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The times., 1898-05-30
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee Have you
tried the new food called GRAIN-O? 1t is
DELICIOUS and ishiDg and takes the place
OF coffee. The more Grain-O you give the
children the more health you distribute
through their systems. GrGin-O is made of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but
costs about one quarter as much. a Il grocers
sell it. 90 and 25c. 1a27-tt
The times., 1898-05-30

little girl of nine years, living in Wagar Washington Co.,
Ala had been sick from the time of her birth with ament
which seemed able diagnose correctly The phys
cans who consulted differed in their opinions
nature of the complaint Some said caarh while others
it catarrh The mother of the child
about given hope of seeing the little we'll again.
day her cousin advised trial of Rpans Tabues After
taking the laous three days the child improved rapidly and
could food that given her In weeks time
WELL and could about with much vgo play
just hard the neghbors children As her stated
lady acquaintance She had been sick all her until she
took Rpans Tabules, and they cured her"
E s ts
The times., 1898-05-30
Dron Postal or ,Phone a1s4 :.

whenever you want a case OF our fine
Export Beer. We deliver q bottles in
unlettered wagons for only sL25. Wash.
Brewing Co., zth and f y. Z.
The times., 1898-05-30
ROBINSON & CHERRY CO.
18th and F Sis. N. W.
CLOTHES, HATS, SHOES. FURNISHINGS.
THE BERKELEY OVAL MEET
Causes That Led TO the Poor
Showing of Georgetown.
JUST A RUN OF HARD LUCK

Schnde and Moran Won the Inter
collegiate Tandem Championship
of Amerfca by Superior Riding
Tactics, Clearly outcIassinS Their
Opponents.
The times., 1898-05-30
Your
lawn

may be a joy and a pleasure to
you these hot days if you get
some comfortable garden seats
or rockers. Don't wait until you
have the money laid by, get
them now and pay US gradually;
you will never miss a trifie from
the housekeeping expenses each
week. We have every Summer
need in the housefurnishipg line.
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NIGHT AND MORNING.

When the evening lamps are burning. and
the clock hand points At eight.
And mother throws glance At me that
means: ITS growing late;'
When I'm deep within story OF . chap
chased by leopard.
Or when the popcorn's popping out like
sheep without shepherd.
Or when I'm at game with Bens ana know
I'm sure to beat him,
And have to stop 1t on at once before can
defeat him
Why, then It really seems to me a. though
II might be said
There's nothing I dislike 20 much a. one
little bed.
But when the night has passed away. and
back the morning comes.
And Mary, standing by my door. upon 1t
loudly thrunis:
When I'm dreaming jolly dreams all Of
skating on the ocean.
Or Of coasting down Vesuvius with swift
and easy motion.
Or when the air II chill outside. and am
warm and coxy.
And long to sleep little more. because
am so dozy-
Why. then 1t really seems to me a. though
1t might be said
There's nothing I enjoy 20 much a. one
little bed.
Martha Burr Banks. in Outlook.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A Chinese typewriter has been in.
vented by DIR. Sheffield, of Jungcho,
China, which has wheel carrying over
1000 characters, arranged in 30 circles.
1t is said to exceed so far the speed OF
the swiftest Chinese writer, that its
value Is assured.
Heretofore, perfumery has been de-
tached from flowers by soaking them in
lard. A Partisan has now found a way
of gathering the fragrance by simply
soaking the flowers in water, process
which can be repeated several times
without destroying the flowers.
Nearly $4,000 patents were granted
by the United States patent Office last
year, or more than in any preceding
year. Inventive genius is evidently
active in this country. Not one in a
hundred of these inventions will per.
haps ever come into practical use.
The total value of the mineral prod
ucts of this country last year Is re-
ported to be about STAG, 0O0, 900. The
greatest loss is in silver. The yield
was 2,370,000 ounces less than in 1896,
and the value dropped about s., zoo, 900.
The gain in gold was 127, 900 ounces, or
$c,650, 900.
During the course of recent lee
ture at Montevideo," says Science, "Dr.
Sanarelli stated that the serum he has
obtained from the animals with which
he has been experimenting, is effective
against yellow fever, and that it will
very probably cure yellow fever in hui
man beings"
The Massachusetts, cattle commis-
sioners' annual report, just issued, says
that the number of cattle paid for as
victims of tuberculosis during the year
was 5,255, and the amount paid for them
was $179,s67. Quarantine and killing
expenses and arbitration brought the
average amount paid for condemned
cattle to $34 per head.
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INSECT NURSES.
bees and Ants That Look After the
Sick.

