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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
CHtPMuNks RoUT a SNAKE.

If w,s Making n Meal of One ofsrhena
when the Others Rescued At.
eI.saw one of the prettiest fights OF
nv life up at Pompton Plains last
week" said Fred Bullitt, of Newark
II was in boat fishing for bass when
my attention was attracted by my wife
to a snake on the shore. 1t was COM
mon blacksnake less than five feet in
length. and it was hanging head downS
ward from a button bush at the edge or
the lake. It's back shone like peacock
coal as its head swung to and fro over
the water.
st is admiring itself in the water
said.my wife.
"sMore likely it is watching foE~
fish, said, and just then / saw what
the snake was really after. A chip
munk ran from under a log and in a
flash the snake seized it by the head and
at the same time lost its hold on the
bush and dropped into the water. 1T
quickly swan ashore, dragging the
young chipmunk with it, and deliber-
ately began to swallow the chipnnnle
without attempting to crush it. The
chipmunk's head had entirely 4disaP-
peared when a diversion was created by
an older and larger chipmunk that t.
jumped upon the snakes back and OFF
again in fash. This was repeated half
q dozen times and the snake writhed and
dashed its body around.
Meanwhile our boat slowly drifted
within six feet of the struggle and
grounded there. Then / saw that the
snake had been cut in half a dozen
places by the sharp teeth of the little
squirrel and was trying to getri of the
one it had tried to swallow. 1t seemed
to have difficulty in this. and before it
| succeeded in ejecting it still another
tackled the writing snake. The two lit
| tie ground squirrels acted as If they
had seen snakes before and knew just
| how to tackle them. They sprang on
and over the snake, resting but an in
| slant to infiict bite and avoiding the
| flashing tail. The snake seemed to have
| but one notion and that was to get rid
| of its prey so that it could defend itself
or run. Finally, with fling of it's
head, the snake got rid of the little
| chipmunk, and / expected to see it show
| fight, but instead it glided away as fast
as it could in its lacerated condition
The two old chipmunks then turned
their attention to the little one, which
| did not seem to be much the worse for
its adventure. The old ones licked it
| all over and showed genuine delight
over its escape. Suddenly they were
| startled by a movement of my wife and
all three scampered under the log
n. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07

lower front edge of the mold board.
The whiffietrees (a) allow the use of a
team by the chain or rope (b) which is
regulated for shafts by the holes &c @.
The land side is made level by d rub
bling it smooth after the mold board (e)
has passed over. The horses walk on
the unplowed soil IL, which is left in
the center of the road at b. The grader
must be regulated by hooking the
evener back or forth fsee 1, 2, 81 on
chain, and the driver following at 4, 5
or 6. If needed, the grader should be
weighted Mine cost one dollar COM
plete.-S. Doll. In Farm and Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
PITH AND POINT.

An Everlasting FACTION Barry
-"Why did the Lord command us to
love our neighbors?" Perdita-''Be-
cause we can get along with most every
body lse."-Truth.
An old librarian, unable to find his
umbrella one evening when it was time
to close, returned and looked anxiously
for it in the card catalogue, under the
letter U.-Household Words.
-He-sI dislike to see woman
standing up in a street car" She
Eyes; I've noticed you manage to get
a newspaper in front of you at such
imes."-Yonkers Statesman.
"A little girl who had told lie was
escorted to her bedroom by her mother
and told to ask God to forgive her for
her sin. This is what the listening
mother heard: "Oh, God, thought you
could take a joke."-Life.
81 hab noticed" said Uncle Eben,
"dat er man kin allus fin people ter buy
liquor fur i'm ontell he gifts so ruin down
dat his system actually feels the need
OBJ it. Den dey tells i'm he orter be
ershamed OBJ hisse'f." Washington
Star.
As He Understood It.-'Mayv, what
did you tell Mrs. Nexdore that we
oughtn't to monkey with the English
styles for?" 81 didn't, Willie. I said
we ought not to ape the English styles"
swell, what's the difference Chicago
Tribune.
-Squildig-''I say, McSwilligen, lend
me. $50, will your" McSwilligen- You
owe me $25 now, don't you know?''
THAT is one reason why L wish to Dor
row $780, Glow SOP" ''Then I can
pay you back in your own coin. Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Teiegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
TUB sILO UNDER A SHED.

