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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

5BRUARY 20, 1896.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
and the best and purest of drugs sold
by Simpson 6 Co. 4t
VIII French, near Pawnee Rock, was
thrown from horse Sunday week
ago, and had lis left wrist broken.
One farmer says that our wheat
needs moisture and another SAYS it
does not. The DEMOCRAT thiaks so
too.
How about that red horse" lodge
that Jake Baker is going to organize?
Will it be as ''cheap" as other horses
are now.
The class address for the city high
school will be delivered this year by
Prof. Swensen, president of the Linds
borg college.
Warren Miller, of Buffalo township,
and A. j. Scar, of Seward. Stafford
comfy, were callers on the DEMOCRAT
Saturday last.
Robert Z. Simpson is postmaster at
the new Office recently established in
Union township. The name of the
new pOstoffice is Roberts,
tY Everything kent in a first class
drug store, a. the lowest living prices
Come and see US. Simpson & Co. At
Oxford Bibles from 9Oc to S275. at
Simpson & Co.'S. It
Horn beck, at The old Beye stand
has the best grades of apples and sell
at the lowest market prices See him
before buying Also fresh c.der and
cider vinegar always op hand.
Clayt Moses came homr the first of
the week from stay of about week
in Cripple Greek. He says that coun-
try are overcrowded and not much
show for small fry. Everything is
overdone.
When thinking of laying in your
supply of spring seeds remember that
the Great Bend Implement Co. will
have complete stock of the FRESHEST
seeds, from the best houses, for sale at
hard times prices. If
The Ladies Circle of the G. A. r,
birthday. Saturday, Feb. %, at the
post hall, beginning at 5 o'clock. Ad-
mission cents, supper 10 cents. Every
body cordially invited to attend,
There is paper in Great Bend run
ming an advertisement for a man who
has not been in the business advertised
for six months past. The ad. is prob
ably run for fillin'-but it is a dead
give.away, as well as dead ad.
Fred Walker and George Striker
came up from the Strip, by wagon, last
Saturday. Fred says all the formerly
of Great Bend people in his vicinity are
reasonably happy and doing well, with
prospects for a good crop season in
| 1896
The marriage of Stanley Patterson
of Hoisington, and Miss. Anna Gruber
daughter of John Gruber of Buffalo
township, was consumated last week.
Probrate Judge McCorkle doing the
official act. May they live long and
prosper.
AS result of the unusually mild
winter the city relief committee has had
very few calls for aid so far. Measures
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

Horn nbeck, at The old Beye stand
has the best grades of apples and sell
at the lowest market prices See him
before buying Also fresh CIDER and
cider vinegar always Oh hand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

Miss Weltmer. aged "a years, maid
en- lady who made her home with Jake
Keener, southeast of Olmitz, died on
Sunday the 9th inst, and was buried
on the 10th at 10 a. N. Deceased was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

