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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
Some GIaring inaccuracies.


The Topeka Mail and Breeze reg
listers a complaint against the geogra-
ply supplied to the public schools.
In it Topeka is made a city of only
$4,000: the great wheat-producing
section of Kansas is located in Kear-
ney county where, as a matter of
fact, they do not raise enough wheat
on the average to fatten a small flock
of blackbirds; the great smelters
are located at Argentine and wire
plant at Lawrence, whereas both
statements are false; the greatest
water power of Kansas is said to be
at Arkansas City, when a matter
of fact the mills there have to de-
pend on steam half the year because
there is not enough water coming
down the Arkansas river good share
of the time to turn tanning mill,
but the book says not a word about
the really great water powers OF
Lawrence and Blue Rapids.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
when strong 4. Inaugurated.

Arrangements are progressing for
the formal Inauguration of Dr. Frank
Strong as chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Kansas October 10, II and IS.
The first day will be a general re-
ception with a concert at night The
second will include the formal eNer-
cises with an installation address
by Arthur L. Hadley, president of
Yale. Scott Hopkins will preside.
There will also be short address
on behalf of the UNCONVENTIONAL
schools of the state by Prof. Swens-
son, of Bethany college. Prof. Muir
lin, of Baker university, also will
speak. October IL there will be a
banquet in the new museum build
ing. Among the college presidents
from whom acceptances have been
received in addition to those men
toned above are Prof. Jesse, of
Missouri university; Prof. Andrews,
of Nebraska university, and possibly
Prof. Angel, of Michigan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
No Use for Horse jockeys.

F. S. Steinkrcher, of Newton, has
been winning a lot OF harness races
with his horse, Murray L. And,
while winning these races, he has
been astonishing the horse1nen all
over the central Kansas circuit with
his ideas of handling a racer. He
drives his horse from town to town
hitched to an old buggy. When he
arrives at a race meet, he takes a
rope and pin out OF the back of his
buggy and stakes the horse out to
grass. He never works OUT the
horse on the track, and never puts
him to sulky until the race is
called. Then he drives out to the
stretch and waits for the bunch,
coming down for the word without
any jockeying or pre1iminaries. Mr.
Steinkircher has a theory that all
the fuss made over race horses is of
no use whatever.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

s'There Are Others" Says Curtis.
Congressman Charles Curtis has
made the contest for United States
senator personal matter between
himself and Congressman Chester /.
Long. He pays no attention to any
of the other candidates. It is Mr..
Long that he is after, and he does
not hesitate to speak sarcastically
of his Seventh district rival. The
claim made by Mr.. Longs friends
that he is the Especial friend of the
president is particularly offensive
to Mr.. Curtis, and he makes no con-
cealment of his ire. Mr.. Curtis
claims to be ''solid" with the presi-
dent himself. He says "there are
Others"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
The Artist and Actor.

It is not generally known that many
actors now before the public have
cther artistic gifts than those dis
played by them in The pursuit Of their
bj~6ioaic profession Mr Josejh JEFF
fe'son is we'll known painter in his
leisure moments, and Sarah Bern
haldt has &iTen 10 the artistic world
examples OF her great talent as a seuI8=
ter II anyone should stroll into the
exhibition siEen each year in London
or New York. thcy could not fail to be
attracted BY several dainty water
color sketches depicting scenes in Al
garian= life After enjoying the pie
tues You will naturally look for the
artists signature, and modestly and
duebtrusiVely on each painting will
be noted III. Dudley Hawley.' Few
will connect this name with that OF
tire young actor who is making such
Il success as The IMP" in when We
We're Twenty-one.9 which will be
seen in this city on next Friday night
at the opera house. But such, how
ever is the case The young artist
and the young actor are one and the
same person, proving conclusNely
that artistic temperament Will some
times find eXDl ession even in different
channels
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
MAN AND VI IFE
FIGHT IN RING FOR THEIR
CHILD.
Montana Woman Wins in Novel Fis-
tic Encounter Against tler
Husband.

