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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
HELD UP HIS HANDS.
Wild Bill, Famous Western Charac-
 ter, at a Disadvantage.
fUSua1ly. the PIucky Marshal Had Things His Own Way, Hut Once
 Upon a Time He Was Caught at His own Game.

"Capt Jack Crawford, the veteran scout and writer, recently penned for a Chicago newspaper some highly laudatory stuff about the famous Wild Bill Hickok, marshal of Abilene, in which the captain portrays Wild Bili' las 8 good deal of a god in a blue ian Incl shirt and leather chaps" said an elderly Washington civil engineer who 4did a good deal of work in connection with the building of the Pacific rail- roads, and especially those that run through Kansas, to a Washington Star correspondent. Now, Wild Bilp was ! all right-a game and nervy man, as he had to be in his business-but he didn't perch on any little private Olympus of his own, and when it came his turn he was forced to take his medicine like any of the rest of the neryy and game ones of his day. Capt. Crawford doesn't
 make any mention in his story of certain occasion upon which Wild lBill' was stuck up at the point of a.
 gun just like anybody else of his day and date, but the thing happened, all
 the same, as I well remember, for I was in Abilene at the time it occurred.
 '"There was a quiet civil sort of chap named Dave Harper running monte game in Abilene at the time. Wild Bill,' like all of the marshals of tough towns in those days, had a way of dipping into the cash drawers of the gamblers when he needed change it wasn't exactly protection money, for the games would have gone on, marshals or no marshals, but it was just one of the little 'perks'of the marshals of those days to pick out of the dealers tills the dough that they happened to require. It was called 'tolling out When marshal needed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
ROASTED MEATS RARE.
A APhfaadeIphia Chef Says That Roaat- Ing Ia Almost an UnknowA
 PRocess.

ssA good part of the dyspesia that prevails in America" said the chef of ian exclusive hotel to Philadelphia Record writer, .'is due to the custom of baking instead of roasting meats. We jaay we roast our meats. We talk glib zy of roast beef roast chicken and so on; but what we should say is baked beef and baked chicken for any ything cooked in an oven is baked, n ot roa sted. We don't talk of roast bread do wei Yet we cook our meat in the oven as our bread is cooked.
 '.To roast meat you must cook it on a spit before the fire. You must turn it constantly. Every lit&le while yon must haste 1t. It Is in every way better than meat baked It is tender ST sweeter end more digestdble. Also ats appearance fs more appetizing. and the appearance of viand has tre- mendous effect on It's digestibility.
 Experiment-actual experiment. has shown that the sight of an appetiz- ing dish starts the gastric juice to flow ing instantly, and that such dish di, gests much more quickly and thor oughly than an unappe tizing one. All together we ought to go back to the genuine roasting process of our ances- tors, end our health would improve, and there would be less talk about veg etarianism.
 'sOf course. I, and all good chefs, actu- ally roast meat. But roasting is with the average cook in the average Ameri- can household an unknown process"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
Cattle hn the West.

"More cattle are being raised in the
 west than ever before. Ranches of thousands of acres have been divided into small farms, but each farmer raises much more in the aggregate g said Robert s. Faulkner, of Kansas City. Tt is true the big ranches of 20 years ago have disappeared, but these lands are held in smaller parcels by farmers who are largely engaged in
 raising corn and feeding stock. Where there were formerly herds of several thousand cattle there are now many small farmers who raise from 20 to 50 head of cattle annually. The horse and mule business has been on the boom for several years, and that gave the im- pression that the cattle raising had become side issue. During the Boer war the British made the raising of horses and mules quite a profita ble business for us in the western states.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
PASSING OF osAGE HEDGE.
Miaes of Fences Have Disappeared since the Invention of
 Barbed Wire.

The osage hedges which border thou sands of Illinois farms are gradually disappearing. This hedge, introduced Ghalf century ago by Prof. J. B. Turner, of Jacksonville, became very popular, and for many years was favorite fence, not only with farmers, but with lot owners in the smaller towns, and with the railroad companies, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The high price of fence posts and lumber made the osage an economical fence, also, and in spite of it's faults it gradually became extensively used. It held it's own until wire fencing ap- peared. Then it became evident that the osage was doomed. Wire fencing was more effective, was cheaper, took up less room and required less care The railroads began grubbing up their hedges and substituting wire. The farmers followed their lead, and where there used to be miles of hedge there are only rods of it now.
 The osage is still used for wind breaks, but owing to the fact it Is in- furious to vegetation near it is becom- ing fixed idea it will probably soon be abandoned entirely.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
RAILWAY. TRAVELLING RISKS.
The LInes of England Said tO Be Much Safer Than Those sf
 Thi& Country.

