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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

A Ere, last week, burned up the i'm
piement sheds and smoke house of w.
s. Bryant. south of Ellin wood, eDtail-
ing q loss of about $3.50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Snow good and plenty fell Friday
night last throughout this locality.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Lewis Mausolf was down from AL.
bert, Tuesday, through the snow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Regular monthly meetings of the
city council and city school board next
Monday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Why not grocer hitch his team, as
we'll as any other mani Most of the
runaways in this city are grocers' teams
left unhitched.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Squire VI Musii, of Ellinwood
was transacting business in the county
seat Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Note the new advertisements of the
City Meat Market, and White House
Cafe, in this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Remember, tomorrow will be "Bar.
gain Day" at the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

You get Bargain" every day you
get the DEMOCRAT for 81 90 year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Chas. L. Zutavern was up from Ok
lahoma City couple of days last week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Mrs. A. L. Miller is now on q fair
way to recovery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
Good by old January.

Fire Co meeting to-night-sIst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Best lardZour own make, at l23c
per pound, at Central Market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

A camp of Royal Neighbors is to be
installed at Gaiatia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

A young child of Ben Kelley's, east
of town. was quite sick last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
Grim and Gay.

After due investigation the Lakil
Investigator vouches for the truthful
ness of the following paragraphs:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Today is Bargain Day" at the DEM
OCRAT Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

The schools which celebrated Kan-
sas Day AS Kansas Dsy-with real
Kansas Day program--sEowed the
proper spirit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Only one more month of winter.
st Patrick's day is the time to plant
your early potatoes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

TOPEKAis booming Jim Trout
man for the nomination for gov
ernOr. We would like to see the
republicans put up old Jim the
Trout-man- he's the kind of fish
we could net the easiest for Salt
Creek stock
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

He's good one who keeps tab or
all the newcomers in this town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

The worst storm of the winter struck
this locality about 4'30 Saturday sf-
ternoon. The wind had been strong
from the south most of the day; when
about the middle of the afternoon it
went down, the air filled with q mist
or fog, aud then suddenly :he wind
came in a gala from the west then
from the north, and inside Of ten min
utes the mercury dropped 1Se, and a
regular blizzard was on. raging. most
Of the night
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

G reat weather for rsb bit hunting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Will Townsley visited Topeka last
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

Push that McAdamjzlng of the road
south of the river bridge. It is q much
needed improvement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.
Good by old January.
Fire Co meeting to-night-3lst.
G reat weather for rab bit hunting.
Will Townsley visited Topeka last
week.
Today is Bargain Day" at the DEM
OCRAT Office.
Mrs. a. L. Miller is now on fair
way to recovery.
A camp of Royal Neighbors is to be
installed at Gaiatia.
Remember, tomorrow will be "Bar,
gain Day" at the DEMOCRAT.
Best lardZour own make, at 123c
per pound, at Central Market.
He's good one who keeps tab on
all the newcomers in this town.
A young child of Ben Kelley's, east
of town, was quite sick last week.
Lewis Mausolf was down from AL
bert, Tuesday, through the snow.
You get Bargain" every day you
get the DEMOCRAT for s1.OO year.
Snow good and plenty fell Friday
night last throughout this locality.
Chas l.. Zutavern was up from Ok
lahoma City couple of days last week
The U. B. church people of Galatia
are arranging to erect a new parsonage.
About six inches on the level was
the depth of Tuesdays snow in this
county.
D. A. Banta attended the Kansas
Day republican blowout at Topeka
Wednesday.
Squire V. s. Musii, of Ellinwood
was transacting business in the county
seat Monday.
w. M. Brown. the Galatla merchant,
was down to the county seat Friday
and Saturday.
The father of w. c. Bertholf, the
barber, died at his home in Orde, Iowa,
on the 23d inst.
Regular monthly meetings of the
city council and city school board next
Monday night.
Only one more month of winter
ST Patrick's day is the time to plant
your early potatoes
Push that McAdamjz,ng of the road
south of the river bridge. It is much
needed improvement.
Note the new advertisements of the
City Meat Market. and White House
Cafe, in this paper.
A touch of winter makes the whole
world kind-o' dubious about how long
that coal pile will last.
DR.. Wilcox, of Elm wood, was up to
see the county attorney on legal busi-
ness, Monday, the 9th.
Another day in which to get the
Kansas City Daily World and the Dem
oCRAT one year for So 90
Maddern's Merry Makers at the opera
| house three nights this week-Thurs>
day, Friday and Saturday.
Jake Miller Will soon have a very
pleasant business room fitted up, on
the north side of the square
| For SALE-Four modern show cases.
different sizes. Inquire or address
j E VALERIUs ELM wood, Kans.
D. Hall, thee laf1,n creamery man.
was down TO Great Bend last Saturday
and made this office a social call.
The Board Of County Commissioners
visited Hutchinson last Wednesday tl
investigate the Jail building there
The roses and carnations l have fol
sale are as fine as can be procured il
any market. MRS STOKE
Don't say thing about ground hos
day'-it takes a better man than 6
ground hog to regulate Kansas weather
i We are still awaiting replies from I
number of people to whom we hav'
sent statements of subscription &C
counts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

