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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

While out hunting Charles Warren,
Is years old, of Wamego, accidentally
shot and killed himself when pulling
his gun through q hedge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

Henry ]. Allen, private secretary I'd
Gov. Stanley and editor of the Ottawa
Herald, announced that he was for j.
Willis Gleed, of Topeka, for UNITED
States senator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09
Defeat for K.n..s University,

At Kansas City, Mo-, in a game re-
plete with long runs, unexpected
plays, sensational line bucking, many
touchdowns and considerable rough
playing, the University Medics defeat
ed Kansas university by a score of
% to Is.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09
Work on . SAINT. Fs Cut-on.

Work . Santa Fs Cut-OR.
The work of Strengthening the track
and reducing the grades of the Santa
Fee "cut off" between Kansas City and
Emporia has commenced. The work
Will cost 100000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

Should Have stayed Out OF Kousas.
The state live stock commission ar
rested C.. c. Palmer, Texas cattle
man, who landed in Bourbon county u
shipment of cattle which are infected
with Texas fever. The cattle are COW
cred with ticks and bear other unmis-
taxable signs of fever. This is the
first time the infected cattle have got
ten into Bourbon county and the local
cattlemen are very indignant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09
Age Was No Bar to Them.

J. II. Sheppard, of Pleasanton, gay
old boy of 90, and Mrs. Susan r.
Whitehead, of Piqua, O., with expert
ence of only Ga summers, after court.
ship by correspondence, concluded to
annihilate the distance and differences
between them by becoming one. The
lady displayed her good judgment by
agreeing to exchange her abiding
place from Ohio to Kansas. She also
saved some expense by coming to
PleaSanton to wed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

Quayls VIII Return to Kansas City.
1t is definitely announced that Rev.
w. A. Quayle. now pastor of the Mer-
iden Street M. E. church, Indianapolis,
will return to Kansas City and occupy
the pulpit Of the Grand Avenue church.
He may not leave indianapolis until
February or March next. DR.. Quayle
was formerly president of Baker uni.
versity at Baldwin and has preached
in almost every town in Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

Kansans Want . Fire Marshsl-
Kansas fire insurance agents have
started boom for the creation of fire
marshal as a result of many incen-
diary fires reported in different parts
of the state. A bill will be introduced
in the next legislature, similar to the
Massachusetts, law, which provides
for an investigation of all mysterious
fires.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

j. C. Brown, whose home is in Pea
body, this state, committed suicide
by taking laudanum at FL Reno, Ok,
where he was employed as q stenog-
rapher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

the shadow of death comes over them
they would like to have religion as a
sort of nightkey with which to open
the door of Heaven, but religion under
other circumstances they take to be
impertinence.
Now, my friends, religion never
robbed a man of dollar. Other things
being equal, mason will build bet
ter wall, cabinet maker will make a
better chair, a plumber will make a
better pipe, lawyer will make bet
ter plea, a merchant will sell better
bill of goods. I say, other things be-
ing equal. OF course when religion
gives a man a new heart, it does not
propose to give him new head or to
intellectualize him or to change a
mans condition when his ordinary
state is an overthrow of the philoso-
phical theory that a total vacuum is
impossible, but the more letters you
have to write, the more burdens you
have to carry, the more miles you have
to travel, the more burdens you have to
lift, the more engagements you have to
meet, the more disputes you have to
settle, the more opportunity you have of
being a Christian. If you have q thou
sand irons in the fire, you have a thou
sand more opportunities of serving
God than if you only had one iron in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

AoEk0E APPEOPShosioo~s
The board of regents of the state
agricultural college will ask the legis-
lature for the following appropria-
tons: Chemical building. $4,000; hor-
ticulturaI and entomology building.
$50, 900; chapel enlargement, $4,000;
library enlargement, $4,000; gymna-
SUM, $4,000; pure bred stock, $10,-
900; steers and hogs, $4,000; dairy,
S., 900; mechanical department, $12.-
900, and many other small items.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09

The civil service COMMISSION has
been investigating the charges agains,
Cyrus Leland. pension agent at 60
pel1a- The commission holds that moth.
ing can be done in the case for the
reason that it is powerless D. make
the employees of the agency testify
for fear Of dismissal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Our Curious Brain.