A man with a long purse does not
always have a heart proportionate in
size.
Misses Frances Kauzer and Lena
Wendell spent last Sunday at Ellin-
wood.
See those nickle lamps at Simpson s
Co.'S, central draught, for So and 81. 10
| "a snap. At
Try the DEMOCRAT year for q
dollar. six months for so cents, or three
months for 25 cents.
| The republican congressional con-
vention for the 18th district will be held
at Wichita on March 11th.
Wall Paper TO be sold at and BELOW
| cost-to reduce the stock at Simpson
| & Co.'S. See it before buying. At
Frank Haas, Of Albert, was acct
dentally shrown from a horse and had
an2arm broken, last Thursday.
Capt N E. Norris and Chase Elmore
two Of Clafin's business men. were do
ing tho county seat last Friday.
The open meeting at Grand Army
hall, Monday night, was largely at
tended and greatly enjoyed by all.
You can subscribe for any prominent
paper Or magazine, at the postoffice,
and save the cost OF stamps, money
order etc.
Dave Heller was in town long
enough last week to give the boys a
few tips about Cripple Greek mining
operations.
An exchange tells of young man
who was arrested for ''kissing young
lady, on her refusal" Why didn't he
try her mouth?
New readers are added to the DEM
oRACT list daily. Our friends are all
showing an appreciation Of our efforts
to make d paper that is acceptable to
all people.
Henry Schultz of D.ar Heizer. will
leave on a visit to Illinois some time
this week. Henry goes away only tenn
porarily, as he cannot stay away from
Barton long.
The ladies of the Presbyteri church
held their social at the residence of o.
W.Dawson, Wednesday evening. The
'ssilver question" was settled for good,
so they say.
Cupid got his work in on L. Nickie
and Annie Gable, both of the north
east part of the county, and the pro
bate judge performed his most
pleasing ceremony for them last
Thursday.
John Cook, possibly the first settler
in Barton county, has been suffering g
lately with disease that baffled the
local doctors. He left Sunday for Hot
Springs, Ark, in the hope of being
benefited.
The republican county central COM
mittee at it's meeting Saturday called a
county convention to be held at Hois-
ington March 9TH. to elect delegates to
the judicial, congressional, and state
conventions.
B. [. Dawson's team became unman-
ageable Thursday evening last, and
throwing Ben out, cut for home on
their own hook. Damage to wagon
and harness slight, but Ben is still feel
ing little sore.
Miss Weltmer. aged "a years, maid
en- lady who made her home with Jake
Keener, southeast of Olmitz, died on
Sunday the 9th inst, and was buried
on the 10th at 10 a. N. Deceased was
an aunt of John Weltmer. of Clafiin.
A man who takes two drinks of
whisky day at 10 cents drink, or four
cigars day at cents each. for year,
can get. at any of our groceries, for
what his whisky or cigars cost him:
80 sacks of flour, 220 pounds of granu-
lated sugar, 72 pounds o: good coffee
and have s10.50 left to buy him a new
suit of clothes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

When thinking of laying in your
supply of spring seeds remember that
the Great Bend Implement Co. will
have complete stock of the FRESHEST
seeds, from the best houses, for sale at
hard times prices. If
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

Clayt Moses came homv the first of
the week from a stay of about a week
in Cripple Greek. He says that coun-
try are overcrowded and not much
show for small fry. Everything is
OVerdOue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

There is a paper in Great Bend run
ming an advertisement for man who
has not been in the business advertised
for six months past. The ad. is prob
ably run for fillin'-but it is a dead
give.away, as well as dead ad.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-20

The Ladies Circle of the G. A. r,
will give supper on Washington IS
birthday, Saturday, Feb. %, at the
post hall, beginning at 5 o'clock. Ad-
mission 5 cents, supper 10 cents. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
NEW KIND OF THING.

work them up ON the spot. A small
hand machine, which boy can manage,
presses the tiles into the proper shape,
and then they need to dry for three
days The plates are diamond shaped,
thin and light, and have the color of
slate; and the edges are grooved SO as to
interlocll. 1t is claimed that alright
and watertight Joints are made without
the use of any filling in the crevices.
Neither are nails required. The TRAN
gular notches left on the edges after the
main patchwork is complete are filled
by specially -shnped half-tile made in a
different mold. The condensed account
at hand, which is derived from a report
of the American consul at Chemnitz,
does not explain exactly how the ridge
is finished, but from one of the illustra-
tions furnished, it seems probable that
q hollow half-round coping, of metal or
of the same composition as that of the
thing, is applied. By the judicious in
PRODUCTION of coloring matter different
shades may be impaired to the tiles,
and any desired pattern cam be wrought
out in their arrangement just as in the
slate roofs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
HEALTH FROM LIGHT.

Sitting Around In the Sun Absolutely
Nude Is the Latest Cure.
Some one in one of the lower prov
inces of Austria has evolved the idea
that light is the great health-giving and
life-preserving agent, and that all that
is necessary to cure most diseases is to
expose the body to it's action. He has
accordingly founded an establishment
where this remedy can be applied with
out contravening the rules of society.
The institution is open during the sum-
mer months. There are two large in
closures, divided by high wall, so as to
separate the sexes.
The method involves the exposure of
the absolutely naked body to sunlight
and air, irrespective of atmospheric
vicissitudes. The patients are enjoined
to pass the greater part of the day in
state of nudity, and little by little they
are expected to develop such a measure
of resistance as will enable them to
stand all changes of temperature and
humidity.
When the sun is high the patients lie
around on the dry turf or on planks
exposed to the full force of the summer
sun for periods varying from fifteen
minutes to an hour. One effect of the
exposure is to provoke profuse per-
SEPARATION, but in newcomers more or
less superficial Inflammation of the
skin not infrequently follows. 1t is not
only the sunlight that is employed, for
the treatment involves exposure to rain
and wind as WELL
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
SSi([iiIEi|:.N(,EE; 5zz5R21 ION
NsS sSs xs klVVDI..5 sgsS
TILES FOR ROOFING.
A New Kind That Is Both Fireproof ans
Waterproof.

