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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30

Cut the weeds before the 4th.
Don't forget to eat at Mccullough g,
| On the 4th.
There is more disappoint ment than
wheat in some fields.
New lot of belt buckets and side
| combs, at F. B. Patterson's.
McCullough's restaurant and unch
counter is the place to stop on the 4th.
Have you seen the new Waist Sets,
six pieces, for Is cents, at Patterson g
Jewelry store?
Col. Stewards was over Tuesday. He
says it ralned near all night Monday
night, at Hoislngton and north of
there.
The new hay brought to market
these days is a very good quality. but
the price it is sold for makes the town
man dig up"
Thomas Hart, formerly a Hoisington
railroad man, but now with the Mo. Z.
road at Omaha, Neb., is here for a
visit of a month or so with his mother
and sisters.
A tandem bicycle race, on the 4th,
will be something not often seen in
this part of the state. A tandem race
| is being worked up.
Parties west on the Santa Fs can get
a train west on the night of the 4th,
at IL o'clock-after the fireworks.
Arrangements to this effect have been
| made.
Mr.. May, the music man, has guarn-
teed that dot Leetle German Band
from Ellinwood will be lin it, Oh the
4th. o, its going to be hot time in
| tn e old town.
RI q.
Bears the 1fhs Kind You Have NWays Bought
Co.: :; q; Z; 3; 3; Z: '''
Judge Ogle, W. B. King and E. F.
Buses, the committee on decorating
| the park, have set plans under way to
make that cool, shady retreat look like
| fairy LAID on the 4th.
| n q l.usa Wil h0 MarcbaI of no
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Sam Wang's Watermelon.

Sam Wang, Chinese laundrynan
over in Covington, was paying his
Saturday night visit to Sixth Street
Market last week, and after getting
together basketful Of Celestial deli
Gates started homeward. He stopped
to make one final purchase at veg
etable stand, and the proprietor having
somewhat old watermelon on hand,
presented it to Wang with his COM
pliments. Sam accepted, and dragged
it all the way over the bridge. Sam
had often seen a watermelon, but had
never tasted one, and neither had any
Of his family. A council Of all the
Chinks in the neighborhood was held
that night, but no one knew what to
do with the watermelon. Finally,
after mature deliberation, huge
washing boiler was procured and the
melon dumped into it and boiled for
two hours. Then the entire colony
sat down and discussed the luscious
morsel. In about two hours shrieks
Of agony were heard proceeding from
the laundry, and when the neighbors
entered they found Sam, his family
and the other Cinnamon rolling on the
floor, emitting Chinese oaths and
clutching at their s:omachs. A doctor
was called, and by liberal use of
Jamaica ginger brought them around.
When Sam next visited the market
the vegetable dealer shouted at him:
"Well, Sam, how did you like the
watermelon?
ssMe likee diam bad' said Sam.
"What did it taste like?'
"Taste likee nothin Act likee
.hellee!' was all Sam would say
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Attacks Atlanta Society.

. ATLANTA, GA, Oct. S.-Dr. L. 4.
Broughton made savage attack IN
his sermon tonight upon Governor
Gambler and Atlanta society in general
for serving wine at receptions.
He said that whenever there was
society function in Atlanta there was
always a convenient bar in the hall
way, where little lady would dis
pensc punch, and that the same thing
occurred at the executive mansion
when receptions were given there,
with the same hallway punch arrange
ment, and that the voters should see
to it hereafter that Georgia should
have no more such governors.
His listeners were at loss to under
stand his reference to the little lady
who served tie punch, but the i'm
preston conveyed was that she was
bankrupt in religious fervor and piety.
He boldly asserted that there had
not been public german in this city
since his pastorate here that society
ladies did not drink, and that on one
occasion several got beastly drunk
aud that they had to be spirited home
in close carriages.
The sermon produced profound
sensation upon all who heard it. He
characterized waltzing as lustful, and
said that all its votaries, with rare ex-
ceptions, were actuated by that. i'm
pulse only.
The tabernacle where the sermon
was delivered was crowded to the
doors, as the preacher had previously
announced that he would preach upon
s'The Fast Young Woman and the
people that focked to hear him ex-
pected lively time, and we're not dis
appointed. He advised parents to
watch their daughters who entertained
company later than 1890 clock, and
said "No young man had any bust
ness at a whites mans house later
than that hour.
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A Double Load for TilIman.

