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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
LUMINOUS PAINT.

wherever It Can Absorb Light In the Day
1t Will Give 1t Forth at Night.
Until now the commercial mauufact-
ure of luminous paint has been con-
fined to England, where a single
factory turns out small supply at q
price of about 50 a pound. This enor-
nous cost seems to have prevented
the use of the paint except as q
curiosity, and it is fortunate that q
certain firm named Mahren, at Triesch,
in Austria, has found means to pro-
duce it and place it on the market at
so cents a pound. Or about one-sixth
of the English price. Even at so cents
pound a substance composed of oyster
shells and sulphur might, we should
suppose, be manufactured at a good
profit, but at that price it is likely to
come into extensive use. Whenever
it can absorb light through the day it
will give it forth at night, and it is
said that railway car in England,
which has had it's ceilings painted
with it, was so brilliantly Illuminated
that one could see to read a news
paper in it during the darkest night
without other light With all due al
lowance for the enthusiasm of early
experimenters, there is no doubt that
cars with ceilings SO painted would be
pleasant to ride in, whether one could
really see to read in them at night or
not; and for making key-holes, stair
ways and sign boards luminous the
paint would be invaluable. Its appli-
cation to stairways is particularly
obvious one. and the Austrian manu-
facturers furnish kind of wall paper
on which the paint can be used to
better advantage than on the bars
plastering. The paper, which is of a
leathery texture, is first treated with
lime-water. and then primed with a
composition furnished by the same
firm. After this is dry two thin coats
of the luminous paint are applied, and
the whole may then be vanished.
PHILADELPHIA Record
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
Paper Sacks for Dried Fruits.

A California journal says its atten-
ton has been called to the fact that
dried fruit packed in stout paper sacks
or packages, tightly tied. will keep
until late in the spring in good condi-
ton, and at that time will be perfectly
free from worms. 1t adds that this
may be true If the fruit was not in
tested prior to being placed in the
sacks and tied up. There is no doubt
but what heavy MANILA paper. such as
is used in the Eastern States for -four
sacks. would make very handsome
package for dried fruits. There is a
sack specially manufactured for dried
fruits. consisting of burlap bag,
lined with heavy MANILA paper. which
will answer admirably not only for
keeping the fruit from the air and in
sects and free from dust and dirt. but
which makes very strong package
from which there is no liability OF
the fruit becoming foul from the
threads and fuzz. as is the case where
the fruit Is placed in the ordinary bur
lap sack. This paper-lined package
for dried fruit Is something new, and
should be tested thoroughly. l.
Witness
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
PERiLS OF OVERRIDING.
Physiological Hints That May Re Of Value
to Many Readers. rr...r

Physiological Hints That May Re OF Value.
to Many Readers. rr...
Excessive eating is not the most
striking or the most widely prevalent
fault of the present generation On
the contrary. moderation, and even
sometimes undue Limitation. in diet is
the prevailing fashion. There is still.
however, a considerable number of per-
sons who habitually overeat at meals.
and to such a few physiological hints
may not be without their value. DIR.
Reudon has been at the pains to make
some careful investigations on the
subject, and his results have recently
been published. According to this OBJ
server, a not uncommon consequence
of overlooking is the development of a
series of symptoms in many respects
similar to those of typhoid fever. The
temperature rises. there is feeling of
serious illness. the sleep is disturbed.
the brain is incapacitated. and in Sc
we're cases the disability is complete.
The cause of these symptoms is insult
ficient elimination and an alteration
in the blood brought about by the i'm
pregnation of the organism with ao-
cumulated waste products. In a6-
dition to these typhoid symptoms
thrombosis occur in the vessels,
and what is known as spontaneous
gangrene. or modification of parts.
without any obvious or sufficient cause.
Now. these are conditions of very
marked danger. particularly the
thrombosis and the spontaneous gan
creme. There is danger of life here.
The obvious remedy for such a series
of evils is. of course. rest for the over
worked digesting and eliminating or
gans- Both the quantity and the quail
ity of the food must be SO changed as
to admit of the performance of easy
digestion. perfect assimilation and adj
equate elimination of waste. Lemon
AIDES and lemon juice are said to be of
great service in diminishing the ex-
treme craving for food; and this. from
a limited experience, we can. to some
extent. confirm Milk, also, in mod
crate quantities is useful, and in GER
tain cases skim-milk would probably
be best 1t is not always found that
the resting of the organs is sufficient.
The fever may exist for long time.
and with it the feeling of decided ILL.,
ness Drugs of different kinds are
then urgently demanded, and a compe-
tent physician should be consulted
without delay.-Hospitai.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

