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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Carnarvon when Lord Derby and Mr.
Disraeli tried to take the wind out O.
the sails of the liberal party by intro
duclng sweeping reform bill of theil
own. Subsequent events showed tina
ne was by no means opposed to re
form; indeed that subject and the wei
fare Of the church were the two ques
tons which occupied him most of the
days before he became known as e
great foreign minister. With regard
to the church, he must have had many
points of resemblance to his son, Lord
Hugh Cecil. The subject that most
fired his enthusiasm was church de.
tense. From whatever direction the
church was attacked, he was ready tc
defend her with hot, uncompromisins
speech. When, after Lord Beacons.
fields death in 1881, he had become
leader of the conservative party, he
was largely instrumental in throwing
out in the lords Mr.. Gladsone's great
franchise act of 1884; but it was the
way 1T was introduced more than the
bill itself which excited his opposition
and compromise on the bill was
subsequently arrived at-Lord Sails.
bury putting on one side his openly
avowed distrust of a democratic cleo
torate, in order to secure a peaceful,
solution OF a dangerous political con.
f1ict.
For over 40 years Lord Salisbury's
parliamentary career extended, and In
many ways his last periods of Office
were the most notable. The skill With
which he handled many crises subse-
Quently will only be known when the
full history Of our times is written
The Venezuelan dispute required most
careful handling; the Fashoda ques.
ton, referred to before, needed beyond
anything firm hand on the reins; the
siege In Picking developed interna'
questions of the gravest Importance
while, last and greatest OF all, the
South African war was a severe and
protracted strain on the statesman in
his old age. There is q story which
may or may not be true, that wheE
the German emperor sent his famous
telegram to President Kruger Lore
Salisbury was giving a dinner party al
Hatfield. An urgent message was put
into his hands. and he excused himself
for some time. He afterwards ex
planned to q friend the nature of tbs
news received. What did you do?'
said his friend. "I acted instantly
was the reply, land ordered a flyins
squadron to be called together ready
for any emergency"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

A cable train was scooting down State
street as fast as the wire rope could drag 1t.
The gripman was rafting off Hiawatha"
on the gong, and just ahead woman, who
was almost as broad as she was tall, had
preempted the track. The gripman re-
leased the hold on the cable and switched
from 'Hiawatha" to a breakdown jig,
but the woman never stirred. The
next instant the street car Jumped" the
preempted claim in the street, and
$50 pounds of mighty mad woman
was taking ride on the fender. The grip
man stopped the cable train, leaped over
the dashboard of the car, and expected to
find dead woman. But she wasn't dead.
her hat. When she caught sight of the grip
man she ground her teeth together, leaned
forward, shook her fist at him, and said
Blame you, anyhow, A minute later she
was up and away without saying another
word.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

dropsy, rheumatism, Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid.
ney and bladder ills. Read the fol.
lowing case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, FOG South
Walnut street, Urbana, Ill, says: SIN
the fall of 1899 after getting Doan's
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros
drug store in Champaign and taking
course of the treatment I told the
readers of this paper that they had
relieved me of kidney trouble, dis
posed Of a lame back with pain
across my 1oins and beneath the
shoulder blades. During the inter
val which has elapsed have had oc-
casion to resort to Doan's Kidney
Pills when noticed warnings of an
attack. On each and every occasion
the results obtained were just as sat-
isfactory as when the pills were first
brought to my notice. just as en-
phatically indorse the preparation to-
day as I did over two years ago.
A FREE TRIAL of this great ki6i-
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Heller
viii be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Medical
advice free-strict1y confidential.
Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
N. 7. For sale by all druggists, price
80 cents keF box.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

FHEN Lord Salisbury died
MgkE there passed away not
keANN merely great statesman
: :ss ss ss? q: s:s 8. s s::: as:
tinguished group of diplo-
matists Of European reputation who
made modern Europe. Beaconsfield,
Gladstone, Russell, Bismarck, Gorts-
chakoff, Crispi and Andrassy-these
were his contemporaries, and one looks
for successors with such wide-reach-
ing influence.
The great influence welded by Lord
Salisbury in a democratic age and
through the medium of a system with
which he had scant sympathy is a
striking illustration of the power ex-
ercised by high character, lofty mo-
tives and ardent patriotism. Without
any Of the flexibility of political con-
viction which distinguished Mr.. Glad
stone, and wholly devoid of the arts of
the demagogue which often temporar-
lily command public success, Lord Sal
isbury yet managed to find d following
at the polls larger than any English
statesman ever enjoyed before, and to
secure a degree of confidence at the
hands of the nation which has scarce
ly any parallel. His great rival, Glad
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Couldn9 sect

