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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

Spring wheat firm; demand good; No. 3 IN
store. s3assc. Sales by sample, I o. d. NO. :
g5A. No. 8. S5agillc.: No. 4. soc. Winter wheat IN
good demand aud firm; No. 2red in store, ga ga
o5l5c. Sales by sample. (. o. b.: No. . red "c,
No. red. 90ltc. No red, 768slc.
Corn firm. No. 3 in store. 374c.: No. 4
yellow. 31&sc. Sales by sample. I. o. D.;
10. . white. lOc: No. g, 351sc.; No. 3 yellow
oats frmer: No. in store, 29Aa3oo.; No.
white. 3lc.; No. 3. 3Oc; No. 9 white. 2g.i1@
80i4c. Sales. by sample. T. o. b.: No. ,, 1850
a0c.; NO. 2 white, 3l93@4c.; No. 3, 29c.i No. .
white. 80a2l.
~Lard-Ssies, go tierces at $3.50.
Short ~Hibs-SAles, 6J0,0D pounds on private
terms: 100000 pounds at $3.50
short Clear S~ides-Ssles, 100 boxes on private
terms.
Shoulders-Salcs, 100 boxes on private terms.
Sweet Picked Bellies-Sales. $4,000 pounds,
average 10 and ~ pounds, at T3sc.
Loose Beef Hams-Sales. 80 barrels at Sl3.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

L lelE Feb. l9~.-Hubbard, Price & Cos
.'eI "a decline IN Liverpool was ex-
ga morning but the realization rather
.s eAl!lDatlon. Futures were 300 TO 4-64
tt Il. sales we're only 5000 bales and the
abroad did not look especially bright.
lr 'toca efoat for Liverpool and in store
ifff, N tAe largest Oh record. The exact
Lls n... 800. 40 bales. which is 10000 bales
toa rf--. AZ Tins time last week and $4,000 in
Tie sd '-e supply on the same date last year.
aver r.. OF American cotton is 6Sl,OO bales
MAKE, n (" Ai This time last year. In our own
Sigtf IA hs prices were about 3 20 9 points
tae f1. wen ~. which IS better than might
ma objected In view OF the weakness
llt 'D o'clock trading had continued
estrer .ne basis OF the opening figures,
'rlsr ,eG OF 2 TO 3points being induced
'sl eits-- iioi receipts than had been gen
sea to he movement at four towns
a. .tt vDDelneen 80 900 and 400, against
E.t lsl" Fort receipts about 1900.
ts.OQ ne -esi week and 1900 last year.
Ing Asr Ia, Vie situation presents hardly
ttf lnG.tv cotton continues 10 attract
sa'-'lo aoet a constantly widening circle.
tnr .ieslm remove existing skepticlsm
io, Won n,w ihe Possibilities Of a reduced
TO- tlley / ear the world will probably be
y A. Dlaers Of the present unques-
sock. We have the following
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

ST.. Lorrs. No. Feb. l9.-Flour very firm;
ratent. sl45a455: fancy to extra, S3.S0q425;
choice, s~8.80a840: family, s~3lOe325. Wheat
lower: February, 9l16c. nominal; March. s3t4c.
Corn firm: February. 3634c.. bid; March, 3G4c.;
Nav gSilc. Oats lower: May, 32c. bid. Pork
Standard mess. 1925. Lard-Prime steam. $3.50
Drvsalted meats--Shoulders 5t-c.; longs, 6lzc.;
clear ribs. 63tc.; shorts. SIC. B~acOn-BoNed
shoulders, Csc; longs and clear ribs, 5c.;
ahorfg vlsc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Fob. 10 The wheat market was very
unsettled and Legitimate news was lost sight on.
IL opened nearly a cent on. and held steady uh-
I'll the last hour. when there was q quiet recoy-
erv of lc.. followed by a sudden decline To the
opening price. where II closed &c. lower than
last night. Receipts. l01 cars. d,
The corn and oats markets were very dull and
featureless and closed without material change.
Receipts OF corn. 800 cars. oats. Is4 cars.
Heavy dizziness reigned Ia the provision PIT.
Pork declined st5c. and lard and RIBS &13c'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
Cattle Market.

UNION sTocK YARDS. Ill. Feb. 9-Cattle-Be
ceipts, 5000; firm; common 70 extra steers, ego
585: stOckers and feeders. t225d4S5; cows and
bulls, sl.2563.75. Hogs-Recelpts, 1900; strong,
JOG. higher; heavy, S345a4.y5; mixed and
medium, sA45&4.s5; light, S44OeAS0. sheep
Receipts, GOO0; firm; poor to extra, s5.25S5.o5;
IamLa- Sl-lEIh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
PROPOSALS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Cry ENGINFER's OFFIcr,l
roNp v EeIruarv Il. 1892.

