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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
CANINE kLEPTOMANIAC.
Why JncE, New York Scotch Fer
rier, Had to be Executed.

Why JncE, New York Scotch Ter
rfer, Had to De Executed.
Just plain Jack is the unpretentious
name of Il New York dog, whose fame
will be handed down with wonder to
canine posterity. The owner of Jack is
DR.. George f. Bretherton. a veterinary
surgeon of No. go West One Hundred
and Twenty sixth street.
While stealing is by no means an I'M
common vice among all of our house.
hold pets, DR.. Bretherton claims that
Jack bears the distinction of being the
only animal kleptomaniac the world has
ever known. Jack is a kleptomaniac in
every sense of the word, and he has an
irresistible impulse to steal erything
he can lay his paws on. even when the
article is something that he cannot pos
| sibly eat or make use of in any manner
whatever. Rings, spoons. shoe-horns.
paper-cutters and even alarm clocks
stir up a storm of feeling in the heart
OF Jack whenever he lays eyes on them,
| and he cannot sleep in peace until. after
the household is asleep, he patters into
the bedrooms and makes off with the
ornament that has attracted his eye.
The dog had not been an inmate of the
Bretherton house many weeks when one
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
SQUAW CLUB IN MAINE.
Wives OF Tarrafine Indians Organise
the Wa-bo-nu-ki

the Wa-ba-nn-ki.
Wa-ba-na-ki is the name of q wom-
ans club in Maine. All the members
OF this organization are squaws and
belong to the Tarratine tribe. the rem
nant of which lives on Indian island,
in the Penobscot river. opposite Ban
gor. The members are nearly all pure
Indians, but not the kind of greasy
cid women, with red shawls over their
stout shoulders. and odors more numer-
Gus than pleasant emanating from their
bodies A picture of the Tarratine type
hangs in the reception room of the Tar
ratine club in Bangor, and is dedicated
to the red and unwrinkled dame who
posed for it-Molly Molasses-who died
at the modest age of 80 years, accord
ing to the tradition on Indian island.
There are other squaws as dark of
skin, eyes and hair, but graceful, self
possessed, agile in movement, fluent in
speech. and who speak pure English.
Prominent among this class is Mrs.
Martha Nicolar, of Old Town or, more
properly speaking, of Indian island.
She is the wife of one of the leading
men of his tribe, Horace Nicolar, and is
the first president of the Wa-ba-na-ki
club, of which a dozen of her Tarratine
sisters form the membership.
Mrs. Nicolar. the clubs first presi-
dent, is a descendant of high Indian
blood. while her husband comes from
equally pure Tarratine stock. The Soc
cabasins came straight down from old
Peter SOCIALISM,, who, at the age of
100. wandered away from the island and
persisted in the great north woods be-
fore he could be found 10 Nicolar. an
other father of club women, was the
historian of his tribe. and constant
opponent of marriages between girls
of the tribe and white men. In spite
of him the young folks have welded
where they would. and some of the
white blood is in the Wa-ba-na-ki club
to-day. This club will do a great work
for its tribe. Its first purpose is the
establishment of an Industrial school
on Indian island. and they will hold a
sale soon in which their own handi-
work will GO to swell the fund which is
to be put into the new institution. The
club members have a deep appreciation
of their mission. They are fully awake
to the need of reforms in the social
conditions of their people. Besides set
ting the club work a-going in the tribe
these women will apply themselves 10
the collection of the history of the Tar.
ratineS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
LORRAINE RIBBON WORK.


