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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
ORCHARD IRRIGATION.
System Employed at the Model Fruit Farm
at Woodlands

System Employed at the Model Fruit Farm
at Woodlands.
Talk about irrigatingl When the
flood gates Of heaven have been wide
ajar for days and nights at time;
when the ground is soaked like
a sponge in a wash-tub, and our
little creek has been transformed
into a roaring torrent, it seems
out of reason to mention the
subject of irrigation. Yet such is our
country and our climate. Floods in
one section; drought in another. Ex-
cess of water to-day; sore need of it
few weeks hence. 1t is only during
actual rainy spells that we could pos
sibly get along without the help of
our water cart "a large barrel hung be-
tween wheels). The greenhouse con-
sumes vast quantities of water. Dur
ing the colder part of the year the
liquids that come from the wash house
are usually used for sub-irrigation in
the greenhouse, during the summer for
irrigation outdoors Even in the wet
spell we are tempted to use all avail
able soapsuds in the same way, both
to get them away from the vicinity of
the house and to have the benefit from
the plant foods contained in them
Our vegetables usually are far more in
need of watering than trees or shrubs.
and the applications are made accord
ingly. We might say that we have
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

broad face was screwed up into an in
scrutable expression. He came across
the roadway deep in thought, and was
presently hidden from us as he APP
preached the steps to the portico. We
heard him come up to his little prepare
ton room, next the laboratory, and
slam the door.
The four or five other students who
constituted the class came in one by
sOne.
We were soon loud in an animated
discussion of anarchist outrages. Ma
son had heard that it was Smith him
self who had discovered that the fire
opposite was the work of an incen-
diary, and that he had found a charred
scrap of an infammatory placard.
Askin made an obvious joke at this.
The new man asked a great many
questions in quick, nervous manner.
The excitement seemed to be bring
Ing out his conversational gifts; for
hitherto he had been rather conspicu-
Gus Tor reserve that most of us con-
sldered suli<y in its quality. We stopped
our clamor as Smith entered.
Contrary to his usual practice he did
not go straight to the blackboard. but
came dowe the middle aisle of benches
towards the WINDOW. he was carry
ing paper-weight of black marble in
one hand, and in the other number
of slips of white paper. These he put
down on Wilderspin's bench He
peered at the crowd of us from be-
meath his heavy eyebrows.
ANY one absent?" he asked.
s.No one, sir" said somebody.
ssThis fire over the way, gentlemen,
is very singular affair indeed-very
singular. Possibly none of you know
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

4the wet. and the sky behind the black
@ened ruins showed gaps of deep blue
through it's drifting covering of cloud
The vivid spring green of the young
-chestnuts and lilacs in front of the
house contrasted strangely with the
black wreck behind them. The fire
had com pletely Quilted the place, most
of the roof had fallen in, and through
the carboniZed outlines of the WIN
dows, which retained scarcely shred
of glass, one looked upon charred walls
and all the indescribable desolation
that follows a con1agration. Oddly
enough. though some part of the wall
had collapsed over the portico, the lit
tie bedroom above it was completely
suninjureds and we could see, still
hanging on the water-streaked wall
paper, framed photograph of a SOL
dier in uniform.
The new student, the pale man with
the black hair-Chabot, l think, was
his name-was especially absorbed in
the contemplation of the wreck. WAS
no one injured?" he asked.
mo one, fortunately" said Wilder
sspin.
The new man grunted.
Porch entered shouting: ''Have you
chaps heard? Great anarchist outrage!
London in panic! Why aren't you ter
-ror-strickea? This comes of the abom-
able examination system. Not one
of you has had leisure to see news
paper this morning"
We all searted round.
Listen said Porch, striking an at
titude. Yesterday that was the home
.of Inspector Bulstrode-the celebrated
Inspector Bulstrode-and we never
knew it! Now behold itr'
"How do they know it is the work of
AN anarchist" asked the new student,
as Askin entered the room. :
"They put every accident that hap
pens down to anarchists, just now"
said Wilderspin.
1.-THE police said Porch, ''have very
good reason to regard this outrage as
the work of an anarchist, so the papers
say. But nothing has transpired.
However, it's very nice of the anarch-
lists to pick a house right in front of
our windows. 1t will relieve the rig
ours of our last weeks examining inn
-mensely.'
st has made Smith late for once"
ssaid Wilderspin. looking at his watch.
81 saw him over the way" said Ask
in, "as 1 was coming down the st reet."
glove! What was lie doing over
there?" asked the new man very
quickly. g
''Prying, I suppose" said Askin.
-''He was talking to one of the police
men, and he had a box in his hands
with some black stuff i'll it. 1 suppose
he will expect us to analyze that"
Here he comes!" said Wilderspin.
We all turned to the window again.
Mr.. Somerset Smith, our excellent in
sstructor in chemistry, had appeared at
the side door opposite, and was COM
ing along by the side of the house
towards the street gate. He carried a
box labelled "Hudson's Soap" and in
it was a quantity oS blackened rub
bish, including, among other curiosi-
ties, broken glass jar. His queer,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
1ARlEE AND IRus1
How the Sugar Combine Is Favored by
the Mckinley Law

