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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
Ancient Water Thisvsa.

Water thieves are not unique.
Their prototypes existed at least as
long ago as 1479. At that time q
Londoner wrote: "This yere a wax
chandler in Flete strete had bi craft
perced pipe of the condit withinne
the grounde, and so convicted the
water into his selar; wherefor he
was jugid to ride thrugh the Citee
with a condit upon his hedde."
There were other difficulties too. A
century later (1574) it is recorded
that owing to sudden shower of
rain the water in the Dowgate chan
mel chad such swift course that a
lad, minding to have leapt over it,
was taken by the feet and borne
down with the violence of that mar
row stream till he came against q
cart wheel that stood in the water
gate, before which time he was
drowned and stark dead"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
A Matter Of Opinion.

"Maryw
Fathers voice rolled down the
stairs and into the dim and silent
parlor.
eyes, papa, dearw
"Ask that young man if he has
the time"
A moment of silence.
eyes; George has his watch with
him."
"Then ask him what is the time"
"He says it is 11:4S, papa"
"Then ask him if he doesn't think
it about bedtime"
Another moment Of silence.
"He says, papa," the silvery voice
announced impersonally-"he says
that he rarely goes to bed before l,
but it seems to him that it is a mat
ter Of personal preference merely
and that if he were in your place he
would go now if he felt sleepy
Harper's Bazar.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
The Versatile Farmer,

AS a matter of fact, the farmer i
one of the very few men who are
qualified to be called "all round
men," His roohess workshop IL at
distance from communities of any
considerable size; hence he natural.
ly and almost insensibly becomes a
master, in part at least, of prae.
tieally all the trades and profess
sions, not because he is miserly or
lacking in funds, but because he
must grapple with things at first
hand.
He becomes perforce a bricklay.
er, carpenter, plumber, butcher,
sheep herder, swineherd, hunter,
veterinary surgeon, dentist, well
driller, bacteriologist, entorlologist,
meteorologist, horticulturist, agri.
culturist, pomologist and at times
minister, tinsmith, matchmaker,
harnessmaker, banker. doctor, law
yer and even on occasion an under.
taker.-Craftsman.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
STARS AND LIGHT YEARS.
A Peep lnts the Eternity Of Space
That Surrounds ua

While II Is interesting to know
The distance Of some Of the stare,
miles, when stated in that way
numbers are so large that they fire.
quently convey very indistinct con-
eeptions TO the mind. For this rea-
son II Is customary to estimate
stars distances in slight years" A
hight year is the distance that light,
moving at tho rate Of 800 miles
per second, travels in one year.
This amounts in round numbers to
$3.50, ,o00, ,0o0. 900 milss. The dis.
tance Of Alpha Centaur is 4.35 light
years; that Of Sirius, the dog star,
is almost exactly twice as great, or
S.6 light years--in other words.
light requires SO years 10 come to
us from Sirius. And these arc
among the very nearest Of the stars.
Some whose parallaxes have been
rather estimated than measured ap.
peared to be situated at = distance
which light could not traverse in
less than one or two centuries. Tho
great star Arcturus, for instance,
has parallax Of only eighteen
thousandths Of u second. Its dis.
tanee must in that case be about
1Sl light years, or more than
thousand million million miles.
And il its distance 10 80 groat, then,
since light varies inversely as the
square Of the distance from its
source, il can DO shown that Are
turus must actually give forth 5000
or G,000 times as much light as the
sun yields.
Yet Arcturus is evidently much
nearer than the vast majority Of the
stars are. Not one in u million 10
known to have parallax large
enough even to be intelligently
guessed at, There may be stars
whose light requires thousands in.
stead Of hundreds Of years to cr6sAt
the pace separating them from us,
We thus see that only a few
points on the nearer shores IL tho
starry universe lie within reach OF
our measurements, here and there
a jutting headland, while behind
stretches the vast expanse over
which the hundreds Of millions Of
stars known to exist are scattered.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
CASTE IN INDIA.
Curious Social Distinctions II lm.
poses Upon the Natives.

