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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
ELLINWOOD.
From the Leader. Oct. Is

from the Leader. OCt' .
John Treutner is back from the
Santa Fe hospital at Topeka,
much impoved in health.
Mrs. John Lies and daughter Of
Wheaton. ILL.,. are here on a visit
to old Ellinwood friends.
Mrs. S. K. Smith of Ohio, left
Saturday for the east, after a two
weeks visit with her cousin, W,
N. Halsey and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Hinderlitel
returned Monday from Smithfeld
ILL.,, where they have been visiting
Mrs. Hinderliter's parents. fol-
tie past three weeks.
G. L. Bacon received a tele
gram today that his mother, Mrs.
Jane Bacon, died this morning a
five minutes past two o'clock, a
Olympia, Wash. Deceased was
Sc years Of age.
Louis Voigt and family were
up from Preston the past week
Louis attended the Voigt-Schnei.
der wedding south of the Benz
last week, and then came on for
short visit with John Komarel
and Albert Peters and thei
families.
The following election officer
have been named for HE rrpcinr'
Judges. Chas. Q. Archer. Aug
! Schrepel and Geo. Doer. Clerks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l-Matthew Blackjack, whs
tells the story. gives some hing Of his
history, rising from bootblac8 to a high
dnaneier.
CHAPTER ADescribes events two and
. half years before Wild Week. The
reader makes the acquaintance Of Henry
J. Roebuck. financier and philanthropist.
CHAPTER 3-Enter "the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack has
helped BY giving straight tips on the
markets.. 49,.
CHAPTER 4Blacklock desires to en-
Yer respectable society,"" so he goes into
training and applies for membership in
the exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 5Blacklock commences to
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
Langdon as conspirator Langdon is
another chief of high finance.
CHAPTER SBlacklock confesses that
he wants to be married.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock goes into train
ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon.
CHAPTER s-Langdon at home. Lang.
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER 1o-Shows what a hypocrite
Henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER n-Blacklock attends a din
ner at the home Of Anita's father and
10 met with a cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER 12LHe takes the Ellersiy
family to the theater.
CHAPTER lS7Blackiock proposes to
Anita Ellersly and is accepted. Joy on
the part Of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
finances are low. ssti- "5 ~tt
CHAPTER H-Roebuck lures Blackjack
into q stock deal In order to trim" him.
CHAPTER I5--BIacK1ock ls trapped and
''trimmed." te
CHAPTER 1eBlacklock finds himself
long on Textile Common and when he
hears that the market is going against
him and ruin stares him In the face he
makes his friend, Robert Corey. presi-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company.
loan him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER n-Blacklock dimes at Del
monico's with Sam Ellersly and decides
to withdraw his application for member
snip IN the Travellers club. He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her of his
financial distress. She shows herself to
be different sort Of woman than Black
Lack he'd sur~~~~i
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(ro BIZ CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

Don't forget that the laws Of
Kansas make 70 pounds the legal
bushel for ear corn on and after
November 1. 1t is the practice Of
some Of the mills and buyers to
ask more until we'll along in the
month. Most Of the shrink in
husked corn will occur between
the time it is cribbed and January
/, and buyers like.to get as much
as possible for a bushel, as long
as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02
XIX.
A BREATHING SPELL