,loi'et, Mont, Jan. 29.-There was
L move. prize fight here night before
5ast The affair Was to have been to
4 finish but lasted only five rounds
The contestants were husband and
wife and the stake was their three
..eal-old boy, Dick The scene of the
affair was Gilbert hall the largest in
shc town. \ well known man acted
as referee.
The couple lad separated and never
met except by chance. On these oc
aasions there always was a fistic en-
counter. At all times, either by force
or by strategem, the woman remain
ed in possession Of the child
1t was decided that the man and
ais Wife were 10 enter the ring and
night to finish. the boy being the
spoils. The matter Was laid before
2he beligerents and they readily
signed articles of agreement
For three rounds the fight was in
3erestjng and honors were pretty
evenly divided The chiFalrous
sports however, wanted the woman
30 win, aud while she was being
sponged between the rounds u keep
aer= in good condition. the man was
Eiven long braces Of whisky.
Aftes=tbe= =ttii5 laaaa fey i9'ts en-
9he ahfa made Lin gcazs@ and in lhe
4dth be US ksoslzed eaH l. his
spouse Tie ssfa1aa off 5aI'5 a#8Hd-
- -62tt-ga5 the 10y = the Wo
man. tHa whoa Ha maH aaWa 10 he
seas !afemel t2at n Led no claim ou
axe Iad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

Your local coupon ticket agent las
been supplieo with illustrated and de-
scriptve literature showing the beau
ties OF the scenery and resorts OF
Colorado and the Rocky mountains
These books are free for the asking,
and "The Denver Road" will be GLAD
to give aooea assistance by CORE
spondence in your choice Of a placs
to spend your vacation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
Ears.

ii your ears hufH, people say, some
one is talking about YOU This is very
old, for PFn5 says when our cars DO
SLOW and tir2Ie. 5 me do talk of Us in
our absence.
Shakespeare. i'm Much Ado About
Nothing" MAKES Noa5ttrc >ay to IN
eula aHA Hero, WEo had been talking
.1f her, "Wbat ire is in mine ears
Sir Thomas Browne ascrbes this
..onreit to the superstition Of guardian
Angels who touch the right ear il the
3alN is favorable and the left if other
wise This is done to cheer or warn.
One ear tingies, soine there be
That are sHarling now at me.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
OFFERS HIS BoDY FOB SALE
= FornGer Wealthy Man Planning to
Avotd Starvation.

Paua. III Jan. 29-John Parker Of
chicago today gave out the informa
}ion that Ee had advertised through
Chicago papers the sale of his body
70 physicians aud surgeons for seien-
tilie purposes in order t. keep away
starvation He was once a wealthy
man and an e1ocutiorist on the lyce-
am platform AND is endeayoring to
support himself by Swing entertain
ments. Ia this WAY he is irving to
reach Arkansas. whore he wishes to
cake treatment Parker is over six
feet in height and only weighs eighty
one pounds. iso has spent fortune
IN trying to regain his health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
SOUL OF MAN
is NOT IMMORTAL, SAYS DR..
PARNHURST.
Must be Taken Care OF Else 1t WIZ
Perish Like the Body-sermon
Attracts Attention.

New York, IAN. 29-ln sermon on
Immortality" the Rev. DR.. Charles
II. Palkhurst in the Madison Square
Presbyterian church. declared against
the evangelical belief that all souls
are immortal He explicitly gave it
as his opinion that the scriptures do
not teach the immunity Of a soul from
death and that the soul must be taken
care of in this life, else it will perish
utterly, either at the death Of the body
or after a longer or shorter period
of the life beyond the grave. DR..
Parkhurst said in part:
There is nothing in the scriptures
or in things that encourages us to
feel that a soul can be kept from dy-
ing any more than body, unless it is
taken care of. There is no warrant
from Bible or from nature for suppos-
ing that the soul carries within itself
a policy Of insurance against its own
eventual oblteration
The sermon is attracting some at
tenti0n owing to the fact that the
Presbyterians adhere to the immOr-
tally Of the soul.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
General Offices II rIIE.oo rIIE..oo 81,

This company does properly, but da
profitable ali 81 m@TN
1T has the payment the M
has 1t death expense rate less
Of life dage, sex physical ohd
ccnsidered Dues payable monthly the reach Of ALL
and enjoy during life you plan embodymg pH1
between all classes. Write prospectus.
Active and Reliable Agents Everywhere cons
v3ted investigation invited and nfor nation cheeuy given
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
As lteprPSented.

Mrs Boaster- Henry and | attended
she opera last night, We had box.
Mrs. Bount-Caramels weren't they:
/ saw you in the gallery eating some
thing. -Richmond Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
MARDl GRAs. NEW ORLEANS

On February I. g. I. 9. and 10 the
st. l.. |. NJ & s. Ry. Go. will sell round
rip tickets to Nov Orleans and retuIn
at fate of $l5.25. Return limit. leaY-
ng New Orleans ~ or beroga Febru
aly Is ey HalMeat q ~ aNa DE-
8ositiae 5iehet With iojnt aeent. licll-
Is may lie extended 20 February IS.
Il. \. ATWOOD. Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
TO THE WEST.

