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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
NAVIGATING LIONS.
Monsters That Postponed the Work
of Building the Railway at
Uganda.

Lord Salisbury's announcement
some time ago that the works on the
Uganda railway had been stopped
for three weeks by the ravages Of
two man-eating lions was so far from
estimated the actual truth, says the
London Spectator.
Although the progress of the rail-
way was perhaps suspended no
longer than three weeks, the depreda-
tons of the enemy lasted from March
to December. During that period %
of the governments Indian workmen,
and it is believed fully twice as many
Africans, were devoured, and many
others were more or less severely in
jured.
The terror inspired among the In
dams was so great that they flung
themselves on the line in the track of
advancing engines, so as to leave the
engineers no choice but to run over
them or to transport them to Nom
hasa, for they were willing to give up
their pay as well as their employment
rather than remain.
Mr.. Patterson, one of the engineers
of the line, describing the panic that
prevailed, says that the savage ami
mails feared nothing, neither fire, nor
weapons, nor the approach of the
white men. They would carry a man
in their mouths as a cat carries a
rat, and thus burdened make the tour
of the Enclosure, looking for convent
ent place of exit. They would not
look at goats or other animals when
human prey was to be had. The ma
tives that remained hung their Beds
to trees, or placed them on the top
of water-tanks, or wherever they
thought they would be out of the
reach of the enemy. It would be use
less to supply the coolies with fire.
arms. as they were not accustomed
to their use.
The lions survived many attempts
to destroy them, but were eventually
shot by Mr.. Patterson. They were
about four feet high and nearly nine
feet long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
DOMESTIC ABILITY.
che Girl from Finland Had Unique
Speciality in the Line of
Homework.

An aristocratic East Superior street wom-
An, who has had the usual number of fail
ures in the way of domestics, having tried
nearly every nationality, heard the other
day that number of girls had come here
from Finland to seek employment as serv-
ants and that they were highly recommend
ed as strong, intelligent, capable and gen
orally excellent help, relates the Duluth
News-Tribune.
With high hope the housekeeper hied her
to the office where these paragons were on
exhibition, and was soon brought face to
face with brawny specimen, who could
not speak word of English. With the aid
of an interpreter the following conversation
took place:
Can you cook?" :: -
ooh, no." -
Can you wash and iron?"
mo"
Can you sweep and dust OF clean house,"
Il have never done anything like that"
''For goodness sake" exclaimed the as
tonished matron to the interpreter, TASK
her what she can do"
With calmness and complacency the reply
came back: 81 can milk reindeers!"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Farmers Buy Ditch Property.

The big irrigation properties of
southwest Kansas are gradually
passing out of the hands of eastern
investors. Instead of rich companies
owning them the farmers whose
lands can be watered from the
bitches, when there is water, viii
soon be in entire control.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Burton May Oppose Baker.

1t was reported that the Bailey for
ces have selected ex-senator Lucien
Baker for chairman of the republican
state convention at Wichita May 2s.
Some favor the selection of Senator
Burton, which would give him a
chance to give the keynote to the
campaign in a speech fresh from
Washington. It is believed he could
more nearly strike the keynote than
did Senator Beveridge in Indiana
some days ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
A Fool Prank.

A prank was played at Baldwin
the other night which nearly resulted
in fatal accident. The NJ Alhpas,
a local girls fraternity, gave party
at the home of F. X. Jardon, four
miles northwest of town. The party
went out in three rigs, and when
they started home the right back
wheel of each vehicle came off; some
one had removed the taps. The oc-
cupants of all the rigs were Jared
and Miss Marie Moorehead was badly
injured. Her head struck some iron
part of the surrey and she was I'M
conscious for several hours. 1t was
feared that she was fatally hurt.
Miss Nora Gasaway and Miss Irene
Sleeper were also injured. The
prank player has not been found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Monks a Historic Spot.

