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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
DICKMAN's BEE-FEEDER.

A, slot Is N. wide, cut entirely through
block for bees to come through to get feed; ;
i to - are slots cut IS in. wide. IL. in. deep.
to hold feed. This to be covered with
screen, which is raised by placing 1a-in.
strips around edge and across center.
other slots, six ON each side of the CEN
ter slot, three-eighths of an inch wide,
are cut 1A inches deep, and out as near
each end as possible; one-eighth inch of
wood is left between the slots for the
bees to crawl up on and to keep them
from drowning.
These center walls, save the one on
each side of the center slot, have a
portion cut away, down as deep as the
s.ots are cut, which permits these slots
to fill evenly though the feed be poured
at one place. Small strips one-half
inch thick ere nailed around the edge
and one across the center; over this
a piece of common door screening,
cut to fit, is placed, and another small
strip one-eighth inch thick is nailed
t. hold the screen in place.
These feeders were placed over each
colony by cutting a small strip out of
the burlap and placing the center slot
so as to come between, or rather di-
rectly over, the space between two
combs in the lower story. We believe
this feeder TO be good as any we
have yet seen, as you can feed at any
time without the bees being able to
come out of the hive. If the feeder is
full of bees It matters not, as you can
pour your iced right on them and fill
the feeder if you wish, and not bee
viii be drowned. If you wish to stop
feeding and the feeder is full of bees,
simply place the feeder on the ground,
bottom side up, and the bees will soon
return to the hive. But we have di-
crossed.
White clover yielded very poorly at
first, but got some better, until crop
of $500 pounds was taken by the OK
tractor. Then we had short cessation,
when the Eastwood flow began, and a
crop Of 1000 pounds was harvested
and the honey from 222 stands not re-
moved, which (if it had been removed)
would have swelled the entire crop to
over 1000 pounds. Two tons of this
honey would have sold at 1o@12% cents
per pound, and nearly one ton on hand.
There is considerable capital invested,
but this crop did not take three months
work of one man.
The query did it pay?' seems to be
very easily answered. One load of 1 500
shipped few days ago brought as
bushels of oats. or $1,000 pounds of
corn. Whether it paid or not, we think
you can find us next year as in the past
20 years-still in the business.-Jacob
Dickman, in Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
Mark Twain on Prohibition.

Mark Twain has just concluded
1ecturing tour in New Zealand. He
said good-by to the New Zealanders
at Christ church, and in the courssoi
his speech made reference to prohibi.
ton, which he said he approved, but
WHICH would put them into most diff,
fcult straits. He then told the follow.
ing story: I'm our country several
years ago there was man came to
prohibitive town, and, unlike you saw
ages here, they said to him: You can't
get a drink anywhere except at the
apothecary's.' So he went to the
apothecary, who said: You can't Oct
a drink here without a prescription
from the physician. But the man said:
L am perishing. L haven't time to gel
a prescription The apothecary re.
piled: We'll, I haven't power to give
you a drink except for snake bite The
man said: Where's the snakes? Sc
the apothecary gave him the snakes
address and he went off. Soon after
however, he came back and said: 'Fol
goodness sake give me a drink. That
snake is engaged for six months
ahead "-Wcstminster Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Over-fat hens are in danger OF apo
pleXy.
Wheat is among the best foods fol
laying hens.
Generally it is not good plan to feeo
stimulating food to poultry.
Except for feeding soft food troughs
should not be used. Always scatter
grain
While sour milk is relished by thu
hens, it should not be made to take tbs
place of water.
The goose viii lay about as many
eggs as the turkey and can be raised t.
maturity at about one-haif the cost.
A goose is not fully natured at one
year old, but sometimes breeders viii
couple old males with young females
Avoid getting them too fat, and give
them plenty Of opportunity for exercise
st. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROFIT IN eEEkEEPiNG.
Experience OF an Ohio Apiarist of Twenty
Years Standing.


