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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
HALF OF THE FRONT PAGE WITH HEADING.

Yates of company had held a 'coun-
ell of war; and laid our plans to the eff
feet that we would endeavor to pene-
trate the first Cuban city captured by
our army, and issue an American new s.
paper, from some Spanish printing Of
flee, by hook or crook, and from thence
forth our hopes and desires were con-
stantly with us for the accomplishing
of this object. For had we not managed
to keep together so far, from Michigan
to the land of fever and pestilence-
southern Cuba.
''On June 80 it was given out that a
general attack was to be made on San
tiago and its defenses. The part as
signed to US was to uncover the enemy
at Aguadores, so that our naval feet
could destroy the Spanish Notifications.
Our company was detailed to proceed
by train, as we had captured a loco
motive and several box cars the day
before We found the enemy too much
for us at this time, and had to retreat
with the loss of two of our brave fell
lows. the result of a Spanish shell strik-
ing the train. The next day, however,
we drove the Spaniards from their posi-
ton. while the main body of the army
stormed the trenches in the vicinity of
Santiago with the result so familiar to
every American. On July the great
naval battle was fought. and few days
later Santiago and the eastern prov
inces of Cuba surrendered to the Amer
lean general.
with the fall of Santiago we were
getting anxious to put our newspaper
plans into execution, and at a meet
ing of the council II was decided to
send a courier to Gen. Shafter. who
was some miles away, to ask his per-
mission TO enter Santiago to issue an
American newspaper. The general
was hardly prepared for this new out
burst of American enterprise and pa
triotism, and at first doubted our sin
cerity, but being assured that we
meant business we gained his con-
sent for three days furlough. We
Immediately packed up enough ra-
tions for the allotted time, and hur-
riedly prepared for the journey to
the captured city. We had just rolled
up our rubber blankets when the loot.
foot of an engine was heard, and we
hurried to the railroad track. where we
succeeded in boarding a commissary
train bound for Santiago. We were
given comfortable quarters on the top
of a box car. used as caboose, and
made ourselves fast. This came nat
uraI, as some of us had been there be-
fore'-that is part of the printers art.
The train was too heavy for the en-
CINE to pull up the heavy grades. and
so after getting within about three
miles of Santiago the train was cut in
two. the engine taking the first part
on and leaying the olLer part on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
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A GRACEFUL WALK.
1t Is a Beauty Within Itself, and
Every Girl Should Seek to
Cultivate 1t.

To be thoroughly graceful long steps
and quick short steps should be equally
avoided, remarks d French woman. A
stiff walk is also very ungraceful, and
that is the great fault of English girls.
They walk too stifly and take too long
strides.
Spanish women have a very pretty
walk, naturally, as also have Italian
country girls and all accustomed to
carry weights on their heads.
To exercise walking weight on the
head is a very good lesson. You must
not be content, however, to walk
straight before you without letting the
weight fall from your head. You must
turn backward and forward, and from
side to side, as italian country girls
do when they carry their water jars
from the well and can turn in all di-
rections without drop of water be-
ing spilled from the jar on their head.
More marriages are made up at the
Well in Italy than in any other public
place. Young rustic fellows stand by
the we'll to watch the girls fill their
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

but she has ever been most proud of
her blonde, but rather chubby beauty,
and great has been her grief over his
yearly increase in weight. Some time
ago King Carlos figure went the way
common to most unfortunately stout
men. and though he has borne the loss
with princely good nature. to Queen
Amelie it was a deep source of dis
tress. After travelling about with him
seeing no cutting down of the royal
waist measure, this plucky woman set
to work to achieve a sufficient knowl-
edge of medicine to able her to con-
quer her husbands one weakness.
For five years the queen has studied
medicine under the ablest physicians
in Portugal, and at length took her
degree of NJ. D. after passing the most
rigorous exanlin ations. Since her
debut as full-fedged doctor of medi-
cine, she has actually been able to do
more for her husbands health than
any of the great specialists to whom
he resorted. But this good, lady does
not apply her scientific knowledge to
selfish purposes alone. She has estab-
lished in Lisbon a free clinic, where
the poor children of the city receive
treatment, often at the queens own
hands, and thus, by her noble sympa-
thy and tender regard for the people,
she has gained a unique position rs
sort of nurse, mother and friend. az
well as a sovereign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

