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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Don't throw manure around tho
foot of the tree only. but scatter it
over the whole orchard If you have
enough.
The only great thing needed in
the winter care of animals is more
food of a succulent character. and the
silo is ready helper in the produc-
ton of such food
Don't let earth or rubbish accu-
mulate around the sills of the barn;
if you do it will not be many years be-
fore the expense and trouble of a new
sill will have to be incurred
Time intelligently given to bees
will pay equally well with that given
to any other kind of farm work. and
where too many are not kept it may
be done at such times as not to inter
fere with other important work.
A farmer labors hard. early, late.
persistently. He gives little time to
mental culture; to silent communings
that elevate the spiritual nature still
less. In old age he has worldly
wealth, with mental and spiritual
poverty. This is not the best success
IN. l.. WoeAiy 1TlouHO'
1t should be set down as a rufS
and strictly adhered to that no OBJ
noxious plant should be permitted to
mature its seeds on any part of the
farm or along any roadside contiguous
to the farm. 1t is the bounden duty
of every farmer to utterly destroy and
utterly exterminate the weeds on the
roads that pass through or along his
farm.
Don't fail to prepare a plot of
ground near the poultry yard for
winter rye for the hens in late fall
and earl y spring. Hens need some
kind of green food every day, and
there is nothing better than green rye
in its season. It may be sown any
time in August or September. II put
in later it may be eaten of as fast as
it grows and thus destroyed 1t should
get a good start before the hens are
turned in.-Farm Journal
Ginger Wafers-Cream a half
pound of butter and a haif-pound of
lard together. then add gradually one
pound of brown sugar. mix well, and
add one pint of West India molasses
and add a teaspoonful of ground Gin
namon. a teaspoonful of cloves and
two tablespoonfuls of ginger. and one
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two
tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Mix
and add sufficient -four to make stiff
| dough, roll out very thin. cut into.
cakes, and bake in a rather quick
oven.-Boston Budget.
To make sauer-kraut. shave a
head of cabbage into clean barrel.
sprinkle with a teaspoonful of salt and
pound thoroughly with a wooden mall
let; cut up another. sprinkle with salt
and pound. repeating the process
| until you have the desired quantity.
The cabbage should be covered with its
| own liquid after the last pound ing.
Cover with a cloth, put on a board
and heavy weight Leave in warm
place for six weeks. Throw away the
cabbage to the depth of three inches.
cleanse the inside of the barrel and
| lid, and it is ready for use.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17

George" remarked Mrs. Jackhigh
to her husband. "who is this Sam Tay-
lor heard you and Major johnson
talking about? Is he good waiter?"
"a good waiter, my dear? What do
you mean?'
why 1 heard you tell the major
that down at the club the other night
Sam Taylor came in with a tray-full
and dropped his pile. and I thought
And then George gazed out of the win
dow with far-away look in his eyes.
Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
DEVELOP THE HEIFERS.

How to Increase Their Milk-(iiving and
Butter-MakIng Capacities.
1t is within the power of any one
who will feed judiciously and milk
thoroughly to increase the milk-giv-
ing and butter-making capacities of
young heifers to a marked degree.
Every Jersey heifer. from the time
she is bred. should have grain ration
every day. 1t matters not how good
the pasture. a little grain will be rel
ished and will yield a handsome profit
in the increased vigor and milk-secret-
ing power when she comes into milk.
This grain during the grass season
may consist only of wheat bran or
bran and oat meal When the winter
comes on corn meal may be added. As
to quantity, each feeder must judge
for himself We have found heifers
to do well on two pounds of grain at
feed. others taking three pounds.
This amount increased up to six
pounds a day; to be decreased a month
before calving to four pounds.
After calving and all danger of fever
grain a pound at a feed. Gradually
increase this as long as the heifers re-
spond in an increase of m ilk or butter.
Having reached the measure of their
digestive powers drop back gradually
about One-third. II the heifers give
much promise it will pay to keep them
on pretty full grain rations until near
their second calving.
With her second calf q heifer that
has been judiciously fed ought to in
crease her yield of milk and the but
ter contents of her milk. This in
crease or growth in capacity continues
generally up to the fifth calf There
is, however, a wide difference in the
rate of maturing in different heifers,
as great indeed as in their mature
powers. Some heifers make very lit
tie improvement after their second
calf And some phenomenal heifers
have done the best with their first calf
As rule, however. it will be found
that the animals that are several years
in coming to maturity. possess more
lasting powers.
Early maturity is the characteristic
of the Jersey and for this reason the
Jersey heifer demands more generous
treatment than animals of slower
Rrowth.-Jersey Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
FISHING FOR sPoNGEs.
How the Industry Is Carried on Along the
Florida Coast.

