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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
THE PLANTAIN AS FOOD.
Variety of Methods Used In Preparing
This Tropical Product.

Variety of Methods Used In Preparing
This Tropical Product.
The texture of the plantain in De-
marara is such that at whatever stage
it is used, whether green or ripe, 1t
must be cooked to make il palataole
Plantains are chiefly used by the popu-
lace while still green E., cut at some
period before they are full grown
They are cooked either by boiling or
roasting, chiefly the former. To sue
cessfully peel green plaintain with
out soiling it, the operation must be
performed with wet hands or with the
fruit immersed il water. The plaintain
contains measure of fannie acid and
consequently in boiling in metal pot
has tendency to turn very dark. This
may, however, be prevented by boiling
little fat with the fruit-say a bit of
fat pork Green plantains are also
used for making soup. For this pur-
pose they are boiled and then pounded
in a mortar, when they form a homo
geneous mass like dough, which is put
into soup and eaten with it In the
mature but still green stage, plantains
are roasted and eaten with butter, pep
per and salt and in some cases cheese.
In this state they are delicious
AC ttc14 - Will 1SS ACdG very
rapidly, and in cooling it loses, to the
palate, much of its best taste 1t is
spoiled by rewarming. For this reason
roast plantains are usually served wrap
ped in a table-naplxin for, to be enjoyed
at all, they must be eaten before they
cool When ripe, that is when the
skin has turned yellow, a fruity char
acter is assumed and then they arc
used either baked whole in an oven or
cut in slices and fried Baked ripe
plantain has much the taste Of baked
apple but with distinctive flavor and
a much more tenacious nature Last
ly, gathered green, dried and ground
or pounded an excellent meal or flour
is produced, which makes delicious
custards, buildings, Cruel, etc, and Is
highly palatable and nutritious-Gar-
den and Forest
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Gator went out Hell send around
and the newsdealers will say they never
heard OF such a publication and then
he'll come back to ms and say: Here,
show up" And that afternoon the
managing editor did come in and say:
Look here, that Zilldee can't be found.
Where do you get it?''
'sThe truth is, don't get it at all, I"
Trumpler answered. MY wife gets Il
somewhere and brings it to me-
"WeI. wish you would tell her that
my wife is very anxious to see copy Of
it,
eyes, sir, I'll do SO with pleasure"
Trumpler told his wife when he went
hcme. 81 don't know what the deuce
we're going to do he said
s'But we must do something. she an
swered, and then she sat for a long
time mhsing.
''Trumpler!'
PRESENT.
''Can't you fix up some sort OF dummy
for that woman?''
"Whatr' said Trumpler, opening his
mouth and holding it open.
Fix up some sort of fantastic dunn
my. Get an odd-looking newspaper OF
some sort and bring it to me and will
paint head and appropriate date line. :"
He jumped up, clapped his hat on his
head, gave his wife a genius-admiring
look and disappeared. Pretty soon he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
BEAUTY

of monkeys capped with baboon
won't enter into competition with US. -
Trumpler had been brought up on a
farm and his ''shock" of monkeys
capped" with baboon was pretty
much what might have been expected.
Here's another thing that belongs
to the Xlldee,'' she said. handing him
q VIVID description Of a burning steam
boat.
Good Got anything else?"
Eyes, here's little poem. Won't we
have fun she cried, with shudder Of
ecstasy.
eyes, but don't you give it away to
anybody"
''Don't you be alarmed about me, but
take care that Sou don't give it away, as
you term It.
editor came into Trumpierss room, and
after stirring up the pile OF newspapers
on the table, said:
''I'm looking for copy Of the Zill-
dee. My wife told me to bring it home.
Have you got the last NUMBER"
II don't think SO. SIR" Trumpler
answered.
81 never saw a copy of it, said the
] ever should have thought of it if my
wife hadn't asked ne about it. What
sort of = looking print is it?-'
'Oh. very nice hooking paper. sir; very
NICE
sort of magazine, ain'tit?~
"Well. yes sir; rather on that order.
"What day does it come in?''
well, the truth Of it is we don't get
| It On the exchange list buy it
| saw that we needed it, SIR. and / de
cided TO get t. Don't want to be
scooped on the good things that arise &c
| the surface of print. you know"
| That's right I'll send boy out
and get copy of IT. Ny wife says il
must be the brightest thing in the
| country
| s'Now what ON I going to do?-
Trumpler muscd when the managing
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

