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Evening star., 1903-10-24
Smokeless Cigars Nextp
he Cincinnati Enquirer

From the Cincinnal EhquITer.
The Illinois Central railroad manages
ment is said to be- ABOUT to introduce
smokeless engines. So far. so good. PERI
haps the next reform ought to be smokes
less smoking cars. Anyhow. there is room
for improvement in that connection. FIRE.
ouently clean men who don't smoke-or II
they do, buy cigars of a fair quality-have
to resort to the smoking car when the other
coaches are crowded. They do not like
smoke that is not even fit to cure side
neat. or to paddle through rivers of tot,
bacco expectoration. A good many smokS
ing cars are vile.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

salt. Add a dozen sweet apples, pared and
sliced thin. Bake three hours. The ap-
pies will form nice. sweet jelly.
Mulled Wine.-For a bedtime drink on n
cold night. Put teaspoonful each of pow
dered cloves and cinnamon into pint of
water. Bring to a boil. Separate the whites
and yolks of three eggs and beat the yolks
with large spoonful of powdered white
sugar. As soon as the water bois. turn it
over the sugar and yolks. add a pint of wine
and turn the beaten whites of the eggs over
the whole.
Evening star., 1903-10-24
Our Progress.

From the Baltimore American
Spartacus-.Here's this fakir Dowie
claiming to be some reincarnated saint, and
he has managed to convince enough of
people of the truth of his wild statement to
make him immensely wealthy. And still
some people say this world is progressing -
Smarticus-'I should say 1t is progressing
People weren't half such big fools during
the middle ages
Evening star., 1903-10-24
Quite a Mouthful,
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Naggin- But why don't you argue the
matter out with your wife?"
Meekton-"Huh. my wife has very posi-
tive Ideas on that subject. The moment
opened my mouth my wife would put her
foot down and"
Naggin-"The idea, l should think you d
choke 10 death.'
Evening star., 1903-10-24
Accounted For.

From the Chicago News. =
De Ranter-'I tell you. me boy, madd
the hit of my life last night in my new
play Why, the audience was actually
glued to its seats, as 1t were" :
Criticus-"Oh, that accounts for Il"
De Ranter-"Accounts for whatf" :,
Cr;ticus-'"i'he fact that 1t didn't oct IN
1rG leave"
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Cornmeal Pone-At night mix a quart of
cornmeal with water, a tablespoonful of
yeast and little salt. Mix them enough to
stir easily. In the morning stir in three
well beaten eggs, a teaspoonful of soda
and a cupful of sour milk. Make the batter
thin enough to pour it into the pan. Bake
for three-quarterS of an hour.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Beaten Biscuit.-Use three pints of sift-
ed flour, tablespoonful of lard and a tea
spoonful of salt. Work the lard into the
flour and add a cup and half of ice
water Stir with the hand until a stiff
dough is formed. Knead on the board un-
til it is smooth. Beat with the rolling pin
until 1t puffs. Roll half an inch thick prick
with fork and bake in quick oven.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Baked Corn.-Cut the grains off nine ears
of corn. Put in a buttered baking DISH
with scant quart of milk, two tablespoon
fuls of cream, teaspoonful of salt, table,
spoonful of butter and one well-beaten egg.
Bake for an hour and a half.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Rebel Cake.-Allow one cupful of butter
and two of sugar. creamed together; one
eupful of sour milk, three cupfuls of sifted
-four, four eggs, beaten separately; one
cupful of blackberry jam and one cupful
of mixed spices-cinnamon, allspice and
nutmeg Stir the sifted flour int6 the
jam, add the creamed sugar and butter then
the eggs and then the spices. Add the soda
to the milk and add to the cake mixture
Bake in layers. Ice with an icing made of
four whites of eggs. beaten with a half
cupful of powdered sugar.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Almond Cake.-This requires the beaten
whites of nine eggs, half pound of sugar,
three-quarters of a pound of -four, one
pound of blanched almonds, half dozen
bitter almonds and half teaspoonful of
mace. Chop the almonds fine cream the
butter and sugar and sift the -four Stir
all together and bake in shallow tins.
After 1t Is baked, ice.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Chicken Pudding.-Cut up three young
chickens Put into a quart of cold water
with some chopped parsley, little salt and
pepper and lump of butter the size of an
egg. Simmer until done. Make batter of
six eggs, well beaten; a quart of milk, a
pint of flour and two tablespoonfuls of but
ter. Put the chickens and little of the
water they We're boiled in, with some chop
ped ham. in the baking dish. Pour the bat
ter over them and bake in a moderate oven
until brown. Chop up the giblets and add
to the rest of the broth, season and thicken
with a lump of butter rolled in flour Serve
as a sauce to the pudding.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Fig Jelly Filling.-Take a pound of figs
chopped fine. a cupful of sugar and hall
a cupful of boiling water. Boil to jelly
stirring constantly.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Cocoanut Filling-Grate fresh cocoa
nut and leave dish for several hours.
tossing occasionally with silver fork.
Ice the cake layers while hot with the white
of one egg beaten to a froth with half
a cupful of powdered sugar. When the
cake is cold add some whipped cream on
top of the icing, and then sprinkle the
cocoanut thickly over the cream This is
both a pretty and a delicious cake
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Caramel Filling for Cakes-Boil a cupful
OF brown sugar in half a cupful of boiling
water until 1t threads. Beat the white OF
an egg until stiff. and add to it three table.
spoonfuls of cocoa and half a teaspoonfu
of fiavoring. Pour the boiling syrup Owe,
the egg and cocoa and stir in bowl until
1t hardens.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

