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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-20
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THE BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
Supplement.
Great Bend Kas Oct 20. 1893
Fresh ovsters-see Wilson's shor
order restaurant.
F. M. Lutsche has commenced his
school in Dist %
Pure Honey 10; u pound. Star Gro-
Gerry of A. E Moss
Catholic Far at . mitz next week
the 24th To 26 Inclusive.
Attention-Rye Flour for sale at
Star Grocery "f A r Moss.
E wood Fivnerv-r, or H-lz.r is re-
ported down with tvphoIh fever.
Fifteen jewe'-,i Rockford watch
81 rs. GN & E MOSES
L-on Daiziri Is just recovering from
six weeks sIege of typhoid fever.
All the E.iinwoud school teachers
took dinner saturday with Miss Julia
Muller.
Miss Julia Sloskopf, ni Drawer town
ship, has gone Ia McPh-rson for the
winter
EIgi,. or W4tn.rm 20 YEAR IA karat
e"It filled Case, $40 q n. & E. r
Moses
j Fl. J-nui..,u 1T i,St week ON "A,
aud pleasure
SATURDAY was lively political day.
jerry Simusan'l friends grow more
numerous each wear
The town WAS iuiiui school teachers
Sa nrday the association meeting
Was grand success
A. H. Clancy and wife. of Buffalo
township. returned from visit To Ohio
relatives iast week
Mrs. MeCimb-r Of O+w.go. is visits
Ing in .Afhion township with her moth
or. Mrs. j. b McAff4e
o.. Our prices on guns and ammunition
are the lowest.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co
Mrs A. W,mmsrgren returned Sat
urday from Spending week with the
family of LIB Feline at Sterling,
fn- CiafiIn Banner tells OF j. 2
who married rOupr+ and dated the
certificate back ~ kiver accidents"
wanta girl for house work; a
German girl preferred Will pay the
best of wages. JOE I ROILLET.
No old soldiers picnic At 0. E..
sons. Tuesday the 25th AS heretofore
announced. Mr.. E son and wife are
away on visit.
N. N. Tucker and wife drove up from
Maxville, Saturday and spent the day
Il Great Bend. going up to- Claflin
Sunday to visit their daughter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-20

Shat fer Cabinet Grand Piano
tor safe Price NV; for particular see
~ Il. MOSS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-20

See DIffonD~cnrr. tue tailor, for Dir.
Class w,rk anu d perfect b..
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
TRACK MEN
Irish Athletes
to isit T.. S.
EIGHT CHAMPIONS
An English Ringer Sen
fenced to Six Months.

While French wheelmen are invading
this country in search of money on the
cycle tracks, party of eight athletes
the pick of all Ireland-will be tour
ing the United States with view to
picking up some of the prizes offered at
the various athletic meets. This party
will comprise: Newburn, running
broad jump; Leahy, running high
jump; Horgan, putting the shot; Iiely,
throwing the hammer and weights
Meredith, quarter-mile runner: McNa-
mara Splinter; Harding, hurdle racer
y NELL, distance runner Newburn is
perhaps the most interesting of the lot,
and is one of the greatest broad jump
ers the world has ever seen. His rec
ord is "a feet So inches, almost a foot
more than any other athlete has ever
done. He is a Dublin University stu
dent, is feet 61k inches tail and
weighs about 100 pounds Leahy. the
high jumper has a public record of 6
feet 512 inches, which is only one
eighth of an inch below the American
and worlds record performances. Hor-
gan, who will look after the shot-put-
ting end of the program, holds the
worlds record, with a put of AS feet
Y lAANll. AIcly, lIe manner llrONeH,
has performance accredited him of 157
feet. The Splinter Mcnamara has a
record of an even 10 seconds for the 100
yards, and is an unknown quantity in
the go. Meredith, who will essay the
440 yards, is a Trinity College man, with
a record of so seconds on d grass course.
He once defeated Fitz Herbert. the
famous English flyer, who came here
with the English team in 50. O'Neill.
the distance runner, is new at the
game, but has no equal in the British
Isles from two miles up. His mile
record is 4:22.
At the carnival of sports of the Knick-
erboeker Athletic Club, in Madison
Square Garden, the 18th of next month,
one of the principal races will be the
emile championship of America, in
which more than a score of America
long-distance runners will compete.
Two events have been placed upon the
program that are open only to college
men.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
They Should
Be Allowed.
OPINION.
Believes the Straps Are
All Right.

