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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
coRN-RAIsINe RULES
If They Are Followed a Good Crop Cas-
BE Relied Cpoc.

If They Are Followed Good Crop Can
Be Relied Upon.
L. Select a rich well-drained soil,
choosing old sod. or else yvell-seeded
clover. Sod is counted equal to fifty or
a hundred loads of barn manure to the
acre.
2. Manure it in autumn or during
winter by spreading finely or evenly
with barn manure. Spread on sod in
autumn manure is worth twice as much
as spread in Jumps in spring.
g. Plow at moderate depth; five or
six inches at most will bring more corn
than eight inches
T. Mellow the inverted sod thoroughly
with spring-tooth, disc, or smoothing
harrow.
5. Select the best seed. Repeated Sc
lection for many years will improve
the variety if continued in the same
locality.
6. Harrow well just before planting;
make the rows two inches deep. and
plant in drills by running along the
markings, which will place the plants
slightly below the surface. Adopt the
same course with check rows
z Run smoothing harrow or weeder
five DAYS over the whole surface, both
before and after the corn is up, to destroy
all weeds before they appear, and con-
tinue till the corn is a foot high. Keep
the surface OF the ground fat.
g. Continue the work with a culti-
vator till the corn Is breast high, keeping
near the surface to avoid the roots.
Avoid cultivating in wet weather, and
thus crusting the ground and making
hard clods.
9. In selecting the ground for corn
each year, bear in mind that good rota-
ton is matter of great convenience.
A common good course is corn on sod
the first year; oats Or barley the Sec
ond; wheat the third with clover; clove-
hay the fourth or more. This course
may be variously modified in different
localities
operations, it is well to remem-
Der that young corn roots are
more than twice as long as
the height of the plants; that no soil is
too rich for corn; to plant when the
ground is warm enough to start the
seed: to destroy all sprouting weeds
before coming up, at one-tenth of the
subsequent labor; to carefully select
the best ground; and to pulverize the
soil very thoroughly before planting.
Adopting the best modes for raising
corn is of no small Importance in crop
of hundreds Of millions in value, in
quantity large enough to ELL heavily
and compactly continued line of rail
! way cars extending from Albany to
Chicago-and one on which so many
largely feed.-Country Gentleman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
HERE You ARE, GENTLEMEN. ~

departing when they observed that
their victim was greatly distressed
about something.
why, hang it all! if we weren't go
ing to take off his grandmother, after
all. Bill, you thief, put it back!"
Bill did so, and MIR. STEMS distress
came to an end.
''Good-by, Steinr' They waved to him
and went out.
The diamond merchant lay quietly on
the floor of his study and strained his
ears. He heard the thieves open the
hall door gently and pass out. In an
other moment there was a cry and q
scuffle.
Before minute had elapsed the three
thieves were led back into the room,
handcuffed, and in charge of strong
body of police.
The miniature of Mr.. STEMS grand
mother had hung on the switch of an
electric bell When removed it released
the switch and the alarm was instantly
given in the police station, half mile
distant. Mr.. Stein had successfully
humored the thieves till the police sur
rounded the house. That was a,li-The
ArpOSy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
FARM AND GARDEN.

CLOVER begins to draw subsistence
from the air as soon as its seed is eX-
hausted. That is why we can use it on
poor land as renoyator.
IF the peach trees are failing and con-
tain much dead wood, cut away every
portion of the dead wood and allow
new tops to come out. If the borers
are kept down a peach tree may
be renewed in this manner. 1t seems
to thrive best with severe pruning.
GARDEN tools should be light. Every
ounce added TO the weight of hoe over
that required for the purpose is tax
on the strength of the persons using
the tools. The hoe is mostly required
TO: light surface work and not to dig
into the soil. If the soil is to be loos-
ened deeply use the cultivator or horse
hoe.
THE pinkeye of the horse is said to
be an infammatory bilious fever close
" allied to the malarial fever of hui
manity. 1t is really due to malaria
that is. bad air. The pestilent atmos-
phere of the common stable, and much
worse, of the close, damp, dark base
ment stable, is prevalent cause of this
disease.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Michigan
Farmer says: For garget l take a
piece of saltpeter as large as hickory
nut, pound it fine, and iced it in bran
mush For caked udder battle the I'd
der thoroughly two or three times a
day with a beef brine, as hot as can be
borne For years 1 have used these
remedies with very satisfactory results,
but still am ready TO learn and make
use OF better if there are such"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
word about Balky Horses.