the Mckinley Law.
There is nothing palmer than the
relations of the sugar trust to present
and pending congressional legislation
The Mckinley law presents the tlust
annually with thirty million dollars OF
the public funds The president and
treasurer Of the trust have both sworn
to this fact When it became apparent
that this bill would be repealed, the
trust exerted itself TO save as much of
the plumber as possible In the course
of this sndeavor it kicked up such =
row as created the hope that the Ne
Kinley bill might be permitted to re-
main on the statute books, and the
flow of the golden stream from the
treasury of the United States to the
strong box of the trust would thus be
continued.
The sugar trust prefers the senate
bill to the house measure. for the rea-
son that the senate bill affordsit incl
dental protection, while the house bill
doesn't give it any comfort But the
trust isn't bothering its head about
the house bill. Its concern is between
the senate bill and the Mckinley law,
and its hope is that the senate bill
Will be defeated, in order that the Nc
kinley law may be continued. The
passage of the senate bill would cut of
half of the sugar trusts gratuity. That
is why the trust objects to its passage
Moreover, it would guarantee exemps
ton from an impending treasury
deficit. But neither the republicans
nor the trust care about that. Their
only concern is the protection offavor-
ties and the footing of the treasury
If, on the other hand, the senate bill is
defeated, the trust will continue to
draw its thirty million dollars annual
~, and treasury deficit is practically
certain to spread humiliation over the
whole people
Every true democrat is opposed to
trusts, and nearly every Democratic
senator is true to his party. But there
are enough protectionists among them
to make complete tariff reform legisla-
ton impossible, 1t is likely that
among those who are most emphatic
in their demands for the Wilson bill
are some who would vote against it If
it was reported by the conferrees-
Senator Hill is in evidence on this
point He is paroxysmal in his de-
mand that the senate conferreeS re-
cede, and If they did recede he would
vote against the report This is one of
the troubles against which the tariff
reformers are compelled to contend
1t is agreed among real tariff reform
ers that the purposes they must krep
in view are the decrease of the burdens
of the people and the increase of the
revenues. Both these conditions ara
essential If the sugar trust is en-
abled to extract some advantage from n
measure that subserves these purposes
that can't be helped. Every import
duty helps some interest. But chat is
no reason why imposts should be aban-
doned, to the prejudice of the public
service and the destruction of the pub
lie credit. Great men are not swerved
from duty by clamor. If they were.
the rogues would have things their
own way, for they can make the most
noise. The tariff reformers must do
the best they can, without regard tO
what the rogues and the rabble say
Kansas Citv Tunes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

