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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-09
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July g.
Quotations the board of trade today
ranged as follows; W.beat-No.s July, opened
92c. closed s.14c; September. opened s.s5c
closed s.1Ec; December, opened s914c. closed
e912c. Corr-No. , July. opened 5s14c
closed 5G7sc; September, opened 5314c, closed
52ssc; October. opened -, closed 50lsc. Oats
No. July: opened 3G;so closed 3.Isc;
August, opened 2;5ee. closed e<Ssc; Septem-
Der, opened ~ s.. closed 2S34c. Pork-JuIy.
opened Sle2. closed Sl0.i0; September
opened SlG.5.. closed 1880. October. openad
Sl055. cioseC Slu40. Lard-Juy opened S6.25,
closed S6.l0.
Live STOCK Following were the prices at the
Union stock yards to-day: Hogs-Marxet
moderately active on packing and shipping
account, but feeling rather easy, and prices
about . lower on the common qualities; sales
ranged at S@.soG4E pigs, S4.45s2.95 light
Si-i0J460 rodgn packing S4.4Ols4.e5 mixed.
and s4.7oGi.@j heavy packing and shipping
lots
Cattie-MarGet rather active on local and
shipping account and prices well main
tained; quotations ranged at S5.7006.40 choice
to fancy shipping steers, S5.o0G5.GO good 10
choice do, s4.5p14.ao common to fair dc,
S5.1Jc1tf0 bUtchers' steers, S2GkJ3.J0 stock
ers, S2.7515i.61 Texans, S3.Ra43o feeders.
Sl.J(94O COWS, Sl.J9G3.J0 bulls, and S25oG
40 veal calves
Sheep-Maraet rather active. and prices
without material change; quotations ranged
it -S'."Shf'"J "tcNSALS. uatlNeS,.
S5Joa6.S5 lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator 17c per
lb; dairies, fancy, fresh, 13sI4c; packing
stocks, fresh, 10al0ISc. Egg. .Loss On, Iilxg
l5c per doz- Live poultry-oId chickens 1856
per lb; sprine, l6c; roosters, SIC; TURKEYS.
mixed, &c: ducks, &GS1zc; spring, sEa9c
Pototoes-Cal-fornia, Sl.5o91.75 per sack; St
Louis, early Ohio, $50 per Dbl; Tennessee.
s275G3.0l; Alton. s2.00dG250 Apples-IIlinois
Sl-592.50 per bbl; l5g2oc per 1s-bu crate
Strawberries Michigan. 50160c per l6-qt case:
Racine, 759s0c. Raspberries-Red,S Sl.DUG1 2
per 24-qt case; black. Sl499l50 per Loot case
NEW YoRK; sry 8
Wheat-No. red winter cash. sl.O5Sl; July.
Sl.GlL4; August, o6ssc; September 9.gsc:
October, 9i5Sc. Corn-No. = mixed cash 73c:
| do Juiy, sic; do August, Gi4e: do Sep
| tenber, 6l14c. Oats-Dull but steady; No. :!
mixed cash. &c; July, 43L4c. Rye-Neg-
| lected. Barley-Neglected. Pork-Dull;
| mess, Sll-5o9l225 for new. Lard-Quiet;
| July, $780, August, Sl.54-
Live Stock: Cattle-Trading active at for
\ mer prices for choice steers. but common 70
| medium cattle duh at a decline. of strong I9c
per Id lbs; poorest to best native steers. e425a
1 6S per 100 obs; bulls and dry cows S22SefA Is
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep firm at An adsznce
/ of 4c per lbs; lambs dun and Rc:per lb lpW9,
sheep. St29a6 9clers1 - =. SsMez&
V~ soe1hA = - :
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-09
Two Men Drowned.

SANDUskY, O.. July 9.-Henry kek, 4
this city, anu Joseph Braunlich, of Cleve-
land, went out in "a small boat to fish.
They failed 20 return and search result
ed in finding the bodies of both men on
the shore of the bay. Nothing is known
as TO how they came TO be drowned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-09

$1,000 and $1,000 make competitors
O where did get that st Of THE LONDON of f
and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

four or six horses. The frame only Is
shown. This is boarded over. as the
wagon body is removed and otherwise
there would be nothing to keep the
load off the reach. Such a rack allows
easy turning whether loaded or empty.
The prote ctors for the wheels are made
of strap iron, old light wagon tire serv-
ing well. Sometimes half-inch lumber
is steamed, warped and bolted in
place instead, being lighter and also
rafting less Fig. illustrates rig
ging made for use in carting salt hay
off the marshes of northern New Jer-
sey. A strong frame is first made of
tim Der three inches square. This is
bored full of holes for wooden rods four
Feet long which are supported at the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

