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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
MYTHS ABOUT BEES.

A Minnesota Farmer Dispels Number of
Popular Illusions.
Bees, said Farmer William Russell to
a reporter for the Minneapolis Trib-
une, are just like human beings. When
they are busy they are virtuOns and
peacea BILE; but when in i6leness they
become vicious, given to foolish actions
that dissipate the strength OF the colo
MES and make the work of the bee
keeper twice as arduous. Last year
busy all the time. The blossoms came
in rotation and the bees always had
something to do. They made honey
very fast and the business was pros
porous
This season there has been less honey
to gather and the bees, with nothing to
busy themselves upon, have devoted
their time to frolic and idleness. The
old rhyme,
How doth the busy bee
Improve each shining hour
is all nonsense. The bees are marvels
of thrift and industry when they haze
work to do, but they can be quite as
foolish as men
other foolishness that has crept into
the language through ignorance. The
drone is the male bee. He has no bust
ness to gather honey; his function is
altogether different and quite as inn
portant as that of the worker He is
the father of the hive. and when his
work has been performed he is killed
of as useless
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01

pended from the sleepers above, which,
by the use of ropes, pu1leys and a
sand bag, can be gently let down, one
of the pens can be turned into closed
compartment for ewes when breeding;
and by the use of hurdles which are
hinged together, and which, when not
in use are stored neatly away above.
this closed compartment can be sub
divided into numerous pens for several
sheep. The doors at the ends of the
feeding passages next the walls open
into the passages and are hung in such
a way that wien sheep are being
changed from one pen to another the
doors prevent them from getting into
the passageway. The floor of the feed
room is made of cement and root
pulper and stripper occupy one side
of this compartment, while in another
corner is a neat little cupboard for
holding shears, sheep-dip, etc. A dip
ping trough and other appliances are
stored away in convenient corners A
large inclosed water cistern has been
built at one end of the root cellar. AID
by means of tap the hose water can
be carried to any part of the building.
"A. Campbell, Ontario. in Farm and
Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
LIVESTOCK NOTES.

Don't allow the cows to be driven by
dogs.
SAVE the heifer calves from the best
mixers.
The practice of washing sheep be-
fore shearing is fast dying out.
Do NOT, forget the calves in the back
lot" They need shade and water.
If the weather is dry and hot in your
section-an the more reason the hogs
and other stock should be provided
with shade.
Do NOT be so unwise as to grow only
the frame of a hog this summer Have
some meat on it, thenit will be an easy
matter to lay on the fat this fall
MDDLINGs or shorts, with the house
slops, will help ont the hog pasture.
These with plenty OF pure water and
free access to salt and ashes ought to
give you healthy hogs and cheap pork.
Western Rural ai5W - use
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
BADNESS NO OBJECTION.
An EnterprisinG Photographer Overcomes
the Fears of the Hairless.

An EnterprisinE Photographer OvercOmes
the Fears of the Hairless.
An agent soliciting trade for q
Broadway photographer recently
called at the Park avenue home OF one
of New York's best known physicians
and tried to convince the doctor that
he should have his picture taken. He
was selling IS photograph coupons
The physician had a terribly bald head
Nothing but fretful fringe remains
on an erstwhile, luxurious head of hair.
On that account he had long ago given
up having photographs of himself
taken, so he replied:
No; thank you. want none of
your coupons l have broken myself
of the photograph habit Ny head is
too bald for the business"
But the agent was persistent, and
finally the physician said: II will make
you fair proposition. L will take a
double dose of your coupons if you viii
promise to fix my pictures SO the bald
spot will not show"
ssAn right" said the agent, after a
moments reflection. Mr.. can ar
range that. Such things are done
every day in our business Here are
your coupons. Come to the gallery for
your sitting next Saturday"
When he went to the photo IRA piers
studio the following Saturday the
doctor was met at the door by lad
who, when the customer removed his
silk hat, said:
'-Oh, this is DIR. -, is it? Pass right
along this way" Curious to know
why this lad had been fore warned Of
bis visit, the physician passed in and
was finally met by a young lady, who
glanced at his head and said:
'tOh, DR.. -, ] believe. The man
who wishes to have photographs that
will indicate that he has full growth
of hair on his head
Pm the man." perplexedly replied
the physician, as he went on out into
the operating room
''Ah," said the man in charge Of the
camera, ''this is DR.. - is IL not? The
man for whom we are to make photo
graphs which will not show the bald
ness of his head. as our agent prom
ised. Just kindly step over to the
other end of the room No. do not lay
your coat and hat down. Keep thf
overcoat on your arm and kindly place
your hat on your head? That's right;
now look pleasant, please Therei
Your pictures taken"
well! 1 hope can get home with
out being taken in by gang of bunks
steerers. said the physician, after he
realized that he had been made the
victim Of a clever trick.-N. I. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01

