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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08

TUE LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY
4 Hair-dresslng, any style, 25c: bangs cut and
Gu led. 15c; manicuring sc; switches, good
ones, 81; better ones for So: gray and bleached
hair restored 10 natural color, 81 so TO S. These
establishment on the Pacific Coast. q. LkDEkEk,
Ill Stockton St
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MARRIED.

BE RE-HUG IL kS-S Septemb,r H. 1897
sidney Fred Beardmore OF San Francisco and
Elizabeth Ellen Hughes of DiIs5ur- s.ngian t.
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BERKELEY HOUSES TO LET

ITO LET-NEAR THE UNiVER@I FY. STA
tion fine house of 9 large rooms in thoroug b
order. Address JOSEPH j. MASON, Berkeley
station.
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PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE

> GOOD CHICAGO RESIDENCE LOTS FOR
= California fruit ranch: value OF lots $I5UO.
Address Value, box 40 Call
EXCELLEN1 I FRUIT RANCH VALUE $4,000,
II for lodging house. Inquire 410 Kea ny, rm 10.
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TEANNETTk SCHAUER. HAVING LIFT
- nv bed and board, will not be responsible
for any debts contracted by her. FRED
SCHAUER.
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SPIRITUALISM
MRS FULTON: MATERIA LIZATION Sc
w ance tonight; 5Oc; sttings daily. 81 Fell ST.
Al RS MAYO SrEk rs, l121a OAK; CIRCLES
4h Tues P. NJ. Thurs P 25c; readings 81
a Nj. FRANCIS. INDEPENDENT SLATE
ii. writer. 118 Haghg ST.; hours until p NJ
pISHOP l. GARRISON. SEANCE SUNDAY
- Tue Thurs. eve; sit. dai. 10 to 5. 1923 M'k-
Nj Ks. j. J. " AI1 NEl, sPIkITU AIN MEDIUM,
Iu tor messages and ad vice. 1905 Market ST
ASTROLOGY
LII GOODS GUARANTEED OR NJ SALE
~ UNCLE HAk II. Is Grant ave.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

I SHERMAN. CLAY x co.'s, THE MUSI-
~ cal headquarters of the Pacific Coast, is he
place to buy pianos and organs; new pianos from
Sl75 to $l4O0; secondhand from So upward;
terms as low as $3 per month: sole representa-
tives for Steinway * sons, y. B Chase, emerson,
Lud wig. Smi Il Barnes pianos anu Estey pianos
and organs. Corner of Kearny ana sutIer sts.
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CITY REAL ESTATE.


I Asst CHANCE; NEW COTTAGE; $4,000;
II $50 cash, $40 a month iDsalmens. q. w .
ID. PATTERSON & c, :, 1903 Market st.
EOR SALE on EASY TEtMs-2 COTTAGES
Il OF rooms BAT and large pantry; base emen5
hoored; cement sidewalk and all latest improve
ments. Apply 10 j. Nj. COM ERFOrD, on the
property, COR Cortland and california aves., from
~ A. NJ TO P. NJ. Take Misson-st. cars to Cort-
land ave-
$4,000 panb rnde 6e b6n snbsania1 stan hnh
handsomely finished, up-to-date In every detail; z
large sun ny looms, conservatory, basement etc. /;
sold before they were finished: only left; II
you know good thing when you see it inspect
these; open every day. j. Srl EKLEN. builder,
on pre- misses S33 and S3T Shrsder ST., near FIede-
rick; Haight-s cars to Shrader.
C.1E00 GOOD II ME OR INVESTMENT;
ID DtONO. house OF 20 rooms. every room sun
ny; modern improvements; large lot. 39x117;
street accepted; mortgage OF $27O0 can remain
see owner on premises Ala Bartlett ST., bet. Mis-
sion and Valencia, 25th aud 26th.
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PERSONALS.

WIDOWER WISHES TO CORRESPOND
w vii b an elderly lady; German prefe rred. Ad-
dress II NJ. box 6. Cal Office, Oakland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
a Little Too ECONOMIC.

