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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Hear HOE. Allen o. Myers. of Ohio.
He is most eloquent speaker. He
also speaks at Ellinwood on the even
ing of the 18th
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

For SALE-2 good mich cows,
fresh. Enquire of John McMallen, z
miles west of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Axel Wemmergren has painted and
swung to the breeze an elegant sign
for j. s. Ewalt. manager of the Inter
State Land s. Investment Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Dave Gray and G. B. Wolden were
two Barton county mon to be .touch~
ed'' by the light fingered gentry who
infested Rugchfnson daring the repnb
iodn dofnes down thege last weak.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The county commissioners are in
session this week. Full report of their
proceedings in next weeks DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

We hope to give full report of the
awards and speed winners. at the Fair.
in the next week issue of the DEMO
Graf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Remember. ii you are resident or
Great Bend you must be properly re.
gistered before you can vote.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

A good residence lot for sale 5Oxl4O
feet; shade and fruit trees Is years
old. East side. For particulars see
IL WinterburQ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Ask to see those Sash Locks and
Broom HoldeTs-the neatest thing
out. You will sure want them.
CHAs. PREssL, Agent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Tobias Schultz, of Liberty township.
was in town Saturday to get his patent
on school land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

For SALE-A span Of year old
Work Mules; we'll broke; Is hands
high. See T. r McElroy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The town is full of strangers this
week. And some of the strangers
have been getting too full of beer for
their own comfort or convenience.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

For SALE-15O to 200 tons of good
hay; want to sell in bulk: may have
more. ALBERT SPENCER,
Hoisington, Kans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Frank Doran drove in through The
mud, Saturday, to get threshers' sup
plies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The city registration books close on
Oct. 26-1O days before election day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05
Cellular @ osmogony.


That is not French, nor Chinese, nor
Filipino. It is the title of a new book
whose author takes the position that
1.-The Earth is Concave Sphere" In
other words, instead of the earth be-
ing inhabited on the outside. we poor
benighted beings are INSIDE Of an im-
mense shell-instead Of ''on"th earth
we are strictly I'm it," The author
offers 500. 900 to the astronomer. good
esis:, engineer or experimentalist who
will disprove the facts presented In
the volume. This new science is called
.sKoreshanity," and is puzz'iDg many
great thinkers of the day. Mrs. Lydia
Gray is In the city this week as agent
of the book, and can site one to many
puzzling passages in che volume which
seem to be indisputable.
P. A. Potts was up, from the south
side, Saturday.
Enrolment in the city schools this
week was 554.
The early frost is due. Ladies,
lookout for those house plants.
Mrs. Titus returned last week TO
her home in HenDessy. Oklahoma.
The city registration books close on
Oct. 26-1O days before election day.
Frank Doran drove in through the
mud, Saturday, to get threshers' suP-
plies.
Tobias Schultz. of Liberty township.
was in town Saturday to get his patent
on school land.
For SALE-A span of year old
Work Mules; we'll broke; Is hands
high. See T. r McElroy.
Remember. if you are resident OF
Great Bend you must be properly re-
gistered before you can vote.
For SALE-2 good mich cows,
fresh. Enquire of John McMallen. Z
miles west of Great Bend.
The county commissioners are in
session this week Full report of their
proceedings in next weeks DEMOCRAT.
A good residence lot for sale 50xl4O
feet; shade and fruit trees Is years
old. East side. For particulars see
j. j. Winterburg.
Axei Wemmergren has painted and
swung to the breeze an elegant sign
for j. 8. Ewalt. manager of the Inter
State Land s. Investment Co.
Ask to see those Sash Locks and
Broom HoldeTs-the neatest thing
out. You will sure want them.
CHAs. PREssL, Agent
Dave Gray and G. b. WoIden were
two Barton county men to be .'touch~
ed" by the light fingered gentry who
infested Hutchinson during the repnb
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Mrs. Titus returned last week u
her home in HenDessy, Oklahoma.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

s-Boss'' Plat aud Boss" Croker may
be playing together they generally
debut this year they are playing the
cards in New York. Mark
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The early frost is due. Ladies,
lookout for those house plants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Four weeks until election day. II
you are city voter, and not properly
register ed, attend to the matter right
away. You will want to vote for the
winning men. sure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The Moses Grain Co. is putting
plans under way iur the erection of q
large Touring mill at this place.
Bend the greatest milling center in
central Kansas, with four large f1our-
ing mills and five grain elevators.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

