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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
A Mean Sian.

May met Mr.. Brown to-day, and
told him of your wedding last month.
He was an old fame, believe?
Maude-Yes. Did he seem to mind
It much?
Maxwell, he seemed very much
surprised.
Maude-Did he ask how it came of,
and all that?
May-No; he merely asked how it
happened.-Catho1ic Standard and
Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Kent HI. Word

I'll turn her head"
The young man said:
So he began to f1atter,
With tricks and wiles
And winning smiles,
And fascinating chatter.
He did it, yes!
But I confess
1t made him feel quite yelloWs
For soon he learned
Her head had turned
Toward the other feIloW!
Chicago Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
There Are Others.

A traveller passing through a fever
dent:
pat, I'm surprised that you stay
in place where people die SO thick
and FAST
''Faith," rejoined Pat, eff you'll be
afther te1lin' me av a place where
payp1e niver die Oil move there to-
morry an end me days" Chicago
Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Wasted Energy.

There's no use in telling me-" Uncle
Allen Sparks was saying, shat Just as
the twig is bent the tree is inclined
There is Gwimple, for instance. When
he was boy and went to spelling
schools he always spelt everybody
down, and now he's making living by
writing dialect poems."-Chicag Trib-
une.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
with Certain Qualifications.

you are exceptionally careful OF
your health, I believe" he sng-
gested.
81 try to be-" she replied; and then,
as she saw his look of doubtful hest
tation. she hastily added: 'But I
never did believe all those absurd sto-
ries about microbes, you know-Chi-
cago Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
EmbarrassinH.

Little Ferdinand-I saw you kiss
Sister Alethea just now, Mr.. DusnaP.
Dusnap(embarrassed)-W-we1l, here
is quarter for you if you won't tell
anybody.
Little Ferdinand (contemptuous1y)
"A quarter! got so cents last night
for not telling on Mr.. Bertwhistle.-
Leslie'S Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

There is remarkable child,'' said
the visitor at the school "Wonderful
determination. He is the only child
ever saw who kept his eyes on his
books when the fire engines were pass
ing"
Yes" answered the teacher. ''The
poor little fellow is quite hard of hear
ing.-WashingtonP Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
EXfFeHe1.

~You wear a remarkably small hat,
sir" the salesman said. Its a 81,
and that's the smallest size they
make for men,"
81 know it," replied the customer,
''but you'll find I average all right
when you come to selling me pair
of shoes. I wear 1os." = Chicago
Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Inanired.

A roaming spring poet, in search of
thought,
Strayed into the barnyard and found what
he sought
And 1.-The Lay of an Egg was the poem he
wrought.
Twas beautiful epic. read 1t, and then
With best of intentions picked up my pen
And wrote it a preface. called lowed to
Hen"
-Tavn TopicS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Too Realistic

The trouble with your society novel,
my dear young WOMAN" the publisher
said, handing the manuscript back to
her, sis that the conversations are too
stupid They are evidently taken from
real life.'-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
AmhiEuous.

First She-He remarked that I had
a fine mouth; said it was simply
grand" believe.
The Other-Those weren't the words
exactly. He said it was simply i'm
Wepse. -Philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
"A GIFT.

Tom-What? Sixty dollars FOR =
sack suit! That's too much for you
to pay.
Dick-That's what told my tailor,
but he said: Perhaps it is, but you
ought to have it."
Tom-But how do you expect to
pay for it?
Dick-I don't. I propose to. take
the tailor at his word.-Philadelphi
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
ITO Be Continued
SOMETHING REALLY NEW.
But There Was Something Wrong
with the Conclusion OF
the Story.

