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Hopscotch second, ]. ]. T. third Time
-1:301a.
Five furlongs, Oconee won, May Ella
second, Princess Fedora third. Time
1:04.
One mile, selling, Lord Zeni won,
Billy House second, Manlius third.
Time-1:4215.
The Cincinnati Hotel Handicap, one
and one-eighth miles, Frank Thompson
won, Sir Rolla second, Azucena third.
Time-1 :561a.
Six furlongs, handicap, Unsightly
won, Reseda second, Florisar third.
Time-1:16.
AT MORRIS PARK.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-This was the
last day of the Westchester fall racing
meeting at Morris Park. The White
Plains and Morris Park Handicaps
We're the features. In the latter, which
was about two and a. quarter miles,
Ethelbert was favorite at 6 to 5, with
Ben Holiday second choice. The win
ner turned up in Muskadine, 20 to 1
shot, who rated along in the rear of
the bunch until the stTetcn was reach
ed. and, coming through on the rail,
won by three parts Of length from
Ben Holiday, who beat the favorite a
head for the place. Kings Courier won
the White Plains Handicap by half a
length from the favorite. Brigadier.
Results:
Steeplechase, two and a quarter
miles, Tantris won, PhiIea second, Cock
Robin third. Time-4:30
Seven furlongs, selling, All Gold won,
Mauvilla second, Magic Light third
Time: :2S.
White Plains Handicap, six furlongs
Kings Courier won, Brigadier second
McMeekin third. Time-1:09H.
Morris Park Handicap two and a
quarter miles, Muskadine won, Ben
Holiday second, Ethelbert third. Time
3:571a.
Six furlongs, Buffoon won, Alvarado
II. second, Strangest third. Time
1:21.
One mile, Intrusive won, Box second
Peep % Day third. Time-1:41.
AT HARLEM. :
CHICAGO, Oct 21.-Weather clear
and track fast at Harlem Results:
Six furlongs, Jim Gore II. won. Bru-
lare second, Sister Alice third. Time
1:141b.
Six and a half furlongs, The Rush
won, Alice Turner second, The Monk
third. Time-1:22lA.
Five furlongs, Hilo won, Hermoso
second, Mocorito third. Time-1 004.
Mile and twenty yards. Mizpah won
Bonneville second, Moroni third. Time
1:40&
One and one-quarter miles, Double
Dummy won, Barataria second, Adme-
tus third. Time-2:07.
One mile, Tappan won, Catastrophe
second, Pacemaker third. Time-1: :4124
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Charged With Grand Larceny.

FRESNO, Oct. 21.-J. L. Pollard was
arrested here as the man wanted in
Merced for larceny and for whom the
Sheriff had distributed descriptive cir
culars. The arrest was led up to by the
apprehension of his son for battering a
Chinaman, and the connection of his
name with the Merced crime.
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Neither Side Scored.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Neither
side scored in the game between the
Olympic Club and Stanford elevens to-
day. The game was a duplicate of last
weeks contest with poorer exhibit
tion of football, in the worst kind of
weather Where the Berkeley kickers
in the last contest forced their way to a
touchdown through the line of the
Olympics, the Olympics to-day asserted
their superiority over the Stanfords
The game was played in rain and mud.
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Tt Was Too Soon.

well, num-" said the cook, as she
entered the parlor with her bundle in
her hand. Il must be after going
away this mornin'."
What do you mean? Why are you
going?" asked her astonished mistress.
Il am going to be married next
week
But surely, Bridget, you won't leave
me suddenly? You must ask him to
wait a few days"
"Oh, I couldn't, num-
why not, pray?"
Sure, mum, I'd like to oblige you,
but I don't feel we'll enough acquainted
with him to ask such a thing
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Alleged Cruelty at Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21-Harry S.
Sniffen, a seaman on the whaler Be-
luga, to-day commenced suit against
Captain Bodfsh for alleged cruelty at
sea. Sniffen says he was brutally pun
ished for an infraction of the ships
rules committed by another sailor, and
that his health is permanently i'm
paired by the tortures inflicted upon
him.
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A Commonplace Affair.

