that none of the said officers or men
shall be entitled to pay, an allowances
or bounty, or pension by reason of ser
vice in such guards
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

'sWhat scared them?s was tbs query.
The black dots OF hunters had halted.
evidently in surprise There seemed
to be a moment of consultation, and
then all three could be seen running
back in the direction in which they
came.
Going for the horses to chase the
deer" laughed young Leonard, who
sneered at Morgan's claims as a deer
stalker.
Chase be hangedl Look there! the
deer are chasing them"
Then up rose every man in mad ex-
element, for their senior lieutenant.
Mr.. Ray, had sprung to his feet and
rushed for his horse. Deer, you
damned fool! It's Indians!'' he cried;
and, shouting for some of the guard to
follow him, Mr.. Ray threw himself
upon his nimble sorrel and darted out
over the prairie to the rescue. In a
minute half dozen men were string
ing along after him, while the alarm
sounded among the cotton-woods and
the herd-guards came driving in their
excited cavalladas.
Meantime, there was the mischief to
pay. Leaving two men as household
ers in a little swale, Morgan with three
others, including the eager young
Prussian, crawled off for a shot at the
herd. They were in plain view, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

utterly unsuspicious OF approach from
that quarter, when, all on a sudden,
the buck started. stamped, tossed his
crest, and away they all flew up the
grassy ravine. Rising to his feet to
study the situation, after word or
two of caution to his comrades, Nor
gan was saluted by the whistle of a
bullet past his head-another-
and each coupled with the sharp re-
port of the rife.
Back to your horses, quick!'' he
shouted.
All four ran, only to catch sight of a
party of Sioux flashing straight down
the slope to head them off, while 9TH
ers, firing rapidly, gave chase from
across the ravine to their rear. Before
he had gone twenty yards Morgan saw
Schramm stumble and fall, face down
ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Women's Dav.

The state board of agriculture EVin
set apart one evening probably Thurs
day, the 10th) at its January meeting
for the benefit of the ladies, at which
Mrs. Nellie S. Kedsie, of the state agri-
cultural college. will give an interest
ing talk upon Domestic Science" aud
Miss Gertrude Coburn, Kansas girl
and graduate of the state agricultural
college, who has for four years had
charge of the Stout manual training
school at Menomonie, Wis, will lecture
on manual Training for Our Girls"
Other speakers will entertain thoSs
who may attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Where the Money Came In.

GA poet never writes for money,
sir" asserted the Iong-haired man
oracu1arly.
''What does he write for?' asked the
young business man.
For fame. for posterity.''
''But have seen some OF your poems
in the magazines
''Oh, yes" replied the long-haired
man, carelessly. ''Of course we have to
accept when editors insist upon paying
US for the privilege of conveying our
work to posterity. Chicago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
ITO BE Continued
IN AGONY.
Signs of Extreme Terror Secures a Mouse,
Release.
ward.


Signs of Extreme Terror Secures AIOuse's
Release.
The following extract from letter
written to a friend by Wilson, the orni-
biologist, gives picture which should
move the hearts even of those who never
voluntarily think Of their four-footed
brothers:
Zone of my boys caught mouse in
school, few days ago, and directly
marched up to me with the prize.
set about drawing it, the same even
ing; and all the while the paintings of
its little heart showed it to be in the
extreme agony of fear.
81 had intended to kill it, in order to
fix it in the claws of stuffed owl; but
happening to spill few drops of wa
ter near where it was tied, it Tapped it
with such eagerneSs, and looked in nv
face with such an eye of supplicating
terror as perfectly Overcame me. i'm
mediately united it, and restored it to
life and liberty.
THE agonies of a prisoner at the
stake, while the fire ard instruments
OF torture are preparing could not be
more severe than the sufferings of that
poor mouse; and insignificant as the
object was 1 felt, at the moment, the
sweet sensation which mercy leaves on
the mind when she triumphs over cru
city"
What lesson for us all! And what
an excellent anecdote to read to the
family cat, when she sits down to wash
her face after a lunch on uncooked
-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Minor State News.

John Pollock, of Salem, was recently
killed by the cars at Winfield.
Maud Baker, a deaf mute II years
old, was burned to death at the resi-
dence of her parents in Leavenworth
the other day by her clothes taking
fire from the stove.
The Kansas Day club is reported to
be making extensive arrangements for
its annual celebration in Topeka on
January 90, the anniversary of the ad-
mission of the state into the Union.
The state board of charities, a few DAYS
ago accepted the resignation of Super
intendent McCasey, of the insane asy-
lum, at Topeka, and appointed Or.
Eastman, McCasey's predecessor, to The
vacancy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Distance in Ireland.