Early shorn sheep winter much bet
ter than others Recently I met with
a pretty good judge. in whose opinion
concur that late-sho-n sheepdo not win
ter SO well. with as much thrift or as
little mortality, as those that are di-
vested of their old heeces early in the
season Of spring feed Indeed it is
easy to perceive that sheep. if young
and growing, that have not made good
growth. or if full grown have not fully
recuperated from their condition usual
~ preceding spring feed. before the
first and best half of the grass season
has passed, cannot be in as good condi-
ton or possess as much viqor and
robustness with which to meet and
combat the inclemency of the weather
Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
A DIRT WHEEL BARREL.

It Is Better for Farm Work Than the
Average Wheelbarrow.
There has been a fierce struggle in
New York city for clean streets Al
most every known system has been
tried with but poor success The au-
thoritieS have now decided to try hand
machinery in preference to horse-pow-
er machines Hundreds of workmen
go about with the implements illus
trated herewith They brush up the
dirt with stiff brushes, shovel 1T into
the barrel and wheel il off to some CEN
trail point where they meet the dump
cart The machine is simply barrel
on wheels, SO nicely balanced that it
will tip easily. The hooks in front
make place for broom, hoe and shovel
to hang For many purposes wheel
barrel like this Is better for farm work
than the usual wheelSar-ow. One can
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
They Are Different.

''They are an awfully patient people
in this town." he was saying to an ac-
quaintance in Park row car
In what rcspect?" queried the other
why, I've been on these horse cars
fifty times when team got in the yvay
and bothered 'ern half to death cx-
pected to see the driver heave a brick
bat, bnt he always took it as easy as
grease
Yes; I've seen the same thing"
DO You suppose we'd stand that in
our town? Not much Why, was on
the bus going over to the depot the
other day when we net Hank John
ston leadin' his red cow to the river
g Git off the face of the glober hoi-
Tered Bill Haynes. the driver.
81 won'tr says Hank
with that Bill put the horses and
wagon right at him The cow was
knocked into Joe Turner'S hedge fence,
with her neck broke. and Hank got SO
mixed up with the off fore wheel that
he had to have four doctors piece him
together m. Quad. IN N Y World
Unexpected Honesty.
Shopper-What is the real difference
between these two materials?
New Clerk-Ffty cents a yard That's
au-Jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
THE LOCK FELL SHATTERED By A BLOW.

THE LOCK FELL SHATTkRED By A BLOW.
that Besant remembered the unpleasant
task which lay before him of telling
Charlie of his fathers sad misfortune.
The young mans eyes filed with
tears as he heard the melancholy de-
tails.
poor old dad" he moaned "Wound-
ed so bad as that, and l not near to COM
fort him. All! what will mother say,
wonder, when she hears that 1 was
away from him in his hour of need?
Awayl my God! and on such an err
randi
Which she never need know-and if
she did, the knowledge of your safe re-
turn would condone the fault of your
going, Charlie: for women do not look
at some things in the same light that
men do"
las you do, for instance?'
eyes, Charlie, as do" Frank de-
clared, firmly. 81 am not going to add
to your troubles by preaching you ser
mon; but if 1 have any claim on your
regard, would implore you to make a
confidant of Major Hopkins, who knows
more of your doings than you have any
idea of, and who is still willing to be
your friend"
ssYou speak with an assumption Of
guilt on my part, which in another man
I would not permit one Instant"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
RURAL BREvITlES.