Caste in India is a really curious
institution, and il is as inilexible al
It is curious. There is no real bond
of unity between the Heterogeneous
races that inhabit the vast PENN
sula. Differences of race and Ian.
guage, of religion and tradition, ar.
rest the growth Of unity. Separatist
tendencies arc encouraged by the
system. In his book, "Studies Of
Indian Life and Sentiment" Sir
Bampfylde Fuller writes:
Every walk Of life is occupied
by a caste or castles Of its own,
which may not marry with nor even
eat with other castles. No one can,
for instance, 90 a weaver, a carpen-
ter, Il barber or even u scavenger
unless ne is born one, unless his
parents belong to caste that has
appropriated this or the other
means of livelihood, nor is each
caste of occupation general through
out the country. Each province has
a separate graduation of its own.
To the carpenters of Calcutta, for
instance, the carpenters of Madras
are strangers, between whom inter
marriage would be an unthinkable
impossibility. The one caste that
pervades the whole Of India is the
Brahman, and this is subdivided into
numberless sections, between whom
there can be no marriage alliance.
"a case came to official notice in
Madras where the village postmas.
ter, being a Hindu, would not allow
pariahs to come to his postoiIice.
They had to throw their letters
down at the end of the street and
leave then to be collected there. On
the west coast u coolie. meeting q
Brahman on the road has to step
aside some distance into the field
lest the air passing him should Of,
fend the others nobility.
Addressing a superior, a low
caste man will hold his hand across
his mouth to prevent any contami-
nation by his breath. Even indi.
rect contact is polluting, and | have
known Brahman clerk charged
with the distribution of leases to
low caste tenants to throw the pa
pers on the ground for the latter tc
pick up as best they could
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
DRINKS HARD CIDER AND GETS
WRITEuPs MIXED

A certain editor was full o.
hard cider, says an exchange
got a sale bill and a msrriag,
mixed, and the description ran a.
follows:
William Smith, the only son oI
Mr. and Mrs Smith, was disposed
of at public auction to Lucy And.
erson, on my farm one mile east
of here, in the presence of seven.
ty guests, includeing the follow.
ing, to-wit: Two mules, l2 head
of cattle. Rev. Jackson tied the
nuptial knot, averaging 1850 ID.
on the hoof. The home of this
charming bride was tastefully
decorated with barbed wire, one
sulky rake. one feed grinder,
one set of double harness nearly
new and just before the cere-
mony was pronounced Mendel-
ssohn's inspiring wedding march
was given by one milk COW to
be fresh next April carrying a
bunch of flowers in and looking
charming in gown made of q
light spring wagon, three boxes
of apples, three racks os hay. one
grindstone, mousline de sole.
trimmed WITH about 100 pounds
of spuds. The bridegroom is a
we'll known and popular young
man and has always stood well
among society circles of IL Berk-
shire hogs while the bride is an
accomplished and talented school
teacher of a splendid drove of
Poland Chinas pedigree if de-
sired.
Among the presents were two
sets of knives and forks, spring
harrow, one wheelbarrow, GO
cart and other articles too num-
erous to mention. The bridal
couple left yesterday on an ex-
tended trip. Terms: Two months
line to responsible parties; other
wise spot cash.
Lunch will be served at the |
stable.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
Dollar Bills From ALI 0uAr.

THAT dollar silver certificate you
have there has been gathered together
from all over the world" said the bank
cashier Part of the paper fiber Is
linen rag from the orient.
The silk comes from Italy or China.
The blue ink is made from German or
Canadian cobalt. The black ink is
made from Niagara Falls acetylenc
gas smoke, and most of the green ink
Is green color mixed in white zinc sui
phite made in Germany.
When the treasury seal is printed
In red the color comes from Central
Americas'-New York Sun.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
How Il Happensd.

He stumbled on a piano and ever
after lived in the belief that he had
the key to the musical situation.
He had a row with the town fid-
dler, who struck him on the head
with a banjo, and then he hired n
hall and put up a sign, dancing
Lessons Taught Here"
Passing a temple of justice, a
lawbook fell out of window and
crushed his beaver in, whereupon ne
believed that he had law on the
brain, and he fitted up an Office and
lived and died in the belief.-Um mcle
Remns' Magazine.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
Fruitful Florida,

OF the states east of the Mis-
sissippi, Florida is second in area by
only a very small margin, being
over $4,000 square miles in extent.
She has over 1900 miles of sea
coast, embracing what is probably
the most wonderful system of land
locked harbors in the world. Her
whole surface is dotted with wide
rivers and broad lakes, guarantee
ing her, in conjunction with a net
work of state canals, cheap trans
portation for all time to come. Her
soil can produce practically every
known fruit of the earth, most Of
it in abundance. National Maga.
zine.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
The Science Of Betanv.

