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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

Most OF the people of College Hill viii
be In QuaDdry when the new street cars
come They wiz never be able 10 tell
where the car really =. Under the pres
ent system everybody on the hiE can
gauge the distance OF the car by the noise
the dynamo underneath makes II sounds
like threshing machine going up hill
and a corn shelter down hill A hollow
rumble means that the car is crossing
the creek A noiseless car wEil be -
tive disadvantage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
TAIL DE THE rrw PIG.

The tail OF the first pig killed az the
Dold packing house in Wichita hangs n
the Eagle Office
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
w1ADs Ike A puCK-

EwIA[S LIKE A DUCK
A novel and effective method OF learn
ing 90 swim has been devised BY Iphn
Robbins. sving in the north part % the
cry He has a snow white Mexican
pony. which loves the water like q duck
The pony and Johnny are fnseparsols
companions. and recently <ne BOY has
pressed into service ths AmphFoiOus mus
tang. Just oeow Suihvan's dam the water
- fully nfieen fee< deep. and each morn
ing the boy seads his steed down TO The
water and sends him Rdr!ft tnto the deep
water. The horse thoroughly eaJoys this
bath and at once starts Of. ard svtsns al
Up and down the river. with the boy IN
tow, cfnging for dear life 70 She tail Of
me horse. The horse playaully paddles
around IN the deep water and the boy
hangs With one hand 10 his tai and then
practices with the other IN learnssg 20
swim Hoth enjoy the pastsne and both
are getting 20 be proecisn. swimmers.
FIVE LETTERS IN ONE MAIL
a very interesting and unusual Incl
dent happened to Mr. }. NJ Houston Of
this city one day hast week. % Which ne
is not a attic proud. He received in enc
mail 1--WE setters and all were written by
sons and grandsons. widely separated
over the country. and each writing irte-
pendently OF the others. The letters we're
not especially expected by AR. Houston.
and they were not written al ths same
time. but al arrived on the same mAA
and Nwere delivered 70 him AZ the same
time. Two Erandsons and three sons
made Up the list and not the least later
esting feature OF r. ala Is the fact that
two OF the sons and one grandson are In
the service. having early enlisted on the
FIRST call OF the president for volunteer
troops. The oldest grandson and the
youngest son are at Chickamauga. botA
belonging TO the Twenty Kansas resi-
mens. The second son IN age IS at Jack
sonville, Fla. where he - waiting with
his regiment TO 80 10 Porto Rtco. lie
enlisted from Houston. Tex. and belongs
to company Il. Second Texas. The young
est grandson aves at Cheney. in this eoun-
~. and tie oldest son ~ Westlake, Ia.
The latter Is g years OF age. AR. HoHs-
ton has not seen all these boys togethet
tn several years as they are % scattered.
and naturally these five loving reanindsrs
Of filisI regard al coming at sonce oheered
his heart beyond conception They were
especially welcome at this time. 40 he
was some worried about the three In the
army. and felt greatly relieved 20 learn
they were all wei. The camp Letters were
fun of interesting comment and descrtp-
tfons of soldier life and afforded Mr..
Houston considerable err erszinment for
NEARLY oDa vxtfole dav reading than Al
over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

reouked with me suggestion that some
soul Is oesng fed" Possibly Fetorted
the daughter. but II ssrikes re as being
most mighty tough foster.''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
STREET FAIR NEXT TEAR,
pANGER N NEW CARS

The Commercial cub - figuring on =
street TAR for September. lSse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH.

must have bean large one TO be visible
at that hour.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

ONE HUNDRED CASES DOCKETED.
In its October session the court of ap-
peals here Will hear 100 cases This is an
unusually large number for one session
There are 800 cases in the court which
have never been placed on q docket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
HoFF MAKING CHEESE.

Charles FToff. on his farm east OF town.
is making cheese in large quantities.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
IATFSr SOCIETY GAME

The latest card game in the east Is IS .
n is replacing whist as society game.
II has not reached Wichita yet
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
FRESHMAN GETS A LESSON.
Bryn Maxvr Girls Teach q SportIye
Harvard Youth Manners.

