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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17
FRA Diavolo."

Opening opera of the famous
Beggar Prince Opera company on
Feb. 23rd and oath. This excellent
organization composed of Irene Pal
mer, prima donna soprano; Gertrude
Hutchinson and Leila Thorne,
sopranos; Addie Mumford and Winni-
fred Peterson, contraltos; F. w.
Walters and Jay c. Taylor, 'tenorsi
Geo. Bryon Bronti and Carl Iceberg.
baritones; F. A. Wade and Jack
Spaulding, comedians, with splendid
chorus of well trained voices under
the musical direction of Mr.. Sidney
Riley, will present Auber's beautifn
romantic Comic Opera In 3 acts ii
Great Bend on Thursday evening
Feb. %. Seats on sale at Allen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17
Annual Birthday Celebration.

DR.. Lindas and family went to
Larned this morning to be present at
the annual birthday dinner of his
father, John Lindas, and Mrs. Chas.
Gano, of Pawnee Rock. Along about
the year 1873 John Lindas and Chas.
Gano settled on adjoining quarters of
what is now Pawnee Rock. Mrs.
Gaao's and Mr.. Endas' birthday
come on the same day, and ever siuce
they have settled in the county they
have celebrated together, alternating
with one another. and always having
the families in. This year it was Mr..
Lindas' turn, and a big time is ex-
pected in Larned today. Mr.. Lindas
is hale and hearty, and his many
friends wish him many more birth
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17

The rural route carriers made
another effort 10 get out Monday
morning, but all returned except
Butler and Wilson. The east anc
west roads are well nigh impossible.
The difference between the tenn
perature of Monday morning and
Tuesday NOR ing, at Z O'Clock, was
just A degrees, 20 below Monday
and - above at the same hour Tues
day.
when a Kansan OF Kansas cans
sass IN can, and the canned sass in
Kansas ferments in a can. then this
Kansan of Kansas can sass. so she
can Thus speaketh the poet of the
State Normal Bulletin.
w. P. Cone returned from Calves
ton Thursday of last week, but has
been confined 10 the house since that
time. He says he enjoyed himself
very much, but did MOI particularly
get stuck on the dampness.
A lady advertiser in the La Crosses
Chieftan says: In trousers we have
special bargains. Then it might be
a good plan for bargain hunters to
notice how the proprietor is dressed
before making their purchase.
The ruralroute mail carriers are
certainly having a time of it. The
wind drifts the snow into the roads
about as fast as the road is broken.
and it is almost impossible to get
through with light wagon.
The Irvine trust IS about to go into
the hands OF receiver. If the state
of Kansas, by refining It's own oil,
can force the Standard Oil company
into the hands of a receiver, then
here's TO the success OF The state re-
fnery scheme
Down in Pratt county they refuse
to allow any stylish diseases to invade
the time honored pains. A Pratt
man was Ill and decided that it was
His wife said: "Appen-
dicitis nothing; we have neither time
nor money for any such new-fangled
disease; you have the old fashion
ed belly-ache'
The newspapers report that the
japanese are providing instructors
taken. and are reaching ihaiRhggrs s.i s5,shbex have
to fead and write in Russian. That
is long-headed idea of the laps. If
more of the Russian soldiers could
read there would be fewer Russian
soldiers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17

Mrs. T. ]. Tabler came up from
Sterling Tuesday, bringing with her
her grandson, Noah Asher's boy,
who has been staying with her while
his mother was in the hospital.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17


