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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
FIG. 2.-TwO-wIRED FENCE.

FIG. 2.-TwO-wIRED FENCE.
trimmed regularly twice year, the first
time in June and the second any time
between November and March.
The hedge around pasture had given
the same farmer some trouble. He cut
it off evenly to height of two feet,
leaving strong stumps four feet high, six
to ten feet apart. To these he stapled
two barbed wires, eighteen inches apart,
as shown in Fig. 2. Within year
thereafter the fence was bull-proof, and
it is likely to remain so for an indefi-
mite period.
There is nothing that surpasses Usage
and barbed wire for making perfectly
safe and permanent fence-One that is
absolutely stock-proof, and will con-
tinue so as long as it is properly attend
ed to. Where the Usage orange does
not succeed. barberry, willow or Sibe-
rian crab will serve the purpose. The
wires may be fastened to small posts, if
necessary, which will hold them until
the trees or bushes lock them firmly in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
At THE NOTION COUNTER.

Bargain In HAMBURG Which, However.
Did Not Lead to . sale.
"Why, Mabelr'
"What?"
"Lookr'
cat what?'
''These Hamburger"
"Well?" -4s4
sony nineteen cents a yardr
"Why. KateI"
"Did you soer?'
''I've paid thirty-ave cents often foe
poorer"
$50 have IT.
''Just see the width Of itI'
"And such locely patternsl"
Perfectly 6edutifuI!"
"And the quality"
'It's the very besti"
'Now. how lovely this piece would be
for =" (whispers.)
i've a notion to get enough Of this
for pair OF =" (whispers.)
''It's bargain!"
''Indeed it isi''
''See this exquisite acorn patternr
beautiful"
''Wonder if there's enough for.
it's only a remnant"
There's enough for a pair Of sleeves.
Think so?"
81 could make it do"
I'm afraid-Oh. zee this piecer'
"How lovelyr'
isn't it?"
But they don't buy any after ALL
brakes Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

A little thooghtfulness will prevent
losses in . sleeper. The passenger Who
goes to he'd with his watch and pusre
under his pillow. in the old-fasAioned
way. could be robbed easily That is
where the thief always looks. He can
get the vest or trousers from the pillow
without waking the sleeper The beat
plan is to put the money and iewelry in
. handkerchief, lift up the mattress ON
the side near the window under the
body. not under the head. and put tina
bundle there.-St Louia Globe Demo-
crat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
An Old Saying Newly said.

Miss Kewt (who wants to bring him
to the point)-I think soms old bachelors
are horrid.
Mr.. Batchellor-What about present
company?
Miss Kewt-Present company always
accepted.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
FRUIT FRAME.

FRUIT FRAME. OF keeping the
bushes upright and the paths between
the rows unobstructed by thorny canes
which are apt to hook into the clothes
and perhaps into the flesh of the good
wife and the daughters of the house.
Our illustration shows a way of treat
ing single bushes, suitable for few
plants in small garden. 1t needs no
further description. except to say that
the frame may be made about fifteen
inches square and the stakes about two
feet high from the ground.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

stake to g a C h
bush. and tie the
latter to it some
what loosely. Or
we may confne
e a C h row o f
b u s b e 8 within
t w O in e 8 of
wires or 1athS,
t a S t e n e d to
stakes set along
each side of the
row. All these
are simple means
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

