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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
LEFT THEM BOTH GUESSING
Information" Added Little to the
Small Amount Of knowledge Young
Matrons Possessed.

Two young matrons, who are sis.
tiers, keep house in their old family
homestead in Kansas City, Kan. Re
Gently their cook left them. While
neither had had much experience in
cooking, yet they decided to take
charge Of the kitchen. They bought
three cook books. For Sunday even.
ing lunch 1t was determined to have
sauerkraut and spare ribs. Several
friends were asked in.
The kraut and ribs were put on the
fire to boil. Suddenly 1t occurred to
enc Of the cooks" that she did not
know how long the combination should
cook, She asked her sister. She
didn't know. They consulted the cook
books. Each gave this instruction:
Cook until done" They we're in de
spair. One of the husbands happen.
ed to drop into the kitchen. He saw
that something was wrong. He asked
and was told.
THAT ought to be easy to find out,
he said. He stepped to the telephone
and called: Information. please"
In moment a gentle voice come
over the wire: This is information
What is it, please?"
Information, can you tell me how
long sauerkraut and spareribs should
boil?"
Without moments hesitation the
silver voice replied, Certainly. Cook
until they are done."-Kansas City
Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
WOMAN'S ADVANTAGE m LIFE
British Physicians Of Prominence
Give Some Figures That Explain
Disparity Between the Sexes.

Though doctors have long realized
that, thanks to better knowledge
OF sanitation and personal hygiene,
people are living longer than formerly,
the much greater relative longevity
OF women as shown in the recently
published British national debt Offices
report on the mortality of government
life annuitants has come as a general
surprise.
In a summary Of these fgues It was
shown that the expectation Of life
OF woman Of fifty is now more than
year greater than 1t was in 1875,
while that Of man Of the same age
Is only three months greater.
Discussing the reasons Of our in
creasing longevity and in particular
woman's stronger hold on life, physi-
clans at St. Bartholomew hospital
advanced widely different theories.
The essential cause Of DEATH" one
stated, is a wearing out from over.
work OF our brain cells. Women may
be Just as brainy as men, but they
do not work their brain cells as vigor-
ously or as continuously as do their
male relatives. If they did there
would not be SO great a disparity in
the length Of life Of the two sexes"
Another consultant puts down wo-
mans greater expectation of life to the
more sheltered existence she leads.
and the lack Of the physically depress-
ing competition which is part of near
ly every mans life. "a woman may
have hard work to do he explained,
but except for the few who work in
Offices or who follow professions, they
work in their own homes, and P. a
pace they set for themselves. The
home is also, as a rule, vastly more
airy, sunny and generally more whole.
some than is her husbands shop or
Office"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
MEETING WITH ROBERT BARR
Journey Of a Couple to Cologne Was
Materially EnIivened by the
Novelist.

l have a pleasant recollection Of
Robert Barr, the popular novelist,
whose death was recently announced,
writes woman correspondent Of the
london Chronicle. A relative and l
were travelling some years since in
Germany, and took the water way to
Cologne. Among the numbers of brod-
chen deVouring and beer drinking pas
sengers on the little steamer / noticed
one, man with an eager expression,
who was distinguished by his abstin-
ence and by. his absorption in the
passing scenery of the Rhine. l got
into conversation by chance with the
observer, and the whole route to
Cologne was from that moment made
= living reality to me by the mans
comment.
The following day we decided to con-
dnue our journey, and again we chose
the transit steamer, and again We met
The man of recollection and observa-
ton. tried, by conversational open
tngs, to discover his identity, but he
needed none, continuing to pour out
a flood of history and legend of the
Rhine. At length the time of parting
came. With a sweep of the arm,
which included my companion and my
self, he said: Il shall hope to see
you when you return from this, the
Journey of your lives" and handed
me a card, on which was inscribed
the name of Robert Barr. Il don't
think We can call together" l replied,
for while live in London, my
brothers home is in the north, and
seldom catch sight of him on his day
trips to town." Your brother"
replied the editor of the Idler, then
why the deuce do you both have new
hggage?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
GOOD WORD FOR THE OYSTER
London Lancet, Always Pessimlstlc,
Comes Forward With a Surly
Need Of Praise.

