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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
HOME AND FARM

Aside from the home consumption
of eggs, a small flock Of poultry. when
properly handled, may be made profit
able .s5i,,-s-.. ..4.E.4s
1T Is seldom early potatoes are
planted too early. II they come up
and the tips are frozen. it viii not ma
terially retard the growth ssasF
Pigs should not be weaned under
eight weeks old; ten is better. and ii
the sows are only bred once year,
twelve will do better still--Swine-
herd
The foolish farmer plants his crops
by zodiacal signs; the wise farmer
plants his when the weather is suit
able and the ground is in good con
dition. stfss
Nothing il 50 disagreeable as i'll
smelling hair, and persons who use
pomades or great deal of water upon
their hair make themselves very OF.
fensive to their friends. A very little
lavender water used as finishing
touch to the hair will keep it from get
ting sour or ill-smelliug. If il is prop
eriy cared forAFarm and Fireside.
Grating Wax: Melt and boil to-
gether three pounds Of resin. two
pounds of wax and one pound of rem
dered beef tallow. When well incor-
porated by boiling together for q few
minutes. pour it into cold water and
work and pull it as in the manner of
candy making. Some horticulturists
use linseed oil in place of the tallow.-
Orchard and Garden. efiss .sl 3
Home woven blankets, made in
two breadths with q seam in the mid
die, are easily turned when worn. but
the factory blankets woven in one
piece are often neglected until worn
out They should be cut apart in the
middle, the outside selvedges overcast
together with Saxony yarn, and the
cut edges finished on by the above d.
rections for the ends of q blanket It
is much nicer than a. hem. and il one
is handy at crocheting. more quickly
done.
These are the boys and girls who
come nearest paying father and mother
for their ceaseless toil.in rearing them
The careful boy is the one who accu-
mulates and saves and thoroughly un-
derstands the business in which he en-
cages. The careful girl does her work
with neatness and dispatch, and Is
mothers mainstay and fathers pride.
and in the end marries some good man
and has q neat home of her own. while
perhaps some of her fairer and more
careless sisters are left to dance in
the pig trough" tf,. st, I'D
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
pLAs1ER.oF-PARis ART.

An Imaee-Psddler's Sad Experience In
Busts Of Politicians.
The Italian image-vender is a surer
harbinger of spring than jay or blue
birds. He must needs have sure foot
and a head like rope-walker to carry
upon it SO large an array of his fragile
commodities in safety. He does not.
as one might suppose. seek the by
ways and unfrequented places as fear
ing some one might run against and
Sostle him and in an instant bring
wreck and ruin, but he takes the
crowded streets, and is oftener seen In
a pushing. struggling eddy OF human
ity at a street corner than elsewhere.
here is from season to season
change in the variety of art demanded
by the tickle populace. Inc h19h
eolors of few years ago are no longer
au fait. Plaster of Paris frurrpleces
and parrots in the uncomprom1s-
ing cardinal colOrs, green, req
and yellow. have had their
day. and the demand is for quiet
tints and bronzes. On South Meridian
street. a few doors below the Union
tracks. in an old frame building,
oarty of Italians are now busy at work
supplying the public with the current
demand in gypsum art. A handsome,
elack-eyed young fellow, who spoke
Airly good English, answered the re-
porter's questions. 1--WE sell more
Shakespeare and Milton busts than
any other kind-always bronze-al-
ways by the pair. Figure pieces, to
represent spring and summer, will sell.
and tie Dancing Girl" is good. The
boy and girl with an umbrella over
them is good-selling piece"
These specimens of plaster-of-Paris
art are all really excellent, the patterns
being made by artists. Berlin
Horses" as they are called in the
trade, are good sellerA This plaster
Pegasus is taken from a statue in Ber-
lin, celebrated for its fine proportions.
In the animal line the best sellers are
pug dogs. These they make of several
sizes, coloring them to a close re-
semblance to the natural animal. The
pug is now in fashion and the plaster
counterpart is in brisk demand, selling.
according to size and ugliness, from Is
cents to so cents each. Bnsts sell at
81 pair and are cheap at the money.
'Why don't you make a bust of
President Harrison and sell it? There
would be money in that" suggested
the reporter to one of the sons of Italy,
who, with sharp knife, was relieving
William Shakespeare OF the creases left
by the mold from which he had just
been shucked.
1--WE tried-a Clev'lan'; he no SELL"
was the answer given with dubious
shake of the head.
But Harrison might SELL" persisted
the reporter
1--WE tried-a Clev'lan,'" was again
the reply. Evidently the italian had
had a sad experience in debasing art
to the level of American politics and is
not to be again beguiled from 1.-The
legitimate. indianapolis journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18


