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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE COMING
Special Train NJ Northern PacIhc omcIas
Guests of Mr.. Hammond.

Portland June "a party NJ Northern
Pacific officials arrived here today from
the east Included In the party 1r" g, ).
Mclon. pre-. dent. ]. ", Kendrick, general
manager. b. W. Iiannnford. general
tranic m Yagcr. T.. y. Adams, director,
T.. II. " icnry, chief engineer, and G. y.
BOILER, assistant chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific railroad; G.. Fromborg
and Karl Koch, directors Of the Deutschc
bank
The party leaves by special train at .
O'Clock tomorrow, the guest Of President
Hammond 0f the a. Il Q. H. r. H.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
riald Hihhors ~ nunna =,

The f,vorltc whlskcy ~ famous men Is
HARPER, because ~ its smooth, cN.
luisto flavor; because " lts matlhl,ss
purity; because ~ iis mellow axe. No
wonder rs the rlvorl,c, Every drop
sterling. HARPER WUlSEEN, sold by
roard \ stokes Co.. Astoria, ore
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

\ glove contest has hc,n arringrd f'r
tho evening ot the Fourth ~ July br-
tween Fred Ross. champion lightWvlght
ot Colorado, and Seward smith the lyh,-
weight champion ~ southern california,
The contest Will take place lu Erl,ksons
amphUhcaicr, and as both men hay, rvc.
orjs a lively and interesting bout is cN-
0rctcd. The men Will hgh; tor purse
~ $50 Fred Utustcd. better known A.
Prot Young puchry, yhe well known
trainer and an round athlete. Will act
as manager OF the contest,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
Shanahan Brothers,
sARGAIN HOUSE.

fully advised og tht condition of auiirs
After tho Thompson ry.ynirr,J tho hare
h1r sunday morning hoh l,y.satIns
crews. thr tolumn.nc 1ul q tIs brs.ly7
a host lf fishermen stood by Co rruirf
assistance bul their help was nht ur,iti
The crews nn board tbr ,wo rl,cr steam.
crs had 200 interest whatever ln tho boats
which Hrr owned Boo san Fuuti'r'. The
uolis We're Insured fur about JlNnu ami
% rs rumorrd that ,hrr ls a clause pro'
'.ilnE Cor payment only iu vAHo ~ i1ial
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

Beware of "cheap" bak-
ing powders. Alum makes
good medicine but bad food.
Ask your doctor. sa
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

Petersen \ Browns May.polc window |
Is beauty The stars and stripes are
th,ro In promslon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
ToDAY'S WEATHER.

Fair weather; warmer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28
OUR GREAT
MIDSUMMER
SALE
Attracts all hornuiO-SccbcrS from Tar and near to our
Bunuin Counters

NOTIONS At PRICES THAT SHOULD
rur Nou ~ TiuE NOTION or MY.
tNO llEWE.,.,,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

, In the immensely and variety Of the stock to be closed
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

A full attendance Of the ladies Of the
Emergency corps is requested Wednesday
at D. m. at the W. c. T. U. rooms. Bust
ness OF importance.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-28

/ MEMS DEPARTMENT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
ORCAHRD AND GARDEN.

Never pasture horses or cattle in 9
growing orchard.
Black cap raspberries do best when
set out early in the spring.
Prune grape vines to two or three
buds of last years growth.
See that the young orchard trees are
Pruned into a proper shape now.
AS a general rule it Is better 20 plant
young trees than to graft old ones.
a soutEerly or easterly sloping loca-
ton is nearly always best for grapes.
One important step in renovating IN
old orchard is TO secure proper drain
age.
Put everything in the garden into
rows; It will lessen the work of cultiva-
ton.
Grapes give an excellent return fol
the land and labor required to grow
them.
Do not entirely forget the good old
fashioned sorts in setting out the appls
orchard.
The currant and gooseberry are
grown with the least trouble of any of
the small fruits.
In the orchard scatter the manure
under the trees as far out as the
branches extend.
In planting strawberries for market
select the varieties that will give the
longest season of ripening.
One OF the cheapest and best remedies
for plant lice is the kerosene and soap
nixture.-St. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
MAKING FAMILY CHEESE
Not a Hard Thing to Do, PrOvided
You Know How to Go About 1t
IN the Right Way.

