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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
ABOUT HARVESTING.
Doing the Work systematically and
in Good Season Are Two Very
Important Items.

In securing the best results with all ).
crops, especially with small grains and
hay. harvesting in good season is an
important item.
1t is best, so far as can be done, to
have everything in readiness, so that
the work can be pushed along as rap
idly as possible when the various crops
have reached the proper stage of ma
turity. A little delay in getting ready
when the crop has reached the proper
stage will often materially affect the
quality of the product. There is no part
of farm work more important TO do just
at the right time than the harvesting.
One advantage of growing a variety
of products is that the harvest is eX-
tended over n longer season, affording
in this way a better opportunity for
harvesting each in its proper season.
And where a considerable acreage is
devoted to one crop, even grass, it is
often best to have two or three vari-
cites in order 10 lengthen the harvest
season.
Orchard grass is usually the first crop
to mature for harvesting. Then come
red clover. wheat. timothy, mammoth
| clover, oats, and, lastly, red top. Many
farmers, however, grow only red clo-
yer, wheat, oats and timothy, and this,
of course, shortens up the harvest sea-
son. With all grasses and clover cut
for hay, the best season for commence
ing to harvest is as soon as the plants
have reached full growth, and the
| nearer the work can be done to this
| season the better the quality OF the
hay.
AS the seed forms, more or less of the
hay is converted into woody fiber, and
this means loss of nutriment, and makes
a hay that is not so well relished by the
stock as if cut in good season. 1t is an
item in making hay of the best quality
not 10 cure it too much. Two hours
| exposure to a very hot sun or three or
four hours when not so hot is sufficient;
with clover the better part of the cur
ing should be done in the cock.
With good haying weather, two or
three hours exposure is all that is
necessary to cure with grasses. Curing
too much not only causes loss of nu-
triment, but makes the plants so brittle
that in handling there is an increased
waste.
Wheat should be cut as soon as the
grains begin to harden. If cut too
early, before the grain has reached full
development, it will often shrivel up
in curing. If allowed to become too
ripe, there will be loss in handling, while
the quality of the grain will be low
cred. When oats are TO be fed in the
straw, without threshing, earlier cut
ting is advisable than when they are
to be threshed. Cut when the grain is
fully formed and the stems begin to
turn yellow; the straw contains more
nutriment than if allowed to ripen more
fully.-St. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07

string of these indicated at G and D
Gig. y. They are attractive little ad
ditions, and unless the wind is very
light will be easily raised by the kite.
If found necessary, however, it is very
little trouble to remove them. When
the kite has been raised the papers
keep up an ineessant vibration, and
honestly earn the name of humming
birds.
do not suppose there are any boys
who do not know how to make pin
wheel, and will therefore take that
amount of knowledge for granted. Five
inches of wire are run through cork
and then through a pinwheel made of
stiff paper. Lastly smaller cork is
added Ito keep the wheel in place. Bend
over the ends of the wire, forming two
loops. Make break in the Irvine, and
fasten an end to each loop in the wire.
Let the kite raise the wheel some
20 feet in the air, and it will spin glo-
riously.
Flag Decorations.-Fig. 3 shows the
best way to suspend flag from kite
string for Foucth of July or other Holt
day decorations. When arranged in this
fashion it hangs horizontally to the
wind, and shows to better advantage
than it otherwise would. Cut the staff
off close to the flag, and attach the
strings as shown in the diagram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
EUROPE'S NOBILITY.
Men and Women of Title Take an In
tense Interest in Cycling Affairs
and Cycling Literature.