her prattle; but his was a tremulous voice
at best, and the child did not notice the unac-
customed quaver. Mingled with the recol-
lection of the words of the landlord was the
memory OF the request of his dying daugh-
yer, who. six. years before, had confded
Ethel, her frst-born, to his care.
Il leave Ethel to You, father, for know
that you will never let her suffer while you
Hve!"
.Inever will 50 help mel" was his fer
vent response, as he pressed the tiny girl
baby to his heart that desolate, crushing
evening.
AN can I have the eggs fer Easter,
gran'pa?" Questioned Ethel, eagerly, - the
old man deposited her on the little porch
"Oh, please, mayn't II There'n be jes' .
ooSen; cause countedl"
Towsley had been thinking that the eggs
would furnish . welcome addition to their
Dsagex faxe. either cooked or exchanged
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
The Wrong Door.

Mr.. de Spare-You have spurned
me with contempt and when close
this portal behind me, shall be lost
to the world for-r.r-ever! ~ ~
Miss Cooldorf (quietly)-I think You
win. Mr.. de Spare. if you go out that
way. Wolf hasn't had any breakfast
to-day.-Pucl<.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18


forgotten in listening to the CHEEKY. cour-
ageous voice, albeit a little cracked and
husky from age and weakness One scarce
| ~ noticed that he pronounced flesh" as if
| spelled flush, =" and that he made other mis-
| takes scarcely less serious With all his err
rors the song as sung by him that gusty
| day had in it the lifting power of a Crom-
| wellian battle hymn
| And yet, apparently, Tom Towsley had
| little to render him CHEEKY and hopeful
His trQck-patch, on which he depended for
subsistence for himself and grand daugh-
ter, had failed miserably the previous sum-
mer. The drought had ruined his garden;
| the hot sun had twisted his vines into the
semblance of sapless strings, and the beetles
had devoured his potatoes, leaf and branch.
The winter that followed was unusually
severe, and he had scarcely been able, be-
cause OF rheumatism and general i1l-health,
to provide the necessary food and fuel As
Tor clothing, the coat which now kept out
the north wind had already seen many win
tiers, and persisted in becoming thread-bare
and shabby, in spite of interchangeable mend
ing and careful brushing.
There was only one thing that touched
him. He could endure poverty, rags and
want. The iron hail of misfortune could
not scare him. But the sufferings of his
grandchild struck a chord of woe, some
times even from his blissfully attuned
Worst of all, it seemed very likely that
they would not have SO much as shelter
for their heads in the summer that was COM
ing. He had been unable to pay the rent
for the cottage and truck-patch, and had
received notice that ii the amount due was
not handed in by the first of May, the place
would be given to another. And to pay it.
seemed, in his present financial distress, an
utter impossibility
In his momentary despair he had begg ed
for time, but the landlord would not re-
lent
Pay er git out!" was the harsh command
Z" 1 can't give away good dollars to every
beggar that asks me. I'd be paying rent
purity soon myself If didl"
It was while returning from this unsuc-
cessful visit that the words and tune of the
quaint old hymn fell from his lips
"Speck's laid an egg, gran'pa! Speck's
laid an egg!' cried little Ethel, running to
meet him II lef' it in the nes' so she'd lay
anuther'n-"
Tom Towsley stopped short in the midst
of his singing and caught the child to his
breast
i" She hes, cha Well, that's a beginnfn'!
Ii them two hens 'ud only git down to biz
ness lack they ought, we cu'd put little
mite moro onto the table"
He kissed the chubby face uplifted to his,
and carried the child through the gateway
and on toward the house
His voice trembled little as he answered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
Dried beei

Dried beef ''frizzled" with little
milk, thickened with corn-starch. and
served with bordering of scrambled
eggs around it. is a, quickly prepared
and nourishing dish for substantial
tea tl-st--+ 5000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18