Know what the most eminent chemists
OF the day declare? They say that gilt
paper in q bedroom shortens life by
enany years."
''And this stuff will probably prolong
it?"
''Tesy likely"
swell, it ought to! Any one who
could select such paper ought to live
500 years and be ashamed of himself
every day!''
Mrs. Bowser, if you happen to have
outrageous taste in these matters am
got to blame. I don't propose to have
9hy house turned into museum just be-
cause you have no idea of harmony.
Wait until the room is done, and then
if you don't agree with me that it is the
prettiest bedroom you ever stepped into
I'll buy you new spring hat"
He went ahead, of course, and left
him alone for couple of hours. When
] went up he had two strips on, and was
standing back to survey them. Two
more strips, which had been pasted and
stuck on and then pulled off again lay
on the floor.
Tho corner Of the room is not exact
~ plumb. you KNOW" he said. ''Those
bricklayers and carpenters never get
corner within two inches of true"
mo, / suppose not. I have read that
all paper-hangers make this Same discov-
cry. What's this paper doing on the
floor?" 80
"Oh, got enough so that could ex-
pertinent little. There is no great
rush, you know. It isn't case of life
and death, and / propose to develop
, some artistic ideas as go along"
''Well, you have made good start at
1t. That second strip is on wrong side
up"
.sWhat!'
'sLook for yourself. Here is the vine
and here the leaves. The leaves on one
strip are at. the top and on the other at
the bottom" r
mot much! Your eyes are out of true,
and one of them sees higher than the
other. If you will now be SO kind as to
disappear I will work out some new
ideas"
An hour later there was a crash up-
stairs which awolSe the baby, frightened
tho cat into falling off the window-sill,
and caused the cook to fly into the sit
ting-room and call out that ''sinclone''
had struck the house and brought down
every chimney. l hurried upstairs to
Mr.. Bowser. He sat in a chair trying to
smile and look unconcerned, but one of
the steps of the ladder was gone and I
knew that he had come down like load
Of stone.
Ibid you call?'' asked.
''Me? Oh, no. 1 am studying on an
fdea.''
There was paste on his hair and pieces
Of wallpaper sticking to his back, but 1
withdrew without further remark. When
he came down at noon was in hopes he
lad abandoned the work. 1t was evident
oe had a lame back, and he dragged
one leg as no walked, and I thought it
lifting opportunity to say:
81 wouldn't bother with that room
any more If I were you. presume you
are wanted at the Office"
ssDo you? The Office is locked up and
I have the key In my pocket"
''But why not get a paper-hanger?"
Because am going to do it myself.
find that am little short of paper,
and guess I'll telephone for MORE"
He gave an order for four double rolls
and after dinner went back to his labors,
locking the door so that could not see
his work. About mid-afternoon, how
ever. as listened at the door I heard
him growing:
.'Hang that carpenter! He didn't get
this wall within two feet Of straight
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

INSTEAD of going
down town after
breakfast the other
morning Mr.. Bowser
slipped upstairs, and
when he came down
again he had on his
old clothes. Some
changes had been
made in the house
by which we had
gained a new bed
room, and. it at once
occurred to me that
Mr.. Bowser and his
old clothes and that
bedroom were in
some wayconnected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
AFTER MANY DAYS"
Decoration Day Was to Her Res
direction Day Also.

on are not doing
it for my sake,
Hugh?' said the
sweet incisive
voice.
'God forbid
There is noques-
ton of that, Ma
rion.
/" I could not love
thee, dear, 80
much.
Loved I not honor
more
/ am one of Ma
rion's men, as
the boys callme
now, by birth and
breeding, for my
great = GRANDPA
Their was sworn
aide and ally of
the Swamp Fox.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
Worse and Worse.

Mr.. Whitewings-Say; hear you've
been a-callin' me fool
Uncle Pete-I didn't call yer fool. I
amt no sech fool as ter say cherry
thing I tinks.-Munsey's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

MANUFACTURERS estimate that 30 Der
cent of the wear of farm machinery
comes from neglect to keep the bearings
properly oiled
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
The Hackman In the Forest.

''Would you like to leave?" said ,ne
woodchopper to the young tree.
81 don't know but wood" said the
young tree. 'Can you take me down
with hack?"
II guess So" said the chopper; ''seeing
you've only got one small trunk. PUCK
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

No PERSON can be a really accom-
plished driver who does not know q
good deal about the natural disposition
Of a horse why he obeys and when he
will be liable to disobey; how to educate
him, and how to take advantage of that
observation-disclosures P1owman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

ONE of the very best articles for
mulching is salt hay. It is tough in
texture, lies close. is not easily dis
turbed by the wind. and if stacked or
sheltered after the crop is gathered.
will last three seasons. In addition. it
aas NO seeds to grow and disseminate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
THE BOWSERS.
Mr. B. Turns Paper-Hanger, But
" it'll Indifferent Success.

~lNSTEAD of goin,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

Bargain In Hamburgs Which. Howevof.
Did Not Lead to . Sale.
"Why, Mabeli"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

