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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09

When glove is too small and splits,
it is worse than useless TO sew up the
rent; it must be patched The patch
must be OF kid Of the same color.
Turn the part inside out. having
trimmed the hole round so that the
edges are even, and cut the patch of
kid to the right size Then, with fine
needle and cotton, sew on the patch,
taking care only to take up the In
side of the kid and to keep the seam
fat II this is done neatly, the glove
viii be nearly as good as new
Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
BULB WINDOW GARDEN.
Some Choice Varieties and How TO
Start and Take Care of
Them.


A window garden of growing bulbs
Is one of the most attractive of home
gardens. The kitchen windows offer a
good place for them. The moisture
from the steam of cooking and the
warmth of the kitchen are both in
ducive to the growth of plants 1t re-
quires some time and trouble 10 start
a good root growth in byaci1th and
many other bulbs, but there are some
bulbs that grow easily without any
such trouble. Narcissus. hyaciDth, tu-
lips and crocus all do well in the house
if they are started in dark, cold place,
where there is d chance for the roots
to grow before the top starts. These
plants generally do well if they are put
in a cellar and well covered up for six
or eight weeks after they are first
planted. A five-inch pot is the proper
size TO use for a hyacinth bulb, for six
or eight cones of crocus or bulbs of
Freesia, and for from three 10 five
tulip bulbs. All these bulbs require
roofing first, except the Freesia, which
will do well planted and exposed in a
shady window for three or four weeks,
and then brought directly into the sun
shine. Plant all these bulbs in what
is called SANDY loam." Rich, sandy
garden soil will do. Do not add any
barnyard fertilizer unless it is thor
oughly rotted. Put plenty of small
stones or coal. and little charcoal for
drainage in the bottom Of the pots.
Plant the bulbs in the howerpots. The
tops of the hyacirths, narcissus or tu-
lips should b. on level with the soil
in the pot Crocus and Freesia should
be planted little deeper. The Freesia
is beautiful, fragrant flower. It grows
IN clusters of six or eight on a strong
stem. The flowers are either pure white
or clear primrose yellow. The bulbs
are among the cheapest in the for
lists lists, costing from two to three
cents each, or from IS to 30 cents q
dozen. Crocus bulbs are little cheaper,
being ten cents dozen. but they are
much more difficult to force for winter
blooming.
No bulb is easier TO force into bloom
than the Chinese narcissus. II is not
strange that the orientals sailed this
the Flower of the Gods" IL grows
easily In water. Put it in any good
sized bowl Of shallow depth. It should
be about four times as large as the
bulb. Four bulbs IN an old china bowl
make a very pretty show Keep them
balanced by plenty OF pebbles and cover
them with water. Set the bowl in a
sunny window, and in six or eight weeks
the snowy, golden-hearted blossoms of
the narcissus viii bloom in profuse cIus-
tiers. These bulbs seldom fail under
the simplest treatment, though they
cannot be forced a second time with
any certainty Of suecess--N. Y. Trib-
uae
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
Exceptton to the Rule.

81 want you 10 remember that one
Of the principal lessons taught by Chris
tianity, my dear children, is to love our
enemies"
"You don't want to alluz love yer en-
emies, does yer?" asked one of the boys
Of the Sunday school class.
"Yes. Jimmie; there's no exception to
the beautiful rule"
"Well, yer told US t'other day that
whisky wuz our enemy"
The embarrassment of the teacher
was relieved by the appearance upon
the scene of a gentleman who had vol
unteered to come to Sunday school that
day to talk to the pupils about the
Nervousness of marital plurality among
the Mohammedans of Sulu.-Detroit
Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
TRUE HAPPINESS.
Pleasure Is Often MIstaken for Ii,
But There Is n Decided
Difference.

