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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
CONDIMENTS AND HEALTA
Excessive Use of Pepper, Salt, Nus
tard and Vinegar in Consump
ton OF Tasteless Foods

The condiments in CONNIE n use are
salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
and they are generally employed to
give sapidity to unpalatable. odorless or
comparatively tasteless food. The first
named three substances have the prop
erty of stimulating the flow of the di-
gestive juices when applied tothe tongue
OF stomach, and thus they compensate
to some extent for the absence Of the
natural stimuli, which are tempting IN
appearance, smell and taste, says the
American Queen.
r A bit of cold meat does not tempt
the appetite; the teeth do not water at
the prospect of an attehuated joint of
cold mutton. Why? Because neither the
eye, the nose nor the tongue is able
to give the signal that something de-
sirable is on its way to the stomach,
nor is it inclined TO put all the digss-
tive forces on the qui vive. The
healthy inner man does not crave for
cold meats. unless the system is badly in
want of nourishment, because it knows
to its cost that such are neither so di-
gestible nor so nourishing as fresh.
cooked hot viands.
Hence, cold food is generally very
freely mixed with salt, pepper of the
cayenne order, mustard, or vinegar,
which stimulate the palate by a me-
chanical process of irritation, and so
promote the reluctant flow of digestive
juices of sort
OF all the condiments mentioned
above. salt is the only one that can just
~ lay claim to being necessary to health.
So universal is its use that it has been
called the cosmopolitan condiment 1t
helps in forming important constitu-
ents Of the gastric juice with the bile.
existing. indeed, in every fluid and every
solid of the body, and forming about
half the total weight of the saline mat
tiers Of the blood.
But 1t is quite otherwise when We
come to deal with black, white or red
pepper, mustard, vinegar, sauces,
pickles, curries and spices.
In the very strictest moderation they
may add fresh zest to a dish, and slim
ulate a jaded appetite and a satiated
palate. But they are often INDUCED
in to such an extent that their action
on the processes Of digestion and as
similation becomes injurious by vitiat-
ing the gastric juice and affecting the
coats of the stomach. Moreover, they
are provocative of thirst, which leads
to the consumption of more liquid of
some kind or other than is good for the
system, even Of healthy persons.
Persons who would think twice be-
fore applying a small mustard plaster
to their comparatively hardy skins
think nothing Of bringing quantities of
mustard into immediate contact with
the more highly organized, and, there
fore, delicate mucous membrane of the
stomach, with results that must be in
the long run productive of serious i'm
pairments of its normal functions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
CHAPTER XVII
TILE HURRICANE

What does the exploration com
mittee do to-day?" asked Mr.. Kent.
next morning as he pushed his chair
back from the breakfast table and
bit the end from a cigar. Morton.
he said. as he finished the last of
his coffee, chose venison chops
were fine. Nature must have hest
tated long while before she de-
cided whether to make you a finan-
cier or a cook. I am not sure that
she did not make a mistake Come
on, Hammond, you cannot find out
where we are by studying that map.
Let's get busy"
az do not care to be officious," said
Sidney, hut I wish some of YOU
gentlemen would give our committee
your assistance for a day or two.
The work / have in mind properly
belongs to the housekeeping com
mittee anyway. The park as we
call it, is our game and fruit pre-
serve. In an hour any one can shoot
grouse, quail pheasauts, or deer, and
can pick an the bananas we need.
The trouble is to get there, and to
bring back these table luxuris1. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
HAkiNo or PANAMA HATS
colombia and Ecuador Produces the
Best-Women Employed
in the Work

