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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Rings FOR BABIES.

Objections Raised BY Physicians 60 the
Dainty Little Ornaments
Baby jewelry is largely limited to bib
pins The infantile ring is not . suc-
cess. although fond mothers struggle to
make it popular. A couple of years ago
the fashion was started of putting sol
itaire on the middle finger of every first
born. and for awhile the demand was ex-
cessive- Orders came from all parts for
the tiny jewels, and those Intended for
the exclusive trade of New York were
boxed in dainty cases and presented to
the scions of fashion at the christening.
1t soon became evident that the rings
were proving troublesome ornament,
for not only did the diminutire patri-
clans object to the decoration, but spe-
cial attendants were needed to keep
them from being swallowed.
For the first six months the average
baby ignores the gold ring. but almost
as soon as the shining band attracts his
attention the streak of viciousness be-
comes apparent Mr.. Baby proceeds to
gouge his eyes out and tear strips of
pink and white skin from his velvety
cheek with the edge that seems the
sharpest The fat or ribbon band is es-
peciaIly adapted for this purpose and for
or abbreviating the corners of his nose
there is nothing in the toilet basket
better adapted than a twisted Venetian
gold ring. All stone rings are good for
gouging purposes. and during the teeth
ing period most of the gems. are swal-
lowed 1t doesn't make any diff
ference how we'll the ruby cor
turquoise may be set, if baby takes .
notion to bite and the nurse is remiss,
the stone will come out and be gulped
down in a jify. Repeated accidents,
some of them fatal, reported to the jew
elers selling the rings, have had the
effect of RedUcing the manufacture of
cluster and solitaire designs One OF
the largest firms in Broadway refused to
carry any children's jeweiry set with
stones, for the reason, the manager said,
''that we can not afford to sell cheap de-
signs and the trade will not pay for the
best" He added, laying aside tray of
tiny rings set with clusters of diamond
clippings, Il never would permit q
young child % mine to wear jeweled
ornaments until he was Old enough to
appreciate their value
An old West Side specialist OF chill
dren's diseases. whose book of baby
patients contains as many names as the
public records of small town. consid-
ers the baby ring an idiotic species of
woman's vanity.
81 am opposed to them amt al9ays
have beez, for the reason that they
Shackle the o1ild- If the mother tends
to the infant there is no danger to be
apprehended, bot it is not safe to leave
baby and . gol6 ring alone with a
nurse girl
cruise and fear themselves with ring,
and L also kno0 Chat ornaments of this
sort often worry and distress the little
ones- They may q no harm, but they
can do M good, and for that reason of
with the lingering and away with the
bib ana shoulder pin until the nursing
child is old enough to enter a complaint
against the cruelty and discomfort of
maternal vanity Y World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
RESULTS OF 1estGosSss.

4 DapisDeae 0eAasisn HAot - Anr 1AsAx
Bst Flattsrine - - Baai.A
II the Behri1f sea nssser shcalil
finally develop into open hossilitiss be-
tween the United States and G,sst
Britain NO tears would be shed By Ger
blessed infant industrial They got
what they have undeF cover of thu
smoke OF var. and they realize thai
nothing but another war, aouestic or
foreign, can ssve then Hence ths
jingoism that has been pafadea for
many years hence Nj. C1afkson's talk
OF territorial aesrandizement Hence
Mr.. Reeds scheme Ter bis party 20 DO
its own registering. its own counting
and it, own certiAcatioH Of votes il the
South And hence the constant strain
that Is put upon the friendly relatioas
Of England with the American Unioa
Mr.. Blaine has said il his famous
book that any Secretary or Ministe
who should Be guilty Of provoking .
severance Of the smicabie ties which
bind the United States and Great British
90 closely would deserve and would be-
come the object Of universal execfstion;
vet it Is 70 be feared that Nj. Blaine
himself is not to be held wholly guilt
less on this head it Is true thst ho
has been conducting friendly neeotisr
tons with Sir Julian Pauncefote touch
ing the Behring sea difficulties ecs it
10 also true thst while thus engaged
the Treasury Department however in
spifed, has taken steps whicA lave
given deep ofFense 70 the Eaglish 0oe-
efnmsnt and driven it @ tho voet
verge Of open h0stiIities 7ae setotisr
tons have been broken On. end b itisa
Vafships are messing st The 0coNe 81
trouble, With orders 70 peoteet CAnaAion
se4lefs at Whetesee ha4ofd- He. Hlaine
nay b entirely blsWeless fSE the il
me6iots Get Of the Treasufg in oss10-
ting hectOeing ettitade st THE juHcs-
srA bat he surely ought - Asse Haa in
auenco enoggh Grith IL AARin.stEz-
tjoa 70 hess pfessotea haety eHe Ill
oonsi6ssoA 0sso1naats n eAs airec&ion
penAiA4 the ei11o0stko eeeetsdons
0hicA he 80 AoAducti.o. Heseoeer. if
Sc Vlasl0iDa = StDuA = % rsaBed,
In Dlains oAossa SeA Sb4teser credit
Iboss so = auefor ths hsrveeA since
y ~ Hs Ria-.ne. and NO ons NOSE
n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

