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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
THE WEAKER VESSEL
Agent who Anticipated =
Chilly Reception.

That's another agent" said Mrs. NAPLES
as she heard the bell ring. Now, I'm going
se open the door myself and give him :
freeze-oHt he'll remember"
She went 20 the door with q stony look
OF determination on her face, and confront
ed man carrying sstchel, and before he
had time to speak she snapped out: well,
what do you wantS
For the first time In his experience that
agent lost his cue. He had iafensied toask
her her eldest sister was at home, and
was ready to address her as MY dear young
lady" that being his formula for any woman
under 80, but one look into that frozen coun-
tenance made him forget his own name. He
cast his eyes on the doornat, and they took
in a gray and black tabby Teposing there.
He was saved.
Beautiful cati" he murmured, STOPPING
to caress it. Marked like tiger. Never
saw one just like it,"
You did not call to see the cat, did your
My dear lady, l did not know that YOU
had a cat, much less such magnificent
feline specimen as thati May ask its age go
Mrs. w" gave the first sign Of thaw.
Il think Marc is three years old now; be
was kitten when he came to us"
oh, have you his pedigree?"
''No, indeed, he is only an ordinary eat.
We love him for his gentieness and because
We raised him"
Noble creature! Beautiful eatr Excuse
me, but you have q treasure there, and he
should have a historic pedigree and he
smoothed down the old doorstep loafer and
said he reminded him of his home far away
in Maine.
Then he sold Mrs. Wapies four bottles Of
new kind of silver polish, and asked her per
mission to call some day with a kodak to
take picture of the beautiful cat. and she
has been heard to say that She freezing-out
process was dead failure.@Chicago Times
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

dren. At the latter institution the of
ficers said r. belonged to the place
where he had been refused admission,
and the doors were closed against him.
The result is that the boy is still with
his mother, who is struggling to give
him scanty existence.
Another problem that demands atten
ton is the employment of young chill
dren on the stage. In New York city
the practice is simply prohibited, anC
this fact alone foods Chicago with
youthful talent. Here the law is not
so stringent, and great many things
are taken into consideration-frst, the
moral character of the place of amuse-
ment at which they appear; then the
physical strain on the children, and,
lastly, the financial condition of the
parents. The Humane society has re-
Gently prohibited several children from
appearing on the stage. The Semon
twins. boys of eight years who appeared
as boxers at a downtown theater ano
whose parents were in comfortable CIR
cumstances, were among this number.
Another case of Intervention was that
OF a tiny japanese girl whose balancing
act was rendered dangerous owing to
the old age and therefore the unsteadi
ness of the nerves of the father, who
was supposed to catch her in the event
of accident.
Probably the work of the society that
is most in evidence is the erection Of
the drinking fountains at important.
points in various parts OF the city.
There are IS of these fountains. and
three more will be constructed N the
spring, all at the expense of the So
ciety. The value of these public drink
iug places during the heated term is in
estimable.
Ihaye endeavored to show briefly the
duties of the Illinois Humane society.
Sirce the year of it's charter, 1869. It has
proceeded uncomplainingly with it's
self-imposed tasks. The work of its Of
ficers is nearly all given without charge.
There are only a few cases, when the
entire time of the officers is gwen, that
small salaries are paid. The president.
John G. Shortall, has labored long and
earnestly for the society without COM
pensation. The board OF directors is
composed of such representative men
as Ferd W. Peck. Henry n. Hart, Alison
E. Clark, Philip d. Armour, Marshall
Field. Franklin MacVeagh and Luther
Latin Mills. Although a state institu-
ton, no appropriation is made for the
maintenance OF the organization 1t il
supported entirely by subscriptions.
The scope OF its labors may be shown
By the facts that last year 1883 COM
plants were investigated, $50 children
rescued, $50 children placed In char
liable institutions, 736 horses rescued.
ESQ horses laid up from work. 155 ami
u.als removed by ambulance. 14s dis
abled animals shot. 127 persons prose-
cuted for cruelty to animals and 30 per-
SONS prosecuted for cruelty to children.
FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Cbenev 3 Co ToIe5 n"N 0b;oI Is tbs s only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t IL
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to q
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-s
monials.. Address F. j. Cheney & Co, To.
ledo, o. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
One of the great annoyances with

