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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

John Stevens came up from Mt.
Scott, Indian Territory, last Thurs
day evening, returning Saturday.
FoR SALE, cheap, a second hand
Franklin Typewriter. Needs a little
repairing. See DEMOCRAT office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

A. L. futile, president of the
Winfield Townsite Co., of Winfield,
Indian Territory, and formerly a
resident of Sterling, was in the city
Tuesday in the interests of his bust
ness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

The DEMOCRAT aims to give all the
news. If you know anything new
and keep it to yourself, we can't give
it. You tell us what you know and
we will reciprocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

The fast mail train between the
Post Office and Santa Fe depot has
changed crews, A. H. Butler and
Nancy Hanks giving way to Writ
Dawson and his ponies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

We acknowledge receipt of an in
vitation and complimentary ticket to
the Wichita race meeting and fair, to
be held Sept. % to Oct. 8, 1903.
Wichita pays the bills and promises
a big time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Al. McAdams, for a number of
years connected with the Santa Fe
round house force at this point, is
now located at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Wanted, good girl for general
house work. Apply at the DEMO
Graf Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Mrs. J. w. Clarke and daughter
are home from their Colorado trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Mrs, A. E. Rowell leaves today for
Mt. Scott, Indian Territory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Do you need a Drill? Examine
the New Superior 1903 the best
Drill in the market. See Miller &
Hemker,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Do you need Drill? Examine
the New Superior 1903 the best
Drill in the market See Miller &
Hemker.
Marriage Licenses are quite num-
erous the past ten days, and more in
sight, hence the smile on the face of
the Probate Judges children.
Mrs. S. A. Young of Clements
and Mrs. Chas. Woolard of Newton
are visiting their parents, Geo
Crummack and wife, and. other
relatives.
Twenty reasons why the Standard
Sewing Machine is the best in the
market call at our store and we will
give you them and oblige.
Respectfully,
MILLER & HEMKER.
While in St. Louis Ed Marx met
Will Hacker, formerly in the dry
goods business in this city, but now
located at Kalamazoo, Michigan, as
manager of the sales department of
the Kalamozoo Corset Co. Mr..
Hacker is prospecting, and asked to
be remembered to all his old friends.
Drs. Fulton, of Kansas City,
Koch of Hoisington, and Morrison of
Great Bend performed an operation
for cancer on Mrs. Sullivan of near
Hoisington, on Monday last at the
hospital. While it was very severe
one, the patient is resting easy and
doing well.
Miss Helen Kimber of Topeka was
in the city Thursday interesting our
citizens in an advertising bazaar and
exhibit to be held in Chicago in
November. Want of space prevents
our giving the matter a sufficient
notice this week, but we will give
detailed information next week. 1t
is all right. Watch for it.
Herbert Merring, the five year old
boy of Jno. Merring, is little hustler.
At the supper table last Monday he
concluded that he wanted one OF
those little watches given away by
some little publication. So he gets a
little book and by supper time Tues
day evening he had secured his
necessary eighteen names and got
| his watch
With the first little chilly blast OF
weather, comes also the reassuring
| information that the railroad com
panies are conhscating all the coal
that shortage of cars is on, and a
dozen other reasons why we will be
having coal famine early in the
season. With no coal to burn, and
no cars to haul our wheat, truly we
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18


County of Barton. SO
I, Arthur E. Taylor, Cashier of said bank, do
solemnly swear that the above staten emit is true;
that eeid bank has no liabilities, and is not in
dorser on any note or obligation other than shown
on the above statement, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief. So help me God.
ARTHUR E. TAYLOR, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 18th
day of Sept. 1903
L. A. GIDDINes, Notary Public
Commission expires the 18th day of March
1907.
CORRECT.
Attest: PETER BRACK
J. v BRINKMAN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Ben Giles left for eastern. points
Monday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18
IN THEzcoNTEsT.

Following is the result of the count Wed
uesday Sept 16h J of votes cast in the DEMOCRAT
Piano Contest. The count will be made on We'd
uesday of each week:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

are home from their Colorado trip.
G.. S. Allison and w. B. Cornell
went down to Sharon, Kansas, Tues
day.
Jacob Shafer was in Tuesday and
went on to Lawrence to the big
reunion.
For SALE-At a bargain, good
residence property, close in. Apply
at his Office.
Ed S. Marx and Mrs. H. Caro- re-
turned from their eastern trip Tues
day evening.
Frank Porter is in Kansas City
getting an advance squint at the
holiday goods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Marriage Licenses are quite num-
erous the past ten days, and more in
sight, hence the smile on the face of
the Probate Judges children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

WILL e. STOKE. Editor and Manager
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Twenty reasons why the Standard
Sewing Machine is the best in the
market call at our store and we will
give you them and oblige.
Respectfully,
MILLER & HEMKER,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-18

Mrs. S. A., Young Of Clements
and Mrs. Chas. Woodland of Newton
are visiting their parents, Geo
Crummack and wife, and. other
relatives.
The leader., 1903-08-22
The "Cop,s,, Home Rum.


