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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
BOYS WHO SUCCEEDED.
Examples of What Thoroughness and Per
severance Can Accomplish.

severance Can Accomplish.
There was once in Harrow school a
very poor boy, the son of a small
tradesman in Harrow, who was very
much hurt by thoughtless taunts
about the poverty of his family, and he
used to say: Never mind; intend
before [ die to ride in a coach and
four;" not a very noble ambition; but
long before DIR. Parr died he had be-
come the greatest scholar of his age.
and habitually rode in a coach and
four When Warren Hastings was
boy he used to grieve at the fact that
his family had lost their paternal es-
tate at Daylesford, and to say: 81 will
buy that back" He grew up to be the
great proconsul of the age; he bought
back the estate, and he died at Dayles-
ford. Ihad the honor of knowing Mr..
George Moore. You may remember
that he came to London a poor, un-
known. unbefriended Cumberland lad.
When he entered great commercial
establishment his ambition was: II in
tend to marry my masters daughter
and become my masters partner.
Both those things he accomplished.
He not only became a very wealthy
man. but. what was infinitely better, a
man of great service to his generation.
About sixty years ago there was a boy
of Jewish extraction, clerk in a So
licitor's Office, and to the intense
amusement of his companions he used
to say: Il intend to be Prime Min
lister of England" and in spite
of scorn he became Prime Minister.
and his name was Benjamin Disraeli.
Ninety years ago there was a boy in
Staffordshire who had been told ex-
actly what 1 am telling you-that any
boy who determined to be this or that
could be. and he said: IF that be
true. will test it; and 1 am deter
mined to be Prime Minister of En-
gland" That boy became Prime
Minister, and his name was Robert
Peel. Some fifty years ago there was
a very rude and ungainly- looking boy
who seemed as if all his limbs were
out of joint; when seven years old he
was shoeless and penniless. who at
seventeen was driving a canal boat, at
twenty was a rail-spiitter, at twenty
two was at the head of a small shop
which was very successful. but who
used to amuse his comrades by saying:
'.Never mind; intend to become
President of the United States.n His
name was Abraham Lincoln It is
logged that does it. and it is thorough
that does it. After all his failures
Lincoln thought he would take to the
law, He bought a law book. and after
breakfast he used to go out and sit
under tree. and with his legs higher
than his head, move round the tree
in the shade from morn TO dewy eve.
In that way he mastered the law book,
and in time became one of the greatest
Of the modern Presidents Of America.
Farrar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
THE CAR is HAUNTED.
Not BY Ghosts But BY a Constant Fear of
Assassination.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown" is an old and often-quoted say
ing, but no ruler of modern times has
been made more sensible of its truth
than the Gar Alexander. Who was it
that also remarked that Russia is a
despotism tempered by assassination?"
This. also, is true, and no precautions
taken by the Car can relieve from
the constant apprehension that some
desperate act of some desperate man
or body of men will ultimately bring
about his death. Even in his summer
palace, surrounded as it is by double
Gordon of guards. letters have been
found warning him of his doom. He
has been shot at and attempts have
been made to blow him up with dyna-
mite. and on his last journey to the
interior an accident occurred to the
train in which he was, with loss of
life, and no one knows to this day
whether it rose from a defective rail
or was the work of conspirators. In his
summer palace he shifts his sleeping
place from one room to another, and
that in which he sleeps is said to be
kept secret from all until the next
morning. There may be exaggeration
in this, but there is no exaggeration
in the precautions taken to protect his
life. The coaches of the new train in
which he travels are covered with iron
armor and lined with cork. 1t con-
sists of several saloons so completely
covered that no one can tell from the
outside where one saloon begins and
the other ends, or in what compart-
ment the Car may at any time be
found. Every mile of the railroad
undergoes a rigorous examination
beforehand. and guards are stationed
at intervals to be ready for any
emergency. 1t would be a question
with most men whether life would be
worth living under such circum-
stances. But the Gar is compelled to
bear his heavy burden as best he may,
while with an apparently infiexible
will be continues to exercise his des-
potic authority and trusts to the Wig
ilance of the special police of .'the
third section" to protect him from
the conspiracies that are constantly
being organized for his destruction
London Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
A GROUP OF BREADS.