a new Kind That Is Both Fireproof ant
Waterproof.
The two principal materials employed
in making fireproof roofs are tin anl
slate. Both of these, like the infla1n.
mable shingle, need to be supported by
boards. A new style of roof lately in,
vented in SaXony, Germany, consists OF
tlling, which costs less than either tin
or slate, and is held up by light strips OF
wood scarcely more substantial than
lath. These run from rafter to rafter
horizontally. Whether the new materi.
al is as cheap as shingles is not stated,
but it is far more dura bile; and by using
1t one saves something on the underly-
ing woodwork.
The thing, which was devised by a
man named Kohler, living in Ximbach,
is made of a combination of sand and
cement, three parts of the former to
one of the latter, with just enough
waiter to mix into paste having the
consistency of mortar. One can buy
these tiles already made, but it is pro-
posed to send the ingredients to the
place where the building stands and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
SINCERITY ENDORSED.
dc Was After Facts and He Got Their
But


dc Was After Facts and He Got Them
The politician was practicing the
gentle art of mingling. He was being
as agreeable as possible to everybody he
came across and trying to make friends.
His tour brought him to the region
where he was personally unknown. Like
Haroun AL Raschid, he resolved to bene'
fit by the opportunity to hear few eau.
did expressions with reference to him.
self and his career. Stopping at black.
smith shop where some farmers were
standing, he engaged one of them in
conversation. After few observations
of general character he said:
els Hon Judson Blank pretty well
known around here?"
Without suspecting that the tourist
had mentioned his own name. the na-
tive answered:
"Yes. Only we don't go ter all that
trouble when we speak of i'm. We jes'
call him old Jud Blank"
Hes pretty shrewd statesman, il
he not?''
oval, he thinks he is" was the an
swer, with discouraging accent on the
che"
1t was an embarrassing moment.
But the seeker for encouragement
pulled himself together and said:
.'There's one good quality, however,
that don't believe anybody will deny
him."
'Mebbe tlNere is
.He must be given credit for SINGER.
ity.''
"Now you've struck it. 1t was only
this mornin' tibet heard a Teller givin'
him credit fer sincerity"
"Ah? What did he say?"
.'He said that mebbe Jud Blank wasn't
SO much. ter blame after all; tibet eft he
had more sense he'd probably be diff
ferent."--St. Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06

the tubefcle bacilli. 1t is no longer
many other localities unless active
measures are taken to destroy al:
germs. The state of Colorado, which
is much concerned about it's rapidly in,
creasing consumptive death rate, al.
ready realizes this. At arecent conven,
ton of physicians the people of Col.
orado were warned that the towns most
frequented by tuberculous persons from
abroad would suffer as certain places
on the northern shores of the Mediter.
ranean, in France and in Italy. have
suffered by reason of general tubercu.
lous infection, unless the natives, and
especially those employed in attendance
upon invalid visitors, should take all the
precautions which are indicated by
modern sanitary and archaeological
science. Now the people of California
are awakening to the fact that the same
grave danger is threatening them. The
death rate in that state from tubercu
losis is increasing apace. Although It'll
state where the climate is supposed
to be peculiarly favorable to those af.
fected by lung troubles. more people
die annually from consumption in Cali.
fornia than from any other single COM
plant. Carefully collected statistics
show that it is not only the already all.
ing visitors that die, but that the native
population is becoming infected by the
invalids from the east. The people have
the remedy in their own hands. Ply
sicians and sanitary officers should dis
seminate instruction concerning the i'm.
portance of preventive precautions
wherever consumptives are to be found
Warming pamphlets should be issued,
and sanitary rules for the disposition
and disinfection of germ-laden material
must be rigidly Observation-Disclosures
ENQUIRER
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
THE FLOATING LIFE STATION.

