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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-06-13

Time is the capital of the intellectual
man.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-06-13

stops the Cough
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Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-06-13
GODS LITTLE ONES.
Jesus Takes One of Them as the
Text of a Wonderful Sermon.
Discourse by the "Highway and By
way" Preacher on the Divine
Thought for Children and the
Responsibility of Adults
Towards Them.

Copyright, 1902, by A. N. Kellogg News
paper Coz
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raEsIOENT LINooLn.s paIvATE oAa

National Relic which l. Past Going
10 Ruin.
In the switch yards Of the Union
Pacific railway at Omaha. standing in
the open air and rapidly going to de-
cay, is Lincoln's private car. a national
relic. which. says the Illustrated Rec
ord, should have been preserved for all
time. On the contrary it is all but
forgotten and gets no more notice than
the junk Of the railroad scrap pile.
The old relic is AZ feet long and
81 feet wide. Il was built at the Unit
ed States military car shops at Alex
andria. Va. during the latter part OF
the war and was used by the emanci-
pator on HIS visits to many points dur
ing the troubled-filled times of the CIV
ic strife. No one to look at the bat
tered old hulk now would recognize In
II what was the marvel OF elegance
among early railroad equipment.
Originally there was but one en-
trance to the car a door in the cor
ner OF one end on one side. Entrance
to the then separate rooms was had
from this passageway. The rear room
was larger than the others, and was
used by President Lincoln for an Of
fee and study. and also as a reception
room. in which he received the gen
erals OF the army. II is safe to say
that In tails compartment Mr. Lincoln
hastily wrote the notes for his famous
speech at the field OF Gettysburg. At
any rate. the President occupied the
coach on his trip to Gettysburg on that
occasion.
The old, battered and Unlocking
hulk also carried President Ancoln's
remains from Washington to Spring
field, ILL., It was in this car that the
body lay during that memorable jour
ney which lasted from April 21 to May
3, 1865. For some time after this the
car was placed in service and was used
as a directors car. but its great weight
caused by the armor plate. with which
II was protected. made it Objectionable
and II was removed to a shed in the
yards at Omaha. There 1t stood for
years. but, one by one, the boards
OF the covering place vanished and to-
day. as above stated, the car Is ex-
posed to all sorts Of weather
There was talk in 1898 OF inaugural
ing movement among the colored
population Of the United States with
view OF securing funds with which
to purchase the car, restore II and to
provide for it suitable building in
Washington, where it might be pre-
served. Nothing, however, came Of the
idea.
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An African jungle transplanted to
Central Illinois would be the best de-
scriptlon that could be given to a
remarkable tract Of land in Tazewell
county, lying along the Mackinaw riv-
er, near the village Of Lilly. This
tract in local parlance. is known as
the Lost Forty 1t is without doubt
the widest piece Of land in all Illi-
nois, and consists of continuous Sc
ries Of abrupt and deep ravines. Not
foot OF the tract could be cultivated.
The ridges are full of fox dens, wolves
are occasionally found. and turkey buzz
yards hover over II in large fiocks
Even people familiar with the terri
tory have been lost in the dense for
est, Except for few giant oaks, the
wood has no commercial value. The
tract is known as "the Lost Forty" be-
cause no one knows who owns It, For
years It has been used for trading pur-
poses, and many unwary persons from
a distance have advanced money upon
it and taken mortgages in various
sums, only to receive questionable IT,
tie to a worthless piece OF land On
the Tazewell county tax books the for
ty appears with Owner unknown"
The land is watered by innumerable
springs and the Mackinaw river, which
winds its way through it.-Illinois
State Journal.
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No government. however, corrupt.
selfish, yenal, eXtrayagant, and exact
ing, can bring population to starva-
tion in a land like Turkey. Grape
vines run all over the houses. The
Turkish vihegl lrds are Incompatible.
The poor Turk takes little trouble
about his agricultural implements. His
pillow is much like that which Noah
must have used. for il is simply long
piece Of wood. with yoke OF oxen at
one END Of 1t and a single handle at
the other With this the rayah Just
scratches the soil. The crops are usu-
ally magnificent, but the waste is inn
mense. Thousands of sheep flourish
on the vast pasture lands Of the wide
valleys in Turkey. Yet the people do
not eat voraciously OF animal food.
They only need little lamb or mutton
to shred into fragments. that they may
stew 1t with rice into the delicious
dish called "pilaff" The Turks relish
their glorious watermelons. They can
contentedly live as approximate vege-
tarians. No nation is at so little ex-
pense for dietetic commodities.
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A New York Appellate Court has
given decision likely to become au-
thoritative concerning the rights OF
pedestrians and the pretensions OF
traction companies to own the streets.
Affirming a verdict arising from kill
ing a boy who. it is claimed, could
have got out Of the way Of a car and
did not, the decision runs: "The right
Of railroad company to use the pub
lie streets Is conditioned upon the right
of the public to also use them in the
ordinary way, and no railroad COM
pany has right so 10 block the streets
that the public is excluded from cross
ing them except at the risk OF being
run over. It cannot be contributory
negligence for person to start to cross
the track when the car is at such
distance that the motorman can pre-
vent its running him down II attend
ing to his business and operating the
car in a careful and prudent manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

