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Turtle and Bear.
John G. Temple.

A man at Chivingion, Pa, who
was feeding a twenty pound snap
ping turtle, was aroused early one
morning by the noise of scuffie In
his yard. Repairing there he founnd
the turtle hanging to the nose of a
800 pound bear. Bruin was near the
fence, endeavorlug to get over. but
his efforts were interferred with by
the turtle. Eventually the bear
reached the next yard, but the man
followed and shot him dead. The
turtle all the time retained his hold,
and refused to let go until the dead
beasts nose was cut off. Then it
crawled off, carrying the piece of
flesh in its mouth.-Boston Budget.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
A Wonderful New Railway.

The new sliding railway at Paris. by
which it is said to be demonstrated
that, by curious combination of COM
pressed air and water at high pressure,
will render it possible to drive a train
on slides at ono hundred miles an hour
at one-tenth the consumption of coal
at present needed by locomotives.
There is no smoke. no noise and next
to no danger. The train can be pulled
up in thirty yards, can climb up grad
tents of sixteen inches in the yard and
run on curves of forty-four yards
radius. There is almost no conscious
ness of motion; you simply enter the
car and in an hour you are one hum
dred miles from where you started. If
this be true we are on the eve of q
revolution as great as that of steam.
and the world. although very small,
will SO shrink that we will be next
door neighbors to every body.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

eat he draws on these humps, and hi
drafts are always honored. While
hard on the humps it is a good thing
for their owner, and the economic
Arab only wishes that his camels had
been all humps and stomachs. Those
who have made voyage on a came's
back have thereafter been perfectly
satisfied that there is nothing like it
on earth. The motion is sort of cross
between falling down the cellar stairs
and being picked up by cyclone. but
no one should blame the camel for it.
1t wasn't his fault that he was not
born a canal boat or a gondola-
In one respect the camel is like a
newspaper editor-he is patient and
long suffering and he will not turn un-
til the limit has been reached. Then
look out! If left to take care of him.
self the camel would live sixty or sew
enty years. but when carted around
with a circus he gets tired of life at
about thirty. and is found dead in bed
some morning with a sad smile on his
countenance.
The one-hump camel is sort of one
horse beast. understood and looked
upon with the same distrust that is felt
toward the average alderman. There
is never day that he doesn't feel that
he ought to have been born a whale OF
some other handsome and useful ami
NAL, and his span of life is reduced
one-haf in consequence.-Detr Free
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
JEST AND JOLIlTY.

You can't have the last word with chem
list; he always has retort.
THE origin of pools is not known. The
Pool of Sloan is probably the first of which
history speaks.
COFFEE is said to be good disinfectant,
but as a between-the-acts deodorizer the
humble Glove is still on top.
If every man minded his P's and Q's as
carefully as he looks after his E's, the hui
man race would be more US.
SOMEBODY says: Gan hours rest is al
most an hour added to mans life" If
this be true a lazy man is likely to live for
ever.
TUTOR" How is moisture furnished to
heated air in the furnacea" STUDENT
suppose, Of course. by means Of the damp
ers"
"PAPA, why do the little pigs push and
squeal and try to get so much mika" "Be-
cause we want them to make hogs of them
selves"
TO be the seat of your disease?' Patient
1T doesn't seem to have any seat, doctor.
IT'S jumping up and down all the while"
1T is said that bees and wasps will not
sting a person whose SKIN is smeared with
honey. This, of course, may be perfectly
true; but the trouble with the insects is
that they won't always wait until a fellow
can smear himself.
81 AM surprised, Bobby" said his father,
reprovingly, that you should strike your
little brother. Don't you know that it is
cowardly to hit one smaller than yourself %
"Then why do you hit me, pat" inquired
the boy.
"AH, doctor,'' said Jones, meeting his
friend Squills, "how's Titisi" calais % re-
piled the man of pills, "poor Tits is be-
yond the reach of medical assistance
1.-THE deuce he IS % exclaimed Jones. Z" Then
he's got to die without your helpl Poor
fellnyU
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
Hengst's New Gunpowder.