The Argonaut Society of the city
high school gave a very good eDtertaiD-
me mt to a large audience at the II. E.
church Friday night. They netted
quite a neat sum for the piano fund.
Their effort is TO be commended; but
if it is correct that some of the students
neglected their studies 10 prepare for
the show, that was wrong. The. per
fection of their education is of more
importance than d piano ior the
schools, and we hope that. in the fu~
ture all will remember that lessons
should be efirst-amusement afterwards.
Rev. Irl Hicks has hit Il thus far
tor January about as close as it could
have been. Ga page Is of his 1902 al
manac he says. During the Vulcan
storm period central on the 18th.
reachiRg from the 24th to .2Sth: the
temperature will relax from the severe
cold following the stor ms of tie last
period, the barometer will fall, and
about the 26th to '2Sth inclusive more
storms of rain or snow will traverse
the country from west to east" For
February he predicts q resctlonsry
storm the 1st and I'd, with colder
weather. then more snow or rain from
7th to 10Th. and reactioDary storm
the Esd to 25th.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
o.eer Plant, from Congo.

New species of plants from the
Congo are rapidly becoming popular
in Europe. Among them not one IL
more admired than the calamus,
which is species of palm that grows
in the Ogoue region. 1t is notable
for the fact that in wild state 1t re-
mains low shrub for several years,
then suddenly develops, and, attach
ing itself to tree near it, climbs
quickly to its summit. It's wood is
in much demand in the Congo, long,
straight canes, which are used for va
rious purposes, being fashioned from
it. Another popular palm tree is the
podococcus acau1is hua, which grows
in the lower Congo region on the
banks of the Fernan-Vaz. It is .
dwarf and quite rare. Its leaves are
soft, and while the tree is young they
remain unbroken, but as soon as the
tree reaches it's full height assures
appear in them. One tree was grown
from seed in France and is now at
tracing so much attention that sew
eral more seeds have been ordered
from the Congo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Mines Of Wax.

In several parts of the world .
resinous substance called ozocerite,
and bearing considerable resemblance
to beeswax, is found, usually in con-
nection with rock salt and coal. There
are deposits in Austria, Russia. Rou-
mania, Egypt, Algeria. Canada and
Mexico, but, says our consul at Trieste,
Mr.. Hossfeld, ozocerite has, so far, not
been discovered in sufficient quantities
to pay for mining anywhere except in
the district of Boryslav, in Austrian
Galicia, and on an island on the west
coast of the Caspian sea. In mining
this mineral wax, shafts are sunk I'M
til a bed, or "nest," of ozocerite il
struck. Then connecting galleries are
driven. There is considerable danger,
and many lives have been lost in con-
sequence of the sudden forcing up of
the soft wax into the shafts by the
enormous pressure to which it is sub
jected. It is used largely for manu-
featuring ceresin, which is employed,
together with beeswax, for making
wax candles, as well as in the manu-
facture of Photographic cylinders, and
for many similar purposes.-Youth's
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

