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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-30
Will Sow Russian Seed wheat.


Ine ROCK 1Sland Is erectlnS immense
| sheep-feeding pens at Mcfarland.
Agricultural values of Kansas Cor 20
years reach SAFES. 457, 666; yearly aver
| age, S12s, 1888
The cornerstone of a new $4,000
Catholic church was laid at Burling-
ton by Bishop Fink.
A powder company bought 2,OG0
| acres of land near Cherokee and viii
erect there large powder factory.
The state debt is $667,o0O and all
of it is owned and held in the perma-
| nent educational funds of the state.
Moses Lauerback, who owns a farm
in the valley near Lawrence, claims
that his corn will yield SO bushels per
acre. Mr.. Lauerback says he. kept
stirring up the ground throughout
the drought and he says that accounts
for his fine yield.
After an absence of 90 years Henry
D. Boutwell,, long mourned as dead,
returned to his old home near Walton
last week and found his wife had been
faithful to him. In 1881 Boutwell,
mysteriously disappeared and diligent
search failed to reveal his where
bouts.
The annual watermelon carnival was
held at Clyde Wednesday and Thurs
day. All the watermelons the guests
could eat were supplied free. There
was a flower parade, balloon ascen-
sions, band concerts and speeches.
Vast quantities of melons are grown
in that vicinity.
Wednesday was state officers day at
the Baxter Springs interstate reun-
ion. All of the Kansas officials and
several other spellbinders of state rep
utation were on hand to tell the old
soldiers all about things. The at
tendance of Baxter this year eclipsed
that of any previous year.
Mrs. Louisa ST. Clair Mccall,
descendant of the revolutionary gen.
eral, ST. Clair, died at Lawrence re-
Gently. She was an early settler of
Kansas and was widely known. She
was a sister of Gen. J. n. Lanes wife
and her husband, Capt. Mccall, was
with Lane at Leavenworth when he
shot himself.
Miss Edith NJ. Moore, under arrest
at Leavenworth for larceny in connec-
ton with selling alleged mortgaged
furniture, is the young woman who
fled a breach of promise suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from DIR. c. b.
C. Jordon, of Kansas City, Kan She
will have considerable trouble in
clearing things at Leayenworth be-
fore she can push her breach of prom
Sc suit.
The summer school of theology OF
the northwest Kansas conference Of
the Methodist church is in session in
Salina at the the Kansas Wesleyan
university. Over 40 students are in
attendance and the meetings are very
interesting.
The Santa Fe has put in effect an
emergency rate on corn for the bene-
fit of Kansas cattle feeders. The new
basis from the Missouri river to points
in Kansas is 66 2-3 per cent. of normal
tariff.
At Pomona, Franklin county. D. s.
Ogle, a civil war veteran aged 81, MAJ
ried Mary E. Kraus. lust 16.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-30

Mob took Him I'm charge.

E. r. Weber, a Topeka bookbinder,
was taken in charge by a mob the
other night and coat of paint APP
Piled to his body. Weber was caught.
at the home of notorious negress.
TO whom he had been paying clandes-
tine visits. The mob next turned their
attention to the colored woman, and
she received several daubs of color be-
fore she was allowed to return to her
house. The police made no interior
ence, and think the citizens justif;a-
bic in their action. While Weber
has bad reputation, his family ia
eminently respectable. His wife found;
life unbearable with him, and secured
a divorce about two weeks ago. H.
has se,en children, three OF them.
grown
Improving the Prison Buildings.
Warden Jewett, of the Kansas pen
ltentlary, is making improvements
around the state property at Lansing.
Work On the interior of the main. or
administration, building is nearly
completed and the library building
will come in for repairs next. The dir
ing room will be painted before win
ter. Prisoners are repairing roads and
making improvements on the state
lands.
Valuable Cows for State College.
The Kansas state agricultural col
lege has purchased two pure-brcd
Guernsey heifers that promise to make
wonderful dairy animals. The grand
dam of one gave $50 pounds of butter
in year, the, great grand dam SIS
pounds and her dam 495 pounds. The
average Kansas cow gives 40 pounds of
butter a year.
Five Medical Schools BIackIisted.
The Kansas state board of medical
registration has blacklisted the Inde-
pendent medical school of Chicago,
the Joplin medical school of Joplin,
Mo-, the Buchanan medical school of
Philadelphia, the National Health
| university of Chicago and the Homeo-
pathic school of Lansing, Mich.
Cole VIII Try to Collect lit.
State Auditor Cole will undertake
to collect 100000 the federal govern
ment owes Kansas on account of the
Quantrell raid claims. Since 1887 the
state legislature has been making
appropriations to pay these claims
with the understanding that the fed
eral government Will refund.
VIII Sow Russian Seed Wheat.
Central Kansas farmers are in the
midst of preparations for sowing the
largest wheat acreage in the history
of the wheat belt. The new Russian
seed wheat has been distributed, about
500 bushels to each county, its high
price, $3.50 per bushel, prohibiting
general purchase.
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ODDITIES OF GENIUS.
Physical FniiinGs Tint Fell to the
Lot of Lnmnua Mon.

