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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16
LovE-mARrlN

A marriage license was Issued Sat
wday evening by Probate jude Hail
to WIh.. Love and Mns- Lucy (Ruthl
Martin. SoiCted, and they went to
Hutchinson that evening en- their
wedding. trip, returning home to this
city last night.
The eruum is. so years. CT age and
the bride s.. They az we,l.kuown in
this city and rOmtrenr psmteiS Of
their race and have been tie lecipi-
ents of scores oT.congfa6ulaaiOrs from
their friends today. when ore Am
told. Aunty Martin that he thonght
she was 100 old to run a and eSoEfl
that way she cep1ad that she guessed
I'VE Old folks has tst as much right
to get foolish sometimes as YOU young
folks" Mrs Love has the situation
Correctly ased up
But Ms. Love a. least is vt 50
fooEst as might seem. Both parties
are wei to do and owners Of land
and a prennptial contract was enter
ed into by which NBs. Love Decades
entitled to the wife's share n Mt
LOce's land. but BY which he no
nounces any claim. whatever TO the
land and other possessions Of tho for
'mer Mes. Martin,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16
TIGERS AS JOCKEYS.
"A Thrilling Ride On Elephants, with
the Hagenbeck Wallace Shows.

Who but the great Wallace and the
wizard Hagenbeck would ever have
conceived the idea Of a steeple chase
in which the jockeys are tigers and
the mounts are elephants. To think
Is but to act with such practical mel
of genius. They have introduced this
thrilling novelty In their Hagenbeck
Wallace Shows, which will be seen
here Saturday, August "a Elephant;
and tigers through the accommodating
ages have commended with unrelent-
ing bitterness for the supremacy of
the jungle, so therefore, in this divi-
sion Of the most extraordinary group
of animal acts ever presented in his
tory, the spectacle of the striped
monarchs caneening swiftly around
the steeled arena on the rolling back
OF their former hated enemies and
seemingly enjoying the ride and
evincing anxiety to win the race, dn-
Variably causes the spectator an as
constituent which constant repetition
o. the unusual performance is power
less to decrease
In this outpourihg Of breatharnest-
ing events none is more wonderful
than the performance Of seven Of
the most gigantic Polar bears In cap
tivity. biologists Of note have con-
tended for years that 1t was sheer
impossibiiity to subdue these snowy
autocrats Of the Arctic regions, let
alone instruct them. Yet here are
seven Of them, each capable Of de-
stroying with one Indifferent blow
the most powerful OK, playing with
almost human intelligence seven sep
arate and distinct pants in an irresist-
ably funny little playlet and conduct
ing themselves after the manner of
accepted comedians. They have not
the gift Of speech. but that is the on
ly thing lacking to make them the
equal Of human beings. ~
These'ane but few Of the novelties
introduced In the Hagenb eck-Wallace
Shows, which are vastly superior On
size to any circus now on the road.
But among them 1t Is important to
record six trained zebras and zebru-
las, the latter being animals wholly
unfamiliar to us; fox terieB-ths
greatest aerobats on four legs; Swiss
mountain, Cashmere and Angora
goats toy French poodle, an anal
gamated herd 1 performing de
plants, magnificent acting horses
without end. monkeys % fun Of com!
ealities that they even make one o.
other laugh, clouds Of birds, the pro
Fusion and beauty Of whose contrast'
ang phmage beSHdsr the eye, whose
tricks are the delight Of all behold.
ers and other novelties almost I'd In
finitum. Many Of these are introduc
ed IN the street parade. which. Tor
It's sumptuous spiendr and masnlft
cent glories outshines eli prsde.
ceseoB In circus pa0eantry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16

Any skin itching b a temper tester
The more you scratch the worse 1t
itches. Doans Ointment is for piles,
eczma-any skin itching. SOC at all
drug stores.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16

For dyspepsia, our national all.
tment, use Burdock Blood Bitters. Re
commended for strengthening diges-
ton, purifying the blood. At all drul
stores. 500 a bottle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16

To be continued.
Evening star., 1912-07-21
Tracked by His Postage
Stamps.

