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The age-herald., 1897-09-12

One of the most picturesque of the African institutions, which are disap- bearing as England, Germany and other European nations take possession of the continent, is the Amazon army of the Guinea coast. It is possible that the stories told of these Amazons have been much exaggerated, but the ac counts of them given by entirely re- liable authorities are too interesting to need establishment of any kind. When Captain Burton visited Cana. in West Africa, the Amazon army. which he first encountered near that place, consisted of 2,500 women, who were served by other women, held as slaves for them.
 The Amazon soldiers consisted of women of two kinds--those who were originally spinsters, selected by the king for the service, and those who had been separated from their husbands. Although enlistment among the Anna zons was looked on as an honor, it was also used as punishment for any wife whose temper was so domineering that her husband found her insuppor- table.
 About one-third of the army had been married women. The rest were maidens, watched with the greatest care to prevent them from indulging in the human weakness of falling in love. A fetish, placed over the gate of the camp, was supposed to have the power of detecting them, but if in spite of it they broke their laws of military con duct they and their accomplices were put to death.
 I heir uniform consisted of blue and white tunic without sleeves and a petticoat, under which they wore a pair of short trousers, much like the bicycle boomers of the United States. Over the whole was strapped the am intuition belt The muskets carried by the women were anticipated, and, as they rammed the ball down on the powder without wadding, they were never likely to hit anything they aimed at
 The Amazon army was divided into battalions, one of the most curious of which was the razor brigade" armed with razors two feet long, used in cut ting off the heads of enemies killed by the others or. of criminals condemned to death.-New York World.
The age-herald., 1897-09-12

buy food for hungry man whose. face you never saw up to this time!'
 Yes, sir, replied Meandering Mike Where is he?''
 He's standin' right hcre," was the hesitating reply. I'm him.
The age-herald., 1897-09-12

May I kiss you, Miss Tenspot?" asked young Mir. higgins.
 Have you ever kissed girl be- fore?" asked the young woman.
 ''Neyer." asseverated the young man.
 Then you may kiss me. draw the line at men who kiss and tell.--
The age-herald., 1897-09-12

Hungry Howard--I see by de paper dat Weary was sentenced to two years in de pen at hard labor; de account sez that his face worked pitifully when dey sentenced him.
 Languid Luke-If dat feiler let his face do anything like dat he oughter "ct life sentencs.--s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
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By "Whiskey Pete"
John Porter was doing business in
Olmitz Monday
Miss Ida Barrows visited with Mat.
tie Hartman last Tuesday.
Mr. Rice was doing business in
Olmitz one day last week.
Tom Hester was doing business in
Olmitz one day last week.
Miss Vergie Livesay was visiting
with Mrs. Whalley last week.
Mr. Shaffer was dong business in
Hoisington one day last week.
Tom Pizinger says his wheat will
make forty bushels to the acre.
Tom and Joe Pizinger were doing
business in the county seat Friday.
George Barrows was doing business
on Blood Greek one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pizinger visited with
Mr.. Hejny near Otis me day last
week.
The Weidle brothers visited with
Charley Emery last Friday and Sat.
urday.
Joe says Jack isn't in it; and Jack
says the same of Joe. Which one is
it Minnie.
Charley Speck and James Harper
were sheliing corn tor Chas. Emery
one day last week.
Frank Swartz is working for P. W.
90 that Putnam can 60 and see his
Dora on week days and loan him his
buggy on Sunday to go and see his
Jennie. Monday morning when
Frank. kissed his j. R. good bye and
started for home he had an accident
which caused him to leave the buggy
at the black smith shop. Frank says
be does not mlnd working for the
buggy but he hates to pay for getting
it fixed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
RAIL ROAD TINE TABLE
! santa Fe-Main Line.

