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

A meeting of the the Democratic
central committee will be held in
Great Bend Saturday, September %,
1897, at 1:30 p. M, for the purpose
of considering matters pertaining to
the fall campaign. 1t is hoped that
all committeeman will be present.
WILL E. STOKE, Chm.
L. G.. BREEDEN, Sec'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Fathered the Science of Anatomy.

Hippocrates is looked upon by
anatomists as the father of the
science He died in 81 B. @. The
modern science began in Italy in the
thirteenth century. The first ana
tomical plates, designed to show the
size and relative position of the
bodily organs, were prepared and
colored by Titan. All the great
pain tiers and sculptors, have been
careful students of anatomy. Michael
Angelo, Raphael and Leonardo da
Vinci were noted for their anatomi-
cal researches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
FISH THAT ARE DEADLY.
Several SIP cies of tn, West indi,s
. ing rous to Life.

S-WO- al SR SiCS Vi ut% srSS<
Ding >rous to Life.
Poisonous fish are found in large
numbers and in many places, but
more especially in the tropics. They
are quite common in the Brazilian
and West Indian waters, and also in
the East Indian and Australian
waters. Three kinds of fish belong
ing to the mackerel family are
poisonous. One is called the jurel,
and is found in the West Indies in
large numbers. It can be distin-
guiShed from the common mackerel,
which also abounds in the same
waters, by certain peculiarities Of
marks. Thus, the jurel has not
black spot on the gill covers; it has
two scales on the neck, while the
harmless kind has black spot and
no scales on the neck. The poison
Gus kind grow large, and often
weigh as much as 20 pounds, but
the others seldom run over two
pounds. Mackerel weighing over
two pounds are not allowed to be
sold in the Havana markets.
The chicora is another kind of
poisonous mackerel. It is also found
in the West Indies, but the natives
of those islands do not regard it as
dangerous. The meat of the chicora
is not fit or safe to eat at certain
times of the year, especially during
the spawning season. Then it be-
comes highly poisonous, and the
,oooDin 0f 1o lal0
use pieces of the fish which have
been caught to poison rats. The
bonito is kind of mackerel that is
most dangerous at certain times of
the year. Usually it is a very
pleasant and palatable bit of food,
but every once in awhile people are
taken with collie after eating the
bonito. So it is best to leave it
alone. Two kinds of herring are
known to be poisonous. The me-
letta, Or tropical herring, is found
all along the Atlantic coast as far
north as New York. Within recent
years there have been several cases
in which people have died after eat
ing this fish.
Inc spawning season seems TO De
the time when the herring and other
tropical fish should be let seriously
alone. The part which is considered
most dangerous is the roe. The
meletta, which is found in East In
dian and Australian waters, is al
ways poisonous, and is the most
dangerous, because it is not easily
dis tinguished from another kind of
herring, which is comparatively
harmless. The poisonous kind has
a black spot on the dorsal fin, while
the other has not these marks. The
poisonous meletta resembles a her
ring, being five or six inches long,
with silvery scales and blush
green back Some fish are poison
Gus in certain localities and harm
less in other places; some are
poisonous at certain seasons of the
year, and at other times wholesome.
And, finally, as a note of warning,
we may say that visitors to the
tropical countries should take no
risk in eating fish which are not
known to be safe. as well as pal
atable Medical Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

GA PARENT" writing under the
heading care Boys Better than Girls?'
expresses some sentiments that we
cannot endorse. The ma jority of the
voters of Great Bend have expressed
themselves as satisfied with the sys'
tenn of assessing fines against the
saloons, as by so doing the number of
drinking places are decreased, they
are conducted in more orderly man,
ner, and are more easily under the
control of the officers under the license
system than they we're for years when
futile and very expensive effort was
made to close them up. And what
the majority of the voters want is
what they should have-that is demo
cratic; that is a government by the
people, for the people. We believe
that if the republican party of Kansas
had permitted a resubmission of the
prohibition law TO vote of the peo-
pie, when it has been so often de-
manded, the vexed question could
have been settled long ago, and we
would not have the local politicians
using the law and its enforcement for
personal advancement, as it now is
used.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
G.. A. II. Attention.