He-That chap down there on the
beach rescued lady in the surf yes
terday.
She-How heroic and romanticl
He-Not so much. He's a married
man, and the lady was his wife.-Phil-
adeldphia North American.
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The Sheridan at Manila.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-General
Otis has notified the War Department
of the arrival at Manila of the trans
ports Sheridan and Elder, the former
carrying the Thirtieth Volunteers and
some recruits. The latter had on board
nineteen officers and 3SS enlisted men.
There We're no casualties on either shin.
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Dairy Pradun+s

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-From
data collected by the Dairy Bureau it
is estimated that the total value of
dairy products this season is So. 500
900, an excess of S2,000,000 over last
year.
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STATE ELECTIONS
IN The EAST.
Many People VIII Cast Their Bal
lots on November Seventh.
No End to Candidates Looking for Honor
In the Political Field.

While the Issues Generally Are OF
Local Nature, the Opponents of
President Mckinley Have Made
Their Campaign on National
Issues, Anti-Expansion Being
Their War-Cry.
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Clarence Greathouse Dvirg

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Advices
from Corea say that Clarence Great
house, advisor to the Emperor of Corea,
is dying.
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An engineers acquaintance with
poetry isn't necessarily confined to re-
versing the lever.
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The LATE STORM
IN The STATE.
Did Damage in Some Parts and
Benefit in Others,
Farmers on Islands In San Joaquin Valley
Suffer Loss.

The Grain Crop Not All Harvested
and Further Precipitation May
Result in Much Loss-In Other
Portions of the State the Rain
Generally Welcomed.
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KENTUCKY.

emocratic-Govenor, William Goe-
bel; Lieutenant Governor, j. c. w.
Beckham; Secretary of State, Breck
Hill; Attorney General, r. ]. Brecken-
ridge; Treasurer, S. w. Haeger; Audi
tor. Gus Coulter; Commissioner of Agri-
culture, i. B. Nall; superintendent of
Public Instruction, H. V. McChesney.
Honest Election Democratic Party
Governor, John Young Brown; Lieuten-
ant Governor, p. p. Johnson; Secretary
OF State. E. L. Hines; Attorney General,
Lawrence E. Tanner; Treasurer, John
Droege; Commissioner of Agriculture,
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 21-The Cincin-
natl Hotel Handicap was the stake
feature at Latonia to-day, and resulted
in one of the greatest finishes seen at
the track in years, the first three horses
crossing the wire under a hard drive
heads apart and it was a battle royal
from shart to finish, Hand Dor. the
favorite, could not hold on after cut
ting out the pace for seven furIongs
and fell back beaten off as the field
neared the winning post The weight
was too much for him. Frank Thomp-
son, the winner was four to one in the
betting and was quite literally sup
ported. Track heavy and weather fine.
Results:
Seven furlongs, selling, Eitholin won,
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Hurdle handicap, purse $500, Burmah
tAatter) won, P. F. (Cairns) second.
Rossmore (Duffy) third. Time-2: :O915
Free for all, two in three. purse S.
coo.
John r. Gentry (Andrews) !
Anaconda (Keating) )..2 2
Joe Patchen (Dickinson) 3
Time-2:05 2:O4
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Great interest
is centered in State elections which are
to occur this fall, in main due to cir
cumstances the past year growing out
of the war with Spain. While in some
States local issues only really are in
volved, the opponents of the Admin
istration have endeavored to make the
issue one of national Importance.
On the 7th of November Maryland,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa,
Nebraska, Mississippi, Kentucky, and
South Dakota will hold elections, the
party tickets following:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
SOME RASH PROMISES.

A French artist, Gericauld, was de-
termined to allow no distraction to in
terfere with the painting of his great
picture, THE Wreck of the Medusa,
He had his head shaved and vowed that
he would never allow his hair to grow
until his work was done. This VOW he
religiously kept, in spite of strong
temptation to break it, and the reward
of his heroism was the most perfect
painting of his life.
A story is told OF a young man in
England, a great chess enthusiast, who
was so annoyed at his failure to solve
an apparently simple problem that he
vowed he would neither sleep nor eat
until the solution was found. He shut
himself up in disused room and was
found four days later by his relatives
terribly emaciated and out of mind
He spent year in a lunatic asylum as
the result of his rash VOW; and the prob
lem remains unsolved.
1t was for a very curious reason that
an old lady, who died few years ago,
condemned herself to more than 80
years confinement to her house. She
had married a widower, as miserly as
he was unromantic, and he insisted
that his second wife should wear the
clothes left behind her by his first wife.
The wife was as mutinous as the hus-
band was resolute, and she determined
that until she could have her own
clothes she would never leave the
house; VOW she keut until her death.
Woman appears to be at the root of
many eccentric vows; for it was a
hatred of the sex that impelled once
well-known lawyer to swear that he
would never speak to a woman again
as long as he lived. Nothing would in
duce him to see lady client, and he
would never conduct a case in which a
woman appeared as a witness. He never
employed a female servant, and de-
liberately ''cut" all his lady acquaint-
ances. The inevitable result was that
the men deserted him, his practice
dwindled, and he died, less than a year
ago, alone in a squalid room.
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ON AND OFF THE STAGE.