at the mill. Tell the sawyer what sized
silo you purpose to build, and he will
bevel them so that they will exactly fit.
The additional expense will be less than
that of attempting to stop up the
cracks with rags. We do not desire to
stop all shrinking and swelling
When filled, we wish the silO to swell
some to aid in making tighter joints.
and then, when empty, we want it to
shrink so that moisture cannot collect
between the slaves and rot them out.
The coating of coaltar on the inside,
applied after the hoops are drawn up
tight, is entirely sufficient.
Hot tar is very penetrating and will
find its way into every crevice, thor
oughly excluding the air. Whether it
will last longer or be more effective
than when thinned with gasoline
cannot state. There can now be pur-
chased in the market tar paint ready
for application. In our experience
with this the man who was painting
the exterior was twice overcome by
the noXious gases, and was compelled
to leave the silo. Gas tar may be pur-
chased very cheaply, and when heated
slightly makes a very efficient paint.
Trinidad asphalt may be purchased
for about three dollars barrel. This,
if used alone, is so brittle upon becom-
ing hard that it soon cracks and be-
comes worthless. Mixed in the proper
ton of nine parts Trinidad asphalt to
one part of gas tar, and heated, it
makes valuable application for roofs,
stable floors or silo. Rural New
Yorker
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
Voice and Character.

1t has been truly said that it is a rare
thing for a man or woman Of beautiful
character to have disagreeable voice.
Often there will be found among the
ignorant voices like velvet, and when
you come to know the possessors OF
these voices you find that they have a
beauty of nature, and that the voice is
but the natural expression Of this
beauty of nature. Whether deliberate
attempt to cultivate an attractive voice
would reflect on the character is prob
lem worthy of experiment. Clearness
of enuciation is promoted by reading
aloud for Is minutes every day from
some writer of pure English. In six
months this will do nonders.-St. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07

the Indians to make them my friends
They would not harm me-"
but, granting that you can find the
gold" asked, ''of what use will such a
fabulous amount be?"
az will only take what L want" he re-
piled.
"And how much will that be?'
81 do not know. I have earned a grea,
deal in all these years of working and
waiting. 1 want to make my old age
serene and happy"
Levi Bronson wanted me to join him,
but 1 declined, and we each went our
separate way, and 1 did not hear of him
again. But it is safe to say he never
reached La Madre d'Oro.
L have often thought of the old man
since, and those to whom I have told
the story laughed and said: He was
surely insane"
Perhaps he was, but is he any more
insane than the myriads who from
youth to old age give every thought
to the acquisition of wealth, and
who seek valleys of gold as inaccessi-
BILE and fabulous as Levi Bronson's
Madre d'Oro?-N. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
Men Who Wear Wells.

According to the French traveller. NJ.
Felix Dubois, the Tourages Zone of the
African races whom he describes in his
book about Timbuctoo) wear Seiis.
The rearing of horses, oxen and goats
is their chief industry, the milk and
flesh of these animals, with the addi-
ton of dates, furnishing their princi-
pal nourishment. For the protection
of eyes and lungs they adopt Eeae-
dress of two wells. One. the "nikab." is
rolled round the temples, hanging
down in front to protect their eyes;
while the other, the ''litham," reaches
from the nostrils to the edge of their
clothing. The wells are never removed.
even at meal times, and the garb has
become so much part of them tSat
any one being deprived of it is IN
recognizable by friends or relatives
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
WILL BE SAVED BY A SLAVE.
Old African to Use His ExlOndfke Cola
for His Former Master's Daughter.

