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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

makers art in the world This is checked
according to the official time, after which
Miss -Believille carries the watch round to
hre clients in order that they may ser
their clocks by It.
Miss Belleville. with her wonderful
ehronometer cuts time down to inner dis
tlnetions than any synchronized clock
can aspire to. When taken to the obser-
fatory few DAYS ago it was found to
have varied during the week BY only Lilo
Of a second, an inappreeiable difference
in time to the ordinary citizen. but quite
enough 10 make a variation of value to
her clock making clientele, to whom she
communicates the fractions of second
by which the nautical and other highly
tested time registers they may have under
observation have varied in week
Miss Belleville's chronometer has never
been known to deviate more than 10 sec
onds from Greenwich time in a week.
and this after being carried all over Lon-
don in train, bus and electric tram.
Her unique occupation has an Interest,"
ing family history 1t appears that Miss
Believllle's father, about half a century
ago, obtained permission from the then
ASTRONOMER royal to hurry from the Nob-
servatory. where he was employed, to
ehronometer makers to give them the
minute to a tenth of a second. Her
mother took up the curious occupation
ON Mr. Belleville's death. and now their
daughter carries on the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

grand fireworks display which fairly
| illuminated the whole citY. / have wit
messed fireworks displays in New York
and the principal cities of Europe but
they could not be compared 10 the
Shanghai celebration. What impressed
me most was the lack of preparation
! and the apparent sincerely of the peo-
pie
As orders were awaiting us to en-
ter the transport service along the
Chinese coast we did not remain more
than a couple of days at Shanghai. But
as we were leaving a delegation called
on us and presented me with a beauti-
fully inscribed silk flag fourteen feet
long and ten feet wide, which l later
forwarded to the Hamburg museum of
industrial arts. Eacn member of my
crew was also given some little token
in appreciation of his services"
And thus ended a reign of terror
along the coast between Annoy and
Shanghai. While piracy still prevails
on the China sea, it is removed from
the principal lanes of traffic. The
laundering of the Kitty, it developed
wiped out one of the worst bands th&i
ever infested the waters thereabout
The story. a singular one, was told
by an old Chinese sailor to a group OF
the cowboys when they landed IN
Shanghai The head of this particular
band of sea rovers. the sailor declared
WAS a l1insman of mandarin who had
incurred imperial disfavor and whose
head was demanded as a forfeit. Re
venge was the motive of the pirate, and
for years he roamed the coast plunder-
ing and staying, but always carefully
avoiding capture.
Both the German and British govern
ments honored Captain l<nuth upon his
return from China. and he was soon
afterward promoted to the command of
the fast passenger steamship AmeriSa,
running between European ports ana
New York.
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wharf bound for the West river There
were altogether about 40 passengers on
board, an dthe pirates mingled with these
until such time as the vessel steamed out
side the protectorate waters of the colony
into Capsimun Pass when by a pre-ar-
ranged signal they made their attack.
They first secured the captain chief Of
heer. and chief engineer and then shot
two sailors one Of whom. while at the
wheel, refused to obey an order to turn
the ships head towards the shore, where
the pirates intended to beach her and get
clear.
Mr. Cornweu the CHEZ officer of the
vessel, states that he was in his cabin
when the trouble commenced. He heard
the sound of firing on deck, and upon
opening his cabin door was astonished to
find a crowd OF Cinnamon. dressed In Eu-
ropean clothes. pointing revolvers at him.
He was ordered 10 put up his hands, and.
seeing resistance was useless, had no al
tentative but to comply.
The pirates hustled him along the
bridge deck TO the captains cabin. and
there tied him up. Some of them then
opened the powder store and secured all
the cartridges, powder and rockets avail
able.
An English lady missionary, who was on
| board the ship said there must have been
at least 100 pirates, and the firing and
fighting lasted three hours.
One scene she witnessed was that of a
young man and his mother who were pas
sengers on the upper deck. They were
asked to deliver up their money The
mother only had sl3, which was readily
handed over. Then they were hustled
aside and told with the other passengers
to move on.
The boy could not move quickly enough
owing to the crush, and shots were fired,
wounding him in both legs.
Mr.. Mccartney. chief engineer. states in
his report that the majority of the pirates
were dressed in European clothes, and the
leader, who wore a white shirt and high
collar, spoke English well.
1t is estimated that money and goods
to the value of $4,000 were stolen
After the pirates ran the vessel ashore
on Kongshu Bank and disabled the en-
gines they fired rockets, and boats con
tanning aeeomplices came soff from the
shore and got them safely away.
The scene on board when the police au.
thorities arrived was indescribable. Bul-
let marks were everywhere. Cabin win
dows and ports had been smashed an6
wounded passengers were lying around
the deck. the majority of them victims OF
indiscriminate shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
CHINESE PIRATES
BAFFLED BY STORM
Capture Of the Kitty Cost
Them Their Lives
A DANGEROUS RESCUE
With Cargo of Horses Olesia Hove
To and Took Crew of Bark Aboard
While Tremendous Secs
Broke Over Vessel
A DANGEROUS RESCUE

