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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Cleaning JeweIrY.

The care of jewelry is very simple.
With the exception of pearls, it may
be washed with warm water and
any pure soap. 1t should then be
put into lockwood sawdust to dry.
It this is done it will not need to be
polished. Boxwood sawdust is very
fine, and will therefore not scratch
what is put into it, and, moreover,
it absorbs the moisture quickly,
thus helping to give the jewels a high
polish. Boxwood may be obtained
from any dealer in jewelers. sup
plies, or could be ordered through a
ieweler. When you cannot get box
wood the jewels may be polished by
rubbing hard with flannel or
chamois. Unless you are sure that
your pearls have never been cut and
that they are without flaw do not
run the risk of wetting. Brush the
settings and let them go. Mourning
jewelry is practically absolete.
Diamonds are permissible with
every thing but Grape. and this con-
cession has banished jet and onyx
Philadelphia Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17

Herhbeck las onions, the finest
you ever saw, at 90c. per busheI.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Getting Ready Cor Harvest.

After a crop is grown it is quite
an item to harvest at the time and in
the manner best calculated to save in
the best possible condition. With
some crops like hay and small grain a
very little delay will often make a
very serious difference in the quality
OF the product, and Of course in the
the value, as the quality with all
farm products is the measure of
value. The majority of farmers
reasonably expect to work little
harder during harvest than at almost
any other season but even this will
not answer to always secure the best
results unless proper care is taken to
prepare ahead so that the work can be
pushed ahead and the full advantage
be secured of the extra work.
The cultivated crops should be put
in a good condition so that they will
keep growing while the harvesting
is going on. This should be done
even if 1t is necessary to hire little
extra help. Generally help will cost
less before than during harvest, and
if the hiring of extra help in cultivat-
ing will lessen the necessity of hiring
help during harvest it will be good
economy to do so.
AS large part of the work of har-
vesting is done by machinery it is a
very important item to have what is
needed on hand and in good working
order in good season. If new ma
chinery has to be purchased look after
it in good time. It is poor economy
to wait until the wheat is ripe or the
hay ready to cut before purchasing
the binder or mower. If you have
these and other machinery on hand
then see that they are in good work
ing order. Go over them and tighten
up all bolts or screws. If any of the
working parts have got rusted rub
or clean with coal-oil. 1t never pays
to start into harvesting a crop of any
kind with a machine that is liable to
break down at any time. Better re-
pair before harvest begins than stop
after it has fairly commenced.
After certain stage of ripeness
has been reached a very little delay
will often lower the quality very
materially If the binder is used for
wheat and oats be sure of the Irvine
needed in good season. Have plenty
of good oil. 1t is poor economy to
use anything else but the best, and
good supply should be secured in
good season. Every item that will
save time should be looked after and
every advantage taken to secure in
the best condition. With good
outfit of machinery considerable
acreage of wheat and grass can be
handled in a short time and at
reasonable expense; but if done to
the best advantage IL is very
necessary that everything be ready
in good season so that the work can
be pushed Ordinarily there will be
eaoush 10 hinder without taking the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
PAwsEa ROCK ITEMS.

= = VINCE ROCK ITEMS.
From ..'rEslIbs
Ihe weather is much warmer.
Some ecSn is coming in'o to sn.
s. r Raker was in Larned on bust
ness Monday.
Rev Pierce and family are visiting
in Kinsley with relatives.
Mrs G.. A. Radcliffe has been on
the sick list the past week.
The officers of the Epworth league
held cabinet meeting Monday even
ing.
Larned AMI KinsIey played ball
Saturday. Score. Larnsd "a, Kins
ley Z.
No. 81 aud No 1 played bali last
Saturday, resuliin.; in a defeat for the
former.
Sylvester Riggs an Rassell Rat
cliffe attended the Sun lay school con-
vention at Larned Monday
A man with panied expression of
countenance sat on a dry goods box
care you HIP someone asked?"
s.No." ..Have you lost anytbing?'
Never had anything to lose. !"
ssWhat's the matter, then!" "Pm
sitting on wasp"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
chances on anything that can b
avoided. journal of Agriculture
TOLD IN CONFIDENCE.
Things That Reporters Know, But
Do Not Publish.
Reputable Newspaper Men Never Betray
Secrets That Come Incidental to the
Profession-Something About the
Ethics OF Journalism.

