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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
LAWS OF The ROAD.
Facts Not known to All who Go Upon
the Highways.

the highways.
The talk of the many thousands is
often turned toward the law of the
road, for there is no one who does not
make use of roads either to ride, drive
or walk upon. For the protection of
the travelling public it is necessary that
certain rules regulating travel upon the
public highways be generally observed.
Our statutes do not require traveller
to keep upon any particular part of the
road, nor to turn out in any certain di-
rection, but it is universal custom In
this country for vehicles and animals
under the charge of man to take the.
right side of the road when meeting
others, IL it is reasonably practical to
do so. A team should, in general, keep
ohe right side, whether meeting all
other OF not. Yet, when two are going
IN the same direction, and one wishes TO
pass the other, he should pass on the
left side, as the first team has the right
OF way and cannot be expected to de-
viate from mis- course upon the right
side. One passing another must use
great care to avoid a collision, as moth
ing but necessity will warrant him in
doing this, for both, going in the same
direction, belong upon the right side,
and by any deviation from his proper
side one assumes all risk of the expert
ment. The rule must be very strictly
observed at night. or when, by reason
of storm or fog, it might be difficult to
distinguish others approaching.
A traveller on foot or on horseback
must give way to a vehicle, and light
ly-loaded team must give way to a
heavi1y-loaded one, but team with a
heavy load ought. in certain cases, to
stand still so to allow a lighter
vehicle to pass. The driver of horse
must use ordinary care in hitching it,
for II horse left unhitched starts and
occasions damage the responsibility
rests upon him who neglected to hitch
1t. But if a team is hitched with ordi-
nary care and is frightened by some IN
usual disturbance, as by a runaway
team running against it, and the team
so h1tched breaks away and in turn
runs and causes damage, no liability
rests upon him who carefully hitched
his horse
The movement of sleighs and sleds
upon the snow being comparatively
nolseless, it is customary to attach bells
to them or to the horses, and the want
of bells would render a person liable
for damages. Bicycles are regarded as
vehicles. and are subject to the same
rules-they must give way to heavier
vehicles, and foot passengers must in
turn give way to them Massachusetts
laws require bells to be attached 10 all
bicycles. As 10 one is obliged to build
fences next the highway, the use of
which is common to all people who
choose to travel upon it, so drovers of
cattle and other animals are not re-
sponsible for damage by their travelling
herds, if reasonable care be exercised
in their management.-Utica IN. W
Observer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
Hint for Apple Growers.

Valuable lessons may be learned from
the experience of apple growers the
past season One is that fruit packed
and placed in cold storage in too ripe
condition will not turn out satisfactor-
lily in the spring Large quantities put
away last fall as fine, and counted as
long keepers, are turning out poorly.
Such fruit as was stored in best condi-
ton is now selling at top prices of the
season. If the rule holds that a year of
great abundance and over-bearing is
followed by a moderate yield the next
season, the apple crop of 1897 will prove
much more manageable Spray your
trees intelligently and thoroughly, that
profits accruing from the sale OF choice
fruit next fall may make up for losses
the past season. Orange judd Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
Latest in Candle Shades.

The prettiest shades yet devised fo1
the popular candles in silver holders
are now found among the beautiful
novelties in silverware. The shades are
fashioned of silver in dainty and grace
full openwork patterns of flowers, fruits,
scrolls or conventional designs, and are
made to fit over -empire-shaped shades
of soft silk, the lower edge being fin
ished with a narrow silk fringe which
falls below the silver work, giving a
soft effect. The whole is fitted over an
isinglass frame, which prevents the silk
from being scorched. The. silk shades
are movable and can be changed to
match whatever flowers are used for
decorations
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
How to Convert a Rare Steak REM
nant Into a Tidbft,


