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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
What Do You Keep Poultry Fore

Some farmers ignore profits in keep
ing hens. They wanssimply enough to
supply their table with eggs and broil.
ers. Others aim for profit as we'll. Mar
ket poultry is the foundation of the
poultry business, as pork is the founda-
ton of fancy breeds of hogs. Like any
other business it requires knowledge
and experience. Ono who is without
experience should try small number,
learn to care for them and study the
wants and characteristics of each fowl.
He will then be able to increase his
flock. Pleasure is a secondary aim il
the aim is to make business of poultry
keeping. Every farmer should keep a
few fowls. they can be cared for with
little attention; when large flock
always means work to the owner
American Agriculturist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

| you don t indeed.'
ssVery probably DON'T said Mr..
Hawkes., shou1dering stack of carpet
bags, baskets and shawls. ''There's tine
whistle-come along, and tell that
sleepy nurse girl of yours to look sharp
if.she expects to get seat!'
OF course 1T was a matter Of some con.
siderable time to0stow Mrs. Lila Hawkes.
safely away, with her baby, er'shawls,
her novels and her nurse, and by the
time John had. established himself Lila
/ interrupted him with little ecstatic
scream.
ooh! John, what lovely baby! Don't
she Look like our little angel? Dear:
dear! how piteously she cries, to obe
sure"
'.Sure enough said Mr.. Hawkes., il
an distracted sort ofomanner. %
But Lilia's oyeraowing maternal sym.
pathies we're reused.
81 could quiet her, Susan-bring the
| little love here!'
The care-worn mother Of seven up.
rOarious little travellers, looked up in
some surprise as Susan O'Reily clumsily
took the screaming infant from it's nest
of cushions by her side, but Lila softly
| uttered:
Excuse me, mann, but you have sc
many to attend to, and l should so like
to hold her for few minutes!'''
ST do actually believe she'd be glad tc
get rid of it!' thought indignant Lila.
''Halloa! Two babies. as 1 live?
calculated John Hawkes., looking up in
some surprise "Where on earth did
the other one come from?'
''Hush -sh-sh!'' Whispered Lila,
holding up her pretty finger with a
| warning gesture.
And, absorbed in these pulling and
not altogether agreeable meditations,
Mr.. John Hawkes. dropped into fever
baby had suddenly transformed itself
t into whole orphan asylum full.
When he walked up. with a nervous
start, it was quite dark, save for the
swingings shifting glare of the lamp
overhead, and Lila was softly murmur-
ing some cradle song, while Susan, with
the other little one sound asleep in her
arms, was nodding tremendously to the
jo1ting of the train o
s'Melton!" roared the iron-1unged con-
ductor,o putting his head into the car
window and drawing it back again, as if
he had seen a wild beast, after the man
ner of conductors.
''Here we are Susan" said Lila,
eagerly, ''take the poor little pet back
to its mother; stay-give me the baby
first. Dear me, John, she has gone"
s'Never mind-never mind, - said John,
hurriedly; take the little basket and the
striped shawl quick. if you don't want
to be carried on to Al1enville."
But, .Iphn -
''Oh, fiddlesticks.'' calculated the per-
turbed husband; there comes Susan
now with your baby. It's all right,
tell you. Here we are, and here is Miss
Rourke wal ting for us with the car
rage"
"Oh, isn't it nice to get homer ex-
claimed Mrs Hawkes., joyously, as she
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

SN'T she pretty,
John, dear?Doesn'
she look exactly
like a little rose
bud?"
SIS he's w ell
enough" answered
the young husband.
with provoking in
difference.
% 9 ts'Well enough!"
mimicked Lila in
"a laughing vexa-
t i o n. j o h n
Hawkes., you really
don't deserve to
own a live baby
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

