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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
ITO Be Continued
The Boy That was wanted.

A Philadelphia physician who is
something of a wag, and a fair VEN
triloquist besides, recently was in
need of the services of boy, and
wanted one of nerve. He inserted an
advertisement in the daily papers.
Each applicant was shown to pri-
vate apartment where there was the
fuH-sized skeleton of a human frame
and a bowl of boiling porridge. The
doctor explained that one of the
duties of the boy was to feed the
skeleton each day with the porridge,
and he desired him to commence al
once Some Immediately declined;
others took the spoon in hand and
poured the porridge into the mouth,
whereupon the doctor caused the
skeleton seemingly to gurgle,
.sUgh-h-h, but it's hoti" This, in 4
dozen cases, was the signal for wild
scramble-the doctor having only a
fleeing glance at rapidly disappear
ing figure. At last a sturdy little
Irish chap presented himself. WheE
his turn came the performance was
repeated. .tUgh-h-h, but it's hot,
said the skeleton. The lad neve.
moved ..Why don't We blow on it, ye
aud bony?" he said That boy Sc
cured the position
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
The DEAD PAST.

Why sit and sigh DER things that were7
Let's look with new, fond hopes ahead;
IT'S foolish to expect rose
To grow upon the bush that's dead.
Come. let us put regret away
And face all future winds that blow;
We can't start up the furnace with
The coal sgeeburned year ago.
The mother of the whooping boy
Can never be gentle maid
Back where the balmy breezes blew
And heroes through her vision played.
} Alasi why will she sadly sigh,
Since signing may not Quench her woe?
We can't start up the furnace with
The coal we burned a year ago.
Why sit In sorrow, looking back
At things that might have been, or fret
Because of grevious things that Were?
They're only happy who forget!
The past is gone, twill ne'er return,
The withered rose more may blow
We can't start up the furnace with
The coal We burned year ago.
g. e. Kiser. in Chicago Record-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23


chatting to a pleasant-faced maiden
who called Hintonsiile her home, and
then. ere he realized it, he was
upon the floor dancing. It came TIC
him naturally and when there was
general change to 4 bar of waltz
music-they were engaged in q
quadrille-and the others waltzed, he
followed suit, with his vis-a-vis, who
CHANGED to be Miss Merton.
You must let me thank you," she
said .And to think that you tried
to make out that you were rusty.
Why, one would imagine you dit,
nothing but trip the light fantas
tic'!"
IF it's true that men are leceiv,
ers ever" he returned. women are
certainly fatterers ever"
Once the ice was broken, Rossiter
enjoyed himself thoroughly. Miss
Merton's friends apparently ignored
his rough garb, and after little
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
Artificial Marble.

A new process for making limitations
of statuary marble, onyx and other null
ticolored stones has been devised in Eu-
rope. About 900 parts of alum to from
10 to 100 parts of heavy spar (barium
sulphate) and 100 parts Of water are
mixed with the requisite pigments, and
the liquid mass is boiled down and cast
in a mold. The amount OF heavy spar
used varies with the degree of translu-
cence disired. After being nodded and
dried, the artificial stone thus produced
can be polished and finished as desired
Industrial Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23

he himself in a large measure for
got it. Joe Becraft occasionally OBJ
served him with mingled admira-
ton and wonder, and so the evening
wore on.
Between eleven and midnight re-
freshments were served-new cider
and some of Mrs. Merton's unap-
proachable doughnuts. While the
repast was in progress Rossiter man
aged to absent himself, though when
the music struck up he was again on
hand to be chidden by Miss Mer-
ton for running away. He had danced
twice with Miss Densmore, and now
ventured to ask her to favor him for
third time. Money-musk had just
been called.
"Win you not wait for a quadrille
or the lancers?" she suggested. ST
should like to rest little longer.
I'm not very strong, you know"
He fingered at her side for a mo-
ment, not seeming to be inclined to
seek another partner.
eff you are not intending to dance"
she said, perhaps you will take me
into the orchard. 1 should very much
like a breath of air.
just without under the trees rus
tic seats had been placed, and above,
in the branches, Japanese lanterns
hung. They found seat that was I'M
occupied and sat watching the dan
GERS through the open door. There
was a singular unreality about the
whole scene. The music, softened a
little by distance, lost none of it's
b1ithesomeness, but took on a mellow
charm that it had not within. The
| fitting figures, crossing the space
visible through the doorway, were
like a succession of pirouetting pup
pets. Out of the night came the
clearly chorded cricket drumming.
It was impossible not to be touched
by the subtle combination of light
| and sound, and Rossiter let go of
the tense hold he had kept upon him
self. The girl beside him seemed like
| a rare exotic in whose presence he
was permitted, by an inscrutable
! chance, to inger for brief space.
Why should he not, he asked him
self, enjoy the exquisite sense OF
| beauty that her personality exhaled?
Into what surge and plunge of life
he might soon be carried it vas idle
to conjecture. At least he would
bear with him one fragrant recollec-
| ton, one drop of a precious altar to
| sweeten what might be a desert fu-
| ture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
4. N. k--H