I asked Cavan 1aboring man how
far it was to a place for which was
bound. 1.-TWO miles, your reverence. :"
1.-TWO miles and little more?" said ],
knowing by long experience that my
countrymen don't like to discourage q
traveller by letting him know that he
has still long walk before him. ''Well.
your reverence, it's two miles sttrOng
and rich, SO to spake. London Spec
tatOr.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Boa, BY B. LpplNcorr

terday that the only way. to tell real
cavalrymen from recruits was that we
looked like jayhawkers and they like
Jew-store dummies. Still, I thought
the sight of man clean shaved, with
buttons and buckles polished, would
please your eyes after all this cam
paign's mud, so I sent him. Of course,
if he could only call you names in
Dutch Pm sorry, and will see that
you're properly looked after next time. "
But even ''Old Tintop'' began to see
the fun under the sedate gravity of the
adjutant's words.
''Confound you for a young rascal!
What have you been making me say,
anyhow? Come back here, Fallon, and
stop your laughing, too, sir! You're a
nice pair to play it on your old What
do you want, sir?"
Turning suddenly, he addressed a
ragged, tattered hungry-looking party
in hunting-shirt, buckskin brooches
and Shoshone leggins, standing atten-
ton before the colonel's ''shack"-he
had no tent-with a bare brown hand
raised to his rusty brown carbinc in
salute.
I'm ordered to report to the colonel
as the dirtiest man on guard, sir, was
the stolid answer.
For a moment the commander gazed
at him in wrath, and then light
flashed across his mental vision.
''Now see what you've reduced me
to, Gray, you internal young sinner.
sent Stein back with the orderly you
picked out, and here's the result"
''Well, sir, if dirt's what you want,
this
''But it isn't" interrupted the colonel.
81 want an orderly, and not a scare
crow. Now you see, do you?"
81 think do, sir. Neither rag doll
nor Dutch doll, neither the cleanest
nor the dirtiest, just happy medium,
one who can call names in English pre-
ferred, not so swell as to put our head
| quarters to shame, nor so shabby as to
mako US blush for all Well, think
understand you"
But here the colonel interposed with
language so forcible as to put stop
even to Gray's fun, which he would
stand, as a rule, longer than anybody
else's. Meantime, the discovery having
been made that recruit Schramm was
but a novice in English, whatsoever he
might be in German, that young soldier
was told by the sergeant of the guard
to $50 on out of this and back to your
bunkies. Sure you couldn't tell a
Sioux from shyster unless he shot
you in Dutch" which, being inter
preted, was understood to mean that
until he had mastered the English Ian
guage he wasn't fit for sentry duty.
And so, much troubled, the young fell
low went to Sergt. Schultz, Prussian
like himself, and sorrowfully told his
tale.
Never in his life had Private
Schramm's blue eyes gazed on scenes
and soldiers such as these. Just what
he expected to find in the ranks of the
American army he had revealed as yet
to no one. It was the eventful sum
mer of TIC, when, amazed at the force
and fury with which the Sioux had
fought and baff1ed the commands of
Crook and Custer, Terry and Gibbon,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
CongressIonal PluralitIes.

Judge Miller, republican, of the Sec
ond district, scored the largest plural
ity of any candidate for congress at the
late election. His plurality over his
populist competitor was 1862. Charles
Curtis, of the Fourth district, came in
second with plurality OF 6,364. Long,
of the Seventh district, received the
smallest plurality of any of the repub-
lican candidates and he beat Jerry
Simpson by 1855. Baker. populist, gets
the plum in the Sixth district by 1914
over Ellis, republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Aiding Nebraska Lutherans.

The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Lutheran
church of Kansas, is making a collec-
ton of food, seed and clothing for
needy Lutherans of Hayes county,
Neb., where there was a crop failure
this year. Hayes county is in the sec
ond tier of counties north of Rawlins
county, Kan. A large colony of Luz
therans settled there two wears ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Drunken Husband's Deed

Philip Crow, Kansas City, Kan,
jointist 81 years old, filled himself full
of whisky the other day. went home
and quarreled with his wife, who was
at the wash tub, and finally shot her.
He then shot himself. Crow died in a
few minutes. and his wife lived only
about four hours. They left several
children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
XIII or Cure Remedy.

William Bruins. a German farmer liv-
ing near Atchison, who had been in
the habit of passing his evenings at a
railroad station near by, much against
the wishes of his wife, was recently
greatly frightened by Mrs. Bruins. who
put on suit of his clothes and jumped
out at him from behind a clump of
bushes as he was returning home about
midnight. Since then Bruins has been
demented and it was feared might per-
manently lose his reason.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Forged His Own PAPERS.