In 1901 train accidents did not cause the death of a single passenger in the British isles, though this was the first year in railway history in which so gratifying a result was shown, according to the London Mail. Against this the Statistical report of the interstate commerce commission of the United States shows that Tn the year ending June 30, 19O0-the latest figures available-249 passen- gers were killed and 412s were in- jured in railway accidents in the United States. Including deaths and injuries to employees and trespassers the figures reached total of 1865 killed and 5o,32o injured. Many of the accidents in which these casual ties arose were due to carelessness on the part of railway servants.
 The reports of the English railway companies in 1901 indicated that by accidents directly or indirectly con aected with railways-the best hg- nres that can be compared with the preceding group-1,277 persons were killed and 1s,375 injured.
 Railway accident insurance rates in the states are far higher than those existing here, which are infin- itesimal as compared with the pre- miums charged for general insurance against accidents It will be seen how good a risk railway accident in surances are for English companies when it is said that the average num- Der of fatal accidents among passen- gers is only about one in every 4,ooo,- 900 per annum, or ten persons in the whole population. Furthermore, most of the English companies offer dou- ble payments in case of death by railway accidents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
GRlepe, BIssET x HOLLAND.
FREE BED FOR CATS.
Endowed by q servane Girl Who Died in PhiIadeIphia Some
 Years Ago.

S j. x .
 In an animal hospital in Philadel- phia there is a free bed for cats, en- dowed by servant, Ruth Darling, who died in that city some years ago. She had always liked animals, and the. Phildelphia Record says that during her last illness she said to Ter employ err
 .'I have little money saved, sir. should like to do something with it for cats. Cats have a cruel, hard life. I'd like to found bed in hospital for them, so that when the miserable crea- tures are sick they can be taken care off
 Well, Ruth, the idea is good one" said the wofnan's employer, "but such bed would cost money" # CT know it, sir, and I've got the mon- ey,'' she returned Look, sir!' and the young woman took from under her pillow bank book.
 The book showed to her credit sum more than sufficient for the esta blish- ment of the bed, And accordingly there is now in the Maher Animal Hospital commodious' iron cage with the in- scription, .'The Ruth Darling Bed' on it in gold letters.
 Like popular club, this bed has a1- ways a waiting list, long line of wretched and suffering cats waiting to be treated without charge. Last year 56 cats were cared for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
PARROT TALKED BOSS.
@vvner Believes the Bird Must Thimk te Study This Particuiar
 Eject.

Daniel J. Sully has great fond- ness for parrots. He collects data in proof of the intelligence of these birds, says the New York Tribune.
 "A cotton grower down south MI. Sully said the other day, "has sent me an amusing story about a green parrot that he owns. This par rot, 1t seems, began as soon as it was bought to learn to mimic the voices of the household of my friend
 ssIt mimicked the contralto voice of the mistress. the treble voice of the Young son, the soprano voice of the daughter and the Irish voice of the cook; but the heavy and deep bass voice of the master it was quite un- able to cope with. It would practice for hours at time, but it could not produce from it's throat the. deep, hoarse sound that it desired.
 tsTherefore the family was aston fshed one day to hear the parrot InimicLing the masters voice exact- Iy They sat in the dining room. Dis tinct and loud the sounds came from the nall to them, a thunderous and rolling bass voice saying:
 {. Bring me the evening paper.
 ssSome one went out and looked at the parrot. It's head was hidden in its seed cup. and it was making it's voice resonant by speaking from within the seed cups hollow
 "And always, now, when 1t wants Co speak in bass voice, it puts it's heaG in its seed cup. Isn't that proof of the almost human intelligence of kha hfrd?w
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
The Amerlcan NlIe.

