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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

"A LYONS prominent citizen has been
two times arrested under the belief of
officers that he was deep-dyed william,
wanted for crimes committed in the
east, and compelled to prove that he
was some other fellow. Gracious!
What face he must have.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

THE second great flood, wherein
thousands of lives were swept into
eternity in an hour, will make the year
1889 one of the most prominent in the
history of our country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

THE sugar trust has raised the price
of sugar. The whisky trust has cut
down the price of whisky. If the devil
hasn't hand in manipulating trusts,
who in h-who else in the republican
party has?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

AS HARVEST time approaches the
eyes of the country are turned ex-
pectantly on Kansas. She will not
disappoint those who have faith in her.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
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After ten years exclusive sale, can now Be
obtained Of all Druggists and Dealers In Medl-
cines. It CURES-take notice mot simply helps
but CURES Liver COAPLx1GT,
8aitousneeo and Dy1Pep9tA.
IL strictly vegetable preparation and WIN
CURE AALARIA, and all AAI.AKIAI. troubles,
DR.. 8. h Wise, Of Boston, Ky. says
Have peecticed medicine Is years, and find no
equal 20 HERBUK a Liver Regulator
Dr. w. 4. Baker, OF Madison, Fla, says !:
. bottle OF HERBINE In worth more than
$500 worth Of Quinine In any famflyo
Acting on the Liver In different wsy tom
any other medicine: II IL Q positive cuEfer
Chronic Constipation and IL cheaper than Pa
Ia peculiar composition Ii such, that We
goesnntee 70 cure any case of Chills and Fever
q Bilious Fever with one bottle.
II costs but Is cents ana esrh ,,,tt,. ,,r.
eatns over 20 average doses, making the cost
- than two cents Q dose. Would You AJAX
for cheaper medicine 1t il not Q cure-sn. But
VIII cure any Liver. Rflioue or Malas
11nl Complaint. Manufactured BY
The 7eE1bane Co.
tsocoessors to Vim. Condell.l St. Louis, MO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

s.MIssoURI wheat is high enough to
hide a rabbit" says Missouri ex-
change. Kansas wheat is high enough
to hide giraffe. See the differencel
Lyons 1siBssns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
w. r. BUNTING,
CLERK DISTRICT COURT
FINAL PROOFS MADE.
Great Bend, Kansas.

AGENTS WANTED
the agency for our Rubber Sr,nns -H ~ ~ IN ~
esps q b % esn.s send iourne stamp containng
pads and indelible ink, penc; Smp OF your name,
es sn ,n .n dn s & NH Many
their income greatly. Big money made .na inea
hf- MAYNARD
- Arcade, Cinc;nnati n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

and Otis was won by Olmitz in nine
innings; Olmitz, 81; Otis. IL. Double
plays, Renic and Quinlan; home run,
s. Quinlan; umpire, Con Kelley, of
HOisington; pitchers and catchers-
Olmltz, Amadon and Renic; OTIS,
Leposot and Robinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
CHERRIES SALE.
State Of Kansas,l-
Barton County,

State ct Kansas,
Barton County,
John Bechtel vs.. Peter Warner
By virtue of special execution TO directed and
delivered, issued out of the 10th district OF
the State of Kansas sitting in and for Barton
a. D. 1889, between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. m.
and O'Clock p. OF said day, at the court house
said, offer at public sale, and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the following described
real property to-wit:
Lots three CD and four ~, being the north hall
GO, of the northwest quarter %, of section two
q, township sixteen Q6), nge fourteen %, in
Barton county, Kansas.
Said property to be sold commanded by the
said special execution.
7-12 F. ID. WILSON Sheriff
Sheriff s Office, May 10, 1889.
Dihenbacher& Banta, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

ON OUR first and eighth pages will
be found accounts Of the awful
catastrophe in the Pennsylvania mount
aims. The half is not yet told, as each
day daily papers are hurried over the
land fresh horrors are added to the
scene, and the list of killed has been,
up to she hour of our going to press,
estimated at from 10000 to $4,000
human beings. Weeks will elapse
before the whole tale will be told.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

