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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
A SOCIETY EVENT"
He Had the Title But Her Mother
Had the Money.
But the Count and the ID oiIars Failed to
Mako Connections, Although the Un-
happy Mamma Bewails Her On.
profitable Bargain.

Newport does not monopolize all
of the sensational incidents attend
ing the introduction of impecunious
titled foreigners into wealthy Amer
lean families. Washington has had
frst-class sensation recently in
the domestic complications of
French count of good family, who
married a rich girl, whose rich and
widowed mother continued to reside
here and was prominent in society.
The mother-in law agreed to give
the count handsome allowance,
but she was not willing to pay thirty
thousand dollars worth OF his debts
in Paris. AS the count pathetically
exclaimed: Everybody knows she
wanted me for a son-in-law, and
now she has got me she doesn't want
to keep mel' Unfortunately all this
is true; but like most mothers who
desire titled husbands for their
daughters the lady soon tired of the
bargain. The count alleges that his
mother-in-law promised him a great
deal that she has never given him,
and he has a beautiful scheme on
paper for his Paris creditors to lay
siege to his Washington mother-in-
law.
Meanwhile the badgered mother
in-law engaged detective to gar
rison. her home and protect her from
the count. The young countess,
who sides with her hus band, con-
Guided to add her forces to the be-
sieging party, when she was so
rudely hustled out of doors that she
was black and blue and had to have
a doctor to dress her bruises-which
naturally distressed the mother very
much. The mother-in-law has run
away to Philadelphia to escape the
alleged prosecutions of her daughter
and daughters husband - and all
this scandal, annoyance and dis
grace because an American man
was not thought good enough for
an American grill The Pappenheim,
the Colonna and all the other cases
have not been enough to warn fool
ish girls and still more foolish moth
ers against these internatic
matches, where the American girl
furnishes the money and the impe-
cunious foreigner the title-and the
next French count or German baron
or Italian prince will be welcomed
with exactly the same effusiveness
in Washington and be regarded as
great matrimonial fish just as if the
town were quite blind to the object
lesson just furnished it of count
and r-in-law.-Boston Tran
script.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
At the Boarding House.

He drew long breath. Being a
skilled draughtsman he did this with
comparative ease.
Il beg your pardon, he said to
ohe landlady, with some severity,
I'D like to know, madam, when I'm
ever going to get anything to suit
me in this house.
when you pay your board bill, ="
replied the landlady with charming
Adams avenue ablomb.
He assumed a business air at once.
''Please be a little more definite, /"
he said, and resumed his labors on
the steak in front of him.-Detroit
Free Press. ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
Flour of Bananas.

A good deal of attention has been
drawn of late to the use of the banana
as a source of flour or meal, and though
such an application is by no means
new or the discovery modern. it seems
not at all unlikely that banana flour
Is an article that has a prospect of
great development in the near future.
thrive, the fruits, when dry, are con-
verted into meal and used for making
cakes, buildings, and for various other
uses in cookery. An effort is being made
to estab iish a factory for the manufac-
ture of banana meal. AS to the use of
banana flour for brewing purposes, Mr..
Kahlke, one of the best known manu-
facturers of yeast in Germany, writes
in this connection: Banana flour,
without doubt, from its richness in
starch and it's good flavor, is particu-
larly suitable for the manufacture of
yeast. This flour is easily rendered
saccharine. The yeast obtained by
adding banana -four to the other in
gradients has a good color, all the re-
auisite properties of an excellent class
of yeast, and, moreover, keeps well.
The alcohol obtained from it leaves
nothing to be desired, so that this flour
may be introduced as an article of
commerce and employed without any
special preparation. Satisfactory ex-
periments have also been made in some
hreweries, where 20 per cent of malt has
been replaced by the flakes and -four of
bananas. The flavor of the beer was
not altered, and the quantity of liquid
was increased, and the malt was re-
placed by less expensive substance.
Experiments are being made in which
the proportion of banana flour is in
creased
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
JUDGES AT vAssAR.
A Delightful Homemade CONNECTION
That Is Herein Explained.

