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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

they are 'men without a country"
themselves of the privilege granted
them by the United States government
to take out coasting permits, have re-
nounced formally their allegiance TO
Spain without swearing allegiance to
the United States. They become citi-
zens, supposedly, of the Cuban repub-
lie, which is to be at some time in the
future, but which, as yet, has no inter
national or official existence.
The blue and white flag illustrated
above is the nearest approach to ma
tional flag for them which has yet been
recognized.
The single star is also the emblem on
the other new flag to which we have
made reference-the flag of the new
principality of Crete, recently organ
lied by the great powers of Europe I'M
der the governorship of Prince George
of Greece. This flag consists of a white
ST. Andrews cross on a blue ground,
with a white star on a red field in the
inner triangle.
This is a beautiful flag, and only dis
family suggestive of the flag of the
Greek kingdom, into which Crete
seems destined to be eventually alb
sorbed. Its single star is derived from
the Turkish flag, but for the crescent 1T
has substituted the cross, which is sym
bolical of Crete's deliverance from OF.
toman rule.-Youth's Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
CUBAN CoAsTING FLAG.

neither the Stars and Stripes, the Span
ish flag, nor the Cuban insurgent flag is
available, the United States war depart
ment, now responsible for all things Gu
ban, has officially authorized a flag for
the purpose.
This flag, like that of other Southern
and Central American states which
have seeded from the Spanish colonial
empire, is blue and white-the upper
and lower bars being blue, and the CEN
trail bar white, bearing a single star.
The single star is already an accepted
Cuban emblem, as it was in the case OF
the Texan republic, first detached from
Mexico and then incorporated in the
United States.
1t is a curious fact that the Cubans
are now actually without nationality
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Deer Caught In Bear Trap.

4 Missouri man set a bear trap in the
woods, and the next morning it was
gone There were no bear tracks
around, so the man made up his mind
that a deer had got caught in the trap,
although he had never known before
of such happening. Just then he heard
a deer bleating some distance ahead,
and, pushing his way through the
bushes, he came in sight of a big stag.
with a catamount tearing at its flank
The deer was hampered with the trap.
so that it could not use its horns. The
man lost no time in putting a bullet
into the cowardly catamount and then
put an end to the stays misery. Had
it been free the catamount would never
have dared to face IT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
CAPTURING A PYTHON.
Monster Measuring Twenty-Five and
Half Feet Killed in the Philip
pine Islands.

PythonS are numerous in the Philip
pines. We often heard of large ones,
says Mr.. Dean c. Worcester, in his in
teresting account of these much-talsed-
of Islands, but the nearer we got to
them the smaller they grew. Finally,
however, we got a fine specimen. Some
men had found him coiled up under a
fallen tree Arranging rattan slip
nooses so that he could not well escape
them, they had then poked him till he
:rawled into their snares, when they
jerked the knots tight, and made the
lines fast to trees and rocks.
When we reached the python I near
ly stepped on him, for he was stretched
out on the ground and looked for all the
warned me of my mistake, and caused
me to beat so sudden retreat as to af-
ford great delight to the assembled Tag
banuas.
The reptile had about three feet of
play for his head, and thought it wise
to treat him with respect. Drenching a
handful of absorbent cotton with chic
reform, 1 presented it to him on the end
of piece of bamboo.
He bit it savagely, and it caught on
the end of his long, recurved teeth, so
that he could not get rid of it. Then
saw a most remarkable exhibition of
brute force.
Under the stimulus of the chloroform
that phython broke green rattans three
quarters of an inch in diameter, and
that without apparent eNertion. There
was no thrashing about. 1t was all
quiet, steady pulling. He soon broke
or twisted out of every one of his fas-
Jennings except a running moose
around his neck; and getting hold for
his tail around a stump, he pulled until
1t seemed as if his head would come off.
Eventually the chloroform quieted
him somewhat, and 1 gave him more.
When he was still / stabbed him to the
heart, to prevent further difficulty, and
removed his skin. He measured % feet
and six inches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
INSPECTION OF PLANTS.
and Preparation OF Insect
Pests BE Prevented

