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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

Before the counter OF o pralrle
town bank the other day were ranged
sixteen men, each with check in his
hand. They were evidently from the
claims and farms, but each had a
contented look that told of some re-
ward. Watching than I saw each
receive handful of silver and bills.
More came in, and they too, had
checks.
"Run on the Dank?" was asked OF
the cashier.
mo; milk day at the creamery"
care all of these men getting their
money for milk?"
"Every one. We are paying out
this month for our creamery little
over $4,000. That is what is pay
ing off the mortgages in this county.
You would not think it, but out of the
$500 heads of families living on
farms here ABOUT l, ZOO are taking to
the creamers milk from their COWS.
They are receiving on an average
about SO month and some receive
as high as 800. The creameries of
the county pay out something like
$3.50, 900 this year and that means a
good deal, does it not? In the old
days when we had failure of crops
we had to wait for the next harvest,
but now this business goes on every
month in the year and is growing
more important all the time. The
women do a great deal Of the work
too"
He was right. Going out to the
creamery early in the morning, the
teams may be seen coming in with
their loads of milk. About half of
them are driven by the farmers
wives, and it is safe to guess what
part of the milking was done by the
same hands still earlier in the morn :
ing. The development of the bust
ness would have been impossible
without the assistance of the farmers
wife. She was the first to realize
the importance of it all, and she ex-
empli6ed the possibilities that lay in
the little things before the husband
was aware of it. He thought the
way to prosperity was by putting out
big crops, and when the failure Of
rain spoiled his plans and left the
mortgage without redeemer he was
discouraged and blamed the govern
ment. His wife had been selling the
yellow pats Of butter and tho basket
of eggs and supported the family.
So at last he concluded that maybe
abe was right, and is now testing the
theory of smaller and surer things
with flattering results. It is not
quite 20 glorious, perhaps. but it is q
good deal more satisfactory. It Is
the way to the permanent prosperity
that the west must master before it
comes to the full huitage Of IT. hopes.
But the settlers wife has done
other things. She has had the brunt
of the burden ON the high prairiss
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07
The State Irrigation Plants.

A couple of years ago several en-
terprising gentlemen in the State
conceived the idea that experimental
irrigation was necessary to establish
line of precedents for farmers and
develop the means for promoting the
resources of the state. The idea was
considered a good one, and the legis
lature made an appropriation of $50.
600, to be expended in irrigation
plants and the payment Of the salaries
of the irrigation board. A large
number of wells were dug and pumps
put in, but SO far as any practical or
useful knowledge was gained, any
farmer with an ordinary well and
pump had the same advantage. The
experimental wells proved experiment
tai failures, partly because they could
prove nothing and partly because
whatever extent of use could have
been applied was neglected.
Statements have been made by re-
sponsible people in each county
where one of these wells has been es.
tablished, and the opinions expressed
are all about the same, that no prac-
teal good has come from the wells.
In some places these wells have been
imperative, because of neglect.
The well established in Ford
county is of little use. and is not at
fording much water.
The opinion Of the Garden City
Herald may be taken - o fair sam
pie of the opinion on these wells. It
says: "Nobody win object to the
Legislature abolishing the state irri-
CATION commission. The board did
most Of their work with their mouths,
Is no practical results were ever seen.
They Ill drew their salaries, however.
even II none Of the state pumps ever
drew water"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

On the ranch of Colonel Ed Hew
ins, west Of Fort Supply. are two
magnificent specimens of buffalo, and
it is reported that the government is
to furnish him with others from the
herd in Yellowstone park, and have a
large herd progApated here where
they formerly fouished so we'll.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

The man at Dodge City who
chewed some corn salve by mistake
for gum, ought to have a good diges
tive apparatus. -Hutchinson News.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

Mr. Bryan can make as much
money during the next four years as
if he had gone to the White House.
He will be just as well off financially
as if he had been elected President,
and the country will be much better
off.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

When the business interests of
this country voted against free
silver they also voted against the
similar folly of plunging into need
less war with Spain.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

The banks that have failed since
the election count for little in com
parison with the number that would
have failed if it had gone the other
way.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

A north Sea codfsher carries set
of lines over 1900 fathoms in length
and has 1850 hooks to bait. It looks
like quite task until it is compared
with the average days work of an
Ohio Office seeker.-Globe Dem
ocrat.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

If the Arbuckles succeed in smash
ing the Sugar Trust every good citi-
zen will consider it patriotic duty to
buy their coffee.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07
The Prairie Settlers Wife.