-s'Jedge." said the juryman, I'm
an old man and have had more expert
ence in court matters than you have.
I'm seventy-two years old and have
served on the jury nine terms, and
probably shall never agin. I've got
this much to say to yer, Jedge- We've
kinder taken notice of how yer man
aged things. you bein' new to this bus
mess. and we like yer. We've talked
tho thing over and we've voted to stand
by yer. Now, if any of them lawyers
attempt to crowd yer any, ledge. yer
just give US the word and we'll be
with yer every time. We've taken an
interest in yer and yer can depend OF
u. That's all. Jedge."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
THE PSYCHE CORNER.
A New Idea For Young Women Who Art
Not Over-Beautiful.

A New Idea For Young Women Who Are
Not Over-Beautiful.
The newest thing in the way of
household ornamentation, decoration
and coziness is the Pysche corner.
You do not know what it is, nor why
it is called the Pysche knot or Pysche
mirror? Is not Pysche the soul. and
why should the name not mean. in
connection with the corners, the soul
of beauty? It does. The corner is
beautiful, soulful, and when properly
filled it is filled full with the beauty of
a beautiful woman.
A Pysche corner is first of all cor
ner, if you choose to have it a corner.
OR it is an alcove; but if you have no
available corner and no alcove. then
you must arrange draperies so that
they simulate one of these things. IF
it is an alcove made by a window then
the light must be very subtly ar
ranged to suit the complexion of the
modern Pysche who is to fill the niche,
and a basket of flowers must hang
from the ceiling. But If there is no
window. then the wall or walls are COW
cred with mirrors hung about with
rich draperies, and tiny antique
lamp that burns perfumed oil
hangs from the ceiling in place of
flowers. The only piece of furniture
in this alcove is a divan. and a
divan such as is not seen in every
house. 1t is long. it is low. it is broad
and it is soft. It is covered with some
soft silken Eastern stuff, about which
clings the faint odor of some Arabian
perfume. and it is heaped up with pill
lows. These pillows are of different
sizes. Some are square and some
are oblong, and they are covered with
materials of different colors; but the
tints are harmonious and blending.
and the pillows are all as soft as
eiderdown can make them. In front
of this delicious divan are fur rugs
and more cushions. Such is a Psyche
corner prepared for occupancy. Here.
then, the most fashionable beauty re-
clines on her divan amid her many
pillows, a perfect picture In a perfect
room they receive small attention from
frame. If there are other women in the
the men. who flock to the divan, for
the occupant has q decided advantage
over all the other women present
A good many women who are not
beauties have set up such a corner,
for it is the most becoming thing In
the world. making a plain woman
look almost beautiful Y. Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
POPULAR PALACES.