" - Ht Egg LIns ed1not De e11dl7sa lf ana nrcT
Sh0es by nall, . cents extra IfIusfrnfnS
Catziog free. ". l. DOUGLAS. Bre<kfcn- -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23

he himself in a large measure for
got it. Joe Becraft occasionally OBJ
served him with a mingled admira
ton and wonder, and so the evening
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
Hard To Bear.

Street in that city, says:
with my nightly rest broken. ora
ing to irregularities of the kidneyl
suffering intensely from severe pairu
in the small of my back and through
the kidneys. and annoyed by painful
passages of abnormal secretions, lifs
was anything but pleasant for me
No amount of doctoring relieved this
condition. and for the reason thaa
nothing seemed to give me even tenn
porary relief, became about dis
couraged- One day 1 noticed in the
newspapers the case of a man who
was afflicted as was and was cured
by the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills
His words of praise for this remedy
were so sincere that on the strength
OF his statement / went to the Hugh
Murrey Drug Co.'S store and got-s
box I found that the medicine wa,
exactly as powerful kidney remedy
as represented. I experienced quicB
and lasting relief Doan's Kidney
pills viii prove a blessing to all suf-
ferers from kidney disorders who viii
give them fair trial.
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Walls
will be mailed to any part of the
United States on application. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N,
Y. For sale by all druggists; price
so cents per box.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
Phiro.ophic n1aunderfnss.

What a fool is man to think in hii
conceit that he is not fool.
1t requires years of experience te
ripen mans receptive faculties fo'
solid truth.
The human brain is q piece of ma
chinery that requires oiling the in
slant it squeaks~
We have a lot OF respect for tbs
girl who can play the piano well AMI
cook steak better-BaItiEaos
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
Sold by Quart.

Say, Parker. why didn't you move
out in Mossviile 90
s'Too much malaria
did you have substantial proof:"
Should say so. asked the grocer
the price OF some white peas outside
In : hamper. and he said they were
Quinine pills. Chicago Daily News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09
ALWAYS CHANGING.

The reports from Marchuria vary al
most dallyaQne day II is said that Rus
sla has backed down and Is about to
evacuate The country; another day this
ls contrqdicted The Russian bear seems
to be capable Of changing colors as
often as o chameleon
The druth underlying the various
runors is this; Russia has established
herself IN china to STAY, peaceably IL
possible; By force, Il necessary, She
aims at the acquisition Of as much as
possible OF China. she knows her
Weaknesses and defects, and also her
strength She does not care to pro-
woke conflict and is Therefore willing
TO retreat or advance, as che thinks
safety demands, but never losing sight
OF the main object,
In this connection Il can be gaid that
this country IN the opinion Of at least
one authority. has nothing to fear from
Russian occupation Of Manchuria Pro-
ftssor Wright, Of oberlin travelled
through that part OF the world in 1900,
He states positively that the develop
ment OF ManchurIa under Russian in.
luenoe win create great demand for
American products And In proof OF
this assertion he states. when we
went out OF Port Arthur we were drawn
by Baldwin locomotive from Phlla-
dolphla. rolling over the rails that We're
made In Baltimore and laid on ties from
Oregon. AZ Hardin we counted names
Of no less than fifteen firms four OF
them from Ohio, that had furnished
material to the railroad shops in that
place"
There Il talk OF Kind Of alliance
with Great Britain AMI Japan against
Russia, Il is not conceivable that our
interests IN China demand such radl-
cal deviation from our traditional poll
.CVl
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UNEASY ABOUT "MOKMONISNf

