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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
BATTLE WITH WEEDS.
They Should Be KILLED Before the Regu-
lar Crop Is Planted.

They Should Be Killed Before the Regu-
lar Crop Is Planted.
> Weeds have not yet appeared, bat
they will be up and get start SO early
in the spring as to completely cover
the ground almost before it is warm
enough. Weeds are an enormous tax on
farmers They not only compel them
to do more work than should be neces-
sary, but they rob the soil, crowd out
the plants that come from the seeds
planted by the farmers and appropri-
ate moisture that is required by crops
They seem to spring up in a night, are
adapted to all soils and thrive under
the greatest difficulties So many va
rieties of weeds exist that to exterrni-
nate one kind is but to make room for
another. Spring weeds, summer weeds,
fall weeds, dry weather weeds, wet
weather weeds, and weeds that stub
bornly hold on at all times confront
the farmer when his labor is the
heaviest and his expenses the greatest.
Weeds seem to be a curse on farmers to
remind them of their own lack of man
agement, for when the farmers make
mistakes the weeds seem to see their
opportunities and take possession of
the farms.
Weeds come from seed, and they pass
through the winter safely. In fact,
the farmer carefully preserves and pro-
tects them, giving them security from
frost, and turns them up to receive the
warm rays of the sun in the first days
of spring work. When the weeds are
not all killed by even reaching into the
fence corners and other harboring
nj
which are scattered in every direction.
The farmer comes along with his plow
in the fall and turns the seeds under.
giving them a covering for the winter.
keeping them safe from the frost, and
in the spring he turns them up to the
surface, healthy and nearly ready to
terminate. Before the seeds which
produce the crop can be planted the
weeds get under way and are able to
destroy the crop by crowding the
protects the weeds and keeps his farm
well stocked with never-failing sup
ply.
1t is not an easy matter to kill out
weeds after the regular cropis planted.
One of the best methods is to plow
early, harrow the land and let the
"eeuS grow WHeh GHey are just dp-
pearing harrow well and plant again.
BY the time corn planting arrives the
weeds will have been well thinned out.
After the crop is planted the cultivator
and wheel hoe, or even the hand hoe.
may be relied upon to keep them down
if the work is done when the weeds are
young. Never let one weed produce
seed. Some varieties produce millions
of seeds from a single plant, hence
every weed killed means less labor the
succeeding year. It may entail a heavy
expense to endeavor to destroy all the
weeds, but the expense the next sea-
son will be more than reduced CORE
spondingly. What should be done
early is to give the weeds an opportun-
ity to grow and then destroy them
Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Simple Way OF Measuring Land.

The devices for this are numerous I
have simple plan. There are 4,s4O
square yards in an acre. Any line of a
certain number of yards will answer to
measure the field. If square, or a
quadrangle, multiply the length by the
breadth and divide the number of
square yards by 4,s4o and you have the
number of acres and fractions thereof.
If the field is of an angular form, then
measure the length. and to get the
average breadth measure across the
ends, add together and divide by two
and you have the mean width. I have
practiced this plan for near fifty years.
For ordinary work 1 usually measure
by stepping off, accounting a step a
yard. One can, by practice, measure
very near correct--Colman's Rural
World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

beam, "a inches apart at top of beam
and 2a inches at prongs. Underneath
the beam and on top is steel plate in
closing the two iron prongs to retain
them in place and give strength to the
whole tool. In use it is hitched up to
an axletree of common cart wheels.
The driver straddles the rock while
the man who operates the tool with
the handles jabs the prongs into the
soil behind the rock. This is very
quickly done. When ready for the
pull the short beam has a decidedly
upward slant and the pull has an OBJ
1ique movement causing an upward
thrust on the rock. For small rocks
the delay in pulling is but brief mo-
ment and often for the large ones but
a short time. Rocks are puHed out
large enough to give two yoke Of oxen
a fair pull on drag to draw them
away. To one having sunken or half
sunken powders thereis no tool on the
farm which for it's cost saves as much
labor. have cleared the past fall q
40 acre field of several hundred rocks.
In rare exceptions for easy pulling
surface rocks as high as 40 have been
pulled in an hour. II. Sanborn, in
Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Farming That Does Not Paw.

We recently came across farmer,
cultivating $50 acres of good land,
working hard and trying to live eco
nomically, who said that he would not
make his expenses this year. He had
some cows which he kept only for beef
breeding purposes, buying his milk and
butter from neighbor. The day we
Were at his place his wife was anxious
to serve nice dinner, so she sent into
town to purchase some green vegeta-
bles, there being no room for garden
on the farm. When we saw these
things we had no doubt of the truth of
his statement. Can any man make
money farming that way?-Rural
World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
THE INCOME TAX DECISION.
Democratic Opinions of the Action OF the
Supreme Court.