Sardou designs his own scenery and
the costumes of the actresses in his
plays. g
Sarah Bernhardt's first application TO
a theatrical manager was denied be-
cause of the length and thinness of her
neck.
The inhabitants of Bischofsburg in
Prussia had never seen a ballet until re-
Gently when travelling company intro
duced one. AS soon as the dancers ap-
peared on the stage all the women in
the audience left the house.
''She is Americas greatest actress"
said Mrs. Tenspot, speaking of a
tragedienne whose name came up in
conversation. Indeed! Who says so?"
asked Mr.. Tenspot. 1.-The man who
makes the pills that cured her of indi-
Gestion."-Detroit Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
ADJoURNED\ SUNDAY NIGHT.
Epworth League Convention at Indiana
polls Adjourned to Meet in San Francisco
in 1SOI-Growth of the Society.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 25.-The Ep-
worth league convention formally ad
journed last night, to meet in San
Francisco in 1901. The final session
was devoted to addresses on Mis-
sions." Incoming trains yesterday
brought hundreds of visitors and it was
estimated that the number of delegates
had reached the 10000 mark. The re-
port of Edwin A. Schell, general secre-
tary, shows steady growth over two
years ago. and to-day there are &c, 45o
chapters with a membership Of over
1, 75O, 900. There are now 1000 chapters
in the negro Methodist church, with a
membership of so, 600 and the German
Methodist church has 61O chapters and
IS, 500 mem bers.
Kansas had $50 delegates at the con-
vention. It is one of the few states
without a state organization. These
delegates met here and arranged for
state organization and convention
with committee of ten to draft con-
stitution and arrange the first conven-
ton. Rev. Edwin Locke, of Holton,
was elected chairman and Rev. c. S
Nusbaun, of Ottawa, secretary.
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Health of Signal Corps Men Good.

Washington, July 22.-The chief sig
nal officer has received the official sick
report for the month of April. covering
all the signal companies on duty in the
Philippines. 1t shows a total of only
4. 23 per cent sick, remarkably favor
able state of affairs for any climate.
The sick report for the first company
for the month of June shows no sick
ness at all. This company had the
same record for the previous month.
So far, the corps has lost only one man
from sickness in the Philippines This
was from typhoid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
WAS A MISTAKE MADE?
Father Says That the Remains Declared
to Be His Dead Son Are Those OF
Dead Filipino.

