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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
MINUTE SUBDIVISIONS.
This Article Gives You a Faint Idea
of just How Very Small
an Atom Is.

| You have probably been of the belief,
| which is very popular. that an atom is,
| let us say, for example. a grain of
sand, or a single particle of any fine
granular substance. Such a fractional
subdivision, however, which may be
seen, felt and weighed, would, if put
under a powerful microscope, assume
the proportions of a huge bowlCler COM
pared with an actual atom.
Some very interesting experiments
have been carried on by scientists to
illustrate the minute subdivision of
matter that can be attained. Quite the
most remarkable is that accomplished
| with common mineral quartz. The SUBJ
stance was melted at very high tenn
perature, and then drawn out into
fibrous threads that were of greater
delicacy and tenuity than had ever been
| obtained with any other substance. So
great fineness of thread, as it were,
of this material has been attained that
| it has been invisible to the naked eye,
and this exceeding thinness would
taper in such a degree that the ends
were invisible beneath a microscope.
| A fiber of unspun silk is about one
| five-thousandth of an inch in diameter;
| if a hundred quartz filaments were
woven like the threads of rope they
would about equal thread of unspun
silk.
The most ingenious plan conceivable
was devised in this experiment with
! quartz. The professor, after reducing
the quartz at a very high temperature,
| touched a little very light arrow to the
| melted substance, and discharged it by
means of a small crossbow made for
the purpose, which would cause the
arrow to carry about so feet. AS the
arrow few through the air it spun the
exceedingly fine thread of the fused
quartz.
If a piece of quartz of the size of
| pipe bowl were fused and drawn out
| into continuous thread it would make
| sufficient to girdle the earth half.
dozen times.
Yet infinitely fine as is such thread,
a section of a thousandth of an inch
long, it is estimated, would contain
million atoms.-N. Y Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
BELLS RADIAL KITES.
Curious Ventures rs Scientific
Experiments.

The greatly increased use OF kites
for scientific purposes of late years has
sprung from two distinct causes. One
S desire to ascertain the tempera-
ture, humidity and other character
istics of the atmosphere at an eieva-
ton above the earth for comparison
with surface conditions, in order to
promote, if possible, more accuracy in
weather predictions. The other OBJ
ject in view has reference to aerial
navigation, and deals with the shapes
and surfaces that give the largest sta
bility and lifting power.
Prof. A. Graham Bell, inventor of
the telephone, has long felt a lively in
terest in the second subject, and has
followed the experiments of his friend,
Prof. S. P. Langley, with much eager
ness.
The latest number of the Monthly
Weather Review mentions some work
which Prof. Bell has been doing at his
country home in Nova Scotia.
Most of the new kites which this in
yenious amateur tried resembled the
cellular or box" kite Invented by
Hargraye) in that they were composed
Of two members, one ahead of the other.
The cellular kite consists of two cells
separated by an open space, which is
carefully proportioned. They are con-
nected by two sticks, one above and one
below, both extending along the cen
tral vertical plane of the whole device.
Prof. Bell has employed only one back
bone instead of two, and from this he
caused two sets of wings to radiate,
one set forward of the other.
When he tried only two wings in
each set they did not reach out in the
same plane, but either slanted upward,
at the same angle with horizontal, or
else slanted downward sharply. He also
had two different ways of making a
three-winged kite. In one type he had
absolutely fiat wings, and in the other
they were wedge shaped, the blunt
end of this wedge abutting against the
central rod or backbone.
He made four-winged and five
winged affairs, and in some of his eX-
periments varied one of these forms
by attaching a conical tail, or else a
mall revolving fan for tail. Instead
of radiating wings, he would occa-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
BoIero Corset Covers.

