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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
MUST HAVE BEEN NATURAL.
The Humorous Compliment of Bishop
Wilmer to an AtrOciOus
Piano Player.

One of the most kindhearted men
in the world was the late Bishop JOS
eph P. Wilmer, of Louisiana, says a
southern exchange. He could not hurt
the feelings of the humblest mortal.
He was once travelling in England with
his cousin, Bishop Richard Wilmer,
when an incident occurred which
shows Bishop Joseph's readiness in a
trying situation. The two bishops
were being entertained by a gentle
man who thought his wife had all the
musical talent and accomplishment
that any human being can possess. He
insisted upon a specimen of her per-
Torrance. The two apostolic cousins
stood near the piano. Bishop Richard,
recognizing that compliment would
be necessary and difficult to make,
quietly stepped back, most men do
on such occasions. leaving the position
of honor to Bishop Joseph, wondering
what the end would be after "the as
sault upon the ivory keys" might sud
denly terminate in an awkward selah.
Bishop Joseph, like a self-possessed
woman, with dignity and sweetness of
thought, spoke to the hungry soul of
the adoring husband:
''Is that touch of your wife natural
or acquired?'
"Oh, it is perfectly natural" replied
the delighted spouse.
81 thought it was" said the bishop,
s'for I don't think such a touch could
be acquired"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
MIRACLES.
nter In ALI the world.

r. was winter In all the world.
The meadows in miniver,.
When / leaned my ear to south hillside
And heard the rootletS stir;
All Earth was thrilling and murmuring
Like the shell-song of the Sea,
And I heard the bseathing and whispering
OF things beginning to be.
And the million voices of the grass
Saying: 1--WE, too, shall be coming to pass"
EoftlyeI stole to the elm-tree's bole,
Lo, the sap was shouting within,
And the tree a-tremble from root to soul
OF each tip with the coming green;
And listening low to the garden bed.
Up through the stiffened mold
The bulbs were dreaming aloud in red
And purple and cloth of gold;
With the soft little snow drops maiden
dress
Weaving itselfaout ofeearthliness.
Then down knelt by frcst-bound stream,
AS still as a dead birds wings,
And the water was laughing under the Ice
A million musical things,
Mad Midsummer murmurings!
And when in the graveyard a face ice-set
1 sought, where dead faces be,
10, under the sod and the icy wet
The lips were smiling in violet
And the eyes in anemone,
Where the mortal dust was visibly
Putting on Immortality.
Last, came to a frozen face,
Where the city-cold faces are,
The ice of its eye, 1 shfvered by,
Thawed into a sudden tear,
And the chill mask qutvered beneath that
heat
Till the cold lips broke apart;
Then soft thought I: Spring even here,
At work in the frozen hearty
Grace Ellery Claiming, in Youths Com
panion.
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anxiety lest number of other girls
cured the place.
81 am in hurry to look into the jaws
of my dragon" she said, as she turned
the corner into Hamilton street. 81
do hope he will not swallow me down
at one mouthful before have had IL
blow at him with my-my-broom-
stick she added, not caring whether
the metaphor were exact or not
She paused a moment when she
reached No. SO, and was pleased to note
that the house was not too large nor
too small.
'Just an average family. I hope.
Well, here goes" she said, under her
breath, as she rang the bell. She had
studied Latin and Greek at Mount Hol-
yoke, but ''Here goes" was all she could
think of to express her courage at that
moment After all, "Here goes" may
be as good battle cry as any other to
alarm a dragon, especially if back of
the short cry is silent prayer for
strength, such as Barbara offered up
at that moment.
There was. no immediate answer to
her ring and she rang again Then
there was the patter of child's step
| in the hall and the door was opened
as your mamma at homer" Barbara
asked with smile. The child did not
answer at once, and Barbara took the
liberty of stepping into the hall. still
smiling at the child, who continued to
look at her gravely. If dragons are
to be met, why not with smile?
| "Win you please tell>your mamma
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10

