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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17

lower stairs md some of the rooms. 1t
is slowly but gradually killing you to
oversee such large and inconvenient
house"
The house is all right. and you have
heard no complaints from me-
The house, Mrs. Bowser. is to under
go extensive alterations and repairs.
Aside from the matter of convenience, /
am sure there is malaria here, owing to
bad plumbing. A husband who loves his
wife will not"
AND so you have got a new fad?''
she Interrupted.
Madam. you are speaking to your
husband! A husband has no fads. l
have long contemplated extensive al
terations to this house. and shall take
advantage of cheap labor in the winter
te make them. arranged everything in
ten minutes this afternoon
How arranged?"
I'VE are 10 move into a fiat for a
couple of months"
"You-you can't mean i'll" gasped
Mrs. Bowser.
Into picturesque and coy little
fat. my dear. where everything is as
neat as pin and as coy as you please.
You have often said you would like to
live in fiat, and now
81 never said so. Mr.. Bowser! I'D
rather live in barn! This house
doesn't need the slightest repair. and
you shan't go and disturb things just
as we are nicely settled for the winter.
thought it was about time you got
some other silly notion into your head!
Move into fiat! Why. you wouldn't
stand it week."
II have secured the fat replied Mr..
Bowser, as he sat down. 81 have Sc
cured the fat. and next week we move.
l expected you would be startled at
first, but let us reason the case. You
have malaria ia your system"
81 deny i'll I haven't had pain or
an ache for a year, and if you'd only
drop foolish fancies l should have moth
ing to worry abont."
You have malaria in your system,
Mrs Bowser. and this change will cure
il. In 3 fat we shall be warmer and
snugger. Here we have big. barry
rooms in which one is almost lost. In
a fat we shall be just coy Everything
is on one floor. and everything is
handy and convenient. We may like it
so well that we will not come back to
our house"
"And you have rented a flat?''
groaned Mrs. Bowser.
Leased one for three months" he
said as he exhibited the document.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
MR.. AND MRS. BOWsER.
He Decides to Make a Little
Change for the Winter.
While Alterations Are Being Made
in the Family Residence They
VIII Live in n Flat-Mrs.
BOvser Objects
TCopyright, 1885. I


Mrs. Bowser was looking out of the
window the other evening when MIR.
Bowser stepped from the street car.
Although he was half block away she
knew by the way he touched the
ground that he had something on his
mind. Until he reached the gate, how
ever. she could not tell whether the
porous plaster he had put on his back
that morning had wrinkled up and
lifted his weight on to his shoes, or if
be had struck new idea in life preserv-
ers or fire-escaPes. The bland. good
na1ured look on his face solved the
problem. He had new idea in his
head.
rs business good?" queried Mrs.
Bowser, as he opened the door.
Business, my dear woman. was new
er better." he laughed. II have done a
stroke of business to-day which will re-
loice your heart, but you will have to
wait until after dinner for the details"
During the dinner hour Mrs. Bowser
thought of hogs. chickens. horses. win
ter resorts. fire-escapes, medicine chests
and a lot of her things which Mr. Bow
ser might indulge in, and she also made
three or four efforts to draw him out
He was smiling. but firm, however. 1t
vas only after they had finished the
meal and adjourned to the family room
that he looked down upon her bla ndly
and said:
Mrs. Bowser. have long contem-
plated extensive repairs to this house"
why, what is the matter with the
house?" she asked.
1T wants many alterations. 1t is not
convenient. l propose to change the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
THE STRAP PUZZLE.
After Reading This Article You WIZ
Know How to Solve 1t.

After Reading This Article You VIII
Know How to Solve 1t.
Your minds have, by much practice,
been trained to solving problems and
working out puzzles and tricks, but do
you think you could possibly olsen
tangle these loops and coils without
help? To be sure, the illustrations are
very clear, and you might follow them
and learn how; but lest your patience
give out and my little boys and girls
grow cross, it will be, perhaps, wise to
aid you. To make the puzzle, provide
two pieces of leather about two inches
square and one long, narrow strip of
flexible leather, which any shoemaker
can furnish. Now cut slash across
two sides of each square near the edges,
which for Identification we will call the
top and bottom, and likewise long
slash in each end of the strap. The
problem is to loop the straps On the
squares. as shown at figure No. /, and
chen take it off again. You will find it
easy with the strap entirely free to
make the loop shown at the top of fig
ure No. 1. Having done so, pass the
free end of the strap down through the
other slash and one end of the puzzle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
Material for Birds Nests.