Bolero corset covers are Just as fash
ionable as bolero Jackets One of the
daintiest of these is formed entirely of
back Italian lace insertion and white
cambria, as fine as the finest of hand
kerchiefs, set in alternate strips and
drawn together with a light blue rib
bon over the bust. Another, to be
worn with a pink corset, is of ecru lace
and pink null. The material is laid in
fine tucl<s; the neck is ornamented by
a narrow collar edged with lace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
OPINIONS AND POINTERS

The state elections the coming
fall may throw much doubt on Presi-
dent McKinley's renomination.-Mil-
waukee Journal.
The republicans say that the
democratic party is divided about scar
dinaI principles" but they turn every
color of the rainbow at the mere men
ton of democratic harmony to upset
their roseate predictions.-Albany Ar
gus.
President Mckinley in a five min
'ltes' talk has told the American people
that he wants peace in the Philippines
All that he now has to do is to officially
communicate this news to Aguinaldo
and his wish will be gratified.-Kansas
City Times
The campaign of next year will
turn not upon the currency question,
but upon the unfaithful, unpatriotic
and dishonest administration of Will
liam Mckinley. No amount of lying
about the attitude of Mr.. Bryan will
avail to change the situation.-Chicago
Chronicle
President McKinley's little splut-
ter about the flag is just as indecisive
and meaningless as other indications
ne has given of a policy toward our ac-
QUESTIONS. He is simply at sea and,
drifting, taking refuge behind flag
rhetoric and glittering generalties.-
Pittsburgh Post.
An official organ of the admins
tration admits that the Philippine com
missioners will not make their renor4
until after they have returned and been
Informed of what the president wants
them to report. They will then make
report in accordance with the presi-
dents Instructions = Syracuse Tele-
gram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
How to Make Orange sponge.

Into a saucepan place pint of cold
water, the thinly pared rind of one
lemon, and three or four ounces of
sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved
and add one ounce of gelatine which
has been soaked in cold water. Stir
and strain and when cool add the juice
of one lemon and three oranges and
more sugar if needed. Whisk the whites
of two fresh eggs, add them to the half
set jelly, whisk again, and turn the
frothy mixture into a wet mold to be
placed on ice until serving time. Then
turn out the sponge and serve with the
grated peel of an orange scattered
over the top
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
THE NEW ADELAIDE coLLARETTE.

THE NEW ADELAIDE COLLARETTE
redeeming feature, however, in the lit
tie fril1 which finishes the lower edge
Slightly low-cut bodices of a summer
ago which could not possibly pass
this season are enabled to do duty by
the, addition of the Adelaide"
A stock of plain silk covered with fig
ured tulle or embroidered chiffon is
made and finished with frill also of
the diaphanous material or, to secure
an effective contrast, plain goods is
used. The frin extends below the de-
fective neck finish concealing it and at
the same time looking like an original
feature of the bodice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
VERY LATEST STOCK.
It Consists of Wide Bands and Fluffy
Trimmings, and Is Called
the "AdeIaide."

Fortunate indeed is she who possesses
that physical virtue-a swanlike neck,
for the prettiest new collars and stocks
are so tall and ''fussy" that the short
necked sisterhood can only look at
them with longing eyes and sigh.
The Adelaide" the latest stock, is
higher than any yet seen. 1t has its
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15

affair consisting of skirt and waist
which are Joined upon the same waist
band. In institutions where the rank
of a nurse is designated by the color of
her uniform, the head" nurses wear
costumes of white duck while their
subordinates don the familiar blue
gingham gown. The only trimming
upon these uniforms is a double row of
stitching around the yoke and sleeves
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Carried Gingerbread Recipe.

Beat seven ounces of butter to a
cream, add eight ounces of brown
sugar, eight ounces of -four, quarter of
a nutmeg, and mix all with nine ounces
of treacle- Drop a very little with q
spoon on tins, and bake in slow oven
They should be crisp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Deliciou. Rice biscuits.

These are delicious if properly made.
Take equal parts of -four. sugar and
ground rice, say half pound of each,
and half teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Mix all into paste with two we'll
beaten eggs. Shape into biscuits, and
bake IN brisk oven.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Too Hopeful.

