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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
AN ATHLETIC WOMAN.
California Girl with Better Muscles
Than College Men.
Three Months Have Worked a Won
derful Change In . stcl<ly CAL
ifornia Heiress-Some of Her
Wonderful Fests.

| The "strong woman" is rapidly COM
| ng forward to the athletic standard Of
perfection of the strong man." and of
ihese feminine Hercules as strong
woman" Miss Charlotte Dunphy. the
it7-year-old daughter of a West end mill
| ionaire of San Francisco, IS the latest
marvel. It is only last June that Miss
Ounphy was graduated from the Insti-
tuition of Holy Angels at Fort Lee
physical wreck, as so many young girls
who aim for high honors find them
selves at the close of their school days.
lit was thought that she was going into
/ decline, and many specialists were
consulted, but there seemed no organic
1isease-simply a strong tendency to-
ward nervous prostration. Drugs were
Ineffective, walking was eXhausting.
Ordinary gymnastics such as are prac-
ticed in schools for girls did not seem
to do any good.
More in joke than anything else
Miss Dunphy called at the studio of a
professional athlete just three months
ago and informed him that she wanted
to be a ''strong woman" 1t did not look
Fery promising, as she was slight,weigh-
ing less than 90 pounds, and was weak
and i'll. But there is nothing this ath-
lete will not try, and SO he put her
through his 25 different sets of dumb
bell exercises with the ightest bells,
adding to their weight as her strength
increased until she could swing FIVE
pound bells with perfect ease.
Taking a set of bells home, Miss
Dunphy began exercising before break
fast, and soon found the work delight
full and easy, her appetite increased and
she began to long to do greater feats.
For variety's sake her instructor al
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

1age fire brigade had arrived, and could
hear them shouting like madmen on the
lawn below. The woman in the next
room was being taken forcibly away as
L opened my window, which led to the
fire escape, and looked down, hoping
that somebody would come for me. My
room was on the fourth floor, and that
fire escape seemed endless as looked
down."
And did nobody come to help your"
asked her friend.
mo one. l saw not soul, Though ]
still heard the shouting of the fire bril-
gade. Well, 1 did not mean to perish in
that way, if my head is weak when it
comes to looking down from height.
Regist ering a VOW that the next time
Harry went hunting I would go. too,
wrapped my skirts carefully about me
and began the descent. Such sights as
1 saw at the windows on my way down!
One woman had forgotten the greater
part of the Titan hair which had made
her the envy of every other woman in
the hotel all summer, and was standing
in her room crying for somebody to
come and take down her trunks. A man
was starting out of his door with
water pitcher in his hand TO put out the
fire. and young married woman was
crying out that she couldn't remember
where she had hidden her diamonds
that night! The first glimmerings of
dawn were in the sky as 1 finally
dropped. faint and exhausted, on the
lawn, but with my valuables all safe
and only my bruised hands to show for
my adventure. Just as ] was congrat-
ulating myself the bus drove into the
grounds and saw Harry get out of it.
Then my courage left me, and began
40 cry"
land no wonder" said her friend, ad-
rniringly, "after such an experience as
that! Here is your husband now. Aren't
you proud of Helen's bravery, Mr.. Van
.Smith?"
"Oh, you mean at the fire in the hotel
Hast summer, do your" was the reply.
Eyes. very proud; but suppose she told
you that the fire was confined to the
other wing of the hotel, and she might
just as we'll have opened the door and
walked downstairs the usual way!
Queer how people lose their wits at the
cry of fire, isn't it ?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

got into the hallway on the fourth
floor, where his conduct was observed
by the fox terrier. . To the dog all
rats look alike. The rat saw the dog
and the dog saw the rat about the
same time. A means of escape
through an open window presented
itself to the frightened rodent, and In
10 space it leaped. The fox terrier fol-
lowed.
The leap of the dog. says the Chi
cago Chronicle, carried it far beyond
the timid plunge OF the rat The UNI
brella-ike spread of catalpa tree re-
ceived the terrier, and in the pain con-
sequent upon contact with the sharp
branches appetite was forgotten
Yelis of agony came from the impris-
oned animal He was not in the least
thankful for his accidental deliver
ance from death on the stone flag
ging. A ladder was soon secured. and
the fox terrier was restored to his
sympathetic owner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
SETTLING THE BABY.
How Dodson Manages to Get Good
Nights Rest.
His Own Efforts Tired Him. and All
the Eefghbors, Too, So He Called
Nineteenth Century Sci
ence to His Aid.