Enrolment in the city schools this
week was 554.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

j. s. Ewalt made business trip to
Missouri last week. Joe has located
many a good citizen, in this county
during the past year, and says yet
there's more to follow
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The independent" (?) Ellinwood
Leader was full Of locals advertising
the republican meeting on the 9Th. at
the democrat meeting on the 4th.
Cookie, your too sweet republican
to be fair with your own patrons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-05

The political supplement" season
is here. A supplement. to comply
with the postal law, should have the
as we'll as the name of the
paper. Republican papers are not
with that provision.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
The Forbidden
City, 90

The interior of the Forbidden City
- divided into three parts by two
walls running entirely through it from
north to south, the eastern section Of
the city being given up to the office
OF the Chinese boards Of government
and to the treasury Of the palace.
while that on the west contains a
great variety Of buildings, memorial
halls to distinguished sovereigns and
scholars, the guardian temple Of the
city and the government printing Of
fee. We were not, however, allowed
70 do any investigation, writes an
American soldier, and the procession
was kept in the inner space between
the two dividing walls, straight
through the city. Back OF the great
audience hall was the gate leading
70 the palace itself. This palace Is
considered by the Chinese as the most
important Of all the imperial build
ings. Il was the scene OF the famous
reception given by the emperor Kanghi
in 1922, when on the sixtieth annivsr-
sary OF his reign he invited to the pal
ace. as his guests, all the men Of the
empire over sixty years Of age. North
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
Great AUk'S
EggsS~

More than half a century ago the
last known living specimen Of the great
aux was destroyed. Now an egg of
that extinct bird has been sold at
what seems, perhaps, except to scien-
usts' to be a fabulous price. For it
at Stevens auctions, London, S1,67s
was paid. It took spirited bidding to
get 1t at that figure. The great aux
was a water bird, closely resembling
those sea birds known as guillemots.
little auks and pufins, which are ia
miliar to visitors at the seaside. All
these species, however, possess the
power Of flight, and hence they have
succeeded in preserving their lives in
spite Of the persecution of man. No
two Of theknown eggs Of the greatauk
are alike in markings, some of them
being very distinct. Sometimes the
markings are much smaller and closer
thar those in the figure represented.
and other specimens are to be seen
marked in varied patterns. When It
was first learned that the great u
was an extinct bird the price Of its
remains began to rise. In 1859 a speci-
men was sold as high as 500; in 1854
four specimens were sold for $12O, SIPS,
$3.50 and 225 respectively. In 1882
a single egg sold for $3.50. The price
stu went up, and in 1895 Messrs.
Stevens sold one, after a brisk COM
petition, for 1925. In 1899 a specimen
realized at Stevens auction $1,000.
Then there was a slight drop in the
value, as it was known that several
specimens would probably come into
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
British Government Proposes to Drive
Monopoly Out Of Business.