Probably few individuals have
more private matters intrusted in
confidence to them than newspaper
reporters. In the gathering of
news, says the Rome Sentinel, many
fact is given in confidence to re-
porters which nothing should in
duce them to publish, but which is
freely made known to them person
ally in order that they may fully
understand subject and be en-
abled to intelligently give to the
public so much of it as is proper.
Our public men and others recognize
this fact and they know that their
condolences, when worthily bestowed,
are never betrayed by reputable
newspaper reporters.
Every newspaper man knows how
many family affairs and how many
private business affairs are sacredly
guarded by reporters, though the
general public probably is not aware
of it. There is hardly newspaper
proprietor in the land who would
not quickly dispense with the serv-
cos of an employee who should DELHI
eralc'v betray such confidence re-
posed in him when he was pursuing
the task of news gathering. The
reporter who cannot be honest
about those things finds many av-
enues for news closed to him. He
would be disgraced to an extent
which can probably be better ap-
preciated by those who have had ex-
perience with newspaper business,
but which can also be at least par
TALLY appreciated by those who have
not had such experience and are not
versed in the ethics of the profess
sion.
The ethics of the journalistic
world regard it as an inexcusable
crime to give publicity to matters
not regarded as at all necessary to
have the agreement in black and
white in order that its meaning may
be understood. It is, in all reason,
bad enough for newspaper to
break faith and merit the loss of
public and private confidence, even
when what it reports is true. But
when, in addition to breaking faith,
paper, in ignorance of what 1t is
attempting to describe, distorts
facts out of all semblance to their
original selves, does as much injury
to the private interests of the very
persons who trusted it as the papers
circulation and influence permit, and
besides treats the public to a gen.
erous fake, then the performance is
without record of having been con-
sidered, in any code of honor or
ethics in existence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
sAgR g ~,
N eAI
SEWARD AND VICINITY.


By "Beulah"
Frank Miller now occupies the farm
vacated by Frank Wise.
Singing school at the Gates school
house Sunday afternoon
Howard Graw, cashier of the State
bank of ST John, was in Seward last
Sunday.
Mr.. Seely, who lives near Seward,
says he is going to put out 300 acres
of wheat this fall.
Lawyer Russell of Great Bend
passed through here last Wednesday,
enroute to St. John on legal business
Madam Rumor has it that Tom
Miller of Douglass township is soon to
wed one of Stafford couaty's fair girls.
Mrs. Tranbasger and Miss Cora
Hall drove down to st John last
Wednesday, the former on business
and the latter shopping.
Several sales have occurred in this
neighborhood the past week. Horses
are selling very cheap and cows and
calves bring good price.
William Hoffmaster of Barton
county rented section % in Douglas
township and grazed a fine bunch OF
cattle there this summer, but will soon
take his cattle back to Barton county
to feed this winter
The doctor ct Seward has sold out
his property and left last Friday foI
Missouri. Poor health was the cause
of him giving up his practice here.
The people of Seward and vicinity will
have to call on Great Bend and St
John physicians now in case of sick
ness.
Park and Lou Seely, sons of Martin
Seely, north of Seward, started for
Seward overland from the strip the
Both of last month. Lou had not been
well and wanted to come home, but
died in the wagon eDrou:e, with heart
failure. Park drove back and buried
his brother on the claim aud reached
his fathers home one day last week.
Little Lemuel Keller. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ike Keller of Lincoln town
chip, after two weeks of terrible suf-
fering died last Wednesday of inter
mittent fever. Friends of the family
say it was heartrending to see the little
boys suffering Little Lemuel was
years old and q bright boy. Mr.. anC
Mrs Keller have two more small
children who are not expected to live
The parents are good citizens ant
have the sympathy of the community
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Early or Late Pigs.

