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Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Wednesday nights rain was all
right. It extended over a good deal
Of territory south of town, and will
encourage the late corn.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Frank FEEDER is working with F. ]
Kramer's carpenter force.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

The Catholic Society will give a
social in the park week from Satur-
day.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

We call the attention of our readers to the ad.
vertisement of the Hayner Dlstiling Co st
Louis. Mo which appears in this ISSUE This is
out the world for its purity. $3.50 secures fou,
iuii quarts OF this famous whiskey, express charges
prepaid.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Mr.. T. Vancll is having very ser
ious time with inflammatory rheuma-
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Walt Cornell says the reason We got
the rains the last two nights was be-
cause the Lord learned that the Mis-
sourians we're ali going to unite in
prayer, and in order to stop that un.
usual kind Of a racket He sent the
rain.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

NJ r thinner left Monday evening
for ElReno, Ok, to try his chances in
the government lottery.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Wednesday Street Commissioner Har>
vey went to the Jail and, getting the
keys from Mrs. johnson. took q couple
prisoners out on tue streets to work.
He wanted city prisoners, but drew
couple OF county prisoners. and when
they got out in thu open they made =
sneak. Sheriff Johnson got on their
trail but at time of going TO press
Thursday had not captured them.
THE DEMOCRAT, one dollar
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

The 2. L. Damn sale, at Pawne
Rock, next Tuesday the 23d.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Uncle Dick Ewalt was taken very
sick the first of the week. with cholera
morbus.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Why not have the weather signal
man run up the blue flag once, for a
changer
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

County Attorney James W. CLARK Q
AM: bride returned from Colorado.
Thursday morning. and are getting
established" in their pleasant home.
A reception in their honor was given
Thursday night by Mrs. and Miss
Poole, aud one will be given them
-Friday-evening, by Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Vernon Russell and MIR. and
Mrs. j. c. Lafferty, at the Russell
home.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

colored. were spliced by Rev. Lucas,
Tu6sdaV
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

1t rained Tuesday night. Dave
Gray was over Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

~GREArBI
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.
Ben Baxter, of south of the RIVER, is
very dangerously i'll.
It rained Tuesday night Dave
GRAY was over Tuesday. I.
Frank FEEDER is working with F. J.
Kramer's carpenter force.
The p L. Damn sale, at Pawnee
Rock, next Tuesday the 23d.
Geo. Moore will open an ice cream
parlor in the Townsiey building.
Mr.. T. Vancll is having very SER
ious time with inflammatory rheuma-
tism.
The Catholic Society will give
social in the park week from Satur-
day.
Uncle Dick Ewalt was taken very
sick the first of the week. with cholera
morbus.
July, 1901, will go down on the books |,
of history as the hottest July ever
known in Kansas.
A man asked lis it hot enough for
your" He now shovels coal where
they never shovel snow.
F. 81. Lenger, the nursery man, has
gone down TO EiReno. Ok, to try for
prize in the U. s. lottery.
The handsome aud attractive bills
for the county fair and race meeting |
ara out and being posted,
Frank Strothman, one Of our suc-
cessful ..city farmers" reports 80
bushels>to-t -the-acre wheat.
1t keeps fellow busy to keep track
of the machine and wheat fires in this
locality. Truly these are hot times.
An observer says ''slxteen year,old
girls are alike in two things: they are
all good looking and never have a
cent"
The iremen dread an alarm these
hot days. A fire in this town now
would be pretty apt to be hard to
handle.
Mrs. Jack Morrison came up from
New Mexico last week. to visit during
the hot spell with relatives in Great
Bend.
Fred Strange, formerly a telegraph
at Lacrosse, has recently taken unto
himself wife.
Mrs. Joe Troillet writes that she is
improving in health quite nicely, and
will leave Excelsior Springs, Mo-, next
week, for home.
Homer Wells aud "Toots" Dodge
a-e trying their luck in the govern
mant game OF chance, down in the
Indian lands
Harry Morgan, Clyde Moore and
Frank Greene are three more of the
Great Bend boys hunting water and a
place to sleep, down at EiReno.
A number of ladies will give an ice
cream social in the park, Saturday eve.
ming. the goth, the proceeds for the
benefit of the Epperson Band.
Mike keenan, was up from Stafford
county, Monday, to have some teeth
pulled. Not hnding . dentist, Mike
pulled a cork and called it square.
Wednesday mornings rain did not
extend south of the river, or south.
west to Pawree Rock. I. was better
north and west than about Great bend
Mrs. Floy Brooker and childrer
came up from Hutchinson Saturday
and are stopping with c E. Dodge's
Mrs Brooker has baen quite seriously
Ill while here.
We call the attention of our readers to the ad
vertisement of the Hayner Dlstilng Co. st
Louis. Mo. which in this This Is re
liable concern and their whiskey is known through
oaf the world for its purity. $40 secures fou
full quarts OF this famous whiskey express charge
prepaid
S. w. Hood. Of Woods county. Ok.
has been up in Barton and Staffor.
counties for the past few weeks. visit
TIM hn1~
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.