Birds have curious ways in the selec-
ton of materials for their nests An
orioles nest found by NJ. Parcey Plat
deau near Lille, Belgium, was composed
of white wool and Morse telegraph pa
per, which the bird had to go two miles
to the nearest telegraph Office TO get.
1t might be suggested that the bird
knew in some way how warm cover
ing paper makes, but then we hear of
nests near Basancon, France. made of
watch spring steel, and a bird is told
of that robbed st. Bernard dog of his
hairs to construct a nest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
Dreamed Oysters.

Procure a pint of medium-sized oy-
sters; remove the oysters with fork
from their liquor into a small sauce
pan. add half a teaspoonful of salt,
quarter teaspoonful pepper, strain the
liquor and add half cup of the liquor
TO the oysters and half cup of milk:
mix half teaspoonful butter with half
tablespoonful flour to paste, place the
saucepan over the fire, and when it be-
gins to boil add the butter ami -four.
Stir and cook till the oysters begin to
ruffie. which will take about two min
utes' cooking. Remove saucepan and
serve either over toast or with crack
ers--Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
Are Not Afraid of Sharks.

Honolulu natives have no fear of
sharks. and actually hunt them in the
water. They are unsurpassed swim
mers and divers, and with knife can
dispatch almost amy shark, if the water
is deep enough to dive beneath the fish.
1t is even reported that the natives
have been known to 1asso sharks with
strong cord. They carry down the
moose and slip it over the sharks tail
The upper end of the cord is held in a
boat above, and at the first jerk the
shark is hauled up, tail foremost, and
then dispatched with knives fastened
on poles
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
FOGGY 6OTTOM PHILOLCGY.
Unique But Logical Definition OF
the Term Parachute.

the Ierm P0rachute.
"Dey's habbin' er greddeal o talk
bout dishere norf pole remarked Miss
Miami Brown, in an effort to make CON
versation at a parlor social.
Deed dey is" replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley.
II wonduhs what keeps folks goin'
up dar."
''Oh, dey likes ter keep movelin' along
Seems like folks aim pleased Ter stays
/ in no one place onless dey's benin in
de rent; an den dey hoI's on like grim
def"
81 reckon a good many goes up dar
fob de sake o de game"
Nope. Dey doesn't go froo all dat
trabble jes' fob de plaisure O. goin'
huntin'," was the positive reply.
"'Scuse me, Afistuh Pinkley, but dey
does"
How kin you tell?"
by de news"
81 ain hyuhd o nobody goin' dar
huntin' anything 'ceptin' trouble an ice
water"
(Which shows dat while you may hab.
er greet gift o conversationality, when
it comes right down ter perusin' you ain
so multiplicacious."
MI IAhAleS iooheu Ut neT auiDIrlnR-
~ for a moment, and then exclaimed:
do it?''
"Yas, suh- De way 1 knows dey's
gone huntin' is case one gemman dat
went in a balloon took along a para
chute
Il reckon OATS sumpin' what
Dunno
Deed. 'tisn'. You doesn' reco'nize
dc language-dat's all Lemme '$plain
to yer. pair o anything is two of
'em, amt it?''
''Sho' huff"
"You know what a shoot is, doesn'
yer?''
"Sho"
well, putin 'em tergevvuh n para
chute CANT be muffin else dan n double
bar'led shotgun" Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
The ETIQUETTE OF SOUPS.
Important Points for the Careful
HouSekeener

Important Points for the Careful
Housekeeper.
When the question of the greates9 nu-
rition ut the smallest physical cost
comes up for consideration, it is just
here that the soup subject claims at
:sntion. its range of merits embracing
all the possibilities between a mild
stimulant (merely) and a very con-
lensed form of nourishment. Soup is
sour table diplomat 1t can excite the
appetite for good things to come, or
by quite satisfying all inward cravings
make diners Indifferent as to what fol-
:ovs.
Never make the mistake, dear house
seeper, of serving, either 10 your family
or guests a nourishing soup when You
nave a good dinner. If you do, be sure
that all that follows will fall short of
appreciation. No matter what delight
full surprises are in reserve, they viii
bring you no glory; the praise accord
ed you viii be perfunctory. Even at
dinner. however, there will be oppof-
tunities for serving your best soups
but keep the secret to yourself-it will
be when the dinner itself is slim or
faulty.
Never. if you value your character as
n housekeeper, allow a greasy soup tn
appear on your table. The regular
''soup-digester' has a faucet near the
bottom where the clear soup, without
any fat, may be drawn OFF. But the
vessel universally used is large gran
lite or porcelain-lined pot or kettle, and
with these the grease must be different
" managed. The best way is to strain
the soup and let it stand over nigh:.
when all the fat may be lifted in
hardened cake from the top. But IF
stock is required for use the day it is
made the required quantity must be
taken out, chilled and skinned. In an
emergency, when there is no time for
cooling, take out twice the quantity
needed and skim, and skim, and skim
till no more fat is to be seen-then
draw blotting or wrapping paper over
the surface TO take up the last chance
PARTICLES left.-Ella Morris Kretschmar
iii Woman's Home Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
Ourselves and others.

