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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board of Education OF the city
Of Great Bend, met in regular ses-
sion In the office Of the clerk on
Monday evening, February 3, 1913,
with President Morrison in the chair.
On roll call the following members
answered to their names: Morrison,
McMullen, Newcombe, Young. Cor
and Gwinn.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved and the fol-
lowing bills were allowed and war
ants drawn for the same:
A. Flanagan Co., supplies ....S 7.40
ct. Bend Water & Electric Co.,
service e.. e. 1906 ,
ct. Bend Hdw. & Imp. Co.,
supplies E. 49,. .. l.S5
P. Bondurant, supplies =. e.. =. 40
NJ. l.. Crow, labor =. =. e. g.. 2a2
Born's Dept. Store, supplies. $40
Barton County Democrat, ptg... $50
Fred Richardson, labor =. -. $40
ct. Bend Transfer & Storage
Co., freight and drayage "a. 1919
A & A Drug Co.. supplies c.. 2.4r
I. p. Fair, lumber :. -. =. =. 2.H
T. p Fair, coal =. =. .. .. .. 42.21
G. W. Thatcher, truant officer soc
Welch Mfg. Co., supplies 49,. 1855
r. A. Charles, supplies =. :. $50
The report of Supt. Senter was re-
ceived and accepted. The matter Of
locating wires for stereopticon yiswa
was left with the Building and
Grounds Committee.
The report Of the treasurer was re .
ceived and accepted. On motion the
matter OF corresponding with Repre-
sentative Zutavern in regard to pro-
posed legislation was left with the
President, superintendent and Clerk.
On motion Of Young the clerk was
requested to draw a warrant for
$3.50 in favor Of W. E. Davis, state
auditor, to pay for recording bonds.
On motion DR.. Morrison was au-
thorized to act with the truant Off
Ger in some cases Of truancy..
Board adjourned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Mrs. Z. R. Moses returned Sunday
evening from a visit of a few days
with her daughter, Airs. Grace Lee,
at Salina.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

A marriage license was issued on
Monday. by Probate Judge Hall, to
Robert L. Swigart. age 21, Of Sharon.
Okla, and Miss Nettie Thornburg, age
l9, Of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Barnd were here
from Hoisington Sunday visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Johnson, of FL
hnwood, visited with relatives and
friends in Hoisington Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07
THE CITY FATHERS
furnish Interesting Entertainment
For Large Audience at Last
Meeting.

The City Council met in regular
session at the council rooms on Mon
Nay evening of this week and fur
oished various and sundry entertain
@ent for a large and interested au.
Htence until Tuesday morning. There
were a number of matters to come
before that august body and each
member seemed to have his little
cammer in excellent working order
With the result that the session of
tive or six hours was one beautiful
Nrangling match from start to finish,
With each member seemingly trying
20 outdo all others in point of objec.
lions raised.
mayor Dawson presided in the chair
and all members were present with
The exception of Luse. The month
" report of the city clerk was read
and ordered filed, and the following
bills as o. KID. by the Finance Com.
mittee were passed and warrants or.
dered drawn for the several amounts.
A. F. LETTERS, labor at sep
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Henry Miller was a visitor from
the west side Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Miss lnez Paxson was here from
Alert last Friday for a visit with rel
atives and friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

Total =. =. :. =. :. .$1795. 20
A. Routledge, of the Great Bend
Concrete Co., presented a bill of $19
Tor extra work done on the curbing
and guttering on Williams street, and
the fireworks were on from that
time forth. Some of the property
owners along this street did not
want the curbing but wanted a drive
} way left instead. This caused the
contractors to have to round off the
corners at these places and made ex-
ira work which amounted to the
above amount and was authorized by
the city engineer, so Mr.. Routledge
reeites. That was where Mr.. Hill
Yer, the engineer, came in for his
tlrst raking over the Goals of the
. evening. The committee in charge Of
the work stated that they had given
MT. dlllyer no authority to make
these changes in the plans as drawn
and practically repudiated his right
as city engineer to say how the work
should be done. After a whole lot
. of discussion which had no visible re.
suit except to take up time the mat
!. ter was left as it was at first, with
the concrete company wanting the
money and the council refusing to
pay the same, claiming that this
ought to be paid by the property own.
ers who had made such changes.
E. E. Cook. who had contracted
with the city for the purchase Of an
automobile for the fire company, pre-.
Ssented bill for $S66.8S for the same
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-07

opinion in a slightly different way,
and it seemed to be the unanimous
opinion that Mr.. Hillyer could go to
a different climate for at least a part
of the bill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Hiuh Priced Poems.

