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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
PRACTICAL KINDNESS.
One Hundred Thousand Grateful Sol
diers.

These war times have. tried mems souls
in many unexpected ways, but hike a shaft
of sunshine and good cheer out OF the cloud
of privation and endurance has been the
work that The American Tobacco Co. has
done among the u. S. Soldiers and, Sailors
ever since the war began-for when they
discovered that the camps and hospitals
were not supplied with tobacco they de-
cided to provide them, free of cost, with
enough for every man, and have already
given outright to our Soldiers and Sailors
over one hundred thousand pounds of q Bat
Az Plug and Dukes Mixture" Smoking
Tobacco, and have bought and distributed
fifty thousand briar wood pipes, at total
cost of between fifty and sixty thousand dob
lars.
This work has been done quietly and
thoroughly, by establishing headquarters
in each camp, so that every camp and every
hospital of the United States Army has
been supplied with enough tobacco for
every man and the sailors on thirty
United States Ships in Cuban waters have
shared with the soldiers this most welcome
of all ''rations"
Perhaps it will be only fair to remember
when we hear the remark again that
Corporations have no souls" that there
is one American corporation whose soul
has been tried and has not been found
wanting in practical kindness"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD.
From the Herald. WATERFOWL. N.

John Young, of LIE Roy, n. Y, is y years
old, and is well known in that and naighbor-
ing towns. While putting some weather
boards on barn, standing on a scRffold
twenty-five feet from the ground, he felt
dizzy, lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The side of his face, arm and one entire side
of his body, on which he struck, were badly
bruised. Picked up and carried to the
house, he was under doctors care for sew
eral weeks. The doctor finally came to the
conclusion that lis patient had received a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
A Musical Critic.

That's mighty good band, % said Tommy
Tucker, who was up in a tree listening to the
afternoon concert at the park.
"How many Husicianers is theye" asked
Benny, who was lying down In the grass
They's 90" answered Tommy, s'an'
they's a teller that stands up in front of EN-,
beatin' a stick up an down and tryin' to
bother 'em, but they don't pay no attention
to him. ,@Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
Insane on the voyage to Manila.

San Francisco. Sept 25.-Privates
Harry Bullock and James w. Phillips,
of the New York regiment. who went
insane on the way to Honolulu, are to
be sent to the government insane
asylum at Washington.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29

3 I FOX OF
p analysis
and was be-
yond medi-
cal aid. He
could not
use'one arm,
or turn over
in bed.
One day,
while lying
on the bed,
he read of a
case some
thing like
his having
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
Bryan Held a Political Conference.

Washington, Sept 24--CoL Bryan
changed his plans again and decided
not to leave for Jacksonville to rejoin
his regiment until to-day. Last night
he had conferences with ex-Representa-
tive Kerr, secretary of the democratic
congressional committee, and other
nnlifical leaders
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
The Fighting seventy-First.

Out in Salt Lake City, when paper speak.
of 1.-The fighting Seventy-first," one Is IL
doubt whether the item refers to the regi
ment now in Santiago or some mans latest
matrimonial venture.-Yonkers Statesman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
In a Job Lot.

Dason-What sort of policy do you thinl
Spain ought to adopt now?
many other kinds of policy, as She can la.
hands on.-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
POnulaP.

''He seems to be as popular as any young
man here, and yet they say he is widower."
yes. You see his wife left a new bicycle
when she died. Up to Date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29
No Cause for jealousy.

Mrs. Benham-Don't you really care any
thing about mother!
Benhan-Well, not enough to make you
jealous.-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29

Threat Health.

