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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
HIS GRATITUDE.

Darkness had touched his eyes, the seal Gof
silence
Was on his lips, and on their sister sense
The waves OF sound. fullfreighted, beat with
Pathetic impotence
With other stricken ones on whom the burden
or blindness lay, he lived: through speech
and sound
They reached their unseen world: by narrowest
limit
His life was bound
But skill and kindness, clasping hands with
science,
Within his barren life had made rift
AND me barred senses TO his slender fingers
Had brought their gift.
Though dwelling in realm so strange and
lonely,
He had learned something through their
simple art
OF the great world in whose wide JOY and beauty
He had no part
Standing amidst them on one happy morning,
Sor generous hands the glad ambassador,
cried: Dear God, what have these hapless
children
To give thanks for.'
ASK Them the teacher said; so in that Ian
That blind eyes read 1 asked. and they
One thanked God for his friends. his health,
another
This one was grateful for his teacher patience,
And others sitting in their ceaseless night,
Gave thanks for speech and for the Joy of hear
ing
And songs delight
Then he, the deepest stricken, LAID his answer
Within my palm in sad humility;
81 " so it read, thank Goo It's not with others,
AS it is with me-"
Rebuked bowed my head before the grandeur
OF that SO sadly shut-in soul.
Ashamed / said: WAS e'er such sweetness
a. born of
Such dearth and doleg'
wondered much if any from his bounty
Had ever brought, or ever yet would bring,
Unto Gods altar such strangely precious
Thank-onering.
wondered If from any life all freedom
breath of gratitude had ever risen.
So sweet, so pure, as that in silence lifted
From such prison.
Into what life cried, Through all its por-
tails
Did Christs own teachings e'er more closely
press?
Out of what richest life eer come diviner
Unselfishness:'
. -Carlotta Perry. in Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
OF HEBREW ORIGIN.
An Ancient Hymn the Original of the House
That Jack Built.

An Ancient Hymn the Original of the House
That Jack Built.
It is said that the Jewish original
of this celebrated cumulative is an
altered translation of an ancient para
bolical hymn which the Jews were
won't to sing at the Feast of the Pass
over. 1t was written in the Chaldee
language. and may be found in ''Septer
Haggadah," vol. xiii
There is a tenth stanza beginning:
s'Then came the Holy One-Blessed
be He-that killed the Angel of
Death" etc.
The following is the Interpretation
of the parable:
1. The kid, one of the pure animals,
denotes the Hebrews. The father who
purchased it is Jehovah, who is repre-
scented as sustaining this relation with
the Hebrew nation. The two pieces
of money signify Moses and Aaron.
through whose mediation the Hebrews
were brought out of Egypt.
2. The cat is the Assyrians, by
whom the ten tribes were carried into
captivity.
3. The dog symbolizes the Baby
lonians.
t. The stick or staff signifies the
Persians.
5. The fire indicates the Grecian
Empire under Alexander the Great.
6. The water betOkens the Romans,
or the fourth of the great monarchies
to which the Jews were subjected.
Z. The OK means the Saracens. who
subdued Palestine and brought it I'M
der the authority of the Cahph.
8. The butcher denotes the Cru
saders. who wrested the Holy Land
from the grasp of the Saracens.
9. The Angel of Death is the Turk
ish Power. by whose might Palestine
was taken from the Franks.
10. The beginning of this stanza
was designed to show that God will
take signal vengeance on the Turks.
Immediately after whose overthrow
the Jews will be restored to their own
land, where they will dwell in safety
under the rule of the long-eXpected
Messiah.-Notes and Queries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE.

