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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-24
KILLED BY A TRAIN
WALTER FOSTER MEETS A HORRI-
BILE DEATH NEAR KANSAS CITY.

He Wanted to be a Soldier But for Some
Returning Home When Heavy Freight
Train Struck Bim-He Was Identified
by Receipt for Monthly Assessment in
the Woodmen - Body Brought Home
for Bur.al-An Unjust Report Circulated
by the Gossips of Maize.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-24

Flour, any brand, per sack-.......N 10
Best Soda and Oyster Crackers. ID. "a
California Prunes. per lb..---.--.... .e5
Evaporated Apples, per lo.......... .o5
Short Horn Tomatoes, , cans for. Ia
20 lbs Granulatsd Sugar. leo
Cooking Raisins, per lh....-....... -o5
Vin;on Corn, per can. 90
June Peas. cans for. .25
Navy Beans, 5 lbs for...........-.. 10
Lima Scans. lbs for. Is
Arouckles and Lion Coffee. los for 80
LEMONS. regular 25c size, per doz 10
ORANGES (sweet and juicy) each. .ol
Radlshes. . lunches ...... .o5
-. a M
Onions, buncles --........--....-. %
Asparagus. 3 punches .........--.-- 10
Also Ripe Florida Tomatoes. Fresh
Cucumbers. Caulihower, Strawberries,
BALTIMORE Ox-S-er-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
SCOURS IN CALVES.
Diagnosis of the Disease and Pre-
scriptiOns for Its Cure.

Diagnosis of the Disease and Pre-
scriptions for Its Cure.
The Live Stock Journal diagnoses and
prescribes for scours in calves as fol.
lows: In the disease the bowel dis.
charges are in liquid condition. and
of white or yeliowish-white hue. Now
and again small masses of dense undi
gested curd are voided with them, as
we'll as a thick, Shiny matter (mucaD
and sometimes blood. The excavations
emit Il foul. pungent odor. W hich alone
marks the presence of the malady in a
shed. The animal quickly loses flesh is
feverish and weak. When standing the
back is arched and the belly tucked up;
but when severely affected the calf is
mostly found lying down, with the nose
doubled into the flank, moaning and
grinding the teeth. In a large majority
of cases of scours a dose of aperient
medicine is called for. This may take
the shape of two or three ounces of cas-.
tor oil. with 30 drops of tincture OF
opium, and a little peppermint water.
Having removed the undigested ma tter
contained in the bowels, relief from ex.
listing pain may be afforded by furt her
dose of tincture of opium, with which
may be combined 4 couple of drops OF
carbolic acid. the whole to be given in
well boiled milk, with which an egg has
been beaten up. The patient should be
placed in warm, dry. well-ventilated
pen. we'll Uttered down. Should the pain
continue, the medicine last prescribed
may be repeated two or three times a
day, and in the intervals little car.
Donate of soda and lime water may also
be given in little milk. To prevent
the disease is to guard against the
causes. Where contagioE is suspected,
isolation, thorough cleansing, and disin-
lection. with efficient ventilation and
drainage, should be provided
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
An Investment rha. Paws.

The experience Of careful practical
dairymen all over the country indicates
that the man who milks ten cows can
afford to buy small separator if he
makes butter at home. The man who
sells milk to separator creamery does
not need separator, but he who sep
arates the cream from the milk at home
does. The loss of butter fat when the
cream is raised by settling the milk in
cans or pans is usually heavy, and in
many cases very heavy. Under the av-
erage western conditions we feel entire
~ safe in saying that ten cows justify
the purchase of a hand separator
Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
wh,tewa.h kin. the scare.

It is said that whitewashing thor
oughly will kill the scale. Some claim
that it will kill the trees, while others
answer back with a contrary expert
ence, and recommend whitewash as not
only preventing scale, but other insects,
and at the same time keeping the bark
from Hchen growth that gives such a n
unkempt appearance. Certain it is that
Dne sees very few spread trees showing
signs of whitewash, while there are
very many whitewashed trees that bear
exery evidence OF thrift aud yigor.-
journal of 4Agricultn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
How n Caterpillar Defends Itself.

