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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
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jamestown. Ne Y, Feb.e16.-Wsrres
Grover, q 17-yeareold boy OF this city
has committed sticidee by shooting
himself through the head He ssas an
incezsant smoker of cigarettes. and
this is said to have caused insanity
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20

Liberty, No., Feb. l6.-President j
p. Greene, of William Jewell college
announces that he has succeeded in
raising the $4,000 to secure the offer
of So, 900 made by John d. Rockefel-
Ter towards the colleges endowment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
The ven-1a. an Buaek.ae Ra,.ea.

2 La Guaira, Venezuela, Feb. 16-Ths
blockade has been, officially raised
The commander of the British cruiser
Tribune, the only warship here. sent
an officer ashore yesterday mOrBine
with the announcement that the
Tribune would leave in the afternoon
for Trinidad. The populace is wild
with Joy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
Dewey c.rces. En..e~msnts

Washington, Feb. 13.-Admiral Dew
sy has been confined to- his home for
The past week with severe cold and
cough, aud by the advice of his ply
stefan has been compelled to cancel
all his engagements for the present
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20

Children To tut q . L"esn Mo0nneut-e
Carbondale. H., Feb. 16.-After sew
eral years OF agitation movement
has been started by the school chill
dren TO erect a monument to the
memory of Gen. John A. Logan, Bhe
was born and reared in this county
The movement has been started By
the Murphysboro township high
school
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
Etk.n. An. Passed ssa,h Hao-es.

Washington. Feb. 16.-The senate
has agreed to the house amendment
: to. the Elkns anti-rebate bill. Tbs
bin now goes to the president
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
sae-p- F~ss.-r. Jub..nnt.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 14AShep
owners, feeders and shippers are ju-
! Liiant over the big profit their fat
tened product is making for them on
the Kansas City market this winter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
Cat Caused AIS Death.

Niles. Mich, Feb. 15.-Henry Conk
lin, prominent retired farmer, lies
dead as the result Of cat scratch
which he received in his hand the
middle of last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
P.vsa H.. nubn,tt~d ta America.

/ Manila, Feb. 16.-Payan, the strong
est Moro stronghold in the Tang
country of the island of Mindanas
has submitted to the American fores
commanded by Capt. Pershing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-20
Alexander Jarv F.I ed tn Aers..

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 15.-At t:a
p. m Saturday the jury trying DIR
J. c. Alexander, implicated in the
grave-robbing cases, sent word to the
court that they could not agree.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Colleges and universities grow fast.
er than ever. The growth was shown
chiefly by the larger and weather
ones, the smaller ones remaining sta
tionary or falling away. Columbia
passed Harvard in students, and now
leads the list, the figures being 5,s65
and 5,7S2. Chicago made another leap,
and is third, with 4,723. California,
with 3.s4s, is running almost neck and
neck with Michigan, with 3,s43. Mime
sofas count is 1865, and Cornell has
reached 3,4eo. Pratt holds eighth
place. with s,lss, and Yale has jumped
to the ninth from the eleventh, with
3,154. Then comes a close race of three
- Wisconsin, 1856; Northwestern,
1881, and Illinois, 2,905. Pennsylvania
is thirteenth. with 2,736; Nebraska,
fourteenth, with 2,s9S; New York, fif-
teenth, with 2,2O0, and Syracuse six
teenth, with 2,065.--N. Y. World AL
manac Statistics.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

At the all.-Claude-"You dance
the two-step divinely. Who taught
you2' Maude"M two step-sis-
ters.r--N Y Mail and Express.
Jane-"C Charley Snow dangerous
character? Why, he wouldn't look
at woman" Lyaa. mot in the
street car, il he had seat and she
didn't have one. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Breezy with hammer>-
"There, ave hit the nail on the head
at last" Mr.. Breezy" Why do you
put your finger in your mouth~
Mrs. Breezy" -"That was the nail /
t."-London Tit-Bits.
Too Involved for Them. HE sent
. copy Of his dialect story down into
the country whore he studied the
dialect" "And did it make the ma
tives angry?" "Oh, no; they couldn't
understand it," Chicago Post
The Beauty OF It.-rMrs. Subbubs-
"It's bitter cold out tonight. It's a
comfort to be in our warm home and
listen to the wind whistle" Mr.. Sub
bulbs Yes; especially since it
doesn't attempt to whistle popular
airs. Philadelphia Press.
1t May Be the Reason. do you
know why all the world loves a
lover?" ''Is that conundrum 1T
is." 'sWell, what's the answer?v
because he makes such blooming
fool of himself and the world likes
to laugh. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Question He Asked. Harry
"What did Kate say when you pro-
posed to her?" Frank"She said:
Yes" Harry Then she is really
going to marry you?' Frank-"Oh,
dear, no. What put that into your
head? The question I asked was:
DO you prefer to remain single rath-
er than accept me? "-IndianapoIis
Journal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29
COULDN'T FORCE A NICKNAME.
Kansas City Has Had a Number, hut
Not One Of Them Has
stuck to lit.

