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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

will wait in the parlors of his private
residence that hour TO accommodate the
night, trade. It is not unusual for the
Judge to be called on at his home for a
marriage license: A few nights ago a
man came to his house on horseback at
a late hour and asked him for license.
1T is after Office hours said the
judge, land n am too sick to go TO the
court house now"
well, judge said the applicant. ito
tell you the truth. worked all day, to-
day and forgot the license until the
preacher asked me for il tonight.
would not trouble you but for the fact
that all the guests are at my house now
as well as the preacher, and it would be
mighty enbarrass TO have a wedding
without a marriage
Judge Wyatt teased him little while
by saying he could not help him, but
finally be told him he would acconlmo-
date him this time, but would not do so
any more. As the applicant had no
thought of future marriages he ac-
cepted the protests of the judge in good
hunor and after receiving mis- license he
went home hapDy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
STICKY PRICES

Prices that won't be forgotten-that continually
bobbing up-thatS the reason stock is going so
fast Touch the pocket book and you touch the heart
goes the saying. We will touch your pocket book
lightly for any article in line. Our prices have all
been pnched down. We moving the stock fast.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
BIG DAY FOR LICENSES
Sine Candidates for Matrimoney Get tho
Necessary Documents

There was a boom in the Office of the
probate Judge yesterday. Nine licenses
were issued but four Of the couples re-
luested that their intended marriage be
withheld from the newspapers. Among
those who had sense. and were not too
silly TO put an embargo on the publica-
ton OF their licenses were: J. c. Dix OF
Clearwater and May L. Dunn OF Wich-
ita; G. II. Dyas OF Derby and NJ. L
Hurt Of CARRIER. o. T.; 5. O. Lutz and
Cora r. Rogers of Wichita; W. r. VII
ton and Hilda 4. Eccles OF Baynville.
and Dilbert Forward and Laura Laum-
bert Goddard. Today viii be the big
day Of the matrimonial season. however.
and II Is expected that at least ten
couples VIII get the necessary documents
10 we'd As the express offices, the stores
and the postoffice are keeping open until
late hours 20 accommodate Christmas
patrons Judge Myatt does not want 10
trail behind and has announced that
matrimonial spectators can do business
with him at any time between sunrise
this morning and IL O'Clock tonight He
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
Railroad Material for Sale.

I viii take up about forty miles 80
the track % the Wichita and Western
railway and have for sale approximately.
1890 tons OF n r. x ; p. standard TN
steel rails with angle spices. belts spikes
switch fixtures etc. TO mach mostly
Joliet Steel Five frame eepots. q n. -
~ Il. one - n BY 100 T., eight section
tool houses. - n. by Is n,
The lire was bull, lr lss7. Train ser
vice for the most part. one twain per day
each way. desire 70 deliver fast a. takes
Cp 20 save extra cxufase.
Bids solicited. Terrns-carh On de-
livery. Address
J. ". NENTTRE.
Receiver W. & ". Ry.. Wichita. Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
TOOK PAINTING SPELLS
Deputy Register Farrow Caused Alarm at
Court House,

James Farrow, deputy register of deeds
created considerable alarm at the court
house last evening as the offices were be-
ing closed. He tainted in the office and
was in quite sad condition for several
minutes. He revived sufficiently 10 ex-
press his ability TO walk home but as ne
entered the corridor of the building he
tainted again and fell heavily on the hard
tile floor A cab was summoned and he
was taken TO his home on South Market
tsreet. AS no doctor was summoned the
exact cause of his fainting spells Was net
learned. Mr.. Farrow has not been in
frst-class health recently.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
TURNS THEM LOOSE
JUSTICE BROWN Is BADLY FOOLED
BY TWO THIEVES.
They Enter the Smoke-House OF Mr.. heller
Who Resides Out In the Country and
Capture Therefrom several Pieces OF
Condeu.ed Kansas CSrE-They are Seen
and Captured by Some of the Farmers
and Taken Before Justice Brown, Whe
Thinks They are Real Nice Boys-They
are Released Upon This Superstition.

