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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

drops of perspiration stood out on his
forehead.
'What think you now. lieutenant?"
said Gordon.
Its all too plain" said Tom. my
poor sister,"
''You see, now" said Gordon. that in
few hours more she would have been
united to murderer
THANK God. she has escaped that
fate; our family can never repay your
debit
81 am already repaid said Gordon
Now, go you home. but meet me at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning on Orion
landing. and we will visit Wilmington,
where ! have further matters pertain
ing to Herbert Lathrop to bring to your
notice. In the meantime, not 4 word of
what you have seen or heard; we will
return to Orion in time to save your
sister,
81 will do as you desire, for 1 have
learned to trust you"
"Cautioni Aunt Mag. and not word
to cause suspicion. Let all progress
for the wedding. though but one will
occur. even though they be assembled
at the chapel when we return, yet shall
the strong hand of the law claim one
would-De bridegroom for the hang
mans moose"
Miserable wreteAi" exclaimed Tom;
''far better would his conscience in the
meantime overcome him and he carry
out his threat of self destruction"
"Is you satisfied, Marse Gordon and
Marse Tom ?"
'More than satisfied answered each,
as they left the house.
''Then Mag is satisfied" muttered
the quadroon. "Ole marster, Mag ain t
forget"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
AN ELUSIVE ERROR.
ITo BE CONTINUED

1t Aroused tho Trademarks Ire When
Discovered.
Tt is always bad policy to count your
chickens before they are Matched, but
when one actually believes he beholds
them strutting proudly about before
his eyes he can scarcely be blamed for
felicitating himself. And yet there is
many a slip, as that other proverb tells
US.
A Scotch tradesman who had amasSed,
as he believed, 6 1000. was surprised at
his clerk presenting him with a balance
sheet that showed his fortune to be
$4,000.
1T Gamma be; count again." said the
old man.
The clerk did count again, and again
declared the balance to be G 6,G00. The
master himself counted, and he also
brought out clear balance of e 5000
Time after time he cast up the columns;
it was still six, and not a four that re-
warded his labors. So the old mer
chant, on the strength of his good for
tune, modernized his house and pu:
money in the purse of the carpenter
the painter and the upholsterer. Still
however, he had lurking doubt of the
existence of the extra $4,000; so one
winter night he sat down and gave the
columns zone count more"
At the close of the reckoning he
jumped up as. though he had been gal
vanized and rushed out in a shower Of
rain to the house of the clerk. who
capped and drowsy. put out his heat
from an attic window at the sound OF
the knocker, mumbling: who's there
and what dye want?"
Me. We scoundrel!" exclaimed the
employer. ''Ye've added the year OF
our Lord amang the poonsi"-Argosy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
A New Denarture.

ct know it is unprecedented, my dear, -
said the popular minister to his wife, with
a look of firm determination upon his face.
Il know the public viii consider me seErss-
tional, unorthodox innovator, but some
thing must be done to fill the church and
bring me into notice"
but, ''s said his wife, consider what an
abnormal, extraordinary and unparalleled
thing 1t Is you propose / have never been
in favor of your discussing In the pulpit
subjects that viii startle and invite criticism
from the congregation and public. Why
not confine yourself, as other preachers do,
to matters that they naturally expect from
minister of the gospel -
They no longer attract attention." said
the minister. The people now demand
something new and electrifying, and I think
L have hit upon plan of discourse that will
create furore in the religious world. I
have decided TO abandon the old beaten
paths and give them something next Sunday
that viii come ike a thunder clap upon the
congregation"
Very WE'LL said his wife, with sigh of
resignation, IF you have fully determined to
take a text from the Bible / viii try no
longer to dissuade you" Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
No Wonder He Objected.

