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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

You are invited to ssFinnigan's
Ball. st the opera house tomorrow
night-the 9Th. Get tickets for e
front seat at Aliens.
THE DEMOCRAT, one dollar
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Miss Susie Reiter. formerly of Great
Bend was married in Tampa, Kans :,
on Oct. 3Glh to John. Sch warrtZmann n !,
a prosperous farmer at that place
This being the lirst marriage IN the
new Catholic church at Tampa, Rev.
A. P. Podgorsek officiating. many
friends ana strangers graced the
occasion. filling the beautiful edifice
TO the. utmost capacity The bride
and groom were. the recipients of
hearty congratulations and very
valuable presents, too many to be
enumerated. The Rev. Father Fowler
of Pique, Kans. who was the pioneer
Priest in Marion Co., and is an in:
innate friend of the pastor, a P.
Podgorsek, preached an eloquent
sermon appropriate TO the occasion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

neighborhood at district SO, last FRI
day night
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Horses and mules bought and sold.
". F.. Klein s. Co., south of Hotel
Greene
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Wipdmills, pumps and pipe We
have a.conpIete stock: Let us figure
with you've can save you money.
Yours Very Truly,
THEsGREAr BNND IMPLEMENT Co,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

The time is coming rapidly when
you will begin to figure on what you
will buy for Christmas presents
Keep in mind the fact that the Kinder
garten Association will hold an art
carnival Dec. 5, and 7th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

See Chas. Rathbun, at the Candy
Kitchen, Tor the finest of cool summer
drinks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Better have supply of coal on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Good, new % Marlin rifle for sale, at
a bargain. Call at DEMOCRAT office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT

Klndergarten Art Carnival.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Barton county's wheat fields are yet
worth considerable more than Trego
county's gold fields Do. you know of
any Barton county farmers who want
to tradep
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

When you are in ''courtlng" call or
the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08
CIR. DRESSED, Teacher.

ILOOM NO. ..
Anna Krause,, Ruth Sterett,
Grace Purviance. Mae. Peck,
Bessie Sloniger, Anna. Wilson,
Jennie Wilson, Edna Robe,
Gerty Kelly, Grace Allison, Ida
Patterson. Minnie Pinney, Nora
Pierce, Morris Roberts, Reeve
Adam .Krause, Louis
Brinkman, Chas. Frank. Lam
bert Bailey, Tom. Taylor, Viii
ber Kepple, Lee Compton, Geo..
Peck, Edward Sellers.
. GRACE MATHEwsON, Teacher
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

/ For SALE-My residence property
near the cvliege. G. e. WYMAN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Ice formed three nights in success
sion, the first of this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08
Room No. 8.

Bessie Allison, Goldie Brum-
baugh, Stella Cornell, Minnie
Jones, Ellen McCorkle,. Alice
Anna Stroble, Frank
K Ke1la,m
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08
HIGH SCHOOL.

-. HIGH SCHOOL. :
sOren Bowman, Chauncey' But
Ter, Lee Dodge, Frank Hainline,
Jesse Hamilton Herman Hiss,
Earl Moses, Henry. Welch, Kurt
Zutavern, Una Butler, Florence
Castle; Portia Gano, Clara Griz-
zell, Bessie Hood, Rosaina Hood.
Bessie Kepple, Esther Lindsey,
Hazel Marsh, Hattie Meacham,
Vida Moore Novma Mering.
Gertrude Nimocks, Alice Russell,
Blanche Thatcher, Pearl Whit
comb, Elsie Wood.
FRANCIS EWING, Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

The weather signal service is now
handled by Manager Wooters of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Johnnie
promises not to ruD up the black flag
more than 'steen times month dur.
ing the coming winter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

BARTON Co. MILLING Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Dec 5th, 9th 7th-the kindergarten
Art Carnival.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Lemonade, pop, milk-shake, cool
summer drinks-at Rathbun's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

The Elmer Sisters. direct from
Roster & Biei's n. Y, theatre will be
seen in their famous specially with
The Two Merry Tramps" which will
be produced here at Willners opera
house, Dec. 10.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Conductor Boughan is back on his
regular run again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Because the electric lights were
turned out in this town Monday
night during the time OF the Jail de-
livery is not sufficient grounds for in
dieting Mr.. Grimes for completely in
ho rt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08

Mrs. Jake Smith, of Clafiin, visited
in Great Bend last week
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Inartistfc Paper Money.


