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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
FIRE-PROOF BANDAGES.
Asbestos In Now Being Used by Sur
EeOns because 1t In Quickly Purified
Er1n the New York Press

Asbestos In Now Being Used by Sur
EeOns Because 1t In Quickly Purified.
From the New York Press
Asbestos has come into use as a surgical
dressing. Its softness to the touch and
glistening. silky appearance commend it
as being unirritating to the skin and clean
ly But the chief reason for its use is its
indestructibilty by fire. This quality
makes it possible to render asbestos surgi-
cal dressings absolutely free from germs.
No other form of lint cloth can thus be
sterliZed.
Antiseptic Surgenry was introduced a lit
tie after the death of President Garfield.
The original idea was to kill all the germs
and microbes in an operation wound by
means of strong disinfecting solutions
such as carbolic acid or bichloride of mer-
curry. All operations were carried on I'M
der a spray of antiseptic solutions until
the surgeons began to poison themselves
by too free use Of them.
Next the surgeons found that if they
boiled all their instruments and dressings
they could dispense with the spray and
many of the ''antiseptic precautions" The
ingenuity of instrument makers and sur
geons was exhausted in devising new
forms of sterlizers. Roosevelt Hospital
and other hospitals in the city have a
great number of devices for steriizing
dressings with Superheated steam under a
high pressure. Instruments are boiled in
various solutions or baked in ovens.
The chief material used is purified gauze.
which has taken the place of lint" I'm
mense quantities of it are used every day
in the large hospitals. for gauze dress
ing is never used twice. Asbestos dress
ings can be used over and over again, for
no germs can stand the heating that as
bestos can go through, and each time 1t
becomes as good as new and absolutely
germ-Droof.
1t will be chiefly useful for military sur
gerry. The great problem of army sur
geons is how to be perfectly antiseptic or
aSeptic. which means simply absolutely
clean in a surgical serse, with the limited
means at their survice. A handful Of as
| bestos car be sterlized IL stantly in a SOL
| dierS campfire.
| Asbestos is made from a mineral sub
stance and consists of fine crystalline elias
| tic fihers. It is quite cheap. A single fiber
| of asbestos fuses to a white enamel. but
| in the match it is capable Of resisting or
| binary flame. The ancients used it to wrap
| around bodies to preserve the ashes of
| the dead when en- the funeral pile. work
| man in an English foundry was accused
| of witchcraft in the early part Of the CEN
| fury for having pair of stockings which
| he cleansed in a furnace instead Of a laun-
| dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
HustIing California Bees,


Talk about honey" said the man from
California why, you people in Louisiana
don't know what horey is. Out in my state
We go out and plug dead tree and the
honey flows like water from a barrel All
a man needs to start hive is to go out
and play the accordion and he'll have ten
swarms buzzing about him in less than
minute.
"A funny thing happened to me last
spring when 1 was down on my orchard
near Pasadena. ! was wearing fine silk
hat at the time and one day when The
sun was shining brightly and the birds
were singing and the air was filled with
the hum of insects went into the field to
see about setting out lot Of budded peach
trees. AS 1 was walking among the trees
1 managed to snag my hat against tree
limb and prod a small round hole in the
crown. and fearing 1 would completely ruin
1t 1 placed it on tree stump and con-
tinued my Investigations with hanGker-
chief tied over my hai-. I guess I must
have been out in the field for about three
saw bee go into the hole in the top. This
kind of surprised me, and l halted. Then
| another bee went in and one came out, ard
while 1 looked I'll be hanged if there wasn't
a continual stream of bees going in and
coming out of the hole. Well. I didn't ex-
actly like to pick up the hat and risk be-
| ing stung to death, so 1 concluded to get a
| stick and scare them off. Nary scare.
| though. for the bees kept on coming and
going in a steady stream. Finally l called
| one of my men and explained the situation.
| He went off and shortly returned with a
| wad Of cotton batting. which he fastened
| on the end Of a stick. This he set fire to
| and soon smoked the bees out Of the coun-
| try Then / went for my hat.
| We'll, sir. you may believe me or not,
| as you wish, but those COMPOUNDED bees
| had actually opened hive inside of the
| beaver, and the thing was half filled with
| honey. I knew California was strong on
| bees but that Just beat my time. and say
| again IL you want to see bees come to
| California
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
TO PROLONG LIFE,
Insurance Companies Planning
Sanitnrium for COnsumptives.