it necessary to, as soon as possible.
seek the open country and brighsS
sunshine. Flowers on trees and
ground are like living flames, others
as dainty as snowflake. Every
color and shade is represented
Some trees bear large punches of
flowers, each resembling large,
bright scarlet teacup. Others, again,
snOw-white blossoms with an appear
ance of having been powdered with
lilac. India-rubber trees have large,
white flowers with yellow ccenters.
Some trees do not bear leaves and.
flowers at the same time, but. when
destitute of the former, are covered
with a crimson or scarlet growth OF
the latter. Butterflies of .brilliaat
blue and other dazzling colors drift
through the air.
To height of about 5000 feet the
forest is tropical, after which tree
ferns and tree-lilacs appear. At 1000
feet may be seen yews and, higher
still, jumpers At 5000 feet are BAN,
boos, the last traces of tropical
growth Now appear tree lobe1ias
and higher still slichens. Finally
vegetation almost disappears. {
Nearly all fruits and crops will grow
in this climate so near the equator as
to be tropical in the low.ands, and vet
with the mountain attitudes furnish.
ing a temperature like that of the cool.
er zones. No fruit furnishes more
interesting study than the bazana,
which in its wild state is a sort Of iiIy
and has no juicy, edible pulp. 1t is
generally believed to have been intro
duced into Africa from Asia where its
nearest relative among wild plants il
still found 1t does not seem to have
originated from the wild banana
plants indigenous to African soil and
which are found in great quantities
from Abyssinia to Natal. These last
have no sweet pulp, but a pith, and
glossy back seeds, much priced by the
natives as ornaments. They are very
beautiful plants because of the color
ing and shape Of their enormous leaves
The cultivated fruit forms the cbief
article of food for certain tribes. IA
contains no seeds, small, dark streaks
indicating where they might have
been. Besides the possibilities of min
eraI wealth, as yet almost undeveL
oped, the land abounds in game ofaI,.
most every variety. Cattle and all
kinds of domestic animals are raised
by the natives who, as a rue, prefer
a meat diet. From these same ma tiyes
labcrers may be hired at small wages.
While this vast and fertile countrrr re-
mains to a great extent uninha bited
thereoneed he no fear OF young men
lacking opportunities for Improving
their fortunes. EDWARD JULIAN.
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doubtfully. 1t was one woman's SYM
patty for another spoken in four short
words, but the older woman had had
her faith in servants so rudefy broken
so many times that she could not at
once accept the sympathy as real. She
kept coldly silent as Barbara rose.
'sShan 1 come in the morning?" she
asked.
Eyes, say nine o'clock
81 will bring Prof. Whites letters
them
"Mamma," cried Carl, at that mo-
ment appearing at the head of the
stairs. Lewis wants to know if that
hired girl is going to"
There was a muffled cry from the
bedroom upstairs as Carl suddenly dis
appeared, dragged back into the room
by the older brother. Barbara smiled,
and said Good night" and went out,
saying to herself as she went down the
steps: after all, the dragon was not
so bad as I feared. L feel rather sorry
for the dragon keeper. Mrs. Ward her
SELF" on whose character and prob
able behavior, together with that of
her family, Barbara gravely dwelt as
she walked home.
She grew quite animated as she told
her mother the story of her adventures
so far. The matter of staying with
her mother evenings was a subject of
earnest discussion. Both agreed that
it must be managed if possible. Bar
bara went over the interview and gave
her mother the best possible picture
of Mrs. Ward.
81 am sure we shall get on very well.
She is tired-out woman, irritable be-
cause of her nerves. But am sure she
is a good woman when she is WE'LL
Barbara concluded, innocently. '.The
children will bother me. I have no
doubt. But I know I can get on. I
saw only one child. He has roguish
face, but not bad at all. Oh, the dragon
is not what he's painted, mother"
'Not yet said Mrs. Clark, in
prophecy.
mo, not yet" answered Barbara,
cheerfully. She felt almost light
hearted to think she had a position,
even if it was only that of servant.
ITO Be Continued
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seen the birthplace OF the Nile. As onee
progre sseS towards what seems the
end of the gulf, asfaint current Sob
served and a sharp line of hills Dor
ders the shore line. An abrupt turn
of the gulf around barrier of sharp
rocks, white with guano, reveals 9
swift river and aveil of spray curtis in
ing beautiful palm-crowned isls ads.
The densely wooded river banks arc
about 200 feet high. Nearly mile dis
tant may be seen large areas of fine
grass land, with occasional clumps of
trees. Here the river is, perhaps, 40ee
feetLwide and rushes over a decline OF
about 80 feet, called Ripon falls.S An
easy path leads down the bank and the
upward view is most beautiful and
impressive. A tourist is not likely to
be alone in viewing the scene, for
groups Of natives resort here for. the
purpose of spearing the fish which. in
large numbers. are carried over the
falls. Birds of prey are also seen on
every side trying their fortunes as
fishermen. The green forest, purple
in the distance, the richly colored date
palms, the orange of their fruit con-
trasting with the green of their wav-s
ing foliage, the brilliant blues and
greens of the river, touched with white
foam and. glimmering through the
spray, present a charming picture.
The country affords almost unlimited
pasturage for the large variety of
grazing animals which abound. In
fact, animals of almost every descrip-
ton thrive here.
On the shores Of the lakes, in the
magnificent forests, in fact through
the whole Uganda country, are to be
found birds of every variety, shape
and coloring; storks, pheasants, os-
triches, birds of most cumbersome
shape and those of daintiest anatomy
fill the air with their cries or songs.
These have their counterpart in the
trees and flowers to be found on
every hand. The beauty of the for
ests is said to be beyond all deScrip-
ton, but to Cypress one travelling
through them until the impression OF
living in a bygone age. becomes al
most unbearable. Trees with heavy
black trunks, with beautiful white
stems, with dark, almost impenetra-
BILE foliage, with graceful, lightly
waving leaves, with vines of every
grotesque or pleasing shape and va.
riety of color clambering over them,
the whole intermixed with Towering
trees of almost incredible bri,liancy
and enveloped in an atmosphere of
over-development and rapid vegetable
decay, in time induce sensation %
such intense awfulness that one finds
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
A Faithful Bird Mate.