worth about S7o-but as we did not
come prepared to buy, we struck a bar
gain for the lease of his establishment
for three days for S25. The printing
Office was about six blocks from the
palace, one-story building, and Con-
sisted of an editorial room. composing
and press rooms. Everything was some
thing on the plan of our American of
fees, although the cases are laid diff
ferently, and it took US some time to
Americanize the arrangement of the
type. Sergt. James Stuart was chosen
business manager; Corporal Z. G. Guy
kendall, editor-in-chief; Private Fred j.
McCutcbeon. local editor; Sergt. john
BARRON, mechanical superintendent;
Privates A. Radigan and George Maurer,
compositors, and Thomas Butler, in
terpreter.
with this force we set TO work. and
for three days and nights-from a. m.
until IL p. m.-we pounded away until
we had got our paper ready for the
press. With perspiration streaming
from every pore and bodiesrackedw with
symptoms of fever, we stuck to the
task. nothing but the hard floor of the
office for bed, no blankets, no nothing.
The typesetting being finished. we
wondered who would turn the press.
but not a man among us had strength
enough to give it a single revolution
While discussing this problem, the 10
cal editor brought IN two healthy
Cubans, who CALAMITY offered to aid
the .Americanos,' and in a short time
Co T Enterprise was being shout
ed in the Spanish language on
the streets of Santiago. We turned
out 5000 copies, and brought home
from the island about 1000 pa
pers, the balance being sold among the
army and navy. The next day we
wended our way back to the camp, and
presented Gen. Shafter with a copy of
the Enterprise. He complimented US
on our undertaking, and after that
nothing was too good for US.
With this graphic account of the
printing of the first American news
paper ever printed in Cuba the narrator
modestIy refrained from saying more
Death has invaded their little coterie
since arriving home, and Corporal Guy
kendall has passed to his home beyond,
being stricken with paralysis two weeks
after his arrival Thus the --editor-in-
chief" died with honor, and the respect
of the whole nation. For their intrep-
idity all of the boys who showed the
true spirit. pluck and endurance in the :
production of Co. T Enterprise have
been offered lucrative positions in
various vocations, but they all seem in
cIined to go back to their first love and
once more take up the stick and rule
having made themselves famous in =
modest way. H. BROWNE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
Renoyating white PIume..

To clean white ostrich feathers cut
bome pure white soap in small pieces
and pour boiling water on them and
add little mite of soda. When the
soap is dissolved and the water cool
enough. dip the feathers in and draw
them through the hand. Do this sew
eral times until the lather is dirty,
then make a clean lather and repeat
the operation. Afterward rinse the
feathers in cold water, slightly blued.
Pat the feathers between the hands
and shake them over the fire until they
are perfectly dry. Curl them by draw
ing each fiber between the thumb
and the dull edge of a silver knife
With little care and patience the re-
suit will be all that can be desired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
GO. T ENTERPRISE. I"
The FIRST American Newspaper
Printed In Cuba.
Ii Was the Work of Seven Michigan
Volunteers Soldiers In Gen. Shaft
er's Victorious Army
How 1t Was Done.
tspeciaI Correspondence

When President Mckinley sent out
bis first call for volunteers to help
suppress Spanish misrule in Cuba
and 20 conquer the naughty dons,
Michigan was asked to furnish
four regiments of infantry, and
she responded to the call prompt
ly. The state militia already COM
prised nearly the requisite number of
men to fill the quota, and Gov. Pingree
Immediately sent forth an order that
quickly concentrated at the state camp
grounds at Island Lake the brightest
and finest specimens of manhood to be
found IN the Wolverine peninsulas-
Among the 1000 brave boys who had
so sacrificingly laid aside positions of
honor and responsibility in order to
serve their country in the great hu-
manitarian task before it, and be a
credit to old Michigan, none were
destined to play a more important part
than seven printers, all members of
company E, Thirty-third Michigan
volunteers.
The story of the trials, hardships
and exploits of the Industrious seven"
is best told by the business manager"
of their publication, who had been
foreman of large printing concern
in his home city:
We'll, you know we were among the
first ordered to Cuba, and can tell you
the expedition was no picnic. We land
ed on the shore near Sardenas, and I
would rather face Spanish bullets than
to again make the attempt to land from
a transport in a rough sea; for it re-
quired nerve, 1 can tell you, to make
the leap from the ladder alongside
the transport into the small boat in
waiting-now on top of huge billow,
and then 20 feet away in the trough
of the sea; but of course the navies said
it was easy and we had to say The
same, but 1 have a gray hair or two
as evidence of the easy part.
ION our way over on the Yale, we pri-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
The Matter-of-Fact Girl.