ssI have an idea for a story:'' ex-
claimed the young author enthusiast
icaEy.
s.Something really new?" asked the
publisher. doubtfully, relates the Chi
cago Post.
'New!" cried the young author.
swell. I should say so. Listen! Mar
ried couple living happily, not cloud
in the matrimonial sky. Husband goes
on trip, fails to come back, search made,
nothing found, wife mourns, inconsol-
able and all that, time passes, every
body gives him up as dead, she goes
into mourning and comes out again.
grief dulled by time"
ooh, that's old!" interrupted the
publisher. That's 'Enoch Arden al
over again"
"Oh, it is?" scornfully retorted the
young author. ''Well, that's all you
know about it. Finally she marries
again.
81 told you So" broke in the pub
Usher.
'sMan comes back IS years later"
went on the young author, ignoring
the interruption. "Wife sees him and
cries: Alas, I have married again.
Man answers: SO have T. Now there's
a situation for you
''Bigamy," commented the publisher.
Huh? 30
aBigamy; double case of it. How
are you going to get them out of that
scrape?"
'.Confound it," CALCULATED the young
author. 81 never did evolve the plot
of good story yet that some prosaic
old duffer didn't come along and
knock the tar out of it. I tell you,
genius isn't appreciated in this world. :"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

you're a nice editor, Chubbsi"
whats the matter now?''
'Why, you said the publisher of the
Daily Voice is an unmitigated ass"
well, he is"
t.But you add: We advise our
brother journalist to reform his
stupid ways. Harlem Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Ever Welcome Sound.

The weary toiler homeward plods his way,
To be greeted at the closing of the day,
By that ever-welcome overpowering knell-
Tocsin of the inner mantle dinner bell
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
People WHO Won.t Paw.

Any photographer will tell you that
lots of people viii sit for a picture
and then won't stand for it>-Indian-
apolis News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

A youth Of the diplomatic corps
At a five o'clock tea found Miss MorpS
Reigned as belle and said he:
As she gave him his tea:
''Ah! you not only reign but you porpsr'
philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
An ERectfve e.Ia CT.

Gotrox-So the count is cured OF
his infatuation for your daughtere E.
Bilhons-Yes, bought him or;
gave him the gold cure.-Philadel-
phia Record. ,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
Topics

Mrs. Ruddy-I want some trimming
TO match this dress.
Shopwalker-Yes, madam. Mr..
Jakes, some trimming; shrimp pink to
match this lobster.-Ally Sloper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Doctof-His circulation is abnormal-
~ sluggish
Mother-Wen, you see, doctor. he
will forever be readin' them blood
curdhng dime novels!-Chicago Daily
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Fate plays as children do,
LIES but an airy bubble;
Mans days on earth are few
And full of borrowed trouble.
-Chicago Rseord-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Ogallalla lover of Lizette. The story
was told at a glance. Burning Star
was already south of the Platte and
lurking in the mountains near Fol-
SONS ranch.
That night. toward ten o'clock, an
anxious council was held. Halbert
Folsom, fevered by his severe wound,
was lying half-unconscious on his bed,
his unhappy wife wandering aimlessly
about at times. wringing her hands
and weeping. evidently unbalanced by
the terrors that had beset her of
late and the tidings of that awful
Indian revenge along the Big Horn.
Silent, helpful, almost commanding.
Elinor spent the hours sometimes at
her brothers bedside, then at that
of her sister-in-law when the poor
creature could be induced to lie still
a moment. The burly little son and
heir, long since sound asleep in his
cradle, was watched over by Jessie,
whose heart huttered in dread she
dare not say of what. Twice that
afternoon she had seen whispered con-
ferences between old Folsom and Ian
Mon. She knew that for some bet
ter reason than that he was over
persuaded by Pappoose, Mr.. Folsom
had not carried out his project of
sending them back to Gate City. She
saw that he made frequent visits to
the cellar and had changed the ar
rangement of the air ports. She
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
NEW SIGHT AND CLIP.
Recent improvements Made to the
Krag-Jorgensen Rife.

Recent Made to he
Krag-JorGensen Rife.
The ordnance department Of the ar
my has just arranged to equip all the
United States magazine rifles, COM
monty known as the Krag-Jorgensen,
with a new sight developed by the de-
partment itself after some years care
full experiment. The feature of the
sight is the combination of the ordi-
nary hinged elevating eyepiece with a
side movement controlled by a simple
and strong friction clamp which turns
the sight into a cry effective gradual
ed wind gauge, says the Washington
Star. The new arrangement adds very
little to the number of parts IN the
sight, practically nothing to it's weight
n a very slight figure to the cost.
The sight can be applied readily to the
existing models Of magazine rifles, and
not only will the future product Of the
Rrsenals be thus fitted, but the rifles
now in service will be called in from
time to time and given new sights.
The ordnance department has also Sc
cured an effective clip for the Krag-
Jorgensen, something very much need
ed to bring 1t up to the rapidity of fire
of other magazine rifles. Heretofore
the soldier was obliged to draw each
cartridge separately from his belt and
insert it in the breech. With this clip,
resembling that in use in the Mausers,
the soldier by a simple movement Of
the thumb strips the five cartridges at
once into the magazine. One hundred
of the new guns fitted for use with
these clips have been sent to the Phil
ippines, and the department is await
ing the result of the service test to be
made there.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
Honoring Nine. Cron1e.

