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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
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Traziers

E. O. Jordan and W. L. Jordan
were down from the Claain locality
last Saturday, and called at this office
to renew their Democrat subscription.
W. G. Fairchild Of Topeka wa,
calling on our attorneys Tues day
in the interest of the L. D. Powell
Co., law book publishers, of Los
Angeles.
H. E. Willard came over from
Hoisington Wednesday morning
for a visit with his parents,
County Treasurer Willard and
wife and other friends in this city.
The thirty English pheasants
shipped to county game warden, Tom
Dennis, have been received in this
city, and are on exhibition this week
at the Barton County Poultry Show.
Go and see them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence. Of
Mansfield. O., have arrived in.sthe
city and are visiting ct the home
Of W. j. McGreevey and wife
Mrs. Lawrence is a sister of Mrs.
McGreeyey.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

vantages that makes It not only pracI
teal, but indispensable in profitable
poultry keeping. It frequently hap1
pens during the breeding season that
one desires to separate a few indIyidf
uals from the flock for special breed
ing purposes. |
A portable hen house furnishes
means through which the desired purl
pose can be accomplished economical.
ly and conveniently. The house can
be moved a short distance from the
main plant, a small area fenced in,
and the flock maintained without
much additional expense.
There are always occasions In poul.
try raising when II becomes advisable
to promote best results to keep bVoods
OF young poultry separated during the
growing season. In fact II the broods
can be distantly separated they will
do much better.
In such instances II Is a matter OF
great convenience to resort to small
shelters for carrying on the work.
have many times found It advisable to
separate my young growing stock into
colonies OF hundred and house them
few rod apart.
To separate the fowls successfully
used colony houses, and find that am
not only able to conduct the work
more satisfactory, but far more eco
nomically as well. Especially with
young growing stock the colony meth.
cd of growing the stock is the most
profitable.
There are various designs Of colony
houses that can be made portable and
answer the purpose in every way. The
one here illustrated Is an excellent one
and has many strong advantages over
many that are In use to-day upon some
farms. The house is 5x6h with five
posts.
The building Is mounted upon run.
ners that serves as a means Of trans.
portation. The runners are 5x5-inch
pine with an iron strip nailed to the
bottom Of the runner to save them
from wearing, also to keep the wood.
work up az much as possible from the
moisture. The main frame work Is
made Of two by fours. |
The siding is pine ship-lapping Of
good quality. Shingles were used foH
roofing. In the front is a door for emf
tering the building when necessary
and for cleaning out A system OF
ventilation is used that supplies fresh
air on the same principle as used Id
cow-stables. This is essential as thd
shelter is small and tight.
This portable shelter, says Prairie
Farmer, has been in use for several
years and is one Of the most popular
portable hen houses In use upon sevl
eral Michigan poultry farms. |
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
WINTER EGGS.
Hsw to Manage So As to Get Them
Without Fail.

When pullets intended for winter
laying are put In their winter quar-.
tiers, see that there are no drafts,
that the floors are dry, and that the
houses may be well ventilated from
the south rather than from the north
or west. 3
An excellent plan for insurins
warmth is to have heavy curtains
around the roosts, and when the
nights are very chilly let these eur.
tains down. In this way the natural
heat OF the fowls will be conserved
and there will be little DANGER Of
frosted combs or wattles.
For the hens that are to lay during
December and January, provide q
good dust bath, see that oyster shell
and grit are constantly within reach
and that the fowls are supplied with
pure water and plenty Of graln-wheat
Delng best for day feeding and corn
for. night, especially during zero
weather.
Secure plenty Of clover, says the
Farm Journal, keep It where 1t will
not become musty. and see that the
pullets have all they will eat
Give a feed Of meat scraps at leas,
once a week and oftener, II there Il
Q market near enough where II may
be secured.
. Charcoal can be purchased at q
hardware store, or a kiln can be made
and any desired amount burned. Give
a handful Of this powdered, mixed with
table scraps or mash; or 1t can be left
In q box in the pen, where the hem
can help themselves at will.
In addition to this, an Occasional
cabbage can be fed; compel the fowl
to tear 1t apart for themselves.
Never feed sloppy foods In wintel
Tor any other time, for that matter)
Even bran mashes are best II made al
thick as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
The eane Mill.

