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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Assimilation of Food

Assimilation of food is best 6ncoESs
aged by work. Digestion is not assimis
1ation- Food may be digested and takeG
into the blood and yet not assimilsted,
because there is no activity to encourage
it. If muscle is to be built up. there
must be tearing down of muscle firs4
If there is no tissue of the brain torn
down, there can be no building up pro-
cess If we work hard with brain or
muscle, using up a great deal of force,
nature goes to work in the hours of re-
cuperation to build the brain and the
muscle little stronger than it was be-
fore. so every days expenditure will re-
quire the assimilation of little more
food But il there is no demand, nature
will not undertake the task Some
times when one has an extra strong
stomach and liver. he viii be able to
make fatty tissue, which viii not add to
strength. out of food digested in idle
ness Assimilation is the power thaz
different parts of the body possess of
building mp structure like their own out
of material furnished by the blood;
muscle has the power to make muscles
ana nerves. have the power to make
nerves, etc--Dr. j. K kellogg, Of Bat
tle Creek Sanitarium, in q Parlor Lect-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
PLANT INTELLIGENCE.

Remarkable Evidence of AdsptabIlfty In
-s' the Egyptian Lotus.
An illustration of apparent intelli-
genoe in plants is the behavior of the
Egyptian lotus in this climate In the
warmer countries, where it is st home,
the roots of the lotus spread laterslly
close to the surface. In this country the
plant learned. after . single years ex-
perience Of New Jersey winter to pre-
pare for this freezing season by aban-
doning its surface lateral roots in early
autumn and sending out crop of roots
lower down-so far down that they were
below the reach of frost In this way
the plant kept up its life continuously
over winter, and when spring returned
the deep-level roots were abandoned in
their turn and the surface roots once
more sent out eel.
Then there are certain minute plants,
some of them quite microscopic, which
grow in wayside pools and which move
in shirls and spirals sith-
out any moving influence in the water
In myriad form of this minute life the
erudition of the profoundest men of sci
ence is required to determine whether
they are animal or vegetable in their
nature. And then who knows whether
the scientists are quite right? The
moral Of the whole matter is that life in
the two forms is Identical But what
have you said when you have said
that2 Does the fact of the identity
prove that there is spirit in mat
ter, or that animal, human intelli-
gence is merely phase of matter? You
pay the money of your education and
take your choice of the two horns OF
the dilemma boston Transcript
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
HOUSEHOLD sRsv,ries.


Decorating a home that Is never ir-
frescoing cellar wall q
An effectuai remedy for shiny ana
greasy drain pipes is copperas dissolvea
and left ID work gradually through the
pipe.
"A simple means Of changing the a.
of sick-roon is to open q window 40
the top and opening the door, move IL
back and forward rapidly, so as to insure
q current of fresh air from the windo<-
Corn Gysters-Take one pint @
grated corn, two beaten eggs. and as
much corn starch as will adhes& -
gether. Shape into corks and fry TO g
light brown in got lard. Wheat -four
will do instead of corn starch for bind5
ing the past-Banner and Herald
Corn Pie--This is made with grated
corn, with or without eggs as preferred
Without the eggs less cream is used
Butter. sugar. salt and pepper are
added, and the corn is allowed to core
to a boil before being poured into the
crust This is also very nice as q side
dish.-Househod
-Turncvers. Fried--0ne qus-& q
pastry -four, one teaspoonful of soda, tive
VI SIc3I1 O1 wei
with sweet milk, salt and roll out the
dough the size of a saucer; put in for in
side apple or mince, fold over. press the
edges together. Fry in fat to hghs
brown.-Boston Globe.
"A Breakfast Relish.-Toaste Slices OF
stale rye or brown bread Butter well,
and pour over them hot milk which has
been seasoned with salt pepper ana
butter, and thickened slightly Tith
-four. The addition of few spoonful0
of grated cheese makes this q nice sufS
per or lunch dish.-Poultry Monthly.
-TomatoSoup-Oneq quart Of pared am
sliced or canned tomatoes. one quar3 Of
water, boil for forty minutes, add once
half cupful Of graham or white hovS
mixed to a cream with cold yates, q
tablespoonful of sugar. salt and peppeE
to taste; add one and one-halt.cupf Of
milk, bring to boil, and It is resdr g
serve--Housekeeper.
Simple Cure for Cataxrh.-fe ST
ounce of glycerine add fifteen or t<eentf
drops of carbolic acid, and thoroughlS7
apply with small sponge, known as the
ear sponge. The stimulating and snss
septic properties Of the carbolic acifS
combined with the soothing qualities q
the glycerine, produce the most bappe
results This remedy affords almost iprE
| mediate relief to an ordinary cs3S@
Household
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

