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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
This YEARS CROPS
The Yield Compared with That Of Last
Year.

The Yield Compared with That Of Last
Year.
The corn crop will be between four
and five hundred million bushels less
than last year. according to that
very conservative authority. the
American Agriculturist- This is a
falling off of fully one-fourth from
last years enormous production, and
means that the highest prices now
current must be we'll sustained. Wheat
is also comparatively short. both at
home and abroad, while oats are a poor
er crop than for several years. and
prices must be higher. Potatoes will
also be short crop, the acreage having
been reduced in the West, and drouth
having cut the yield throughout the
Middle and Western States. A fair crop
of potatoes is promised in New England
and the Provinces. but as the crop is
blighted in Ireland and Scotland, the
foreign supply will be small, and
prices here must advance. Cotton
is an excellent crop, and will
doubtless somewhat exceed last
years production of seven million
bales. But the demand is so active
that the better prices paid for last
years crop should be sustained under
d JuulClOuS system OIL marketing COTTON.
The larger fruits, except grapes, are
exceedingly scarce. apples being nearer
total failure than ever before known.
There is about half crop of apples in
the Annapolis valley, n. S., less than
that in the Ontario apple belt, hardl y
ten per cent. of a yield in the CONNER
cial orchards along Lakes Champlain.
Ontario, Erie and Huron, fair crop on
the Pacific slope, but phenomenal
yield in comparatively small area
about Kansas City. The almost utter
failure of apples in New York State and
Michigan, and the poor crop abroad,
means four or five dollars per barrel for
choice winter fruit in the leading East
ern markets and but small surplus for
export at any price. Peaches are a
failure, while pears and plumbs are
very uneven, and not half crop taking
the country over, except on the Pacific
slope and in small and scattered locali-
ties. Beef, cattle and hogs are less in
number than for two years, and with the
short grain crops bees and pork must
command fair prices.-Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
DAWN is AT HAND.
Even Little Vermont Is Growing Tired of
the Republican Party.

Even Little Vermont Is Growing Tired of
the Republican Party.
1t is an ''off year." when majorities
usually dwindle, but that fact will not
wholly explain the falling off of the
Repu blican vote in Vermont. Democra-
cy has never been a power in Vermont.
A narrow prejudice which prevents
Vermont from looking beyond its
mountain fastnesses'' and wool and
marble have kept the State a
Republican stronghold George NJ.
Stearns, a witty lawyer of Chicopee.
Mass, was once asked to address the
Democrats of Vermont on political is
sues, and replied that business engage
ments kept him at home. but if the
Democrats of Vermont would Assem- BILE
in his back yard he would address them
from his rear porch But the Demoera-
ey Of Vermont, though few in number.
have been staun:h IN their adherence to
principles and have always made gal
liant fight against overwhelming odds.
To-day they see the Republican majority
rapidly dwindlilg and their own strength
increased. When the total vote is made
known political philosophy will be able
TO determine the causes An ''oH year.
aided; a Gubernatorial candidate whose
political tactics smell as strongly as the
pelts he deals in has had something to
do with it; prohibition may have weak
ened the Republican ranks, but the in
crease in strength of the tarif-reform
idea will be found to be the chief cause
of Republican disaster. Vermont "a es-
sentially farming State, and there. as
everywhere, under the baneful influence
of McKinleyism, the farmer has suf-
fered- Tariff reformers have cause to
rejoice and to look to the future with
ever-increasing hope--Chicago Mail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
The Pen.,on ONO. se..a.l

Aside from his connivance with the
rerating frauds, there was nothing
about Tanners administration of the
Pension Office worse than Commissioner
Raum's allowing his son John to solicit
pension business on the strength OF the
latter's relationship to the head of the
bureau Johns circulars, which he is
scattering over the West, are getting
into the papers, and it appears that he
takes pains in all of them to say that
he sis the SON % Green B Raum, the
present Commissioner OF Pensions. and
will attend to all business of the firm
wilkinson & Raum) at Washington"
Naturally this appeals powerfully &c
soldiers, particularly invited in these
circulars to patronize the firm, who have
',claims on file for pensions and have
been unable to get the same through to
final settlement" 1t Is more scandal
Gus than ever was Tanners poor. Hber-
ty-loving tongue.-Springfeld RePnk
Hcau.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
Sailed VS.. UNsALTED BUTTER.