The Kitty was not pirate craft,
although piracy had become as familiar
to her as the waters of the China sea,
over which She had moved since the
day of her launching Indeed she had
frequently been the prey of sea rovers
who fer Years had terrorized Oriental
merchantmen, and but for a peculiar
combination of circumstances part of
her last cargo might have heen their
prize, says the New York Sun
In appearance the Kitty was unlike
any vessel known to the western
world. She was one of those quaint old
chlnese barges and carried just enough
canvas to keep her going. Primarily
she was built for cargo, and time was
no object to her owners
IN Shanghai the story of the Kitty's
foundering is as familiar piece of
history as the late Boxer uprising In
TACT the populace speak of the two
IN much the same breath, recalling the
heroism of German skipper and his
crew during the great typhoon and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
CHINESE PIRATES
RAID BRITISH SHIP
Boarded Ship Disguised as Passen-
gers-Secured About $4,000 in
Money and Goods

|. London, August 2-(special)-A SEN
sational story of an attack by
Chinese pirates is told by Cap
tain II. II. Sandeman. agent
Kong, in a report which reached Liver
pool The report relates terrible eXpe-
riences on board the steamer Talon, a
vessel of 700 tons. owned by Hong Kong
firm of merchants and flying the British
flag.
The steamer which was under COM
mand of Captain Holmes, was sighted in
Capsimun Pass by Captain Mckinnon,
commanding the British steamer Heung-
shan. She was flying the signal, AT
tackled by pirates. Medical assistance ur-
gently required and was ashore on a
sahdbar.
Disguised as passengers, some so Chin
ese pirates. armed to the teeth, boarded
the steamer Talon before she left the
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celebration afterward given in their
honor in the midst of the Boxer trou-
bles.
1t all came about in a remarkable
manner. The Kitty, laden with tea,
valuable silks and other articles, was
bound out from Annoy for Shanghai.
She had proceeded less than half way
on her voyage when a small junk
hailed her. There was an immediate
outburst from the captain and crew of
the Kitty. and little later. when seven
husky Chinese sea rovers attempted
to board the barge wild scramble
ensued. Two men were hurled over
board, a third was severely slashed and
the others were more or less dubbed
and bruised Although the Kitty's crew
outnumbered the strangers two to one
the latter were better armed, and after
a few minutes of fighting succeeded
in taking possession of the barge.
No Sloops in Sight
The weather had been unsettled ever
since the Kitty left Annoy. and the
numerous small boats that usually ply
the coast had taken refuge in harbors.
The pirates, who had trailed the barge
all the way from Annoy, satisfied them
selves that there was no other yes
sci in sight when they hailed her.
What they hoped to do was to load as
many of the valuables aboard their
junk as possible and put back; but the
typhoon was something on which they
had not figured. 1t sprang up so sud
denly and with such violence that they
had to abandon all ideas of plumber
and battle side by side with the Kitty S
crew for their lives.
1t was no ordinary storm that they
faced. A wind that seemed to carry all
the force at natures command picked
I'M the Kitty ont of the water md sptln
her around like a top. simultaneously
the junk. with four men aboard, cap
sized. Assistance under the circum-
stances was impossible, even had the
skipper and crew of the Kitty felt dis
posed to offer it. Three men had been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
London's Champion Timekeeper
From Tit-Bits.

