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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

Clinton O,Neal, received news by
telegram last Friday night of the sud-
den illness of his sister, Louisa O'Neal,
of Poe, Kansas. He left Saturday
over the Mo. z.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

DR.. Shaw has moved his Office from
the Farmers & Merchants Bank block
to the front room over Ailen'a drug
store
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

Now, all together, boys, for Bryan,
Jerry and Is TO 1.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

Attorney and Banker Ashbaugh. of
Kingman addressed fair sized audi
ence at the opera house Friday night.
He is one of those slick fellows, with a
great flow of language, a now you
see it and now you don't" knack of
manipulating his hands, and was
very entertaining speaker. His argu-
ment, however, was the same old plea
of all the gold standard men; charged
the Wilson bill as being a free trade
measure; held up Mexico aud India as
terrible examples, but of course neg
lected TO state that India was a depen-
dency of England and has all her laws
made and administered by England.
He also neglected to tell his hearers OF
the millions of American and English
capital that has of recent years flown
into Mexico. Mr.. Ashbaugh should
remember that half the truth is some
times worse than a whole lie. He is
an able orator, but he made the usual
mistake of assuming that ''all of the
people are to be fooled once more"
A DEMOCRAT reporter was told last
week that Mr.. McCray, the leading
cornetist in the Great Bend band, was
organizing new band, composed of
some of the members of the present
band and some boys from outside.
This gave the impression that the
thing which has SO unfortunately hapt
pened for many years past with Grea-
Bend bands, had again happened to
the present one. and we made a COM
ment on it. MIR. j. 81. Jackson in
forms US, however, that the old band
is in good shape, with no thought or
intention of ''disorganizing" or ''reor-
ganizing." and that Mr.. McCray's band
is another matter-a training of the
young boys whom it is expected will,
in the future, help to make more
efficient the present band.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

The fellow who always has a kick
coming about something would not
be happy If he could. He is more de-
serving of pity than contempt-but he
poor fellow-gets more of the latter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29

So the "Jackass of the Hoisington
Dispatch thinks there are some things
that even a Jackass would like to
know AL right; just hold your
breath until about next Wednesday
morning, and you will know a whole
lot more than you apparently do now
about judicial Jadkass''and others of
the yellow coated gender. One of the
things you Will doubtless find out, is,
that ridicule and Misrepresentation will
not be taken by the earnest farmers
and laborers as good political argu-
ment. But it is not at all certain that
the lesson of the ballot will teach a
dumb Jackass much.
One difference between the crowds
OF people who take part in the
silver parade and those in the gold
parades, is, that the Bryan crowds are
made up Of voters from the locality in
which the parade occurs, while the Nc
Kinley crowds are made up OF people
from three or four counties. Another
difference is, that farmers and laborers
/ Ian gely compose the Bryan crowds,
while the Mckinley crowds are made
up of town people. No one can seriousl
ly doubt that the farmers vote will be
in the majority
The DEMOCRAT would like TO suggest
that extra care be taken by our city
officials on Saturday night of this week
which is Halloween. to prevent a repe-
titiOn OF the hagrant vandalism hereto
| fore practlced. No one objects 10 inno-
cent and harmless tricks by TIE boys,
| but every good citizen does chi-cs to
destruction of property as has at for
ner times been INDUCED in. Boys,
be genflemanly in your sports.
| Owing 90 other arrangements made
by the candidates on the silver ticket,
meetings at the following places and
dates are called off: Fhe 29th, at
Armstrong school house. Great Bend
towdship; 30th. at Dubuque, and at
Jackson school house, Comanche town
ship. No. 2, No. IS Grant township,
Sessler school house, Comanche town.
| ship.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29
LOCAL. BREVITIEs.

The Buckeye" at Opera house Oct.
29th.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
A Tree Growing in a BOat.

On the shore of Suisun Bay, between
the Carquinez Straits and Bonicia, a
most unusual sight can be seen. II is
grotesque in the extreme, but there is
nothing mysterious nor apparently
impossible about it. 1t is that Of
tree growing in the hatch OF the wreck
of sloop.
What the name of the sloop was and
the length of time it has been lying in
its present position are things past
finding out. When the vessel was in
good shape she was craft of
about forty feet in length and eight
feet beam. Judging from her lines
and manner of construction she was
vessel with good sailing qualities.
When abandoned she was hauled on
to the mud at high tide and has since
sunk so deep as to become immov-
able.
The place where the hull is stuck
is what would be called good "tule
land" and there is fine growth of
that reed in the vicinity. The bot
tom of the boat has rotted away, and
they have formed quite growth in
side the hull, large numbers of them
poking through the matches. A pecu-
liar thing will be noticed in the growth
and that is that they grow straight up
as stiff as bayonet, instead of having
the graceful sweep SO common under
ordinary conditions.
How the tree came to grow in the
boat is a mystery, but most likely the
seed blew into the old hull from some of
the trees on the surrounding hillsides.
Close examination would be diff
cult and disagreeable matter, but seen
from shore it appears to be specimen
of live oak. 1t has attained u height
wreck and appears to have healthy
growth.
Such thing would not be possible
little further down, as the water is
too salt, but on the shores of Suisun
Bay, the conditions are just right.
The air is warm most of the year and
fertility has undoubtedly been given
to the soil by the decaying wood in the
bottom of the sloop. San Francisco
Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
CLANS That Tran Men.

