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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
DEAD IN A STORM.
Keya Paha Valley in Nebraska
Swept by a Fearful Twister.
A Family OF Seven Killed I'm tho Wreck of
One Building-Many Other Lives Lost
Farm Houses Laid Waste
Near Naper.

Omaha, Neb., June 22@Special dis
patches to the World-HeralG from
Naper, Neb., coming via Stuart, Neb.,
because of disruption of communities
tions, tell of the frightful work of a
tornado which visited that vicinity
Thursday night, the details being OBJ
tainable only late yesterday evening.
The following series of dispatches
have SO far been received:
One of the most destructive lorna
does to human life that ever occurred
in Nebraska crossed down the Keya
Paha river Thursday evening at six
o'clock. The river is south of here
five miles, and only meager reports
are obtainable. One family of seven
the Greening-are all killed and
out of another family of six-the An
derson-two are killed and the bal
ance, except the father, are fatally
injured. No other casualties are as
yet reported.
Six hours before the storm the sun
was shining. The storm cloud ap-
peared about five o'clock and travelled
down the Keya Paha river. 1t seemed
to rise up and skip some houses and
then swoop down and demolish every
thing. 1t was preceded by a severe
hailstorm. Stones fell that measured
ten inches in circumference. The
hotel at Naper furnished ice cream
frozen from the hail. Everything in
the track of the storm was destroyed.
Trees were blown down and the
smaller ones were stripped of leaves,
and barbed wire fences were carried
600 yards. The furniture that was in
the homes of the Anderson and
Greetings cannot be found. A trunk
and pieces of the table were picked
up half mile away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
IN CIVIL AFFAIRS ONLY.
Taft's Authority In the Philippines Will
Not Extend into Territory Where In
surrection Still Exists.

Washington, June 22@Secretary
Root has issued the order of the pres
ident establishing civil government in
the Philippines. The order relieves
the military governor of the Philip
pines from the performance of civil
duties on and after July 4. but de-
clares that his authority will be ex-
ercised as heretofore in those districts
in which the Instruction still exists.
William 81. Taft, president of the
Philippine commission, is appointed
civil governor and will exercise exec
utive authority in all civil affairs in
the government of the Philippines
heretofore exercised in such affairs
by the military governor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
OPENING BY LOTTERY.
The Plan Of the Assistant Commissioner of
the Land Omce Is to Let the Public
Select Lands by Drawing.

Washington, June 22.-Wkat has
heretofore been a mere matter of
plausible speculation relative to the
method to be adopted in opening the
Indian lands in Oklahoma to settle
ment is now the fixed decision of the
The old horse race will
be done away with, and in its place
will be tried a suitable method of
letting the public select the lands by
a drawing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
The worlds OUTPUT of Gold.

New York, June 22.-The Engineer
ing and Mining Journal publishes to-
day complete estimates of the gold
output in the United States and in
the world at large last year. The
figures, Sis, 435, 1862 for the United
States and $255,924,6 54 for the world
at large comparing with 500, 51s,712
and $311, 5,947 in 1890 do not diff
fer materially from the estimates of
several months ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28

