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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
wonpEaEuL INDEED.
The Queen nee Is the Most Marvellous
of All Insects.

of All Insects
The study Of bee life is always an in
teresting matter to the beginner and or
all bees the queen is the most wonder
full product in insect life In the first
place she is the product of the bees
themselves. 4 common worker egg IS
taken and fed certain kind offood ana
a fully developed female is produced
from an egg that in the natural course
would have been imperfect.
As soon as she has become fully
grown the queen bee sets out to find q
mate, and after her return from this
wedding trip never leaves her home
again unless it is to seek another and
more commodious one, for ii is always
the old queen that leaves with the
swarm instead of a younger one
The queen bee lives four or i've years
and is capable of laying from 1000 10
3. 600 eggs day during ali this time As
the ordinary worker lives less than six
" eeks in the working season and only
SIX or seven months under the most
favorable circumstances, the queen sees
rtany generations of her children come
and go. No queen ever had more loyal
subjects than those of the queen bee.
and they will ole in defense of her and
their home at any time Ii strange
queen is introduced into colony. the
members of it pounce upon her ar once
unless their old queen is removed. in
which case the stranger is usually given
"a W arm welcome.
If surplus of queens is Matched in q
hive. the extra ones are killed AT once
and after the old queen becomes use
less for the purpose of laying more
eggs TO keep mp the strength of col
cIay. her children kill her and cast her
out and raise up. a new, one to succeed
her.-Farmers' Voice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
Hot MIX az Nutrimeat.

If anyone doubts the nourishing
properties OF milk, let test be made of
the following preparation of it: When
very weary or weak from exhaustion,
heat some milk to the scalding point.
untA thin skin begins to wrinkle upon
the surface, and then drink it as hot as
possible. 1t refreshes almost instantly
and restores the exhausted vitality to a
surprising extent as soon as ii is taken.
1t is more nutritious than any of the
beef teas made from meat extracts, or
that made from fresh beef.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE FLAVOR OF EGGS.
Green hone Is the Cheapest Hen Food
on the Market.

Green bone Is the Cheapest Hen FOOD
on the Market.
Good feeders have long known that
certain kinds of food would greatly inn
prove thesfiesh OF animals for human
consumption The feeding of roots inn
proves the quality of mutton; aru-
chokes improve the quality of pork
Enterprising duck farmers have found
that the feeding OF celery improves the
flavor of their birds, and chestnuts are
fed to fattening turkeys to produce
game flavor. Green cut bone is fed
TO chickens for the same reason and to
increase the size of the fowls and TO IN
crease and improve the flavor of their
eggs. Careful experiment and practi-
cal experience have proven beyond any
question of doubt that the liberal feed
ing of green cut bone Will double the
egg yield from given. number of hens.
Green bone is the cheapest egg food on
the market to-day, and in many places
can be had for the mere asking. In
those places where it has acquired a
commercial value 1T can be bought for
% to 50 cents per 100 pounds. This is
much cheaper than wheat. which is the
best of the cereal egg producing foods
Green cut. bone has such potent force
in increasing egg production that it viii
be found especially helpful in winter.
producing large quantities of eggs when
they are of greatest value.7Journal of
Agriculture
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE FARMING WORLD.
COLTS ON THE FARM.


Row to Make Them Profitable IA
More Ways Than One.
So long as teams are necessary on the
farm to do the work, with proper man
agement the raising of good colts can
be made TO some extent at least prof
table. A good team or teams of brood
mares can do nearly or quite as much
work as horses, says writer in Ne
sraska Farmer, and If kept in good
condition and properly bred to a good
Hre viii bring good colt. Outside
of the cost of service it Will cost prac-
tically nothing to raise until it is ready
to wean. Then after it is 211s years old,
If proper care has been taken in train
ing. it viii be able to do sufficient work
to pay for keep until matured- So that
under average, conditions the COS. ot
service and of feeding for two years
will make the cost of the colt. We are
driving a team of good young horses.
enc three and the other four years old,
that were raised in this way. and they
are able to do a very large amount of
work. And anything like fair colt will
sell for double the cost of the feed for
two years. By the time one team of
colts has matured sufficiently 10 be
ready 10 sell. anolner younger team
can be ready to do the work. Of course
good mares should be kept. and they
should be bred to a good horse 1t is
hardly advisable to keep and breed a
plug mare. and especially # she is bred
to a scrub horse a colt from mat
ing of this kind would hardly sell at n
profitable, price, and there is no good
reason for raising a colt of this sort
Average good mares can be secured so
cheaply that IT is ECONOMY TO have good
mares and breed to good sires, using
all reasonable care to raise good colts.
and if there is anywhere that they can
be raised profitably it is on the farm
where the mares can be used to an adj
vantage in doing the work and the coils
may be used sufficiently to pay for their
keep as soon as they are old enough
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
USE OF. TOE CLIPS.
They Are of Real Value In Spite of
Old TraIitiOns.


