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Evening star., 1897-04-14

An Evening With Abraham Lincoln.
was given last evening by the literary and
social departments of Metropolitan Ep-
worth League. The lecture room of the
2O0 American flags and two large pictures
were on the platform, one of Abraham
Lincoln and the other of Lincoln and his
cabinet.
The members of Metropolitan Chapter
wore American flags. and warmly well
coined numbers of strangers and members
of the Epworth League of the District.
The program was as follows: Singing,
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds" prayer
Mr. E. s La Fetra; current events, Politi-
cal. Mrs: W. c. Eldridge; Literary. Mrs.
E NJ. Wharton; Scientific. Mr.. W. c. Ed
ridge; Religious, Mrs. G.. D. Woodburn
Music and Art, Miss ]. NJ. Duvall; Lin
coins Reply to a Methodist Delegation,
recitation. THE Star Spangled Banner
Mrs W. F. Dales; '.Lincoln's Favorite
POEM Miss Edith Gray: music, selected,
Montrose Mandolin Club: Lincoln as a
Lawyer" MIR. Fl. c. Sanford: The Ad-
'Lineoln's Last Dream Mr.. H. C. Ober-
holser; music. Columbia" METROPOLITAN
Octet; Lincoln in the White House. Mr..
NJ G. Emery spoke of knowing Lincoln
Dress Mr.. A. 3. Duvall; singing, 'Ameri-
ca
At the close of the program refreshments
were served by Mr.. Charles Forrest and
ment. Mr. w. S. Dewhirst and Mr. G. E.
Armstrong. the president and treasurer
of the District Epworth League, who are
members of metropolitan Chapter, assisted
poiitan Chapter. and his cabinet in receiv-
ing.
Evening star., 1897-04-14
JEFFERSON DAY ELSEWHERE.
Celebration In New York by the
Manhattan Single Tax Club.

Celebration in New York by the
Manhattan Single Tax Club.
Jefferson day was celebrated by the
Manhattan Single Tax Club in New York
last night at banquet in the Hotel Marl-
borough. About 200 persons were present,
including a number of ladies'
Louis F. Post, who was expected to re-
spond to the toast Freedom of the Press"
sent his regrets from Cleveland. In part of
his letter he said:
Il am not an advocate of license for the
press to injure the rights of individuaIt
But do advocate the fullest liberty for the
press to publish facts and opinions about
public men and public questions. 1t is, in
my judgment, better that every fact pub
lished should be mistaken and every opin-
ion erroneous, than that the right to pub
ilsh in good faith should be abridged. For
n.allc1ously false statements of fact there
Is ample remedy for everybody, judges In
cluded. in the law of libel But for the
suppression of free speech and free press,
there is no remedy but revolution"
The principal speakers were ex-Represent-
ative John De Witt Warner Street Com
missioner Geo. E. Waring and Rev. Dr. Ed
ward McGlynn.
The Massachusetts Democratic Club OBJ
served the birth of Thomas Jefferson in
BCston last night by a banquet at the
american House. There was q large at
tendance. Ex-Representative Charles A.
IoWne OF Minnesota was the principal
guest and speaker
Evening star., 1897-04-14
BESSIE sTACEYa1NDICTED.
Accused Of Robbing the Store of Har.
riS & Shnfer,

Accused of RObbing the Store of Har-
ris & Shnfer.
Bessie Stacey, the young woman who
was accused last February of robbing
Messrs. Harris & Shafer, jewelers., of sew
eral articles of jewelry, was today indicted
by the grand jury. She will be called upon
in few days to plead to the Indictment
The young woman, who is said to be
we'll connected, of prepossessing appear
ance. and one of apparent refinement and
Intelligence. is charged In the Indictment
with having stolen the articles from the
store of Messrs. Harris & Shafer the 10th
OF last February. The articles alleged to
have been stolen. are. described as lone
watch of the value Of s150, one scarf pin
of the value of s23 and one guard >hain
of the value of s20.'"<These articles. so
the indictment charges, Miss Stacey '.felon-
iously did steal, take and carry away
against the form of the statute in such
case made and provided. and against the
peace and government of the United States
Of America" The charge Is technically
known larceny The penalty provided
for the offense of larceny is Imprisonment
in the penitentiary at hard labor for a
period of not less than one year or more
than three years.
Evening star., 1897-04-14

