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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-19
AMID COMMINIO.
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Joseph II. Walker, OF Massachusetts
The drowning cries Of Jhe irrepressib,e
Levin Irving Handy, of Delaware, were
heard, while the natty and exquisite
Bennett, of Brooklyn, went under with
out a word Fiery Brumm, of Pennsyl-
vania, floated down the stream protest
ing vigorously, and was followed by
that pink of political perfection, Row
land Blennerhasset Mahany. The dap
per little Quigg and that metropolitan
ramrod in politics, j. Murray Mitchell,
were also overwhelmed And we miss
James J. Belden, James A Connolly,
Hugh R. Belknap, Jehu Baker, Henry
U. Johnson, Thomas Uddegraff, George
d. Perkins, Walter Evans, William E.
Barrett, Albert M. Todd Charles S.
Hartman, and scores of others who
were climbing she slippery ladder of
fame. Truly, it was a remarkable
freshet.
NEW REGIME AT HAND
Everything indicates a lively sessio2.
There are several Inn o- ,-4i4t elect.on
cases on the docket A conn.-,ae ap-
pointed al. tie las congress is sure 20
bring in q financial bill. The Nicara-
qua camel project will, undoubtedly,
come ) a vote. and our status with re-
gar 20 Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippine islands be clearly out
lineG. The old members of the house
are d sing away. and a new regime is
a. ham. Since the last congress con-
vened William S. Holman, Nelson
Dingley. Seth Mtl.i,1cn. Daniel Ermen-
trout and Richard P. Bland have died
Thomas b. Reed, Joseph d. Sayers,
Benton McA,llin, Alexander NJ. Dock
cry, and other veterans have retired.
New men are at the front. The first
struggle will be over the rules. This fight
cropped up at the beginning OF the last
congress- The rules of the previous
congress were adopted under promise
that new rules would be reported in
thirty days. The Old rules held until
the final adjournment. The new
regime, it is safe 10 say, will not ac-
capt the rules of the old Indeed, it is |
more than intimaJet that Mr.. Hepburn, |
of Iowa, will lead a fight for a radical |
change 1t is asserted that & PROPOSE |
ton Will be made to increase the num- |
Der of the members OF the committee |
on rules to fifteen. Others say that an
effort to take the appointment of the |
committees away from the speaker will
be made. The whole matter may be
settled in caucus, but if SO, It will be
a lively caucus.
In the last house, all agreed thai. the
speaker was the master of the house; |
in this house he may become its ser
want How far Mr.. Hepburn will go is |
a matter Of speculation. He has great |
ability and a wonderful flow of lam
unrivaled in discussion, and has
facts and figures ever at his command
Aside from this. he is keen and sar-
castle. and is blessed with a tenacious
memory The record OF the last con-
gress shows that Mr.. Hepburn resent
ed the treatment received by him at
the beginning of the extra session. Jo-
seph G.. Cannon was chairman Of the
committee on appropriations and Mr..
Hepburn chairman Of the committee on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-19
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We are exclusive dealers in
Hawkes." Cut Glass and carry
large stock of all their cuttings.
1t costs no more than doubtful
makes.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
SEAPORT LULLABY.

In the last soft breath OF the dying day,
When the flowers are hushed and the sun
goes down.
Take my hand. dear child. and we'll wander
away
To the noiseless wharves Of the gray old
town.
Here are the vessels Gods Gift" and
''HeartSease,"
But the fair ship .Dreamland' I, think
best;
From her rigging falls softly the song OF
the breeze:
.'Sleep. little baby-the tired must rest"
Let as enter the ship. for the sails are set
To bear US full many mile from here;
We are leaving astern grim doubt and re-
gret.
And the funny brown sailors most Justify
cheeri
Through the wan mild moonlight we gently
glide.
Pleasantly rocked on the sad seas breast,
While the small waves whisper and splash
on the side:
sleep. little baby-the tired must rest"
And for miles and miles through the bril-
liant night.
Ger the purple seas that the fairies
know
When. alas! outfiashes streak of light
And back to port we are forced to goss
But the folk that we think in the church
yard lie
In truth SAIL out to the golden west;
They never return, yet we should notsigh,
For. dear little baby, the tired must rest.
Vincent O'Sullivan. in Springfield (Adass)
Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
CHAPTER XI.