Mrs. Hughes, sister of Mrs. Hunt,
has moved into the Putnam house.
Harvest hands are not so plentiful
as was expected. Several are needed
around here.
When tramp asks fer hand out
now show him the. fields of waving
golden grain, and tell him to pitch in,
the harvest is ready.
N. P. and E. W. Smith drew the
bicycle at L. P. Nichols. Ernest
bought Nutes interest and will soon be
full fedged scQrchsE.
a sure wind Friday night fright
epea the people here abouts. Luckily
it was unaccompanied by rain and
did no. put down the wheat.
Not day passes but what num-
: Der of drum ers canvas the town. A
great many of them are men who
have not been making this place.
The wheat crop will bring prosperity
and they want q share,
! Che county superintendent of Bar
ton and fawnee counties will meet
here to complete the transfer of par
of Riverside school district In Pawnee
int this district. The change viii put
Mel Cooper, 81, Il. Rrei4er, P. Damn,
j. Lindas, Walter Bowman and Peter
2. knEuh into our district
/ Our base ball team accompanied by
several Great Bend boys played three
games at Stafford last week. Our
boys got the first game by score oi
II to 6, and lost the second and third.
They claim they we're counted out OF
two scores in ths hast game which
would have won the game as the score
| Was to 10.
June 19 being Charley's birthday
Mrs. Brewer and Maggie gave : party
IN his honor About ierty young
people from Gzeat Bend, Pawnes
Roes. and vicinity attended. The
{ evening was spent in games, music
land conversation and was finished By
come delicious ice cream and cake
being served. A number of present.
were received
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

u CLARENCE-DlST. No. 40. s.
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Jake Dirks was seen going east
Sunday morning. Watch out, Jake,
MIR. Roades is home now.
A party was given at the home of
j. III. Rhoades last Thursday even
ing. Ali present report good time.
There was party given at Mr.
McCafery's Friday evening. Although
there was not a large crowd out a
good time was reported.
John Rhoades, who has been in the
east for his health, returned Friday
morning much improved in health.
He is talking of going east 20 live
Now Mr.. Cicero of the Beacon, we
the writers of the DEMOCRAT, do not
ask for your notice, for we can get
| along better without it. We all know
by your writings that you are like q
fellow with the big head and such q
fellow as that is always getting into
trouble, unless friends keep a careful
watch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Jake and. John Doty. of Rice
county, are staying until after har.
vest in this vicinity.
Henry Boyle and son, Robert, at
tended quarterly meeting at Walnut
Valley last Saturday.
A great many of our boys went to
the sale Saturday, but things were so
high that they could do better by
private contract.
Cicero" asks where is the paper
that was to start in opposition to the
Beacon. 1t has gone to the ID just
like-you know who-one Sunday
night, not long since.
So, So, chr. Cicero" informs the
writer's of the DEMOCRAT, that they
are not worth notice, and that their
items are not worth the paper on
which they are written. ha-ha, the
same of the Beacon. You have not
written one sensible article since you
commenced to write. You have SLAM
dered and criticised us but we have hit
back and out generated you, and when
we asked you some plain questions,
you failed to answer them. IF we had
no more brains than you, we would go
and soak our heads. By-by smarty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Boyd and AicinitX.

By "WiI-o-the-wisp-"
Robert Boyle is on the sick list.
Geo. Wilson's children have the
measles.
a. II. Boyle is back in these parts
for time:
@. Bicknell is crowding the season;
he is binding now.
Will Varah and Chas. Hall went to
Great Bend Sunday.
L. w. johnson and wife were in
Hoisington Monday.
Elder McMillen visited at John
Towards last Saturday.
Fred Nottingham went to Great
Bend tor load of corn Monday.
Geo. Hurdy and Robert Boyle were
doing business in Boyd Thusrday
last.
Enos Schaffer has purchased a
binder, and will bind his wheat this
year.
D. Cope and family attended
quarterly meeting at Walnut Valley
Saturday.
Some of the Blood creek boys went
out to see the ditch last week, but as
the ditch men were laying off the boys
did not see the machine run.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Rev. Stewart hiss been all over
town selling sheet music and took the
pains to count the musical instru-
ments. He says there are Is pianos
and SO organs in Hoisington.
a meeting of citizens was held last
Wednesday evening to consider the
proposition of e. 7. Bradshaw and j.
B. Hines, of Russell, to build
Touring mill here. They agree to put
in 80 barrel Touring mill equipped
with the latest improved machinery
and an elevator with a cleaning capac
ity of 500 bushels per hour, and ask
that a loan of three thousand dollars
at per cent per annum be procured
for them. a committee consisting of
w. Whaley, Jos. Degen, d. j. Lewis,
d. o. Gray, C. w. Linder, s. B.
Amidon and DIR. Koch was appointed
to procure the loan or arrange in some
way for the location of the mill. The
people are united on the needs of a
mil here and as the gentlemen who
propose putting one in are, according
to all reports, reliable men no effort
should be spared to open the way for
them. Hoisington should doff her
swaddling clothes and secure enter
prises, and the first one should be 8
mill. Let there be harmonious and
united action.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

