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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
ANCIENT BARRIERS.
Those of Egypt Enjoyed Great POpu-
Iarffy.

The cult of the beard, according to
the ancient Jewish writers, started in
the Garden of Eden. Adam, they tei
US, was several miles in height, and
was furnished with a prodigious beard
which reached to his middle. The an.
Client Jews, presumably on account OF
this believed Edenic origin, he'd the
beard in such high esteem that they
considered it a greater Insult to seize
a man by his beard than to tread OF
his corns. They cherished the hair or
their faces as the callow youth of to
day does his adolescent mustache
trimmed it in various forms, perfumed
it with odorous substances, and cut il
only as sign of great affliction. Sc
far did they carry their veneration fol
its dignity that laws were actually
passed regarding the manner of its
wearing. This was probably done
however, in order that the chosen PEG
pie might not initiate the neighborine
races that made hair offerings to their
gods, nor their former masters the
Egyptians, who were great patrons Of
BARRIERS.
The BARRIERS lot was a happy one in
the land of Egypt. where the people had
such high regard for the tonsorial art
that the majority Of the men shaved
not only the face but the entire head
ard capped their bald pates with wigs
while the priests went even further and
shaved the entire body every third day
With this constant scraping of chins
going on. the BARRIERS trade was an
important one in the home of the
Pharaohs, and its followers were kept
busy running throughout the length
and breadth of the land from early
morning until sunset. They carried
their tools in an open-mouthed basket.
and their razors were shaped like a
small Ratchet with a curved handle
-Lippincott's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

coat. lay huddled in the bucket at his
feet-the dreadful something that but
i few short hours ago had been his
| enemy, Col Randolph Meredith.
"Dead-every ONE Neil whispered 10
| those nearest, as he stepped out upon
the ground. barring his head before he
turned back to help the other hands
that were reverently oustretched to lift
to earth the burden he had brought.
Long before this Mrs. Morrison had
persuaded Dorothy to go home with
her, and Neil would permit no one to go
there with the dreadful truth until
teams had come to carry the dead down
to camp. Then, with a slow step,
tagging no less because of the pain
fulness of his errand than for the utter
physical exhaustion following the
frenzied toll and excitement of the day.
he betoolk himself over the hill to the
Mascot clearinghouse.
Recalling with sharp sense of dread
Dorothy's mood of the morning. he
thought it better to let her receive the
awful truth from Mrs. Morrison. who.
however uncouth in speech and man
ner, had yet woman's heart to tell her
how to soften the blow for the unhappy
girl.
He sat down upon the steps outside
when he had sent her with the mes
sage. his heart aching for his love while
he waited to hear how she bore it;
meaning by and by to beg word with
her, to learn if she would have him
ride to Orodelphia that night to tele-
graph her friends, or what her wishes
might be respecting her father.
A long time he patiently waited, after
Mrs. Morrison had reported that the
girl was crying fit to break her heart;
refusing the good woman's urgency
that he should come in to supper. al
though to please her he accepted the
tea and toast she brought him at the
door, feeling the better for the refresh
ment which he had been too much
wrought up to think of needing.
It seemed to him hours before Mrs.
Morrison, listening at the door and
hearing no sound, finally decided that
Miss Meredith might now be calm
enough to hear that be waited to see
her; but it was with frightened air
that. after considerable delay, she came
back.
Miss Meredith had begun taking on.
crazy-lil<e, at the very idea of seeing Mr..
Neil, she reported. with evident re1us-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
He wanted to he rruthful.

"See here" said the boss, 81 can't
stand this thing of your getting drunk
and neglecting your work. I depend on
you to do something and you are on on
a spree. Why can't you tell me you are
going to get drunk, so can prepare
for it?''
al can't do it," answered the penitent
one 81 might tell you I was going 20
get drunk, then change my mind and
stay sober, and that would hurt my
reputation for truthfulness."-N. I.
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

