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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
From the Leader.

From the Leader.
BoRN-To VIM. Christoph and
wife, Sunday. daughter.
The supper given by the scholars OF
Miss E'rey's room Saturday night was
q sacial and financial success. Every
body was there and enjoyed them
selves. After the supper a short pro-
gram was rendered in pleasing
manner. A neat little sum was real
lied toward paying for the piano
in the second intermediate room.
Laurel Chapter. Order of the East
ern Star, held q public installation,
to all Masous and their wives. at
their hall. Wednesday night of last
week The attendance was large and
the exercises impressive. A banquet
was served at Herman,s restaurant.
and the o. e. s. started in on its
second pear under most favorable
conditions.
Candidates for congress will rise up
flash in the pan. and disappear week
in and week out between now and
next summer. but when the conven-
tons are held. Long and Simpson will
be pitted against each other. same as
of yore. This is as it should be. for
jerry lie the smartest and best cam
paignsr the party has in the district
and Chester ia as good congressional
timber as the republicans cs'nld desire
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
First published in the DEMOCRAT Dec 1897
NOTICE OF FIN AL SETTLE
MENT.

State of Kansas,l -
Barton CUuI ty
In the Probate Court in i,rsaid County;
In the matter OF the Estate of w Il. Odell
Deceased
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that / shall
apply TO the Probate Court, in and for said County
sitting at the Court House, in Great Bend County
of Barton State of Kansas, the 81 day OF Decv
Der A. D. 1897, for full and final settlement OF
said Estate.
G. N. MOSES, Administrator
OF the Estate of W. H. ODELL, deceased
Great Bend, Dec. 1, a. d, 1897. 3S-4
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

first published in the Democrat, Dec 9th. 1857
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT.
State of Kansss.l
Barton County -
La the Probate Court in and for said County
In the matter of the Estate OF FIor1en J ~ De-
ceased .
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
fesaid Estate hereby notified that shall ap-
ply To the Probate Court, in and for said County
sltuhg at the Courf House, IN Crest Bend, County
A ID. 1897. for full and final settlement of said
Estate
ANNIE JuG, executrix. of the
last VIII and testament of FLoRIEN JIG, deceased
Dec. 1. A. d. 1897. IS Al
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
ELLINWOOD.


From the Advocate
Brakeman Smith has moved into
one of the Meyer houses on north
main.
John Wolf commenced put ing up
four inch Ice off his pond Monday
morning.
The Logan ice house burned to the
ground last Sunday. We did not
learn the particulars.
Mrs. DICK, who has been visiting
with her SONS Matt and John for
some time, left Tuesday morning for
her home in Wisconsin.
Mrs. John Schneider, of New Cas-
tie. Colo. returned to her home last
Tuesday evening after an extended
visit among friends and relatives.
j. E Robe returned Friday morn
ing from a three weeks visit among
friends and relatives in Iowa. He
says Kansas weather is nothing COM
pared with Iowa.
The Elm wood postoffice has been
changed from fourth To a third class
Office and now the compensation ia
$1,000 instead of a commission as here.
tofore.
No matter what the difficulties un-
der which you may labor, you are in
q position to succeed if you keep a
cheerful contenance and determined
heart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30

which arrived there last Wednesday
night. Frank is happy as clam.
A chain fence is being built around
the east and south sides of the
Methodist church properly. Trees
will be planted around the north and
east sides.
The following Clafn'tes who are at
tending school in Salina came home
to spend the holidays: Misses Fdn"
Germemhardt. and Carrie Gr'zzel
and Messrs Valentine Grossardt and
Charles Travis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-30
First published in the DEMOCRAT Dec. 9, 1897
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT.

State of Kansas, GO
Barton County.
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Louisa a. Van
Nest Deceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
foresaid Estate hereby notified that l shall
apply to the Probate Court in and for said County
setting at the Court House, in Great Bend, County
of Barton State of Kansas, the 80 day of Deem
Der a. D. 1897, for full and final settlement of
said Estate.
HENRY d. VANNEsT, Executor of the
last will and Testament of LOUISA A.VANNEsr,
deceased.
Great Bend Nov. 80 A. D. 1897 3S-4i.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
THE POULTRY YARD,
Grow Green STUFF for Poultry II You Wan,
Good Results.