bees and Ants That Look After the
Sick.
The care of the young is always con-
sidered one of the most important of
the industries of the commune. Among
the bees and ants the care of the young
is relegated to the younger sisters, al
though the elders do not scorn these
duties if they find their performance
necessary. However, the first work of
the ant or bee just emerged from the
pupa state is that of nurse, and most
tender and devoted one she is. Espe-
cially are the ant nurses solicitous
about the health and comfort of their
small charges. In some species the
young ant grubs are assorted into sizes,
those of the same age being kept in the
same apartment, suggesting graded
school. When the ant babies are hum
CRY they stretch up like young birds,
and their nurses regurgitate partly d.
gested food into the gaping, hungry
mouths. The nurses keep them very
clean by licking them with their long
tongues, and, what is more interesting,
are very careful to keep them in the
right temperature. When the sun
shines hot on the nest in the morning
the nurses carry their charges to the
lower compartments, but toward night
they carry them again to the upper
nurseries. The nurses show great in
terest in the young when they emerge
from the pupa state, helping them to
straighten out their newly freed an
tennae and legs, then taking hand at
their education by leading them around
the city and showing them the ways of
the formic world.
All the members of the insect COM
mune are shining lights in their devo-
ton to the young. Themoment an ant
nest is attacked those citizens who are
not detailed to fight the intruders will
snatch up the babies and flee with
them to places of safety, or when hard
pressed will fight to the death for their
protection. This is worthy of note,
since II is not the mother instinct for
saving her young but is race instinct
instead. 1t may here be stated that
the objects popularity known as ants
eggs are not the eggs, but the young
grub ants; the eggs are too small to be
seen well with the naked eye.-"Insect
Communities" by Anna Botsford Com
stock. in Chautau0uan
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They needed 50 little care, and they
were clean. Mrs. higgins had been
born in New England, and consequent
ly abhorred dirt; and those long jour-
neys in the far east had led her to feel
that rugs which had been associated
with great deserts and camels and ele-
plants, long, dusty pilgrimages, dirty
Turks, Persians. Algerians, Egyptians
and Arabs could never be wholly clean
even after a long sojourn at the steam
renovating works. But with John a
rug which bore evidences of age, whose
colors were faded, which had little
worn places on it where many prayers
had been said, was as dear to his heart
as it had been to his purse.
Mr.. John Winn higgins as a special
dispensation in tapestries, rugs and
antiques, while 1t enabled Caroline to
add some beautiful little specimens of
the toy dog to the already crowded col
lection on her drawing-room table.
Two weeks before the fair closed
John was called home to attend to some
important financial affairs, but Caro-
lire, to please him, promised to stay
and finish the negotiations concerning
some rare tapestries and old prayer
mats which her husband wished to pur-
chase. She concluded the business and
was sure that, unblinded by too great
desire, she had made much BETTER
bargains than John higgins would
have driven.
On the way home to Buffalo she
stopped over in Cleveland to visit her
old friends, the Kennedys.
Sitting with Mrs. Kennedy in her
cosy upstairs sitting-room one morning
few days before her intended depart
ure, she was discussing with her
friends the subject Of gift for Johns
coming birthday.
81 declare" said Caroline, 1--WE often
wished that John had been born on the
ssth day of February. It's an exasper-
ating thing to buy present for man.
OF course, 1 know prayer mat or a
moth-eaten tapestry would please him,
but Just now, after the fair, my pocket
money is at too low an ebb for rug-buy-
ing such as would please John; and
then I'm so tired of rugs that I'd be
glad to live on bare floors or rose-strewn
Brussels."
She looked out of the window. The
old ashman was stopping at the oppo-
site house. The day was unusually
cold, and the brisk wind from old Lake
Erie swept straight up the street and
whisked the ashes about. Dangling
from the bony mule was an old oriental
rug, more worn, more frayed, more
faded than any she had ever seen, yet
withal an oriental rug, as she knew by
its coloring, which neither dirt nor age
could quite disguise.
Caroline ran out and waited, bare
headed, till the driver came out from
the back yard with his barrel of ashes,
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GENTLE COURTESY.


