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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-05
Personal and General.

not SC how 1t is possible to look into the future through other than rose-colored glasses Reports come from all quarters that foundrymen are very busy, and the fact that furnaces are practically taken care of through the third quarter and thas the majority of consumers will have to buy the fourth quarter, cannot predict anything but good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-05
MISSISSIPPI PATRoLLERs
 PLACED UNDER ARREST.

New Orleans, August 4.--Takng their cue from Governor Vardaman, or acting under instructions, the Mississippi patrol boats evidently thought the appearance of the Louisiana naval militia was purely for effect and not to stop their further depredations in Louisiana waters.
 They found out their mistake when the flagship of the patrol squadron, the Grace, and another vessel the Tipsey. which had been stationed in Lake Borgne canal. were seized, their flags hauled down, and the officers and crews placed under ar rest The crew of the Tipsey will be taken to St. Bernard parish, while the crew of the Grace will be brought to this city, both to await the action of the grand juries of the respective parishes in which their offenses were committed.
 Paid No Attention to Them.
 The Tipsey accompanied by a launch was guarding the mouth of Lake Borgne canal, which connects Lake Borgne with the Mississippi river six miles distant. At an early hour this morning Lieutenant Ivy of the naval brigade, with fifteen men on board the schooner Nunez, sailed out of the canal, and paid no attention to the blockaders. They followed and eventually overhauled the Nunez. and when they pulled up alongside, the Mis- ssslppians discovered that they had been trapped They were all made prisoners, and their two vessels seized. They were taken to the parish jail at St. Bernard.
 Report Is Erroneous.
 The report wired to Jackson that Lieu tenant Ivy and his crew had been cap tured by the Mississippi boat. is evident ly erroneous, for the Mississippi crew are now immured in the parish jail of St. Bernard. A dispatch to the Picayune from Jackson tonight says that the Louisiana boat was captured which is wrong rms quotes Governor Vardaman as saying that the Mississippi soldiers have strict in structions not to modest any boats save those attempting to land on Mississippi shores, and that the governor still be- lieves that there is no danger whatever of an armed clash between the troops of the two states, which will involve blood- shed.
 Governor Vardaman was advised from Gulf Port tonight that two Mississippi soldiers acting as guards had been cap tured at Lake Borgne. He has asked for a full report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-05
eadsden Will Not Quarantine.

Gadsden, August 4.-(SIecial. )-The county board of health was called togeth- CT this afternoon at the request of Mayor Smith to advise together in regard to the matter of establishing a quarantine against New Orleans and Montgomery. Wild rumors of yellow fever at Birming- ham were to be heard on the streets and the panieky ones and the rumor monger were getting in their work when Mayor Charles P. Smith wired Mayor Ward for
 The health board met and considered the mingham had clean bill.
 The halth board met and considered the matter and gave out the following
 "At a meeting of the board of health for the purpose of considering the advis- ability of quarantining against, the city of Montgomery.
 "It was decided that in view of the fact that there is only one case of yellow fever (and it is an imported one) in that city as reported to us by our state health officer, Dr. William H. Sanders, that a quarantine at this time would be wholly useless and absolutely unnecessary
 "It is further recommended that the city officials be requested to have the city thoroughly cleaned and every measure taken to further better the sanitary con dition.
 JOHN P. STEWART. sE. c. JONES' "C. l.. GUICE, Board of Health" Mayor Smith has issued proclamation to the people urging them to clean up their premises and keep them clean. He has appointed large number of sanitary officers to see that the people obey his orders to clean up.
 Gadsden will not quarantine unless there is an epidemic at Montgomery or onther point in the state.
 An Alabama Great Southern train of fifteen coaches passed though Attalla this afternoon. The engine broke down in Attalla and it is reported that many of the refugees jumped out of the win- dows of the coaches and took to tie woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-05
Mlnstrels Repeated.
EpoWrth League Excursion.

