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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
A PIKE COUNTY MIRACLE.

Velpen, Ind, June 17.-William o.
B. Sullivan, farmer of this place, and
who is a brother of ex-Representa-
tive Sullivan, of Pike and Dubois
counties, has had a remarkable ex-
perience recently.
Mr.. Sullivan is 49 years Of age.
and has been citizen of Pike county
for 80 years. For two years he has
suffered much with Kidney Trouble
and Rheumatism. His shoulders and
side were very sore and stiff, and his
back was so bad he could hardly
straighten up at all. He had palpita-
ton of the heart, and smothering
which was very distressing. He used
three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and is as strong and well as ever he
was. He pronounces his cure a mir
acle. Mr.. Sullivan's statement OF his
case is startling:
"a month ago I was cripple. To
day can do hard days work every
day, and have not a single ache or
PAIN
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done some
wonderful cures in Indiana, but none
more miraculous than that in the
case of Mr.. Sullivan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
NERVOUS SYSTEM IS DUAL.
The Development of One Set Benefits
All Parts of the Human
Body.

Prof. Scripture, of Yale university,
has invented new term, 'tcross-educa-
tion,'' which he gives to the results
upon the organs of the opposite side
of the body from exercise of limb or
organ. The simplest instance is that
a gain of 20 per cent. in strength
of the right hand from exercising it
alone secures gain of so per cent in
the unexercised left hand. The law
holds not only as regards strength,
but also in other qualities The fact
helps to explain why in right-handed
people, for instance, the left retains
so much strength and EXPERIENCES. The
question also arises if other organs
than corresponding ones may not be
Influenced, for example, the left foot
by means of exercise of the right hand.
Why areright-handed soldierSrequired
to step off with the left foot first?
Finally, the development in the de-
fective classes of mental and moral
characteristics by systematized physi-
cal instruction, which teaches order,
rhythm, accuracy and judgment, is
explained and put upon a rational
basis. The claims of the manual train
ing advocates are justified and made
clear. The experiments at the Elmira
reformatory thus elicit the greatest
interest How far it may be possible
to educate into some thing like nor
mality the weak minded, criminally in
clined and even the idiotic becomes an
important study. Prof. Scripture calls
this 1.-The principle of character build
ing by motor activity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
She Saved Money.

She heard him rummaging around
in the attic. Then his strident,
raucous tones came drifting down the
stairs.
'sWhere in thunderation," he
growled, sis that last summers
fedora-shaped straw hat o mine?"
''The time has come" she muir
INJURED, hoarsely, to herself, and then
she donned Fedora-shaped straw
hat that was hidden behind the piano.
It was wrapped around with liberty
silk, and it looked bully on her fluffy
hair.
''Here it isl she said, when she got
to the top of the attic stairs. 81
cleaned it with lemon juice and fixed
it for myself. Saved you s17.35 for a
spring hat. Like it?''
Then the man was unreasonable and
churlish enough to storm and to de-
mand of her when she intended to be-
gin wearing his shoes and smoking
his pipes.
Few married men have sense
enough to know when they've landed
right.-Washington Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
HUNKS OF SOLID FACT.

Cryolite is q mineral found In
Greenland.
Egypt was the first country to have
military organization.
Skating was sport of the North
men in prehistoric times.
Umbrellas were in use in America
before they were in England.
Lettuce was introduced into Eng
land from Flanders about 1920.
In ancient times BLACK inks werc
made of SCOT and ivory black.
The invention of the organ is at
tributed to Archimedes, about 22o
B. C.
The Phoenicians and the Greeks
were the first to place much depen-
dence on naval warfare
The mace was a weapon ancient1y
used by cavalry of most nations. 1t
was originally spiked club, usually
of metal, hung at the saddle-bow.
In the Brookfield (Mo.) white
schools the sexes are represented by
exactly the same number. There are
just 69s each of the boys and girls.
The month of June owes its name
to Junius, which some derive from
Juno, and others from Juniores, this
being the month for the young, as
May was for aged persons.
The judges of the New York SUI
preme court have resolved among
themselves hereafter to permit nc
person called for jury duty to be
excused upon the request of a third
party. He must appear and make his
excuses in person.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
LEAVING THE WORK FOR GOD.

