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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
LOOK OUT FOR FIRE.

To Theater Owners. Managers and Whom it
May Concern:
This is to certify that have equipped the
Windsor theater in this city with the Lind
gren stationary chemical fire engines. After
examining all other systems of fire protection.
and after repeated tests of the Lindgren sta
tionary chemical fire engine, and upon the re-
commendation of the insurance under-writ-
ers. have no hesitation in pronouncing it
the cheapest and most powerful, as well as
perfect, fire protection for theaters ever in
vented. In my opinion every theater ard
opera house in the United States, as well as
ical fire engines. and thus save the loss of life
and thousands OF dollars in property,
Respectfully.
(Signed) Ii. I. COLBY.
Owner Windsor Theater, Chicago. Ills.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22

The above engines are made in one,
three and fiye-gallOn sizes for hand use !;
siXty-gallon single tank on two wheels,
two eighty-gallOn tanks on four wheels,
sixty, one hundred, three hundred and
five hundred-gallOn stationary; other
sizes made to order.
For further particulars, call on or
fa fn
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
Fucklen'sArnlea SaIve.

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pay required. Ii IS Guaranteed ~ give
perfect satisfaction. or ino'.ey refunded.
Price % cents per box. Fer >alP hy J.
W. Conn.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
.sllIjl|lI1'ZIlI|!l1

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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
See What Practical Fireman SAYS
Tacoma, Wash. Sept. 10, 1889,
To tVbop, - Mo- no,oorn

Tacoma, Wash. Sept. 10, 1889,
To Whom it May Concern
This is to certify that /, George A. Burbank
witnessed the exhibition of the Lindgren
chemical engine test to-day, and as have
witnessed great many such chemical tests
in New York City, Boston, Mass, and other
large cities in the East, hereby state that ii
was the quickest and most satisfactory test,
and was also pronounced so by two of our
councilmen and all the citizens present, and
will also state that the time of applying the
chemical was left entirely to me and l did not
give the word until the fire was well started
for in other tests have witnessed they have
always put the chemical on the minute the
fire was started and water would answer just
as well, as there was nothing but the fame
started and the wood not charred, and take
great pleasure in recommending the Lind
gren" as far superior to any other Chemical
engine on the market.
(Signed) GEORGE A. BURBANK,
Secretary Paid Fire Department,
Director of the Northwestern Fire Associa-
tiOn.
Was last year Secretary of the Northwest
ern Fireman's Association.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
Removal Notice,

TOE GIARDINA HAS LEASED THE OLD
81 New York Novelty Store recently oecu-
pied by Thatcher, the grocer, on the corner
barber shop in there about the LIST Of next
month. II will be first-class in every par
ticular.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gavethem Castoria
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
ROADS AND WAGONS.
The Effect of Different Wheels on Public
Highways.

The Effect of Different Wheels on Public
Highways.
The character Of the vehicles which
are used upon roadway has great
influence upon it's endurance to the
beat of the wheels. With the same
burden a two-wheeled cart does far
more damage to the road than one of
four wheels. and this because of the
suddenness in the motion of the wheels
and their Irregular. twisting move
ment in the trackway. Where the
axles are short and the wheels close
together the damage to all. save the
turnpike ways. is greatly increased.
for the reason that there is no chance
for the growth of grass between the
treadway of the wheels and the foot
way of the horses. This principle ap-
pears to have been recognized in some
parts of the country. Thus, in the
neighborhOod OF Boston, where the
ways are made solid by macadam or
other rubble. the distance between the
wheels is generally about five and one
half feet while in the sandy road
district of Cape Cod the length of the
axle is usually half foot greater
The greatest defect of our American
carriages is that for given weight of
carriage and burden the tires of the
wheels are extremely narrow. It is
true that on ill conditioned and muddy
roads a narrow wheel-tread is ad-
vantageous for the reason that the
thick mud has a less extended hold
when it wraps around the felloes and
spokes; but with this arrangement the
interests of the roadway are sacrificed
to the convenience of the individual
who drives upon it. These narrow
wheels. with tires often not more than
an inch in diameter, cut like knives
into the rOad-bed and so deepen the
ruts. If we could require that no
vehicle should have a tire not less
than an inch and a half in diameter,
and that all springless carriages have
tires at least two inches in diameter,
increasing in width with the burden,
We would secure our ways against a
considerable part of the evils from
which they suffer.-Prof. N. S. Shaler,
in Scribner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
Work for the Winter Months.

