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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22

in the lever. The device changes the
reciprocal motion into circular by
means of old castings which can be
found on every farm. 1t will not do to
use piston on a windmill for such a
purpose, as it is liable to stop on the
''dead CENTER" then when the wind
freshens the result would be to smash
things unless some one were there to
start it past the center. But with the
ratchet appliance it needs no watching.
The churn always starts when the wind
moves the windmill. The upward
stroke alone does the work. The mo-
mentum of the heavy iron wheel keeps
up motion during the down stroke. We
find churning by wind a success Very
rarely is the wind too light to run a
pumping mill-especially if the pump
is detached turn a common re-
volving churn. There is no good ex-
cuse for churning by hand and let the
wind fiy past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
CHEAP SHIPPING COOP.
How to Send Live Poultry by Freight


How to Send Live Poultry by Freight
Express.
Materials-Common iaths, shingles,
cheap muslin a yard wide, four-penny
wire nails and siX-ounce carpet tacl1s.
The laths can cut twelve, sixteen and
twenty-four inches, according to the
size of coop you wish to make, and as
they are exactly forty-eight inches
long you need not waste a bit of
material Suppose, for instance, you
wish to ship 4 big Cochin cockrel; you
will want four pieces twelve inches
long, four sixteen inches and four
eighteen inches. This Will make a
coop twelve by sixteen, and eighteen
inches high. Fasten together with the
wire nails and clinch. The bottom is
made of shingles, which are just six
teen inches long Split your muslin in
the middle, and it is just the right
width to be tackled around the sides
The top can be of muslin, or, better, of
laths. Nothing is wasted, and what
ever is left over can be used on the
next coop If you want to make it
look little nicer, plane off the baths
before you cut them To make a coop
for four or five fowls. make 1t twenty
four inches long. which cuts the lath
in the middle. Remember, if Won al
ways cut lath into twelve, sixteen,
eighteen and twenty-four inches, all
the pieces left over can be used for
future coops; if the coop is eighteen
inches high, your cloth will be the eoI-
act width to cover 1t. But if were GO
ing to ship big cocl1erel a long dis
tance 1 would make his coop twenty
four inches high and sixteen inches
square.-H. I. Ballard, in Poultry
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ECONOMICAL soDDING.

represents This is done by laying the
sods, cut in strips from to 10 inches
wide, in lines and cross lines, and, after
filling the spaces with good soil. SOW
ing these spaces with grass seed.
Should the catch of seed for any reason
be poor, the sod of the strips VIII tend
to spread over the spaces between
them, and failure to obtain a good
sward within a reasonable time is al
most out of the question On the other
hand. if one needs sod and has no place
from which to cut it except the lawn,
by taking up blocks of sod, leaving
strips and cross strips. and treating the
surface as described above, the bare
places left are soon covered with green
American Gardening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22

that the king was very kind to me, very
kind, and well, became . little
nervous. It seems like such q great
ordeal, mamma, for me to open the ball
with him. And yet he's good enough
to insist that I will get through all
right. He"
''An right" cried Mrs. Kennaird, re-
gaining her feet with a phenomenal alac-
rity. ''There won't be a woman in the
ballroom who can hold candle to you -
At this same time, as it happened,
A1onzo Lispenard Yves crossing the
threshold Of small apartment, full of
books, busts and few very rare pic
lures, where Eric Tha1ter had passed
many an hour of artistic musing.
Alonzo held paper in his hand. ''You
see" he said, after handing the paper
to Eric, and throwing himself into a
chair at his friends side, my royal
command for the state ball has actually
Gomez
Eric merely glanced at the paper.
''Mine has just come, too" he said.
"What?" queried Alonzo. ''Were you
not invited till now?''
| 'No. It was that horrible princess
Clarimond has been letting her have her
head, but the other night he pulled he,
up with short rein. 1 hear that she's
now humility itself. I am naturally
delighted. I've seen it coming, Lonz
but Of course could say nothing tc
the king"
''And you will go to the ball?'' sale
A1onzo, slowly.
$50? Yes It will be great fun tc
see the naughty old Brindisi dame de
posed She'll be obliged to beam on us
We will go together, be beamed on il
| duo!''
81 cannot go, Eric
mot go, Lonz? But you mustI'
"MustI'
''You will insult the king. And re
member, you are his"
Servant" struck in Alonzo, bitterly
''Absurdl He of all men would hate
that word of yours. Listen: 1 know
everything that passed between you.
think, on the whole. that you behaved
very we'll"
Alonzo gave harsh little laugh.
Its a wonder that you're willing tx
admit that
''Oh, I'm willing to fight for you, dea,
boy, when 1 think you're in the right
Clarimond, however, apologized.''
Eyes, kings apology"
''My dear Lonz, you're sullzy."
Alonzo repeated his laugh. ''What
queerly wrong kind of word from you
Eric, who usually pride yourself on thu
1,oof 5,Jsfof,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22

