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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-03-06
FOR The FARMER,
Cow Pointers.

on "Choice Dairy Cows" by Prof.
ID. c. Smith, of the Michigan Agri-
cultural College, in which he gives
the results Of list of the respective
values OF two COWS as milk and but
ter producers, from which we make
the following extracts:
Lin some deductions from the tests
Of these cows and their performan-
ces, Prof. Smith further comments
thus:
/. The similarity between the
forms of these COWS aud the ideal
dairy type as exemplified in the
score card goes far to confirm the
value Of the latter.
2. The size Of the udders and
bellies requisite to the production Of
extraordinary yields seems to indi-
cate that the COWS must be relative
ly large if phenomenal record is
desired.
3. Perfect health, a glossy coat,
thrifty appearance and good coat
of flesh are not incompatible with
the best and most economical dairy
performance.
A. In feeding dairy cows sue
cessfully they must be treated as
individuals, each with likes and
dislikes peculiar to herself. Gone
cows's meat" may be "another's
poison"
5. Regard must be had to the
same question of individuality in
the stable management. Rosa en-
joyed a temperature entirely too low
for the comfort of the other cows in
the herd.
6. Cows should be given a vari-
ETY. of feeds.
Z. They should be allowed an
abundance of succulent food in
Winter.
8. In these cases, an ample grain
ration while at pasture was accom-
panied by extraordinary yields. 1t
hardly seems possible that the lat
ter could have been produced with
out the former.
9. The individuality of the cow
is the determining factor q in the
amount of milk she can be made to
yield; (2) in the quality of her milk;
(3) in the relation of quantity and
quality to the lapse of the period
Of lactation; az in the selection Of
her feed; (5) in her stable manage.
ment as to temperature, frequency
of feeding and watering.
10 While the richness of the
milk in fat is largely determined by
the individuality OF the COW herself,
it is influenced within narrow limits
by the season, the richer milk being
yielded in the colder months.
IL. The fact that each of these
COWS descended from ancestors of
merit confirms the idea that ability
in the dairy is matter of inheri-
lance, and that, therefore, in the
selection of his cows the dairyman
should regard (1) their forms, (2)
the performance of their ancestors,
and (3) their record with scales and
tests. The latter is the deciding
factor
II In feeding, the general plan
should be to place the cows in the
hands Of an experienced and skill.
full feeder, and then provide an
abundance of succulent feed, var
iety of grains and hay, and insist
that these materials shall be pre-
sented in the most appetizing form.
The judgment Of the feeder, rather
than any predetermined formula,
must decide what the ration of each
cow shall be, both in amount and
composition. This indOemant mill
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-03-06
Notes fsrRm 1870

Keep pie ey In the
brood cham rything as
dry as poss
Get the trong condi-
ton, neve queens lack
for rom
Takin with another,
the bull y is gathered
by the
One ae @ crops to grow,
especi pasturage, is
Japa' 3da8 at.
Bee heat for brood
rearing when tney can cluster in
the form of sphere.
Bees will not go up into the
sections as long as they have room
for their honey below.
All sudden motions or jars tend
to irritate bees; in handling them
gentleness is necessary.
When making startin beekeep-
ing commence on q small scale.
Learn to handle them first.
A good circulation of air in warm
weat her is more necessary to the
comfort of bees than total darkness.
The queen is the most important
factor in a hive. 1t pays to take
pains to have queens of the best sort.
Honey will not stand very much
cooking, in fact, heat is liable to
spoil both flavor and keeping quail
tiles.
Combs that bees perish upon in
the Spring need immediate atten-
ton to keep worms from destroying
them.
The nectar which bees collect
from flowers is thin and watery,
and must be evaporated to make
honey.
Brood-rearing usually begins in
February, and, if the weather is
warm, through March they breed
very fast.
When the comb is capped in part
and the rest of the cells glisten as
you look at the surface it is ready
to extract.
During the Winter the bees clus-
ter below quite portion of the
stores, thereby keeping the honey
warm and Of easy access.
Some good beekeepers claim that
lack of room for the queen to de-
post her eggs or the bees to store
their honey causes them to swarm.
The symptoms of bee paralysis
are first shining black color, then
swollen abdomen, sluggish move
ments and quivering Of the wings.
The bee provides its own living,
hunts its own pastures, gathers it's
own Winter stores and furnishes
more than ample to pay for its case
and hive lodging.
Nearly all beekeepers agree that
a hive should never face the North
the majority favoring southerly
direction. The morning sun entices
che bees out to work early.
1t is important that the hives
stand level. Then the frames will
hang perpendicular in the hives
and the bees will build the comb in
the sections perpendicularly.
To get rid of small ants find the
nest, make hole through the CEN
ter with bar or stick and pour in
about half an ounce of bisulphide
of carbon. Then close up the hole
tight.
Never shake the bees off a frame
having queen bees on it, nor in any
way suddenly jar it. Queen cells
are much more liable to injury
while on the frame than when ia
ken from where they were built.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
OXFORD COMING TO THE FAIR.
Delegations From Both the Famous
Schools Coming.