How to Make Sally Lunn and the Famous
Mountain House Rolls.
Wheat and Indian Bread. four
cups of corn-meal in a quart of milk or
milk and water, and when cool add
three cups of -four, one and half tea
spOonfuls of soda, one cup of molasses.
two teaspoonfuls of salt. Steam three
hours and bake one hour
Sally Lunn. three eggs into a
pint of warm milk. add lump of but
ter as large as an egg. two tablespoon
fuls of yeast. salt and flour enough to
make d batter as stiff as for mullins.
Raise the cake in an earthen baking
dish, and bake it for breakfast in the
same dish, without disturbing it.
Serve the cake whole, breaking it
apart at the table.
Mountain House Roll.-This is a IA
nous North River recipe named from
the Catskill Mountain House, where
these rolls were first served. Set a
thin sponge with wheat -four at about
four o'clock as follows. Stir into a
quart of water -four enough to make a
thick batter, adding a half cake of
compressed yeast dissolved. Let this
sponge stand till nine o'clock and
then knead up thoroughly; add piece
of butter the size of large egg. Let
the rolls stand till morning, then roll
them out as thin as your hands. handle
the dough as little as possible. cut it
into narrow stripes and lay in pan to
rise for three-quarters of an hour.
Bake in quick oven ten minutes.
These rolls are delicious made of part
Y Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31


Mr.. Bowsers' managed to ask
He halted, folded his hands under his coat
tails, and, balancing himself on his heels
and toes alternately, he replied:
"Mrs. Bowser, this is the last straw-the
very lastv' 90
"Why, what have donew
81 had an invitation to attend banquet OF
the B. n. G. Club, and was down to deliver
an address. came home to get ready, and,
10 what do Hndr'
ssRobbers in the housed"
stNot much! No robber with any sense In
his head would como to this house! 1t
would take him week to find any thing! L
go upstairs to get clean shirt, collar, etc.,
but nothing of the sort can be found. l
come down and ask the cook to see IL my
Sunday clothes are in the -four barrel, but
she looks in vain. go to the telephone and
ask the coal man if he saw them in the base
menJ when he put in that last ton, but ne
can't remember. You, of course, have no
knowledge of them. You can't say whether
they are in the oat bin in the barn or packed
away in the garnet for a rats nest
'sMr. Bowser, have you been drinking"
"Have been drinking! That's just like
q womanl When she gets cornered she
throws out just such insults to hide her
own shortcomings. It's wonder haven't
been drinking. It's wonder don't come
Bowser, demand to know what you have
done with my clothes"
s'They are upstairs, unless you have sold
or given them away"
mo more insults, please. Come up
stairs and show me, for instance, where my
shirts are"
"Very well. We shall find them in the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
FREE RAW MATERIAL.
Sound Paragraphs Taken from the Mass
chusetts Democratic Platform.

Sound Paragraphs Taken from the Massa-
chusetts Democratic Platform.
We declare our continued and hearty
support of the cause of tariff reform,
for which we then contended, and our
firm conviction of its success in the
near future.
We reafirm our demands for free
raw materials and lower duties upon
the necessities of life.
We believe that free wool as pro-
vided for in the bill passed by the
Democratic ajority of the last House
of Representatives is essential to the
prosperity of the wooden industry.
upon which that of the wool grower is
dependent, while it will afford relief
to all consumers Of wooden goods. We
call the particular attention of the
farmers of this State, who have borne
the heavy burden of high tariff, taxa
ton without any of the prosperity
promised them, to the reliet they will
receive through the reduction of Gus
toms taxes upon articles which we
consume.
We give our hearty support to the
petition of the present Republican
OOVSFuOr Oj CuIS OGdGc, dIlC JULIET lcStu-
ing iron and steel manufacturers of
both political parties addressed to the
New England members OF, Congress.
asking for free coal and iron ore and
lower duties upon pig iron. and we
commend their efforts to save this i'm
portant industry threatened with ex-
termination in our section Of the coun-
try through failure to adapt tariff du-
ties to the changed conditions Of the
iron market.
We demand that all materials for
shipbuilding. whether of metal or
wood, be relieved from the heavy tax
alton now imposed upon them, and
made free of duty, to the end that
American shipbuilders may be placed
in a better position to construct ships
capable of competing upon the ocean
with those of foreign countries. Plat
form of the Massachusetts, Democracy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
What Iowa May DO Next Month.