took a little over nineteen months.
Then they began digging.
Underground London is already
such a vast network Of various
plants" old and new, that It has
been no easy task to find a place In
every street where the telephone wires
could be laid. Perhaps the contractors
had their ~pleasantest time In Cheap
side, where in digging they found a
curious system Of followed tree
trunks through which, one hundred
and fifty or more years ago
a part Of London got It's water supply.
The trunks we're black with age. but
most Of them sound as q nut. and
we're promptly pounced upon by Lon
doners eager for souvenirs.
The new experiment in pa-ternalism
will make the British postmaster gen
eral o nearly than ever the father
Of his people. The responsibilities Of
his department are already astonish-
Ing. Aside from his regular postal
business Of handling two billion let
ters a year, he runs the entire tele-
graph system Of the country, conducts
the biggest savings bank in the world,
insures lives, deals in government
bonds, manages a messenger service,
and spends 1876 900, 900 a year in sala-
ries alone. His telegraph monopoly is
run at a net loss Of about half a mill
lion dollars a year, on an average, but
the loss Is due largely to the sums
spent in extending the service; the
actual receipts are increasing rapidly,
despite the fact that a telegram Of
twelve words costs the sender only
twelve cents.
If he manages his new telephone
business as well as he does the tele-
graphs, London will get a service at
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
IlniullleHllN nIllHlnYk
Is Appreciated Only 5
by COmpOri. :
son.

traverse In one year. From the fact
that we are able 20 see bodies at such
almost Uncomfortable distances at all,
II Is easy to conclude that these bodies
must themselves be Of %stupendous size.
In fact, In many cases where an ap-
proximate calculation is possible and
has been effected, the results show
that our sun, with which we always
connect the idea Of immense vastness.
dwindles almost into insignihcance
when compared with these orbs, a
though not altogether devoid OF hui
initiation. From the eternal motion
Of the planets. the rapid motion in
space Of the sun itself, and the OBJ
served motion OF many stars, it fol-
lows by an analogy which is simply
Irresistible that, without an excep-
ton, all celestial bodies are and can
not be otherwise than in motion. and
still for thousands Of years the shape
Of the consultations has not undergone
material change. From ancient records
we a infer that the Great and Lesser
Bears and other familiar star conhgu-
rations are the same now as they we're
thousands Of years ago, almost i'm
pressing us with their immutability.
We must not forget, however, that in
astronomy, 5000 or 1000 years, to
which the most ancient records date
back, are a vanishing quantity, and
that, consequently, after a lapse of
many thousands Of years, the constel-
lations cannot but assume a shape
more or less different from their pres
ent ones. When, however, this comes
to pass II is very questionable whether
the earth will any longer be an in
habitable body, for It seems that Zach
planetary body, not to speak of the
sun itself, has its allotted time for con-
ditions that render organic life on
them possible.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
"Oanteene on Prsmls..

The manager of an expensive BACH
elor apartment house on Murray Hin
recently advertised an empty apart
ment and waited for prospective ten
ants. They arrived occasionally dur
ing the first week. On a later day when
the advertisement was once more
printed, they came in such numbers
that by 8 O'Clock ten men had asked
to see the rooms. 1t was not long be-
fore the Of this sudden demand
was plain to the manager. He learned
1t from the first arrival who looked at
the empty rooms, admired their good
points, and then showed Enthusiastically
that he was disappointed. but where
is the canteen?" he asked. The man
ager was amazed and could only re-
peat, the canteen?" Then the visitor
took out a newspaper and showed that
the advertisement plainly read, Can
teen on premises" It was a mistake
for Caterer on premises ."-New York
Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14

cision says: mo solicitation Of an
oner should be made and no delin-
quent should be induced by threats to
invoke the power of the commissioner
to compromise and no assurance
should be given Of the probable action
OF the commissioner If an offer is
made, but where the individual is ig-
norant Of such a provision of law and
desires to make his appeal for elem
ency in the name provided 1t is the
duty of the collector to give him suit
able instructions" It is not to be un-
derstood from anything contained in
this circular that any statement Of the
Efforts on the part of officers necessary
to the protection Of the interests Of
the government, the collection of
taxes, or the vigorous prosecution Of
wtllful violations of law is to be per-
mitted, and it must be understood that
this office will not tolerate practices
which are manifestly Inconsistent
with the law and the dignity and well
fare Of the public service. Written
confessions and admissions of viola
tom Of law secured under duress bv
internal revenue officers, and offers Of
compromise obtained by solicitation
or threats, viii be~hvid by thfs~umre
to be void, and officers who are instru-
mental or concerned In securing such
confessions and offers Of compromise
by the means indicated will be held
to have disregarded the regulations Of
this office n viii be dealt with ac-
cordingly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
Bring Big
Money at
"a Sale in
London.