''Nicknames for cities are not made
to ORDER said a traveller who had
been reeling off quite a number, re-
ports the New York Herald. Kan
sas City, Mo-, has had more experience
in the line of nicknames than any city
/ recall. In the first place, it got a
wrong send-off by being called West
port Landing. That was when West
port was the metropolis Of the coun-
try. It stood several miles back from
the Missouri river.
'sin its first boom. while its bust
ness was confined to the leyee and
Main street and Mike McGee's addi-
tion, there was an attempt to give the
stirring place nickname. I was liv-
ing there at the time. remember
meeting Charley Kearney one day
the man who helped build that branch
Of the Hannibal q St. Joe railroad,
which did 50 much to divert trade from
St. Joseph--and he asked me to at
tend meeting that night, the object
of which was to give the town some
sort of nickname that would make
it known all over the country. / was
on hand at the hour About dozen
citizens were present. As funny as the
recollection Of that meeting is now,
it was serious convocation at the
time. Charley Kearney was good
talker, and made a speech, in which
he mentioned the niclznames of many
cities of the world. Cid Nehemiah
Holmes, who owned most Of the turn
pike from Kansas City to Westport,
and who was afterward president of
the Mechanics bank, suggested the
Turnpike City,
II don't remember how many more
names were suggested, but finally
young man who had just been employed
as the editor of one of the morning
papers moved that it be the Magic
City,, and it was carried. Charley
Kearney opposed the nickname on the
ground that it smacked of the art of
necromancy, but he was turned down.
Charley was good drinker, and re-
member that he and the leading law
yer of the place, Col. Vaughan, both
now dead, had night of it, and Char
ley Kearney swore he would leave the
town If il was to be known as the
Magic City, The editor who sug-
gested the nickname hammered away
on it in his paper for some time, but
it fell fiat, and finally the paper gave
up the ghost. 1 left there soon after.
/ have heard the town called nearly
everything since that time, but I'll VEN
ture to say that even the oldest in
habitant of the place does not remem-
ber the nickname for the city adopted
at that meeting. Charley Kearney's
prediction was verified. He said it
never would stand, and it didn't. The
last attempt made to rivet a nick
name on the town was in 1900, when
they called it the Convention City,
That, like the candidate named there,
also failed"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29
RIVALRY OF ILLINOIS TOWNS,
Trying to Find Ont some Things
About Each other in order
to Excel.

Some of the towns out in the Fox
and Rock valleys are engaged in a
queer mixture of contention. While
some Of them are trying to find out
which town has women with the small
est feet, others are figuring out what
it costs to convert sinner and keep
him in the right path. The towns
are called upon periodically to raise
funds for a revival, and they get the
per capita cost after the meetings are
over. Rockford sets up the claim that
it has cost the town ten dollars
head to convert a man or woman, al
though according to the recent CEN
sus taken, the town is the most re-
ligious in the big valley. says the
Chicago Tribune
Oregon, the charming little capital
of 0gle county, says that 1t costs that
town quite as much per head for the
first conversion, but it takes great
deal more to do thework over and over
again. 1t is claimed that in Oregon
there are characters who have to be
converted once a year. 1t is alleged
that some of them have cost the good
people $500 head, and they are sure
to go forward at the next revival
which wiz be held during the vim
ter.
From poking pun at the size of the
feet of Chicago girls. the towns Of Bel
yidere. Rockford and Aurora have sud-
denly taken notion to measure the
proportions of the pedal extremities
of their own fair maidens. Each town
has held measuring bee. with the
result that each successive trial has
resulted in finding the smallest feet,
much smaller than those of any of
the other towns, so that by the time
|<he craze reaches Stillman valley no
Chinese or japanese lady may meas
pre- lengths and lasts with Illinois
girls
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

As precaution against infection
small silver currency is now being dis
infected by the municipal authorities
at st. Petersburg. Detroit Free
Press.
The Press., 1903-01-15

