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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
~" >ICKETs."
ICKETs"
The lightning express had
just moved out of the UnioA

just moved out of the UnioA
station, and the conductor
had emerged from the baggage car
and begun.to take up. tickets. Coming
to gentleman with a pale complexion,
red hair and gold spectacles, he punch
ed his ticket. handing It back with the
remark. "Don't stop at 'BiimtOn."
Don't stop at Blimton? Then what
did the agent sell me ticket on this
train for:''
The conductor nassed on without a
reply, clicking his punch, turning from
right to left and left to right, like the
president bowling to q crowd.
"See here. Mf. Conductor. II you
don't put me OF at Biimton I'll make
1t hot for you -
"4And If you don't shut up Ill put
you o6 In swamp"
The passenger was very, angry NUT
tering to himself about the tyranny Of
railroad men. When the train reached
Blimton he pulled the bellcord and
made for the door. The conductor,
who happened to he in the car, seeing
the act. gave signal to 60 on, lut not
before the train had slowed down and
the passenger had jumped. Then the
conductor. gave terrific stop pull on
the cord and made for the door him
self. In a few minutes the train hands
were carrying the ylifeless; body Of the
passenger into the baggage car, where
it remained till the train reached It's
first regular stop.
Six months after this event the night
express carried passenger who pre-
scented a ticket to Blimton and was
Informed that only local trains stopped
at that station. When the train reach
ed Blimton the passenger went to the
door and gave a leap in the dark. A
brakeman who saw him gave a stop
signal, and the remains of the passen-
ger, mutilated beyond recognition, were
found lying beside the track.
The. next day the conductor Of the
lightning express made application to
stopped at Blimton.
"What do you want that for, Tow
lsf?" asked the superintendent. ut
will cut OF $50 q month Of your pay"
II know It WILL" replied the con-
ductor, "but I'm getting nervous about
fast trains. don't think I'm we'll"
The conductor Of the local ran his
train for several months when a new
time table was issued cutting off its
stop at Blimton. When the first train
had passed that station u brakeman II
stopped the train, hurried to the con-
ductor and announced that passen-
ger had jumped and had undoubtedly
been killed. The condutor sank into n
seat and directed the brakeman to go
back and and the body. A search was
made with lanterns, but the remains
were not found. Some said the brake.
man had been mistaken, others that
the passenger had not been killed
This was not likely, as the train was
moving at the rate of forty miles an
hour.
fowler" said the superintendent
one morning. Williams is sick in bed
and You must take the lightning ex-
| press"
fowler turned pale. I'D rather not
If you can get any one else"
! But there's no one else to be spared
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
MERCHANT 70 MOLD TRAoe
MUST Oe LIVE MD0 ACTIVE
catsisews sssssss Ass q gvM v1A;sb
Will RssSiss gase0y s~d rksusas
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Thsso a. 0AAy Pon0ooo Why ~ le.
cal nseehant sAsaA net oit down
placidly anA expset to 0st hack such
patronage - ths rail es6se peools
have tabsa away ffsa ~ Ths bis.
esst esacseas b tAs e1olp, which
thsivs - traAs fssa sssoezy Aisersets
~ naal sr1ss. DsiaE Oleastsc eata.
Iegsa - listEibses tAs0 WITH zen.
sroas AaAd.
EAaD eaGalaguas eassy pssss nsts
ssl Uese1rss anA 1asestD<teas q esods
which esuA ~ b DsintsA n nan or
der 3s0Fnals because q ths haeh cost
Of spoce a1d the lack sf saough spacs
to Accommodate the printed natter.
This = IN Advertising a.. The
home merchant. n be holds his trade
o. hopes to increase n, mnst b awake
and active. UnIess hs takes nsasures
to keep his business and his barxains
before the eyes Of the people dwelling
in his trade radius hs cannot expect
prosperity.
The home nswspapsr 10 ~ oss me-
dfun for disseminating publicity to
tnO RVVRA0s A4Dus WVn86o uh0. CUliQfeil
in town and country have acquired the
habit Of reading Advertising natter to
anA what they want.
II thsy DO not Aiscsvse In tAs home
nsvspapsr any biats % b bargains
which may be seen IN toWn with the
naked eye they are inclined to take
their chances on purehaslng By mail
from the catalogue hints.
Il nay b taken for. granted that
most people prefer to spend thsir mon
ey in the home town II they can get
what they want at reasonable rates.
They are always ON the Lookout for
bargains.
The catalogue people are very well
aware Of this fact, and they act &C.
cordingly. To combat mail trade the
local merchant must realize this fact
and get in line with the spirit Of the
age, which means that he must advef-
tire.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
Agricultural Wisden,.

