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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
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FOR OUR SOLDIERS.
Housewives, Made by the dearest
Women" Occupy an Important
Part In the War Outfit.

Some one has computed that with
200, 900 men in the field there are at
least / 200, 900 of women who are direct
~ and individually concerned in their
welfare, not to mention all those be-
sides whose interest is sympathetic and
patriotic, says a writer in Harper's
Bazaar. Not all can join actively in the
work of the great organizations which
further large enterprises, and many
minor associations are formed with the
purpose of deyising and making little
personal comforts for the soldiers to
add to their kits when going away for
duty or be sent to them as opportunity
offers. The little housewife shown in
the cut has been made for the men of
one of the departing regiments.
Tt is made of'dark blue denim, and is
ten inches long by seven wide. The
pockets on the inside are of navy blue
cambria. The contents of the. largest
of the pockets, the one across the bot
tom, are not such as are usually found
in an orthodox housewife, consisting,
as they do, of wooden pipe and a
small pouch of tobacco. This pocket is
four inches and half deep, with the
ends plated in to two inches and a half.
The lower edge is set on with trif1e of
fu1lness to give greater amplitude, the
fullness being gathered at the top on
a tape run into the hem. The lower end
of the denim is turned up an inch and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
A bad Parrot I'm Court.

An educated parrot gave rise to a
law suit in Montana recently. The
man that owned the parrot was max
ing great deal of noise in his house
one night, and lady who lived next
door, becoming annoyed, asked him to
keep still. In reply, she was told to
shut up" and then followed a perfect
volley of abuse out of one of the win
dows. The lady retired into her house,
and the next day had the man. arrest
ed. His defense was that he had not
said word, but his parrot had, and,
of course, he had no control over the
voice OF the bird. He added that. since
the magistrate seemed skeptical, he
had brought the parrot into court and
would have it give an exhibition of its
powers. This the parrot proceeded to
do, and in one minute insuIted every-
body in the room The magistrate
promptly dismissed the case, but told
the man that such rascally bird
ought 20 be strsngled on general prin-
cipies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

Why, children she said, I didn't
want yot, should kill yourselves hurry
ing.
g The painter, the painter we
gasped, and somehow between US We
told the story. Mothel, turned pale.
Sc Run for your father, Jason. He is
blowing in the south lot. What axe
you doing, Sue?' for Susan, my 10
year-oId sister, was taking down faith
er's double-barreled shotgun from the
deer horns over the door.
"sGoing to have shot at that
panther said Sue.
"'You'd better not run any risks
"'I WON'T she answered, starting
off, as she slipped the shot pouch and
powder flask over her head.
ST trotted along with her, for Sue
was a first-rate shot, and had killed
more than one deer, and I felt very
sure that our panther was as good
as dead already if she once got fair
aim at him.
Sure enough, when we got to the
fence, there the beast was rolling over
and over for all the world like that
kitten was doing just now. He made
splendid mark as he lay on his back,
paws up and breast exposed. She let
him have both barrels, and shot him
right through the heart. He gave
one screech, a few kicks, and then
lay still, as dead as Hector.
Father heard the shots and came
running in from the field to see what
was the matter.
" 'Hurrah, daughter he said you've
done a good davis work Those ears
are worth five dollars at the court
house, and the pelt is worth money,
too, if you want to sell it, but reckon
you won't
Father said Jason, 'oughtn't Liza
and me to have part of the money?
We toled the painter here
''Then we all laughed. Mrs. Moses
P. Handy, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

him askance with ruff1ed feathers and
side away from him.
Coly had even learned to talk, pick
ing it up mostly by himself, though of
course, his vocabulary was very linn
tied. It seemed he never could bear to
have anyone lie in bed of a morning,
for if they were the least bit tardy he
would come to the bedside, making all
manner of noises, and if he coulG not
arouse them in this way would at last
resort to a clever trick of his. Throw
ing himself on his back, f1uttering and
feigDing great distress, he would
scream at the top of his voice: "Coly's
sicki Coly's sick" never stopping until
they did get up, after which the sly
rogue would resume his customary
dignity and se perfectly well again.
His owner feared somewhat lest he
should leave when he would hear other
crows cawing, but on the contrary Coly
seemed to have decided antipathy for
his uncivilized fellows and never
showed the least desire to join them
Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