The best thing to do with a balky
horse is to sell it to somebody wto has
plenty of patience and time to spare
There are various recipes given to
start a balky horse, but they all fail
sometimes. 1t may be stated, however.
that the horSe can contemplate bus one
thing at a time. II, therefore. its
thoughts can be drawn from baking it
will likely start. The best way - do
this is to do something to the animal
deliberately, but suddenly when It is
done. We have seen horses started by
oatting their heads as if nothing was
The trouble that the driver cared sor,
md then quickly Selling the nose end
k.i.ing it sharp twist The pain oc:u-
pies the animals attention wholly, nd
the driver gets into the wagon, picks up
his lines. and the horse starts at The
Observation-Disclosures Voice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
a GREAT WORK.
Details of the Construction of the Brook
lyn Bridge.

lyn Bridge.
January 8, 1870, is generally given as
the date on which the actual construc-
ton of the Brooklyn bridge was begun.
The preliminary work of sinking the
caissons for the piers was begun some
time before that by the engineer-W
A. Roebling. Ito was in 1860 that he
commenced operations. and devoted all
his time TO the great task before him
For three years he labored necessarily,
and then was Frustrated by an attack
of caisson feves. He never completely
-egained his health. but recovered suf-
iciently to prepare plans for and direct
the construction Of the cables and all
the more complicated parts of the great
structure. This was completed in 1885.
It was the longest suspension bridge in
the world, and is remarkable in other
ways. Its cost was S1a. GOO. GOO. Includ-
ing the approaches, its length is $3.50
feet, of which the middle span between
the piers takes up l,596 feet. Tie
length of the suspended part from
anchorage to anchorage is S,456 feet.
There are two passageways for vehi-
cles, one for cable trains and another
for foot passengers The annual traffic
over the bridgeois enormous, and the
revenues from the tolls collected are
sufficient to meet all the charges for re
pairs, running expenses and interest
Chicago News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
HOUSEHOLD eREvITrEs.

I'm warm weather lay the eggs in
cold water, as they viii freth better
when broken
Lemons may be kept fresh for
long time in jar of water, changing
the water every morning.
Vienna Chocelate.-Put one quart
Of milk in Crown chocolate-pot, stir IN
an ounce OF chocolate mixed to paste in
cold milk, flavor with extract of vanilla
Let boil three minutes--Christian In
quirer.
-Broiled Shad--Clean and split down
the back, sprinkle over with salt, broil
over a clear fire and cook the flesh side
till brown and the other until the skin
is crisp Spread with soft butter, salt
and two tablespoons Of Worcestershire
sauce.-N. Y. World.
i'm sweeping carpets. use wet news
papers wrung nearly dry and torn into
pieces. The paper collects the dust, but
does not soil the carpet A carpet, par
ticulaFly a dark carpet, often looks
dusty when it does not need sweeping:
wiring out a sponge quite dry in water
"a few drops of ammonia helps brighten
the color), and wipe of the dust from
the carpet This saves much labor IL
sweeping
-Haricot Mutton--Four pounds OF
the best end of a neck of mutton; cut
into rather thin chops, or chops from
the loin may be used Fry pale-brown,
but not enough to be well cooked Take
three small carrots, a small turnip and
three onions Cut in slices and fry in
the same fat in which the mutton was
Drowned Then put the mutton in q
stew pan with the vegetables, and pour
over sufficient boiling water to cover
Add pepper, salt and mushroom ketch-
up Give it one boil. then simmer for
two hourS-Detroit Free Press
Cheese Straws-One of the latest
conceits for the dinner table is the serv-
ing of some cheese dish This is usually
in the form of rRmeQuins or cheese
straws, both of which are delicious rel
ishes- Cheese straws are easily made
and always successful Mix one cupful
of grated cheese with a cupful of flour,
a Tablespoonful of salt, pinch Of
cayenne pepper and piece of butter
the size of an egg. Add enough cold
water to enable you to roll the paste
thin; then cut it in strips seven inches
long and oDe-half inch wide Put them
in tins and bake in quick oven from
five to ten minutes They are often
served tied with ribbons-Foods
To Cook a Young Chicken
Scalding water is too hot for young
chickens. Put in a pint of cold water
to half gallon of hot. When scalded,
pick the chicken clea4, taxing off all
the pin feathers Put 1t in a pan of
cold water and wash off what feathers
remain; then hold it over the flames and
scorch off the hairs When ready to
fry. put in the pan two spoonfuls Of
lard and one spoonful of butter. when
hot, have the chicken cut up and well
drained; salt and pepper, and roll the
pieces in flour, and brown them well on
both sides. being careful not to burn
them Cover tightly and place on the
back of the stove, with very little
water, to steam few minutes Have
ready one pint of cream or milk, in
! which one spoonful of -four has been
smoothly mixed Take out the chicken.
| and put the pan over the fire Stir in
| the milk and -four, and this makes good
gravy.-Boston Budget
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