Happiness is state in which all are
interested, for all want to be happy,
but there are many who live and die
without knowing what true happiness
is. 1t depends upon what person is
and not upon what he has. Pleasure
is often mistaken for happiness, but
while pleasure is temporary and de-
pendent upon external things for its
existence, happiness originates within
oneself and can exist independent of
outward surroundings.
Unhappiness comes from unfulflled
hopes, thwsrted ambitions and unsat-
isfied longings-a reaching out for
something that will benefit the indi-
vidualalone. and which if gained, does
not bring the desired result, for
seIfishness and happiness are incom-
patible. In placing our hopes Of hap
Piness upon material things we must
inevitably be disappointed, for this
is a world of change, and when we
have gained that for which we sought
new conditions rise. and that. which
once would have given us happiness
fails to satisfy.
The present is ours, the future may
or may not be, therefore, instead of
dreaming of the future let us enjoy
present blessings, for by and by we
may awake 20 the fact that we have
overlooked and lost much that we
desired to possess, for it is gone for
ever. We become happy in proportion
as we become more spiritually mind
ed. With q heart full of love for hu-
manity, charity for the erring. con-
slant prayer for patience and
strength to do the daily duties and
a brave effort to rise above the ills
and annoyances of life. peace and hsr-
mony will possess the soul, and we
shall draw nearer to God. the source
OF all happiness, love and wisdom
Ella L. Lsyson, In Housekeeper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
USE OF INCUBATORS.
Many Are Exported, and Large Num-
bers Of Them Sold in This
Country.

Among the many articles of Ameri-
can manufacture exported are incu-
bators for Matching eggs, in raising
chickens and other poultry. Incubators
are made in other countries as well as
here, but, like many other productions
of American manufacture, the Ameri-
can incubators excel all others in de-
sirable qualities and effectiveness in
results; and they are exported prac-
tically if not actually to every civilized
country in which poultry is raised.
There are many exported, and more of
of them every year.
The incubator is, of course, not new:
but more and more incubators are used
all the time, and large numbers of them
are sold in this country. There are
thousands of poultry farms here where
the eggs are now Matched in these ma
chimes, and a constantly increasing
number are sold to large and small
poultry raisers, in country and sub
urbs, who raise chickens incidentally
to other things, or for their own eating
or for pleasure. There is something
fascinating about Matching eggs in this
way, and incubators have been set up
in parlors in city homes and the neigh
bors called in to see the marvellous
Matching out of the little chicks, as they
might go to see the poisoning of some
wonderful plant. 1t seems odd, at first
thought, to see in city like New York,
and maybe in the most uncoun trified
part of it, stores devoted to sale of poul-
try supplies; but they have plenty of
customers. There may be no chickens
running about in the streets here, but
outside of the city, far and near. there
are lots of poultry farms, many of them
big ones, that buy poultry supplies
here, and great numbers of other small
er poultry raisers who do the same.
The time of greatest activity in the
sale of incubators by the city dealer in
poultry supplies is for a period of about
three months after the poultry show.
People that go there, to whom the in
cubator is something more or less nov
'el. get interested in seeing it turn out
chickens, and want one for themselves;
they live in the suburbs, or elsewhere,
where they do, or can, keep chickens,
and they buy an inc ubator. In this Pc
Rod of unusual interest it would not be
thing to sell a score or more of ineu-
bators in day; but aside from these
demands incubators are articles of reg
ular steady sale, sold like any other
merchandise. the year round and every
day in the year.
1t scarcely seems probable that man
will invent any substitute for eggs, but
he certainly is all the time, to greater
and greater extent, saving the hen the
trouble of Matching them.-N. 7. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
A SCIENTIFIC ENTHUsIAsr.
The Professor ThOughs the once -
Referee OF n Prize Fight Very
Desirable.