What is the highest price ever paid
by publisher for poem? 1t wcul,i be
interesting to know whether any adj
vance has ever been made on the t3.oOO
(S15,OOO) that Scott received for "Roae-
by" Stephen Gwynn, in his Life or
Moore" tells us that Murray offered
1000 guineas for the copyright OF
''Lalla Roollh. but Moore's friends
thought be should have more ana. 60
ing to Longman. they claimed that MI.
Moore should receive no less than the
highest price ever paid for poem.
That, said Longman. wis E3.0OO paid
for "Rokeby On this basis they
treated, and LongmaA was inclined to
stipuIate fer preliminary perusal.
Moore, however. refused. and the
agreement was finally worded. Ihat
upon your giving into our hands a poem
of the length Of ''Rokeby" you shall re-
ceive from us the sum or E3.OOO.' =
London Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
INTEREST IN NEW GAS.
Does Not Fall Into Any Place In Pres
ent Grouping of Elements.


London. = The announcement made
by Sir Joseph j. Thomson that be had
discovered d new gas which is an ele
ment of thrice the atomic weight of
hydrogen. the lightest element known.
has been received with intense inter
est by chemists
The new gas appears to belong to
the same group as helium, neon, argon.
kryptOn and xenon. all of which are
found in minute quantities in the air
and which have the peculiar property
Of complete inertness. so they do not
form chemical combinations.
Sir Joseph ThomsOn's gas. which he
calls Professionally 'X3." does not fall
into any place in the present grouping
of the elements. according to their
properties and atomic weights. The
same difficulty arose when helium.
neon. argon. krypton and xenon were
discovered. but it was surmounted by
the creation of new group into which
they all fall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Not For Fashions Sake.

The criminal law of England was for
merly marked by discriminating Sc
verify. Theft of an article valued above
10 shillings was punished with death.
In writing about Sweet Hampstead
and Its Associations" Mrs. White re-
cords a pleasant thing of Lord Mans
field. who as rule leaned to the side
of mercy. 1t was Lord Mansfield who
directed jury to find a stolen trinket
less in value than 10 shillings in order
that the thief might escape capital pun
ishment. To this the jeweler who pros
ecuted demurred. asserting that the
fashion of the thing had cost him twice
that money.
Gentlemen" replied the judge, with
grave solemnity, 1--WE ourselves stand
in need of mercy. Let us not hang a
man for the fashions saker'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
The Aims Will Be Washed Away.

The Alps from a geological point or
view, are very recent. The Welsh
hills. though, comparatively speaking,
insignificant. are far more ancient.
They had been mountains for ages ana
ages before the materials which now
compose the Rigi or the Pilatus were
deposited. Indeed. we may say that
it is because they are SO old that they
have been so much worn down. The
Alps themselves are crumbling and
being washed away. and if no fresh
elevation takes place the time will
come when they will be no loftier than
SnowdOn or Helvellyn. They have al
ready undergone enormous denudation.
and it has been shown that from the
summit of Mont Blanc some 10000 or
1900 feet of strata have been already
removed Denudation began as soon
as the land rose above the sea and the
main river valleys were excavated.-
Pearsons Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
NOTES FROM THE NEWS.