ing utensils, and the other for small
amounts of cooking materials, such as
salt, spices, rice, tapioca, tea, co..
etc. 1t can be divided into comma,
ments to keep each article separate
from its neighbor. The next two draw
ers are removed, with the dividing par
tlhon, making room for a closet for
kettles, tin and iron dishes, moIasses
Jug, etc. The two narrow drawers be.
side it are useful for other groceries.
such as graham -four, sugar, cornmeal.
wheat and oatmeal preparations, etc.
In the illustration the lower drawer ia
shown removed, giving a space for tin
pans, broi1ers and other utensils. The
drawer can be retained and these ar
ticles kept in it, if preferred. Have
the cabinet raised several inches from
the floor, then one can stand before it
and not be constantly hitting it with
the feet. Other arrangements of draw
ers and closets can be used, suitiup
them to the individual needs of the
housekeeper, if desired.-Webb Dom
nell, in Leslie's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
A MYSTERY.

They went a-berrying to-day.
And took their baskets, too,
Dear little roly-poly May
And curiy-headed Prue.
They journeyed home with tired feet
Just when the day was done,
And oh, the berries were so sweet!
And oh, they had such fun,
And such lot they said they found
Across the meadow-brook,
They fairly crushed them on the ground
With every step they took.
And every little finger-tip
A crimson fruit-stain wore,
And each bright little rosy lip
Was redder than before.
And that is why it puzzles me
That in the baskets here
Not one small berry 1 can see,
Now don't you think it's queer?
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

AS you may suppose, we took good
care not to let our fire go out. Every
night before father and mother went
to bed the embers in the big kitchen
fireplace were drawn together and
covered with ashes, so as to keep them
alive until morning.
''WeIl, one sharp October morning
early, when we went into the kitchen
to get breakfast, and mother raked the
:ashes-behold, the fire had gone out.
There had been rain in the night, and
it had blown down the chimney so that
the ashes were damp.
Here's a fine state of things!' said
mother: mo fire, and Mr.. Bell bor-
rowed the finder box yesterday to
start fire in his clearing, and didn't
bring it back. Jason, you must go and
ask Mrs. VIM for chunk of fire, and
be as quick as you can about it, do you
hear?'
cit was no unusual thing to send for
a chunk of fire, odd as it may seem
now. You had to hurry to keep it alive,
and SO we had the saying, ito go for
chunk O. fire. when anybody was in
terrible hurry.
'''Oh, mother, let me go, too ex-
claimed.
We'll. don't care; but be quick
$50 Jason and I've were twins and
always did things together-set off for
our fire. The Wins were our nearest
neighbors and best friends. The two
families had come from Virginia and
taken up land together.
"We found the family at breakfast
AIR. Winn made each of us eat piece
hot buttered hoecake, while his wife
filled the tin pail we had brought with
hickory Goals and covered them with
ashes.
HAS your father heard anything
of a panther about?' asked Mr.. VIM.
Lawson said one had been prowling
round his sheep pen lately
Both of US pricked up our ears at
that. No. we said.
Nov, Mr.. VIM. don't you scare
those children. Run along home,
siears, and come back when you can
stay longer
1--WE, set off, not without some mis-
givings, and walked fast. We were in
the middle of the woods, halfway
home. when we heard the far-off cry
of wildcat. We had heard 1t before
and knew it at once. There was hope,
however, that the animal did not know
of our presence in the woods. We
hurried on, and had nearly reached
our clearing when we heard the cry,
fearfully. near this time. We fairly
slew, and were at our fence when
looking back, we saw the panther, only
a few feet behind us. Yes. he was chas-
ing us-were we to be killed SO near
home and safety? Neither of us could
scream; fright always took away my
voice and Jason was the same way
All of a sudden I remembered how
crazy cats are about catnip-I reckon
God put it into my head-and ] flung
the bunch square at the beast. 1t hit
him plump in the face. and he stopped
with a snarl. We didn't wait to see
what he did next. but just jumped over
the fence and tore home. Mother was
$50 .astonished when we tumbled over
each other into the kitchen door.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

