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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Until After HOLIDAYS

Shepard, the Photographer, offers to
the Public rs MantelO Cabinets and
one 10x12 Portrait for only 81 25
25 Full Cabinets for So So
25 Half Cabinets for So %.
Remember the places on Main Street
over the New York Store, and on For
est Avenue.
Come everybody. and take in the
best thing ever offered you.
SHEPARD, The Photographer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Pearls Found i'm VERMONT.

Everyo6e is talking about the
"GraI6 Mountain Pearls" Did you
know that they cure liver troubleA
constipation, bad digestion, nausea,
dull headache, dizziness and foul
breath I? There never was pill sold
which acted SO quickly and gently,
aid they don't grippe one bit. fial
is al we ask-we know what che re-
suit WI be.
- FRANK PORTER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The successful candidates should
remember that when they make their
bond for any Office, whether it be for
road overseer or governor, you must
put fifty cent revenue stamp on it
and cancel it yourself. By keeping
this in mind you will save yourself lots
of trouble, as the board of county com>
missioners cannot approve bond with
out this being complied with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady, cured of her deafness
and noises in the head by DR.. Nichol'
sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave
$40, 900 to his Institute, so that deaf
people unable to procure the Ear
Drums. may have them free. Address
No. 4O27c. The Nicholson Institute,
$50 Eighth Avenue. New York.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The Star says Missouri tombstone
has upon it the following epitaph:
Here lies Mary Ann at rest,
Asleep on Abb aham's breast;
Now that's all right for Mary Ann,
But rather hard on Abraham.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
We Want, At Once,

We Want, At Once,
A reliable man to look after our
interests in Barton and the adjacent
counties. Salary or commission.
Special inducements to offer to the
right party. LINCOLN OIL Co.
Cleveland. Ohio,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

What is as pleasant as a day il
June? Some days in November, il
this Italy of America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Oriole Club.

The second number is the banner
attraction, "Spillman Riggs" humor.
list, sole whistler and Musical Imper.
senator. at the Opera House Thanks
giving night. Tickets at Aliens. AID.
mission soc, gallery $50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Notice.

Notice.
All parties indebted to us are re-
quested to call at our Office and settle.
Our books will be placed with a collect.
or on Jan. LIST.
DRs. SHAW & MORRISON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Married. en- the 14th inst, at the
home of the brides parents. in Buffalo
township, Starr Leek and Miss Stella
Clancy, daughter of A. 81. Clancy.
The DEMOCRAT wishes the young
couple long life and happiness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Martin Weirauch went east last
week to make visit with his daugh~
tiers and old nei6 hbors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Not guilty" was the verdict of the
jury on the first of the Hoisington
liquor cases tried in the district court.
It was the case against j. B. Carson.
Jones, THAT IS, the tax payers of Barr
ton county, he pays the freight
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Mr.. 81. E. Pinney left last week to
join her husband in Oregon. This
couple has been separated for q year
or more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Real estate is holding its own-and
then some-in Barton county and
Great Bend. If you do not buy you a
home now you'll wish later that you
had.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Mrs. J. A, Mcdonald, wife of Postal
Clerk Mcdonald, spent few days last
week visiting in LYONS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

W. f. BeardsIey came down from
Larned Sunday, not exactly to attend
district" court. but
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Fred ZUtaYern, of the Great Ben
Implement Co, made a business tri
to Kansas City last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Joe Sprinkler. the popular Ellinwood
auctioneer, was caller on the Demo-
BRAT last week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

In the case of State vs. Relf. tried
last week in the district court, the
Jury was out but few minutes until
they had agreed upon a verdict of
mot guIltvn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Ladies, now is the time to plant your
bulbs for Christmas blooming. 1 have
nice assortment,
ELL M CrnKE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

d T. Dennis is the loquatious
auctioneer who has been crying the
Moses Mercantile Co.'S. auction sale OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Frank Hayse, the Galatis black
smith, has been doing jury duty the
past week or more
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Pure Candies.
You should buy no other kind. See
me in plenty of time to have your Holt.
day order filled. CHAs. RATHBUN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

LADIES, for the remainder Of the
season will sell my millinery goods at
close prices, and many articles at cost,
such as caps, tams, Mexican hats,
street hats, felt dress hat shapes and
fancy feathers. I will also give my at
tentiOn to plain sewing or dressmak-
ing. respectfully solicit your patron
age. MISS SAVAGE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Charley Marley came in from the
east last week, and will probably
winter at Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

a woman entered dry goods store
the other day and requested to be
shown some dress goods. She seemed
hard to please and the clerk patiently
pulling out one bolt after another
until only one remained on one of the
shelves of that section. when he
stopped to catch his breath. The lady
calmly got up and said, well, don't
want anything today. was looking
for a friend.'' The clerk bowed
politely and said gravely, MADAM, if
you think your friend is in this last
bolt shall take it down with pleas
ure-' They don't speak now as they
pass by.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Now comes the man with face

