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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

The base ball experts of the J.
V. Brinkman Bank Block desire
SO notify the First National Bank
Block fans, that their challenge
is accepted, and we will meet them
on the field of honor at 4o'clock
on the afternoon of September
LIST, A. d. 1899, there to contend
for the championship SO dear to
American hearts. The game to
be played strictly under league
rules; the umpire to be chosen
with especial regard to his I'M
purchaseable qualifications, and
no man to play on either side
who is not an employee or pro-
prietOr of some business conduct
ed in the two blocks named. The
proceeds of the game, if there be
any left after paying doctor bills
arnica and court plaster accounts
are to be turned over to the
Athletic Park Association. And
by these writings are we bound.
j. V. B. B. B. B. NJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

Lunch any time you want it
all good things on tap-at Nc
Cullough's restaurant and lunch
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

HOOPER DRUG Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

I'll. S. Trullender, of Muncie,
Ind, an uncle of Mrs. A. b.
Miller, came out this week to view
the land of corn and COWS. He
says he CONS from a good part
of Indiana, and found a good
part of Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

E. L. Wood, the south side
harnessmaker, has purchased the
business property which he has
occupied for a number of wears.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

Fresh oysters, served in an,
style, at McCullough' srestauran
and lunch room.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

W. NJ. Titus returned Tuesday
from a visit to his brOther-in-law
up in Lincoln county. His
mother will return this week to
her home in Woodson county,
after quite an extended visit here
among old friends and neighbors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

The Sunday evening park
meetings will be continued for a
few more weeks. OnneXt Sunday
evening, the Goth, President Geo.
Hirrick, of Washburn College,
Topeka, will address the meeting.
The public cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Wealthy Monomaniacs.

It is we'll known that many rich men
are haunted by the fear that they will
become poor, the dread being so
strong in some cases that it amounts
TO a mania. An Englishman whose
income is twenty thousand pounds a
gear is now impressed with the belief
that he has not enough to live upon,
but is comforted by finding on his
plate at the breakfast table each week
day morning a sovereign, of which,
most likely, he is careful not to spend
more than o half, or perhaps one
fourth. Some few years ago a rich
man, who had devoted all his life to
making a fortune-which he fancied
that he had lost-was employed in his
own garden at one pound week, and
attained a great age, with perhaps as
much happiness as he had ever en-
ioyed. After all there is not much
need to pity such men, and no especial
reason to blame them. They had nc
opportunity in their young days Of
learning how to enjoy recreation, and
they never knew the duty of having
hobby. Waverley Magazine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Thar MAYER HIAen

There are several species Of fish.
reptiles and insects which never sleep
during their stay in this world.
Among fish 1t is now positively known
that pike, salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all. Also that there are sew
eral others Of the fish family that
never sleep more than a few minutes
during month. There are dozens of
species OF flies which never indulge in
slumber. and from three to five spe-
cies of serpents which the naturalists
have never yet been able to catch nap.
ming
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
rnere "a another method whIcn b


adopted by some of the best speakers
The voice Is lowered instead Of being
raised. The delivery Is slackened in
speed, and each word Is slowly and
distinctly uttered. There is an in
tensity without heat. The orator e1-
hibits self-control, and makes an i'm
preston by his evident effort to re-
tain mastery of his emotions.
Mr.. Gladstone's deepest tones were
always reserved for his finest pas
sages when he was summing up a
great argument and making final ap-
peal for dispassionate judgment. These
were the passages which he invariably
prepared in advance with painstaking
care. but when he delivered them his
manner was stately in dignity, and he
seemed to weigh deliberately every
word.
Mr.. Chamberlain Is now the best de-
batter and platform orator In England.
He adopts . similar expedient when he
considers q passage particularly i'm
portant. Instead of warming. up to
his work, he seems to cool OF. His
voice deepens in tone; his manner be-
comes deliberate in It's earnestness; he
seems to be holding himself back; but
every word vibrates with intensity OF
conviction or feeling. He does not
use his hands at such moments. He
stands erect and motionless-an i'm
pressive figure with a calm face and
flashing eyes.
Some Of the greatest American ora
tors have adopted the same manner.
Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Wen
dell Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher and
George William Curtis lowered their
voices and spoke deliberately when
they wished to express thought or
to produce strong effect.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Time He Was Married.

