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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-17

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

wrapped them about the icy bodies Of
tie rescued oxen With hot. water
they sponged out the eyes and ears and
noses. They turned the great heads
out of the wind, and then considered
the problem of where to house the crea-
lures for the night. Shelter they must
have; the stable was impossible. 1t
was plain that they must get them into
the sod kitchen. And how? The door
was much too narrow to let the great
must come off: and at it they went with
will.
Elsa's strong arms piled AK and ham
mer and saw, and she found time to be
thankful that the sods were shrunken
so much that the work was compare
lively easy. But even when the door
and its casing were out. the opening
was still too narrow, and the sods had
to be chopped away with the ak. This
was almost the hardest part of their
work of tearing down, but it was done
at last, and, with much humping and
prodding, the bewiidered beasts were
housed and the door braced up against
the opening Never was there a more
tired girl than Elsa after she Lad
changed her wet clothes and sat down
beside her mother for their evening
prayers.
But in telling me about it she seemed
never 10 think of her own bravery,
only of how glad she was that she hap
pened to be at home; and she wondered
little at the fervor with which her
quiet mother thanked God for her good
daughter.
Brave, modest, cheerful Elsa! you
don't know that you are brave and
modest and cheerful; and if. perchance.
you read this little sketch of yourself
(Which may easily happen), you will
only wonder why any fuss should be
made over just the doing of ones duty;
you were glad to do what you did
Yes, Elsa, there lies the secret OF
your cheerfulness; you ''do your duty
with joy" And when I think of you ]
always remember what Kingsley says
about his Amyas Leigh: ''He spent his
life just doing the right thing without
thinking about it because the
spirit of God was in HMM Y. Ip-
| dependent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
THE QUICK HORSE.
An OutgrOvvth of Improved American
Methods of Fire-Fighting.

i is only within recent years that
quick horses have been developed and
appreciated and admired, and the poet
has not yet attempted to sing the
praises of this more prosaic but noble
animal. Yet, after all, to one who care
fully examines the matter, the quick
horse appears to have quite as good, if
not better claim upon our admiration
and sympathy and encouragement. The
swift horse wins the race; and in these
days he may cause considerable money
to change hands, in which there is GER
tainly nothing that is commendable.
But the quick horse / write about saves
life, saves property, and under modern
conditions of life is essential to our
safety and general weil-being. He is
the result indirectly of poor building
an outgrowth of our skillful Ameri-
can fire departments, which could not
now exist without him.
Not so very many years ago. when a
fire broke out, everybody far and near
began to run and, especially, began to
vel and the volunteer firemen of that
time, being in the service for the eX-
element of it, Joined in the yell and
started out the old hand engine from it's
solemn repose, while the foreman, rum
ming ahead shouted innumerable or
ders hoarsely through his trumpet. to
the great delight of hundreds of small
boys painting to keep up in the glorious
race.
The fire-that was altogether a sec
ondary matter and when they finally
got there. they went to work with more
or less efficiency. There was a great
deal of fun in the business, but fires
were not extinguished. Our cities in
the early days were not built to prevent
fires, but seemed, if anything, rather
built to encourage them.
In France we may well be amused as
we watch the pompier corps trundle it's
bath tub on wheels to the scene of the
con51agration. and deliberately fill its
apartments with water dipped up from
the gutter, whence it is thrown by lit
tie pump upon the flames, because we
know much of the architecture there is
solid, and if a fire is not eXtinguished
il will soon burn itself out. But in our
country mere spark may in few sec
onds become devouring furnace, and
destroy house after house and block
after block. Many buildings are finder
boxes, and our dry climate adds to their
in1iammability, while the ever-present
careless or lazy workman by improper
construction gives the fire its first OPP
portunity-F. S. Delienbaugh, in st.
Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
Moliere and the ASS.

But, while so many dumb things"
have been excellent actors, one of their
number at least has been immortalized
through failure. Moliere himself was
the actor who brought about the unre-
hearsed scene between himself and his
ass. The play was don Quixote,'' and
Moliere played Sancho. Some minutes
before he had to appear on the stage
he was waiting in the wings, mounted
on his ass. But the latter suddenly for
got his part, and insisted upon appear
ing on the scene without delay. Nor
was it of any avail that half a.dozen
assistants hung around his head and
clung desperately to his tail. The ass,
with Moliere on his back, dashed wildly
among the actors on the scene, and the
fiasco would have been complete had
not Moliere saved the situation by
shouting to the audience, while jogging
along: Pardon, gentlemen. Pardon,
lodies. but this COMPOUNDED beast has
come on against my wishes." The pub
.ic responded at once with roars of
laughter and applause, but Moliere
never again mounted an ass--West-
minister Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