YOU can run in debt but you have 20
crawl to get out
FERTILITY increases from the north
side to the south side of the farm
1T is a poor crop that will no. pay for
keeping an account of its cost and re-
ceipts-
feeds your crop. All before that feeds
the land
KEEP the barnyard cleared up. A
nail in a horses hoof may cause you
more trouble than i: would to keep the
yard clean for a life time
BURN nothing that can be rotted by
blowing it down or burying it in the
manure pile One exception to this
weeds that have seeds mature enough
to grow. Burn them root and branch
BETTER farming is to be secured by
more intelligent effort on the part of
the individual Better laws can be had
only through the organized efforts OF
the producers at the caucuses, conven-
tons and polls
KEEP cheerful spirit, stop all
wastes. study the possibilities of your
family and the demand OF your market,
and take courage. for we must make
the best of the times that are here if
we are to succeed
THE mbition needed among farmers
is not to he lawyers. doctors nor politi-
clans. but to be better farmers When
this ambition is general, agriculture
will look mp and taxation be more
evenly distributed
A GOOD, well-kept- tasteful farm,
with good buildings. handsome animals
and fine crops, advertises its owners
qualities and you conclude at once that
he isn't badly depressed nor hankering
to go west The east is pretty good
place, if one only thinks so.
To KEEP the barn and stable doors
open has tropbled many men, The
time spent BY the world in hunting up
sticks to prop doors back would take
many years Yet simple hook on the
barn and staple on the door-costing
scar eely anything-wouldd do the bust
less.-Old Homestead
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
FIG. ..

Here is cheap, low rack and one from
which load will seldom or never slide.
1t has the advantage also of being easy
to take off or put on. as it is in sections
and can be stored in small compass
when not in use.
Fig. 8 shows form of rack that is
popular in the west and in the Cham
plain valley, where the crops are great
and the season long and busy one.
mainly because crops requiring such
hauling are made speciality. Placed
directly on the wagon holsters, enor-
nous loads may be put on suitable for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

i'll he had been. To this end Mrs. Pull
ford burned all the papers, and cautioned
friends not to talk with him ON the sub
ject-
But one day, when his wife was alb
sent, the general sent for barber in
tending to make a toilet that would
surprise her on her return The bar
Der, like the most of his class, was To-
quacious-
''Wen now. gen'l, you mos gone of
dat time" he said. as he lathered up for
q close military shave.
81 expect was, Barnes Guess must
have been pretty sick"
''You done bin buried and laid out, in
de papers,
sis that so?'' asked the general with
a nervous shiver.
pieces in de papers tellen how you fit de
in de wah.''
Barnes" said the general as soon as
he was shaved, '.here is dollar. Go
out and buy me some of those papers
you were talking about
When Mrs Pulford reached home
she found the general sitting up flushed
with 1cVCI.
81 never deserved it, Emma" he said;
81 did not know had SO many friends.
really ought to have died"
But any of these fine days the general
may be Seen walking down Woodward
avenue. from his home on Charlotte
avenue. as brisk as any Of the younger
men about him. and he will entertain
eight soIdier-visitors during the coming
grand army encampment to be held in
Detroit in August. with their wives and
families
And he wears his honors like the
modest man he is
Few meeting him casually would
dream that he was engaged in all the
actions of the army of the Potomac, that
he had participated in twenty-five en-
gagements and had seen eighteen years
of hard service.
There is a chapter of history in every
detail of such life, a lesson of patriot
ism, which every young man would do
well to commit to memory. And it is
Intensified bv the fact that Gen. Pull
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

of ~ to 8 inches. Peel them when
bark slips easily and they will dry and
become lighter than plank, durable and
tough. Two short pieces are first laid
across the body, being slightly hewed
where they are to rest, to lie fat A
middle support makes the rigging still
stronger. This rack is pinned togeth-
er with seasoned white-oal1 pins three
fourths Of an inch in diameter. These
pins must project to the bottom OF the
body at the corners to hold it in place
At the outside corners they are elong-
ated eight or ten inches and pointed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
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6 NNNEEIi .I Ia "a IN
WllEll'yA E|4EAgEAW
FIG. 4.

top by a board four inches wide
through which they project 1t is the
same shape as the box to a charcoal
wagon Salt hay being so heavy and
slipping about so easily it is seldom
piled above the rack. The continuance
is heavy, clumsy to turn around with,
hard to hitch into and only commend
able for its service in the salt meadows.
unless some city gentleman" is to
load, when its use will be imperative
if the load is expected to reach the
barn-Farm and tireSide
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
About Granula.ed Honey.