Bivalves of various species form
traps of a deadly character, and of
these the various clans are most fre-
quently heard of.
Darwin's theory on the broadcast
distribution ofspecies was that birds
carried them. For instance. a heron
wading on the spawning bed of trout
gets a number of the eggs stuck to its
legs. On flying to a stream some
miles away, hitherto unstocked with
these fish, the eggs are washed off
and are Matched according to the reg
ular course of nature. The fish bre ed
and multiply.
A Canada goose killed in Ohio had
a freshwater clam attached to one
middle toe. Had the goose not been
killed the clam would have dropped
off in the water perhaps hundreds Of
miles from its original home.
Men have stepped into the open jaws
of huge clans accidentally at low tide,
and the clans, closing their jaws. have
held them fast till the tide rose, when
the men were drowned. Other men
have reached for lure in the form OF
a luminous spot The instant they
touched it the she'll of a clam closed
on their arms and in few minutes the
men were drowned. Some OF the
clans that trap men are found en-
bedded in the coral reefs OF the Pacif-
ic and Indian ooe lns, and the me n
captured are pearl divers. The flesh
of one of the huge clans sometimes
weighs twenty pounds, and added to
that is the 500 pounds or more OF
shell. The shell is something like five
feet long by two and three. quarters
wide. Poets are fond of saying that
these shells are the cradles Of sea god
desses, since they are very beautiful
il polished. They are also used as
baptismal fonts. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
Fish Take Sand as Ballast.

Fishing boats in the southern parts
of the North Sea have recently COM
planned of the fewness Of Goldfish in
their catch, the captain OF a steam
fishing smack declared that he had
foreseen this for eight days. His
clue was quantity OF sand found in
the stomachs of the fish caught. The
sand. il his observations are to be 40.
cepted, 10 taken in as ballast just be-
fore the fish leave the shallow sea of
the southern banks for the deeper
northern waters, and is elected when
the fish pr epare for their southern
migration. The sand often differs
from that of the bottom where the
fish are taken-a fact that may prove
q valuable guide to fishermen. -Tren-
ton IN. J. American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Wasps rank next to the highest
classes Of ants in point of insect intel-
ligence.
The astronomical difference in time
between London and New York is four
hours, ffty-six minutes, 0.6 seconds.
OF the 10000 species of beetles
widely diffused over tho earth's sur
face not one is known to be venomous
or armed with sting.
Maxim has discovered that the heat
gene rated by smokeless powder is so
great as to evaporate the carbon Of the
steel, turning the gun into soft iron.
The oyster grows from the inside
by throwing out every year rings or
circles of calcareous substance, and
experts can tell where the growth be-
gins and ends for the year.
Mountain sickness is found by pro-
fessor Zuntz to be due more to les
sened activity of the heart MS result
of over-stimulntion than to the di-
minished pressure of oxygen at the
higher level. 4
Recent investigations show that the
stimulation experienced by visitors to
the seashore is due to the ozone con-
tainel in the air and the presence OF
this is due to the breaking of sea waves
and the scattering of the spray, which
have the effect of imparting positive
electricity to the atmosphere. .
A new explosive has been patented
abroad which contains the following
ingredients per hundred parts: Sui
phide ofantimony, l ; mercuric oxide.
0.5; tungstic acid, 0.5; puric acid, L;
flowers of sulphur, 13; nitrate of
potash, ga; infusorial earth, or some
similar absorbent, 90; water, 10.
One of the most remarkable achieves
ments of the century is the production
of new violet, due to the experiments
in cross-fertilization by Professor
Emery E. Smith of California. The
color of the flower is clear violet
purple which does not fade, the size
is about that of silver dollar and 1t
is exceedingly fragrant.
The effect of number OF different
substances on the termination of seeds
has been tested by M. Bruttini with
solutions of one to two percent. Attic
end of four duys, seeds in saltpetre
solution had sprouted to degree
quite equal to that of seeds in pure
water, but solutions of mercuric chlo-
ride, ferric chloride, common salt and
potassic phosphate had much retarded
or entirely prevented termination.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
A Dog That Earns His Living.