For the Reunion at Leayenworth
the Santa Fe route sells round trip
tickets for only one fare, on sale Oct.
9th to 10th, final limit Oct. 18th.
Remember that the Santa Fe train
leaves Great Bend, at 9:O7 a. m.
giving plenty of time for breakfast
before starting, and you arrive at
Leavenworth few minutes after six
in time for supper being, the quickest
train to LeavenWorth by several
hours.
w. TORREY, Agt A. T. s. S. Fry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

binations the produces sd Industries
of the county,, Truer words never
were spoken, and that this is a fact is
the secret of the undying determina~
ton of the true patriots Of the land to
overthrow, by the ballot, the party
which is fostering and encouraging
trusts and combines
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Advertised Letters.

Following is list of letters remaining uncailed
for in the postofice at Great Bend for the week
ending September %, 1897:
Harter, Geo. Harshy. Henry.
Miller, Mrs. Mary. Moffitt, II. M.
Mccall, Stewart, 2. Pa, ker, Thos
Prentis, g. e. Ratzloff, B.
Tanner, Frank. Sears, L. H.
Snyder, II. Unruh, II. & P. B.
Velten, Ed. 2. Waggoner, Winfd 2.
WEIGH, Jim. Wilson, Ed. II.
Ward, Cyrus.
Persons calling for any of the above letters will
please say advertised" WILL E. STOKE P II .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Air Ship at Wichita,

Every day at 10 O'Clock during the
Wichita State Fair the Wonderful
Airship will make a fight. This alone
is worth the cost of going to the Fair.
Besides this, Gilbert's Dog and Pony
show, with the main features of the old
one Ring Circus, goes on continually.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

GA FARMER who sold ton of hay
in Hutchinson the other day for 81 80
is hunting Billy Morgan with whiffle.
tree. Billy has been telling the farm.
ers out there what great thing the
republican congress did in putting a
tariff of 81 ton on hay-"-Kansas
CITY Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

JUDGE G. q. FOSTER, of the United
States circuit court, in rendering de.
cision Monday against the Kansas
CITY Live Stock Exchange, says,
among other things: "The crying
complaint of today, and the great
menace to the welfare of the people,
is the tendency of wealth to monopo-
lixe and con troll by trusts and com
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

OLD STEVE ELKINs admits the
authorship of the discriminating clause
which was Struggled into the Dingley
tariff bill, and says he is ''not ashamed
of it" OF course~he is net ashamed
of it. Old Steve Elkins is capable OF
any underhand work his party may
desire done to rob the people and
build up the trusts. Now that the
republican congress knows who is
responsible what are they going to do
about ii?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

ACCORDING to all republican pre-
dictions last summer and fail, when
the republican papers of Kansas
were getting their inspiration IN
the shape of stereotyped plate matter
from the New York combination of
''sound money" C) goldites; accord
ing to all predictions of those s'wise
men of the east" as expressed through
the parry mouthpieces here, Kansas
ought now to be ruined community.
They said. you remember, that ''if
Kansas went for silver the state would
be ruined; capital would pull out; no
money could be borrowed, mortgages
would be foreclosed," etc. How
about it? Kansas went overwhelm-
lngly anti.repubiican. How about
ruin and disgrace ?" Are you, my
republican friend, ashamed of Kansas
and her present standing before the
world If so. for heavens sake pull
out, get your politically decomposing
carcass off this part of the earth and
into the fastness of some African
forest or Indian jungle, where fit comj
partnership can be found with; the
chattering monkeys or the snorting
Important. Kansas is place for
intelligent, progressive mortals. Get
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

On Tuesday Mrs. John Nichols, one
and half miles south of Olmitz, died
of dropsy and organic heart trouble.
She leaves family of small children.
Deceased was a woman about 4S years
old, and well known and respected in
her community. The funeral occurred
Wednesday afternoon. the remains
being inferred in the Great Bend GEM
etery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Just while you think about it send
US bundle of your laundry work and
be convinced that our work is as good
as the best. Our prices are for shirts
any kind 10c; cuffs per pair &c; collars
Sc; ladies shirt waists 15c or two for
25cI At River Side Steam Laundry.
PRTTCHARD s. Sons, Props
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Marriage licenses were issued on
the 18th to John B. Frederick, of
Claf1in, aged %. and Miss Josie Phil
lips of Wilson, aged %; and on the goth
to Fred II. Mellies aged 27. and Miss
Selma Schroeder aged 81, both of ELM
wood
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Attention Threshsrs.

