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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
HIS LIFE SAVED BY A WOLF.

Strange Story Told by an Old Pennsyl-
vania Hunter.
John Adams, of Johnstown, Pa, was
a famous hunter of the olden time, but
it was his boast that he never harmed
a wolf, and his reason is given in the
following story from his own lips:
when was q little shaver ten years
cid or Whereabouts I was out with my
older brother Sam watching some cat
tie that were pastured near the river.
The Indians were pretty peaceable
round where we lived and we supposed
ourselves safe. But that day a war
party came upon us suddenly. They
fired and killed Sam.
when saw him fall cut into the
brush and ran into a dense laurel
thicket, where I hid, nigh about fright
ened out of my senses. L was fully ten
miles from home, and I knew the In
dams would watch for me along the
road. lay still in the laurel till dark
and then set across the mountains.
was bareheaded and barefooted and
soon my feet began to bleed.
II had not gone more than a few miles
when heard the growing of wolves on
my track. This added terror almost
gained on me. I did not dare to climb
a tree. If I had done so the wolves
would have kept me freed till morning
and then the Indians would have dis
covered me, and L dreaded nothing so
much as falling into their hands.
81 ran painting on, but the wolves
were better runners than I and they
were almost at my heels. There was
one wolf, much larger than the rest,
that came near me-so close that when
it shook its shaggy coat, wet with dew,
wolf slapped at and fought with the
others and kept them back and finally
the pack dropped behind.
For some reason or other the big
wolf didn't seem to want to hurt me.
1t behaved more like dog and trotted
along beside me, not near enough for
me to touch, but company like, you
know. II kept along with me till day
light, and then could see the clearing
of the settlement about home. When
the wolf finally left me it would stop
now and then and look back, as if a
good mind to keep on.
ST shall always think that wolf was
sent to me by Providence, for don't be-
lieve I ever should have kept up and
found my way that dark night over the
mountains without it. And that's the
reason / never hurt a wolf, but I've
done them many a good turn, let me
tell you, and amt even grudged them
a sheep or two out of my hocks."-
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
bequest?" began. 81 thank YOU,

DequeSt! began. tnank you,
but
ct is no case for thanks" said he.
'.Am not free to do as pleases me with
my own? Moreover, I have yet another
request"
He poured little brandy into glass
and gulped it down. Then, picking up
the letter, he said:
''This desire you to place in the post
at the railway town at once. Then send
a telegraphic message. Please write
the words; Search ended, but without
result. Documents burned The adj
dress the same as that OF the letter."
what signature to the dispatch?''
'sNone is required. Go at once, and
return as soon as possible"
81 shall start Immediately" said I,
rising. "Take my advice and get some
rest, if you can. I need not tell yoi
how you need it. By the way, double
the dose of that medicine brought you
last night. I shall return within three
hours, and in that time it ought to have
some effect
He bowed gravely, and 1 left him
seated at his desk, mere wreck of the
man he had been even few hours be-
deaths seal appeared to be upon him..
Cautioning johnson not to leave the
house, hurried across the plain to Mrs.
Weston's, harnessed the bay more hasti-
ly than he ever had been harnessed be-
fore, and started him off brisl1ly along
the BASKERVILLE road. I drove fast thot
morning, as fast as even the swift road
ster cared to go. The telegraph oper
ator was just coming on duty when I
refined up beside the platform of the
railway station, and to him lost no
time in committing the message. It's
address, which I copied from that OF
the letter, was the banking house in
New York with which Lamar had COM
municated previously. Five minutes
later had posted the letter, and was
beginning my journey homeward.
Sam Carpenter gave me a friendly
greeting as I passed his stable, but
there was no time for gossip, and the
bay sped by at gait which no doubt
satisfied him that there was urgent
need of my services in Rodneytown.
Nor did I draw rein until the farm
houses were close at hand and I saw
Dorothy at Mrs. Clark's door.
Where in the world have you been?''
she asked, running across the yard to
the road, and gazing up at me anxious
1y. Mrs. Weston says that you were
away all night. And your horse looks
as if you had been trying to drive him
to DEATH
"You shall hear all about it, Dorothy"
I answered, ''but can't tell you now
/ must go on to Lamar's; but I'll come
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

