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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
DOMESTIC PORTS.

Boston, Sept. 4.-Cleared: stmr. King
Frederick, for Norfolk
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.-Arrived stmr.
Gulf Stream. Richmond and Norfolk
Sailed 4th: stmr. Winyah, Richmond
and Norfolk.
Llangorse (Br.), Rotterdam via Nor
folk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
coTroN sEEn on

New York, Sept. 5.-Cotton seed oil
was steady; high ocean freights check
export business in forward delivery
Prime summer yellow, 33h@3i spot;
off summer yellow, 33@331a; prime win
ter yellow. SS@3S1s; prime white, 37GD
87M; prime meal, $4,000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
.SHIppIN REPORT !.
Foreign and Coastwisc.
SEPTEMBER 9Th. 1900.
ARRIVAL.

Br. stmp. Casos, Collin. Pensacola,
for coal. Y
Nor. stmp. Telefon. Christensen, PEN
sacola. for coal.
Br. stmp.; Llansannor, Croydon. Gal
weston. for coal.
Br. stmp. Dunmore. Mckenzie. Rio
Janeiro.
Nor. stmp. Tordenskjold. Thomnssen,
New York, light.
sehr. Lizzie Carr. Chadwick. New
York. stone.
sehr; !; ]. Seward. Murphy, Mary
CLEARED.
Br. stmp. Emir, Broadly, Cavite Naval
Station. Manila. coal.
Br. stmp. Gymeric. Thompson. ST.
Vincent, coal. .
Br. stmp. Homeric, Kerr. st. Vincent,
coal.
Br. stmp. Casos. Collin. Dundee, coal.
Nor. stmp. Telefon, Christensen, Ant
werp, coaled.
Br. stmp. Llansannor, Croydon, Ham
burg, coaled.
Ital. bark Africa. Treglia. !.
coal.
schr. Sycamore. Sanford. Providence,
coal.
Schr. Thomas Richards. Cox, Balti-
more. lumber.
schr. j. j. Rees, woolford Baltimore,
lumber.
SAILED.
schr. Freddie Henclzen, Cavalier,
New York, wood.
Schr. Rebecca, Lang, Port Deposit,
lumber.
schr. Eddie, Thomas. Baltimore, lum-
Der.
schr. Emily B. Mailer. . New
York, lumber.
Barge Stonington. coal.
Schr. Thomas Richards. Cox, Balti-
schr. j. j. Rees, woolford. Baltimore,
lumber.
schr. Thomas j. shryock. Galloway.
Port Deposit, lumber.
ALBEAIARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL. ARRIVALS.
NORTHROITND
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Provisions
Lard, Short Ribs, &c.

Chicago. Sept SAN improved ex-
port demand was the main support to
a dull and generally weak wheat mar
ket to-day. October closed H0as under
yesterday. Corn closed &c. lower and
oats 3sc. higher. Provisions closed a
shade to tx lower
The Lending futures ranped nc folior,r.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
TRUCK MRRKHr.

New York. Sept. 5.-Potatoes, quiet;
Yerseys s1.25@1.75; Jersey sweets,
$3.26@3.60. Cabbage, dull; Long Island,
per hundred, $200@2.50.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
BOND MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

7NeW UIk, oePt. u'--OIUSe. MOTLEY
on call, 1A@t1s per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 4@51a per cent. Ster-
ling exchange soft, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4S7%@4,S7h
for demand, and at 4.s3B@4.S4 for
sixty days. Posted rates. 4.S5@4SS1k.
silver, 623s. Silver certificates. 60i$60
60as. Mexican dollars, 4S7s. Govern
ment bonds strong. State bonds mac
tive. Railroad bonds irregular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
ALBEAIARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL. ARRIVALS.
NoRTHBoUND.