C. n. Harger, in Times. Herald.
Most Of the Christmas presents in
the cabins of the settlers on the high
prairies Of the west this year were
bought by the money earned and
saved by the patient. hard working
wives who have been learning the
secrets of gaining few luxuries for
the home while their husbands were
experimenting with the climate and
politics. The heroine of the west is
the woman who has stood by the
struggling worker on the new lands
and has shared his burdens. She is
not honored enough, but she will be
when the full history of eplains is
written.
First she was the woman in the
prairie schooner, driving the tired
horses while her husband urged on
the still wearier cattle that were
taken as the nucleus of the herds to
be. And then she was the assistant
farmer, driving the sulky pillow and
the expensive self-binder through the
long summer days-now she is the
discoverer of the secret by which the
prairies are being made to produce
less Of disappointment and more of
joy. She has learned the way out of
the ever depressing slough of debt
and helped the farmer to see how he
can become Independent Of the fitful
rainfall which is likely to fail just in
the days when it is needed most. She
coaxed the humble old COW into the
corner and induced it to give down
the fluid that when sold brought to
the farmer the necessaries of life.
She "shooed" the fighty hen into a
coop and carried the eggs to market.
She brought on: the resources of the
prairie claim and they are saving the
farmer.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

IT is reported that Bryan has
changed managers, but the truth may
be that the manager has changed
lecfurers.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

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do solemniy swear that the above sta1emeut
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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

and the long days Of summer were
but the waiting time before moving
s'back east to the wife's folks" - it
was often called. It took the bloom
out of the cheeks Of many q sweet
girlish face and brought the wrinkles
sooner than they should have ap-
peared in many q brow, Said an
east bound traveller in q prairie
schooner one day last summer: II
guess You don't really know exactly
what It means not to have anything
to eat and no way to get it, do You?
We knew what it was, and if it had
not been for my wife I guess We
would all have been planted up there
on the plans of Rocks County. I
was in bed with a fever for six weeks
and she took care of the horses and
COWS besides caring for me. She
walked to the village twice a week
because we had no wagon and the
horses were wild and hard to ride.
She gave music lessons to the minis
ter's daughter-she had agood edu-
cation back in Kentucky-and then
spent the so cents for something to
eat. Once the minister's wife had
no money in the house and asked her
to wait until the next week. She was
afraid of losing the place and did it,
but we lived on corn meal and water
all that time. Maybe you think we
didn't have time when the whole
dollar come in at once. Why we had
coffee and sugar for dinner and it
braced me up SO that I recovered.
It is all over now, but I can't help
thinking that my wife was the angel
of the ranch that winter" These ex-
pariences have been not uncommon,
and the very frequency of them has
dulled the sensibilities of those who
have seen them.
One of these days there will be a
proper picture drawn of the settlers
wife and it will do her justice. It
will not show her whining and wor
rying under the adversities of the
life incident to experiments in the
opening of new lands. It will make
her strong, the right hand assistant
or more-of the husband; some
times alone with the family on her
hands while he whom she loved and
trusted is sleeping under the level
reach of sod out on the plains, but
always meeting the trials of the day
with infinite patience and trust. She
has made many a home a success
that would have otherwise been a
failure. Easier times are coming to
the settlers wife in these latter days
and she deserves them. If the west
fails to honor her for the part she
played in the building of its institu
tons and the fighting of its battles it
will prove decidedly ungrateful. But
it will not forget.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-07

But the settlers wife has done
other things. She has had tho brunt
of the burden on the high prairisl
vhero H. rain did not conc at @
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-16
AMERIGAN-E EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY
 FRANKLIN AND IsT PrOprietors 1I6-21S W. Barra ue
sssssen.e g fgsa end paugl.ters.

or Milton's three wives and his yels. aons with them enough has been writ ten It was hard thing to be Milton's wife or Milton's daughter. Ho was stern, he was austere, he was self een- tered; his impeceable strength was pur- chased by a sublime and monotoneus egoism, which is the name they give to selfshness ill poets. Very chill must have been the life of his girls in that Puritan house, reading to the inwrapped Puritan father from languages they did not understand and taking down from his lips poetry they understood still less. Milton found them undutiful. Poor lit tie undutiful' daughters Fathers had terrible conceptions of duty i'll thoso days Did any one ever want to know Milton? Did any one ever not want to know Shakespeare? Doubtless there are readers of the Exeter Hall class who would have yearned for the godly com pany of the "great Christian poet. " But, on the whole, how thankful one should be that Shakespeare was not 2 Christian poetin Academy.
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Auburndaio.

"Until few years ago a little Wis eonsin hamlet was known simply as Hos Back, from the peculiar shape of s hill near there," said a Milwaukee drummer Finally tho citizens held an indignation meeting to wipe out the pleheian name and choose Q better one. It was decided to honor the place by giving it the name of the oldest settler, man named King. Somebody suggest cd Kings Mills and another Kings vile, and so on, but the old man him self objocted. Then it was agreed to name the town for one of Mir. King 'a daughters, but he had seven Of thems and jealousies promptly cropped out. At last sonlo genius noticed that all the girls were redheaded and suggested 'Auburndale. And Auburndale it is to this day. Troy Times
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MAPLE SUGAR.
widespread Ignossnce on tie rars e9
 Consumers.