Know what the most eminent chemists
OF the day declare? They say that gilt
paper in q bedroom shortens life by
enany years."
And this stuff will probably prolong
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

flowers, With which she always dressed
the bow mound above her mother, and
taking the larger one on her arm, went
over to the school-house, where the
young village girls were making wreaths
and bouquets. From there she went to
her mothers grave, and began 80 adorn
it with all the blossoms of wood and
field her mother had loved so much in
her life. she heard the distana music of
the band begin to send its wailing re-
QUEEN from the church steps, where the
procession was just entering, she heard
the Slow toll of the bell that always
rung a Rnell in Alton ON Decoration
Day; she knelt by the Maidstone of her
mothers resting place, and leaning her
head against it sobbed bitterly, and spoke
aloud in her reawakened sorrow, know
ing there was no ear 10 hear: Oh
Hugh. my Hugh. if esnid but know
where You are lying! II could only
see your grave, it would be a help. But
yoa have gone out into darkness. and
the place of your sepalcher no man
knoweth unto this day Why, why, can
not go, too?" -
Marion" said q voice. She lifted
her quivering lids Hugh stood before
her. With a low cry she fell across her
mothers grave and lay at his feet
She knew no more till she came back
to life on her own sofa, with Hugh
kneeling beside her and the village doc
tor dropping some pungent fluid slowly
into her lips She looked at her dead
alive lover with anxious, asking eyes
II am not Hugh; I am Sandy" he
said. sadly but distinctly. Yet he was
Hugh 70 her eyes and heart; every line
answered to line in the strong, fine face,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
,Mhat Fro Coinape Means.

Hon. THOMAS FrrcH. of Nevada. made
long and able speech few nights ago at q
public meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The
silverites have strong following among
the farmers of the great West and North
wost-so strong that even the Republican
congressman from those sections are some
Of them afraid 20 vote against the free
coinage Of silver. We are ourselves little
afraid 10 try the experiment; but if 1t
would result as Mr.. FrrcH says il would,
tho world would gain immeasurably by
resort TO Il.
MIR. FrrcH closed his speech as follows:
THE advocates OF free coinage are neither
bandits nor VislOnarics. We propose only
20 bring the era of unnatural contraction
90 an end AMI allow an era OF natural and
healthy expansion 20 commence. surely,
there is n little danger Of evil outcome or
undue proportion 20 an advance OF Value
which must, under the iron rule Of mathe-
mates. stop at 50 per cent. BRING silver TO
the par of gold and the bushel of whoat
now worth sevcnty-five cents Will then be
worth 81, and tho workman who receives
- will receive S275 for his days labor.
The change viii bring prosperity and not
destruction TO the bankers as well as the
farmers.
ut will bring stability and not uncer-
tainty, prosperity and not bankruptcy,
Justice and not disaster 90 both debtor
creditor. and evil 10 no industry and no
man. We propose that the long-continued
and far-rcaching injustice which England
plotting for cheap wheat--luilicted upon
this country in 1873 shall cease We pro-
pose that gold and silver shall be equally
available for the money Of civilization.
The two metals have been friendly and al
most inscparabe companions since the
dawn Of creation. They have been
classed as royal metals for thou-
sands Of years and until 1913. the
right Of either 70 the purple was
inbabiting the same quartz-velns,, so
intermingled by subteTancan fires that
only the cunning Of mctallurgcai science
can dissOciate them. Together they or
nament the mummled dead of a prchls-
toric world. Together they served a. tho
money of every ancient and modern CIVIL
cation. Together they jOurneycd under
the Roman eagles from tho Me 10 the
North Sea-frOm the Pillars of Hercules 10
the Indus. Together they witnessed the
decay Of civilization. which accompa-
MED their partial disappearance during
the middle ages Together they came
from the rocks and placers Of the new
world. which the genius and persistent
courage of Columbus gave to progress:
Together they freighted the argosies OF
Spain and stretched her sceptre over half
n world. Together they have been for four
hundred years tho faithful and, tireleGss
hand-maidcns of commerce, whue she
led humanity out OF poverty into com.
fort. out Cf ignorance into light, out OF
slavery into freedom, and together they
should be permitted to accompany the
further advance of the splendid army Of
civilization. and cid in carrying her luml-
nous banners into the dark places OF the
earth.p
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
THE NEW RAILROAD.
TUE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS oPlN-
ION AS TO ITS WORTH.
,.a,h Of nm EstimabIe Lndy-reli From
His Cart Into n Hole OF Water
An Ugly Rumor.
rs,eciai telegram to tho Dispatch