Two days later Hendricks was de-
clared able to go down to his Office. He
had just finished dressing when his
mother raped on his door.
You hate visitor in the drawing
room. said the old lady, with q smile.
"A visitor?" grunted the detective.
impatiently.
"A young lady," smiled Mrs. Hen
bricks. ''She would not give her name,
but she is about the prettiest creature
| ever saw. She is dressed in the latest
fashion, and drove up in her own car
rage"
Hendricks turned quickly and flushed
slightly.
Tail and slender, erect, walks like a
queen. golden brown hair. and heavy
eyebrows over eyes like"
Yes, l think il is Miss Huntington, -
saie Mrs. Hendricks when his fund of
adjectives was exhausted. 'She is very
anxious to see you.''
Tell her I'll be right down." said
Hendricks. .'She Is just the person L
wanted to see.T
A moment later when he entered the
little drawing-room he found the
heiress standing near window
II am afraid I shall be a great in
truder on your time" she began, as she
took his hand, in the cordial clasp Of
which there was a vague reinsurance.
"but.I have been TO your office three
times hoping to find you in"
Hendricks cleared his throat. He was
really shocked at the alteration in her.
She had grown thinner, and her great
lustrous eyes shone from sockets In
which there was no sign of blood.
81 am certainly glad you came" he
said, leading her to a comfortable chair.
''I would have been pleased to have met
you-to have come to you. but l have
been confined to my room by q slight in
disposition
$50 the Office boy told me-" cried Miss
Huntington. land was so sorry"
IF there is any way in which 1 can
serve you would be delighted to do it,
said Hendricks sitting down near her.
The girl took q deep breath. and when
she spoke her voice vibrated with the
importance Of her mission.
Il went to my lawyers. Howell and
Carney. last Monday. I told them 1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
EYES OF ANIMALS.
when Under the Influence OF Hmos
ton OF Any Kind the Pupils
Contract and Expand.

Until comparatively lately there
seems to have been a good deal of DIFF
ference of opinion as to the ac-
ton of the pupil under strong
emotion. About five years" ago
had some correspondence with
Sir S. Wilkes, the distinguished
president of the Royal college of ply
sicians, upon this very subject, and he
informed me that after long inquiry he
had been unable TO get any trustworthy
information as TO how the pupil be-
haved in the lower animals when they
were under the influence of emotion.
The correspondence had been cahed
forth by my stating in ap article that
dogs pupils dilate when he is angry
The evidence upon which based this
statement was gathered at the house
of a friend who had fox terrier which
used to become furious when leased
1t had basket an the corner of the
room to which it retired when offended.
The light from the chandelier -shone
full upon its face.sand l frequently OBJ
served that when the animal was espe-
cially angry the eye chambers reflected
the light in the same way as do those
of a human being when the pupils are
NAAoSNN wan 0NAOBAh"
rel with the animal could approach
him with safety, when others were ex-
citing his wrath, and found that On
such occasions the pupils OF his eyes
were widely open. -
. 1t so happened that about the same
time Sir S. Wilkes had been making alb
servations upon parrots, and found that
the pupil contracted when the birds
were under the influence of anger. On
extending my observations to other
animals, / found that cats and monkeys
exhibited the same popularity as the
dog when enraged and meditating mis-
chief, but that in several instances,
as soon as the creatures were provoked
beyond endurance and flew at their per-
secutors, the pupils suddenly contract
ed l offered the following conjecture
as to the reason of this phenomenon:
When an animal is angry and face to
face with a foe, but has not made up
its mind asfo the most effective method
of attack, it is important that the eyes
should take in as much as possible
of the enemy and his SURROUNDINGS;
but when the actual onslaught Is made
the attention of the assailant is fully
concentrated upon some particular
point of his adversary's body.-Humani.
tartan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31

highlands. where the most bracing air
can be obtained. According to an Eng
lish hardware journal, a cabinetmaker
of Sheffield has worked up quite a bust
ness in the manufacture of portable
houses for the use of consumptives who
take this treatment. The illustration
represents one of these little houses.
built on the recommendation of the
doctors, which was made to work on
a pivot. so that when placed in position
it could be turned around to catch the
sun at all times of the day. It is stated
that patients have lived for months in
these houses and have found themselves
greatly benefited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
PEARLS TO ORDER.
Lussel and Oyster Are Now Being
Demonstrated and Taught the
Jewelry Business.

