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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
Observation-Disclosures
ABOUT corn FODDER.
1t Stiocid BE Handled in Damp Weath'
to SecIlrf. Good Results.

1t Slionld BE Handled In Damp Weather
to Secure Good Results.
On the western farm there is nothing
used with as poor economy as corn
fodder, says an exchange. II properly
saved there is no better feed for stock
cattle. From 80 to so cents per acre is
what is usually paid for corn fields
after the corn is husked. The corn left
by the husker is about all the value
there is In the field The dry husks
and stalks have little worth as food.
An acre of good corn fodder from corn
which has yielded so to 60 bushels per
acre, if secured at the proper time, is
worth as much for feed as the hay
from an acre of tame grass. There is
no question but ensilage is good feed,
but the cost of building the silo and
the machinery connected with it, the
number of hands and teams necessary
in filing the si1o, make it out OF the
reach of the common farmer The cut
ting and shocking can be done with the
usual help on the farm; extra help may
be necessary in husl1ing.
An acre of good corn viii contain
eighteen good sized shocks; the cost of
cutting, husking, binding fodder into
bundles and putting corn into the crib
will be 20 cents per shock; the hauling
and stacking, 3 cents per shock more.
The full cost of the acre of fodder,
bound and put in the stack, and the
corn put in the crib is ST. II. But we
must deduct from this the cost of husk-
ing the acre upon the stalks, about
$1.25, also give credit for the value OF
the fodder in the field, so cents, which
reduces the cost Of an acre of fodder
put in the stack to So. 40, the feeding
value of which is equal to the value OF
one acre of tame hay.
The handling of corn fodder must be
done in damp weather. 1 think this
method of securing and feeding corn
! fodder far better than turning the
| stock into the corn field. 1 am salts
fed that it is economy to fix up lots,
with good shelters and feed racks. and
to have water always. accessible. BY
this method we increase the amount OF
manure made, SO important in keeping
up the fertility of the farm.
| Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10

taken when heating the horn not to
heat the blade so as to draw the tenn
per.
Another suggestion (although old to
many may be new to sorne) to which l
wish to call attention is that of cutting
corn railroad fashion, or by going
through the first two rows where the
shocks are to stand and tying the
standards, cutting only the two rows
in which they are tied, then taking a
single row on one side and going the
whole length of the row, stopping at
each shock to set up the armful cut be-
tween the shocks; then going back on
the other side of the row of shocks the
same way, and SO on till all the rows
are cut; the last row cut, the shocks
are tied In cutting this way the work
is all straight ahead and [ think corn
can be cut faster by this method than
by cutting one shock at time. Try it
and seq. NJ. Lutts, in Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
HANDLING OF kailk.
It Requires Constant Care and Scrupu
Ious Cleanliness.

It Requires Constant Care and Scrupu-
Ious Cleanliness.
To those dealing with milk in any
form. the various denominations are
especially undesirable and are constant
sources of trouble. All the iermenta-
tions of milk. even the common Souring,
are due to the contamination of milk
with something from the exterior after
it is drawn from the cow. To prevent
these lamentations all that is neceS-
sary is to treat it in such way that
it will not be contaminated Simple as
it is in theory it is found to be difficult
to practice, and no practical method
has yet been devised for keeping these
ferments out of the milk. We. there
fore. must consider the best methods of
| reducing the mum Der and keeping their
growth slow, which are absolute clean
illness and low temperature.
The great source of these organisms
is in the unclean vessels in which milk
| is handled and in the filth which sur
rounds the COW. By scrupulous cleanli-
| ness in the barn and dairy, the number
| of organisms which get into the milk
| will be comparatively small. OF equal
value is the use of low temperatures,
which should be applied Immediately
ture at which the milk is drawn is just
about right for the entrance and rapid
| increase of bacteria, and in summer
time milk cools especially slow and
never below the temperature of the
surrounding. air. If, however. the milk
is cooled as soon as drawn the increase
| of these bacteria is kept in check and
will not begin again except slowly I'M
| til the milk is warmed. Cool milk will,
| therefore, keep several hours longer
/ than that not cooled.
] All the abnormal lamentations of
milk, such as blue, red. shiny, tainted
! milk, ETC.. are due to the growth of or
ganisms in the milk, and all of these
are preventable by care. If q dairy is
constantly troubled with Shiny milk or
any other abnormal trouble. a cause is
| sure to be found in some unusual con-
| tarnination of milk, and the remedy
| must be extra cleanliness 1t is sell
dom caused by food or water, but the
trouble is usually apart from the cow
either in the barn or dairy. Some
| times the trouble comes from one COW.
Certain bad normal odors and taiEts
in milk may be produced directly by
the food eaten by the cow. Garlic or
turnips will flavor the milk, and various
other foods may affect the taste, but
this class of taints may be readily dis
tinguished from those due to bacterial
growth. The odors and taints due to
the direct influence of the food are al
their highest as soon as the milk is
drawn, never increasing afterward.
But the taints due to bacterial growth
do not appear at all in fresh milk. be-
ginning to be noticeable only after the
bacteria have had chance to grow. Ii
trouble with taste of the milk is no.
ticed Immediately after it is drawn, the
cause may be looked for in the food
If it does not appear it will some time
afterward, then grows rapidly worse
it may be remedied by great care III
the management of the dairy or barn
In. z. Homestead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
HARVEYIZEC IRON.
A American Invention Satisfactory 60 the
British Government