fling, and even the big girls looked red
eyed and mournful.
"And my mamma said that Fourth
of July would be here day after to-
morrow, and I'd have some money
then-all my own-and 1 asked her if
l might and she said: Yes.
''Might what?"
"What did you ask her?"
GLOW much money will you have?"
'What did she say?"
els it all your own?"
Dottie looked around with the ap-
proving self-conscious smile that
comes from superior virtue, and Tot
tie answered for her sister:
"Of course it's all our own and
mamma said yes-we might give it to
Sallie Manson-and I said I was going
to ask everybody to give theirs too,
and then maybe Miss Swinton would
MT have to stay at home and d-i-e.'
Dottie nodded solemnly and looked
eagerly around.
Its the Fourth of July money" she
said, explanatory ''The money we'd
spend for firecrackers and torpedoes
and lemonade and going to Boston to
see the balloon"
''And the soldiers" chimed in Tottie.
"And the fireworks" finished Dot
tie. Mamma says it's always half a
dollar apiece, and most always more,
and she'll give us that, anyway, and
papa says maybe he'll chip in, too"
do you mean you're going to give
up your firecrackers and torpedoes
for the FOURTH" asked big boy,
ol,,lo v,clU 1>o
fool"
Dottie turned on him.
eyes, I am,'' she snapped. "Guess
I'd rather never, never see a irecrack-
er again than to have my dear Miss
Swinton d-i-e-e," and the blazing blue
eyes filed with tears at the mere
thought.
"Or poor little Sallie Manson,
either" snapped Tottie.
''Don't mind him, DEAR" cried Aggie
Davis, the prettiest of the big girls.
Boys are mean things anyway. They
couldn't be self-sacrifcing if they
tried. We girls will all help you, Dot
tie. We can give up things that we
like better than boys like frecrack-
ers, and I'm going to ask mamma to
take backthat lovely blue sunshade she
bought me yesterday guess Mr..
Black will give her back the money
when he knows what want it for"
'Oh. how lovely of you'll"
isn't that beautiful of her?'' the
girls chorused admiringly, and Tom
my Trott got red in the face and
| walked off over to the other corner
of the yard, winAing to the boys to
| follow him-and they did, even though
there wasn't bit of shade there and
the big thermometer stood at 9s de-
grees.
| Tommy whispered to his cronies,
and they grinned and chuckled and
! nudged each other, and hunted in their
pockets, and Tommy lugged out big
leather pouch, and Jim Brastow got
out pencil and paper and wrote down
the names of every boy who put in
something in one column, and the
names of every boy who promised
something in another column
| was pretty short column because
every boy had his Fourth of July mon
ey, for the Fourth was only two days
off, and they'd been saving ever since
Christmas. After awhile Jim Brastow
got all the names written down, then
he put his pencil in his pocket and
Tommy pulled the strings of his pouch
up as tight as he possibly could Qt was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Senator Burrows, Reform.

Kalamazoo, Mich, June Ex-senator
julius c. Burrows, chairman of the
committee on elections and privileges,
arriving home from Washington last
night, says he shall put in large
part of the summer formulating a
constitutional amendment, to be in
troduced at the next session of con-
gress, providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
III OF JULY MoNEY-1N A BUNCH"

face all flushed with surprise and JOY,
she held out the other hand to him,
crying:
s'Shake hands, Tommy. I'll take it
all back. Boys can be generous and
self-sacrifcing and smart too, Tom
| N.Y." Then she laughed little and
Tommy twisted away, and with a shout
of: "Come on, fellers!" ran down to
the fence and jumped over it-three
Understanding jump, and it was
most as high as Tommy's head, too.
Nobody stopped to play on the way
home that noon. Everybody ran just
as fast as their legs could carry them
that is-everybody but the ThomP-
son twins. They walked very slowly
indeed, weighed down by the respon-
sibility of taking care of all that
money.
| Miss Swinton, when she went to the
| window at five minutes past IL, won
dering at the unusual silence, opened
| her eyes in establishments. Not boy
or girl was in sight except the Thomp-
sos twins, and they were slowly and
carefully turning the corner.
| That afternoon when school opened
Dottie and Tottie walked up to Miss
| Swinton's desk and carefully laid on it
| two open boxes. One was nearly full
| of pennies, five-cent bits, dimes, quar-
| tiers and halves, and one big silver
'scart-wheel." In the other reposed a
leathern pouch from whose open
mouth issued perfect stream of
varied coins.
ssYessum,'' said Dottie, in answer to
an inquiring glance from her teacher.
They're from us-it's the money for
our frecrackers-
| Sand lemonade and ice cream put
in Tottie.
.And why do you bring it to me?
] Do you want me to buy them for you
so you can celebrate here at school?''
"Oh, mol" pleased" cried Dottie; ''give
| it to Sallie Manson and then"
"And then you can go away"
"And have vacation"
| "And Sallie'n get we'll"
"And you won't get tired out and
| d-i-e-e," finished the twins together,
throwing four chubby arms round
Miss Swinton's neck and bursting into
| tears, while they Rugged her till they
| almost choked her to death.
| When she could get her breath, Miss
| Swinton thanked them all in such SIM
pie, earnest words that even the lit
tlest child understood how good and
brave and kind she thought they were.
Then she kissed all the girls and shook
hands with all the boys-and a proud
er, happier lot Of children never
danced and made merry in the town
hall on any Fourth of July than the
| THOMPSON twins and their classmates.
To be sure, there weren't any fire
works or refreshments. But the hap
DIV face of Sallie's aunt, as she thanked
them all for the chance of life they
had given her little niece, was better
than all the fireworks in the world;
| and when Mr.. Sutphen made them a
speech and told them how proud he
| was of the boys and girls of Ward Five,
/ it filed their hearts SO full that mo-
body thought of refreshments.
| And did the big, big boys and girls
| in Mr.. Sutphen's own school do any
thing to help?
Why, of course they didi You didn't
suppose they would let the little ones
get ahead of them in generosity, did
you?
And between the two schools they
raised little over $500. So you see
there was enough to let Miss Manson
go with Sallie to take care Of her, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Park Ina wichit. Mountains.