:, A trIding teehnicaiity was the basis of
the argument, and, after deciding upon
referee, each man stated has contention, re-
iates the Chicago Post
don't zee the difference" aid the ref
You don't!" cried the argumentative
No. don't"
We'll, now, see here" And each one
very carefully stated his position again.
Now do You see it:" they asked
No"
zach one went over the ground again.
How about it now!" they asked.
Il still fan to see it, was the reply.
Oo You ever expect to see it" one of
them asked, sarcasticaly.
Not unless you put it in writing" he re-
piled. Its all matter of words, and one
can't see the spoken word"
Thereupon they stopped the argument long
enough to throw the referee over the top Of
. building
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Right Back!

enjoys joke, and his pupils often come to
him when they have heard a new one. He
adds to the fun sometimes with witticisln
of his own. Such was the case when one OF
tiquity: Professor, wouldn't you like .
good recipe for catching rabbits:" why,
yes" replied the professor. What is it %
well, you crouch down behind a thick
stone wall and make a noise like turnip;
Quick as flash came the reply: ''Oh, 9
better way than that would be for you to
go and sit quietly in bed of cabbage heads
and look natural. Chicago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
a Good Thing.

Every issue of The Four-Track News makes
it easier for ticket agents and ticket sellers
to secure passengers for distant parts of the
country, for the reason that every article and
every illustration In The Four-Track News
see what marvellous variety of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. The
more these facts are impressed upon the aver
age person, the more certain he or she is to
have desire to travel. Therefore, The Four
Track News is not only in the interest of all
the transportation lines and hotels, it also
bears out the legend of its title page of can
Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Educa-
ton. From the Buffalo Commercial.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
He Won.

Like other men of prominence, Admiral
Dewey often comes across the irresponsible
party, who always affects to be on terms
of intimacy with notable persons: Courte-
Gus and genial to a degree, the admiral has
md does not hesitate to show the feeling.
Not long ago, while out walking in Washing
ton, he was accosted by an ELUSIVE stranger,
who grasped his hand and said: George,
I'll bet you don't know me-" The admiral
looked his displeasure as he answered, grim
ly: "Y GU win, " and walked on.-Detroit Free
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Carre-"I'm sure you misjudge Mr.. Sweet
ser, papa. He is a man of great ambitions.
You should hear him tell of the things re is
pose I'm one of 'em; but l reckon he'll find
it harder to accomplish than he fances it is. >"
Boston Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Liked the Wheelbarrow..

An enterprising firm shipped some
'wheelbarrows to Brazil, and some ma
uves filled them full of stone and ma
terials and carried them on their heads.
They said wheelbarrows were capital
contrivances and wondered how they
had managed to get along so many years
without them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Aney equal those
that have been cost
ing You from $500
to $500. The i'm
mense sale Of W. L.
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
ona Colt proves there is
Iafae In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pst.Leather made,
RQsf Color RafeIsfs ,feaS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Modern Sherlock.

The modern Sherlock was told to spot the
inspected man.
"Well," said Sherlock, 81 have at least
found that his wife is away on vacation"
"How did you find that out?" asked the
mystifed friend.
suspender button. ''-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
ALL TIRED OUT.

TIL e w e a r V,
worn-out, all-tired
feelings come to
everybody W b o
taxes the kidneys.
Whenthe kidneys
a e over-worked
they fail to per-
form the duties
nature has provid-
ed for them to do.
When the kid
neys fail danger
Gus diseases quick
~ follow. Urinary
disorders, diabetes,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

"What did he want?" Wanted to get out
book jointly, he to write the book and I to
write the advertisements. ! turned him
down. l wasn't going to do all the literary
worki"-Baltimore News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Certainly Fond oft.

My ole man." says the gypsy wom-
an, 'fs the wust man for chicken you
ever see. If he can't git chicken nc
other way he'll go an buy one"-Tit-
Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

A girl would rather have half pound of 40
cent candy in fancy box with a red ribbon
around it than pound of S0-cent candy in
paper bag.-Somerville journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
weII-Grounded Fear.

Leading Lady-Why didn't you put my
flowers on the stage?
Stage Manager-I was afraid they, might
be frost bitten.-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

He-"And at last they agreed to marry
She-.,Yes, and it was the last thing they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J
T. Boyer, Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. Is, 1900
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

The affluence of life may be known by
its inhuence.-Ram's Horn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

A bird in the hand is not so musical as one
in the tree.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
I.,ttl~ She Didn,t Knov.