COLUMBIA, S. c., OCTOBER TO-
Judging fromct.he temper of the people
since the last scandal has developed in
the State dispensary, Senator Iillman
will have to keep his promise OF stump
ing South Carolina for the institution
he founded or see it demolished.
The action OF the board of control IN
discussing Commissioner Douthit,
after exposing what they termed ssgross
frauds on the people of South Caro-
Ena," and the discharging OF Chief
Bookeeper QUITS, who has been a
strong supporter of Tillman, following
! him around the State as q newspaper
correspondent in his first campaign,
gives the dispensary the most severe
blow it has ever received. FOR the
first time the county press. is almost
unanimous against the institution.
Most of the papers callforits abo ition:
Others urge the Legislature to change
the system, divorced it from politics and
put men of high character in charge
Of it. One man of high standing, who
6 has been connected with itas {: member
: OF the board of control, says it is i'm
possible to get honest men tOrun that
business: the temptations and oppOrtu-
mites for theft are too great.
The papers term the dispensary q
nest of corruption and thieyery. 1t is
asserted that no man has ever been
connected with the dispensary who
has not been caught in some fraud OF
irreguiarity or resigned under sus,
Dicion, and that the record carries out
that assertion.
In former investigations the pro
dispensary people charged persecution;
and as nothing was actually proved
the institution was hurt little IN the
estimation Of its friends. Now it is
different. ne investigation has been
conducted by members OF the board,
Reformers and friends OF the dlspen-
The Prohibitionists will make hard
\ fight against the .dispensary when the
Legislature meets in January; They
almost won that point at the last
session. which was to have the matter
Of dispensary OF prohibition referred
to a vote Of the people. They will
probably win next time. 1t they 90
Senator Tillman will have. double
load to carry in his Senatorial race
next wear. The Prohibitionlsts are
much stronger in the State than ever
before.-Neio York Tribune.
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Proclaimed His immortality.

Since the new jury law went into
effect few talesmen have been excused
in Brooklyn. In the county court
Chief Clerk Van Doren yesterday.
after calling the names Of the tales
men summoned to serve, said:
"There are only four excuses that
can be given in order to be relieved
from jury duty. They are: Being
under age, not able to read or write,
being of bad character and being an
alien. Are there any talesman who
desire to be excused p
II want to be excused, said one Of
the talesmen.
"On what ground p asked Chief
Clerk Van Doren.
"Because / N an immoral character,
was the response.
The answer caused sensation in
the court room and Judge Asplnall
looked surprised.
"What is your name and address?
asked the Judge.
eugene t. Victory, 946 Gates ave
nue. replied the man.
"Why arc you bad charactcr?'
We been arrested three times for
intoxication," he replied
"Wcll, said Judge Aspl"all, 'at
any rate you arc honest enough to ac-
knowledge the fact. Under the cir
cumstanccs [ Go not sec but what | II
have to grant your request Iou are
discharged ''-Nc,c York Sun.
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Life Insurance is Sinful.

The preachers of the German Lu
theran Church in the Litchfeld district
assembled at Mount Olive recently to
discuss the relations of life insurance
to the Bible. The conference was at
tended by about eighty ministers and
lasted several days. These ministers
hold that money and goods can be
rightly obtained in only three ways
by work, by gift or by Inheritance;
that money secured by life insurance
is the result of good luck, or spe-
cies of game of chance; that life in
surance is against the first Command
ment, because it takes a mans trust
off God and places it on the insurance
company; that it is against the sew
enth Commandment, because by it the
beneficiary gets something not paid
for, and, therefore, stolen; that it is
against the ninth commandment, be-
cause the person who invests in life
insurance is taught to covet something
not his own. They hold, therefore,
that Reinsurance is sinful. The out
come of the conference has been
watched with great interest, as in this
district most of the citizens belong to
the German Lutheran Church, anditi is
impossible to induce the to take life
insurance.
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Bringing in the sheayes.