Five slices of toast (c>Ists trimmedl.
omeiet tmade of three eggs, TWO table
spoonfuls water, one of butter. salt
spoonful salt), sardines, mustard. bs-
con. Spread toast with thin coat of mus
tard; next add two sardines; then 3
covering of omelet, and lastly slice OF
bacon broiled. This dish is very sue
cessful and can be prepared in chafnr
dish.-Leisure Hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

rolls of tape. Above it is a straight
fat strip stitched down. holding comb;
the strip is ia inches wide, and comes
an inch short of the width OF the case
on the right side. The top pocket, of
the same size as the second, is set on
just below the upper edge Its con-
tents are small cards of black and white
thread, pins and needles The needles
are run into red flannel leaf at the
back Of the pocket, stitched IN with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

hsef for hem. and this first pocket is
set on to cover the edge of the hem.
The pocket above is 3A inches deep,
plated in TO two inches at the ends,
and is overlapped about half an inch
by the pocket below. This pocket holds
box of buttons of the self-fastening
kind, that require no sewing on, small
case of adhesive plaster, shoe laces and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

into a very convenient kitchen cabinet
and table. Have the top planned Off
clean and smooth. This is the future
kneading board. Have a cover fitted
and hinged to the rear edge of the top,
to turn down over the kneading-board
when the latter is not in use, thus keep
ing It always clean. The upper bureau
drawer can be left whole, but will be
more convenient if cut in two and made
into two drawers-one for small cook
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

the binding of the case. The top OF
each pocket is pinned down to the den
i'm back with safety pin.
The edge is bound with black braid,
and the ease is to be rolled and tied
for which one pair OF strings is placed
at the upper corners and a second three
inches from the lower edge on the out
side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
DOMESTIC ECONOMY:
How to Make q Handy Kitchen Table
and q Useful Cabinet from an
Old Bureau.

In almost every home there are IN
used bureaus from broken and discard
ed sets of furniture One of these bu-
reaus can be made, at small expense,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11


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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11

Ii rusty black lace is dipped into =
strong solution Of vinegar and water its
color VIII be quickly restored. Tt
should then be rinsed in coffee ana
ironed while damp under flannel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
AT A SOCIETY DANCE.

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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
THEY SET COSTLY FASHION.

The Castellane Diamond Tea Gown and
Marlborough Jeweled Corsets.
Countess De Castellane is rejoicing in
the possession of a tea gown trimmed
with diamonds recently designed for
her by Worth of Paris. This costly neg
ilgee robe is said to be the most elabor-
ate creation of its class ever put
Iorth by the famous Partisan dress
making establishment. The gown.
which If it represented something less
than a fortune said to have been ex-
pended upon it, might be known by
the familiar name of wrapper" is not
out OF keeping with the marvellous
wardrobe which Anna Gould has been
collecting since her marriage to the
little French count. The tea gown
which Worth has just finished shows
many novelties. The robe is made of
hellotrope velvet crinkled according to
the latest fashion. The long straight
front Is OF cream color mousseline de
sole and cascades of cream silk lace.
The front is bordered with a most EN-
qulslte trimming, consisting of a fluffy
Jabot of white feathers, caught here
n there with diamond
h effect of the diamonds glistening
among the feathers is exquisite. The
feathery trimming reaches from the
shoulder right to the hem of the gown
The crinkled velvet sleeve is small
and laid in tucks toward the ton And
on each shoulder a cluster of artificial
flowers Is fastened. On one shoulder
are a few sprays of velvet purple and
white orchids, and on the other is a
modest bunch of violets. The gown
has a long train and an indescribable
air OF regal elegance. 1t is made with
a close-htting sleeve instead of tbe
conventional flowing sleeve of the ay-
erage tea gown. Artificial flowers are
used to add to its beauty. Another
American heiress whose wealth is
graeed by an English title, Consuelo
vanderbilt, now duchess of Marlbor-
ough, Is credited with being the orig
inator OF a costly fashion of the sea-
son, namely, the bejeweling of corsets.
This is the latest fad of women of
wealth. Here is the way the Jewels
are used in adjoining the corset of FASH
ION: Gold steels for the front are the
first requisite, and they are made with
jewel studded hooks n eyes; then
there are the gold eylet holes at the
back, through which the silken Iacings
are u in and out, and last, but by no
mean least, the gorgeously jeweled
hooks used for holding the skirt bands
in place. When it is not a question Of
how little money shall be spent, but
how much, then the jeweled corset has
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
RELIGION IN FRANCE.

