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POINTS THAT HAVE COME UP.

During the past week IL naS been decid- ed that the officers and men who as National Guardsmen rendered their ser vices to the Government of the United States and were accepted by that act severed their connection with the Guard of the State and that it will be in order to give each an honorable discharge from the service of the State. A question has been raised as to whether a National Guardsman, who as such, rendered his services to the United States for the war, was accepted as a Guardsman and then mustered in as a United States volunteer. could be considered as entitled to be car ried on the roll of the State so as to be held to be in continuous service and en- able him at the end of ten years of such service, to apply for a service medal. The matter has been referred to Judge Ad- vocate Dwyer of the division staff for his opinion. If that opinion should be that the volunteers cannot be so carried, on the ground that they are no longer in the service of the State. an effort will be made to have the next Legislature do something in the way of recognizing the men who have sacrificed so much for their country and an effort will be made to have the legislative body grant to all such who, during the time they are volun- teers would be entitled to the ten year service medal, a decoration of some sort emblematic of the States recognition of their service in the Guard and In the
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NORTH PAclElC COAST RAIL ROAD.

Via SauSalito Ferry. From San Francisco, commencing May l, 1898.
 WEEK DAYS. For Mil Valley and San Rafael-7:o0. $500, @ 3O 11.00 a. m; -1:45, 3:20. 400, 5:l5, '6:OO, 6:30 D. m.
 Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11:SO
 SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael-ss:oo. .9:oo, '10:00 1100, H. a. m.; 1:O0 'l:4o 'zoo' '4.oo' 5:30, GAS D. m.
 f1:00 a. m. does not run to San Rafael 5:30 D. m. does not run to Mill Valley. Trains marked run to San Quentin.
 THROUGH TRAINS. TOO a. m. week days-Cazadero and way sta ns. 3:20 p m Saturdays-Caz azadero and way sta ms. SIS D. m. week days (Sat. ex.)-Tomales and way stations. BOO a. m Sundays-Cazaderc and way stations. l:45 p m. Sundays-Point Reyes and way sta n.
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advantage of it to make display SUI perior to that presented by any Of the troops that have come to this city. =
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tsian Line Foot of Market street.l LEAVE FRoM APRIL 2s. 1898. ARRIVE s6:OO1 Niles. San Jose and Way Stations. ss:45A 1:0OA Benicia, Suisun and Sacramento. lO;45A 7'ooA Maryssille, oroville and ReGaing via 7.0OA vacaviIle and Rumsey. ............. s:45P 7:soA Martinez. San Ramon, Vallejo, Napa
 Castoga and Santa Rose......... 6:I9P s,OOA Atlantic Express, ogden and East. s:1sP si3OA Niles, San Jose. StocktOu lone.
 Sacraneuto. Malysyse, Chico. Tehsina and iss'l slni1 ......;.... siiSP
 for Yosemitel el.'...'-'''.....s'. e ~ e .z.I5p siO0A New Orleans lexpress, Merced Fres-
 no. Bakersfield, Santa Barbara. Sos Angeles, Deming, Fl Paso,
 New Orleans and East. 6t4DP G0:0OA Vallejo, Martinez and Way Stations 5'4oP slsO0P Sacramento River Steamers. ........ sOIOOP I,OOr Niles. San Jose and Way Stations. s9:45A ...... San Jose. Niles and Way Stations. t0:I5A 2s00P Liyermore, Mendota, Hanford and Stations. ........................... @ . ~ tIo,IoA ....... Fresno Merced, Martinez, Vallejo. 12:l0F stG0P Martinez. San Ramon, Vallejo.
 Napa Callstoga. E Verano and 4,oor Bsnicia, nI,ia 's9sa yaca1iils Woodi.nd.
 Knights Landing. Marysvflle, Oro-
 vile and Sacramento. ............ I0:40A z,30P Niles, San Jose Tracy and Stockton q. 7EI5p 4s3OP Stockton, Oakdale Merced. ......... 12;15P a:3op sfl1 Iathros S" Modesto. & Meroed. Berend.
 (Raymond for Yosernitel Fresno,
 Mojsve, Santa Barbara aud Los 4.aor Santa Fe Route, Atantic Express
 for Moave and East. ............. 6:40P o:oOp Ehropean Mail, Ogden and East.... s:43A 6.o0r iIaywar;is. Niles and San Jose..... 7,45A
 tions . ..................:...... - w ts.4sP ville Reddng. Portland, Puget
 Sound and East .................. S;1SA SAN LEANDRO AND HAYWARDS LOCAL.
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Auction Sales
P. J. EARTH, Auctioneer.
 THIS DAY.