ing great guns as when it is nearly
calm. Hence the new scheme must he
regarded as an important experiment.
The floating station will be manned,
provisioned and anchored like light
ship, but it will differ from the latter N
shape as we'll as in it's service. The crew
will remain ON board for weeks and
months at time. The vessel will have
broad and peculiar stern. An opening
therein, properly walled up on the in
side, will be provided so that a lifeboat
can be launched there in comparatively
still water. Of course, a vessel riding Mt
anchor swings with it's head to the wind.
The stern will afford shelter, conse-
queutly, to small boat either leaving
or arriving there. A ship of this design,
lately built at Noank, Conn.,, in con-
formity with plans furnished by the
superintendent of the United States life
saving service, Mr.. Kimball, has recent
ly been towed to it's post of duty, near
Boston. The exact location is off Dor
chester, between City Point and Thomp
sons island. 1t is a queer-looking craft,
but great things are expected of it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06

The city Of Montpelier. in France, IS
said to be the first TO regulate the kind
Of wrapping paper in which articles
If food shall be delivered. Printed
uaper and old manuscripts may only be
used for dried vegetables. For all other
articles of food new paper, either white
or colored straw, must be used
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06

G.. H'AfhH'
AT
HIS NEW STORE
80 NORTH MARKET ST EFT,
FOUR DOORS BELOW THE Sex AMINEt
OFFICE, AND DIRECTLY OPPO-
SITE DIR. WILLIAMSON
% CO.'S
Drug Store.
GOLD AND SILVER
{ L1BIEs' AND aENTLEMEEY
WATCHES,
both stem and key-windng:
RINGS,
CHAINS,
BUTTONS,
SPECTACLES.
FINE NE LADIEs' SETS,
LOCKETS,
CLOCKS,
ST. DIS.
A FINE ASSORTMENT AND AT THE LowEsI
PRICES.
A1-Repairing in all its branches done neatly
promptly and warranted.
mar 7tE g. e. MYER.
ORDER NIsJ ON SALES.
In the Orphans Court of Frederick County
Maryland.
In the matter of 1.-THE sale of the Real Estate OF
William HI. Moore, deceased.
OCTOBER TERM, 1895.
In the matter of the r. port of Sales, filed the
18th day OF October, 1895.
Ordered, by the Orphans Court Of Frederick
County, this 14th day OF October, 1896, that the
sale of the Real Estate of William ii. Moore,
reported TO this COui { by his executor be rati-
fed and confirmed unless cause to the contrary
be shown ON or before the 9th day OF NOvem-
Der, 1895, provided q copy of this order be pub
likhed in some newspaper pub 'ished In Fred
erick County for three successive weeks prior
to the 9th day OF NOvembe 1896.
The executors report states the amount Of
sales to be twenty-nine hundred and thirty
two dollars and fifty cents. (2,982.50)
WIN. r. YOUNG,
HENRY B WILSON,
JOHN W. GRINDER,
Judges Of the Orphans Court.
- >,>fs JAMES K WATERS,
Register Of Wills.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
FLOATING LIFE STATION.
Queer Kind of Ship Recently Built for
Cncle Sam.

a Wueer KIND OF snip Recently BUTT fOl
Cncle Sam.
Hitherto all life-saving stations have
been on land. But sometimes when res
cue work is needed, the surf renders it
impossible to launch a boat from shore,
even though the crew are confident that
they could keep it right side up if they
could once get safely beyond the line
of the nearest three or four waves. 1t
has, therefore, been proposed to have
a floating station, anchored out from
shore at suitable distance. This would
be attended with extra expense and
some additional inconvenience, but it
would obviate the special difficulty just
referred to. The fact is, rescue work
is needed quite as often when it is blow
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
Inst Like Monkeys.

The Behozy, who occupy densely
wooded country among the hills OF
Bemaraha, jump from tree to tree just
like monkeys, and are not easily fol
lowed. inasmuch as their territory is
exceedingly rocky They arevery timid,
and it is said they die of fright when
r.a,otured. N Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06

FREDERICK, MARYLAND.