back as soon as can. Things have hap
pened which may make a great differ
ence to u.s.
1 left her somewhat piqued, perhaps,
by my brusqueness, and drove on
toward the house on the knoll. John
son was awaiting me at the base Of the
landward side of the elevation.
Anything new?'' asked, as leaped
from the buggy.
"Nothin' for the last hour or so. Soon
after you left he called me up and give
me somethin'-I guess you know what.
Since then I've heard nothin' from him.
L ran into the house, climbed the
stairs, and knocked at Lamar's door.
There was no response. Isoftly turned
the KNOB. thinking that he might be
asleep. He was still seated in his chair,
but his head had fallen forward upon
the desk, and his arms hung motionless.
I sprang TO him, raised him, and caught
sight of his face. One look was enough.
enemies.
AS to the manner of his death was
not long left in doubt. Beside the desk
was found little phial in which re-
manned p few drops of solution of
DG1OT6 ndO
him the poison, to be used, as he had ex-
planned, in certain of his chemical ex-
periments. With the foes who had pur
sued him so relentlessly close upon him,
and with a mortal disease daily sapping
his strength, he had chosen thus to end
his troubles. He died, think, as he had
lived, strong in his passions and his
courage.
TWAS to be desired, for many reasons.
to avoid the notoriety which must sure
~ follow disclosure of the circum-
stances of his end. johnson and 1
could be depended upon to keep our
counsel, and old Martha probably had
heard nothing of the attack, and had
no reason to suppose her employers
death to have been due to other than
natural causes; but even a suspicion
of suicide would give rise to most I'M
pleasant gossip, and quite possibly to
an official investigation. By law, a GER
tificate Of death had to be fled with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
THOSE WHO TOLL.

Many bicycle firms have increased
their labor force, especially in the eass
and production for 1897 is rushing.
Over 10000 men are now involved in
the great shipping strike at Hamburg
Germany, and dock work is at stand
still.
A deep-water harbor in south Califor
MIA will cost So, 600, 900 for labor and
supplies. Work will be commenced al
once.
Because of drought and bad sea.
SON the South Australian government is
distributing seed wheat to impover
ished farmers.
A society of workingmenh has been Cd
ganized at Rochester, n. Y, for the pur
pose of dealing with political-labo'
questions.
The first eight-hour demonstration
ever held in West Australia took place
at Perth lately, all the unions com
bining for the occasion.
A federation of all the coal miners il
Australia is contemplated in the scheme
of reorganization of the New South
Wales Miners association.
Skilled men are lacking in the engine
rooms of the warships of the United
States navy, and the chief engineer ha'
made request for more.
Wages OF carpenters in Australis
have been increased IL cents a day bj
agreement between the union and the
bosses association. They are now S2.oi
a day.
A new clause permitting Jewish
workmen to toll on Sundays to make VI
for lost time on Saturdays will be in.
troduced in the factories and work.
shops bill of Australia.
During the last fiscal year the farm
ers of the United States were paid SSH
100000 by foreign countries for prod.
uce. Next years crops promise to be
greater. and the benefits are felt in
many directions.
London cabmen are carrying on
guerrilla warfare against the railway
companies. which is conducted like
boycott. They refuse to enter any Of
the stations with passengers or bag
gage and are otherwise disobliging.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

LONDON cabmen are carrying on
guerrilla warfare against the railway
companies, which is conducted like
boycott. They refuse to enter any oi
the stations with passengers or bag
gage and are otherwise disobliging.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
KANSAS
ANTICIPATION.

In the silent darkness,
BY the tree-roots deep,
Where the bravest sunbeam
Never tries to creep,
Far below the surface,
Under sod and snow,
There is dumb faint stirring,
OF flowers that yet will blow.
Hyacinth and crocus,
Pushing to the light;
Waxen clustered snowdrops,
Pure and stainless white;
Violets dyed with purple,
Shy anemoneS-
Stirring dumb and faint there,
Far beneath the trees.
Bare the spreading branches
Waving fair and free,
Where the nest shall hide it,
Where the songs shall be-;
But the leaves are Graded
Safe within the sheath,
Love, though family, durnbly,
Lives and moves beneath.
Covers brown and dingy;
Life and love are there,
And the wealth of summer
Safe in Gods own care.
And below the surface,
Under sod and snow,
There is faint sweet waking
Of flowers yet to blow.
Margaret E. Sangster. in s. s. Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

At Dolhain, on the Belgian frontier
toward Germany. the whole population
went to the railroad station recently
20 boot the count of Flanders, with his
son, Prince Albert, and his son-in-lav.
he duke OF Vendome, because the
count had employed Germans on his es-
ate near hv-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
A Hint to the Firm.