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sap
phires have all been produced in the
laboratory, and it is now the turn of
the pearl, says the New York Times.
The chemist, however, is not himself
the maker of the new artificial pearls;
he is only the collaboration. 1t is true
that false pearls are made from moth
er-Of-pearl, but their luster is not up
to the mark The Chinese have long
introduced grains of sand and little
knots of wire into the shell of the pearl
oyster in order that the animal, to
relieve itself from the irritation so
caused, may coat the foreign substance
with pearl. If this matter be inserted
between the shell and the mantle the
oyster can eject it by oontractions of
his body. To prevent this NJ. Boutan,
French experimental. has trepanned
the shell and introduced a small bead
of nacre, which might, however, be a
true pearl of a small size, through the
hole and fixed it by means of cement to
the shell. This bean was in course of
time covered with nacre by the oyster,
and a fine large pearl was the result.
Dealers cannot distinguish it from an
orient pearl. The question of making
pearls in this way was recently dis
cussed at meeting of the Academies
des Sciences, Paris, and NJ. Berthelot,
the famous chemist, observed that such
a pearl could only be considered a true
pearl if it had at least a hundred layers
of the pearl nacre; otherwise it-would
only be a foreign substance covered
with nacre. Of course, if the foreign
matter is a pearl itself this objection
disappears, and we have the means OF
producing pearls at will. According to
NJ. Lacaze Duthier, some two years
would be required for a haliotide to
produce big pearl. The artificial
pearl of the trade, fabricated from
Eacre, could also be coated in sthe
same way. Evidently the pearl mussel
and oyster are about to be domesti-
Gated for the production of pearls, as
the spider is for silk. Pearl divers may
become a legend of the past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
Old Polish Salt Mines.

The salt mines of Wieliezka, near
Cracow, Poland, were mentioned in
1914, and have been worked since 1910.
The first map of the mines was made
in 1888 by Martin German, a Swedish
min- surveyor The eight shafts now
in existence are from 2O7 to 9S5 feet
deep. and the length of the levels now
open is $1,000 feet, with lis, 500 feet of
underground tram lines. Between 1772
and 1892 about 100000 cubic yards
have been excavated for the extraction
of salt Machine drills are now used
and compressed powder is employed
in blasting; about 1857 pounds of pow
der are used per ton of salt produced.
The present levels are IA feet high by
6Z feet wide.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Minard Hendricks, great detective, just
returned from Boston, finds awaiting him
an unsigned typewriter letter directing
him to apartments in Palace hotel where
he will find remain of Mr.. Weldon Caruth-
ers-currently reported for past two weeks
TO be out of town. Detective seems to con-
meet letter 9th attempt made on his own
life some time previous. Goes with friend
DR.. LampSfn. to investigate. Upon search
OF CaruthrS' apartments remains of Gre
mated body and jeweled hand of victim
are found in vase. Hand bears marks of
finger nails manicured to sharp points.
Lampkin recalls reports of a row between
Caruthers and Arthur GieIow. both suitors
for hand of Dorothy Huntington. who is
heiress to several millions should she marry
Caruthers, Internationally in case of Car
utherS' death. Late that night Hendricks
and Lampkin call at home of Miss Hunt
ington. Dorothy shows detective type
written letter, which was an invitation
for herself and aunt to occupy With Count
Bantinni. italian nobleman. his box at
horse show, he was called out of town
by pressing business. She recalls Gie1ow
had expressed before murder Intense hatred
for CarutherS and believes him guilty, yet
decides to help him, and with her aunt
goes to his studio Gieiow has fled. His
servant, Henri, tells Of overhearing coufes-
sion to Bantinni. Henri thought his master
insane. Hendricks. concealed in room,
hears all this. Hendricks goes to consult
Kola, an East Indian interested in occult
researches who had helped him in much
previous detective work. and located in an
old colonial mansion among the palisades.
DR.. Lampkin is summoned by Hendricks.
who has been shot Bullet is removed and
detective warned not to leave his room.
Hendricks unkn~wn enemy had tried to
chloroform him in his sleeep. Detective
had walked just In time. but was wounded
by pistol shot before he could prevent his
assailant's escape. Hendricks has crema-
tory employe, tsno. not knowing the actual
purpose for which he was wanted. pro-
ceeds to dese1be @professioHIl pride
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
ELECTRIC WELDING IN WATER.