Il. G. ZACHARIAs, PROPRIETOR.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06

THO THE PUBLIC.
Owing to the continued drought our water
supp has become veryLlow and we would
urge the greatest economy in the use Of water.
STREET sPRI T11I1slIt1 1TIk,
FOUNTAINS, BAIT BOXES, MUST
NOT BE USED.
The water at both receivers has decreased
to such an extent as to compel the authorities
to pump water to supply the wants OF our
people at q very great.expense.
BY order Of the Water Committee.
F. F.TYERAR,
aug.lStf Superintendent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
The OIL IN PAINT.
What Becomes of 1t When the Paint Ha
Dried.

What Becomes of 1t When the Paint Has
Dried.
Oils exposed to the air absorb oxy-
gen freely, and those containing lineolic
acid, known as drying oils, of which
linseed oil is the type, thereby harden
into a solid translucent semi-elastic
body, property of the greatest value
in the arts" When oil paint is used the
paint after short time becomes what
is called painters "dry;" that is, the
coating will no longer take an impress
sion from the finger. But the change
is not due to the evaporation of any
volatile liquid. but to the ABSORPTION OF
oxygen from the air. This is easily
proved. If three boards are painted
with white lead paint, and one of them
be placed in a vessel containing oxygen,
the second in a vessel containing air
and the third is left in the open air, the
first will "dry' three times faster than
either Of the others. Thus quick
drying paint is one that absorbs oxy-
gen from the air rapidly. Paint dries
more quickly alta high temperature than
at a low one; that is, oxidation proceeds
more rapidly at SO degrees Fahrenheit
than at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and this
is why painters vary the amount OF
"drying OIL which they add to their
paint according to the season OF the
year
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
ruBERcuLAR sAcILLI.
They Contaminate the Earth at Certai'
so-Called Health Resorts.

They Contaminate the Earth at Certaia
so-Called Health Resorts.
The danger of health resorts is just
now being actively discussed. 1t is
shown that 40 years ago Mentone was
happy village in France, where tne
peasantry lived happily on their farms
in the superb physical condition IN,
duced by the climate. TWAS discovered
that the region was healing Tor con
s,lmptives, and it became the Mecca fo'
the unfortunates OF Europe so stricken
The inhabitants abandoned their farms
towait upon the strangers. The strong
healthy women forsook their diaries
and became the washerwomen OF tne
eonsumptives' clothes. No precautlons
we're taken. The disease was not theP
understood as nos;, the theory OF tuDer
Gle bacillus not having been discovered
THE Mace to-day is bacillus-ridden'
rest hole. death itself. The hitherto
strong inhabitants are emanciated, q
coughing, bleeding people, filled Wltr
fhe germs of consumption. Both pns
soil and the air are contaminated WITH
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-11-12
Fire In Lancaster.

An alarm of fire was sounded from
the south district of Lancaster city
Sunday afternoon which brought out
the department promptly. Smoke
rolling from the windows of DIR. l. f.
Cranes pretty new mansion on South
Adams street located the trouble.
The house was so completely filled
with smoke that it was impossible for
the firemen to exactly locate the blaze;
but the furnace was in the cellar and
they poured strong streams of water
promiscuously into the basement and
lower story which proved to be the
right thing as the cellar was soon
flooded and large pile of wood in
front of the furnace door, which was
in a blaze. soon floated about in Is
inches OF water and lost its usefulness
as a mischief-maker. No damage
was done to the building by burning.
Some holes were chopped into the
siding and little of the woodwork
was broken. Ofcourse the household
furniture and belongings were rough
ly banded and ceilings and side walls
badly smoked; but all in all it was a
most lucky escape for the owner.
The building and furniture were fully
insured in the Phoenix of Hartford
and another company, so that Mr..
Crane will receive fair compensation
for the real damage done; but he is
forced to stand the expense of small
things lost together with the misery
or discomfort which always attends
such unfortunate affairs.
The fire brought together a crowd
of six or seven hundred people, all
dressed in their best suits of clothes,
who tried to resist the wintry blasts
and promote blood circulation by
grabbing onto and carrying out every
thing that was not screwed down.
One strange thing about it all was
that not window in the building was
broken. They are large, modern one
pane windows that seemed to inspire
the crowd with respect.