We have full and complete stock OF
ubricating oils at bedrock prices. See
us before you buy.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

thee behind me, Satan and SO far
behind that the clanking of your
cloven hoof can not be heard upon
autumn breeze.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

a gentle an from the east is here
of the Beacon. 1t will contain a history
of the county and a write'up of many
of the business men of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

The printers in the DEMOCRAT Office
were treated to basket Of fine grapes
by Ed. Winterburg. Wednesday, Ed.
had just closed out car load, and will
have another car, of New York grapes
here in a day or two,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

All the local news of the county
appears first in the DEMOCRAT on
Thursday, and is copied later in the
week by our republican brothers. It's
a snap for them, but the average cit.
izen Is learning that by getting the
DEMOCRAT he gets the news more
complete and accurate and two Or
three days ahead of the Register and
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Persons in attendance at the Catho-
lie church fair at Olmitz last Monday
and Tuesday report very enjoyable
time, and a neat sum raised for the
church organization. There would
have been more in attendance had not
so many men been busy at fall seeding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

-Edgehill, where great battle
was fought between Charles I. and
the parliamentary army, is in War
wickshire, II miles southeast of the
town of Warwick On the side of
the hill is cut the colossal figure of a
horse whence a valley below~has
been named the Vale of Red Horse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Bills are up announcing sale at
auction of the personal belongings.
consisting of buggy, single and double
b arnass, and household goods of all
kinds, at the home of James W. Clarke,
on west Forest avenue, this city, Sat-
urday the 25th. Be there early and
secure some bargains, as everything
must 90.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

Several of our country correspondents
have promised to materialize again,
now that the crush" is pretty we'll
over. Our columns are always open
to good readable news items.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

The next meeting of the county
teachers association will be held in
Great Bend, October 18th and 10th.
The program will be published in the
DEMOCRAT next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

I'm Holland the average product
for cows is 80 pounds OF butter and
$50 pounds Of cheese per annun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

j. w. Mexican has another car load
of furniture on the way, which will be
here this week. Call and see the nice
things he has selected for you to pick
from.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Democratic Judicial Ticket.

For Judge of Goth District,
c. F. FOLEY.
OF Rice Comfy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Money to Loan.

Money to Loan.
We are again prepared to make loans
on good farm property. Call and see
US.
GUNNELL s. MOSES.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For County Treasurer,
HENRY SCHWIER, Democrat,
OfBuffalo Township.
For Sheriff,
D. G. LUSE, Democrat,
OF Great Bend.
For County Clerk.
E. c. DAVIS, Populist,
OF Washburn Precinct.
For Register of Deeds,
ELMER S. BRODIE. Populist,
OF Beaver Tow nship.
For oroner,
DIR. p. j. BARTLE, Silver Republican,
OF Pawnee Rock.
For Commissioner, End Dist,
EDWIN TYLER, Silver Republican,
OF Great Bend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
A NOTICE
From the Master 5 ieam Filters of
New York City ' hich May Re-
suit in a Strike If Vast Proper
tions in the Big City.