Fancy for This. Sort of Thing Is on
the Increase.
Though the ribbon work known as
Lorraine work. has been in fashion
for some time the craze for it seems to
be on the increase. 1t is now used for
gowns as well as for small fancy arti-
Giles, as sachets, note books, cushions or
screens. One of Chicago's leading
dressmakers has prepared a white satin
skirt embroidered up each seam with a
suitable design. which is to be worn at
a ball near at hand. The effect of the
embroidery is much improved by the
addition of spangles and sequins. The
bodice is embroidered to correspond.
Such work must be done most care
fully, or the beauty of the whole dress
would be spoiled. The method of work
ing is really very simple, as each petal
and leaf is formed by the ribbon, which
is threaded into the needle and passed
through the material and only occa-
sionally stitch or two needs to be
added in fine sewing silk. Small French
knots are introduced as centers to
small flowers, and raised flowers are
worked by just gathering a small por-
ton of the ribbon into shape before
placing it where required.
Dinner table centers and doylies
worked to match are the smartest and
newest idea, and just at this season
decorative needlework comes in most
OPPORTUNITY. En- PEASANT, it may be
suggested that on large table broad
ribbons can be most effectively intro
duced, and these must be arranged ac-
cording to individual taste, and also
with regard to the silver or other orna-
ments in hand for decoration. Much
depends upon the arrangements for
lighting, whether candles, lamps, or
electric light be used. Two broad rib
bons twisting in and out of the base of
lamps, fowerpots or dessert dishes are
most effective in two colors. Starting
from the center and ending in bows
at each corner, this is much admired,
and If candles are used or shaded lamps
their shades should match the ribbon.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
BIRDS LIKE TO PLAY.
sOmerGO So Far to Build Regular
Amusement Halls.

somerGo So Far as to Build Regular
Amusement Halls.
Birds are usually merry creatures,
but the birds that build playhouses for
their own enjoyment must be of
peculiarly spOrtive nature. few
b aars ago a gentleman who was hunt
f-g in the wilds of New Guinea made
Zee .aintance with these birds and their
playhouses. He found himself in front
of Il neatly built cabin about a foot
and half high, in the midst of a mead
ow of rich green mosses studded with
flowers. The cabin was much better
made than the hutS of the natives.
A fiat piece of ground, on which grew
a small tree about the size of a light
walking-stick, had been chosen, and
upon it the cabin was erected, with the
little tree for it's center post. Stems
of an air-plant which would live and
grow after they had been built into the
structure formed the walls and roof.
and fiuttered their tiny leaves about the
doorway that led to the garden, where
bright flowers and gayly colored ber-
ries and the feathers of beautiful birds
lay scattered about.
1t was not until afterward that the
intruder learned that designers of the
tiny playhouse and pleasure-grounds
were little birds.
First cousins to the gardener-birds,
says Mr.. j. Carter Beard in Popular
Science News, are the bower-birds of
Australia. These birds build bowers in
which they meet to dance and frolic.
The walls are strongly formed of twigs
and small branches woven together,
and the whole structure is covered with
layer of beautiful grasses.
The playhouses are further orna-
mcnted inside and out with shells, shin
ing pebbles, gay scraps, little bones,
and skulls of wild birds bleached white,
together with the green and gold and
scarlet feathers of parrots.
After the male birds have built the
a"bors tI.ey leave their little mates to
decorate them, which they do with
great zest, often flying miles to find
some glittering object that suits their
taste. When all is completed the birds
repair to the bower to enjoy them
selves as if in a ballroom, bowling and
dancing, turning about and chasing
each other up and down in whirl of
gportive delight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
rht. Pussy Was Faithful.

\ good story of feline fidelity comes
from Rohrback, in Lorraine. Pussy is
in the habit of taking daily constitu-
tional with her master. Quite recently
a business call demanded journey by
rail. necessitating five days absence
from home. Pussy saw her master off
by taking pathetic leave of him at the
station. On his return pussy awaited
him on the platform. The station mas
ter said she had not left the premises
and that she had appeared on the plat
form on the arrival of each train day
and night. On his aiighting pussy
purred her welcome with an exhibition
cf caresses quite touching to behold
London Modern Society.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
TO REACH THE POLE,