A Chicago young man in Cambridge
found recently that he could not make
fun of the women's colleges with i'm
punity. In his letters to his sister, re-
ports the Chronicle of that city, he had
spoken of her college as an incubator
several times and said he wondered
when the chicks would hatch and if
they would take a postgraduate in a
brooder. His sister didn't care much
for that sort of thing from a brother,
who was only a freshman himself, albeit
a Harvard freshman, nor did the other
Bryn Mawr girls, to whom she repeated
his remarks.
On the day of the receipt of letter
from him saying he was coming down
20 inspect the apparatus" the mem
oers of his sisters class held meeting
In her room. On his arrival, two days
alter, he was ushered with some cere-
nony into the reception-room.
After waiting 20 minutes girl came
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

in hurriedly, looked fairly at him and
said ''Oh!" Then she left abruptly. In
five minutes second girl rushed in,
saying ''Oh!" turned round and walked
out. Five minutes later third girl did
likewise, and in another five minutes it
happened again. This continued for
just one hour, when all of the 90 girls
that had said "Oh!" together with
about as many more, all strangers,
came in in a body, said "Oh!" and filed
out.
Then the freshman's sister came in,
by which time the youth was ready to
collapse, and asked him how he liked
the chicks, and ii he didn't think they
could peep prettily, after which she in
vited him to a spread il her room with
the chicks, where they demonstrated
they could pick up crumbs as well as
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

is held on the side of the nest with a
wooden screw with common nut
washer. The other end of the fastening
fits over a nail when raised and closed.
This keeps the sitting hen on and others
off: Nests are made separate, and
should be 10 inches square and IL inches
high. They are placed on the south
side of the inside of the house under
the windows. \ board II inches off the
floor is placed over the nests. This
gives plenty of room for light and
ventilation.
Windows, f. f, +, are placed on the
south side; L shows steps TO upper
floor. Ground floor or range room is
shown at G. 1t should be boarded on all
except the south side, which should be
closed with netting. There should be a
board with cleats or steps on it (the
board not shown in illust ration) lead
ing from the lower to the upper floor,
and door made through the floor, to
be closed on cold nights. This lower
room is used in cold and wet weather
for range room and should have plen-
ty of straw for the chickens to exer-
else in while getting the grain that is
fed to them. There should be a dust
OC-N wan SOOA SAiA4 Il AIS AOOiA
may be used to keep little chickens in
in the early spring, wet or bad weather
or dewy mornings.
| In building this house it is not neces-
sary to use costly materials. but it
should be made tight so as to prevent
cold drafts. y good plan is to line the
inside with tarred or building paper.
a house of this kind will cost more than
q plain one or Il shed, but as uncleanli-
ness is a breeder of disease and taking
into consideration how easily this
house may be kept clean it is really the
cheapest house. Most cholera COM
plants are caused by unhealthy, filthy
quarters and lice and mites ombined
working on the chickens. They take
the stamina and vigor of the stock,
diarrhea sets in and the chickens die. /
have been all along this route, but since
building Il house easily kept clean and
giving our birds better care we are not
troubled with the cholera. Lice and
| mites may be kept down by using coal
| oil and carbolic acid on the roosts and
| withdrawing the building thoroughly.
If the mites get or the chickens very
bad dust them with good insect pow
der, have Il good dust bath and have SUI
| phur in the dust.-Capt. j. W. Rouse,
in Farm and Home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03