read: "Rest is the Sweet Sauce of Labor"
Over the dressing table:
And now complete the toilet stands dis
played"
While on the backs of two little rocking
chairs for children are these Illuminated
inscriptions: When little feet grow weary"
and Little feet have far to CO."
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Cumberland Mutton.-Rub leg of NUT
ton with saltpeter and hang it up for two
days. rubbing it several times day with
cloth. Boil quart of claret with tea
spoonful of allspice and pour boiling hot.
a few hours. Then bake in the oven,
basting with the wine, to which a lump Of
butter has been added. The mutton will
taste like venison when served with cur
rant jelly.
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Layer Cake-This requires threee eggs
whites and yolks beaten separately; one
cupful of sugar., half cupful of butter
half a cupful of rich milk, two cupfuls OF
flour, one teaspoonful of vanilla extrast and
two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
Cream together the butter and sugar Ado
the yolks of the eggs and the milk Sift the
baking powder through the -four and add
to the mixture, beating well. Stir in the
whites. pour into layer tins and bake
This receipt will fill three tins
Evening star., 1903-10-24
Delmonico's OYSTER Fritters

SASo . SySCer HT1CCerS.
Take quart of select, plump, good-sized
oysters. drain off the juice, and strain 1t
through a piece OF cheese cloth. To a Gun
of the juice add cup Of milk. salt to taste,
the well-beaten yolks of four eggs. and
enough flour to make batter as thick as
for griddle cakes. Drop each oyster into
this batter, taking it up with a large spoon
full and fry in deep, hot fat until a nice
brown Serve very hot with nice crisp cell
cry or cold slaw.
Pigs in Blankets.
This is not new method, but is one
which tickles the fancy and palate, and
there may be mary who have not tried
these dainty. tasty tid-bits. For each oys-
ter have very, very thin, narrow slice of
smoked breakfast bacon, neatly trimmed
Rinse and drain the oysters and wrap each
oyster (or place two together If smalD in
strip of bacon; fasten securely with a small
wooden skew (toothpick) so the oyster
cannot slip cut in frying; dip each roll in
beaten egg, then cover lightly with white
corn meal and fry delicate brown, using a
little of the bacon fat to start them with
The bacon must be sliced as thin as pos
sible so it will brown quickly and the oys-
ters not be overlooked and tough. Serve
with quarters of lemon and celery.
Preserving Ounces.
If our correspondent will follow directions
given in very recent lesson on ounces she
will have no trouble in keeping her pre-
serves We have ounce marmalade two
nj H. b1v
Evening star., 1903-10-24

On almost every piece of the new mis-
sion furniture is found a legend that en-
phasizes the close correlation between the
spiritual and the material essence of the
home. On the headboard Of bed we
Evening star., 1903-10-24

Rinse in their own liquor as many large
oysters as are needed. Drain and wipe
quite dry on soft cloth. season with pep
per and salt. Brush with butter griddle
or wire broiler and place the oysters upon
it. Broil over a clear hot fire: and if the
oysters should drip place them far enough
from the Goals to prevent their becoming
smoked, if using the wire broiler When
done a delicate brown and their gills ruff1e
place them on delicate squares of toast and
put very small pieces of butter on each
oyster
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
Anoehsg Old Settler, Adam Wood. is Dead,

