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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
SOMETHING NOT IN DEMAND
One Accomplishment That Employer
Of Cashiers Make No Great Ef.
fort to Foster.

Having graduated from a business
college with honors the young man
thought himself competent to tackle
any problem in banking that could be
learned without actual experience, but
the old clerk knew better.
Can you make an erasure so neat
ly that It would take an expert to
tell where 1t had been done?" he
asked.
Yes, SIR" said the young man with
conscious pride.
We'll, for heavens sake don't tell
your prospective employer so or you
will be looking for Job this time
next year." the old clerk said.
Employers are afraid OF too much
skill In that direction. 1t gives such
enormous opportunities for fraud that
they will fight shy Of hiring you.
Il found that out in my young days.
l also was an expert with the ink
eraser and proudly proclaimed my &C.
complishment. Finally, when | found
myself toeing the starvation mark !
ceased to boast, and have held Q
good situation ever since"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
QUEER CASE OF SMUGGLING
Stolen Partridge Eggs Brought Into
e.. Vienna by Means Of Dummy
Baby.

A singular case Of smuggling by
means of a dummy baby was brought
to light by the city customs officials at
The Northwestern station recently.
Partridge eggs have for long past
been extensively stolen from preserved
estates in Hungary, smuggled into VI
emma and sold to poultry dealers, who
patched the eggs in incubators, brought
up the birds by hand, and sold them
below the prices asked by more hon
est dealers. A special lookout for
smugglers has resulted in the arrest Of
two peasant women.
Arriving in Vienna in the national
Slavonian costume, each Of them car
ried baby, tied according to the in
variable national custom, to cushion,
and so closely packed" that only the
face was visible. The women were
noticed to be a little agitated as they
passed the customs, and they were fol-
lowed home. It was then discovered
that while one baby was a living child,
the other was dummy. 1t consisted
of a wax head, partly hidden by a
shawl and cap, while the cushion was
filled with more than 600 partridge
eggs-Vienna Correspondence London
Daily Mail. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. johnson Thursday morning.
Hull, Sucker & Schwartz is the
style Of the firm that has taken pos
session of the old LObdell shop, on
the corner Of Kansas avenue and
Lahn street, which they are using
as headquarters for their puncture'
less tire filler, on which they have
great sale.
Don't fail to read Mrs. Keith's ad.
in this issue.
The seven months old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Sanko, on Route 6,
died Wednesday morning. Funeral
services were conducted from the
Catholic church at EllinwOod on
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bushman were
up from Seward the first of the week
visiting friends.
Mrs. Sam Wollman Of Lacrosse wa
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Henry
Born, the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Winnie and
the WidOWer
b Emeric Hume Be0snGa

Its the first time" said Winnie, let.
ting her eyes droop, ats the first time
that we have been quite alone together
since 1t happened"
The widower seemed struck by the
circumstance.
|: YES" he replied consideringly, Il
believe It isl positively believe 1t is"
I'll hope" she said tmidly, Il
hope you've got over it-by nowf
!, The widower reflected.
Il think l have" be answered con.
,scientiously; I'm almost sure / have.
You see, l have been trying hard
travelling and all that sort Of thing,
you know. / finished up at Monte
Carlo. The place cheered me wonder.
fully; l lost quite lot Of money at
the tables"
Il think that was very wrong Of
you" said Winnie, sternly. Gambling
Is wicked"
"Ah-but II you knew what a relief
It was to be able to do something
wicked again." sighed the widower,
-'you would overlook It Do you know,
l was gradually becoming almost too
good to live. It gave me quite a
shock, when I realized It. My consti-
tuition would not have stood the strain
much longer, am certain"
1.-THE older men grow the worse they
get" declared Winnie with the air Of
one delivering a profound epigram.
"That, Of course, is the natural ten.
dency," he admitted. 1T doesn't do
to check it-beyond a certain point"
He sighed again at this sudden con.
temptation Of mans innate depravity.
TITS like suppressing measles" he
added q little lnconsequently.
Winnie was silent for a moment.
Then she looked up suddenly, fixing
her large, blue, childish eyes on the
widower's distracted countenance.
IT can't think" she protested, what
on earth ever made you marry her"
The widower withdrew his gaze
slowly from vacancy and let 1t rest on
her face with mild wonder.
you didn't know my wife," he re-
marked graphically.
Il don't see that that would have
helped to explain what made you mar.
ry her." persisted Winnie.
1T would have helped immensely"
he corrected. 1T would have afforded
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Instinct Was There.

