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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

Next day two more strangers came
to town, and they went to Foxes Ru1;
and the next day the whole pack went
away.
The following week Bascomb came
back with carpenters and builders apa
a carload of machinery, and the beHs
began to think they were dreaming.
The statesmen at GlazerB Stara
woke up about this time, and began 90
neglect the affairs of the patlen 9n
watching Bascomb and his men
Jim Macarthur had not very lepg to
wait to find out the why and wherefore
of these mysterious movements. ats
father sent for him, and said:
$50 you are the boy who fooled Bas-
comb, are you? I just heard to-day
that you were the one who conceived
that great April fool joke. You ought
to be proud of its success
'Why?" stammered Jim
Because" explained his father. with
grim smile, '.you put the fellow, en-
to the biggest vein of copper that has
ever been found in this region. Ito is
fifteen inches thick, if it's one!''
'sWhatr' cried Jim, in amazement-
He never said word-he never told
Il thought"
''Of course. of course said Jim's
father. He let you fool boys think
you had fooled him, and he just slipped
down to Detroit, bought the whole hill
for a song. formed company, aud
now he can sell out his share for a
hundred thousand tomorrow. But he
won't; he'll hold on, and he'll be q
millionaire in five years.
Then Jim went out. called the boys
together in caucus, and they then and
there resolved that they had played
the most expensive April fool joke on
record. Victor Valentine, in Golden
DAVIS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
AGRICULTURALHINT
CARTS AND sLEps.


Vehicles Suitable for Use In Vineyards
and Berry Fields.
Grapes. raspberries. blackberries, cur
rants and gooseberries are usually
planted in rows from six TO eight feet
apart, and after few years 1t is quite
impossible to drive between the rows
with a'common farm wagon; hence. if
it is desired to fertilize the plants, it is
necessary TO carry the manure a long
way or else make a vehicle for the pur-
pose A strong and cheap two-wheeled
cart, shown at Fig. 1, is made from
the wheels and shaft of a common
worn-out moving machine. The frame
and all other parts are removed and
poles or strips of wood are made to
serve as thills- 5Attach the large end
to the shaft by a strip of iron, bolted
firmly. A box wide enough to set on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
a RexuIar- Thing.

visfser-What brlgAt eyes yea have.
my little nan- Yea set plenty as sleep.
presume
Little Man-Yes'm. MaRrna makes
me go to bed every night al sight
O'Clock.
$50 you viii keep healthygs
Mona. So she can mend ge Raas
Good News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
aaIpinx Him pown,

marry that young seapegreee, sup
pose can't prevent it; but III tx him
80 he'll have to spend his evenings in
good company.
Trustful Giri-Oh. he sia, Of course.
Old GentfemFn-Yes, iaieed, be wild.
All the money yen get he'll lsave TO
win from me at p02rer.-Good News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
A 0Elsf OF LIBRARIES.
Two Grana atraetures Ded1ca*ed
to Izaars4aag end Wisa0na.
espesasa easeagD Lessas9

eSpssssa e&seeg0 Lefsss8
It is net a eaHmen thing Ton one city
to eentaaa = nuHaher of EArarfes. each
extensive enougR to attract the atten-
ton Of heaaswerns and ssadents in
every part OF the eauatry. But % hes
been remarked Before in this GORE
sponaeaeA Ghieage dees nethiuE By
halves, aaa her enterPrising ana
weathy eitiz6ns presiaa even ip death
means to extend her fame aad glery
unte che uttereaast ends Of the earth.
Twents feur HearS ago Walters Leemis
New berry left half Of his prineely es-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

WHaN cow Is due to calve put her
in q box stall a few days before the
calf is expected. so that she Will get
used to her new quarters If she Is ex-
citabie after she calves don't go near
her oftener than is necessary. and
don't allow stranger to go near her
at all
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