.sWith the first touch Of gold on the
boards afeyerish activity begins. The
farmer gets his binder and reaper and
arranges with his neighbor to trade off
work. Daily the thrasher creeps near
er, now east, now west, but always
further norah,' writes John Northern
Hillards in the Ladies Home Journal.
sat length the men of the family ride
away in wagon to help a neighbor,
returning at night with the news that
sthe machine may be here any time
now. The women are thrown into a
Hutter Of excitement, and the next
day, while the men are gone, the oven
is filed with loaves, then with pies
and cakes. The great kettle is hung
on the crane in the yard and hams are
boiled. All the buttermilk is saved
to be- sent TO the men in the field, and
root, beer is brewed., The chickens
are dressed and vegetables gathered
in anticipation Of the harvest supply.
CAT. last the thrasher, drawn by
four horses, pulls to the field. and
other wagons follow, loaded with sing
ing, shouting men and boys most OF
them neighbors, only few travelling
with the machine. The last wagon
will contain women and girl neighbors,
who have core to help get supper and
wait on the men. They come on to
the house, bringing with them many
dishes, knives and forks and table
linen to help out the ordinary family
outfit. Such shouting and laughing
and joking and exchange Of good news
and bad news
sIn the MINDLESS September air the
booming Of the separator's cylinder
rises above the steam voice OF the
traction engine. Six teams are in the
field hauling the wheat to the machine,
and the feeder with easy, majestic
movement gathers the sheaves under
his arms ard feeds them into the
Unsuitable nav. All the afternoon
the golden straw climbs and falls over
in the smoky air; the chaf flies in a
binding cloud, and the grain flows
like stream of sun-aecked water into
the two bushel measures, which are
tipped into wagon. =
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Couldn't Catch Him.

Mr.. Kuhn was thrifty in money
matters, and cared little for his own
personal appearance. He bad worn
the same old shabby overcoat until his
sons were ashamed of him, and tried
to induce him to buy new one.
s'Oh, no, = the old gentleman would
always say, Il would rather have the
ten dollars That it would cost.
One day the sons determined that
he should wear Il new coat: and, be-
lieving that if he could get one at q
good bargain he would buyit. arranged
with a tailor to sell him.a tcn-dollar
coat for seven dollars and half, they
to pay the difference. They then
went home and told their father wLat
handsome coat they had seen, and
what a bargain it would be to buy it..
So the father went and looked at it,,
and after beating the tailor down to
six dollars, took it and started for
home.
But when he reached the door he
had no coat with him.
Didn't you buy the coat, fathcr?'
"Ycs; got it for six dollars re-
piled the old man.
"Whcre is it 2"
"Oh! was showing it to friend
on the street car, and when he offered
me eight dollars for it, let him have
it. '-ColAier's ITeekzu.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-25
COnquerOrs Conquered.

1t is remarkable and instructive
fact that the career of four Of the
most renowned characters that ever
lived closed with d violent or mourn
full death.
Alexander, after looking down from
the dizzy heights Of his ambition upon
l conquered world, and weeping that
there were no more to conquer. died
Of intoxication in scene Of dcbauch,
or, rs some suppose, by poison min
filed in his wine.
Hannibal. whose name carried terror
to The heart Of Rome itself, after hav-
ing crossed the Alps and put to fight
the armies of the mistress Of the
world. vas driven from his country
and died at last Of poison administered
by his own hands, in foreign land,
unlamcnted and unwept.
Ccsar the conQucror OF oUU cities,
aud his temples 5ound with chaplets
dipped in the blood Of il million of his
fees, was miscrably assassinatcd by
those he considered his nearest
friends.
Bonapartc, whose mandate Kings
and Empcrors obeyed, after filling the
earth with the terror Of his name,
closed his days in lonely Punishment
upon barren rock in the midst Of the
Atlantic Ocean.
Such the four ren who may be con-
sidered representatives Of all whom
the world call great, and such their
end-intoxication, or poson-suicide
murdered by friends-loncly exile!
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An Unsought Pardon.

