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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
GRATEFUL ELEPHANT.
She Rugged the Chemist Who Had
Once Cured Her Pain.

She Rugged the Chemist Who Had
Once Cured Her Pain.
1t is a common sight to see jolly al
most any day walking sedately about
the crowded hall with eight and nine
merry children on his back. He ap
pears to enjoy the sport as much as the
little folks, for his eyes twinkle glee-
FUZZY. says the Boston Journal.
In talking about the intelligence and
remarkable memories of elephants Mr..
Bostock (who was Jo1ly's trainer and
has been trainer and exhibitor of ami
mails all his life) said: 1.-The elephant
is the most intelligent of animals ever
had anything to do with. They are the
easiest to train, the most good-tem-
pered and interesting of all.
speaking of the memories for per-
sons and events that elephants have,
would like to tell you an instance that
came under my own eyes some years
ago when L was in England. My father
was the manager of a show, but he hav-
ing died my mother was in charge. We
had several elephants, and one of them
was of unusual size. He was within
three or four inches as tall as jun DO,
and a trifie heavier.
I'm the rural places where we were
exhibiting at the time it was the Gus
tom of the people to have large baskets
CT apples placed by the side of the road
after they had been picked from the
trees. This particular day our show
was passing along a street and the ele-
plants all ate of apples.
Not long after the big elephant was
taken very i'll. He lay down on the
ground and was apparently unable to
get up. We did not know whether he
had been poisoned or not. Finally a
chemist was called and he gave the ele-
plant some physic.
1T did not appear to do much good.
For hours the animal lay on the ground
| and the chemist kept giving him medi-
cine. Bystanders jeered at the man for
his apparently unsuccessful efforts.
Finally. however, the elephant began to
revive, and at last stood up on his feet
Seven years later we happened to
visit the same town again. The big ele-
plant was drawing a chariot with two
others in the lead, tandem fashion We
were passing along the street when the
elephant suddenly paused and walked
up to man standing on the sidewalk.
| She placed her trunk around the waist
OF the man, lifted him up in the air and
dsew him to her. She began to caress
| him, purring loudly all the while.
Come to find out this was the chemist
who had cured the animal of her sick
ness seven years before. The man re-
membered the elephant and the ele-
plant remembered the man. At the per-
Torrance which we gave the chemist
was among the spectators
| when the time came for the big ele-
plant to appear she walked right over
to the chemist and raised him from the
ground and Rugged him so close that i.
was uncomfortable. But we could not
release him until the elephant was
ready. The elephant purred like cat
for almost 20 minutes"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11

although they fight bulls in Spain, yet
are German, hailing from Brandenburg.
They are extremely beautiful, scarcely
out of their teens, and are brilliant and
daring riders. Their exploits in the bull
rings have been the themes of Spanish
poets, they are the pets of the populace,
and for their achievements in the arena
they receive great financial reward.
They were orr ginaily circus riders.
Their manager, being struck with their
equestrian ability, determined to make
DULL fighters of them. He took them to
Seville, where there is a school devoted
to the fine art of killing a bull. There
the two girls killed stuffed bull three
or four times a day until finally they
ere allowed to practice on live bull.
From that they were graduated to the
ring proper, and quickly won renown
by their daring.
Donna Piedros wears a divided skirt
when in the ring, while the Pretel sis
tiers wear the regulation mans bull
fighting costume. The former does all
her work on foot, while the latter two
ride horses.
That bull fighting is still the Spanish
national pastime is shown by the statis-
tics for the season from April 5 to Dc
tober 20 of last year. During that
period there were ATS fights; L PTS bulls.
valued at $500, 900. and $3.50 horses, val
ued at S2O0, 200, were killed; 25 matadors
were employed, their earnings amount
ing to 1921, 800.
The famous Guerrita appeared in 6S
fights and made S51 900, killing ia bulls.
Bombita fought 43 times, killed 112 bulls
and received S21 900 for his labors. Moz-
zantini fought 90 times. killed 6S bulls
and earned S21, 700. The three women
mentioned are not classified as to either
killing or earning capacity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
RUNNING AWAY.