Look over the tools, and get them
into working order. See that missing
teeth are replaced by new ones in the
wooden rakes, and that rivets in
spades, shovels, and forks are not
sprung; that the axes have good
handles; that the picks are pointed,
the grub-hoes sharpened; and the
wheelbarrows are in good repair. If
you have not got a hand-barrow, make
one. it is easily done. See that all
the rungs are in all the ladders. and
that the folding step-ladders are whole
and secure. Have a ten foot measure
rod, properly painted and marked, a
garden line in good order, and every
thing got into readiness for spring
And gather up all the old, broken, and
useless tools you have on or about the
place and burn them. It is wonder
full. the amount of rubbish that soon
accumulates about place. A poor or
broken tool is good for nothing. Time
is money. and the time thus spent
with useless tools would more than
pay for new ones--Country Gentle
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
THE WORTHLESS SCRUB.

Why 1t Does Not Pay Farmers to Breed
Animals Without a Pedigree.
The scrub as a scrub ought to go.
It may be used for breeding purposes.
with pure bred male, but it ought
not to be permitted to remain as it is.
We are quite willing to admit that the
scrub. if treated as pure bred stock is
treated. would produce much better
results than it does under the ordinary
treatment to which it is subjected.
But as matter of fact it W ill not pay
to give the average scrub stock such
treatment. There is one way to make
money from stock and only one way.
That is by keeping good stock. Every
body who breeds scrub stock loses
money every day that he lives: and
this is true even though he succeeds
in making a profit which in hundreds
of cases, however, he never does make.
He loses money because with just
about the same expenditure upon pure
bred stock or high grades he could
make three or four times more money
than he can possibly make with scrub
stock. Every body who knows any
thing about the subject knows that
this is true; and it is more to the in
terest of the breeder of poor stock to
tell him so and convince him of the
truth of what you tell him, than it is
to any body else.
The Rural and Stockman is always
trying to induce men to purchase
thoroughbred stock. Except that the
prosperity of the farming public helps
us to be prosperous it is of no inter-
est to US to have a man breed up his
cattle, horses, sheep or swine, or to
have him sell his herd of common
stock and replace it with thorough
breds. Our constantly repeated ad-
vice in this direction may help the
breeders, but even they would get rid
of all their stock if we never said a
word in favor of blooded stock. It is
because it is to the interest of the man
who will take our advice that we keep
urging people to get better stock. We
know that if the farmer will do as we
ask him to do in this regard he will
make money by it. 1t will take years
to accomplish it but the scrub must go.
In time there will be no earthly use
for such stock. The meat markets of
the world will not touch it. 1t will
not pay in the dairy and nobody will
think it will, and the most of it will
certainly never be kept for ornament
For the benefit of its readers, no jour-
nal should ever give any uncertain
sound upon a subject of this kind
Breed up. should be the watchword
and no one ever should be foolish
enough to say or think that the scrub
can hold its own in the competition
with the thoroughbreds. 1t can not
do it-Western Rural
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
KING SOlOMON'S TEMPLE.
What 1t Cost to Build and Ornament the


Grand Structure.
According to the calculations of Viii
lalpa ndus. the talents of gold, silver
and brass used in the construction of
Solomon's Temple amounted to &C.,
O79, 1922, 500. The jewels are reckoned
to have exceeded this sum, but for the
sake of an estimate let their value be
set down at the same amount.
The vessels of gold consecrated to
the use of the temple are reckoned by
Josephus at 14O, 900 talents, which, ac-
cording to Capel's reduction, are equal
to f545. 296, 203.
The vessels of silver are computed
at 1,34O,O 600 talents. or e489, 344, 900.
The vestments of the priests cost
f1O. 900; the purple of the singers,
e.. 10000 The trumpets amounted
to f2OO. 900; other musical instru-
ments to f4O,0 900. To these expenses
rails, the timber and the stone, and of
the labor being employed upon them.
the labor being divided thus: There
were 10000 men engaged at Lebanon
hewing timber; there were 10000
bearers of burdens. 20, 900 hewers of
stone and $500 overseers, all of whom
were employed for seven years, and
upon whom, besides their wages and
diet, Solomon bestowed gold and silver
to the value of E6. 1897. If the
daily food and wages of each man be
estimated at As. cd. English money!
the sum total will be Eos. S77. O8S. The
costly stone and the timber in the
rough may be set down rs at least
equal to one-third the gold, or about
E2, 545. 296,OO The food used by the
workers. the wages of the same and
gold, brass and silver used during the
seven years of construction. according
to the above estimates. could not have
amounted to less than the enormous
sum of Ell, 442. 443, 26S English money.
or about $77.521, 800. 636 in current
money of the United States!-St. Louis
Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