In DR.. John Halls time it was the
custom in his church to use the old
fashioned, simple hymns, and the sing
ing was congregational.
On one occasion William M. Evarts
discovered E. Delafield Smith, then
corporation counsel of New York city,
singing with all his heart and whis-
pered to his friend:
'Why, there is Smith singing 81
want to be an angel" l knew he want
ed to be district attorney, but l didn't
know he wanted to be an angel"
The remark was repeated to Mr..
Smith, and quick as flash came the
retort:
mo, have never mentioned the mat
ter to Evarts, knowing that he had no
influence in that direction
The Press., 1903-01-15

A Coop REooMMENDATIoN.-"I have
noticed that the sale on Chamberlain
Stomach & Liver Tablets Is almost invari-
ably to those who have once used them"
says Mr.. J. II. Weber, prominent drug
gist of Cascade, Iowa. What better rec
ommendation could any medicine have
than for people to call for it when again
in need of such remedy? Try them
when you feel dull after eating, when you
have bad taste In your mout b, feel bill
ious, have no appetite or when troubled
with constipation, and you are certain to
bede lighted with the prompt relief which
they afford. -.#.a...-
For sale by e. X. Taft, Fl. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
wellington.
The Press., 1903-01-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years agol
January Ig, 1873.

The Stafford SPRINGS book club will
hold it's annual meeting at the home 81
Alvarado Howard Monday evening.
Shaw & SIbley have taken possession II
their new barn In the rear of the Oh onoco
block, where their livery and feed stable
will hereafter be kept.
A meeting for conference of the credit
ors Of the Staffordville manufacturing
companies was held at the Springs House
last Thursday. Mr.. Stanfield, of the firm
OF Stanfield, Wentworth l. Co, through
whose failure the above companies be
came insolvent, was present.
Graudy Brothers have sold the grain
and meal part of their business TO Z. +.
Converse. The little giant mill Is In
cluded In the sale, and Mr.. Converse will
remove 1t to his mill in the taunery build
Ing. Messrs. Grandy will now give their
attention to their saving works.
Marcus Rowland has taken the room
lately occupied by the savings bank IN
Warren's block, and will soon open a
ready and custom made clothing estab-
lishment, having work rooms In the upp, r
part Of the same building. VI. b Fisk,
treasurer of the Joslin Il Westmore
lumber companies, Will have an office
fitted up in the rear of Mr. Howland's
store.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Stafford National bank
held on Tuesday, the following directors
were chosen: NJ. B. Harvey, Hannibal
Alden, Che ster Scripture, Stafford; John
S. Dean, Ashford William Smith, James
Risley, Stafford Merrick A. Marcy,
Union; X. S. Beebe, Julius Converse,
Stafford. subsequently NJ. b. Harvey,
president, and r. ). Hicks, cashier. we're
reelected for year.
BoRN.-Somers, Jan. 3. 1873. a daueh-
ter to Orlando 7. Avery.
MARRIED. Stafford Springs. January
1, 1873, by Rev. Erastus Benton, Gu ct
A. Newell of Ellington and Ella NJ. Cham
berlin OF Lebanon.
West Stafford, Jan. 9Th, by Rev. Ira
Pettibone, Andrew w. Snow Of Willing
ton and Aurilla M. Parker OF West Stat
ford
The Press., 1903-01-15

Lord Brampton, when he was Mr..
Justice Hawkins, when on circuit, find
ing a long summer evening drag on his
hands, took a turn in the lanes, and,
staying at rural inn for a cup Of tea,
his ears were assailed by the charmed
sound Of the falling ninepins.
With lively eagerness he inquired
of the landlord if there was an alley
on the premises. By way of answer
the landlord conducted him thither.
The goodly company assembled eyed
the newcomer with greedy eyes, think
ing they would lead him on to an ad-
vantageous game.
The learned judge at once acceded to
their invitation, in the course Of very
short time relieving every gentleman
in the place of his spare shillings.
Then the landlord thought it time to
intervene and, touching his lordship on
the back, said.
"Look here, my fine friend, we have
had your sort here before, and If you
don't want to shake hands with the po-
lice you'd better get out of thisv'
His lordship went.-London Stand
ard
The Press., 1903-01-15