Mrs. Knicker--Is Mrs. Amos a well-in-
formed woman?
Mrs Bocker-Yes, indeed; her cook has
lived with all the other families in the neigh
borhood.=Stray Stories.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

zone O. de sad things bout dis life said
Uncle Eben, sis dat it's so much easier to
depend on de enmity of yoh enemies dan on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
After Cremation.

The average residue of ashes lef
after the cremation of the human BODY
amounts to only 8 ounces.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Luck is important. But for luck, the fo
might never have any money to part with
Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

When mans sunstruck he faints, bu
when he's moonstruck he proposes.-Chicag
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

Economy is the road to wealth, Putnam
Fadeless Dye is the road to economy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

If all our desires were granted our delight:
would be gone.-Ram's Horn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

The trouble-peddler will never lack Gus
toners in this world.-N. o. Times-Demo
crat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
Stops the Cough

and works off the cold. Laxative Bronze
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09

oay - eHf Edge Line cannot be equaed at 1g price
Cataiog free. W. L. DOUGLAS. Broekton, HAS,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-09
w. L. DOUGLAS
s.. 90 & 8 SHOES g ysIsi

You can save from So to SIS yearly by
wearing W. L. Douglas $3.50 OF So shoes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
SEARCHING FOR ASSASSIN.
Police on Alert for Murderer of Saga.
tel Saqouni.

Police on Alert for Murderer of Saga.
tel sagouni.
London, Oct. 2S.-The search of the
police for the murderer of Sagatel
Sagouni, president of the Armenian
Revolutionary society in LONDON, who
was shot and killed by an unknown as.
sassin in the suburb of Nunhead, late
Monday evening, had been futile up
to noon today
Several foreign revolutionary clubs
were raided during the early hours
Of the morning, but with no result.
The inquest opened today and
Iranspired that the police yesterday
evening were misinformed on the sub
iect of the pistol used by the assassin
being an automatic ten-shot weapon.
1t is an ordinary fve-shot silver plat.
ed revolver, numbered 1856.
An important point developed at
the inquest was that the murderer
shot with his left hand
A member of the Armenian society.
who described it's object las being to
free my land from Turkish rule" tes.
titled that he was with Sagouni when
the lated died. SagouN was unable
to identify the murderer as the same
man he saw on board the boat while
coming to England from Dieppe
France, but the society believes he 5
identical Sagouni's %ome was at
Baku, Trans-Caucasia.
A verdict of wilfuI murder was ren.
dered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
BANK FAILURES
AT ST. LOUIS, MO.
Long Lines of Depositors Be-
siege Institutions.
GREAT CRUSH BEFORE DOORS.

y
WAS the Largest-PoIice and Bank
Employees Formed to Preserve Reeu
lar Line Swept Aside.
The greatest crush was before the
doors Of the Mercantile Trust compa-
ny at Eighth and Locust streets.
At 9 o'clock the doors were opaMed
and the crowd surged in with force
that swept aside the lines of police and
bank employees formed to preserve a
regular line to the windows of the
paying teMers of the time accounts.
The policemen were unable to han.
die the crowds and Festus j. Wade,
president of the company mounted a
chair and announced that unless the
the depositOrs formed IN line they
would be elected from the building. He
said 1t was impossible to wait on them
If they insisted on crowding in such
a manner. This announcement had
the desired effct and some semblance
Of order was restored. When as
many persons as could be accommedat
ed at one time in the banking rooms
had formed In the two lines further
admission was refused until some OF
the first corners had left by aseparate
entrance; then others were admitted
and forced to keep in line and leave
hoI tran haAr
business
By 10 o'clock the crowd around the
Trust company's building had increas.
ed to sHch an extent that the police
were totally unable to control It, and
the Officerss stationed at the doors
were swept away from their stations
almost as rapidly as they could re
gain them. Women constituted
large percentage Of the crowd, a
were crushed in the jam, and theif
dresses were torn and their hats
knocked OIL
The police in trying to handle the
crowd pushed many of them into the
gutter, and in several instances Der.
senal fights were narrowly averted.
When the doors OF the Mercantile
Trust company were opened. Locust
street, east of the building, was pack.
ed, while the street to the west an
Eighth street, both to the north and
south, were comparatively clear.
Half an hour later, however, both
streets were crowded for a distance
of several hundred feet, and all eff
forts to keep them clear were prac
ttcally abandoned, the police directing
their efforts chiefly towards maintain.
Ing some semblance of order at the
door.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
KILLED HIs WIFE.
TRAGEDY Occurs In Family Home at
EennettsvlIIe, s. c.