RIcHNoND. v, February i, ~.
CFALFD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
p. n. for ELECTRIC WIRING and PLASTER
ING the New City Han.
Proposal, for Plastering will be confined to
All necessary information in printed forms
can be seen al this Otnce.
fell-td We. CUISHAW, City Engineer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
Grain and Cotton Exchange.
RICHMOND. Va, February 10, 1892.
OFFERINGS

Va IolIudl1 49, Aoses
OFFERINGS.
Wteat-l.g6O bushels.
lcru-2.O20 bushels.
li'.-I.2I2 bushels.
Nsal-6J bushels.
3D.. Onal-J tons.
sALES.
~Nteat-l.g86 bushels.
tcL-l0 bushels.
QUOTATIONS.
WAeat-Longborry. 81 O3 10 si0T: mixed. siO2
10 t-0f, slortDerry. 81 10 Sl.06; No. 2 red, Sl.O5
oN05ls
Corn White. Virginia. 4qc. TO Sic; No. 2
vile. Uc.. No. mixed. 49c. 70 SOC.
V-,s-\o. p 36llc. 20 she; No. 3, S5c. TO o6c. (;
H.liel sted oats. O3c. 10 csc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. l9.-Wheat. No. ?. car
lots. 929slc No. 3. Ssa9Oo. Corn from store
and delivered 1t depot sacked, white, 45c.;
bulk, sc; from wagons, 308nc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

WIMINGroS. y. c.. Feb. lq.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm at $3.50. Rosin. firm: strained. Sl.o719;
good strained. sl.l71s Tar steady atSl.50. Crude
turpentine steady; hard, 81; yellow dip and
virgin. SI.00.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

NoRFoLK. Va. Feb. I9.-Peanut market dull
prime, g9sc.; strictly prime. 2Hsc.; spanish
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

LIVERPOOL. Feb. 19.-spot cotton dull; mid
ding uplands. 33-l6: sales. 5000 bales. Futures
easy; lebruary-March 345-6t; MSrch-Aprll'
8 4l-64i Aprl-MaY. 3 9O-64; May-June, 8 ol-Oi.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

C~INcISSAr1. O.. Feb. Iq.~-Pork-Regular. sl1.05
au62IS: family, sll.50Sl L62}6. Lard-kettle
dried, 7ls9 &c. Bacon.Short clear sides, 500
goods on the basis Of Sll4
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
ExcELLeNr SAP PAN.
Suggestions for Those Who Wish to Nal
Nice Maple sugar.

Suggestions for Those who Wish to Make
Nice Maple sugar.
Here is the plan of a sap pan used by
J. d. Hubbell. of Delaware county, n.
Y. He has one large pan nearly by
feet with two partitions running
through il to divide it into four smaller
pans The sap runs from the storage
tank through pipe into No. l and
then to No. . through a small hole, and
from there into Nos. 8 and 4. When
he wishes to strip off the hole is
stopped up between and and all OF
the strip dipped into 4. When thick
enough this strip is dipped out with
an old-fashione d skinner having a
straight end made for the purpose.
When a small guam tity of sap is had
to finish up water is used in Nos. /.
and to prevent burning. The house
is set against a small hollow and dug
out about feet on the back side, max
ing it very convenient
When the sap begins to boil keep II
hopping until it is ready to remove fol-
sugaring. Keep steady fire in the
arch and if a pan be used see that the
sap does not burn at the sides. Repeat
ed straining through double flannel
strainers will make better sugar and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

ONE of the great reforms needed is
that of curing the evil of selling young
calves when only a few days old. They
are unfit for food. diminish the supply
Of cows and steers. while milk in its
first stages is ropy and unfit to drink.
POULTRY houses should face TO the
south if possible. Be careful about this
when you build your houses. for re-
member that sunshine has a CONNER
cial value, and the hens should have a
good supply of this, especially in win
ter
A DISH full of water from which the
chicks not only drink but get their feet
and portions of their body wet kills as
many young chicks as any other method
of lessening them, as the water chills
them to an extent from which they sell
dom recover, says the Manchester Mir
ror. It is not even advisable to allow
ice-cold water to drink.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17

