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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

Congress were quit sssssens 70 concede
New YorkSHte 10 thp Democrats. as q
conseq se6eE d tia -snantmeets of Afhe
bill in the shape in which 1t passed the
House, but that the bill was immense
ly popular in the Agricultural States
and would confirm our hold ON those
States He frankly confesses that he
was the victim of a delusion- Nen-"
he says, 81 have talked with the best
judges Of the political situation IN Wis
consin, men also peculiarly wen in
formed on affairs IN the other North
western States. and deem it Q duty ID
declare that the final enactment of the
Mckinley bill, in any thing like the
shape inTwkich 1t now stands, will lose
US che next Congress ana win render is
next TO impossible for the Democrats to
.hungle and blunder Sufficiently to en-
able US to eject successor to President
Harrison. Pest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

and one-half inches long. The hub is
made of two circular pieces of inch
board screwed face to face to-
gether, holding the spokes firmly in
grooves previously cut There are eight
spaces between the points, and if they
are just long enough for each space to
be twenty-four and three-fourths inches,
the implement will measure accurately
one rod. Z. The points should not be so
sharp as to sink into soft ground. The
axle is an iron rod with nut on each
end, and a sole-leather washer is placed
between. suitable size for the spokes
is half an inch thick and one-and -a-half
inches wide at the hub, tapering to an
inch OR less at the point Sometimes a
wagon wheel has been used, but it is
too heavy, and the jerks which it's
weight causes, makes it inaccurate. On
"a smooth surface we have found the
, measuring of our wheel not to vary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

houses the distance.is a couple of miles,
mainly through the main business art
cry of South San francisco, which said
artery is much broken by. vacant lots
that allow frisky steers to escape to the
surrounding hills. The boys who con-
duct the transportation are nearly all
Americans, and their pride in their
Craftsmanship prompts many an antic
and daring feat to delight the audience
that daily assemblies to witness the bo-
vines funeral march to the shambles.
Without money and without price the
onlookers witness feats of riding that
would make splendid extras on Buffalo
Bills programme.
An Examiner reporter and a camera
snapshot expert toured South San Fran
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
A Good Ruegy-.Jaclx.

The description here given is for a
buggy; for a wagon, the jack would
have to be of heavier material. The
upright piece is 2x2-inch timber, feet
inches long, with slot sawed out 10
inches deep The lever is feet inches
long, and 1 inch thick. 1t extends TX
inches to the front; the piece that is
fastened to the lever is 10 inches long,
81 inches wide at the front end, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
BUGGY JACK.

back about five inches. and given q
slope from there back; it is to be fast
ened on with small strips of iron, as
shown in cut, so that it will work
through the slot The top lever is 121<
inches long. The bottom pieces are L
inch thick, and are fastened on each
side of the upright piece. They extend
is inches to the front, and 5 inches to
the rear.-Farm and Fireside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04


a small handle OF round iron to carry
it, may be screwed into it near one end,
for convenience in Neutrality-suspicious.
person. This handle is easily made and
the screw cut by a common blacksmith.
When used. small Sits of tin are placed
>sainat the ends to show its exact posi-
ton - moved EDWARDS.
Fig. represents measuring machine
which we constructed some twenty
years ag1 for the rapid measuring OF
Helds, and which has the advantage
over the surveyors chain or tape line,
in that it is always used by one person.
The spekes Of the wheel are little
lsrger IAN comuionelath. These spokes
form a wheel of such size that one revo-
luton N easures exactly one rod. This
will be effected if each one is tllirty-two
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
RECOVERING A DROPPED HAT:


saddle. Fred Baaser, a smooth-faced lad,
who was born here a score of oyears a9o
and has been in the saddle ever since,
had an of day. however. and consented
20 show of little for the benefit OF the
Examiners commissioners. He had just
completed the education of o handsome
three-year-old Ally with teaching her to
stand and keep q RATA taut while he dis
mounted and removed the rope from the
horns Of refractory steer.
Its handy to know how to get ON .
horse quick" he began. whom the cam
ora was in FOCUS. ''Most Of the boys do
It this way"
His left hand touched the pomme1 and
the bridle-reins at the same time; the
right reached for the cantel. Biddy,
the Ally, started forward. and with her
first jump Baaser made q spring resem-
bling the fight of bird. He landed
with his right leg well across the saddle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
MEASURING LAND.