A certain learned professor in New Yorl,
has wife and family, but, professorlike, his
evening his wife. who had been out for
some hours, returned to find the house re-
marka6ly quiet. She had left the children
playing about, but now they were nowhere
to be seen. She demanded to be told what
had become of them, and the professor ex-
planned that, as they had made a good deal
of noise, he had put them in bed without
waiting for her or calling maid. Il hope
replied the professor, with the exception
of the one in the cot here. He objected a
good deal to my undressing him and put
ting him to bed" The wife went to inspect
the cot. why" she exclaimed, that s
little Johnny Green, from next door,
Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

not as say, you would regret it. Leave
everything TO me. but let all Of your ar
rangements be made, should every
thing transpire as i have told you, to
visit Wilmington Tomorrow, and you
shall have further proof, and proof of
why Herbert desired his uncle's death.
There were two objects; one. he has at
tanned, the other he thinks to attain
tomorrow night. 1t is your sisters
hand"
Let it be as you say. I will remain
silent Meantime. why is it that you so
interest yourself in this matter, and you
stranger here?
True. am Scotchman. and came
from Scotland here"
"You speak not the dialect 2"
NO, but can at VIII, or almost any
other 1 am one of these oft-time con-
demned.- but sometimes useful individ-
uals, known as detectives"
"Ohi ! see. but who employees you?"
ssThat is a secret cannot now divulge.
but may later"
''There must be no force used. Lath-
rop's admission of guilt must be volun-
tary."
Certainly. else it would not lie evil
dence against him. He shall not even
see either of u.s.
well, there's our dinn2r signal, and
since you will not come, 1 will meet you
i promptly, but where can you dine ?"
"Oh. don't mind me, it's part of Il
detectives business to be prepared for
any emergency. I can trust you to OBJ
serve silence, and even in your conduct.
| betray nothing?"
Eyes. though you have quite as
founded me, but, even in the event of
Lathrop's being the murderer of his
uncle. little will it help Black Beard.
| the curse of the coast
LET Black Beard look out for him.
SELF
but I can't understand why you
should be employed to come from Scot
land here on this case"
"Did you not know that the Loyds
were of Scotch ancestry"
81 think I have heard as much. We'll
good-by until $780,
''Good-by, be prompt"
Tom proceeded in the direction from
whence the dinner bell had sounded
and Hugh Gordon directed his steps
| towards Kendall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Wonders of the Heavens,

a peep into the heavens through a
modern telescope is peep into the very
depths of mystery. With such an in
strument one may gaze upon 100, 000, COG
stars. each of them d burning, blazing
sun! From what little we know of
creation we cannot but believe that each
of those suns is adding light and heat
to train of planets, just in the same
manner that our sun&ives light and life
to his flock of worlds Beyond these
O,000, 900 suns there may be hundreds
of millions more. Thus they may
continue system after system and
worlds without end" Verify we may
say with Richter's dream man who was
taken on a voyage by an angel through
the depths of space: End there is
none. neither was there beginning."-
ST. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
An III-Tined Laugh.

Eyes, SIR said the man who had ac-
companied an arctic expedition, with
the mercury at 60 below zero I walked
II miles over the shifting foes. What
do you think of that?''
Pretty cold feat" said the thought
less youth in the corner. Then the
thoughtless youth laughed at his own
thoughtless joke.
Young man." remarked the aged lis
tener, che who runs may read that you
are not married man."
why, no, I'm not" admitted the
youth.
eff you WERE" continued the ancient
file, you wouldn't indulge in hyena
laughs over vicious attempts at humo-
based on the misfortunes of married
men. Alas!" added the old philosopher,
chow few boys of the present genera
ton remember that their fathers were
married men!"-Cleveland Plain Deal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
LAGER. ALEs uNo WINES"
Aeaning OF 81. A. w. Hotel'' fcx-
plafaed by q German

