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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
CARE OF LAMPS.
A Method Suggested That Win
More Than Repay a Trial
Boil the Burners-Also the Brass Oil
Tanks Change the Wiclks Frequently
But Never Cut Them-Daily Re-
plenish the OIL.

10 the wise virgin whose lamps
burn undimmed through the long
winter evenings I went for advice
and inquired of her methods.
why do my lamps give a more
brilliant light than those in other
houses2" she repeated. Possibly
because I take better care of them.
Lamps are not to be lighted and
looked at merely. Neither are they
to be of less value than their cover
ing. Most housewives spend their
mornings in concocting new shades,
making over old ones or fastening
fresh flowers to the one in use.
That is not my way I prefer
to devote my time to seeing that the
lamps are rewarded for their genial
help of the night before.
Few women boil out their burn
ers. This should be done at least
once a week. l rub mine off first
with paper, then place them in q
saucepan of boiling water and soap
suds. There they remain for thirty
minutes. when they are rinsed of
with clear hot water, laid to drain,
and afterward rubbed and polished
with bit of flannel. find this the
only way to prevent smoking or un-
seemly greasiness.
I'm my large china lamps, where
brass tank holds the oil, I boil out
this metal receptacle as we'll as the
burner. I fill the tank itself with
warm water, letting it come to a
forceful boil on the range. This
plan removes every suspicion of
dirt, as well as odor from the brass.
After rinsing off dip it in a weak
solution of ammonia and water.
then polish off with chamois skin and
silicon.
This is my systematic weekly
washing schedule.
Gas to the wicks, I fancy in most
lamps they are not changed fire.
quently enough. put in new one
every week. The lamp is apt to
smoke unless this is done Then
never cut your wick. Your eye for
curve may be excellent, but I'll
warrant the arc of your fame will
never be perfect if scissors have
been called into play. When the
wick is inserted simply burn the end
off. The blaze will make its own
pathway more artistically than you
could do, and the after light IL
have no ragged edges. Every r. m
ing nip all the burnt edges way
with a flannel cloth.
ga vital point for the maintenance
of a strong glow is the daily replen-
ishing of the oil. Never let the
wick strain for it's sustenance.
Without good rourishment, wicks,
like mortals, iwill emit a very feeble
flame.
''Of course my chimneys are pol
ished every morning. They are
soused into a generous pan of hot
water and soapsuds and polished off
with channels.
There is no denying" she con-
Guided, that lamps require much at
tentiOn, but they are grateful and
respond in such brilliant manner
that one never begrudges the time
spent on them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

with them billin hot naolasses candy
clean down to his heels, and had more
busted sassers hangin TO him than if he
was an Injun princes-and he comes a
prancin up stairs just a whoopin and
a cussin, and every jump he gave he
shed some china, and every squirm he
fetched he dropped some candy.
And blisteredl Why, bless your soul
that poor creature couldn RELY set
down comfortable for as much as four
weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
Notice For Publication.

Land Office at Dodge City, Kansl
January Sth- 1885,
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
- named settler has filed notice OF his intention
10 make final proof II support of his claim, ana
that said proof viii be made before the Clerk OF the
District Court of Barton County, Kansas at Great
Bend, Kansas, February sd 1925, viz
Leo FEST. Homestead Application No lOo7S
Il. 81 for the 5. w = of Section "a in Township
Is south of Range IL west
He names the following witnesses TO prove hi
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: George FieSt Anton link. Barney
trick. sf Ellinwood, Kansas
42-7 JNO. I. LEE, Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
First published Feb. z, 1895.
Sherihs Sale,
State of Ramsay
Barton County,
T. c. Woodbury.,

