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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
GOOD COMBINATION.

L Few Words About the Comparative In
come from Sheep and Gown.
With ordinary care and Judgment the
hocks increase las per cent in number,
the lambs bring - each and the wool
50 q head. This gives an income of 81
. sheep. What will sustain a cow will
keep eight sheep. To equal this each
cow of a dairy should produce S56 The
very best herds scarcely do this; the
great MAJ ority run very far below it But
suppose all equaled this, the labor &C
count against the cows tells in favor of
the sheep. 1t has been questioned
whether a few sheep with dairy of
cows do as well as have been wont to
report. At farmhouse where I am
staying a few days twenty cows and
ten sheep are kept The wool was sold
for SIS and - lambs were raised which
are worth at least IS each now, and
could be sold for that. This gives an
income of $3.50 sheep, or $50 for the
equivalent Of a cow. This far surpasses
the return from the dairy, and, viii
venture to say, from ninety nine hun
dredths of the diaries in New York
state. These sheep sheared but 8
pounds of wool each and it sold far
80 cents. 1t is as easy to get and keep
sheep that will shear pounds or more,
and increase their pro6tableness by
that much.
In the five or six dairy counties of
New York where l have made personal
inquiries, find the same good report
of sheep. The editor of the Canadian
Live Stock and Farm Journal estimates
the income at Sc. 20 per sheep in his
province, where wool averages but l9
| cents If our dairymen would sell the
poorer half of their cows and invest the
money in sheep, it would be wise am
! not so welded to this idea for the
| money profit as for the relief it would
give to the women of the household,
| who are now in too many instances
! dragging their lives out at milking,
making butter and cheese and the al
| most continuous washing and leaning
| of milk and other dairy vessels. With
! fewer cows and moro sheep, there
would be more money in the farmers
| pocket and more bloom on the cheek
| of his wife. Now all hands, male and
| female, have to turn out and milk, rain
or shine, Sundays included. If only sc
| many cows are kept as the ''men folk
can milk, it will relieve the women in
large measure. and the added sheep
| will increase the treasury.-H. Galen
Wilson, in n. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
LIVE STOCK BREVITlES.

Nor so much depends upon the build
as upon the care and management.
Sows WITH pig should be fed we'll in
order to have the pigs mature early.
RADICAL changes of treatment or
sudden changes of food often result in
q disadvantage to the thrift Of the hogs.
Too MUCH grain is more detrimental
to breeding stock than too little.
good portion of their food should be
coarse and bulky.
certain to produce an excess of fat, and
state of the system.
WHEN commencing to feed to fatten,
the brood sows and growing pigs
should be separated from the fatten-
ing hogs, At least when fed.
STORE up a supply OF clover espe-
cially to feed the pigs during the winter,
they will thrive better than if they
must depend upon grain alone.
IT is a good plan in building a hog.
house to arrange a place to store feed
and bedding overhead; in many cases
will be found quite a convenience.
IL hogs are fed within twelve hours
before killing, the meat is more liable
to sour than if no feed is given, while
in addition, the food will be wasted.
WHENEVER the nights begin to get
cool a good feed of whole corn car
nearly always be given with benefit
It is one of the best materials for keep
ing up animal heat.
AS SOON as the pigs are old enough
they should have a feeding place te
ration and gradually increasing as they
grow older. = Farmer and Stocl
Breeder.
In breeding stock do not expect t.
get better animals than those you
breed from, for you will in all hkeli
hood be disappointed. Like beget:
like" and if you want good colts ant
good calves look closely to qualities O.
both sires and dams. You cannot ge
perfect animals by breeding cripples.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

TROUGH FOR PRESERVING WHEEL-RIMR
tions to prevent igniting the oil When
the oil is sufficiently heated the rim of
the wheel is immersed and slowly
turned around as the heated oil pene-
trates the wood until the entire rim is
treated. The advantages claimed for
this device over a rectangular trough OF
galvanized iron are: It requires less oil,
as it conforms more nearly to the curve
Of the wheel; being of cast iron, it
serves as a vessel in WIFI n to heat the
oil, as well as to soak the felloes; 1t is
more durable than galvanized iron. and
no more costly. 1t is not patented
American Agriculturist-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

