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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
TANNING BY ELECTRICITY.

New Way of Making Leather That Will
Revolutionize the Trade.
The process of converting hides into
leather, as now followed, consumes a
space of time varying from six to
twelve months. It also demands close
attention and good management, as
well as experience. Great care has to
be exercised in the selection of ma
terial, else lot of choice hides are
found at the expiration of the tanning
season to have deteriorated into Sec
ond or even third quality leather.
Tanners, and leather dealers general
ly. are accredited with being very
careful and conservative in all their
business methods.
With these facts in view it is not
surprising that when it was reported
from France that leather was being
tanned by electricity, American tan
ners regarded the statement as a news
paper sensation. Twenty-four hours
was considered pretty quick work
for even electricity. 1t was not until
the doubling Thomases had seen and
felt that they believed. But now since
tanning by this process seems an as
sured fact it is no longer regard
ed as sort OF transatlantic Offset to
our electric sugar refining. Every
item that can be CLEANED is thoroughly
discussed and every source of informa-
ton eagerly sought. That the earlier
efforts in this direction were failures
Is true. but this is largely owing to a
lack of electrical knowledge on the
part of the inventors. Thew
were unable to economically pro-
duce an effective current. And
again. many experiments were
necessary to learn the strength OF
the most effective current But this
in time was learned. as was also its
most economic means of production.
Only q uniform current will give good
results.
The process as described by those
who have seen it is a very simple one.
The hides are placed in large cylinders.
which revolve upon horizontal axles.
The drum is filed with a aecoction OF
| tannin and closed. Provision is made
for the passing of current of electric
| ity through the drum The drum is
kept slowly revolving until the process
of tanning is completed The length
of time required varies with the nature
Of the hide. For the lighter skins,
such a. sheep and goat which used ia
require from three to six months, By
the electric process are tanned In TWEEN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Mr.. EPSTEIN.S CUSTOMER.

A Real Genius Who Once Operated In q
Pennsylvania Town.
A man went into a Broadway cloth
ing-store the other day and asked to
see pair of trousers. He went into a
closet to try them on. Calling out to
the clerk that they didn't quite suit he
was handed in another pair. Five
pairs were handed in to him in this
way, the last pair being just what he
wanted. He kept them on, handing
the clerk the price as he passed out.
1t was learned afterward that he had
kept on all the trousers that had been
handed in to him. The fellow was ar
rested, and he deserved to be, as his
performance was miserable plagiar-
ism of the work of a real genius who
once operated in Butler. Pa.
1t was before Butler was as large a
town as it is now. A man named
Epstein started clothing-store there
in small way. The people had been
in the habit of having their garments
made at home. and Mr.. Epstein's store
was something of an experiment. His
stock accordingly was not extensive.
said he wanted to buy suit. He was
one of Epstein's first customers, and he
was anxious to make the sale. The
stranger retired to a small room cur
tanned off in one corner to try on the
clothes. He was hard to fit. Epstein
kept handing him in drawers. under
shirts. pants. coats, vests and collars
and cuffs until the entire stock was in
the little room. The man was ungain-
ly in build, and he kept up running
fire of pleasantly about his ill shape
and what a dreadful nuisance he was
to store-keepers. Still, he always paid
cash, he said. and bought great many
clothes, SO the store-keepers kindly
humored him. When he had all OF
Merchant Epstein's stock on his miser.
able back he said:
This five-dollar suit that have or
is the best fit of all except the coat
like the looks of the coat you have on
and if you give me that instead of the
one that belongs to the suit we'll cal
it bargain and I'll just keep on tn,
duds."
Epstein handed in his own coat, tn
stranger put It ON over the rest of tn,
stock and walked out, leaving the mer
chant in his shirt-sleeves, with nothing
in the wide world to show for his lat
clothing emporium but a counterfeit
five-dollar bill that the man placed il
his hand as he went out IN. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

