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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
CEREALS FOR FUEL.
a Question That May BE Worth More
Consideration Than Is Usual
Iy Given to 1t.

Prof. Thomas Gray is reported to
have estimated the value of cereals as
a fuel to be about one-half that of coal.
We are not informed of what grain he
was speaking. If it be true of Indian
corn it would indicate that there are
times when corn would be much cheap
er than coal, especially in sections of
country far removed from railroad
transportation. In such places coal is
high because of the cost of bringing i,
in and corn is cheap because of the cost
of transporting it to market. Thus III
1896 the average price of corn in Ne
braska for the whole year was only
13 cents. During part of the year the
price was much lower, and in some Sec
lions it was far below ten cents per
bushe1. With coal at only 81 per ton,
very moderate price, it would pay to
burn corn rather than coal. Corn un.
der the conditions named would be
bushel. But as coal has sold as high
as So per ton in Illinois and Indiana
within a few years it has doubtless been
at a price in some parts of the less ac
cessible west where it would have
made corn worth at least Is cents per
bushel. The removal of a part of the
corn Surplus in this way might many
Tina stimulate the market for corn
and depress the home market for Goa,
both OF advantage to the farmer
Farmers Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
DON ERANcisco's sTEED.

Don Francisco's suit is blue
In silver buttons drest-
He wears flowing neckerchief
And silk-embroidered vest
His hair is brighter than the sun,
His cheeks are rosy red,
And in his flashing deep blue eyes
The stars their luSter shed.
Don Francisco has Steed
With skin as white as milk:
With sweeping tail and waving mane
AS soft and fine as silk
This noble steed can prance and trot,
Can jump and pace and rear;
Yet never does he overturn
His gallant cavalier.
He never wearies, though he runs
A thousand miles day,
He knows just when to halt-and when
To madly dash away.
He climbs the hills and leaps the stream:
And scales the mountains Ger,
Then bears the fearlesS-hearted prince
Back to his native shore.
Upon little chair there lies
Francisco's suit of blue;
AS in little trundle bed
He sleeps the long night through
And in those dreams of witchery
Which little children see,
Are flying through the misty air
His Pegasus and he.
Marie Zetterberg, in Chicago Interior.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
JACK IN HIS STALL.

Used box built in the 1eft-hand corner
# the rear of the stall and at the side
If the door through which he backs.
Jacks peculiarly was discovered the
.vening of the first day he spent at the
Institution. His introduction was
lays work at grading, and when he was
relieved from the harness and led to the
loor of the stall assigned to him he re-
fused silently, but emphatically, to go
nto it. The men thought this was due
to the fact that everything was strange
to him, and they began to coax and per-
suade him, but to no avail. They then
resorted TO force, but this brought no
more satisfactory results, for Jack could
not be made to enter. After working for
some time the men became exhausted,
disguised, angry and weary. They sat
down on boxes and barrels to discuss
the stubbornness of mules and to devise
some means of making the new one
obey instructions, when, to their sur
prise, before even suggestion had been
made, Jack turned around, lined him
self up evenly before the door, and was
soon standing in the stall calmly and
with an air Of satisfaction, staring at
the men.
He was led out and another effort
made to have him go in the stall in the
proper manner, but he again, and jast
as emphatically, refused; yet as soon
as released, he repeated the operation
Of backing in.
Since that time he has been allowed
to have his own way, and never has ne
followed the example set by the other
mules and the horses in the stable. Jack
S an honest and conscientious worker,
faithful and dutiful, and is prime IA
|orite with the employees and prison
.rs who work about the stables.ICin-
:innati Commercial Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
WISE MEXICAN WASP.
How 1t Manages to Provide a Fine
Meal OF Fresh Meat for
Its Young.