Compulsory baseball is the latest or
der in the Duluth (Alinn.) police de-
partment. The patrolmen are to re-
port for baseball the same as for target
practice or drill. This outdoor exercise
is expected to keep the officers in fine
physical trim, working off surplus
flesh, hardening the muscles and Incl
dentally teaching them to catch what
ever comes their way.
One veteran of the department OBJ
jected very strenuously to the new or
der. He had never been in game In
his life, yet he performed feat at the
preliminary game that probablys had
never been equaled in the history Of
the great national game. There were
three men on bases and two strikes on
him. Then he cleared the bases and
brought in four runs without so much
as touching the ball.
He got his base on balls and, not
having played before, started to steal
second, despite the fact that there was
man on that base and another at
third. The opposing team of police got
so excited trying to get him out that
every man on the patch was able to
cross the plate, and the kicking veteran
was informed that he had made home
run without hitting the ball.
The leader., 1903-08-22
Singing Into the phonorrapb.

A young woman who makes her Rv-
ing by singing into monographs talked
the other day about her Job. 'In this
work." she said, ''there is one great DIFF:
hculty, and that is the absence Of an
audience. When singer comes out
before big audience to sing the sight
Of all those persons is frightening to
her, but at the same time it is inspir-
Ing. 1t keys her up. It takes her out
of herself and beyond herself. She does
better than she would have thought it
possible to do Singing into a phono-
graph is hard because there is nothing
there to inspire and intoxicate you. In
stead of a house of people eager to be
pleased you have an empty room and
big cylinder. You can't put into your
voice the brilliance, the exhilaration
and the sympathy that come of them
selves when there are human ears lis
tening and understanding. Some Of
the best singers can't sing into the
monograph at all solely on this ac-
count. Others can't sing into 1T unless
they have taken glass or two Of
champagne. The persons who can sing
into monographs so as to do them
selves justice are few."-Philadelph
Record
The leader., 1903-08-22
Radium a. a stimulant.

One Of the correspondents of the
Scientific American states that he re-
Gently passed through peculiar ex-
perience in tasting a small fraction
Of grain of radium. 1t acted as a
powerful stimulant, affecting both the
heart and kidneys, and it was several
hours before the pulse became nor
NAL again, while hallucina lions Of the
mind were also an accompanying fea-
ture of the experiment. We may add
for the benefit of those persons who see
in this substance new foe for re-
formers to battle with that the French
chemists, Professor and Mrs. Curie,
have placed radium ON the market and
control the supply. Its consumption
won't be extensive from the fact that
1t is quoted at $4,000 francs, or $4,000,
per grain, equal to $2,721, 900 per troy
pound.
The leader., 1903-08-22
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Great yiolins Scarce.

Taking the fact that Joseph Joachim,
the violinist, has used up a Stradivari-
us violin in his career as an artist as a
text, an English writer sees the danger
In the not very distant future that the
great instruments of the past will soon
er or later either go to pieces or enter
the cabinets of millionaires, where the
artists cannot use them.
Not only will the masterpieces of
Stradivarius, Amati, Guarnerius and
their pupils go into oblivion, but there
will be no adequate instruments to
take their places. Thirty years ago a
good Strad could be bought for at most
$500, whereas now the same instru-
ment cannot be bought under $4,000.
The remark by Joachim that those
who could not afford Strads should buy
Guadagnini violins has driven the price
Of the instruments of this maker up
from $3.50 to $500. The Strads and
Cremonas seem to be the particular
hobby of the rich collectors, while
many of the artists prefer the stronger
modern Guarnerius. Paganini, Vieux.
temps and Ysaye have by preference
used the violins of this maker, being
stronger players, while Joachim and
Sarasate prefer the sweeter toned
strad.-Philadelphia North American.
The leader., 1903-08-22
lcGvE CnITTo NOTES.