ened to set her gown afire.
Dorothy turned upon the intruder
with a stony stare; but then, curiousiy
touched by the look OF kindly com
miserafion, her expression changed, her
face nervously working in lines of pain
as she replied, in strange. choked
voice: "But it could not be worse! oh,
it could mott"
"Well, now, it might" returned Mrs.
Morrison, in CHEEKY argument. Il reck-
on there's never anything so bad that
the Lord couldn't "a found way to
have it worse if He'd "a had a mind
IL there'd "a been an explosion in the
mine stead Of on top. that would "a
been enough sight worse. But bein' it :
the nature of powder to blow up stead
OF down. why, it jest natcheliy stands
20 reason that them men amt hurt q
mite. Oh, you amt no call to take on
honey-sure. I'd bet dollar against a
doughnut with anybody that they're all
down there as live IS cricl1ets this min
ute-jest natoheliy swearin' m ram
pagin' round, like enough, because it's
without bite. That's the man of it,
you know. Nawthin' riles 'em quite so
much IS gettin' left at meal times"
Dorothy looked at her with sort OF
dazed bewilderment for an instant,
breaking out into wild. hysterical
laughter, which almost instantly
turned to uncomfortable sobbing.
Stirred to quick sympathy be
yond any thought of social differ
ef:ce or arm-ieneth ceremonial, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

woman caught her in warm,
motheriy embrace. and. equally obliv-
ious of the strangeness of such resting
place the girl hid her face against the
ample shoulder with the simple aban-
don of q child.
There, there. honey. that's right.
It'll do you good" ,nurmured the
woman. Understandings. soothingly
rafting Dorothy's back, while at
the same time bestowing a nod of
intelligence upon Harvey Neil, who
had rushed up With anxious.
panied face, although too discreet 10
utter word of his eager sympa thy. his
| wild longing to be of some service to his
love- 'Women's hearts is like that.
When they're full to Dustin nawthin'
eases 'em up like good cry.
Continually the crowd was increas-
| ing. A line of willing hands quickly
| formed to convey water from the Mas
cot pumps; while mothers. wives and
children of the imprisoned miners, sur
| rounded by-sympathetic friends, looked
on. sobbing and moaning. Hardly any
| impression seemed to be made on the
| flames until, after what appeared a
| long time in the possessing impatience.
| and even then. when the fire was con-
| quered, progress was tediously slow.
| The heavy blackened timbers were hot
and difficult to handle, while. for want
of space. only few could work at clear
| ing away the debris which choked the
| mouth of the shaft.
1t was not until the middle of the
| afternoon that an attempt could be
-
Harvey Neil who came forward. the
| first to go down. A solemn hush fell
upon the crowd as they watched him
step into the bucket, while the crude
| hosting apparatus, hastily constructed.
creakingly passed him out of sight
Everybody knew that if the air below
had turned foul, as many held must be
| the case. another victim might be added
to swell the. horror of that day; and
hardly a whisper broke the stiffness
Until the signal came to bid them draw
HIM back. Then. as he reappeared, 4
wild cheer broke from lips turned pale,
and women sobbed for joy when he told
that the air seemed good, which prom
| ised we'll for the men below; but he had
| found. some forty feet down. fallen tim
| hers SO wedged across the shaft that
| there must be more hard work before
| the full descent could be made.
The sun was setting when finally the
way was clear. Again Neil laid his hand
/ on the side of the bucket. although now
! there We're others who would have
| gone; but there was that in his manner
which gave him the place without dis
cussion and again the crowd, in awed
expectancy, watched him out of sight,
He was gone much longer this time
and when ut length he returned. the
| first look at his face told the staring
eyes what it was that. covered by Il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
All Over.

My wife and have our little quar-
rels once in awhile" said the man who
lives. with others. in the Pasteboard
flats. "but they are ali over an few
minutes"
Il presume you mean all over the
house." said the other man. who had
had some experience in fat iifc.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Little Chick-What do you let chat
ugly little thing come under your wing
for?
Old Hen (who had inadvertently
Matched q ducks egg1-I can't help IL
my dear. We've got to put up with the
creature because she belongs to our
set. You know.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

