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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
NICE BREAKFAST DISH.
Art Which But Few Hoasekeep-
ers Have Mastered.

Nearly a hundred years ago DR..
Kitchener, who wrote what may be
called the first practical English cook
book III The Cooks Oracle" declared
that the beauty of a poached egg is
for the yolk to be seen blushing through
the white, which should be just suffi-
GENTLY hardened to form a transparent
veil for the egg" This is an epicure's
description of perfectly poached egg
In order TO attain this much-to-be-de-
sired condition, the egg must be per
fectly fresh; that is, not over three
days old. An egg week old may poach
well, but cannot lie depended on if it
has been kept in warm place. There
is no method of cooking in which a
stale egg shows itself so quickly as it
does by the white or albumen scatter
ing in the water, as it does in poaching.
The water must be boiling rapidly.
and it should be strained when poured
out of the tea kettle into the broad
shallow basin for poaching. This can
be easily accomplished by tying a thin
clean muslin cloth over the spout of
the kettle. To three quarts of boilin G
water add an even tablespoonful of
salt and salt spoonful of good
vinegar. Drop six eggs, one after the
other, into the spot where the water
bubbles up, doing the work as rapidly
as possible. Do not allow 10 seconds
to elapse before they are all in, or the
first egg will be overdone. Let the
water return to the boiling point and
bubble around the eggs one minute.
Remove the saucepan to the back OF
the fire and take the eggs up one by
one with a skinner, after carefully
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19

cowardice of the neighbors; how ]
blamed my poor mother for her honesty
and her greed, for her past foolhardi-
ness and present weakness! We were
just at the little bridge, by good for
tune; and 1 helped her, tottering as she
was, to the edge of the bank, where,
sure enough, she gave sigh and fell
on my shoulder. 1 do not know how
( found the strength to do it at all, and
I am afraid it was roughly done, but
managed to drag her down the bank
and a little way under the arch. Fur
Their I could not move her, for the
the bridge was too low to let me do
more than crawl below it. So there
we had to stay-my mother almost en-
tirely exposed, and both of us within
earShot of the inn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
Genuine French Fruit SALAD.

Arrange sections of two oranges,
three sliced bananas, one-half pound
white grapes which have been skinned,
and IL English walnuts quartered, on
lettuce leaves. Serve very cold with a
French dressing made of four table
spoonfuls oil, two tablespoonful vine
gar, one-half teaspoonful salt and one
fourth teaspoonful pepper. A pretty
way to serve this is to arrange the let
tuce in its original shape on glass
dish, put the fruit in the center, and
just before serving pour oversthe dress
ing Everything should be chilled. The
dressing, if allowed TO stand on the
lettuce will cause it to wilt. This COM
bination does not sound especially at
tractive, but it's really very good.
Strawberries may also be added in their
season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
g CHAPTER ".
THE SEA CHEST.

lost no time, of course. in telling
my mother all that knew. and perhaps
should have told her long before, and
we saw ourselves at once in a difficult
and dangerous position. Some of the
mans money-if he had anyways ccr-
tainly due to US; but it was not likely
that our captains shipmates, above all
the two specimens seen by me, Black
Dog and the blind beggar. would be
inclined to give up their booty in pay
ment of the dead mans debts. The
captains order to mount at once and
ride for DR.. Livesey would have left my
mother alone and unprotected, which
was not to be thought of. Indeed, it
seemed impossible for either of us to
remain much longer in the house: the
fall of Goals in the kitchen CRATE, the
very ticking of the clock, filled us with
alarms.
The neighborhood, to our ears,
seemed haunted by approaching foot
steps; and what between the dead BODY
of the captain on the parlor floor. and
the thought of that detestable blind
beggar lowering near at hand and
ready to return, there We're moments
when, as the saying goes, 1 jumped in
my skin for terror. Something must
speedily be resolved upon; and it oc-
CURED to us at last to go forth to-
gether and seek help in the neighbor-
ing hamlet. No sooner said than done.
Bare-headed as we were, we ran out
at once in the gathering evening and
the frosty fog.
The hamlet lay not many hundred
yards away, though out of view, on the
other side of the next cove; and, what
greatly encouraged me, it was in an
opposite direction from that whence
the blipd man had made his appear
ance, and whittier he had presuma bly,
returned. We were not many minutes
on the road, though we sometimes
stopped to lay hold of each other and
hearken. But there was no unusual
sound-nothing but the low wash OF
the ripple and the croaking of the
crows in the wood.
1t was already candle-light when we
reached the hamlet, and l shall never
forget how much L was cheered to see
the yellow shine in doors and windows;
but that. as it proved, was the besi
of the help we were likely to get in
that quarter. For-you would have
thought men would have been ashamed
of themselves-no soul would consent
to return with us to the Admiral Ben
bow. The more we told of our trou
bles, the more-man. woman and chile
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
HOW to Gain Axatrdunotn-

