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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24

-. have been Arranged by an old
' anis afier the manner frequently fol-
i,,.-.i in France, when is desirouS OF
toi,tra Two large fortunes. They have
1919! .,,sa fer ihr nrN time upon the wedding
Isv and hiAvc conserved a cordial as
like for each othcr, lAis has Den in9s
80 prrviousiy bestowed elsewhere
80 IN frankreas. they confess az
a '.'.A Il, ..,ch ntsier and agree that tasy
.t,,u rlfn4in free 30 entertain hoee al
fsrfiona. Madame has fpun1 an atiaeh-
inert for the bro.hor 81 one OF her
,'s.,i,rttss, al the convent ard Mon
49,. :. denly In love with ceiealn
1,.ra,ise. Tho studied ifliinerence ot
~. n,ar,sed couTte Il carefully COM
w = ss.,sn INC outer world. and seems
e,,sv Ia be prtscfvsl uu-l the Wilea
LIVER rniia uron hsr wfen me count
hrr hisband g at hone. ne ilte '.eta
VA oreiv Informs him OF che agreement
"a vim his wife not - Interfere In
~. ,of,ir. Tho wife "a aorely plqued ~
~, i,ffff.eence of her hu1hand. and
orders her lover 70 leave me house
Tor isnotrsy r. arpusti and shr I'M.
aqainst the MARQUEE. whom she has
s.,tr ION hut who h1.ds che afrC.i1n
~ nor husband. The fact thai she has
y'ttii,.iv arfsc1 to allow tbs antc-
ti,n H. continue when she dld not herr
ssif r,rc Tor Il. does not occur 20 her,
apd whom she hours her husband u
~t,,u, 10 take int Maraulse -
naked hail, she decided to attend ana
avsfrh MN The count has meanwhile
10, =, imrrsa~rd with tho beauty and
r,irit - his wife that he decided % ask
her IN accompany HIM 70 ne masked
ball AZ the nrst step TO dec,afatlnn gf
hts i1ve for her. ffe misuf ierft1nda
ma ri.five, and pnnfiiy refuses a. ac-
cont hia Invitation. A. the hiii she j.
irsuytod ard 70 u her husband who
presrris her and nFhis duel Oh her nc-
] sfrint. In III mcareimc the uncle. In
/ car-i1d auiinsi his nfphaw's conduct
has if,iuafi the couple o. fgn q pcil-
i,-n Z, ne king 90 annul the marrlngc.
Tnr duf. however. shows them thar
my i,vc s1ch chr. and they are via
Win nnxsty 80 vi'hffaw the petflou.
Afirr several firOniening adventure
/ hey arc aide b accomplish this, aud
are happy.
Among the many attractions which
| vlsltors 10 the city viii have offered
I them during Conference and Eistedd-
/ a. ,,t'st ..-a .fr hasa. latter -.
ION than the production OF the
I Queens i.fUN o. Irdkrrchief at the
Theator Tho local opera company.
under Prof wclho. has been hard NJ
work on Strauss immortal work for
the last ak weeks. and they are con-
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

she see the hunting party than she be-
gan to get very insulting in her re-
marks, and, in fine, requested oneof her
little boy bears to get out and tell the
hunters that there should be no shoot
ing on her farm. The little bear,
though extremely backward, went out
and talked with the hunters and told
them what his mamma had said. The
hunters were kind and nice to him and
patted him on his little fuzzy head.
They also took out sack of candy and
gave it to him. His mothey grew
furious and yelled at him to not eat the
sweets, as they might contain poison.
Then several rifles cracked and the lit
tie bear never saw his mother any more.
He was carried long distance in the
big pocket of a hunting coat and finally
deposited in a big warm basket in a big
house.
That night the little bear rolled and
tossed on his pillow and dreamed of
candy growing upon trees. The next
morning he was given more candy by a
very pretty little girl, whom he soon
found himself liking so much that he
asked to be taken into the family. This
was arranged finally, and it was not
long before the little bear had all the
fine manners of town bear and never
asked for dessert until through eat
ing the palmer food. Any day in the
long summer that followed, the little
girl and the bear were always seen to-
gether frolicking about the foothills,
and If any bad dogs OF other animals
came around and tried to harm that lit
tie girl the bear would be sure to show
his teeth. That was the only bad habit
that chung to him in spite of etiquette
and the blue book of morals and man.
ners. At last the little girl grew tired
of walking, and as her Shetland pony
got mixed up in horse trade and went
away she was much distressed. The lit
tie bear then proposed that she allow
him to haul her about So regular
harness was bought and the bear was
hitched to her dog cart, after promis
ing, on his word of honor, that he would
not kick up. After that all went well,
and the little bear came to be great
playfellow. His coat grew sleeker and
sleeker, until he was taken to Colorado
Springs, and to this day draws the lit
lie girl around in society. When his
teeth grew too long they were filed
down by the family dentist. and one of
the servants combs out his long brown
fur every morning. He has bedroom
in the top of tree that stands in the
front yard, but he never sleeps late
like his relatives do up in the noun
tains. On Sunday he is decked out in
ribbons and eats several bags of candy
before NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
A New Use for sptaer.