Some simple Tools with Which 1t Car
BeFaes'y and Accurately Done.
Gertail simple tools, for measurine
b4A karden and fsrp crops. or the con
tenfspf fSds. are Esometimes -. grea1
convenience. For moderate distances,
a light pole Gig y may be used to ad-
vantage and with much accuracy. It is
eleven feet long, 50, that three lengths
will make thirty thEee feet or two rulls
It is made of light. stiff wood, eFof The
material used for making fishipg-rods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Harrison and the Dominic.

The deed by which that now faDouF
cottage was transferred 10 the Har-
risons reads: Consideration, 81" Il
Mr. Harrison has more recently paid
$40, 600 to the donors 10 square
himself, as it were. he is simply vast
ing his money All the public wants
to know of him Is that he would aceept
so costly gift and from such sources
All of which places Mr. Harrison in th8
position Of the old Scotch dominic wh1
dropped a shilling in the contribution
box thinking it WAS q haspenny- He
tried TO get it back and failed and thes
consoled, himself, with. the muttered
comment: '-Oh. weel, the LO-d'l gle
me credit for shillin-.- NO. he
WON'T said the parson.oi yell get
credit for the haipesny- We intended to
put in - Mr. Harrison will get no credits
on earth or IN Heaven for the SO. 900.
even If he has paid it-Chicage Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Cheap clothes" declares Mr.. Aazs
rison, make cheap men" SomebodF
must have Aren Mr.. Harrison kin
clothes.-N- Y. Commercial Advertiser.
it The time has gone by for impoS
ing or retaining tariff duties which car
not be defended on grounds of public
necessity or general advantage.-SG
Louis GlohR-Democrat tRep-) liTtsar- j
Quay says Che action OF certaf1
Pennsylvania men in raisinE fund u
prosecute the New York World for lis
beiing the Senator is Impairment =
is more than that It is cruel It q
knocking all the dignity out of that So
lence.-Chicago Nail.
The Republicans Of the Lacey
committee Who think that the electioH
frauds ARE looked upon as . joke" il
Arkansas, might learn something -
calling at the White House and asking
how they are looked upon by the blocks
of five in Indianes-St Louis Republic
Republicans who are crying ous
against Democratic obstruction in the
consideration of the tariff bill should
bear in mind that several distinguished
Republicans Senators are giving ttfs1
Democrats splendid aid in their, obs
structiye tactics with regard to certaiH
features of the bilL-St. Louis -PosS
Dispatch. a. rrs
Mr.. Blaine is opposed 20 any thfas
like free trade. but is very strongly il
favor of s'enlarging our commercial iuz
tercourse" When Hans Schmidt lsf1
aside. his. barber kit and went to the
springs to appear as Baron Heinrich Won
Schoppenhausen- he was-Eery much
thought of by those, who didn's know
him, but 10 those who did he WAS moths
ing but old Hans Sch1idt-ChicagN
Globe. -isisfat 3 fHp Ct 81 -rles ,
j.. The remark OF Senasox voorhees,
in his speech on the tariff TO the effecS
thas it would be far chespergfor the
country to pay p, 900 idle men their Az
erage wages than tax every square OF
tin roof. every dinner pail. teapot and
milk-can simply. to build MP half =
dozen millionaires and enable them to
give coaching parties 20 protection lead
ers and to found Libraries from the saw
ings of a fifteen per cent red action of
the wages of their working mem, has
a great deal of truth in it-Boston
Journal of Commerce (Protectionist)-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

cuperate from their long ride in tAe not
over luxurious cattle cars provided by
the railroads. California soil has be-
come too valuable to grow beef on Of
late years. and Arizona, Texas and the
few remaining territories now furnish
its standard meat. From othe foot OF
Second street, where thee live steers
land, they are taken in hand by the CEN
taurs in the employ of the wholesale
butchers and driven to the big feed cor
rails on the hills just west Of the road to
Uncle Toms Cabin. Here they are
baited and rested and cooled off for Q
few days before going TO execution. dss-
section, the oven, pot or boiler. and the
table.
From the corrals to the slaughter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

