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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
Did Duty Under Difficulties,

A gatekeeper in the employ Of the
Hessian railway company was recent.
ly the hero Of an amusing incident.
His wife being Ill, he went himself to
milk the goat, but the stubborn crea-
ture would not let him come near It,
as 1t had always been accustomed to
have this operation performed by its
mistress. After many fruitless efforts,
he at length decided to put on his
wife's clothes The experiment suc.
ceeded admirably but the man had
not time to doff his disguise before
the train approached, and the gate.
keeper ran to his accustomed post.
His appearance produced quite sen.
sation upon the officials of the pass.
Ing train The case was reported and
an inquiry instituted, which, however,
resulted in his favor, as the railway
authorities granted the gatekeeper a
gratuity of 10 marks for his faithful
discharge of his duties. Is....
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
TRUE TO HIS PROMISE.
-. - q = ~ 49,. 49,. :, "a
Husband sraseiy Went Through Or
sn deal to Keep PIishted Word. B,

He stood gazing down at the water.
1T must be cold" he thought, very
cold. He shrank back and shuddered
inSolpntarily MY courage is falling,
be soliloquized. 7 can never do Il"
For moEs,t he reflected. Then,
clinching his teeth he cried wildly:
But ] 'rrs' She laughed at me and
said ! would not dare. j must prove to
her | am no poltroon." Again he gaz.
ed steadfastly into the water. So
peaceful, 30 placid. II lay before him
that had he been on some other mis-
sion he weuld have felt a sense Of
calm serenity at sight Of II instead
OF being inspired with, dread and ter
ror. After awhile he continued: she
will only be sorry II do. . And
yet," he added fiercely. If don't she
Will taunt me with my cowardice."
This thought thrilled him with a saw.
age determination and with a mighty
effort he gathered himself for the leap.
A moment only he stood poised on the
brink, then plunged into the cold cold
waters. He uttered sharp cry. but 1t
was drowned in he splash. Then he
struggled with tie wavoc. striking out
wildly with his arms and a moment
later leaped out and seized towel.
There" he exclaimed. triumphant.
ly. Next time | tell my wife I'm go
ing to take cold bath before break.
fast she'll know it's no bluff"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
HATS IMPROVE WITH AGE.
Economy in the Purchase Of First.
Glass Silk Headgesr.

"A silk hat, like wine, improves
with age" said a c,lbman. The oft,
ener you have It ironed the sleeker
and more brilliant Il becomes. II
costs a good deal a, the outset. but In
the end 1t is the cheapest hat to wear.
1t lasts, you see, so.long, and to iron
1t costs so little--a dime or so. Some
folks think the topper very perish.
abe. II 1t gets soaked with rain, II
some one sits on it and crusnes II in.
to an accordion. they think 1t must be
thrown away, the same as II II were 4
Derby. But not at all. A silk hat can
be taken apart and put together again
like a watch, and II 1t gets crushed.
nothing is easier than to melt Of the
silk, straishten out the frame and then
put on the silk again. In England. the
home Of this hat, have known men
to wear the same topper for 10 or -
years. And the oftener the old hat is
ironed the brighter and finer II shines.
Its luster increases with time and fric.
ton like the luster of good, antique
furniture"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
Strenuous Medical Treatment.

Although the Maoris Of New Zea.
land have made considerable strides
in civilization during recent years
some Of their barbaric superstitions
survive. One Of the most persistent
Is belief In the 'tohunga" or tribal
medicine man. His patients some
times succumb to his. energetic meth
DDS Of treatment The latest case Of
that sort comes from Wafkato. A sick
girl after having been immersed in
cold water for some hours, was beat.
en- with sticks to drive the evil spirits
out. the 'tohungan afterward gripping
her throat to prevent their reentering.
She died the next day. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
A SNAP FOR THE MICE.
"6eads" Of Rice Furnished Forth an
Appetizing Luncheon.