Ben Baxter, of south of the RIVER, is
very dangerously ill.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

- !:
Why not have the weather signal
nan run up the blue flag once, for a t
;hangep
Frank Foster and Katie Moore.
,olored, were spliced by Rev. Lucas,
Tuesday.
M. r thinner left Monday evening
or ElReno, Ok, to try his chances in
.he government lottery.
G.. c. Wilcox. late of Hutchinson, i
has secured position with the ICY {
clone" store of this city.
Sam Garris, OF Oklahoma. an old
Iowa neighbor of Uncle Billy Hood,
Is here on visit with the Hoods.
Commissioner Shattuck was over
from Hoisiugton, Thursday, to attend
an adjourned meeting of the board.
Wednesday nights rain was all
right. It extended over good deal
of territory south of town, and will
the late corn.
from Oklahoma. visiting during the
hot spell with Mrs. T. d. Stradley,
daughter of Mrs. Chase.
And few more-Bruce Jones and
Glare Swift joined the southland pills
grims Wednesday, to invest in ticket
in Uncle Sam 8 goth century lottery.
Monday, just before dinner, Pearl
Gill's threshing outfit was burned up,
on the Charley Shafer place, south Of
the river. Mr. Shafer also lost 10 ricks
Of wheat.
W. G. Bertholf this week bought out
Tom lines interest in the barber shop
is now sole proprietor. MIR. lines left
he will make his home.
J. r. Brodie, Johnnie Stoskopf and
Nicholas Kramer, three Dubuque boys,
left Tuesday for the new Indian lands, |
in the hope of drawing a farm among |
the squaws and papooses.
The Lindas Lumber Co.. of Heizer,
with E. S. Lindas as manager, is now
prepared to meet all demands in their |
line. Note their new advertisement
in this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
Bat Hinge recently bought 16O acre
farm about five miles north of ST. John
due south of Great Bend, and will
go down the latter part of next week
to prepare for putting in his fall crop.
The Tribune Office will print the
Barton county Fair catalogues and
premium list this year-mostly for
fun. And it will "have to hurry" if
it gets them out in time to do any
good.
Remember the dates for the Barton
| county fair-Sept. 18th to 2lst. While
| the pumpkin aud beet display may be
short, on account o: the dry weather,
everything else ought to be good
MUST be good.
Ellinwood should put few hundred
! dollars more in fire apparatus and
secure for their home company the aid
that is given by the State Insurance
laws. They m lst first have at least
81 900 invested in fire apparatus.
A few of our young men about
town who have every ipducement to
be manly and decent. are of late cults
vating some very questionable CONS
pany. Young man. honesty and in
dnstry are the safest roads to success.
Walt Cornell says the reason we got
the rains the last two nights was be-
cause the Lord learned that the Mis-
sourians were ali going to unite in
prayer, and in order to stop that un.
usual kind Of racket He sent the
rain.
Wednesday Street Commissioner Har,
vey went to the Jail and. getting the
keys from Mrs. johnson. took q couple
prisoners out oD tue streets to work,
He wanted city prisoners, but drew a
! couple OF county prisoners. and when
, they got out in the open they made q
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Col. Sowards was over to the county
seat. Monday afternoon. When he
spoke of the great calamity that Wis
tied the town" that day we thought he
had reference to the burning Of the
depot; until he explained that three
barrels aud two kegs of beer were
burned-only one bottle saved-and
500 dry and thirsty men in the town.
then We began to see how serious q
matter it must have been to the na-
tiyes.
Barton County democrat., 1901-07-19