: Another Old Settler Adam Wood. is Dead
At about . a. gn.. Saturday
morning, December 9th, Adam
Wood succosnea To an attack oi
neuralgia 0s the heart, az his
home on the sarsss a Sew esaiaes
northeast OF Great Bend.
He came from Ohio aud settled
on the claim where sae died, ia
1875. He was born in Halifax,
England about 81 years ago,
and at oae1 tirae waa quite
wealthy, being in e1se brewing
business aG Pit&sbsrg. Pa. Meet
ing with financial reversea, be
removed TO Ohio. and later TO
Co Kansas, where he has spent a
quiet, unobstrusive bUG indus
eg5o0s life. helping 30 conquer
t9e wilderness and make 1t to
blossom as the rosa: pursuing
his hugnhle wayin amanner that
is a credit to his snemcgy aod au
exam pie TO his: sons,
Resides. his life companion,
Mrs. Sarah Wood, decaasedgeaxes
three sons. John Frank and oss
Wood, and three daughters, Mrs..
Scovercoll formerly Mrs. Wn.
Hall) OF Pueblo. Colo, Mrs. E.
w. Moses OF this city, and Mrs.
w. s. Hill OF near town.
Funeral services svere held at
1:30 Sunday afternoon, Dec.
20th, at his late residence on the
Walnut, and interment made In
the Great Bend cemetery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Hez BIount. the section man killed
by the saata Fe passenger train last
week. just east of Larned. was s
bkother in Law of Mr. Charles, former
~ of Albert. bat now of KInsEey. The
killing of Biount seems to have been
uncaIied for. ss be WIS run down by
the passenger engine while on duty
inspecting the track on = Isvei stretch
where the train men mast certainly
have seen him on bis band car
BIcuDt carried $1,000 Insurance. in the
W codmen, and was membeE OF the
Z o. O E. Was unmarz led and the
sole support Of hls agsd RottsT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
EDITORIAL COMMENT .
A NEW NEWSPAPER FIRM.


With this issue of the DEMO
Graf 1 have taken into opartner
ship a gentleman whom 1 believ'
will greatly assist in Improving
the paper and making it omucl
more highly appreciated by it'
rapidly increasing list ofreaders
Probate Judge W. p. Fedel
has purchased an interest in the
business, and will assist in the
local and editorial work and
book keeping. giving the busi.
ness such time as he can spare
from his official duties.
Judge Feder is not new to the
newspaper business, having at
one time been publisher OF the
Ellinwood Advocate. He has
probably the most thorough
acquaintance in the county OF
any man in Great Bend, and l
ifeel that in associating bin with
kme in the publication of the BAR
kToN COUNTY DEMOCRAT I will be
enabled, by the division Of work,
to give more of my own time to
the matters most essential to
the making of a successful news
paper.
We shall improve the plant by
adding additional machinery
and type, and makingssthisp office
in every way an up-to-date prints
ing establishment, prepared to
meet all competition in job and
tbook work, and make the best
weekly paper ever published in
kansas.
The firm name; is Stoke &
Feder, publishers and proprie-
tors; with Will E. Stoke editor
and manager. ..
] desire to thank the patrons
of the office for their good will
and support for the many years
I have alone owned and conduct
ed the business, and ask that
you favor the new firm with a
continuation of your good will
and patronage.
The newspaper field in Great
Bend is overworked; there are
too many papers for the size of
he town. But it seems that all
reasonable effort to consolidate
Che different offices are fruitless;
Therefore we have given up any
plans to that end. The DEMO
xCRAT today has the largest list
lof subscribers of any paper pub
slished here, and we hope to
idouble that list, or increase it to
i 1000 at least, during the coming
year. The advertisers who in
vestigate the matter {and all
advertisers should do SOY have
learned that this paper brings
them the best returns, and it
shall continue to do so to q
greater extent.
Wishing all my friends and
business patrons a Happy an6
Prosperous New Year, am
Very Respectfully,
WILL E.. STOKE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
Annual Fire uos Meeting.