A recent wedding in the provinces
was so much interrupted that thu
friends of the welded pair found specia
reason to congratulate them when th'
ceremony was at last over. All wen
merrily until the bridegroom was called
upon to produce the wedding ring. Ii
vain he felt in his trousers pocket fol
the indispensable article. Nothing
could be found except a hole through
which the ring had evidently faller
into the high boot which is affected
by young men of the district. VIVA
was he to do?
"Take your boot off," said the par
son.
The suspense and silence were pain
full.
The organist, at the priests bid
ding, struck up voluntary"
The young man removed his boot
the ring was found, also hole in hi
stocking, and the worthy minister re
marked, evidently with more than tn
delay of the ceremony in mind:
young man. it is time you wer'
married. Spare Moments.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Princess of Wales Loves Animal.

The Princess of Wales is fond Of an
finals and is a most intrepid rider to
the hounds. Her bay pony, "Huffy." u
now % years Of age. He Is past work
and Is having a high old time of 1t. He
stands about 10 hands high. and has
been the first favorite OF the princess
for the 10 years he has been in her SER
vice. He knows his mistress as well as
any Of her dogs do, and, If allowed,
would follow her anywhere. He is too
old for work now, and has had his shoes
taken off finally, but still lives most
luxurious life, constantly visited and
fed by his mistress, who never allows
an old fa vorita to be killed
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
PROPER TIMR FOR A BATH.
lone of the General Rules which
Health Dictates.

lone of the General Rules which
Health Dictates
Regarding the proper time for bath.
mys Woman's Life. Take cold baths
IN rising In the morning and warm
pnes Just before retiring. In taking
Turkish or Russian baths the hour
need not be considered. except as in
Ill baths. none Of which should be
aiken less than an hour or so before
r after meals. Where 1t Is possible,
use fresh, clean rainwater for the
bath. This is the nearest approach to
distilled water, which is too expensive
Tor general use. Soft water is n~zt
best to rainwater, and little borax
" ammonia in hard water will soften
l. Brisk rubbing should always fol-
low q bath; then the bath will do all
that Is claimed for 1t in the way Of
renovating the person, invigorating
he system, increasing tho hneness and
,oftness of the skin and making one
ook and feel younger. Cleanliness Of
the skin has great effect on the
general health, and 1t is well known
hat II one has been exposed to infec-
lion the best thing to do by way OF
erecaution is to take a hot bath i'm
nediately. It Is q mistake to remain
100 long in a tepid bath. Thirty min
ties should be the limit. Throughout
he winter and early spring it is best,
u one is at all liable to chills, to take
,ne's bath at night. just before going
70 bed. II taken in the daytime. brisk
exercise of dumbbell practice is highly
beneficial
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Left by Say.

Among the late Leon Says papers
were found five DEGREES dated on the
same day, signed by President Grevy
and countersigned by all the proper Of
fcials, appointing him to all the grades
Of the Legion of Honor, including the
Grand Cross. Grevy went out Of Of
fee without making the appointments
public in the Journal Oficiel, and Leon
Say never mentioned the matter to any
one, and never wore any Of the decor.
atoms.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Hot Springs in Uganda.