When the Lancet, representative Of
the medical profession of Great
Britain, says anything good about any
thing, it is listened to with emotions
of mingled surprise and respect.
Some one has remarked that every
time he picked up the Lancet he dis
covered he was doing something right
along, or taking something that was
surely killing him. 1t has good word
for the oyster just at the time when
that apparently innocuous edible is
exciting the scrutiny of our always
feverish advisers, the psychologists.
This distinguished, II usually alarmist,
authority declares that the oyster is
tonic Of the first order, and a COM
plete food, most beneficial to weak
ened patients and those in whom
appetite is deficient" Clinical results
Of a most favorable nature are re-
ported where oysters are given to
persons suffering from tuberculosis.
If oysters are indicated for the diet
of persons in the state described. they
must be wholesome for the rest of US.
There was never any doubt about
this, of course, before nervous bac-
teriologists sought to fill US full of
fear instead of oysters. He was a
brave man who first ate one raw,
according to the philosopher of the
breakfast table; and now the bac,
teriologists challenge our courage.
The Lancet's commentator should
help to sustain timid souls at this
crisis.-Providence Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Ninety Miles Somewhat.

A traveller waiting for a train In
Greenville, S. c., observed venerable,
white bearded gentleman sauntertng
along the platform, whose appearance
Invited conversation. He approached
the digni6ed, kind faced southerner
with the customary salutation Of
Good morning, colonel, do you live
.here?" Yes, sab" Engaged in
growing cotton?" mo, sab, l am a
statistician." After harvesting his
crop of local statistics, l asked him
how far it was to Atlanta. He replied
that it was about ninety miles, when
a young man who was standing near
interposed: "Oh, no, uncle, it is more
an ninety miles" The old gentleman
Stroked his beard meditatively for a
moment, shifted his quid and said:
"Waal, Jack, it's ninety miles some
whar'-whar's that place anyway,
Jack?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
The AngeIus.

I've been reading a life of Millet
and was struck with his poverty at
the time he painted "The Angelus."
When one considers how the pictures
may now be found In countless homes
in this and every country, it seems
incredible that Millet had trouble SELL
ing the original. All his clients hest
tated, until at last a Belgian diplomat
was persuaded into buying it, About
this time Millet wrote, I'VE have wood
only for one or two days. They will
not give it to US without money" Bet
ter times were ahead, however, and
the wonderful pictures eventually
brought Millet at least living. He
is said to have named "The Angelus"
in this way: A friend was looking at
it for the first time. What do you
think of it?" said Millet. 81 hear the
bells ringing. 1t is the Angelus!"
was the immediate answer. 1T is
indeed" said Millet. 81 am contented.
You understood it."-New York Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
MEANS BUSINESS.

The fact that Woodrow Wilson was
elected president of the United States
has not caused him to give up his
fight against the bosses in New Jer-
sey. He does not intend to lose in
terest in the folks at home and their
successful revolt against the rule of
the corrupt coterie of local politi-
clans who have so long controlled
the party machinery in his state. In
mediately upon his return from Ber-
muda he announced his determine
ton to remain on his job as COVER
nor until he had accomplished the
pledges he made two years ago.
Even when at Washington, engaged
in his enlarged duties, he proposes
to keep a watchful eye on the politi-
clans of his state who imagined that
they would have clean sailing after
his departure to Washington.
Il shallin the future use every pro-
per and legitimate power | have and
every influence at my disposal, to
support and assist the new forces
which have regenerated our life dur
ing the past two years" This mes
sage is for those it intimately con-
Germs in both Of the political parties.
More than this, the pledge which
Woodrow Wilson gives is of national
as well as Of state scope, as will be
understood by close reading Of the
following. 81 shall not go slack in
this business, for l understand my
duty to stand back of the progressive
forces in the democratic party every.
where and at every juncture, and
feel that in these matters | am un.
der particular obligations of con.
science and gratitude to the people
of New Jersey"
The next president of the United
States reckons his duty to be "tc
stand back of the progressive forces
in the democratic party everywhere
and at every juncture." Mr.. Wilson
realizes the character of his duties.
The reactionaries Of the country will
get no consideration at his hands
during his occupation of the White
house.-HutchinsOn Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
She Was Doing Press Work.