WE arise to request that "Daisy''
write to us again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

PENNSYLVANIA gets water in great.
nnwieldy masses, that sweep into moth
ingness whole towns and cities. Kan
sas gets her water in gentle rains, that
trickle down the corn rows in merry
rivulets, and sport among the waving
wheat in sparkling glee. Pennsylvania
is unfortunate. Kansas is fortunate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

Go right now and give your to
t@ g. M &c =. e. NJ . So =. "a
GREAT BEND, KANsES, FOR ONE. SELL THE STEI
OR WOOD FRAME CTHE BEST MADE)
SICKLE HEADER
Deng and Knowon Mowers Eagle and Cuvator
Home
In Implements Bugges. Wagons Hardware
esClock ewel We do all of Engraving Monogram
gram work Repair Watches Jewery work
ranted Give a We you good. no trouble
show goods.
q. N. e E. r.. MOSES
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Mustard.

In it's monthly garden hints that ster-
ling old paper, the Mobile Register, con-
tains the following on mustard:
Mustard is a crop that our kitchen gar
deners too much neglect. 1t makes the
best greens we can grow, with the excep-
tion OF spinach, and under proper man.
agement is the most profitable. The
ground must be worked deep, and be made
rich and mellow for best results. And to
secure a good stand the soil must be well
firmed over the seed after sowing.
A great deal depends on the variety of
mustard sown; it should be some broad
and thick-leaf kind-the small and curly
varieties, while good, are not so profta-
BILE. Ten or twelve years ago the Regis
ter scattered among it's patrons a broad
leaf variety received from France, that
proved the best mustard for green's we
haveever known. The leaves were smooth,
thick and almost as large as those of an
ordinary tobacco plant, which they some
what resemble in point of shape. In using
UudU variety VI luuolCUIu ~ 10 uOC H0C0S-
sary to cut up the plants, but simply to
pull off the leaves, leaving the stalk with
small leaves at the top, which promptly
develop to a new crop of large leaves.
On account of this popularity compar-
atively few plants will supply green's
enough for a family all through the win
ter We don't know where the seed of
this variety could be had at present,
though it is now quite common about the
country We sent it out under the name
of "French mustard" have since heard it
called ''large white mustard" and "to-
flavor, and cooks up almost as tender as
marrow.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Benefits of Mulching.
marrow.

In respect to a query from the Connec-
ticut Farmer respecting the benefits of
mulching, State Pomologist P. M. Augur
makes the following reply:
The subject of mulching has hardly been
properly considered by the average far
mer. 1t has been thought well enough
for newly set trees in dry time, but has
not been considered Of any advantage be-
yond merely preserving moisture in an
emergency.
The advantages of mulching are briefly
these:
1. To prevent excessive evaporation
from the soil SO covered. This is too ap-
parent to need argument.
2. A very important effect of a mulch
soil so protected. To illustrate ANY
one who has noticed the character of the
soil under a brush-heap which has beenin
place few months can hardly havefailed
to see the line condition of the soil so
found. Instead of heing packed and hard
it is open, porous and in excellent me-
chanical condition. Theearth worms and
microbes have been undisturbed in their
benefcent work, and the silent and con-
stant work has been going on during
hours of work and hours of sleep all the
same for mans good.
B. An obvious effect tofmulching isin the
addition of humus orvegetable mould to
the soil by the gradual, but constant de-
cay of the vegetable matter so used. This
is very important element added to the
soil, and if light dressing of lime be ad-
ded occasionally to counteracta acidity and
to facilitate decomposition, all the bet
ter.
4. Probably the most important effect
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Unfermented Grape Juice.
Ridgewood, Fla