was secretary of state for eight years,
and during that time Dolly Madison
was the social leader. She, of course,
continued her life work and pleasure
while her husband was president, and
hence her history marks more than one
tenth of the history of society in the
national capital
The Importance of society in Wash
islation, the ability of the wife of pub b.
lie man to enhance her husbands pop
uiarity, the strength or weakness of an
Illustration because of the standing
of a presidents wife. all these things
are enigmaticaI to maRy people remote
from the capital city of the republic.
1t may be said briefly, however. that
she influence of women in national af-
fairs his always been greater than The
people suppose. and that influence has
grown with the passing years.
Modern women come high. but we
must have them. They cannot shine in
the national capital without gowns and
jewels. costly and brilliant. But. after
all. it is the woman herself who is the
jewel. The woman with braius.s a bill
ity. tact. and. above all. ambition for
her husbands advancement. can work
wonders in the political world Her
gowns and jewels are but settings of
the stage of life. and the woman herself
is the central figure. SMITH d. FRY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Adjusting boards should be used in
hives of all weak stocks
Colonies having defective queens are
always the foundation of trouble
Colonies selected for breeding should
contain a good supply of drone comb
Little wooden troughs holding about
pint of strip are good for feeding
bees.
The supply of drones depends entire
ly on the amount of drone comb fur
nished.
Colonies selected for breeders should
be pushed by early feeding to their ut
most limit.
Do not feed in the morning, as il
tends to cause robbing and to make the
bees restless.
1t is just as necessary 10 select for
the production of drones as for the pro-
duction of queens
Pollen is always stored in or near the
brood nest, and here is the place where
the bees will cluster.
Bees are not apt to attach comb TO
cloth, so cloth divisions between
frames serve as a guide.
Queen cells should never be retained
in any colony except one that is in a
natural, healthy condition
Be sure that the entrances TO the
hives are kept Open The bees want
good. fresh air to breathe.
Confine each colony 10 only as many
combs as tbs bees can conveniently
cover, giving more combs as needed.
Empty combs are valuable and should
receive the best of care; if this is given,
they can be made to last several years.
If any of the colonies are short Of
stores, give them candy; it can be laid
on top of the frames above the cluster.
Now is good time TO make up a sur
plus of hives. so as TO have them ready
for use at any time they may be need
ed.-SS. Louis Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
COMFORT FOR POULTRY.

An ArranEeL-A Which Seems Per-
feet ina ---ery Respect
The poultry Quarters arranged here
with is u feet long and 10 feet wide,
but II feet is preferred by some. as it
gives more floor room. \ shows the
upper floor where the perches or roosts
and nests are placed The rooSts are
made in frame hinged to the north
side of the house so they may be raised
cut of the way when the house is being
cleaned. b shows roostS slightly
raised; there should be hook to hold
the frame up when cleaning the house.
The frame in which the roosts are fit
ted may be from three to four feet wide
and should extend the length of the
building. The floor is level except be-
meath the roost. where it is made on an
incline ending in n dirt box. {, which
has lid or cover. This box should eN-
tend the length of the north side of
house outside.
The nests, d d, have fastening, one
closed, the other open or down. \
slotted hole in one end of the fastening
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
A Steady WALKING Gait.

Walking is one of the gaits that is
nearly always neglected, and yet an ac-
tive, quick, clear-footed walk is a val
liable gait to the horse intended for the
farm, for use as a roadster or for a
saddler. 4 horse broken to harness is
generally trained for awhile al the side
of some steady old animal, and the
youngster, if inclined to walk fast, soon
begins to learn that it is not the thing
to do. For that reason il is best to-
break young horse in a single harness
or under the saddle, and train him to be
a good walker, as well as good at other
gaits. = three-year-oid is generally 4
better walker than he will be at any
other age if he is kept as 4 harness
horse, unless specially trained with "A
view to brisk, active movement in that
gaIt.-Prairie Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
Training z shepherd Pan.

cows and sheep, be sure that the sire
and dam were trained to do what YOU
wish of the pup, and that he naturally
goes to the heel and not to the head.
If these are secured. the training is
easy, and only consists in teaching the
pup to come at once when called. Then
take him on string with you few
times. SO as TO let him get used TO see
ing the cows or sheep, and let them be
come acquainted with the pup. Then
let him go, but keep him near you to
avoid getting him hurt and frightened
and little by little he Will come TO I'M
derstand what he is to do and how to
do it.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

means of hotel mattresses, etc. Old
Emperor William OF Germany and the
ate car, as well as his father, in
yariably carried about with them on
their Journeys small, narrow iron camp
oedsteads, the mattresses and pillows
being thin and hard Queen Victoria
travels about with her own bedstead, n
peculiar, old-fashioned, wooden affair.
and her mattress gives whole lot of
trouble, two domestics being assigned
to it's care. Both Grand Duke Paul of
Russia and King Leopold of Belgium.
and likewise Prince Albert of Prussia,
the regent of Brunswick, carry their
bedsteads and their bedding about with
them in consequence of their huge
stature They require beds eight feet
long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