The subject OF "Mormonlsm" Is
brought before the world at present.
much mort prominently than for a long
time past And It appears to be causing
unrest in many quarters. There ave
many who, like the wife OF PLATE Of
Old, seem TO suffer many things In their
dreams, all because Qt Mnrmonlsm"
10 a recent number ~ The Truth
Seeker, he editor presents the Views
OF several prominent persons on the
subject Cardinal Gibbons Is quoted as
follows,
every man that has tho Welfare OF
hls country at heart rslnot faHto view
whh alarm the existence ana the grad
pai Development OF MCrmonisn which
is a plague spot on our civilization "a
dscredit 20 our government a degrade
tion OF the femcle sex, and a standing
menace 10 the sanctlty Of the marriage
bond,
Charles II. Parkhurst admits that he
is not familiar with The work. but he
knows that There cannot Of course. be
two opinions as TO the moral inau-
oncc Of Mormonism."
Mrs, John A. Logan IL more pro-
nounced. She IS quoted thus;
"Mormonism Is q threat 20 the nation
in a moral and spiritual sense. because
OF the Inevitable deRoneracy, both spir-
itual and moral, Of the offspring OF
polygamous marriages Il Is a threat TO
the business prosperity Of the country,
because OF us tendency 20 absorb all
wealth into the church II Is a threat
politically. because the Mormon
Church n Il could would take into It's
own hands az OF the power, The only
tlang % do IS to grip SC by the throat
aga though Il cannot be killed. TO re-
stFain Il as far as possible from doing
more harm"
There Is violent Christianity" for
you.
We could add numerous Illustrations
Of the uneasiness that has taken pos
session OF scne Peoples when they e'n-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

We publish today the views Of a
number of thoughtful citizens on a SUB
ject that has agitated the people Of
this city for several weeks. The gen.
cral opinion is that while our schools
should not be allowed 20 retrograae,
taxation should not be increased This
Is the position taken by the great ma
jority OF our citizens. II Is useless to
cast reflections on the Board Of Flu
cation or on the County Commission
ers, All that Is waste Of time. II %
also TO q large extent undeserved. II
Is SO easy TO find fault. 1t IL not al
ways easy to point out a remedy for an
existing evil
II Is not the businets OF the County
Commissioner to specially provide
means for the city schools, They de-
Wise ways and means for county eff
fairs. and II deyolyes upon the city
Board OF Education TO manage The
schools under rs Jurisdiction school
taxes have reached point beyond
which the public do not care TO 50.
Prudence economy ard a full under
itanding that the limit OF taxation has
been reached, win or should occasion
suoh management Of funds as Will meet
the situation.
Wo think great deal Of unneces.
vsAfy fuss has been made over the
.,;opositIon to close the schools q little
ea,lies than usual. II was undesirable
Of course, but there was no need for
slicl, furere az that which was worked
Vi, abou; il. However. arrangements
have been made TO meet the emergency
ara Nth d nttle more exertlon the term
can Dc rounded up TO the full period.
Everybody orgh; to be satisfied at the
result
The concert to be given In the faber-
naclt on Monday night, under the aus
piccs Of the Commercial club WIN be a
fine affri- and we hope and believe viii
recsivc the cordial support OF our eiti-
.seI.s II it 10 patronized IN the way we
expect me balance Of the sum needed
10 keep the schools In operation to the
end OF the term viii be obtained, and
20 the temporary trouble win be ended,
For the next year. measures win havc
to be devised agreeable TO the now, ae-
ceptcd adage. "cut your garment ac-'
coftIng 10 the cloth" There Is no need
for ill-feelIng over H. There should be
none. All boards and PARTIES Interested
in our public schooa rhould come to-
gcthcr IN friendly way and endeayor
to accomplish that which ia neediul
that the efficiency Of the schools may be
maintained. and yet that the burden OF
taxation may not be so increased that
the public will be angered or oppressed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09
DU oHAlLLu,s FIRST GORILLA.