Al American Invention Satisfactory 60 the
British Government
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The government
trial of an American Observation-Disclosures
plate took place on board the admiral
tvs proving hulk Nettie, in Portsmouth
harbor. The plate, which was affixed
to the stern of the vessel, was eight
feet high by six feet wide and was ten
and one-half inches thick. 1t was at
tackled by a six-inch breechloading rife.
firing three Hotter and two PalliSer
armor-piercing projectiles, weighing 100
pounds each, with the usual velocity
adopted in all the admiralty tests,
namely, 2,O7O feet a second. All the
projectiles were completely destroyed,
being broken into small fragments
Not single crack was developed insthe
plate. The trial is considered by ex-
perts to be the most important test that
has ever taken place in England, and
may result in the adoption of the Amer
lean process for making armor for Brit
ish ironclads
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
THE MINT REPORT.
Figures Submitted By e. o. Leeeh to the
Secretary OF the Treasury.

Figures Submitted BY e. o. Leeeh to the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Mr E. o. Leech,
director of the mint, has submitted to
the secretary of the treasury a report
on the operations of the mint and assay
offices of the United States for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1892. The value of
the gold deposited at the minis and
assay offices during the year was &c.,
476,eTa. OF the original deposits, $751;
961.546 were the product of our own
mines; S24. 9S5. S42 foreign gold coin and
bullion; 1857, 96S light weight domestic
gold com, and 50, e36, Coz old mineral
The deposits and purchases of silver
aggregated IS, ls1, a6S standard ounces,
OF the coming Nue of SIS, e22, $50. OF
the silver received 6S, $50, 600 standard
ounces, of the coming value of SIS, 461,-
or, were the product OF domestic mines
and refneries 2,11S,0TS standard
ounces, of the coinage value of s., 464.r
Ga, were foreign silver bullion and
coin; 5,59S, 907 standard ounces, of the
coinage value of 81, sos, 2s4. We're uncE-
rent domestic coins for recoinage; I, 921
standard ounces. of the coinage valTle
of 81, ESQ, trade dollars melted. and $685.
$50 standard ounces, of the coming
value of $40. Al, old plate, jewelry, etc
The coinage of the minis during the
last fiscal year aggregated 11S. $50, 124
pieces, valued as follows: Gold, SIS, $685.
S97; silver dollars, IS, S29, 4S7; subsidiary
silver, Sc, $50, So; minor coins, /, 296, 10;
total value, S5i, T92, 976.
The total amount of silver purchased
during the year aggregated 81, S55, 80
fine ounces costing S51, log, 6ees at an
average cost of 81 cents per fine ounce
Since July L, 1892, the average price has
been 50. 724.
By the recoinage of uncurrent coins
in the treasury, principally half dollars,
into new quarter dollars and dimes for
which there was an urgent demand, the
treasury has been relieved of a large
unavailable asset and the small change
of the country increased to q CORE
spending extent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
FEED THE STRAW.
It Has Much More Food Value Than Is
Generally Supposed.