That Is Herein Explained.
NEARLY every night at college"
said the Vassar girl to a New York
Sun writer, some girl may he
found somewhere who is making
Judges or giving a fudge party.
Judges are Vassar chocolates, and
they are simply the most delicious
edibles ever manufactured by a set
of sweetmeat-loving girls. Their
origin is wrapped in mystery. We
only know that their recipe is
handed down from year to year by
old students to new, and that they
belong peculiarly to Vassar.
ITO make them take two cups of
sugar, one cup of milk, d piece of
butter one-half the size of an egg,
and teaspoonful of vanilla extract.
The mixture is cooked until it be-
gins to get grimy. Then it is taken
from the fire, stirred briskly and
turned into buttered tins. Before
it hardens it is cut into squares.
You may eat the fudge either cold or
hot; it is good either way. It never
tastes so delicious, however, as
when made at college over a sputter-
ing gas lamp in the seclusion of
your own apartment. The various
difficulties that this method entails
but make the fudge taste sweeter."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
Too Intellectual.

How" inquired the languorous
beauty with the coffee stains on the
front of her wrapper, did she hap
pen not to marry him?"
The girl, whose regal beauty was
something dimmed by the motion of
her jaws as she partook of light
repast, made prompt reply:
"She was saved by presence of
mind, she explained. Its pres
ence was so very manifest he was
glad he escaped. Detroit Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03


strong room. How it got there, cor
sidering the room was guarded day and
night, was a mystery. It's contents
were as follows:
1T was for your own good that you
were warned that the strong room OF
the bank is not really safe. At any
time any one can enter it. If we
wished to steal we certainly would
never have told you about it or re-
turned that box.
IF the police are there tonight We
will never explain the easy way Of
getting into your strong room. but
most likely some one else win let yen
know that we told the truth when they
help themselves to what is there.
e. So
There were two things perfectly eyf-
dent-one, that the writer of the let
ter really had access in some mysteri-
Gus way to the strong room and the
other that he had discovered that the
police had been put upon his track.
So 1t was determined that some Of
the directors, who could convenientIy
do SO, should visit the strong room ct
the time indicated in the letter.
The plan was carried out. But. -
might be expected, the directors 1xz5z
not alone. The police had advised.
them too well for that; and hair
dozen of the best detectives 1eees=
placed in such a way that any oss
would have supposed that they formed
one group.
They waited there the whole nieht
long, but nothing was seen or heard.
Their labor was in vain. About fessf.
o'clock in the morning the detseffVzs
whispered that 1t was needless Tor <he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

How EIrs. sprague Saw a French Duel.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague is one of
the few American women who ever had
the pleasure of witnessing a real duel
One day in Paris she accompanied a
French lady of high social position to
see duel in the outskirts of Paris
Two journalists of the pouIevards were
the combatants. OF course, the ladies
remained in their carriage, and their
presence was unknown to all, save one
Of the seconds, who had invited and es-
certed them to the scene of conflict.
For wonder, the duel was not blood
less one. At the first shot one OF the
beEiigerents was seriously wounded.
and as the blood spurted the French
woman in the carriage screamed, and
would have betrayed the presence OF
the feminine audience IL Mrs. Sprague
has not cIapped her hand over her
gxiena's mouth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Round trip tickets to Dallas. Texas,
Will be on SAFE October 10th to 31st.
Rate Sl4.O5. Final limit November
10th W. TORREY, Agt.
a 7. s. S F. B.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