In the professional school at ChaIis-
Meudon, the Industrie Textile states
that spiders have now to spin for the
benefit of the balloons which are used
for scientific and military researches,
The spiders are grouped in dozens be-
fore reel which withdraws the deli.
cate threads. One spider can give a
thread from 20 TO 20 yards in length,
after which performance it is released.
The threads are of pinlzish hue, and
are washed to remove the sticky sur
face layer. Eight threads have to be
combined. The resulting texture is
much lighter than ordinary silk of the
same bulk, and strong cords for mill
tary balloons can no doubt be obtained
in this way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

The parlor, sitting-room, dining-room
and first story bedroom are trimmed
in red oak; kitchen and pantry in yell
low pine; balance of house in white
pine; finished throughout in natural
color. There is good system of
plumbing, consisting of a supply tank
in attic, hot and cold water throughout,
to kitchen sink. wash bowl in lower
bedroom, outside frost-proof water
closet off of side porch, and tub, bowl
and water closet in the bathroom on
second floor. The cellar is cemented
and contains fuel and furnace-rooms,
vegetable-room, milkroom and cold
room, with inside and outside en-
frances. The house is heated by fur
mace and has been erected complete for
81 500, and has proven a most satisfac-
tory home in every particular.
E. A PAYNE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
Longest beard An Europe.

Probably the longest beard In the
world is that of metal worker in Van
.denene, near Nievre, France. The man
is "a years old and in perfect health.
When II years of age he had beard six
inches long. It grew from year to year,
and now his hirsute attachment when
anrolled has reached the respectable
length of ten feet and ten inches. When
this man goes out walking he carries
his beard rolled up in a big skein under
the arm, as the Roman senators carried
their togas. In winter time he winds
his beard several times around the
meek, using 1t as boa. Since the man
is rather small IN size, measuring but
five feet three inches, the beard is more
than twice the mans height.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
a SISTERS DEVOTION.
Her Heroic Efforts to save Her
Brother Who Wa. Condemned
to Death.

Theciyil war abounded in life dramas.
but none more touchingly pathetic or
fIaught with more devotion than the
One in which Mrs. John Brooks, of New
Madrid, No., was the heroine.
She is very modest and has seldom re-
ferred to the thrilling episode which
taxed her ingenuity to the utmost. but
which was triumphantly crowned by
the liberation from prison of a brother
condemned to be shot by a federal
court-martial. Only recently has the
story been told by Col. Henry Newman,
who is now in temporary possession OF
.he key which played an important part
in the drama.
Mrs. Brooks was a Miss Dennis. She
was just budding into womanhood
when the war came. With it came the
departure of her only brother, George.
for the front, wearing the gray, and
with heart and soul in sympathy with
the southern cause. Days, weeks and
months passed. and to the little home
at Bonneville there came no word.
There had been battles in which her
brothers regiment had been engaged
One day letter came. 1t was from
Alton. and told how he had been cap
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
Use for Liquefied Air.
E. A PAYNE

1t is reported that a use has been
found for iquefied air, the possibilities
of which have been matters of discus
sion among scientific men for some
time. According to the Mining Re-
porter, discovery was made recent
~ by which it is now practicable to
use iiquefied air in underground work.
such as mining, driving tunnels and
sinking shafts. 1t is said that under
proper conditions the liberation of air
from the liquid can be effective in
generating power with which to run
drills under ground, pumps, hOists, ETC.,
while cool air can also be supplied in
the deepest mines. The liquids air can
also be used in freezing soft ground,
making tunnel cutting less hazardous
and tedious.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
GEN. ALGER'S ESCAPE.
He Rode So Close Between Two Con-
federates His Knees Were
Skinned.