How to Secure the Most Room For the
Least Money.
There is probably no better time for
building and arranging a good house
for the poultry than after the harvest
and stacking work is over. 1t need
not, and in a majority of cases should
not. be a costly building. The most
room for the least money should be
an important consideration.
When it can be done without inter
fering too much with the arrangement
of the other farm buildings. the poultry
house should be convenient to the or
chard. Where the poultry can be al
lowed a free range with the trees.
fruit and fowls will be benefited.
One of the first items is to have dry
land. This implies a situation where
good drainage can be given readily.
Then with a good roof the fowls can
have dry house.
Let it face the south, or at least ar
range so that plenty of sunlight can be
given in this way and providing for
plenty of sunlight during the winter.
Arrange also to afford good ventila-
ton during the summer or whenever
it may be needed. Good rough boards
well battened with tarred paper on the
inside will make it sufficiently warm
for all ordinary purposes. A shed
roof will be the cheapest, especially
for a small house such as ordinarily
will be needed on the farm. Have
the nests in the darkest corners of
the rOost and nests are all to be in
one room. Make the roosts all on
level. and arrange so that they can be
readily taken down to be cleaned when
needed. Fiat strips are preferable to
round poles; plane smooth and OIL
The nests, as far as possible. should
be made in the same way. as it will be
necessary to take dow and clean in
order to keep down the hill. as well as
to change the material in the nests.
If the nests are made permanent the
work of keeping clean will be consid-
erably increased. and in planning this
kind of work-convenience must always
be considered. Then with most that
are easily taken down the work of
whitewashing and cleaning will be
much less.
A house sixteen feet square will or
olharlly De plenty large Tor all the
poultry that it will be desirable TO
keep on an average farm. with the
exception of ducks. and a separate
place should always be provided for
them. as it is not a good plan to keep
them with the other poultry. An
earth floor will answer provided it
can be kept dry, but if not then make
a tight board floor. There is another
good advantage in board floor and
that is it can be cleaned easier. A
board floor at least ought to be pro-
vided for feeding grain and other ma
terials upon and be made so as to be
cleaned readily, as filth in any form
breeds disease Properly managed
poultry can be made very profitable.
but in doing this a good house will be
found almost Indispensable
Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
FASHIONABLE PEpDLERS.
A New Business Invented BY an Impecun-
iOus Young Man.

"A
ious Young Man.
"How much?" inquired a tall,
stylishly dressed young man, holding
up a diamond scarf pin and addressing
the principal of Broadway wholesale
jewelry firm.
'.Thirty-five dollars-bottom price.
It's cheap at that"
Good until when?" queried the
man.
mot later than two p. M"
''Then she goes and the stylishly
dressed man placed the pin carefully
in his case, deposited it in his inside
pocket and walked out.
To a reporter the principal said:
That's one of our many customers
who take jewelry to sell on specula-
ton. At this time of year it is quite
common thing for such persons to buy
articles on speculation in that fashion.
II shall know if he does not return
the pin by two o'clock that he has sold
it. and will bring me $50. He may get
$45 or $50 for it. That. however, is
his affair"
''And a commission besides?"
mo; we don't allow any commission
on such transactions. See here" and
he brought out a memorandum book;
we have to-day no less than fourteen
transactions of precisely the same
kind. varying in amounts from $25 to
$780,"
When asked if he lost any articles
by letting them out in this way, the
principal responded:
1T is 50 rare that can not tell you
when the last case occurred.
'.Men like he make $4,000 to s.. 900
year quite readily" -Jewelers'
Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
AN HONORABLE MAN.
Romulus' Son-in-Law Endeavors to Do the
Square Thing.

Romulus' Son-in-Law Endeavors to Do the
Square Thing.
Human natur' is powerfully decep-
tive. amt she?" queried the old man,
after we had been silent for some
time.
sometimes"
You bet she is! I'm a-living in the
village of R. forty miles down the
road. I've got a gal named Mollie.
She's about as dandy a country gal as
you'll find in the State. Last winter
a stranger struck the town, and at
once fell in love with Mollie. ! didn't
like his looks, and said to the gal:
".Mollie. beware of that chap. 1
kin read him like book. and tell
you he hain't honest nor honorable.
I'll bet a wheat stack to a pumpkin
that he's sharper
The gal differed with me, and
about a month ago they were mar
ried."
.And how did the husband turn
QUIT"
mighty honorable sort of man.
l was clean mistaken in him They
had been married three days when
along came a woman from Dunkirk
and claimed him and showed a certif-
cate. 1 expected he would deny her,
but he didn't Owned right up like a
little man. She was still there when
a second one came on from Oswego.
Looked bilious for my new son-in-law.
and looked to see him funk; but he
didn't Jist acknowledged the corn
and said he was willing to do the fair
thing"
And how did it end?"
"They had him arrested for bigamy.
They wanted US to go agin him. too.
hut when 1 mentioned it to him he
said:
Father. don't do it Here's my
watch and sixty dollars. and they are
yours if you DON'T"
'.And you didn't"
mo. He was a-tryin' to do the
squar' thing, and when a man tries to
do the squar' thing by Romulus White.
I can't go back on him. / gin the gal
the money and kept the watch. and
I guess we couldn't have done better
IN. 7. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
HEAD-HUNTING TRIPS.
A Sickening Feature of Life In the SolomC
Islands.