I1W HETHER man is criminal or
I" q law-abidne citizen. he ought To
take the pains TO stick mis- postage
stamps on c-.actly straight. an old
Washington detective said. IF he is
straight he won't lose anything by il. and
if he is crooked he will gain. When |
was i'm the government service the first
thing | found out about man under
suspicion was the way he stuck on his
stamps One of the cleyerest sWindlers
| ever landed was tracked through his
postage stamps.
After you put stamp on certain
WAY for a little while ii becomes second
nature and you stick il on that way un-
consciously. That was what that man
did All his stamps were stuck on dag
onally. leaving a little triangle of GER
tain size at the corner of the envelope.
He was a slippery fellow and had eiuded
vigilance for months. One day | hap
pened to be lettering around a post office
of a country town. where | had gone on
another trail. The mail came in and
through the little window | watched the
postmaster sort it. Presently / spotted
an envelope with the stamp stuck on In
that triangular fashion. / got the post
mark. hiked back to that town ana
nabbed my man. If he had put his
stamps on straight probably he never
would have been caught
Evening star., 1912-07-21

attintion to. knew it was hot yesterdah firm
what tn thrade told me an firm tn refusal iv me
shirt to lave me side f'r minyit But l didn't
know how hot it really was till picked up tn
pa-aper this mornin' an r-read: Horrible heat
cooks swelterin' humanity. Country wan vast
oven Continent reels in clutch iv demon No
relief in sight Hotter today. An unprecedented
hot wave swept over tn land yesterdah an
scorched, billed, fried. stewed, an frcasseed
ninety millyons v people. Th' governlint ther-
mometer, which is kept in an ice box be tn cor
rupt oficyals, Registered ninety-eight at 3
o'clock. But as usual whin anything is EXPECTED
iv it this perjurcd an debauched Instrument was
inaccrate. TIL oficyal timprachoor iv tn oficyal
thermometer in TIL steereotypin' room iv tn Daily
Harp recorded wan h,lnderd an forty-siven at tn
same hour. Some iv tn most inthrestin' casuties
iv tn day was as follows: Asa Skivetts aged
wan hundherd an SIX felt Older, due to tn heat;
unknown man, delecryum thremens, attributed
to tn heat; Hip Lung, shot in feud in Chinytown
attributed to tn heat Ebenezer Mulvhll, ice
man, fell undher cake iv ice, attributed to tn
heat. We ar-re happy to announce that today
promises to be aven more sunny thin yisterdah
an that as far as we can see this jovyal weather
will last ontil some time in DECEMBER. Look out
fr new records. We ar-re offerin' two superb
prizes fr tn reader iv this pa -aper who will guess
nearest to tn highest timprachoor recorded
durin this terrific sunburst. Tn lady maxim tn
best shot will receive pair iv curlin' irons an
TIL gintlenan a chain dish
| don't know what I'd do without tn pa -apers
durin' tn hot weather Yisterdah looked on tn
weather as persinal nnatther. Today | regard
it as gr-reat naytional spoortin' evint. Yister-
dab whn ye said, It's hot I felt as though ye
were inthrudin' on me private affairs Today l
have no inthrest in tn matther beyond wantin'
to see new record established Me civic pride
is aroused Good old Chicago, home v me youth
an more nachoor years! Proud sintry iv tn
drainage canal! le done noble Ye were
degree an half hotter thin New York an al
most as cosey Saint Looey. l wondher will
We bate thin all out tomorrah. It's with me
fondest hopes that I'll look forard to seein' Chi
cago in tn proud position iv head iv tn cookin'
class befure this competition is over 1t wud
have fine chance but f'r tn interference iv
thin blundhrin' breezes firm TIL lake.
"Ar-re ye still uncomfortable? Come out an
look at tn thermometer There's a foolish fel-
low advises people not to look at tn thermometer
in hot weather. He don't know what he's talk
in about Ye don't see people ookin' at tn base
ball scoores these days They're all gathered
around tn thermometer, ready to cheer if it goes
up. Or Dock Fahrenheit is tn popular fav'rite
iv tn hour. In ivry part iv this gr-reat city to-
day his is on all tongues. Fathers ar-re
sayin' to their sons, Jawnny, run down to til
Evening star., 1912-07-21