tern for crocheted lace. Her mothers
knitting and clutches were by her side;
Olaf was close by the window, carving
a salad spoon with some skill and great
delight Everything was as right as
could be, and she went out into the
gentle rain, and followed the trail
across the prairie with quiet heart.
If there is one thing a Norwegian girl
loves to do above all others, it is to
crochet. A new pattern is more fas-
cinating than books or dresses or beaus,
and Elsa and her friend, Karin, were
wont to go deep into the delightful
mysteries of the art, and to evolve lace
and insertion of cobwebby fineness and
real beauty.
So they worked away together, for
getful of the lowering temperature and
the waning afternoon. Suddenly
great wind struck the house. There
was no longer the FLASHING touch of
rain on the south windows. Instead
there came out of the west what seemed
to be volley of grape-shot. In five
minutes Elsa was on her way home,
with the wind at her back pushing her
along as though she were a toy balloon.
Fortunate it was for US all that Elsa
was large and strong. With her we'll
shod feet and uncorseted waist, her
short skirts and her shawl drawn tight
over her head, she sped along before
the wind, now and again crouching on
her knees to catch her breath and let
some particularly vicious blast go BY.
She told me afterward that all she
thought of during that run flor it could
OF hay haar oaJIa6 xx-oJl-A hnx
thankful she was that the wind was not
in her face.
Darkness had come before she
reached her fathers house, breathless
and painting, her heart humping as
though it would jump right out of her
mouth, and her back coated with ice.
Had her father come? No. Had Olaf
taken in the oxen? No, he forgot. Did
he 1r-low where they were? Well, he
saw them over on the west side of the
straw-stack late in the afternoon when
he went out for a piece of wood for his
carving. l think brave Elsa would have
cried or scolded then, if there had been
time. Doing neither, she said: ''Olaf,
you go and get the lantern, quick;
we've got to get those oxen right off. -
And out they went into the tempest,
for by now it was nothing less. a
dozen steps over the slippery ground
brought them around the corner of the
house, into the teeth of the wind.
Down went Olaf, and away the lantern
would have rolled if Elsa had not
caught it. In another minute the light
was out, and they were both on the
ground holding fast to each other and
to an obliging post while the wind
roared and ragged above them and the
sleet dashed their bare faces. Get
ting back into the house as best
they could, they relit the lantern.
Then Elsa tied handkerchiefs over
their faces, just leaving their eyes eX-
| posed. The lantern was strapped to
| Olaf's waist, candle was set in the
kitchen window, and they started out
once more. Bending almost double,
keeping the lantern between them and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

many younger woman. Ever since my
recovery have taken a couple of bottles
of Dr. Ayers Sarsapa lila each spring, and
am quite satisfied that ] owe my good
health to this treatment. give this testi-
Inonial purely in the hope that IL may
meet the eye of some poor sufferer
MARY LINGARD, Woodstock, Ont.
DR.. Ayers SaTsapari1la has won its way
to every corner of the world by the praise
of its friends; those who have tried IL and
who know they were cured by the use of
the remedy There is nothing so strong
as this personal testi m ony- 1t throws all
theories and fancieS to the winds and
stands solidly upon the rock of expert
ence challenging every skeptic with
positive II knolo." Ayers Sarsapariiia
with its purifying and vitaliziug action on
the blood is a radical remedy for every
form of disease that begins in tainted or
impure blood Hence tumoTs. sores.
ulcers, boiis, eruptions and similar dis
eases yield promptly TO this medicine.
Some cases are more stubborn than others,
but persistence with DIR. Ayers SaTsapa-
rilla usually results in complete cure
Mary Lingard began with bottle, ard
went on to course of Dr. Ayers SarSapa-
rilfa- When she was cured she realized
that a medicine that could cure disease
could also prevent it, So she took couple
OF bottles each spring and kept in perfect
health. There are tn ousauds of similar
cases on record. Some of these are
gathered into Dr. Ayers Curebook a little
book of 100 pages which is sent free bv the
J. c Aver Co., Lowell, Mass. Write for It.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
catarrh Cannot he Cares

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is .
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure 1t you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not a uuack
medicine 1t was prescribed by one of the
hest physicians in this country for years
and Is q regular prescription. 1t Is COM
posed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Props Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
A FRIENDS ADVICE.
And what it led to.