Here is a picture of a Mexican wasp
and its nest, or rather the nest in which
it lays its eggs The natural speci-
mems from which the artist made the
pictures were sent to John Dean, the
we1l-known Brooklyn naturalist, and
when asked to tell about the habits of
this wasp he said:
''The wasp is not vegetarian like the
bee, and our cement maker has before
her the problem of supporting her
young with meat, rather than with
bread. As her eggs are laid out in hot
weather, and as enough food must be
stored in the cell with the egg to ma
ture the young insects, the question is
how to preserve the meat fresh for so
long a time. She meets the difficulty
thus: After a tube is finished, except
at one end, which is left open, she flies
off on hunt for spiders. She finds
fat, healthy one, pounces upon it, stings
it and carries it off and places it in
mud cell. She repeats this process I'M
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
Forgetting wives, Letters.

He carried the letter around in his pocket
for five weeks"
''Then what did he do?''
'EHe wrote to his father-in-law asking him
what he'd better do. His father-in-law wrote
right back and said he was awfully glad his
son-in-law had written. The letter reminded
him that he had letter in his own pocket
that he had been carrying around for six
weeks
Didn't he offer any advice?"
mot word. So Briggs fused around and
worried, and at last opened the envelope to
see how much mischief he had done by re-
tanning at. What do you suppose 1t con-
tanned? A recipe for making tamarind jelly,
clipped from some newspaper, together with
two almanac jokes and a sample of cheap
Bingham. Briggs flung the whole outfit in the
fire and felt better. But he chuckles every
time he thinks of his old father-in-law and
the burden he may still be Carrying
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
HANDY FEED TROUGH.

the trough, inches apart at the bot
top. Then I take an 1S-inch board
and nail on each side son the inside"
of these upright by AS, but 1 let these
side boards drop into the cut made in
the bottom by 4, so the boards are
only inches from the bottom of the
trough and have a Pinch clear spread
at bottom, where the swill and feed
can come through. When I have this
all done, then I nail a 1 by on the
sides, which makes the trough inches
deep. Then nail up the ends tight as
nigh as the standards and the trough
is complete. The dimensions I have
given are for a 16-foot long trough
and for old hogs. If the trough is want
ed for young shoats from three to
eight months old I use narrower bot
tom; a 16-inch bottom is wide enough
for little pigs. The 2o-inch is too wide
for the little fellows, as they will get
IN with their front feet. These boards
that are put in center of trough are
% keep the hogs from getting in with
their feet; also to prevent splitting feed
and slop on their heads and ears. I
think this is the cleanest way of feed
ng hogs and beats the feeding floor
all to pieces. I never saw a feeding
door yet but what the hogs would leave
their offal on it while they were feed
ing and they would have to clean up
their feed in their own droppings, but
IN this kind of trough they cannot
drop anything, neither can they get
their feet in it while they are full of
mud.-Cor American Swineherd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
FOR BINDING FODDER SHOCKS

bar is solidly fastened upon the large
end, and to one side of the middle of
this cross-bar is stapled half-inch
rope, with a ring in the free end. OPP
posite the staple is a strong iron hook.
To bind, insert sharp end into shock,
put rope around shock and fasten ring
in hook. Tighten by turning as you
would an auger, and bind with corn,
stalks or twine.-Ohio Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
Democratic DeMex.

o dewey was the morning and dewey
we're the-but after all the greatest
,hing about living. in a free country is
hat the law-abiding citizen can always
go about his own affairs, says the Chiea-
20 Times-Herald, without caring what
the crowd is going to think or do about
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08

On soils of medium fertility the Span
ish peanut yields from so to IS bushels
per acre, and they make superb pas
ture for pigs. 1t is estimated that they
are worth between SIS and SO per acre
for swine pasture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
Pie That CATE. Well

Ted's friend treated him to piece of
pie. 1t was SO good that he wanted an
other, but thought it would not be po-
lite to ask for it. So he sidled up to her
and said: Miss Turk, that pie eats
well. Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
FODDER SHOCK BINDER.
An Appliance That Seems to BE q
Labor Saver and Is Easily
Made at Home.

A reader sends us the accompanying
description of an appliance that he uses
to tie cornfodder in the shock: A is a
piece of hard wood, three feet long,
round, and tapered to point. A cross
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08
Cost OF n Muddy Day.