Washington, June 22.-Delegate
Flynn and Gov. jenkins, of Oklahoma
urge the setting aside of the unsur-
veyed portion of the Wichita noun
tains as national park. The reser-
vation desired for this purpose con-
tains between 10000 and 10000 acres
of land which is said to possess great
scenic beauty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28

/ NAo~-p
". IN AS she stood In her
~ spotless gown.
~'He never was known to be Late" she saio'
-.It surely is time he was out of his bed
such beautiful nap he has had! A year
Is none too long for him. Hark! Whal
She gave her ribbons a hasty pat.
And smoothed her apron down.
"A thump, a bang, on the floor above.
Hes up!' she cried. with look OF love.
A bang and a thump-and then
Down over the stairs with bound ne
came,
And shouted, and Rugged the dear old dame
Till her cap fell off and her breath was
gone.
He called for his drum and he called for
his horn,
He danced and whistled and laughed and
sung,
And raised such a breeze that the flags
he flung
From the windows tapped again.
cts only my Fourth good Dame July. :.
To the wondering neighbors that hurried
by,
With motherly pride explained;
~sHe is just little bit noisy and wild,
must confess; but the dearest child!
My others are all of them gentle and mild,
But children differ-it's always So
And boys will be boys, of course, you
known
And down on her motherly knees she went,
And helped him to fire off his gun, content,
Though her fingers were burned and her
apron rent,
And her ribbons all spotted and stained.
It was early dawn when his fun began;
From garnet to cellar he romped and ran
Through the neat little, sweet little house.
He strewed the parlor with tangle of toys,
The walls reechoed with riot and noise;
He broke her china and rumpled her hair,
And wore all her pretty new carpets bare;
And the sun went down, and the stars
came out
To see what the racket was all about;
And at twelve o. the clock with a final
shout
He frightened the midnight mouse
1.-THE dearest child!' said Dame July.
And she looked at the clock with heart
felt sigh,
AS she righted her cap with care.
81 hope he has had good time, the dear,
And-will stay asleep for at least year!
The sweetest children sometimes, find,
Are trifle wearing to the body and mind.
For boys will be boys, and I'm rather glad
My Fourth the-only-boy-I-ha
And sleepily nodding her dear old head,
II guess I had better be going to bed
I'm little bit tired-myself!'' she said,
And went to sleep in her chair!
Margaret johnson, in Womans Home
Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Fireworks, Explosion Killed Fourteen.

New York, June 22.-Fourteen per-
sons are believed to have been killed
and a number injured yesterday as
the result of fire following an ex-
plosion among quantity of fire
works in the store of Abram M. Rit-
tenberg at Paterson, N. j.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
SAYS whites Should Rule.

Richmond, Va, June 22.-Judge F.
". Harrison introduced resolutions
in the constitutional convention pro-
viding for an appeal to the people for
a repeal of the Fifteenth amendment
In the United States constitution. The
resolutions declare that the white
man must rule
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
fourth 20 Of uury
FRESH AIR FUND.-
+ pY JOSEPHINE Van IAs5eL

