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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
NO MORE FALSE TONES.
Mechanism Invented That Makes a Piano
True as q Violin,

True q Violin.
CINCINNATI, July 20 DIR. S. A. Hage-
man, of this city, has applied for a
patent on an invention which promises
to create a sensation among musicians
It is mechanism to be applied to
the piano for the purpose of correct
ing the false tones of that instrument,
which have hitherto been regarded as
a necessary evil The invention makes
a piano as true as the violin, and it ac-
composites the result by sort of me.
chanical lingering similar to the
human lingering on the violin Com
petent musicians say the problem has
been successfully solved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
JAPANESE AS BUTCHERS.
Said to BE Killing the chinese In the IsI.pa
of Formosa.

LONDON. July ao.-A Hong Kong dis.
patch says missionary writes to
correspondent there, fully confirming
previous reports of japanese atrocities
in the south of the Island of Formosa.
The japanese, he adds, are fast exter-
mirating the Chinese in that locality.
Over 60 villages have been burned. and
thousands of persons have been killed.
with revolving brutelities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Nine Ch,Idren Poisoned.

ST. CLOUD, MIMI, July I7.-News
comes from Santiago of the poisoning
of family of nine children, caused by
drinking lemonade. The lemonade
contained some poisonous ingredients
The children died one after another
and the parents are still very sick The
name of the family is Allen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Evldence of .snotters.,

ABILENE, Kan, July II. = Judge
Carver, of the appellate court. has just
made a ruling on ''spotter' evidence
which is of cousidera BILE interest since
recent rulings by district courts, who
refused to admit it. The decision was
made upon the case of the state of
Kansas against c. Nj. Keyes, appealed
from Brown county. Reyes was ar
rested for selling liquor and convicted
upon ',spot:er" evidence. The jury
was instructed by the court that spot
ter" evidence was to be looked upon
with suspicion. Reyes appealed. The
syllabus by Judge Carver contains an
opinion that ''spotter" evidence is per-
fectly competent and the fact that
man is ''spotter" should not be
weighed against him simply on that
account.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Minor State News.

Bailey P. Waggener. the well-known
Atchison democrat, has bolted Bryan's
nomination.
Of the 60 delegates elected by the re-
cent free silver state convention to St
Louis, IS were republicans, 16 popu-
lists. eight democrats and one prohibi-
ZIONIST.
DR.. George 81. Graham. convicted of
assaulting Lizzie Shaughnessey, aged
ID, at Pittsburg. was given Is years in
states prison. Graham protested his
innocence and cried like a child
Mrs L A. B. Steele. wife of Judge
L. S. Steele. died ut her home in Law
renee the other morning. She was an
early settler and the author of several
books, among them His Wife's Rela-
tions" and Rev. Adourjah.''
Three men were buried by a cavern
while digging trench at Independ-
ence. Two were taken out all right.
but the third was badly crushed and
was taken out unconscious His re-
covery was regarded doubtful
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Central national bank at Topeka was
made one night recently. Unfortu-
uately for the burglars the janitor ap-
peared on the scene just as they had
worked their way through the out
side door.
1t is claimed that the mines at Ga
lena furnish more ore every week than
the mines at Joplin, Webb City and
Carterville, Mo-, combined The Ga
lena mines average about a,640. 600
pounds OF zinc ore and over SOC. oOo
pounds of lead ore, worth about s31.-
ATS. Der weeb
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Questioning Candidates systematically.


WICHITA. Kan. July LIT is claimed
at the headquarters of the Order OF the
Mystic Brotherhood here that the or
ganization is growing rapidly and that
the membership of the Topeka lodges
alone exceeds 3 600 AS soon as nomi-
nations are made by any of the three
leading parties lists of questions are
sent to the candidates as to their
respective attitudes toward the pro-
hibitory liquor law The answers
are kept from the public if express
requests are made. and no answer is
construed as negative. The answers
are referred to a committee in each
county, composed of a republican. q
democrat and populist, and are clas-
sified as good - mo good" or ''doubt
full" The answers determine what
candidate shall receive the support of
the secret resubmission organize ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
A BicycItst Drops Dead.

