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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
ERYSIPELAS IN PIGS.

Eilthfnes the Most Frequent Provocative
of This Disorder.
The appearance of red scratches
across a pigs back which turn purple
and then discharge and ooze blood and
water is due to an attack of erysipelas.
This is disease of the blood, which
becomes poisoned. and is easily COM
municated to another animal through
a broken skin; that is. it is contagious.
1t is always associated with fever, and
involves the connective tissue under
the skin, and thus the skin
often peels off, leaving sores
that are difficult TO heal. The
best mode of relieving the intense
pain that accompanies this disease is
to paint the spots affected with thick
mixture OF wheat flour IN a solution OF
hyposulphitc of soda, or even with lin
seed or olive oil, and then dust it thiclsly
with -four. One ounce doses of hypo-
sulphite of soda solution should be
given internally, or a similar dose
of castor oil may be given.
For food give only sweet milk
with oatmeal and linseed meal
moderately, and any green fodder that
can be procured will be useful. This
disease often follows the eating of
green bucl>wheat or other vegetable
food that has a stimulating effect, such
as green nettles A filthy pen, to which
pigs are often submitted, is a frequent
provocative of this disorder.-Colman's
Rural World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
WHY HE WAS CONFIDENT.

His Best Evidence OF Innocence He Kept
TIL the Ena of the Trial.
1t was case of chicken stealing,
and the prints of bare feet were found
in the gravel around the hen house.
The lawyer for the prosecution was
one who. if he had been Napoleon
Bonaparte, never would have crossed
the Alps: lie would simply have pulled
them up by the roots and thrown them
over the fence.
The prisoner WAS an unknown tramp,
and lame at that
''You say You don't know anything,
about this theft?' queried the lawyer
fiercely.
That's what swore to, SIR said
the tramp. meellly.
You were in the back yard of Sla.a-
tipps hou Sc about supper tiine?''
Yes, SIR
You know the location OF the hen
house?''
Yes, sir"
You were seen on the road in fro,1t
of the house some time after darl1?'
Il was there, sir
You were IN the yard after dark?''
"Yes, sir. and after supper also. sir"
replied the prisoner, with wan smile
at his innocent little joke in such =
place.
'And you We're seen bythe cook sit
ting on the doorstep with your shoe
off?''
YES. sir; there was Il pebble in it
that was too big to get ont Of the same
hole it got in at
Now. sir, 1 purpose to prove that
you made those tracks with your bare
feet while you We're stealing the chick
ems of the plaintiff.
'.You can't do it. sir" said the pris-
oner. mildly. but firmly.
And why not. pray?" asked the law
yer, with fine sarcasm.
because. sir. I've one wooden leg.
sir BIOS ton Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
PORK PRODUCTION.
1t Requires Brains To Make the Raisin q
of Hogs Profitable.

1t Requires Brains TO Make the Raising
of Hogs Profitable.
When prices rule low it requires a
large sprinkling of brains to make pork
production profitable. Especially is this
true when the prices of grain and other
feeds are high.
When hogs are selling at i've cents
per pounA almost anyone can make
money raising them. 1t does not re-
uuire education, nor is it essential that
the stock be we'll bred. although it
would be ali the better to have them
SO. We are always blessed with high
prices, but we have them ranging all
the way down, sometimes lower than
three cents per pound. But, whatever
the price, profits are greater when in
telligent and good blood are employed
in the breeding of good swine. Luck
may be factor in growing swine, but
we are disposed to give it very little
credit.
We have actual knowledge of 20
cents per bushel being realized from
bushel of corn fed in an intelligent
way to well bred hogs. The profits of
this breeder must have been immense
when corn was selling at Is cents per
bushel. 1t is not to be expected that
results Us satisfactory as these will be
obtained in a majority of cases, but we
do believe that in any case where s.
cent pork is made at an expense which
will not yield so cents per busliel for
corn fed, iustifies a change of methods
and an infusion of new blood.
The lesson to learn is to make bust
ness pay when prices are depressed,
then there need be no doubt of salts
factory results when better prices are
obtained. Pedigree should not loom
up to that extent that it will hide the
actual merits of the animal. Too
many are recorded which have only
pedigree to recommend them, and sole
ly on this ground does the owner ex-
pect anything from them. a little ex-
perience will convince man that a pig
must have other qualities to make it
valuable, viz, a good form and consti-
tuition. Without these a good pedigree
is naught.-Colman's Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
VARIETY In FOOD.
Fowls Need Changes OF Diet just as
Much as Human Beings.