"A domestic in Bangor. Ne, who
was given PHYSICIANS prescription to
have filled. misunderstood her instfuc-
tons and mailed the paper. and in due
time it reached the doctor who wrote
it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18

Lives there NO seer
Whose eye has pierced the gloaming,
And wrung from it, reluctant, tidings bright
Can we but fear,
That after weary roaming,
Death has no recompense: the tomb but nightf
|. The countless host.
The loved ones, for whom other loved ones
weep;
Are these all lost9
And is affection clinging
To friends embraced in an eternal sleepf
II this is all
II when the heart stops throbbing,
And all the wheels of being cease to roll
II this is all,
And life ends with earth's sobbing,
And dust to dust" was spoken Of the soul. :"
Then must we loathe7
The powers that make known
The souls capacity for higher joy;
Then must we loathe
The hearts affections sown
But for the frosts Of winter to DESTROY
No!-death is life,
And parting is but meeting
Beyond the cloudland shadowing the grave.
No!-death Is life
And, as earth's years arc fleeing,
We grasp the Immortality we crave.
The empty tomb
Blest prophecy of glory
Is vanquished by the great all-conquering One;
Its scattered gloom
Confirms inspired story;
Time sees the gem Of being just begun.
Rev. j. Huston Bomberger, in n. Y. Observer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
TOM TOWSLEY.
The Story OF His Thankfulness-A
Good Easter Lesson.

1.-THE war the hero fights in
Is not the war fer me!
The war my soul delights in
Must end in victory!
IT'S not a war OF flesh an blood;
fight fer Heaven; fighter God;
A kingdom, with my rights in:
Oh. that's the war fer met
"Oh, too-ral, loo-ral, loo-ral!
Oh, too-ral, loo-ral, lay!''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18

Love is generous" sings the poet.
but, nevertheless, there is more or less
Cupid-it- connected with it-Boston
Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
Easter Egg Parties.


Have you ever attended an Easter egg
party? No? Then you are unacquainted
with one Of the most delightful Of social
epjoyments peculiar to this season For .
party Of young people the hostess has pre-
pared . large basketful of beaufifully-
dyed and decorated eggH, from which each
one present draws Tho couples are as
sorted for the evening". through the cor
Repentance Of tho eggs Not until mid
night are the shells opened when much In
terest and amusement II manifested over
the notices and tiny ), souvenirs found
within -
Many artistic souvenirs can be prepared
by an arrangement Of pressed flowers and
grasses upon plain eiit -edrs csrds I'm
-ciful designs may be trsced and, where
the flowers arc faded, they may he re-
stored to tAett, ofiginal color by tAe, tssich
OF the paint brush- Such cards are con-
sidered much Wore original Just now than
either the painted q printed oneA-EMe
4 Huddlestoo, IN St Louis Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18

LID Tom Tow 8 ley
glided from the ring
ing, trum p ct like
words of the song
into the meaningless
synables with which
the tune was con-
tinued. But the de-
scent, If it was q de-
scent, would not
have brought a shock
to the most sensitive
and pious ear. The
fullness of his heart
spoke in one as in
the other. T h g
words were almost
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
CASTERS ANSWER.

OES death end allf
Does earth complete
the storyf
Il there NO sequel to
LIES broken taller
Sounds there no call
Fraught with the
hope Of glory.
From out the gloomy
shadows of the vale!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
FLORIDA.

Counterfeit 50-cent pieces of the issue of
1861 are in circulation at Fernandina.
Howard 81 Kennedy will build a 20x36
| warehouse on their wharf at Terra Ceia
lightning struck the Methodist church at
Leesburg last week, and glancing off killed
an oak tree across the street. The church
was not damaged.
Surf-bathing is the popular craze at Fer
nandi now. The water is of delightful
temperature, and old aud young alike enjoy
the refreshing surf bath.
Leesburg runs one Lake Griffin and one
Lake Harris excursion every week, besides
every month big excursion on some one of
our three railroads, and this the year round.
Jane Bailey and James Dell captured an
enormous logger-head turtle Thursday
night, about four miles up the beach from
Fernandina. The monster weighed 500
pounds and contained $50 eggs.
The Lake county criminal court, Judge
Gaines presiding, convened at Tavares on
Tuesday, and, on account of the court room
| being occupied by Judge Broome's circuit
| court, adjourned to meet on June 20.
The tower Tor the Fernandina water
works is beginning to loom up, having at
| tanned hight of about twenty feet, in
! Guiding the foundation. The latter is about
i've feet in depth, aud contains some 40, 900
| brick.
/ D.. E. Caverly of Belleview SAYS he came
to Florida about three years ago almost an
| invalid and has since worked out more or
less during all seasons of the year. During
the past month Of May he cut for the mill
s3, T40 feet Of logs.
Real estate sales have been lively at
OViedo during the past month. a large
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
SHIPPING.
z.-~~@~~~~~@~ON~-~~~~~- O-0~---~~-~-~N~~@O~-@~~%
ComPagnie Generate Transatlantique
--French Line to HaMe.