I'VE will send you back to Gu
ba with an army" I'VE will
make you president in 1900"
There was no politics in the
demonstration. 1t was man.
aged by a committee selected
by the G.. A. X. and the Con-
federate Veterans association.
1t was a tribute to the man who
had the courage to protect
American citizens and Ameri-
can interests. and who had the
courage to uphold his eountry's
honor. without first weighing
and considering what effect it
would have upon "tle business
interests" Lee is the acknowl-
edged hero of the situation.
Not a political hero, a national
hero.
But the most satisfactory OF
the results growing out of the
Cuban question is the complete
reunion of the blue and gray"
There is no north or south, ex-
cept that each section is vieinR
with the other to show a strong
er patriotism for our govern
ment. / heard a prominent
senator say that this result
alone would recompense for the
losses of a war with Spain.
The house has passed a reso
luton directing Intervention
The senate resolution is some
wnat different; but whichever
one is adopted, it is to be hoped
that these matters will be got
out OF the way and that con.
gress will settle down to Its
regular routine Of business
next week. Without a very
material change in the situa-
tion, l shall not give up hope oi
Legislation until congress ad,
ljourns without acting.
S. Il. BLEDsoE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

"I feel it my duty to give you .
truthful statement of what Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy did," writes J. 8. Collins, of
Moore, S. O.. 81 had q child about
two years old, that had the dirrahoea
for two months. / tried all the best
known remedies, but none gave the
least relief. When this remedy came
to hand, / gave il as directed, and in
two days the child was completely
cured.n Sold by T. N. Coleman and
w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18
DIac6.
8-t18

We are anxious to do q little good
in this world and can think of no
pleasanter or better way to do it than
by recommending One Minute Cough
Cure as a preventive of pneumonia.
consumption and other serious lung
troubles that follows neglected colds.
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18
FOR SALE OR Trade.

My residence in Northwest
ArdmCre together with all inn
provements, consisting of barn,
buggy house. servants house,
well and cistern. Good orchard
and vineyard started. Will
also sell furniture. Bath room
up stairs. Hot and cold water.
Ten acres of land goes with
place. A. WALCoTT.
S-tlS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

Beggs Mfg. Co.-As n general thing
7 am down on all kinds of patent
medicines, but am happily disap-
pointed after q trial of Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup among my customers
and patients. IL relieves all throat
and lung difficulties at once.
III. r. OGDEN, n. d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18
Shot While Hunting.

Greenville, Tex, April H.
Andrew Ferguson. aged Is, liv-
ing north of here, while out hunt
ing, using a muzzle loading
gun. happened to a serious il
not fatal accident. The gun
was overloaded. and when he
fired the bresch burst open. the
pin striking his forehead. II
penetrated the skull, making @
dangerous wound. At last &C.
counts Ferguson was alive. but
in a critical condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

There are three little things which
do more work than any other three
little things created-they are the
ant, the bee and DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the last being the ia
nous little pills for stomach and liver
troubles--City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
A Descriptive Letter From :. 7. BIedsOe
of the DOInRs In Washington for the
Pest week-The Cruel War, Etc.
TO the Ardmoreite.