Fowls Need Changes OF Diet just
Much Human Beings
Variety is one great charm of life;
variety we demand IN our tables. and
variety we must give also to our
feathered fayorites, if we would have
them fulfill our expectation. Our own
appetites, says Poultry and Meat Sup
ply. would flag were the same dish to
be presented to us day after day, ex-
cellent though that dish might be.
In like manner, we will find our
poultry droop, if we present TO them
the same unvarying mess Let the
hen-wife, then, study reasonable va
riety in their food And she has
wide range for this-oats, barley,
wheat. rice, may all be given in turn.
Buc1wheat is much used in France for
fattening fowls. 1t is grown success
fully in England, but not in Scotland.
Suniower seeds are said to fat ten
fowls rapidly, and are eaten greedily
by them. Rice may be given raw; the
fowls will pick it up like any other
grain; but it will be found a much
more economical plan to boil it; for
| when boiled very soft and allowed to
cool in the water, it will swell out to
an amazing extent. It is more expen-
sive than grain, except when it is
bought damaged from wholesale deal
ers, in which case it viii be found eco
nomical.
Grain can be given raw and boiled
alternately, except oats, which must
| always be given in its raw. dry state.
Barley, if given raw, must be supplied
| very sparingly; for it swells out so
| much in the crop that, if given freely,
| it will be sure to injure the fowls The
| safest plan is to have it boiled, SO that
| the process of swelling may be accom-
! plished before it enters the crop. In
! this way it will be found an economical
food. Wheat is also rendered more
economical by boiling. 1t is favorite
with fowls.
Whatever may be the method adopt
ed of feeding fowls, they should have a
fair allowance of dry grain each day,
or a smaller quantity twice a day,
morning and evening. If they have
too much soft and green food, they
will be apt to have diarrhea; if, on the
| contrary, they have too much dry
| grain, they viii suffer in the opposite
way. Attention must be paid TO the
proper regulation Of the diet By
watchfulness in this respect, disease
| and death might frequently be warded
! off
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
HITChING AROUND.
The Tin-Plate Liar Makes a Change o

-
Base.
The tin-plate liar has changed his lie
since the election. He no longer saws
that he is making tin plate in larger
quantities and as cheaply as it can be
produced in Wales He says that the
tin-plate clause in the Mckinley tariff
was contract between the govern
ment and private persons. which runs
till the year 1897 Under this supposed
contract the Mckinley tax of 2 2-IO
cents per pound, amounting TO say s15,-
0O0. 900 per annum, is to continue from
July ]. 1891, till October I, 1897 (that
is. six years and three months), in or
der to see whether during any single
year of that time there will be pro-
duced in this country one third as
much tin plate as shall have been inn
ported during any single year. The
amount of tax to be paid on tin plate
during the interval, either to the gov
eminent or to the manufacturers or
both, will be at least sos. Geo, 900. or
about the sum that is required to build
the Nicaragua canal-aad in about
the same time too. This ar
rangement Is In the nature of a
bet where only one party pays. The
tin-plate men bet S95, 600, 900 of other
peoples money that they will produce
a certain amount of tin plate before
1897 IF they do not, they lose nothing,
because IN the interval they will be re-
ceiving u bonus of 2-10 cents per
pound on all they make If they do.
they viii have the strongest possible
claim to be called an infant industry
and to have the tax continued for one
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
DREAD SIBERIAN MINES.
Scene Of Unspeakable CrueltieS
That Seem Almost Incredible.
Russian Professor Dragged Into Exile
from His Wedding = Sent to Live In u
MoIdy Cellar, More Gloomy Than
the Grave, Until Deaths Release.

A collection of the letters of pro-
fessor who was condemned to hard
labor for life in the Siberian lead
mines has appeared at Berlin. The
book contains, if possible, more har-
rowing descriptions of the safferings in
the mines than are to be read in Mr.
Remnants work on the subject. For
two years Jallsakoff (the writer of the
letters) dragged the wheelbarrow in
the lead mines, and then he sue
cumbed. A heap OF crumpled, closely
written sheets of paper, which he con-
fided TO 4 young friend named Balkal-
Jeff was all he left behind him. They
are letters written in secret to his re-
latiouS. and are of u most touching
character, showing in their warm
words that the poor man, bnried alive
as he was, nevertheless hoped that
they would reach those dear to him,
though he himself would never see
them again. Seven years ago, and a
month or two after Jaksakof'S death,
Balkaljef managed to escape. he was
a young, athletic fellow of twenty-five
or twenty-six, and after wandering
about for two years he reached Paris,
and later on proceeded to Hungary.
In Pesth he handed over Jaksakoffs
letters to a friend to be published.
There are seventeen, bearing dates be-
tween February z. 1882, and January
It, 1885.
The Tth of January, 1882, the Russian
university professor, Vassslej Jaksa-
koff. aged twenty-eight, was married
to the beautiful daughter of a rich
Moscow merchant. In the evening the
bridegroom was sent for, and he left
the room without any of the wedding
guests noticing it Three detectives
were waiting at the door, and they in
vited him to drive with them inn
mediately to the police station for the
purpose of settling a matter which
could not be postponed. The whole af-
fair, they stated, would not last longer
than a quarter of an hour. Jaksakof
complied and left without telling any
one. He never returned again. At the
police station he was thrust into a
damp, narrow cell, and here he spent
his wedding night. 1t was only the
next morning that he learned from q
-sullxy policeman that ne was accused
of taking part in the attempt on the
life of Gar Alexander II. C3th of
March, 1881.
.Jaksakof, up to that time q loyal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
Mr.. CIeveIaBd.s opportunItv.

