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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
OBSERVATIONS By d, Tue Ma.

jungles and sunhowef forests, on
many vacant lots about this city
are now of sufficient density to
make good lairs and hiding places
for that floating element which no
community wants, but all COM
munities have.
4 4 4
| would like to see a Pioneer
Club" organized, to be composed
of men who came to this county
not later than the seventies, to
hold smokers, or experience
meetings" at least a couple of
times each year.
4 4 4
While it generally takes two to
make a bargain, one can often
bust it into smithereens on short
notice.
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| notice that the big daily
papers have got the next presi-
dental candidates already named.
They may have another think
coming.
4 z Z
While they are making presi-
dental tickets, why does not some
of the wise guys name bryan
and Roosevelt, "or Roosevelt and
Bryan as a combination for the
common people?
4 K 4
Anyway, such a ticket would
not be overwhelmed with contri-
buttons from the trusts, railroads,
and big insurance companies.
x 4 x
And that leads me to observe
that number Of western states are
arranging to bar from their ter
ritories the insurance companies
which refuse to pay up on their
San Francisco losses.
3
/ notice that, out in California,
an automobile was running so fast
it caught on fire and was burned
up, together with its occupants.
That was "scorching" some.
And permit me to observe that
if Marshal Wilson had been there
abouts those people would have
been pulled, and saved from an
unpleasant death.
4 kk
see that Sumner county is
crying for harvest help. That is
the county where they sent out
word they would not pay more
than $3.50 a day for harvest hands.
The Lawrence Journal man
rubbered for few minutes, and
then observed: The peek-a-boo
wait is not so bad-for the other
fellows sister,"
One thing | want all readers of
this paper to observe, is that this
issue is one you should carefully
lay away for future reference.
| observe that the fast life often
stops with a sudden crash, and a
dull sickening thud" like a bag
of potatoes dropped into a cellar.
K 4
A sky rocket makes a great
deal of noise and a brilliant
spectacle, but who ever cares
what becomes of tie stickl
Better make a noise like a
humble bee, and carry a lance for
those whointerfere in your buis-
ness, than flop about like a lazy
butterfly.
Only five more days till Andy
Handy Andy-with a pistol fine
and dandy wins the candy, shoot
ing little brother Sidney through
the kidney.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
Scholarship for Sale.

We have for sale two scholarships
in the Nickerson Normal School, one
of the best institutions in the state
for any kind of course you wish to
take. Persons desiring to attend an
institution of learning during the
coming season, are requested to call
at this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29

The rails spread with a freight
train Wednesday somewhere east
of EIlinwood, derailing a part OF
the train, and blocking the road
for the greater part of the day.
Number six was sent around over
the Kinsley-Hutehinson cutoff
that morning and the west bound
No. SCI did not get through here
until about three o'clock in the
afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
1.-THE MARKETS TODAY

Grain and Stock Markets furnished
daily by special wire TO the A NJ
McDearmott Commission Co-Offic,
over Crescent Grocery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
One Too Many.

In the opinion of the Osborne
News some newspaper men are
terrible liars. In writing of a
cyclone out west one of them said
it turned a house inside out, a
cellar upside down, moved a
township line, blew the slaves out
of a whisky barrel and left moth
ing but a bung hole, changed the
day of the week, blew mortgage
off a farm, blew all the cracks of
a fence. and knocked the wind out
of a politician.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29

We also have reduced round
trip rates to points in Alberta,
Arizona, British Columbia, Cali
fornia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts,,
Maryland, Mexico, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebrask, New York North
Dakota, Pennsylvania, in fact
most any place you may desire to
go.
For any information call on OF
write,
F. NJ. McInnes, Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
TRIAL TRIP IN HARB0R
New Ferry Boat Ithaca Given a
Short Cruise.
STOOD ALL TESTS SATISFACTORILY
Performance Pleased Chief Engineer
Emory, of Lackawanna Railway,
Who Was Aboard-,stcamcr Elk.