every kind that come to us are far too
often buried in the oblivion Of silence.
The seed which, if planted in. the hearts
and lives of those around Us, would
bring forth rich haryests of happiness,
is carelessiy thrown away. Such i'm
pressions should be regarded as a kind
of trust for all those who can partici-
pate in them If we have any bright
thought, any hopeful outlook, any joy
ful experience, any loving emotion, lee
US hasten TO share and diffuse it. IL
any ray of sunshine has penetrated our
hearts OF lives. let us gladly shed it ON
the parkway of others. = Leisure
Hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
Ha. Faith In His Claim.

The most forcible example of Il faith
that is lasting is recorded at Tomb
stone, A T. For eight long years a
man has been working one claim that
has never returned one cent. With no
ether assistance than his own hands
he has already done 1000 feet of work
in shafts and drifts. His claim is Just
below Tombstone. near the stage road,
and adjoining the famous Contention
mine. His faith is that the rich Con-
tention ledge runs through his claim.
and that ere long he will strike that
ledge and jump in a moment from a
pauper to a millionaire. No one else
believes this; but that makes no differ
ence to him, and every day when the
goes down to his mine he expects to
come out rich man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE BROWN LITTLE SEED.

oh. the wind. like a hungry wolf,
Goes prowling round, my sweet;
And the trees shake their withered arms
In the rain and kissing sleet.
But the little seed, safe and warm
When it hears the beating shower,
2 Goes to sleep again
Till the dark days wane,
And dreams that it is a flower.
Oh, the flash of two tiny wings,
Like bits of sky let fall;
And the very trees seem to thrill
AT the bluebird's silvery CALI
Then the brown little seed wakes up
And whispers: Joy I'll bring!
For I'll creep to air.
With violet fair
My gift to the beautiful spring.
= Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17

Why not let me go home to mothers
while the house is being repaired o.
Because, my dear woman, the fiat is
leased
But you can get out of it."
81 don't want to. I want to try fiat
life for a few months. I want coy
rooms-all conveniences = hardwood
finish--new scenery - purer atmos-
phere. Say, we shall be as comfortable
as two bugs in rug!"
"You have read about flats" per-
sisted Mrs. Bowser as she wiped away
at her eyes-''the piano next door-the
crying children-quarreling families
the humping overhead-the-the-
"An newspaper jokes. my dear girl
all Imagination" he laughed 1--WE
have leased a fat. We are going to
move into that fiat. There will be no
disturbing noises. All viii be peace
and quietness, and inside of a week
you'll be taking solid comfort. To-
night we dream of life in 4 cozy fiat; to-
morrow we begin to pack up
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
To build New TracL.

Almost every European town of i'm
portance has now an up-to-date cycle
track. and Belfast and Aberdeen do not
mean TO be left behind in this direc-
ton. Before next season is well upon
us it is very probable that both the
above-named, towns will have good ce-
ment tracks laid down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
HAD A GOOD TIME.
How Elephant Tobie Enjoyed His
Long Sea voyage.


Long Sea Voyage.
There has lately been installed a t the
geological garden of the .Jardin des
Plantes in Paris, famous guest. His
name is Tobie and he is an elephant six
years old, which has been presented tc
the president of the French republic
by Menelik, negus or king of Abys-
sinia.
Tobie was brought from Abyssinia on
the French steamship Ava, on the deck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-17
How She Protects Birds.

