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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-14
Complimepted,

A few weeks ago a Philadelphia
man was in a North Carolina town Of
very few inhabitants. One day when
he was on the point of making a pur.
chase he discovered that he had ex.
hausted his small change. The shop
keeper could not break" the $40 bill
offered him, and the northern man
went out in the main street to see
how he might solve the difficulty. He
asked several persons, but still on one
had the requisite amount for the bill.
AT last an old, white-haired seedy
negro came along In sheer despera.
ton the Philadelphia man said:
Uncle, can you change a $40 bill
for me?"
Uncle" looked dazed for the mo.
ment. Then his stumbling figure
Strengthened. With doffing Of the
hat and bow worthy Of Chesterfield,
be replied with dignity:
mo, marse, | can't change no SO
bill; but I done 'preciates the compll,
ment jes' the same, sah."-Philadel
phia Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-14

VARIOUS SPECULATIONs OFFER BIG
PROFITS BUT GO DOWNNvALUE WHEN
TINES ARE HARD. OUR CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT PAY A REASONABLE PROF
IT-4 PER CENT-AND YOU GET THE
MONEY WHEN TINES ARE HARD AND
VALUES LOW We OFFER YOU SAFETY
AND PER CENT INTEREST on TINE
DEPOSITS. YOU MAY SEND Us MONEY
OR CHECK BY NAIL IF YOU DO NOT
WISH TO CONE IN. THE V. BRINK.
MAN COMPANY BANK.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-14

Pasture for horses and cattle on
the Medberry ranch. See c. F.
Bowman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-14

A. A. Doerr and wife of Larned
passed thought the city Tuesday
in their auto on a business trip to
Ellinwood. They returned home in
the evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-14
DeVOe.

The only paint sold by any mer-
chant in Great Bend that meets all
requirement of pure paint law.
A fine paint costs no more, why
not buy the best.
We guarantee every gallon $l.35
Barn paint IS cents.
The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1907-12-19

It is an acknowledged
fact that, by ali, that we
are the leaders III mems,
women's and chiidren's
shoes, and if price and the
quality of shoes have any
thing tC do with it, we
will always lead. We are
exclusive agents for the
four celebrated lines:
HANANS SHOES
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Where Charles Lamb Read.

From the London Chronicle.
The approaching jubilee of the British
Museum reading room-it was opened May
1s. 1857-as we'll as the announcement of its
temporary closing, carries our thoughts
back to its small beginnings" nearly 150
years ago, in corner room in the base
ment story OF Montague House. with one
oak table and twenty chairs. The poet
Gray was one Of the first to avail himself
Of the opening Of the room. In 1890 he
writes: II often pass four hours day in
the stiffness and solitude of the reading
room, which Is uninterrupted by anything
but DR.. Stukeley, the antiquary. who comes
there to talk nonsense and coffee house
news The rest of the company at that
time consisted Of two Prussians and copy
ist When the elder Disraeli first frequent
ed the reading room he had never more
than half dozen companions. The readers
migrated to the larger rooms as their num-
bers increased. Nearly half OF those ad-
mitted In 1895 were French refugees among
them many prelates and noblemen, all seek
ing relief there from the ennui of their
exile.
Charles Lamb, too, much to his sisters
satisfa ction, sought refuge there from an
other kind of ennui Writing to Bartram
IN 1926 he observes: Il am going thro' a
course of reading at the museum.
1t is sort of Office to me: hours ten to
four. the same. It does me good Man
must have regular occupation, thst has
been used to it" The rooms sutceS ~ ely
set apart for readers were speedily filled
to overfowing; there were frequent COM
plants of overcrowding, foul air, and "mu-
scum fleas,'' and many students who were
not hardy enough to disregard the grave
physical Inconvenience We're driven away
At length Sir Anthony PanizZi suggested
building a circular reading room in the
vacant quadrangle surrounded by the mu-
scum building. Before it was opened the
number of readers averaged from $50 to 200
day; in 1905 the daily average was III.
Evening star., 1907-08-15
The Literary Difference.