me Delaware. Lackawanna 4 Yves.
tern Railway companys new steel
Terry boat, Ithaca, nearing completion
ut the slipyHrd, WAS given her Off
cial trial in the harbor here ycster.
day. AT the conclusion of tho test
one OF the shipyard officials stated
| that the vessel measured M to every
| requirement TO the satisfaction of her
builders and J. NJ. Emery. of New
York, chief engineer OF the l.acka.
wanna railroad, who was aboard dur.
ing the trial.
with Captain w G. Melvin. Of
this city AT the wheel and manned
by Il crew OF picked shipyard nc.
chanics. the Ithaca left her moorings
at the shipyard about ~ o'clock yes
tcrday morning and proceeded down
The harbor to a point off the ChcSa.
pcake u Ohio coal piers where her
compasses were adjusted by Captain
John Hand, of Philadelphia.
The vessel was then given several
runs uD and down the river, al var.
ious rates Of speeds. Her main and
auxiliary engines were given thor.
ouSh tcst during these runs and later
her STEERING gear and boilers were
tested.
About 2 O'Clock In the afternoon
The ferry boat returned To the yard
and was moored beside pier No. ,,
where She will receive her finishing
touches.
1T is understood that the Ithaca
will leave Wednesday for New York
where she will ply between Hobokcn
and New York city.
This is the fifth ferry boat The
local plant has built for the Lacka.
wanna company the other four now
being engaged in traffic in New Yor.,
larbur.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
CANE FOR REVENGE
AND GOT WH|TEWASH
Hampton Ball Players Given In.
glorious QrubbIDg by The
ShIpbuI|dere.
SECOND sHUT.OOT PERFORMANCE
Locals Put ~ Splendid Game and
No Crabtown Man Reached Second
'sase-eeckcs Allowed Only Three
scattered Hits and Landed for a
Two-Baggcr.

Some ancient person once said
something or other about revenge
being sweet, but that person failed
TO express In words ones feelings
when revenge is sought ana not
found and as the more recent phil.
osophcrs have failed to correct The
oversight. it would be difficult to uu
scribe In intelligiblc English the emo
Ions which probably surecd through
'llc breasts of the Hampton Athletics
"heh The suns rays were lowering
over the Casino park yesterday
evening. The Athletics came over 10
this city determined to have revenge
upon the Shipbuildcrs for that 3 to
performance of two wocks ago
DID they get it? Wei. one can coz.
81 lev the figures ) 10 o, with the Ship.
aai'ders swinging on to The 5, and
DRAW his own conclusions.
Possibly the ShipbuiIders comic
nave been little more lcnient viii.
the "Crabtown" boys, hut "Billia'
a3eckes had promised to whitcwash
th"1h and what could he do but keep
MS promise. About eight hundred
fanatics saw the performances
Pitched Splendid Game.
BeckeS pitched Il splendid game.
Only 2S men faced him in the en-
IRE nine sessions and not il single
Hampton player reached second base
during the game. The "Southpaw"
allowed only three widely separated
singles To be made off his delivery.
gave only one free transportation,
nit no one and tanned" six, and Us
Ont one error was made behind him.
only five Athletics reached first base.
Three OF those tried to purloin tho
second sack and were promptly
caught by Pat O'Hara, whose
wing" was in fine shape yesterday
Cl The other two men who got tn
hrst, one was doubled up John
O'liara to Davis, ana the other died
at that station.
The Shipbuildcrs played fast
NEEDING game and did some clever
work with tho stick and on tho
sacks. They landed on 70 Clarke.
who started in to twirl for the Ath-
letics, for TWO singles and II double
In the second inning, which coupled
with two erors gave them two tai.
lies.
Played Two Soldiers,
In spite of the great howl Sc! lin
by The Hampton fanatics two weeks
ago because the locals played Artil-
lery School men against the Ath-
letics, DR.. McAlister, manager of the
Hampton team, sent Suddith, of Fort
Monroe, In to pitch in the third scs-
sion and he finished the game for
the Athletics. The Shipbuilders
touched" him for four singles and
made three more ITALICS while he
was in the box. Derrish, of the Ar.
tillery School, relieved Wyatt at
short stop in the seventh inning.
TabuIatcd Score.
HGBp arc Tho firirnc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
Hampton.
Score bv innings:

Score by innings:
Newport News. % 200O300U-0 Z /
Hampton .......0 OO0OOU0O-O ) .
Summary: Earned runs, Newport
News J, Two base hit Bcckcs.
Sacrifice hits, Hughes j. OIiara and
Hayes. stolen bases. hughes. Cross,
and j. O'iIara, Struck out--by
BcckcS. &; by Clarke. 2: by Snddth,
\. Base on balls-off Rockies, !: off
Clarke, ,; off Suddith /. Double
plays, J. O'EIara To Davis: Walton 10
Curtis. L"f: on bases, Newport News
,; tlamptnr, |. First base on errors.
Newport News, Z; Hampton. /. Passed
balls Johnson, >. Umpire. =. -
BuShong. Of Phocbus. Time Of
game. Ii. Som.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
Calendar for This DAY.
Calendar for Monday
IIis A,,cuI n,i.,,,:c.