to sit. Geese average about forty-five
eggs in a year, but occasionally run u
to sixty, or even seventy. Breeding
geese should be kept rather thin in
flesh and have a free grass range.
Newly Matched goslings do not require
food for the first twenty-four hours.
They should be fed ON hard boiled
eggs, chopped fine, stale bread soaked
in milk, scalded meal, boiled potatoes,
etc, and kept away from the water for
the first fortnig ht and housed in dry
place until strong enough to run about
wei.
Geese require grass as much as cat
tie and should have it in abundance.
They also feather out more quickly
when permitted to run on green pasture
and have plenty of water. Under these
conditions they should produce a good
crop of feathers every ten weeks They
should not be plucl1ed while laying, as
it is impossible for them to moult
artificially and produce strong eggs at
the same time. If the feathers are
ripe they will come easily and are dry
at the quill end. If soft and bloody,
they must be left for some time
longer.
Geese usually sell best at the Christ
mas holidays. and not at Thanksgiv-
ing, as many suppose. The demand
for them is greater in the colder
weather. The Irish and Germans are
the largest consumers of geese in this
country. Before marketing geese
must be fattened. This process will
occupy from two to three weeks They
should be put in darkened room,
with sufficient light for them to see to
eat, and be given all the oats and corn
meal they can consume. They must
not be separated like fowls, as they are
very sociable and pine away if kept in
solitude. AS soon as the desire for
food slackens, they should be killed,
as they are as fat as they will get and
will lose flesh instead of gaining it
n. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
ABOUT GOOSE RAISING.

The Most Profitable Varieties and How 60
Rear and Fatten.
Geese as an article of food are more
highly esteemed in Europe than in this
country, where the turkey occupies
first place in our affections. Neverthe-
less. the juicy meat is most toothsome,
and a larger demand for it might
readily be developed Under suitab Die
conditions these water fowl arc very
profitabl If given the range of a
good pasture. with plenty OF water,
they need less care and attention than
turkeys or chickens. They are hardy.
easily raised and less subject to lice,
while their food is less expensive.
Their feathers should pay the expense
of their keep, the returns from the
birds themselves being clear profit
The Toulouse and the Embden are
the best known breeds of geese, and
there is more money in raising them
than in the small mongrel stock often
seen, as they produce twice as much
meat and feathers and fatten more
readily for market. The Toulouse are
the largest geese known. They have
gray plumage and are quiet and gentle
in disposition.
The Embdens are pure white, cir
cumstance which causes them to be
preferred by many. They are some
what smaller than the Toulouse and
their plumage is more compact A
good cross for the market is a TOu-
louise gander and Embden goose.
Geese begin to lay when about year
old. The gander is best for breeding
purposes after his second year, and he
will remain in vigor for several sea
sons. Old geese make better mothers
than young ones and should be kept
for breeding and laying. When first
commencing to lay, geese are apt to be
irregular, but as they mature they will
lay regularly and give litter of fif-
teen or twenty eggs before attempting
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
LIVES ON STORED GRAIN.
History OF the Grain Moth and How t.
Destroy the Parasite.

