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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11
Remarkable Optical Fact.

A very curious fact is the impossi-
bility of moving your eye while examin-
ing the reflection of that organ in a
mirror. It is really the most movable
part of the face; yet, if you hold your
head fixed and try to move your eye
while watching it you cannot do it
even the 1,00Oth of an inch. Of course,
If you look at the reflection Of the nose,
OR any other part of your face, your eye
must move to see it. But the strange
thing is that the moment you endeavor
to perceive the motion the eye is fixed.
This is one OF the reasons why per
sons expression as seen by himself In
glass is quite different from what it Is
when seen by others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11
LOVERS LANE.

Eyes OF blue-the glance that thrills.
Whisperings of the old, old tale,
Moonlight silv'ring distant hills
With its dreamy, hlr-iy vail;
Down the path our slow feet trend,
Our shadows with the naples blend
In our hearts the same refrain,
AS we roam through lovers lane.
Lovers lane is lined with trees,
Stately NAPLES, elm and oak,
And the network of tEeir leaves
Ger the pathway spreads a cloak:
But now and then truant ray
OF saucy moonlight finds it's way
into the bower of Cupid's gain,
And sees strange things in lovers lane.
In quaint old town maid knew,
An artless, fair-haired maid was she;
By those coral lips and those eyes of blue,
Sweet was the spell she cast DER me;
In the dreamy nights Of summer weather
Roamed we through the lane together,
Hearts throbbing fondly the old refrain,
To the songs of the thrushes in lovers
lane.
Sweet those days of the long ago,
When we strayed through the leafy
aisle,
Our hearts as light as the wanton flow
OF the music of birds-without guile,
Twas long ago; but the eyes of blue,
And the Silken hair. soft as the dew.
Are as sweet to-day a when we twain
Roamed together in lovers lane.
john N. Hilliard. in Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11

more haste less speed, you know. No.
At daybreak tomorrow we will start -
They nodded assent.
1t was a great thing we meditated.
No less than to go to Parasitic un-
known city so far beyond the hills
and seek out NJ. de Pavannes, and warn
him. It would be race between the
vidame and ourselves; a race for the
life of Kits sutton. Could we reach
Iaris first. or even within "a hours of
Hezers' arrival, we should in all proba-
bility be in time, and be able to put
Pavannes on his guard. It had been
the first thought of all of US, to take
such men as we could get together and
fall upon Beers wherever we found
him. making it our simple object to
kill him. But the lackeys NJ. lie Vicomte
lad left with us. the times being peace
full and the neighbors friendly, were
poor-spirited fellows. Beers hand
full, on the contrary, were reckless
Swiss riders-like master, like men.
We decided that it would be wiser sim
ply to warn Pavannes, and then stand
by him il necessary
We might have dispatched messen-
ger. But our servants-Gi1 excepted,
and he was too old to bear the journey
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11
: CHAPTER III.
THE ROAD TO PARIS