When the British steamship SaXoline
arrived at Wilmington, Del, recently,
the sailors showed to the government
officials, with a great deal of pride, a
cage in which were confined two white
birds. 1t appears that when the yes
sci, which sailed last from Cette,
France, was in mid-ocean, white
heron flew against the rigging with
such force as to break its wing, and
causing it to fall to the deck. One of
the crew Immediately took the help
less bird, dressed its injuries and
placed it in cage which happened to
he on board. With the heron at the
time of the accident wat its mate, and
when the injured bird was placed in
the cage, the other lowered about and
would not leave the ship. For several
DAYS it remained, and then the sailors
finally opened the cage. The uninjured
bird Immediately joined its wounded
mate and the two remained perfectly
contented in their confined quarters.
The touching incident made great pets
of the two birds, and from captain
down to cook the men on board the
ship looked after the comfort of the
herons and during the vessels stay at
Wilmington took delight in escorting
visitors to the cage.-Golden Days.
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systems of the Nile and the Congo.
The numerous lakes of this region
are of vast size, Victoria Nyanza COW
ering about as large an area as the
whole country of Scotland, or $4,000
square miles. The naviga ton of all
the large lakes is extremely danger
Gus a times, owing to the turbulence
of the waves. In some directions Lake
Victoria extends for 200 miles with
nothing to break the water line. AS
yet no suitable craft have been placed
on these waters and travellers have
been compelled to risk their lives in
canoes, small sailboats or frail
launches. AS this has rendered long
journeys from the shore impossible,
it is probable that, large islands may
yet be found near the center of the
lakes. Some of the known islands are
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-10
WEALTH OF UGANDA.
Travellers Call It the Richest Cour-
try in the World.
An African Paradise, Controlled by
Great Britain, Whose Resources
VIII Be Developed at No
Distant Date.
Especial Correspondence

PERHAPS no portion of the world,
Il at the present time, offers more
attractions, or more difficulties
and dangers, to the explorer and 6nan-
cier than the territory lying within
the borders of the Uganda Protecto-
rate in Africa. Its resources are al
most incalculable and a description of
a small portion of them might fill vol
umes. The Typographical features of
this woodland present such impressive
effects in form and color as can no.
where be seen except on the dark
continent. The mountain peaks of
Ruwenzori are said to be the loftiest
n Africa, one of them reaching a
height of over 10000 feet. It is not
known that anyone has ever yet
reached this summit. The native
guides succumb to the cold even more
easily than the white explorers. The
ascent presents great difficulties which
multiply after the snow line is passed.
The precipitation of moisture is so
excessive that after a height of 5000
feet has been gained it is almost I'M
bearable, as the ground is covered by
deep moss bed in which one sinks
continuously to ankle and sometimes
to the hips. This alternates with slip
perry rocks or Shiny fallen tree trunks
SC. hard that contact with a broken
branch often causes a severe wound.
Longonot, an extinct volcano, is said
to be over 10000 feet high. Some of
the Aberdau mountains loom $4,000
feet above sea level, while from the
great plateau, the Mau, tains
rise to 1000 feet. Elgon is an i'm
mense tract of extinct craters which
seems to form a continuation of the
Mau. Elgon is said to cover an area
of $500 miles square. Such figures
give faint idea of the vastness of the
piled up masses. To the north stretch
away lofty hills further than the eye
can reach.
All through the Uganda Protectorate
are mountains, the proportions of
which would seem great if not so near
the awful heights of Ruwenzori. One
range forms a watershed between the
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Two Views.