An English Society Woman Who Had
= Big Heart.
Lady Camilla Gurdon, in her memories
Of Suffolk, tells story of society
woman who was sweet-natured and
generous enough to give the poor Of her
very best. She used to visit the large,
dreary workhouse in the manufacture
ing town near her country home. For
this, she dressed herself carefully In
her best clothes, and wore all her
brightest jewels. "For," said Gertrude,
simply, poor people care much more
to see one in ones best things than
rich people do. I wonder why every.
body generally puts on common, dull
old clothes to visit cottages!"
Ono night, we went together to {
party, my pretty Gertrude dressed in
every color of the rainbow, with die
monds sparkling on her wavy hair and
shining about her soft. round throat.
As we alighted from our carriage, the
prince and princess of Wales happened
to arrive, and we stood aside on the
steps to let them pass.
As usual, there was crowd of peo-
pie waiting to enter the house. A poor
woman, just behind us, was vainly en-
deavoring to lift her child, little Grip
pie, SO that he might see the princess;
but each time that she pressed forward,
q policeman pushed her back. The
child broke into wall:
"Oh, I can'tsee her! 1 can't see her!
You promised should see her, mann
myl"
Gertrude turned quickly. "Give me
your little boy" she said, and she took
the astonished child in her arms. II
win hold him up. He can have much
better view here"
With q queenly gesture, she waved
aside the bewildered policeman. The
little cripple put his tiny, wasted arms
trustfully about her neck, and leaned
eagerly forward to see all that WINS to
be seen; and when the sight was over,
and Gertrude gently disentangled her.
self from his poor little hands, to give
him back to his mother, the child put
his pale lips to her rosy cheek and kissed
her.
Pretty lady! pretty ladyl" he said.
admiringly.
His mother broke into a torrent of
thanks and apologies, while Gertrude,
gathering up her brilliant train,
passed into the house.--Youth's Com
panion.
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The Review. = Teacher - 'Now,
class, what did the Master turn the
water into?" DaiEman's Son-''The
milk, sir..-Detroit Free Press.
-"s papa strong as Samson, aunty r.
"Why, no, Willie, of course not" "Well,
mamma said he had you on his hands
for two months. "--Scribner's.
But she married with her eyes
open, did she not" swell, she knows
who all were at her wedding, and how
they were dressed" detroit Journal.
Poverty" said the platitudinoua
boarder, lis the cause of most crime. !"
Strange. isn't it," commented the
Cheerful Idiot, show straitened circum;
stances will make man crookedr4
indianapolis Journal.
-Talhative.-"You was in the mine
strel business, wasn't you, Mr.. Mari
gold 2" why, no, Johnnie; what makes
you ask that7" PA said that il you
could only be corked up, you wouldn't
be such Q bad sort of fellow."-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
-Resenting It.-"Cyrus Winterside,"
snapped the indignant wife, as the quar-.
rel waxed fiercer, you married me for
my money, and you know it'll" ""Tis
falseI" roared Mr.. Winterside, 81 mar.
ried you for your amiable disposition,
you viragol'-Chicago Tribune.
Metaphysical. = Bronco Pete
(thoughtfully) -"Wonder wot ever be.
come nv Tarantula Jim?" Grizzly Dan
wy, don't you remember helping ia
lynch him last July?" Bronco Pete
WY, NV course l debut I wonder
wot ever become Nv him finally
Puck
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a THRIFTY INDIAN GIRL.