Mr.. II. Metzgar, of Meridian,
Was a business caller Thursday. :.
Mr.. r. S. johnson, of Chicago, is
visiting Mr.. Frank Converse. !.
Mr.. 0. L. Brumfield has been
transferred from his position here
as station agent and his place is
filled by Mr.. Brent. Z. The Meth
odist protracted meeting has been
postponed on account of Bro. /.
w. Cooper's call to Utica this
week. The meeting will begin
Sunday, Aug. %. The services
will be held morning and evening
by some of the most able minis
tiers. Who tried to wreck No. 6
Tuesday night? There, don't
get nervous, we know it was you.
The detective has you spotted, so
be careful or you will get pinched.
=. Miss Florence Newman reports
q delightful trip to Port Arthur,
Texas, where she has been on
quite an extended visit to her
sister, Mrs. Cameron. We are
glad to have Miss Florence in our
midst again. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Bolian and baby left for Castal,
liam Springs Tuesday. Little
baby BolIan has not been we'll fol
some time. We hope to see him
fully recovered on bis return
home. Il. Smylie Morgan is ship
ping lumber now for Smith Bus
BY Co. The prayer meetings al
The leader., 1903-08-22

The annual report of the auditor for
the war department shows that during
the year enlisted men of the army
made 121,709 deposits under the act Of
May Is, 1872, amounting to So, 751 ,616,
and that 15S,179 deposits were with
drawn, amounting to $4,802, 100, upon
which the depositors received $262, 1878
in interest.
During the year the sum of $743, 139
was placed to the credit of the perma-
nent fund of the home under the act
Of March 3, 1888, being the amount re-
tanned from pay Of enlisted men of the
United States army on account of 1917
cent fund, fines by general court mar
tial and amounts due deserters at large
and dishonorably discharged soldiers
Washington Post.
The leader., 1903-08-22
JAKE MoNIN CAPTURED.
His Brother Henry Tells Deputy Sheriff.
MILLER His whereabouts.

Jake Monin, the suspected muir
dcrer of Jim Nelson, was captured
at Whitestown Thursday, by the
marshal of McComb City and is
now safely lodged in the Pike
county Jail.
Ever since the day after the
murder of Nelson, Henry Monin,
a brother of Jake, and other mem
bers of the family living near the
scene of the murder, have been
given to understand that if they
did not assist in helping locate
Jake, they would be held account
able. This DOUBTLESS Influenced
Henry to go to Deputy Sehriff
John S. Miller yesterday morn
ing and tell him that Jake was in
Whitestown, a suburb of McC Comb,
at the house of his uncle, where
he had gone the night before.
Deputy Miller promptly teIe-
phoned to the Marshal at McComb
this information, and the Marshal
soon bad Jake under arrest.
Mr.. Miller informed The
Leader Thursday evening that
Henry Monin claimed that Jake
went down to Kentwood, La, last
Thursday morning, the day be-
fore the murder, and had been in
Louisiana ever since, until We'd
nesday night, when he came up to
McComb and stopped off there be-
cause he was afraid to come home
until all excitement had subsidized.
Henry went down to Louisiana
to see him, he said, and explained
the situation and induced him to
come part of the way back with
him, and next morning told Depu-
ty Sheriff Miller where he was.
From this the defense of abb
will doubtless be set up.
Jake will be kept in the Pike
county Jail until the new Lincoln
county Jail is received from the
contractors, which will probably
be done on the Goth, as it is about
completed.
The leader., 1903-08-22
NEW SHORT STORIES
"a Pow,fuI Fine Prancer..

Vance Of North Carolina was q shay
bark parsonage of the old Andrew
Jackson school, writes Alfred Henry
Lewis in the Saturday Evening Post.
He never wearied Of poking fun at
Ransom, his colleague, who was the
opposite of Vance. There was nothing
Of the shagbark about Ransom. He
was essentially the showcase senator,
who dressed as accurately as an artist
might paint picture and wore little
glossy, glove tight boots, the mere
looks whereof would pinch ones feet.
Although the Brummel of the senate,
Ransom was not publicist of weight
or profundity, and Vance did the work
for their state.
'The other day, Ransom" said Vance
when the two, with others, were in the
cloakroom one dull afternoon Morgan
was talking for Panama canal, and
the cloakrooms were crowded-"the
other day when was down in Raleigh
l heard compliment for you"
"And what was that?" asked Ran
som, to whom praise was as flower to
his nose.
"As was sitting in front of the tav-
ern," went on Vance, "a black boy led
out horse for exercise. The horse was
wrapped In blanket, and all across in
big red letters was the name Matt
Ransom
at see you've named your horse after
Senator RANSOM said.
"'Yassir,' responded the black boy.
ais he fast horser asked. Can
he run?
"'No, sab; he can't run none. He's a
mighty slow horse, sah.'
"'Can't. he trot?' inquired.
"'Sho! TrotY says the black boy,
No, sab; he can't trot little bit. Any
OF COW could pass him.
"'Well, them 1 insisted, what's all
this fuss about, with your blanket and
you leading him about for exercise
What's he named after Senator Ran
som for?
"'Why, as 1 states explained the
black boy, he can't trot an he can't
run; but, all de same, dish we're boss
has his p'ints. Most of all, sab, he's a
pow'ful fine prancer'"
The leader., 1903-08-22
COLD SPRINGS NOTES,

