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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

blushingly ut the breakfast table and sad
quietly with q cooling satisfaction to her
mother: -
$. He arrives to-day. mamma"
The widow smiled in acknowledgment Of
her daughters beaming happiness. hut
Agnes flashed out angriiy: III
.tThen, ii the house Is really to be turned
into barracks, you win excuse me if I
keep entirely to my room .
Hush, hush, dear; you forget yourself -
Mrs Plat chided. - !.
"No, MOTHER" was the bold reply; {. II is
You and Lucy have forgotten yourselves, or
Lieutenant Mckenzie vVouh never Ia,
guest in this house,
Here Harry .interposed wittr the good
natured desire to ameliorate the uns,:.cious
tendency OF the discussion. .xs g
81 know o Lieutenant McKenzie-a ut
least, to speak more correctly, am &C
quainted with Major Arthur Mcdonald,
who has nephew of that name; and to tel.
the truth, am very anxious to meet him.
Then you viii have ample opportunity Of
gratifying your desire if you remain here,
Mister Winthrop" Agnes said-the girl rare
~ addressed him personally, and never ac-
knoWiedgcd his military rank for from
the time he enters the door you will notice
that my mothers and sisters individuality
viii be lost IN the absorbing presence Of the
young gentleman"
But thought ne was wounded and hao
gone home" Winthrop ventured.
Yes. sir; and he is now returning as an
interesting convalescent. believe he was
hurt in the mastery retreat your men made
from Charlottesville"
Silence, Agnes!, the mother interposed
alarmed at her daughters bitterness. "i
am always trembling for the rash remarks
that drop from your lips so heedlessly.''
Nay, madam" Winthrop intervened.
"pray do not think that 1 ever could tako
advantage of idle words uttered in the
home-clrcle to which you have SO kindly adj
nitted Sme- Besides, shouldn't be sur
prised to hear that there is some gay cava-
ler riding in the Southern ranks from whom
your daughter takes the color of her opin-
ions. Such devotion as hers, in so young
girl, has a more personal inspiration than
patriotism
The shot told. Agnes Plat blushed scar
let, and Indignantly left the room
ITO DE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
BREAKING YOUNG MULES.
How to Develop q Team That Can Always
He Depended On.

How TO Develop Team That Can Always
He Depended On.
1t is thought by some farmers thai
in breaking young mules the first thing
to do is to knock them down FIVE or
six times. and then something can be
done with them. writes Thomas ID.
Baird. By this treatment the animal
receives a shock, both mental and
physical. that in many cases Injuries
the constitution of the animal without
conducting to its proper training. This
is not only erroneous, but it is in
human. The first thing in breaking
young animals of any kind is to govern
your own bad habits; then you arc
ready to and fit to break the animal.
In observing the action of the mule
and studying its nature, we find it to
be timid animal, possessing a great
amount of curiosity in its composition.
Affection strongly characterizes all its
actions, but it possesses a popularity
unusual in most domestic animals
that of resenting any injury received
at any time. From these circum-
stances the mule has received the
credit of viciousness and stpbbornness,
which by proper treatment from the
beginning, can in most cases be over
come. 1t is much easier to train up a
mule in the way it is to GO and fit it
for the purposes for which it is in
tended than to overcome bad pro-
pensities arising from years Of
Encouragement At all times one
should move among the colts quietly
and without evincing any outward
manifestations of fear. In this way
you will soon gain their confidence.
By kind treatment mules may be rem
dered the most docile and affectionate
creatures among our domestic animals.
That shy. skittish disposition. SO COM
mon in the mule, is much of it from
mismanagement and ill-treatment
The same may be said of horses.
In breaking mules, begin when they
are young; handle them gently but
firmly; avoid the possibility of their
breaking-away from you for success
depends upon the result of the first eff
fort and the impression made upon it
Having all the harness strong, and in
gearing. be gentle, steady and conf
dent After being hitched, do not en-
deavor to repress too great eagerness
in the animal, lest it become discour-
aged In all things be quiet. gentle
and firm; this will give the mule con-
fdence in itself And. in breaking
them to the wagon, never let them
start until told to. Train them. by
getting in and out of the wagon until
they learn to stand till they are told to
go, and then teach them to 60 slow
and steady. Then you will have q
team that you can. depend en.-6k
Louis Repxblic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
FARM AND HouseHoLp.