It is thus seen that while high pro-
tectionist politicians are prAting about
'the insignificance of the foreign mar
ket as compared with the home mar
ket" our protected manufacturers are
making special efforts to get into the
foreign market, even to the point o.
Offering their wares for sale there at
greatly reduced rates.
This copy of the Mail and Export
Journal has had an Interesting history
since its arrival in this country After
some of the wood-cuts in it had been
photographed for use in several of the
leading papers in the country it was
turned over. to Senator Vest, of Mis-
souri,, for use when the proper occasion
should come. ''-'
That occasion came. In his speech
in the Senate debate on, the Tariff bill
Mr.. Vest paid special attention to the
attempt of the trainers of the bill to
throw dust in the eyes of the farmers,
and he scored point by showing that
American protected manufacturers were
now selling every kind of agricultural
implement in South America at prices
from 20 to 20 per cent less than they
demanded from American farmers
He made this bold statement without
at first giving any proof for it, which
was evidently a trap set by the sly
Senator to catch some unwary protec-
ZIONIST Vest had calculated with
| shrewd foresight; and when Senator
| Aldrich, of Rhode Island, got up and
denied his statement the Missouri Sen
ator drew forth the papers obtained from
Beunos Ayres and from this country in
| which the same implements were ad-
| vertised by the same firm at low price
| in the foreign country and a high price
| here. At this the Rhode Island Senator
could only sink back into his seat
crushed by the willy Vest 1t is to be
hoped that A1drich. who is helping to
engineer the high tariff bill through the
Senate, was forced by that1ittle occur
renee to indulge in some fruitful refec-
tions on the beauties of protection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
NEXT YEARS FASHIONS,

Large Pisids 30 BE Superseded BY Checks
of Diminutfve Size
Willis the hot weather is still en- uS
those whose business it is Go foresse and
in a certain sense to lead public taste
the manufacturers and the deGgnareE
have already made their prepasatiore
for the summer season OF 1891 1e e
still too early to predict what will hG
actually worn next summer and IL -
much easier Go name The styles AMI
fabrics which are more or less eertaia ia
find little if any favor.
Flower designs in Jacquard styls&
have no friends Fine. soft, one-coloD
goods in India cachemire finish and ensR
color, striped, vigogne goods have all
the chances of being extensively wore
next year. Shaded stripes will ighSfE
a place and a good place, COO. and
ombre styles will be met with in all vaB
rieties, on Indian cachemire grounds
on vigogne and on soft cheviot Broad
shaded stripes in all possible $smbina-
tions in simple and combined, straighs
and crosswise and zigzag styles viii be
seen
Changeant styles have many admiFeE9
who foresee sheir adoption These
styles may do very well os silk and
half-silk goods, but the reproduction@f
/ the same on wooden goods is beset with
50 many technical difficulties that their
commercial Snccess On woole is out of
she question until some method Of over
coming these difficulties hs6 teF
found
Sesded styles have ssccess assured.
Some Of the latest samples show
shaded dots and bomb designs be-
tween fine Stripes; shaded stripes
alternate with one color and shaded
pea designs in stripe. q sloE Of
very fine stripes On hair lines combine
into large stripe Shich is bordered Ga
both sides with fine-shaded cube do
signs, the combination being vera ed
fective.
Large plaids have ene3 .aith scantg
favor this summer, although they had
been brought out in nice color Gombina-
tons This will prevent their being
sampled extensively Cor next year. On
the other hand. small squares in sube
dued squadrangles, whica are cut y
lines that form larger squares. may knd
deserved recognition English styles
of worsteds in gray or made in small
squares occasionally rendered more eff.
fective by means of small silk tnots6
viii also be worn.
Cneap pelges tFlgoureu&J Wig Dc
much worn with shaded stripes n
knotted or in oval designs ana oshef
similar detached styles -7-
In imitation of the black szound mus
lin prints which weee favorites less
summer in colored flower designs sims
jlar styles have been introduced on
cachemire. Black Indian cachemirel
are seen with small EN- broidered flowers
in eoiors, with golden yellow wheat ear
designs, in green leaf and weed en-
broidered designs Very light wolfe
tissues are being prepared showing large
squares formed by knotted stripes
All the styles mentioned have good
chance for next summer. It seems as
sured that soft fabrics and shaded styles
will have a good run--Paris Cor. Dr5
Goods Economist
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
CLINCHiNG THE FACTS.

