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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

partments, according 70 the size re-
quired. When the trays are placed in
position the flap door is raised, and the
drying allowed to proceed. An evap-
orator on this principle is within the
means of any fruit grower. 1t will dry
two or three tons of fruit per day, ac-
cording to the economy with which it
Is used.
For drying apples an apple parer is
almost indispensable. One that viii
peel, core and slice at the same time is
very con benient and Inexpensive. Many
machines slice the fruit too thin for the
best results. After slicing when the
fruit is spread out on the trays, it is
customary to subject it to the fumes of
sulphur for time. This is done to
preserve the green color of the fruit
and 80 prevent the oxidization of its
cut 9lrfaces. When sulphur is used il
should be applied sparingly, for much
damage to the flavor of the fruit may
result from over-sulphuring. When
too much sulphur is given, the fruit is
bleached white, and is tasteless, as dry
as chip and unhealthy. Indeed, with
the ordinary kind of apples, sulphnring
is not required at all to make a prime
marketable article of dried fruit.
In this country where sulphurine
fruit has largely increased during late
years the sale of dried apples abroad has
materially decreased because of over
sulphuring. So much depends on the
state of the fruit and the methods adopt
ed of sulphuring that bup little informa
ton can be given as to the actual guam.
tity of sulphur necessary for certain
quantity of fruit. Where the fruit is
for home consumption it is not neces-
sary or desirable to use lphur.-Farm
and Horne
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
THE HENS DELIGHT.

How to Build Movable Feed Trough
for Fowls.
In nothing are poultry keepers more
culpable than in the manner they feed
their fowls. The cleanest grains and
mashes are thrown in the dirt and mud
oftentimes, SO that the birds are COM
PEELED to eat Il greater or less prepor-
ton of filth. How to feed without hav-
ing the food befouled by the upsetting
of the dish, by the wading through it
of the flock, or by having it scratched
full of dirt and manure, after the feed
ing is done, is a problem all OF US
would like to solve. The roosting of
fowls on or over feed troughs is still
another practice everyone desires to re-
form.
These difficulties no longer exist,
however, if one uses protected feed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
1T MIGHT BE WORSE.

The Black Bootblack's Philosophy of Hot
Weather and Shipwreck-
''Good morning. sub; have shine,
suh?" said the black bootblacl1, as he
saw one of his regular customers COM
ing down the corridor. The regular
sat down in the chair, inwardly prayed
that no one of his friends might come
along before he got out of it and made
some original observation about the
weather.
Eyes, subj" replied the bootblaclk: ct
is sutn'ly a very hot day. we'll
no, sub, 1 won't say nothing about it,
because it might be good deal WIS.
There might be big flood or a wind to
blow US all away. Vas, sub. that's
what I always say when hear people
tallzin' about how bad things is L
SAYS: Don't you go and say nothing,
because it might be good deal wus'
remember one time / was out sailin'
with six other people and four of 'eIn
was ladies; yes. sub, that was on the
James river, and squal1 struck the
boat and she was just tippin' all round,
and the ladies, they was just scared to
death, and they ali yelled that we got
to go back.
''But l says: Don't say nothing; it
might be a good deal wus; if we try to
go back the wind IL hit us harder
and we might tip over But it
want any use; the ladies kept hollerin'
that we got to go back, and the
captain put her round and she got
caught right between two waves, and
she went to the bottom and five of 'em
was drowned. Yes, sub, all the ladies
was drowned and the captain was
drowned. 1 just struck out for the
shore, tell you; want going to get
drowned for nobody. Could i save any
of the others? didn't see none of the
others; 1 didn't want to see none of EN-
1 just got to the shore; that's all want
ed Then / found a man with boat
and we started out, and in minute we
see the other man comm down the river
and we pulled him in, and the ones that
was drowned, some of 'em wasn't found
for two days, and then they was way
down the river.
That what 1 say, as long as I'm alive,
it might be wus 1 never hurt nobody,
and don't want nobody to touch me.
Anybody can steal my money or my
clothes or anything; I just say: Give
me my life;' they can have my wife,
they can have anything got, only don't
hurt me. I know got to die sometime,
that's certain, but I don't want nobody
to murder me. No change, sub? Thank
you, sub Shinew-N- Y Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