Langdon, after several years of eli
fort, had got recognition for textile
In London, but that was about all. lie
hadn't succeeded in unloading any
great amount OF it on the English. So
it was rather because | neglected
nothing than because was hopeful of
results that | had made a point OF
telegraphing to London news of my
proposed suit, The result was a little
trading In textiles over there and a
slight decline in the price. This fact
was telegraphed to all the financial
celters on this side of the water. and
reinforced the impression my lawyers
announcement and my own bear"
letter were making.
Still, this was nothing, or next to
it. What could hope to avail against
Langdon's agents with almost unlimit.
ed capital, putting their whole energy
under the stock to raise It! In the
same newspapers that published my
bear attack, in the same columns and
under the same headlines, were Off.
cial denials from the textile trust and
the, figures of enormous increase of
business as proof positive that the
denials were honest. II the public
had not been burned so many times
by "industrials," II 1t had not learned
by bitter experience that practically
none of the leaders Of finance and in
dustry were above lying to make or
save few dollars, If textiles had not
been manipulated so often. first by
Dumont and since his death by his
brothe--in-law and successor, this
suave and cynical Langdon my des-
perate attack would have been with
out effect As II was
Four months before, In the same
situation, had | seen textiles stagger
as they staggered In the first hour Of
business on the stock exchange that
morning. I'd have sounded the charge,
ciapped spurs to my charger, and
borne down upon them. Butt had
my newborn yearning for "respecta-
bility;;" l had my newborn squeam-
ishness, which led me to fear risking
Bob Corey and his bank and the
money Of my old friend Healey;
finally, there was Anita-the longing
Tor her that made me prefer a narrow
and uncertain foothold to the bold
leap that would land me either In
wealth and power or in the bottom
less abyss.
Instead Of continuing to sell tex
tiles. | covered as far as I could T;
and | bought SO eagerly and so heay'
lily that more than Langdon's corps
OF roczeters. was responsible for the
stocks rally and start upward. When
say eagerly" and heavily" do no,
mean that l acted openly or without
regard to common sense. mean sim
ply that | made no attempt to back
up my followers in the selling cam
paign | had urged them into: on the
contrary. bought as they sold. Tia,
does not sound well. and It is no bet
ter than 1t sounds. l shall not dis
pute any one who finds this action Of
mine q betrayal Of my clients to saw
myself. All I shall say In that Il
was business. that In such extreme
and dire compulsIon as was mine. 4
was-and is-right under the code
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

Robert Merten is improving his
residence property on west Forest
Avenue by the construction of
concrete walks about the place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

LEFT NE ROOTED THERE, AS
FOUNDED"
Ing poker in private room-and a
couple Of fiush-faced, flush-pursed
chaps from out of town, for whom one
Of Joes men was dealing faro from
what looked to my experienced and
accurate eye like brace" box.
Joe, very elegant, too elegant in
fact, in evening Dress was showing q
new piece OF sLatuary to the oldest
son Of Melville, Of the National In
dustrial bank. Joe knew little some
thing about art-he was much like the
art dealers who, as a matter Of bust
hess. learn the difference AatwaAa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
WHERE RED-CoATs FOUGHT.
Honorable ,Mention.)


Far away in land Of summer is secluded spot,
marked by two gray mounds. A wooden slab, weather
beaten and tells that two British soldiers who
persisted during the great Sepoy mutiny lie there Near
this spot it CHANGED to be my lot to pass Mem
Day. We early to arrive at the graves
before the high, having picked flowers the
day before Rich yellow, pansy-ke flowers intermxed
with brown growing kind of moss rose vine, deli
catel scented lilies lovely roses and other
gathered grace wreaths, We strewed the
with flowers and wreahs then proceeded to renew the
inscription for ha brought also pail Of paint and
sharp knife This being ACCOMPLISHED successfully, we
returned to visit British fort in another part of the
province where soldiers review to be given Tho
the train slow and-the odd little warm, we
finally arrived the fort For rainstorm
unusual Happening indeed. The Britishers gay
the old revolutionary days when the British soldiers
finely dressed had rdiculed poorly clad army,
only eventually to be defeated by the despised muske
At length it and we, tired little party,
climbed into the tiny, close again. When we
(Cnntnne1 on Pare Sky
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
THE WEEKS ROLL OF HONOR

- MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Leathers Eighth Grade School, 1922 Twenty
sixth Avenue n : T. : &5s%
Berg Grade Hawthorne School, 2611 Wash
ingon Avenue N. <..,.-
: s.. -. HONORABLE MENTION, ,-.
Wilson, Grade, Central High School, 5000 Lyn-
\ dale Avenue s: ~:
verna Hennessy Seventh Grade whittier School, 1882
Blaisdeu Avenue. =
Karl Rhode Eighth Grade Sheridan School, Adams
NE. .,-e-.s{.
Herbert Clark Grade School, 221s Chicago
.~-@
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Gibson, Seventh Grade Lincoln School, Litchfeld
MINI. E.ses..g-s s.-.s, 81.
Margaret F. JONES' Grade, School,
Mankato,
HONORABLE MENTION
! Nina Bjorndahl, Eighth Grade HaWley Mimi.
Kalma Thompson, Seventh Grade, Barnesyile Mimi
Flaen, Eighth Central School, Grafton, N D.
Vera Goethe, Sixth Grade, Salem, s. D.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Eagle, Ninth Grade Delano Mimi
Edith Johnson, Ninth Grade, Cleveland High School,
IN st. Paul. MIMI $685. $40
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must appear. Surely, It is not
too great a burden for the mem
cries of Juniors who are anxious
for recognition. This week a
good paper from eighth grade,
Horace Mann school, could not
be used because the signature was
only the Christian name Of the
writer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Small Boy Was Sure His Dear Canary Was Gallant
Hero to Honor Any.