II is surprising that every farmer
that has fowls does not have bone
mill. Bones cannot be utilized with.
out being ground, and they contain
a large amount Of food ingredients.
Bones contain much lime and this is
very necessary to the fowl dropping
a large number Of eggs during the
year. Bones also contain phosphorus,
and this is not found in as large guam.
titles in some other foods. The green
bones also contain considerable Of
nitrogen. Altogether the use Of bones
ground or cut is TO be recommended.
Moreover, large quantities Of the
bones are constantly going to waste.
Why throw away bones which may
be Of such value in the poultry estab-
lishment? Their nanurial value is
also made available after they have
been used by the fowls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

o. L. Martin home Wednesday for a
short visit.
Joe Wilberding of Ellinwood was
'a'town Wednesday morning between
ira. 6.
VictO. Balcsarek and Adolph Stos
were down from the Otis locality
Tuesday.
George Dannebohn of Comanche
township was in the city Wednesday
on business.
The SunAower Whist club will not
hold another. meeting until after
Christmas.
There was no regular business
meeting of the Commercial Club
Monday night.
W. H. Curry and August Schultz
took charge of the Carol grocery
Monday morning.
C. L. Archer Of Clearance township
has returned from Kansas City where
he marketed a car of stock.
Mrs. Chas. Lechesky will entertain
this week in honor Of her sister, Mrs.
George Of Kansas City, Mo.
Otto Lebbin of route six city, and
Narzis Gleisner Of Albert, were in the
city Tuesday and called here to renew
their subscription to the Democrat
for another year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

on my Daisy fastener, and took It to
my blacksmith and had two holes
drilled In 1t so could fasten my de-
vice on with half-inch stove-bolts.
/ use half-sheet starters. first put
the half-sheet In the bottom in the
regular way, say in 100 sections, then
fasten on the sheetiron piece shown
at A; put the section in the same posi-.
ton It was in at first; press the parts
(of Daisy together, when the sheet OF
foundation will be instantly cut of
about one-half inch above the bottom
OF the section. 60 over the 100 this
way; take of the device, then put
the rest Of the half-sheet in the ton
OF the secuon in the regular way. Il
will work equally well on any size Of
sheet from one and one.half inch to
full sheet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
BEE AND POULTRY POINTS.

Gather the eggs several times a day
Impure water is poison to the sys
TEN.
New blood strengthens the consti.
tuition.
0verscaldiny makes an unattractiye
carcass.
The best breed for you is the one
best suited to your locality and mar
ket.
Clean nests mean clean eggs, and
clean eggs mean well-pleased Gus
toners.
A few drops Of tincture Of iron in
the drinking water will tone up. the
melting hens.
Beets cooked and chopped make an
excellent addition to the winter food
Of chickens.
Many Of the bees remember their
old location, even after four or five
months Of confinement, and a change
helps to bewilder them when first re.
moved.
Charcoal is much appreciated by the
fowls. The best is charred grain.
II the bees are to be wintered in the
cellar, they should be placed there not
later than the latter part OF Novem-
Der. unless the weather is unusually
fair.
Leave the caps or covers Of the
hives on the summer stands with the
number Of each hive marked on the
inside Of each cap. so that they may
be returned to the same identical spot
in the spring.
1t is desirable to get them into the
cellar with the least possible disturb.
ance.-Farm Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

o W. L. Stieknsy cane down from
the north side Tuesday aud made
this Office a pleasant business and
social call.
Miss Fern Fordyce, Of Bedford,
Iowa, has arrived 10 the city and will
visit the family of DR.. Connect for
the winter.
". E. Murdoch and wife were
down FROM the north part of the
county Tuesday visiting friends
and shopping.
Mayor E. S. Brodie Of ELM
wood was in the city Tuesday
winking at his Old friends, and
transacting business.
Henry Borz, Claain, James Cook
and Frank Oliverius Of Olmitz, have
sent the necessary coin to renew
their Democrat subscription.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown re.
turned flom an extended visit
with relative and friends in and
near Sloan Springs, Arkanss.
Mrs. H. E. Bunte left Tuesay
evening for Hutchinson, where
she will visit for a time before re.
turning to her home az Bushton.
She had been visiting in this city
for some time with her daughter,
Mrs. F. P. Roehr, and family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
The Well-Bred Fowl.

Beak for beak well bred poultry eat
no more than mongrels. Pound for
pound the meat breeds cost no more
to raise, but less. Bird for bird they
cost more; they are worth the differ.
ence. Egg for egg the laying breeds
and strains cost no more to feed but
double, triple or auadruple the profits
derived from scrubs. Everything Is
in favor Of pure breeds. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
A PORTABLE HEN HOUSE.
Thu Advantages Of Such a Building
Over the Stationary Structure.

