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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The value of any kind of farm
stock is very largely determined by its
feeding the first year of its life. Breed
ing counts for much, though every
successful breeder knows how greatly
changed by innutritious or improper
food.
Every person who lights lamp or
has another do it. should look about
the room and impress the mind with
what blanket, rug. shawl, or spread,
made of wool, could be quickly caught
ND and used to stifle and extinguish the
flame. Half the danger of any acct
dent is cured when one knows at once
what to do.
Strawberry Pie.-Pick over and
cap the berries. arrange in layers in a
shell of pastry, and sprinkle with
good coating of sugar Fill the she'll
very full. as strawberries shrink very
much in cooking. Cover with crust
and bake. Other berry pies can be
made in the same way, using sugar ac-
cording to the sweetness of the berry.
-Parsleyed Potatoes.-Peel, quarter
and wash as many potatoes as required.
boil quickly in sailed water until just
tender, strain at once. and LET them
steam for a few seconds over the fire;
add liberal piece of butter and let it
melt over the potatoes. Then strew
over them some finely chopped parsley.
cover, and taking the handle with one
hand and holding the lid down with
the other. shake the saucepan so that
the potatoes turn over a few times,
then dish at once. This is an excellent
way of preparing old potatoes
The proper way to test seed corn
is to count out a certain number OF
grains. say fifty. and plant them in II
little trench of uniform depth. One
lot should be covered half an inch, an
other an inch, and a third an inch and
a half. At the end of a week. if tho
weather is not unusually cold and wet.
the covering should be removed from
Il part of each row. If nine grains out
of ten have sprouted the seed may be
pronounced good. If at the end of two
weeks there are nine sprouts above
ground for every ten planted the seed
may be regarded as excellent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
air it seems as if the heaven. them

air it seems as if the heavens them
selves were about TO fall. As
darkness begins to settle. first few of
the holder ones enter the roost These
are followed by small punches of fifty
or so. and these in turn by other COM
paniOns interspersed with stragglers.
Suddenly, with noise as of hurri-
cane. a vast host arises and makes a
dive for the roost. These are closely
followed by another, and still another,
until finally the number on the hillsides
begin to show some sign of thinning
out.
AS the darkness deepens they come
in any way; down they come pell nell,
brushing past the face. almost flying
against one. alighting on the first
branch they strike against (for they
are now almost unable to see, and it is
amusing to see hundreds Hopping about
waiting for luck to throw a branch in
their way). often within arms reach.
Every tree and branch seems packed
with them, and still they continue to
pour down, finding a roosting place
somewhere, and adding clamor to the
deafening babel already existing.
Finally all appear to have arrived. and
are busy settling themselves for the
night. Utter now but so much as
syllable, and the entire army with re-
newed cries, and in the direst confu-
sion. take wing and seek another part
of the woods. only to renew the per-
Torrance should the operation be re-
peated. have never as yet remained
in roost long enough to ascertain
whether or not the birds became abso-
lutely Scientific american.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
WATER FOR PIGS.
How to Prevent Cholera and Other InfeCAs
iOus Contagious Diseases.