It is much better to agree to what
you know is not SO than to argue with
a person who doesn't know anything
about it.-Puck.
''Time is money, without doubt"
"What inspires this sage suggestion"
ut is SO easy to spend foolishly.
indianapolis News.
Not Easy.-"My! think your moth
err would be worried if you saw you!
"Well, it's pretty hard for a boy to
get along without worrying his moth
er!"-Puck.
Not Dangerous.-Tess-"1t seems
she was taken with Mr.. Cadleigh's in
telligence." Jess-"Well, if that's all
she's taken with it isn't very severe
attack Press.
Learning Their Ways.-"Do you
think she will ever be great Prima
donna?" "Looks like it. Why, she has
disappointed the public by failing to
appear several times already.'-Phll'
adelphia Evening Bulletin.
An Authors Ritter says
that post Office clerk insulted him"
"In what way?" ''Why, when he hand
ed in his package of manuscript to
mail it, the clerk inquired: is it first
class '"-Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin.
Another One Thwarted.-"1 fatter
myself you will like this article" said
the would-be contributor. "That's a
fact said the editor, after glancing
over it. "You do like it, then?" "No;
mean it's fact that you fatter your
f."-Philadelphia Record.
Servant bursting into room)-"Oh,
mum, / offered i'm some water, an e
went into fit an frothed at the
| MOUTH Mistress (much alarmed,
thinking she refers to the dog)-"Gra-
cious, Jane! What can it be-hydro'
phobia?' Servant-"No, mum, .
tramp Evening Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Generals Of the Revolution.

OF the generals of the revolution
It may be fairly said that their milf
tary ability was, at least, superior to
that of their opponents. They never
lost an army, while Burgoyne lost
his at Saratoga, and Cornwalis his at
Yorktown. Howe gained victories ut
Long Island, the Brandywine and
Germantown, but they were not due
to his skill, but to the fact that he
commanded regular, trained troops
and was opposed by undisciplined
levies; he escaped defeat at Mon
mouth, but this was due to Lees
treachery and cowardice. Similarly.
CORVALLIS gained victories ct Gull
ford and Eutaw Springs, and for the
same reasons. But neither Howe nor
CORVALLIS was ever able to destroy
or capture the army opposed to him;
and Clinton did not think it prudent
to attempt any decisive operations.
On the other hand, Washington con-
stantly showed military ability of
the very highest order. There is no
greater mistake than to call him .
good man, but second-rate soldier.
|-Scribner's.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Sadness Explained.

In Liverpool recently a sentimental
young lady was on the Cunard steam
ship quay when she saw young
girl sitting on q trunk in an attitude OF
utter detection and despair.
"Poor thing" thought the romantic
lady, "she is probably alone and q
stranger. Her pale cheeks and great,
sad eyes tell of broken heart and .
yearning for sympathy" So she went
over to the traveller to win her con-
fience.
"Crossed in lover" she asked SYM
|pathetically.
no." replied the girl, with sigh,
CROSSED in the Servia and an awfully
rough passage, too."-London Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
women's Pockets.


A police magistrate in New York as
serts that "a woman has no more
right to go through her husbands
pockets than husband has to go
through his wife's pockets"
He must be bachelor.
The cases are not analogous.
The imposibility of finding wom'
ans pocket is its sure defense.
You need map and a search war
rant to make . successful raid on it,
contents.
When found there is likely to be
nothing in it but q recipe for making
currant jam.
It is ridiculous to talk about hus-
bands going through their wives peck
ets.-Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Revenseful Pigeons.