The following recipe for gaining
weight is seriously proposed by an
eastern physician of note: Eat vege-
tables and sleep after each meal. Go to
bed at nine o'clock and lie in bed half
an hour after you wake up. Laugh a
great deal. Drink water by the pint or
the quart if you can. Drink weak and
sweet tea with plenty of milk in it.
Take cod liver oil and sweet oil as much
as you can. Eat until you feel as if you
would burst at the table. Put plenty of
butter on your bread. This Will guar
antee a gain of five pounds a month,
and. if you can sleep a great deal, of
double that amount
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19

sizes-doubIoons. and louis-d'ors, and
guineas. and pieces of eight. and know
not what besides. all shaken together at
random. The guineas, too, were about
the scarcest, and Mt was with these only
that my mother knew how to make her
count.
When we were about halfway
through, I suddenly put my hand upon
her arm, for had heard in the silent,
frosty air a sound that brought my
heart into my mouth-the tap-tapping
of the blind mans stick upon the frozen
road. It drew nearer and nearer,
while we sat holding our breath. Then
it struck sharp on the inn door, and
then we could hear the handle being
turned and the bolt rafting as the
wretched being tried to enter; and then
there was a long time of silence both
within and without. At last the tap
ping recommended, and to our indie
scribable joy and gratitude died slow
ly away again until it ceased to be
heard.
Mother" said I, "take the whole
and let's be going;" for 1 was sure the
bolted door must have seemed sus-
picious, and would bring the whole hor-
nets nest about our ears, though how
thankful l was that had bolted it none
could tell who had never met this ter
rible blind man.
But my mother, frightened as she
was, would not consent to take a frac-
ton more than was due to her, and
was obstinately unwilling to be content
with less. 1t was not yet seven, she
said, by long way; she knew her
,;cr I'D 81, nj
she was still arguing with me, when q
little low whistle sounded a good way
! off among the hills. That was enough.
and more than enough, for both of US.
IN take what 1 have,'' she said,
jumping to her feet.
"And I'll take this to square the
count said I, picking up the oilskin
packet.
Next moment we were both CROP
ing downstairs, leaving the candle by
the empty chest; and the next we had
| opened the door and were in full re-
treat. We had not started moment
| too soon. The fog was rapidly dis
persing; already the moon shone quite
clear on the high ground on either side;
and it was only in the exact bottom of
| the dell and round the cabin door that
n thin veil still hung unbroken to con-
ceal the first steps of our escape. Far
less than halfway to the hamlet, very
little beyond the bottom of the hill, we
must come forth into the moonlight.
| Nor was this all; for the sound of sew
eral footsteps running came already
| to our ears, and as we looked back in
their direction. light tossing to and
fro, and still rapidly advancing, showed
that one of the newcomers carried q
| lantern.
my DEAR" said my mother, sudden
| 1y, take the money and run on. am
going to faint"
| This was certainly the end of both
of us, I thought. How I cursed the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
fro BE Continued
DID NOT MIND THE BURGLARS.
Why the Optimistic Mrs. Blank Was
Glad of Their Visit.