Old Traditions.
Many cyclists scorn the use of toe
clips as the fad of the scorcher. That
is where they err. A sense of security
is invaluable to the cyclist. If he is
we'll seated and feels certain of a firm
hold upon grips and pedals, the diff
'culties and annoyances of rough rid
ing are greatly lessened. The toe clip
as applied to the old-time wheel, was a
most dangerous thing for road use,
and affected only by daring riders who
fancied imitation of the racing man
the chief end of cycling existence. But
the invention of the safety and con-
sequent passing of the header" adj
vanced the clip to a leading place
among accessories and gave it new i'm
portance. The common assertion that
the toe clip is dangerous may be re-
garded as wholly due to lingering mem
cries of bruised heads and bloody noses,
primarily caused by misplaced conf
dence in the appurtepances in the days
of its use on the high bicycle. The only
fall sane rider can get from safety
is side fall, the bad results of which
cannot be much increased through use
of toe clips.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
A DELIGHTFUL coRnER.
Convenient Book Case Combined
with = Comfortable Couch.

Convenient Book Case Combined
with = Comfortable Couch
A couch is an indispensable article in
a room that is frequentcd as the living
room" of the family. In cultivated
homes this room is apt to be the IL
brary. Here modern taste calls for
low book eases, with broad top for the
accomm odatiop of clock lamps, jar
dinieres and bric-a-brac. a corner case
of this sort can very easily be combined
with a couch after the manner suggest
ed in the accompanying illustration.
Here one may take his ease, with all his
favorite volumes convenient to his
hand, while at night the lamp above
his head will make reading and rest
irg especially delightful.
The bookcase proper is broken up by
drawers and curtained spaces, to take
away the set look that long lows of
book shelves can hardly help having.
Beneath the couch are three capacious
drawers for the convenient holding of
old magazines, pamphlets or files of pc
riodicals one may wish to preserve.
Such drawers are exceedingly cen,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
To ne u,ed xvtth C.-e

Unground cotton seed is good
food, but should be used with some care.
1t is rarely safe to feed it to hogs. es-
peciaiiy TO pigs; it often causes trouble
when fed TO calves or other young stock.
The seed has large percentage of oil,
and also of nitrogenous or flesh form
ing matter Generally it will be found
advisable to mix the seed with grain or
other food rather than to feed it alone.
although this is often done. The lint
left on the seed may be considered OBJ
jec6onable. but it very rarely causes
trouble except with hogs. Certainly
the seed should not be allowed TO GO to
~aste.-RuraI World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
what a Colli.ion Me.n.

man of $50 pounds weight, and
moving at the rate of ten feet per sec
ond fabout seven miles an hour), has Il
momentum of 1900 pounds, without
counting the weight of his wheel. This
is sufficient to have a surprising effect
on the ordinary pedestrian. A col
1ision between two 150-pound riders
wheeling at the moderate rate OF seven
miles an hour would result in smash
up with force of 5000 pounds. No
wonder bicycle accidents are often Sc
yiousl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