A remarkable story of the vengeance
wrought by pigeons is told by paper
at Zurich, writes our correspondent.
Two pigeons built nest in tree stu
ated in a well-stocked garden of flow
ers and vegetables, and there raised
= brood, of which they were very
proud. The other day the old birds
left the nest, and in their absence some
one captured the young ones. On their
return the hen was much upset at her
loss. The cock, however, went and
fetched about so other pigeons, which
actually devastated the garden, the
vegetables and flowers being de-
stroyed in wholesale quantities.-Lon-
don Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
The Successful Eye.

There are two classes of human
eyes, says Prof. ]. NJ. Simon, the emf
nent oculist. First, the cold and indif-
ferent eye, which falls upon you with
the same interest that it would fall
upon some large building or anything
else. Then there is the warm, fatter-
ing eye that indicates human inter
est. The gray is the strong one. ]
have observed in the majority of cases
of people who have risen to eminence
that the eye has been gray, although l
am inclined to believe that the gray
eye is weaker than any other. A gray
eye can charm, and in every instance
give a man with that color of eye
more consideration than if his eyes are
of another color-N. Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Small Horseshoes.

The smallest horse, probably, that
was ever fitted with set of shoes by
any horseshoer in California occu-
pied place in the shop of Peta-
luna blacksmith not long ago. 1t
was a six-months-old Shetland pony,
one of herd Los Angeles man was
bringing down from Mendocino coun-
ty, where they had been pastured
during the summer. The rough roads
had worn it's bare feet and necessi-
tated shoeing. The shoes, fashioned
out of steel bar, when fitted to the
pony's feet were a trif1e larger than
q silver dollar piece and the full set
weighed just four ounces, an ounce
for each shoe.-San Francisco Chron'
icle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
AplfopFiate.

A Sunday school teacher in Carthage, H.,
has class Of little girls, and it is his custom
to tell them each Sunday Of one little in
cident that has happened in the week, and
request the children to quote 4 verse Of
Scripture to illustrate the story. In this
way she hopes to impress the usefulness Of
Biblical knowledge upon the little ones.
One Sunday she told her class Of cruel
boy who would catch cats and cut of their
There was = pause for few moments,
when one Of the little girls arose and in Z
solemn voice said: "Whatsoever God has
joined together let no man put asunder."-
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Caused BIZ Hot weather.

One of the odd results of the hot
weather of the past summer was the
spouting of bricks into the air in sew
eral western towns. In Kansas City,
where the thermometer registered
1898 degrees, the pavements in many
parts of the city expanded in places,
bulged out and shot bricks upward
into the air to the height OF nine or
ten feet. The oldest inhabitant never
before heard of this phenomenon.-
Golden Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
HANGING GARDENS.
A Traveller Describes Those He Has
Recently Seen i'm the Interior
of Eastern Arabia.

The hanging gardens of Babylon,
constructed over 500 years before the
Christian era, were reckoned at that
time among the wonders of the
world. A hanging garden is garden
formed in terraces rising one above
the other. There were five of these
gardens at Babylon each consisting
of an artificial hill, 400 feet square,
the sides divided into terraces OF
earth resting on stone platforms COW
cred with groves, avenues and beds
of flowers and provided with gal
leries and banqueting rooms. They
were irrigated from reservoir at
the summit filled with water raised
from the Euphrates.
There are to-day, says the New
York Sun, many hanging gardens in
various parts of the world, particu.
larly on mountain sides in China, wa
ter being raised in buckets sometimes
thousands of feet to irrigate them.
Col. S. B. Miles, of the British army,
has just described the hanging gar
dens he found on the mountains in
the interior of Arabia about 60 miles
southwest of the trading port of
Muscat. Visitors have to cross a
stretch of desert to reach this beauti-
full region of verdure amid the thirst
lands.
One of the inland towns is Sheraizi
perched on the brow of a lofty cliff
which falls to the valley beneath.
The town is built on so steep q
declivity that the houses appear to
overhang one another, the only COM
munication being by means of steps
leading from one to another row of
buildings. Just below the town is
q copious spring of pure water gush-
ing from the rock in sufficient quanti-
ties to meet the requirements of the
inhabitants and to supply the chan
nels that fertilize the hanging gar
dens below.
These extensive gardens, spread
along the precipitous valley walls,
are the most beautiful feature of
Sheraizi. The whole face of the
mountain side to depth of over
1000 feet is cut into parallel series
of lodges OF terraces. Owing to the
sharp angle of the slope, the lodges
are not over ten or twelve feet in
width. The inhabitants would be
glad of greater depth of soil and the
garden spots have been enriched by
large amount of fertile earth
brought to them.
The steep mountain side is almost
barren except for the beautiful strips
Of green where vineyards, orchards
and wheat fields are bearing. These
curious gardens with their varied
foliage and ripening fruit, grain and
vegetables form very attractive and
pleasing sight. The labor bestowed
on the terraces would have been
futile without an abundant supply OF
water and in this respect nature has
been prodigal, the strips of cultiva-
ton being easily and perpetually ir-
rigated by the mountain stream
which is led from one ledge to anoth-
er and is kept from overfiowing by
little embankments along the mar
| gin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
The Easy Life.