1t is astonishing how great an attrac-
ton the bicycle has for women of the
English nobility. Not only do they
ride and take an interest in cycling af-
fairs, but many of them have actually
been inspired to write about the pas
time. Among these may be mentioned
the countess of Malmesbury. who has
written on cycling etiquette; Lady
airlie-Cunningnam, who writes in a
light, airy vein about the pastime; Lady
Haberton, an authority on dress; Lady
Mabel Hamilton, whose work is thor
oughly practical, and Hon. Coralie Glyn.
Lady Henry Somerset and Lady Cook
are also cycling scribes, and both write
upon the moral benefits OF the wheel.
The first royal personages who adopted
bicycling as their favorite sport were
the prince and princess of Denmark,
and soon there was a party of ten or
twelve royal personages to be seen en-
joying their runs over the beautiful
roads in the neighborhood of Copen-
hagen. Later, when the yearly family
gathering at Copenhagen took place,
the Danish royalties induced their rela-
tives to learn to ride, and among the
first to adopt the sport were the chill
dren of the king and queen of Greece
and the present emperor of Russia, who
has ever since his first lesson been de,
voted adherent to wheeling
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
ALL AROUND THE FARM.

We know a man who has broken i'm
plements enough in cultivating stUmpy
ground TO buy two stump pullers-
Somebody calls attention TO the fact
that crooked burrows make more dis
tance in p,owing. 1t is little things
but the little things count
We saw the other day large herd of
cattle on a newly-started pasture, on
wet ground. Bad management both for
the cattle and the pasture.
1t is a good deal cheaper to prevent
disease in stock than ii is 10 cure il,
and to prevent the attacks of insects
than it is to remedy their depredations.
We have seen men pillow right through
a spot of quicksand, miring the team,
straining it and endangering the har-
ness. II is foolish. Take time to go
round the worthless spot.
1t is not what our fathers did, but
what we are doing that counts. y good
many do not have the respect for our
fathers that we do, and have adopted
better methods, and we are being beaten
in the race.-Western Plowman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
KITES FOR THE BOYS.
Curious and Attractive Designs
Which Any Ingenious YOunEster
Can Make without Trouble.

Although the pleasure of kite flying
Us undeniable, the boy who is satisfied
to stand and hold a string for hours,
,making no varia ton in his amusement
other than to occasionally let out extra
Irvine and pull it in again, must have
close connection with some kind of
mediate owl.
Fig. 1 shows a kite which is an ex-
cellent flyer, and neither one extreme
nor the other. Everything is not sacri-
feed for lightness, nor is it SO fantas-
tically made that miniature cyclone is
needed to raise it. A is light wire
bound in place with Irvine. 1t is, you
will notice, bent slightly concave. The
two longer sticks are each three feet in
length, and the shorter is 21a feet long.
1t is supposed that every boy knows
how to notch each end of the sticks,
and to carry the Irvine around the out
side of the frame. Cover the frame with
light Manila paper, tapping the edges
az inch.
When FASTING it down be particularly
careful along the wire A.
Humming birds are made from bits
of different colored paper pasted over
string, as shown in Fig. 2. There is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Fashion in HandIebnrs.

Dealers in bicycles have found that
there is demand among bicyclists this
season for narrow handiebars, and a
corresponding decrease for the rams
horn or drop bars. The reason as
signed for this change is that wheel
can be more perfectly controlled when
the distance between the grips is less,
and it is not so tiresome on the arms, as
they rest nearer to the body and in a
more natural position The leverage on
the steeringpost is not so great, how
ever, as with the wider bars. A dealer,
in speaking of the change, said he
thought the growing tendency for mar
row handlebars was a step in the right
direction, and would in the end result
in riders generally maintaining a cor
rect carriage and proper position, and
eventually do away with the bent back
style of riding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
PIGEONS DEVOTION.
Mother Bird Picked Through
Wooden Wall to Feed and Reach
Her Young One.

