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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
THE ATLANTIC'S BEO.
Interesting Facts and Figures Not Gene
ally Known.

Interesting Facts and Figures Not Geneg-
ally known.
Proceeding westward from the Irish
coast the ocean bed deepens very grad
ually; in fact for the first 23o miles the
gradient is but feet to the mile. In the
next 20 miles, however, the fall is over
5000 feet, and so precipitous is the sud-
den descent that in many places depths
of 1000 to 1.G00 fathoms are encoun-
tered in very close proximity to the 100
fathom line. With the depth of 1900
to 1900 fathoms the sea bed in this part
of the Atlantic becomes slightly I'M
dulating plain, whose gradients are SO
light that they show but little altera-
ton of depth for 1900 miles. The ex-
traordinary flatness of these submarine
prairies renders the familiar smile of
the basin rather inappropriate. The
hollow of the Atlantic is not strictly
basin, whose depth increases regularly
toward the center; it is rather a saucer
or dish-like one, so even is the contour
of its bed.
The greatest depth in the Atlantic has
been found some 100 miles to the
northward of the island of ST. Thomas,
where soundings of 1875 fathoms were
obtained. The seas round Great Britain
can hardly be regarded as forming part
of the Atlantic hollow They are
rather a part OF the platform banks of
the European continent which the
ocean has overhowed. An elevation of
the sea bed 100 fathoms would suffice to
lay bare the greatest part of the North
sea and join England to Denmark, Hol-
land, Belgium and France. A deep
channel of water would run down the
west coast of Norway, and with this
the majority of the fiords would be con-
nected. A great part of the Bay of
Biscay would disappear; but Spain and
Portugal are but little removed from
the Atlantic depression. The 100 fathom
line approaches very near the west
coast, and soundings of 1000 fathoms
can be made within 20 miles of Cape St.
Vincent. and much greater depths have
been sounded at distances but little
greater than this from the western
shores of the Iberian peninsula.-Nau-
teal Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
CONTINUOUS Mixers.
A habit in Cows That Needs Judicious
Development.

A habit in Cows That Needs Judicio us
Development.
The continuous milking habit in
cows should be developed as far as pos
sible. 1t is not source of disease and
impoverished condition of the young,
as many suppose-such instances are
more often the result of improper sup
ply of the COW with foods that lily sus-
tain all parts of the system. If the
cow is we'll fed, not starved to reduced
condition, as is often the case the few
weeks preceding calving, there is no
possible danger of milking a cow up to
within a few weeks, even days, of her
full time. 1t requires more food at this
period to sustain the cow and EN- bryo
but if the milking period can be
prolonged for sixty or ninety days be-
yond the usual milking period of aver
age cows, the returns will amply JUS
tify this outlay. That cow nee DIS six
weeks of rest before calving may be
desira bic, as the ''freshening' may be
great aid in bringing out udder de-
velopment. While we may object,
with some force, that continuous milk
ing in some cases be injurious, yet it is
only by having cows that have long
and profitable milking period that we
can expect to extend as we would wish
The milking periods of the cows to be
born in the near future, for we must
rely upon heredity quite as much as
feed and handling to fully succeed
n. Y. Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
GREAT BATTLE IN MEXICO.

Rebels in Chihuahua Defeat Federal
Troops, killing More Than p Hoadred.
Ell PAso, Tex, April 20.-The latest
news from the seat OF the rebellion in
western chihuahua is of a most excit-
ing character. Simon Amalla, ex-jefe
politico of the district of Guerrero, and
for the past two years a fugitive from
jastice, recently returned to his native
mountains and stirred up a large force
of ignorant malcontents, outlaws and
religious fanatics, and arminG them,
captured the town OF Temesachio, forty
miles north of Guerrero. Little resist
ance was offered, but three men were
wounded and the town sacked
Amalla then went southwark toward
Tomachica and had skirmish with Gen
Santa Ana and 800 men, who surrep-
dered and afterward Joined him The
combined forces, under the leadership
of Amalla then marched on the town
of Santa Tomas and captured it with
out resistance
The rebels then took the town of
Guerrero, which was garrisoned by
volunteer troops, who surrendered
| without fighting. AT this point the
| federal troops came up, and the
rebels fed to Santa Tomas pursued by
the troops. The federal troops were sur
prised at the latter place, and in the
battle that ensued $50 of them Were
killed or wounded. The rebels suf-
fered very little The troops were com
pletely routed, several officers being
among the killed Reinforcements Of
the governments troops arrived after
the battle and viii attempt to retake
Guerrero
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
a GAS-PIPE BOMB.
1t Gets Into Scrap Iron and Explodes on
Being Broken Up.