The face Of Oliver Cromwell was dis
figured with molcs, pimpcs and warts.
lie must have been very proud Of them,
however. for when his portrait was being
painted by Sir Peter Lcly he sworo hc
would not pay for it unless those facial
disigurcmcnts were quite clearly shown.
llogarth, the famous painter. bad d
prominent scar on his forehead. which
was the result Of an qccident in his carly
days lie made this appear stiIl moro
prominent in a portrait of himself which
he painted with his own hand.
The great Napoleon was subject to cpl.
lcptic seizures. one of which il las been
said lost him the battle Of Waterloo.
Lord Byron, who was otherwise mag
nihccnt specimen Of "A man, had Il club
foot Of which he was anything but proud.
If, however, it dctractcI from his appear
ancc and h.ndcrcd locomotion, it did not
hamper his genius. Byron was possessed
Of IL morbid fear Of going out OF his mind.
Indeed, all poets are said to bc more Or
less mad. CoWpcr was certainly subject
to fits Of lunacy. as was likewise Chatter
ton, who killed himself ia fit Of dcrange-
mout The same is true Of Rousseau,
Ccryautos, Southcy and Swift.
Alexander Pope was a hunchhack. with
very 'austic tongue. which once result
ed in his being as good as told that ho
was "a crooked little thing that asks inn
pudcnt quc>tiouS.'
ThIuughout his life Sir Walter Scott
could only walk with n limp. A. & boy
he was afflicted with paralysis, which left
him permanently lame.
The late James PHyn. the novelist, was
extremely deaf, in which respect he re-
scmblcd Edison, the world renowned
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keeping an appointment. On the
morning following Spraguc's dinner
party, he walked briskly down Broad.
way from City Hall. 1t was New
Years day; the great thoroughfarc
was deserted. AS he turned into
Wall street, the hands of the clock
in Trinity stecplc pointed to three
minutes Of nine. The financiZl pulled
out his chronomctcr, found that the
clocl, in tn @ old belfry was right,
and quickencd his pace.
Wall street slumbered peacefully
and silently. like a battlefield after
the roar Of the cannon has been
hushed, after he victors and the van
pushed have disappeared, leaving be-
hind them only the ghosts of the
slain. The dcathikc stiffness was OPP
prcssivc.
At last as Dunlap reached the
Knickerbockcr bank, the clock in the
bclfry struck the hour. The reporter
was not there. The banker uttered
an ejaculation of annoyance. lie
looked up and down the street. There
was no ono in sight. He resolved to
give Sturgis five minutes grace, and
began to pace back and forth before
the entrance to the bank. Then n
thought struck him. There was an
other entrance on Exchange place
that generally used by the employees
and officers. Perhaps the reporter
was waiting there. Dunlap walked
around to Exchange place and glanced
up the street He saw man stand
ing in the gutter and bending low
over the curb. Dunlap advanced to
obtain front view of him and rec
ogniled Sturgis. The reporter had
not noticed his approach; he held a
magnilying glass in his hand and
seemed deeply interested in a minute
examination of the smooth-worn curb.
Good morning, Mr.. Sturgis," said
the banker "have you lost some
thing?'
The reporter looked up quietly.
NO, Mr.. Dunlap; ! have found some
thing-somcthing which may possibly
prove to be hyphen."
"a what" asked the banker, per-
plcXed.
"a hyphcn connecting two parts of
very pretty puzzle"
Dunlap stared curiously at the curb.
Il can see nothing there" said he.
Sturgis handed him the magnifying
glass.
Now look again"
He pointed out particular portion
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tell you the books were examined last
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"Those are his very words" contin-
ued the reporter; those he telcgraphed
to Chatham yesterday, as you will see
| if You hold before that mirror this
sheet of blotting paper which found
on Arbogast's desk"
Dunlap, with an unsteady hand took
the blotting paper; and, holding il be-
fore the glass, studied the reflection
intcntly.
"What do YOU make cute" asked
Sturgs.
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others like it on the sidewalk ycster-
day afternoon. but they have been OBJ
liberated by the pedestrians. Here,
however, are some that have re-
NAMED"
AS he spoke, he led Dunlap to the
Exchange place entrance of the bank,
and pointed out number of similar
spots on the stone steps.
"Fortunately,' he said, as if speak
ing to himself, fortunately the de-
tcctives entered through the front door
last night so that they did not inter
ferc with this portion of the trail"
But what are these spots?" asked
the banker
They are blood-stains," replied the
lievc them to be human blood. But
that question / can settle positively as
soon IS we are in the bank, for | have
brought powerful microscope. Let
us enter now, if you like; have seen
all there is to be seen outside. BY the
way, do You know this kcy?"
lie held up a large steel key of COM
plicated structure.
"Why," exclaimed Dunlap surprised
that looks like the key to the En-.
change place door. Where did you
find it?"
I'm the gutter, near the sewer open
ing at the corner"
