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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

back again, but never IN Anglo-Saxon his
tory was the drama SO corrupt or literature
50 debased or art so poisonous as il was in
the era which Immediately followed the
Puritan attempt TO reform the world by
conscience. Neither by human law. neither
by Ten COMMANDMENTS nor bv unwrittan
law spoken through the conscience can tho
world be frightened. How then? This is
PauPs answer:
by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be right
ened in his sight; for through tho law cometh
the knowledge OF sin. But in these later days.
by another method than that of obedience to
law, Gods righteousness is manifested; that
the same righteousness which was witnessed to
by the law and the prophet, is witnessed
through faith in the Messiah. unto all WHO
exercise faith. For there is no difference be-
tween Jew and gentle, for all have sinned
against Gods law and all fall short of the glory
of the Image of God. But frightened
freely by His unbought gift of life. given through
the redemption paid in Christ Jesus whom God
hath set forth before the world to be a mercy
seat, by whom we have access TO the Father.
through faith in His blood, thus manifestng HIS
righteousness in the passing over, in His for
bearance the sins that past; thus too. mani-
Testing His righteousness in this present time;
that He might be seen to be both righteous him.
self and the rightener Of him that exercises faith
in Jesus.
Man is not a bit of repousse work IIe
cannot be hammered into the image of God.
Society is not bit of carpenter and mason
work. 1t cannot be Dianed and morticed
and chiseled into the Kingdom Of God. 1t is
only by God dwelling i'm the heart and life
and working from within that the ndiVid-
ual. that society alone can be reclaimed.
II have tried to set before you tonight
the condition Of the Roman empire and
Paul's teaching respecting the hoDelessness
Of reforming society by law, human or d.
vine. | must leave for next Sunday night
the exposition of Pauls remedy for sin
that remedy which, taught by him and
gradually wrought into human society by
divine love has given liberty for despotism,
given free labor for servie labor; measur-
able purity in society for deluge of lcen-
tiousness and sensuality; reunited family;
schools for the common people, and institute
tions and ministers Ofsreligion which ut
least endeavoring to make men children
Os Cod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
old Friend.

Old friend, knew you years ago:
Have you forgotten me? Why. no,
/ see you recognize me. and
feel the pressure of the hand
You give me. too I understand
You do remember glad
The days of jollity We had.
The hours of mirth and careless ease.
With everything that served to please
Two youngsters such as you and I
Both fun OF fun and youthful joy,
Both full of life we could be;
Happy, thoughtIess, reckless, free.
But have changed since youth beguileL
Fate has been kind and fortune smiled
on you, her greatly gifted child;
You famous man to-day.
While 1 go on the self-same way
J. promised once to make my mark.
A genius? No. I've not spark.
But am happy in my sphere;
My heart is light, it knows good cheer;
Outlines laugh my lips betray,
And lucky I am in my way.
Not rich, ! hold plenteous purse
My needs to meet, my cares dispense
Old friend. / wish that could say
In fitting words TO you to-day
How proud and gratifed feel
$50 strongly do your gifts appeal
To know you, meet and greet once more
The boy knew in days OF yore
A grown wise in beauteous thought.
Whose worded gems are golden-wrought
Men love your name, and honor 1t.
Revere your work, most just ana tit.
And lay their homage at your feet
To make, your triumph aIl complete.
So will the world unto the end.
And 1 am with the world. old friend
indianapolis. Dora Klussman Freaney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

Harpers Hound Table.
The teacher of city school received the
following note explaining the absence or
one of her pupils the day before:
'Plese excooze Henry for absents yester-
day Him an me got chance at a ride 70
q funeral IN a charrige, an 1 let him stay
70 home. al he had never rode ia a charriga
an never srent to funeral. nor had any
other Pleasures. So plese excocze.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
The Significance of Color.