Washington. April 15.-This
has been an historic week in
Washington. Monday shortly
after noon the presidents mes
sage was being read to both
branches of congress. and all
was excitement there. Twenty
thousand people were gathered
on the White House grounds
listening to the strains of mar
tial music rendered by tho Ma
rine band, with seemingly no
thoughts of war. Thousands
of children were engaged in
their annual Easter egg rolling.
A very pretty custom indeed.
All the children of the town
assemble annually on Monday
succeeding Easter Sunday and
engage in rolling eggs down
the gentle slopes on these un-
dulating grounds. All classes
are there from the very wealthy
with their large baskets of
brightly colored eggs to the
children of the very poor, who
are fully as proud of their small
baskets with few eggs. Strange
to say while | was on the
grounds | did not hear Spain
or Cuba mentioned. The pur-
pose seemed to be to entertain
the children, and it was the
only place where | have been
that war was not almost the
sole topic of conversation. The
president and Mrs. Mckinley
came out on the south Yeranda
to see the sport for a short
while and to give the children
an opportunity to see them.
The cheers that greeted them
were not general or hearty
Mrs. Mckinley was more heart
lily applauded than the presi-
dent. The presidents Cuban
policy has been so much out OF
accord with the sentiment OF
the people here and with that
of fully 80 per cent of all the
officials in Washington that an
opportunitr has not been lost
Ito impress him with such q
fact. Wednesday evening Gen.
Lee arrived over the Penusyl-
vania railroad. and long before
the train came the depot was
filled to its uttermost capacity
all anxious to be first to gree
him. At sight OF him the crowC
went wild. He was greeted
with cheer after cheer, anC
round after round of applause
He made his way to the stat
department mid a continued
Ovation. There the clerks lef
= their work in a body land
might add in violation Of tn
regular rules of the department
to greet him, and it is safe t
say that no one of them will b
punished or reprimanded.
am told by a special assistan
who was present that no on
enjoyed the ovation given Gen
n Lee more than did Secretar
Sherman. Gen. Lee is STOP
$ ping at the Shoreham but too
d his dinner at HarYeys on Penn
sylvania avenue. Before b
was through dinner the peopl
;. had learned where he was an
had surrounded the place unit
: they had almost blocked th
avenue. Shortly thereafter
magnificent ovation was tel
N dered Gen. Lee at the Shor
ham. The streets were literal
packed for four blocks. | hay
seen but one other such demo
stration as that with which /
was greeted and that was ii
one following the nominatiC
of Mr.. Bryan at Chicago. III
a ovation could be plainly heal
and the fireworks seen from ii
White House. He made
short conservative speech al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

whooping cough is the most de-
stressing malady; but its duration
can be cut short by the use of me
Minute Cough Cure, which is also the
best known remedy for Group and all
lung and bronchial troubles.-City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-18

Children and adults tortured by
burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or
skin diseases may secure instant re-
lief by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is the greet Pile remedy
itv Drug Store
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
Clay, Rufus p. Grindle and Jonathan

Clay, Rufus p. Grinde and Jonathan
Slower.
AT this session OF the legislature Judge
A. p. WisweIi, of Ellsworth, was speaker
OF the House, and Or. K. p. Grindlo, OF
Mt. Desert, was member of the Senate.
! Each OF these men, whose names are
familiar to US, rendered valuable assist =
ance III hs ing the bill Tor the act prop
erly drafted, and in securing its passage,
which service is fully appreciated by ali
interested i'll the school.
| In the fifty years after 1900 there was a
| time when progress noticeably acceler-
ated. Organizations were on higher
plane, institutions took a new signiti-
canoe. There were without doubt great
agencies a. work looking to general edu-
cation. Early in the century the public
school society of New YORK city was
formed. Chains OF public primary edu-
cation were urged. High schools were
introduced and many institutions of
learning took their rise during these
years. The people began to realize that
it WAS necessary that public opinion
should be enlightened.
Chancellor kent's wise saying Was re
membered: "Fhe parent who sends his
son into the world uneducated, defrauds
the community of a youthful citizen and
bequeath5 to il public nuisance"
The needs of Il higher education were
being considered and the citizens of our
town caught the spirit and coveted the
best advantages Tor their children. Ii
was then in 1903 Bluehil academy was in
corporated. For many years this was the
only school of the kind in Hancock coun
ty. From its walls have gone out good
and noble citizens, men otHN professions,
ship masters and navigatQrs to all parts
OF the world.
All honor to old Bluehill academy
When the walls of this building began to
crumble, then and not till then did the
trustees of the Stevens fund deem it ex
pedent to erect the Stevens academy
" hich we dedicate to-day to the cause
Of education. Only one of the original
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
STATE OF MAINE.
#TREASURER's OFFICE.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 81, 1893

DURSUANT to chap. 8, sec. p, of the re-
i vised statutes, will at the State Treas
urer's Office at Augusta, on the twenty-eighth
day of September next, at II O'Clock i M, sell
and convey by deed to the highest bidder, ali
the interest of the state in the tracts OF land
hereinafter described, living IN unin"nrror-
ated townships, said tracts having been for
feited to the State for State taHt-, 90 Coun-
ty taxes certified to the Treasurer OF State for
the year 1895. The sale and conveyance OF
each tract will be made subject 80 q right in
the owner or part owner whose rights have
been forfeited, to redeem the same at any
time within one year after the sale, ~ paving
or rendering to the purchaser his proportion
of what the purchaser paid tnertlor at The
sale, with interest at the rate Of twenty per
cent. per annum from the time OF sale. and
one dollar for release, or such owner may re-
deem his interest by paying as afore said to
the treasurer of State, as provided in chap, 6.
IS of the revised statutes.
No tract, however, will be sold at 4 price
less than the full amount due thereon for
such unpaid state and county taxes, iLtOtest
and cost, as described in the followiag sehed-
II
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES.