THE MINISTER'S PRETTY WIFE.
You might have known that by my &C.
cent; my husband maintains that
speak dreadful English"
II do not think that I should be such
a severe critic. because-wel, because
I understand very little English Does
madame love her country"
''Do 1 love it? The lovely green
isle, as we call it; my poor Ireland. that
is now being desolated and de-
populated by fanatica1 band!
Oh! those English"-with a glance to-
ward her husband, ''they are truly too
embetant-or they would have put an
end to the disorder long ago. The
Prussians should manage things; they
would understand! Are you not a
Prussian, sir, and an officer? thought
SO at once. Are all the Prussian officers
SO tall and $3.50 strong?"
by height and strength our officers
would not que1 the rebellion" said
smilingly, but / feel convinced that
the Prussians would straighten up mat
tiers in Ireland quickly. But shall we
talk politics while such sweet strains
come from the piano?"
Then we should not talk at all, but
listen politely" said the lady, with her
mischievous smile; ''or what subject
would you propose?" she continued,
lowering her lashes-
IF it is not too inquisitive, should
like to ask if madame is on her wedding
tour?''
''Oh! Heaven preserve me! what an
idea! am an old married woman, sir.
I have been married six years! What
made you think so? My husband and
have not, are not" she paused
81 do not know myself how such a
thought occurred to me; I think it was
because the wedding ring looked sc
bright" said /, looking at her small
white hand, which lay quite near me or
the arm of the chair.
She raised her hand and moved the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

Waste stale bread can be bought at a
nominal price from large hotels and
bakeries Nothing better can be fed
to chickens with vegetables and proper
seasoning than stale bread. Being as
it is a cheap and healthful food. it
often appears to me strange that more
poultrymen do not buy and feed it.
If you feed large numbers OF fowls it
is great saving in feed. particularly
during spring and summer, when it is
more easily relished- Young chicks
should have it often, and mixed with
the morning feed it digests easily and
fattens moderately, and has the ele-
ments of bone.making materials We
hope those who have as yet used it but
very moderately will look more care
fully into the question and test its
worth as a proper food for fowls
Farm ana Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

which the count took about with him.
and seemed to consider Indispensable
Count Degenfeld played an excelient
game. I held poor hands After We
had played awhile / had lost quite .
round SUM.
The count was in high good humor
and talked very Interestingly OF his
travels round the worldly the world
meaning of course Paris, Baden-Baden
and Vienna
The past winter. on account OF n.s
wife's in-health, he had spent in EgyP@
and there found his ideal The mingEng
Of great luxury and refinement with
barbarism and vulg1rity seemed to
please him beyond measure
He had not lacked adventures Of the
most piqusnt nature, and he related
them with great freedom. He also
showed me his measures IN picture9
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
TO PREVENT SHRINkAoE.

An Excellent Device for the Preservation
Of Wheel-Rims.
A. w. Colson, Ireden county. n. c.,
sends US a sketch and description of the
device illustrated herewit for oiling
the felloes of a wagon wheel to prevent
shrinkage. 1t is simply q narrow cast
iron trough with q concave bottom. of
any desired curve, width or length,
supported on legs near each end The
trough is partly filled with ell, q small
fire kindled under it. with duo precau-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

Inc paCter1nR OF the rain 3wOke me
the sky was overcast I could not
think of trip to Monte Carlo. 1 re-
NAMED in bed as long as possible, and
sauntered into the drawing-room later,
very much bored.
That large family, my neighbors at
table. had installed themselves there.
The portly mother sat there in her
morning dress, knitted and beat time to
a new duet which her eldest daughter
and the lean miss were practicing,
under various physical and mental diff
culties-
At the same time mamma kept strict
watch of her two youngest offspring,
who were studying half-aloud at table
near by, and Quarreled between times
for amusement. held the lady in the
highest esteem as mater familias. and
only wished that her circumstances
were such that she could have a private
room
On a small sofa at the window Law
Count Degenfeld. reading the Figaro"
1 had been introduced to him, and as
greeted him in passing, he threw down
his paper and asked:
Shall We play game Of piquet,
baron?'
did not care much about it, but one
glance at the pouring rain decided me
to say ''yes!''
Good. Come upstairs with me, that
stunning here is unbearabler"
We went up to his room. one of the
finest on the first floor, with a lovely
balcony. 1t scarcely looked like hotel
room, it was so full OF elegant things,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
Ready for His Medicine,

DR.. Waterman-My friend, you ought
to take something for that red nose of
yours.
Mr.. Fizz-Thank ye, doctor: here's q
saloon door right handy.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
No Oral Credit Given.

