davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25

An eminent merchant attributes
many of the failures of men who have
always stood high in business circles.
and have been regarded as heretofore
successful, to the fact that success in
one line of business led them to con-
slider themselves infallible and invinci-
BILE, and to believe they could succeed
as we'll in untricd fields, as in the bust
ness which had brought them fortune.
mbitious to be considered great fnan-
ciers frequently leads wealthy mer-
chants into speculations, which soon
dissipate fortunes accumulated by
years of devotion to business which
they were perfect masters Of Every
man to his trade is a good motto, and
if all would adopt it, there would be
fewer failures, of men foolish enough
to risk fortunes made in business Of
which they knew everything, in bust
ness of which they knew nothing.-The
Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25

him. but go up this side street and
make him follow you. He'll follow you
: and call policeman, then after a little
parley yon can pay him."
didn't take the penny. but twigged
what was up and SO 1 said: ''All right,
I'll try and lead him off the course
With that pushed my way past the
e conductor, walked down the steps and
jumped Off. He promptly stopped the
bus, followed down the steps and came
after me- walked up side street,
while he cast his eye up and down for
e policeman.
Look here" he said. you have to
pay that penny or give me your name
: and address"
II will do neither one nor the other -
answered.
With that he ran across the street to
where policeman was standing, and
then both or them came towards me.
stopped. We were now out of sight OF
the bus, for the street took turn after
1T left the main thoroughfare.
What's the trouble?" said the po-
1iceman.
The trouble is t:,is," answered ~
got on at Whatyoucallit circus, and the
fare is a penny down to Blank street.
/ have only come half the distance and
he wants to charge double fare"
ut is private bus" said the con.
-.ductor.
''Or pirate"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
DEAD LETTERS.
How They Arc Handled and Finally Dis
posed Of

How They Arc Handled and Finally Dis.
posed Of
Letters that are misdirected or only
partially addressed are turned over to
a lady operator who has acquired skill
by long practice, and is familiar with
the name of every city, town, village
and hamlet in the civilized world,
knows all the streets and apparently
the contents of all the directories pub
ished in this country and in Europe.
She knows that William Jones lives
on a certain street in San Francisco as
well as the carrier does that delivers
the mail in Williams district, and if
one of Williams friends addressed a
letter to him at that street and mum Der,
and inadvertently writes Chicago or
Los Angeles instead of San Francisco,
she knows the letter belongs to William
and she changes the address without
opening the letter and sends it along.
If a thick-headed correspondent adj
dresses a letter to James Smith. White
Knoll, Tex, the lady to whom this let
ter finally comes knows at a glance
that there is no White Knoll, Tex, and
that the writer meant it for James
Smith, White Mound, Tex. Sometimes
letter comes along with John T.
Brown on it and nothing more, except
the postmark of some little town way
down in southern California.
Experience has taught the woman
that nine chances to one the letter is
for some other town in the same Sec
ton OF the country, and as John T.
Brown lives at a certain cumber on a
certain street in San Francisco, the let
ter is sent to him.-Philadelph Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25

BILE to remove the gate. The ends of
the upright bars extend an inch or
more below the lower cross bar and
enter the narrow opening at the bot
tom of the frame, thus holding the
gate firmly in place. A stout latch on
the upper part of the frame and heavy
staple in each cross bar of the gate
furnish means of locking the gate
down or holding it up. An iron rod,
terminating in a hook at the top, is
placed near each corner of the cage.
These extend down through the lower
frame. that they may carry the entire
weight when the cage is suspended.
At the side of the narrow passage in
which this cage rests is a large post, 10
feet high, notched at the top to receive
the lever. Tie short end of this lever
extending over the passage is necessa-
rily or feet long, while the longer
end should be about four times this
length, making the entire lever IS or 20
feet long. A piece OF good timber, s
inches by 4, placed edge upward, will
be strong enough for this purpose. TO
make it lighter without weakening. the
lower side of the longer arm OF the
lever is tapered off to the end, where it
need not be more than 4 inches square.
here IL pears against anOtiIef post, 10
which it is confined by guard of iron,
allowing vertical motion only. In the
short arm of the lever, directly above
the center of the cage, a large ring-bolt
is inserted. Attached to this is large
steelyard, weighing up to 1000 or 1000
pounds. The cage is hung to the steel
yard by four chains of equal length,
joined together above by Il large ring
and connecting below with the iron
rods of the cage. 1t is intended that
the two sides Of the lever. when the
cage is attached, should be nearly bal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
FOR WEIGHING SWINE.