Democratic Opinions of the Action OF the
Supreme Court.
The law is practically dead letter,
for what is left of it is most unjust,
since it taxes energy and brain instead
of accumulated wealth and idle CAPT
ta1.-Denver Times
If you pay rent you pay income tax
if you receive rent you do not pay In
come tax. Thus say the wise men Oh
the United States supreme court
Chicago Times-Herald.
Though the central principle of the
income tax remains, the decision OF
the supreme court invites further at
tacks and the law cannot be deemed
settled until positive affirmation OF
rejection is obtained.-St- Louis Re.
public.
1t looks as if the income tax would
not bear very heavily on the wealthiest
families in this country. The i'm.
mense fortune of the Astors is largely
invested in real estate, and it's enor.
nous income is chiefly in the shape OF
rents from the same.-Boston Herald.
With rents and state and municipal
bonds exempt from taxation under the
income tax law there is mighty little
left of it, and the tie vote on the re-
mainder of the law renders it certain
that every little popgun in the land
will be turned upon it, and the upshot
of the whole matter will be that litiga.
ton enough will result TO almost cal
up the receipts.-St. Paul Globe.
The supreme court has performed &
traditional feat of driving a coach and
four through the income tax law.
There is very little left of its effective
provisions, even in its present condi.
ton, and there will be still less wher
the lawyers OF the land have accepted
what is practically the invitation of the
court to submit the undecided question:
to a full bench.-N. Y. Times
The effect of the decision is to ex
empt the large incomes from invest
ments and to tax incomes from indus
try. Thus law intended to correct in
some measure the injustice OF taxation
levied wholly upon consumption creates
by virtue of the decision OF the court 9
greater injustice by exempting that
form of accumulation which is most Sc
cure and to the value of which the
owner has contributed the least, while
taxing the productive industry. There
is. however, cause for qualification in
the fact that the principle of the law il
not shaken. The justice of taxing su.
perfluity and apportioning the cost OF
government with some regard to abil-
ity to paw and benefits received is not
denied.-N. 7. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
To Get Rid Of WIG ONIONS.

The only practicable way to get rid of
wild onions isby means of a systematic
and short rotation and the use of
smothering crops, Plow the land be-
fore any top sets are found and SOW
field peas, two bushels per acre. Cut
the peas for hay and chop the land
over with a cutaway harrow and SOW
in August crimson clover at rate of
fifteen pounds per acre, with thin
scattering of winter oats. Cut oats
and clover together for hay and put
the land in corn and follow with win
ter oats and red clover. BY the time
this oat crop comes off the onions will
be about gone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

1t is easier to find needle in a
haystack than to find the governor of
Ohio in the state of charlottesville
Courier-Journal.
Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Mckinley
may have kissed and made up since
Reed committed hari-kari. In fact
many things have happened since
Reed did that.-St. Louis Republic.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed seems to
have taken time by the forelock and
gone to the woods in advance of the
rank and file of his party. But they
will come after him. - Kansas City
Times.
Senator Frye says that Reed
wrote the Mckinley bill, and the New
York Tribune says it was written by
Harrison and Blaine. If this thing
goes on the correct answer to the ques-
ton who wrote the bill will be as diff
cult to find as the answer to who struck
the Honorable William Patterson
Brooklyn Eagle.
Free wool has come to stay. It
already affects and lowers the home
price of woolens and ready made
clothing, and this is an object lesson
people will not care to unlearn. AS
yet the maker OF woolens is too highly
protected with the tax of from forty to
fifty per cent, and he is demonstrate
ing, as in this shipment of cheviots,
that he needs no protection, because
he is meeting abroad successfully the
competition he has said he could not
meet at home. Free woolens will soon
follow free wool.-St. Paul Globe.
The advance of business prosper
ity continues and it may be observed
that it increases in velocity as the effect
of the new tariff law is more fully
felt. The money which was taken
from the wage-earners to fatten the
treasures of trusts under the McKin-
ley era now finds its way to the furni-
ture stores, the grocery stores, the
drygoods stores and the art depots, to
provide comforts and Injuries for those
who earn it. That is the difference
that makes business better and people
happier.-Kansas City Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
For Chiidren ON the Farm.

Give the boy or girl something in
which to take an interest on the farm.
Remove the young stock off the farm
and much Of the pleasure of stock
raising will be gone A few bantam
chicks will create an interest on the
part of a child that owns them, and the
steppinR-stone to a more active inter
est in all classes Of animals in the fu-
ture will be laid. Boys and girls will
stay on the farm without invitation if
their early days are made pleasant and
farm life attractive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Failure in Poultry Raising.