The Great Bend Fire Go. met
at the hose house Friday .eves
ming last and elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year.
Chief-0tis Bo1ingers
Assistant Chief-Robegt A.
Ewalt; =
Foreman-I. N. Wilhide;
Assistant Foreman-Bert Swift;
Secretary-N. S. Ream;
Treasurer-Will e. Stoke.
The chief has general super
vision of the department.; the
foreman has charge of all work
at fires and practice. We believe
the Great Bend fire department,
composed now Of fifteen active,
cool headed men, is able to do as
effective work as the fire depart
ment of any town in the state
whose members give their ser
vices, voluntarily and receive
pay only when called to duty.
The members of the depart
ment have formed a Fireman's
Relief Association, of which the
following officers are elected for
1908:
President-Will E. Stoke;
Secretary-Frank j. Kramer;
Treasurer. A. Ewalt;
Directors-O. Bolinger, 4 year
term, Joe Schaffer 5 year term.
This association receives and
/ disburses the Firemen's Relief
Fund, collected by the State
laws, and looks after disabled or
sick firemen. At present twelve
| of the Oldest members of the de
partment are carrying $4,000
each accident insurance, with
| SO a week indemnity, paid fol
out of the Firemen's Relief Fund
The loss by fires in Great Bend
has been exceedingly small fol
the past year. and we hope that
it will continue to be kept down
II PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT vii
sublet the arbitration of the
Venezuelan muss. Hedoubtless
!feels that he could not act as ar
bitrator, all by his lonesome
and not get the Monroe doctorint
and the fad OF aping foreign
wavs somewhat mixed.
KING Leopold has been shot
at again. Leopold vas not borz
to fall by an assassin Juror
Weekly Press.
No. be never viii He Is tos
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Louis Schaf IT, one of the prosper
GUS young farmers OF the north side
was IN town Friday and made the
DEMOCRAT Office a social call. he
says the wheat, so far as he has OBJ
served, IS in splendid condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Hon A. S. Foulks- county attorney
OF Ness county. was visiting friends
in Great Bend Monday of this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

G. ". Nimocks and wife and Thos
Newell and wife lett Monday morr
ing fo1 Arizona.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Jack Lanter. the popular drug clerk
with Porter. Is spending the holidays
in eastern Kansas and Oklahoma.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

The famousEowa Cream Separator is
the simplest in construction and uses
fewer paris in the bowl than any other
separator on the market, Do not fail
to see one before you purchase.
TILE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Chas. McFadden, of the south edge
of Liberty township. was caller on
the printer, FRIDAY last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Mrs. Geo. K:ncaid. and brother.
Sam Gwinn. are visiting their brother
aarve Gwinn, at Perry. Ok. this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

The Hoisington Dispatch has invest
igated the fake story in tbe Topeka
papers about the Polesion brothers,
of Hoisington being murdered, and
finds there never were people of such
name in that town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

The celebrated Clauss rszor or shear
would make nice Christmas present.
You will find them for sale at The
Great Bend Implement Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

You will fud material for pyrog-
saphy work, picture frames, trays
hand mirrors, leather card cases and
curses etc., at The Great Bend Inns
ml@n5eoS Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Carl Stormquist. the slectrician at
the light works, and Miss Eta McGee.
of Sterling. we're married on Thursday
last at the home of the bride in
Sterling. They will be at home in
Great Bend after this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Raise cattle and beat the coal trust.
Out in the short grass counties'' chips"
sell for dollar = load. and no
bling.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Misdames Fred Lorimor and Harry
Hartshorn were down from Bucklin,
Ford county. to spend tae no idsys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
MoReANs MILLER & Co

GIsud McMican. oldest son of j. W.
McMican. formerly OF this city bu!
now OF Oklahoma City. Ok. is up here
spending the holidays.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Miss Julis Miller. 8 teacher in the
Ellinwood schools, spent her two
weeks vacation with the home folks
in great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOB. FARMERS

