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OCEAN MYSTERIES.
SECRETS WELL GUARDED BY OLD
FATHER NEPTUNE.

Vessels which Have Sailed and Never Been
Heard of-The Marie Celeste-An Ameri-
can Brig That Was Towed Into Port But
Her People Had All Disappeared.
When a well-found ship leaves port
and is never afterwards heard from, 1t
is put down as a mystery OF the sea.
When a dead body encased IN an un-
identified life jacket is lifted up by the
sleepless surf and cast on the wave
worn beach, that, too, is recorded as a
mystery of the deep. The waterlogged
raft with the stump of distress Sig
nal spar pointing mutely skyward; the
battered lifeboat with the oars drag
ging from the gunwales, and the acre
of boxes and barrels and beams ana
planks floating silently on the white
crests, and in the dark hollows OF the
Surging sea, these are likewise called
pecan mysteries. Sometimes these
marks of shipwreck and death are
picked up by more fortunate craft ana
are brought to port to be mysteries no
longer. But there are mysteries OF the
sea deeper than the plank, the crushed
lifeboat and the dead sailor Man has
tried to fanthom them, hopelessly at
tempted to put two and two together
that he might get at the truth Moun-
tains and valleys echo their secrets,
but the cruel old ocean never does.
There are greater secrets IN Ola
Neptune's care than those OF the MISS
ing ship. The Naronic went away ana
never came back. So did the CITY or
Boston, City of Glasgow, Erin, Alvo,
City of London, City Of Limerick, Pres
ident, Pacific and score OF others.
Yet the disappearance of these craft
are ordinary mysteries OF the sea. "A
greater mystery still is when crew
abandons its ship and is never again
heard from, while the abandoned craft
is subsequently towed into port with
out giving the least trace or those VINO
had been in charge of her.
Such a case was that of the Marie
Celeste. and it is as weird and uncanny
a tale as even the "Ancient Mariner
or the Flying Dutchman' asplred TO
be. The remarkable disappearance or
the Celestes crew was made the sub
iect of an extensive investigation by
the State Department in Washington,
and it is from these records that the
particulars herein given were obtained.
The Marie Celeste was an American
brig of over 400 tons, and early in the
seventies left this port for Nillefranche,
in the Mediterranean. Several months
after her departure she was toWed INTO
Dort as sound as a new coin, but her
people. numbering thirteen, including
the wife and child Of the skipper, have
not been heard of from that day to this.
The name of the captain of the Marie
Celeste was Benjamin Briggs, and he
hailed from New England. In addition
20 the little siX-year- daughter who
shared the fate of the crew, whatever
It was, the captain had boy ten years
old. 1t had been his habit to take this
boy to sea with him, but on the event.
full trip in which he disappeared from
the face of the globe, he left his son
behind. The latter has spent small
fortune in trying to ascertain what
happened to his parents and the other
people of the brig after that vessel was
deserted he knows as much now OF the
mystery as he did twenty years ago.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-08-10

A WISH
Blame once attached to men who
spoke
So frequently and at such length.
For verbiage is too oft the cloak
or weakness rather than OF
strength.
But since the noise of battle shook
The sphere we tenant, through and
through,
And sorrows rose where'er we'd look,
Apologies are surely due.
Oh, gentle, filibustering sprte.
No more your dullness you rehearse.
We once regarded you with fright,
We not confess things might be
worse.
&c. patriot men Of north and south,
While chasing Spain and watching
France,
Make haste to close the cannon's
mouth
And give the orators a chance.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-08-10

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depending lever which touches the en-
velope before the under side of the
nackine reaches it's lowest point.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-08-10

'"Over on the east side of the town." a
stroller said, Il saw the other day
sign that read: Two eggs on hash, 8
cents ] thought that was cheap, and
80 it was, but further on | saw a sign
saying: Five good cigars, cents And
that seemed cheaper still"
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NEARLY
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It's long life, but devotion to the true inter
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won for it new friends as the years rolled by
and the original members of It's family passed to
their reward and these admirers are loyal and
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confidence in the information which it brings to
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AS natural consequence it enjoys IN its old
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1t has lived on it's merits, and on the cordial
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1t is "rhc New York Weekly Tribune
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Mule a. a Convict Tracker.

