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Mrs. Barnard Thanks
MRS. PINKHAM FOR HEALTH
GLrrrrs TO MRS. NO. rs.9o,I

LETTER TO MRS. rrSxHAx NO. Is.oosI
DEAR FRIEND-I feel it my duty to
express my gratitude and thanks to
you for what your medicine has done
for me. l was very miserable and los
ing fieshvery fast, had bladder trouble,
duttering pains about the heart and
would get so dizzy and suffered with
painful menstruation. 1 was reading
in a paper about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, so I wrote to you
n after taking two bottles felt like q
new person. Tour Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured me and l cannot
praise it enough."-MRs. j. o. BARNARD,
MLLrowN, WASHINGTON Co., ME-
An Iowa Convincing Statements.
81 tried three doctors, and the last
n said nothing but an operation
would help me. My trouble was pro-
fuse flowing; sometimes I would think
i would flow to death. / was so weak
that the least work would tire me.
Reading of so many being cured by
your medicine, / made up my mind to
write to you for advice, and I am so
glad that l did. l took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Liver
Pills and followed your directions, and
am now well and strong. Ishall recon-
mend your medicine to all, for it saved
my life."-MIss A. p, Box 81 ABBOTT,
Iowa.
, 1899-09-07

Corkscrews are not always at hand
when wanted. When this is the case
use an ordinary large screw, with u
string attached, to pull the cork.
, 1899-09-07

To get best results. mix some ''Faultles,
Starch in a little cold water; when dis.
solved pour on boiling water until il be-
comes clear. All grocers sell ''Faultless
Starch.h Large packnge. Toe.
, 1899-09-07

Softleigh A bwllliant-aw-ldea
stwuck me lawst evening. doncher
know? Miss Cutting-Indeed! And
al it have a fender on it?
, 1899-09-07

See that your linen is washed clean. Use
"Fanltless Starch" clean irons, follow al.
suits will follow. All grocers sell s:FauItless
Starch" large package, Toe.
, 1899-09-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been q
family medicine with us since ISIS. II.
Madison. 2I09 AID Ave , Chicago, Ill.
, 1899-09-07
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

That man wanted lemonade and in
sisted that l squeeze the lemons In his
presence. Did you do itg' Yes. and
| squeezed some into his eye"
, 1899-09-07

1--WE a scheme to improve our street
car manners" What Is III" Have a
chaperon on each car
, 1899-09-07

DO. they act spoony?' mo. but he
smokes a pipe now when they walk out
in the evening"
, 1899-09-07

Was your friend an agreeable guest
Yes. even our cook like her"
, 1899-09-07

Look at that girl yonder with "A red
complexion
, 1899-09-07

Easy to buy, easy totake. eA,y in action, easy in
results Cascarets Candy Cathnrtic. Ideal liver Teun.
iator and intestinal tonic. All druggists, Ice. Csc, Soc
, 1899-09-07

crease of demand which has resulted
from industrial combinations.
, 1899-09-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children %teethlng. softens the gums, reduces IN.
nanniatlon, allays pain. cures wind collie. sc a bottle
, 1899-09-07
ALL ARE AT WORK.
A TYPICAL CENTER OF PRO-
TECTED INDUSTRY.
Extraordinary Showing by a ree-T
journal on the Condition of Things
That Has Followed the Restoration OF
the American Policy.

The New York World has discovered
the existence of a Greater Klondike.
1t Is located in Pittsburg. that hive OF
protected industries, and the Worlds
correspondent is telling some tall sto-
ries OF the wonderful products of the
region. The stories are well told. and
they have the additional merit of be-
ing true-which is more than can be
said Of all the Worlds stories. Re
duced TO a brief form of statement, the
situation in western Pensylvania's in
dustrial Eldorado is thus described:
Area of P~ittsburg's Industrial Klon-
dixie, 1870 quare miles.
Number of industries being operat-
cd on full time, 11S.
Number of men employed in these,
embracing all classes. 270. 900.
Average age per day, $2.15.
Range of wages, $1.75 to 81 per
day.
Number of idle men. none, except
from sickness.
Number of mills and factories I'M
able to run full time by reason of scar
city of labor, so.
Railroads unable to move freight
promptly because the traffic is 30 per
cent larger than all the freight cars in
service.
Gross industrial value of trade in
industrial Klondike, 8 5000, 000."
Further along we find the World, a
free-trade journal. testifying to the
wonderful results OF the revival of in
dustry that has occurred since the re-
advent of protection n prosperity. 1t
prints the following table. showing
the extent to which labor has shared
in the increased prosperity that has
come to the iron and steel center OF
America during the past year:
Increased wages.
Trade per cent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
The case i'm a Nut.heif.