the market, but a reaction shortly took
place, prices again rose, and the speci-
men figured was the one that has rea-
llzed a higher price than any pre-
Viously offered. Not only have these
eggs been valued by naturalists and
bought for museums, but they have
e made the means Of advertising
such as attracting customers to a bill
lard room. The numbers of the great
aux that existed in former times NAV
be inferred from the facts described
by Hakluyt in his count of the vow
age of M. Hore and other to Newfound-
land in 1900. They sailed from Ora
S until they came to the island
Of Penguins, nov known as Funk Is
land, which Hakluyt in his quaint
language described as:
Very full Of rockies and stones
whereon they went and found 4 full
OF great foules, white and grey. and
big as geese, and they saw Infinite
numbers Of their egges. They draue
a great number Of the foules into
their boates upon their sayles, and
look many OF their egges, the foules
they fead, and their skinnes were
very like hony combes full Of holes;
being fead of, they dressed and cate
them, and found them to be very
good nourishing meate."
The French fishermen who in those
days f%requented Newfoundland slew
n skinned thousands, sailing them
for food like herrings, and now a sim
gle skin or even eggeshell is worth
more pounds than there are days in
the year.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Celestial
e. VaSfneSS
0NINllNlIIlIlNINLIlIIIIIl IIIINI NII IIlIILINI IllI lIIIIlE

Given In mere numbers, no one, in
Guiding ever those who are familiar
with large numbers and their true
meaning. has an ADEQUATE conception
OK b vastness OF our solar system,
n still less so Of the vastness Of the
sidereal heaven, and in order to con-
Vey a more distinct idea OF these Il
becomes indispensable TO resort to
suitable comparisons. AS 70 the size
OF the solar system, the famous Her
schel has given us a very interesting
Illustration. Choose any w~ell-leveled
neld. On Il place a globe two feet in
diameter. This will represent tie sun.
Mercury will be represented by a
grain OF mustard seed on the circum-
ference Of a circle 1914 feet in diameter
Tor It's orbit; Venus, a pea on a circle
2S4 feet in diameter: the earth. also
a pea, on a circle Of 430 feet: Mars,
a rather large pinhead, on a circle $40
Feet; the asteroids, grains of sand In
orbits Of 1000 to 1900 feet; Jupiter. a
moderate sized orange. in a circle near
half a mile across; Saturn, a small
orange on a circle Of four-hfths OF a
mile; Uranus, a full-sized cherry or
small plum upon the circumference of
a circle more than a mile and a half.
and finally Neptune, a good-sized plum
on q circle about two miles and a half
in diameter" Passing now from our
system to the sidereal heaven. the
nearest star would, on this scale. be
on the opposite side Of the globe. that
Is, 5000 miles away. For sidereal dis
lance, therefore. the socalled astro-
nomieal unit, the distance Of the sun
rom the earth becomes wholly made
quate n unsuitable as a unit, though
II amount to the respectable quantity
OF over s2,OOO,OOO miles. and astrono-
mers have chosen the ~so-called light
year as a unit, which is the distance
which that swift traveller, light, would
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14

One Of the attractive women
who ever presided at the Japanese le-
cation was Nine. Mutsu, news OF whose
death has recently saddened her
friends here. Her death, it is said, was
fastened by her sorrow for the death
Of her husband, which occurred three
years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Mutsu we're
a devoted couple, and when Mr.. Mutsu
was stationed here they were constant
~ seen together. Asked at an after
noon tea what was Minister Mutsu's
tavorite sport, his gentle little wife
looked up archly and said: "Oh,
madam, my husband he likes to hirt
best OF all things in the world. He
think this American sport most enjoy
able. We hirt and firt all day long.
| nirt with him. he nirt with me-
Washington Letter to New York Tri-
bune.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
oENTRAI OFFIcE on DEE aovERNMENr TELEPHoNE SYSTEM
Its periphery. Frogs, turntables, and
switches would be done away WITH
Chicago Tribune.
%sHoPPINo EoR sroREs
Line of Work at Which Some Women
Make Good Commissions.

