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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

Mrs. Bridges, mother of Mrs. Lee
Elston, died in this city on the even.
ing of the 18th. from cancer. She
had suffered long illness. Her re.
mains we're shipped to Mexico, Mo-,
for interment. Mrs. Bridges was
about So years old, and had not been
q resident of the city very long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

Sunday evening the family of T. J.
Shaughnessy received a telegram from
Marshall, Mo-, stating that Mr..
Shaughnessy died there very suddenly,
No particulars can be gained as to the
cause of his death. His wife and two
little girls left for Missouri Monday
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

Many Barton county farmers have
taken advantage of the open winter to
prepare ground for oats, and it will not
be long until sowing will commence.
1t is thought by many that an early
variety of oats, that will ripen about
the same time as wheat, or before,
will be the most successful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

Handsome invitation cards are out
for the K. of p. mask ball, at the
opera house, on the 19th-next Tues.
day. There will be delegations from
Larned. Lyons, Sterling and Hoising.
ton, and the affair will be grand one
all around. All receiving invitations
should attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14

THE BlRI0N COUNTY DEMOcRlT.
WILL E. STOKE,
He7ttor and Propr10t
(Omce in Opera Biock)
GREAT BEND, KANSAS
LOCAL NEWS.
Register-that's the word.
Lots of people in town Saturday.
Uncle Tom has come and gone and
we still live.
Mrs. j. II. Harper and child were
quite i'll the last few days.
The great majority of intelligent
jurymen take the DEMOCRAT.
City hotels are doing a good bust.
ness this week; during court.
Revival meetings continue at the
M. E. church, with increased interest.
Judge Ogle married John thinner
man and Mary Kesili, on the 18th
inst.
Gentlemen, brighten up your soda
fountaips and get ready for the sum~
mer trade.
Visitors to Kansas in search of
sruins" should not fail to see Lyons
and Larned.
To register or not to register, aye,
there's the rub. No registlee no voice,
alice samee.
Everybody says the DEMOCRAT is
the newsiest paper in the county. And
we say, Amen.
Louie Lord, at the opera house, on
Saturday evening of this week. Secure
your seats now.
The couckoo's song, by Trice's
minstrels, was the finest thing we ever
heard in that line.
Bring on your job work-don't be
backward, we guarantee to please
you in every respect.
The knights of Pythias Mask ball
next Tuesday night. 1t will be we'll
conducted and orderly.
Schermerhorn & Harper will open
a branch furniture store at st. John,
about the first of March.
ssThe Editor" wants to see all his
friends at the opera house, Saturday
night. Tickets at Shaw's.
A high school miss wants to know
':if it is as bad tor girls to chew gum
as for men to chew tobacco
BoRN:-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crilley, of this City, on the morning
of the 18th inst, daughter.
A big girl at the home of Peter
Damn, near Dundee on the 9Th inst,
helps to boom Barton county.
Our new correspondent from Stat
ford county has the thanks of the edi-
tor for some good local news.
Uncle Tom and his donkey's and
things went from here to Hoisington
and showed there Saturday night.
The young folks will give valen-
tine party at the residence of G. F.
Wilmer, Friday night of this week.
On the 18th Judge OgIe issued n
marriage license to Walter Bryant
and Mary Woody. both of this county.
Only 80 columns of reading matter
in the DEMOCRAT each week-show
us the Barton county paper that can
beat it.
About this time of year it is hard to
tell whether man has care on his
mind or too much mince pie on his
stomach.
: ALT Lazarus writes to E. p. Smith,
of this city, that he just barely missed
being caught in the recent cyclone in
Pittsburgh.
Quite sensational scandal is being
bruited about concerning a one time
prominent south side man and a CALI
fornia woman.
The Garfield Call advertises a
"stump puller" for sale. No one but
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
KANSAS KOLLARY.