asked. DIR. Waters shook his head "I
thought SO at first" he said. But If
he is it beats anything in the books.
There's certainly nothing wrong with
his legs, except that they're bit fab
by. It's equally as certain he can't
walk on them. l think sometimes he
has hypnotized himself. If it was Just
deceit and what 1 call cussedness, /
would have been able before this tc
take him off his guard"
"Well, can at least go over and con-
dole with joe" Merton said, stepping
across the street. "And maybe sym.
pathy will be worth an order" he
called back over his shoulder as he
struck the store steps.
Although it was late March, it wac
still nippiRg cold. A red fire roared il
the base burner inside old GIBBS store.
Old Glib himself sat close beside it, his
eye ranging all the miscellaneous mer.
chandise which crowded shelves and
floor. His three clerks had been on
the jump all morning, but toward noon
there came a lull. He was about to
send two of them off to dinner when
the door opened wide, and Merton
came through, with Joe Beenam in his
wake and DR.. Waters and Lew Bayne
marching solemnly behind. Joe's face
was white. his eyes brilliant, his figure
tense in every line. Indeed he looked
desperate, and his voice rang hard as
he said, stopping short three feet
away:
70 oc1y
here in the presence of these witnesses.
to release me from my promise. You
know well how it was given-with
total misrepresentation of the truth"
"You mean you want to take my
daughter, as we'll as my trade, and
leave me, a cripple. to starvew old Gil
reared.
Joe set his teeth. Il mean nothing of
the sort!' he said. "Give me your
daughter. and our home shall be yours.
I will serve and care for you as would
for my own father
"You won't get the chance" old Glib
sneered Joe half turned to his friends
and whispered sepulchrally: go away!
Quick
Going to murder me, hey?' old Glib
shifted.
Joe stood very straight. The others
had skunk toward the door, with the
awed clerks budding after. They
heard Joe shout:
"It is not murder! l shall give my
life to free Florre from your intolera-
BILE tyranny.
Then they saw him fling wide the
stove door and dash into it what
seemed like several pounds Of gun,
powder.
Old Glib saw it too. With one wild,
whooping yell he leaped from his chair,
regardless of crutches, of everything
but fight, rushed madly for the door,
darted through it and did not pause
until he came painting and trembling
to his own gate. AS he chung there the
others overlook him, as breathless as
himself betwixt running and laughing.
DR.. Waters made a low bow. IF
had thought three pounds of black sand
would be so effectual. l would have
had you we'll long ago." he said.
Merton dragged Joe forward. eff
you want to kick anybody, kick me-"
he said to old Glib. Il put this lad"
patting Joe's shoulder, "up to playing
you that trick
"Humph! l knew he didn't have the
brains for it himself" old Glib snorted
But, though he had found his legs, he
was none the less old Glib. The fact
was proved by his letting Joe and
Florrie marry almost out of hand and
presenting them with both his store
and his blessing.
The Press., 1903-01-15
The Tranquil Mind.

Who does not love tranquil heart, a
sweet tempered, balanced life? 1t does
not matter whether it rains or shines
of what misfortunes come to those pos
sessing these blessings, for they are al
ways sweet, serene and calm.
That exquisite poise of character
which we call serenity is the last lesson
of culture; it is the Towering of life.
the fruitage of the soul.
1t is as precious as wisdom, more
to be desired than gold-yea, than even
fine gold. How contemplate mere
money wealth looks in comparison
with a serene life-a life which dwells
in the ocean of truth, beneath the
waves, beyond the reach of tempests
in the eternal calm!
How many people we know who
sour their lives, who ruin all that is
sweet and beautiful by explosive tenn
pers, who destroy their poise of charac-
ter by bad blood! In fact it is a ques-
ton whether the great ma ority of peo-
pie do not ruin their lives and mar
their happiness by lack of self control.
How few people we meet in life who
are well balanced, who have that ex-
quisite poise which is characteristic of
the finished aracter.-Success.
The Press., 1903-01-15

While in session the associate justices
Of the United States supreme court are
seated on either side of the chief JUS
tice, in the order of their commissions,
the oldest in commission on his right,
the next oldest ON his left; the third is
second on the right and the fourth Sec
ond on the left, and so on alternately,
the youngest in commission occupying
the seat OH the extreme left.
When Justice Field was the senior
associate, this arrangement produced
this curious result: The names of the
justices on the right had but a single
syllable-Field, Gray, Brown and White
while the names of those on the left
had two sylla bles-Harlan, Brewer,
Shiras and Peckham. All were mar
ried, but no one of the justices on the
right had ever had any children, while
each of those on the left had both chill
dren and grandchildren. The colors
We're all on the right-Gray, Brown and
White-while the left was colorless.-
Youths Companion.
The Press., 1903-01-15

The Governor-Colonel, don't you
know Judge Blank? Shake hands with
him.
The Colonel-Ah, you are Judge
Blank of Blankville?
The Judge-Yes; Blankville is my
home
The Colonel-Of course 1 know you
by reputation then.
The GOvernor-COlonel, don't you
know it always makes me feel mighty
uncomfortable when a man says that
about me-that he knows me by repu-
tation?
The Colonel-How is that, governor?
Why should it make you feel uncom-
Portable?
The Governor by lingo,
always wonder which reputation he
means.
The Press., 1903-01-15
Taking a Chance.