daylight below it. The tails of all Chew
lots are left long enough to reach the
hooks. This needed protection, espe-
cially to The udders of ewes, is rendered
practicable on account of the dry ma
Jure of the usual forage. which obviates
the danger of securing. The legs be-
low the knees and hooks, as well as
the face, is covered by close growth
of short, stiff, white hair. The fleece is
50 dense and close as to be almost i'm
Penetrable to rain and cold. The ewes
clip from five to seven pounds each.
rams two to three pounds more. The
wool is of medium length, strong and
firm, furnishing the staple for those
durable cloths known as cheviots. The
live weight of ewes and wsthers ranges
from 100 to 12O pounds. The mutton is
finely marbled, juicy and palatable.
Ewes are prolific, averaging three
lambs to two ewes annually, and sre
good mothers, with abundance of milk.
Farm and Home. !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
A CLEVER TRICK.
How 1t Was Played Upon q PhIiadeI-
phia Policeman.

Faith, I've heard tell that all the
world loves "a lover but it's diff rent
wild marri'd couple" said Policeman
Mike O'Flannagan, of the Sixth dis
trict, by way of a preface to the story
of an experience he ha6 at Twelfth and
Filbert streets a few nights ago, says
the Philadelphia Record. well, sir,
was pathrollin' me bate, whin young
Teller wild a trim little chunk av a
woman howldin' on to his arm KEN up
teh me, an SEE e: Officer SEE e, it's
the divil's own fix I'm in this minute.
We wore marri'd the day up in Lam
caster, an we KEN teh Philadelphy fur
tn honeymune- Iv'ry clint I had 1 gev
ten me broide fur safe keepin'. Whin
we got inteh the big station sez e,
10! an behowld yeh, the money was
gone! Stolen it was, be dirthy thafe,
SEE e.
''At that the little woman began teh
wape an her tears wor heart-renderin'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
COTTON SEED MEALS.
No other Food Varies Quite so Much
in Composition.

No other Food Varies Quite so Much
In Composition.
Much has been said and written rela-
tive to the use of cotton seed meal as a
cattle food. Nearly all Investigators
agree in giving it n high value AID urge
dairymen to use this material, not only
because 1T is a cheap source of protein,
but because it also has n high manuriaI
value. Practical feeders differ greatly
in their estimates OF cotton seed meal
Some seem to use 1t very satisfactorily
for awhile, and later conclude that the
feed is not well adapted for their pur-
poses. Occasionally feeder observes
that the health of his animals is af-
fected by the feeding of cotton seed too
freely, and it sometimes happens that
even after animals have been fed for
months with apparent success that
they are injured by its continued use.
1t has also happened that COWS fed.
upon cotton seed meal do we'll for =;
time and that later the milk flow is
diminished without any apparent
cause.
There are at present no other concen-
| trated feeding stuffs which vary so
much in composition as cotton seed
meals from different sources and diff
| ferent mills. Within three weeks the
| Maine agricultural experiment station
has examined samples varying from %
, per cent. to over So per cent. of protein.
! This great variation in different lots
of cotton seed meal may explain the
different estimates of different prac-
| teal feeders and of the same feeders
| at different times. If cow is fed n
cotton seed meal containing 90 per
cent. protein, and is then fed an equal
weight of a meal containing So per
cent. it is evident that the amount of
protein which she receives will have
been doubled by the change. If she has
been fed up to her full capacity in the
first instance, such an increase might
result disastrousiy. On the other hand.
changing from cotton seed of high
protein content to one of low protein
content would diminish the milk flow
unless the amount of meal fed is also
correspondence increased. - Rural
| World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