Whatever its merits may be in some di-
rections, there can be little doubt that the
national currency is, from an artistic point
of view, the most revoltingly ugly paper
money ever produced. Is it necessary, one
is tempted to ask in contemplating the $40
bill just issued, to make before the civilized
world so conspicuous, not to say offensive,
an admission Of our indifference to the ap-
plication of artistic taste in things govern
mental? Surely We have outgrown that
condition of things which at one time per-
mtted Mullet to strew the country with
architectural monstrosities from one end
to the other, and it might not unreasonably
be supposed. therefore, that the Treasury
Department would have found time before
this to reorganize the bureau of engraving
and printing on lines little more artistic
than those on which 1t is now suffered to
proceed. Some years ago. we believe, the
government did invite artists to submit de-
signs for new currency issue, following in
this regard the example set by France,
Italy, Germany and other countries where
paper money Of their country made in some
measure to reflect the national tastes It
Is true that the competition invited at that
time had the usual result, to wit, the rejec-
tion by the government critics of nearly all
designs that had the greatest artistic
merit and the adoption Of those which had
the least. But even these latter were bet
ter than what the Treasury Department In
flictS upon us now,
Evening star., 1901-12-14

tents of the message in advance. In some
instances the advance copies of the mes
sage have been issued to the newspapers
six days in advance of the date of delivery
thus allowing time for the document to be
transmitted by mail to publications on the
Pacific coast, but on the other occasions
owing to tardiness in the completion of the
document, less than forty-eight hours has
lnterYened. 1t has been necessary at such
times for the press associations to tele-
graph the full text of the message to all
the prominent daily papers in the more re-
mote sections of the country. This has en-
tailed an expense of thousands of dollars
for telegraph tolls alone.
Each member of Congress. when he takes
his seat to listen to the reading of the pres
idential message on the morning of a ses-
sion of the national legislature, finds be-
fore him a printed copy of the document
similar to that furnished to the newspa-
pers Yet this Is not the form in which 1t
reaches the presiding officers of the two
houses of Congress. The copy of the doc
ument which is formally presented for the
consideration of each body is in manu-
script, and the preparation and delivery Of
these copies are among the important du-
ties of Maj o. l.. Pruden. assistant secre-
tary to the President, who, next to the
chief executive and Secretary Cortelyou
probably has more to do with the evolution
of a presidential message than any other
one man.
The Manuscript Copies.
Maj. Pruden's first duty in the matter
is to prepare manuscript copies Of the
message-one for the Senate and the other
for the House of Representatives. For this
task he is well qualified being a marvel
Gus penman. Maj. Pruden, who has been
denominated the Sphinx of the White
House." because of the jealous manner in
which he guards state secrets, was at
tached to the White House staff by Gen.
Grant, and has held the position ever since
In addition to transcribing the annual
message and other presidential statements
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Food Preservatiyes,

From the London Chronicle.
We all consume a considerable quantity
of drugs every day Of our lives without
being aware Of the fact. So at least we
gather from the report of the committee on
preservatives and coloring matter, who es-
innate that very nearly so per cent of the
food products sold in this country contain
chemicals to preserve them from decay or
to improve their appearance. Many Of
these chemicals are harmless, but others
are not So and the committee has issued
list Of drugs that should be absolutely
prohibited. Formalin, which is a potent
substance used chiefly for preserving milk,
should be absolutely prohibited; salicylic
acid should only be permitted in very small
quantities; and no preservative whatever
should be allowed in milk. Only a small
quantity of boric acid should be allowed in
cream and butter. No preservatives what
ever should be allowed in foods intended for
invalids and infants Copper salts for
greening preserved vegetables should be
prohibited, and. finally, court Of reference
should be established to adjudicate on the
food offered for public consumption
Evening star., 1901-12-14

tial messages range In length from twelve
thousand to twenty thousand words, and
in preparing such document for the type
settlers 1t Is cut up into pieces SO small that
no compositor can gain any definite knowl-
edge of the subject under discussion. The
work Is also so distributed among hun
dreds Of typesetters that 1t Is Impractical
bic for any group of men to compare
notes. with a view to ascertaining the i'm
port of any particular part of the docu-
ment.
The assembling of all these various
masses of type is entrusted to man of
known reliability. and the same care Is ex-
ercised with regard to the employees VINO
print the documents and bind them. Much
the same system is followed that prevails
in the bureau of printing and engraving,
where currency is printed. Each sheet Of
paper which Is issued for use in printing a
presidential message must be accounted for
ere the workman to whom it has been in
trusted is allowed to leave the building at
night.
The Distribution Time.
The printed copies of the message are de-
livered at the White House, and from there
distributed to the various newspaper Of
fees throughout the country, a courtesy
extended in order that the newspapers may
not be put to the inconvenience Of hur-
riedly placing in type this enormous doc
ument in the few hours intervening be-
tween its presentation to Congress and the
hour at which a majority Of the daily pa
pers go to press. Each newspaper agrees,
of course, not to divulge any Of the con-
Evening star., 1901-12-14