No permanent agriculture can be
maintained. no economical system Of
soil building created nor any effective
conservation Of fertility obtained with
out live stock. Breeding and raising
Of live stock is cooperating with ma
ture and brings both present and per-
manent rewards. Farming without
live stock brings attendant risks, de-
pletes the soil. robs our children and
makes Of work necessary eviI."-
Kansas Farmer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
A censidsrats Mature.

John, who lived in the city. was
amending his summer vacation with his
uncle in the country.
One day his uncle gave him a horse
to ride to the mill. a few miles distant.
for a bag Of feed. On his return the
uncle asked:
"Why did you have bag OF feed
over your shoulder when you were rid
ing?"
The boy answered very hastily, Il
did not want it to be so heavy for the
horge."-Mack's Magazine. l.S Al
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
Pertaining to the Farm
DOGS LIKE THESE KNOW
SHEEP BETTER THAN A MAN.
Greet Hsip - o1ssshseds In Taking
Care sf FIseks-Net Ntssssssry -
Have Animate ef Pure OrooA

Sheep do net like q dog that works
too close 10 them ~ they fesd or novA
says a correspondent Of Earn Frog.
ress. The quiet dog that lets the sAsep
alone except when they need atten-
ton is the animal that gets along best.
The mixed brssd Of dogs appears to
be fully a. valuable a. the thoroughbred
collies from England aud Wales. When
crossed with bulldogs. fox terriers OF
any kind Of dog. in fact, they seem to
retain their sheep sense to Q marked
degree.
A dog that Is used in cattle driving
and handling will not, as a rule, do for
sheep. He is too rough In his meth
DDS, and the tactics that he uses In
handling full grown cattle will injure
the sheep that he Is trying to drive.
The crosses between the genuine
shepherd breeds Of dog and the hounds.
terriers and bulldogs do not seem to
decrease the einciency Of their or
spring around the sheep pens or out In
the pastures.
When herding in summer the sheep
man may be miles away from any sign
Of humanity save his own shack. his
belongings and his dog. In. Montana,
Utah and Idaho there are hundreds Of
men whose only help in handling hum
dreds Of sheep il trained dog. and II
lie is not trained when they get him
they have to attend to his education
themselves.
They prefer one Of the shepherd
strain Of dogs, pup that has sheep
In his head" Generations Of watching
over English and Scottish nocks has
developed in these dogs sort OF an
extra sense. They know sheep better
than any man can hope to know them.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
DANCING REFORMS

A suggestion has been offered by the
men and religion forward movements
social service commission favoring the
sdoption by religious bodies of means
for the suppression or toning down OF
the many .ncwfangled" dances now
u vogue. 1t has been proposed that
not only the assembly rooms of public
schools, but the halls of the Young
Mems Christian associations and the
ha..in.nts ui Churches. Should be open
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
NEW NAVAL coMMAhDANr

The date Of the retirement from the
United States navy Of Rear Admiral
Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze, com
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, is
scheduled for June Is. Admiral Leutze
was born in Prussia Nov. 1G, 1S47. was
appointed to the United States Naval
academy BY President Lincoln in 1853.
and, in quest Of excitement" as he
himself put it, he obtained leave Of
absence and participated in the last
part Of the civil war. He commanded
the Monterey on her voyage from San
Francisco to Manila in the Spanish
American war and took part in the cap
ture Of the latter city.
Admiral Leutze was comnandant Of
the Washington navy yard in 1926
and captain Of the new battleship
Maine. the successor to the i'll. fated
battleship Of the same name, from 1902
to 1904. He has always been known as
4 stern disciplinarian, and this reputa-
tion accounted for the sudden activity
Of Warrington navy yard shirker
who, upoA sspying the admiral, pick
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
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Scab on Irish potatoes can he largely
prevented by treating seed tubers be-
fore they are planted with formalde-
hyde. A convenient way to treat the
tubers Is to use one pint Of formalde-
hyde to about thirty gallons Of water.
Pour the solution in a barrel. The
tubers to be used for seed may then
be put in sack and suspended in the
barrel for about two hours. When re-
moved the potatoes should be spread
out to dry-Farm and Ranch.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06

cd up chunk Of iron weighing over
n hundred pounds and started or with
1t as If 1t we're necessary task. The
admiral knew it wasn't, aud he follow
ed the man through the shops to a
point where he dropped his heavy load
and began to wipe the perspiration
from his face. Every good, very good"
said the admiral. Now, you pick that
thing up and carry it back where it
belongs and then get to work"
Captain Albert Gleaves. booked to
take the retiring officers place at the
Brooklyn navy yard, is commandant
of the Newport naval station. He has
been in the navy for thirty nine years.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06