He looked happy enough as he
walked up to the postoffice box, set a
huge bundle on the floor and began
taking pretty square envelopes there
from, dropping them by twos and
threes into the box.
Big lot of letters" remarked the
policeman. Nice day too"
''Letters!' said the happy man. "My
dear fellow, these are not letters.
They are wedding invitations"
A stern look came over the face of
the hitherto friendly policeman.
MY FRIEND" he said, II am sorry to
disturb you, but must do my duty.
Come with me-"
"Arrested?'
eyes"
ION what charge, sir? This is an
outrage"
mot at all. You are advertising a
lottery through the post"
The man went along.-Kansas City
Independent.
The Press., 1903-01-15

Mrs. Henpeck-We hev bin married
twenty years today, Hiram.
Hiram with a sigh)-Yes, fer twenty
years we've fought
Mrs. Henpeck (scowling) - What?
You old wretch!
Hiram (quickly)-Life's battles to-
gether. Mirandy.-Judge.
REMARKABLE CURE OF CRoUP-A LIT.
TIE BOYS LIFE SAVED I have a few
words to say regarding Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t saved my little boys
life, and feel that / cannot praise II
enough. / bought bottle of 1t from A.
E. Steere of Goodwin, s. D., and when
got home with 1t the poor baby coulC
hardly breathe. gave the medicine as
directed every ten minutes until he "threv
up" and then l thought sure he was go
ing to choke to death. We had to pull
the phlegm out Of his mouth in great long
strings. am positive that If l had moi
got that bottle of cough medicine, my
boy would not be on earth to-day.-JoRI
DEMoNT, Inwood, Iowa.
For sale by E. K. Taft, II. F. Cady
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1903-01-15
SCiatiC
Dizzy, Dull, Nervous.
Constipated.
DIR. Miles Nervine Com
p1etely Cured Me.

A frequent complication of rheumatism
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills In CONJUNCTION
with Restorative Neryine makes an idcai
treatment for such cases. The Nerve ana
Liver Pills, by their tonic influence upon the
nerves OF the stomach, liver and bowels,
cause them 10 actnaturally. Thus the system
IS readily cleauSed OF the impurities which
cause the trouble and the nourishing and
soothing effect OF Nervine is allowed 10 do
its wonderful work Of restoration without
hindrance from the complication.
About ten months ago l sprained my
back. This ran into scfatic trouble from
which have suffered more or less ever since.
This was complicated by chronic indigestion.
had sick headache every day with a dizzy.
dull feeling, also quite a little confusion.
Was extremely nervous and suffered much
from constipation. | was influenced to try
DIR. Miles Remedies and decided 10 give
them trial. | procured bottle Of the Re.
storative Neryine and a box ~ the Nerve
and Liver Pills ! used them as per dtrcc-
tons and received much relief. I continued
the Nervine until / had used several bottles
ofthe same and am glad 20 state that Il has
cured me completely and permanently. /
now enjoy good health. relish nav meals and
can eat any kind Of food without fear.
take pleasure IN recommending Dr. Miles
Remedies 10 the public "-kEy. A. b. Nov.
Frs, TaneytD IN. Nd.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DIR. Miles Remedies. send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind
The Press., 1903-01-15

Lightning knocked the church stee-
pie down. some one said to Brother
Dickey. Yes; Satan's eyes always
flash fire when he sees a church stee-
pie gwine up" And here's a colored
brother killed another at a camp meet
ing" Eyes; Satan goes ter meetin'
long wild de res er dem en- sometimes
shouts de loudes'.' And a preacher
was drowned in the river last week."
"Oh, yes; Satan's in de water too. He
'bleege ter go dar ter cool off," $50
you blame everything on Satan, do
you?" ''Bless God!" was the reply.
"Ain't dat what he's ferY - Atlanta
Constitution.