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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-17

resist the order of the in
terror department that their fences
around government land must come
down. More than 10000 acres of land
will be thrown open for settlement
when the fences are taken down by
the cattlemen.
Kansas Textbook Commission.
Gov. Bailey has named the follow
ng textbook commission: j. c. Starr
Scott City; George w. Kendrick
Leavenworth; H. P. Butcher, Argen-
tine; C. G. Swingle, Manhattan; A. B
Carney, Concordia; D. o. McCray
Topeka; Samuel I. Hale, La Crosse;
John Madden, Emporia.
Death Came on the Clothe.line.
Mrs. John Kitchen, the wife of a
farmer five miles east of Coffeyville
was struck by lightning and killed
while standing in front of an open
window. The bolt of lightning first
struck wire clothesline which ii
followed in through the window.
Madden to Quit Kansas.
John Madden, of Emporia, will locate
in Denver, Col, as attorney for sew
eral mining and trust corporations
Madden is one of the most widely
known populists in the state. Until
1890 he was a republican and in 1885
was a Harrison presidential elector
Teachers Get Certificates.
The state board of education last
week granted about $50 certificates
teachers to conduct and
instruct county Institutes. The other
applicants for certificates will be
examined in May.
Sa1ina Wants New Road.
Saline county will be called upon tc
vote $4,000 to the Burlington's new
north and south line-the Nebraska
Kansas & Gulf. The city of Salina
will furnish ten acres for terminals
Justice Brewer to Be Orator.
Justice David J. Brewer, of the
United States supreme court, will de
liver the commencement address a
the University of Kansas. His sub
ject will be 'The Triumph of Justice.
Crossed the Plains In 80.
Lewis Swarens, the second oldes1
settler of Reno county, is dead a
aged ST.. In 1880 he
crossed the plains to California, re
turning by way of Panama.
CrSne to Oppose Victor Murdoch.
The Seventh district Democrat,
congressional convention nominated
C. F. Clyne. of Stafford. The popu
lists have already nominated Judge
w. J. Babb, of Wichita.
Care of Oklahoma Convicts.
Warden Jewett, of the Kansa:
state prison, has received $9,697 fol
the care of 317 Oklahoma convicts
for the past three monts at 35 cents
a day.
Territory Job for EnriGht.
It is said that Representative En-
right, of Wyandotte county, will b'
made United States commissioner a
Checotah, I. TT, at $1,000 year.
Coburn's Reports Are Exhausted.
The supply of the last biennial re
port of the state board of agri
culture has been exhausted. Al
edition of 10000 was printed, but eacl
senator was allowed 100 copie
and each representative so copies
amounting in. all to half the tota
number issued.
Gasoline Instead of Water.
The young child of C. F. Burk, o
Ottawa, died after drinking cup o
gasoline which the mother gave i
IN rrsisfake for water
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-17

7 n the larger eastern cities M
interest is now heinp felt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

Court o. tae Third Judicial Circuit q
me Territory OF Hawaii. or against the
Judge Of said court.
III appears upon the face OF the said
petition that petitioner was not and Is
not party 70 the proceedings which
D. seeks 20 have reviewed by the writ
OF ce-lorarL
1t does not appear from ne petition
herein that rh= petitioner has applied 20
ne E1-a sugar COMPANY Limited, or
the stockholders thereof or 70 ta= Board
~ Directors thereof 20 invoke any
proceedings against ne grievances
complained o.
IT does not appear from -ne said
petition rhar any application has been
made 70 rhe Honorable Judge OF the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

cul- Of the Territory OF Hawaii. a
Chambers. Tor relief against, Or the re
dress q the grievances complained Of =
the petition herein
L appears Oh the face Of the pe1itIoi
herein thai me petitioner has bees
guilty q iuexcusabie laches-
1T is Impossible TO tell from the saie
petition whether me same is a petitioT
fo- a wit Of certlora-t or 9 petition fo9
q wiz ~ a-8al Di-i7r-"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