came dancing into the bright little par
lor. SIT is worth a journey any time,
John, to learn to appreciate your own
home properly"
''Why, yes, it is rather snug" said Mr..
Hawkes., rubbing his hands, and looking
complacently around the room.
''And baby has been so good all the
time-bless mammals own little dark
eyed angel! Give her to mamma, Susan.
And, oh, John-JOhn!'
''What the deuce is the matter?''
CALCULATED Mr.. Hawkes., stopping short
in his labor of unlocking portmanteau.
''Why, it's the yellowed-eyed baby, as
sure as I'm living sinner! And where
is little Lily? Stop screaming, Lila,
and answer me. 1t isn't possible-it
can't be- he added with a sort of gasp
-''that Susan brought out the wrong
baby!'
Susan burst into doleful howl at
this stage of affairs, terminating in dis
NAL wall.
''Sure, sir, an wasn't it as dark as a
her all bawlin' and it is meself couldn't
tell the one from t'other. Sure, sir, an it
amt my fault"
vi, NY ooOSs 10y DDS'
poor Mrs. Hawkes., wildly wringing her
hands together-''my precious birding!
Oh, John, what shall we do?"
Telegraph" answered Mr.. Hawkes.,
succinctly.
''But will that bring her back?" asked
Lila, with vague idea of her infant
being inclosed in an envelope and for
warded per special messenger, twenty.
Ave cents to collect
81 mean to telegraph on to Allenvilles
for of course those other people will
stop there when they discover the ex-
change. will 60 right on by the very
next train.''
''And /, toe.'
Lila chung convulsive}y to her hus-
bands arm.
whats the use of your going, my
dear?"
81 could not stay at home, john
should be distracted. Please-please let
me go?"
Her piteous voice of appeal melted
Mr. Hawkes. heart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

THE Massachusetts, Ploughman says:
s''Grass is about the last of all crops
suitable for a fruit orchard. The count
less millions of grass roots leave little
moisture for the trees in a dry season,
and usually they need all they can get
But the idea that grass is suitable for
an orchard is hard to kill-haroer, in
deed, than the trees ara".
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
Preparing for Him.

Cornelius" said Mrs Madderg-ass to
her husband, ST wish you would give
me some instruction in pistol shoot
ing"
s'You are not afraid of burglars, are
ysu?" asked Maddergrass.
'sNo; but understand that a census
taker will be along soon to ask women
how old they re.''-The Jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

Hooks about the stable, upon which
to hang the lantern, are an excellent
thing. The lantern set down is fire.
quently knocked over, and the straw or
hay set on fire.-American Agricult-
uriSt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

SToP churn when butter graduates if
you want to wash out all of the butter
milk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
Setting Fence Posts.

A friend sends description of his
way of setting fence posts SO that they
can not be heaved out by the frosts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

-Butterworth agrees with Blaine that
if the Mckinley bill passes the country
will go Democratic in 1892.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
A CHOICE OF TEXTS.

Parson Jackson-Ephrim, it says in
de good book: ''Thou shalt not steal"
Ephraim Johnson know dat, sab;
but I've been so lucky thought I'd glib
you one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

In discussing the tariff the late Sem
ator Beck said: Every man who has
sense enough to know any thing knows
that the home consumer of imported
goods pays the tax and that foreigners
consume none of them; therefore, as the
American citizens consume all of them,
all the tax is paid by the American con-
sumner. Why does he pay it? Nobody
is obliged to buy imported goods when
similar goods are manufactured in this
country. There can be but one answer:
The American consumer finds it cheaper
to buy imported goods whose price has
been increased AZ per cent by tax
called tariff than it would be to buy
like articles manufactured in the United
States at the price the home producer
asks for them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
MIXED UP:
Why Mrs. Hawkes. Doesn't Adj
miro Strange Babies Any More.

-SN,T sba cro4ty
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04
TAMMANY SATURDAY, OCTOBER

her doom. She WAS reused finally by
the sound Of voices, and lifting her
head. which she had buried in her
pillow, she saw the morning light
struggling in, and realized that a
boat was coming to her assistance.
Strong arms lifted the sick woman, and
Rosa Was soon beside her. adrift on q
pitiless waste Of waters. But other help
was close at hand. A Government boat
received the wanderers. and kind
hands ministered to their wants. In .
few hours the spires Of Cincinnati
lo0med in sight and once more Ross
stepped on the solid earth.
Sheds and warehouses had been has,
tily converted into hospitals, and
in one Of these the poor girl saw hes
mother pass out Of this world, leaving
her friendless and homeless in the
great city. Taught to be helpful. and
unwilling to become . burden, she of,
fered her aid - . nurse and servant, AMI
1t was here that Annette St Clare hal
found her. and had begged her to 60 home
with her. Rosa had been captiva TED
by Annette's graceful manners and
helpful spirit rs she had worked with
and for her about the building. and til,
appeal was more than her stoical pride
could resist, though she mo1nx to keel
her place, she said to herself, and do !
servants work.
But Annette thought otherwise. The
St. Clares opened their bospitable doom
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04