In making cheese by the daiFyman
at home, where one does not have 4
vat with a heating arrangement under
meath, the milk can be heated in tin
heater set in kettle in which there is
quantity of water. 4 dairy kettle is
the best; that is, kettle and stove
combined. II you do not have this you
can use cauIdron kettle set in an arch.
if there is draft enough so that it will
not smoke, as the smoke would faint
the milk; then, by filing the tin heater
with milk and warming it up to about
100 degrees Fahrenheit and turning it
up again and heating it, and continu-
ing to do so until the temperature of
the milk in the vat is So degrees Fahren-
heit, it would all be warmed.
Then add rennet extract, reduced
with one quart of cold water. at the rate
of three ounces to 1000 pounds of
milk. thoroughly stirred. so that it will
be evenly distributed through the whole
mass Of milk. says George Smith, for
mer cheese instructor of New York
When the curd is hard enough so that
it will leave the side of the vat when
pressed away by laying the back of the
hand upon it, cut it, using the per-
Pendicular knife, and cut as even as pos
sible. Then stir it until whey begins
to separate quite freely.
Then dip off the whey and fill the
tin heater and warm up to about 100
degree Fahrenheit and turn in the vat,
and continue to do so until the tenn
perature is brought up to 9s degrees
Fahrenheit, at which point it should
be kept until the curd becomes firm,
and when squeezed mp in the hand it
will fall apart readily, and by taking
and squeezing the moisture out of it
and touching it with hot iron. it will
draw out fine threads about one-half
an inch in length. Then draw off the
| whey and stir the curd until the whey
| is thoroughly drained out of it, and then
stir in salt at the rate of two pounds
of salt to 1000 pounds of milk Pile up
the curd on the side of the vat and cover
up with a cloth and let it remain about
an hour, stirring it occasionally. Then
put to press, and press it lightly at first
In PA hours the cheese may be taken
out and muslin bandage put around
| it. The cheese should be kept in a
cool room and be turned, creased and
rubbed every day.-Pacific Coast Dairy
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
AGRICULTURAL HINTS |
ROADS IN MARYLAND.
Wheelmen Have Begun an Agitation
Which Has Very Fair Pros
poets OF Success.

The wheelmen of Maryland are ac-
lively interesting themselves in an eff
tort to secure good roads for the state,
ana with a fair prospect OF success
They have placed themselves in COM
munication with the farmers, and it is
reported that there is an excellent I'M
Outstanding between these two classes,
whose interests are so closely allied.
1t has required much demonstration 10
convince the farmers that good roads
are a profitable investment The work
of the agricultural experimental sta
tons in this regard has been invaluable.
Experiments with broad and narrow
tires conducted under the eyes of the
farmers have definitely shown the folly
Of maintaining the present system OF
small-tired wheels, as long as the roads
are Indifferent or positively bad in
quality. There are two points from
which to view the relationship beteween
the tires and the quality of the road.
The experiments have shown first that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
CARE OF UTENSILS.
Dairy Pans and Pals Should Always
BE Made of Tin and Kept
ScrupuiOusIy Clean.

All dairy utensils should be made of
tin. 1t is good plan to have the milk
pans and pals made to order. Use the
best tin and have all the joints made
round. After use they should first be
washed in cold water and soap and then
sralded, using plenty of hot water.
wiped perfectly dry and placed where
the sunshine will get into them. 1t is
great mistake to pour hot water into
milk pans and pals, for it will coaeu-
late the milk in the seams and corners
and If by accident the curd is not all
washed out IT Will sour and affect the
next milk put in. Borax is great
purifier. If a little is added to the hot
water that the utensils are rinsed in.
it will cleanse and purify them. Use
enough to make the water feel slightly
slippery. Dairy utensils should never
be used for other articles of food.
To clean tinware. dampen soft cloth
and dip it in common baking soda and
rub the ware briskly, and then wipe
dry. Milk is ready absorber of gases.
Care should he taken not to have il
stand in place which is damp or musty
or in a cellar where there are decaying
vegetables or near onions, fish or other
odorous substances Finely powdered
charcoal, which is an absorber of gases,
should be kept continually in a milk
room, especially in hot weather, when
unwholesome gases are most liable to
affect the milk.-American Agricul-
$urist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
TUCKED THE COVERS IN.

