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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
WHY NO WINGS.
The Extraordinary Query of a Gush-
ing Lady Orator and Ita
Rude Answer.

remember once in a society to which
I belonged Lady lecturer of the gush-
ing order read a paper in which she
was very adverse to the theory ora be-
neficent Providence, says writer il
Nineteenth Century. "Why," she
asked, ''are we without wings, if ali
this omnipotent love directs the course
of the universe? Why have not been
furnished with wings wherewith 1
might fly to the ends of the earth to
my loved ones?'' There was discus
sion after the paper, when a dry old
one-eyed philosopher made this pithy
speech: ''Mr. Chairman, our lecturer
this evening complains because Provi
dence has given her no wings. L think
she has cause of complaint. but she's
got hold of the wrong one. Her truL
complaint is because she's got no
brains" The hit, though rude, went
home with uproarious effect. 1t was
in a measure deserved, and yet I saw
with regret how ready is the average
audience to jeer at woman's capacity.
To me it seems sorry sort of gallantry
which at the opera door waits as squire
of DANES with cloak and wrap. and then
in some smokeroom raises sardonic
laugh by suggesting that idiots are
fewer among women because SO little
noticeable: yet that is tone of con-
versation which, in a greater or less
degree, the bulk of men very often al
low themselves to indulge, partly, no
doubt, in jest, yet with meaning in 1T
none the less.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
UtiIander. In Australia.

Except that it is free from the COM
plication of race difficulties, the condi-
ton of affairs in West Australia pre-
sents curious parallel to that which
has existed in the TransvaaI. There,
too the old agricultural population is
contending fiercely against the influx
OF modern mining immigration. These
newcomers, like the Transvaal uit-
landers. have issued a manifesto
invoking the aid of their fellow cit
liens of the British empire" against
gr1evous oppression" in the way of
excessive taxation and inadequate rep
resentation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
one Of the Emperor,. Faa..

Among the many fads of Emperor
william is his passion for collecting
boots and shoes of famous people. his
collection of these particular objects
of attire constituting fitting pendant
to his huge museum of uniforms. The
collection Is kept in the marble palace
at Potsdam. and there are some 1000
pairs, from Greek sandals and a pair
of slippers reputed to have belonged to
Mahomet to the boots of Wallenstein.
of Gustavus Adolphus. of Peter the
Great, of Frederick the Great. and last
II. Of the first Napoleon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
Playing before the sultan.


In an account Of how he played be-
fore the sultan and his harem at Con-
stantinople (the ladies were at the end
Of the room behind a gold grating),
Franz Ondricek, the well-known vio-
linist, relates in the New York Tribune
that he had to submit to the same test
as other performers that have APP
peared at Lildiz Kiosk, and play at
sight any piece selected by the sultan.
In this case it was an absurdly easy ar
rangement of airs from LA Sonnam-
bula." which NJ. Ondricek proceeded to
render in the most serious manner, to
the delight of his majesty. When. on
one occasion, the famous Wilhelm was
invited to submit to the same test, he
incurred much displeasure by refusing
to play anything SO childish"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
frRRMEN RUN WITH ENGINE.


George Shippy, police captain of the
Desplaines street station, was formerly
in the fire department, and at one time
in charge Of the colored members of
engine company No. 81, in Taylor
street. He tells many stories about the
negro fire fighters. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Zone fire ALARM" relates Capt.
Shippy. ''was given from Harrison
street and the river. It was STILL
and ours was the only engine called.
The hitch-up was made In good time,
and we swung around the corner of
Harrison and Clark and started west.
AS we were crossing the railroad tracks
of the horses was killed. Delay meant,
perhaps. thousands Of dollars worth
of property being destroyed. has
tened to box to turn in an alarm in
order that other engine companies
might be made aware Of the fire, but
when / returned to the scene of the &C
cident only the dead horse remained
there. I ran to the fire and, to my sur
prise, found my men attaching the en-
CINE to the fire plug and untwirling the.
hose. Four of the negroes had stepped
into the harness torn from the body of
the dead animal and, keeping,pace with
its companion, dragged the ponderous
engine four blocks to the scene of the
blaze.
"They had the fire under control be-
fore any other engine company ar
rived"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
SAID CHRIST HAD BROTHERS.
That was Why . Aassachusett,
school-TeaeAcF Was Asked

