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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
IN CYCLEDOM.
TPE UBIQUITOUS WHEEL
Some of the New Uses to Which La Has
Been Put.

| some OF the New Uses to " Inch Ii Has
Been Put.
| Among the advantages and improve
| ments that have followed in the wake of
| the bicycle, the squad of the police force
that has been equipped with wheels is
by no means the least important. The
regular mounted police found il impos-
sibie to keep track of cyclists who com
mitted offenses against law and order,
the heetest horses being unable to over
take the flying wheels. So many es-
capes from justice were there that the
commissioners OF police found it neces-
sary to resort to some very imperative
methods if they would bring the Of
| tenders to book.
| To be eligible to appointment in this
squad a man must be an expert bicyclist.
| He milst be able 10 manage wheel in
| almost all shapes and forms; must ride
with hands off, and must have all of the
| nerve and alertness that necessarily be-
| long to man of whom very much is
required He must have the strength
and courage to grasp a runaway horse
| by the bits, kick his wheel out of the
| way of the vehicle, and hang on until
| the speed of the horse is checked, or
| the animal is stopped altogether. \
number of members of this useful and
interesting company have done this
one a notable instance, where a team
OF powerful horses were running at
full speed. The policeman pursued
them. caught one horse by the bit, and,
whIrllng himself over, grasped the fur
Their horse by the check rein, and held
on for dear life. After an instant he
took breath, then lifted himself by his
arms, until he could throw one foot over
the horses back. This done, he soon
got control of the frightened creatures
and Gained them down to safe gait. 1t
is of the utmost Importance that these
men should understand something
about horses.
Among the other new uses to which
the wheel is put is as means of trans
portation for surveyors. According to
all accounts and indications the time is
not far distant when this vehicle viii
become one of the most important
factors in the business world. 1t car
ries parcels, permits employees to reside
at comfortable distance from their
work, and enables them to secure jobs
that they could not otherwise under
take. One young carpenter rode seven
" NOIh every ana
back every night. A school-teacher
lived five miles from her post of duty,
and was never late at her work. A boy
rode six miles morning and night to his
employment, and made himself a rec
ord as never having lost an hours time.
When there shall be invented a wheel
that will operate as well in winter as in
summer-one that will go in snow,
mud, sand or storms alike, then will the
riders of this great invention feel them
selves in measure superior to the ele-
ments and moderate distances will be
practically annihilated. The small boy
does not object to going on errands if
he has his wheel, and the boy of more
mature years finds it much the easiest
means by which he can keep himself in
the minds and memories of those of his
friends, who are out of walking dis
tance.-N. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
FARM WORKING TEAMS.
They Should BE Evenly Matched and
Well HarRessed.


Well Harnessed.
In working farm teams, either for
blowing, cultivation of the land or
hauling heavy loads, there are at least
two prime requisites demanded for in
suring satisfaction to the driver and
the greatest amount of ease and COM
fort to- the horse, says the Indiana
Farmer. First, they should be evenly
matched as to size, speed and spirit, and
in the second place the harness and
whiffietrees must be so balanced and
adjusted to the load that an even pull
will bear equally upon the weight to
be drawn. The average plowman is
liable to overlook the Importance of
this equal adjustment system, and it is
not uncommon to see the end of the
doubletree to which the furrow horse
is hitched several inches, often a foot,
lower than the other as the team pulls
the pillow along; this not only adds Ia
Dor and friction, but it throws the
running of the pillow out of balance,
making it harder for the plowman and
impossible for the best class of work
Ito be performed. The whiffietree, or, as
they are known to some, the double
trees, should be level when the pull is
.on and not cooked up at one end, atwist
as is too often the case. 1t can all be
iobviated by proper adjustment of the
harness and by using the larger horse,
if there is difference in size, in the
furrow; the lowering or raising of the
traces at the breechings and backband,
as the occasion requires, will do it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
VALUE OF A PEDIGREE.
The Question Discussed by u Man of
Wide Experience.