NoRTHBoUND.
stmr. Croatan. light. from North
Carolina to Norfolk.
soUTHBoUND.
Stmr. Alton, merchandise, from Nor
folk to North Carolina.
Stmr. Comet. merchandise, from Nor
folk to North Carolina.
Stmr, w. b. Rogers, merchandise,
from Norfolk to North Carolina.
Stmr Croatan, light. from Norfolk
to North Carolina.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
NEW YoRK PRoDucE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MAR[ET.
New York, Sept. 5.-Flour trlfe
easier. especially on spring patents.
which were shaded to encourage bust
ness. Minnesota patent, $4,000 so.
Rye flour, dull. Rye, dull. Corn meal.
quiet Rye, weaker; No. 2. Western,
Wheat. spot steady: No. 2 red. so.
Corn, spot easy; No. ,. ASA. Oats,
spot weak: No. g. 20. Beef, steady.
Cut meats. steady. Lard, easy; West
ern steamed. ITO; September closed
707M nominal; refined quiet. Pork.
easy; No. z invoice. SM; mild. quiet;
Cordova, 9%@14. Sugar-Raw, strong
fair refining. Az; centrifugal 90 test,
f5-16; refined, firm. Butter, steady:
creamery. 171k@22; factory, 14@17.
Cheese. firm; large white. 10M; large
cOlOred, 10&,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
cLEARANcEs For AUGUST.

The Custom-house records here show
that eighty-nine vessels cleared from
Norfolk, engaged in foreign trade, for
the month of August. This is an in
crease of clearances over July.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
PEANUTS AND PEAS,

PISANUTS-NIarket firm; fancy 2Mc
strictly prime, 2,ac; prime. 2M@2hc; com
mon. l9lM2c; Spanish, 81 per bushel
none,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
COUNTRY PRODUCE.


POULTRY-Live. steady: chickens old.
20c.
EGGS-steady at Ice. per dozen.
BUTTER-Good country. 120l5c.
COUNTRY HAMS---Steady: Smithfield,
fancy. l3gl5c.; Virginia country. 10G12hc
NORTHERN CABBAGE-Sl,25 91.5o per
ONIONS-s2.o0 per bag.
TATOES-Northern, $1.75 per bag.
FRUITS.
APPLEs-virginia apples. sl.0o@1,5o per
I.EMoNS-$4 .50G5OO per box.
PEACHES = Maryland, s1.25@150 per
crate.
LIMES-$i.oo per basket.
PINEAPPLES-64Sc
BANANAS-Per bunch. Coo. ds15o.
COCOANUTS-i00 to bag, $2.5O6D3.0o.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES = Messina
;+;oo seedlings. saoOas,5o; navels. ss.5O9
400 per box.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
NAVAL. STORES.

pentina firm at 3D. Rosin. firm. Quote:
A. Ii, g, ID. s1.40; e, s145; T.. $3.50; G..
< gsi.bb, H. S1.5b; I, S1.5b; *. $3.50; NJ,
IS; N, S1.S5, WIG, s2.05; WV, S2.40.
~ Charleston, S.. C., Sept. 5.-Turpen-
line, nothing doing Rosin, steady and
unchanged.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
COTTON RECEIPTS.
NORFOLK MARKETS.
GRAIN. HAY AND RICE.

coRN-white ccrn. 5ic.: mixed corn
oATS-Nflxed oats, 3oc: white oats, asc.;
ship stuff. $500: briar oats. $780,
HAY-No. 1 Timothy hay, per carload
lots, $3.50; for ton lots. Sl7.oo; No. q one
dollar less than No. Timothy: mixed
hay. one dollar less than No. Timothy.
MILLED RICE-As to grades 5lksI6Ac.
ROUGH RICE-NOnc on the market
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
AuorIos sALEa rHIs pAY.

w. y; Halstead. General Auctioneer. ~
Market. II. r. Morris. .Crler.
TT ARGE sALE or FURNITURE,I
also Clothing, denss F arnishing GODS ioess
Notions. &C.. at our auction house THIS
.(Thursday) MORNING at 40 o. clock.
w. j. IIALSTEAD
General Auctioneer, 81
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
GROCERIES.