Fortunately for M Cleveland, the
expiration OF his second term will
crown him with the highest laurels to
which an American statesman can as
pire- To have been for two terms the
president OF the United States is the
pinnacle of political mbitions During
his second term there can be no bur
zing bee 20 sound in his ear the pros
pect of reelection and instigate him to
falter in his duty that some disturbing
element may be appeased To him has
been given. as to few presidents. the
direction of his own destiny. The peo-
pie trust implicitly his honor and his
courage They know that he is
hater OF shams and they look to him
to serve his country first and his party
afterwards Not even those who most
vigorously controvert his political
theories question his sincerity and
sober appreciation of responsibility
He is no doctrinaire with hobby to
ride. but an ideal American statesman.
prudent. sagacious and consistent. and
it is To be hoped that his efforts win re-
dound 30 the public good.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

Senator Quay owns the Pennsyl-
vania legislature that is about to as
semble and it win elect him to succeed
himself, no matter who objects That
is republican repentance in the lead
ing repu blican state of the uIiion.-S:.
Louis Republic
Now 1T is said Mr. Harrison viii
not resume his partnership with At
torney General Miller. If he had dis
solved the partnership when he entered
on the duties of president his admins
tration would have been far more sat
isfact DRY. indianapolis Sentinel
When Gov. Mckinley appeared
on the floor of the house of roTr -senta-
tives at Washington the othei- day the
reception he received was in striking
contrast to that extended 10 him last
session Then the republican mem
bers gathered about him and sat at his
feet as at Gamaliel's. drinking in words
of wisdom, but the other day his pres
ence excited hardly more interest than
that of any ex-Incm Der = Chicago
Herald.
-Four years ago President CleEe-
land sent a few minor appointments to
the senate, which the republican sena-
tors refused to confirm on the ground
that they were made after the presi-
dents defeat Now the same senators
are voting to confirm a large number
of President Harrisons appointments.
although made nearly two months after
his overwhelming defeat This is sena-
torial courtesy or discourtesy, accord
ing to the point of view from which
you look at it-N. Y. World.
The place of California in the
presidential election has at last been
determined. As in the case of Ohio the
electoral vote will be divided, one vote
being cast for one candidate and all
the others going to his rival. The sit
uations of the two states differ in that
the solitary vote in California will be
cast for Harrison and the other eight
for Cleveland, while in Ohio the lone
elector viii vote for Cleveland and the
other twenty-five for Harrison -Cieve-
land Plain Dealer.
Better things were expected of
President Harrison. even in defeat,
than the revamping OF the business
scare and the urging of commercial
unrest as a reason why the tariff
should be revised at once, since revised
1t must be- 1t Is a remarkable fact
that, though protectionist politicians
have been crying boo" to the business
interests FOR years. the business inter
ests persistently refuse to be fright
ened by silly noises and ridiculous
jack-o-lanterns- - Louisville Courier
Journal
The republican papers have al
ways made-or attempted to make-a
great deal OF capital of the fact that
the books of the government balanced
eight years ago into The insignificant
sum of two cents. But that only
showed that the e. o. was so sure of
continuing in power that 1t made no
effort to hide its grabs by cooking
the books 1t is quite possible that the
books of the pension department will
balance to a dot But that viii not
change the fact that the government
has been robbed OF millions in that de-
partment- The extravaganza of Reeds
! billion-dollar congress Is ali shown by
the books But Ii was reckless and
criminal extravaganza ali the same
Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12

brass or iron pipe, g of an inch in
diameter and IS inches long. B, marked
by dotted lines. is piece of wood Is of
an inch in diameter and about 20 inches
long. The lower end of A is sharpened,
as shown in cut. G is round wooden
top for B. The rod B is taken out Of the
pipe, which is driven into the ground
the required depth, 2 to ~ inches, and
pulled out with a core of sod in it.
Drop the bulb into the hole, set the
pipe in. and press sod back in place
with the rod. This is u simple and
truly ''labor-savlng" device.-Hugh c.
Mclean, in American Gardening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
USEFUL DUMP CART.

