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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
FRO BE CONTINUED
A Boy. Essay on Hornets.

A hornet is the smartest bug that
flies anywhere. He comes when he
pleases, and goes when he gets ready.
One way hornet shows his smartness
IS by attending to his own business,
and making everybody who interferes
with him wish they had done the same
thing. When a hornet stings a Teller he
knows it, and never stops talking about
l. as long as his friends will listen to
him. One day a hornet stung my pa
(my pa is preacher) on the nose, and
he Gid not do any pastoral visiting for
month without talking about that
hornet Another way a hornet shows
his smartness is by not procrastinating.
If he has any business with you he will
attend to it at once, and then leaves
you to think it over to yourself. He
don't do like the mosquito, who comes
fooling around for half an hour sing
ing: cousin. cousin and then when
he has bled you all he can, dash away
yelling: "No kin" A hornet never
bleeds you; but if he sticks you, you
will go off on a swell. I don't know
anything more about hornets, only that
Josh Billings says: "a hornet is an in
flamible Gosh was a poor speller)
buzzer, sudden in his impreshuns, and
rather hasty in his conclusions. or end"
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
THE CAMEL COMPLAINS.

am a camel. long suffering camel, who
patiently labors from night until morn,
Who brouses on briars did his grand
sires, and often in sorrow regrets he
was born;
I'm strangely constructed, inside many
Quoted to carry an ample wet water
supply,
Then thanks to my thinker 1 can be a
drinker far off in the desert when 9TH
ers are dry.
For flexible poses. stop-valves in our noses.
for sharpness of sight and of sense we
are great,
And though we don't shout it, and men oftt
en- doubt it, the camel has plenty Of
brains in his pate.
We patiently labor for stranger or neigh
Dor, though sometimes protesting in
dolefulleSt dumps,
And Gothic arches sustain US in
marches. the fine architecture you
people call humps"
We've musical voices. and this fact re-
joices the lovers of harmony all the
world through.
ALI army bands drumming 1.-The Camels
are Coming an old song SO fine a S to
seem always new.
Though prim and prodigious. were also re-
Iigious. for camels spend much Of the
time on their knees;
And though men belle us, sheer a t and de-
cry us, no true pious soul would at
such habits SneeZe
In nearly all nations they put ra-
lions too small to be thankful for,
crumbs by the way;
--Hear this with misgiving?" Well. just you
try living on one little cactus or moth
ing per day.
Yet we must keep toiling, with proud man
despoiling us even of milk and our
scant stock of hair.
The latter transmitted that he may be
suited with garments and luXuries
women can wear.
So must keep going despite the poor
showing of earthly reward for our
strife and our pains,
In hot worlds hereafter ours may be the
laughter, we having the water while
man has the pains.
l. EDGAR JONES.
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success of our attempt to escape; and il
that hour there was no knowing what the
Gesperadoes below might not venture upon
At all odds, the door must be secured.
There was no time to tumble about for tools,
go bidding Ames shoot down both tories
should they force the way, went forward,
and by sheer strength of arms and back
lifted the main hatch cover clear from its
combings and, carrying the unwieldy mass
of timber aft, set it upon edge against the
companion.
Here, then, was shield of solid oak
which would resist any pistol shot, and
had no further concern as to the danger of
being winged from the cabin while steering
the vessel, should fortune get US to sea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
a Fifteen story of 1874.

In the Courant of March Is, 1854. we
printed the following queer story,
which our readers will pardon US for
repeating. Some of them may have
forgotten it:
Hebron, Feb. S, 17s4.-This day de-
parted this life Mrs. Lydia Peters, the
wife of Col. John Peters and second
daughter of Joseph Phelps, Esq. She
was married at the age of fifteen and
lived with her consort three times fif-
teen years, and had fifteen living chill
dren, thirteen now alive, and the young
est fifteen years old. She hath had
three times fifteen grandchildren. She
was sick fifteen months, and died on
the fifteenth day of the month. aged
four times fifteen years." = Hartford
Courant
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CHAPTER XVII.
THE PASSAGE OF THE BAY.