Failures in poultry raising are due to
the fact that too many make haste to
go into the business instead of grow
ing into it. Inviting and simple as the
business at first seems to be, there are
dozens of things that can only be
learned in the school of experience.
The merits of the different breeds for
special purposes are to be considered.
There are various diseases to be en-
countered and tact and experience will
be required to so diagnose the case as
to be able to apply the proper remedy.
little practical experience is of more
value than much theory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
WHO MADE THE RiLLq
Where the Responsibility for the N
ksRley Law Belongs

Where the Responsibility for the Me-
KiDIey Law Belongs
The adjournment Of congress has NOT
been sufficient to stop the mouth OF
Senator Frye, of Maine. His jaw il
like death, in that it has all seasons for
| its own. In a speech in Connecticut
last week Mr.. Frye said:
1.-THE Mckinley bill was the best
tariff measure ever enacted. McKin-
ley did not make that bill. The United
States senate made it. Reed, of Maine,
had more to do with it than McKin-
ley"
Mr.. Frye processes to be friend of
Reed. Boes he call that backing his
friend? If so. it is a dangerous kind of
backing, to say the least of it. Yet it
chimes in admirably with the claim re-
Gently put forth by some of Mckinley
friends that he is not responsible for
| McKinleyism.
In sense it is true that Reed was
responsible for the Mckinley law.
Had he not taken the position he did,
and pushed on the work of stealing
democratic seats until the republicans
got good working majority, the bill
| would never have got through the
house. But it is not apparent, in the
| present state of our knowledge of the
secret history of the period, that Mr..
Reed had very much to do with the
| framing of the bill
Mr.. Mckinley was chairman of the
| committee that reported the bill to the
| house, and he defended 1t from first to
last. His responsibility for it, there
fore, is as complete as it could possibly
be. But, if it comes to a question OF
81, f,-a he fIa
is somewhat different 1t is perfectly
| well known that many parts of the bill,
| and these the essential and objection
able features, were not written by
Maj. Mckinley at all. On the contrary
they were written by men who during
the campaign of 1888 had bought the
right to tax the American people for
their own benefit. The iron and steel
manufacturers of the Pittsburgh dis
trict had Henry w. Oliver as their
head represe NATIVE at Washington,
and when his work was done he went
back and reported that 1.-The metal
schedule was that offered by the manu-.
facturers," or words to that effect. Mr..
| Wilson humorously said that the ways
and means committee had their tables
| covered with blanks and that all manu-
| facturers whose standing with the
| committee was good were invited tC
come there and write such sections OF
the law as they desired. This is I'M
questionably substantially the truth
| with reference to the most outrageous
| and most characteristic parts of the
| law. They were written by the per
sons interested in excluding competi-
ton on certain articles, and were de-
| signed to prohibit importations of such
articles entirely or as nearly as pos
| sible.
| Under the circumstances it scarcely
seems worth while to debate the ques-
| ton who made the Mckinley law. II
was dictated by the trusts and monopo-
lists, but Reed, Mckinley and Harri
| son approved their work.-Louisville
| CO1riar-Tnurua1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
SKELETON STAIRS.
A Very Handy Thing TO Have Around
Wagon House or Barn.

Very Handy Thing TO Have Around
Wagon House or Barn.
1t is often desirable to have the
stairs in the wagon house or barn so
arranged that they could be removed
quickly. AS this is not often prac-
ticable, the next best plan is to have
them SO constructed as to fold up out
of the way. A good method of doing
it is shown in the accompanying
sketch, in which q shows one side of
the stairs, the dotted lines represent
ing the various steps. The steps
should not be less than three feet in
length and eight inches wide. The
upper end of the lower portion of each
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
SIDE VIEW OF FOLDING STAIRS.

side is hinged to the side of the build
ing at +. while the lower end is hooked
to the floor at 9. A rope b) is attached
to the stairs, passes over two pulleys
and is there fastened to a weight fe).
which is just heavy enough to raise
the free end of the stairs up to the
ceiling. When the lower end of the
steps Is released the whole folds up
closely against its upper floor and is
entirely out of the way. Two or three
feet of the rope are allowed to bangle,
as seen at d, by which the whole APP
paratus is again pulled down into
position. The weight (c) should slide
up and down close to the side of the
building, SO as to be entirely out of the
way.-Orange Judd Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

RADIsH is a hardy plant. The seeds
terminate quickly, and the young
plants start off at once, providing.a
supply on rich soil in few weeks
Kale is another hardy plant, and the
seed may be planted very early.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

THERE is more in the man than in
the COW a good many times, as far as
profits are concerned. Some men get
fair profit out OF their herds that
other men would lose money on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
THE FARMING WORLD.
FOR CLEARING FIELDS.

n Rock Litter Which. According to Hts
Designer, Really Lifts.
The rock litter shown in the cut has
been in operation on any rocky New
England farm for many years. It con-
sists of the beam (A) AKA inches by Al
feet. There is hook for chain attach
ment at B. The handles are self evil
dent. The iron prongs &C. are feet
long, inches wide and q inches thick.
There are two, one on each side OF the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Children Poisoned.