Fallen, Pittsburg. 90: Davis Island dam,
oo; Parkersburg, 80; Nashville, 81; Chat
tanoosa, IL: st. Paul. O.4; ST. Louis, OF;
La Crosse. O.3; Fort Smith, Ia; Little Rock,
OS; Augusta, 0.6.
Stationary, Helena, Ark; Arkansas CITY
Sioux City, Memphis, Shreveport.
They are above the danger line and ris-
ing at Cairo, 9.3; Dubuque, 81; Vicksburg.
100; New Orleans, "a.
They are above the danger line and fall
ing at Helena, Ark, Ill; Arkansas CITY,
18; ST. Paul, %; La Crosse, 3.0 Memphis
Today-Low tide, 11:10 am. and HAS D.
M; high tide. 4:54 am. and 5:27 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1912 pm; high
tide, o:45 a. m. and 6:1S pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:24 am; sun sets, 6:3e
pm.
Moon sets, 4:O7 a. m. tomorrow.
Iomorrow-Sun rises, 5:23 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:45 pm.; ex-
tinguishing begun at 4:31 am. The light
ing Is begun one hour" before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:sO p.m; extin-
guished at 4:46 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
9. M: Great Fal1S, temperature 81 conii.
ton, 8. Receiving reservoir temperature
a3; condition at north connection, 5; condi-
ton at south connection, 5. Distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81: condition at in.
fluent gate house, q; effluent gate house, 36
Temperatures fer Twenty-FOur Hour.
the following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau during
the past twenty-four hours, beginning at /
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
April 13- pm, 60; pm, "a; midnight
April IA am, SO; In, 60; II M, Is
and 2 PM, 75.
Maximum 70, at :45 pm Aprji II. min
imum - mid Iii = -
Evening star., 1897-04-14
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Tomorrow Generally Fair and Cooler
Weather.

Tomorrow Generally Fair and Cooler
Weather.
Forecast till pm. Thursday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, threatening weather and probably
showers tonight; Thursday generally fair;
colder; southerly winds, becoming west
erly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The pressure is relatively high over the
tic coast, on the southern Rocky mountain
slope, and on the northern Rocky mountain
plateau; it is low over the St. Lawrence
valley and also to the north of Minnesota.
The barometer has fallen from New Eng
land southwestward to the east gulf states,
also on the northern Rocky mountain pla-
teaux; 1t has risen in the upper lake re-
gion and in the upper Mississippi valley.
The temperature is slightly warmer on
the Atlantic coast and on the northern
Rocky mountain plateau; it has fallen
throughout the central valleys and on the
southern Rocky mountain slope.
Rain has fallen generally in New Eng
land, throughout the lake regions and in
the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys.
Threatening weather, with showers, will
continue in New England. the Ohio and
lower Mississippi valleys. The conditions
are favorable for heavy rains today and
tonight in the lower Mississippi valley
Showers will probably extend to the South
Atlantic coast by Thursday.
Inc temperature Will fall gradually in
the Atlantic states and rise in the west
gulf states.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-He-
lena, Ark, 1872; Memphis, 1.12
Rivers-The following changes in the riv-
ers Tin feet and tenths) have occurred:
Risen. Cincinnati, Oh; Louisville, OF:
Omaha, 0.3; Kansas City, O.9; Dubuque,
%; Davenport. 0.6; Des Moines rapids, O5;
keokuk O.3 Vicksburg, OF; New Orleans,
o.2; Cairo, Oh.
Evening star., 1897-04-14
"A PIE
ID Unlc.. Properly Made. |

II Never Good Unless Properly Made,
"A g-ntlenan remarked that he had heard 90 much
Of Postum. the grain coffee. that he concluded to
try some at his house
When IT was served at the break fast table IL was
expected, and IT was abandoned as q failure
few days later at q O'Clock dinner with a
friend the cup OF coffee served was dark, rich
and fragrant After drinking about half the con-
tents Of the cup he asked by the hostess n
he ever used Postum, the health coffee. and his
reply was that they tried It once and didn't Ike
1t. 1t was difficult to make him believe that be
had just drink a cup Of II. rs II possible that
this delicious beverage is Postum9 How do you
make itg'
The hostess smiled and remarked that IL was her
experience that, cooks quite generally blundered
when preparing a rev article for .he first time
But II you will insist on their boiling Postum
fifteen minutes, boiling not warming ii, You Will
frcdace delicious beverage that our family chill.
dren and all, could not get without"
This incident leads TO the remark that IL there
be any who have been kept from the use OF IN,
genuine Postum Cereal by the siovenly prepara
tion new trial with reasonable care will corrcc,
the hrst impression. 1t is used and valued Iy
the great majority Of citizens and 1t is the desire
Of the makers that II be known favorably to all
Made at Battle Creek, Mich.
Il reliable grocer will never offer cheap or veal
imitation of a genuine original article becauss
he Lappens to make little extra profit But 4,
rs well to observe that when genuine Postum Cerea
cohee l.; ordered that you get Postum and not ,
spurious imitation offered Just as good"
Evening star., 1897-04-14
The Language of Crime.