no doubt but wat it were the frame o.
'Zek'el Glazer's OF brindle. He went
back an tor Pete Jump that the cow
he bought were Gabe Owens's. sure.
an then Pete gave it up. But then he
naturally wanted his money back th't
he'd paid fer the COW. In bein' just
an fearin' not. Abram had distrib'ted
that money 'cordin' to the statue made
an pervided, an he said, b'gosh, th't
he didn't see how he ked pay it back
to Pete Jump. But tn want no git
tin out of it, fer Peter perposed to
hew to the line leetle himself. with
out keerin' a continental wher' the
chips tumbled, an Abram had to set
tie. He thort, then. th't the world
were lookin' bout ez dark an dreary
ez it could. an th't the hollerness O.
p'litical honors couldn't git any big
ger, but he was wrong. W'lehe were
| f1ounderin' in the hollerness, who sh'd
| drap in to see him but 'Zek'el Glazer.
81 s'pose We know. Abram.' he said,
tint l know'd all the time We were
sellin' th't brindle cow th't it want
mine
ABE said he didn't know nothin' O.
| the kind.
can s'pose We know said 'Zek'el.
'th't l were ready to bid th't cow in
an keep her if she had ben mine. but
SEEM th't she want mine l didn't
bid. KNOWN I'd git in the same trouble
that Pete Jump did
! ''Abe said this was news to him. an
| ho ~ ~
bigger an deeper.
IAN s'pose We know, said 'Zek'el,
'th't my COW were your pris'ner wen
she got away an died in the swamp.
said he. AN th't consistently bein' dead
couldn't bid her in
"'W'at in the name O. the Grizzly
King be We gittin' at?' said Abram.
| '''Jist gittin' at this here said
Zek'el. an that is th't unless We pay
an I'll make We everlastin'ly whistler
said he.
| Then Abram thort the bottom had
dropped out of ev'ry thing, sartin; but
wen Gabe Owen. feelin' mad fer the
trouble he had been put to, swore out a
war'nt fer Abram. chargin' him with
stealth his cow, an bound him over to
court, Abe jist give notice th't if tn
were any one th't wanted to put their
self in the hands O. their friends to be
h'isted into the Office O. constable o.
Lost Grow Barren, they KID do it then
an thar. ez he had got all the bein'
just an fearin' not an the hewin' to
the line tibet he wanted, an would
drop out an go home an tell his folks
th't he had found the pole star of his
ambition to be hole in the ground,
'gosht'lmighty. bigger thin a ten-acre
lotr'-Ed Mott, in N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

For potting geraniums use two
parts of good. strong loan to one of
leaf mould from the woods. with .
small addition of sand and a little old
rotten manure, all well mixed to-
gether.
Glasses and dishes wipe to per-
lection when washed in very hot
water. Use a dish-mop. soap-shaker
and an iron dish-washer These also
expedite the labor. as very hot water
can be used.
Simple Dessert.-Put eight crack
ers into deep dish and pour on
enough boiling water to cover. Let
them stand till soaked; then CRATE over
them nutmeg and white sugar, with
sweet cream enough to make nice
sauce.
The public taste, it is said. is be-
ing steadily educated to demand fresh
butter. As result it each year be-
comes more difficult to handle held
summer stock. The farmer who keeps
abreast with the popular taste is most
likely to reap the pecuniary benefits
arising therefrom.
Peach trees will sometimes par
TALLY renew themselves if the dead
limbs and twigs are cut away. In this
manner a tree may be induced to bear
year or two longer. but when the
tree is old, and the new wood grows
slowly, it may be of little advantage
to prolong its existence.
-Stockmen who have made Obser-
vations in feeding swine are claiming
that some of the breeds have lost vigor
by long-continued feeding of corn as
an exclusive food. Corn is deficient
in mineral matter, especially of lime.
and the use of corn leads to degen-
eracy. Only by varied diet can the
vigor be maintained. Injudicious
feeding leads to disease and loss.
-Squashes are injured by slight
frost. If frost is feared. gather up
the squashes carefully, without bruis-
ing. into a heap. and cover with the
vines, Or. if these are not sufficient.
use cornstalks. Late squashes, even
if quite green, are very good for the
table. On dry, warm day, take up
the ripe ones, and store in warm
place. A closet near a chimney keeps
them well. Agriculturist.
Bread and Fish.-Take a quantity
of slices of dry bread and dip them
quickly one by one into a bowl of cold
water. Place them in large drip
ping-pan. having only one layer at a
time, then set the pan in a hot oven.
In ten minutes the bread will be brown
and crisp. Place on a warm plate and
cover with warm napkin. Serve at
once with little broiled smoked sal
mon, halibut or salt cod.
Lettuce is salable every month in
the year. In the winter and early
spring prices are high. By using cold
frames they can be grown during the
winter season. provided such frames
are properly protected. By artificial
heat and the use of plenty of window
glass there are many kinds of vege-
tables that can be brought into market
long before the regular season opens,
and no expensive green houses are
necessary for hardy plants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
MY ROBBIE.
KANSAS