Charles W. Berry of Rangeley. Me-,
has a young Scotch collie which an
swers the telephone and which speaks
five words. oh" no" how" papa"
and out clearly.
William lumber of Yonkers, once a
noted wrestler, is Il deceitful old man.
A stranger stopped him on the street
recently and demanded his watch and
cash. Tumbler picked him up. threw
him over a fence and went on his way
Thomas A Downs of Detroit. who
posed as Woodrow Wilson before an
audience of 800 during the campaign
and who is known as the double of
the president elect. is planning to
shake hands with him on Inauguration
day.
DIR. Harry T.. Judson. president of
Chicago university. declares that he
has found these Jokes" inscribed on
bricks dating back TO $500 b. c.: The
mother-in-law joke. the bashfuI young
man who interviews the grouchy papa
OF his sweetheart and the "souse" who
can't find the keyhole of his door.
Sam Smith pleaded guilty to murder
at Murphysboro. H.. and got a thirty
year sentence. Now be insists he is
innocent and says he was forced to
plead guilty by the ghost of man
hanged there seventeen years ago,
which has been haunting the Jail ever
since.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
The Word "Lubber."

The word "lubber'' is in "Ralph Rois-
ter Doister." circa 1850. iii, 3:
And where he is louted and laughed to
ScOrn
For the veriest dolt that ever was born
And the verieSt lubber, Sloven and beast
Living in the world from the west to the
east.
TusSer uses the word in Five Hun
dred Pointes of Good Husbandrie."
1880, page 131 &c. D. s.:
For tempests and showers decelueth
menie.
And lingering lubbers loose many a penie
The word ''lubbers" was in constant
use in the sixteenth century and oc-
ours at least twice in Udals tranSla-
ton of Erasmus "ApOphthegmes. AL
most 200 years before this Langland
told of the "grete lObres and lon%e
who were too idle to work. London
Notes and Queries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
A Grewsome Wedding PRESENT.

Among the Brass river tribes of west
Africa when young couple get mar
ried it is the custom for the oldest
member of the brides family to pre-
sent the bride with a plot of ground
six feet long. This is for the grave Of
her family and herself when they die.
The first member of the new family
who dies is buried about twenty feet
below the ground and the next one al
most sixteen feet, and this goes on I'M
til all the family die and are buried.
The grave holds them all. and this.
they think. prevents them from being
separated This grewsome wedding
present is the one most valued by the
bride. the favorite native saying being.
when all other things are gone this
remains"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
ONE CAT UPSET
new REPUBLIC
SGandaIized Mount AthOS by
Raising a Family.

SaIoniki. European Turkey. - Eu-
ropes latest and smallest republic has
grown out of the Balkan war. It is
Mount AthOS. the sacred peninsula
near SalOniki.
1t contains nothing but twenty-one
ancient mOnaSteries founded by Rus
slams. Greeks. Bulgarians and Servians
in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
All overhang the cliffs of the Aegean
sea, and the monks go up and down
from the shores in baskets worked on
pulleys by their brethren.
So sacred is the peninsula that no
female is allowed therein. not even
COW or a hen.
The abbot of the older Russian mon
astery kept cat, which recently dis
graced the island by having kittens.
All the monks held Il court to try her.
declared she had broken their sacred
rules and had her drowned.
Some of the mOnaSteries are very
strict and never allow the inmates to
wash even their hands or faces or to
go outside the gardens. which are said
to be very beautiful. Others contain
the oldest Greek manuscripts in the
world. supposed to be able to fill gaps
in the Epistles and other parts of the
New Testament.
This idea of making Mount Athos a
republic came from Russia. anxious to
keep her influence in Macedonia. and
is unwelcome to Bulgaria. tired of tu-
telage and used to considering the
church as Il political factor, now of
less Importance than before. But the
other allies pressed Russia's proposal
because they felt jealous of Bulgarian
domination in that sacred territory
Delegates from all the allied states
will meet in Saloniki under the Rus
sian consul and draw up the new re-
public's laws. The patriarch of the
Bulgarians. who hitherto has lived in
CoEstantinOple, probably will live on
the peninsula.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
strengthen Weak kidneys

Don't suffer longer with weak kid
neys. You can get prompt relief by
taking Electric Bitters, that wonderful
remedy praised by women everywhere.
Start with bottle today, you will soon
feel like a new woman with ambition
to work, without fear of pain. Mr..
John Bowling of San Francisco, writes:
Gratitude for the wonderful effect of
Electric Bitters prompts me to write.
1t cured my wife when all else failed. Z
Good for the liver as well. Nothing
better for Indigestion. or biliousness.
Price Soc and S1.OO, at E. M. Titus and
Dean Swift.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
DO You Fear Consumption?