Because she told her scholars that
Christ was one of ten brothers and sis
tiers, Miss Anna B. Hasbrouck. an in
structor in history. was dismissed
from the Holyoke (Mass.) high school
faculty by the school committee. Miss
Hasbrouck was asked to resign, and
her letter was accepted without a dis
senting vote, says an eastern ex-
change.
The incident which cost Miss Has
brouck her position happened in the
medieval history class few days ago.
The discussion drifted as to the pa
rentage OF Christ, and one student
wanted to know if Christ was the only
son. Miss Hasbrouck replied: NO;
He is one of family of ten brothers
and sisters"
A second student doubted Miss Has
brouck's statement and wanted to
know her authority.
81 cannot tell you accurately just
now" she replied, 'sbut L have the i'm
preston the statement is made in the
Bible
Some of the students, still skeptical,
repeated the assertion at home. One
of the prominent clergymen of the
city, Rev. P. j. Harkins, took occasion
to denounce the teacher in his sermon
at ST. Jerome's church.
Pupils" he said, should be with
drawn from the school if incompetent
teachers are to misinstruct students
as this one has"
Miss Hasbrouck declined to make a
statement. She was appointed a
teacher in the Holyoke high school in
January, 1896. She is graduate of
the New York state normal college.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
RarteR County Democrat.
VIII =. STOKE, EAitsr aaA Publisher
GREAT BEND. KANSAS
KITCHENER GRAVES SUCCESS
british General Sub0rdinates Every
thing Else to the One Object
of HIS Life.

Father Brindle. D. S. O., bishop aux
1Iiary to Cardinal Vaughan, recently
delivered a lecture at Eastbourne,
England, in which he devoted some
time to personal "reminiscences Of
Lord Kitchener, the English general
now in South Africa. Father Brindle
has known Kitchener for 16 years.
II have always known him." he said,
..as man with purpose-a man who
was bound to make his mark. I knew
him when he was only a captain. at
the time of the earlier Soudan cam
paigns, when he so frequently went
out into the desert to make observa-
tons and to bring back most valuable
informa ton to his superiors. In 1896
I was enabled to view the perfection
of his organization. He has made it
rule of his life never to raise his foot
without knowing where he is going to
place it. He is thought to be hard
man; L do not believe him to be hard.
But he is certainly man who wears
a mask.
Lord Kitchener has set one object
before him in life, and that is, to be
successful. He has subordnated every
other feeling of his nature to that one
thought of success. He looks upon
men as tools, which, if they are not fit
for the work for which they are re-
quired, must be replaced. The result
is that he always secures the best
men. These men, moreover, never
lack their reward. For the men who
served under him n the Soudan yes
,terday are the men who are serving
under him in South Africa to-day"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
P.eiae Air 1. the Best.

Studies of the zodiacal light made at
sea lead F. j. BABYLON, formerly of the
British navy, to remark that the air
over the Pacific ocean appears clearer
and better adapted for celestial obser-
walton than that lying over the Atlantic
ocean. Honolulu is admirably situated
for clearness of air, and it may become
an important outpost in astronomy 1t
has already been selected as one OF the
chief points for the study of the vibra-
tons of the earth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
AN Old Homestead.

Within a mile of Gethsemane. KY, is
an old brick house, which is, without
doubt, the oldest brick house in Ken
lucky. It was erected in 1871 by Capt.
Samuel Pottinger. Maryland man.
The lumber for the interior is made OF
native walnut worked up by hand. The
doors and frames are made of solid wal
nut, and are very heavy. The locks,
nails and hinges came from Virginia,
and were made by hand. The plaster
ing was mixed with buffalo hair.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

For the first time in history our ex-
ports to Asia and Oceanica will exceed
100000. coo during the current fiscal
year. In no part of the world has our
trade grown with such amazing rapid
ity, except in South Africa, the total
having increased 100 per cent in two
years. for in 1893 our total exports to
all Asia and Oceanica amounted only to
little more than $27,00O, 900. The in
crease is chiefly in cottons, breadstuffs,
provisions and manufactured goods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
when Children Dream.