Mr.. Isaacs had had a busy day, what
with lending money at 80 per cent.
and discounting bills at so, and he was
annoyed on returning home to find the
apple Of his eye bowling the house
down. That child would not be quiet,
not even when his fond papa took him
in his arms. Then the parent tried
walking up and down the room, sing.
ing songs, but after having sung every
song from "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"
to Hey Diddle Diddle," he thought
Of giving 1t up. However, he tried
one more song. II was Sing a Song
Of Sixpence." Hardly had he started
when there was an instant hush and al
tiny voice cried out: Make II two|
shillings, fader; I'll be athleep in|
thirty conds!"-London Answers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
RequIus a Roman Hero.

Regulus is counted as one Of the
great heroes of the old Roman empire.
He was in command of an army that
made an unsuccessful attempt to cap
ture Carthage in Africa. The Car
thaginians killed many Of the Romans
and took the rest prisoners. Among
the captives was Regulus, the COM
mander.
Now 1t happened that the Romans
held several Carthaginians in captivity
as well, so the leaders in Carthage Of
fered to give Regulus his freedom If
Rome would free their generals. The
Romans were willing, but Regulus, the
one for whom the trade was being
made, counseled otherwise. He ad-
Vised his people to hold fast to the
Carthaginians and let Carthage do its
worst to him, because the Carthagin-
Jan captives Rome held, Regulus said,
were worth more than he was. He
died q brave mans death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Cat Fond of Eggs.

The owner of clever cat writes to
Our Dumb Animals that the pet, "a
great, fat, lazy, good natured fellow"
has fondness for eggs. Sir Tom was
detected in the kitchen recently on a
table watching an unopened bag OF
eggs. Stepping back noiselessly,"
writes the owner, I'VE saw him eau
tiously tear the bag with his teeth
and claws, stopping every little bit to
listen. Finally the opening was large
enough for him to get out an egg by
gentle little pats. He held the egg
in his mouth, jumped to the floor,
rolled his prize about gently until he
got it into position, and then bumped
it against the table leg until it broke.
Then he enjoyed his feast" The writer
wonders where Tom got the taste, as
be is and Ibis ancestors for genera
tons back were city bred"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
READY FOR. WAR IN THE AIR
France Already Has Organized the
, Fourth Arm Of This Most
Important Service.

France and Germany lead the world
in military aviation; and, despite sen.
sational reports to the contrary,
France is at present considerably
ahead Of Germany. France has at this
moment 2OS avions, or military aero
planes, actually ready for use, and a
grand total of 234 machines built and
building. These are divided into thir-
teen squadrillas, or squadrons; eight
field and five garrison squadrons. The
military aviation unit, as stated by the
French war minister in the senate, is
a squadron Of eight avions, in three
sections-monoplanes, biplanes and
multiplanes-plus a reserve section.
Each squadron is provided with trans
port and material, comprising eleven
or twelve motor wagons with tractors,
a repair car, and a rapid motor car.
At the end Of 1912 the French war
Office will be able to dispose Of 344
avions, comprised in thirty-two squad.
Tons, twenty-seven field and FIVE gar.
rison squadrons. This total includes
the 100 avions which are to be pre-
scented to the state BY the eighty-sev-
en- departments. It is practically GER
tain, however, that Frances total at
the end Of 1912 will be not 344, but
between 500 and 600 machines built
and building. The 344 government
aeroplanes probably win be increased
to 400 or more machines from all
sources by December, 1912, by which
time fully 100 or $50 more will have
been ordered by the French war office.
It should be remembered that the
French rate Of progress is an increas-
ipg ratio, and that It is the admitted
intention Of France to produce a feet
of 1000 to 1900 aeroplanes, fully
equipped and oficered for war pur-
poses, within the next three or four
years.-W. Joynson Hicks, N. p, in
the National Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Guest Room Slate.