1t Is not a common occurrence that a
friendly word should be the means of Civ
ing nearly forty years of happiness and
health to the person needing the advice il
carried This was the case with Mary
Lingard. At twenty-five she was dragging
out her days in misery At sixty-one she
finds herself SO active and strong she can
do work that would shame many a Younger
woman, and looks back on tf1irty-six
happy, healthful years of industry. But
let her tell her story:
.'Thirty-six years ago had great trouble
with my liver The doctors allowed that
there were tumors growing on it, and they
blistered my side in effort to give me
relief. was at that time earning my
living a tai1oress, but for FIVE years
between the pain in my side and the
bl1SterS I was in constant misery, and
work was drag to me, with no prospect
of relief; fortunately for me, however a
friend advised me to take DR.. Ayers Sar
sapari1fa, and finally persuaded me to take
a regular course of it. When first com
menced taking the .Sarsapari1la my side
was so painful that could not fastcn my
dress. and for time I did not get any
relief, but my friend advised me to per
severe and relief was sure to come, and
come 1t did This happened, 1 say,
thIrty-six years ago. My liver has never
troubled me since, and during these years
have passed through the most critical
period of a woTnan'S life without any par
ticular trouble, and to-day, at sixty-one
years of age, active and strong, and
able to do days work that would upset
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
"AUNT MANDY"

Our Aunt Mandy thinks at boys
Never oughter make noise,
Or so swimmin' or play ball,
Or have any fun at all;
Thinks boy 'ud oughter be
Dressed up all the time, an she
Hollers jest as If she's hurt
At the litt1est mite er dirt
On a feller's hands or face,
Or his clothes, or any place.
Then at dinner time she's there,
Sayin': Mustn't kick the chair!'
Or: why don't yer sit up straight?
''Tain't perlite to drum yer plate.
An yer got to eat as slow,
Cause she's dingin' at yer so.
Then, when Chris mus comes, she brings
Nothin' only useful things:
Han'kerchi'fs an gloves an ties
Sunday stuff yer jest despise-
She's ole maid, all alone,
'Thout no children of her own,
An s'pose at makes her fuss
Round our house a-bossin US.
If shed had boy, I bet,
Tween her bossin' an her fret
She'd a-killed him, jest about;
So God made her do 'ithout,
Fer He knew no boy could stay
18th Aunt Mandy every day.
Joe Lincoln, in l.. A. W. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
A VIGOROUS BATTLE.

From the New Era, Greensburg Ind.
The following is straightforward state
ment of facts by veteran of the late war
No comrade VIII need further proof than
their friends own words. as here given
Squire John Castor, of Viewpoint, Ind, is
the narrator, and an honest, respected cit
izen he is, too He said: Il have been troub
led with rheumatism in all my joints, ever
since l went to the war 1t was brought on
by my exposure there. 1t came on me grad
ually, and kept getting worse until I was
unable to do any work. 1 tried several
said nv trouble was rheumatism resulting
in disease of the heart, and that there was
no cure for it. Nevertheless had lived and
fought the disease for thirty years, and did
not intend to die, simply because they said
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

moving with the greatest care, some
times crawling on hands and knees,
they reached the straw stack which was
only few rods from the house. There
they found the poor animals standing
right in the face of the wind, blind,
dazed, their heads hanging, their bod
les incased in ice, and their limbs bend
ing under them. Elsa shouted at them,
but their ice-covered ears failed to hear.
Holding the lantern close to their heads
she saw that they were breathing with
the greatest difficulty because of the ice
about their nostrils. To get that off
was the first thing to be done. Put
ting her warm hands over the nose of
one of the oxen she babe Olaf do the
same to the other: and there they held
them till the frosty covering was melted
and the poor beasts began to lift up their
heads little and breath more freely,
The next thing she did was to unstrap
the lantern from Olaf's waist and push
it under the edge Of a wagon-box lying
near, leaving it its light would be
safe from the gale and yet be visible
from the house. In putting the lantern
out of the wind she struck loose
picket stake, and at once found some
thing to be thankful for.
They tied the strap to the horns of
the weaker animal. Olaf began to
pull, and Elsa to beat and prod with
her providential picket-stake, while
they both shouted and encouraged as
well as the storm would let them, and
the poor beast began slowly to move its
ice-bound limbs. The wind was at their
backs, the candle beamed bravely at
them, and they soon had their charge
on the sheltered side of the house.
Before they rested minute they weat
| back for the second OK, which was
coaxed and dragged up beside its mate
| Only one who has been out in a prairie
storm can understand how their lungs
aehed and their knees shook when they
went into the house and dropped down
beside the table. where their mother
had hot coffee ready for them. But
their strong young hearts soon pumped
fresh blood through their veins, and
they tackled the last half of their diff
Guilty as bravely as they did the first
Taking quilts from the bed, they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
LOvELIEST IN THE WORLD.
But 1t Seems That He Was Referring
to Another Woman.

