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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
ANIMALS AS MODELS.
Experiences of an Artist in Sketching
from Life.

Experiences of an Artist in Sketching
from Life.
Leaves from the Sketch-Book of an
'Animal-Artist,' is an article by Mere
dith Nugent in ST. Nicholas. Mr.. MI
gent says:
There was an elephant in the Jardin-
des-Plantes that would not pose unless
he were paid for it, and paid in adj
vance. Then he took payment in buns
and pie, but if these were not forth
coming he would deliberately walk to
the farther end of the Enclosure and
turn his back. The only way to get
a drawing of this big fellow was to
engage some one to feed him mean
while.
In the same gardens I saw an I'M
usually interesting sight one morning.
A little sun-bear with large marrow
bone in his shaggy paws was resorting
to all sorts of bear devices to get the
sweet marrow. Suddenly he lay down
on his back, placed one end of the bone
in his jaws, and with his hind paws
tipped the other end of the bone so
high up that the choice morsel slipped
into his mouth. If the animal could
only have understood the shouts of APP
~ val THAT SiSClcNt tHiS L
think it would have turned his head. In
one of the sketches you will see how
this feat was accomplished.
AS rule I find the models very good
natured. True, they keep a sharp eye
on me for the first few days but after
that are generally quite friendly. Of
course, there are some parts of the
business they do not like. The oriole
never was happy when 1 held him in
my hand for close inspection, but a
beautiful cat which rebelled when I
first placed her in bird-cage-to keep
her in front of me-grew so fond of be-
ing there, that after 1 finished my draw
ings she cried and cried to be put back
into the cage.
Intense curiosity is the great char
acteristic of animals when in the studio.
| They are as much interested in you and
| the surroundings as you are in them.
This is especially the case with birds
Leave the studio but few minutes
and these two-legged fellows are hop
| ping into everything. Of course they
inspect the paper on which you have
been drawing, and the paints. and the
brushes, and occasionally vary these
| proceedings by taking a bath in the
| WATERFOWL.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
IMPROVING THE SOIL.
lover VIII Do 1T when All other
Means Have Failed.

Means Have Failed.
Clover succeeds well on all soils where
here is sufficient moisture. 1t grows
n the eastern anG central states, and
IS far north as Minnesota, but succeeds
pest on the heavy clay lands and dark
oils of the south. 1t also succeeds well
IN soils too poor to produce any other
rop of value. On cold clay uplands it
succeeds well if the surplus water is re-
moved by the drainage 1t grows most
uxuriously in dark, loamy soils with
3 gravel or sand drainage, not too close
o the surface. Still by artificial drain
,ge, and the application of stable and
Darn yard manure, it can be made to
produce a heavy crop on stiff clay lands.
In any system of first-class farming, on
soils that will produce grain crops reg
Ilarly, it can be made to play an i'm
oortant part and produce profitable
crops. Its successful growth in the
west is only limited by the lack of mois-
;ure. 1t is out of the question to grow
it on soil too wet or too dry. 1t can be
grown successfully in rotation with all
farm crops-and we doubt not with
many of the garden crops. The part it
axes in a rotation depends very much
grown, and the crop most in demand.
Suffice it to say that we cannot get too
much of it. AS a rule farmers are sat
isfied with too little. The shortest rota
ton profitable, running through
series of years, is one in which it Occu-
pies the land every third year. Say in
a rotation of corn, wheat and clover; or
IF potatoes, wheat, and clover; or of corn,
rye and clover. Where the hay crop is
L profitable one, clover and timothy
can follow wheat. In the first crop of
hay the clover will predominant, the
second will be timothy in the main, the
tertiliZing benefits of the clover stimu-
lating the timothy to a remarkable de-
gree. 1t should be understood by farm
ers that in our great farming area,
where mixed farming is practiced, that
clover reaches the highest state of per-
lection the second year after sowing.
Leaving it to occupy the land longer
than this results in loss. Very seldom
is the third years crop as good as the
second. Usually not much more than
one-half as good, aftentimes nearly a
complete failure. If there is a farmer
who grows wheat, corn and timothy on
| his land. and thinks he cannot grow
clover, the best thing he can do is to
know why he cannot By his system OF
farming he or his progeny are sure tc
come to want with the increasing pow
erty of the soil. On such lands, clover
will certainly thrive if the land is pu
in proper mechanical condition. 1t vii
do work in improving the soil that ne
other known agency will accomplish a:
well and perfectiy.-John NJ Jamison
/ in Prairie Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
STONE MOUNTAIN LION.