A half centime subscription was
started in Paris last year to be devoted
to a testimonial in the shape of a med
al from the women of France to Nine.
Cronje, wife of the Boer general. Aft.
err following her husband about and en-
during all the hardships Of war Nine.
Cronje is now a prisoner In the hands
of the British at st. Helena, where the
testimonial will be presented to her,
says the New York Tribune. The med
al is several inches broad as we'll as
high and is made Of gold. In the cen.
ter is a heart with an aureola of rays
of glory. 1t is hung on a broad gold
chain and is accompanied by the sub.
SCI ;ption list of $1,000 names bound in
parchment and the Transvaal colors.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
NEW WAR DRAMA.
Story of Hwinchester' Recently Pro-
/ duced In New York.

duced In New York.
"Winchester," a four act war play,
with scenes of the fertile Shenandoah
valley, attracted a patriotic audience
to the American theater in New York
the other evening, where the play had
its first production.
Like most plays of its kind, it treats
with the love Of a southern girl for a
northern officer, the spirited daughter
Of the south always arriving just in the
nick Of time to ave the life of her
lover, says the New York Journal. In
"Winchester" this feat Is done on
horseback, the play ending with a race
for life, in which Margaret May,
mounted on a jumping horse called
Nazeppa, obtains a reprieve and ar.
rives at the place of execution a second
before Major Frank Kearney Is to be
shot, having been caught as a spy.
The play tells the story, often used,
the like of which it is doubtful ever
happened. Major Kearney Of the I'm
ion army has been wounded and nurs-
ed back to life by Virginia Randolph,
q high spirited girl, whom Edward Nc
Wade, the author, in his playful
claims to be of the famous Virginia
house Of Randolph. She, however, falls
in love with the gallant young northern
officer, who, to while away time,
teaches her telegraphy, in which she
becomes expert. Later b makes use
Of her knowledge, taps a wire that
runs directly over the roof Of her house
and from the cupola takes all the mes
sages sent between Winchester and
Kernstown, presumably when Gener-
ais Robert E. Lee and George B. Nc
Clellan faced each other, in reality dur
ing a binding snowstorm which prob
ably the author knows not of.
virginia's brother, who is a captain
of Confederates, receives these tele-
graphic tips, and General Lee is sup
posed to have thereby known the
movements of the Union troops. She
Is finally discovered, but the men who
know the secret do not use it against
her because they want to dishonor
Kearney and hang him. The major is
therefore accused Of being a spy. is
court martialed and sentenced to be
shot at sunrise. Under cover Of the
night Virginia and her horse Mazeppa
slip through the lines. The girl con-
fesses to the general, and the major is
reprieved.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
Hard wood From OREGON.

AS a specimen Of Oregon bard wood
a chunk three feet long and weighing
800 pounds. will be found hard to beat
at the Pan-American exposition. This
log, according to The Morning Ore
gonian, was brought down from the
Cascade locks the other day and given
in charge of Henry e. Bosch, to be
taken with other specimens of Oregon
woods to Buffalo. How long ago it
grew or the exact spot upon which it
stood when a thrifty fir sapling will
never be known, as it is now a solid
rock, having been petrifed centuries
before Lewis and Clark struck the
country. One end of the log will be
sawed off to show the grain of the fir
and to prove to the visitors at the ex
position that it is solid clear through.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
BEAUTY AND HER BOSSES