Life holds for uncounted joys and many
a blissful hour,
And every path that must tread is bright
with and flower;
No day is ever quite long, nor brother
unkind.
But evening brings a quiet hour when I
may courage find.
Yet often. OH how often, do recall the
days
When life was full of happy light and
merry, childish ways
And, best of all. do recall the hours. at
close of day,
When mother tucked the covers in and
took the light away.
but oh. light,
AS carefully she smoothed my bed before
she said good night;
And still l think 1 almost hear her happy
footstcp fall
AS thus she left me while the light crept
further down the hail.
And OH her wond'rous mellow voicei its
echo l can hear
AS from the staircase she would call: Good
night, sleep tight, my dear!
Oh. God will keep her memory green until
my latest day
She who would tuck the covers in and take
the light away.
The evening hour will never more to her
such duties bring;
There no boys to lull to sleep-no lul-
labieS to sing:
No child with throbbing heart to soothe or
little grief to share
Alas! her boys have burdens now which
none may help them bear.
But sometimes when / sit at night until
the fire is low.
Then close my book and wind the clock be-
fore to bed go,
think: How little have I gained since
childhood's happy day,
When mother tucked the covers in and
took the light away.
Oh. happy child. oh. sheltered life! AS
years and years go by
{ see them still, like tinted clouds that
fringe a stormy sky.
That time was like sunny morn that in
the mind will last
Though all the skies should stormy be be-
fore the day is past.
And nothing better can 1 ask than this:
When life shall end,
And loving care be offered me by many a
kindly friend,
Oh. may 1 rest within the grave a peace
fully, pray,
AS when mother smoothed my bed and took
the light away.
Louis Dodge. in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
Some Ancient Fruit Trees.

The pear tree, it is said, will continue
bearing fruit for several centuries;
such trees bearing fruit in abundance
when at least 800 years old being not
an uncommon occurrence. They are
much longer lived than the apple,
which rarely lasts more than 100 or $50
years. The pear tree also grows much
larger than the apple, and when 200
years old has quite the appearance and
dimensions of a forest tree. The nut
meg tree, when cultivated, bears fruit
for 60 years-the nut being gathered
three times in the year. In the Baidar
valley, near Balaklava, in the Crimea, is
a walnut tree reputed 1000 years old.
which still yields from $4,000 to 100. 900
walnuts. Orange trees will continue to
bear abundantly from so to so years.
The fig tree bears fruit to a very ad-
vanced age.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
HOW CHILDREN SHOULD STUDY
Berlin PedaEoEue Thinks Holidays
Should Be Thickly Distributes

Berlin PedaEogue Thinks Holidays
Should Be Thickly DIstributedS
So much time has been devoted to the
discussion of what should be studied by
children and how it should be taught
that comparatively little has been en-
ployed in solving the problem, perhaps
almost as important as either of the
two-the problem of when the study
ing and teaching should be done. ABer-
lin pedagogue has taken up this neg
lected branch of the great subject and
his Investigations have had interesting
and suggestive results
The best working days. he says, are
Mondays and Tuesdays, or any two that
come directly after n holiday. The OBJ
vious deduction is that'the 9nsertion of
full holiday in the midd of the week
would tend to the keeping UP of mental
activity among school children and SO
add to the amount of real work accom-
plished Those hours of the day, as
well as those of the week, which follow
rest are most valuable, and it is advised
that the first two hours of the morning
be reserved for the tasks which children
find most fatiguing. Regarding vaca-
tons, this authority asserts that they
are at present needlessIy long. but far
from sufficiently frequent. The re-
freshing effect of each vacation is dem
onstrated in every schoolroom. 1t is
no greater, however, after two months
of play than after one, and it lasts no
longer
In this connection the value of i'm
petus must also be taken into account.
and it would hardly do to alternate
months of idieness with months OF
work. but the fact remains that the peri
OILS of activity are now too prolonged
The Berlin man says that tie studies
most fatiguing to child minds are, in
order, mathematics. foreign languages.
gymnastics. and. for many, singing and
drawing, while the natural sciences and
history cause little strain. He is sur
prisingly emphatic in opposing gym
nastic exercises for the young. and as
serts that they are no substitute for
sleep, baths and walks.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21

