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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23


toes, and the SQUASH bugs ate up her
Boston marrows ald patty pan
squashes. The foxes, reapAs' Owls ana
hawks, to say nothing of cpoAs sums and
weasels thinned the ranks OF ner
young Dorhings and Plymouth RocAs'
and. TO make matters worse, her cow
| turned out to be a Jumper" ana
| brought disgrace on herself and troub- 'e
to her mistress by daily raids on Farm
er Nubbins' corn field
This was the last straw, and, like the
mythical camel, Miss Ferobia broke
down under it.
sThere amt no use a-tryin', as /
see," she lamented, dOlefully, as she
set out her one cup and saucer in readi-
ness for her tea "a lone woman don't
have no chance at all.
can here I've spent all my money
| an my garden amt wuth shucks. And
| Timothy, he'll say he told me how
'twould be, and that I'd better o mar
ried Jason Smallweed. And I almost
| b'lieve-I-would- No, I wouldn't,
either. 1 won't take up with crook
| ed stick, if 1 be nearly through the
| woods
! ''Evenin', Miss Feroby," interrupt
ed a CHEEKY voice, and there, framed
| in the doorway, stood Felix Byefeld, a
smile frightening his honest, sun
! Drowned face.
Miss Ferobia shook hands with her
| visitor, and drew forth chair for him,
with secret futtering at her heart as
she remembered her sister-in-law's in
| situation.
But Felix was evidently bent on max
ing himself agreeable.
''An' so you've struck out for your
SELF he observed. ''Gittin' along first
rate, opine. You must show me your
garden"
81 haven't got any garden, and you
sha'n't see it," declared Miss Ferobia.
inconsistency. ''It's all cholzed up
with weeds-1 couldn't keep them out.
An what with the bugs, an the rab-
bits an pigs, amt gotta cabbage-head
left, skeercely."
"Sho', now, you don't say! Why. if
that amt too bad,'' responded Felix,
sympathetically.
'An' the varmints has took all my
young Chickens" continued Miss
Ferobia. AN Farmer Nubbins is
a-goin' to shoot my COW, an, an"
The thought Of her woes was toe
much for her, and she began to sol
Historically.
Don't cry, Miss Feroby; please don't,
urged Felix. "He sha'n't shoot you,
COW, promise you"
But Miss Ferobia shook her head, and
dried her eyes on the corner of hel
; apron.
''I'll sell the cow" she decl AIRED
soberly. can III go an hire out some
where. 1 can cook if 1 can't make gar
den.'
mo need to hire out" put in Felix
eagerly. ''I-I want some body to cook
for me. Say you'll marry me, Feroby!'
But Miss Ferobia In her surprise
stared at him, then hung her head,
blushing like girl.
: ''It's so-sudden," she whispered.
s'What's the odds?'' asked Felix
boldly. 81 wanted you long ago, only
1 couldn't somehow git the courage to
ask you. Say yes, won't you, Feroby?'
) And after a little more urging Mis-:
Ferobia did say yes, and felt very wei
contented with her future prospects, in
spite of her weedy garden.
Timothy will say the truck bushes.
; was a failure after ALL" she reflected
as she washed up her supper dishes a
night, with a very light heart, but he
can't say it wasn't a successful failure
anyhow. Helen w. Clark, in Leslie.
NeyySDaper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

stylish hats after the fashion of the
society lady, but they have their heads
adorned with a bundle of household
effects about the size of the average
female theater hat
The men are generally understood.
and appear to be enjoying fine physical
health. thereby negativing the state
ment Of prominent medical authority
that health and dirt do not go together.
They look as if they needed sulphur
bath very badly. preparatory to being
6rcd out of a cannon loaded with car
bolic acid, as q sanitary measure. 1t IS
said that the chameleon when dying
changes its color. The Italian immi-
grant never changes his collar. He has
not got any to change. That's where
the chameleon has the advantage. He
the newly-arrived exile from Italy's
sunny cline, not the chameleon-is a
very picturesque feature of the New
York landscape, but it is best to admire
him at as long range as possible, even
If you have been vaccinated and it has
taken
The Italian immigrant is as full Of
discrepancies as shad is of bones In
the first place. he j. dangerous In
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
WHO is THAT OLD JAY7