Striking Monument Erected by Ma
ture In New Mexico.
In the mountainous valley of the San
ia Fe river in New Mexico there stands
a huge rock known in the country
around as 1.-THE Monument" 1t towers
hundreds of feet above the bottom of
the valley and even lifts it's head far up
ward from the top of the ridge upon
which it rests. A person going up the
valley is struck with it's striking resem-
blance to some huge animal not unlike
an Egyptian sphinx, standing upright
and gazing out across the valley to the
mountains opposite.
But it is not a sphinx; the Indians
who once owned the country have their
own explanation as to how it came
there. Far back in the time of their
grandfathers the mountain lion, who
was one of their gods, came out of the
west, running toward the rising sun.
For days and days he ran, and every
time his feet struck the earth they left
a valley, and every time he breathed
forests were uprooted before him.
And at last when he had run for many
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.
Sheep fertilize the pastures.

Sheep fertilize the pastures
Sheep are death to wild mustard.
Eastern Australia has 100, OOO, 900
sheep.
Don't keep flock in unventilated
quarters.
The Merino natures too slowly for a
profitable mutton sheep.
The demand for stock sheep has been
very strong this season
Second growth clover is highly recon-
mended for lambs after weaving.
When the price of wool is high buy
ers are very exacting as to quality.
Once in awhile the stables should
have an extra and thorough cleaning.
If sheep accidentally get wet, take
the utmost pains to dry them as soon
as possible
Dry feed and nothing else will likely
cause sick sheep before spring. Oil
meal is remedy.
The ram is by no means coward and
we have seen one put up a successful
fight against dog.
To compel the eve to raise lamb
and grow big fleece the same year is
too much work for her.
The breeding of lamb rams is a seri-
ocs mistake TO both breeder and Gus
toner. says a Western
PloWman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
LIGHT FARM GATE.

spaced, make the gate just feet high,
and the calculation is based on that
number: Six horizontal bars, by by
IL, equals p feet; two diagonal braces,
1 by by 6Ha, 9 feet; four upright braces
and latch, I by by 5, z feet; total
amount of lumber, 3S feet, at S1.5O per
hundred costs 81 cents; bolts and
hinges, 25 cents; nails, cents; hang
ing and making 1.-TWO hours) 20 cents;
total cost of gate, $1.07. This does not
include posts, as they are identical with
those used with other kinds of gates.
In this locality two good black locust
posts of proper size would cost about
20 to 25 cents each The one to which
the gate is hung should be put at least
feet into the ground.-Cor. Breeders
Gazetteer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31

ceived not only impressions concerning
the death or wounding of their friends,
but concerning their own impending
death. Every old soldier will remem-
Der a number of instances of bright,
happy dispositioned fellows in the
ranks. or carrying swords and wearing
epaulettes. who were fearless of death
and careless of their future, who would
at times, before battle, become grave,
solemn, thoughtful. and announce to
their comrades the impression that
their turn would come next. Almost
invariably these impressions were fol
lowed by the actual facts of sudden
wounding and death. l recollect one
particular instance which occurred at
Port Republic. We had a battery adj
vantageousiy posted upon an eminence
not far from the bridge, and when the
confederates came to attack US they
planted battery within easy range of
us and commenced an artillery duel.
One of our cavalry men who had in
formed his comrades that his last day
had dawned had his head torn off with
cannon ball; his legs contracted, and
he remained on the horse until taken
off by comrades"
ut is pity that some Of our generals
had no telepathic means of getting cor
rect impressions of the enemy" said
DR.. Miller. when Grant came to Chat
tanooga in October, 1868, he noticed a
rebel cannon fornidabiy posted on
Lookout mountain. and ordered that he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
THE NEST BOX COMPLETE.