T. c. Woodbury.,
Jacob Stauffer, Rosa Stauffer, ct. al
By virtue of a Special Execution, to me directed
and delivered issued out of the twentieth District
Court of the state of Kansas, sitting in and for
Barton County, in said State, will, on Monday,
March 11th A. 1895. between the hours of l and
O'Clock p. m. Of said day. the court house west
door, in Great Bend, in the county and afore
said offer at public sale and sell the highest bid
der, for cash in hand, the following described real
property, to-wit:
Lot No Six (6) Block No. Four "a in Kincaid's
Addition tc the city of Great Bend, in the county
of Barton, in the state of Kansas.
Said property to be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution.
GEO. J. SPENCER, Sheriff.
SheIifs Office, February 8, A D. 1895.
$3.50 VIM OSNOND, Airy. for Pitd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

While you have nothing else to do
suppose you go and register. Ladies,
this means you also-gs and register
we know you always have something
to do and you do not loaf around gro
cerie stores to find it. Don't wait for
some one to call for you; but go and
register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
First published February {, 1885.
Sheritf7.S Sale.
State of Kansas,0
Barton County.
B. B. Ray


Mrs. J. N Barrett,
By virtue of a Special Execution TO directed
and delivered, issued out of the goth District
Court OF the State OF Kansas, sitting in and for
Barton County, IN said State, 1 Will, on Monday
March 18th a D. 1885, between the hours of /
o'clock P. NJ and O'Clock P VI. of said day, at
the Court House west door Great Bend in the
County and State aforesaid offer public sale and
sell to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the
following described real property. to wit:
Lot No eleven I'D, block No twenty-seven (27l,
City of Pawnee Rock, RartOn County. Kansas
Said property 10 be sold rs commanded by the said
Special Execution.
GEO. ] SPENCER. Sheriff
Sherih'S Office, February 4Th. 1895 $3.50
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
First published Feb. {, 1851
Sherift's Sale.
Randilla Estella Brown,

ItandIIIa ESjeIIa BrOWn,
Martha p. Houck and Alb
rzham s. HOuck
BY virtue of q Special Execution to directed
and delivered, issued out IF the goth District Court
OF the State of Kansas, sitting in and Tor Barton
County, in said State, I viii, Monday, March
nth a. D. 1895, between the hours of l o'clock p.
NJ. and O'Clock P. NJ of said day, NJ the Court
House west door in Great Bend the County and
State Aforesaid, offer public sale and sell the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the following
described real property to wit:
Lot No. twelve l12) block No. thirty seven go
town of HoisingtOn, lying and situate in the
county Of Barton in the state of Kansas
said property TO be sold commanded by the said
Special Execution.
GEO. ! SPENCER, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, February 4th, 1895. $3.50
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
Timber Culture Final Proof
Notice.
United States Land Office, }
Dodge City Kansas.

United States Land Offce,)
Dodge City. Kansas,
January ;, 1875.
NOTICE Is hereby given that William A Strader
- has filed notice OF his intention make conf
mutation proof before the Clerk of the District
Court Of Barton county, Kansas, at his Office in
Great Bend, Kansas. the 23d day OF February,
1885 on timber culture application No. si2 q. 81
Tor the ( = OF : " \ Of Section No Blight. in
IoEnstIip No Seventeen, Range No. Eleven. west
he names as Witnesses; Joseph Welsh, Benjamin
Giles, Fred OZenberger aud John Frank, all of
Clafiin P O., Barton County Kansas
49, JNO L LEE Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

AT THE tins Tom ThurstOn shot at
D. E. Anthony in Leavenworth and hit
Lucien Baker there was much excite
ment in the city and some talk of Inch
ing. "But Baker isn't dead" said one
Of the crowd who opposed linching.
damn Baker," said another 1--WE dom
want TO Inch him for hitting Baker,
but for missing Anthony"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
Stub Ends OF thought.