nal quantity. On the contrary, if the
plant is an ordinary nursery shrub, as
shown by Fig. 2, OF a rose bush, Fig 8,
then shortening back all branches even
to one-half or one-third of the entire
growth is strongly recommended. We
know with the bulk of amateurs after
purchasing a bush two or three feet
high, the cutting eff of half the shoots
is discouraging, but if they will ex-
pertinent for themselves by leaving
some unpruned and treat others as rec
commended, they will find the pruned
shrubs or trees starting into vigorous
growth at once.-Edgar Sanders, in
Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21

as long as the roads are in poor condi-
ton, subject to much moisture and
thereby liable TO become heavy and
muddy a short notice. the use of the
narrow tire is positive hindrance. 1t
requires more power to haul wagon so
equipped. for the tire sinks deep into
the material of the road and thus forms
for itself a constant obstruction that
must be overcome. But the broad tire
has a use other and indeed better than
that of minimizing the labor and there
fore the cost of hauling. 1t cures the
bad conditions that have been largely
caused by the narrow tire, serving as
a compressor and gradually compact
ing the material and greatly improv-
ing it's condition. Thus the broad tire
means double gain. 1t saves the cost
OF hauling, by permitting heavier loads
to be hauled by the same agencies and
III less time, and it saves, too, in the cost
of road making and in repairing. 1t is
believed that if all road users could be
persuaded to change the tires of their
draft vehicles, especially in the districts
where bad roads are the rule rather
than the exception, the ultimate cost o.
bringing the country thorougnfares up
very short time be so low that the most
comprehensive road improvement laws
could be passed without difficulty. The
present movement in Maryland is con-
centrated in an effort to secure the en-
actment by the legislature of certain
pending bills that aim at the con-
struction of good roads by authorizing
the people to bond themselves for this
purpose. In some states much has been
done by granting exemptions from road
taxes to those road users who have
adopted the broad tires and likewise to
those who have adjusted their vehicles
SO that the front and rear wheels will
not track, thus minimizing the
chances of wearing the surface of he
road. 1t has been found that with
broad tires in use the amount of road
surfacing material needed is compare
lively small. All these facts have been
gradually and persistently brought to
the attention of the agricultural classes
so that now the plea of the wheeImen.
who are growing to be a material power
H. the land by reason of their mum bers,
is being needed far more earnestly
than ever before.-Washingto Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
CHAPTER VIII.

The BRAIN, if sound, performs its func-
tons more quickly in moments of dan
ger than at any other time, discarding
the consideration of side issues, and
obeying blindly the instinct of self
preserva ton.
1t flashed across me instantly that
vas in deadly peril at the hands of the
man whom l had accused of cowardice
-Demetrius. He alone had access to
the house; he alone could quiet Sultan,
the bloodhound; he alone had good rea-
son to fear not only Burlington, but
Hugo Livingston. Mark Gerard, 1 could
no longer doubt. was the victim of a
Geep-laid plot-a plot which already
had wrecked three lives, and which was
destined, perhaps, to destroy my own.
If the Greek. inf1amed with hellish am
bition, had slain poor Perkins, he was
capable of repeating the tragedy of Red
Gulch here, in this bedroom. Obvious
~ his plan was to kill both Burlington
and me, and in such a manner tina it
would be supposed we had killed each
ether.
This conviction asserted itself as I
awaited in breathless silence the attack
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21