Insurance Companies Planning n
Sanftnrium for COnsumptives.
The large and enormously wealthy in
surance companies are considering a
scheme to p-olong human life. 1t is not
a newborn spirit of philanthropy that has
actuated them, but strictly business-lke
though in every way laudable, desire to
save themselves from financial loss by
awaiting themselves of the best medical
skill and appliances.
Steps are now being taken by these COM
panie5 which will result in the building of
a saEitarium for the express purpose Of
prolonging the lives Of consumptive policy
holders. 1t is a pure matter of business.
They believe they will be able to save an
immense amount of money by providing
sanitariums for those Of their policy hold
ers who are affected with tuberculosis in
stead of allowing the disease to proceed I'M
checked until 1T results in the premature
death of the policy holder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
Doll WhfstIed and Scared n Thief

From the Louisville Post.
A little rubber doll with a whistle in its
stomach was all that saved the residence
of Frank Steublng. who lives at No. 1913
Quincy street, from being ransacked by
thieves at an early hour this morning.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Steuhling came
10 town and bought The little india rubber
hero and took il home for her three-year-
old child. The little girl played with the
article all day long. ami last night wnen
she retired the doll was left lying upon the
floor.
At about = O'Clock this morning Mrs.
Steublings son Jacob. who was sleeping
in the room where the doll was lying vas
abruptly awakened by loud whistle. He
jumped mp and saw negro glide hastily
out of the room. He had awakened Mr..
StnubIing dby stepping upon the whistle
in the dolls stomach. The thief was .ol-
lowed &c the back yard, and Then chased
over the commons for several squares Tut
fiaaliy ouewitted his pursueTs. Had Mr.
Sgeublng mot been awakened the thief
would have carried away ali the vaiuables
in the house. He had already packed
basket with table silTerware and had il
near the door
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
HERNDoN.

Miss Crete Nankin gave p, candy pulling Friday
night. The following perstts were present: Misses
Hattie Robey. Ida Russell, Jennie Grouse. Fan
ME and Bessie Gresham, aud Messrs. W. w. Tay-
lor. Harry Van Dcusen. Howard Wiley. VIII 81
monds, Frank Van DE, sen, Curtis Gresham. Harry
Bready and Alvin Hyatt.
The Broad Run school house burned Sunday
night supposed to be the iwork Of an incendary
1t has been hut few weeks since the DlysviI
school house was burned. and two attempts have
been made to burn the bvnse at Sterling. The
three houses in adjoining districts in the
lower part OF Lofionn County
About , clock Sfnnday evening alarm OF
fire was heard in the village when It was Learned
that stable belonging 70 NJ e, C. Garrett was OF
hre. citizens satherfi rapidly, but too lare t.
We're at play in the sthfit- loft and had matches
which We're ignited. thus starting the fire.
Miss Sadie Detwi1cr has commenced to tcact
the public school in Dranesvile.
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school Gardens i'm Russia.
From Nature.

From Nature
A very interesting feature Of primary
education in Russia is the establishment
and rapid development of small farms, or
chards and kitchen gardens in connection
with many primary schools, especially in
the villages The land for such model
gardens, or farms on a small scale,
mostly obtained through free grants from
the village communes and occasionally,
from the naighboring landlords: while the
expenses are covered by very small money
grants from the country and district coun-
ellis (zemstyos). To take one province in
south Russia, namely, EkaterinoslaV,
see from the biennial report, just issued.
that not only has almost every school and
orchard and kitchen garden for the of
the schoomaster but that nearly one-half
of the schools in the province C221 out of
aop are already in possession of small
model kitchen gardens. orchards tree plan
tations or farms, al which gardening, sylvi-
culture and serculture are regularly
taught. The teaching is mostly given by
the schoolmasters, who themselves receive
instruction in these branches at courses
voluntarily attended in the summer or &C.
casionally by some practical specialist of
| the neighborhood. The province of Ekat-
| erinoslav being mostly treeless. special at
tention is given to tree plantations and.
next, to Silkworm culture The aggregate
| area of the 221 school farms or gardens at
| tains N; acres, and they contained in 1885,
| 11l,Vo fruit trees and rs. 300 planted forest
| trees, nearly 14OH of the former and ~ 400
| of the latter having been distributed free
among the pupils during the same year.
| The money grants for these DIT gardens
| We're very small-i.e.. a little over three
| hundred pounds G3lD. Besides. over a
| thousand beehives are kept. partly by the
| schoolmasters and partly by the children;
| and some schools had vineyards in con-
| nectfon with them. This movement has
| widely spread over different provinces OF
| central Russia, where the culture of cereals
dominates at the school farms; while in
| Caucasa attention is especially given 20
| the silkworm culture and the culture of The
wiz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
Shea Of Washington were here recently on pleas