Botany is generally understood to
nave originated with Aristotle,
about 347 B. G. But 1t was not
until the fifteenth century that the
science began to assume anything
like its modern aspect. But the
real founder Of modern botany was
the justly celebrated Linnaeus, who
in 1873 made known his SYSTEM"
which has ever since been recogniz-
ed as the foundation of the science.
Aristotle merely started the in
quiries which received their full an
swers in the great Linnaeus.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
Jack and oul,

Jill or Gill is an abbreviaticn Of
the once feminine name Gillian or
Juliana. In Icelandic mythology
Jack and Gill are two children kid
naped by. the moon while drawing
water, which is carried on their
shoulders in bucket suspended
from a pole. The Swedish peasants
still account for the moon spots in
that way. A play with the title
"Jack and Gill" was popular at the
English court between 1867 and
1878. How far back the English
nursery rhyme with this title dates
Is not known, though every school
child is familiar with the lines. Y
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
A Pest,s Poor Pay.

1t is amusing TO Know now small
were the pecuniary rewards of Bry-
ants literary labors. Two dollars u
poem was the price that he named.
and he seemed to be abundantly
satisfied with the terms. A gentle
man met him in MY York many
years after and said to kim, 'T have
just bought the earliest aaition Of
your poems and gave $sC for it."
"More, by a long shot" replied the
poet, ethan I received for writing
the whole work."
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
LIFE OF A WATCH.
Depends Largely on the Tlmsksspss
and the Man Wsarina u.

/
The life of watch, jewelers. say,
depends largely on the person car.
rying il and the care taken of il.
As to the care Of u watch some
jewellers say that il should be oiled
once year, some once in two years
perhaps once in eighteen months
would be about the right thing,
AL jewellers say that watch
should always be wound ut the same
time daily. This is essential TO
make it give the best and most uni.
form resultsS II u watch is permit.
ted to run down il may on rewind.
ing keep different time and require
regulating, With the watch wound
regularly and kept running there is
set up and established in the main
spring a certain tension. II this
strain is wholly released by letting
the watch run down the spring may
on rewinding take on Il somewhat
different tension. This difference
may be extremely slight, but it may
be enough to affect the running OF
the watch.
While some watches are long liv-
ed, many are short lived, the long
lived watches being Of course those
of fine quality that are also well
cared for. But there is a limit to
the life Of any watch that is kept
constantly in use. The best Of
watches, like the best of anything,
will wear out in time.
A matchmaker had lately brought
in to him for repair a watch l25
years old that had been running
practically continuously. II might
be difficult to say Of just what dura-
ten its intervals Of rest had been,
but it was supposed to have been
run practically continuously, and,
though it had stopped at least once,
it was still in fairly good condition
and good for some future use. But
this was an extraordinary case. Most
watches, however excellent they
may have been originally, would
with constant use wear out in far
less time.
Sometimes there are brought in
to jewellers fine old and once val
uable watches whose owners, desir-
ing now to buy new watch, wish
to offer the old watch at some price
in exchange, but it is of no value
except for the weight of the metal
contained in its cases. Every Jew
eler has an accumulatiye collection
Of such old works, which are of no
value whatever, except that at long
intervals there may be found among
them a wheel or a part that may
serve in some other old time watch
brought in for repair.
So watches do wear out, and as to
the life of a watch, n jeweler said,
a good average watch with fair care
ought to wear from thirty to forty
years and a fine watch fifty years;
It might last seventy-fve, but fifty
years would probably be nearer the
figure.
1t may be thought that superior
watch would last longer than that,
but really the wonder is that this
delicate piece of mechanism run
ming year after year osaselessly |
should run so long.-New York
Sun.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
judging by The Lacks.