The following Is an Interesting story
concerning the hot springs at Ruwen-
Eori, In the Uganda, as related by Bish-
op Tucker
AS the sun went down, expecting
the cold, we had fire lighted outside
our tent, but to our as.onishment the
heat became so great that we had to
remove the fire, and, sure enough. as
time went on, it seemed to get worse
and worse. 1t was impossible to sleep
in fact, 1t was worse than the worst
night on the Red Sea, and the same dis
tressing kind of heat Unable to sleep,
we lay perspiring as II we were In
Turkish BATH Next morning we spent
In inspecting the wonderful hot springs
which lay about one hour away to the
left. The boiling water was bubbling
I'D all over a space Of about 10 yards.
Down the center is channel In which
the hot water collects and runs away,
forming a good-sized stream as 1t gets
free Of the springs.
We found a number of people bathing
at the time. as they believe the water
sure cure for almost every disease. We
placed a few potatoes in one of the
largest springs and had the pleasure Of
eating them beautifully boiled In about
ten minutes. l am told that the natives
living round here boil their potatoes
here every day, and are thus saved fire
wood and water The bathers have
their bath by diverting one of the hot
streams in a large hole dug In the
oround
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
German Governments Employs woms

German Governments Employs Women
Consul Liefeld writes from Freiburl
that the experiment of employing
women in Germany as clerks and
directors of small postofices has been
satisfactory. The department is nov
going step further, and Is appoint
ing women assistants in the telegraph
and telephone Offices. A great man.
women have also been appointed t,
take full charge Of small postoffices
preference being shown to the widow
and daughters of deceased postmasters
Those who have been in the emplo.
of the Government q long time are +,
receive salary Of $285per year, will
an extra allowance of $119 for hous
rent.-New York Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

The United States census OF 1910
,howed the existence of twenty-four
Uoolen factories and 1852 fulling
mills. The majority Of these were
ocated In New England, and practic-
,,,v the balance in New York. New
Jersey. Pennsylvania and Delaware.
zach New England state, with the ex-
,.rt,on Of Vermont, at that time had
nils employed in the manufacture OF
INV and navy cloths, cloths for the
,.rroes of the south. and blankets
rhe production Of broadcloth was con-
,ned IN half a dozen mills.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Pepper.


ut has always amused me-" remark.
ed a botanical expert, 30 hear people
talk of their preference for black pep
per over white, and the various expla-
nations they give for the same. Little
do they know that both black and white
pepper grow upon the same shrub.
over the pepper seed grows a black COW
ering. The seed itself is white or near
" 90. To make black pepper the seed
and it's external covering are ground
up, while white pepper is the seed alone
ground up. White pepper Is milder
than black, the greater part Of the
pungency being in the covering. A pep
per made Of the coverings alone would
be such-to use a slang term-hot stun
that it would burn the mouth. The
black coating of the pepper seed con
tsina most of the oil"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
when Part of the Audience Slept.

The great French playwriter and
novelist, Dumas, upon one occasion
found . man asleep in the Theater
Francois during the performance of q
play by his friend Sonnet. you see
THAR" said he; that's your work"
Next evening a Dumas comedy was
played. The two friends looked in
again and found a sleeper. you see.
dear Dumas" said Sonnet. your
works can produce Sleep" do you
refer to that MANI" replied Dumas.
"Why, that's the man who was there
last night. He's not awake yeti"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

It has been estimated that the aver
age number of letters received daily
by the president of the French repub-
lie amounts to 700. classified "a fol-
lows: Begging letters, ESQ; petitions
on political affairs, $50; petitions from
criminals, 100; complaints against
various functionaries. 100; anony-
nous letters. 80; threats o. assassinaS
zion 90
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

Chumley-T hear one Of your fresh
men was pretty badly injured the other
day. How was itr' Hankins-"Why.
1t was In the elocution and oratory
class. He has such q heavy voice that
he strained his back In trying to raise
it"-University of Michigan Wrinkle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Exhausted Resources,

"What are you bothering your father
aboutP' asked the boys mother.
81 want him to tell me story, and
he says he doesn't know any"
perhaps he will make up one a. he
goes along"
81 asked him to. But he said he had
been testifying before an investigating
committee all day and 1t had used up
all his material "-WashinGton Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
Abolish the Death Penalty.