Rising Young Orator. intend to try
to learn to speak in italics, as Justin
Mccarthy says Gladstone does
Knowing Layman-What you need
most is to learn to speak in quotation
marks.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
A Good Reason.

''Why don't you come imp" said his
wife mockingly from the second-story
window as he fumbled in his pocket for
his latch key.
81 haven't got openers" he replied
sadly.--Jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
Sudden Rise In Live stock

"Cattle come high nowadays" said
the man in the moon as the COW jumped
over it.-Jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
A Different Place.

Hunker-So Fildersleeve is married.
The match was made in Heaven, Of
course.
Bloobumper-No; in Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Old Horse Cars at Last Sup
planted by Gable Trains.

NneIdents Connected With Changing the
Antiquated Lines Into Moderns Well
Equipped Plants-Csbling Around
the Capitol-The Bad Boy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10

II is a serious mistake to suppose
thai hogs revel in dirt and filth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

do so she was compelled to take her
father, who was acquainted with the
ladies, into her confidence.
Mr., Campbell looked upon mis- moth
eriess daughter as the apple of his eye,
and whatever she did, no matter how
absurd, he thought perfection.
Mrs. Henderson, the youthful widow,
did not make her appearance in the
family circle on the day of her arrival,
NOT the next day.
-'She was confined to her room with
"A severe headache" Stella said.
Ezra breathed sigh of relief, and
devoted himself to the pretty Miss
Howard. Indeed, before the evening
of the second day he no longer dreaded
the appearance of the widow.
Miss Howard was pretty, innocent
little creature, with a pair of loving
brown eyes that contrasted strangely
with her golden hair and pearly skin
Ezra imagined that there was a fright
'ened look in the dark eyes, and that the
little lady was afraid of him.
Well, perhaps she was.
ezra, how do you like Maud?" asked
Stella, when she gained an opportunity.
''She is gentle little creature
exactly my ideal of a woman. Now, if
you had called her the angel, instead of
the widow, you would have been right"
How do You know? You have not
seen the widow yet. If her headache is
better, she will join us this evening"
81 beg of you, Stella, not to allow
Mrs. Henderson TO hurry through her
headache on my account am not
anxious 70 see her"
That night there were number of
friends assembled in the pretty draw
ing-room. Ezra and Miss Howard
oeenpied a sofa in a corner, seemingly
deep in conversation which was
drought suddenly to a close by a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
sRAWHAN's SUPERB STABLE.
The Folly of Wealthy San Franciscan
Who Flew Too High.

IL
Who Flew Too High.
About fifteen years ago, in San Fran
cisco, a speculator in mining stocks
''struck it rich" and began the erection
of costly stable On the very summit of
fashionable Mob hill, intending to build
splendid house when he ''struck it, a
little ''richer." The lot was one of the
largest and best on the hill, and all
about were the homes of the suddenly
made rich, who We're irreverently called
''nobs," and thus the locality came to
be christened by its suggestive name.
The speculator's hame was Shawhan,
and he meant to outshine every other
mob on the hill. He is said to have
spent on his stable over 800, 900, and it
looked like a splendid house. There
was in it great marble drinl1ing-trough
into which the water ran from the
mouth of a marble lion that had been
sculptured in Italy expressly for Shaw
han. In front of the trough was plate
glass mirror as large as the side of a
small house. The floor of the hay-loft
was of inlaid wood and plastered all
over the interior walls of the buildings
were shields and armorial bearings.
Shawhan was from Kentucky and with
characteristic pride traced his ancestry
back to enough great people in England
and America to make a biographical
dictionary an indispensable article in
the household of every acquaintance.
After the stable was finished Shaw
hans speculatlons were not so profta-
BILE as he had hoped, and, pending a rise
in the market, he and his family lived
in rented house near the costly stable.
His ventures all proved unsuccessful
and within comparatively short period
he had lost his last dollar in the stock
market. The lot and stable on Mob
hill went with the rest of his suddenly
acquired fortune, and for long time
after people who were ignorant of the
history of the stable would audibly
wonder in passing by it, "Why doesn't
somebody live in that splendid house?"
Chicago Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
RUSSIAN-ENGLlSH.
The Difficulties Which Arise in the Way
of the Translator.

