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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

"GOOCH!' HE CALLED OUT 70 TIE CLERK.
lost Take q cab to the ferry and do
not let any thing Intercept you. Use
every effort to find BelleW, at whatever
expense. will be here in the Office to
meet him at five o'clock
Gooch Went OF to fulfill Emerick's
bidding and the merchant sat down to
write . note to send over to Captain
Dacre at the Brooklyn dock. telling
him to prepare quarters for himself. In
few moments the note was on its way
and Mr.: limerick busted himself for an
hour Strengthening up various matters.
Then he walked out to send cable
gram to his partner advising him that
he could now leave Buenos Ayres at his
pleasure, as he proposed to start i'm
mediately to take charge OF their Office
there. After doing this he jumped into
a cab and was driven to his apartments,
where he soon had every thing packed
and was ready to start on his voyage.
In the meantime Gooch was hunting
all over the baseball grounds to find
Mr.. Bellew. the managing clerk He
was all Of q flutter with excitement and
the minutes were flying past with ag-
gravating rapidity. It was after four
o'clock before he found his man, and
then the two ran down to the landing
and just managed to catch the ferry-boat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

the other hand, IL the wine had leaked
out where was the consequent discolor~
alton OF the paper wrappings and OF
the other bottles, etc? A detective was
engaged from . convenient point of
vantage 20 watch the eellarmen in the
long hours OF the day. when they
roamed at viii through the casks, bars
rels and baskets
The cut tells the story. The cellars
nen had a common yellow bowl in
which they kept ice for their own use.
When one Of them wanted a cooling
draught OF champagne he went through
no fozmalities at all. not even the cut
ting Of wire or the drawing of cork.
He simply took . quart out Of a case.
emptied the eaYfhenvare howl OF ita
contents, stood an ice pick, point ND, in
the bowl and brought the followed boz.
tom OF the bottle down with q light
quick blow on Che point of the pick 4
small. round, even puncture was che Re-
suit. through which the ehampagua
flowed in a steady stream into the bowl
There was no crash or cracking a
glass, or dirt or noise The wooden
handle OF the ice pick prevented che
blow from breaking the bowl, and tho
eellaFmsn poured libasion to Bacchus
after carefully replacing the appareutly
unchanged bottle back in its case.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

There are always new illustrations q
The Influence OF example" and here u
one Of them: The proprietor of . large
mercantile establishment in New York
City strides loftily across its floors and
through its various departments daily
looking after things His stride =
strong and impressive, and 1t is a curious
facl that, ia the course of years. THU
stride has come TO be unconsciouslv
copied by all the employees in his estab-
nshnene Abe heads of departments
initiate his example by striding rapidly
ACROSS the floor; SO do the clerks on
every story; 90 do the boys in training
FOR cierkships- Some Of them formerly
walked about in shutting way or in
otter dubious ways; but. after awhile,
all o. them stride in the proprietoris
Style Even . couple of feminine type
writers in the establishment show by
their movements that they have felt the
influence OF his strident example
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

tread on such a wall of stones. Fewer
wires are needed, three being sufficient
where five or six are required on level
ground. If the wall is rather small, or
il the barrier is 70 be rem dered stronger
and more visible, two or three burrows
may be turned from the foot Of the
wall. As no animals will wish to
crowd or lean against such a wall, less
strength is required in the posts; and
the stones partly supporting them, the
post holes need not be dug SO deep, nor
are very long posts required II is
hardly necessary to add that the posts
are to be set before the line Of stones is
placed in position. Fig. l represents
such fence.
In the absence OF st ones, 4 small open
ditch ON each side Of the fence answers
equally well. The line Of posts is first
set, and then several burrows are plowed
on each side as near to il as practicable,
and the loosened earth thrown up into
q ridge or bank. A second blowing and
second shoveling will complete the
bitches and bank. The wires are then
placed on the posts and the fence is
completed. No horse or colt will wish
to tread down into the ditch i'm order
that he may climb the bank and push
against the wires. The barrier will be
sufficiently visible. If the ground on
each side is heavy turf, the bank prop
erly covered with it may be more mar
row and steep than one made wholly of
loose earth, which. however, will in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
THE WINE VANISHED.