At Albany the lawmakers are wrengnng
sver the abolition of the death penalty. The
man who succeeds in passing such . bill vi!
prove as great q benefactor to the brsaker tf
mans laws a. Hostetter's Stomach B1tters
has to the breaker of natures laws. IL you've
neglected your stomach until indigestion,
constipation, biliousness, liver and kidney
trou bles are upon you there's but ono cure
Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters. Don't fail 70
try IL. All druggists sell 1t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
1t is simply Iron and
-Quinine in a tasteless
form. -. Sold by every
druggist in the malarial
sections of the United
States. -. No cure, no
pay. Price. soc.
WHOLESALER.

ST. LOUIS, No. Feb, Q, 1850.
Pans MEDICINE Co., City.
Gsntlemsn:-ws wish to congratulate You
ON the increased sales We are having on your
Groves Toseeless Chill Tonic. On exam
lining our record Of inventory under date 81
Jan. lst. we fnd that We sold during the Chill
season of 1898. 1850 dozen Groves Tonic. we
aiso and that our sales on your Laxative
Rromo-Qufnfno Tablets have been some-
thing enormous: having sold during the late
Gold and Grip season 4 200 dozen. 80
Please rush down order enclosed herewith,
and obliRe. Yours truly,
MEYER BROS. DRUG co.
par 9chRll.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
A Snake for an Anklet.

When a Coffeyville (Kan) woman
went out on the edge Of the piazza to
shake mat, she felt something about
her ankle, and thinking 1t was her dress
blown by the wind paid no attention to
It, until she realized that the ankle was
being squeezed, when she looked and
yaW q snake coiled about It
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

II have seen some pretty hard knocks
In my time" began the anvil, in ring.
ing tones, when the bellows interrupt
cd him with, "But think Of the trouble
I have. There isn't day that I'm not
hard pressed to raise the wind."-Cin.
cinanti Enquirer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

Motner--Mary, rnar young spinner
has been paying great deal Of atten-
ton to you Of late. Do you think he
means business?" Mary with a far
away look)-"Pm afraid he does,
mother, He Is the agent for a bicycle
firm. and he has done nothing but try
to sell me a bicycle ever since he has
been coming here."-Spare Moments
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
DIFFICULT HhYMRo.
0ons Amusing Efforts 0vss Month"
and Orange

A10DA8B
and "0EAns&"
You can't" says Tom to lisping
find any rhyme for month"
"a great mithstake," was Bills
ply.
'I'll find . rhyme at onth."
There are certain words In the En
fish language that present almost IL
superable difficulties to tho would-be
poet, and such words are month" and
orange" However. as In the above
example. certain persons have sur
mounted the difficulty, though. 1t must
be admitted, only by compounding two
words or distorting, splitting and 9TH
erwise spelling one. Better than most
IL Christina Rosetti's example tn her
Sing-Song Nursery Rhymes.
How many weeks in a month";
Four as the swift moon runn'th.
This is distinctly better than the ef-
forts Of many lispe;s, who confess
their inability to rhyme to month"
although they could do "wuth." Less
grammatical, but more funny. Il the
university mans attempt:
How sweet 1t IL to toll from month to
month,
Working equations from one-plus
oneth.
Father Prout has LETT on record a
full and frank confession Of his inabil-
ity to find a rhyme for this dtmcult
word. He says in a long poem, which
achieves the rhymeless as the end OF
every verse:
We parted at the gate In June.
That soft and balmy month,
Beneath the sweetly beaming moon
And (wunth, hunth, bonth. csunth-
can't find a rhyme to month";.
Notwithstanding all these failures to
ind q perfect rhyme, however, there ID
one example that may be said to hit
the mark. It is ascribed to w. 3. GIL
bert, and includes not only rhyme
to MONTH" but also to Orange. 1t
runs:
From the Indus to Blorange
Came the rajah in q month.
Sucking now and then his orange.
Counting all the while his Grunth.
This is the only perfect instance. ana
even this is not perfect. for. though the
Irish river Blorange Is an absolute
rhyme to orange" yet it is kind OF
rhymeless blasphemy to pronounce the
name Of the Hindu's holy book a. II 1t
Yhymed with month" Its real PRO-
nunciation is "Grunt." but lest the
poor word under discussion should 60
forever minated, we may all admit
that the final 'h" Is no just cause or
impeachment, and that This is NO time
to talk Of proper pronunciationA
There are many amusing attempts
with regard to orange" The follow
ing is a good sample; 1t also includes
the lemon:
/ gave my darling child lemon
That lately grew Its fragrant stem
on,
And next, to give her pleasure more
range,
/ offered her juicy orange
And nuts-she cracked them In the
door hinge.-London Standard.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