By 1.-THE Roustabouts."
Need rain, and need it badly.
Dan Keener was ON the sick list
last week.
Otis Evers was visitor at Heller
Saturday.
Will Smith, of Topeka, is working
for Lon Baldwin.
Dave Murphy has new set of har-
ness Now girls look out.
The "Chums" have a remarkably
good garden. Ask Sam
George Heller has been having
trouble with his pump the past week.
Henry Harper went to the Bend
Saturday, 'on business we suppose.
John Coss got his hand injured
while examining a threshing machine
Saturday.
Band meeting was as we'll attended
as usual Saturday night: Not a man
showed up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
OLMITZ AND VICINITY.

verheirathet erhalter. Den pr tam
you been 0. K.
Wheeler & Racy have purchased a
new header, They say Will Dee will
buy wheat in this town the coming
fall. That suits US youngsters as
Billy is o. K for a buyer
Although there were hundreds of
jack rabbits killed around here last
winter they are getting quite numer-
GUS again this year and are cutting
down worse than ever before.
Chas Speck went fishing the other
night, and though he didn't catch a
gol darned fish he caught one of
those things what's all tail and nothin'
else. Charley said it was a tadpole,
or something like that.
The wind on last Thursday blew
the roofs off of Bier's and Shreiber's
houses and also blew over several out
houses in Olmitz' Mia Curtis wind
mill was blown down and number
of hay stacks were badly scattered.
Joe goes to see Minnie five times a
week. The hast time he went he took
his fiddle along Next time we will
hear that Joe. has borrowed Jim Wig
tons long cared ass and Chas Speck's
flying machiue to take his duckey
boat riding. Oh! Joe!
We learn some farmers are offering
five dollars per day for man and
team to harvest. Well 60 it and il
! you can't get hands att that price
offer them the whole crop and The
land on which it grows. We can ge
hands at 81 so day so could thu
rest of the farmers if they will keel
cool and not get so frightened ove1
loosing their crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

SsS4N About EIe1zsE. .SSSs

SA1e
q Z 49,


Mr.. Bloom, of Pawnee Rock, has
put in his application for Dist. II
school
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowry, of near
Olmitz, called on Lon Bald wins one
day last week.
: The wind did not do any damage
in this vicinity last Thursday though
everybody went into their cellars.
Most all of the farmers of this vicin.
ity will commence harvest between
the first and middle of the week.
w. S. Langford has been assisting
Harry Mecklem ia his farm duties, as
Harry has been on the sick list.
Kafir corn and millet that was
sown previous to the last rain is need
ing rain badly as 1t is just coming up.
Will Martin and Ella Victim er
were out from Great Bend and spent
Sunday with Len Baldwin and fam
lily
A party of young folks of this vi
cinitv (and the new buggy were over
viewing the sights at the irrigation
ditch Sunday evening.
The Presiding Elder conducted
quarterly meeting services at the
Walnut Valley church last Sunday.
Quite a large crowd attended the
forenoon services.
Well, as harvest is commencing and
cooking for the harvest hands will be
the order of the day, we will quit
"rousting" and settle down to busi-
ness. With best wishes we now say
good-b bye and ''Vamose."
Now "Mr. Bezee Tucker' you need
not bother your bead as to how we
got mixed up in this as there is more
than one way to skin cat and get its
hide and tallow without choking it to
death. We advise you to be careful
how you comment on Shirts hair as il
is all .. K
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
UPPER BLOOD CREEK.
eSseN Mess9ssssssssss asnssss 9gness1