The caterpillar of the puss moth.
quite a common insect in this country.
has a most effective way of defending
itself. and may prove, as we shall pres
emily see, dangerous eveH to human be-
ings. This well-protected caterpillar is
provided between its head and forelegs
with cleft, from which It can protrude
an organ capable of squirting out
quantity of very acid fluid to consid-
cradle distance, and when alarmed il
habituaily makes use of this formidable
weapon. In one of the chronological
magazines a correspondent states that
he was observing some of these cater
pillars in captivity, when he happened
to disturb one, and it suddenly squirted
out a quantity of fluid in jet, which
struck one of his eyeballs, though his
head at the time was quite two feet
away from the insect. He rushed OF
in great agony TO the doctor, who told
him that the eyeball was in very dam
gerous condition. His eye was totally
blind for hours after the occurrence.
and it was some days before he finally
recovered. What the effect of this fluid
must be upon smaller creatures we
leave our readers to inaginet..Cham-
bers' Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
MANNERS AND MANNERIsMs.
How Social Success May Be Securet
hx q Careful Combination.

How Social Success May Be Secured
by Careful Combination.
The effort to make others appear al
their best is good manners; the effort
to appear at ones best is good manner
ism. When we say of friend: HE has
good manners we mean rather that his
manneriSmS are good-that is, his
speech is agreea BILE. his bearing courte-
ous; he neither passes into a room be-
fore woman. slams doors, passes food
to the mouth with a knife, or makes
himself actively unpleasant by violat
ing any of those rules of polite society
which are its foundations. True polite
ness lies deeper than that, and if writer's
on How to Behave" would omit such
sage advice don't put your feet on
the table, or don't wear evening
dress before six O'clock and would
instead direct their readers to cultivate
kindness of heart" really good man.
ners might be more general.
Each and all of US accounts himself
sensitive, but how many are as sensitive
for others as for themselves? In that
lies the secret of good breeding. To
show appreciation of an intended kind
ness, or pleasure in what is meant to
give pleasure, to please and to be
pleased, and above all, to look only for
what is best in things and people is an
easy task, and soon becomes habit.
This is good manners, and springs from
the heart, while mannerisms are from
the head.
Yet few can do without mannerisms,
artificial though they be, for few have
those kindly instincts sufficiently de-
veloped naturally not to need their imi-
tations. The average man who brags
of his contempt for mannerisms and
" most disagreeable person. for self
ishness is too strong An element in hui
man nature not to need a disguisin Q
softness. To give full play to ones i'm
pulses one should first be quite sure that
those impulses are good. Therefore self
restraint, pretense of availability and
friendship, desire to please, which per-
haps springs from vanity rather than
from kindness; the apparent subjuga-
ton of ones own wishes to another's;
in fact, a polite insincerity. these are
good mannerisms, and, though mere
sham of the better thing. are necessary
for personal success. They are merely
the result of training. are not the out
growth of natural nobility, and are at
best a poor substitute for the real
thing. often failing when most needed.
N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
\ FIlTTITIIIIITIlTTTITIITIIIITTTlIlIIN
CATTLE Stalls
GROUND PLAN OF DAIRY BARN

4 hay bay occupy the other side. MS are
likewise shown. In this way the main
barn can be utilized chiefly for the stor-
ing of feed, while the wings" are given
up to stalls. Of course this is not eX-
actly like having a new barn. and es-
pecially one with all the most modern
conyeniences, but it will suffice for
hard times,'' in that the expense OF
this plan is very much less than would
be entailed by the building of Il new
barn, or even the lengthening of the
old one, while by it much more handy
arrangement is obtained than could
otherwise be had. and this is something
we'll worth Observation-Disclosures q
Sibley, in n. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

heckling and spinning, the women out
numbered the men three to one. In the
mills the women are in the majority.
The men predominant when it comes
10 the making of damasks and fancy
designs. For at least four centuries it
has been an hoEored custom in the
Netherlands for young women TO begin
making their marriage portion in linen
when mere girls. Some go so far as to
start with the sowing of the seed; others
begin with the spinning, while those bet
ter off buy the finished cloth. All do the
cutting and sewing. y wedding outfit
consists of petticoats, nightgowns and
other underwear. several suits for sum-
mer wear, sheets. pillow cases, bolster
cases, pillow shams, shirts for the hus-
band-tO-be and Il nuInb Der of rolls of the
uncut material for the future emer-
gency or use. Nearly every girl of mar
riageable age has stock of these goods
ranging from trunkful to three or four
times that amount.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
BAD MANNERS OF SHOPPERS.
Show No Courtesy to Clerks nnd ssa Ike
All the Trouble.