Mrs Kate Mills Boyd, secretary of the
Cook County Anti-Vice society. in a
that there are plenty of people in Chi
cago who are willing to pray for US. but
The fortunate are praying for the man
whose head is bowed.
They are asking God to help him IN
his need.
They are praying for the weak ones who
are jostied in the crowd.
Who must suffer for the strong OPP
pressor's greed:
They are praying for the woman who
must stitch from break of day
For a pittance till the evening shad-
ows fall,
But they haven't time to succor them
that totter by the way.
And they want the Lord above to do 1t
There is help the strong could give
To the weak that want to live,
But they ask the Lord above to give 1t
The mighty men are praying that the
weaker may be strong,
To go the way the righteous ought to
The lordly take the earnings Of the ones
who toll along,
And wonder at the wickedneSs below;
They pray for him who grumbleS at the
hardships he must bear.
They pray that those who sigh may never
have another care,
But they want their God above to lift
them all
There is help the strong could lend
To the weary ones who bend,
But they ask their God above to lend it
ALL
Oh, it's easy to be hopeful and it's easy
to be good
When the ways we go are clear and
smooth and broad:
It's easy TO stand up and talk for "'hu-
man brotherhood"
And it's easy to leave all the rest to
Godt
It's easy when the bells ring out upon
the holy day,
To piously obey the solemn call.
And it's easy to kneel down and com
passionately pray
The Lord to help the hopeless ones who
It's easy to advise,
The good God up in the skies
How to parcel out His blessings unto all
s. E. Kiser. in Chicago Record-Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
Worse Than Burglars.

Bobbs-Old Titewadd is about dead
from insomnia. Says he is afraid to
go to sleep.
Dobbs-Does he fear burglars?
''No; but the last time he slept he
dreamed of giving away money
Baltimore American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
Mr.. Perkins Farming.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

ffT IFE in the country is a dream of
Il perpetual happiness" So read
the newspaper extract that Harry
Perkins was bordering over, and he
was so much impressed by it that he
read it aloud to his wife along with
the half column of similar sentiments
which followed it.
Evidently, the writer had become
enamored to farm life, in theory if
not in practice.
f"Now, Anna," said Mr.. Perkins,
crossing his legs and throwing him
self back in his chair, as he invari-
ably did when he was commencing
an argument, that sounds promis-
ingi That fellow knows what he is
talking about. And you know how
we have always thought we should
enjoy the country. Fresh milk, that
has not passed through the milkman's
manipulations; butter, golden as but
tercups; strawberries every morning
for breakfast; chickens of ones own
raising; honey fresh from the comb:
pure air and water; natural society,
no gossip. Anna, the experiment. is
worth trying"
But, Henry, you have a good stu
alton, and the children are at school,
and you don't know anything about
farming"
do you take me for a fool. Anna
Perkins," cried her husband, indig-
nantly. Don't you suppose I have
got brains enough to learn, if indeed
there is anything to learn? Don't
you think am as bright a man, nat
urally, as old Ducy.- who brings us
our cabbages, or the red-haired milk
man who brings butter and eggs and
charges five per cent. more for them
because he knows they are fresh
Humph! fresh! If he knows they are,
it is more than we know when we
come to use Them
''Oh, of course, Henry: you know
enough in your way" said his wife
But it don't seem to me that you
can know much about farming, hav-
ing never had any experience
Il can learn. Anybody can learn
in two weeks time as much as any
of those old rural clodhoppers know,
and have a mind to try it. It would
be good for the children. The change
of air would benefit my lungs, and
you would get fat, Anna, on the new
milk and the good things generally
Mrs. Perkins shook her head doubt
fully, but Perkins was sanguine, and
that very day he saw a real estate
agent who had for sale a farm so
nearly approaching the condition o:
the Garden of Eden, before it be-
came infested with snakes, that Per
kins went out to look at it, and con-
cluded to invest $4,000 in it.
Real estate" said the agent sis by
all means the safest of investments.
Railroad bonds are tickiish, savings
banks are risky because Canada is so
near, and it takes a small fortune to
buy a 500 government bond; and as
for mining stocks-why, a man must
be mad as n March hare to think OF
themi But real estate, my dear sir
real estate is right there every time,
Tt can't be stolen, and you have got
it where you can see it. And farm
ing is the noblest and most indepen;.-
ent life in the world"
Mr.. Perkins became the proprietor
of Walnut Dell farm, and took his
family thither. Why it was called
s&Walnut Dell" it would have puzzled
a philosopher to determine, since tbs
nearest approach to a walnut tree on
the premises was a horse-chestnut
which looked as if the "sere and vel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
DeFided.

