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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
SUBMARINE DIVER
Captain Of a Crew Tells How He
Caught One of His Men
Mapping.

Because of the isolated character Of
his work a few become divers with the
idea that it affords a chance to loaf At
first the lazy man may fool his employer
completely. He is completely hidden
from sight and if he chooses he may
sit down in the mud, lean his ponderous
helmet against the side of tie wreck
and take a nap. IN the meantime the
pump handlers work away and the ten
der watches steadfastly for a signal,
thinking all the time that their sub
merged companion is toiling labori-
ously.
After his nap the diver may come up
and announce that the job is especially
hard and he must needs go Gown again
No one can contradict him. No one
knows but himself. In order to prevent
loaf1ng most employers Of divers have
introduced electric telephones. by which
they can communicate with man any
time they choose.
But even a telephone will not feaze
some OF them,'' said one master diver.
81 had a man one time who l thought
was loafng and l made him wear a suit
with a telephone. Even then / sus-
pected him of mapping. I would have.
to call several times before getting him
sometimes So at last I gave him job
that had already examined and knew
would take him no more than Is min
utes. He was down an hour and vet
no signal.
Without letting the crew know, lest
they would wake him up through con-
nivance. I slipped down the other side
of the boat and went around to where he
was. There I found him at full length
in the mud o. the bottom. with his feet
stuck under the huke OF a castaway
anchor to prevent him from turning q
somersault."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
Custard Soume.

For custard souffie, make a white
sauce, using three tablespoonfuls OF
butter, six tablespoonfuls of flour, one
pint of hot milk and three tablespoon
fuls of sugar TO sweeten; stir in the
well-beaten yolks Of six eggs, and set
away to cool; then told in the stiff
fened whites and bake in cups or pa
per cases for half an hour in a moder-
ate oven. Serve with creamy sauce,
which is made as follows: Beat three
tablespoonfuls of butter and six table
spoonfuls of sugar to a cream; ad I
two tablespoonful of wine and two
tablespoonfuls of cream, beating vigor-
ously. Just before serving warm the
mixture over hot water.-PeopIe's
Home Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
Full Line Of Legs.

Mrs Barron was one OF the new
Summer folks" stopping in Rid6eyfile.
and was not yet aeQuaiHeed with the
vernacular Of the place. Consequently
she was somewhat surprised, upon
sending an order for roast OF lamb
to the nearest butcher, to receive the
following note In reply:
Dead Nam: I am sorry have not.
killed myself this week, but can get,
you q leg on my brother (tha hIltHtls~
at the farther end OF the town. -.
full up of what you want D,een hin
last night with FIVE legS Yours ne-
spectfuI. George Gunton.
YOUTHS Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
NATIONS THAT LEND MONEY
France, England and Belgium Have
Immense Sums outstanding-Au-
thorities Differ as to Britain.

A German authority estimates the for
eign investments of Belgium, a country
having 100000, inhabitants and about
one-quarter as large an. area as, Ohio,
at no less than 81, 800, 100000. In pro-
portion to the numerical strength of the
Belgians and their natural resources
these figures make the Sc, 000, 00O. 600, or
thereabouts, which represents French
capital look small, and they compare
well with the largest current estimates
of Great Britain's investments beyond
the narrow limits of the British isles
Authorities differ widely concerning the
amount of British money put into other
countries, some being as low as Sc, 0O0,-
100000, not counting British possessions,
like India, and British colonies. To in
clude those favorite fields for British en-
terpr1se might double the figures given.
But it is not many years since the Lon
don stock exchange calculated the prob
able total of the foreign investments of
the British people at more than SIT ,000,-
100000. 1t does not seem possible that
any very great decrease can have taken
place since 1896. Germany is believed to
have about half as much money invested
abroad as France, or twice as much as
Belgium but German wealth and Ger
man enterprise are alike fast gaining
ground, and these proportions will soon
be radically changed. Russia is the great
debtor nation of Europe. and in that
country billions of dollars of French,
Belgium and German money has found
employment, at greater or less risk, and
with widely varying returns
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
PREACHER IS TOO CORDIAL
Internationally Ignorant Immigrant
Girl Plays Joke on Him Be-
fore Congregation.

