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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
CHAPTER XVI.
THE CABIN OF THE PHANTOM.

THE CABIN OF THE PHANTOM
With my mind lost to all else save the
calculation of the speed and distance we
were making, and my body braced forward
awaiting the proper moment to swerve the
boats course, was suddenly startled by
quick exclamation from Ames, which was
at once followed by rasping bump and
the heeling of the scow until the water
poured in over the gunwale. At the same
moment the starboard oar received blow
that almost tore it from my hand, and what
seemed huge black object arose along
side and quickly vanished in the mist and
darkness astern. The suddenness and
s1nartness of the shock were startling; but,
quick as were the appearance and disap-
pearanee of the obstruction we had fouled,
l recognized it to be the spar buoy which
marked the outer edge of the reef extend
ing from the Hook into the river.
One might have cruised week under the
conditions besetting us and failed to have
picked it up. It was like cropping through
the proverbial haystack and finding the
proverbial needle without having looked for
It, and, though its greeting had well-nigh
been disastrous, it gave me the one point l
wished with absolute accuracy. / now
knew that we were nearly dead on the
Phantom, and not two cable lengths away;
indeed, had we missed the rude warning of
the spar, it was but fair to reckon we would
have fouled the schooner herself unless in
my miscalculations had altered our course,
in which case we would have missed her al
together.
Quickly turning the boats head about,
let it drift stern first, and even before ex-
pected, heard the rush of the tide against 4
vessels stem, while almost instantly. mag
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
WORLDS TELEGRAPH HUB.
Clearing House at Berne,
Switzerland.

Although thousands of miles of line
| were in operation before 1865. the
world telegraph as it exists to-day
dates from that time and from a con-
vention held in Paris toSadopt regula-
tons for international telegraphic
operations. Previously, in sending a
| message from one country to another.
delays were encountered which made
the telegraph little more expeditions
than the post. In travelling across
Europe a message not only occupied
an exasperating amount of time, but
also accumulated an appalling list OF
charges reckoned in different kinds
of money for each country it had
passed through. These charges could
not be paid in advance. because the
amount of them was not known at
the point from which the message
was sent. It may be imagined. tina.
under such conditions the telegraph.
was not generally employed in trans
acting business.
From the point of view of the pri-
vate citizen. the most important work
done by the Paris convention was to
arrange a uniform schedule of tele-
graphic rates, and to provide that
messages might be sent in code. or
secret language, if desired. Arrange
ments were likewise made for the
more rapid transmission of interna-
tional messages.
AS the result of the work of this
and succeeding conventions, we have
the marvelously intricate yet simple
system of sending telegraphics mes
sages which prevails to-day. 1t is pos
sill. now to send a message from any
village that can boast a telegraph of
flee to any other point in the world
that is reached by the far-spreading
maze of wires. Moreover. the sender
may feel assured that his message
will go forwar$ quickly. and it re-
quires but a moment for the clerk
to inform him as to its exact cost.
Considering that the ownership of
the various telegraph and cable lines
of the world is divided between neal
ly 40 different governments and haIf
that number of private companies,
this is highly interesting example
of business Capitalization. 1t has
been brought about through the es-
tablishment of the international bu-
reau of telegraphs at Berne. Switzer-
land. This bureau codified the
charges of the many different coun-
tries subscribing to the union. using
the franc as basis for all rates. 1t
has brought about many other
changes calculated to extend and
improve the telegraph business. it's
most recent undertaking being the
compilation of great dictionary, or
international telegraphic code. con-
tanning some 100000 terms taken from
almost every language in existence
AinSlie'S Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
Pure joy i'm PolysyIIabIes.