entire leaf is involved, the diseased
part being somewhat thicker and of a
more fieshy texture than that in health.
The under surface is usually smooth
but the upper has a more or less mealy
appearance When the leaf stock is af-
fected It swells to several times its
normal thickness and seldom attains
Its full length. These portions have a
pale green color, the surface is swollen
and uneven, and turns black and dies.
The cause of peach-leaf curl is minute
fungus called Taphrina deforrnans. II
is closely related to the fungus which
causes ''plurn pockets" The mycelium
er spore producing part of this fungus
forms a net work of threads resembling
string of beads in the tissues of the
peach leaf. This is illustrated in Fig.
2. From these threads the spores OIL
seeds are produced by which the dis
ease is spread from tree to tree. These
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

stance, is that Trumpler carefully
looked over all the newspapers that
came to the Office and cut out jokes and
gems of verse and pathos and snake
stories. Trumpler was known as a
plodder and therefore a high estimate
was placed upon his Judgment; he
lacked brightness of expression and
consequently he was regarded as pro-
found. And this is usually the way in
all divergences of life; if man isn't
one thing it is more than likely that he
is another.
Trumpler married a bright little
woman who had taught a district school.
She read Browning and threateningly
shook her finger at Trumpler for his
dizziness, but she was pictIresquely
fond of her husband-indeed she did
make picture of her love when at
evening she put all householder rather
fiathold-cares aside and helped Trump
Ter gouge out stray bits of beauty, COM
mon sense and brightness from the great
bundle Of newspapers which he had
brought from the Office.
''Why do you credit all these beauti-
full things to 'exchange'?" she asked, one
evening.
originated he answered; and after a
moment thus went on:-'.In the old school
readers every mothers son of these
things would have been set down to the
credit of old Anonymous, but US news
paper people believe that old Anon. has
reaped quite enough of this earth's
glory, and consequently we credit un-
known things to 'e1change.'~
- l.
should thus be robbed Of his honor"
''Of course, bat it can't be helped.
No man IN the world could keep track
of third of the quaint things that go
bobbing around from one newspaper to
another
ST suppose that's true she replied,
and then, musing over clipping in
verse, said: s'But it's 50 commonplace
to give Exchange all the credit, and
I'm going to see II 1 can't throw q
little fancy even into this routine
drudgery. Now, you hand all the
poetry and bits Of literature and
higher rollickings OF humor over to me
and l will credit them as my taste may
suggest, while you may put your ded7
exchange to all the rural exaggera-
lions and false political prophecies
Will you?"
81 will. Here you are" He handed
her number of cuttings. She read
them, then threw some OF them away
and on ship of paper which she pastcd
on the others she wrote this credit
s'The Hilldee.''
"Why, what's this?' Trumpler asked
taking up one of the cuttings.
Don't you see?''
eyes, but, Zilldea-wha4 does il
mean?"
st means quite as much as ex
change. You let it go as put it, ano
| we'll have people wondering what sor,
of publication the Zilldee is.'
''By George, that's q joke, amt itr
| Trumpler laughed s'Fun, why q shock
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
kept house for

