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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

The club is ANXIOUS 20 increase general
Interest In whist as scientific game and
wifi be glad 70 receive new members Ap-
piica.ior for membership can be made 70
president Young other members OF the
club. The present membership is as fol-
lows 81. II. Young X. ). Cox, ir.- q. Il.
McCulloch. W. s. Blaln. Harold Preston.
NJ 4 Goststein. George +. stone. j. y.
Maidstone, H. r. elise. J. q. McPhee, r.
A. HHi. j. W. Edwards. w. c. kiltz. III.
Van Winter. James III. P.ekens, G. Il. Bag
ley. J. r. Badly ]. W. Paine, j. III. Dawes.
George Donworth. D. l.. Hickey. John Sui
Ivan. Pend,eton Miller 8. Aronson, w. y.
King. George s. Kirk. c. A. Bebb. J. II.
Schively-
The club has designated Thursday as
"iadles' night when progressive pair
matches are played. Following are the
scores Of matches played during October:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

LAWRENCE. Kan. Nov. 6-Three thou
sand persons witnessed the football game
contest between the teams representing the
stale universities Of Kansas and Nebraska
to-day The Nebgaskans were victorious by
a score OF Is to &
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

"The maths OF glory lead but to the
grave,
pessimistic once did truly say.
And he mighgt have also truthfully added
that
Paths ingiorious lead the same way.
Chicago News.
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nunsmutrs sued for Damage.

SAN FRANCIStNe. Naw. s-N purres
has sued L. I'9aSu1utr Sor- Co;ssoauy F.,
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IN" geSGlt Ass su&f P4Trell sAs stSer.gs
burned and nearly Iast his he
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

Hon. Webster Davis, the eloquent assist
ant secretary Of the interior, al Armory
tonight.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

Eloquence and music at the Armory to-
night.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
The Very Man.

Just before recent dinner given in
honor of colonial magnate, a young
swell, whose chief claim to distinction
seemed to be the height of his collar
and an eyeglass. addressing stranger.
said:
.sBeastly nuisance, isn't it? Spoke to
that fellah over therc-took him for a
gentleman-and found he had a ribbon
on his coat; some blooming head waiter,
1 suppose"
"Oh, no. replied the other; that's
Blank, the guest of the evening"
'sDash it all, nowi is it?" said the
astounded swell. "Look here, old fell
low; as you know everybody, would
you mind sitting next me at dinner
and telling me who everyone is?"
SHOULD like to, very much" replied
the other man; "but you see I cannot.
I'm the blooming head waiteri"-An'
SWerS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

search him, some of you Sinking
lubbers. and the rest of you aioft and
get the chest" he cried.
could hear their feet rafting up our
old stairs, so that the house must have
shaken with it, Promptly afterward.
fresh sounds of establishment arose:
the window of the captains room was
thrown open with a slam and a jingle
of broken glass; and man leaned out
into the moonlight, head and shout
ders, and addressed the blind beggar on
the road below him.
pew" he cried. they've been be-
fore us. Some ones turned the chest
out allow and a1oft.'
''Is it there?' roared Pew.
''The moneys there"
The blind man cursed the money.
''Flint's fist. mean," he cried.
t'We don't see it here nohow," re-
turned the man.
Here. you below here, is it on Bill 90
cried the blind man again.
At that another fellow. probably. he
who had remained below to search the
captains body. came to the door OF
the inn. "BilPs been overhauled
Already" said he. ''nothin' left"
- thNoS PNOp-S VI tuO .
that boy. I wish had put his eyes
out!" cried the blind man, Pew. They
were here no time ago-they had the
door bolted when I tried it. Scatter.
lads. and find EN-"
Sure enough, they left their g1im
here" said the fellow from the window
Scatter and find 'em. Rout the
house out!" reiterated Pew. striking
IL IL
Then there followed a great to-cio
through all our old inn. heavy feet
pounding to. and fro, furniture all
thrown over. doors kicked in. until the
very rocks reechoed. and the men came
out again. one after another. on the
road. and declared that we were no.
where to DE found. And just then the
same whistle that had alarmed my
mother and myself over the dead cap
tain's money was once more clearly
audible through the night, but this
time twice repeated. I had thought it
to be the blind mans trumpet, so to
speak, summoning his crew to the as
sault; but I now found that it was a
signal from the hillside toward the
hamlet. and, from its effect upon the
buccaneers. a signal to warn them of
approaching danger.
There's Dirk again." said one.
''Twice! Wen have to bulge. mates"
Fudge, you skulk!" cried Pew.
''Dirk was fool and coward from the
first-you wouldn't mind him. They
must be close by; they can't be far; you
have your hands on it. Scatter and look
for them, dogs. Oh, SILVER my soul"
he cried, eff had eyesi"
fTo BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
THE HEART OF THE YEAR.