ty-fOur hours. The heavier hides. such
as calf, OK, cow or horse. require from
seventy-two to ninety-six hours By
the old-fashioned bark process twelve
months. or even more, would have been
taken.
The cost of production is greatly re-
duced by this method. for not only Is
the saving in time. but in labor. The
actual cost of working is reduced over
fifty per cent. By the bark process
the cost of tanning is from seven to
eight cents per pound of dry leather.
as against that of three to four cents
by the electric methods. And again,
where a force of fifty men were re-
quired to produce a given quantity OF
leather, only ten are needed to pro-
duce the same by the new methods.
Heretofore large capital has been re-
CURED to run tannery having a reg
ular weekly output As hides often
require to lie in the tan watts nearly a
year, it will be seen that a great num-
Der must be in process of tannage in
order that certain amount of leather
be turned out each week. In addition
to extensive plant. heavy investments
are represented by the hides in tan
mage. But the electric process COM
pletely revolutionizes this. Hides pur-
chased on Monday have been convert
ed into leather and put on the market
by Saturday.
just what effect the electric current
has upon the tannin is, as yet, a ques-
ton of dispute. Some claim that its
effect is upon the tannin, giving it
more active properties. Others say
that it effects the hide only. Prof S.
2. Thompson, who has examined the
process, thinks that the effect is to
open the pores of the hide and so per-
NIT more rapid access of the tannin
solution. Another claims that the
current renders the gelatine more
soluble, so that it is able to. combine
more rapidly with the tannin. There
is reason to believe that there is truth
in both these statements, from the
fact that the leather is much more
pliable and of greater strength than
that of the long process.-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
nome AND FARM.

Never wash jeily-bag. strainer.
cloth, pudding-bag or dumpling-net
with soap. The next thing that is put
into or passed through these things
will surely taste of the favorins of al
kali
Cut oats with bran makes one OF
the very best feeds for the work teams
during the summer. There Is little
or no waste, while they make q good
ration Tor the growth of bone and mus
Gle.
Large seed is better than small.
They furnish more nutrimeut to the
young plants than the small seeds do,
which gives them a vigorous start
early In the season, and enables them
to keep ahead of the plants grown
from smaller seed.
Sitting hens may be broken up by
tying long red flannel rag two inches
wide tightly around the leg. The eff
feet Is magical. At the sight of the
trailing flannel she will not sit down.
and at last is glad to go to the roost'
with the others.-Farm and Home.
The farmer who strays of habitu-
ally to town or elsewhere for pastime
loses interest in his work. forgets what
is to be done and goes down to the dogs
by sure degrees. leading pinched and
miserable life on land that might have
supplied him and his with more than
competence.-N. Y. Tribune
Old pastures that are overrun with
weeds can be best utilized for sheep,
as they will eat on the young weeds
and keep them down. Many weeds
are valuable. so far as their use for
food is concerned, but are undesirable
in place of regular salable crops They
can be utilized when young by pastur-
ing sheep upon them, and il weeds ara
not allowed to seed grass will again
take possession of the field.
-Crab-Apple Shortcake: One pint
| sweet cream. two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, one-haf teaspoonful of salt
and flour to make a soft dough. Make
into three layers. spreading the two
under ones with butter as you place
them on top of each other. Bake in a
moderately hot oven. Stew the crab
apples, sweeten them to taste and let
them stand while the cake is baking.
The Siberian crab-apple is best for this
| purpose. When the cake is done,
spread the apples between the layers.
and serve with whipped cream. If de-
sired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
HE LEFT FOR ROME.
How the Queen of Carthage, n. V, Brok
the Heart of Gallant Aeneas.

II ow the Queen of Carthage, n. V, Brok.
the Heart of Gallant Aeneas.
'.Eneas. DEAR" murmured the
beautiful queen of Carthage. this
State, as one summer eve, with ex-
pensive thought, they wandered on
the sugar beet shore; "Eneas."
Speak, queen of the seas" the
goddess born replied; ''say on; was
whilst her haben gehapt haben al
ready?"
Tell me one thing" she said, and
her wistful eyes looked up into his
like dreams of starlight and one thing
and another; tell me one thing"
s.But one. Phenician Dido? A thou
sand" he replied; ''come cheaper;
thirty off for all orders over five hun
dred."
may" said the unhappy queen:
'.but one"
linus, sed BUSTER" said the pious
Eneas, quoting from Esop's gram
mar, which he had read when a boy;
''or, sollaker; eyther is correct"
Silent moment was the wretched
queen, and then she spake her
thought:
IF billy goat is BUTTER
Eneas respondit non. sed looked at
her as though he had been caught be-
tween third and home, and she went
on:
Would you call nanny goat
buttress?''
He, with strange frenzy fred, said
that he just remembered it was lodge
night. and with headlong haste he
sneaked aboard the first ship outward
bound he saw and beat his way to
j. Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
THE BUSY ICE-WORM.
4 Cool Story Told in All Seriousness b,
Rochester On. Y.) Lady.