Il lie On1CdSO AnorIcdu Ill adpa
Sundays issue reports an ialter
esting interview at Springfield.
! Ohio, with John w. Bookwaateg
the man after whom Bookwalter,
Nebraska, was named, and who
at present has vast land posses,
sions in the west. Mr.. Bookwal.
ter has been a thorough student
of agriculture in this country 6os
many years, and the American
ranks him as one of the best
Iposted men on the subjec0. in
America. Among other inter-
esting things, Mr.. BookwaIter
says:
sNew York is face to face with
a financial stringency. Money.
has left the metropolis in large
quantities and it is slow i'm COM
ing back. A large amount of it
will not return. Many are
wondering why. investigations
shows othat millions of dollars
have been sent West for invest
ment in farm lands. The era OF
cheap grain will never retur0.
Agriculture, A the edespised ocgm-
patton, will from this time ON be
profitable. Demand has caught
UP with the supply. Prices gov-
erned byoa arbitrary law have
advanced. With that advance
has come profitfor agriculture.
Mature is restoring the eqai-
librium between thesagricuieupas
and the non-agricultura1 classes.
The golden stream that has been
pouring into New York has, like
the tickle Missouri changed its
Ecourse and is now rushing back
to the West, where it had its
source. Money that has been
leaving the country's financial
capital does not return with the
freedom it once did.
cover cap ital lied com pan ies
once attracted the nations
wealth. The tide has turned and
the flow westward to profitable
investment in farm lands is grow
ing fast in volume. No longer is
the farmer at the mercy of arti-
fetal influences.
"This is the dawn OF the farm
ers' day. A struggle between the
urban and the rural population
of the country is in the initiative.
In population the two elements
are about equally divided. While
they are half and half numeri-
cally, in wealth there is the
widest divergence.
"The total wealth of the coun-
try is estimated at eighty five
thousand million dollars. OF
this but twenty thousand million
dollars are in the hands of the
rural population, or less than
one-fourth of the total wealth of
the country.
s.This inequality did not always
exist. Prior to the civil war
wealth was measurably about
lequally divided. The separation
began with the imposition of the
Hand grant system, which in al
most one generation developed
an area equal in productive ca
| pacity to that which required in
the East several centuries to pro:
| duce.
| ssThe one made the farmer buy
at the highest prices, while the
other made him sell at the low
lest. Millions of acres of cheap
land in a few weeks began fur
nishing the world breadstuffs
, and as it did so the value o
every acre of Eastern farm land
!. was eorrespondingly impaired
, and cheapened. With the tarif
: on one side as an enemy and th'
: cheap lands on the other as {
menace, it was not long unit
: rnf,uov szoc1~i n cr rsrvoof,z,out 4, f10Uof
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Il Heavy SHOWS in the mountains this
winter. Plenty of snow there generally
means an increased rainfall in this
part of Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Philip Brack. the Otis merchant,
was transacting business in Great
Bend and shaking hands with old
friends, last Friday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
fu outward bound ships. Ma.

ala outward bound ships. Ma
cure Is restoring the equilibrium.
THE cnange, the cause Of the
stringeney OF today means a re-
distribution Of che world rs wealth.
That taken from the agricultu-
rist by discriminating legislation
agd acts wiIl ceturn to him
through desperation OF natural
laws. ''-The American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

RIGHT Now-Is good time to look
up that Heater, Cock Stove or range
you want TO put in. You can find tho
BEST MADE, sold at right prices too. at
~ MILLER 81 HEMKER's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Claude Dawson was down from
Buckliu to spend the holiday week
with Great Bend folks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Miss Cora .Schaffer, who teaches in
The Kattenhorn district. east side of
ths county. spent the holidays at home
@Ssh her parents, in Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

A number of the sportsmen of this
city held blue rock shoot, in the
south part of town on Christmas day.
The scores were SO large we fear to
give them-our word might be doubted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

II. l.. Harrison is spending a few
weeks in Shawnee county. His par-
ents are at Oakland. from Iowa. visit
ing with Bert Harrison, ard they are
holding sort of family reunion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Miss Anna Malta. teacher at the
Valley School. near Clafiiu was home
with the Great Bend folks for the
holidays.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

Joe FFeidel. formerly of near Odin'
is up from the Indian country during
che hOlidags He reports prosperous
con6st stion sn his section of the country
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

W. J. Murphy. of Liberty township,
bas purchased property in Great Bend.
amd wip move into town, principally
e0r the benefit OF his mothers health.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

We have Rochester pickle plated
tea and coffee pots. cvunb trays, tea
kettles stc. Also Stransky imported
enamel ware guaranteed for five years
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02

The ladies ofthe LaCross cemetery
association advertise: To help enlarge
the graveyard come to the social and
eat our wsffias