1t Has Much More Food Value Than Is
Generally Supposed.
In all industries, the use of the bye
products is q great SOURCE of profit. The
straw III grain growing has much food
value. 10 cure straw in the proper
manner the grain is housed in good
condition. or is SO stacked that the
weather will affect it but little. When
threshed. it is put up in neat stacks
which will shed rain, or, if possible,
placed under shelter If in stacks,
when the feeding season arrives it is
SO cut down with the hay knife that
only portion of it may be uncovered
at time. This applies more particu-
larly to oat and barley straw, the feed
ing value of which for farm stock is
considered to be worth half as much as
timothy hay, pound for pound
If about two quarts of fine salt per
ton of straw be applied to straw at
threshing time, it will make it more
palatable than if not so applied or, in
feeding, weak brine may be sprinkied
over it, when the stock vii eat it with
more relish.
The boards of barley straw are con-
sidered by many objectionable especial
ly when the stock is allowed to feed
ITOfu IIIS StdCA, OI 1iOla Al GHC
open air where the wind whisl1s the
boards about, often endangering the
eyes of the animals. Should beard
lodge in the eye, pinch of fine salt
thrown under the lid will cause a copi-
Gus discharge and the impeachment is
usually thus washed out, but if not, a
second application will remove it. Most
of the boards can be separated from
barley straw by removing, at threshing
time, two-inch cross section from the
straw carrier, allowing the boards to
fall through. The chaf is a valuable
constituent of the oat crop, and should
be carefully preserved for feeding pur-
poSeS-American Agriculturist-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10

In Scotland, where the field mice
have become such a plague that COM
mission of the department of agricul-
ture is Investigating the matter. the
increase OF mice is attributed to the
killing OF weasels and birds of prey by
hunters. The same conclusions have
been reached by intelligent farmers in
many parts of this country. The states
of Pennsylvania and Colorado offered
a bounty for the heads of hawks and
other birds OF prey. and as a conse-
quence most OF them were killed off.
Soon field mice, gophers and ground
squirrels increased SO fast that the
farmers would gladly pay bounty to
persons who would breed hawks and
other large birds, says the "Stock-
man
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10

and, soon after the appetizing aroma
had reached our nostrils, he said:
Gents, there's some coffee here if you
want it. / thought it might taste good.
mo second invitation was needed,
and not drop passed the lips of any
man present before he had first extend
ed his thanks to the thoughtful stran-
ger. He was the last to drink, and, I'm
sorry to say, his share was much small
er than the other portions. 1 then be-
gan to look the man over. He seemed
to have n peculiar air of refinement
about him, although his clothes were
pretty bad and his beard very uneven
ly grown. Being unable to hold my
curiosity any longer, 1 finally went
over TO where he was standing and saw
there were tears in his eyes
Have you lost any of your family,
my friend?' l asked.
mo was the reply, accompanied
by a heavy gulp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
MESSENGERS SOFT SNAP.
Being Three Words Tips and People
Who Don't Get Them.

Being Three Words Tips and People
Who Don't Get Them.
The extent to which Tipping" pre-
walls, as a concomitant to the eating
and drinking business, becomes more
apparent every day. The waiter in
restaurant who does not receive his
customary largess now feels distinctly
maltreated He displays his rage at
the implied insult when he places the
fnger-glass before you, by an indignant
flap of his napkin at certain unSary
crumbs No wonder that some of these
restaurant bondholders are buying lots
over in Jersey, and betting big money
on the racesl Even the embezzlers have
got no such pull. These men are the
future millionaires of Gotham, these
silent croupiers at Delmonico's They
draw the money in, and give no sign.
And yet, how unfairly are these things
distributed in this city. Elevator boys,
as a class, are rarely tipped, and yet
their service is much more onerous,
their eyes and hands becoming severely
affected thereby. Musing over these
things coming down in the Tribune ele-
vator the other day, l became attracted
by the conversation of two messenger
boys nearby.
1Hdi d mighty unc BeHllcHidH. lnab
Mr.. Jackson" said one. He's just
1oo-loor"
HE is. hey?' came the response.
''Why so, Tim? Does he give You a
penny for a cigarette now and then?"
docs he? a penny, hey? What you
tallin' about? Why, he gives me dol
lar-an'-a-half every time i take 4 note
to his girl! She lives in a big fat up
town, an when I git there she always
gives me fifty cents, too-an' an orange
So, You see, Il amt out much, She's a
mighty nice lady. with great big dia-
monds in her ears,''
The other boy whistfed expressively.
''Well, you have got a soft snap" said
he. Two dollars every trip, clear
profit.' Then he added, astuteIy:
.sBetcher life she's some other fellows
wife, that girll''
For cold Thackerayan cynicisIn COM
mend me to the New York messenger
boyi-N. Y. Recorder.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
LIST any of your friends or your

