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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Trees and PIants Sleep.

Trees and plants have their regular
Zines for going to ssep, as well as
boys and girls. They need the same
chance to rest from the work Of
growing and to repair and oil the ma
.hinery of life. Some plants do all
their sleeping in the winter, when the
ground is frozen and the limbs are
bare of leaves. In hot countries, where
the snow never falls, and it is always
growing weather, the trees rest dur
ing the rainy season or during Pc
RODS of drought. They always choose
the time when they cannot work the
best for doing their sleeping, just as
mankind chooses the night, when he
cannot see to work. A Norwegian sci
enlist has made some interesting eX-
periments trying to chloroform plants,
and he has found that the fumes of this
sleep giver make the plant sleep hard
sr and grow faster when it wakes up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

per and finally inclosed with half-inch
pine siding. The siding boards show
fourfifths of their width to the wealth
er. The porch is constructed Of clean
pine, with ceiling Of narrow yellow pine
and turned siX-inch columns. The roofs
are of 19-inch shingles laid AZ inches to
the weather on fencing sheathing. The
ridges are saddled with pine boards.
Secret cutters of tin are laid in the pro-
lection of the roof cornice around the
right wing, and three-inch conductors
lead all roof water to the ground.
The porch floor is of IA by finch
clear t. & g. pine; inside floors of L by
6-inch t. & g. pine, ali thoroughly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Furnishes Valuable SCOT.

The fame of acetylene gas has been
found to furnish a SCOT which is es-
pecially valuable in the color industry.
When such gas is burned with smok-
ing flame the result is the production of
three or four times as great quantity
of SCOT as is the case with mineral oils.
Moreover, it is very light in weight
and exhibits an absolutely black color
without a tinge of brown and has none
of the tarry admiNtures or other sub
stances that Enthusiastically appear
an lampblack. The substance is like
wise noted for being very bulky and is
found to be admirably adapted for In
dia ink and the colors of fine inks for
such photographic work as requires Il
positive black. 1t is now being manu-
featured in France by patented proc
ess, almost absolute purity of color and
texture being obtained at a compare,
lively small cost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
AN AMUSING GAME.
1t Is DoubIy Interesting Because the
Boys Can Make Each of Its
Various Parts.

Here is a game that you can play in
the house, out Oh the porch, or on the
ground.
Take a piece of board OF plank 10 by
IL inches. Plane it on the sides and
edges and cut away the corners all
around one SIDE, as shown in the draw
ing. Call that side the top and the
other side the bottom. See whether the
side which you choose for the bottom
is even so that the board Will set well
on the floor. If the board is warped,
turn the hollow side down, so that the
edges and not the middle win rest on
the floor. If the board seems twisted a
little, so that it will not set well, which
ever side is down. nail a block to one
side of the board at each corner. This
is good way, even when the side of the
board is straight, for then the board
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
THE HEALTHY MAN.
Qualities Which, According to
Medical journal. Constitute
Perfect Individual.

One of our medical contemporaries,
the Texas Medical News, thus sums up
the qualities which constitute a per
fectIy healthy man. He should have
strong, healthy heart; one not weak
from disuse or the excessive use of to-
bacco, alcohol or other causes; lungs
well developed and that expand
rhythmically with ample breathing
space for health and a, surplus for work
or disease; muscles well rounded and
elastic, made hard and strong by use
and carrying, like the camefs hump, re-
serve energy for trying journeys;
nerves, natures electric wires properly
insulated and connected, bringing all
the various organs of the body into one
perfect system, and all under the con-
troll of a brain of just proportions, well
balanced and convoluted, not soft from
disuse or destroyed for the need of rest;
educated for the high duties it was in
tended to perform, not only to stand
guard over and protect the health and
life OF the individual, but at the same
time to furnish feeling and thought and
pleasure for the human being. All of
these organs, when properly construct
ed and adjusted and perfect in every de-
tail, go to make up healthy individual
end one possessing within himself a
power of resistance not easily overcome
by disease-produciDg organisms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
THE BOYS SUMMER SWIM.

Now, off with your garments, boys; quick,
look alivei
No waiting about in fear on the bank;
4 run, and a spring, and clean, clever
Just leaving a bubble to show where you
sank.
Or, if you prefer it. header" then take,
Your head popping out as your feet dis
appear;
If managed Alright. you win no splashing
make,
But enter as stiff and as clean as spear
A shake of your head. and your eyes will
From water. and now you start off for
your swim;
The side stroke, or breast stroke, which
The best with your fancy. your style or
your within.
You're blown? Then turn over and rest
while you float;
1t only wants pluck, and is easy to do.
That's right; you're as safe and secure as
a boat,
You see. there's no need to get into a
Now make for the bank, Chamber out, and
prepare
To try some new trick, such as diving for
eggs,
Or turning somersauIt c!everly ere
The water you reach, or else swim with
tied legs.
When tired of all. and before you grow
chill,
Come out (you may easily stay in too
long,
And rub yourself down with hearty good
will.
You can't scrub too hard, and you can't
scrub too strong.
Then jump in your clothes, and be off for
run,
And do not pull up till you glow in each
limb;
Then. boys, believe me, when that run shall
be done,
You'll find yourself better by far for your
swim.
Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
NATURAL FLY TRAP.
The Dionea. Little Carolina Plant
Is Far More Reliable Than
Sticky FIypaper.