Sickening Feature of Life In the Solomon
Islands.
Throughout the group one constant
~ sees human skulls hung up either
in or outside the houses. but it is from
New Georgia and the adjacent islands
that head-hun ting is carried on to its
fullest extent. Among these natives
it appears to be perfect passion. No
canoe-house can be completed and no
canoe lau nched without a head being
obtained. They make long voyages in
their large tonsak0s, or head-hunting
canoes, for the purpose of securing
heads. the chief hunting-ground at
the present time being the two islands
of Choiseul and Isabel. ninety to one
hundred miles away, which, however,
are becoming somewhat worked
out" The basest treachery Is often
employed They will at times visit a
village as friends. and. after staying a
day or two, at a given signal turn upon
their hosts and either kill them or
take them alive. Such a case occurred
while l was at Rubiana At other
times they will surprise or cut OF a
party fishing on the reef. and no mat
ter whether they are men. women or
children, the heads count The heads,
after being slightly smoked, are stuck
up along the rafters of the roof of the
canoe-houses. and have myself count
ed thirteen recent hee DIS in house at
Sisieta- Occasionally the head-hunt-
ers themselves meet with reverses; and
while at Rubiana inquired the reason
of some particularly fine cocoanut
trees having been cut down; was
told that it was in consequence of the
death of a chief who was killed on
head-hunting expedition to Isabel-C.
NJ Wo0dford. in Popular Science
Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
FARM AND AousEHolo.

The salt trust is doomed 1t Is .
culinary law that salt must get into
the soup--Philadelph ia Press
"A piece of ground should be kept
plowed or spaded for the stock to use
as fine dirt or wallowing. A spot
twenty feet square and which Is
stirred up after each rain viii be used
by stock with advantage
Clean up the front yard: tack on
that loose board or picket. slick up and
make home and its surroundings as
neat and CHEEKY as possible You viii
live just as long. have just as good
crops and feel a great deal oetter If
you tidy up bit
-Gooseberry Jam--Stew the ber-
ries in a little water and put them
through a coarse sieve. and tl:en pour
into a porcelain kettle with q pound OF
sugar to each pound OF berries Boil
three-Quarters of an hour and stir con-
stantly.-Yankee Blade.
When a piece of grass is devoted
to hens and chickens the pen should
be o led every day. 1t is healthier
for the hens and chickens, the ground
does not become tainted. and. by NOV
ing them systematically and regularly.
the ground first used is fit to be reoc-
cupied when its turn comes.-Ameri-
can Poultry Yard.
-Corn-Starch Wahies. - Make q
batter with half pound of corn-starch.
six ounces of sugar. a little lemon
flavor, adding milk as required; warm
the molds. butter them out and iii.
close them. place on the fire. then
turn them over; repeat this until they
are evenly baked; when cooked. dust
sugar over them.-Christian Union
To make mats for vases is to take
a piece of white wadding, cut it round.
and thirteen inches in diameter. Work
around the edge with some pretty
yarn in button-hole stitch Take sew
eral round pieces six inches in diane
ter worked the same way. Then
double them over through the center.
then across through the center again
Tack these in the large wheel by the
center of the small ones They will
then come in shell work all around
the outside. -Woman's Magazine
The best way to make a pot-pourri.
or flower mixture for a rose-jar. IS TO
put nothing into 1t but leaves and salt
Alternate the layers of rose leaves and
salt, pressing the latter down upon the
former When the scent becomes evil
dent, the leaves of ally other fragrant
flowers may be added. such as hello
trope, lemon verbena, violet, or even
those of the geranium. A jar filed
in this way will prove a source of de-
licious fragrance for many months
Peach Meringue- Put a quart of
milk, less half a teacupful, into a
saucepan, and when it boils add to it
two tablespoonfuls of corn-starch dis
solved in the half-cupful of milk; stir
constantly. When it has thickened.
remove from the fire and add one Ia
blespoonful of butter. and let the MKT
ure cool: when cold add the yelks OF
three eggs and half a cupful of sugar:
cover the bottom of a pudding dish
with three layers of ripe peaches
pulled. stoned and quartered: sprinkle
two tablespoonfuls of sugar over them.
pour the custard over the fruit and
bake twenty minutes: add the whites
of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth to
the top: brown delicately in the oven
and serve cold. with cream.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
Father said a farmers boy