Proof Brought From south America to
show That Our Manufacturers Sell More
Cheaply There Than at Home-How Sem
ator Vest Put . High Pr0tectionfst Col
league ''In q Hole."i1A TsHth
The facts about the special discounts
made to foreigners by our. manufactur-
ers were first made public on an ex-
tended scale in the pamphlet of the
New York Reform Club. This pamphlets
was extensively quoted in the debate
on the Mckinley bill in the House of
Representatives, and Mr.. Smyser, a
protectionist representative from Ohio,
denied that foreigners are favored by
our manufacturers at the expense Of the
s'home market" fs.-<,s si7sssssf II p
It was felt by the protectionists that
the facts set forth in that pamphlet
were of so damaging character to the
cause of high protection that they must
be fatty denied. This was done in
Congress and in the protectionist
organs. The American Economist
the organ of the American Pro-
tectionist Tariff League, pooh
poohed the whole matter as q
mares nest and got a denial from
two or three sources, only one of which
was named, and then boldly claimed
on the strength of these denials that
American manufactured goods are
not sold to foreigners more cheaply
than at home. A party organ usual
1y sees things crooked; but it is a
case of stone-blindness when the Econo-
mist makes broad denial like this for
all American manufacturers, and sup
ports that denial with the word of only
two or three men, mentioning only one
firm by name. That kind of talk will
not begin to Ego down"
The latest chapter in this matter is
even more interesting than the first
When Mr.. Lindquisti the tariff expert
Of the Reform Club, was at work collect
ing the facts for the pamphlet in ques-
the foreign edition of the American
Mail and Export Journal, as he had rea-
son to believe that the foreign rates on
American goods, as quoted in that jour
nal, were even lower than the export
rates he had collected here. The "a ses
IS given in the pamphlet were 'in every
case obtained from the manufacturers
themselves" ..s......
1t was. however. particularly desired
by Mr.. Lindquist to. make comparison
between these rates and those printed
IN the foreign edition of the American
Nail and Export Journal. before pub
fishing the pamphlet; but it vasl found
impossible to obtain . copy in this c0un-
ny. although the paper is printed in
New York City within = few minutes
walk from Mr.. Lindquists Office. BE
lid not however. despair. but sent to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

South America for copy and obtained
one at length from Spanish firm in
that country. This copy was printed in
Spanish and contained tho t'Spanish
Supplement- for April ~,s.-sa-.s 4,
The prices given, in this spanish
supplement" for South American .mer-
chants have been compared with the
prices OF the same articles made by the
same American manufacturers and adj
vertsed by them in the American edi-
ton OF the Mail and Export Journal
The particular firm for which this COM
parison is made is the Ann Arbor Agri-
cultural Company of Michigan
Some of the figures resulting from
this comparison are as follows: lfr,---ff .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
CHAPTER III.

Seated at a LaD1O In Cne OucerS quar-
ters of Fort Oswego were Colonel
Mercer, Major Shirley and Captains
Pepperel and Marden.
A roughly-sketched map lay before
them, on which Mercer was tracing the
route to a point on the ST. Lawrence.
The half-breed stood behind Marden's
chair watching the proceedings with in
tense interest. while Jabe, the ranger,
looked on with the apathy of a soldier
whois content to obey orders, whatever
they might be.
':.Babez Locke said Mercer.
present" answered the ranger, rails
ing his hand to the salute. Mercer
smiled.
sI have selected you," he continued,
''for. a service of great Importance, re-
lying your courage, prudence and
skill as woOdsman. You will accom-
pany Captain Marden on a reconnois-
ance of the woods between the fort and
q point on the ST. Lawrence" laying his
finger on The map. SIT is left to Cap
tain Msrden's discretion to proceed
further; but the utmost vigilance must
be used TO avoid death or capture by the
enemy. You have an hour to make
preparations and report to Captain Mar
den."
The ranger showed neither surprise
or hesitation. He saluted and left the
room.
Gentlemen, believe we are agreed
as to Marden's proposal?'' said Mercer.
sit must not be- laid to our charge
that we neglected any means to make
known our situation to the English
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
"kNOCkING DOWN."