The remains of rare steak may be
made into an excellent dish as follows:
Chop the meat fine, and for each cap
of meat add teaspoonful of chopped
ham and half as much bread crumbs as
you have meat. Moisten the crumbs
with a little milk and mix them with
the meat. Season highly with salt and
pepper and chopped parsley, or a little
onion juice may be substituted for the
parsley Beat one egg light and add
it to the offering redients.
Take piece of fresh brown paper
and butter 1T well. Place the meat mix
ture in the middle of the paper, shape
it into a square loaf; fold the paper
around the meat and over the ends, as
when doing up parcel, turning tie
ends under the loaf so that they will
remain in place without Irvine. Place
the parcel in a baking pan and put it
in hot oven and bake for 25 minutes.
Then carefully remove the paper from
the meat and place the Drowned loaf
upon a heated platter.
This is delicious when served with
hcrseradish sauce, or tomato sauce
may be poured around it.@Chicago
Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
ROSA soNHEuR.s tlFE.
Some Interesting "Reminiscences
Neatly Told by Herself.

Some Interesting "Reminiscences
Neatly Told by Herself.
Rosa Bonheur has just published her
autobiography in Paris. 1t appears
that before she took to painting she
was apprenticed to a dressmaker.. Then
she began coloring Kaleidoscope views.
Her first picture was a bunch of cher
ries. Later on she made copies in the
Louvre, where her strange costume and
independent airs won for her the nick
name of 1.-THE Little Hussar.''
THE Little Hussar'' grew rapidly.
In 1853 Rosa Bonheur exhibited the
Horse Fair which was bought by NJ.
Gambard for &C, 900 francs. 1t was ex-
hibited in the United States, and
brought in 300, 900 francs
In 1885," she says. ST bought the
property of By in the heart of the for
est of Fontainebleau, where I still live
to-day. Ilgave $4,000 francs for it, and
built a big studio. The emperor gave
me permission to hunt in the forest
around my own park. 1 lived there
happily. receiving the visits of few
intimate friends, and working as well
as could. In 1865 1 was busy one after
noon with my pictures. had upon my
easel the Stays in the Long Rocher,'
when I heard the cracking of postil-
ions whip and the rolling of a carriage.
My little maid, Olive, rushed into the
apartment in a state of excitement.
" 'Mademoiselle! Mademoiseilei' she
exclaimed, her majesty, the en-
pressi'
II just had time enough to put pet
ticoat over my trousers and to take off
my long blue blouse and replace it with
velvet jacket.
81 have here said the empress. "a
little jewel which I bring to you on the
part of the emperor. He authorizes
me to announce to You your enrolment
in the Legion of Honor
''The empress kissed the new knight
and pinned the cross upon the black
velvet jacket. A few days afterward L
received an invitation to dine at the i'm
perial court in Fontainebleau. On the
appointed day they sent gala carriage
for me. 1 went to the wrong door when
arrived, and came near losing my way.
when N. Mocquard came to my relief
by giving me his arm. was seated be-
side the emperor. and during the entire
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Keep suckers from growing around
the base of the trees.
There is no necessity for any kind OF
shade in the garden.
The time to shape the heads of the
trees is when they are young.
While sandy soil is best for the
pes CHI it is essential that it be rich
The suds from the wash tub are a
good fertilizer to use in the garden
smooth, healthy-iool>ing bark. with
small fibrous roots.
To prevent rot in grapes commence
spraying early, using the Bordeaux
mixture, so as to kill the disease before
warm weather sets inst Louis Re
Dublic.f
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20