Speaking of affairs in the Dodson
household, the Chicago Tribune says
there were some who said the DodsOn
baby was unwelcome. They were Dod-
sons friends. In the first place, it was
not a pretty child, and it never could be
beguiled into a smile. Mrs. Dodson held
to the pleasing delusion that when q
certain convulsive spasm passed over
its face the angels were whispering TO
it. Dodson privately preferred the the
DRY that the young hopeful received his
unearthly bulletins from an entirely
different order of beings. but he said
nothing. And it was bowler. 1t would
lie rapt in sound meditation with the
searchlight of its meditation fixed upon
Dodson, until suddenly an unholy yowl
would rend the air. Mrs. Dodson said
pins, Dodson thought devils.
1t was after an all-night session that
Dodson discovered the panacea for his
ills. The baby loved music, not the ten
der lullabies of mamma, but the songs
of Dodson. The devils had been I'M
usually frisky when first the effect of
melody was noticed. Baby was engaged
on a nocturne of especial brilliancy
when Dodson in a frenzy of desperation
met it with its own weapons and start
ed on "Thereu Be a Hot Time" with
variations of his own. Baby looked
worried and gasped. Dodson switched
off on Because I Love You," and it
smiled. But the mark was missed when
the old man sailed in on alabama
Coon" The baby set up a howl of in
suited rage. So the hours passed, the
chill dawn broke over his suburban
villa, and baby sank to sweet rest.
After that Dodson had his nightly
act to do as regularly as if he faced the
footlights. And his royal nibs knew
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

lowed her to learn several weight-lift-
ng exercises and found to his astonish-
nent that she could actually do them,
and do them gracefully and firmly.
From one feat to another she went until
now she has mastered every sort of
strong woman feat and her teacher him
self gazes on her with establishment.
Miss Dunphy has Almost wonderful
back, and the muscular development of
the entire body comes to its support,
so that she does tricks. One of these is
the lifting of big bar bell from the
floor with one hand, turning it high
above the head without tremor. This
same bar she then places upon the floor
and lies down fiat on her back with the
hail at the head and raises it with both
hands until it is straight above her
head; then, holding it with one hand
only, she rises to sitting and then to
standing posture, with the bell high
above her head still.
Another feat Miss Dunphy does with
the same bell in connection with the
Roman chair" This chair has a strap
across the seat, into which she slips
her feet; then she leans over the back
until her head rests on the floor;
reaches over her head for the bar and
rises with it to a standing posture on
the seat of the chair, with the bell high
above her head; then descends in the
same manner and lays it on the floor
above her head again. These feats re-
quire enormous strength, as anyone can
easily ascertain by trying them.
Some of her friends belonging to a
yacht club have been inveigled by her
brother to come home with him and
visit the gymnasium on the top floor and
try some of these feats, but with all of
their boosted athletic achievements
Miss Dunphy easily outdistances them
all. In fact, these college-bred young
men are just as jealous of this little slip
of a girl as they can be, and her private
gymnasium has become the center Of
attraction on the upper West side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
New EnrIand Po.taI accord.

Alexander Willis, a rural letter car
rier at Grand Shefford, Cambridge
shire, has made e new postal record.
He commenced delivering letters in
July, 1861, and down to the present
day has never missed single delivery
throughout So years While there are
other postmen with longer service, it
is stated that this record of not a sim
gle absence is unique. Willis has
six-mile circuit to cover daily. and
though past three score years and ten,
is still at work. During the time he
has been in the service of the post
Office he has covered $4,000 miles. Lo-
cally it is thought he has fully earned
an old-age pension, and should be al
lowed to retire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
4. WOMAN AT A FIRE.
She Did Exactly the Things She
Had Planned to Do
And Yet Her Husband AZ Too Stub
born to Admit That She's a Hero
ine-Her Friends, However,
Staad Up for Her.

