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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
Some Interesting Facts Regarding
the Outpuf of Crescent bicycle.

This article is intended to convey con-
ception of the enormous amount OF raw ma
terial consumed during season IN supply
ing the demand for one of the most popular
bicycles made. The Western Wheel Works,
Chicago, makers OF the Crescent wheel, have
the largest, and without doubt the most
complete, bicycle factory IN the world, and
can turn out, when running to fullest ca
pacity, 10 finished Crescents IN twelve
hours or a complete '.up to date bicycle
per minute.
ing, or enough to nearly reach from Chi
cago to St. Paul if placed in a straight line.
The spokes were made in their own fac
tory, and required ISo miles OF wire, or
enough to reach from Chicago to Lincoln,
Neb.; 80 miles OF brass rod required
for spoke nipples. III the spokes, spoke nip
piles and tubing were placed in straight
line they would reach from Chicago TO the
Rocky Mountains at Denver The cranks,
ii placed end to end, would cover a distance
of y miles. They used 30 miles of steel for
crank axles,- wheel aNles and pedal axles,
and 10 miles of steel for seat posts. If the
rims that were used in the manufacture of
Crescents in 90 were placed one upon the
other they would make a pile Is, 500 feet
high, 5000 feet higher than Pixies Peak
and about the height of Mount Elias in
Alaska. whose summit has never yet been
reached by man. 1t required g, 0S4 square
feet of sheet steel to make the Crescent
hollow tooth sprocketS, and p $40 square
| feet for the steel stampings of the head and
seat post clamps, or in all enough fiat steel
to cover an area of II acres. There were
used 10 miles of cork grips, log miles of
finished hubs, and % miles of steel wire to
ls9in frames together before brazing. The
| finished chains, end to end, would reach
/ 20 miles, and the different pieces of which
the are composed would reach 2373 miles,
or in all SOFA miles, the distance from Chi
oago % Cincinnati The bearings of 1896
! Creseents required Is, 997 800 steel balls,
which, if placed in straight line, side by
side, would reach a distance of AS miles.
To lace the chain and dress guards on the
/ ladies Crescents manufactured in 1896 re-
quired 434, $50 yards of cord, or 1864 miles,
enough TO allow small boy to stand on
| the top of the Auditorium tower in Chicago
and fly his kite where the people in Des
AIoines, Iowa, could see If. To supply
Crescents sold in 1896 required Gee, 742
bolts, and 1,4SS,075 nuts, having an aggre-
gate weight of % tons. The total weight
of the complete bicycles was 2, 49,, $40
pounds, or l ,l9l tons. To crate these BIZ
] cycles required l,235, 740 square feet of lum-
Der made up in pieces; 72.7lS,66S separate
and distinct pieces entered into the con-
| struction of 90 Crescents,' and if all were
placed in straight line, end to end, they
would reach from New York to some dis
tance in the Pacific ocean west of San Fran,
| cisco.-Crescent Bulletin, July /, 1897.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
A Con.iaerate Doctor.

Mr.. Sickly-Now. doctor. tell me, can
didly. n what condition do you find
my lungs?
DIR. Soonover-They are in pretty bad
shape, but there is no danger of their
not lasting as long as you ive.-N. 2.
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
Two Mighty Continents,

North and South America, beside Guate-
mala, the West Indies, Australia, and even
Europe, are the fields of usefulness in which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demon
strated its value as an antidote to malaria,
and as a remedy foI dyspepsia, constipation,
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervous
ness, and loss of appetite and sleep. The
tries, have spoken in no uncertain tones
concerning the efficacy of the great house
hold remedy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

To prevent the freezing Of water
pipes in cold weather where the flow of
water is continuous a small motor is
operated by the water pressure to COM
press warm air, which is forced into the
pipe at regular intervals to form glob-
ules and warm the pipe as they pass
through.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

To permit shower baths being taken
In an ordinary washtub without splash
ing the walls or floor metallic hood is
attached to the tub, with q tube leading
from the water pipe to perforated
dome in the top of the hood to shower
the bather as he sits under 1t.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
A Deem Impressfon.

Pat returned from London after holiday,
and meeting his priest one day stopped 60
tell his adventures.
ject struck you most-in fact. left the deep
est impression on your" asked the priest.
Faith, it was brick from scaffold as
struck me most and left its deep impression
on me- said Pat, showing cut on his fores
hetd-Spare Moments
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
Wanted Gravy ON Them.