more beautiful sirup than lax methods
which always make more filth posi-
BILE. The oftener the evaporating and
sugaring-off pan are cleaned the better,
together with strainers and other uten-
Sis It is frequently the custom to
cleanse the pans, gathering and storing
tubs only at the end of the season, but
such neglect will not insure the best
colored product. Good sirup should
weigh II pounds to the gallon; let it
stand in good place free from dust
and settle few hours before putting
in jars, bottles and cans; be sure none
Of the sediment goes into the packages.
Nice clear glass receptacles may cost
more, but the increased price the prod
uct will bring will more than pay for
for them. The best possible lid for the
gathering tubs is a thick strainer in
the mouth Of the tank. 1t should hang
down in Is inches so it will hold pail
full or two. Any stopping will be caught
and held from going out, and, while
the strainer will serve its own purpose,
it obviates the necessity of taking of
and putting on a lid each time the team
StOpS.-Earm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
LONE FARMERS WAY.
He Thinks That Keeping Two Cows in a
Box Stall Is the Thing.

He Thinks That Keeping Two Cows in a
Box Stall Is the Thing.
have two cows in a stable 10x12:
they have lived together three years
without being tied up and are not only
a great deal cleaner than most cattle in
sta bles, but have the advantage of be-
ing able to walk around and assume
any position they prefer. The manager
runs across the narrow way. leaving a
space 10 feet square for the cows. The
manure falls about midway, leaving an
entirely clean space next the manager,
where one COW lies, the other lying at
the back side, both parallel with the
manger. The COWS are fed twice a day
on corn fodder (cut in finch lengths,
with a heavy, single-knife cutting box),
and hay at noon. Each night at milk
ing time the managers are cleaned of
rubbish; and latter leveling the little
ridge of manure) it is spread around
the stable, adding bedding from an
outside supply, if that from the ma n
gers is not enough. The manure and
bedding is not allowed to accumulate.
the manger being raised by another
board and a false bottom when neces-
sary. Occasionally we find some man
ure liz the manger, but this does not
a a.
After three months of constant occu-
pancy there is now about 2 feet of ex-
eel1enS manure on which the cows
stand, and it is level and solid and
without odor. AS the COWS are not
compelled to lie partly in the manure,
az they are when confined in stanch-
IONS there is no fill, adhering to their
udders or TANKS. The cows are kept
in the stable continuously. as do not
believe in turning COWS out to shiver
each day, as many do. They are strong,
healthy and as happy apparently as in
crouching to leeward of barnyard
fence. For single COW a stable feet
square, with manger in one corner,
would answer. The floor of my stable
is of earth, and when the cows are put
in in the fall the earth is covered or
inches deep with leaves. These pack
fat on the bottom and make the floor
clean and dry to start with The adj
vantages of this way are: The cows
keep clean, have their freedom, and
the manure lies in a compact form un
der cover, with less daily labor than by
any other method.-L. b. Pierce, in N.
Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
Burning Over Strawberry Reds.

Our experience does not favor burn
ing over the straw berry patch at any
season. In private gardens, for home
use or for ma rket growing, it is most
satisfactory to form matted rows, pick
two crops and turn the patch under.
The two-crop system gives strong.
vigorous plants. permits clean culture,
and, not least, gives little trouble from
insect or rust of leaves. The bugbear
with amateurs is the starting of a new
plantation. If the ground to be set is
p1owed in September and again just
before closing up for winter, the cut
worms will give little trouble. and if
the plants are set with wet roots
turned in bunch downward with a
spade, it takes but little time. Begin
ners set the plants with roots in the
natural position, forgetting that the
main thing is to make the plant live.
Planting the rooss with points down
ward favors an even stand, and the
new roots will soon start in natural
position.-Prof j. L. Budd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
AMOS CUMMINGS sLEDGE-HAMMER ELo-
QUENCE.