1cile Burlington runs the best cqlii,
ped trans to Kansas City, st. Joseph
Omaha, ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Denver.
Write us of Your proposed trip and
let US advise you the least cost, send
yod printed matter, free, etc
= III ki-@G. Lw. wAKilEY,
7. ?, a., GA Pine St Gen'l Pas. Agt.,
Y. LOUIS. MO. ST LOUIS, MO
HON .Da ELL.ory
Cen raj Manager.
ST. iI0t'I&. NO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
Proserity Demands Railroads.

The Chicago, Rock Island & Mexico
Already crossing The Denver
Road at Dalhart
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
Soon to join the "Denver Road" at
Wichita Falls and Amarillo.
The Blackwell, Enid g. Southwestern
Now building to The Denver Road
at Vernon.
The Kansas City, Mexico G Orient
Exepected to join THE Denver
Road" at ChilicOthe.
The Frisco System-Which may meet
The Denver Road at Acme.
The Arkansas g. ChoctaW-Headed
for The Denver Road at wichita
Falls
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
FIGHT TO DEATH m 4 CHURCH.
fosep' Cox Kills 8fot = .
Naoa I5e Escorts.

"a icothe, O.. Ian 21.-Josepb
COX shot aad killed fIowsrd RateliI
al church Sunda&e9eaias at Eagle
Mills. fifteen miles east Of here. Cox
has besz paving attention to Rateiif1' $
sister, and }atelihf strongly objected.
Cox took Miss Ea5cliT 10 church Sun
day night, and when Ratclif saw
Them tag9ther. ii The church he at
once assaulted Cox. who drew wea-
son and fred. the bail passing
threp4a Ratclid's body. He fell in
zhe aieia aad expired amid the shrieks
of terrified women
Beth mon are Of respectable fami-
lies and both are school teachers. Rat
tliH married a sister Of Cox. Cox Waa
arrested and taken to Macarthur.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
TIE BURLlNGTOV'S NEW FAST
DENVER TRAIN.

It's ''Nebra bra3ka-Colorado Express" :"
now leaves st. Lo3is 2:15 p. n, ar
rives Denver 5:15 next day-three
hours quicker.
Travellers arriving in S. Louis in
the morning have a half day fer busi-
ness Or visiting the Worlds Fair city;
at 3:15 the next day they are in Den
YER with the afternoon in that city,
before leaving for the coast via scenic
Colorado. No other through train to
Denver offers such remarkably con
yenient schedule.
Personally conducted California ex-
cursions from St. Louis every Wed.
nesday night in through tourist sleep
ers via scenic Colorado
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

All this, taken with the activity
many new settlers, numbers buying
Special 80 days homeseekers' tickets,
and others seeking information, lnd1-
Gates that The Denver Road is cor
sidered good company in desirable
neighbolhOOd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
TO TIE NORTHWES

''The Burlington Northern Pacific
Express is the great daily through
train St. Louis ana Kansas City to
Montana, Washington, Tacoma, Seat
de Portland
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

Whittier other lines have come 70
share in the results OF the COCA
times in that section ...........
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

Mrs. R. B. Donaldson is the guest
OF Mrs. Goldsby Of England.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

RAILROADS CREATE PROSPERITY
This has been demonstrated
by the marked Improvement
in condition along. ng.........
"THE DENVER ROAD"
IN TIE TEXAS PANHANDLE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29

or f, vs. MARTIN SHi Il, G. f & y 4
Roswell. n. N
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
CHICAGO BUSINESS TIED UP.
FREIGHT Handlers Start on Their Sec
ond Week of Warfare as De.
fiant as Ever.