Apparently trihing incidents in
women's daily life frequently pro-
duce displacementsof the womb. A
sEpon the stairs, lifting during men
situation, standing at a counter,
running a sewing machine, or at
tending to the most ordinary tasks,
may result in displacement, and
a train of serious evils is started.
The first indication of such
trouble should be the signal for
quick action. Don't let the condi
ton become chronic through neg
lect or a mistaken idea that you
can overcome it by exercise or
leaving it alone.
More than million women hay
regained health by the use of Lydi
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Iftheslightestt trouble appears WI
do not understand, write to Mrs
at Lynn, Mass, for her advice, a.
timely words from her will show yo
thing to do. This advice costs you
it may mean life or happiness or b
Mrs. MARY BENNETT, 3l4 Ami
Mich, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 can hardly find words with "
for the good your remedies have do
four years I suffered with weakness
organs, continual backache, heads
all the pains that accompany fei
friend told my husband about 70
pound and he brought me home
taking these I felt much better,
would write to you in regard to N
am to You for your advice and
your medicine. I write this letter
The above letter from Mrs. Ben
been restored to health by Lydia
Ask Mrs. PfnkhaHl's Advice-A
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-29

dangerously Ill anu TOUR Oh tASn were
said to have been given up by the doc
tors.
ACCORDING to Gen. Lawton's report
on the Goth there were 1900 American
troops at Santiago on the sick list. -
A DISPATCH from Naples said that
frightful misery and immense damage
will be caused if the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius continues on the alarming
scale reached in the last few days.
Nine new craters were counted on the
Goth around the central crater, but
even this extra vent does nothing to-
ward checking the flow of lava.
THE schooner Keepsake. loaded with
| coal, foundered off Ashtabula, o. The
crew was saved.
AN electric street car was derailed
while descending hill at Bradford,
| Eng. Fifty persons were seriously in
jured, several of them fatally.
THE Walnut Grove school near 10
komo. Ind, has been closed owing ts
fear of ghosts. Some years age
| Luella Mabbitt. school girl, was
| murdered near the school and her muir.
derer. Amer Green, was lynched near
the scene of-the tragedy. Since then
| the school children. it is claimed, have
| been frightened by strange sounds
| and grewsome sights As a result the
school attendance has dropped off by
| degrees and the school was abandoned
| RECENT advices from the orient
stated that China and Japan had beer
visited by thunderstorns and disas
trous floods, in which many hundreds
of people had lost their lives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
A JAY COUNTY CASE.
Auditors Recognition of a Township
Trustee.


The Supreme Court yesterday decided a
case from Jay county in which an appoint
ed township trustee sought to compel the
county auditor by mandate to draw a war
rant in his favor for the township funds
The auditor refused to draw the warrant
until another case pending in the Supreme
Court, a case which was to decide the.
validity of the township trustees appoint
ment, should be decided for the regularly
elected trustee still claimed thei office
though the Circuit Court had declared his
office vacant by reason of his appointment
as postmaster. The Supreme Court holds
that the auditor had no discretion in the,
matter of drawing the warrant. The county
commissioners had appointed the man
trustee and it was mandatory for the audi
tor to recognize his apparent right to the
office.
In the particular case decided, Peter T.
Bishop was elected trustee of Bear Creek
township, Jay county. He afterward ac-
cepted the appointment as postmaster at
Bryant. The Jay District Court declared
the office of trustee vacant, and the county
commissioners appointed Philip Stoltz. The
auditor refused to recognize his appoint
Circuit Court to the Supreme Court. Bishop
took up the case in which the Circuit Court
declared his office vacant. Both cases were
pending before the Supreme Court at the
same time, but the latter case was decided
first. Yesterdays decision Is, therefore. not
effective in the particular instance on
which 1t was made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
A Memory.

How dear TO this heart are the old-fashioned
dresses,
When fond recollection presents them to view!
In fancy see the old wardrobes and presses
Which held the loved gowns that in girlhood I
knew.
The wide-spreading mohair the silk that hung
by it:
The straw-colored satin with trimmings of
brown;
The rufied foulard. the ping ordgandie nigh it;
But OH for the pocket that hung in each
gown
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in each
gown.
That dear, roomy pocket IL hail as treasure,
Gould but behold it in gowns of to-day
I'd find it the source of exquisite pleasure,
But all my modistes sternly answer me ''Nayr'
,Twould be convenient when going out shop
'Twould hold my small purchases coming from
town;
And always my purse or my kerchief I'm drop
ping
Oh, me! for the pocket THAT hung in my gown.
The old-fashioned pocket, the obsolete pocket,
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in my
gown.
A gown with pocket! How fondly I'd guard 1t!
Each day ere d don 1t, I'd brush it with care;
Not full Paris costume could make dis
card it,
Though trimmed with the laces an Empress
might
But / have no hope for the fashion is banished
The tear of regret will my fond visions drown
As fancy reverts to the days that have vanished,
/ sigh for the pocket that hung in my gown.
The old-fashioned pocket, the obsolete pocket.
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in my
gown.
-Carolyn Wells
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
DIFFICULTY GOLF TERMS.
A Beginners Trials with the Lam
guage of the Game.
New York Commercial Advertise