second uluStra- FEELING TIKI VOICE.
ton shows one OF the methods used In
this system to prevent this defect. The
pupil places his hand upon his chest
to call his attention and rivet it upon
a too great chest imitation. While his
hands are in this position he inhales
and exhales as he was taught to do in
the foregoing exercise.
In the first vocalizing exercise the
pupil places his hands on the sides Of
his abdomen, breathes, and. instead of
whispering the long vowel sounds. he
speaks them at first, dropping the voice
in pitch toward the end of the sound.
Next he holds the pitch to the end.
After the long como the short vowel
sounds.
These same exercises are gone over
again with the hands upon the chest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

~OS~A~-~' D
voice of friend wig give confidence
and assurance to hearer. so Gill the
correctly produced tones OF the person
who has heretofore spoken in @ nervous
spasmodic manner give him se1fconR-
dence.
While speaking or reading 90 not give
way to any nervous habits OF the hands,
feet, eyes or any other p3rty ef the bday,
such as wringing or twisting the 9ande
or fingers, fumbling watch chain, pich-
ing at clothing, moving the feet. sheug-
ging the shoulders. shutting op vin4ing
the eyes, etc.
Look the nearer squarely I'm the FACE
and talk directly at him.
Do not avoid any difficult Cords SEP
what you originally intended to say ia
the way you originally intended to say
it. Keep up your pluck and patience.
and say the words If it ta&ee an hosr 10
get through them.
For those who have time the e8ergfsa
should be practical two hours q day.
Ofcourse one hour is better than no
practice, but that is the least tipe that
can be used with profit to the lesrner.
With practice and patience @ pupil
should be able to overcome his defective
speech in period varying frog sis
weeks tpthree months. O
These Gre the three things ShicA eee-
body all that these exercises are de-
signed to teach. These tAfee dA7n&s
must borne in mind. nos onlS 70 tae
study, but constantly thfonShou@ TIE
day. They are:
l. Deep and full. but gsBsla 8reata.
eng.
2. Firm and easy vocalizat2e8.
s. Wide and free articuAtio6.
These points contain ell th3a i9 peees
eary to make berfect speech.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Chemistry of Strawberries


According tSa recent bulletin OF the
Tennessee Experiment. Station, the gen
eral composition of the strawberry is as
follows: Water, 9O.52 per cent; dry
matter, 9.4S. The strawberry is there
fore essentially a watery fruite less
than one-tenth of it's weight being SOLID
matter, ana can therefore hardly be
rated as very nutritious. The small
amount of food constituents present
are so diluted by the Cd pee cent OF
water that to sustain life veey leASe
quantity would have to be- cefasumea.
The Office of this, as cell go othee
fruits Is not, however. so much one OF
nutrition as that of supplyiaS the bene-
fetal vegetable acids % the system,
diluted and favored by the water and
sugar ana delioate fruit aroma, che COM
bination of which, in the case of the
strawberry, hss attained so delightful
q degree of perfection The free acid
OF the strawberry is largely malic, and
exists to the average amount of 1.37
per cent of the dry matter. Apples
contain O.8 per cent of free acid; pears
contain O por cent OF free acid; plums
contain 90 Per cent free acid; currants.
to per cen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