We have fathomed the heart of the year;
And we ask our pleasures abound,
If in all the glad years we have found,
There ever another so dear?
Was there ever such verdure before,
Or such fair fragrant lilies as these,
With whole meadows of daisies to please,
Or of fruitage so lavish store?
And we think how we watched for the
spring,
How we hailed the first bloom with de-
light,
How we questioned by day and by night
What the new year. the strange year would
bring.
And her heart she has shown us, and oh!
There are pleasures and treasures of
worth,
And she sscatters them over the earth.
Where the feet of her lovers may go.
And we follow. like children DER biest
With more gifts than they see in their
dreams.
And we linger by forests and streams.
And drink of the fountain of rest
Oh, year, that is bonny and sweet!
For thy blessings so lavish we fam
Would thank thee again and again.
And pour out our love at thy feet.
Emma A. Lente. in Good Housekeeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
DID NOT MIND THE BURGLARS.
Why the Optimistic Mrs. Blank Was
Glad of Their Visit.
ITo BE Continued


Glad of Their Visit.
Mr.. Blanks wife is so painfully clean
that Blanks life is made burden to
him. and he has gait like kangaroo
caused by his getting down to clean his
feet when it is muddy and taking long
steps to avoid making tracks.
When Mr.. Blank arose early one day
recently. says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid. he discovered that burglars had
paid the house visit during the night,
and he hurried back to apprise Mrs.
B of their loss.
They've taken all the silver in the
house, he gasped. out of breath.
-"WeN, they won't get much for it
there's that old comfort anyhow" she
said coony.
But your scalskin cloak is gone from
the cedar trunk!"
I'm glad of it-sealskin is out of
date. and now I'll get something new"
But your diamonds that were hid
den in the rag basket-they took
them!"
'Oh. well, there isn't any money in
Just put it in the hands of the police.
dare say the poor burglars were driven
to crime for want of bread. I always
had good deal of sympathy for Grim
inalS."
"But- they've cleaned the house"
John, you don't mean it? And I've
been dreading fall house cleaning all
summer I told you there was some
good in everybody" and Mrs. Blank
turned over for another nap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

plight. In such cases more than the or
binary care must be exercised to take
off the dirt and leave the paint Much
OF the drudgery may be overcome by US
ing the following recipe: Two quarts
of water, half bar of soap dissolved in
it, two tablespoonfuls of powdered
boraS and two tablespConfuls of tur-
pentine. This will make a kind of
transparent jelly or soft soap. Take
flannel rag, with which spread the
preparation thin and evenly. Have
ready pail of warm water and two
soft cotton rags. Take, for instance,
one door, which should be soaped and
then washed off before you begin an
other one, as it is best not to let the
soap dry too much before wiping off,
This viii require but few minutes
work, and viii leave the paint uncut,
but bright and c1ean.-Mrs. W. L.
Tabor, in Farm and Fireside
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
WAYS no WASH PAINT.
Reliable Bits of Information Whtcts
VIII he Read with Interest by
Many Eousekeepers-