According to the recent studies OF
Sig. De Sanctis of Turin, chill
: dren begin to dream before their fourth
year. but are unable to recall dreams
beforethe age of five. This age. he con-
: cIudes, is that at which child first
becomes instinctively conscious Of self.
Aged people dream less frequently and
less wildly than the young. Women
dreams are more frequent, more vivid
and better remembered than those of
men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
Long LixhtninE Rod.

Bavaria boasts that it has the longest
lightning conductor in the world. It
rises some yards above the top of the
meteorological station on the Zug-
Spite, the highest point in the German
empire, and runs down the side of the
mountain to the Hollenthal, where
there is running water all the year
round. The length of the rod is five and
a half kilometers, nearly three miles
and = halt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
From war to Pursuits Of Peaee.

From War to Pursuits OF Peace.
Now that the war in South Africa
is practically over, the Missouri mules
that are left may be used in Kansas
to pull harvesting machines, suggests
the Chicago Times-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

Queen Victoria is about to publish
another selection from her diaries, the
profits to be turned over to the war
fund.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
WOOLLEY Is HAPPY.
Prohibition Ticket Received Three TImos
MS Many Votes na in 100.

Chicago (SpeciaD Besides McKin-
ley and Bryan, there were five other
men in the field with aspirations to
the Office of President of the United
States. In Chicago alone Eugene V.
Debs, as head, Of the Social-Democratic
ticket, led the other minor candidates
by a total vote of 5022. John G..
Woolley, the Prohibition candidate,
followed with vote of 1886, while the
Socialist-Labor party's candidate, JOS
cph f. Malloney, received 295. Whar-
ton Barker, for the Peoples party 1S9,
and Seth II. Ellis of the Union Reform
for direct legislation party, found 30
scattering votes.
At the national Prohibition head
quarters it was estimated that the
total vote in the Nation would exceed
100000. This estimate was based on
the receipt Of about 400 kilograms re-
celved from 2S States. This is more
than three times the vote cast for
Levering in 1896.
Mr.. Woollcy anticipates n vote ap-
preaching 100000, basing his claims
upon the country precincts which are
yet to report. Indiana, Ohio, Michl-
gan, New York and Pennsylvania are
thought to have polled Prohibition
vote fully four times as large as in
1896. Illinois is estimated at nearly
three times the vote of 1896, or $1,000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
THE KEYSTONE STI
Latest News Happenings Cil,,.
Various Parts.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ATREyyo, ,
Railroad Conductor Fatally wo,,
and Kills himseIi'.cOuld Not .' R.'.
''Lauudrymnn at Brldgepor, Is' I
and RObOed''New Charge Against >
Taylor, Of Mahanoy CITY.

A horrible tragedy was o,.
Reynoldsville. G. NJ. Usrd,en ena'
ductor on tho ReynoldsvIiIo"
Creek Railway, and a ci,i,..a u any
Standing in the community \
WIFE with a revolver. inaic,y., y
from which she cannot rcg
turning the weapon ON b,,o.,y!e ,v.oye|
bullet Into his brain.
The latter part of last w,,, i
Mrs. Harding separate "Sek
took the children. a rIrl o, 4
boy of 3, and went to fbe y. ,
parents, and Mrs. Hardlnv TU',l u,au
home of her father and no,i nylY
and Mrs. Benjamin Jones NUuo ,.
part of the town. Hardin. III
MS work, but brooded greatly \
trouble. '''y y
He wrote several lo,,or.
them being one to his naron, %
them to forgive him for bis .".'
and asking them to cara ~ f..
little children. He said be o,|
live over the actions Of HE nv Jy11
At noon he went to the to..l oo
and asked to see Mrs. HarSIs ySI
made her appearance. and m ~lj
word he drew a revolver and y
down. '1u
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15

Union, N. H. (SpeciaD "A shooting
accident occurred in the neighboring
town of Milan. whereby Edward Ellis
lost his life at the hands of his brother
Frank, Of this city. The two had
started out with the intention of kill
ing a large bear, which had been seen
in the vicinity. After travelling a
short distance they separated and
proceeded in different directions.
They had been apart but a short
time when Frank saw some object
crawling in the bushes and he imme-
diately fired. On hurrying to the spot,
where he expected to find the bear, he
was Mortified to find the body of his
brother
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Alabama,

Bryan carried every county in Ala
bama. His majority will be fully TO-
900. The nine Congressional districts
return Democratic Representatives. In
four of the districts there was no oppo-
sition to the Democratic nominees.
In the Fifth district, where the fight
for the Democratic nomination was
very bitter, and extended over several
months, it was feared the disaffection
Of Democrats might affect the result,
but Thompson (Dem.) was elected
over Kilstead by 10000 majority which
makes q contest improbable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
field OF LABOR.

The st. Louis Trades Council repre-
sents 5000 members.
In the government forest reserves
there are 46,772,000 acres.
California stands fifth among the
States as an oil producer.
A union of drivers OF newspaper
wagons has been organized at Chicago,
Coal brings the highest price in
South Africa and the lowest in China.
Journeymen bakers are agitating to
secure the enforcement of q universal
ten-hour day on May /, 1901.
A nursery near Mexico, Mo-, contains
100000 young fruit trees. pruned and
cultivated to perfection.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
NEXT CONGRESS.
REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE BIG
WORKING MAJORITY.
THE LATEST FIGURES.
New York Now Has only Ton Domo-
cratic Congressmen- Mr.. Bryan Also
Loses His Chance OF Going 10 the Sem
ato-Republican Senatorial Majority
Six Over All.

Washington (SpeciaD. Corrected
returns received from all the States
would indicate that the Fifty-sevcnth
Congress will be composed Of 2Oi Re-
publicans, 145 Democrats and Inde-
pendents. There are two or three
close districts in the country, but
when the official count is made it Is
doubtful II the compilation will vary
more than one or two either way. 1t
Is reasonable to suppose, in the light
OF present information, that there will
be no variance.
The following table may therefore,
be accepted as well nigh correct:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
State In Brief.

Mrs. John Jones, who llVe'
Kennett Square, was so pau!
that it is thought she VIII W
was carrying a lighted lamP
stairs when she fell. her
caught fire.
While employed at DIS "
Toulouse No. 5, on the Cle'Nl
pike, VIM. Gadberry, gateRe,pl
overcome by escaping gas
Suburban Company's main NJ
the floor, and was soon
found in an unconscious cOnI',i
physician was summoned aHu
ry's life was saved. 4
Mrs. Jane Kretz, WIDOW, 4
burg, risked her life to saw
small children from blaIls
She wrapped herself in oss s
rushed through II wall OF ,l,.n 5a~
ter carrying out four chllui'u
bors came to her aid ana >"
others.
An effort is being made @S
man Butler and Others to "'
the Washington authorizes
the survivors of the lou
Pennsylvania Volunteers ,,Md
commanded by Col. f. T. NV
Seven-year-old Mary Joly lcyss.il
cut off by a trolley car a. ,,n U
Frank Haser, an old GeTiu G"S
saved the life Of the Nltlle vs ,a
up the artery before the ~"
doctor. =, III
Thomas Bartal, aged ~ va,
town, was fatally inJureu mn
vile. He was hauling
from Boyertown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Burglars Hang a Chln,m,o

Three masked men broko h
home of Lem Lee, a Chinese II II
man, living on Front strea,
port, and robbed and tortproS
While one of the men bo,d ,
yer ut the Chinaman's head tba
ransacked a trunk and socnr, @
They next went to the laundrv
ment, and examined the clo,bin0
Pieces that were not slammed y
were taken. "
Not satisfied with tbc su.,
their operations, the robber.
rope around Lees neck and d,
him to a hook in the room TN
beat him with the LAUNDRY iran
Being unable TO force Leo IN
more money, the robbers dp,I
leased him from the hook. Tb1
tore the bed clothing into striI
tied the Chinaman's hands al
and gagged him.
Three hours after the rohboI
Lee succeeded in freeing blm,l
notified a policeman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Kansas.