A-Chicago gentleman of wealth and position
was walking upon one Of the ultra-fashionable
thoroughfares arm In arm with an old man who
wore clothes that can only be purchased at
country store He was one Of those kind faced
and vigorous old men, and the atmosphere
around him suggested the scent of clover fields.
In the vulgar parlance he was a Jay" An
ouaintance Of the Chicago man, seeing him in
facetious manner asked: who is that old
jay.' The following is the answer he received:
Who Is that old Jay? Well
1t won't take very long to tell.
Did get him out OF grab-bag? No;
i made his acquaintance years ago.
1t was over there in the Buckeye state
That he and became intimate;
-Ey JOve! It's thirty five years to-day
Since was introduced to that old Jay.
Yes his whiskers are cut a little queer,
His clothes look rather awkward here,
There is a contrast between his and mine.
Well, style never was much In his line;
Yet somehow. I'm kind of fond of him.
Yes, know he's farmer while I'm In the
swim"
I'm showing him all the sights to-day,
And having fun with that old Jay.
The first remember OF him. way back,
He Whitfield for me jumping jack.
I thought it the funniest kind Of thing,
1t was ecstacy to pull the string;
And then we'd sit by the big wood fra
And he told me Of David and Goliah;
I've spent many happy hours that way,
Being entertained by that old Jay.
. Then I've often leaned on his good wife's knee,
And been told Of Him from Galilee
Suffer little children to come unto Inc,
For Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven" said He.
The gates OF Heaven we're opened wide.
And Jesus beckoned her to His side.
i shed many, many scalding tears that day,
AS stood at her comm with that old Jay.
. Time few fast and years rolled on,
A birthday came, was twenty one,
1 thought life on the farm too slow,
So determined that would go
To some great city and be swell;
The neighborS said was going towel
D.. OF course the neighbors would have their say,
But one had faith; it was that old Jay.
I left with his blessing and dollars too,
= That blessing was luck and the dollars grew
Heap upon heap until my fortune was made;
1 owe it to him and the wise things he said.
know he looks sort of awkward and queer,
But If it wasn't for him wouldn't be here,
Let me introduce you. Oh. don't hurry away,
He is my father. is that dear old Jay.
Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
HOMEMADE CHEESE.

Whatever May He Said Against II, It
Pays to Make 1t.
It is not popular to advocate private
dairy work to-day, but the making of
cheese at home is not yet reIegated to
the past, and there are those who are
willing to engage in any honorable
labor that will pay. In some house
holds it is still profitable and there is
no reason why it should not be fol-
lowed where there is plenty of help in
the house. would not propose a bust
ness that will oyerburden the house
hold. I am dealing with a matter
which concerns the rank and file of
country people. Those who can attend
to its demands will find private cheese
making profitable. Happily in this
work the men and boys can lend use
full hand and relieve the women from
the heavy work.
Milk is never so perfect as when first
drawn from the cow and never so well
again adapted to cheese making. The
sooner it is curde6 the more and better
cheese it will make. There is no diff
Guilty in grasping the fat of the milk
and transferring it to the richness Oh
the cheese if the work is begun as soon
as the milk is drawn. Eight pounds of
| milk will average pound of domestic
green cheese through the season. In
my dairy z pounds from spring fresh
cows have given 1 pound of cheese.
while from fresh cows fed on hay in
March So to 9 pounds are required.
Computing the value of milk per hun
dred weight in this work as in the as
sociated system we get from 100 pounds
of milk IL pounds of early cheese
ready for market, an average for the
season of IL pounds and in September
1917 pounds. For the first named early
cheese at Il cents, S1.54, from the l.
pounds average at - cents, SI.44 and
for the 1873 pounds of September OF
October cheese at IL cents, S1.62 Sc
the return per 100 pounds runs from
s1.44 to S1.62, a much better price than
is obtained by many who ship then
milk for peddling.
1t is difficult to compute the cost o,
making cheese in the private dairy. As
| usually carried on, the work is done
chiefly by those whose time would not
otherwise be employed for cash returns
From the fact that home cheese max.
ing opens a way of turning labor into
l cash form it is especially desirable
Aside from the better product and
higher price, there is the advantage
from private work that the farm gets
the benefit of the whole operation, in.
GLIDING the cost of making, as well a
| the value of the milk. OF course this
kind of dairying can only be recon-
| mended where there is plenty of la Dor.
Secretary 4. A. Gilbert, Maine Boart
| of Agriculture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