A young woman who was acting as
newspaper correspondent at a fash
ionable. hotel did not consider her.
self a reporter and never referred to
herself as such. In talking with one
OF the women guests she spoke of do
ing press work" for the hotel.
The woman hesitated a moment,
then said: Don't you find it hard?"
The girl, thinking how much help
her little typewriter had been, replied:
"Oh, no, l have machine
Another pause, then the bewildered
guest put her question: do you do
the work in your room or in the
laundry"
The young woman is trying now to
make up her mind Just what she had
better call herself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
eROMBLER ALWAYS WITH U:
Disconnected Man AceompIishes Som,
Good, With Much Harm, Through
His Eternal Walls.

We are all natural-born grumblers
From childhood to the grave we look
for the few things that are wrong and
forget the many that are right. When
, we are strong and healthy we offer no
prayer Of thanksgiving. But let US
have an ache or a pain, a cut finger
or sore thumb and hear the walls
Of distress.
We expect to be healthy. happy and
well. We feel that that is an inherit
ance to which we are entitled. So
we think nothing of it. But how we
magnify our little troublesl
We forget that if we inherit health
SO we may also have an inheritance
OF suffering. If we have days of sun
shine we must also have days Of
storm. If we expect to enjoy happi-
ness we must also anticipate hours Of
pain. If we have joys we must also
have SORROWS.
We never voice contentment. We
always proclaim our discomfort. Hear
the cries of unrest by those who
magnify their grievances against the
present order of things. This has
much to do with the clamor in favor
Of upsetting our established form Of
government and trying experiments,
costly, unnecessary and in many in
stances foolish.
The grumblers are responsible for
the unreason, discomfort and unbe-
lief that so widely prevail. 1t has
been so always from ancient biblical
times to this so-called new century Of
progress. "-Leslie's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

W. W. P. Clement, of Galena, Kan.
sas, S. N. Clement Of Memphis.
Tenn, and Mrs. Everett, of Chicago,
who have been here for a visit with
Mrs. H. V. Chapel, left last week
for Woodruff, Kansas, where they
will spend Christmas with other rela-
tives. Mrs. Chapel is a daughter
Of Mr.. Clement and a sister of the
others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hawkins have
been enjoying a visit the past week
from Mrs. c. H. Brassfield and son.
OF Lexington, Mo. Mrs. Brassfield is
a sister Of Mr.. Hawkins.
Mrs. Grace Lee is here from Salina
to spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Moses, and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suchy were
here from olmitz one day last week
shopping and visiting with Mrs.
Suchy's mother, who is in the hospi.
tai at this place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
SAW FALL OF PAGAN ROME
Stones Of the Coliseum ImmortaIlze
Today the Trlumphs Of a Chris
tianity That Lives.

Christianity is crystaIlized in the
Coliseum and st. Peters. In the
former by. the triumphs of the
martyrs; in the latter, by the dedica-
ton Of art to the worship of God,
writes Bishop Gilmour.
Come with me along the Via Sacra,
past the Forum and the Arch of Titus.
But a step, and we are at the Coli
scum. pressed in between the Celian
and Palatine hills, the Arch Of Con-
stantine and the Temple Of Venus.
As We enter, the moon has risen,
giving a weird appearance to the
scene, as We see its shadows fit, dis
solve and lose themselves amid the
arches Of this mighty ruin. Amid
broken arch and column and vaulted
corridor, terrace rises upon terrace
till the blood curdles and the hair
stands on end. Memory is busy and
hurries US back to when Christian
martyr and gentle maid stood within
the vast arena to die for Christ.
The emperor is there; the nobility
OF Rome is there; tier upon tier is
densely packed; the wild beasts paw
their cages, impatient for the feast;
one hundred thousand voices shout,
The Christians to the lions!" A
spring, growl, a culver and another
hero has gone to God. Every brick,
and stone, and grain of sand in this
mighty ruin has been sanctified by the
blood shed there. Here a Felicitas
and Perpetua. Cyriacus and Pancras
died; here Rome brutalized herself,
and within these walls strove to crush
out truth.
Here Pagan Rome fell and Chris
tan Rome rose. The blood of the mar
tyrs was the seed Of the church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
HIS WARNING.