At very interesting business meeting of the Epworth league, held at the Meth odist church tonight it was decided to give trolley ride one night next week. The time for the excursion will be an- nounced later. The Epworth league is in very fourishing condition and is grow ing in membership
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
ROYAL COMPOSERS MANY.
Kings and Queens Who Write Songs,
Marches and Anthems in
Real Life,

In no art have royalties dabbIed
so much as in music. Only a few
days ago the khedive of Egypt
had a waltz Of his own compost
tor played at the court ball, and
everybody declared that it was the
best waltz they had ever heard.
Among present-day royal mu-
sicians Princess Henry of Batten-
berg is we'll known. A sprightlv
march written by her was a good
deal played by the L. G. G. bands
in the Embankment gardens a
season or two back, and last year.
too, a song by her was sung by
Nine. Ella Russell.
The kaiser, of course, has pro-
duced several musical works. His
part songs recently written for
Berlin choral societies embodied
his theories for a return to a sim
pie style of music.
The car of Russia wrote a
Christmas anthem a year or two
back, and Grand Duke Constan.
tine has also produced a few
works. Not long ago, when Wee
sey, the prodigy violinist, visited
st. Petersburg, he played one of
the dukes pieces for violin and
piano at the palace, the royal com
poser himself playing the accom-
paniment.
Some Poultry and Eggs.
The imports of poultry and
eggs into Great Britain in 1902,
1903 and 1904 were valued at $31,-
100000, s33,OO0,OOO and $33, $780,
900, respectively, the small in
crease in 1904 being attributed
mainly to the enhanced home pro-
duction, though partly due per-
haps to the hard times. AS usual
Russia was the largest contribu-
tor of eggs-35 per cent. of the en-
tire import-and Denmark, with
Is per cent, was next. The United
States does not appear separately.
In the poultry list, however, the
United States stands fourth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
DISTRICT II.

H. w. Ford started two binders
Monday.
Henry Underwood returned from
Nebraska last week.
Fred Hall ate ice cream with the
Keltner boys Sunday.
Loads and loads of harvest supplies
are being hauled out by the farmers.
Henry Humphrey and family
visited with Mr.. Keltner's Sunday.
Quite number from this locality
attended the Sunday School Conven
ton at Calvary.
H. w. Ford finished plastering his
handsome new two story residence
last week.
Mr.. Drake is able to be out again
after being confined to the house for
some time with rheumatism.
This locality was blessed with a
much needed soaking rain the latter
part of last week.
It was rumored that there was to
be wedding last Sunday, but it
failed to materialize, much to the dis
appointment of some.
The "Weary Willies" may be seen
refreshing themselves by the wayside
with the ripe and luscious mulberry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
CHEYENNE VALLEY.

John Rusco spent Saturday evening
with Herb Cole.
Otto Putnam of Great Bend, visited
Sunday with Bernie Comfort.
A number of young folks took sup
per at Held's Sunday.
Mrs. and Mr.. c. H. Rusco spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. apd Mrs.
Harrington.
John and Archie Rusco and George
Peck spent Monday evening at S. B.
Comforts.
Everyone is going into the harvest
field this week, and there will be moth
ing in news for couple of weeks.
The correspondent made mistake
in one of the last weeks Items. Will
Mehrhof has been in Illinois the past
winter, instead of Indiana, as stated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Annual School Meeting.

The notices and all the blanks for
the annual meeting were sent out to
the district clerks on Monday and if
they are not received by the clerks in
a reasonable time, the county superin-
tendent should be notified and a new
supply will be forwarded
The'annual meeting will be held
July 20.
Miss Ida Murrell, of the E. r.
Moses Mere Co.; has gone to her home
in Nickerson for a two weeks visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
SHE WAS PUT DOWN RIGHT
of Self-Importance Was Sud-
denly BIighted.

A story is told in Tit-Bits of a
certain lady who had an undue ap-
probation Of her own Importance
as the wife of a prominent local
banker.
She was in the habit of riding to
her husbands Office in the tram
car. Entering the car with a
naughty air, she was accustomed
to say, in a voice loud enough to
be heard by all present: "Conduc-
tor, put me down at my husbands
bankw
One day she came in and seated
herself, making the usual de-
mand. Close by her was a man.
disreputable looking in the ex-
treme. His clothes seemed almost
devoid of buttons, a multitude of
pins doing duty instead. During
the momentary hush which fol-
lowed the lady's order this pas
senger rose, and, drawing himself
to his full height, pompously said
Conductor put me down at my
old woman's apple-stallw Since
then the conductor has heard
nothing more Of "my husbands
bank"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
ROUTE z, ELLINWOOD.