d 1OuS cfOSS- DdT
having the above fasteningS, as seen in
Fig. 2, will save the destruction Of
young shade trees. posts, fences and
valuable fruit trees Unless trees are
boxed eight or ten feet high, unre-
strained horses will injure them The
habit originates in the practice of UNI
necessarily combining or imprisoning
the best and most faithful friend of
man, the horse. Box stalls with iron
rack and manager will doubtless modify
the habit of the horse in eating the
woodwork of the stable. A variety of
feed will also often ameliorate this
harmful disposition In summer, every
stabbed horse should get frequent bites
of grass.-American Agriculturist-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
Turnfps for Ducks

Grow crop of turnips for ducks. if
You intend to false a large number of
ducks. On the large establishments,
where hundreds of ducks are raised,
the principal food for them is cooked
turnips, with q small proportion of
ground gram No crop car be grown
TO better advantage than turnips. and
IN no way can turnips be grown so
probably as to feed them to ducks.
Ducks and turnips arc adjuncts to each
other on the duck farms, for without
turnips the ducks could not be made
to Law so weil-Farm and Fireside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
. A New Cure.

Mrs. Cribb1er-What has become of
all your Cleopatra jewelry-the asps,
snakes, serpents and things?
Mrs. Bibbler-HuSh! Don't let my
husband hear you 1 have hidden them
away.
Haven't you worn them at alp"
81 wore them once, and the moment
my husband saw them he rushed off to
a doctor. The next morning he took
the pledge. I sha'n't wear them again
unless be backslides."@N Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

a handle was secured long enough to
place the block behind the wagon when
standing by the front of the team.
This allows the driver to place and re-
move the block with one hand. while
holding the lines with the other. The
handle can De fitted in the socket of
the brake lever when not in use
Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

Philadelphia, desires to learn how to
prevent the effects of this habit As
less or more feed. less or more work
win not do it, iron managers, racks,
fastenings and tenders viii at least
save the marring and damage to the
stables We give herewith an illus
tration of fastening Zig. u that will
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

prevent hor Sc S
from doing dam
age anywhe re.
Two rings with
ropes and snap
at low er e nd
fastened so far
apart as to hold
the horses head
from reachin G
anything to bite
is a good rem
edy or guard
High posts with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
Length of Soldiers Steps.

Among the continental armies the
German soldiers have the longest legs.
judging by the length Of step, which Is
eighty centimeters- The step of the
French, Austrian, Belgian and Swedish
soldiery averages seventy-five centimet-
ers, while that of the Russian soldiers
rarely exceeds sixty-nine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
An Unreliable Man.

"Look out for him." said Hostetter
McGinnis, referring to a prominent
Texas gentleman. ''he is a hypocrite,
and will play you bad trick some day.
Just like he did me-"
"What did he do to you?"
"What did he do? / borrowed ten
dollars of him, and the double-eyed
scoundrel tried to make me pay it back.
Look out for him, tell you; you can't
RELY on him."-TexaS SiftingS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

piece of scant-
ling 4 by 4 inch
es; 5 by 5 viii
answer better if
the hills are very
S tie ep, and -
inches long. A
hole was bored
through it near
the end, in which
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
A Pointed Answer.

Mr.. Lee (who in pleading hopeless
passion has knelt down suddenly)-Oh,
Heaven, what agony!
Miss Bullion-Do not take it so to
heart, Mr.. Lee 1 did not think my re-
fusal would bring on such an attack.
Mr. Lee-It's not an attack, it's tack
and point up, too. Great Scott
Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
1spec,,l New York correspondence.l

n NEW YORK
our facilities for
stud y in g tn e
plain and orna-
mental styles of
newly arrived
Itaiien i'm m l.
grants ace bet
ter than those
of any other
city in tn e
United States.
] do not make
this assertion in
order to gloat in
a boastful spirit
over lie IS IA
vored localities
I do not wiSh fC
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
No Desert,

Then chops was good, num-" said
the tramp. But allus likes to finish
a meal with sweets Yer amt got any
cakes. have yer?"
81 have cakes OF soap"
THANK yer hearty mum. But never
touch 'em-"-JurT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
Can Such Things Be-

SCI bought this broad brimmed hat to
keep the light out of my eyes" she said,
eonfidingly.
Nothing can do that" he answered,
gallantly, and the world revolved on its
regular twenty-fours-a-days system just
as usual-Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

THE best plan of feeding bones to
poultry is to pound them mp into small
pieces about the size of grams of corn.
Supplied In this way the fowls will
prefer fresh bones to bonemeal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
AnrfI d. 1915.