thing VOW is all safe hand you're Bank
his safe, butt knows bettur. bin In
side thee Bank the last mites hand vow
nose muffin abowt it. Butt hum not
thief, so hif yeo will NETT NEE in the
gret squar rom, werh arl the money! is
at twelf mite lie ixsplain orl to yeowz
Lett oney 1 hor 2 cum alown and say
muffin to nobody. -Jno. Smith,
The detectives looked grave. Theirs
was plot at work. they saw, and WITH
their usual penetration they at once
penetrated the deepest depths Of the in
iquity.
There is a very large room UNDER
ground where the huge wealth of tine
bank is eposited-millions of English
sovereigns. bars of gold and hundred
weights of silver, with rnyriads of notes
to an incalculab1e amount
The detectives, of course, knew that
this room must be the place which the
writer of the letter had designated as
''the gret squar rom"
No one from outside could enter bit
of course the police we'll understood the
trick. There must be some confederate
within the bank. and one of the COM
spirators, being more cowardiy than the
rest, had resolved to betray his fellows
to save himself.
All night long the detectives were Sc
GREETED in the room, but5they saw Moth.
ing and heard nothing, with the excer:
ton that some said they heard about
o'clock a strange sound which they.
could not account for.
The next night was the same, and the
next, and the next; and when the .bpard
day of the bank came around the diz
rectors wou1d have treated the atfaIE
as an idle attempt to frighten them Ia =
not their attention been more stronsIs1
called to the subject by the following Ins'
cident:
A heavy chest had been forwarded by
the Parcels Delivery company, directed
to the Directors of the Bank Of Eng
land" The chest was, of course, opene4
before them at once, such thing being
very unusual, and found to contain 2
large packet of most valuable papers
and securities, which had been safely
deposited in the vault. With them vas
tthe following letter:
ITO the Directors of the Bank OF Eng
land-Gent1emen: My husband. who is
an honest man, wrote to you last week
and told you he had found. a way
which he believes is known only to hirn=
self, of getting into your strong ROOM
and offered. if you would meet him
there tonight, to explain the whole mats
ter.
He has never taken anything from
You set detectiv, Il him, and he
took the box to that he could
go there if he c.
HE gives you ciiaHce. Lei
a few gentlemeH room alone
and my husbanf meet you there
at midnight. Y cry respectfully,
ELLEN Smith
The only thing 1T was evident was
that the writer, Ellen Smith,, was a
,A1o Hor. h 1ao ND NJ
detectives were shown the letter ana
acted accordingly. The cleverest men
were posted in the room.
In the morning they told a strange
story. They said they saw light at
about IL o'clock. 1t seemed to come
from a dark lantern; but directly they
ran to the spot from whence the light
proceeded it went out and the strictest
search had discovered nothing.
Every night the strictest watch was
set, but nothing turned up until, on
the morning when the next sitting of
the board was to be held, another let
ter was found upon the table of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Bruce Jones Universal Repair
Shop" moved tn first dosr east Buck
lands c,'rner Repair and manutac-
ture everything; tin work, plumbing,
bicycle and gasoline stove repairing
Satisfaction guaranteed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

DIR. g. E. Castle, the dentist guar
antees satisfaction in all his work and
moderate charge. He has all the
improvements KIN 'wn to modern den
ristry. Office rear rooms over T..eo
Grihith's
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Having opened an apple store at the
old nj. q. Beye stand 1 will be pre-.
pared to fill orders in any amount
for the best grades of apples at rock
bottom prices. Will also soon have
fresh sweet cider of my own manu-
facture for sale. A. w. Hornbeck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
For Sale.

One all wool mattress. 1 Radiant
Home" base burner. 1 marble top
center table, l wardrobe, l small
heating stove, l oak finished book
case. See o W. Dawson, on West
Forest avenue %
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

An advertisement IN The Dem. GRAFT
,.ll reach more people than any TWO
'ther papers IN the city. A wise bust
ness man will take note of this fact.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

--latest stvie sailors. walking RATS
and caps just received at Miss Belle
Browns, 3 doors east of Buckland's
corner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Cook stoves cheaper than ever at
Great Bend Implement company's. 2o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Gundlacu Mneat drills and Tie
ersalIes Adams corn shelters, the
est Oh earth al the Great Bend
Imp euent COMPANY s. 70
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
New dress goods at Rehn's.