This name, MT. R. H. Forbes, of the agricultural experiment. station at Tucson, AFiz., says, is applicable to the river Colorado because of it's possibiIi- ties as a source of irriga tion for the auuvial bottom lands that surround it. Between 100000 and 5Oo.0o0 acres of these lands have been surveyed The Colorado resembles the Nile in being subject to an annual summer rise sui fcient to overflow the extensive areas of it's border and delta lands. Its silts alse poaaeas great fertilizing proper ties, 10 thaa 1aads irrigated with the Ceiorado's muddy waters require no additional fertilization. MT. Forbes avers that when the Colorado is fully utilized it giH become the mother of a r oceifIr1fal Fsg.vpt. '
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
GETTING DRUNK ON BREAD.
Chen Bst Says It Can Re Done If One Eats Enough of the Fresh
 ArticIe.

"You could get drunk on fresh bread if you eat enough of 1t at one time, said chemist to a woman with white. ribbon in her buttonhole.
 q don't believe it" the woman an swered, reports the Philadelphia Rec ord
 And yet it is a fact" the chemist pursued It used to be thought that the alcohol which bread inits ferment=, ing generated all passed out in the baking, but Thomas Bolas, disfin- guished scientist, has proved that bread, after it is ready for eating, still contains alcohol. l myself analysed the other day 12 loayes of fresh bread, and found that they contained on the average alcohol in the proportion of .314 per cent. When, therefore, you have eaten 100 pounds of bread you have consumed five ounces of alcohol. That is quite as much alcohol as you get in pint of whisky.
 You, madam, eat, I fancy, about $50 pounds of bread a year That is $500 pounds in ten years. In those $500 pounds there are 175 ounces of alcohol, which is the same as IT quarts of Whis- ky. Think of it: Every ten years you consume IT quarts of whisky with your bread.,
 II don't believe it." said the woman with the white ribbon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25

some money he would Just drop into place where one of the games was go- ing and toll out of the drawer the went all right. X
 < Wild Bill was hitting the juniper juice one night while he bucked faro game across the way from where Dave Harper was running his monte plant, and he therefore got little reckless with Dave's money drawer. He en- tered the place the first time while Harper was out for bite to eat, and reached in and took what he wanted. The lookout of the game didn't say anything.
 Tt was the custom, and, if it hadn't been, lookouts weren't saying things to Wild Bill' in those days Wild Bill' went across the way to the faro bank where he was sloughing off his chips, and dropped the toll out in one deal. Then he returned to Harper's outfit. Dave Harper was seated at the table this time, dealing monte himself Wild BilP reached down into the drawer, leaning over the table to do it, and picked up a few pieces of the yellow bullion. Dave knew that that was Wild Bill's' second swoop on the till that evening, but he didn't say any thing. But when, about an hour later, 'Wild Bill, pretty we'll usedup with the mesquite fluid by this time, sailed in and started to reach for Harper's dust heap for the third time, Dave did what nobody in Abilene or anywhere else had up to that time had the nerve to do to Wild Bill He snapped up the gun that was hanging from nail right alongside the money drawer, and he had it on the marshal so suddenly that Wild Bill was for a second paralyzed with astonishment
 "'Stick 'em up Bill quietly ordered Harper.
 Wild Bills hands went up.
 ain't no hog, Bili,' said Harper then, 'an' that bein' tn case, I ain't a-goin' t stand fir your bein' one. This is tn third time that you've hiked along this way t'night fir tollin' out. That's crowdin' tn mourners hull Bill, ,keepin' 'em up.'
 And Wild Bill,' for the first time in his life, had to back 30 paces out of Dave Harper's monte plant, with his digits pointing to the zenith. The in cident hurt Wild BilFs' prestige in Abilene good deal, and he never en-, tlrely fofgave Harper for the humilia- t1on Inflicted upon him that time. Harper left Abilene a very short time after that, which is no doubt the req son why he and Wild Bill' didn't fig ure in the gun play that Abilene await ed from the hour that it's night mar shal had to call heaven to witness with all tenEof his fingers, while his guns hung uselessly in his belt"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
Twenty Special Attractions For To-
 Night and Monday.