Cold Springs, Miss, Aug. TO-
Mr.. Felix May was a welcome
visitor Monday. :. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. +. Magee have enjoyed a
pleasant visit in the Crescent
City, Mr.. Magee says that he
played" it was vacation spent
at Saratoga. Miss Rita PROXY,
Of Meadville, has been the charm
ing guest of Miss Eliza Newman,
who entertained in her honor at
Finch, Messrs Arthur and John
Morrison and Miss Pauline Milton.
Mr.. John Morrison, of Jack
son, has been a visitor to his
brother. The day of the first
primary was an EXCITING one at
the mill to all hands except the
bookkeeper nd stenographer,
who unfortunately were not reg
isteIed and thus missed a holiday;
but they ate water melons and
ginger snaps and hurrahed for
their candidates. A large party
went out on the dummy line to
Gum Grove church Sunday and
heard an excellent sermon, ate a
good picnic dinner and got a large
breath of fresh air, excluded
from Cold Springs by her ten
story houses and tall chimneys.
We will console The Leader over
the defeat of its candidates by the
assurance that they never sold
the truth to serve the hoqr, nor
paltered with eternal God, for
power,o any more than The
Leader does and must in the long
run of life inevitably win all
things worth having-as The
Leader does. Miss..Laula Cam
eron has enjoyed pleasant visit
with Summit relatives. :. Mr.. E.
H. Easterling and his three
nieces, Misses Susie and Nellie
Cox and Miss Irene Stewart, have
enjoyed a trip to Chicago, -.
Miss Hattie Applewhite visited
Brookhaven the first part of the
week. Critz is in the lead at
Cold Springs. He makes a first
rate second best. Mrs. Higgin-
botham, lately of Pearlhaven, has
joined her husband here and they
are now comfortably located in
one of the new houses. ). Senator
Noel's followers are proud of the
fact that he is a victor in defeat
and getting all the boguets.
SHAVINGS.
The leader., 1903-08-22
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC cOAAIrTEE.
Stringent Resolution Passed at Thurs
days Meeting Asa:nsl loIters.

The State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
In pursuance to a call of the
Chairman special meeting of the
Democratic Executive Committee
Of said county was heldin the City
of Brookhaven, in the office of A.
G. McNair, Chairman, on the Goth
day of August, 1908.
The object of this meeting, as
stated by the Chairman was to con-
slider the matter of having the
! name of William M. Turnbough
placed on the ticket for the second
primary as a candidate for County
Treasurer, Thomas w. keenan,,
the candidate in the second race
with w. l.. Summers, having
withdrawn. The Chairman fur
Their stated that since the issuance
of the call a Judgment had been
entered in mandamus proceed
ing denying to the said William
NJ. Tulnbough the right sought
by him in the premises; where
upon the committee took no action
in the matter.
T. III. Hoffman, candidate for
Justice of the Peace in District
No. /, made application to have
his name placed on the ticket for
the second primary ON the ground
that his name was enormously ex-
Guided by the committee at it's
former meeting. After careful
investigation by the committee il
was ordered that the application
be denied.
On motion the following resolu-
tons were adopted:
Resolved, by the Democratic
Executive Committee of Lincoln
County, That none but white
Democrats who have affiliated with
the Democratic party within the
two years next preceding August
9th, 1903, and who viii pledge
themselves to support the Dem
ocratic nominees in the general
election, shall be allowed to par
ticipate in the Democratic primary
election to be held in this county
on August 9th, 1908, and every
person voting in said primary
shall be considered by the act of
voting as pledging himself to sup
port the Democratic nominees.
Second - That this resolution
shall be printed in large type. and
posted in and about every voting
booth of the county in conspicu-
The leader., 1903-08-22