New York, March 2S.-All the steam
filters and helpers employed by firms
belonging to the master ntters' assocla-
ton received last night the following
notice on applying to the cashier for
their wages:
'Inasmuch as the agreement hereto
fore existing between the Master Fit
ters' Association and the Enterprise
and Progressive Associations has been
grossly violated by the last named as
sociations, the Master Steam and Hot
water Filters Association has declared
the said agreement null and void.
Therefore, each and every steam-fitter
or steam-fitter's helper who wishes TO
continue in our employ, is hereby dl-
rected to report at our shop on Monday
morning, March 29, at s o'clock, and
there agree to and sign our new rules
before going to work.
The notice is tantamOunt to a lock
out. They number about LOO.
Should a sympathetic strike be or
dered, it would include the whole OF
the trades affiliated V ith the board OF
walking delegates, ana $4,000 men may
be called out.
1t is claimed that the men violated
the agreement by the strike against the
plumbers in connection with the doing
of thermostatic work in the new Col
umbia College building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
NOMINATIONS
or Lucky Gentlemen to BE Probably Sent
to the Senate To-Day.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Post
tomorrow will say:
A number of important nominations Will
be sent to the Senate to-day unless some
thing unforeseen occurs.
While the Presidents selections for sew
eral offices are not definitely known, Il is
believed that they will include the follow
ing:
Ex-Reprasentative Shallenberger. Of
Pennsylvania, Second Assistant Postmas-
ter General.
Mr. Baxter, of Elmira, y. Y, Third As
sistant Postmaster General.
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas. First Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior
ExPresidcnt Andrew d. White. of Cor
nell. has, it is said, been rendered the Ger
man embassy and accepted il.
MIR. Charemange Tower. of Philadelphia
who was originally named for the Ger
man embassy. will probably be Minister
to Austria. and Representative Draper.
of Massachusetts. Ambassador TO Italy.
Ex-Representative f. II. Conger. OF
Iowa. Minister to Brazil; Franklin Fort
of New Jersey. Solicitor General; Benja-
min Butterworth, of Ohio Commissioner
of Patents, are also understood to be on
the list.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
AFTER A YEAR
Six Persons Arrested in Fayette
County for a Brutal Murder Com
mitted EARLY in Other Grimes
Laid to the Gang--Nuch Excite
mant.

Special TO the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, March 2S.-Great
excitement prevails at Montgomery
Fayette county, over the arrest OF Clark
Lewis. Albert Vaiers, John Hudson,
Wiley Lewis. Wilbur Slaughter and
Mrs. Charles Gibson, for the murder OF
Chas. Gibson year ago. Wiley Lewis
was captured to-day and is in the jail
in this city. The others are in Jail in
Fayette county.
Ii appears that Vaiers and Clark Lew
is were intimate with the wife of Glib
son. and one night went to his house
and while he was in bed with his wife
Vaiers held his feet and Lewis choked
him to death. The body was taken to
an old abandoned coal mine and all oil
Gibson's clothing with 1t.
1t was then reported that the man
had gone away and was so believed un-
iii Wiley Lewis got drunk, last Friday
and gave the affair away.
They were a gang Of organized tnleves yves
and murderers. and it is believed that
they have committed at least three
murders. if not four.
The Lewises are negroes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
FIFTY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
4 Destructive Fire at Portsmouth, Va.
Yesterday Morning.

NORFOLK. Va, March 2S-A fire that
burned from 1890 to o'clock occurred at
Portsmouth this morning. making fifty
families homeless and causing 100000 dam
age. The fire originated in Whitehursts
hall, on the corner of Green and Glasgow
streets, and burned the block TO London
street. a high north wind swept the
flames across London street and half
dozen small residences on the south side
of that thoroughfare were destroyed.
Huge brands were blown across the city
southwark and al a. m. the steeple Of
the Catholic Church, three blocks away,
caught fire. In less than half an hour the
eiifce was but ruins. The flames spread
from the church 10 a row of residences
on High street and while they were burn
ing the flying sparks caused another blaze
i'm Newton. about mile away. Ii was six
hours before the fire was gotten under
control. Assistance was rendered from
Norfolk and while the fire was at its
height the militia was called out to pro-
tect the property and aid the tiremen.
The occupants of nearly all the houses
destroyed lost their household effects. The
Catholic Church was erected at cost OF
$4,000 and the total les on all property
destroyed will probably reach over $780,
Oo0.
Several fremen and a number of specta-
tors were more or less injured by falling
timb5rs and flying embdrs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
TWO BOYS DROWNED.