1t is often question with housewives
how to remove dirt from painted wood
work and leave the paint. \ platefui
of the best whiting is a great aid in this
work; but where it is not at hand good
substitute for it will be found in the
white part of coal-ashes. Provide a
plate with some of the white ashes.
and have ready some clean, warm water
and a piece OF flannel, which dip into
the water and squeeze nearly dry;
then take up as much of the ashes as
will adhere to it, apply it TO the paint
ed surface, when little rubbing will
instantly remove any dirt or grease,
after which wash the part well with
clean water, rubbing il dry with
channels or a clean soft rag. Paint
thus cleaned looks as fresh when
first laid on, without any injury what
ever to the most delicate colors. 1t Will
not cut the paint nor prove the least in
furious to the hands.
Sometimes when we move into
house that had been tenanted before us
by family that did not feel under any
obligations to ''elean up" before they
left, we find the woodwork in fearful
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

sizes-doubloons, and leuis-d'ors, and
guineas, and pieces of eight, and know
not what besides, all shaken together at
random. The guineas, too, were about
the scarcest, and 1T was with these only
that my mother knew how to make her
count.
When we were about halfway
through, 1 suddenly put my hand upon
her arm, for I had heard in the silent,
frosty air a sound that brought my
heart into my mouth-the tap-tapping
of the blind mans stick upon the frozen
road. It drew nearer and nearer,
while we sat holding our breath. Then
it struck sharp on the inn door, and
then we could hear the handle being
turned and the bolt rafting as the
| wretched being tried to enter; and then
there was a long time of silence both
within and without. At last the tap
ping recommended, and to our indie
scribable joy and gratitude died slow
ly away again until it ceased to, be
heard.
Mother" said I, "take the whole
and let's be going;" for was sure the
bolted door must have seemed sus-
| picious, and would bring the whole hor-
nets nest about our ears, though how
thankful 1 was that had bolted it none
could tell who had never met this ter
rible blind man.
But my mother, frightened as she
was, would not consent to take frac-
| ton more than was due to her, and
was obstinately unwilling to be content
! with less. 1t was not yet seven, she
said, by a long way; she knew her
rights and she would have them; and
she was still arguing with me. when a
little low whistle sounded a good way
off among the hills. That was enough,
and more than enough, for both of US.
"I'Il take what 1 have" she said,
| jumping to her feet.
"And I'll take this to square the
count" said I, picking up the oilskin
packet.
Next moment we were both CROP
| ing downstairs, leaving the candle by
| the empty chest; and the next we had
opened the door and were in full re-
treat. We had not started moment
too soon. The fog was rapidly dis
| persing; already the moon shone quite
clear on the high ground on either side;
and it was only in the exact bottom of
| the dell and round the cabin door that
a thin veil still hung unbroken to con-
ceal the first steps of our escape. Far
less than halfway to the hamlet, very
little beyond the bottom of the HILL we
| must come forth into the moonlight.
| Nor was this all; for the sound of sew
eral footsteps running came already
| to our ears, and as we looked back in
their direction, a light tossing to and
fro, and still rapidly advancing. showed
that one of the newcomers carried a
| lantern.
| my dear" said my mother, sudden
| ", 'take the money and run on. I am
going to faint"
This was certainly the end of both
| of us, thought. How I cursed tie
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
ETIQUETTE OF STATE.
Rigid Rules of Precedence Govern
the Social Events of Official So
ciety mt Washington.

''The wife of the president makes and
returns no visits. The wife of the vice
president pays first visit only to the
wife of the president" writes Mary
Nimmo Balentine in an illustrated arti-
Gle on s'NVomen of the United States
Senate" in the Woman's Home Com
panion.
The wives of senators make first
calls, on the wife of the president, the
wife of the vice president, the wives
of the ambassadors, the ladies of the
supreme court, and upon each other in
the order of the length of service of
their husbands in the senate. The wife
OF the vice president holds receptions
on Wednesday, ca binet day, because her
husband is member of the presidents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

