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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-04
CITY NEWS
WEATHER Now. AND THEN
Minimum Temperature To-day 4 De.
grees; a Year Ago 5 Degrees.

s6uys Washington Avenue Lots-G. p.
re Derlckson has bought the property at 219-
81 Washington avenue N for about $15,-
WV; Mr.. Derickson will, improve or
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NUMBER 100.

JEROME G. kURTZMAN,
MERCHANDISE AND FARM BROKER
Business Openings.
PhOenlX Building Minneapolis Mimi
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In reaching that class Of investors which
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the reputable newspaper advertising me-
diums OF, the twin cities.
Our strongest Endorsement will be con-
unuance In its use. Respectfully
z.-. Jerome G. Kurtzman.
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a Rush for Overcoats To-day.
overcoat Dept at The Plymouth Corne
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
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THE WOMAN AT HOME.
Ter influence In the Chief and Es-
sentIa1 Thing In Making Family
Life Perfect.

There is no Place where the graces of
true womankind shine out more con-
spicuously than in the common daily
intercourse of the family. Patience,
gentleness, tender sympathy, love and
forbearance here come into play with
force and influence felt in no other
place. Here those virtues, which have
their source in the Divine nature, find
their most congenial atmosphere. Let
them be lacking, or any of them, and
the harmony is broken, and peace and
JOY depart. 1t is not to be understood
that the happiness of the family re-
lation does not also depend in large
mea sure upon the character ofthe hus-
band and the father, but we insist
only that the influence of the wife and
mother here is the chief and most es-
sential thing. The home is, primarily,
what she makes it. 1t is her domain,
her throne of power. If she chooses
to neglect her duties at the behest of
society, or because of other out side in
terests, the home suffers from her alb
sence, and the family loses all that
charm and brightness which her pres
encee should infuse. There is danger,
we apprehend, in these days of prog
ress and reform" particularly in the
matter of "woAan's rights" of under
valuing the influence and character of
the family life. 1t is some times talked
of as matter of small consequence in
comparison with that sO-calIed wider
sphere outside of home duties, to which
many are inspiring. But let the
truth be emphasized, that the mothers
of to-day hold the levers of the worlds
Tomorrow. Let impurity, discord and
dissension enter the homes of the
people, let the family life be corrupted,
and disease and death will fasten itself
upon the vitals of the republic, and it's
days will be numbered. Domestic hap
piness underlies national strength and
prosperity, and the nearer we approach
to the ideal home the less we shall have
to fear for the future. = Leslie's
Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
Freezinx Cure tor Fever

A new cure for typhoid fever-in
fact, for almost every fever-has been
discovered and experimental with sue
cessfully. The patient is put in a spe-
cially constructed refrigerator and
the fever frozen out. The discovery
of the new method is DR.. Lester L.
Roos, of New York. The refrig-
orator itself. is nothing more than
long rubber bag with what
are called auxiliary pockets" for
ice. After the patient is in the bag
Dr. Roos' treatment consists in wrap
ping him in a wet sheet and blanket,
the temperature of which is gradually
reduced from 20 to 20 degrees. In ad-
dition to this, ice is closely packed
about the patient, who is kept in the
refrigerator until nearly frozen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
THE BLACK SHEEP.

There was a little farmer boy,
They called him Lazy Jim,
He went so slow that everything
Got far ahead of him.
With other boys he ne'er kept up,
In chores he was behind;
He was the very LATEST boy
That ever one could find.
But that was not the worst: for when
jim s boyhood days were Ger
He Travelled at slower pace
Than he had done before.
And then-oh, then his fate was sealed
For, as he Jagged along, >r'
All sorts of things caught up with him,
A truly dreadful throng. -
First poverty came striding up
And joined him as he went;
Trouble came next, with shambling haste
Then debt and discomfort.
And when this doIefu1 company
Had closed round Lazy Jim.
Despair came up and clutched him tight
And made an end of him.
Frank III. Sweet, in Farm Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