We show our best manners in shops.
in hotels, in crowds, as we'll as in the
most unusual circumstances of society,
declares a writer in the New Orleans
Gicayune. How few of us show any
real courtesy to shop assistants, who
yet have 10 maintain smiling face and
an unruffled demeanor, insulted as they
may be half a dozen times q day. We
march in with the air of conquerors
annexing all that pleases our fancy.
We make our desires known with short,
sharp words of command. with never
a please" to soften the verbal asperitJ
we affect. We toss things about the
counter with disdain that expresses
itself as acrimoniously as if colors and
patterns were moral offenses which
gave us righteous cause for anger.
We give all the trouble we can, with
out thought as to the time to be en-
pioyed in putting away the failures we
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
Feeding the Cow. for MIX.

Feeding the COWS to increase the flow
of milk should not entail additional ex-
pense if the farmer uses judgment IN
proportioning the various foods. If
grain, linseed meal aud other concen-
trated foods are given in excess the di-
gestion may be impaired. and if hay is
mostly given the animals will be COM
PEELED to eat large quantities of it to
secure the desired nourishment. Foods
should consist of both concentrated nd
bulky substances. regulating the pro-
portions according to the conditions
and circumstances.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
WINTER PROTECTION.
How They Do Up Shrubs In the Cold
Climate of Maine.

How They Do Up Shrubs In the Cold
Climate of Maine.
1t may seem very simple matter to
do up" a shrub so that it will be prop
erly protected from the cold of winter.
1t is a matter, however, that requires
considerable skill. Cold is but one of
the things to be guarded against. The
weight of snow in winter must be fore
seen, and care exercised lest the shrub
be greatly injured in the wrapping proc
ess by the breaking of many brittle
branches.
The cut given herewith shows the
proper way to begin. Select, a smooth,
strong stake, longer than the height of
the shrub, and drive it we'll down in the
center of the bush. Now draw the
branches all carefully together, and tie
them to the stake with a soft bit of
cord, as shown.
a layer of straw can now be wrapped
about the shrub, bringing the bottom
of the straw well out upon the ground,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
FRILLs OF FASHION.
SeasonabIe suggestions for the La-
dies.

SeasonabIc Suggestions for the La-
dies.
The full bell-shaped sleeves distin-
guish some of the new coats. They fall
over another close-fitted sleeve to the
elbow, are lined with satin and edged
with fur.
Heavy guipure lace is a feature of
trimming on many of the new cloth
gowns, where it covers the square
neck, so fashionable with the new
blouse waist, yokes, revers, epaulets
and collars, with good effect.
Fish, grasshoppers and birds of vari-
Gus kinds are reproduced in iewelry
this season, and, glittering with dia-
monds and colored gems, they are a new
delight to the eye.
Bright blue cloth jackets made after
the Russian blouse model and trimmed
with black braid are worn with black
skirts.
Oiiye-shaped buttons covered with
gilt, silver, black and colored silks, are
one of the fancies in dress trimmin &
and is an old fashion revived. One
pretty example of their use is in Il col
lar band of white satin made in two
narrow bands. with several rows of ma
chine stitching for finish, and put to-
gether with one row of little gold olives
not much more than half an inch long
and little distance apart. forming an
open insertion. The collar is shaped to
flare out little from the neck. but
| it is of the usual width and not at all
high collar.
High collars are quite the correct
thing on house gowns as well as coats.
and they r.a of fI1r
The Medici collar appears again. and
so also does the Valois. which is simply
decoration, as it extends across the
| back only.
Pointe de Nenise lace in cream tint
on n silk net in various widths is the
| trimming on many of the silk and satin
| evening gowns.
Plaid silk is combined with plain CLOTH
| in so1re of the new costumes, when it
| appears in folds. vest fronts. yokes and
| founces. Three deep plaid flOunces en-
tirely covering black silk skirt are a
novelty. indeed, and this is worn with
| Il black silk or satin bodice with plaid
| blouse vest and epaulettes.
Much longer coats than the little
short jacket are in the ascendancy OF
| fashion, despite all the prophecies to
the contrary. HeH are lHdtie Vi ltiI anu
colored cloths. handsomely braided, and
are called the ''pelisse coats"
The variety in black materials is ex-
! tensiye this season, and the prettiest OF
| all are the bayadere cords in silk and
| wool. Black poplins and corded silks
| are very much worn.
Aigrettes. both black and white, with
| tiny ostrich tips, or bows of velvet with
a diamond pin, are worn in the hair
| for evening dress; but one feather ris
ing from a little twist of velvet is g
most approved fashion. a cut steel
bow with white osprey is another nov
city.
y pear-shaped turquoise at the enc
of a dagger pin is a fashionable hail
ornament.
''Peau de giant" is a new and supple
| dress material. which resembles peat
de sole, made of wool instead of silk.
Guipure lace yokes, edged with three
| or four gathered frills of narrow Vaien
ciennes lace, are one of the novel fea
| lures of bodice decoration.-N. y. Sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
THE FARMING WORLD.
TREATMENT FOR BLIGHT.
Denomination of the Germs Is the
Only DIRECT Remedy.

