Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-15

a little -LlndSbOrg girl defines
matIimony as ''a state of tor
ment into which souls enter to
prepare themselves for another
and better world.''
To the girl graduate of the
High School, lookingfor a truth
full subject for a commencement
essay, we would suggest: "Be-
yond the Altar lies the Washtub. y
That, at least would open up a
field for the discussion of some
thing practical.
The Manhattan Republic says:
GA well known farmer of this
vicinity has decided that the
Lord has made four things which
man cannot improve upon-"a
Kansas girl, a Hereford steer, a
strawberry and a Jersey COW"
Well, that's just like a farmers
decision, but "What would Jesus
do?"
The Barton County Poultry
Show will be held in Ellinwood
soon, and the Leader says every
thing is being done to make it a
success, sseach citizen cOntribut-
ing his mite.'' This might cause
| the exhibitors to. rise in their
might and resort to mite exter-
minator, by notwithstanding
Journal.
I The women of this land are now
engaged in compiling sauer kraut,
a delicacy that is becoming a ma
tional Institution. Unfortunate
ly, the women can t make a good
article. The genuine sauer kraut
is made by a fat man who smokes
a porcelain pipe, eats limburger
cheese, drinks lager beer, and
says zach Himmel,' at regular
intervals. There are afew things
which can't be made bysnatural
born nAmericans.-Seneca Courier
| democrat.
Topeka Capital: '.The weather
has been so perfect this fall that
even the apple trees have been
fooled. A number about town
tare in bloom.o That's nothing;
a long-legged spring chichen flew
off the roost here the other night
when the electric lights were turn
ed on, thinking it was morning.
In searching for breakfast he
spied what he thought was a
tightening bug and gave chase.
He ran four blocks down street
before he discovered his mistake.
1t was an old man with a lantern.
| How would it do for the papers
which, when announcing a birth,
add: CDR. So-and-so attending, u
to make the same kind of ad-
; dition to death notices? That
reminds us Of a story a popular
Great Bend doctor tells on him
self. He recently accosted Uncle
Steve Vaughn, an eccentric color.
ed man who always wears lot
of hoodoos on his watch chain
among them a little tin coffin
Dock took hold of the coffin and
said, "Steve, what is this for?'
'sThink Jo' oughter know, dock
yo' done filed 'nough OF 'em. ;
l Another one on the same doctor
lis not so bad: He and his gooC
> wife and little daughter were
driving in the cemetery west o.
town, and commenting on tn,
different tombstones, when th,
: daughter enquired: s.Did yol
r doctor all these people, papa?'
J, The local paper should be found
? in every nome. No children
should be allowed to grow u,
: ignorant who can be taught t(
t appreciate the home paper. I
has been called the stepping ston
o to intelligence in all those mat
: ters not learned in books. Civ
Ciyour children a foreign pape
which contains not a word abou
!, la person, place or thing the,
ever saw or perhaps ever hear'
of, and how can you expect then
to become interested? But le
. them have the home paper an
/ read of people whom they hav
Z met.and of the places of whic
az they are familiar and soon an il
Is terest is awakened which increase
|. with. every arrival of the paper
y Thus a habit of reading is form
l. ed, and these children will rea
re the papers all their lives and bs
ID come intelligent men and womeI