The old-style paper collars and cuf7l
had long run Of popular favor. but
they disappeared some years since.
While they wore in vogue their manu-.
facture Was . paying industry. Manu-
facturers have become convinced that
many Of tho men wearing flannel shirta
would prefer 10 wear the white shirt
during the warm weather. In the cities
especially. II they could do Il and u
the same time avoid heavy laundry
billA Inventors got the idea, and now
they aio making collars and ouAs Of
pepef nsehe and creating . large Dc,
mand for them. too The now material
IL - hard - @pil and = easy to clean
- celluleia but it's liksly 10 b much
more popular than that stun ever WAS.
beoauso IL has no bad smell. doesn't
take Ase iron lighted match, - cellu
lold used - 4 sometimeA anA h softer
70 the skin q The neck s1A wsistA II
caa hardly - seld from liaen. spd yet
dessa't Wilt with pesapisaaioa. Il viii
probably - worn o the steeet eyea-
inGU by Tie men who woa't condeeceHd
70 ~ hsnsly flannel shirk-Sk Louis
0lehe-Demoozat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04
THE BIGGEST HOTEL.


~ Queer - IL IL Large
Edwin Ashley, an English tourist
who 10 at the Grand Pacific says that
the largest hotel in the world II in
South America Talking about the big
house he said: .''~
'"The Grand Quarantine Hotel at
Flores Island. at the mouth Of the river
Plate. Is not only the largest in the
world but the strangest While the &C.
commodations are poor tho people will
stop there, no matter how snxi 1us they
arc to got away. The hotel combines
an international boarding -ho' :, . mill
itary camp. . prison and sesside rs-
eort The sovereignty Of the isl-
and is vested In the Republic
Of Uruguay. In tho early months
OF the year Rio do Janeiro 10 placed un.
der sanitary boycott BY tho people Of
the River Plate. and not . person Is al.
lowed to pass Flores Island until he has
been at sea at least ton dsya That 90
counts fc. the big business at the hotel.
The guests come in boat loads from 800
70 900 at . time. There are ARst-slsss
passengers. immigrants and . number
Of intermediate classes. Upon srrivine
at the hotel the crowd II assorted and
packed away. Packed II . Rood word
in this case. for you are entirely st the
mercy Of the management Ifyoa mako
protest the omoisls shPue their shoul-
ders and say they arc indeed seery. but
they speak only the pure Spanish Lam
guage. Sometimes they will put six or
III you don't like that you can got
out but you .will soon return: for IL 10
tho only place on the island wherc you
can stop A permanent garrison b
maintained On the Island and it IN.
cludcs . CommandsAt . physician, .
Secretary Of Stats. liyht-houss keeper,
postmaster and tslsgrapA eperstoex
Every norning during pleasant vsathes
. tug-boat comes down from Monte sidso
With letters and provisioaa When
norther u hlowtng those . tho i9lanA
arc placed on short FationA.
Thipk os stopping q the biRgest hotcl
tn tho world and q net belng shle .
get but one or two meals day, with
bananss 1oe 80 - the nealsl I had
this expericnce during . storm vhes
The tugs did not arrive for Ave daya
When was o. the ialand there were
over l.eee gnssts st ~ sAsesl. CAieaeo
rtibuae.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04

hung between the two front arms Of this
Jack which hold tho evener - shown.
stretching the wire This wheel ID
made Of two disks Of boards with the
edges chamfered They arc nailed To-
gether cross-wise and their chamfered
edges brought together in such . way
that tho completed wheel has grooved
edge s-.v.. .lr 6as
A strong rope must extend from the
axle, ON which this wheel II hung to
the cvener. for stretching the wire.
From the groove on the wheel rope
reaches to . pulley at the top Of the
tripod and to tho weight below It. This
weight has an increased sdvantage over
the rope attached to the evener. ~ the
wheel II 90 much larger than tho axle
ON which the evener rope winds At
The foot Of the jacks legs ore half-inch
irons. When the jack II being used.
these irons are pinned solidly into the
turf, 70 the machine can not b moved.
Now We viii proceed TO reel out the
wire. First pay out the bottom wire,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04

