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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
WHEAT AS A CATTLE FEED.

The Way in Which Some Colorado Ranch
Tnen Are Turning it Into Beef.
Wheat will be fed TO stock this wear
very much more generally than would
appear from ordinary observation. Ii
is healthy and productive of good re-
suits when fed, from cattle down to
poultry. When chopped and fed TO beci
cattle, for instance, it will cause them to
put on flesh rapidly and thus return
two-fold in comparison with the ordi-
nary market price for wheat. Occa-
sion&lly farmer will be found who
AYERS that he can raise wheat probably
at ninety cents hundred. 1t will be
seen. however, that such men have large
ranches. and raise, in most instances,
nothing else in any quantity. For an
ordinary farmer, then, it is much more
remuneratiye to feed wheat than sell it
ri the price we have quoted. An ex-
change says regarding this: "A more
pressing point for farmers to consider
Just now is the utility Of making use OF
a great deal of their wheat crop at home
for stock-feeding purposes, instead of
pressing it on the market under the dis
advantageous circumstances now exist
ing. Wheat meal may be made an adj
mIrabie substitute for oil cake in fatten-
ing cattle and sheep; hence those
farmers who have been accustomed 10
make heavy OUTLAWS in the purchase OF
oil cake for winter feeding of stock Will
act imprudently if they do not abandon
the system this year and fall back on
their heavy stock of home-produced
wheat rs Il substitute. Wheat meal is
reckoned even better than barley meal
for pig feeding, and it would be econo-
my to keep back nothing but tail barley
for pig consumption this season. mar
'keting the whole of the head corn and
making use of wheat largely for the pro-
duction of pork. Prices of store pigs
have been low for some considerable
time and remain so at present. Farmers
of an enterpriSing turn will take advan-
tage of this circumstance BY buving
largely store pigs and converting them
into pork, chiefly by the consumption OF
wheat meal
In some instances the raIchmen have
organized and purchased feed mill, as
in the case of the Platte Valley Grange.
with results beneficial to all concerned
Wheat turned into beef is more protita-
bic than when sold to the millers. aud.
this being so. il requires no solomon to
decide rs to the best manner in which to
dispose of it.-COlOrJdO Former.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
Why We Are Despondent.

The genesis of our lower moods may
be discovered without much search.
Indigestion, i'll health. lack of sufficient
sleep and, lying back of these, our ma
tional sin of overwork and our human
nature sin of over-anxiety, account fOr
much of our dependency. Living be-
yond our means, assuming a style
which the income does not justify, buy
ing pretty things which we can not cas-
lily pay for, lavish outlay to keep up
appearances-theSe and kindred causes
make the heads of a family frequently
bitter and severe. They are so worried
that they can not be cheerful, and their
daintily set table is served with sauce
of unkind speech which mars the flavor
of every Christian Union.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
sEAlsKIn ON The SEAL
Not Nearly SO Attractive as Sealskt
Cloak on a Pretty Lady.

Not Nearly SO Attractive as Sealskfc
Cloak on a Pretty Lady.
Seen when first taken from the AMI
NAL they little resemble the warm,
glossy skins worn upon our streets, for
until dyed and cured they are of light
brown hue, coarse and full of sand.
Before becoming valuable they are
shaved down on the flesh side until
they are not thicker than paper, the
long hairs are pulled out and the fur
dyed. The cost of the article is due to
the labor expended on it. The raw
skins are sold in London, where the
finishing is done. and then shipped back
to America, where they are sold with
heavy duty added. The killing season in
Alaska begins about June y, and the
100000 skins are usually ready for ship
ment a month later. The work OF
slaughtering is done by the natives who
live upon the st. Paul and the st.
George Islands, and the process is an
interesting one. When skins are wanted
the natives go to the rookeries, station
themselves along the shore between the
seals and the water, and, at given
signal, spring to their feet and make as
much noise as possible. The frightened
victims. timid as deer. then stampede
up the beach and are driven like sheep
few miles inland, until their captOrs
attack them with hickory clubs. Being
knocked senseless, they are stabbed
with long, sharp knives and the skins
are quickly removed from the bodies.
The work is divided among the men
some knocking the seals down, others
stabbing them and still others taking
off the skins. The native Indians num-
Der about three hundred, and under
the terms of the lease are provided
gratis by the company with warm
houses, sixty tons of coal, a doctor and
a school-master, salmon and other ne
cessities and comforts. For their labor
the men are paid some $4,000 alto
gether each season, a sum more than
sufficient to meet the limited needs of
life in a region of almost perpetual
fogs and utter isolation.-San Francis
cO1ChrOnicle
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
SHRIVElED WHEAT
Not Worth Much for Milling, but Capable
of Raising Good Crops.

