Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-09

The belle of a recent dog feast on
m Indian reservation in Dakota wore .
Jacket trimmed with teeth from one
hundred and fifty elks. which she her
self had slain. She is the granddaugh-
ter of the chief of the tribe.
When you ask Georgia man how
far it is to the next plantation, and he
answers that it is "a peek and right
smart screech," he is supposed to mean
that it is as far as you can see from
where you stand, and then as much
farther as a strong voice can be heard
Burglars recently broke into house
in London, but obtained little booty for
their pains. A newspaper, in giving an
account of the affair, spoke of much val
liable property they overlooked. Acting
on this hint the rascals paid second
visit and made great Aul. They left
a note expressing their obligations to
the newspaper reporter.
A Rice County (Minn.) farmer per
formed a most remarkable feat on .
lake two miles north of Faribault re-
Gently. On looking out of his window
he saw a bevy of wild ducks trying to
extricate themselves from the ice which
had frozen about their legs during the
night SEEKING corn-cutter, he rushed
to the lake and clipped off the heads of
one hundred and thirty-four of them
The other day at jackson. Mich,
dog chased mouse, and the frightened
little animal ran up telegraph role and
then started out on . wire TO- the next
pole, 100 feet distant Tbs wire swung
gayly in the breeze. but me trembling
traveller hung on and reached the next
station in about an hour. He descended
the pole, and when he reached the base
he was so tired that he allowed himself
to be picked up by a spectator.
One of the tiniest timepieces ever
exhibited in New York City is a watch
set in a seal ring. The dial, which is
blue enameled. with gold figures, is
less than half an inch in diameter. 1t
is in wrought gold setting, encrusted
with brilliants. The wonderfully
minute mechanism of this toy is covered
by crystal at the back, so that one
can ''see wheels go round" The wee
watch is a stem winder and costs one
hundred dollars.
"A Washington den tist recently adj
vertised that he would give one hun
dred dollars for perfect front tooth of
a healthy young white man. The
doctor stated that the advertisement
| was no catch, but that he would pay
one hundred dollars for a front tooth
that would answer his purpose, and that
is to replace one that he wishes to ex-
tract This is frequently done, the
| doctor says, but is very difficult oper-
alton, Sometimes as many as two hum
dred applicants who wish to dispose of a
tooth will be examined before the ex-
| act kind will be found, and when the
| right one is selected it is extracted and
| planted in the jaw of the other party at
| the same operation.
An eminent scientist has evolved
| the theory that water as an element to
extinguish fires in large and high build
| ings is failure. He claims that when
| combustion evolves certain intense de-
| gree of heat the water thrown upon the
| flames emits a powerful volume of by
| drogen, which burns with frightful
| fury. The scientist sets up the theory
| that these fires must be treated in diff
| ferent manner, and expresses the belief
| that gas will be the successful weapon
| with which to fight fire at some future
| day. Gas has been quite extensively ex-
perimented with and it has been eff
| fective in close rooms, but in the open
air the gas evaporates and soon loses its
strength