ing the Presidents message bearer for al
most e decade. Arrived In the Senate
chamber, MAI. Pruden, carrying the large
white envelope under his arm, advances to
a position before the presiding officer and
says:
"Mr, President, the President Of the
United States directs me to submit mes
sage in writing"
With this announcement he hands the
package, which is held by the official seal,
to the reading clerk, and proceeds to the
House of Representatives, where the cere-
mony is repeated. Clerks in the two houses
of Congress read the document aloud
simultaneously. and modern newspaper en-
terprise enables the general public in all
parts of the country to become cogniZant
of the contents of the message by means
of special editions Of the great daily jour-
nails quite as promptly as the lawmakers
seated in the halls Of Congress.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Important Ceremony of Preparation
in Presidents Message.
INVOLVING ALL GOVERNMENT FORCES
One Man Responsible for Secrecy
Until Copies Go to Congress.
IN TIE r E TING DETAIL S
Copyright, 1901. by Walden Fawcett)

Copyright 1901. by Walden Fawcett)
Written Tor The Evening Star.
The message which the President of the
United States transmits to Congress at the
beginning of each session, in which he re-
views the work OF the various executive
departments for the preceding year and
makes recommendations for the future.
easily ranks as the most important state
document in the republic. and from the time
the chief magistrate commences work upon
1t until it is made public the contents are
matter of paramount interest to the ma
tional lawmakers and to the country at
large.
The method of preparing presidential
message is far-reaching in its scope AS
first step the chief executive, some weeks
before he is ready to begin the actual work
of writing the document. asks each member
of his cabinet to prepare report covering
the workings of his branch of the govern
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Women Gamblers of Paris.


The gambling passion is by no means con-
fined to the male kind. 1t is a well-known
fact that Paris is riddled with its ramif1-
cations, and that the gentler sex by no
means escape the temptation. Even a con-
cierge Is not too busy with mops and
brooms to have her little book" it ap-
pears. A sporting lady of this class has
just been arrested in the Rue d'Hauteyille.
Paris. for using the lodgers' rent payments
in turf transactions When the owner of
the house called to collect his due. she told
pitiful tale Of burglars who had broken
into her lodge and stolen the rents. There
was, however. want Of conference about
the tale and the truth finally came out. It
appears that this unlucky concierge once
backed winner and had great faith In her
luck-a fateful faith which Is not limited
to her particular class The poor woman Ia
In jail, where there is no Gordon to puIl
ana where no dodgers letters require inves-
tlgation, while substitute enjoys these
privileges. which have been lost. ali FOR
the sake OF the sporting instinct.
Evening star., 1901-12-14

ton. That the cylindrical, corrugated fire.
box recently introduced by Cornelius Van
derbilt has great possibilities in the direc-
ton of still higher pressures, and in that
direction is advance; but higher press
ures alone will not increase average rail-
way speed 20 per cent, and at least that
is demanded
The greatest stumbling block IS the ltne
itself. There is no object in building high
powered locomotives to drag trains up
steep hills and around short curves or upon
gradients more or less heavy, by brute
force. That is merely burning the candle
at both ends for it increases the expense
of maintenance without correspordingly
improving the service
Evening star., 1901-12-14
The Coronation Coach.
From the London Chronicle.


Some particulars. obtained from an su-
thoritative source, will be interesting as to
the new state carriage which the king 10
having built for the coronation. It Will be
what Is known as "a state landau" but
a state landau on q grand scale. 1t viii
be unusually high, very massive in build.
with carved decorations, and altogether q
uniquely handsome carriage The kings
idea, as is understood. is to use II when
he drives through London the day after the
coronation. In going to Westminster Alb
hey he will use the old state coach, but
for the. parade through London II would
be unsuitable In that ii cannot be opened.
The new carriage will be open-although
1t can, on occasion, be closed-and SO the
crowds in the streets will see the king
and queen well. 1t will be drawn by eight
Of the famous cream-colored horses which
belong to the royal stables. The statement
that the carriage will be Tined with pink
Is not likely TO prove accurate. although
that question has not yet been reached
Evening star., 1901-12-14
High Speed on Railroads.