Attempts Made In the Pre-HistorIc
Ages.
at the close of the middle ages. when
the deficiency of knowledge of the
earth was great. avarice and the quest
for the goods of the south led men INFO
the northern ice; they sought TO reach
India by the shortest possible routes.
where they would not meet rivals and
enemies This was the object of Ma
gellan's circumnavigation- The Ccte-
rum Censeo of James Lancaster assert
ed that the way to India Vas north.
around America. India was the OBJ
ject of the polar navigators, Cabot in
the fifteenth. Frobisher and Davis in
the sixteenth, and Hudson and Baffin in
the seventeenth centuries. 10 name only
4 few of the most famous. 1t is aston
fishing what these daring British and
Dutch sailors risked, suffered and
gained
They did not. indeed. reach India. but
we all know of Hudson bay. Davis
strait and Lancaster sound. IS we
owe 10 the men of the stone age. who
lived before all history. one of the most
important possessions Of man. the great
paths they marked out upon the earth
across streams. over mountains and
through wilderness and plain. which
are still the routes of to-day highways.
SO these older arctic navigators marked
ont the courses of their SUCCESSORS The
ships of the whalers and seal hunters
followed them, discovering one bay.
island and channel after another, nam
ing them and marking them on maps
George Gerland. in Appletons' Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

morning last February two gold rings
were missing from the dressing table
of DR.. Bretherton's mother. The won
der of the disappearance was
increased some weeks later when
pair of gold-rimmed eyeglasses were
missing from the top of DR.. Brother
tons own bureau. AS other valuables
were lying around in the other rooms. it
was not suspected that burglars had been
at work. but there was a general dis
charge of servants the following month
when a pair of pearl opera glasses and
diamond bracelet disappeared from the
same spot in Mrs. Bretherton's room.
Other articles disappeared. The real
thief was discovered one midnight when
Jack, in stealing an alarm clock, hap
pened to release the spring, and conse-
quently awoke his master. Then Jacks
box was searched, and under the rags
were found the many valuable articles
that had been missing. A court was
held, Jack was decided to be an in
durable criminal, and condemned to
death.-N. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
HAD Too MUCH variety.

A young Kentuckian spent very pc
culiar night recently. Up to midnight
he was enjoying himself at ball. Then
he started for home, and going across
a farm lot to shorten the distance.
walked over an unused well that was
covered with decayed boards. Down he
went, 30 feet. into water up to his waist,
and there he stayed until morning.,
when his cries brought assistance. He
says now that he never had so much
variety in one night before. but he
prefers monotony hereafter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
WINTER BIRD LIFE.
Three Feathered Friends That Stick
Together.


On winter morning when one has
been sainly listening for some sign of
life. what welcome sound is the tap
ping of a woodpecker! Doubtless it is
4 downy excavating his breakfast of
larvae, and we follow his tap-tapping
just for the satisfaction of seeing the
black and white fellow at work; or
he may be repairing his winter quarters.
for he fashions a home in which TO pass
the colder months as well as one in
which to nest. The male has a red band
across the nape; in the female this
mark is white.
The hairy woodpecker is as a rule
less common than the downy in the
eastern states. He may be known chief
~ by his larger size. the downy measur-
ing ga inches in length while the hairy
is about 2ls inches longer.
With the downy we may often find
associated, in the winter, anoth her climb
ing bird. the white-breasted uuthatch.
Seen creeping over tree trunks. he has
IT first glance the appearance of
woodpecker. but closer observation will
show that he differs in many points.
The most striking OF which is that he
climbs downward as wei: as upward
and that he does not use his tail as
a support. The tail-feathe-s. therefore,
instead Of being stiffened and pointed
III the end are soft and rounded The
whfte-breast's mode OF progression.
back cap. biue-gray back. white cheeks.
and characteristic note of yank yanI;
combine to render his idcntifica ton
both easy and certain.
If one finds the downy and white
breast in partnership it is quite proba-
BILE that a third member of the firm
is the chickadee. During the winter
these three birds seem to have some
thing in common which draws them
together. Perhaps it may be feeling
of loneliness which prompts them to
seek each others ccmpanicnship. How
ever, they seem to be on the bes; OF
terms, and one of the pieasantest ex-
periences of a midwinter stroll is to
encounter this trio. The chickadee will
doubtless announce himself in perfectly
ineligible English. and to the usual
chick-a-dee notes.-Frank NJ. Chapman.
in ChautauQuan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Steamed salmon Il. Fine.

a specially desirable method of
cooking salmon is to steam it We all
like our food served daintily, and |
know no more tempting dish than
steamed salmon served with Hol-
landaise sauce and garnished with
parsley and slices Of hard-boiled eggs.
Wipe the salmon and cut into fillets.
Steam Is minutes, and place on a hot
platter around generous bunch OF
parsley; garnish with hard-boiled
eggs, and pour around the salmon Hol.
landaise sauce.-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
THE sovEIANDERs OF GUIANA.
A Strange Product of Dutch and In
dian Races.