Subsoil plows-the best-as Great
Bend Implement company. 2o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
What IS

Castoria Dr.. Pitchers
and Children. 1t contains neither 2iii, Morphine
other Narcotic substance. 1t substitute
fer Paregoric Drops Soothing SyruPs, and Castor OIL
1t Pleasant It's guarantee is thirty years by
Millions of Mothers Castora destroys Worms and eays
fevcrisl,ness Castor:a p"cEes vomiting Sour Curd
Diarrhoea ANA Wi:i Cei:e. CastOria relieves
teething troubles constipation and fatulcney
assimilates the fo4i, the stomach
bowels giving health, ar natural Sleep Cas-
CHire;,'s P:aIiee.tile Mothers Friend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Mss Brown Is better prepared to
SOW the ladies nice trimmed hats
u. > as,s ii than al any time previous
der ming wall Take place Oc'"ber
4 and Cordial Invitation ex ended
[, all. Remember the piace-tour
doors east of Buckland's corner
Congregational churcn association,
Veterans ass citation, Finney county
lair and Kansas irrIga ION Convention
* ,uud Trip tickets for ab We occasions
at Garden City VIII be On sale Sep
,ember 80 to October 4 inclusive;
rate So SO, final limI, OcInber
w TORREY. Agent
Sauna Fe Route.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03


NE day the diEsk<s
ors of the Bank Of
England were naueA
puzzled and not
little amused whelz
the secretary read
to them at their ar
nual sitting the fol-
lowing ili-spelt and
somewhat curious
letter:
1.-Two gintlimin OF
Bank England: Voc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
CaStcria..

'sCastoria is an cxcei.e ut medicine for Chi
iren. Mothers hare repeatedly told me OF its
good eject upon their children
Da. G. C. OsoooD,
Lowell Mass
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

My house plants and fowerpoIs for
sale at a sacrifice, as l want to close
out my stock at once.
Mrs NJ E. RHODES,
Green House, East side of square
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

"Castoria is tie lest remedy for children OF
which 1 am acquainted hope tie sl-.y is Tot
far distant when mothers VIII coHSi lsr the real
interest of their clIilIren, AMI use Cas-cria III
stead Of the various euack nostrTuIls which ere
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other h';riful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dr. J. F. KISc!.Ei.Og,
Conway, Ark
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
CastOria.

'.Castoria is sowcll adapted TO children thai
1 recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
n. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our physicians in the children's depart
niens have spoken highly Of their expert
eace in their outside practice with Castoiia
and although we only have among s.--
medical supplies what IS known as reg-ii-i
T=,oiucis, yet we are free 70 confess that the
merits of Castoria has won US 10 look with
favor upon it
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsRESsARE,
Boston, Mass
ALLAN c. SMITH, Pres,
arrey Street, New York City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

Company. n zzarrey Street. New York City
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03

His shelves fairly groan under
E. the weight of. =.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-17
Saved His Whisky.

A Greek fisherman recently decided
to branch out a little in n business way,
so opened a small saloon on the water
front. He bought barrel of whisky
from local dealer, paying 10 per cent
down, and agreed to pay the balance
when the whisky was delivered He
failed to keep his agreement, and the
dealer commenced planning some way
to get his whisky or the money. Every
time he called on the fisherman he saw
the barrel lying in the saloon, and he
wanted it.
Finally the dealer commenced suit
and attached the liquor The saloon
man pleaded poverty, hard times and
everything else, but his creditor was OBJ
durate. An agreement was reached aft
CT much parleying that the dealer should
take the whisky back. keep the 10 per
tent that. had been paid and give the
saloon keeper a receipt in full and dis
miss the suit
The saloon keeper shed tears as he saw
the barrel of whisky carried off and de-
clared he was q ruined man, but he did
not close his saloon. The shrewd dealer
found that the whisky had been drawn
from the barrel and water substituted.
He is still wondering how he can get
his whisky or tie money for it when his
receipt is standing against his claim. -
San Francisco Post
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-17
New Residences and Business
Houses,