1t Gets Into Scrap Iron and Explodes on
Being Broken Up.
Tower, Mimi, April 19-The most
disastrous accident in the history of
the Minnesota mine occurred yesterday
morning shortly after 10 o'clock, when
three men We're killed and nine others
suffered serious injuries, two of whom
will probably die. Several others We're
slightly injured.
The accident occurred at the mine
blacksmith shops, where about twenty
men are employed, nearly every one of
whom sustained at least slight injuries.
Nettle, Collar and Nelson were en-
gagged in breaking up a lot of worthless
gas pipe before throwing it into the
scrap pile. The pipe was being put
under 1 200 pound steam hammer and
broken into such lengths as would per
nit its easy handling. The men had been
engaged in this work nearly an hour,
when suddenly terrific report sounded,
and when the smoked cleared
away terrible sight presented
itself to the gaze of those who had
heard the report from the adjoining
Senseless forms, mangled bodies and
men staggering from the scene of the
horrible disaster. weak from the loss of
blood, characterized the scene.
The explosion was no doubt due to
the presence of a quantity of dynamite
in pipe, which had at some time
been used as a gun in opening
raises that had become clogged- The
moment the steam hammer struck a
blow the explosion followed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
CHAIN MANUFACTURE.


One Trade In Which Machinery Has Noe
Superseded Manual Skill.
There are comparatively few trades
in which machinery has not to a greater
or less extent superseded manual skill.
Chain-making is one of these survivals,
and in that industry the cunning work
man is still master of the situation Al
though many machine-made chains are
used, they are not equal to the hand
made article, the chief point of infe-
riority being the welding of the link.
For this work no device has yet been
found which will take the place of the
strong and flexible wrist of proficient
workman But the work is extremely
hard and exhausting, and six hours OF
it constitutes good average day, even
for a robust chainmaker. The wages
are fair, being from $3.50 to S4.0o day;
but comparatively few native Ameri-
cans, it is said, are to be found among
the members of this craft. The major
ity are Englishmen; and in their own
country they begin to learn the trade,
in many cases, at seven years of age. It
is a singular fact, considering the ma
ture of the employment, that not only
boys but girls of that tender age are
taught chain-making and follow 1T for
a livelihood, the chains made by wom-
en- being of the lighter class, with small
links For the heavier descriptions of
work n very high degree of heat is re-
quired; and it is the exposure to this
high temperature which tries most Sc
verely the constitution of even the
most vigorous workman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
THE Usage CITY TORNADO.
Three Persons Killed and Forty More @
Less Injured.

Less Injured
Usage CITY, Kan, April 20.-The ter
, rible work of Tuesdays cyclone, which
swept this city, is much worse than
was at first reported. Committees Of
citizens have been at work all day in
vestigating and relieving the distress
as far as possible. A. Wagner, one of
the injured, died yesterday, and Miss
Larson, who was burned by a falling
stove, is not expected to live As near
as can be ascertained about forty per-
sons were more or less injured
The dead are: Andrew Waggoner,
colored; Mrs. Andrew Waggoner, col
ored; an unknown infant.
The more seriously injured are: Miss
z. Larson, badly burned; Joseph Ba-
con, colored, ribs broken; two chill
dren of Eli Corners, heads and arms
severely injured; ID. l. Williams, back
hurt; j. III. Hickart, arm broken;
Miss Hickart, head hurt; Mrs. Minnie
Maher, hip hurt; Mrs Hickart, arm
broken; Mrs. A. Gardner, bruised; child
of Nelse Nelson, badly hurt; Evan Nor
gan, badly injured; Nelse Nelson, badly
injured; Emil Georgia, badly injured:
Mrs Summers, badly injured; child of
John johnson, hurt in head
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
A Storm i'm the Indian Territory.