A very smooth piece of work was per-
formed by two young fellows southeas,
Of town. They drove up TO the smoke
house OF farmer by the name Of Heller.
and speedily began to remove his win
ter's supply of meat and place il in the
wagon. In some manner the men were
caught in the act and their captors took
no chances with them, but they were
given an intimation to peep into the bar
rel of a shotgun, and TO watch and see
il they could distinguish the flash Of the
cap through the wads and buckshot
when the hammer came down upon it..
They were dazed for few moments and
told a very plausible story 10 an out
s.der, but it did not suit Mr. Heller who
began to think about what he and his
family would have had left to live upon
IL the young gentlemen had accomplish
ed their purpose.
the young fellows were politely escort
ed over to make an evening call upon
Justice Brown and he thought their story
explaining the matter we'll gotten up
affair from literary point of view. Two
of the men, ChelSon and Brady, came 10
town TO see what could be done in the
matter. Sheriff Cone went back with
them, and found that Mr.. Brown had
released them, but had retained their
team and wagon, and had no doubts
whatever as to their returning for trial,
as the team and wagon were worth far
too much to be left behind. The team
proved 10 be a valuable one and was
rated by one Of the officers as being
probably worth about 80 cents each, the
wagon and a few rags therein coming
in for little under THIS amount
Sheriff Cone thinks the fellows are
some who were released from the county
short time since, but of course cannot
say for certain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
ALBERT PIkE OFFICERS
Men Who Will Govern That Lodge the To-
Suiuc Year.

At the regular communication OF Alber,
Pike lodge No SOB, A E & A NJ, Wed
nasiay evening, the following officers
were elected and installed for the ensu-
ing year:
Senior Warden-Fred STICKY.
Junior Wardau-Goddard Gearing.
TTeasurer-Edward Vail.
Secretary-Ira T. Pierce.
Senior Deacon-WLliam ". Pierre.
Junior Deaaoa-Wiiliam 8 Grant.
Senior Steward-Fralk L. Myers.
Junior SIeward-Leland L. Newcomh.
TyleT-Charies N. Jones.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
KILLED By A KICK
Joseph Guyer Of Stafford, 10 Injured Fatally
by q Horse.

A telegram was received yesterday by
Mrs. Wightman Of 237 North Fourth
avenue Of the death Of her father al his
home near Stafford, Kan 1t seems that
ne was working with spirited animal.
and while occupied in this manner re-
ceived kick which was of sufficient
force to cause death to follow within a
compare lively short time. Just how the
accident occurred is impossible to ascer-
tain. 1t is thought. however, that the
animal became frightened suddenly at
something and that this caused the ami
NAL to kick at Mr.. Guyer as horses. and
especially young ones. are wont to do
under certain circumstances. Mr.. Guy
err is IS years of age and this no doubt
made his recovery less likely.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-10-16
NEWLANDS IN THE EAST.

Congressman Newlands, who, in re-
sponse to urgent appeals from the national
committees, departed for the East is de
liverins telling blows for silver right in
Mckinley's home. Mr. Newlands' pro-
lection views ont protection Mckinley ;,
and he points out with convincing clear
ness that sitvers restoration is the first
move to secure proper American pro
lection. Such arguments will stampede
the Republicans of Ohio to Bryan. This
branch of the silver question has been
given long and deep stud, by NJ New
Lands He strikes a point in his Japan
ese competition" speech delivered before
the wavs and means committee last spring
and his original views 50 carefully eluci-
dated attracted wide spread attention
among the Republicans at that time.
Mr.. Newland> also made number OF
speeches in Maryland and during the mex
ten days will devote his attention to Ohie
Illinois aEd Indiana.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
WELLS ADDITIOt

H Crofoot W 200 # n15 4 %
Hilton & Stauffcr
100 feet n19 1 3 76
Hilton & Stauffer
lex. 50X14O feet n1a 2 4 81
G L Chamberlain
5Ox140n% 9 OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
ROOSEVElTS GRIZZLY.
The Commissioner Had to Threaten
Cowboy to Get II.

The Commissioner Had to Threaten
Cowboy to Get II.
It was in 1884 that Roosevelt won
fame by shooting grizzly bear that
weighed twelve hundred pounds.
under decidedly interesting circum-
stances, in the wilds of Dakota.
Roosevelt had q ranch out there st
{ Eat time. says the NeWYork Times.
and had done some practical ranch
Ing. OnazaPningg.sSf WIN his most
trusty cowboy, the millionaire
rancher went out to look for bear.
AS they were riding along quietly
the cowboy called Roosevelt's atten-
ton to a singular rock formation,
and the two drew rein and looked at
it with interest. While they were
gazing the growl of bear was heard,
and directly the beast thrust his
ugly nose over the top of the rock.
The rifles of both men went to their
shoulders il an instant. but just as
the cowboy was about to pull the
trigger his employer cried at him.
"Here, dash your shouted Roose-
welt, don't you shoot that beari
That's my bear; I'll shoot you if you
shoot him.
The cowboy was between Roose-
velt and the bear, and while the man
had never before seen anything in
Roosevelt to justify the notion he
would shoot a human being, there
was something in the tone of the
words he uttered that made the cow
boy stop and look over his shoulder.
The muzzle of Roosevelt's rife-was
| not many feet from the cowboys
| eyes: it looked very ugly, and the
cowboys rifle was lowered, despite
the fact that such action was dan
ferrous, for the bear was slowly ap-
preaching him, with his eyes wide
open, showing two rows of sharp,
white teeth.
Fortunately for both, Roosevelt's
aim was good, as it usually is, and
the bear was straightway piece OF
meat. Then the cowboy explained
to his employer that he had been in
such haste to shoot solely because
if he waited the bear might get the
best of both of them. This made
Roosevelt very contrite, and he not
only apologized profusely, but pre-
scented the cowbow with a silver
knotted Winchester rife, pair OF
holster pistols and a pair of cor
duroy breeches, the like of which
had never before been seen in that
part of the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
LITERARY AND MUSICAL.
No. He Hadn't Read 1t, But the Con.
versation Went Right On.