A. F. B. Crofton in the Popular Science Monthly
Every language has syntax peculiar to
itself. but In the patois OF the criminal no
attempt is made Of changing anything but
the lexicon. 1t bears the same resemblance
to the parent language that a pile of cog
wheels does to a watch. They are not a
watch, but neither are they new machine.
Thus we must regard the argot only as a
dialect in which debased terms replace the
words of the parent tongue. in which the
innate laziness of the criminal has efraced
all words of any length and has simplifed
the pronunciation wherever the correct
form requires anything but an elementary
combination of sounds.
Let us examine some of these tranSforma-
tions and synonyms. d
The general tendency of the criminal to
reduce the abstract to the he1eoncrete, TO de-
note the substantive by one of its attrib
utes. is shown very cleariy In his synec-
dochical phraseologys Thus purse, Is a
leather; street car Is q. short, comparing.
its length with railroad car; a handker-
chief is a wipe; and pair, of shoes pair
Of kicks. A
Again. some of the terms appear to be
purely arbitrary, and, were 1t not that the
creative power Is absent in criminals as in
women, l should not hesitate to state it as
fact. But 1t seems wiser to conclude
merely that the origin of these terms has
become obscured. 70 suppose that they
tradictton to all obtainablet evidence, indl-
rect though it may be. Such expressions
are to kip, meaning to sleep; to spiel, to
make speech; jerye. waistcoat pocket:
thimble. watch; to do a lam. meaning TO
run.
Some of the expressions are very descrip-
tive. To run from q police officer is to do
hot foot. person who is always listen
ing to other peoples conversation is called
rubber neck. The word push, meaning a
crowd, Is occasionally seen In the newspa-
pers. To be arrested Is to be pinched; to. be
convicted is TO fall. To refuse a persons
appeal is to give him the marble heart.
Evening star., 1897-04-14
Capital: One Flillion Dollars

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
Rents safes inside burglar proof vaults at
s. per anrum upward.
Securities, jewelry, silverware and valuables
of all kinds in owners package, trunk or case
tak,n deposit at moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from Ten CENTS upward
and interest allowed on IS and above.
Loans money on real estate and collate teral
security. Sells frst-class real estate and
other securities in of $500 and upward.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company is legal depository for court
and trust funds, and acts as administrator
executor, receiver, assignee and executes
trusts of ali kinds. Wills prepared by a
compettit attorney in daily attendance.
OFFICERS:
BENJAMIN r. SNYDER President
Z. FRANCIS RIGGS. First Vice President
W. RILEY DEEBLE- Second Vice President
THOMAS L. JONES. Third Vice President
ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. T.-.......... Secretary
GEORGE HOWARD. ..........-........ Treasurer
CHARLES +. NIMAN. Assistant Secretary
WOODBURY. FLAIR Trust Officer
jail
Evening star., 1897-04-14
Only Two Applications Today,

There were but TWO applics I MS filed
today for places under the Tre1sury De-
partment. One was thai of John Ham
ilton of Cincinnati Ohio, to be inspector
of steam vessels at Memphis, Tenn, and
the other was that of NJ. V. Ritter of San
Francisco, to be assayer Of the mint In tha I
CITY,
Evening star., 1897-04-14
CORSON & MCCARTNEY.

Members of The New York Stock Exchange,
1419 St. Glover building.
Correspondents OF Messrs. Moore & Schley, so
Broadway,
Bankers and Dcpl,Is in Government Bc.ds.
Deposits Exchange. Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all securities
listed tie exchanges OF New York, Phila lalelphia
Boston and Baltimore bought and sold.
A speciality made Of investment securities Dis
trict londs and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance
and Telephone Stock dealt in
Amerie an Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold.
je3l-16d
Evening star., 1897-04-14

1t matters little what It is that you want
whether a situation or a servants
want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star., 1897-04-14
Annoyed.
From Puck.