The sky was clear, the stars were bright
The grass was wet with dew,
When Johnny rose, put on his clothes,
And vowed what he would do.
q I'll leave my pa, I'll leave my ma.
III go from here to stay;
They used me rough-I've had enough
And SO I'll run away.
" I'll take my clothes, I'll take my all
slave will not be;
I'll go out west, I'll do my best
I'll strike for liberty"
And Johnny started bravely out,
And said he'd ne'er return;
He said he'd go and make show,
And let his genius burn.
He Travelled all that summer night,
And bravely through the day.
And them. said he, II wish that we
Had never run away
- I'm weak and tired and SICK" said he,
With sadness in his tone;
:" 1t isn't best to go out west
At least, to go alone!
And now I'm in a pretty fix,
And don't know what to doi''
And then he sighed and sobbed and cried
Boo-hoo, beo-hoo. boo-hoow
The boy. when found, was taken home,
And was content to stay.
Said hes I'm cured, and rest assured,
I'll never run away
III. Elliot Mcbride, in Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
Care OF Black Hosiery.

Never wash black hose in water in
which white clothes have been washed;
because the lint will stick to them and
soon make them look gray. The best
way to wash black hose is to take them
by themselves and wash in ammonia
water with some good soap Rinse in
very blue water and hang wrong side
out, in place sheltered from the sun,
but where they viii dry quickly. AL
ways shake and brush stockings well
before putting into the water and turn
all co.ors wrong side out Then il they
have mind to streak the streaks will
be on the inside, where they viii not
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
HUNGARIAN ARM CHAIR.

with skillful designs in color with
beads, in the same manner these Hun
garian peasants do marvellous work.
The needlework is most delicate, the
pattern raised in silk or cotton and so
exact that it seems to have been done
by mechanical means. The chair shown
is one upholstered in this work. 1t was
made for Archduke Ferdinand d'Este-
The chief parsonage interested in this
work is Archduchess Isabella, the wife
of Archduke Frederick, nephew and
heir to the richest untitled man in Aus
tria She is devoted TO benevolence and
charity and is active in furthering the
working institution for the development
of this industry. At the Buda-Pesth
exhibition last year much OF this en-
broidery was shown and foreigners
would not believe it was the work of
ignorant, uncultured and rough peas
ants. The work done includes blouses
made and embroidered in silk, altar
cloths and all kinds of church en-
broidery tablecloths and curtains
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
BABY LOCOMOTIVE.
Built and Put in Operation by TWO
New England Boys.

Built and Put In Operation by TWO
New England Boys.
Edwin 81. Warren and Ernest c. War
rem are two Montvale (Mass.) boys, aged
respectively IT and Is. They are stu
dents at the Woburn high school, from
which they will proba bly, be graduated
two years hence. Unlike most boys
Of their years, they care little for base
ball and less for the mad scrimmages of
the football field. Their home is on ris-
ing ground near the railway station and
their newest toy is a locomotive which
they, with the aid of their father, Mr..
Herbert A. Warren, constructed and
placed in operation on 120-foot track.
The locomotive weighs about a ton and
half, and were such engines animals
that developed like cows this one might
very aptly be called yearling.
1t is an out-and-out locomotive from
headlight to cab. The wheels on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
AN ODD REUNION OF sioux
Return to Old Haunts SQuaFs IN
Tears for Dead Paleface.