Rugged Up at Expense of Only Six
Dollars.
A good, broad-tired, low-down hay
wagon and two-horse dump-cart COM
bination L made by saving off the
spokes of an old wagon and putting on
four-inch wagon tires at cost of
about six dollars (see cut). The tires
are fastened on the spokes by passing
wood screws through the tires into the
ends of the spol>es, dispensing with the
use of felloes. Instead of welding the
tires, they are bent back at the ends
and bolted together, as shown in cut,
at the ends, which admits of tighten
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
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A@<f2bs sLt',Syft:;li 'ais' NJ NAA<-
FoUR-wuEELED DUMP CART.

ing them with bolts instead of the
costly cutting at blacksmith's shop.
The low front wheels shown in the
cut are used for both the low-down
hay wagon and the two-horse dump
cart by the simple removal of one
coupling pin. This cart has history:
the wheels were made for artillery
purposes. but instead of being used to
destroy life they are now employed to
handle material to sustain life. c.
Striking, in Rural New Yorker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
I.oot, Ont for Scratchss

Look out for scratches Many a
horse is ruined by allowing the legs to
go dirty. 1t takes only 4 few minutes
to wash them clean and rub them dry.
IL the skin begins to crack it must not
be left or it will become almost incura-
BILE The skin must be kept clean and
soft Cut the hair off short and paint
it over with chloride OF zinc and water
thirty grains to one pint of water.
Put this on once day and rub with
glycerine- If possible give your horse
box stall. A horse will keep in better
condition and do more work than if
confined in narrow stalL-Farm
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
past Improvement.

Police Magistrate ito vagrant)-Are
you not ashamed of yourself? You
have been three times in the house of
correction; one yyorld imagine that you
had mended your ways by this
Tramp Please, your worship. just
send your coat three times to be mend
ed; you'll find it won't be much good
after that-Boston Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12

In the Country--Jimmy-.. was
walking in the woods, when all ut once
came on the biggest kind of rattle
snake" Pa-.How do you know it
was rattiesnake, Jlmmy?" Jimmy
'.By the way my teeth ratified as soon
as saw him."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PLANTER FOR BULBS.
A Labor-SavinE Device for Use in 81


Labor-Savins Device for Use in the
Flower Garden.
Have you ever planted small early
spring bulbs right in the sod? Perhaps
the labor of taking up sod. setting the
bulbs and replacing the sod was too
great for planting extensively in this
manner. Yet nothing can make bright
er and more picturesque appearance in
early spring than crocuses, scillas,
snowdro?s, etc, scattered promiscuous-
~ over the lawn. Their flowers will
all be gone before the grass needs cut
ting, and these bulbs once planted are
good forever, increasing in beauty
from year to year Good mixed crocus
bulbs can be had for about so cents a
hundred, so the cost is trifiing My
device for planting them is shown in
the accompanying cut 1t is piece of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12

sobbed. Among the tangle of the mes
sages he had discovered the handwrit-
ing of his only son, who had been SEN
fenced the year before, and, without
his family being infor med, had been
exiled to Siberia
On arriving at the mines 1.-The dwell
ings allotted to the prisoners were
caves cut in the sides of the mines and
closed by bolted doors, where eight or
ten prisoners slept on the bare, icy-cold
floor. They were not even able to
keep each other warm, as the wheel
barrows which were chained to them
night and day prevented them. The
only thing that the prison granted the
condemned men was the compassion of
the women. Now. l saw what self
sacrifice 4 woman is capable of. One
woman shared the weight of a COM
rade's heavy wheelbarrow. She chung
to the weak, forsaken man, embraced
him with her nupabed arms. and
warmed the poor wretch with her
kisses and tears. A few hours ago she
had been a pitiable beggar; now she
was generous-souled princess
Once some of the prisoners tried to
escape, Jaksakoff writes:
'Baikalieff informs me that several
were preparing 10 nee ana that ne
would go with them. l did not feel
strong enough for the journey and de-
cided with unspeakable agony of mind
to remain. Baikalje JEFF took my memoirs,
which were hidden in hole in the cave,
and swore that if he got free he would
see that they reached the hands of my
wife or my parents, but if this were
not possible that he would try to get
them published. The troop of fugitires
intended to set out on the night of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-11
Battle With Yaqui Indians

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, May Ga courier
arrived here yesterday bringing infor-
nation of an attack made by several
hundred Yaqui Indians upon detach-
ment of $50 government soldiers who
had been sent against them. The fight
occurred near the Chihuahua state line
west of Sahuarepa, and resulted in a
number of both sides being killed and
wounded. The Indians We're well
armed and fought desperately, compell-
ing the government troops to beat q
killed and badly wounded from the
fight. The Indians have sent out word
that no strangers will be permitted to
enter their country and as the govern
ment will send large force of soldiers
against them an exciting and bloody
campaign is expected