WHEREAS Helen l.. Richardson, of the
w town of Mount Desert, county of Han
cock. and State of Maine by her mortgage
deed dated July q, a, d. 1880, and recorded in
Hancock county Registry of Deeds, book pa,
page PSI, conveyed to Andrew j. Whiting, of
said Mount Desert, a certain lot or parcel OF
land, together with the buildings thereon,
situated at or near Somesville, in said Mount
Desert, bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at William p. Smiths north
west corner bound; thence following said
Smiths western line in a southwestern III
rection eleven tl1l rods to a stake and stone;
thence in a northwestern direction five ~
eastern direction nine 49, rods to b. T. Ather-
toms south line; thence following said Ather-
tons south line in a southeastern direction
five (5) rods and seventeen 90 links to the
aforementioned bound. and containing forty
nine (49) rods more or less. 1t being the same
premises conveyed to said Helen l.. Richard
son by George b. Somes as per his deed dated
Dec. %, a. d. 1880, and recorded in Hancock
Registry of Deeds, book It's, page ll2, to both
of which deeds and record reference is hereby
had. Whereas said mortgage having been
assigned by Henry Whiting, acting in his ca
pacity as administrator of the estate of said
Andrew ]. Whiting, to me, Melville L. Allen,
by assignment dated April 4, a. d. 1885, and
recorded in said Registry April s, 1895, in book
29S, page 469. And whereas the condition of
said mortgage has been broken. now there
fore, by reason of the breach of the condi-
ton thereof, | claim a foreclosure OF said mort
gage. MELVILLE l.. ALLEN.
Mt. Desert, Aug. l, 1898.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
THE MAN IN HIS HOME.
The Husband and Father Strikes the
Keynote for Right or Wrong Living.

The Husband and Father Strikes the
Keynote for Right or Wrong living.
"The seclusion OF home gives to man
certain freedom and attendant priv
ileges which no other place in the world
affords, and it is right that it should, -
writes Edward Boz Of "The Man In His
Home" in Ladies' Home Journal. "But
it is not right that this freedom and those
| privileges should be abused to the disad-
vantage of the wife.
"Too many men seem to have the idea
that they can drop into constant discon-
ISOLATE and churlish moods at home with
their wives which in any other place and
by any other person would not be
tolerated. II is when a man is within the
walls OF his home that he is himself. Then
it is that he should be at his ben. When
man gives the best that is within him to
those closest to him. his home will be the
idea place that he wishes it to be.
"No man has a rig hit to expect from his
vile what he on his part does not give
her. III ne wants her sympathy he must
give her his consideration. II man
lacks the element OF consideration he
should cultivate it, and cultivate it not
for the benefit OF his friends but for those
in and OF his home. Consideration
should begin at home; not in the homes
OF friends, as it so often does--and ends
there, too. The atmosphere which man
creates i'll his home by example becomes
t he rule by which his children live. The
husband and father strikes the keynote
for right or wrong living"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

The subject OF this sketch was born in
Andover, Mass, Dec. q, ia. lie died in
Bluehill, May l, 1852. Coming to our
town when young man, he united wit h
the Baptist church and was counted rs
one of the pillars of the church, always
taking prominent and useful part in all
its work and contributing largely to its
support. No good cause failed to find in
him an active sympat hizer.
lie was successful business man,
owned largely in woodland and nayigH-
ton. In 1871 he built the only ship ever
built in Bluehill, and OF which he was
chief owner, and named it for himself.
His tine and energies were given to his
private business, to which he strictly at
tended and in which he was unusually
fortunate.
Personally he was reserved and some
what tacturn, and few came in contact