Something seemed to please the old
gentleman very much. he sat down on
one of the benches in the Smithsonian
grounds. and taking a sporting paper
with giaring pictures over it read for
some time with an expression of
countenance which indicated inereas-
ing satisfaction at every paragraph.
what are you reading, professor"
asked friend who happened past-
This" he answered, as he handed
over the paper. Read that and then
tell me if you can that we are not on
the eve of a higher and better civiliza-
ton"
why, this is about prize fighters"
EYES," answered the old gentleman.
with an amiable smile.
do you mean to inform me that you
have been sitting in this chilly stmos-
phere reading about the doings Of q
couple of bruisers?"
Where science and progress are con-
cerned. we don't consider the tempera-
ture."
This article says there was some
scull-dnggery about the fight. Why,
that's the widest thing / ever heard
Of"
dOn sec tHdt II Is 81 nll0s SdlQ
the professor, eproachfully.
1T claims that the winner was prac-
tically knocked out when his trainer
surreptitiously gave him hypodermic
injection of some stimulant and en-
abled him to come up fresh"
Eyes. Isn't it beautiful?''
why. it's the lowest sort of trickery.
That sort of thing isn't sport. And be-
sides, in my opinion, the whole story is
a fake"
Don't say that. Call it trickery If
you choose. Denounee the proceeding
as unsportsmanlike, if you will, but
don't say the story is a fake. II opens
up beautiful vista of refined POSSIBLE
tiles. If they will only follow up this
idea, I'll buy a ticket to every prize
fight they arrange. Perhaps they
would even permit me to act as referee.
1t would be a proud and happy mo-
ment if they would let me be a referee"
would you consent to identify your
self with that brutal pastime?'
1T wouldn't be a brutal pastime.
Think of the professional delight of
having two splendid specimens of phys
ical humanity stand up. and after com
pletely exhaustipg themselves by the
usual methods of hammering and dodg-
ing. being compelled to rely upon their
fitness and endurance as Genealogical
suhjectsl The prospect is simply ideal
Think of the knowledge the scientists
in charge would have TO display in or
der to determine to a nicely how much
nitroglycerin or digitalis or strychnine
or arsenic it would be necessary TO in
ject in order to keep the subject in The
ring for another round. And the op-
portunity for measuring the exact rela-
tive potency of these drugs. 1t is trans
cendentally beautiful! II is better
than vivisection!" -Washingto Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
KNOWN BY THE WAY He EATS
sion Affects His Table
Manners.

"You may not believe me. but it is
nevertheless fact that a great many
hotel and restaurant walters can tell
diners occupation by his manner of eat
ing" said a waiter to a Star reporter re-
Gently. ''Of course, the waiter must
be close observer of human nature to
determine with accuracy whether
customer is a scissors grinder or a
banker. But if a man is intelligent and
avails himself of the opportunities his
position affords him for the field of
study he will soon find that customer,
while eating, has acquired in the daily
pursuance of his calling some habit that
will show itself.
For instance, a banker may come in,
seat himself and call for an oyster
stew. If he does, as soon as the order
is served he is apt to begin a search
with has spoon for the oysters that are
not visible. just to see if there is a mis-
count.
"a gambler viii look around to see if
anyone is watching and then palm a
slice of bread. If he orders pancakes he
is sure 70 slip them one by one from
the bottom as he eats them. The cloth
ing salesman will hold his pancakes up
TO the light and feel the texture, while
the keen observer will notice that the
jeweler upon ordering pie will hold IL
to his ear, shake it and then listen,
after which he will lift off the top crust
with the point of his knife and examine
the inside"
''Have you ever made mistake in
judging mans oceupation?"
"Only once. And that could hardly
be called mistake, for I made no deci-
sion as to the mans business. The fell
low came in and ordered his dinner.
Of course J. gave him glass OF water.
He looked at it with some surprise and
said: 81 didn't order thati''
1T costs you nothing says I, 'and
you don't need to drink it unless you
want to- He thanked me, and what do
you think? He broke his bread into it
and then ate it with spoon. 1 didn't
know what to make of it, and for the
life of me couldn't determine what his
business was. When he was leaving
tapped him on the shoulder and asked
him outright what he did for a living.
why says be, I'm a milkman.' :"
Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.

A 13-year-o1d girl who led her
seventh grade class in the Boston
schools failed when asked to name the
New England states
Paralysis Of the mouth, resulting
from the chewing-gum habit, has
caused a schoolgirl in Wabash, Ind.
to renounce this practice.
The postmaster of a small town in
eastern Massachusetts, resigned the
other day, and before nightfal1 six
candidates were actively in the field
canvassing for the appointment to
succeed him.
A newspaper report of a wedding
in a Missouri town closes with this
candid statement: 'sThey were mar
ried at the home of the brides par
ents. where they will remain until the
groom gets job
A Scotchman who lets bicycles on
hire photographs every customer as
he starts for a ride and hands him a
portrait when he returns. The por-
traits are fairly good and the Scot
is doing good business.
A lady in Baltimore was SO attract
ed to pet monkey that when it shut
bang-up funeral. There were six pail
bearers, four carriages for the mourn
ers and several floral designs, one of
them being an ''empty chair
Gen. Sir William Penn Symons, who
died in the hands of the Beers at
Dundee, owed his second name to the
circumstance that his grandmother
was one Agnes Penn who, according
to her memorial tablet, was ga lineal
descendant of the excellent William
Penn, and inherited many of his pious
and amiable qualities"
In 1854 Rt.-Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, the man who at the present mo-
ment has the eyes of all England
and President Kruger-upon him,
went to Birmingham. He took with
him a letter to the parents of the
late Sir Thomas Martineau, which
read: "Please be kind and see as
much as you can of poor Joe.' for he
knows nobody in Birmingham It
was not long before he reversed the
tables and everybody knew "poor
joe"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
CHARGED FOR RENOVATION.
A Broken Engagement Does Not
Keep the Lover from Demand
ing HIS Due.