AT New Hampshire institute the
statement that ton of butter con-
tanned but forty-eight cents worth OF
fertilizing material. while that in q ton.
of cheese was valued at over so, cre-
sted an unusual degree OF interest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

with Juno at the Gate -she-'spid
a wicked paan tear your clothes that
way George dearss He-'sNe. dear
est; it seas the wicked gate we were
leaning en last night IN. y. Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

back, that these jokes are senseless.
But they are funny" said Mart
Harper, slyly pinning strip of yellow
calico to Tommy Bowers coat tails.
81 doubt it," replied Jim, stoutly.
81 can't scare up the least bit of
smile when Squire Burgess looks up
and down the street in response to our
'Hellor and for the life of mel can't
see what there is funny in ringing
door bells or tying dead cats TO garden
gates. 1t is simply annoying to the
other people, and the mischief of it is
than any one of us could be victimized
the same way by the biggest idiot in
town. For instance, Mart has just
pinned a rag on TOMS coat, and doesn't
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
a sure sign.

First Serve@t Grk-Thc peSssas has
been giving &c to the master this fpsra~
Ing
second Servant Girl-Hew 80 xou
know
z. 8. Gle jest Kicked the eat as he
came out of her reeR.-N. r Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

o-Deefep- sNaw. BAY little usaH. de-
sesf6e yeue sxmptemss Fraake-ssI
haven't got any aymEtemA Tve got .
pains
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
F-G- l.

rat got on the head for the bait. the
head tipped up AID let him in. spring
ing back ready for the next one This
trap has record of twenty-four rats
in a single night, with pumpkin seeds,
fastened on with brads. for bait
Fresh meat will also do - Charles
Lewis in Farm and Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

FIG. 2. - FoUR-wHEELED VINEYARD
TRUCK.
used for hauling loose material, but,
for moving grapes and berries, another
platform, the same size as this one, is
placed Immediately above the sta
tiOnary one, coiled or elliptic springs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
re. 4-DoUBLE-ENDER STONE
WITH SPRING PLATFORM.

re stiff enough to insure holding up the
load. For a sidehiu, rig of this kind
isupreferable to a wagon, as it viii not
slide about or crowd the team going
downhill and. if necessary, it can be
drawn up close In a corner or other po-
sition, by one end, and hauled out by
the opposite end. The extra or top
platform is quickly removed. when it
may be used for all purposes for which
common stone boat is adapted--L. D.
Shook, in American Agriculturist
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31
Our D0me&tacs.

Wayfarer-Pleaae SIR. can't you give
me . meade Fm near starving.
Mr. Hssessn Lett would. gladly.
nay mal. If could; but / can't. I'll
give you a letter of introduction, how
ever. to my esdk. She may be willing
70 help yeu.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

inches in diameter, and are
made from two-inch hard wood plank,
with two bands of common hoop iron
placed on the periphery near each
edge, as shown in Fig. 3. The sections
of each wheel are bolted together. Old
buggy axles may be used, or wooden
ones, madeoo from, tough timber; in
which case the bearings should not be
les, than two and a half inches in
diameter. Make the holsters high
enough so that the wheels may set
under the corners of the platform &
Some fruit and berry growers find
the double-ender spring platform stone
boat, shown in Fig. f. very convenient
1t is not expensive, and can be drawn
either way. 1t is shown with a coiled
spring at each corner, and these should
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

are placed be-
tween the two
platforms, and
thus berries or
grapes can be
carried o vie +
rough ground
without injury
+ T o m Earring.
The w h e e l S
o aA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-31

T IG. 5. - DOUBLE
BANDED WOODEN
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27

to her, and the upshot vas that he
wanted her to run away with him.
No, said Bob Talbot.
Yes, sir, continued old BIZ, wanted
her to run smack smooth away with
him. We'll, she told her husband,
but he sorter laughed, he did, and
lowed that he didn't blame the
feller much. But the fun come after
this. The old felIeI-stand up here,
Ned and let me show you. Hang it
sand up; don't pull back like a
shyin' hoss. The old fetter sot him
a knife bout like this, and he went
into a room whar the young teller
was. Now, you stand right thar.
He walks in this way, and neither
one OF them says a word, but stood
and looked at each other bout like
we are dom but all at once the old
fellow lifts up the knife this way and
Thar you damned scoundreII
He plunged the knife into Ned
Royston's breast-bured the blade
in the fellows bosom, and as he
pulled it out, while Royston lay on
the floor, dead, he turned to his
terror stricken friends, and ex-
laimed:
He wanted my wife to run away
with him, boys! If you wanter
hang me, I'll tie the rope.
You don't? Then good-by, and
God bless you.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
WHOLE No. .S23