Miss Racy Jifg returned from a
visit home Wednesday morning.
Ben Coulter IS starting a refresh
ment dispensary in the Wolf building
&C. w. Gwinup and wife left We'd
nesday morning for theil home in
Oklahoma.
]. E. Robe, of the 4th. ward, has
been very sick for several days, but is
. now on the mend.
Mrs. Henry Everett, of Buffalo
township, is reported as beipg very
sick with lung trouble.
Thereoisoplenty of coal on the way
here. But the supply in town is get
ting unpleasantly short.
Tally one for Chapman. He voted
feminist the suffrage bill, as per his
constituents sentiments.
Mrs, c. M. Balm has been sick for
some days, and Miss Beulah has been
compelled to remain from the store.
= c. 4. Rixon and wife, and sister
Miss Myrtle passed through from
Rush Center TO their home at ST.
John, Tuesday.
The cold snap has continued SO long
that some of the water mains are freez-
ing up. sThatmeans that it IS about
time for il to quit.
]. r. Hays returned Tuesday even
ing from Texas. He Will attend to
business here for a few days, and
then 60 on to Iowa.
Lawrence Lewis is back at has post
OF duty at Spaugh's, after couple
of days of sickness. Charlie Breeder
filed his place while absent.
Lee Krebs writes from Ellsworth
that he and his'n are all we'll, and
/. want the. DEMOCRAT every week.
Their wants shall be fulfilled.
They say there is a stone wall at
Newport, which cost $4,000 to
build. That would be the kind fell
low might want to but his head against
VIM. GaGlepa- a. 49,
the first tine for several Weeks. He
eased up the coal account by renew
ing on his HUSTLER for another year.
F. A. Falkenberg, Head Consul,
: Pacific jurisdiction; w. O. W., died at
Los Angeles Tuesday. He was also
president of the national franternal
congress.
V. A. Austin of Salina is in the
city with a newfangled advertising
scheme. A clock surrounded by ads.
The clock having an electric bell at
tachment.
John Stevens returned from his
Kentucky visit Tuesday. He looks
we'll, says he feels well. acts as well as
usual, and we guess he is still single
and all right.
, 1t has been suggested that Bert
Sickle was getting ready to get mar
ried, and that he might get the young
lady's consent quicker by favoring
female suffrage.
The w. o. W. camp is getting an
elegant lot of new lodge room furni-
ture, and when they get through they
will have one of. the bandsomest
lodge rooms in the city.
E. Hubbard and Chas. Green of
Leoti, have been visiting with c. i.
Prentice and wife for several days.
They were entertained at the Prentice
home Tuesday evening.
We are in receipt of very heat
"a page program of the Fifth An
nual Tournament by the Hoisingtor
Gun Club, to be held Feb. p and %
1t is printed by the Dispatch printin
house. and is neat san pie of work
Rev. Anderson left Tuesday morn
ing for St. Louis, to look over cal
which has been rendered him b
Bishop Tuttie, as first assistant at tn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17

Drug Store, starting Monday Feb. IL
at 9 a. m. to noon for subscribers
only.
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Mic Berscheidt is reported on the


John Wolf ard Chas. Blockley, o
Ellinwood, were in the city Mond ay
We hear there are several cases
of mumps in town. Better look GU
there.
Muriel Hooper has been added tc
the Hooper hospital, with a case Of
the grippe.
E. NJ. Merten was in from Clarence
TOW nship, Tuesday, 10 renew on his
DEMOCRAT.
w. IL. smythe is entertaining his
old friend, Guy Dellenger, of Loulsi
ana, for few days.
Will Klein's little ones have been
under the weather considerably for
:he'past two weeks.
Bat Hipgy, OF route three St. John,
and Ed Croker, city, are new sub
scribers to the HUSTLER.
c. S. Allison IS able to be out today
after having been down with the
grippe fol couple of days.
The lecture which was to have been
given by DR.. Quayle, on the %, has
been indefinitely postponed.
Miss Lilah Smith is absent from
her post in Brinkman Bank; cause,
the prevailing malady, grippe.
The NJ. w. AS made it interesting
for John Kaufman Monday night
by initiating him into the order.
John Berscheidt and wife came up
Monday evening TO visit their son
Nick who is i'll al the hospital.
Mrs. Jno. Norris returned from
Missouri last Saturday evening. Her
father is still at Excelsior Springs.
Miss Grace Balcolm and mother
arrived from Pueblo Monday morn
ing, on a visit to Mrs. S. E. Moses.
The NJ. w. A. has fixed on March
End as the date for their box supper
and dance. Particulars will be given
later.
Ed. Cook succeeds John Frank as
Ie snsne St shs he am p me and I'd
Moses Mer. Co.
Hemker & Nuttleman are excavat-
ing, and getting ready to extend their
Main street store room back another
twenty feet. =
w. G. Scouler and Ex-County Clerk
Kay, of St John, came up Monday
evening and spent Tuesday with
Great Bend friends.
Show your neighbor the DAILY
HUSTLER, that he may see that real,
up-to-the-minute daily paper is pub
lished in Great Bend.
DR.. S. c. Robb came in from the
west Monday, and will probably locate
permanently in Great Bend. DR..
Robb IS a graduate eye specialist.
Mrs. D. T. Dennis went to Hutch
son Saturday morning, and took in
the Minstrel show. She and Mr.
Dennis returned Sunday night.
Councilman W. F. Honnen, who
expected to be IN Kansas City the
first of the week, has been kept al
home with at attack of the grip.
Mrs. Will Compton, little baby, or
Forest avenue, is quite dangerously il
the past two days. And Mrs. Matti.
II, Compton is also still conhne ed to tie
house,
Ovid Butler says the best friend h'
had on his route, Monday, was Mr.
Lorimor, in Eureka township, wh'
sent his man out with heavy team
TO break the roads for the mail carrier
Miss Nina Frazier and Miss Hem
were discharged from the hospita
Monday, and returned to their homes
Their many young friends will b
pleased to hear of their recovery.
We know of three new residences
of commodious size, that are to b.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-17