FLOUR = Market advancing; spring
wheat, patent. $780, winter wheat, patent
ter wheat. choice straight. 500; winter
wheat family $3.50; winter g 7O Mheat, fair to
g9Soa sr supsr sabe s'''OsSS0' winter
MEXI..@Per bag leo lbs, sl.15; 90 lb..
Ds GsosjFfE'EiSiEs-AdvancIng; Java. 2Sgsoc.; In.
guayra. l313l4c.; choice Rio. llH@l5Xc.; ;
prime, do. lo,aqllc;; fair. do. 9AQl6Ho
RoAsTEsp i. A GogFEsEb11 t lS6Ib
%resa ssG sases s SaS on SSf
cases, $3.50: Lion. 6o-ib. cases. sis.s5' ~
These New York I. o. b. prices subject
to delivery conditions.
CHEESE-Small full cream. &c
suGAKs-Als S soIonin having advanced
blocks. loose in barrels. ESQ: Powdered
loose in barrels e,45; &c either. in half bar.
lated STANDARD. loose in barrels, so:
drannlated Fine. l9Sso in loo-lb. sacks.
packed in barrels. $50; GranuIated, s.ib
and 5-lb; papers. packed in cases. o.sO
No. ). nearly as bright, SIS; Yellow ii So
TO- very good bright, SEC; Yellow No. il
good bright. SIS: yellow No. IL. fairly
s9SRuiPs AND MoLAssEs = Marke,
firmer at the advance; syrup, good to
choice 2aa2lc, lower grade pyrnp. is92oo.:
molasses. Porto RicD. 2213oc.
PROVISIONS.
BULK MEATs-Nlarket higher: rib
sides $3.50; bellies. Western heavy, ss.s5;
bellies. Western lightweight, $500
bellies, Western iight-wcisht, $S.25.
HAMS--Sugar cured. l2lsc
DRY SAITED .JOWLS-S6.00.
PORK PJArES-ST2j
HAM PORk-New, Sl4.ib,
MESS PORK--Si4.00.
LARD-Pure butchers, IN tierces &C.:
compound, tiorces, as to brand Size: so.
WOOI.-Unwashed i5c.: bulky. 3 TO II
less: washed wool. 25c.; black. l21sc. to 1ac
II; dry salt. M; damaged. z.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
NEW YORK sTOcK MARKET.

Atchison =. -. 2S14
Atchison, pref. It's
Dalti. and Ohio. 72A
Ches. and Ohio. 2S1s
C G C and st l.. 59A
Del, Lack & W.17Gla
CT. Nor, pref. .1531l
Illinois Central III
Lake Shore ,209
Louis. and Nash "a o2's
Met. ST. R'y ..154
N. j. Central .1Ssha
n. Y. Central 1904
N and w ...... $685.
n and w, pref. rs
Pennsylvania 129
st. Paul ia
st. Paul, pref. .172ia
So. Railway. :. liz
So. Ry., pref. !. 62I
Elk. COMPANIES.
Adams -. .124
American :. >. .15i
United States As
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

An official report just issued by the
International Postal union at Berne
contains some interesting statistics.
We learn from it that there are 223, 500
post offices throughout the world, and
that larger number Of these than any
one would imagine-ramely, 6.cOO-are
in places which have been named after
some saint. Among the saints whose
names are found most frequently in
post Office directories are Anthony,
Bernhard. Francis. George, John. Jo-
seph, Lawrence, Martin. Nicholas,
Peter. Paul, Silvestin. Vincent and
Saint Anna and Saint Clara. It is need
less to say that. as SO many places have
theSame name, the post Office officials
have frequently some difficulty in de-
hveripg letters to the proper persons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