My bright brave boys. that once around
Ny knees merry group. were found
And I so proud to list the sound
hear no more-to men are grown,
And am left alone, alone.
Not so; for still child is one,
My Robbie!
I'm sure can not tell q 1.-THE
or thy sweet charms, my graceful, bIithe
And bonny son, SO fair and 1.-THE;
Thy heart so full OF childish Joy,
Thy soul SO free from sims alloy:
1 love thee well, my darling boy,
My Robbie!
My thoughts are with thee when roam,
Ana wnen the evening shadows come
know that thou wilt greet me home.
see thee running down the walk.
near thy artless, winsome talk;
The birds alone thy tones can mock,
My Robbie!
How sweet to feel thy fond embrace,
To lay my cheek against thy face,
And in thine eyes my image trace!
But ah. 1 see through mlsts OF years
That gather in my falling tears;
Though just the same he still appears,
My Robbie.
For once prayed it so might be,
That God would keep him young for me.
My pet, this youngest son of three.
And never let him older grow,
God kindly willed 1t should De SO,
And thus child still may know
My Robbie!
All me. my age has doubled since,
And Time his work not merely hints,
But shows distinct his f1nger-printS
Upon my faded hair and thin,
On sunken cheek and wrinkled skin;
Yet not a change he shows me in
My Robbie:
still behold him young and fair.
feel him by my easy-chair,
Irvine my fingers in his hair;
And still know. where er roam,
That when the evening shadows come
My bonny boy will greet me home,
My Robbie.
G.,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
PROJECTIONS ron BEES.


The Kind OF Hives they should BE Housed
In During Winter.
1t has been thoroughly demonstrated
that it does not pay to winter bees in
ordinary hives. yet we find n great
many who seemingly out of careless
ness allow their bees to remain in the
summer hives on their summer stands
all winter. They pay no attention to
them and expect when spring comes
to reap all the rich rewards of the bee
business. We can not expect much at
best with bees thus handled. for they
will come out weak in numbers every
time. and it is impossible for us to
build them up in strength early enough
to produce the force necessary to
gather large honey crop. Hence the
all-important point is to carry a large
force through the winter months. If
we can succeed in doing this we shall
succeed in geeting the strength capa-
BILE of gathering large honey crop.
To be successful in this line it is
very proper that we commence at
the right time to get the
proper force, which is composed of
bees reared during the fall months;
young bees, that will Withstand the
winter, and when spring comes are
vigorous enough to commence house
keeping in good style.
With such force bred during fall
months, we must. use sufficient protec-
ton to save the greatest number pos
sible. and we find no cheaper and more
convenient manner than the use of chaff
h;voc Wbov, mo oro ohO,1f If w Yn1,C Of
make chaff hives that will accommodate
the bees the year round. 1t is a mistake
to have a chaff hive that will admit
only of winter use. Wederive greater
benefits from the proper chaff hive the
entire year. not only for winter, but
spring and summer. Nothing will
beat chaff hive for increasing bees.
They can be built up faster in spring
| when in chaff hive. and during the
heat of summer chaff hive is a pro-
lection from excessive heat.
We advocate chaff hive protection
instead of the cellar or underground,
for the reason that the sudden change
which we must make with our bees by
removing them from the cellar in
early spring is very damaging to them,
and the changes Of weather from warm
days to cold snaps. when bees are in
their unprotected hives during the
| spring months. will greatly prevent
brood rearing. and the consequences
are they come far behind the even
temperature of chaff hives. The SUBJ
| ject of ventilation in winter is another
| of great Importance, and it seems that
it has not been properly understood
with great many. Upper ventila-
ton only is necessary. and when we
give lower ventilation by using large
entrance and leaving it open all win
! ter we make mistake. Every en-
trance or opening in the lower part OF
| the hives is better closed up alright.
This is inconvenient, but it is the
proper method. Ventilate from the
top only.-Cor. Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31
Bound to Stay Out.

'.Mr. Lushly." said the gentleman
wife, where are you going this morn
ing. You don't expect to attend to
any business do you"
mo. my dear; I am going to see the
chief of police"
What for?"
Ito ask him to appoint me on the
force SO that can stay out all night
whenever / feel like it Merchant
Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

Fond mother Gin passenger car
with her children)-''It just scared
me when I read-Johnny! Stop pull
ing flowers off the lady's bonnet
when I read in the Richard!
You just keep your head in-the pa
pers the other day that-George! If
you put your sticky hands on that
lady's dress again I'll thrash you-the
other day that a woman went crazy
Richard! Don't you dare slap that
little girl-when read that a woman
went crazy just from the discomforts
OF the-Johnny! Stop punching that
gentleman-of the journey in a rail-
road train. / wonder if she had chill
dren with her?" Lady QUIETLY
Perhaps some other woman had"