Glad of Their Visit.
Mr.. Blanks wife is so painfully clean
that Blanks life is made burden to
him, and he has gait like kangaroo
caused by his getting down to clean his
feet when it is muddy and taking long
steps to avoid making tracks.
When Mr.. Blank arose early one day
recently. says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid, he discovered that burglars had
paid the house visit during the night,
and he hurried back to apprise Mrs
B of their loss.
They've taken all the silver in the
house." he gasped, out of breath.
well, they won't get much for it
there's that old comfort anyhow" she
said coolly.
But your sealskin cloak is gone from
the cedar trunk!''
I'm glad of it-sealskin is out of
date. and now I'll get something new"
But your diamonds that were hid
den in the rag basket-they took
themi"
ooh, well, there isn't any money in
diamonds. I'm not going to worry.
Just put it in the hands of the police.
dare say the poor burglars were driven
to crime for want of bread. L always
had a good deal of sympathy for Grim
inals."
'But they've cleaned the house"
''John, you don't mean it? And I've
been dreading fail house cleaning all
summer 1 told you there was some
good in everybody" and Mrs. Blank
turned over for another nap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19

been sewn upon the foundation paper &c
hold it firm. Cut out in wheel shape
and afterward cut out the circle for the
neck. For the neck be guided by the
size of your collar. Make the collaretts
one inch larger around the neck than
your linen collar, then it will not lay
clumsily.
Make an opening in the back OF the
collarette and finish with puff OF
chiffon around the cape and neck. Fas
ten with invisible hooks and eyes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
EGGS ON TOAST.

loosening them one at time from the
bottom of the dish. If the eggs are
fresh and the directions are followed
they will all be in good shape.
Have ready as many pieces of toast
as there are eggs. These pieces of
toast should be a trifie larger than the
egg, and the crusts should be cut away.
They may be square or circular in shape,
Drowned delicately on both sides, and
if dry moistened with little hot water.
Place an egg on each slice of toast and
season it with a little salt and white
pepper. Serve mushroom catsup OF
any English sauce with the eggs for
those who like it. The eggs may also be
served with a little anchovy paste
spread on the toasts, when the catsup
or the sauce would be unnecessary.
Poached eggs on toast are nice with
minced ham. Nfince fine about two
large. slices of we'll boiled ham. 1t
may be simply seasoned with a
little cayenne, OF it may be deviled
by adding about half a teaspoon
full of mustard tc cupful of the
ham. The ham should be heated and
may be laid over the toast, or over the
eggs and toast, or it may be made into
little circular ''plats" the size of the
toast, or the toast emitted and the eggs
served on the ham. French cooks al
most invariably serve poached eggs on
a bed of boiled spinach or boiled sorrel,
and it is a delicious way. Heat over
some of the boiled spinach left from
dinner. This is one of the few vege-
tables that may be heated over and be
improved every time. Spread it out
on platter to the thickness of about
an inch or an inch and a half and lay
the poached eggs over it, or cut out
circles of the spinach little larger
than the eggs.lay them on little squares
of toast and place a perfectly poached
egg over each circle.-N. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
How to- Clean Ptcture..

To clean the glass over pictures, dip
q piece of chamois in alcohol. wiring
nearly dry. and wipe thoroughly, yet
lightly. Polish with a piece of dry
channels. The gilded frames may also
be cleaned with the alcohol. If oil
paintings need cleaning thoroughly,
dampen soft cloth in warm water in
which some CASTLE soap has been dis
solved. Dry carefully, and then varnish
lightly with some thin, clear, French
'retouching" varnish. 1t is well to con-
suit an artist in regard to the best
Varnish
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
STYLISH CAPE OF JET.
Simple Directions for Making De-
cidedly Pretty and Effective
Little Spring Neck Piece

To make this little jet cape purchase
one-half yard of jet net. This comes in
many different qualities and in all col
ors. You can get something very good
for three dollars per yard; and as one
half yard is an abundance, the collar
cite will not be SO very expensive.
The pattern is circle. Take a per-
fectly round piece of paper about six;
teen inches in diameter and lay it upon
the net. The net must previously have
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
He Couldn't KneeI.