In most of the southern states con-
victs. instead of being put into prison,
are let out in gangs to contractors, who
use them for various kinds of outdoor
work, and when not working they are
confined in camps known as stockades.
From one of these stockades in Florida
aot long ago a gang of convicts escaped
and a posse was formed to hunt them
There We're no tracking dogs at the
camp, but among the animals which the
posse had to ride was an old mule that
had been on many similar hunts As
soon as the men started out they no.
ticed that the mule put its nose TO the
ground just as tracking dog would do,
and started off as if on the trail TAX
ing the hint, the posse followed the
mule, and the escaped convicts were
captured after chase of so miles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
CAT WITH A HISTORY.
Tom Terror, Omcial Rat killer ana
Mascot of the United States
Ship Annapolis.

Although Commander Ingersol, OF
the gunboat Annapolis, has made the
stay of the cadets and crew in New
York pleasant by allowing as much
shore leave as possible, there is one
member of the ships company who Is
not permitted to land
Tom Terror, official rat killer and
mascot of the Annapolis, is again in
disgrace and has forfeited all liberty
until the completion Of the cruise.
Tom is not in irons, although his Of
fense-that of attacking an oficer-is
most serious one, but as he Is already
branded as deserter from the Nonoh-
gahela he is not given another chance
to ''cut and run
Tom Terror is a noted figure IN the
United States navy, and comes from a
long line of naval cats. He was born
on cob dock, Brooklyn navy yard, some
three years ago, and all of his brothers
and cousins are now honorably serving
the ships of the navy as rat killers and
mascots-
One day when the monitor Terror lay
at the navy yard last spring Tom
strolled on board. made 4 careful sur
vey of quarters of the crew, roamed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
The Drift of q DereIict.
ITO BE Continued

II derelict Is full of lumber. she
is like a rock. If water-logged, these
silent freebooters cannot be sunk I'M
less broken in such a manner that the
cargo Is released. Fire has been found
effective in destroying derelicts. 1t
was successful in all but four cases
in forty-five. One of the failures was
with the Fannie f. Wolston, an Amer
lean schc oner. one of the most remark
able derelictS of which we have record.
She was abandoned, October Is. 1891.
be tween the capes of Virginia and Hat
across the ocean (the photographic
office received numerous reports of
her), her course yeering to the south,
until she was about opposite Madeira.
There she zigzagged until February,
1898. Then she drifted south until May
of that year. From May until early
in 1894 she was drifting towards the
Bahamas. February 1 she was about
north of Nassau. On the pilot chart
for June, 1894, she is located on the
eastern border of the gulf stream and
southeast of Cape Hatteras. In June,
1894, she had been derelict $50 days,
and had drifted over 1000 miles, the
longest track of the kind on record,
to find herself within few miles, COM
paratively speaking, of the point at
which she was bandoned--Gustavs
Kobbe, N ST. Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
PRETTY SUMMER HOUSE.
What Some Bright Pittsburgh girls
Did with an Old Umbrella and
Tree Stump.

A nice little summer house may be
constructed from an old umbrella and
the stump of a tree. Many yard boasts
a stump of some dimensions. Some
times this stump is planted full of vines
and flowers and then it is a thing of
beauty, but oftener it is left unadorned
and ugly. Some little girls who live
near the heart of the city OF Pittsburgh
made a nice playhouse for themselves
this summer by boring a hole in the
middle of a stump in their yard and
putting down into the hole the handle
of an old red umbrella whose best days
had long gone by. Stout Irvine had
been tied to each point of the umbrella
and fastened to a peg driven in the
ground near the stump. Then vines
were planted, which crept up these pill
lars of Irvine. making just the incest
little retreat imaginable for hot day
Another family of older girls, taking
4 lesson from their little neighbors,
tried a similar experiment, with the
difference that they removed the cover
from a huge umbrella and planted
vines which were afterward trained on
a network of strings and wire wound
around the ribs where the cover had
formerly been. These were morning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15