Tears for Dead Pa1eface.
Within six miles OF the business CEN
ter of St. Paul there is an encampment
OF Sioux Indians. 1t was the custom
many years ago for all of the Sioux
who could manage to get here to gather
twice each year on the bank OF the Mis-
sissippi near Red Rock for the pur-
pose of hunting, fishing and having
good time generally. For many years
the custom has been abandoned, but a
few days ago, to the great surprise OF
the people living in that vicinity, the
Indians began gathering from all di-
rections, a good many in wagons. some
on ponies, a number walking, and
few even arriving by train. There.wer
fully 200 Indians together. and then ahe
fun began. They were evidently glad
to be together again. for they. set up
a large pole in the middle of the camp
and danced about it.
The scene was weird one, and seeing
it one could easily imagine that there
was no such thing as civilization With
in hundred miles. The woHensdid
not dance, but the men who did were
dressed simultaneously. They wore
shirts, trousers and beaded moccasins,
while long strings of beads wound
round and round their necks and
bright-colored sashes made their cos
tunes picturesque AS they danced
they chanted a song of welcome in the
Dacotah tongue and beat steadily upon
their tom-toms or small drums. There
was one rather peculiar thing about
their actions-they never appeared to
see one another as they wound in and
out in the queer serpentine movements
of the dance.
When the camp was visited by the
Dispatch it was very quiet. an6seNcept
| for the smoke rising among the trees
| there was no visible or audible sign
| of the presence of a barbarous tribe
until, following the trail into the WOODS.
the whole village was suddenly in full
view. Groups of young girls were
| standing about and an old squaw was
| bringing firewood upon her back, and
a number of young men were trying
| feats of strength, In one of the tepees,
which stood by itself apart from the
| others. was young man, evfdently-a
leader among them. who acted as
| spokesman. He, it seems, is Arson of
| the old chief of the tribe who used to
| live at Kapiosa. As a sign of his rank
| he wears a shirt with bosom of solid
bead work of most elaborate design.
| His Indian name is Kaiah. but in Eng
| lish he is called Samuel Thomas. The
two oldest men of the party are Tas-
| nonawonhdi and Tukancandiska.
A little incident which occurred enc
| morning would show that these peo<
| pie have a great deal of feeling, although
! they do not often show it. Two
of the oldest s9uaws in the party went
| to the Ford residence and asked for the
elder Mrs. Ford. whom they hadsknown
many years ago. and who had learned
their language when she came TO this
country 60 years ago and had always
been very kind to them. Mrs Ford died
last winter, and when told of this the
| old suuaNys cried.-St. Paul Dispatch
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
JARDINIERE BENCH.
ANY Smart Boy Can Easily Make One
for His Mother.

Any Smart Boy Can Easily Make One
for His Mother.
As resting place for large potted
plant or a jardiniere, a substantial
bench is shown in the illustration.
1t is not difficult matter to construct
a bench of this sort, and most any smart
boy can make it from a few pieces of
board, and with the aid of a compass,
saw, plane, bit and brace, and some
nails and screws. 1t should be 12
inches square, and the top should meas
ure IA inches square.
From 20 to "a inches Will be about the
right height, and if it is constructed of
boards seven-eighthso Of an inch in thick
ness it will result in a strong affair.
Three-quarter-inch boards can be en-
ployed, or even lighter ones, but should
the bench be used as a seat, the weight
of a person sitting on it might rack or
break it.
II it is to be painted it can be of pine
or whitewood, but if natural wood is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
GUT POSTAGE STAMPS IN HALF.

People Who Are Unable to Under
stand why They Are Not Good
Sometimes we find that people have
cut stamps in half when they want one
of half the denomination" said the
postal clerk in charge of the oddities
of mailing matter as he entered in his
"unmailable list" eggs, bacon, cucum-
beers, an entire goose, a rats head and
some bug poison.
You would expect that the people
who do that would be immigrants with
the odor of the steeTage still clinging
to their clothes. 1t is by no means The
case. Now, here is a letter bearing the
half of Accent stamp" showing an en-
velope addressed in such a precise hand
that indicated a New England origin.
II notified the sender by the address
in the corner of the envelope that her
letter was being held up and when rhe
next day i saw q little, white-haired
old lady in black come brislSiY in ]
guessed correctly that she had come for
this letter. When 1 told her that II had
not gone because of q mutilated stamp
she looked surprised even when L
showed her the envelope In q sweet.
gentle. but protesting way she insisted
that the stamp was not mutilated-
that having no 2-cent stamp she had cut
a Accent stamp in bwo-and she added
reproachfully that Sshe was sorry that
there had been any delay
III you had a ten-dollar bill would
you expect to tear it into tenths and
have the pieces buy dollars worth OF
dry goods?"
'-She paid her two cents with the air
of the woman forced to keep dressgoods
she had soiled when she knows she can
get the same thing for less money across
the street, but said scornfully: This
must be dreadfully unaccommodating
post officeI pity Chicago people
Down cast they make no such fusss re-
quirements.' Chicago Times-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
WOMAN BULL FIGHTER.
Beautiful Donna Ptedros, SPANS Fa-
vOrite MatadOr.