kAR. HENNhSSY dropped heavily into
fVl esair at Mr.. Dooiey's during the hot spell
ard senned himself with his hat Dear
me-" seit he. it's blistered am. It was
ninety yeight in the shade at noon. Did ye iver
see such hot weather befure?"
Il did," said Mr.. Dooley. I" see it last sum-
me. n tn summer befure an ivry summer since
was that high. What ais ye anyhow to be so
bothered be~>sis bright an shiny July day7
There's no paatni ye with til weather. Ye COM
plain " tn cold in winter an yet ye kick again
tn heat in summer. A. there ais't amy spring
an fall EXCEPT in th' BOOKS " poth-y. Hogan
calls tn pant " the wurruld w>fe roost;n' on f'r
awhile tlf TEnprate Zone. But iIogan's idee iv
tnrpralee an miae is diff'rent. He thinks this
zone is sufrate, bat if was It's frind I'd advise
it to go down to Father k;lly an take tn pledge.
Whin it inddges ia amy KIDD N spree at all /
notice s.,st s's apt to overdo.it an become exces
sive an riochous.
Evening star., 1912-07-21
A Popular Pool.

D DERHAPS the most popular spot on
Capitol Hill. with the small children
of Southeast Washington, these warm
days, is the swimming pool in Garfield
Park Here tired mothers bring Their
children each afternoon and sit beneath
the trees and sew while their kiddies
splash around in the cool water to their
hearts content.
The swimming pool was put In by the
Fairgrounds Association in connection
with the childrens playground in the
park. II Is quite small basin haroIy
a foot in depth, but never was feature
more welcomed by both mothers ana
youngsters. Every afternoon between the
hours of two and four fathers and
mothers can be seen coming in the park
from all directions. Each fond parent
has two or three, and sometimes four or
five. youngsters tagging along at his side.
No bathing suits are necessary and none
are worn. Each child wears a single
frock Arriving at the basin they are
ready for q hundred splashing games and
an hour OF childish pleasure
Evening star., 1912-07-21

corner an see what tn timprachoor is an hurry
back An whin Jawnny tears into tn room an
cries, Father, it's hundherd an wan,' tn OF
man yells, Mother, did ye hear that? A hun
dherd an wan. That'll bust tn record wide
open,' he says. An whin he reads in tn pa-aper
tomorrah that it was ony ninety nine he'll blame
it on Taft. I'm wan iv tn forchnit few that's
able to keep private thermometer, but iv coorse
in hot weather like this I'm glad to have me
frinds look at it. Ye're welcome to use it amy
time ye like It's good, sarviceable thermomy-
ter rangin about iliven degrees above tn ofacyal
wan although iv coorse it amt amy geyzer like
tn glass in front iv TIL dhrug store. | don't
know why tn dhrug store thermometers ARE
SO much more lively thin amy others onless
they're hooked up in some way with tn sody
wather fountain. P'raps tn mercury in thin is
charged
Don't ye feel amy betther yet? Thin we've
been negectin' tn rules f'r presarvn tn health
published today. Ivry year pa-apers call upon
Evening star., 1912-07-21
Only a foot an a half iv snow"
What a beautiful spring mornin'