wear anything but imported goods.
The results of this subserviency to the
dictates of a cruel fashion are obvious
to the dullest intellect. The first and
the worst is that our native song birds
are being rapidly eXterninated. The
taXidermist of the Chicago Academy
of Sciences states that nc less than
eight species of our favorite birds are
already gone; and the remainder is be-
ing rapidly sacrificed to the milliner's
moloch. This terrible loss to mankind
is caused by the whims of our ''inde-
pendent" American women.
Perhaps some of our tender hearted
women may not be aware that many of
these birds skins are taken from living
birds. In other words, some of our
most delightful songsters are being
skinned alive in order that our fair
countrywomen may be fitted out with
"a perfectly lovely hat
The rapacity of the brutes who hunt
these feathered beauties is so great
| that they cannot give the birds time tC
Gle, but denude them eff fea theirs while
the flutteTing victims languish and die
under the torments of vivisection.
Thus these iHhuman hunters are able
to increase their ill-gotten gains at the
cost OF tlle most terrible suffering. In
few minutes the deed is done, and in
due time my lady appears at church in
hat which is the envy of the entire
feminine part of the congregation.
Perhaps as she listens to the exquisite
music of a f1igh-salaried chcir, she al
lows her mind to wander for moment
from her high-priced hat. and she
thinks of her little babe at home. How
her thoughts float toward Heaven, as
she offers a silent prayer that no harm
may come to her darling. Meanwhile,
however, nest full of little ones. in
a certain tree, have persisted of hunger
because both of the parent birds have
been sacrificed in order that some of the
fair worshiPers may kneei in church
attired in manner suited to the splen-
did sanctuary and the fashionable sur
roundings. a strange unrest must
certainly disturb them as the man of
God slowly reads from the Holy Book:
Are not five sparrows (birds in the He
brew sold for two farthiDgs, and not
one OF them is forgotten before God ?''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
MOVING FARM CROPS.
Their Primary Transportation Is the
Farmers Heaviest Tax.


Speaking recently at meeting on
the subject of good roads at Newburg,
n. Y, Hon. G. E. Harrison (of the
United States department of agricuit-
Ire bureau of roads, said he had spent
so years on a farm. in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, and ten years in his pres
ent position; he was therefore, he
thought, qualified to speak. The road
question had loomed up because it had
been found that it takes third of their
value to move the crops, the cost Of
primary transportation being very
large On an average it costs 25 cents
per ton to pay for primary transporta-
ton. In 1895 it cost $780, 100000 to move
produce, to pay for its primary trans
portation Farms could not be put on
lines of railroads, and railroads will not
go into farms any more than they now
are Investigation had shown that it
costs cents per mile to move farm prod
Ucts over country roads. Farmers do
not think of this, or if they do, they
figure that it does not really cost them
anything, as they do the hauling with
their own teams. The government
found that the cost of transportation
from the farm could be reduced two
thirds by having good roads. and had
issued "a bulletins giving information
on the subject. New Jersey was the first
to adopt the state aid law, and it is
economical, and produces the best re-
suits. That law was started by farmers.
The speaker gave the wheelmen credit.
but remarked dryly that they don't
move the national government. The
xvhealmeD knew nothing abOll1 the
state aid act, and it was passed without
their help and hardly their knowledge.
Being asked about wide tires on good
roads, the speaker replied that the best
rolling any road could be given was
by wide-tirc wagon. In New Jersey
men who use wide-tired wagons are
given a rebate of one dollar per wheel
per annum on their taxes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20

fepaSt he spoke to me about the intelli-
gence of animals. Then the empress
brought me out upon the lake.
SAT E'ontainebleau I live like a peas
ant. 1 get up early and go to bed late
Every morning at an early hour / make
a tour of the garden with my dog, and
after that take drive in my pony cart
in the forest of Fontainebleau. At nine
o'clock L am seated before my easel, and
work till 1880. Then 1 breakfast
very simply, smoke. a cigarette and
glance over the newspapers. 1 take my
brushes again at one O'Clock. and at
five o'clock I make another excursion.
I love to see the setting sun behind the
great trees of the forest Ny dinner is
as modest as my breakfast. L finish the
day by reading. 1 prefer the books on
travel, hunting and history.
Before commencing picture
study my subject thoroughly. prepar-
ing myself for it by an attentive and
careful observation of nature. 1 seek
the kind of sky and land suitable to nv
idea, and I never make a single feature
before studying it. My only guide is the
desire to reach. truth and simplicity as
closely as possible. Study and work
never tire me. They are to-day. as they
have been during all my life, my great
est happiness, because assiduous work
is the only thing that will bring one
near the solution of the problem. which
is perhaps insoluble, of ever-changing
nature. 1t is a problem which. more
than any other, elevates the mind by
filling it with thoughts of justice. good
ness and charity.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
SOURCES OF THE BIG MUDDY.
Headwaters of the Giant Missouri
River Explored by Scientists.