Now for some time after this no sound
came from within, and / stood by the helm
anxiously keeping one eye on the fog and the
other on the cabin. As there was now no
knowing whether we were drifting by the
bow, stern, or broadside, sent Ames for
ward to hold lookout at that end of the
vessel, standing guard on the quarterback
myself, that l might control any possible
outbreak from below.
Still the cabin house sat the young
lady, apparently unmoved by what had oc-
cured, and certainly unmoving, as her form,
which just to be made out from my
post, was as quiet as the schooner's figure
head. Once had gone close to her to mark
her state somewhat marveling at her self
controD, and found her pillowed against the
great main boom with its furled sail. She
had greeted me with touch of her hand,
the first she had ever vouchsafed me, while
the quick turn of her eyes and the CLEAN of
her teeth (Which was all l could see of her
face) showed me that she was alert and still
self-contained. But not whisper of ques-
ton did she bother me with, though for that
matter she had spoken not word since
leaving Turtle bay. had a mighty respect
for her if only for her knowledge of how and
when to keep from obtruding her helpless
ness, and would have lifted to my lips her
smooth finger tips, only dared not. Even
had she not resented the act, it might be but
for the reason that through gratitude she
would save my feelings, and the thought
was not comforting.
Dropping her hand, therefore, with the
word that all was going well, returned to
my post. In my expectancy and dread of
knew not what, the minutes seemed to
lengthen to quarter hours. The white muf-
fe of mist appeared thicker than ever, ana
once or twice-I fancied I caught on my wet
cheek a cooling breath, as though the dead
air was giving first faint heave of coming
activity. 1 felt that the wind was not far
off, and feared it, but come what might
must now hold my course and drift into free
com or eternity.
And still no sound from the cabin save
now and then a cough, showing that the
lungs of the two weresharried by their own
powder smoke. 1 dared not explore the in
terror for fear of being greeted by a shot.
and could only await some overt act to show
me what was afoot. Suddenly from below
there came dull, Earring thud, and the fog
about the quarterback was lighted by a
brilliant flash, apparently from beneath the
tarpaulin, while at once following came the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
p1TH AND POINT.

That last ditch has never been dug
in any war, and nobody has ever died
in it.-Town Topics.
When cyclists marry there is fair
chance that one of them will get over
it.-Puck.
Mistress" Bridget, I wish you
wouldn't be so boisterous with the
butcher" Bridget-.Sure, mum, it's
him that does all the cuttin' up
Philadelphia Record.
"Weatherly got inside the fire lines
at last nights conf1agration and a wall
fell on him. Gracious! Did it kill
him?" mo; he laughed it off,
Town Topics.
Rastus-''See hyah. done thought
you tole me dis 5O-cent shirt wouldn't
fade! 1 done only had it washed once!"
bbenstein-''Vashed! Washed! Vat
could you egspegt? Wy didn't you keep
id CLEAN ?"-Indianapolis Press.
81 can't engage you, for my friend,
the councillors wife, discharged you
for eavesdropping." you can't i'm
agine, baroness, what heard in that
housed" ''Well, I'll give you trial,
after al" -Fliegende Blaetter.
whats your game? asked the man
with the big cigar in the Pullman.
eff you mean my profession" replied
the other, with dignity. Sim maker
of books" 'And I'm a bookmaker,"
cried the first, heartily. 'Shake!"-
Philadelphia North American.
''Say, Weary, didn't know Wigsby
Walkover wuz a college man." 'Is he?
Wot makes YOU think it. Limpy?"
"'Ccz he's chalked a motter over de
door of de old barn where de boys all
sleeps 'And wot is it % Abandon
soap all yees dat comes inside -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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voice of Lounsbury calling for water and
'Air, air, for the love of Cod" Almost on.
the instant, and before l realized that some
thing untoward had happened below, seem
ingly from the muck directly overhead a
hoarse voice shouted:
"The deck, ahoy! There's a schooner
adrift and almost on us! Did We see that
light?"
cay! Where away is she?" came an an
swer close at hand.
ION our starboard bow, sir; coming stern
first and no sail set. She's like to foul u.s."
"Can you make her out?''
"Naught but the foreyard and topmasts
show above the fog, sir
SsWhat the devil can be the meaning of
liz! came the return, and then heard the
scuff1e of feet on the strangers deck, fol-
lowed by a quick call:
Schooner ahoyi What schooner's that ~
Hitherto my policy had been silence, but
low it instantly struck me that to pay no
attention to the hail would be but to pre-
cipitate ruin while yet there was forlorn
hope. If we came in collision, unless / an
swered they would board US in the twinkling
of an eye, while if we missed they would
be suspicious and start a search, which,
blind as it would be, might end by their
running across US. Therefore at once sent
my voice back with all my power and with
out the least hesitation:
LAY, ay; we've parted a shackle and are
losing ground. Will bring up in couple of
cables lengths if we clear you. Stand by
to take a blow. What ships that?"
"His majesty's sloop-of-war Ajax! What
seheoner's that?"
! 1.-THE Sprite," I returned at a venture,
that vessel being the only schooner 1 could
then call to mind. The answer hurled back
at me was startling.
eye lie! The Sprite went outside this
morning on patrol. Come to, or I'll sink ye.
Stand by for quartersi On deck, the watch
belaw!" Then, evidently to guard aloft:
Where away is she? Damn the fog!"
In the quick hustle, the shrill rattle of
the boatswain's whistle on the deck of the
enemy (which sound seemed to fill the har
bor), and all that followed, 1 heard no an
sw@ to the call aloft. There was enough
close at hand, for from our own cabin there
came a bedlam of shouts that drowned the
details of the notes of preparation made on
the Ajax.
s'Treason.-treason! Helpi-help! IT'S
the Phantom cut out by the rebels! It's
the villain Thorndyke! We are prisoners in
the cabin! Board US, for Gods sake" and
matter of this tenor which crossed the water,
and was as plain to the ear of the officer on
the adjacent vessel as it was to mine
And now for us the game appeared to be
played to the end. With faces evidently
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11