Years Standing.
On April 2, '95, we removed so stands
of Italian bees from our cellar to their
summer stands, and found that there
had been no loss except in the weaken
ing of some colonies and the loss of
three queens. We Immediately gave the
bees that had lost their queens to the
weakest colonies, leaving us AZ stands.
To these we added five more by pur-
chase at $3.50 each. Having IFS pounds
of poor grade of honey, and as all were
getting scarce of honey, we invented
feeder of our own. and during the scar
city of honey between apple bloom
and white clover, we placed a feeder
over each colony and fed them some
OF this poor honey every evening, which
brought them up good and strong in
bees until the commencement of the
white clover crop. This feeding pre-
vented the cessation of egg laying by
the queen, and consequently our hives
were full of brood, larvae and eggs, and
the new honey from clover was placed
in the extracting combs, which were
now put in readiness for the expected
honey flow.
Perhaps a description of our feeder
would be of benefit to some brother
beekeeper. 1t is made of two-inch
pine, cut 7x14 inches. In the center.
lengthwise, a slot three-eighths of an
inch in width is cut through and to
within an inch of each end. Then 10
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16

Investigation as to the differences be-
tween the doctors and the dairy people
convinced Jenner that there were sew
eral different eruptions all known as
cowpox, and that one variety did pro-
tect against smallpox.
Having established this fact, the new
difficulty arose that even after an at
tack Of the true cowpoX the mixers
sometimes had smallpox. Long study
and investigation showed the cause of
this: that the cowpOx was not a proven
tive unless it was communicated to the
human at particular stage of the
eruption. It was well for Jenner and
for vaccination that this matter had to
be thought and worked out, for if the
vaccine theory had been published be-
fore this fact was discovered VAGINA
ltion might have been set back half
century, certainly for many years.
These Investigations had occupied
about Is years without Jenner's being
able to find a single case of covpox.
Nothing shows better the fact that he
had truly scientific mind than the fact
that he arrived at these correct conciu-
.sions before he had the opportunity of
testing them by actual experiment
From 1878 to 1896 he was studying the
subject without seeing cow or person
with cowpox. When the opportunity
finally came in 1876 the boy Phipps was
inoculated. The result was as pre-
dicted by Jenner. Afterwards the boy
was inoculated with smallpox, and this
incubation had no effect, as Jenner had
predicted would be the case. After years
of most patient work and investigation
Jenner had the satisfaction of knowing
that his reasoning was correct, and that
smallpox could be robbed of it's terrors.
So far as health and life are concerned.
no other discovery ever made can be
compared with the discovery of vacci-
nation. For years smallpox had been
the terror of the world, and Jenner had
the opportunity of becoming probably
the richest man in the world by keeping
his discovery secret. He was too
much of a man to do that.
After his successful experiment on
the boy Phipps, Jenner went over all his
work and repeated his experiments be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
DIR. JENNER'S DISCOVERY.
Vaccination for Smallpox Just One
Century Old.
The Famous Physicians Marvellous Scien-
tifc Revelation Was Not the Result
OF Accident as Has Been Stated
Time and Again.
Iwritten for This Paper.1

Written for This Paper.J
Edward Jenner, the discoyerer of
vaccination and one of the greatest
benefactors of the human race, per-
formed his first test experiment 100
years ago. On May II, 1906, he inocu-
lated the boy Phipps from pustule on
the hand of ayoungs woman who had got
cowpox from one of her employers
cows. In addition to his work in this
line he was a remarkable man, being
naturalist, Psychologist, geologist,
an advanced agricultural scientist and
an eminent physician and surgeon.
Fitted by nature for scientific work,
he was more inclined to it by the great
John Hunter, under whom he studied
medicine, and whose intimate friend he
was until Hunters death. In 1771 he
prepared the natural history speci-
mems brought back by Sir Joseph
Banks, Capt. Cooks naturalist, on his
first voyage Of discovery, and for this
work was offered the position of natur-
aalist to Cooks second expedition, but
this offer was declined.
Before he was graduated in medi-
cine his attention was directed to a
common belief among the country peo-
pie near his home in Worcestershire
that a person who had once had cowpoX
was safe from smallpox. AS sool as
possible after going back to his native
place, Berkeley, to practice medicine,
he began to collect information on the
subject. For several years the cows
in that vicinity were free from cowpox,
and he could make no experiments.
From the first he was somewhat dis
couraged by his country physician ac-
quaintances, who said they had no
faith in the common belief, and bad
often seen people afflicted with small
pox after having had cowpox. On the
other hand, he found several persons
who had often been exposed to small
pox standardization after an attack of
cowpox, and they attributed their i'm
munity to the cowpox. Five years of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
Volcanoes and Icebergs.