Among the stories Of that former
Governor of Texas, familiarly known
as Sam Houston, is more than one
amusing tale.
There was financial agent Of the
penitentiary, who had warmly opposed
the election of Governor Houston; but
was particularly anxious to retain his
own pleasantly lucrative position.
Consequently the governor was soon
in receipt Of petition in which the
mans years of faithful service and
special qualifications for the place
were set forth Ii glowing terms by
himself.
The governor sent for him and said
gravely, cit appears from this petition
that you have been in the penitentiary
eight years.
II have" was the reply.
''And during that time you have per-
formed faithfully every duty that has
come in your way to the best Of your
ability?'
81 have,' answered the agent, his
courage swiftly rising.
"Then. sir, said the governor, with
the air of one conferring priceless
favor, II pardon you outr'-Iouth S
COnD0niO1I.
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WORTHY Of Trlal-That is the Opinion Of
MIR. A. <. Thornton.

sI think it is best not to hide a
light under bushels, and when a good
remedy is discovered it is our duty to
let it be known in the interest OF suf-
fering humanity.
II have been suffering with indi-
gestion and dyspepsia. | tried all the
various remedies as we'll as several
eminent physicians, but without avail.
I was induced by friend to try Ty-
ner's Dyspel sia Remedy aud the first
dose relieved me. Yours is grand
remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia.
It builds up, and I recommend it IS
worthy Of trial by all who wish 70 be
cured
For sale by Wilhite & White.
Sample bottle free on application to
Tyners Dyspepsia Remedy Co., Allan
ia, GA.
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Ate Slaw at a Wedding.

HUNTINGTON, w. VA, OcT. 49,
Eighty-fve persons at a wedding feast
south Of here; were poisoned last night
and it is feared that there may be a
number of fatalities. 1t was the oc-
casion of the marriage of Miss Susie
Sidebottom and Joseph Dillon, prom
inent young people OF the county:
The handsome country home OF the
brides father this morning presented
q hospital scene.
s a grand ball was in progress When q
number of persons became suddenly II!
and had to be carried from the ball
room.
1. Poison placed on growing cabbage
some months ago from which slaw was
made is attributed as the cause.
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One Was Enough.

This is one Of General Miles stories.
In the Confederate army LoDgstreet's s
Corps was making night march.
About 3 or t O'Clock in the morning,
when everyone was worn out, a
Georgia regiment stopped. A Georgia
soldier put his rifle up against the
tent on the other side Of where Long
street was.
"Well," he said, "this is pretty
hard-to fight all day and march all
night. But love my country. | am
going hungry. can fight. If need
be, I can die for my country. But.
when this war is over, I'll be blowed
if I'll ever love auother country.
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A Queer Election.

CHESTER, S. G., October 16.-The
most remarkable election since the
time of Aristides is reported from
Judges Store, in the hamlet Of Lands
ford, this County. It's object was to
determine which citizens should be
invited to leave the neighborhood for
the improvement of its moral tone.
An invitation to leave in this country
means 'leavc!' and is never disobey-
ed, the man to whom it is given choos-
ing whether he will go over the State
line or through the gates ajar.
There has recently been much ille-
gal liquor selling about Landsford, and
the presence of some undesirable wo-
men was supposed to be encouraged by
the persons conducting the liquor
traffic. Last week Constable j. l..
Rape seized buggy and mule and ff-
teen gallons of liquor, which he inter
cepted during the night Under the
State dispensary law property used III
conveying liquor unlawfully is confs-
Gated. The man in charge of the out
fit escaped. A night or two later an
attempt was made to kill a mule be-
longing to a prominent citizen, who
was supposed to have instigated the
constable to the seizure. This brought
matters to point.
Every white man in the neighbor-
hood was summoned to meet at Judges
Store. and they gathered to the num-
Der Of fifty. All their names were en-
rolled, and the secretary then an
nounced that there was to be an elec-
tion, and put the question as follows:
"If you conscientiously believe there
are any person or persons whose pres
ence is communicating to the moral
and social atmosphere Of this commu-
nifty, then write his or their names on
piece Of paper, fold, and deposit in
ballot box. On the contrary, if you
conscientiously do not believe there
are any such person or persons in the
community, then SO write it.
A box was opened, ballots were dis
tributed and managers were appointed.
The voting proceeded silently and
there we no quarre]s or threats. The
man known to be the owner Of the
whiskey laden mule the constable had
captured was present and voted like
the others. When the box was open
ed it was found that he had carried
the precinct by majority which did
not seem to crafty him. His name
was on most of the ballots. 1t is not
not known whether he voted for him
self or cast courtesy ballot for some
other man.
Several other men of those present
received such liberal support that they
began preparations next morning to
finish picking out their cotton in a
hurry. It was understood that those
invited to depart will do so "as soon
as practicable" and the only limit put
upon their destination by the sense Of
the meeting is that it shall be ''else-
whore -
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Under no Obligations.