lu swallowed up with the angry waters,
he says he felt more lonely and dis
couraged than at any other period OF
the dread journey. -.
The explorer has left on record the
romantic story of Kalulu, with which
hundreds of thousands, are familiar.
In 1878, when Stanley reached Paris
after his great exploit, he had with him
a slender young man, also of high line
age in his tribe, who was completely
overcome by the, spectacle Of European
civilization.
It was the year Of the great exposi-
ton, and Stanley went daily, with this
young African at his heels, to see the
assembled wonders.
One day met them in the gardens Of
the Trocadero, from which they were
observing the swift upward fight of a
huge captive balloon.
When it came to a standstill thou
sand feet above the fairy expanse of pal
aces glittering beneath. the black boy
threw himself on his knees and NUT
tered some hasty words, which Stanley
interpreted to me as follows:
ssMaster, these are not folk. like our
people away yonder in Africa; they are
This young African soon became con-
WINGED. however, that Europeans were
mortal like himself. He was a great
student, and he learned English, which
he wrote out Theoretically in Arabic. dii
Some of his spelling would have made
= cat laugh, but the English sounds
were all faithfully reproduced.
iStanley's third page. when he came to
Londonlin 1882. was a lcomicai little
darby, dressed now in pure white, and
salaaming like an Arab chieftain; now
in blue bobtailed coat with brass but
tons, in which he looked not unlike a
youthful monkey.
He was very intelligent. and would
recite. the folklore Of his tribe for hours
together, while Stanley would inter
pref the stories to his friends. n.s,,...
And finally this time Mr.. Stanley has
[ introduced to the splendors of London
the boy Sail, whose picture is given
herewith. Sail is about eigh teen. speaks
good English. is intensely devoted to
Stanley, and has an imperturbable, dig
nifty at all the great gatherings to which
he follows his master.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

ured, by dividing it into four right
angled triangles, and measuring each
in the way just described. A few light
stakes inserted into the ground at the
right places will make the division
distinct while the measuring is going
cn.o It will be more convenient to set
the square used for finding the right
angles. in a stake as shown by Fig. 5.
1t Becomes desirable sometimes to lay
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04


or for walks or
carriage drives,
where if badly
done with breaks
or angles they
will have a very
bad or broken
appearance. True
curves, with any
degree of devia-
ton from the
right line, may
be laid out by
using the rod
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
STANu4HS~aLACK BOY.

IL
-Che Eztlorsr Ax>ss Has . annskys At
= i T. ItendAnt <Syhtles in kur0pe. ~
Mr.. Stanley, although he is the lion
Of the season. makes no pretension to
style; but he always has with him, as
he has had on. each ct his Temperatures
in London,-a smaf1 able sattendant.
This Snskysperso s@ves page and
door-opener, and Invariably accom-
jpanics his master = to lunches. :, teas.
meetings of public and private corpora
lions, receptions and ceremonial dim
ners. -..-,.-
In fact. Stanley without his black boy
would be as unusual spectacle as Joey
sBagsteck without his CANE or an East
Indian Prince without his turban.
These young africans arc. brought to
Europe by Stanley Africanus AS a
means OF proof 70 the peoples among
whom he travels or purposes to travel
own country. The presence in tribe
Of one who has crossed the big water
with the master, and seen him received
in honor by kings and princes is power
full for good. 1t serves as an indorse-
ment of Stanley.
.~.- -Four sofs4these dark followers of the
great explorer have now become familiar
in succession to London eyes. The first
was Kalulu. who even went to America
with his master in 1872.
Kalulu was prince in his own coun-
try He was an engaging, bright little
blackamoor,, full of quaint sayings and
astonishment at the marYels that he
saw. Stanley was deeply attached to
this boy, who had been through many
perils with him; and on the great jour
ney down the Congo, when he saw Kalu-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
MODERN CENTAURS.:
Free Wild West Show Perform
ing In San Francisco.
Reckless Vaqueros and Their Fests o
Horsemanship-Catch . jack
rabbit from tho Saddle
Use OF the BrOnchO. A-s.