Flytraps are well known in the ami
NAL kingdom to everyone who has eyes,
or at least, who uses them.
The delicate web of the spider and
the deeply cut and broad mouth of the
swallow at once suggest themselves.
But that vegetable should have an eN-
quisitely constructed and perfect appa-
ratus of this kind is very remarkable,
when it is remembered that plants diff
fer markedly from animals in regard to
their food. For, while animals live on
organic substances-that is, on plants
or other animaIs-vegetable live on in
organic substances.
1t is, then. unlikely that a fly could
supply a plant with food, and yet a
more perfect fly trap than the leaves
of the dionea cannot be imagined.
This little plant is a native of the
sandy boys in the pine barrens of Caro-
lima 1t grows to a height of from six
to twelve inches, producing loose head
of large whitish flowers, not unlike the
flower of the Iady's smock.
The flower stalk rises from a rosette
of yellowish green leaves, spreading on
the ground. Each leaf is divided by
deep incision into two portions, the
lower being a broadly winged foot
stalk, and the upper the blade or true
leaf itself.
The upper portion is the fiytrap-
the most curious part of the plant
and demands a careful description.
1t is roundish and divided into two
equal parts by a strong mid-rib. The mar
gins are fringed with a row of strong
spiny bristles, so that it may be likened
to two upper eyelids joined at their
bases. The leaf is little hollow on
either side of the mid-riS, the upper sur
face is dotted with minute reddish
glands, and each hollow is furnished
with three slender bristles. The sensi-
tiveness of the leaf chiefly lies in these
bristles. If an insect alights on the leaf
and touches one or more of them the
sides suddenly close with a force so
great as to imprison the little creature,
Notwithstanding all its efforts to es-
cape. The fringe OF bristles on the
opposite side of the leaf interlace like
the fingers of the two hands clasped to-
gether, or like the teeth of steel trap.
The insect is not crushed or suddenly
destroyed, but is retained firmly i'm
prisoned until it ceases to move, which
would mean until it was dead, and then
the leaf suddenly expands.
The two lobes are EMBODIED at night
but spread open in the day. When the
bristles are irritated by man, the leaf
quickly closes, remains closed for
short time, then slowly expands, ready
to close again if newly irritated
But if it be caused to make repeated
efforts at short intervals, its move
ments become languid, or the sensibil-
ity is altogether exhausted and is re-
covered only by period of repose.-
Philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

fitting-room, and the hot air piped to
all the rooms on both floors. This
house is not thrown together" as is
so often the case with houses of this
class, but is we'll and carefully planned
and built.
The construction is shown in the fol-
lowing abstract of the specifications:
Dimensions, 331s by 46 feet, not in
Guiding the projection of the front
porch Height of ceilings: Cellar, z
feet; first story, feet; second story,
SO feet. The cellar is eXcavated to a
depth of four feet and the loose earth
used to grade around the house at com
pletion, leaving two feet of the founda-
ton exposed to view on the outside.
The foundation is of good rubble stone
or brick, laid in good mortar Is inches
thick to top of ground, from which it
is laid of brick ~ inches thick to top,
neatly pointed where exposed to view
The chimpeys are of hard brick and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

nailed to each bearing. The outside
floors are laid in paint. All door jambs
are rabbeted plank, with S-inch grounds
and SO reeded casing. with foot and
head blocks. Panels are formed I'M
der the windows in each story OF the
house, and the base in all parts matches
the casing. The closets are shelved and
hooked in the usual manner. The doors
are seasoned pine, paneled and nodded,
the outside doors being 134 inches thick,
and the inside doors 1$s inches thick.
The front door is heavily nodded and
has heavy butts, lock with night latch
and bolts. All others doors have suit
able butts and mortise locks; sash fas-
Jennings to all windows.
All outside work usually painted has
two coats best paint; inside filled and
hard oiled on first floor and painted on
second floor. The house is heated by
furnace and has been erected for So, 900.
E. A. PAYNE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