and figure, and, in America, was thu
favorite of the three sisters.
Great teachers, such as Manouery
JuI1anS and Fugure, accord warm anC
earnest praise to the young American
Manouery says: miss Abbott is the
best Juliette 1 have ever heard. More
over, with the exception of Patti, she
is the only prima donna who has ever
been able to render the part as written
in the original score. That is to say
Miss Abbott sang the score of Juliette
in G, which requires her to put her full
voice on high d, the attack of which
was absolutely perfect. 1t should be
remembered that neither Melba MOI
Eames ever attempted to sing the score
of Juliette in G, but did so in F, a full
tone lower than Miss Abbott sang it,
Pierre Gailhard, the director of the
opera, states:''In my opinio Miss Bes
sic Abbott is the most perfect Juliette
that has ever sung in Paris, and in
saying this I do not even eXceptPatti
Miss Abbott's compass is most remark
able, ranging from B below the>line to
G above the line, or high c.
After Miss Abbott completed the first
phrase of the score of Juliette at the
opera Gailhard ran up to her and
kissed her on the cheek and exclaimed:
my dear child, your triumph is as
sured."
Miss Abbott replied: ''Why, I have
scarcely begun to sing yet" Gailhard
rejoined: 80, you have won the ear of
the public, and you are a success now.
no matter what you may do
the ambassador, wrote her note stat
ing that it was the most remarkab bic
debut he had even attended. Among
those who expressed themselves most
enthusiastically and most unequivo-
cally in aamira ton of Miss .Abbott's
voice is James Gordon Bennett, who
is of disposition not easily moved
by music, but who has surprised his
friends by his keen, accurate and
eager praise of the young American
singer.
AS much inaccurate informatio has
appeared in French papers in regard
to Miss Abbott it may be stated that
she was born a Riverside, in northern
New York, the country seat of the
Pickens family, of South Carolina, and
on her mothers side is a grandniece
of the late Archbishop Benson, of Can
terbury, and traces her lineage from
the Abbotts of Abbottsford. She was
educated al a convent and at st. Johns
private school in New York city. Jean
de Reszke, whom she met in England
persuaded her to give up ballad sing
ing and study for opera.
Miss Abbott says her success is due
to her teaching under Nine. Freda Ash
forth and NJ. Fidele Koenig, chef
de chant of the Paris opera
Capoul gave her lessons in: stage
department To sum up, the YER
dict of Paris is that Miss Alb
bott's success is assured, and the only
thing she needsi is to study the dramatic
side of her profession. which at pres
emit is her weak point.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
Cremation 4. Not Popular.

In spite of the efforts of we'll
known people-Miss Kate Greenaway
was the last-to popularize crema-
ton by leaving directions for the dis
posal of their bodies by this means,
cremation in London does not adj
vance very quickly When the So
ciety started work in 1885 there were
three cremations, in 1850 the num-
Der at Woking was 81, and last year
it had advanced to 301. The total of
1924 as a record of Is years is not
financially encouraging, but the So
ciety does not relax its efforts to
popularize hat it believes to be the
most sensible and sanitary means of
disposin2 Of the dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
NEW AMERICAN SINGER.
French Critics Say That Bessie Abbots
Pickens Surpasses the linz
mortal Patti.

Bessie Abbott, the American vaude-
vile actress who left the stage four
years ago to study for the opera on the
advice of Jean de Reszke, has just made
her debut as a grand opera star in
Paris, and has created a great COM
motion in music circles there. Her
Juliette is described as the most per-
feet ever sung in Paris, not excepting
even Patti. The critics are unequiyocal
in their praise, and the success of the
former vaudeville actress in grand OPP
era is assured. Miss Abbott is n
member of the Pickens ia mily, of South
Carolina. She wenton the stage seven
years ago as one of the three abbott
sisters" and for three years sang Il
Don't Want to Play in Your Yard" and
other popular songs, which were first
sung by her. She has beautiful face
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
BICYCLE AMBULANCE.