ABOUT every farmhouse there should
be nice lawn. The farmer has the
opportunity to excel in this sort of
iOrnamcntation.
THE German farmers of Pennsylva-
mia have extremely healthy apple
trees by washing the bark with lime.
-Meehan's Monthly.
To KILL the squash vine borer make
q strong tea of tobacco. and to four
quarts of it add an ounce of dissolved
camphor. Apply a small amount to
the roots when the vine begins to run.
GARDENERS around New York apply
seventy or eighty tons of fresh manure
per acre, and three-quarters of one ton
of mixed commercial fertilizer in adj
dition, and expect about fifty tons of
early cabbage.
ALL along in the journey Of butter
from the milk pail to the butter tub
there is chance for it to pick up havors
foreign to its own. Ragweed and others
that are noxious impart these favors,
while others come from the stables.
A CONNECTICUT farmer kept an ac-
count of the small fruit grown on half
an acre of ground and used for his
family last year. He figured on the
fruit at market rates and found it
amounted to S365, or more than S7OO
per acre.
THE sleepy" taste of mutton does
not come from contact with the wool
In skinning or from hardness in disem-
bcweling the animal; it is of far deeper
origin. 1t comes from poverty, un-
healthy condition, old age and similar
causes.
a HEAP OF stones after lying two or
three years will often leave the soil be-
meath richer than before. But the
greater part of the effect is sAid to be
due 20 the action of the stones as a
mulch, allowing the soil beneath to
sdisintegrate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
aIuars i'm Favor.

There viii never come time when
diamonds will be out of fashion, when
rubies and emeralds, sapphires and
pearls, viii be rejected as trash There
is something In the glitter and the color
of these gems which appeals TO mems
minds; and the fact that they are diff
cult to come by gives them additional
value. In point of mere beauty a bit
of peacock ORE is as lovely as an opal,
and some of the common crystals OF
chemistry are as fine as noble gems.
But the intrinsic quality of difficulty
lends its own unreasonable value, and
when this is wanting half the pleasure
of possession is gone Silver and gold
and precious stones viii always be
what they have always been-objects
of desire, for which even crime may be
committed, and dishonor and disgrsce
undergone Queen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
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MOVABLE FEED THOUGH FOR FOWLS.

trough on wheels that can be rolled
from the poultry house or-yard as soon
as it is empty. Such an invention
greeted my delighted vision while call
ing on neighbor recently, and is
shown in Fig. 1. 1t may be made at
home easily. To the edges of a board
eight feet long and twelve inches wide
are first nailed three-inch strips, form
ing trough two inches deep. Short
pieces of lath extend from these pieces
on either side to little ridge pole
The angle formed must not be a sharp
one, but very obtuse. tn at the birds
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
THE FARMING WORLD.
FRUIT EvAPoRAToR.

One That Is Suitable for Use on the Or
binary Fruit Farms.
The simplest and cheapest evapora-
tors are the most suitable to the cir
cumstances of the majority of the peo-
pie, especially in a new country. The
illustration shows cheap and handy
evaporator. The furnace and heating
hues of this machine are Cd
cast IRON The hues traverse the
heating chamber twice, and end
as seen in the smoke stack. The
length of the evaporation is 9 feet.
the width feet, and the height to the
ridge pole is feet. For the accommo-
dalton of the drying trays the evapora-
tor is divided into two or three COM
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
Method OF Soiling.

A practical dairyman gives the fol-
lowing as his method of soiling. AT the
last cultivation OF corn tJuly) ne sows
clover and timothy seed in the corn
field, which comes up well. About
September 20 the corn is off the ground
and the clover allowed to grow month,
when the cows are turned in for few
hours in the morning. In the spring
there is more early feed before the land
is p1owed for another crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

-Bonaventure de Fourcroy, a clever
society poet of the seventeenth century,
a splendid orator, an eminent advocate,
and an intima re friend OF Moliere TO
boot, on being asked one day by a mag
istrate what he meant to do with his
son, replied: IF there is anything in
him I'll make him a barrister; If not,
I'll make him Judge"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

EVEN a poor farmer can give sheep q
trial in a small way and increase as ex-
perience and profit warrant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

-Jagson says it's strange nobody ever
finds ont what the wild waves are say
ing, although ever so many 60 to sea
Elmira Gazette
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
A Wet Performance.