1--WE had fire at our hotel In the coun-
try" said the little woman within hear
ing of a New York Sun reporter, land
of course it happened on the night that
Harry was off on hunting trip. Now,
j am very nervous about fire, and when
/ go to hotel room the first thing
do is to examine the fire escape and es-
innate the distance from the ground.
Then I am always expecting fire, and
so my garments are invariably placed
where I can get them in the shortest
space of time"
And this time you really had "a fle!"
said her friend. 'Did you keep your
senses, or did you do all the foolish
things you had previously resolved not
TO do?"
Il kept my Senses" replied the little
woman, proudly. ''When the night clerk
knocked at my door and told me that
the house was on fire, but I had plenty
of time to collect my valuables and get
out, wasted no time in Mysteries, as did
the woman next door to me, but dressed
myself with my usual care, collected
my valuables and put them in a satchel,
all the while with the feeling that was
doing something had not done before"
THAT was the result of having
planned it all beforehand SO carefully"
said her friend, admiringly.
81 suppose so. At any rate, did it,
while I could hear that woman in the
next room laughing and crying in
breath, and the man across the hall
calling that he was never so cool in
his life, but he could not find thing
but his wife's bath robe to put on! By
the time that 1 was dressed and had
my things collected the smoke was
choking, and 1 wet towel and wrapped
it about my mouth and nose. The vii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

waymen covered him with a revolver,
a second one, a tall man, said:
Throw off your overcoat."
Kane was so astonished that he failed
to comply with the order promptly,
whereupon two of them seized him
and drew off his top garment. Then, in
rapid succession, they relieved him of
his under coat, his vest and his hat
you can go home now" said the tall
person, and the three, dividing up
Kane's apparel and then donning it,
disappeared. Kane started for home
in the cold, frosty air and, meeting a
police officer, related to him his ex.
Derience
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
FELL INTO A TREE.
Ambitious Dog Takes q Desperate
Leap After a WeIl-Fed and
Agile Pet Rat

What was thought to be feat Pc
culiar to the feline family was per-
formed in Chicago by a dog. A fox
terrier belonging to the janitor at the
Lincoln Park Palace hotel got into
much to the amusement of many resi-
dents of Lake View. But while the
animal set to naught all traditions, it
must be said in Justice to the cat and
his allied races that the dog did not
ascend the tree, but descended into
it.
A white rat that had wandered from
his cage in room on the second story
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
Unique Surgical Operation.

A Brooklyn physician recently per
formed a remarkable operation. A lit
tie girl swallowed a screw an inch and
a half long. A surgical operation
would have endangered the chiid's
life. The doctor took some fine
strands of raw silk and mixed them
with some bread, which the girl was
induced to swallow. He waited eight
minutes for them to revolve in the
stomach. Then he pulled on the
threads, and the screw came out. hav-
ing been enmeshed in the silk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
sELF-sAKINo SECT.
The Begonny Religion, q Russian
Belief, Ens1res q Hot Time I'm
Life to Its Votaries.

Baking themselves in huge roaring
ovens is the climax of emotional enthu-
siasm and self-sacrifice of Russians.
They are the Begonny, and they live in
the village of Ternowo, near Tiraspoi.
They are not religious fanatics. al
though they have been associated with
religious movement, that Of the Poles
in Russia. Their origin was a political
and economical one, their agitations
having always been directed toward
greater personal liberty and political
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
WARN POKER GAME.
1'he Coroaer.s OppoBenss HELD All
the High Cards, and Then He
Held the lH9uest.

r. Wicks Haughton. of Louisville. KY.
fathered the following story in the
cafe of the Fifth Avenue hotel at New
York: Some years ago." said Mr..
Haughton, "a certain coroner in Ken
tucky, who was. as a matter Of course.
a colonel, was called upon to hold an
inquest in distant part of the coun-
ty- he was famous as poker player,
and so on the nighS of bis arrival it
was in the natural order of events for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
Nos Worth HI. salt.

This is an expression that we often
hear, but few people realize its an
tiquity or its original meaning. Il il
handed down to US from ancient Ro-
man days when the soldiers used TO
received portion of salt as part OF their
pay. "Sal" is the Latin for salt, and
when in the course of time the salt
was commuted for money the amount
was called ''salarium," or salt money.
Hence our word salary, and hence also
the expression, mot worth his SALT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
corded 1t Failed to Lead to
Immediate Happiness.