fury it was river of considerable size,
upon which vessels were foated as far
as historic Bladensburg, five miles
northeast of the capital city. The navy
yard is located at the junction of this
eastern branch with the main body of
the Potomac. The water is shoal, shoal-
ing constantly, and becoming almost
morass on account of the neglect of
congress to make appropriations for
keeping the channel clear. The eastern
branch is scarcely large enough and
deep enough to-day for navigation by
sliff; although occasionally it rises and
floods the surrounding country.
Before the war the plant of the
Washington navy yard was an extern
sfve, costly and valuable one. 1t was
famous all over the world for the skill
of its workmen and the quality and
amount of work done there. 1t is not
generally known, but it is nevertheless
fact, that the second largest warship
ever built by the republic was con-
structed at this navy yard; the old Co
lumbus, second in size only to the ia
nous Pennsylvania. The Columbus
| was rated as 112-gun ship of the line,
! but she carried one hundred and thirty
six guns. The Pennsylvania was the
largest WOODEN WdrSn1p ever 1aunched
in this country, and the Columbus was
| but little smaller. In 1855 congress au-
| thorized the construction of six new
| frigates, and all of them were completed
in time to participate in our civil war.
! One of them, the Minnesota, was built
| and launched here in 1857, a staunch
| ship of the line carrying fifty-seven
guns. Another of those six frigateS
was constructed at the Portsmouth
| yard, and named the MerriInac. The
| latter vessel was sunlzen at Norfolk by
| the retreating United States officers,
raised by the confederates, covered with
| an iron armor, and went forth to shat
| ter and sink the Minnesota, as well as
another frigate, the Congress, in Hamp-
ton Roads. The Minnesota had been
| considered our crack frigate, but the
work done by the confederates upon
! the Merrimac revolutionized naval
| warfare.
| For many years this navy yard was
| an important one, and there have been
as many as five thousand people en-
! ployed here at one time, but not since
| the war. After the commencement of
| the civil war the place was neglected
and became small affair, ceased to be
a construction yard, and was turned
into a foundry, repair and ordnance
workshop. The politicians could do
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
cHuRNInG BY WIND.

The Simple Apparatus Employed by I.
Dairy Editor.
The dairy editor Of the Orange Judd
Farmer churns by wind. He finds it
saves labor, and as the device he uses Is
his own contrivance and not generally
known, an illustration and description
are given herewith A common pump
ing windmill does the work. A drive
wheel turned by the windmill clutch
or ratchet and pulley wheel on the
churn are the machinery used Our
drive-wheel Is a silent clutch wheel,
but those who have none can use an
old mower wheel. as shown in the cut,
with ratchet wheel on the shaft An
old pinion would make fair substitute
for the ratchet The catch lever is
boxed loosely to the shaft and connect
ed with the pumping rod as shown in
the illustration. The speed can be
changed by having two or more holes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22