W. n. Anderson, of Oklahoma, for
merly real estate agent of Lyon coun-
ty, this state, pleaded guilty in the
United States court at Topeka the other
day to forging his own pension papers
He was sentenced to one year and three
months in the penitentiary. The ex-
traordinary incident in this case lies in
the fact that Anderson forged afidavits
which he could have secured in a legit-
innate WaV.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
Irrigation.

meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Kansas Irrigation associa-
ton was held in the office of the Santa
Fee land department at Topeka a few
days ago and a committee appointed to
draft bill to submit to the legislature
in accordance with the action of the
Hutchinson convention. The bill will
provide for the appointment of state
engineer and geologist in connection
with the state agricultural depart
partment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
To Propagate Fish.

J. W. Wampler, state fish commits
sioner, has sent letter to Gov.
Lewelling, urging the necessity of
the passage of bill by the next
legislature looking to the prop
agation and preservation of fish in
Kansas waters. In his travels over the
state in his capacity of fish commits
sioner he says he was surprised to find
so many streams, lakes and ponds in
which fish could be bred and thrive
if properly protected.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29
Cash-Cash's Reform alton.

Old Cash Cash, tho well known Una
tilla Indian, is becoming greatly inter
ested in what will become of his soul
when he dies. OF late Cash-Cash has
been q regular attendant at divine wor
ship, and being possessed OF more intelli
gence than the general run of Indians
has listened very intently to the teach
ings that are expounded by the minis.
tiers. He is now endeavoring to lead o
better life by paying his debts and by
refusing to gamble or drink firewater.
Several weeks ago T. d. Page placed n
bill against Cash-Cash in n bank ar Pom.
dleton for collection.
Cash-Cash was notified, and he prompt
ly responded and settled. After paying
the money he demanded piece of paper
or receipt to show that the claim had
been fully satisfied. He was informed
that receipt was not necessary, as the
books in the bank would show that it
had been settled. Cash-Cash persisted,
when the receipt was made out. When
the paper was handed him, Cash Cash
was satisfied, and when he started to
leave the bank he said in broken Eng
lish:
me heap good Injun. Ne want go
heaven. When me die and old Pete
meet me at gate and ask me been good
Injun, me say yes. He will ask me if
pay Tom Page and me have no paper
from you, he send me hell. "-Walla
Walla Union Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29


There are many kinds of mines and
numerous inventions for saving prec-
ious metals, but the strangest one in
the United States, and perhaps in the
world, is in Butte, Mont. When mines
were discovered it was found that the
water found in the assures was strong
ly impregnated with copper in solu
ton, SO much that iron cages, cars
and tools of all kinds were quickly
destroyed by the affinity of the copper
for the iron
Only a few weeks immersion in the
waters reduces mask of iron to pulp,
fact which makes it necessary for
all material used in the mine and COM
posed of iron or steel to be replaced
at frequent intervals.
For long time the water pumped
out of the mine went to waste, as no
method was known of extracting the
copper from it.
After while, however, discovery
was made that is being utilized to
good advantage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29
TT MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
What Depth of Thought in
Those Few Words.
How Often and With What Sadness Do
We Quote Them.
1t Might Indeed Have Been, Had We
Only Known In Time.

Probably no words more frequently
quoted than these, and surely none could
have greater meaning or show more clearly
that some calamity in our lives. caused per-
haps by ourselves, through ignorance, care
lessness or insufficient attention to the laws
true is it especially in regard to the sick.
Might it not have been the case with nearly
all of us at some period that had we but
known what to do at the proper time, much
suffering could have been saved?
No one knows this better than Mrs. Mary
Henderson, who lives at 80 Congress Avenue,
Flushing, Long Island.
Il suffered terribly" she said, ''from rheu-
matlsm, and was weak, tired and nervous all
the time was all over when would
seemed as if it would take me an hour to
dress.
Il am thankful to say, however that all
these troubles have passed away, thanks to a
wonderful remedy which have used. This
remedy is DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, and feel it my duty to tell
what benefits l have derived from the use of
this great medicin-.
"The news is too good to keep and 1 feel
that it should be made known,and l certainly
Will do all that lies in my power to spread it
because the medicine has done so much for
me. 1t will surely help others if they will
only give it rial
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-29

Did you know that the state capital
of Texas is the largest building in the
United States, and the seventh in size
among the buildings of the world? 1t
is vast Greek cross of red Texas
granite, with central rotuuda COW
cred by dome 81 feet high. 1t was
begun in 1888, having cost about 49,
100000. 1t was paid for with 5000, 900
acres of public land, decided to the
capitalists who executed the work
and is put down as one of the marvels,
that no funds were misappropriated
and no investigating committe ap.
pointed