Gen. Russell A. Alger had a number
of narrow escapes during his service.
One of his most desperate engagements
was at Bonneville, Miss, in July, 1862. 1t
was shortly after his appointment as
secretary of war that he told me the
story of his engagement. 1t has never
been published, but think my memory
will enable me to give it Substantially
as he told it to me. Said he:
AZ was captain at the time, under Col.
Phil Sheridan as commander. we had
all together about 500 men and were
at Bonneville, when about 900 confed-
crates under Gen. Chalmers attacked
US. The evening before the battle.
remember, I did not feel at all well.
I was suffering from jaundice and was
as yellow as saffron. ! was lying down
in my tent when Sheridan came in. He
was then only a colonel, but he ha6 the
same habits that he afterward dis
played. He was, you know, very quiet
and backward. except when possible
fight was at hand. Then his whole
nature seemed to change. His eyes
would flash. He would become profane
and would use expressions which he
never uttered in his quieter moments.
He asked me how was. ! replied that
I did not feel well, but that 1 could
do anything he wanted done. We'll,
said he, 4 do want a job done. Gen.
Chalmers is coming against US with his
army. He is almost upon us now, and
we must stampede him. / want yol; to
take all the men you can get and quiet
~ move around back of the confeder-
ates, and within an hour from now
want you to charge into them with a
yell and knock h out of them. We
will hear your yell and will charge
them in front at the same time
after few words further we shock
hands, Col. Sheridan saying he thought
it might probably be for the last time.
I called my men together. We were
about a hundred in all. We went around
through the woods and got behind the
confederates and then made a dash
right up the road, which was filled with
them. We gave yell as we charged
We lad men in the woods at the sides
of the road, and the cheer went up from
US all as we galloped down on the sur
prised confederates.
1--WE went so fast that in passing be-
tween two confederates I remember /
had both my knees skinned. We lost
half our force within less than two
minutes, but the rush and surprise was
such that we stampeded the confeder-
ates and went almost through them. In
the meantime Sheridan had attacked in
front and was forcing them in the back.
We could see them coming, and or
dered my men to turn and retreat, as
I saw we were being swallowed up by
the men coming toward us. The road
was filed, and we had to go into the
woods to get out of the way. My horse
carried me against the limb of tree,
| which caught me in the ribs. twisting
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
THEY LOOKED AT HIM.
And Then the Indians Concluded to
Adjourn the Council and Gooto
Q Their Homes.

At the time Of the Sioux attack on
Fort Ripley, Mimi, in 1862, the Mile
Lac Chippewas assisted the whiteme
and came to their defense. The secre-
tary of the interior and the state OF
Minnesota were very grateful for their
assistance, and the secretary promised
that as reward these good Indians
should not be removed from their res
ervation. With the usual faith of the
white man, only a few years later the
interior department sent a special
agent to persuade them to move from
Mile Lac to Leech Lake. There was a
great pow-wow, but the Indians could
not be convinced that they ought to
give up good land for bad. So we'll
known Minnesota man came to his aid.
MY brothers." he said, "the great IA
Their has heard how you are wronged,
and he said: Il will send an honest man
to talk to them So he looked to the
north, south, east and west, and he
said: Here is an honest man. and he
sent me. Brothers, look at me. The
winds Of IS years have blown over my
head and silvered it with gray. and dur
ing that time have wronged no man.
L am your friend, and ask you to sign
this treaty" When he had finished
one Of the chiefs arose and said: 'My
friends, look at me. The winds of more
than 80 winters have blown over my
head and silyered it with gray, but they
have not blown my brains away" Then
he sat down and the council was ended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
CLEANING RUSTED IRON.
A Method Which In Not Only Simple
But Has Proved Effective
Wherever Tried.