But don't mind it. It wuddent do me amy
good if did, so I don't. All l can say about TIL
weather is it's saisonable I EXPECTED no betther.
Winter is winter an summer is summer tn
wurruld over. Me frind Detective Mulready,
who took pleasure thrip to Naples last year
afther counterfeiter, tells me he was stiffened
with tn cold in Janooary in that boochous city;
an Dan Dimpsey, that was sailor man befure
he got his mind back, wanst got sunsthroke OH
tn shores iv Greenland. There's no way iv es-
capin tn weather. People with plinty iv jingle
in their clothes think they can bate it. They 60
to Floridy f'r tn winter, an they've har'ly got
used to tn chirp iv tn rattlesnake in the front
yard befure tn summer chases thin out again.
An they hurry back an ar-re consultn' TIL doc
tor f'r cold on their chist whin paupers like ye
an me that stayed an rassled with TIL winter
co.ae> or: w our houses sayin': What beau-
tiful spring .alornin'. Ony foot an half iv
snow since midnight
Th' on'y way to take tn weather is to face it
an injye it. An tn on'y way to injye bad
weather is to make tn worst iv it. Thry to in
courage it to go fur it can. If it intinds to
be hot want it to be hot enough to talk about.
If there's anything l hate in weather it's what
Hogan calls meedyocrity. If it's cold expict it
to be so cold that old man Casey will sprain tn
cornnandrnint thryin' to reminder whin it was
colder. Whin it's hot l like to see it so hot that
TIL mercury boils through tn top iv tn thermom-
eter an scalds tn onlookers. If it blows hope
f'r hurrycane that will pull threes out be their
roots an dhrive sthreans into granite walls If
It rains | want enough Juice to come out v tn
sky to make good boatin' in Ar-rchy road l
wudden't give anything f'r wan iv thin luke
warm, namby -pamby days whin tn thermometer
is lazy foolin' around ninety They're hot
enough to kill but not hot enough to excite ye
" It's human nature, Hinnissy, not to look FIR
calarnities, dye mind but ii they come to want
thin complete. Ye wudden't start a fire, but
haven't | heerd ye give sigh whin tn black
smoke turned to white an injine six was or
dhered back to tn house? Nanny time have
see ye show Disappointment whin ye found that an
earthquake was not as bad as twas first reported
10 be-
TIL smart la-ads that r-runs tn newspapers
know this, an whin TIL weather livens up they
threat it as spoortin' evint an make tn most
iv it. Like ye'ersilf tn weather is on'y news
whin it's bad an goes off on tear. AS soon as
it becomes troublesome it laves its usual place at
tn lower left hand iv page eight alongside
tn news iv Prisidint Taft an hops into page wan
with tn items about burglaries, railroad acci.
dents, fires, an other matthers iv human inthrest
Ye niver see a piece in til pa-aper beginnin'
Specyal exthry Beautiful June day. Fresh
breeze firm lake. Everybody happy But whin
th' weather sthrikes up gait it's worth payin'
Evening star., 1912-07-21

larned doctors to advise tn public how to keep out
iv tn hospitals in hot weather It's good advice
an We ought to follow it. Wear on'y light silk
undherclothes an white duck SUITS says tn dock
Ye haven't done that, see at glance Dhrink
plinty iv coolin drinks without amy kick in
thim' I'll sind out f'r some Take cold bath
ivry hour. Lay in a hammock an have yeer
valet fan ye. Don't worry. If tn grocer refuses
to be stood off amy longer, laugh at him. Tn
less ye ate tn betther anyhow. Above all things,
do no wurruk iv amy kind An if ye feel tn
chill passin' off sind fr me- | see, Hinnissy,
that we've neglected all thin precautions. No
wondher ye're hot But niver mind. Have a
peek at tn thermometer an be cheerful. Suf-
ferin in hot weather is on'y imaginary anyhow.
Look at me- l niver was more comfortable
Hey! What was that: Thunder, be all that's
gloryous It's goin' to rain. | wondher how
long twill be befure it's here Let's-let's go out
an meet it.
Copyright: 1912: BY Finley Peter Dunne)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
Three Tried by Recorder.