A shock was received by Duluth pas
tor after the services the other evening.
He makes a point to welcome any
strangers cordially and that evening,
after the completion of the service, he
buried down the aisle to station him
self at the door. A Swedish girl was one
4 the strangers In the congregation.
She is employed as domestic in one of
the fashionable East end homes. and
the minister. noting that she was a
stranger, stretched out his hand. He
welcomed her To the church and ex-
pressed the hope that she would be q reg
ular attendant. Finally he said that II
she would be at home eo&S evening dur
ing the week he would call. TANK you. !"
she nnurmHred bashfully, "het az have
fslla-" Three OF The members OF the
congregation heard the conversation
and in spite Of the fact that their pastor
swore them to secrecy enc of them
leaked"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
EIGHT H0LD-UPS.
Chicago the Scene of Many Robberies
Last Night.

Chicago, Ills, Dec. 28.-Masked
robbers bound and gagged the watch
man of the Garden City Brewing Co.
early this morning and blew up the
safe, then got away with two thousand
dollars.
Eight hold-ups occurred in the city
during the night. sJoseph Rodowsky
saw a woman crying on the street.
She told him her child was dying at
a hospital. He escorted her to the
latter place, and on the way she pick
his pocket of one hundred and forty
dollars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
BIG PROFIT OF LOAN SHARK
Rudolph spreckels, Sugar King, Tells
of Big Sum Asked For in
One Case. .,-;>t.

Talking about Rudolph Spreckles the
other day. San Francisco man said,
''he told me many interesting things
about finance. He cited number of ex-
amples of the incredible profit in usury
The practice of usury, however, he
heartily condemned. He told of young
man who had answered a usurer's adver-
tisement to lend money without any
other security than the borrowers sal
airy. The young man arranged the de-
tails for loan of $500. It took week or
more to settle these details, and then the
young man called for his money.
1--WE are ready for you. sir, at last
the usurer said, politely. You want
500. Here it is. We charge you i've per
cent month, and you want the money
.or a year. Thus there is Just this 5000
coming to you.
IF / wanted it for two years said
the young man. 'there'd be something
coming to you. wouldn't there?'
He needed the loan. but he was man
enough, nevertheless, to spurn these
terms and depart.
Painless Teeth Extraction.
Prof Redard, of Geneva, has discov-
cred q new anaesthetic, by means Of
which 10th may be painlessly extract
ed with none of the after-efects caused
by ether and chloroform. Finding that
the nervous system is Influenced by col
ored light, the professor experimental
with each in turn, and perceived that
blue has ain extraordinarily soothing
effect on the nerves. The practical re-
suit OF his discovery was that, by shut
ting the patient in a dark room and ex-
posing his eyes to blue light OF 16-can-
die power for three minutes, he lost al
sense OF pain, although at the same time
retaining his senses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
INSANE MAN KILLED
Brutality Beat a Patient to
Death in California

Naspa, Calf. Dec. 28.-Joseph
Lewis, patient at the state ms ane
asylum here was killed in a struggle
with two attendants today. The
coroner's jury held Ted Shanahan
and Oscar Retzman, two keepers, for
trial. The testimony showed that
Lewis was thrown down and literally
beaten to death, nearly all of his ribs
broken and his body covered with
wounds inflicted by stick to the end
of which brass knuckles had been
tied.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
FIXING HIGH NOON AT SEA
wireless Telegraphy Expected Soon 10
Overcome Difficulty of Many
Years. Standing.

The most momentous Improvement In
navigation since the invention OF the
chronometer, more than lao years ago,
has lust been foreshadowed IN a modesl
paraeraph in the report of the CHIEF Oh
the bureau of equipment of the United
States navy. cit is believed, says CnleI
Manney. that the development OF wire
less telegraphy will enable (tlme) sig
mails to be distributed over water as We'll
as over land, and that before long every
ship at sea, in addition to every iano
station. will receive daily noon signals
from the standard observatory CLOCK.
What does that, mean? Nothing less
than the elimination of the last element
of uncertainty from the problem OF ind
ing the position of ship at sea. H1th-
erto the one weak point in navigation
has been the difficulty of carrying stand
ard time On voyage. observations Tor
local time as well as for latitude have
been exact, but the comparison OF local
standard time for obtaining the long1-
tude has involved a certain amount OF
Ruesswork The best chronometer is
not quite infallible, and some allowance,
which may not be precisely right. has al
ways to be made for errors. But with
time signals from national observa-
tory every day at noon the mariner will
know his way over any part of the wide
ocean as accurately as II he were thread
ing buoyed channel. The chronometer
will join the cross-staff and the astro-
labe on the junk heap of discarded make
shifts. And of course ship that can
communicate with the shore for one
purpose is equally in touch with the
world for any other communication it
needs to make.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
EARLY AMERICAN PRISONERS
Attempted Escape from English Pfi-
SON in 1912 Rivals the Stories
OF Libby in the South.