How the Industry Is Carried on Along the
Florida Coast.
Perceiving a sponge on the bottom
you or would probably pass it over
as a stone or bit of coral. or not notice
it at all-the hooker signs to his mate,
who. by dexterous manipulation holds
the boat stationary, while the hooker
lets his long pole slide quickly to the
bottom. Guiding it with one hand
and shoulder only. and looking
through the water-glass, he places the
hook underneath the sponge. taking
care not to injure the body. and gives
it violent jerk. If it breaks, it floats
up at once and is picked up; but some
times several twisting jerks are re-
quired to detach the tough polypore.
and now and then one will hold on so
unexpectedly that the gunwale of the
boat will be dragged under. and the two
Conchs find themselves pitched head
not only the crews of the other boats.
but the very sponges and corals and
ascidians gurgling with pulpy glee
over such a contretemps.
The hardest of all species to detach
is the ''sheep's-wool," and the '.yel-
low" the easiest.
When sponge comes up
bearing ''bud" of good size.
this is broken off and thrown
back. It sinks and survives. but 10
said not to become affixed to a rock.
but to drift about on the bottom with
the motion of any storm or current
that may stir it. It increases in size,
but easily eludes the grasp of the
clumsy hooks that try to pick it up.
These outcasts. the Wandering Jews
of their race, are called Rolling
Johns" by the fishermen.
In the regular routine of the sum-
mer sponging. breakfast on shipboard
is over in time for the boats to start
out at early daylight. At twelve
o'clock noon-if in the excitement Of
good fishing it is not forgotten-the
men come in to get luncheon and
empty their catch on deck. Should q
fog settle upon the sea. it is the cooks
business to work the vessel as near to
the boats as possible, and to keep
sounding his fog-horn. Nevertheless,
boats frequently go astray, and men
sometimes drift for many hours in the
fog before they can get aboard their
own or any other vessel Separations
occur in this way, now and then. which
last through = whole season.-Drakeis
Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
NEED OF FooTPATHs.

No Reason Why We Should Not Have
Them in Great Numbers.
In England one may walk through a
county without troubling the high
road The winding by-road. with its
bowery sides, is everywhere at our
service. and everywhere. too. we find
the footpath. crossing private grounds
perhaps. as sanctioned by some an
cient right of way; edging the little
river and passing it by the bridge,
needed; bordering the farmers fields.
leading from one hospitable gate or
turnstile to another, and finding its
way to every attractive point Of view.
England has been cultivated for so
many centuries that scarce an acre
appears which the hand Of man has
not put to some sort of service. while
even in the most thickly settled parts
of our older States there are many
tracts which are still almost in their
primitive condition. Horses, too, are
cheap with us and dear in England,
so the English rustic is obliged to
walk where his American cousin may
ride if he will. But to explain why
we have not so many footpaths as the
English is not to confess ourselves
satisfied with the want of them. Nor
is there any reason why we should not
have them in far greater numbers. It
costs good deal to make a road. but
very little to make footpath, for, of
which a well-shod and sensibly- dressed
person can traverse with moderate
degree of comfort-not a gravel walk
fit for slippers and muslin gowns.
Often couple of planks across a
brook, a few loads of earth dumped in
a marshy spot, two or three stones
set. as steps, against wall or fence,
and a little cutting away of tree
branches and underground. would
which now is almost impossible of ap-
proach. Nor do we think that the
farmers or landed proprietor's inter
ests would suffer by such triAing civ
ilities paid to possible pedestrians.
More persons would cross his proper
ty. but those who did cross would do
it less damage. The path might keep
even boys feet from straying into less
desirable directions, while those for
whose especial benefit it was formed
would, of course, be limited by its
bounds. If even the rudest. simplest
paths were thus generally formed in
our rural neighborhoods- infu-
ence would at once be felt in the vii
lage itself as well as in the summer
colony. Ask any farmers daughter
why she does not walk more and she
will answer, like the city woman,
''Where shall walk? The road is
unattractive, the meadows and woods
are always more or less difficult to
cross and often impossible" More
paths and simple bridges and stiles are
what we need. alike in the interests of
healthful physical development and of
healthful growth in the sentiment for
nat ure.-Garden and Forest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
IN FASHIONS GLASS.