Good taste is seldom an acquired
habit.
A dollar gets bigger the farther
you get away from it.
Reading maketh man full. but it
doesn't get below his chin.
The lannon's mouth does less in
jury than the gossip's mouth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

THE supreme court of California has
decided that man is eligible as a
juror even though he may have read
the newspapers which gave an account
of the case in hand. It has taken
long to break rule that was utterly
imbecile. but is good thing to start
the new year with great reform in
the interest of common intelligence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

81 REGRET to learn that you are not
fortunate this year who is, except
the sharks and shylocks and brigands
who prey upon mankind ?" Thus
wrote John J. Ingalls, the other day
to a man-an old friend-whO was
found dead in the Midland hotel at
Kansas City. These expressions were
private ones, from Ingalls, own heart,
aud not written for publication. They
are words that are so many more
Straws in the wind that show what all
men believe of the condition of this
country. Why, in the name of COM
mon humanity, do not all men who
have attained to greatness come out
honestly and squarely and fight the
giant evils that are growing upon this
country, regardless of party
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

SOME people are shocked to hear that
the newly appointed police commits
sioners at Wichita intend to license
saloons for the benefit of the city. We
see no reason for surprise. That's what
the commissioners were appointed for.
It is strange that there are still people
In Kansas who imagine that prohibit
ton prohibits Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

FRIDAY of last week Mrs. Mary
Lease, the greatest populist orator on
earth was in Topeka, and in an inter
view with the associate press reporter
said: ''In my opinion the popullst
party will never again ascend to power
in Kansas. The principles Of the party
are all right, but the boodlers who have
just stepped down and out, and those
who are about to do likewise, will
aspire to leadership in every campaign
in the future and the people won
stand that. Populism in Kansas has
been crippled for life by boodlers who
pose as reformers.'' Never were truer
words spoken than those above quoted.
Mrs. Lease sees the reason that the
populists were defeated. While the
great rank and file of the party were
honest and sincere in their motives
they were shamefully betrayed by their
leaders. If the administrations of the
peoples party had been clean, honest
and pure during the first term it would
be in power today in Kansas.-Burling-
ton Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

THERE is no doubt but what there
are families in this county who, be-
cause of the long winter and hard
times, may have been brought to the
condition of not knowing how they are
going to get food, clothing and fuel be-
tween now and the time they can real
iZe on crop. We do not believe there
are many in Barton county in this con-
dition; but every township trustee
should make it his especial bust
ness to look up all such and give imme-
diate relief. In Great Bend the citl-
zens are taking good care of the needy,
both through the relief club and by the
mayor-whose duties in relation to the
poor are the same as those of the town
ship trustee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

Mrs. Stryker has the legislature at
bay on the suffrage question and if her
usual perseverance and strategy be-
come factors in the matter, the Kansas
sOl0ons may as well give it up"
THE above item is from Mr.. Stryker's
kansas Educator for February. and
of course is an exact statement of the
situation, beyond a doubt. Mrs.
Stryker has hypnotized the whole Kan
sas legislature-our own Elrick with
the rest-and instead of doing some
thing that nine out of ten of the bust
ness men of The state want done, the
grand aggregation of republican law
yers and populist hayseeds are letting
The handsome but toungy Althea
Briggs hornswagglo them into out-St-
Joining st. John in the way of prohi-
bition misunderstanding TO Mrs
Althea Briggs Stryker's husbands
paper.
THERE is no reason for any man to
Cry hard times, who resides in the Ar
kansas valley, when one can purchase
five acre tract of land upon his own
terms, which can be irrigated from a
small reservoir. Five acres of land in
the valley, well cultivated and irrigated,
is as good value to farmer as forty
acres in the hills of Missouri or Arkan-
sas, as from alfalfa alone he can realize
$50 per acre. For example; tons of
hay from first crop at So per ton, S35;
3 tons from second crop. SIS; third crop
for seed, average yield of seed, 9 BUSH
els to the acre, 45 bushels at 81 per
bushel, $3.50. Where is there country
on earth outside of the Arkansas valley,
where farmers realize this enormous
sum from five acres of land. If 40
bushel of wheat to the acre is raised,
only SO per acre is the proceeds, and
we might go on indefinitely and prove
that an acre of Finney county soil is
worth ten times as much IS that not
irrigated. Garden City Sentinel.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