4 Cool Story Told in All Seriousness by .
Rochester On. Y.) Lady.
ut seems as if every year adds to
the list of pests which are sent for
some reason to torment poor suffering
humanity" said a lady to q reporter.
She evidently had something on her
mind besides potato bugs. cabbage
worms. grubs and thousands of de-
structive insects which prey upon veg
citation generally and on ''every thing
green" except white geese and college
freshmen. 81 have been bothered by
carpet worms. moth millers, red and
black ants, reaches and Croton bugs,
but they are nothing compared to the
latest pest
..What is this plaguea" said tho re-
porter.
IFS it possible that you never
heard of the ice-worm?" said the lady
with establishment depicted on every
feature of her countenance. why.
recollect that the ice crop along the
Hudson was ruined by this pest several
wears ago. or, at least, the newspapers
said IL was. The worm moved West
according to report. and at least two
years ago it was stated that the ice
dealers inclosed their store-houssa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
The Bottom All Right

.'Yes. it is pretty dull in our town
just now in real estate matters" said
the Kansas man. '.but I am not dis
couraged-"
THE boom has passed. hear?"
'Well, yes"
':And the bottom dropped out?n
mo. sir; deny that While there
are no sales to record. and while prices
have fallen sixty per cent, the bottom
Il all right sir-an right"
What do you call the bottomr
"a sandstone ledge twenty-seven
feet thick. sir. We may suffer q re-
lapse now and then. but the bottom has
come to stay."-N. 7. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

and these insects. collecting rapidly
over spaces of hundreds of miles,
form vast and terrible armies, which
begin their march asSereeping thing.,
but are presently furnished with wings
as they attain the full size of adults.
while they proceed in their devastat-
ing advance, guided by some mysteri-
Gus instructive knowledge. to the corn
growing regions far distant from the
land of their birth.-Ilustrated Lon
don News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
IN THE WIZARDS DEN.
Edison Tells How He Lives and Moves an,
Does His Work.


Does His Work.
met Thomas A. Edison, the Wizard
of Menlo Park, just before he sailed
for Paris. We had long converse
ton, in which he told me many inter-
esting things about mis- life in the little
Jersey home. He is a hard worker
and sticks to his laboratory week out
and week in. Speaking of his SEEM
ingly never-ceasing Investigations. he
said: ''When 1 think / am on some
new line of discovery l keep at it
night and day. sleeping but a few
hours on a lounge with my clothing on.
I have gone for weeks at a time with
three and four hours sleep each day.
If 1 were to remove my clothing /
would get up feeling out of shape. and
with all desire lost for continuing my
labors. My train of thought would be
lost. l have got complete little den
where L work, which have christened
No. g. 1t is hardly little room
either, as it takes in about half of one
floor, and is supplied with every known
invention in the line of electricity. /
enjoy life there more than anywhere
else, and 1 am surrounded by as fine a
lot of men as any one could wish to
be associated with. The greatest
source of enjoyment to me is when 1
have hit upon a new idea. to call in
some of the fellows and give them q
surprise. l remember we'll when had
about perfected the monograph. Ihad
the instrument placed near the table
in my garden. While / was absent at
dinner two or three of the men became
One fellow complained of the trouble
he had had in his family. of how he
had lost two children. and the diff
Guilty he had in getting along. The
photograph received the converse
ton. the melancholy statement of the
man, comments of the others, and
when / returned and turned the crank
the whole thing was repeated. 1 sum-
moned the said workman to my den
and told him to take chair. I
touched the crank. and out rolled his
whole talk. You never saw a more
surprised man in all your life. He sat
there looking at me apparently thrilled
with wonderment. / extended my
sympathy and aid, of course. but his
trouble was lost in his surprise.
Il remember we'll when we began
to work on the incandescent light
About fifty men remained up all night
with me, and to keep us awake hired
a German band to play lively airs.
About midnight we had our lunch
served. The novelty of the work and
the idea of a band playing in the
laboratory kept the men awake until
one o'clock. when, under various pre-
texts, they would go to some other
part of the building. Invaribly they
found some hiding-place where they
could sleep. 1 had several Skin
mishes looking up the drowsy
ones, and they were all
brought back to their tables and
forced to keep awake. After that
they worked all night with me without
any trouble"
1 asked Mr. Edison if he had any
new invention in course of develop
ment. He said, with a faint smile:
Il think we may find something new
in short while. My health is some
what impaired, as a result of very
close application. but 1 expect to find
complete recuperatiOn abroad, and
then it is quite possible that may
have another surprise ready."-N. Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