4 wonderful piece OF self analysis.
worthy of St. Augustine. which occurs
in one of John Donne's funeral SER
mons. gives poignant expression to
what must doubtless have been COM
mon condition Of SO sensitive brain.
Il throw myself down in my cham
Der, and call in and invite God and
his angels together. and when they are
there l neglect God and his angels for
the noise Of q fly, for the rafting OF
coach, for the whining Of dog; | talk
on in the same posture Of prayer. eyes
lifted up, knees bowed down. as though
I prayed to God, and if God should ask
me when l last thought of God IN that
prayer cannot tell Sometimes | flnd
that I forgot what l was about. but
when began to forget it l cannot tell.
4 memory Of yesterdays pleasures, a
fear of tomorrow's dangers. a straw
under my knee. a noise in mine ear, q
chimera in my brain, troubles me in
my prayer
1t is this brain. turned inward upon
itself and darting out on every side IN
purely random excursions that was re-
sponsible, cannot doubt, for all the
contradictions of a career in which the
inner logic is not at first apparent
Fortnightly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07

poor because the personal possessor OF
voice OF fingers capable OF stirring dl-
vinest melody mas so often regarded the
gift as something with which to make
money? Shall there be no martyrs
among the gifted ones Of the earth?
Shall there be no giving Of this great
gift as we'll as of others?'
And Henry Maxwell again. as before,
called up that other audience at the
Rectangle with increasing longing for
a larger spread of the new discipleship.
What he had seen and heard at the set
tlement burned into him deeper the be-
lief that the problem of the city would
be solved if the Christians in it should
once follow Jesus as he gave command
ment. But what Of this great mass of
humanity. neglected and sinful. the
very kind of humanity the Saviour
came to save, with all its mistakes and
narrowness. its wretchedness and loss
of hope-above all. its unqualified bit
terness toward the church? That was
what smote Henry Maxwell deepest
Was the church, then, so far from the
Master that the people 30 longer found
him in the church? Was it true that
the church had lost its power over the
very kind of humanity which in the
early ages Of Christianity it reached in
the greatest numbers? How much was
true in what the socialist leader said
ahout the uselessness of looking to the
church for reform or redemption be
cause of the seldshness and seclusion
and aristocracy off It's members?
He was more and more impressed
with the appalling fact that the COM
paratively few men in the hail, now
being held quiet for awhile by Rachels
voice, represented thousands OF others
lust like them. to whom a church :nd
a minister stood for less than saloon
or a beer garde1; as q source Of comfort
or happiness Ought it to be so? II the
church members were all doing as Jesus
would do. could il remain true that
armies of men would walk the streets
for jobs and hundreds OF them curse
the church and thousands Of them find
in the saloon their hest friend? How
far were tie Christians responsible for
this human problem that was personally
illustrated right in this hall tonight?
Was il true that the great city churches
wotld. as rule. refuse to wall. in Je-
sus steps so closely as to slfTer. actual
ly suffer for his sake:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Two Railroad Passes.

When its limited express trains were
put on some years ago. the Lake Shore
Railway company decided to charge
extra for the privilege of riding on
them. and John Newell, who was pres
ident Of the system at that time. gave
orders that passes, half rate tickets.
ETC.. should not be honorcd on the 'fil-
ers." 1t was not intended. of course,
that the complimentaries issued to high
officials Of other roads should be void
on the fast trains. but through an over
sight yearly pass was sent to D. W.
Caldwell president of the Nickel Plate,
which bore on its face the words:
Not good on Lake Shore limited
trains
\ few days after Mr.. Caldwell's pass
had been issued Mr.. Newell received
an annual pass Oh the Nickel Plate
with the following Endorsements:
Not good on passenger trains
Messrs. Newell and Caldwell remain
ed consistent enemies until the former
died and was succeeded by the latter
as president OF the Lake Shore.-Chi-
cago TimeS-Heraid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
iyusic Ccr Cis., EaIt.

An eccentric hermit named William
Sciluel,er. who lives at Franklin. Mich,
is said to be one Of the most successful
fishermen in his part Of the country,
and he claims to call the fish to him
by singing "Old Hundredth. He goes
out in his boat ard takes i station IN
fairly deep water. Then he sings, al
the SAME time keeping his eyes on the
water in search of fish. Gradually the
fish crowd about his boat. he claims.
and when enough are gathered togetll-
er TIE willy fisherman casts q net and
catches deems ct single haul. The
old gentleman has :, famous voice. and
his na;ces:!i5ors are inclined to believe
his strange stcry.-Chicago Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
S::,ca.s Talking ..an.