One OF the great snnoyances with
which the society has to contend In the
wanton cruelty toward birds on the
part of the small boy. His offenses are
numerous in this direction, but it Is diff
ficult to locate thrm-
"If the birds were killed outright It
wouldn't be so bad" said John C.
Forbes, assistant secretary of the So
ciety, but thy are wounded and dis
atled by slingshots and made captives
and abused. But the greatest vigilance
is exercised to prevent offenses of this
KIND and every effort is made to hunt
up the guilty persons. OF course 1t
would be impossibieSforSthe 20
do ailSthis work, unaided. They have
the best assistance that can be obtained.
Seventy-fve thousand children have
signed the pledge of the Band of Mercy.
They have solemnly vowed to be not
only kind, gentle and humane them
selves to all living creatures. but they
have also taken it upon themselves to
encourage the spirit in others, and have
promised to report all cases that should
be the subject for action on the part Cf
the Humane society,""
But the greatest number of COM
plants sent in is in regard to incorrigi-
bic and runaway boys. Sometimes the
parents are at fault. and in that event
they are prosecuted, but in the ma
jority of cases it is the fault of the boys
themselves. After a boy has been ar
rested for incorrigibility a petition is
sent to the county court and an en-
Geavor is made to place him in some in
stitution. This is not always an easy
matter to bring about, owing to The
fact that these institutions are always
overcrowded and all manner of excuses
are made to prevent the acceptance of
additional inmates. A case in point is
that of a boy who was recently taken
to the society by his mother. who is
too poor to support him. The child is
cripple and weak mentally. The So
ciety first took him to the home for
feeble-minded youths, but he was de-
med admission there on the ground that
he was a cripple and should be pro-
vided for at the home for crippled chill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
IN CHARITY'S NAME.
how the Illinois Humane Society
Performs Its Mission.
III Omcers Protect Not Only Home-
less and Abused ChildreE, But
Take Care OF Dumb Crea-
lures "a Well.
Especial Chicago Letter.]

Rezcuing children from unnatural
parents, putting horses out of their
misery, protecting jack rabbits from
the cruelty of careless sports
men, befriending homeless dogs, and
even mending the broken legs of
cats-these are few of the count
less acts of goodness performed by
the Illinois Humane society. Moth
ing is too great. nothing is too small
for it's brave officers to attempt The
most trivial complaint is investigated.
the most groundless rumor is traced to
its source. For % years this society
has been endeavoring to ameliorate the
sufferings of the human and the brute
kind. Without hope of glory or of gain
it has been steadfast in its purpose.
Sometimes it has been without funds,
but never without courage. To most
people it is a name only. They do not
realize the scope of its work; they do
not know the good that it accomplishes,
not alone in actual deeds, but as pre-
tentative of cruelty. The fear of prose
cution, just and unrelenting, saves
many a haIf-starved child. many a poor
dumb brute from the inhiction of un-
told misery. The names of John G.
Shortall and his faithful officers strike
children and of beasts.
The methods of the society are sys-
tematic and regular. Each mail brings
in complaints. OF necessity the officers
must rely upon others for their infor-
nation. and every investigation must
be very carefully made. Experience
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
Bomsarainx the Clouds.

In this country experiments have
been made in inducing grain upon the
arid belts by exploding powder or dy-
Mantle In Australia the minister Of
agriculture is trying an experiment
of exactly an opposite nature. He has
sanctioned an appropriation of 6s.ooc
forms to establish 80 stations for try
ing the effect of gun-fire in breaking
up hail clouds. The army furnishes the
guns The conclusion and smoke are
expected to affect the atmospheric state
of humidity.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
In Old Missouri,

Mrs. Olive-It is rumored among thu
neighbors that your husband beat you, last
night. Is it true?
Mrs. Poplar-There isn't a word of truth
in the report. He struck at me several
times, but failed to hit me. You know, he
played with the St. Louis nine last sea-
son."-Chicago Evening News. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27
Lexeiea hx Poverty.