The wind shook the Japanese cur
tain Of bamboo and glass beads, and as
the strands divided the beach was
visible-the white beach, the blue sea
and the bathers bobbing up and down
In the sunwarmed pillows. These
Japanese curtains" said the host, ARE
fraud, some Of them. No wonder you
can see through them. They get thin
ner and thinner. For the glass beads
disappear. The mice eat them" Mice
eat glass beads? Impossible!" $50
thought at first. But: finding the beads
on all my curtains disappearing, in.
vestigated. And ] found that these
pretty pale beads we're not made Of
glass at all They were made Of rice.
They were translucent rice kernels
strung beadlike between the bits Of
bamboo. No wonder they disappeared
% fast They made q fine lunch for the
MICA usii ,lsanl flee Ill, 49,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
Vim. Osmond left for Topeka

WIN. Osmond left for Topeka
Sunday. -
Four persons united with the
Baptist church in this city Sun
day evening. .a1 dl 49,
Mrs. Helen Butler and Miss
Eva Sutton were home from Elm
wood over Sunday.
DR.. Schraut of Ness City and
DR.. johnson of Scott City we're
here over Sunday.
Miss Frances Moses came home
Sunday morning from several
days visit at Dodge City. ,......
W. H. Russell of Lacrosse and
6. W. Butler of McCracken were
here Saturday on business.
Kurt and Louis Zutavern will
leave for Wichita tomorrow where
they will attend Fairmont College.
Mrs. Paul, who has been visit.
ing the W. j. Sans family. left
for Hutchinson Saturday evening.
The way the ladies talk the fine
arts building will be crammed
full. The more the better.
Alberta and Ray Brining left
for Baldwin this morning and will
attend the Baker University.
Miss Hattie Neacham left for
Baldwin this morning and will at
tend Baker University the coming
term.
Justus Sandrork. J. P, of
South Bend township. was in town
Monday and made a call at this
office.
Mrs. Bert Lewis and children
left this morning for a visit at
Kansas City and other points in
Missouri.
Among the crowd that went to
Ellinwood Sunday on the train
wer, Seward Seward. Chas. Van
ell, Clyde Yeo, Ben Cutler, Mart
Keenan,, Will Malta, Bob Brown.
W. j. Herman. Ed. Duncan. Jim
McMullen, Geo. Banta, Gregg
Lee. Wendall Strong. Ed. Meek.
Judge Currier. John Without,
Homer Ayers. Oscar Brown, e.
bert Hart. NJ. 5. Kizer, Cal
Keenan,, Frank Powell, Fred
Livingston. John Malta, Art Dick
DR.. John Schraut of Ness City.
DR.. johnson, jim Hume. Earl
Jordan, and the Great Bend ball
club. .i
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13

In western land We have a fine
hall section in Grant county,
smooth nice land, Sc per acre.
Also 100 acres in Hodgeman
county, very good land. To the
person who wants to make a
small investment, wewill put the
price on this land low enough to
make it an inducement. The
owner has to sell.
A good residence property in
choice location in Great Bend,
large house, sidewalks. stable,
trees, well, waterworks, cistern,
everything complete. Will sell
this right or trade for farm land
We have a good ranch 1910
acres on the Pawnee not far from
Burdette to trade for a Barton
County farm. This is a splendid
place and some one will get a
good trade.
Get a good home near Wichita,
in Sedgwick county. Good mar.
kets; fruit; alfalfa. Land will
raise anything.
800 acres within five miles OF
town. telephone; rural free de.
livery. Black, sandy loan;
corn, wheat and alfalfa land.
Fenced; house, barn, granary,
etc. Price $3.50 per acre; good
terms. nsH
1920 acres, 900 acres in cult.
walton, $500 per acre. .aa
100 acres;6 room house; best
built barn in the county; gran.
airy, hog barn, COW barn, good
orchard; so acres in cultivation;
close in. Price $4,000.
If you are interested in making
an investment or in getting a
home, be sure to write or cali on
us.
YOUNG s GILES, @.
GREAT BEND = KANSAS
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
"H 4sf
Bucolic STYLE.

The farmers made fortunes on
wheat, didn't they?1a Yes, indeed"
replied the railroad official, "and by q
little strategy we are getting them to
ride in our parlor cars. You know the
farmers have always been prejudiced
against parlor cars" why was thatr'
well, they said the cars didn't look
anything like parlors at all. That set
US to thinking, so we fitted up sew.
eral special parlor cars with war
fruit, horse-hair furniture and old.
fashioned photograph albums and now
you couldn't pay the farmers to ride
in any other car but the parlor." B.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
Dawson @Zutavern
Great Bend, Kansas.