Head OF the Firm-I don't see how you
are going to support wife on your pres
ent salary.
Smart Clerk-Neither do ]. sir-Texss
Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
Correctly Defined.

Teacher-Bobby, can you tell me-
what the word respect means?
Bobby Yes, ma'am; it's the
feeling a fellow only eight years old
has for one who is eleven.@Titbits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

You can tell an expert cigarette smoker
by the way he knocks the ashes off his
igarette.-Washingto Democrat. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
just What He wante,

He-I wish it were true that all the
world loves a lover.
She-Why?
He-Because you're all the world to
me.-ChicagO Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

In addition to being liars, all men are gos,
sips.-Atchison Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

was drinking prussic acid
Every part of the body is polluted. The
digestive juices are suppressed and weak
.ned The kidneys and skin are clogged
with impurities and the lungs and bronchial
.ubes overloaded with morbid secretion
which eat away the delicate tissue and
bring about bronchitis and consumption.
All the diseases caused by this subtle pro-
,ess of bilious poisoning are cured by the
marvellous Alternative action of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery 1t directly In
creases the 1iver's natural excretive and
purifying powers; gives the digestive and
olood-making organs power to manufacture
IN abundance of red, rich, healthy blood.
It drives out all impurities, and vitalizes
he circulation with the 1ife-giving elements
which restore perfect nutrition, solid mus
>ular power, and healthy nerve-force.
I'm August 1906, was taken down in bed with
burning and severe pains in my stomach and
writes Ira D. Herring, Esq, of Needmore. Levy
90. Fla " Ny home physician was called and he
aid my symptoms were more like consumption
han anything else fingered in this way seven
months trying different kinds of medicine. Moth
ng that ate would digest. and I had great dis
ress in my stomach i was persuaded to try some
IF DR.. PicTce's remedies or to what he thought
IF my case. I wrote him and received an answer
stating that my suffering was from indigestion
eierce's Golden Medical Discovery The first
,ottIe gave pleasing results have taken four
,ottles of the Golden Medical Discovery and
hree small vials Of the Pleasant Pellets am
ibie to do my work and eat what could not
,efore took these medicines"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
Manga man

@a q - -
who would be
startled at the
; bare thought
/ of sitting
] d own and
deliberately
drinking a
dose of poi
son, allows
himself to be
regularly and
syste m attic
ally poisoned
day after day
by accumula-
lions of bile
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
Art of Being Patient.

The Bishop of Manchester, in an ad-
dress to young men, advised them to
learn the hardest lesson in the world,
the art of being patient. He said, do
your duty, and leave success to take
care of itself, and then you will see
the wisdom of the old proverb, Every
thing comes to the man that can wait.
You know, for instance how hard it is
to learn a difficult subject. All the
ideas are unfamiliar, all the words are
unfamiliar. We go on laboring, and
seem to make no way. Now that dis.
heartens nine students out Of ten-the
nine out of ten that will always be OBJ
scure people--but the tenth man goes
on. He works harder and harder, he
let's his mind play around the subject,
he lets the ideas of that subject soak
into his brain, he is determined that
nothing can possibly resist effort, and
one fine day n great flood of light
comes in-he suddenly sees all about
it; his work is easy, his work is de-
lightful. Everybody says of him,
What an amazing amount of ability
that young man has! No it was not
ability-it was patient perseverance,
The man had learned to labor and to
wnit ~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

Many gems in the Mineralogical Mu-
scum Of Harvard University are tempt
ing to the light-tingered profession
particularly the great Garland dia-
mond, says an exchange This is a
magnificent yellow stone from the
Kimberley mines in South Africa, and
is Il natural crystal in the form of a
perfect octahedron. the finest crystal
of this form in the world. 1t cost $1O.-
OOO. Then there are tourmalines in
every shade and form of that hand
some American gem, some of which,
when cut as brillants of two or three
caratS, would sell for $50 or $40. In
various cases are all the other sorts of
precious stones, huge crystals and
masses of topaz, pieces of opal five
Or six inches in diameter, beryl, jasper,
rhalcedony, cats-eye, onyx and carne-
Liam. Case No. l, down in one corner
of the exhibition room, contains col
lection the great value of which II
glance will indicate. 1t is filed with
gold and slver gold in nuggets, in
quartz, in crystals, in grains, in fiat
tened masses from placer mines-gold
from everywhere, and silver in all its
native forms, from both the old world
and the new.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
The Policeman Did the Rest.