Shea Of Washington were here recently on a pleas
trip.
Lieat. H. g. whitwosth Of the revenue eutter
service. who has been spending several weeks In
this city visiting relatives. has left for Western
pert No, where he will lie the guest Of his broth
els, Messrs. Richard and Edward Whitworth, bo
fore returning to his cutter, the Forward stationed
At Mobile, Ala.
Mr.. and MIS- William 4 Walk gave a dinDes
party at their home on Montgomery street recently
In hanUf Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Livingston, tI
which many guests We're invited
The republicans will give a barbecue tomorrow
at Glenely Howard county. Prominent speakers
will be Present.
Auditor E. p. Baldwin Of the Treasury Depart
ment. who resides here. 10 campaigning through
the state. Monday night he made address before
the Concord Club, eighteenth ward, Baltimore city
and Tuesday he spoke at Snow Hill, Worcester
county.
The republicans OF this section will hold biz
meeting here October 20. Efforts will be made Il
surJnss the democratic demonstration here Tues
day night.
The registration cloeed here Wednesday, with
$40 names on the books. This il increase Of
more than fifty any previous year. and is tht
highest number ever registered here or the 81:
names registered only about ninety were negroes.
Sunday night Maryland day services Will he hello
at the First Baptist Church. under the auspices Vi
tn Christi EIdeavor Society
A meeting Of the Bryan, Sewall and Lee Clut
held at SpencerviIle, Montgomery county, last
night Mr. Maurice Talbot Of Rockville and other
addressed the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09

From the Atlsnta Constitution.
Whats gone with all the boys, old
man."
We'll, Dicks a-studyin of law"
And Jim"
"Jims a-preachin' er the gospel
And Benz"
"Ben's politicianin'.
'And Bcb-Where's he?"
Well, Bob amt now heres-not yit
can't beat no larnin' inter his head. ef
he don't go ter teachin school, edith
of a newspaper i reckon I'll sen him ter
Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
Wants q Change.
From tn. st. Paul Globe.

From tn. st. Paul Globe.
Mrs. Cassidy-"Will yez go to tn noun
tairs say shoorc this summer. Mrs.
Flaherty?''
Mrs. Flaherty-"To the ochin; me mons
tcired Of the mountain scenery"
Mrs. Cassidy-"Phwat makes him
toired?"
Mrs. Flaherty-"Hes foreman of the
doonlp"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
BUFFALO
LlTHIA Water

Natures remedy for G0ut, RheuAatism and
all disorders Of the Kfdneys and Bladder.
Water for sale By druggists and grocers. Pamphlet
On application. Proprietor, BuRalO Lithia
ocf&o W. s. THOMPSON Agent. 7oe 18th NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09
Reason for Confidence.

From the Boston Transcript.
Richard-"But what makes you feel so
sure that she will marry your
Harry-"Well you see. her mother and
have engeEdered a mortal hatred Of each
other"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
RAILWAY NOTES.


Sam Biedelman is out at Roswell.
Fireman Pat Dinley is on the Denver
run.
Engine sl3 is in the back shops for
repairs.
Engine 478 vent out to the Denver
run Tuesday.
Conductor Mcfarland has moved
into the Lang house from Colorado
Springs.
Engine 81 from the Denver run is
now on the GOOdland end Of the
division.
Engineer Nike Griffin, the switch
engineer at Roswell, has changed of
with Sam Crooks and is now on q road
engine
The Rock Island has had the old pay
car 900 Femodled sad It win hereafter
be used as a special for the road
officials.
The east bound passenger Tuesday
was laid ont fer an hour by the eccen-
sEie strap breaking on engine SIS draw
iug the kain
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31