Poultrymen are fast recognizing the
indispensability Of portable hen
houses as an adjunct to their perms-
nent system Of house arrangement IN
profitable poultry raising. There are
always conditions under which a poul-
tryman must labor at certain periods
OF the year that makes any permanent
system Of shelter management more
or less inconyenient.
II is only through some intermediate
means, such 40 portable shelter that
no can eliminate his difficulty and
conduct his business upon an econom-
ical basis.
A portable hen house has several adj
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. O. L. Martin was over from
Hoisington today.
Tom Clayton was in Alden
Monday on business.
Miss Helen Connect and Miss
Fern Fordyce accompanied Mrs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Make your poultry run the gauntlet
az once. Do not let any fowl into the
hen house this winter unless It gives
promise ofSimnlediate or future profit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
A CONVENIENT DEVICE.
Putting Foundation Starters In Geo.
tons.

The accompanying drawing shows q
device l am using to put starters in
the bottom Of sections, writes a cor.
respondent Of Gleanings in Bee Cul.
ture. | find that, II ! use more than
one-half inch, it win fall over when II
gets warmed up in the hive, and then
you have an awful mess. also find
that 1t is almost impossible to put on
less than an inch with the Daisy
fastener or any other that have seen
without burning your fingers and get
ting it on crooked. l took the plate
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

RED STAR BAKING
POWDER.
Guaranteed absolutely
pure and equal In every
respect 10 the widely ac-
vertiSed brands that ars
sold at much higher prices
One pound cana special
Tor this sale. each. 24o;
3ozen .-.--..--.-S2 IA
BicarbOnats OF Soda. ab-
solursly pure. h-Ib. car
tons. Sc: dozen. Sac
CORS-Jsssaunlns brand.
Sc. a can dozsn. .92c
CORN - Lily White
brand. 1Oc. each: dozen.
S1.1S
CORN AmsFtoan
Beauty. 12c. a can;
dozen ............S1 So
Jszsantns brand Toma-
toes. best quality rcd. ripe
Jersey stock; can. 11cS
iozen ...-.--..--.S .21
Tomatoes. A American
Bsauty brand extra LArxa
cans. choicest selectfsn OF
whole Jersey rruit: can.
l3c.: dozen ...,S1.4t
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
Our Pail and Winter
Catalogue.
$40 PAGES

Is ready; will be mailed free upon
request TO patrons residing beyond
the limits OF our regular wagon de-
livery service
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

Macy's Best Coffee
Genuine Old MandelinK
Java ana Arabian Mocha
sold only in pound tins
beans. granulatad or pull
verized - nothing hner
grown; price. per ID. 49c
Best White Granulateh
Hominy. 5-lb. cotton bags:
elsewhere. lSc. our price.
l Sc; lob. bags. 24c.:
e4a,lb. bags -....5Sc
Huntley & PaImsrs
Dinner Biscuits: new style
package. Dinner - full
! weight. i2-lb. cartons.
each. 1 &c: dozen.
Finest Carolina D wSois
. Head Rioe: the best quail
lty grown: 2-lb. cartons.
Il Zc.: 5-lb. cotton bags.
IO-lb- cotton hass,
i70C.: 60-lb. bags.
So. "a
| Extra Quality Head
Rice. 6-lb. bags. 2SC. {.
lob. bags. 66cI so.ie.
bags ...-.--.--. 81. 0G
Il California era ks q
twheat. large, perfect
tgrain. 2lb. carton: reEu-
Hairy sold for 12c.. this
aSale --..-.-..-.-..- .-.-... .GC
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

Battle Creek Toasted
Corn Flakes. regularly
15c.. special. &C.; dozen.
csc
New York state Pea
Beans. this sale. s H.
bags. f9c.: 10 10. bags.
SIC: bushsl bag,
So. .tS
Lily White Brand Corn
Starch. compare II with
the best brands sold else
where at 1OC. our price
FOR this special sale. &c.
par carton: per dozen.
SIC
Apitezo Grain. regularly
sold for Toe: this sale.
package .......-.-..... &c
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
FINANCIAL AND
MISCELLANEOUS.