In recent years the size and numbers
of icebergs seen in the south Atlantic
and south Pacific oceans have both been
enormous, and various suggestions have
been made to account for the phenome-
non. Evidently something unusual has
been going on in the unknown regions
surrounding the south pole The latest
suggestion bearing on this subject
comes from Mr.. H G Russell, who has
presented it before the Royal Society OF
New South Wales His idea, in brief,
is that there has been an extraordinary
outburst of the great volcanoes known
to exist within the Antarctic circle, and
that the consequent shaking of the ice
clothed shores of the Antarctic CONT
nent has resulted in the breaking OFF OF
immense fragments of ice, which have
aftcrward been driven northward by
winds and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Com.
panion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16

bottom and supported at the top by a
wire or rope (w). The advantages of
this manger are saving of space, no
feed can be wasted, and there is no
place in which the refuse parts of the
feed may collect. The seed and chat
fall through the slat support to the
barn floor. When feeding fodder drop
this support from the top and the stalks
roll out upon the floor. from whence
they may easily be carried wherever de-
sired; they thus never become an an
Hoyance in the manure. When hauling
hay into the barn this support (m) may
be dropped so as to be entirely out of
the way. Witha1 it is cheap in its con-
struction. The rods in front of the
trough may be of wood or iron. The
support (m) may be made of half-inch
boards four inches wide. Use common
four-inch strap hinge.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
Joshua,s SpoonA

Abraham and Joshua had been in
vited 70 splendid dinner.
It was impossible for Joshua not to
make capital out of such an opportun-
ity; accordingly he managed to slip a
silver spoon into his boot.
Abraham was green with envy at
Jcsbaa's success, for he had not even
manipulated salt-spoon-
I But AN idea struck him
my friend" he cried, 81 will show
you some bricks"
Taking up spoon. he said: -You zee
dees spoon ?-Vell, 1T ees gonei" he
cried, passing it up his sleeve. "You
viii find it in Joshua's hood"
It was found.-Bay City Chat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
MANGER FOR HORSES.
Exceedingly Convenient Whenever Stable
Room Is Limited.

Wherever the room for the horse
stable is small, as it is where the stalls
are arranged across one end of the barn
in IL or foot space, where the horses
are to face the barn floor, this mange1
will be found exceedingly convenient
In place of the usual wide and deer
Manager, construct a trough (a) not ovei
one foot wide or deep. Place rods
(b) the full width of the manger, just
far enough apart so that the horse can
get his nose between them to cat his
hay or fodder, which is placed upon the
slant support (m). This is hinged at the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
The Sheep and the Ticks.

At the Wisconsin experiment station
they have this winter dipped sheep
when the temperature was down to
zero and below. Their reason for dip
ping was that the sheep had been col
lected from many points and some of
them were found to be infested with
ticks. They did not consider it of
any use 10 try to feed while the animals
were thus covered with parasites All
of our farmers that have sheep will do
well to take the hint, and give their
focks the benefit of an inspection, and,
If the need exist. OF dipping in any
reliable sheep dip. It is not desirable
to feed a lot of sheep, that the latter
may in turn feed a lot of ticks The
time spent in Kidding them of the YER
min will be well paid for in the added
thrift of the animals.-Farmers' Re
view.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16

The quality of the eggs depends large
~ upon the food given to the hens.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-15
Rejects the Re1inut,tsh ment.