seldom seen fruit trees at Woodlands
actually suffering for the need of suf-
ficient moisture at the roots to carry
them and their fruit safely through
even a protracted drought. In other
locations, however, and on soils of a
more porous character than ours is, I
have frequently noticed the i'll effects
of want of moisture at the roots of
fruit trees, especially peaches when
well laden with fruit in advanced
stages of development Sometimes
the tree cannot get moisture enough
for the perfection of its fruit, and
large share of the half-grown speci-
mems dropped to the ground, while
those remaining on the tree fail
to swell out to the size they
would have obtained under more
favorable circumstances. The few
bucketsful of water thrown against the
body of the tree or sprinkled on the
ground around it, with which growers
sometimes try to offset the lack of
rain, seldom do much good, and often
actually prove harmful. The water
vets the surface, and either packs it,
or simply stimulates the growth of
grass and weeds under the trees, but
does not reach the roots. To overcome
every difficulty, and secure the best eff
feet of liquid applications to especially
choice trees or shrubs in a dry time,
we some times employ modification
of the device illustrated in accompany
ing sketch. Fig. 1 shows the per-
forated tile often used in European
gardens in the manner suggested in
Fig. 2. Tiles of this kind are made in
different sizes, about IL to Is inches
long and of various widths. From to
10 of them are buried in the ground
around a tree of fair size, and the
liquid manure, soapsuds or clear water,
whatever the case may be, are poured
into them, and go where they will do
the most good. We have not been able
to get tiles of this kind, but find that
boxes or 4 inches square and Is inches
long, with holes bored through their
sides at the lower half, answer the
purpose just as well.
Whether resorting to these and other
means of irrigation or not, there is
need of good water cart or barrel on
wheels on every rural home. The
washing suds and other waste liquids
are too valuable a fertilizer to be
wasted, and too dangerous to be
thrown upon and left to befoul the
ground in the immediate vicinity of
the house. Their employment for
sub-irrigating trees or vegetables puts
them to good use and removes chance
of harm.
Whenever we irrigate, however, we
shonld do it thoroughly, A light rain
only stimulates us to greater efforts,
for with its help il is all the easier to
reach the roots with our applications.
and does the work oroughly.-Amer-
lean Gardening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
THE FAILURE OF PROTECTION.
Foreign Markets Closed by the Mckinley
Tariff.


The country now has before its eyes
colossal object-lesson. Since 1928
Excepting the years S-om - to '61e
every class of our people have been
secretly and yet enormously taxed BY
an insidious, unconstitutional = and
monarohial tariff solely to enrich man
ufacturing barons and princes. Scores
of billions of dollars mot one cent OF
which ever went to the support of the
government have been clandestinely
drained from the American peeple into
the pockets of their protects d. lords
and masters The wool, cotton and
silk, iron, steel and sugar manufac-
turers have thus become multi-milliOn-
aires. They own the nation, debating
infamous laws at WashingtonS revers-
ing the edicts of parties and presi-
dents; and, far outdoing the old south
ern Shareholder, they assert in the
very senate chamber that seventy mil
lion American slaves must bow and
bare their backs to whatever burden
or whatever lash their Overseers choose
to lay on
Yet, in the midst of this grand tri-
umph of the manufacturing clique
over the rights and liberties of the
whole American people the PRO
tected" gods of the loom and the res
inery meet with reverse They are
finding out that their prey at home il
welEaigh exhausted by the ruinous
workings of protection" while their
Chinese wall of commercial exclusion
designed to keep all foreign goods
out of the United States-has effectu-
ally destroyed the sale of American
products and fabrics in foreign mar
kets- The treasury statistics show q,
most disastrous collapse, not only OK
our foreign commerce generally, but
especially of the foreign trade in
American manufactures. No nation
buys or ever will buy our protected"
double-priced, shoddy clothing and tins
seled wares. A war embargo on Amer
lean goods could scarcely shut than
out from foreign markets more effect
ually than the protective" tariff haT
done.
Is it not time for manufacturers to
consider the advantages of free trader
With wheat selling below fifty cents u
busheI and thirty million of our farm
ing population in financial DISTRESS
and business and commerce prostratey
our manufactures must be -able to
compete in foreign markets or GO
largely unsold.-N- Y. Herald lind j.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
Aids to Inland transportation.

The prosperity of every locality de-
ponds in these days upon the facilities
1t possesses for reaching the market,
and the influence Of competition is
quite as effective in assisting those
which have provided good roads to the
stations as it is in retarding communi-
ties which are neg1ec tfu; of these aids
to inland transportation of
Finance
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
THE AYRSHIRE sREED.
Some Features Which Should Win for 1t
Greater Recognition.