A gentleman residing in New York
recently hired a eolored boy for a valet.
The boy proved a valuable acquisition
in everything except one, and that was
his practice of economy. He was for
ever endeavoring to save money for his
employer. One day he was sent to get
some letters stamped and to post them.
Upon his return the gentleman asked
him if he had attended to it all right.
The boy replied: "Ts found lot OF
gemmen getting stamps, and as they
didn't charge them anything to put the
letters in the slot I saved you 20 cents,
cause I slipped yours in without
stamps" The colored boy was too
economic, aud he was dispensed with
Harper's Round Table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

to do is to tag, and the ewes should be
tagged before lambing time, at least
two weeks. The wool should be cut
clean, SO that the droppings will not
touch it. This is hard to do with the
sleep lying on the floor or bench. We
have constructed bench (see cut). so
that the holder can set the sheep Will
rump on the bench at 2. the holder sit
ting back on the bench at 3, with his
feet on the rung L. holding the sheep
by the hind legs, so that it is in about
the same position as if it was standing
up In this position we can tag them
perfectly. We have basket setting un-
der the end of the bench at ?. to catch
the wool. The other end of the bench
can be fixed the same, so it will accom-
modate two taggers.
When turning out on grass we give
our sheep full feed of hay in the
morning until they get used to the grass
Turn them on the grass for a few hours
the first day, and so on for few days
not giving them any salt to speak of.
and they will soon go wholly on the
grass and not scour much. The prin-
cipal care for the rest of the season is
watching them, to keep them clean
BY so doing we outgeneral the flies and
maggots.-Ohio Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
THE FARMING WORLD.
A SPLENDID EXAMPLE.
French Law Which should Be Intro
duced i'm This Country.

French Law Which Should Be Intro
duced i'm This Country.
In an article on the necessity of sound
fires for horse breeding, a contempt
rary says: Every stallion in France
standing for public service must have a
government veterinary certificate"
Here is an excellent suggestion for rem
hering such service to horse breeders
just now, when they are awakening to
the fact that sound, weli-bred animals
will fetch higher prices in the near flu
ture than they have in the past; al
though those who ought to know. con-
lend that at no time, even during the
depression through which we have
passed or are now passing, have horses
possessing real merit been drug on the
market. or fetched any but fair prices
These dealers. whose opinions are en-
TITLED to full credit, are unanimous in
stating that there is a dearth of good
horses in the country; and should the
demand at all equal their expectations
there will be a general desire on the
part of those who have dams suitable
for the purpose, to breed to suit the an
ticipated demand. With no particular
leaning for parental government, 1T
seems lnaI Just mere Is WHcI0 a iiIIiC Pc
ternalism would come in to public ad-
vantage. 1t is entirely possible, in every
state where horse-raising can be con-
Quoted profitably, and where board OF
agriculture is established with veter-
mary department affiliated with it, for
such a board to issue a certificate OF
soundness to every stallion owner seek
ing public patronage for his horse 5
service. This certificate would be an
immense safeguard for the breeder
for not one in twenty horsemen are
competent to pass confidently upon a
horses constitution. The possession of
the certificate would enable the owner
to offer the services of the horse at n
reasonable fee, inasmuch as he would
be in greater demand for his certified
sOundness: at the same time the want of
warranty would drive unsound animals
out of the market and out of competi-
ton. But even if farmers were asked TO
pay higher fees than they have been &C
eustomed to pay, the guarantee that the
sire was sound would be worth the
money. The idea offers a suggestion
to some individual or association to
take up what is undoubtedly an i'm
portant srbject.-Journai of Agricul-
ture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
RURAL MISCELLANY.

Plan to grow more grass and clover.
Study the requirements of the soil
as well as of the market.
Select the crops with respect to their
adaptability to the farm.
1t is not only an item to increase
quantity but to improve the quality of
the crops.
Colts should be trained to walk fast
before attempting to improve them in
any other gait
On the farm, as in any other line of
business. it is an item to save labor
and economic time.
Manure adds to the productiveness of
land as soon as it is applied, but all of
the substances will not be used up in
one season.
The farm products should be put in
the form in which they will bring the
most money and yet leave the farm
in the most productive condition.
While the farm may not always show
large returns in the way of cash, yet
with good management the farmer may
be reasonably sure of good living.
Continuous cropping without making
an adequate return to the soil impover-
ishes the land and in the end will leave
an unproductive farm on which TO make
iiving-Farmers' Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