In his article on the American prie-
cners of war of 1872 at Dartmoor, John
G. McNeel tells of an attempt to es-
cape from the prison which rivals the
famous attempt to escape from Libby
prison:
"A committee was formed to watch
both guard and prisoners, to see tasS
no undue Communication went on D.
tween them, and enough were told on
to do, the work while others rested,
and all went on in the everyday
routine as usual. On the goth, after
taking most careful measurements. tIe
digging was begun. A shaft was to Be
sunk in both prisons to depth OF q
feet, and then at this depth tunnel
$50 feet long was to be begun This
would carry the excavation beyond the
outer wall, which extended down SIX
feet to the plane of the road outsiees
The work progressed rapidly, but ne
difficulty was to dispose of the Loose
earth. It was done in this way: a
little at a time was emptied into 1e
stream which ran through the court kt
four miles an hour, each Of the men
emptying q small quantity when I'M
observed. They also obtained permss-
sion to bring some lime into the prisea
under the pretense Of whitewashtAz
the walls. whitewashing over the open
ings No. being unoccupied. and no
guard being posted there, digging was
also begun in that prison. A large boz
low spot was soon found, and large
quantities of earth were removed to -
lamp was kept lighted to expei To
foul gas, and in a month the tunnea
had grown to 40 feet. In September
the tunnel had much increased. and the
openings wee so cleverly concealeA
that thew were not discovered by the
guard They were so small at the top
that but one man could squeeze in, al
though within the tunnel four could
work abreast.
"On the 5th, to the horror Of all,
Capt. Shorthand entered the prison
with a large guard, and walking Dr.
rectly toward the hole, said he knew
of the work in No 5, but as his In
formant had not told him correctly, he
could not find it. The guard then BE-
gan to sound the entire floor with crow
bars, but so carefully had the work
been carried on that it was long tirzer
before the openings were discovered.
He then questioned many as to what
they had done with the earth, but A1
answered that they ate it.
ITO prevent further attempts TIE
prisoners were removed from the yard
which inclosed Nos. s. 6 and Z. into tae
Enclosure on the north side which COP
tanned Nos. I, 2, and 8, but as there was
no suspicion Of the attempt in No 4
that prison was left as it was. The
other tunnels were filled with. large
stones and the captives were kept IN
No while this was done. and then re-
moved to No. 4, as No. was badly out
of repair. The prisoners did not give
up all hope, but. for the present kept
very quiet. A court of inquiry was held
and several were. tried. but as the
penalty was death the evidence was not
considered sufficient to convict. After
ward the discovery of the plan was
thought to have been made through the
turkeys hearing voices in the tun-
mel -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
Lunch Causes Departrre.

Many a neat little custom has been
developed by the provsrbial peAteness
OF the Japanese. One of the best is the
manner in which hostess gets rid of
an unwelcome guest. She does not hint
that the time is up for his stay or that
she is going visiting soon. bat sets to
work preparing a dainty luncheon,
which she packs in little box, ties up
with ribbon and paper and hands to
the guest some morning. 1t isn't an in
suit. either. it's just hint. and one that
Is always taken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30
0YAMA OBSERVES CHRISTMAS
While Entertaining Foreign Attaches.
Russians Bombard Them.