In the county of Wicklow lies the
picturesque vale of Avoca, famous in
song. Here is the confluence of two
rivers, the Avonmore and Avonbeg,
which bears the name of ''The Meeting
of the Waters" Two British tourists
CHANGED to meet at this spot a girl
bearing pitcher of water, of whom
they inquired the name of the river.
"The Meeting" was the prompt re-
ply. 'Oh! we know that" quoth the
tourists; shut what river is it?-what
name do You call it by ?" 'Ochi" said
the girl, II never call it at all; it al
ways comes of itself. London Spec
tator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

grade all night. We were left as
guard, and. although in the midst of
everything good to eat. had to be con-
tent with our regular army fare
After sleeping on the boxes till morn
ing we were full of kinks, but as TINA
was precious we decided to 'hoof it
the rest of the distance to the city,
which we did.
The city itself presents a very
quaint appearance to an American.
The streets are very narrow, being
from 80 TO 40 feet wide, with few of
the principal thoroughfares paved
with cobblestones-the gutter in the
middle. The palace, at present the.
American headquarters, is located in
the center of the city, and at one Tins
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

heads with grace given only to them;
and the most graceful among them has
the most admirers from whom to choose
her husband.
The French are also very graceful
walkers.
Study your walks, girls. Take dane
ing lessons to begin with and then re-
peat your lessons before your long
toilet glass. A pretty walk is beauty
in itself. and everyone who will can
acquire this beauty. Do it, then, at
Once--now-withou losing another
day.-N. Y. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

must have been a magnificent build
ing, but the vicissitudes of time have
somewhat marred its beauty.
after a short time of sightseeing, we
proceeded to find printing office, and
as we trudged through the streets we
were the cynosure of all eyes from the
natives, as the packs on our backs and
our tattered and dusty uniforms gave
us the appearance of mendicants, but
nevertheless we were treated with cour-
tesy, and we bore all the marks of an
American soldier-and they invariably
command respect. After an hour or
so of diligent search, we were in
formed through an English resident
that a Spanish paper had been recently
suppressed, because of its sympathy
with the Cuban cause, and its propri-
etor. Senior Lopez. could easily DE in
terviewed. We soon found the senior,
who offered his whole outfit for S70o-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

Evening wraps, as general rule, are SO
expensive that the woman with only little
10 spend and great deal tc buy seels that
abe is unable 10 indulge In such luxury;
but thanks to the beautiful new flannel that
is now being imported every person can have
something dainty for evening without a
sacrifice.
The new flannel comes in all the leading
colors and you can get it both striped and
figured. Five yards will make a cape and
two yards of silk will make the frills. The
wrap in this case is of chrysanthemum white
flannel with watermelon pink stripes run
ning through it and big yellow chrysan-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
Prie% 10 c~sA

shou time TIE sest had steamed so
q S'cht ~ chase Of sh- Spaaa.rda
The engagement rsoper t~sseo ealT
hstees nrnute.. Dung ~rhrch tl5se
ths entt-e Spanish a==t Sr1s destroy
&c OF coarss ue dld not kaoz thu
exact oondstsoa Of aHasrx. sod tsE .
tine sxPectst 70 see a SpaasSh
vessel come cot q the hsreor sa6
Gene esT nay and give - lev shefls
as q passed as Our eutsrs fee1 eaa
lsft N the chasS. bst ss ~urs
happily cIksPPuaa,eL and ths zsrs
Say ne leaned the PartIzslsss q
The engagement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

kendah aad PRIV MrCsscheoa. Who
had teen there Neiore The tr1rn
-ss ton heavy tUr the cnEsne 10 pull
Up the heavy grades and 50 alter
getting ~rgthIa sb0at three miles o.
Santiago the tram vas cst IN Two
the engine taking th= SrsT psrS On.
leaving the oshei Psrs On the grade
all aSrhS We we're left as guard
and spent ths aIGhT On the cars
We we're IN the midst Of plenty 0l
god thnrs 10 eat. but h-S 70 he
c--sten; with our rsga'sr army tsrs
AiteI sleeping ca the boxes Gntd
norsEng ~s were toll OF kIaEk. o1l
after ~aTtIng an hSaf OF 80 Zoe tSs
sng,ns to return sad a. we're doe N
Ihs city n eight eielock 80 started
sss asd ~aIked the rest Of the dis
tancs Der night ca the conns-
Eary trasz. hs~s~es- ~ia Loag d
ranemhcrsd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
FIRST JURY TRIAL
Usasr the Aas-ieAa Code Of tA~.
Ii Cuba