III G. Wells,' said a Chicago publisher.
"is splendid novelist, but he attaches too
much Importance to the question of style.
of finish, and not enough Importance to the
question Of popularity.
when Mr.. Wells was over here. I went
about with him good deal. and one day ]
showed him the magnificent mansion that
one of our leading novelists owns.
Literature, l said, encouragngly, is
different from what It was in DR.. johnson q
and Noll Goldsmith's time. You could live
in just such house as that II you'd write
as we publishers want you to- Mr.. Wells
You could be famous novelist, too. In
fact, 1t is easy to be famous novelist
nowadays.
Mr.. Wells laughed sourly
Yes he said. In the past the authors
died, but their works live. Now the works
die and the authors live"
Evening star., 1907-08-15
EAST NoRTHFIELD CAMP.
Many Washingtonians Attending the
Conference.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, August 10
Washington is very well represented at
the general conference for Christian work.
ers, which is holding It's twenty-fifth session
In this town, made famous by D. L. Moody
A large number of people have come from
Washington simply to attend this confer
ence. and the figures indicate larger rep
resentation than ever before.
The conference Is the largest ever held
and is being addressed by six of the great
est preachers of England, as we'll as nu-
merous American divines. Dr. G. Camp
bell Morgan of London is giving daily lee
lures on the Book Of Romans" and
Charles NJ. Alexander. the famous million
aire singer, leads daily singing service, at
which the children's choir of 300 voices is a
feature.
The other services include a morning
camp council at Camp Northfield, where
200 young men are N tents; an afternoon
lecture by Prof. James Orr of Glasgow
University, and the sunset services on
Round Top, the burial place of Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Moody. The deHominational
base ball and the tennis tournament are
lighter features of the program.
Evening star., 1907-08-15
The Off Horse.

Charles p. Neill, the United States labor
commissioner, whose brilliant efforts pre-
vented in the early summer the strike OF
27,00O telegraphers, is interested in the
various charitable associations that send the
children of the poor to the country during
the hot weather. In New York the other
day he told a story about one of these chill
dren.
'There was a little boy" he said. whom
the Country Week Association OF fhliaoel-
mia mt on a farm in August. One morn
ing the little fellow took walk to the viii
Iaee three miles away, and as he stood In
front of the post office farmer got down
ont of his double team and said:
H.Hey, sonny, ketch holt O. that hoss'
head while 1 go in an see If thar's any
letters.
(which hoss' head? said the boy, ad-
vancing.
1.-The OFF un said the farmer
The orphan?' said the little boy. How
kin tell which of ems an orphan. Don t
ye try to kid me. mister
Evening star., 1907-08-15
They Walked Back.

Admiral Schley was talking about war
and peace at Port Deposit, Nd.
''War must still go on he said. Man
kind is not yet highly enough developed to
be peaceful Yet I am in favor of peace
societies and peace congresses, for these
things help the cause Of peace along. They
bring the day Of universal peace a little
nearer"
The admiral unused a little. Then he re-
sumed:
Yes, we will have universal peace some
day, for we all love it In our hearts. The
bravest fighters In their hearts love peace
with incredible devotion-with devotion as
Incredible as that which the pigeons or
Newark had for their home.
There was, you know, Newark man
who kept pigeons. One day he sold half
dozen birds to a Philadelphia. But the
pigeons loved their former home, and the
first time they We're let out theN flew
straight back to 1t. covering the fifty miles
in no time.
1.-The Philadelphian got them again and
this time he clipped their wings, so that
they could not fly. But he left their
hutch open and they disappeared. Moth
ing was seen Of them for some days. Then,
thin and dusty and footsore. they limped
slowly into the old home in Newark.
"They had walked the whole way back y
Evening star., 1907-08-15
SCIENCE NOTES.

There are many students and experiment.
ers OF aeronautics who contend that the
balloon is not the flying machine of the
future, but that hope Of success in the con-
quest of the air lies in the development of
the aeroplane. Octave Chanute made all Of
his experiments in this direction, and was
successful to a great degree but his sad
death while making a flight had the effect
of putting a quietus on this line of expert
ment. Up to recently the balloon as an
air vehicle has been strongly adhered to
by Santos Dumont. but it seems that he
has been overcome by change of heart,
and has designed an aeroplane. His first
trials with this. which were conducted pri-
vately, showed some of the defects of his
design, and he Is having the machine re-
built, and in the meantime he Is experiment.
ing with another apparatus. which is a
combination of the gas bag and the aero
plane. The construction Is heavier than air
and If he achieves any success in this di-
rection the credit Will be due to the aero
plane. The apparatus Is designed to run
on the ground before lifting itself in the
air, and is fitted with set of bicycle
wheels to facilitate its passage over the
surface. The gas bag is long and pointed
like those generally made use Of by Dumont
in his other machines.
Experiments have been made to deter
mine the availability of concrete for oil
storage tanks. and it was round that the
material was entirely suited for the pur-
pose. Accordingly a number of them have
been built at Ell Paso. Tex, by one of the
railroad companies of that section which Is
engaged In extensively handling oil from
the fields of that state. Up to this time
1t was generally agreed that the presence
Of oil had some serious effect on the con-
crete. but If this is true 1t was not shown py
the experiments.
The earnings of mining school graduates
have been shown in statistics collected for
the mining and metallurgical courses of
Lawrence Scientific School. The average
earnings OF twenty-five men for the hrst
year were sS7S. for the second 81, ,456, and
in the third 81. 800. The average present age
of graduates is twenty eight years and the
average present salary is S23S7.
A new Nashboiler has a sectional lid
Nhich greatly facilitates the laundry work.
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Made a Sound Like Glass.