One OF the most noted swine breeders
Of the country once said that careful
observation had shown that one acre Of
clover 10 worth moro than three acres
of wheat, and Is much ~ two acres Of
co IN or oats for hoRA Blue grass 10
equally good for early and late feeding
Take good grazing hogs and by ju-
diciously feeding corn while on grass
you can produce pork from one and .
half to two cents per pound. Grass not
only furnishes muscle and fat, but 10
rich in hone material, distends the
digestive organs, and frees the system
of worms. Farmers should raise hogs
that are good Grszers, for Is . rule good
grazing stock ere good feeders- This
Eentleman once exhibited . noted hog
at the IndiAne State Fair which was .
ears OF corn each day viii do. Three
hundred pounds Of his weight did not
cost over four doller& His gre1ing
qualities are only indicative Of his feed
inR. When he was fed full prior 70 ex-
hihition, he gained over four pounds
per day. Stock kept ON dry feed for .
few generations arc not good Gfsaers;
the stomach becomes too small to sllow
the taking in OF . large quantity as
once. A Correspondent Of . live stock
payer inculcates the doctrine that If
you keep the stomach Of the hog prop.
efly distended summer and winter By
feeding bulky food, such - grasses in
summer, roots, bran and slop in winter.
We Will increase the grazing qualities
Of the hog ana place them in . condition
TO resist disesse.-Westeru Rural.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

AA1esASS ~ StOW "
q dozen ii M G s,
g ra d u a ii y in
CIR 9 asing t b Q
l 9 n 6 t b of the
respiration.
TIL Q majority
o I p 9 r s o n s,
whether g t a M
merers or n o t.,
are in the habit
Of breathing in
correctly. using
the chest m or g
than it should be
u 8 Q d. and the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

have q bad in
fuence upon
the control of
t b Q nervous
force 9ecessary
for the proper
action OF the
muscles
In speaking
he saouldscop-
tinu@ly listea
70 the souDa Of
his own voice.
AS the Well
regulated ana
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

Now the pupil tries . new position.
the value of which Is important. He
feels his voice with his fingers.
These are the vowel sounds that are
used in the foregoing line, and they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
HGGpwA cc11sR

DERD0EA cc314R. o
oae cen toke opt weed eo0te 8t . rapid
pgte. A1otAee diheeeooe 10 this: Ts
taae evt . coed ~ith CO t00a, the
handle esst b pressed down With one
hand enc tAA weed pvlle6 up 9th the
othen DeqaiSiAe tVe spposite end s~k-
ward motsA4, hut With elise both mo-
lions are in TIE ssDe direction, sd con
sequently nors nAtu0l ed eesiek-
Galen Wilso1. ia County GeD0sDee
ONE method be eaicR tAs seens u
peach and >pple blight 1sia On estsaeee
to the trees iSthrough c1oADe or ioju1iso
TO the bark, says the AdisAiGs1 EerpG.
III. Reynoldssa says sulpl q Se0e e0DliOl
to the trunk and larea xaB1o Nj -
vent such entrance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

Two years ago George Croft of Osh-
kosh. Wis, loaned q friend $40. to b
returned by mail Soon after he re-
ceived letter asking if he had received
the money. Croft replied no Soon
after he received letter with the SO in
it and the friend declared he had once
before sent the money. This week
Croft received the first letter containing
$40, which was sent August IL. 1888, to
Ashland, and had lain there two yeara-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31


s b o u Id b 9
s p o k 9 n q Q
thong b tn Q y
were one long
word. ALI words
used in SEN
fences are SINH
larly treated be-
fore they are
ioi ne d nth
their pr o pc I
c0nsonants.
After this has
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

4 send sketch OF cutter which can b
made at little cost. The blade ID . vide
piece Of old wagon spring. 20 inches 10
length, sharpeAed ct both ends. 4
block OF hard wood, inches long, ts
bolted to center Of blade to hold the
wooden handle, 20 inches in length.
With the ono shoWn By Mr.. Couch, two
motions have to- be cmade to uproot .
weed-one to place tho implement and
the other to press it down with the foot;
sith shis only > strese II required, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
THE CHANCELLOR'S JOKE
What Came &C an Inquisitive Lady's Dues
tion to Prince bismarck