How exactness in speech may mis-
lead the uncultured- An Austin coll
ored man told a Boston man at ho-
tel that in eastern Texas white man
had married a negro woman was
he not derided ?'' asked the Bostonian.
HE was, sab" beamed the negro.
'sDey rided him out oh town on a rail-
Household Words.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

There are lots of people who will not
take a dare to do anything except dare
to go to work.-Atchison Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

Some girls kill themselves jumping rope,
some grow up and write problem stories,
and some have fame thrust upon them
Detroit Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

The uses of adversely may be sweet, but
the river is still called Salt river.-Detroit
journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

Col. Bragg-Pve fought and bled for my
country, sir; I've Alex Smart-'Yes,
blu. did you ever help your wife hang pic.
turess'@Ohio State Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

The fool man and the wise trout ara
slow at catching on.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

The more effusion a person puts into the
declaration that he would be glad &c Dc any-
thing he could for you, the less likely it is
that there is anything he can do.-Indian-
apolis News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

you're likely-looking girl said Mrs.
Hiram Often, who was questioning green
horn girl. "Now, how were you trained
across the water!" cts jokin' We are,
mum. There does be no trains. / was
shipped across."-Philadelphi Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

with her fancee. They say he fell in loee
with her at first sight" Bessie-'Thas's
just like him. He always was funny fell
low. They say he liked olives the first time
he ever tasted them."-Boston Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

Mrs. Kate Mills Boyd secretary of the
Cook County Anti-Vice society. in
speech at Willard Hall. said: II find
that there are plenty of people in Chi
cago who are willing to pray for US, but
few who Will work with u.s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
No Eye for Home Comforts.

Mrs. Muggins-My husband is the most
unreasonable man alive.
Mrs. Buggins-What has he done now
I've been at him for six months to buy
some new furniture for the parlor, and he
has Just paid SIC, 900 for an old seat In the
stock exchange" -Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

have less respect for you. He would
think that you did not know how to
plant things"
So, in the early morning, Mr.. Per
kins and his wife went out into the
field and began transplanting the
beans and sticking the bean end down
into the ground.
Of course, one can never do any
thing privately if one tries, and old
Farmer Jones cut across lots, from
driving oxen off to pasture, and came
down upon Perkins and his wife be-
fore they saw him.
ssWhat in natur' are you two ado
ing?" asked he, turning over his quid
and adding a fresh morsel of tobacco
to it, by way of assisting his under
standing.
My-er-my beans had little too
much phosphate in the bills" stam-
mered Perkins, land they came up
wrong end first, and we thought we'd
set 'em down right"
Land of Gosheni" said Farmer
Jones' Strange that folks can be
SO t'arna1 greeni Why, beans alters
come up that way. Where have you
been all your life that you dom
know beans?''
Perkins next invested in hens. He
read book on poultry which set
forth the advantages of hen farming
in glowing colors. A man could
realize s. a year on each hen, so OF
course it followed that, with 1000
hens he could make 5000: and so
on in like ratio. But he listened to
his wife's advice and began modestly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-21

Anna, you may sing little, I guess.
Something sofe and soothing, to show
her thai we are her friends"
As he spoke he put his leg forward
to sit down. and the motion frightened
the line on the animals tail. She
gave leap forward and upward, vent
ed loud and angry roar and over the
wall she went, and streaked it through
the back yard with Perkins in her
wake like the tender to a locomotive
"Tarnation!" yelled Perkins, fran
tioally.
This wild exclamation was wrung
from him by the cows dashing against
one of the beehives.
Bya mighty effort Perkins wrenched
liberty, 1eaped the back yard fence
bees in hot pursuit.
Perkins picked himself up and
imped into the house, where his wife
did him up in arnica and cotton-bat-
ting ard put him to bed
Next morning, a neighbor brought
home the COW, considerably swollen
around the eyes and with the end OF
her tail amputated.
Keep her, keep her!" said Perkins.
s<You're welcome to her. never want
to set eyes on her! And Walnut Dell
is for sale. am going back to the
city. Country air don't agree with
me. Nobody is fit to live here but
some one that has been bred to the
business
And the reader win appreciate the
Christian character of Mrs. Perkins,
when she refrained from exclaming:
II told you so."-People's Home jour
nal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04
AN EFFORT TO BLAcKMA1L.
v. II SERVERS Threatened by an Anonymous
Correspondent Who Demands 1926.