Apropos of the matter of over-produc-
tiOn OF grapes, the Viney yardist says:
Dewey & Son (Fultonstreet, New Y ork,)
sell unfermented grape juice by the glass,
bottle or gallon every season, SO long as
the supply lasts. This is most gratify-
ing and health-giving drink, and it's sale
during the season has reached enormous
and unhoped for dimensions, says Mr..
Dewey, who scorns theidea deaofover-produc-
ton.
There are not grapes enough produced
east of the Mississippi to furnish the un-
fermented juice needed for one thousand
places of sale, such as Dewey's. We do
not see why people in other places besides
this city should not take readily to the
the wholesome and pleasant beverage.
Mr.. Dewey buys the products of whole
Concord vineyards for this industry, gen
orally paying three cents perpound. This
we know pays the producers in favored
sections well. We also believe itpays Mr..
Dewey to press out the juice and sell it at
fivecents perglass, or$1 pergallon. Over
production of grapes is a thing not to be
thought of for many years to come.
The era of unfermented grape juice bev-
erage will soon be with us, and the people
of the noted grape producing region of
Lakes Keuka, Seneca and Canandaiga
should keep up with the times. At every
summerresort, hotel, and drefreshmentsta-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
A Few Points on the Florida Orange
Growers Union.

The manner in which you handled the
subject of the Orange Growers Union in
your issue Of September 25th ulto ell
courages me to call your attention to
certain matters affecting the future of
the Union and to ask forfurther valuable
editorial assistance.
1t is necessary at this critical time that
the Florida Fruit Exchange should "get
a move on them" They are bound to
fulfill all the pledges which the Orange
Growers Union lecturers have made for
them throughout the State. They must
act up to every promise made to the
growers. and they must have business
and "get up" among their executive
management, or those enemies of the
grower and opponents of the Union will
have an easy task before them.
1t is question of markets and if the
Florida Fruit Exchange, handling as it
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

of all secured by mulchiDg is the more
rapid nitrifcation secured by using the
mulch.
/ am aware that may here be called
in question, nevertheless | fully believe
that by the better @oration of the soilby
mulching bacteria or microbes do mosU
decidedly aid in restoring a considerable
amount of nitrogen, which we should
otherwise miss, to the. depleted soil,
and as nitrogen is our most expensive
element in fertilizers its acquisition is of
much Importance.
The composition Of air is often stated
as follows:
oxygen. 2O6l
NUrOgen.. 77.95
CafDonlc acld. OO4
Aqueous vapor.................. ............. lao
Total. l.................... 10000
Thus we see nature has given an album
dant supply of nitrogen, and if natures
laboratory can render any portion of it
valuable by the subtle processes going
around us We should only be entirely
ready to receive the boon so offered with
thankfulness, and to furnish the necessary
conditions.
MATERIALS FOR MULCHING.
Best of all, coarse, strawy manure
coarse hay unfit for feeding purposes;
straw, leaves, fine brush, cut in summer
with leaves on, or indeed any vegetable
matter.
Coarse peat that has been composted
with caustic lime, so as to secure nom
acidity, answers well. Weeds cut before
the seeds form answer WE'LL
DANGER.
A mulch is always liable to harbor YER
min, so in the fall it should be removed
somewhat and the trees protected by
cone OF earth or coal ashes around the
trunk of each tree.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Wine Making.

Col Daniel bennett, of BroOkhaven,
Miss, agricultural editor of the New Or
leans Picayune, has the following to say
about wine making:
Wine from any fruit juice is all made in
the same way, and that way is simple and
easily understood. These directions will
always secure good wine if the season is
favorable:
1. Select dead ripe grapes. Throw out
all immature and rotten fruit 1t will
pay to take time and be particular in this
business.
2. Run the grapes through the mill
screwed up SO as to mash thoroughly
without breaking Seeds Pounding them
in a barrel with Founders made of three
by four scantling four feet long, tops re-
duced to handles, will do.
3. Press the juice out and put it in a
barrel or half-barrel, or keg Gf but little
wine is made) rinsed out and scalded un-
til it is as clean and pure as butter tub
or milk can. Then light couple of
matches and burn them inside of the bung
and cover the bung-hole to keep the fumes
of sulphur from escaping. This kills fun
gus and microbes.
4. Put the grape juice in the barrel or
keg, fill it full, make a small bag six
inches square and fill it with clean sand
and lay this on the bung-hole. AS the juice
fcrments the carbonic acid gas and refuse
matter will be forced out under the bag.
Let the wine remain until it stops fer
menting or bubbles cease to come out
under the sand-bag; then draw off the
wine in pine barrel, burn match in it
and when the vessel is full bung up air
tight, set it in cool place and let it re-
main until spring, when a second fermen-
tation will start 1t should then be care
fully drawn off and bottled and corked.
A better thing than the bag OF sand is a
syphon in the bung of the barrel, the 9th
er end in small vessel of water. That
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