| Ten car loads of collins and burial
materials have been shipped to Okla
| hOma.
G. NJ. Munger, of Eureka, shipped
| 100, 900 catalpa trees to Illinois.
There are about Is, 900 acres going in
to cultivation this year, in Gray county,
one of the newest counties of the state.
The spring examinations for teachers
will be held on Saturday, April q. Only
second and third grade certificates will
be issued.
Prof. Howard S. Bliss, formerly of the
chair Of Latin at Washburn college, has
been called as assistant pastor OF Beech
er's church in Brooklyn.
Prof. j. II. Lee, of Manhattan, was
elected president of the Central Kansas
Teachers association at the junction
City meeting, March 80.
The interstate oratorial contest of this
year will be held at Grinnell, Iowa, May
2. Only five states will participate.
Kansas will be represented by Student
A. w. Brewster, OF Washburn college.
The subject of manual training schools
is exciting considerable attention now
among educators everywhere. The fourth
annual report of the Kansas labor bu-
reau treats this subject at considerable
length. Five mammal training schools
have reported to the bureau from Kan
sas The showing is highly satisfactory.
The agricultural college at Manhattan
gives the most decidedly favorable adj
vance in producing mechanics as well as
farmers. The plan for carrying on man.
ual training schools, as used by the iarg-
quite fully
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
Sprinkle with flour, roll out, cut IN pieces

Sprinkle with flour, roll out, cut In pieces
and put in stew. Cook exactly ten min
utes.
DRIED APPLE CAKB.-Three cups dried
apples, soaked over night and chopped
fine; stew in three cups Of Inolasses; take
three eggs, three cups -four, one cup but
ter, two teaspoonfuls soda, one and half
pounds raisins, half pound of currants,
allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg TO taste.
This will make two large loaves.
CJELLIED ORANGE.-Cut a small, round
piece from the blossom end Of six oranges.
Carefully remove the pulp With the aid Of
a spoon. Place the skins in cold water
and prepare a filing Of the extracted
juice of the oranges, half box OF gelatine,
one cup of sugar and one cup OF boiling
water When hardened I'll the skins and
set in cool place. In serving, cut the or
anges crosswise and arrange in glass dish.
CoRNED BEEF-To four gallons of water
add one and one-h half pounds Of sugar or
molasses, two ounces Of saltpeter and six
pounds of rock salt or pure common salt
II the meat is to be kept through the sum
mer or more than three months, use nine
pounds of salt Boil all together gently
and skim. Have the beef or tongue close
" packed in the vessel in which they are
to remain and pour the pickle over while
boiling hot Pour on enough to cover tho
meat well and place d weight upon it. The
meat will be fit for use In ten days. The
same pickle may be used the second time
by adding abou one-third of the iagredi-
ents and heating ii again This amount Of
pickle will suffice for one hundred pounds
of meat
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
HUMOROSITiES.

CONSOLATION for the waiting ones: IL v
said good girls do not marry young and ths
best ones never marry.
IRIS true, for mamma said so. and II
mamma says so. it's so, even IL ii isn't so,-
was the clinching argument used by III
tie boy.
DO YOU want TO poll the juryi' asked
the clerk OF the defeated plaintiff In a
breach of promise suit. Eyes. dol Let
me have pole for about a minute, FL
make them sec stars :" she retorted, as she
pulled up her sleeves and spat on her
hands
"SAY, nav, kin hab some 'lasses ~
''Whot TO you want 'lasses wild bread an
honey. chileF' ITO put on de bread an
honey, nav" 40 de lam OBJ de Twin
ef dat chile dun had de Angel Gabriel sarve
up on de table, he'd want him covered up
VIVID 'lasses"
sUPEaISTESpENT exSlained 20 his Sun
day-school class that faith was a belief In
something that could not be seen, "a, for
instance. the kerHal IN peanut shell
Upon questioning the class later on as 70
what faith was, received the vocifsrous
answer: "Peanutar'
A FAcETious individual composed a bur
lesque on the prevailing style Of novel,
writing giving il the title Jimmy Jam,
or the Sole Survivor Of the Delamer IRE
mendous," and "a guy sent 1t TO pub
Usher of sensational trash, who purchased
1t and called for more
"DID the hook hurt you much when 10
went into your lpsi' asked the infant ter
rible, Of his SISTERS pew husband: HOOK
-lips-whst do you fnesnpi asked ths new
ly-made bridegroom why, sister says
she has been fishing for you long while,
and now at last she has caught you" n
elrsf infant
Tue father Of an infant that had bern
photographed. upon calling for proof %
the likouess, was unable 80 distinguish be-
tween bis own child and q number OF
others shown hin. For fear Of taking
home the wrong picture and thus incur
ring the ridicuIs Of his wife. be insisted o.
a search for The negative with the mans
aad address attached
4 vEEr domestic laan who was the ford
father Of eleven children, Undertook, On
one occasion. 70 assist hss wife By al
dressing the children and putting them 20
bed he uas halted 81 tbs midst os bis
usefulness by IDS wife. who, entering tho
room. discovered That one Of The neigh
boris chsi9ron had passed through A.s
hands without detection AID been pat 20
bed with the res.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
FOR THE COOKERY.