Oxford, N. c., Oct. 19.-(Special.)-
Prof. t. z. Hobgood will attend the
Raleigh Fair tomorrow, accompanied by
Miss Carrie Hobgood and several young
ladies of Oxford Female Seminary.
Abont twenty cadets of Horner Mill
tary School win attend the Fair on
Thursday.
]. G. Biggs will be in Raleigh on
Wednesday.
Mr.. w. II. White, Miss Lulie Biggs
and Miss Ida Gregory will visit Raleigh
on Thursday to attend the Fair.
Miss Lizzie Hilliard will be in Raj
eigh during the Fair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
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pay required. It Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by all
druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20

]. NJ. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has spell of indi-
gestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two Of DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers at night, and he Is all right the next
morning. Many thousands of others do
the same thing. Do your Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
AN "uNMANLY sUBTERFUGE."
Concord Standard.)

Concord Standard.J
Mr.. Pritchard, in the late campaign,
we believe. purposely and studiously
misrepresented facts for effects sake
to secure his office. We believe further,
that lie promised both the Ramsays the
Salisbury postoffice and that his excuse
TO the Charlotte Observer about refer
ring the matter to others while his
brother was in precarious condition,
was an unmanly subterfuge. We have
little faith in Mr.. Pritehard's doing his
duty when self interest distates the OPP
posite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
MUNYON'S

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medical advice write Prot, Munyon, los Arch
Hireaf philaAnnhinA II Is absolutely free.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
TREASURY BALANCE SHEET.
Receipts for December Were 1851 900 In
Excess of Expenditures.

Receipts for December Were 1851, 900 In
Excess of Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-The treas
ury balance sheet for Decem Der shows
an excess of receipts over expenditures
of 1851, 900. This is explained by the
fact that the Decent Der disbursements
each year are below the average. The
deficit for the six months just closed is
$50, o95, 73e. against So. 1927, 722 for the
corresponding period of last year. The
receipts for the six months were, in
round numbers, S157. 500. 900, and the
disbursements S196, 500, 600 Compared
with the same period of 1895
there was falling off in
receipts of 10000. 600 and an
increase in expenditures of S14, 900, 600.
The available cash balance is reported
at S227. els, 461, of which nearly Sl37.-
600, 600 is gold One year ago the avail
able balance was SIT. 900. 600, of which
less than $64. 900, 900 were gold. There
will be an unusually large deficit the
coming month, resulting from in
creased expenditures, which will in
clude large payments on account of
interest and the disbursemen of sew
eral millions in payment of the ma
tured bonds of the Pacific railroads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
SLID INTO THE RIVER.
Railroad Track Near st. Louis Gives Way
with Fatal Results.