question; but not even Croisette had an
answer ready. There could be nc
answer but one. What could we do :
Nothing. We were too late. Too late
again! And yet how dreadful it was
to stand still among the cruel, thought
less mob and see our friend, the touch
of whose hand we knew so well, done to
death for their sport! Done to death
as the old woman had said like any rat
not a soul save ourselves plying him !
Not soul to turn sick at his cry OF
agony, or shudder at the glance of his
dying eyes. It was dreadful indeed.
"Ah, WELL" muttered woman be-
side me to her companion-there were
many women in the crowd--"it is down
with the Hugueno-s, say L. 1t is Lor-
raine is the fine mani But after all yon
is bonny fellow and a proper. Mar
got! I saw him leap from roof to roof
over Love Lane, as if the blessed saints
had carried him. And him heretic.S
ut is the black art" the other an
swered, crossing herself.
Maybe it is! Brit he will need it all
to give that big man the slip to-day"
replied the first speaker, comfortably.
THAT DEVIL" MaIgot exclaimed.
pointing with a stealthy gesture of hate
at the yidame. And then in a fierce
whisper, with inarticulate threats, she
told a story of him, which made me
shudder. He did, And she in re-
ligion, tool" she concluded. May our
Lady of Loretto reward him.
The tale might be true for all I know,
horrible as it wasi l had heard SINH
lar ones attributiIg things almost as
fiendish to him, times and again; from
that poor fellow lying dead on Pa
vannes' doorstep, for one. and from
others besides. And the vidame in his
pacing to and fro turned towards us,
1 gazed at him fascinated by his grim
visage and that story. His eye rested
on the crowd about us, and ] trembled,
lest even at that distance he should rec
ognize us.
And he did! 1 had forgotten his
keenness of sight. His face flashed
suddenly into a grim smile. The tail
of his eye resting upon us, and SEEM
ing to- forbid us to move, he gave some
orders. The color fed from my face.
To escape indeed was impossible, for
we were hemmed in by the press, and
could scarcely stir limb. Yet did
make one effort.
FRO RE eONTINTrED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

tumult raging in other parts was soft
lened here by distance and the inter
lvening houses. We seemd to be able
to breathe more freely
This should be our street, said
Croisette.
/ nodded. At the same moment
espied. half way down it, the sign we
needed and pointed 30 it. But ahi were
we in time? Or too laten That was
the question. BY 4 single impulse we
broke into a run. and shot down the
roadway at speed. A few yards shor5
of the Head of Erasmus we came one
by one. Croisette first, to a full stop.
a full stop.
The house opposite the booksellers
was sacked! Quilted from top to bottom
1t was a tall house. Immediately front
ing the street. and every window in
IL was broken. The door hung forlorn-
ly on one hinge. siaring cracks in its
surface showing where TIE AK had
splintered it. Fragments of glass and
ware. Hung out and shattered in sheer
vantonness, strewed the steps; and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

down one corner CT the latter a dark
red stream trickledl-to curdle by and
by in the gutter. Whence came the
stream? Alas, there was something
more to be seen yet, something our
eyes instinctively sought last of all.
The body of man.
1t lay on the threshold, the head
hanging back, the wide glazing eyes
looking up to the summer sky whence
the sweltering heat would soon pour
down upon it. We looked and shud-
dered at the face. It was that of serv
ant, valet who had been with LOUIS
at Caylus. We recognized him at once,
for we had known and liked him. He
had carried our guns on the hills a
dozen times, and told us stories of the
war. The blood crawled slowly from
rim. He was dead.
CNOisette began to shake all over. He
clutched one of the pillars, which bore
up the porch, and pressed his face
against it's cold surface, hiding his
eyes from the sight. The worst had
come. In our hearts think we had al
ways fancied some accident would
save our friend, some stranger warn
him.
"Oh, poor Kit!T' Croisctte cried,
bursting suddenly into violent sobs.
ooh, Kit! Xiii"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
TILLAGE OF CROPS.
Deep Working Is Said to Serve NJ
Good Purpose Whatever

Deep Working Is Said to Serve No
Good Purpose Whatever.
All tillage of crops should be shall
low The time to go deep is when the
ground is plowed in the fall. Deem
tillage of a growing crop serves no good
purpose whatever. while 1T is very in
furious TO the plants. 1t is folly to move
the soil in which the roots of a plant
are growing unless it is desired to check
the growth of the plant. What is needed
is intelligent shallow tillage After
every rain the crust that forms on the
surface must be broken up, and any inn
plement that runs one or two inches
deep will accomplish that purpose.
During drought the surface of the soil
gradually packs and forms a crust, and
hence surface or shallow cultivation is
as necessary as after a shower. Shallow
cultivation Will destroy weeds quite as
effectively as deep. while it can be done
with less than fourth of the labor.
The time to destroy weeds is just wnen
they appear above the surface Thor
Ough tillage includes the destruction
of all weeds as soon as they appear.
Neither weeds nor grass of any sort
should be allowed to rob the soil of one
atom of its fertility. This involves
waichfulness and labor, but not hard
labor if the right kind of tools are used
and used in time
Thorough is simply intelligent tiIlace.
man must know his soil and then till
il in the manner that experience and
common sense show is best-Trov IN.
W Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
How Some Epilertfc Victims Are Warned
Of An Approaching Fit