On returning from the barn one
morning the old man found his wife in
tears.
"Wha' cher cryin' about, Melissy?''
he inquired.
"Nother-one-uv our darters-
was stole las night, she sobbed.
"The red-headed un?" he asked,
laconically.
"Yes-pore Mag-she vas the best
gal
"Bob Scuttles p
"Uv course; hasn't been no other
feller waitin on her. Amt you goin'
to pursue after 'em an arrest imp
"Uv course not, he replied, stern
ly. "I'm not under obligations to
help Bob Scrttles out Of no difficulty.
Let him 30 ahead and work out his
sentence, samc's I've been a-doin fur
the las 40 years.
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'It did me more good than any
thing | ever used. My dyspepsia was
of months standing; after eating it
was terrible. Now am well, writes
S. B. Keener, Hoisiugton, kas., OF
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat Evans Pharmacy.
The Chickasaw legislature has
passed the bill raising the license fee
from $50 to 81, 900 for marriages con-
tracted outside the race.
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Valuable Lands for Hale.

VMTE offer for sale The following Tracts
w OF Land
lst The Hopkins Tract, situate in Pick.
ems County, containing TWO hundred
acres, more or less.
3D. The G.. w. Miller Tract, containing
one huudred and twenty four acres, more
or less. This Tract has upon it 6 'od
Mill and Gin.
81. All that part Of the Home Tract OF
Ur. H.. G. Miller, lying in Anderson
County, being eighty acres, more or less.
These thrce Tracts OF Land lie on tho
waters of Eighteen Mile Creek. respec
lively, within one and a halfto three miles
of the towns Of Pendleton, Clemson Col
lego and Central on the Southern r. r.
These Lands are finely worded, with
uplands and low lands in cultivation.
For further particulars apply to Jas. 7.
Hunter, Pendleton, S. c., or John T..
Taylor, on the premises.
w. w. SIMONS,
CARRIE T. SIMONS,
RESSIE f. HOOK,
Exec. Est. DR.. II. G. Miller.
Aug 80, 1899 10 3m
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= An expedition consisting entirely
Of women, has been formed in Aus
tralia to explore the Solomon islands,
the home Of the fercest cannibals
known. Hitherto white men have
been able .c penetrate only a few miles
in the island.
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Why MOnogamy Prevails.

Margherita Arlina Hamm, the we'll
known traveller and author, called
when in China upon the wife, rather
the wives, Of great mandarin. Her
visit partook of the nature Of festi-
val, so novel was the experience Of
the Chinese women, whose lives are
passed almost entirely within the
walls of yamen. They examined her
clothing, and were partly pleased and
partly astonished at it. They were
shocked by her shoes. and especially
by the fact that her feet were not
confined by bindings.
Finally one Of them said, through
the interpreter, You can walk and
run just as we'll as a MANI
"Why, certainly.
"Can you ride pony as we'll as a
man?'
"Of course.
"Thcn you must be as strong as
most mcn?'
eyes, | think | am.
"You wouldn't let a man beat you,
not even your husband, would you?'
"Not at all. u
The Chinese women paused, laugh
ed and said:
"Now understand why foreigners
never take more than one wife. They
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(s) Regular station; (f) Flag station
Will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phin-
news, James and Sandy Springs.
No 12 connects with Southern Railway
No. IL at Anderson.
No. 6 connects with Southern Railway
Nos. IL, 81 and 80 at Seneca.
- ] J. r. ANDERSON, ,supt.
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate Of John L. Savage, de-
ceased, are hereby notified to present
them, properly proven, 10 the under
signed, within the tune prescribed by
law, aud those indebted to make pay
ment.
G w. SULLIVAN, Admir-.
Oct II. 1899 l6 8