Quick BISCUIT. One pint cream, one and
half pints buttermilk, one teaspoonful
da, salt -four TO stiffen as bread
INDIAN RNGs.-One cup of NEAL one cup
molasses, one cup Of milk, one egg, salt, a
half teaspoonful saleratus, and lard size Of
an egg.
COMPOSITION CAKE.-Take five cups -four,
two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup
sour milk, one teaspoonful soda, and fruit
TO taste. Bake as pound cake.
Sort GINGER BRBAD.-Two and half
cups -four, one cup cream, one cup mo-
lasses, one egg, one teaspoonful ginger, one
teaspoonful soda and a little salt.
BROWN BRRAp-Three cups yellow In.
dian meal, one and half cups rye meal,
one-half cup molasses, enc teaspoonful
soda Steam three hours, then bake three
hours slowly.
CBULLERs. Butter size Of al egg, three
eggs, two cups sugar. one and-a-haf cups
sour milk, all well mixed; then sift in a
large teaspoonful soda and enough -four 10
make a soft dough.
STEAMED INDIAN LoAF.-FoEr cups Of In
dian meal. two cups Of -four, two cups Of
sour milk, one teaspooaful of soda, one
egg. a pinch Of salt and one cup OF
moIasses. Steam three hours.
GLOVE CAzs-Half cup Of butter, one
cup brown sugar, two cups -four, one cup
mix. one cup chopped raasins, one egg. one
teaspoonsul soda, one teaspoonfui CHINA
non, one Of cloves and half nutmeg.
Bake three quarters Of an hour.
RICE GEMS Use ore pc-nd Of whea.
-four, one pound Of rice. Elk thoroughly !;
add one pound sugar, oae pound butter,
four eggs, favor 70 taste; dissolve one tes~
spoonful Of soda IL milk enough 10 form a
dough that car be rolled and cut TIE sane
as cookies.
GEAHAM BREAD -Oas qEar. OF warn
water, one plat Of bread sponge, one cup
OF uolssses. one teaspoonful soda or ssiAT-
st1s ard one OF salt; graham -four &c uaks
a stiff batter; add the spoage last, put =
in 6uttered tins and let u rise before b2<-
ing; bake ore and half hours
gaowSEo HEccAEoSL-Boa oncqusrtey
pound r,accaroni; drain and pour cold
water through Il; CO. ia:o pieces; take oce
cupfal OF brown stock, oae-Aa1f cEpfal
grated cheese, season, poQ- ever the = &C
cs-oci arc cover with 6us.ered crumbs
Bake untn brown and sarve n sane dish
Por Pin PAsTE-AiK together che piri
Of aou-. a bali tszsPoguf9I o. soda. ere
sezxpconfzI q sugar. q half tsas pooa.El Ct
salt ard run ali through . sieve. thea wet
thoroughly w5tz Scsr CT bgtieE-..<
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
Learn 'em to Fire or Fire EN-.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad has started locomotive firing
school for the purpose of educating its
firemen in those methods of firing which
are most economical for the railroad
company. In order to facilitate the in
struction the school has been started in
car which was formerly used as dy-
namometer car, and in this car the in
structor, Mr.. Baker, travels from point
to point of the line and examines the
tiremen and gives them instruction in
the same manner as the air-brake in
structors, only without the apparatus.
In this class of instructions, the same as
for the automatic brake, there will be a
system of marks and those having at
tanned the greatest familiarity with the
theories and nomenclature of scientific
firing will be given the highest marks
and the preference in promotion. This
school has been in operation for two
weeks and each day several classes are
brought in to listen to the lecsures and
directions relative to the subject.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
A WEE WORD OF WARNING