Dr. @. Stanley Hall. the president OF
Clark University, thinks that the higher ed
ueaton Of women is one of the causes OF
race suicide.
In discussion of his theory DIR. Hall said
recently in Worcester:
II hear many arguments to the effect that
higher education has opposite effect to
that which l claim for it; but look around
you. consider the college women you know,
and then tell me If you don't find all these
arguments futile.
They are futile arguments because the
actual truth confounds them. Before the
truth they have the same sound"
DR.. Hall smiled.
Before the TRUTH he went on, "they
have the same absurd sound as came from
the sack.
You must know that there was once,
here in Worcester very kind and chart
table man. a grocer. The grocer did not be-
lieve in prisons and indeed it was said that
he was not averse to shielding criminals
from justice.
We'll, one evening. just as he was about
to close his shop, man bareheaded and in
rags tore into the place.
THE grocer looked up from his daybook
at the trembling. painting figure.
''Well?' he said.
save me, boss cried the other. A
cops on me trail. If he ketches me it
means ten years. Just then the sound Of
running was heard, and the sound grew
louder and louder. HOLY smoke, boss,
that's him now said the man. He must
ha' saw me come in here Wotll I do?'
Get in that sack said the grocer,
quickly.
And the man leaped into a huge sack
and the grocer had just gotten 1t tied up
and had resumed his work again when the
policeman entered.
"A thief came in here, said the police
man.
No no. said the grocer.
Well said the other, I'm goin' to
search the place. anyhow
All right. Go ahead
And the policeman searched and search
ed. but he found nothing.
Hold on, though. he said at the end.
What's this here in this sack?'
That said the grocer, quietly. oh,
that's broken glass;
THE policeman swung back his heavy
stick and hit the sack a stout blow
And Immediately from It's interior a
faint. high, thin voice said softly:
"Tinkle, tlnkle!'
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Begins at Home.

Buffalo Bill was talking about his recent
visit to Newport.
Reginald Vanderbilt" dle said. drove me
10 hts farn In a superb motor-car one az.
ternoon. AS we spun along. Mr.. Vanderbilt
pointed out a famous millionaire and told
me of incident that had recently hap
pened to the man.
1T Seems that a penniless youth had had
tho cheek to come to the millionaire and
ask leave to pay attention to his daughter.
But you have MEANS said the
father. with frown.
but love her. said the young man.
but hang It, what would you live on?'
II love her the young man repeated.
we would live on faith and hope
"The father frowned again.
"'And charity he said"
Evening star., 1907-08-15
COOKING KETTLE.
Has Perforations in Cover for Dis.
charge of Boiling Water.

The busy housewife manages to burn or
scald her hands so often that in time che
becomes accustomed to It, Nevertheless,
the majority OF such injuries could be
avoided in more up-to-date cooking uteD.
sils-like the one shown in the ilustra.
tion-were used. The purpose of these
cooking kettles Will be apparent at
glance. 1t provides a. utensil for cooking
vegetables. eto, which after the cook.
ing can be readily operated to drain OF
the boiling water without fear OF scald-
ing the hands Along the front edge OF
the cover are perforations for the die.
charge Of the water. The cover is also
provided with a movable lifting handle,
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Some Other Reason.

Miss Vesta Victoria, the English music
hall artist whose song of Tilted bride.
Waiting at the Church" is as popular In
America as 1t was in England, said at a
dinner In New York:
"A clergyman. hearing the song at the
Tivon in London, wrote me a letter of con-
graduation from Stoke Pogis. He said he
Rdored Waiting at the Church. and he told
me of "a jilting that had actually happened
in his parish
He said that he had an appointment to
marry couple at on a certain afternoon.
He appeared duly, and the bride appeared.
but not the bridegroom. The clergyman and
the lady. silent and embarrassed, waited in
the quiet church from till q. Then they
sadly departed.
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Not That Kind of Order.