Two wcll-known rich men were COM
ing downtown in the elevated the other
morning and the following conversa-
ton was oyerheard
DO you have a private watchman
to look after your town residence?'
lucried he who we will term as Smith.
Why-yes-certainly-of COURSE" re
piled the other, whom we will term
Brown, in seeming amazement at such
a senselcss question.
well, so did | until the last few
months" returned Smith, "but I've
found better scheme than that, and
ns YOU live several blocks away from
me | don't mind putting you on to it,"
What do you do, tip the regular blue
roat ON the quiet?" answered Brown.
Nope"
Have burglar alarms set for every
possible entrance both by day as well
rs by night
no, not that, either" eturned
smith trimphantly. Il just aim to
have the pretticst kitchen maid on the
block"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
HE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AMI
i SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect December Is, 1895.

IlIllc tuDle III eIlect December To- 1873
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Roud, Roam
and Hazleton Junction at 80, q % IL m, 10 D
m, daily except Sunday; and 03 IN, 2 35 M,
Sunday
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry.
Tomhicken and Deringer at 5 30 a IN, p IN, daily
except Sunday; and Z % a IN, 23S p III, Sun
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
liarwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at q w IN, ID p m, daily except sun
day; and U3 "A IN, 3S'p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazeton junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhcken and Derngcr at 35 a
m, daily except Sunday; and So a IN, ~ p IN,
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, liarwoud Road, Humboldt Road.
Oneida and Sheppton at q 20, IL 10 III, 46 M,
sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhcken, Gran.
berry, iarwood, Hazleton Junction, Roam.
Beaver Meadow Road stockton, Halle Brook.
Eckley, Jeddo and Driiton at 225, 8 10 p m,
daily except Sunday; and 9 81 m, b o. p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton junction AID Roam ut II IN, Il 40, %
m daily except Sunday; and 500 a III, "A
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
hoad stockton, Halle Brook, Ecklcy, Jeddo
and Drifton ut % p III, daily, except sunday;
and W a III, A IN, Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Ecklcy
"tudO anu at W, ~, % 20 u III, uullA,
except Sunday; and 10 0S Ill, 3S p IN, Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesvillc, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 90 m, Hazleton
Junction at U q, m, and Sheppton at IL m
connect at Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drfton at 5 20 m makes con-
nection ut Deringer with p. X. r. train for
Wllkesbarre, SunDury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers at wny
stations between Hazeton Junction and Der
niger, au extra tram will leave the former
point az 3 30 p IN, daily, except Sunday, arriv-
Ing ut Deringer ut co IN,
LUTHER G. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
ouTwlTTgD BY A scHooLeoY.
Big Ed" Rice Asked George Manning tc
Take a Check and Get it Cashed.

