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

NEW YORK furnished 44s, $50 men for
the union army in the civil war
PENNSYLVANIA was next in rank with
337, 1856 of her brave sons in line.
OHIO during the four years of the war
sent to the front 313, $50 boys in blue.
ILLINOIS with conscious pride that
she had given her beloved country. the
great Lincoln sent sOrward 259. 092
troops
INDIANA placed upon the altar of her
country 196, 363 loyal sons. and Massa-
chusetts with equal patriotism, gave
lag, 80 men
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Queer Facts About mirrors.

1t is an astonishing thing to consider
the evolution of the looking-glass- Per
haps in all our country there is not a
family so poor that it has not mirror
of some kind; very few that have not
one for each room. Indeed, plate glass.
ones are almost common enough to- be
considered among the necessities OF
life. They are so common that ruth
less statistician says that one Rillion,
eight hundred and fifty yards of them
are annually manufactured in Europe
alone, not estimating the amount in
this country and the Asias- Yet it is
not much beyond the memory of living
man when any kind of mirror ex-
cept the little oval or ob;ong affair,
sometimes called Dutch looking
glasses, was the only thinggof the sort
that could be found in any but the
mansions of the exclusively rich. It
was not a very pretty or very useful
article, when it was in such general
use, but it has now become very
aesthetic by reason of its old age and
its oddity, and it belongs solely in the
realm of the collector. Yet, but a
comparatively few years ago, they
were almost necessary badge of the
distinction of being well to da.-N. Y
Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Nebraska Chautannua.

SALEM, Neb., Aug. 13.-The interstate
Chautauqua opened yesterday with i'm
mense crowds and a brilliant pro-
gramme. The great tent was crowded
at every service, and every hour of the
day was characterized by a special
service. Rev. DIR. Sam Small, president,
preached the inaugural sermon, his
subject being ''Some trust in horses
and some in. chariots, but we will re-
member the name of the Lord our
Cod
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
To suppress DueIIng.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. lathe kill
ing of Jose Verastegui by Congressman
Francisco Romero in a duel has pro-
duced profound sensation in official
circles and has provoked severe criti-
cism from the press of the dueling
practice. The government authorities
have received instructions from Presi-
dent Diaz to punish the offenders to
the extent of the law, and all of those
implicated in the affair of honor have
been arrested
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

STRONG proof of the value of inocula.
ton in cases of hydrophobia is fur
nished by United States Consul Herman
at Odessa, Russia, who transmits a re-
port of the Odessa meteorological sta
ton for the year to the Washington
authorities. Many of the cases treated
resulted from the bites of rabid wolves,
supposed to convey the most virulent
and dreadful form of hydrophobia.
The results of the treatment were that
of 793 cases treated but six died (all
children), and in these cases from four
to twelve days had elapsed between
the wounding and the incubation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Minor State News.

1t is said that a new state bank IS to
be esta blished at Richmond.
Lottic Durham, IL years old, was re-
Gently drowned in the Solomon river
near Beloit.
1t is thought that the injunction
cases against Santa Fe strikers viii
not be pressed for trial.
A young Atchison man named San
ders was recently bitten on the leg by
a spider and the limb swelled to such
enormous proportions that physicians
feared serious results
Starl1 FurIong. Waterman at the
Santa Fe depot at Wichita was slugged
and robbed the other morning before
daylight. He. had just drawn his pay.
His injuries were thought to be fatal
J. H. Wilson, a Lyon county farmer,
aged SO years, and in good circum-
stances. procured license to marry a
widow the other day and then hanged
himself in his barn He had been
married three times before, and leaves
six grown children.
Mrs Sherman, so years of age, re-
Gently attempted suicide near Winfield
by taking laudanum and carbolic acid.
1t was thought she could not recover.
She and her husband had separated and
Mrs. Sherman declared her troubles
were too great to bear
Rock Island trains only were taker
taken off at Atchison owing to the
wash-outs of the Missouri river.
Conrad Hoffman, a Russell county
farmer, while recently working with {
threshing machine, attempted to slide
from a grain stack to the feed board o.
the machine, but slipped, instead, int
the cylinder. Both of his limbs were
horribly mang1ed and he died in &
short time.
The post Office department will prob
ably establish station at the Kansa,
City (Kan-) stock yards for the con
venience of business men there
Mrs Evan Evans, wife of an Emporis
blacksmith, took morphine few day.
ago with suicidal intent and died in g
short time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
An ExpensIve Iuxrrv.