of Corsen's crony, kept house for
them.
The cabin stood at the foot OF one OF
the high, rock-crested Mississippi bluffs,
and within a stones throw of the river
bank.
Anticipating trouble in making the
arrest, Blackman called out few more
men on his way down the river. There
was another all night ride. wearying
alike to men and horses At the end of
it Blaekman's party, increased to a
dozen men, dismounted and tied their
horses short distance from the cabin.
It was morning, but the sun had not
yet risen. A gray mist hung over the
valley, shutting out distant objects,
The cabin itself was seen indistinctly,
and showed no signs of any stir within.
The men surrounded it, and Black
man advanced to the door and'knocked.
There was no response; but sounds Of
moving about were heard within.
''Open the door," Blackman de-
manded.
Still there was no reply. just as
Blackman called for an ak that stood
near, thinking to break in the door, it
was opened by the old woman.
Blackman asked first for Corsen's
crony.
Hes gone down the river. He went
away week ago." said the old woman.
''Where is Jim Corsen?"
"He's gone, too
Blackman entered the cabin The
woman, frightened, went out. Black
man noticed this movement.
1t seemed absurd to think that any
man would try to hide in so small a
room. Two beds occupied nearly all
the space.
Blackman stepped into the center Of
the room, motioning TO his followers to
keep outside. In the ceiling of boards
above his head, so low as to be within
easy reach, was a square hole. But
this aperture was closed, and the cover.
when Blackman tried to push it aside,
resisted his best efforts
Again he called for the ak. and again
he found it's use unnecessary, for the
board was showed swiftly to one side,
and Blackman suddenly found him
self looking into the muzzle of g cooked
revolver held within two feet of his
face.
1t was Corsen who held the revolver.
He elared down at Blaclzman-
Move a hand and you're dead
| man. he cried
VERY well, sir; I'm here, I" said Black
man. He gazed unhinchingly at the re-
volver and into the eyes of the desper-
ate man behind it.
''What are you here forT' said Corsen.
ITO arrest you"
What for?''
| ''For stealing Dexter's Cattle
Corsen uttered an oath. 81 amt o
thief, and won't be arrested" he said.
"You are one against a dozen," said
Blackman.
'What of that? I'll shoot the first
man that makes move"
| ''Al right. Shoot me and you'll be
| taken in the end"
''Never! There amt men enough in
this country to take me alive"
you might as well understand,
Said Blackman, speaking slowly, THAT
you will be taken; if not alive, then
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

In buying a given amount Of food IN
the cheap fertilizer you pay perhaps
twice as much for freight. carriage, bag
cling and handling as you do'in buying
the better brand.
ONLY about ten per cent. of the ap-
pie trees planted ever come into bear
ing This big waste is ascribed to a
combination of causes. the chief one,
lack of care the first year.-Nebraska
Farmer.
A WEED is plant out of place. A corn
plant, wheat plant or potato plant
may be weed by being too close to
another. Treat such as weeds and thin
them out without delay.-Prairie Farm
er.
THE Michigan Farmer says an Eng
1ish gardener, who has had great sue
cess in raising radishes, mixes his rad
ish beds with ore-half soft coal ashes
and SCOT. Under this plan his beds are
not infested with worms
MANY tons of manure are transported
from our cities which contain less than
q dollars worth of soluble food. This
NAV be beneficial as a mulch. but is
too often very costly. way of preserv-
ing the fertility of the land--Elmer E.
Summey.
IT is best TO grow a variety of corn
that will mature. If it is struck by
frost after it has arrived at the glazed
stage it will keep as well in the silo and
make as good fodder as if it had not
been frozen; that is our experience. -
Prof. Robertson.
AT the first appearance of blight hill
your potatoes as high and steep as you
can. The fungus is washed dowr
through the soil by rain. If it reaches
the potatoes it causes them to rot BY
killing. il will be washed between
the rows away from the potatoes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
ARRANGING THE HAIR.

She Is Wise Woman Who Has But One
Way of Doing This
To brush and brush and still to brush
is the best medicine for the hair, re-
Numbering always that it is the hair,
and not the scalp which is to receive
this treatment Upon the brush used
depends great deal deal In the first
place it must be Immediately clean,
and ones brushes should be washed as
religiously as is ones face The comb
should be coarse, so that it will disen-s
tangle the hair If it is snarled, but if
the hair is well brushed the comb really
is of very little use A fine comb Is
never advised The brush should have
long, soft bristles that go through the
hair, taking with them every particle
of dust and leaving behind them glow
that Is beautiful.
Many women consider the attain
ment of some special arrangement Of
the hair desirable something that
they will retain all their lives And
after all / do not know but they are
right, We think of somebody we love;
think of her with soft sweet curls franz
ing her forehead; think of her with
beautiful hair drawn back smoothly;
think of her with hair parted Ma
donna-wise on either side her head,
and il is bit of shock when one sees
her after an absence to discover that she
does not look quite the same and that
somehow she seems little older. Ny
friends, it was wise woman who said:
II began to arrange my hair In a GER
tain fashion that was becoming to me
when was thirty-fve years old, then
it made me look forty-fve; but as the
years have gone on I have never
changed it; now at f1fty-fve look ten
years younger and at sixty-fve am ex-
pecting to look twenty" You know
the secret? It was that she never
changed in appearance-Ladies' Homo
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