Horsemen are once more discussing
the hopple question.
With the incoming of 1899, there goes
INFO effect on all National Trotting AS
ISOLATION tracks a rule debarring from
competition all horses wearing hopples.
When the rule was adopted a year
ago, horsemen all over the country
went on record as being heartily OPP
posed to the legislation Especially was
this true in the cases of trainers and
drivers. Now that the time has come
for its enforcement. the cry for hopples
is heard again.
On this subject, John Kerr, ok. the
well known local driver. and one of the
best known knights of the sulky in New
England, expresses his views for the
benefit of Spy readers Like the major
ity OF drivers, Kervick believes in hop
pies and is opposed to the rule.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
SHAKSPERE'S WHEELS.
The Great English Author Evidently Knew
Something About Bicycles.

Shakspere, it would seem, must have
known something about bicycles, for
throughout his plays he makes fire.
quent references to the wheel 1t must
be that Hamlets father had visited a
bicycle academy, where beginners on
the wheel We're plenty, for the ghost
said; What falling off was there"
This most excellent description is
paralleled by another IN the same play,
in which reference is maze to an ac-
cident, the new woman of the early
sixteenth century beng evidently the
greatest sufferer. The first player says:
Break all the spokes and fellies from
her wheel"
Then the fool in Lear gives advice
to coasters. of the merits of which the
modern rider may judge for himself He
says:
Let go thy hold when a great wheel
runs down hill, lest it break thy neck
with following it,
Even Cleopatra had her wheel. An
tony advises her to mount it and seek
Caesar, when he says:
"Of Caesar seek your honor, on your
safety"
There were evidently bicycle thieves
in those days, and owners had to care
fully guard their precious wheels In
THE Tempest" Alonzo says to the
king:
we, too, my lord, will guard your
person while you take your rest, and
watch your safety"
In the same play Ariel undoubtedly
heard the king and his attendants com
ing on their wheels, when he sung:
'Hark! Now [ hear them Ding, dona
bell!"
There is no doubt that Achilles. in
''Trodius and Cressida" travelled on a
bicycle, for he says TO the myrmidons
Attend me while I wheel"
1t is safe to assume that, as today the
wheel is never ending source of con
versation, so was it at the time of I'll
tus Andronicus, though the listener was
more patient then. Aaron says to De-
metrius:
Now talk at pleasure of your safe
ty"
1t appears from quotation made by
the king in ''All's Well That Ends
WelP' that the law required lamps to
be carried at night, and that a violation
of it was followed by death. He says:
oil"
Chains were not noiseless, and bells
were used in the days of THE Comedy
of Errors" as shown by a conversation
between the Dromio of Syracuse and
Ariadna, which runs thus
"A chain, chain; do you not hear
"What-the chain?"
mo, no; the bell.'
The availability Of wheels in danger.
Gus service is illustrated in "Coriola-
NUS when the winded messenger was
sent to Cominius-
Spies of the Voices
Held me in chase, that l was forced
to wheel
Three or four miles about; else had 1
sir,
Half an hour since brought my report
The tire of which SHAKESPEARE wrote
was evidently filled with hair, instead
of air, and even it's color was of i'm
portance. In Much Ado About Moth.
ing" Margaret says;
Il like the new tire within excellently
if the hair We're a thought browner."
Puck's prophetic remark about pla-
cling a girdle around the world in Al
minutes, is fully equalled by that OF
Launce, in The Two Gentlemen OF
Verona" when he says:
Then may l set the world or
wheels"
Surely the prophecy has been full
filled.-Philadelphia Times
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
BROAD-JUMPING RECORDS.
How The Athletes Have improved in This
Branch of Sports