In the animal kingdom there are
many strong examples of mother love,
and the birds are particularly noted
for displaying it. A remarkable in
stance of this maternal instinct was re-
Gently noticed near Elwood, Ind. n
mother pigeon whose young one had
mysteriously disappeared searched I'M
ceasingly for weeks for the little one,
and one day last December was seen
flying violently against the side of a
frame building in the city.
Each time she came in contact with
the house she Clipped off a small bit
of wood with her bill. For nearly two
days the old bird kept this practice up,
often during that time falling exhaust
ed from the repeated shocks and IA
tigue. In the afternoon of the second
day she had pecked a hole in the wall.
the wood of which was old and ,;o:t
from the weather. This hole was large
enough to admit a mans hand, and
through this the mother bird went and
came.
Every time she entered she carried
grain or seeds or grass. Some curious
people investigated the hole while she
was absent, and there they found the
little lost pigeon, just below the hole,
wedged in between the weather boards.
For two days more the bird continued
to bring the little one food, and would
stay f1uttering near the hole, chirrup-
ing and trying to cheer the little pris-
oner up. Many times it entered and
seemed to be trying to extricate its
young one, but it could not succeed i'm
doing so, try as it would. The prisoner
had flown into tie building, which was
empty. and managed to get between
the weather boarding, near the top OF
the inside. Falling a considerable dis
lance, it lodged in the narrow space.
which did not permit it to use it's wings
in rising again. It's plants had rea ched
the mother, and she, not being able to
reach it from Tie inside, had cut
through from tie out. An admirine
man thrust his hand through the hole
and brought out the futtering young
thing, much to the great delight of the
anxious mamma bird.-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
FARM WATER SUPPLY.
why the Wall of the Well Should BE
Substantially and Carefully
Backed with Gravel.

If when the we'll is first built the
wall, although of stone, brick or sew
er pipe, is properly backed with gravel
no mud or sand will come into the
we'll. no cavern will be formed and no
clearing out" will be required.
/ have made drawing to illustrate
this. IT is section through the bot
tom of ihe well. On the right-hand
side the wall is shown backed with
gravel as it should be, the earth be-
yond standing intact. The left-hand
side shows the result where the inev-
liable spaces behind the wall were not
so filled when the well was built. The
dark shading 10 the left is a section
through the soft slime in the bottom
of the cavern; the cavern above being
shown in something the shape ii will
take where the water is very shallow, as
it is in many old wells.
Of course we do not find the walls
regular and in courses, as in the draw
ing, but shapeless or in all shapes.
The top of the wall is shown ready to
serve as the foundation of n tube of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Some Smart Cycling Hose.

Cycling hose this year are smarter
than ever before. In the first place, the
body of the stocking must be plain in
color for the swell bicyclist, but the
turnover may display plaids or stripes
in gay colors and still be in good taste.
The handsomest are of plain heavy
black and blue silk with turned over
tops in red and gold stripes. In a beau
tiful quality of Isle thread these de-
signs also appear. The black wool hose
have tops of brilliant plaid Some OF
these wool hose are footless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
TRICYCLE. GUN ON THE ROAD.

pei, but on good roads they move the
machine along at a speed of fully ten
miles an hour. In the climbing of hills
the tricycle. becomes a hand carriage
and is dragged or pushed up the in
clines.
There are many advantages in the
mounting of the guns in this way, prin-
cipal among which are the saving of
horsef1esh and a freedom from the ex-
pense and annoyance Of feeding and
caring for. horses or mules in time Of
action.
With the improvements now being
made in electric and other motors it is
expected that the transportation of this
class of light artillery will soon be re-
duced to a science, in which even the
man-propelled tricycle. will be dis
carded.
Tie rapidfire gun is now being made
in many forms, ranging from the mon
ster siN-inch affair used on battle
ships and cruisers, down to an apparat-
us which can be carried by foot soldiers.
There is one size which cavalrymen can
carry, strapped across the rear of their
saddles, and there is a larger size for
the handling of which the services of
two mules are necessary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Muscle Governed by Brain.