Grow Green Stun for Poultry II You WAN
Good Results.
No man engaged in raising ducks or
other poultry takes more pains than
Mr. Rankin to provide an abundance
of green food the year through. It
not only contributes much to the thrift
OF poultry, but saves the costs of the
most expensive food elements. The
great need of green food is often over
looked by beginners, who neglect to
secure 1t and wonder why their duck
eggs are not fertile. 1t is not only
necessary for food for the ducklinQs,
but it is still of greater Importance as
food for breeding ducks. Green stuff
IL quite as necessary for other poultry.
Mr.. Rankin sows all his duck yards
with rye and barley every summer, to
purify the ground. A good quantity
OF rye is also sown in the fall in time
to grow several inches high before it
freezes. A supply of this is cut occa-
sionally during the winter when frozen,
and is piled up in a cold building and
used as needed. He has green rye in
plenty for his dncks for two-t thirds of
the winters After the rye is used.
clover and vegetables are sub.
stituted. He uses 1000 bushels of
turnips in . season, sometimes feed.
ing five bushels per day. These
are cut up in root cutter
before they are cooked. The rye plot
from which a crop was cut in the fall
grows again in the spring, and may
then be cut several times in succession.
Green oats, which are preferred to
green rye, is the next crop, and then
clover and sweet corn are available.
After corn is killed in the fall turnip
tops are fed. Corn fodder is valued
second only to clover. Rye. and oats
should be sown very thickly for this
purpose, not less than five bushels to
the acre. The sweet corn should also
be drilled very thiclkly. - American
Agriculturist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

Colbert county, Alabama, is showing
. determination to have creditable
highways that evidences public spirit
and prog ressivensss IN a lage degree.
The county issues 100 bonds of the
value of 81, 600 each, all of which have
been taken in Chicago. The county
treasurer will receive monthly in
stallments of $3.50 until the
sl0o, 200 is paid up. Work ON the
roads will begin as soon as the
first installment of moneys is received.
1t is expected that the 100000 will
easily construct so miles OF road. With
the 40 miles built four years ago, Col
bert county will have nearly 100 miles
OF excellent macadanixed roads. The
roads in the county are said to be the
best to be found in the state. When
the 80 miles are completed the county
will have expended $780, 600 for good
roads, and consider it well expended
and a profitable nvestment-Dixie
Farmer. A&fs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

The Baltimore and Ohio officials are very
much pleased with certain satisfies that
have recently been prepared of the per
Torrance of freight trains on the Second
division, which handles all the east and
west-bound traffic between Baltimore and
Cumberland. Before the new freight en-
gines were purchased, and the improvements
made in the track in the way of straighten-
ing curves and reducing grades, the average
number of cars to the train was % IL. Now,
with more powerful and modern motive
power and better track, the average ID 40
cars per train, an increase Of II per cent.
The average east-bound movement per day
for the first ten days Of August was LILO
loaded cars. On the Third division, Cum
berland to Grafton, where there are grades
Of l25 feet to the mile, the engines used to
haul 10 IL loads to the train. Now the
average 10 Is 20 loads per train, an increase
of 81 per cent. It would certainly appear
that the money spent in improvements ON
the B; and Q. is being amply justified, and
terially reduced.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

"The Panama canal project is being
pushed with considerable energy, and
it looks as though there were good rea-
sons for the faith of the men who have
charge Of it that the work will be car.
ried to completion" said Victor VII.
quain, United States consul-gcneral
at Panama, recently. There are about
5000 laborers employed on it, the ma
jority of whom are Jamaica negroes.
On the Pacific side splendid wharf il
being constructed at cost of 81 ,O00,-
600. About one-fourth of the canal is
completed, and it has been demon.
strated that the entire work can be I'm.
ished at . very reasonable expenditure.
The company, it is said, has funds
enough to continue work for two years
more. My own belief is that its ulti.
mate completion is certainty."-De
troit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
Nervousness and Insomnia.