planned by . German.
Among the many advantages set forth by
the L. A w. to riders to JOIN the organiza-
ton are the special Accommodations extended
to members at the official hotels IN cities and
towns 1t is the custom in suburban places
for proprietors of official hotels to display
a sign like this: Il A W. HOTEL in some
conspicuous place. Naturally riders patron
ize the official quarters, and as conse-
quenee the keepers of road houses and of
hotels in the country are now hanging out
IL. A. w. Hotel signs. The practice has
been called to the attention of the league,
and its officers are trying to compel the nom
official houses to remove the signboards.
Complaint was made to the New jersey di-
vision of the league that a hotelkeeper on
the outskirts of Jersey City not entitled to
display the official sign of the l.. A. W. was
an offender. A visit to the place developed
the fact that the owner was not disposed to
accede to the demands of the leagues rep
resentative. The latter, finding that mild
persuasion was futile, became indignant and
threatened legal proceedings. The propri-
etor, German, also waxed warm, and In
response to the remark that he was using
the official sign of the league without author
ity, retorted:
"Vot know aloud veeimen's leeess Dot
don't .shtand for holdings like dot Dot
sign shtands for lager, ales und wines hotel,
alretty yet: Dot my leeg, togedder."
The explanation amused the officials so
much that no legal move was taken.-N. Y.
Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
FATHERLY ASSURANCE.
The Old Gentleman Was No Linguist
But He Knew Life.

But He knew Life.
Mr.. Cumrox's son was studying his Latin
lesson. There was tremoio of discourage
ment in his voice as he remarked:
81 don't seem to get along with this lesson
very well, father
Cant you say any of it 2?
Eyes; / can say +amo, amas, amat;' and
then l always forget what comes next"
"What does those words mean, John
N.Y." asked Mr.. Cumrox, who deserves
credit for being always ready to add to a
somewhat deficient early education.
''They mean I love, thou lowest, he
loves"
at does seem too bad to see you starting
in so soon," the old gentleman unused, with
the difficulties that have always surrounded
that verb. But you might as well commence
young to learn that them words in one way
or another cause two-thirds of the bothera-
ton that occurs in this life"
please, can ! quit school, then?''
No; 1t wouldn't be any use. Y on couldn't
dodge 'em, and ycu might as well go right
along and get as familiar with them as pos
sible. You'll find that learnin' 'em ain t half
the worry that handlin' 'em is after We know
'em. Cheer up, Johnny, and remember that
most of your trouble is still ahead of you.' -
Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
to his side and placed her hand ON his

to his side and placed her hand ON his
arm.
Herbert inclined his head. His eyes
met Fannie's, and he started back with
q cry of terror.
II can't, 1 can't, Oh, Fannie. take
away those eyes; am not we'll"
why. cousin, what is the matter?
Shall / call Aunt Mag, and have her
send for DIR. Porter?"
NO, no. Fannie; doctors can do no
good ! am better now"
There has been too much excite
ment for you, Herbert. When you are
married and away from here you will
be well again. But my eyes, Herbert;
what did you sec in my eyes?"
"Only-only. Fannie, an expression
have often noted in your fathers"
rs that all? and did that cause you
to start in terror? 1t is very strange"
STRANGE! Yes, but it was so sudden.
Fannie"
II am glad my eyes remind one OF
my father"
Fannie, do you think that Clara is
unhappy"
''Why, no, Herbert; not more than
usually. What makes you think sop
=
| marriage, not as you do in yours"
"You forget, Herbert, that Clarence
and I have been lovers for years. while
most of your courtship must be done
after marriage. Well, good night.
cousin; do you want the kiss?'
81 may claim it at the altar, when [
| give away the bride, but not tonight
In another moment Fannie was as
OF ne
/ actions of her cousin, and when she had
gone Herbert slosed the library door.
''My God! must go through life thus,
a constant terror in my mind and heart?
Strange that I could not kiss my cousin.
| No, not strange, for right before me
were her fathers eyes.
! "Need resti Need sleep! That do I,
but dreams of terror drive them both
away, and going to the house brought
back with all it's force the horror OF
the night when first stained my hand
with crime. And once I thought to
| wed Fannie-not for mint of gold
goldl Gold is a curse-what, Mag!
| Aunt Mag!"
Eyes, Marse Herbert" and she en-
| tered the room.
''Make my hot Scotch, and make il
! strong-Strong enough II you can &c
| put me sound asleep"
Eyes, Marse Herbert" and in a few
minutes she entered with the pitcher OF
a tray.
''Here, Marse Herbert, this will make
you sleep, an if you drink it good ant
hot, sleep sound"
IF it do that, I'll make you present
on my wedding day"
what make you go to the house il
town, when you know it upset you so
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
ExpensIve Abstraction.