Although no vocation is all pleasure
or all profit, the men who conduct the
business of farming with the same en-
ergy and skill as the successful mer-
chant or professional man viii reap the
same, and. as rule, a greater and more
certain measure of reward; the time
has passed, however, If it ever existed,
when fortunes were made by unskilled
owners of farms. large or small, any
where Convincing proof of either
proposition can be found in almost
any one of the los counties of Kansas
Muscle, to win, must be fabricated with
brains.-F. d. Coburn, in National
StOckman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07

necktie, and plain Fedora hat"
If Miss Clemson were right, what a
picture the city boulevards would pre-
senti
She gives the cost-the cost to the
poor girl, the cost to the rich. The fig
ures are presented with the costume
itself. The cheapest outfit she proves
to her own satisfaction may be had for
Sl4.9O, the dearest for $72. And at that
latter figure the girl who pays 500 for
her tailor-made skirt and coat begins
to doubt the vera ciousness of Miss Glenn
sons fashion prophecies. As may be
seen in the accompanying sketch, the
comparative prices of clothes shows
wide divergence from preconceived no.
lions of extravaganza and economy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
GUNS ON TRICYCLEs.
New Device for the Handling OF Light
Artillery in the Good Roads
Countries of Europe.

One of the latest devices in the way
of light artillery is the tricycle. gun,
which is nothing more nor less than
two Maxim or Calling rapid-fire guns
mounted on a tricycle.. and propelled
and operated by two artillerymen. In
a country of good roads it is terribly
effective weapon, being easily trans
ported TO various points. The complete
outfit, consisting of the two guns, the
cycle, mounting tripod, extra parts,
and ], 900 rounds of ammunition, weighs
2Ss pounds. Allowing 16O pounds each
as the weight of the artillerymen we
have total of sos pounds. This makes
a pretty stiff load for two men to pro-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
why Special Farming Pays.

Special farming is usually successful
farming. because the farmer who di-
reefs his attention TO one or very few
lines is apt to give these good attention,
with the result that he gets larger
yields per acre than does the general
farmer. 1t is the larger yields that give
profit. A yield of 80 bushels of wheat
per acre. costing SIS an acre to produce
and selling at 20 cents busbel, is more
profitable than crop yielding ten
bushels per acre. costing ten dollars
per acre to raise and selling at one dol
lar per bushel.-Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
A Good Idea from Paris.

Bicycle oiling has become profitable
Industry in and around Paris. The
''graisseurs pour bicyclettes," as they
are called, are, more correctly speaking,
oilers. and usually post themselves at
the bottoms OF hills. When a bicyclist
approaches they offer to oil his ma
chine before he makes the ascent up
one of the slopes-at Suresnes or ST.
Cloud, for instance. They are also dot
ted along the level roads, ready for Gus
tom, and contrive to earn a fair share
of money by the end of the day. The
oilers are chiefly elderly men, but not
a few lazy youths have joined their
ranks, and compete with them in
petty industry which is some times
lucra tive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
TRAINING FOR RACES.
In Experienced Trainer Tells Am
bilious Young Men How to Get
Into Proper Condition.

AS the time for active training for
The road races is Low at hand, many am
bilious young riders may welcome
Few brief hints on getting into condi-
lion for the events, as given out by an
experienced trainer. The general
Jules of training. he says, prohibit the
use of tobacco, coffee and alcoholic
drinks. In the way OF food the rider
should have three square meals day
Of rare beef, mutton, fowl, bread (Which
should be at least day old. and plenty
Of vegetables, emitting potatoes. cab
bage, corn, and all that are indigestibie.
and should drink cocoa or tea. Train
ing should begin with a thorough phys
icing; gymnasium exercise is good. but
running should be avoided, as it de-
velops a set of muscles that are not used
in riding. After hard exercise a sponge
or shower bath, with sea salt in the wa
ter, is in order. The bath should be
cold, not ice cold, but under no condi-
tons warm, and should occupy but a
minute, being followed with vigorous
rubbing with a coarse towel until the
skin is in glow, after which the rider
should have good rundown with lini-
ment. The rundown is form of mas
sage and is one of the most important
items in training. The subject should
not undertake to rub himself. and the
rubbing should always be toward the
heart to facilitate the flow of blood in
the veins which lie near the surface of
the body. If the air is even slightly
chilly all parts of the body, except that
being operated on, should be covered
with a blanket. Exercise is best taken
twice a day, dividing the work so that
no great amount of fatigue is felt at any
time. The exercise should begin grad
ually and be increased as the young
man shows thath he can stand it; but he
should be careful to not overdo. If it
is impossible to exercise twice day, a
rundown should be given just after
arising in the morning, if the exercise
is taken in the afternoon, and just be-
fore going to bed at night if the practice
ride is taken in the forenoon. Careful
attention to this work will do more than
anything else to develop the muscles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
A LITTLE RHYME OF -FOUR.