determination of the Germs Is the
Only Direct Remedy.
The following on treatment for pear
blight is incorporated in the report OF
the New Jersey State horticultural So
ciety: First, aim to put the tree In
condition to render it the least liable
to attack. This means to so manure
and cultivate that the tree will not
grow rapidly. Thus the more tree
Is fed the worse it will fare when at
tackled by the blight. Trees that are
highly fertilized with heterogeneous
manures are especially liable to blight.
In short, overstimulation with manures
is to be avoided. Good tillage in the
same way, while it makes tree bear,
also tends to increase the susceptibility
to blight. Anything that retards the
growth is beneficial so far as the dis
ease is concerned. The orchardist must
stimulate by manures and cultivate
sufficiently to give a good crop and
shun that which will do more. Soil
and situation will determine largely
whether sod or cultivated may be best
to resist the blight.
The second method is the eXtermina-
ton of the blight germs, which seems
to be the only direct remedy. This is
done by cutting out and burning all
blighted portions of the trees. Every
tree of the pome family, including the
apple, pear, ounce, crab, mountain ash
service berry and hawthorn, should be
treated in the same manner. Particu.
lar attention should be paid to the ac-
tive blight of late autumn, cutting il
out and burning the branches before
spring arrives. 1t is important to cut
out the blight whenever seen, but all
should be removed before the next
growing season begins.
To put the treatment in small com
pass, all blight should be removed as
soon as seen while the trees are grow
ing. A thorough inspection needs to be
made in the late fall for any branches
showing blight. After those are cut
out sharp outlook should be kept fol-
the disease in the orchard the next
spring. In connection with pruning
and burning, the trees should not be
stimulated beyond what is required
for fair growth of wood and the pro
duction of profitable crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
LINEN MAKERS.
Ireland and Holland Have the Most
Women Engaged in This work.


Though Ireland to-day holds the first
place, so far as America is concerned, in
regard to linens, Holland occupied that
position everywhere in the past, and
holds it to-day in many parts of Europe.
says the Philadelphia Press. The very
word Holland is employed to designate
q fine linen cloth Or linen and cotton
cloth. and has been used for this purpose
from time immemoriai. 1t is both
glazed and unglazed, and used for wear
ing the household decoration. Flax
grows we'll in that part of Europe, aud
the sunlight is said to be brighter aud
to have more power IN bleaching in the
low countries than elsewhere. The
linen industry is carried on in Holland
more by women than by men. In the
fields there are almost as many female
as male cultivators. In the harvesting
there is an excess of women.
In the many processes, such as lining.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
Cow. Require Good Cnr.