John c. Risley of Detroit at the New York
convention of the International Society of
Hotel and Restaurant Employees conven-
ton notable for its condemnation Of the
tipping system-said to a reporter:
THE public thinks that we walters get
rich off our tips. The public is very igno-
rant in this matter. When I think of its
dense ignorance l am reminded Of q polit.
ical meeting l attended last April
There was chap at this meeting who
knew nothing Of parliamentary procedure
and besides that, he was half full.
well. in the course Of the meeting there
was a lot OF excitement and shouting. II
grew worse and worse. The chairman In
the end had to hammer on the table and
yell:
"'Order! Orderr
Beer for me- said the. ignorant young
man."
Evening star., 1907-08-15
STAYS WOMAN AND HIMSELF
COMB SAVES LIFE OF SLAIN
GIRLS COUSIN.
Rejected Lovers Crime the Culmina.
tion of Wild Life That Quenched
Fiancee's Love-

CHICAGO, August 15.-Mchae DeTrain,
an Italian. last night shot and instantly
killed Alvina Vultman. seriously wounded
her cousin, Alvina Awald, and then killed
himself
have been engaged at one time. but il n
reported, that the girl had recently refused
to marry him because of his wild conduct
The man blamed the girls cousin for his
dismissal.
Miss Awald received a severe scalp
wound. but will recover. She probably
owes her life to the fact that the bullet
was DETECTED by comb she wore In her
hair
Evening star., 1907-08-15

the board-Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Mussey and Mrs.
Terrell-was present at the meeting. They
were all out Of town.
Several communications were received
and acted upon. Notice was received from
the Commissioners office OF the purchase OF
two additional school sites, one of them
for a sixteen room building in the Meridian
Hill subdivision. Mount Pleasant. The mat
ter of the site for the colored school in
Brookland, which has been agitated for the
past seven years. was also brought up.
The resignation Of Miss Catherine G. Ray
mond as teacher in the schools was ac-
cepted.
Evening star., 1907-08-15

the clergyman again. appointing another
afternoon at for the ceremony
And again the clergyman and the bride
were on hand duly, and again the groom
failed to turn up.
LAS the two waited. time passed SLOWLY in
the sun and empty church. 1t grew darker
and darker. Five O'Clock sounded then q
And then the bride broke the silence with
a fierce ejaculation:
"' 'Drat him! she cried .'Tain't his
trousers this time. cause 1 bought him a
pair
Evening star., 1907-08-15
Bethlehem's New Furnaces.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, August 15.-The
actual operation in the $12,000,O0O addition
to the old plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Company began yesterday, when steel was
made at two of the new f1fty-ton OPEN
hearth furnaces and by the end of August
the gr at new Saucon plant OF the Bethle-
hem Steel Company will be turning out its
first open-hearth rails to fill orders already
booked aggregating 100 600 tons.
Evening star., 1907-08-15

Some medical societies are hewing to the
line mighty close in their endeavor to up
h, 1 ethics. says a western medical jour
nal. The society at Peoria. ILL.,, hauled one
OF it's members over the Goals recently for
driving piebald horse. on the ground tnat
It was a bid for public attention.
Evening star., 1907-08-15
ELECTS A .SECRE TARY
Action Yesterday by Local
Board of Education.
| HARRY O. HINE THE CHOICE
Criticism of Officers and Teachers for
Indifference.
MENTION OF THE MOTEN CASE
Report as to New Rules-Increase in
Number of Committees-Assign-
ment of Members.

At a meeting of the board Of education
late yesterday afternoon Harry o. Hine Of
Pennsylvania, employed in the Department
of Commerce and Labor. was elected secre-
tary to succeed James l.. Farmer, resigned.
The members of the board present at the
meeting were Messrs. Oyster, president;
Evermann. Hoover, Cox, Cook and Horner.
Evening star., 1907-08-15

which normally holds the cover In posi-.
ton. Close to the perforations is a guard,
which extends upward. This guard serves
to effectively protect the hands from the
steam issuing from the boiling water.
With the aid of the regular handle and the
cover handle the kettle is easily removed
from the fire and tilted to discharge the
water.
Evening star., 1907-08-15

In France tie bill of a physician or
druggist cannot be collected if more than
two years old.
Evening star., 1907-08-15

for so suits-Prince
Chap cOat-full pleat-
ed skirts, with folds
newest materials. in
Guiding n aVy blue
serCc-most desirable
styles.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
THREE HANGED At
JEFFERSON CITY
Convicts Who Killed Guards
in Prison Die on Same
Gallows.