Women should study the meaning of
color when they choose their gowns.
There is a morality in color as there
is in perfume, and some of us are
learning to make our costumes psychic
The great Duse expresses every degree
of emotion, passion, love and evil by
the color of her gowns and the luster
or the dizziness of the gems she wears
Bernhardt will put no diamonds in her
hair or on her throat. She says they
take fire from the eyes, fairness from
the skin and brightness from the hair
and lips. Women of the twentieth CEN
fury viii choose theiI gowns with a
more intellectual appreciation of what
is expressed in brown and gray and
black and blue, which color great
artist once said was the most beauti-
full thing in the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
An Era of characterization.

Manufacturers have found that any
alteration in the mechanism of the
wheel is deterioration rather than an
advance. and consequently this year
the trend is toward multiplicity Of Or
namentation. For instance, this sea-
son black frames are the exception
rather than the rule, and not only the
frames, but the bells, tires and handle
bars are shown in almost every color
of the rainbow. The handle grips. in
stead of being tipped with hard rub
Der. have their ends mounted in silver
fret work, and the lamps are repousse
in varied patterns; whilerthe bells are
enameled in red, blue and green. Bells
that will be sure to find favor with Miss
Laziness ring continuously by the rev.
oluuion OF the front wheel, by simply
holding the thumbs against lever.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
SUPERFLUOUS WORK.
How Some Women Waste Their
Strength and Make Everybody
in the House Uncomfortable.

There are some people with such
strong instinct for cleanliness that
they will use up all the time and
strength they have in all varieties of
supertiuous duties. There are certain
articles which are just as valuable and
just as useful after they have become
oXidized by exposure as they were be-
fore. No one expects to have the brass
ornaments on trunks or on many other
such utiIitariano articles secured and
kept as bright as they were in the shop
in which they were purchased. There
are women who scour the ''brasses"
on trunks and on all variety of objects,
and such women are certainly wasting
time. 4 woman whose hOuseEs SO clean
that it seems in the perfection Of order
and neatness, if she finds time to look
for things out of order, will often do
some such senseless thing as scour
brasses on trunks There are many
other ways of occupying time with
equally superfiuous work. Trimming
on the plain, everyday underwear of
little children is equally superfluous.
1t requires an exceptional amount of
common sense to know when work is
superhuous and when it is strictly nee
essary. Any mother of children and
head of household has enough neces-
sary work to do, so that she cannot at
tempt to do superfuous work without
neglecting some duty that is a neces-
sity, even if it is only the duty of rest
ing.-N. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
DerIin's Wheeling Population.

According to a report of the roya; po-
hce authorities at Berlin, there were
in 1896, &C, 129 cards issued to bicyc.ists
in that city and q, 422 more in 1897. The
law requires every bicycle rider TO have
a card, but as many people ride with
out one, the police authorities estimate
tie actual number of bicyclists az co.
600 in 1897 The increase since then is
estimated at a sufficient number to
make the present total $4,000. In the
large suburbs there are about 10000
wheelmen, which brings the grand total
Of Berlin riders up to 10000. In Vienna.
where there is no police control. the
bicyclists are estimated at $4,000. In
the large cities of Germany the riders
are calculated at about seventy or
eighty to the thousand inhabitants. and
for the whole country about sixty per
thousand This makes an army of
3. 100 600 bicyclists in Germany. accord
ing to the best figures obtainable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
A Company Dessert.

Company dessert is difficult; you
want something that's easy to prepare,
quick to obtain and very decorative, and
at the same time new. Here is some
thing which only the epicureans have
tasted. Five minutes before your des-
sert goes to the table open jar of pre-
served pears, whole and sweet. Get a
quart of vanilla ice cream frozen very
hard. Lay a spoonful OF cream on an
ice cream plate, bury the pear in the
ice cream and coveDover with another
scoop of cream. The pear viii be out
of sigh9until it is discovered in the cool
recesses Of this delightful dessert.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
DETACHABLE TIRES.
Gait Seem to Have a Prefer
ence Cor Them.