How Some EpiIertfc Victims Are Warned
Of an Approaching Fit.
In a recent lecture in London, by DIR.
w. r. Covers, of the Royal society,
some curious facts were stated con-
corning the optical decisions suffered
l'y victims of epilepsy at the COM
mencement of their attacks
One man for years was always
warned of coming fit by a sensation
Of humping or beating in the chest,
W hich gradually extended to the head.
Then two pulsating lights appeared,
which seemed to draw nearer In an
instant these were gone, and in their
place was the figure OF an aged woman
wearing a red cloak, and always the
same in appearance and dress, who Of
feFed the patient something that had
the odor of Tonquin beans. Then the
patient invariably lost consciousness
Another case cited was that of
oman whose attacks We're invariably
preceded by a vision of London lying in
ruins. the channel of the Thames being
cmptied of water in order to receive
the rubbish of the destroyed city, and
the patient believing herself to be the
only survivor of all its inhabitants.
Still another patient always seemed
to himself, just before an attack, to
have been set down in the midst of q
broad field of grass.
The cause of these singular decep-
tons lies in the brain. but it's mode Of
working is not yet thoroughly under
s: ood.-Youth's Companion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
How TO Ship Lambs.

The lamb makes more money for the
raiser when shipped alive than in any
other way When the tender youngsters
are mt for the market and to be forward
ed by themselves the car should be
boarded up tight Have plenty of feed
ard water in the car. Would advise
cornmeal as feed. placed where the
animal could nibbIe the same at will.
If shipped with their Dams they should
not be separated In case only few
are sent on at time they should be
placed IN a roomy box or crate and
shipped by express. so that they viii
not lose their best qualities by being on
the road too long.-Dakota Field and
Farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
a MOTHERS SONG.


She's the sweetest of the girls,
An I'm kissing of her curis,
For they're fallin' like shower Ger my
bosom;
An I've never seen the skies
That were bIuer than her eyes,
Nor blossom that is sweeter than my
blossom!
Rock away, rock away,
Where the sleepy people stay,
AN the birds an all the fairies are a-sing-
in:
Rock away, rock away,
Till the breakin' o. the day,
Rock away while the dream-bells are
a-ringin'i
She's the sweetest of the girls,
An I'm kissin' of her curlS.
For they're lynn like the moonlight on my
bosom;
But there ne'er was moon as bright
AS my daPlin's curls o light,
Nor sweet rose that is sweeter than my
blosSom
Rock away, rock away,
Where the sleepy people stay,
Rock away where the poppy-blooms are
Swingin';
Rock away, rock away,
Till the breakin' O. the day,
Rock away while the dream-bells are
a-ringin'!
#. L. Stanton. in Chicago Times-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
T i THE HOUSE y
R OF THE WOLF.
EEf VJsT = = Z =
SSlED BY STANLEY J. WEYMaK.
CHAPTER IX.-CoNrINUED.