Coed For Soil and Stock,
Plant MORE leguminous crops, such
as cowpeas, peanuts, soy beans. These
crops are rich In feeding constituents
and improve the soil for future crops.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06

naval battle took place at Memphis,
Team. A Federal steam ram feet de-
st1sysd the Confederate river defense
and effected the capture Of the city Of
Memphis. Fifty years ago June =
"Stoaswalr' Jackson's troops defeatsd
the Union command of General John
G. Fremont at Cross Keys, Va. The
next day, June Q, 1862, "stonewalr'
Jackson scored another victory, this
timo over the Federal command OF
General James Shields. Fifty years
ago June 10 ten year treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
for the suppression of the African slave
trade was promulgated in Washington.
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POLITICS
The weekly political schedule: June
3, Idaho state Democratic convention
and Ohio state Republican convention;
June 4. Louisiana state Democratic
convention. at Baton Rouge. and South
1~kOta Republican primaries: June ),
OHIO state Democratic convention, at
Toledo. and Arkansas state conven-
tiOn, at Little Rock; June 6, Minnesota
state Democratic convention, at Du-
luth, West Virginia state Democratic
convention. at Parkersburg. and North
Carolina state Democratic convention
at Raleigh.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
Survey Of the Worlds News

ID for dances which would have The
old tine touch OF rehnenent.
Alnast ell social reform m0vsosnts
lately havs hssa directed toward better
aeconoo1afioss for dancing Al strict
er supsevisiea sf the cancers. Ost Of the
fight aeainst vulgar da1css, ef which
the turkey trot 10 ths best known.
thefs has coma q movement which
will not oaly project yeatA. bst pre-
vide . Dlacs and tine for hsalthful
as1 rs1nsl ssereatisa.
q Q
THAT noo cove
8saator Ksste Neleoa. Whe = .
Nsess0aA. hesi6ss bslA0 Republican
fron Ainna1sea. declares that Chanp
Clark's canpaisn anthen. The Houn'
Dawg Of the Oxarks," b not a Dsms-
cratic tune at all. but an limitation Of
and old svellsh viking song. HIS IA
thers. 10 says, sftsn weat b victory
with that tuns In their sars. Ths SEN
atofs vssssoa follows:
Nasr ~ ksn tili staden's gvA
Pojkaf sparkar hunden minsy
Dot eosP 1s' Gamma ON han asr blstt hun.
De nssts ssuta att sparka honom vunat.
A neseal translatisa. which save for
the ns1se = slnest word for werd the
soag thsy sl,g in the Ozarks. soss like
this:
I came - tAs eity's saAs.
The bSys chased ny dog.
This thaV ~, though hs's safy . h0unA-
Tsay mus seso kieaing NY SaG aFsasl.
Ths saag eaa b traced - ~ baek
- ~ ysaf 100 and was psehabiy old
thea. IAe ssaalDe refsfS all requests
for ths sinSlng Of tie song to Kepre-
sentative Lobeck Of Nebraska. Mr.. Lo-
bsck y Swedish, and the senator says
TWO CITIES DIG MONTH
AZ the time approaches for the hold
ing Of the two big parties national
conventions Chicago and Baltimore
arc astir In anticipation Of coming
events. They will be field days for
tho hotels, but assurances have bsen
given that undue advantage will not
b taken Of the situation.
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HISTORIC OLD WA0Ash 80
The Wabash, the receiving ship Of
the Charlestown navy yard since 1873,
which has zone out Of commission,
was considered the acme Of naval con-
struction in its day and has flown the
Aags of more distinguished deet COM
manders and rear admirals Of the
United States navy than. any other ship
anoat, 1t il said. since.it was commits
stoned In 1855 1t has been the home Of
more onicers and men Of the United
States navy than any other vessel.
LoNDoN's HoRsE SHOW
The international horse show will
open at the Olympia. London, June II,
continuing until June %. The Amer
ican entries for this event show a
large increase over former years. A
riding display by the military teams Of
various nationaiities will be one Of the
leading attractions,
NEW NAVAL coMMANpANr
The date Of the retirement from the
United States navy of Rear Admiral
Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze, com
mandant Of the Brooklyn navy yard, is
scheduled for June 10. Admiral Leutze
was born in Prussia Nov. 1G, 1S47. was
appointed to the United States Naval
academy by President Lincoln in 1853.
and, in quest Of excitement" as he
htmSelf nut IT, he obtained a leave ~
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
OLD WA0AsH
LoMooN's HoRsE snoW