Especial to the News and Observer)
Winston Salem, N. c., Dec. 3.-Jim
Nelson alias w. H. Morrison, who was
pardoned from the penitentiary last
May, was arrested today on the charge
of sending an unsigned letter to V. M.
Siewers, a merchant at Walkertown, in
which the writer demanded 1926 and
threatened to blow up or burn Siewers'
store and perhaps destroy his life, if
the money was not turned over. The
letter says the writer has club of
three. but officers who made the ar
rest do not believe that Nelson has any
partners. The author of the letter de-
manded that the money be put in an
envelope and placed under the steps of
the Methodist church, Walkertown, last
night
Nelson was sent to the penitentiary
from Stokes county for forgery. His
wife has refused to live with him since
he came home. The sheriff has letters
written to her while he was in the peni-
Tertiary and, the writing CORE
spends with that of the letter sent the
Walkertown merchant. In one letter to
his wife Nelson tells her that he has
learned hypnotism and has been able to
make people borrow money and dc
other things for him. The evidence
against him makes a strong case of
blackmail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04

work as they have this year. They
projected the work of State missions on
basis of $4,000. This was $500
more than was raised last year. 1t
was against the Judgment of consid-
cradle number of the board that this
large increase was made. All favored
advancing, but not so much at once.
However. the motion to place the work
on $4,000 basis prevailed, and with
their characteristic loyalty the Bap-
lists of the State set about the task of
meeting this enlargement Right nobly
have they done their work, for instead
of $25 900 the latest figures will show
that they raised over twenty-six thou
sand for State missions. an advance of
something over 40 per cent. But an
advance was not made in State missions
alone, as there was gratifying in
crease to all the objects, the average
being about 20 per cent.
The total amount raised this year for
missions, ministerial education, minis
terial relief and Sunday schools was
s4S, 900, as against $4,000 last year. In
addition to this sum $4,000 was raised
for the orphanage at Thomasville and
$4,000 for educational work in the
West. The latter amounts did not go
through the hands of the treasurer of
the convention, but they are part of
the contribution to the benevolent OBJ
jects of our convention. This foots up
the handsome sum of $4,000. The fig
ures of the educational commission are
not at hand. If the amount they
raised was added it would put it easily
over 100000. In these figures. of
in
building and repairing churches. nor
pastors salaries and incidental ex-
penses
The reports of the missionaries are
quite encouraging. Their reports show
$50 baptisms, 1900 conversions, and
500, 900 raised in their fields. 1t will be
seen by this that, looking at it from the
standpoint of mere dollars and cents
State missions is a paying investment.
We put $4,000 into the work this year
and received back $4,000, or $4,000 more
than the amount invested
Perhaps our greatest progress has
been along educational lines, especial
ly in the west. Two years ago we had
one school in the mountains. with prop
erty worth $4,000 and an enrolment of
$50 students. Today we have ten ex-
cellent schools in the west with proper
ty worth $4,000 and a total enrolment
Of LOCO This number will be largely
increased now, as the public schools are
closing.
The Baptists will continue to stand
as they have in the past. for education
and missions Education from the
public schools up to the UNCONVENTIONAL
colleges and missions from our own
doors to the end of the earth!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04
EvAD1NG LICENSE TAX
Treasurer Lacy Writes Sheriff About Book
and Sewing Machine Agents

State Treasurer Lacy yesterday sent
out to sheriffs a special letter with
reference to book and sewing machine
agents, who are evading the law which
imposes license tax.
Treasurer Lacy writes the sheriffs as
follows:
As there are a great many inquiries
in regard to, and requests for rulings on
section 81 of the Revenue Act, l desire
to say that book agents who sell by
subscription and afterward deliver the
books themselves. or have them deliv-
cred, will come under this section. If
the books are mailed, expressed or
freighted direct to purchaser, you can
not interfere. Whether they come I'M
der the $50 or the $40 class is question
of fact to be determined by yourself
There are number of sewing ma
chine companies trying to evade the
law by shipping sewing machines adj
dressed to themselves with a bill of
fading to some purchaser who pays the
price and then takes the machine. /
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04
Y OMAN AND SOCIET \