q dergarten and the
Primary and the two lowest classes
in the Grammar. The other for the
seven higher classes. Miss Swinton
was the principal of the lower school
and Mr.. Sutphen the principal of the
higher. Two such popular teachers
had never been known in Abingdon,
strict and firm yet gentle and kind,
popular with everyone and univer-
sally respected. Miss Swinton always
had an adoring circle of girls, yes, and
boys, too, around her at recess-time.
To-day there was more than the
usual crowd-but they stood little
way back, and only the Thompson
twins leaned on her chair, one on
each side of her, and fingered her
chain and rings and looked up ador-
ingly into the kind brown eyes.
Dear Miss Swinton, was that story
you told us yesterday all true, every
bit of it p" asked Dottie.
"And is the little girl going to die
if she can't get away by the salt
water?" cried Tottie.
'And did her father die down in
Cuba?'
'And did her mother go out to
nurse her father and catch the fever
and die. too?"
''And is her auntie sick and lame
so she can't work for money, but
only get a home and clothes for work
ing for that stingy old Barker?''
Ssh! Sill Dottie-you mustn't''-be-
gan Miss Swinton, but Dottie hurried
out her question SO quickly she had
no time to say any more.
"And is her uncle way up in the
Klondike, and-and-'
Then both chimed in together:
"And is he all the relation she's
got, and don't they know where he is
land will she die-certain sure-be-
fore they could possibly find him?''
Miss Swinton had been bobbing her
head in answer to all these questions
so fast that she looked a good deal
like Chinese mandarin-and now
when the twins stopped to take
breath she answered.:
Eyes, yes. my dears, it is all true,
every bit of it. Dear little Sallie Man
SON is so very, very weak that the
doctor says she can never get well
unless she can get away for month
at least to the seashore and have
good, nourishing, wholesome food,
and her poor aunt is almost distract
ed. for though the hospital people will
find her home for a week or per-
haps two, there would be no one to
take care OF her. and two weeks
would not belong enough"
Then the twins Strengthened up and
walked away without even stopping
to beg for kiss, and every one of
Miss Swinton's admirers followed
them. and Miss Swinton sat there
looking after them with a queer little
half-puzzled smile.
81 wonder what bee those children
have got in their bonnets now" she
Aaid to herself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
over One-Half Arc chIldrep.

London, June 22.-The war secre-
tary, Mr.. Broderick, informed a ques-
toner in the house of commons that
out of $1,000 persons In the concen-
tration camps of South Africa, 81 600
were children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28

Washington, June 22.-Reports re-
garding Mrs. McKinley's condition
continue of favorable nature. Con-
I6dence is expressed that she viii be
able to be removed to Canton early
LIN July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Leave Tribute to Dead Queen.

London, June 22.-When the dele
gates of the New York chamber of
commerce were in London they sub
scribed to the Victoria memorial and
left J. Pierpont Morgan in charge of
this millipnaires' tribute to the SOW
.reign. The subscriptions aggregated
ROO GOO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Barker Found entity.

New York, June 22.-The jury in
the Barker case at Jersey City, N. J.,
returned verdict of guilty of attempt
to kill Rev. John Keller. Barker said
he tried to kill the pastor because he
had insulted Mrs. Barker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Exports Are Unprecedented.

Washington, June 22.-Exports from
the United States in the fiscal year
1901. now about to end, will probably
reach 81 500, O00, 600, the highest point
ever recorded for single year in the
history of our export trade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Thirty Acres OF Coal Land Sank.

Pittston, Pa, June 22.-Thirty acres
of coal land in this section sank sew
eral feet Friday and the surface is
still going down. The cave-in oc-
CURED at the Fidler co1liery. The
600 employees escaped The cave-in
was due to "robbing'' pillars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
A Department Store Burned.

partment store of A. and s. Levy was
burned, and a. S. Cunningham's gro
.ery was badly damaged by fire which
started at seven o'clock last night
The loss is 500, 1000. with small in
surance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28

HE rose in the morn
ing, good D a m e
July,
And looked at the
clock with a smile
and a sigh,
AS she stood In her
spotless gown.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09


There is 90 much said nowadays
about the benefits Of salt to the sys-
ten, that o new squirt probably will
be- be- given to the evil habit Of salt eat
ing. This amounts to a disease in
some sections of England. At present
It is the fad in London to chew salt
crystals, and medical journals are be-
dining to warn the public against the
ysiloWing and shrinking of the skin
ths los Of hair and the general diges'
tlYe gyms 1t causes. The American \!
Alza' ''i 'aiasSsvs saIs end has alwsy'
dahswsd T. end the claim was nsve'
made that ths American Indian, IL
h.s natural state was q wsatllns ol
Ahortlly5d. ....-.--...----,-.a
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09
LANDS LEASED.