Alice-"Marie was 80 annoyed! She heard
that certain concern was using her pho
tograph as an advertisement
Grace-"You don't mean it!'
Alice-"Yes: and when she investigated
the matter she found 1t wasn't her photo.
graph at ALL"
Evening star., 1897-04-14

FOURTEENTH SERIES
CITIZENS EQUITABLE BUILDING ASSoCIA-
TiON
OF GEORGETOWN n. c.
CORNER 31ST AND STREETS
Fooks are now open for subscription to the
stock of the Citizens Equitable Building Asso-
citation of Georgetown, ID. g, fourteenth series
Advances are made to stockholders the sec
ond Monday OF each month. No premium charged.
STATEMENT:
IIahti,.;.. Sssl 9sp oS
A@iooii'ties- ~. Y
surplus fund --.....-......-........ So. Isl. SO
$ THoS. BROWN, President
EDGAR FRSBY, v President
ap215t EDGAR r. BERRY Tress,;yr.-
Evening star., 1897-04-14
HOTELS.

THE JEFFERSON. E AND A. PLAN, 9TH AND
La. NV; electric lights. electric call; cleo
tric elevator; steam heat and gas. Special rates
to guests by the week and MONTH. mh1S-1m
Evening star., 1897-04-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.

There is economy in cheap ready made
clothing-nobody IS deceiyed-'ready made Is
indelibly and distinctly stamped on every gar
ment Don't be ready made man. Have
individuality about your clothes. Made
to measure Suits from $50 up Fit or no pay.
J. FRED GATCHEL 4 CO., 6O4 18th st.
apl3-3m-S
Evening star., 1897-04-14
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company,
CT the District of Columbia,

Chartered by special act OF Congress-
JAM. 1867. and acts OF Oct. 1890. and Feb, 1888
Evening star., 1897-04-14
CONDEN LOCAL

Hazel Thomas and Lottie Mason were
each required to give 500 real estate Sc
curity or go 10 the workhouse for three
months by Judge K1mball for violating the
vagrancy law
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

ditch people will make a crossing at
every public road, and the experience
of all men who have lived in ditched
territory is that men will drive THROUGH
a ditch where crossings are made, rath-
er than OVER it on bridge.
Naturally some objections are being
made TO giving the right of way by gen.
tlemen who cannot at present see where
they are to be personally benefited by
having ditch run through their prem
ises. They have never been In a coun-
try where irrigation was carried on ex-
tensively, else they would know that,
even if they did not use the water for
regular irrigation, the natural seepage
from the ditch will be benefit in soak
ing the subsoil for hundreds of feet on
each side, and stream of water run
ming through any mans premises, IN
this dry country. ought not to be con-
sidered a disadvantage. There are
other personal benefits that would
naturally come through public benefits.
Should the lake in the Cheyenne bot
toms prove a success and we certain
| ly believe it wlil-the influence of such
large body of water on the attnos-
| phere would be to the benefit Of all.
Should the presence of such lake aid il
building up larger towns here and at
Hoisington and Ellinwood, certainly the
country tributary to such towns would
be benefited also.
When all possible phases of this i'm
mense lake and irrigation problem are
considered it would certainly seem folly
on the part of our people to refuse te
encourage 1t when SO little is asked o.
US. If strip of land 200 feet wide
through 40, an SO or 100 acre trac
will help to double and possibly trebbls
the value of the rest of the land it would
seem good business venture to give
that strip. If the ditch is not success
fully run the land is still yours. If it il
successfully run the balance is mad.
more valuable.
Let us have every man in the count,
speaking good word for the ditch ane
the lake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
A Successful Official.

Frank G.. Mckinney, our retiring
county superintendent of schools, goes
out of Office with the good will and
good wishes of the people he has so
earnestly and conscientiously served.
He has been untiring in his efforts for
the upbuilding of the county schools,
and the greatest evidence of his good
work is indicated by the following reso.
lutions adopted unanimously by the
members of the county teachers as
sociation at their meeting at Hoising-
ton January 9th.
RESOLUTIONS
We the teachers Of Barton county
10 association assembled, realizing that
the administration of Supt. Mckinney
/ is drawing to close hereby express oul
appreciation of the efforts he has put
forth to advance the schools of the
county. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, that We tender to Mr.
Mckinney our sincere gratitude ant
thanks for his untiring efforts in behal
of the schools and teachers of the coun
ty. That we wish him unbounded sue
cess in his future career, whether it b'
the teachers field or some other line o.
work; and that we tender to Mr.. Har
rison, his successor, the assurance o
our hearty cooperation and support.
A. q. r. LIvERsAY
Committee RALPH AIKEN,
j. E. MCMULLEN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
New County Commissioners.

