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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

Treasurer ]. w. Soderstrom receiv-
ed the sad intelligence that brother
had died last Saturday,, near Usage
City,oKansas. Mr.. Soderstrom went
down Saturday evening, to attend the
funeral, returning Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

. The Majestic malleable steel range
has removable patented reservoir
on left side, which no other range
has. 1t can be moved to or from the
fire, therefore the nuisance of having
your kitchen full of steam is avoided.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL. CONDITION
The J. v. Brinkman Company Bank

At Great Bend. State of Kansas, the close of
business on the 18th day of Nov. 1908.
RESOURCES
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

When bread crumU GeSSs-ng is made
to accompany roasted fowl, it is well to
Aix it thoroughly through the dry
crumbs before adding the other ingredi-
tnts. A light and f.---y dressing is the
issult.-N Y. Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

The committee having in charge
the matter of raising the money for
the hospital are now making their
collections. and are succeeding very
well. Nearly the entire amount has
been subscribed, and while some of
the people have been awake to the
undertaking, others have not. It is
hoped that those who are still out.
will get in line, and let US complete
the deal with as little delay as possible
1t is sure thing that it will be 90.
and is only a matter of time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27
Castard sauce.

Beat the yolls of tour eegs with 9
c.,r 4 of a cupful u sugar. add mint
cot mil. and cf eySf hot water,
n constantly until thici ened.
=. In yaniilas=Lad.es Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

opened a three nights engagement
here at the opera house last Monday
night have made host of friends in
this place. Their plays are full of
humor and pathos and are produced
in an artistic manner, and as
whole they are the best repertoire
company that has ever played in this
city and should they come back they
will be. greeted with full house.
Fred c. Frink, the comedian, is with
out doubt the best all round man we
have had the pleasure of seeing. His
comedy is quick and snappy and not
of the slap stick order. His paro-
dies and songs are up-to-date. Theo
Lorch, the leading man, is clever and
did some very artistic work. The
soubrette roles were in the hands of
Cecil Fay and were we'll handled.
Miss Ella Hunter in her character
work was very fine, and little Vivian,
the child artist, won a home for her
self from the start. The balance of
the company were equally good and
handled their lines in an artistic man
ner.-Marion Co. Bulletin.
At Great Bend opera house all
next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27

No more district court until Deem
Der 7ths
David Homer was down from Yer
beck, Tuesday of this week.
Joe Koelch and son, Jake and Joe
Jr. were up from Lakin Tuesday.
Chan Butle1 has gone to Claflin to
work for the JOS. Cummings Produce
Co.
]. ]. Anthony is home from Kansas
City, where he has been for the past
few weeks.
Claud Dawson is down from Buck
lin, Ford county, to eat turkey with
his parents.
. John sMason, one of our progress
sive farmers, took out a Majestic
range this week.
You will find material for burnt
wood work for sale at The Great
Bend Imp. Cos.
The Great Holiday Bazaar will
formally open Saturday Dec. 18th, at
Lundblade & Bolinger's.
Miss Maud Luse is home from
Lindsborg to enjoy first class
Thanksgiving dinner with Dad.
O. Wood and Phil Tracey made
their wives happy by purchasing
Majestic steel ranges this week.
Edward Baier and J. G. Schneider.
of Olmitz, were callers on the DEMO
Graf while attending court last week
Joe Schaeffer went to Salina on
Wednesday morning to eat Thanks
sgiving Turkey with Bert and his wife.
The new furnace at the Presbyte-
rian church is now in running order,
and is-a great improvement over the
old stove method of heating.
We shall have few copies of the
Hicks Almanac for 1904, for sale.
Persons wanting one will please send
in their order. The price is 25c a
copy.
The Cooking club spend Thanks
> giving at Hutchinson, the ladies the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. w. E. Carr,
and the gentlemen the guests of VIM.
Kelley.
w. L. Burdick, of Lawrence, is ex-
pected to be here next Monday night,
to address the Fraternal Aid Associa-
ton. A full attendance of all mem
bere is expected.
The Majestic malleable steel range
has a removable patented reservoir
on left side, which no other range
has. 1t can be moved to or from the
fire, therefore the nuisance of having
your kitchen full of steam is avoided
Treasurer ]. W. Soderstrom receiv-
ed the sad intelligence that brother
had died last Saturday,, near Usage
City,oKansas. Mr.. Soderstrom went
down Saturday evening, to attend the
funeral, returning Monday.
Byron Lewis says he was awakened
out of a sound sleep one nj ht last
.eweek, by noise down on the creek.
He says he listened for long time,
trying to find out what it was, but
could not say for certain whether it
. was the Heller band, or Clay Lucas
hounds.
Fhe Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity initiated % members at the regu-
lar meeting last Tuesday evening
They have drill team which is
now practicing under the instruc
tons of Mr.. Jewett and which is be
coming very proficient Mr.. and Mrs
Jewett have done some good work fol
the local organization which the
members should certainly appreciate.
The committee having in charge
the matter of raising the money fol
Z the hospital are now making then
collections, and are succeeding very
we'll. Nearly the entire amount has
been subscribed, and while some o.
the people have been awake to the
undertaking, others have rot. It i:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-27
The Cloak Department