Spanking Team OF Cows Driven by
Brazilian Heiress In Paris.
A beautiful 1~6-year-old girl. Laura
Rienzo, who comes from Bahia and is
said to be the greatest heiress in Bra
zil, has recently been driving through
the fashionable thoroughfares Of Paris
a pair of fast trotting COWS harnessed
tandem to a pretty cart, says the New
York World. The animals are small,
black and fiery, but obey the reins per-
fectly.
The police at first were puzzled to
know whether or not the law would
permit the circulation of such a strange
team. An inspector called upon Miss
Rienzo at her residence, where he was
assured that the trotting cows were
perfectly gentle and had been trained
in Rio de Janeiro by order of Mr.. Ri
EMO especially for his daughters
amusement.
The owner of the Nouveau Cirque of
fered $4,000 for the team, but the Of
fer was declined.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES
Features of an Interesting New Law
just Adopted by Holland.

just Adopted by Holland.
Minister Eewal at The Hague has
sent an interesting report to the state
department at Washington in reference
to a measure which provides that en-
ployers in certain branches Of labor
shall insure their employees against
pecuniary losses from accidents which
may happen to them in the execution
Of their duties, says b Washington
states general and has received the
royal sanction. The law, which has
been sent to the state department and
Is now on file there, contains 116 arti-
cles and places 81 classes of labor to
which if motor is used it shall apply.
The law provides that the employer
shall notify the State Insurance bank,
which shall be at Amsterdam, of his
trade, w~hereupon the managers Of the
bank shall inform him Of the class un-
der which his trade falls. It also is
provided that the employer shall con-
tribute to the expenses Of the bank in
proportion to the wages Of his employ
ees. He is also made responsible to the
bank for the immediate medical treat
ment Of the injured and all the infor-
nation in the cases. The bank pro-
vides for the necessary medical assist
ance to the person who in performing
his duties is injured so that he is inca
FACILITATED for work.
In case of death the funeral ex-
penses Of the deceased are to be paid,
0nd In aococ -hoyo y.oJofiroc oro 10
pendent upon the deceased for support
a fixed sum Of money is to be paid them.
There is provided for in the law a
council composed of employers and en-
ployees, with whom appeals from any
decision a be filed. The penalties for
the infringement of this law renders
the culprit liable t o fines varying from
$40 to $24O. =,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
CHIEF

at the fountain head of mans
sweetest rest-the home.
Our mission in life is to make
the home comfortable.
Does your roof leak? Then com
fort is stealing from your home.
Let US repair it for you, and thus
smooth the wrinkled brow and
bring tho smile of gladness back
again. Or, if you need a new
roof, we can accommodate you.
And the price-yes, the price will
not even make you frown. Tin or
slate roof, to suit your taste.
If you ride a wheel, we can re-
pair your old one; or would be
pleased to sell you a new one
Yes, we can repair your old
stove. and cheaply, too.
Then, we manufacture t bacco
Ifues, also.
Get our prices before letting
yorr work. We guarantee work
manship to be first class.
MATTHEW'S & CROOM,
Old P. o. Stand, Arlington Hotel.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
DU cHAILLU TO STUDY sLAV
Famous Explorer VIII Write a Book
OF the Czar's PeonIe.

Famous Explorer VIII Write a Book
on the Cars People.
Il hin the Russians have been mis-
represented, and l am going to Russia
to see for myself. What l see l shall
tell" said Paul du Chaillu, the famous
African explorer. author Of 1.-The Land
Of the Midnight Sun" and diScoyerer
OF he pygmieS of the dark continent. to
a reporter Of the Chicago Record-Her-
aid Mr.. Du Chaillu has been in all
quarters of the world, and he doesn't
believe any of the stories Of human
monstrosities.
Human nature is much the same ev-
erywhere," he said. Il found kindness
among the savage tribes of Africa.
do not believe the Slav is less humane
less progressive or less shrewd thar
are We of America. l admit that l
don't know. l am going to Russia to
n out for myself. l expect to find
an Intelligent and kindly welcome. l
am fascinated by the prospect of the
unknown
ITO be sure, men have travelled in
Russia and written Of it. l am not con-
ce1ted enough to pen a word after a
year or two of life among the Russians.
| will live with them for three years
before l dare write my story of Russia.
Furthermore, | would not dare to eX
press an opinion or try to tell the truth
about that great empire unless / knew
it's language and had become as one of
its people. l studied Russian six years
fore / write my book.
ST choJ1 90 70 IT n,~- GrA @~~~
to Copenhagen, so as to enter Russia
with the glory Of summer l shall pay
my respects to the car and live among
the rich and noble for a year perhaps.
Then | shall become a peasant. l will
follow every great liver of the empire,
eat black bread and drink milk, talk
to h peasants and live with them till
l know what they have been. what
they are and what they hope for.
81 have the kindliest feeling for Rus
STA. 1t is so vast, so ambitious, so pop
ulous n as yet SO little known. l am
tired of reading and hearing Of the saw
agery and persecution attributed to the
Slav. | don't believe it. l believe that
in that vast population of 125.OOO, 600
there is every promise of goodness and
greatness"
Mr.. Du Chaillu is enthusiastic over
the prospect of his three year tour. He
is in perfect health, and his spirit. Is as
young as it vas 43 years ago, when he
penetrated the dark continent and first
gave to the world a first hand knowl-
edge of the pygmies, the savage tribes
and the brute d%enizens of the jungles.
The old-young explorer has written but
Is books for the 40 years of his wan
behring's.
Mr.. Du CIlaillu will print a two vol
ume work about Russia and the Rus.
SLAMS.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
AS 1T is,
Letter to Ex-United States Senator
Gail Describes Its D~esoIation.