will set better on an uneven place on
the floor or ground.
At the center of the board bore a
hole an inch or an inch and a quarter
in diameter. Into this set a standard
reaching six or seven inches above the
board. Make the lower end of the
standard fit closely and trim around
the upper end, as shown in the drawing.
Paint or oil all over, including the bot
tom.
Next make the ring shown by the
drawing. The easiest way is to take a
piece of rope j little longer than the
distance around the ring. Cut away
some of the strands at each end so that
you can overlap the ends and make the
same thickness as elsewhere. Wrap
and tie these overlapping ends with
string. Then wrap the entire ring
with strips of cloth.
In playing, throw the ring over the
standard, as horse shoes or quoits are
thrown. If two people play, use two
boards and several rings.
These soft rings make no noise and
are not apt to do harm where they hit
National Rural.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

part and make it nice and smooth inside
with the knife. Now you bore two
holes in the sides of the shell (you can
easily see the proper place and direc-
ton on the accompanying illustration)
and insert straw in each hole, the
straws to be about two and one-half
inches long. Then take two hazelnuts
and make two holes in each, the holes
being in right angle with each other
and reaching the center of the kernel.
Now put the straws coming out of the
walnut in the top hole of the hazelnut,
and in the side hole you Introduce a
short piece of straw. Use beeswaX or
sealing wax for stopping all leaks.
Now your sprinkler is ready for use,
and all you have to do is to place the
walnut on its pointed end on the cork
Of an empty bottle and pour water in
the walnut basin. The water will then
run through the straws and thereby
cause the little sprinkler to revolve
luickly.-J. Bellrope, in Chicago Daily
Record
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
New BABY Incubator.

What the French call ''couyeuse,"
or baby hatcher" of a new kind, has
been invented by DR.. Diffre, and recon-
mended by DIR. Budin, of the Academic
de Medicine, Paris. 1t is designed to
foster newborn infants, especially
those who are at all weakly, and is vir-
tually copper cradle closed by NOV
able plate of glass, warmed by a boiler
heated by an oil lamp underneath. and
ventilated by narrow air holes. a moist
sponge inside keeps the air humid.
and thermometer shows the tempera-
ture
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Pain Conquered; Health Re-
stored by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
[LETrER TO MRS. F1xkzAx no. os6.QI

LETTER 10 MRS PISKEAN no Qz,o-Ql
90 L feel it my duty to write and thank
you for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. L IS the only
medicine 1 have found that has done
me any good. Before taking your medi-
cine, was all run down, tired allsths
time, no appetite, pains in my back and
bearing down pains and great snf-
ferer during menstruation. After talk
ing two bottles of Lydia F. PinlSham'S
Vegetable Compound / felt like a new
woman. / am now on my fourth bottle,
and all my pains have left me. feel
better than 1 have felt for three years
and would recommend your Compound
to every suffering woman. hope this
letter will help others to find a cure
for their troubles - Mrs. DELLA
REMICKER, RENSSELAER,, IND.
The serious ills of women develop
from neglect of early symptoms. Every
pain and ache has a cause, and the
warming they give should not be disre-
garded.
Mrs. Pinkham understands these
troubles better than any local ply
stefan and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled about her
health. Mrs. Pinkham's address Is
Lynn. Mass. Don't put off writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at the first indication of trouble.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER.

mortar, laid with close joints and thin
bies where required.
The interior side walls and ceilings
of the two stories are hard finished on
two coats of best brown mortar and sea-
soEed lath. The frame is of sound tim
bers, properly cut, raised and secured.
Studding, joists and rafters are placed
16 inches from centers. The joists are
well bridged. Ali windows have seven
eighth-inch stiles and timber sills of
clear pine. The sashes are ~ inches
thick, glazed as indicated on the plans
and hung to balance weights with cord.
The outside of the upright frame is
first sheathed over with shiplap sheath
ing, next covered with rosin-sized pa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

from the outside by the side porch. A
well-fitted china-closet is placed in one
corner of the diningroom. The pan
try is well fitted with all the modern
conveniences. The passage from the
kitchen to the dining-room is through
the pantry, thus forming trap against
the passage of kitchen odors into the
dining-room. A bathroom is located on
the first floor where shown and is &C
cessible from the front hall or from
the kitchen. A cellar is placed under
the entire house, reached from the in
side from the bathroom or from the
outside at rear of the kitchen. A fur
mace is located in the cellar under the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

THIS is a very desirable cottage of
nine rooms, with necessary halls
and closets, and needs but little expla-
nation. 1t is well suited to the require
ments of a small family. The con-
venience of the interior is revealed by
a cursory study of the plans. The prin-
cipal architectural feature of the hall,
whichis of goodly size, is an ornamental
staircase Of neat design, open to the
first landing. The parlor on the right
IS quite large for a dwelling of this
class, and is connected with the hall and
dining-room by wide sliding doors. Thus
these rooms may be thrown together
for entertainment. The sitting-room
may be entered from the front hall, or
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
NEAT TOY SPRINKLER.
Made from an English Walnut, Two
Hazel Nuts, Two Stravvs,
Cork and a Bottle.

