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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
IT'S
OWN REWARD"
By ANNA FO0AQTY
Written for this paper.

0H, dear! TIE melancholy days
~ have come; the saddest of the
year Aren't you dreadfully blue, Jes-
sic, on day like this?" and pretty Sadie
Atkins threw down the piece of linen
she had been working on, and went over
to the window near where her cousin
Jessie sat reading.
Jessie closed her book, Strengthened
out the folds of her little silk wrapper,
and clasping her hands back of her
head said:
Eyes, l wish Kittie Manning would
come over and tell us some of the
stories her grandmother tells. If some
one doesn't come we will turn blue be-
fore the day is over
why, to-day is Tuesday; perhaps
Kittie will come in. She gives lesson
on this street at four
Think of Kittie teaching music. We
never know what reverses are before us.
So short time since. her grandfather
was in such independent circumstances
it seemed impossible that the day
could come when he should fail, and
kittie would have to teach
Yes, and she is so cheerful. Her
grandmother says she is always so. She
was speaking of her yesterday, and she
said there were few persons so even
tempered as Kittie. She never is cross
or irritable, and how her grandfather
and grandmother idolize her, don't
they?"
We'll, I don't blame them any. 1
would forgive anyone for idolizing
kittie."
10 81. Ii he
bell rang, and Sadie ran to open the
door herself.
ut is Kittie,'' she said, dancing out
of the room.
"Kittie. we were just talking of you"
said Jessie, following Sadie into the
hall. 1--WE were wishing you would
come"
Then you took the right method to
bring me-" laughed Kittie. IF yon
speak of angels you know they app
pear"
well, you are good angel to come
to-day. We have been so blue all day
we couldn't settle ourselves to stay at
any one thing for five minutes at a
time. Sit here Kittie," and Sadie drew
Kittie down on the couch beside her.
Jessie brought her little rocker close
up to the couch and sat facing them
"Now for chat" she said, making her
self comfortable. "I'll tell you what
we were talking of, Kittie; of your
sunny disposition. How do you man
age always to be so cheerful?''
.Why, / don't know smiled Kittie.
sit seems to come natural to me to take
life as find If. A cheerful disposition
can be cultivated, but 1 never spent
much time on the cultivation of mine.
seem TO have been born with the hap
by faculty OF finding the bright side of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
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THE QUEENS DIADEM.
The British Imperial Crown Is q Gre
ution OF Truly Wonderful
a;aEnificence.

Queen Victoria's crown, or, to give
it its full hume and style, The Inn
perial State Crown of Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria" in sheer costliness, if
rot in magnificence of design, is I'M
rivaled by any other diadem in Europe.
Its weight is exactly 80 ounces, pvt,
troy, and its value has been variously
estimated at from 81 ,OOO. 900 to 81 $780,
600. The body of the crown consists of
crimson velvet cap, lined with the
finest white silk, and finished with an
ermine border. Just above the ermine
border is band containing two rows
of pearls; the upper row has 112 and
the lower 129 of these beautiful gems.
Between these rows, and at the front of
the crown, is large sapphire, obvious
~ of great value, and stated to be a
relic of the diadem of George ". AT
the back is another sapphire, rather
smaller, and between the two are six
other sapphires and eight emeralds.
Around the band are also fixed va
riety of trefoil ornaments containing
2S6 diamonds. Above the band are
eight more sapphires surmounted by
eight diamonds, ard connected by
eight festoons. consisting of 160 dia-
monds.
Just over the large sapphire in front.
and in the center of Maltese cross,
is a great unpublished ruby. This is a
very celebrated stone. having been
given TO Edward, the Black Prince, by
Don Pedro, king of CASTLE, after the
battle of Najara. in 1867. In accord
ance with the eastern practices, it is
pierced quite through. small ruby fill
ing the upper part of the piercing. The
cross on which this ruby is fixed con-
sists of as large diamonds. The three
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Isn't it lovely" said Sadie. 81 be.