From the G. A. L. Bulletin.
Fellow-rounders, is the Official Bulle-
tin off color, because it stands right up
in the center Of the highway, laws the
fingers of Jus plump right hand in the
palm of its left and warns the soldier
element against demanding or clamor-
ing for a greater slice of the earth
than they can comfortably and decently
shoulder and walk away with? \ gen
AppromatoX went ringing. echoing
through the Virginia forests, and there
be those among the new generation who
think that at least little of the real
estate of our good nation should fall
to them. See: So, while as veterans
OF the war right smart patch of the
republic is ours, by right, the whole
American earth and all that therein is
does not belong TO MS. Let Us nourish
modesty, pat it on the head and hug il to
our boSomS. let Us show the world that
even II we did hook on knapsacks, car
fridge boxes, canteens and haversacks
twenty-eight years ago, we are wide
enough between the ewes to see that
there Is somebody on deck beside our
selves. Let us be willing 10 leave a lit
tie something for the untold millions who
We're unfortunate enough not TO have
been born IN time to enlist with us. We
should get all that really belongs to US.
but if we get both feet into the trough
and keep everybody else away history
viii call US pigs as well as patriots,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
HOW TO LOCATE A CLAIM.

Next to getting on to a claim in Okla
homa before somebody else, to know how
to go about locating it properly in max
ing filing at the land Office is the most
important feature connected with the
undertaking of securing homestead in
that country. A few simple directions
therein in addition to the much that has
already been said may not be amisS just
now, as the general rush is about to be
made.
The law and the proclamation both
positively forfeit all entry and settlement
on the lands prior to the time appointed,
April %. No person who violates this
provision and is discovered, will be
permitted to enter any part of the
lands at the land offices. Settlers will
have no difficulty in ascertaining the
numbers of the land they locate upon,
as all section corners are distinctly
marked. By running dividing lines
across the middle of the section, both
ways-north and south, and east and
west the eight e5 and forties can be To-
Gated. On the section corners letters
and figures will be found, the figures
showing the number of the section, the
letters showing the township and range.
Townships are six miles square, contain
ing thirtysix sections, numbered from
one to thirty-six, beginning at the north
81,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
nsrnarknnrn TRANSLATION

A French manufacturer Of cycles has
printed pamphlet trsnslating the advan-
tages Of his machine into the following In
giish: "Tbe Family Tricycle. is an entirely
new machine Of form aud organs II 10
quickly convertible 70 be ridden by one,
two, three or four persons II supplies with
advantage as roadster machine the ordinary
Cripper and particularly the tandem, Which
looks disgracious and without comfort IL
Is the only real machine for family, ard can
easily be moved with the greatest security,
eren AZ a considerable pace
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

The vice-president has never been recog-
nized as a member of the cabinet-Newton
Republican.
There is no law to that effect but there
is precedent. Hon. Thomas A. Hend-
drlck, Mr.. Cleveland's vice, was recog-
nized as a member of the presidents
board of advisers and occupied seat at
the council board ssor cabinet meetings
during the short time he occupied the
presidential chair.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
An Oklahoma Thief.