Now comes the man with face
aglow who yelps again: 81 told
you sor' His candidate, at last
is in, he yells, elate: 81 knowed
he'd winl" Ere days begun you
hear him bray: Gus fellers won!
hooray! hooray!' He whoops
around, this windy cuss, emitting
sound that wearies us. He says:
Il win pile of dough, my man
got in! told you so!'' Thus all
day long we hear him yell, until
we wish he were Missouri.
Eureka Messenger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The PaoIa Spirit tells Of two little
darky girls who were discussing the
result of election, when one said to her
chum: ''Say. tell me who this man
Hanna is" ''Man!' replied the other,
''he's no man, chile, Hanna's McKin-
ley's wife don't I know"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Do You Eat Apples2

have fine lot of hand picked apples
the Amos Johnson farm, miles east
of Great Bend, or address me at Ellin.
wood. D. G. JOHNSON
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28

AT SUNRISE.

Miss Stella remained delirious all
through the night.
When she became conscious of her
surroundings the sun was shining
upon her. She slowly recalled her
wanderings and her terrors and then
comprehended her position.
With extreme and laborious difficult
ty, in excruciating pain. she drew her
self, crawling, to the top of a huge
rock near which she had fallen, and
thence locked about. hoping to see
some one to whom she could appeal
for assistance; or some habitation
whence help might be expected to is
sue. Her survey was unrewarded by
any helpful discovery, and leaving the
rock she attempted to get up and walk;
but the effort was useless; she could
not even stand without grasping a
sturdy bush for support.
Forced to abandon her efforts to
walk, she sat upon tae ground and
carefully examined her injured limb
which was greatly swollen. With diff
6culty she removed the shoe and stock
Ing and found that the ankle was dis
located and she feared that she had
also sustained a fracture of the knee,
sive and the pain so acute, so diffused
and so equal at all points that she
could not determine with certainty.
Having considerably relieved her
pain by releasing the foot and limb
from the pressure of the shoe and hos
lery; she ate the fruit she had brought
from Lessons, hoping that it would
impart a little strength. Remember
and contusions are relieved somewhat
Of pain by bathing the wounds in cold
water, she again crawled upon the rock
to look about her, hoping to discover
q spring or streamlet within her reach.
This time, from her observatory she
saw what had before escaped her OBJ
servation; stone hut with an odd
looking door, covered with scraps Of
iron. So distinct, so plainly visible,
so conspicuous was the structure that
she could not comprehend how 1t was
possible for her to have failed to see
1t before. Indeed, so impossible did
1t seem to overlook the hut that she
felt a superstitious doubt about its
reality and feared that she was again
becoming delirious. Inspection cun-
WINGED her Of its substantial character
and she said aloud:
mo one lives there now; but some
one has lived there or stopped there
at work and If l can each the door
will be able to discover path to their
source of water supply. Then / can
find a path to the road after I have
bathed my limb and reduced the SWELL
ing and / can soon reach some place
where help can be found. Surely there
Is water near that queer old hut! Ho-
mer, dear, I wish that you were here
with your gallant steed; you should
bear me away TOTO the altar"
Descending from the rock she picked
UP a stick and tried to use 1t as
crutch.
Almost at her first step she fell and
tainted.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
Shetland Ponies.

The great value of the Shetland pony
lies in its diminutive size, combined
with hardness and surprising strength
for so small an animal. These desira-
BILE qualities are the result Of long
breeding in a hilly. rocky country,
where pasture is scarce and the wealth
or often severe. These last facts les
sen the size, so that the animal may
more easily conform to its surround
ings. The strength of the limbs Is also
increased by the labor needed to climb
hills in which its native homo
abounds. Bred on lower and level
land, with abundant feed, the Shetland
pony increases in size. and also loses
some of the shagginess of name, tail
and fetlocks which are its distinctive
the foreign demand for ponies make
them more valuable, the tendency IL
to give them while growing better feed
and care. This increases size and per-
haps lessons hardness. But this last
is a quality only gained through heavy
losses OF young animals, which per-
ished under the old method OF manage
ment, leaving only the most hardy to
survive. But il even In Shetland the
conditions which created the Shetland
pony are disappearing, 1t may be just
as well to have this breed become
more nearly the size that average hors-
es attain. The Shetland was always.
outside its native home, breed for
fancy use rather than for either work
or speed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
sne go so suddenly? What is her New
York address,"