The Tariff q Tax on the ssKnock-Down"
Principle-An Apt illustration.
Mr.. David A. Wells, the most careful
and authoritative writer on economics
and statistics in this country, has written
letter to show that the expenses Of
the Government for the fiscal year just
begun will involve tax of $50 on every
family of five persons in the United
States Mr.. Wells argues that under
our existing system of tariff taxation
the burden must be disproportionately
heavier on the man who from necessity
expends all or nearly all his earnings on
living, than on him who only expends
one-half, one-third, or smaller proper
ton, for like purposes" and that ''the
poor are not unfrequently required to
perform proportionately more work. to
earn them (the taxes) than the rich. be-
cause the taxes levied on the articles
of given class of commodities con-
sumed by the poor-as is notably the
case with wooden goods-are much heav-
Ter than on those consumed by the rich"
b. But why is it that the great mass of
working people submit to this enormous
discrimination against themselves?
Why do they not rise up and throw of
this tariff burden? 90 d. - ~ -..-s
+ Mr.. Harrison has an answer to that
q question. He is on record in one of his
ante-election Vutterances as having de-
sclared that .'our taxes are taken so
subt1y and Indirectly that plain people
scarcely know that. they pay them" -''
That is what is the matter exactly.
"Plain people" get robbed so ',subtly
and Indirectly" ..f,- .-.-,r 80.
An Ohio hote1-keep who makes tariff
reform speeches-Billy Radcliffe. Of
Youngstown-has recently commented
on this declaration of the President by
giving a homely but apt and just illus
tration- The report of his speech con-
tains the following: ,,.s- H r.f,-
Now, said Billy. suppose am obliged to be
absent from my hotel at Youngstown and
wish to leave some one in charge. say:
Jim, you go behind the counter and attend
to business until return. will pay you
ten dollars a week and your board and
washing. All righ., says Jim. But Jim gets
q salary of twenty dollars q week. How
then? Because in addition to the ten dollars
he receives directly, he takes ten more from
the cash drawer, but SO "subtly and indi-
rect " that 1 do not know it. That,
cortling TO Mr.. Harris on, is just what the
Q0eS. -f
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

Colonel Ingersoll said the other day
to a reporter Of the Rochester Union:
II believe in protecting what are called
the infant. industries but after those
dnfants' get to be six, feet high, and
wear No 12 boots st Is about time 70
stop rocking the cradle ecialiy when
the infant tells you that you stop
rocking he Will get out OF the cradle
and kick your head Of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Wooden Mills Hard Up.

Congress refuses to let the wooden
manufacturers have free wool and they
are being crushed between the upper
and neither mi1lstones of the high tariff
ON wool and glutted home market
A single number of the New York
Dry Goods Economist recently contained
the following news items from our wool
en- industry:
Hilton & Green, WOODEN manufacturers at
Tilton, n. H, have assigned Their mill has
stopped running and about four sets and
twenty looms are now idle. 1t is Tumored
that an other company win soon start the
plant up. --.+ SCI
The Yoolen mill of P. E Wall, at Hampden,
Mass has been closed owing to failure Of
company. The stock in the mill has been
run out and the machinery has been shut
down. The mill Is a f1ve-ses one and contains
twenty two Ioons run on union cassimerea
The TT IN HI Blanket Mills are piling
up a large amount of finished stock In their
storehouses and they will soon shut down
owing to the unsatisfactory condition OF the
market. Tnis viii cause the idlene-s of four
teen sets of cards and ninety looms, which
have been running on horse blankets, etc.
1t is reported that the wooden mill OF Col
ony Bros, at Wilton, y. III, shut down Sztur-
day. July D, for m indefnite perioi-i The
mill runs on dannels and contains seven sets
of cards and forty broad looms. The COM
pany has been compelled to store alt the
goods Manufactured. owing to the over
stocked condition of the market
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

sAve this important post. know thy
love for me may prompt thee to attempt
the rescne with ahandfu1 of volunteers,
but that would not savail, and we are
enough to die: Adied-
. kilI s.GEORGE MAIDEN"
Selwyn handed the letter to Sir Will
ian and began pacing. the floor with
hasty steps and thoughtful bgow. The
Indian boy, having eaten, had rolled
his blanket up for pillow and stretched
himaelf on the bear-skin. where he slept
soundly. The baronet. having read the
letter, returned it to his kinsman with
The remark: gs7s 81
s'The hour is late. Tonight for rest;
Tomorrow for action" ,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