I'm the management Of q farm. 80
veil as with all other pursuits. attend
ing to details has done moro to assure
success than any thing else.
When watering potted plants in
winter do not pour the water in the
crown of the plants, but simply moist
en- the earth in the pots. Too much
moisture will do more injury than
benefit.
-Poached Eggs in Batter.-Poach
the number Of eggs required. Let
them get quite cold. Trim nicely, roll
each egg in thinly cut slice of bacon.
dip in batter and fry. Serve with
parsley.
Corn Soup.-Take one can of sweet
corn. one tablespoonful each of -four
and butter. one teaspoon each of salt
and sugar. half a saltspoon Of white
pepper; chop the corn fine and put in
to the water with seasoning; let boil
half an hour. strain and return to fires
add the milk, the butter and -four
stirred smooth, and boil five minutes,
serve with crisped crackers
The earliest made cider is soonest
changed to vinegar. Warm weather
favors fermentation, and the air thus
introduced into the cider supplies the
oxygen that furnishes the acid. To
hasten the process the barrel should
be tapped daily and portion alter
nately removed and filtered into it
again through straw or shavings- This
exposes much greater surface to the
air.
Ginger Pound Cake.-Six cups Of
-four. two cups each of butter, brown
sugar and molasses, eight eggs. table
spoonful each of cinnamon. ginger and
soda, and two nutmegs; dissolve the
soda in a cup of sour milk. In baking
take particular pains not to let the
cake scorch. for gingerbread is of ALI
cakes the easiest to burn. Line the
pans with creased paper. and put g.
brown paper over the top to prevent !
the crust forming too quickly. 7
-Cocoanut Balls.-Grate large nuts
and place in a cool place, then take
one pound of granulated sugar, add To-
it gill of water, place over the fra
and boil till it is about to candy, res
move at once and stir in the cocoanut.
Let it cool, then, make in balls the size
of a small peach. put these on dishes
to form. turning often till they harden
/ generally divide the mixture and
color one-half pink. These bon-bons
are very ornamental ON a supper or
dinner table and also on Christmas
trees.-Good Housekeeping.
The browning excellence of i'm
proved breeds of cattle, sheep and
swine is not so much that they will
produce carcasses far beyond the nor
NAL at full maturity, but that they will
yield medium product of choice meat
at an age considerably below that OF
maturity. The fancy for feeding anA
finals to enormous weights is generally
nothing but fancy. Butchers and
dealers have a Partially for 'choice.
handy carcasses." Size is an entirely
secondary consideration. provided only
the animal is fat, smooth and trim
StocEnadn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

An Inserauseat which Dispenses With the
Mouth-Pieee and sound Waves.
Hello. hello! Do you hear me all
right am talking through 10000
ohms Of resistance. equal to 500
miles, szas -rssss- = fs rffs
Eyes. that comes perfectly plain. =
replied the reporter. pressing button
against his throat. near the Adams
apple instead Of talking to hole in
the wall. .asssss
The Lowth stettioLtelephone is q
new departure in the field of tel
ephony. The instrument is a marked
departure from the Ben telephone. and
though it has no diaphragm it trans
mits sound as perfectly as the Bell
system. It is q combined tranmitter
and receiver. A hollow extension
about four inches long is attached to
the receiver. from the end: of W hich a
small button protrudes slightly. This
button. is placed against the throat
near the vocal chords, and the receiver
is held against the ear in the usual
manner. When the operator speaks
the vibrations Of the throat are trans
mitted with distinct clearness. The in
strument is operated not by sound
waves. as is the Bell telephone. but by
the muscular vibrations that
accompany the utterance of words.
It is claimed by the pat
entees that for this reason
the instrument can be used more sue
cessfully in long-distance talking than
the old system, because there is no
limit to the strength or number of the
batteries that can be used. The dia-
phragm of Bell instrument will
crackle so loudly when overcharged
with electricity that the sound of the
voice can not be heard.
The inventor, James Lowth, has
been experimenting and working on
the instrument for over ten years.
When he first applied for a patent,
three years ago, the authorities at
Washington thought him a crank and
refused to issue one. He attached the
instrument to wires in the Office and
asked over it: What do you think
now?" Back over the wire came, 81
give in. 1t works perfect"
Some of the best patent lawyers in
the country have been consulted and
say that as the diaphragm is dispensed
with the instrument does not in any
way infringe on the Bell patents. It
has been successfully operated be-
tween this city and Milwaukee, and in
Pittsburgh it worked perfectly over a
line seventy-five miles in length on
which were twenty-five instruments.
A company has been organized with
headquarters in this city and the man.
ufacture of instruments will soon be-
Chicago NeaOs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