One Of the greatest conveniences|
which a hostess can devise for her
guests is a clearly written card set on
the bedroom writing table detailing
the hours Of meals, the times Of In
coming and outgoing posts, the prin1
cipal trains and other useful informa1
ton.
1t was someone's clever idea to pro-
vide a small china slate in each room
on which might be written instruc1
tons for the housemaid. II is often
difficult to find her during the day in|
order to ask for the hot bottle. the
glass Of warm milk, the necessary
help when dressing for dinner. or 9th.
er needs that may be required, and
to ring for her often is not desirable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

a complete and satisfactory explana-
ton, in fact"
Winnie shook her head.
Il don't understand" she admitted.
1T has puzzled me ever since-espe-
cially as as" She faltered
and blushed.
Exactly" said the widower. 'Es-
pecially as that was the case"
Don't be absurd" exclaimed Win
ME wrathfully. "All the same, I
should like to know" she added, with
true feminine pertinacity, what made
you marry herr"
shall l tell your" he asked calmly.
"Do, please" entreated Winnie.
"She did," said the widower.
"She did? What do you mean?"
81 mean that she made me marry
her." explained the widower pa
tiently.
your wife," demanded Winnie,
opening wide eyes of amazement upon
him.
Yes. She was a woman of the
most extraordinary determination. She
was very rich, too" He sighed
Money is such a power" he added.
Then" said Winnie, with an air Of
stern rebuke, ut was not a love
match at all?"
well, perhaps not exactly what you
would describe as a love match" he
conceded; although she pretended to
be very devoted to me. / may add
that she had a rather remarkable way
Of showing her devotion at times"
What sort of remarkable wayT
inquired Winnie, becoming interested.
did she pet you too much?"
Hardly too much" replied the Wild
over refectively. You see, the poor
girl had a somewhat fiery temper
She was terribly jealous-entirely, oh.
quite entirely without cause" he
FASTENED to add. Nevertheless, she
would not allow me on any considera-
ton to speak to a woman under forty
five"
THAT must have been a great hard
Ship" murmured Winnie.
81 could have supported It with
equanimity," he sighed But she lat
terly developed various uncomfortable
eccentricities. Among other things
she became a vegetarian, and COM
PEELED me to live on herbs, like her
self. She embraced the absurd theory
that two meals day were enough for
human beings to subsist upon. and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Natures Wise Provisions.

Many Scandinavians have a decid-
edly different anatomical construction
from less hyperborean people. In
these hardy mortimer the layer Of
fat under the skin, panniculus adipo-
sus, is somewhat seal-like and blub-
berry, something like in those cold sea
animals, the whale, seal and walrus.
Also the blood vessels in this fat are
somewhat overdeveloped as in sea
mammals. All this comes about from
exposure to the seventies Of disease
and climate. It is no unusual thing
for Norwegians mad Swedes to stay
In icy cold water for hours hunting
sea weed without suffering sickness
or discomfort.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
KEEPS HENS At THEIR WORN
Simple Continuance Used by Western
Man Cures Them Of Desire
to "Set."

Owners Of hens are frequently
greatly annoyed by the persistent de
sire Of their fowls to set, In season
and out, on eggs, stones or other OBJ
tects to hand. But a western man has
evolved a plan to circumvent the hen
In this respect |
The cure consists Of a cheap watch
with a loud and clear tick, inclosed inl
Q case that Is white and shaped like
an egg. When one OF the hens bel
longing to this westerner manifests q
desire to set out Of season he gently
places the bogus egg under her shell
.tering breast. The egg" ticks cheer
fully away, and soon the hen begins toI
evince signs Of uneasiness and stirI
the noisy egg around with her bill
thinking, no doubt, that II is already
time for II to hatch. She becomes
more and more uneasy as the noise
continues, and soon jumps on the nest
and runs about a while to cool Oh.
Soon, however, she returns to her self
imposed task. Matters get worse and
worse; she wiggles about and cackles,
rufles her feathers and generally
shows distress. Finally, with a wild
squawk, she abandons the nest for
good and all, and the incubating fever
is broken completely.
The westerner has found use for
half dozen Of these noisy eggs, and
he claims that they pay for themselves
again and again during the year by
holding the hens to their business Of
laying and preventing them from vast
ing the golden hours In useless incu
batting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
DIsPELLED DREAM OF WEALTH
Danish Woman Finally Convinced as
to the Value Of Note Peculiarly
Marked.