This breed has long been celebrated
in Great Britain for its milking quail
ties. They were first introduced into
the United States in 1929 and have
since maintained their reputation both
at the pail and as foragers. The hardi-
ness of their constitutions has brought
them more prominently before the
public now that the favorite Jersey
cutie have shown their susceptibility
to disease.
In size the Ayrshires are smaller
than the shorthorns and are not so
symmetrical. The 1913 specimens of the
breed exhibited at the Chicago fair
showed marked difference IN the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
NO UNCERTAIN SOUND.
The Presidents Views on the VexatiOus
Sugar Question.

The Presidents Views the VexatiOus
Sugar Question.
The organs of the sugar trust have
found some comfort IN that part of
the presidents letter to Chairman
Wilson which deals with the sugar
question. 1t is regretted that there
should be any room for doubt as to
the presidents meaning. What he said
was this:
Under our party platform and in accordance
with our declared party purposes sugar is
legitimate and logical article of revenue taxa
ton. Unfortunately, however, incidents have
accompanied certain stages OF the legislation
which will be submitted to the conference that
have aroused in connection with this subject
natural democratic animosity to the methods
and manipulations of trusts and combinations.
confess to sharing in this feeling, and yet il
seems to me ought, If possible, to SUFFICIENT
ly free ourselves from prejudice to enable US
coolly to weigh the considerations which in
formulating tariff legislation ought to guide
our treatment of sugar as taxable article
While no tenderness should be entertained for
trusts, and while am decidedly opposed TO
granting them under the guise of tariff taxa
tion any opportunity to further their peculiar
methods, 1 suggest that we ought not to be
driven away from the democratic principle
and policy which lead to the taxation of
sugar by the fear quite likely exag-
gerated, that in carrying out this principle
and policy we MAJ Indirectly and Unfortunately
encourage a combination Of sugar-refning in
terests L know that in present conditions
this is delicate subject, and appreciate the
depth and strength Of the feeling which Its
treatment has aroused de- not believe that
we should do evil that good may come, but It
SEEMS to me that we should not forget that
aim is the completion Of tartn bill, and
That in taxing sugaS for proper purposes and
within reasonable bounds whatever else may
be said of our action. We are in no danger OF
running counter to democratic principle"
fair interpre .ation of this para
graph is that sugar, being an article
of which we import almost ten times
as much as we produce, may be SUBJ
jected to a duty by political party
which holds that a tariff should be
levied for revenue only. Although a
certain amount of the total tax goes
to the sugar planter, it is so small that
it may be neglected, especially in
case where the needs of the govern
ment for revenue are pressing. The
next question touched upon by the
president is whether the democratic
party ought to be driven away from
the policy of a revenue tax on sugar
by the fear of indirectly encouraging
and favoring the sugar trust While
expressing decided opposition to any
scheme favoring the trust, he says
that consideration ought not to be
the governing one.-N- Y Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
An MEMORABLE Youth--PoIls Gre

An memorable Youth--Polls Green
Whats the fiutter now?" Jack Par
rott (who has just been brought I'M
''Flutter. Why, that COMPOUNDED kid
has been using my cage for a baseball
mask" Polly Green (tearfully}-
What's a cage to personal beauty:
He just plucked out all my tail feath-
ers to play Injuns with-"-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
How to Pasteurize Cream.

To pasteurize cream, heat to $50 de-
grees. The heating improves the
flavor of the cream and it will keep
perfectly sweet from 1 to days in
hot, summer weather. Cool as rapidly
as possible by packing the can in ice
and salt, and stir occasionally as is
done in freezing ice cream. The
quicker the cream is cooled, and the
colder it is kept, the longer it will
keep sweet If the cream is kept for
"a hours before using it is better than
any that is raised by the gravity pro-
cess, as pasteurized cream, when "a
hours old, is quite thick For making
ice cream it swelIs more, has a
smoother body and therefore is cheap
er than cream that is not pasteurized.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16

THE question is raised whether but
ter that is well colored naturally is
better favored than when it is not.
The imagination considers that butter
that is eolored naturally or artifcially
is of better flavor, and that is about tke
same as If it really was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
The list of heavy taxpayers an,

THO list OF heaVy taxpayers and
the lists of people whose estates are
going TO be sold for unpaid taxes are
making interesting reading in the
New England papers now. The tax
sale lists are q good deal longer than
usual, as one result of the workings of
the Mckinley laW.-Boston Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-03
PROGRESS ON THE TARIFF.
The Senate Adopts the Sugar Schedule
With IL Change of Date.