The sun had not yet risen above the
hills when we three, with single serv-
ant behind us, drew rein at the end of
the valley, and easing our horses on the
ascent turned in the saddle to take
last look at Caylus-at the huddled
gray town, and the towers above it.
A little thoughtful we all were, I think.
The times were rough and our errand
was serious. But youth and early morn
ing are fine dispellers of care; and once
on the uplands, we trotted gayly for
ward, now passing through wide glades
n the sparse oak forest, where the trees
all leaned one way, now over bare, wind
swept downs; or once and again de-
scending into a chalky bottom, where
the stream dubbed through deep beds
of fern, and a lonely farmhouse nes-
tied amid orchards.
Four hours riding, and we saw be-
low US Cahors. filling the bend OF the
river. We cantered over the Vallandre
bridge, which there crosses the Lot,
and so to ny uncle's house of call in
the square. Here we ordered break
fast, And announced with pride that
we were going to Paris.
Our host raised his hands. t'Now
there!" he exclaimed, regret in Ills
voice. "And if you had arrived yester-
day you could have Travelled up with
Vidame de Beers! And you a small
party-saving your lordships' presence
and the roads but so-so!"
''But the vidame was riding with
only half dozen attendants also!" 1
answered, Ticking my boot in care
less way.
The landlord shook his head. 'tAh,
NJ. lie Vidame knows the world" he
answered, shrewdly. HE is not to be
taken off his guard, not he! One of
his men whispered me that 20 stanch
fellows would join him at Chateauroux.
They say the wars are over. but"
and the good man, struggling his shout
ders, cast an expressive glance at some
fine fiitches of bacon which were hang
ing in his chimney. However, your
1ordships know better than I do" he
added. briskly. Il am a poor man.
only wish to live at peace with my
neighbors, whether they go to mass or
sermon"
This was sentiment so common in
those days and SO heartily echoed by
most men of substance both in town
and country that we did not stay to
assent to it; but having received from
the worthy fellow token which would
insure our obtaining fresh cattle at
Limoges, we took to the road again.
refreshed in body, and with some food
for thought.
Five-and-twenty attendants were
more than even such man as Beers,
who had many enemies, travelled with
in those days; unless accompanied by
ladies. That the vidame had provided
such a reinforcement seemed to point
to wider scheme than the one with
which we had credited him. But we
could not guess what his plans were:
since he must have ordered his people
before he heard of GATHERINGS engage
ment. Either his jealousy therefore
had put him on the alert earlier, or
his threatened attack on Pavannes
was only part Of larger plot. In
either case our errand seemed more
urgent, but scarcely more hopeful.
The varied sights and sounds how
ever of the road-many of them new
to us-kept us from dwelling over
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11

ard!" Croisette cried. He was the
first to read the meaning of the thing
| And his eyes were full of tears-tears
| of rage.
For me, I was angry exceedingly
Ny veins seemed full of fire, as com
| pretended the mean cruelty which
could thus torture girl.
'sWho delivered this ?' I Numbered.
ssWho gave it to mademoise1le? How
| did it reach her hands? Speak, some
| onei"
A maid, whimpering in the back
ground, said that Francis had given it
to her to hand to mademoiselle.
I ground my teeth together, while
Marie, unbidden, left the room to seek
Francis-and a stirrup leather. The
vidame had brought the note in his
pocket, no doubt, rightly expecting
that he would not get an audience of
my cousin. Returning to the gate
alone he had seen his opportunity, and
given the note to Francis, probably
with small fee to secure its transmits
sion.
Croisette and looked at one another,
experimenting all this. 'He will sleep
at Cahors tonight" I said, sullenly.
The lad shook his head and answered
in low voice: ST am afraid not. His
horses are fresh. I think he Will push
on. He always travels quickly. And
now you know"
nodded, understanding only too
well.
Catherine had flung herself into
chair. Her arms lay nerveless on the
table. Her face was hidden in them.
But now, overhearing us, or stung by
some fresh thought, she sprang to her
feet in anguish. Her face twitched,
her form seemed to stiffen as she drew
herself up like one in physical pain.
ooh. I cannot bear it," she cried to us
in dreadful tones. ''Oh, will no one
do anything? 1 will go to him! will
tell him will give him up! will do
whatever he wishes if he will only spare
him!''
Croisette went from the room cry
ing. 1t was dreadful sight for US
this girl in agony. And it was impos-
sible to reassure her! Not one of us
doubted the horrible meaning of the
note, its covert threat. Civil wars and
religious hatred, and I fancy Italian
modes of thought, had for the time
our countryInen to beasts.
Far more dreadful things were done
then than this which Beers threatened
even if he meant it literally-far more
dreadful things were suffered. But in
the fendish ingenuity of his vengeance
on her, the helpless, loving woman, l
thought Raoul de Beers stood alone.
Alas! it fares i'll with the butterfly
when the cat has struck it down. III
indeed.
Nine. Clause rose and put her arms
round the girl, dismissing me by a ges-
ture. went out, passing through two
or three scared servants, and made at
once for the terrace. felt as if could
only breathe there. I found Marie and
ST. Croix together, silent, the marks of
tears on their faces. Our eyes met, and
they told one tale.
We all spoke at the same time.
''When?" we said. But the others
looked to me for an answer.
1 was somewhat sobered by that, and
paused to consider before 1 replied.
GA daybreak tomorrow [ decided, |
presently. ct is an hour after noon
already. We want money, and the
horses are out. It will take an hour 10
bring them in. After that we might |
still reach Cahors tonight, perhaps; but
-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-11

H-An communications for this pa per should
be accompanied by the name of the author, not
necessarily for publication but as an evidence
OF good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only On orr side OF the paper. Be particularly
careful al giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-12
Delinquent Taxes for The Year 1895.