Gold Smith, a prosperous young mar
chant of Hutchinson. dropped dead
from his bicycle one evening recently
after having made 17-mile run. With
his companions he had attended ball
game at Partridge, and the crowd was
seeing how quick they could make the
run back to Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Must Answer for Murder.

Harry Adams was brought to Pitts
burg recently and put in Jail, charged
with completely in the murder of the
four McFarlyn brothers near Pittsburg
last February. Adams was arrested in
Cleveland, o. Ben Wilmington, q
Pittsburg man, is also in jail charged
with the same crime.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
An Old Church Abandoned.

The First Congregational church at
Atchison, built in 1857, was abandoned
the other night It was the first
church built in Kansas and was called
the abolition church. Its first pastor
was Rev. J. 81. Byrd, a strong free
state man, maltreated many times by
border ruffians and for many days a
prisoner in their camp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
AN Old Law Declared Invalid.

The Southern department of the ap-
pellate court, sitting at Fort Scott, de-
clared unconstitutional the old statute
which permitted the arrest and impris-
onment OF an insolvent debtor merely
upon the affidavit of judgment cred
itor The court declared the law in
valid in that it deprived a man of his
liberty without the process of law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23
Funding Bonds Legal.

The supreme court decided the otLer
day that township funding bonds are
legal, whether the original issue was
legal or not. The decision was on a
test case from Ness county. A town
ship had issued $50, 900 to aid asugar
mill and the bonds were funded. The
court held that when the bonds are
funded they become legal tender
whether they were legally issued or
lot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-23

Willis ID. Morton. alias E. c. Holt,
alias E. c. Holton, the colored cook at
Hotel Greenwood at Eureka, was ar
rested the other day charged with hav-
ing murdered A. B. johnson at Des
Moines, Ia, about Is years ago. The
arrest was made by w. o. Mcintosh,
Pinkerton detective, who has been
on Morton's trail for about six months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
HoRsE-sHow NOVELTIES.
Two Special Forms of Dress Partic-
ularIy Conspicuous.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Nov. lott is quite
curious to note the way in which Dame
Fashion adheres to two particular
forms of dress this season. In the
first place the deep "ceinture'' tightly
sWathed round the figure is found on
nearly all the newest dresses-both
day and evening-(not tailor-made)
and In the second place above this the
ZouaVe or bolerO is almost ALWAYS
seen. However, as both are exceeding
~ pretty styles, they are welcomed
with open arms. OF course. I followed
the crowd and went, in my modest
way, to see the horses, pretty Great
ures, but prettier still were the variety
OF charming cOStums, not to mention
their ra1r WearerS, who were goWned
and HATED in great style, each and
every toilette appearing to- rival and
compete with the other for adn1ira-
ton. One or two were absolutely ex-
qu1S1te. And the hats! and the yards
OF crown to them, how in the name Of
all that's reasonable the women have
the audacity to appear in public with
TWO feet OF crown to their head-gear
puzzles me, and yet they are becoming
TO some faces. There is no wonder a
New York paper denominated the
fashionable hats headache producers"
They could not be better christened.
one specially large and attractive one
much admired, 1T was made of the
richest purple velvet for the rim, while
the telegraph pole crown was white
beaver, with bands of purple velvet ad-
Justed at the side with diamond buck
les. On the left side rose mountain
of purple and white tips, from the CEN
ter of which rose and dropped bird Of
Paradise. This was worn by a tall
elegant woman and a leader of society
Her dress, on which was traced the
hallmark of Redfern in every skill
fully finished detail-let me think and
1 will try to portray it's elegance-Im-
agine to yourself a costume of Moire
Antique and purple velvet-the skirt
arranged in panels with vieux rose
silk lining and handsomely braided in
black and gold cord. The pouch waist
Of Moire silk with graduating bands
Of velvet from the tight-f1tting corslet
also embroidered to match If I don't
start out at once and tell you about
two gowns my favorite firm of tailors
made for this great event, this en-
livener of society, shall all at once
discover that my limited space is al
ready covered.
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tain the Monday Afternoon Whist club this
week.
Mrs. E. j. McGrath of Goodrich avenue,
has cards out for an at home, Tuesday after
noon.
The second hop of the Newport Dancing
club will be given in Oxford hall Wednesday
evening.
The women of Pilgrim Baptist church will
give military drill Tuesday evening in the
church.
The Ivy Leaf Dancing club will hold its
next social hop at Oxford hall Thanksgiving
eve.
Mrs. Tooker, of Fairmont avenue. will en-
terrain the Ladies' Afternoon club Tuesday.
Mrs. Clinton Ruff, of Goodrich avenue,
will give a dinner party Thanksgiving day.
The fortnightly dance at the Town and
Country club will take place Saturday night.
The Wyandotte club will give its next
dance Thanksgiving evening, Nov. Is.
Capital City Cycle club gives it's fourth
social Tuesday evening In Oxford hail.
The Standard club will give e reception at
the club rooms Thanksgiving night
The Minnehaha club will give It's second
hop Thursday evening in Ayd's hall.
The Kings Daughters are making plans
for their annual entertainment.
The Irish-Amerioan club gives a banquet
Thanksgiving eve.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
DAYTON'S BLUFF.