No. He Hadn't Read 1t, But the Con.
versation Went Right On.
His hair was long and flowing and
It would have been difficult to say
whether he was poet or musician,
at first blush. After blushing sever
al times, however, the casual OBJ
server would have about concluded
from the air about him that he was q
musician. Somehow, the air is more
distinctly defined in music than it is
in poetry, anyhow.
The young woman in the case was
clearly literary. Her hair was in a
slump and her cuffs looked as Ii
they ought to have the hose turned
on them.
'Have you," she asked after they
had been talking some time have
you read 'Trilby?'"
81 beg your pardon?" he replied,
starting as if the name were not en-
tirely unfamiliar.
81 said," she repeated, "have you
read 'Trilby?'"
"Oh, alb him." he hesitated, swell,
no, haven't. You see l have been
so very busy learning Sweet Marie
for my approaching recital that
really have not had time to read
much recentIy."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
Small Negro Girl Preaching.

A phenomenal nine-year-old negro
girl preacher is interesting Society
Hill, S. @. For week the child has
conducted series of revival meet
ings, and the effect of her preaching
Is reported to be wonderful. At
first she preached only to the ne
groes, but now white people are
docking to hear her, and the whole
country round about is in great ex-
citement. She quotes Scripture by
the chapter, uses good language and
shows amazing insight into the
frailties of humanity. A number of
conversions are reported from her
work. -Washington Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
Observations by Frequenter of the
Famous Structure


Famous Structure.
For nearly five years have been
going over the Brooklyn bridge
night and day, and it seems to me
that every few days I see something
in the arrangement of the details OF
the structure that 1 never saw be-
fore. It is a constant delight to
watch the bridge under the varying
conditions that affect it from day to
day. One can see, for example, how
carefully the wires for the electric
lights are strung. They are almost
within reach of any person walking
across the structure, and yet there is
absolutely no danger from them. It
is interesting to watch the bracing
of the structure, how the big and
little stays slope now this way and
that, and to note just where they
change in their slanting direction.
It is also interesting at the dead of
night to see the workmen splice one
of the car cables, taking out some
broken strand and weaving in an
other.
I was talking with one of the
guards recently, who had been on
the bridge since the day it was
opened. He said that early one
morning. in the first high wind that
came after the opening, he looked
over to the New York side and ap-
parently saw one of the biggest
chimneys in town bending this way
and that, and he stood there trans
fixed, waiting for it to fall. It didn't
fall, although it bent far over, and
he thought it must be wonderful
mortar that could hold so many
bricks together. Suddenly he no.
ticed that the chimney was exactly
in a line with one of the vertical
strands from the cables, and he saw
at once that 1t was the bridge and
not the chimney that was swaying.
The guard was unprepared for such
a situation. OF course the bridge
was moving only few inches from
side to side, but when this man
measured by chimney mile away
It seemed to move as much as the
chimney apparently had been NOV
ing.-Harper's Round Table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16

A Windham county man who
rounded out seventy-fve years of his
life without ever going more than
twenty miles from his birthplace,
was one day answering the questions
of distinguished western visitor
who had come on to the old town
from far beyond the Mississippi val
ley to learn Of the childhood Of his
father and mother, Who were born In
Windham county. The old native
gave the westerner just the details
the latter was seeking.
land I suppose you have always
lived around here" said the man
from beyond the Mississippi.
''Oh, no." replied the native, 81
was born two miles from herei"-
Hartford Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
IMsEclLEs IN NATURE.
Plants and Animals Sometimes Pro.
duca undeyeIoped Specimens.