Notwithstanding the unfavorabl" opinion or the
attorney general as to the valid ty of the act,
Gov Cloalgh gave effect to the i!lt"1t1on or the
legislature and attached his sign;:t'lre to the
hill which became a law on April IL, 1920 And
in compliance with the provision of the act d.
recttnx him to execute n deed of REIMBURSEMENT
to the United States Of the Hastings u l'aEota
lands on May 8, 1895. he did execute rrh a
decd Of REIMBURSEMENT and forwarded the same t.
the secretary of the interior, hut the secretary
Of the interior appedred to agree with Attorney
General Childs and absolutely declined to accept
the re ;inuuisment of these lands from this state,
tween the United States ard the grantee In thus
rejecting the intended REIMBURSEMENT, Secretary
H0ke Smith, gentleman of the same political
persua sion as Gen. Pope, says after reviewing the
question:
l,,a state of Minnesota can defeat the grant made
Nv congress to aid in the construction Of the
Hastings & Dakota railroad by an act of its legis.
aure intending to act as ,a forf h ana by
Of the state to the United States. Clearly. on
prncirle and authority, think not. These lands
we're certified to the state in trust for the COM
many. the state accepted them as trustee of an
expres, trust it is not denied that the lands
earned by the company; this department and the
courts have decided the company to be entitled
to the lands earned before the forfeiture of ito
s authorized and is tie proper person to receive
them The aforesaid ielinluishment of the state
Of Mil nesota is reject ed. Very respectfully.
=" iIoke Smith, Secretary"
This is as the matter stands to-day. and it will
remain for the next z!s,ature, If it sees At, to
take action in the mai 'er. The executive omcefS
Of the state have use.l their utmost endeavors to
give fleet to the will and intention Of the leg.
ialatur., as expressed in Senate File 375: Th2
attorney general says Il, bill is inenectual, a
Secret,r y Hoe Smtr declares that the ls9lD.
lature :n"npt relinqu's :'nds granted to a granso
~ ecryrc's. ..",s"t -. '':tt"- stands.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
Bryan Writes a Book.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-William J. Bryan
is actively engaged in the preparation
of work to be published about Janu-
airy list. This work will embody a thor
ough dilcussion of bimetallism and its
Importance as an issue in the campaign
of 1900.
Mr.. Bryan has authorized his pub
fishers, T. w. B. Conkey company of
this city, to state that half Of the royal
ties received from the sale of the book
will be used in advancing the cause of
bimetallism during the next four years.
The work will also contain Mr.. Bry-
ans views regarding the result OF the
recent campaign, his biography written
by his wife, together with special con
tributions from eminent political leaders
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD
Upper Coast Country Isolated
BY Floods.
rains Water Bound aud waiting for
20 subssde-TwO Wen Drowned.

Tacoma. Wash, Nov I7.-This city IS
still Isolated from the world as far as
railroad traffic is concerned. U 70
noon today not = train had left or ar
rived. An attempt 70 get passengers 10
Portland was abandoned last night
when the train which left Tacoma yes
terday returned. the washout al Win
look preventing even a transfer. As
washouts farther down the line do not
permit trains from Portland 10 reach
that point The White river bridge AZ
Cattle Branch is still down, and no
trains are running on that line All
travel between this city and Seattle IS
carried by sound steamers.
To the east several washouts east Of
the mountains prevent trains running.
The crews are AZ work constantly, and
with cooler weather and subsiding foods
the promise IS held out that traffic will
be resumed this evening. No eastern
mail has arrived for three days. only let
tiers coming from local points BY boat
Seattle, Wash. Nov. 1.-THE Cana
dian Pacific road IS the only one NOV
ing thus far, but it is claimed that the
Great Northern will push its cozst-Iine
train out tomorrow morning, and rail
road men say that the Northern Pacific
Overland will probably be in tomorrow
night, but this IS hardly thought pos
sible The rivers are still very much
swollen The steamer City of Cam
Paign" came down Skagit river last
night from Mount Vernon and arrived
today. The captain reports that during
the night the steamer was forced by the
current out of the river over the dyke
and went floating over q Delta rancter's
farm. The steamer was gotten back into
the stream again, and reached the sound
without mishap.
The news reached Seattle today of
the drowning al North Yakima of Mar
tin Fieldstead and William Davidson in
Yakima river, which stream is also very
high. The men were attempting 20
save two companions when they lost
their lives.
The storm has reached frs limit, and
the waters are at a standstill. Before
night the streams will be subsiding.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
violated the Right-Hour Law.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. I6-W. T. Little
OF Kansas City has been convicted of
violating the Kansas City eignt-hour
law by jury in the Shawnee county
district court. Little was the contractor
who put down the gravel walks around
the state house, and he worked his men
ten hours day Labor Commissioner
Bird arrested him and County Attorney
Stafford prosecuted the case, with the
result as stated. The maximum pen
atty is fine of 81, 900 AMI six months in
Jail. The case will probably go to the
supreme court.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
MUST ISSUE CERTIFICATES.
Duties OF the Canvas~ers are Purely
ministerial.