Helen-Why.A Angelica. deari you sur
prise me. Just look at those feathers
in your hat! / thought you belonged
to the bird protective association?
Angelica do; I am charter mem
Der. I wouldn't wear a whole bird on
my bat-not for the world. poor little
thingsi These are only wings--Judge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

Special To the Scranton Tribune.
Camp Mckenzie. Augusta, Ga. Nov.
3O.--A delicate operation has been per-
formed by DR.. Blanchard on the right
knee of Private Archer Smith. of q
Company. For some time Private Smith
had been rendered incapable of attend
ing to his regular duties on account OF
some unknown affection, the seat of all
the trouble being under the knee cap
Finally the pains became So severe that
an examination had To be made. 1t
was diagnosed that ar abscess had
formed which rendered an operation
necessary without delay.
This fell to the lot of Lieutenant
Blanchard. who has had unusual sue
cess i'm several similar cases during the
past four ur five months, and who lost
no time i'm this instance. He performed
the Operations a few days ago, and 50
well was the work done that the pa
tent is now very much improved. The
abscess was completely removed and
the wound is now rapidly healing. 1t
is expected that Private Smith will
be able to be around as well as ever
in the course of eight or ten days
While engaged i'm pulling stumps a
few days ago Private James Ander-
son, of Company \. was slightly in
iured. In moving about rather quick
ly his right foot came in contact with
n sharp twig which projected above
the ground The force Of the move
ment was so great and the stump so
sharp that it pierced the leather of
the shoe and cut the big toe of the
foot. The shoe was removed and the
n 4, ,.-it
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Evening Wraps

Visitors to this store, born with their
eyes open will bc assured that success in
the selection of Evening Wraps has at
tended our ways. Partisan novelties in
ThcatCr &Id Party Wraps, imported by
MS, have lately come. \ word of dcsCrip-
tion follows, in which YOU see through
our eyes. \ personal investigation Will
he more satisfying. one beauty of Light
Blue Satin. has an all over effect of APP
pliQucd Net with trimmings of ruffcd
ribbons and CoQue-foathcrs. Lined with
quilted ralfeta.
Another is of Dove Colored French
1iroadCloth ana is cut with triple cGp"S
overlapping. The collar and shoulders
are trimmed with all over shcrred ribbons,
lined with Ccrico Talfcta. There is anoth-
or of Fawn BrOadclOth with a nne.inch
flounCe of same materials. 1t is decorated
with and embroidery ana velvet applique
ing. a quilted satin Of matching color
lines the body of the wrap.
Whether these magnificent efforts may
be termed works of art is for your own
definition and opinion. Certainly they
are productions of paramount genius.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Evening
Dress Fabrics

\ subject that J. crds a volume Ii you
Will look il over YOU viii understand why.
a superb collection that enjoys the honor
OF two supcratves-largcst ana best.
These fabrics might aptly be termed
"night blooming teXtiles'-a delicate trib-
ute to their beauty and the fact that they
are for evening wcuI.
Among all these temptations of pretti-
ness there is little need to add the per-
suasion of prices. But they are moderate
enough, We are proud TO claim that no
other store in this corner of the Common
wealth shows such "A well chosen vanity.
PLAIN AND BROCADED SATINS,
PLAIN AND FIGURED TAFFETAS,
POPLlNS, FIGURED LIBERTY SILKS,
CHIFFONS, SPANGLED NETS, CHIF-
FONS WITH CHENILLE AND EM-
BROGDERED DOT, AND SHEER Or
CANDIES
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
GLEN EYRE FOR SALE.
Sheriff of Pike County Will Dispose
of 1t Monday.

Do You want TO buy Il town? You
can do this if you have few dollars
To spare and journey to Pike county on
Monday next, for at o'clock in the
afternoon Sheriff Courtright will sell
the town Of Glen Eyre.
Quite pretty name for a town is
Glen Eyre. It recalls Jane Eyre to
ones mind and one car almost see
"Rochester' walking about the shady
street smoking his cigar that Jane
loved to smell.
Glen Eyre was once a prosperous
little place, all hustle and go, but now
il has fallen on evil days is a sort Of
deserted village" in fact.
To this place came some years ago
John Deming and Cathariue. his wife.
The town is in the northern part Of
Pike on the Hawley branch of the Erie
railroad. The Demings soon saw the
place contained valuable stone depos-
its and capital was at once secured to
open them up. a prosperous business
was carried on for years, but there
came decline i'm the demand and Dem
ing was forced out of business.
The man soon left the place and most
Of the residents followed him and
sought work elsewhere. The sound of
the stonecutter and blaster are heard
no more.
The property includes S42 acres of
land, about a dozen dwellings. several
ShantieS, pOStOtliCe Erie railroad deDOt.
barns. storehouse. sawmill, blacksmith
shop, factory building, etc, and will be
sold as the property of John Deming
and wife to secure a debt of Sc ZIG and
accrued costs.
Of the Sf2 acres ony about fifty are
improved, the balance being good tim
Der land. There is good water power
and the stone quarries are still valu-
able. being by no means exhausted
StrOudsburg Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE,
John Yates Injured While Walking
on the D. & H. Tracks.