Happy Brsaseroom-WaSter. J. want
a dinner fer two
WaiterLsvH re lady and gentleman
hat table d'hofe or a Ia. cartes
Happy bridegroom generous to q
fault. but weak in FrenchJ-Bring us
some of both. and put lots Of gravy on
m.-Comic Cuts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
From Sbakesne.r<

Ban this evening, dear?' inquired Des-
dsraaIia Of Qthello, when she saw him load
ing 1.Es his old reYolver
Ne, nat this evening, love; smother
evening" he replied, as he reached for the
piilews ana wsslged it softly down her
eesophsSus@ Upstq-Date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
Not Her Wont.

ssLssts,ii" hs Kissed
NO she answered, and turning upon
her hsst hIusdueiy, she left him there alone.
Fer size was q telephone girl by profession,
and It was not her wont to listen to anything
unless she was sure it was none of her bust
ness.-petreit journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
OutdOne.

Prof. DECENTRALIZATION was a great
philosopher. By observing the mere fall of
an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
Smithers = That's nothing BY simply
biting an apple Eve discovered the gravity
of lawn. Y. journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
u Setback.

I've hunted up that intellectual woman
who invented the selfsrocking cradle We
wanted - give her a vote IF thanks
well, how did She receive you?'
Il he inventor turned out to be man who
wanted = get off to the baseball game'-
DetFcft Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
A LARGE One

His Mother-in-Lasss-Why, what's the
matter? You lock- as gloomy as new
moon in a fog.
He-No wonder! Rilkins called me a
colossal ass!
His Mother-in-Law-Well, you are
large.-Larks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

L can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption te sufferers from Asthma-E. D.
1swhssnds FIT Howard, Wis, May 4, '94
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

livery 1nce in awhile the statement is
s1a8eie that parents are better to their girls
tilSl1t to their lsoys.-Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

As ysu chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t IS not anly the best, but, the most
lastins, and therefore the cheapest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure Price 75c.

our husband seems to be a victim of the
tobacco habit" No: I'm the victin He
thoroughly snisss it.'-Chicago Record
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

1t is a little hard to gather from the
reports and dispatches and comments
and proceedings at the National CAPT.
tai just what is the situation there as
- Cuba, but as far as 1t develops it
appears that Mr.. Mckinley has in ad-
diticn to his desire to help the Amer
lean residents there ous Of .heir star
walton, that Of freeing the island from
the devastation that Is rapidly de-
stroying all its value as a possession.
That he is looking to the peaceful So
luton Of this question by the purchase
Of the island by Cuba, with the free
consent of Spain, seems to be warrant
ed by the statements put forth. If
this is so 1t would account for his dis
approval Of the Morgan resolution, as
tending to stir up the hostile feeling of
Spain against the United States and
thus thwart the peaceful program that
is in the presidential mind. However
this may be, 1t is certain that the
American people demand the settle
ment Of that question and that a stop
be put to the horrors there. 1t is not so
much a matter of method with them
as Of doing 1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

There never was a more foolish bar
gain made by this city than that by
which Engineer Gray was to draw his
check on this city for several hundred
dollars per month until that sewer con-
tract was performed and the work ac-
cepted. 1t may puzzle Mr.. Gray to
establish to the satisfaction of an in
telligent jury that such contract was
actually entered into, and If not that,
then hat Mr.. Gray had no duties to
render to the city in return for his
monthly check. Certain 1t is no act
of this city administration is more ap-
proved than that which refuses lon
ger to continue that useless payment.
Mr.. Gray has had a soft snap In this
sewer business and should go slow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
SAE ANTONIO ELECTRIC CO.,
2o7 to PIG LOSOYA ST.
LIGHT,HEAT,POWE
TELEPHONE 426.

ment against DEFENDANTS fer said sum
of $2S, 947.63 with interest, hat said
sum be declared an equitable lien or
charge on aforesaid property, and that
same be decreed to be sold for the sat-
.isfaction thereof; for general and spe-
cial relief; cost, etc.
Herein fail not but have you then
and there before said court this writ
with your return thereon, showing how
you have executed the same.
Witness Nat lewis, clerk of the Dis
trict court of Bexar county, Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of said
court at office in city of San Antonio,
this 14th day of May, A. D., 1897.
NAT LEWIS,
Clerk District Court Bexar County.
Game to hand May IA, 1897, at $3.50
o'clock p. m, and publication
L. ST. of above citation ordered made
in the Daily Light.
JOHN P. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff Bexar County.
By NJ. F. CAMPBELL, Deputy.
5-16-4wks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