The season hass not arrived for
Use of straw hats in the United States
fet. but the manufacture of them is al
rays in order. especially in tropical
Suntries, says the New York Tribune
the so-called Panama hat is usually
egarded the most .seryieeable article
If that class. though it is rather costly
Hats Of this kind are made in Colombia
IND Ecuador. The best of them, how
Eer, come from Colombia The Amer
can consul general at Bogota says that
he art might well be introduced into
he Philippines, because the faneleaved
palm, from which they are smanufac-
;ured. would grow there. 1t would only
)e necessary to send a campetent per
ION to teach this art tosthe Filipznos-
Young shoots, uniform in size. are
.ut from the plant aid boiled to a Ger
ain stage, being softened thereby and
brought to light yellow color. TNe
process OF boiling appears to be snsart
n itself, and only a few people can
urn out good straw The boilefs sell
he straw at so much a pound. &C.
>ording to quality and the prevailing
price of hats.
When the proper. boiling point is
reached, the shoots are put up to dry
and the leaves quickly separated. This
IS done indoors. where there is cur
rent of air, but no sunshine. When the
leaves are nearly dry they are 'splii
with a little Y-shaped instrument Of
wood, so that all good leaves are OF
the same size. When left alone to dry
The leaves curl in at the edges and are
then ready for use. and at this point
The straw is carefully wrapped IN clean
cloths, as the lights and dry atnsos-
phere will spoil it When finished the
straw is carefully pared with a pocket
knife and then battered ali over with
small hand maui, after which itqis
washed with common yellow soap and
little lime juice and left to dry away
from the sunlight
In the Suaza district they make the
hats on solid wooden blocks, two .tc
four persons-generally Women-sit-
ting opposite each other and working
steadily. Four women can make the
average quality hat in six or sever
days, while a fine one requires TIRES
10 six weeks.
Long training is necessary to become
4 good halter, and the girls are started
At the work. at the very early age of
ten years and must practice constantly
Hatters work every day from early
morning, wasting very little time il
eating, and often carrying on theiI
work by candlelight, so as 10 finish
in time for market day. for the loss OF
an hour may mean to them the, loss
Of a market day and the corresponding
inconvenience caused by the loss OF
the money which would have been ac-
CURED from the. sale of the hat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
His Explanation.

The editor of the Stafford, Kan.
Republican, was married recently,
and realized that some explanation
was due to his subscribers, SO he
wrote: about the swiftest poem
that ever came Gathering down the
pike contained this line: She cast
the pike that tomahawked my SOUL
Tolerable fierce, you viii say. and
yet that expresses it to a dot. We
didn't think anything like that could
be done to us, but who could guard
against a stroke of paralysis? We
know where the poet got the inspira-
ton. He'd been there. All, the re-
sistless eloquence of that glancei
And the poet might have taken up
the Kansas girls smile, and used it
as a warp for his poem. It's dead
sure fletcher 1t bids dim shadows
Of the past veil their dark faces in
the light of springtime, and reduces
the heart OF the average man to q
pulp in four seconds. This Is all
the editor of this paper has-to say
IN the way OF explanation. for being
. zasxYied Ha4 Il It not eaougbS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
SERlAl.s
THE FOREST STREAM.


The fairest scenes are ever those that lie
Deep hid within the lap Of Nature; there.
UnC2ught by careless eyes and unrevealed
To such. abides her rarest loneliness;
The joyous mood, the spirits light and
gay,
Shall miss, perchance, or fail to all i'm
bibe
The something that Inevitably breathes
In such a spot; but when In pensive
thought
Thy mind is cast. or when. in question
plunged,
Thy spirit wrestles with some baffiing
doubt,
Then Nature shall unto thy quickened
sense
Speak her serenest language; tenderly,
And with caressing whispers. lure thee
on,
TIL in her secret shrines thou read'st her
And seest the boundless love that rules
the world.
Come where. amid the sylvan shades. the
Leaps down in music DER the moss-clad
Far through the wood. in murmuring ca
dences,
Thine ear shall catch the silvery strain,
and straight
Thy steps shall quicken. and with light
ened heart
Thouo shalt press on. unmindful, midst
ofstrife or discord. or the worlds unrest.
Thrust back the leaves through which a
radiant glimpse
or ripping waters caught thy watchful
glance:
Before thee what a scene! Now clothed
in light,
Now gliding into shadow, dancing on
With many whirl and plash. the brook
CLEANS down
Along its beauteous course. The messy
rocks,
Among the darker eddies thickly strewed.
Afford the fancy many portal dim
TS fair. enchanted regions. vaguely
Q guessed,
Like those where sella roamed. The
winding banks
The shadowy verdure lies; far DER the
The eager branches reach. high over
arched.
Or dipping meath the surface, and the
leaves
From time to time mysteriously stir,
AS though the all-pervading melody
That rises from the waters ceaseless tide
Had breathed among their shades some
finer note,
To which they thrill with nameless &C.
stacy.
Here linger on UNTIL too deep for words,
Thy soul has quaffed of that perennial
spring:
Till in thy heart a voice of larger hope
Has answered to the brooks undying
song,
Which ere thou hadst a being rose the
same,
And, still unchanged, shall murmur down
the years
That on the earth behold thy form no
more;
And in that future day shall others come,
Like thee, in soul perplexity, and gaze
Upon these waters and be comforted.
Harry w. Bugbee, in Springfield.
(Mass.) Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
THEY FOUND A CROUCHING FIG
URE ON THE LEDGE.