\ cough IS not z disease. but 4 synp-
ro1r- Il indicates that the lungs and
bronchial tubes are inf7au=d- This in
hammatlor often leads -o pneumonia
The surzst way TO ward OF pneumonia
Is 70 U.s. Chamberlain Cough Remedy
on the drst appearance OF the cough or
cold Il always cures and cures quick
y. Benson, Smith & Co.. Ltd. whole
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

4 hardship OF modern war: she
The strain OF the soldier II moderr
warfare must Be very great" He
is. Sometimes the photographer ism
ready, and you have 20 wait hours. AM
then the pictures may prove failures
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

A change Well. said Noah. as he
hunted for q dry spO- on the top Of az
ara-. q l0I Of people came down 70
the pier 20 josh Us when We started,
out I don't see any Of them around 70
poke fun al our homecoming Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
The PeafowI.

Like the guinea fowl, this bird is
more for the open ground than for con-
fined space. 1t has a wandering tend
cncy, and its call is harsh. Its great
attraction is its beauty. of which it is
needless to speak. 1t is extremely easy
to manage as its wants are few. Puii
chase few chicks and turn them down
in the grounds where you intend feed
ing them. The poultry food will be
sufficient for them. Any house scraps
you may give them will be readily par
taken of. Feed them regularly and al
ways in the same place.
Peafowl will soost when they can on
the branches of tall trees or on the
roofs of buildings The hen makes her
nest on the ground, preferably in a
shrubbery or long grass. She will lay
from six to twelve eggs in April or
May, sitting well and being an atten-
tive and careful mother. The nest
should not be interfered with during
incubation, which lasts about twenty
eight days. Individual birds vary much
in temper and disposition. Some cocks
will assist in the care of the young.
while others will kill them. Some hens
will look after and shelter the chicks
of their companions, while others, even
if they do not have brood of their
own, will pursue and destroy the young
ones. One peacock should not be mated
with more than four hens. The peacock
is not fully matured in full plumage till
the third year. He is rather misera-
bic looking creature while molting.-A.
V. Meersch i'll Poultry Success.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
Trolley Lines and Eatms

Some of the latest trolley road enter
prises are likely to be of special benefit
to small towns. Most of the earlier
electric roads were built parallel to
steam lines, connecting only tie cities
and large towns already provided with
railroad facilities. and directly useful
to such farmers only who happened to
live on or near the line of the road. But
most of the main towns being already
connected, there is now tendency to
reach out and secure the business of
the farming towns which have never
had a railroad of any kind. Already in
western Massachusetts, in Connecticut
and in parts of Maine new roads are
branching out in all directions, bring
ing new life to lonely communities and
serving as feeders to the steam roads
and the main street lines. Many new
projects are not street lines at all, but
go straight over the fields and mead
ows, making cuts and filings when
needed at considerable cost. Such lines
are capable of high speed and regular
service. Many town will enjoy good
passenger facilities and often a freight,
mail and express service by the con-
struction of an electric road where a
steam road could never hope to do a
paying business. Cultivator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
Eatteninw Geese,

The following method in fattening is
adopted by the English goose farmer:
Geese in good condition should be shut
up in a quiet place, shaded from light,
where they cannot see other geese at
liberty, and should be kept there from
twenty to twenty-five days. 1t is bene-
fetal to let them out for about fifteen
to thirty minutes the first thing in the
morning and again in the evening be-
fore dusk. The meals they get should
be nutritious, and mixture of barley
meal, wheat meal, little cornmeal
and boiled potatoes given warm twice
a day is good. About the last ten or
twelve days it is advisable to mix lit
tie finely chopped rough fat with the
meal. This has the effect of Pumping
them up, rendering their flesh much
more palatable. A trough of clean
water should be supplied the birds
after the evening meal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
AFRrcA ANp HOME sEEKEns.