VI Vic
In French, italian, Spanish, one can
dash along, with constant suggestions
as to the proper word furnished by the
text. The customs and the spirit of the
countries are well known. The ques-
tion of construction is practically non
existent. In German all the above is
true except as to construction; and there
the translator actually receives valuable
hints as to novelty and ingenuity, es-
pecially in poetry. In Russian hardly
any of this holds good. A sort of re-
versed construction often adds piquancy
or force to the original, but this is lost
in the transfer Russian is generally
but enormously believed to be harsh.
In reality this Italian of the North is so
soft that strangers find it difficult to
pronounce, on account of the harshness
of their own consonants and of their
tongues in general. Hence the English
translator encounters a sonorousness
and melody which he is reluctantly
forced to omit from prose, and which
constitutes his despair in attempts to
render poetry and blank verse.
Moreover, the delicate shadings of
the language are as elusive and indie
scribable as the exquisite opaline tints
of a June midnight in Petersburg. Yer
bal forms are differentiated until they
remind one of Hudibras's controver-
sialsts, who could "split hair 'twixt
south and southwest side" lenses are
used out of time; endless diminutives
discriminate between the fine grada-
tions VI appreciation, love, respect,
friendship, scorn, worthlessness; aug.
mentatives, somewhat less numerous
indicate degrees of superiority, ad
miration, depreciation. Untranslatable
words, syllables, letters are thrown
in with no aim save euphony or added
intensity in some direction, and shift
position, force and sense at the will of
the speaker. Racy turns of speech, as
witty and opposite as those of Sancho
Panza, abound. Add to this that the
point of view is different from the An
glo-Saxon, and that one must possess, il
not practical, certainly sympathetic
and intuitive appreciation of it, as well
as of utterly unfamiliar ceremonials and
customs, if one is to render thoroughly
characteristic passages, not to mention
the general tone conveyed by constantly
occurring delicate national touches
Evidently, this difficulty, entering into
the spirit of the country, constitutes one
half of the problem, which is equally
important with the half presented by
the peculiarities of the language, and its
tense. terse, grammatical forms.-At-
lnntic Monthly
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
The AAvantages of Conyersatlon.

The most agreeable way of getting in
formation is by conversation. If you
talk with well-informed person, who
can express clearly his ideas on any
subject in which you are interested, you
can ask questions, you can have ex-
plantations, you can go over the subject
until you thoroughly understand it, and
searching out in this way, in the mind
of another, a thing which you earnestly
desire to know, you are more likely to
remember it, and to profit by it. This
is why a competent teacher is better
than any textbook. Besides, talk in
spires both the speaker and the listener
the one becomes more eager to know,
and the other more eager to communi-
catc.-Charles Dudley Warner, in st.
Nicholas
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