The sound old Republican Philadel-
phia Telegraph gives Harrison an I'M
comfortable piece of intelligence from
the Northwest. which is by no means
calculated to conduce to his personal
comfort:
The political situation in Iowa seems to be
getting in very remarkable shape. Governor
Larrabee il undoubtedly one OF the strongest
men In the State, and his recent Endorsement
OF the views of the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor ON the transportation question, APP
proved az they have been by other leading Re
publicans, has, naturally, soreiy disturbed the
managers, and caused great excitement
throughout the Republican party. It II evident
that the Iowa granger has got hay on his horns.
tAis year. for some purpose Tho election OF .
Democratic Governor in tho old Republican
Gibraltar Of the Northwest, no matter 70 whas
peculiar local lssues it might be attributed
would cause = National sensation. It would
be necessary to put Q Few and enlarged heat
ing apparatus in the White House.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
Fingers Preferred to Forks.

The nations which still eat with the
fingers defend the practice on the
ground of cleanliness A Malay gen.
tleman regards the use of a fork much
as we would think of the use of a Dor =
rowed toothpick. He is troubled by
the reflection that it has been in other
mouths, and that some lazy serva MT
may have neglected to wash it
thoroughly. The care of his fingers is
in his own charge and he knows that
they are clean, and that they have
Popular Science Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
sATuRNIAN REPTILES.
eeorri. Snakes That swallow Their Foung
when Danger Threatens.

f3~or~ia snakes That swallow Their Young
when Danger Threatens
Ibid you know" said Mr.. Seaoorn
Jones the other day. ''that the slender
snakes are never poisonous. ana that
they lay eggs? The thick and deadly
snakes bring forth their young and
swallow them when danger threatens
L once saw a large moccasin lying
upon rock near water gin where
worked. AS I approached it made
strange chirping noise and saw IN
Vulnerable small creatures leaping
down its throat When the last had
disappeared it plunged into the water.
When 1 went home told the folks
that ! had seen snake swallowing
quantities of what appeared to be in
sects. They explained that it was
only housing its young.
There is a species of serpent more
deadly than the rattlesnake." he con-
tinued. as if warmed up upon the SUBJ
ject of snakes. ut -frequents old logs
and rotten timber. is pure white. sur
rounded by scarlet rigs, and is known
as the thunder snake.
You often hear of the charming
power of snakes. / can certainly be-
lieve in them. Once 1 was standing
by the base of an old, dead tree, wait
ing for the approach of some game.
happened to glance upward Within
six inches of my face I encountered
the eyes of large snake fastened di-
rectly upon mine, while their owner
was slowly and noiselessly sliding
down the tree toward me. / shall
never forget the terrible expression of
that serpent's eyes. nor their singular
fascination. With an exclamation of
horror / fell backward and lay prone
upon the earth. The snake, foiled
of its prey turned and began slowly
ascending the dead tree, its sinLous
folds curving around - Wien 1 had
partially recovered from my singular
experience l grasped my gun and.
rising. succeeded in putting an end to
the serpent's life"
81 had quite an alarming expert
ence with RATHER" said young gen.
tleman who had listened to the abovS
recital. Il was standing on the edge
of pond waiting for the appearance
of some gannets. Suddenly l heard
an alarmed exclamation from a negro
who accompanied me. Looking around
1 saw right at my feet a large rattle
snake coiling up to strike. / had been
too much engrossed in watching for
the game to even hear his deadly rat
tie. which was shaking vigorously. L
took my gun and blew its head off.
"Once l was riding Mr.. John Ste
phen's hunting pony and going at a
furious gait Right ahead of me
noticed two baleful eyes shining out
from under the foliage of an over
hanging tree. A large snake was
cOiled around a bending limb and
watching me as 1 approached. 1t was
directly in front of me. In moment
more it doomed up before me or upon
it. At given signal the trained pony
relaxed its speed. and 1 rolled off its
back to the ground. The horns of the
cavalry saddle struck the snake and
knocked it from its perch. Grasping
stout stick L attacked it. 1t made
furious and angry leaps at me, but /
managed to kill it. Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