The need of government inspection
of all importations of plants and shrubs
and the danger to the agriculturists OF
the country through the present lack
of such inspection. was clearly shown
the other day at the agricultural de-
partment buildings in Washington,
when several large boxes OF plants ar
rived from Japan. They were opened
and a number of them found to con-
tain young camphor trees intended for
distribution among the southern staes.
AS is usually the case, the various sci
entists of the department-the bug
men. the fungus specialists, ete.,-were
present and on the lookout for any new
bugs. fungi or other pests The expert
examination resulted in the entire lot
of camphor trees being burned up, al
though to all appearances they were
fairly healthy. Every plant was affect
ed by kind of anthracnose, and mill
dew and a species of scale insect were
found
The camphor tree as grown in the
United States is remarkably free from
diseases, but with the distribution
which might have been given this lot
of trees, perhaps highly injurious dis
eases and insects would have been in
troduced in all camphor growing sec
tons. Such diseases frequently do not
develop on the one or two-year-old
nursery plants, and if sent out by
nurserymen who do not take especial
notice and who, anyway, having paid
for their importation, are 10th to adopt
stringent measures, are very liable to
spdead an ineradicable disease before
its very existence may be known. The
camphor industry in the United States
is not now an important one, but in
later years it may be, yet this is simply
an example of what is liable to occur
in other and more valuable industries.
There is absolutely no national protec-
ton possible under present laws. If
the nurseryman wishes to import a
similar lot of camphor trees from
Japan, or some other more widely
grown tree, and send them out broad
cast over the country, even though they
be full of diseases, he cannot be stopped
by the government. Many of the worst
diseases and insects have been brought
into the United States in this manner,
requiring the annual outlay of thou
sands of dollars to combat their depre-
datiOns; whereas, at a comparatively
small cost the government could en-
tirely control all imports of plants,
seeds, etc., and save growers from pos
sible additional losses through these
mediums. Germany, France, Italy and
even dozens of unimportant colonies
are enforcing stringent regulations in
this respect, but the United States. the
country in which the imports are larg
est and most varied because of the en-
ergy of her people, is the farthest De.
hind.-JournaI of Agriculture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

land 1 won't allow you to take advan-
tage Of it,"
'You can't prevent it," said the de-
PENDANT, who was showing signs of
anger.
''See here" he continued, as he pulled
out of his pocket a roll of bills and
waved it over the squire's desk, there's
more than enough in there to pay the
bill, but you won't get dollar of it,"
In his excitement the roll slipped
from his fingers and fell upon the desk.
The squire grabbed it. He put it in
his trousers pocket, ignoring the
threats and protests of the other man,
and he calmly took blank from a case
back of him and began to fill it out.
Then he gave it to his constable and
ordered him to serve it without delay.
II was an attachment the squire had
issued on himself, garnisheeing the
money in his possession belonging to
the man who was roaring and tearing
his hair in front of him. After the at
tachment was served he went through
the formality of paying the money to
the Court which was himself, to be
held for final decree. Then he proceed
ed to consider the matter of distribut-
The first claim he passed upon was
the widows. He paid her in full and
satisfied the Judgment he had given a
few minutes before. Then he assessed
his own costs and the constable's, in
GLIDING the expenses of the attach
ment. After these items were paid he
handed the balance to the man who
owned it.
81 won't accept it." he shouted; this
is downright robbery"
You are guilty of contempt of
court, SIR" said the squire, "and fine
you five dollars"
He stripped bill off the diminished
roll. Then the enraged man lost en-
tire control of himself and began to
swear. The squire picked up a pen
and kept tally until the outburst of
profanity ceased.
''Nine profane oaths," said the squire,
counting the score. lat 671z cents per
oath, makes $685."
He took two more bills off the roll
and changed one of them.
'Ill appeal to court" the worsted
man said as he took the small amount
of money left in his roll and departed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