Keys, the canine employe of the
Union iron works, met with an acci-
dent recently by which his front right
leg was broken. Keys has been
looked upon by the officers of the iron
works as one of their regular work
men for about four years. He is a
dog of no particular beauty and his
pedigree would not be considered by
dog fanciers, but he possesses wonder
ful intelligence. He makes the Pro-
trero police station his home and he
is the pet of lieutenant Bennet, but
nearly every workman in the ship
building concern claims the friendship
of the dog.
At the first tap of the gong every
morning Keys has reported for duty
at the gates of the Union iron works,
and he has never left until full days
work had BEEN accomplished He
was particularly useful in the ship
yard and the boiIer-shop, and the
foremen of those departments say he
was more valuable to them than a
man for doing certain kinds of work.
He could crawl through small holes
in boilers and about ships, and his
particular work was to carry tools,
bolts, nuts, rivets, and other small
articles needed by workmen who had
crawled into such places, and to have
them creep back and forth for such
articles would cause considerable loss
of time.
Keys thoroughly understood his
work and he was always on hand when
needed. The other day steamer was
placed on the dry-dock for repairs,
and the dog, realizing that his services
might be needed by the workmen, was
climbing ladder to the deck when he
slipped and fell about twenty feet,
The men picked him up, and, making
a stretcher of some pieces of canvas,
carried him to the police station and
sent for physician to set the broken
limb. San Francisco Examiner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17

"I felt offended, he laughed so, and
sat as indignant as could be (he'd kept
his hands on my shoulders) till 1 al.
at once understood him-then IL I
had followed my feelings l would GER
tainly have gone through the floor. I
felt so dreadfully foolish. And.
Jeanie, he knew how it sounded. and
he has been simply roaring because 1
thought it was in earnest"
"But why, then, did he take les
sons?" cried Jean, struggling for COM
prehension. "Why did"
"Why, because he saw me at the
window and fell in love with me,
goosie and being perfect stranger,
couldn't get acquainted. And he was
simply distracted" said Dolly, beam
ing with pleasure, "till he thought of
taking lessons"
"But he's been awfully sorry about
our troubles. Jeauie land maybe I've
told him more than thought was
telling); but. oh, Jeanie, darling
everything now will be lovely. He's
got beautiful home, and We nre all
to live in it with him, and there's
place in his business where he actually
needs old John; and"
"But, Dolly, what are you saying?"
cried Jeanie, in gasping amazement.
"Do you mean to say that that you
are going to-Dolly, you shan't do ii!
You'd marry him just for our sakes,
and we'll starve before we'll let you;
we"
"Well, maybe it's not for your
sakes," cried Dolly in unblushing de-
fiance. ~ guess when you love some
body you marry him for your own
sake. But-but Jeanie, didn't tell
him at least not just in that way. 1
said it was very hard to part from n
promising pupil, and if he would
promise mo now to faithfully continue
his lessons, but don't look scared,
Jeanne he won't. He said ii should
be in the marriage contract that here
after I'd do the singing. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
Monkeys as Gold Miners.

Captain E. Moss, who has just re-
turned to London from the Transvaal.
tells the story of the monkeys who
work for him in the mines. 81 have
"a monkeys" said he, ''employed
about my mines. They do the work of
seven able bodied men, aud it is no
reflection upon the human laborers to
say that they do class of work man
cannot do as we'll as they. In many in
stances they lend valuable aid where a
man is useless. They gather up tho
small pieces of quartz that would be
passed unnoticed by the workingmen.
and pile them up in little heaps that
can easily be gathered up in a shovel
and thrown into the mill. They are
exceedingly adept at catching the lit
tie particles, and their sharp eyes
never escape the very things that the
human eye would pass When went
digging gold l had two monkeys that
we're exceedingly interesting pets.
They. were constantly following me
about the mines, and one day no.
ticed that they were busily engaged in
gathering up little bits of quartz and
putting them in piles; they seemed to
enjoy the labor very much and would go
to the mines every morning and work
there during tho day. 1t did not take
me long to learn their value as labor
ers, and decided to procure more.
So Immediately procured a number,
and now have two. dozen working
daily in aud about the mines 1t is
exceedingly interesting to watch my
two pet monkeys teach the new ones
how to work, and still stranger to see
how the newcomers take to it. They
work just as they please, sometimes
going down into the mines when they
have cleared up all the debris on the
outside. They 1--we. and work together
without quarreling any more than
men do. They ars quite methodical
in their habits, and go to work and
finish up in the same manner ~ human
beings would do under similar circum-
stanoss. ."-Bogton Evening Transcript,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17

but Cecil Rhodes seems to have really
no private life. or ambition toward
social distinction he seems to have not
an atom. He used to be very demo-
cratic and approachable man, fre-
quenter of the hard-drinking and
high-playtng clubs that abound in
South Afrka, but since reaching his
political pinnacle he has, of course,
beeA compelled to drop much of this
sort Of thing. He lived just outside
Of Cape Town, in large mansion
which was ono the summer home OF
the English governors. 1t is magnif-
Gently furnished, one feature of its
adornment being probably the finest
collection of South African weapons
and curiosities in existence. He is
unmarried, and peculiar thing about
his household is that he has no maid
servants-all are men. New York
journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
Tho Sack Tree.