One of Miss Rcse Coghlan's most unique
experiences occurred at Pitrsbdrg.
There was to be an al fresco perform
ance of Gas You Like It'' in the grounds
of the Kenmawr, a swell east end hotel.
Miss Coghlan was to appear as Rosalind,
with Joseph Haworth as Orlando and Will
liam Muldoon as Charles the Wrestler
On the evening set for the occasion the
rain poured in torrents, so that the play
was postponed until the following evening.
The next day elusive showers and delu-
sive sunshine pursued each other from
tling fall of rain, but the sky promptly
cleared and the evening promised well.
A goodly audience of the cream of Pitts.
burg society filed the uncovered amphi-
theater which had been erected, but just
at 8o'clock a fine, drizzling rain began to
fall. Up went umbrellas, and the gor-
geously attired ranks of people good hl.-
moredly showed not the least intention of
giving up the ship.
For an hour that fine, persistent rain fell
upon the grassy stage below the seats but
at last finding the Pittsburgers could not
be drowned out, it ceased. Rugs were
spread here and there over the grass, new
leaves were scattered around, and, arrayed
in ''gums" and goloshes, the actors went
through the play. A stage stride is a great
thing anyway, but the way those unfor-
tunate players covered the ground between
the rugs was marvel.
Miss Coghlan never made such strides in
her profession before or since, and she says
it is the only time she ever wore 'rubbers"
on the stage.-New York Recorder.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
Entertaining an English Bishop.

1t is told of well known bishop, who is
somewhat addicted to the style of dress
worn by English bishops, especially the
bell crowned silk hat, that he was once the
guest of family of great wealth, in what
particular city need not be indicated. His
host and hostess were charmingly kind and
gracious in their hospitality, and knowing
the bishops liking for things Anglican,
were especially anxious to entertain hiln
in accordance with what might be the GUS
tom in England. The fair hostess, in her
zeal, had even instructed the butler and
the footman to address Linn as my lord, y
but the more democratic master of the
house happily vetoed that idea before it
was carried cat.
In many other ways, however, they tried
to make the good man focget that he was
in the states, though it must be confessed
that their zeal in this respect was at times
greater than their knowledge But in the
opinion Of tie bishop the climax of uncon-
7scious absurdity was reached when, as he
was about to retire, lis hostess said to hinl:
"Bishop am afraid your niter must have
got real mussed up in the sleeper. last
night; John always says it spoi,s plug
hat to take it into a train. So 1 have given
orders to Johns valet to do it up for you
He has never seen miter before, but
guess it's all right, as he used to work in a
hat store"
And to this day probably the kind WON,
an doesn't know what miter is. At any
rate the bishop was too courteous to Sc;
her right.--New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
shaving the Beard in Russia.

Peter the Great thought to civilize his
savages by making them shave and i'm
posed tax of 100 rubles on the wealthy
and middle classes and copeck on
peasants and laborers. Now it was a
superstition among the poorer people
that no beardless son of Adam could
ever enter heaven, and being obliged to
part with their boards the great ma
jority treasured up their hairs to be
buried with their bodies. In dealing
with his soldiers the great Peter enlisted
the aid Of the priests, who cunningly
pointed out the fact that they were go.
ing to fight the bearded Turk and that
their patron, st. Nicholas, would be un-
able to distinguish them from their enc,
mics unless they sacrificed their boards.
This was all right, and the boards OF
the beloved Russians went down before
the razor in Difference to st. Nicholas.
But, unluckily for the priests, the nexi
little war happened to be with the
Swedes, who wore no boards, and thus
it was that the Russian soldiers de.
manded to be allowed to abjure the
razor, SO that the holy Nicholas might
have no difficulty in arranging for theil
protection. English Illustrated Maga
zine.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
A VICTIM OF A CORPORATION.