EUFAULA. L. T., April 20.-One of the
severest cyclones that ever visited this
part of the territory passed three miles
southeast of this place about Q o'clock
A peculiar cloud. funnel-shaped and
quite small, made its appearance and
every one that saw it was sure that
it would strike Eufaula- Fortunate
" il went around the town, but
played havoc about two miles east of
here 1t cleared off a strip about five
miles long and 100 feet wide. All the
wires were blown off of J. II. Crab
trees fence around his farm and trees
pulled up by the roots.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27

best. The cultivation is simple. The
blossoms when fertilized turn down,
pierce the ground where the pods
form and ripen. The soil should be
rich, sandy and plowed not more than
three inches deep.
The following is the mode of cultiva-
ton and harvesting.
When all danger of frost is over, the
soil is bedded up and prepared, as for
tobacco, leaving only slight furrow-
mark between the rows. In the center
of each of these beds, in a straight
line. plant two seeds, at distances Of
eighteen inches; also have reserve
plants, to fill the places of those that
may be destroyed by cut-worms, etc.
The cultivation is simply to keep
down the weeds, preserving the shape
of the beds until near the time of
poisoning. A narrow cultivator is
then run through the rows, followed
by a horse team to earth up the plants.
The earth is afterwards leveled to
present fiat hill in which the nuts
are to form. If weeds or grass there
after appear they must be pulled by
hand.
The crop is not harvested until the
vines are touched by frost, for the
longer the vines grow the greater the
number of sound pods, except in the
farther south, where the vines ripen
fully. Hands follow the rows and
loosen the nuts with pronged hoes or
hat-tined forks. They are followed by
others, who pull the vines, shake the
earth from them and leave them turned
to the sun to dry. In dry weather
they will be sufficiently cured for
shocking. The shocking is done
somewhat after the manner employed
for beans; or they may be finally cured
as beans sometimes are on scaffolds
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
Fears of Trouble.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 19.-The sit
uation at the Santa Fe yards in Argen-
tine is becoming exceedingly grave. At
least the action of Superintendent of
Terminals Rohraback indicated that he
expects very rough time at the yards
unless he is given an army of armed
men to assist him in the undertaking
he has in contemplation, which he ex-
poets viii meet the disfavor of the strik-
ers and their staunch sympathizers
who are still in the employ of the COM
pany and who expect to remain at their
posts until they are called upon to join
the strikers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27

these, one at the top of the frame and
the other Il few inches lower down,
leaving a space (3) for ventilation.
The rafters reach from the lowest
girder az to "a wood plate on the wall,
these being IL 4 inches apart from CEN
ter to center. A piece of sheet zinc
the width of rafter is nailed on the
center and turned back to form a loop
to hold the glass. Glass 1OX12, double
strength, is used. The glass is laid on
top of rafters. leaving quarter of an
inch between the rows. This space is
filled with putty and an oval strip a
quarter of an inch thick is sore wed
down over the glass, the screws pass
ing down through the putty into the
rafter. The panes are placed edge to
edge and are not Tapped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
To Run with Colored Iaborer.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Rapidly, but
quietly, a Transformation Is taking
place in the character of employees at
the Homestead works Carnegie and
Frick are replacing most of their white
laborers and mechanics with colored
men from this city and other southern
points. Already 500 negroes have been
sent to Homestead and surrounding
factories from Washington alone This
supplanting OF white men with colored
laborers and mechanics has long been
contemplated as a preventive against
strikes 1t Is said other manufacturers
viii make the same chan0e-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27

Kitchen, 10 feet 6 inches by II feet 6
inches; two chambers, one 10 feet 9
inches by Is feet and one 10 feet 6
inches by l2 feet; bedroom, sx12 feet;
bathroom, exc feet, and pantry. 4x5
feet
The parlor shows a fireplace across
a sliding door between the parlor and
dining room.
There is stairway leading to the
attic from the. dining-room and one
Eeading to the basement from the
kitchen. There is also a sink with
drip board in kitchen. In the attic
there will be space enough for three
large rooms if the owner wishes to
finish them at any future time.
The basement is feet high and the
r,aain floor ceiling is 9 feet inches
high.
The size of studs is 2x4; joist. 2x10;
roof rafters, exc; stills, 6x6, and cedar
posts inches, placed feet apart.
The interior trim will be of a neat
kind painted. There will be slide
from china closet into the pantry; also
drawers beneath. which will push
and pull both ways. The entire house
will be piped for gas. The exterior of
the house will look well painted white
with gray trimmings. All carving
shown will be of composition, costing
50 cents foot. All glass American.
The chimneys, where shown above
che roof, will be of red pressed brick
capped with a stone. The front gable
sziu have round butt dimension shin
giles
The sheathing must be done with
uaatched flooring, using building paper
between it and the siding. The siding
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
Destroying CaterpilIars-