The foundation stone of the Quivira
monument, which Capt. Robert Hen
derson is erecting in his grove south
of Junction City, was laid Friday.
The ceremonies were i'm charge of
Union lodge, A. F. & A. NJ. The
monument is to mark what is anthem
tically supposed to be. the site of
the Quivira village, of which Coro-
NADIA was in search $50 years ago.
1t is being erected by Capt. Hender
son at his own expense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Queer Action of Insane woman

Martha Gruber, a Horton woman,
lost her mind. She went to a neigh
bors and offered to give away her
husband. The husband had her taken
to Hiawatha and adjudged insane.
She is SO years old and has seveR
children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
On a Strange Mission.

81 am sending my children for a
summer visit with you in Kansas, -
writes California woman to one of
her relatives at Topeka. ''Aggie is
II and Arthur Is, but do you know
that neither of them ever heard a
clap of thunder in their lives? 1
want them to hear thunder and see
lightning once, though 1 suppose it
will scare them next to DEATH
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
MONEY MAKING SPECIALITY.
Huge Profits for Men and Women VIII
VIII Sell Soaps to Their
Friends

You may have wondered who really
makes those "removers of everything OBJ.
noxious" from the human skin and our sur
roundings, those beautifiers and purifiers
paste, hard and graduated forms, by whose
sale distributors make so much money. Our
name, of course, is not mentioned in those
advertisements you see all over of private
brands of our soapy specialties, but you only
need to send US % cents in stamps to pay
for packing and postage, and we will send
you samples which will prove to you that
we are the originators and manufacturers
Of many of the most popular toilet prepare
tions.
Regular canvassers, men as well as wom-
en-, and storekeepers and farmers, can easily
make extra money selling our soap special
ties. To the proper party we will sell at
day or send for free circulars to Phoe-
nix Soap Works Established 1871, 399
North Ave CHICAGO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Herington is Ambitious.

Herfngton, with a population of
over 1000, is asking to be made a city
of the second class. There have been
built over 100 new houses there in
the past year, and the added business
that has come through the extension
of the Rock Island road to Texas and
the west has made the city more
prosperous than ever.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Thcre Wa. Dinerence.

ing was explaining at length the many diff
ficulties she encountered in pursuing her
lad. Il really am farmer" she protested,
and then added, regretfully, although it
must be confessed that almost all plant I
lose" Therein differing from me-" cour-
teously rejoined her table companion, ris-
ing young physician, ''for l find in my case
that almost all 1 lose / plant" Chicago
Chronicle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Enough Harvest Hands at Home.

Exaggerated statements of the
need of Kansas for harvest hands, re-
Gently published have caused a flood
of letters from other states upon
T. B. Gerow, state employment agent,
from men who are looking for work.
Mr.. Gerow says he has enough "home
talent" to harvest the wheat crop
this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Paid $4,000 for a Plovv.

John Fry, near Neosho Falls, paid
of traction engine of 1S-horse pow
er and a gang of eight 16-inch plows.
He can pillow from 80 to 35 acres
day with the machine at a less cost
per acre than in any other way. while
other advantages readily suggest
themselves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Brick Paving at Lawrence.

The Lawrence city council has or
dered mile additional brick paving,
which will complete the paving of the
main business streets of the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Not Prepo.sessine

sWhat an awful villain the prisoner
is" whispered lady in the police court
to her husband. 81 should be afraid
even to stand near himi"
ssHushl" warned her husband. "The
prisoner hasn't been brought in yet.
That's his lawyer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Couldn't Agree fin sumner.

About 800 Sumner county popr,ists
met at Wellington to select half the
county officers on a fusion county
ticket with the democrats. The anti
fusionists objected and 72 of tie
delegates walked out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
For Soldiers Home Band.

The government has ordered from
the ]. W. jenkins Sons Music com
pany at Kansas City II solid silver
band instruments for the band at
the national soldiers home in
Leavenworth county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

The l. Stadden Wholesale Grocery
company, established at Fort Scott
in the Cos by the late Isaac Stadden,
has been sold to the Fort Scott
Wholesale Grocery company and the
two houses will be consolidated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Thomas Would Be Chairman.