From BILLY the Kid. -
George Wigton is working for G..
Emery.
Walter Lindsay visited with George
Murdy Sunday.
The dance at Olmitz Saturday
night was fzzle.
Art Boyle returned from eastern
Kansas last Thursday.
The dance at Charley Emery's last
Friday night was success.
Albert Luce was doing business in
Olmitz one day last week.
j. j. Boyle was visiting with his
brother, Henry, last Friday.
Harry Wigton was doing business
in the county seat Saturday.
j. Hall. of Hoisington, visited
with MIR. Emery last Sunday
Miss Maggie Harper visited with
Nellie WIgton last Thursday.
John Lindsay was doing business
in Hoisington one day last week.
Miss Francis HejnY visited with
her sister near Otis Monday last.
Miss Annie Pizinger visited with
Miss Minnie Smith last Tuesday.
Some of the boys went coon hunt.
ing the other night, and got-Nit.
Mr.. Barrows was doing business in
the county seat one day last week.
Quite a crowd attended prayer
meeting at Mt Olivet Sunday night.
Miss Katie Aldrich and Annie
Hester were trading in Olmitz Mon
day.
Miss Jennie divers, of Hoisington,
spent Saturday with friends in Oh
mitz
Chas. Quinlin and J. Juttner were
doing business in Great Bend last
Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

from the Advocate.
Matt Dick has already sold nine
headers and two separators to be used
in saving and threshing our big '97
crop,
He that will not patronize cream
cry in these times of low price of but
ter, may find to his corrow shat he
has no creamery to patronize when
prices are high. Stand by the cream.
cries.
Chas johnson returned from Colo.
RADIO last week to look after his Kan
sas harvest. He is interested in the
gold fields there, but the surest way
to mine gold is through a Kansas
wheat farm.
A census,of ElIinWoo,i 1T this time
would show a population of about
two hundred more people than were
here on March 1. This additional
200 are harvest hands, however, and
will pull out again in about six weeks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

From the Dispatch.
L. F. johnson will buy wheat at
Olmitz this fall for r. Weir.
Mrs. Hall is here from Kansas City
on visit to her sons, j. A. and w i.
H, Hall.
S. S. Shattuck is having ID. Mea-
chem of Great Bend train one of his
trotting horses.
The Mo. Pacific is making arrange
ments for plenty of cars with which
to handle the big wheat crop.
Conductor Parker and wife have
returned from their eastern trip.
Georges mother is improved in
health.
Mrs. Kittie Wilkinson is not so well
this week, 1t has been one year
June 16-since she was strong enough
to walk.
Frank Enley has returned from
Lawrence where he has been attend
ing the pharmacy department of the
state university.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

ABOUT

Using Fourth of July celebration.
Clafiin has decided not to have one
and be little odd. you know. An
after harvest picnic in the grove is
about the proper caper.
Rev: G. NJ. Wickham and family
arrived here from Ottawa Saturday
eTening and will visit week or so.
They will go to Minnesota soon as
IeVangelists for the Christian church.
Claflin is not on a rampant boom
but business is increasing and new
enterprises are springing up every few
days. The latest is q lunch room
and cool drinks by Joe WEIGH & j.
D. Little, and restaurant by T. B.
Keenan, of Great Bend,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Froka "Duke of Guise.''
Harvest is here.
Harvest hands are coming in in
swarms.
John Rhodes and son Will were in
PsWnee Rock Saturday.
Miss Ruth Porter was visiting at
j. A. Compton's Thursday.
j. A. Compton and A. j. Bird
were in Great Bend Saturday:
We understand that J. A. Comp
ton will commence harvesting Tues
day.
| MFR. McCagery and MlIlard Bird
brought out their header last Mon
day.
Miss Julia Compton and Aims
Craig were visiting Becka McCafery
last Tuesday.
Mr.. Baldwin left last Friday
morning Tor the east. We are sorry
to see him leave.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
NJ. E. KEYNES, AGENT.
Office with T. P. Nichols. hawpea Rock.
Grandpa Williams is very sick.

Grandpa Williams is very sick.
j., Lindas returned from Topeka
Sunday.
DIR. h. A. Lille is here from Bur :
bon county.
Mrs. Peter B.. Unruh was quite
sick last week,
7. : Nichols kaa arranged lunch
counter in his store.
The school board talk of electing
three teachers this fall.
A. J. Hoisington, of Great Bend,
was in town Thursday.
James Riggs il getting IL his stock
of goods for bis RESTAURANT.
Some much needed work was done
on north main street last week.
T. P. Nichols has a bran new deliv-
cry wagon for his ice business.
Miss Dora McDougal visited in
Great Bend Friday and satpgday-
DR.. snd MRS. Hartie eaterta ined a
] few friends at cards Wednesday
evening.
A number of farmers began heading
wheat around here Tuesday and
Wednesday
Hex. Booze and several other aen
came : up from the Strip Thursday
for harvest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