Alabastine is a permanent coating
for walls and ceilings. designed otake
the place of kaIsonines and wall pa
per- Alabastine sets with the wall. It
is practically a stone cement, as hard
and smooth as paint, but much less ex-
pensive, and is applied just as easily by
anyone. It can be mixed with either
cold or hot water, and applied with a
kalsomine brush. 1t is clean, healthful.
and economical. Every one of the
strong points of Alabastine, proved to
be such by the test of twenty years.
is picked up by every new manufac-
turer of ordinary kalsomine and claimed
for his goods. These claims are alb
surd on their face. Alabastine alone
can prove its durability by the test of
time. 1t is sold by paint dealers, in
5-lb. packages, properly labeled.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Patience and Practice.

A clever young physician here, who, like
had weary time trying to build up prac-
tice, nevertheless meets his hard fortune
with smiling gayety. Like Warren Hast
ings, his motto is ''Nitor in Adyersitum.''
In company with friend, he had occa-
sion the other day to go into the Hiber-
MIA bank, where, owing TO the throng of
customers, he could not get his business
transacted at once. After considerable de-
lay, his companion, a nervous little man,
complained irritably of the inconvenience
to which they were subjected.
Doesn't this put you out of patience,
Doc?" he asked.
my dear SIR" returned the medico, gay
ly, ito be out of patients is my chronic CON
dition. / haven't had one for a week.
San Francisco News Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
I'm THE SOLDIERS CEMETERY AT
ARLINGTON.1

Ye are many, We are mighty, and your feet
they trample hard
Ye have trod the mountains under, and
the sea,
The sea We, too. have conquered, but within
this quiet yard
1t is l. the grass, am master; bark to me-
Ye have torn me in your marches, SCARED
me deep with hoof and heel.
And my dewy swarG have rolled in dust
and blood,
When amid the cannon-thunder cen the
forest seemed to reel.
And your battle shook the hillside where
We stood.
Were We victors? Twas not Carthage won
by Trasimenes lake,
Nor the Britons mid the wheat at Wa
terfoo,
For my creeping, crowdfng 1egions from
them both the field did take,
AS took the heights of Gettysburg from
you.
But I hate the battle fury as I hate the
crawling sea,
With it's wrinkled swinging tides that
cannot cease;
Sweeter far to me the woodland wnere the
dappled shadows be,
Or the graveyard with its lilies and its
peace.
Nay, will be done with knocking. o my
masters, naught am
But the clinging lowly grass about your
feet,
Growing green and cool around you, tired
eyes to satisfy,
And weaving, when all's done, your wind
ing-Sheet.
Sleep We Welt Men bring you roses, but
they wither in the sun
Bring them in the May with music and a
sound,
AS of old, of timed footsteps; but when all
the pOmp is done,
In the stiffness tbs my small roots wrap
you round,
Fold you close, and so will keep you till Po-
tomac shah Fun dry,
And the stars go out like camp-fires in
the skies,
Till the shivering sea shall perish, and the
budding mountains fly,
And the judgment bugle blowing bids you
rise.
-Williasl Hervey Woods, in Youths Com
paiion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