Eric smiled. ''There is a great deal
of talk about the right word in the ri ght
place, but it has always seemed to me
that there should be in all cases at least
five words to choose from; otherwise
language becomes a pauper, and express
sion mere jOiner's mechanism
Alonzo tossed his head. ''This burst
of brilliancy," he said, somberly, "leads
to-
Another word in which to define your
present mood-jealous."
Alonzo gave great start. Then he
tried to laugh, for the third time, and
lamely failed. ooh, that's cruel of your
Here his brow clouded. "And if I am
jealous of man like that!''
GA very noble and exceptional man,
remember!"
''Oh, yes. But a man whose immense
rank compromises kathleen by the fact OF
his being in love with her!' Eric played
for moment with an ivory paper cut
ter which had lain on the desk near
which his friend had discovered him
while deep in the solution of some new
architectural problem.
Glow do you know the king is in love
with her?" he suddenly asked.
''Bah!'' grumbled Alonzo. GLOW do
know am 1, you are you?'
''Well, granted that he is. Come now,
Lonz, you've known him long enough to
feel, if not also to know, that he's a
man who would scorn to treat any pure
woman-wel1," Eric went on, after a
pause and a gesture, ''to treat any pure
woman as kings have too often DONE
Alonzo gnawed his lip. What on
earth will he do, then, Eric? He is in
love with her.
every man is. am. I've only seen
her the least little bit and yet"
''Oh, seriously! He can't marry herr
''Can't he!"
What do you mean?" cried Alonzo
jumping Up from his chair as though
something had stung him.
"Ah," said Eric, with voice cool and
incisive, 81 thought you had forever
broken with her. How, then, can II
wake your wrath if she should become
the queen of Saltravia?"
''It wouldn't-it wouldn't" muttere6
Alonzo, pale and visibly distressed.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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you do not blame me. I've never asked
you if he has spoken Of me; I've never
wanted to know. It's quite over be-
tween us. There, that is all. 1 go
to you without a guilty conscience.
You know me just as I am. I've tried
to crush it but it would not be crushed.
Suppose had never said a word about
it and let you take me with falsehood
in my soul. Many woman would
have done that. Almost every other
woman in the world would have done
it. But I'm not Wanting my virtues.
I'm simply making a clean breast of
things-don't you see? You do see; you
must! THERE dare say I'll be wor-
thy wife to you, monsieur, and Pm GER
tain that I'll be very faithful and de-
voted one. AS for a queen (and she
laughed wildly through her tears), 1
may fail at that. 1t is such an I'M
dreamed-of part for me to play! But
I'll try. I'll try hard, strengthened by
your help!'
The tears were glistening on her
cheeks as she put forth both hands to
him. He took them, kissing them both,
and then, still holding them, he said:
kathleen, you are very noble and
brave girl. I thank you sincerely for
what you have told me. One easily
multiplies words. You will understand
just how grateful feel. The evening
of the ball is so near that a press of af-
fairs may keep me from seeing you till
then. But las said to you yesterday,
if mistake not), my carriage will be
here at the hour named to conduct your
mother and yourself to the palace. IA
recOir. Let everything rest undeter-
mined, please, until we meet again
She felt his lips touch her hand, and
then in the twinkling of an eye, before
she could even be sure that he meant to
leave her, he had vanished from the
room.
She sank into chair. Her heart was
throbbing and her head swan little
as she leaned it backward. In few
more seconds her mother shot into her
presence by another door.
''Kathleen!"
swell, mammal
you've been crying! You're in tears
yet! What has happened? Is it ar
ranged?"
s'No; nothing is arranged. That is, il
you mean"
''Good gracious! hope you haven.
quarreled!''
''We haven't quarreled.'
''Thank heaveni' Mrs. Kennaird
dropped at her daughters feet, in a col.
lapse oddly picturesque, considering her
size and weight. But after all she was
q woman who never dealt awkwardly
with her avoirdupois, though just now
| carried away by an emotion which
| might well have imperiled gracefulness.
''Kathleeni Kathleen! Tell me, my
darling. You can't be unlzind enough
| not to tell mel Did he mention it? Did
he say one single word about it? Now,
my child, consider how / suffer. Don't
torture me. Let me know ererythingP
Kathleen regarded her mother for q
moment, and then slipped both arms
round her neck. Mamma" she said
with deceit born of pity, and also o.
that love which all the icy ambitiol, al
the worldly striving, all the hard
harsh, American push of her paren
had never served to annul, ''there i.
really nothing for you to know excep
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22