She Secured an Education and saved
Enough to Furnish . Home.
In 1892 the "Seger" school was built
in Oklahoma territory, among colony
Of Oheyennes and Arapahoes, consid-
cred among the widest, most backward
and nonprogressive of all the Indians.
Fortunately the superintendent of the
new school, Mr.. John Homer Seger, had
already gained their confidence in an
other capacity, so that when they were
asked to put their children in school
they said that they would as soon as
they were weaned. And they carried
this out literally.
Many incidents are told illustratine
the splendid work which has already
been accomplished directly and indi-
rectly by the school, for often the influ-
ence in the community is equal to the
actual amount of education within the
school walls.
One of the girl pupils who entered the
school when it opened has had quite a
remarkable record. Having no previous
ejucatio and leaving her really savage
home for the first time, she has demon
strated what education is doing end
will do for the red man. There is sys-
tenn in nearly all the government In
dian schools by which those pupils
who are both Industrious and frugal
may earn money in the sewing-room, or
on the farm or in some one of the
schools other industrial departments.
OF course, this must be outside Of their
regular work. This young girl, after
taking . regular course As . scholar,
was judged capable of filing q salaried
position. In the course of q short time
she filed not one, but several, and
worked in the sewing-room besides. Out
of her savings she bought wagon, har-
rcss, team, organ, bedroom set and
sewing machine, all in view of her pros.
pective marriage to young Indian to
whom she was engaged, and when they
were married she took enough savings
with her to build neat home! All
this was accomplished in three years
tiwe spcippst: Commercial Tribune
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and then asked him if he would sell the
old rug.
"Yis, men," he replied, "if ye're will
In to give me me price, fifty cints,
though mighty handy it is to throw over
me mule, Shamrock, on cold day, or
to make me seat somewhat the softer"
She was anxious to know where he
got it and he frankly and confidential
ly told her all about it. And she gave
him a dollar more than he had asked
her.
The rug was sent to the cleaners; and
when it came back Caroline darned
and redarned and cross-stitched it with
some old, faded yarns and threads.
With the most affectionate Of little
notes it was rolled up and placed beside
Johns chair at breakfast the morning
of his birthday.
where, Caroline. did you happen on
this rare old treasurer" exclaimed John
after he had unrolled 1t. This is some
thing truly antique"
While John was spreading it out old
Buttons, their English mastiff, came
into the room. Buttons growled and
bristled and showed his teeth at the
very first sniff of the new rug, and re-
treated, growing savagely, to the other
side of the room, and never again could
they get get him to approach it.
do you see, Caroline" said John,
"the old fellow smells the camels and
elephants-doesn't like them, evident
ly," while Caroline, smiling behind the
coffee urn, was inwardly commenting
that Buttons probably disliked mules.
II tell you. Caroline, you weren't fooled
this time; this is old and genuine, sure
enough. See this odd stitching where
some Of those old Turks have tried to
repair the ravages of time. Or is It
Turkish9 Where did you find it? 1
had no idea you were such flne Judge.
No cheating you, this time at least"
For, sad to say, John had often been
swindied on antiques and importa-
tons.
But Caroline would not tell q bit Of the
history of her purchase. She said the
rug itself ought to tell the story.
John had sent to New York for ~.
friend, Jack Watts. the artist, to come
on and examine the newaeq6isition to
his collection. They sat In Johns den
looking It over. Both men were a bit
puzzled BY the pattern. the cross-stitch-
ing and daspins. = e
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THE cARE-FREE vIENNEsE.
They Rarely Take Life Seriously, I'm.
less ut . Funeral.

They Rarely Take Life Seriously, I'm.
less ut . Funeral.
The native viennese is jolly, good
natured, shiftless creature.
No people on the earth are so Jolly. or
so easily and so much amused. Go TO
the Prater, the largest public park In
Europe, and from hundred different
beer-gardens comes the noise of toot-
ing brass bands and stamping feet and
beating drums. Merry-go-rounds swing
old and young, and dime museums and
music halls are as full OF people as they
are empty Of decency. Go to the thea
tiers on any night, and you will find
them crowded by an enthusiastic audi
ence, the galleries filed by noisy stu
dents and working girls. The court
theaters, which present only legfti-
mate dramas and operas, have also their
numerous deyotees. Go to the coffee
houses, Of which there is one on every
corner, and you will find them full,
especially In the afternoon, with mer-
chants with their noses In the news
papers, and clerks slipping their Mocha,
and officers smoking their cigars, and
cue-pushing and card-shuhiing youths.
AT night these coffee houses become the
rendezvous of the lower element. 1
have never seen the Viennese serious,
unless it be at a funeral, and suppose
that even out Of that he manages to get
some fun. Yet he is easily excited, and
although loyal and law-abiding, his
good nature may quickly turn intoIa
fiery passion, and viennese riot Is .
serious matter.-Edward A. Steiner,
In Woman's Home Companion.
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Rheumatic Pains