How The Athletes Have Improved in This
Branch of Sports.
OF the various events in the branch
of sports, known as track and field ath-
letics, none, perhaps, has shown shch
steady and marked advancement from
year to year as that of the running
broad jump. 1t can be said to havs
reached its height this year when thres
men broke the intercollegiate record OF
% feet liz inches. made by Victor
Mapes of Columbia in 1891, and two OF
the worlds records of % feet TX inches
made by M, NJ. Rosengrave at Sydney,
Australia, in 1896. The new intercol-
legiate record is credited to Meyer
Prinstein of Syracuse University, who
at the annual games at Berkeley oval
| on May 2S cleared % feet 73s inches j.
| P. Remington and A. C. Kraenzlein Oh
the University of Pennsylvania werss
| the other two that passed the formed
| record.
On June H. at the spring games ID
! the New York Athletic Club al TraV-
er's Island, Meyer Prinstein broke his
own Intercollegiate and at the same
time the worlds record by jumping "a
! feet SIS inches; whatever wind blew att
the time the jump was made was be-
/ hind the performer, but no material
advantage accrued to the athlete from
the slight breeze There were few who
/ thought that these figures could he
soon surpassed, but it was not Prin-
Steln'I good fortune to hold the record
even for season, as III. d. Newburn OF
the University of Dublin again madal
| new Figures, at games held at tho.
Balls Bridge grounds, with a jump Of
% feet w iIsdhes. The new holder is a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

1t is interesting to note the falling off
IN some years, and especially from 1891
to this season. Jumpers as well as oth-
er athletes, however, have off days and
on years, and then, too, the conditions
at the time have a great bearing on tho
result; a wet track poor take-off. cd
chllling weather all tend to affect mate
rally the work of the contestants, and
lhelr true ability could in no way ba
determined in such cases. One points
however stands out distinctly, and that
is that jumper can always be counted
on to show his very best effort, as there
is no means of his judging what an OPP
ponent may do in his attempt. A rum
ner can judge his opponents in the
course of contest, and not show hia
real strength to win, but a iumper
must always call forth his full powerss
and the excuse can never be given tha3
the winner was only pushed far enough
to win.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
THE SPY ADVERTISEMENTS

show unusual opportunities in the
line of HOUSE FURNISHINGS, China.
Porcelain, Granite Ware, Kitchen
Furniture, etc.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
LUXURY.

There is no better more dignified, more
the furniture of library. hall, living room
or dining room than the tough hide of
leather. which lasts for two decades, and
is always the most inexpensive invest
may be interested to know that they are
quoting very low prices this week on
leather furniture at the Paine warerooms
on Canal street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18
ToMMY,s GRIEYANcE.

Whats the matter, Tommy"
I'VE had roast duck for dinner. and
didn't get any of the white meat"
Chicago Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

The Fitchburg Railroad. Hoosac Tun-
mel route, will sell round-trip tickets al
greatly reduced rates on account of stu
dents and others returning to their
homes at Christmas vacation. Tickets
Will be good going from 18th to oath Of
December. inclusive. and good for return
Journey until 18th Of january. 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

the champion low hurdler, and A. w.
Robinson, who gave promise of so
much in the sprints last year, but who
left college last June to enter into
business.
Dr. Paul Newman of the Chicaes
Athletic Association is one of the most
liberal entertainers to visiting athletes,
but in the future he will steer clear of
foot ball players. One day last week
he received a bill from the club secre-
tary on account of the University Of
Illinois foot ball team, which he enter
tanned while in Chicago. The bill came
from the club barber and called for the
settlement of five hair cuts, all in one
day. DR.. Newman says he wears his
hair short, as becomes a noted swim
mer, but chat he never sustained five
powerful tonsorial operations between
sunrise and sunset in his life. But he
had to settle the bill for the men who
had shed their foot ball locks at hiu
expense.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

Tommy Trenchard, whose name is re-
membered in connection with foot bah
interests at Princeton, has the gold
mining fever and believes he sees al
most untold millions in getting the
precious metal from the earth Trench
ard is already on his way to Spanish
named settlement in the Honduras to
engage in his mining operations. He is
accompanied by party of five other
men and they expect to begin work on
Then mines about the first of February,
1t is related that an old Princeton full
back. who afterWard set the world on
fire end with his remarkable kicking
had a touch Of the yellow, largely due
to lack of training. To cure him of his
nervousness his own line would be
placed facing him where the center
rush was, with nothing to oppose them,
The ball was sent back by the quarter
in the old way and the man was forced
to punt with the line rushing at him.
They tackled him, blocked his kicks
hurled him to the ground and gem
orally maltreated him until in pure self
defense he got his kicks away and over
the line and a good distance up the
field. If a man can take this sort Of
training and survive, he must have
backbone enough to carry him through
a game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