How to Prevent Cholera and Other InfeCN
iOus or Contagious Diseases.
Investigations of the swine plague
show that, of all farm animals, swine
more than any other should have pure
water from n we'll. The microbe pro-
ducing the dread disease of swine
plague may be carried in stream of
water; hence it is unwise to allow hogs
to drink from a stream, though fed by
springs. if hogs are kept under bad
conditions anywhere above on the
stream. The microbe may lie in moist
matter for months without having its
vitality impaired, hence it is folly to
allow hogs to drink from stream when
disease has prevailed within some
months among hogs anywhere on the
land from which water enters the
stream above. The danger is so great,
and may so suddenly or unawares make
its appearance, that it IS never wise to
allow hogs to drink from stream. The
danger from stagnant water is as great
While the microbes can find their way
into it from only limited territory,
such water always contains organic
matter, making conditions favorable
to the life of the microbes, and they
may exist in it. with evil power unim-
paired. for weeks or months. Aside
from this, stagnant water is unfit to be
drunk; pools. ponds, etc. are far
oftener an injury than benefit
Nor does every well yield pure water,
free from contamination. If the sur
face water is allowed to enter it, there
is as good a chance of its being tainted
as there is of a pool being tainted. Nor
will the passage of the water through
few feet of loose soil filter out the
disease germs. "Seep" wells are often
the Unsuspe cted cause of disease; there
are many cases of their being proven
the sources of typhoid fever. etc. The
well, to be safe. must be fed by an un-
foreground stream, and it is all the bet
ter if it be at least twenty feet below
the surface. The soil should be taken
away from around the we'll for several
feet back. and replaced with clay
stamped solid. And if the mouth. of
the well be lower than any of the sur
rounding ground, make bank of clay
around it SO high that no surface water
can get in. Have tight curb to ex-
clude mice, etc.; but not one that will
not allow the air freely to enter the well.
Such we'll will yield safe drink for
swine, and for other farm animals as
well. The very rapid advance of med
ical research has shown that the conta-
gious or i~fectious diseases, terrible in
their nature, once blamed on evil spir-
its. are caused by minute organisms
lurking in moist. foul ground, or de-
caying matters; in our food. or drink,
most often in the latter. The best pro-
vision for the health of ourselves and
animals, is water free from contamina-
tom z11e1-icn11 AnriczLLkaL riak
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
How tn. President Works.

One of the secretaries of the White
House, who has served there during
the administrations of four Presidents
including Cleveland. told me recently
that the latter spends more hours
in studying bills which are sent to him
by Congress than his predecessors
spent minutes. He takes nothing for
granted, and will receive nobody's as
surance as to the merits of bill until he
has given it study himself Every
bill laid before him must be accom-
panied by the reports made upon it in
each House of Congress. and by all the
information touching it that can be
furnished by the Executive Department
within whose jurisdic ion it comes.
If in his opinion it is all right. he
signs it; if not all the influence of the
Capitol can't stop his veto. He usually
keeps well up with Congress in his
work upon the bills. and has
them signed or vetoed early
in the ten days allowed him
by the constitution for their
consideration after their receipt. Oc-
casionally he receives batch Of has d
cases that have bothered Congress. but
finally got through. Then it is that he
summons Dan Lamont drives out to
RED Top" shuts himself and his Sec
retary out from the world. and makes
a day of it. The result of such an ex-
pedition is usually two vetoes TO one
approval. and the anxious claimants
have come to look upon 'tRed Top "
as the burial-place of all their hopes =
Washington Letter TO Lewiston (Me.)
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
OUR COMING NAVY.
a Work OF Which the Democratic Party
May Well BE Proud.

May Well BE Proud.
The Inauguration of a Democratic
President dated the revival of the
United States navy after twenty year,
of eclipse. The Yorktown. one of the
new steel cruisers provided for in the
act of Congress four years ago. has
been launched, and the work of COM
pleting her be vigorously prosecuted.
She makes the fourth vessel of the
kind now finished and in process of
construction-the Atlanta, Boston and
Chicago preceding her-and three.
and then two others will shortly fol-
low. All these are to be steel-built, SO
as to combine the greatest measure of
strength with the least weight. They
are not heavy-plated war-ships or
floating batteries. but fleet cruisers.
and are to have a speed of fifteen to
twenty miles an hour-the design be-
ing that they shall be used i'm time of
war to run down and capture or de-
stroy an enemy's merchant ships. and
do some very effective firing at long
range. They would not be a match
for the heavy-armored war ships of
the British or Italian navy. but they
will be able to avoid them. and leave
them out of sight in a contest of
speed. The Yorktown's armament
will consist of six six-inch rified
breech-loading guns. firing a bolt of
fone hundred pounds. and eight rapid
firing smaller guns.
The appropriations made between
1884 and 1887 for naval purposes
amounted to over $50. 900. O0O-and
when the money shall have been ex-
pended we will have sixteen first-class
steel cruisers. five monitors for harbo
defense, two heavy-armorcd war-ships
and two torpedo boats-in all twenty
five new vessels. built in modern style.
and armed with the most effective
ship-guns. The eight-inch rifles on some
of the large cruisers will be thirty feet
long, and be able to fire bolt of 500
pounds weight through twenty inches
thickness of iron Or steel-plating with
three feet of oak behind it. These
twenty-five new vessels. all to be COM
pleted and put in commission before
the end of two years from this time.
will constitute no mean show of navy.
But they are to be only the beginning.
Profting by the facts which the actual
working of them will reveal. the Navy
Department will recon mend the build
ing of thirty-fve additional cruisers.
ten additional heavy-armored vessels
and ten additional monitors, so that
we may present to the world a navy of
sixty-fve first-class fighting ships for
the amusement or any hostile power
that may be willing to come against
Ehem.-St. Louis ReDstbEicG3s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
OBITUARY POETRY.
A New York Woman who Coins Money by
Rhylning for the Borrowing.