Young man." said her father, "do
rou smoke cigarcttcs:'
Il should say not" declared the
youth hastily. II would consider 1t
dsEraceful TO he seen with one of the
vile things in my mouth. think al!
cigarette smokers should he Jailed.
Why do YOU ask, sir?'
Thought perhaps YOU could let me-
have one" said the old man pointcdly.
! smoke 'cm myself" London Tc,c-
graph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
Saturday, September /, 1906.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Ivadcnc tBr) Rogers, Mo.
bic-to c. II. Arnnl for bunker coal.
Steamer Hamilton l}oaz, New
York and Norlolk--to Old Dominion
Steamship company with passenger;
and merchandise.
Steamer Powhatan. Ryan. Balti
m0:c--to Merchants 4 Miners Trans
portation company with passengers
and merchandise.
Steamer Howard, Chase. Provi,
dcnCc anu NOrrolli-to Merchants &.
Miners Transportation company with
passengers and merchandise.
Steamer Yemasscc. Simmons, Phil.
adelphia and Norfolk--to Clyde steam
ship Company with merchandise.
Cleared.
Steamer Vimcira (Br) IIowat ST.
Thomas.
Steamer Shenandoah (Br) Trinicll.
London, Avona (Nor,), Erlands. Nor.
folk; Vimcira tBrD, Howat, ST.
Thomas: lvadene (BrD, Rogers, Gree
mock; Monroe, lIulphcrs. Norfolk and
New York; powhatan, Ryan. Norfolk
aud Providence; Howard, Chase, Bal.
timorc.
Schooner Jeremiah Smith, Flynn,
South Gardner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
Gone to New York.

Mr.. ana Mrs. George Yong. of Ia
sale avenue. will leave this even.
Ing Tor months stay in New YorI,
city and Other points OF interest. Mr.
Young will attend The annual con.
vcntion OF the Carpenters ana Join
cr's Union in Niagara Falls while on
the trim.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02

-
totals .........35 ) - II 1
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
A Wondcrfn1 Woman.

What sort of woman Is your
friend madame the countess?"
She is woman of sixty. who looks
fifty, thinks she's forty. dresses like
thirty, and acts like twenty"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
All Right.

Tom-lIere! You've started your
note to Bo,roushs "Dr. Sir" Don't you
know that sort of Authorization is very
slovcnly? Dick-No. sir. DIR" Is all
right in this case. He owes mo
money.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
LABOR DAY EXCURSION
TO RICHMOND.
VIA q C n Dali \hJhu

$1.25. Round Trip. Slips.
Special train will leave Old Point
$50 a. NJ; Phocbils, S:33 a. NJ.
Hampton, $40 a. NJ. Newport News.
300 a. NJ. Monday. September 3rd
Returning, leave Richmond 500 =.
same day. S-26 2S,3O3l;9.I
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
Sailed.

Steamer Vimcira (Br) IIowat ST
Thomas.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
CANAL LOCKS IN CHINA.
Crude Contrivances in Use on the
Grand" Waterway Of That
Country.

Some of the primitive methods in
use in China are entertainingly de-
scribed in an article, "The Grand Canal
of China" in the Technical World
Magazine.
The contrivances for locks along the
canal are very simple stout boards,
with ropes at each end of them, being
let down edgewise over each other
through grooves in the stone piers.
Boats are dragged through and up the
sluices by means of ropes communicate
ing with large windlasses worked on
the bank, which haul them safely but
very slowly. Artificial basins were hol-
lowed out In the banks OF the canal at
these locks, where boats might anchor
securely. The sluices which keep the
necessary level are of very rude con-
struction. Soldiers and workmen are
constantly in attendance at these
sluices, and the danger to boats is
diminished by coils Of rope hung down
at the sides to break the force Of pos
sible blows. 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
DEAF-MuTEs AND MOON.
Singular Effect. Which the Lun,in-
ary Seems to Have on the
Unfortunates.

The moon appears to be the center Of
every untaught deaf mute's cosmogny,
says Sarah Harvey Porter, in the
Reader. With only one exception, that
l have been able to find, untaught
deaf mutes all resent the moons ap-
parent supervisory attitude toward
them.
when went to my bedroom tho
moon shined in and laughed at me.
| didn't like It. shook my fist at the.
NOON
When I went to walk the moon
chased me. / hated the moon. I
made faces at the moon. q
AS q stimulant to undesirable emo
tons, the moon must exert consider
able influence upon the moral life Of
the uneducated deaf. One little boy
obeyed the impulse 1t is human to
feel when persistently nagged. He
tried to kill the nagger.
''The moon went wherever I did. /
hated the moon. as was afraid Of It.
My mother and / went to call on Mrs.
Smith across the Potomac river. "a /
was afraid of the moonbeams on tho
water. My mother covered my eyes
with her handkerchief. so could not
see the moonbeams on the water. She
held my hand tight. I asked Emma
Smith to let me take Johns gun. She
put cap and powder on the gun. I
shooted at the moon. The gun made
fire and smoke. The moon went be-
hind clouds. thought l had killed
the wicked moon. I was very glad
that the moon was dead
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
LOST STREAM FOUND.
NORTHWEST PASSAGE prscov.
= Erred By CAPT. AMUNDsEN.
Young Norwegian Explorer Acquires
Sudden Fame - Proves Route for
Which Columbus Searched When
He Reached America.