Father" said farmers boy as
he stopped to rest moment, ''this
dinged scythe don't hang right" ''fH
fix it fer ye," said the old man, and he
adjusted the handle. After a brief
trial the young man again found fault
with it. ut don't hang right yet, he
said. 'Well, durn it ALL remarked
the old man, chang it to suit yourself
Then guess I'll hang it in the barn
an go fishin'." said the youth. But
he didn't-Utica Observer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15
Civiiities Between Dear Friends.

Miss Clearinghouse, dining with her
friend (sweetly)-What perfectly love-
ly coffee you make, Clara! 1 don't
think ever tasted any that was just
just exactly like it. you know.
Miss Kajones (still more sweetly)-I
always use genuine coffee. So glad
you like it, Irene, dear!-Chicago
Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15

"A stranger landed in an Oxford
County town the other day and began
to patronize a small boy. After
little talk the youngster asked him
where he lived. Il live in New York.
sonny" he said in tones of pride. Il
should think you'd be lonesome so far
OF. - said the urchin. (Me.)
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15

ever been outside their native town,
and who think the bliss of being mar
ried to their brother ought to keep
any woman happy. OF course. Ishould
have protested long ago; but when I
married, was eighteen and he thirty
three. He had been single too long.
and had been taught to think of
women as of two kinds only
drudges or toys. And as 1 was
neither one nor the other. was fail
ure. And they have obeyed him so
long at home that his manner at once
puts me in the wrong. Besides all
that, Gerald, I loved him. I have
never complained of him before. You
know it. But my heart has been
dying in me for four years. And any
man who treats me as a woman with a
heart and head has power to raise
more tenderness in me than the
thought of my husband can ever DO
again. / am afraid.
You have often told me how you
honor and reverence me. You must
prove it by keeping away from me
now. You have your work. your Hfe,
before you. Gerald. Let me go back
home with feelings of gratitude. as
well as friendship. toward you. Don't
try to see me again; for my sake ask
it. Don't even write. / can hear
about you from my sister. And when.
later on, you marry some good woman.
as hope and pray you may, remember
all 1 have told you, and that women
and men are not so unlike in their
natures as husbands too often think.
Good night. am crying so much
can't see what L write-and good
byer'
Harry Edwardes read this letter
twice through and then destroyed Il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15


her can get on excellently without
her."
land may ask how your wife has
been employing herself all the timer"
II have only had brief notes from
her. Teddy" returned. "She knew
it was discipline. But lately she has
more than once begged me to return.
So am going back little earlier than
l had intended as surprise for her. ="
...And you think she won't have con-
soled herself?" sneered the younger
man. Your confidence in your own
powers of retaining a woman's affec-
ton must be considerabler'
"Teddy's' stolid face changed at
last, and it was with with the peculiar
GOODNESS which only light eyes can as
sumo that he turned upon his compan-
ion and remarked:
81 have confidence in my wife,
sir"
The other gave short laugh. which
he intended to be offensive. and which
succeeded in being so. and to his in
tense relief silence was at length estab-
lished between them. Even the but
slightly sensitive mind of Teddy" had
at length received the impression that
his travelling companion had no great
liking for his society and meant to
make himself disagreeable. He did
| not know Bella, and therefore could
not estimate the impertinence and alb
surdity of his suggestion. that she
could by any possibility have ''con-
soled herself for her husbands abb
sence.
Bella was just an ordinary woman.
| quite happy pottering about the house.
| writing letters or buying little things
Daily Republican., 1889-10-05
A Fine Dairy.