n New GOrk woman VINO COINS money Dy
RhyininG for the Borrowing.
One of the queerest ways of earning
living among the endless eccentrici-
ties of ingenious necessity in this city
is that Of a woman who lives in a little
flat on Nineteenth street, and who
writes obituary poetry. thereby avoid
ing the necessity of an obituary for
her own tombstone She is a genial
person on ordinary occasions and pos
sesses 4 notable facility for rhymes.
When she is interviewing customers
this geniality subsidies into a delicate
and dramatic sympathy which is sooth-
ing to the bereaved. She says of her.
self: ''You see. am not n poet. The
newspapers and magazines won't buy
my poetry, and don't wonder at it.;
but at the same time / have "A genius
for rhymes. l have found rhymes for
! window and silver even-the two I'M
rhymable wordls-and quick as flash
can find word in assonance with any
name, Christian or surname. / am a
lightning rhymer, in short. l can
make verses. too. of a certain sort with
the same facility, and happily the peo-
pie who come to see me don't demand
poetry up to the level of In Memoriam'
and 'Lycidas.' There's my Hood S
Rhymester.' Roget's 'Thesaurus' and
Crabbe's Synonyms They are my
tools, and by their aid make living.
The most curious people come to me
all the way from an afflicted washer
woman lamenting the late bibulous
Patrick to old gentlemen who have
lost their grandchildren. Bereave-
ment like love. seems to loosen the in
tellectual fiber, and when people are
in the first throes of grief they find
comfort in the strangest things. They
like my verses more than you would
believe possible. and make me read
them over and over again and again,
the feeble lyrics and halting lines evil
IDENTIFY soothing them more than vol
umes of the most eloquent prose. My
prices? o. they are in sliding scale.
For celebrating the marital virtues of
the late Mr.. O'Donovan in six fOur-line
stanzas charge S., but us l rise in the
social scale, and the measure used is
more complex. why ask all the way
from S. to $25. On one occasion l
asked and was paid $50 for memorial
ode to the dead bride of a sorrow
ing widower. 1t was something
like 200 lines. and, if I do say it
myself. it was nice poetry and
fully worth the money. The
widower is married again, but he
didn't seem to think any epithalamium
was required, or at least wasn't asked
to write it. Poetry about dead chill
dren is the sort oftenest asked for, and
yet don't like to write it, because
really throw more feeling into it than
any other. Over some of my best
ones I've wept myself. But mothers
will take any thing. They don't seem
to know whether it's good or bad. -
N. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
The Girl Who Works.

The girl who works-God bless heri
She IS brave and active. She is not
too proud to earn her own living or
ashamed to be caught at her daily
task. She is studious and painstaking
and patient She smiles at you from
behind counter or desk. There is a
memory of her own sOwn into each
silken gown. She is like a beautiful
mountaineer already far up the. hill,
and the sight of her should be fine
inspiration for US all. 1t is an honor
to know this girl-to be worthy OF her
regard. Her hand may be stained by
factory grease or printers ink, but it
is an honest hand and helping hand
1t stays misfortune from many homesi
it is one shield that protects many
forlorn little family from the aims
house and the asylum - st, Louis
CHt-iStiGs5 AnU3cGtS,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
WHERE CROWS BOOST.