No matter how chronic your cough
or how severe your throat or lung all
ment is, Dr.. Kings New Discovery
will surely help you; it may save your
life. Stillman Green of Malichite, COL,
writes: 1.-TWO doctors said had con-
sumption and could not live two years.
| used DR.. Kings New Discovery and
am alive and WE'LL" Your money re-
funded if it fails to benefit you. The
best home remedy for coughs, colds,
throat and lung troubles. Price SOC and
$1.00. Guaranteed by E. M. Titus and
Dean Swift.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
SAYS MARS is INHABITED.
Professor Henderson of Harvard
Thinks Life Exists There.

Boston. Professor Lawrence j. Hen
dersOn of Harvard a scholar of pro
found scientific attachments, indorses
to a certain extent the world known
views OF Professor Percival Lowell
that the planet Mars is inhabited.
Professor Henderson says the alb
stract considerations support Professor
Lowell so far as they indicate that
there is 10 reason why life should not
exist upon Mars.
There are certain characteristics Of
earth which may be regarded as spe~
cific," he says. There were great
quantities of water and carbonic acid
in the atmosphere when it formed
The result will be general of any plan
ct tendency to form oceans. lakes and
streams Wherever such a process ex-
lists life if it once gets a foothold, can
exist"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
All Fortune TeIIers.

"You are accused OF swindling peo-
pie on fortune telling game" said
the district attorney. Can you really
read the past?"
NO
'Well, | can"
And he proceeded to read the cul-
prit's rather stormy record.
"Can you read the futures? inquired
the judge.
: NO
well. / eau to some extent. At any
rate. / can tell you where youth be
for the next two years kansas City
Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Could Always Be Worse.

It is a celebrated thought of Soc
rates, that if all the misfortunes OF
mankind were cast into a public stock,
in order to be equally distributed
among the whole species, those who
now think themselves the most un-
happy would prefer the share they are
already possessed of, before that
which would fall to them by such a
INSTRUMENTATION
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Don't Let Baby Suffer With Eczema and
af2EF SAG Skin EruptiOns

Babies need a perfect skin-covering.
Skin eruptions cause them not only in
tense suffering, but hinder their growth.
DIR. Hobson's Eczema Ointment can be
relied on for relief and permanent cure
of suffering babies whose skin erup-
tons have made their life miserable.
"Our baby was afflicted with breaking
out of the skin all over the face and
scalp. Doctors and skin specialists
failed to help. We tried DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment and were overjoyed
to see baby completely cured before
one box was used" writes Mrs. Strub-
Ter, Dubuque, Iowa. All druggists, or
by mail, 50c-Pleiffer Chemical Com
pany. st. Louis, Mo-, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
"Deadhead" Of Ancient orloIn.

The origin of the word "dea6head"
takes us back to the theaters OF an.
cient Rome. r. HI. Broadhead, in "a
History of Pantomime," gives the fol-
lowing realistic explanation He says:
Persons we're instructed to give ap-
plause with skill. The proficient
hired themselves out to the poets, au-
thors, ETC., and were so disposed as
20 support a loud applause. The free
admission tickets were small ivory
deaths heads, and specimens of these
are to be seen in the Museum Of
Naples.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
The Wasted Witticisn.

II always thought" said the hostess.
that Scotchmen were humorous. One
night | showed departing Scotch
guest a great pile of overcoats in the
dressing room.
Here said. with a wave Of my
hand. you are the first to leave. Take
your choice
Thank you said he as be fum-
bled searchingly among them; 'Pll ave
me own. "-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
His Own Words.

Hubby-You could make me very
happy if you would only exert yourself
little.
Wife-But you told me when ac-
cepted you that I'd made you the hap
piest man on earth. How can | i'm
prove on that?-Boston Transcript
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Safest Laxative for Women

Nearly every woman needs good
laxative. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
and do not cause pain. Mrs. M. c.
Dunlap of Leadill, Tenn, says: CDR.
Kings New Life Pills helped her trou-
bles greatly" Get box today. Price
25c. Recommended by E. M Titus and
Dean Swift.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
IN After Years.