will the large majority of the orange
crop of the State, fails to get the best
transportation and the best market price
for the oranges, the growers of the State
will have perfect right TO lose confidence
and in desperation to chose the lesser
evil-in entrusting their business to the
tender mercies of sharp rascal, rather
than to the incompetent and drivelling
idiot.
But there is no necessity for any diff
Guilty if the Florida Fruit Exchanges
management is fully competent and il
they are prepared to carry out to the
exact letter every promise made by them
to the grower and every pledge made by
the lecturers of the Orange Growers
Union in their behalf If they are not
prepared to do this now the Orange
Growers Union, as by far the most pow
erful organization of orange growers
bounded together for their own protec-
tion ever seen in the State of Florida,
calls upon the executive committee OF the
Fruit Exchange, their board of directors
and their stock holders, for new and COM
petent management. We cannot afford
to daily with the Fruit Exchanges incom-
petence if it exists we have among the
growers plenty of competent men, who
do appreciate the situation and who are
deeply interested in the future of the
State of Florida.
/ say all this because now is the time
for me to speak, not after the mischief
has been done.
If the Orange Growers Union is to be-
come permanently solid and successful,
as we feel sure it can and will, every
branch of it's working, from the smallest
organization of three members to the
workings of the Fruit Exchange, must be
systematic, earnest, live and honest.
Every member, every orange grower in
the State of Florida, must be brought to
realize the terrible Importance of the sit
uation, and the management-the execu-
tive committee. the board of directors,
and the stock holders of the Fruit Ex-
change-must realize the responsibility
which they took upon their shoulders
when they became members of and agents
for the Orange Growers Union, and when
they undertook to market satisfactorily
the whole orange crop of the State of
Florida. j. R. KENNEDY.
Rdgewood, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

tion on the shores of these lakes this new
feature of summer life should be intro
duced as soon as grapes are ripe every
year. 1t is the millennial dawn of temper
ance and sobriety in the land. and it can
not advance day or moment too soon
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
Sifted Ashes.


Sifted Ashes.
Something over year ago there was
quite a discussion in the FLORIDA AGRI-
CULTURisT about ashes as a fertilizer. In
the course of short article on this sub
ject, said that if we could get ashes,
equal to a sample had just received by
mail, at a reasonable price, | thought
they would prove to be valuable as a
source of potash. Soon after received a
note from the State agent of brand OF
"sifted hardwood ashes," saying that
they had sent me sack 600 pounds) OF
their ashes and requested me to test it.
Those who were reading the AGRICULT-
URIsT at that time may remember the re-
port Imade of the trash foundin "sifted'
ashes. We proved that they were not
clean "hard wood ashes," but mixture
of coal ashes, pine box ashes and the
rubbish of city alleys. The 100 pounds
of ashes, less the six or seven pounds Of
rubbish, were carefully applied to astraw-
berry bed Every row was fertilized With
ground raw bone and then the ashes were
added to every alternate row, thorough
Iy stirred in, covered and the plants set.
The space occupied by the rows on which
the ashes were used was not quite the
twentieth part of an acre. But as they
were used in the rows, and not broadcast,
it was equal to at least two tons per
acre sown broadcast.
Watched the growth OF all the plants
very closely until after they were done
fruiting, some time in June, 1889. For
three months or more after the plants
were set out, the difference between the
rows on which the ashes were used and the
other rows would not have attracted the
attention of any one. After that the
ashed rows seemed to gain little upon
the others, but never to any great extent.
After the 1st of March if a visitor was
asked if any of the rows were better than
the Others they could, after their atten-
tion was called to it, pick out the ashed
rows, but no one noticed it of their own
accord. picked the berries on this bed
myself most of the time and took special
pains to notice whether there were more
or larger berries ON the ashed rows than
the others never could see any differ
ence there seemed to be as many and as
large berries on the unashed rows as on
the others.
The bag of ashes sent me might not
have been fair sample Of the brand, but
if it was, it is evident that, on my soil, it
is worth very little. would not pay the
freight on it for use on my land; in other
places it might do better. Yet feel sure
that as source of potash it would De
more expensive than either sulphate or
muriate of potash. w. G. STEELE.
Switzerland st. Johns county, Fla.
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-04
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
WANTS TWO MORE wATCHMEN.