Champagne Bottles Emptiea With0u5
Removing fiae Corl0s- . =
a new manager. ON taking charge q
q cafe some time since, says the Ne~
York Herald. was astonished to see how
large part OF the profit and loss &C
count chargeable 20 the wine cellar Wa
attributed TO the mysterious disappear
ance Of whole quarts. no trace of which
bottle and all. was ever found, Or 20 tf,s
even more mysterious number of boz
ties found with foil, wire and cork OBJ
solutely intact in the case, but destitute
Of a drop of the once sparkling contents
Could IL be possible such bottles hes
been cofked and wired empty? Or, 90
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CONTINUOUS RAILS.
| aoW They Are United and EtSeted To.
GetheF with Fish Plates.

dow They Are United and Rfseted To-
gether with Fish Plates.
At a recent meeting Of the Engineers
Club Of Philadelphia the secretary pre-
scented, for Mr. Z. Taylor Gleaves, a de-
Scription Of continuous rails for rail
ways, which are carried upon ordinary
ties Of wood or iron weighted down with
a covering of earth, gravel or stone SO
that they can not easily move The
spikes are not driven home by three
eighthS of an inch, SO that unduiasions
may take place in the rail without dis
turbing either spikes or ties, and az
engagements resembling turnouts are
put in at fixed points, such as frogs, and
ae the foot Of heavy grades, for the pur-
pose Of admitting OF longitudinal no
ton
The author explains how the rails are
united SO as TO make them continuous
In the case he notes the rails were ris-
eted together with fish plates He says
that while the riveting was In progress
the expansion gave some trouble.
but since il has been com-
plete6 there has not been the
aightest bucking Or any per
ceptible pulling IN on the curves The
ties are covered with red clay contain
ing some loan, and. 70 prevent dust.
part Of the track was turfed and grass
seed sown over the remainder, so that
now he says, instead of a wrench, the
watchman pushes a mower. and the
roadbed looks like pretty green lawn
with two metal ribbons laid across Il. -
Speaking of the doubts which had
been expressed as TO the utility OF this
arrangement, the author says that it is
q fact that there is in Virginia a section
of track Laid with rails three miles long.
that it has been in service since June,
1889, that it has not been surfaced or
]ined since put down, that the only ex-
pense of maintaining it has been the
Waterman, that engines weighing 104,-
600 pounds are frequently run over it at
speed of fifty miles per hour. that it is
simply ballasted with earth, and that
shall take pleasure in showing it to any.
who care to investigate. "-Scientifc
American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
SHEEP WITH SCAR,
How an Ohio Farmer Effected; y Compl
Cure,

How an Ohio Farmer Effected y Complete
Cure.
had one hundred head OF scabby
sheep and L treated them as the Live
Stock Commission in bulletin No di-
reefs, but il didn't do the work for
them. This was in December, 1887.
Then let them run till in the latter
part OF April, 1855, when I sheared
them and dipped them. made box
twelve feet long, four feet deep, two
and a half feet wide at top. one foot at
the bottom. The sketch shows how l
made it. Il is the dipping box: 2 the
training pen; G the gate TO let the
sheep out; I the trough TO catch the
The draining pen made
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

thirty rods long, more or less, in day,
while the reduced amount Of wire re-
Quired and the shorter posts which may
be used. will render this fen ce as cheap
in construction as the one with five or
six wires on level ground. The posts
may be at least one rod apart, if inter
mediate vertical cross pieces with the
lower ends nearly reaching the ground
are used, 70 which the wires are stapled
20 keep them in position.
Fig. 2 represents the appearance of
such a fence, and Fig. is cross Sec
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

armed their hostility and made her pop
ular. She was the second wife of Al
ried in November, 1879. Alfonso was
never strong, and he died while still a
very young man in December. 1885.
The Queen has two young childrens
both of frail health The elder of the
two, the Infanta Donna Maria de las
Mercedes, Princess of ASturiaS. to whom
the crown would revert in the event Of
her brothers death without issue, was
born in 1850, and the present King, Al
fonso Kill, in 1856, five months after
his fathers death.
The little King has had hard strug
gle for life. Like most of the royal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
AMONG THE POULTRY.

[St. Louis Republic.l
KEEP all your pullets.
SEE that each fowl gets its share Of
feed.
WHENEVER you find hen that don't
lay kill her.
IT rarely pays to keep a hen after she
is three years old.
PLACE clean pure water daily where
the fowls can help themselves.
BARLEY fed alternately with wheat
makes good feed for laying hens.
WELL-FATTENED and well-dressed
poultry always sell at the best prices.
WHEN the yards will admit keep hens
Of the same size and disposition to
gether.
MEAT scraps Of all kinds makes a
good ration for the poultry during the
winter.
PREPARE to breed as many chickens
as possible, as early as possible; they
will pay the best.
THE razings from the barn loft and
the managers are good material for the
hens to scratch over.
ONE Of the most common WAYS for
the hens learning to eat eggs is leaving
broken eggs in the nest.
A VARIETY Of feed is necessary 20 Sc.
cure eggs. No one ration will furnish
all the needed elements
BRAN with small quantity Of oil
boiled, made into a stiff dough with
milk, is good feed for hens.
In raising poultry for market breed
the fiesh-formers, and feed SO as 60 get
the best weight at the lowest cost.
OATMEAL is one of the very best ma
terials that can be supplied TO young
chickens to keep them growing.
BATHING in sweet oil is one of the
very best remedies to use on the combs
in case they should get frosted
UNDER what may be considered over
age conditions fifty hens are as many
as should be kept in one house together.
In severe cold weather it is best to
feed more corn than when the weather
is milder. Corn is a good heating food.
WARNING the water and keeping it
fresh will aid materially in preventing
bowel diseases during the winter; sup
ply it at least two or three times day.
IF rightly managed it is less work to
keep down lice in the winter than in
summer, yet they need looking after
fully as much at one season as another.
NEVER suddenly scare nor frighten
your fowls nor allow strangers to GO
among them more than you can help.
Kindness is essential to success in keep
ing fowls. 1t is a small matter and
costs you nothing. You must gain their
confidence and keepit. Nothing on the
farm gives better returns than fine
flock of fowls
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