1t has been calculated that the cost
of muddy day in London is something
Like $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-08

He who builds according to every mans
advice will have queer structure.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
The Big Columbian Comedy Go.

The Big Columbian Comedy Compa
ny of fifteen people will open weeks
engagement here next Monday night.
This is one of the oldest and largest
repertoire organizations in this northern
country. They open next Monday night
in the great play by John A. Stevens,
''The New Unknown" strong play.
During the play many high class special
ties will be introduced. The prices will
be 10, 20 and 30c. On Monday night any
lady will be admitted free when accom-
panied by one paid Soc ticket. Secure
your seats now at Ash's book store. Do
not miss the opening night.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
Death of Fenner KimbaII.

Hon. Fenner Kimball died at his
home in GAINESVILLE on Monday, March 6,
from the effects of malarial fever, be-
lieved to have been contracted while in
Florida about year ago. Of the life of
this good man the GAINESVILLE Gazette
says:
Mr.. Kimball was born in North Scitu-
ate, Rhode Island, on October 6, 1922.
He was lineal descendent of Richard
Kimball, who came to this country from
Ipswich, England, in 1884, and settled
in Massachusetts. A grandson of the
latter settled in Johnstown, Rhode Is
land, where marriages connected the
KimbalIs with direct descendants of
Roger Williams.
In the spring of 1856 Mr.. Kimball
came to Rock county, purchasing farm
three miles south of GAINESVILLE, in the
town of La Prairie. For nine successful
years he lived the life of an agriculturist,
at the end of which time he removed
with his family to GAINESVILLE, continuing
to run his farm until 1868. Upon his ar
rival in GAINESVILLE he formed a partner
ship in the furniture and undertaking
business with William B. Britton. In
1888 James Hall succeeded to Mr.. Brit
tons interest and the firm was styled
Kimball & Hall, the senior members
interest, however, being under the
management of his son, Frank B.
Mr.. Kimball cast his first vote for
James K. Polk in 1874; but holding anti
slavery views, when the republican party
was formed he joined it's ranks. He
faithfully served the public in various
official capacities and represented his
district in the state legislature in 1878
and again in 1896 when he was elected
by an overwhelming majority. He was
also member of the county board for
eighteen years, serving as chairman in
1885, During the building of the new
county asylum he was chairman of the
building committee, and his advice and
counsel proved of great value in every
stage Of that undertaking.
Mr.. Kimball was an active Mason and
held high rank in the Knights Templar.
He was constant in his attendance at
lodge, and his last evening away from
home was spent in Masonic Hail.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
Card of Thanks,

Dear friends who so kindly assisted at
the death and burial of our son and
brother, we desire to express our SINGER
est gratitude to you through the columns
of this paper.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WALRATH AND FAMILY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10

The Ladies Society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs. John
Henderson. Wednesday, afternoon, Mar.
18th.
Mrs. Polhemus of Whitewater, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. f. Talmage,
while he is attending the state photogra-
piers meeting at Milwaukee.
Banker E. F. Bacon was called to
Renwick, Iowa, on business after spend
ing two weeks with his brother-in- law,
G. S. Barker, who has been very low,
but is now on the gain.
To make dancing enjoyable you
must have first class music. One of the
finest orchestras in southern Wisconsin
has been secured for the Easter ball to
be held in Ryoal Hall on Monday even
ing, April Sd.
Prof P S. Riensch, of the State
University, will deliver lecture in this
city on Thursday evening, March 23d.
The subject of the lecture will be Spain
and in view of the late trouble with that
country, it should be both interesting
and profitable. He appears under the
auspices of the Culture Club.
The theme of the morning service at
the Congregational church will be Re
Numbering God" and in the evening
Making the Desert to Blossom Sun
day school at 1145. Young Peoples So
ciety at p. m. All cordially inuited.
The law makes it the duty of all
physicians to report under penalty for
failure, all cases of small pox scarlet
fever, diphtheria, typhoid fever, typhus
fever, bubonic plague, asiatic cholera,
leprosy, measles and Whooping cough,
or other dangerous contagious diseases
that may occur in their practice. This
report must be made to the Board of
Health in whose jurisdiction the patient
may happen to be, within twenty four
hours of the time when the character of
the disease is known. This is an exceed
ingly important provision of the law,
and local boards everywhere should see
that it is closely obeyed. It will be in
very many cases impossible to restrict
efficiently contagious diseases if this
is not done.
Is there any one in this entire com
munity who would harbor a doubt of the
truth and veracity of Mr. Mont Lang
worthy? Mr.. Langworthy never has
very much to say, being a close -mouthed
conservative kind of man and any
statement made by him can be relied
upon as being the truth, the whole
truth and nothing else. A short time
ago Mont purchased a heifer, a regular
milk producing, forty dollar kind of a
heifer, and of her he is proud beyond
description. And we'll he may be, for she
gives promise of yielding milk enough tc
keep a first class creamery running on
full time She is in her teens as yet
said Mont, land there is no telling what
mature COW hood will bring forth. AT
every milking now I get two Is quart
pals and large galvanized iron wash
tub full of the richest, creamiest milk
that was ever coaxed away from any COW
since the process of milking was first in
PRODUCED to the inhabitants of this grand
old revolving globe All the secretions
of yellow gold in the entire regions Of
the Klondike would not tempt Mr.
Langworthy to part with that pet heifel
at present
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
For Sale!