Different sermons may be preached
from the same text, and there may be
more or less of truth in each of them.
''Here is an account said Mr..
Morse, pointing to paragraph in the
evening paper, ''of the way in which
a boy was saved FROM drowning by a
mastif which belonged to his cousin.
The boy ventured too near the edge
of a treacherous bank, lost his foot
ing and fell into the lake. The dog
dashed in after him and succeeded in
pulling him out"
There" said Mrs. Morse, turning
an accusing glance upon her ten-year-
old son, "that shows how dangerous
it is for a boy to go too near the wa
teri"
''Why, mother" said the boy, in sor-
rowful establishment, 81 thought
father read it because it showed how
perfectly safe I'd be wherever I went,
if you'd only let him buy me big
dogi"
Mr. Morse coughed, and became dis
creetly absorbed in the quotations of
mining stocks.-Youth's Companion.
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most attractive, offering great variety
of landscape and on one, Buvuma, are
mountains 1000 feet above the surface
of the lake, alluring sites for future
hotel or sanitarium builders. The
inland waters are covered with beauti-
full water lilies, either white or the
blue lotus. Lakes Albert Edward, Al
bert and others to the west possess
harsher features and little of the lux
uriousness of vegetation found at
Nyanza. This is probably due to the
large amount of salt found in their wa
tiers. Little lakes at the northeast
Of Lake Albert Edward seem to lie in
small craters. Some are nearly dry.
and from many large quantities of
merchantable salt are obtained.
At the northern extremity Of the
beautiful Napoleon gulf, an arm of
The great Victoria Nyanza. may be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08
CELEBRATE FEAST OF
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

The Catholic churches in Spo-
kane, as well as all over the world
are today observing the feast of the
immaculate Conception. 1t is one
of the many days set apart by the
church to commemorate some great
event, and the faithful are bound
under pain of grievous sin to OBJ
serve it as strictly as they do Sun
day.
or the many holidays of this kind
which are celebrated by the Catho-
lie people, the feast of the I'M
maculate Conception is considered
one of the most important to which
they are called upon to pay trib-
ute of devotion.
The mystery which the day COM
memorates was well and eloquently
explained in the sermon preached
yesterday morning by Rev. Father
De Kanter. pastor of St. Josebh's
parish.
THE Eternal Word" said Father
De Kanter, ''by taking upon Him
self u, created nature, bestowed up
on the whole finite universe a new
and most unmerited dignity. radiat-
ing, in some manner, upon every
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08
STOP CARRYING
LOTTERY TICKETS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Bearing
on the question of trusts and in
volying. the right of congress to
regulate commerce between the
states, the lottery case, which came
up for reargument today before the
United States supreme court, is of
special interest.
The. case is that of Francis VS..
United States Francis was con-
vfcted, in Cincinnati of carrying lot
terry tickets across the Ohio line
into Kentucky. The question is
whether congress can regulate in
terstate commerce to the extent of
preventing lottery gambling by the
aid of express companies. Coupled
with this case is one from Chicago
Charles h. Champion VS.. John C.
Ames, United States marshal
which involves the constitutionality
of the lottery act of 1895. Eminent
lawyers and iurists regard the two
cases as having decisive bearing on
the future policy of courts and of
congress. Lac
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08

creature the splendor of his in
effable Godhead. By being born of
woman as flesh of our flesh and
bone of our bone, He made the
whole human race in a certain
sense a holy people, and opened to
mankind all the treasures of graces
and glory.
1T is this most magnificent tri-
umph of Divine Love which the
Holy Church has celebrated for so
many hundreds of years as the I'M
maculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin. The debt of sin which, as
the natural descendant of the first
Adam, she contracted, in common,
with us all, was paid beforehand,
in the Divine councils, by the same
sacred passion of her Son who,
though still in the future, had pur-
chased present grace and the hope
of glory for all the saints of the
Old Law" s;
Two masses were celebrated at
each of the churches this morning,
one at and one at 9 o'clock. This
evening at 1880 p. m. benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament will be
held and the rosary recited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08
FOR BUSY PEOPLE.