is a Burlington all over. I swear it.
How dared that woman rob me of my
child? I've lain here, Livingston,
all this day, eating what they gave me,
submitting 10 that awful rubbing, pray
ing, ay, praying for strength to recover
and claim my child"
"And Perkins % 1 whispered
His eyes met mine with the inquiring
glance of puzzled child.
'Perkins?' he muttered Ferdinand
Perkins? The Greek murdered him.
1 know it. Don't let that man come
near me. He's my enemy, 1 tell you,
my bitter enemy But what has Per
kins to do with me? Are you crazy
Curse that dog! My head is splitting
The bloodhound was baying furious
ly. but suddenly ceased. A skunk, prob
ably. skirting the barn. had provoked
his resentment.
Not daring to pursue the subject fur
Their, I bathed Burlington's head, but to
no purpose. The pain waxed fiercer
and fiercer, till the man positively quiv-
cred beneath my touch. The doctor,
foreseeing such a contingency, had sent
Il composing draught, with instructions.
1 hastily administered full dose, and
Meath the influence of the drug. closed
his eyes, and within five minutes was
peacefully asleep. Presumed my place
by his side, and tried to muster my ram
pant thoughts. Aeolus wrestling with
his turbulent winds had lighter task.
Outside the moon and stars were OBJ
scured by fog, which had rolled in from
the ocean, thick and dank with the
spume of the sea, plotting from my view
the shimmering waters. and banishing
the grateful breeze. One might scarce
ly believe that one short hour ago the
prospect had been clear-that with the
morning sun these clouds. so clammily
oppressive. would be once more swept
away.
Suddenly my ear caught the sound of
footstep, and 1 sprang from my chair
with muttered exclamation. Some
one was in the next rooml
At that moment the lamp was eXtin-
guished, and I found myself in Devil
dering darkness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
HINTS ABOUT PRUNING.
Correctly Trimmed Shrubs or Trees
Start Into Healthy, Vigorous
Growth at Once.

So well is the Importance of pruning
when transplanting understood by veg
etable and fruit growers and nursery
men with their young seeding plants
that it is common practice 10 shorten
branches if trees and shrubs, or dis
leave if Strawberries, cabbages, celery.
etc. The same rule holds good with the
flower gardener in growing young an
nual or other plants produced directly
from the seed. With trees of consid-
cradle size, as shown by Fig. 1, this
pruning may consist in thinning out
all small brush and shoots crossing
each other so as to leave the tree with
a uniform top with one-half its origi-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21

of the Greek. / had dropped upon one
knee between the door and the bed,
and in my right hand was the small
pistol which I always carried on my
person. But pistol is the least eff
cient weapon in such a fight as this.
What would / have given for double
barreled shotgun, a good sabre or a
knifei If L fired in the dark. the flash
of the powder would prove death war
rant; the same grim logic applied to
the striking of match. Twas satisfied
that such master scoundrel as De-
netrius had laid his plans with eXtraor-
binary sagacity. He was taking des-
perate chances, but the crisis justified
them. These rooms were cut off from
the rest of the house, and nothing short
of pistol shot would arouse Gerard
and the servants. Demehrius must have
counted upon the moon as an ally.
From the darkness of Marks room he
might have approached me unseen and
unheard, and then-a bold thrust of a
knife would rid him of the man who
had dared to unmask his villainy. But
the tickle moon had played him false.
He probably, like me, was now
upon the defensive. Who would move
first?
finally decided to take the initiative,
for the suspense was intolerable.
Demetrius. reflected, was stiff in the
joints, his muscles less supple than
mine. his sense of hearing less acute.
Youth was on my side, experience on
his. The two players in the game were
at least fairly matched.
Had it not been for Burlington, I could
have easily escaped by the window and
alarmed the households; but dared not
leave my patient. His somewhat ster-
torous breathing was the only sound
which broke the silence. If were killed
or injured, he was at the mercy of the
| Greek.
I confess that certain exhilaration
possessed me as crawled into Marks
room, and o sense that was acting
wisely braced my nerves. The Greek
could beat me hollow when it came to
scheming, but in a rough-and-tumble
contest confidently expected to get the