; The woman handed her friend s.
Dill. See the number Of small f1ves
engraved on it," she asked. When
I was In Denmark few years ago
such a bill as that caused me great
deal of amusement, and l had to sur,
render one before could prove myself
clear Of a false belief regarding my
finances. An aunt whom l was visit
ing saw In my purse one day mum.
Der of these bills, and she asked to
examine one, a. It was, so different
from any Of the Danish money. She
studied 1t attentively few minutes,
and then asked me how much It was.
L told her 1t was IS, and, to my sur
prise, saw she did not believe me.
RI 1t is only that amount she said,
why has It 30 many little figures on
litT l tried to explain, but / made lit.
tie. impression on her. Later heard
she had told our relatives that l was
worth thousands and thousands Of dol
lars and was trying to conceal the fact
from the family lest they should ex-
pect some things Of me that they
would not otherwise. When heard
that l was visiting in another part Of
the country and could not very well
defend myself, so l hit on the expe-
dent Of sending my aunt a present Of
a IS bill. When she went to have It
changed into the money Of the country
she was at last convinced, though at
the price of having her dream Of
wealth rudely shattered"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Birds Flock 10 Their Death.

An old sportsman of Normandy de-
clares that round the lighthouse Of
Barfeud last November there were
picked up in the course OF four nights
10000 birds Of all sorts, including
1900 woodcock. The lighthouse on
the Pointe de Penmarch, in Brittany,
has a revolving light Of 100000
candle power. Visiting this on No
vember 10 last year, and again on the
18th, an observer saw tens Of thous-
ands Of birds whirling round, and II
seemed to him that the light shot out
perfect hail Of electric sparks among
the migrants. Next morning he was
present while the dead bodies were
being collected. They are dispatched
every day to Paris by train, and the
CATCH" he was told, often comprised
1000 to 1000 victims; one morning
alone there had been more than 500
woodcock in the bag"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
(By c. H. Tavenner.l

Washington, May 1--WE favor
federal aid to state and local author-
ties in the construction and mainte-
hence Of post roads"
This wes one of the planks in the
platform adopted by the national
Democratic party at the convention
at Denver. The Democratic House
Of Representatives, in further proof
that the party believes IN giving the
people after election what it prom
ised to give them before election, has
passed the ShackIeford amendment
to the Postotfice Appropriation bill.
This amendment proposes an expendi'
ture Of an estimated sum Of from ten
to eighteen million dollars annually
for the construction and improvement
Of the nations roads.
The principle on which 1t is pro
posed to spend this money is based
on compensation to be paid by the
federal government for the use Of
roads trayersed by carriers in the ru-
ral free delivery service, and is d.
vided into three classes, as follows:
|. Class A-The highest form Of i'm
proved road in the country, for which
it is proposed to pay s25 per mile
per year.
Class B-A thoroughfare Of high
quality, but not equal to Class A, for
which it is proposed to pay $40 per
mile per year.
Class C-The ordinary dirt road OF
the country, somewhat improved, for
which it is proposed to pay SIS per
mile per year.
When the Democrats in session at
Denver adopted the good roads plank
they took the first real step toward
giving expression to a sentiment that
has been growing rapidly throughout
the country. For many years the PEG
pie who live in the farming commu-
mites, and in the smaller towns, have
felt that too much of the public mon
ey was being spent in the cities, and
that the government would get a
larger return for expenditures made
on good roads. In the last ten years,
say those who ought to know, fully
80 per cent Of the public revenue has
been spent in the cities, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the people of the
country have furnished more than
half of all the money collected by the
government.
A quarter of a century ago the pro
portion of rural population as compar-
ed to that Of the cities was about 60
per cent. 1t is now less than 40 per
cent. This is an abnormal falling off,
and shows that people are getting
away" from the farms. Many of the
Democratic leaders in Congress attri-
butte this falling off, in part at least,
to the isolation due to poor roads.
1t has also been pointed out in
speeches in Congress recently that
the cost of living is directly related
to the good roads problem. When
the highways are poor it costs the
farmer more to move his products,
with the result that the city dweller
has to pay more. This represents a
dead waste, inasmuch as the farmer
gets none of the increased prices that
are paid for his products. The profit
is simply swallowed up In the high
cost of transportation over poor
roads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