Miss Edna BROKER left for her
home in HutcbinsoA Sunday after
a pleasant visit with relatives
here.
Porter Young returned from
Ind. Saturday evening where he
had been called by the sickness of
his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Zutavern aud
daughter are home from an extended
outing IN Colorado.
A fine 10 poun 4 baby boy was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. DR. Morrison last
night.
Harry Marx and Fred Merritt
are expected home this week 10
attend the fair.
}. A. Rude was in from Union
today to look around and attend TO
some business ard visit.
L g. Langford, II. V. Harms
and John Coss, are down fromS
Heller today on business.
Mrs. Ellen Holmes returned
home this morning after several
weeks visit out on the farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13


Miss Hazel Clarke returned
this morning from a visit with
friends at Holsington.
Miss Maud Gano went to. Otis
Sunday evening to visit with her
sister Mrs. c. P. Munns.
Jake Gustin was down from Gs-
latia Saturday on business. and
visited with A. l.. Pile and fam.
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. BROKER
returned from quite a pleasure
trip through Colorado and the
west Friday night.
Mrs. Geo. j. Spencer gave a
dinner party for Miss Edna
BROKER of Hutchinson. Friday
evening. An elegant dinner was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hagen
daughter, Miss Emma and son, Ed
Jr.. were here from Commanche
Saturday shopping.
DR.. S. NJ. Taught of st. John
was a visitor here Saturday. The
Doctor was at one time a teacher
at the Central Normal College
and will be remembered by a
number of friends here.
Miss Lizzie White returned this
morning from a visit at Heller.
. Mrs. W. A. Robinson of Heller
was in town today visiting and
shopping.
Mrs. Geo. Smith returned from
Dodge City this morning after
several day, visit.
j. William Miller of north
Stafford was in town TODAY visit
ing and shopping.
j. c. Liveni of Topeka reDre.
senting tie Mail & Breeze is here
and will remain during the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tammen
and daughters. Misses Anna and
Louise of southeast Rush county.
are in town today on a shopping
tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack hester will
arrive this evening from Mineap.
oils for a visit with Mr. and Mrs
Mic Berscheidt and other friends
and relatives and stay during the
fair.
, We are informed that while E.
R. Moses and Louis Zutavern and
their family we're at Colorado
Springs Mr.. and Mrs. d. N
Heller arranged an old fashioned
Barton county picnic for them
They had an old fashioned spread
a big swing. lot of chiggers anG
had a fine time including a ride
on the elephant ir the Zoo. They
say Dave is as young as ever am
Mrs. Heller much younger thar
Dave. ~ aaA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
Carl WEIGH of Larn.d is in town

b J3hu Co.'S was here IRON HrlZeI
Saturday on business. I
4 Miss Clara Musil was an Epin
wood visitor Saturday.
Mrs Fred Cries 'eiurned Sunday
from a few dsysvisil yaShome in Kan
isas City #
Harry Brooker left for Hutchinson
Saturday after a two weeks business
trip in this County.
Err. Nike Of Lacrosse and A.
L. Irwin Of McCracken we're here or
business with Osmond and Cole.
Miss APPEL was an Ellinwood visi.
tor Saturday morning.
Henry Batchman of Commanche
was here Saturday on business.
Henry Chappell returned from
an eastern trip Friday evening.
Matt Sausen and dughters
Lucy, and Sophia. we're here
Saturday visiting and shopping,
from north of Hoisington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe johnson Of
Hoisington accompanied by Mr..
Johnsons brother Matt. and nep
hew Leo of Oklahoma we're in
town Saturday on business.
Mrs. Sopheona McRae returned to
Denver Saturday evening after a
weeks visit here with relative.
Mr.. Chas. Willougby of Chair.
ton Iowa i, in the city visiting
with his aunt, Mrs. W. J. Sans.
and other relatives.
Jack johnson and daughter
Myrtle returned today from
Ethel. Logan county where they
had been visiting.
Mrs Sam Dighton and Mrs
Morris OF Larned returned from
Scott City Saturday evening
where they had been visiting re.
latives. ...u.-.
Ed. Gwinn came in this morn,
ing from Greeley county. where
he has been for some time visiting
with the Kincaid family.
NJ. l.. Harrison has moved to
the city and we understand that
Mr.. Confair a brother in law of
Ottawa will take charge of his
farm.
Mr.. A. f. Kuhl and Mis-
Frances Haas of Albert left for
Kansas City where they will buy
goods for Mr.. Kuhl's store at
Albert.
Mrs. Harry Baldwin and child
came home from visit to Lyons
Saturday evening. Edgar Bald
win, a brother of Harry, accom-
panied them home and will visit
several days.
Chas. Morrison will leave for
Sears this evening where he is
building a concrete bridge on the
Santa Fe Jack is near Pueblo in
charge of another lot of men in
the same line. The boys have a
hundred miles Of bridges to build.
We understand that arrange.
ments are being made whereby a
number of business houses and
hotels will be heated this winter
by steam heat rom the Electric
light and Power Co. This looks
to US like a very feasible, practi
cal and economical plan.
The following persons returned
from Winfield where they attend
ed the Colored Baptists Associa.
ton. Mrs. Levi Canmore, Ethel
Stevens, Lizzie johnson. Asa
Sellars and Rev. Calvin Perry,
who preached here in the Colored
church Sunday. ..e
Mrs L. X. Pierce of Hanover
Indiana left this morning after
several days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Durkin. She was
here to attend the funeral of her
mothe-. Mrs. Perez will stop a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
another TEST
OF The BETS.
Report Of the Third Analysis OF The
Experimental Beet Crop in County
They SHOW A GOOD gain,