army. Throughout the long and hard
fought campaign, from Dalton to Ken
nesaw mountain, Atlanta and Jones'
boro, Colonel followed the fortunes
and misfortunes of the retreating army.
When the confederates under Hood
turned backward and began their re-
treat toward North Carolina Colonel
was still one of the most faithful of
campaigners. The roads were rough
and the forage grew 'woefully scarce
on that long retreat to Bentonville.
At the close of hostilities he was
brought back to Atlanta and hitched
to- dray. 1t is told of him that for many
years, while hauling heavy loads along
the muddy streets, he would prick up
his ears at the sound of bugle, and
it was somewhat difficult to control him
on such occasions. He began to grow
old and feeble, however. and when the
Greer boys died Colonel fell into the
hands of their brother-in-law, j. T.
Dempsey, of Oak Grove. Mr.. Dempsey
was well-to-do farmer and he turned
the veteran war horse into a pasture
and gave him his freedom after so many
years of faithful service both in war
and peace. Mr.. Dempsey had intended
to bring him to the city during the
peace jubilee, but the old horse had
grown too feeble to stand the journey,
and the project was abandoned. A few
days ago he was found dead in his stall.
He was one of the last surviving horses
of the confederacy, and must have been
close to 40 years of age. That he pos
sessed extraordinary vitality is evil
denced by the fact that he survived so
long after the tolls of his long cam
paigns, and after having served for
years as a dray horse after his days of
camp and field were over.
A large grave was dug under the
shade of a great oak in the pasture
where Colonel had spent his last days
The members OF the confederate vet
Grams camp at Oak Grove marched be-
hind the body to the grave and fired
parting salute. This is one of the
few instances where such military hon
ors were paid to horse. but everyone
present thought that the tribute to
Colonel was well bestowed--N. 7. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
BEEDSOE'S BATTERY.
1t Was Composed Of Gentlemen. Not
One of Them Ever Having
Been Reprimanded

81 was member of Capt. Hiram
Bledsoe's famous Missouri battery
said a man who is living in New York.
His recent death removes about the
last prominent figure in the confed
crate ranks from Missouri. Except in
the presence of his superior officers he
preferred to have his men call him Hi.
He went into the war right at the be-
ginning. The men who first enlisted
under him were his neighbors and ac-
quaintances in Cass county, where he
had lived since the Mexican war.
There were five brothers in his first
command. When they presented them
selves for enlistment. Hi asked them
if they had not better divide. and add
ed that he did not want TO have the
entire family. But the boys insisted,
and it is a singular fact that they. with
their commander, fought through the
war. So far as l can now recall no
member of the Bledsoe battery was
ever reprimanded. 1t was a model Or
ganization. ItsChiscipline wa sarmy talk.
And when Bleisoe met Gen. Beaure-
gard for the first time Beauregard
complimented him on the reputation of
his command. and asked him the secret
of it. Bledsoe's reply was that lis
command was composed of gentiem men
and that he treated them accordingly
at all times. When this superb organ
iZation decimated and it was proposed
to recruit it with con scripts Ble6as,oe re-
fused. He said the men who fought
under him must be volunteers. He
challenged the admiration of Grant by
the way in which he fought Grants
command at Port Gibson in 1863. It
was when Grant was closing in upon
Vicks burg. Bledsoe held off the en-
tire advance for one day. and Grant
asked, so 1 have heard, who was in
command. and said if there were a few
more as determined as Bledsoe. the
war would have lasted longer.
In 1864 command of federalsmoved
up near Bledsoe's lines. and the boys
in blue became very noisy and did some
miscellaneous firing. Bledsoe was
asleep. The noise awoke him. Turning
to the nearest captain, he asked what
the trouble was about. And when in
formed, he said: Well, must stop this.
for wantto go to sleep Andhe she1led
the federals until they withdrew.
when the war was over BIedsoe re-
turned to his farm in Cas- county. He
represented that county in the legIsla-
ture for several terms. He was con-
suited by the leading men of his party,
and if he had not checked his friends
he might have had any office in the
state. But he insisted on staying at
home.
I'm 1895 there was but one confed-
crate monument in Chickamauga ma
tional park. It was the gift of Mis-
souri,. On its sides is the story of Bled-
soe's battery..N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
HOw's ThiS9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, Gthe undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, 0.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
HoNoRs FOR A wARHoRsE.
Confederate Veterans Attend the
Funeral of an Equine
Comrade.

