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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
CHINESE BANK NOTES.
Precautions Taken Against Counterfeiting
the Currency.

Precautions Taken Against CounterfeItIng
the Currency.
Chinese bank notes are more like prom
issorv notes than our bank notes. There
is not and never has been a national
bank and notes are not used as curren-
cy to any extent. The banker merely
writes the amount on the note and
puts his private seal or chop over it.
Such notes are made out for all sums
from five to twenty thousand taels. sand
the Chinese banker never goes back on
his signature. He pays the notes when
they are presented in silver or gold.
The silver is usually paid according to
weight, in bumps the shape of toy bath
tubs, ranging in value all the way
from one to fifty dollars. The usual
size is worth about fifty dollars, and it
weighs about five pounds. The gold is
made in long thin cakes, and is twenty
carats fine.
The banker stamps with his private
seal every piece of silver he pays out,
and even the Mexican dollars are
marked thus with India ink.
Every big bank or company has a
man who takes all of the silver dollars
that come in and fits them into holes
made in a board, so that when they lie
O-1 ShCh4 IA1CAA o0l AeaSS 10 JASo ACNCA WIN
the board. He then takes a brush and
water and washes them as white and
! clean as though they had just come
from the mint. He now stamps his
chop on each of them, and this means
that he guarantees their payment.
Any one who has been in China will
see the necessity of this There are no
shrewder counterfeiters in the world
than the Chinese, and they are espe-
cially adept in the plugging OF coin.
The other day an American got a
silver dollar in a trade at Hankow, and
attempted to pass it at the bank there
He was told it was not good, and upon
his questioning the matter the Chinese
cashier sent for candle and lit it He
then held the coin over it and To- in a
moment it began to melt. The sides
fell off and in the center there was a
piece of copper. The counterfeiters
had split a genuine coin and had hol-
lowed out the two pieces on the inside
so that the copper could be fitted into
them They were then patched to-
gether so neatly that only the expert
enced ear of the Chinese shroff could
detect the fraud.-Philadelph Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
THE GOLDEN FLEEcE
The Most Eighty Priced OF an the survfv-
ing Orders of Chfyafrx

=
ing Orders OF Chiyalry.
Of all the orders of medieval chival-
~ which have survived the shock of
successive revolutions on the continent
of Europe since the great cataclysn of
1889, that OF the Golden Fleece is per-
haps the most distinguished and the
most highly coveted by personages of
royal birth or of illustrious patrician
lineage. Students of the history of
the art or science OF hera1dry viii learn
with interest and pleasure that the Or
der of Toison dor, of Spain. having
been conferred on the duke of York,
his royal highness was recently invest
ed, at Marlborough house, with the in
sigma of the order by the prince of
Wales, himself a knight OF the order,
acting in the name of the queen regent
and on behalf of the young king of
Spain. The secretary of the Spanish
embassy, as chancellor of the order.
read the royal commission creating the
duke q knight, and the august cere-
mony was also attended by the duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Due d'Au-
male, as knights of the order, and by
the Spanish ambassador and the earl of
Kimberley, her majesty's secretary of
state for foreign affairs
The duke of York only received the
badge of the order, in the shape of the
figure of a sheep in embossed gold sus-
pended from a heavy chain of gold, but
at chapter of the order or at great
court functions at Madrid he would be
entitled to wear the full robes, consist
ing of a long mantle of crimson velvet,
cut in the fashion of Sacerdotal cope.
richly embroidered at the borders with
emblematic devices of stars, half-moons
and heeces in gold and lined with
white satin, over a doublet and hose of
crimson damask. The full robes also
comprise a ''chaperon,' or hood. with
q long flowing streamer of black satin;
but this headgear has in modern times
been generally dispensed with.
Originally the robes of the order,
which was founded in 1929 by Philip
the Good, duke of Burgundy, were of
crimson cloth, lined with white lambs
wool; and this circumstance has some
what strengthened the theory that the
golden fleece was instituted by Philip
the Good in grateful recognition of the
| immense treasures which the duke of
Burgundy had acquired from the wool
of the 1ocks bred on his vast estates in
Flanders Be it as it may, the wooden
costume was changed in 1873 at a chap
ter held at Valenciennes for the more
costly materials of velvet, taffeta, da-
mask and gold embroidery.-Lon
TeleoraDh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
How a Horse Breathes.