STRONG ARMS LIFTED THE SICK WOMAN.
selL by . mighty force Of will, she
rose, and with her daughters help,
mounted the narrow staircase and foil
fainting on the bed.
Inc darkness of the storm closed
around them. The sick woman rallied.
but . violent fever ensued. and all night
long, racked with pain and maddened
oy her grief, she called in piseous tones
70 her dead husband. Then, drawing
Rosa TO her side. she bade her listen,
while she gave her instructions for their
safety, and counsels for the future.
should they Be separated.
rake that little purse" she said;
your Uncle Franz gave it to mo ON
christmas day. when l was about u old
as you: Put this money that have in
my pocket into the purse, and fasten it
inside your dress You may see the
time soon when you will soreiy need it,
All night long. Rosa administered to
ner mothers needs, and toward morning
the weary woman slept Rosa, relieved
OF ner care and exhausted by fatigue,
lost Consciousness and dreamed that she
C.s on the ocean steamer going to Uncle
franz She felt the swash Of the waves
against the hoat. the pitch and tumble
OF the vessel Is it rose and fell. She
woke sne house was moving. she was
sure OF II She stepped ON the stairs,
ana found the water nearly 10 the ton
Inc CLOCK had STOPPED, the outer dark
ness was impenetsable. her mother still
s.eP. ana Tor what seemed years ip-
stead OF hssas. the girl waited ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04
HUMOROUS

-Jack-'I have . pressing question
70 ask you. Miss Amy" Amy--'Go on.
Jack. Press ahead Leigh.
-"Doi you believe In fate, Pat7'
''Sure. and phwat would We stand on
widout 'emT'-Kansas City Star.
-Debtor-'T want to pay that little
bill Of yours." Creditor-"Al right
my dear boy. Debtor-"But can't
Somerville Journal.
can almost hesr It. What is it?"
'.Must be . coinsh bawl"-Puck.
ibid my argument strike you forci-
bly?" ''Yes; II you had continued ten
minutes longer would have had brain
fever. ."-Munsey's Weekly.
-Prisoner-''Ysr honor. would you b
kind enough to discharge ma Iwant
to 20 on into the country" Judge-"I
am afraid to discharge you, Sullivan.
You arc too heavily loaded. "-Texas
Siftinga -iss
Mr.. Bullion-''You are far too young
70 marry my daughter. You arc only
sighteen." Tom-"Yes. sir, hut Miss
Julia il thirty-fouE. 20 the two Of rs
xould average about right"-Thc Bos-
,onian. .f t .l, :
~ can SOC now why you, advertise
'oonas for single men" remarked an ap.
olicant to the landlady. "Whv?" "Be-
:ause the rooms are too small to hold
iouble ones"-Judge.
Little Miss Lily was paying her iirst
sisit to tho country. Seeing some birds
n . meadow. she exclaimed: "Poor
little brides Of the fieldi They haven't
sven = cage to sleep pin."-Judge.
This is the season whom you ask
The bartender to mix you . drink to
scep out the heat, and he gives you the
anne prescription you took last winter
o keep out tho cold. p. $50 we've
,een told. -Norristown Herald. 3
Little Tommy had spent his first
tay st school-'whst did you learn?"
asked his auntie on his return. "Didn't
earn any thing" said Tommy. "Well
Shat did you do?" '.Didn't do any
hing. Awoman wanted to know how
o spell cat and told her."-Louis-
lille Tib-Bit& Il.
Nov look here" said the Professor
o the infuriated Bull '.you are my
uperior in strength, I am your superior
n mind. Let US arbitrate this matter
md see which should y right get the
'etter Of our controversy" ''Oh. no."
cplied the Bull. 'let's tbss up for It."
1ater.-The Professor losk-N. Y. Sun.
Each has its good and evil side;
AJekyll, alternate with Hyde,
To tickle or 70 TROUBLE.
Thus history repeats lself:
The apples green the small boy eats
Aro sure to make him double.
-Philadelphia Press. =
Now. my friend. Whist will you do
~ith all that money!" said IN old gen-
tleman to tramp to whom he had given
I nickel. Tramp gazing at the coin)-
"Well. guess I'll 60 to the races and
bet some Of it. II lose reckon I'll
spend the simmer 1T Asbury Park in
stead Of going to Saratoga. ."-Texas
SlxtlnQA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04