In obedience to a petition signed by
the requisite number of citizens Judge
Hazen has called a grand jury to meet
at Topeka in October to aid the author
tiles in suppressing the liquor traffic in
Shawnee county. The judge said that
the demand is according to law,
and while he issued the order it was
against his personal Judgment He
spoke very severely against the prac-
tice of calling grand iuries to deal with
the liquor question when officers are
clothed with ample power The grand
jury he declared to be a very expensive
piece of legal machinery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
In a Mexican JAN.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. &c. R.
Lathrop. of Chicago, was arrested yes
terday and now is lodged in Belem
prison at the instigation of the Mexican
District Messenger Co. The arrest is
the outgrowth of the war between
the American and Mexican stockhold-
ers, who are fighting over the manage
ment of the company. Manager Com
magera has been shut out of the office.
Treasurer Webb has resigned, and the
general state of affairs is an interest
ing one. The American stock is held
by Chicago parties.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Minis Destroyed by Fire.

WATERFOWL, Wis, Aug. 13.-Yester-
day at noon fire broke ort5 in the Globe
mill and soon extended to the elevator.
1t was at one time feared it would ex-
tend to other buildings and Oconomo-
woe was telegraphed for help, but
when their engines arrived the fire was
under control. The elevator and mill
were totally destroyed. Loss, $40, OOO;
insurance, SAC, 500: divided among
twenty-five companies The supposed
cause of the fire is spontaneous COM
buStiOn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

SEVERAL hundred letters containing
tenders of service to the Japanese gov
eminent in the present war with China
have reached the legation at Washing
ton. They come from nearly every
part of the United States. Such COM
1nunications the legation officials re-
turn with polite destinations. 1t is a
penal offense for Americans to serve
either in the Chinese or Japanese SER
vice while the two nations are at war,
so that the latter government cannot
under any circumstances accept the
offers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Postmasters to watch for Cyclones.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 13.-Under
instructions recently received from
Postmaster-General w. S. Bissen it
will be the duty of Postmaster Reed
for the future to act as cyclone in
spector and to warn neighboring cities
of the approach of these dreaded visit
ors. The postal guide for the month
of August notifies postmasters in the
cyclone belt to pay particular attention
to the approach of cyclones and to ad-
vertise their approach as widely as pos
sible with a view to protecting life and
1ronartu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Nlorton,s Candidacy.

GENEVA, Aug 13.-The reports that
Levi P. Morton has written a letter
expressing his willingness to accept
the republican nomination for the gov
ernorship of the state of New York,
are declared to be untrue. Mr.. Morton,
who is at present in Switzerland with
his family, informed an Associated
press representative yesterday that he
would sail from Havre for New York
on August Is, and that he would decide
the question of his candidacy after his
arrival in that city,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

A sPIRITUALIsTIC pow-wow, one OF
the most weird religious services ever
witnessed in Indiana, was held one
night recently by the Indiana Associa-
tion of Spiritua1ists, now in session
near Anderson, Ind. All the mediums,
about fifty in number, wrapped blan-
Iets about them like Indians, built a
fire and had dance. 1t was not long
until the Indians, who control the
mediums, manifested themselves and
were bowling and roaring like the
Comanches. 1t became necessary tc
grab several who threatened to lear
INTO the fire. Throwing the influence"
3ff was hard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ROGER
O'MARA, of Pittsburgh, Pa, has sent
out circulars to the head police officials
of fifteen of the largest cities of the
United States designating the detect
ives whom he would like to have there
during the national encampment of
the Grand Army to assist the Pitts
burgh police. The men he has selected
are among the best known in the coun-
try. and thieves will have hard time
of it in Pittsburgh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
PAPER CARPETS
They WIZ BE Welcome in 8 land WI
Dust and Moth Prevail.

Thsy VIII BE Welcome In land WhsEs
Dust and Moth Prevail
We have had great variety OF car
pet materials, first and last and good
many uses have been smade Of paper,
but the two have never before been
identified. Now, however. we are in
formed that carpets are being made Of
the process is made public:
The stock used must be OF long fiber
in order to give strength to the paper.
All such as are to be colored must be-
dyed in the pulp to obtain uniform
color throughout. Colors must be fast
Every lot of the same color must
match 10 shade. as it cannot be changed
when once done. The paper must be.
of uniform thickness throughout the
width and length of the roll for.
though color may be right, coarse yarn
will not shade alike. AS the yarn is
twisted on a ring frame, the utmost
cleanliness must be observed not to-
stain the yarn with oil or dirty fingers,
for, while unlike the other yarn, it is
not eleansed, hence. if dirty. alpd is not.
discovered by subsequent handling. it
goes into the carpet and to the con-
sumner.
When rolls of cut paper are the
OcSlTSo nS1SnI. the SudlI II tdACh
out, the nut removed and the shaft.
drawn out. leaving the paper, each
stripe with its ring to be separated
from the other by knife for that pur--
pose. After separation these little
rolls are soaked in water until
thoroughly impregnated, then taken
out and left to drain, when it is ready
for the spinning frame, and it is twisted
like any other yarn The yarnsis then
dried, wound into cops and is then
ready for the loom.-Paper World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
An old Settler Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Judge
Joseph 7. Morton, one of the old set
tiers of this county and a wealthy citi-
zen, died Saturday after brief illness.
Years ago he had his coffin made and
stored away in a room in his barn.
Saturday, when the coffin was taken
out, it proved to be in good condition
except that the Innings were musty.
An undertaken repaired this and Judge
Morton was buried in the coffin select
ed bV himself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Limited Good Taste.