them as shown in cuts. Fig. 1 is
sectional view, with n small platform
at E. This is essential, as there should
be straw all around the nest in cold
weather, especially under it. c repre-
sents the hallway, which is about eight
inches wide. The partition at B, the
width of nests AAA, should ran to
the top; the others only as high
the front. The platform in front
should be twice the length of door (D),
Fig. ,.
The inside partitions should be loose.
so that they can be taken out of the
drop door I'd; through this door the
eggs can be gathered also. The door
CD may be on the top or either side.
The buttoX (G) can be used to hold itc
up, if on the side. and leather hinges
can be used. The nests should be
about one foot from the floor, so that
the hens will not run in and out sc
often. / think this nest viii keep eggs
warmer in winter and prevent egg
eating better than anything 1 ever
tried.-Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
SOAP BUBBLE QUADRILLE.

four feet in diameter by the use of this
mixture.
Take a short strip of wood Ga foot
rule will do) and drive small nail into
each end. Then stretch a thin string,
or, better still, a piece of wire, from
one nail to the other, and place bridge
under it so as to form a primitive mu-
steal instrument. Next nail to one end
of the strip of wood the lid of a tin in
such a manner that it touches the string
or wire, and place the figure inside the
lid after moistening it well with soap
and water. Now take a straw and blow
a bubble in the lid and then touch the
string gently. The vibration of the lat
ter will then be communicated to the
lid, and the figures will dance inside
the bubble.
A beautiful optical effect is thus OBJ
tanned, and the delight of the audience
is such that the bubble performer is
kept busy all the evening with fresh
creations. There are many variations
of the soap bubble trick possible, and
which will readily suggest themselves.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31

be informed as soon as the gun was
fred. Four days passed, and then Grant
said: That gun viii never be fired. IG
is a Quaker gum And he was right. =
Logs painted black were called
Quaker guns. With a lot of those de-
coys the confederates fooled Mcclellan
for weeks at Yorktown; and in the same
manner they fooled Halleck before
Corinth. But Grant had more gump-
ton, or whatever you call it, than to all
low himself to be fooled in that way.
AS a matter of fact he had telepathic
information on various occasions 1t is
matter of record that on the afternoon
of the first day of the battle of Pitts
burg Landing Sherman told Grant that
they must make preparations to retreat
over the river during the night. Grant
replied that Buell. would be up with re-
endorsements, and victory would be
won on the morrow. Sherman said that
inquiry developed the fact that Buell.
could not possibly reach the ground in
time for the battle of the following day.
Grant replied: L am firmly impressed
that Buell. will be here. and / shall stay
where 1 am His impression was
correct, and he won a victory the next
day."
ut is my impression said Mr.. Good
rich, that the very first case of we'll
defined modern telepathy occurred
upwards of 60 years ago. A lady in New
York was entertaining some friends in
her parlor, when she suddenly, as one
in a trance, began to describe a ship
wreck which she said she could mental
ly see. She described it with such vivid
ness of detail that profound impres-
sion was made upon the minds of all
present. There happened to be one
cool-headed person there who wrote
down the day, the hour and the minute
when this description of the shipwreck
was made. and q few weeks later news
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.
The Man who Knows How 10 Save
Wins in the End.

Successful farming consists in max
ing the farm pay, and it includes all the
little odds and ends about the place
Economy is the first lesson for anybody
TO learn if he would succeed in his busI-
ness. Bus economy does not imply any
thing unreasonable. The picking up
of a lost horseshoe, a strap, bolt or
nut, an ear of corn that fell from the
wagon, a fork full of hay that dropped
from load, is small matter, but
thousand such items, if put together.
would amount to a good deal and would
go a long way toward helping a man
out of trouble.
To save is better than to earn. To
utilize small things is better than to
strive for what is beyond our reach
The small farmer, he who has small
tract of land, may be just as independ-
ent, Just as comfortable, just as happy
and quite as successful as the bonanza
farmer who tills acres by the thousand
4 few acres we'll titled, with the MANY
small items of convenience and use
that every farmer may have as well a
not, viii keep any reasonable family in
comfort
\ farmer who is out of debt and keeps
out, tndt cuiu'ates his ldnd we'll nt3S
good garden for his wife, has well
kept orchard and vineyard-no matter
how small, that raises some cattle. some
sheep, some hogs, some poultry, always
has fruit, meat, grain and vegetables in
plenty and to spare. He does not want
the earth. but he does want a good,
happy home and a good name for those
to enjoy who come after him. This is
successful farming.-Advocate and
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
New varietie. OF Potatoes.