In looking over our stock of Furs find we have
too many. To close them offering them at
15 off the regular price every piece of Fur in the
house. and the you the better chance you
have.
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War Made hy Rule.

An officer now in England sends the
following story from South Africa, for
the accuracy Of which he vouches:
"a brigade had been marching with
scarcely any food nor nearly twenty
four hours continuously. When it halt.
ed and rations were served out and the
cooking had commenced one regiment
was asked by the brigade major to ex.
tinguish its fires, as they were not in
line with those of the regiment on its
right The G. o. of the regiment in
question demonstrated as strongly as
possible, pointing out that If the fires
were put out there would be neither
time nor fuel 0he latter was very
scarce and limited in quantity to gel
the cooking finished before the troops
had to march of. But in spite of all he
could say the brigade major insisted
the fires were put out, and before the
tea could be boiled and the meat cook
ed the regiment had to march, the mer
having had no food"
1t would appear from this. says the
London Truth, as II the process Of edu
eating our officers In the field-staff OF
fieers at any rate-was still proceeding
only slowly. The incident is Of the more
interest since the brigade major con
cerned is a professor in one of our mill
tary schools. IL the war office would
like his name We shall be pleased tC
give it them-of course. in confidence.
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A DISAPPEARING STREAM.
The Dry Fork Of Ashley Creek, 4
Ncrfhwe tern Utah.

The Dry Fork Of Ashley Greek, In
Northws tern Utah.
Some curious revelations are being
made by the United States geological
survey.
A rsASat report from Q. 4. Prall one
Of the photographers Of ahe survey. has
reported the existence Of stream
whose water, in the summer season,
entirely vanishes midway in its course.
The river is known as the Dry Fork, a
small stream In northwestern Utah,
tributary to Ashley creek. About four
teen miles from its source in the Uinta
mountains this stream reaches large
basin or sink, whose walls are from
70 to 100 feet high, except on the up
stream side. The pool Is apparently bot
tomless, and the water in II revolves
with a slow. circular motion, caused
either by the incoming waters or by
suction from below, or both. The only
visible outlet to this pool Is narrow
rock channel, from which little water
flows, but Is soon lost to sight a few
hundred yards below. A measurement
Of the main stream just above the pool
showed a volume Of 90 cubic feet of
water passing each second, but this en-
tire flow disappears in the basin. and
the stream bed for miles below is per
fectly dry. About seven miles below
this interesting pool were found several
springs, one Of them in large hole
twenty-five feet In diameter and twenty
feet deep. which at times are empty
and again filed with water 1t is
thought that the water which dlsap-
pears In the upper pool flows under
ground deep below in the gravels which
form the bed Of the stream, and in
times of rainfall heavier than usual
appears again in part in the large
springs below.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Telling Trees Ages.