From species of Antiaris (the
genus which includes the celebrated
upas tree) sacks are made in Western
India by the following singular pro-
cess. A branch is cut corresponding
to the length and diameter OF the sack
wanted. 1t is baked little, and then
beaten with clubs till the fibre sepa-
rates from the wood. This done, tho
sack formed of the bark Is turned in
side out and pulled down till the wood
is sawed of, with the exception Of :
small piece left to form the bottom Of
the sack. These sacks are in general
use in Western India. = Scientific
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
In Mid.Ocean.

Passsnger-Say, captain. how far
are we still from land?
Csptain-About two nautical miles
Passenger-But we cannot see land
anywhere. In what direction does II
LIEF
Captain Straight below usi
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17

in the kitchen. "Oh, Jeanie, can't
keep from laughingl The bear is
too perfectly funny. OF course, you
just hear the result; you can't see his
desperate endeavors. I try to impress
it on him that it's the quality of the
voice, not it's volume; and the poor
man listens TO every word Us though
his life hung on it, and then sends out
a blast like trumpet
"And wouldn't you think with three
lessons week he at least could learn
the notes, Jeanie? And he seems to
try so hard, too. This morning the
parlor was too cold (ugh! to have to
limit the frenzy conscience wouldn't
let me, only the pupils keep warm
singing). Well, this morning he said
he'd learn those notes if ho didn't
singa minute; so he dumped on a
hodful of coal II gave a scream of
protest. but he didn't hear in the
racket) and drew up two chairs to the
fire and said we'd get down to busi-
ness. So we droned away for an hour,
and when he came to sing them he
honestly couldn't remember!
"I said was afraid he would feel
that perhaps he was wasting his
money, and told him this was my first
experience in giving singing lessons
(yes, l did, Jennie, though I don't
know how came toy, but he said
that it was all his fault; that was
an excellent teacher.
"I believe he's absent minded. The
other day 1 gave him the note and
waited and waited (kind of all
scrouched up, you know how you feel
when you're waiting for something aw-
fully. Well, he didn't begin, and I
turned and looked up at him quickly,
and there he stood with the most lost
expression looking down at my hair.
OF course felt it all over, and then
he blushed like fury and said he was
thinking deeply.
81 wonder what he was thinking. I
suppose twas about his business. Oh,
Jeanie, hate to tell you, but he won't
be permanent pupil Hess stranger
in the city; only here on business,
and when he goes, there's three les
sons substrscted from our income.
wasn't that funny, Jeanie, about
the mistake in the paying? I felt
somehow awfully funny when I saw
he'd paid twice over. He didn't ask
for the bill, you know, Just handed it
to me in leaving, and when told him
my terms today and returned him the
extra money you'd have thought he'd
been caught stealing. Then he acted
downright angry-said I worked too
cheaply; that my lessons were worth
twice the money. Doesn't that seem
funny?
81 wish he lived here in the city
and had perfect stacks of relations, and
would engage me to train their voices. I"
"Well, wish he had, too" said
Jeanie; ''then perhaps he'd give up
singing. You might inquire into his
family, and if it's numerous enough
to make proposition To-"
"He wants a song now," said Dolly,
interrupting Jeanies dreams for the
future. "and next lesson he's going to
try one"
81 guess we will have to compose
it." said Jeanie, ''if his mind is de.
termined on it; for don't think there
was one ever written to suit voice
like a cannon firing"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17

"Why, Dolly, I'm disappointed, |"
said Jeanie two days later; "I've
looked forward to this lesson, but
there wasn't sound from the parlor,
except heard him laughing. Really,
I'm disappointed. II he made so
much noise on just oh and 'ah, I
thought when it came to love songs
he would simply take the roof of.
That his soul-you might say would
explode in song and-why, Dolly,
what's the matter? You look as il
something had happened. Wouldn't
he take lesson?"
"No. took lesson" said Dolly.
"T-Jeanie, I'll have to tell you,
though. the first of it was too silly !!
First, I played the prelude, then on
through the opening phrase. and told
him to sing it with me. MY dear,
dear little girl, do you think you ever
could love me-? heard him mur-
muring over my head, and I-oh. it's
simply too silly I said. You've for
gotten the words, Mr.. Farley; they
are. Deep in my heart hold thee
and please. II you can. raise your
voics 70 the piteh'-thst's when he
vas laughing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-17
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pills perhaps you'll begin now to get
them. ] feel encouraged some way"