WEDNESDAY. AY........................Ju June 1, 1898 At A McALLISTER ST, at Ii o'clock a. nl., The ELEGANT FURNITURE AND CARPETS of seven-room flat, consisting of odd pieces of Parlor Furniture, Andrew Folding Beds. Extension Table, Elegant Oak Bedroom Sets, Kitchen Furniture, Refrigerator. ALSO 5000 WORTH OF NEW AGATEWARE.
 best make and all patterns.
 DEALERS-ATTENTIO
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skaguay Customs Officials Indicted.

JUNEAU, May H. via Victoria, B. C., May 31-The steamer Elder, arriving here to-day from Sitka brings the news that the United States grand jury now in session at Sitka, has returned indictments against the following customs officials at Skaguay: T. J. Floyd, deputy collector; J. L. Hartman and T. A. Marquam, in- spectors They are charged with snug giing liquor into Alaska.
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Suicide at Byron:

MARTINEZ. May 31-Parker, s. W.T. son committed suicide to-day at Byron. Despondency was the cause.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

h Steamers leave Broadway
 ] : Ma wharf, San Francisco. l W&M$%A For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., \ EH9SfNXSsN June g. 10 .15. 20 25, 30 July 5, II EA EH6yAA transfer at Seattle. ' Hf4MzBS NAE For Alaskan ports Crom A&&B Bx4$S3s Folsom street wharf,, 10 a. n1., tT %%sN June g. 26, July IT. August {.
 ssaA 25, transfer at Portland, Or
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. e, Port Townsend, Seattle Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and New whatcena CWash.). 10 a. fifth day thereafter connecting at Seattle with this company s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ky. at Tacoma with N. P. Ky, at Vancouver For Sr Eureka GIumboldt Bay). 10 a. m.. June l. ', 13. 1s, 25, 51, July s, and every sixth day thereafter.
 :. For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (san Luis Obispo). Gayiota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro Clos Angelesl and Newport, a. m., June 2, 6. 10. IA, IS, 22 26, 3o July 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port liar ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los. Angeles and Redondo N4os Angeles), Il a. tn,, June 4. 8, 12. Is, 20, 24. 2s, July g. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdaena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa lia and Guaymas fMex.l, 10 a. m.. June II. July 2.
 For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers sailing dates and hours of sailing.
 TICKET OFFICE- New Montgomery street (Palace HoteD
 GOODALL. PERKINS 6 CO, Gen Agts., :.'. 10 Market st.. San Francisco.
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snME sIEGGEsTIONs.

Soma who are interested in the reor- ranization are of the opinion: that the: State should do more for the National Guard than it did in the past, in. order that 1t may be put on better lootlng than it ever was before, and: in support or this the recommendation iot::* inspector lSs General J. C. :Rreckinridge.- or the United States. Army. in the: las presented report to the Secretary of War was: "The National Guard is our main traditional reliance for the common pe- fense Its need for funds is most severely feit A more adequate sum should be ap- propriated toward it's maintenance: .Ihls, of course, refers to. the approprlatlon oy Congress, but the reorgaIlzerss, s,, hoIu ll mat 1t applies with equal force to the State.
 One of the suggestions that has been offered for the guard to be reorganized is that to secure the utmost effectiveness, the several regiments should be kept in closer touch with the tactics Of the united States army than they were in the past; that the men should be trained in exer- Cises stimulating war, for United States army officers hold that that is as inn perative as the prior training of the in dividual soldier. It is also suggested that the men should be instructed as fully as possible in all that pertains to camp lie, not such as was given in State encamp- ments, but such as the volunteers at the Presidio and Camp Richmond have been receiving for several weeks past and are still receiving; that they should be thor oughly instructed in the art of pitching and striking tents, preparing ovens and all details of camp life, and that such instruction should be imparted to every member of regiment so that in case of need every one would know just what to do and not have to inquire of his neigh Dor how he should go about performing a particular duty. It is also suggested that there should be at every armory an adequately adapted gymnasium for the exercise of the men so that they may be thoroughly seasoned" for the field. An other suggestion has been offered, and that is that the commissary and quarter make himself thoroughly familiar with his duties so that when called upon to provide for the regiment he may know just exactly what. to do and how to pro- vide for it. The lessons of the mast few weeks will no doubt be remembered by the officers whose duty it shall be to re- habilitate the Guard, and that they will serve in the making of tle new Guard the most perfect of any in the United
 States.
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De Young Leaves Washington.
 WASHINGTON, May 31.-M. H. de Young left Washington tonight. While
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.