Telegrams were received here Tues
day stating that Mrs Christopher. for
merly Miss Nellie E~ alt. was at the
point of death at Me- Pherson. where
she was undergoing surgical opera
tion. Her brother, Lot Ewalt, and
sister. Mrs. Dorinda Morrison, went
down Wednesday morning. Her
mother was also with her. At 2 p. m.
Thursday q telephone message came
stating that the afflicted one could live
but few hours longer
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little German with a great big nose
and tiny, restless eyes, came up to the
door.
Whose house = dis?" he asked of
Dorothy
IF it please you, sir" replied she
making deep courtesy, this is the
home of Mr.. Richard Stirling"
"Ach!" said the Dutchman. $50
Veil, who are your
Il am his daughter Dorothy, SIR"
The officer suddenly stopped dowr
till his face was on a level with her.
and fixed his little eyes on her face.
We're is your fader und his men
Tell me dat, child" he commanded
pinching her cheek with his glovet
hand.
Dorothy wanted to cry, for he hurt
her and frightened her, too, but she
remembered that she must be brave
and not let the soldiers know where
her father was hidden.
1--WE don't want to do him any
HARM went on the officer, wrinkline
up his fat face into what was meant
to be pleasing smile. 1--WE shoost
want to have leetle talk mid him
But if you won't tell us we're is he, we
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81
LOYAL DOROTHY

Apropos of Independence Day.

f, those who, like her parents, were
against the king were called Wings.
Still, though the Strings differed with
their host, they were too old friends to
quarrel openly. Dorothy and her
parents continued to stay in New
York for several weeks, and on Sun
day, Aug. is, they attended service In
the old Lutheran church in Broadway.
AS Dorothy. with her father and
mother walked down town to the
quaint old edifice, whose pastor was a
great friend of Captain Stirling, they
met great crowds of women and
children hurrying by. their arms fun
Of household goods.
The kings warships are coming
up the harbor to lombard New York;"
they cried, and the poor, frightened
creatures were fleeing to the open
country, where they hoped to be safe
from the deadly cannon, taking such
food and clothing with them as they
could carry.
But the Strings kept on their way
to church, and they found quite few
loyal people there when they arrived.
All was quiet and peaceful within its
walls, till suddenly in the midst of
singing hymn there came a dull
boom in the distance, and then some
thing crashed on a neighboring roof,
demolishing tall chimney and send
ing shower of bricks gathering on
the pavement below. Then came an
other crash, even closer, that shivered
one of the stained glass windows of
the church. The organ stopped short,
and the singing ended in hysterical
screams. Even Captain Stirling
jumped to his feet. Then the calm
voice of the white haired old minister
was heard as he closed his hymnbook
with snap.
Brethren" he said, let US pray
And, obedient TO their pastors COM
mand, they knelt down in silence.
And there was nothing heard save the
low, even voice of the clergyman and
the distant shouts and noises from
Bowling Green.
After church was over the people
learned that the shooting was from a
British ship which had been anchored
up the Hudson and that her comman-
der had amused himself with little
cannonading as he sailed past the
city on his way to join the kings fleet
off Staten island. That same night
Dorothy was awakened and found her
father and mother bending over her
little bed, and she was told to get up
at once and dress; that messenger
had come from Long island, telling
her father that his regiment was pre-
pairing for conflict with King
Georges Hessians, who were about 20
land on the island, and that he must
return with all speed and join his
own company. Before poor, sleepy
little Dorothy quite knew what had
happened she was hastily bundled up
and put in a covered carriage. and inn
mediately they were tearing down the
road as fast as the two horses and
the darkness of the night would allow.
Dorothy fell asleep after awhile, and
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"Ach!" muttered the German COM
mander, cooking his head like a
frightened sparrow. II wonder what
dat is. 1t sounds goot way off"
"Th-that's papa!" whimpered the
little maid. 'And he's safe now, and
you can't catch him!" And. with
that, Dorothy flung herself upon the
ground and burst into hysterical sobs.
"You can kill me-" she cried, ''but he's
safe, and you cat touch himn'
The German grew purple in the
face when it dawned on him what
fool this mite Of girl had made Of
him, and he swore mighty oath--in
fact, many of them. Then what do
you suppose he did? He went over to
poor Dorotny, who was weeping her
heart out on the damp ground, and
picked her up in his arms.
'Dere, dere!" he muttered. Don't
cry. No one will hurt you. You are a
brave lettle girl-ze bravest effer
knew. You shall go home. I will
take you"
Poor Mrs. Stirling, wild with grief
and alarm at the absence of her
daughter. went to the front door for
the fiftieth time that evening and saw
a strange sight. Upon the dusty road
came the Hessian officer, and in his
arms was little Dorothy fast asleep.
Madam" said that gentleman as he
deposited his burden in the arms of
the thankful mother, madam, bring
back your daughter. She led me q
FOOLS errand to save her fader. Und
vat do | say? | say wish | had such
daughter, und should be so broud!"
And then the funny little fat officer
made a stately bow and went away to
join his comrades.
Captain Stirling lived tc he a great
and honored man, and as for little
Dorothy, she lived to have grand
children of her own, and none was
more eager to celebrate the fourth of
July than she.-Boston Herald.
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Cost of Celebrating.