Presidentelect Wilson has served
notice on the bunch of wall street
brokers that If they undertake to
start a panic to intimidate congress
that there will be something doing.
and that Hamen will be Of sweet
memory beside the execretion that
will hang their names, If they under
take to wreck the business of the
country for personal ends.
Bully for Woodrow. II he has nerve
enough to stand pat on his d4clara.
ton he will win the approval Of all
fair minded citizens, irrespective Of
party lines. The country is just now
beginning to see how high finances
are manipulated, and this revelation
Is beginning to arouse a suspicion in
the minds OF more intelligent men
that the ghost and goblin of financial
fear that has been reputed Of hang,
Ing around Wall street, have more Of
an existence than the shadowy spir.
its that come and go from fairy land.
They are beginning to see what makes
the wheels go round in financial cir.
cles. They are ready to believe that
there indeed are giants in the land,
giants that are big enough to fright
en- the Spies sent out. They are
looking further for the giant, for his
hands and feet, and for his face.
They have felt the blow from his fist
before and now they want to see
him uncovered.
Whether it be a mere Pigment Of
Imagination, this money trust, or
whether it be a reality, the people
are ready to back anybody that IN
covers his form. And President VIII
son in his bold declaration will be
backed regardless of politics IL he
meets this fee of American institu-
tons and forces him into the open.
Hutchinson Wholesaler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
HAVE NO NEED OF THOUGHT
All That Troubles Eskimo ls That
They Shall Be Sure Of Getting
Enough to Eat.

Where the physical struggle for life
10 at its keenest, as it is among the
Eskimos, the years glide by free from
the more subtle cares and worries Of
the civilized man. The Eskimo does
not count the days and keeps no rec.
ord Of time. All his thoughts are CEN
tered on hunting.
Once l asked an Eskimo who seemed
TO be plunged in reflection, what are
you thinking about?"
He laughed at my question, and
eaid, "Oh, 1t is only you white men
who go in so much for thinking! Up
here we only think of our flesh-pits,
and whether we have enough for the
long dark Of the winter. II we have
meat enough, then there is no need to
think have meat and to spare!"
l saw that l had insulted him by
erediting him with thought.
On another occasion l asked an un-
usually intelligent Eskimo, Panigpak,
who had taken part in Peary's last
North Polar expedition:
Tell me, what did you suppose was
the object of all your exertions?
What did you think when you saw
The land disappear behind you and
you found yourself out on the drifting
tce-foes?"
Think" said Panigpak, astonished.
Il did not need to think. Peary did
that!"
Eating becomes the great thing with
the Eskimos. l once excused myself,
when paying visit, with the plea that
I had already eaten and had had
enough. l was laughed at, and the
answer received was:
There thou talkest like a dog!
Dogs can be stuffed till they are salts
lied and can eat no more; but people
II cople can always eat!"-Knud
} Rasmussen, in The People of the Polar
North.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

Ed Sterling was visitor from
Heller last Thursday.
Miss Mamie Legg, for many years
a resident of this city, was here
from Hutchinson last week for Wis
it with VIII Welch and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Chapman have
moved to Newton where Ray has. a
regular run braking on the Santa Fe
He has been employed as switchman
in the yards here for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Sellers and son
were here from near Olmitz last.
Thursday trading and visiting with
friends.
Will Ruhe, of the west side, re-
turned last week from a business
trip to Dodge City where the Ruhe
Bros. own considerable land.
Fire, supposed to have been caus-
ed by defective flue, destroyed the
home Of Mrs. ]. E. Brown, at 18th
and Washington streets last WedDes-
day. The building was almost totally
destroyed but most of the contents
We're saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Converse and
son were out in Clarence township
last week visiting with their son,
Dan, and wife, and getting acquainted
with the new daughter which recent
ly arrived at their sons home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
ENGLISH "Society."