But how did it get there?" asked
Dunlap, anXiously.
"Perhaps | shall he able to answer
that question presently" said Sturgis.
"Shall we go in now? No. not that
way. Let us enter by the Wall street
side, if you please"
\ couple of minutes later the outer
door of the Knicllerbocker bank was
unlocked.
excuse me if l pass in first" said
Sturgis, entering. II wish to see
something here"
lie bent low over the tiled entrance,
with the magnifying glass in his hand.
at is too bad" he muttered to him.
self presently. "Thcy nave trodden
all over the trail here. All! what is
ths?"
"What?" inquired Dunlap.
The reporter vOuchsafcd no reply to
this question, but asked another.
as Thursday general cleaning
day at the bank?"
YES" answered the banker.
every evening, after the closing
hour, the floors ai.' swept, of course
and the desks are busted; but Mon
days and Thursdays are reserved for
washing the windows, scrubbing the
floors, and so FORTH
"Then it is lucky that yesterday
was Thursday" obscl' ed Sturgis.
"Will you please hand me the key to
this gate, and that to the inner door"
Upon entering the bank Sturgis re-
ouestcd his companion to seat him
self on partcul;x chair, which he
designated. lie then began critical
examination Of the premises. Inch by
inch he scrutinized the walls, the floor,
and even the ceiling; sometimes with
the naked eye, sometimes through the
magnifying glass. lie also constantly
brought into play a tape measure; an
several times he called uDOu Uuul
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When the reporter came within sight
of the safe, Dunlap was closely inspect
Ing the lock. Presently he uttered an
exclamation Of surprise.
''What is % asked Sturgis.
81 don't understand it," said Dunlap.
81 cannot open the safe. Tho lock
seems all right; but"
perhaps the combination has been
changed"
apparently it has" admitted the
banker; "but how came it 10 be changed
on week day, and without my knowl-
edge?"
THAT is rather significant, isn't it ~
suggested the reporter.
Significant? What do you meanT"
exclaimed Dunlap, eXcitedly.
81 mean that Arbogast was q de-
faultcr. What his system of defraud-
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Ittlo story comes from way lack con-.
corning Forrest the traselan.
1t Va- during his last Appearance play
ed at Niblos. At the time he was suffer-
Ing untold torture from the govt. \ sar:
Of runway had to br constructed from thu,
stage to The dressing room. for he was
quite unable TO step up or down stairs.
The performance had been "Coriolanus."
AMI Forrest was petulaut from pain au;
tired with his work, He stumbled against
the runway. causing such Il twinge in hi4
toe as to make him cry out with the pain.
young actor standing 10y uufortunata.
ly addressed the tyagedian at the wrong
time saying
Dear mo, M Forrest. that must have
been exceedingly painful"
"Nct half so painful rs your acting"
was TIE crusty respouse.-New Yorz
Ciipoap
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SWELL" sand the banker. iii you can
make anything out of that gibbcrish.
your imagination is more active than
mine"
at is not a question of Imagination, y
said Sturgis; "lct us proceed systcmat-
ically Here is a telegram blank de
tached from e pad | found on Arbo-
CASTS desk. Compare its size with the
outline of the marks on the blotter,
and you will see, in the first place, that
the message would just fit snugly on
this sheet. Next, you will probably
admit that the first line of marks on the
blotter probably contain n date; the
second, name; the third, an address;
the last, signature, and the interme-
date lines, a message"
Il am quite willing to conccde so
much; for no business man would be
likely to write telegram differently"
Every we'll. Now, then, let me hold
this blank SO that the reflection of its
vertical rulings may appear just above
the image of the message. These lines,
remember, separate the words of the
message. Extend them mentally. and
note how they divide the letters of the
blotter. viii you hold these sheets
while | transcribe the result ?"
In few minutes more the reporter
had drawn several lines on his copy of
the reflection in the mirror.
Il don't see that you are any better
off now than you were before" re-
marked Dunlap, examining the result.
"Wait minute. These vertical lines,
we say. divide the words of the message.
There are five words to the line; only
two on the last line before the sig
M tlLrn. thnt l. 10 snI ID ,AnrLa L.,
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NIr. LushiciCh came up the stairway
with h> shoes in his hand and his hae
hau-uc pgecariou,iy upon one ear. sing
in I'VE won't 80 home ill morning"
with voudrous disregard for pr,nuucia-
tloa and melody. Mrs. Lu>h!vish met
him v'h cold stare and exclaimed:
'Wou. To see you in such condition,
William Henry LU,hleich, l am beside
myself with Indignation"
"Iha,h RI" agreed Mr.. LusL'oish,
modify watching the bureau IS it waltz
ell about him, "thash ri; you're besh.da
y',heit. en- see you right 9hogo beshide
y'shelt. Glad you toll me. Was Begin
nlu TO think I'sh a bigmisht. "-Ba.tinore
American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
a Perfect BOY.