Tie Delaware City correspondent OF
the Middlctown Transcript visited the
Jersey stock farm of Mr.. Henry Higgins
few days ago, and expresses the opinion
that Mr.. II. has the finest herd of Jersey
cattle in the State. He also thinks that
the introduction OF this highly priced
butter producing stock will make ma e.
rial difference In our dairy Interests iD a
few years. High grade Jersey butter
takes the top OF the market as surrey Ms
dos white clover honey. Mr.. Higgins has
just erected a large silo on his farm which
he has ii led with corn. The corn is cut
green and hauled, stock, blades and ears,
to 9 steam cutter whose poSerfui rotary
knives cnt 1t into pieces about an inch
long; It Is then carr ed from the cutter
into the silo by an elevator which is porta-
ble and easily put up. The green food
thus stored undergoes a sweat, when It
Is covered by foot or clay on the top.
which Theoretically seals the whole, pre-.
serving 1t ior future use. silos have been
ln successful use in the best hutter dis
trIcts Of our country. Mr.. Higgins is a
young man aud progressive farmer, and
We wiah him success.
Daily Republican., 1889-10-05
Great Excitement In sussex County.
.tasaa ~

Great Excitement In sussex County.
Correspondence OF Republican.
BETHEL, Oct IA strange freak Of 9
reptile caused great excitement In Saint
George's Church, on Delmar Circuit,
Rev. Q. II. Baker pastor. Last Tuesday
evening, as the pastor was about to c1m.
menee bis serm n. a largo black en- Ike,
six feet long, made its appearance, and
with bis head at out eighteen inches above
the floor and tongue out be rushed about
from side TO side as II he was possessed
with the arch flend Of darkness. The
women screamed and jumped on the
benchtt, aud the men ran, some one
way and some another, aud having nc
weapons at hand 9 few had courage
enough TO stamp him to death. 1t re-
quired some time before the excitement
was over and tbs service could go on.
No doubt the "old boy" entered into the
serpent, as lie did In the garden of Para
disc, or came In the form Of a serpent, not
only 10 disturb the meeting (Which be
did for awhile), but to break II up. The
pastor appeared to know how % manage
him and won't on with his sermon in q
short time and ten persons came TO the
altar iof prayer, aud no doubt Satan got
tho worst of the light, for the mt citing
that followed was wonderfully blessed.
They carried the serpent aud Satan out
and laid him out on the ground de-
feated enemy, The same afternoon there
was heavy rain and large hail with it
about three miles from here, extending
beyond seaford. The roads we're filled
with water and the day was warm. Since
the rain and hail the Atmosphere Il
cool. This hal been very wet season,
and very little OF grain or yes etsbles have
been raised. OCCASIONAL.
Daily Republican., 1889-10-05
METALLIC
ROOF PAINT

has been for years past subject.
ed to the severest practical tests
with the most satisfactory re-
suits. 1t is manufactured from
the well known princes" iron
ores, which have been long
used in the production Of a su.
perior grade Of pig iron.
Analysis of this paint shows
it contains the largest amount
of iron, therefore the color is
strong, and WILL NOT
FADE, and an element Of
great durability is assured.
1t contains no sulphur nor
acids, therefore it will not rust
nor corrode iron or other
metals.
1t has a wonderful body, and
is ground very fine, therefore ii
gives a smooth. even coat, COW
ering a larger amount of sur
face than any other metallic
paint and another element oi
durability is added.
This paint works smoothly
under the brush. 1t does not
settle nor harden at the bottom
Of the can when using.
BE careful to avoid so-called
roof paints made by ready.
mixed paint manufacturers
many Of which are made from
Barytes and other cheap anc
worthless materials.
We refer to some of our best
citizens, to prove the quality o
our Non-Oxide Roof Paint.
Daily Republican., 1889-10-05
F.ldm.ier,s Kettle Trade.

The kettle trade from Harry Fcld-
meier's hOtel, Second aud Walnut sireets,
yesterday, was immeuse. For two OF
three hours iu the middle Of the day
more than hfty kettles were carried
away full of delicious coup made
from thst 3OO-pouEd turtle. The kettles
went out everywhere into the homes Of
Republlcan-, Democrats and i'rohlbi-
tionists alike. They all wanted the tooth.
some dish aud all wanted to be Sin lhe
SOUP The balance Of the great turtle
viii be served up IN lunch this evening.