filled with heavily sailed water and
when the current is turned on every
thing is ready for heating the iron.
1t is thrust in and in an instant. the
current passes from the metal plate
through the iron and to the wire at
the top. Some of the water is. deem
posed by the electrolytic action. The
nitrogen of the water becomes electri-
fed and a6heres to the object to be
heated, forming over it a film of gas.
This film separates the water from the
object, and at the same time the gas
forms such an obstruction to the pas
sage of the electric current that the
current is turned into heat.
In moment the iron begins REDEEM
ing with heat and in a little while it is
white and may be seen like a white
object down in the water, a most in
teresting thing to see. When the work
man has done with his iron he turns
the electric current off and plunges his
iron into the tank again. This time it
cools with sputter and 'siss."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
ELECTRIC WELDING.
How to Make q Forge Thss Answers
All Ordinary Purposes OF =
Tank OF Water.

Electricians have discovered that they
can make a forge of a tank of cold
water and heat in 1T to white heat
all the tools used about a forge . 1t is
very simple 10 them, and is not so diff
ficult to understand by anyone.
4 vessel made of wood or some other
nonconductor of electricity is used. At
the bottom of the vessel is laid piece
of plate metal and to this is attached
a wire entering through the bottom
and conducting the current to themet-
al plate. On the edge of the tank is q
metal strip, to which another wire is
attached, or this wire may be attached
to the tOngs. soldering iron or whatever
one is using at forge The tank is then
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
plaintivel,

and my lawyers advised me to do so as
soon as you promised to join us. We
know that it would be folly to try to
prove that he did not kill Mr.. Caruthers,
for. Mr.. Hendricks. he actually con-
fessed it to his servant, and have some
thing else that puts it out of the ques-
ton to doubt Henri's word-a letter
from Mr.. Gielow himself. In it he ac-
knowledges the deed"
"a letter from him 2" exclaimed Hen
bricks.
eyes, and in it there are absolute
proofs of unsoundness of mind. oh.
Mr.. Hendricks, it drives me wild to
think that have brought him to it, and
that he may die for what he is morally
accountable. My lawyers admit that
it may be difficult to prove his insanity.
but they say it is our only chance, and
that we ought to begin our work at
once"
Hendricks contracted his brows and
shrugged his shoulders.
MAY / see the letter."
Miss Huntington produced it from
her pocket and eyed him as he perused
it. It ran as follows:
Charleston, S. c., Dec. s.
Dear Dorothy: When you get this you
Will have heard Of the murder of Caruth-
crs. Go at once to the studio and make
Henri tell you of my confession. Tell him
want him to testify against me, as wish
else to be implicated IN the slight
est. regret what have done, but it is too
late for regrets now. / sail from this
town tomorrow for foreign port to be-
gin life anew. Forget me and all the
trouble have brought on you had one
true friend in New York besides yourself.
1t is Count Bantinni He suspected that
was thinking of perpetrating crime and
plead with me almost on his knees, but
would not listen to reason was crazy from
it all. confessed to Henri and the count
IN the studio. The count tried to persuade
me TO turn myself over to the police, but
eluded him and got away 1 have been
reading stories of crime and detection. and
that. coupled with my trouble. turned my
head. I fancied that could invent plan
for doing away with my rival that would
in its very boidEess defy detection. / even
wrote letter TO Mr.. Minard Hendricks to
cause him to think the crime was commit
ted by personal enemy of his. but at the
last moment 1 was unable to face it all
That you may forget me is the last wish Of
ARTHUR ClELOW.''
Don't you see that 1t is the letter of
an insane man?" asked the helress, her
eager gaze resting on the face of the
detective as he lowered the letter. 1T
is not at all like him.
us it his hand ?" asked Hendricks, his
broad brow still wrinkled.
Undoubtedly, know his hanowrit-
ing well. See, his name is written ex-
actly as he signs his drawings"
Hendricks glanced at the signature.
his mind wandering to other things.
1--WE must submit it 10 handwriting
expert" he said. 81 know a grapholo-
g;st who has never made a mistake.
VIII you kindly send me something else
that he mas written, and Will Jon let me
retain this2"
Certainly" answered the girl; then
she nerved herself to ask and hear the
reply to a leading question: DO you
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31