''My wife has ayvfuliy poor taste con-
corning clothes,' said the worried
looking man in a burst of confidence
''Indeedr' said the other man. Il al
ways understood from my women folks
that she was one of the best dressers in
town.
Il mean in regard to. mine. She
thinks that two or three fifteen-dOllar
suits per wear are enough for me."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
EIoped and Married,

Miss Lavinia Harris, daughter of
Hon. w. a. Harris, congressman-at-
large from Kansas. who was attending
school at Luray, Va, recently eloped
with Wade g5ohannon. a livery stable
proprietor of that place, and they were
married at Hagerstown, Md.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

AT recent meeting of white repub-
1icans in Sam Jones tabernacle at Dali
las, Tex, S. j. Houston read a paper
advocating the purchase by the United
States of a large tract of land in north
ern Mexico on which to COLOMBO the
negroes IN an independent republic,
under protection of the United States,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug 13--Judge C. G.
Foster, of the United States district
court has made an order authorizing
the receivers of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad Co. to sell the IN
improved real estate of the company
and some town lots in La Junta and
elsewhere. The most of the company's
real estate is in western Kansas. 1t
4O. 600 acres
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Found Gold.

While digging a we'll on his farm
near Turner, WyandOtte county, the
other day j. S. Perkins discovered a
mineral, which he had assayed and
which yielded S27-5 of gold to the ton.
He does not believe, however, that it
exists in sufficient quantities to work
prof tably.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
To select Rland-s Opponeut.

republican congressional convention
for the Eighth district will assemble
here on Tuesday next to nominate
candidate against silver Dick" Bland,
who will be renominated at California
on Wednesday next by the democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

For number of years it has been
known that pearls of small variety
existed in the Wabash river, near
Peru, Ind, but SO small that they were
generally considered as worthless
Three months ago Thomas Blair begar
searching the river in a thorough man.
ner and has demonstrated that enough
can be found and of quality that il.
worth searching for. His collection
consists of eighteen large pearls, rang
ing in value from twenty-five dollars
to fifty dollars each and they will be
worth more than that in the eastern
markets. He also has large number
of smaller ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE big wine syndicate which has
been formed at San Francisco to con.
troll the wine business of California
will control so per cent. of the grape
product of California for the next
five years. Its formation doubles the
value of the crop as the present price O:
grapes is So ton, while this syndicate
agrees to pay not less than $40 ton
The capital stock of the company i.
Sic, 0oe, 600, of which s.. 600, 600 have
been subscribed. One branch of th=
business will be to advance 81, csc, 90.
annually to vineyardists for expense
in cultivating vines, gathering grape
and making wines.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE boom in corn has resulted in the
closing of several distilleries at Peoria,
Ill. The Manhattan, Monarch and
Others are preparing to close as soon as
they can work off their present mashes.
They say that they cannot do business
at the present price of corn and they
will take advantage of this time to
make their regular clean up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Head-End Collision,

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. IA head
end collision of freight trains resulted
on the Northern Pacific yesterday
afternoon from an order by train dis
patcher. Louis r. Harmon, an old
engineer, on one of the trains, was
probably scared to death, as he was
dead when found, without a mark on
his body, nor was His neck broken.
His fireman, Ed Martin, was fatally
in i1Ired
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
A Wreck at OIathe.

OLATHE, Kan, Aug 12---The Empo-
ria accommodation on the Southern
Kansas railroad ran into caboose of a
freight train in this city at 5-o'clock
yesterday evening Engineer Com
stock and his firemen jumped and both
Hert. badly bruised.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Three Girls Drown.