Little Margaret has the usual in.
quiring mind of youth. Recently
her Great-aunt Charlotte was Wis.
iting the family and Margaret bold
ly asked the lady's,age. v
"How old do YOU think l am ?s
returned the aunt. s8sss,
The Httlegifl Ssak9dEat her ear
nestly for a,momeilt and then said: |:
"Well, l don't know, Aunt Char.
lotte, but you don't look new1"--
Woman's Home Companion.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
A Painless Qeath.

A teacher in the factory district
OF New Jersey town had been Civ
ing the children earnest lectures
upon the poisonousness of dirt.
One morning a little girl raised
her hand 'excitedlysand pointedlto a
boy who seldom had clean hands.
Teacher" she said, '1ook quick! |!
Jimmy's committin' suicide! He's
suckin' his thumb" Success Mag
azine.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
Cautious.

A member of the faculty Of a
New England university tells Of q
freshman who was asked by one Of
the professors whether he had prov
ed certain proposition in Euclid.
"Well, sir" responded the fresh
man, "tproved' is strong word.
But I will say that I have rendered
it highly probable"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-08-04
She Was Frank.

Counsel (cross examining)-What
is your age, madam
Witness-Forty.scven, sir.
Counsel--Are you married or sin.
gle?
Wisness--Single. / have never
been proposed to in my life, and II
1t is of any interest 10 you will
add that have worn false hair for
nearly twenty years.
Counsel-Thank you, madam. I
shall not put any other questions to
you. In the presence Of so much
frankness it is impossible for me
not to admit the truth Of your evi.
dence even to the slightest details.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

W. B. Cornell is back from a quick
trip to Colorado.
]. George Brinkman transacted bus
mess in Kansas City Saturday.
W. T. Watson deputy bank commits
siouer, accompanied by Mr.. Reynolds
and NlT. King, also connected with
the state banking department, were
in the city Monday making an ex.
animation Of the ]. V. Brinkman Co.
bank which they found to be in an el
cellent condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dorcey and lit
tie one were down from Offerle Sum
day to attend church and look around
a little. They are thinking some Of
locating in this city.
A card received by Mrs. F. E.
Brown states that her sister, Miss
Jennie Louthan, who was operated on
for appendicitis at Kansas City a cou
pie Of weeks ago is improving nicely
and she expects to return to Oakland
to visit until she is able to return to
work.-Oakland Blade.
Miss Finch, who was connected
with Mrs. Keith 8 millinery establish
men las season, arrived last week ant
will be In her former position dur.
ing the season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

Uncle Jim Kepple left Monday even
ing for short stay on his ranch up
in Wichita county.
Gus Werhahn returned Monday
evening from a business trip through
Missouri and Illinois. He reports ev-
erything dry and dusty there, saying
the dust on the road in Illinois in
some places is six inches deep.
George Helm, Herman Weber and
Dad WOolley were up from Ellinwood
Tuesday morning.
Miss Lola Stewart came in from
Kansas City Tuesday morning to re.
sumo her position in Miss Smith s
millinery establishment.
| o. P. Jewett of Dighton, former
member of the Legislature from Lane
county, was in the city, Tuesday
morning buying car load of corn
from the Barton County Mills. Mr.
Jewett also made this office a social
call. He says there was not enough
wheat raised in Lane county to en-
tirely seed the county this fall.
Miss Beulah Dumont visited Mrs.
George Winstad in Hutchinson last
Sunday.
]. D. Slaughter and family have re-
turned from a pleasure trip east.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Yeo Of Conway
Springs have been here the past
week visiting the Yeo family, on the
south side. The many friends Of Clyd,
are glad to see him back, and would
be more pleased If he and his wife
saw fit to make this locality their
home.
Miss Mabel Conner of Liberty town
ship has gone to Fulton, Mo-, where
she win attend college the coming
year.
Arthur Smith will leave the first Of
the week for Ann Arbor, Mich, where
he will attend the Michigan Univer-
sity the coming year.
John Law returned Saturday from
visit in the east, and will go from
here TO Great Falls, Montana.
Miss Anna FRANKIE has gone to
Wichita for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Roy Bidwan.
Mrs. E. E. Lambert was up from
Hutchinson this week, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Marie Swift.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