Dr. Du Challlu, whose death was an
nounced a few days ago, was one Of
he early and successful explorers OF
'tho dark continent A great many
readers VIII remember how he was
rIdiculel by scientists. and their camp
Followers, Tor his assertion that ne had
discovered and hunted gOrlllas In the
VILLAS Of Africa, It seems that even
scientific truth must advance slowly.
The great majority Of people are slow
TO change their ideas and modes OF
ihlnldne. on any subject.
The following graphic description Of
the encounter Of Du Challu with the
inst gorilla is from Adventures in
Equatorial Africa:
suddenly an immense gorilla ad-
,auced out OF the wood straight toward
us, md gave vent as he came Up. to q
terrible howl 81 rage as much as TO
say ! am tired o, being pursued and
WIN face YOU
IL was a lone male. the kind which
are always iue most terociOus This
fellow made he woods resound with his
roar. which Is really an awful sound.
resembling the rolling ana muttering
Of distant thunder. He was about 20
yard 90 when we FIRST saw him. We
at once gathered together. and / was
about so lake aim and bring him down
whore be stood when my most trusted
man Malaonen, stopped me. saying, In
a whisper Not time yeti
we Stood, therefore Ia silence, gun
IN hand The gorilla looked az IA for n
minute or So out OF his ovll gray eyes.
then beat his breast with his gigantic
arms and what arms he hadl--then
gave another howl OF defiance and ad-
yauced upon MS How horrible he
looked J shall mover % get IL. Again
ie stopped, not more than Is yards
away. stu M0laonen said. Not yet.
Good gracious what Is 20 become OF US
II our guns miss fire. or lf we only
wound thc great beast?
Again the gorilla made an advance
upon US Nov no was not y yards OF.
] could see plainly his ferocious face.
II was distorted with rage. his huge
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he is made, We make him twofold more
the child Of hell than yourselves.
"ye blind guldes which strain at a
gnat. and swallow q camel
WOE unto YOU soribes and Pharlsees,
hyp0crltesl for ye make clean the OUT
side OF the cup and the platter, but
Within they are fun Of eXtorilon and
excess
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrltesl for SO are like unto whltcd
sepulthrGs, which indeed appear beau
tlful outward, but arc within full Of
dead mems bones and allunceanness
Even so ye also outwardly appear
righteous unto men, but within ye are
fall Of hypocrisy and inlQuIty
"Ye serpents. We generation Of yipers,
how can ye escape the damnation OF
hohl'-Matth, KILL 1888
These are but a few samples Of the
denunolatlons OF the Savior against The
seetaries Of His day, who were the pro-
lotypes Of the malignant, cantlng ma
ilgners Of the Latier-day Saints, and
the deysers Of the principal falsehoods
which have stirred up The world to the
shedding u the blood Of the servants
God In this last dspehsatioh. Ills de-
scrlptIon nts the cases Of that class IN
both ages
Behold The gentle Jesus meek and
mild" rushing into the temple al
Jerusalem, Kicking over the tables Of
The inoney.ehaneers, driving .out those
who sold doves and declaring they had
made HIS Fathers house den Of
tieyes Hear His instruction to HIS
disciples shortly before His eiucidyion;
And he saith unto them. When gent
you without purse and scrip and shoes
lacked ye anything? And they said
nothing
'Then said He Unto them. But now,
he that hath 4 purse, let him take H.
and likewise his scrip and He that
hath no sword, let him sell his garment
and buy one. Lake XXI, 3D. SO,
Take the foregoing passages concern.
Ing the life and teachings Of the Mas
Ter. as well az His placable and mercl-
sul words and dolngs and q better un.
Outstanding win be had Of Him and
His word than by dwelling on one side
OF His nature and example
Now we do not wish to deosy the
spirit of patience, forgiveness Of wrong,
endurance Of misrepresentation, re.
Training from revenge OF anything
that makes for peace AID goodwill
among men, We simply wish It to be
understood thar these "a even IN the
divine mind limit to this forbearance,
and also that It Is not unchflsiian to
denounoe the villaincus and hypocrlt.
ical hlrelngs Of the present age who
ptatc Of Christian charity and live by
lying about then neiehbosa, We would
not harm a hair OF their heads, nor
throw a straw In the way Of their wor-
shin or PRONUNCIATION Of their notions
about religion, But we claim the right
10 expose their falsehood and show
them as they are When heoessiiv re.
oulfes, and IN doing 80 We offer no vio-
lcnte q 4 true Christian splrit as ex.
hibted In Christ Himself
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09
"a CHRISTIAN splnIrr