George Kelley and wife came home
from a visit to his parents in Michigan
Sunday morning.
The ice houses around town are
nearly all full. This years crop is the
! finest ever gathered.
Mrs. c. E. Swarts and daughter
Stella returned from visit to Pueblo,
Colo, Friday morning.
Parties wishing to rent Smith Bros.
lands for next season should call at
once.-B. F. Brown, Agent.
Maud Jones, a scholar in the public
school, was taken with cramps Monday
and had to be carried home.
Gus Kerndt of Bird City, passed
through Goodland Tuesday on his way
home from West Greek, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilien, parents
of Mrs. George Wilkins, have left for a
visit with friends in st. Louis, Mo.
George Patton came in from Viii
iamsburg, Kan, Saturday, where he
is employed in the mercantile bust
/ ness.
The merit of advertising is again
shown. Oakley wanted blacksmith,
advertised for him and got him as a
matter Of course.
Ex-Sheriff John BurgwaId, better
known among old timers as drummer"
and Wayne Davidson, both of Cheyenne
county, we're in GoOdland Friday.
County Treasurer Rulon returned
Friday morning from Topeka where
he had been attending a meeting Of
the county treasurer's association.
The efforts being made for the release
Of Ex-Consul John Waller may sud
denly cease. His wife and son-in-laW
are to take to the lecture rOstrum.
To Rent-If you wish to rent any Of
the American Investment Co.'S land or
Mckinley q Lanning's for 1896 you
can do so now.-M. Robinson, Agent.
The ianitor at the school building
got the union Of the flag upside down
Tuesday morning, and, as it was Kansas
day, the mistake was more than ever
amusing.
Have two 16O acre tracts Of timber
land, johnson county, Ky, entirely
clear, taxes paid, viii exchange both
these tracts for 100 acres clear SheE-
man county Iand.-M. Robinson.
Kansas comes to the front With
near relative of President Kruger Of
the EFaHsvsaI republic. The relative
in question is at present postmaster
at Hays City.
Harry ROthsnburg, a Chicago drug
salesman, was In the city Friday. This
vas his first trip since 1850. He used.
60 make this point regular in Che
county sest WaF days
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Lou Mccormick of Roswell is in the
city.
If you need anything in hardware go
to Books.
Fresh pork at J. B. PENIS, 8 cents
per pound.
Thomas P. Leonard, abstracter and
insurance.
The Garden City Sentinel has a
"davilene."
The Masonic chapter will banquet
Monday night,
Barney Aronson of St. Joe was in the
city Saturday.
W. ]. Craft left for Cripple Creek
Tuesday night.
NJ. N. Padden of Mankato, was in
town Thursday.
NJ. A. Haslett of Kansas City, was in
the CITY yesterday
CO. NOurse lands for sale cheap
B. F. Brown, Agent.
Henry TagtmeyeF left for Cripple
Greek Monday night.
G. W. Carter of st. Joseph, No., was
a city visitor Friday.
George D. Anderson of Topeka, was
at the Palace Friday.
Harrington hes been holding a eours-
ing meeting this week.
Charley Hickman of HolIey, Colo,
was in town Saturday.
P. W. Parsons of Meadville, Penn,
vas in the city Tuesday.
John NJ. Horton has been appointed
postmaster at LaBlanche.
A dance was held at the Hawkins
residence Tuesday evening.
Alb. Montgomery came IN from the
mountains Friday morning.
For handmade harness go to ]. W..
Book. ALI work guaranteed.
Tom c. Sunderland Of Logan, Ohio,
was a guest at the Palace Saturday.
Leo Gov, GoOdland's only celestial,
has taken GFeeley's advice and gone
west.
G. Mccormick and John Boyle re-
turned from 8 trip to Cripple Greek,
Saturday.
a REIMBURSEMENT within two miles
Of GoOdlsnd for sale cheap by B. F.
Brown.
See B. F. Brown for insurance, alb
stracEs, houses to rent, Russell bank
building.
See those samples Of tailor made
suits at Dawson Bros. & Co. Fits
guaranteed.
Everybody is On the lookout for the
straw nat the weather IS trying to coax
fr0H is TstE
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
Donation Party.