Frank S. Thomas, of Topeka, is
after the craftsmanship of the demo-
cratic state committee. Ex-senator
II. P. Farrelly, of Chanute, is also a
candidate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

Our behind long perspective
the long horizon like deserted city
inID DNcT peaks mark its boundary and soar
W X FAD predominant into the
important stand like
towers with the light still
S> F-r-t-St-' them, others half
and slowly decang beneath the weight oblivion
walls cumble, slowly
thing to be dead there and rigid memory,
slowly decomposng lights for luory CLEAN
But from this expiring
lect1on all would be definitely
divided from and
be crossed.
In reality it alive, and for endowed
founder ardent life than either
existence; accord
spirit which their
wealth there, and others lose what they have
LET US ENVY THE PAST OF NO MAN. Our own past
created by and
suited other could have
the strength that give
good BAD omber radiant
masterpieces the which
could
accomplished the kiss received the thing beauty that moved
deeply the suffering underwent the anguish that held
unclaimed, the love that wreathed smiles or in tears
Our ourselves what and shall be; and
unknown sphere there from the happe
the unfortunate who could orete how would
be M could he substitute another which
he himself in life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
To oppose Bowersock.

There are three candidates for the
Second congressional district demo-
cratic ination-Noah T.. Bowman,
of Anderson; John L. Burris, of
Johnson and r. I. Snediker, of Wyan-
dOtte
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Senator Harrf. the oldest.

Kansas has a delegation of COM
paratively young men in congress.
Senator Harris, the oldest member
of the delegation, is 61- Scott, Cur
tbs, Long and Jackson were all born
in 1860.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

Pittsburg business men organized
company to thoroughly prospect
the territory adjacent to Pittsburs
for gas and oil.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
VIII Publicly Destroy Liquor.

doc" Shepherd. a Larned jointist,
was convicted and three barrels of
bottled beer and six gallons of liquor
were seized and will be destroyed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Forty-Four Women Convicts.

Three women prisoners from Bour-
bon county arrived at the peniten-
tiary last week. making Al women
convicts, which breaks the record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
women Build a Monument.

raised s., 600 and erected a monument
t1ere to civil war veterans. 1t will
be unveiled Decoration day with an
address by Gov. Stanley.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Probably True.

"Where did all these skeletons come
from?" asked the visitor at the medical col
lege.
Can, you. keep a secret?" queried the
medical student.
Sure thing" replied the visitor.
Then I'll tell you,' said the embryo NJ
ID, and continued in a loud whisper: 1--WE
raised them. Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

Ed Williams, a young farmer neal
Mcpherson, was killed by lightning
while grubbing out a cottonwood
tree.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Mrs. Mamie Herbert, Sc Elmwood Ave,
Buffalo, N. Y, Treasurer Empire State
Fortnightly, Buffalo, N. Y, After Eight
Years Suffering Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

laid low and robbed life of its joys for For eight
frequent pain and misery, and then Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound the greatest boon
known, life I
bottles of Compound and Sanatve Wash My
but bottle felt that BETTER and
continued the None of friends
dreamed that would be well again. but have enjoyed life
its fullest for three years Mrs. MAMIE HERBERT.
$4,000 FORFEIT GENUINE
When troubled with Irregular painful
neraton weakness leueoh displacement or liberation Of the
boating Cor hatuence general debility ndgeon and
excitab rrabit, sleeplesses melaneho ALI
feelings, blues hopelessneS
they should remember there tried and remedy
troubles
Refuse other medicine, o the best
ALL to
to health
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
Private Babx Show,

Tom-What's the matter, old chap? You
look all broke up.
Jack-No wonder. / spent three hours
last evening in the home of a young couple
with their first baby.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

A lot of good people enjoy telling ba,
uews.-Chicago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