The Question Discussed by a Man of
Wide Experience.
The question has been asked: sWhat
IS the value of pedigree?" It seems to
me the value of pedigree cuts a big
figure in our business, but whether it
should or not am not prepared to say.
How to equalize this value of pedigree
is also another very difficult problem.
In the west certain strains and families
have been popularized by various meth
DDS, until anything tracing to them is
demanding very high prices. In the
east the same strains are advanced in
price but very little, and no particular
attention is given them, unless the quail
ity of the animal is fully up to the
standard. AS to my general practice,
when I buy hog and of good pedigree
q want a pig from good sire and dam;
a good family, with good show rec
ord, and it must be a good pig. The
first qualification, and perhaps the only
.one l would sacrifice, would be show
record; all others I would strive to
preserve in the animal I purchased.
know that since the commencement of
the system of booming hogs many buy
.ers rush after the descendants of these
high-priced hogs. How often they get
fooled is only known to the seller of
this class of stock, and can only be APP
proximated by those who have for
years been striving to produce standard
Poland-Chinas from the best material,
that according to their judgment, they
could purchase.-Lloyd Mugg, Before
Central Poland-China Record Associa-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
MARKINGS oF EEEs.
How to Tell the italian from All
Other Varieties

Those who are unacquainted with
Italians are often DESTROYS to know how
they can be recognized The accom-
panying illustration showing the abdo-
men of a worker bee will help to make
the matter plain. Bees don't have
framework of bones inside, like dogs or
horses, but a bony case outside, made of
hard substance called chitine. The
abdomen has for it's covering several
lands of this chitinous substance, so
jointed as to move freely one upon the
other telescope fashion. In the COM
mon black bee these rings or bands are
black. In the Italian worker the first
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Campaign Against Frauds.

There will be little chance to fleece
eastern bicycle dealers out of money
due them on wheels sold on the in
stallment plan this year Dealers have
paid particular attention to this branch
of the trade, and in their efforts TO rem
eddy the evil have decided to blacklist
Undesirable or delinquent customers,
so that these persons will find it difficult
TO purchase wheels once they merit q
place on the blacklist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
wheel. at Botton Prices.

The bicycle has reached its very low
est price. and persons who intend pur-
chasing So machines will be interested
in the announcement that a weiI-knOwn
manufacturers agent was recently of
fering q lot of 500 bicycles, with tires,
at $3.50 each for export This is the
lowest price ever asked for bicycle,
and many tradesmen refuse to believe
the announcement REQ
ord.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Rival. the wheel tn speea.

The ostrich is said to be able to travel
about as fast as the fieetest horse for
short distances, and to be capable of
travelling further in an hour 1t is also
asserted that these birds can outrun
the fastest wheelman in an hours con-
test on anything but a level surface,
though this seems like putting a good
deal of faith in the bird.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
SAFETY PIG TROUGH.

kept away from the trough until every
thing is in readiness for him to eat.
The swinging door is closed until the
trough has been cleaned and 80 milk
or other food poured in. Then it is
raised and all the usual bother obvi-
ated. Have ring on the rope to avoid
the necessity of having to tie it when
everthe swinging door is raised.-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
SELF-LOCKING TIRE.

cement, wire or any other fastening de-
vice, as the illustration shows. 1t locks
into itself. the interlocking of the cor
rugations becoming tighter as the tire
is inflated and pressed against the rim.
II is said not to pinch the inner tube
and will not roll or slip. Months of use
will not AFFECT its resiliency.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
A Move, B,exc,e Brake.

A new rear wheel brake clamps on
both sides of the rim, between the spokes
and tire, when lever on the handle-bar
is pressed. 1t is SO swung that it fol-
lows the movements of the rim. and is
not affected by the rims being out of
true or the wheel out of center.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
SAFETY PIG TROUGH.

1t Looks Like a Useful and Easily
Made COntriVnncc.
The pig will get into the trough when
one wishes to clean it out, and he will
put his head under the spout when one
wishes to pour in the milk. The device
herewith shows how the pig can be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Probably.