cowardice of the neighbors; how I
blamed my poor mother for her honesty
and her greed, for her past foolhardi-
ness and present weakness! We were
just at the little bridge. by good for
tune; and helped her, tottering as she
was, to the edge of the bank, where,
sure enough, she gave a sigh and fell
on my shoulder. do not know how
[ found the strength to do it at all, and
I am afraid it was roughly done, but 1
managed to drag her down the bank
and little way under the arch. Fur
Their I could not move her, for the
the bridge was too low to let me do
more than crawl below it. So there
we had to stay-my mother almost en-
tirely exposed, and both of US within
earshot of the inn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
lTR[IASW[S LMll[D
CO AZZ4Aszf>ns
81. 90
lRoBeR1 Loyts STEVENSON $S
PART 1.
CHAPTER III.-CoNT1NUED.

The poor captain raised his eyes, and
at one look the rum went out of him,
and left him staring sober. The express
sion of his face was not so much of ter
TOR as of mortal sickness. He made
movement to rise, but do not believe
he had enough force left in his body.
Now, Bill, sit where you are" said
the beggar IF can't see, can hear
finger stirring. business is business.
Hold out your left hand. Boy, take his
left hand by the wrist. and bring it
near my right"
We both obeyed him to the letter, and
saw him pass something from the
hollow of the hand that held his stick
into the palm of the captains. which
closed upon it instantly.
Sand now that's DONE" said the blind
man; and at the words he suddenly
left hold of me, and, with incredible
accuracy and nimbleness, skipped out
of the parlor and into the road, where,
as stood motionless, could hear his
stick go tap-tap-tapping into the dis
fance.
It was some time before either I or
the captain seemed to gather our senses;
but at length, and about the same mo-
ment, l released his wrist. which was
still holding, and he drew in his hand,
and looked sharply into the palm.
"Ten o'clock" he cried. "Six hours.
Well do them yet" and he sprung to his
feet.
Even as he did so. he reeled, put his
hand to his throat, stood swaying for
"A moment, and then, with a peculiar
sound, fell from his whole height face
foremost to the floor.
ran to him at once, calling my
another. But haste was all in vain.
The captain had been struck dead by
laundering apoplexy. 1t is a curious
thing to understand, for had certain
ly never liked the man, though of late
i had begun to pity him, but as soon
;as / saw that he was dead, burst into
"a flood of tears. 1t was the second
death L had known, and the sorrow of
the first was still fresh in my heart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

cabinet, while the day of receiving for
senator's wives is Thursday, between
the hours of three and six in the after
noon. These receptions begin after the
first of January, and continue TO be
held until Lent begins. Some ladies
observe the day for receiving all the
time congress is in session. The Gus
tomary prepare tions for holding an
afternoon reception are to station one
man at the drive to open and shut car
riage doors and call carriages, and an
other at the hall door to admit callers
and take cards. The hostess receives
the visitors standing near the door OF
the entrance, and is dressed in high
necked gown, which may otherwise be
as elaborate as taste may dictate. Wis
itors may DE announced by name to the
hostess by an usher, or may speak their
names themselves.
ANY person is at liberty to make the
visits at the homes of senators, and all
persons are cordially received. Those
leaving cards expect their visits to be
returned; resident and nonresident
sightseers, who call without introduce
ton of any sort, do not leave cards. A
large proportion of the official folk owe
first calls to the ladies of the senate,
the ladies OF the cabinet, the wives of
foreign ministers and the wives of the
members of the house of congress.
These are termed duty calls and must
be returned in person. A woman whose
husband is in the upper house can be
quite as exclusive as any lady of private
position, if she so desire The women
of the cabinet could not close their
houses to the public, however much
they might wish to do So"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
CHAPTER v.