81 never heard q but one perfect
boy" said Johnny pensively as he sat
in the corner doing pcnance,
and who VS. that" asked mamma.
"Papa-whan h was little" was the
answer, and silence reignei for the
space Of Ave minutes,-De.roit Free
Press,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

sh on the tail of the e. tells us plain.
ly enough where the word ends. Note
the space between the 60 and the e.
Have you ever taken the trouble to as.
certain how constant in any pivcD
handwriting Is the space occupied by
the different letters? Try it some time.
Count the characters which YOU have
written in number of different lines.
reckoning spaces and punctuation
marks each as one character, and OBJ
serve how closely the results will
tally. Basing my conclusions on this
fact, I may safely affirm that the
first word of the message is Game.
Cave Give or some other word Of
four letters beginning with &C. and
ending with e. l shall proceed to fiji
up the balance of the message as |
read it between the letters"
Sturgis wrote slowly and carefully
for a few minutes.
There; behold the result"
The message had now assumed this
form,
Dec. 81. 1896.
Thomas Chatham,
Came up Meet me, to-day
corner South and Wall streets
j. w. Arhogast.
Compare this with the reflection Of
the original and tell me if you do not
now detect various isolated marks and
incomplete letters, all of which tally
with the text have inserted here"
Dunlap mad the connarisou
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
HER HIDDEN MEANING.

Wirc-"Woll. John, I'm have to d. Tho
cooking now. The cook left without Wa'u-
ing this afternoon
llushaud--"Not exactly without warming.
Src told me this morning / had better
bring home some dyspepsia tablets too
mSht but didn't quite catch on To what
size meant. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
RArora md Aftcr.

"Beforo I was married ! used TO nc.
cuse my Iance2 Of smiling so often in or.
der to show her pretty teeth
"And after IaarriageF
81 soon foGnI out that she could show
her teeth without smiling. Yo.k
Commercial Advertiser.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
The stomneh,a Hard Lot.