Samaa$ talking l.lan. o.: tolatail.
is :. character. "! The affairs o.: state
of the Village in which he holds Office
are carried upon his shoulders. In or
Ginarv l:e is tie chief adviser. persuad-
er. coavincei. ana resii:..ae:' OF the
le:a.;iin..-- CHIEFS.
Having the gift Of c!oaGeace. he
makes Tie NEST Of Il. iie enjoys i.!!-
nluni.y from ma:l.. things. He caaaot
be spoken OF in oIi..i!::ry terms. Ii il
sllo.ld be necessary to speak Of bis
eyes or his moGth OF. lis limbs. special
honorable woi.,.s must be usesl. words
which attach to hini alone and haze
never been applied to the persona!
parts CT ordinary men.
AS he stands to deliver his scft. per
suasive. melliiuous oratory. wi;h staff
of Office in his hand and his fly lustei'
thrown oyer his shoulder. any one can
see that he is q man Of great impor-
tance. or if this is not apparent from
his attitude it may be gathered from
the attention paid to his uttcranceS by
gray haired chiefs and by youths and
maidcils. If the talking man is Il clev-
er fellow and understands his bust
ness. he is the chief ruling power in his
tribe. although the nominal headShip
is always vested in Il chief or patri-
arch.l fi.-l1rphpad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Somewhat Mixed.

\ gentleman from a neishborins
town in Mississippi told the following
last night:
Il walked into a small store the 9th,
er day and found the proprietor lying
on the counter just doing off into a
sleep. He reused himself on my ap-
proach, and, jumping to the floor.
Guoted the familiar line:
~ horse. y horse. My kingdom
for 4 horse"
"'Where did you get that?:' l asked.
..'Oh. don't you know? That's what
Absalom said when his horse ran un-
der the tree and left him hanging by
the hair TO a limb. thought every
body knew where that came FROM y
Menphis Scimitar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Hark. the voice o: Jesus calling,
Follow me, follow IRE.

Again Henry Maxwell, sitting there,
was reminded OF his first night at the
Rectangle in the tent when Rachel sang
the people into quiet. The effect was
the same here What wonderful power
a gcod voice consecrated TO the Master 5
service always is! Rachel s :e;-.e;;t nat
ural ability would have made her che
OF the foremost opera singers OF the age.
Surely this audience had never before
heard sr1ch melody How, colld ii? The
men who had driiifted il from the street
sat e..t1anced by a voice which "oac,,l
liz the world neve- cc.7i.l be he2l'5. b.
the commo:l people because the oH,:-.eE
OF it wo1ld charge - OF s. f0G tie
privilege. TIE song roared cat tl4.'o7!sil
the hail as free ard slad Is If It Were {;
foretaste OF salvation i1seii
Carlson, with his great black bearded
face. absorbed tie music with the 0eep
love of it peculiar TO his nationality.
and tear ran over his cheek and glis-
tened in bis beard as his f2ce softened
and became almost noble in its aspect.
The man out Of work who had wanted
to know what Jesus would do III his
place sat with gri,ny hand on the back
of the bench in front OF him. with bis
mouth partly open, his great tragedy
for the moment forgotten. The song
while it lasted was food and work and
warmth and union with his wife and
babies once more. The man who had
spoken so fiercely against the churches
and the ministers sat with his head
erect at first. with a lool. of stolid re-
sistance, as if he stubbo-niy resented
the introduction into the exercises OF
ANYTHING that was even remotely con-
nected with the church or its form Of
worship. but gradually he yielded to
the power that was swacing the hearts
of all the persons in that room. and a
look of sad tiloaSLtfulness crcpt over
his face
The bishop said to himself tliat night
while Rachel was singing that if the
world of sinful diseased depcaved. lost
humanity could only have the gospel
preached to it ny coHSecrated prima
donnas and professional tenors and altos
and bassos he believed il would hasten
the coming of the kingdom quicker
than any other one force. Why. oh.
why. he cried in his heart rs he lis
tened. has the world IS great treasure IN
song been so often held far from the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
xNa,lr exc OF Sunday.