From the Capital. st. John. Kansas.
Hearing that j. II. DetwiIer, prosperous
tarmer who resides about three miles east Of
St. John, KAnsas, had been using DR.. vii.
tnm1 Pink Pills with marvellous beneficial
results, . reporter of the Kansas City Star
called upon him for an interview regarding
the matter. We found Mr.. sDetwiler tall,
End apparently well preserved man ol
seventy years. Upon our interrogating him
the following and with his entire consent to
st bad bsss troubled for several yssr.
With extrsns neFvousness. At frst Il did
not prevent me from attending to my farm
duties. About three years ago, however, ]
began TO grow rapidly worse, then my
nights became sleepless, and could not
sleep two hours in an entire night: ! be-
came terribly affected too with indigestion.
suited physician. One doctor told me the
trouble was insomnia. and / took his medi-
cine for that, but without relief. Another
told me it was nervous proetration, but his
medicine had no more effect than the same
amount Of water. Finally, seeing DR.. VIII.
liams' Pink Pills advertised, and noticing
particularly the testimony Of . person who
disease 70 mine, I determined to try them.
Stiyers and procured 4 supply. / began
taking them, and in very short time my
nervousness was less. severe. After / had
given them q thorough trial, found myself
entirely cured. can now lie down at night
and 90 to sleep without the slightest trouble.
Furthermore the cure has been permanent,
and I can recommend Pink Pills to all who
are afflicted a. l was, for their equal cannot
be found.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to. the public a. "a unfailing
blood builder and nerve restoref, curing al
for1ns Of weakness arising from watery
condition of the blood or shattered nerves.
The pills are sold by all dealers, Or viii Be
box, or six boxes for 81 so they are never
sold in bulk or by the 100l, BY addressing Dr..
William1 Medicine Co., schenectady, N. 7.
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:! know Il 10 unprecedented, my den.
hid the popular minister to his wife, with
. look of firm determination upon his face
know the public will consider me sensa-
eonal, unorthodox innovator, but some.
thing must be done to fill the church and
bring me into notice"
But, said his wife, consider what IN
abnormal, extraordinary and unparalleled
thing it il you propose. have never been
in favor Of Jour discussing in the pulpit
sabjects that will startle and invite criticism
nom the congregation and public. Why
not confine yourself, as other preachers do,
% matters that they naturally expect from
ominister of the gospel?"
Thev no longer attract attention." said
the minister. ''The people now demand
something new and electrifying, and think
l have hit upon plan of discourse that will
create q furore in the religious world.
have decided to abandon the old beaten
paths and give them something next Sunday
that will come ike thunder clap upon the
congregation"
resignation, 'if you have fully determined to
take . text from the Bible will try NO
longer to dissuade you."-C Chicago Tribune
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

loose, bound into small bundles. leav.
ing the thick ends loose. placed back
on the stalks for short time, then
stacked before fully cured. 1t looked
dark, as If steamed, but had q pleasant
smell, and was very acceptable to
mules.
Fodder is very uncertain reliance, be-
cause often showery weather spoils the
most of it. Farmers should therefore
learn to make hay, which has the ad-
vantage. too, of being much cheaper.
A. G. jackson, in Southern Cultiyator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
HERE AND THERE.

AN acre of land in Dade county.
Fla. yielded l76 barrels of Bermuda
onions. which sold at $3.50 per barrel.
Produce more corn on the bottom
land, you will be able to keep more
stock on The upland. Keep more stock
on the upland, and youscan grow more
corn on the bottom land.
lit lis impossible to make lands too
rich for most kinds of vegetables.
Cover the ground each year from six
TO ten inches deep with COW manure.
and in addition each year put out four
to six inches of cotton seed meal.
No husbandman ever harvested a
good crop by hanging over the fence
watching his neighbor hoe weeds, or
by squatting on a dry-goods box At the
corner grocery talking of hard times.
"A good COW is machine for maxi
ing a profit for its owner; a poor one
only eats up the profit derived from
the keeping of the good ones, but own
ers arc often too indifferent to give this
matter thought
w. H. cozart has farm near Au-
gusta. Ga, comprising 5000 acres. on
which annually an average of II, 900
bales Of hay are raised. He has also
grove Of several thousand pecan trees.
many Of which are expected to begin
bearing ia 1899.
The hog which grunts while hia
head Is buried in the food supplied him
BY mar, and never looks up in graft.
n 49, 4 -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
The ROYAL EXPRESS COMPANY.