8 Mr. d. C. Robinson, of Boston, has
prepared a chart of Lake Cobbossee-
contee, a meritorious Maine summer
resort. We can never sufficiently adj
mire the felicities of Maine nomencla-
ture. Here we have Long Potato Is
land, Juggernaut Stream, Jock-mc-
yaw Stream, Pickere1 Alley and Ana
bessacook lake. And Cobbosseecontee
itself is pure and an abiding joy-N
Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
Hon. Dan. A Grosvenor. Of the Famous
Ohio Family

Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor of the Famous
Ohio Family.
Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor
for the War Department, in a letter written
from Washington, d. c., says:
s@AAow mao Ia express my SrafSfwsse
- you for flo benefit dEerSv0d froau
enc bottle a. Peruna. One week has
brought wonderful changes and am
now ~ WoN NJ ever. Besides heARa
one 81 flso vecyhesf spring fOnEcs IL II
IN 0xceikonf cAfarrh remedy" Necy
respectfully, Dan. a. Grosvossor.
Hal P. Denton, Chief National Export
Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa, writes: 81
was completely run down from overwork
and the responsibility naturally connected
with the exploitation of a great interna-
tlonal exposition. My physician recon-
mended an extended vacation. When life
seemed almost a burden l began taking
Peruna, and with the use of the fifth bottle
| found myself in a normal condition. I
have since enjoyed the best of health"
Almost everybody needs tonic in the
spring. Something to brace the nerves, in
That Peruna will do this is beyond all ques-
ton. Everyone who has tried it has had
the same experience as Mrs. d. w. Tim
berlake, of Lynchburg, Va, who, in recent
letter, made use of the following words: 81
always take dose of Peruna after business
hours, as it is great thing for the nerves.
There is no better spring tonic, and have
used about all of them"
For free book on Summer Catarrh,"
address The Peruna Medicine Co., Column
bus, Ohio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
Only Fancy.

Husband ION his return from bust
ness)-Why, my dear, what is the mat
ter? You look i'll.
Wife (faintly) = Oh! Jim. I've just
been reading some patent medicine adj
vertisement, and find have 16 dis
ases, any one of which may prove fatal.
Ally Sloner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04
Bloodiest of Century.

The 'sbloodiest battle of the century
was that of Borodino, a Russian village.
where Napoleon fought the Russians
on September z, 1912. Nearly 1000 men
were placed hors du combat.-N. Y.
Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

l at once sculled out into the stream until
l struck the free current. and then sat my
self on the boats bottom, using an oar as
rudder to keep the scow's head down the
river, letting her drift with the tide which
was here running at great rate. All night
sounds from the land were lost in the thick
cloud, and almost dead silence ensued as
we whirled southwark, the only break be-
ing occasional sucking noise in the water
due to the hurrying whirlpools.
1t was nervous work. Ames was forward
as a lookout, his figure even at that short
distance being almost lost in the combined
darkness and blur. The girl, seated upon
the center thwart, held herself as straight
as an arrow. though her head was slightly
bent as in intense listening. Fears of her be-
coming an incubus had long since vanished,
and if her heart beat thickly at our dubious
adventure, it did not show in the quiet and
confident smile with which she had adopted
every suggestion and obeyed every order
with as little hesitation as though she had
l'een a disciplined soldier. In her hand she
held pistol which was huddled closely in
her cloak to keep the damp from its printing,
and in an emergency fully believed she
would use it without qualm
had given orders that no shot should be
fired save in extremity, determining that In
reference should be met by cold steel only
At the onset feared nothing beyond blum
dering into patrol, and in that case the use
of firearms might alarm the enemy ashore
In the above fashion, then, we drifted
along for perhaps 20 minutes, thewet drip
ping from my brows and lashes like tears. I
had no means of getting at our definite
whereabouts save by guessing by our speed,
that making me think we should be abreast
CT the highlands below Turtle bay. Turning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

could have caught the tiny speck of our boat
with its load of three as it foated over the
space of open water.
In less than five minutes we were
plunged into the opposite bank of fog, and
then l passed the girl to my place in the
stern. quietly shipped the oars in the
muffled tholes, seated myself on the thwart,
and held me ready to alter course and
feel for the schooner as soon as we had
gained trifle more way down the river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

Immigrant-At last I am in free
America. A man can do pretty much
as he pleases in this country, can't he :?
Native-Y-e-s, unless he's married.
n. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

Blink-Is there anything worse than
to have guest you can't amuse?
Wink-Yes; to be the guest of a man
that can't amuse you.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