JUST THE THING TO- KEEP Wells IN,
me-nots or other flowers, before it is
also stretched upon the remaining,
shape.
Little now remains to, be done save
to neatly sew round the bIue-silk cord,
which will conceal the stitches, to make,
two holes for the connecting ribbon
bows, and buttonhole them nicely;
while the single large bow which ties,
the case when in use, must have been
sewn in under the cord. Countless pref
ty developments of this. case suggest
themselves, besides the one mentioned;
for instance, pale green satin with pink
May blossoms; pure white satin, with
silver cord and embroidery of silver
myrtle flowers, for a wedding gift; or,
for personal use, with trihing expense
cream linen worked in hourishing-
thread. and lined with blue satin--N-
Y. Journal.s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

COfSNEfS FIX RtST AMI READlNGL
venient in library, and could hardly
be had without some combination OF
this sort. The top of the bookcase
should be II inches wide. This gives
plenty of top space, and also chance
to have drawers that are quite COM
modious. The wood used for this COM
b;Hation should be of quartered oak
for top drawer fronts and end panels
NO wood is richer-whiIe for the rest of
the work unquartered oak can be used,
though of course the furnishing of the
room. If already furnished, Inay re-
quire another kind of wood. Oak, how
ever appears particularly well adapted
for library use--Country Gentleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
SIMPLY DELICIOUS.
How Expert Pastry Cooks Make =
Fresh Strawberry Pie.

HOW Expert PASTRY Cooks Maize =
Fresh Strawberry Pie.
One of the most delicious of all pastry
is pie of fresh straw berries Line a
deep tin pieplate with the incest pastry
YOU can prepare. Fill the pastry with
uncooked rice and bake it in the oven
When the paste is doneremove the rice;
it can be soaked and used for boiling,
or it may be kept ON hand to- bake in
pastry. 1t simply serves to prevent the
form of pastry from rising and getting
out of shape it would if it were not
filled. Apple jelly is sometimes used
to fill the pie, and when the crust Is
baked its contents are scraped out, ieav-
ing perhaps a quarter of an inch of jelly
in the bottom. The apple jelly is some
times given the exact flavor of straw
berries by mixing strawberry juice in
equal proportions with apple juice
when the jelly is made. When the crust
is filled with jelly it makes rather
more elaborate pie, but takes moe
time.
In either case, as soon as the srust is
baked dredge little sugar over it and
fill itwith perfectly ripe, luscious straw
berries we'll sweetened. Heap sweet
ened and whipped cream thickly over
il. 1t may also be covered with mer-
ingue made of the whites of three eggs
beaten to stiff froth, four tablespoon
fuls of sugar and the juice of half a
small lemon. Cover the berries careful
ly with the meringue, which is nom
conductor of heat, and isolate the pie
plate holding the pie from the oven bot
tom by setting it on thick pine board,
and bake the meringue in this way in a
moderately hot oven for 20 minutes. If
the work of isolation has been properly
done the berries will not be heated, but
the meringue will have risen and will
be well done and only delicate brown.
Remove the pie to cold plate and let it
become ice cold before serving it.-N.
Y. Tribune. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
IN CYCLEDOM.
NOVEL SHOWER BATH.
Device Combining Exercise and
the Morning Additions.

n Dey1ce COmD1nInS GAcrc1sE ane
the Morning Additions.
AT the recent cycle show in Paris, a
prominent English bicycle manufac-
turer presented novelty called s'Velo-
Douche,'' which is an eminentiy prac-
tical device for combining exercise and
the morning additions. Many wheel
men have doubtless often desired to
obtain shower bath after violent ex-
ercising on the wheel, so as to obtain
the sedative effect of the brisk reaction.
Many bicycle and athletic clubs are
provided with every facility for OBJ
tanning this end, but such means are
not always at the disposal of the rider.
especially in the country.
The device which we illustrate is
really combination of the home ex-
erciser and shower bath, and it enables
the rider to obtain any amount of ex-
ercise desired with or without the bath.
The machine consists of shallow tub
to which is secured framework car
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
How I'd Polish your I..un.