my mother will be no obstacle. /
can and will prevent her from being
one"
She hesitated moment. ''Then there
are-there are-(how shall I put it,
your traditions"
GIVE trampled on a good many of
them, as it is Come now, mademoi-
selle,'' he pursued, with grufness that
would have frightened her If it had not
ended In smile. you're going to
throw me over-you're going to reject
me-to (what is the right phrase?) send
me- about my business!"
"No, nol'' she exclaimed. Imme-
diately then she rose and stretched out
her right hand. II will be your wife, %
she said. land thank you for the great
honor you do me-"
He also rose at this and wrapped her
| with his embrace. But something in
her lips, her eyes, her look Che could
not for his life have told just WHAT
| made him put her away at arms length,
| intently scan her features and then re-
coil several steps, touching her no
longer.
claimed. You're giving yourself to
me only because OF your mother!"
| der eyes OlateQ 1r1SnCcneOly. On.
no; don't think thatr' she cried.
"But I do think it, musti Why
not, when read it, when see it? Your
heart is elsewhere, and you're willing
to let me possess if will-the void
that marks where it once beat Amino,
right? Answer me, Kathleen; am
not right?''
She burst into a passion of tears
eyes! yes! I dare not lie to you. i
you were not SO good and fine Il
might lie, but you tear the truth from
mel You saw my pain, my undyine
memory; you taxed me with them
you insisted that they haunted me, an6
II confessed that you were not wrong
But am willing to be your wife-will
ing. Oh, hear me, monsieur! / am MOI
absurd to phrase it like that. Only il
is best to be truthful. You, who are
so sincere yourself, will understand
will pardon. If / had never known hin
it would have been so different! 1 could
have loved you then with all my soul
1 can imagine some good woman loving
you that way. Perhaps it will come tt
me in time. You spoke of my mother
No, it is not she-not wholly she. o.
course she wants such marriage; wha1
mother would not? I myself am proud
to be your wife; only there is that Other
love which will not die! Am I mo-
wiser to let'you know this? You cam
blame M I see now in your eyes tina
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Especial Washington Letter.1

Especial Washington Letter1
While there may have been good
Judgment IN the selection of site for
the navy yard on the Potomac river,
there certainly was no foresight dis
played; hence there was a lack of wis
dom, no matter what might have been
the favorable circumstances of the
times, which induced the choice of a
point two miles removed from the main
channel of the river.
The eastern branch of the Potomac is
to-day a sluggish stream, bordered by
marshes, unsightly, unwholesome. ma
larial, yetin the early days of this CEN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
School Ventilation.

Mammals your new school well ven
tilated?
Little Girl-Our room isn't, but the
room next to ours is
''How do you know?"
1.-THE childrens in that room all has
colds in their heads Good News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
ECONOMICAL SODDING.

A Hint That May Prove of Great valus
to Many.
To obtain sufficient sod of suitable
quality for covering terrace slopes or
small blocks that for any reason can
not well be seeded, is often a difficult
matter. In the accompanying Illus
tration we show how a surface of sod
may be used to good advantage over a
larger area than its real measurement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
A Lucky Boy.

Little Dick-I think it's too mean for
anything. had to stay in school all
day long, and Johnny Jimson got off at
1even o'clock.
Mother-That's strange Why was
he allowed to go so early?
Little Dick-Some O. his folks is dy-
iu'-GOOd News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
An Enthusiast.

Fritz-Have you seen my latest mash?
Karl-A tall girl with black hair and
dark complexion?
''Yes; and hasn't she got a perfect
figure and face?"
81 noticed that her teeth were black. {"
''Well, don't black teeth match black
hair and a dark complexion?''-T Texas
SiftiuCS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Rather Singular,

''That fellows queer" said the law
yer's new Office boy.
''What makes you think sop asked
the typewriter.
''Why. he hain't deaf. and yet he tole
der boss he wanted a hearing."-Texas
Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Exclaimed.

Aren't you big boy to have nurse,
Bob?" asked the old gentleman when
he met Bob and his nurse in the
park.
''Oh, no." said Bob. ''She doesn't
look after me, anyhow. She's here to
take care of the boys play with, and
see that 1 don't hsrt 'em. "-Harper's
Young PEOPLE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Bright Prospects Ahead.