Bennettsville, S. c., Oct. 2s.-Tues-
day merning about l o'clock Henry
Patrick, a North Carolinian who has
resided In this county for several years
and married in this town, shot and
instantly killed his wife at their home
at the Bennettsville factory. Tney
had two small children.
Patrick returned early in the night
from the whisky distillery on the
North Carolina line under the influ-
ence OF liquor. Besides the gunsnoc
wound there are six cuts On the throax
made by knife Powder burns were
on the flesh near the wound. The wo-
man was sitting ON the bed when snet.
after which her husband carried ner
into an adjoining room, where he lett
her on her face on the floor in pool
of blood. The corener's court render
ed the following verdict.
THAT Mary Ellen Patrick came 10
her death by gunshot wound In the
hands of her husband, Henry Patrick"
Facts developed in the investi cation
that would suggest jealousy as the
motive. Patrick is now in jail and
says the shooting was accidental and
that he did not do the cutting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
VIII Consider Bio University.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 28.-The Ten
nessee synod met Last night and dur
ing the sessions will take UP the
western Presbyterian university at
Clarksville, Tenn, and the Columbia
Theological seminary in Columbia, 8,
c., and establishing a million-dollaT
university at Atlanta. DR.. J. w. Wal
den, of Athens, representative of tha
synod of Georgia, and DR.. Thercs H.
Rice, representative of the city of AT.
lanta, are here and are hopeful that
the Tennessee synod viii appoint rep.
resentatives to the Atlanta educational
conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
Formally Placed Under Arrest.

New York, Oct. 28.-David Weisen'
berry, of Allentown, the salesman who
surrendered himself to the police up
on learning that he was wanted to tS~s.
what he knew about Bell Bechtel, the
murdered Allentown girl, was formal.
ly placed under arrest today. Weis.
enberg says the girl told him she
had quarrel with Alfred Eckstein to
whom she was engaged. He says
that according TO the story told by
the girls mother at the time the boGy
was placed in the alleyway by two
men, he was in barber shop in Beti
lehem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
SPARKS FROM THE wIREe.

1t is reported at Yokohama that
Russian troops have invaded the ter
ritory Of Corea.
The Mississippi river convention al
New Orleans has resolved to ask thu
United States TO take charge OF fKa
levee system
Arthur Slater, of Acworth, Ca, was
married to Miss Nellie Fredericks in
jail at Binghamton, N. Y. Their court,
ship was consummated in prison.
President Roosevelt has celebrated
his forty-fifth birthday He received
many congratulatory kilograms anJ
floral tributes.
Miss Mary Ware, Horace McKinley
and s. A. D. Puter have been indicted
for completely in the public land
frauds.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the leader of thu
Brooklyn democracy, declares that he
intends to knife the Tammany ticket
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
$5OORSsSNN5AHaaa9
VITO CaMM0T BE OURED.

So uniformly successful has DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription proven in all forms
,f Female Weakness Prolapsus, or Falling
of Womb, and Leucorrhea, that after over
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the worst cases of these distressing and
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fully warranted in offering to pay $500 in
cash for any case of these diseases which
he cannot cure.
IT STANDS ALONE.-The rFavorite Pre-
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Therefore, insist on having Dr.. Pierce's
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Insist on having the article which has a
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In cases attended by leucorrheal drain
a solution of Dr. Pierce's Lotion Tablets
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
ST. LOUIS BANK FAILURES.
Most of Those Having Deposits Were
Working People.

st. Louis, Oct 28.-Just before the
hour Of opening today the lines of Ge.
positors stretched away from the clos
ed doors of the Mississippi Valley Trust
company, the Lincoln Trust company,
the Mercantile Trust company and the
Missouri Trust company.
Small crowds were assembled before
the doors OF son of the other saw
ings institutions 1t was observed
that most Of those in line were work
ing people and many of them women,
whose savings were not heavy.
Owing TO the action taken last nig>~
by the officials Of the eight trust com
panies doing business in st. Louis en-
forcing 80 and 60 days notices of in
tention to withdraw funds, depositors
were not able to get any money. All
they could do was to declare their in
tentlons Of withdrawing their depos-
It's at the end of the ,time taken ad.
vantage Of by the companies under
their rules. The trust companies
also decided not to pay certificates of
deposit before maturity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-29
AIIedaed Extortion.

New York Oct, 27,-Joseph D. Stin.
son, said to be a member of wealthy
family of York, Pa, and formerly at.
tached to the census bureau in Was
ington, is under arrest here, together
with E. B. Gilroy, alleged to be the
accomplice of Stinson, in an attempt to
extort $4,000 from New York mer.
camille agency. The general man.
ager of the concern, in his complaint
alleged that Stinson threatened to sell
secret records of the agency to rival
commercial agencies.