Another fine rain Monday night.
Miss Margaret Berry called on
Mayme Doherty Sunday evening.
Everybody is busy harvesting.
r. Werner Visited the home folks
last Sunday.
Rev. Wiekman, of St. Peter and
Paul's church, on route 2, left for a
two months visit to Germany on last
Monday.
We notice great many headers
going north on route 2 this past week.
Misses Hettie and Emma Koelsch
visited at Jake Koelsch's Friday after
noon.
Jake Koelsch and family visited at
Siegal Books last Sunday.
we noticed Mrs. Henry Achatz
and son Ed in Ellinwood last Friday
afternoon.
Ed ]. Doherty sports a fine new
team, present to him on his 21st
birthday from his father.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
MAN HAS THE BEST FIGURE
Director of Gymnastics Declares That
Women Wear Skirts to Hide
Their Defects

DR.. E. II. Arnold, director of
the New Haven Normal School Of
Gymnas ties, asserted at the ses-
sion Of the National Physical Ed
ucatiOn association that women
are compelled to wear skirts in or
der to hide their natural ungain-
illness. DR.. Arnold even went so
far as to say that women have a
poorer anatomical development
than men, and that the angles Of
their knees are especially ugly"
Women have worn skirts ever
since the earliest times. The most
ancient papyri picture them in
this garb. Every sculptor from
the days Of Phidias has chosen the
female figure as an example of
personal perfection. Every artist
who ever touched brush to can
vas has painted the feminine form
as the ideal in human flesh.
Every one knows that Venus and
AphrOdite and the lithe-Iimbed
Diana will live in the worlds
memory forever. In modern DAYS
the beauty of the female form di-
vine is emphasized whenever DOS
slbfe. Instead of swathing a WON
an in miscellaneous bundle.
fashion DEGREES that she shall
wear a clinging skirt, a tight-fit-
ting bodice, corset which adapts
itself to every graceful outline.
Upon the stage the value of the
feminine figure as an attraction
to the eye is daily or nightly dem
onstrated. A chorus girl in
skirts? Never. The idea is pre-
posterous.
On the other hand, imagine a
company Of men upon stage
arrayed in tights. The scene
would arouse the risibilities of
the most phlegmatic audience.
Such an array of spindle shanks.
such conglomeration of knuckle-
knees, such a mass of pedal ex.
tremities as we would see.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Sunday Base Ball.

There has been considerable com
plant made by some OF the business
men and others regarding the refusal
of the Fair Association to permit Sun.
day base ball games under any cir.
cumstances. This. position. on the
part of the Association was brought
about by complaints made by east
side residents on account of the noise
and vulgar language that was used.
1t may not be any worse to play ball
on Sundays than to play a game of
cards, or many other form of amuse-
ments, but it has been argued against
more or less all the time in this city.
But, Sunday base ball is not against
any state law, is played in nearly all
towns the size of Great Bend in the
state, and in many of the larger cities
throughout the country. The facts
further are that those persons who
wish to play ball on Sunday will find
a place to play it, and that means
that many boys and girls have an ex-
cuse to go to neighboring towns to
see the games, and that meaps that
they spend more money ARE not I'M
der the surveillance that they would
be arhome, and other things. IF
Sunday ball is to be played in this
county, Great Bend had better play
at home than to take lot of people
away from home every Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
STUDENTS SAVE BIG SUM.
coIegians, by Finding Source of
Stream, Accomplish Great Feat
Engineer Tells Tale.