will produce heavy snow-drifts, the
winds passing through them sufficient.
iy freely to prevent the accumulation.
To sum up the advantages which
such fences will present: l. They are
durable: 2. They prevent heavy snow
drifts; 3. They need fewer and shorter
posts: 4. They require less labor in dig
ging deep holes; 5. They need fewer
wires; 6. The wind does not disturb
them, and animals do not throw them
down.
Old board fences, which have become
weak by age, or stronger board fences
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

lief in Spain is that he viii never reach
manhood All sorts OF stories are told
about him Among them is one thas
when mildly rebpked by his attendants
for eating with his fingers and told that
Kings did not do so, che little felloE
pertly remarked: This King doeG"
The republican sentiment has been
steadily growing in Spain during recent
years, and IL would not surprise those
who know that country best IL Alfonso
NH. should turn ost 60 be tbs last
King.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

families of Eu-
rope the Span
is b BourbonS
are a II c c t ed
with scrofula,
and the baby
who now wears
che crown has
been p II e d
through many
severe criS eS
only by great
medical skill.
"1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

among this tribe is IA Joens, who owns
over 5, 600 reindeer, the value of which
is estimated at 100. coo crowns (S125, o00).
Some years ago he came with his wife
from the Kioelen mountains. where he
usually sojourns, TO the little city Of
Ostersund, in order 90 purchase bridal
outfit for his only daughter, Maja, who
was TO be married 20 one Of the tribe.
Upon that occasion they were photo
graphed, and one Of the sketches repre-
sents the young bride in her luxurious
bridal garments. Like all LaplanderS,
every member of the family is small in
stature, and not-at all good looi-ing-
The funniest thing about Million
aire JoenS is his hat. which. it viii be
observed. pakes a desperate at.enp: 20
shape itself into the style OF the plug
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

age 20 get rid Of
some Of them in
constructing .
small loose rip
rap wall ON tire
line of the fence
and under the
barb wires, they
become a visible
barrier, and no
horse desires 70
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

{ l IA e become
w ell sOdded.
Two men, with
a tw ohors e
team, will pillow
the burrows and
make the bank
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
fhe Average Death-Rate.

In England, the average number of
deaths each year is 1 out of each 43 in
habitants; In France, out of each 81.
and in the United States, out of each
81 In this country, the rate in the
Northwestern States is 1 in each 100:
fn the Middle States, in each IS: in
the Southern States. in 90; in the Guls
States, / in each g.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

Charles of Aus
tria, and is now.
in her thirtys
{ b ird ye ar:
Spaniards are
poverbially
averSe to being
ruled by a for
eigner, but the
tact and judg-
ment shown by
the widowed
mother of their
present b q by
r. Il.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

MAKE it a point during the next three
months to keep the poultry house dry.
Dampness, especially at this season, is
ve-y liable to induce roup. 1t is easier
to prevent than to cure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
LAPLAND'S JAY GOULD.
His Name Is IA Joens and Hes q
Real Good Fellow.
Leaders of the Four Hundred Where Reir-
deer Count for Coda Northern
Eride in Her Luxurious Gar
ments and Trappings.

HE island group
which lies to
the northward
of Norway is
called the ''Ofo-
ten," and here
there is S till
found a fair
sprinkling OF
Laplanders, the
nomad tribe of
Norway, " h o
live in tents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
lro BE Continued

IT is reported from China that during
storms in the Chekiang province hail
stones Of such enormous size fell Is to
destroy houses and animals
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F;e.4

partial barb-wire aid Of single one
stretched on the top, as shown in Fig. 4.
Such animals have no disposition to rub
against a fence Of this kind or to press
it, and il remains safe and untouched.
American Cultivator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

ton, the hori-
zontal dotted
line being the
surface of the
ground. Neither
of these fences
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

LET the poultry out and give them
free range on every pleasant day; but
when it is cold and stormy keep them
closely confined in their quarters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
HINTS.
THE FENCE QUESTION:.