Coach Woodruff, despite talk to the
contrary that has been ahoat, will re-
main in charge of the Penn foot ball
interests in SO. He was elected by the
board of directors of the athletic asso-
citation last week. and so for another
year at least Woodruff wedges and
guards back plays will reign supreme
at Philadelphia. Just prior to the can
taincy election, Woodruff addressed the
players. He said it was untrue that
the Penn team had poor material to
start with, and paid tribute to Capt.
Outland
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

everything points to some sprjne. vic.
tories for the Harvard athletes. Thai
loot pail VIII have its effect, the Har.
repeating it over and over again az 4
IL II, We're the prime requisite for victory
Inc track team is the department that
mas the rosiest prospects, and this Yea,
Is all Important. The dual games with
lale are deciding set, so far as Har-
ward is concerned for if the c,,ia1s,n,,
WINS the cup, the two are contestino
Tor, VIII belong to Harvard for good
and for all. If Yale wins. the eranes
Will be a tie, and another wear viii
decide the championship. But the track
team which Harvard had last wear ie
back, almost to a man, and there ave
some additions that promise well fo,
the crimson. The teams principal loss.
es are Frank Fl. BigeIow of this civ
Bremen, who up to the time thai he
raced with kranzlein last spring. was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

The methods of rowing and the style
of stroke used this year will be identical
to that of last year, and Coach Ward
will not deviate from his Yankee stroke
that took his crew across the line win
ners at Saratoga The body swing, leg
drive and recovery will resemble last
seasons in every particular and as
Coach Ward says, if it was good
enough to win last year it win this
year. Nearly all of last years victorious
eight are back in college. Buckwalter
is the only missing man, and he is not
in college. Busch graduates this year
from the medical school, and will row
if his studies will permit him. If it is
impossible for him to row, Penn will be
minus the services of their best man. In
addition to the old men rowing, many
of the members of last years freshman
eight are candidates for varsity honors
and undoubtedly one or two will be sue
cessful
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

But this is not all. Chicago has re-
fused to allow any of it's athletes TO
lcompete under the colors of athletic
clubs. Were this latter rule to be en-
forced only during the weeks of the
college year, it would undoubtedly
meet with good deal of favor 1t is
doubtful, however. if it will become
popular when enforced throughout the
year. Stagg and his followers, on the
other hand, claim that it saps the am
ateur spirit for college athletes to live
all summer and make trips for glory
and cups at the expense of an athletic
club.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

Big Fred Titus, who at one time was
conceded to be the fastest middle dis
lance cyclist of America, is following
in Eddie Bald's footsteps. He wants
TO be an actor, and has been promised
a place in the Belle of New York;
company, in which his wife is making
such a hit as the Salvation lassie. He
is now studying his lines in Chicago.
Titus says he has forever banished all
thoughts of racing. for he has retired
from the track for good. Although
Fred has lost all claim to that cham
pionship, he has another string to his
bow, and boasts of having Won more
pursuit races the past season than any
o,her one man, and, what's more, has
gone through the season without de-
feat at this style Of a race. Regarding
the cyclists revolt, Titus says he
thinks the league is going to come out
on top Uncle Jerry Mott is not doing
much these days, but he is keeping up
his thinking department You can bet
there is something going on, and when
he puts his foot down something will
drop. And thus speaks the great
Fred Titus.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

According to the official figures given
by Secretary Bassett Of the League of
american Wheelmen, 300 delegates will
be entitled to seats in the coming
league assembly in Providence Last
year there were 372, and the reduction
is, of course, due to the decrease in
membership. 1t appears like fore
gone conclusion that the league will
decide to continue the control of racing.
but the admission Of professionals will
remain in doubt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

A great many people would like to
see Princeton and Harvard meet in SO.
and already talk to that effect is going
the rounds Harvard football author
tiles are all opposed to three big games
which means that if Princeton was to
be played either Yale or Pennsylvania
would have to be scratched from the
list. Harvard would never drop Yale,
nor would she be so nsportsmanlike
as to leave Pennsylvania out in the
cold. AS Harvard must notify Penn
slyvania before January list in case she
will not give the Quakers a game, and
as no policy has yet been formed and
none probably will be for some time. a
game at Philadelphia next year is con-
sidered a certainty
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-03-25
Both Feet Cut Off.