''Kneel, sir. kneel," cried a lord-in-
waiting to a country mayor, who had
been given an audience by George III.
for the purpose of reading an address.
But the mayor went on reading quite
calmly. ''Kneel, sir, kneel," again cried
the lord-in-waiting. 81 can't" said the
mayor, stopping his reading and turn
ing to the angry courtier; don't you
see that have got wooden leg pitt
Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
CHAPTER v.
THE LAST OF THE BLIND MAI

THE LAST OF THE BLIND MAN.
My curiosity, in a sense, was strong
er than my fear; for could not remain
where I was, but crept back to the
bank again, whence, sheltering my
head behind bush of broom, I might
command the road before the door.
I was scarcely in position ere my en-
emies began to arrive, seven or eight
of them, running hard, their feet beating
out of time along the road, and the
man with the lantern some PAGES in
front. Three men ran together, hand
in hand, and I made out, even through
the mist, that the middle man of this
trio was the blind beggar. The next
moment his voice showed me that /
was right.
Down with the door!" he cried.
cay, ay, sir" answered two or three;
and a rush was made upon the Adj
miral Benbow, the lantern bearer fol-
lowing; and then I could see them
pause, and hear speeches passed in a
lower key, as if they were surprised to
find the door open. But the pause was
brief, and the blind man again issued
his commands. His voice sounded
louder and higher, as if he were afire
with eagerness and rage.
I'm, in, I'M" he shouted. and cursed
them for their delay.
Four or five of them obeyed at once,
two remaining on the road with the
formidable beggar. There was pause,
then cry of surprise, and then voice
shouting from the house:
'.Biil's dead.''
But the blind man swore at them
again for their delay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
yery Prettx Need,s....

A pretty and useful needlecase i
made OF a strip OF ooze leather. six
inches long by 31a, lined with velvet OF
channels skin pockets, which can be let
tered with etching silk. The leaves for
the needles are of white flannel, but.
tonhoied with delicately colored silk.
and the case closes with ribbons Of an
appropriate color.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
In the Day. of Long Ago.

Miss PassEeigh has had exceptional
social advantages said one young
woman ''She has been presented to the
queen"
'sIt's strange that I never heard of
IT," replied the other.
sob, she never mentions it. You see.
it occurred so soon after her majesty s
coronation. Boston Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-19
a w.,rh Ont Of IT.

Mrs. Flynn-Wot'n do? This weigh
In machine goes only up to 200, and I
weigh nearly 300?
Mr.. Fiynn-tsi. on twice. Biddy. an
add up the tota;s.-N. 7. Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12
Poultry Notes.

One of the best green feeds in early
spring is clover cut fine in fodder cut
ter. 1t is very rich in egg producing
material
Hamburgs and Leghorns sometimes
will fly over fence even seven feet
high Clipping out few of the wing
feathers will quiet them.
Skim milk may be substituted wholly
or in part for meat food without de-
crease in egg production provided the
proper grain ration is given.
Some poultry men raise dwarf rape as
a green food in spring. 1t is cut when
from eight to twelve inches high, and
will bear two or three cuttings.
1t has been noticed that hens will re-
main in the yard where they have been
raised without thinking of flying over a
fence of moderate height, but if moved
to new yard they would fly over any
thing, hence the distinct advantage in
keeping fowls their lifetime in the same
yard.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12

The most powerful engine must stop If
the fires are not fed. Man is the most won
derful piece of machinery in the world, yet
no matter how strong and we'll made his
bodily frame may be, if the fire of life
within him is not constantly fed his limbs
and muscles become powerless and useless
The reason men become helpless and
diseased is because the food they eat,
which is the fuel of life, is not properly
digested and appropriated by the stomach
and nutritivc organs. II is not completely
transformed into the strength and working
power which is TO man what steam Is to
the engine.
That wonderful power making Golden
Medical Discovery, invented by DR.. r V
Pierce. chief consulting physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo, n. Y ,-imbues the human diges
tive juices and blood making glands with
capacity to extract abundant nourishment
from the food, II builds up organic tissue,
nerve fiber, hard muscular flesh and work
ing force 1t gives a man steam
What it did for Mr.. +. 5. Hughes, of Junction
Hunterdon Co. y. J.. is given in his own words
He writes. Il received your kind letter. and
in reply would say that mine was a bad case OF
kidney and liver trouble and that six bottles OF
DR. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and four
bottles of little Pellets effected complete cure
II is well known that almost every engineer Is
troubled more or less with kidney trouble. espec-
bred and forty-four miles on these trains every
day in the week and have had no return of the
trouble since taking the remedies nearly three
wears ago"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12
WaY to Kill Mosquitoes.