A Dairyman's Ideas to the True Test
of a Cows Excellence.
In recent issues of your valuable pa
per find several large butter tests OF
Holstein-Friesian COWS reported-one
going over thirty-four pounds for the
week. Unfortunately, the value of
these tests for accurate comparison with
yields of cattle of other breeds is almost
destroyed by their being given in un-
salted butter.
A long experience in dairying and
comparison of several hundred reports
of butter tests have taught me that the
only safe and reliable basis of compari-
son is that of butter sailed one ounce to
the pound and worked out ready for
market. In very rare instances unsalted
butter gains in weight by the addition
of salt and the extra working. Nine
teen times out of twenty it loses-and
the loss may cary from as little as taoO or
three per cent. to more than thirty per cent.
fthe gross aoeigAt. I recall one instance
the official test Of Jersey COW
where yield of thirty-four pounds, I'M
sailed, with thirty-four ounces of salt
added, made finally but twenty-five
pounds twelve ounces of marketabl
butter, which the gentleman who
owned the COW informed me was of in
ferior quality. In an experiment of my
own with two samples of butter ehurned
on successive days from the milk of the
same COWS, one lost about per cent by
sailing, the other about Is per cent.
The latter was the worse of the two.
What the public want to know con-
corning any breed of dairy cattle, or the
COWS that are put forward to represent
it, is the exact amount of merchantable
butter that they will produce. Evident
ly, if their yield is stated only in I'M
sailed butter this can not be ascertained.
BY the rules of the American Jersey
Cattle Club the yield must be stated
first in butter as it comes from the
churn, the amount of salt to be added is
fixed at one ounce to the pound, and the
butter is then to be thoroughly re-
worked and the result stated in butter
ready for markets If our Holstein-
Friesian friends will adopt the same
rule we can compare yields more salts
factorily.-C Campbell Brown, in Breed
erS' Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
Certainly Not.

''It strikes me. john" observed Mrs
Billus, that when you arrange for your
brother Horace to come and spend the
whole summer with US it looks as If you
thought more of your brothers comfort
than you do of your wife's"
Good gracious. womanr' exclaimed
Mr.. Billus. You don't expect me to
feel toward you as do toward my own
flesh and blood. do youi'-Chicago Trib-
une.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

is the exclusive property Of church
chimes. II ever there was a set OF bells
in complete tune nobody ever heard OF
such thing. There is always high
note which isn't within mile of the key
and big booming bass bell which will
keep rum bling on when it ought to have
stopped. About three miles away on a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
How to Throw an Animal.

It sometimes becomes necessary to
throw bull, steer or cow for surgical
or other purposes. 1t must be done
with the least possible danger of in
jury to the animal. Our illustration,
drawn after a sketch sent US by A.
Moseley, jackson County, Wis. shows
a very effective and simple device for
the purpose. A sound, half-inch rope
is secured at one end to the base Of the
horns. A slipping moose must not be
used, but knot tied at the extremity
is drawn into loop at the proper place.
The next operation is to get the OF hind
foot into large loop of the rope, which
is then drawn taut between the boot
and the dew-claws The operator now
stands close to the near hip with the
loose end of the rope firmly grasped in
his right hand. Selling with the left
hand the other part of the rope he
gently but firmly pulls the head toward
him, at the same time taking up the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

slack by holding all taut with his right
hand. Soon the distance between horns
and heels will be so shortened that the
animal will come down on its launches
and then on it's off side All is held
taut while it is necessary to hold the
animal down to pick out any nails or
snags from its feet pare the hoofs and
anoint for hoof-ail or any other purpose.
American AgriculturiSt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

HERE is always
some new scheme
on foot to decoy
a mans S a / y
from its home in
the right hand
poo K Q t. T b g
latest is an Edi-
son photograph
in the southwest
corn er of t b e
Palmer ii GU s e,
where. says the
Chicago Tribune,
by having YER
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
A DAIRY VAULT.