Cean blood means a clean skin. Ne
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood aLA keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver md driving all i'm
bspish pimples, boils, blotches, bleckheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. AL drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, Csc. Soc.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

u. 5. Navy,
Commanding the U. s. s. Bennington.
This 18th day OF January, 1899, took
possession OF the Atoll known as
Wake Island for the United States OF
: America.
Commander Taussig describes the
island thus:
''The island was more heavily
wooded than was shown in the chart.
Patches Of grass were growing on the
lagoon side of tue western islet, aud
the shrubbery afforded nesting places
for the many sea fowl. Fish were
plentiful in the lagoon, and there was
. swift current running ont of the
southern passage. The lagoon on the
south side was shoal, but on the north
side there was long strip of deep
blue water extending nearly its whole
length. Outside of the lagoon many
sharks were seen crowding around
our boats and around the ships.
"Had I been able to have found an
anchorage would have remained in
this vicinity for two or three days. to
reconnoitre more thoroughly the ISL
and and to make astronomical and
magnetic, observations, but, having
carried out the orders of the Depart
ment IN regard to the island, and
deeming it necessary te save as much
coal as possible, ! took my departure
at s. 35 p. m. for Gaum. During the
afternoon the navigator, Ensign
Campbell, was endeavoring to find &
possible anchorage on some ligh'
patches OF water to the westward o.
the outlet. He found thirty fathoms
coral bottom. and one patch about 30l
yards from the reef wall, but it looked
Too close to the breakers to be used
The white bottom could be seen OF
patches where soundings of twenty
fathoms were obtained close in to tho
breakers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24

English Saddles Declared Better.
A Christiania. Norway, firm. that sells
American bicycles writes to Hardware,
saying that Norwegians consider the
saddles of most American bicycles less
comfortable than those Of English
Whaall
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-06-24
WAKE ISLAND OCCUPATION.
Commander Taussig's Story Of the Rails
ing OF the American Flag.

Commander Taussig's Story Of the Rails.
ing OF the American Flag.
The conditions under which Wake
Island, midway in the Pacific Ocean
between Honolulu and the Philip
pines. was taken possession OF In the
name of the United States by the
commander of the Bennington on her
VOYAGE across the Pacific, are given
in a report to the Navy Department
from Commander Taussig, dated at
sea two months ago.
The officer says he approached the
island with the navigator at the mast
head, steaming slowly along the
southern and eastern sides to discover
signs of habitation, and looking In
vain for an anchorage. He did not
circumnavigate the island, but seeing
that the outlet on the north was
barred not only by wall OF coral, but
also by sand spit, he returned to the
lee of the island.
A landing was made at one o'clock
on the 18th of January and fiagpole
was raised. Excepting some pieces
of wreckage no signs of human occu-
patton were visible. On the eastern
side Of the island, imbedded in the
sand, an anchor was seen, and what
appeared to be the wreck of q lower
mast was higher up the beach.
When the flagstaff was in place the
sailors were formed in two ranks fac
ing eastward, and, having called all to
witness that the island was not in the
possession of any other nation, Com
mander Taussig ordered the American
flag to be raised by Ensign Wetteh-
CELL. Upon reaching the truck the
flag was saluted by twenty-one guns
from the Bennington. After the sa'
lutte the flag was nailed to the mast
head with battens. and brass plate,
with the following inscription, was
screwed to the base of the flagstaff: