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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

required. A somewhat novel construc-
ton is shown in the design of a barn
that is presented herewith. The wall
space around three sides is used for
stock, while the space over the stock
the scaffolding-can be used for hay
and fodder, this being slowed away
with a hay fork. The center of the barn
is taken up by an immense silo, or d
double silo, the center of the barn offer
ing the greatest height for the accom-
mediation of the siio. A cellar is needed
under such a barn, so that manure can
be dropped through the floor. If tho
cellar is not possible, the manure can
be wheeled out in a car arranged to run
behind the cattle. Make the foundation
a grout wall and cover the sliding with
heavy paper. Shingles over this will
keep all very warm within. If more
fodder is required than can be stored
upon the scaffolding, a stack can be
made outside.-N. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
Observation-Disclosures.
CAPONIZfNG TABLE.

Subject of Great Interest to Farmers
Living Near Cities.
About four years ago, through the
influence of an intimate friend, I was
persuaded to experiment in small way
with capons. The departure was prac-
tically new thing for me, and it was
with some trepidation that I entered
into it, but now, after knowing of its
merits and its few if any disadvantages,
/ wonder that caponizing is not better
known and more widely practiced than
it is. Anyone with a little enterprise
can successfully perform the operation,
and grow capons to perfection, and
once having given it a trial, they will
never fail to caponize all their cockerels
that are not desirable for breeding pur-
poses, and thus be able t. furnish their
table with delicacy which our wealthy
epicures of the city prize very highly.
The operation, says a writer in the
Orange Judd Farmer, is performed on
a table made for the purpose, about 3
feet high and 11s feet wide by long.
The bird is placed upon the table as in
Dictated in the accompanying cut, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
DEED OF A DERANGED MOTHER.

She Purns Herself and Ten-Year-Old
Daughter to Death-The Other Children
Saved.
HILLsBoRo. Ill, July 6.-Mrs- Robert
Young. residing with her husband and
family at Donellson, locked herself
and her ten-year-old daughter in a
bedroom and after saturating the bed
with kerosene. ignited it, burning her
self and daughter to death. The house
vas entirely consumed. The husband,
who occupied another apartment. sue
ceeded in getting their other five chill
dren out of the building alive. Mrs
Young is believed to have been tenn
porarily insane.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

outside states. where there is some op.
position to Bland. Missourians have
been informed that they would secure
more votes with Stone than with
Bland, and this sort of talk is having
its effect, but apparently does not in
the least cripple the Bland boom, and
mis- boom and his interests are being
pushed with as much vigor as ever.
Gov. Matthews. of Indiana, is not a
candidate for the vice presidency and
will not allow his name to be consid-
cred for second place on the ticket
WANT A SHORT CONVENTION.
CHICAGO. July Aft the free silver
leaders have their way the convention
viii be in session but one day. They
intend to make vigorous effort to
carry this idea into effect, and that is
one reason why they are so determined
TO have a free silver man for tempo
rary chairman. The idea. however,
does not seem to be received with
much favor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

legs being secured under the padded
lever (a) at the operators right, and the
wings by the loop of strong cloth (b)
attached to the lever (c) a t the left and
coming up through the hole in the left
center of the table, passing around the
wings. The weights on the two levers
should be in proportion to the size and
strength of the bird; then after pluck
ing a few feathers from the side of
the cockerel just in front of the thigh,
cut a slit between the last two ribs,
well up towards the back, and after
adjusting the ''spreader," the operator
can see what remains to be done very
plainly. Some cut only one side, but L
prefer to work from both sides, as it
IS much more convenient, and usually
takes no longer.
Some care should be exercised in per-
forming the operation lest the large
artery following along the backbone
is ruptured, since that would cause the
Immediate death of the chicken; still
there is no loss, for he only provides us
with good broiler! Then, too another
thing to expect is from Is to 25 per cent.
''slips'-these are cockerels on which
imperfect operations were performed,
and as they mature the comb grows,
and to all appearances they are roosters.
Possibly the most important factor of
all in a successful operation is having
the cockerel at the proper age. / am
better acquainted with the Plymouth
Rocks than any other breed, and with
them about 3R months seems to be the
proper age. Those breeds which mature
much earlier, like the Leghorns, should
be operated upon much younger, while
Brahma could possibly be caponized
when five or six months old, and not
have much danger attending the work.
AS soon caponiZed' the chicken
should be given all the ground feed and
drink it wishes, for it is hungry. since
in order to facilitate matters. the cock
erel should be tasted about 80 hours
previous to the operation; in three
days time the wound should be healed
over, and in two or three weeks it would
be quite difficult to find even a scar
Now we have a bird that will put on
flesh at a surprising rate; the meat is
of n delicious flavor and very tender
and juicy, and with the same amount
of feed, a capon will weigh about a third
more at given age than if left as a
rooster. 1t is we'll worth the trouble tC
have the noisy young cockerels trans
formed into quiet, lazy bird, even il
we were recompenSed in 10 other way
but the price to be obtained for capons
is what pleases the grower of them
most of all, as the regular quotations
range from six to ten cents above the
ordinary chicken. l well remember the
first year L engaged in this department
of my poultry work, when I sold 2C
capons averaging eight pounds at 2;
cents per pound, one of which dressed
9Hs pounds, and well-known lawyer
paid Sne $2.37 for the same. So we see
the advantages are threefold-a better
price, larger bird and quiet bird.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
Telling a Horses Age.

THE popular idea that the age of "a
horse can always be told by locking at
his teeth" said a veterinary surgeon on
Michigan avenue, sis not entirely cor
rect. After the eighth year the horse
has no more new teeth, SO that tie tooth
method is useless for telling the age of
q horse which is more than eight years
old. AS soon as the set of teeth is COM
plete, however, a wrinkle begins to ap-
pear on the upper edge of the lower
eyelid, and a new wrinkle is added each
year, so that to get at the age of horse
more than eight years old you must fig
ure the teeth plus the wrinkles Chi
cago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
DAVID B. HILL

tary chairman, the argument being
that the many silver senators who will
be so prominent in the convention and
who are at the head of the silver move
nent. will not want to turn down a
fellow senator. But SO far it is only
surmise on the part of the gold men
who are now on the ground.
The executive committee of the ma
tional democratic committee has de-
:ided to recommend to the full COM
nittee that it proceed in the usual
way to designate a man for temporary
chairman of the national convention.
It is not yet determined whether the
executive committee will assume the
responsibility of naming the man
for this place, and that matter is still
under consideration.
Some of the silver men manifest
disposition to resent the coming to
Chicago of gold advocates who are not
Delegates to the convention with the
avowed intention of influencing the
course of proceedings. Voice was
given to this feeling by Sc nator-elect
Money. of Mississippi. who said: sit
is an unheard of proceeding for men
like Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Eckels, who
have no credentials to national con-
| vention. to attend it with the view of
influencing the action of the delegates
On a question of principle 1t is Of
course usual for the friends of the
candidates to exert their influence
upon delegates who believe as they do;
but for men to come here as these do
TO change the views of the delegates
who are instructed on a line of policy
is either a piece of arrogance or a
piece of folly, just as you choose to re-
gard it"
TALK OF GOV. STONE FOR PRESIDENT.
CHICAGO. July 5.-There is a great
deal of quiet talk for Gov. Stone, of
Missouri. Members of the Missouri
delegation declare that there is moth
ing in the talk, but acknowledge that
Stone can do very much as he pleases,
Is the delegation is very friendly to
him. The talk for Stone comes from
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
JUMPED INTO THE LAKE.
Passengers on Hoard Burning Steamer
Adopt Heroic Measures.

Passengers Hoard a Burning Steamer
Adopt Heroic Measures.
OswEGo, n. Y, July Gan unusual
marine disaster occurred yesterday off
Oak Orchard, and in the middle of
Lake Ontario. Steamer Samuel n.
Hodge. of Buffalo, bound from Cleve-
land to Prescott, with 600 tons of wire,
caught fire. Steamer st. Joseph, Capt
John Prenton, Oswego, sighted the
burning steamer and was soon beside
her. For over an hour the ST. Joseph
kept two streams playing upon the
burning craft. but to no purpose, and
to avoid being burned to death those
on board the Hodge jumped into the
lake. All were picked up by the St
Josephs crew.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
NOT IN GOOD STANDING.

Ex-Gov. Waite Not Allowed Place In the
Colorado Populist Convention.
DENVER, Col, July 6-Ex-Gov. Waite
made a dramatic exit from the state
populist convention Saturday, accom-
panied by 80 delegates The ex-gov-
ernor represented a minority faction
from Arapahoe county, which was not
allowed a place in the convention, and
he took occasion to denounce the gath
ering as Illegal, stating that he would
carry an appeal to the national con-
vention at ST. Louis, on July %.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
WITH ANOTHER STAR.
The United States Flag Changed for Utah's

The United States Flag Changed for Utah's
WASHINGTON, July 5.-For the first
time Saturday the flag of the United
States foated with As stars on its blue
field, indicating the admission of Utah
to the sisterhood of states General
orders issued by the war and navy de-
partments had prepared the way for
the change, and for several months
the flagmakers have been busy in plac-
ing a new star on the flags in stock.
From economical considerations the old
army flags will not be retired at once,
but will be replaced only as they are
worn out In the case of the naval
flags the change was more easily made,
for those on hand on shipboard may
be readily altered by the expert sail
makers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
MODERN STOCK BARN.

Novel Construction Is Shown IN the De-
sign Here Illustrated.
The silo has changed the entire con-
ditiOns of feeding on many farms,
Bulky fodder. for which much barn
room was needed. has been largely re-
placed on these farms by the condensed
ration of ensilage. A radical change
can thus be made in barn construction.
for, with the silo, immense storage
room for hay and similar fodder is not
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
JEALOUSY CAUSES A DEATH

j. H Van Horn Killed by Alexander Coch-
ran Near Fort Scott, Kan.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, ] uly 6-AlexandsR
Cochran, an old and respected citizen,
shot and instantly killed j. 81. Van
Horn, Missouri Pacific brakeman, on
the formers farm, IL miles south Of
this place. The killing was the result
of jealousy on the part of Van Horn.
About three weeks ago Cochran mar
ried a woman who had rejected Van
Horn, and the latter made threats
that she should never live with anyone
but himself. Saturday Cochran came
to town with his wife, but learn
ing that Van Horn was in town
threatening his life, he started for
home. Van Horn followed shortly
after on the train By the time Van
Horn reached the Cochran home, Coch-
ran was ready for him with a Win
chester, and ordered him to throw up
his hands. Van Horn obeyed. but re-
considered and reached for his revolver.
Cochran fired and Van Horn fell dead.
Mrs. Cochran was the only witness to
the affair
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
1T DOES NOT HOLD.

Judge Foster Renders An Interesting DecI-
sion the Kansas Homestead Exemption
Law.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 6-United
States Judge C. g. Foster rendered a
decision which discloses that the iron
clad Kansas homestead exemption law
may, under certain circumstances, be
set aside. The First national bank, of
Marion, loaned a sum of money to
Marion and Laura Smith and took for
security mortgage upon some
cattle. Afterwards Smith sold the
cattle, and invested the proceeds
in a farm, which he occupied and
held as his homestead under the law.
Judge Foster holds that as the money
received from the cattle was all placed
in the land, it can be legally held in
place of the security which Smith
wrongfully converted. He orders the
land sold and the proceeds devoted to
the payment of the note held by the
bank
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
BOTH GOOD SHOTS.

Dick Younger and the Town Marshal of
RusseIlvIlie, XIV. Killed.
RUssELvILLE, KY, July ca deadly
duel took place near Adairville yester-
day. Dick Younger went to the town
drunk, and as he rode out of town he
fred his pistol. 81. ii. Harmon, the
town marshal, jumped on a horse and
started after Younger. An hour later
both meh were found dead about one
mile from the town. Both men had
been shot through the heart, and only
one chamber in each revolver had been
discharged. Younger was relative Of
the notorious Missouri outlaws of the
same name,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
BILL pooLIN ESCAPES.
The Outlaw and ID Other Prisoners Get Out
of the Guthrie Jail.

of the Guthrie Jail.
GUTHRIE. Ok, July Fourteen pris-
oners overpowered the guards in the
United States Jail at $50 last night
and broke Jail. Bill Doolin and Dyna-
mite Dick, the last survivors of the
Dalton gang, who were wanted for the
murders committed in the Ingalls,
fight, at which four deputy marshals
were killed, were the principal actors
They got the guards two re-
volvers and Winchester by a
rush out of the cages when
the gate was opened. They knocked
one of them down and placed
the other two in the steel cages. They
came out at the point of their revolvers-
Having the guards safe. the ringlead-
ers called for everyone of the prisoners
to escape il they wanted TO. Only IA
followed. William Beck. one of the es-
capped prisoners, returned and said that
Doo1in was SO weak that he sat by the
side of the road outside of the city,
wondering how he would escape.
Later the outlaws made a man named
Schofeld and his girl get out Of a buggy
and give it to them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
sILvER's GREAT SHOWING.
Claim Made That White Metal VIII Have
COS Votes Out of S2O.

eos Votes Out of 92O.
CHICAGO, July 3.TThe silver men
place their strength in the convention
now at COS votes out of total of 9aO.
leaving 312 votes to the gold men,
They also claim four of the six dele
gates from Delaware. five of the six
from the District of Columbia, four of
the eight from Florida, eight of the IL
from Maine. one of the 10 from Mary
land and six of the IS from Minnesota.
This is few votes below the two
thirds necessary to nominate. but it is
confidently believed that these will be
secured. The silver men also believe
that an investigation of the contests
from Michigan and South Dakota will
result in adding these two delegations
to their side of the column.
Headquarters of the gold standard
men have been opened at the Palmer
house. The gold standard men seem
to be quite confident that Hill will be
accepted by the silver men for tempo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
INGALLS, MALIGNED.
He VIII Sue q Periodical for Publishing q
False Interview.

he VIII Sue q FerIOd1cAI TOT PuDIIshlng .
False Interview.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, July Am alleged
interview with ex-senator John j.
Ingalls,, in which he was made to pre-
dict the defeat of Mckinley, which has
been published in many newspapers. is
pronounced by him a forgery from be-
ginning TO end. To the best Of Mr..
Ingalls, information the article origi-
nally appeared in the Silver Knight
National Waterman, of Washington,
under St Louis date, June o5. Mr..
Ingalls, is very indignant, and to-day
telegraphed to the district attorney at
Washington to bring criminal proceed
inQs against the author.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
Bland win Stay Home.

LEBANON, Mo, July Elm reply to a
query as to whether he would go
to Chicago to attend the democratic
national convention, Richard p. Bland
said to press represent tive: mo,
have no intention of going to Chicago;
neither am 1 personally urging my
nomination. 1 am in the hands of my
friends and have every confidence in
their ability and fidelity"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
dutes of Three States Meet.

LAWRENCE, Kan, July 6-The
Mutes' association of Missouri, Iowa
and Kansas held a reunion here Satur-
day. There were SO present from the
three states. In the election of officers
Charles Curtis, of Lawrence, was
elected chairman and Lincoln Eller, of
Wilson, Kan, secretary. The next re-
union will be held at Topeka, on July
g 1897
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
Drought and Disease Playing Havo,

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July sit is re-
ported that crops in southeast Arkan-
sas are almost total failures from
drought Stock is being carried off by
the hundreds by the disease known as
anthrax, even squirrels, rabbits and
other game suffering from its ravages-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE
But That Did Not Prevent q Maryland Mob
from Hanging a Negro.

from Hanging a Negro.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 6.-Sidney
Randolph, a negro. charged with the
murder of little Sadie Buxton, and
with assault with intent to commit
murder on the girls father and mother
and elder sister, during the night of
May 25, at the home of the Buxtons,
near Gaithersburg, was lynched before
daylight on Saturday by a mob of de-
termined men, who overcame the
sheriff and forced him to surrender the
keys of the Jail. The negro protested
his innocence of the crime to the last
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

which, if true, will
cause a political
sensation in Kan
sas. Mr.. Riggs de-
clared that ex-Gov.
Lyman u. Humph-
rey had told him
that he Humphrey
could not support
the national repub-
lican ticket on &C.
count of the inan-
cial plank of the St
Louis platform.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
KANSAS REPUBLICAN EDITORS.
So Far but Two Have BoIted the National
Ticket-Fiye Are silent.