ns srsS IuTy trIsi N CsS. ~
10 the Anercsl code Il
Law. ~.s held N the camp OF CO.
T 80 Hrsh On July -. the con-
'ssinag parties beng Private Gee.
CrlEgA e0EPlsEnHat. and Prsvsts
Geo YO1aEA. dsisadant. the ezuss
Of thu eoraPlaIni beng a e.zieea
~h,ch ~ss - thu possesxl5s 81 thu
dsEsneaat aas cisnDsd b. The CON
PssHasnt Capt Walsh ~ias pre-
siding offlcer Ct the court. ana
Decay D0aah1e. representatives
Of the DstroIf Evening New. and
Fusats I II Better appeared a.
suoraeys ter the co-aplsInaus
While Cop c r Blsck and PRIV ~
Mclean appeared Tor the dslsassat.
Wag0oer Stephen Miller acted Z.
eo1rs e1f.cer and the following Iury
w.s eIs~a- SsTL J Mann .ne
Fuvstes c Iscks0a. w H.ifzan.
H Dsrr. l. Scraslsa and c.
H-~sE- SOth par lid a large
80 -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
Rssveair GAltiss
PORT HgIsos. MICH



Pert Huron Michigan the home
Of Co F Is located On the s.
Ciass river al n. toos OF lake Ha
ron and % 81 alIiss north Of the
city Of DetrnH The city has : pop
citation Of 1900 aad IS one Of the
pisttpess ana hestthsess cItses - tns
west The beaches. f~sOSTte sum
Eaef res0Ct all over centfli unitec
States. are locstsd - the northern
part Of the city and sttrscf large
crowds Of rIsitorH yearly Po1 HI
ron nas all ths advantages Of a mod
ern city. -nanrfscfoEses and other
business eEterprises Az Ihs eosa-
1earenens 81 the present ~sE pa
tTotIc feeling ~ES 81 a high FHch N
Port Hufoa and when oEders we're
received Tor On r to move 10 Camp
Eaton the citiasns took up the mat
ter Of -sene OF TOT the company
For the 6asacIai par ths eiIIzsRs
raised the sun Of $40 and each
~zs zen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
QUEENS LOYAL LOVE.
Amelic of Portugal Studied Medicine
for the Purpose OF DOctOring
Her Husband.

Queen Amelie of Portugal is an adj
vanced woman, though she is queen Of
one of the least progressive nations in
Europe, and a daughter of the con-
servative house OF Bourbon. When this
gay and pretty princess, who had
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

been brought up in England. married
blonde and good-natured King Carlos
I. of Portugal, she did what few royal
ladies do, she fell in love with her hus-
band. No humble Darby and Joan
ever lived in more peaceful conjugal
content than these two, young royal
ties. Not only does Queen Amelie
think her husband the best of men,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
A MarnetIc PIant

There has been discovered in India
a strange plant which possesses aston
fishing magnetic power The hand
touching it Immediately receives a
strong magnetic shock, while at : dis
lance ofs20 feet magnetic needle is
affected by it--Albany Argus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
oKxERAL AorS

or Ths Ear-rs..-t - JsiT a
Aad ? Esfs-s S.es~Ea.
On thu svsaIag Of June % q ga
gtE-- 0st thar a gshsrai auuzk wss
TO Be made sPoa Ssndsgs AID 20
ssisnssa rss pan s..-guss - the
EsEEty-shirc a. the Isft Srlsr e
the Army. ~.s 20 sseo~e1 rks
enemy a. AEl.5su-.. 80 thai tAs
aeet cs1lk - fbs- IL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
Didn't worry Him.

Hudson-Does Jones make light of
his troubles?
Judson-Well, I saw him burning up
some dunning letters.-N. Y. Evening
journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

The prssent camp oi tbs SD
Michigan voisutesrs Is I0eassd CO
the -. shoce near SGrdsnsA. Which
Us loeatsd szveea SFSooey Gad
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

themums scattered over it. The collar is
very high and is made so that it can be
turned down when the wrap is thrown open.
Three yellow China silk frills are sewed
around the cape about foot apart, and the
whole wrap is lined with pink nearsilk.
The hat worn with this cape is of soft
white felt trimmed only with two long
ostrich plumes and a rosette of pink ribbon
and a yellow chrysanthemum under each
side of the brim. As the long plumes are
very expensive it is a very good idea and a
great saving of money to purchase two cheap
ones and sew them together so that they
make one long, full feather.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-04
VI ci,ioriaI.