GOUTMEsE PACIFIC COMPANY.
 tPAGIFio sYsTEM.) Brains leave snd arc dme fO nrrIvo as SAN FRANGfSCO. f1fain Line Foot of Market Street.)
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Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark Vest Springs; at Lytton for Lytton Springs; at Gey- serville for Skaggs Springs; at Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Hopland for Duncan Springs. Highland Springs, Kelseyville New Carlsbad Springs Soda Bay, Lakeport and Bartlett Springs; at Ukiah for vchy Springs, Saratoga Springs Blue Lakes. Laurel Dell Lake. Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day River side Liereys. Bucknelfs, Sanhedrin Heights, Hulville, Bonneville, Orr's Hot Springs. Men docino City Fort Bragg, Westport, Usal
 Saturday to Monday round trip tickets a. reduced rates.
 On Sundays round trip tickets to all points beyond San Rafael at half rates.
 Ticket Offices, $50 Market st.. Chronicle bldg. A W. FOSTER, R. K RYAN,
 Pres and Gen Manager. Gen. Pass Agent
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SAN LEANDRO AND HAYWARDS LOCAL.
 foot of Market Street)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
TALK WITH BIDLAKE.
1t Is n Mistake, Says the British Ex-
pert, to Start Fast on a Long
Bicycle Ride.

T. j. Bidlake, an English cyclist of
prominence, was asked recently what is
the utmost bicycle rider can do with
careful training? MI. Bidlake replied:
The utmost he could do can hardly be
prophesied, the old adage that no one
knows what he can do till he tries be-
ing particularly applicable to cycling.
Five hundred miles day seemed be-
yond the utmost powers of anybody
few years ago. but is performance al
ready several times accomplished. The
inquirer seems, however, not to con-
template racing. but increasing his
milage powers. This is an object most
riders aim at, and few words on the
subject may not be out of place, because
long-distance riding and touring are
identical, except in degree.
Riding long distances is a practice
which may be carried to excess, es-
pecially with the adventurous aid of
pacemakers, and the excitement of d
great pecuniary reward, but there is no
harm within limits in trying TO do ones
best Long-distance riding demands
lower gear than short. a high gear is
right for concentrated effort or for a
ride so short that the fatigue point is not
nearly approached, but for very long
rides low gears postpone distress.
1T is a mistake for a long ride to
start fast; the pace should be kept down
to one that seems ridiculously easy,
one which can be maintained with little
diminution all the way. This more than
anything else will tend to increase mile
age. hard-ridden first hour will de-
duct miles an hour from the totals of
subsequent hours. The same idea IN
derlies the principle of not forcing
pace up hill. To ride far you do not
want ever to ride fiercely. a sprint or
real struggle up very steep hill will
shorten the total on a long run. On an
undulating road it is a mistake to go
hard at the hill; the muscular work.
rather than speed, should be kept about
the Same''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
GRAMPA.S FARM.

D. you don't know the fun grampa' 5
farm!
For grampa says: Let 'em; it amt no
harm;'
An Cousin Bob leads as. and cries: Here
goes!'
An mamma-she only just says: .such
clothes!'
We've a Crusoe Island, an Robbers Cave,
An Tower OF London, an'-don't you
know,
When one of US wants to let on he's brave,
lie crawls under the wmill, scared an
slow?
o, you don't know half the fun out there!
For grampa-he never tells US: Take
carei'
An Cousin Bob laughs. an says to Ca
rouse"
An mamma, you see. is off in the house.
We fish in the brooks an play in the sands.
An try TO catch tadpoles out of the
springs;
We hide in the bushes, like Ingun bands.
An fight with the hornets. an get their
stingS.
o. there's plenty of fun on grampa's place!
For grampa-he says: NOW scoot on a
racei'
An Cousin Bob grins an says: There she
blows 20
An mamma-she only just says: Such
clothes!"
Frank H. Sweet. in Youths Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
HornIes. Cow. Are Best.