eVNOON0 NOHVE 1NOW
The international horse show will
open at the Olympia. London. June u,
continuing until June .. The Amer
ican entries for this event show a
large increase over former years. A
riding display by the military teams Of
various nationaiities will'be one Of the
leading attractions. ~ e. 80
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06

Hu6oso Maxim Wks SuSSests Entirely
New Kind q government Cruiser.
stroy in dstail svery battlsship Of any
navy in the world, one after another,
provided none Of them carried guns Of
a larger caliber than thirteen inch and
provided there was sea room enough
and that they would stay in the nght
to finish.
II do not, however. recommend that
We should stop building Dreadnoushts
Of the regular armorclad type" ex-
plains Mr.. Maxim. land build instead
only cruisers Of the character have
suggested. On the contrary, until an
actual demonstration OF the sighting
cruiser be made should strongly rec
ommend that we continue to build at
least two battleships year Of the
Dreadpousht type in order to b On the
safe side.
But In answer to the inventor two
naval experts, Lieutenant Byron L.
Long and Lieutenant William L. Pry-
er call his scheme impeact1cabie.
Greater speed" they ny. "is un-
doubtedly an advantage, bat in all
probability q thirU-nve knot 5000 ton
cruiser would be practically all ma
chinery and fuel, without much left
for ammunition and sixteen inch guns,
with the necessary appliances for han
ding and serving them. So lesser
number Of sixteen inch guns would
have to Be carried than are carried by
the latest type Of Dreadnoughts fitted
with twelve inch guns, and thus the
latter wouM, owing to the greater
number Of guns, have better proba-
biifty Of hitting"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-06
TWO CITIES DIG MONTH

AZ the time approaches for the hold
ing Of the two big parties national
conventions Chicago and Baltimore
arc astir In anticipation Of coming
events. They will be field days for
the hotels, but ASSURANCES have bsen
given that undue advantage will not
b. taksa Of the situation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
SELLING FARM BUTTER

The selling price OF butter will de-
pend upon the form in which it is
marketed as well as upon the quail
ity of the article. A neat, attract
i've yet plain package will often bring
as much as four cents more on the
pound than an unattractive one. The
grocery trade prefers a one pound
brick to any other style of package.
This is, also, a good form for pri-
waite trade. These bricks should be
wrapped in regular parchment butter
paper and may then be placed in a
folding pasteboard cartoon on which
the names Of the maker and his
farm have been printed. A good ar.
ticle should always be put out in an
attractive form. This will catch the
eye Of the discriminating buyer who
is ready to pay a good price fol
what he wants. Besides, a pool
package gives the impression O
carelessness. Large rolls should al
ways be avoided. Small crooks may
be used for private trade, but they
are more difficult to handle hatI
prints.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
COST OF KEEPING HORSES.

The truth of the statement that the
metltds of handling and the stable
accommodations have marked in.
fluence on the amount of feed re-
quired to keep a horse in good con-
dition has been proven by investiga-
ton made in Columbus by the animal
huSbandry students of the college of
agriculture, Ohio State University.
These investigations have been car.
sried on for several years. Over 1000
head of horses have been included.
1t was found that the concerns with
the poorest accommodations for their
horses, and where the least care
was given, were paying out the larg-
est amount for feed. The average
cost Of keeping horses in Columbus
is 4O.1 cents a day, and contrary to
popular belief, heavy express horses
are fed for nearly two and a half
cents less than are light driving hors
es. The lowest cost was $S9O2 pei
year in the case of an underfed ami.
nal, and the highest cost was $4,000
a stallion being fitted for the show.
One noticeable fact was the absence
Of variety in the ration, the princi.
pie roughage being timothy hay the
year around, and it was common to
find this feed given in excess. Corn
and oats constituted the principal
grains fed. In one instance, saw.
ing Of 1868 was brought about by the
use of four pounds of oats straw in
place Of a similar amount of hay
Wallaces' Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
sIEo WISDOM