With Quay rejecting himself in
Pennsylvania, and Harrison renominat-
ing himself at Minneapolis the repub-
hcan party is preparing to claim that it
is holding its own.-St. Louis Republic
There is no abatement of the re-
volt against Harrison, the sdministra-
ton organs to the contrary notwith-
standing. It is likely to take whirl-
winds course at Minneapolis Who
will ride and direct it? - Albany Press
Now ex-Speaker Reed Is out for
the presidency. In some directions the
car is a strong man, but his forte is in
the manipulation of minorities and he
will have another chance of showing
the world how it is done. Free
Press
The republicans in several quar-
tiers are making wry faces over another
dose of Harrison But what is the use
in resisting the inevitable? They are
in for it and may as well close their
eyes and take him down He isn't very
big.-N Y. World.
Harrison must make terms with
Plat and Quay. The former controls
the delegates from many of the con-
gressional districts in New York, and
Pennsylvania which squints toward
Blaine. The price which Plat and Quay
will ask will be high-New Haven
News
-Ex-Speaker Reed has a vaulting
ambition to preside over the Minneap-
oils convention This is not good news
for Mr.. Harrison Reed is understood
to be opposed to the presidents renom-
ination. and as presiding officer Czaf
Reed generally has things to go the
way he wishes them to go.-N. Y. Adj
vertiser.
Commissions Raum understands
the policy of silence. He knows bet
ter than to attempt an explanation of
his financial dealings with the chef of
pension sharks The law does not
oblige an accused to give evidence
against himself. and Mr.. Lemon is out
of the country for his health pending
the investigation.-C Chicago Times
1t is noticeable that good many
conventions on both sides of late are
doing more indorsing than instructing.
The republicans commend Harrison
and Blaine, but leave an opening for
the delegates to select their man The
democrats in Indiana, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania. Nebraska aud other
states drop a proviso about expediency.
st Paul Globe.
Plenty of wtitewash VIII be used
for Mr.. Raum- Not every republican
is willing to condone the ofense proved
against this pet of the Harrison admin
istration- When the head of the PEN
sion bureau stoops to intrigue In order to
put up Job" on a congressman en-
gagged in investigating in admitted
frauds in his department he has sunk
below the contempt of decent voters
But Mr.. Raum is upheld by his party
organs because he wears the title of a
republican oficeholder. If he should
be dismissed the people would be treat
ed TO the same amount OF tardY rebuke
of faithless official as WAS wasted
when Tanner left the Office Raun now
degrades--Chicago Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.
Characteristic Qualities OF the Two Lead
ing Parties.