DETwEEN New York and Havre, from pier
ID No. 42, N. R., foot of Morton street. Trav-
elers by this line avoid both transit by English
railway and the discomfort of crossing the
the Company's dock at Havre direct for Paris
on arrival of steamers. Baggage checked at
New York through to Paris
LA NORMANDA, G. COLLIER, SATURDAY,
June 22. / NJ
June 20, $50 A. NJ.
La GASCoGNE, sANTELL1, SATURDAY. July
6, 1890 AM
PRICE OF PASSAGE Including wine):
TO HAVRE-First Cabin, $120 and 800;
Second Cabin, $780, Storage from New York to
Havre, $40; Steerage from New York to Paris
$29; including wine. bedding and utensils
A. FORGET, General Agent. 8 Bowling Green.
foot of Broadway, New York.
Or R. w HUNT, Esq, 20 Bull street. MEssRs.
WILDER & CO., 1876 Bay street. Savannah
Agents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
AEDICAL.s


al was for many years a
perfect martyr to Headache
and Dyspepsia, and some
times thought it would kill
me. After trying many
remedies, and finding them
Of no account, I concluded
to try Simmons Liver Regu-
lator, and I am now and
have been for fifteen years
a stranger to a headache.
lean recommend the Regu-
lator, for it is no humbug."
B. l. DoDD, Putnam Co.,
Ga, (" I have suffered for
five years with the Sick
Headache, and find it is the
only thing that will give me
relief. w. }. ALSTON, Ar
kadelphia, Ark. 49,. !" I use
Simmons Liver Regulator
when troubled with Head
ache. 1t produces a favor
able result without hinder
ing my pursuits in business.
l regard it as a ready pre-
scription for Disordered
Liver. w. W. WILMER,
Des Moines, Iowa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
Charleston and Savannah Railway
Schedule In Effect May 18th. 1888.

ocheoule In Effect May lNh 1908
NRAINS leave and arrive at SavaHnan Dy
\ STANDARD Time. which is 80 minutes soWss
NORTHWARD.
No, 66.* No. IA No. Ef NO So.E
Lv Saw. Gas am 1888 pm $40 pm S;ao pm
Ar Beuftt10:1i am ......., .....,.. .....'.~
ArAU'dIe10:25 am .... ....... .-.....-
ar Aug. 12:aopm .....,... ........ ...:,...-
Ar Char. 1910 pm $40 pm l:2S m s:aop
SOUTHWARK.
No, 15.* No 35* No. ~ ..'.''-s
Lv Char, 7:20am $40 m 400 a '..''''-
LvAIl'd'ie+b:So am lbs pm ........ .......-
Nv Beuft 7:22am 900 pm 49,; ..'''''-
Ar Saw, 10:40a IN 200 pm 6:44 m -; 80
only.
Train No. Il stops at all stations between
Savannah and Yemassee. 80 ,r..s..
Tram No. "a. stops only at Monteths Ass0~
vile, Ridgeland, Green Pond.
Trains Nos 3s and &c stop at all stations ana
For tickets, Pullman car reseryaIlso1n5T ;e J1
other information, apply TO VIM, bREsN' A"Nes
Agent ~ Bull street, and at depot -.
e. p McSWfNEY, Gen. Pass Asens'
@. s. GADSDEN, Superintendent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

The Fate Of Calhoun County Mar
derer Somewhat in Doubt-The Cost
lest Hat IN Atlanta-No Danger of
Spread OF the Chambers in Calhoun
County.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
REWARD,
TO THE TURPENTlNE OPP
ORATORS IN GEORGIA.