wanted to- employ them and that Twas
ready if necessary to spend every cent
of my inheritance in Mr.. Gielow's be-
half. They of course were glad to ten
der their services, but when told them
of your politeness to me the other
night, and that something seemed to
tel; me you would help me if it lay in
your power. they declared at once that
you could simply do anything you
wished. And then they told me they
had been reading the papers and had
not noticed that you were employed on
the case by the police, and said if
could retain you 1 Ought to do it a,
once"
Hendricks bowed and smiled uncom-
fortably.
81 do not exactly understand" he
said, slowly. IL don't exactly see
how anybody at this stage could aid
Mr.. Gielow until we know more of the
matter"
THE lawyers agree with me-" replied
the heiress, that he ought to be found
and brought back by his friends, and
not wait till the police arrest him."
"Oh!" And Hendricks exclamation
showed that he was still in the dark.
az happen to know some things that
you are unaware of" hastily added Miss
Huntington, land my lawyers agreed
that if we could possibly retain you
with what know we could help little.
] am willing to let you name your own
| price"
Hendricks sat up in his chair and
crossed his feet.
WED never quarrel over money mat
tiers, Miss Huntington; and as l am
not employed by the other side pledge
myself to your cause"
A glow of color family tinged the
| hitherto bloodless face of the heiress.
"You are so good!" she said, in a
husky voice. 81 know you will do all
that can be done. and my lawyers think
| if we could get him to come back volur-
| tarily, and give himself up, that we
| might be able to prove that he was in
sane"
"Insane?" cried Hendricks, his sur
prise driving away his timidity.
81 am going too FAST" said the girl.
plaintively- 81 have not told you all,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
CHAPTER X.-CoxTINUED.

You have both missed beautiful
sight" resumed Mr.. Simpkins. when
Sur great retort opens for the reception
of the prepared body the interior is
seen 10 be perfectly white, like the in
side of a snow cave, so intense is the
heat. But the infiowing air turns it to
a delicate rosiness that can'ts be
equaled in italian skies. 1 have@seen
people turn away and say they recog-
nized it as the only legitimate gateway
to the unseen understanding away as
it certainly does with al horror of the
grave and decay"
Hendricks raised his hand.
Not quite SO fast, please" he said,
gently. "You have made a mistake. l
hope 1 am not dangerously i'll. am
only confined to my room by slight
/. indisposition. l may as well come to
tle point. / am n detecCFe, and it is
often necessary for me to make inqui-
ries into different businesses and"
"A detective-fhe dewitt" Mr.. Simp-
kins blurted out. and he flushed angrily
and REACHED for his hat. My Lord!
what do you take me for? Tn no de-
tective! 1 have to earn meat and bread
for my family. You are the second de-
time for nothing. Sergeant Den-Den
something came to my house. and be-
cause l didn't give up my time and
tell him all the ms and outs of my
business he threatened "a have me up
as an accomplice in that Palace hotel
murder. My goshi L sent him about
his business in a jiffy- I'd like to see
any of your gang try it. We don't
L 4
Gerer in exew York; 1t is plainly con-
spiracy 20 bring cremation into dis
repute, Gand if there is any law-any
protection we'll have the benefit of it, )"
Hold on, keep quiet" cautioned Hen
bricks, thrusting his fingers into his
vest pocket and producing a $40 bill.
II don't want any mans time for moth
ing. If this will pay you for only five
minutes more of your time shall be
glad. and we may part friends. 1 am
private detective, and hope don't
approach pnoffending men with threats
when I seek information that they have
q perfect right to withhold"
A great and humble change came over
Mr.. Simpkins as he reached for the
money.
III beg your pardon. SIR" he stam-
1nered. This is the second time I've
been too fast. and if you'll overlook it
I'll do what / ean to help you. The
other fellow had such lordly airsabout
him and made himself so disagree
able"
az know him." broke in Hendricks
and then he turned to DR.. Lamplxin.
"Please hand me that little card
board box on the table"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
Louf.iana su<ar PIantatfons.

The recent sale of two sugar planta-
lions in Louisiana seems to indicate
faith in the future of the sugar indus
try in that state. One plantation of
700 acres in ST. John parish sold for
S53. 900, or over SIS an acre Another
of 500 acres, in Iberville parish, sold
for 500, 900, or S125 an acre. The pur-
chasers are successful sugar planters
and are confident there is money in the
lana st these large figures