New York.--Capt. Amundsen is ex-
eeedingly modest about his trip
through the northwest passage.
An observation station was estab-
lished by Capt. Amundsen at King
Williams land, latitude So degrees and
80 minutes north and 80 degrees west.
capt. Amundsen declares his belief,
based on the two years. of observation
by him. that the north magnetic pole
Is within 80 minutes of that point. The
observations have heen taken day and
night for period of three years. and
in the opinion of the explorer the &C
tual position of the magnetic pole will
be determined as soon as his observa-
tons can be figured out. Evidently
the change from the position marked
by Ross has been very slight
Capt. Amundsen, with his crew of
seven men, sailed from Christiania
June Is, 1903. The route sailed was
from Christiania to Baffin bay and
then through Lancaster sound, Barrow
strait, Peel sound, James Ross strait,
Rae strait, Simpsons strait, Dease
strait, Coronation gulf and Dolphin
and Union straits to King point, where
the explorers obtained communication
with the winter-bound feet of whalers
from San Francisco.
The passage from King Williams
land and Victoria land, says Capt.
Amundsen. is very shallow and very
narrow. There are more than 100
islands there and at times the sound
ing was as shallow as three fathoms
These islands were seen and mentioned
by Rea and Capt. Amundsen says it
= now definitely proved that they are
land.
capt. Amundsen is Norwegian sea-
man, only 33 years old. His expedi-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
THE OLD NAMES AGAIN.
Mae Once More Becomes Plain Mary
and Susanna Calls Her
self Susan.

old-fashioned names for girls are in
favor again. after these years Of Gwen
dolen, Eioise. Marguerite and Alleeh,
Katharype and Mamie.
The girl who spelled her name Carrye
now signs 1t Caroline. and rejoices in
the beautiful old-fashioned name. Sara
has resumed her final "h, which she
once dropped in disgust. Mollie, Marie
and Mae are now Mary. that most beau
tiful of names.
Lizzie would be Mortified If called any
thing but Elizabeth, and Jennie wants
to be known as Jane, with no mistake
about it. suzette and Susanne are elad,
to return to the plain, dignifed old
name of Susan. and Nanette calls her.
self Nancy with more pleasure than
she ever dreamed. One girl who was
christened for her grandmother hut q.
ways called herself Annie is proud ins
displaying Hannah on her cards.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
POLICEMAN AND DIRECTORY
Officer Monopolizes Public Book to
the Disgust Of Anxious
Citizens.

What a convenience is a public city
directory-except when it becomes an
amazing source of prolonged vexation.
Take, for instance, the one at Dear
born station, says the Chicago Record
Herald. A day or so ago q passer-by
hurried In to consult it. only to find q
policeman standing over the book,
while two people were in line impa-
tiently awaiting their turn. The off,
Ger, perhaps made Indifferent to the
wants of the public by his "profes-
sion," needed them not. It was evil
IDENTIFY his lunch hour, and he was put
ting in spare time in the Improvement
of his mind.
I Another man joined the line. He
was waiting for q train and wanted to
kill time. Still the policeman contin-
ued to pore over the volume with all
the intensity of a newsboy studying q
dope" sheet.
No. lin the line looked out the door
and, seeing car about to start up
Dearborn street, hurried away. No. 2
now moved up toward the directory,
making a noisy show of impotence to
distract the mind .of the reader. The
policeman looked up, but it was with a
far-away expression as though he were
calculating who would be the next
boss of the ward. !
AS the officer turned back to the
book No. consulted his watch ard
was gone. No seemed to be q very
patient individual, so he may have sue
ceeded in getting the information he
desired from the directory.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
THURSDAY sill ID JANUARY Is. 1905
NoTABLE GEN. COLLECTION