ing Parties.
It Is often said that ssthe tariff is the
only point of difference between the
two great parties but it shows great
ignorance of human nature to say 50.
Parties in this country and every other
represent tendencies of human nature.
The democratic party in America is an
expression of the tendency to seek
progress through the greatest possible
liberty of individual action. Its i'm
pulses are ali in the direction of the
fullest possible expression for the good
in human nature. It's fundamental be-
lief is that as men are made freer they
will make themselves better. 1t takes
full cognizance of the evil In human
nature and holds that the sole iustifi-
able purpose of government is to check
it But it relies on the good, and be-
Eeves that the evil can only get and
keep the upper hand in any man or in
any number of them when they are
made irresponsible by some process of
repression; of oppression, under which,
being held as irresponsible, they have
been made so.
The intelligent democrat sees that
human nature is capable of any base
ness, but he sees, too, that it fulfills its
greatest capacity for baseness only
where it is degraded into irresponsi-
bility by external circumstances, chief
among which has always been oppres-
sion by government.
All that intelligent democrats ask
from government is the maintenance of
liberty through justice-or. if they do
not expect justice, through the mini
MIXING of injustice. They believe that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
ILLINOIS GOOD SHOWING.
The Splendid Record Made by the Demo
CRITIC PartE.


The democratic party in Illinois. is
left in commanding position by the
action of its state convention Its state
ticket has all the elements which COM
mand success before the people Its
platform makes clear and bold state
ment of the state and national issues
on which the campaign will be de-
cided- The following resolutions show
how courageously the party enters the
state campaign
We are proud Of Our common school system
ard pledge ourselves to uphold AID improve IL,
for free Institutions Cannot exist without uni
verSai education We denource the republican
party for enactiag a Law which tends 70 bring
tie cause OF popular education into di5repute- q
law which takes from the parent the right TO
educate lis child according TO the dictates CT
his conscience: q Law which creates state In
zcisirion over schools toward which the state
contributes nothing: q law which gives the alb
solutc power To every local school board 10
matter how ignorant and spitefui- 10 harass and
cersecute a large class Of people who are
among outSbest citizens AID who do fEeir fun
lily beth toward The state and their children
snd who, by their labor, their patriotism and
Intelligence, have contributed very much 20
Dur prosperity and greatness S1ca Law Is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

all government help to individuals de-
grades the individual and destroys
liberty by producing dependence and
the responsibility that always charac-
terizes dependents. To be free, men
must be responsible, and responsibility
decreases as dependence increases. To
democrats it is an axiom that those who
depend on government must be op-
pressed by it and must Cypress others
tits believed that men, when enforced
by government, have good enough in
them to help each other, and that the
result of government help to individuals
is to prevent them from helping them
selves, to prevent others from helping
them willingly and to prevent them
from helping others. 1.-The best pos
sible government at any given time is
the least government at that time pos
sible." That is American democracy.
The parties which have opposed de-
mocracy all had the same governing
impulse-that of distrust of the capac-
ity of the Individual to become respons-
ible; to govern himself; to help himself.
This impulse can and does exert itself
benevoently, but always Progressively
or oppressive1y. When it tries to help
one forward it sets another back. To
put one at the head of the class it must
send the rest towards the foot. If you
believe that unless men have some sort
of government ball and chain on their
legs they will go to the devil at once; if
you think that to enlarge freedom is to
increase crime; If you believe that men
will not help themselves or each other
without being forced to do so by law;
if you think that the only use they Will
make of greater liberty will be to in
fict greater wrongs on each other, then
you are surely a republican, no matter
what ticket you vote For a republic
an is one who believes that men viii
never grow better; will never help
themselves or each other, unless they
can be forced to do so by law, by police
clubs, and by bayonets-
There are thousands of democrats in
the republican party, thousands of re-
publicans in the democratic party, bat
in the long run the impulse of each
party can be relied on to take each and
all of Us where we belong. Every now
and then there comes some issue which
drives out of each party those who be-
long in the other, who have been demo-
Gratis or republicans without knowing
it or reasoning it out Such a period of
party realignment Is coming in this
country and coming soon--St- Louis
Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
SIMPLICITY IN FURNISHING.
Sensible Suggestions on a Subject Little
Understood.