Buildi ng in Martinsburg has been
very active for several months past
and there is every indication from the
number of new buildings going up
and from the remodeling Of many old
ones that we are enjoying business
prosperity. From the Independent
we clip some observations of what is
going on in improvement and add to
its list few overlooked by them:
Three new houses have been COM
pleted on the corner of John street
and Winchester pike. Mr.. Strayer
Poisal has added to his residence Oh
the pike, Mr., Fred Kimmerling is
erecting very pretty house on West
King street, and Mr. Paul Strausner
has made beautiful home out of the
Tabler property on the same street
Mr. o. S. Rigsby has erected resi-
dence on East Burke street for him.
self, and one for Edgar Heilder both
making convenient and comfortable
homes. Cornelius O'Connell has add
ed one to the list, also Jerome Tabler
both in the Fourth Ward, and G. Well
linger has built frame store proper
ty just opposite the Rigsby houses.
Mr. Lewis Longkammer contemplates
extensive Improvements to his home
in the same locality, and Mr.. P.
Schaarman has added a new porch
and reprinted his house. On Swartz
street some improvements are being
made by Mr. Chas. West and w. H.
Rouark both of whom have residences
there. Wilen Bros. have greatly add
ed to their business rooms by new
bay window and new roof, and we
must not forget to mention the 6ne
three story business house very soon
to be completed by Mr.. +. f. Herring,
who purchased a part of the Gallagher
property. Mr. l.. M. Ronemous has
added to his home on West King
street, making a handsome residence.
On East John street Mr.. G. w. N.
Martin is building beautiful home,
and ON West Race street Mr.. w. II.
Heistou is preparing to enlarge his
residence and business house. DIR.
+. c. Williams has one of the hand
soonest drug stores in the State just
completed on King street. Mr. w.
II. H. Flick has had the woodwork of
his property on the public square re-
painted. In addition many contem-
plated improvements are about to be
begun. Mr.. A. I. Hess will build a
two story brick on North Queen and
Miss B. w. Doll will build a pretty
house on East Burke street a few doors
beyond the old post office. Messrs.
l.. +. and c. d. Lambert will erect a
brick addition to their business block
on Queen street, and the Citizen
bank will make out of the St. Clair
hotel one of the handsomest hotels in
the State. Statesman
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-17
A Sad Case.

A party not thousand miles from
Martinsburg discussing the press no.
tees recently published in the Herald
remarked: 1.-The editor of the Herald
need not make such a blow about
them; l expect, if the truth was
known, he wrote them himself"
Wehaveheard of the denseignorance
that exists in darkest Africa" but
had no idea that such thing could
be in this country We would be
only too proud to be able to accom-
plish such a feat. The individual
who could do so would be much too
large for Martinsburg. Fifty thou
sand year and the position of editor
in-chief of the London Times would
scarcely size up the man who could
write twenty-five such paragraphs on
the same subject-all different aud ali
highly complimentary-gems from
the brightest minds in the State. The
party who evolved such an idea
should at once enter into partnership
with Goober Goo and help him fight
mosquitoes on the banks of the Congo
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-17
Counting the Colored Brother,

The following suggestive item is
from the Indianapolis Journal:
THE Democratic situation in Ken
lucky must be very desperate when a
colored Democratic orator is escorted
to meeting by a white Democrat
and white Democrats applaud his
speech. If this sort OF thing goes on
those Democrats who lynched an in
nocent negro in another part of the
State may be persuaded to drop that
KIND OF amusement.
Kentucky Democrats are in "eS.
tremis" as doctors say. Last yeai
the State gave Republican majority
and the silver lining that shows
through the Democratic ranks gives
them pause and they inquire ''Where
are we at?" 1t is then that the Cour.
1er-Journal looks upon the colored
brother and concludes that he might
be used as servant at least of the
Star-Eyed Goddess"
But the idea of a Democrat listen.
ing to speech made by niger
and applauding that speech
We are glad to see it. It works a
new era in politics. 1t reminds us
that the time may come when the
eolored man may be judged according
70 his merits and not by the color Of
his skin.