wardrobe. It's Q long time to wait, but
will be patient. Perhaps this is my mission
on earth, and Is what the Lord wills me to
do Go ahead, Mrs. Bowser, and be just as
mean as you can, and do every thing to hurt
my feelings. shall do my duty and never
let the world Know how suffer. "-Detrolt
Free Press E.s--.-....E
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
same products:
The comparison might

The comparison might be- extended
through the entire list of farm pro-
ducts with the same result And yet
Foraker tells the Ohio farmer that
1.-The protective tariff has caused him
to get more for his productions.
Is it possible the Ohio farmer is SO
ignorant as to be deceived by such an
arrant odp-Indianapolis Sen
tipal fF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
THE BOWsERs.
Mr.. Bowser Has Trouble Locating
His Linen.

HEN I got homo from
Tother's the other
afternoon Mr.. Bowser
was walking up and
down the sittin g
room like . Gagged
lion. As he was an
hour ahead of his
usual time, / was
naturally astonished.
and as he looked SO
stern and dignified
/ was fearful that
some misfortune had
occurred.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

When a thing is fashionable it lie
said to be all the rage. The rage ie
mainly with those who can not follow
the fashion. however.-Boston Trans
cript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
Church Attendance in Chicago.

The Advance counted on recent
Sunday morning the congregations OF
fifteen of the largest churches in Chi
cago with this interesting result:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

THE center of bulb culture in Holland,
says Gartenflora, is still at HARLEM. as it
has been during two centuries and half.
Hyacinths are especially in favor just now,
and ground suitable for their cultivation
has sold for as much as $13. 500 an acre, as
against 81 600 given for land of other kinds
The Expense of cultivation is placed at
about $500 an acre for hyacinths and $160
for tulips; and it is noted that artificial
manures are never used. Narcissus is
also grown in vast quantities near Haar-
lem, chiefly for expectation to England.
Formerly the export trade in cut flowers
was enormous, one HARLEM firm having
exported in a single season 1O,000 cases but
an agreement was last year entered into by
a majority Of the Dutch florists to abandon
the sale of cut flowers as competing with
the interests of purchasers of bulbs. At
tempts have been made to extract the per
fume of hyacinths, but only with moderate
success. especially from the commercial
point of view.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
He Couldn'e Enthuse.

Branch-Tree, congratulate me. and come
right along and take something. Yes, you've
got to. It's q ten-pound boy. My first, you
know.
Tree-Really, Branch, you must excuse
me this morning, for can not enter into
the spirit OF the occasion. Do not insist
now. I am in no mood for it
Branch-What's the matter, old mani
Tree-Its boy at our house, too. Ny
eighth, you know.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

Undertakes are gravely opposed
to Boston Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
A MODERN FABLE.

s.-Don't disappoint the boys
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