My experience in the past 10 years.
in herds of both horned and dehorned
cattle, both milk cows and fattening
cattle, leads me TO the opinion that
horns are great source of trouble and
expense to the herdsman, says writer
in the Jersey Bulletin. l have found
that cattle that were of a quarrelsome
disposition before the operation were
rendered as docile as lambs by being
dehorned; and in cases Of milk cows.
their product was materially increased
from the fact that they attend strictly
to business instead of chasing their
mates around the yard or pasture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05

the center of it. The Shaver frame
has the open center; the joint frame
that 1 have invented has no tie and
there is no tie in the modern solid
timber, pin-and-mortise frame.
The cut illustrates perhaps the most
common and generally applicable sort
Of frame possessing the advantages OF
open center, simplicity and great
strength. l supposed that L had in
vented this frame, did, in fact, in
vent it, yet this winter l have seen
more than one barn built on exactly
the same model and built before our
barn was planned.
I have said that the modern barn has
40 tie across it. This is true, yet not
just an accurate way of stating the
facts. The barn must of course have
tie to hold the thrust of the rafters,
else it would spread and the roof sag
Really, the tie is at the level of the
NOW floor, at Z, Fig. 1. From here the
strain is taken by the standing brace,
Il, to the short ties, C, c. With this
arrangement the building is quite as
solid as though the ties. c, G, were con-
tinuous.
Perhaps L should have stated that
the HIOueTL nay cdFFleF mas the 1acultY
of gripping the rope at any desired
height and taking the load in whenever
it is high enough to clear the NOW
floor or height of hay in the NOW. Thus
it is readily seen how convenient it is
not to have the tie, G, cross the path
of the travelling draught of hay that
may perhaps be quite below its level
When we built our barn our carpen-
ter was quite anxious for fear some
thing would give way and the thing
wreck itself. l had no fears, vet L
watched it curfously when first we be-
gan to lift the hay. Our barn takes
in hay at the end, from outside, So
that it is not tied together abovs a
this end. We often hauled up as much
as 1000 pounds of hay at draught and
not the least fraction of an inch of
giving was anywhere noted, although
L watched it very closely. 1t amuses
me, however, to see how anxiousIy
some old gentlemen even yet advise
that l spike on some plank for collar
beams, for fear that it may ..spread.'-
Joseph +. Wing, in Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
sunshIne shade Raiser.

y window shade operated automatic
ally is Berlin novelty. a U-tuIDe
filed with mercury is connected with a
bulb containing black wool and one
containing air, and when the sun shines
the absorption of the rays by the black
wool causes the mercury to rise in the
opposite side of the tube, closing the
circuit of a motor that lets down the
blind. When the sun is not out the
mercury is level in the two tubes, clos
ing a circuit that winds up the blind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
LATEST TIRE TAPE.
Its Inventors Claim That 1t Will stand
More Hard Usage Than the
Old Tapes.

The object of this invention is to pro-
vide tape which will not wear out as
quickly when in use as does the ordi-
nary tape To attain this the tape is
made as follows: a narrow strip of can
vas is coated on one side with layer OF
adhesive material in the same manner
as common tape. The other side of the
canvas is, however, supplied with lay
er of vulcanized rubber or other ma
terial which will stand wear. This
strip of rubber should extend over but
one-half of the width of the tape. In
using this tape it is wound about the
tire in the usual manner, forming a
spiral, the portion of the tape which has
the vulcanized strip thereon being
wound so as to lap over that portion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
Use of the Babcock Tes.

The use of the Babcock test to deter
mine the amount of butter fat in the
milk is not for the purpose of determin-
ing how much butter can be made from
the milk. The object is to find the
relative value of the milk. Before the
Babcoek test was invented milk was
bought at so much per 100 pounds re-
gardless of quality. 1t was known that
this was mot 4 fair way, as some cows
gave milk much richer than others, but
it was the best way they had. The
test is used to find how much fat there
is in the milk and in that way the rela-
tie value OF all milk brought TO the
factory is Observation-Disclosures Field
and Farm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
THE COST OF SELLING.
1t Is One of the Most Important Fac
tors In the Bicycle Business
OF the United States.