A new gunpowder, the invention OF
Mr.. Hengst. has recently been tested.
and the results point to it as promis-
ing substitute for black powder for
military and sporting purposes The
new powder is prepared from straw.
which is pulverized. chemically treat
ed. and finished in granular form for
use. 1t is claimed for this powder
that it is smokeless, fameless, prac-
tically non-fouling and non-heating,
and that both the recoil and the report
are less than those of black powder,
with superior penetrative power.
From the powerful character of this
explosive. which. weight for weight.
is $50 per cent. stronger than gum
powder, and is not explodaole by con-
cussion. it is probable that in COM
pressed form it will be found to be ap-
plicable to blasting purposes In every
respect it appears to be a powder OF
great promise. Scientific American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

work here unknown in the world
But death has now released me from
the obligation of silence and Father
Damien's English admirers will. per-
haps, be glad to learn that his
letters. translated from the French
and Flemish. many of them dating
back to his childhood. and carefully
treasured for years by our mother,
who adored JEFF and who died of q
broken heart when she heard he had
taken the leprosy, will appear in So
English periodical. Your readers may
also be interested in the projected
Belgian memorial of my brothers life
and work. Committees have already
been formed here and in other places
to collect funds for a Damien institute,
the object of which will be to insure a
continuation of my brothers work at
Molokai itself. Burses are to be
founded in a college that shall be
called by my brothers name, and the
utmost care exercised in the choice of
proper subjects for the glorious bat
most difficult task Of ministering to
and nursing the lepers. We naturally
hope that the country which sent Out
Joseph Damien de Veuster to his leper
apostolate will continue to provide not
unworthy successors of his labors,
who, like him, will address the strick-
en- charges not with the formal 'Afy
brethren. but as he always loved tc
say: Nous antres lepreux'-'We Iep-
ers.' Long before he contracted the
malady he wrote to me: That is a title
I jealousy claim for myself and am
nrO,1d tn hear'n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
HEROIC FATHER DAMIEN.
His Career as a Leper Apostle the Result
of q Brothers Illness.

His Career as Leper Apostle the Result
of Brothers Illness.
The brother of the late Father Da-
mien, whose name is Auguste Pam
phile de Veuster and whose home is
in Louvain, France, sends to the Lon.
don Times an interesting account of
the circumstances in which the cele-
brated priest first went to Honolulu
In the year 1868 the writer says that
he himself received orders from his
superior to start for Honolulu in the
month of October. He wss already
priest. At that time his brother. JEFF
Damien-Jef is the familiar contrac-
ton for Joseph, and was the name he
always bore in the family circle-whO
was his junior by two years. had still
to complete his studies and receive
the priesthood, and no one dreamed of
his departure. But it so happened
that as the time for sailing drew near
the elder brother, who writes of the
event as ''hy Gods design" fell sick
of typhus fever in the very house in
which he still lives. and in which, all
unconscious of the future. he had
prepared his brother for his sacerdOtal
duties by teaching him Latin. a lam
guage of which he knew nothing till
he was close on twenty years of age.
The doctors declared that the elder
brothers going was out of the ques-
ton. His passage money on German
sailing ship from Bremerhaven to
Honolulu had already been paid. JET
Damien. without saying a word
to any one, wrote direct to the
Superintendent in Paris asking
for the place. The return post
brought the reply during the
dinner hour. The superior was
SO surprised and indeed annoyed at its
contents that he threw the letter down
on the table before the brother, say
ing: .'You are very young and green.
Damien, to start before receiving the
priesthood" The young brother there
upon snatched up the letter and raced
away to the bedside, where he kept
waving it, crying out in a transport
of delight, II am going in your place "
Then, without waiting for dinner. he
set off to say goodbye to the family.
This was the first and most impor-
tant step in his missionary career. but
the brother adds: 81 had later on an
other striking illustration of the simple
earnestness and humility of my dear
brothers character. Some time after
he had settled down at Molokai he
wrote me long letter describing his
life among the lepers. At the request
of many here I published it in the
French missionary Journal Some
months afterward received sharp
rebuke from Damien for having done
so. He added: i want to live and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
FOOD IN OLD AGE.