All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years,
suffering with female arrangements
which the family doctor cannot cure.
WHIST = boon 10 such women - D..
HArfnsan'6 froo adVEc0E So famous
has HE skill made him flbaf hardly q
hamlet o. town IN fire country 6Hf
knows kEs name. He cures .fens a
fhousands, and he offers "a every NO.
man who Wilt write 10 him her 1ysssp.
toms and a htsf0.y Of ber trouble,
free advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be OBJ
tanned at any drug store, and the cost is
within the reach Of any woman. He de-
scribes infinitely and carefully just what
she shall do and get to make a healthy,
robust woman of herself.
The Doctor has written book especially
for this class of women, entitled 5. Health
and Beauty" This book contains many
facts Of interest to women, and will be sent
free to any address by Dr.. Harfnsaa,
C0l0nsb1ss a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
He Explain

The Parson[I t'ink it'd be noah
propriate eff yo' tended chu'ch on
Sunday Std of gwine shootin'.
The Reprobate = Wal. pahson, de
shootin' in dis hyah neighbo'hood am
bettah dan de sslhmons!-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
Keepsns Up the Averaee.

Mistress-Jane, this floor doesn't
look very clean. Did you sweep it to-
day?
Jane-No. NUM- didn't sweep it
to-day, nor Yesterday, but sweeped it
three times the day afore that.-Chica-
go Evening News.
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He Wasn't Afraid.

Her Papa-You must remember. sir.
that my daughter has been used to
an atmosphere of refinement.
The Young Man-Yes, she told me
the other night that the perfume she
uses costs $40 an ounce, but know
where can get a big discount on the
same Chicago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
Common Case

"When I first knew Brown he let hi
money go like water"
"And now?"
''He seems to have frozen up now
Indianapolis Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11

sit is strange that banks are such
quiet places"
why stranger"
Because money talks, you know
Harlem Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-11
DIR. HARTMLn'S ADVICE
Is Sought by Female Suffer-
erS From Ocean
to Ocean.

Mrs f. W.
Goulder, 1906
9Th ave-, Rock
Island, ILL.,,
writes:
81 was af-
Hicted for five
or six years
with catarrh-
al difficulties
a n d Wv a s
& r o w i N e
worse all the
time. began
taking your
Peruna with
q marked inn
proven e mt
from the first
Independ e MT
Of c u r j n g
that, the Pc
r u n a h q 8
greatly i'm
prove d my
G e n e ! a i
health"
Every bot
tie of Peruna
is worth its
w e i G b t in
g old; espe-
cially to me,
for L owe my
present good
h e a 18th to
Parma
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alton.
The laugh must have been heard by them
and my locality fairly well marked, for there
came a volley of curses, and then through
the door two pistol shots in quick success
sion.
1t was fortunate that was we'll at the
side of the companion, else the assault would
have finished me. 1t showed the temper of
my captives, as we'll as the necessity for pro-
lection against another similar attack, for
should 1t come to our getting off and using
danger of being shot as he stood at the
wheel. There were no window openings
IN the cabin fore or aft, and, save the door,
no possible weakness in the structure; but
this door exactly faced the helm and was in
danger of being forced or so riddled with
bullets that it would become an outlook for
the two royalists who could thus command
the wheel and adjacent deck.
1t would have been an easy matter to
shoot either or both of the prisoners and
so put an end to our internal danger, but at
this juncture did not like the report of
firearms, nor had / yet arrived at blood
thirsty mood. Moreover, felt that the
bringing into the patriot lines of brace
os live tories would rebound more to my
credit than tale of couple of carcasses,
which must needs have been thrown over
board at once.
With this menace from within, and with
out danger even greater, my nerves were
keyed to a pitch that equaled if not ex-
ceeded their state at the time Scammell
held me at his pistols point. At least an
hour of uncontrolled and uninterrupted
drifting must elapse before might draw a
long breath and begin to count on the final
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
A New Poultry Association