Sensible Suggestions a Subject Little
Understood
If people could only be guided into
simple -abits and ideas as regards So
called comforts and ornaments, we
should not only be more likely to de-
velop nobler art, but also to secure less
toll and trouble in the care and keeping
of the useless gimcrackery with which
the homes of all, from noble dukes TO
well-to-do trades-people, at present
abound As a rule. it may be safely adj
mitted that rooms are too much furnish
ed, and that the doors, windows, fire.
place, floor. walls and ceiling have too
little competent care bestowed upon
them. Were the constructive features
of a room properly looked after, much
furniture and upholstery would be as
needless as it is troublesome TO keep in
order and move about And this brings
up another important point in house
furnishing too often forgetten-the
question of dust Dwellers In town are
particularly subject to this all-prevail-
ing evil, an evil arising not altogether
from without
Houses are more or less vibratory,
especially where there Is heavy street
or train traffic in the vicinity. and we
nave not yet cleared out our STOCK
of smoky hues So that in addition to
paying particular attention to the fit
ting of doors and windows, wee would
urge the selection of only SUCH furni-
ture as may be easily moved about, or
so raised above the ground as to leave
at least nine inches clear space under
meath Avoid useless side tables and
cabinets, which are so often dragged n
for no other purpose in the world but
to carry art emporium" rubbish Re-
member that all furniture beyond what
is really necessary for comfort and con-
venience only provides SO many more
traps wheTewith to catch the dust
Avoids all woollen and fluffy stuff in
such upholstery as it may be deemed
necessary to have Te those whose
means admit 1t, we would suggest the
use OF thin parquet over old floors; upon
such a floor only one or two rugs, in
lieu of the usual carpet, would be
needed, which should be Of a close,
hard texture Then we would substi-
tute the grand and semi-grand piano
for the dust-attracting cottage instru-
ment where possible, and abolish for
ever the hideous practice of covering
our furniture with all kinds of drapery
and frippery.-Scientifc American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

further 60 be condemned Is "A invasion OF that
religious liberty guaranteed by the constiro-
non, and which IN eject amounts TO an inter.
ference with the Christian church This Law is
antagonfstic 70 democratic institutions. and we
demand its unconditional repeal: and pledge
our candidates fer the legislature to vote and
work to that end
We favor the election OF United States sen.
sfors by direct vote of the people
The demand herein made for the un-
conditional repeal Of the republican
compulsory education law with its pro-
visions for political control of private
schools leaves the republican party no
room for evasion. 1t must either
repudiate its record and consent to
absolute freedom Of education in
illinois or lose the state. Hav-
ing made pledges heretofore only
to violate them IL must now indorse the
democratic demand for educational
freedom. and after having done so must
stand its trial before the people for its
acts of oppression
With the ticket nominated, and on
platform thus strong in its presentation
of state as well as of national issues,
the democrats ought to carry Illinois
by a plurality Of over ten thousand.
This allows for a loss of fifteen thou
sand from their plurality of 1890, and
they now present ticket certainly not
less strong than the ticket of 1890,
while the platform is much stronger.
The possibility of discussions over
the choice OF presidential can
didates is happily avoided by in
structions which indorse Senator
Palmer and call on the Illinois
delegation to Chicago to use all honora-
BILE means to secure his nomination in
the event the convention find it advise
BILE to come W est for candidate. This
is definite enough to express the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
DAIRY MILK HOUSE.
1t Has Many Advantages Over Plans Hith-

1t Has Many Advantages Over Plans Hith.
erto Published.
The model tor ice and milk house is
exc feet, giving room for nine cans
The lines outlining the icehouse proper
and trough for the ice part is 6x4 feet,
trough 3x5; the walls are built up two
feet with brick. the floor and sides are
cemented, the floor draining toward the
trough, which has an emptying spout
nine inches above the floor, which gives
depth of water when full.
The trough is divided, a top door
raising up, showing receiving pan of
galvanized iron twelve inches deep,
cost 81. The lines show plank par
tition, height of brick work; solid top
with small grooves in bottom of plank
This part is reached latter top door is