F,HvyI1IE. Va, March 1.-Commissione
nil and party, composed of the following
anentlemen: Major n. V. Randolph, w. $.
Ircher. Frank ID. Hill, I. W McCance, Jr.,
Colonel s. K. Coleman, George T.. Ruffin,
and r. ID. Taylor, arrived hore little past
: o'clock tonight over the Farmville and
Powhatan railroad having made thorough
inspection of the newly completed road
from the junction of the Richmond
and Danville to this place, and were
driven to the Mckinney House, where an
interview was cheeriully acceded TO by the
commissioner when your correspondent
called, who, after most pleasant greeting
from the General inquired what he might
eav TO the public Of the new road. He re-
1.-THE road, go far as could see to-day. ia
all right-certainly ready for the business
Of both freight and passenger trains over
the portion / came to-day, and tomorrow l
expect to complete the inspection. 1t -
an unusually good new road. the most OF
which is through n clay soil whichrenders
/. unusually easy 10 make substantial. L
should say that easy enough passengers
can be put from Farmvlle 10 Richmond IN
four hours, though at first the schedule
will be probably little slower"
To further inquiry the General said:
fUluh tue IbhiA " III Ut VI HkNuL lEiA'lAR "
this section. "a 1t opens up n country much
Of which is entirely without railway facili-
ties and in which abOunds great abun-
dance Of cord-w00d. lumber, ard bark, and
I don't see why it shouldn't pay from the
beginning. Besides. competition Is what
vour people have been anxious for all tie
tlmc.
Tho General and party will leave to-
morrow morning about 10 o'clock on Their
return. The company. as l am now IN
formed. VIII be prepared to send it's first
train out for traffic the first OF next week:
Mrs. William I. Rice, after prolonged
illness, died this evening. she was tho
daughter of the venerable Joseph O..
Williams, Of Richmond. and was held IN
high esteem of all. Her funeral viii take
place next Monday at ii o'clock.
John Booker. negro from Buckingham.
coming IN town today with a CARLOAD OK
hoop-polcs. upon which he was riding IN y
state Of benumbness rolled tLerelrom INTO
n role Of water alongside of the road, from
which he was unable 20 extricate himself,
and when found was IN a condition from
which there 10 no hopes of his recovery.
4 most nauscating and exciting runor
was put upon the wing here YESTERDAY
which ever since has continued It's hight
throughout the town that one George W.
Bragg. a negro, was almost upon the eve OF
receiving commission papers Tor the post
mastership of Farmv.lie.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02


In his zeal in the cause Of the telegraph
companies, Or. NoRyIS GEmS proved be-
fore the Committee on tine Post-ofice and
Post-roads on Friday that n Government
telegraph is one Of the needs of this coun-
Try. He declared that not more than one
million people out of the total population
OF the country used the telegraph in any one
year, and that 46 per cent. Of tho amount
of the telegraph business was purely specu-
lative.
Is il not a clear case that the Govern
ment must take charge Of the telegraph in
in order to get il ont Of the hands of the
spectators? Let the Government have
SIS own telegraphs and the companies their
teleeraphs.
DR.. GRKEN thinks that the Government
cannot conduct the tolesraphing Of this
country as cheaply or as efficiently as the
companies now IN charge of it. We hear
the same stories occasionally about gas
works and water-works. All such natural
monopolies are gazed at with wistful eyes
by spectators in public necessities. To
DIR. GREES's unsupported dictum We OPP
pose the Post-Ofice Departing itself.
Where is there a company by any name.
incorporated for any purpose whatever,
which can exhibit such q record of econo-
my and efficiency as the national post
Office! The Government has about sixty
thousand postmasters in its employ. Most
81 not all Of these-if not their success
sors--conld be used as telegraph operators.
There will not be much difficulty in Sc
curing telegraph operator for every post
Office. Certainly II could bo done in few
years Let US add the telegraph to the
post-Ofice Department, and show TO the
civilized world postal system perfect in
its details and worthy Of the admiration
Of ell mankind.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
News Notes and Jottinss Here and The