Detachable tires with inner tabes
have rather gone out of favor in this
country, but they are used almos. ex-
clusively in England. During this sea-
son a sudden demand has sprung up
here for detachable tires, and dealers
have been at loss to account for the
change in sentiment. The demand has
rot come from racing men or the gen.
eral run of riders, but from the men
and women who ride at an easy gait,
without caring anything about max
ing fast time, and only for the purpose
of enjoyment. The only reason hey
give for wanting detachab bic inner tube
tires is that they cannot master The art
of plugging single tube tires on the DAD.
and they think they could manage better
the other kind in case of accident. And
they also think there would be less
chance of accident with English style
tires. Dealers and ordinary riders de-
clarethat the single tire is much easier
to repair, but these people we are ak
ing about will not believe it. Neither
do they care for the fact that En- 2Iish
tires are heavy and not resilient. They
are going to have comfort, as they I'M
derstand it, at any cost. Here is a
new element which cycle makers must
consider. Perhaps they will finally by
their demands, bring out the perfect
saddle for which riders have been look
ing for so long.-Golden DAYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
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Y
USE OF BALL BEARINGS.
1t Has Developed Wonderfully since
the Bicycle Has Been Intro
duced Everywhere.


The recent great developments in the
use of ball bearings can undoubtedly
be credited to the widespread use of
the bicycle as the one machine in which
this bearing has come into general use.
OF course, ball bearings were invent
ed long before the bicycle came into
prominence, but it is hardly probable
that they would have been found APP
piicable for so many uses, had not the
bicycle become familiar object in
every home, thus prompting expert
ments.
Although the bali bearing is still
comparatively in it's infancy, it is find
ing its way into nearly every branch of
mechanics in mann9r truly surpris-
ing. Every day brings forth new posi-
bilities, and hardly week passes but
there is an announcement that certain
work is being made easier through
these wonderful reducers of friction.
The use of the clothes wringer is be-
ing made much less laborious than for
merly because the bearings have been
fitted with balls. Farm houses will
have much easier times in the future
than in the past, for ball bearings are
/ being applied to up-todate farm ma
Wherever pOSSIDiC. LII a LULA
Der of modern factories in some of the
leading manufacturing centers of the
country. the power shafting is being
put up, with ball bearings, thereby saw
ing mnch power and expense. Heavy
sliding doors are now Ipade to move
freely with the slightest touch, type
writer's run easier, various kinds of
puIAps work more freely, up-to-date
cabs. motor carriages. mining cars,
and, in fact, almost all vehicles have
been successfully equipped with ball
bearings.
In machinery of all ls1Ads the princi-
pie is fast being worked to perfection
and the possibilities in this direction
are almost without limit.
Although on account of the great
weight to be carried, the ball bearing
has not been successfully applied to
locomotives or railway cars, it is prob
able that practical bearing will soon
er or later be arrived at. In one of our
leading cities ball bearings for street
cars have been successfully tried and it
seems only a question of time when
they will come into general use.
A few years ago the bicycle manu-
facturers furnished practically the
only support of the steel ball makers,
but at present the demand for bicycle
balls is only factor in this rapidly
growing industry.-Cleveland Cycling
Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
A Cheeky BLUFF.
The Monumental Gall of . Merry Man
Gains for Him His DIM
cult End.

a local banker of a small Iowa town was
called suddenly to a larger town at eonsld-
cradle of a distance to intercept hss eloplng
daughter, who had been visiting there In
order to get there that day he would have
to change cars at Des MONIES and the train
that connected with the Des Moines train
left earlier IN the day. Consulting his time
table, he learned that the train he would De
obliged to board reached Des MONIES Just
Is minutes after the train for B, his
destination, pulled out Remembering an
sid adage of his cashier: He who works the
greatest bluff WINS he sent the following
message to the Des Moines train officials:
Hold the 2:30 train until / arrive.
&c. G. BLANK"
Not knowing but that G. G. Blank was
an some way highly connected with the
road and fearing to incur his displeasure,
the bluff" worked. When he stepped off
the train at Des Moines man hurried to-
ward him, and, lifting his hat respectfully,
inquired: Are you Mr. Blank
Eyes"
eve received your message. The train
is waiting"
And that is how G. G. Blank, who is not
known outside his little county, passed for
an official of great and mighty corpora
ton and was able to reach his destination
Just in time to give the paternal blessing to
his daughter and her newly made husband.
Chicago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
WORRYING IS A VICE.
It Is Responsible for More Wrinkles
on the Face Than sickness or
Hard work.