The following twenty specials go sale tonight at D. m and will be sold while they last throughout the day
 Nfop1 of t1oco oorica
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25

No 11-LARGE SIZE CAKE CAS- TILE SOAP. No 12-PILLOW TOPS-Odd lot in q variety of kinds, regular price 49c, special ~ 29c each No 13- CREAM WHITE ALBA TROS-All wool, worth 49c, spe- cial 29c a yard No 14-WHITE AND BLACK STRIPE MOHAIR--For shirt waist suits, regular price soc. special 39c a yard No 15 CREAM NIOHAIR Regular price soc, special 39c a, yard No 16- 45-INCH BLEACHED PILLOW CASE COTTON-Reg- ular 121ac quality, special 10c yard No 17-WHITE GooDs-Fine dim ity stripes in q variety of pat terms, regular price 1211sc, special
 9c a yard No 18-ALsACIAN NOVELTY MUSLINS-A new white goods in sort of a grenadine figure eff feet very dainty, regular price 19c. special 15c yard No 19-FINE OXFORD CHEVIOTS
 Stylish for waists or shirt waist suits, white ground with pretty black stripes, regular price 21c, special 1514c yard No 20 BEST LIGHT CABICOES
 Regular price SC, special 4Ac yda
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
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 Easy to ID ecide.

tsNow, if you have what think you have,' said the young doctor, "this medicine will do you lot of good, but if I am mis taken it will do you a lot of harm. z
 But can't you tell for sure. doc- tor?''
 'Of course can't tell for sure, Just you take it and in another 24 : hours we'll know all about it. Why, it's the easiest thing in the world to settle this matter. Chicago Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25

Monday, at these prices: No 1-MEN's NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Just few of them in the lot, all good styles, mostly of striped madras. first class shirt in every way, regular price 97c, special
 73e each No 2-MEN,s SPRING WEIGHT KID GLOvES-Adler's makes, in tans and grays, regular price $1.5O, special $1 a pair No 3-MEN'S SHIELD BOW TIES-Light and dark colors, | regular price 25c, special 15c each No 4--MEN'S MEDIUM WEIGHT UNDERWEAR Natural color, regular price 49c, special 38c each No 5-GIRLs' OyERALLs- Made from blue and brown denim, reg ular price 49c, special 39c each No 6-CHILDREN'S WHITE APRONS-Were 49c, special 39c each No 7--WOMEN'S FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE Embroidered, regular price 375sc special 29c a pair No S-WOMEN'S BLACK TAF FETA GLOVES Regular price 25c, special 121ac pair No 9 9WOMEN'S HOUSE WRAP PERS Light and dark colors, rufied shoulder, founce skirt braid trimmed, regular price SIPS, special 9sc each No O-PERFUME-Woo violet, jockey club, heliotrope odors, regular price 49c an oz, special
 BIC an oz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
Delieate weighing Machine.

One of the weighing machines in thG Bank of England is so delicately adjust ed that it can give the accurate weight of speck of dust. and can also weigh any amount of metal up to 400 pounds. A postage stamp on the scale will swing an indicator on semicircle a space of six inches.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
Tinne for . ChanRe.

q can stand g joke as we'll as any one, even at the expense of my town 3 said the resident of Lonesomehurst, land I will admit that my pipe may be getting a bit strong, but when the of flee boy gets into the game and asks if I am smoking transfers I think it is about time to get new boy. ."-N. Y. Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
Folk Will Go 1t Alone.

ST. Louis, May 5.-Circuit Attorney
Folk stated last night that the inves-
tigation of state boodling by the To-
cal grand jury would continue indefi-
nitely, without reference to the ac-
ton of the Cole county jury. Mira
Folk had no explanation to offer for
the sudden adjournment of the Cole
county jury. When pressed for an
opinion, he said he had heard nothing
from Attorney General Crow and did
not care to enter into a discussion of
the probable motives back of the adj
journment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
A SERIOUS WRECK.
"A Freight Train OF EightyNine Cars Brolx
in Two at Oak Grove Station and
One Section Left the Track.

Leavenwortb, Kan.,. May 4.-There
was a serious wreck on the Missouri
Pacific railroad at Oak Mills, sta
ton midway between Leavenworth
and Atchison, shortly before eight
o'colck yesterday morning. a freight
train of 80 empty cars, bound for
Omaha, broke in two and the sud
den cutting off of the air caused the
rear portion of the train to leave
the track. Fifteen cars left the track
and scattered in every direction.
Three cars 1eaped over 20 feet in the
air and came down across the tele-
graph wires, breaking them and rem
dering communication north impos-
sible for several hours. Empty
freight cars piled on top of each
other in the ditch and were badly
damaged
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
JEALOUSY MAY DEFEAT IT.
Andrew Carnegie Proposes to Erect Ma
tional Center for Civil Engineers
in New York.