James Hopes, a brother of Moses
Hopes of Perryville, on Thursday
of last week met with a terrible
accident while working with the
section gang at Perryman station,
Hartford county. He was pulling
on a pick stuck into a cross tie as
a freight was shifting on track to
the side of where he was working.
The pick slipped out of the tie and
he was thrown under the passing
train both his feet being cut off,
one just below the knee, and the
other just above the instep. The
unfortunate man was at once re-
moved to hospital in Baltimore
where everything possible was done
for him. He is reported as doing
as well as could be expected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-03-25
Moving Day.

Today is moving day. The
changes of residence in the Sun are
as follows: Geo. A. Smith moves to
Baltic, Peter Hartenstine to farm
near Principle Furnace, Joseph Il.
Touchton from Sylmar to house va
Gated by Peter Hartenstine, Sam'l.
Hambleton from Queen st. to Smed-
ley house, George 2. Wright from
Wilson Ave. to Hambleton's, Mrs.
Parsons from Pearl st. to Wright
house, j. =. Hyatt from Ann Kirk
property to Buckley house onQueen
ST., Robt. Mitchell to Brinton prop
erty on Harrisvillc Ave., j. A.
Hartenstine to Grason property on
Pearl St., j. Fred Mcclure to Ann
Kirk property, Mrs. E. E. Roberts
to Blue Ball, John Mahan to
Kirscht property.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-03-25
Property Transfers.

The following transfers of prop.
erty have been recorded at Elkton
Kate M. Mershaw and husband
to p, w. & B. Railroad Co., five
acres in Fifth district, $4,000.
Matthew Russell, Jr., ct. al. tc
P, W. & b. Railroad Co., part OF
acre of land, in Fifth district, SIS.
Maggie E. Brown and husband,
to VIM. L. Purner, lot in Port
Herman, Second district, $3.50.
Thomas Mcmahon to Jean
Mcmahon, 8 acres in Fourth dis
trict, 500.
Maryland Clay Co. to P, W. &
B. Railroad Co., 4 acres in Fifth
district, $1,000.
William T. Hildrup and wife, to
Maryland Clay Company, lot of
land in Fifth district, $1.O0.
James Mallen and Charles w.
Shippers, to p, w. & B. Railroad
Co., Ii acres in Fifth district,
$1,000.
Howard L. McCardell and wife,
to Carlton Kimble, 70 acres in
Sixth district, So, 500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-03-25
The Tome Will.

The Will OF Jacob Tome was pro-
bated on Tuesday. The estate is
estimated at about $3,5OO,OOO the
half of which goes to the Tome In
stitute. There are large number
of requests, nearly all of which are
in trust and descend to the heirs of
the devisees. The requests are all
comparatively small, $4,000 to his
nephew, Peter E. Tome, being very
much the largest after the widow,
Mrs. Tome, who is bequeathed all
bank and railroad stock and bonds
and the house, furniture, etc. The
Tome Memorial M. E. Church is to
receive $500 annually and the
Hopewell Gene cry $500 annually.
The residue of the estate goes to
the Tome Institute at Port Deposit,
subject to the payment of the an
nuities to the Tome Memorial
Church and the Hopewell Gem
etery. 1t is directed by the will
that the institute erect buildings
according to the plans prepared for
Mr.. Tome by Alonzo H. Reynolds,
and that the cost of the buildings
and of maintaining the institute be
paid out of the income from the
residue.
A conservative estimate of the
value of the entire estate is $500,
900. Of this the Tome Institute
will probably receive more than
half, or about 100000. If Mrs.
Tome should renounce the provis-
ions of the will and take the share
of the estate allowed her by the
law, it is said that she would re-
ceive aOOut 100000 more than
under the will. AS she and Mr..
Tome had no children, her share
under the law, it is said, would be
half the real property and half the
personally. Mrs. Tome has six
months within which to elect
whether or not she will accept the
requests of the will in her favor.
The will provides that in case OF
the failure of any of the legacies
they shall go to the Tome Institute.
The will was executed June 4,
1889, and was witnessed by w. j.
Jones, deceased, L. M. Haines and
r. G. Thackery, all of Elkton.
The codicil was executed Septem-
Der s, 1896, and was witnessed by
Geo. A. Blake, Austin L. Crothers
and L. NJ. Haines.