John Yates, a middle-aged man, was
struck by an engine on the Delaware
and Hudson tracks near the MoOsic
depot yesterday. He was brought to
Scranton ON the train reaching here at
o'clock and taken to the Lackawanna
hospital, where his condition is pro-
nOunCed serious.
Yates was in a semi-unconscious
state all day. His right leg and one
rib were fractured, and he was bruised
and cut in several places. There was
some injury to his skull which the hos
pital surgeons thought might he a frac-
ture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

tlonal extension of thirty days has been
granted.
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Isaac Brown was i'm Augusta Thanks
giving Day and enjoyed his dinner with
friends there.
Private John Kroner has been APP
pointed chef of Company B.
Mrs. j. l.. Hun is in camp visiting her
husband, Lieutenant Hun. of Company
IL. but temporarily assigned as COM
mander of Company G., all of whose
commissioned officers are still absent
on sick leave.
Company Clerk Eugene V. Coleman.
of +. recently appointed in place of
Company Clerk Nandermark, now dis
charged from the service spent yes
terday with friends in Augusta.
Company II has. perhaps. the most
artistic company mail box in camp. 1t
is all made of pine wood and carved
by hand. Private George Fox enjoys
the distinction Of having made it,
Private II. :. Fish. of q, has been
relieved from his duties at the brigade
commissary, and has been returned to
his company.
CHAMPION SNAKE KILLER,
Private Charles koehler of +, holds
the championship record as a snake
killer. While pulling stumps two days
ago he discovered a large. fourfoot,
black snake which he succeeded in
killing with a club.
Private John Hill of T. Company.
has returned to camp after an absence
of several weeks ON sick furlough.
Musician Henry Evans whose spe-
CialtY is the COrnet. during the absence
| of Andrew Hayes at present home on
sick furlough. plays the piccolp in the
band.
Sergeant Robert NJ. Vail is now act
| Ing quartermaStor of Company -.
Private Henry Smith. of u, has re-
| ccived from home a very unique cigar
| box. 1t looks on the outside like a
small loaf of bread, and is made of
| pasteboard. ON the under side is lid,
| which. when opened. showed that the
loaf was filled with good cigars. The
| donor is not known, but an Inclosed
| card contained the following lines.
written in a line. legible hand: IF
| after eating this bread sou feel any
| pain, smok" Il cigar and remember the
| Maine"
| The boys have camped for seven
| months.
Private Obcd a. Michacls. of G. after
| an absence of five weeks on sick fur
| Tough, returned to his company last
| night. He looks well and says his
| health Is first class
| Richard J. Bourkr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Evening Gloves

Among other things we are leaders in
gloves ana the coming season Of gaiety
will make you think of those for evening
wear.
We've large showing in All the new
shades Of MOsQuctaire Glovcs--yOu hardly
find some OF them elsewhere, especialv
the pale creams, the light pearls, inc
faint tints of mode ana tan. Plenty OF
plain white and black.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

ISAAC LONG,
73 and 76 Public Squars,
WILKES-BARRE, PA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
WM. C0NNELL, President.
HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vice Pres.
WILLIAM ii. PECK, Cashier

The vault OF this bank is pro.
tectcd by Holmes Electric Pro.
tective System.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
4 lL& -
~ ~-'- -
The Social Season

Rumors of society events for the holi-
day hOmC-cOminPS are heard. And We
are ready-ready with fabrics. and trim
mingS, and accessories SclCctod with this
special pre-ChrstmaS display in view.
Wraps, Dress Fabrics. ana Accessories
cry, "Bc well attircd." and the prices
sing, "At little expense"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Mitchell Would Fight Sharkey.

London, Nov. 30-George W. CPonyD
Moore has deposited $1,000 with the sport
ing Life with the intention of arraginc
q match between his son-n-law, Charley
Mitchell and Thomas Sharkcy, the Amer
lean pugilist. for $500 or 5000 a side and
the best purse offered