Farmers are very much inclined to
rush in and out of any kind of stock
as prices GO up or down. and as one
extreme follows another, many buy
and sell at the wrong time.
It is safe to predict that there will
be great many more pigs saved in
proportion to the breeding sows,
than there was last year.
A perplexing question for many
hog raisers is whether to breed for
early or late pigs. Both methods
have advantages. When two filters
. year are raised, early pigs are
weaned in time for the second litter
80 come in September, which gives
them a good start for winter. But
with early pigs the chances of loss
are very much greater, and the pigs
are more liable to contract disease.
After ten years experience breed
ing for early pigs (by early, l mean
February and March,, and having
good many losses, have concluded
that April is the best month. The
sows at that time can get a little
grass, and are in much better condi-
ton, the weather is warm and the
pigs have nothing to do but grow.
This will make the second litter
little late, but with proper manage
ment they will be all right.
One of our best known and most
successful breeders recently re-
marked to the writer that ..an Octo-
Der or November pig wasn't worth
raising" I think he is, mistaken. 1
have a lot of November pigs that
have been growing all winter, and
are in a nice, thrifty condition now.
Their fare has been amixture of ship
stuff and bran, and what corn they
could pick up after the cattle. The
cost has been very little. and when
the grass comes they will, think,
make rapid growth. I believe,
though, that those same pigs, if fed
corn exclusively, would have been
worthless. If l had lot of fall pigs
and corn, and no money, L would
trade the corn for mill feed and ex-
pect to make money b. doing So In
summer of course they do not need
it, as grass will keep pigs growing
and in healthy condition. Journal of
Agriculture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Feeding a stock Roar.


The food for q stock boar is not an
elaborate ration, which only the few
NAV use. It is very simple; the OPP
posite of that mysterious complexity
which many are apt to associate with
selected for stock purposes will have
learned to eat nicely before he is
taken from the sow. He will then
be pull in Quarters wa ch are not con-
6rsd.
When from 10 to II weeks old,
says a Canadian writer, the follow
ing rations will cause him to thrive
admirably if it can be secured for
him, viz: good supply of skim ilk,
with meal ration composed of one
part ground rye, seven parts green
peas and sixteen parts shorts. The
meal may with profit be stirred
into the milk and fed in the form of
Cruel. When skim milk or butter
milk cannot be had Stops from the
house may be used; where peas can
not be had substitute corn, and
where shorts cannot be obtained use
ground oats.
The relative proportions of the
grain substituted will remain the
same Along with this ration green
food should be used in summer, such
as clover, peas and, in fact, any thing
in the form of vegetation in a green
and succulent condition. In winter
some green food may be supplied in
the form of roots or corn ensilage.
The ringing of the boar should be de-
ferred as long as he remains tract
able. The exercise of roofing will be
good for him while he is developing.
Ii he should be inclined to get too fat
the peas or corn ration may be re-
duced, but this is not likely to take
place where he is allowed plenty of
freedom.
When he is well developed the
same ration essentially in kind may
be given him, but house Stops will
answer in lieu of the skim milk. A
tablespoonful of ground oil cake
given three or four times a week has
good influence upon the digestive
organs, and now and then some char
coal or charred corn is thought to act
beneicial1y. In time of severe use
the food should be made stronger,
but great care should be TAX. -
avoid an over-fatty condition of the
system.
When the boar is kept strong and
vigorous, and in good condition as to
thrift, but yet not overloaded with
fat, the results are likely to prove
most satisfactory. 1t is equally hurt
full to rush the growth of the boar on
too rapidly when he is young. or to
| hinder it by feeding him too lightly.
When conditions thus natural are
| observed, and when the services re-
| quired are not undue, the usefulness
of the boar will continue for several
years
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
New Railway for London.