To salute the nations birthday costs
more than 1t did to conduct cam
paign under Washington; five times as
much as the value of the commerce
which Semms destroyed in the Pacific
when he was cruising around there in
the Alabama. and one-third of the
money the United States got from
England on account of the Geneva
award, which award covered all the
damage once done to the merchant
fleet of America by cruisers built in
England.
The powder burned in firecrackers
alone this year would make pile
higher than the Washington monu-
ment at the nations capital. and it
would be four times as broad at the
base. The fourth of July is as well
known in China as it is in the United
States, for the celebration of the
festival of freedom is in this country
one of the sources from which the
empire of the descendant of the sun"
| and the first cousin to all the fixed
| stars, draws great and steadily in
creasing yearly revenue. BY the
| banks of the Yangteekiang they keep
watch of the calendar and prepare
! their cargoes of fire crackers against
the Mclean mans much bang-bang."
Don't you remember how you used
TO put them under tin pan or in a
barrel, so that they would sound
louder when they went off? That was
years ago; but from the time that the
Chinese first found out that the
Mclean man" had day set apart IN
the calendar upon which he desired to
make noise every American boy has
been paying tribute to the Tartar who
sits on the tottering and migratory
throne of China. He is glad to do 1t,
too. II pleases him quite as much as
paying tribute TO the German family
which sits on the throne of England.
The 100000 which we burn up in
powder to celebrate the fourth of
July is so much greater than the tax
imposed upon the colonies by the
STAMP act" that there is little COM
parison. OF course, England never
got the revenue she .signed from the
passage of that iniquitious bill, but If
she had IL would not have amounted to
1.-THE of what we now expend in
burning powder yearly, for there Is
sold every year fireworks worth at
least 81 100000.
Besides all the powder which is
burned up in fireworks on the fourth
of July, there must be taken into
account the amount OF powder which
is used in salutes all over the country.
Every little village fires salute TO
the nations birthday, and some of
them expend as much powder as do
the big cities, for in those places
where the immediate need OF things
has not carried away the efforts and
the souls of the inhabitants pa
triotism is stronger and more powder
Is burned.
To fire a small cannon takes 81 in
powder. To fire one OF the size
needed for town of 10000 inhabitants
takes Sc worth Of powder at least. No
town makes a Salute" of less than
thirteen discharges of cannon, and you
can figure up the cost for yourself
Then again there are forts scattered
over the country and the fleets Of the
nation scattered over the world, and
wherever there Is ship and wherever
there is a fort there is powder burned
on independence day.
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COMPLETELY CARRIED AWAY.