London, Dec. 28.-To mark Christ
mas day Marquis Oyama, the Japa-
nese commander-in-chief entertained
at dinner all the foreign attaches, and
newspaper correspondents. Durin Z
the dinner the Russian guns bonn
barded the party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

A boy who is willing to work, and
to learn to make himself useful out of
school hours, can learn of a good
position by calling at this Office within
the next few days. No boy wanting a
s'play place" need apply.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

Regular month y meeting of the
city fire department. Friday evening
of this week. All members should
attend, and those who desire to join
the department should have their APP
plications on file, in writing
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Weimer of Great
Bend are the guests of their daughter
Mrs. W. E. McInturff for the holi-
Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

The Topeka Capital has a head
line: "The Oldest Living Twins
Two Sisters-One a Kansan." Must
have been born on the hv.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

Wednesday, while running sew
ing machine, Miss. Lois Emerson ran
the needle through her finger. In a
little time the pain had left her finger.
but in the afternoon she was threat
ened with lockjaw from the slight
injury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

E. H. Norris was over from Olaf
lin Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

Women B1ac4smxshs Outnunber Mem.
In the district about Cridley. England.
20 women work as blaeksmiths to every
man following the trade. For many
generations this work has been almost
entirely in feminine hands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-30

For SALE-5 lots hall a block from
court house square, Great Bend. AID
dress F. H. Lenger, Hudson Kas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05

The Gem Folding Egg Tester, as
shown above, is a most useful and a
very neat apparatus, which is con-
Structed In a really ingenious and
scientific 1t will tell you in
less than half a second whether an
egg is fresh, stale or bad. This Test
er can be used in the day time as we'll
as at night; it will never get out of
order, and will, when handled with
ordinary care, last a life time. A
whole case of eggs can be tested
within five minutes, and the Tester
will report the exact condition of
the eggs with a promptness that
never fails.
A limited number of these Testers
will be given away free, and if you
will send to Geo. II. Stahl, Quincy,
Ill, he will send you one free of
charge, if you will mention The Pro-
gressive Farmer. He will also send
you full directions for testing eggs,
both for table use and Matching pur-
poses, together with a handsome new
Catalogue containing IA colored
views of Incubators and Breeders,
including showing the "Develop-
ment of the Chick" from the first to
the twenty-frst day. Write at once,
for the supply is limited, and don't
fail to mention The Progressive
Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
SAVED FROM TERRIBLE
DEATH.

The family of Mrs. NJ. L. Bobbitt
of Gargerton, Tenn, saw her dying
and were powerless to "a her. The
most skillful physicians and every
remedy used, failed, while consump-
ton vas slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible hour DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
turned despair into JOY. The first
bottle brought immediate relief and
its continued use completely cured
her. It's the most certain cure in
the world for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed Bottles soc.
and $1.OO. Trial Bottles free at all
druggists.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05

For-O, 80 wide is the range
For the lovers of flowers.
To gladden. with beauty
The path of each duty;
Whether up hill or down hill
The marrow way" wends
Or Sunshine or shadow
The upper sky lends,
Then Scatter the Sunshine"
Where scattered hopes lie,
And weep with the mourners
All We that pass by.
Rejoice with the happy,
And lay up treasures on high,
Where DON you'll regain them
"In the sweet bye and bye"
Yours respectfully,
MRS. MARY E. FILLYAW.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH, N. c.