WASHINGTON, July }. - The senate
adopted all the amendments that had been
agreed to in the tariff bill while 1t was
pending in committee Of the whole. The
iron ore schedule was adopted-5s to >
the vote on this having been reserved
The sugar schedule was adopted except
that one amendment moved by Hill was
agreed to. 1t provides that the repeal of
the sugar bounty and the new schedule so
into effect on passage of the bill instead of
Jan. l. The first vote on the adoption OF
the schedule was ayes, IS; noes, 3-a
party vote except that Allen and Quay
voted aye, and Hill, Irby, Kyle and PEI
fer. no. The senate took recesses-it did
not adjourn-at .:35 p. m. until 10 n. IN.
today.
The house held brief session and on
account of the difficulty of holding n
quorum nothing of Importance was ac-
complished beyond the passage of reso.
luton directing the commissioner OF labor
to investigate the question of the work
and wages of women and children. Ad-
journed until Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-03
BRIEF MENTION.
Fou nth at Prospect park.
Insure with Huesing 6 Hoett.

Fou nth at Prospect park.
Insure with Huesing & Hocft.
All day celebration at Prospect
park.
Music at Prospect park all day on
July 4.
kindling, dry and green. for sale
by +. b. Mckown. Phone 1l9S.
The ARGUS Worlds fair series is
N popular demand. Preserve it.
Money to loan on real estate secur-
ity. Apply at Jackson & Hurst's.
Picturesque America are you
getting the series? Back numbers at
The ARGUS office.
The Rock Island horses. Seal and
Bullmont. participate in the racing
events at Fulton this week.
Picturesque Worlds Fair" the
best published, The ARGUS is now
disposing of at Is cents a number.
Greatest novelty of the age-ac-
quatic fireworks to be displayed on
the surface of Echo lake at Prospect
park July Fourth.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Y. W. c. L. U. Will be held in
the Y. M. c. A. building at o'clock
Thursday of this week.
The fireworks at Prospect park
will be under the management of A.
H. Samuels, late fireworks director
OF the Siege of Pompeii.
Remember the grand Fourth OF
July celebration at Offermau's island.
Boat races, base ball. music and
dancing. etc. and a grand display OF
fire works in the evening. Boat will
leave the landing at Rock Island al
10 4. m. and /, 2:40. 4. $40, and
$40 p. M. Round trip. % cents.
The childrcn's delight is IN outing
at Prospect park. Boats, burros,
bears. swings, merry-go-round. dane,
ing. switch-back. hammotks, lawn
tents. shooting gallery. picnic tables
chairs, the best artesian water, tn,
most interesting games and sports,
the most gorgeous commons and &C.
quatic fireworks, the finest music nj
your service on the Fourth. Ample
room. Take the children for an out
ing and picnic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-03
CONDITION OF PUBLIC FINANCES.
Increase OF the Debt for the Year a Lit:le
Over J.iOO. 900.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The statement
of the public debt issued at the treasury
department shows the interest bearing on
July /, TO have been SG3 5,O+l, $50, an in
crease for the fiscal year of 1.004, 100, and
for the month of $50. The debt on which
interest had sceased since maturity was
81. S5l 30. Debt bearing no interest $780,
o1s, $50. The aggregate Of interest and
non-interest bearing debt is 81, 0lG, SO SIG,
increase tor the year OF S455, +66 0oO, and "a
decrease for the month of SIS 93.
The certificates and treasury notes off
set by an equal amount i'll cash in the
treasury aggregate SGl5, 1856, so. The cash
statement shows gold in the treasury, 1871, :
~ ,s53 silver, 5lS, 200; paper, $l12, 625. :
Dos. bonds, minor coins. etc, Ill, 395, 2j$,
aggregating S1i4. 53s, 9G5, against which
there are demand liabilities amounting
to $3.50 95i. SO, leaving n cash balance of
81. ,5Si, tS6, of which SCI S73 024 was gold
reserve. L he increase in cash i'll the treas
ury for the month was $50 500.