gapa Weave up the gap. nail the last
picket firmly to the post then 60 to the
spposite side Of the gap put In picket
and nail this to the post After going
. rod or two further the wires can be
cut in the center Of the gap and wound
about the posts. thus fastening the
fence firmly. In this way but little
more wire II required and . great deal
Of time 10 saved In setting up aud get
ting started. The posts at each end Of
the fence and either side Of the gap
must be stoutly braced.
When the wires have been placed
they are attached to tho evenes -
shown. and tho evener holds them
steadily in place, though not 20 stifly
tha. the weaving can not be done. But
before We can proceed 70 weave In
pickets 1t will b necessary 10 make three
wrenches, ono for each wire. Take .
piece OF 2xS scantliny 10 inches long
and saw an X On both edges Of It ono
fourth Of IN inch deep and ~ inches
from tho end. The triangular pieces
must thon b removed with . chisel -
shown In the engraving. Next IN asRer
hols must b bored in one side. and .
strip Of band iron run around whore
the wire Il likely "a wear the wrench.
The ends Of the band iron must each
have . punched hole and these must
como directly over the one-inch auger
hole. A screw put through the punched
onds will draw tho band iron into the
hole until It Is tight about the wrench.
Unless this strap Of iron is put around
the wrench it will not mako ever -
rods Of fence before wearing out
Having braced the hrss post we viii
begin st the left hand 70 weavc. Insert
tho wrench between the wireA This
will open them and tho picket may b
inserted. With nail hammer in the
right hand force tho picket into place
at the extreme left and then with the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-04
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

General Longstreet 10 understood
o b writing his military memoirs.
MIR. Robert Barrett Browning has
given the MSS Of his fathers poems to
Balliol College.
Henry NJ. Stanley's manuscript IL
very legible. and scarcely an alteration
. made In folio.
Tho Emperor Of China has sent tho
German Emperor large boz Of play
shings-little dragons and things-for
ais Ave little sons. 'ue
Tho Confederate Memorial Liter
lry Society has been formed In Rich
nond to collect literary works and
relics relating to the late waE
Those who advocate spelling reform
IN the English language argue that ono
letter out Of every seven, used accord.
ing to the present practice. is absolutely
aselesA
Cardinal Lavigerie has an exten-
i've Acquaintance with modern litera-
ture. especially history and polemica.
though he Is known to the world more
IS . man Of affairs than an eloquent
preacher and student
-Dinah Salifou, IN African King,
was % impressed By the splendors Of
sivilization at the Paris Expositiol
that when he returned home, he
ordered all his male subjects TO wear
trousers. So they have kill ed him.
Like many other wise elderly man.
Francis Parkman, the historian. has
taken to gardening, and IL - successful
1t it as was Evelyn. He is particularly
fond Of roses He Is writing again.
having In . great measure recovered
his health.
John Ross Ward, the British Ad.
mirsl whose death WAS recorded re-
sently, organized the working depart
nent Of the National Life-Boat Insti-
tuition. and during his thirty-one years
Of service as General Inspector Of Life
Boats that institution saved moro than
twenty thousand lives -r..
Tho newest and most select club
about London il the Two Pin Club. com.
posed chiefly Of Punch's young men.
with tho addition Of few persons like
Sir Charles Russell and Lord Rose.
berry. The two pins in question come
from the names Of Dick Turpin and
John Gilpin. ". ..-..1s i
DR. Heinrich Schliemann IN Q Nom.
ber Of the Grocers' Company, Of Londen.
Before he unearthed ancient Troy ana
dug up Agamemnon's tomb at Mycene
the irrepressible excavator sold herringr
and butter. potatoes and milk for over
Avo years In . little shop in Furstsn-
burg. whore he was grocer's clerk.
1t 10 an interesting fact that Gold.
smith's Deserted Village has beeD
translated into tho Hindu tongue. by
eari Dhara. Is II said 70 have been dons
with much skill IL II a alnost line.
toe-lin6 translation. and preserves near.
ly all the idees Of the original
Tho Princess Of Wales uses . CO.,
metic. the natpre ef which the ladies' IN
her count would willingly ~ Asas soe
AltAsu6h nearly Afty years Of ass. her
Highnsss he's . Complexion - smooth
In texture and - delicate ia HAT - the
beauty q . schoolgirl Il Will stanA
the clessst scrutiny, the tess Of sum
shine anA the electric lantern, anA =
proof e handkeeoAief a.d lssgnsteA X