Busy all day long,
Cheeriest of lasses,
Like the cricket's song
In the grasses;
Wakeful with the waking sun,
Working till each task is done,
Thinking earnest thoughts which none
That's Cora.
Ruffies not few,
Slippered feet a-twinkIe,
Eyes like stars of blue
Periwinkle;
Airs engaging, exquisite,
Tiny frOwns and smiles that fit,
Arch, coquettfsh just a bit
Fairy fine
That's Flora.
Neat and sweet and nice
As all care can make her;
Prettily precise
Little Quaker;
Smooth brown hair and forehead pure.
Quiet step and look demure,
Toes turned out, you may be sure,
On the line
That's Dora.
Brimmed with sweetness as
Clover-tops with honey,
(Scarce blossom has
Looks sunnyD
Brave and loyal, blithe and brown,
Laughing every trouble down,
Loving though the whole world frowu.
Sweetheart mine
That's Moral
Margaret Johnson, in ST. Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
VARIOUS PURPOSE BUILDING.

roots and other stock foods, while out
side is a set boiler for cooking the same
for hogs, poultry. etc. In this open
dressed, hosting arrangement being
provided overhead. During the hot
months of summer the bank room is
thoroughly cleaned and used as milk
room. the open shed outside being used
as a shady place for churning and work
ing the butter. The building will thus
be found exceedingly convenient all the
year around.-AmericanA griculturist-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Procure n Set of Tools.

It IS TO the interest of the farmer to
have set of tools always on hand. such
as saws. chisels- planes. drills, hatchets'
hammers, ete.,and several sizes of nails.
spikes and bolts. a small tool house
should be built. or a space partitioned
of in the graDary, If it is large enough
for the exclusive use OF the man who
must do repairs TO machinery. fences.
gates, etc. during the busy season.
Such an investment will pay the owner
many times over.-Dakota Field and
Farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
SWELL BICYCLE RIG.
A St. Louis Girl Tells How Women
Should Look When Wearing
Full Outing Costume.

Miss Halle Clemson is young wom-
an of ST. Louis who has won renown
as a bicyclist. She he's opinions, not
only on the proper dress for the wheel
ing woman, but on the fashionable. She
waves scornfully away all London.
Paris and New York "advices," and an
nounces that the stylish" bicyclist of
1898 will dress as follows:
short, natty. divided skirt of black
serge, with a short fitted jacket of white
cloth, red vest, high-heeled shoes, golf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Cycle Racing Innovation

Some races in which the distance will
be told off in kilometers are promised
for the coming season. A kilometer is
62-1OO of a mile, or 1903 2-3 yards
Races of this kind will give some of the
foreign riders a chance to travel their
favorite distances in meeting American
riders, and may do considera BILE toward
making the metrical system popular.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Why He ERthused-

Quiet man ION first night OF new
ece)-EXcuse me, sir. but 1 don't see
any occasion for such violent applause.
Demonstrative Neighbour do, my
friend. The author is one of my wife's
boarders, and he's now over two months
behind with his bill.-Tit-Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
CONVENIENT BUILDING.
1t Serves So Many Useful Purposes
That 1t Can BE Used to Advan-
taEe the Year Around.

The cut shows building constructed
upon bank, that Will prove convenient
for several uses In winter the room
in the bank is used for the storage of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-07
Size of theHuman Heart.

length, four inches in diameter, and