The third of the sample ship.
ments of sugar beets to the fac
tory at Garden City has been
made and the report received OF
the analysis of the same. This
report showsaagain over the for
mer reports. and those who have
the affair in hand are very much
encouraged.
SAMPLE was taken from the
plot of ground rear the creamery
in this city. and the analysis is a.
follows:
Average weight of s.. ..22 OF
Brix. .16.
Sugar in juice 10. Z
Sugar in beet. IL. 4
Purity. .......... Is. y
Sample 2 was grown on the
Gaunt tract and the test is given
below:
Average weight of s.. 10 Or
q Blk. ............l5 y
Sugar in juice. ..12 3
Sugar in beet. IL l
Purity. II 4
Sample 3 was raised on the
Wood tract of ground. and shows
up we'll for the future of the beet
as crop in this section.
Average WEIGHT of s.. ..19 0 z
BrlX 10 3
Sugar in Juice. =. :. 10 3
Sugar in beet. IL 0
Purity 80 l
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-13
REAL ESTATE.
Somsthins in good lnvsst-
- mehts.

In western land we have a fine
half section in Grant county,
smooth nice land, Sc per acre.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
PARABLE FROM THE RUSSIAN.
Well Might We Al Say AZ, Too, An
But a Sinner"

Ivan Ovanovich was q 'housebreak-
or and for a long time success at.
tended on his crimes, but at last he
was taken and sent to Siberia. There
he remained II years.
He had gone to Siberia a hardened
and bitter man. lie returned home
kind and humble, for in those barren
wastes God had revealed his truth 10
him. God had softened his heart.
And Ivan Ovanoyich, in order to
atone for his many crimes, took the
little money he had saved in prison
and set forth on the long pilgrimage
to Jerusalem.
After many hardships he reached
the holy. city He saw the sepulcher,
the mount. the garden. And the bur.
den of his sins was lishtened and he
wept any prayed,
One day a beggar asked him for
aims.
IL have. nothing, brother"
Dog, you lie!"
And the beggar struck down the
aged pilgrim with his iron-shod STAFF,
searched him, and finding that he had
indeed no money, made off.
But Ivan Ivanovich lay by the road
side, blood flowing from great
wound in his head All night he lay
there in the cold and in the morning
they found him and took him to hos.
pital 1t was said that he would die.
AS he lay dying six vagabonds, the
beggar among them, were brought
into the room and ranged at his bed.
side.
Tell us, Ivan lvanovlch," said the
prefect, (which of these men struck
you down-for one them II was--snd
his crime shall be expiated on the gal
lows" tE
The eyes of the dying man closed
and he said in a weak, sad voice:
Let him go, whoever no may be,
for !, too, am but a criminal"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
MUST NOT ASSAULT GHOST.
At Least, In Germany the oHense May
Bring imprisonment.