dead. You need not expect my men to
come here, one at a time, for you to
shoot down at your leisure. Instead of
that they will set fire to the house, and
you will be roasted out, only to be shot
down like dog"
but what about you?" cried Corsen,
with a triumphant CLEAN in his eyes.
"P1l shoot you dead if you undertake
that
You will do as you please about
that" replied Blackman. To see him
one would have thought it was a mat
ter of small consequence. But the
men will capture you just the same,
and in that case they might not treat
you we'll, 1 can't say what they would
do"
Corsen could easily guess what would
be done. In imagination he saw him
self dangling from the limb of the near
est tree. The vision caused him to
waver.
What will you do with me if I sur
render?'' he asked.
"Deliver you up to the officers of the
law
sWil you swear it?1
mo; my word is good enough I as
sure you that there will be neither
hanging Dor shooting done if you sur
render
But you've got to swear to IT.
81 shall not swear to it.
''I'1 shoot you if you don't"
Fire away!"
Corsen hesitated. Blackman, hook
ing him steadily in the eye, saw that
the time had come to take advantage
of his hesitation.
Turn the revolver the other end To
and hand it to me-" he said.
At the same time he held out his hand
to receive IL
For two minutes the men glared at
each other and neither spoke word.
Then Corsen slowly turned the revol-
yer and gave it up.
"Now come down." said Blackman,
instantly covering him with the weapon.
The fellow obeyed with alacrity.
Thirty seconds later he was wearing a
pair of handouts, and after that gave
his captors no more trouble.
He was Immediately taken to the
| county seat and lodged in Jail. AT his
| trial he was clearly identified by the
German butcher. He was convicted
| and sentenced to twelve years impris
onment at hard labor at Waupun.-
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

falling on young tender shoots pene-
trate their substance and cause them to
curl up and finally die. So little is
really known of the life history of the
curl that little can be said regarding
preventive measures. Removing and
destroying all the leaves and young
shoots as soon as they show signs OF
the malady, and at the proper season,
cutting we'll back the branches where
the disease existed, is the best course,
and ought to mitigate the evil As an
experiment it is suggested that the
trees be sprayed in March or before the
buds begin to swell, with 30 or 40 per
cent. solution of sulphate of IRON
Orange Judd Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
ABOUT BROAD TIRES.

One Way OF Drawing Heavy Leads Over
Soft Ground.
There are 10 or II wagons in town
having old moving machine wheels on
the running gear. These wheels and
axles cost only the price Of Old iron
The hay rack is only 80 inches high, and
when manure or other loads are drawn
the body is only 8 inches higher than the
axles- 1 have drawn many loads of hay
with my rig on ground so soft that an
ordinary tire would not be supported.
The moving machine axle is cut in
two in the middle and holes punched in
the ends, as the cut shows, and bands
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
EadIoating Disease.

Graduating disease IS not matter
of week or month. While it Is
proper to use all precaution in order to
prevent disease IN the herd or flock, il
is only by selection OF the hardest and
most vigorous animals for breeding
that disease may be mostly prevented
Tt Is nom fnbreeding and debility that
disease becomes permanent 1nheri-
ted defects can never be eradicateo- In
the natural condition animals select
their mates from among the most rig
orous, and in demonstration man must
use fuaigue<,t n mating his sAoczA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

or clasps placed around the whole
thing, next to the wheels. The cogs on
the outside of the wheels are cut of
with hammer and cold chisel, SO that the
rims are smooth. have cut them from
20 wheels without breaking rim The
holsters are made the same size as
those Of any wagon. so any box or rack
NAV set on This wagon saves hard or
heavy lifting and is used almost entire
IL on the farm Owing TO the broad
tires one horse can draw heavier load
than two horses with the ordinary
wagon
also have stone boat on four Of
the wheels which I use great deal
It is hung under the axles. about inches
from the ground. and saves all heavy
lifting.-W- II. Matthews, in Farm and
Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PEACH LEAF CURL