''Do you want to know how to polish
the lens of your lamp?" asked the re-
pair man. If you do, here you are:
First clean the surface with a pad of
cotton waste and then cover the pad
with cotton velvet charged with fine
rouge. This will not only remove the
scratches. but will impart brilliancy to
the glass. Lenses in lanterns should not
only be clean and clear, but should be
brilliant as well, and brilliancy comes
partly from polishing"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
WOMAN AND HOME.
PRETTY VEIL CASE.
Present which Is Not Only Attrac-
fixe. Ruf uaefuI Also

Present Which Is Not Only Atfrac-
tive But Useful Also.
Many women find an added charm in
a gift that has been the personal handi-
work OF friend. The article seems to
acquire, sentimental value far beyond
its actual monetary one in such case.
Yet, with plenty of spare time on their
hands, and all the necessary executive
ability, many giyers of presents are
obliged to content themselves with the
purchase of their gifts ready-made be-
cause they cannot plan out anything
that shall be at once useful and orna-
mental. and so able to justify its anna
teur construction. To such a puzzled
deyotee of the work ia bic, the veil case,
shown in the accompanying sketch, is
offered for consideration. There can
be no question about its pretty APP
pearance, and any woman who has had
her good veilings spoiled with knocking
about in her drawers, to catch inevita-
bly, upon every glove, button or hook.
will decide that such a separate recep-
tacle for them would be of the utmost
service.
For present that is to be as hand
some as possible, the veil case should
be developed in white satin, with pow
behring's of blue -forget-me-nots, a lin
ing of pale blue silk, and cord and
ribbons in a similar shade To make
the shape, the ubiquitous mill-board
must be again called into requisition,
and two palette shapes cut from it;
the size may be decided at the work
er's pleasure, but generally useful meas
urements would be from 71s to 8
inches in length. and about six inches
across. This gives the veil comforta-
BILE space, if it is folded carefully.
Cut two pieces of the white satin,
and two of the blue silk, the same shape
as the palette, only rather larger, to al
low for turnings. Then proceed to
stretch piece of satin and piece of
silk on either side of cardboard por-
ton, taking care that there are no
wrinkles; turn the edges of the ma
terials inward and stitch firmly to-
gether round the edge OF the palette.
The remaining piece of satin must be
daintily embroidered with single flow
ers and the word Wells" in forget
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

ily- Tack this on, the upper edge Of the
frame a. allowing il to sag five or six
inches in the center, as at b To COM
Piete the nest and make II more attract
i've and natural for the hens wisps of
hay may be twisted and sewed on the
inside The frame should be made TO
ut tightly in the nest heretofore used,
so that II viii not have TO be fastened.
The egg viii drop through the hole and
roll 70 one side of the nest below The
eggs may be gathered by simply lift
ing up the front side of the frame-Curs
tbs j. Irwin in Farm and Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
pIant. u.ed in Commerce.

In Europe at the present day about
1000 plants are collected for commercial
purposes, 42o of them being sought
for their perfume. There are gathered
1.124 species of white flowers, o51 of
yellow, S23 of red, 594 of blue and 3Os
of violet, and 49, of the white flowers
have pleasing odors, n of the yellow,
"a of the red. 81 of the blue and Is Of
the violet
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

when screwed ON tight. should seal it
perfectly. To tell for certain whether
it does or mot, try it with glass of
water, shown above. BE sure there
is enough water in the glass to come
we'll up ON to the valve stem.-L- A. w,
Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
That TerrIbIe ChfIa.

Mrs. Best Friend-Wlsatd do you think,
Clara, that horrid Miss Backbite said
that she didn't believe you wore your
own hair.
BoBby-Yes, but my mamma said she
knew it was yours cause she saw you
pay for it.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
NARROWING PENS.

This Kind May BE Readily Moved
from Place to Place.
The simplest is the best This en-
craving represents portable OF NOV
ing pig shed for two sows. 1t IS eight
feet wide from A to d; fourteen feet
long from A to IS; four feet high on
lack ID E), and six feet high in front
(B @. The two narrowing pens
are cut off. one on each end, by
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
A master of Romance.