"The only accurate way to estimate
a trees age is Wy the measurement Of
its girth," said botanist. "The count
ing Of the rings of oxogenous trees
can only be applied to such as are Gu
down in their prime, for these trees
when they begin to die, cease to ado
their yearly rings. Glrth measurement
is the only safe guide to the age Of
trees.
Hence, all over the world, botan
lists have now for some years beer
measuring trees of known and un
known age. compiling thus, volume
of statistics that will become more anC
more valuable as 1t increases in size.
"The yew is the longest-lived oi
trees. Three feet century, our sta
tistics show, is its normal growth. Ac
cording to this rule, the Fortingal yew
of Scotland, which was 56 feet IL
girth In 1869, must have lived ovel
1900 years. The Tisbury yew, i'm Dor
setshlre, is 81 feet in girth, and should
be, therefore, 1900 years old.
There is a table Of the age of oak.
that differs from this. 1t is not a very
satisfactory table, but it was compiled
from trees Of known age, and, there
fore, 1t is, statistically, very valuable
According to it, 4O-year-old oak hat
a circumference of eight feet; SO years
IL feet; 100 years. is feet; POO years
20 feet; $50 years. % feet; 300 years
SO philadelphia Record.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Neither spinster Nor old Maid.

"She's a spinster, isn't she"
Certainly not. Why, she'd have 8
fit IL you called her a spinster."
when was she married. thenT
"she isn't married"
widow. perhapsT
"Oh, no."
Then she must be q spinster."
mot at all. She keeps house with
two other girls ina cosy little nat"
what difference does that maker
"Well, Of course, it's possible for q
girl to be q bachelor maid without
that. but it's that that makes It abso
lutely certain. You never heard Of
spinsters doing anything like that"
"Then a bachelor maid isn't a spins
terri
"Oh. at the present time she may
be one technically, for there's beer
hardly time to change the dictionary
but she doesn't admit It."
Suppose the public refused to &C
eept her chosen designation and in
sistd upon calling her spinster ant
later old maid-what thenT
"why. why, then, I suppose sht
would marry almost the first man whC
came along. Bachelor maid is 30 de
ughtfully up-to-date and spinster q
90 fEightfully old-fashloned-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23

He rose to his feet suddenly and stood
before her as pale as death.
"Will you never be convinced" ne
said, passionately, that my love for you
is beyond self-seeking. beyond doubt
II you will 1t so, will never seek you
again after tonight"
IL think | am not well tonight am
over-tired," she said, recovering herself
''if you will have my carriage sent for.
will 80 home"
He went at once and did not return to
her until il was ready; then he gave her
his arm and led her away without an
other word. She never looked at him
as he put her into her carriage. and wish
ed her grave goodnight; but when the
door was closed, and they had passed
through the gates, she threw herself back
in a corner and sobbed such tears as she
had never wept from the hour she was
born until now. There were lights in
the dining room when she returned, and
she would have entered it, but the foot
man stood in the way with a frightened
face.
mot in there, II you please, ma'am;
master dned at home. and has party OF
gentlemen"
At that moment there was clinking OF
glasses, and a sound of laughter, in
which 4 shrill peal of a woman's voice
was distinctly audible.
Mrs. Clayton stood for a moment as II
turned to stone; then she went upstairs
without word. 1t was evident she had
not been expected home so early.
She was too stupefed to think. 1t SEEM
ed as II some heavy blow had faalen on
her, and she scarcely realized 1t or knew
what it was. Her mind was exhausted,
and she slept heavily. The next day when
she rode in the park. as usual. every one
said:
How terribly Ill Mrs. Clayton looks!
She should not go out so much, or she
will be dead before the end OF the sea-
son."
Dear Fee" said Winifred, riding up,
"what ails you--you look worn out?"
Il think yesterday was too much for
me-" Mrs. Clayton answered. stop my
horse, Winifredw and Mrs. Clayton
seemed for a moment to reel in her sad
de Winifred caught the bride. and
stopped her own horse.
"Oh, Lord Harold!" she cried suddenly
to the gentleman who rode beside her
',go to the other side of Fee, and hold
her up: she is fainting."
In a moment he had his arm round her,
and had lifted her into the saddle, from
which she had partly slipped. Mrs. Clay
ton recovered herself almost Immediately
"Thank you" she said, with a CHASTITY
sttempt at smile; "a sudden giddiness,
Take nae home, Winhred, will yeur
Eyes, darling"
Mrs. Clayton remained the whole day
on the sofa. scarcely speaking. Winifred
would not leave her for a moment. She
bathed her forehead, and watched and
soothed her when she turned on her side
and moaned.
at is my head, my head" she mur'
INJURED now and again. 81 think | am go.
ing mad"
And then Winifred thought 1t time to
send for a physician.
at Is nervous attack" he said, when
he had seen her; "the brain seems to have
been overexcited. In a day or two Mrs
Clayton will be quite herself again"
(To be continued.)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
France kehind In the Race.