AUBURN, Cal, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Alice S.
Eavey. Cora johnson and Grace Lowell,
aged 10, IS and II respectively, were
drowned in the American river Satur-
day. They were wading in the river.
when one of them fell. The others
went to her assistance and all were
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE Woman's Baking Co., of Chicago,
the stockholders and directors of which
were exclusively women, assigned re-
Gently. The assignment was caused
by the foreclosure of mortgage by
creditor. The company has attracted
considerable attention lately by the
numerous quarrels among the stock
holders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

Pearl, the 5-year-old daughter of
William Barrett, of Argentine, was
fatally wounded the other day by
stray bullet. While standing in the
yard with her mother an unknown
party fired a gun and the ball struck
the child on the cheek and lodged in
her neck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE 1874 battle flags carried by Iowa
regiments during the late war were
lately transferred from the arsenal at
Des Moines. Ia, to Theoretically sealed
cases in the state capitol, in accordance
with the act of the last general assem-
bly,. There were nearly 5000 veterans
in line. The flags were carried by the
old color bearers as far as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
To Extend an Electric Road.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Aug. 13.-The Joplin
Electric Railway Co proposes an ex-
tension of its line to Galena, Kan, a
distance of miles, and asks subscrip-
ton of $4,000 from the citizens of Jop-
lin, 10 per cent. of the capital stock of
S160, 900 to be given for the subscription.
An agent of the company is soliciting
Subscriptions with good success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Elevator Accident.

Clare Bulmer, elevator boy at the
Wyandotte National bank building in
Kansas City, Kan, was caught in the
elevator the other afternoon and so
badly crushed that it was thought he
could not live. He was u years old
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

A FIRM at Sioux City, Ia, has
been beefng cheap ranch horses,
the flesh of which is made into dried
beef The product is all shipped to
Jersey City. The proprietors say they
convert 100 horses daily into dried beef.
They buy the horses for less money on
the ranges than CATTLE can be had for.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Zimmerman I,reaLs = Record.

LONDON. Aug. 13--At the Herne Hill
grounds Arthur A. Zimmerman. the
champion cyclist. rode against the En-
glish quarter-mile record. 81 % seconds.
He succeeded in breaking it, doing the
q distance in 20 A. seconds
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

MISS MARGARET HENDERSON, of Terre
Haute, Ind, is the first woman in Indi-
ana to make a century bicycle run.
She completed a hundred miles on a
wheel, her actual riding time being
nine hours and forty-five minutes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Warming to Bows.

An Atchison colored boy climbed a
tree to rob birds nest few days ago
and fell to the ground striking in his
fall a protruding dead branch that
ripped horrible cash in his leg from
knee to thigh. Moral to boys: Before
climbing a tree to rob birds nests be
sure to saw off all dead branches
smoothly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

The state fish commissioner has late
ly been busily engaged in the distribu-
ton of breeding fish in the various
streams of the state, the fish being fur
nished from the government hatchery
at Quincy, Ill A carload was recently
placed in the Smoky Hill and Saline
rivers in the Sixth district, and a sup
ply also furnished Topeka, Great Bend,
Hutchinson and other points. Another
carload will be secured for the south
eastern part of the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
The brakeman and the Tramp.

James Mannihan, a Santa Fe brake
man, attempted to eject a tramp from
his train south of Arkansas City the
other day when the tramp threw the
brakeman from the top of the car while
the train was running rapidly. Man
nihan was badly hurt and the tramp
escaped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Jen King Dropped Dead.

NEVADA, No. Aug. 13.-Jeff King. a
republican politician of Stotesbury,
died suddenly Saturday afternoon
while conducting a suit before Squire
Martin at that place. He had the APP
pearance of perfect health at the time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Not Left Ont.

It was reported some time ago that
the population of Grant. Seward and
Stevens counties was not sufficient to
entitle them to representatives in the
legislature, but an investigation shows
that they have the requisite number of
inhabitants At the last general cleo
ton, by strange coincidence, the
votes cast in each of these counties for
district judge was 1914, but on other
candidates the votes passed the mark
emitting them to representation in the
legislature.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
The Folding Bed.

The other night Mr.. and Mrs De-
Witt Mcdowell, of Arkansas City,
were caught in a folding bed
and their cries for help brought
assistance from persons passing, who
found them vainly trying to extri-
cate themselves from the trap. Mrs.
Mcdowell was safely rescued but
her husband received injuries that re-
suited in his death next daY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE president is apprehensive that
some one may attempt to kidnap one
of his children, and it is to prevent any
such occurrence that detectives have
been sent to Gray Gables, where Mrs.
Cleveland and the children are sum-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Mai. PIckering's Discovery.

Maj. I. 0. Pickering, prohibition cam
didate for governor, says there are
technical errors in the pending suffrage
amendment which may invalidate it
even if it should be adopted at the No
Vember election.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Two BeIIigerent Presidents.

Two presidents engaged in a personal
encounter on the streets of Atchison
the other day. One was the president
of the board of police commission
ers and the other the president
of the board of health. The trouble
grew out of the employment by the
city of DIR. Troughton during the recent
smallpox epidemic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

The trial of the thirty anarchists be-
fore the assizes court at Paris. France
ended on the 18th in the acquittal of
all but three of the accused