Small Boy Was Sure His Dear Canary Was Gallant
Hero to Honor Any.
(Prize} -.
sAYN DOM! Boom'' jumped up, dressed hurriedly
ID and ran downstairs. The rest dressed and
ready to go somewhere. Then remembered that it was
Memorial Day. but it too late to 60 with them so
stayed behind the door until they had all gone Then I
watched them until they had taken the and were
their way toward the of great heroes When
they were all gone opened my bank, took out Is cents
and the florists, but the pretty flowers gone
On the way home, met old man selling flowers. i
bought pretty Then went out in the yard
where little canary buried. It had fought as
bravely the soldiers thought for it had died in the
claws of strange eat. went into the house for my
shotgun and fred salute its grave and planted the
flowers. When the rest Of the family came home they
asked why had those flowers out there and I told
They said they had forgotten all about the dear
little bird. My father said, 'You worthy of having
double the money spent on flowers and he handed
me a half dollar. had it changed and counted my
money in the bank It amounted to $13.S7. The next
day went down town and bought another bird but in
all it's songs and habits it did not nearly sweet
as the first bird. -Bendorf Berg,
5 A Sixth Grade, 261l Washington Ave. N.
Hawthorne School .
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very refreshing amount was
saved for the subject chosen.
There was hardly a Junior who
told of the same thing becoming
topsy-turvy, or if two did hap
pen, to have a like experience,
housekeeping, for instance.
there was always something to
give an element Of differences
The editor enjoyed a guessing
game all to herself this week,
wondering upon what the next
paper would be. ..~s--r -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
A SURE RETREAT
Mama Prescribes for the "All-
Turned-About'' Feeling.
! ~. -. e.. (Pr;za\ =

II T WAS the evening Of top
n sy-turvy day. 1t seemed tc
me that after I had. done one
thing wrong not another thing
would go right and at the end Of
the day everything seemed to-
be topsy-turvy. I felt restless
at home, and decided to 60 to-
the library to spend the evening,
For wonder, put my things on
straight. I peeped in at the door
Of the library to see if very,
many people were there, so if Il
happened to look topsy-turvy
there would not be so many to-
see it. There were quite a num-
Der, but I walked in and they
did not seem to notice me, so I,
thought I must be all right,
which seemed very strange to;
me, as nothing else had BEEN
right thru the day. [ had al
ways enjoyed reading .'baby''.
books and looking at the pic
lures, and the first thing I did
was to pick out one of the pic
ture books. On the top in large
letters was printed tsTopsy-
.Turvy." I wondered what could
be inside. It seemed so strange
that I should pick out, such a
book the first. thing after every
/ thing had gone wrong at home.
! The pictures reminded me Of
Z home. : I picked: up my cap and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
A Whirwind Cousin Makes the House Lively and Says
What She Thinks.

! - What She Chunks
Is HAD been expecting to go to Aunt Luz house that
week, but two things prevented it. House cleaning
house and scarlet fever at auns Marion, Aunt
youngest daughter had been associatng with small
friend who the symptoms of the disease, and had
fallen ILL., Topsy-turvy 10, whose real name was jose
phne to be sent to house until Marion should
with my mother waiting for my topsy cousin, when
in she rushed hair and hat in her hand Mother
who had just fallen into doze jumped up in aarm but
Outdoors she skipped, without thought of put
ting pinafore to save her dress We went into the
garden unfortunate 10 climbed tree tore her dress
and hurt her head the latter being trying mother
told her she would better lie down and be quiet 10 dis
Liked everything quiet. But the rest of good times
up for this and the last day, about two hours
before starting to the depot 10 shocked me by saying
IT do wish Marion would stay sick FOR about two three
weeks more. - Margaret F. Jones,
Fifth Grade, lis Fulton Street,
Pleasant Grove School. Mankato. Mir
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
ALL WILLY MILL Y
Without the Slightest Warning Things in Gen
y eral Around Northwestern Juniors Became
Upside Down. #S#- -. @,=.".
TOPIC: .sToPsY-TURvY."