The Growing Popularity Of japanese
Manufactures Of All Kinds.
It is doubtful if any of the COM
munity at large realize how completely
q house could be furnished from q
Japanese importing house of to-day.
OF course deep purse is essential for
the highest and best. and then. if one
chooses. every thing for the household.
excepting kitchen utensils. may be OBJ
tanned. Mating and rugs for tbs
floors. lakewood and bamboo furni-
ture. window draperies and door hang
ings. bed-spreads. table covers. dinner
and tea service, and bric-a-brac. Highly
artistic effects may also be produced
at small cost from the less expensive
articles. which are cheap but never
commonplace.
After the question of the house
furnishing is settled. then the various
dress fabrics are to be considered.
Since the advent of the opera THE
Mikado" into our midst. japanese
materials in cotton and silk-they
have no wool-have been growing in
favor among ladies for house gowns.
They are called Kimonos, and are cut
precisely like the Japanese gowns
worn by the ''three little maids from
school,"
these Oriental garments, of course
only for the oudoir or exclusive home
circle. Al hrst they were heartily
condemned. though it is not easy to
| understand how a comfortable gown.
which a lady may slip on for con-
venience or relaxation at home, can
tend to either frivolity or freedom OF
| manner any more than seedy broad
cloth and a cotton umbrella may drive
a man to swindling. A severely
orthodox critic of London some while
ago made the statement that ''when
| the popular style of toilet is desha-
billie so great is the force of associa.
| ton that conversation is apt, nay. al
most certain, to become deshabille as
| we'll" Alas, that a bright-colored
| gown made of high-class textile and
in an artistic manner should ever stir
the question of propriety. Happily we
are living in an age of progress and
| expansive ideas. and the habiliments
/ u Vic OO0y hAoy hOe SooSO sAA0 SesAASOA
| of the mind.
In Japanese fabrics the cotton crepes
| are the cheapest and most durable
! and wash most beautifully without
losing a tinge of color. They are
hung up to dry without wringing. and
never require ironing. They come in
| two widths, twelve and thirty inches.
and cost respectively twenty-five and
sixty cents a yard. They are not ex.
clusively used for house robes either.
| for some very tasteful country dresses
were made of them during the late
summer, accompanied by parasols te
| match. A small invoice of few sam.
pie pieces of cotton crepe have lately
been received of a very pretty variety,
consisting of white ground. striped
perpendicularly with hair lines o.
color. singly and clusters, and these
will be made up extensively next year
| into charming summer gowns. The
cotton crepes usually come in twelve
yard lengths. Leslie's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17

AT one of the churches in Holyoke.
Mass, on Sunday. the pastor was try
ing to impress on his hearers that the
wicked stand on slippery places. when
a seat, which held one Of the promin-
emit members of the church, collapsed.
and he went to the floor with loud
crash The congregation laughed
heartily at the incident.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
Only Certain Thing in the World.

Life Insurance Agent (encountering
Prince of Wales, who is travelling in
cog. )-Have you a few moments to
spare. sir? / will not detain you long.
Life, you know, is short and unceri
tain. and
Prince (the image of his royal mo-
Their rising before his minds eye)-
Short? Uncertain? Merciful heaven!
Ny friend, where have you lived for
the last seventy-five or hundred
yearsf CGroans 1EChicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17

Ter! ne dSkoO at leuSGu, LII udZoO
tones.
'.Matter!' shouted the still trem-
bling surgeon. ''Why. it's four hours
past midnight, and you are alive and
we'll"
With a violent start, as he remem-
bered his position, the stranger glanced
at the mantel-shelf. -Four o'clock!"
said he, -four o'clock! Thank God.
there was no compact" Then another
fear possessed him: ''Is it's the
clock right?"
ITO the minute" said the surgeon,
standing gravely by with averted
head, as his visitor, needless of his
presence. fell upon his knees and
buried his face in his hands.
As he rose to his feet, the old church
clock slowly struck the hour of four,
appearing to both the listeners to do
so with an emphasis as unusual as it
was welcome. As the last stroke
sounded. the stranger, who could even
now hardly realize his position, threw
up the window and extended his head.
The fog had disappeared. the air was
crisp and clear, and the distant rum
bling of the early market-carts, be-
tokened the beginning of another day.
'.How came to sleep?" he inquired,
closing the window and tn rning to the
surgeon
81 drugged your drink It
was the only thing I could do.
You were in such a strange
state of alarm that you would either
have died or gone mad if I had not
done So"
The stranger extended his hand and
caught the young surgeons in
mighty grasp. You ran a fearful
risk! Suppose that had died. My
death would have been attributed to
the drug. and you would have been
accused of nv murder"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17