 Speaking of maple sugar brings % mind the fact that there is no product of the farm concerning which there is greater ignorance on tho part of con sumers than maple sugar and sirup. It seems to he almost the universal opinion that snaple sirup to be genuine must be dark in color and of thick, heavy body. have carefully studied this mat ter, and am convinced that dealers in large towns and cities are largely re- sponsible for this Maple sirup is ono of 1, the easiest things to doctor. !" For in. stance, a gallon of strictly pure, light oolored maple sirup is received, and for eign substances, as cane sugar or glu- cose, are added and three gallons made. and all are branded "pure maple sirup."
 Some years ago stepped into gro oery store in tho city of Denver and in- quired if they had any genuine maple sirup. "Oh, yes'-and was shown cans branded ''pure Vermont maple sirup. I asked the grocer if he would kindly let mo taste sample. He did so, and as I looked up suspect he be- gan to 'smell mice' and asked if was manufacturer of the article said, "Yes, and I ship it every spring to your city. Seeing he was fairly caught he said: '@phe fact is I cannot fool you, see. This sirup of ours wsG probably made in Chicago.
 Last spring I sent a gallon by re- quest to a pastor of q church in Brook lyn who in his boyhood days used to live on a farm in Chonango county and knew what real maple sirup was. We sent him a gallon of early make, of l light amber shade, and at onee received word that the sirup was entirely ahead of any he had over seen, and that it was an utter inpossibility to procure such ill the city
 Why is it impossible? 1 know line { sirup is made and shipped. The fact is, as l said before, the consumer is not allowed to taste that fine. light colored, genuinely pure article, for once he gets 8 taste of it the trade for tho bogus ar- sicle is gone. A few days ago friend told mo he sent pound of fine sugar, made by one of cur farmers. to his mother in Baltimore. The cake weighed IS ounces, and as it went by mail it cost him $ cents postage. The letter carrier who delivered it said it must be something valuable to pay so much postage. The lady said she could guess what it was, It was oake of maple sugar her boy had sent her from New York
 As the carrier lived close by the isdy told him to como in during the evening and she would show him something good He did so, but the moment ho J saw it he said: "sYou can't fool me. That isn't maple sugar. Maple sugar is always black. ," She chopped off cor ner and told him to sample it He de- eiared he had never seen maple sugar before and wanted tho lady to write and order him 100 pounds. The sugar was shipped, cash received, and one man learned that maple sugar, ill order Co be genuine, need not be black as stoyepipe Country Gentleman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-16
Autumn Tailor GowS.

An autumn tailor gown of Rrss'An green English serge, says New York fashion writer, has jacket bodice fin' ished with short fat basques. It open' over vest of soft old rose colored la. dies cloth, pale tan and gold braid. ing nearly covering it's surface. The el,;rt hem is braided in the same design, and tho revers and standing collar are made of green velvet. Another model has the back of the jacket cut into short nostilion basques, the fronts in bolero shape, opening on q vest of soIs eordea silk, under the belt of which IS an add- sd basque cut in circular form. Inis gan be sewed permanently to belt or pointed girdle, or 1t can be made adjust ahle. and, when added, converts T house dress into street costume
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-16
TELLS A LONG STORY.
4 Granite Monument at Antictam Ke-
 calls a Family History.

Major Kin5sbury had a daughter as well as the son who fell at Antietam- The daughter married Simon Bolivar Buclzner of Kentucky some time before the war. When General Bucl1ner decided to go with the Confederacy, the danger of confscation of his wife's interest ilA tho Chicago estate confronted him. A family council resulted ill the transfer of Mrs. Buckner's property to her brother. Colonel Kingsbury fell i'll battle with out leaving q will to protect his sisters inheritance When the war closed, the return of Mrs. Buckner's s interest in her fathers estate was asked for in behal9 of her children Mrs. Kingsbury de. clined to coneede it. She claimed all that had been left in her husbands aame for her son and herself Litiga- tion followed and dragged along for years Major Kingsbury' $ 40 acres were i'll tho heart o7 Chicago when the fire occurred.
 In tho years immediately following the war Washington had few women more talked about than the beautiful widows, Mrs Becky Jones and Mrs Kingsbuly, the nieces of an ex-presis dent of the United States. Mrs. Kings bury became the wife of Gallatin Law rence son of one of tho wealthiesS manufacturers i'll Rhode Island. Galla- tin Lawrence had chosen diplomatic career. He was sent to Costa Riea as minister When he came back, society at the capital had a great sensation over the talk of duel between Minister Lawrence and Captain yon der Hass of the Belgian legation because of the cap tains attentions to the beautiful Mrs. Lawrence. The Belgian sailed for Eu- rope So did Mrs. Lawrence. Gallatin Lawrence followed. There was duel and then divorce case. Yon der Hass went to Egypt Mrs. Lawrence went there too Gallatin Lawrence returned to the States.
 The son of Colonel Kingsbury waA sent to Oxford His inheritance was cut In two by decision restoring to her heirs Mrs, Buckler's share in tho 10 acres. One day young Kingsbury came homo from Oxford, bringing Q college friend Between the English student and Mrs. Lawrence an attachment quickly developed. Mrs. Lawrence was twice tho age of her son's chum. Sno married him and is, or was the last that friends in this country learned, living with him abroad Kingsbury married Leyailtine, and he too, is ill foreign country. The fortune acquired through the Chicago investment has been much reduced. Mrs. Becky Jones, after long career in Washington, trayeled exten- sively and settled in Canada where she is still living, by all accounts. This is the complicated sequel, briefly told. of the events which She granite monument above the stone bridge at Antietam colnmemoratss --St. Louis Globe. Demo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-16
THE CRATER OF RAINIER.
Experiences Of Night on the summit of
 the Weird Mountain.