A very simple and effective method
of cleaning rusted iron articles, no
matter how badly they are rusted,
consists in attaching a piece of ordi-
nary zinc to the articles and then let
ting them lie in water, to which lit
tie sulphuric acid is added. They
should be left immersed for several
days or week, until the rust has en-
tirely disappeared, the time depending
on the depth of the rust coat. If there
is much rust little fresh sulphuric
acid should be added occasionally. The
essential part of the process is that
the zinc should be in good electrical
contact with the iron. Besides the SIM
plicity OF this process, it has the great
advantage that the iron itself is not
attacked in the least. as long as the
zinc is in good electrical contact with
it. The method is especially applica bic
to objects with sharp corners or edges,
or to files and other articles on which
buffing wheels ought not to be used.
The rusted iron and the zinc make a
short-circuited battery, the action OF
which reduces the rust back to iron,
this action continuing as long as any
rust is left.-London Mechanical World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
A BEAR IN HARNESS.
Little Colorado Girl Is Hauled Around
by a Shaggy Pet Over Plains
and mountains.

Some people are under the impression
that all bears have bad dispositions.
This is far from correct, and great
deal of harm is done good bears in this
way. OF course there have been very
naughty old and young bears, for that
matter, and there have been bears that
would not stay in at night. The good
bears have had to suffer in reputa-
ton for what their brothers and sisters
of the family have done.
a little girl who lives near Colorado
Springs. and whose papa owns ranch
near the mountains, can give better
account of the good in bears than those
who have only seen them at the Zoo
and the circus. Put little boy Or girl
in cage or Jail and any person passing
by would naturally think them crimi-
mails, The very presence of bars does
not tend toward refining the captive in
the eyes of those who look in at the
prisoners. It is exactly the same way
with Zoo and circus bears. They real
ize that they are in Jail, and, although
unjustly confined, they in time grow
desperate and don't care how they act
at all. So it happens that they often
grunt very loud and look very vicious,
but little missionary work. properly
| worked out among them, might show
them up in different light.
| The little girl spoken about above is
very charming little miss of soHne IL
years of age. Part of the time she lives
| On the ranch near the mountains in
the summer time. One day a few years
| ago her big brothers went hunting
away up in the mountains. In the
course of their hunt they came across
an old mother bear that had very rude
ways. She did not believe in civiliza
ton and resented the appearance of
hunting parties with remarkable zeal,
for she was what they call fanatic.
She was not at all partial to guns. In
/ fact she loathed them. No sooner did
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

and breaking my left leg. 1 had no
use of that leg for the next ten years,
but now it is all right again. The blow
knocked me off my horse, and as ]
stood there ! received several thrusts
of the confederate soldiers going past
me. 1 was fairly good swordsman.
however, and parted them. Then /
noted an old tree with some grapevines
about it. I threw myself down into
the vines and tainted. must have lain
there an hour, for when came to there
was no one in sight. It was very quiet
i dragged myself slowly up and crawled
along to the road. / was staggering
down this when I saw some cavalry
coming. thought it might perhaps be
the confederates, so / hid behind tree
AS they came nearer, however, 1 saw
they were our troops. It was the Sec
ond Iowa. / came out, and as the meii
saw me they gave me cheer. They
carried me back to camp, and after
time got well again. twas that battle
that made Sheridan a brigadier gen
eral, and it was upon his recommends
ton for my services in it that was pro-
NOTED to be major, and later on made
lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Michi-
gan avalry."-Cleveland Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

and the result ordinarily is a house bad
y located. bad in style and lacking IN
convenience Of arrangement. And SO
he comes, after indefinite plans and cost,
TO occupy house but little better than
barn. The rooms are uncomfortable
cold in winter, there is an absence of
ventilation. no artificial warmth ever
reaches the sleeping-rooms, doors open
against each other, the cellar stairs are
but a narrow ladder, and the exterior
is as unsightly as the interior is badly
planned.
We do not intend to urge eXtrava-
gance in this matter; economy is quite
as needful here as elsewhere, but a
handsome house can be built almost as
cheaply as a deformed and ugly one.
A residence may be rude, yet neat and
shapely; it may be very plain. yet very
attractive. This fact does not seem to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

There are many things to be taken
into consideration in the designing of
houses for different parts of the coun-
try. One can, by the exercise of APP
propriate taste, produce the right kind
of an impression in a house of this char
Rcter. 1t should become a part of and
belong to the acres which surround it.
1t should be an indispensable accessory
to the place itself, and the grounds
should be laid out and embellished in
such a manner that the whole combina-
ton impresses one with harmonious
beauty, and not, as is too often the case,
seek to make up for the deficiencies in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
WAY He Disn.t show On.