Scenes at tho RoOkeries Where tho Sable
COlOred Birds COngregate.
The first of these two rookeries is
situated about two miles east of SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, in woods known as
''Tamarack Swamp" and lying be-
tween the Central and West Shore
tracks. The second is situated in Ar
lington Cemetery at Washington. Both
rookeries are nearly equal in size. the
one at Syracuse covering about fifteen
acres and that at Arlington from ten
to twelve.
A visit to these roosts in the day
time is interesting in the extreme,
while another paid ut dusk when the
birds are coming in is even more So.
Shortly after daybreak the vast throng
of black bestirs itself; first n loud
clamor betokens that the birds are
awake; then with shake OF two they
launch forth in quest of the morning s
breakfast. Leaving singly. in pairs,
by dozens and in fiocks of hundreds,
each group wings its way to where the
previous days meals were secured, or
starts in search of new feeding
grounds. After they are gone the
roost is a sight indeed. On every
hand the trees and ground beneath are
literally covered with the excreta of
the birds, having much the appearance
of having been plentifully despatched
with whitewash. The air is foul with
the odor mingled with that of the pu-
trefying bodies of the dead ones that
here and there dot the snow. while
he oh q
ground are numbers of individuals too
weak. emaciated, or otherwise disabled
to participate in the flight. These are
readily approached. and are often to
be caught in the hands.
A drive through the surrounding
country will now give a glimpse of
their daily life during winter. Any
where and everywhere they may be
seen, each in search of that which
alone will sustain life, but with the
usual frozen condition of the ground
this, as rule, is difficult to obtain. Up
to about three o'clock the birds are
busy feeding. and the average person
would hardly believe that within an
hour or even less these same birds will
be miles away, and in company with
tens of thousands of the same species
Having traced them through their daily
wanderings. it is in order to visit the
roost again at nightfall and watch them
| come in. At the hour above mentioned
they began to arrive either singly or in
fiocks. tarrying at times at some near
at-hand feeding grounds, but soon
seeking the vicinity of the roost.
Strangely enough. instead of repairing
at once to their nights resting place.
they gather in immense multitudes on
the surrounding hills; coming as they
do from all quarters of the country,
the numbers increase until the fields.
| the trees, and the fences are covered
with them. Long after the sun has set
| they continue to arrive. The noise is
| deafening. and when at times they
| Sise and circle about in the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
Ribbons For press Garnitures.

Ribbons remain an important feature
in dress garniture. and the demand for
these accessories is constantly increas-
ing. and little wonder, for these gay
chiffons impart a certain air of grace
to dainty toilet that nothing else can
supply. There is literally no end to
the beautiful tints and tones that each
color is made TO express in the new
ribbons of MORE, transparent grena-
dine, faille. satin and the like. The
later novelties in ribbons for sashes
and narrower width for trimming are
those of plain and fancy silk gauzes,
with satin or velvet stripe, with picot
edge; silk canvas and soft armure silk
ribbons stamped with flowers; dotted,
plaided, and striped ribbons in elegant
Shot effects. and very lovely ''faille-
tine ribbons in pale beautiful shades
of color. and in exquisitely artistic de
sign.-N Y. Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21

Except for beets and mangels,
which thrive in hot weather. no heating
manure should be used for root crops
Turnips. carrots and parsnips are bet
ter MANFRED the year before with sta
BILE manure and some mineral fertil-
izer at seeding time. Too much heat
and heterogeneous manure makes the
roots grow faster, besides causing
greater injuries from insects.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21

To enrich land that is poor. we
must have manure or its equivalent in
vegetable matter. or apply plant food
in some shape to induce she growth Of
vegetation.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-06