Errors and Delusfons in Which Many Per-
sons Are Believers.
A very common error is to suppose
that birds sleep with the head beneath
the wing. No bird ever sleeps so; the
head is turned round and laid upon the
back, where it is often concealed by
feathers.
That dogs are kept in health by the
addition of birthstone to their drinking
water. Seeing that stone birthstone is
perceive what possible use it can be to
the dog. ;-.
That COWS are fond of buttercups.
Cows. as well as horses. in grazing.
carefully avoid these plants, which,
like all the Ranuncutdc0. are harsh.
astringent and somewhat poisonous.
That washing the face in morning
dew improves the complexion. Dew
is distilled water; but. being very pure
water. it can not exercise any special
influence on the skin. I am unwilling,
however, to dispel this pleasing illusion.
and say: '.By all means. young ladies,
wash your faces in the morning dew.
in full belief of its efficacy. To do so
you must rise early and breathe the
pure morning air; this will benefit
your health and no doubt improve
your complexion at the same time.
This is undoubtedly the lesson intend
ed to be inculcated.
That a fire is extinguished by the
sun shining on it. The effect in this
case is apparent, not real A fairly
good fire looks little better than a
heap of white ashes under the power
full light of the suns rays.
That there is economy in putting
fire-bricks Or clay-balls into a fire.
Considering that whatever heat they
give out is derived from the fire itself,
and that, being themselves utterly in
combustible. they contribute nothing
to the heat of the fire, there can be NO
economy in their use. Our method OF
using fuel is, however. terribly waste
full; a very Urge percentage Of COM
bustible matter, as well as heat goes
up the flue and is wasted.
The pipes are burst by sudden
thaw. The thaw merely finds out the
| bursting that has already been effected
| by the frost. It is the expansion Of
water when passing into the icy state
that bursts water-pipes of whatever
material.
| That the bones are brittle in frosty
weather. No doubt more bones are
broken in winter than in summer. bu
this is due to the slippery state of the
roads at that season, not to speak O
accidents on the ice, and not to any
abnormal condition of our bones.
! That ''thurderbolts" are tangible
realities that can be handled and pre-
served as cu.iosities. The thunder
bolt is the fash of lightning, often NJ
doubt very destructive. but never &C
companied by any solid. The onl.
solid bodies that ever fall to the eartl
from the sky are aerolites or bolides
bodies coming from outer space ant
having nothing to do with thunder
storms.
That mirrors attract lightning an,
should be covered or turned to tn
wall during thunderstorm. This i
pure illusion. arising from the fac
that mirrors reflect the lightning fiasl
and thus add to the terror and ap
parent danger Of the storm.
Public Opinion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
Why WOMEN FADE SO EARLY

A woman shouldn't reach her prime
Until she's forty-dve,
Yet long before that happy time
She's only half alive.
Complexion sallow. sunken cheeks,
A tired. fretful face,
She gets because she never seeks
The means of health and grace.
She dwells too much on little things;
She magnifles, alas,
Her troubles that the morrow brings
Which do not come to pass.
She wearies over trifles, too;
In case she spoils pie
she'll work herself into a stew
And then sit down and cry.
And needlessly she frets about
Her children. II her lad
Should stay little longer out
She's anxious-then she's mad.
She doesn't get enough fresh air.
A morning walk each day
Would tone her up SO that her share
OF afterwork is play.
But, no. The beds she first must make
(Which better wait awhile)
And sweep and dust and sew and bake
Till she's too tired to smile.
Then after noon, in torture dressed.
A shopping she will go,
Or make some calls which do not rest
And Oft increase her woe.
She Overworks herself to be
Too extra nice to live;
No comfort to her family
Or to herself she'll give.
Now, il q woman would retain
Her freshness, all her life
She'll take things easy and refrain
From fretfulness and strife.
Each morning, rain or shine, she'll take
A walk-just for the air.
Then she will work without an ache
And bloom with beauty rare.
H. G. Dodge, in Goodalrs Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
Had No Faith in Books.

Mrs. Hodgkins-Don't you think.
JEFF. now as we are well fixed, we
ought to have a ibery?
Hodgkins-'.No, naum-don't talk
books to me. I got no use for 'em.
Mrs. Hodgkins-Well. all the neigh
bors has 'em.
Hodgkins-I take no stock in 'em, I
tell We. l got history of Greece
t'other day, and looked the hull
thing through. Darned if Icould find
a thing about the lard-renderin' bust
ness.-America-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

A Story Which Gives . Good Illustration
of Military Red Tame.