In home for sandwich men in Lon
don there are said TO be several uni
versity graduates and medical men. and
a Scotchman who ran through 90. 900
In three years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

The bootblack always begins at The foot.
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

1t is easy, sure. 1t will vanish Use St.
jacobs Oil for Neuralgia. It's done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

St. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oh cures Stiffness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

Some people put on airs while others
merely whistle them.-Chicago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

Where's II gone? Ask St. Jacobs Oil. Il
cured that bruise-gone.s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

=, Buzzards never study etiquette.-Ram's
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
ICOMNUNICATED.l

Editor COURIER see in your paper
of August End call from the democratic
executive committee for the people OF
their respective districts TO assemble and
elect delegates to attend convention TO
be held in Berryville in August for the
purpose of nominating delegate for the
Legislature. Ii seems to me /; was but
yesterday we had an election. Is there
no way by which our people can rid
themselves of the frequency of elections
and the system by which they are carried
ons l would suggest the following idea:
That we, the democrats of Clarke
county, pledge ourselves not TO support
any man for the Legislature or State
Senate unless he pledges himself to do
all he can TO have the constitution so
amended that our elections will be held
every two years.
End. That he will support bill look
ing forward to the election of L. ). Sen
ators by the people through a legalized
primary system.
You know, Mr.. Editor. that we, the
people, cannot afford to be. trifled with
any longer on this most important ques-
ton. VOTER.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
District Meetings.

At q meeting Of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Clarke coun-
ty, held in Berryville, Va, on Fri
day, August 2Sth, 1899, it is ordered
that district meetings be held in each
district of the said county as follows
at the places and time named below:
Resolved, That meetings be held
at Wildwood, Berryville, RusselIs, and
White Post, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates both to convention to
nominate candidate to the State
Senate and Delegate to the House
of Delegates, at o'clock p. m, on
SATURDAY, AUGUsT 18th, 1899, to
attend the Senatorial convention to
be held at Berryville, Va, August
10th, and the House of Delegates
Convention to be held in Berryville,
August 18th. The basis of repre-
sentation In each convention shall
be as follows: 1 delegate and l alter
nate to each so votes, and l delegate
and l alternate for each fraction of
so votes in excess of % votes cast at
the last Gubernatorial election IN
this county, and under said apportion-
ment Chapel district is entitled to 4
delegates and 4 alternates, Battle
town to z delegates and Z alternates.
Greenway to 2 delegates and 2 alter
mates, and Long Marsh to delegates
and 3 alternates.
Resolved, That at each of the meet
ings of this districts there shall be
elected two persons in each as mem
bers of the County Executive Com
mittee for the next two years.
NJ. MCCORMICK, Chm. pro tenn.
R. H. LEE, Secy
Mr.. Thos. d. Gold, being a candi-
date for the State Senate nomination.
absented himself from the meeting
and upon his request Mr.. McCor.
mick took the chair.
r. H. LEE, Secy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
Brides Of Senator'S.

The Supreme Court of Montana
has just rendered an immensely i'm
portant decision. The court ordered
that John B. Welcome, lawyer, of
Butte, must plead in the action for
his disbarment for bribery of legis-
lators in the election last January
that seated in the United States Sen
ate William A. Clark, multi mil
lionaire of New York and Butte.
Further, the court ordered that it
will hear the case without the inter
vention of referee. Welcomes law
yers asked for an extension of time
on the ground that he is not in the
State. The court curtly decided that
his answer must be "filed in ten DAYS. :"
and that it must be son merits, and
not dilatory."
This decision is of grave national
Importance. 1t is the first step TO-
ward answering the question: "Can
a seat In the United States Senate be
bought and sold?" The people of
Montana believe that the high water
price, $500, 900, was paid for the seat
IN "the club in the world" that Mr..
Clark occupies, although the Sena-
tors name has never been brought
directly and distinctly into the pur-
chase. They believe that so votes
were bought at an average price of
$4,000, although the Legislators did
not get all of the half million. To
make a case before the committee on
elections of the United States Senate,
those who accuse Welcome of bribery
decided that they must begin at home
by having him disbarred.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
Two accidents. each involvi,