-''Cyrus, 1 want you to 60 dovs-towp
With me. :, I want to pick out . neV
neektie for you Have ve time
enough before the shops close, Emily:"
replied the capitalist consulting his
watch. ':Yes if we hurry It's only .
little after one o'clock '.All right, NJ
dear. Go and get ready. I've fos to
step around the corner and buy rail-
road I'll be back in ten minutea -
Chicago Tribune
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+ A Death BlOG to His Popularity.
INA-. n11 4

First Western Politician-I don't want
to see the Colonel elected How can
we coAtrive to spoil mis- chances? Could
we get up . baby show and appoint him
judge?i - -. i-i-'-
Second Western Politicisn--NaH. that
dodge is played out Let's get up a
baseball match between the lawyers
and business men of the city, and get
him to umpire the game.-Munses's
Weekly. 80. - 49,
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that there was only one man to each
canoe-a fact which might draw sus-
piciOn to their own.
Nor was this an idle fear, for at the
moment the thought occurred to him, a
hand was laid on the gunwale of the
bark and hideously painted face
thrust itself almost into his own. That
glance satisfied the savage, and he
thrw back his head to give utterance to
the war-whoop, when Jabe grasped his
throat with his iron fingers and effectu-
ally stif1ed the sound. The redskin
struggled and felt for his knife, but ere
he could use it Marden wrenched it from
his hand and thrust it into his bosom.
Then Ariel drove his Ratchet through
the bottom of the canoe and it sank
with its luckless owner to the bottom
of the river. By this time the bark had
drifted below the line, the gap in which,
caused by the absence of the sunken
canoe, was exciting perplexity among
the natives. What had become of it?
The fog had grown intense, and
the gap could not be discerned.
The sound of voices on the
shore indicated that the excitement
| had extended in that direction, and
Marden decided to push on at all haz-
ards. Dropping his paddle in the water
he urged the canoe forward, and Jabe,
conscious of the act by feeling rather
| than by sight. added his powerful
stroke. Then came slight shock and
a smothered grunt, splash in the water,
and canoe, bottom up, foated past and
disappeared. For the next hour the
voyagers piled their paddles silently,
and when the fog lifted they were far
beyond the reach of their enemies.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-S PRO-
IN posals will be received by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Washington Soldiers Home, at the of
fee of the secretary, room 20, Occidental block
Seattle. until IL O'Clock q. m, Saturday, January
"a, 1891, for the erection of the buildings for the
Washington Soldiers Home to he built at Ortng
Pierce county, In accordance with the plans speci-
ications and detail drawings, prepared by w. A.
Ritchie architect, copies of which are now on file
and may be seen at the Office OF the architect
70 Union block, Seattle, also at room 4 Union
block, Tacoma Each proposal must state price
bid for the main building and separate bids for
each of the four and six-room cottages Each pro-
posal must be accompanied by certified check for
antee of good faith. The check of the successful
bidder TO be held by said Board of Trustees until
the said bidder shall have executed the written
contract prepared by the architect and furnished
the required bonds; in the failure of which the
said $500 shall be forfeited TO the said Washington
Soldiers Home without recourse, as and for iouf-
dated damages for such failure the part of said
bidder. No proposal viii be considered unless &C.
companied by said certified check, which must he
properly Endorsed and made payable to the said
Board of Trustees. The Board Of Trustees reserve
the right to reject any all bids.
Separate proposals VIII be received at the same
time and place for the plumbing, also for the heat
ing of the main building, according the plans and
specifications now file for the same, each pro-
posal to he accompanied by certified check for
three hundred dollars, and subject to the same con-
ditions set forth in the call for bids upon the
buildings.
By order of the trustees
GEORGE H. BOARDMAN President
NJ NJ. HOLMES, Secretary.
First publication, December 70, $780,
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EyGIyEERs AsD cosra

49, a. IA NClseo BRIDGE COMPANY, 7UTx-
ssplaon wharf building. pie srvsn sII ae
s ss - anose exeayatilg; plans and
lS'lsn omces Occidental block Seattle. waah 90