Intendent Stoutenburgh, of the Washington
asylum, in a letter to the Commissioners to-
day, calls attention to the large number Of
crooked people now fiocking to the city pre-
pairing to work the inaugural visitors, and re-
commends the appointment of two additional
temporary watchmen at the workhouse for the
safe-keeping Of the prisoners.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: Chas. Gessford.
six brick dwellings, 413 to 423 NJ street north
east; $3.50 B. +. Shaw, three brick dwell
ings, 50 to Sc, o street southeast; 50, 500. J. B.
northwest; $500. ]. Brinkley, two brick
dwellings, Al and 4S Van street southeast; $780,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chief Signal Officer Greedy complains that
the weather signals on the Franklin-school
building are carelessly managed.
Some days ago Mr.. W. @. Hill, in letter to
the Commissioners, asked that Waterman be
laid on Boundary street, between 14th and 18th
streets. To-day the Commissioners reply that
the main will be completed as soon as possible,
as this main is link between the district sup
piled by the stand-pipe and the high-service
area Of Washington.
Intendent Stoutenburgh, of the Washington
asylum, reports that at present there are con-
fined in the workhouse 297 prisoners.
The account OF leftover deposits for bar
room licenses during the current year aggre-
gates q, 800. The Commissioners have recon-
mended that the account be closed, and the
parties notified to withdraw their deposits.
Some days ago the Commissioners received q
petition from Mr.. Jos. A. Settle and others for
the opening Of an alley in square r. The law
having been complied with, the Commissioners
have referred the matter to the marshal of the
District for institution of condemnation pro-
ceedings.
Some time ago Mr.. John Cassels, of 1881 F
street northwest, requested the Commissioners
to return the 10 feet taken on the rear Of lot
Al, square 40, November 2, 1887, and that
made of lots Al and "a. The matter was re-
ferred to Capt. Symons, who recommended
that the land in question be restored il any
legal means could be found by which ii could
be done. He recommend further that the
Commissioners make an order cenceling the
subdivision Of square 120 - far a. the piece Of
property in question 10 concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-04
Held for the Grand jury.


DAVID HUNTER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO
KILL HIS WIFE.
Lawyer Revells appeared in the Police Court
colored, of No. 1927 p street, who was charged
with attempting to take the life of his wife,
Angelina Hunter, and entered a plea of not
guilty. The defendant is a Waterman and does
duty at night.
Mrs. Hunter testified that last night she
visited a sick neighbor and returned home
about O'Clock this morning. Shortly after
she arrived home her husband came in and
abused her. He was very profane. and threat
ened to cut her throat Instead of drawing
razor he drew a revolver and fired one shot at
her. The bullet missed her, but passed through
the leg of her two-year-old son. Witness said
they had been married eighteen years, and
have two children living. She did not know
usually is under the influence of liquor.
The nine-year-old daughter of defendant
and complainant was next called.
"How old are your" the Judge asked
mime years" she replied.
do you know what il 10 to take an oath?"
s.Yes SIR"
What is it,"
al. mo tS hear ear, somebody curse and swear and then
The judge explained to the child that she had
kissed the Bible to tell the truth, and asked il
she knew what became of little ones if they
told q story.
Eyes, sir; repliedth the girl, ''they 90 to hell. I"
Witnessed testified that she was in the room
when her father came in. He abused her
out in the street and cried s.policeT An Of
ficer came and arrested her father
.a The case was sent TO the grand jury bonds