During the first days of the street
fair the breeders of thoroughbred
poultry thought it an opportune
time to organize an association. the
object of which should be to encour-
age the breeding of more and better
poultry in Bates county and accord
lngly they met and organized the
Bates County Poultry & Pet Stock
Association. The officers are as fol
lows:
W. ". Graves, president: Mrs. r.
" Williams, vice president: c. A. AL
len, secretary; {. \. Emerson. treas
Qrer; and f. p. Hartwell, R. Young.
Jno. r. kckee, A. B. Ludwick and
D. W. GInn, executive committee. :
The association now has some 36
active members and is taking in new
ones rapidly.
The association now has determin-
ed to hold its first annual exhibit
at Butler, Mo. on Dec. %. p. 2S
and 20, and will have Thos. ",
southern, an experienced Poultry
and Belgian hare Judge. on hand to
make the awards.
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Death of H. H. Miller.

Died, at his home in this city Oh
Friday last, H. II. Miller. after q
protracte1 illness Funeral services
were conducted from the family resi-.
dence on Saturday afternoon by
Rev. Jones, and interment in Oak
Hill Cemetery H. III Millerwas born
in Lancaster City, Pa, Feb. ), 1896.
lie learned the pottery trade under
his father at Newport, Pa. Married
to Miss Eleanor Freeland in that
city, Feb, II, 1850. To this mar
rlage five children were born. four of
whom survive, three girls and one
boy, Elmer +. Miller of this city. Mr..
Miller came to Bates county in Au-
gust 1882, from Kansas, where they
spent two years. He started the
Butler Pottery and built up a large
and paying business, which will be
continued by his son Elmer E. Mr.
Miller was reared in the German In
theran church, of which he was a life
long member, and died in its faith.
lie was prominent business man of
our city and served two terms as a
member of the city council He was
an exemplary citizen and had many
friends. The afflicted family have
the sympathy of the community.
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DeArmpnd in Jasper ca.

Joplin, Mo, Oct. 23.-Congrs.,
ID. \. DeArmond delivered an .
address tonight to a large audi,
in the Club theater. The su4sl
opened 10y attacking the trusts
showed conclIsively that the mn
OF the republican party in tls /
congress was one Of protection
trusts. they having absoluter
fused TO enact any Legislation d
would curb this power TO erl
whatever amount they might IA
from the pockets of the peopk.
Imperialism was discussed b. |.
speaker, who demonstrated that
administration has eommitted 4
eral acts of a distictly imperial
acter, thereby proving that i n
the power the present occupants
the White house would do award
self-government in the United sd
as well as Porto Rico or the PAl
pines. The money question Wasi'
handled, as were all the otb9 I
portant issues before the ped
The learned congressman r~a
a great ovation at the close d
remarks and many desired ain
proceed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-25
Francis 2. Browning Dead