his English He gave her his hand
and she rose, looking sweetly and
gratefully at the rest of u.s.
But this was no time for sentiment
We Immediately withdrew little and
took counsel together. There seems
to be no new phase to the matter
said Mr.. lynn. 1.-The senorita's disguise
will still serve"
Say the captain and go first" said
Mr.. lynn. The lady and you, Ardick.
Ivrach can bring up the rear. We
must all take care to stroll along care
lessly."
We fell into the understood order
accordingly, and in silence passed out
into the passage. Mac Ivrach fingered
little. and took the precaution to
close the door, and we were thus, for
the time, in comparative darkness, the
stars fetching the place out only in
a faint glimmer.
touched my elbow to the senorita's
to encourage her, and in this fashion
we slipped softly along, and without
hearing an alarming sound reached the
head of the stairs. Here Mr. lynn
halted, but after a glance began to
descend. and we, catching the noises
now palmer from below, but still moth
ing menacing, quietly followed. AS
before, we found this rearward hall
safe and deserted. Mr.. lynn gave a
glance back at us, as though to see
that all were ready. and with a bold
step passed on and turned in at the
door. Capt. Sellinger fell a careless
pace or two behind and followed. L
did not hesitate, but as | felt the lady
tremble whispered to her to take
heart, for there was but small danger,
and SO saying pressed her arm hard
with mine. and with that we passed in.
All was as we had left it. The buc-
cancers were still sitting or lying
about, save he who nursed his arm and
walked up and down, and the haze
of the tobacco smoke continued. We
marched down the hall, l. as must
confess, in some pertur ba ton, and
made toward the vaulted passage. 1t
seemed an interminable distance, but
to my tremendous relief, no attempt
was made to stop us, and at last we
passed safely inside. The first part
of the strain was now over, and with a
congratulatory look or two, but no
words, for those were too risky, we
continued on and entered the court
Here we found the former disorder and
confusion, some of the buccaneers
struggling about laughing or roaring
drunken songs, some ordering their
arms, and others in groups talking.
Morgan was not in sight, but Tow
lands rival, the savage aud hard
fighting Capt. byte. was sprawled
near by on a bench His back was
luckily towardus. There was but single
other captain in sight. one Steaves.
VINO was lounging in the main gate.
This last person, as thought. was the
officer of the guard, for I noted that
three of his company were close by,
and that one carried a lanthorn. Two
more buccaneers, though I could not
say who, seemed to be stationed at
the other gate-that is, the postern-
for I could catch the CLEAN of their
'armor as they paced to and fro.
fro BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
subdue. a Dog.

A good story is told of a dog that one
day discovered an organ grinders mon
key seated upon n bank, and at once
made a rush for it. The monkey, which
was attired in jacket and hat, awaited
the onset so undisturbed that the dog
halted within few feet to reconnoiter.
After awhile the dog seemed to recover
from its surprise and was about to
make spring, when the monkey raised
his hand and saluted by taking off his
hat. The effect was magical The dogs
head and tail dropped, and he sneaked
away thoroughly discounted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
OUR LITTLE BOY BLUE.

Little Boy Blue awoke one morn
So cross that he wouldn't blow his horn:
He wouldn't even play:
The sheep in the meadow, the cows in the
corn,
Were 1.-The hatefulest things that ever were
born
They acted jus so every day,
With pie too sour and with cake too sweet
There wasn't morsel fit to eat
And mammals feather fan
Broke JUS because it was almost split
He couldn't touch anything even a Bit
He wished he was grown man,
And what was the use of having schools?
He mated rithmetic sums and rules.
And JogSerfy was meant
He'd like TO be king of Cannibal isle
And eat up people a little while,
And play with his savage Queeni
Now what was the matter with Little Boy
Blue
That he should make such a how-de-do?
Now what was the matter, pray?
y listen to me and I'll tell you true
Just what was the matter with Little Boy
Blue
He got out of bed the wrong wayl
Mary Clarke Huntington. in Good House
keeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15

glory vines, and in the morning when
all the pink and white and purple cups
are held out to catch the dew and sun
shine the little vine tent forms n lovely
picture on the green lawn. Still anOth-
er summer house built on the umbrella
model is the work of two young girls
living in Williamsburg.
The spreading branches of bushy
tree were cut to the same length all
around the tree. Then switches from
another tree were set in the ground SO
that their tops were near enough the
branch ends to tie with Irvine. Vines
planted soon grew up the switches and
made delightfully."- cool and shady tent
for the girls, who have spent most of
their summer days in there. reading.
writing and drawing.-Pittsbu Dis
match
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15