FTOm I1t-BItS.
While the postmaster general is worry
ing about a scheme, for synehronizing
clocks from Greenwich. "Iondon's Cham
pion Timekeeper.' a title which might
we'll be bestowed upon Miss Bellevile,
still continues to act. as she has done
for many years, as purveyor of the cor
rect time in the metropolis. Every week
she calls at the Greenwich observatory
with q ehronometer which surely must
be the most perfect specimen of watch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

obstacles. but when we arrived at
Swakopmund we found 1t necessary to
land the horses through the surf on
RATS. Fortunately only two of the
horses were lost
But to get back to our story. Much
to our surprise we were received with
open arms by the populaee in Shang-
hal when they learned of the rescue.
Instead of facing hostile people as we
had anticipated we were made their
guests at an enthusiastic reception 1t
was an experience I shall never forget
and one that gave me an insight of the
true Chinese character. such as few men
have.
Not satisfied with dining us and
otherwise making much of us, they held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Spoil the Nice Water

There was an amusing incident at the
opening of Kelsey park, Beckenham, the
other day.
Mr. john Burns, who performed the
opening ceremony was Interrupted sew
eral times by a man who evidently dis
approved of him, and whose remarks
We're not in the best of taste. After a
little the crowd became tired of the mans
Objectionable attitude.
CHUCK him In the lake" somebody
shouted.
mo, no, nor cried Mr.. Burns hastilys
You mustn't do that Don't you know
there are heavy penalties for pollutlnx
the water?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Better Than Spanking

Spanking does not cure children OF
bed wetting. There Is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum :
mers, BOX W, Notre Dame, Ind. WIFE
send free to any mother her suocessfur
home treatment, with full Instructions.
Send no money, but write her today is
your children trouble you in this way.I
Don't blame the child. the chances area
It can't help 1t. This treatment also
cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties by day or nj. ht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

IT on In two seconds. and away they
go. shrivel. vanish. No more cotton
rings to make the corn sharper and
more bulgy, no more bandages to stop
circulation and stick to the stocking,
no more salves to turn the flesh ra W
ana make the corn pull" no more
knives or razofs with danger of bleed
ing and blood poisoning.
- "GETS-IT" is sold at druggists at
20 cents bottle. or sent on receipt of
price to eE. Lawrence g. Co. Chicago.
Sold in Birmingham by Eugene Jacobs
Drug store. Gale Drug Co, q stores)
Pratt City, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
OH! -OH!'

Try "GETs-IT.. the Painless Ncr-p,an
Corn Cure. See Yomr Corns Vanish
In u Hurry
new! hurts way up to my heart.
I've tried almost everything for corns,,
Corn sufferers, cornless joy is at
hand, "GETS-IT" is the only real en-
emy any corn ever had. Put GETS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
LOST THEIR BABE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kintsyaudel
and family were bereft on Sunday
last Of their month old babe, death
having interviewed from heart trouble
The funeral services were held al
the home Monday afternoon conduct.
ed by Rev. Benz. P. Unruh, after
which interment was made in Pawnet
Rock cemetery. They have the sym.
patty of the entire community in the
loss of their little one.-Pawnee Rocl
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
LADY WANTED

To Introduce our very complete
Spring line of beautiful wool suitings
wash fabrics, fancy wastings, silks,
etc., hdkfs, laces and petticoats. All
up to date N. Y. City Patterns. Fin
est line on the market. Dealing di.
rect with the mills you will find our
prices low. Profits $1,000 to $500
weekly. Samples and full instruction
packed in a neat sample case shipped
express prepaid. No money required.
Exclusive territory. Write for partic.
ulars. Be first to apply. Standard
Dress Goods Co., Desk $40. Bingham
ton. N. 7.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

ment Co., last week left for parts un.
Known without the formality Of bid
ding his friends goodbye. 1t is said
tnat number Of the merchants of
the town. as well as several friends
from whom Sam had borrowed con.
siderable sums Of money are left to
grleve over his untimely demise.
Ed Koehler was here from Raw
mond this week on business and for
visit with relatives and friends and
called at the Leader office to have
MS subscription squared up for
another year. Ed must be figuring
on having a wheat crop this year for
ne took his header down with him on
the return trip. However, he SAYS
that he does not expect to use it for
few weeks yet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
ELLINWooD
From The Leader