Berlin.--A citizen OF Wasungen
named Bach has just pleaded vainly
to the court of criminal appeal at
Melningen his right to attack ghost.
The story begins on December 81,
when a fellow citizen named Koenig
told Bach If he would share his night
vigil as watchman he would see a
fiickerlng light in the churchyard, as
Koenig had done for years when the
old year died.
Bach went armed with revolver
and sword. He saw a spectral light
and ran TO the churchyard, where he
hailed dim figure. Receiving no re-
ply, he slashed with his sword The
wounds caused the ghost TO cry for
mercy. The ghost proved to he man
who, influenced by an ancient supersti-
ton, burned branches of a certain
tree in the churchyard to immunize
himself and others from supposed
evils
Bach was subsequently sentenced
to six months Imprisonment for
wounding him. He appealed on the
ground that he really attacked a
specter and It was merely an accident
that he hurt man. The judges seem
to have held that even a ghost is en-
titled 10 protection, and the sentence
was confirmed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
PITTSBURg.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 9.-Cattle-
Supply light, market steady. Choice
6 60 "a 6.85; prime 6 80 a $50; good
6 a 6 .25; tidy butchers, $50 a $50;
fair, i.75 a SOS; heifers. 3 a 81;
bulls. "a i5O; fat cows 1.5O a i.25;
good fresh cows and springers, $35
Ia $50.
Sheep and lambs--Supply light:
market steady. Prime ethers, $50 a
5 go; god mixed $50 a $40; fair
mixed, 60 a SO; culls and com
mon, a 3; lambs, a 7.50. Veal
calves, s. heavy and thin, 4 a $50.
Hogs Receipts 40 doubledecks, mar
ket higher. Prime heavy hogs, 6 62C
O 6.25; mediums ESQ a 655; heavy
yorkers, 6.55 IA $50; light yorkers
and pigs, go a 6.75; roughs, 4 so q
5 25; stays 3.75 a 4.25.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT
GREATLY EXTENDED
The Coast Lines are its
Boundries.
GAINESVILLE will Have a New
$4,000 Vaudeville
Theatre.

II. S. Vail manager of the
Family theater returned today from
q trip through southern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania which he took
in the interests of the National
Vaudeville Managers association,
which has control of the local
house. AS result of deals closed
during the past few weeks with
prominent vaudeville booking hous-
es. one of which furnishes attrac-
tions for Keith's theaters, the cir
cult on which Marion is located will
be greatly increased. The three
combined booking agencies now
control territory extending from
coast to- coast.
Down at GAINESVILLE, Mr.. Vail
made arrangements for the building
of $4,000 house. improvements
are being made at the local house
rand he says that il will be re.
opened late this month.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
IN OCEANS GREATEST DEPTHS.
Pressure Of Water That Would De-
stroy Bsttleship.

More than half the surface OF the
globe is hidden under water two miles
deep; 100000 square miles lie at
depth of $4,000 feet or more. Many
places have been found FIVE miles
and more in depth The greatest depth
yet sounded Is 81 200 feet, near the Is
land OF Guam. II Mount Everest, the
worlds highest mountain, were pluck
ed from Its seat and dropped into
this spot the waves would still roll
1000 feet above it's crest Into this
terrific abyss the waters press down
with force Of more than 10000
pounds to the square inch. The
staunchest ship ever built would be
crippled under this awful pressure
like an eggshell under a steam roller.
A pine beam, Is feet long, which held
open the mouth of a trawl used In
making a cast at a depth of mora
than $4,000 feet, was crushed fat as
il It had been passed between roll.
ers. The body of the man who should
attempt to venture to such depths
would be compressed until the flesh
was forced into the interstices of the
bone md his trunk was no larger than
rol ing pin. Still, the body would
reach the bottom, for anything that
will sink in a tub Of water will sink
to the uttermost depths of the ocean.
Eugene Willoughby in The Ocean.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
ROSE. ON THE APPLE TREE.
Nature Fake for the Secretary Of Az
rlcuture.

Bradford, Vt.--Resldents of this vii.
lage are greatly Interested in a freak
of nature seen on the premises of Cap.
tain p. s. Chamberlln. Horticulturists
are unable TO account for IT, although
several have advanced theories.
In his apple orchard Captain Cham.
berlin has tree of fine greetings now
about the size of bantam's eggs.
They grow in clusters. as well ordered
apples do. and are highly priced by
their owner, who has cultivated the
tree until the fruit eventually grows
to fine size and frmness.
A few mornings ago the captain was
looking over his orchard when he saw
what he took to be a rose blooming on
the very tip of a limb on the greening
tree. He could scarcely believe his
eyes, so he got ladder and made a
closer examination. Sure enough, the
rose was there, and just back of II was
cluster OF rose leaves set amid
thorns
Beside the blooming rose there was
a half developed bud and before 1t a
cluster of apples. How the rose seed
got into the tree and whence II came
are the questions bothering the cap,
tain and the neighbors.