'PsY,,' was very easy to master, but ideas
were decidedly mixed up about the spell
ing Of & turvy.'' These are some of the
ways Juniors thought looked right
turby, furry, turvey, tervey. There are a
few other words that Juniors have their
own peculiar way of spelling. Many Of
them have strong objections against an
"r' before the Up" in surprise; others
think that !" disappointment looks bet:
ter with double "s'' and a single "p,"
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all right may not be written word with sim
gle a. This peculiar spelling general among
the Juniors that whenever the editor does across
SURPRISE, disappointment and % all right" writ
ten they should be- she rubs her and looks three
times to make sure But luckily all the variety not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

started back thinking there in trying to
away from topsy-turvy. When / reached home told
about it. and she said all needed was a little
sleep and off I started for bed y >.@ Hs"* 5 -
Seventh Grade 81 .r&E-Hildur Gibson,
Lincoln School, 3 Litchield, MINI.
sz*@@. JUST AS SHE FELT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

Events Impressive or Quaint Recall to Mime
apois Juniors Day Given to the Honor of
Our Fallen Warriors
TOPIC: "a MEMORABLE MEMORIAL DAY.

T WAS pleasure to the official name of
! ! !.
n the 3Oth of May, Memorial Day in
B | general among Juniors. Decoration
I'D Day. which is officially recognized,
l<G&I appeared in only few papers. Most of
| II u II the memorable Memorial Days gained that
IN, WI proud title not much for the patriotism
lIT that they impressed upon Juniors as for
~ the good times the holiday let them enjoy
| " or because of the delight they found in
oD listening to the thrilling tales related
by old soldiers. But then undoubtedly,
last Juniors patriotic rather
than naturally interested excitement. Every often
a good story be sacrificed because either the
of the author or the grade is lacking There only
these things remember about signing the
that the grade school, and address of each writer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
HURRYING TIME
Pleasant Work Proved a Surpris-
ingly Quick Cure.
(Prize.)

TT HREE years ago our teacher
Il decided to have our room
march to the cemetery and take
flowers and flags with which to
decorate the soldiers graves. We
gathered our flowers the evening
before and made bouquets Of them.
. We left them at the schoo1house
and went home very happy. The
next morning I awoke with a
high fever and mama said [ could
not 90. I was crying when my
little sister came into the room.
She tried to comfort me- but I
would not be comforted. I had
never been to Memorial Day ex-
ercises and was sorely disap-
pointed. She finally left the room
in despair. In about an hour
she came upstairs with her arms
full of flowers and said the girls
wished to know if [ could ar
range more bouquets as there were
not enough. How gaily we went
TO work! The time passed so
quickly that it was noon when
we finished. I was so much bet
ter at lunch time that mama said
my brother could take me to the
cemetery in the buggy. So we
listened to the exercises. and
drove around where we could
watch the children decorate the
graves.
Grace Leathers,
1922 Twenty-sixth Ave. N.
A Eighth Grade, 80 T..
Bremen School. -
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AN OBSERVANCE OF HIS OWN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-07
CORN CROP IS FINE
OUT IN NEBRASKA
So Many Bushels Raised You Can't
Get the Figures in This
Headline.