"A Simple But Serviceable Device for Csc
on Farms.
A neighbor who has largely combined
stock raising with farming, frequently
buying stock and feeding for market,
employs a cheap and convenient meth
cd of weighing small animals At ore
corner of a small yard or pen into
which the animals may be driven an
inclined plane is constructed for the
purpose of loading them into wagons
This inclined plane is not Immediately
connected with the yard, a passage 4
feet wide and or feet long leading
up to it, as shown in the engraving.
In this level part of the passage is
placed the framed box or ''cage,"
shown at Fig. 1. Five feet long, 81
feet wide and feet high is found to be
very satisfactory size for this cage, as
it will admit the largest hog or several
smaller animals. The construction of
this cage is well shown in the engrav-
ing. The frame is made of oak or
other good timber not less than 3
inches square. Three cross pieces be-
low support solid floor. Only two are
necessary above. These cross pieces,
the side frame u inch from the end,
SO that a board nailed across the end
leaves an opening little more than an
inch wide, in which the sliding gate
may freely move up and down. Such
a gate is made at each end of the cage.
The upright bars of the gate are laid
in position and the cross bars fastened
to them afterward, making it impossi-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
EXPERIMENT STATIONS.

Practical Illustrations Being Prepared
for the Chicago Exposition.
The exhibit of the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations of the United States
promises to be not one CO the least in
teresting features of the Chicago expo
sition. One portion of the proposed ex-
hibit, which will be likely to attract
general attention, is an experiment sta
ton in operation. with its Office, lab
oratories, etc, illustrating how the in
door work of station is actually car
ried on. In another portion of the ex-
hibit each station will present, by
means of maps, diagrams, pictures, sets
of publications. ETC., a full statement
of its location, equipment, lines OF
work, etc, so that the visitor can. if he
desires, follow out in detail the history
and the work of any particular station.
The main feature, however, will be
a topical exhibit of the work of the sta
tions as a whole. In this it is not pro-
posed to make full showing of the
work of any single station, but to make
a unified exhibit showing the kind of
work done by the stations, the way in
which they do it, and some of the more
important results which they have
reached. The preparation of the exhib-
it is in the hands of a committee of the
Association of American Agricultural
colleges and experiment stations CO.
operating with the United States de-
partment of agriculture. Assistant
Secretary Willis, of the department.,
has taken deep interest in the matter
and has promised substantial aid on the
part of the department to the stations
in making the exhibit.
At meeting of the committee held
recently in Chicago the preparation of
the different departments of the exhibit
was assigned to the following gentle
men:
Experiment Station in Observation-Disclosures
OF the ofice of experiment stations
The Exhibits Of the Individal Stations-H. r.
Armsby, Pennsylvania.
SoilS-E. W. Hilgard, California
Manuring-C. E. Thorne Ohio.
Crops-C. s. Plumb, Indiana.
Horticulture-EA A. Popenoe, Kansas
Botany-S. M. Tracy. Mississippi
Animal Nutrition-W. H Jordan. Maine.
Feeding Stufs-W. A. Henry, Wisconsin,
Dairying-W. w. Cooke, Vermont.
Veterinary Science-Paul PaQuin, Missouri
Entomology-S. A. Forbes Illinois.
This list of departments will give
some idea of the scope of the exhibit
and the variety of subjects covered by
the work of the stations. The COM
mittee has received promises of CO.
operation from practically all the sta
lions and the success of the undertake
ing seems to be well assured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25

Pirate or not" cried the conductor,
s'my fares tuppence, and ! want MS
name and address,"
well" said the policeman, blandly,
81 think you had better pay it. You
week before the magistrate about that,
costs. too"
''Of course he had" said the conduc-
tor. It'll cost him a1.''
''Oh, very welI,'' answered, 'tif that
is the policeman's decision. then it is
all right. I have paid you one penny
already, now here is another, and I
ask the policeman to see that it is paid.
To show that it isn't to save penny I
have made all this fuss, here is six
pence for the officers trouble, which
means three halls of bitter
''Thank you,'' said the policeman,
and the conductor muttering that all
he wanted was his proper fare and that
he was bound to have it, started back
on a trot for his bus while / followed
him.
When we reached the ruain thorough.
fare the maddest man in London was
the driver of the private bus.
''Where ave you been," he cried, with
whitening sarcasm, ''been up at Amp
stead? Been out in the country?
Where's your bloomin' fares now, l
would like to know?"
Where were they, indeed? The con-
ductor was struck dumb with amaze
ment. The bus was empty inside and
out. The law required the driver to
stick right to his post and he daren't
leave it. The policeman on the beat
had been in earnest confab with us
over the penny and the driver had seen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
FRESH FASHION NOTES.
Fancy Jackets, Elegant Dress Toilets and
Summer Gowns.