Please use BLUE TRANS
FER CARDS when you make
purchases in more than TWO
departments and expect To
take them with you. Use
RED CARDS when goods are
TO be delivered
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
We Inagurate a
Sale CT Dressmakers' Supplies.
ArfOl-dinu Economies OF This Sort

DPESsASKERs
sP l. rIAL 81 A
cE.GE SILK: al.
9laoe spJols, black
u 8. special. &c
i. Il MACY &
Q y. s J. L 7. =.
o-,ScE BLAC x
BEwfNG SILK:
srscIHa SIC:
eoHen $500 S.. 50
bairs a. sSoss. Ia
hatouaos spOe.E.
l3c: aezsn
SEA
~ TONIC Z ~
TWIST. S,Ox .. 20
SV-yer1 ~ . Siss
special ......l II.
= l. A . h VlSL
EEI EES SKIRT
ENDING. dOu ole
ssEp yard ..st,
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
Advance Holiday
Lines of Bric-a-BraC
Basennent.

Early shipments Of fine
wares intended for the
holidays are cOminq to the
fore almost daily. We hold
none back-the cases are
emptied and the GOODS
displayed as soon as they
come IN.
Folks seeking out-of-ths-ordi-
nary gifts for October brides viii
md In these advance displays
many exclusive novelties.
special attention is directed 70
a small collection OF
9atsuna vases, Tea Jars
and Cabinet Specimens.
a special purchase lot 10 pass alo,.
at, at very special orc Cd Or
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

REAL 6 II Z L L
WHALEBONE. fine
q ality - inch
strips: gros S =.
$780,: dozen,
s / 50: per strip,
lac
COTTOE GLACE
BELTING. D J = = k
aud white. IL Inch
af.le. SPECIAL.
ii 70 r 4 = n
GQUAFE HUMP
II o o K 5 = = u
EYES. card OF two
dozsn and one dozen
sxua Invisible eyes;
nl.Gk and white;
sizes I 10 J. per
%! : -...-.---.Sc
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
EcC

SEWING SILK,
fun IGe yard spoOls.
a black. white and
co.ors. dozen I Sc
" e j. S = r R
r r A - ID q / T. T
= y q Il 3 l. a 9 ~
& lD ~ / y "a SILK,
fall 1oo-ya=s spools:
special. &c: per
spoei -....-.---oc
HESrn BAST-
.NG COTTON. 800
ys-d sEoois. tarss-
ssrc $ox 80. 20
sno co. 7sr s2oo
SKST GAUGES,
O2r
IL y = J. ] : y
pR REF6LEE PINS,
goo plis on Z les;
ssScis4 ..--..--2c
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

" r II A l. D
SQUARE SPECIAL
y . L B l. L Gov
p, Y Il D D r Z s s
SHIELDS; spe sini.
9C. pair; dozen
pai:s .-..-.-9Gc
OJE sPEC1aL
LIGHT W L / CHIT
SHIELDS. wash
sble! sizes 2. 3 and
q E2so.a!. .Jc.
cozan. paL..-Ic
CRESSMAkEgS
p 1 = =, EnGliSs
nasE. ksS porLd
bozes. special. I &c
rPUSEIAN TSF
FTTA RINDINI.
t!aCS and 49,
- a ...--.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

MEMS IMPORTED BLANKET
BATH ROBES. 900 in all; hand
some Jacquard patterns, soft color
ings; splendidly tailored, seams
piped, shoulders lined with
satin; value $500; special. g2 40
Tuesday .....,..... pOsTC
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

woNfEN's WALKING SKIRTS. made
Of black. blue or brown herring-bons
serge: pleated model; Special ca OK
Tuesday Observation-Disclosures ~VD'>C
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

DOUBLE MINK SCARFs, four skins,
finished with heads and tails;
value $4,000: Special Tues GA ID
day Observation-Disclosures. QDrs r
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

wOMEN'S DOUBLE BREASTED
sEMI-FITTING BOX COAT SUITS
made OF black or blue serge and dag
onal cheyiots; handsomely tailored
Jacket lined with SINNERS satin; new
pleated model skirt: sold elsewhere
at $500; Tuesday Spe- G1O I'd
cial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ss1
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

LARGE FLAT MINK MUFFs. to-
match mattel the above: value S3A III
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-17
JOAQUIN MILLER, FORESTER
Poet of the Sierras Is Probably the
First in This Country to Push
Chosen Work.