II You Want to Save Time and Money
Read This Article.
I'm localities where there are many
small stones scattered over the fields,
and where it would be DoSitiye adxant-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

which are in
danger of being
bro en- down
by un l y
horses, may be
rendered m
paSsabIe by the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
a JoENs AND WIFE.

the young men Of Lapland would bite
the snow.
= Her dress is a tribe longer than her
mothers, but when she gets 20 be q
mother the dress will be shortened. Its
present length is a tribute TO her Eaaid-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
SPANS sHAkY THRONE.

lueen-Resent Christina and the Sicklt
Little King Alfonso.
Maria Christina, the Queen Regent o.
Spain, is a daughter of Archduke
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
PardonabIe Resentmen,

faroonabie Resentment.
Customer Tim hardware s,ore,-Have
You any small vises?
Salesman (angily)I Cont think
that is any of Your business-Life,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

with but one opening,
the entrance, through
which the smoke is also
forced to make its es-
cana The rich q st
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

The little King has ha6
gle for life. Like most
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-05

ercise of arbitrary power by subordi-
mates. and the latter would prevent the
degradation of local elections by CEN
trail despotism- The bayonet would
still be over every ballot for Congress
man, but its baneful cleaning would
not affront the eyes of voters for MEM
bers of State Legislatures or officers o
commonwealth, municipalities or town
ships.
No modification has been proposed,
nor can any be offered, that viii render
the bill tolerable toHberty-loving minds
The fraud and force election bill,
whether modified by the silver Sena-
tors, with the bayonets hooded by Hoar,
or with them unvailed by Quay, is rad
ically and essentially vicious and trea-
sonouS. Under any circumstances it
would be the duty of members of Con-
gress to fight such a proposition to the
bitter end.
The general duty of faithful Senators
is emphasized and enforced by the
special circumstances of the time. The
people of the United States have passed
upon the issue of the fraud and force
election bill, and by an unprecedented
majority they have ordered Congress
not to enact any such measure Every
vote for the bill, and every failure to
oppose it by any available means, is a
disobedience of the supreme order of
the sovereign American people. 1t is
especially the duty of Democratic Sen
ators to leave nothing undone that hon
est men can do; to omit no honorable
device to prevent calamitous reversal of
the peoples vote.
Were opposition hopeless, relaxation
on the part of the opponent might be
excused. But opposition is not hope
less. The life of the present Congress
ends with the third day of March. I'm
| less the revolution in the suffrage be
| accomplished before that time, it can
never be effected, and the safety Oh
home-rule elections will be forevermore
assured. It is therefore incumbent on
the Democratic Senators to obstruct the
progress of the fraud and force election
bill by every means permitted by par
liamentary law. The rules Of the Sen
| ate have not been altered. Gag law
does not prevail, and the privileges Of
a free deliberative body must be exert
ed to the utmost to prevent revolution
N " Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-05
A SHODDY MILL FAILS.

Great Growth of the Shoddy Business
While Wooden Manufacturing Languishes
Why the Shoddy Men Wanted the Nc
kinley Law.
A shoddy mill in Massachusetts, has
just closed its doors as the result of the
Mckinley law. 1t ran in kind of
shoddy which is imported entirely; and
as the Mckinley duty on this particular
kind is so cents a pound-or equal to
800 per cent--the manufacturer found
it impossible to pay this enormous duty.
The owner of this particular mill was
evidently not one of the shoddy men
who, as was reported in the trade jour
mails last summer, were clamoring for
the passage of the Mckinley bill
These were the manufacturers who use
American-made shoddy: and their
anxiety for the passage of the Mckin-
ley bill was caused by their knowledge
that under it the cost of wooden cloth
ing would be increased and the use of
shoddy clothing would be promoted
The use of shoddy has extended enor-
mously during recent years According
to the statistics of the tenth census,
1850, the total amount of raw material
CONSUMED in the manufacture of wooden
goods was as follows:
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NOTES FROM THE PRESS.

The Republicans in Congress are
so afraid and jealous OF their own lead
ing bills that one bill serves as a club
to kill the other, with the ultimate
probability that all of them will be de-
stroyed.-Boston Globe.
Mr.. Mckinley Smith-You fellows
may talk as much as you please; but we
Republicans are going to keep right on
saving wood
Mr.. David B. Jones-You are wise
You'll find this is going to be a pretty
cold winter.-Puck.
Since it is the habit of the Admin
istration to provide positions for re-
pudiated statesmen it would be In order
for Mr.. Harrison to send Mr.. Blair, of
New Hampshire. out as an emissary to
the treacherous Indians He could talk
them to death at the first conference,
and if he failed the country could stand
the loss with equanimity. - Chicago
Times.