A Railroad Track Near st. Louis Gives Way
with Fatal Results.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4-Three trainmen
were instantly killed and Ia cars of
freight hurled into the Missouri river
in a wreck that took place on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad line at New
Haven, a station 6i miles west of this
city, at two o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The cause of the wreck, as nearly
as can be learned from the officials,
was a landslide, caused by the heavy
rain. The track had been cut by the
running water and was left without
support. It gave way under the train
and roadbed,' track and train went
into the river. The tracks at that
point lie along the river bank, and the
water that had gathered on the bluff
above ran down on the track. The
bodies of Engineer Homer Evans, Fire
man Henry Hookup and Brakeman J.
E. Mcqueen, all of whom were from
this city. were all recovered during the
afternoon. The other trainmen es-
capped with slight injuries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

At the Close of the Year 1t Was $780,
$4,000, Not Including Outstanding Notes
and Certificates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-The monthly
treasury statement Of the public debt
issued shows the debt on Decent Der 81,
less cash in the treasury. to have been
1922, 929, $50, decrease for the mon tn
OF 50, $50, 577. The decrease is account
ed for by an increase of 50, 963, PSI in
the amount OF cash in the treasury
The increase in the cash was the result
of the recent sale of first mortgage Pa
ci6c railroad bonds belonging to the
Central Pacific sinking fund. The
debt is recapitulated as follows: In
terest-bearing debt. Ss47. 364, 600; debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turity. 81, 3s3, O7O; debt bearing no in
terest, 1872, 500, col. Total, 81, 221, 249,-
961. This amount, however, does not
include $3.50. 500, 573 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding. Offset by
an equal amount of cash in the treasury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
FOR KANSAS FARMERS.
Facts from the biennial Report of the
State Board of Agriculture.

Facts from the Biennial Report of the
State Board of Agriculture.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 3L-The tenth
annual biennial report of the Kansas
state board of agriculture has been
made public by Secretary f. D. Coburn.
combined table showing the agricul-
tural output of the state for the two
years is presented and, in spite of I'M
precedented low prices of many pro-
ucts. it points to the very gratifyi ng
net increase of S. So, 353.11 in value,
as compared with the production of
the preceding two years. 1893 and 1894.
The value Of the various products is
given as follows:
Winter wheat, SEQ. .soo.3i: spring wheat.
s44s,aI19s corn. ssi.s-a, 1859: oats. rs. $780,
$40. So: rye, seJ7. 349.7e: barley, 1862, 3d. g.
buckwheat. s7.579sT: Irish potatoes. s4.6I4,-
655.55: sweet potatoes. s,i4 ,4s3 g.: sorghum,
for strip or sugar sl.066. sc; sorghum,
for forage seed, s3-a9e 9sl-05 castor
beans. ssO.6iz.s0 cotton. so, $50. 50; fax. ST.
235 800 81: hemp. S9.39I-20: tobacco +45, 220;
broom corn. ~. 49l 974 81: millet and Hungarian,
A12i, 377: milo maize S.l3.065.7 "A: Kaffir corn,
s. ice. 6o3 30: Jerusalem corn. $751; OBS 50: tim
othy, clover, bluegrass, alfalfa. orchard grass
and other tame grasses, s3.971.734.50: prairie
grass fenced. 81, 44s.415; total value field prod
ucts, e147, 067. $50 IL.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Yero-nao for Fifty Gents.