IL h a curious little fact and one
worth remembering that ON the same
day that William Shakespeare died in
England Miguel Cervantes, the cele-
bFated Spanish author of don Quixote,"
died in Spain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
MANoER-EATiN0s HORSES.

How to Keep Them from Destroying the
Woodwork In Stables.
Nearly all horses get the habit of bit
ing the post rail, fence or tree to which
they are tied, and such habits are so in
dustriously practiced in the stable that
the manger and woodwork are sooner
or later demolished. Mr.. j. A. Gllen,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
Noe a Protract~dl can

Mrs huntingdon, do you think You
made good impression on Mr.. Scadds1
Lou-Im afraid not. mamma. He
left at ten o'clock--Epoch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
NEW MILKING STOOL.

It Is Light, Durable, Convenient ana
Easily Made.
Here is milking stool invented by
me. which is light and durable and
very convenient, as it holds the pail
securely in its place 1t is easily made
and when finished has a neat appear
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

I'm Sweden you could get COM
petent hired girl for fourteen dollars a
year." says an exchange. Bring the
same girl into the free atmosphere of
America and she would soon be demand
ing four dollars week and three even.
ings out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
NEW YORK LETTER.
The Glass Of People King Um-
berto Sends to America.

According to Alex Sweet. They Are Not
Good-Looking-A Remotely Possible
Remedy to Cf1 the Influx
:. Scenes ON N ~ Street.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
One of the Unfortunates.

Observation-Disclosures is failure.
Benedict lin surprise}-Wby, didn't
know you had ever been mar1ed!
Brotherton-I haven't failed -
Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

TURNIPs or potatoes cooked with
bran makes good feed for the laying
hens. and they can be ted all they viii
eat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
A Good Thing to Have.

This is a handy block for resting a
team on the hills 1t is made from a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23


But Miss Ferobia, nothing daunted,
replanted the vacant rows with later
varieties, and in due time the seed
luxuriant crop.
But from that time on it was, as the
little woman declared. ''tussle" be-
tween herself and the weeds.
While she was hoeing her cabbages
and kohl robes and wedding her silver
skin onions, the cookie burrs and wild
morning glOries were f1ourishing among
her sweet corn and potatoes.
She worked early and late, however,
to eradicate the tenacious interlopers,
and finally succeeded in accomplishing
her task. When 10, one unlucky night
Farmer Nubbin's pigs forced their way
through a broken panel Of the fence,
and played havoc among the growing
crops
lost her temper at last and pelted those
pigs with clods. or whatever came
handiest, and even whacked one of
them across the snout with the hoe
handle.
But with all her efforts it was late in
the day when the last one of the ma
RAIDERS was disposed OF, and the fence
patched up after fashion.
Miss Ferobia's workmanship, if not
exactly artistic, was sufficiently in
genious to prevent further inroads in
that direction.
But for some reason from that time
on the fates seemed to turn a cold
shoulder to her efforts
The rabbits Toasted on her early
York cabbages and inarrowfat pease,
| the striped bugs worked destruction on
her cucumbers and Cassava melons, the
Colorado beetle devastated her pota-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01
sHERlFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of Fl. Fa. issued to me
from the Chancery coultof Lawrence
Co. Tenu. in the cause of j. NJ. Met
colfe VS. O. B.. Sweetlend and by me-
levied on the land Of deft described
below, l will on SATURDAY May
80 1891 proceed to sell a. the court
house in Lawrenceburg the following
real estate towit; About-acie ly-
ing in the 18th district of said county
bounded on tee North ny Burk, South
by Smith, East by Bennett and West
by Kirkman, levied on as the property
of def TO satisfy said execution for
$14l57 and cost. The above will be
sod for cash suljecl to the homestead
OF delft. j. K Garner, ShT.
Apr-2+91. ty s. IL. Austin d. rhF.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Zuba Davenport, Adlnrx.
N. B. Simnns