State Of Kansas,
Countyof Barton,
/, F. W. Brinkmau, Cashie OF satd
bank, do sol EMMY swear that the above statement
Is true that said bank has no liabilities and is not
indorser on any. note or obligation, other than
shown on the above statement, to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. So help me God.
F. ". bRINKMAN, Cashier
Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 9Th
day Of September, 1911
L. Bowersox, Notary Public.
Commission expires on the 18th day Of August
l9l9.)
Correct Attest:
CHAs. V. BRINKMAN 1
- GEO. BRINKMAN Directors.
SEAL AR1HUSE TAYLOR
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

o. W. Dawson and C. s. Allison
went east Sunday evening on bust
ness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE

w. Brinkman Company Bank.
At Great Bend. State Of Kansas, at the close OF
business on the 18th day Of August 1911.
Resources.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08

County OF Barton,
|, c. Schneider, cashier Of said bank, do
solemnly swear that the above staten ent IL true
that said bank has no liabilities, and is not I'M
dorser on any note or obligation other than shown
on the above statement, to the best OF my knowl-
edge and belief. So help me God.
-Sa c. SCHNEIDER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this End
day Of September 1911.
+. W. BRISKMAN, Notary Public,
Commission expires on the SOth day OF April
1913.
COR RECT. Attest:
Peter Brackl
J. Geo. Brinkman
Chas. V. BrinhmanJ directors
G Schneider
Arthur Taylor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-08
NINE. BERNHARDT GUEST
OF LOCAL PRESS CLUB
Many Distinguished Person.
ages Attend Ladies' Day
Reception.

The magic power of the newspaper fra
ternity in assembling within the walls OF
the National Press Club such notable
characters as L'Aiglon, Hamlet, Jeanne
dare and Cleopatra in the person
of Nine. Sarah Bernhardt was COM
mented on by Amba ssador Jusserand yes
terday afternoon at the annual ladies'
day reception at the club when Nine.
Bernhard was the guest of honor. The
ambassador also characterized the divine
Sarah as zone of the imperishable glories
of her. country
Mime. Bernhard Praises America.
Nine. Bernhardt was. pleased with the
cordial reception extended her, and forth
with proceeded to pay the United States
compliment after compliment, declaring
in brief address: Your political and
commercial development have been the
wonder of the civilized world, but | am
here to tell you that they have not out
stripped your appreciation of things
artistic. The more l appear before the
American people the more l am I'M
pressed by their great love of things
beautiful. by their true enjoyment of that
art which lays bare the soul of things
as they are. Nowhere have been in
spired to greater efforts than in this free
and great country, nowhere have / met
with more fiattering receptions and no
where have 1 felt myself better UNDER
stood"
Nine. Bernhardt also referred to the
fact that she had gone to Panama with
Count de Lesseps to celebrate the turning
of the first sod for the construction of
the great canal. and said:
Il must return to help celebrate the
completion in 1918 of that great work.
which for all time will be a monument
to the energy and grit of the American
people. who in SO few years have hurried
to successful achievement the great canal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-08
More Property
DESTROYED

In the south every year by rats, mice. reaches
and other yermin than he calculated 1t
would mean millions of dollars to the people Of
the southern states IL every one OF these pests
could be removed. The most efficient remedy is
demanded. Our famous rat poison. on the mar
ket G. years. never fails. 1t attracts rats and
other vermin by its odor. Drives them outside
to die. 1t is Maurer's Rat and Roach Paste
Certain death for rats, MICE reaches. 10 and
- cents box. All druggists. Insist ON
Maurer's. There is substitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-08
Heat and Cold.

There are a lot of things about heat
and cold that few people know about. For
instance, says q writer in our next Sun
day Magazine. Platinum, one of the
most refractory metals, melts only when
intensely white hot at temperature of
j, 80; but even this is a hundred degrees
or so less than the temperature of the
flame on your gas stove" Other oddities
are that what will heat one thing will
not heat another; that a very strong
ray of heat can be sent through cake
of ice without melting it; that If you heat
one end of a bar of iron very hot, but
with the other end still cool enough to
hold in the hand. and plunge it into a
pail of cold water. the cool end imme-
diately becomes so hot that 1t cannot pos
sibly be held.