isn't it lovely" said Sadie. 81 be-
Iieve it pays to be cheerful
Indeed it does.' said Kittie. ST have
watched people scold, and fret. and sulk
their lives away; take every plan in fact
to make life worth the living except TO
learn. as they drink ,ife's bitter tonic,
to smile across the cup If it never
brings gold, n bright face and hopeful
disposition makes you and those around
you happier oftentimes than money
could. Like virtue, cheerfulnesS is its
own reward" As Kittie said this she
glanced at the little gold clock on the
mantel. Girls, it is Is minutes to four.
l must CO."
''Oh, dear, / wish you could stay
longer. I have enjoyed tlsis visit so
much. Your life is regular little SER
| mon, if you never preached. Kittie,' -
said Jessie, looking up into Kittie's soft
brown eyes.
81 didn't mean to preach, little one"
laughed Kittie. But there is no rea-
son in the world why either of you girls
should be blue. Fall is not the time to
be melancholy. It's the time to be real
jolly Then Kittie said good-by and
was gone, leaving the girls brighter and
better Tor her visit.
''Come to think of it, Jess said Sadie,
''we are two Of the variest little ravens.
All l wonder at is that we have beer
tolerated so long, and I'll begin cult
waiting a cheerful disposition on the
spot
"And too" said Jessie. ''Kittie shall
be my model"
And Kittie shall be my wife. if she
will only say yes" and Fred Atkins,
Sadie's handsome brother, parted the
| curtains that divided the library from
the pretty sitting-room, and stood be-
fore the two astonished girls.
Why. Fred Atkins" began Sadie.
II know it, Sadie,'' he interrupted,
''but 1 didn't mean to play eavesdrop-
| per. l came home early to-day to tell
you and mother Of my good fortune. i
have been taken into the firm as junior
partner"
"Fred!" and Sadie arms were around
him.
Il knew you would be gIad,'' he said,
$50 l hurried home to tell you, but
| when l came l found mother out. and
you girls were in your room, so 1 went
into the library TO write some letters.
HSdIu you WIEN you cdlHe INTO the
room, but 1 kept on writing. Then
Kittie came. and l meant to come out
as soon as you were seated, but kittie's
| stories were so interesting I couldn't
interrupt them, and l knew I should if
1 came out"
"And do you really mean to ask Kit
tie to be your wife?" asked Jessie.
Eyes; I have been in love with he1
for long time. But I never knew I'M
til to-day how genuine she isl
well, I think she loves you, too,
Fred" said Jessie.
And so it proved. for in few weeks
the engagement was announced.
Fred said, with laugh and fond
look into the brown eyes of the stately
girl beside him: ct is Kittie's reward
for being cheerful
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
ROYAL SPLENDOR.
The Court of King Darius Was q
Scene of the Most Lavish
Elegance.

The court of the king was maintained
with extraordinary dignity and splen.
dor. The person of royalty was sur
rounded with everything capable OF
giving it elevation, dignity and charm
in the eyes of the masses. Surround.
ed by a vast body of attendants, body.
guards, servants, eunuchs and court of
ficials, the king was removed as far as
possible from the vulgar eye. He gave
audience seated on a golden throne,
over which was stretched baldachin OF
purple. supported on four golden pill.
lars glittering with precious stones. In
his presence his courtiers Frustrated
themselves in the dust. Whoever stood
in his presence to address him hid his
hands in the sleeves of his mantle as
token of his abnegation of will to re.
strain or harm. He was never seen on
foot. He sometimes appeared on horse
back, more often in a chariot. Guards
and scourgers went before his car to
open the way. There followed the
chariots of Mithra and Magi, carrying
the sacred fire. Around him and be.
hind him were the staff bearers and his
bodyguard. On solemn occasions the
ways were purified with frankincense
strewn with myrtle. The kings attire
was valued. Plutarch says, at IL, 600 tai
ents fabout 7,OOO.OOO)
Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus, ranked
as the queen of Darius. Among his
wives of second rank the first place was
held by the daughter of Gobryas. who
had borne him three sons before he
came to the throne. Below the Sec
Ondary wives were concubines, who
formed a numerous body. Three hun
dred and twenty concubines of the last
Darius (1I10 were found among the car
tives after AleNander's victory at Issus.
The stories that passed current among
the Greeks conce ming the extent of
the kings retinue and the layishness
OF their court, and which come to us
particularly through the pages of Keno
phon in his Cyrus Education and
Training" and of Plutarch in his Life
of ArtaNerXes," are the natural tribute
which the wonder of palmer people
pays to the grandeur. luxury and cir
cumstance of an older civilization
Prof. Ben jamin Ide Wheeler, in Cen
fury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
QUEEN vICToR1A's DIADEM.