Chief Engineer John T. Wal
lace recently called attention to
the fact that an American civil
engineer, Boyd Ehe, with party
of young college men, had in four
months made an important dis
covery in connection with the
Panama canal which the French
engineers had failed to make in
15 years.
It was no less than the finding
of the sources Of the Chagres river
and of a means of diverting that
stream to the Pacific ocean, there
by effecting saving of $2O,0O0,-
900, which may be devoted to ex-
cavat ting a'sea level waterway.
Mr.. Wallace has well stated that
the far reaching Importance of the
discovery made by this party, for
to control the Chagres is to build
the canal. The enormous fresh
cts of this river were difficulties
with which De Lesseps' engineers
were unable to cope successfully,
but this work was done in a few
months by the engineering corps
under the charge of Mr.. Ehle.
Boyd Ehle was born in 1866 at
Fort Plain, N. Y. He received his
early educa ton in the public
schools and at Clinton Liberal in
stitute. Entering the class of 'S6
at Cornell university, he was
graduated in civil engineering with
a high standing.
After about three years spent
in railroad construction in Texas.
Indian territory, New Mexico and
Colorado he went with Chief En-
gineer Menocal to Nicaragua and
remained there until 1898, return
ing in 1897 with the Walker COM
mission to take charge of the
Darien survey.
MIR. Ehle was employed on i'm.
pOrtant work on the Erie canal for
short time, and also at Detroit
in connection with the exceeding
~ important local engineering
problems now under considera-
ton by certain railroads. But
when he received a summons to
Panama, although it meant pain
full absence from his wife and two
little boys at his new Yonkers
On. " home, he did not hesitate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
SCORPIONS LIKE SPIDERS.
Great Resemblance Between the Gray
ish Lobsterlike Foes-Both
Have Same Habits.

"Between the spiders and scor-
piens, those grayish, lobsterlike
foes of every living thing, which
Turk in old walls and beneath the
debris of ruins, silent, patient,
giving the sting that kills and
then sucking the victims blood,
there are points in common"
writes F. G. AfalO, the traveller
and writer of London. .'This very
habit of sucking blood is shared
by them, for the scorpion does not
tear it's victims flesh with pinch
ers, like a crayf1sh, but sucks the
juices through small and tubu-
lar mouth not unlike that of spi-
ders. Both of them breathe
through lung-openings in the alb
domen and in each the number OF
legs is eight, not six, as in insects.
The latter class, which form the
food of the small spiders, are er-
roneously regarded as safe if they
have wings to fly. Even in Eng
lang there are spiders which run
so swiftly and leap with such pre-
cision that, apart from the aid OF
webs, few but the largest insects
are secure from their attacks. In
Australia there are parachuting
spiders which sail obliquely down
from the tree tops and these must
be deadly to encounter. Let US
give the spider it's due. Even those
who willingly concede it's dill
gence grudge it the undeniable at
tribute of cleanliness.
"Few created animals are more
loathsome than the scorpion.
There is a graceful beauty in the
deadliest snake, in the fierce tiger,
even in the banded wasps and hor
nets, but in the scorpion there is
nothing but foulness. The crea
lures bite varies in it's results,
possibly according to the condi-
ton of the scorpion itself, but
probably according to that of the
person bitten. l know of one case
of a man, an American, who was
repeatedly bitten by scorpions
without on any occasion suffering
more than a few hours Of discom-
fort. In Morocco 1 have seen lads
handle scorpions without a sign
of fear, letting them crawl on the
palms of their hands, even laying
them on their eyes, and all for a
quarter of a dollar! was told at
the time that the skin of the open
hand, stretched tight, gave the
scorpion no purchase with which
to get its weapons in play.
"What was, however, far more
remarkable, was the patent indif-
ference with which a gang o.
Moorish masons went to work
barefooted to pull down an old
building in the full knowledge
that every blow of their picks on
the falling walls set fresh scorpi-
ons free to writhe over their feet
and legs, for they were buried in
the accommodating rubbish almost
up to the knees. To their way of
thinking the creatures reputa-
ton was more evil than its bite"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Santa Fe Rates.