orally a witty man is not credited with
depth Of thought; but the profundity
and depth of scholarship of Mr.. Reed
are SO thoroughly acknowledged that
he can afford to be witty. His speeches
are therefore enlivencd by brilliant sal
lies, nearly all of them rcplete with
satire of the keenest sort. His voice is
ofszsa r2si,ing, penetrating quality
which can be heard throughout the
great hall Of representatives without
an effort on the part of the listener.
He is a tall and very heavy man, with a
face as smooth, cheerful, pleasing and
innocent looking as that of schoolboy.
In delivering a speech he usually leans
upon 4 desk with his right hand great
portion of the time. But when in the
most earnest parts of his Grafton, both
his hands and arms are used in appro-
pirate gesturing to give emphasis to his
strong declarations.
Isador Rayner, Of Maryland. is a
young man of superior talent. He
rests both hands upon the desks on
either side of him while speaking. AS
he grows more in earnest, the young
man shakes his head in manner pain
full to the beholder; for so violently
NAOOS LIS AiCc1NA w ~ SiilSt w Uhdt II
seems as though it might fly off at a
tangent and leave his body standing
there acephalous.
John C. Tarsncy, of Kansas City, is
the successor of Maj. William Warner,
late commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Maj. Warner
was a powerful republican orator in the
Fiftieth congress, and his successor in
the Fifty-frst and Fifty-second con-
crosses, Mr.. Tarsney, is well-nigh the
peer of any man on the democratic side
of the house. Tarsney was brave
union soldier who was twice wounded
in battle and for some time a prisoner
in Andersonville. He has never re-
ceived pension, nor asked for one
He is violently opposed to granting a
pension to any soldier who can support
himself without one. Whatever John
Tarsney says on that subject is law and
gospel to his colleagues.
We will see and hear more of these
statesmen, and many others, as the days
and weeks go by; and the reader shall
see them as they are seen at close range.
SMITH D. FRY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
PURE-BRED POULTRY.

If 1t Pays to Raise Other BIooded stock
Why Not Fowls =?
Every poultry keeper who has accu-
mulated money in the poultry business
knows to a certainty that pure bred
fowl is worth more per ounce than a
mongrel is per pound. But why is this
so? Simply because the pure bred
fowl has been cultivated for years and
through generation after generation
for a specific purpose, while the mon
gre1 or scrub is but the product Of
chance, has no fixed traits or charac-
teristics peculiar to itself, and conse-
quently is unreliable. 1 sometimes
think that people often keep poultry
just to hear 'em crow. 1 cannot help
thinking so when l see Fl fteen ROSTERS
strutting about barnyard with TWEEN
ty hens Did anybody ever hear one
who keeps first-class stock of any sort,
adapted to his locality, say that poul-
try was an expense? I think not
Does the man who keeps pigs which
will convert bushel of corn into four
teen pounds of pork, and weigh two
hundred pounds at six months of age
say that hogs are Improbable stock?
Neither does the man who raises any
variety of pure bred poultry and keeps
Cu6m up 10 Tue highest SCduodrO Say
that fowls are Improbable. He knows
they are exceedingly profitab BILE. If
there is anything in agriculture or
stock-raising which has been more
thoroughly or clearly demonstrated to
be plain unvarnished truth than that
it always pays to have the best of
everything, 1 don't know what it is.
Yet we see farmers planting inferior
seed and breeding mediocre stock. and
then wailing because they do not get
superlative beasts and birds. First
class, pure-bred stock requires no more
room and no more feed than scrub
stock, while it invariably sells for near
ly twice as much. If it pays to keep
frst-class horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
and no enlightened man denies it
then it likewise pays to keep frst-class,
pure bred poultry, and the farmer who
fails to do il is not living up to his priv
ileges. Orange Judd Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
SOWING GRASS SEED.
An Operation Requiring Considerable Care
and Patience.

An Operation Requiring Considerable Care
and Patience.
If You have never sowed any grass
seed on nice soft snow. by all means
try to do SO this spring, and after you
have sowed piece go over your ground
seeded and see how even Tor uneven) it
is If you have never paid any atten-
ton as to how it looks after it has left
your hand. or even the seeder, you will
be surprised when you examine closely.
You may have to get right on your
knees to get the full benefit of your
work. You will then see the impor-
tance of being very particular in this
work. think am safe in saying that
three-fourths of the seed sown is sown
by hand. 1t is almost an impossibility
to SOW such seed by hand and not get
it streaky on the snow.
The wheelbarrow seeder is perhaps
the evenest distributor of any seeder
made, but this has serious objections.
It may do on sandy soil but if taken on
clay soil, and billy at that. where it is
necessary to seed sometimes when the
gound is quite soft, this would be a
very inconvenient tool. and if 1 am
right, it is quite expensive. My favorite
tool is the ''fiddle," as it is called. To
sow with fiddle and do a good job re-
quires little thought The mistake
made by many is they try to throw
the seed too far. When clover and
timothy are mixed and sown together
and thrown with great force clover
seed will fly the farthest, and if you
do not make a little lap your work
will be strealy. If you want good
work with mixed seed, taking in
little windy weather. 1 would not SOW
more than ten feet, or two drill widths,
one on each side of you. This will
give good lap and will mix your seed
we'll, and you will not have any strips
of weeds across your fields
In conclusion. will say that if you
are not familiar with the amount your
machine sows you can measure your
seed in quarts and count your fence
corners, and you can tell at the FIRST
bout just how you are going to come
out. Don't think it will not pay to
slap" I tell you it does pay. It will
not take over one hour more on ten
acres to do it right No weeds will
then get a foothold, besides the salts
faction that your work is we'll DONE
Adam Lester, in Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17