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Jake Haas and family came in Tues
day evening for a visit with friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kleisen visited with
their daughter, Mrs. Dennis, and hus
band at Great Bend, a few DAYS last
week.
Werner Jochem and Fred Hill
were here from Offerle this week OF
a business trip and for visit of q
few days with relatives and friends
Misses Anna and Gertie Schmid
came up from Oklahoma Tuesday
morning for a visit with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Franz RObl and other relatives
and friends.
Frank Stivers returned FRIDAY
from business trip Of several days
at Alva and different points in Okla
bona. He reports that the recent
snow was much heavier down there
than here about eight or ten inches
falling on the level.
News was received here severa
days ago by friends in this city that
Rev. Aug. Herring, formerly pastor
Of the Lutheran church here, died al
his home in North Tonawanda, New
York, on Wednesday, January 20
Rev. Herring was one Of the mos
popular ministers ever in the city
and his many friends in the eft,
win be greatly grieved to hear of hi
death.
Sam Smith, who for the past tw,
years has worked the greater par
Of the time for the ElHnwood &c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

VIM. McCarty and VIM. Adams
felt the call of the spring in their
Veins last Friday and HE'D them
selves to the Walnut for little fish
Ing expedition. AS the ground was
hard and dry, however, they did not
go to the trouble to dig any bait, but
contented themselves with using a
spear, contrary to the law and sta
tutes Of the land. The case was re-
ported to Deputy Game Warden
Hume who caused the gentlemen to
be arrested, and their little outing
was the cause of their being assess
ed a fine of s. and costs each. AS
fish are generally plentiful on the
markets during Lent, it would prob
ably have been much cheaper to have
purchased a mess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
HolsINeToN
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Twin boys were born to Ralph Cal
and wife Tuesday afternoon.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Lewis Of Olmitz January
~. Mr.. Lewis is the agent at Oh
mitz.
c. NJ. Brack was down from Otis
Monday in new REQ. Mr.. Brack
does not keep REQ cars-he sells
them.
G. N. Bicknell of Denver, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Babcock
left last Thursday for his home.
Miss Mary Eveleigh returned Last
Thursday to her home in Boyd. She
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. C.
S. Gwinn.
&c. Wood visited last week with
his uncle near Ottawa and with a
brother at Salina, returning home
Saturday.
Mrs. Art Boyle left Wednesday to
visit relatives in Coffeyville. Art
says he is going to batch, but won't
promise to do any work.
Mrs. Frank Eveleigh has been very
poorly for several weeks. She is sui
fering from gall stones and may go
to the hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Clark of Des
Moines, Ia, who have been visiting
with |. Peugh and family spent part
of the week with friends in Ness City
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid Butler and Miss
Jolly visited Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Baker who. were on their
way from Brownell to their home in
Wisconsin. Mrs. Baker is a sister of
Mr.. Butler.
j. N. Mitchell has just completed
the first vapor heating plant to be
installed in this section of the COUP
try. The, plant is in the new Lewis
Moses building and so far has proved
complete success.
H. A. Bryant OF Galatia returned
Friday from a trip in California. He
reports dry climate all winter but
after the first of the year rain came
and vegetation was green and grow
ing long before he left there.
Ray Boiselle writes that he is in
Atlantic City, New Jersey. He de-
scribes the city as beautiful place.
He is making a business trip that
takes him to most of the important
cities of New England and middle At
lantic states. His position with the
Westinghouse people is proving a
great opportunity for young man.
j. L. Seagondollar returned Tues
day from business trip to Tulsa,
Oklahoma. He attended a meeting of
the stockholders of which he is one,
of the company manufacturing the
Imperial electric washing machine.
They planned for larger sales and
arranged for distributing stations
which will enable them to ship in
car load lots.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