arms It was whispered that once these
young ladies pitted their wits against each
other in singular rivalry. Agnes. burning
with ambition to do something for the
cause, had drawn map of the disposition
Of the Federal troops and found means to
send it to the Confederate General, and, that
while she incautiously left it in her cham
Der for few minutes before dispatching
it. Lucy had with consummate skill so COM
pletely altered it that it was a snare and a
deluslon to the man it was intended to ben
eft 1t can readily be understood then that
our hero was petted on the one side and
pouted at on the other in q manner which,
had he been heart-whole, would have driven
him to distraction, cs$, as 1T was, simply
afforded him amusement He was present
one day at battle-royal between the fair
champions. and. oddly enough, the conten
ton turned on matter Of peculiar interest
to himself. .s-ssss e-~s ~
Lucy had received letter. She read as
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
THE LAWS DELAY.
The Difficulties in tho Way Of Obtaining
judicial Decisions.

Inc D101Cult1cS In tho Way OF Obtaining
Judicial Decisions.
Every man who has prosecuted just
claim Or defended himself against an unjust
one through the various courts which the
laws OF this country permit a persistent ad-
vcrsary to lead him, will admit and insist
that some system ought to be devised by
which justice could be obtained without
losing more in expense Of money, time and
patience than the fruits are worth when
he gets them. He may now begin in the
circuit court with trial, then advance by
successive trials through the appellate,
State Supreme, am, in some cases, United
States Supreme courts, before he gets de-
cision from which there is no appeal, and
then frequently only to be sent back to the
first court to try the case again from the
beginning. Indeed, he may consider him
self fortunate if he IS not danced through
all these courts in tho first place on some
demurrer or rejoinder, or. other technical
matter which has nothing to do with the
rights of his suit, and which leaves him to
begin the whole business afresh when the
highest court gets through with it. It
would certainly be no exaggeration to say
that so far as money is concerned one-haf
Of the plaintiffs who prosecute genuine
claims in which pecuniary consideration
only is involved, might more profitably
abandon their claims, and as great pro-
portion Of those against whom unjust claims
are made might better pay them than run
the risks and suffer the annoyance and ex-
pense of the laws delays.
It is claimed that only through such
numerous appeals and counter-checks can
the rights of the citizen be adequately pro-
tected
Numerous expedients for decreasing this
delay and expense have been offered but
none Of them have been practicable. The
itigant's term Of waiting for his just dues
still depends largely upon his opponents
stubbornness and ability to pay lawyers
fees. 1t may be that the new English rail-
road regulation law furnishes the needed
suggestion. 1t provides that its commits
sioners, before they proruulgate decision
in any case involving legal questions, must
first obtain upon such questions the opinion
of the highest judicial authority. The
Chief Justice, IN person. or by repre-
sentative appointed by him, tnus virtually
decides the legal points, which are the only
ones which would come before him on ap-
peal, and the appeal becomes superfuous.
Some mod. Hcation of this plan might well
be adopted IN cases in the civil courts, at
least where an appeal is probable, and that
includes about all of them when the parties
have money enough to fight.
AS the procedure now is q prudent man
will prefer losing moderate amounts of
money to making any effort to help himself
through The courts, unless, indeed, he
makes the fight as matter of principle, or
pique, regardless of profit. = Shoe and
Leather Rericac.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
camp and The sybsritzlh luxury of city quar-.