A Disease Which Occurs Wherever
Peaches Are Grown.
This peculiar disease is widespread
both in fhis country and In Europe, oc-
curing wherever the peach Is grown.
1t often severely injuries nursery stock;
young, thrifty growing trees are more
subject to its attacks than those more
mature. The curl is limited to the
period when the young shoots and
leaves are most tender; after the It's
sues of these parts are fully formed or
matured they are no longer affected.
The disease shows itself as soon as the
leaves are expanded. By the first or
middle of June the only signs of the
malady are the withered leaves on the
ground and the shriveied shoots on the
tree; new leaves have already de-
yeloped on the lateral twigs. The illus
tration, Fig. 1, shows the character
istic appearance of a peach leaf af-
fected with the curl and the same en-
craving illustrates a twig diseased
from the same cause. Frequently the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

-Lawyer-''Now when you come in
to court you must plead not guilty"
Prisoner-s'But dun stole de chicken
en- tole You all about IT." Lawyer
THAT is just the reason why you must
plead not guilty."-lnter Ocean
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
THE ZILLDEE
Peculiar Origin Of Successful
Publication.
How q Woman's wit Saved Her Husband
from Financial Ruin and Made
Him the Owner of a Pros
porous Business.
Especial Letter.1

RUMPLER was
exchange editor
on a great daily
newspaper. OF
course he didn't
edit the sex
changes, " for sc
e x t en- S iv e a
spreading OF his
labor W III O
have been i'm
possible. 3 u 1
what is meant
by exchange
editor, in this
particular in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
A Youne Observer.

Little Bub-I know what makes Mr..
Nicefello's mustache so stiff. It's mn
cilage-
Mamma-NonSenSA
Little Bub-Yes, it is He kissed sis
ter in the hall and they could hardly
get unstuck-Good News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
AT the Grand Central Depot.

Young I.ady-Mr- Conductor, VIII
have time TO say good-by to my friendsf
Conductor Guess Not, miss This
train leaves II two horSs and q half
Texas SiftingS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

Love and Business.-P ater-~W'hat
Is Mr.. Trotter's profession?" Daugh-
ter-"Updying love for nre."-N. Y.
Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

IT is better that those owning from
one to four or five COWS should join and
buy partnership animal of high merit
rather than bsy cheap bull for eecb
farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11
LOVE THAT NEVER DIES

Claude-Pauline, we kin be happy if
you love me. Wot's wealth? One soon
runs through that. but love is everlast;n1
-T<ife
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-02
HOPE.

The child which was left on the door
step of James Ralph was named this morn
ing marion Lurline.' The little waite is
doing nicely and was receiving a bath
when the NEWS man called at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Asa Hawkins. Mrs. Haw-
kins said that the town of Scituate was
now paying board for the child. Mrs
Hawkins said that local officer said that
the child was brought from Providence to
the village and that the pnrents were poor
people. Mrs. Hawkins said that she had
no doubt that they were poor, as all the
clothing the child had on was thin slip.
Mrs. Hawkins seemed very fond Of the
little stranger and intimated that she and
her husband might possibly. keep 10 all
the time. Many articles OF clothing have
been given by various citizens, while the
number who have called at the house has
been exceedingly large.
The NEWS will he for sale at Sweet ~
Andrews every evening.
The Hope Manufacturing Company have
number OF men painting the Methodist
Church.
Three small boys narrowly escaped be-
ing drowned on the pond while skating. ON
Sunday afternoon, the ice breaking, let
ting them into the water. One Of the boys
named William Howarth was i'm the water
twenty minutes before he was taken out,
having kicked Oft his skates, shoes and
stockings i'm his violent efforts to get out
of the clutches Of the icy torrent.
Miss Cora Reilley still remains seriously
i'll