The Carnegies, who have been prom
inent in Scottish history for FIVE CEN
turtles, enjoy two separate earidoms-
those Of Northesk and southesk-
which were conferred, respectively, on
the eldest and second sons OF Sir Da-
vid Carnegie in the seventeenth cen
tury, says the London NJ A. P. The
earldom OF southesk was attained In
consequence Of the participation Of the
fifth earl in the rising OF IT'S. but was
restored in favor Of the present peer
in 1856. Kinnaird castle, the family
seat Of the River Eske. was built some
fifty years ago. and with its steep roofs,
numerous turrets. long stone balconies.
and baiustraded terraces Is a singular
ly perfect Reproductions u the ola Scot
to-French baroniai caatie Some Of the
trees in the extensive deer park are
from 800 to 400 years old.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

For six miles through the forest N
Hancock and Wood counties. Ohio,
may be seen a wide swath through the
tree tops, the once open space being
grown thick with smaller timber. It
tells the story Of Gen. Hull and the
army that blazed its way north to Fort
Meigs in the war Of 1872 On several
farms near Findlay are still found sec
tions OF the old corduroy roadway
built of the tree trunks that were felled
to gain a passage for the army. The
logs are well preserved and are found
from two to FIVE feet under the soil. 1t
was at the close OF that memorable
campaign that Col. Findlay camped on
the south side of Blanchard's Fork Of
the Auglaize and established the old
stockade fort named after him. Fort
Findlay.
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Eyes. sir" remarked the village gro
GER, that is Mr. Jefferson Whimpers.
He's one OF the solidest and reliablest
citizens we've got here in HulloboIoo.
He's filled more positions Of trust and
responsibility than any ten men we've
got" "Ah." replied the spice drum
mer. you elect him for your treas
urer, / presume" well, no: but
that man acts as stakeholder in 80 per
cent Of the bets made in this whole
nty''-Judge.
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TRAITS OF FILIPINOS.
wATEs WOMEN ARE sHREwD IN
BUSINESS.
Cruelty to the Children-They Are Conn
PEELED 60 Labor under Penalty OF the
whip Ragtime Music Popular -
widow Cleans the streets.
Especial letter.