A Story Which Gives . Good Illustration
of Military Red Tape. -
Busy men. accustomed to do bust-
ness in a brisk. common-sense fashion,
find official red tape so vexatious that
it is no wonder they invent stories to
make it ridiculous. The French have
one of these. which is perhaps as good
as any. When Napoleon Ill was En-
peror, so the narrative runs. he sat
one day at Longchamps, sleepily re-
viewing his army. Regiment after
regiment passed. but nothing seemed
to stir the Emperor from his lethargy.
At last. however. as regiment of
dragons rode by. he suddenly fixed
his attention upon the front rank.
"What is that lancer doing there
among the dragoons?" he asked his
chief of staff. .a
The chief of staff looked at the
lancer. and galloped away to the divis-
ion commander, while the Emperor
sunk back into his customary impas-
siveness = "a .e.s. sfa - +.
1.-THE Emperor demands to know
why that lancer is among the dra-
goons?"
The General looked shocked and
called out sharply to the Colonel of
the regiment: -
Colonel. what have you got that
lancer among your men fore" r.
The Colonel was dumbfounded, and
appealed to the commandant of the
+: squadron: whats that lancer doing
here?'
81 don't know, sir" exclaimed the
commandant of the squadron; and he
called the Captain 'R7'A
'.Look here, Captain. why have you
got that rascally lancer in your COM
pany?" 81 tsJ
heCaptain pleaded ignorance. ''rll
| ask the Lieutenant" he said
By this time the inquiries began to
be garnished with oaths and abuse.
The Lieutenant. apparently surprised
beyond expression at the presence OF
the lancer. hurled question and impre-
cation all at once at the head of the
orderly sergeant u
"What in the world is that lancer
here for?'' ar.iff --.t-s
Then the orderly sergeant rode up
to the lancer himself, as if he were
about to cut him through to his sad
| die.
| you villaini What are you doing
here among the dragoonsa The EN-
peror is after you. You'll be shot at
the very least"
''But sergeant" the soldier STAN
mered, ''you know I've permitted, sir!''
Formulation in the army means
transfer, by authority, from one corps
to another.
':Permuted, eh?" said the sergeant.
''Well. that won't help you now"
The orderly sergeant went to the
Lieutenant with the report that the
man had permitted; the Lieutenant
told the Captain. and the Captain the
commandant of the squadron, and the
commandant of the squadron the Col.
onel. and the Colonel the General, and
the General the Chief of Staff. and the
Chief of Staff came to the Emperor.
''Sire." he began, ''the lancer ha.
permitted"
"What lancer?"
1.-The lancer whom your Majesty
noted among the dragons"
''Oh yes! He's permitted. chr sait
the Emperor, sleepily. ''Wel1, h
looked like good man. Let him have
medalr-Youth's Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

-'Regulators" are the most irregu-
lar forces extant. Accommodation
trains are the most unaccommodating
of all trains They accommodate like
regulators regulate. = Jacksonville
Ella Times-Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

-Six-year-old Ito caller on her big
sister)-''Good evening. Mr.. Palmer"
THAT isn't my name. little girl. my
names Walker" '.Oh. you must be
Susie's other beau" Tableau.-Boston
Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

"A Summer Resort Phenomenon.-
The longer a man stays the shorter he
gets. Haute Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

IL was late In the dIL0FuOOu O1 OdGuf-
day and the doctor had made his visit
and departed. Jennie came out to the
fence to watch him as he rode away,
and was still looking after him when
she saw away across the prairie a
moving object so distant as to be al
most indiscernible. After awhile the
object passed out of sight behind a
'srise," and when it came into view
again, ten minutes later. she could
distinctly see that it was buggy.
THE stranger. coming back" she
thought, ''and now shall know about
grandpa. All, if he writes a good let
ter. or says something good for ma.
won't I be happy? There's two peo-
pie in the buggy. Wonder who the
other can be?"
Within half hour the buggy drove
up to the gate. and Jennie. still wait
ing, saw that she was right. and that
the driver was indeed the man. with
whom she rode home that night. But
there was a stranger. too. a tall. pleas
ant-looking man with gray hair and
beard, and the horses had hardly
stopped when he came tumbling out.
and. without waiting for his compan.
ion, tore away towards the house and
entered without word to any one
Jennie stood staring after the strange
man and wondering at his actions wher
the other approached and taking hel
in his arms kissed her. saying:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10