THE republicans are still harping
about ''lack of confidence and N ak
ing promises that. now that the re
deemers'' have recovered possession of
the state offices confidence will be
restored in the east and eastern
money will roll in, as it were, by the
car load. We want people of Kansas
to make note Of the promises of those
false prophets, ard learn by the false
ness of such pledges that the republi-
can party is founded on false
promises; was born in the cradle of
speculative guile; and will ere long be
buried in the shroud of deceit and
broken pledges.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14

IF YOU wish to succeed in irrigation
turn your eyes toward your own quar-
ter section instead of casting your
optics toward Topeka and Washington.
If beneficial legislation is passed you
will be benefited thereby. If not you
will have gained by experience what
no agitator will ever teach by working
his jaw. practical knowledge. We
believe there is demand for irrigation
legislation and that the representatives
of the people at Topeka will heed the
demand. They are honest, honorable
men. working for the best interests of
the people, but they can pass no legis-
lation that will give practical knowl-
edge. Irrigation is science. You must
study the local conditions. Watch the
results and learn from experience.
FIX
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22
What Scientists Saw.

According to Popular Science News, n.
Delislc, librarian of the Bibliotheque Ma
tionale, says that the present paper being
used for books in all parts of the world is
so poor that it cannot last long. He thinks
the literary historian of, say, the twenty
first century will find it all n mass of rub
Dish, made so by the hand of time.
NJ. Pictet finds that all phosphorescent
substances when exposed to direct sunlight
and then suddenly cooled to very low tenn
peratures will, on taking them from the
cold bath, require several minutes to show
any phosphorescence The parts cooled
most are the slowest in becoming lumi-
nous. After II minutes at -1S0 degrees
the time required for the glow to fully APP
pear was five minutes.
DR.. George b. Haggart thinks that birds
cat pokeberrios in preference to other
kinds when they wish to cut down their
weight so as 80 fly well. Some of tho anti
fat remedies contain pokeberry juice.
Professor J. Richards says that the best
solder for aluminium is an alloy Of zinc,
tin, aluminium and phosphorus. 1t can
be used with the blowpipe or soldering
iron without hux.
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Church and Pastor.

Rev, James Washburn will preach at
Haldale for year, beginning July %.
The State Sunday school convention
will be held at Winthrop, October 1917.
Rev. E. f. Morse of the Baptist church,
Franklin, baptized four persons, Sunday.
Three converts were baptized at the
Harrington Baptist church, July IA, max
ing Is in all since the beginning OF the
year
Rev. H. A. Philbrook. formerly pastor
of the Universalist church at Rockland,
is supplying the Universalist church at
Orono.
Mr.. f. A. Royal of the last graduating
class at Newton Theological Institution,
is supplying the Baptist church in Bow
doinham,
One hundred and nine boys and one
hundred and fiftysix girls received first
communion at St. Peters Catholic church,
Lewiston, July IA.
! One of the largest attended baptisms in
Bath for several years took place Sunday,
| July IA when 13 young women were i'm
mersed by Rev. f. W. UBrien of the Sec
ond Advent church. n
Rev. J. r Herrick baptized two candi-
dates into the fellowship Of the Baptist
church in Greene, Sunday. One of this
number is brother converted last win
ter nearly IS years of age.
Sunday Rev. B. Minard, pastor of the
Free Baptist church at Madison, gave the
right hand OF fellowship to ten personsi
nine of whom he baptized that morning.
These make forty three new members add
cd to this church under his labors as
supply during the past two months, forty
of this number by baptism.
Mrs. Sarah Treworgy who has supplied
the pulpit of the Free Baptist church,
Ellsworth, for the past three months, will
probably return there after her vacation
which will be spent at Moody's training
school. This society is now for the first
time in it's history free from debt, with a
small balance in the treasury.
Fifteen parishes have been offered Rev.
Myra Kingsbury, pastor of the Universal
list church, Belfast, at the close of her en-
gagement there. Ten of these parishes
are In the State of D Maine, two In the
Northwest, three In the Middle states A
passionate in Pennsylvania cher native
state,) is being favorably considered
The Portland Methodists propose to cele-
brate the centennial of the planting of
that church in the Forest city some time
in the month of October. The formation
of the first class meeting In Portland &C.
Cured in 1895, one hundred years ago, and
this class consisted of six persons. The
anniversary services are to continue for
several days and the veteran preachers of
the denomination invited to be present
and take part.
Rev. P. H. Reardon, pastor of the
Catholic church at Benedicta, has sue.
ceeded in wiping out the debt on the
church property in that town. There was
a debt of $4,000 on the church when Father
Reardon became pastor, and last year one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22
PRESS COM M TENTS.
The Prime Consideration.