Millions of men who are daily Tobacco
Splitting and Smoking Their Lives Away"
will be glad to learn that the makers of No
Co-Bac, the famous guaranteed tobacco
iabit cure, that has freed over 400, OoO to bac-
% users in the last few years, have put on
;he market a fifty cent package of their great
remedy This will give every tobacco user
rol the desire for tobacco in every form and
at the same time be benefited by No-To-
oac's nerve strene thening qualities. Every
tobacco user should procure a fifty cent box
at once from his druggist or orderit by mail.
You will be surprised TO see how easily and
quickly the desire for tobacco disappears
Any reader can obtain sample and booklet
iree by addressing the Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York, and mentioning this
paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
RAILROAD LOSSES.
Transportation Lines Have Suffered from,
the General Depression.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4-The year Just
closed has been one of disappointment
and losses in all lines of business, says
the Railway Age. and as the railroads
cannot prosper when other interests
suffer they have painfully reflected the
general depression. Compared indeed
with either 1894. 1893 or 1892.
the record of 1896 is favorable.
although at the best it is still
bad enough, for it shows that during
last year 81 roads. with SAL miles of
lines and bond and stock capitaliza-
ton of about s275, 600. QUO. joined the
list Of railways operated by receivers.
The five years of financial trouble COM
mencing with 1892 have left record
of bankruptcies far greater than that
of the preceding ten years and more.
In that brief period 213 roads
have been turned over to receiv-
ers, with lines aggregating Sc, 403
miles, or 80 per cent. of the entire pres
ent mileage of the United States, and
a capitalization represen ting over S179,-
600, 600, or about 80 per cent. of the
bonds and stock of our en- tire railway
system to-day. These are appalling
figures. Certainly no other form of
business investment has suffered such
loss as the railways within the past few
years. In 1896 no less than So roads
were sold for their creditors, represent
ing 1890 miles of lines. and the enor-
nous capitalization of 81. $50, OOO, 600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
McCullaeh Laid to Rest.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Service over the
remains of Joseph B. McCullagh, editor
of the Globe-Democrat, who died last
week as the result of an accident, were
held yesterday at the residence of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Manion, where he
had made his home for many years.
Notwithstanding the statement of his
physician, DR.. Hughes, that the de-
ceased committed suicide. the coroner's
jury returned verdict of death by ac-
cident. Funeral services were con.
Quoted by Rev. John Snyder, of the
Unitarian church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
WORK OF a TRAITOR.
A Steamer Carrying Supplies to the Cuba1
Is EOundered.

a Steamer Carrying Supplies to the Cubans
Is Foundered.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1.-The
steamer Commodore, which cleared
from this port for Cienfuegos, Cuba, on
Tuesday, with cargo of arms and
ammunition, foundered off New
Smyrna at an early hour Saturday
morning. Seventies men accoun ted
for out of the % on the Cuban filibus-
terers Commodore, is the record here
Sunday night, with a slight chance of
seven mere yet alive. One of the
survivors gives these details: 'sThe tug
sank at seven o'clock Saturday morn
ing, 90 miles off New Smyrna. All
the Americans on board remained till
the last moment A traitor in Spanish
pay was the cause of the leak The
leak was discovered at about three a.
m. The pumps would not work long,
though they did good service for a
while. Finding that the water gained
on US the captain called all hands, and
the vessel was turned shoreward"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Francis Reverses Hoke Smith.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA special from
Perry, Ok, says: News received here
from Washington is that Secretary
Francis has reversed ex-Secretary
Smiths decision relative to claim h old
ers who made runs for the Indian res.
ervation in the Cherokee strip in Sep
temb Der, 1898. The report has caused
considerable excitement, and hundreds
of contests before the land office will
result. Several thousand persons are
affected. Smith held that persons who
obtained claims by running from
Creek, Otoe, Usage and Ponca Indian
country were disqualified, and Score
tary Francis decides that they are
nualifia6
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
PAYING THEIR DEBTS.
Kansas People Are Making Great Strides
In the Liquidation of Bonded Indebted

Kansas People Are Making Great Strides
In the Liquidation of Bonded Indebted
ness.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec 31.-The bonded
Indebtedness of Kansas, including
state, county, city. township. village,
board of education and school district,
was decreased S2.o17, ATS. 20 during the
years 1895 and 1896. The figures are OBJ
tanned from the various county clerks
and they are required to attach an affi-
davit that the statements are absolute
ly correct The last report of the
state auditor has just been pub
lished, and it shows that of
the 1o4 counties in Kansas only
% have increased their bonded in
debtedness since the issuance of the
auditors report for 1898 and 1894. The
Indebtedness of 80 counties was DE-
creased. Kansas as state owes but
little money. The report for 1893 and
1894 shows that it's bonded indebted
ness was only $so1. 900. During the
past two years it has been decreased
S119. 600 and now aggregates only
1852, 900.
The following will show the amount
Of increase or decrease of the munich
pal Indebtedness Of each county in the
state during the past two years:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

beware OF Ointnents for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
Is mercury will surely destroy the sense of
melI and completely derange the whole sys-
lem when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
lsed except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man,
afactured by T. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
D., contains no mercury, and is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfa aces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. It is taken internally, and made
IN Toledo, Ohio. by f. j. Cheney & Co. les
imonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Waiting the Advent of Mckinley.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The wires are
already laid to annex Hawaii during
the Mckinley administration. The
New England senator's are alert and
the Hawaiian oligarchy is active. The
annexation element in Hawaii looked
upon the repu blican victory in Novem.
Der as opening the doors for admission
to the union. They are not asking tc
come in as state, but will be satisfied
with territorial form of government
to start with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Liquor Dispensaries Favored.