\ LABASTINE is the original
and only durable wall coating.
entirely different from all kali
somines. Ready for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
- tints by adding cold water.
AD1Es naturally prefer ALA
BASTINE for walls and cell
tngS, because 1t Is pure, clean.
S Ssrs95 ser PINT Ut up IN dsy p1 oTr-
ages, with fuu directions.
\ IL kalsomines are cheap. tenn
perary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays. etc,
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
- TINE 10 not q kalsomine.
. EwARE Of the dealer who
says he can sell you the Same
thing" as ALAABASTINE. or
i: .aaser NOT 5q post ss ce !.
Ing to deceive you.
\ ND IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
to sell on ALABASfINES de-
mAnd1, he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by q
"a kalsomine on your walls.
h ENSIBLE dealers will not buy
q lawsuit. Dealers risk ono by
6ell1n8 ana consumers Dy using
infringement. Alabastine Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure. dur
able AI4ABAST1NE. 1t safe
guards health. Hundreds OF
tons used yearly for this work.
N BUYING ALABASTINE.
customers should avoid get
ting cheap ka1somines under
different names. Insist on
having our goods in packages
ard properly labeled.
n UISANCE OF wall paper 80 OBJ
Waited by ALABASTINE. It
can be used on plastered walls.
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush 1t on.
It does not rub or scale ON.
ESTABLISHED in favor. Shun
all limitations. Ask paint deal
er or druggist for tint card.
Write US for Interesting book
let, free. ALABAST1NG CO..
Grand Rapids. Mich.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
To Be Prepared.

For war is the surest way for this
nation to maintain peace. That is
the opinion of the, wisest statesmen
ltis equally true that to be prepared
for spring IS the best way to avoid the
peculiar dangers of the season. This
is lesson multitudes are learning,
and at this time, when the blood is
sure to be loaded with impurities and
to be weak and sluggish, the millions
begin to take Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which purifes, enriches and vitalizes
the blood, expeLs all disease germs,
creates a good appetite, gives
strength and energy and puts the
whole system in a healthy condition,
pneumonia, fevers, and
other dangerous diseases which are
liable to attack weakened system.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

Have / not hidden We beware of
something said to be the same as
Rocky Mountain Tea, made abyz the
Madison Medicine 20 IF ye are
truly wise, heed this warning. HUI
burd & Johnson.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
MISCELLANY.
A Cold Taking OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
graphy--CeIIuTose in r1odern In
dustries.-Steam LOss==SOundS
Within the Earth--Crystal
Figures--Tida Power in France
A Cause of Cold Feet.=A Botani-
cal Treasure of CeyIon.

The artificial production Of cold
has reached it's greatest development
in Munich, where refrigeration by the
passage of gases from high to low
pressure was begun in 1881, and has
since found so many applications
that the industry has become second
only to that of brewing. In the cold
air storage building, the most COM
plete yet erected, the temperature of
the cells is kept at 30C. 81. 4 0F.), the
air containing 60 to 70 per cent of
moisture. These are the chief indus
trial and scientific uses of the low
temperatures: Manufacture CT ice in
the brewing inc ustry; preservation
of meat and other food; preservation
of anatomical specimens; in the NOR
CUES; arrestation of development of
the sick cocoon; arrestation of the
growth of bulbs (making them indie
pendent CT their customary Towering
in the the preparation of ex-
plosives; in the preparation of mix
lures rich in oxygen; in the manu-
sacture Of ozone; in the testing of
meteorological instruments; and in
scientific research generally.
L
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
gh> Yrihm1re.
DIRECTORY.

JUDO. AL OFFICER.
HON. c. L. BROWN. District udge
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
To Cure La Grippe in Two Days.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money it it fails to cure. p. w.
Groves signature on every box. Is
ents.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

Interesting and beautiful Effects Of
the well known etching Of glass by.
fuoric acid have been reported by
Mr.. 9. p Benham, Colchester, Eng
Various salts are crystalized ina thin l8
layer on glass, which is vel warmed
to prevent the crystals from dissolv-
ing, and the glass is then exposed to
theyapor for three to five minutes
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

The calamander tree of Ceylon,
allied to the ebony family, and repre-
sented by only 80 specimens, is
credited with the very rarest wood.
The tree is carefully protected.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