It Is Clean. Cool and Cheap-It Il Also
Easily Constructed.
In summer is the time of year when
the housewife and dairy-maid strive, al.
most in vain, to keep milk, cream and
butter. at the right fresh,
sweet and palatable. Not every one
can have a cellar, and as rule cellar
is not proper place in which to keep
dairy products, for they are all great
absorbants of whatever impurities
there may be in the surrounding atmos-
phere. BY taking in these impurities
or germs, an avenue is opened by which
malarial diseases are conveyed into the
system of those using them. There are
several methods by which milk and but
ter can be kept in excellent condition,
and separate from any thing else.
The way here illustrated is consid-
cred by the writer superior to all other
arrangements yet devised for exclusive
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
Re.l,t.red ftum Roston.

First Chicago Man Tin New York
HoteD: You registered from Boston.
Why don't you register from Chicago?
Second Chicago Man ian old traveler):
because I've got tired of having those
New York hotel clerks tell me not to
blow out the gas.-Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
The B.chelor,s Compen..tton.

Topley-What pleasure to hear q
baby cry!
Hayslitt = Why, should like to
know?
Topley-Because it reminds you Of
what you have escaped.-Burlington
Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

WHAT mistakes have you made in
fruit culture this year? Perhaps you
have not looked the matter over to see.
If not. do 50 at once, for knowing or,
mistakes and avoiding them in the
future is progress.-Western Rural
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

AT this time of the year 1t is just IS
well to give the lately-dropped calves
hay, and then there will be no change
from grass TO hay while the calves are
young.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
EDISON'S PHONOGRAPH.
What One Can Hear for the Small
Sum of a Dime.

Nhe Tones of Every Instrument in q
Large Orchestra Distinguished Easily
Future Generations May Hear Patti
Sing and Gladstone Speak.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

Crazy Bull latter thoughtful examina-
ton of wig display in window of Stand
ing Rocks new hair-dressing estab-
lishment)-Say, tink mebby Injun dig up
Ratchet n go on war path mex week.
How much you pay fur good white
scalp now?-Texas Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25

GATHER pears before they are ripe and
put them away to ripen and see If they
are not Of better flavor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
BAFFLED CONSPRATQRS
By W. E NORRIS.

p III generany UUJoUUiUuaUI0, LLos~y 100
voir would vouchsafe to say neither how
nor why she had added his scalp to her
previous trophies
"Yor arc a great deal too particular"
she declared IF one only made ones
self agreeable to nice men one would
live in desert. Poor little Schneider is
no worse than his neighbors.
II should have thought that he was
great deal worse than some of them,
Dorothy would reply, and indeed she
could never be induced to show ordinary
courtesy to this unfortunate gentleman,
who. for his part. did his best to concili-
ate her.
81 can't make that girl out" Schnei-
der complained one day TO Eustace
Moreton. whom he occasionally met in
Carlton House terrace. "She comes
down upon me like sack of Goals ev-
cry time that open my lips, and if l
meet her out anywhere she won't see
me. Who is she to give herself such
airs, wonder?"
Mr.. Moreton didn't know, and might
add that he didn't care. He agreed, how
ever, that she had very disagreeable
manner. "She seems to make point of
being rude to Lady Belvoir's friends. he
observed
Miss Leslie it is true was apt to lose
patience with those whom Lady Belvoir
treated as friends, as well as with Lady
Belvoir herself for so treating them, and
this impotence of hers was a source of
much amusement to the more expert
enced woman.
"You pay me a poor compliment by
calling them fortune hunters" the lat
ter would say. Il believe them on the
contrary to be sincere and disinterested
lovers-and l ought to know"
Whatever they may have been she
took an immensely of pains to keep them
in state of servitude and good humor,
and considering how numerous they
were it was no small proof of her ability
that she managed to- prevent their visits
from clashing. As for Schneider, not
withstanding his natural modesty, the
conviction forced itself upon him that a
beautiful, wealthy and nobly born lady
was in fair way to become enamored
of him No wonder the poor little man
lost his head, and during the greater
part of his waking hours hardly knew
whether he was standing upon it or
upon his heels.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10