By "Searcher.''
Harvest is here:
Hotter than need be-.
Heaps of corn is needing cultiva
ton.
Lue Mantz came in from Topeka
Friday.
The rains are slow in. getting
around
E. r. Moses passed through mere
last week
The grass hoppers are getting
ready for the corn.
Jas. Harper was Smelling corn for
Chas. Emery last week.
Chas. Reimer came home from
Lyons county last week,
John Nichols quit the Heller
creamery and is home again.
Geo. Wigton has been working for
G. Dmery the past few days.
The Jettner and Qpinlan brothers
were doing business in Great Bend
last week.
Maggie Harper was visiting with
Nellie .Wigton one day last week.
John Jetther says he is getting
tired of hatching. Hans ihr sollte
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

From the Banner
Harvest bands are almost as thick
IS. the wheat itself.
Another car of eggs and butter was
shipped from here Tuesday,
W. B. Piekerill is having his gran
aries moved near the tracks and will
fit them up for coal bins New gran.
africa will take the place of the old
ones
Nearly all the exchanges are adver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

August Hennlng, of Ellinwood, was
a county seat visitor Monday. Mr..
Henning says the harvest is in full
blast in the vicinity of ElIinwood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

A census of this county at present
would show an increase in our popula-
ton of about fifteen hundred. mostly
transient harvest hands however,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

The Democratic judicial committee,
which met at Eliinwood last Saturday
adjourned without calling conven-
ton, action being deferred until after
harvest, at least.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

In. Woodward is the first person to
subscribe for water form th the Koen
ditch, lie having made arrangements
to have the water turned in or his
sarn, west of town. this week. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Geo. Meachem spent Sunday in the
eastern part of the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

o. A. Martin and wife spent last
Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. Geo
Parker, at Hoisington> Mr.. and. Mrs
Parker returned from their trip
through Iowa and Missouri last Friday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

G. G.. Morrison made a business trip
to Hutchinson Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Travelling Auditor McQuade of the
Santa Fe spent Sunday in the city
checking up the Santa Fe books at
this mint
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

The Santa Fe will put on fast mail
train July I. fFon kansas City to
Newton This train viii leave Kansas
. City at 3 a. M and arrive in Newton
st Z, thus delivering the K. G. morning
papers in Kansas almost before sun.
rise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Admission 10, 20 and 80 C to see the
XitaScope. June % and %.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

One lady free with every paid SOC
ticket Monday night: June %, to see
EdiSon'S NEitaSc0ea
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

w. l.. Rose, the Santa Fe fireman
has moved his family to Newton, Kan
sas, as he has been transferred from
the branch to the main line
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

l., SEort, of Hoisington, was trans
acting business in this city Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Mrs. Grant Alden, of Burdette, is
vi sitting Mrs. A. West.
Shelly Winget returned Tuesday
from his New York visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

From the Leader.
Prof. Lockhart will assume his
duties as post master Thursday, July
l. He has appointed the writer as
his deputy, and the Leader after that
date Will be in the back end of the
post Office.
The commencement exercises of
the ElliBwood normal will be held at
Mangelsdorfs hall Friday evening,
June %. The program will appear
next week.
John Wolfe has just received two
pretty little antelope, which will be
turned loose in his park as soon as
they are able to rustic for themselves.
A bouncing 12.pound boy was bon
to Mr.. and Mrs. James Armstrong
Monday evening All, there! grand
papa John.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
C.. j. KREISEL, AGENT.

Ounce at the Postofice. Leave orders for Print
ing, Advertising. or. Subscriptions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

/ ELLINTN w ooD.

1t is reported to the Advocate by
disinterested party that Bernard
Wurm, of northeast of town, will
have the biggest yield of wheat of
any one in this end Of the county.
They say that his wheat will easily go
40 bushels per acre and that he has
enough acres to make 5000 bushels.
If sold at 80 cents bushel will bring
$4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

Chas. Waite, travelling for tn Gillie
Header and Iron Co., was in town
Monday. Mr., Waite reports business
booming in central Kansas and most of
the merchants expecting heavy fall
trade