clamped to the frame and provided
with sockets to receive the sides of the
frame. The latter is of light tubing, and
has braces to stretch the canvas when
the stretcher is opened.
When not in use the braces are fold
ed in line with the frame, and the
whole may be rolled up and attached
to the bicycle without interfering with
the rider sufficiently to impede his
progress. To steer the wheel when the
stretcher is in use, an elegant handle
is clamped on the front fork, extend
ing nearly to the level of the canvas,
the operator using one hand to steer
the ambulance and the other to steer
the bicycle.-N. Y. Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

lent naunts for bruin. The trap is
covered with moss, and slender
sticks are stuck in the ground in
such a way that the bear, in avoid
ing them, will put one foot on the
pan of the trap. A mixture of
cheese and honey tempts all bears.
However, an old moccasin, piece, of
birch bark twisted up, or bit of raw
hide, will attract also. The bear
comes along poking his nose into
every corner, and soon falls victim
to his; necessities. The trap is fast
ened to a light clog which catches
into bushes and roots, greatly ag-
gravating the bear.
Bruin has a peculiar fashion. of
standing on his hind legs and scrap
ing the bark off trees as high as he
can reach. Many trees along the
North Fole branch bear these mark
ings. The sign signifies that some
bears are old settlers there. Some
Of the bites are higher than a mans
head. Often for many days bears
do not come near the traps. When
the moose calves have grown large
enough to run fast old bruin seeks
other eating. The. burning feathers
of loon will draw him a long dis
lance. Being caught in the trap he
drags it along until becoming en-
tangled in a snar1 of blow-downs,
he fights and bowls for hours. Some
times he is found lying fat on his
back, wailing in despair, but on ap-
proach shows his teeth in a nasty
way. There is a great difference
in the way bears act when caught
in the trap. Some become furious,
but all take the fatal blow quietly,
resigning themselves in manner
which often appeals to the hunters
sympat Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
HOW BRUIN IS TRAPPED.
His Appetite for Honey and Cheese
Usually Leads Him to Captivity
and Death.

Of all the wild tangles of New
Brunswick there is possibly no re-
gion so inaccessible as the one in
it's course. This stream, smooth and
placid, has it's banks covered by bal
sans. There the beaver has his
playground, and in the alder swales
the bear rolls in wet places, while to
escape the flies the moose stands in
the water up to his ears, silently
chewing river grass. Bears are the
deadly enemies of the moose, the
flesh of whose young they are fond
of. In the trapping of bears, which
is an arduous task, the bones of a
moose make excellent bait. The
setting of trap requires much skill
warm weather they haunt the green
woods, and go very often to some
stream for drink. Therefore
bunch of green timber close by the
water, in the midst of burnt woods
or barrens, is an ideal bear-set. One
trap in such a place is sufficient.
A bear trap has jaws foot wide,
and weighs ten or twenty pounds.
The steel springs cannot be pressed
down by the. weight of man, but
are held down by some sort OF
lever. The place selected for trap
is where three or four small trees
grow close together, and these sur
rounded with brush on, three Sides
The New Brunswick wood contains
much old and pricl<ly brush. excel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
,.,,er,I INST CoIors Rain.

On the 1.-THE and 18th sof March q
blood red rain fell in northern Italy.
The color was caused by fine PARTICLE
of dust. Some of it was examined BY
the scien fist, DIR. Thomas Lamb Phip-
son, who gives as his opinion that ii
is not desert sand nor volcanic dust
as many believe; but the mineral dust
left far in the air by the explosion OF
meteors. He says that particles of
this dust are from two one-thousandth
to five one-hundred thousandths of
millimeter in diameter and many. far
from being red, are white, gray, green.
yellow and brown, a few being a true
ruhv red
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
BICYCLE AMBULANCE.
kew Machine That Can BE Manipu-
lated by the Rider without Any
Outside Aid.

Bicycles are such a convenient means
of transportation that it is nothing
extra ordinary that inventors should ap-
ply the idea of the carriage to an am
bulance for emergency cases.
The picture shows machine fitted
with an ambulance which can be
manipulated by the rider alone with
out the aid of any other person. 1t is
the invention of Hiram L. Getz, of
Marshalltown, Ia. It is intended pri
marily as a means of reaching the in
jured as soon as possible, rather than
providing a rapid means of transport
ing the sufferer to q hospital.
The bicycle is provided with curved
bar at the front and rear, which are
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
GLASS PAYMENTS.
French Experiment Which Ia Being
Watched with Interest by
Street Builders.