y
lee Operates.
Since 1851 the queen has governed less
than she did before. She has done better
In just being guiding influence in
home affairs and standard of inter-
national morality to her ministers.
Nevertheless, she has attended indus
triously to routine business. In the
course of visit to the chalet she staid
at near Lucerne / was taken to q spa
cious rustic kiosk. 1t looked down on the
rushing Reuss. Everything, save a
great round table, was old. Why was
the table, / asked, so new? 1t had been
ordered for the queen. She sat there,
With all the windows open. for hours in
the forenoon, writing and signing pa
pcrs. A favorite dog sat on chair. As
there was no regent to replace her
msjesty in England, land never has
been,) queens messengers often came
and left, but we are not to suppose these
gentlemen only bore mysterious state
papers in their dispatch boxes.
The messenger department of the
foreign Office is good deal a parcels
delivery Office for the convenience Of
royalty. All the members of the royal
family have gastronomic leanings.
When Princesses Alice, Helena and
Louise were girls they were carefully
instructed in the art and mystery of
cooking. They prepared, when the
court was at Osborne, one dish each day
for the queens table. They also used
to send by jueen's messengers to the
crown princess of Prussia cakes, pies.
and other dainties they made them
selves, and flowers. This way Of utilix-
ing foreign Office messengers il not pc
culiar to England. Empress Augusta,
when queen of Prussia, bought once in
two or three years a dress bonnet Of
Mime. MAXWELL of the Faubourg st.
Honore, but she usually sent it back
twice to be cleaned and retrimmed. The
bonnet was carried backward and for
ward by kings messenger. Whether
she continued to give her custom to
Nine. Marx-Weill's successor am not
aware.-Contemporary Review.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

To clear the snow from city streets
after storm new machine has .
gasoline tank, with pipes running to
4 fire bed below, which opens onto the
street to melt the. snow, after which it
flows into the cutters.
1T has been a source of interest and
wonder to arctic explorers to find such
quantities of singing birds within the
arctic circle. They are abundant be-
yond belief. But the immense crop OF
cranberries, crowberries and cloudber.
ries that ripen in the northern swamps
account for the presence of the birds.
I'm 17es, when Richard Askwright
perfected his cotton-spinning ma.
chinery, there were In England 1000
persons engaged in the production OF
cotton textiles. Nineteen years later.
In 1881, the number of persons en-
ployed in the spinning and weaving
Of cotton had increased to 10000.
The depth to which the suns rays
penetrate water has been recently de
termined by the aid Of photography.
1t has been found that ct q depth OF
553 feet the darkness was, to all in.
tents and purposes, the same as that
on clear but moonless night. Sensi.
i've plates exposed at this depth for
considerable length of time give no evi.
dence of light action.
The annual report of the United
States commissioner Of fish and fish
cries shows that 90, OOO, 900 shad fry were
planted In streams emptying into the
Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The output of lobster fry was 81, o0O, 900.
against 72,00O,000 for the preceding
year. The total collection of salmon
eggs was $4,000, 900, three times the
number ever collected before in one
season.
1t Is needless to say that sound
teeth and good digestion go together.
Prominent dentists say that soft foods,
mostly swallowed without chewing, are
most deleterious in their action on the
teeth. A Boston dentist says the peo-
pie with the soundest teeth are the
people who chew gum. Exercising the
teeth tends to preserve them in just
the same degree that exercising mus
Gle Of the body strengthens 1t.
There are very few stars whose dis
lance is even approximately known to
astronomers. Moreover, the different
estimates at the distances of these few
vary by large amounts. The nearest
known star is alpha in the constella-
ton Centaur, not visible from the
northern lands of the earth, and one
of the next nearest is little star In the
northern constellation of Cygnus,
called ''61 Cygni." The latest determi.
nation of the parallax of this star by
Mr.. H. S. Davis, of New York, makes
its distance fifty-three millions of mil
lions of miles. This is about eighteen
millions of millions Of miles less than
the distance derived from Prof. Halls
measurement some ten years ago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