Washington.-Mr. Barthold has
called upon the secretary of war to
produce all reports on the anti
canteen law.
Guayaquil. Ecuador Consul Gen.
eral Thomas Nash died yesterday
at moon after three days illness
from yellow fever.
MANILA. - Customs Collector
Chusler rules that Chinese residing
In the United States are entitled
to enter the Philippines. prospect
i've of class or occupation.
Milton, Ore--A great closed town
war is raging here. The w. c. +.
U. has served notice on Mrs. Annie
Rose that they will prosecute her
for maintaining a gambling house.
Denver. Col.-The fire which
broke ont in the Pheen Il McGin-
nity's planning mill destroyed $780,
900 worth OF property. The mill
was saved by the timely arrival Of
the Waterman.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands
The Prince line steamer Tartar
Prince was burned at sea Nevem.
Der 20. Crew and passengers were
saved by the steamer Argyll, bound
for Algoa bay.
Salt Lake.--Mrs. r. u. Cox. who,
in company with her husband, got
lost in a blizzard last week. died
at Holy Cross hospietl. Mr.. Cox
may recover. although both his feet
will have to be amputated.
San Francisco,-A company OF
infantry will accompany the trans.
port Logan from Manila to San
Francisco as special guard owing
to the disorderly character Of some
OF the discharged scSdier5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08
N0RWECIANS HONOR
BJ0RNSON'S BIRT HDAY

CHRlSTIAN4A, Dec. S.---Bjorn-
itperre, Bjornson, the Norwegian
poet, dramatist, novelist and politi-
cal rcformer, was TO years. old to-
day and the event was made the
occasion for celebrations through
out Norway.
Bjornson is the national poet of
Norway. His name is synonym
II the hopes and aspirations of the
Norwegian people in their political
and intellectual struggles.
bJtfnson was born in 1882 and
began his literary career in the
early SOS. In 1857 he published a
peasant novel, "Synnove Solbak-
KEN which proved epoch making
IN Scandinavian literature. In II
and several others that followed he
gives an idealized picture of peas
ant lfe--brought the thoughts and
aspirations OF the peasantry into
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08

Madrid: Inc newspapers have
been telling the truth about govern.
ment affairs so often of late that
King Fonsy has decided to apply
the Russian gag rule to all publica.
tions.
Nebraska City, Neb.-Owing 10
the sudden changing OF the main
stream OF the Missouri from the Ne
braska to the Iowa side this city is
left without electric light and the
water works have run out.
Kalispell. Mont. - After three
days OF hard work in trying John
Zewadke and William Gehlor FOR
the murder OF Otto Theirsch, the
jury returned verdict of manslaugh-
ter against Zewadke and acquitted
Gehlor.
bennington. Ill-Augusta Rueeer
was buried here today In her bridal
robes She was attending as brides
maid at the wedding OF a friend
when she dropped dead. She was
to have been married herself on
Wednesday.
Washington. - General Randall
recommends in his official report
to the war department that he con.
siders the Spokane river valley site
an ideal one for permanent camp
OF instruction and concentration
for the troops.
Misunderstanding the FIRST 10
months of 1902. 122, 665 steerage
passengers arrived at the various
ports Of the United States, being
an increase OF 80 Is per cent over
last year. The total of immigrants
who arrived in that period was 494..
246. made up Of 473,S14 aliens and
2O,4Sl United States citizens.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-08
.ELkS HOLD THEIR
m LODGE OF SORROW

The Spokane Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks held its
annual memorial service at the Au-
ditOriNm theater yesterday after
noon. The theater was crowded in
every part.
On the rear of the stage were
two large elks, Exalted Ruler N
r. NuZum presided at the altar and
at his right and left were pillars
inssYibed with the names of the de-
paEtsd brethren.
<1n a semicircle formed by the
wings of the stage were the princi
pal officers of the fraternity and
in the center front was placed the
vacant chair, draped, with SPLEEN
did wreath placed beside it.
The program rendered was most
impressive, The exercises opened
with Meyerbeer's Coronation
March" The most notable mum.