Childrens and Buster Brown suits, these are
1905 spring styles, and come in navy blue serge
and novelty cheviots. See them before buying
. the boy suit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
Statement by Citizens Union
Chairman.
BELIEVES HE'S SUPPORTED
Jerome, However, Is Not Likely TO
Accept All ANTI Tamnlany
Parties Necessary For
Victory.

New York, Aug. liz. Frederic VI.
Hinrichs, the permanent chairman Of
the Citizens Union convention which il
to meet again ia September to make
nominations, has issued statement urg-
ing The nomination Of District Attorney
Jerome for mayor. When the statement
was first given out it was regarded as an
Official announcement from the Citizens
Onion, but Mr.. Hinriehs denied that
there was anything official about it. He
added, though, that while it was q per-
sonal expression Of his own he thought
FIT represented the feelings Of the ma
Iiority Of the Citizens Unions COM
mittee on nominations.
Mn. Jerome has repeatedly stated that
while he wants to be district attorney
again nothing would induce him to run
on an independent ticket for mayor. To
some OF those who have dangled before
bis eyes the bait Of an independent may
orality nomination Mi. jerome has
said that the only chance Of beating
Mayor Mcclellan would be to have d
candidate who would have behind him
every anti Tammany organization in
the city aud that as it was certain that
the Republican organization would put
forward candidate of its own he would
not risk political suicide by consenting
to head an independent ticket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
Team stolen at Bellows rams.

a daring ROBBERY was committed In
Bellows Falls Monday evening IN the
square IN full view 81 large number Of
people. Charles Holden Of Barber Park,
had driven into town and, hitehing his
team III frint of ] G. Days store, went
to tile law office Of Bolles q B6lles, where
ne was detained for about two hours.
While there, man got into the buggy
and left tile square. This did not at
tract ana attention of the bystanders,
who supposed he was the owner. When
the real owner did appear and found
his team gone, word was quickly sent
by telephone to oil the surrounding
towns through which the thief could
pass Thinking perhaps the horse might
have run away and returned home, a
search was made along the road and at
the barn at Barber Park. However,
word was received several hours later
fom Keene, n. Hi, that the team and the
thief had been caught there The lat
Ter was brought to town Tuesday on the
noon train and placed ill the police sta
ton Tie horse, however, il in a very
bad condition The distance Of over rs
miles was covered III two hours and
seven minutes, and, as result, he i
not expected to live.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
BURGLARS In wINoosKI.
Two Breaks Recently In Which Burg
lars Got Little Booty