"Big Ed" Rice Asked George Manning tc
Take a Check and Get it Cashed.
a tall and handsome man, with a
quiet voice and pleasant smile, en-
tered the Bergen Street Police Sta
lion, in Brooklyn with Detective For
| ney, of the New York force. He
seemed pleased to meet Captain Camp.
| bell. ana his brown eyes seemed full
Of laughter as he walked up to the
desk and gave his name and address
Just as Il prisoner might. In fact, this
well-dressed man was prisoner. and
one over whose capture the police are
jubilant. Years ago he was known in
New York as Big Ed Rice. the bosom
friend of RED" Leary and the COM
panion of the daring and gentlemanly
criminals who made the metropolis
their headquarters, His name, he
says, is Edward c. Rice.
The charge against Rice is forgery
He was standing on the corner of Park
place and Flatbush avenue on the af-
teruoon of September II. George Man
ming. Il little fellow in Pinckerback-
er's, who lives at No. T19 Butler street
passed him. Rice called the boy.
"Nill you do me favor?" he asked.
what is it;' said George.
Rice drew check from his pocket.
1t was drawn on the Sprague National
Bank, of Brooklyn. and made payable
to james Chambers. of No. 215 Lin
coin place. The amount was sol. 80,
md the signature a forgery of the firm
name of Webber x Quinn, coal deal
Frs.
Rice told the boy to take the check
to George Stub6man, butcher, at No.
2lO Flatbush avenue, and get the
money for it. He would wait on the
corner he said.
The butcher, knowing Mr. Chambers
rs Il customer, cashed the check with.
out hesitation, The young messenger,
us soon as the money was delivered to
him, decided to take it to Chambers
house. He gave it to Mrs. Chambers,
who was surprised to receive it. She
gave it to her husband, who returned
it to the butcher. The police of the
Bergen Street Station We're notified
ana warrant was obtained for Rice's
arrest
Rice is now firty.eight years old. He
lives, he told the police, at No. 1GS
East SiXty-eghth street, New York.
In eX-Superintendcnt Byrnes's book on
the noted criminals of the country, he
Is described as being a handsome,
stout man, magniflcently put together,
with brown hair and beard. He is the
soul of pollteness. and, according to
BTrnes, is a clever general thief,
"stall' and confidence man, who has
served twenty years in prison. He
once travelled from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. leaving behind him an unbro-
Ken trail of sorrowing hotel propre-
tors. His manners were those of Il
gentleman of wealth and leisure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
HERE is A NEW AND DREAD DISEASE.
1t is Spread by Sick Parrots and Closely
Resembles Tuberculosis.

IL is spread by Sick Parrots and Closely
Resembles Tuberculosis.
Psittacosis is the name of a newly
discovered disease which the physi-
clans of New York will be asked to in
vestigate. In consequence of this in
vestigation, pets Of the wealthy and
the comforters of the declining years
of elderly maidens will suffer, for psit-
tacosis has been traced directly to the
parrot. From parrots this disease has
been communicated to men, and among
men it is rapidly spreading. Psitta-
COSTS has heretofore been mistaken for
consumption, but French scientists
have shown that 1t is more to be
dreaded than tuberculosis. For this
reason the attention of pathologists and
all progressive men of medicine is be-
ing directed to the newly discovered
disease.
To DR. Novard, the French scientist.
Belongs the credit for finding the diff
ference between psittacosis and tuber-
culosis. DR.. Novard has been pursu-
ing his Investigations in Andral Hos
ptal, which is in the Rue des Tour
nellie, in Paris. This famous old insti-
tuition, which was originally a mon
archy, and was taken by the populace
during the revolution and converted
INTO hospital, is in locality which
Is given over largely to stores for the
sale Of domestic pets Of every descrip-
tion. For the past five years DR.. No
Vard noticed that numberless owners
and employees of these stores were
brought to Andral Hospital, seemingly
suffering from consumption. In every
case the patient seemed to have been
afflicted suddenly. Great robust men
ana women were stricken without
warning, and while after the disease
was once fairly started it ran it's course
exactly like tuberculosis, DR.. Noyard
nnally came to believe that it was not
consumption. 1t was in symptoms
which were regarded as being of minor
significance that DR.. Novard thought
he detected difference in the cases
of the majority of Andral Hospital pa
tients and other people suffering from
consumption.
The disease was originally contracted
by people, it was found, by the handl-
Ing of unhealthy parrots. Sometimes
the food the sick parrots had picked
over got under the finger nails. The
germs could thus be carried about for
days if the parrot keeper was not par
tlcular about his toilet. Psittacosis 1t
was found. could he communicated
only to human beings from parrots. 1t
would not spread among other ami
mails.
There have been numerous cases in
New York in recent years where per-
sons who have been bitten or scratched
by parrots have died within few
days, supposedly from blood poisoning.
1t has been psittacosis and not blood
poisoning that has caused death. There
are dozens of cases of this kind on re-
cord.
Among the most notable cases which
have come under my own personal OBJ
servation was that of Mrs Charles
Osgood, who died at the Stuyvesant
House, after she had been bitten on
the lip by her parrot Her face soon
puffed out to frightful proportions. She
died in fearful agony within thirty
hours after she had been bitten.-New
York Journal.