Now that woman has usurped mans
place in many occupations, it is not at
all surprising that she has entered the
arena where bulls are killed-in civil
lied Spain. Spain can boast of three
women who are bull fighters, despite
their supposedly gentle sex. One of
them is matador, who kills the animal
after it has been tormented and wound
ed and the other two are toreadors, who
worry and injure the beast
All three are young and beautiful
says the New York Journal, and all
principal one is Donna Piedros, the
matador. She is %, remarkably hand
some, with big black eyes and long
raven hair. She has been in the ring for
six years and during that time has
been in danger repeatedly.
When first she made known her inten.
ton of entering the arena there was q
howl of protest, but she persisted, and
when she made her first appearance she
was showered with flowers. Since then
she has been in the ring once every
month, and on several occasions has
been more or less injured.
Her part of the work consisted in Civ.
ing the quletus TO the pull AFTER ne mao
been disabled by the toreadors. She did
this with sharp. two-edged sword,
which she plunged into the heart or
neck of the beast. The animals have a
bad habit of making a last desperate
rally and of charging upon their tor
mentors. In this way Donna Piedros
has been face to face with horribls
death more than once.
Her two feminine competitors are the
sisters Pretel, Lola and Angelica, who
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
DINING AND FEEDING.
American Table Manners Not So Open
to Criticism Formerly.

American Table Manners Not So Open
to Criticism Formerly.
1t has been conceded that the degree
of civilization people has reached may
be accurately measured by its dietary.
Now, some one has said that 1.-The
American feeds, the Englishman de-
YOURS, the Frenchman Dimes" In view
of this statement one wonders what the
English have been doing through the
centuries to have advanced so little.
We do not pretend to answer for them
but woSld say for ourselves, we have
been hewing our way through for
ests, pioneering in every direction, in
every sense-ample apology for feeding
instead of dining.
But, of course, it was a Frenchman
who made the declaration, and, of
course, he made it long ago, when,
Notifying though it be, honesty
compels US to acknowledge that we
may have been guilty. Times, however
and conditions have changed, and not
even the most bigoted Frenchman will
refuse to admit that when the American
has reached the dining point he will have
more to dine upon than any other man
in the world. The culture of man in
America will demand all the art in his
cuisine that France 10y study has
evolved, with the added merit of hon
csty in his food, the DISCUSSES incident
to poverty of material not being a ne
eessity. There is no department of sup
ply in which we have not the advan-
tage, and we are learning to use our
materials as rapidly as we have been
obliged to learn all other things.-Ella
Morris Kretschmar, in Woman's Home
Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
MADE BY ROUGH HANDS.
beautiful Embroidery Done by Hun
Earian Peasant Women.

In some parts of Hungary the most
beautiful and intricate embroidery is
done by the peasant women, who work
all summer in the fields at the hardest
labor, spending their winters in the
art which one naturally thinks calls for
delicate fingers and refined touch.
AS certain birds sing in their own
way, as the Sioux Indians astonish us
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
Root was sim There

Two little brothers, aged respectively
four and six years old, fell in with a.
stray kitten, which, suffering by the
hands Of some cruel person. had of it's
tail scarcely half an inch remaining.
Poor little Kitten" said the younger
one. who has cut on its tail? Iwon-
der if it will grow again?" To which
the elder grayely remarked: ..Of course
it will! Don't you see. the root is
there 2.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11

Women and the Homestead Law.

The officials at the head of the ma
tional public land bureau do not adj
wise women to take up government land
with the idea of living and establish
ing homes thereon, both of which con-
ditions are imposed by the homestead
act. The public lands are parceled out
at from S1.25 to $3.50 per acre in tracts
of from 40 to 100 acres. The good. we'll
located farm land has, however, all
been taken up, and of the millions of
acres remaining to be disposed of but
a small portion can be made productive,
except through the aid of expensive in
r.gation.-Ladies' Home Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
Children of the Sun.