strength, went suddenly insane just as
the last bit of work was done on the
chimney, and his companion looked on
with horror while the maniac deliber-
ately cut away the rope ladder leading
from the top of the chimney to the
ground. The maniac no sooner did this
than he turned to his companion and
calmly announced that he was going
to throw him over the side of the chin
ney to the ground. They closed, and a
terrific protracted struggle ensued.
The workmen down below had seen the
rope ladder when it struck the ground,
and they knew at once that something
was wrong with the two men at the
top. They got away from the chimney
at sufficient distance to see what was
going on up at the top, and they wit
messed the frightful encounter between
the two men. The maniac frequently,
by pure strength, got his companion
over the very edge of the chimney.
Every time he did this the sane man
would muster up all of his force and
push the mailman back. The hand-to-
hand battle went on for hours, while a
company of firemen down below were
endeavoring to shoot a line over the
chimney by means of a rocket cannon.
Finally the sane man got certain hold
on the mailman and broke the latter's
arm; then the maniac lay quiet. After
hours of aiming the firemen managed
to get line over the chimney, which
the exhausted brick mason, almost all
out from his terrible struggle with tn =
insane man, grabbed; then he drew up
the rope ladder, fastened it, and came
down to the ground, sinking into semi
comatose condition, from which he did
not emerge for days. as his foot touched
the last round of the ladder. His hair
had been raven black, but when he came
out of his stupor it was silvered all over.
Two firemen volunteered to go up the
rope ladder after the maniac. They
had nearly reached the top of the Chin
ney when the insane man walked over
to the edge, looked around quietly for a
minute or so. paying no attention to
the cries of his rescuers, and then Owed
headforemost to the ground. He was
probably dead before he struck the
earth, and he was picked up shapeless
mass"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

the cork so that they balance each 9th
er. Then place the point of the needle
on the pin, and as soon as it is well bal
anced a breath of air on one of the
knives viii make it revoive. Continue
blowing whenever it goes too slowly.
At first the needles hard point will
make a slight impression on the pin,
gradually working its way through I'M
til a clean hole is bored as perfectly as
any lathe could have done it. This in
Iteresting experiment requires patience
and careful handling, nothing more.
When you show the other boys the pin,
bored like a needle, they will wonder
how you managed to do it.-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Raker Dropped the Case.

A baker who bought his butter in
pound rolls from a farmer, noticing
that the rolls looked rather small,
weighed them and found that they were
all under a pound in weight. There
fore he had the farmer up before a
magistrate. These butter rolls" said
the Judge, "are certainly short weight
Have Won anv scalese'' Il have" an
swered the farmer. 'And have you any
1veiobtsp" mo. sir" ssThen how can
YOU weigh your butter?" demanded the
magistrate, sternly. That's very SIM
ple,'' said the farmer. while I've been
selling butter to the baker I've been
buying pound loaves from him, and
I've used them as weights on my
scales" The baker said he would drop
the case right there
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
TANNING A DEADBEAI.
Justice Who Was Governed More by
Equity Than by Law.
How He Forced q Dishonorabae
Debtor to Liqufdate Grocery Bill
which Had Been Running for {
Number OF Years.

"Old Squire Rodgers" as every person
called him, was, according to the Pitts
burgh Press, one of those magistrates
who set aside the law when it got In the
way of justice. The only law books he
had about his Office were "SmulPs Leg
islative Handbook" and the "Hagers-
town Almanac" He once broke all
precedents by collecting debt from
dishonest man who put in plea that
the claim was barred by the statute of
limitations.
The defendant owed $27 to a grocer,
an easy-going man who carried the debt
on his books for several years without
making any effort to collect it. He died
and left his family little but lot of out
iawed accounts. His widow turned the
books over to Squire Rodgers and he
came across this sgt debt. He knew the
man who owed it could pay it if he
would, and he issued a summons for
him Knowing that the debt was out
iawed the fellow paid no attention to
the summons and the squire sent his
constable after him with orders to fetch
him to the Office at all costs. He was
brought before the squire and hear
ing was opened.
"Did you get these goods ?" the squire
asked him after proof of the debt had
been taken.
'Yes, sir, but"
-'Did you eat them?''
"I!suppose did, but
THAT will do. sir" said the squire.
Judgment for the plaintiff for the full
amount of the claim with interest"
81 won't pay it, declared the fellow.
"But you ate these goods and you've
got to pay it," retorted the squire.
''I'll take advantage of the statute of
limitations" the defendant asserted.
.The statute of limitations was never
intended for such contemplate scoun-
drels as you, sir" Numbered the squire,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Throw liberal amount of iron filings
about your pear trees.
The peach and the plum are so closely
related to each other that they can be
grated on each other.
One advantage with catalpas is that
they are quick growers and stock are
less liable to bother them.
Prune the grape severely at the start.
and at three years old, few punches of
grapes can be allowed to mature.
While the best land is none too good
to raise Strawberries, yet land that Will
grow good corn and potatoes will do
Grapes may be grown from the seeds,
but the fruit of seedlings is not like that
of the parent vine.-Western Plowman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Hubby No. ? needed shirts.