List any of your friends your
property
& Nothing was the quiet reply.
.''Oh, then you worked here?' ven
tured.
.s.Stranger,' said he. and the tears
gathered in his eyes. Il haven't done
any work for the past five years, and
seeing that you are kinder anxious, I'll
tell YOU I'm a tramp. pure and simple.
and / happened to be on this part of
the earth when the flood took place. I
got away safe on the hill over in Cam
bria, but 1 couldn't go away with such
suffering around me, and I'm going to
stay and help these poor people all
can Now his tears fell freely.
81 shook hands warmly with him,
and told him to report to me at six
o'clock the next morning. A few min
utes before six o'clock the stranger ap-
peared, just as quiet as ever. When
had established my headquarters /
called him over and asked him his name.
Jim he replied.
'''But your last name?'
Jim will do, general. That's what
I'm called
'Well, put Jim to work to find what
was in him more than anything else,
dutl, W NY 'Sul PRISE. llO w vi hCd l1hO d
beaver. Two days later put him on
| the salary list, and it pleased him very
much. OF the forty-seven days 1 was
at Johnstown, Jim was with me forty
| five, and whenever / wanted to be sure
! of thing I sent Jim to do it for me-.
| He carried numerous important mes
! sages, and many time went without
sleep for forty-eight hours or more.
| ssTOurinCr Of iat cnal1S /
learned from Jim that he had wife
and three children living in little
town near Boston, Mass. Five years
ago he had quarreled with his wife,
and, in it OF passion, they had separ-
ated, she going to her parents. and he
starting out to tramp. Further than
this he refused to talk. and 1 advised
| him to think about going back and find
/ ing her. He seemed to be deeply
affected, and said he would go when
his work was finished. The day before
! / was to leave Jim came up. and after
saluting me, as he always did, said:
8 General, l hear that you are going
away tomorrow. If that's SO, I'm
going. too
.''Wen, JIM 1 said, 4 hope you ase
going the right way
HE frightened up, and. hitting his
pocket slap, said:
General, I've got sixty-eight dol
lars there, and I'm going home to fin6
my wife and little ones
"'Good for you, Jim,' 1 replied, 'an6
I will take you with me when l go an6
have you passed all the way home
He was very profuse in his thanks
and shortly afterward I sent him Over
to the barber to get shaved, and gave
him an order for a suit of clothes
When he returned and presented him
self to me hardly knew him. He ha6
a fine long flowing mustache and looked
every inch gentleman.
$ Why, Jim, said. Il am surprised
You look splendid
He laughed loudly, for he had beer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
Sheen and Cow Manure.

Prof Roberts, of Cornell university.
explains why sheep manure is usually
more valuable than that Of other farm
animals In experimenting he found
that cow manure tsolids and liquids)
had from 81 to 81 per cent. of water,
horse manure y per cent, while the
sheep manure contained in oae expert
ment 81 per cent, and In another 60 per
cent. of water. But this is not all the
difference. He found the sheep void
ings much richer in nitrogen than those
of either cattle or horses. and the pres
ence of this valuable constituent of
manure for farms is another reason
why sheep raising pays
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
A POEM OF REMEMBRANCE.