others came down to the beach and
watched the figure across the bay.
They were equally mystified. At
last Mr.. Pence again disappeared.
In few moments he reappeared,
and frantically waved handker-
chief on the end of stick, as an
evident signal of distress.
During this time. those on the
stone pier noted with alarm that the
tide had risen, so that it was impos-
sible to walk along the beach at the
base of the cliffs. 1t was at once de-
cided to build a raft and rescue Mr..
Pence. For some time he had not
been seen, neither had the flag of
distress been waved from the rock.
Rough paddles were chopped from
pieces of lumber, and the raft was
launched with Sidney Hammond,
Vincent. Mr. Carmody and Mr.. Nor
ton as the hfe-saving crew. The tide
was strong against them, and it was
half an hour before they approached
seen. They called his name, and
were delighted to hear a faint re-
Spouse from behind the rocks. The
rescuers padded around and found a
crouching figure on a narrow ledge
just above the steadily rising tide.
Simon Pence was speeches. with
terror The ledge on which he stood
was now an island, but Sidney OBJ
served that at low tide it must have
been connected with the shore. They
placed the third member of the COM
mittee on exploration ON the raft,
and aided by the tide made quick
voyage back to the camp By this
time Mr. Pence had partially recov-
erred and under the stimulus of .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
CHAPTER XW.-CoNr1NuED.

CHAPTER XVI.-CoNTINUED.
Mr.. Kent pointed at the rocks.
Stretched out at full length on a
fiat slab of sandstone was q lean,
1.-THE. dun-colored beast. He looked
and acted like big cat. When Sid
ney approached the large round head
was lowered over the edge of the
rock, and the animal was intently
watching Mr.. Kent and the deer.
A moment later he rose to his feet,
stretched out his neck, and emitted
a half-yawn and half-growl. Sidney
brought the rifle to his shoulder.
The beast snaried and poised for
leap to the ground below. The
shot rang out. The big cat turned
his head like a flash and bit ut his
shouldersas if o bee had stung him.
He gave a roar, leaped into the air
and fell in heap at the bottom of
the rocks. Sidney advanced toward
him slowly, but no caution was nee
essary. The mountain lion was
deads
1T seemed shame to kill him, ;"
said Sidney, as he lifted one of his
big paws. He looked fine on that
rock.
'.He didn't look so blamed fine to
me-" said Mr.. Kent.
1t was noon, and although the sun
was warm, Sidney was reluctant to
retnrn to the bungalow without
making one more attempt to pene-
trate the jungle to- the west, and If
possible reach the crest of the hills
which could be seen beyond. He i'm
aginSd that froea that point of van
tage it would be possible to deter
mine the approximate shape of the
island, and hoped to identify it by
q comparison with those islands
shown on the maps which he had
found in the books of the bungalow
library. They therefore decided to
satisfy their hunger with bananas
and pawpaws. They found the lat
ter very refreshing. Sidney knocked
two from tree. They were the size
Of q small pumpkin, and the flavor
was much the same as that OF q nut
meg muskmelon. These, with fresh
water from spring.. weye sufficient
90 stay their hunger.
''This is the first Robinson Crusoe
meal we have had" said Mr.. Kent.
There is not much of the romantic
In my disposition, but rather like
this sort of thing for change. But
only for 3 change. I would rather be
cast away In q bungalow with cleo
fric fans and Q cooking range, than
! on desert reef with shotgun and
q naked savage. To my mind. old
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
AS TO ROBINSON cRUsoE
Actual Facts of Alexander Selkirk's
Return to Scotland and to
Civilized Life.