Fifty years ago France was the most
populous country in Europe, next tC
Russia. Now she is placed last but
one on the list of the great powers
with Italy, which is still behind, rap
idly gaining upon her In the past
half century, while France has hardly
moved, Germany has added 21,000.00C
to her population, Great Britain IA,
100000. ustria-Hungary about as
many. The excess of births ovei
deaths annually is well over three
quarters of a million in Germany. over
half million in Austria. and 422.OOC
in Great Britain. In France II is only
81. 900. The new lives added TO the
nation barely make up for those that
pass away.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23

II. L. Wilson's novel, The Spend
ers," published by the Lothrop Pub
fishing Company of Boston, has been
dramatized by Edward Rose for VII
lam H. Crane.
Apropos the present absorbing Car
lyle discussion The Letters of Thomas
Carlyle to His Youngest Sister, con
tain many revelations Of the great
writer's domestic life.
g. P. Putnam's Sons announce thu
publication Of the authorized Ameri
can edition Of Professor Delltzsch's
famous lectures, Babel and Bible,
which explain the relation between thu
Hebrew scriptures and recent cunel
form research.
Owen Wister, the author of "Th'
Virginian" and Philosophy Four" Ii
still at work upon his long essay. Of
series Of chapters upon the sheep anC
Goat Family" which will form par
Uf the next volume in the American
SpOrt8manS library.
Houghton, Mifiin & Co., have just
published the first three volumes Of
their new and complete Centenary edi
tion Of the Writings of Ralph Waldo
Emerson" edited with "Notes and Bio
graphical Introduction" by. Edward
Waldo Emerson. Nine more volumes
will follow within the present year.
At the urgent, request of Myrtle
Reed G. P. Putnam's Sons, who will
bring out her novel, will place upoI
the title page thereof the colored EN-
blem of the City of Chicago, where il
the days Of Fort Dearborn the scene
Of her story Is laid. The title has
been changed to "The Shadow Of Vic
tory"
Following W. B. Yeats play
Where There Is Nothing" the Mac
milan Company will soon issue two
more dramas by the same hand. They
are entitled ''The Pot Of Broth" an(
"Cathleen-ni- HOLMAN" and were re
Gently performed at the Carnegie Ly
ceum in New York by the Irish Liter
ary society.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter, II
the title of the latest volume Of Pau
Lawrence Dunbars voice. There are
verses in negro dialect and some il
the vernacular, In about equal proper
ton, and it is but natural that tht
most attractive are those cast in tn,
form that this writer has before EN-
ployed with such conspicuous success
! The Chain of White Agates. is th'
title Of new book by Amelia Z
Barr, the well-known author of Th
Bow of Orange Ribbon, The Maid o
Maiden Lane, A Song of Singh
Note, and so on. 1t Is a story of Bos
ton towns, opening in Lincolnshire, bu
soon passing into Boston. 1t is o
the time of the Mathers and about tn
period of the witchcraft delusions. TIL
book will probably appear in the fal
with the imprint of Dodd, Mead {
| Co.
Mrs. Olive Thorne Mlller's accoun
of her ways while watching birds on
of doors suggests the reason for he
success. She says: Il always wear
plain dark gown and try to become
as you might say, part of the land
scape as much as possible" And sh
might have added that she carries tn
SAME policy into her writings, and tina
it accounts for this superiority to thos
written by certain ladies who have nj
idea Of following Jenny Wren's ex
ample, actually or figuratlvely.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
How Rha Curnd Hi,,s-

Mother-YOu say your husband nc
longer spends his evenings at the club
Daughter-I soon broke him of that
How did you manager
Before going to bed l put two easy
chairs close together by the parlor FIRE
and then held match to cigar unit
the room got faint odor Of smoke?-
New York Weekly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Moab of enc etorlaa Trua.

A story is told of New England
minister who often speaks In behalf of
charity in which he is interested. At
the chose of one meeting at which he
had spoken with great effect and a
large gain for the charity had been the
direct result a little old woman ap-
preached the minister. oh" she said
earnestly. 1--WE been 80 interested in
hearing about those poor dear chill
dren! And suppose a great many of
those stories you told are really true,
aren't theyY
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
causs and Effect.