Strict Moderation Should In All Cases Be
the Guiding Maxim.
With regard to food, we find from
DIR. Humphreys report that ninety per
cent. of the aged persons were either
moderate" or ''small'' eaters, and
such moderation is quite in accord
with the teachings Of physiology. In
old age the changes in the bodily It's
sues gradually become less and less
active, and less food is required to
make up for the daily waste. The ap-
petite and the power of digestion are
correspondingly diminished, and, al
though for the attainment of great
age a considerable amount of digestive
power is abs olutely necessary, its per-
lection. when exercised upon proper
articles of diet, is the most important
characteristic. Indulgence in the
common errors of advanced life, and
is not infrequent in persons who. up
to that period. were moderate or even
small eaters. Luxuries in the way of
food are apt to be regarded as rewards
that have been fully earned by life
of labor, and may, therefore. be law
fully enjoyed. Hence arise many of
the evils and troubles of old age, and
notably indigestion and equity symp-
toms in various forms, besides
mental discomfort. No hard and
fast rules can be laid down, but
strict moderation should be the
guiding maxim. The diet suitable for
most aged persons is that which con-
tains much nutritive material in a
small bulk. and it's quantity should be
in proportion to the appetite and
power of digestion. Animal food,
well cooked. should be taken sparing-
ly and not oftener than twice day.
except under special circumstances.
DR.. Parkes advocates rice as partial
substitute for meat when the latter is
found to disagree with old persons.
Its starch grains are very digestible,
and it supplies nitrogen in moderate
amount. well fitted to the worn and
slowly-repaired tissues of the aged"
Its bulk. however. is sometimes a dis
advantage; in small quantities it is a
valuable addition to milk and to
stewed fruit. The amount of food
should be divided between three or
four meals at fairly regular intervals.
A sense of fullness or oppression after
eating ought not to be disregarded.
1t indicates that the food taken has
been either too abundant or of i'm
proper quality. For many elderly
people the most suitable time for the
principal meal is between one and two
p. m. AS the day advances the di-
gestive powers become less, and even
a moderately-subst meal taken
in the evening may seriously overtask
them. Undigested food is a potent
cause of disturbed sleep, an evil often
very troublesome to old people, and
one which ought to be carefully
guarded against.-Dr. Robson Roose.
in Fortnightly Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
BITS OF BUSINESS.

THERE are about 100000 acres Of hand
used for cotton-raising in Texas
IT is estimated that not less than q ,000.-
600 worth of oysters are annually used in
New York City.
TINS country consumes yearly 10000, 90
paper -four sacks. Californla uses S, 000, 600
burlap bags for -four.
THE gathering Of buffalo bones has again
become q business at Manitoba Chicago
recently ordered $50 carloads.
A SYNDICATE is seeking to control the
pine forests Of the Northwest To carry
out their designs capital Of so, GOO, 900 will
be required
FouR Of the largest manufacturers Of
copper wire for electrical purposes in the
United States used in 1887 Is, SOC, 600 pounds
Of copper.
MORE than 1000 steam and hand lauudries,
with an invested capital of about 3, GOO. 600.
are required to keep the Yankees in clean
shirts and collars.
JESSE b. LIPPINCorr. of New York, has
recently purchased all the rights of the
photograph for a million dollars. 1t will
now be controlled by the same company
that owns the graphophone, a similar in
vention.
A PHILADELPHIA peach merchant says
that as far West as st. Louis there is
hardly a town Of considerable size that 1ces
not consume carload Of peaches, co1<oin-
ing 600 baskets, every day. There 1o
difficulty in disposing of the greatest CO.,
COOPERATIVE associations for the purI
chase of food and clothing are reported very
successful in England. There are 1 400
stores Of this sort. One million share
holders use them. They sold 500, O00, 600
worth of goods last year.
THE total output of Leadville mines since
their discovery is placed at $122, 100. S22, the
greatest yearly production being in 1882,
when the output amounted to $17, 127. 4G2.
The Comstock, of Nevada, has produced, it
is estimated, about $500, 900, 900.
A MOVEMENT is on foot among Southern
capitalists to secure good grade of English
colonists. A syndicate is offering induce
ments to English manufacturers to come to
the best districts of the South with their
entire plants. Especial inducements are to
be offered to cotton spinners.
Two ENGLISH syndicates own $500, 600
acres of land in Texas. Another owns
1,S00, 600. Sir E. j. Reid, the famous En-
giish naval constructor, has 1900, 900 acres
in Florida. Two London firms own 8, 050,-
600 acres. An English company has 100000
acres IN Mississippi, and another company
has 10000 acres. individuals and COM
panies Of other nationalities are also large
holders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
An Oklahoma Hero.