Old African to Use His KIondil<e Cola
for His Former Masters Daughter
Among the lucky miners in the Klon-
dixie is a former slave, n grizzled old
African who bears the high-sounding
name of ST. John Atherton. He has dug
out $4,000 in gold, and has couple OF
claims which may be reasonably ex-
pected to yield 100000 more. He is
probably the one man in Alaska who ia
planning to do a novel act of charity
when the time comes for him to aban-
don his mining work and return to the
civilized world.
Before the war Atherton was owned
by a Georgia family which had a large
plantation near Atlanta. When he got
his freedom he drifted about the coIrn-
try doing odd jobs and finally struck the
Yukon valley, where he got work as a
freighter. The eN-slaye had 4 hard time
of it for years and when the Klondike
excitement broke out he made his way
to the gold fields. There he toiled in
diggings which had been abandoned by
white men until he found paying
streak, since which he has been accu1nu-
lating money very fast. When asked
what he intended to do with his $4,000
which he has now on deposit in Dawson
City, Atherton said:
I'm going back to Georgia and buy
the old plantation"
Buy the old plantation? Why. what
do you mean?"
when 1 was slave my master was
rich man. He was kind to me and his
daughter was just like him. Things
didn't go well with him after the war
end some years ago he had to mortgage
the plantation. Since then be died, and
his daughter is now living on the old
place alone. The time is coming when
it must be sold if the mortgage is not
paid. and then she viii have 10 home.
What / want to do is to get back to
Georgia next spring and buy up that
mortgage. Then Iswill turn the planta-
ton over TO my old masters daughter
and nobody can drive her away from it,
but she won't like the idea of hav-
ing one of her former slaves for asboss-''
HUH / don't want to be a boss. I'll
just stay around and look after things
for her like 1 used to. Somebody's got
to do it and / know she'd rather have
me than stranger 1t will take $50. 600
or So, 900, and the rest of my money win
keep me as long as 1 live.'@Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
COWS AT PASTURE.
1t Pays to Feed Them Corn with the
Grass They Eat

1t Pays to Feed Them Corn with tn q
Grass They Eat.
There is no question that in the ma
jority of cases it pays to feed something
extra to cows that are at pasture, and if
The pasture is somewhat scant there
is no question but that it pays in every
case. But it is often question what
to feed. If we are so fortunate or rather
so provident as to have supply of some
crop sown for the purpose then we are
all right, but if not then oftentimes we
are at a loss. And while if feed has to be
bought corn would seldom be the cheap
est feed, yet there is no better place to
feed a mich cow corn than in the pas
ture field.
For corn is one of the most car
bonaceous feeds that is grown on the
farm. and to compound winter ration
with corn as basis and cornfodder as
a second is a task that cannot be done
with any degree of satisfaction unless a
liberal supply of linseed meal or some
other feed rich in protein is purchased.
But with pasture as a basis the aspect
is completely changed. For while corn
and cOrnfodder has a nutritiye ratio
of about one to fifteen, pasture grass
has a nutritive ratio of one to five 1t
can be easily seen then that liberal
feed of corn may be given to cows at
pasture, and still the ration viii have
a proper ratio. This is all 1 have to say
about it. If you have any corn in the
corn house soak it "a hours in water and
take it out to the cows and see what
they have to say a few days later in
the milk pail.-National Stockman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
A WRONG IMPRESSION.
lad Roads Are of No Real Benefit to
Any Living Man.

bad Roads Are of No Real Benefit to
Any Living Man.
It has been urged by some that farm
ers living near the city are benefited
by bad roads in the more distant dis
tricts, because they can manage to get
to town and realize higher price for
their produce, while those living farther
away are unable to reach the market.
With a similar fallacy it has been stated
that the country merchant is benefited
by bad roads because the neighboring
farmers are compelled to sell to them
and take their goods in exchange.
The increased value that good roads
bring to a farmers estate will more
than recompense him for what he con-
siders loss in the price of his produce.
and in addition he reaps the advantage
of purchasing his necessities at a lower
price It is the complete and free inter
change of commodities within our own
borders which brings the greatest good
70 the greatest number.-G. d. v. Rollo,
al Cheboygan Aiich-) Institute
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
CHEAP AND DURABLE
The Tub Silo Has Many Advantages In
Its Favor.