Hope springs eternal in the human
breast, and President Mckinley has a
breast that is a perfect hotbed of the
feeling. But even in his case we find
it hard to believe that he still cherishes
the fond hope with which he was so
long deluded in regard to the speedy
submission of Aguinaldo. Yet they say
in Washington that the president still
has fond expectations on this point and
that they have been rekindled through
recent adsices from Manila. Surely by
this time he should have learned that
when a Manila dispatch, whether it
comes from Gen. Otis or one of our
Philippine commissioners, talks about
the collapse of the insurrection being
near at hand the proper reply, ex-
pressed, of course, in more courteous
phrase, would be ''Oh, boShi" We wish
we could take a brighter view of the
prospect of the Filipinos' surrender,
but common sense and recurrent dis
appointments lead to the conclusion
that the war will outlast the rainy
seaSon.-Boston Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Carp Is Wonderfully Made,

People marvel at the mechanism OF
the human body, with its 492 bones and
60 arteries. But man is simple in this
respect compared with the carp. That
remarkable fish moves no fewer than
1885 bones and muscles every time il
breathes. 1t has 1920 veins. to saw
nothing of its 90 muscles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Little. But Variable.

single fine Russian sable skin II
worth from 500 to $780, It is a tiny
thing about four inches long, by eight
or nine inches round.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
COSTUME FOR NURSES.
Cool and Comfortable Model which IL
Being Adopted by HospftAIs
and Sa1itariums-

the comfortable new costume which is
here illustrated. 1t is a clcse-fittins
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
The True PoIIttcaI Pull.

Seeker-It means a great deal of
hard pulling if a man gets a nomination
for an Office nowadays.
Haddit-Wire or leg?-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Some of the republican journal

Some of the republican Journals
appear to have discovered that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has a philippine policy"
Summed up, the policy, SO far as Agui-
naldo is concerned. is s.Take licking
and look pleasant. st. Paul Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15

Ina Daisy Cook is the name of a new
pos mistress in Oklahoma
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Feats In Mountaineering.

The greatest height ever reached l.
climber in mountaineering Is 25,314
feet, which was the height reached by
Captain Lawson in his climb up Mount
Hercules, IN New Guinea. In January,
1897, Mr.. r. A. Fitzgerald's Swiss guide
Zurbriggen, reached the summit Of Ac-
oncagua, the highest peak of the Andes
and about $4,000 feet in height. Mr..
w. w. Graham, with two Swiss guides,
in November, 1888, assembled Mount
Kabru, peak that rises to a height
of 23,500 feet above the sea level in
the western portion of the Himalayas,
the range OF mountains that forms the
northern boundary of India. Sir Will
liam Martin Conway, during his Ka-
rakoram expedition, assembled on the
31st Of July, 1892, height of 10000
feet, which he named Crystal peak,
and on the 25th of August point 49,
900 feet high, which he named Pioneer
peak. On the Andes range Of noun
tains, in South America, Mr.. Edward
Whymper, on the Bird Of January, 1880,
reached a height on Chimborazo tper-
petually snow-clad) of 20,545 feet, and
on the 18th of February following Il
height OF 1860 feet on CotopaXi the
Hottest active volcano in the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
RESULTS OF THE WAR.
Soldier Instead of Financier Becomes
the National Idea.


However much we may iamen. it.
and however much we may succeed i'll
limiting 1t we must all also agree that
the war cannot leave us as II found
us, says Scribner's; that 1t has thrust
upon us something that, In compare
son with our past policy, may be call
ed imperial, that for time at least
We must administer the affairs OF alien
races in distant lands. 1t is consoling
to recognize any compensation that
this prospect involves; to assure our
selves that II it be evil 1t Is not an
unmixed evil. The imperial spirit is
at least an effective setoff against the
mercantile spirit against which the
philosophic essayists and the COM
mencement orators have been warning
us for half century. In spite OF the
admonitions it has been steadily
growing. until the ambition of riches
Is the only form of distinction which
appeals to the common American. Lit
erature and art do not take hold OK
him. Half century Of public life Of
fered a distinct setoff to the tyranny
OF 1.-The business man." A boy might
propose to himself to be rich or to be
senator. Now the two aspirations
are fused. The readiest, and perhaps
the cleanest. road to the senate is
through riches. 1t is in favor Of war,
it Is in favor even Of Imperialism, that
it does set up an effective counter
balance to the one American ambition;
that it substitutes in the successful
soldier or sailor, afterward possibly
even in the successful! administrator,
a figure more susceptible of statuesque
presentation than that of the business
man. When the business man gets
himself statue, even IL it be not at
his own expense or that Of his poster
ity, it is seen that he is not available
for that kind of commemoration. The
irreverent populace which envied him
living, jeers at his eff1gy and walks
around the corner to consider much
more seriously the statue of a general
or an admiral.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
WHITE HOUSE
Undergoes Alterations with Ea,h New
Presidential Family.