There is in Guiana class OF inhabi-
tants who dwell along the central and
lower reaches of the great rivers. al
though they penetrate to considerable
distances into the interior, and have.
in fact, made the whole region between
the Essequibo and Orinoco their own.
These are the "Boveianders," half
breed race descended from the inter-
marriage of the old Dutch settlers with
the aboriginal women. There are also
black Boveianders, who are descended
from the admixture of Indians with the
runaway negroes tho fed to the wilder
ness in the days of slavery. In color
The BoveianGers of Dutch extraction
are of light-brown yellow. somewhat
fairer than mulattos. and having
strong European cast of eountenance.
They are we'll formedand generally good
looking; those of negro strain are of a
dirty reddish-black. somewhat fiat
featured. and ugly. In habit and man
ner the white is tidy. clean. pleasant,
and attractive; the black slovenly, foul.
sycophantic and repulsive. Their lam
guage is English, but so full of Indian
ard Dutch idioms and variations as to
be something of Voiapuk.
The customs of the white Boveiander.
like his language, are combination of
savagery and civilization. Socially as
wei; as. ethnoiogically. the European
and Indian meet in his personality.
Prior to the discovery of gold in the
northwest territory. these people were
little known in the colony except to the
government and among the wood-trad-
ers, their chief industry being wood
cutting. AS boa tmen they are in their
own way to be classed among the most
expert in the world, combining with
the unerring instinct of the Indian. the
superior intelligence and calm iutre-
pidity of their Dutch ancestry. Of late
years they have been brought more in
touch with the colonists, and already
an interesting change has been
wrought in their lifs.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
WOMAN AND HOME.
NEAT MORNING Jacket
A Very Comfortable Garment to Slip
On I'm the House.

Very Comfortable Garment to Slip
On i'm the House.
Silk waists wear out so fast that a
woman thinks twice before putting one
on when another waist will do as well.
To save these silk waists all sorts of
house jackets have been devised, and
many of them are really success. They
are so comfortable and becoming that
one becomes attached to them.
Perhaps the most comfortable. and
yet the dressiest of all of them, was
made upon French pattern. 1t wascut
exactly like the box coats that are so
popular in the street. and it's material
was cotton ottoman cloth of dull
green without a particle of gloss on its
surface. Ottoman cloth is, like otto
man. heavily ribbed. The sleeves were
very full and extremely long. so that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

they could be dropped down over the
hands or slipped up to the-elbows.
The front of the jacket and the sleeves
were trimmed with guipure. The only
other trimming was n row of frogs in
red and gold cotton. A dull gold
clasp fastened the throat. and at the
back of the neck was a gold and red
striped ribbon. This jacket could be
slipped on in minute; and it was
pretty enough to do honor to almost
any house occasion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Delicious Coffee Jelly.

Coffee makes an excellent Jelly.
Soak one package of gelatine in one
pint of cold water, then pour over it
one quart of boiling water, add one pint
of graduated sugar, the same amount
OF very strong coffee, and one teaspoon
full of brandy. Strain this into ring
mold and put in cold place When
serving fill the center with whipped
cream, sweetened. also put the cream
around the outside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Mabel nna the Pigs.

Little Mabel and her mother were
walking along a country road. when
some pigs attracted her attention.
What particularly excited Mabers Curl
osity was the twist in their tails, and,
after studying them for awhile, she ex-
claimed:
.'Oh. ma. | wonder if the Drama
pig puts their tails up in paper every
night 2"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
EnEli~hman Made a Mistake

An Englishman was once persuaded
&C see a game of baseball. and during
the play, when he happened to look
away for moment foul tip caught
him on the ear and knocked him sense
less. On coming to himself he asked
family: What was it?" "a foul-only
foul" Good heavens." he exclaimed,
Il thought it was a mule"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

which contains twelve pages-One for
each month of the year.
The covers of the calendar are of EN-
bossed leather cut to fit the leaves.
With a hot poker a design is then drawn
in stems and leaves, or artificial leaves
and stems are glued upon the leather.
The heads can be obtained at any toy
store and carefully glued in place. The
book is then tied with double bands of
baby width ribbon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Plants witch Give Light.