menss showed an increase OF 500 per cent
over 1882 and 100 per sent over tie pre-
vious year. Shipments for the present
yessr promise to be much in excess OF
those of last year.
Mrs. j. 81. Baskin died last week at
the Yankton insane hospital, She was
"a highly respected resident of
Springfield, where she lived first as the
wife of DIR. Eagle and afterwards as the
wife of Mr.. Baskin. Her elopment with
the latter was one OF the frontier sensa-
tions of early years. DR.. Eagle is now a
resident of California. where he has
amassed wealth. Mr.. Baskin is in good
business circumstances at Tyndall. The
deceased became insane some time ago
and was under treatment at the hospital
at the time of her death.
A large and expectant audience as.
sembled Saturday night to witness a
cock fight which had been arranged with
principal stakes at $50 q side. The
Saturday night match had been fixed
between two certain birde, but when the
time for the combat arrived it was found
that mt of the parties had substituted
another bird. The affair was therefore
declared off and the audience dissp-
pointed. Our people are probably not
aware that cock fighting is becoming
an important local industry. BOOSTERS
are brought here all the way from Ala
bama 10 tackle Dakota ROSTERS and the
business is really in a thriving condition.
1t is an industry that has grown some
what silently in our midst, encouraged
by men who dislike publicity. This is
why it has neve been fallen upon by
reporters and tax gatherers.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-06
SPREADING The GOSPEL.

An East XanktOn Sunday School. and
1t wlu Result in.
Soma weeks ago several of the mem.
bers OF the young peoples society, OF
Christian Eadeavor of the Oongrega-
tlonal church took it upon themselves TO
visit many of the poorer families in the
eastern portion of Yankton, for the
purpose of soliciting members for the
many Sunday schools in this city.
These evangellsts met with some success,
but for the most part found that the
children who did not attend Sunday
school in the city were compelled to
stay away because their parents could
not clothe them as parents believe child
rem should be clad if they attend Sun
day school Then the idea OF opening a
school in the eastern suburbs for the
benefit OF these worthy people was con-
ceived and Immediately carried into eff.
fect. A good woman who would per-
NIT the use of her largest room was
found and the Sunday school was organ
lzed. It now meets every Sunday af.
%ternoon at 4 O'Clock in the former can
cry building on Burleigh street between
Fifth and Sixth streets. Anyone who
may feel inclined so assist In conducting
the school Will find something to do any
Sunday afternoon and their services will
be welcome.
-
Yesterday afternoon a reporter attend
ed the Sunday school and although he
may have seemed rather s~uperhaous,
nevertheless he enjoyed it as much as
any Of the other children. The meet Hg,
yesterday was attended by tifty-three
persons, counting everybody, and OF the
need of q Sunday school in that neigh
borhood this meeting was an excellent
illustration. Urchins of all sizes and
shapes attended. Some were neatly
clad IN clean clothes and some wore only
head wear and covering for their bodies
their little, brown, bare feet indicating
many days spent ia the burning sun,
while their faces during the services
showed that they were strangers to such
teachings as they received. But they
we're orderly and evidently interested,
and there is no good reason for presum.
ing that they will not some day be
christians IN every sense OF the word.
This Sunday school then is o success
and that success is q cause for gratlfoa-
ton to the people who are working in 1t.
1t will result in the building of a chapel
and the founding Of another church In
Yankton, for 30 surely as the child is
father to the man, 80 will this Sunday
school of children be She parent OF q
church of older folk, The spreading of
such influence Is beneficial to sny city
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-06
The Weather for In1x,

-.
The month of July just passed hes
been marked by extreme temperature,
and q small amount OF rainfall.
The highest temperature during the
month, 102 degrees registered on Mon
day the Both is an unusual one, 1t having
been exceeded bat twice within the his.
tory OF the station in this same month
viz: In 1883 and 1886, when the
thermometer reached l03 degrees. In
1885 however, the murcury rose to 10I
degrees. The minimum temperature,
ID degrees, though cool for July, is not
exceptionally SO. q point so low as A
degrees having been reached in 1877
These extreme temperatures have modi-
fed each other so that the mean temper.
allure for 8,74.S degrees, differ,but Lit.
tie from the average mean Temperature
which is 1874 degrees.
The rainfall, 1sl inches, unusually
small, though rs, n, 80 and 'ss each
show less. The smallest amount meas.
ured in July was 0.69 inches in 1886.
The average for the month is 3.74 inches
OF the ] 81 inches that fell, the create,
part Of il, 1.56 inches fell on the 18th
inst in the unusually heavy thunder
storm that prevailed on that date. Az
such Q shower may be called accidental
as far as any particular place is con-
cerned, We narrowly escaped q month
almost without ram. At the end OF July
there was g yearly deficiency in rair
fall OF 81 inches. for Of the beginning