A famous actress once said: worry
is the foe to all beauty" and she might
have added: sit is also the foe to all
health" Nothing will bring lines and
wrinkles so soon to a face as worry.
There are people who worry and worry
over a thing for years. 1t may be some
thing they wish that they had not done,
or it my be something that they long
to do. The thought of it is with them
the moment they open their eyes in
the morning, and it is the last thing
they think of before falling to sleep;
it may even happen that they dream of
it, and very, very often it will keep
them awake for hours.
Now, what is the good of it? VIII
worrying remedy what is past, or will
it bring the future one day nearer? Is
any good to be obtained by it at all?
No, it is not, and you know it is not.
But" you say, 1.-The thing is on my
mind and 1 can't get rid of it, however
I try" It can be done, though, if you
try really hard enough. Here is one
remedy, and you must say it is pleas
ant one The instant the worry takes
possession of you, think of some pleas
ure YOU have had at one time in your
life. The worry will try to poke its
way between. but you must take firm
hold OF it and put it out. Recall one
pleasure after another, and as it brings
| smile to your lips and light to your
eyes your face will slowly but surely
assume different and very much more
pleasant expression. Get into the hab-
| it of pandering over the pleasant things
| which happen to you each day and for
get all the unhappy ones. An old lady
| once kept what she called pleasure
| book" and in Il she made a point of
recording each day some pleasure she
had had. mo matter how dull or tire
| some the day has been" she said, i can
always find something to put into my
book"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
To Tell the speed of a Wheel.

Here is a new way to determine how
fast you are going on your bicycle,
suggested a writer in the Scientific
American: Multiply the gear by ten
and divide by Sc. Call the result sec
onds. The number of complete revolu-
lions made by either pedal in that num-
Der of seconds shows the rate of miles
pei hour. Examples: If your gear is
s4, then s4 multiplied by 10, divided by
SO, equals Is; if either pedal makes 20
revolutions in Is seconds you are rid
ing at the rate of 20 miles to the hour.
If the gear is 67.2, then 67.2 multiplied
by 10. divided by So equals IL, and 60
revolutions made in IL seconds equals
90 miles to the hour
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
MANICURING AT HOME.
How to Keep the Hands and Finger
Nails in Perfect Condition
All the Time.

Get a small bowl or finger glass and
dissolve therein a small piece of pure
soap in some hot water. Then soak
the finger tips for five minutes, wipe
arv and then with knife or an ivory
manicure implement gently loosen the
LAYER of skin around the root of the
nail so that it can be trimmed off
with cuticle scissors Especially curved
scissors for the naiD and press the skin
we'll back to distinctly show the half
moon or onyx This may not be
possible at once, when the nails have
been neglected. Still, two or three
manicure treatments will show
marked improvement With the ivory
implement remove any dirt from I'M
der the nails. Trim them oval shape
with cutic18 scissors, rub down any
unevenness with prepared toilet emery
paper, then apply the nail powder with
a chamois polisher. Rinse the nails in
warm water, wipe well and rub the
nails again with polisher or with the
palm of the hand. and da this after
washing. which will serve to keep them
polished for a week. If the nails are
brittle and dry, rub a little vaseline
over them each night. Perfect cleanli
ness is the greatest adjunct to beauty.
but, for all that, 90 not wash your
hands too often. Washed seldom but
thoroughly they will keep in far nicer
condition than if they are continually
being "rinsed," as it were. which sim
ply serves TIC grind the dirt into the
pores. When gloves are worn at night,
be careful that they are perfectly clean
inside, otherwise the CRIME and dirt
are absorbed by the overheated glands
and the effect is opposite from what
was desired.-St. Louis Globe-Demo'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
Cycling in the NetherIands