with fne-wire netting to keep the
worms from getting at the CONCEALED
water. It would seem that this pre-
caution was unavailing. and scientists
now say that the worm is left In the
water in the shape of an egg, frozen
up in the ice and Matched out in tho
spring"
..How does it affect the ice?" asked
the reporter.
s.Its ravages are not apparent until
the cakes of ice are broken up for use, y
was the reply. IF the men who de-
liver the days supply notice that 3
cake is light weight they don't say any
thing, but put it in the refrigerator
with as much apparent muscular effect
as if it were solid instead of being a
hollow delusion. The trouble comes
when it is broken up for table use.
The thin shell is fractured easily, and
out comes a wriggling mass of long
black worms as thick as my finger, and
anywhere from six inches to q foot
long. My Bridget nearly went crazy
the first time she saw these horrible
creatures. but now we are all used to
them. They are harmless and can be
tanned and taught many little tricks.
and thus they afford endless amuse-
ment for the children. They must be
kept in cool place. however, else they
die at once. We find just as many of
these worms in lake ice as in that
taken from the canal, but the latter
are the more ferOciOus and show fight
when touched. If you will call about
dinner time will give you a chance to
interview the pests" The reporter
did not call as he had another engage
POst-EXpress.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

"A Mississippi man who counted
the number Of seeds In . bushel Of
various grains found that corn went
~. 0S0; wheat. 8S2. 600; speas. los. 600
and cotton seed, 164. 166
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Two Bottles.