The second week of the freight han
dlers strike at Chicago began M.1day
with 10000 men idle and shipping = =
standstlll.
The railroad warehouses were al
most as quiet as they were Sunday.
50 far as the regular business was
concerned. At distance from each
warehouse was company Of pickets
posted to keep freight from entering Or
leaving the sheds. Near the depots
were guards of police on duty to pro-
tect the men in the warehouses and to
quell any disturbance which might
arise.
Gangs of non-union men brought
into the city to take the places OF the
strikers lounged about the warehouses
or in their cars with scarcely anything
to DO.
President Curran. of the Freight
Tandlers' Union, appointed a commit
tee to visit the various railroads, but
his proposition had reverted to the
origina! one, further than ever away
from the ideas of the managers, ana
no hope was expressed that a settle
ment would be made now or even
this week. The line between the op-
posing parties was plainly drawn,
and no move of either side wss
made to cross it.
Wholesale houses made practically
no attempt to send out freight or to re-
ceive it. These big establishments
were all but closed down. The strike
has cost them hundreds of thousands
of dollars already, and they stand to
,ose millions should the condition
which prevailed Monday continue.
The loss in wages to the striking
freight handlers and their sympathiz-
ers. the teamsters, to the railroads and
other lines of business is roughly esti-
mated at considerably over 100000
day. The situation is admittedly very
grave.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
CONVICT BARBER RECAPrURED
First Escape from Atlanta Federal
Prison CAUGHT in Mississippi.

First Escape from Atlanta Federal
Prison Caught in Mississippi.
After a trifle more than five months
Of sto,en liberty, haunted by the fear
of detection and capture, Henry East,
known as No. 81, the first convict to
escape from the federal prison at At
lanta, Ga, has been retaken and IS
now in the hands of employees OF Vn-
Gle Sans big Atlanta guard house.
East was captured at Brandon. Miss,
ffty-four miles from Jackson. He was
taken by Sheriff Cook of that pace.
It is not yet definitely known for what
offense East was arrested, but almost
as soon as he had been placed in the
prison Sheriff Cook noted his resem-
blance to the photographs and descrlp-
tons that had been scattered broad
cast through the territory this side OF
the Mississippi river.
With the return of East to the prls-
on it is expected that some sensa-
tional developments will materialize to
show that the convict did not get away
as has been reported. East left let
ter for the warden limiting at bribery
having been accomplished. and the
warden himself does not hesitate to
say he believes East escaped either
because the guard was asleep a. the
time or because East succeeded IN MS
efforts at bribery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
Crop Conditions.

Despite a serious lack Of rain IN
two or three counties. the crop pros
poets for the state are better now than
at the same period in the last dozen
years. Cotton has suffered but little
and it is probable that, barring accl-
dents from now on, the results will be
second only to the year 1882, which IS
the record with South Carolina farm
ers.
The high price of corn early In the
year resulted in large acreage Of this
grain being planted. The yield will be
exceptionally large. The small grain
crops-wheat and oats-were poor.
Less rain has fallen in coast coun-
ti:s than anywhere in the state, re-
sulting in short rivers on which rice
is planted becoming brackish. Rice
has been grown, so far, Almost entirely
without water That element Is now
necessary, however, to fill the grains
so that only early heavy rains In the
low country will save the rice planters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
Notes Of the Campaign.

With the mercury ranging from lOO
to 12O in the sun, the candidates have
been at it so far for three weeks, and
are doomed by the state executive
committee to keep up the pace till the
end of August, when the semi-finals
played by the people will decide who
shall contend in the finals Of Septem-
ber II.
However poor the office, however
economical the candidate, his expenses
for the canvass cannot be less than
$500. And if he wishes to distribute
literature or advertise himself in the
papers-perfect legitimate methods OF
campaining-his expense account may
run to figures that will swallow up his
two years salary, if he gets it. Some
are making the race on borrowed mon
ey. Many a man living iii court
house town. and living well on $500 a
wear sees wealth in a $4,000 salary,
vet numbers so unfortunate as to sue
ceed, leave here poorer men than they
came. They find that what they lived
we'll upon in the small town but pays
their house rent at the capital.
An exciting incident of the past
week was the "spat" between Evans
and Lattimer, which came near result
ing seriously and may lead to future
trouble. The bitter feeling between
the two gentlemen has been growing
and men who have been following the
campaign believe they will resort to a
personal encounter before the last
meeting is held.
Congressman Talbert's main plank
continues to be the withdrawal of sup
port given by white tax payers to ne
gro schools. His plan is not only TO
withdraw the taxes paid by whites, put
those paid by corporations. His prop
osition meets with no favor in the
towns and is generally condemned by
newspapers, but is cheered by the
backwoodsmen. There is no chance
of any legislature indorsing such a
plan, or the courts sustaining 1t, II
such bill passed.
1t is difficult to tell at this stage
what kind of rur. Lieutenant Governor
Tillman will MAKE. He has a persua
sive elouuence with "the boys and
his name alone is good for several
thousand votes as starter. He de
fends his action in insulting President
Roosevelt by explaining that the presi
dent-as evidenced in the Booker
Washington incident-considered the
negro as good as white man.
The factory vote holds the balance
of power. 1t went for Tillman solidly
two years ago, but there is no sound
ing it now.
In the senatorial canvass. the sl'
candidates seem to be making re
markably even race. AS to the othel
Offices, the two getting the largest vote
in the primary of August 26 will rur
over two weeks later, when the bes
man may win.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17