Two accidents, each involving
great loss of life, occurred to Sunday
pleasure seekers, one near Bridge
port, Conn, and the other at Mount
Desert Ferry, a few miles from Bar
Harbor, Maine. Nearly 40 persons
were killed in the Bridgeport acct
dent, crowded trolley car jumping
the track on a trestle and plungine
downward 40 feet. 1t turned COM
pletely over as it fell, the heavy mo-
tor and trucks crushing it and mang-
ling those inside. The cause of the
disaster has not been ascertained. By
the breaking of a gangplank at
Mount Desert Ferry, $50 persons, ex-
cursionists who were going to Bar
Harbor to see the United States war
ships, were thrown into the water.
About 20 bodies have been recovered
and it is thought that more persons
were drowned. Most of those who
met their deaths came from various
places in Maine. Seventeen persons
were killed in a railroad collision
near Paris, France, on Saturday even
ing. The accident occurred during
q severe thunderstorm.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
Otis and His Job.

Despite recent talk to the contrary,
assurances are given from Washing
ton that the President has no inten-
ton either of relieving General Otis
or dividing his responsibility and
hOnors with some other general. As
to this matter, the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald
quotes as follows a Cabinet officer.
who, the correspondent SAYS, spoke
for the President:
TO remove him lOtis) now would
be an admission that be had failed.
We cannot admit this, for certainly
the official dispatches from the Phil
lpplnes show material extension of
our line far beyond the points cou
trolled by Spain. To place new
commander IN control of the troops
and make him independent of Gener-
al Otis would cause no end of fric-
ton. There can be but one entrust-
ed with plenary powers. and can re
peat that the President is well salts
fled to entrust General Otis with those
powers
However, the correspondent has
this to add on his own account
Notwithstanding this administra-
tive view, favorable to General Otis.
1t can be stated that some officials
here have private Information which
tends to confirm the press reports of
the unpopularity of General Otis with
many officers of his command. One
official showed me a letter Indicating
a decided lack of harmony between
General Otis and the division COM
manders. One of the principal diff
ferences of opinion related to the
number of men required to subdue
the rebellion. Most of the division
commanders thought that there ought
to be more troops than the 10000
called for by General Otis, and this
doubtless accounts for the fact that
the President finally decided to pro-
vide him with an army of $4,000
men,"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09

The yellow fever excitement, which
terrified the towns and cities situated
on or near the Chesapeake Bay, is
dying out. At the National Soldiers
Home, where the disease first made
It's appearance, there have been no
new cases this week. Eleven deaths
have occurred and forty-twc cases
are reported. Ii is believed now that
the medical authorities have the dis
ease under control, and the latest re-
ports indicate that the situation is
favorable and encouraging. All of
the neighboring cities are under "a
strict quarantine, and every precau-
ton is being exercised to contine the
disease to Soldiers Home, Hampton
and Phoebus. There have been sew
eral deaths and suspect cases record
ed in Phoebus. The exodus from
Newport News as a result of the vel
low fever scare has about stopped.
1t is estimated that 5000 or 1000
persons went away on account of the
panic. The work in the shipysrd
and other industries was not materi-
ally affected by the desertion of the
employees. All the summer resorts
on the bay are deserted aud their
proprietors have closed them, per
baps for the season, as it is not known
how long it viii take to thoroughly
stamp the disease out. All the sea.
port cities have declared a strict
quarantine against Newport News,
Hampton and Old Point, where the
disease is prevailing. The exodus of
persons from the other cities along
the bay has also been large.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
Senatorial Convention