So Far but Two Have Bolted the National
Iicket-Five Are SILENT
TOPEKA, Kan, July 6.-Of the 2sz re-
publican papers in Kansas. 265 have
declared unequivocaliy for the national
platform adopted at St Louis. Twelve
papers express themselves dissatisfied
with the platform, but they say they
will support the nominees Two have
bolted and will not support the ticket
The remaining five papers have not ex-
pressed an opinion. The first open re-
volt of the free silver republicans oc-
Cured here Saturday night, when the
Kansas Repub lican Free Silver league
was organized. Two hundred and fifty
republicans of Topeka, including
professional men, Santa Fe shop and
Office employees. mechanics and labor
ers have signed pledges absolving
themselves from any further participa-
ton in repu blican politics as far as
this years campaign is concerned.
Every man who has gone into this
movement is vouched for as a former
republican. None others were per
mitted; populists and democrats are
barred. and professional politicians
are also excluded from mem bership
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
HUMPHREY WILL BOLT.

Kansas Republican Ex-Governor Does Not
Like the St. Louis Platform.
CHICAGO, July Elm conversation
with press reporter Samuel A. Riggs,
of Lawrence, Kan, made a statement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

So long as there is good pasturage it
is rarely an economical plan to confine
the hogs in a close pen even when fat
tening for market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

not state his plans for future political
work
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-13
TIE kEKUCKY INFANY
Enacted Over Again, This Time in
louisiana.
A White Man and His Colored Wife
Attacked by Mob-The Wife
Shot Dead, and the Husband
Wounded-Both Burned in the
Ruins of Their Home.

New Orleans, January 12.-Patrick
Morris, white railroad hand, and his
colored wife met with terrible fate at
midnight last night.
They lived in fiat boat near the
West Wego warf of the Texas and Pa
c:fic, a few miles above the city, on the
opposite side of the river.
On account of their difference IN col
or, as well as the charge that they keep
d.sorderly place for negroes, there has
been a growing sentiment against them.
They were sitting up in Their boat
when a body of men came down and
set fire to the hull.
THEY SOUGHT REFUGE
on shore, and as soon as they made their
appearance they were riddled with bull
lets.
The woman was killed outright, but
the man fell crippled and the two were
burnedA,o ashes with the boat.
The I ithorities of Jefferson Parish,
where the affair occurred, claim that
they cannot discover the perpetrators.
but the eleven-year-old son Of the VIC
tins, who escaped with his life and IS
now in charge of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, says
that a business rivalry was at the bot
tom of the burning, his father having
had trouble with saloon keeper in the
vicinity. He claims to have identified
several of the crowd, all of whom
WERE WHITE MEN.
The citizens in the vicinity, however,
say that the place was nuisance and
that the couple had been run away
from several places. They think that
the men went there for the purpose
of giving Morris a whipping, but that
he showed fight and infuriated his op-
pressors to encompass mis- own doom.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-13
HORRIBLE!
The SuferingS Of the Crew Of an En-
glish Ship, Stranded on Vancouver
Island. Seven Of the Crew Died
Before Aid Came.

Seattle Wash, January 12-Ten days
of suffering from cold and privation on
a rocky buff during which time seven
Of the crew, including the captain and
matamet their death, and the 0hter mate
and se2men met with terrible accidents,
tells the tale of the wrecking of the big
four-masted English ship Jeannette
COwan, on Vancouver Island, otherwise
known as the boneyard of the Pacific
ocean. This frightful news was
brought to this city this afternoon by
the tug Tyee, which had but few
hours before landed fourteen members
OF the Inflated crew at Port Townsend.
The vessel struck New Years day.
Captain Thompson died several hours
after the ship struck the reef and the
cook and an able seaman and the man
who ran the donkey engine died the fol-
lowing day, the latter becoming Violent
ly insane. The other three men who
lost their lives were the second mate
and two apprentice boys. Nine men,
bers OF the crew were left on the shore
N a cabin about mile north of the
placa where the ship struck on the
reef.