Goodness of the feet from tea drink
ing, an effect sometimes observed, is
explained by Prof. Hutchinson, F. R,
S., as probably due to contraction of
the arteries. In one lady tea -drinker,
the feet were not only cold but were
wet with perspiration.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

In photographing wood sections
without lens, Herr Fomm places a
piece of tinfoil on one side of the
section and the film surface of a sheet
Of bromide paper against the other
side. A good impression-showing
clearly the rings and rays of the
woods produced in about half
minute when metallic point mega
lively charged by an influence ma
chine is brought within about two
inches of the paper. 1t is explained
that the paper becomes negatively
charged, and a photographically
active glow light is produced between
it and the wood. It is proposed to
try this method for copying draw
ings and other purposes.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
The microscopic forms OF the crystals
are accurately reproduced on theglass.

The power station at Pont-l Abble,
Finisterre, France, utilizes the tide
for fourteen hours a day, the total
fall being seven feet and half, gen
Grating eighty horsepower. The
water at food tide flows through a
canal two miles and a half long to a
pond, returning to the sea atebb tide.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

Decorations heard at about the
time of the Umbria-Marches earth
quake of Dec. 1887, have been made
subject of study by Prof. A Issel
an Italian seismologist, These deton
atoms we're quite distinct from the
ordinary earthquake sound and were
more or less prolonged crashes, re
sembling the boom of thunder or the
report of heavy guns in the distance,
Sometimes they were isolated, at
other times following one another at
brief intervals. To many persons
the crashes seemed to come from
Monte Nerone, where the epicentre
of the earthquake was situated.
Similar sounds are frequently
heard by inhabitants of the middle
region, to whom they are
known by the name of "Bombis,"
and, as they are very often closely
connected with earthquakes, it is con-
Guided that they are mostly due to
causes within the earth. These mys-
ferrous boomings are of the kind
known in other places as "Barisal
Guns" Enlist Poeffers," etc.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

,Cellulose, the fbrous base of plant
structure so familiar in our paper
and cotton, has long had it's great
usefulness extended by impregnation
with gypsum, resins and other sub
stances, or covering with impervious
varnishes, More recent products
into which it is transformed by
chemical destruction of the cell itself
are listed by S. Ferncezi; 1. Several
kinds of parchment paper are pro-
duced, resembling true parchment
from animal skins, by plunging I'M
sized paper into strong sulphuric
acid, then freeing from excess of
acid by washing and naturalization.
2. Sulphitic cellulose, prepared by
treatment with acid ulphite of cal
cium or magnesium, became thirty
years ago the most important sub
stance in paper manufacture. When
saturated for long time in a pulp
ing machine, it yields material for a
cheap p 'rchment paper, which, in
thin, transparent sheets, is known as
"pergamyn," and is used for packing
perishable articles. 3. By long tri-
duration Of sulphitic celluLose, de-
stroying completely the textile fbres,
and spontaneous evaporation of the
pulp, blocks of anonymous cellulose
are obtained. This material, called
'celiulith," when freed from air by
boiling or steaming, can be worked
like horn or ebonite, resists the action
of alcohol, petroleum, fats and oils,
and is fairly elastic. 4. Solutions of
chloride of zinc and ammoniacal
oxide Of copper, like sulphuric acid,
transform cellulose into an amorph,
GUS mass. When, after treatment,
this mass is exposed to wind and rain
for some weeks, it is completely
changed into hydrocllulose, and is
known as vulcanized fiber" It is
made in two varieties, the flexible
and the hard. It has been made ID
sheets in the United States since
1878, and is now formed into NJ
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

The Arctic Ocean, says Nansen is a
kind of lagoon separated from the
Atlantic by submarine ridge,
stretching from Spitzbergen to
Greenland. To this ridge is due a
curious condition. The Arctic is
covered with layer of slightly salt
water from the Siberian rivers and
Boring Strait, and under this is the
normallysalt Gulf Stream water. If
the two layers were mixed, the aver
age temperature would fall, but this
average would not be as cold as the
surface layer. This accounts for the
enormous formation of polar ice.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