; $40 I11B luHhy AdVAnt1xe8
Its Favor.
The farmers who are using the tub
silos are in every case, so far as 1 can
learn, well pleased with them. They
can be built at half the expense of the
square or rectangular silo, and they
commend themselves in every way to
the small farmer and dairyman- They
can be constructed of two by six
scantling, but they should be beyelled,
not grooved or tongued.
The reason for bevelling is this: If
put up otherwise, they come in con-
tact only at the interior edge. Should
there be knothole or an irregularity
in the scantling, or should it by shrink
ing become slightly warped there, it
would be almost Impossible to make
it alright. Have the scantling bevelled
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
TunneIs.

There are several tunnels under the
Thames. one under the Hudson at New
York is more than half completed and
one to be built under the Danube at
Buda-Pesth will be ventilated by cleo
trio machinery. The projected tunnel
under the Irish channel to connect
Great Britain with the north of Ireland
viii probably be put through within the
next decade
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
only an Old Mans Notion.

Its a woman, not a man you see in
the moon" shouted the female orator.
II guess she's bout right, !" interrupt
ed a patriarch in the back part of the
hall, that's the reason the blamed
things so changeable- Louis Re
public.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
THF HANDY MECHANIC.

How to Build a Road Grader at ~
Nominal Expense.
Every township should own a road
grader, but not every town can afford a
new improved machine. The plan here
with illustrated has worked well in this
section. 1t is all wood except the one
quarter by one-half inch iron plate Cd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07
Praise for the spsrrov.

Tt is urged that the sparrow is a
benefaetor to the farmer. because it
feeds ON the seeds of waste pants aud
weeds during the winter. = Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07

See that no suckers are growing from
the roots of the fruit trees.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
Moro Nominations.

WASHINGTON, April &C. The
President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
William r. Day of Ohio, to be As
sistant Secretary of State.
BeIIamy Storer of Ohio to be Minis
ter TO Belgium.
George NJ. Fisk of Ohio, TO be second
secretary of the Embassy of the Unit
ed States at Berlin.
Huntington Wilson of Illinois, to be
second secretary of the Legation at To-
kio, Japan.
Thomas r. Purnell, to be District
Judge for the Eastern District of
North Carolina.
Edward G. Bradford, to be District
Judge for the District of Delaware.
Cassius NJ. Barnes Of Oklahoma, to
be Governor of Oklahoma Territory
Frank G. Deckabach, to be Register
of the Land Office at Olympia, Wash.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
PHYSICAL DRILL.
II. 8. Naval Battalion Makes Its
Appearance.

II. s. Naval Battalion Makes Its
Appearance.
Nearly 400 officers and men from the
United States warships now in port,
and commanded by Lieutenant niger
soil, landed yesterday morning and
marched to Makiki baseball grounds
for drill. The procession was headed
by the fiagship's band, which dis
coursed some popular music.
After passing through various mill
tary tactics, the men were put
through the physical drill, the COM
mands being given entirely by the
bugle. and the various exercises with
the guns being to the music OF the
band. Loud and frequent applause was
given during the drill. Quite a num-
her of people occupied the grand stand
and carriages.
At the close the battalion marched
into town, hating at kawalahao
Church, where they were drilled into
scaling the wall. Many of the men
were recruits at this branch Of the
business. and the time made was, con-
seuuently. slow-much longer than by
the crew of the Philadelphia, when on
her last visit here. 1t is understood
that these drills will be held every
Tuesday. Those who can spare the
time to attend at the ball grounds will
be amply repaid.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
Enaneled Iron
BedSteadS

with full brass trimmings.
are among the prettiest
novelties introduced in the
furniture line. We have a
half dozen styles, one pref
tier than the other. Full
width and length, made for
wear and comfort. Kings
sleep on the $I2 style, why
not your
It's only fair to repeat the
notice we have had before.
We do reupholStering at a
trifle above cost of material:
this is an odd season and
we must keep our factory
men busy. 1t doesn't pay to
spend even a little money in
making over cheap furniture,
but it does pay to reuphol-
ster really good frames.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
AMUSEMENT COMPANY.
Informal Meeting Held Yesterday
Afternoon