L
Errors in the use of solfng terms are not
as frequent to-day as they were year ago.
but there are yet many persons TO Whom
the golfers lingo is an unknown tongue.
Nothing betrays the tyro so quickly as the
effort to appear at home in the mdzeS OF
technical terms and nothing amuses an
oid-stager so much as to hear novice air
his knowledge of the smalltalk or the game.
In one of the recent tournaments a three
some was being played ana all the COM
petitors had reached the green on certain
hole, but each in a different number OF
strokes. One of the men, beginner, saw
his opportunity to use some or the express
sions he had picked up in MS Journey over
the course. and exclaimed, Why, we are
like as we stand" and then, turning to one
of the others, Its your drive"
The point of this may not De lntelhgloie
to the unnitiated, but for their benefit It
NAV be explained that the term ''like-as-
we-lie' is used to express the Iact tnaI
players have taken like number of
strokes. and that when the green Is
reached putting" Is the usual method or
reaching the hole, and not driving.
The other day there appeared IN one OF
the morning newspapers facetlouS ac-
count Of a match between two politicians.
The writer explained that the players We're
even up in the eighteen hole" and then
continued by explaining that consequently
one of them was dormie one. The Ignorance
of this writer is equaled almost by the one
who wrote an account of an excited and
spirited "fursom' in a Chicago daily re-
II IS hard for some people to disabuse
their minds of the idea that dormie"
means something akin 10 that tired feel
ing one hears so much about, or that play
ing lone of two" lis not quotation OF the
betting odds. One of the most frequent
transgressions of the golfing code Is TO call
the implement played With ii stick i'm
stead of club Another error that is be-
ing made constantly is In the pronuncia-
ton of the word golf itself. In the old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
HE KEPT HIS SEAT.
Furthermore, He Explained Why He
Didn't Surrender 1t.
Buffalo News.

Buffalo News
1 saw little episode in Main-street car
one night last week which illustrates Pc
culiar condition Of society in the average
American city. The car was humming along
through the upper part of town, 1t was a
rainy mig at, and the car was well filed. AT
every street corner women were crowding
in, laden with Water-soaked bundles and all
looking more or less bedraggled and out of
sorts At Main and Mohawk streets a
smart-looking, well-dressed young woman
entered the car and stood hanging to the
straps. Directly in front of her sat a sad
faced but very ctable-looking young
man. He looked up at the young woman,
but gave no indication that he intended to
give his seat to her. One by one the men
had surrendered IL cir seats to the women
until only two or three men remained sit
ting. Standing next to the smart young
woman was another young man, evidently a
man of position, who knew her. AS the car
rushed along towards Cold Spring the
smart young woman swung about on the
straps and showed signs of WEAKNESS. Still
the young man in front. of her made no
motion towards surrendering his seat.
oh, I'm so tired; 1t seems as though I
would drop down." she said to the young
man standing by her side. OF course, that
was too much for her gallant friend, and,
STOPPING over, he said 70. the. sad-faced
young man sitting down: my friend would
you have the kindness TO give this young
The sad-faced young man folded his arms
resolutely and replied: mo. l will not have
the kindness to give this young woman my
place in Blank & Cos as bookkeeper, be-
cause she would work for So week less
than l was getting. If she can take my
place in business she can take my place in
the street car. l have wife and little baby
starving al home. / have been tramping the
streets all day trying to find work. / am
tired. too
Everybody in the car turned to listen TO
the sad-faced young mans words. They
were very earnest. The smart young wom-
an turned with sheer and looked into the
face of the young man who stood beside
her Nothing more was said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