to Another Woman.
II know what l am talking about re-
marked member of congress, when l say
that congressman has troubles of his own
It's fine thing to be statesman and show
up In the national parade of greatness at the
capital, but there's a good deal more to it
than that. And one of the things that is
hardest to bear is what they say about U.S.
Why, lady can't come up here and ask to
see a member that there aren't half dozen
people to wink and shake the head and a
lot more of the same to make him wish all
the women were in hades OF course there
is some ground among for remarks, just
as there IS among preachers and doctors
and bod carriers and everybody else human,
and L know woman or two who find their
chief delight in trying to involve congress
men and other officials in any kind of fir
tation that comes handy. They are pretty
and persuasive, and before man knows
what he is about he is down in the senate
restaurant paying for lunch and listening
to some kind of tale of woe.
But they miss it now and then, and !
am glad to note an instance which occurred
only day OF two ago. A member from
northern state had been invited to call at the
him to let her know if he could come. He
wrote saying among other things: To
morrow. madam. hope to see the loyeliest
was pleased and told all the people around
the hotel about it. The next day he did not
appear, and the next she saw him at the
capitol and asked him what he meant by
treating her so.
What did do?' he asked, innocently
You said you were coming to see me-
she said, blushing at the remembrance of his
words.
sc Il think not
Indeed, you did, she insisted. You
said you would see the loveliest woman in
the world and she blushed again.
s. oh, beg your pardon he said, smiling,
I meant my wife. She just arrived yester-
day Washington Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

l must, SO / hunted up some remedies for
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People I asked
some of my neighbors about the medicine,
for it had been used by several persons in the
community, and they recommended it
very highly. I procured box. The pills
helped me right away, and continued tax
ing them. I commenced taking them last
fall, and finished taking the sixth box few
months ago. l am not bothered with the
rheumatism now-the medicine has cured
me- can most certainly recommend Dr. Viii
Eams' Pink Pills for Pale People
These pills are not only good for rheuma-
tism, but are invaluable for any disease that
arises from impoverished, or bad blood.
They do not act on the bowels.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

H-An communications for this pa per should
be accompanied by the name of the author, not
necessarily for publication but as an evidence
OF good faith on the part of the writer Write
only on one side OF the paper. Be partic uIarly
careful in giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
oh, what Splendid coffee.

Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., ILL.,, writes:
From one package Salzers German Coffee
Berry costing 15c l grew 300 lbs. of better
coffee than I can buy In stores at 80 cents a
lb.'
A package of this and big seed catalogue
is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed CO., La
Crosse, Wis, upon receipt of Is cents stamps
and this notice. Send for same to-day. ks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
sound Moaey Dt.cu..ion..

Between now and next presidential cleo
ton there viii be hosts of discussions of the
questions of Sound money and silver
However opinions may be divided on these
points, there is but one public and profes-
regarding the merits of Hostetter' s Stomach
Bitters as remedy for and preventive of
malaria, as we'll as a curative of kidney COM
plant, dyspepsia, constipation, liver trou-
bic and rheumatism.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

'fI can't afford,'' said the man of mod
crate means, ito go to many places OF
amusement, but / am admitted free to the
play with the longest run on record, The
Struggle of Life IN. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Seed Company, La Crosse, Wis, a few weeks
since, the price of potatoes was inadvertent-
ly placed at 81 .05 per barrel; this should be
Sl-5O per barrel. We advise sending cents
postage for Saizer's catalogue
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
Handsome Metal PaPeS Cutter ana
hook Mark Combined

receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps.
The latest, best and most serviceable adjunct
OF every library and office. Address Geo. I'll.
Heafford, 40 Old Colony Building, Chicago,
Ill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Lots of boys say they cannot stand the
confinement of the schoolroom, who can
stand to loaf around billiard hall every day
Washington Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Every dog has his day; but only thor
oughbreds get entered at the bench show
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Cheek Something that a man has great
deal of when it covers an acher.-Chicagc
Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

The principles of acoustics are sound doc
trines.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Both the bride and groom may be timid
vet they always stand up for their ritesS
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

The recording angel never credits a man
with what his tombstone says in his favor
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
The difference

"Pa, what is the difference between a
violinist and fiddler?"
Pa-Anywhere from one to five thousand
q year.-Boston Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

DR.. Hayes, of Buffalo, N ". is succeeding
In curing Asthma so that it stays cured 4
postal card viii bring full information.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Practice makes perfect-and often make
the neighbors feel like smashing the piano.
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

!, Don't run from a bore; he is probably
keeping you from boring somebody else
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

'1 suspect there has been some crooked
work going on here" he said And he was
right His wife had been driving nails
Puck.