Fancy Jackets. Elegant Dress Toilets and
Summer Gowns.
Most of the new French skirts are
gracefully shaped and made without
foundation. They are simply silk-lined
and have a plating of silk inside the
hem
The crepon jacket is the newest wrap
A dainty one is in pale fawn color, with
an applique trimming of white and sill
yer cloth, a rich embroidery Of gold and
silver. with green, pink and copper
beads spre aiding over both and on to
the soft crepon- The full sleeves are
dotted with the beading.
The matinee jackets imported are as
charming as they are expensive. One
model is haze of palest gold chiffon,
with a deep Stuart collar with an edg-
ing of small gold beads. Another is in
pale blue crepe de Chine frilled with
chiffon and made with lace Zouave
jacket Pretty and delicately tinted cot
ton matinees have skirts to match, and
an enthusiastic writer for the London
World says they are too sweet and
fresh looking for words"
Cream-colored crepon makes charm
ing girlish costume Cream-colored
lace is arranged in festoons across the
gold braid The same soft fabric
is apparently folded on the figure,
for there is no sign of seam or
even sewing. The piece that falls
from the waist as basque Is bordered
only by the selvedge, and seems to
be draped, not stitched upon the bodice
The high plated frill around the neck
is held up by small gold bows There
is a seamless vest of fine cloth of gold
Rare and delicate Oriental effects pre-
vail among many of the expensive ma
terials designed for elegant dress toilets
the coming season Superb Cleopatra
passementeries, ieweled embroideries,
and open-wo-lz borderings in East India
color melanges are all employed in the
creation of dancing and reception
toilets, costly tea-gowns, evening
wraps, Louise coats of tinted brocade,
and lovely and artistic bridesmaids
dresses, diaphanous tissues of exquisite
quality and coloring being extensively
used
White is again a favorite choice for
elegant summer dresses for watering
place wear. Cloth, flannel, am
broidered yelling. and soft white mus
lin will be worn throughout the day;
and for evening are toilets most rare
and beautiful, of crepaline, China silk,
mousseline de sole, chiffon, and corded
silk exquisitely embroidered in fade
colorS Lovely white lace gowns are
made up over soft colors, a very favor
lite fancy being white Venetian lace
over deep Spanish yellow faille shot
with white, or over pale canary-yelloW
satin Honiton lace il used to trim
white crinkled crepe draped over yell
low satin duchesse.-N. Y. Pos
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
Don't Know Their Own Clothes.

''It's a singular thing" said the pro-
prietor of big esta blishment for clean
ing mems clothing, that any mum Der
of our customers are unable to idenuify
their own garments. A man will come
in and be willing to make oath that he
left q coat and trousers of light color
to be renovated, whereas they were jet
black. Through such mistakes we suf-
fered so much that it became necessary
to give tickets like those issued by a
laundry, and unless a man can produce
his ticket he will have some trouble in
getting his apparel I've lost all faith
in the ability of the average man to
identify anything. A man ought to
know his own coat, particularly one
that has done service for many months,
yet experience shows that a goodly per
cent of our patrons are as likely to
claim other mems raiment as their
OWN. Y. Recorder.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
FIG. 2.-DEvICE FOR WEIGHING SWINE

anced, the short arm being little the
heavier. If it is not so, box of stone
placed on top of that part of the lever
will make it right.
Now for the method of operation.
The gate of the cage next to the pen
is raised, and it being several feet with
in a narrow passage and in corner of
the pen, there is no great difficulty in
driving an animal into it. The gate is
now closed and the cage with the
animal in it is lifted from the ground
by pulling down on the outer end of
the lever. For this purpose chain is
attached, and when drawn down is
hung on a stout iron pin driven into the
post The lever is thus held in position
while the weighing is done. plank
laid across the fence above the cage
serves as platform for the weigher.
If it is desired to put the animals
into wagons after weighing, the gate
next the inclined plane is raised and
they are easily driven up.
The inclined plane is not necessary
attachment to the scales, as each may
be used independently of the other. but
it will be found most convenient to
have them connected as described.
The advantage claimed for this de-
vice is not that Of general service as
scales, for it can never take the place
Of good platform scales. But because
of their great cost few farmers can af-
ford these, yet there is scarcely one
who has not occasion to use something
of the kind just described. Its low cost
places it within the reach of all, and
once in possession, it will be used much
more frequently than might be sup
posed.-S. p. Shull, in Rural New
Yorker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25

MOVABLE CHICKEN coop.

turns out to be but pretty theory.
How to speedily and cheaply shift them
is shown in the accompanying sketch.
A pair of strong wheels and an axle
have shafts attached that are long
enough to reach the whole length of a
coop and project for a brace. rod and
handles. The coops are built broad on
the ground and sharp at the top. and
are high enough to project one-third
above the axle. When it is necessary
to move one, these long arms are drawn
over it and rest on the sides two
thirds of the way from the ground.
Wooden pins are then thrust through
holes made for them in the peak and
just above the arms at each end. One
man can now raise the entire coop
with fowls and transport wherever de-
sired, and at once with the same ar
rengement move a dozen similar coops
without any difficulty Or loss of time
American Agriculturist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
MY LITTLE SON.