The small town of Pilot Grove, in
the state of Missouri, recently was the
scene of an elopement which nearly
turned Hymen's wedding chimes TO
funeral dirges- The clipping couple re-
side in Pilot Grove. The man in the
case is Henry Lowe, painter, % years
old, and the would-be bride is Miss
Mamie Jones, aged 20 years. Miss
Jones parents were violently opposed
to their daughter associating with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

Lowe, who was not allowed to call at
the family residence.
The daughter was forbidden to see
him under any circumstances, but the
lovers had many clandestine meetings.
The parents heard of these meetings
and lately watched her movements so
closely that communication between
the young people seemed to have been
Mamie and her parents had an angry
discussion.
Miss Jones left her home at two
o'clock in the afternoon and found
Lowe waiting for her with pair of fast
horses and carriage. They headed
in the direction of Sedalia, expecting
to get married upon their arrival there.
Constable Jones, of Clinton, Mo-, a
brother Of the young lady, was in the
vicinity of Pilot Grove on business and,
hearing of the elopement, left Pilot
Grove, wired Sedalia officers to arrest
the couple upon their arrival and hold
them until he arrived by train.
Constable Jones took the south-bound
Missouri, Kansas & Texas train and
when it arrived at Beaman, six miles
northeast of Sedalia, he saw his sis
ter and Lowe standing upon the depot
platform. He drew his revolver and as
Lowe attempted to board the train he
tried to shoot him. The trainmen and
bystanders disarmed Jones. After an
angry war of words between the two
men, which was finally stopped by Miss
Jones pleadings, Lowe and the girl en-
tered the carriage which had brought
them to Beaman and drove back to
Pilot Grove.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
An Unpronouneeable Name.

There was man charged the other
day in New York with scorching. His
name was John Sqps- He gave his
name and told how it was spelled. But
nobody could pronounce it. "As at
tered by the prisoner" said the clerk.
1T seems to be the commingling of a
hiss eff a punctured tire and the
wheeling of an infiator."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
ROBBERS STRIP HIM.
Victim of Chicago Thieves II Left in
a Sad Predicament on q Cold
Fall Morning.

Patrick Kane, a horseshoer living at
497 Forty-Fifth street, Chicago, alight-
ed from the elevated station at Forty
Third street early the other morning
and walked toward his home. When
he reached the corner of Forty-f1fth
street and Vincennes avenue three men
sprang from behind some trees and
stopped him. While one of the high,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02
English Trade an RUBBER.

Although one-half of the rubber
product of the forests along the ANA
zon goes to the United States, most of
the steamers, wharves and banking
houses in the region belong to the Eng
lish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

The strongest sentiment OF the Turk
Is his reverence for his mother. He al
ways stands in her presence until in
Fited to sit down. a compliment he
bays to no one else.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-02

In New Zealand a cave has lately
been discovered which is believed To
be even larger than the Mammoth
cave OF Kentucky.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
Elephant Inte,lisence.

The intelligence Of the elephant Is
well known and is illustrated in nm in
terestiug incident as follows: A young
baby elephant had received a severe
wound in Its head, tho pain Of which
rendered It so frantic and ungovernu-
BILE that 1t was found impossible to
persuade the animal to have tho part
dressed. Whenever any one approach
ed it ran off with fury and would suf-
fer no person to come within several
yards Of it. The man who had charge
Of 1t ut length hit upon contrivance
for securing 1t. BY few signs and
words he made the mother know what
was wanted. The sensible creature
seized her young one with her trunk
and held 1t firmly down, though groan-
ing with agony, while the surgeon COM
pletcly dressed the wound, and she
continued to perform this service every
day until the animal was perfectly re-
covercd.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
A story of Fuseri.

Fuseli, an eminent historical painter,
who grew in fame after 1910. when he
first formed the resolution to devote
his talents to painting, was rather fond
of sarcastic remarks at the expense of
his friends.
Northcote, a contemporary, exhibited
his Judgment Of Solomon" Fuseli
looked ut it with smirk on his face.
"How do you like my pictureT' in
GuiTed Northcote.
Much" was the answer. .eThe TIC
ton suits the word. Solomon holds out
his fingers like a pair Of open scissors
at child and says, Cut 1t, like it
much.'"
Northcote remembered this when Tu-
sell exhibited picture representing
Hercules drawing his arrow at Pluto.
'.How do you like my picture?,,' in
Quired Fuseli.
Much" said Northcote. "It is clev-
er, very clever, but he'll never hit
him." 'He shall hit him." exclaimed
the other, sand that speedily" Away
ran Fuseli with his brush and, as he
labored to give the arrow the true d.
rection, was heard to mutter: "Hlt
him! By Jupiter. hnt he shall nit himv'
New England Home Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
She Wns Willing.