Mrs Laura W. Sehwichtenberg, who
spent six months as government in
spector. studying the women OF the
Philippine islands. has given some in
teresting facts regarding her inyesti-
CATION, as follows:
While in Manila | lived in one Of the
picturesque grass huts OF the natives
with my secretary and little Filipino
maid. 1t took us some time to over
come our terror Of the insects and rep
tiles. We slept l. big four-poster beds.
which had in place Of springs cane
woven bottoms covered with thick
woven mating of cocoanut and palm
fiber. This was spread with sheet
and made a resting place hard enough
to produce aches and pains for week.
The pillows were stuffed with jute. A
round bolster Of the same material
was intended for the knees. A closely
woven mosquito netting hung from
the four posts and was tucked under
the edge of the mating all around the
bed to keep out mosquitoes. centipedes.
tarantulas, chamelions, etc. To pro-
vent these pests from inhabiting oui
shoes we took the shoes to bed with
us. The running of the rats over the
ceiling at night was not the least of
our troubles. and our maid suggested
that we get a snake to catch them.
A snake, indeed. e-found to be con-
sidered a necessary factor of every
house. so l went in quest of one.
found peddlers selling snakes like pup
py dogs. and one which was pointed
out to me as especially desirable for
the purpose was warranted to be
first-class rat catcher and harmless.
A look at the monster, however-it
was fully twenty-elght feet long and
not less than foot in diameter-and l
decided to put up with the rats, unless
some other destroyer could be found.
The price asked for 1t was S1.50 They
wanted to put it into our attic, be-
tween the ceiling and the grass roof.
Cheaper kinds could be bought for so
cents. The big fellow recommended
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death Of Unser Fritz, the father Of the
present emperor, was foretold by the
White Lady.
Considering the character of their
history, it is not strange that Eng
lands royal castles should have be-
come the abode Of ghosts. Ever since
the days Of King Henry VIII. who
lived at Hampton Court with all six
of his wives in succession. the palace
has had the reputation OF being
haunted and so well authenticated
have been the descriptions Of the
ghostly visitants that for years no
member of the royal family has been
willing to reside within its walls Even
Princess Frederick Of Hanover gave up
the handsome Hampton apartments
placed at her disposal by Queen victo-
ria. saying that she preferred to live
quietly in a small villa than to re-
side in state in a castle already oc-
cupied by ghosts: while Lady Gran
vile, Lady Eastlake and Mrs. Caven-
dish Boyle have all reported unpleas-
ant experiences with the apparitions
which have brought this particularly
beautiful palace into such III repute.
Among the ghosts Of Hampton Court
that OF Catherine Howard is the most
troublesome. Not only does she glide
through the haunted gallery" but
utters unearthly shrieks. Jane sey-
mour is another of King Henrys
wives who is said to haunt the old
castle. During the reign Of King
James II-some 22o years ago-an Of
fetal appropriation was made to pro-
vide means for laying the ghost Of
this Queen. Several other ghosts have
appeared at Hampton Court, one OF
them being that Of Anne Boleyn. the
second of Henry's wives
Haunted windsor Castle.
Windsor Castle. too, is among the
haunted palaces Of England. It is stat
ed upon no less an authority than the
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especial letter.
Buffalo" Jones Is dead. The great
est friend the dumb brutes ever had
has left them and ip a few years the
name Of c. J. Jones viii be- forgotten.
lie wa one OF the most unique charac-
ters In Kansas. the home OF great
men and freaks" Buffalo" Jones
was known from one end Of the coun-
Try to the other. and complete story
OF his life would outrival any book Of
nction yet published. Early In his
youth he cultivated benign feeling
Tor dumb hrutes. and his sympathy
was not without its reward. for his
animal friends ssmed 10 understand
his affection for them and eagerly re-
sponded 20 r. He domestlcated
number Of buffalo. using them for ag-
rieuiturai purposes and demonstrating
that they had utility other than that
found In their pelts His appeals for
the dumb race. however. were in vain.
and he lived TO see the great family
pass away under his very eyes.
unlque Career
G. J. Jones was born in Tazewell
county, ILL.,. and was u years old. He
received first-class education In the
Illinois State Normal school and for a
time was a student In Wesleyan uni
versity. After leaving school be went
TO Kansas settling in Troy, at that
time one OF the oldest communities in
the state. He lived quietly here for a
time, then became restless and with a
crowd Of spectators started for west
ern Kansas. They located at Garden
City and In one night a town Of 1000
Inhabitants sprung up. Jones was
chief boomer He built business
block and was the first man to test
the raising Of crops in the desert by
means Of irrigation.
The prefix Buffalo was tackled to
Jones name fifteen years ago In the
early part OF 1856 he organized a buff
faio hunt at Garden City In which
about fifteen citizens participated.
The hunt lasted ive days and the
hunters killed six buffalo and captured