social pleasures and relaXauons because
they bore her or because she is to busy
errs. She either forces her husband to
seek pleasures without her, and drives
the first wedge of divergence between
them. or else shuts him into her own
narrow atmosphere. And so, through
all the experiences of home life, the
wife fails II she looks at everything
wholly from material standpoint.
1t is not strange when children hear
nothing but petty talk and see nothing
but dull repeated work that they crow
up wlthort capacity for high thoughts,
and lacking the power to resist mortal
temptations. Natures grow on what
they feel on, and purity of motive and
elevated purpose must have their roots
planted and watered when the heart IS
young.
A woman who thinks that her house
work, which wellnigh overwhelms her,
is all she can do, may be sure that there
IS no better use for a portion of her
time than to daily lift herself out OF the
narrow confines OF her labors, and 10
rest and refresh herself in new interests
and broader sympathies, Any woman
can do this, though all do not climb the
same pathway or reach the same height.
The opportunities may be few and the
advantages slight, but faithfully used
they will develop, and step by step the
way will lead ever onward and upward,
And the first step IN the pathway is 10
see what piece OF work can go undone.
and the time be saved, rather than how
much more mint auise, and cummin
the busy housewife can crowd into her
already too hurried day.
Having thus breathed the broader
air, if only briefly, let her persevere,
assured that in this way is to be builded
the rounded, balanced character of the
good wife-a higher and nob'er Great
ure than all the companies of "ma1-
ayers" beneath the canopy Of heaven.
-Harbc1,'S Ba-ar.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27


W. '''''s'o'i 'io''7 Sho"' r"sllloh
-o''Si.'ei'i ''ls "sS' harness morse IN
i@' '"''"' W. 0ou''s uiI'eS 'he morse
'O '''''''''1 s's VI d OussH US
''''"S 'i'I "''00oi "iu I''i'uon
'' u" " 'i0i'e I'd" oe go'He" OY
'''- :, ,''1 '''sei ''"u VIII ~ o'i ioi nouiS
''0' ~ L '-iIIe s''' "' 'iie o@iiie
s"0y P'oe' ineIe VIII Oe no pull
'"s VI U"e'l'''5 ." ''le OI' anu 'ne 'eg
"o'io" Will DC aS high ana 'he 1901 as
p, P'ouu ol ''ie last 'ii'ie @S 'ne "'S'.
"'' % ''e ''pe ol morse 'nat W. oe-
""'N V 0OD' - ~ D'ooNso0u' a. }.
''''"''' W. '''l'A anu ho'' u
0''',' u o'ee"e'' "'' 'io" P'ouu0l'lS'
Il 10 '''- '"'0ii'e llo'Se oI inc uay ioI
''o"S "@'"e'' usc''
I''"se 'ois1S '''0 C'e'e'"iiu
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
HER BROTHER ENTERTAINED HIM.

She was not quite ready to receive
him, SO she sent her little brother 10
entertain him while she put the finish
ing touches to her toilet.
The entertainment was lively if not
satisfactory.
You are Ethels beau, amt you2 the
youthful prospective brother-in law
began.
Yes SAID the youth pleasantly.
You have money in the bank, haven't
you?
Yes.
And it's in your name, amt it2
Yes.
And you expect to keep it in 20"
own name after you are married
Ethel?
Weil-ar-yes.
Well Ethel will have something to
say about that,
EthePs beau to feel uncomfortat.
You smoke, don't you continued
inqusitor.
Yes, little.
And you expect to smoke after -,
are married tc Ethel?
Ye-es.
Well, Ethel will have something to
say about that.
Etheps beau felt more uncomfortable
than ever.
You belong to a club, don't you1
pursued the self-possessed urchin.
Yes.
And you expect to belong to it after
you are married to Ethel2
suppose SO.
Well, Ethel will baye something to
say about that.
Ethers beau was growing red in
the face.
You play billiards, don't you7 en-
tinued the boy,
Yes, sometimes.
And you expect to play sometimes
after you are married to Ethel.
| do.
Well, Ethel will have something to
say about that.
Look here, my young friend, SAID
the exasparated lover, I've got an I'M
portant engagement which forgot.
| am going to attend to it. You tell
Ethel l have gone and see what she
has to say about that.
And he went.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
A PLEA FOR PLAINNESS.