The Pioneer Euchre club met Tuesday with
Mr.: and Mrs. G. D. Andrews Mrs. Tracy
TOOK hrst prize, and Mrs. Allen Kreiger see
ond; Mr.. Jameson took gentIemen's Arst
prize, and ]. Middleton second The nexf
meeting will be with Mrs. J. C. Barber. Nav
"a WV
Mrs: s. H. Morgan, of Fifth street enter
famed at cards Wednesday evening for
Misses Amy and Gladys Williams, of Gales
burg, Ill.
sociable will be given Wednesday evan
ing at ST Peters church, corner Maple and
club. anu oocial
Mr.. Lee. of the Marlowe, entertained a.
caros Monday evening, Miss E. Mertens ana
Carl Slebold taking prizes
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Rates Aver,,.
Church will hold an all-day meeting a. AZ
church Wednesday, a' Che
Ed Zimmerman, Of Bates avenue en+ar-
tanned relatives at dinner Tuesday in hnno-
of his birthday. III nonoE
Dayton's Bluff History class will mea+ r,oa
oay WIN MRS. j. Burk on Fourth street.
~ smith Eggleston entertained few friend,
Tuesday IN honor of his birthday.
st. Agnes guild Of St Peters church mo.
thursday with Mrs. Eddy. - n1e'
:, MT. Clifford, Of Winnipeg, Is visiting relo-
tives on the Bluff. reia-
D. F. Fifleld returned last week from A,o,,
andria. "eeA IRON Alex
Mr.. Wetmore returned last week rron, Nh,
cago. ven Hoh Ohl-
George Freeman is visiting in Boston
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

returned Thursday afternoon from a weeks
visit with Mrs. E. Weeks, Of Prescott.
Mrs. B. Theobald and the Misses Theobald
nave gone to Great Falls, Mont, for the win
ter. -
Mrs. G. H. Davis and daughters, of White
Bear have returned from a visit in the East.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Jackson. of Grand
avenue nave gone East for months visit.
Mrs. Grant. OF Faribault, is the guest Of
the Misses Williams. of Ashland avenue.
Mrs. Horton, of Summit avenue, has gone
East with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Pierce
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Miller, of the Aberdeen.
are home from the East.
Miss Messner. OF the Ashland, will spend
the winter in St Cloud.
Mrs. Charles A Clarke. of Ashland avenue
Is In St. Louis.
B. H. Baker, of the Ashland, is away on
hunting trip.
Mrs. Milton Griggs has returned from
Pittsburg.
Mr., and Mrs. A. B. Driscoll are at the
Aberdeen. -o
Bishop Gilbert went to Faribault during
the week.
East. @
c. B. Hersey has gone East.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