To give general idea of the expense
4 manufacturer incurs introducing this
years wheel, and in order to show how
difficult it seems to make profit, the
following items of expenditure are here
with printed, says the New York World:
The first is the travelling mans ex-
Pensesr which seem enough to take the
heart out of a seasons profits. The
next is that for advertising. which has
to be considered as a most important
part of the business. Then there is the
general expense, such as attorneys fees.
cost of collections, stationery, tele-
phone, telegraph, etc. Following In
order are the Office expenses and office
salaries, and those of the financial de-
partment, taking in the customary in
terest and discount items. The me-
chanical expense must not be left out,
either.
Bicycle makers will have much to
contend with this year in order to main
tain a profit on the low-priced '9S
wheels. The expense of production,
which is necessarily big, will have to be
deducted from smaller principal this
year than heretofore unless the guam
tity of machines sold is sufficiently in
y
balance the big cut in prices that pre-
walls. In view of the fact that the re-
duction in prices of this years models
amounts to from 25 to 40 per cent. it
seems difficult to figure out how the
manufacturers are going to stand it.
They seem to have no fears, however,
as it is reasonably certain they would
not plunge into a business if some finan-
r~l g. Il L r
coming
With such list of deductions from n,
seasons profits it is not to be wondered
why people ask themselves how much it
costs the average maker to build one
wheel that Will favorably meet all oppo-
sition. few years ago, when COM
paratively few makers monopolized the
business. things were far different from
the state of affairs that exists today
Makers could charge almost what they
wished then.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05

which has no vulcanized strip upon IL.
This will result in covering that part
of the tape which is not protected by
the vulcanized rubber and leaving ex-
posed only that part of the tape which
is protected. AT the termination of the
wrap the tape may, if desired, be
trimmed of the portion which is ex-
posed and not covered by the rubber.
by this means the tape is protected in
such manner that it will wear an indefi-
mite length of time. The cost will be
but slightly greater than that of the or
binary tape, while the length of wear
Will be much increased, and there will
be less inconvenience experienced in the
use of the tape.-CycIing Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
BUILDING A KENNEL.
Any Boy WhO Loves Dogs and Is a
Little Handy with Simple Tools
Can Do the Job.

There is undoubtedly any number of
boys who have dog but no kennel to
keep him in. Almost any kind of ken
mel, people think, will do for dog, so
long it affords him place to sleep
in, and protection from ain and cold.
If he gets d big dry goods box with a
hole in one end large enough for him
10 go through ne is better off than the
average of his race; but kennel made
especially for his use is much better,
and it can easily be built in half a day.
The drawing shows such an affair, very
neat in appearance, which anybody can
construct from q few boards with
tongued and grooved edges.
Its size will depend, of course, on the
size of your dog, but for canine of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
HANDY LITTLE DEVICE.
q Is DeSiEaed to Prevent the Upset
ting of Wheels an Case OF
Violent Collisions.

One of the most prolific causes of falls
On the race track and on club runs is the
rubbing of the front wheel of one ma
chine against the rear wheel of another.
When this occurs it is almost certain
to upset the rear machine, twisting the
handle bars out of the riders grasp and
making him bite the dust. A device de-
signed to prevent such consequences in
case of collision has been patented by
rrockton (Mass.) inventor. 1t consists
of steel rod bent to V shape and at
tached to the axle of the front wheel,
with its apex in front of the tire and its
free ends braced under the forksides.
In case of collision the tire, rim and
spokes are protected. If the contact
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-05
ABOUT BARN FRAMES.
Description of One That Is Said
to Possess Absolute Simplicity
and Very Great Strength

Inventions change conditions. Once
any high barn was white elephant.
Next the harpoon fork running up to a
track under the roof-peak made height
an essential of the model barn. Then
came the invention of the hay-sling,
that final perfection in unloading OF
hay. With the sling came the problem
of waste Of power, of time, in hosting
the draughts over the great beam or
'tie'' that in all old barns connects
the tops of the posts at the upper ends.
Not only was there prodigious waste
of energy and time in, hosting these
great draughts of hay to the peak be-
fore running in. but when it WAS
dropped from the height, if at all green,
it might pack SO soidly as to NOW
burn at that place.
Next followed the .'open center
barn, and to-day there is no barn built
by up-to-date builders with a tie across