OMAHA. Sept. THE best and big
Eest crop of corn ever raised I'm Ne
braska IS now standing in the field. II
is ripening fast, and the larger part OF
il viii be ready for harvesting within
forty days. Estima, les furnished by the
Union Pacific, based on reports from
$40 correspondents throughout the State
place the corn yield for this year at
l15. 100000 bushels. There is an increase
in acreage this year OF SOS, 40 acres.
The estimates on other grains also
show enormous increases over the bum
per crops Of last year. Wheat is esti-
mated at $500 900 bushels. compared
with last years 5000 Co., and oats is
estimated at 6O.OOO,OO against %. 900. 90
year ago. There IS a slight decrease
in the acreage and yield of barley. and
also of spring wheat, as the farmers OF
Nebraska are giving more and more at
tentiOn each year to the winter wheat.
This years Nebraska corn crop alone
will equal In value almost double the
entire production OF gold in the United
States ana nearly five times the pro-
duCUiOn of silver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-07
RATE WAR BETWEEN
BIG TRUNK LINES

PITTsBURG. Sept. THE Vanderbilt
railroad interests have decided TO carry
war To the Pennsylvania system in the
matter Of rates, and aisF 10 invade the
territory OF the Central Passenger As
ISOLATION. A three-sided long-distance
telephone conversation was held during
yesterday. Chicago, New York and
Pittsburg being on the line, and AZ .
o'clock there was issued from the Office
OF L. A Robson. general passenger
agent Of the PittsburE and Lake Erie
here a statement that the New YORK
Central system was placing on sale a
now interchange bic l.UO-miie book.
which sees the move of the Pennsyl-
vanla some days ago and goes IL better.
Tvyenty-four railroads and one line
Of lake boats are included in the omni-
bus book. which Ihe Vanderbilt inter
ests decided 20 place on sale 10 OFFSET
the action Of the Pennsylvania, when
II issued a book good on several differ
eut lines for so.
Another feature Is that the new books
viii have no limit, whereas the Penn
sylvania system allows its new DooA
My one years life The new YORK Cen
trails book VIII be good until used.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-07
Proposals..

SALE of old material AZ the Navy Yard,
Washington ID. C--There viii be sold
az the Navy Yard Washington, d. c.
material belonging 10 the Navy, con-
demHed as unfit Tor use theEein. con-
EisJng of scrap steel scrap iron, old
pine and sheet iron, steel cuttings. old
shields, commercial brass cuttings or
binary bronze cuttings, manganese
bronze, rope junk, leather junk. foundry
EVeepiugs, ashes, broken crucibles, etc
The sale viii be for cash 90 the highest
bidder by sealed proposal 10 be opened
at J. O'CLOCK NOON. SEPTEMBER
IS 1906. Schedules containing form Of
proposals and terms OF sale may be
obtained upon application 70 the Gen
eral StOrckeeper. navy yard, Washing
ton. ID c TRUMAN II. NEWBERRY
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. se7l4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-07
STENSLAND GUARDED
AGAINST SUICIDE

TANGIERS Sept. THE American
authorities fearing the escape or suicide
of Paul .. Stensland. have placed adj
ditiOnal guards to watch over the prls-
Oner lie Is being subjected To strlcter
regime as the days pass.
This morning the banker asked 10 be
supplied with postage stamps. Even
this apparently harmless request was
refused Another instance Of restriction
is that he is not permitted anything TO
drink except mineral water. During the
first DAYS Of his confinement Stensland
was permitted 20 drink anything he
pleased in moderation.
The statement is made today that
Stenslaud was quite sick yesterday and
the day before. but refused to see
physician. He is reported 10 be in good
condition today and anxious TO return
TO the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-07
ELECTION
GOES TO OBALDIA
President AmadOr Now EX-
poets to Visit This
Country.

PANAMA, Sept THE election Of
vice presidents Of the Panama republic
by the new national assembly yester-
day resulted as follows.
First vice president. Gen. ID. Obaldia
second vice president. Sam Boyd. third
vice president General Aispuru.
Great bitterness was aroused BIZ the
election on account of the contest be
tween General Obaldia and Senior Guar
dia. This eliminated in general street
fight on Tuesday between the partisans
Of the two candidates and the killing
of Congressman Demetrio QuinteTO, a
supporter Of General Obaldia-
Owing 10 the success of General
Obaldla. President AmadOr is expected
10 accompany Secretary Root on the
return Of the latter To Washington, and
afterward 10 make am extended tour
of Europe. The President announced
several DAYS ago he would take such
a trip il congress would designate Obsl-
ala % act i'm his absence. and IL is now
expected he viii carry out his plan.