trODbe.
In our country, and in the times in
which we live, those who aspire to the
position of rising young statesmen have
not much leisure to devote to the reali-
cation of other ideals while the session
lasts, and Percy Thorold often congratu-
lated himself that he had no other ideals
to realize. Of the pleasures of society
supposing, for the sake of argument,
that society has any pleasures-he had
made more or less public remuneration;
so that he now considered himself alb
solved from even answering invitations
which his duties rendered it impossible
to accept.
One must, however, dine sometimes
with official persons; and it was at the
house of an official person that he was
introduced to middle aged lady of be-
nevolent aspect whom he was requested
to escort to the dining room. That this
lady's name CHANGED to be Leslie did not
at first cause him to connect her with
the girl whom he had met at Lady Bel
voir's, and with whom he had been so
favorably impressed; but after he had
been sitting beside her for five or ten
minutes, and had made such converse
ton as can be made for the benefit of
unknown middle aged ladies, his flag
ging attention was aroused by her re-
vealing her identity.
MY daughter told me that she had had
the pleasure of making your acquaint-
ance short time ago through her friend
Lady Belyoir," said she. Lady Belvoir
now lives near us in the country, and my
daughter has become very intimate with
her of late. am not quite sure" she
added hesitatingly, whether lam right
in allowing Dorothy to see so much of
her."
The naivete of this unspoken query
rather tickled Percy. Lady. Belvoir is
my cousin" he remarked, smiling.
"Oh, yes; | know that, and / didn't
mean to say anything at all agaiIrt her.
Still, one may have cousins who are
charming in great many ways, and
yet not exactly the best companions for
young girls. Dorothy is altogether in
experienced, and as for me know moth
ing of the fashionable world nowadays
It is ages since spent a season in Lon
don. Formerly" continued Mrs. Les
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
FOR IsALE--A BARGAIN.

Rock House, four large rooms and
kitchen, hall thirty feet long, servants
room, bath room, hot and cold water,
pantry, wood shed and wash house. Lot
7Oxl5O feet centrally located. Nice
shrubbery in front yard. Price $500;
one-half cash. JNo. Il. HAMBLEToN & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I. d G. NJ. RAILROAD.

.. d G. N. RAILROAD.
DEPARTURES.
For st. Louis via Iron Noun
tain or M, K. e. s5:45 a. m
For St. Louis, via Iron Noun
tain route. .................. 500 p. Ill
For Laredo lilo a. m.
ARRIVALS.
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and M, K. & T.. 5000. 1888 a. m
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and NJ, K. & L. routes. 1000 p. m.
From Laredo ................ 1886 p. m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leave for New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston. 900 IN and 9:55 a. m
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Hous-
ton and Galveston 6:40a. m. and 4:lO pm
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass. 49,; 4:401p. m
Arrive from San Francisco Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass. 9:25 a. m
THE IS. A. & A. p. r. REMISSION
ROUTE.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for KerrvlIIe, daily, ex-
cept Sunday. at............ 500 p. m
Leaves for Galveston, Houston
and Cuero, daily,
at. 49,. ........... -. S:45 a. N
Leaves for CorpusChristi, Rock
port and Beeville daily, eX-
cept Sunday, at.............. las p. m
= ARRIVALS.
From Kerrville, daily, except
Sunday, at. Acknowledgement. $3.50 a. m
From Corpus Christi, Rockport
and Beeville, daily, except
Sunday, at. ................... las p. m.
From Galveston, Houston and
Cuero, daily.
at..................... 6:45 p. m,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10

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derful preparation at once. Price 81 for q
large bottle, at F. Kslteyer's Drug Store.
Clarke's Flax Soap is good for the Skin.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
BEWARE!

Do not spend your money on humbug
schemes, claiming to be official" The
only authoized, official programme for the
Fair Association will be printed at the
LIGHT office, j. A. APPLER, Agent.
9-l7-6t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
Knights of Pythias Endown-

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the LIGHT office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
WELLS HAIR BALSAM.

Wells HNIH 6AISAM.
gray, gradually restores color
elegant tonic dressing, SOC, SO. Drug
gists, or 81 size prepaid by express
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10

Don't die in the house, Rough on
Rats" Clears out rats, mice, flies,
reaches, bed-bugs. 15c. (6)-9-ly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-10
CHAPTER ~.

THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PERCY THO
ROLD
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-14
ADVICE tn BACHELORS.
Pointers for Young Men Whs Want
10 Make . Good Impression.