~ . - =
from that moment I never knew what
IT was not to feel hungry. 1t was this
practice, l believe, that eventually car.
ried her or"
"She-she was not very youngr
haZarded Winnie.
Poor girl-noi She-she had
been, believe. But she outgrew It
She was in her sixty-fourth year when
she expired"
"6ixty-fourl" exclaimed Winnie.
"Sixty-three," he corrected.
"O-oh!" calculated Winnie In q
long-drawn gasp. sand you-you were
only twenty-five when you married
her!"
when she married me-" the widow.
er interposed mildly. Yes; l couldn't
help that, you know. It was three
years ago now, 20 / became consider.
ably older as We went along"
"She was old enough to have been
your grandmother" exclaimed Win.
ME Indignantly.
True; but she would never have
consented to act In that relation
towards me-though. Of course, I
should have preferred It, II It could
have been arranged"
u feel" declared Winnie severely,
that we are treating the subject
much too flippantly."
You've not been married." he
sighed; $50 you don't know"
That's true" conceded Winnie
meditatively. Il don't know-at least,
not yet"
There's no reason why you
shouldn't" put in the widower, with
sudden eagerness.
ooh, but l am not sure that want
to-" she objected.
you would then enjoy the advan.
tage Of being in a position to prove
your assertion" he urged.
"And, supposing / found-when It
was too late-that / was wrong?" she
demurred.
you wouldn't" said the widower,
with emphasis. you would find that
i'm your case-theory and practice
would entirely coincide. To begin
with, you-are not a vegetarian"
But" protested Winnie, my hus-
band might insist upon making me be-
come one"
II can answer for him." said the
widower decisively. do you know
Winnie-by the way, you don't mind
my calling you Winnie do your"
"'Winnie' has always struck me as
being the very prettiest name a girl
could have-Winnie."
II didn't say you could" she eI.
claimed.
II have a wonderful way Of taking
things for granted" explained the wild
over airily. But do you know, it
Just occurred to melville you were
talking and while you we're showing
me what a beautiful thing marriage
might be with a sweet girl (who
wasn't vegetarian)-it Just occurred
to me that ! was most frightfully fond
of you"
"0h," said Winnie, rising. There's
the next dance beginning, and l."
-Sit down." said the widower. plac.
ing a OBTAINING hand on her arm.
Never mind the next dance. What
do you think l came here for tonight?
| didn't come to dance | came to see
you. have been waiting to see you
for-for months; but they told me
you we're engaged, and | kept away. +"
IL broke it of" she murmured.
looking down.
"Was-was he vegetarian" asked
the widower anxiously.
Winnie raised her eyes to his, and
her cheeks turned suddenly crimson.
NO, but /, +"
The widower gave a little trium.
plant laugh.
my darling" he whispered in her
ear, I'VE can make It up to each other
all the rest Of our lives!"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Does Seem Odd.

Napoleon was a remarkable man."
yes; he was q remarkable man.
But why should he wear seven suits
Of clothes at Waterloo?"
Seven suits?"
81 have seen that many In various
museums"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
The Upper Class.

Aviation is quite an aristocratic
sort of sport, isn't it?"
Certainly, since all who pursue 1t
may properly be described as belong
ing to the upper class"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
Explained.

"She claims to have light on astral
subjects"
yes. I notice she uses astral
Tampa"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-20
ADJUSTMENTS
'e%ee@$sNt>N
Butler Thestcr

At the Butler theater another good
program will be shown tonight as
follows; "The County Fair" a Kalam
comedy; The Forest Ranger, a Lu-
bin western drama; and an Edison
entitled AT the Masquerade Ball"
by NJ. B. Havey. A poor little ste
nographer finding an invitation to a
large masquerade ball, attends the
dance. A lost jewel very nearly
causes trouble for her but she is
protected ~ the hostess son who is
violently smitten Tomorrow's pro-
gram will include Pathe Weekly No.
"A, one Of the most interesting Of
this popular picture releases. The
principal feature is an exploding
boiler in the steamship Dunholm,
loaded with 5000 barrels of gasoline.
resulting in a long series of tremen-
dous explosions which completely de-
stroys the Dunholm. another steam
ship, large bark and the piers of
the Standard Oil company, and six
other interesting events from all over
the world
Next Thursday, Dec. %, THE Lion
Tanners Revenge" with 20 live lions
in the play.