A Psychologist says a horse cannot
breathe through its mouth like dog
and other animals. Itcan only breathe
through it's nose. The soft palate
forms a complete partition between
the mouth and throat, and can only be
elevated, or allow the passage of food
or water backwards, by compression
such as that which occurs in swallow
ing. The passage of air through the
mouth is entirely prevented by the soft
palate. By plugging horses nose it
may be readily suffocated. 1t is be-
cause breathing can only be performed
through the nasal organs that spacious
open nostrils are considered not only
beautiful, but necessary, for they allow
at times of unusual exertion for the
free passage of large volumes of air
into the overtaxed lungs during respi-
ration.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
Rutter Is GOOD Coz Athletes.

Mendn training would do well to re-
1memoef that, of all fats, butter is the
-most easily digested and the most nu-
tritious- Unlike other fatty or oily
Substances, butter, on entering the
stomach, becomes emulsified at once,
szand is consequently ready for imme-
--diate assimilation. Beef, and more
particularly mutton fat does not as
zsimilate so readily, and requires a
much greater expenditure of digestive
energy. Too much butter is, of course,
injurious, and is frequently provoc-
zative of bilious disorders; but taken
An moderation, it is an excellent and
nutritious form of food, and, as such,
SHOULD form an Indispensable part OF
every well-arranged dietary.-British
Sport.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
Aunt Hannah and Master Harry.

There is in New Orleans a case
which illustrates the love existing be-
tween the old time slaves and their
masters. Many years ago there lived in
Mississippi a planter named Bradford,
who owned many slaves At the time
of the war the planter was killed, and
his son, a wild, harum-Scarum boy,
after settling up the estate disap-
peared- Ten years ago a man was ar
rested upon the streets of New Orleans
for drunkenness He was a repulsive
looking object, his face was covered
with matted beard and his clothes
tattered and torn At the police sta
ton some papers revealed that this
tramp was Harry Bradford The news
papers mentioned the case and some
one told Aunt Hannah, his old black
nanny, then nearly eighty years of
age. She had little home of her own,
and was still able to make a living as
housekeeper- When she heard that
Master Harry" was in trouble she
took her little savings. paid his fine,
carried him to her cabin and there for
the past ten years she has cared for
and supported this wreck of humanity.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
Feminine .strong Mem"

The strong woman performer Is by
no means a latter-day invention In
the time of Louis XIV. there was an
actress engaged at the theater Fran
cais-Mlle. Gauthier-who could break
a coin between the fingers of one hand
and roll a silver plate into the form of
a cup of conical shape No one could
bear the pressure of her hand, and only
Maurice de SAKE, one of the strongest
men of his time, was able to open her
closed fingers In the same century
there lived in England woman, Miss
Bette Thompson, who could break
chains with her hand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
THE SUGAR TRUST.
= Corrupt System That Has Been Creates
by the Mckinley Tariff.

4 Corrupt System That Has Been Created
by the Mckinley Tariff.
A protective tax on the raw material
of any industry compels that industry
to either form a trust or go out of bust
ness The trust may be public or pri-
vate-a chartered corporation or q
mere selling agreement-but the in
dustry must control the selling price
in order to recoup from the people the
tax it pays into the treasury. 1t must
destroy domestic competition or sus-
pend business
When to raise revenue in 1854 tax
of three cents per pound on the raw
material of sugar was imposed on the
refneries, the duty of five cents levied
on any refined sugar that might be i'm
ported tnone was) did not raise the do
mestic market price, which was fixed
by the domestic competition of the re-
fneries. The refineries had to unite
and agree to raise the price in order to
reeover the tax. In other words. they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12

FIG. l. SECURE sTANcHIoNs. FIG. 2.
is both a convenience and a safeguard
against the danger of an animal get
ting loose and injuring others, as very
often happens where a pin is used as a
fastening. If a cord is connected with
every stanchion in row, in the man
ner shown in the sketch, every animal
in the row may be set free in an in
slant should fire make such thing
desirable. Fig. 2 shows the same de-
vice for instantly freeing a whole row
of cattle fastened with the more hui
name chain fastening. The illustra-
ton is given as it is to show the prin-
ciple on which the device works; but
in practice the cord and iron pin should
be covered, or ''boxed in,'' SO that the
pin might not be pulled out by an ami
NAL getting it's horns fastened about
the cord.-American Agricu1turist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
sELE-cLosINo GATES.