Four children of w. w. Hupp, of
Shawnee county, were recently poi
soned by eating wild parsnips. Two
of the children were saved by their
mother, who gave them an emetic. It
took only twenty-eight minutes to Sc
cure doctor, but by the time he ar
rived two were dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
After BreidenthaL.

The encouragement on behalf OF
the state, has instituted quo warrantO
proceedings in the supreme court to
secure possession of the office of state
bank commissioner, now occupied by
John w. Breidenthal, to which Gov.
Morrill, recently appointed C. S. Jobes,
of Attica. The case will come up for
hearing in May.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
A Young Woman of Taste

A young Kansas City, Mo-, white
woman and a Chinaman, who runs a
profitable laundry, slipped over the
line to Kansas City, Kan, the other day
and were married by justice of the
peace. The girl had been the Sunday
school teacher of the Chinaman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

Walter Scott, baker, shot and killed
his young wife just as she was leaving
the Christian church at Wichita Sun
day, the 9TH, and then shot himself
Both died instantly. The whole con-
gregation witnessed the tragedy. They
were married about two years ago,
when Scott was 10 and his bride II,
but had separated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Paid Up.

The bank of R. G. Heard. at GleI
Elder, which was closed by the STATE
bank commissioner last February, ha.
paid its depositors in full and gone on
of business
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
LOTTERY Man Sentenced.

The case of the United States against
L. A. Gourdain, of New Orleans,
charged with using the mails'>for lot
terry purposes, resulted in the United
States district court at Topeka in a
verdict of guilty on one count. Judge
Foster sentenced Gourdain to pay a fine
of $500 and confinement in the county
Jail for sixty days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

Prof. Garfield, formerly of the Kan
sas university but for several years
past chancellor of Nebraska university,
has been elected president of the Ohio
state university at a salary of Sc, 600
and a residence furnished.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
hIandamus Filed.

NJ. a. Householder has fled a man
damus proceeding in the supreme court
to compel Gov. Morrill, to revoke the
order recently issued, suspending him
from duty as a member of the state
board of charities, pending an investi-
cation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Valuable Report.

The quarterly report of the secretary
of the state board of agriculture JusS
issued contains valuable articles upon
the characteristics, cultivation, work
and uses of alfalfa in Kansas; interest
ing discussions on irrigation; notes on
the well-water supply; observations IN
subsoiling, besides much other useful
information. Anyone can secure q
copy by sending cents in stamps to
Secretary Coburn, Topeka. the 1egis-
lature having failed to make an appro-
priation to pay postage
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18

Arbor day was very generally OBJ
served in the state on the 18th.
The president has appointed A b
Reeves receiver of the Dodge City land
office.
The Eastern Kansas Medical society.
recently in session at Topeka, elected
the following officers: President ]. c.
McC1intock; vice president, W. s Bun
sey; secretary, w. L. Gilbert; treasurer
Ida c. Barnes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Error Discovered.

Representative Mccarthy. of jeffer-
son county, is said to have found "a
tai error in the law providing that the
county treasurers in counties having .
population of less than 10000 may de-
post public funds in bank. In the
enrolled bill the word shall" was used
instead of may" and after the word
''bank'' was added lat the county
seat 1t is thought that the enrolling
clerks got hold OF the original bill,
which was afterward amended. The
changes kill the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24

A LADY would like sewing in family by
the day. can repair dresses; also do chill
dren's sewing and meniing hours y 10 -.
81 Address LEMON. 34l Yves, 53th-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
CITY REAL ESTATE TO LET.


ADJOINING 5th-ave.. Central Park and
Central Park 72d-st. grand entrance.
superbly fresooed. finished. plumbed and
exquisitely furnished. full-szc dining
room extension dwelling. elegant music
room. stationary. rare paintings. ~ B.
Reduced TO 500, 600 terms easy 10 erect
immediate sale. rare chance; possession IN m
mediate. v. X. STEVENSON CO., l''
Broadway.
YONKERS.-For sale or To- let. furnished
or unfurnished. Overlook terrace. nouse GUS.
"a rooms: we'll furnished; all modern con
veniences: lot 100 feet square: minutes
from station. b., 81 West 34th-st
BROOKLYN.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Call or send for new spring nst OF
houses and fats to let in all parts OF Brook-
Iyn. inst out Office 20 Court-st. opposite
Henry Ward Beecher's statue. and 2I6
LEONARD MOODY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24

COOK and LAUNDRESS.- ny an eNperi.
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references. Address JORDAN. l.43i Sd
ave. stationery store.