The basic point about SilO is
that it must be an alright recep-
tacle. "A cement Silo should always
be pitched with tar or painted on
the inside with some airtight ma.
terial before filling.
The sole reason for building the
silo is that it is the most economi-
cal way of storing a succuIent feed.
We can store three times as much
dry matter in silo, per square foot,
as We can in a hay NOV.
The theory Of silage is that sugar
protein, etc, turns to tactic acid, by
fermentation. Heat is generated,
from 100 to IT'S degrees, which kills
off all germ life, or rather the
germ life kills off itself. The longer
this heat is maintained, the better
the silage. Around the outside. the
temperature is frequently low. Cy-
press, redwood and cement allow a
little absorption, dries silage little
on the outside and provides fermen-
tatio0.
Forty pounds per cubic foot is
about the right weight for silage. 1t
Is practically uniform all the way
down.
The most expensive place to build
a silo is inside a barn. 1t may be
desirable for convenience, however,
but it takes up valuable space that
can be used for storing grain OF
sheltering animals.
Sihge must be cut fine. The fin
er it is cut the better it will pack
and the better it will be. A quarter
Of an inch is about the right length
which silage ought. to be cut. What
you lose in cutting you gain in labor
in the pit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
On and About The Farm

wiser. The farmers credit their sue
cess to the fact that six months ago
they engaged a soil and crop expert
who Is teaching them how to farm.
Corn that will harvest ninety bush
els to the acre unless severe wealth
er causes damage, fields from which
the harvest of oats this season has
been ITO bushels to the acre, and
alfalfa that already has run four tons
per acre on the first two cuttings
and is now being cut again, were
shown the assemblage at the farm OF
Frank Greeley, ten miles south OF
DeKalb.
No greater enthusiasm could have
been found at a country fair than
that displayed by the farmers while
listening to Professor Cyril G. Hop
kins, soil expert Of the University Of
Illinois; A. P. Grout of Winchester,
president Of the Illinois Alfalfa Grow
ers' Association, and W. G. Eek
hardt, who left the staff of the state
university that he might accept the
position of soil doctor offered him by
the DeKalb farmers.
The meeting was in reality a min
iature conversation congress, for eaci
Of the speakers emphasized the ne
cessity for intensified farming and
for building up instead Of tearing
down the quality of the soil. The
farmers gathered about the speak
ers like a group Of schoOlboys, con
tinuary asking questions, and many
of them taking down notes that will
prove helpful in their future work.
The farmers spent the entire day
studying new problems and In con
gatulating each other over prize
crops. They assert that the value o.
their experiment in hiring a scien
tific specialist has been proved b!
recent farm sales.
They cite one instance where
farmer purchased $40 acres thirteen
years ago for $65 per acre and solt
it last week for 1920 per acre, afte
having made approximately 100000
in that period. They tell of sew
eral deals where land has been soil
recently for $500 per acre and firm
ly believe their new scientific meth
DDS will cause an increase of anoth
er 500 in value.-Farm Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
FOR COUNTY PRINTER.

The Great Bend Tribune of Wed.
nesday came out with the startling
announcement that 1t supports the
candidacy Of Will Townsley, who IN
cidentally happens to be editor Of
the paper. for the. office Of county
printer. There is one thing about the
announcement for which the Tribune
deserves credit. and that Is its stead.
fastness Of purpose. 1t has been
supporting the candidacy of Mr..
Townsley for the same office during
every campaign for the past eight
years, and doubtless has boone sc
attached to the habit that It is i'm.
possible for It to change. Mr.. Towns.
ley makes the plea that the people Of
the county. can best be served by
having a paper from the county seat
designated as the official paper.
During the past two years there has
never been an action Of import
ance taken by the county commits
sioners but what news Of the same
has appeared in the Ellinwood Leader
and II II has not appeared in
every other paper in the county,
whether they be official papers or
not, the publishers Of that paper are
not giving their subscribers what
they are paying for, for when a per-
son subscribes for a local paper he
has the right TO expect the important
news Of the county in general as vel
as the happenings Of the home vicin.
ity, and the experience Of the past
four years has proved to the people
Of Barton county that It - not neces
sary that the official paper be located
in the county seat. The editor o.
the Leader Is the Democratic candi
date for county printer IN oppositior
to Mr.. Townsley and asks the united
support Of the people Of east Bartor
county. and we have reason to fee
that we win receive It at the polls II
November. We win appreciate
your support and have confidence
that your Judgment in the question
win be In our faVor.-Leader.