Two Devices Whose Advantages Are APP
parent at Single Glance.
The advantages of self-closing gates
shave been recognized for many years.
the most common device for this pur-
pose being a chain bearing heavy
weight attached to the gate and to a
post within the Enclosure. This is any
thing but elegant; the post is fire.
quently in the way, and, no matter
how firmly planted it will be drawn
toward the gate by the continual
strain upon it. Another form of the
same, which is more neat, but other
wise is subject to the same objections
las the first, has cord running over a
pulley in the top of post aud bearing
"A weight at the end.
Figs. and represent devices of my
-aown invention. whose ADVANTAGES have
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
Wool Fat Has a Value.

The sheep is still adding its valuable
contributions to the wealth of human
ity. The last product is a fatty sub
stance called wool fat, derived from
the grease that is SKINNED from the
securing watts. It is used as basis for
the ointments for medical purposes.
and is said to be more readily absorbed
by the skin than any other fat or oil
known. 1t is able also to adhere to
moist surfaces. which no other I'M
guent in present use will do. The
sheep owners of Australia are care
fully saving the refuse of their watts
for this purpose.-Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
t II bib bit


led a number of the neighbors to APP
ply them on their own premises. Fig.
l is made from an old spring rake
tooth, bent as shown at a. This is
readily accomplished, without destroy
ing the elasticity of the spring, by
heating it to a red heat just at the
places to be bent. The end of the
raketooth, after being bent, is put into
a hole in the gatepost, and a strong
staple driven over it to keep it in a
horizontal position. A rope or chain
is fastened into screw ring in the
gate and hooked to the spring. This
rope or chain should be just long
enough so that there will be no strain
on it when the gate is shut. The &C
ton may be made more or less decided
by placing the screw ring nearer to or
farther from the hinge side of the
gate. This is a very neat fixture, and
has the advantage that the rope may
be instantly unlocked from the spring
when it is desired to have the gate re-
main open.
Fig. 2 is of special use in places
where it is not desirable to have any
thing projecting far from the fence, as
would be the case at the entrance to a
garden having walk along the side,
and where the spring device would be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
Now She wears = Halo.

Husband witnessed q most dis
tressing accident at the railway station
a little while ago. a handsomely
dressed lady was descending from the
Pullman when she missed her footing
in some manner and fell partially un-
deS the car. The train started at that
moment. and before any one could
spring to her assistance the wheels
passed over her neck. decapitating her
before our very eyes
Wife-Horrc-si What did she have
or?-Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12

Every farmer ought to secure few
hives of bees and increase them as
much as possible. is the advice given by
a contemporary. They are laborers
for which no wages are required. and
they board themselves with occasional
assistance from their owner when he
has drawn too freely from their stores.
Each swarm should be doubled every
year, and a few stands taken care of
quickly develop into 3 large colony.
The chief danger is from the moth,
but watchfulness will enable the bees
to keep clear Of this pest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12

GATE THAT SHUTS ITSELF.-FIG. 2.
in the way. A semi-cylindrical piece
of wood is nailed to the upright of the
gate bearing the hinges, and SO placed
that the center of the cylinder would
about coincide with the hinges. A
chain rope is made fast to this block,
. and then, by means of a hook, is
fastened to a bar which swings from a
spike in the upper railing of the fence
e and bears a weight at the lower end.
While this is not SO quick acting as
the other, if nicely made, it is very
neat and quite out of the way. The
= quickness of action may be regulated
by an increase or decrease in the
weight, or by fastening the rope to
the bar farther from, or nearer to, the
weighted end.-George II. Shull, in
- Rural New Yorker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
His Ha-dIot.

Kind Old Lady-An old naval officer
and neglected by the government?
Dear mel
Rusty Rufus-Yes'm, had command
Of one o. Kelly's boats May arsk you,
ma'am, fur Ieetle more cold chicken?
Chicago Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-12
CATTLE FASTENER.