What Came &C 1nquisitive Lady-s Oues-
ton to Prince bismarck.
The following incident, which &C.
Cured il 1866, is related by Herr Won
Sybel in the fourth volume of his book,
SThe Founding of the German Empire
by Wi1liem l.: During a dinner at the
Saxon embassy in Berlin, Countess Ho-
henthal, wife of the Ambassador, said
RaivelN to the Prussian Premier, who
sat nexa to her: DO tell me, Excel
1ency, Is it really true that you want to
fight with Austria and take Saxonyr
Prince Bismarck answered, with great
amiability: Certainly it is true, dear
est Countess; from the very first day Of
my ministry have thought of nothing
else. Our cannons are now ready and
you will soon see that they are more
powerful than the Austrian artillery
Dreadful cried the lady. But she
added. 'as you are in so frank humoF5
give me some friendly advice / have
two estates TRwhich shall 3 fiy-the
one in Bohemia, or to that near Leipzig?'
IF you will listen TO me, answered
Prince Bismarck, enou Will not go to
Bohemia; it is there, and. if ] am not
mistaken, it is exactly in the neigh Dor
hood of your estate that We shall beat
the Austrians. You might experience
some terrible adventures Go to
SaxonyS nothing will happen near
Leipz g, and you will not. even be
troubled with quartering soldiers, for
your castle of Knautheim is near no
line of march
'-When the ex-Ch ancellor was anxious
ly questioned by other diplomatists as
to this conversatin. he was much
amused that the mecking repulse of an
indiscreet question should be taken
seriously. But Herr Won Beust, remem-
bering his long enmity against the poll
cy of Prussia, really took up the matter
IN earnest, sent the important news to
Vienna demanded Austria's protection.
gnd declared that if Austria would arm
- once all the middle states would
stand by her. bat that otherwise they
would turn their backs on her forever
This communication from Herr Won
Beust was not without influence in the
decisions of the military circle in Wen
ma The troops in Bohemia, Moravia
and West Galicia were strengthened, so
that in a very short time 50. 900 men
were ready % invade Sfesia from three
sides, while before only %. 600 me- were
divided among the usual garrisonS"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

''Yoa are q member of the debating
club. aren't you?'
eyes" o
well, perhaps you can settle this
matter for me. What are the relative
values Of ahe Jack rose. the shad roes,
the moonlight rows and the bald-headed
rows?"-The Jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Jones' Rev6aa9.

4fuggins-Funniest thing happened
the other day-Jones w30 trying to
make his mule drink out OF q bucket,
when the animal kicked him.
Cobb-Ah, then did Jones kick ethe
mule?
Muggins-No. he kicked the bucket
Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Broaxht hitter rh.uxhts.

Inlucke-Have game Of billiards?
Harduppe-Yes; just one.
In1ucke-What shall It be-three OF
four ball game?
Harduppe-Four ba11si Three balls
are too suggestive, old fel1ow.-Light.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31


Guilty in producing vocal sound. The
stammerer has the power of producing
vocal sound whenever he wishes, but he
fails to properly articulate words.
sufferer has no trouble in articulating
words, providing the vocalizing organs
act normally. In one sentence, stutter-
ing is refusal of the voice with perfect
organs of speech, but stammering is
defective articulation caused by habit or
imperfect organs OF speech.
The first exercise of this method is in
simple calisthenics-an outward, for
ward and downward movement of the
arms. This develops the muscles Of the
chest and upper part Of the body, but is
Of even greater Importance in giving
the will of the pupil stronger COM
mand over his muscles. If he can COM
mand the movement Of these at will he
is in better trim to attempt control over
feet in his speech.
After this exercise has been repeated
several times the pupil inhales a deep
breath, goes through the movement
once and then exhales with as much
evenness of force as possible. The next
exercise is designed to give f1exibility
to the respiratory muscles and strength
en- and aid in the control of the dia-
phragm. The pupil draws in long
breath, places his hands upon his sides,
with his arms akimbo. and then gently
sways his body to the right, left, forward
and backward.
Another exercise renders the muscles
of the throat and neck more flexible.
The pupil slowly bends his head from
side to side. forward and backward.
Besides these simple movements there
are many more that are used in obstin-
ate cases Health lifts. rope and weight
chest expanders and various movements
such as placing the palms of the hands
upon the wall and slowly letting the
chest come in contsEst with the wall and
then pushing it back into an upright po-
sition.
After these have been finished the
pupil takes his first respiratory exercise.
This consists in placing the hands upon
the sides of the abdomen, as is shown in
the first illustration earlier in the arti-
Gle. This posture is designed chiefly to
fix the pupils close attention upon the
absolute necessity of breathing slowly,
strongly and evenly from the diaphragm.
AS is shown in the accompanying illus
tration the learner places his finger and
thumb upon the sides of his throat. SO
that he can feel the vibration of the
vocal chords and the action of the
larynx, and by this means correct any
tendency toward unevenness which may
exist.
Aftor sounding the vowels the pupil
Is taught to afix the vasious conso-
nants to each sound. as a-ab. e-eb. o.
oh, etc.
Then he prefxes the consonants. as a
-ba, e-be, o-bo, etc.
These are gone over several times
until the pupil Is ready for his first ex-
ercise in vocalizing sentence. This is
accomplished in the following manner
Take for example the first line of one 81
Longfellows poems:
stocd'on the bridge at midnightO
When this is vocalized it sounds as
follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

n or ance among
t b Sc persons
who speak with
perfect ease re-
garding the diff
ference between
stammering and
suffering. Nine
persons out OF
ten believe that
the terms are
synonymous. Yet
there is a vast
amount Of diff
ference between
them. Stammer-
:mering is an af-
lection of the ar
t ic ulatin ing or
gans. A s t u t.
ka,or haa diff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