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 4.-The ultra.
prohibitionists who will hold state
mass meeting here January 12 and Is
have taken up the state dispensary
method of regulating the liquor traffic.
The proposition as now outlined in
sludes a demand that liquor selling
contrary to the proposed new law be
made a felony, and there be one dis
pensary for every 10000 people, or 14C
for the entire state, each county to
have at least one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Danger Environs Us

II we live in aregion where malaria is preva-
lent. It's useless to hope to escape it if I'm.
provided with medicinal safeguard. Wher
ever the endemic is most prevalent and
malignant-in South and Central America
the West Indies and certain portions OF
Mexico and the IsthmuS of Panama, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters have proved a rem
edy for and preventive of the disease in
every form. Notices. effectiveis it in curing
rheumatism, liver and kidney complaints
dyspepsia, biiousness and nervousness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
DEATH IN THE STORM
Life and Property Destroyed by
the Terrible Elements.
Floods and SnOwstorms Devastate Large
Section of Country-A Tornado in
Louisiana and Arkansas Kills
Many People.


parts of the west tell of damage by
food and storm during the last "a hours.
In Illinois, heavy rain has fallen,
streams are flooded, making the roads
impossible, and damaging winter
wheat. Joliet is threatened with one
of the worst floods in it's history.
Families are moving out of their
houses and low lands are flooded.
The Sangamon river is rising, threat
ening destruction to thousands OF
bushels of cribbed corn. 1t has
rained for 60 hours and is still rain
ing, but is growing colder. In north
ern Michigan the rain was also severe.
Ice gorges at Fisher and other points
on the Menominee river are threaten
ing serious consequences to Menominee
and Marinette. In Minnesota biz
card ragged all day yesterday, with al
ternating rain and s1eet, and with fall
ing temperature.
TORNADO AT MooRINGsroRT. LA.
TExARKANA, Ark, Jan. A tor
nado struck Mooringsport, La, IS
miles east of here on the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad at $3.50
o'clock Saturday and blew down every
house but two in the town. The Kan
sas City, Pittsburg e. Gulf officials dis.
patched a special train from here to
the town to render whatever aid it
could. The entire Goodman family,
five IN number, were killed outright
and the two children and mother-in.
law of Mr.. M. J. Morgan are fatally
injured. Five other persons, whose
names could not be learned. are dead.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN AT BENTON, ARK.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. A de.
structive windstorm occ urred at Ben
ton, rs miles south of here Saturday
afternoon, and from all accounts eX-
tended a considerable distance south.
Many dwellings were swept away and
it is believed that loss of life resulted. A
private telegram from Benton reports
20 houses blown down. but does not
say whether any lives were lost. Cam
eron was also struck by the storm and
one man killed.
HEAVY SNOW IN TEXAS.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Jan. 1.-THE
southbound passenger train, due here
Saturday at noon. has not yet reached
this point, owing to the heavy snow in
the Panhandle. Wires are down north
of Clarendon and no intelligence can
be had from the lost train. Snow drifts
of Is feet are reported in sections.
The northbound passenger leavin G
here yesterday evening turned back at
Clarendon on account of inability to
make further progress.
THE STORM IN THE NORTHWEST
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4-The storm
which began here Saturday morning
still RACES undated. From all over the
state and in South Dakota come reports
flight snow and high wind Telegraph
and telephone service is impeded to a
considerable extent, but is not yet cut
off. The worst trouble experienced
by the railroads is with snow drifts in
the wards.