fore the door. A very faint bit OF light
came from the open keyhole, but all
within was quiet. To make quite GER
tain that the door was locked, 1 first
gently tried il, but found, as ex-
pected, the bolt shot. STOPPING then
to the keyhole, I spoke the senorita's
name, raising my voice as high as
dared.
There was a little stir, and present
~ the lady's voice. low and shaken. an
swered:
who is there?"
Friends. lady. Capt. Seiiinger and
others that you wot of. We have come
to deliver YOU"
1 heard her give little cry, and she
seemed to have come up close to the
door.
Eve are about to break In" / con-
tinued. "Yet, stay-are you dressed o.
Eyes, senior. All, the saints have
heard my prayers!"
''She understands the Natter said
back to my companions. Hand me
the pry, Mac Ivrach."
The Scotchman had fetched along
this implement-a short bar of iron,
with one end fattened into a splay-
and now passed it over. 1 damned it
in midway up, near the lock, and gave
a heave. The door was of wood, but
heavy and strongly set. and this first
effort only made it strain and crack.
Growing impatient and anxious, I
punched again, and this time threw
my weight against the bar. The bolt
instantly snapped and the door swung
quivering open. The light within
single candle-hardly brought out
the place with distinctness, yet one
glance resolved nearly all. Just with
in the entrance stood the senorita,
pale, and with her yellow hair falling
down her shoulders. At her back
were the details of the room, mainly
little cumbrous furniture and the
scant drapery of the barred windows.
AS soon as the poor creature got
the light fairly upon US. and espe-
cially as soon as she made out the cap
tain, she ran forward and fell on her
knees at his feet.
"Oh, senior, may Christ reward you!
/ had all but given up hope"
''Why, it is all right, senorita."
said the captain. awkwardly. He for
got that the lady did not understand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Easily DedEced.

What does the crowd that congre-
gates here evenings think of the policy
of expansion that has developed dur
ing and since the WARP" inquired the
grocery drummer of the store keeper
at Eastwood corners.
Haven't paid much attention to
what they've said on the subject" re-
piled the proprietor as he looked in
the dried apple barrel which had stood
uncovered in the midst of the crowd
that had just departed. ''but my opin-
ion is that every man of them is in
favor of taking everything in sight. -
Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
CHAPTER XVIu.-CoNr1NuED.

'All is WELL" he said, with care
iess-seeming nod-it was marvellous
how my blood started in my veins
at the words. How fares it with the
. other?"
Likewise WE'LL" almost falteringly
answered
He drew a bit nearer. thut chance
passers might not hear.
This is the gist of the matter" he
said: ''She is shut up in one of the
irst-story chambers. To reach it you
pass up the chief staircase, and so by
an outside passage. The chamber is
at the end, and is directly above the
putwork. It therefore overlooks the
water"
And how learned you all this?" 1
asked. Tscarce dared believe we had
gotten so far along in the undertak-
ing and nothing contrary happened.
why. pretty simply" he said, with
smile. ''As was passing through the
hall I met Morgan, and, if you will
credit it, he delivered to me the whole
matter"
This made me fetch little breath.
1T was an easy matter" went on
Mr.. Tyn. coo1ly. 81 did but meet him,
as say, and after we had talked lit
tle-he running on rather loosely, be-
ing somewhat in wine-he spoke of his
swn accord of the senorita. He
traised her beauty and swore that it
were q shame to deal with her save
gently. AMI more to like purpose. /
inaily drew Kim on to disclose where
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
a STORM AT SUNSET.

/ stand upon the ocean shore.
And hear her deep eternal roar.
And view across her heaving breast.
A gorgeous pageant In the west.
For marshaled there in radiant light.
Along che very verge of night,
Are bright battalions, massed on high,
Moving across the evening sky.
/ mark the cleaning coats Of mail.
The waving plumes, the faces pale,
I see the flaming falchions fash.
And haFki the loud artillery's crash,
AS the guns rapid lightnings leap
From level plain. or lofty steep.
The while the trees move tremblingly.
Meath steady rain OF musketry.
! see the wild warehouses rush
Swift to the fray: tn o'erw helming crush
Fails their impetuous way to bar:
They scent the carnage from afar.
But soon the gathering shadows hide
The battles swaying. surging tide:
And all the grandeur of that sight,
Is swallowed in the shades of night
All. Silent now the battle ground
The pale tents cluster all around,
Ere from the lonely shore turn.
Afar. the glowing campf1res burn.
-Ingar Ingram. In Minneapolis House
keeper.