PTTTSBURG. March pa double
drowning happened at McKee's Rocks. a
suburb Of this city, to-day. when Willie
Dewalt. five years old. and Elmer his
brother. ten years Of age. were carried off
bv the swollen CHARTERS creek to almost
instant death. The little fellows, on their
way home from Sunday school. stopped TO
play on the creek bank. and Willie slipped
down the embankment into the water and
was carried rapidly down stream. He call
cd piteously for help. and Elmer, though
unable TO swim. heroically made an effort
10 save his brother. but was carried off
bv the swift current and both boys were
drowned The drowning was so quickly
accomplished that some men at the cleo
tric light power house nearby. who saw the
accident. could not reach the scene in
time 10 be of service.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
WARNING
Sent to the Flooded Districts of the
West, Yesterday, in the Form ola
Special Bulletin---The Crest Of the
Flood Wave Still at Cairo.

WASHINGTON March 2S-Prof. Willis
L. Moore. chief of the weather bureau.
to-day issued the following special buile-
tin:
The crest Of the flood wave is still at
Cairo. which shows stationary gauge
reading of 51.6 feet for the past four days.
There is great danger yet TO come from
the flood i'm the region from Helena south
ward 20 New Orleans.
The river viii continue to rise for at
least ten days in the region from Helena
southwark to Vickshurg. and to rise dur
ing a longer period from Nicksburg south
ward
If no break occurs before. levees will be
subject to the greatest strain about April
10th. in Southeast Arkansas. Western
Mississippi and I'm Louisiana. Should the
ievees break the result will be one of the
most disastrous floods ever known.
Weather conditions now indicate addi-
uoual heavy rainfall in the middle and
lower Mississippi valleys. which will ma
torialy intensity the flood conditions.
Those living in districts overhowed i'm
former years should be on the safe side
ard transfer stock and movable property
to places of known safety while there is
yet time.
(Sigued) WILLIS L. MOORE.
Chief Of tetrf1tf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
ACCIDENT Or CRIME?
a Taylorstown. Pa, Woman Under Arrest
for Killing Her Husband.

WEST NEWTON. Pa. March 2S.-Mrs.
Richard Mccullough IS under arrest at
Taylorstown. three miles north of this
place, for the fatal shooting of her hus-
band Mccullough is night engineer at
the Ellsworth mines, and shortly after
mis- return home from work this morning
the accident or murder took place. Mrs.
McCulough's story is that her husband
was cleaning his revolver and complained
that it would not work right. She asked
20 see it. and while handling the weapon 1t
was accidentally discharg d. sending a
bullet clear through her husbands head.
Neighbors who heard the shot came run
ming TO the house and were told the same
story as above. but the report that Mrs.
Mccullough had killed her husband trav-
eled rapidly and much excitement follow
cd. The woman was arrested TO await
developments. Mccullough who was un-
conscious. was sent to the vest Penn
Hospital at Pittsburg, where he died this
evening without having recovered sufii-
ci5ntly to make a STATE ment. Mrs. McCul-
Tough is "A years old and her husband was
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
THE LAST VICTIM
OF the Gas Mystery at the Marine Hotel
New York, Dead.

or the Gas Mystery at the Marine Hotel
New York, Dead.
New York. March 2S.-Anthony Mar
shall. who was found unconscious yes
terday afternoon in the Marine Hotel,
while two women were lying dead III
the same apartment, all having been
overcome by Illuminating gas, died to-
day in the hospital, where he had been
taken. without recovering his senses.
The two women were Identified by rel
atives at the mOrgue.
One Of them, the younger, proved to
have been Eliza Jarvis. Is years old,
whose home was formerly in South
Glen Falls, n. Y.
The woman who was registered as
Mrs. Marshall, was identified as Mrs.
Mary Emeline Mahoney, 32 years Old
the wife of a bartender, from whom
she was separated. Nothing new has
been learned about the mysterious An
tbOnv Marshall