The old maxim about reading much
but rot many things in order to become
wise, might be applied also TO eating,
since in physical as we'll as in mental
food the best results are from simplicilr
and not from variety. The best guar
antee Of health is an appetite which
makes a good square meal of simply
cooked and nourishing food without
craving for multiplicity of rich and
rare cakes and sweetmeats, pies and
relishes. Pinching economy reduces
the dishes on many table, and so
becomes an angel of health in disguise,
but in prosperous families the bill of
fare generally shows an extraordinary
growth and needs more pruning than
it ever gets. If the family are agreed
in their tastes, there need be but few
dishes upon the table at any meal,
though there should be judicious ex-
change, or rotation OF dishes from
meal to meal. The advantages of
plain living are numerous. Inc best
authorities agree that it is the most
healthful. 1t greatly reduces the work
in the kitchen and enables the house,
wife to devote part of her time to some
thing better. Ii reduces the cost Of
living, and this, il these times, is an
item worth considering Plain living,
too, serves as a corrective, or, rather, a
preventive, in the young, of the un-
natural cravings which in after life seek
qualification in dangerous stimulants.
Mothers would surely shudder if they
could only see what those appetiies
they SO sedu!ously cultivate IN their
children with rich and spicy dalnties
some day lead to where dainties are no
longer at hand or have lost their relish.
Habits of plain living formed in youth
are sometimes abandoned IN after life,
but lis certain such habits never fit
comfortably unless they are formed in
youth. Enforced in middle life as a
necessity, they are of little avail in
restoring health or fortune, and are
submitted o as heavy burdens to be
dropped at the earliest opportunity.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
GOOD MANAGER BUT POOR WIFE

This statement of what an affsCtion
ate, industrious, loyal woman may be-
come seems severe, but, alas it is too
often true. 1t is the domestic version
ofthe mint, anise, and cumming story
so constantly repeated in human lives.
The weightier matters of the law come
from the heart and soul of the
individual. They cannot be got
with the labor of the hands. They are
of the spiritual and mental life, growing,
expanding, and dominating the labor of
the hands in constant proportion to
their use, and little used, leaving the
man or woman sordId, petty, ignoble.
And because these matters cannot be
weighed or measured, but felt and ex-
pe1ienced, is perhaps why il is that
they are harder 10 grasp when practi-
cal duties fill the hours. But in that
grasp hes the key Of such life as shall
satisfy and bless those with its influences.
These spiritual qualities become vivltled
when transfused through a living, loving
heart.
They work hourly transformations in
the labors of day, making homely
toll beautiful, and guiding aspirations
always to kinder, tenderer deeds.
No one should keep these high ideals
more constantly in the foreground OF
the life picture which each OF US is
daily painting than the wife and moth
er. The buster and more work a day
the lite, the greater should be the effort
to think high thoughts, and not to let
the labor descend INTO mere drudgery,
akin to the instructive routine of the
animal. Baking, sweeping, sewing,
planning-these duties take the strength
and time OF the majority OF house
wives. But every one can recall many
houses where every duty is exactly per,
formed, yet where the essence OF home
life has evlporatsd. All Is INN Cula,e,
but the hearts of the family are cold
There are no Cobwebs, but the minds
are narrow and small. Every mateTia
. ! I,,Y ~ Faf
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
A FAILURE.