First Boomer prevented a terrible
tragedy to-day.
Second Boomer-How was that?
First Boomer-A Texas man came
along and threatened to put bullet
through me if I didn't get of his
claim.
Second Boomer-Well. what about
the terrible tragedy-hOw did you
avert that?
First Boomer-Why, got OF his
ciaim.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
NATURAL HISTORY.
Two Lessons For Inquisitive Small Boy
and Curious Little Girls.
THE ELEPHANT


THE ELEPHANT.
The elephant could have been made
great deal larger. but he was sawed
off and trimmed up to present size for
the convenience of circus men in get
ting him around the country. There
was no intention of making him beau
tiful or ornamental. as he would then
have come in competition with tobog-
gan slides and haystacks.
In his native state the elephant does
more or less gamboling and doesn't
bank much on dignity. When in cap
tivity his principal occupation is work
ing his ears and reaching for apples
and confectionery, and he feels every
pound of his importance He doesn't
kill man or upset a menagerie wagon
every day in the year without break,
but he INDUCES himself Otter enough
to keep the rust rubbed off his trunk.
Elephants are supposed to live five
hundred years If no one puts rough on
rats in their biscuit or crOton oil il
their ice cream. Their object in living
six times as long as a man has never
been ascertained and is much Won
dered at. They have an excellent
memory for faces. times and places,
and the boy who feeds an elephant to-
bacco in Syracuse to-day may get
knocked out in New Orleans fifty years
hence.
THE CAMEL
At first sight it would seem as if the
camel had been manufactured from the
scraps left over after all other beasts
had been created, but such is far from
being the case. He was made as q
companion for the sand-bar and the
cactus plant. and to live in and en-
liven a section of country which even
the bdzzards refuse to fly over. He
was therefore made after certain plans
and specifications, and he fills the bill
as nothing else could. There is but
little to drink in the. camel country.
and that only second-class water. and
the beast was therefore provided with
! two stomachs--one to act as a receiv.
Ing basin and cleanse the water o.
sand-bars. brickbats, mud turtles and
other foreign substances, and the other
as a reservoir to hold a weeks supply.
a camel has been known to go thirteen
days without a drink after his reser.
voir was full. but that was rather i'm
posing on good nature.
Nature probably intended all camels
to have two humps. but there wasn,t
hump-backed material enough to po
around. or one of them somehow 90,
lost The object of the double
hump is two-fold. One was te
hold saddle in place, and the
other was to store up fat agains,
. call When he can find nothing e
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
CHATS what YOU get for pok

THAT'S what you get for poking
your nose in other peoples affairs. y
said the clam to the rat. which had
just left a bit of his snout between its
shells. ssAnd that's what you get for
not keeping your mouth shut" said
the rat as he snapped Mr.. Clam out OF
his shell and swallowed him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
Venom Inhaled with tho Air.