Confined % Her Bed, but Hood'a
oaroaparllla Cured Her.
"Iwas taken with rhsumatism and SUIT
fered . great deal Of pain, and ut times
I was confined to my bed. I obtained
only temporary relief from medicines, and
friend advised me to try Hoods SArss
parilla, which did, and 1t cured me-"
MAs. p. p. HAY, Centralia, III.
Hoods Sarsaparllla
4 Americas Grsatsss Medicins. q; six DOR s.
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Cinematograph showing slow Move.
The cinematograph register slow as
well as rapid motion, and a camera has
been made to register the growth Of
plants.
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The Pacific ocean covers 7s.0O0.O 600
square miles, the Atlantic q. 000. 900, tAe
MadltesTspsap 100000,
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A big man with q soprano voice sounds
lust a. funny a. little man with deep baa
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
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This II How to Make 0rain-0.
In directions last week in this paper fol
making Grain-O, it should have been stated
that tablespoonful mot teaspoonfuD be
used to two cups of cold water. Try It thu
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After 4 man Il 80, in thinking of coastino
he considers the walk back.-Atchison
Globe.
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him, but / shall not prosecute him."
explained Mr.. higgins.
"Ishould say not, " responded his wife,
and she sat down on the top stair and
laughed till the tears came. John
thought it wa, pure joyousness over the
recovery of his antique.
The rug from Palestine was given
place on the landing of the staircase
where John might enjoy it as he passed
up and down. It had been there but a
few weeks when Caroline, coming down
to meet her husband, caught her heel
in its curious cross-stitching and was
thrown violently headlong.
Three times in the next two weeks
she was carried to the gates of death
and then led back again to life.
The first day that she was well
enough to come downstairs she walked
about, leaning on Johns arm, looking
at all the old. familiar things. And
when John had settled her in an easy
chair by the window she looked up at
him and said:
"Why, John, where's your Palestine
rug? / do not sec It,"
mo. That's the one you tripped ON,
SO l threw it into the hall closet, but
I'll have it out II you miss 1t. after 1t IL
repaired"
"Never mind. don't care for rues
which cost but dollar and half.
must tell you all about II now"
"A dollar and a half" And John
pushed back his chair and whistled 30
loud that Caroline cried out:
"Hush! Sill John. you'll wake the
baby. Isn't he sweet?" smiling down
at the warm, fiannelly bundle beside
her.
"But, Cara, you said It came from
Palestine?"
Eyes, John. 1t did-East Palestine,
O., the ashman's old home."-N. Y.
Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
April23 Opened High st Low'st CLOSING
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY, April 23-Wheat-Receipts
here to-day were 73 cars; a week ago. 90
cars; year ago, 81 cars Sales by sample
track: Hard. No. I, nominally 99c; No =
hard, e6G951sc: No. 3 hard e4I697hc; No. i
hard, 92a93c; rejected hard, 9sa921zc- Soft,
No. red, nominally 90; No. red, 97cCGtI 90:
No. red, e1@93c; No. 4 red. 9299Sc; rejected
red 93c- Spring. No. 2, 95994c; No. spring.
9ic; rejected spring, nominally s54Ssc
Corn-Receipts here to-day were 100 cars; a
week ago. 81 cars: year ago. 163 cars Sales
by sample on track: Mixed, No 2, 299e9Hc
No. mixed. 2SHG29c; No mixed, nominally
ssc White. No. ,, 2914 G29azc; No white 29c;
No. white. nominally 2SI<c
Oats-Receipts here to-day were cars; 8
week ago. car; year ago, cars Sales by
sample on track; Mixed No. 2, 2T14G2T1zc; No.
mixed. &c: No. mixed, nominally 26c.
White, No. ?. 2s14 a2s1zc; No white, 2114 o
25IIc: No. white, nominally &c.
Rye-No. 2 nominally SIC; No g. SOC; No 4.
nominally 49c.
Hay-Receipts here to-day were IL cars; a
week ago. 80 cars; year ago, 80 cars Quota
tions are: Choice prairie. sS25; No. /, az 75Ga
g. 90; No. =. So 250I7.75: No g. SO 20; choice tim
othy, 5000: No. l, $3.50: No 2, ss25ft3 %;
choice clover and timothy. No 1, 81 1882
No 2, s9.250I 80; pure clover. 81 25 7.T5; pack
ing s4Oo
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MARKl.T REPORTS.
Kansas cir Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. April 23-Cattle-Receipts
%, calves. 81: shipped yesterday. s.4l6 cattle:
: calves The market was nominally steady.
The following representative sales:
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St. Louis Live Stock.
Chicago Market.

Chicago Market
CHICAGO, April 23-Cattle Receipts. 500;
market dull: beeves, s291G5 20; COWS and heit-
ers, S22504 80: Texas steers, S3 1894 so; stock
Frs and feeders, ID 706l4.75
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market active, to
I0c decline; light, % 1903 95; mixed, So o
O2H: heavy. s3S1G4 O5; rough, So s16Ss
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market steady; native
sheep, IS 2514 %; western, S. 7594 90; lambs.
81. O0G550
Chicago Grain and Provisions