A Useful Device for Preventing Amino 8
from Getting Loose.
Where the old-fashioned cattle
stanchions are still in use, it will be
found convenient to make use of some
such arrangement as is presented in
our illustration, Fig. 1. Such device
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
Neul l0psrrls.r,e~fy
When

A man strikes red
pepper in his soup he receives an
impression, and impressions are
lasting. How can We impress it
upon You that it is really your duty
to trade with Us, that our prices and
service are better than elsewhere
Perhaps we can impress You In this
way: Money talks, talks cents too.
1t persuades the stubborn and con
vinces the skeptic. We know of no
such pleader as LOW PRICE
and we have tried TO make its voice
heard in every nook and corner of
our store. It would only tire you if
we gave you list of the many
different articles we have just receiv-
ed per "Senta" from England, Amy
Turner" from New York, and the
"Rithet" and Australia" from San
Francisco, but we have the goods,
and if you call on Us you will get an
impression or two. First, they are
F1RST-CLASS and second, that our
prices are LOW.
For that tired feeling-not Hoods
Sarsaparills, but more exercise-a
gun, q rifle, or boat if you take it
out Of doors, or dumbbells, chest
weights, etc, if indoors. Our shot
guns range from s12 to S65 in price,
but we find the $50 gun gives just
about the right amount of exercise
for this climste-that is we Judge so
from the way they sell. After using
one of our Winchester Military
Rifles till you can get inside an g.
inch bulls eye, S out of 10 shots, you
will find not only is the tired feeling
gone, but you have learned to be
cool and careful-things that will
serve you we'll in other ways than
rifle shooting.
Have you heard of the story of the
Irishman? He bought apples for one
cent and sold them for two and said
he made one per cent. profit. We do
not commit business suicide by try
ing to make the Irishman's one per
cent.
If you prefer boating and yachting
TO shooting, you will find we have
nest of the material needed to
either build yacht or boat or keep
it In repair when built, and you do
not have to buy any more than you
need, as we have everything handy to
retail as we'll as wholesale.
BETTER fence wire is now made
than ever before and as POOR fence
wire is now made as ever has been
before. The BEST can be had right
here in Honolulu, and,-yes-the
WORST. We sell the GOOD KIND.
Wait for our remarks about barbed
wire. We have plenty now, but will
soon have a lot of the best in the
world and it will pay you to wait
for it.
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Grneral 1ouerusrmrrus.
Estate Of T. S. Pratt, Deceased
NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
l. the Honorable Henry T.. Cooper,
Second Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, Republic of Hawaii, i'm the
matter OF the Estate of +. =. Pratt, de-
ceased, made and entered ON the 10th
day of September. 1894, the undersigned,
a Commissioner appointed for that pur-
pose nv said order Of said Circuit Judge,
will sell ~ pub it auction, TO the highest
bidder, certain real estate of the said 4.
:. Pratt, deceased, described as follows:
The premises at Waikiki, Honolulu.
Oahu, described in the following deeds,
recorded in the Hawaiian Registry of
Conveyances, viz: Deed from l.. FL.
Allen 10 F.S. Pratt. dated June 8, 1873,
recorded in Book 81, pages 222 and ODD:
Deed from III. Giles TO +. :. Pratt, dated
March 50, 1878, recorded in Book "a,
pages 294 and 295.
The sale will take place ut the front
door of the Judiciary Building, in Homo
lulu, at noon on TUESDAY, the 9th day
of October, 1894. Upset price, $I5 900.
Terms Cash in u. s. Gold Coin. Sale
subject TO confirmation by the said Cir
cult Court. Deeds at expense of pur-
chaser.
For further information, enquire of the
undersigned at the Judiciary Building,
in Honolulu.
Dated Honolulu, September, Is, 1894.
HENRY SMITH,
37S9-2w Commissioner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
FEATHERSTONE ESCAPES.
BE Bolts From a Gang While at
Work on the Road.