tended the law school of the University
of Michigan the following year. He
was admitted tt the bar in the supreme
court of Illinois in 1873, in the SUI
preme court of Minnesota in 1878, and
in the supreme court of the United
States in 1886, made city attorney of
Paris, Ill, in 1S76-77, and states attor-
ney at Minneapolis, Mimi, from 1854 to
1886.
''Mr. Woolley, to use his own words,
became a Christian and party pro-
hibitionist at the same instant jan
uary 81, 1888, in New York city. He
Immediately joined the Church of the
Strangers, the church of the late DR..
Deems, and launched out into active
Christian and prohibition party work.
Soon acquiring a reputation as speak
er of wonderful power, and marvellous
fexibility of language, Mr.. Woolley
was sought upon all occasions in pro-
hibition and temperance work. Since
1883 he has, on an average, made one
speech a day. In the fall of 1892 he
went to England as the guest of Lady
Somerset, and spoke nearly every day
during seven months in the cities of
England, Scotland and Wales. The
next year he was engaged by the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
of Illinois to lecture for 800 nights in
succession on Ina,ienable Rights For
several years past Mr.. Woolley has
been the speaker par excellence of many
Of the largest and most important re-
igious, political and temperance con-
ventions. OF his speech IN Madison
Square garden at the international Y.
p. S. c. E. conve ntion in 1892, Murat
Halsted, editor of the Brooklyn Stand
arG-Union, said: Now, Bourke Cochran
(the famous New York Tammany
speaker) is an orator, but he never got
off anything that spun the sunshine
into streaks of golden fire like that
"Mr. Woolley is married and has
three sons. The best of his speeches
already made he is still ma king them
with all the old-time fire-have been
gathered and published in volume,
entitled, Seed"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

was weeping her life away over the
arm of two-dollar sofa because she
had been forced to marry a millionaire
who,was so old he would die soon and
leave her his fortune. The inverfe-
brate intruder waved his foot-long an
tennae dsdainfuily at the woman's
Judgments and proceeded to crawl down
the back of her neck.
Before Mr.. Bug could carry off the
weeping mistress of wealth by mar
rage the bass singer changed 70 "I'H
Leave My Happy Home for YOU" and
the scene shifted to a vine-clad cottage,
whence a maiden was making q rush
to catch young man OF timid mien
who was lingering by the gate iD an at
titude that indicated he was half ex-
pecting papa's rife to open on him
from second-story window. Papa did
not show, but the water bug saw his
duty and made a rush to head OF the
elopement. He was just in time, and
when the stereopticon's light was shut
OF the beast was just about to seize the
young woman in his giant jaws.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
PUTNAM THE BRAVE.
Revolutionary Hero Hsnored Cen
fury After His Death.
A Monument Onseiled at the scene
of His Famous Ride ut Horseneck,
Now Greenwich. COnn-The
Hill of To-Day.

Putnaul's legendary ride down
Horseneck Hill was commemorated at
Greenwich. Conn, the other day by
Putnam Hill chapter, d. A. R., which
unveiled a monument on the brow of
the hill down which the revolutionary
hero escaped. The occasion was sig
nalized by the presence of representa-
tives OF the army. the state govern
ment and the National d. A. r. Among
those who took part in the exercises
were Count de Lafayette. great-grand-
son of Gen. Lafayette, who made an
address, and Putnam Brinley, of Riv-
erside. Conn.,. a descendant Of Gen.
Putnam, who unveiled the monument.
Every detail of Putnam's ride can
not, of course. be accurately de-
scribed. The general impression is
that he rode down a steep fight of
stone steps. and illustrators have
made free use of their imagination in
depicting the occurrence from this
point of view. Gen. Putnam, after the
manner of heroes, says nothing of the
incident in his official report of the
British raid upon Greenwich; it has
remained for others to give currency
to it.
1t was about nine o'clock on the
morning of February 26, 1779. when
the British troops reached Greenwich,
or Horseneck, as the place was called
then. Putnam ordered such troops as
were in the village. mere handful,
to form on the Boston post road on
the eminence near the meeting house,
about half mile from the famous
hill. Two old field pieces were fred
once or twice at the approaching en-
envy. and then Putnam gave the or
der to retire and form on a hill a
short distance from Horseneck, while
he proceeded to Stamford and collect
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

ROOSTER AT HIS MORNING WORK.
flies up on a bar that I've put there
in such a way that he's got to light
on it.
81 allus put the feed before the
horses, cows and pigs the night before.
and then hist up boarddn' that runs
the whole length of the tie-up. That
makes a partition between the critters
and the feed boxes. Well, when the
rooster at early fodder time steps on
the bar it says and pulls cord. The
cord pulls out pin that holds up the.
boardin'. Down drops the partition
through slit in the floor, and there's
the mornin' feed right at handl Crit
tiers can start right in on their break
fast regular at 1870. I amt got to git
up and go mo1yrwhacl>in' rounds the
barn till after git my breakfast.
But that amt all of it-no, sir. I
have an alarm cord hitched onto that
heavy boardin'. When it goes down
plump it pulls the clothes off the bed,
another cord opens the water fasset
in the sink so that we can have fresh
water for the coffee, opens the kitchen
door so that the dog can go out-in
fact, all the little chores are all done
by that old rooster before I'm up and
have my pants on"
And you will please recoIect that
Ezra Totman Ring has 497 other inven-
lions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
FUN Ar WELLESLEY.
College Girls Indulge in a Real, Up
to Date Rush.
Junior Students Bind Sophomore in
the Woods and Paint Their
Faces-A HaHfng Adventure
of Real Interest.