CHAPTER lA.-CONTINUED.
"Show the book if anyone chal-
lenges you,'' said Croisette to him.
ishrewdly. Croisette was so much Of a
boy himself, with his fair hair like a
halo about his white, excited face. that
the picture of the two, one advising
the other, seemed to me strangely
pretty one. "Show the books and
point to the cross on them. And
Heaven send you safe to your college, -
II would like to know your name. if
you please" said the boy. His COOL
ness and dignity struck me as admira-
bile under the circumstances. 81 am
Macmillan de Bethune, son of the
Baron de Rosny"
"Then," said Croisette, briskly, zone
good turn has deserved another. Tour
father, yesterday. at Etampes-no, it
was the day before, but we have not
been in bed-warned us"
He broke off suddenly; then cried:
run! rum"
The boy needed no second warning,
indeed. He was off like the wind down
the street, for we had seen, and SO had
he, the stealthly approach of two or
three prowling rascals on the lookout
for u victim. They caught sight of
him, and were strongly inclined to fol-
low him; but we were their match in
numbers. The street was other Hise
empty at the moment; and we showed
them three excellent reasons why
they should give him a clear start.
His adventures are well known;
for he, too. lives. lie was stopped
twice after he left us. In each case he
escaped by showing his book of offit es
On reaching the college the porter re-
fused to admit him, and he remained
for some time in the open street eX-
posed to constant danger of losing his
life, and knowing not what to do. At
length he induced the gatekeeper, by
the present of some small pieces Of
money, to call the principal of the col
lege, and this man hunanely con-
cealed him for three days. The mas
sacre being then at an end, two armed
men in his fathers pay sought him out
and restored him to his friends. So
near was France 20 losing her grea test
minister, the Duke de Sully.
/ To return to ourselves. The lac out
of sight, we instantly resumed our pur-
pose, and trying to shut our eyes and
ears to the cruelty, and ribaldry, and
uproar through which we had still to
pass, we counted our turnings with a
desperate eXactness, intent only on one
thing--to reach Louis de Pavannes, to
reach the house opposite to the Heal OF
Erasmus. as quickly as we could. We
presently entered a long, narrow
street. At the end of it the river was
visible. cleaning and sparkling i'll the
sunlight. The street was quiet; quiet
and empty. There was no living soul
to be seen from end to end of it, Only a
proving dog. The noise of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
TURKEYS FOR MARKET.
Rfrds OF Medium Size Always Sell at
q satisfactory Price.


q Satisfactory Price.
We can offer pointer on marketing
turkeys that we discovered while buy
ing Christmas turkeys in the city mar
l<et, and that is the superiority of the
medium-Sized turkeys over 20 to "a
Founders, as sellers. People, as a rule,
do not want enough turkey at one time
to lay a banquet spread, and conse-
quently they pick for something small,
or not exceeding medium in size.
The hen turkeys always sell first,
simply because they are more suited in
size TO the wants of the ordinary family.
Then the smaller gobblers go, and lastly
the pride of the fiock-the biggest tom
in the lot-and he usually goes at dis
count of two or three cents pound less
than the lesser weights.
A turkey that weighs from ten to tif-
teen pounds dressed is plenty large
enough. The people don't want a tur-
key as big hog, but they do want a
fat turkey.
1t seems TO us that there is a good
deal of room for improvement in breed
ing turkeys for the market. That a
bird shorter in legs and neck and very
full in the breast would be more desira-
BILE. One that would be meaty and
plump, and capable of taking on great.
deal of fat.
The heavy weight, tall. rawboned
toms that weigh 25 TO 40 pounds Epay be
suited to barbecue feast, but they are
not the kind that the man with an or
dinary-sized market basket looks for
when he goes TO the city market
There would be more demand and
better sale for turkeys all the year
! through if they were grown more with
a view to compact body. meat and fat,
than for large size and coarse structure.
H b. Geer. in Midland Poultry Jour.
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

wheelbarrows \ heavier load can be
carried. Fig. >, the wheel reel for fence
wire, is made by taking two wheels of
light wagon attached to their axle.
Place four pieces of board through the
wheels at regular intervals and wire to
the felloes. 1t makes a large and con-
venient wire or cordage reel. These
conveniences can be made during early
spring as to be ready for the first
outdoor work.-Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
The Realistic.

Gretta-Papa, if you'll be vewy dood
I'll show you lovely picture of a
Cwocodile.
Papa-Fll promise; now let me see
the picture.
Gretta-Here, papa; all down on is
side de paper.
Papa Examining a blank sheet)-
Where is it? don't see any crocodile.
Gretta-O' Torso not. papa, 'tause
he's run'd away.-Judoe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
Nothing In 1t.

whats this?' asked Marie, looking
at the blank piece of cardboard which
Wilbur had handed her.
That's ChoHie Dudekin's picture by
the Roentgen process"
but / don't see anything.
That's just it. This Roentgen light
method takes interiors. Barring his
exterior, there isn't anything to Cholly
to take.'-Harper's Bazaar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29

be made serviceable by constructing
a barrel wbeelbarrow and reel for
fence wire. Fig 1. the barrel wheel
barrow, is simply barrel on wheels,
balanced so that it will tip easily The
hooks in front are for a shovel and hoe
to hang on For many purposes this is
better for farm work than are ordinary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-29
To Make a Sale.

I'm afraid to buy this wheel, it may
make me get thin"
.'Oh, no; wheeling increases the
flesh.'
We'll. hut there's my wife; she wants
a wheel and is afraid she will get fat"
Not at all; most people who wheel
lose flesh right aiong."-Chicago Rec
ord.