A railroad enterprise of consider
able extent and Importance, which
has been held in check for many
years by great conflicting interests,
will soon be brought to completion
in England. This is the extension
of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lin
colnshire railroad to London. More
than twenty years have elapsed since
the scheme was first preached, but
1T was net until last year that the
necessary authorization of parlia-
ment could be obtained. The new
road viii be about one hundred miles
long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Houscilslt Helps.

Spirits of camphor will remove
white spots from furniture.
Mustard or celery rubbed on the
peeling onions.
When fish is served as a course at
dinner, potatoes are usually the only
vegetable presented.
For housekeeping time it's well to
know that mixture of two parts of
crude oil to one of turpentine applied
with soft cloth makes an excellent
furniture polish.
Food becomes dangerous if put
away in tin receptacles. China or
glass dishes are the only safe things
in which "leftovers" may be allowed
to stand. Many cases of poisoning
may be traced to the common prac-
tice of leaving canned goods stand.
ing in the open cans.
An effective recipe for Kidding a
storeroom of a plague of red ants is
TO dissolve a lump of camphor in
spirits of wine, add hot water, and
wash the infested places with the
mixture. Jumps of camphor tied in
white paper and left on closet shelves
will also be of assistance in driving
off the persevering ants
Inc perfect way CT boiling eggs =
not to boil them at all They should
be placed in a wire basket that the
necessity of fishing the eggs out one
by one may not keep some of them
in the water longer than others
The basket should be submerged in
q dish OF oold water. When the
water has come to boil, not boiled,
the aRes are seedE to be served.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Children Cry for
Pitchers Cast 3sia.
LITERARY AND MUSICAL.
No. He Hadn't Read 1t. But the Con-
versation Went Right On.

No. He Hadn't Read 1t. But the Con-
versation Went Right On.
His hair was long and flowing and
it would have been difficult 10 say
whether he was poet or musician,
at first blush. After blushing sever
al times, however, the casual OBJ
server would have about concluded
from the air about him that he was a
musician. Somehow, the air is more
distinctly defined in music than it is
in poetry, anyhow.
The young woman in the case was
clearly literary. Her hair was in a
slump and her cuffs looked as if
they ought to have the hose turned
on them.
Have you," she asked after they
had been talking some time, ''have
you read 'TrilbY?'"
st beg your pardon?" he replied,
starting as if the name were not en-
tirely unfamiliar.
ST said" she repeated, "have you
read Trilby?'"
"Oh, ah him. he hesitated, well,
40, haven't. You see I have been
30 very busy learning Sweet Marie'
for my approaching recital that
really have not had time to read
much recently"
Aud the conversation happily con-
tinued.-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastOria.
When size was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she lad Children che gave them Castoria.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
HoIs1NGToN HAPPENINGS.

HoIsINGTON HAPPENINGS.
BY 'Tapglefoot.''
T. o. Cole was campaigning here
Friday.
e. n. Moses was here from Great
Bend Thursday on business.
E. l.. Hotchkiss and wife and two
children were visiting III town Thurs
day.
George Greene and Miss Georgia
Hume were over from Great Bend
Sunday.
Misses Day, Kline, and Maud aud
Leona Griffith were visiting friends in
town Sunday.
Most everyone from here went
either to Great Bend or Oiin to take
in the picnics Sunday.
Baker BoxweIl and William Ban
nister got into little scrap Sunday
morning at the barber shop. EACH
left his mark on the others eye.
d. o. Dever suffered severe stroke
of paralysis while staying over night
at Mr.. Cooprider's. His entire side is
paralyzed ard he is in critical Goa
ditiOn.
Kaffir corn seems TO be coming
crop. A little girl in the schools
when asked what iropic was on the
southern boundary of the torrId zone,
said. "The tropc of Kaffir corn"
Mrs. Mosier ani Mrs. Harris, with
children, in a buggy were Over turned
by the horse becoming frightened at
the switch engine and turning square
around. As luck would have it, moth
ing more serious than bruises resulted
Rev. Davis has been conducting
revival services at the CbristiaI,
church the past week. On Sunday
night be preached drctrnal sermon
Oil baptism, in which he s,rt ngiy in
timated that baptism by sprinkling or
pouring was not baptism.
Mondays enrolment in the city
schools was as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17