Of bad condition of my blood, from which
| had suffered for eighteen months. had
blotches and sores which were painful and
troublesome. S. S. S. is much better than
potash and mercury mixtures, and recon-
mend it above all blood remedies.
E. ID. COMPTON, Homeland. Va.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Drawer
5, Atlanta Ga.
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though wool-dyed republican, he had toe
good sense not to obtrude his views into
unwilling and unconvertible ears Not SO
with younger brother, whose idea Of the
prowess of the yankee soldiers is very ex-
allied, and who seemed to never tire OF
boasting of what ''our boysn did in the
war, and how they licked the cowardiy
rebels. Walt Hightower, a chip off the
southern block, and man of undaunted
courage, had heard the you blow
hard until it made both his gorges and
eholer rise. One day while sitting in
front of store, this fresh youth began to
regale the crowd with the feats of Sner-
man. Sheridan, Grant, ct al. Seeing some
negroes pass, arrayed in their best harness,
ne said, ''see how we'll those colored people
are dressed; twenty-five years ago they
were slaves and in chains, now they are
Tree American citizens; our boys bestowed
1pon them this Incompatible BOOM No
one seemed to take any cogazance of his
effort to extole ''the boys in blue" until a
man passed stricken in years. and
bearing on his gallant face the mark
81 the deadly minnie bah which
nsd sadly distorted his manly
,ountenance. Seeing in this old veteran
Another OPP rtunity to praise the yalor of
The northern soldiers, young Napoleon said.
Look at that old fellow; that big hole I'M
Ter his eye was made by 'our TOYS" He
had scarcely gotten the words out of his
mouth before Walter Hightower knocked
hlul down, aud every time ne ATTEMPTED to
rise repeated the dose Getting tired of POM
neling the doughty youth with his fist. he
tucked him till ne was string halted. After
ioing the job to his satisfaction, High
sower coolly asked him, Nov whose bow
lid thatp Young Napoleon is d wiser bus
iadder man. and now when he has anything
70 say about sUur boysn he does not saw il
70 those who can i've without it. The
Scared veteran who was the iancc cent cause
u the lntiammable youth getting the drub-
ping was Or Richard Hightower.s father
~ that heart Of gold.n Walt Hightower.
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The worms are said to be killing the to-
nato vines in North Gainesville.
There has bee less rain in Gainesville
: than in almost any part Of Alacl va county.
Rev. F. B. Durham has resigned his posi-
/ 1 ion at Pensacola and viii remove to Chi
cago-
those who ought to know, say that it
would pay to establish afannery in Gaines
vile.
Large shipments OF tomatoes will be
made from Gainesville in the course Of a
few days.
1t is feared that the dry weather has
greatly injured the peach crop at Waldo
and vicinity.
For some reason or other nearly all talk
about the California spider has ceased IN
Alschua county.
The citizens of North Gainesville are be-
coming aroused on the question OF the con-
structiou Of rock road.
The signs Of the times indicate that there
will ba some railroad building IN and around
Gainesville before great while.
John Capelart has been appointed post
1aster at Pettway, Fla, tn frst appoint
M, Mt in that line made in jackson county.
Tro. bic pineapple growers are realizing
,,ood n, offs In the fruit that are ripening
9o,y so far in advance of the regular
season.
The h >seball pavilion which Mr.. Flagler
ia GOING + . build at st. Augustine is an ex-
act cory Of the New York and Philadelphia
pavilions.
The case of Primus Weeks tcoloredl, for
breaking into store during the prevalence
of the yellow fever in GAINESVILLE, was us
missed by the states attorney.
James I. Sanders ha secured his appoint
al
recently established in Erevard county
the legislature. County Judge Jones VIII
be also Judge of the county court
County Treasurer Shannon OF Alachua
county has received a check from comp
troller Barnes for IS, 729 p, which sum Is
to be appropriated to the payment OF ex-
penses incurred by the common schools.
There are 5000 children in Alschua
county Of proper age TO attend sHhooL
Ample provision is made Tor tue accom- ~
dstion of this number in the public schools,
vet COO OF these children remain at home.
Messrs. Ender and Gray have purchased
a river front lot on the Becker property
near II. Q. Hawley's house at IltusviIle,
and Mr. Ender expects to erCct residence
at once upon the land. The consideration
was 5000 for frontage of about LOO Ieet.
Eight: thousand, seven hundred dollars
were raised on the spot at the NEE ting neld
at Cocoa last week TO see about ouualns
the railway from the Indian river to Lake
Poiusett. This amount represents STOCK,
and not donations No donations are
wanted.
All fines imposed by justices Of the peace
and in the circuit court go into the common
school fund of Alachua county. While the
aggregate whole of the revenue US de
rived does not amount to a great sum, still
it materially assists in maintaining the
common schools.
The barn of William ". Woodward, on
the hill one mile west Of Tallahassee, was
burned at an early hour h,st Thursday
night The fire was discovered about 1880
o'clock. and is thought 20 have been the
work of an incendiary. The barn was full
of hay, and the loss is about $500, with no
insurance.
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CUFF

Goes with US. "Good wine
needs no bush," Honest
trading needs no tafy." Our
store is no soft soap" estab.
lishment. We don't talk GUS
toners into buying. We don't
have to. The goods talk and
customers take them on their
own sound judgment We re.
marked in last weeks ad. that
stock-taking was near at hand.
Money is more easily and
quickly counted than goods.
We therefore purpose sacri,
fcing our goods.
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- bFEUIAL FEATURES.
By terms of contract the Company must d.
post the sum of all prizes included in the
scheme before selling single ticket, and receiys
the following official permit
CERTIE ICATE-T here6v certffy fhnt t5s
London Bank of Merico and South 1zY1eric1
has on special deposit the necessary JsInds to
guarantee the payment of all Drires draisn On
The Loterid de Ia Benefcencia Pstblicd
r. RODRIG UEZ RIVERA, Lrtervsnto-.
Further, the Company IS required to distrib-
ute Sc per cent Of the value OF all the tickessin
prizes-a larger proportion than is given by any
other Lottery.
6eo-20. go less than are sold by other lotteries
using the same scheme
For full particulars, address U. BASSETTL
Apartado 7S6, City of Mexico, Mexico or SAT-
FOLD & DOZIER. Boy 5s3 Montgornerv Ala
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SENSATION NO. 2.

French Imported Atwood Challiss &c.,; re-
duced from Csc. Other goods in same proper
ton.