university town of St Andrews the word
is pronounced "goff." and that is the way
all Scotchmen use it. The word has been
variously spelled at different times, goff
gcwH, govt and gouf. being some of the
older forms To-day il has become golf
but its pronunciation is still "goff.''
An amusing incident, showing that some
people at least have discovered the correct
use of the word happened to well-known
player in this city not long ago. He left
orders at a certain clipping agency that all
articles relating TO golf should be sent to
his office, and was surprised to find him.
self being deluged with all sorts of stories
on the doings of Recorder Golf, and very
little relating to the subject he had asked
for
The word links" is another term that
has caused a deal of trouble 1t has no
similarity in meaning with the links of
chain, as is sometimes supposed. There are
eighteen holes in a course on a links and
not eighteen links on course. Links was
originally used in the plural, but it has
grown gradually to mean the ground on
which the game is played. and is, there
fore, correctly used in the singular
Charles b. Macdonald says that it meant
originally the numerous windings of a river
and was applied usually to the sandy, flat
ground on the seashore. The word has come
to be applied incorrectly to inland ground,
and through frequent usage in that way
may be said to be established as a permis-
sible term to apply to all courses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

pany came up for notice-a company for
utilizing a kind of street-organ piano.
That" said Sir Frank, genially, had to
be wound up. anyway" His jokes were
sometimes used to illustrate his sketches.
One of these related TO the famous fight in
the House of Commons in 1898. 1t was
called After the Battle The scene was
a members mansion at 3 o'clock on F'ri-
day. The member enters ragged, torn, and
bruised. The Wife: "Oh, joint And you
told me you were going to the HouseFs'
NJ p, so ] did," He told another good
story about himself The teller, having
been on visit to the city of York, had In
quired of a friend who was afflicted with
deafness what was his opinion of the sit
ting members. Il don't know much about
EN-" said the old gentleman. but one OF
'em is called Lockwood" What sort or
man is hep asked the visitor "Oh think
he'll do,' replied the aged citizen. They
say in London that he's doing, observed
the friend. "Oh, indeed! Who's he adding
OFF," inquired the old gentleman. lie used
to relate that in his earlier experience he
attended police court at which he noticed
that the magistrates were performing their
work in a very expeditions manner. lie
mentioned to the superintendent Of police
that the justices were rafting through their
duties in an extremely workmanlike fash
ion. Yes answered the superintendent,
who was pompous and none too well edu-
Gated, their worships always dispsnses
with justice very fast. And there Gre
many more such stories, and he who could
tell them best will be sorely missed from
many a pleasant circle and by friends In
numera BILE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
HE HAD DONE HIS BEST.
but the Mesmerist Would Not BE In
suited by a Strong-WilIed Man.

suited by strong WllleO MAN.
New York Evening Sun.
Gentlemen" he said. while my assist
ant here passes around the hat / will fortify
myself. Then | shall endeavor to show you
my powers of mesmerism. They are Won
derful gentlemen, and it is well worth a
quarter to see my efforts. Many times have
| sat down, gentlemen, and wondered where
| got my powers-but, gentlemen, we antici-
pate
Then the hat was passed around, and the
lecturer took drink from bottle he car
ried il, an inconspicuous part of his trou-
sers. After which he brought out chair
from the railroad office, put it in the center
of the platform, and dumped the money
from his hat into his pockets.
show you wonderful exhibitions of my
power over my subject here, but some Of
you have probably seen fake. subjects s. and
/ will select one of you the strongest willed
among you, to show you that my. efforts
are all 1S-carat and above suspicion.
Then he picked out a big, healthy-looking
fellow from the crowd and put him down
in the chair. He made several passes before
his face. Then he took a potato from a
basket. He advanced upon the subject
This, sir" he said TO the subject, lis a
nice ripe apple. You will observe" he re-
marked to the audience, that he will eat
.'oh. 60 to the devil, growled the subject
The professor looked shocked and sur
Didn't / have any effect on your" he
asked.
Nope.
Not q bit?''
mot a Bit
That's strange--very, very strange. l
can't understand it. But just wait a sec
end"
Then he made some more passes before
the subjects face.
Peter" he said, turning to his assistant,
run m there and get me another chair.
The chair was put down in front of the
subject.
Permit me, sir, to introduce you to Miss
Lillian Russell" said the professor, with a
wave of his hand at the empty chair. You
will observe, gentlemen, that he will talk
to the empty chair as he would to a young
"Ah, what do you take me for?" growled
the subject.
in establishment. but just one second.
Now, gentlemen, I will make some more
passes, so. Now, gentlemen, here is a pin.
You will observe, gentlemen, that it is
sharp. Under my power, however, gentle
men, the subject will not feel the pain. /
will stick it
1.-THE devil you will" said the subject.
Gentlemen" said the professor with
wounded pride, Il have done my best. You
have seen my efforts. | trust you have APP
preciated them. But gentlemen, | cannot
permit any gentleman to trample upon my
feelings, sirs, simply because his will is
stronger than mine. There comes your
train, gentlemen; you've got I'd hustle If
you want to catch it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
THE LATEST COLOR.
Blue in Many lOnes to BE Worn Next
Season.