There are a number of plants and
flowers which give out a phosphores-
cent light in the dark. Linnaeus first
noticed this phenomenon in the COM
mon nasturtiu1n, whose flowers seemed
to him TO have a faint iridescence at
night. Later observations by others
showed that the light was stronger
after very sunny days. Among other
plants which possess this singular
property are the marsh lily and the
fraxinelia. The last named secretes a
volatile oil which oozes out during hot
weather. spreads in a thin layer over
the flowers. and forms a vapor which
becomes luminous in the darkness. In
the coal mines near Dresden grows a
species of fungus which Exhibits the
appearance of luminous festoons Of
shifting colors."-I.a Nature.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
LEATHER CALENDAR.

Clever Idea for Keeping the Date
I'm the Year 1898.
While the novelty of writing 1895 is
still fresh upon the pen, one cannot have
too many calendars to gaze upon. They
can be made all sorts of ways, but none
is any prettier than the leather book
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Lace insertion I'm Gloves.

a charming effect is produced in the
newest light shades of gloves by a
heavy cream lace insertion at the wrist
line. These gloves are made in all of
the most delicate shades, and the en-
broidered backs are in the two colors,
cream and the tint of the glove, while
the button is a snap pearl button
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

Donald seemed greatly interested in
watching a spider at work on its web
After a few moments the little fellow
called TO his mother: Mamma. here's
a poor. tiny spider ali tangled up in its
hair Judge
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
Pretty Good Proof

Graham@Speaking of Mortimer, his
wife is considered quite good judge of
music, isn't she?
Morgan believe so. II any rate,
Mortimer never plays at home.-Boston
Transcript
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

PUNISHABLE. England. has two-
legged shepherds dog that is still able
to attend to his duties. The legs on the
right side were cut off by n reapinS
machine, but the dog manages to bal
ance himself on the other two and runs
two miles on them to the farm where
the sheep are kept.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27
PRESENT FOR a BOY.

a Football Stuffed with Candy VIII
Sur1y Please Him.
If you want to really please a boy.
select his college colors and make for
him a pasteboard football. Cut the sec
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

tions carefully and cover with silk.
Then overland them together and lace
up the opening with narrow ribbon.
Fill the inside with candy and send to
him the football with your best wishes
for merry time. whether at home or
at college.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

a ton of coal yields almost 10000
feet of gas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-27

Woman has q smile for every joy.
and tear for every sorrow--Germain
Francois Pouilain de Saint-Foix-
The times., 1898-02-20
KIND WORK FOR SONG BIRDS.
Many Brtght-Plunaged Beauties
Saved by Wumnn's Goodness.


The cause of protection TO birds has
many strong and active adherents among
women. A very considerable proportion
of Audubon societies is composed of wo-
men who are sufficiently jealous in the
humane work of that organiza ton to at
tend Its meetings al the expenditure of
much personal Inconvenience and discom-
fort. Enthusiasm in securing for mans
feathered friends a larger freedom from
the ravages of the professional plume
hunter is not confined TO school teachers
and those engaged in lines of labor which
naturally lead TO an interest in this sub
ject. Allied with this class of vigorous
bird protcctionists" are not a few wo-
men of wealth and far-reaching social
influence.
In spring summer and autumn these
ardent friends OF the woodland songSters
make frequent observation trips into the
country and the summer resorts which
they patronize, and spend many delight
ful days IN original investigation OF birds
and bird habits. Their records of these
pleasant expeditions are. of genuine *iIl-
terest and value, and some of these social
leaders haze obtained more than local
recognition among ornithologists. The
sive collections of eggs cleaned in ram
bles through thickets fields and woods.
No woman will question the competency
of their testimony as to the wholesome
and absorbing pleasure to be found in
this line OF study. speaking as they do
from the standpoint of actual experience.