Perfect confidence is desirable be-
tween couples engaged to he married.
but it Is not always that the young
woman has as fine an opportunity to
establish 1t rs did 4 NorrStown belle.
to whom wealthy young bachelor
had bccn paying assitiuous attention.
After worrying her good deal about
how many young men had been III love
with her and how many she had been
attached to. he asked her to marry
him. adding:
"NOw, let there he perfect confidence
between us. Keep nothing concealed
from me-"
Certainly" replied the giddy girl
'let us have no corcenlmcnts," and
jumping up. she snatched the wig he
wore from his head md danced around
the room with 1t.
In spite Of this levity, the couple
married and, from nll accounts. are liv-
ing happily, more particularly SO, by
means Of using crude petroleum nice
little crop of soft brown huii Is grow
ing all over the husbands head. The
man had never heard of crude petro-
leum MS hair tonic until his wife told
him about 1t! so If she had not enforced
his confidence lie would still be bald
Philadelphia Record
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
Bridge Notice.

ENyILL let to tho lowest Responsible
wv bidder at the bridge place on Sat.
urday, 10th March, at 10 O'Clock a. IN :,
the building Of Bridge over Cherokee
Creek on road leading from Anderson to
era ytonville, In Martin Township, near
II. L. Clinkscalee.
Also, the building OF Bridge over
Creek near Tyler Mouchetts. on road
leading from Starr to Moffattsville. in
Savannah Township, on Friday, the 9th
Of March, 10 o'clock q. m.
Also, the building OF q Bridge over
Beaver Creek, near Tillman Hank p, on
road leading from Tillman Hanks to
George Long, in Varennes Township, on
Friday, the 9Th Of NJ arch, at 3 p. III.
Also, on Monday. the 18th March, at 10
o'clock .. m., the building Of Bridge
over Hembree Branch, on rood leading
from White Hall by Poor House to Salem
Church, in Centreville Township.
Also, on same dav, ut IL O'Clock q. m.,
the building of Bridge over Hembree
Creek, on Wilson Ferry Road, between
j. Bolton Watson's and Salem Church,
in Centreuille Township.
Also, on Saturday, 3rd day Of March, at
ii o'clock 8. No., the building or repairing
OF Bridge over Three and Twenty
Creek, near r. M. Burns, in Pendleton
Township.
ReservinR right to accept or reject any
ond all bids. Successful bidder to give
bond for faithful performance of work.
J. N. VANDlVER, Co. Sup.
Feb 81, 1900 35 8
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
0uiIdlnE n Fire

To kindlc any fire small sticks should
be laid across each other. basket fash
ion, with paper below. See that the
drafts and hampers are all open, the
upper front check closed, and npply
the match before IL bit of coal is nut
upon the wood. When it has begun to
burn we'll, put on one shovclful. allow
Ing the air to pass through unchecked
so as to iindle that. III Il short time
more may he added, then more. and
when the coal begins to glow rcd shut
one draft. then another
Turn ont OF doors the first person
VINO uarcs To dream Of using Kerosene
10 help start Il lire. and severely au-
monlSh her who persists in filling the
iirchoX to the top of stove or range.
Ihat Is the way To burn out or cracl;
the stove and destroy the fircbricl
BESIDES, 1t chokcs the draft, causing
less heat To he given out. \ hot ii :.
| Is Il clear fire. with the draft comin:.
unchecked through the bottom dampcr.
The persons who boil their tea arc tie
same that fill the range rs full rs It
will hold. and when it fails rs II
then must, to give out the needed heat,
take off the cover and punch and poke
1t down from above. thus crov,liny
| the coal into Il still more COMPACT
mass. Such Il cook has her rang,
speedily filled with clinkcrs ar.
! wastes much fucl-Gool House keen
Ing.