In certain Kansas town not long
since a widow came to die. She had
a daughter aged % and son aged
&c. just before breathing her last
she called them to her bedside and
told them that both were adopted
children and that they were not re-
lated in any manner to each other.
They had been adopted by herself
and her husband when they were in
fants. They had never heard it hint
ed that they were not brother and
sister and the offspring of their sup
posed parents. Since then the girl
has worried herself to a shadow in
wondering who her parents were and
what her true name is. The son grew
sullen and morose and then went
away to some part unknown. And
the question is, did the dying widow
do right in telling them the truth p
Kansas City Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23

Only good man can see good things in
others.-Ram's Horn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-23
schooIboo,s. selected.

The Kansas state textbook com
mission at Topeka has completed its
work of adopting textbooks to be
used in the public schools of Kansas
for the next five years. Every school
book publishing concern in the
United States put in a bid for the
books and was represented by an
agent during the session. Concerns
were very slow to bid to supply books
in 1897 on account of the low prices
fixed by the law, but they were all
on hand to bid this time, even though
the prices were the same as five years
ago. The following shows the books
adopted the prices to the local
agents and the concerns which cap
tured the contracts:
First reader, 10 cents, American
Book company.
Third reader, % cents, American
Book company.
Fourth reader, 30 cents, American
Book company.
Fifth reader, 40 cents, American
Book company.
Writing, cents, Crane & Co., To-
peka.
speller, 10 cents, Rand, McNally &
Co., Chicago.
Mental arithmetic, 20 cents, CHM &
Co., Chicago.
Elementary arithmetic, 25 cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Advanced arithmetic, 35 cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Elementary geography, 80 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced geography, rs cents,
American Book company.
Elementary grammar, 20 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced grammar, "a cents, Crane
& Co., Topeka.
United States history, so cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Physical geography, so cents, CHM
& Co., Chicago.
Algebra, so cents, CHM & Co., Chi
| cago.
Physiology, so cents, American
Book company.
Physics, Allyn &, Bacon Chicago.
Bookkeeping, 40 cents, Goodyear &
| Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
The books are sold to the pupils
| at ten per cent. above the price to
| the agent. All the books now in use
must be taken in at half the price of
new books.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
ScreIv Iron bled

The aggregation of local capitalists
who control the lighting franchise for
this town have been having very
serious time in arriving at decision
as to just what they want to do-and
the end is not yet. 1t appears that the
advocates of acetyline and gasoline are
quite equally divided among the stock
holders aud meeting after meeting has
only served to widen the gap between
the two factions. Wednesday eve
ming representatives of both these in
terests were present at the meeting
and each sought to demonstrate that
he had the only feasible scheme for
city lighting. We have not been able
to ascertain that even this meeting sue
ceeded in producing anything like q
unanimity of opinion, although it is
hoped that the promoters may get to
gether and make some kind of start
We need light, and need it badly. So
far as the respective merits of acety-
line and gasoline are concerned, it is
entirely probable that the old couplet
could be aptly applied: GLOW happy
we could be with either, were t'other
dear charmer away."-Woodbine Twi-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Administrators Sale.

The undersigned will sell ct public
sale at the Jacob Cox farm two and q
half miles east of Missouri Valley,
Iowa, the following property on Thurs
day, April 3, 1902, sale commencing at
III q m: IL head of hogs, Is head of
cattle, consisting of nine cows, three
with calves by their side, two yearling
heifers, five 1-year-old heifers, two
yearling steers; two buggies, two
wagons, one set of harness; farming
Implements: disc, 1 hay rake,
mower, 2 cultivators, scrsper, lister
cultivator, one sulky pillow, one riding
lister, walking lister, harrow, l
hand corn shelter, one grind stone,
pump head and 80 feet of pipe, seed
er. plow, one binder, $50 bu. corn, 6
tons hay. Free lunch at noon. Terms
of sale: Twelve months credit on all
sums of $40 and over, purchaser Civ
ing note bearing 8 per cent interest,
with approved security. Under $40,
cash. Two per cent off for cash.
JOHN G. BRUNDIGE,
Administrators.
Ben Keller, Auctioneer.
Us. McGsvren, Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Died.,