Francis p. Browning departed this
lie at his home at Reynard, Hudson
township, after a short illness. a few
minutes before 10 O'Clock on Satur,
day morning, Oct. 20. of locked
bowels.
A very sad feature of Mr.. Brown
ing taking off was that his wife and
children were all sick in bed at the
time, with typhoid fever, and there
was no loving hand to smooth his
pillow and wipe the death dewes from
his brow. His faithful and loving.
wife and affectiOnate daughter had
been close to deaths door and were
very low at the time, his sons barely
able to leave their bed and Oct
around the house. Mr.. Brownino
was wealthy farmer with one of
the finest and best improved farms
on Round Prairie, often called the
garden spot OF Bates county. He
had commodious house set hack
IN a beautiful lawn. He was sur
rounded by all of home comforts and
had loving family to enjoy his ma
terial blessings, and Yet he is called |
IN early manhood and his family is |
deeply afflicted.
Francis Philip Browning was born |
IN Warren county, Kentucky. August
80, 1874. He attended Bethel Ban
inst college at RuSsellville. XIV. and
Wesleyan universityat Bloomington
Ill lie came to Henry county. Mo
IN 1871. He was married IL Miss
Louisa Lucas Johnson in Decemba,
1874. To this union six cbildra,,
We're born, all OF whom. with tha
widow. survive him Mr.. Browpincr
was a member of the Baptist church
and always lived up to his profas-
slons. He was an honest man .
good neighbor. kind and loving
husband, an indulgent and aTeerion-
ate father and a friend to all man.
>lnd. He will be deeply missed hv
ais neighbors, and the sympathy Of
Ill go out to the afflicted family and
prayer OF all good people for their
arly recovery and restoration n
health. X
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Democratic Meetings.

( New Home Thursday. Oct. ~
Harvey {. Clark and J. f. Smith.
Lost Corner School House. Thurs.
/ day, Oct. -, NJ =. Horn. T. W. Sill
verS.
Adrian, Saturday. Oct. -. W. O.
Jackson and NJ :. Horn.
Montrose, Saturday. Oct. %, , y.
m, Harvey e. Clark.
roster, Saturday, Nov. ,. Harvey
:. Clark.
Johnstown, Saturday. Oct. 27.
at I:3O p. m, II. e. Clark.
Burdett, Wednesday, Oct. Bib. &.
Clark. j. 4. DeArmond.
Virginia, Friday, Nov. 2: II. C..
Foster, Saturday, Nov. 3. H. C..
Clark and I. l.. Harper.
Rockville, Saturday, Nov. 3. %.
Jackson and T. L. Harper.
Altoona, Wednesday. Oct. 81. On.
m, Hon. ID. 4. DeArmond
Summit Center, Wednesday. Oct.
81, 4:3O p. m, Hon. ID. A. Dear
mOnd.
Foster, Thursday, Nov. 1, > D. m.
Hon. ID. A. DeArmond.
Hume, Thursday, Nov /. 7:3O p.
M, Hon. d. A DeArmond.
hume, Thursday. Oct. 20: :. W.
Dooley and Judge Boxley.
Spruce, Saturday, Oct. %. :. W.
Dooley and L. W. Silvers.
Olive school house, Tuesday. Oct.
30, W. o. Jackson and T. l.. Harper.
Passaic, Wednesday, Oct. 81. ". O. !
} Jackson and John Silvers.
New Home, Thursday. Nov. /, W. |
y. jackson and J. F. Smith.
Amoret, Thursday. Nov. l. Judge |
Boxley and T. L. Harper.
Candidates on the county ticket /
VIII be present with the Speakers at
hese meetings. Meetings advertised
above will begin at 40 .. IN. Every
'ody- regardless OF party. cordially
invited. j. f. WILLIAMS.
:. Chairman Dem. 60. Com.
" H. BELL, Secretary.
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PRICE BAKING POWDER CO..
CHICAGO.

comes up from Foster on appeal:
John III. Hou%h against :. Ross is
appeal from Justice Court in Rich
Hill; the plaintiff sued. and the de-
fendant got a verdict against the
plaintiff.
Several parties are in Jail awaiting
the action "f the Grand Jury. The
McGinnis murder casr was argued i'm
the supreme Court on Oct. 8. The
decision OF the Court is looked for
within the next few weeks.
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Blood.

We live by our blood, and on
It We thrive or starve, as
our blood is rich or poor.
There is nothing else to live
on or by.
" hen strength is full and
spirits high, we are being re,
ireshed, bone muscle and brain.
IN body and mind. with con.
tinual flow OF rich blood.
| his IS health.
When weak, in low spirits.
no cheer, NJ. spring, when rest
IS not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved our blood
IS poor there is little nutri-
ment in it.
Back OF the blood. is food
10 keep the blood rich. When
Il IalLa, take SCOTS Emulsion
OF Cod Liver Oil. 1t sets the
whole body going again-man
woman and child.
I you have not tried II. send for FREE s.-,-,
1SIao4~ taste wall surprise YOU '
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists
o9--is Pearl Street
Sc and si.oof all druggists.