From the Baltimore American.
Step by step the present engine has been
raised from 5O0-horsepower to 1,5OO-horse-
power and more in some cases, but not by
means Of startling novelties Of any kind.
The chief Improvement has been secured
through increasing the boiler-power from
15O pounds per square inch, which was a
maximum fifteen years ago, to 200 pounds
as rule and 225 pounds per square inch IN
some engines; but the steam distributing
details remain just where they were fif-
teen years ago, with some notifications
in dimensions-none whatever in applica-
Evening star., 1901-12-14

which unbroken precedent DEGREES shall
go forth to the world in plain penmanship-
Maj. Pruden prepares the presidential COM
mission for cabinet officers and other i'm
portant presidential appointments. In some
instances the limited time intervening be-
tween the completion of message and the
hour at which it was necessary to present
the document to Congress has necessitated
extraordinary exertion on the part of Mai,
Pruden. For instance in the case of the
last message prepared by President Nc
kfnley the assistant secretary worked all
day Sunday and Sunday night in order to
have the copies ready for the Senate and
House of Representatives on Monday
morning. In order to prevent the re-
currence of such i.n emergency President
Roosevelt, when he assumed office de-
clared that henceforth when time was lin
tied. the advsability of departing from
time-honored custom and sending to each
branch of Congress typewritten copy of
the document would be seriously consid-
cred
His Final Duty.
The delivery OF the carefully prepared
copies Of the Presidents most important
official declaration is another duty that
devolves upon Maj. Pruden On the open-
Ing morning of a congressional session he
goes to the Capitol in the one-horse car
riage which the government maintains in
the white House stables for his use The
same horses. Kendall and Ramrod a pair
OF Day geidings. have taken turns In draw
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Honors for the Young.

From the london Obronicle.
The new chief Justice Of Sierra Leone.
MFR. p. C. smyiy. is the youngest man hold
ing such position In the colonial service.
He il only thirty-five, and has been on the
west coast for the past six years and found
the climate to agree with him. The new
chief Justice took his LII. d. degree in
Dublin University ten years ago, and hie
great talents early marked him out foe
rapid advancement.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Where Sympathy Was Needed.
From the Chicago Post

FrOm tho Chlcag0 Post.
"Hows the baby7" asked the mother,
who had run In next door to see a neigh
bor and had been detained
Madam" coldly replied the father. who
had been temporarily left In charge of the
infant. your solicitude Is for the wrong
person. II you have any sympathy to
waste give 1t to me-the baby doesn't need
It half 20 much"
Evening star., 1901-12-14

Biggs-"Suffering Aesop! Look at R,uo.
gersi Did you ever see such seedy looking
clothes?'
Buggs-"They are surely q tribe bad.
that's true" 0'
Biggs-"But when knew him he used To
wear expensive and well-ftting clothes:
Yes; but he's rich nowv'-San Francisco
Bulletin.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
MOdus Curandi.
From Puck.

But since came into the true way."
the Christian scientist continued, my
dreadful insomnia is thing Of tho past.
Now. when I find myself wakeful at night
I have my husband get up and read aie,,S
from Mrs. Eddy's book. while strive to
free my mind from error. and it isn't any
time at all until fall asleepl'
Evening star., 1901-12-14
He Laughs Best, Etc,

"They laughed at him. but he had the
chicken craze bad, and he put his little
$4,000 into small plant down on Long
Island. don't suppose he knows how
much money and property he's got this
afternoon. II he doesn't supply this whole
population with fowl then he comes mighty
near It. and he's got 30 many hands labor.
ing for him while he lolls around looking
Evening star., 1901-12-14

Some short terms followed the three
which had covered the arss dfty years OF
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-12-05
wAsps BENEFIT THE figs.

Insects Are Necessary TO the Fruits
successful Cultivation.
The long-contlnued effort to produce
the Smyrna fig OF commerce In Cali-
foraia has been crowned with success.
The history Of the experiment is inter-
estlng. II began over twenty years ago
with importation Of cuttings from Asia
Minor. Figs have been produced from
these and other imported cuttings, but
they were not the famous white fig Of
commerce. The credit OF producing
the latter In California belongs to Geo.
q. RoedIng OF Fresno. Until this sum-
mer every true Smyrna fig tree planted
in California which bore fruit failed to
mature II; the figs were unfertilized
and withered and dropped. 1t was
finally discovered that the fertilization
Of this fig depended upon the service
Of the blastophaga wasp, whose habitat
Is In the capri, or Wild fig. The latter
was imported and thrIyed amazingly,
but the bIastophaga did not accompany
1t.
Special importadons OF the wasp fol-
lowed, but 1t thriyed only for season
on the capri fig and then disappeared.
Ii was assumed that 1t could not sur
vlye our winters. Last year the De
partment Of Agriculture took the mat
ter in hand: A fresh consignment was
imported and its care Intrusted to Mr..
Roeding. Last April tine young insect
colony emerged In full force from the
first capri cot, entered the second,
emerged again, and then took posses
sion of the Smyrna fig trees, the fruit
on which was ready for fertilization.
Mr.. Roeding reports that this expert
ment has been perfectly successful. A
ton OF the fruit has been picked from
his trees and the entire crop will yield
five or six tons more. Mr.. Roeding be-
lieves that the blastophaga has come
TO stay and he expects that California
viii be enriched soon with another in
iustry.