farm of eighty acres in the town of
Albion, described as follows: The south
half of the north west quarter of section
fifteen; twenty five acres under cultiva-
ton, balance timber and meadow. No
buildings on il. Enquire at
SAMUEL CLARKE.
13w4 Edgerton, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
EDGERTON WIS. March 7. 1899

EDGERToN WIS, March 7, 1899.
Council met in regular session and the
meeting Was called to order by Mayor
Mansfield. All members present except
Aid. Ellingson.
The minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following bills were presented and
on motion of Aid. Conway were allowed
unanimously:
NJ w Loan Trust Co., hydrant rental S157 95
Electric Light Co., lighting .......... 116 90
w Morrissey, supt water works 81 50
p. WEIGH, marshal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AZ A
B. Springer, night watch ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 10 90
G. j. Hendricks city attorney .-...:..... % W
VIM. Bartz. street work Observation-Disclosures. % 70
NJ. Mathiason, careing for Mas. Will
j. Glow & Sons, water works mdse. %
Total. .........................S i3S 81
On application of Chief Hargraves of
the Fire Department, Aid. Conway
moved that the Committee on Fire De-
partment be authorized to purchase IA
rubber coats, - dozen spanners and
spray nozzle for the department.
Motion carried, ayes 5, nays none.
Aid. Knapp moved that the bills of A.
Ratsluff, $500, and j. G. Kurtz, $1,000,
as special police, laid over from last meet
ing, be allowed Motion carried, ayes 4,
nays none. Aid. Conway not voting:
Application of Hans Lindas for plumb
ers license, was on motion of Aid. Knapp,
granted.
Aid. Conway moved that bids for tapp-
ing the main and laying pipe to curb be
received at next meeting of the council.
Motion carried.
On motion the council adjourned.
HERRY JOHNSON,
City. Clark.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-10
13wV4
Unclaimed Letters

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgertou. for the week ending
Mich. Sd, 1899
Mr.. Ben Howard. Mr.. III. A. Sewal,
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised"
Ell. S. MCGIFFIN. P. NJ.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-17