undersocs Alterations with Enih New
Presidential Family.
During the absence of President and
Mrs. Mckinley from Washington, Col,
Bingham, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, had large
force of workmen employed in renovat-
ing and repairing the executive man
sion, and this work is being hurried to
completion, 1t is quite n noticeable
and interesting fact that the white
house bears in a measure the individ-
uality of every lady who has had the
honor to preside there, and by whom
the expensive decorations and furnish
ings have been In a great measure
planned. II has been sought to pre-
serve the colonial appearance of the
mansion, but through the varying
tastes for decorations very little OF the
colonial atmosphere Of the interior re-
mans. The historic traditions OF the
mansion could be as well preserved.
perhaps, II the president no longer
continued to reside there, There Is
scarcely any doubt the American peo-
piS, III view VI thU lhttltcl WhiNh mus
| always attached to the white house.
would gladly bear the expense OF keep
ing 1t as II now stands, as Mt, Vernon
| and Arlington are maintained. More
| historic traditions clustered around the
| old capitol than about the white
| house, but this fact did not prevent
congress from altering It to suit It's
| convenience and needs whenever de-
| sl"able or necessary. II the white
house had never been altered from the
day of its ercction"to the present time,
| except to make necessary repairs, II
| would be of much more historical in
terest than II is, or II 1t had received
| extensive editions from time to time
such as the great castles in England
II would then present an interesting
| appearance. But, as II is, no extern
sive alterations have ever been made
but one president after another has
shipped off little here and added Q
little there. inside and outside. until
the white ..ouse is neither purely colo
NAL nor modern. but a patchwork Of
both.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
"DITTY" BOXES FOR SAILORS
Crew of the Cruiser Detroit Supplied
with Handsome Ones.

with Handsome Ones.
Each member of the crew of the sec
ond-class cruiser Detroit recently re-
ceived the small box, or chest. fami-
liarly known in the navy as "ditty"
box This is a necessary article which
each marine carries with him on all
his assignments, and although not reg
ularly issued by the government, 1t Is
carried by the navy department free
Of cost for him. II Is one Of the few
things which is the personal property
of the marine or bluejacket. "he
"ditty" box is not new addition to
the belongings OF a marine, having
been in use for many years. II Is
about fourteen inches long, eight inches
wide, and ten high. 1t is made OF
wood and divided into several com
partments resembling somewhat the
divisions in an ordinary trunk. The
lid OF the box contains receptacles,
with n rack, which hangs midway In
the other parts, and Is intended for a
backing brush, a box of backing. a
tripley brush and securing materials.
The securing materials are used to
polish the brass buttons on the uni
forms Underneath this Is room for
securing rags. cleaning cloths. and
other small belongings which the ma
rine may wish to take along with him.
In the cover of the box he keeps scis-
sors, pins and sewing materials. The
"ditty" boxes furnished to the crew Of
the Detroit are made in the navy yard
and are of exceptionally neat work
manship. All are stained a mahog-
any color and are highly priced by
those who were fortunate enough to
secure them. In this instance the re-
cipients we're not compelled to pur-
chase the boxes, but will forfeit 81
each II they are not returned In good
order when the mems enlistment ex-
pres Brooklyn Eagle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
A FAST MAIL INDEED.