Sixty per cent II canned vegetables
havc been found To contain food prescrva-
tiycs, and Of thirteen popular brands
Of extract OF lemon not one contained
any oil Of lemon, and most Of them We're
colored with aninc dyes. Alas for the
American stomach What shall be done
to preserve that:-St. Louis post-D.s.
patch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

"and then your turn will come for
good"
We'll, out with your questions then,
If you must" said Dunlap. seating him
self resignedly in his chair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

COulu OILY D' an dHHoNuHCV anu ID DoIc
to you. / fenp have needlcssly pro-
longcd them"
Put, indeed. Mr.. Sprague. ! assure
you it has been anything but bore to
me to pose. ] am sure ! shall miss the
pleasant morning hours have spent
here"
"Thcy have been the happiest hours
of my lfe," said Sprague, earnestly, in
Il low voice, "and now they are nearly
gonc-foreVcr."
Agnes started slightly, bushed and
riveted her gaze upon the dainty white
hands which lay clasped together in
her lap. Her bosom rose and fell in
/ quickcncd uuduations.
"Why forever, Mr.. Sprague?" she
asked. softly; "do you think of leav-
! ing New York?"
NO. he replied quickly; at is YOU
who are about TO desert this studio,
which for a short time has been
! frightened by your presence"
"Wen," interrupted Agnes, "since
you are not going to leave New York,
] hope you will continue to call on
rs"
81 suppose shall continue to call
on your reception days if that is
what YOU mean" said Sprague, some
what disconsolatcly.
Nov that" laughed Agnes, 'is not
in line with he polite things YOU have
been saying"
81 did not mean to say anything
rude, Miss Murdoch. but call on
your reception day is "A call on your
guests. Surrounded as You are on
such occasions, one has barely a
chance TO catch glimpse of you,
much less to speak with you.'
Eve are always glad to see our
friends at other times than on our
reception days
"Do You really mean it?" asked the
artist eagerly. MAY | call on you
sometimes when the crowd is not
thcre"
1--WE shall be happy TO have you
call at any time. Mr.. Sprague."
Spraguc thought he detected
slight emphasis on the pronoun.
But it is not we | wish to call on.
1t is YOU Miss Murdock"
Once more the young girls express
i've eyes fixed their gaze upon the del
icate hands in her lap, and once more
there was a scarcely pcrceptible fut-
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CHAPTER TX.
THE kNICKERBOCKEIt BANK.
Richard Dunlap was a man who bad
never missed Il train nor been late in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-14

Rev. G. Campbell Morgan left London
for the United States to take up the
evangelist work of Dwight L. Moody.
The gunboat Mayfower has been
ordered to Venezuela to look after
American interests.
Gen. Macarthur announces that all
the volunteers have left the Philip
pines en- route for the United States.
Frank Rutledge. who was convicted
of burglary at Toronto, Can, COM
mitted suicide in jail
Japan is said to be preparing for o
war with Russia.
Andrew Carnegie has turned over to
is trustees $4,000, 600 for the benefit of
Scotch universities.
Gen. Cailles has offered to surren-
der his force il fund of 100000 is
created for the widows and orphans
of Filipino soldiers.
France is much alarmed by the CEN
sus returns, which show that the
population is decreasing at a rapid
rate. .
Lieut., Springer, of the Twenty
first infantry, was killed by Filipino
insurgents at Lipa.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-14
FOREIGN.

Fire in Pelling destroyed a temple
in the sacred city, with records and
archives.
Fire at Antwerp, Belgium, de-
stroyed property worth $10,ooO,0Oo.
The last volunteers in the Philip
pines, the Forty-third regiment,
sailed from Manila on the transport
Fitzpatrick for San Francisco.
Five hundred of the leading mem
bers of the London bar gave a dinner
to Labori, the lawyer who defended
Dreyfus.
Baroness Won Ketteler, widow OF
the German envoy murdered in China,
was received by Emperor William at
Berlin.
The lock and key to the gate of the
sacred city at Peking has been sent
to the national museum in Washing
ton.
Gen. Chaffce, his staff and two com.
panies of the Ninth infantry arrived
at Manila from China.
Five French fishing boats were re-
ported lest in Iceland with theiI
crews of ~ men.