The breaking of an engagement does
not always mean the breaking of a
mans heart. There was an odd sequel
to a dissolved engagement of Boston
young woman recently. The young
woman's friends thought she was de-
serving OF as good man as there was
to be had. Her fiance was young end
handsome and, above all, came from
New York. That advantage is appre-
ciated even in Boston. So the Boston
maiden seemed to have done well, but
after six months she concluded that she
did not care enough for him to carry
him.
The break was arranged as well-bred
people DO such things. It was only to
the family and few friends that the
subsequent proceedings became known.
The betrothsd was an architect. Dur
ing the days of their engagement the
young woman discussed with him the
alterations she wanted to make in her
fathers house. The girl was deeply in
terested in them, and some persons
were malicious enough to say that this
link was the principal bond between
them, and that its completion opened
the girls eyes to her Indifference to
him. At all events, soon aiterward the
parting came. In the letters that
passed between the young people re-
garding the rupture there was no ref
crence to one written to the father.
With only few words of explanat
1t inclosed a bill for the architects serv-
ices in remodeiing certain parts Of his
house. The charge made was $4,000.
That was & fair price Cor the work, al
though the bill was a tribe surprising.
The bill was paid, though, and the last
word in this engagement was the re-
eeipt sent from New York. The subject
is naturally one to which the young
woman never refers. Her friends have
sometimes wondered IL it was done in
revenge. Others have sometimes
thought that she may have been inter
ested unconsciously in the architecture
and not in the architect, and this fact
did not escape him after they had
finished the work. He found some COM
pensation for his disappoin in
that case. But nobody really knows the
emotions and motives Of these two
young persons.-Boston Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
Cranberry shorteake.

Make a crust Of one quart OF -four,
one-fourth cupful of butter. and two
tablespoonfuls of baking powders
bake in cakes Split open with bot
knife and butter. as soon as they are
taken from the oven. FIJI with we'll
sweetened cooked cranberries. and
serve with cream and sugar or sauce.
Good Housekeeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
The DiRerezee.

THE beauty of being poor" said the
rich man, SIS that you have a chance
to start at the foot of the ladder and
work your way up"
"And the advantage of being born
rich, replied the poor man, is that you
start at the top of the ladder and slide
down without an effort."-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09

a London pigeon recently took pos
session of a union jack kept in the
bell-ringing room OF st. Clement
Danes church for use on festive oc-
casions to spare herself the trouble
OF building nest. On this flag she
deposited two eggs which she Matched
successfully Chicago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
Provfn~ an AIfbI-

'sWhen come home in the evening nv
wife is always playing the piano"
as she so musieal?'
no; but If the dinner isn't good she
wants me to know she didn't have any
thing to do with it..-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
The First Thing Neees.ary.

O'Rorke-oi hurd ye was runnin' fer
aItherman?
O'Dowd-Altherman is it'll Shure, OF
Ihoven.t shtarfed saloon yit.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
The Limit Of Lsseaclty.