Train No 81 leaving Marion, II. c., at 5
m. making c!csc connection at B!acksburg,
=. with the sou,hern's train No 36 for Char
lore, n c. and al! points East anu connecting
wtk the Southern s vestibue going 20 Atlanta,
Ga. and all points West. and will receive pas
<engers going East from train No 10. on the c
n w r Il, at Yorkylle, S C, at S As m, and
connects at Camden. S C, with the Southerr's
train No IS. arriving in Charleston. II p m,
Train No 81 with passenger coach attached
leaving Blacksburg at 30 IN. and connecting
AT Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida traln
for all points South.
Train No 33 leaving Camden, c. at 1880
m. after the arrival OF the Southern's Char
lesion train connects at Lancaster. C, with
the L & C 4 Il, at Catawba junction with
the s A L. going East, at Rock Hill. S c, with
the Southerns traiB, No 81. for Charlotte, n
c, ard all points East. Connects at York
vile. {, With tain No on the c &c n
Ii. for Chester, C. AT Blacksburg wi the
Southsrn's veStibule going East. ana the South
e-s's train No 35 going West. and connecting
ar Marion \ C with the Southern both East anG
West.
SAMUEL HUNr, President.
4. TRIP. Superintendent.
:. 4. LTMPkIE. Gen. Passenger Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
And the minister Smiled.

The York (Nlc9 Transcript says that
a Portland minister recently called up
on one of the families in his parish.
He asccndcd the steps and knocked 1T
the door. Receiving no response. he
WAS about to depart when he heard 4
window in the next house open and 4
woman'S voice say. Mrs. Smith. the
minister's at VOW door.
What WAS the pastors surprise ana
amusement when he caught Mrs.
Smith response waited gently around
the corner Of the house. Ssh don't YOU
s'poSc know il
The next Sunday after service Mrs.
Smith met her pastor and expressed
her sorrow that she was away when he
had called.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Great City For Prayer.

\ visitor to Moscow soon discovers
why it is called the Holy City. Ev-
cry 2GG or 600 feet there is cathedral,
church. chapel or shrine. and which
ever way yca look you see people
crossing themselves. Until one has
seer Moscow the piety Of the place IS
not easily understood. The outsider
cannot imagine Moscow conditions. He
cannot imagine church bells ringing
ell The time and people praying in the
public streets 1T ali hours OF Gay and
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
fro BE CONTINUED
THOSE BOER LADIES.
BY MiddIe Life They Are Almost Too
Fat to Walk.

By Fiddle Life They Are Almost Too
Fat to Walk.
The Boer woman is very little like
the trim. handsome DutchWoman OF
her ancestral Holland She is seldom
pretty. Her complexion is her princl-
pal charm, and she guards this care
fully whenever she goes out. she IS
never seen outdoors without 4 great
peaked bonnet on her head. her visits
to church being made behind an al
most oriental secliision of wells. This
is necessary to preserve the pink ana
white Of her skin, for the climate
would otherwise soon tan it TO the col
or of sole leather Her eyes are small
and set close together and her features
are irregular. Her checks are broad
and flat, and her hair is naturally light
in color. although time aEd weather
soon bleach it from its early straw
color. 81 (; very early age she loses
all hcr teeth. foT size is constantly
chew!lg sweet cakes and couf"ction-
cry.
y European v.on:aa "oaid replace
the ro!ars that i:;st;:ve las deprived
her Of with wei n!ojlnted works o.!
art, but the Eoer we:aan does E3t DO
this. She thinks i; would be ilnp:ous
thus 70 tsy to duplicate the wcr!: CT
the Cre:s:or He, figure is thick and
almost waistless. While still +" youn.
woman she begins to grow fat. and
by tie time middle life is reached she
is often so unwieidy that the only cN-
ercise she is able to take is to Waddle
cunbrouSl;- from c;2a a.inclai: to an
other. She is clad il 4 loose. scantily
made gown. devoid of trimming and
apparently waistless. The da,: gar
ments of the Beers are also their night
clothes so the gown is generally wrin-
kled.-Charleston News and Cout!er.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Missing nnd rIusgtns Take Time.