with a widow. admit 1 am afraid of
EN-"
"Afraid of whom, Ezra?" asked Stella,
Ezra's cousin, who had entered the
room in time to hear his last remark.
An explanation followed, and as she
contemplated her cousin, there was
CLEAN of mischief in her eye. A few
days later Ezra unceremoniously ac-
costed Miss Campbell, saying:
''Stella, think it is outrageous"
''What, Ezra?"
'Why, your inviting that widow to
come here; here where / ami"
Ezra, don't make a goose of your
self" and Stella seated herself by the
side of Ray Barker.
Ray and Stella were betrothed lovers,
and had no sympathy for Ezra.
Ray, did you ever hear rational
man talk in that strain?'
Ray laughed
ooh, Ray can afford to laugh" said
Ezra Hes taken in and done for and
imagines there's no danger. You'll
have to keep strict watch over him
though, for all that, for l tell you,
Stella, man is not accountable for his
acts when a widow is within a mile of
him. You know what Dickens put into
the mouth of Sam Weller: "A widow is
worth twenty-five ordinary women for
coming it over man."
You'll have no faith in Dickens
after you've once seen Nellie Hender-
son, Ez. If ever there was an angel on
earth, she is one"
Yes l suppose so, one of the
angels that makes Il fellow marry in
spite of himself. And what nice time
ne would have of it during the remain
der of his mortal career, listening to
the daily encomiums of the dear depart
ed, number one. Now, Stella, the sum
total of the whole affair is this, if you
are determined to have the widow
here, I'll pack my grip, and travel"
Ezra, shouldn't humor you, but
do not like you to go away in such a
manner" said Stella, after looking Sc
rious for moment II think can man
age this affair to your entire satisfac-
ton, if you'll devote yourself to Maud
Howard, Ray, and will do our best to
entertain the widow, and keep her from
harming you"
"Miss Howard-who is she?"
''Why, didn't l tell you, Maud How
ard, Nellie's cousin, was coming also?"
No, is she another schoolmate of
yours?" asked Ray.
''Yes. We three attended the same
school. Wait until you see them, Ezra;
they are both as pretty as pictures"
Eyes, I've no doubt all the girls at
your school We're beauties"
Certainly, Ez, or / wouldn't have
been there" retorted Stella, glad to
Eurn Ezra's thoughts from the widow.
A few days later the expected guests
arrived, and were received by Stella
and her father.
Now, Stella thought she would play
q capital joke on her cousin, to cure
him Of his folly about widows; but to
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

In the gallery of the United States
Circuit Court is pile of oak timbers
that look strong enough to batter down
the biggest building in the city. Lying
apart they suggest nothing very formid-
able to the mind, out when they are
put together properly they make a gal
lows that is eighteen feet high and has
history. The gallows is the property
of the United States Government. On
it were hanged Hicks, the pirate, and
Gordon, the SLAYER. 1t has not been used
in years, and the possibility of it's being
called into service again is unlikely.
But it is carefully preserved in order.
probably, that no man may be encour-
aged to commit capital crime on Gov
ernment territory because there is no
gallows ready on which to hang him.
n. Y. Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

murmur of admiration running through
the room. Ezra raised his eyes, and
beheld vision of rare loveliness, in
violet silk, with camellias in her hair
and on her bosom.
81 wonder if that's the widow?" he
thought.
Yes, that was the widow, and before
he could realize it he was presented.
Very gracefully she bowed, aud coolly
seated herself between him and her
cousin.
Ezra sat back, feeling very uncom-
Portable, and the handsome widow
entered into a spirited conversation
spirited on her part, at least.
At first he answered in monosyllables.
He tried to look beyond the widow and
gather courage from the loving brown
eyes of Miss Howard but in vain. His
eyes were met by the laughing blue
ones of the widow, and he could look
no farther.
"1'm goner, and there's no help for
it. It's fate! They always told me
would marry a widow" were the
thoughts that flashed through Ezras
brain.
" In her hair she wore a white camellia,
And dark blue was the color of her eye"
hummed Ezra next morning, as he
lighted his after-breakfast cigar.
''Ha, ha! my friend, you've changed
your colors. Yesterday you were doing
homage to brown eyes; to-day it is true
blue. Why is this thus?" cried Ray,
with laugh.
"Believe me, Ray, man was never be-
fore in such predicament, said Ezra,
solemnly. 81 love ma belle petite, with
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

Carlyle's London home was in Chel-
sea, and he was well known among the
neighbors, who seemed to humor him
in his idiosyncrasies. He was addicted
more or less to the vice of walking,
and, finding as he got older that he
could not endure fatigue as he used to,
he not unfrequently rode at least part
of the distance home from a saunter in
to the suburbs. On these occasions the
democratic omnibus was the vehicle he
invariably patronized, and the Chelsea
and Erompton omnibus conductors
soon got to know him, Spying the old
gentleman from afar, the conductor
would say lin case the omnibus vas
crowded.: THAT is the great Mr.. Car
lyle ahead there; most likely he'll be
wanting to ride; w7uld any of you
gents mind getting out to make room
for bim?" This appeal was invariably
complied with. Chicago News.