Rita-Who said that '.the Plymouth
Rock is the corner stone of the nation .,''
Hiils-Give it up Probably some vic
tim of boarding house poultry.-Brook-
lyn Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
His Dilemma.

Bass- suppose you think I'm fool?
Cass-That's what troubles me. If
your supposition is correct. then you
are a mind reader, and therefore you
cannot be a fool; and yet-well. you
Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Guessinr nj It

May-Something told me ChoIly
would call last night.
Addie-H'm! Perhaps it was Cholly.
Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
SELF-LOCKING TIRE.
Its Inventor Makes Some Wonderful
IrnSn Co. Il

CLa1IhS
A self-locl>ing double tube tire was
one of the novelties of the bicycle show
in Philadelphia.
The tire, which is exhibited by Will
Transport firm, requires no special rim,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
BICYCLE PROTECTOR.
1t Saves the wheel However Roughly
1t May he Used.

The injuries sustained by bicycles
when conveyed on railways in company
with their owners are very annoying
even if the railway can be held respon-
sible, for it is not the cost OF repairs, but
the delay and inconvenience involved
that disturbs the equanimity of the
traveller, whose anticipations of some
pleasant riding at the end of his jour
ney are thus rudely disappointed. A
clever continuance which meets the
necessities of the case has been de-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
COL. PARKER'S LECTURES.

The opportunity Of learning yalu-
able truths from Col. and Mrs. Parker,
should be eagerly seized by every
father, and especially by every mother
in this community. 1t is a rare occa-
sion. The best thought of men and
women in civilized lands, Of Germany,
of England and of America, on the
subject of child education has been
gathered up with infinite labor and
can now be had here simply for the
asking
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said that
every mother sitting by the cradle OF
her infant was a Columbus, loo King
beyond the cradle towards the dark
and wind swept ocean of life, earnest
Iy specializing on what might lie be-
yond the horizon, and behind the
clouds, when her infant, as all others
have done, starts upon his own voy-
ages OF discovery for fortune and
place which lie beyond the present
sight.
These teachers, Harris, Dewey,
Parker, and their devoted disciples
now come to these waiting and anX-
ious mothers, and place before them
charts, marked with the best courses
and soundings; and direct them how
to equip the growing infants for these
momentous voyages of life.
The agony OF the thinking mother,
today is, in contemplating the awful
waste of life and hope. Prayer, devo-
ton, self sacrifice in a thousand cases
does not strip from the growing child
the sWaddling clothes of narrow and
hurtful traditions. One generation is
only little in advance of the preced-
ing generation. The strange anc
mysterious relation of body and mind
the subtle relation between the natur
al world and the spiritual or intellec
tual world have been little under
stood
1t is the mission of these teachers
to present the wonderful facts tina
abound in the early lives of th'
young, facts that strangely enough
have been little understood.
The hour is at hand, when ever!
mother, rich or poor, who fails t(
know the best methods of education
'sins against the light" and incurs ;
fearful responsibility. The plumbers o
ignorance deprive love, and devotion
and self sacrifice of their value.
The future of the race lies not il
wealth That is of little consequence
1t lies in the growth of character
Otherwise, history will only repeat it
self, and the race will end in decline
Men cannot elevate a race, or ma
ton. They have tried it for thou.
sands of years and have failed. The
women must, and can do i. They
must pass over the borders of the lanC
where superficial knowledge, and thu
worthless traditions of infant educa
ton exist, and into the land OF exact
wide and useful knowledge.
Nor. indeed can teachers accom-
plish any better results, unless tn
fathers. and especially the mother
are behlud Jheln, uISIHS dLL" susan
ing them to the highest work.
When Mrs. DR.. Lozier of New YorF
in 1885. taught physiology in he
seminary for young women, the par
ents withdrew their girls, becaus
they believed such instruction wa
vulgar" The teacher must refiec
the intelligence of the parents in
large measure. Therefore if educa
ton OF children shall advance, tn
parents must advance too in thel
own education.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
EDWIN A. JONES.