camp and Tie sybaxitt1h luxury of city quar-
tera.
.You arc IN Custersss brigadei !" the on
car asked, Rnguidly.
l"1 have that honor, Sin, - was Winthrop's
short reply. Hewas getting tired Of being
patroniSed.
"Aw-yes-well, I've heard good deal
Of you Michigan fellows. Guess you'd bet
ter go up on the fort and take birds eye
view of the Rebs, and then tell me what
You think You can do"
Harry took him at his word. As be
stepped out on the parapet bullets whizzed
by his head, for the Confederate 'skirmish-
ing line was all before him, while in the
ditch lay q number of clerks, convalesceuts
and citizens gathered there for q good or
evil purpose. - s'
Winthrop took the whole scene in at q
glance.
sWell,'' said the officer when he returned,
"what do you think Of thems Can you
drive them backs"
~ can try, SIR"
s'Well, how would you set about it?"
In all his life Harry had never met so cool
and composed q gentleman.
DismOunt my Elen-they are armed
with Spencer carbines-foro them in double
columns-cross the bridge-deploy-t
out a skirmishing line in the rear and
drive the citizens away, for half of them
sympathize with the South, Idon't doubt"
All right, sir; go aheadv'
And with thus brief order, Harry went to
work to relieve the city of Washington.
Much has been written about the mistake
that Early made in delaying his attack, but
there is no doubt he was under orders from
Lee not to enter the city, his object being
simply to distract General Grants attention
from Richmond.
Meanwhile Briggs came up with his men,
and the little force made fair Roadway
against the encroaching enemy. All
through the hot hours of the day they kept
the foe ut bay, and afternoon saw them
famished with hunger and wasted with ia
tigue. Suddenly the scouts ran in with the
unwelcome tidings that the enemy was adj
vancing down the pike in force and was
about to charge upon them sses
In this extremity he sent for orders from
the ranking officer, for, in addition to their
exhausted condition, their ammunition was
failing them. Harry fairly ground his teeth
with rage when the word was simply
brought back for him 6 to hang on; =" but,
like the brave soldier he was, he resolved
to meet death with his face to the toe,
though no chance Of escape seemed posi-
BILE.
On came the evening. Surely the days Of
the Michigan heroes were numbered, for,
like the waves Of the sea, that great host
would sweep them from the earth But no.
A wild cheer Harry. turned to the fort, on
which in an Instant every eye seemed fixed,
and there, ato his joy, be saw the Greek
cross of the Sixth Corps floating defiantly
on the breeze.
Oh, how Harry's heart beat as he saw TIE
magnificent troops under General Wright
march out and form in line of battle.
Steady as if on a parade they passed Harry
and his men, and before their solid front
the Confederate ranks fell back in sullen re-
treat. Washington was once more saved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
CHAPTER XII.
FAIR CHAMPIONS.