Women evidently have no sense Of
humor," remarked the bald-headed
philosopher.
Why do you think thuslyT" asked
the youth with the ingrowing mus
tache.
IF they had" replied the philosophy
dispenser, they would never get past
the love. honor and obey part Of the
marriage ceremony without an audible
gigEle."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
ra.4...A Ra.ni..

Does 1t cost much to live in the
city?" asked the rural youth.
about the same as 1t costs to live
in the country" replied the village
sage, "but 1t costs like fury to keep up
appearances"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
MiIesian Notion Of strstarem.

An officer once asked an Irishman If
he knew what a stratagem was. YES,
Of course | do" Then" said the
officer, please explain one to me-" Pat
tafter Ave minutes pause: Suppose
you were firing at the enemy and you
run short 6f ammunition and you don't
want the enemy to know. why all yeu
have to do Is to keep on firing"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Her Preferences.

Shall l administer gas before ex-
tracing your tOoth?" asked the den
tist.
Well" answered the fair patient
from back township, "if 1t doesn't
cost any more I'd rather you'd give
me electric light"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23

"It's a shame the way those SQual-
lop children are growing up. without
any parental restraint whatever"
Yes; when their mother Joined the
woman's literary society and began at
tending all the meetings Mr.. Squallop
got sort Of reckless and joined don't
worry club."-Chicago Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Mothers Boy.

"Now then, young man." said vii
lies mother, Il won't let you play
baseball again in a hurry, and you'l
get no supper tonight"
why, is supper all over?'
"You know very well 1t is. You
saw me at the back gate and heard
me calling an hour ago"
"Why-er-I thought yeh wuz jest
applaudin' de two-bagger l made
Philadelphia Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Neatnana.

II say" said the man who has to
board out, I've found the ideal place
at last"
What 10 the advantaEeT asked the
man WHO has married.
THE neatness of the place. The
landlady keeps all the leftover cruises
separate and labeled, % that each man
gets his own bread back in the bread
pudding. London Ttt-Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
DaRuad.

"a souvenir" said the thoughtful
man, thoughtfully. lis something that
we consider to be worth a whole lot
more than It's value."-Chicago Even
ing Post.
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THE GLACIER
Published Every Thursday
$3.50 A YEAR.
DEALER Nv

Advertising, 50 cents per inch, single
column, per month; one-half inch or
less, 25 cents. Reading notices, s cents
line each insertion.
THE GLACIER prints all the local
news fit to print.
When you see it in THE GLACIER
you may know that others see it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
why Not, Indesdr

N. .Ane-Willie, J forgot to wind my
watch this morning. VIII you bring
1t down 10 me?
Willie-Why don't you let 1t run
down New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Mnar Take HI. Turn,

Enragsd Reader--1 have come in ia
horsewhip the editor.
Once Boy-You'li have to wait, sir;
there are two others ahead OF you.--
Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Tess-You wern't trying to nirt with
Wasn't superstitious.

Giles-Robinson Crusoe must have
been a queer sort of chap.
Miles-Because why?
Giles-Because 1t was Friday every
day in the week with him.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
Opportunity.

she-Yes, papa is suffering terribly
from gout-he can hardly move his
foot
He-Bah Jove, Miss Goldie, some
thing seems to tell me. to speak to him
about our engagement tO-day-Bah
JOve.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23

Towne-That was a brave act Of Ur-
bans rushing into the water to save
woman from drowning.
Suburb-Brave fiddlesticksi 1t was
merely an act Of seIfishHess on his
part.
Towne--Why, how can you say that ?
Suburb-The woman he rescued was
cook that had been with him for six
nonthS.-Chicago News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF VA.
RlOuS HUMORiSTS

Pleasant Incideats Occurring the
wsrIA 0vsr-sayin9s that Are Cheer
fni - ora or Yeang- -Eunny aslSG'
tiens that Ysu wfiI KuJoy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-23
The Casual Observer.

This old world has some curious ways,
You watch with eager eye,
Aud don't know il you ought to laugh
Or IL you ought to cry.
Washington Star.