Two and one half hours are required
for a mosquito to develop from its first
stage, speck resembling cholera bacteria
10 its active and venomous maturity.
The insect in all its phases may be
instantly killed by contact with minute
quantities of permanganate ;of potassium
1t is claimed that one part of this sub
stance in 1900 of solution distributed
in mosquito marshes will render the
de velopment of Larvae impossible; that
a handful of permanganate will oxidize
a ten acre swamp, kill its embryo insects.
and keep it free from organic matter
for thirty days at cost of twenty five
cents that with care whole State may
be kept free of insect pests at a small
cost. An efficacious method is to scatter
a few crystals widely apart. A single
pinch of permanganate has killed all
the germs in thousand-gallon tank
The Public Health Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12
Feed for Chicks.

Cracked corn is excellent food for
chicks il given with other kinds. Fed
exclusively to them they will starve on
it. because it does not contain sufficient
of the muscle producing and bone. FORM
ing elements. 1t is like feeding human
being on one kind OF food; it may be
palatable for awhile but soon becomes
repulsive. Chicks should have a variety.
1t is not necessary to give bill of
fare for them. Simply feed anything
they will eat. such as cracked corn,
wheat. pinhead oatmeal, bone meal,
sharp grit, finely cut clover, lean meat,
milk curds, milet seeds, cabbage, cooked
potatoes, turnips, or any kind of food,
but no one kind exclusively. Rolled
oats may be beneficial or not, according
to circumstances.
Probably if fed dry, with no water
for two or three hours after feeding, and
plenty of sharp grit, no injury will re-
suit to Them but the evidence given
from experience shows that for the
chicks to fill their crops with rolled Tor
faxed oats, and then have free access
to water, the oats are injurious. The
clean pinhead oatmeal is regarded as
much better.
Chicks should be fed at regular times
and food should never be left before
them all the time. There is but one
safe rule to follow and that is to cease
feeding any thing as soon as it seems to
disagree with the chicks. If it is not
known which food is causing the chicks
TO be i'll change all of the food. and in
that manner one may discover the
cause.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12

Tree lice are hard to fight. If allowed
to remain until they curl up the leaves
it is almost impossible to spray them
enough to do much good The time to
attack them is as soon as they begin
to appear on the leaves about the middle
of May. Then spray thoroughly and
from beneath so as to get as much of
the solution as possible on the under
side the leaf.
Ii the first spraying does rot kill most
of them it will need TO be repeated.
There are some insects which feed upon
the lice and help in the warfare. 1t is
difficult for those unused to the process
to make kerosene emulsion that will do
the business without injury to the leaves.
A simpler and often surer method is to
make strong suds of whale oil soap, one
pound of soap to seven gallons of water.
This soap can be bought at the agricul-
ural supply stores. To the suds add
some tobacco stems, the more tobacco
the better. The preparation called 'fir
tree OIL is also good and convenient.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-12
While You are Growing.

Growing girls and boys do not always
appreciate that it is while they are grow
ing that they are forming their figures for
after life. Dropping the shoulders lit
tie more every day, dropping the head
as one walks, standing unevenly, so that
one hip sinks more than the other-all
these defects, easily corrected now will
be five times as hard in five years, and
twenty five times as hard in ten years.
A graceful easy carriage, and an erect,
straight figure are pleasure to beholder
and possessor, and are worth striving
for.
An easy way to practice walking is to
start out right. Just before you leave the
house, walk up to the wall and see that
your toes. chest and nose touch it at
once then, in that attitude, walk away.
Keep your head up and your chest out
and your shoulders and back will take
care of themselves.