a welI-knowB lawyer took his accus-
toned seat in a restaurant, ordered a
light lunch. and. as usual. became alb
sorbed in Il newspaper. After eating
and reading for time somebody came
along and held out hand. The lawyer
put note in the outstretched palm and
went on reading Presently the lawyer
rose to go, and the waiter came for the
lunch money. 'The money for the
lunch!" exclaimed the lawyer. "Why,
it's not five minutes since I gave you
a two-doliar bill, and you haven't
brought me the change" BEG pardon,
SIR" replied the waiter. stiff1y. "You
must have given the bill to the girl
who is collecting for the street band
outside" And then the lawyer realized
what his forgetfulness had cost him.
Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
BLIND.

cannot see. The things God made,
Once seen. are clothed in purple shade;
The beauty born of light to me
Is all for dreams-I cannot see.
When morning comes feel the day
Touch sightIess lids, and then away
To wake the birds and buds and all
Sweet things that answer to His call.
thousand voices can hear
Hymning the glories of the year.
The honeysuckle vine, the bee
I love them: but / cannot see.
A cricket chirping in the grass
Carpets with green the ways pass;
A swallow, in a note or two,
Covers my night with dome of blue.
A katydid sets stars on high
/ see, but with no mortal eye;
And God be praised, He's given to me
Such friends as these cannot see!
William S. Lord. in n. Y Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

it mind you of the night when you
kill ole marster?"
Mag! Mag! Don't say that, don't
speak i'll"
s'Why, marster, dere's no one here but
you an l."
1.-The very walls have ears.''
did you hear anything more of An
gus, marster?'
Nothing of Angus, Mag, since he
robbed the treasury; they're sure to
capture or kill him before long"
do you reckon, marster, he'd have
turned pirate if you hadn't 'cused him of
striking the blow that killed marster?"
81 don't know, Mag, but 1 wish to
God he had struck it, instead of me,
have seen no peace since"
"What made you do it, then, mars
ter?''
''The DEVIL Aunt Mag. The devil!"
can you gwine to choke me, marster,
when I screamed. How could 1 help
scream, when I seed you plunge that
long knife right into marster's breast :?
an he fell back dead!"
Woman, will you drive me mad:"
mo, marster, but if I'd been in the
bathroom intime, I'd a stopped you.
an you never would been a-a-a-''
"a murderer, Mag. Yes, would to God
you had; for every thing that urged me
on now seems of little value, and / would
yield up all, yes, even to the hand of
Clara Hill, whom / love as 1 never did
another, could 1 but wash from my
hands my uncle's blood, or be able to
blot from my memory forever the trans
actions of that night of terror. But
now, Mag, if you live a century, let me
never again hear you mention the name
of my uncle. What you know, you
know. No one else can condemn me !;
You alone saw me strike the blow that
killed John Lloyd"
And Angus, marster?
angus could not see me, I was be-
hind him. True. he caught sight of my
form as sped from the room. There's
none that can condemn me whom fear
but God, my horrid dreams and con-
science, and if they lie no less lightly
on my soul, the hand that shed my
uncle's blood shall do the same for
me.
Goodnight, Mag. 1 have emptied
your pitcher and my head is heavy.
God grant that for this one night 1 sleep
undisturbed by dreams"
Goodnight, marster."
When Herbert had assembled the stairs
and closed his room door, Hugh Gordon
and Tom came from their places Of con-
ceaIment. Tom was very pale, and large
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Webster's Last Words.

Webster's last words were: 81 still live
A teacher in one of the East side schools
had been reading anecdotes of the great
photographer to her pupils, and the next
she asked:
'What were Webster's last words?''
There was deep silence, and she repeated
The question Finally little fellow with
squint in his left eye held up his hand.
We'll, Mulvaney," said the teacher, kind
~, do you know?''
"Yessum,'' said Afulvaney, confidently
HE said L amt dead yet IN. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
That Terrible scourge.