the Baptist church every Thurs
day night are quite interesting.
Come around. you good people,
and let us worship together. !.
Misses Mackay and Tet Mckinney
say that the camp meeting at
Topisaw was fine. They report a
great revival of religion. !.
Alonzo Simpson is head knocker
now at Brent's stable. Simpson
is a bright, energetic fellow. The
public will find him ready and
willing to serve. :. Two of our
townsmen have moved to Kent
wood: Mr.. Tom SkeahBn and Mr..
Mckee. We wish them all sue
cess; but we do not want to lose
any more such good citizens. !.
Mrs. Garland will return home
Saturday night, after a seven
weeks visit to her sister at New
Orleans. Miss Belle says house
keeping is fine. She claims she
gains every day in strength and
flesh, but loses with her work in
household affairs. Her mother
left her with so small chicks. Only
five now survive. The cat fell in
the well and the old gray goose is
dead. No matter; Belle Garland
is a good housekeeper.
"Who built the ark. Jimmy 20
why Noel, of course; but didn't
do no good, he got left. Now,
children, who is our great bene-
factor?" No answer. "Well who
must we look to and lean upon,
or who is the great and only be-
ing?" "Critz," said the Sunday
School boy.
DIR. E. E. Brister and DIR. +.
H. Thompson made business trip
to Brookhaven Wednesday.
Mrs. Bardon O'Neil and little
Riley are visiting grandfather and
grandmother O'Neal at Grenada,
Miss. F.. The Misses McNeily have
returned from McComb, where
they have been visiting their aunt.
Our school will soon open its
fall term, with Miss Lou Mason,
principal. Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Brister made fly ing trip to Nc
Comb last Sunday. Harry AL
baugh, of Kenner, is at home on
the sick list. Among the sick in
our town are: Little Maude Spur
lock, Mrs. Emily Arid and L. L.
Tyler. . Mrs, j. NJ. Tyler is
visiting her son, Jim Tyler, at
Biloxi. Mr.. Jim Williams, of
Ruth, was in town Thursday;
Also Mrs. Cordia Chisholm, of
Auburn. W.. I. Elan has moved
his market to a more desirable To-
cation. He has erected commo-
dious building and is prepared to
serve the public in city style. {.
Our Presbyterian church needs
pastor. Who can we get? We
think the membership of the
church would increase and with
the town growing larger all the
time there would be a large men,
bership and thriving little church.
1t is get to work brethren.
The leader., 1903-08-22
Locating Russia.

Count Cassini had in his employ this
season an Irishman who managed to
pick up enough Russian to understand
simple orders given in that tongue,
says Washington correspondent.
As TO the geographical location Of
Russia, however, the Irishman, had not
exact knowledge. The other day he
was talking TO one Of the tradesmen
who supplied the embassy. 'Oi make
his iminence think Owe been in Roo
shia," said the ambassadors employee,
''but the truth is, mon, Owe niver
been to any part of South America at
all at all"
The leader., 1903-08-22

through his huge stables. In corner
he came upon a little boy, the head
coachman's son, at play with fox ter
rier. The 1nancier and the child adj
mired the terrier for awhile together,
and then for some reason Mr.. Widener
said:
do you know who am?'
eyes, sir" said the boy; "of course I
do"
"Well, who am I?''
"Why, you're the man that rides in
my fathers carriages" = New York
Tribune.
The leader., 1903-08-22
Pensionable Nervousness.

Secretary Hitchcock the other day
referred the following letter, addressed
to him, to the pension bureau for con-
sideration:
Befar the war there wasent no man
who could a. throwed me down or made
me holler but now goodish sized man
could blow me over and am so nervous
holler when heer hog speak In KILN
time or the lists of my oald house grone
with the wind. I amt playin no baby
ack Mr.. Sectery, but If you alls is spread
In $40 bills out in the son to dry you mite
Jus as well ct me have few as any
nuther ole sojer. ort to be paid for my
nervousness.
The leader., 1903-08-22
The Big schooner a Failure.

The Philadelphia Inquirer represents
that the seven masted schooner Thorn
as w. Lawson, which was launched
July 10, 1902, is an acknowledged fail
ure and is to be dismantled, her elab-
crate machinery to be taken out and
her hull to be converted into barge.
With all her elaborate machinery for
the handling of her sails she has prov
ed to be a very difficult craft to man
age. 1t looks as if the limit of the
fore and aft rig had, therefore, been
passed in the seven master.