England is making all her prepara-
lions for a descent into Africa. The
Beers understand just what this
means and will not be caught mapping
this time. Secure in their w integ-
rity and patriotism and preferring
death political and natural to being
slaves of the British crown they will
fight to the last extremity to preserve
their republican form of government.
They have an army of so, 900 trained
rifemen, every one of them a sure shot
and the price in blood that England
will have to pay for those Transvaal
gold lands will weigh heavily upon
the homes in the mother country be-
fore the terrible injustice and dishonor
is accomplished.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

The government official who wires
an untruth to a newspaper when asked
for information as to the movements
of prominent individuals, or as to the
truth of certain published reports, not
only commits an error of judgment, but
palms off a lie upon the people that
may do actual damage. Such a man
needs more discretion than he appears
to have, and seems to need 1t badly.
The public service is o benefited by
being committed to such hands. Practo-
cal jokes are one thing, but false
statements as to the movements of
public men are not jokes. The air.
ship has sailed by.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
T

One inch, one time, s1.bo; n week,
$3.50; one month, $500; three months,
1880; six months, $500; one year.
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Legal advertisements $1.0o per Inch
each insertion. Trustees sales 7Sc per
inch first insertion, 60c per inch each
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Reading matter, Editorial page, 2sc
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ter frs week. Special rates on 30 n
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Home advertisements payable on
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Special rates gwen on larger space
and long time advertisements. Dis
count given for CASH.
All contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Houston is talking Of doing half a
million dollars worth Of paving, and
she is going to try a vltrified brick as
her material. San Antonio has been
urged again and again for the past ten
years to take a leaf out of hat brick
paving book, but hitherto has not seen
fit to do it. The cheapness and desir-
ability of it would commend itself to
approval on proper trial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

The people are willing that Mckinley
should take his own way of reaching
a conclusion on Cuban affairs, but they
want to be certain that the Cuban pa
triots are going to have a square deal
in their game for personal liberty. The
people have grown d~istrustful of
Washington on account of the manner
in which matters were allowed to drag
along during Cleveland's term.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

The street commissioner and the ma
yor will have need of all their eyes
when they make inspection of the
streets that have been orr up by the
contractors. Those streets many OF
them are not in condition to drive over
without making the trip a burden and
sometimes a danger.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

All Texas is coming to the camp of
instruction and the interstate contests
in this city by the crack companies
of he national guards. The prepara-
tons will need to be ample and COM
plete.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

There has been some good square,
wholesome United States talk from
the members of Senate during the dis
cussions on Cuban affairs, and it was
not all lone by Republicans either.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Senator Hoar makes "a grand fight
for the traditional conservatism Of the
Senate, but in a east like this of Cuba
the conservatism is likely to be made
a door mat Of. Hoar finds it so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name OF
the author, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as an evidence Of good faith
on the part of the writer. Write on
one side of the paper In a plain hand.
Anonymous communications VIII not
be noticed. The Light will not be re-
sponsible for the statements of it's COR
,~rspondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

The filibusters get under way in
much the same old style. If not here
then yonder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Morocco seems to have a flea in her
ear and threatens an uprising. The
sultan Is ready.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Persia's new ruler President
Mckinley by personal messenger that
he is safely on the throne of his peo-
pie.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

AUTHORIZED
The following named are authorised
solicitors of the Light:
II. c. SCHUMACHER, Advertising.
". T. SCHUMACHER,
DAN c. BITTER, Subscription.
HARVEY L. STEELE
subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription without taking q re-
T. B. Johnson, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

There is more scare over impounding
the greenbacks than cause. The real
trouble is to get enough.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

There will be time enough to say
that the new tariff will not yield rev,
enue after the experiment is made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Russia has found that the Turk holds
more power under his turban than st.
Petersburg thought.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

William of Germany does more to
stir up a muss in his realm than all
others combined.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Weyler has pacihed Cuba until it is
ripe for independence and self owner.
ship.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

British greed is preparing for anoth.
er raid upon the innocen-s Of South
Africa. Rhodes will be there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

The actual belligerent rights of the
Cubans assured and Cuba will owr
herself in a year..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

If the state legislature can accom-
plish nothing in regular session of
five months what will they accomplish
in special session of one month? Next.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Another American citizen released
from a Spanish dungeon. They are
all going to get there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

Mr.. Dan. c.. Bitter, from date. has
been given entire charge Of the City
circulation of the Daily and Sunday
Light, and will deliver papers to sub
scribers and collect for same. All COM
plaints for non-delivery and changes
can be given to him ct telephoned to
the office,
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light.
Gan Antonio, Texas, May 9, 1895.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

president Mckinley is not rushing
into print to tell what he desires to
do in the Cuban case.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