ST see," remarked Fangle. ''that a
new and powerful explosive has been
named extralite." a
heavy would seem more appropriate. 81.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
He Kept Bad Tin

s.And you call that young Scrapesy q
musician"
$50 he is, and good one"
sswell, for a musician ne keeps shock
ingly bad time He didn't come in this
morning until near four o'clock Phil
adelphia Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
Why the lilies Were Large.

The houses OF ancient Rome. previous
to the war of Pyrrhus. were covered
with boards but afterward with tiles,
and. according to Vitruvius, and from
what remains of ancient monuments,
these must have been OF large size, not
less than two feet broad Seneca speaks
of a garrett covered with one single tile
In the war against Marc Antony, the
Senators were taxed at tie rate of ten
asses (about twenty-five cents9 for every
tile on the roof; hence it WAS, Of course,
desirable to have tiles of as large dimen-
sioas as possible, thus reducing the
1amount of the taxes-N. v Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

The pupil inhaies deep breath and
exhales it slowly. This is repeated nalf
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-06-28

even if this had just been done private
y, 1T must be repeated at the table. that
no one might feel uneasy in eating after
his neighbours fingers had been in the
dish. To aid further, the meat was pre-
pared as far as possible before it was
brought on the table. If in a stew. as
was usually the case, it was in bits: il
roasted, it was cut by carver, and
passed in large plates with knife.
AS to the way of helping himself, each
guest must choose and keep particular
part of the dish for his own. He must
help himself daintily from this place.
using only three fingers; afterward, in
carrying the food to the mouth, which,
of course, was done with the hand,
these same three must be used, taking
care, however, not to touch the nose
with them, to do which was extremely
inelegant, and showed a lack of good
breeding. OF course all this soiled the
hands, and in refined households at
various intervals bowls of perfumed wa
ter and different napkins were passed,
and no one must refuse to wash. This
old fashion of handing round a silver
bowl or dish of rose water is still some
times seen in Europe.-Ha,per's Young
People.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-06-28
The Dyak Girl.

If her parents belong to the common
class she is perfectly free, choosing the
man she likes and carrying on her court
ship without the slightest interference.
Neither father nor mother alludes to
her conduct until the young man makes
them proposal. The case of chiefs
daughter is otherwise Light conduct
on her part would bring scandal on the
community, and heGmarriage should be
advantageous to it if possible. There
fore she is not allowed the privileges of
the humber sisterhood. and she awaits
in general the sanction of her parents
But if the husband they approve is not
satisfactory to her mind she NAV refuse
him, and very often she does. No form
of compulsion may be used, for the
Dyak girl has spirit enough, and she
does not hesitate to run away if pressed
too hard, or even to kill herself, but in
such cases | imagine. there is some
stronger motive unavowed. - CornhiU
Md00zine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-06-28

An entirely new style of hair dress
ing is threatened. In Paris the frizzy
bang has meekly subsidized to give the
Javanoise headdresses chance.
Fashion appears to have gone daft on
those peculiar ornaments, and the great
jewelers. of the Rue de la PaiX have
been ordered to reset the diamonds OF
more than one grande dame after the
pattern of those flat metal ornaments.
At the opera few weeks ago a dazzling
light in Parisian society appeared with
her hair dressed perfectly fiat to her
head, on one side, right above the ear,
an ornament as large and as fiat as an
individual butter plate, composed of
diamonds and pearls, and medallions as
large as an English penny, of the same
gems, going round to the other ear,
across the forehead just at the line OF
the hair. How those gorgeous jewels
were kept in place was a secret known
only to madame's coifeur and jeweler,
but it was "Javanoise," and, therefore,
a beautiful and distinguished innovation
on the diamond star and butterfly orna-
mentions. Such is one of the results OF
the Paris exhibition, where the fashions
of Java dancers were first introduced to
western imitators.