Nan! years ago 'hhH shall name
Sought 10 win good wiie.s name.
Ane" not h""-"Ht all the same
"'"'e >"'''
'"'' ''''''I"' WIN man! 'e'I'
i'''""e" II ''"'' ""'' ''''' ana Ie"''
'"'' t" ''e "' lil""'eS "'ie' '"r rear
i"7! "'"'uH NJ
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27

No matter how much you
a clever equestrlenne, no
a nagglng wife; but it's
that some men get them
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27

To do well is to be well. Presevere
in the thought, shall better be :
morrow, and it will help yout
so. 1t has been said that ne
ever died without his own COM
Never get your own consent TO
ing. Resolve to live; resolve t.
well. You yourself must make tn
effort; you must work out your own
salvation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27

! ! A5s2zss.5: 5ss3.sz.:ft UTUMN Fabrics

fttrtt 7t ! :y-ssz;s.Es 4;s3;.sz.E: UTJMN Fabrics
IIfttfftt IIttftt ttkssSif are here in great
III EEfttSffEsI "a variety. Or
sSfl tttttt&taI course there is
not such great
variety Of colors, as the pre-
vailing ones run to Browns,
Blacks and Blues; but what
there IS you will find on our
counters.
An inspection OF our stock
is cordially requested and will
be worth the trouble. Prices
have been cut almost in half
and our choicest goods placed
within the reach of the most
moderate purse. In chevlots,
Diagonals and Scotch goods
we can suit your fancy IN
goods, workmanship and price.
Let us cite one instance OF
price cutting.
A fine cheyiot suit made OF
good material, honest work
manship and, as a necessary
result, good wearing qualities
for the remarkably low
price of $l2. This is not
ready-made suit but one made
to your order.
In few weeks we will have
a talk with you about over
coats.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-27
Are YOU fond of travel1 he asked

Are you fond OF travel2 he asked.
| really don't know, she answered,
yawning and looking at the clock,
are you?
l am. If had an opportunity |
would travel all the time.
l don't see, she said, sitting
another yawn, what better oppor-
tunity do you want than you have.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-02-25

to live on, although he did not appear
before them. The Germans imagin.
ed that Frederick Barbarossa lay in
trance until the time of great need
would come to the nation, when he
would again lead them to victory
Many nations have had similar tradi-
tions. Everywhere we find the sto-
ries of the immortal sleepers.
st is to this class that the story of
the Wandering Jew probaly belongs
Eerly in the thirteenth century form
of the legend was given to English>
speaking people by an Armenian
bishop. 1t was not the legend of
wanderer, but of an immortal or wait
ing Jew, who must exist to the end
of time. In the sixteenth century we
hear of version which has been the
text of many drama; the legend of
a Jew doomed to wander up and
down the earth to the end of time,
because of an insult offered to the CHRIS
tian Savior. Let US look for the
source of the story.
"The Jews, like other nations. had
their legends of their immortal great
men. Enoch was supposed to have
been taken from his surroundings
without dying natural death. Eli
jah was taken to the skies in a chariot
of fire Tradition stated that Ell ijah
was andering in disguise among his
people doing good wherever he went.
There is no doubt that this was the
first Wandering Jew, the immortal
Elijah. This is no doubt the source
from which the Christian story took
it's rise. The first appearances of the
legend were during the middle ages,
at about the time of the most relent-
less persecution of the Jews.
s"A Christian monk perhaps haped
the legend of Elijah to his own pur-
pose to represent the Jews as a cursed
race. By the fimsy logic prevalent
at the time scriptural quotation was
flied to the altered legend, and the
tale of the Wandering Jew augment
ed the bitterness of the persecution.
But this legend once believed is now
known to be but a legend. Still it is
ignorantly thought and preached in
too many places. But D'Israeli has
proved in his writings that the scat
tering of the Jews is not result of
curse. Historically and Dramatically
it is proved to be impossible. The
Jews were present in every quarter
of the known world before the cruci>
fixion, allowing the story of the cruci-
fixion to be true. This surely was not
the result of the Savior's curse
"Dogmatically the only grounds for
the supposed curse are found in the
words attributed by Matthew 10 the
rabble: His blood be upon us and
our children" These were the words
of the judged and not of the Judge, if
the tale be true"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-02-25

The negotiations begun with the Cam
adian Commission at the State Depart
ment in Washington yesterday we're
at most a preliminary inquiry into the
general subject of reciprocal trade re-
lations with the Dominion Never
theless, the conference deserves to be
regarded as the opening of new and
what will doubtless prove to be a most
important chapter in the commercial
annals of both countries, since it is
morally certain that the drift of SEN
timent on both sides of the boundrv
line is toward greater freedom of trade
intercourse.-Philadelphia Recor d
Dem.