fourteen calves. The young animals
we're taken 10 Jones farm near Gar
den City and he began the propagation
OF the American buffalo. He could not
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are worn without stockings, and the
sound Of them on the cobblestone
pavement mornings. whel they are go
ing to their work, is one to be remem-
bered. All classes are fond of jewelry.
and although a woman may have only
cheap cotton gowns, she is sure to pos
sess an assortment Of jewels which
represent her savings.
All classes Of women are gamblers,
and their favorite pastime is cockhght-
ing. Sunday is the day usually devot-
ed to this sport, and the owners 81 the
birds take them to arch in order that
no time may be lost Another fad is
the accumulation of American gold
money. into which they turn their own
currency as soon as they have enough,
but they lose it in the betting ring OF
the cockfght.
Good business Women.
The women are bright and energetic
and do most OF the work, while the
men take care Of the children. Many
of them are quick to learn and shrewd
in business and some are at the head
of large concerns No one, in fact, is
idle. AS soon as they are old enough
the girls are sent to the converts to
learn ecclesiastical embroidery, which
they do beautifully. They are so in
dustrious that they often carry their
work about the streets and to the
shops with them, sometimes not miss
ing moment even when they are
making a bargain. All the cloth is
made on hand looms by women, and
the children, while they are still very
young, are kept very busy winding
shuttles. A handkerchief which would
take Filipino woman a year to en-
broider might bring SIS. Cigarette girls
earn 20 cents a day A dressmaker,
for plain silk dress, receives So, and
for a gingham slip, so cents. Chicken
raising is becoming favorite feminine
occupation, and since the advent of
Americans a few Filipino women are
teaching the lower classes Of the
schools. Street peddling is a favorite
occupation Of the old Filipino women,
and they carry varying stocks Of
fruits, mangoes, sweet rice, flour cakes.
etc, all heaped in cocoanut shells on
their heads.
RaetIme at Funerals.
The Filipinos are musical. and, as a
rule. play one or more instruments.
They dance a great deal, the solo Span
ish dances. the waltz and Spanish
lancers being favorites. Raatime mu-
sic is SO popular at present that it is
heard at the head Of funeral process
sions.
The people are devout, attending
early mass regularly and never miss
ing feast day Every woman and
child wears double scapular. one in
the front and one at the back Of the
neck
Mrs. Schwichtenberg' formidable
looking government document admit
ted her to everything but the cata-
combs which connect the churches.
converts and monasteries.
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widow Cleans the streets.
Probably the most adv woman
in Manila is a widow who owns all OF
the STRENGTHENING department Her
plant comprises a hundred or more
two-wheeled carts and caribou to draw
them. They are driven about the
streets by her workmen, who remove
the street refuse TO a distant stream.
Every Sunday afternoon the owner in
spects the animals herself and turns
them loose In a meadow. TO roll about
and wallow in the mud and Craze She
is making a fortune out Of the enter
prise it is said
The child labor on the Cebu islands
Is most deplorable In one place-an
English hemp factory-about so small
children form the motive power which
works a monstrous press The chill
dren are kept hopping constantly by
an overseer, with a long whip. and
their motion keeps the iron bar at the
top Of the press whirling from morn
ing until night The weight of this
bar. the velocity attained by constant
urging and the trampling Of dizzy chill
dren under the feet OF stronger ones.
all produce a startling and most pa
thetic sight.
Ramona Sabinosa Caballerous OF Ma
nila Is a rich woman, and keeps the
largest shop for women's clothing in
the city. Completed garments are
packed away in chests. few being ex-
posed to view. All Of the sewing is
done By hand. Styles do not vary. The
favorite decoration is appliqued swal-
lows, which cost 81 apiece. and the
more swallows the more elegant the
gown A gray silk Is the usual foun-
dation. A skirt OF this kind is made
short in front. and has a narrow OBJ
long train. The fashionable costume
consists Of such a skirt with a white
jacket-liKe garment of silk cocoanut
fiber, embroidered all over in colored
silks and spangles. single under
garment is worn underneath it.
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What is said to be the first co-opera-
tive railroad is now being operated 120
miles between Muneie and Brazil. Ind.
The company is the Chicago q South
eastern. which, after checkered
career. found It could not pay the
money due Its employees. and so turned
the whole property over to the en-
ployes to run themselves until they
cot their money.
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He was as enthusiastic In his support
OF Poppiistic principle as be was VIII n
he marched through the streets Of Chi
cago carrying the Blaine banner. Dur
ing the latter years OF his life he
had lived quietly at his home near
Topeka and had not figured very
prominently in public life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