The services, yesterday, over one
born on this soil, a descendant of one
of those whose feet were beautiful
on the mountains" are memorable in
this that they were over the remains
of one stricken down in the very
prime of life.
lie was at that fortunate age, when
men live yet in hope, and have not
crossed the border to the domain where
they live only in memory Of the past.
He was at the creative age, and his
work lay before him. It was at the
age when the intellect begins to be
hardened by the fire of experience, and
takes profit out of the wrecks of the
earlier mistakes, and finds the road
to wisdom by the light of mature re-
Election.
Perhaps his intimate associates and
friends, those also whose blood was in
his veins, may truthfully say of him,
with Matthew Henry: The flower
of youth never appears more beautiful
than when it bends towards the Sun
of righteousness"
The grief of his parents, the sorrow
of his father recalls those words of
Edmund Burke, spoken in the British
House of Parliament, a hundred years
ago, on the sudden death of his son,
and which are a monument of pathe-
tic eloquence, and reflect the feeling
of every father, when he stands by
the grave of one who should not pre-
cede, but follow him in the order OF
nature.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
AMERICAN REGULARS.

We will inform the Star that Major
General Miles, the General of highest
rank in the American army enlisted
as a soldier in the regular army.
Abraham Lincoln, moreover, never
had the advantage of attending an
Academy, nor even, we believe, a COM
mon school. These instances of rare
promotion and rise are extraordinary.
Any young man, sound physically,
with a bad history, and incorporate
habits makes an excellent soldier when
brought under strict discipline, and
kept from the habitual use of liquor.
Tommy Atkins" the British sol
der. is as brave a man as lives, and
he has proved it many times on many
battle fields, but the universal testi-
mony from the Royal Commissions to
Kipling's ballads does not give him
credit for much personal worth.
What the Advertiser has said about
the American regulars is based on the
official reports made to Congress on
the subject by army officers. When
an American accepts $13 a month,
with little hope of a rise in the regular
army, in times of peace, he proclaims
himself to be unequal to the task Of
earning decent wages, and ceases to
show the ambition of the race. But
he makes a good soldier for all that.
The volunteer is a different man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
INTERIOR OFFICE CHANGES
Some Promotions Follow Depart
ure of Mr.. Meyers.

II. c. Meyers yesterday assumed his
new duties as deputy auditor general,
George c. Ross, who has been third as
sistant clerk, succeeds to the position
Of second assistant clerk, though he re-
mains on the books, but at increased
salary. Edward \. Boyd, stenOgraph-
er, takes Mr. Meyers desk and be-
comes third assistant clerk. Gus Rose,
from the immigration bureau, takes
BOyd's work and enters the office as a
new man.
James Boyd retains his old position,
but at an increased salary. The posi-
ton held by Gus Rose in the Immlgra-
ton bureau, was cut out by the Leg
islature
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
These are the words:

These are the words:
He would have supplied every de-
ficiency. and symmetrized every d1s7
proportion. He had in himself living
salient spring of generous and manly
action.
But a Disposer whose power we
are little able to resist, and whose
wisdom it behooves us not to dispute,
has ordained it in another manner,
and whatever my querulous weakness
might suggest a far better. The
storm has gone over me, and lie
like one of those old oaks which the
late hurricane has scattered about me.
I am stripped of all my honOrs; l am
torn up by the roots, and lie PROSTATE
on the earth. There, and PROSTATE
there, most unfeignedly recognize
the Divine justice, and in some degree
submit to it."
In the rapid development, in the
near future, of the social and CONNER
cial interests of these Islands, the
Young man who was buried Yester-
day, gave promise of taking a valu-
able and honorable part. Others will
do his task. He passes on to a wider
field of action and is today, with those
who now share the hidden wealth OF
Immortality.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
THE PASSING HOUR.