To prevent comb honey from granu-
lating 1T should be kept in a warm
room with a free circulation of air In
such a place granulation may be kept
OF as long as possible. A cool, damp
place viii ruin any honey in the comb
In short time When once granulated,
we know of no way to Equefy 1t ex-
cept to melt the honey and comb; the
wax viii then cake at the top. and can
be removed Even then the homer
will granulate again. if exposed to the
aiE-American Bee Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

stars and stripes, was born under the
union Jack; is by birth an Englishnan.
by adoption an American.
One incident in connection with his
nativity is rather amusing. When the
general married his present wife he
went abroad on a bridal tour, and made
London his headquarters Everywhere
he went he was received as an Ameri-
can officer, and feted as such It wac
the time when Bradlaugh was contest
ing his seat in parliament and the polit-
zeal and personal contest was very ex-
citing. All strangers were debarred
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

gether: you viii find General Thomas
in sore need Of your help" Garfield
cried, as he too rode away.
In half an hour they were ready to
advance, though their ranks were but
thinly manned.
Forward, men. At the double
quick" and once more the Fighting
Fourth ran painting to the struggle.
They found Thomas oppressed by
superior numbers, but standing firm as
a rock, with Polk battering his center
and left, and Longstreet harrassing his
right. Assault after assault was made,
yet those immortal heroes never wav-
cred.
And now another danger threatens
them: for Longstreet has discovered a
gap in the mountain in Thomas rear,
through which he Is pouring a heavy
column Surely all is lost now-but no,
Granger comes up with seven thousand
raw troops, who have never even seen a
battlefield before, and, though the hope
seems vain, the reinforcement gives the
veterans encouragement. ''Only a par
Gel of boys, fresh from the plow,"
sneered an aide-de-camp, as he galloped
forward to direct their movements. But
see those pillow boys fight! Had they
carried arms for years, and been Injured
to battle scenes from childhood, they
could not have shown a more deter
mined bravery. Over and over again
Longstrcet charges, but he can not
break those solid ranks, and at sunset
Thomas, driven back but not defeated,
recedes to the shelter Of Chattanooga,
whittier Rosecrans' scattered men have
preceded him carrying CONSERVATION
with their wild stories of defeat.
And nearly thirty thousand men
from North and South lay killed and
wounded on the blood-stained banks OF
''The River of Death"
said the Union army was not beaten
well, perhaps not in literal sense,
for the object of the contention, Chat
tanooga, still remained in their occupa-
ton, but the Confederates justly claimed
''Chickamauga" as victory, for they
had forced their enemy from the field,
and now held him shut up in his en-
trenchments with all communication
cut Off.
Bragg had new al1y-invincible by
human hands, impervious to human
daring-the gaunt, fierce fend. Starva-
ton.
Once Rosecrans made an effort at q
sally, but hunger had killed so many of
his animals that he had not horses
enough to drag a battery into action,
and so thick lay the carcasses Of dead
mules on the muddy roads that men
stepped on them from one to another to
avoid the mire.
Hard times indeed had settled on the
luckless garrison, the coarsest kind of
food being precious as rubies in the
eyes of the famished soldiers. Charlie
Fulton's satisfaction may be imagined
then, when one day Jack Gregory whis-
pered in his ear the Joyous information
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

that he had secured hind-quarter Of
lamb, which he had confiscated from an
Irishman in his company, who was car
rying it off to his quarters.
81 can't give you any mint-sauce,"
said the jovia1 Captain, ''but there's a
quart of whisky won at cards from an
Iowa man, and by Hickory! old chap,
we'll make a night of it,
''An right, Jack, I'll be there; but
don't ask too many, for a lambs leg isn't a
very big bird, and a quart won't go far
in a crowd"
''Never fear, man-just Ferguson,
Ropes, you and I-sharp six o'clock,
you know-be on time
Charlie was on time, and so were
Jacks other two guests.
you're admiring that stove, boys,
see" Jack said, making preparations for
the coming meal, meat but not gaudy,
and not quite the thing to adorn palace
drawing-room. There's history about
1t. too. Three Of my fellows brought it
in the other day, red-hot, with a batch
Of corn bread in the oven. Fact, as
sure you. They'd found it in some
body's kitchen and presented it to me,
as q token of their high esteem and a
consideration for two pounds of Caro-
lima cut-plug."
''Guess it's done!" Ferguson said.
opening the oven door and peeping low
ingly at the luscious joint.
sit isn't a very big one. !" sighed Ropes,
| with lugubrious eye on the hungry
aspect Of his companions.
''What did you expect?" asked Greg
DRY, Indignantly. "A six-months' sheep
isn't as bulky as mastodon, but I
guess there's enough for all, boys, so
draw your stools around the festive
board"
AS he spoke he plunged his knife
into the dainty Wand
''Great Scott, but it's toughr' he
| gasped. as he wrestled with its string
| like sinews-
It was tough, but it was meat, and
those hungry men devoured it with
| relish, polishing the bones till they
| naturalist had prepared them for his
museum
Its the first satisfying meal I've had
for three days." Ropes declared. con-
| tentedly. ssNow. Jack, tip us a can of
Thank Providence there's lots of to-
| O<SCCO ACAt S41AOhS Jul CAO"0 ySes
''Say, boys, did you hear what a
guy lanky Simpson got off on Thomas
| at Chickamauga?" Jack asked with a
twinkle in his eye.
'sNo, what was it? spit it out, man -
"Why, he went up to the General
] with a doleful face, and reported that
he'd lost a battery of six new guns,
| which the enemy had taken after a
| fierce assault.
IS Did you spike them. STRIP the Gener-
| al demanded.
I" Nav, didn't They was too new
| and good for spilking. SIR
"sNot spike themv Thomas roared.
Then, what in thunder, fellow, did
You do?'
| "sJust rallied round q bit and charged,
and took 'em back againr the West
crner drawled, while even the Generals
| grim features relaxed into q smile.''
tTO he CnNTMuED.I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
Nitrate of Soda on Wheat.