Malarial disease is invariably supplement-
ed by disturbance of the liver, the bowels,
the stomach and the nerves. To the removal
Stomach Bitters is fully adequate 1t fills
the bili'' as no other remedy does, perform
ing its work thoroughly. Its ingredients are
pure and wholesome, and it admirably serves
to build up a system broken by i'll health and
shorn of strength. Constipation, liver and
kidney complaint and nervousness are con-
quered by it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
In Chicago.

go; mamma" the beautiful girl exclaimed,
"he .adores me so, and he is so noble and
handsome, and
Yes, my child
And he brings such lovely references
from his last wife"
Mother and daughter mingled their tears
OF JOY. Presently they grew somewhat
calmer and were able to speak of troussealIs
and things.-Detroit Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Lnrrest i'm the world.

The Star tobacco factory at St. Louis Is
the largest in the world. The buildings are
in two rows: 2400 feet on Park and 2400 feet
on Folsom avenue, with a total width of 2Tl
feet. You will discover the reason for this
marvellous growth if you give Star plug
tobacco a trial
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
An Expert.

Dunmore-Tm surprised that you call
Flabler an expert accountant What
ground is there for paying him such COM
pliment2
Didmore-He's just got :1way with 800 900
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
More Terrible.

Hewitt-My wife was looking fora dry
goods store yesterday and by mistake she
walked into a saloon next door.
,Iewett-That was terrible.
Yes, she found me inside. IN. Y.
Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

After physicians had given me up, / was
Transport, Pa, Nov. p, 1893.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Height of Impropriety.

do you know" said the girl in blue,
while we were sitting in the hammock, and
Just as / thought he was about to propose, a
garter snake suddenly appeared"
How indelicatei" returned the girl in
pink.@Chicago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
HALLS Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75ca

Some people even think it is something
to be proud of if they are in debt heavily to
some prominent Observation-Disclosures Demo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

a cablegram from Constantinople saws
that 'Ethe sultan wants time" He ought to
have eternity.-Chicago Times Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. KINGS
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch St, Phila., Pa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Affection is the broadcast basis OF q
good iife.-George Eliot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

To Cure n Cold in one Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if it fails tocuFe. 25c.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-04

Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manu-.
facturer's Agent Columbus, Ohio,
certifies that DR.. Kings New Dis
c very has no equal as a Cough rem
edy. j. d. Brown, Prop. James
Hotel, TT. Wayne. Ind, testities
that he a cured of a Cough of two
years standing, caused by La Grip.
pc, by DR.. Kings New Discovery.
B. r. Merrill, Baldwinsville, Mass,
says that he has used and recon-
mended it and never knew it to fail
and would rather have it than any
doctor, because it always cure. Mrs.
HenniDg, 222 f. 25th st., Chicago,
always Keeps it at hand and has no
fear of Group, because it instantly
relieves. Free Trial Bottles at Gray
bill, Garman e. Co s store. Richfeld,
Pa, and all druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-04
Sheriff's Sale OF
REALESTATE|

BY virtue Of q writ OF Fl. "a ~ ~
out OF the Court OF Common ~.
and to me directed l will eIpv.
Public Sale at the Court hou" }
Middleburgh, Snyder Co.. u
Saturday, Feb. 20, 1884,
at 10 o'clock a. NJ, the l'N0'
Real Estate to wit II
A certain tract OF land slsu'I
Washington Twp. Snyder vi %Isa
bounded and described a.
Beginning at a stone thence
Of W. H. Ripka, South 49,
East 6S 2>l0 perches to post Ut
land Of William Teats, Sou!a
grees, East SO perches to stous
by land Of Philip Meyer, souss
grees, West 40 pei ches to slouv
39t degrees, West 40 percns.
South 80 degrees, West o. M
post, North 90 degrees, We" III
perches to stone thence ?
WIN. Teats, North 80 perca.1h;.
thence py land OF which u .us
part, North II degrees. "S%
perches to place OF beg' -
tanning 40 ACRES snd
strict measure. on wnich"
Two-S+orv HOuse
and Bank Barn and othe 49,
logs. Seized and taken NJ
ton and to be sold o.
J.F. Essen ower
!, p. 8. RITTbht~
Shsri6's Omcs, Middlsbu'h