The National Road congress, at its
meeting at Memphis, Tenn, entered
into full discussion of the road ques-
ton and road building. The interest
displayed by the delegates gives hope
that before the close Of the century the
United States will have thousands of
miles of good roads IN the place of the
mudholes which now disgrace every
state in the union.
MAKE the change from green to dry
food slowly, so that the cows viii hard
" feel the transition Sudden and rad
zeal revolutions in diet are always tn
be deprecated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Latter Dar Prnxerh.

" Be sure you're right, then go ahead"
Is what old Davy Crockett said,
But this will beat that out Of sight
Just get ahead. and you'll be right
-Rro0Elyn Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
The Best WAY.

''Do you never fight duels in Ameri-
cap he asked
''Oh, yes; frequently" returned the
American.
with what weapons generality"
Lawyers "-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
Not Quite Free.

New Arrival-Oi waz towld this waz
FREE country.
Friend-Well, isn't it?
New Arrival-Indade it is not. o;
had to sthay at Sandy Hook foive days
an then be fumygated befar Oh cud get
on the police foorce.-N- Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
To BE Left Alone

Doctor lear at patients chest)-This
swelling here must be reduced at once.
Patient-Go slow, doc, thas swelling
happens to be my pocketbook:-Trut
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
It Ii No Longer Used for the Con-
struction Of Vessels

The Famous Gun Foundry on the Eastern
Branch of the Potomac RivereThe
Old Warahip COlumbus-A Pros
porous and Happy Community.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-06
NETWORK CITY

Carl schurz is about b live permanently In West
chester County and has securd long Lease OF soil
ude7 the well known country place u Grosvenor =.
Iowrey at Pocantico Hills. the Sew-Yorh City and
Northern rond
There 10000 people AZ Coney Island Yesterday.
fce.cream and soda water vendor, were happy yes
terday. II day Just suited 10 their business.
Thousands OF people took advantage Of the mag
Dincent weather 20 TO Central Park yesterday after
noon TO listen Ia the music.
The annual spring a.hlet. games and ladies' day Of
afternoon. June IL, at the clubs country home, at
Travers Island.
The annual spring handicap tennis tournament for
gentlem~ns singles Will be continued this afternoon
on the courts Ut the Upper tennis grounds IN Cen
trail Park.
The Harlem River was crowded with oarsmen yes
terday afternoon from the various boat clubs having
houses along lt' banks. In brush u about a
mile between the junior eight cared shells Of the
Dauntles and ATLANTA boat clubs. the Atlantas brat
the Dauntless by two lengths.
Madison Square In front OF the Fifh Avennc Hotel
was a disgrace to the city yesterday. People going
10 and from church compelled 10 pass piles OF
dirt and Gth left there by Commits Toner Brcnnan's
swccpcrs.
There Is plenty Of sport In the district beyond the
Harlem yet where people live amid country surround
ngs. little suggestive Of the goat city Of which It
forms a pait
Housewives who are troubled with sal, becoming
damp and cnkng In the casters in this humid weather
should mix little corn starch with IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-06
HOBOKFN

Joseph Blackburn, Of No oil Clinton ST.. who owns
a small catboat. went out on the Hudson River fishing
Yesterday. taking with him John McKcvt, Of 40. 2l3,
and George Andrews. Of No. 2l7 Clinton -. About
dark last evening the boat returned With only McKcvt
and Andrews aboard. Both were drunk. and when
they had tied up the boat xck-vlft wandered mp TO
Weehavken lie went into the police station and said
that Blackburn had been drowned by falling overheard.
lie said there had been scuf,e aboard. IN which
Blackburn had been pushed into the wafer but after
ward denied IL. For the police did not
hold lin, and having trOnble looking for him.
Andrews met Orcer Eckharit In FOurt~nth-st., and
told him about Blackburn's drowning. lie sad at first
that there vas fight but when questioned close y
coniradcted himself so often that he was locked up
until he should be softer enough give all account 81
the affair. The police believe there Is mystery
about the Blackburn "a sUilor. thirty five
years cd. lie leaves wife and two children.