A young East Indian of some wealth
arrived in New York, and there claimed
acquaintance with gentleman whom
he had met in Calcutta. The American
greeted him cordially. and, after some
conversation, invited him to dinner the
next day. It had been arranged to have
some friends meet the stranger, and the
dinner was rather elabroate, therefore
everyone was highly disappointed
when the guest did not make his ap-
pearance. The next day he was seen
at his hotel and asked if his absence
had been due to illness. "No; was
quite WE'LL ne said. calmly. shut was
not hungry"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30

The grounds by elaborate expenditure
and display about the house. A true
appreciation of a country or suburban
home will not tolerate slovenly, ill-kept
grounds, and 20 house exhibits its trne
value unless there is harmony in it's
surroundings. If this be attended to
a high degree of effect can be produced
in houses of very moderate cost.
A majority of our rural habitations
are uncouth and outlandish in the ex-
IRENE, showing little evidence of good
taste Or refinement in the occupants.
The farmer, shrewd enough in his or
binary business transactions, seems TO
lose his head when he builds house,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.


be understood in our rural districts.
The dwelling illustrated here is built
of frame. 1t is large, well arranged
and attractive. The rooms are of good
size and communication, and the whole
effect is imposing, and yet cheerful.
The exterior Of the house is plainly fin
ished, but it is SO proportional and
treated as to render it very attractive
building. There is charm about it, in
softness of detail and general effect.
which is but poorly portrayed by the
small drawings here given. Comfort.
convenience and cost have all been con-
suited in its construction. The interior
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
MONEY-EARNING LEGS.
A Guest Who Served a Strange Pur-
pose at a Hunting
Party.

Here is a rather amusing incident in
the artistic career of Sir Francis Grant:
When that portrait painter was at his
zenith he had hunting box at Melton.
An inquisitive Scotch baronet was in
yited there for the hunting. Sir Fran
els had another guest, as 1t appeared,
on a visit He was dull, fiat, old man.
who took snuff and looked the other
way when the table talk ran on hounds
and horses. The sight of foX's brush
awoke no enthusiasm. He seemed to
take no earthly interest in anything
but his snuff and his meals.
The Scotch baronet at last could con-
tain no longer his excited curiosity. 81
say, Grant" he said. what motive
have you in keeping Mr.. x on a
visit? There are so many good chaps
who would like to come down hSfe just
now. My fellow guest does not seem
to care a farthing for the things you
are so keen on. find that he Goes not
know the difference between a thor
roughbred and an Irish hunter, nor does
he look a person to fancy your por-
traits"
"You are puzzled, my dear fellow
returned Sir Francis, ITO know why(I
keep nlH mere. Drought uiin ooWH
for his legs"
For what? PSI
For his legs. You see, I am doing a
full-length portrait of the duke of Rnt-
land (the late). He is weak in the
knees and shrunk in the limbs and
lazy. He will not be at the trouble of
sitting for them, so I have secured
x to sit; his legs are exactly like
the dukes. The poor fellow is glad to
earn a little money and to be out at
grass here for a short time. london
Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
window Panes of Shells.

Most of the house and Offices in Ma
Mia have tiny panes of translucent
shells for glass. An average window
six feet long by four feet wide con-
tains about go of such panes. which
temper the heat Of the sun. the shells
being very low conductors of heat.
They also prevent the blindness which
is induced by the fierce glare of the sun
in that part of the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-30
A NEAT AND CONVENIENT HOME.

is conveniently arranged and nicely
finished, and all go together to make it
most satisfactory design through
out. The size of the house is 35kx53
feet, over all except projection of steps
and carriage porch. The heights of
stories are feet for cellar, 9 feet 6
inches for second story. There is a eel
lar under the whole house, with founda-
ton walls of stone. The outside walls
of the superstructure are sheathed,
covered with building paper and
weatherboarded with pine half-inch
siding, and all outside work is painted
three coats.
The interior is plastered throughout