In his talks with his creamery patrons
these days there is one thing he butter
maker should impress upon them.
namely. the Importance of having
good, warm barns for their cows dur
ing the winter and plenty of pure wa
ter at a moderate temperature. The
creamery man is vitality interested in
this question because the better care
the patrons give their cows the more
milk they will be able to send to the
creamery-a very important matter
during the winter season. Dakota
Field and Farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

German emperor. which are struggling
for the ascendancy. ~One is the soul
of his ancestor Frederick H., and is in
fiuenced by the entire history of his
house. This soul. had it alone inspired
the emperor, would have made him a
conservative. self-centered, religious
and, on the whole. one-sided prince.
regarding himself as summus episcopus
of his country's church. as the absolute
chief of SO many legions. and also as
the despotic master of men, like ali
Prussian kings before him." The
other is the soul of modern absolutist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

to protect the roots as much as possible.
The whole can now be covered with bur-
lap and tied or sewed tightly. The top
is then point on which snow cannot
lodge, while the stake supports the
bush when the winds blow
In this way there is little danger of
breaking any of the branches, either in
covering or uncovering the shrubs.
while greater protection is secured by
bringing the limbs close together
Country Gentleman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

speaking. but their value will be ii,
estimable. for with them the dairyman
can keep just as many extra cows as he
wishes.
Concerning the interior arrangement
of such a barn. | suggest that feed
car with a track be arranged for the
feed floor and the feeding alley in front
of the cows, as represented by the
dotted lines in the diagram. 1t also
might not be out of place at all to have
double silo, grain room and calf pens,
with lofts over them. occupy one side
of the barn proper, while calf mems and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
Hen Takes n Railway Ride.

a hen jumped on the fender of a
Brockton & Taunton electric railway
in Massachusetts,, and, taking a COM
Portable position, rode to Taunton She
created a sensation on her way through
the city and many thought she was
dead until the car stopped and they
saw her get up, shake herself and walk
leisurely up the street, where she was
lost sight of almost immediately
caro Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
HINT FOR DAiRxMEN.
Excellent Way to En- large the Capac-
ity of Barn.

1t frequently happens that the dairy
man would keep more COWS. and be per-
fectly justified in so doing. if only he
had the required room. This is particu-
larry applicable to the common barn.
in which case suggest that two wings
be built at right angles from each side
of the old barn. parallel with the stable.
as shown herewith in the cut. Their
cost will be but trifle. comparatively
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
THE HARBoR OF ST. THOMAS.
hier to the asia hlishment.

as cashier to the esta blishment. So
used has the damsel become to the os-
cuiatory routine that she goes through
it without the slightest reticence, look
ing upon it purely as a matter of bust
ness, and it is reported that the pro-
prietor of the restaurant is more tina n
satisfied with the result of his curious
device for attracting patrons
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
Salmon and whI.kx.

Salmon fishing has been very poor
on the river Spey this season, owing.
it seems. to the whisky refuse from
the distiIleries on the banks. Anglers
assert that the refuse kills or drives
away the fish. while the distillers say
that the salmon is hungry for it and
thrive on il. For either cause. how
ever. the salmon will no longer touch
the flies
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
starch I'm oIa rime.,

About 100 years ago starch was only
used for stiffening the frills around
the necks of the ungodly. Religious
people called it the sdeva liquor and
regarded its use as highly repreheasible.
Chicago Inter Ocean,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
Worm VIII Turn.

Hitherto Patient Boarder-Mrs. Starry
EN-, can stand having hash every day
IL the week, but when on Sunday you
put raisins in it and call it mince pie, I
Graw the Ene.-Sfandard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

An eminent French scientist says
that cateFpiilars cannot see more than
a centimeter. or two-fifths of an inch.
in front of them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

You can generally tell the kind Of
people by their friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

huge cypress tree in fuIie. in the
state of oaxaea. Mex. is Isl feet in cir
cumserence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

EmperOr's Two Souls.
A writer in the Pesther Lloyd says
that there are two souls anmating the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

They May Hiss the Pretty Cashier.
Perhaps the most extraordinary Gus
tom in connection with restaurant life
is that which obtains in 4 certain lit
IL" cafe in the suburbs of Paris, where
every customer whose bill amounts to
two francs (about 3S cents) or over that
sum is entitled 10 receive kiss from
the very attractive young lady who acts