a cyclist just returned from a cycling
tour in Holland does not speak in high
terms of the Dutch roads. They are
universally paved with bricks or blocks
of stone, which makes riding a weari-
ness to the flesh. 1t is true, however,
that there is usually a narrow, sandy,
path on either side of the road which
in many places affords fair track.
The roads in the vicinity OF The Hague
are excellent, but over the greater part
of Holland they leave much to be de-
Sired. He was struck by the skillful-
ness and intelligence of the repairers.
S9ho are to be found in every town.
and who speedily put to rights any
damage that befell the machines Ton
these trying roads. In Belgium the ssu
thorities are laying down paths by The
side of most of the principal roads, spe-
cially for the use of cyclists, which Will
prove an immense boon in that land OF
bricks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
SIOu Reward 500.

The readers of this paper W. be pleased
to learn thas there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
NAPKINS for the Children.

Children" says physician, should
be Taught the use of a napkin to wipe
the mouth frequently while eating, for
hygienic as well as tidy purposes. Cold
sores, common with some children. are
often the result of careless eating more
than any thing else. A trained nurse I'M
derstands well the necessity of keeping
the corners of a patients mouth clean
while feeding -children ought to be
taught how and why they should do
likewise
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
A REJUvENATED BELT.

proceeded to make her dye stuff. By
weakening the dye she could produce
light shades and dark shades, such as
light blue and dark blue; pink and red;
sage green and leaf green, lavender and
purple. One by one she dipped the belts
in the different dyes and hung them up
to dry. The next day she had the pref
test assortment of colored belts to be
found anywhere. Finally she attached
handsome clasps, some of which were
preserved from the summer and she is
now prepared in the belt line for the
winter SEASON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23

obstructipg much of the light. The
curtain IS a combination of chintz and
china silk; the latter is fastened in
plaits, one over the other, to the right
hand corner of the window, and then is
draped down in a loop and thrown over
the righthand end of the curtain rod,
with the graduated ends left hangings<s
in the sketch. The end is trimmed with
a band of guipure or eastern embroid-
cry. On the other side the chintz is
draped and tied with ribbon to match
the pattern. Under this drapery the
muslin curtains are hung.-N. Y. Trlb-
une.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
RUNS SMOOTHLY OVER ICE.

wheelman did with his machine last
winter. AS can be seen, the front wheel
was removed and replaced by a runner
attached to a rod held in9the holes in
the forkends. The tire was taken off
the rear wheel and a steel band was
clamped on in it's place. A series of
pins projected from this band and ex-
tended through the open center of the
rear runner to get a grip on the snow
L. A. W. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23

A teacher in a local primary school in
aE endeavor to inculcate moral lesson in
the receptive minds OF her little charges
asked them what they would do if they had
a great deal of money. With remarkab Bile
unanimity the pupils replied that they
would donate it to pleasing others. They
didn't say so in chorus, but the answers ran
down the line in about this fashion:
I'D buy a present for papa"
I'D get something nice for mamma"
I'D spend it for my baby brother"
I'D buy a nice cloak for grandma:
And so It ran on until it reached little
Jimmie Peters, the last boy in the line.
"Well, jimmie" queried the teacher,
f'what would you do if you had lots of
money!"
Dealer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
CURTAIN DRAPERIES.
A Graceful Design That Has the Adj
vantage of Not Obstructing
Much Light.

Now that summer is over the winter
home becomes the important ques-
ton, end curtains especially call for
attention and renovation. Window
drapery is always a difficult matter for
an amateur to handle successfully, but
nothing adds more to the charm Of a
room than q pretty window. The &C
companying design is graceful. and has
the advantage in a dark room of not