1t was only after SeIkirk had watched
from his familiar lookout, in fair
weather and foul, for more than -four
years, that he was finally rewarded
by the sight of his old ship, writes
Francis Arnold Collins, In Robinson
Crusoe's Island" in ST. Nicholas Wher
Capt. Dampier landed upon the beach
Selkirk was already standing on the
edge of the forest, waving a white flag
In honor of the visit he wore his last
shirt, which he had kept for years FOL
this occasion The captain afterwar6
noted in his account that Selkirk spoke
in a voice which, for all his pains
sounded scarcely human. His feet hae
been hardened like leather from loDs
exposure For many weeks he refused
to touch any liquor. nor had he any ap-
petite for civilized foods. Selkirl
greeted his old shipnates with a de
light that may be imagined. and before
leaving his island he entertained the
ships crew in his house"
The island was visited but once BY
any ship during Selkirk's long exile
A Spanish ship once landed on the is
land small company who caught s
feeting glimpse OF SeIkirk. In thost
days the Spanish were the deadly en-.
emies of the English. and doubles.
SeIkirk had recognized the ships col
ors from his lookout. and drawn hi.
own conclusions. In the story of Cru
soc, ii will be remembered, Defos
makes much of this visit of the Span
ish. and has them PROSTATE themselves
before Crusoe as the governor of the
island AS a matter of fact, Crusot
Tor Selkirk) played much less digni-
fed part than Defoe would have US be
lieve. The Spanish shot at and chased
him some distance without success A
bulldog which they had brought ashore
was pressed into service; but Selkfrk
from his long training with the goats
outran the bulldog. Growing tired eoi
the chase, Seikirk finally climbed 6
tree The Spanish bulk fire ane
camped near his hiding place. but finale
ly left without. discovering him.
The solitude and many hardships Di
this lonely life would doubtless have
driven most men crazy. SeIkirk, how
ever. kept his wit throughout it all
and when he finally returned to, Scot
land, after an absence OF eight years
was able to take up his old life where
he had dropped it, and. despite his
barbarous life. was still civilized
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06

trail along the brook IS almost im>
passabIe. Two men with axes can
put it in good shape In day. I
would like to explore the east shore
of the island with Afr. Kent. Mr..
Rockwell, you are President of the
Social Island Colony. I suggest
that you detail members to do this
work on the trail"
Certainly answered the mag
| nate. sMr. Morton and / will put
| the trail in good shape. Mr.. Car
mody is working on his plans for a
boat, and viii not need assistance
for day or two. How far is it
from here to the 'park?'''
about a mile, I should say" said
Sidney. "Follow the brook until
you come to the reservoir. I would
take a gun along. You may meet
one of Mr.. Kent's painter friends"
This being settled, Sidney prepared
to start across the bay. Mr.. Vim
the work. of exploration, and it Gas
decided that matters could be ex-
pedited by forming two parties
one to explore the coast north Of
the gateway of the bay, and the
other to work along the south shore.
It was therefore agreed that Mr.
Pence and Mr.. Vincent should take
the south shore and Mr.. Hammond
and Mr.. Kent the north shore. Mr..
Pence protested vigorously against
doing any more exploring, but Mr..
Kent cut him short and reminded
him that he was under military dis
cipline.
- - h. -
always customary to shoot those
who disobey orders. I have always
been your friend, Pence, as you
committee on exploration ordered
me to shoot you 1 would do it with
cheerful promptness."
Mr.. Kent examined his rifle criti-
cally and looked serious. Mr.. Pence
said he was only joking, and would
be glad to go. Each member of the
expedition provided himself with a
luncheon, and at eight o'clock they
got on board the raft and padded
across the bay. The sun was not
warm and shone through a peculiar
saffron haze. The air was motion
less. It was decided that Pence and
Vincent should be landed first, and
that Hammond and Kent should re-
turn for them with the raft not
later than five o'clock in the after
noon. All were provided with ri
f1es and ammunition.
They soon reached the shore at a
point where it was possible to scale
the rocks overlooking the ocean.
Mr.. Pence and Mr.. Vincent left the
raft and it was agreed that they
should return at about five o'clock.
They climbed the rocks and disap-
peared in the forest. Sidney and
Mr.. Kent pushed away from shore
and headed the raft for the inlet.
There were no clouds in the sky,
but the sun was almost obscured in
golden haze. They noted an I'M
usual number of birds flying past,
seemingly coming in from the ocean.
There was not a breath OF air stir
ring.
81 believe a storm Is brewing"
said Sidney.
sit is not in sight yet" replied his
companion, as ne speared ineffect-
ually at passing fish. 81 am going
to come out here tomorrow and
catch some of these fellows. won
der what we can use for bait?''
THE brook is full of minnows,"
said Sidney. 81 noticed a dip net
among the things in the storeroom
Grubs, worms, or almost anything
will do for bait
1--WE might try mosquitoes" said
Mr.. Kent. "Some of them are large
enough"
ITO Be Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
.svitches'' Have No MONOPOLY.