There are three classes of society
In England-the aristocrats, who are
barbarians; the middle class, who are
philistines, and the dregs of society,
who are nothing at ALL 1t is funny
thing that the late King Edward, who
had all the vices of the aristocrats,
was beloved by the middle class, and
that his son, King George, who has
all the virtues of the middle class, is
despised by the aristocrats. He and
the queen are always spoken of as
George and the Dragon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Sporting Element.

Willie liked ice cream, but he drew
the line at turning the freezer. One
day when his mother returned home
she was agreeably surprised to find
him working at the crank as If his life
depended on it.
81 don't see how you got him to turn
the ice cream freezer" she said to
her husband. 81 offered him a. penny
to do it."
you don't go about it the right way,
my DEAR" replied her husband. 81 bet
him a nickel he couldn't turn it for
half an hour"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Just the Place for Her.

He hustled into his home and began
vigorously:
Now, wife, want you to go out on
nice farm and rest for the summer.
/ have located a nice farm out in
Elizabeth township, not too far from
Pittsburg for me to run out"
How can I go anvs hare for the
SUMMER" demanded wife. 81
have no clothes"
That's just the 1o You can
wear old clothes on tins n. Every
body wears old clothes. Old clothes
are the thing"
"old clothes are the thing, Ell?
Then for once in my life can make
a splurge. If old clothes are the
caper, I'll take along seven trunks of
-iSest clothes in Pennsylvania
i..shurg Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Heard WRONG.

so Jessie Jeiune is going to marry
Billy Bibber?"
"Yes-what do you think of that?'
Il hear that she and Billy had a
lot of trouble getting her fathers
consent"
Then you heard wrong"
Wasn't there some sort of objection
to the match?'
Yes. But it was Jessie and her
father who had lot of trouble getting
Billy's consent"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Refinement in Trades.

The world as it progresses becomes,
II not more refined, at least more
delicate in its phrases. A generation
ago the dressmaker became a
"modiste" and the ready made tailur's
shop a clothing emporium"
We have to thank America for such
improvements as ready to wear" for
ready made clothes; footwear" for
boots and shoes; "neckwear" for col.
lars and ties and doubtless for many
others.-London Nail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
His Chops.

Here, waiter. ordered two lamb
chops and can't find but one"
Let me see, sir Quite true. All,
remember now. l passed the open
door an tn drawft must have blowed
It away, sir"
Bring me another waiter, and this
time don't forget the windshield and
the safety net" -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-29

council that In his opinion only TWEEN
ty-seven licenses could legally be
granted The committee recommended
granting thirty three. The council
first granted the thirty-three licenses,
and then voted separately on each Of
the balance of the applications until
iorty-fOur in all had been granted.
which IS two less than last year on
the application for license for the
i.amy saloon seven aldermen voted
no and seven yes" Mayor Kar-
theiser broke the tie ny voting to grant
the license. There is case pending
against Lamy In circuit court for sell
Ing liquor To a minor. IL is said the
ami saloon forces In Menominee are al
ready stirring ms a result OF the coun-
els action. and that they will take the
matter into the circuit court at once.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-29
THE SHORTEST WAY.

'Will YOU allow me to ask you a
question:" interrupted man In the
audience.
Certainly. sir" said the lecturer.
You have given us a lot Of figures
about immigration. increase OF wealth,
the growth OF trusts. and all that"
said the man. Lets see what you
know about figures yourself. How do
YOU find the greatest common diyisor?"
Slowly and deliberately the orator
took a glass Of water.
Then he pointed his finger straight
at the questioner. lightning flashed
from his eyes, and he replied. in a voice
that made the gas jets culver:
Advertise for il. YOU ignoramus!"
The audience cheered and yelled and
stamped. and The wretched man who
had asked the question crawled out
Of the aall total wreck.-Tii Bits.