This pest was originally imported
from Europe by the early settlers of
Virginia in their supplies of wheat
brought from the old country. Once
established on American soil, IL has
spread far and wide throughout the
United States and is the most serious
enemy to stored corn south of the
wheat belt; Texas, perhaps. suffering
more than any other state from its
ravages. It attacks all stored cereal
products, but corn and wheat are the
principal grains affected. 1t is a
serious pest in central Illinois aud
much unnecessary loss is incurred each
season simply from lack of informa-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
MODEL SHEEP BARN.
just the Thing for Farmers in the North
and Northwest.

just the Thing for Farmers in the North
and Northwest.
The plan of sheep barn and yard
shown herewith is one OF the best mod
els Tor the sheep farmer in the cold
north, as in the arrangement every
thing is convenient and well arranged.
The long fodder can be fed from the
feeding passages, but to feed the grain
or roots the attendant must go into
the pens among the sheep. This is done
to insure his looking over the sheep,
when any that are sick would be de-
tected. The stone wall is plastered on
the inside. The doors, d, are large and
the windows, w, numerous, SO that the
entire building can be kept thoroughly
dry and airy. By means of doors sus-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
HEAT lNDescRisARLE
Would Be the Result If Two stars Shouts
Come into Collision


Would Be the Result If Two stars Shouts
Come into Collision
Prof. Ledger, of London, whose Sc
ries of Gresham astronomy lectures on
ssKnocl1s in Their Relation to Astron-
omy'' has just been completed. in his
last discourse pointed out that the uni
verse, instead of being fixed, IS alive
with motion, each star with its at
tendant planets hurrying through
space If star were to knock against
star, the intense heat and fire generate
ed by the enormous velocity and vast
momentum of the two masses would be
such as to pass human conception
1t may be that the sun was formed
by the collision of two stars. The eff
feet of two such bodies attracting each
other and meeting would be to reduce
them to a violently agitated mass.
which would oscillate, first inward,
producing inconceivabl heat. and then
outward again. ultimately assuming
the condition of the sun. The general
result would be that the two bodies.
would revolve around their common
center of gravitv-that is to say.
around each other-creating double
star. Lord Kelvin has calculated that.
if twenty-nine million solid globes,
each of the mass of the moon, should
be scattered over a spherical surface
one hundred times the radius of the
earth's orbit, they would come togeth-
er and be raised to q temperature of
one hundred thousand degrees. They
would oscillate outward and inward,
reaching to less distance each time,
and ultimately settling down to q
sphere.
The nebulR we see around us, may,
| Prof. Ledger suggests, have been pro-
duced by the knocking together OF two
great bodies rather than by the aggre-
CATION of many smaller ones. The
collision of two huge suns would
thus lead to reiuvenescence and the
formation of new systems. Phenom-
ena indicating that something very
much in the nature of a collision had
occurred are the outbursts of Temporal
~ stars such as those observed By
Tycho Brahe in 1872, by kepler in 1904.
and those of 1913, 1866. 1876, 1885 and
1s92-the last being the new star
Auriga, which declined through ten
magnitudes, or became one hun
dred thousand times 9less bright,
in two months. The great ine
crease in the light Of a comet as it
approaches the sun may be due to
tidal disturbance in the bodies forming
it. causing them to knock against each
other, and thus generate heat and
| light.
In the same way, the twinkling of
the stars may be caused by the knocks
of the molecules of the atmosphere on
the ether, whose undulations carry
their light to us The excessively
great and the exceedingly small are
all independent. and the past, present,
and probable future of ne bulous bodies
all hinge on the relations they bear to
the knocks of the molecules of their
gases, while the knocks of immense
bodies depend ultimately on the
! knocks of their constituent atoms
Chicao News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
STACKING HAY FOR WINTER USE,


crosspiece is suspended track for q
hay fork. Hay is brought up at tho end
of this frame and by the proper ar
rangement of pulleys the hay is easily
lifted from the wagons and transferred
to the stack. which can be made, of
course, as high as the frames When
it S desirable to move this from one
portion of the field to another. simply
hitch a horse to the end of each sill
and pull it wherever desired. Make
the sills rounding at one end so it will
slip over the ground like sled. The
upright timbers are mortised firmly
into the sills, thus making the whole
strong and durable. If larger and
higher stacks are to be built, the size
of the frame can be varied according
~ 1t is a very handy device If made
properly, and for those who have q
great deal of field stacking to do il
worthy of trial-Farm and Hosaa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
FRAME HAY STACKER.