To show how distance Is being over
come by railroad speed Mr.. Chas. 1.
Batelle, young business man OF
Seattle, handed the Editor Of the
Times, few days ago, an envelope
postmarked New~York, City, Aug. %,
z p. M, the reverse side containing
these words: Seattle, Sept. /. II p.
m" 1t takes but little figuring to
demonstrate that these postmarks. in
dictate lapse of just 100 hours" OF
time-or four days and four hours. II
was only about two years ago that it
took six continuous days" Of riding
to cross the continent from New York
to Seattle, and when this was reduced
to 1--WE days" the travellers rejoiced
What must their happiness be when
they appreciate the fact that they can
step on board lightning express" in
New York City and step off "Flyer'
in Seattle In exactly 100 hours" ant
then have thirty minutes" of loeway
as the Great Northern was cue il
= 49, I
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
NEBRAsKA's GREAT CORN CROP
3OO,OOO,OOO Bushels Is the Estimat
and 1t May BE More.

3OO,OOO,OOO Bushels Is the Estima to
and 1t May Be More.
A conservative estimate of Nebras-
ka's corn crop, which is now safe from
frost, is 300,000,000 bushels. 1t is hard
for the mind to grasp what these fig
ureS mean.
Counting 60 bushels Of shelled corn
to the load, it would take five million
teams to haul the crop to market, a
caravan that would reach around the
world. 1t will take an army of $4,000
men over two months to husk 1t If they
husk so bushels day each. If loaded
into cars of 10000 capacity it would
take 100000 cars to haul the crop, a
train over 1000 miles long. At no
time within the past ten years has
there been such tendency On the part
of farmers to look for new locations,
either to better themselves or to pro-
vide homes for their children. Many
sections in the East are overcrowded,
while thousands of acres of rich, we l.
watered lands can still be had in Ne
braska and Northern Kansas at COM
paratively low prices. Thousands will
visit that country this fall, as the
railroads have announced cheap-rate
harvest excursions for Oct. and IL.
Probably what makes the seasoned
politician so crooked is that he be-
comes warped in the seasoning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05

Major General Joseph Wheeler, COM
handing the cavalry forces in front
of Santiago and the author of THE
Santiago Campaign" in speaking of
the great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na,
says: Il join with Senators Sullivan,
Roach and McEnery in their good
opinion of Pe-ru-na. 1t is recon-
mended to me by those who have used
it as an excellent tonic and particu-
larly effective as cure for catarrh. 4"
United States Senator McEnery.
Hon. S. d. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the fol-
lowing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. i
have used II sufficiently to say that /
believe it to be all that you claim for
its. d. McEnery. New Orleans,
Louisiana"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05

A radical change is being made in
the appearance of the baggage, mail
and express cars on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The platforms and the
hoods are being removed to increase
the element of safety and save weight.
The favorite riding place of tramps is
also eliminated when the platforms
are removed. General Manager Under
wood has also issued an order to re-
move the numbers from locomotive
tenders; so that in cases of emergen-
terchangeable
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05

United States Senator Sullivan.
Il desire to say that have been TAX
ing Pe-ru-na for some time for ca
tarrh, and have found it an excellent
medicine, giving me more relief than
anything l have ever taken.-W. V.
Sullivan, Oxford, Miss"
United States Senator Roach.
Persuaded by friend I have used
Pe-ru-na as a tonic, and am glad TO
testify that it has greatly helped me
in strength, vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that it is re-
markedly efficacious as a cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh.
w. N. Roach, Larimore, North Da-
kota."
A free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfe
Co., Columbus, Ohio. 49,.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-05
Non-Territor;aI Isxpansion.

Means paying rent for a poor farm.
Now is the time to secure n good farm
on the line Of thu Chicago. Milwaukee
d st. Paul Railway In Marinette
County, Wisconsin, where the crops
are of the best, work plenty fine mar
kets, excellent climate, pure soft
water, land sold cheap and on long
time. Why rent farm when you can
buy one for less than you pay for rent?
Address c. Il. Rollins, Land Agent<
l6l La Sale, St. Chicago, III!