viii All, formerly of the Galatia
neighborhood, but now living in Ar.
kansas, was here last week for a
visit with relatives and many old
time friends. Like all people who
haven't lived there very long, he
thinks Arkansas is the finest coun.
try in the world, but it is our pri-
vate opinion that a man who has
once lived in Kansas will not hold to
that opinion for any great length Of
time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Conard, former
residents of this city but now living
in Colorado Springs, were in the city
last week for a short visit with Mr..
and Mrs. John Hanel and family, and
from here went to Rush county for a
visit with relatives and friends. Mr..
Conard was formerly a photographer
here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
crAFLIN
From The Clarion
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word was received here last week
OF the death CT A. A. German, whose
nome was in Michigan. He was one
OF the early residents of Claflin and
VIII De remembered by the old timers
The Farmers Institute, which was
held at the ROesler opera house last
Thursday was fairly well attended BY
the farmers in this community. Prof
wheeler made very interesting talk
on the silo proposition and diversi.
fled farming. .,,'--' r
II. c. Smith, Jr., wAeA,has been
farming his fathers place northeast
of town, has rented the Perkins
place near Calvary church, north, of
town, and will move there about the
first Of April. Lon Smith: will move
on the home place.
Flowers are always very appropri.
ate at funerals, and this week when
the Kansas postmasters we're holding
their meeting at Wichita, their host,
postmaster Edwards, presented each
postmaster with bouquet of flowers.
he CT course believes in giving flow.
ers to the living, but he also noticed
That the majority Of the Republican
postmasters were on their last legs.
F. D. Furrer, of Easton, ILL.,. son of
Andy Furrer who died a short time
ago and was quite well known to a
number of the people Of this commun-
lty, was here couple of days the lat
ter part of the week looking after
the Furrer estate. He came in from
the west having been in Colorado
and other western points looking af-
ter estates.
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ALBERT
Special Correspondence
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Ed Schroeder and Clyde Wallace
made a trip to Shaffer and TimkiI
Wednesday.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
L. v. Parker has been quite sick.
A. Thomas moved from the NJ. A.
Fish property to the Ederwine place
Rev. ]. ]. Balhnger left Monday
for Raymond where he is holding a
series of meetings.
Cliff Ferris was a caller in Great
Bend Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Tullis came in
from Pawnee Rock Saturday where
they have been living and will now
make their home in our city.
Miss Lancaster returned Sunday
morning from Missouri where she was
called by the death of her mother.
Ed Schroeder and Glenn Miller
made a business trip to Great Bend
Saturday.
Mrs. ]. j. Ballinger spent Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. V. Stevenson.
Miss Beula Butler went to Great
Bend Saturday.
A large number of Albert's young
folks attend the literary at District
No. last Saturday evening.
DR.. F. G. H. Meckfessel left for
Kansas CITY for a few days.
Mrs. Brackley and daughter, Viola,
ar John Andreae were callers in
Great Bend the first of the week.
Inca Paxson was shopping in Great
Bend Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson were in
Town last Thursday.
The business men of our city met
last Wednesday evening to decide
whether or not we would have a car
nival this year. 1t was not decided
and meeting was called for Tues
day evening.
The embroidery club met with Mrs.
F. R. Arnold Wednesday afternoon.
The Dorcas Ladies' Aid met at the
home of Mrs. A. V. Strong Wednes-
day.
Roscoe Wood, of near Deighton,
Kansas, was in town last wednesday
on business.
Anna Koochel and Mrs. Len An.
dreae are reported quite sick.
The officers of the Epworth League
met Tuesday evening and decided
TO have social February %. Every
one is invited to come and have a
good time.
Ed Schroeder went to Great Bend
Thursday returning Friday. His
wife, who has been visiting her par
ents, returned home with him.
Henry Gallon and Floyd Arnold
went to Great Bend Friday.
NJ. L. Worden went to Coldwater
On business.
P. Strong was in our city Friday
night.
The last number of the literary
course was given Friday night. 1t
was musical program and all who
attended declared it fine.
Mrs. John Andreae visited in Rush
county Friday.
Miss Carrie Lancaster was called
10 her home in Missouri last Monday
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Luse we're in
Larned Sunday to attend the funeral
OF the late DR.. McCurdy. of that city,
whose death occurred last Friday.
DR.. McCurdy was one Of the promi-
nentl. |. o. F. workers of the state
and has served with Mr.. and Mrs.
Luse as a member Of the head lodge.