Two youths looked into cage of monkeys
Through their nostrils puffs Of smoke came
forth at regular intervals from white
wrapped cigarettes. - 80 J.
Their heads were nicely balanced BY I
wealth Of hair parted exactly in the middle
Light bamboo canes grasped firmly in tn
middle showed they were full-grown men.
from"
And they looked into the cage of monkeys
and laughed.
The mother monkey called her children
about her. =
:. They climbed graveIy on the perch "a
listen to her words.
She pointed to the young men.
See, said the mother monkey, what
some OF our ancestors have degenerated
And the children monkeys returned to
Their corners and wept. Chicago Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
FODDER PULLING.
IL Dlminishes the Yield of Grain. But the
Stock Like 1t.

IL DIminishes the Yield of Grain. But the
Stock Like 1t.
1t has been shown that pulling fod-
der dlminishes the yield of the grain
somewhat. Nevertheless, the practice
is too firmly established in the south
to be discontinued soon. In fact there
is no forage SO universally liked by
stock as well-cured corn blades. Cows
will eat even damaged fodder in prefer
ence to the best hay. This liking for
fodder is probably owing to the easy
digestibility OF the nutrients contained
in II. Corn Is q great plant anyho
Some writers advise to cut and
shock the cornstalks after the man.
uer of the Yankees. Ny own expert
ence in this line was not at all encour-
agiog. The corn was cut at about the
fodder-pulling stage. and put in shocks
containing IS to 40 stalks 1t was a
very laborious task, much slower than
stripping of the blades. The grain
rotted badly and was much eaten by
weevils. An acquaintance had q like,
though even worse experience. l am
inclined to think that it will not do to
cut our big corn in July or August 1t
would probably answer very well to
cut . small variety in September, when
fodder ispulled; it should not be left on
the stalks until fully cured. tits better
to lett cure partly in the stack, even If
necessary to tear down the stalk and
air the fodder few hours. The most
perfect fodder is made by the follow
ing method: Strip and hang on stalks
in the usual manner; after u few hours.
when the small ends of the blade have
cured, take the punches, unite them,
put several of them together in q small
bundle, tie near the small ends, and
hang the bundles back on the stalks
until cured. They will cure in short
while when managed in this way,
and make the most delicious forage
known. Fodde. should always be
treated thus, in case q shower falls
while it is hanging on the stalk.
Some of the incest fodder that 1 have
ever seen was wet while in the bench,
yes waited, Tho bVst epds pbaksp ont
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

Aliens Foot Ease, . powder for the fees
II cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
Of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain cure
for sweating, callous, hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores, DC. Trial package, FREE. Write -
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

Put one pound of raw beef cut fine in
. glass jar. Set the jar in cold water,
heat gradually. not quite to boiling, and
keep at thistemperature for two hours;
strain. season and serve hot--Amerieas
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
Afraid to RISK II,

Farmers WIFE Ito tramp)-I will give
you a good meal il you viii work at my
woodpile first. & SAT IA
Tramp (solemnly) Madam, 1 am sorry
to disoblige, but was brought up not to
work on Sunday, and read the other day
that some mistake had been made in the
calendar, and so any day may be Sunday for
All know, and until the thing is cleared up
must decline to labor.-N. Y. journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09
A MIA Attack.

Beefneck Bill-Wot's como of your pard.
Strongarm Jake shook i'm. He got 10
ligion already.
.Ol Quit the business, has hep
HE always wanted to open safe With
prayer. Inquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

Gridgin-Did you notice how Brabroo}
erabs all the good things there are eoine? p
Houston-"That's because he's an optimist
He believes that everything is for the best
and naturally he thinks be i the bert. .
boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

All Figured Out.-"Yes," said the youna
man with the square chin; II am going to
Klondike or thereabouts. may get
richer than I am here, and if die, l won't
die any deader than / would if l stayed at
home. "-Indianapoli journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-09

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure il a
successful Hss Rud1 Ie%edyM z Dieter g Throop