Smith When Green was counting
that young widow couple of years
ago be declared he couldn't live with
out her Jones And did he marry her.
Smith Yes And now he isstrying &C
get d divorce on the grounds that it's
impossible to live with her. Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Water Ferns at Night.

A fern lover says she waters her
ferns the last thing at night during
the months they are kept on the gal
lery Then she gives the earth in the
pots plenty of water and also sprink-
les the plants themselves. None of the
moist re is lost during the night, and
tbs plants thus have a plentiful sup
ply for the following day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
In Boston.

mo doubt she's very charming in her
way. but can't remember when I've
seen a person of pretensions so lacking
in culture"
Dear me. what has she doney'
Why. she persistently and invari-
ably neglects to sound the ID in iced
tea. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
A Mental Marvel.

Gabe-Has Jones good memory
Steve-I should say he has. He can
name You the last six vice presidents
Of the United States Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Proof of Ii.

WELL" remarked the boxer, as he
walked the floor with his first born.
'some of my enemies have said that |
couldn't put baby to sleep, but l never
believed it till noW."-Week' Sport
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

way ICduAu6 hD
his own royal res
idence to the pal
ace of the StrOzZ1.
Probably only one
man knows of it.
He is very old,
half mad, almost
w b IL y childish,
and lives in a di-
lapidated o. d
castle somewhere
up in the Carpa-
thians. His name
is Giovanni, he
C om e S of the
branch of that
princely family
which fled from
Italy in the ff-
teenth century
and took service
with the reigning
house of Ancona.
History says he
was prime minis
ter of Ancona
and that his serv-
ices to the state
won him much
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
The Little Pitcher

Said Edith to her doll: There. don't
answer me back. You mustn't be saucy
no matter how hateful am. You must
remember am your motherp'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Clever.

He-Oh, yes; write verse occasion
ally. but | tear it all mp as soon as
write it. She All. | knew you were
clever --s.ondon Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

Hokus-I wonder how it was that
old Methusaieh lived SO long? Pokus-
Probably some woman had married
him for his money. Judge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

WAITS TWENTY YEARS
BY w. w. HINES.

He who rules in Ancona today
knows nothing of the secret passage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-03
Err. OF PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit, Nov. %. 1919.
PROPOSALS FOR CON-
STRUCTION OF PUBLIC
SEWERS.

Sealed proposals Will be received at
! office OF the Department OF Public
|ork1 Detroit. Mich. until Friday.
Sc. :, 1913. 1T 10 o'clock a. IN. stand
u time. ut which time and place
by will be opened, for furnishing all
Dor and materials. except iron man
Pc rings and covers. which Will DC
Finished by the city at city yards. ana
Hiding and finishing complete. to-
kher with the back ftlling. according
tn, plans and specifications on ME
this office, the following brick pub
sew ers to-wit:
Hamilton Boulevard Public Sewer.
Hamilton Boulevard and Bancroft
enue.
In Hamilton Boulevard from north
IL of Ptngree avenue TO point ~
ID south OF city line.
n Bancroft avenue from wilson
enue to Hamilton Boulevard. Length
sewer 7.5s? feet. more or less. IL
to be opened or tun-
ed at option OF contractor
Zach bidder must deposit with MS
OF the Department OF Public
brks. In the sum OF $2s00.00, which
n will be forfeited to she Depart
mt In case the bidder fails to enter
ksptanceaof his or their tsndsr-.upon
kper execution OF his contract bond.
htracts to be submitted to the app
>val Of the Common Council The
der whose tender Is accepted Will
required to furnish with his con-
ct an approved surety bond to the
~ Of Detroit and state In the run
ount Of contract.
Fhe Department OF Public Works
bressly reserved the right 10 reject
or all proposals.
thecks and proposals to be placed
eos GEO. Fl. FENKELL.
l0) Commissioner.