BY the death recently OF Df. Au-
gustus Choate Hamlin, Miss Ellnof
Cutting Hamlin, Of Brookline, Mass,
who is his only direct descendant, will
come into possession Of / notable col
lection Of Maine gems. In addition to
famous necklace which she has, and
which, It is said, cannot be duplicated
In any museum in Europe.
This necklace. says Bangor (Me.)
report to the New York Sun, ia. Of
Maine tourmalines, and includes some
Of the finest Of those gems which have
been taken from Mount Mica, Me-.
since the discovery in 1920 Of this mine
of precious stones by E. L. -FIamlin
and his brother, Hannibal Hamlin, at
one time vice president of the United
States. In the necklace is the first
gem found by them "a years ago.
The necklace is composed of II
large tourmalines, ranging from three
to 30 carats, each attached to chain
Of gold. and arranged so that they can
be detached at will, and their places
taken by others Of different sizes.
In the set are 30 additional. stones,
many being mounted with white tour
malines and beryls. There are also q
: cross and two eardrops. the former
composed of six Of the finest tourma-
lines yet found. The stones being
about three carats each and Of vari-
GUS colors. The eardrpps are Of green
and pink tourmalines, set with white
beryls.
Many Of these stones were exhibited
BY Gen. William B. Franklin, commits.
sioner at the Paris exposition in 1889.
and they were also shown in the dis.
play of American gems at the worlds
fair in Chicago.
There are several fine collections in
Maine outside the Hamlin family, and
within> the last few years, local pride
In the resources Of the state, particu-
larly in regard to It's gems, has be-
come SO great that in many villages
and towns the women will not wear
any other ornament.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
His Nuggets Were Safe,

"I'm Black Jack" he said, as he flung
himself into the Palace hotel early yes
terday morning, "and I want to sleep
here. I'm Just down from Alaska" he
added, as he scrawled his name across
the page of the hotel register. Then he
slammed poke of nuggets in front Of
the clerk and admonished the latter to
take care of them, after which the bell
boy escorted him to his room. Last
evening BLACK jack was shaky and
also anxious about his nuggets, and ap-
preaching the clerk said in whisper:
"Say, have you seen any rocks around
this dump? I've lost some somewhere,
and am worrying . little.'
lis this what you are looking for?"
answered the clerk, dragging the poke
from the safe and placing 1t before
Jacks hungry eyes.
ut isl said Jack. - he seized the
poke. Let's go and have drink. 20
The poke is now reposing in q bank,
and BLACK Jack" feels sassr.-seattls
Post-lntelliRencs1.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
VALUE az TN | Il s,Ac 81 o 4 4


Here ID an Interesting excerpt m0a
Belmont Purdy's article contrasting
the steeple-chase. the hunting held and
the race track. from the Outing MaEa-
zine. sjs ..Sss .s.t. b
"There Is . theory that the hunting
neld Is the school for the steeple-
chase horse and rider; but while there
have been exceptionally good horses
and men at both styles Of going, It y
the exception rather than the rule. =
careful. expert hands 1t may DO .
good beginning for q young horse to b
ridden after hounds. It makes II 8
safer jumper Il the horse can DO
broken afterward from dwelling at it,
jumps. As for the rider, It requires
different temperaments; or. rather.
men of certain character Of tempera-
ment succeed at one game better than
the others. A timid man, or one who
hesitates to come to 1 decision, rare
" rides well up to hounds, but may
ride a good steeplechase. In which tho
obstacles are placed for him and no
has no choice In the matter: a2
Inere ID one point OF view rroM
which racing Is shown to be the most
successful method BY which the stand
ard OF the horse or a country CAM u
raised. 1t creates an exaggerated value
for that breed Of horse which improves
every type with which It may b
crossed. and the horse Of country
is largely responsible for the strength
or weakness Of It's army in modern
warfare. Besides, in our country, With
It's immense western grazing lands, .
high standard OF horse would prove IN
important resource in time of peace.
1t would seem. therefore, that the type
OF race horse capable OF carrying >
man across country for several miles
at a high rate Of speed Is more worthy
Of encouragement than the one which
can carry q boy several furlongs."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Had Sailed on Scum.

An old captain and his mate, feeling
hungry, the other afternoon went into a
restaurant on the water front and or
dered dinner. The waiter, with consid-
cradle flourish, placed plate of thin,
watery looking liquid before each of
them.
"Say, young fellow, what's this stuff?"
shouted the captain, gazing in amaze
ment at the concoction under his nose.
Soup, SIR" replied the waiter.
"Soup?" shouted the old sea dog.
Soup! Bill" Cunning to the mattel,
"just think Of that! Here you and me
have been sailing on soup all our lives
an never knowed it till now."-Wash-
ington Life.