200 A. M. No. III daily for
Greensboro and local points. Carries
Pullman sleeper Raleigh to Greensboro,
connecting at Greensboro with No. 81,
"FloridasExpress," for Charlotte, Colnm-
bia and Savannah. Pullman sleeper to
Jacks nville, Fort Tampa, Charleston and
Augusta connections for all points in Flor
ida. No. 81, "Washington and Southwest
ern Limited" solid Pullman train drawing
oom sleepers, New York to New Orleans
and Memphis, connection is also made
for Winston-Salem, Wilkesboro, Danville
and local stations.
SIS A. M, No. liz, daily for
Guldsboro and local station; Connect
ing at Golds5oro with Atlantic Coast
Line for Wilmington, N. c., Wilson,
N. c., TarboIo, N. c., Norfolk, Va,
and intermediate stations, also at Colds
boro with Atlantic and North Carolina
Railway for Kinston, n. c., Newbern, N.
c., and intermediate stations.
$40 A. NJ. No. 1o7 daily for Green's
bo1o and local stations, n at Dur
ham for Oxford, Henderson, Keysvi1le
and Richmond. At University Station
for Chapel Hill daley except Sunday.
At Greensboro with train No. 50, D. S.
EAST Mail" for Washington and all
points north; Pullman drawing room
Sic oDSIS 10 NSW 1OIk anu N1CuUOuUS
close connection for Winstou-Salem,
No. 7 for High Point, Salisbury, Charlotte
and local stations,
1890 A. M. No. 1o8 daily for Colds
boro and all local points, connects at
Selma for Wilson, Rocky Mount and ali
boro for Wi1uit ton, Kinston, New
Bern, N. c., ane lorfo K, Va, where
close connection is made with Chesa-
peake Line for Baltimore and all other
outgoing steamers.
3.25 p. II. No. 135 daley for Green's
boro and intermediate stations; connects
at Durham for Oxford, Clarksville, Keys
Vile daily except Sunday. At University
Station for Chapel Hill daily except Sun
day. At Greensboro with train No. 2o for
Columbia, Augusta, Savannah, Charles
ton, Pullman sleeper and first class
coaches Washington to Jacksonville, Fla.
No. IS gu. S. Fast Mall for Atlanta and
all points south and southwest, Pullman
drawing room sleepers to Birmingham
and New Or ears, day coaches Washing
ton to New Orleans, also with north
bound trains, No. "a and 38 for Wash
ingtun and all points north; Pullman
drawing sleepers and observation
Car to New York; connection is also made
at Greensboro for Winston-Salem and at
Salisbury to Memphis.
$50 P. M. No. 1876 daily for Colds
boro and local stations.
c. H. ACKERT, Genl Manager.
W. A. TURK, Pass. Traf. Manager.
s. n. HARDWICK, G. P. A.,
Washington, D. c.
r. L. VERNON, T. P. A.,
Charlotte, n. c.
T. z. GREEN, City Ticket Agent,
Office In Marlborough House Building,
RALEIGH, n. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05

perfect little gentleman and Sun
ahiner, he again comes to the rescue
of distressed feminity and satisfies
little Millicent Brown by a trade.
letting her have the coveted bird and
taking her doll. Now A. Jones is a
little gentleman too, and also a Sun
sinner, and seeing Fitzsmith's gal
lantry and generosity, determines
not to be outdone, so says: "Here
Ben, you can have my stamps for the
doll, l don't want it for myself, of
course, but my little sister will dance
when she sees it open and shut it's
eyes, and Pm just going to give her
that doll, if l do have to go without
new parlor games"
This solution, we think, satisfies
everybody; giving every one of them
just what they want, with the excep-
ton of little Algernon Jones, whom
we will suppose has his reward, like
some of the rest of the world, in the
approving consciousness of having
done a generous deed. We will hope
that old Santa saw what a good boy
he was and brought him his longed-
for and well-deserved "parlor games"
Of all the answers received, that
by Mrs. Mary Fillyaw, of Fayette-
vile, was the best. 1t is quite unique
in it's originality and we will give it
to you in full.
We have mailed her the copy of
David Copperfeld, but the raspberry
plants have not yet been sent, as the
weather is too freezing just at pres
ent, but as soon as it moderates, the
plants will follow the book.
Fayetteville, N. O., Dec. 16, 1908.
My Dear Mrs. Ransier:-
Fitzsmith's sister wants to exchange
new parlor games for a doll
With mechanical eyes;
Or a parrot that can say "Pretty
POLL"
Timothy Green has a bat and a ball
To exchange for a new story book,
Rare stamps, or a turkey call,
Or q double barbed fish hook.
Now if Algernon Jones will send
Stamps to Timothy Green, Dorithy's
brother,
And Fitzsmith's sister new games
To Algernon Jones, then another
Exchange affected can be
For Millicent Brown can send
Her doll to Nan Fitzsm'th, you see,
Fitzsmith his "Elf" t Dorithy Green,
Dorithy Green her "bullfnch and
cage"
To Millicent Brown, she will be hap
Ply, l ween
And Professor Ransier raspberry
vines to me,
The stamps are enclosed, as you will
l have poems and proses
III exchange them tor roses,
Cuttings, | mean, and seeds to e
change
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
In effect Nov. 2e, 1903.

This condensed schedule is published as
information and is subject to change
without notice to the public.