twenty-five girl sophomores of We'll
lesley college were bound hand and
foot, had their faces painted a bright
recent night by their schoolmates of
the junior class. Class feeling was
stirred when the juniors discovered
that the sophomores had planned to
witness their secret ceremony of
burning forensics'' This usually
takes place on the evening of tree
day." but in order to outwit the
sophomores it was set one night
ahead. By four different routes the
juniors after dark proceeded to a
lonely spot in the woods. Their first
trouble arose when as the first party
neared the appointed place they met
Il freshman. They were in a guam
Diary for a moment, but finally forced
the intruder to accompany them.
The captive was tied to tree near
by and a guard stationed about her,
while the others began preparations
posted to give warning of intruders.
Each girl donned white sheet and a
long black and white mask; wood was
gathered for bonfire and each
junior lighted two candles and held
them. Shrill whistles and cries of
"She's escaped" startled the silent
gathering just as the bonfire had
been started. Everyone made rush
to the spot where the prisoner had
been left and saw the guards disap-
pearing in pursuit. The chase was a
long one. for it was a mile to College
hall, and the f1eet-footed juniors won
only, at the college grounds. They
marched their exhausted prisoner
back to the tree and tied her more Sc
curely.
Exercises around the bonfire were
then begun. Silence reigned as each
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17

Junior, with reverential mien, stepped
up to the fire and laid her offering.
on it. About half the forensics had
been deposited when again whistles
gave warning and an outpost cried:
''The sophs are coming! Nineteen
hundred and one to the rescued"
Those juniors who had made their
offerings rushed to repel the invad-
ers. The others hurried to the fire,
piled their parchments upon the
flames and joined their fellows.
Over an open space tall. robust,
sophomore led the way, shouting
taunts at the juniors. She leaped at
her nearest foe in an attempt to tear
off the white robe. She met her
match. however, and was soon thrown
to the ground and held until a junior
brought rope that had been provided
for an emergency.
The struggle was short. Outnum-
bered almost six to one, the young
women of the sophomore class were
subdued in turn and bound in similar
fashion. There was not enough rope
to go around at first, but more was
brought from nearby residence.
Then came the marching. A big
pot of green paint had been provided
and was freely used. The figures
1901" were put on almost every
cheek or brow. A few were arts
tically striped. and others were found
to be suitable subjects for hieroglyph-
les and skulls and bones
Having seen the last Of their parch-
ments burned the white-sheeted.
cloth-masked girls retired, leaving the
IS sophomores lying on the ground
or propped up against trees. After
they had waited there a sufficient
time proctor of the college, who
had been told by the juniors, released
them. Many OF them had not been
prepared for battle and their waists
and skirts had suffered.
Meanwhile the juniors had marched
to the college grounds, taking with
them Miss Hughes. She had escaped
the painting and the binding ordeal.
After circuiting the campus. cheer
ing and singing. the juniors ended
their celebrations at the door of the
head of the English department.
There they sang and cheered for the
teacher whose duty it had been to
initiate them into the mysteries Of
forensics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
MAINE STATE ROOSTER.
the Chores on Brother Ezra
Rings Farm.

"Now, my ROSTERS the most reg lar
fellow you ever see. He crows four
times in the mornin' and then right OF
the dot of 4:3o he jumps down off the
perch and walks out into the yard.
He's the biggest rooster in town, and to
make him heavier I've got half a pound
of lead in bracelets. round each leg.
That's part of an invention. That's
how that rooster helps me do some
of the work round my place" said Ezra
Ring to Lewiston Journal reporter.
HE starts dOin' the chores. Allus
when he goes out through the door he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
AN ENTERPRISING BUG.
He Had His Picture Cast on a StereOp-
tfcOn Screen and Caused Quite
q Sensation.