Over in South San Francisco, beyond
the smells of Butchertown, says the Ex-
aminer OF that city, there is little
wild West show in session nearly every
afternoon in the year. Anywhere from
three to six p. m. the cowboys drive the
city's daily beef in on the hoof from the
corrals on the hills where the steers re-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

represented by Fig. 6. An iron pin at
the middle, A, holds it from sliding on
the ground while used. where also is an
open socket to receive the marking
stake. c is a graduated cross bar for
varying the curve. Fig. z shows how it
is used for making the curve, the great
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
The Iowa CArnpssGn.

The battle under which the Repub-
licens' lost Iowa 10 again under way
with conditions unchanged The situa-
ton can best be described in diagram.
as folioss: re- ssfFreg sssSs'--
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
one represented by Fig. e.wbich enable,

him rapidly to
lay off drills or
row s of b ills
three feet apart,
or three and a
half or four feet.
Holding it in his
b and, a single
placing on the
ground gives the
desired distance,
which is better
than the common
practice of guess
ing how far apart
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Democrats

It Ia an uphill road fo1-the Repub-
hcans.a; doyA-hin path for the Prenib1-
bitionists and clear right of way. on the
dad level for Democracy and VICTORY
Chicago Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

camera. "Now!" he yelled as he dashed
by on hard run, and with wild swoop
he reached with his left hand for the
trailing RATA His only hold it seemed
was by the compression of his right heel
against the face of the saddle cantel and
light grip on wisp of Biddy's name.
Almost before he was down heSwas up
again, taking a turn around the horn
and checking Biddy. She braced her.
self, the rope tautened and the galloping
COW came to a halt with an unpleasant
suddenness that would have thrown her
down but for Baaser's letting out little
slack at the critical moment.
''Now, if this was tough old steer
with disposition to be ugly, should
probably want help. in throwing him
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

more than half an inch in a rod, and on
grass land not over an inch in rod. A
common carpenter made the machine.
Fig, shows how a triangular field or
piece of ground, b, C., d, may be easily
and accurately measured. AS a right
angled triangle contains exactly one
half as much as a square OF rectangle,
divide the three-sided piece into two
right-angled triangles, as represented
by Fig. 8; the common square, a. being
used to form the right angles Multi
ply the two sh orter sides of the two tri-
angles thus formed together, add the
products and divide the sum by two,
and the quotient will be the area Use
feet for small pieces and rods for fields.
Fig. represents the way in which an
irregular four-sided field may be meas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

cisco recently and viewed some Of the
work Of the more notable of the South
End vaqueros. Billy Roche, Frank Ran
lett, Billy Smith, the quartette of Day
brothers. "Bloke" Harvey, George links,
Grant Pyle, Frank Pate, Tom O'Day,
Jack Lillard and "a hundred other ex-
perts were out, but all were too busy
with their every duties to stop or to
talk or illustrate their tricks of rope and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Quite Rank.

Captain Robinson Indignantly -
Here Jones has been promoted over my
head. and have seen ten years more
service than he has. Icau it . shamei
Captain Jackson-Yes, It IL . frank"
ohame.-West Shore.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

TEST y6dr seed by planting in boxes
1t Is not much trouble, and il it were 1t
would pay to do it
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

er the deviation at
each move, the
shorter the curve.
At each move a peg
on stake IS inserted
and the curve is
thus regu1 a RI Y
marked IA short
curve may be made
to run gradually
into a longer one,
and vice versa, by a
regular increase or
decrea5e 81 ON the
short scale at each
measurement with
the - pole. Such
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
THE DAIRY COW.

corn, potatoes. etc, or measuring by
spreading the feet ii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
A Case of Nepotism.

Visitor see you keep. your family
busy.
Postnnaster-Yaas. sort mail, mother
does tn stamping, Sairy Ann ties up tn
bags and Jerry, tears stamps. 81 i,ft,f...
'Visitcr-What does that little fellow
in the corner do?. ON "a.
Postmaster-He holds th' letters up 70
tn light SOS kin sec if they's any
money in 'm.-Judge. .st,...J sae
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04
Wnl Ceasiat OF Twenty-Four Hour.