News Notes and JottinGs Here and There.
Snow fell ut Lynchburg nearly oil day
yesterday, but melted as fast as 1t fell.
George Berry. wen-known Portsmouth
butcher, died yesterday OF Brishts dis
ease.
Judge L. L. Lewis, Of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals of Virginia, Is III Norfolk,
guest ofJudgo Hughes.
United States Senator Henry 3. Payne,
Of Ohio. was the guest OF Commodore
Weayerst the Gosport maynard yester-
day.
One hundred thousand feet Of lumber
was swept away from Clincnport by high
water IL the Hol5tOn river during tho
week.
Mrs. Mary T. Kinney, wife ofDr. Thomas
II. Kinney, physician 10 the LOnssdaie
Iron Company, died Friday night. She was
q most estlmable and well-DelOved lady.
Representative Leo introduced in the
House of Representatives yesterday a bill
opprOprating - 900 for the construction
Of q roadway from the CITY Of Alexandria
10 the Federal cemetery near that place.
Last Sunday near Bramwcll a negro shot
another in a drunken row, and on Monday
morning Allen Belcher. sergeant Of Bram-
well, in an effort TO arrest the parties, was
shot and killed. Tho murderer IS at large.
Several enterprising gentlemen Of the
p0cahoutas region have determined 20
form q company and viii utilize all unused
space in the different cJal-miues and Guilt
waite mushrooms. 10 isthoug htayery lucTa-
tive business can be built up.
Constable Jones, of Rural Retreat, was
robbed in broad daylight Thursday after
noon near Wytheyille by two negroes. The
robbers stopped his horse in an isolated
part Of the road and demanded his money,
while they held thor pistols in his face.
They only got about s..
Papers were filed at Parkershurg yes
terday in the divorce case OF Mrs. Ida
Smith against her husband. Rev. James
Smith. Mr. Smith is one Of the leading
Baptist ministers Of West Virginia, and
has been IN the ministry for over thirty
years. His wife is young and very hand
some. The evidence Is said 10 be Of a
highly sensational character.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
IrnnnHonoP.

The Philadelphia Press seconds tho ap-
peal of Fredericksburg CHANDLER for
contributions Of money for the families Of
the eight colored men who were lynched
by South Carolina mob at Barnwell last
December. We quote the Press:
"Those people have been reduced to a
destitute and pitiable condition. No very
large bum IS required to meet their neces-
sities. but it should be raised aud forward
cd at once
A negro suffering for food, or fuel, or
house-room Is a rare thing in the South.
We venture to say that there are a thousand
families, white and black, IN Philadelphia
that are in much greater need o. charity
than any of thefamilies for whom WILLIAM
T.. CHANDLEa is asking contributions.
There are also ten times as many crimes
committed daily or annually in Philadel-
pima as among the same number of per-
IONS in any southern State. Here is q
paragraph which we recently clipped from
the Philadelphia Telegraph:
"Dav before yesterday two men were
hanged in this city for murder. Last night
another man was murdered, and what gives
his case pocul ar significance IS that be was
his murderer's fourth victim
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
Sunday DaDorc.

The following from the Atlanta Cons'i''-
ton may be read to-day. 1t contains food
for reflection;
EDITOR SHEPARD DIs8PPoINTED.-k
Shepard, Of the New York Mi cW Lr2resS,
ran over TO Philadelphia the other day ana
made q speech against Sunday newspapers
20 the Baptist conference. 49,,
The BAPTIST ministers listened 20 Editor
Shepard. but TO his a5tonishment proceed
cd 20 disagree with hlm.
The Rev. Russell H. Conwell said that
he could not tell how 10 deal with Sunday
papers. "a he could not wholly denounce
Them. lie had tried new paper life, and
found that more people renamed away
from church than went there. IheOreu-
callv Editor Shepard might 80 right, but
practically he was wrong. SO TAR as the
publication Of sermons was concerned, Mr..
Conwell thought those which had the least
Christianity IN them were published hrst
The Rev. /. D. King sad that men were
better oil mt homo on Sunday reading the
newspapers than they would be IN the
saloons. The thing - do was to make the
Sunday papers better.
The Rev. Or. Rces said that man could
not spend twelve hours IN religious mcdl-
tation, and the Sunday paper filed up o
gap iu his mind.
The Rev. DR.. Wayland asked rs IL not
better to drift with the tide and endeavor
10 improve the Sunday paper, rather than
mako Intellectual efforts 10 stem the cur
rentg"
Editor Shepard heard all this in blank
amazement. At the close Of the meeting
he scOwlcd upon the assembly, shook the
dust from his No.1Ps, and boarded the next
train for New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
T,nnoro,. Y. G.. Februnry 29. 1slO.

To he E,litor Of The Dispatch:
Please be kind enough to publish in Sun
davis Dispatch where Generals Lee. Jack
son. and johnson were buried. and you Will
greatly oblee Mss c. II. S0UTHGArE.
General Lees remains rest il a vault I'M
der the mausoleum annexed to the chapel
of Washington aud Lee University, Lex
ington, Va, which mausoleum contains
Valentines celebrated recumbent Leo
figure.
General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall "
Jackson is buried in the old cemetery, at
Lexington. Va.
General Albert Sidney Johnston (not
Johnson). to whom it IS presumed our cor
respondent refers is buried at Austin, Tex.