other Maltese crosses, each having an
emerald as centerpiece, contain be-
tween them $50 brilliant diamonds.
Between the crosses are four French
feurde-lis, each with a ruby in the
center. and containing rose diamonds
TO the total of SAP. The four archie.
springing from the Maltese crosses are
composed of acorns and oak leaves. and
contain 72S diamonds. Each of the 20
smaller acorns consists of Il single pearl
Embedded IN cup made of ST diamonds.
From the upper part Of the arches are
suspended four large pearls in the
shape of acorns, each cup formed of 10
rose diamonds. the stems being COM
posed of "a very small diamonds.
Resting on the arches is the mound,
symbolical of empire. and incrusted
with 54S diamonds. the zone and arc be-
ing composed of 33 rose diamonds.
Above the mound is the cross. contain
ing large sapphire. with four very
large and los smaller diamonds. There
is thus grand total of upward of 300
jewels. Moreover. unlike many Euro
pean CROWNS. the stones are really pre-
cious stones, and not glass limitations.
The Koh-i-Noor, the most worId-fa-
nous of all diamonds. is not. as many
people suppose, set in the English
crown. It is sometimes worn by her
majesty in n bracelet. and on other
state occasions as a brooch.-Detroit
Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
SUNSET ON THE NILE.

saw not such placid stream as makes
A pleasant murmur through an English
plain,
Rufiing the tranquil bosom of the lakes.
Then speeding to the main;
Nor such a torrent as on northern hills
Comes >leaping cryStal-clear from rock to
rock,
Falls Ger the lodges in a thousand rills,
Rebounding with the shock
into a thousand tiny water-jets.
That upward spring, as striving to regain
Their place upon the rocky parapets.
But always strive in vain.
I saw a waste of waters cold and drear.
Flow silent through a region desolate,
Which the sun lighted up but could not
AS fathomless as fate
On either side the palm tree marked its
Beneath great rocks. whose ridges seemed
to swell
Like stormy pillows rising up in wrath.
But frozen ere they fell;
And on the banks. in Iichen-covered rings.
Fragments of massive walls, nowcrum-
bled low,
Castles and palaces of ancient kings
Long centuries ago.
How strongly stood the bulwarks in their
prime;
How haughtiiy defied with changeless face
Ali enemies but Time.
Chill grew the scene-the sun had disap-
peared-
Slowly the brightness faded all around;
"A gauzy mist, that thickened as 1t neared
Dropped down withoAt a sound.
The black browed rocks, the waters, and
the sky
1t covered with a cloak of pearly gray
That hid their sterner outlines from the
eye
OF the Implying day
A tender sadness weighed upon the air,
Silent mourning for an unknown erief
A sorrow that all nature seemed to share,
That asked for relief.
When, loi ray of palest primrose light
Shot DER the path of the departed SUM-
And with slow-deepening brightness put to
flight
The shadows one by one.
flushed lay the river in it's shingly bed,
The clear-cut palms were motion1ess and
straight,
Like sentinels who hear a far-ofr tread
And raise their heads and wait.
Then suddenly the sky above me burned
With crimson light that giorified the
Until I almost fancied it was turned
second time to blood
And. ere my dazzled eyes regatned their
view,
Color chased color Ger the evening sky;
In radiance ever-changing, ever new,
The rainbow hues swept by;
But ever growing fainter as they passed
And shrinking, till the clouds with
threatening mien
Drove all the glory from the heavens at
last,
And night fell DER the scene.
Jean H. Macnair, in Chambers Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
FOR SLEEPLESSNESS.
\ Good Cry May Perhaps RiEhtfuIiy
He Considered an Easy Cure
for Insomnia.