We are asked whether Africa pos
sesses those qualities which will make
it a desirable home for white men
seeking farms. No one of the several
continents has more marked character
istics than Africa. The rich lowlands
bordering the ocean are probably the
most unhealthful region in the whole
world. so unhealthful that it is impos-
sible for white man to live there. The
largest and most arid desert in the
world is found in the northern portion
of this continent The country near the
source of the Nile and almost under
the equator, while possessing health.
full elevation, abundant timber and
rainfall, will still always be the home
Of the black man. The southern por-
ton of the continent. occupied by the
Beers and different native tribes, while
possessing a more temperate climate,
will probably always be pastoral
country. 1t may be said in word that
Africa as a whole is a purely tropical
country, and as such its conditions
will not favor its settlement by white
people from the temperate zone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
ventilation and Drafts.

Much of the animadversion of
drafts" by poultry writer's is the veri-
est rnblGsh. The same writer's will ur-
gently recommend ventilation, but there
must be no draft; otherwise the fowls
will all take roup and die. How venti-
lation can be secured without draft is
not explained. Draft" is current of
air." So is ventilation. 1t may be a
brisk Or almost imperceptible current,
but there can be no ventilation without
more or less draft. Too much ventila-
ton is the same as too much draft.
Where fowls roost there should not be
too much ventilation. When fowls are
off the roost. there cannot be too much
draft except when the weather is so
cold as to endanger the fowls. Give
plenty of air. off and just enough on the
7oost-Farm and Ranch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
OLD RULES STILL GOOD.
What /. IL. Felch Said About Scientific
FEEDING. Txxenfx-Rve Years Ann

What /. h. Felch Said About Scientific
Feeding Twenty-Five Years Ago.
In these days of balanced rations and
scientific feeding the following from
the pen of l. K. Felch and pub lished
as early as 1877, will be appreciated:
"A few words upon the use of the
several condiments advertised for fowls
in this work.
In most cases, where these condi-
ments are needed, the breeder is trou-
bled to obtain a variety of food for his
flock. We have demonstrated the ne
cessity of the daily use of flesh, vege-
table and grain food, and where the
meat and vegetable elements are lack
ing their constituent parts have to be
supplied in concentrated form Thus
sulphur and iron become a necessity,
and want of time to supply in their
natural form all the elements of food
that are necessary has caused large
demand for these specific foods and
condiments for fowls. Therefore a
word of direction for their use will
prove an advantage
'.Of the many kinds now in use it is
safe to say that in all are found nearly
the same Ingredients, the quantity of
each in the compromising being the
greatest difference in them. These
condiments and egg foods should be
carefully administered
mo general rule can be followed
One should begin with less than di-
rected and Increase the quantity until
the desired result is accomplished
eve have, in testing some of the egg
foods, given them as directed and
forced some of the fowls to lay three
soft shelled eggs in single night, two
hens side by side producing five such
eggs in a night. 1t is evident, then,
that in such cases the food becomes
abortive.
breeding fowls should not be al
lowed to lay more than 100 eggs in the
six months termed the breeding period,
and if they are to be found falling off
from that ratio the food may be used to
stimulate them to natural production,
or overfat fowls may be induced to
lay more freely by its use and their fat
reduced to some purpose.
"Fowls kept to produce eggs for the
market may be fed upon this food more
freely until they are forced up to their
full constitutional limit, and when
melting time comes they may be killed
and marketed for poultry. Birds thus
forced will generally mott slowly and
fail to lay till the following spring,
which would make it more profitable to
replace them with young stock that
will stand the use of the food and pay
a profit on it's use"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
ARnur FISH PONDS.