How President and General Manager
Was Frozen Out by His Companions.
Speaking of corporations, said S
prominent st. Louis banker, "I recall,
with painful reminiscence the first one
holder. 1t happened in 1865, and wa.
just fifteen years of age. OF course
had no idea that it was really "a corpora
tion in which l had invested, but as
look back upon the incident the realiza
tion rushes upon me that was a victim
Of corporation methods.
"It happened i'll this way. At a very
early age my tendency for mercantile
pursuits developed. AT school I noticed
very general demand for candy and
cakes and an exceedingly limited supply
iii the market. Many Of the children
possessed coppers and nickels, but il
was nearly mile from the school house
to the country town, and the boys were
compelled to forage upon the neighbor-
ing sugar cane fields and orchards to sat
isfy the youthful stomach. After care.
full survey Of the market l decided that
the school was confronted by condi.
ton, not theory.
''In few days l had secured the co.
operation of half dozen boys, with a
capital of thirty cents, in which held
ten cents of the stock, and was conse.
quently named as president and man
ager of the candy store which we pro-
posed to open on the grounds. We found
an enormous dead and fallea tree, whose
butt end offered little resistance to ou.
penknives. At noon one day,I notified
the stockholders that meeting would
be held Immediately after school, and at
that meeting l, as president and man.
ager, cut an opening into the dead tree,
fashioned shelf therein and attached a
door, while the stockholders looked on
in admiration. then proposed that early
in the morning each stockholder should
bring with him five cents worth of
candy wherewith to stock the juvenile
store.
"To my astonishincat it was moved
and seconded and carried that the candy
should bo purchased and delivered at
once. so that the store might have an
early and perfect opening. Tired as l
was repaired to the town, ilvested my
ten cents in cheap candy, returned tc
the school grounds, where already the
twilight was making ghostly figures
among the trees, and deposited my treas
ure in the store 1t was quite dark when
reached home, and being unable to ac-
count for my whereabouts the presi
dent and manager went to bed supper
less and with back stinging from the
effects of switch literally applied.
Next morning hastened to the school
grounds in order to be first at the cere-
monies. Imagine my surprise when l
found there, seated in q row, all the
stockholders. congratulated them on
their interest in the enterprise, and then
threw open the door of the candy store.
It was empty!
'For moment was speechless. The
stockholders bent their heads and said
nothing. They looked suspiciously con-
tented, and when l intimated that some
good man among us had gone wrong
they were all prepared to prove that a
daring burglar had, in the midnight
hour, deprived the corporation of its as
sets. I'D -
"Ten years later one of the stockhold-
ers admitted that he had helped his
brethren in disposing Of the stock"
Louis Republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
Rook Titles.

There are titles of various kinds, Of
course, some of which do not exist in this
free and enlightened country, although it
may be doubted if a good many Americans
have not just as great a fondness for them
as those less fortunate people reared under
aristocratic conditions. But the titles Of
books, not of men, is a subject of consider.
able diversity and interest. One can nc
more imagine a book without a title than
man without a name; we should have to
call it or him something, if only Memo.
Furthermore, an attractive title is as de-
sirable as an impressive name. A great
book, like a great man, might rejoice in
being called John Smith" but it would
plainly be somewhat handicapped in its
appeal to public attention. - Providence
Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
Population of the Indian Empire.

The population of the Indian empire has
risen within the memory of the present
generation from 22O, ,OOo 600 to 2s9, 900, 900; it
has been increasing at the rate of 2,5O0,0OO
annually, and is now rising at the rate of
100000. If no large famines occur it will
considerably exceed 3O0,OOO,O0O at the end
of the century now drawing to close.
Even in the event of defamation from these
causes there will be an excess over the
300,000,000. This augmentation is coinci-
dent with growth in means and resources
of livelihood and in material prosperity of
all kinds. The expectation of all food
grains in vast quantities continues.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
IN SOUTH AMERICA.

Chile Argentine Trouble 6ubsided.
Uruguayan Border Troubles.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 26.-Bianchi
Tupper has assumed the entire respons-
ibility for the pamphlet charging brib-
cry in Argentine, and all danger of
trouble between the two countries has
disappeared.
News comes from Bage, Brazil, that q
regiment of artillery started revolu-
ton. A company OF Castilhistas crossed
the frontier at Rivera and killed num-
Der of frontier guards. The invaders
were pursued by Uruguayan cavalry
and several killed. The invasion caused
great excitement in the Uruguayan
army. The soldiers threaten to invade
Rio Grande do Sui. The officers are
able to restrain them.
BUENos AYREs, Dec. 26.-Ten thousand
troops have been modified to suppress
the spreading rebellion in the Argentine
province of Corrientes.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
THE DUBLIN EXPLOSION.
Various Theories ~ to tho Animus of
the Crime.