Reaction From the Spirit of Material
ism Has Been Marked.
Reaction from the spirit of irreligion
and materialism in France has of late
years been frequently remarked. Writ
ers like Bourget, Brunetiere, neither
of whom is professedly Christian, and
Coppee, who is a recent convert. lend
to the French phase of this movement
a peculiar interest. In this connection,
Brunetiere delivered a discourse re-
Gently at Besancon. After depicting
the Christian idea as the only abso-
lutte thing in the world Of change, he
said: 1--WE do not admit any longer,
as was the case twenty-five years 81
y Is y that infidelity and incredulity
are the proof of liberty and broadness
of mind. The denial of the s%upernat-
ural was in those times the essential
trait of a scientific mind. Intoxicated
with the thought that they knew more
than their fathers, men boosted of hav-
Ing annihilated, suppressed, made RI
diculous all mysteries. 'Voltairianism
flourished and developed; its profess
sion was a proof Of refinement. II q =
If there are honest intldels who are
In no way like the libertines of other
times, and there are some such " q =
who can give and do daily an example
of virtue, we are beginning to see that
Christianity dwelis in them without
their knowing it, and continues to re-
duce its effects. Happily one cannot
put away in a few years all the re-
fined morality which eighteen centur-
les OF Christianity has given us. The
absolute which we deny with our lips
is found in u hearts at the moment
OF action, and that unyielding or under
lying something which we impute to
education or heredity is Christianity"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
HIS FOLLOWING WAS GREAT.

A sort of Monaghan messiah was
recently executed in Tonkin, farther In
dia, an important French possession.
According to the belief of the Anna
mites this new redeemer has risen
from the dead and is now their pro-
tector in heaven. The name of this
latter-day savior is Ky-Dong, and he
was born in AMMAN, south of Tonkin.
The good Annamites, however, say
that he was not born at all, but that
he fell straight from heaven. A French
resident was deeply interested in the
young heaven-born boy, and he was
sent to Algiers to be educated al the
Frenchman's expense. To the surprise
of the French the natives fairly wor-
SHIPPED Ky-Dong after he was again
among them. The sly young man was
the first to take advantage of the SUI
perstition of his countrymen, and it
was not very long before he had a
numerous following, who actually
broke out in open revolt against the
French authorities and demanded the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
THE ONLY ONE OF ..ss KIND.
South Dakota Farmer Whose Cow Sur
nrised a Railway Claim AGENT.