A reader of these notes wants to
know something about artificial fish
ponds-how to make and care for one.
Two things are necessary, one an IN
failing supply of pure water, which
may be obtained either from a natural
spring or an artesian well if the water
is not mineralized, the other location
for the pond where it will be exempt
from the action of flood water in wet
time. Given these conditions the pond
should be not less than eight feet in
depth in the center and of any size de-
sired, corresponding to the flow of wa
ter from the spring. In such pond our
ordinary food ishes-pike and black
bass being the best-should do well if
properly fed. Suckers, redhorse and
carp should be kept out, also pickerel,
which are water wolves. A close watch
will have to be kept on predatory
minks. We have never known of a
case where fish culture in this manner
was made commercial success, but as
a pleasing pastime and to furnish a
supply of fish for home use it can be
done where the conditions named ex-
ist
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
SOME woxDERruL M1GRArroNs.

The wild life of this country is SO
nearly wiped out by our modern civil
cation that stories relating to it of the
pioneer days are hard to believe. We
recall wonderful migration of black
and gray squirrels which took place on
the outskirts of the big Wisconsin tim
Der in the year 1855. Along in October
of that year these little rodents could
be seen by the score at any hour of the
day for a period of ten days scamper-
ing along the rail fences, all bound in
southwesterly direction. Every clump
of trees i'll the clearings in their line of
march was filled with them, and one
could stand near d rail fence and shoot
at them all day long as fast as he could
load and fire. Another migration of
extraordinary proportions in those
days was that of the wild pigeons,
which in flocks, millions in number,
darkened the skies and took hours to
pass a given point-a destroying host
which swept the farmers newly sown
grainfields as with a broom. In a
smaller way in an early day the black
birds-the yellow and black grackles
and the redwing- might be seen in the
fall of the year migra ting south in
locks almost equal in number to the
pigeons. They were one of the worst
enemies the pioneer farmer had to con-
tend with. The squirrels and the pi-
geons are all gone, and only in the
marshy sections of the country are any
of the blackMrds left to speak of.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
Duet Spraying.

Spraying materials have been applied
more or less from the first in the form
of a dry powder. usually diluted with
slaked lime, flour or some other cheap
substance. This method has generally
been used in treating low growing
plants like potatoes, but in some Sec
lions it has within the last few years
been given a wider application and
used in combating orchard pests 1t is
highly recommended by some of those
who have adopted it and appears to be
of growing Importance. 1t would seem
to be of special value in places where it
is difficult to get water for the wet
method Several machines for busting
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19

Look out for frost in February and
keep up the fires during the dull
weather.
Tobacco subdues the green fly and
the hose keeps down red spider in the
greenhouse.
Take slips of chrysanthemums in
February or March, root them in sand
and pot up as they grow.
Many kinds of bedding plants can be
propagated in the greenhouse now by
means of cuttings and slips
Tulips. hyacinths. lilies and other
bulbs that were potted in late fall and
early winter should be brought grad
ually into warmth with plenty of
water to insure bloom after a few
weeks.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
CANTALoUPE CULTURE.
The Georgia Industry-A Summar
Of Recent EHperienCe

The Georgia Industry--A Summary
of Recent Experience.
Cantaloupe culture has recently be-
come an important agricultural indus
try in Georgia. says Il bulletin of the
state experiment station. The va
riety grown is the Rocky Ford This
variety was first cultivated extensive
ly in south Georgia. but its culture
has spread northward until last sea
son many hundred acres were raised
in middle and north Georgia.
Catalogues thrive best upon q
warm, sandy loan soil For south
Georgia fertilizer formula contain
ing per cent phosphoric acid. I pei
cent potash and from 3 to 4 per cent
of nitrogen is recommended For up
per Georgia more phosphoric acid anC
a little less potash should be used.
Only the best selected seed of the
Rocky Ford variety should be planted
a large part of the seed planted il
Early paintings generally do best. Plen
ty of seed should be used. at least tel
to fifteen per hill The plants SHOULD
be thinned to one in hill.
The nearer the cantaloupe fields tt
the railroad the better the chances fol
profit, as expensive hauling is saved
Cantaloupes are very perishable ant
must be shipped in refrigerator cars. A
car of ordinary capacity will refrig
crate 400 crates of melons.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
TWO VIEWS OF ALFALFA.