Joaquin Miller will be remem-
bered not alone as the Poet of the
Sierras, but held in grateful rec
election by all nature lovers as
one of the first in this country to
take practical interest in forestry,
says the Hartford COurant. His
own home in California, The
Heights, is one of the best exam
pies of a forest created by tree
planting. \ score of years ago,
this was a barren tract, with moth
ing to attract the poet or anyone
else except the broad and .splen-
did view that it commanded. Mil
Ter began setting out trees, group.
ing them as they are found in the
natural forests, and now the for
est which his own labor has ere.
ated makes his homestead won.
defully breautiful. The trees
planted include redwoods, euca.
lyptus, cypress, oak, poplar, beech
and olive. 1t was Miller who per.
suaded people TO join him in plant
Ing trees on Goat island, which
grew and aourished until de-
stroyed by fire a few years ago.
While he was a pioneer in this
work in California, his efforts
have been thoroughly appreciated
and have inspired others TO do
what0rings such generous returns
ip beauty and comfort.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-17
ANCIENT WEDDING CUSTOM
Bride of To-Day Strictly Adheres to
Many of the old-Time Cere-
monies Of Her Ancestors.

The fashionable bride of today
little dreams that many of the GUS
toms she so carefully follows had
their origin among savages. The
'best man." for instance, was
originally the chosen companion
of the groom, who assisted him in
the capture Of the bride. The ring
is a relic of the fetter by which the
bride was bound, and the slipper
a remnant of the missiles thrown
by the Outwitted and angry
parents. Orange blossoms came
in a more civilized age, though
they were not Christian, and au-
cured great fertility for the won.
an. The veil, as still in modern
oriental countries, typifed exclu-
sive possession by one man.
The honeymoon is the symbol of
the time which elapsed before the
bride could be brought from her
hiding and could sue for peace
with her irate kinsmen. Elope-
ments are the evolution of the run.
ming away, in which an intermedi
ate step is seen in the pretense
at capture still in vogue among the
Irish mountaineers. In Cardigan
shire, Wales, a wedding is consid
cred a tame affair unless the groom
captures the bride after a thrilling
mock skirmish. The relatives of
fer mock resistance, and mucl
scuhling and horse play ensue. A
dialogue in verse being finished
the groom is admitted and seek;
the bride, who is disguised as az
old woman, with a male infant il
her arms to symbolic sons anC
heirs. At the church, the bride il
snatched by the relatives, Will,
the groom's party pursues OF
horseback. AT last she is tosse,
back, and the one receiving he.
viii be married during theyear.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-17
I'd iha Investor.

All over the Southwest. cities and towns
are growing up, expanding, requiring more,
demanding more, peopled by eager. pushing.
~wideawake citizens. who see the virtue OF
encouraging enterprises OF every kind. the
needfulness OF getting moreand better facili-
ties, and more hands to develop the country.
The oil and gas fields of Kansas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma are practically new
and oiier wonderful opportunities for devel-
opment along commercial lines.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-02-17
BOIL wEEvlL A BLESSING.
In Brazos Bottoms in Texas This Lit
tie Animal is Looked Upon
as q Godsend.

"If the Texas folks who are be.
wailing the boz weevil as a curse
will come TO the brazos bottoms
said Col Ben White, of Peach
Greek, Tex, wei show 'em that
instead OF being a curse the boil
weeyil is a blessing, if they only
had sense enough to recognize the
fact.
"Why, before the weeyil came
along, US people N the Brazos
country were just like all the rest
of 'em in the cotton belt. We
didn't know there was anything
else but cotton, and kept on grow.
ing it and selling it for four or five
cents a pound.
"The records at the courthouse
groaned with crop chattel mort.
cages. Corn, COOLERS, peas, al
falfa, and the numerous forage
crops were never thought of.
There were no hogs in the county,
and every mans smoke house was
in Kansas City.
cat the end of the year the cot,
ton crop wouldn't pay for the
farmers corn and meat, and the
rest of his store goods account
had to be carried over to the next
: year. But now how is it?
'The boil weevil kept right on
disciplining us, until now ous
barns are fairly bursting witt
corn, alfalfa, COOLERS, peas, and
other feed stuffs. Every farmer
has meat and lard in abundance.
/ grown on his own premises, and
not a few of them have hogs to sell
"The horses and cattle are fat
and sleek and rolling in content
ment. The farmers wives and
daughters dress as well if not bet
ter than town folks, and ride il
rubber tired buggies. The ole
time store account is no more, ant
the Brazos bottoms are a land o.
peace and plenty. There is more
money on deposit in the loca
banks than ever before. There il
scarcely a mortgage left unsatis
fed on the county records.
''The boil weeyil a curse? No
on the BrazOs bottoms. 1
brought the farmer to wake up t
the fact that something else will
grow in Texas besides cotton, par
ticularly when the more he grew
the poorer he got, and now he i
prosperous and happy. All hal
the boil weevil"