J. Mack Love, chairman OF the Kan
sas Democratic State Committee, made
the following statement:
II fear that Kansas has gone Repub-
lican and that Mckinley ard Stanley,
Governor, will carry the State by small
majorlties."
At midnight Chairman Albaugh, OF
the Republican State Committee, said:
Returns already indicate that the
State will give Mckinley over 10000
plurality; that a solid Republican Con-
gressional delegation will be elected;
that the Legislature will be Republl-
can on Joint ballot. and that the Re-
publican State ticket will be elected by
25,000 plurality"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Connecticut.

Connecticut in the election decided
that her electoral vote of should be
placed in the Mckinley column; the
entire Republican State ticket was
elected, and a General Assembly over
whelmingly Republican was chosen.
The plurality for Mckinley, with
practically all of the returns in, is
fixed at about $4,000. The surprise of
the day was occasioned by the fact
that the Republican State ticket fol-
lowed closely the figures of the Presi-
Dental contest and was elected by plu-
ralities of over 21 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Gable for the Philippines.

Washington Especially. - General
Greedy, chief signal officer, has receiv-
ed cable message from Colonel
Squire, of the Signal Service, saying
that the transport Burnside arrived at
Alden, at the southern end of the Red
Sea, in good condition, and Will re-
sumo her voyage to Manila.
The Burnside carries the full equip
ment of cable apparatus designated In
establish telegraphic communications
with all the military stations in the
Philippine archipelago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Indiana.

Late returns show that Mckinley has
carried Indiana by greater plurality
than he got four years ago.
The State is conceded to the Repub-
licans. Late returns indicate that Nc
Kinley's plurality will be fully 10000
Republicans claim n gain of two Cou-
gressmen.
Colonel Durbin. the Republican Gu
bernatorial candidate is running close
to the national ticket.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Held for Wife.poisopin,

Druggist Robert w. Taylor 0,
noy City, whose bail was fixed
by Court on the charge Of kill
little step-daughter, Elsie Mey,
who was not released from iaI
to the serving of a detainer NJ
warden because of another
charge, was taken from prison
raigned before Alderman J. LE
A charge was brought Of ate
to administer poison to his wifi
Mary Taylor, on September
by placing it in a glass of watel
she drank. He was held under
bail additional.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
A Village Fever Stricken,

In the village of Cementon
an epidemic of typhoid fever
two persons being affected.
day Edwin II. Wcnner died an
his funeral was being held bis
Howard died.
1t is believed that the water
is contaminated and the hea
thorities will be asked to make
vestigation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Virginia.

The election in Virginia was for IL
Presidential electors and 10 Congress
men. The delegation in the last Con
gress stood Democrats and 1 Rcpub-
lican
At midnight the returns indicate
that Bryan's majority in Virginia VIII
exceed 10000. 1t may possibly touch
10000. The total vote shows a falling
off from that of 1896. Tho Democrats
have elected a solid Delegation to Con-
gress. The Democrats have made
large gains in all of the cities of the
State. The county districts show up
equally as well. IL not better.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Freak Bet May Bring Death.

AS the result of the fulfllmet
freak election bet, Isaac Brown
Bend, Mercer county, will prObaI
The condition of the wager vi
II Bryan was defeated he would
across the ShenangO river vA
did. The ice-cold bath result
pneumonia, and he is in a CRITIC
dition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
She Fell, Shot by a Hunter

Miss Elsie Hicks, young vO
Drennen, received Il load Of bI
in her body that will result
death. The shot was fired by
Hankey, who was out hunting
bit ran across the public 10
Hankey, without looking ahead
Miss Hicks was coming toward
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
nontana.

Returns from Silver Bow county,
which casts about a fourth of Mon
tana's vote, indicate that Bryan has
carried the State by something like
10000; that the Democratic fusion
State ticket is elected, and that the
fusionists will have a majority in the
Legislature, which elects two United
States Senators.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
Missouri.

Chairman Seibert, OF the Democratic
State Central Committee, stated that
enough doubtful counties had been
heard from to indicate the election of
Bryan and Dockery, the latter for Gov
ernor, by good pluralities.
SiXty-three precincts out of 1898 in
St Louis give Bryan 11,759; Mckinley,
$685.; Dockery. Dem, for Governor,
11,529; Flory, Rep, for Governor, S55S.