against the M soEvenEcN sxn braces
= section of the New York democracy
which no national convention can af-
ford to disregard; and if it Is also tree,
as stated, that the leaders of the move
ment have a hook, so to speak, In the
jaws OF TaHamany. 1t is not at all un-
likely that Tammany itself will be
eager Tor the interference of the ma
tlonal committee OF convention %
neutralize the evil done by the pre-
mature convention business
Except as the country at large may
want candidate from New YORK the
matter is one which really concerns
Tammany more nearly than it does
any body else 1t Is as certain as any.
thing well can be that Senator Hills
goose was cooked in the fire generated
by the ill-advised step of forcing the mid
winter convention against the remou-
STRANGE OF some of the best elements of
the democratic party OF the state His
friends have it in their power, possibly,
to prevent the nomination of any other
New York man; but they have lost the
power to secure his. The senator him
self, under the circumstances, might be
satisfied, it he cannot be nominated,
with preventing the nomination of any
friends and followers take q similar
view? Can they afford to?
1t is unlikely. 1t has happened in
the past that considerable bodies Of
men have So pinned their faith to
leader that they were not only ready
to follow him in the forlorn hope of
success but quite ready to follow him
to certain defeat and to aid him in
pulling down the political fabric on
himself and them for the sake of
crushing his rivals But in these mod
ern times there is comparatively little
OF such devotion. The hold which the
politician has, on his followers is based
very largely on the hope of something
Tor themselves; and when that incen-
tive loses its force attachment wanes.
So long as Mr.. Hill is in the field with
reasonable prospect OF success he car
count on a more or less enthusiastic
following on the part of those who
have political expectations But the
moment it becomes clear that he is
marching to defeat and has no object
left but to prevent some one else sue
ceeding where he cannot, he will lose
the biggest part of his army. 1t would
be different, perhaps, if he were fight
ing for principles: but if there was
any pretense of that at first Ii has been
abandoned.
1t Is not, therefore. by any means
certain that the split in New York
means either the loss Of New York to
the democratic column or the failure
of the state to furnish the candidate:
though the chance OF carrying the state
at the present outlook is better with a
candidate from some other state
Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
RAUM'S INVESTIGATION.
A Committee Appointed to Look After
the Commissioner of Pensions

Committee Appointed to Look After
the Commissioner of Pensions.
A committee OF the house has been
appointed for the purpose of investi-
eating MIR. Raum. There is little doubt
| as to the need OF such investigation.
but the committee should be allowed
| to extend its inquiries beyond the
merely personal transactions of the
pension commissioner The private
speculations of Raum have little to do
with the great scandals that have made
his administration notorious save as
they may lead to conclusions as to
Raum's relations with those known in
Washington as mem bers of the pension
ring What enormous profits these
pension sharks have made within a
few years is common talk at the capi-
tai IF the house committee shall he
able to lay bare even a moiety of such
frauds it will have performed a great
service to the country. When it is un-
| derstood that the number of pension
ers exceeds 500. 600, and that this Is to
be increased to more than a round mill
lion within the year. it will be seen
tina. something must be rotten in Den
mark A quarter of a century after
the close of the war the pension list is
to exceed in numbers the roll of the
federal army at any one time The
bare statement is proof of frauds that
are disgraceful to honest pensioners
and wickedly burdensome to the PEG
pie
The committee viii discover in the
course of their work that many vet
Grams in Washington and throughout
the country will aid them in uncover
ing some of the schemes by which the
pension Office has been disgraced-
There is an organization of old veter-
ans at Washington whose members are
earnest in their determination to stop
pension frauds before they shall have
destroyed the entire system To these
old soldiers the committee may appeal
with certainty of valuable assistance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
ssRealiStic.''

The fashion in literature which con.
sists in imparting vividness to mar.
rative by writing in very short sen.
fences occasionally produces amusing
results. In realistic story" which
is as yet in manuscript, the following
thrilling passage occurs:
PERKINS entered the railroad sts-
ton. In a corner of the room sat foul
persons.
They were engaged in low con
versation. Three of them were men
One was woman"
After a somewhat long and minute
account of the appearance of these PEG
pie, the narrative goes on:
Suddenly the door opened. A ped
dler entered. He was a Jew. He car
ried a basket.
HE approached the persons in the
corner. The woman bought of hin
three red cotton handkerchiefs. One
OF them was white. Com
panion.