sne 90 so suddenly? What is her New
York address,"
"She went with a cousin who tele-
graphed for her from Scranton as he
was enroute home from Wilkesbarre.
have forgotten their address In New
York but we will have it when she
writes. The visit is one long promised
but it was not just now expected to
occur so soon."
The adjutant was bewildered by this
information and finding it impossible
to elicit the name of the relatives to
whom his affianced had gone he return
ed to his quarters in camp.
That Miss Stella had gone to New
York he did not doubt and he was wor-
ried by her apparent neglect to write
to him before her departure. even
though 1t was so hurried and unpre-
meditated. He remembered that she
had spoken of an anticipated visit to
an uncle in New York, whose name. he
recalled, was Wills. He slept bat little
that night, his mind being occupied ~
the situation Of his love affairs.
The next morning h procured
through his Colonel, an order from the
department commander, to proceed to
New York for the purpose OF execut-
ing verbal orders to be communicated
to him by Colonel Boyden, this method
being frequently resorted to to evade q
record of leave of absence, when on
GERS desired to visit any place for pri-
yate purposes. Accompanying this or
der came one for the detachment to
move to Scranton.
Thus, at the hour that Miss Stella
left Barton, the adjutant started to
New York, and the detachment
marched out of Minersvale toward
Scranton.
So little did the adjutant doubt that
Miss Zenith had told him the truth
that he never thought of consulting
Miss Morton but proceeded to New
York without communicating with her.
He communicated with no one, except
the Colonel Of the regiment who was
at Scranton and Captain Welter, who
commanded the detachment at Miners
vale; thus leaving everybody In MI
nersvale under the impression that he
had departed with the troops.
He reached the metropolis In the
night and before he retired procured q
city directory and made a list OF all
those named Wills whose ad-
dresses were found in that
volume. He intended to call
upon them, one after another, and to
say to each that he had just arrived
from Minersyale and carried a mes
sage for Miss Stella Zenith, lately ar
rived in the city to visit relatives
whose name he knew to be Wills, but
whose address he had lost. He had no
doubt that by this method Of search
he would succeed in finding his af1-
anced very easily. AS soon as he
found her, they would be married, If he
could gain her consent.
| Having thus fixed his plan Of CAM
| paign, he prepared and sent to each
| morning paper this personal:
THE young lady from Minersvale
will receive an important message II
she will send her address to Adjutant
| Homer at the Gilsey House."
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
Iondon liuYed Her.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick, wellknown Amer.
lean cyclist, upon her return from re-
cent visit in London, said:
at is impossible for a woman to
ride comfortably in London unless she
keeps to the parks. Rude boys, men
and women stand on the sidewalk and
shout all sorts of outrageous things as
you pass. They cry out You ought to
be ashamed You are disgrace to
the country You are no lady
Mr.. Fitzpatrick and rode down
town one day. I wore skirt only six
inches from the ground. When a rain
come on l dismounted and took my
wheel under an awning to wait until
the shower was over. Somehow
lost Charley in the crowd. Over 500
people gathered to look at me. They
blocked the pavement and actually
stopped the traffic in the street. /
called a policeman to protect me, and
he said, You've no business to be
down here on wheel dressed that
way, and he stepped back In the
crowd This was enough for the mob.
They began to guy me and / again
called the policeman. This time he
asked me how one or two policemen
could dispense such crowd, and told
him it would take two New York cops
less than two minutes to scatter them
and IL they could not do it alone they
would call for help. Then / tried to
make my way into the street to a cab.
and the men and women poked UNI
brellas and canes at my wheel, trying
to break the spokes. l was almost
killed by a wagon, and the drivers OF
the first two cabs that passed said they
were engaged. The third had man
in it, but he saw my predicament.
Jumped out and told me to get In. AS
he lifted my wheel up, the mob tried
to pull 1t out, and he raised his cane
and threatened to strike the next man
who dared to touch 1t. They followed
the cab for two blocks, yelling like
savages, and in the heart Of London"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
XII.
JOHN THE BAPTIST.

The Prophet was carried outside. Ex.
animation disclosed nothing more seri-
GUS than a severe bruise on one shoul.
der, another on one side and greater
one on the breast Of the unconscious
man.
The assailants poured water from
their canteens upon the head, face
neck and contusiops of the unoffend-
ing victim of their violence and II
ten minutes he revived. Opening hi
eyes he said:
Have you come from the East t,
see the virgin who shall bring fortl
the Son."
Eyes; Is the virgin within?"
"The time Is ripe; YET is she not 70
vealed unto me"
He appeared to be entirely uncon
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28

THE sARCOPHAGUs.