AT his home in Cincinnati township
on Monday. March oath, 1902, Robert
Landels Coulthard, aged 80 years.
The deceased was born i'm Dumfrie-
shire, Scotland. Aug. l5, 1912 He left
Scotland in 1924 for St Johns, near
Brunswick, where he lived III years
and then moved to Middlesex county,
Canada, where he lived until he moved
to Harrison county in 1877. He first
came to Harrison county in 1859 on q
tour of inspection. and staged it from
Iowa City to Council Bluffs. He was
married to Jane Eddie in Canada in
1910, on the 18th day of March. Ten
children we're born to them, eight sons
and two daughters. All the sons and
one of the daughters are yet living,
and all were present at the time of his
death except one son, Robert, who is
in New Mexico and csnnat be reached
by wire. The deceased was one of the
substantial men of the county. His
home was always open to his friends
and his hospitality was of the old
Scotch kind. He was q man loved and
respected by all who knew him. His
days were many and his death is
mourned by all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
River Up 3 1-2 Feet

A rise within twelve hours of 80
feet to 8 feet inches above low water
mark indicates that the skirmlsh line
of the released Chamberlain gorge has
reached Sioux City. although there is
little or no ice running.
The gorge at Little Bend broke last
Thursday and was about twelve hours
in reaching Chamberlain, where, after
several hours. another gorge between
the east bank and American island
was formed, the river cutting new
channel on tho west of the island. The
absence of ice here indicates that the
ice gorge at Chamberlain has not
broken, although the rise shows that
the water is unimpeded.
AT present the sandbars are practi-
cally all under water. The river is still
rising gradually and it is likely there
will be rise of two feet more before
the end of the week.
The danger line is ten feet above the
point now reached by the river, and,
according to Observer Purssell of
the weather bureau 1t is unlikely that
the river will get out of its banks
Sioux City Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
The Alfalfa Question.

The question of growing alfalfa
in Iowa is no longer an experi-
m ant aud the sale of this grass
plant at the seed houses in Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Omaha is larger
this year than tor two years past.
While a large number of farmers
for several years past have been
Planting small patches of ground
to alfalfa, more rs an experiment.
than with the expectation of se-
curing any profitable result, it
has not been until this spring
that there has been general or
heavy demand for the seed. Now
however, it looks as though this
new product is to form q large
and most important part in the
farmers crop hereafter.
The present price of a 'falfa
seed is Sc per bushel of twenty
pounds and it requires one bushel
to seed an acre of ground. This
might seem An almost prohibltive
price, if the fact were not taken
into consideration that from three
or four crops of alfalfa can be
grown from one planting in q
year.
If the farmers in this part of
the state had had a piece of alfalfa
last year they would have real
lied about $50 per acre. Alfalfa
has more nutrition than any of
the other grasses and can be fed
to stock hogs very successfully
by sprinkling it with salt water.
We would like to see number of
the farmers in this part of the
country try it as it is a money
maker if a good stand can be Sc
cured. Itshould be sown on billy
and.-Persia Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
TO CURE DANDRUFF
1t Is Necessary that the Dandruff
Germ be EradiCated.

Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect" XIII the germ that causes
dandruff. falling hair and badness.
you will have no more dandruff and
your hair must grow luxuriantly.
Herpicide not only contains the dan
druff germ destroyer, but it is also 8
most delightful hair dressing for reg
ular toilet use No other hair prepar
alton is on this scientific basis of des-
troying the dandruff germ, and none
other claims to be, for the simple
reason that it is only recently that a
destroyer of the germ has been dlscov-
ered-Newbro's Herpicide, the only
hair preparation that actually kills
dandruff.