Informal Meeting Held Yesterday
Afternoon.
AS a result of an item, which APP
peared in the Advertiser regarding Nat
Goodwin, yesterday morning, about 20
members of the Amusement Company
met at the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon, and discussed the fu-
ture plans of the organization.
The concensus of opinion was that
an executive committee should be APP
pointed to cooperate with Manager r.
l.. Scott in the matter of engaging COM
panies to appear here. 1t was thought
that, as the summer season is APP
preaching, the time when most COM
panies take their annual vacations,
prompt action was necessary in order
to secure satisfactory combinations to
play engagements here. Those who
were present expressed themselves ia
vorable to accepting Mr.. Goodwin's Of
fer to come under reasonable guar
antee.
Letters from Mr. Goodwin's man
ager, received by Mr.. Macfarlane and
Mr. Scott, were read and commented
upon favorably. In order to effect prop
er organization, it was decided to hold
a stockholders meeting at the Cham
Der of Commerce room on Thursday
at 1920 a. m. At this time an exec
utive committee of five will be appoint
ed; stockholders who cannot attend,
should hand in their proxies. What
ever is done regarding the Goodwin
proposition will be communicated to
him by the steamer which is due to
leave here on Friday next.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
!. BREWER ! CO. ID
Queen Street.

Queen Street, Honolulu III. I.
AGENTS FOR
hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono.
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Wailuku Sugar Company,
Waihee Sugar Company, Manee Sugar
Company, Haleakala Ranch Company,
Kapapala Ranch.
Planters Line, San Francisco Pac-
kets; Chas. Brewer & Co.'s Line of
Boston Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Under
writer's.
Agents for Philadelphia Board of
Underwriters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
CAPT. WHITE STILL.
Co. b. Has a Jolly Good Time at
the Drill Shed.


Company 3 was very much in evil
dence at the Drill Shed last night.
They We're all there-members, ex-
members. Captain White and many of
the n G. II. officers. II was a delight
full time. Every one present enjoyed
himself and said: Long live Com
pany B."
After the regular company drill the
men repaired to the Company p room,
and there they found that the parti-
ton between this and the Company c.
room had been knocked out with
hammer, and there before them was
spread out a most bountiful repast,
with Caterer Chapman in command.
The boys were ready for something
10 eat, and they certainly did justice
10 what was spread out before them.
When the supper was well along, the
speeches began, Major Mcleod offici-
ating as toast-master. Major Mcleod
in starting the ball rolling, said that
the object of the gathering was to
bring the members. ex-members and
captain OF Company b together and to
awaken new interest in her welfare.
He then introduced Captain White,
who, much to the delight of the boys,
said that he would remain with the
company. He did not intend to go
chasing about after those who did not
choose TO attend the company drills
and meetings, but he would do all in
his power to keep the organization in
a position worth mentioning.
Other speeches were made, and then
came the following program, inter
DsDersed with other numbers:
Vierra, Mcguire and Jackson, come
dams. in an original sketch.
A. Fl. Jackson-Song, with banjo ac-
compartment.
Guitar solo-G Schermerhorn
Recitation-A. L. Morris.
Banjo and guitar-C. Johnson and J.
Gugle.
Song-W. Thompson.
Gramaphone-C. Ramsey ct al.
The decorations of the room were
especially we'll done. T. p. Cummins
and others are guilty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
FLOODED & FOR SALE

The undersigned offers for sale the
Gray Mare Nell Stanford" got by
Stanford, out of a Kalakaua mare. Is 8
years old, of splendid disposition and
a good saddler. Has been driven to
harness. Also, the 3-year-old Bay
Filly, TWINKLE SHENANDOAH,
out of Nell Stanford, beautiful ami
NAL, yet unbroken, but perfectly gen
tie. Prices reasonable. Inquire or
WALTER G. WELDON.
n. B-This offers a rare opportunity
to obtain choicely bred stock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
.DRAw EXCHANGE q

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
san Francisco-The Nevada Bank OF San
Francisco.
LOndon-The Union Bank of London tLtd.).
New Xork-AUerfcsu Exchange National
Bank.
ChfcaSo-Merchants National Bank.
farlS = Compton Nationsi q 'Escompte de
Paris.
Berlin-DreSdner Bank.
hongkong and Northumberland and
shanghai Banking Corporation.
New zealand and Australia - Bank of
New Zealand.
Victoria and Vaucor1ver-Rsnk of Brit
ish North America