We have been called children of the
sum-" and there is truth as cell as
poetry in the designation Year by year
the man of science drags himself a.lit-
tie closer to the great central engine.
When Faraday, in his minds eye. saw
lines OF force traversing space. and
when his great disciple. Maxwell be-
queathed to Us the electromagnetic
theory Of light. men of science felt
that a path had been staked out across
the maze OF solar mysteries. The saR
no longer shone as a giEer of heat and
light only. for in the ether were nerve
like waves Of every description. Chill
dren of the sum- we respond not only
to the great periodic changes. but TO
every passing spasm and disturbance
Auroras are associated with solar
change In studying them we may faith
ON the secrets of the sun.-AlexandeT
McAdie. in Century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
H.a nept TAB ON Her.

A lady taking tea at small company,
neing very fond of hot rolls, was asked
10 have another. Really, cannot"
she modestly replied. II don't know
now many I've eaten already" "I doi'
unexpectedly exclaimed juvenile up
start whose mother allowed him seat
AZ the table You've eaten eight. I've
been countin.."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11

He was getting fairly good salary,
but he felt wholly unequal to the task
of supporting girl with tastes like
that. In order to put himself out of any
possibility of such a thing he married
soon afterward a girl on the West side
who never kept any accounts.-Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
Carr N BI.ck Cat for Luck.

The workers at Barrow-in-Furness
make it point of carrying black cat
on every ship that is built there. They
consider that this brings luck to the
ship-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
To Clean Photoxrnpha.

Crusts of bread are better than a soft
cloth for rubbing photographs, engrav-
ings or paintings to remove soiied
marks and dust The bread should be
"a hours old.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-11
AZ the storn Gathered.

~ shG StOfn- INtHcFe0.
He-My dear. I wish you would re-
membeF-eT
She-Well. remember what?
That originally woman was merely
side issue-"-Brookiy Life.
The Washington bee., 1897-11-27

Refned, energstic ladies
as agents for good-selling k0let arti-
cles. Must be we'll recommended.
Apply between the hou1s Of 9 a. m.
and s p. m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
II Florida Avenue n. w.
The Washington bee., 1897-11-27
THEY SAY.

is still vacant.
Ohio is still kicking.
Only the personal friends of the
government shall receive consider
alton.
1t is a question whether they will
be able to elect the next President.
Speak the truth always, it pays.
Treachery against your friends
is bound to come home to you.
IL is the true man who can
always win.
Prof. w. c. o. Jacques has a
new studio.
0'Donnell will be made Judge of
the Police Court.
There are several candidates for
justice of the peace.
The colcred democrats have the
best Of the pie.
Colored republicans are in the
soup.
Don't be uneasy, as there will be
a change in the Police Court.
Why should we not have at least
two colored bailiffs?
The Commissioners will take
hand in the musical directorshlp.
The BEE takes the lead in negro
journalism.
All others follow.
Speak what you know and
Aothing more.
What is this world coming to?
In union there is strength,
What can we expect from nothing?
There should be memorial exer-
cises held in honor of the late John
M. Langston.
He was the young mems friend.
The eolored citizens draw the
color line.
Make your word good always.
Why should men lie when the
truth will answer?
Itis the nature Of the beast.
Always listen to both sides of
the question.
Don't forget your duty to your
fellow man.
Don't tell all you know.
1t was a smallthilr d o.
Look ont for the registership.
Why should so much money be
turned back in to the Treasury
when We need it for school pur-
poses?
False economy is not appreciated.
False reputation is no reputation
whatever.
Senator Hanna is a fighter.
Foraker never forgets an injury.
You can never blame man for
getting even.
Don't forget what you said last.
Nature gives US one face and you
make for yourself another.
Judge Scott is making reputa-
tion.
Never know more than your
teacher.
The BEE is the peoples organ.
1t is the greatest advocate in
the United States. = -.s-x ,,....
1t has an opinion of its own. 81
The coming man will be from
the south.
1t is the great man who looks
above small things sometimes.
Negro democrats must go
Be true to yourselves.
The administration is slow in
appointing colored men to office.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing has opened its doors.
What will the negro get?
His reward is coming slowly.
There is day of resurrection.
1t will be a DAY of jubilee.
The greatest liar is the one who
cannot remember one minute after
he speaks.
Read The BEE and be happy.