Leakage from steam pipes is be-
lieved to have been greatly under
estimated, tests by Mr.. R. S. Hale
having indicated the following pro-
portions Of loss: In mills, 5 to Is
per cent; electric plants, q per cent;
stea mships, II to l0per cent; water
works, p per cent.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

rods, cogwheeIs, etc., and used to
replace rubber and leather. 5. Treat
ment of cellulose with sulphuric and
nitric acids yields nltrocellulose.
This is the starting point of the high
and with camphor is
changed into celluloid, which has
very varied applications. 6. English
makers are turning out an imitation
leather, called "pegamoid." This is
a mixture of cotton and paper cover
ed with secret composition, sup
posed to be celluloid with some oil,
and IS used for trunks, curtains, etc.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-09
He'll Take an Ell. ="
ONLY GUERILLA WARFARE
AEsIrs In the Philippine said 10 Be
Worse Than Ever.

Atlanta Aeg s-C-aurcsY Foots. .
zsa knoTn Atlanta s-cns,ect ana en-
frsetor. ~ao rss been in TIE army h the
P1ilDp.nes for ne past e-gateen nso1tas.
returned to-3sy n telling q tas E.t1s-
,,on tners ne se5E.
Things are IL wore az now 'hsn
zaen var Il ire Philippine Is.snds began
Tr-e. We rave ga~r.s1ls n 81 ne ioEnE
u Lam o1f ire AneTtCsr z1o attempts
70 % frcrn o1e -oEn 70 t1e ofne- With
cut . hs,1Yg1z-d simply tsksE h!z lie IN
,ls Lsn1s
"Tas lElsnd = 10 a corfased state q
guerrilla warfare ard seems Hksiy 70 re-
NAN ~ -nceAn1.elr. conssdsr trst Ne
are making soselst4lY 10 progre@s az
prssent toTsr1 eonqlsr.nz tae F-Ep.nos
arr ire s1btags I'm Il the iz.snds Il the
Archipelago
The Hfsstion cut there . best Aigs-
frs 20 ~ IRE king d Gen LsTfCn. A.
far gong sn over re iEisn5. fghting IN
alraoEt sYs-y part o. f.. Re was killed b.
zg@r..lss slnoft IN me s1z3ow o. the
7sIs Il Mania
The Fliip.noz are working q bandit
scheme. Trey are scattered 81 small
bsnoE al over tire Island. hiding out ard
o2en fighting. and being On tae!r oyn
ground the Falp.noE have the advantage
r. this guerilla business.
Wien o1r soldierg catch niger
win : gun he a. ooce E1rrenderE the
Eespo1 an s~ezrs allegiance 70 the
Americans He s. turned boozs, sud pro
css6s 70 60 suo get another gun some
SEsfe sne continues fighting according
- the "skDlkIng system"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-09
DISASTROUS FIRE At JEsUP.
SEVERAL BUSINESS HOUSES AND
STOCKS DESTROYED.

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-09
CLAIMED HE Is An IMBEcILE.
Effort 10 secure CIemency for Baker,
the Wife Murderer.

Atlanta. Aug. s--The fate Of James L.
Bauer. the wife murderer. rests with the
Psr5oning Board. The final appeal for
eismsncy was argued by Bakers attorney
before that bo1y to-day. The hearing oc-
cupsed several hours Numerous sffida-
yits were read concerning Bakers pre-
vlogs character. and his weak mind
While the hearing was going on a num-
Der Of Bakers friends came in and list
sned 10 The proceedings.
The contention was that Baker Is an i'm
hecile a lengthy petition from the citi-
zens N Griffin was submitted 10 the board.
The petition recitsd the fact that Baker
had always been considered an irnDecile
when resilient Of Griffin and had fire.
qDentiy been before the courts Of Spsld-
ing county for wrong doing. but had never
been punished because ID was not thought
be was responsible for bis acts.
4 long letter from ex-Gov. Boynton was
read stating that he had known Baker
many years ard had always considered
him a man Of uusound mind and that he
di9 uoi think him responsible for hls acts.
Baker has nesn sentenced TO hang On Aug.