Medical science is rampant just now.
We have been told not to do so many
things that if we obeyed all our coun-
seIors we should. be in a perilous state
The latest information-froma Russian
Goctor-is that we must not try to
blush. laugh or weep much, unless we
want to suffer from insomnia. His OBJ
servations have led him to conclude that
persons who do either of these three
things "easily" are more liable to sleep
lcssness than others.
should like to be told how we are to
help blushing. Is not the timid debu
tante always asking that question. and
asking il in vain? And is she afflicted
by want of sleep? AS regards laughter,
have observed that nervous people
often have a bad night if they have
been tempted tn excessive hilarity just
before bedtime, but as to the effects of
weeping, am not sure. 1t has been
said that the greatest sufferers from
insomnia are the people who rarely al
low themselves the relief of what we
call "a good cry" but rather let their
sorrows eat their hearts out in stoIcal
silence.
One does not lie awake brooding over
a trouble which may be soothed by
tears. But now let me give you brand
rcw remedy for sleeplessness-new. at
least. to this country, for it comes from
tie Samoan islands. The natives, when
inclined to be wakeful, get up and hunt
around until they find a snake. Having
caught their soother, they confine him
in hollow bamboo, when he emits
Kissing sound, which-so we are told
is unfaiiing in the inducement of sleep
Here we have. I think, at last the an
swer to the famous puzzle propounded
by Josh Billings: THE reason why
snaiks wuz bilt has never yit bin dis
Euvvered." The7efficacy of the remedy,
if practiced on an American. would no
doubt depend upon the certainty that
the scaly soporific was really confined
IN the bamboo. "-Cincinnati CONNER.
ciai Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Girls Quit wearing Claws.

The day has gone by when claws are
fashionable on girls hand Fingers
terminating with long, sharp nails are
10 longer common. Girls no longer re-
sembIe birds of prey, for their white
hands are now distinctly feminine; the
nails cut short, no longer than the
finger tips. 1t is the fashion to trim the
finger slightly rounded; that is. trifie
down al the corners of the finger nail.
A nail will assume in growing the shape
in which it is habitually trimmed. DR..
Louis Starr recommends that children's
nails. on both hands and feet, should
be trimmed straight across. and not
in a pointed or round form. This is
good advice to follow with the little
ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Delicious Winter Pudding.

Crate all the crumbs of a stale loaf
of bread, boil in u quart OF milk, and
pour it. boiling hot. over the grated
bread; cover it and let ii steep for an
hour. then set to cool. Prepare half a
pound of currants. washed and dried,
half a pound of stoned raisins and a
quarter of n pound of citron. cut in
slices; add two grated nutmegs, ia
blespoonful of mace and cinnamon
powdered together. Mix half a pound
of loaf sugar with half pound of but
ter. NIX with the bread and milk. add
a glass of currant jelly anG a glass of
cider. Beat eight eggs very light and
stir into the mixture. Add by degrees
the raisinS and currants. dredged with
flour. and stir very hard. Put in a
buttered pudding dish and bake two
hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Bread Cakes.

Take stale bread and soak it in milk;
when soft run it through a colander.
To one quart of this add teaspoonfuI
OF sa!eratCs, two eggs. one cupfuI of
-four, one teaspoonfuI of salt, two ia BILE
spoonfuls of sugar and half a nutmeg.
These take some time 10 cook. The
eggs may be omitted, in which event
use a half a eupful more of fiour-PhiL
adelPhia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

~An communications for this pa per should
be accompanied by the name of the uthor nos
necessarily for publication but as an evidences
Of good faith on the part Of the writer. Write
emily on one side of the paper. Be particularly
careful In giving names and dates to have the
1etters and figures plain and distinct.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

Make SeaIskin Sacks of Rabbit Skins.
Australian rabbit skins are being
converted into seaiskins for the Amer
lean market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Often Come to Bl

Often Come to Blows.
Bellows are not boxers. yet they
often come to blows.-Chicago Daily
News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

Light-haired people. it. is said as 4
rule live longer than dark-haIred.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
No Microbes ina the swis. Mountain,

scientist. looking for microbes
says there are absolutely none on the
Swiss mountains at an altitude Of 1000
feet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
Foreign Demand for Engines.