Askim-Were you ever shaved by a
lady barber?
Tellum-Not 7. Even male BARRIERS
talk too mueh.-N. Y. Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-11
Two Divorce DEGREES Granted
Court House News.

laayor C. n. Russell, of Cuyahoga
Falls, has filed a transcript OF the case
of the State vs.. William Mills, charged
with shooting with intent to kill or
wound. in Common Pleas court.
Mills is the young man who fired
two bullets into his stepfathcr's head.
1t is claimed that Chris Strait, the
stcp-fathcr, attempted a criminal as
sault on his divorced wife, Mills
mother. To defend her the young man
used revolver. He has not been ar
rested by the county officers. lie was
given his liberty bye Mayor Russell on
his own rccogniznnce. The sympathy
of ouyahoga Fails people is with the
Young man.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-11
SEARCHED
Cuban Records, But no
Light Found.
Rathbone Will be Tried on Four
Serious Charges.

Washington, Oct. 11,-(Spl)-Post-
office officials say there is no founda-
ton for the reports that new evidence
has come to light regarding cXDirec-
tor General Rathbone's connection
with the Cuban postal steals. A dill
egent search has lately been made
among the Cuban postal records hut
no new light was shed.
Rathbenes 1t was learned. will be
tried on fa,ir charges. The first is
that as an Administration official he
failed to property attend to his duties.
Under. the 90, Cuban Jaw this j. = most
serious offense. ~,
He is also held responsible for the
total loss caused TO the government
through all of his subordinates. The
two drafts amounting to 81 900 which
he drew from the treasury for his per
sonal needs without giving satisfac-
tory explanation or voucher will make
the second charge.
The third charge deals with the So
per diem allowance, which was made
to him by the Postastcr General and
which he continued to draw for year
after being notified by Postmaster
General Smith that they had been dis
cQptinued. His eXtravagant eXpendi-
ture. of public funds will constitute
the fourth charge,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-11
CANAL OFFICIALS
Held a Meeting In Akron
Thursday.
viii Release State Lands Located In
the City.

\ Joint meeting of members of the
State Canal Commissioners and Board
of Public Works was held in Akron
Thursday.
Gen. A. r. Wikoii and II. W. Batch
ly represented the Commissioners aud
Washington Il, Johnston and c. Il.
Perkins, chief engineer represented the
Board of Public Works.
The object OF the meeting was to
inspect certain State. lands in Akron,
the leases of which had expired. The
land is along both sides of what is
known as the lower basin, and was
formerly covered by the jackson lease.
A number of bids We're received by
the Canal. Commission filed by Akron
business men who are anxious 60 lease
T
the land.
Members of the Commission de-
clned to inform Democrat reporter
who the bidders We're or the amount
of each bid, but stated they We're not
yet through with inspecting the lands
to be leased and would not award
leases on bids filed until the matter
had been thoroughly considered by
all the Commissioners and members
of the Board Of Public Works. II
will he month before the new leases
will be granted and made public.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-11
REBELS
Keep up the Fight.
Two Americans Killed In
a Skirmish.
Lieut.. Aistadter and Party
Are Prisoners.
Uneasiness Caused by the
Expiration
OF the Enlistment OF Many American
Soldiers.

Manila, Oct. 11t-(Spl.)-Considera-
BILE fighting has been going on in the
island of Lyte this month. The rebel
Ladrones are terrorizing the inhabi-
tants Thirty Americans attacked 10
rebels in Camarine province, Oct. %.
killing ten. Two Americans We're kill
ed. General Mojica's officers have
surrendered to the Americans. Many
of his soldiers will be captured. An
entire Spanish family of II were mur-
dered by the Ladrones near Masabato.
A detachment of soldiers killed ID
of the bandits. News from Lieut.. Al
stadter's party says two were released
on parole. Tho Lieutenant ana other
prisoners were well treated.
Manila. p. L.. Sept. 15.-Via San
Francisco, Oct 11.-(Spl.l-The ap-
proach of the time for the mastering
out of the volunteers now in service In
the Philippine islands Is causing much
uneasiness. In commenting on the
situation. the Manila Times. Republi-
can. editorially. says:
"There are no soldiers to spare. Hun
dreds of towns are not garrsoned, the
whole of the islands are not even ex-
plored. Even with 10000 men, we are
unable to protect the loyal and peace
full inhabitants. Hardly a day passes
without some crime against the
friendlies.' Herc i'm Manila. there are
troops enough hut just outside the
gates five shocking butcheries have
taken place within the past week. In
almost every town over which flies
the American flag are families in daily
dread of the assassn's boIo. AS soon
as native becomes friendly he is n
marked man Sooner or later his life's