Last Thursday man drove into Hack
ney. His covered wagon indicated that
he was boomer. bound for the land of
promise and homesteads. He stopped in
front of the postoffice, and calling the
postmaster, John Feuquay, to the door,
asked permission to leave COW on Feu-
quay's premises for few days, as she
had walked long way and could not
travel further. Mr.. Feuquay consented
and his COW was turned loose in the
stable lot. Yesterday morning man in
spring wagon stopped before the post
Office, and yelling to the postmaster
wanted to knsw ''whar the devil he
got that cow" Mr.. Feuquay ex-
planned the circumstances by which the
COW came into his possession, and was
surprised when the stranger answered
well, sir, that is my COW. / live in
Sedgwick county and last Tuesday my
team, wagon, COW and Internal wife dis
appeared. You say she was with man
do you: Well that settles ii. Since |
have found my cow, he can have the
woman, if he will give up the team and
wagon" The stranger said he would
return as soon as he found the runa-
ways, and that he would find them, if he
had to look all over the Indian territory.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
The Universal Acclaim.


Wichita has grown to be great city.
We can remember when everybody was
looking for the bubble TO burst and a
crash come, but it did not come. Capt.
tai came in and was invested thus CIV
ing hundreds of men direct interest IN
the development of the city. Murdoch
and the EAGLE did more TO attract capi-
tai than all other forces combined, yet
there are fools who are trying 10 estab-
lish a new paper. If Wichita business
men go back on the EAGLE they ought
10 suffer for il and they VIII.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
PERTAINING TO THE FARM.
Look to the Fruit Trees.

The present almost unprecedented
prospect for an abundant crop of all
kinds of fruit in Kansas stimulates a
deeper interest in the subject of horti-
culture generally than has been felt for
several years if ever before. In view OF
this the EAGLE suggests that those who
have fruit trees give first attention to
their peach trees. Now is the time when
the borer is getting in its work and it is
necessary to stop him promptly if you
would save the fruit and protect the
tree. With hoe scrape the earth from
around the tree to depth Of two or
three inches and examine the tree and
top roots closely. The enemy, if there
| be any, will be found under the rough
bark and his presence can be detected
by the gummy exudations on the out
side. Scrape all of this off with a
knife or piece of iron, dig into
the bark and remove all of
it that shows any sign of disease. When
the tree has thus been cleaned off replace
the dirt that has been removed with
fresh earth. This is the easiest, quickest
and best way of insuring full crop of
perfect fruit, and at the same time Sc
curing the trees against injury. not
only present but future, for both trees
and next years crop are imperiled by
the damage done the trees this season.
The same precaution is also applicable
and necessary with the apple trees. The
moth is in its incipient state now and
NAV be eradicated and its later damage
and destruction effectually prevented.
All other fruit trees are more or less
subject to injury by insect ravages,
which in nearly every case can be
avoided, in large measure at least, by
using such simple precautions as above
suggested that cost nothing beyond
comparatively little time.
In the fruit districts of Michigan and
New Jersey where the people depend al
most entirely on their orchards for sup
port, damage to fruit or trees by insects
is rarely known and never amounts to
much because the fruit growers guard
against it, and they do whatever work of
preventing it is necessary in the spring
of the year. Fruit, while valuable and
desirable for home use is at the same
time one Of the most profitable branches
of husbandry when properly looked af-
ter and attended to, but when the trees
are neglected they soon become vexa-
tious nuisance, because they nearly al
ways hold out promises in the spring
that end in disappointment at harvest
time
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

Il have tried to appoint men," says the
president, Ito satisfy the members of con-
gress, but it seems to me there ought to
come place where csn take care of my
personal friends. kansas City Times.
There seems to be no limit to the men
dacity of papers published east of the
Missouri and west of the Mississippi.
The gall of such an assertion. President
Harrison has been in public life for many
years and no one knows better than he
how he reached the presidency and what
is due the party which elevated him
knows that he wasn't given the highest
place in the gift of the American people
merely to afford him an opportunity to
take care Of my personal friends" and
to attribute such words to him is an in
suit
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

Here is jibe at Wichita, from the Kan
sas City Star, that will make the Eagle
scream, The fiippant Missouri paper says:
1T cost, last year, to run the city of Wich-
tia, S13l, 613. About three dollars of this
amount was spent in cleaning the streets
and alleys.-Atchison Champion.
We don't see anything to scream over
Three dollars may have been thus wasted
but three dollars amt going to burst
anybody. Anyhow the Star notifies its
statement with the word ''about," and
we are inclined to admit that there may
have been about that much thus ex-
pended.