Salt Lake City, Nov. IS.-The anxi-
ously awaited opinion from County At
torney Whittemore relative 10 the va
lidity of the election law and the duty
of the canvassing board. was forthcom-
ing yesterday at brief session of the
county commissioners sitting as a board
of canvassers.
The county attorney declares the law
and that the recent
elebtion was, in fact, no election.
The attorney says the boards duties
are purely ministerial and it can there
fore not consider any question as to the
validity of an election, but must issue
the certificates.
The effect of It all is that election GER
tifcates will be issued and so far as the
board of canvassers as a DO dy is con-
cerned, there will be no contest. The
initiative may be taken by other parties,
however, and the much-discussed prob
lem may not yet be definitely settled.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
An Important Capture.

Hastings, Neb., Nov. I7.-Chief CT
Police Lehinski returned today from
Hanover, Kan, where he traced the
Davenport, Neb., bank robbers and sue
ceeded in unearthing an organized gang
of the boldest kind OF robbers who have
been operating through this part Of the
state for several months.
Last Saturday morning the bank of
Davenport was robbed of several hun
bred dollars. Chief Lehinski got onto
their trail and followed the robbers to
Hanover, Kan, when he arrested three
of them yesterday. The robbers den
was what is called "Hole in The wall"
and was run by one of the gang who
disposed of the stolen goods.
In searching the cellar the officer dug
up about $500 in gold, $500 in silver,
plenty of gold watches and jewelry be-
sides large roll of scrip and several
dynamite bombs.
The fellows when searched had upon
their persons $1,000 in currency, sew
eraI large revolvers and four stilettos.
The three robbers were taken to Wash
ington, Kan, to wait trial. 1t is thought
that this is one of the most thoroughly
organized gang of thieves in the west
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE chamber of dep
uties today adopted, BY a vote Of 7G7 TO
23S, VI. Guiliamet's radical proposal to
substitute universal suffrage for the mu-
nicipa! councils in the election Of dele
gates who elect senators NJ Jourdan
asked the government 10 support the
proposal Of the senate
NJ. Mefine, the premier, protested
against these injunctions. saying that
the government knew its own duty and
viii place the proposals honestly before
the senate and would endeavor TO OBJ
tain compromise. Finally the order
ofthe day in support Of the government
was adopted.
J. IS believed the proposal is certain
10 De rejected in the senate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20

81 have received letters from every
where since the election urging that the
organization be kept up 10 the interest
Of bimetalism and true democracy Tie
committee II course Intends 10 DO that
] never saw such q spirit Of determine
ton as has been evinced By our people
concerning the fight in 1900. 7 have no
doubt that bimetalism will prevail
"If Mckinley aligns himself with
monometalism the westerners viii howl
and If he sticks to his congressional 5i-
metallic record the eastern folks will do
the bowling Mckinley cannot avoid
the parting Of the ways"
Discussing the political Complexion Of
the next senate, Senator Jones said no
question will be presented that will
command the united party strength on
either side.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-20
WRECK ON THE R. G. W.
Passenger No. ? Derailed Near
Shale.
Engineer ssoOae aud Fireman Grunay
Were Bruised and TIL Fireman
Seriously Iniured-B Bad blockade

Lower Crossing, Utah, Nov. I6.-Pas-
sengsr train No. :, east-bound, was
tnrown from the track early this even
ing al Shale, lonely siding a short dis
lance west of the Ruby telegraph sta
ton Of the Rio Grande Western.
Only meager particulars are obtaina-
bic, but from what can be learned the
engine IS lying across the track and
badly damaged. and the express and
mail cars are piled up in bad shape. It
is believed that the express car and
contents are almost a total loss.
No fatalities 50 far as known, though
Engineer Goode and Fireman Brundy
were badly shaken up. Grundy IS said
to be seriously injured.
Owing 10 a deep cut where the wreck
occurred, temporary track cannot be
laid. Traffic on the road will be blocked
many hours.