bill 16, the free kindergarten bill: house
bill 81, the repeal of the law against
selling liquor on credit. His excel
lency returned H. B. % without his
approval. This is the bill introduced
by Walsh for the relief of Sherif
Fransham of Gallatin for expenses m
Cured in the care of Deputy Allen, VINO
was killed in fight with desperadoes.
The governor gave as his reason for
vetoing the bill that Gallatin county
should have paid this bill. and that II
was unconstitutional for the legislature
to pass it. The house voted upon the
bill again, the vote being: Ayes, 30;
noes, SO. This being short of the two
thirds necessary, the bill was declared
not passed.
In committee Of the whole. with Stone
in the chair. the house considered ana
recommended for passage S. B. "A and
S. b. 46, appropriating money for the
expenses of the -Whiteslde con-
test, and S. B. so, relating to the meet
ing of the directors of corporations.
House bills 1874 and 1872 were recon-
mended for special order on Monday
afternoon. The substitute for house
bill 33. the bounty law. occupied con-
sidera BILE time. but was recommended
for passage with no material changes.
Speaker Stiff appointed the following
committee to investigate the affairs of
the stock commissioners: Truscott. In
gersoll, Woods. Phelps and Luddy.
The house adjourned till tomorrow.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-17
SimDSon Switched.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. l6.-When the
vote for United States senator was taken
this noon Senator Simpson of Los Angeles
voted for Colonel Dan Burns. Simpson had
up to to-day's ballot been voting for Rob
ert n. Bulla. Two ballots We're taken, the
53d and 9th. There was no change in the
second ballot. The vote was: Barnes, II
Estee, /: Bulla, -; Burns, "a: FELTON,, i;
Grant, %; Scott .; Bard .; White DEM.
2S; Rosenfeldt. dem, 2: Jeter. dem, / :;
Phelan. dem, l. The scattering republic
can vote numbers now %. The members
that constitute it are endeavoring to get
together to decide upon some man other
than Burns or Grant WAC will get their
undivided support.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-17
SHOWING AGAIN.
Traffic Again Suspended in Colorado
Mountain District,

Aspen, Colo, Feb. 16.-It has been snow
ing for the past Sc hours here and condi-
tons surrounding the camp are further
complicated. While railroad traffic has
been partially resumed, the mountain
trails to the outlying camps are all block
AIDED by immense slides or snow drifted
many feet. At Independence about a
dozen people are still hemmed in with
two teams and the problem of their get
ting out is becoming more difficult every
day. The miners at Ashcroft have not
been heard from for a month and friend
here are greatly concerned about their
safety. The snow fan in the camp has
been the heaviest in 10 years. In the
spring of 1884 about 20 men were killed by
sides in the immediate vicinity of Aspen
several being in what are now the suburbs
of this city. People continue moving out
from under the frowning peaks of Asper
mountain.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-17
VISITED THE powAcER EMPRESS.
Unusual Reception to the Ladies of For
eign Legations in Pekin.

A special dispatch to the New York Sun
from Seattle, Wash, says: The ladies' OF
the principal foreign legations at Pekin
have been entertained at a luncheon by
the dowager empress of China, and Il
most remarkable affair it was. Represen-
tatives of England the United States,
Germany, France. Russia, Austria, Hol-
land and Japan were among the guests
An account Of the affair given by Lady
Macdonald, wife of the English minister
has just been received here. as follows:
~ the gates Of the forbidden city the
party were met by members of the tsuns
Ii yamen and various high officials Later
on they were transferred to an electric
tramway, which conveyed them to the
reception hail. In this building they were
graciously received by Princess Ching and
other members of the imperial family
From there they We're conducted straight
to the presence of the dowager empress,
and, possibly little to their surprise, into
that of the emperor also.
Lady Macdonald, who took precedence.
read a congratulatory address in English
to her majesty on her birthday, to which
the empress responded, and the ladies
then advanced to the dais. In acknoWl-
edgment of the sweeping courtesies of the
foreign DANES the emperor smilingly eX-
tended his hand and shook hands with
each. The dowager empress did likewise,
accompanying her greeting with the pre-
sentaton to each lady of a ring set with
pearls, which she herself slipped on.
1.-THE ladies were entertained at lunch
con presided over by Princess Ching, the
empress entering the banquet ha| at the
close of the meal to chat for. a few min
utes with her guests and to introduce the
emperor's wife.
Luncheon was followed by an elaborate
theatrical entertainment, at the close of
tai
made her appearance to bid adieu to the
ladies and to express the pleasure their
visit had given her, also the hope that 1t
had been enjoyable TO them. Each lady
before leaving the palace was presented
with no lis of valuable silk, as well as a
painting by her majesty herseif on a
silken scroll, sets of inlaid combs and
other gifts