The following cases were tried by
the Recorder.
Frank Poplin for disorderly con-
duct and cursing was found guilty
and sentenced to a fine of $500 or
ten days on the first charge and $40
or 20 days on the second charge.
Abram Butler was found guilty of
carrying concealed weapons and
drunkenness and was fined $50 or 80
days on the first count and $40 or 20
days of the second charge.
Garfield Richardson was given a
preliminary for larceny of a bi,rcIe
and was bound over for the court of
General Sessions. He was committee
to Jail in default Of bond of S1Vv.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT BEGUN.
Mass Meeting I'm Interest Of Move
ment To BE Held I'm Chamber OF
Commerce Hall.

movement was inaugurated for
the forming of a company of boy
scouts in this city Friday evening in
the Chamber Of Commerce hall when
number Of those interested met at
the call Of assistant secretary az the
Y. ". =. A.. Carl Witherspoon, and
after the situation had been discuss
ed II was decided TO call a mass
meeting OF those interested in the
movement To be held in the Chamber
OF Commerce hall on next Friday af-
ternoon at s o'clock.
Mr.. Carl Witherspoon has been Sc
lected as scout master, and the fol
lowing patrol leaders have been ap-
pointed MUIR Hall. Ernest Rhame,
Deuward Bultman. Henry Moses Cut
tino Mcknight. Richard Monaghan.
Fraser Dick and John Mcclellan.
1t was decided at the meeting to
have the patrol leaders start can
vass this week for members in the
boy scouts. Each patrol leader pres
ent was to secure ten scouts for his
command. He was also to appoint
another leader who was to get ten
members in his patrol. The work Of
the boy scouts will be taken up at
the meeting next Friday afternoon
and Information given to those who
have joined and those who wish to
join i'm the movement. The patrol
leaders are requested to be present at
5:45. before the mass meeting Is call .
ed to order.
The boy scouts were first inaugu-
rated in England a number Of years
ago and the movement has been
steadily spreading all over the coun-
try. At this time there are com.
panies Of boy scouts in all of the large
cities in this country and there is not
State in which the movement has
not resulted in good to the boys. The
boy scout movement is generally
carried on In conjunction with the Y.
NJ. G. A. although 1t does not form
part of the association. The boy
scouts will have their headquarters
In the Y. M. G.. A. building, how
ever, and Assistant Secretary With .
erspoon of the Y. Nj. c. A. has been
selected as scout master.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
VERY LITTLE FARM WORK DONE
Priyatecr Farmers Backward i'm Pro
pairing for New Crop.-PcrsonaI
Mention.

Privateer, Feb. 12.-Very little
farm work has been done in this
section. Most of the cotton has been
picked and farm work will be push
ed now as soon as the weather gets
favorable for it. There is a good
acreage of spring oats being planted.
No fertilizers have been shipped to
tEls place up to date
The many friends of Miss Edna
ramsey will be glad to learn that she
3 improving since being taken to the
@umter Hospital.
Mrs S. A. Harvin is quite i'll as is
$50 Mrs. c. w. Geddings.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Nettles are
visiting in Barnwell.
Mrs. S. E. Nesbtt is visiting in Co
lumbia.
The Bethel school will give an in
tertainment Friday night, the 18th.
Oysters, ice cream, etc, will be served
Cor the benefit of the school,.
Mrs. Frean Mellette of Chadburn, y.
c.. spent the past week with her Sis
ter. Miss Talula Ramsey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
CASE STOPS ABRUPTLY.
Shore -Avcrbuck Case Removed from
Magistrate Wells Jurisdiction.