Boston SATURDAY Evening G zette!
Agree with your girls father Ia p"!i
lies and the mother in religion.
II y'u have rival, keep all eye
on him. II he is IA widower, keep
two eyes on him.
Don't put t'n much sweet stuff on
paper, II you do, you will hear ii
read Ia aft.r years whei your wife
has some special purpose in intiict-
ing upon you the severrst punish
nIent known Ia Il married man.
q, home at u reasonable hour in
the evening.
Don't wait until u girl has to
thr W her whole soul into yawn
that she can't cover with both
hands. A little thing like that
might cause "a coolne>s at the very
beginning of the game.
II, ON the occasion Of your first
call, the girl upon whom you have
set your young affections l~ks like
an icelery AMI acts like II cold wave,
take your leave early and sinyaway.
Woman Ia her hour of freeze is un-
certain coy aud hard to please.
In cold weather finish saying
Z .od night in the house. DON'T
stretch II all the way 10 the front
gate, and thus lay the foundation
for future asthma, br 'ncliitis, neu-
ralgia and chronic cataarh to help
you o worry the girl 10 death after
she has married..
Don't talk about your financial
condition. II IL ve-y annoying to a
bride who has pictured life of ease
in her ancestral halls, 10 learn, too
late. that you expect her 10 ask IA
bal,i-headed parent who has been
uniformly Kind to her u take you In
out VI the cold.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-14

We Offer One Hundred d liars re-
ward f'r any care Of cAiarrh that
cannot be cured by taking Halfr
Caiarrh Cure.
+. j CHENEY l. Co.. Props Toled ;, o.
We, the uiniers,r he'd, have know u
+. }. Cheney for the lat Is years.
aud believe him perfectly honorable
In all inisin-ss taaii-actions, and
financiall, allie to carry cut any
nb igatinns made ly their firm.
Wisr Il rRuAx, Wholesale Drug
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WALDiNG, KiNNAS Il MARVIN.
Whol--al- Druggists. Toledo, .,
Hall, Caiarrh Cure il taken inter
ra' ~. acting direci ~ upon The b O h
aud mucous sui fa.-s III the system
T's ini"nials r-mt free. Price zoe,
per bottle. Sold by sli druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-14
ll0THL ARRIVALS.

The following arrivals are regis
tered for the last twenty iy-fUur houis.
S B Galley, Ashland.
d NJ Guthrie, Dallas.
NJ Sinesal, Jno Bastians and A n
Kan, E,lA
AV Gates, Galesviile.
, + l. Biniia, Ashland.
JnU Milva. & Z French, Conrad
Gilman, w II Greek, w A Glider
nan, Z NJ VAuBuren, DC Beat"n,
Chas Me-san, u J Running, Geo
McMauee, n Beugson, r B Hamil
ton, Culver, g n Hall. Geo Flat
mtn, 5 7 PRR.
Us w Schnabel, Cincinnati.
Ju, J Cleveland, Turner.
DIV S Reid, East P,.rtland.
II T. Wi California.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-14
That Little Tirkilug

In your throat, which makes you
cough Oli,e IN . while and keeps
YOU constantly cieaiirg your tbrs'ai I,
arises from cxtsrrh. and ~ cztarrh
is constitutional dis+ase the Ordin-
sry cough mesiicines sll fail to hit
the spot. What you need IL c"n-
stitutionaI remedy like HWol's Sar.
sapaiiila. Many ptz,p.e who have
taken this medicine for scrOfuls,
dysl*psia, loes of APPETITE, and .dher
Troubles. have be~n surprised that il
should cure this Troublesome cough.
But Ia know The actual Cause Of the
cough IL to solve the mystery. Many
eassr .of consumption can he tiac.d
Otk I" the mgleci Of Of some slight
affection M this. Consumption can
W. controlled In It's early stages, and
The effect ~ Hood.s Sarssparilla in
purifying the bl's,d, building up the
general health. aud exixiiiDg the
Sr"fulotih isint which il the csus
OF es'arrh aud consumption, hss re-
Stored To perfect health many I,er-
s"ns on whom this dresd.d disess.
seemed W have y finn hold.