Memorial services Sunday and
Monday took ON more of interest
than usual on account of the pres
ent war with SPAN.
Sunday the Opera house was
filled to listen to the eloquent
Baum: and Monday. after the ccre-
monies of decorating the graves.
the big hall was filed to listen to
the program there marked out.
The singing by the school girls
and the select choir was animated
the reading of the order by the nd-
jutant was not long and monoton-
Gus: the speech by Capt. Aldrich
was brilliant and was marked by
the same patriotic enthusiasm that
always charactcrizcs his uttcranccs
on Memorial day. The Monte
Vista orchestra played 1.-The Blue
and The Gray PATROL and was
heartily cncorcd. The address by
Rev. X. A. Chase, of Canon CITY.
was nm Grafton long to be rcmcm-
bcrci. The brilliant orator held
his audience nearly an hour. some
times calling forth hearty applause
rs he alluded to the humorous side
of the soldiers life, and again NOV
ing the emotional TO tears as he
rccountcd the hardships and heart.
burning through which every sol.
dicr and his loved ones ut home
had to experience. The present
war with SPAN was referred TO as
n war for humanity, and more
glorious than any war in history.
Taken all in all Joe Hooker post
may well feel proud of the day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-04
The War In Briet.

Schley's victory at Santiago, rs
reported Tuesday. was a little
overdrswn. Blsnco wired Madrid
that 1t was a Spanish victory and
as such it was celebrated at Ha-
vana. The latest atlvices are that
Schley kept up terrific fire against
the Moro, Socapa, and Punta
Gordo forts for two hours doing
tremendous damage to these de-
fenses of the harbor. The city of
Santiago lies in from the entrance
about Blk miles and thither Ger
vera retreated with his fleet.
The number of killed and
wounded on the Spanish side is
supposed to be large while it is
thought no one was killed on the
American side. The damage done
to the American fleet cannot be
learned.
The invasion of Cuba aud Porto
Rico will be made as soon as
$4,000 troops can be in readiness
to land upon the islands.
Gomez has 10000 insurgents
we'll supplied with ammunition
and food ready to co-ope rate with
the land and naval forces OF the
United States.
Since il is known that the Span
ish fleet is bottled up there seems
no occasion for any hasty move
until everything is good and ready
then look out for quick and decis-
I've work.
Many of the Spanish papers are
beginning to counsel peace. The
Bank of Spain is becoming impa-
tient and cannot much longer help
the government and without its
financial aid the wsr cannot long
continue.
Fred Grant hns been appointed
brigadier general and the senate
has confirmed the nomination.
General Merritt has been ap.
pointed military governor ic
manage affairs Of the Philippines
for the present.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-04
AUnte vista's Fire Scare.

Wednesday afternoon about 9
o'clock large volumes of dense
smoke were seen pouring from the
Wciss-Chapman drug store. Soon
the alarm was spread and II water
line formed from the ditch back of
the building which was fortunately
bank full. Holes were chopped in
the roof and water poured where
ever the smoke was seen until with
the aid of the cNtlnguishcrs the
fire was subducd.
The fire was aftcrward. seen Ia
have been in the rear end and root
of the ware house containing coal
oil. gasoline and other combusti.
blcs and it Is marvellous that these
were moi exploded.
L. l.. Bishop. who had Just be.
come settled in the Bee HIVE. car
RED his stock out across the street
with the aid of ready helpers.
DIR. Chapmnn's store and stock
were drcnchcd with water. tins
causing more damage than the fire.
i, is supposed that the fire was
started by IL drunken Swc,lc who
was found smoking amidst the
rubbish at the rear Of the drug
store when the fire was discovcrd
and who had 10 bc pulled away
from the building.
The absence of wind aud promp,
nciion of citizens prevented II very
disastrous fire.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-04

We have no interest or conf
dedcc in so-called "Tallors of the
Trade" Their productions do not
even compare favorably with ready
made clothing. We believe with
improved times, nclghbors and
friends of merchant tailors will
quit patronizing agents who have
nothing ut stake, vino employ no
local labor. and who send the cash
they collect away to other cities.
We believe that, as times grow
better, they will patronize the
tailors of their own town, who live
among them. whose surroundings
are known. whose work is done
under proper sanitary conditions:
who pay taxes and employ others,
and thereby circulate money IN
their own town among the differ
ent tradcspeoplc and stores.
Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM JONES.