The soldiers at Minersyale were daily
and nightly called upon TO arrest de-
serters from the Union armies.
The term deserter was applied by
law alike to volunteers who fed from
the front in violation of their enlist
ment obligations, and to such drafted
men as refused to report to the pro-
vost marshal in obedience to his or
ders.
1t was not always an easy matter to
effect the capture of determined de-
linQuents of either class. Facilities
for escape and concealment were am
plified by popular inuisposition to
afford information to the troops, while
on the contrary all possible aid. in
formation, food, shelter and conceal
ment were given to the deserters.
Here and there was found a loyal
man; but detestation of the proVos
marshal was too nearly universal to
make 1t safe for such as might be In
clined to aid that officer or the forces
assisting him to do them any SER
vice.
Some Of the contrivances for con-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
She sought In every direction but was

She sought In every direction but was
unable to discover even a path!
Unable for a time to continue the
struggle she sat down on log over
which she had fallen and gave herself
up to sobs and the violence of her
misery. After half an hour her cou-
rage revived; she was somewhat rested
and felt something stronger and again
she sought for the road.
She could no longer see the ground
sufficiently to pick her steps. Her
clothes were IN shreds; her feet were
bruised and torn, her limbs were
wounded and sore and bleeding; she
was weak and lame and at length her
terror became SO great that she scarce
ly knew any longer what she sought
or why she toiled onward through the
darkness.
AS she descended hill she stepped
into the burrow of some animal and
fell to the ground with such violence
that she was stunned by the shock and
was at first unable to rise. When she
was able to get up she found that she
was severely and seriously injured.
Her foot, ankle and limb were much
swollen. The pain steadily increased.
Her suffering became so intense that
delirium ensued and kindly rendered
her unconscious Of her terrible con-
dition.
Alone, in the darkness of a moon
less night, upon the bleak hillside,
crippled, delirious, she saw, far OF
yonder, a light moving up and down,
here and there, disappearing, reappear-
ing and she sang in a soft, clear and
steady voice, through the tones of
which could be traced the echoes Of
pain:
"a mansion in heaven we see,
"And light In the window for thee;
"a mansion in heaven We see,
"And light in the window for thee;
Then on, perseveringly on, broth
er,
IT'LL from conflict and suffering
free;
Bright angels now beckon you over
the stream
There's light in the window for
thee.
"a mansion In heaven we see,
"And light in the window for thee;
"a mansion in heaven we see,
"And light in the window for thee"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28
little square window, held up the Bit

little square window, held up the biz
Of blue and white pesteboard and said:
Eighty cents, please? You'd better
AArry, Miss, the train is moving; it IL
tW&pty- minutes late"
"ohl ear! l have left my purse at
Hr. IL IONS! Let me have the ticket
md - BON as / get home l will tele-
Graph them to let you have the
price q t? am Stella Zenith of Mi
uersyaI my father Is Captain Evan
ca b the rules! Very sorry to
deny 4 DO small favor; but can't
oblige GU. Mother train tomorrow,
you bw."
H 4 have an engagement at home
that Unjust keep this evening"
"Do6t zee how you can, Miss; trains
She was defeated. Not outgeneral-
cd, Int betrayed. She was beaten
only ~ treaehery and theft.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-28

MISS ZENITH TELLS A LIE.

Pursuant to appointment the adju-
tant called at the Morton's and for
hours waited in anxiety for Miss Stel-
Ia. Weary with waiting, fearful that
she was in trouble at home, he at
length went to Captain Zenith's and
being shown In saw Miss Zenith to
whom he said:
Can / see Miss Stellar"
Stella went to New York last night
with a relative and will not return for
an indefinite time"
with whom did she go? Why did
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-05
The Beers are getting the best of the
English these days.

Those new stamp books will be out
May1.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-05
Gtte Hffntterr.
By G. L. ALLEN.
Subscription price, one year. .Sl.5
Official Newspaper Of Steele County
Entered as second class mail matter at the
postofice at Hope, North Dakota.
This paper will continue to be sent till all ar
rearages are paid and 1t is ordered discontinued.
Republican County Convention.

Notice to the Republican Voters of
Steele County, North Dakota:
Whereas, The state convention of the
Republican party Of North Dakota, to
be held for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the national convention will be
held in Fargo. May 16, 1900. the Repub.
lican central committee of Steele county
hereby calls Republican county con-
vention to meet in the court house on
saturday, April IA, 1000.
at IL o'clock a. M, for the purpose Of
electing delegates to represent Steele
county at the said state convention and
Of transacting such other business as
may come before the convention.
The caucuses OF the said county con-
vention are hereby called to meet in the
respective voting precincts of Steele cou,
nty at 5 o'clock p. M, Friday, April 13,
1900, at the respective polling places of
the precincts at the last general election
The superintendent of delegates is one
at large to each precinct and one for
every twenty and fraction of the average
number OF votes cast for the Republican
nominees for governor and congressman
in the election of 1898. This apportion-
ment results as follows to the respective