THE LAST OF THE BLIND MAN.
My curiosity. in sense, was strong
er than my fear; for I could not remain
where 1 was. but crept back to the
bank again, whence, sheltering my
head behind a bush of broom, 1 might
command the road before the door.
I was. scarcely in position ere my en-
emies began to arrive seven or eight
of them, running hard, their feet beating
out of time along the road, and the
man with the lantern some PAGES in
front. Three men ran together, hand
in hand, and made out, even through
the mist, that the middle man of this
trio was the blind beggar. The next
moment his voice showed me that I
was right.
Down with the door!" he cried.
cav. ay. SIR answered two or three;
and a rush was made upon the Adj
miral Benbow, the lantern bearer fol-
lowing; and then could see them
pause, and hear speeches passed in
lower key, as if they were surprised to
find the door open. But the pause was
brief, and the blind man again issued
his commands His voice sounded
louder and higher, as if he were afire
with eagerness and rage.
I'm, in, in!" he shouted. and cursed
them for their delay.
Four OF five of them obeyed at once,
two remaining on the road with the
formidable beggar. There was pause,
then a cry of surprise, and then voice
shouting from the house:
"BilIs dead"
But the blind man swore at them
again for their delay
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
Early marriage Ceremont.I.

HE early marriage ceremony among
our Anglo-SaSon forefathers was of a
very primitive character. 1t consisted
merely of hand-fasting. or taking each
other by the hand, and pledging love
and affection, in the presence of friends
and relations. The bridegroom paid
the father a sum of money, called a
~foster-lean," or payment for nourish-
ing. AT later period, the early Gus
tom OF espousals was reduced TO reg
uiar system, and the lover was required
TO give a wed" or security, for the
performance of his contract; hence our
word wedding"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
CHAPTER ".
THE SEA CHEST.

I lost no time. of course, in telling
my mother all that knew, and perhaps
should have told her long before, and
we saw ourselves at once in a difficult
and dangerous position. Some of the
mans money-if he had anyways GER
fainly due to us; but it was not likely
that our captains shipmates, above all
the two specimens seen by me, Black
Dog and the blind beggar, would be
inclined to give up their booty in pay
ment of the dead mans debts. The
captains order to mount at once and
ride for DR.. Livesey would have left my
MOTHER alone and unprotected, which
was not to be thought of. Indeed, it
seemed impossible for either of us to
remain much longer in the house; the
fall of Goals in the kitchen CRATE, the
very ticking of the clock, filed us with
alarms.
The neighborhood, to our ears,
seemed haunted by approaching foot
steps; and what between the dead body
of the captain on the parlor floor, and
the thought of that detestabless blind
beggar lowering near at hand and
ready to return, there were moments
when, as the saying goes, jumped in
my skin for terror. Something must
speedily be resolved upon; and it oc-
Cured to us at last to go forth to-
gether and seek help in the neighbor-
ing hamlet. No sooner said than done.
Bare-headed as we were, we ran out
at once in the gathering evening and
the frosty fog.
The hamlet lay not many hundred
yards away, though out of view, on the
other side of the next cove; and, what
greatly encouraged me, it was in an
opposite direction from that whence
the blind man had made his appear
ance, and whittier he had presumably
returned. We were not many minutes
on the road, though we sometimes
stopped to lay hold Of each other and
hearken. But there was no unusual
mountaineering but the low wash of
the ripple and the croaking of the
crows in the wood.
It was already candle-light when we
reached the hamlet. and 1 shall never
forget how much l was cheered to see
the yellow shine in doors and windows;
but that, as it proved, was the best
of the help we were likely to get in
that quarter. For-you would have
thought men would have been ashamed
of themselves-no soul would consent
to. return with us to the Admiral Ben
bow. The more we told of our trou
.bles, tie mere-man, woman and chic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
He CouIdn,t KneeI.

sKneel, sir, kneel," cried a lord-in-
waiting to a country mayor, who had
been given an audience by George Ill.
for the purpose of reading an address.
But the mayor went on reading quite
calmly. 'Kneel. sir, kneel," again cried
the lord-in-waiting. 81 can't" said the
mayor, stopping his reading and turn
ing to the angry courtier; "don't you
see that have got a wooden leg ?"-Tit
Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
STYLISH COLLAR FOR BICYCLE JACKET.


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