Although wander far and wide,
From sunny isle TO frozen sea.
dwen in memory by thy side,
My thoughts are only thoughts of thee
1 roam where Briton's daughters shine
IL beauty like the evening star;
-Hut 'tiS a beauty less than thine,
Thine is u beauty rarer far.
muse on Frances yine-clad hills
mingle where her women move;
] listen and her music fills
My heart with holy thoughts of love
I fy where ripping waters lave
Ny feet on fair ItaIia's shore;
hea- thy voice above the wave,
I think of home and thee once more.
I stray where Grecian heroes bled,
Where Grecian maidens erstwhfle shone;
1 stand with barred and reverent head
On far famed, deafness Marathon
haste where Moslem women veil
TEeif beauty from che curious gaze;
Where love is life and rot tale
Told IN u few unhappy days.
Wha3 though ~ to balrny shores.
Or speed DER far-ofT northern SHOWS,
Or, sadly InusinG, sit where roars
The broad Atlantic as il flows:
Wherc'er journey, there thou art,
Fen though il be from pole 10 pole:
Thou, only thou canst claim my heart,
AMI thou alone, my life, my soul.
st George Best, IN Good Housekeeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10
w. G. 7. u. CLOSED
Resolutions on the Worlds Fair, Liquor
and Long skirts

Resolutions on the Worlds Fair, Liquor
and Long Skirts
DENVER. Col, Nov. Sat the closing
of the w. c. T u. convention the fol-
lowing resolutions were passed:
Whereas. A strong effort has been and is still
being made TO have the gates of the Columbian
exposition opened on Sunday; and
Whereas, We believe that 10 open any part Of
the exhibit that day would establish prece-
dent the tendency OF which would be 10 break
down our Sunday laws all over the country, ana
bring us continental Sunday with all its de-
moralZing influences: therefore,
Resolved That1zFe are grateful for the action
of our national congress in ordering the Gates
be closed the first day Of the week, and
we trust no contrary action may be taken
Resolutions were also passed protest
ing against liquor being sold on the ex-
position grounds; against the tobacco
and cigarette habit, and approved the
movement to prevent the wearing of
long skirts On the street The other
resolutions were of an unimportant ma
fF1ra
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-10

sgOatee, slightly tinged with gray.
As he walked down the corridor of
the Fifth Avenue hotel, in New York,
Il few evenings ago. strangers mistook
him for buffalo BiIl,' but those who
knew pointed him out as Gen. D. III.
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, who con-
trolled the affairs of the stricken city
of Johnstown at the time of the great
flood and when that part of the coun-
try was in dire need of just such
leader as he.
A little group gathered around him
rs before the ruddy glow of q congenial
bivouac, and in less time than it takes
to tell it they had turned the conversa-
ton upon Johnstown.
What do you consider, general, was
the most interesting incident that
came under your notice while you
were there?" asked d man sitting on
the end of the settce.
The most interesting happening"
said the general, slowly, twas
strange portion of the history of
mans life, broken, just as so many of
them are, at the wrong time. The
matter impressed me deeply at the
time, and east pail of sadness over
me that l was unable to lift for weeks
afterward.
Being among the first to arrive at
-JOhnsto.vn after the news had been
flashed around the globe, ! spent some
time in looking about the place and
trying to realize the enormity of the
calamity. ] then set to work with the
men who had accompanied me gath
.ering up bodies and laying them in
rows. Engaged in thio frightful occu-
patton one could think of nothing else
but the horror of the situation. / was
suddenly brought to my senses for the
first dime Ivy remark by one of the
men who said that it was nearly mid
night and he was hungry. We then de-
.cided to stop for the night, and in mo-
ment we were all shivering with the
cold. and hungry enough to eat any
thing.
While we were standing under an
old shed near the b. & o. depot. one
of the men, who had been working
with us-a stranger to me-busied
himself in a quiet way and in few
minutes had built roaring big fire.
around which we gathered, hardly
waiting to be asked. 1t was very warm
and comforta BILE, but noticed that the
man who had been so thoughtful mere
ly warmed his hands and then disap-
peared in the darkness.
I'm the course OF fifteen or twenty
minutes he returned. carrying big
coffee pot and a bag of coffee. With
out saying a word he boiled the water.