WinoosEi, Aug. 12.-A number of
burglaries have been committed in the
village within the past few days, the
latest two Thursday morning. which
occurred at prominent residences on
East Allen street Early Thursday
morning Mrs. 0rmand Cole was awak
ened hy the presence Of cat in the
sleeping room. Arising to put the cat
out IN the kitchen She saw the form
Of a man pass from the dining room out
through the front hall and out the
front door slamming the screen door as
he went through.
Thinking the person to be Mr.. Cole,
who Is an early riser she went to his
room but found him still asleep. Mr.,
Cole was awakened and looking for
his trousers which he had left nearby
the night before be was unable to find
them.
After searching the house they were
located IN the dining room. A pocket
book containing about four dollars and
some change was found missing, Upon
enquiring Of the other occupants OF
Esthe house, Dr. and Mrs. j. ID. Tanner
IL was learned that the doctor and Mrs
Tanner had returned from Burlington
| about one o'clock, the door being left
unlocked for them. When the doctor
entered he closed the door and sprung
the lock. This he Is certain about fol
Mrs. Tanner called his attention 70 it
When Mrs. Cole was awakened by the
cat it was shortly before three o'clock
| The natural superstition is that the in
| Iruder was in the house when DR.. ans
Mrs. Tanner returned from Burlington
Tor every window and door other thar
the front one was locked and bolted
and Thursday morning none Of then
We're disturbed
at the home Of Dr, J. B. Small, which
/ Is tic second house east of Mr. Coles
It was learned that some one had enter
ca and robbed DR.. Small Of bis pocket
book containing about SIG and som
4 change. Or. Small did not discover hi
loss until being told about Mr.. Cole
loss be looked for his purse and failei
!! to fnd It,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
Varenka Arkadyeyna


t0riginai.
one morning several years ago two
young men Tutovfsuin aud Dfonski
were sitting III DronsMs room Ia War
saw, Russian Poland Matching rego-
luton Suddenly there We're Footsteps
GA the stairs and Id another moment
the door was thrown open aud the po-
lice rushed in Tugovtsuln nodded
toward pronskl and the police arrest
ed him. AS they We're taking him
away be reproached Turoytsuln with
having betrayed him, whereupan the
latter remarked coolly that there was
no betrayal, sinceshe was simply doing
his duty as an officer Ia the secret
service. Dronski was sent 10 Siberia,
where, after Intolerabie sufferings, he
died Of prison consumption.
Several years after Dronskrs arrest,
while Turovtsusn, who was now chief
Of police Id Russian Poland, was rid.
ing ID hts carriage IN Warsaw, a man
fired shot at him At the moment d
girl who stood by the would be assas-
sin knocked up the weapon and saved
Turovtsuins life The man who fired
the shot was spirited away BY accom-
pliees So quickly that the POLICE did
not even get on bis track The chief
saw the whole affair and directed that
the girl be sent TO bis Office When
she arrived there be said to her
"You are d brave girl To have Inter
fered with ali assassin, and / owe you
ms life. What can | 10 To repay
your
.Piease. exeellency, | would like to
serve Hle government
'sIn what eapaeityT
IN the secret service have many
friends among the reyolutlonists, who
consider ME one Of them. could
learn much Of their plans aud report
them to sen"
"You shall have every opportunity,
ana for every rable you earn | will
see that sou are paid ten"
The girl who gave her name as
yarenka ArkalyeYna, from that mo-
ment enrolled In the secret police,
Nj are she served for a long while OF
ten bringing In information Of the revo-
Iutionsts. There was a singular per-
sonality about her that fascinated
Turovtsuin. At times he thought she
loved him, and at times she acted as
If She hated him. There are few men
who will not be caught By such UNI
certainty. Turoytsuin fell desperately
In love with her.
varenka's bravery, too, was fascinat-
Inn to her lover She told him that
her real status was known 70 some Of
her revolutionlst friends. but she did
NOT fear to 90 where they were, though
always armed to the teeth One thing
al last began to mystlfy Turovtsuin
Though varenka often led the police
to capture some reYolutionist when
the force arrived the bird had always
flown.
varenka lived In first class apart
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
The Times Daily Short Story.
oCSeaseseseaes sososcscoses eaegeseseasoacs