And imbibed with the water of malarious
locality, has still q certain ahtidote. Expert.
ence sanctions confidence in Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters as q preventive Of this
scourge. All over this continent and in the
tropics It has proved itself q certain means
of defense, and an eradlcant of intermittent
and remittent fevers and other forms OF
miasma-born disease. Nor Ii it less effect
i've for kidney troubles, constipation,
rheumatism and nervousness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

MISFORTUNE In nine times out Of ten IL
simply another name for laziness, or bad
management, and it really isn't any thing
10 your credit to be croaking all the time
about misfortune.
II you have no employment, or are being
poorly paid for the work you are doing, then
write to b. r. johnson & Co., Of Richmond,
Va, and they will show you how to trans
form Misfortune into 4Adame-fortune.
Try it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
NIAGARA Falls I'm Art

The Michigan Central "The Niagara
Falls Route" has published remarkably
fine reproduction of Graham's water color
of Niagara Falls. A limited number will be
furnishe the public at 80 cents each, which
is much less than their commercial OF
artistic value, but not more than two copies
will be sent to any one address. Send
postal note or money order for the amount
to o. w. RUGGLEs, Genr Pass. and Ticket
Agent, Chicago, III.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

IL would like to ask you q ques-
tion," said gentleman to a fellow
who was spreading himself over four
seats in a crowded railway car. what
is it?" What brand of nerve food do
you use?"-Epoch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

water is indispensable in the growth of
the best hogs. A clover pasture is
best. but any thing Is better than the
close pen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

JAY GOULD. Alonzo Reed and Mrs. George
Westinghouse went to school together
They were all comparatively poor IN those
0RY3.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

WuLIsroN, FLORIDA, Sept 9TH. 1885
Messrs. A 7. SHAILENBERGER & Co.
Rochester, Pa Geats.-I have tried
the bottle Of Pills, for Malaria, sent me.
with the most wonderful results; one doge
cured q case Of two months standing.
Please send me one dozen by mail, Inn
mediately, with some advertising matter.
Very truly,
j. p. EPPERsON,
Dealer in General Merchandise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

- The fellow who writes, Sand 50 Low,
the old piano still, }" voiced the sentiment,
of an astonishingly large number Of people
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

LET poultry have full range - soon q
feathered. Plenty Of exercise viii make
them thrive better, grow faster and keep
healthier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

PROPER and sufficient clothing should be
worn that which is loose, light and warm
Light colors for summer, dark for winter.
abdomen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

WHEN eggs are the sole object, no males
are required Hens often lay better with
out them and eggs keep fresh longer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

FoR twenty five cents, you can get Carter's
Little Liver Pills-the best liver regulator In
the world. Don't forget this. One Dill dose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

THE most prominent physicians In the cit,
smoke and recommend 'sTansill's Punch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
Dealer in General Merchandise,

! WoEEx do with their accruing years
what misers do with their money-the more
they have the greater paing they take to
conceal the fact.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

WHEx Dobbins' Electric Soap was first
made In 1854 il cost 20 cents q bar. 1t Ii pre-
and DOESN'T cost half. Buy it Of your grocer
and preserve your clothes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

A NEW YoRK man has invented IN cleo
trical switch, and somebody suggests that Il
Il about time for the small boy TO begin to
behave himself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

A CAT that will drink beer Il one Of thl
curiosities of Calumet, O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaa
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell it p
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

KEEP the pores open IL essential to health
Glenn,s Sulphur Soap does this.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

THH King Of Italy appointed Mr. Thomas
officer OF the Order of the Crown Of Italy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

Do NOT suffer from sick headache q mo
ment longer. 1t Is not necessary Carriers
Little Liver Pills will cure vou- Dose. one
little pill Small price. Small dose. small paai.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
EDUCATIONAL.

HALLE STUDY. Book keeping, Penmanship, Arfth
HU u metic. Shorthand etc. thoroughly taught
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

ICELAND geographically belongs to Amer
lea. but is considered by some as belonging
to Europe because Of its early discoyery-in
the ninth century A d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

When everything else fails, DR.. Sage's
gists-