duce UndeveIoped Specimens.
Everyone understands what is
meant by the imbecile when speak
ing of human beings, says Mehan's
Monthly. The mental development
of the child is checked, and even
when such child reaches the age of
manhood it is still but child in its
feelings and wants; but it is not
alone among human beings that the
characteristics of imbecility are
found. In almost all trees the char
acteristics of the foliage or the habit
are very different during the first
few months of existence than they
are in after life. There is matured
characteristic as well as an infantile
one. The tulip tree, for instance, has
its first set of leaves entire, without
any appearance of the lobe or the
truncate termination, which it as
sumes in old age, but sometimes
these juvenile characteristics will be
maintained through life-and then
we have what is known as the
Liriodendron ntegrifolia-thati is to
say, the entire-leafed tulip tree.
This is more particularly marked
among evergreens. During the first
year of the arbor-vitae, pinus,
cupressus, and retinospora and sim
liar plants, the leaves are health-like
that is, extending from the stem
quite separate and distinct, but
occasionally there are individuals
carrying these characteristics
through life, and many of the So
called Japanese species are merely
vegetable imbeciles. 1t is not I'M
common for acute observers to find
branches assume their adult form in
| many individuals in this imbecile
class, just as in the case of human
beings there are occasionally in
stances where imbeciles assume
matured characteristics. This is
| also true of the animal world. a
| friend of the writer has an aquarium
in which tadpoles, as well as other
aquatic creatures, are raised. As
everyone who is acquainted with the
commonest events in natural history
is aware, the tadpole during its first
season throws off its tail, pushes its
legs and becomes a frog. In the
case of the friend referred to, he has
a tadpole which thrust out its legs
and then ceased to develop further
After three years it is still tadpole
with its two frog legs, retaining its
tail, and in all other respects 1t is a
tadpole with the tadpole character
istics intact. It may be termed a
froggy imbecile.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
FIogging Convicts.

A report to the English parlia-
ment shows that from 1877 to 1893,
inclusive, 353 English convicts were
sentenced to be logged under laws
which allow this punishment to
be inflicted in certain gross cases Of
assault. It is said that such crimes
have not diminished In frequency as
a result of the severity Of the punish
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
A Wasted Opportunity.

'Young man" said the Colorado
editor, you're good poet, but you
can't write for this paper"
"Why not?" .
"You lack judgment. At the
threshold of an opportunity your
discretion deserts you"
II must confess l don't quite fol-
low you"
Gin this poem you refer to the
glories of the golden moon"
eyes"
"You could just as easily have
made it silver MOON It wouldn't
have injured the sense of the meter
in the slightest. And-you-didn't
dot. Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
The Sweet Creature.

''Oh, yes" said the young woman
with the babelike face, 81 know he is
ever so much older than she. When
they were married she was twenty
three and he thirty-two. I remem-
Der 1t because the figures were re-
versed. That was three years ago,
which makes her now twenty-sixi so
be must be sixty-two." - Boston
Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
Fnx Deed Notice.
Office of Treasurer. Barton County.

Office of Treasurer. Barton County,
Great Bend, Kan, April 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following
is the list of lands and town lots, situated in
Barton County, Kansas, described as given
on the tax roll and the name of the person
to.who assessed, sold at the Delinquent
tax SALE September ., 1898, and unredeemed
to this date, the amount of taxes charged
and interest calculated thereon to the last
day of redemption, due on each parcel, and
unless redeemed from such sale, on before
September s, 1896, the same Will be duly con-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
HEIZER
Office ofTreasurer.

Great Bend, Kan, April 1895.
Notice is hereby given that
the the following is the list of
lands and town lots, situated
in Barton County, Kansas,
described as given on the tax
roll and the name of the de-
linouent tax sale of October,
%, 1898, and unredeemed TO
this date, the amount of taxes
charged and interest calcu-
lated thereon to the last day
of redemption, due on each
parcel, and unless redeemed
from such sale, on or before
October 26, 1896, the same will
be duly conveyed to the pur-
chaser.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
GALATIA

&C Barrows 1 to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-02
N'KINLBY IS HEARTY.
Sound Monev Candidate Has
No Fear for the Result.
Polls Open Tomorrow : 6 A. NJ.
Polls Close = P. M.

CANTON, Nov. :. ,8sd.--The day before
election finds Major Mckinley hale and
hearty and free from any outward in
dieation of anxiety or worriment. He
is confident of success. The candidate
arose at the usual hour and took a short
brisk walk. The balance of the day was
devoted to the reception of callers.
Although no organized delegations We're
scheduled or expected for today, the
early trains brought to Canton large NUM-
bers of personal friends of the candidate
who came to pay their respects and bring
words of cheer to Major Mckinley on
the eve of the great battle of the ballots.
Both the mail and the telegraph also
brought assurances from all parts of
the country of the success of
the Republican ticket. The Canton
Mounted Troop which has performed
such splendid service during the campaign
in the reception of Wis ting delegations,
was photographed with the candidate
on the Mckinley lawn this morning.
The campaign closes in Canton this
evening with parade of all the organ
lied Republican clubs of the city. A
number of similar organizations from the
neghbering towns are expected to join
in the demonstration. Major Mckinley
will review the parade from the stand in
front of his yard and it is expected that
he will take advantage of sthis oppor-
tunity to make his last speech of the
campaign to his fellow townsmen.