San Francisco Chronicle.
Gray and green and black have been
highly favored c0lors for seasons past, and
now blue is making bid for marked favor
next season. Blue in many tones and semi
tones will appear among every style of plain
or fancy dress goods and jacketings. II is
beautiful dye in many of its deeper shades,
but no color needs more careful selection,
Some of the new hyacinth, iris, sapphire.
lobelia and similar new tints are quite as
trying as violet or heliotrope. but when a.
becoming shade is once found there are few
colors that are more becoming to the
Wearer or that can easily be made so by
the introduction of a little cream color, q
mixture of white and blue. or touch OF soft
pink or ruby red near the face. This red
must be no half measure, but brilliant.
with not a trace of dull garnet, in Il.
Women of the neutral type. should never
select dense, decided colors for an entire
toilet or costume. Very fair and very dark
women can best venture upon such gowns,
but so long as the shops are aglow with
such beautiful color mixtures In all-wool,
in fine chine patterns. and shadow ana shot
effects in silk, satin and silk and wool
blendings women of no decided type can
array themselves smartly and most becom-
ingly. Certain shades of blue. however, are
found that, with the aid of tritiing but
potent accessories. prove becoming IN turn
TO women of every type and complexion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
THAT $4,000 FEE.
The state Renewing Its Fight for

1t.
In the Circuit Court yesterday argument
was heard in the suit of the State against
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
corporation. The SIS 600 fee, which the State
AYERS is due from the road, is involved. In
1894, when the C. & e. /. consolidated with
the Chicago & Indiana Coal road. repre-
sentative of the corporation was sent to In
dianapolis to file articles Of Incorporation.
The articles showed the capital stock of the
new corporation to be 500. 900 and the rep
resentative of the big enterprise rendered
4 fee of $3.50 He was shocked when in
formed the fee would be $4,000 He declined
TO pay the amount, and withdrew the ar
ticles. Green Smith, who was then attorney
general of the state. brought suit to re-
cover the fee. The lower court decided that
as the articles had been withdrawn the
State could not collect a fee. The Supreme
Court sustained the lower court. Suit was
then brought to compel the railroad com
pany TO file its articles and pay the fee of
$25.000. On some of the questions involved
Judge Allen heard argumer yesterday A.
c. Harris and Attorney Lord, of Chi
cago, represent the road. A. rney General
Ketcham is engaged with Elk Attorney Cen
eral Smith in pressing the claim of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

again. Remove the soap and in its stead
hold lump of sugar in the water. Have
you ever seen flies gather about pot OF
honey or syrup? Well in precisely the
same way-Just as if they had the same
instincts as these little insects-the sticks
VIII Hoat towards the sugar from all direc
tons and fasten themselves to it. 1t is
wonderful and amusing, to behold the at
traction that the sug6r has for those mani
mate match-sticks. Looks like magic.
doesn't 1t? But ii isn't. The oil in the
soap tends TO spread over the surface of the
water and in doing so carries the sticks
away with IL. The sugar, being full Of
pores, sucks up the water and the little
current thus produced brings them back.