Pursuant to Section III, of Chapter CNXIX Of tho
Session Laws OF 1906 and the authority by
said section, the undersigned, Jno D. Spencer Colec
tor of Salt Lake County hereby give public notice. that
the following named persons delinquent in tho pay
ment of State, S ate School, County, County School
Special School, City and City School for tho
1896 to the amounts set opposite their respective nam
the property indicated; reference being hereby mado
to the duplicate assessment rolls OF said county, now In
my lawful custody, for the emized amounts which go
to make the whole amount of delinquent taxes herein
after set forth aud the Same is hereby made part OF
this notice. Unless said amounts, together with tho
costs accrued, sooner paid by denquou taxpayers
shall sell the property hereinafter described Of any
such denquents to tho highest responsible bidder tor
cash. in the manner prescribed by law. Said sale Will
begin Wednesday, February 3rd, 1897, at
IL O'Clock m ut the south front door OF the County
Court House (Joint City and County Buildug), Salt
Lake City, Utah, and will continue from day 10 day
until tho property OF SAID delinquents is exhausted,
o tho taxes and costs paid
JOHN d. SPENCER
County Collector, salt Lake County, Utah.
Dated Salt Lake CITY. u ah. January D 1907
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26
The POrters And the Public.

y porter in the service of the Pull
man Palace Car company writes to the
Sun letter which throws a curious
light upon the methods of that corpor-
alton in dealing with its employees.
The porter asserts that the wages of
men following his occupation are but
$50 month, and that from that sum
besides supporting their families, they
must buy two uniforms Il year. make
good any shortage 10 food or supplies
furnished the cars, besides paying for
the accident insurance which any in
telligent man in their position would
naturally carry. Strangely enough
the complaint of the porters is not
against the amount of their wages
though 61b cents day is scarcely fair
pay for men who work nearly eighteen
hours day. Mr.. Pull man has so thor
oughly educated them in the belief
that the travelling public, after paying
him for bed, must pay the man who
makes itup, that the complaint of the
porters is directed wholly against a
regulation which may cut off their
tips.
Nor are the porter5 alone in regard
log the travellers as their paymasters
while the Pullman colcern is their
employer. The Suu, on receiving the
letter of complaint, promptly inter
viewed the assistant superintendent OF
the eastern division of the p. P. c.
the title really compels abbreviation
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26
Third Rail system for the "L."

After more than two years of search
for the most practicable and econo-
mical motive power, the Manhattan
Railway company has finally decided
TO adopt electricity, and the system to
be used is what is known as the third
rail" The astonishing success of the
experiment on the New York and New
England railroad between Hartford
and Berlin on May l, which President
Clark, OF the New Haven road, pre-
dicted would result in revolutionizing
travel on every railroad in the country,
determined the system to be intro
duced on the elevated roads in New
York city, and at an early date the
various electric companies will be in
vited to submit bids for equipping the
entire system with the third rail. 1t
is estimated that the change will re-
quire an outlay of 100000. The
saving that will accrue to the Man
haitian company from the change to
the third rail system of electricity is
variously estimated from S75O,0OO to
$1,000, 900 year.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26
PASSING OF THE BRAKEMAN.
The Automatic Devices Are Driving
Him Out Of Business.