will have to look about here our
selves"
That would not do. Dorothy
thought. They would surely find her
father in the marsh, and, besides, if
the Hessians staid about there her
mamma would have no chance to see
her papa. Then this little 10-year-old
loyalty, set about to fool this fat old
German in way that would have done
credit to an old grayhead.
81 can take you to my father, but it
is long long way" she said, looking
up at the officer with her big, innocent
eyes, land I'll lead you to him if you
will play the drums for me. love TO
march to drums"
'Ach," cried the officer, rubbing his
fat hands, you are goot leetle girl,
You shall command. und re drums
shall play iettle bit. Not much, for
your papa might hear zem, und we
want to gif him a pleasant lettle sur
! prise" Here the man gave queer,
gurgling laugh.
Then he took Dorothy by the hand
and led her to the head of the column.
Now, he said, (which is re way?"
Dorothy pointed down road that
led away from the marshy land. "But
we must hurry" she cried, cor we
shall be too late to catch him." The
officer issued command in a foreign
tongue, and the long column OF
soldiers was again in motion, with
fat German and Dorothy leading the
way.
1.-THE drums" said Dorothy re-
proachfully. why don't they beat
the drums?'
The officer laughed and gave another
order, and Immediately the "rat-a-tat-
tat, rat-a-tat-tat" was echoing through
the woods.
"Dere, my leetle girl, how you like
dat, eh?"
| IT'S beautiful" said the little guide.
And all the time she was wondering If
her father had heard the warning
sound.
| On and on through the growing twi-
| light they marched. The drums had
been stopped, and officers were hold
ing their swords as they lay in their
scabbards across their arms, so that
there might be no clank as they
walked, for as they approached the
spot where it was supposed Captain
Stirling lay in hiding with his men
they wished to creep upon him as
quietly as possible.
Poor Dorothy grew very tired. Her
I little feet ached so she could hardly
walk, and she was far from home with
a lot Of rough, strange men, who would
do harm to her dear father IL they
could catch them. Still she kept
bravely on mile after mile. All the
time she strained her ears for the
sound of the three musket shots that
would tell Of her fathers escape.
Are we most dere?" asked the
officer for the third time.
YES" said little Dorothy, almost
there. The tavern where they will
stop for the night is but a mile
beyond"
"Achl Gooti" said the commander
Then he called halt and sent out a
skirmish line TO creep forward in the
darkness and surround the tavern,
the outlines Of which we're family
visible against the afterglow in the
western sky.
Poor Dorothy! s. had never told
sue stories in eil her life before,
but her wits we're sharpened by the
thought that perhaps her fathers
safety depended on what she said and
did.
Crack, crack, crack! Three musket
shots in slow succession rang out
family on the still night air.
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when she next awoke they were all
in fat bottomed boat, being rowed
across the East river to the opposite
shore. Then came another long ride
over a rough country road till finally,
just as day was dawning, they drove
up to their own little home, and their
two faithful negro servants were at
the door to receive them. The captain
had wanted to send his wife ana
daughter somewhere where they
might be out of danger, but his loyal
wife would not hear of going away.
Besides, it seemed as though they
would be about as safe at home as
anywhere else. Up north were the
dreaded Indians, and, in fact, danger
seemed to Turk in every spot.
Then came days of anxious waiting
for Mrs. Stirling and Dorothy while
the captain was away with his regi-
ment. 1t seemed to his little daughter
that she had grown years older since
that first day of July when she had
started for New York with her
parents She had seen so much and
learned so many things too. Among
others she had learned that If any
stranger should ask where her father
was she was simply to say that he was
away on business, but that he did NOT
know where, which was no lie, for she
really did not know just where he was.
One frightfully hot afternoon toward
the end of August there came the
sounds of heavy shooting. Volley
after volley ratified out and echoed
through the woods. First the firing
seemed far off, but by and by the
sounds grew nearer, and just as the
sun was setting-a huge blood red ball
the shouts of the fighting men came
plainly to little Dorothy as she sat on
the front porch knitting a pair of hose
for her father. Mrs. Stirling was
away spending few hours with a
friend in Jamaica, and the two colored
servants had gone to the pasture land
to drive home the unruly cows. Sud-
denly Dorothy was astonished to see
broken line of men come down the
road toward the house on dead run,
rear.
She hardly knew him at first. His
coat was gone, and his left arm was
in sling. His men were in an equal |
ly damaged condition. Make for the |
marsh back of the house, boys" he
shouted "and wade through to the i
other side. l will join you in a few
minutes at the top of Pine knoll"
Then he caught Dorothy up in his
arms and kissed her. Where's
mammal" he asked.
Mamma is over at jamaica" she
told him.
"Oh, the evil luck!" ne groaned. 81
must see her."
Look here, child" he went on.
"The Hessians are after us. There
are too many for us to stand battle
with them. | will hide in the swamp
till your mamma comes back, and when
it is quite dark tell her to come and
meet me by the old willow tree. If
they hunt me down. | shall have to
make across the marsh. and when |
have rejoined my men and we are
safely hid from pursuit will fire three
musket shots as a signal That will
let you know am all right. Now
run into the house. dear. and tell no
one but mamma that you hare seen
me. Goodby." And he was gone.
Three minutes later long, glitter
ing column of soldiers, in bright red
coats, with drum corps at their head,
marched up the road whence her,
father had come and halted before the
house. The commanding officer, fat