The people living in the vicinity Of
Pleasant Valley school house, mindful
of the duty to welcome the stranger
coming to their neghborhOod, met at
the home of Rev. James M. Nelson, late
of Hitchcock county, Nebraska, on
Jan. ., 1896, to show their appreciation
of his. earnest work in the past in the
cause of the Master and to encourage
him to continue it in the future in our
midst. Thirty persons were present
and sat down to table loaded with
the good things of this life provided by
che visitors. A good time was had
both in the fierce attacks made upon
the eatables and in becoming acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Nelson and family and in
visiting with one another. The fol
lowing we're present: Clark Stewart
and family. Silas Poff and family, John
Bruner and family, William Bruner
and family, Jacob Trachsell and family,
Chase Warner and family, L. H. Shook
and family, G. B. Shook and family,
Miss Hunter, Mrs. Gummere and Mrs.
Painter. Appropriate remarks we're
made by some present, hymns were
sung and q general good time was en-
jOyed. After leaving small donation
for the benefit of Brother Nelson we
left for our homes feeling that such
gatherings are profitable to US and
pleasing to the Lord.
ONyE WHO WAS THERE
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to any person
or persons who have filed OF contem.
plate filling any abandoned we'll stu
ated in Sherman county, Kansas, that
no account for such services will be
allowed until the money is collected in
the form of taxes, against the land
upon which such wells may be located,
as provided by law. By order of the
board of county commissioners.
Attest: G. W. TEAGABDEN,
q. D. ADAMS, Chairman.
County Clerk.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
sueAR CULTIVATION IN KANsAs.
One Plsnt Operated During this Past Year
shows Favorable RetuFHs.


shows Favorable RsfuFHs.
George F. Kellogg has sent from
avon Park, Fla, report upon the
present condition Of the sugar industry
in Kansas, as the result of an investi-
CATION made by him under the direction
Of Secretary F. D. Coburn, of the State
Board Of Agriculture, in conformity
with the state law
Only one sugar plant has been oper-
ated in this state during the past year.
It is at Fort Scott. Owing to the low
price Of sugar and the loss Of the gov
eminent bounty the plant at Medicine
Lodge was discontinued over a year
ago.
The report made by Mr.. Kellogg says:
'The sugar company at Fort Scott made
a short run. There was 400 acres Of
cane planted. The growing season was
very vet and the conditions for ripen-
ing the crop were unfayorable. The
yield was about 2,968 tons of cane. OF
this 1906 tons was made into syrup;
1858 tons we're made into sugar. Some
of the sugar was sold to local mer-
chants, but the most of it went to the
sugar refneries. The company secured
$4,000 gallons Of syrup; q, zoo gallons Of
molasses and 2O6,772 pounds of sugar
manufactured during the season"
OF the future of the sugar industry
in Kansas the report says: at is i'm
possible at this time to predict the fu-
ture Of the sugar business in Kansas.
The government sugar bounty law has
been repealed and the import duty has
been removed. The state bounty law
will expire by Limitation before another
crop can be raised and at present there
is no prospect for the manufacturers
to receive aid either from the state or
general government. Therefore the
manufacturers must depend wholly on
thesale of the product and the products
secured to meet manufacturing ex-
penses. At present the cost of manu-
featuring is greater than can berealized
from the combined sources Of revenue"
Again the report says: at is beyond
doubt that sorghum cane properly cul-
tivated and properly manufactured can
be made to produce in favorable sea-
sons a manufactured product which
will yield fair profit on the invest
ment. There is much to learn before
the business will attain the highest
result, but much has been accomplished
since the first sugar was manufactured
at Sterling in 1888 and it is believed
by those familiar with the situation
that if the business should be
continued few years longer, the
sugar manufacturers of Kansas would
be able to successfully compete in the
markets of our own country with
foreign sugar.
"The great value to the state of a
thoroughly developed sugar industry
has already been pointed out and it
is certainly to be hoped that the great
calamity may be avoided of allowing
such a promising industry to die out
when final success seems to be within
reach"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
KANSAS THREE YEARS FROM NOW.

wy. Morgan Says People Who Now Deride
Western Kansas VIII Be Praising It.
In late issue of the Hutchinson
News, W. Y. Morgan says that in about
three years from noWWhen the irrigated
farms in western Kansas yield their
hundreds of dollars per acre and the
immense fields of wheat and corn put
Kansas at the head of the producing
states of the country, the fellows who
now boast that they are in eastern
Kansas" will swear they never said it
and will tell the men of the valleys and
prairies that i've did it"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
Appointed Agent.

BMMETsBURe, Ia, Sept. 27.-M. Rob
inson, Goodland, Kansas: Dear Sir
You may say that Brooks Irione
formerly was the agent of the
American Investment Co. and did
some little business for me before he
left the country last spring; that he
notified me that he would not be able
to attend to my business any longer
and that I, therefore, appointed you as
nay agent in his place, and you are
hereby authorized to demand and col
lect any and all 1895 rentals on the
lands controlled by me in Sherman
county, Kan, and your receipt for par
ties for such rentals will be complete
evidence that they have paid, and they
will be protected against any other
demand. F. E, ALLEN, Receiver.
American Investment Co.