Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

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much needed rest.
LosT-Tuesday evening. on road be-
tween town and Jacob Lutschg's place
q small, black, shoulder cape. Finder
will please leave at this office.
When Simeon Waterbury's neigh
bors watched Simeon's pains-takine
progress in erecting that new house
of his they did not suspect the sly
Simeon was preparing a cage for
neat little wife. The sly rascal
The Adventist ministers who have
been holding meetings on the camp
grounds for the past week or more,
moved their base of operations up to
Lafayette Park. Tuesday evening,
and addressed fair sized audiences.
We call attention to the attractive
of the famous Wabash
to be found elsewhere in this
issue of the DEMOCRAT. If you are
contemplating an eastern trip, remem.
Der the Wabash reaches every place."
Little Willie Young, Myron GILL;
more and Walter Cornell joined Mrs.
Castles Sunday school class recently,
but it is suspected by those who know
these lads that their membership will
not last longer than the ice cream sea-
son.
II, S. Baird, of Pawnee Rock towns
ship, was in town Friday to finish pre-
liminary arrangements. Mr.. Baird is
up near the 20 year mark in age, but
he will hustle gang through about as
many acres of five foot wheat as the
next one.
We find the following in an ex.
change: ''If you wish to cool a room
wet cloth with cold water. the larger
the better, and hang it up in the ROOM
II the ventilation is good the tempera.
ture will sink ten or fifteen degrees. in
less than an hour.
A very long man was on our streets
one day this week, which led to the
of the height of the tallest
man. We will say that the tallest man
now living is Lewis Wilkins, now in
Europe, who stands 1914 inches, just
one, half an inch less than nine feet.
A very enjoyable musical treat was
enjoyed by a number of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Zutavern, at the
home of the latter Monday, evening, in
honor of Mrs. w. f. Huffman, and
son, Frederick Huffman, of Wichita,
Miss Lillian Brinkman assisted Mrs.
Louis Zutavern as hostess.
Some of our town men who have
plenty of time on their hands during
the wheat cutting season, should take
it upon themselves to go out and
select specimens of wheat, oats. bar.
ley, rye and grasses, in the straw, for
exhibit and decoration during the
fair. Some of the finest sam
pies ever exhibited could be secured
this season.
A Kansas City Judge openly de>
from the bench the long skirt
habit aid says there ought to be law
passed prohibiting women from wear
ing a dress that comes within two
inches of the ground. The Kansas
City Judge is right. The woman who
uses her dress for a street sweeper
ought to be confined at home until she
learns better. 1t is not the part of
wisdom to drag long skirts through
dirt and filth and carry home with
them germs of every disease known to
The Chicago Tribune tells of the un-
fortunate experience OF good brother
who was conducting two missions, one
in the west aud the other in the east
end of town. Hs got up one day to
announce the service for the next Sab
bath. 'There will be services" he said
''in the west end at 10 o'clock in the
morning and in the east end at 4 O'Clock
tized at both ends" Don't think this
is shocking, for it was told at the Nat.
ional Methodist conference by good
bishop!
Labor in the harvest field creates a
great thirst, and it's good scheme to
mix oatmeal in the water that is fur,
niShed. The workers will not feel the
need of water in such quantity when
1t is thus treated, and it Is said that
the mixture renders one less liable to
sun stroke. An old berry grower in
Doniphan county always furnished
oatmeal water for his pickers, and in.