Mr.. fnotwhynOt? LOebensteln, VINO
came from Hilo some months ago to
be a Legislator, has decided to remain
in Honolulu. Those HilO people must
have diabOlical. barbarOus and intieXl-
bic ideas of revenge and must have
been applying them quietly for some
time.
The cable for Hawaii viii be terri
BILE blow to those wise individuals who
have so thoroughly mastered the
doubtful occupation of dissem mating
misinformation in this community.
These busybodies by their chatter have
at times done no little harm.
The Legislators adjourned without
presenting gavels to the presiding OIL
GERS. This is a signal sign Of progress.
The Legislature was also slightly IN
American in the fact that the desks
are vet in the halls and contain some
stationery.
Those ships carrying troops OF the
United States to Manila, fit nicely, for
Honolulu, the poetical phrase trans
ports Of joy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
EGGS

Those using EGG WHITE SOAP will
not suffer from chapped face or hands.
SAMPLE Cake given free on appli-
cation. Come early as the supply OF
handsome pictures is limited.
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-12
VHIIE
Nothing else like it. Makes the skin
white and as smooth as velvet. Equal
to any % cent soap on the market.
Single Cake for 10 cents.
O

Perfumed with delicate Odor from
French Flowers. Leaves a sweet re
fined odor made from the sweetest ma
+eria1s obtainable. The grandest soap
for the toilet and complexion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
HOLIDAY
PRESENTS.
LARGEST STOCK IN COLUM-
BIA COUNTY.

We mention a few things:
Hair brush, sterling silver, fine bristles
and comb, in handsome case, S2.So to $50.
Mirrors, $50, IT'S, 900, 1000.
Combs, soc to I.4o.
Nail files and button hooks, 25c to 1850.
Nail brushes, 75c to $50.
Whisk bfooms, 100 to 3.75.
Bonnet brushes, I.7s to $50.
Vaseline jars, cut glass and silver tops,
$50. to 100
Shoe horns, 75c to LIS.
Tooth brushes, 7Sc to $50.
Curling irons, eoc to 2.4o.
Paper knives, 25c to I.4o.
Ink wells and mucilage bottle, I.25 to
$50.
Stocking darners, 1850 up.
Tape measures, I.5o up.
Scissors, 100 up.
Stamp boxes, I5c. up.
Match boxes, 100 up.
Arm elastics, csc up.
Baby rattles, Las up.
Pen knives, 100 up.
Key rings, hat markers, coat markers, 4oc
to LOO.
Grip checks and bicycle tags, soc to 1. 50.
Emerys IS cents and up.
The above goods are Sterling Silver and
are beautifully hand engraved with mono
gram, without extra charge
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
PURELY PERSONAL

Miss Martha Brugler spent Saturday with
Danville friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reber Mears of Rupert visit
ed Mrs. Mary Phillips over Sunday.
Mrs. John Barber and Mrs. William Mari,
OF Saltwater, were in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Hess, of Still
water, spent Saturday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Magill spent Sunday
with the formers parents in Danville.
DeForest Hummer is out again alter being
confined to the house for nearly week.
Lloyd Zaner, of Saltwater, attended to
business in town Monday.
Mrs. w. w. Black visited her daughter,
Mrs. John Mather, in Benton, over Sunday.
Mrs. John S. Gilbert of Philadelphia is in
| town. She will remain over Christmas.
]. c. Hendershott, clerk at the Exchange
Hotel accompanied the excursion to Wash
ington this week.
L. II. Boody, of Rupert, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Bishop, a niece of Mr..
Lloyd Paxton, at Toms River, N. J., last
week.
| A. J. Berninger the enterprising furniture
dealer of Mifflinville, was in town attending
to business on Friday.
Mrs. w. X. Armstrong Mrs. George
Hassert and Miss Annie llassert, spent FRI
d.-Y in Wilkesbarre.
c. II. Dorr, editor of the Berwick "In-
dependent" was noticed on our streets Fri
day.
The proprietor of the COLUMBIAN made a
business trip to Philadelphia on Saturday,
returning home Monday.
Edward Eyer, druggist of Philadelphia will
spend Christmas with his parents on Market
street.
William X. Armstrong, local represent
ative of the Baltimore Cooperative and Loan
Association, was in Benton on Monday, on
business for his company.
P. w. Kline is visiting in this county.
He learned the printing trade in Bloomsburg
about fifteen years ago. He is at present
living in New York City.