Experiments are being made in
Paris with glass pavements. One of
the most frequented thoroughfares
in the city. near the Madeleine, has
just been laid in glass, which. so far
at least. has proved highly satisfac-
tory. The glass used is in small
blocks and is manufactured from ref
use glass, ground down to powder
and made into a cement. The advan-
tages claimed for the new pavement
are its sanitary qualities, particular
ly the facility with which it can be
cleaned, and it's durability. Expert.
ments show that the glass wears
better than asphalt, wood or even
stone. 1t was at first feared that the
glass would prove slippery and be
dangerous in winter, but quite the
contrary has been found, horses even
in sleety weather keeping their foot
ing as well on this novel pavement as
on others.
If at the end of year the glass
pavement just put down justiffes the
bright predictions made for it all
future pavements in Paris will be OF.
glass, and the. city, the envy of all
nations for it's clean streets, will be
more clearly in appearance than
ever-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

chief, is shown at Fig. 9. Three or
four-inch wide stiff satin or lowered
ribbon is used. Fold together so the
two ends will extend beyond the CEN
ter 2% inches. Turn back ends, hem
and stitch again one-half inch above
hemming for a draw. Use narrow rib
bon for draw strings.
A cork protector for the large
wooden needles so much used in knit
ting shawls is Fig. 3. a brass ring a
little smaller than diameter of largest
end of cork is crocheted full with c
in a pretty shade of green silk or
silkateen. Make four rows of c,
then change silk to color of flower
desired. Be careful now % make work
fit cork. In fifth round after every
other c, CHI Is or more if longer pet
ais are liked, and catch with C in
next stitch. Do the same in every
succeeding round; if too full, make
loops in every other round. After
completing a round, go back and fill
each loop with 8 C. Leave few rounds
in center of top plain, making them
with yellow silk and also narrowing
little to fit cork. Connect the two
corks with inch-wide green ribbon a
little longer than needles.
Six bags in one Gig. ~ for sewing
saves mixing of spools and the many
articles that so constantly tangle in
the work basket. The bottom piece
is a hexagon of stiff cardboard covered
with Powered silk or silkateen, the
edges overhanded together, and TO
each of the sides is attached small
bag whose width is the same as one
side of. the hexagon. The small bags
are made of the same material lined
with a contrasting or harmonizing
color. Places are made for draw
strings and each bag is drawn up sep
arately with two lengths of baby rib
bon fled in little bow at both ends
Orange Judd Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
Prune. Don't Need Soaking.

Miss Parloa is the authority for re
versing the long-cherished tradition
of most housekeepers that prunes
should be soaked several hours, OF
even over night, to prepare them ac
ceptably for cooking. Instead, this
well-known expert teaches that the
fruit should be washed carefully in
tepid water and allowed to stand in
it two or three minutes to swell
Wash in second water and put on
at once in saucepan with 1k cup
fuls of cold water to one cupful of
prunes. Simmer slowly for 21s hours
No sugar is needed, as. cooked in
this way, the natural sweetness OF
the fruit is brought out. Other dried
fruits need soaking.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
SIMPLE FANCY WORK.
now to Make a Number of Little Ar
ticIes for the Dresser and
Travelling Bag.

Fig. 1 shows a very convenient little
article for use in travelling, and it is
also ornamental enough for my lady's
dainty dresser. 1t is called handker-
chief press and is made OF two pieces
of stiff cardboard four inches square,
covered on one side with silk of a solid
color and on the other with pretty
Powered pattern. Wadding and sachet
powder are used. The coverings are
overhanded together and the two COW
ers are held together with an elastic
band covered each side with inch
ovide ribbon stitched together on the
edges. Twice the length of elastic
should be allowed for the ribbon COW
ering, that it may be quite full Sew
a graceful bow of the ribbon on the
top.
. A double bag, one side for opera
glasses and the other for the handker-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