One E. V. BROWN, negro employe of ours,
killed fellow employe on our place on the
night of SUNDAY, May &c. We desire his APP
prehension and will reward the party or parties
causing his arrest. The said Brown is about 5
feet and 10 inches high is square built and very
quick in his movements and speech. Is rather
above the average negro in intellect. Is a banjo
player Has very white front teeth, and a scar
on his left jaw from his ear to his chin His
usual occupation is that of q teamster but win
dip or chip in an emergency He was under
arrest, but made his escape with pistol shot
in his left side. He may attempt to find en-
ployment at some still or saw mill. Any one
apprehending him will please address
ROZIER & TAYLOR,
Blackshear Ga.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
The " ord Dollar"
THE END.

Our word dollar dates back TO 1875,
when a resolution was passed by con-
gress which provided that it should be
the unit of moneys in the United
States. Another resolution was pass
ed in 1885, August 5, providing that
it should weigh 1864 grains of pure
silver. The mint was established in
1891, and then required to coin silver
dollars containing 37l.25 grains pure
silver. This was due 10 the efforts OF
Alexande Hamilton. No dollars were
coined until 1894, and then irregular.
They are now worth 500 each. In
1894 the coinage of regular dollars
began. Our coin was an adaptation Of
the Spanish milled dollar, a coin very
popular wherever the Spaniards trav-
eled. The coin was called "piastre, :"
meaning a fat piece OF metal; it is
synonymous with plaster. 1t is sup
posed that the Spaniards took the
German "thaler" and called it by
the name Of "piaster." The word
dollar is entered in Bailey's English
dictionary in 1745, and was used re-
peatedly by Shakespeare at the begin
ming of the seventeenth century, es-
pecially in Macbeth" ii: 2. 62: It'll
she disbursed $4,000 to
our general USE" (See also the
Tempest, ii: l, ~
The question where SHAKESPEARE found
the word dollar is answered by the
fact that the Hanseatic towns
maintained great establishment
called the Steel Yard in Lon
don. The Steel Yard merchants
were mostly North Germans, who
would call the German thaler
as it was spelled dah-ler."
The same merchants originated the
word sterling, an abbreviation OF the
'esterling" AS the Hanseatic trade
was particularly brisk on the Baltic
and in Russia the standard coins Of
the Hanse merchants were called
esterlings, and sterling came to mean
something genuine and desirable. The
word dollar is the English for thaler,
the first OF which was coined about
1885, and corresponds quite closely to
our present American silver dollars.
The word thaler means coming from a
dale or valley, the first dollar having
| been coined in d Bohemian valley
called Jaachimsthal. 1t was under
Charles ", emperor of Germany, king
of Spain and lord of Spanish America,
that the German thaler became the
coin of the world.-The Financier.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
Points About Canaries.

Cant you tell me OF some antidote
that can give my canary?" asked a
lady the other day of the proprietor of
Ninth street bird store. I'm afraid
it's growing blind, though l can't i'm
agine what is the cause"
How old is your bird?" was the
mans questioning reply.
1--WE had it eighteen years-ever
since l was very little girl" she
added, blushing.
well, then the cause is easily
found" came from the smiling man.
Your canary's blindness is due to old
age. It's on it's way to the grave, and
nothing can now restore it's sight.
when birds live TO good old age,
twenty years or twenty-five, or some
times thirty, their sight often fades,
and total eclipse settles down upon
them. 1t is just as impossible to re-
store birds vision at such a stage as
TO prevent an old mans locks from
turning gray.
There is, however, a species Of
blindness that is liable TO victimize
songsters OF all feather and all ages.
This is of comparatively rare occur
renee, and it is doubtless sometimes
due to cold which the bird has
caught while hanging in draught.
Then cheap bird foods containing
opium are very injurious to canary's
health.
Il believe, moreover, that a brass or
painted cage is not the best thing in
which to house ones lemon-colored
trouhadour The birds continual
peclIing at the wires must result in a
considerable amount of paint or lacquer
finding its way into its NAV, aud this
surely cannot be wholesome. Besides.
in the case of brass cages, after the
lacquer is nibbled away, verdigris
accumulates on the wires, and this
poison must have ba!eful effect on
the yellow pecIers within, acting as a
prolific source of sightlessness. u
Philadelphia Record.