Science has decreed that the railroad
brakeman shall go and that mechani-
cal contrivances shall take his place on
the cars. A few years ago there were
| considerably over million brakemen
| employed on our railway lines, but TO-
| day the number has been reduced to
less than one-half, and it is only a
question of time before the last of
these old-time employees will entirely
disappear from all of our railroad syS-
TENS. This important charge was
brought about by the inventOn of aut-
omatic brakes, which performed the
service much quicker and better than
the brakeman could ever hope to do.
At first a steam brake was invented
and adopted by several of the railroads
but it was not successful enough to
proclaim the doom Of the hand brakes.
Gradually, however, inventors improv
ed upon the continuance until the mod
ern automatic brakes were perfected.
BY means of the present invention the
engineer can stop heavy train OF cars
in half the time that dozen brake
men, using the old hand brakes, would
require Tor the work.
The passing of the brakeman is not
entirely due to the orders of the rail-
road officials, but as much to the laws
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion, which make it mandatory for
every railroad lire to equip it's cars
with automatic and continuous brakes
and couplers, and their locomotives
with driving wheel brakes. Before
the automatic brakes and coup.ers
were introduced on the railroads the
death rate among passengers and en-
ployes was much higher than today,
and it is largely due to this improve
ment that the mortality has been
steadily reduced. With but few ex-
captions all of the $4,000 passenger
cars and the 5000 mail and baggage
cars are equipped with the automatic |
brakes and couplers, and about one
half the 100000 freight cars. The |
latter have been slower to comply with |
the law than the former, as there |
is less human life involved in accidents
with them, but all the new freight ,
cars have to be constructed with the
new brakes and couplers. The old
time couplers, where the brakeman
had to stand between the two cars that
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

needed flesh, no matter how you've
lost it take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medic
al Discovery. 1t works wonders. BY
restoring the normal action of the de-
ranged organs and functions, it builds
the flesh up to Il safe and healthy stand
ard-promptly, pleasantly and natural
ly. The weak, emaciated, thin, pale
and plny are made strong, plump,
round and rosy. Nothing so effective
as strength restorer and flesh maker
is known to ~ edicll science; this puts
on healthy flesh not the fat of cod liver
oil. 1t rouses every organ of the body
to activity, purities, enriches and Vita
lies the blood so that the body feels
refreshed and strengthened. If you
are too thin, tOO weak, too nervous, it
may be that the food assimilation is at
fault. y certain amount of bile is
necessary for the reception of the fat
foods in the blood. Too often the liver
holds back this element which would
help digestion. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery stimulates, tones
up and invigorates the liver, nOurishes
the blood, and the muscles, stomach
and nerves get the rich blood they re-
Quire.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

The Atchison company are expert
menting with the Rush ford heater or
several engines, the object being to dc
away with the washing out OF boilers
oftener than once month.
eff experiment s now being made by
| the Santa F'e show successful results.
and the present indications are eX-
| tremely favora BILE. passenger trains
operated by that company will soon be
equipped with a complete system of
cleo ric lights,'' is stated in the Albu-
querque Citizen.
j. q. Hurley, division superintendent
for the La Junta Albuquerq PasO
division of the Santa F'e railway, with
the stenographer, Kirby Etter, is now
down south among the washout near
SocorrO and San Antonio. Mr.. Hurley
has just returned from Topeka, where
he was assisting in the formulation of
the summer time card.-Albuquerque
Citizen.
The Santa Fee company will undoubt-
edly extend its road into San Francis
CO. The Chronicle says: The assumption
that the Santa Fe railway will run its
California line over TETON pass to
junction with the valley road and
thus reach San Francisco is based on
something more than the appearance
in the pass of a corps of railway sur
veyors and engineers. These signs of
material activity may be called corro-
borative. The case really rests upon
the fact that no great transcOntinental
system of railroads would let matter
of seventy-tive miles of fair gradients
stand between it and its natural ter
minus.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

and in day coaches will be furnished,
so that there will be no crowding or
discOmforts.
If it develops that the business will
warrant our making the arrangements,
solid special train will be started out
from Houston, running through to
Nashville without change.
The sponsor for the state with her
maids of honor will use the Southern
Pacific route, leaving Houston on the
evening of June Goth, and will arrive
at Nashville at 6:4o a. m. on morning
OF I'D. Yours truly,
L. J. PARKS,
A. G. Z. & T. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26
CAPITAL Going to New Mexico.