Arthur Featherstone, the man
who tried 10 cut his wife into small
bits some time ago, escaped from
the prison gang yesterday morning
and up to a late hour he had not
been recaptured.
Featherstone has been working
along with other prisoners, making
a new road in the vicinity of Kalihi.
He appeared to be willing prison
er and made no attempts to escape,
so his keeper did not consider it ne
cessary TO attach a ball to one of
MS legs.
The gang was taken out early
yesterday morning, as usual, and
Featherstone was seen working I'M
til about 9 80 o'clock, but after
that hour he disappeared like
magic. \ search was made for
him but it was fruitless, so finally
a party set out and tracked him as
far as Moaualua, where all trace of
the runaway was lost. Deputy
Marshal Brown was informed yes
terday afternoon that some natives
saw Featherstone in 3 skiff, he
appeared to be be making for Ho-
nOlulu but the wind was against him
and his boat commenced TO drift
toward Puuloa. He was seen again
about 4 o'clock in close proximity
to the breakers that beat on the
shore near a place called Moku-
kona. The spot mentioned is
considered a dangerous landing
place, and if Featherstone got
caught in the waves his chances
for life are not good.
Officers all over the island have
been notified of the escape, and if
he gains shore it is only a matter
of few days when he will be cap
tured.
Jailor Low has been in charge
of the prison for about sixteen
months, and this is the first es-
cape under his administration.
No blame is attached to him, how
ever, as the fault lies with the
luna, who had charge of the men,
for allowing Featherstone to work
away from the other prisoners.
Featherstone was sentenced to
serve nine months for his crime.
He had been in prison for six
weeks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
Fine House and Lot
FOR SALE.
jEji

THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR
Il sale that Fine Homestead on the
mauka side of Beretania street, 100 feet
east of Pensacola street. The lot has a
front of 100 feet and depth of I43 feet.
A Good Dwelling House In good repair;
contains Parlor, Dining Room, Kitchen,
Pantry, Bedroom, Bath and Water Clos
ct and an office on the lower floor with
-Four Good Bedrooms on second floor:
two OF the rooms are mosquito-proof.
There is substantial Barn containing
Two Stalls, room for two carriages.
Wood Shed and Servants Room, a
Servants Water Closet and Two Stone
Cess-pools. Further particulars of W.R.
Castle, or of
374l-td n. f. BURGESS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18

e% @. X. Harrison, Practical Piano
and Organ Maker and Tuner, can fur
nish best factory references. Orders
left al Hawaiian News Co. will receive
prompt attention. All work guaran-
teed TO be the same as done in factory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18

~ Bedroom Sets, Wardrobes,
Zee Boxes, Stoves, Hanging Lamps,
Rugs, Bureaus, Chiftoniers, Steamer
and Veranda Chairs, Bed Lounges,
Sofas, Baby Cribs, Clothes Baskets,
Sewing Machines, Whstnots, Meat
Safes, Trunks, etc, sold at the lowest
Cash Prices ST the I. x. L., corner Of
Nuuanu and King streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.

E~ Fine PhOteraphine. AT Will
hams' show cases are 70 be seen mini
ture photographs on watch dials which
he is making speciality OF. Also some
fine work on silk handkerchiefS.
Lantern slides we are making in sets,
for Lectures, or by the dozen. Bro
mide prints for the trade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
Nem advertisements.
A SONG TO BAILEY
THE WOVEN WIR T.
MAN

Give me Campbell's fire Petriach' s
grace,
Still vain the task thy matchless charms
70 trace;
When poets have passed away, and
heroes all are dead,
The clarion note will ring Bless Bailey's
Woven Bed''
Our cherished darling sleeps, her little
cares forgot,
Her dimpled cheeks a dream of love in
Bailey's Woven Cot;
Dear mother in hammock swings, OF it
she'll rever tire,
lis restful, pleasant ''lovely thing. ="
in Bailey's Woven Wire!
Dads chairs clap of luxury" TO which
the gods aspire,
Made right in Honolulu of Bailey's
Woven Wire!
Then let us stick to Bailey, and help
him all we can,
He's the President OF Comfort-the
Woven Wire Man!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18
~Ladies, Pure Linen hemme

E~ Ladies' Pure Linen hemmed
stitch handkerchief, $2.25 per dozen.
Ladies' black Stockings, Herm sdorf
dye, for 25c pair or 3 80 dozen at
Sachs, Fort street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18

- For Bar gains in New snd
Secondhand Furniture, Lawn Now
els, Wicker Chairs, Garden Hose,
ETC., call st the L. Y. l., corner OF
Nuuanu and King streets.
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~ If you want TO sell ont
your FURNITURE in its entirety, call
st the 7. Y. L.