The detailed explorations of 7. V.
Brewer, James Blair, William NJ. Cur
yer and Henry Hackett during the years
1895 and 1896 give to the world all the
geographical details connected with
the headwaters of what is seemingly
''the longest continuous unbroken cur
rent of running water in the world
namely, the Missouri river. This giant
stream, which from its ultimate source
TO its mouth Through the Mississippi
in the Gulf of Mexico, is now carefully
computed to have a length of ,221 miles,
rises in a caldera assumed to be of
volcanic origin, near the crest of the
Rocky mountains atthe upper (eastern)
portion of Culver's canyon, in the state
of Montana. Thence it flows westward
ly and northwardly through glaciated
valleys, and under the successive names
of Red Rock river, Beaver Head river
and the Jefferson fork passes the mouth
of the Madison and Gallatin to become
the main stream, which unites with the
Mississippi a few miles above ST. Louis.
The ultimate source of the stream is
located in latitude A degrees 35 min
utes northyand longitude III degrees 3S
minutes west, and at an elevation Of
5000 feet above the sea. The noun
tain peaks of the greatest elevation that
dominate the region of the source are:
Brown peak, IL 900 feet; Crater peak,
II 500 feet, and Blair mountain 10 900
feet. The explorations, which were
largely undertaken for the purpose of
marking the Montana-Idaho state lines,
were accomplished under great difficult
ties and hardships, and, as stated by
Mr.. Bower, were conducted principally
on snow-capped peaks where several
hundred snowslides had occurred re-
| Gently; during the latter part of June
OF the past year snow from 20 to so feet
in depth was frequently encountered,
while the ice in Blair lake was solid
and firm and of b1uish-green color.
Landmarks were established complete
II to the summit Of Blair mountain,
IAN immense pile of natures accumu-
lation. standing one-fourth in Montana
and three-fourths in Idaho."-Wash.
ington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
NOT WORTH THE PRICE.
Why Women Cannot Afford to Wear
birds In Their Hats

The women of the country exPend
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually for birds plumes with which
they adorn their hats This money
goes into the hands of a very few
eastern capitalists, who delude the
followers of fashion with the idea
that these plumes and wings are taken
from foreign birds-while as matter
of fact most of these feminine adorn-
ments are taken from our own favorite
song birds, whose feathers are doc
toredr by skilled colorists for the pur-
pose of deceiving those who never
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
yfctorfa,s windsor Bouao,r

1t may be interesting to know that
Queen Victoria's boudoir at Windsor is
furnished in red and gold, that every
article was selected by the late prince
consort, and that her majesty keeps the
first bouquet given her by Prince Al
bert, with her bridal wreath, under q
glass case IN her bedroom
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
SIMPLE FARM BRIDGE.

Much Can BE Done with n Couple of
Logs and PlanI1s.
1t is rare that one finds farm that
has not at least one brook or ravine
to be crossed either by farm carts or
by the cattle returning from pasture
Too many farmers allow the cattle to
wade the brooks and the mudhoIcs,
with the result that the cows udders
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
To Make a Neat Patch.

Smooth out frayed edges and trim off
long threads. With very thin mucilage,
moisten a piece OF the material and put
it under the tear. Put a level weight
on it, and when the mucilage is per-
fectly dry, the patching viii De almost
invisible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
Progress.

Professor-Is "bloomers" singular or
plural?
Vassar Gir1-They used to be very
singular. but now they are pluraI-Up-
to-Date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
worthx OF Imitnfion.

Nineteenh century road-makers are
recommended to study the methods of
the Romans, which reveal modes of con-
struction worthy of imitation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
BUILDING A TUB sILo.
plans for One Large Enough for Ten
or Twelve Cows.

or Twelve Cows.
In constructing tub silo, it is usual
to cut out every other space between
the hoops for the doors. A siio 16 feet
high would need but two doors, and
these should be put in as shown in cut.
Nhen the slaves of the si1o are put in
place, the stave at one side of where the
opening for the door is to be should be
cut about one-half off so that the saw
can be inserted when the silo is erected
and the remainder of the door sawed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