If Made Properly, 1t Is Said to Be Very
Handy Device.
The frame for stacking hay. shown
below, consists Of two sills, 2x6 inches,
% feet long and placed 10 feet apart.
Upon these sills rest three frames made
of 2x4 timbers 20 feet long for the up
rights and Joined at the top by means
of 2x6-inch boards feet loHg and
braced at each Of the upper corners
with EXTINCT scantling. From the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01

AT this season OF the year, when
there is an unlimited range, care will
be necessary ID observe, by liberal
feeders. not to overfeed the fowls.
There will be little or no danger of
overlooking the chicks, as it takes all
they can get to furnish them bone,
muscle. feathers and flesh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01

THE success of many a man IN the
poultry business, both commercially
and from a fancier's standpoint in
show records, is due to women, who
get no credit. They have been the
power behind the throne many time
when men have received the honors-
Prairie Farmer.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Dec. ospeciaD-Wheat to-day was weak
rally The bear Influences the old ones lack Of
outside trade large Northwestern receipts. Duluth
and Minneapolis had s3 against 5i cars last week
and last May opened at GOi2. sold be
tween GLs and GOis and closed UOa. cents The De-
cember-Ma spread In spite Of the dulness and weak
ness narrowed little 4ssc at the close cables were
seaboard large 31H.OO bush
els san reported 100000 bushels chartered to
go Ia Australia. Minneapolis just before the close. re-
ported -four business. larger for the two
than for previous two days during the season
A milling concern reported 10000 barrels OF hour
.ld for export There fair cash trade here. about
100 bushels in ALL with about ralf of IT winter wheat
at the price fraction All this bull news
did not prevent a market. The pit trade was not
large NewYork led In the selling Scapers tried 10 hold
prices but mad give up Charters were made for
1000 bushels.
25i,c for December, AMI 2st.c for May There
fing rally just before the close December closing at
15.c: 2Ss4c; sellers. The weakness came from
the cash The weather good for movement dry and
cold Western shippers said that farmers we're Offering
freely The professionals all bearish. Cables
easter Seaboard clearances were $4,000 bushels. NO
charters reported.
Oats were weaker than The trouble came
from the direction the cash New low records were
made December sold lGtsc. closing al l0Ac May a.
gf.c closing 2Oc: sellers. samples only &c lower
Receipts l59 the estimate for Thursday. 10
cars Elevator people sellers ST Louis the
short side. There good sized trade all around
ther. evidently being commission hous. buy
ing a these record breaking figures
The hog receipts here and In the West. du sptcu
ation and selling by packers against their manufacture
weak provision market Pork lost 7iato i0c..
Lard and ribs -. Sc There 44.0ND hogs; the
estimate for Thursday $4,000 head On the curb
puts on December wheat closed GOc: calls tOac Puts
On May closed 2s'sc; calls at 2ssc.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
4 IMMORTAL SUGGESTED.

THIS STATES RATIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL.
CONSTITUTION To BE ITS sUBJECT.
The Poughkeepsie Chapter Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution is agitating the subject Of a
memorial 10 commemorate the ratification OF the
Federal Constitution by the State Of New-fo ork
An appropriation for this purposn will he asked OF
Governor Clinton. and met in Poughkeepse on June
Il. 17Ss \ circular issued by the chapter says:
One by one he delegates won over. until
finally. ratification conditional unconditional. was
the point on which the decisive contest was waged
While the logic OF discussion going on. there
intruded into Ii the logic OF The ma jority
Of the States which had been chiefly reluctant, one
following another, gave their assent and on July u
the unconditional ratification by New-Iork was Sc
cured. Few events be compared with II in i'm
portance have taken place In State our coun-
try. the world. We hold that one OF the creates:
Of this American Union. II all the other of the
thirteen States had consented to the Union and
New-YOrk alone had refused. the Union would have
been an impOssibil.ty because OF the geographical
position OF Newly Wedge-shaped. with its
back against the foreign soil OF Canada and it's
point projecting into the without Its accession
the result would have been. not the United States,
but the D.suni:ed States
The event Ia worthy commemoration on account
GRATED on account OF the character Of those who
were engaged in it,
This memorial will excite a noble emulation OF
brave deeds and will stir In the hearts of the young
q National love OF and OF liberty and i'm the
young Is vested the Nations hope.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
LONDON WOOL SALES.