It's ali very we'll for YOU and Nellie
and Emsic to unite in millions of hugs
and kisses. but please consider the
time it would occupy your poor old
very busy uncle. Try huggins and
kissing Emsie tfor Il minute by the
watch. and don't think you'll man
age it more than - hours 2 day.-Let-
ter of Lewis Carroll.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
..You don, cali that boz hoacst:"

You don1 cali that boy ho2cst:''
Yes. sir. THIS morning received
postal with this on the back: Dear
Sir-Hcre is your postal. started in
business with tie penny YOU gave me
and have prospered. Thanks Chi
cago News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Honest Ho-.

Il en- glad there are Il few honest
people left 'iwo years ago sent Z
boy arount the corner 10 buy, Il postal
card. lave never seen the boy TO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-07
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company Of South Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

sDaiiy fGsiy eycsps SUI day.
Trans 80 ard 35 carry through Pullman
Palace Bufe, S!eep.pg Csrs be,Weeu New
York anc Macon Via Augusta.
Y NJ EMERSON N EMERSON,
Traffic Manager Gen'l Pass. AQ.
u KENIY, Geal Manager.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-03
FRANK BERRY DEAD.
Prominent Muskogee Man Succon'bs
Under an Operation.

The announcement yesterday OF
the death Of Mr.. Frank McFerrin
Berry, while not unexpected, was
a blow 10 his friends and family
not soon TO be forgot.
Frank Berry was one Of the
most honorable men Muskogee
ever numbered among hercitizens.
AS postmaster his record was clear
Of any reproach; as a private cit
izen he was known in every way
to be a man--apd man embodies
the definition Of everything that
can be said. Loyal to his friends
--he had no enemies-he was
honored and respected by every
one.
The fact of bis death will be sad
news to hosts Of friends here and
everywhere in the Greek nation.
Nj. Berey had been sick tor
more than a year, frequently be-
ing confined to his bed, but often
at his post Of duty in Harsha 4
Spaulding's. Recently be was op-
Grated on by Drs. Fife and Blake
more, and rallied for few days,
but death could not be stayed.
His friends in town, his associates
ii the store. did all they could,
no more could be done.
His remains were buried at
Green Hill cemetery this morning,
funeral services being conducted
At the family hofae at 8 o'clock.
The burial processlsh was large.
Reys. Thompson and Francis
conducted the funeral services at
the residence.
Mr.. Berry was bora October 2,
1866; was married in Tahleauah
ID Miss Duncan in 1898. He
leaves widow and two children.
- Muskogee Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-03

Among The guests at the Balti
more is e. g Toilet an attorney
Of Tahlequab, /. 7 Mr. Toilet
was chairman Of the territorial
convention which sent contesting
delegations to the convention and
while not a delegate himself is
associated with the regular dele
gation He thinks that the bolt
ers will have no show to be seat
ed. He believes in seeing one or
the other of two contesting dele
cations seated in its entirety and
no breaking even Of honors. The
question is likely to be disposed
Of, be thinks, by the executive
committee which meets today and
passes upon all such contegis
which have sufficient prima fatie
evidence to justify a dacisionl-
Kansas City Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-03


scale and there is no possibility of
scarcity Of food or drink. On
account Of the impossibility Of de-
termining ip a Very accurate man
ner the size Of the crowd, dealers
are unable to estimate definitely
the amount to be consumed Of two
important items bread and Gig
ars. However, il is estimated
that $4,000 TO 1900 loayes Of
bakers bread are consumed in the
city daily The wine bill Of the
delegates and friends will be q big
item within itself. Agents for the
different brands Of champagne
have already placed orders for
2, 250 cases, costing s67, 800. Kan
sas City Star.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-03
4 WILL LIVE HIGH.

Food and Drink for Democrats at
sN Kansas City.
One thousand cattle.
Two thousand hogs
1.-Two thousand sheep.
Five thousand four hundred
bushels Of potatoes.
Thirteen thousand five hundred
pinis of champagne.
Two hundred and sixteen thous-
and bottles Of beer.
The foregoing list shows part
of what the democratic delegates
and their friends are expected TO
consume during convention week.
Although il is almost impossi-
bic to estimate the number Of
guests to be entertained, hotel
proprletors and dealers in things
to eat and drink are figuring on
crowd Of 10000. The prepare
tions making are on sumptuous