Some one has discovered that sun.
stroke is only the work cf a micre be OF
peculiar shape and kind It only re
mains now to find the germ which
causes people to freeze to death in win.
ter time The germ that invades the
physical anatomy that has been struck
by lightning and the bacillus tha.
plays havoc with persons who are run
over by railroad trains can be hunted
up and identified later.
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hey; the mischievous Cowed Lad OF
Hylton; the ghostly lovers OF samles-
bury; the Mauthe Dhoo. or phantom
spaniel, demon or dog, Of Peel Castle,
as well as countless other spectres all
more or less interesting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

Mother-You nice little boyl In di-
viding that apple you kept the half
with a wormhole for yourself and let
sister have the other half. Johnny
Yes; s'pected the worm had bored
through to t other side.-Boston
transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

Recently Invented ArtinclaI Leather
Fibroleum. new artificial leather
has just been invented BY a French
man. It consists Of pieces Of refuse
skins and hides. cut exceedingly small.
which are put in a vat filed with an
intensely alkaline solution
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-22

The total value Of the manufacture
OF bricks and tiles in the United
States in 1900 was s76,ss6. .s71. and O,
pottery s19.76s $40
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NDDfttdA A-rltrA-t
Belief In ghosts is still among the
superstitions OF men and almost every
country has its historical spooks. The
British House Of Parliament Is about
the last place in the world in which
one would expect to meet a ghost. and
yet there are several well-authenticat-
ed stories OF ghosts and phantom
doubles which have haunted Great
Britains legislative halls. In the lobby
Of the House of Commons the second
Earl Grey first saw his famous deaths
head. and it was here that the 'radi-
ant boy" ghost loved TO walk. his
CHASTITY white face, surrounded by a
halo OF silver fame. striking terror to
the hearts OF all who met him.
The only wrath which appears to be
a specter OF bad omen, however, is the
Big Ben ghost, which, II Is said, in
variably appears on the night before
some member OF the royal family is to
die. 1t foretold the death Of the Prince
Consort, Princess Alice. the Duke OF
Clarence and Queen Victoria, while its
appearances have been so distinctly
visible that the police on guard have
twice reported its coming to Scotland
Yard.
This ghost is an oarsman, a bent,
little old man in rotten skin which.
first appearing on the Surrey side OF
the river. a little below Westminster
bridge. shoots under the third arch,
disappearing in the wall of the House
at the exact moment Big Ben clangs
the first stroke OF the midnight hour.
Germany's white Lady.
The White Lady Of the house Of Ho-
henzollern is one Of the most historic
spooks on record. The great elector
William saw her, as did also his son.
Frederick. first king of Prussia, and
his successor, Frederick William. the
father OF Frederick the Great The
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Clad only in coarse slip. the Fill
pino women take their baths at the
corner pump every morning. They are
extremely neat in their habits. even
the cigarette girls taking with them
to their work clean dresses to wear on
their way home Their wooden shoes