: The case of Manning. Rowland ana
shore against Nathan Averbuck 70
secure possession Of premises now oc-
cupied by AvCrbuck stopped abrupt
ly Friday afternoon when it was dis
covered by the attorneys for the de-
fendant that Magistrate Wells was
related by marriage to one of the
principals in the case.
The case was called at o'clock in
the Magistrates court which was
convened in the grand jury room.
witnesses for the plaintiff were put
up and examined and the plaintiffs
witnesses had almost completed their
testimony when Mr.. jennings, the
defendants attorney moved that the
case be stopped as the magistrate had
no Jurisdiction. he being debarrel
from hearing the case because of re-
Iationship with one of the principals
through marriage.
Upon this showing the case was
dropped and will have to be contin-
ued before some other magistrate of
this county. Up to the present time
1t has not been decided when or
where the case will be called for it's
next trial. At this trial the evidence
was practically the same as at the
former trial when the case resulted
in mistrial. No evidence for the
defendant was given as the case as
dropped before the hearing of tae
plaintiffs witnesses was completed.
The case has elected considerahl.
interest IN town and there were quite
number Of spectators present at
the trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
Death Of Mr.. George Muldrow.

Mr.. George Muldrow, a well knwon
citizen OF the st. Charles neighbor-
hood died at 1890 Sunday evening
at the Sumter Hospital. where he had
been during the past month for med
icai treatment. Mr.. Muldrow was
taken to the hospital to be operated
on Tor appendicitis, but after the op-
GRAFTON complications set in and he
did not receive the beneficial results
expected.
The body was taken to st. Charles
monday and the funeral services
ana ihterment took place Tuesday
at noon at the Brick Church.
Mr.. Muldrow is survived by his
wife and one grown son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14

wedding Of interest to a number
OF people in this city was that Of
Thursday afternoon at the residence
of the brides father. Mr.. Frank
Brockington. near Olanta. when Miss
Martha Odessa Brockington, Of Olan-
Ia, was married to Mr.. Charley Bur-
CESS Jenkins Of this city. The Rev.
Benjamin Truluck performed the
ceremony.
The residence was tastefully deco
rated for the occasion and there were
a large number of the friends Of the
bride and groom present to witness
the marriage.
The Wedding march was played
by Mr.. p. C. White Of Marion and
Miss Kate Hodge Of Sumter acted as
maid OF honor for the bride. while
Mr.. j. ID. Jenkins. OF Sumter, a broth
er OF the groom. was best man. The
other attendants were Miss Annie
Brockington OF Olanta. a cousin Of
the b'ide, and Mr.. II. G.. Hall Of
Sumter.
The brie wore white lingerie, as
did the maid OF honor and the brides
maid.
The young couple will make their
future home in Sumter at No. 10 s.
Magnolia Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
Mrs. BurdclI Buried Here.

The remains Of Mrs. Julia BurdelI
the wife of Mr.. William Burdell
weer brought To this city ON Monday
from Florence. where Mrs. Bur
dell died at five O'Clock Sunday a.,
ternoon' and taken direct from the
train upon its arrival To the cemetery
where the funeral services were held
and the interment took place.
Mrs Burdell was native Of Ker-
shaw county. but had nved I'm Sumter
a number Of years and had a num-
Der OF friends and acqualntances
mere she Is survived by her hus-
band and four children. three daugh-
ters and one son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
INDORSE TAFT; REJECT TEDDY.
Colorado Committeeman Vote i'm
Favor OF President and Against
Colonel by 1913 to 10.

Denver, Col, Feb. 12.-The Re-
publican State convention to select
delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention will meet at Colora-
do Springs, March 81 This was d A.
cided by the State central committee
here today President Taft was in
dorsed for denomination, the vote be-
ing lO3 to 10. BY similar vote an
amendment indorsing Theodora
Roosevelt was lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-14
Drag Put TO New Use.

The service of the split drag is not
only confined to the keeping of the
sand clay roads in the county and
streets in the city in good shape as
could be seen Monday when Mr..
White had the drag out using it to
scrape the snow off the sidewalks.
The drag was pulled by two mules
and seemed to give effective service
in this work as we'll as in keeping the
streets and roads in good condition.