$32.05 Toronto, Ont, and return
sell June Is, 10, p and %; limited to
July End, extension up to Aug. rs,
Convention International Sunday
School Association.
$500 Denver and return, $3.50
Colorado Springs and return, $1,000
Pueblo and return sell June 80 to
July 4. Limited return July IA.
Privilege of extension up to Aug. 8 on
payment of SOC. International Ep-
worth League Convention.
1918 Topeka and return sell June
26, Jubilee day R. A. M.
$500 Baltimore, Md, and return.
Sell July 1,2 8 limited July is.
Privilege extension August 81.
United Society Christian Endeavor.
1895 Buffalo and return. Sell
July Z, 8, 9 limited July 16. Privi-
lege extension to August 4. Annual
Meeting B. & P. o. E.
$6.15 Topeka and return. Sell
June 19, 20, Il limited June "A.
Kansae State Christian Endeavor
Convention.
$500 Winfield and return. Sell
June 10 to "a limited July /. Cha
tauqua Assembly.
$29.15 Chicago and return sell
June LIST to Sept 80, inclusive limited
return Oct. 81.
21.65 st. Louis and return, sell
June 1st to Sept 80, inclusive limited
return Oct 81.
ST.. 16 Chicago and return sell
June 18th and 18th, limited June 26,
special excursion.
VIM. BALFouR, Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
His High Hope.
bank.

The ambitious young merchant
caressed the shapely hand of the
heiress.
"Dear little handw ne muir.
INJURED, absent-mindedly. $50
delicate! So fragile! And yet
hope some day to see it lift the
heavy mortgage that's on my
store Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

Mrs, w. F. Seward leaves this
evening for Toronto, Canada, to visit
a few days, then she will spend a
month with her parents in Rochester,
New York. The HUSTLER will keep
her posted on happenings in Gods
country while she is gone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

EN-. Ward, aview artist from lola,
Kans., is In this county taking photo
graphs of residence properties. When
you get good picture of your home,
bring it in and let US have cut made
and run it in the paper. The expense
will be small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23

Fog<SALE-160 acres of land in
Gray county, 8 5miles north east of
Cimmaron. No improvements. 40
acres under cultivation. All good
smooth land. Address box AL,
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Her Legal Aspects.

She-Mamma, you know, is
quite judge Of human nature.
He-Judge! Cad! Sometimes
she's more like prosecuting at.
t0rney-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-06-23
Maiodorous Honor.

The man whose honor can be
satisfied only with blood, usually
has an honor that needs disin-
fectant.-The Commoner.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-20

Michael Burns has his new house
nearly completed. 1t looks GOOD
to us Michael.
Homer Davis, Tom Custom, Tom
/ Hughes and Mr.. Strunk were in
Shoshone Saturday, making final
proof on their ditch.
Ali Kinsey was in town, .Satur-
day transacting business.
G. B. Gehrig is doing consider
able ditch work this fall.
Why not ask the county COM
missioners to set aside voting
precinct, it would be quite a con-
venience. Get busy boys.
Tom Hughes, who has been
working at Muldoon all summer,
has returned to stay. We are
pleased to see you with us again
Tom.
The snow in the foot hills re-
minds us that we had better get
our bobs in shape.
The sheep are beginning to come
back from the mountains.
Homer Davis expects to work for
Joe White this winter.
The sage hens, which have been |
consputious by their absence, are
to arrive in goodly num-
bers.
The destruction OF so many
school houses in the county by fire,
prompts, are we insured? We
have one Of the best school houses
n the county, and as matter of
business it should be looked after.
Rumors are now afoat that
zig granery will be depleted, and
he funds used for a wedding car
lival You are not so slow, Bert.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-20
Finest Sample Rooms
in City


Department Of the interior, Land Office at
HALEY, Idaho Aug. Is, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before
Joseph ". waldron. U. Commissioner at 81
shoue. Idaho, on October IS, 1906 viz: James
II. Barnett, HE pos, fvr the sls Sw54 Sec. Is,
Ma NW14 See. ss. T.6,s r. I4E
He NAMES the following witnesses to PROVE
his continuous residence upon and cultivatioA
of said land, viz: Guy H. Eemrnon, Shelby G.
Frost, Hagernan, Idaho, Ben NJ, coltharp,
Hetty Valdez. shoshone. idaho.
n. J. SHARP, Register
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-20
Women Not Artistic.

During the last hundred years in
France and England the education of
women has been more artistic than
that of men. For more emphasis is
put upon music and drawing in girls
schools than in the corresponding in
situations for their brothers. And yet
Galton found, in investigating nearly
SEQ cases, that % per cent males and
SO rer cent females showed artistic
tastes. IN spite of the larger oppcr-
tunity which the modern woman has
to develop her artistic faculties, the
results IN the two sexes are practical
" the same.