To illustrate between Great Bend
and Hoisington whisky: A darkey
from the north side, who takes little
bulge" once in awhile, stopped at
Hoisingt0n on his way to the Bend.
When he got to the Bend he reported
that he had been kicked in the stom-
ach by a COW, but ON his way hack
(after having sampled the Bend arr
iicle) he said he had been kicked by
mule. He wanted doctor, for he
said: Use mighty 'faid Use gwine
to hab to Leah you"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

FRESH PASTURE 300 acres, not
used in 1895, three miles south west of
city, on Arkansas river; best water and
grass in Barton county; rent very low;
immediate poss .ssiou until March 1,
1895 Enquire at A j. Bucklan rs
land office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
A GOOD AND SIMPLE RATIoE
FOR A STOCK BOAR

skim MIX and Meal Ration-Bow to
Raise Turkeys-Getting Ready for
Harvest-Peaches on Heavy Soil
Dairy Items-HousshoId Helps.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17

For SALE-Until Saturday offer
all my household goods for sale cheap
for cash. Call at residence, Scherm-
erhorn property, First ward.
L. B. TEBBE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17
Castoria.

aCsstoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children
d. G. c. OseooD,
Lowell. Mass.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-06-22

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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-06-22
worid'- Temperance congress

l."niun, Jun" ~ The rl-cntiy. CON.
mite" ~ th" Mrri'r Wum-u's CLr,-tlAn
Temperance mon held -rrr,uua tni-
morning aud Af"rn "u, ru.mgm there
VIII u" monster mArr meeting AMI
grand decentralization At Albert hall, Men
-iugtru. ThH ,@lihc- ~ the largest IN
"r"A' britain, n not Ia Europe. The
decentralization will b" very Iir,urraIus
Alin"Ht spectacular. ~ fact Anrr th,
Hu'l"nc" ~ r-st,si there will H.. "a prn.
erosion ~ ia" vuriuur -lrmrutr which
cnIplHS" thA convention A large mill.
tAry band will supply the -trum-n,al
music. The rutir" Iut-rIur e the ,Siihc-
har been irrt,-,n"i with the great pnly
gl"t l'"tl,h,u which vii lee presented IT,
parliament Hnrr th" Ayuiruinrut Il the
c"uN"uiruu Tia" iu-rttug Will h- uIru,,i
vii march ia singing one IT the new
songs ~ th" "ri-r There Will then lr
~l,i'" rllhnu rh"lr c"mI~,--d IT 4Uu
} Huug women ~ dark bldr rutp with
"hii" ribbons. Then Will con- the vHrl.
nur d-irrstI uS according t. uAtinnAl
tee The American drl-gatinn will h-
received with the "S,ar Spsugl.-i Ian
u"r," lh" French with "l.s MAr--llAlro,"
the irrmAnn with "D- Wacht attn Rh,lu,"
tue RusrIsuH with their ns,innsl hymn,
Ahh the other delegations each With it's
own national air. After the delegations
will c'ins ,h- friendly aud sihlIsis.i ao.
ci-,i-- Ia r.gslis Then viii cm- the |
Britirh delegation. And the hani vii play
'''1i Save the Qnr"n," which will lie
sung 10y all prrrent. The convention will |
finally adjourn ~ SAturiay