phases of her life and character. For this
meeting the latch string Is out
The seniors of the Humboldt school will
give large entertainment Thanksgiving eve
Tor che benefit of the elocution work in
the school. This is the first of series of
such entertainments the class will give dur
ing the winter. There will be an excellent
musical and literary programme.
Inc next event to be given by the Central
Social club will be somewhat unique being
q leap year party to the men Of the club by
place Dec. in Oxford hail. and will be one
OF the prettiest events Of the clubs season.
The Twentieth Century club has issued in
Vltatons for Its first dancing party to be
given In Lifts hall over the Grand opera
mouse wednesday evening Dec. g The Twin
City mandolin orchestra will be In attendance
The Harmonic club will gice it's first hop
at the lrish-American club rooms Tuesday
evening. The committee is composed Of
Peiix A. May, Emil Mock, J. Conheim, j.
Brown and T. Plechner
The Western Unitarian conference will be
nela Monday evening at New Ulm. The fol-
and Mrs. Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. Estabrook
and Mrs. c. H. Clark.
meeting Of the chairmen OF the ladies'
9. A. r. committees will be held Friday
Nov. q, at the home OF Mrs. R. M. New
port on Summit avenue, to discuss the SOL
diers' monument.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Peoples Church will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. ]. Doug
lass, 2O17 st. Anthony avenue. India" will
be the subject.
A progressive cinch party will be given
Monday evening at Red Mems hall, on Rob
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
ABSOLUTELY PURE

novel entertainment Thursday evening. It
was called china social and every person
coming brought a cup, plate and saucer for
the china closet of the church. A programme
of vocal and literary selections was given.
Mrs. Cady Robertson celebrated her birth
day Tuesday evening with a party in Post
hall. at Fort Smelling. Graves orchestra fur
nished music for dancing for 125 couple COM
posed of people from the post and number
of town folks.
Bethesda lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
visited St. Paul Lodge No. in body Tues
day evening at it's hall in Odd Fellows block
on Fifth and Wabasha streets. Supper was
served and after the toasts there was dane
ing.
The. first party of the season by the Irish
American club given Tuesday evening
in the club rooms in the Endioott Arcade
Sixteen dances were on the programme, the
music being furnished by Twin City Mandolin
orchestra.
st. Paul Council Royal Arcanum gave an
entertainment. Monday evening In Bowlby
hall. There was an excellent programme by
local talent, followed by dancing and refresh
ments.
A reception was given for Prof Shaw, the
teacher OF the advance Bible class at the
Central Presbyterian church, Tuesday even
Ing in the church parlor.
Miss Eugenia Hendy entertained the ]. F.
&. Euchre club Wednesday evening. Prizes
were won by Miss Maybell Smith and Mr..
Stewart.
The Twentieth Century club gave an "at
friends in the club parlors in the Arroll build
ing.
The annual entertainment by the Sunday
school of House Of Hope was given Thursday
evening in the parlors Of the church.
Charles PARROT was rendered a surprise
Thursday evening at his home on Wabasha
street by party of his friends.
The boys of the Cleveland and Humbolt
high schools gave dancing party in Oxford
hall Friday evening.
A pleasant surprise was rendered Miss Lille
Harmon, Wednesday evening, by a party of
her friends.
The members OF the Laurel Cycle club
gave a dancing party Friday evening at the
club house.
Col and Mrs. Andrews, of Euclid View, en-
tertained the Pioneer Euchre club Tuesday
evening.
The Cleveland high school gave an enter
tainment at Assembly hall Monday evening.
Mrs. William A Rodeskie entertained the
Idle Hour Cinch club Thursday afternoon.
Summit Skating club gave a dancing party
Thursday evening in Oxford hall.
The Venetian orchestra gave dancing party
In Oxford hall Tuesday night
The Algonquins danced in Lifts hall Friday
night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Alfred Stees and daugh-
ter Mary Fila. who have been spending the
summer and fall In Cape May, Atlantic City
and Philadelphia are now visiting with
their relatives, Mrs. William Calder and fam
ily In Harrisburg. Pa, the former home of
Mr.. Stees. They spent last Sunday, Mr..
Stees' fifty -seventh birthday, in the house in
which he was born. In Dauphin, Dauphin
county, Pennsylvania. The house Is built Of
stone, and was erected eighty-four years
mary at Bryn Mawr. Pa, Nov. 10.
Hon. and Mrs. A. G.. Seyfert, of East Earl,
Pa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Good,
of Hoffman avenue.
E. F. James. of the Aberdeen, is East.
Robert Bracket, Of Selby avenue, has gone
to Chicago.
Bishop and Mrs. Whipple have gone South.
They did not come to st. Paul on their West
ern trip.
Mrs. George s. Tough, of Orange street,
and Mrs. Helen A. Phillippi, Of Cedar street,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
MANCHESTER,