Various Theories ~ to the Animus of
the Crime.
DUBLIN, Dec. 26.-The coroner's jury
rendered verdict that Saturday nights
explosion was due to high class explo-
sive substance placed in the court by
persons unknown. Scotland yard is
extremely active.
Chief Secretary Morley, accompanied
by the attorney general and solicitor
general, visited the scene where the ex-
plosion occurred and made careful in.
vestigation. Pending the arrival OF
Colonel Magendie. chief inspector of ex-
plosions, the scene of the wreck was
left untouched. There is scarcely a
doubt, save in the minds of the Tories,
that the whole affair was due to personal
spite or perhaps a desire to bring dis
credit on Chief Secretary Morlsy,s adj
ministration. The place was visited by
thousands todav.
To prevent intrusion on the scene the
police put up chain across the ex.
change court and strong force OF police
stood outside the chain to restrain the
great throng from passing over or under.
Extra police and military patrols have
been detailed to guard most of the pub
lie buildings. No one is allowed to
loiter in the vicinity.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-A number Of pa
pers. com mmenting on the Dublin ex-
plosion, regard it as q political crime,
and declare it is the outcome OF Morley's
conciliatory policy. The papers of his
party attribute it to mere private
grudge, having no political significance.
Suggestions are being made that the
Dublin explosion was the work
Of Anarchists, and part. of the
plot discovered some time ago
to carry on dynamite propaganda
in Great Britsin in behalf of the Anar-
chist cause. The Scotland Yard officials,
however, scout the idea. The explosion
caused uneasiness here and public
buildings, railway stations, etc., have
been put under extra guards. All the
precautions taken during the last dyna-
mite outrages in this city are observed.
No unknown person is allowed to enter
government Offices without giving an
account of himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
The New Mexico Legislature,

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. 26.-The thir-
tieth legislative assembly of New Mexico
was organized today. Col. T. Francisco
Chaves (Republican) of Valerica county
was elected president of the council and
A. L. Branch (Democrat) Of Socorro
speaker of the house. The council
stands Republicans and Democrats
and the house 13 Democrats and 8 Re-
publicans.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
BARON RH|NNCH BLED TO DEATH,
Gigantic Blackmail Levied on
Him by DR.. Herr.
1t Was That That Drove the Banker
to Suicide.
Arton, the Go-Between, Regards Rein
ach's Death as wsrniDg-His
Papers In Safe Place.
Other News.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Dec. 26.-In connection with
Baron de Reinach's death, it was said
the principal documents bearing on the
distribution OF the vast Panama corrup-
ton fund, had been stolen. These dan
gerous papers, it is now learned, have
for long time been in the possession OF
Cornelius Herr, now q fugitive in Lon
don. It is now said Herz's connection
with Reinach was that OF blackmailer
and his victim. 1t is explained that
Herr gained possession of a docu-
ment several years ago and
from that time levied gigantic
tribute upon Reinach. The amount ex-
torted up to the time OF the baron's
death is placed at no less than 10000
600 francs.
When rumors of Panama corruption
began to be publicly discussed six weeks
ago, Herr issaid to have made them the
basis for fresh demand for 1000, 900
francs. He threatened to publish all
the evidence in two Paris newspapers if
he was not paid. Reinach in his ex-
tremity appealed to Rouvier. He
reminded the minister of finance
OF the assistance he had rem
dered him in the past, and which
Rouvier described in his indiscreet
speech in the chamber the other day.
The distressed baron begged him to use
every effort to prevent Herr from exc
cutting his threats. Rouvier sought
Clemenceau's aid. The latter replied
he could do nothing. When the result
was made known to Reinach he ex.
claimed, II am lost" "A few days later
the baron was found dead.
Eclaire publishes an interview with
Arton, the go-between in the Panama
affair, in which he says his papers are
in safe place and nobody will be able
to get copies of them. He remarked
significantly that he regarded Baron
de Reinach's death as warning to
himself.