A lady in deep mourning some time
ago called upon the proprietor of Sgd
ney waxworks show and asked to be al
lowed every Sunday morning to place a
clean shirt on the figure of her husband
{who had been hanged for murder).
Her request was granted. and for close
on six months she never missed Sun
day. Then the visits ceased. and nc
more was seen of the eccentric visitor,
until one day the waxworks man vas
standing at his door. when she came
along in gay apparel and explained
that, as she had married again, hubby
No. objected to the little hebdomadal
ceremony over No. 1.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Typhoid Fever from MIX.

1t has been proven that cases of ty-
phoid fever originated from germs
transmitted from a well (where the
dairyman simply rinsed his cans),
through the milk to the customer. Milk
is almost entirely free from germs
while it is in the healthy udder of the
cow, but as soo.1 as dirt and dust are al
lowed to get into the milk while milk
ing and handling the milk. if the tenn
perature is right, these microscopic
plants will grow as fast as toadstoOls
On a moist, warm summer night, and
will sour the milk in a very few hours
Farmers Voice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Rird.. Nest Made of steel.

A steel birds nest was recently ac-
ouired by the museum of Soleure, in
Switzerland. Soleure has an extensive
watch and clockmaking industry, and
thin metal filings are continually being
swept into the roads with the waste
from workshops. One day a workman
noticed a pair of wagtails gathering
steel filings shining in the sunlight and
carrying them to their nests. He made
an investigation and found that the
birds had constructed big nest almost
exclusively of steel filings. When the
brood of fedglings had flown the steel
birds nest was taken away and sent to
the museum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
A waste Product No Longer.

Skim-milk has heretofore been almost
4 waste product in many creameries. 1t
has not been utilized to the advantage
IF either the creameryman or patron.
Its value for feeding purposes has been
almost entirely destroyed, and the
farmer who offered it to his calves or
pigs felt almost ashamed of himself to
think he would provide suoh unwhole-
some, miserable rations for their use.
But with better enlightenment on this
subject and facilities for doing it in bet
ter shape. they are beginning to utilize
sllim-miik in such way that many OF
the farmers now consider it worth from
Is to 20 cents per hundred for feeding
purposes alone.-Elgin Dairy Report.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

smoke issuing from the place where the
headboard should have been.
He surprised the old man, who i'm
mediately feigned great sorrow, ex-
planning his presence there by the state
ment that his brother was buried there.
At the mention of bis brother, SAYS
the Atlanta Constitution, he feigned
great grief. and said he never would
get over tit wuz sich hard dispen
sation of Providence"
s'But isn't it peculiar" said the rev
enue man. that see stovepipe at the
head of his grave, and smoke issuing
therefrom? s'
stranger" replied the weepins
moonshiner, che died in his sins, an
hit'sn3y opinion they re a-roastin' of hin
down below!"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
AMUSING EXPERIMENT.
How to Bore Hole Through an Or
binary Pin without a Lathe or
Other Machine.

You can bore hole through pin
without any lathe or other machine.
All you need is a needle, two corks, a
bottle and two pocket knives. Fit one
of the corks firmly into the neck of the
bottle and cut a.V-shaped notch in the
top. Stick a pin in the cork near the
top. so that it passes through the notch
In the bottom of the other cork force
the eye end of the needle so that it is
held firmly in place. Open the two
pocket knives and stick the blades into
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
TWO ISLAND FLAGS
Both Have Made Their Appearances
Within = Space OF Less Than .
Twelvemonsh.