shooting shanty. The use that it is put to
is to settle disputes over shots. Ifthe slgnaled
result of the shot is not understood or the
marksman feels sure that he hit bull's-eve
instead of ring, he can call up the marker
and wrangle with him to their hearts con.
tent. The Eighteenth Regiment has not got
its telephone connection established vet,
Another feature of the Fourteenth's range
is the wind clock. This is an apparatus
with large dial upon which is recorded the
direction and speed of the wind. This en-
ables the marksman to make proper allow
ance for the wind in sighting for the target,
and is thought to be an admirable aid to
exact shooting.
The rules under which long-range shoot
ing is done are very complicated. Reduced
to few words, the general style is Creed
more: the specific rules are that in 500-yard
shooting the marksmen must have his face
to the target and have no artificial rest; in
600 yard shooting, the marksman can have
his feet toward the target and use the gum
sling to steady the barrel. The sling is a
variety of harness which can be braced to
the legs or the shoulder in such a manner as
to minimize the recoil of the weapon, as
well as steady the attitude of the msrksman,
always more or less tense and strained. In
22O-yard shooting, the marksman must stand
erect, face toward the target, but NAV use the
short-arm or long-arm rest, and may throw
one leg forward to anticipate the recoil, if he
so chooses. AT short range, 200 or 100 yards,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
PAGES 9 TO I6.

i'll beseems minister Of the divinity to play
spectator to such doings, so I inquire no
further. Take this boy under your protec-
ton, Captain, ana help him to carry his
errand to Joshua. The only question II
whether be is yet returned"
"No," replied the soldier, but this very
day he and 10, 900 men are expected st the
armory."
"Then may the hathors who favor love
messages bring these two to meeting no
'ster than tomorrow r. cried the priest.
But the youth broke in Indignantly: II
bear no love message from one to the
other 70
And the priest, who was we'll pleased By
his boldness, replied gaily: 81 had for
gotten that / am speaking to q shepherd
prince" Then he added mere graYely:
"Wnen you shall have found Joshua give
him greeting from me, and say to him that
Bale, the second prophet of Anon, whom
he saved from the hand Of the LibYans. be-
lieyes that he is paying some part Of his
debt by extending q projecting hand over
you. his nephew. You, bold youth, know
not, perhaps. that Jon were in other and
greater danger than that from your wound.
The furious Egyptians would no more have
spared your life than would the choking
dust and falling houses. Bear that in mind.
and tell Joshua, moreover, from me. Baie-
that am sure that as soon as he sees with
his own eyes the misery wrought on the
house Of Pharaoh, to which be has sworn
allegiance. and with it, on this city and on
the whole land, by the magic arts Of one Of
your race, he will cut himself of in horror
from those towards. For they have basely
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
A JAPANESE TATTOOER.
His Professional Talents Bring Him an In
come of SO, 900 Year.

His Professional Talents Bring Him an In
come of SO, 900 Year.
Nashville Americana
A Japanese tattooer of great skill and
reputation has just opened studio in Hong
Kong. He receives visitors in a small Office
full OF fans. screens, topsy- -turvy pictures and
sharp corners. On big table in the middle
OF the room are pattern books. The visitor
tells whether he wishes humorous,
pathetic, sentimental or religious emblem
tattooed on his person, and, according to his
answer, receives a volume of humorous,
pathetic, sentimental or religious designs
for examination.
Most persons choose none of these designs
because they are too expensive. The tat
toolng with representations of animals is the
cheapest and most popular. A butterfly
costs but 81, three butterflies, 81 90, five
butterflies, S4. A dragon, the most expen-
slve animal, S25.
=, After the customer has chosen his design,
the tattooer leads him into an operating
room, over the door of which hangs the
notice: u never work while am drunk"
Inc customer lies on couch and bares the
lmb on which the design is to be done. The
operator then pricks in the skin with fine
needles the lines of the animal or scene Or
dered. He applies little colored powder
and pinch of vaseline to the spot he has
pricked, and the job is done.
He can prick three butterflies in about 45
minutes. The execution of a big dragon,
however, occupies five hours. A day or two
alter the operation the skin about and above
the design comes of, and all the lines be-
come clear The masterpiece of the Japan
ese tattooer is the representation of little
fan covered with human figures. This bit
OF tattooing adorns the forearm of young
English woman in Hong Kong. The opera
tor himself hasn't an unadorned square inch
OF skin on his body. Snakes, birds, cattle,
women, picnics, dinner parties and steam
ships in wild hodge-podge cover his back,
chest, legs and arms. His income from his
business is about Sc, 900 year.