The fun poked at Russian names is
rather provincial Many English proper
names must seem quite as odd and mirth-
provoking to the Russians as theirs &c
to us No Russian would write 'tChol-
mondeley and pronounced 1t '-ChumIey.-
or "Beauchamps and call il 4sBeechem-,
And what would Russian OF cultivation
say TO the Virginia family sEnroughty. &
who pronounce 1t DARBY ?''-Mexicay
Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
What Did She Wante

Mrs Newliwed-I want to get some
salad.
DESERVES ma'am- How many
heads?
-Oh. goodness. ! thought you took
the heads on. I Just want plain chicken
salad ''-PhiladelDhis Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
he KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
3 A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics * s%
By FREDERICK y. ADAMS
A =

Copyright, 1901, by I.othrop Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08
Owed Many People.

Pendleton, Nov. SIT is now be.
lievde that Frank Wells, the Camas
Prairie stoekman, who has been miss
ing nearly five weeks, left the country
with the intention of remaining away.
Officers working on the case have
reason to believe hat Wells has not
met with foul play as was at first sup
posed. Today three suits of attach
ment were filed against Wells person
al property for the total amount Of
$40. Wells owed nearly $500 in ad-
.dition 70 various persons in the eoun-
.tv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08
Lime Caught Fire.

South Bend Wash. Nov. s.-The
three-masted schooner lies on the bot
tom of Willapa river opposite South
Bend in IA fet of water where she was
sunk yesterday morning in order to cx
tinguish lime fire in her hold, The
fire had been burning four days and
this was the only port the captain
could make because of heavy weather.
She was loaded with $500 barrels of
Roche Harbor lime and 100000 feet of
lumber.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08
Don't Respect Old Age.

It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper respect for old age, but
just the contrary in the case of DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They cut OF
maladies no matter how severe and ir.
respective Of old age Dyspepsia,
Jaundiee, Fever, Constipation all yield
TO tins perfect Pin. 25e at ]. c. Per
ry's drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

o clock. A hundred men gathered in
from. Of the building TO get a look at
the candidate. he voted his ballot at
1:47, taking 80 seconds in the booth.
Half dozen cameras clicked as he
handed his ballot to the clerk. He re-
mained at Kingston several hours be-
fore returning home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08
REGISTRATION BOOKS
DISAPPEAR FROM FRESNO
Intense Excitement Caused AmOug Dis
franChiSed VOterS---TrOubIe
Is Feared

San Francisco, Nov. S.-Intense ex.
citement was created in Fresno by the
discovery that several books of regis
tration afidavits were lost or stolen.
Hundreds Of registered Democrats are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

Cheyenne, Nov. S.-Roosevelt 8 pop
ularity is helping the Republican state
and congressional tickets. The origin
al estimates of the Republican major
tiles will probably be reached. Chey-
enne is ahead in the race for the loca-
tion Of the state capitol.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

Seattle, Nov. S.-The heaviest vote
in the history Of the state is being
east over go per cent being out before
noon. Both gubernatorial candidates,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

indianapolis, Nov s.-Trouble is re-
ported at over 100 polling places in the
state this forenoon. 1t was caused by
attempts at illegal voting, and many
arrests were made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08
STEEL
PLANT
AFTRE

New Castle, Ind, Nov S.-The plant
Of the Chicago Steel Company, in this
city, was burned today. The loss is
100000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

deprived Of their votes. Knots Of
wildly excited men are gathered on the
street corners, and the county clerk s
Office is besieged by great crowds Of
disfranchised voters. Serious trouble
is feared before night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

Kansas City, Nov. S.-Roosevet and
Folk drew the heaviest vote during the
forenoon, but there is nothing to wan
rant the Republican claim that Mis-
souri, is doubtful state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-08

Elkin, w. Va, Nov. s.-Ex-Senator
Davis breakfasted at s O'Clock, and
then journeyed to the polling place,
mile away on foot. While en- route he
was given an ovation by the citizens.
He voted shortly before o'clock.
From the short time he was in the
booth, he evidently voted a straight
ticket.