Winter--but the hope of May
And the glad bells ringing;
Light enough along the way
Still to keep us singing.
Let the wild storms blow their best
In the haven we shall rest
Winter-but sky of blue
When the storm is dying:
Gods great love is over you
Love to love replying!
Darkened sky, or stormy foam,
Still we sight the shores of home.
n L. STANTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Scott of Atlanta,
are here.
Judge and Mrs. E. W. Timberia,e, Of
Louisburg, were here yesterday
Mrs. A. 3. Andrews and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Miller left yesterday for New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Pearson left yes
terday for Asheville. They were accom-
panied to the depot by number of friends
who gave them an affectionate farewell
Mrs. w. J. Martin has returned from
viist to her parents in Wilmington. She
was accompanied home by her sister,
Mrs. C. E. Matthews and little daughter,
who will make their home at Mrs. j. N.
Holdings on Salisbury street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04

Among those who will so from this city
are Rev. l.. Johnston, the corresponding
secretary of the convention, Mr. T. Neil
Johnson, the Sunday school field secre-
tary, Miss Fannie Heck, the president
of the Woman's Missionary Society,
Rev. DR.. A.. A. Marshall, Rev. A. A.
Butler, Rcv. r. S. Stephenson, Rev. DIR.
Thos. f. Skinner, Rev. o. l.. String
field, j. w. Bailey Mr.. and Mrs. c.. f..
Meserve. Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Brough-
ton. j. M. Broughton, J. E. Ray, w. N.
Jones, G. j. Hunter, John T. Pullen, w.
A. Cooper, !. w. Denmark, w. w. Par
ish, Baxter Durham, Miss Reid, Miss
Rosa Broughton, Miss Susan Clark
and Miss Elizabeth Briggs.
The Baptists of the State are stronger
numerically than any other denomna-
ton. They have done the greatest
work during all their history this past
year.
Rev. l.. Johnston, of this city, the cor
responding secretary of the State Con-
vention, chatted enthusiastically Of the
work of the denomination yesterday.
He had just completed his report, which
he will submit to the convention. and
was preparing to leave for Winston.
Summarizing his report, which will
show the work of the denomination for
the year, Mr.. Johnson said:
Never before, perhaps, have the Bap-
fists of the State done such a great
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-04
IN HONOR or MRS. RoYsrER.
Reception Yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Williams and Mss Morirg.

SOCIETY .vksefl
most pleasant social function was
the reception yesterday afternoon and
evening by Mrs. Charles Burgess Williams
and Miss Moring to Mrs. Hubert A.
Register at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. @. Moring on BlOunt street. In the
afternoon the callers were young ladies'
and in the evening from p. m. to IL
p. m. young men were received.
The guests were greeted by Miss En-
ME Drewry and Miss Minnie Moring
who received their cards and ushered
them into the hall where Miss Blanche
Blake and Miss Mamie Belvin received.
The receiving parry which included
Mrs. Chas. Burgess Williams, Mrs II. A.
Hoyster. Mrs. w. /. Royster, Miss
Nivienne Strong and Miss Moring. occu-
pied the white and gold drawing room to
the right.
Miss Mangnm and Mrs. " G. Royster
assisted during the afternoon
In the refreshment room nile green
was the prevailing tint. The silver can
delabras. were surmounted with green
shades and the room was festooned with
smilax and adorned with ferns and white
roses. Mrs. Charles C. johnson and Mrs
A. A. Marshall presided in the dining
room. assisted by Misses Eleanor Hay
wood, Eulah Upchurch, Lula Myatt, Ethel
Stronach, Ellen Durham and Helen Nor
ing.
The chocolate and coffee room was tint
ed in pink and adorned with tall silver
candelabras. Smilax and white carnations
were used in the decorations Those pre-
siding in this room were Mrs. John w.
Harden and Misses Julia Brewer. Eliza
beth Briggs and Rosa Battle.