A friend in Minnesota writes us stat
ing that alfalfa cannot be made sue
cess without irrigation; that there is
not sufficient rainfall in Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois to make the plant q
success. He further says that even
where it can be raised it is the poorest
crop ever put in the ground and that
as hay it will only bring one-fourth as
much as timothy or one-third as much
as clover. He concludes by saying that
alfalfa is fad, being doomed by men
that have seed and land sharks that
have worthless land to sell and advises
Iowa farmers to stick to timothy, clo-
yer and blue grass and even foxtail,
but to let alfalfa alone. This is one
view. Here is another view from an
old friend in Washington. He writes
us that he has 100 acres in alfalfa,
from which he made last year $50 tons
of hay, worth there now $12 per ton.
He says that it is the most valuable
crop which he can raise, all kinds of
stock keeping in good flesh upon it
without any grain whatever, including
his work horses, unless they are con-
stantly driven He last year secured
three cuttings and then had fall feed a
foot high until the middle of Novem-
Der, and all this without irrigation.
Which of these two men is right?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
THE BEGINNERS.
A Pleasant Little Chat With Them by
One yVho Ia !, Veteran Now

A Pleasant Little Chat With Them by
One Who IL q Veteran Now.
In my travels among amateur poul-
trymen l find that many of them are
weak ON the variety food question. To
produce eggs you must feed the ele-
ments of which an egg is composed.
Water is a scarce article in many
yards, yet water. good, clean, fresh
water, is the very foundation of the
egg basket. Growing stock as well as
laying stock must have it.
Then food! The general custom
among many is to feed the most of the
kind Of food that is the cheapest and
the easiest procured. This is not wise.
Many times the food that is the most
needed in the yards is the most difficult
10 get, but it will pay you to get it
somehow.
The city boy says, Feeds hard to
get" That's true, but let me whisper
in your ear. You get about three or
four little baskets or boxes and place
Them near your neighbours house and
tell him to throw his table scraps into
IL, l1lC1l JOu tdhC II away witch
you promise, and they will soon come
to look at it as privilege for you to
take their scraps, and your poultry will
be getting a number of things which
will help them grow and to yield eggs.
This is not theory, but a bit of expert
ence.
But the country boy, oh, where is he?
Most any farmer will rent or lease a
small parcel of ground to his son or
somebody elses son for a small sum.
Then go to work in earnest, and you
will be surprised to see how much sun
flower seed, how many peas, beans, let
tuce and cabbage you can grow on q
small piece of ground. There is no
such thing as fail to the fellow who
wants to make things go.
Years ago called one of my favorite
birds big joe" He soon learned to
know his name and seemed as proud
of it as | was of him. Then it gives
your birds prestige at home and abroad.
Many times when visitors would come
to see my poultry they would ask to
see "Lanky Bob" Ulysses S. Grant,
1.-THE Pride of the Alleghanies" or some
other favorite, and when they ordered
eggs they would ask for them from the
pen headed by one of these named
| birds.
Yes, name your birds, for that gives
| you name, and that is what you
want. Thompson's Ringlets, Gamers
| Ben-Hur or even, in my own case
Keystone Beauties have all been little
| gold mines to the owners. Name your
birds. They'll love you more. and
| you'll love them more.
| Well do | remember the night when
half dressed, bareheaded and bare
footed boy ran out into the nights dark
ness with stick of stove wood in his
| my hand to take vengeance on tho
| owl that was having a feast on some
of his my fancy stock.
| A hen has nerves as well as your
mother, and to have some midnight en-
envy prowling around her roosting quar-
tiers frightens her almost to death. AND
| | have found that hen that has beer
I badly scared never does as well again
| 4 cannot explain the philosophy of the
| fact, but know it is true. Keep your
birds safe and tame, and you have
Overcome a great feat in the poultry
ld.-William Harris Guyer in In
land Poultry Journal.