Line of Work at Which Some Women
Make Good Commissions.
A few women in large cities succeed
H. earning a good living and frequent
ly something besides by shopping for
the retail drygoods houses in the vicin-
ity Of their homes. Almost every big
establishment has one-sometimes
more than One-Of these shoppers. who
are really detectives in their way. The
shopper is provided with handsome
gowns and hats by the firm employing
her, so that she may have the appear
ance Of a customer who would be ant
to buy largely. Her duties are to make
a daily tour Of rival establishments. as
~certaining the novelties In stock and
the price, and especially to become
cognizant Of all bargain sales and re-
auctions in the different departments.
The danger in the work of the shopper
lies in her probable detection. Once
she becomes known clerks and floor
walkers are combined against her and
her usefulness is done. She Is treated
with scant courtesy and the salespeo-
PAo AZ AA9lA uSe0u " uehy nei lulofma-
ton and to refuse to show goods. She
is frozen out and must seek other
fields. One Of the ~eleverest and most
successful Of these shoppers is abso-
lutely unsuspected. She travels in a
brOugham and purchases largely. be-
ing, to all intents and purposes, a le-
climate and desirable customer. She
keeps rigid watch OF the different
stores and enables her own house to
undersell the firms rivals at all times.
Having in%gratiated herself with some
Of the salespeople, she even receives in
formation a week ahead sometimes Of
contemplated sales, and on the same
day her firm will make a similar re-
duction.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
Three Lusurls. Of slh.r,..

The three great ~luxuries In Siberia
are churches, theaters and museums.
Even the smaller villages can usually
be sighted from afar by means OF tho
white walls and the towering, dome
shaped cupalos Of their churches.
These are all amply supplied with
bells. whose rich tones roll In majestic
harmony over distant hill and vale and
break the monotOny OF the peasants
daily toll. Inside, these churches are
highly ornamented with paintings. ana
they are presided over BY married
priests, who take q deep and genuine
interest IN ven the poorest o. the
hock
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14

make an offer IN compromise under
a section Of the revised statutes, which
authorizes the commission OF internal
revenue, with the advice and consent
Of the secretary Of the treasury, to
compromise civil and criminal cases
arising under internal revenue laws.
Neither the ends OF justice nor the
statutes call for such proceedings.
They are wholly u~nwarranted by law
and the regulations Of this office, and
must at ono A treasury de-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14

say to the posiomce for the telephone,
then charge users four cents and di-
vide the proceeds with the govern
ment.
At present the great digging opera
lions are following the basin Of the
Thames pretty closely. for naturally
the crowded business section Of Lon
don viii be provided with its new
telephone first Of an. The postomce
people drew q two-mile circle around
st. Paul's cathedral and proceeded 10
survey H. To do that they had to
explore every street. court, aud alley
IN all that great section. q Job that
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14
Early-RlalnE Nation.

The French are a much more early
rising people than the Americans. Al
an hour when Cincinnati is still slum-
bering, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Paris has already begun TO stir. At 6
a. m. the "marchand de win" takes
down his shutters and lights his gas,
to catch the workman on the way %
his work. and supply him the dram
which supplements or takes the place
OF his morning cafe. The bakers and
the milEmen are the next to open. The
majority OF shops open about 8 a m.
EHrly omnibuses at special fares for
Workmen begin to run at 6.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-14

A stranger called at the police head
quarters Of Salina, Kan, the other day.
according to a Kansas City paper. and
related a circumstantial story of how
he had been robbed Of a forty-doIlar-
bill. Every policeman in town was
furnished with a description Of the al
legged thief, and a whole day was
spent in looking for him before it
dawned upon any of the sleuths that
there is no such thing as a forty-doi-
lar-bill. BY that time the joker had
disappeared from Salina.