Throwing off the life line. which had become almost an intolerable burden. I scaled the pile Of bare rocks and gained the rim of the crater. The great bowl within was deeply filled with snow. but the black circle forming it's rim could be dlstlnetly traced. Descending the in her slope for about 100 feet. I found a place where steam was issuing from Q crevlce in the rocks and warmed my oehnmbod fingers. Soon my companions joined me, and we took refuge in one oI the many eaverns that the heat of the rocks and of the escaping steam had melted ill the lower portion of the snow and ice partially filling the crater. 5h these weird caverns one may descend Tar beyond the light of day. The white yapors drifting silently through the olmly lighted passages assume grotesque shapes and suggest to the imaginative visitor that spirits of the time when Fluto's reign was supreme there make their homes.
 By melting snow in our tin cups over the cracks from which steam was issu- ing we soon had water enough with which to prepare tea. In the absence of sugar aEd cream a little alcohol from the supply brought for fuel was added to each eep and proved q welcome sfimplant. Making ourselves as com fortable as possible under the eircum- stances, we passed the night in the cav ern of ice. There were no ledges broad though to lie down on, and we were forced to stand or crouch against the hot rocks all night Tho fcor of our cavern sloped steeply and led down to an ugly opening Of unknown depth be- tween the descending roof of ice and the rocks. To guard against accidents, the life line was stretched across the cavern and made fast to orags This proved wisn precaution, as VIC were able during tho night to walk up and down with the rope in our hands and avoid the stiffness and discomfort that come from remaining long in one posi- tion. Israel c. Russell in Seribner's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-16
Size For Size.

The company of one of the opera houses, at the close of a London season, had arrived at Liverpool to embark for a continental tour The musical instru- ments were being shipped with the rest, and among them was the doublo bass, or sbig fiddle, " as it is also called, not cased as usual, for this member of the string family will stand a little rough treatment.
 It soon attracted the attention of the jack tars, three or four of whom settled round, scrutinizing it with keen inter- est. By the order of au officer they soon dispersed but not long afterward an- other bluff seaman was discovered se- eretly watching it with wondering eyes He was asked his reason for standing thus idle
 Well, yer knew said Jack, "I'm just waiting for to see tine length of the hloke's arm that can play that thesz. fiddle. "--Mnsical Anecdotes.
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DOES SHE LOVE ME

Does she love mol That ia Creek Ear too deep for mo Co know. Do the sweet lips always speak From the hearts dcep ovofGorf 2 Can l tell each gentle sigh
 Is the breath of answering loyes Are the glanees of her eye
 Forged by Cupid or by Jovo? Only this to mo is known That l love her, her alone Only this clearly see She is more than earth can bo And full half of heaven to mo. Docs sho lovo.lac2 Do know Christ has risen from the tomhf Or where roscs, when they blow, ftet their color and perfulne2 Faith would have no mission here, Hosa would still ill heaven bo, If l did not trust the dear
 Pledges of her love for mo. z. 5 Though l cannot prove it mine 1e By an algebraie sign,
 Yet, as love divinoly grows, It believes and feels and knows. Thus through soul and every sense Her true love gives evidence, And clear and clearer soc k She is moro than earth can bo And full half of heaven to mo.
 Charles M. Dickinson.
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A llr. Johnson Story.

h g1ancing through tho recently pub. lished work on that worthy bore, Dr. Johnson. failed to discover the follow. ing anecdote. It is carefully preserved by family whose Scotch ancestors took riso out of the great lexieogra. pher:
 Hostess-Dr. Johnson, what do you think ef our Scotch broth2
 Br. Jehuson-Madam, in my opin1czI it's only fit for pigs.
 Hosiess-Then have some mora. --r London Figaro