T. 1. jackson very pleasantly entertain a
2 large number Of friends TO Sleigh ride N
Wednesday night. ttoe on
MRS. Thomas Gaskell will leave New YORK;
Tor her home today, arriving In time For
Thanksgiving. S--i' iof
Miss. Cleo Wheeler entertained the naw,v
Friday. NUNS On
Mr., and Mrs. Slayton. of St. Clair stroo.
spent Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. McCourf
Miss Ethel Hern spent part Of the week
Mrs. 8. D: Ferris is visiting her home IN
Richmond. Ind, iio III
Miss Alice Seymour. Of st. Paul, is visit
Rev. Dr. Davis preached at Mankato Sun
Gay.
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Wednesday evening and gave a very interest

ing programme.
The Newport band will give an entertain
ment soon after Thanksgiving.
Mrs. H. w. Hogdon will return from her
visit East the coming week.
Mrs. F. B. Miller has returned from her
visit to Binghampton, 10.
J. D. Scott of St. Paul, was the guest Of H.
o. Sproat Sunday.
The Excelsior mill has begun operations
for the season.
Or. Robert Drybrough is at Mason City, 10.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

Queen Marie Amelia of Portugal is the
most capable and we'll endowed, mentally
Paris. She married when quite girl and has
lived away from France for many years
but has ever remained a true Grleanist and
hopes that her brother may yet become king
OF the French, The queen makes over her
own hats and bonnets. She has work room
in the palace at Lisbon, and she can copy a
Paris model to perfection. She is q very
handsome woman. Her fair hair and clear
skin make her look still quite young in a
country where women age with painful rapid
ity. She is passionately devoted to her two
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

sons, and, If only for their sake. she will
exert all her knowledge Of the world and in
born ability to save Portugal from the pro-
gress1ve changes which promise to make its
people free, and leave monarchy without
foothold in its sunny cline. Dom Carlos
her husband, has great faith in the wisdom of
the queen, and it is by her advice that one
or the other of the heads of the royal family
is ever in the country. This resolution i'm
poses many privations on the queen, who
would, were 1t not for her fear Of revolution,
visit her mother. The Duke and Duchess of
Orleans will spend part Of their honeymoon
in Portugal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
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"I was afflicted for four years with local weak
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ST. PAUL PARK.

H. 0. Sproat will give a dancing party
Thanksgiving eve, Nov. %. Prof. S. w.
nish the music.
Rev. Mr.. Cressey gave very pleasing
lecture Friday evening THE Old Soldier
as l Knew Him."
The Literary club held Its regular meeting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

pins. Three ostrich tips decorate ona
side, aided by bunch Of red berries.
Sketch will prove that the creator
OF such toilette Is worthy ali the
praise he receives. The bellies effec-
tive costume Is carried out in shot silk
rep, In the fashionable combination Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

Do you see that charming little tailor
made gown in the above illustration
1t is made of the very newest material
a particularly soft, woolly tweed in a
pretty roseda green. The under waist
of white satin is delicate1y braided in
gold cord and piped with scarlet The
outer Bolero waist has a tiny insertion
Of white round the edges and piping
of scarlet while the the vest and swath
band are effected in striped scarlet and
white satin, which is remarkably orig
inal. AS finish to this charning
gown Redfern has chosen a hat Of
black velvet with embroidered green
Satin crown, fastened with large gold