BY virtue of authority vested in
us as chalrmen of the Democratic
Executive Committees of our respec
tive counties, composing the 18th
Senatorial district, it is hereby order
ed that Democratic Convention be
held in Berryville, Va, at - M. on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1899, for
the purpose of nominating a csndi-
date for the State Senate to represent
the 18th Senatorial district, that the
representation of the counties compos-
ing the said district in the conven-
ton, shall be on the basis of one del
egate for every fifty democratic votes
and fraction of fifty in excess of
twenty-five, cast at the last guberna-
torial election.
THOS. ID. GOLD,
Chm. Dem. Com. Clarke County.
ARTHUR /. WARTHEN.
Chm. Dem. Com. Warren county.
RICHD. S. PARKS,
Chm. Dem. Com. Page county.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
SPANS Greatest Need

Mr.; X: p. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain.
spends his winters at Aiken, S. c. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the back
OF his head. On using Electric Bitters.
Americas greatest Blood and Nerve Rene
dy, ell pain soon left him. He saws this
grand medicine is what his country needs.
All America knows that it cures liver and
kidney trouble, purifes the blood. tones mo
the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts
vim, vigor and new life into every muscle.
nerve and organ of the body. Ifweak. tir-
ed or ailing you need it, Every bottle guar
anteed, only 80 cents. Sold by G. w. Blen-
cOe, druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
University School ,
BERRYVILLE, VA.

- Second Session opens Sept. nth. 1900.
Prepares for College or Business.
TERMS FOR DAY SCHOLARS:
Lower school, per session. 5000
Upper School. ... ~ al
Refer to Hon. \. Moore, Jr. Hon. Mar
shall Mccormick and patrons.
The School-house, grounds and stable.
used by the late Captain Mcdonald in con
Quoting the Shenandoah University school
nave been secured. Everything will be put
III good order for the comfort ofthe scholars
Apply for Circulars
DIR. r. X. MEADE, HEAD MASTER
iun7
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
An Enternrising Firm.

There are few men more wide awake and
enterprising than c. w. Blencoe who spares
no pains TO secure the best of everything in
his line for his customers He now
has the Agency for DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. which surely cures Consumption
Coughs and Colds. This is the wonderful
remedy that Is now producing so much ex-
element all over the country, by its many
startling cures. Ii absolutely cures Astha-
ma, bronchitis, Nausea, and all affections IF
the Throat, Chest and Lungs. You can test
il before buying by calling at the above
drug store and get Bottle Free, or regular
size for SOC. and S1.OO. Guaranteed TO cure.
or price refunded
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09

About one month ago my child,
which is fifteen months old, had an
attack of diarrhoea accompanied by
vomiting. | gave it such remedies
as are usually given in such cases,
but as nothing gave relief, we sent
for physician.and it was under his
care for a week. At this time the
child had been sick for about ten
days and was having about twenty
five operations of the bowels every
twelve hours, and we were convinced
that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
recommended, and / decided to try it.
| soon noticed change for the bet
ter; by its continued use a complete
cure was brought about and it is now
perfectly healthy.-C. l.. BoGGs,
Stumptown, Gilmer Co., w. Va. For
sale by w. Richardson, druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09

The BEST REMEDY FOR FUN
MIR. John Matthias, a well known
stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky, says:
After suffering for over a week with
flux, and my physician having failed
to cure me, | was advised to try Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Disr-
rhoea Remedy, and have the pleasure
of stating that the half OF one bottle
cured me-" For sale by w. Richard
son, druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09

The Maryland democrats that as
sembled on Aug. 2nd in the city of
Baltimore nominated Congressman J.
Walter Smith for Governor, DR.. j. w.
Herring for Comptroller, and Isidor
Raynor for Attorney General. The
convention was a very harmonious
one. All the candidates are favora-
BILE to the gold standard.