"When want q real out-and-out
mental rest I go south"
"Why?"
swell, up north you have to keep
your mind on judges, doctors, profess
sors, captains, mayors, majors ana
the like; but down south it is safe TO
call every man colonel. "-Detrols
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
The Peru.a Almanac.

The druggists have already been supplied
With Peruna almanacs. There is sure to be
count Of the articles on astrology which they
contain. The subject Of astro1ogy is . very
attractive one to most people. The articles
on astrology in the Peruna almanac have
been furnished by very competent astrol-
ogist, and the mental characteristics Of each
sign il given, constituting almost . complete
horoscope. A list of lucky and unlueky days
for each month are given. There will be
eist for one early before they are Ill gone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
uatriuonx Exposea,

Mr.. Doubleduf-Heart to heart talks
have come to be understood to meas
the exchange OF opinions, not neces-
sarily complimentary. between two
people.
Mrs. Doubleduff (sweetly)-Yes; in
other words, sort of husband to wife
talks.-Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15

CataFrh has already become . ma
tional curse. Its ravages extend from
ocean to ocean.
More than one-half Of the people are
affected BY 1t. It has become such
serious matter that it has passed the
boundaries Of the medical profession
and become national question. SEN
ators are talking about it; Congress
men are discussing It.
They are not only considering the
extent and chronic nature of the dis
ease, but the possibility Of finding ma
tional remedy to meet this national ca
lamity.
The catarrh remedy, Peruna, seems
70 be the main expectation in this di-
rection.
DR.. Hartman, President Of the Hart
man Sanitarium, devised the remedy,
Perura, over forty years ago, and the
remedy az . catarrh cure has been
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
o,pert..ities w..teA.

She was entertaining the assembled com.
pany with an account of their first quarrel
and how, after making it up with one an
other, her husband had planted . tree in
remembrance Of it.
the minister's wife to her husband, "what
: splendid avenue We might have hsd!"-
Stray Stories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
Thoroughbred.

she-Is it true, dear, that when you
proposed to me you didn't know wheth-
er I was worth . penny?
He-Absolutely. But always was
willing to take chances.-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15

growing in favor steadily all these
years.
It stands to-day before the nation
az q thoroughly tested, accurately SCI
entifc internal remedy for catarrh.
There are practically no medicinal
rivals in the field.
Peruna is not a>local application or
temporary relief; it is a permanent
cure. Peruna is q systemic remedy.
1t eradicates catarrh from the sys-
tenn. It cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Its cures are radical and last
ing.
Therefore, Peruna is receiving the
Endorsement of the leading statesmen
and history-makers of the day.
Address the Peruna Medicine Co..
Columbus, O., for a book Of testimon-
ials, containing letters from prom
inent men and women concerning
Peruna.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-15
ronmy,s Economy.

Father-Tommy, this is very bad
report you bring from school.
TOMMY know it, papa; but you
said if I brought home good report
you would give me quarter. ana l
wanted to save you that expense.-Ch1-
Icago Daily News.