Once in q While We reselve letter
from a pious correspondent, complain
no OF "unchrstianr remarks or refer
enccs concerning the character ana
course Of religious ministers who en-
gage in yirulent attasia on the Nor
mons PERSON. who make. such OBJ.
sections seem TO think that turning tl,e
oshrr cheek shoasa no sort Of pci-
pc.ual motion BY Latter-aay Saints
when ylciously asslilod by their enc
miss. And they talk about "a Christ
ian spirit as though Christianity had
no other side TO Il than patient sub
mission TO undeserycd injury.
Thlb is a misconccption Of the doc
trim and tcachiass and example Of tho
savlor. He advised forbearance, calm
endurance Of wrong, the return Of good
for evil, tie exercise o. charity and re.
Iiance on Divine justice and mercy
But lie also ers-ce-ed indignation and
anger against hypocrisy, false witness
persecution AM the proetitution Of r1-
ligion Cor purpos,a OF gain and FOR per.
soAAl evil ends. ana gave vigorous ex-
hitnlpns or the other side Of practical
christianity. che character OF Christ
r. not summed W IN the bcatitudes OF
zone Incompatible sermon. 1t must be
viewed from several stanaponts and
learned from different expression on
var lous Occasions. let IA look at come
Of the saviors saylnge indicating conc
thing other than the ecft side Of his
nature ara teachings The following
verse Is from thc sermon on the mount
and when thou prayest thou shall
not be as the hyprocrites are, Tor trey
love 10 pray standing in the syna
gogues and In the corners OF the
streets. that they may lie seen q men.
Verify say unto YOU. they nave thei'
reward, -Matth' VI, ..
Read also these sayings Of the
neck and owly Nasarene-' as indica-
tons Of his "lalnbiike" nature end feel
jngs.. Addressing thee Phansaes, The
most religious and lcnyfaced OF the
sects OF Ills tines, lie said
20 generation Of vipers' how can yc
heinz evil sptak good things? For out
n the abundance OF the heart the
mouth spcalleth. r-Matth. xii, a.
"Rut wee unto ycu. sciitos and Fhar-
isees, hyrocritfs! For We shut up the
kfnndom OF heaven against men, TO- ye
neither go In yourselves, neither suiier
vel Them that are entering 20 90 10.
WOE unto you scrlbes ana Pnariseef,
hypocritesl For ye fevouT WIDOWS hcus-
"a and for pfetence make long pray
ers: therefore ye shan receive me
greater damnation.
'.SVoc unto you, scflbes and Pharisees,
S.nocrstee. For re compass sea and
ana 20 make one prcseyite; and when
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ON RELIGIOUS rorIcs.
PortIand oregonlan.

The exponent OF the religion OF Budd-
ha al the late Chicago Worlds Parlia-
ment Of Religions is again IN the United
states, this time on an educational
mission for the benefit OF the many mil
lions Of illiterate people Of India He
eschews all religions dogma In his pres.
cnt effort. but seeks aid whereby manu-
al training schools may be provided in
which these helpless, because untaught,
creatures may become skilled IN the use
OF their hands He rejects the idea
that II Il charity that he asks, and
appeals to our eptrit OF commercialism,
saying III the people OF India are
raised to a higher level they VIII need
many things that the Industries Of this
country can supply The fame of John
p. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and
Booker T. Washington as practical
philanthropists has, 1t seems, pene-
rated farthest lndla, since those are
The Americans for whom this apostle OF
work Is looking.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09

SO Adam-zad has ordered his troops
to reoccupy New Chyang. II is very
doubtful II he ever had any serious
intention Of getting out Of Manchuria,
and It Is equally doubtful II he can be
dIslodged by any combination Of the
powers. It is a truely pretty situation
IN the far east.
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cnmhefland preahylerIan.

A soul Is not a something which a
man carries around somewhere inside
him. much az he carries q dollar In his
rocket and pair Of lungs in his
brcaet mans soul Is simply his self,
his personality Il Is true that we find
IN the Bible many passages such as
"Hls soul was yeXed unto DEATH" but
carefully interpreted, who does this
mean vas veXcd2 Evidently the man
himself A good example Of the real
meaning Of the word Is to he seen in
the words Of Jesus translated In the
Authorized version What shall II pro-
III z man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul, or what shall
a man give In exchange for his soul o.
IN which the revised versions have sub
stituteS life for soul, while a study Of
the or. inal shows that Jesus is here
referring to the continued existence Of
ones self as an immortal personality,
The Bible nowhere says that Christ
came and suffered to save souls, nor
does It exhort us to seek 80 save
souls" It does repeatedly declare that
Christ came TO save sinners and that
we ought TO seek the salvation Of men,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09

So the American Medical association
is going to make concerted attack up
on Professor Adolph Lorenz, the ia
nous Austrian surgeon. 1t is TO be
hoped that the association win think
better OF the matter and make no move.
II 1t persists in the attack the people
will say that It is envy and not a love
OF science that prompts st.