In choosing varieties of potatoes for
spring planting it is advisable to select
those that have been recently produced
from seed, provided. of course, that
their quality and productiveness have
been tested and are generally known.
The variety that is newly produced
from seed is generally more vigorous
then than it is likely to be after few
years contest with potato bugs. and the
blight and rots which all help 70 de-
crease potato yigor and productiveness-
But it is not advisable to plant potatoes,
however good, which are very unlike
standard sorts. and whose good quail
ties are not generally known There
Is so much difference in potatoes that
the mere fact that a potato is potato
is not enough with most consumers to
secure a market for it until after they
have given it trial.-American Gull
tiyator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31

was received of dreadful marine dis
aster in which a near relative of the
lady had met his death. There can be
no doubt that there was thought trans
mission in that case"
''That reminds me-" said newspaper
correspondent, 'of book which l read
80 years ago. 1t was a treatise on all
diseases, prepared by u physician
named Gum, and was designed to be a
household necessity. 1t was entertain
ing and instructive. / remember in his
essay on meSmerism (that was before
the word telepathy came into common
use) the author said that when he was
a young man he was very much in love
with bright and beautiful girl who re-
turned his affection. One day he went
into park and sat there thinking of his
love. In short time she appeared be-
fore him and said that she had been
thinking of him so constantly that she
had come to the park hoping that she
might find him there. He attributed
the occurrence to mesmerism, and at
different hours, without warning her,
he went to the park and, by fixing his
| mind upon the object of his affections,
he could invariably draw her to the
spot. 1t usually took her half an hour
to dress and reach the place, so the
young physician calculated that his
mental command that she come to him
was received and obeyed instantly
by the way" said DR.. Miller, about
year ago 1 read a magazine article
written by Mark Twain ON the subject
of telepathy which made a great i'm
preston upon my mind. There were a
lor Of - \,
personal experiences of Mark Twain,
and one of them remains until this day
very wildly impressed upon my MEM
DRY. 1t seems that one evening, in New
York. Mark Twain was thinking of a
literary friend of his, away out on the
other side of the continent in California,
and conceived the idea of a peculiar
style of book, for the writing of which
| his friend was particularly we'll fitted.
He gave the matter considerable atten-
| ton during the few remaining days of
the week, and on the following Sunday
he wrote letter to his friend in Cali
| fornia, giving skeleton outline of the
book which he believed that he could
write, and make considerable money
by publishing. Before mailing the let
ter which he had written he received a
letter from his friend in California,
who had evidently been thinking of the
| same subject at the same time that
Mark Twain first gave it consideration.
The letter from California contained
a detailed outline of the skeleton of the
same kind Of a book; only instead OF
suggesting to Mark Twain that he
write the book, the writer asked his
opinion and judgment as to the adj
visibility of spending some time in the
preparation of such book, and as to
whether he could secure its publication
at advantageous terms to the writer
OF all of the instances given in the SUI
| perior article written by Mark Twain
upon the subject that appeared to be
the most remarkable case of thought
| transmission upon record in this coun-
| try or anywhere else. There could be
no doubt that the thoughts of the two
| men were communicated clear across
| the North American continent"
| SMITH d. FRY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT.

ners, and left open, should be avoided.
as the fowls will jump in and out, quar-
rel, break the eggs and learn the art
of egg-eating, and one hen will eat up
the profits of half-dozen others. An
egg-eating hen may live off of You fog
years and you not know the difference
unless you catch her in the act
If you wish only to make one nest.
make it in q low, open box, then place
n larger box over 1T, cutting a hole
in the side for the hen to go in, and
for convenience you may leave loose
board on top and get the eggs out. This
makes n dark and warm nest, espe-
cially if you line it with straw. If
you want more than one nest. make
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
MODEL FARM GATE.