A mum Der of years ago the orchard
on our old homestead was literally
eaten up by ca.erpillars- In autumn
they would crawl up the doorstep into
the house, on rails, up trees in the
woods, and in fact, everywhere. to
pupate. The moths would then lay
their eggs on the fruit trees, where the
worms did the most damage. The
spring after I took possession, about
June, when the nests were the size of
quart cup, I got up early in the
morning before the caterpillars were
out Of their sleeping places. collected
the nests and burned them This
must be done before sunrise, II some
will be out feeding. This method, al
though requiring some little work, was
very effective, for since 1872 1 have
not seen a caterpillar on the place. If
the work is thoroughly done and per
sisted in for several years they can be
completely eradicated- A small or
chard can be gone over in two or three
mornings.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27

It Hurts Its Force Through Kansas With
Terrible Eject Fatal i'm Arkansas.

It Huris It's Force Through Kansas With
Terrible Eject Fatal I'm Arkansas.
Usage CITY, Kan, April ia tor
nado struck this place at o'clock yes
terday afternoon Many thousand dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
and many persons injured Eighteen
or twenty houses were totally de-
stroyed and nearly every house in
the business part of the city was
| more or less damaged. Mrs An
drew Wagner, a colored wom-
an. was instantly killed and her
husband severely hurt In the north
| east part Of the city many residences
| were completely destroyed and in nearly
every instance the occupants were Sc
riously injured. Mrs J. Maker and
daughter lost verything they had and
both parties badly hurt 1t is esti-
mated that about fifty persons are made
homeless and destitute by the storm
After leaving Usage City the storm
took a northeasterly direction, follow
! ing the direction of the railroad to
Paola, leaving the track few miles
| west of Paola. and swooping down up
on the farming section between Paola
and Bucyrus, destroying hundreds of
dollars worth of property. AS yet no
| ~. 10 u AOoo IL Liz AAe-S OOOh AOSOANOsA
from this locality, but several are known
| to have been hurt.
In Usage City the houses ruined will
exceed 100, but only forty were totally
wrecked. In nearly every house in the
city window glass was broken out, and
the business part of the city will suffer
heavy losses.
| ANOTHER TORNADO REPORTED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 19.-Reports
reached this city last evening that a
disastrous tornado visited Weir City.
Kan, Schell City and Joplin, No., but
at late hour this report could not be
| confirmed.
In Schell City severe hail storm &C
companied the high wind, and the hail
stones were three inches deep on the
streets of the city.
The baggagemaster of the Joplin
train said the train encountered one OF
the hardest winds he had ever expert
enced and that the hail was terrific.
BAD STORM IN ARKANSAS.
| LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 19.-The
most terrific windstorm ever known in
Arkansas passed over Scott county last
night. Seven people were killed at
Bowles. Everything was destroyed in
the track of the cyclone. A woman
and two children We're taken up by the
wind and have not yet been found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
THE BELGIAN RIOTS.

The Granting of the Demand for Universal
Suffrage May Lead to Quiet.
BRUSSELS, April 19.-It seems at the
present writing as though the crisis in
Belgium was passed and that after a
few days the great labor troubles
would be settled and the men return
to work. The chamber of deputies,
aroused by public clamor, not only OF
the workingmen but others who feared
for their lives, has decided to grant
universal suffrage, or practically so.
In view of the action of the deputies
held last evening to advise the aban-
donment of the general strike.
The agitation had been rapidly as
Stunning the dimensions of general in
surrection, and the dread of terrible
uprising of the people similar to that OF
the French revolution in its resistless
rage against privilege and power, had
the effect Of bringing the chamber OF
deputies around to the popular side.
There is no doubt in many minds that
had the chamber not acted promptly
there would have been a revolution in
Brussels.
At the meeting at which the labor
leaders decided to advise the abandon
ment of the general strike it was also
decided to issue to the people a mani
festo against the Nyssen bill, which
proposes the combination of plural vot-
ing and universal suffrage. The lead
ers of the bill urge the people to follow
up their victory by agitating unceas-
ingly for universal suffrage pure anc
simple
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
SHARP BROKERS.
Their Schemes to Force an Issue of Bone,
Denounced