The wonderful properties OF nitrate
of soda are being strikingly exhibited
at the Ohio agricultural experiment.
station, where wheat is being grown
continuously under different methods
of fertiEzing- Although the nitrate
was not applied until the middle of
April. it stimulated such a big provth
that the plots which received nitrate in
large quantities carry almost thrice :.
great a weight of vegetation as do tae
plots that had no nitrate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
A DIRT WHEEL BARREL

take heavier load with less work ON
two wheels. One novel use to which
we recently saw one of these wheel
barrels put was in planting potatoes
The barrel of seed was wheeled through
the field, and five or six rows were
dropped at one trip, making short jour
neys to the barrcl-Rural New Yorker
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
SEVERAL HAY RACKS.
They Fiji the Requirements of Every SEX
ton the


ton OF the Country.
Several hay racks are illustrated
here which may fill the requirements.
The first is in common use for cart or
wagon. being made of 2x3-inch scant-
ling bolted together at the angles
The chief precaution necessary in max
ing this rack is to make it upright
enough to prevent the wheels from
rubbing it and so increasing the draft
for the team The objection to this
style is its height and the increased
work of high pitching in harvest
Sometimes crooked tree is cut and
sawed to make the end cross-pieces the
shape of A in Fig. l. When this is done
the wheels have to be arched over as
in Fig. 3. For a cart, hay rack like
Fig. is excellent, though the same
may be applied to a wagon or adapted
nicely to sled 1t is made of hemlock
or chestnut poles of uniform diameter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
A Story of the Late War.
Bx eERnHRD eIosex,

Author OF Loyal at Last" my Lady Fantas-
tic." "ENen's Great Secret" Fen
Among Thieves" Etc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16

'sNo, not guilt, Charlie; only intense
~ reckless folly" Besant declared.
"And am to make this paragon of q
Major my father-confessor? Well, per-
haps will see him tomorrow and have
q talk with him"
"You will see him tonight; for yor
will have to report to him. He is in
command now, you know"
SIN command? Since when?"
'sSince your father fell in action"
"Ah, yes; of course"
For a time they walked on in silence;
but as they reached the Majors tent,
Fulton asked: ''Does my father know
why left the camp that night?'
mo. The secret is only shared be-
tween the Major and myself unless
you count Jim Lawson as one of us;
but he is beyond the power Of revela-
ton"
''As how?"
Deserted to the enemy"
''The scoundrel!" Then, after q
pause: ''Oh, Frank; do believe You
are the best-hearted fellow that ever
drew the breath of life"
''And the Major?"
eyes, yes; if it will set your honest
soul at rest, will make clean breast
of all my sins to him this very night
And with that pleasing assurance the
young men parted.
Next day, as the doctors declared that
there was no hopes of Colonel Fulton
ever being able to assume the command
of marching regiment, even if he es-
capped with his life, Hopkins was in
stalled as Colonel, to the satisfaction Of
every man in the ranks; for they had
long learned to love the quiet. gentle
manly man, who never finched from
danger and had such a keen sense of
duty.
And who is going to be Major? was
the question at the bivouac.
'I'll bet even on Besant against the
field" cried Jack Gregory.
But there were no takers.