nlents which were paid for by the gov
ernment one day the chief appeared
at her apartments with trouble written
on his face
Sweetheart, BE said, 4 have no
tieed that We mover gain anything
from the Information sou bring Us.
Every meeting Of reyolutionists you
have told us Of has for some reason
failed to take place. Besides, certain
persons whom we have Intended to ar
rest have in some unaccountabIe way
been warned and have escaped Us. And
now comes one Of our women In the
secret service bureau who accuses Won
of being reyolptionist Of giving them
all our secrets
ssHxho Is my accuser?r
"Katia Pestsotf'
yarenka grew a shade whittier Go
ing to another room she took a pistol
from a drawer, put II in Der bosom
and returning 70 her lover said.
II may as well make confession,
for Katia can prove her accusation
"Great heavensr exclaimed Turovt-
suin, catching at the back Of a chair
for support
do geu remember. Yarenka went
on, your bosom friend DronskiYa
II do, gasped Turoytsuin
II am his sister. | was far from him
at the time you betrayed and arrested
him, but | determined thar some day
i would avenge him, While be suf-
fered the fortunes you heaped upon
him my resolution grew stronger.
When he died ! determined to execute
plan / had formed The man who
fred at you was my aceomplice, and
there were twenty revolutionists stand
ing by TO take him to safety
knocked up his pistol on purpose To-
win your confidence Having won
from you All can for my people, the
moment Of my supreme vengeance has
come
People living on the floor below
heard d shot and came running UP the
stairs 10 see what was the matter
Yarenka stood at her door and asked
them ii they had not heard shot.
They replied that they had and that
the sound seemed 10 have come from
that floor. whereupon she said that 1t
sounded to her to have come from the
rear apartments. She spoke ais calmly
rs II she had been used to having shots
fired near her all her life The ex
cited people went to the rear apart
ments to learn that nothing unusual
had occurred there. The occupants
were sure that the shot had come from
the front rooms Puzzled the crowd
went to Vareaka's apartments and
knocked. There was no answer to
their summons They conferred. and,
all agreeing that something must be
wrong. they decided to burst open the
door. They did go, and stretched on
The floor Turovtsuin, the chief Of police.
lay dead,
Varenka Arkadyeyna was never seen
again ii any part of Russia, though
the police searched the empire for her.
Rumor says that she is living In Eng
land on the large sums paid her BY
the police for her secret service work.
RUSSELL TH0RNE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
TEN YEARS
Story Of Ny wonderful Success /!
Reads Like Fairy Tale, Yet Fnll Of
Convincing Truths.
AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR THE INVESTOR.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 1T.

| ask every reader Of this paper to
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my business grew from less than $500
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I believe | have the best proposition
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| have been teaching men and women To-
live according to the laws Of Nature.
NY book is the history Of my life. IT
shows what energy and ambition can
accomplish in the world Of affairs. It
Is intensely interesting to any man or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
d States and in English speaking coun.

ed States and IN English speaking coun-
tries.
A PROBLEM.
which arises ii the mind 81 every man
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able income ii the earlier years Of their
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| have long thought that there are
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It II 70 such people that | intend this
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ing block Of the treasury stock Of
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and to extend tile business OF The MAC
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12

d large scale. Hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars are spent yearly on new gym
nasiums and their equipment. The
profits are large. A company Of this
kind has an immense field in which to
work. Competition i slight. It is evil
dent that Tie Mae Levy Gymnasium
Equipment Company can build up an
enormous business.
The Mac Levy Company operates dur
ing the summer months at Steeplechass
Park, coney Island, and at Arverno HO-
tel, ArvernO by-the-Sea, & T., as we'll as
our BroolSlyn Institute. / also do an
extensive mail business. teach peopI
how they should live and exercise. Mi
students are scattered all over the Unit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12
woman who has few dollars to invest
in legitimate enterprise

woman who has d few dollars to invest
in d legitimate enterprise.
I started business Id the City Of
Brooklyn in 1896. My capital amounted
to less than $500. NY first years
business Melted me over 81, 10000. Last
year I paid dividends to my partners
Of IS per cent. Five years ago my bust
ness had grown 50 large that was COM
PEELED to remove to larger quarters. /
am now at 6s-65 Clark street, Brooklyn,
n. Y, in connection with Hotel St.
George. Experts pronounce my institu.
ton to b. the best appeaated Of its kind
in the country. / estimate the equip
ment Of The Mac Levy Institute Of
Physical Culture to Be- worth at least
100000.
| want to have building Of my own
that win enable me to accommodate my
increasing business. TO erect this build.
ing | need capital, but more important
than this, to increase my business to
the proportions which desire, need
the cooperation Of men and women
throughout the country and the world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-12

Of Miss Shelby Converse At hes sum.
mer residence ii Norwich. MI. Grant
is q pupil at West Point.