Discussion in a Christian and loving
spirit viii lead to clearer views of truth,
a broader vision, a better harmony +,
The wise man sees and hears all sides.
He viii not be a good partisan, but q
good peace-maler.
We learn what is right in action by
what the Holy Spirit uses and blesses,
judging not by The incidental things
which may be wrong. but by that which
the Holy Spirit really blesses, and to
WHICH he gives his Endorsement. in
spite OF Incidental and temporary
errors.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
THAT $50 LOAN.
The Uncle Of the Famous New York Mil
Iionaire Tells About 1t.

ioralre Tells About lt.
EliZur Sage, who lately borrowed @5L
from his uncle, Russell Sage, and gave
mortgage on his home to secure the
loan, is chief of police Of Channahon,
Ills. He receives a salary of Sl5 month
and has a wife and nine children.
His house was burned Last November,
and when he began to rebuild he found
that he lacked $50 of the required
amount.
Il wrote to Uncle Russell" he says,
'but got no answer. Iwrote again, say
ing that l could give him a mortgage
On my lot and on the house was build
ing if he would loan me the money for
three months. Then he answered, di-
recting me to send on my note. together
with receipt from the recorder Of
Will county for the mortgage.
II once paid visit to my uncle in
New York" continued Mr.. Sage. "T
stopped at a hotel.
"Of course have no way of knowing
whether my relative cared about my
going to his house. / use tobacco, and
it may be that he was afraid it would
spoil his carpets or furnishings. New
York World.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04


It is remarkable fact that every
president Of the United States has been
a lawyer with the exception Of five,
who have come into Office Oh the tide
of popular sympathy and admiration
for their services as great war generals
Lawyers are seldom created by for
tuitous circumstances or by the infiu-
ence Of their early surroundings, and
the significance of this remark will be
made palmer when it is pointed ont
that nearly every president has evil
denccd at an early age very decided
inclination toward the profession of
law, and this tendency among some of
them could not be diverted by the die
tates Of extreme poverty and the total
lack Of facilities for education.
Many Of them were brilliant men,
whose education permitted them to
grasp wide variety of technical sub
jects and who felt the pulse of the sci
entific world in q general though not
decided way, but dominating and col
oring all their acts and thoughts was
the one great hereditary handspring of
their lives, now 10 KNOW ana under
stand and appreciate the relation OF
man to man, government to govern
ment and finally to control and sway
them through the influence of their le-
gal logic.
There are hosts Of lawyers who daz-
zle the public mind by the power and
vigor of their word picturing, men who
carry juries off their feet by wonderful
bursts of silver tongued eloquence, and
yet they are untitled for the presiden-
tial chair simply because they do not
and cannot remember the beautiful rule
that silence is golden.
Our presidents without exception,
martial and legal alike. have been not
ed for knowing when to keep their
mouths shut, men who were not inva-
riably diplomatic in their use of Eng
lish and some who could flavor it up to
the queens taste when thoroughly
aroused, but withal inclined to commi;
themselves but little, even in the sane
tity of their family circle, without due
deliberation and the weighing Of their
oral acts. New York Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
The Socialist In Kansas.

Nowhere else is the American social
list so earnest, SO outspoken and SO un-
hampercd by scruplo asin Kansas. That
is because the Kansas man is an Amer
ican, with no guiding motive save his
desire to kick. When the American docs
get off the track, nc goes farther than
any one. His good sense, however, al
ways brings him back, but while he is
away from tho reservation he is "a very
bad Indian. There arc indications that
the ghost dancing i'm Kansas is done,
yet the state remains an excellent field
wherein to study existing conditions of
American socialism, for i'm this state
men-average men, plain, everyday
Americans-are living i'm social and
economic atmosphere rarely to be met
with. William Allen White in March
Forum
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
And This In n Free Country.

In his lecture on the "Spoilsman's
Creed" at the First Congregational
church, Columbus, the other night, Rev.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. said:
IF the queen of England should at
tempt to dictate in the politics of her
government hundredth part as much
as one man in New York"-evidently
T. G. Platt-"and one man in Pennsyl-
vania" - evidently Senator Quay -
"have recently done, she would be de-
posed within fortnight.
And yet" said he, Americans are
frequently cited to England as form
of despotism in government to be alb
horred.'