London. Dec. +.-There large attendance at tha
sales to-day The offerings comprised isj1 bales
IN bidding vigorous The best merinos
In active request the extreme rates Of late
which In exceptional exceeded where
American demand disclosed. Continental buye-s
bought kinds freely and prices steady. The
bidding ~ the home trade Tor crossbreds extremely
active At fun recent figures Cape ~ Good Hope and
Natal white woods sold readily. Gre1ses quiet
The sales and the prices obtained were
New South Wales OOO bales. secured 6i.d0ls iiad.
locks and pieces Szdais Id greasy iU llid locks and
pieces. 3i.9shd
Queensland-2.3,o bales secured adas Id. locks and
pieces Iisddls Id greasy Gsdais locks and pieces ga
m1Ad
Victoria 900 bales, secured. 1.dais 3iel locks and
pieces. Gdsd; isgiisi locks and pieces. -.
nsi4d
South Australia-iOtD bales: secured ga Iod greasy
44nIi.d locks and pieces ia5ird.
West Australia 200 bales. secured 8yaIid. greasv.
6aGd
New -Zealand-l 500 bales secured 1I.dNis "a: locks
and pieces sddis i.d; greasy. 69sd.
Cape Of Good Hopr and Natal 100 bales secured Gid
Il I'D greasy. 5i,mGl, locks and pieces 3isl.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKET.

New-York. Decemeer 1905.
paAsS gong ABB S5Sns sa and 3 h con@ % S @
for export prices are we'll sustained Medium ara rr. r
mand very moderate Not much interest white kidney
Hoder, ask s. in 'V small W%y but for @sSi,sa; 5a.
ness 81 casi % IS the current rate Green peas du ani
bush 81 60: do medium, 81 sssGs 20 Do pea 81 81 70
10 turtle soup 81 Co. 10 yellow eye 81 ao 10 ims Ct.
lornia 81 9O5si 9S do foreign pea cld 81 l5Gsi % 2,
do bags 75a7Tisc; do scotch 7;i.c
nuTrERrI, has been good while sine, The n',ss;
the Light arrivals odsy TO- nro.ec, the interests - thgr
siderable shopping TO the pressing requirements e
the moment Fancy marks of creamery brought -,
price. More money obtained FOR Of the June
steader feeling on state dairy butter No further
In the Western packings We quote: Creamery. fancy
ieacs;: d.. jersey fancy. 3G2iisc d. second. .
r.s ganc Sa's rS. 1sI ~ es % nrSn or s, Mssh &
dairie- i:a2oc. state dairy arkns. i5G9c imitation
to- asf. s ~ DO SSSS 5aaS e i s'%' Ss s sS e f
ihe 1ser D & TsdS Mn Is na'Ts M ,9T AZ se ga
after the turn OF the siil there is fair movement
fairly steady in iSc, views bur Tor the late rnsGe
@r n's , coming @ IN there little Sn,e ss'ept To- spSsua
early cheese from sore irom ac down 10 sc Par, skim,
for colored and IS Tor white We qaote: state tul
cream fancy September. large oss06,: do late made
small fancy september o'.gioisc DO late made good
skins small choice c,sesc: part skins snail iair 70
prime. A@dc; light skins. large. choice. 6G6isc part
skins. large. common prime, is3Siac full skins.
2n3c.
EGGS Bright. cool weather here and alvces Of
tnned w!ntry conditions IN the West glve Corh-
dence to holders, brit the demand continues very mod
crate. Fancy fresh Western perhaps "a iitle
easily paced at .3c. but there goods which
show - much mixture with old 20 require
siderable cut so.cal,ed fslpacksd he'd a. 10000 are
hard 10 sell Fairly packed refrigerators mod
erately well. but held steady. Lined quiet but
steady Receipts decreasing ard holders feet
dent We quote: Jersey and nearby. fresh.
do1 2oV27c: sat- and PENNSYLVANIA. .+,.2oc; Western
best 2Sc, do fair good 3G22c. Southern. .OQ22c
fSefstor short holdings iog9oc; do September. ialsss