Reports issued by the treasury
at Washington show
that the foreign demand for Ameri-
can locomotives is rapidly increas-
ing. Extensive orders have of late
been received even from English
railroads, and the superiority Of the
American article is rapidly assert
lng itself. According TO official re-
turns the increase for the first eight
months of the present fiscal year
in shipments to foreign countries
of A merican-buiit engines amount
ed to 80 per cent. The value OF
such exports for the eight months
in question was SO, 1854, against
y ,260,57O in the corresponding
period in 1898, and 1858, 57S in
the same months in the year 1897
The American article is preferred
not only for what it is in itself, but
on account Of the greater expedition
used in its delivery from the tim,
the order for it l. given the manu-
facturers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
Plenty OF Girls Like Her.

"I've stopped economizing," said
the girl with the violets, as she
stirred her chocolate. II can't
afford it. Last month trimmed
myself this hat I'm wearlr 9, and
saved ever so much. | s"ved so
much that | felt able t. buy new
gown, and it will cost three times
what | saved before it's finished
It's always the way. If i save a
car ticket by walking downtown,
spend a dollar for violets before
ret home. I'm going to stop trying
70 save, and I've painted provert
10 90 on my mantel to remind me
If ii: "A penny saved is dollar
wasted. '-Washington Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28

Cursed the Jurors With Threat to Kill.

Petersburg, Ind, April %
Charles Wesley, marshal Of Wins
low, was yesterday found guilty of
forgery in the Pike circuit court and
sentenced TO the penitentiary for an
indeterminate term. When the
sentence was read Wesley turned to
the Jury and said: On your souls,
this is not ended yet; | will kill
every one of you when am out OF
prison" The man was hurried
from the court room by bailiff.
Wesley has served time before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
Voting Machines.

The Illinois legislature has passed
bill to make test of voting ma
chimes in that state. The prejudice
against this method OF voting il
rapidly disappearing and this is no
doubt due To the common appllca-
ton of machinery TO purposes OF
record of occurrences. All first
class printing presses keep record of
the number OF papers printed, and
many other machines do quite as
complicated work. The common
cash register performs all the work
that a voting machine would have
to do, and il is matter of daily OBJ
servation To thousands that it does
the work accurately, and does not
show any tendency to get out OF or
der. 1t is Just as easy to press
button with the name OF a candidate
as il is to press one marked 40
cents So far "a secret voting Is
concerned the Australian ballot
m, cts all requirements except that
many people cannot be made to be-
live that somel ody does not know
now votes are cast. The voting
machine j. secret and the voter can
easily be made TO believe it is Sc
cret. More than that il does away
with liability to mistake III count
ing, danger # defacing ballots, loss
OF time, ana other objections to the
Australian ballot system. The on
ly question is whether the perfect
ballot machine has been produced,
and the only way to settle that ques-
ton is by trial. There is no doubt
that the people in many OF the
states are ready for the change just
as soon as it can be made with as
surance of success, and it IS quite
probable that this time is at hand.
A few years will probably bring the
voting machine into general USE
indianapolis Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
FLORIDA.
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between St. Louis
and Jacksonville.

Commencing December i7ththe Louisville
Air Line " IA inaugurate for the season the
great Through sleeping Car Route to flori-
day. Through sleeping cars VIII leave =.
Louis a.l5 y 10. daily. passing Louisville 90
A m, Lex ngt0n 10 ~ m, reaching tnat
tanooga 5 55p. m Atlant. 49, 40 D. IN and
Jack~Onv lie ; 40 "A. m. second morning z.
l>topOycr- allowed This route j. throu gh
large cities and interesting country, and ls
Ioperated over most superior and well 81
Itabli~hed lines of railway The schedules
are fast tnt most convenient,
In addition to the above schedule lcaVinR
II Louis at night. train leaving It. LOUIS
o. a. m viii arrive at Jacksonville the
next night 3 80 p. m. max ing only one nighi
out from - Louis 10 Jack -onville.
This line also affords passengers for fiori'
da "A trip v ia A-heville. y. G., the greatest
American all-year around resort
Correspondence solicited and information
promptly furnished. II. \. CAMPBELL
lGen'l Passenger gent. It LoniS. Mo.
This j. al 80 the best line to points in Ken
lucky, tennessee, Georgia and North anc
south Carolina.
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