A Trenton, N. j., dispatch says:
Articles of Incorporation of the New
Mexico Railway & Coal company were
filed with the secretary of state yester-
day.
The company, according to the arti-
cles, is formed to construct, equip.
maintain and operate railroads and
telegraph and telephone lines, and is
capitalized at 81, O00,0
One million is preferred stock, with
a nou-cumulative dividend of per
cent annually, and the remaining
SO. 600, 900 is common stock.
The incorporates are John Davis
and John Kelly. of New York, and Ed
ward Now bray, of Brooklyn.
This is supposed to be the White
Oaks corporation mentioned in the
HERALD last Saturday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

The ticket Will be on sale June 18th,
10th and 2lst, and will be good for re-
turn within ten days from date of sale.
And additional limit of ten days for
return, making twenty days ip all, will
be afforded by the purchaser of the
ticket depositing it with the agent in
\ ashville of the L. 81 N. r. r which
agent will give a receipt, which is to
be surrendered by the passenger with
in the required limit for the ticket to
be returned with the necessary extern
sion made on it.
The Southern Pacific route affords
the unusual advantage of two trains
daily, making connection with the
l.. & n. r. X. at New Orleans directly,
without the necessity OF bus transfer,
the L. q N. train passing through the
Southern Pacific depot grounds, and
having representatives, ticket and pas
senger, on hand to serve the wants and
necessities of passengers.
Ample accommodations in sleepers
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and Kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood
Electric .Bitters improves the ap-
petite, aids Digestion, ard is pronounc-
ed by those who have tried it as the
very best blood purifier and nerve
tonic Try it. Sold for SOC or ST 90
per bottle ut W. A. Irwin u Co.'S drug
store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10Th, 1897
Col w. ID Cleveland, Q. M. G., L. @.
V, Division of Texas, Houston, Tex.
Dear S.r:-In promulgating advice J
to the confederate veteran camps
throughout the state concerning the
rates aad arrangements made for
handling those who viii attend the
Reunion at Nashville in June, we beg
that you will embody in your advices
the following information concerning
our line:
The price of tickets from any main
line point in Texas between Houston
and Dallas and Fit. Worth, or along
the line of the Ii. & I. G.. r. r., NJ. X.
& T. Ry. or between Rosenberg, FIT.
Worth and Dallas, on the line of the
G. c.. & 5. f. R'y, will be $3.50.
The rates from points on our line
give in detail as follows:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

This potentate says: You may de-
pend upon it if any order of this com
panv makes it possible for its en-
ployes to live decently, that order will
te rescinded." Apparently this APP
plies only to the order which has re-
suited in the curtailing of tips. May
we depend upon it that the order which
fixes SO month as the wages of
Pullman porter shall be rescinded, or
is it that the conscience of the Pull
man corporation is only to be m owed
at the expense Of the travelling pub
lie? asks the New Journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26

were to be joined together, were con-
slant menace to the life of the en-
ployes, and the death rate among them
was high from this cause alone. In
1895 the number of the employees of the
American railroads killed amounted
to ., 700, and the injured to $4,000, a
fair percentage of which met their
death while coupling cars. Ia 1896
the death rate was brought down to
l, S23, and the number of injured to
%, 422, while the present year will
probably show even Il larger de-
crease.
While this decrease is partly the re-
suit of greater efficiency among the
railroad employees and to the use of
perfect signalling systems, the auto
matte brake is most directly response
BILE for the gratifying results. A train
of cars equipped with the autom tic
brakes rarely comes into collision
with other trains or obstacles on the
track. The watchful engineer can see
far enough ahead to bring his train to
standstill before cOlliding with any
thing that may be accidentally placed
on the track. In rounding sharp
curves the modern systems of signals
reduce danger of collision to a mini
mum, and on a straight track every
thing depends upon the alertness and
promptness of the engineer.
This is practically the greatest safe
guard ever invented for railroad use,
and to it we are indebted for many
blessings. 1t is driving the brakeman
out of existence, but, at the same time,
it is saving the lives of thousands of
passengers and railroad employees
every year. 1t is one of those inven-
tions which give such adequate com
pensation for superseling hand labor
that no one regrets its general a1op-
tion-not even the railroad employ es
whose work it is rapidly taking from
item. Times.