A giant water bug, three feet long
and warranted very much alive, held
the center of a local vaudeville stage
last night with such applause-earning
capacity that the manager of the show
said he would gladly close a contract
at $50 per-" but the star merely turned
up one Of it's antennae and walked
into a crack in the stage, says a Chicago
exchange.
''She's Only Girl in a Gilded Stage"
the illustrated song man was singing
when the bug stepped out upon the lens
of the stereopticon and was projected
in giant size upon the sheeted picture
of young woman in red hair, who
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17


Left of Present Road.)
ed body of militia and a few CONT
mental troops which were there.
In his report the general generous
ly says that the officer misunderstood
his orders. The troops retired six
miles, too far to be of further service.
Putnam set out along the post road
for Stamford, five miles distant. He
was discovered by Delancey's corps.
which was in the van of Tryon's
forces, and was pursued. At the brow
of the hill, near the old Episcopal
chapel, he boldly struck down through
tle brush, bullets whistling past him,
one of which, tradition says, passed
through the brim of his hat. Regain
ing the highway below the precipice
he took his way to Stamford, where
he secured reenforcements. Return
ing in the afternoon, he harassed the
retiring enemy successfully. Tryon's
men had burned houses and schoon-
er, destroyed stores and murdered a
deaf woman while in the village. The
Americans were able to recover a con-
siderable portion of the captured
stores and take 3S prisoners.
The hill has changed since Putnam
rode down it in 1879. The main road,
as it was then called, which ran
through the village, took a zigzag
course down the cliff. It bent north
erly along the precipice for about 800
feet, and then, curying sharply to the
south, took it's way across the face
of the Hill with a steep inclination to
a point ABOUT 80 feet south Of the.
present causeway. Then bending to
the east, it led off toward Stamford.
In order to cut off the detour of the
road, pedestrians were in the habit
Of climbing directly up the bluff by
means of a crude stairway, made of
rough slabs OF stones set in the hill
side for the purpose. It is supposed
that Putnam rode down through a
driftway in the brush near these rude
steps On the little eminence where
the American troops first formed now
stands the stone edifce of the Second
Congregational church and soldiers
monument. Midway between the
church and the hilltop stands the old
house reputed to be Putnam's head
quarters at the time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-17
THE OLDEST BRIDE.
Mrs. Samuel Decker Married at the
Age Of Ninety-Eight.
She and Her Young Husband Give q
Modest Exposition of Their Love
In Their Little Home Near
Waterloo, n. 7.

AT the age ofaDs Mrs. Samuel Decker
lis a bride. If there is an older bride
in the world the news will be great
.disappointpoentsto her. for she is proud
of her distinction.
Like many other ladies of mature
years, she allowed the tender sentiment
to be awakened by a, man young enough
to be her sou. The bridegroom is a
stripping of IS.
81 couldn't bear to marry an old
man." said Mrs Decker to New York
World correspondent. "They say a
woman is as old as she looks. and man
is as young as he feels. Well, Samuel
that's just lovers talk. He won me
over that way when we began sparkin' :.
And he said he felt every bit Of IS, what
with the rheumatic and the asthma. So
that Snakes our ages just right,
don't it?
And the happy bride displayed her
gums in coquettish smile.
The Deckers are giving their modest
exposition of love in a cottage at a
point midway between the villages of
Waterloo and Clyde. N. Y. within the
town limits of Tyre. They have an
acre of land, tiny apple orchard and
little brown dwelling. Mrs. Decker
has lived there 40 years and has buried
two husbands from the little brown
dwelling.
She was born in Onondaga county,
eight miles east of Syracuse, on Novem-
Der 81, 1902. She had two brothers, both
of whom fought in the war of 1912. Her
father, Godfrey Reels, a pioneer hunt
er and trapper, did much barterine
with the Onondaga Indians. with whom
he was on friendly terms.
In 1882, after the death of her par
'ents, Miss Reels became the wife Of