3 Harry Winthrop was the last man in the
world to question the sagacity of his superb
ors, but his patience was sorely tried during
the next week or two, for it seemed as if
the authorities were resolved to harass the
life out of the light cavalry
First they were marched toward Balti-
more, then recalled, then started on a wild
goose chase after Bradley Johnson's brigade,
and just as they had come up with him,
while he was leisurely driving away vast
herds of cattle and sheep he had captured,
orders came not to attack him; and hardly
had the angry men recovered the disap-
polntment and thedusty clouds that lowered
over the Confederate host vanished than
these orders were countermanded, and they
were told to strike the enemy whom now
they could not find. Next they were hur-
ried in hot haste to the Shenandoah valley,
called back to Washington, dispatched with
flying speed to Harper's Ferry, started
toward Winchester, then compelled to make
forced march to Frederick, Md. Aud all
this on half rations, under blazing sun,
beneath the fury Of whose burning rays
more than four hundred men dropped sense
less from the saddle.
have heard Harry Winthrop say that the
most exquisite luxury of personal comfort
he ever enjoyed was q hot-vater bath at the
hotel at Frederick, and, next to that, sound
sleep for nine hours in a real bed, which
that hospitable city afforded him. For near
~ whole week he was a gentleman at
large, for the men of the remounted force
at least, what was left of them were draft
ed to their regiments, and for u time Harry
was left at liberty to follow the dictates of
his own inclination.
He boarded at the house of a lady named
Platt, q widow with two char ming daugh-
ters, Lucy and Agnes. These young ladies'
were typical of the times when many
house on the borderland was divided
against itself. Lucy was staunch Union
list, to whom the stars and stripes were sa-
cred emblems and the constitution of the
United States Bible, while Agnes was
red-hot revolutionist who worshiped Lee
and PRAYED for the SUCCESS of the Southern
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
A Chinese Solomon in Judgment.

The magistrate of the mixed court at
Shanghai has proved himself Haroun al
Raschid Of no mean ability. He had before
him most complicated family dispute about
land On investigating matters he found
all the litigants were related, and that one
lawyer represented them all. He promptly
decided that the lawyer had prompted the
quarrel and ordered that unlucky gent to
be brought before him and soundly
whipped. Then he invited all the disput-
ants out to dinner, in the course Of which
he lectured SO successfully on the beauty
of harmony among relatives as to induce
them to settle amicably on the spot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

THE extent to which warm water bags
have come into use are amazing. They airs
now an almost essential adjunct of every
lady's travelling outfit, and a-e often given
as presents. They are of BanneI-covered
rubber, the most popular being in plaid
patterns. When filed with boiling water
they retain heat the entire night. A hot
water bag under the neck will settle q
neuralgia headache quicker than any rem
edy known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

An absent-minded clergyman was hand
ed slip. as he was about entering the
chancel, on which was written, for his own
information: ''Jones is better; you
needn't pray for him again. Mixing this
up with his other notices, he astonished
the congregation by reading it in regular
order: "Jones Is better; you needn't pray
for him again." He was in bllssful
ignorance Of the mistake until some one
told HIM Of it after service.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27

'E"' hOo fhEACHEHOUS HOUND
story was lie concocted to entrap him
into the meshes of the enemy. Then o great
exultant joy possessed him to think that
the woman he loved was safe; though, even
in the exuberance of his happiness, am
afraid that if he had been brought face to
face with the ingenious Canadian, the in
terview would hardly have been of an
agreeable character to Mr.. Alphonse Le-
CroiX.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-27
- KISS NOW AND THEN.

You may bring me the choicest OF fruits and
OF flowers,
The dairtiest morsels that money can buy,
TO cheer me and comfort me In tho dark hours,
When under the shadows Of sickness He:
The couch may be soft. and the noises around me
Subdued. 40 hear not single football.
And slough grateful for this. yet can not help
thinking.
That kiss now and then would be better
tha- ALL
A kiss now and then How It lightens our laborsi
II brsghtens our homes. and it sweetens the
CRUST;
And when from the lips Of loved one tits
given,
The children demand it with innocert coaxings,
And who viii deny that our great bearded men
Are bette. prepared for the conflicts they're
waginR,
Il somebody gives them kiss now and then.
1t softens the heart of the veriest miser:
IT'S ample reward for much trouble and
stress;
And mono the poorer-nay, rather the
richer
These delicate tokens OF love and affection
We may in our folly pretend &c despse,
But when there's neglect OF these little atten-
I tons,
What heart-aches, and heart-breaks, and
ournings arise!
Rich fruits and bright flowers may please for q
moment,
But. oh, they've power to help or to heal
Like the lingering touch that SO fondly and truly
Expresses the tender emotion you feel
Though the table may groan meath the weight
And money be plenty, the heart may not
thrive:
And there's many, oh, many lonely one signing
For kiss now and then, just to keep them
-Josephins Pollard. in N Y Lsdoer.