Sun Ito ,moon)--Hello.s Luna. deari
What's the news on the earth?
Moon-Labor people are agitating for
shorter days. sss'N
Sun-Well, they won't get them while
AM running; the machine y 60,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

curves as are repre- 4 FIGks AND q. 8 4
sented by Fig are thus accurately laid
out. 80 ~ -
A. convenient measure. which the
farmer or gardener wants to use
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-26

The young people were presented TO
each other, u few weeks lator thc mar
riage was celebrated and all seemed for
the best In tho bcst possible world The
marriage took place IN. August. isss. and
DIR. Fauiquiee receives the dowry, 30
600 francs.
For some weeks NJ GaI1et was delight
ed with his sou-in-law and Nine. Faul-
ouier adorcd her husband. but soon.
although the husband declared he had
many patients, the young household
lacked money, and the young doctor
had to resort TO borrowing. even getting
large SUMS from his fther.in.law.
NJ. Gallet. who had made no inquiries
about the man to whom he gave his
daughter, thought IL his duty to inform
himself concerning the man to whom he
lent fifty louis, and this In what he
found out:
/. That his son-iD-law had never been
a doctor.
Q. That his son-ir-law wore Illegally
/ the ribbon of an ofacer OF the academy.
| 3. That his son.tn laws brother was
not doctor.
4. That the said orpther wore illegally
the ribbon Of chevalier OF the Legion
OF Honor.
Judge OF the despair OF this unfortu
nate father, who had been so happy ovei
his daughters marriage. lie entered 4
complaint in the courts, and the false
DIR. Fautauier was sentenced TO three
months imprisonment for illegal,
practieing medicine and Illegally wear
ing decorations
Meanwhile DR. Faulquier sought ant
obtained divorce.
But the fatner-in-law was still no
satisfied. lie made complaint agains
Pierre EauiqGier aud his physician, DIR
, Dibot, FOR ssindiing. When the cas-
came to trial some days ago the fac
, was revealed in court that Dr. Dibot'
only diploma was from the Uniyersit.
I OF Philadelphia, which In Paris is looke'
: upon as no diploma at all.
{ The morality OF the affair appear
! from the following short passage fror
. the trial:
e The Courts-If IL had been a questlo
a o. lending 20, 600 francs 20 NJ. Faulquie
2 you would have made inquiries abou
, him. would yon not?
q NJ. Gallet-Oh. yes, sir.
1 The Court but when You gave hir
your daughter and 10, 600 francs You di
) not think this necessary?
4 NJ. Gallet--It is true that | wa
, wrong, but you must remember that b
a was an officer OF the academy.-Par
| Latter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-26
A WINTER SUNRISE.


Sweet anlhs snSrzsh shsrtrers encountered IN
On enssh's ehni nosom lighting up iha while
The ursi bright rays 81 the late risen sun
Descend. and thrill her teaturesso . snsle.
Thc small white rlouas, low lying IN the east.
Catch radiance from his beams, and turn 10
gold
white toward the west the mist that hovered
low eeF
Retreats apaec.' ihr,ush tAs blue heavens
ro''Sa -&
No Joyous lark upsprings 10 pouFh his strains
OF rsptnroas music o'er the weakened earth;
The brook u mute, nrn bound In Icy chains
Nor grcetp the ear with iss accustomed mirth-
No sound occurs 10 break tho quiet spell
saw from some distance farm house. where.
perehancc,
Some sharp voiced coliy reused BY vagr.a,
kline.
Sounds his quick "halt.r -disputIns their sd-
vance.
Slow rislng from each farm house chimney
In Lazy SKETCHES now the smoke aseends,
And waited by the light east wind away
Far m the west with morning yapor blends.
xhe moon that. through the cold, stiu hours Of
night
Kept watch and lent pale iuster to the scene
Like pale speeter fingers vel In sight
Low ia the Sky Us filmy outlines seen
And now from every farm-yard far aud near,
ifsamingling sounds Of life, once more
aroused
, mornings walcome light. assai the nar,
From cattle she'd, and where the sheep arr
housed.
The former issues from the smoking door,
Urged by the loud demands for morning fare
Scatters the golden corn and fragrant hay
Peace rcigns again throughout the quiet air
M G. Hrown in Yankee Blade.