There is nothing in sight to justify
the predictions of tariff failure in con-
gress.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Schoolmaster Culberson has a very
unruly lot Of pupils in his Auntin SEM
mary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Greece shouts out that she will pay
no indemnity, but Turkey shakes her
turban, and says yes you Will.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

This is an American administration
in Washington and its brains are in
the right place.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Washington has the courage to go
slow in the Cuban matter,
and that is better than putting the
foot of the nation in it unnecessarily.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Madrid actually consent that the in
tied States shall send money and food
to her starving citizens in Cuba.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24

Russia will have to learn along wit
the rest that her subjects can be nat
uraliZed in the U. g..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
MONDAY, MAY, "a, 1897.

Cuba will be the great centre Of in
terest in Washington this week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-24
TO CORRESPONDENTS:

All contracts or bills MUST be
proved by the Secretary or Manager
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

heavy as some of the others have been,
and. while the music is strictly classic it
is less difficult, but not less beautiful, than
some of the other programmes have been.
1t is said that the rehearsals promise the
best results ever achieved by the orchestra.
The Massenet number is one of the best
the French composer has ever written for
orchestral Interpretation. The one SYM
phonic movement will be remembered by
those who attended the concerts of last
season. This movement is regarded by Mr..
Theodore Thomas, as We'll as other author
tiles. as the greatest passage ever written
by Beethoven. The symphonic poem is
thoroughly characteristic of Liszt, and will
be a particularly suitable number for the
closing of the concert. a novelty among
the orchestral numbers will be the excerpt
from the Rocco Venuto suite. This will be
the second time this young Kansas City
composer has been honored by place on
the symphony programmes. The suite is
founded on an old Italian romance, in
which Francis II. placed his cousin in pris-
on for disobedience. only to find later that
his own daughter has fallen in love with
the prisoner and aided him to escape The
string movement denotes the meeting of
the two after the lovers liberation.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

Dorothy-"Your WIFE,"
Jasper-"I haven't a wife; I'm not mar
ried.''
Dorothy-"Do you mean you're bach
Jasper-"That is what 1 am trying to
convey"
Dorothy-''Why, of course you are! I
really needn't have asked"
Jasper-''Why not?"
Dorothy at this roomw
Jasper-"What ails the room?"
Dorothy-"Can't you see? No, of course
not. Now, I'll show you. First we must
loop up the curtains, so-we must let in
the sunlight. you know"
Jasper-"WeT you've done that"
Observation-Disclosures already, isn't it?"
Jasper-'Much brighter"
Dorothy daking a napkin off back of
chair C)-"Oh, one would think you had
sat up all night"
Jasper daking napkin)-'It certainly did
give that impression"
Dorothy-"La! Here's snuffbox on the
breakfast table" Crossing to r., seeing
list slippers.) "And OH Look at thosem''
picking them, up with tongs)
Jasper-"List slippersi Jogram'si'
Dorothy-"Put them out of sight, puts
them behind chair R}
Jasper-''But they're Jogram' m's-Professor
JOGItlHl =.
Dorothy-"Then Jogram-Professor jog
ram-ought to be taught to keep them in
their proper place-and this isn't 1t. Therei
Now, the mantelpiece is so dull Bring me
some flowers Stands on chair.)
Jasper Qost in admiration)-"Flo
Eth? oh, certainly"
Dorothy-"Do you mind being ordered
about?"
Jasper (gets flowers from table LII
mind?" Stands c., gazing at her without
giving her the fiowers.)
Dorothy-'.Well?" ?"
Jasper-''What?'
Dorothy-'.How. long are you going to
keep me percned up here?'
Jasper-"Oh, I beg pardon" Gives her
the flowers. She puts them in vases and
has to lean over) Take care!"
Dorothy-"Now. give me your hand!''
dumps DOWN. How gentle you are. Now,
wen put some flowers here" Crossing to
table c., puts some flowers in bowl)
'Therei Now, we put some flowers in the
BOWL Crossing to top of table c.
Now look at the ROOM"
Jasper-''WonderfuE Wonderful" Uook-
ing nj her0
Dorothy-"That's how it ought always to
Iookr'
Jasper-"so it shall! Jogram shall learn
| to put his things away: the snuffboX is
! banished forever; there shall always be
| flowers there-and there-and there-(sadly)
and yet-it won't look at all the same.
Dorothy-"You ought to get married, Sir
| Jasper. Then it would"
| Jasper-'My dear Miss-Dorothy-"
Dorothy-"My friends can me Dolly