Jefferson City, Mo-. June 27.-Har-
~ Vaughan and Edward Raymond,
conyicts sentenced to the penitentIary
from ST. Louis. and George Ryan, a
convict sentenced from Kansas City,
were hanged in the county jain here
for the killing OF Prison Guard John
Clay during concerted attempt 10 rs
cape from tie penitentiary
The three were hanged M the sumo
moment sheriff Scott sprung tire
trap All three died from suanguln-
ton ana 40 one's neck was broken.
The physicians IN Attendance pro-
nonnced Vaughan dead IN 1864 min.
utes after the trap was sprung; Ryan
dead in l2is minutes and Raymond
dead IN 11A minutes About $50 ere
sons witnessed the execution No
statement was made from the scaf-
fold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
DREAMS DISCOVER his TOMB
Body of "a o-fear-oid BOY. Who Had
Been Missing since
june rs.

I.udington. Mich, June 81. The
body OF 5-year-old Ace Davis. son OF
Mrurlce Davis. who mysterlously dis
appeared on June III ana for whom
searching parties had been looking for
nearly two weeks, was discovered IN a
sand bank. AZ the result OF a dream.
Mrs. William Hall. who lives near
The sand pile, dreamed OF seeing the
little boy In the sand ON the night art.
or his disappearance. but paid no at
tcntion TO the dream until Mrs A.
Brewster. who lives In the same house.
told Of dreaming the same thing.
Mrs Brewster was IN Woodville,
Mich, NJ the time the boy disappeared.
ana. influenced by the vision. She re-
turned 90 dig Ia the pile and came No.
OH the body under three feet OF sand
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
am Trnst snrera nefrnt.

Chicago. June Crushing defeat
was again met by the Standard Oil
company In Us rebate fight with the
government. Judge Lands or the
United States district court denied a
new trial 70 the oil trust and owe 2
ruled fourteen motions made hy H.
CHEZ counsel. John $. Miller.
In quick succession every technical
point raised hv Mr.. Miller IN the biz
case was decided against the corpora
ton IN blows that staggered the dc.
fonso. Every effort 10 minimize the
500. 10000 dne. which Judge lands
has the power to impose. 20 q fine 81
10000 failed and was turned into
victory for the government
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
CALLED OFF THE BLooDnouND
Railway Detective said Steve Adams
Blew Tn the Mine

The crOss-eXamination showed TINT
both wetr members ~ the Western
Federation Of Mlucrs md that Snli
van was friend Of Haywood. Mover
and many Of tine union ieaders al nip
pie Creek. Dr. |. H. Niece. 4 mining
broker OF the Cocur d'Alencs. another
lmpeachlng witness, swore that Or
chard told him III 1904 nj Wallace.
Ida, that he was q 'srntterr for Do
tective agency orchard lrnipd this
conversation; deaicd that he was I'M
Idaho at any time u 1904 several
witnesses, principally women, who
kept lodging houses NJ Cripple creek.
located Orchard az various conferences
with Sterling the detective COR the
Mine Owners association prior 10 the
Independence eXplos and there was
further showing AZ IL meetings ne.
tween Orchard and -. c. Scott. Tho
detective for the Florence AMI Cripple
Creek railway
Another witness tod or The effort H.
locate the men guilty Of the Indenend.
cnce station outrage lS starting i
bloodhound from tie clair rung used
81 pulling or the mine explosion. lie
said the dog took the read Is Colorado
Springs. the one over which Orchard
He'd ia the night ana that WHOM he
reported 10 Sterling lie cot orders 10
call the dog OH Sterling sald he knew
who blow ul tie station, ana later
said that steve Ndmaa had done SO.
The state fought tnr admission or
I the bloodhound story lul also opposed
the admission ~ eyidencrcoverlng gen
cral features Of the Colorado laior
law. but IN both instances The court
/ ruled with the defense.
/ one og the witnesses dld not come
up TO The expectations Of tie defense.
Ira Blizzard contracting agent FOR The
/ Florence ana Cripple Creek railroad
l az the time Of the Independence depot
7 explosions. said he Immediately Went
+ there and saw the wire and chair rmg
/ which served as clues The defense
I alleges that the Independence station
i WIS an but nm abandoned affair ana
that rs destruction might have been
! planned by others than the Western
Federation ~ Miners.
what sort ~ n depot was it, nslSe 7
! Darrow 81 the witness "The depot
was IN good condition" replied Bllz
ard 1T was nice. up-to-date sta.
tion. with good waiting room. II
had n platform IN front Of H." Blizzard
declared that the Independence der o.
was usedaS stopping place, hut there
WIS no ticket agent there.