any o1ense she may give is sure 10 De
magnified thousand times.
The praises of the wife of President
Hayes are still heard in all social cir
cies. She was exceedingly popular with
both sexes and with all classes 1: is
claimed by ladies who may now re-
spectfuIly be called veterans" in So
ciety that her hospitality and open
heartedness made the administration
of her husband a great social success.
She thoroughly enjoyed the high posi-
ton in which she found herself, and
the white house was always full of
guests while she governed it.
1t is 80 years siuce we have had in the
white house an invalid wife of a presi-
dent, at the beginning of an admins
tration. OF course our society people
remember with regret the illness of
Mrs. Harrison and the cerements of
mourning which enshrouded the eXecu-
tive mansion when that sweet lady
closed her social and earthly career.
There was another administration
which lacked the social influence of the
wife of the president. Mrs. Mckinley
| is an invalid. Mrs. johnson was an in
valid. The wife of President Franklin
Pierce was in mourning because of the
death of her little boy, an only child,
| who was killed in an accident on the
railway. Mrs. Fillmore was a woman
of literary tastes. She formed the be-
ginning of the white house library, and
| it was in the library room that she used
commonly to receive her friends.
Franklin Pierce was one of the most
popular of all presidents, and his treat
ment of his friends was always royal.
| President Arthur alone, of all our chief
magistrates. could compare with gen
| ial Frank Purse" as he was called by
| his intimates.
| James K. Polk was typical southern
gentleman who was always noted for
his hospitality and good fellowship. 1t
| was his sunny disposition which won
for him friendships as strong and true
as ever man was blest withal. But his
| wife was a Yankee, and one of the
strictest of Puritans in everything.
She was her husbands private secre-
tary, and had entire charge of his cor
| respondence. No other woman so
dominated the business end of the
| white house. She was as cold socially
as Benjamin Harrison was politically
Our society folk were glad when Mrs
Polk invited the beautiful and low
able daughter-in-law of John Tyler to
assume the social duties of the eX-
ecutive mansion. That lovely woman
continued to be the center of the social
world during the Tyler administration
because Mrs. Tyler was an invalid.
The play of Hamlet could not wei
be staged, without the appearance OF
Hamlet in the scenes. The history Of
Rome could not be written without
mention of Caesar, the greatest man Of
his age, a soldier and Statesman
whose life was taken by fanatics anG
fools. The history of France would bs
incomplete without an account of tn.
life of Napoleon.
Who could write the social history O.
the executive mansion with mere men
ton of Dolly Madison?" She was tn,
only woman that ever reigned socia
queen in a republic for term of six
teen consecutive years. Her husba NJ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

fur teh see. Well, sez the young Teller,
continuin' his story, L tried fur teh
TELEGRAPH teh me people in Lancaster.
but they'd not send the message wild
out pay. So here we are distracted, not
KNOWN where teh turn fur a nights
1odgin' an this our weddin' night seq
e. l had a twO-dollar bill in me pocket,
an I let i'm have it. IT'S no more than
loan,' SEE e. AN twill be repaid yeh
Tomorrow He wouldn't be contint till
he had took down me name an me num-
Der. God bless yeh,' sez the little
woman, an wild that they wint away.
An 1 haven't heard of thin frum that
day teh this. Twas clever thrick, an
no mistake"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03
THE MODERN CHEVIOT.
1t Is Compact, WeII-Formed and
Profitable

The distinctively local breed of sheep
on the Cheviot hills, lying along the
border of England and Scotland, is the
Cheviot, typical specimens of which
are graphically depicted herewith. The
old Cheviot sheep was a leggy, thin
wooded animal, though very hardy and
vigorous, enduring the vicissitudes of
storms and colds nearly as we'll
as biack-faced sheep. The mod
ern Cheviot is compact, we'll
formed sheep, well filed out in the
quarters, with no undue amount Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

What you call chimney money" is
the same the house tax called
hearth money" 1t was established as
means of making up the deficiency in
the revenue granted after the restora-
ton TO Charles LII. 1t was repealed by
[. and II. William and Mary, C. 10, but
was reimposed in Scotland in Septem-
Der, 1890. at the rate of Is. 3D. for every
hearth. The repeal was one of the first
boons conceded by William on his ar.
rival.-,.History IF Taxation"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

the preference is for navy blue In
north Wales the native choice is for
light cloth of a yellow tint, but further
south you meet with dark shades OF
brown There is more black cloth sold
in Lancashire than in any other county,
excepting Middiesex, and yet in the adj
joining counties north the public fancy
runs to drab and tweeds- Men who
wear clothes of a reddish-brown tint
are invariably Yorkshiremen.