Colonel, veteran war horse of the
confederacy, was buried with military
honors a short time ago at Oak Grove.
ten miles from Atlanta, Ga. When
Cobb's legion was organized, company
6 was made up of young men from that
and adjoining counties, and among
them were the two Greer boys, Walter
and Will They took along colt which
they named Colonel, which was about
as ugly a specimen of horsefiesh as you
would see in a weeks travel. He was
tall, raw-boned, long-headed and knock
kneed. He was of that peculiar saiow
color that is neither bay nor sorrel,
the hair was meager on his name and
tail, and he was as clumsy as he was
ugly. Colonel was only used in eases
of emergency as a cavalry horse, but
he had the merit OF toughness, and his
fortitude and fidelity were demon
stratsd on many a long, hard march
and in many hot fight.
The legion was at first commanded
by Col. Thomas r. r. Cobb, an eminent
jurist-soldier and one of the most gal
liant of Georgians, until his fall, when
other officers in turn led the decimated
ranks through the arduous campaigns
of northern Virginia. At Seven Pines,
Bunker Hill, Sharpsburg, Banks Mills,
and many other bloody battles Colonel
was in charge.
On one occasion the union forces
stole a march on the legion at Meadow
Bridge, and they only escaped capture
by instant and rapid flight, leaving
their baggage and camp equipage in
the hands of the federal troopers.
Among the spoils of war thus acquired
was Colonel. He had been seized by
federal trooper and led back to the
rear. The legion retreated until a
stronger position was reached beyond
the long bridge, when they made a
stand. In the gathering twilight SEN
tries were posted SO as to command
the bridge, and the troopers dismounted
and remained on the alert for the fed
erals, whom they expected momentar-
lily to follow up their advantage by
charging the bridge. Just about dark
the sentries were aroused by the clat-
ter of hoofs approaching the bridge,
and then the thunder of a galloping
steed on the planking. They supposed
it was body of scouts from the federal
cavalry, and made ready to give them
a warm reception. All they saw, how
ever, was a riderlesS horse deshing
along the bridge at the top of his speed.
1t was Colonel with a new federal halter
on his neck. He had given his captors
the slip, and had followed his comrades
as fast as his clumsy heels could carry
him. He was welcomed in the camp
with ringing cheers, and ever afterward
he was held in the highest esteem by
every man in the legion.
After long service in the Virginia
army, Cobb's legion was ordered to
the support of Gen. Joseph E. John
ston, who was posted at Dalton, con-
fronting Gen. Sherman's victorious
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
BRAVE YOUNG WOMAN.
She Got Away with the Oysters But
Not In the Usuai Man.
neF.

A young girl from the state OF Washing
ton who came east to visit western SEN
ator 5 family last winter, had an experience
she hash forgotten Yet. The first few days
Of her stay In the capital were spent there,
and her meals were sent to her room. On
the very first evening she ordered oysters
for dinner Now, she knew nothing OF a
real, lfe-slzed oyster, having spent all her
days on the Pacific coast, where oysters are
not oysters at all, but something altogether
different. She was young and exceedingly
inexperienced, and she said to the waiter:
Bring me 90 oysters"
The waiter gasped.
rs that ally. he said.
"Oh, no, she answered, cheerfully. Bring
| newell, dinner, too
She says herself that she had to shut her
eyelids tight to keep her ewes from pop-
so oysters.
Isn't that more than SOY" she asked.
No, miss" answered the waiter. Shall
L take some away" and he grinned. 1t
was the grin that did it. Her western
blood rose at it.
many I'm hungry"
She locked the door after the astonished
waiter, and opened the window II was a
dark night, but she could see the roofs of
the adjoining houses almost within arms
| reach beneath her window. Only narrow
alley separated the buildings. She took a
fork, and deity and dexterously, one by
one, she flung the oysters as far as she could.
She could hear them fall MOSTLY, softly, fab
billy upon the roof opposite. When the
waiter returned, two oysters lay on her
plate: His eyes rolled wonderingly at her.
,Waswas the oysters good:" he asked,
| and he did not grin.
Fairly good" she made answer, calmly;
but | wasn't really hungry, after ALL
Washington Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
UNCLE SANS BOYS.
A Graphic Description of the akInE
of IloilO by One with
BrOgue.