Its Designer Calls 1t the Cheapest an d
Best of All.
I inclose for the consideration of your
readers a sketch of farm gate-the
ightest, cheapest and best of all. If
there is weak spot in it would like
to have it located, and if there is any
way to make one with less lumber and
labor, the man who knows the fact
should prove his philanthropy by pub
fishing it. OF course the gate can be
made as tall or as low as may be de-
sired by using many or few horizontal
bars. In the sketch l have employed
six which, cut by inches and properly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
POULTRY MANAGEMENT.
Construction of Nests II Most I'm
pOrtant Consideration.

see great many ideas and theories
in our poultry and agricultural jour
nails in regard TO poultry raising, that
are wrong and lead to improbable re-
suits The results of tried experiments
are all right. as the reader can draw
his own conclusions, but theory not
supported by practice will do HARM
y short time ago I saw an i1lustra-
ton and description of nests which
would without the least doubt create
the vice of egg-eating in the winter
quarters of a poultry house. These
nests had one good feature. and that
was the ease with which they could
be cleaned. Nests which are made in
little boxes on the floor, in the cor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31


days he stopped to rest, curling his hind
,egs under him and nodding just as any
giant cat would DO. He was so tired
hat he slept long time, and while he
was sleeping along came the greatest
of all Indian hunters and shot him with
his bow and flint-tipped arrow. His
blood flowed in such quantities that it
wore the deep valley in the plain where
the Santa Fe river now runs. Being a
god, the great mountain lion did not
fall down, and by and by he turned to
stone, and now he stands guard over the
valley. And the fur on his legs and sides
is now the shaggy chaparra1.
A man standing on the neck of the
stone lion is hardly more than a speck,
ers, bold and forbidding, scores of feet
above him. Only one person ever
climbed to the summit. That was a lit
tie Mexican shepherd named Juan Con
zales, who was watching his fiocks near
the base of the stone lion. One day he
clambered up the steep sides to the
very top, but when he started down
he found himself slipping and slipping,
and it was only by an effort that he
could dig his toes into crevice and hold
fast. For time he shouted for help,
and he was fast growing weak when
some neighboring ranchers saw him
and came with ropes and poles and got
him safely down. Since that time no
one has tried the dangerous ascent
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
SOAP BUBBLE SHOW.
Neat Trick That Is Always PuzzlInG
to Observers.

to Observers.
The most interesting trick is the soap
bubble one. To perform this two cork
figures must be made. They can be
colored with bright paint. Fasten them
with wire to a small cork stand.
The soap bubble mixture is importan-;
to prepare. For it you must shave
quantity of castillo soap, perhaps half
a teacup, and add to it fourth of the
quantity of glycerin. Melt the soap in
warm water before adding the glycerin.
This should make perhaps a pint of
heavy, soapy water. Test the bubbles,
and if you cannot blow them as large
as the moon the mixture is not properly
mixed. Soap bubble exhibitors often
blow bubbles as large as three and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
birth Custom An Japan.

At the birth of japanese baby tree
is planted which must remain untouched
till the marriage of the child. When
that hour arrives the tree is cut down
and skilled cabinetmaker transforms
the wood into furniture, which is al
ways cherished by the young couple
as the most beautiful of ornaments in
the house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-31
WHO'S AFRAID IN THE DARK7

''Oh, not L. said the owl,
And he gave a great scowl,
And he wiped his eye
And fuffed his jowl-''Tu whoo!"
Said the dog: II bark
Out loud in the dark-"Boo-oor
Said the cat: "Miew!
I'll scratch anyone who
Dare say that do
Feel afraid-Miewi"
Afraid" said the mouse,
'Of the dark in the housei
Hear me scatter,
Whatevers the matter
Squeak
Then the toad in the hole.
And the bug in the ground,
They both shook their heads
And passed the word round;
And the bird in the tree,
The fish and the bee,
They declared all three
That you never did see
One of them afraid
In the dark
But the little boy who had gone to bed
Just raised the bedclothes and covered hi
head.
Louisville Western Recorder.