I have a son, little son. with happy, loving
eyes
The color of the soft, brown dusk, drawn over
starry skies:
A mouth that's meant for kisses, and nature
meant for love
The sweetest thing God ever sent from His fair
home above.
And oh, that I might always keep my baby
just like this!
Not grown too big for rocking, or too tall for
mothers kiss
A little. merry, toddling boy. with very broken
speech,
And silent wonder for the things that lie be-
yond his reach.
But, little son, know full we'll that some fine
day you'll be
= man-perhaps father, and grown far away
from me.
But mothers hearts are prison cells. and we do
not forget,
And So perhaps in future years I'll have my
baby yet.
Edith Vernon Mann, in Ladies' Home Jour
NAL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
Practice VI. Hypothesis.

An ounce Of successful practice is
worth a ton of hypothesis If you are
making gilt-edged butter in old-fash-
toned ways, do not be in hurry to
change, because some so-called a1thor-
ity criticises your methods, says the
Jersey Bulletin. The best method is
that which gets the best butter with
the least expense of time and 1abo +.
But the best method may possibly call
for a larger outlay for appliances than
the size of your dairy will warrant you
in making. So long as this is the
case, it is the part of wisdom to do the
best you can with the u.cans AZ your
command
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
The Height of Horses.

The writer in turf journal gives the
following rule to estimate the height
a colt will grow to: Take colt at any
time between six weeks old and one
year, stand him on a level surface so
that he will stand naturally, then
measure the distance from the hair of
the hoof to his knee joint, and for
every inch or fraction thereof he
measures he viii be hands high when
matured- If he measu res fifteen inch
es he will grow to be fifteen hands
high; if fifteen aud one-half inches, he
will be fifteen and one-half hands high,
and so ON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
THE BEGINNING OF LONDON

An Oozy Marsh the Site of the Worlds
Greatest City.
Let us go back to the beginning of
all things-to the lay of the land in
which London was planted The read
er, if he will consult that very admira-
BILE book, Loftie's History of London,
will find most instructive map. 1t
shows the terrain before the city was
built at all The river Thames, be-
tween Mortlake on the west and Black
wall on the east, pursued serpentine
way, in the midst of marshes stretching
north and south There were marshes
all the way. AT spring tides and at all
tides little above the common these
marshes were under water: they were
always swampy and covered with
ponds; half a dozen tributary brooks
flowed into them and were lost in them.
They varied greatly in breadth, being
generally much broader on the south
side than on the north. On this side
the higher land rose up suddenly in
cliff or steep hill from twenty to five
and-thirty feet in height This cliff,
followed from the east. approached the
river, touched it at one point and then
receded again as it went westward.
This point, where the cliff overhung
the river. was the only place where the
city could have been founded
I call it point, but it consisted Of
of two hillocks, each about thirty-five
feet high, standing on either side the
little stream of Walbrook. where it
flows into the Thames. On one of these
hills, probably that on the west, was a
small fortress of the Britons, construct
ed after the well known fashion of hill
forts, numberless examples of which
remain scattered about the country
On the other hillock the Roman city
was first commenced.
Here was the beginning of the city;
here was instituted a ferry over the
riTer. On the eastern hill the Romans
built their forum and basilica, with the
offices and official houses and quarters.
When foreign trade began to increase
the merchants were obliged to spread
themselves along the bank; they built
quays and river walls to keep out the
water, and the city extended laterally
to the east and west, just as far as was
convenient for the purpose of trade;
that is, not farther than Fleet river on
the west, and the present site of the
Tower on the east 1t then began to
spread northward, but slowly, because
a mile of river-front can accommodate
a great "OThlES pOpuldllOit men
the city wall was built, about the year
500, the town had already run ont in
villas and gardens as far that wall.
Outside the wall there was nothing at
all, unless one may count a few scat
tered villas on the south side of the
river. There was as yet no West
minister, but in its place a broad and
marshy heath spread over the whole
area now covered by the city of West
minister, Millbanx. St James Park and
so far west as Fulham- Beyond the
wall on the north lay dreary. unculti-
waited plains, covered with fens and
swamps, stretching from the walls to
the lower slopes of the northern hills
and even to the foot of an immense for
est, as yet wholly untouched. afterward
called the Middlesex forest Fragments
Of this forest yet remains at Hamp-
stead, Highgate. Epping and Hainault
-Harper's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
LARGE CHICKEN COOPS.

An Arrangement Which Renders Their
Removal Easy.
Poultry raisers have long agreed that
frequent change Of site for the poul-
try houses is beneficial for both birds
and the land, but it has usually ended
here. The coops are too heavy for one
man to move. especially when soaked
with rain, and the time of two or more
men needed to move a coop is so valua-
BILE that the regular changing Of coops