San Francisco, July 23.-The Chron-
icle says: A casket supposed to con-
tain the remains of Private Francis
Deckelman, company l., First Califor-
MIA volunteers, was lowered in May
last into a grave in the Deckelman
family lot at Odd Fellows cemetery.
On the 18th of the present month on
the suspicion that mistake had been
made, the casket was disinterred at
the request of the boys father and the
suspicion verified. Decomposition had
set in to such an extent that Identified
ton was impossible, but it was plain
to the bereaved father that a dead Fill
Pine had been given the resting place
intended for his son. S. Reinard, of
this city, who disinterred the remains
at Manila, states however, that they
are the remains of young Deckelman.
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tional convention, he was taken i'll and
had to return home. He never fully
| recovered from the attack of heart dis
ease and was under the care of physi,
clans constantly.
Sketch of IngersoII's Career.
Robert Green Ingerson was born in Dresden,
N Y, August IL, 1888. His father was a Con-
gregational minister of such broad views as
frequently to cause diSsenSions between himself
and his parish. In 1913 the family moved TO
Wisconsin and then to Illinois where the sons
Doyhood was spent With his brother E0en he
began the practice of law in Shawneetown,
Ill. Eben was subsequently sent to con-
greSs. Both engaged in politics and continued
their activity in this direction until 1887 when
they removed to Peoria to give wider scope to
their ambitions In 1860 Robert demo-
cratic nominee for congress from the Peoria
district, but defeated. The partnership
between the brothers continued for p years
with some intermiSsion- AT the outbreak of
the civil war Robert was strong abolitioniSt
and enlisted in the union army, afterwards be-
coming colonel of the Eleventh regiment of
Illinois cavalry and ~ years later he united
his fortunes with the republican party.
At the close of the war he appointed at
torney general for Illinois. In the national re-
publican convention of 1876 he proposed the
name OF James G. Blaine for that party's candi-
late for president of the United States. 1t was
in this speech that Col Ingerson made use OF
the famous expression. ''plumed knight, in ref
erence to the chivalric nature of Blaine's ex-
congress. This expression became the rallying
Try of the republican campaign and stuck TO
Blaine all his life. 1t was this presidential
nominating speech that directed national atten-
ton to the new orator. From that time he was
in great demand political speaker and he
lid energetic service for the republican party
campaign.
Col. IngerSon has taken part in numerous
celebrated lawsuits in all parts of the country,
and was counsel for the So-called star route
conspiratorS, whose trial ended in acquittal
| in 1888. During late years he was located in
New York city, where he had elaborate offices
in Wall street.
IngerSollS views on religion were, probably.
the greatest source of his notoriety, and every
where his books, lectures and p pamphlets, di-
rected against the Christian religion, were COM
| mentedupon. OF his books, the most famous
are The Gods, - Ghosts and Prose. Poems
and Selections" while Some Mistakes of
Moses and ''Superstitions'' are his best known
lectures The latter he delivered in Kansas
City last January. 1t in the constant ex-
ploitation of his agnoStic views that Col Inger-
soil held public attention Opposed as he was
to all religious teachings, his chief object in
life was to disprove the authenticity of the
Bible and the divinity of Christ He also held
advanced ideas on the subject of suicide, claim
ing that such course was not only juStifia bic
but positively commendable in certain cases.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28

next week it is hardly proba BILE that
Mr.. Root will come to Washington to
confer with him before that time. 1t
IS expected as more likely that Mr..
Root will meet the president at Lake
Champlain the latter part of the week.
The announcement of Mr.. Roots ap-
continent was made at the war de-
partment. 1t was stated that Senator
Platt came to Washington last even
ng armed with authority from Mr..
Root to accept in his name the war
portfolio. 1t is not expected that the
acceptance will make any change in
the plans of Secretary Alger and he
will remain on duty here until the end
Of the present month, being assisted
by Mr.. Meiklejo John, who is expected to
each Washington this afternoon. Sec
cetary Alger had confidently expected
the appoin tment of Mr.. Root and was
very much pleased at the presidents
choice. This was evidenced in the fol-
owing letter which Secretary Alger
addressed yesterday to his successor:
Washington July 21.-My Dear Mr.. Root: All
/ know is what the newspapers say, that you
are to succeed me secretary of Should
t come to you most urgently urge you to
make the sacrifice and accept the position.
With your knowledge of law and your excellent
health. you serve the country in way given
co few men Sincerely yours-R A Alger.
SOME FACTS ABOUT MIR. ROOTS LIFE.
Elihu Root is one of the best known lawyers
of New York. and his counsel has frequently
been sought by his party, When Gov. Roose-
veit was preparing amended bill for
franchises he summoned Elihu Root to Albany
to draw up bill that should stand every legal
test. 1t was Elihu Root who called to
draft the New York police bill which the
recent legislature barely defeated. 1t was
on the opinion of Elihu Root that the repub-
lcan leaders decided there no legal obsta-
Gle to Roosevelt'S becoming governor of New
York The secretary is 81 years old. His
father was profe sSor OF mathematics in Hamil-
ton college, and the taught school and paid
his own way through that college After he
school, New York, he entered law Office in the
city. His connection with municipal reform
began in 1871 and eight years later he polled u
large vote as republican candidate for judge of
the court of common pleas, but defeated.
He chairman of the republican county
committee for two years and under President
Arthur served as United States district attor-
ney for the Southern district of New York.
Mr.. Root has been counsel in many famous
trials. He was counsel for Tweed in the ring
frauds; for Judge Hilton in the Stewart will
contest; for the executors in the Havemeyer
will contest, and for the city of New York in the
aqueduct litigation. He is counsel for several
banks and railroads and has been chief counsel
for the Metropolitan line in New York. He is
also attorney for several large private corpora
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
MAxIMs OF THE SMART GIRL