Denounced.
WASHINGTON, April s0.-The trouble
at the treasury and the gold stringency
Is exciting a good deal OF interest
among senators and Representatives
who are yet in town
1T Is nothing but an organized effort
by party of sharp brokers to force an
issue of bonds" said Senator Cockren-
The senator spoke with great emphasis
These people came very near con-
trolling Foster and now they are after
Carlisle / hope Carlisle viii tight
them to the last 1 believe he VIII and
If he does he will win. OF course these
people would like to bring about
bond issue The more the merTier-
They would get commission for the
negotiation, and they would serve as
a further prop, stay and argument for
national banks They would continue,
! this ring would if unchecked. until the
! national banks We're given, complete
| and full control of the entire paper
| money issue of the government
IF I were Carlisle 1 would pay gold
| for nothing but the gold certificates
continued the senator. If they brought
| greenbaczs, or in fact anything but the
| plain gold certificates, they should get
| nothing but silver. They say this
would bring back our securities now in
Europe. What of it? There Is plenty OF
money here, which in its idleneSs
1 goes to gambling in the stock market
and the boards of trade, which would
snap them up in a moment. Once before
| in the late 70's when we passed a silver
law our securities came trooping over
from Europe and it was the best thing
which ever happened to us They
say, too, that a refusal to pay gold for
| greenbacl1s at the treasury would
provoke panic. i don't believe it. 1t
is simply a threat This very ring
| which is reaching for the treasury
! throat right now would no more dare
! create panic than anybody else. They
| would be the first to suffer. But even
| panic is better than some things. 1t
! is better than surrendering the nation S
finances to the control of a CLIQUE. and
l sincerely hope that Carlisle viii risk
the worst before he ever does it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
FRUITS ON The FARM.
How to Grow Them So as to Attain Plea
ure and Profit.

How to Grow Them So as to Attain Pleas
ure and Profit.
Not only should the farmer use every
means to have all kinds Of fruit, but he
should endeavor to have the various
fruits to come in as early in their sea-
son as possible. He should select the
earliest as well as the best Early
fruit, though of inferior quality. will
be of more pleasure and profit than if
later and of better quality. My ex-
perience in marketing fruit for the last
eighteen years has been to this effect
Seek the earliest to begin with, the
best quality in all respects for main
crop and the latest to quit on. The
first and last or latest fruits are gen.
orally inferior. most especially with
small fruits.
But to grow fruits to attain the most
pleasure and profit, they must be plant
| ed on good soil, well prepared and prop
erly cared for afterwards To plant
any variety of fruit on poor soil. unless
| it is well and properly MANFRED. will
not only prove an Improbable invest
| ment. but will discourage the anxious
grower and foster the idea that there
| is no pleasure or profit in its cultiv a.
ton.
w l1lc IrulCS are very generous III
their demands, still all varieties of
fruits prefer and should have, as far as
practicable, soils genial to their wants,
| where they flourish best and grow to
| perfection with smallest amount OF
manure and cultivation.
Different situations. ] have noticed,
| make difference in the time of ripen-
| ing, size and quality of fruit. I have
taken strawberry plants of the same
| variety of pure stock, and set at the
| same time two beds. one bed facing
| southeast and the other on level ground.
There was several days difference in
| the time of ripening. Those facing
| southeast ripened first and sold for
| twenty-five cents per quart, while
those set on level ground were as fine,
if not finer, but came in later, when
| there were more berries in market.
| and sold for only twelve and hall
cents per quart Thus. the level bed
would have deprived us Of the pleas
ure of setting the first berries of the
season before our neigh bors, and en-
! joying the same dainty dish ourselves,
| besides considerable profit.-Thomas
| d. Baird, in Farm and Fireside.