agent wrong. m sure ne QOeSu I
| wish to turn you out. He has his in
structions, and he has to follow them,
whether he likes to do it or not"
do you know him?"
"Ye-es, to some extent"
DO you think he's good mani"
well, wouldn't like to say as to
that. now, because none of us are as
good as we might be. I'm sure.
though, Mr.. Babcock wishes to do
right, and his sympathies are with the
poor settlers, and if he could help
them out of their trouble he would do
it."
1.-The people think he is bad and un-
feeling
"Yes, know. but they think wrong
of him. He does not act for himself.
but for another, and some other man
as agent might do worse than he
does"
Yes, he might. But it's bad for
poor pa and ma"
Twill they be quite poor?"
"Yes, sir. The wagon and horses
will be left"
| Perhaps their friends would help
them to get started again"
| No. sir, think not. You see we
haven't any friends out here. and pa
has no parents, and mas father won't
have any thing to do with her any
more. So there's nobody to help
them"
why won't your mas father have
| any thing to do with her?'
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-19

tions In the assessment and quail
hcation of our voters, so that at last
every citizen OF this state possessing tue
constitutional qualification may have an
opportunity 10 vote that il shall not pass
without the adoption OF a registration
act for the general elections in this city,
which will make it sure that no one
shall vote who has notthe right to vote,
andthat whatever vote is cast shall be
honestly counted: that 1t shall not pass
without the ful6llment of the pledge
made by the conventions of this state.
and b. every party deliverance; that
we shall adopt an act for the regulation
of intoxicating liquor, known as local
option and high license. Applausel
That we shall live up TO our pledges;
that we shall do our duty by this people,
and that, with the overwhelming ma
iority the Republicans have in this city,
in this county and ia this
state we be freed at last from the
distractions placed upon us by vicious
legislation--be freed at last of the diff
culties which have arisen within our
own party. and which l belive have
passed forever and ever by.
II believe that, without dissensions,
knowing no rift knowing no faction
knowing only the party ana the good of
the people, we-will march on to victory,
that two years hence will give us the con
troll of the state and that we will then
retain it for twenty-five years to come
Good night.
After Mr.. Higgins had concluded his
address, which was received with great
applause. he was escorted to the club
house. The Senator-elect, with DIR. J.
Paul Lukens, president of the club, zen
eral James H. Wilson, Frederick +. Bach
and J. Paul Brown, preceded the crowd to
the club house.
Mr.. Higgins, in full evenfnmiress, took
his stand beneath the floral horseshoe in
the parlor and surrounded by DR.. ]. Paul
Lukens, General James H. Wilson and
Frederick +. Bach, received She crowds
who began to pour in to congratulate
him. Almost a steady stream of people
filed into the room between 8 and 10
o'clock, and each was greeted with a
warm grasp of the hand and pleasant
word from the first Republican
Senator Of Delaware. Among the callers
were many ladies', numbers of working
men, many colored men and a. few boys
Probably 1 200 people called during the
evening After meeting Mr.. Higgins the
people were directed 10 the adjoining
room, where refreshments Of lemonade
and cake were served toalll
Mr.. higgins, with his escort, left the
club house for his home about 10 -
o'clock AS he left the door the members
of the club gave him three cheers and
saluted him with the slogan of the club
Among those present from ont of town
were. Hon Garrett l.. Hynson Of Mil
ford, Hon Charles H. Maui of Lewes.
Dr.. Hiram r. Burton Of Lewes, Joseph
w. II. Watson of Newport, Dr. Charles
Green Of Greenville. w. T. johnson of
Milford. Sidney Smith of Boston. Walter
Curtis of Newark.