New York, May Slack of har-
mony among the associations of en-
gineers may nullify an offer of An
drew Carnegie to give 100000 or
more with which to establish a
national center for engineering in
terests in this city. Rivalry exists
among the various bodies of the en-
gineering profession and a high Off
cial in one of the bodies said it is
doubtful if all can live in peace in
one room.
The building was to cost not less
than $1,OOO,OOO exclusive of the cost
of the site. 1t would contain a per-
fectly appointed club to take the
place of engineers clubs now located
on Fifth avenue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
CAUSED BY A eddy GIRL.
Explosion In a Factory at Cleveland, o.. Re-
suited in the Death of Three Persons
and Injury of %.

Cleveland, O.. May 4.-An explosion
that caused death and destruction
occurred in the plant of the Thor
Manufacturing company at No. 647
Orange street, Saturday afternoon.
Thus far three persons are dead and
2S others are in hospitals, some ia
tally. and others dangerously injured.
The explosion was due to. the frolic-
some 6propensities of new girl, who
had been employed at the plant less
than a week Some of the girls had
their shoes on at the lunch hour.
and one playfully showed another
AS the girl slid along the floor her
shoes struck a spark in some loose
powder. Instantly the floor was
ablaze
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
FRANCE BETTER WATCH OUT.
Emperor William Is In Rome Irving to
Win the Pope Away from the
Republic.

Rome, May 5.-The visit of the
kaiser to Rome, while Strengthening
afresh the bands which unite the
triple alliance, making it compact
of the powers mastering Europe, is
supposed to have this time a far
reaching object, namely, that of win
ming the vatican from the influence
of France, this being the best mo-
ment-when the republic is so Sc
we're with the Roman church. It is
believed that Emperor William has
great plan, namely, that of using
the power of Catholicism to create
a great colonial empire and especially
in South Africa, through the work of
missionaries. Thus the emperor took
quite extraordinary measures to rem
der his visit to the vatican and fatter-
ing to the pride of the papacy, going
SO far as to create even little IN
easiness in italian liberal circles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
FELL VICTIM TO a FEUD.
Hon. James b. Iarcum Is Shot Down in the
Front Entrance of the Courthouse
at Jackson. Ky.

> Lexington, KY, May 5.-Just after
he had finished filing papers reopen
ing the contested election cases of
Breathitt county, Hon. James B. Mar
cum was shot and killed by an I'M
known assassin. He fell in his tracks
in the front entrance of the court
house at Jackson, KY, and never
spoke, death being almost instanta-
neous. He fell within few yards of
where Town Marshal James Cockrell
was shot down in July, the assassin
being stationed in the courthouse in
each instance. Marcum was counsel
for the fusionists, who are contesting
for the offices of county judge, sherN
and other places now held by demo-
Gratis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08
KILLED A 'PREACHER
Missouri Mob Wreaked Vengeance
On an Unfaithful Man.
at wafden Rev. d. NJ. Malone. of the
Sanctffied'' Faith, Became Enamored
of q Widow While Having a Wife
-Omcer Also Killed

Charlottesville, Mo-. May 4.-Con.
stable W. J. :Mooneyhon and his
prisoner, Rev. ID. H. Malone, living at
Wardell. IL miles west of here, were
murdered Saturday night by an
armed mob in disguise. Malone was
one of the ''sanctifed'' preachers
who have infested the county for
some time. Recently he became en-
;amored with a grass widow, Mrs.
Mary Frill, whom he converted to his
faith. The two Travelled and preached
together. Over this. Mrs. Malone be-
game greatly troubled and the
preacher decided to get rid of her
by saying that she was crazy, it is
asserted. Accordingly she was
brought to this city and placed in
Jail. A warrant was issued for Ma
lone and Mrs. Frill and Constable
monaghan went 4. to arrest the
couple. a mob had been trying to
capture the "sanctifed' preacher for
several days. but it is mystery why
they shot the. officer, who had him in
charge.