Never mistake fads for fashions. O
Gloves and shoes too small are de-
cidedly bad form.
Ripped garments and frayed edges
are fatal to smartness.
Good grooming is the necessary pres
iminary to smart dressing.
A sense of appropriateness in attire
is more desirable than riches.
Never tie a necktie hastily, or over.
look a spot on collar or rip in 3
glove.
Learn how to carry the body correct
ly if you expect to carry your clothes
well.
Fresh linen is as essential to the
smartly dressed girl as to the correctly
dressed man.
Wel-brushed skirts, we1l-cleaned
shoes, and trim waist-line cost nothr
ing.-Demorest's Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
HITS WITH THE LONG BOW.

The famous William of Cloudsley
could split hazel wand with his shaft
from a distance of 200 yards.
Toximus mentions an archer, named
Menalus. who could discharge three ar
rows at once and hit each of three OBJ
jects he aimed at.
An archer named Aster, seeing Philip
of Macedon among his troops, is said to
have written on an arrow: "Aster sends
Philip a deadly shaft" and hit the king
with it in the eye.
The wicked Emperor Commodus
boosted that he never missed his aim
Or failed to kill the wild beast that he
shot at with a single arrow. With ar
rows, the heads of which were semi
circular, he would sever the necks of os.
triches while at full flight
It is said that Domitian would place
boys in the circus at a considerable dis
tance from him, and as they held uI
their hands, with their fingers out
spread, he would send his arrows be-
tween them with such nicely and ac.
curacy aim that he never inflicted z
wound
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28

AT session of a subcommittee of
the United States industrial commits
sion at Boston the other day Robert
Ashe, of Somerville, Mass, testified.
He took for his subject THE power
possessed and exercised by the supreme
court of the United States in which the
courts may set aside legislation duly
enacted by the representatives of the
people" Mr.. Ashe held that an eX-
animation of the constitution failed to
find a single word comforting such
power on the supreme court and said
that so long as the power was pos
sessed by the court there was no popu-
lar government.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

THREE negroes We're iynched near
Stafford, Ga, on the night of the 22d and
the mob hunted for five more with
bloodhounds to mete out the same pun
ishment to them. The negroes rob bed
j. E. Ogletree. agent of the Plant sys-
tenn, after binding him and assaulting
his wife in his presence.
THE Epworth league convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, adjourned on the
Esd.
GEORGE WRIGHT shot and killed Mrs
Joseph Crippen at Muscatine, Ia, on
the Esd and then attempted to kill her
husband, but was overpowered- The
act was due to jealousy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
OTIS SIDE OF THE CASE.
The American Commander at Manila Char
acterizes Charges of Newspaper Cor
respondents as Untrue.

Washington, July 22.-The war de
partment has issued a statement quot
ing certain dispatches from Gen. Otis
in answer to the press correspondents
round robin" The general says in
substance that the correspondents
wish to send statements that i'm
peril operations; that they had
no specification to support their charges
against him and that these charges
were untrue. He denies that he mini
mizes the work of the navy and quotes
from naval dispatches to justify his
statement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
THE NEV WAR SECRETARY.
Elihu Root, of New York, Was
rendered and Has Accepted
AlgeT's Portfolio.
SOME FACTS ABOUT Mr.. ROOTS LIFE,
The New Secretary One of the Best Known
Lawyers of New York and He Has Been
Counsel in Many Famous TriaIs-AIger
Writes Letter Urging Him to Accept
the Position.

Washington, July 23.-Elihu Root,
of New York, has accepted the war
portfolio in President McKinley's cabi-
net. The telegram of acceptance was
received shortly after noon to-day.
while Secretary Long was with the
president. Secretary Alger had just
left. The tender of the war portfolio
was made to Mr.. Root last night after
the conference at the white house. As
the president will leave for the Adiron-
dacks on Wednesday or Thursday of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
Cattle Trust Likely.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 25.-George
B. Loving, who is organizing the S4o.-
600, 600 cattle syndicate. left for New
York to attend a meeting of the com
pany Thursday next, to underwrite the
stock of the proposed big cattle com
pany. He will carry with him letter
from Attorney General Smith, stating
that the company will not be in viola
ton of the antitrust law; that it will
be protected in its rights and proper
ties. Loving believes the deal will be
completed and closed by September L.