In this cause it APP caring IRON the
petition which is sworn to that L. A.
johnson ard Mamie Johnson, the hus-
band and infant child Of Jennie John
son formerly Davenport, Decd and
n. J. Herbert are non-residents 0 the
State OF Tenneese. 50 that the regular
process + law cannot be served on
them, and it also appearing from said
petition, that said petitioner has sug-
gested the ensolvency of the estate Of
I, D. Davenport decd. and shat this
petition is filed for the lands that be-
long TO said estate. it is therefore or
deged that publication be made for
four consecutive Necks ia the Law
renee Democrat, a newspaper ub-
lished in Iawrencsbbrg, Ten n, requlr-
ing said deft's, to appear and make
defense to said petition, on or before
the first Monday in June; and that all
creditors having claims against SAID
estate, be required to file the same
duly authenticated and have them
selves made parties to this cause.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Attachment before j. p.
A. A, Patterson)
VS. ,
Joe A. Pegg, \

Joe A. Pegg, \
In the above cause it appearing to
the undersigned that an Attachment
regularly Issued on the 81 day Of
a }ril 1891 and came to the hands OF S
II. A lstln d. Shift. OF Lawrence coun-
ty Tenn. who levied the same as
shown ly his return on the following
described tract TT parcel of lard lying
and Icing in the 10th and 18th dis
tr,cts Of said county and bounded on
the North by the lands OF Rogers AID
Curry, on the East by the lards of
Jones and Blake, on the South by the
lands of Blake and Pyles and on ii e
Wet by the ands Of Pyles, contain
ing by estimation GO acres more or
less levied on as the property of said
Peeg subject however to the home
stead laws Of the State OF Tenn essee.
And it further appearing to me from
said Attachment that the deienC ant is
a nonresident OF the State of Tenn.
so that the ordidary process Of law
cannot e served on him.
1t is therefore ordered by me that
pu! lication be made for fur coneecu-
tive weeks in the La yrence Democrat
requiring the said defendant t. be md
appear att my Office in the village OF
Henrvville Tenn. on Monday the fir t
day OF June 1891 at u o'clock NJ. and
make defenseto this Attachment.snit
or the same will be taken for confused
and ca Use set for hearing and proceed.
ed with exparte as to him.
Apl, 24-91. Z. D. Crane J. P.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01

Blood diseases are terrible on &C
CONT OF their loathsome nature, and
the fact that that they wreck the
constitution so completely unless the
proper antidote is applied. B. B, B.
(BotNnic Blood Balm) is composed of
the true antidote for blood poison, Its
RSe never fails to give satisfaction,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01
CHANCERY LAND SALE.
S. A. Carroll Jr. sol.

CHANCERY LAND SALE.
Mary Shaw
yS
John Shaw ct ais
Pursuant to decree of the Chancery
court for La grence county Tenn. rell-
dered at Dec. term 1890 in above styl-
ed cause will on
Saturday May 2. 1891
proceed to sell at the court house door
in Lawrenceburg the tract of land in
the Ord civil district known as the VIM
Shaw land OF - acres bounded on
the North by White, South by CoA-
man, on the East by Hannah ard on
the West 10y Riddle.
TERMS; The above will be sold on q
credit OF II month and free from the
eluity Of redemption.
w. I. Nixon, G. & M.
s. A. Carroll Jr. atty.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-01
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
W. J. Kennedy ct ais
VS.
VIM Parkes ct ais. !

In CHS cause it appearing from theBilI
which is sworn to that the residence
of III. W. Burch is unknowu to complts
though diligent inquiry has been
made to ascertain the same so that the
process OF law cannot be served Oh
him. 1t is therefore ordered that pub
liration be made for Jour consecutive
weeks in I Lawrence Democrat a
newspaper published in Lawrenceburg
Tenn. requiring said def. to be and
appear at the next term OF the Chan
Gerry court to be held at the court
house in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. on the
End Monday in June 1891, then and
there plead answer or demur to said
bill or the same will be taken for con
fessed as TO him and set 70 hearing
exparte. w. I. Nixon G. & NJ.