There have been several accounts of
the capture of Iloilo, but the following
is the most succinct and vivid l have
heard. says Manila correspondent. 1t
was given between drinks by Milesian
jacky from the feet to group of ad-
miring soldiers in the Senate saloon. on
the Escotta. Holding a1oft his empty
glass he discoursed as follows:
I'VE was a-standing at quarthers
waitin' fur the nagers to do ayther the
wan thing or the ither, for the ginral
had STINT thin word they must ayther
surrinder or git out, when 1 heard
howlin' over in the transport beyant.
What's the matter wild them Tin
nessays,% says I.
'''They's fightin' mad saws the gun
ner.
What fur?' says I, kind of interest
ed loike
'Bekase they's been on the ship fur
a wake says he, a-grinnin' loike a bab
boon, and hevn't he'd drink of whus-
key since they left Manly
"'God rist Them says I; and JUS then
/ heard the ould man-that's the cap
tain-swear, for the nagers, instid of
surrenderin' or gittin' out, was wurk-
in on their intrinchments.
10Th stand no more such foolish
ness says he. Open up on EN- says
he, and we opened up. B'ys, We ought
to of seen it. Iv'ry tonne we let off
gun we opened a new strate through
Iloilo, till yez could throw stone troo
de town anywhere We PLACED. Thin the
Petrol sailed in an let 'em have it wild
the machine guns, an she jist swept the
pebbles off de beach Thin we landed
in the boats, an after us came the
moonshiners, yellin' like livery man of
EN- owned private sthi1l and was
afraid of losin' it. We chased the nagers
out of the town and way into the coun-
thry, till it was too dark to chase 'em
any more, and then the RETREAT sound
ed, and we came back to town, and whin
we went into quarthers fur de night,
thin Tinnesays detailed tin min from
livery company to start disthillery."-
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
sixty NzIIes an Heur.

a steam motor car, designed for use on
the railroads, recently made trial trip, go
ing at the rate OF sixty miles an hour. This
as has Hostetterss Stomach Ritters' the
quickest known road to health There Is
no quicker way for sufferers from all stoa-
ach ills to reach strength and happiness
than by this great remedy. 1t cures indi-
gestlon, constipation, nervousness, liver and
kidney trouble, and best of all the user stays
cured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Clear on One -Sprockett-''Do you
believe that the bicycle has seen its best
days?" Tyre-'I know mine has."-Phila-
delphia North American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
More Information.

Tommy-Paw, what do they put water in
stock for:
Mr. Figg-To soak the investors with, my
son.-Indianapolis journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Do Your Feet Ache AID Burnr

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Easev
a powder for the feet. Ii makes tight or New
Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Runions.
Swollen, Hot, Gallons, Sore, and Sweating
it, sc. Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

1 believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
Douglass, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, "a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
ConnicrinE EmotIons.

Mrs. Joy-Oh, John, run for the ply
stefan. The baby swallowed your diamond
studi
Bachelor Brother-Physician be hangedt
I'll bring a surgeon.-Jeweler's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

! Brain-fag is largely the result of people
| not wishing to admit that they eat too
] much.-Detroit Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Masculine idea of a Tea.

MASCuIlne IUed OF q TEA.
Empty two quarts of dried peas into a
bass drum and trim up the outside with
pink baby ribbon and you have the average
mans idea of his wife's five o'clock teas
Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
breaking and Mendine.

Remember when you break the 81
lence that the least said is the soonest
mended.-Chicag Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
What He Got.

Ethel-He offered me an engagement
ring.
Edith-And of course you gave him the
glad hand!"-Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

When boy comes home with a string OF
fish, ii Is a mean trick to ask him If he
caught them all.-Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

The Best Prescription for Chjns-
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELKss
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and Qufnine in
tasteleSs form. No cure-no pay. Price. Soc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
The other Man Knows.

No man is so ignorant that he doesn't
know what he would do if he were in
your place.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
A Powerful Incentiv.

The condition of a mans liver has more
TO do with his reputation for generosity than
Is generally understood.-St. Louis Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

a sallow skin acquires a healthy clear
ness by the use of Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Artistic is often synonym for useless
and expensive.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

In talking up a trade with a real horse
jockey, never close the bargain till the
next day. A. W. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02
Ancient Roquefort Cheese.

1t is said that Roquefort cheese dates back
to Pliny's time Some of ii smells as though
it were great deal older than that.-Bos-
ton Transcript.