The appearance of new flag among
the national ensigns is a matter OF in
terest. Within the last few years the
Cuban flag has become familiar. but 1T
has no official recognition-since no
power has recognized the Cuban re-
public-and cannot be used in the place
where, in times Of peace, q flag is most
important, namely, on shipping. But
vessels engaged in the Cuban coasting
trade need a distinguishing ensign;
and as under existing regulations
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Tom, leaving the upper end to swing
freely. When vertical, the stanchion
is held in place by block nailed be-
tween the side strips on the right and
a hinged strip on the left. In the cut
this is raised, but when the stanchion
is vertical it drops between the side
strips and holds it steady. Whenever
desired, the notched strip may be
raised, the stanchion pushed aside and
the cattle are free. Always be careful
to leave just enough space by the
stanchion to admit of easy motion of
the animals neck.-American Agricul-
turiSt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
LuCiNDY LISTENS.

Come, sit by me, Lucindy,
And hear what 7 would do,
Were you my little mother,
And doll like you
II you a lovely secret
Should whisper in my ear,
! would not keep on staring
As if did not hear.
And when you sang, Lucindy,
Your sweetest lula bieS,
And said: The dear is sleeping"
I'd try to close my eyes
Or, s'pose that in the twilight,
We two were taking tea,
/ would pretend to eat, dear,
The bread you held for me.
In fact, my dear Lucindy,
I'd give my brightest curl,
Were you less like a dolly,
More like a little girl.
Esther A Harding. in St. Nichola:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16


providing the spraying mixture and
men TO hold the MOBILES. With this
outfit it is possible to spray out 1900
gallons of poisoned water in day, and
the first cost of the entire outfit was
but $3.50. This man could not begin to
accommodate those who wanted to
hire his spraying outfit. In so days of
outside work he will pay the entire
first cost Of the apparatus, while the
pump, boiler and tank are doubtless
good for 1000 days work without re-
pair. Here is an inkling of what is
coming. A man with the needed cap
ital and the proper mechanical skill
has a chance to make some money as
public sprayer.-Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
FOUGHT A MADMAN.
A Struggle for Life on Top of Chin
ney Fully Two Hundred and
Fifty Feet High.

every time an Avenue car takes me
by the tail chimney of the burned
power house." said an ex-Englishman
who has lived for many years in Wash
ington, SCI am reminded of a thrilling
affair that happened when was lad
in Bradford, England, my birthplace.
"A 25o-foot chimney had just been CON-
pleted, and two brick masons only were
left on the top to put the finishing
touches on it. Both of them were big
men. One Of them. a fellow of gigantic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
MONEY EASILY MADE.
Running a Public Spraying Machine
Is AHOrdinE a Good Income to
an Eastern Farmer.

There is a man in western New York
who has a complete outfit of boiler, en-
CINE, steam pump, tank and hose
mounted on his farm wagon. a 12-
year-old boy has run this outfit in
neighboring orchards driving the wag-
on and keeping up steam. The charge
is SIS a day, the owner OF the orchard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
A BROTHERS OPINION.
Georgia MOonshiner Explains to @
Revenue ORcer why the Grave
Needed StOvepipe.

A Georgia revenue man had a novel
experience recently with moonshiner
in suspected district.
Early one morning he discovered an
old man standing near grave in the
mountain region.
But the trouble about this grave was
that the revenue man had observed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
A STRONG STANCHION.
Il In Handy and Easily Made and
More Comfortable Than Most
Similar COntrivaHces.

An excellent and handy stanshion
for cattle is shown in the illustration.
The feed rack is made of vertical bars
~ or inches thick, bolted both at
top and bottom between two side
strips. The stanchions are made the
same as the other bars, or heavier if
preferred, but bolted only at the bot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Cleanliness, regularity and gentle
less should be accompanied by quick
aess in milking.