court the directors have been made re-
ceivers, to act without compensation,
an1 they will endeavor to use the
small funds available with fairness to
all creditors. The appropriation OF
S1600C0 voted by congress will assist
materially in paying the Indebtedness
of the company, AID the understanding
is that a good part of this will be used
to reimburse President Wagner, who
sighed for nearly 100000. Without
the assistance Of the president of the
company the gates Of the fair would
have been closed before the final time
limit. Many of the creditors are in
straitened circuns stances, and While
President Wagner will be protected
the meu vino gave their labor to the
big enterprise will not be overlooked.
The bondholders will get about 70 per
cent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
TOOK HER ON WEEKS TRIAL.

New Plan of Selecting Wife inausur-
ated by Kentucky Farmer.
Several weeks ago Frank Newton,
voung farmer living near Fulton, ky-
advertised in eastern papers Tor a
wife. The "ad." was answered by a
score or more, but from among them
he selected Miss Beatrice David, OF
Montreal, Canada.
Letters were exchanged. Last Wed
nesdav Miss David arrived at Fulton
and Newton agreed to take her on q
weeks trial. The trial was terml-
mated Monday by the couple going be-
fore Judge Roberts and being married.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
Much "Booze" Being Sold.

Dispensary sales in Charleston have
increased so rapidly of late that the
county board of control has decided to
open six additional places where
strong drink can be sold according to
law. Two of these places will be
known as beer dispensaries, where
this beverage will be bottled and sold
under direction of the county board.
A curious fact about the beer dispensa-
ries is that the wagons make regular
deliveries to hundreds of blind tigers.
with as little concern as if they were
delivering ice. 1t frequently happens
that the constablcs come along right
after the wagons. seize the beer and
return it to the state. The stuff is
saved and sold again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
South Carolina Farm Statistics.

According to a bulletin recently is
sued by the census bureau, the farm
property of South Carolina is valued
in the aggregate at s153,591,159. OF
this amount s99SO5,S $50 represents the
value of lands, s26,955.67O, the va'ue
of buildings, $6.629,770 of machinery,
and $20,199,S59 the value of I've stock.
The farm lands of the s;.ate cover an
area of 13,9S5,904 acres. Ninety acres
is given as the average size farms
in the state, while in 1852 the average
was $40 acres. There has been a grad
ual decrease each ten years since the
half century mark was passed. The
farms now number 155,355, and OF
them 85,3S1 are operated by negroes.
The farm products of the state for
1899 represented a value Of $6S,266,9l2.
Cotton is the principal crop and the
cotton lands constitute IS per cent OF
the entire farm area.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
MARRIED HER HALF BROTHER.
Shock of Discovery Leads Devoted
Bride to Self-Destruction.

Shock of Discovery Leads Devoted
Bride to Self-Destruction.
Because, after her marriage, she dis
covered that her husband was her
half brother, Mrs. Maggie Wagner,
bride of Frederick Wagner, wealthy
farmer living at Russellville, Mo-,
swallowed carbolic acid and died in
great agony in her husbands arms
with his name upon her lips.
The young couple were devoted TO
one another. Their meeting was an
accident. the courtship brief and their
honeymoon ideal.
Quite accidentally the bride dlscoV-
cred from anecdotes that he was her
mothers son, her own half brother,
whom she had not seen for twenty
years and whom she believed to be
dead
She did not reveal her discovery to
her husband until she had taken the
poison.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
State Teachers Association.

The State Teachers Association
held forth at Winthrop college, Rock
Hill, July Is and 16, Arrangements
had been made with the railroads for
one fare tickets, sold on the 14th and
18th of July, good to return until the
10Th. The exercises of the summer
school were suspended on the 18th in
order that the teachers attending the
state summer school could get the
benefit of the meeting of the associa-
ton. Leading educators of the state
were present, and the discussions
were interesting and beneficial.