The new board OF county commits.
siOners organized on the 11th by the
election of G. l.. Moses as chairman;
present, Moses, Dick and Merhoff.
On motion the order of the retiring
board, allowing G. ". Nimocks 1925 to
prosecute case in the Supreme Court
some years hence, was re>cinded, and
NimOcks ordered to return said money
TO the county treasury.
Moved, TO reconsider the order of
the retiring board giving right of way
to irrigation ditch companies and also
| agreeing TO bridge such bitches After
discussing the matter, it was laic over
until Feb. 1st.
DR.. F. Lightfoot was appointed a:
county health officer, at $40 year.
Mr.. Merhoff moved that the count,
printing for 1897 be let to the Beacon
Mr. Dick moved it be let to the DEMO
GRAFT, and Mr.. Moses moved it be let {,
the lowest bidder. Mr.. Dick amended
Moses motion, that it be let to the low
est bidder providing each bidder Civ
a sworn affidavit showing the numbe
of his actual subscrlbersIsaid numbe
of subscribers to be considered by tn
board in determining the best and tn
lowest bidder. Some of the publisher
declined to bid under these conditions
and the matter was then settled by th
printing being let to the Beacon, at th
same rate as let by the republican boar
heretofore.
Board adjourned to Feb. 1st, 1897.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
PERSONAL POINTS.

Phil Leroy was in from west
Clarence last Friday.
Will Honnen joined the procession
at Topeka last Sunday.
Judge 6. Toepke. of Ellinwood,
was in the city Saturday.
VIM. Rearick was over from north
Homestead. Monday last.
Mrs. Joe Shaffer left for Topeka
last week TO visit with relatives
Miss Any Brown returned Satur-
day from her holiday visit to Kinsley.
r G. Samuels returned last Friday
from two weeks sojourn in the east
Mrs. a. West made a visit to
friends in Sterling last week, returning
Tuesday.
E. C. Davis, of the south side, took
in the inaugural services at Topeka
this week.
James W. Clarke made profess
sional trip to Albert Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Jake Teten. one of the most popus
lar young men Of Albert, was in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs. Whitney, of Larned visited
her daughter, in this city last Friday
and Saturday.
r. K. Putnam and wife visited
with Malin Ward and family east of
EIliRwood, Sunday.
DR.. Bulow, of the east side. was
up to Great Bend Saturday on business
in the probate court.
Mrs. VIM. Hall, of Mt Hope. has
returned home from visit To Mrs
VIM. Ken Robertson.
Charlie Bacon. Joe Dunn and
Henry Sprinkler were Ellinwood busi-
ness men in town Monday.
A a. Ward. of near Ellinwood,
was visiting with relatives and friends
in Great Bend, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Nellie Jones returned Sunday
) night from Ellinwood after making 8
ten days visit with friends at that
place.
Go. Opp. OF Cripple Creek. Colo.
stopped off couple Of days last week
, to visit with his brotheriu-law, Chas
! VanciI.
, Mrs. Hamlin and daughter, Mis-
Nellie. of Eatra, Ills. stepped on tbei
!, way east last Friday to visit with Mrs
Hamlin's niece. Mrs Chas. Zutavern.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
Communicated,

Hoisington, Kans., Jan. II, 1897.
Friend Stoke: Sir, please accept my
thanks for your reply to that non-parti-
san patriot who runs the Leader. 1
have no wish to raise a contention with
the pilgrim from Claflin to Ellinwood
for post Office holding purposes.
That l am old in measure is true. 1
remember in my younger days 1 put in
over 43 years helping to Perpetuate our
government. whose constitution allows
non-partisan editors to be as big fools
as they like. and l am glad that this
custodian of consistency and patriotism
is enjoying much of that privilege. 1
am exceedingly glad that our laws are
so liberal that they may also become as
big liars as they wish, but that does not
require them to rusb into the habit as
fast as some republican candidates got
out of dive last fall when a fellow got
to hourishing a gun. Whatever short
comings or sins l may have, voting for
a republican candidate last fall for a
high Office. whose picture was placed
between the pictures of two nude
women. in dive, and he setting up beer
In this same dive and leading in singing
''Nearer my God, to Thee" is not one
ofthem. please remember that. If there
was no other reason for getting out of
that party thisis quite enough.
Yours truly.
w. w, SowARDs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

Having doubtless learned that en-
lie opinion was unanimous against ms
course. and that the contest board pos
sessed too much manhood to reverse
its own decisions, Nimocks. on last
Saturday dismissed his contest pro.
ceedings and paid the costs of the
monkey 1.-The passing Of
NImocks" will not be mourned by very
many people; instead, the time will be
remembered as one of rejoicing that the
public will never again be bored by his
presence as an Official.