last in the shape of lump of lead af.-
fixed to the end of the mast extending
through the bottom of the boat. Sus-
pended by wooden pulleys and inn
PEELED by the wind the aerial yacht
travels gracefully and fast up along
the kite line, to be checked a few feet
below the kite by large disk of stiff
cardboard. Otherwise there would be
swift destruction of the kite and an in
glorious tumble of the entire outfit.
The sail is maintained in its raised
position by a string, whose lower end
is secured in a notch. On striking the
cardboard the bowsprit is pushed back.
thus releasing the string, causing the
sail to drop, and then the toy slides
back to terra firma again.-N. Y. Her
q III
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
INDUs1RY&m.R5<
sSzZzNE1HN1s
ARTIFICIAL RUBBER.
Have Invented . Really Serv->
iceabIe Substitute.

Three viennese inventors, C. and R.
eaulitschky and F. Wueste, have
patented q new substitute for rub
,er. Sole leather is disintegrated by
machine until the material is reduced
10 partially connected fbers- By
soaking and agitation for a consid-
.rable time in tanners dressing
bruised barley, heaven and water)
.hese fibers are softened. After dry
n.y.. the mass is STEPPED for some
lime in train-oil freed from acid by
treatment with warm water (Lede-
:oeD. Cork in pieces as large as
aazelnuts is boiled in the thickened
.oot-sap of the Landolphia plant to
make it elastic and durable, then
Tried slowly. In moderately-sized
jumps the waste rubber is boiled for
Is minutes in a one or two per cent
solution of caustic acid. Rubber
linseed oil'' is then prepared by dis
solving about e5 rfrts of rubber in
i've parts of linseed oil at a tempera-
ture of 40 to 60 degrees C. These
Materials together with asbestos.
Are mixed together in proportions
which have been established by the
inventors. The product is placed in
,alenders having adjustable heated
rollers. and is finally treated with
sulphur chlorate diluted with carbon
bisulphid for the purpose of yulcani-
cation. The finished material is said
to possess greater elasticity and dur
ability than the rubber substitutes
which have been hitherto manufac-
tured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

Opportunity for o1ite Excftin8
Races In the Air.

The latest serial vessel. invented BY
q German youngster, sails the ether
blue quite satisfactorily, and has been
received by young and old quite en-
Enthusiastically, because it gives oppoy-s
tunity for the Inauguration of quite
exciting races. The hull is formed OF
two pieces of cardboard, shaped like
a half moon, the mast and spars being
whitfield out of pine and the sail con-
sisting of tough tissue paper.
The maintenance of the equilibrium
is secured by proper amount of ba1-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
p.,er Glove. and Ho.ierx.

The new uses to which paper ma3
be put seem numberless. The latest
announcements are of paper gloves
and stockings. the latter having been
in course of manufacture. several
months They are not thin things yor
could wear through in day, but-quite
tough Paper Irvine, which has long
been known, is roughed by machinery
SO as to seem fuzzy. like wool. and it
is then knitted to shape just as if il
were warn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
THE HAIRY. wooDpEcKER.
Build His Home Secure from
All Sorts of Weather.

When winter reigns supreme in the
wild life in wood and field there comes
a strange hush over all the earth. No
murmur of glad, soft leaves; no gentle,
happy splash of water as it falls; no
bright bird music, no shrill insect i'd
ding in palpitating heat. The wind has
a torn, harsh sound as it losses the
grinding branches and often whistles
in its haste. The water has a cold,
shivering sound asit drops from ledge
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
r..,nr street Car Comp.ntes

Richmond, Va, a city of $1,000 in,
habitants, has on its street railways .
four-cent fare, with transfers, and q
2A-cent fare to school children. The
two companies pay TO the cityasgrad
uated percentage on grossSreceipts and
keep their part of the streets in repair
clean and sprinkled. In addition thes
pay the city an ad valorem tax q
their property.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07

To guard against impure indigo blue
test it. Make a solution of it in water
and add to it some soda. If it turns
reddish it is prussian blue and to be
avoided. for it is a compound of iron
which becomes decomposed by the
contact. of soap and soda and makes
iron molds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-07
Look Ahead and Go Ahead

The forward look stimulates the
forward step. To keep our eyes fixed
ahead is usually to go~ahead, too.