81 made one," said the other, hoarse-
ly. ''Crouched by the empty CRATE.
which Knocked me with it's cold bars
and white ashes, my thoughts turned.
as though directed by some unseen
power, to all that had heard and read
of such compacts. As my mind dwelt
upon it, the subject lost much of it's
horror. until gentle rustling in the
neighborhood of the fire drove
me with quaking heart to my
feet. My fears. however. were but
momentary, and with fierce determin-
alton l called upon my unseen visitor
to lend me his awful aid. As I spoke,
the sounds suddenly ceased. and a
voice seemed to cry in my ear: Write.
writev I dragged a small table into
the moonlight. which struggled
through the begrimed panes of the
window, and with my own blood and
the miserable stump of a pen. wrote
out the terms of an agreement with
the Prince of Darkness. possessed. as
1 did so. with the horrible conscious
ness of something in the room watch
ing me. / vowed that If for twenty
years he gave me wealth and the pos
session of her whom I loved better
than my own life. my soul should be
the forfeit If the next morning
brought change of fortune. I should
take it for sign that he had accepted
my conditions. I signed it. and
swooned. When I awoke from the
sleep into which the stupor had
merged. the sun was shining brightly
into my foul lodging, and below was 3
messenger who brought me news Of q
large fortune which had fallen to me
through the death Of an uncl God
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-10-02
s.artY euns Weuan.

To-day, Gays recent Madison special,
The frst lady who ever argued . case
before the supreme court Of Wisconsin
made m argument in the person OF
Miss Kate L. Pier, Of Milwaukee, .
beautiful young brunette with msgnif-
cent raven hair, which hung in . pro-
digious braid to within . foot Of the
floor. Her opponent was John y.
Sutton, of Columbus, n OF the biggest
and gruffest lawyers in the state, but
who on this occasion wore a singularly
subdued mien. The case argued in
wolves several hundred dollars, and .
decision in it was reserved. Miss Pier
graduated from the law department OF
Wisconsin university o year ago. Both
her mother and father are lawyers, and
the trio practice together in Milwau-
kee. Another girl in the family is
now studying for the bar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-10-02
A Dreaded Task.

A task never grows smaller or lighter
by sitting down and lamenting that it
must be done, and there is an old max
i'm that teaches MS that q thing "once
begun is half done"
A farmer friend of mine has q boy
of IA years, named Billy, who is like .
good many other boys Of my acquaint.
ance His heart is heavy, and . cloud
immediately overspreads the mental
horizon when he is asked to make him.
self useful.
Billy" said Mr.. H. one day, when
1 was out to the farm, why don't YOU
60 to work on that little patch of pota.
toes?"
4Aw," whined Billy, athere's so
many Of them taters I'll never get
them hoed."
.You won't, If you don't begin soon. "
Il hate to begin"
4How are you ever going to do the
work II you don't begin?"
We'll, Ill begin pretty soon"
His father walked away, and l heard
Billy exclaim, in q tone indicating
great mental distress:
PLAGUE on them old taters! 1t
makes me sick to think about them"
why do you think about them,
then !" I asked, la~ughingly.
ATve got to-" he replied, dolefully,
with . sorrowful shake Of the head.
.Yes?"
@Tve been thinking about them
e since / got up this morning"
How long, now, Billy. will e really
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-10-02

MANY industries having boon established
in tho South. particularly at the rapidly
growing city OF Florence. Alt.. the Chlc9go
and Eastern Illinois Evansville route) has
decided to run i've personally conducted
excursion trains az follows: August g and
90, Sept 10 and "A. and Oct !. All the rail.
roads In tho Northwest have agre I'd to sell
for those dates excursion tickets to points
In Tennessee. Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana ct ono lowest f1rst-class fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be good re-
turning thirty days. Persons desiring to
Join these excursions can obtain full par
ticulars by writing to ]. b. Morrell. Travel
ing agent. c E.. l. r. r.. 501 First Ma
tional Bank Building. Chicago. or to Will
liam Hill. General Passenger Agent.
CHICAGO.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-10-02

! To inhAlo the germs Of disease with tAsfr
daily breath IL the fate Of dsnizens Of malaria
scourgsi localities everywhere. Ths endemic
atmospheric poison may, however,. b rsft Of it,
venom and rendered innoxi0us by . dofe0sivo
s saS ne nHs, safe and ss snoctiV. remedy ana sess-
guard not only Graduates the disease when do
veloped. but enables ths system to safely brave
Ito assaults. Every physical function d con-
iirMed in or ~restoresi to regularity, ths circulA-
ton quickened II sluggish, and . bilious habit,
which OF itself begets . proneness to both inter.
mittent and remittsnt types OF Observation-Disclosures,
where extrfnsic atMOspheric causes exist.
powerfully c0unteracted BY this tnimitabas
forttfying and defensive agent. which has,
moreover. none Of ~ disAgreeable characterio-
tics Of . drastic cAthartic or m alkaloid. Fewer
and Ague, dumb ague and aguo cake, and the
calent3rd Of the Isthmus, are conquered BY IL
surely, pleasantly. Rheumatism, neuralgia,
govt, kidney and bladder troubles, constipation
aud indiGestiOn Yield to 1t,