'sBosworth would have made a for
tune as novelist
What makes you think sop
81 was with him the other evening
when he was telling his wife why he
happened to be so late in getting home
Cleveland Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
TESTING THE VALVE

1t Should Be Done before Laying
Blame the Tire
Many reflective tires" are only con-
sidered so because the valve leaks and
the rider doesn't, know 1T. Be sure the
valve is all right before you blame the
tire. 1t isn't necessary that the valve
proper should be perfectly air tight
most of them are not-but the cap"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
EorHer Dear Sake.

Coral hate to mention it, love, but
really You don't seem to dress as well
as you did when we were first engaged.
Merritt-That's because l wish you
to get accustomed to the way I'll look
after we're married.-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
EGG-EAfING HENS.

How to, Remove Temptation out of
Their Wicked Way.
The plan portrayed below can be
made by anyone handy with tools, and
the cost viii be but little After maxi
ing the frame as shown at a, take a
strong. close piece of burlap, cut some
what larger than the frame, and set a
ring in the center of the piece large
enough for an egg TO pass through cas-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
Cause oil Landslides,

Because of the many landslides that
have occurred on the line of the Cana.
dian Pacific Railway in British Colum.
bia, Colonel Robert B. Stanton and
Mr.. James D. Schuyler were lately ap.
pointed board of experts to examine
into the matter for the railway com.
pany. As a result of this investigs-
tion, an action has been brought by
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
to secure an injunction against the
farmers on the Thompson River to
prevent them from further irrlgating
land contiguous to the railways, this
irrigation having already caused land.
slides which have swept down upon
the tracks of the company. Along this
river the land rises in benches extend.
ing from fifty to 500 feet above the
river. The soil is gravelly, with clay
subsoil. The farmers irrigate their
lands by water from creeks back in
the mountains, and the land is sliding
downward apparently on the slippery
clay subsoil. In one place sixty.six
acres have slid down in Q mass, and
the experts estimate the volume of
one of these slides at 80, 900. 900 tons.
At times, says the Railway Review, the
railway track has been showed five feet
out of line in one night. causing great
outlay in reconstruction. The jury
has found in favor of the railway COM
pany, ascribing tho slides to the
irrigation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

DR.. Koch is said to have discovered
another anti.tuberculin.
A process has been discovered by
which milk can be hardened to form
buttons and billiard balls.
A Berlin physician, DR.. Feahliner,
says that rheumatism Is often due to
the excessive use OF meat.
The poles of Jupiter are Aattened
almost exactly like those of the earth.
The phenomenon can be plainly seen
with the telescope.
1t rains on an average 2O3 days in
the year IN Ireland, about $50 IN Eng.
land, at Kozan about ninety days and
in Siberia only sixty days.
From figures recently published at
Munich, it appears that there are now
ir Central Europe 15,644 gas engines,
which aggregate 52,694 horse power.
In tho tiords OF the Norway coasts
the clearnees Of the water is wonderful.
At depth of thirty fathoms objects
the size of silver dollar may be
clearly seen.
OF the LOG kinds OF car couplers
enumerated by the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission.
seventy eight were in use in 1895,
when the number of automatic
couplers OF all kinds had increased to
4OS, S56, from 80, $40 in 1889.
A London inventors driving wheel
for cycles, motor cars and railway To-
comotlves has it's circumference
mounted on sixteen or more smaller
wheels, which strike the ground in
succession, It is claimed that q BIZ
cycle geared to $50 inches is propelled
as easily as an ordinary one geared to
sixty inches, speed Of a mile minute
not being difficult
Aproduct called "wire glass" which,
it is asserted, presents an effective bar :
rier against fire, consists simply of a
mesh work Of wire imbedded in a
glass plate. Even when licked by
flames and raised to red heat it does
not fall to pieces, aud it not only
resists the heat Of fire, but also the
shattering effects of cold water poured
over it while it Is yet glowing hot.
The construction of the OWLS foot is
peculiar. Unlike the we'll known foot
OF the parrot, which has two toes in
front and two behind, and that OF the
eagle-or a more familiar example,
the common sparrow-it has one toe
behind and three in front; but the
first of these is capable of much lateral
motion, while the fourth or outer toe
is reversible, and when the bird
perches is turned backward, so that
the bird sits on its perch with the two
middle toes in front and the two outer
toes behind.