South Dakota FARMER whose Cow bur
prised a Railway Claim Agent.
From the Madison Is. d. Leader,
Now don't all try 1t. A COW belonging
to a farmer residing near Carthage,
strayed on to the Northwestern rail-
road track and was run down and
killed by a train. The farmer decided
his COW had trespassed on the com
pany's property and had received her
just deserts, so he gave the section
men a dollar to bury her and said no
more about it. The matter was re-
ported to headquarters in the regular
course of business and soon afterward
an officer Of the company called on the
farmer. you had a cow killed on the
track a few days ago, didn't your,
Eyes, SIR" timidly replied the farmer,
thinking he was up against a soulless
corporation in a suit for t~respass.
We'll, how did it %happen?" I'm sure
l don't know; the cow got out of the
pasture and got onto the track and was
killed; it wasn't my fault; I paid the
section men a dollar to bury her, so
the company ;sn't anything out" How
much was Tie COW WORTH" ooh, she
was just a good fair COW worth about
$25." The agent departed and the
farmer went on worrying about a tres
pass suit that he was sure would be!
brought against him. A few days
later he received a letter from head
quarters, and upon opening it with
trembling hand he discovered, not a
summons for a suit in trespass, but a
check for $25 for the loss of his COW
and an annual pass over the road, the
letter stating that he was the only man
that had ever had a cow killed on the
road that did not swear she was a
registered thoroughbred worth $3.50.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

outlaws now practically control the
sparsely settled region extending from
central Wyoming southwestern
through northwestern Colorado and
Utah, and almost to the Arizona line.
Marauding and murderous bands con-
duct their raids without restraint. The
theft of live stock run into the millions.
Ranchmen are murdered and driven
out OF business, and the officers of the
law are powerless. The outlaws roam
the adjacent country and smaller set
Elements without molestation. MANY
settlers purchase immunity by extend
ing assistance in various ways, and
the robbers even attend country dances
and other functions, occasionally
shooting up" the town or indulging
in other forms of recreation. 1t is only
when closely pursued by officers of the
law that they retire to their mountain
retreats. Butch" Cassidy, however.
by reason of the price upon his head,
considers the higher altitude more
conducive to his health and seldom
ventures into the towns, unless he is
making a raid or is surrounded by a
band of his trusty men, in which case
he never fears molestation. Few men
who know him would care to rouse
his ire, for, although a man of won
derful nerve, unlike most men Of his
class, b. is possessed of a fearful tenn
per. Sometimes it gets beyond con-
troll, and then he throws all caution
to the wind and becomes utterly reck-
less. About four years ago he was
shot at from ambush near Green river
by a cowboy known as "Hackey''
Hughes, whose only object was to Sc
cure the reward offered by the state
authorities of Utah. The bullet pierced
the lobe of his ear, and the blood
streaming down his face acted upon
Cassidy as a red flag might to a mad
dened bull. Butch waited for tWen-
ty minutes, and then the cowboy shot
the outlaws horse, which had been
grazing in the open. That was more
than Butch" could stand. Throwing
caution to the winds, he ran toward the
clump Of bushes, with a pistol in each
hand, barking at each step. But Hughes
considering discretion the better part
Of valor, had jumped on his horse and
succeeded in making good his escape.
But the vindictive nature of Butch"
Cassidy asserted itself. He had recog-
nized his a~ssailant, and every member
Of the band received instructions to
be on the watch for him. Hughes left
the Green river country and it was
not unit! six months later that he was
located, on the north fork of the Pow
der river, up in Wyoming. Cassidy
was notified and with a dozen picked
men he reached the ranch where
Hughes was working. 1t was during
the spring roundup. The two men
met face to face. Hughes knew what
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

ness resulted from his fourteen years
confinement in prison after the decision
OF the court, which established his
guilt as an imposter. He was sixty
four years old.
Arthur Orion led a life of continued
adventure. His father was George Or
ton, shipping butcher of SO High street,
Wrapping, London. He went to primary
school in East Smithfield, but at the
age OF fourteen was bound to Captain
George Brooks, who was sailing to
valparaiso in a small brig in 1848.
This proceeding did not suit him, and,
stealing one of the ships small boats,
he sculled himself ashore. The captain
offered a reward of $40 for his cap
ture, and this was incentive enough
to cause a betrayal of his hiding place
by one of his mates. He was taken
aboard and put in chains for a time.
The ship touched at one of the Kanak-
er island Young Orion again desert
ed. He was arrested and carried back
to the ship. He waited then until 1t
reached Valparaiso. This time his de-
sertion was successful, DR.. John Haley
and wife giving the boy succor. His
stay In Chile lasted until 1850, when