tN. L. sEresS.)
Senator Sherman S suggestion that Mr.
Reed lives too far East to be nominated
for the presidency involves an old, well
known but most illogical argument. 1t is
obviously absurd to think that a citizen
will serve his country better or worse be-
cause of the place of his residence. Local
sentiment may naturally, affect his judg
ment of public questions to some extent,
but 1t does not play anything like the
part in determining affairs which it il
widely thought to do.
1t does not make any difference from
what state the next Republican candidate
for the presidency comes. He Is bound
to be elected, and the thing for the con-
vention to do is to choose which of the
candidates proposed will, when elected,
most faithfully reflect the views of the
Republican party and most intelligently
present and further them. Mr.. Reed does
not live too far Vast any more than Mr..
Allison lives too far West. The prime
consideration in the case of every candi-
date is the measure of his character and
ability
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22

half of this sum was paid from the pro-
ceeds of a fair. This year another fair has
just been held and enough money made
thereby to pay off all of the remain. ng
debt There are only about 60 families
in Benedicta.
The Congregational year book for 1895
shows the following totals: There were
1886 Congregational churches In the
United States on January l. 1894. Dur
ing the year GIG were added to the list and
10 were dropped making net gain OF
lO6 and total of 5342 For the same
date to begin with, the number of church
members was Sol, 63l. There was gain
of %, 1856 in 43 states and loss of 81 in
six states. making total at the end of
1895 of 5s3, $40 and a net gain for the year
of 81, 918. The benevolent contributions
for the previous year amounted to s22,
1902, $40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22
Brilliant Cut Glass.

Cut glass requires special care, but even
the best mistresses and buffers arc fire.
quently deficient in knowing how to pre-.
serve its brilliance. 1t should be plunged
into warm soapsuds and all the crevices
thoroughly and repeatedly brushed out
with a soft brush. Shower it with warm
rinsing water, and to restore its pristine
luster bury each article in sawdust, out OF
which, in few hours, it can be resurrect.
ed as bright as when new. Should this
process prove too troublesome, the next
best way is to wipe the facets with tissue
paper until the glass is dry, according tc
The Decorator and Furnisher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22
History of the Potato.

When America was discovered, the pota-
to was cultivated in all the temperate
parts of South America, but not in Mex
leo. Hicronymus Carbon, Spanish priest,
is believed to have introduced the plant
into Europe. From Spain it went into
Italy and thence to Belgium. Some years
later it was introduced into Virginia, and
specimens were brought to Ireland about
1890. For nearly 100 years it was cult
waited very little in Great Britain. In 1865
the Royal society urged its cultivation, but
it is only within the last century and a
half that it has been common vegetable
there. But the sweet potato was brought
into England in 1868 and was called the
common potato" as early AS 1897, when
the white potato was first described in al
English book.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-22
Signs and Sayings.

When walking with any one, don't let n
post of tree come between you, or you ii
quarrel. To break the charm you must
either retrace your steps and pass the post
the right way or each must say, "Bread
and butter"
Get letter, see stranger.
Kiss n fool or be in danger, if your nose
itchcs.
If your right ear burns, some one is
talking we'll of you; if your left, some one
is talking ill.
If you have cramps, you must turn your
shoes upside down when you go to bed in
order to get well.
A nutmeg hung around the neck by a
red worsted string prevents nose bleed.
A nose bleed is sign that you are in
love.
A horse chestnut carried in the pocket
prevents rheumatism.
It's bad luck to show your wedding
dress before you're married.