Lake Charles.-Mr. E. NJ. Wheeler,
who is securing leases for the Guffey
Oil Company, is still prospecting
about Westlake. One Of the leases BE-
cured was on the Jesse Deshotelle
farm of 60 acres at one-eighth royalty
on all oil, gas and minerals found,
work to begin within one year or the
lease is forfeited.
James Dunnehoo,a q young man from
the seventh ward, came to town to
see the attractions and attend to some
business at the same time. He drew
considerable sum of money to carry
out with him on his return home, but
unfortunately was relieved Of $1s5 by
some of the light-fngered gentry
which have thus far eluded the
police.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09
NATURAL GAS AND OIL.

Breaux Bridge-The locality knowD
IS .Ause Labutte, where natural gas
has been known to escape for years,
and where coal oil has lately been
found at different depths, is at present
attracting much attention from capi-
talists. Steps are being taken to lease
large tract of land near the we'll.
If oil is struck, the owners are to re-
ceive a 10 per cent share, and the ma
chinery is expected here soon. Gas
exists in enormous quantities. 1t can
be ignited by simply lighting match
close to the ground. Oil was struck
lately at a depth Of from 400 to boC
feet, aud several persons say they
have used it in their lamps with good
effect, although in Its crude condi'
tion. The place was visited during
all week by prospectors, and two diff
ferent companies were here, each en-
deavoring to get the best terms frou
the proprietors.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09

The output Of coal in France annu'
ally falls about ten million tons below
the quantity required for consumption;
hence that country has long been
England's best customer. 1t is evident,
then, that the French railroads and
navy would be crippled If in the event
Of war the usual fuel supplies should
be withdrawn by Great Britain before
France should have an opportunity to
accumulate O reserve elsewhere. II
the French Government could be made
to see the advantage Of buying Ameri-
can coal It 10 likely that the prejudice
which now undoubtedly exists against
our product on the Continent on &C.
count of its friabllity would be over
come. and that, under favorable COP
dit,ons of transportation, the great In
dustrial interests would also make use
Of II, The establishment of a steady
and profitable trade would speedily
follow, remarks the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09

"They do some things better In
France" The proverb is musty, but
there is nothing stale, fiat or unprof-
table about the decision Of the French
Government to lessen the number Of
disAguring advertisements on cliffs.
walls, buildings and fences. by put
ting a proper tax on signboards,
whether they are displaying upon pub
lie OF private property, The Gallo
example should be followed promptly
in the United States. No more hideous
placards can be seen anywhere than
many Of those in this country.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09
MYSTERY SOLVED.

Lobdell. ALEX Ouvrard was found
in Devil Swamp, not far from where
he was last seen. Ouvrard had charge
of Wood, Bodley and Co.'S upper coal
feet for years. This feet is situated
opposite this place. On Sunday, Feb.
II, Ouvrard took the train at Lobdell
station for Baton Rouge. He was
sick from the grip, and went to Baton
Rouge for treatment. The doctor who
saw him pronounced him .Very sick
and advised his nurse to confine him
to his Eoom. Thursday morning
Ouvrard got out and disappeared. BY
those who saw him last he was re-
ported to have lost his mind. He wat
seen near Baton Rouge Bayou, tho
lower line Of Devil swamp. He was
walking apparently toward his place
Of employment. About the time thai
Ouvrard was seen last woman, ac
companied by two men Gall colored)
appeared at the Fleet House and tolt
the cook that he had come to ge
Ouvrard's clothes; as the woman hao
been seen to come occasionally to th'
house, she was allowed to help hersel
by the cook and a boy present, tn
employees Of the feet being out ii
the boats. She then walked through
the woods, met her two escorts ant
the three proceeded towards Batol
Rouge through the swamp. She an'
her two companions were jailed.
The true Democrat., 1901-03-09
ST. FRANSVE WEST HLIANA PARISH LA, SATURDAY, MARCH9 1901

16 last and for which three men were
jailed and afterwards released were
returned to Captain Williams by Oity
Marshal Roberts, who had been to
Captain Williams few days ago, and
said that he could get the watches if
Captain Williams would pay him $40,
and for which Captain Williams gave
Marshal Roberts check on the3bank.
The officer says that the man who
stole the watches has gone to Texas
and that he will hold the money until
he receives aletter Of advice az to
where to forward it.