Here is toy sprinkler that any
bright boy or girl can make with the
aid of a. pocketknife and a gimiet; the
necessary materials are an English wal
nut, two haZelnuts, two straws, a cork
and a bottle. Following is descrip-
ton of how to make the sprinkler:
Remove by the aid of a small saw or
a pocketknife about one-third of a
walnut. (See illustration.) Then take
put the kernel of the remaining larger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
why WALLPAPER Is chung.

Wall paper does not hang, and yet the
person whose business it is to paste it
up is called a paper-hanger. The rea-
son is simple. Long before the intro
duction of wall papers, Arras, a town in
France, was famous for its tapestries
called "Arras." These were used as
wall coverings, and the men who were
employed to put them up were called
hangers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Death of a .ored Dog.

Sultan, Newfoundland dog, has
iust died in France. He was noted for
having arrested a thief, captured an
assassin, rescued a child from drown
mg and saved a man who attempted
suicide. The Society for the Protection
Of Animals presented him with a col
ar. Recently he prevented castle be-
hg robbed, and was poisoned, it is sup
posed, by those who attempted the rob-
berry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
ladies Can Wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. Ii makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot.
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails. corns
and bunions. At all ruggists and shoe
stores. 25c- Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsled, LIE Roy, N "
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Brain Work and Exercise.

IT has been declared that three hours of
brain work will destroy more brain tissue
than whole day of physical exercise.
America IS filled with men and women who
earn their living by their brains Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters makes the mind act
i've and vigorous. This medicine is tonic.
an appetizer, and sure cure for dyspep-
sia. 1t has a fifty years record of cures. See
that a private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck OF the bottle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
An ENpIanafiou-

cit strikes me this ice water is dirty
said 4 Cincinnati hotel guest.
'Hully geei" exclaimed the beIlboy, as he
looked in the pitcher, Il betcher de porter
forgot ter wash it.'-Chicago Evening
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Power of a Woman.

In five minutes a woman can clean up a
mans room in such way that it will take
him five days to lind out where she put
thines.-Berlin Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18
Left His Name

Iady-A gentleman called, you say? Did
he leave any name2
Parlor Maid-Oh, yes'm. He said it was
Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

Do you want to be unique? Learn t
tell the facts in a story without any en-
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

The Best Prescription for ChiIIs.
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTEIEss
CHILL TONIC. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
9 tasteless form. No cu-e-no pay. Price soc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

To Cure = Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money lift fails to cure. 25c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
childrens Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ q.
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March S, "a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

The English language is not dead Ian
guage. vet it is frequently butchered.-Chi-
cago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-18

There are 65 steamers on the Swiss
!akes. The largest can transport 1900
passengers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
TEAM HoNoRs TO CORNELL.
Results I'm the intercollegiate Cross
Country Run.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-The Inter collegl-
ate Cross Country association held its in
itial run over the Morris park steeple
chase course this afternoon. and John F.
Creean, Of Princeton, won the individual
honor by covering the distance in 81 min
utes s rs seconds. The team prize went
to Cornell, as her representatives, Sweet.
Berry, Torrance and Strougher, finished
In the first ten who crossed the line.
There were thirty starters, and twenty
seven of them finished The colleges re J.
resented were: Cornell, Princeton, Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, Yale and Co,um-
hia. The course was run of five times
over the short stceple chase course Whic h
includes the stiffest jumps of the Morris
park race track.
On order TO claim the team horrors it
was necessary that four of tho six con-
testants from each college should finish,
and Princeton was the only one to fail,
three of her representatives being miss
ing at the finish. Perry, of Cornell, cut
out the pace for the first mile, and his
college mate, Sweet, took the lead for the
second. Sweegan, of Princeton, then
went to The front, but Grant, Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, held him in close
touch until the final lap was begun. Then
there was a struggle for a short distance.
but Cregan soon pulled away, and came
like a race horse toward the finish, win
ming by fifteen yards from Grant, who
vas q similar distance ahead of Sweet, of
Cornell who finished third
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

the game. Little kicking was done on
either side, buc on the few exchanges
Smith, the Beloit fullback, showed to bet
ter advantage than Kennedy. The only
vulnerable point on the Chicago team
was the right end, which. Beloit circled
once or twice for good gains, and but for
q splendid tackle by Hamm.H in the first
half.
Bunge might have scored, as he had
cleared the field. Outside of that, how
ever Chicago's goal line was never in
danger.
Mosley, the big Beloit center, had his
head badly cut in the first scrimmage,
but stuck through the game, and did good
work, rather ou1playing Ahlswede, who
took Speeds place at center for Chicago.
Belott was slow in getting down tc the
field on the kick off, and on two or three
occasions the fast Chicago backs return ed
the ball to the center of the field be-
fore being downed. The teams lined up