Letter to Ex-United States ~Senator
Gail Describes Its DesoIation.
Wilkinson Call, eX-United States SEN
ator from Florida, has received a letter
from a friend in Jacksonville which
reads as follows, say the New York
Times:
"Our once beautiful city is now but
a mass of ruins, and our dear old
homes, wherein we spent so many hap
by hours, are now laid in ashes. This
is a terrible blow to nay old mother and
father, as our home was the only means
left to us to make a living by renting
rooms and taking boarders. We lost
everything save a few clothes. We
have not been able to get our insurance
yet.
There was $15, 100000 worth of prop
erty destroyed and only So, 900
worth of insurance-$1O. 600, 900 worth
of property that there was not a cent
of insurance on. There were 455 acres
of houses destroyed, and there are now
10000 people homeless. This will give
you some idea of the extent of the fire.
Every church, white or colored, was
burned. 1t beggars description. No
one can appreciate the extent of the ca
lamity without seeing for themselves.
"Our once lovely city now looks like
an immense graveyard, and the tall
chimneys stand like monuments to
mark the spots of once happy homes.
and the handsome oak trees, covered
with their green leaves. the pride of
u dear little city. are now but a mass
Of black n charred trunks. 1t Is in
deed a sad spectacle.
eve had to take refuge across the
river the afternoon of the fire tt keep
from being burned to death. as we
were cut off from Springfield. and that
was the only way for us to escape"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-06
NOVEL SADDLE FOR RACING.
Invention of an Eng1ishman Intend
ed to Change JOCKEYS, style.

of an Eng1ishman Intend
ed to Change Jockeys Style.
The SO called American" style of
race riding, following the successes Of
American Jockeys in England. is re-
sponsible for about the queerest inven-
ton that the turf has ever known in
b matter of racing tackle, says the
New York Times. The new instru-
ment is a saddle equipped with a STIR
rup that slides on a strap fastened
at either end of the saddle, with the
object of changing the weight of the
rider from forward to the real and
from the rear forward, as the horse
strides. 1t has come into use in Eng
land already and has convinced even
the skeptical to such a degree that the
new device now has been introduced
into America.
The purpose of the saddle is to fmi-
tate the american seat" in which the
rider leans far forward over the horses
withers and. balanced over the ami
mails shoulders, is supposed to shift
his weight forward or backward, &C
cording as the horse strides. To coun-
terfeit this and give an automatic
movement forward and rearward the
saddle was designed. 1t Is in two
pieces, the saddle proper and an aux
Hilary pad. which fits over the horses
withers n just in front of b saddle
pommel. The advantage claimed and
conceded by some English turfmen is
that this saddle, with the stirrup slid
ing and suspended on the strap, prac-
tically has two stirrup feathers, the
downward mil of fha riders woighf
changing as the horse moves and CIV
ing the animal greater freedom of
movement as well as relief from the
weight as its center is changed.
TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab
lets All druggists r. refund the money
If it fails 10 cure E W. Groves sig
nature is on zach box 25c. s>Dt25