As there is a great deal of shrivelled
wheat in the crop of this season in
many places, it becomes an important
question how it can be utilized. As
wheat brings but a low price in the
market, only the very best should be
sold. and the poor lots used as feed.
Shrivelled grain turns out poorly in the
mill, and it has especial value as feed,
being strengthening and vet cool. 1t is
of the utmost importance that the grain
be free from smut or rust, or otherwise
it is most certainly unhealthy. As to
how far it can be used for seed, several
important points present themselves
for consideration. One of the very
best points is to determine to what eK-
tent the grain is shriveled, and fix a
reliable standard to which to refer in
our treatment of the subject.
Two modes present themselves, viz:
the weight of the stricken bushel,
or the size of the mesh in
sieve through which the grain
will lust pass. Without attempting
to fix the exact limit of shriveling on
the question of seed, we note a point in
physiology, that too great development
of adipose, or of cellular tissue, is I'M
favorable to fertility. A low rather
than high grade of development Sc
cures the maximum of fertility.
Whether the offspring will naturally or
can be made by artificial aids to come
I'D to the standard of the requirements
of the products is another point. The
like beeets ike rnle has as many quail
fications and exceptions as any other.
As to the facts, we have found shriv-
eled seeds to produce good crops.
How far the soil and other favorable
conditions helped the result we wot
not. A few years ago a neighboring
farmer, a careful man and close OBJ
server, had a lot of wheat that was very
much shriveled. Good wheat brought
a high price, and be sold too close for
fall seeding. He had taken some of the
poor wheat to the mill, and it was not
worth grinding into -four. On finish
ing he put in ten acres of land with part
of this poor, shriveled wheat, and his
crop next season was equal to the best
he had. The missing link in this
case is the want of standard of degree
of shriveling, but there was no fertil-
izer used.-B0Sto1 Globe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
Valuable Training.

Many a city man will always be thank
full that he was born a farmers boy.
Life on the farm has beneiicent effect
on the character which cannot be at
tanned elsewhere. Work is ennoblea bv
the motive behind it, and every man
may find something in his work, how
ever humble it may be, which is worth
his best thought and energy. There is
abundant evidence in everyday life to
show that the best strength co-.eS from
the boys and girls raised in the country.
The population of the great cities are
recruited from the country, hence the
character of the people in those cities
depends largely upon the character and
training received in the country. Habits
CT thought and observation, especially
concerning the objects in nature, are
snaportant in the building up and de-
gelopment of character. There are many
odd moments which may be snatched
from actual labor on the farm and de-
voted to thoughtful subjects which tend
to build up and broaden tie individual
IN T. Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
CHALLENGE TO BATTLE.
Throwing Down the Gauntlet a Symbol OF
Defiance from Time Immemorial.

Throwing Down the Gauntlet a symbol OF
Defiance from Time ImmemoriaI.
From time immemorial throwing down
the gauntlet has been symbol of def
ance, challenge to battle both in real
contests and in the mimic warfare Of
tournaments. Virgil. in-the Fifth Book
of the Encid, as we have seen. repre-
sentS Entellus us casting a gauntlet on
the ground before entering the lists with
DareS. In the Middle Ages. when the
leaders of opposing armies challenged
each other to single combat. a herald
bearing glove was sent with the mes
sage. Shakespeare makes Henry the
Fifth, when he engages under an incog-
nito in a wordy dispute with one of his
soldiers on the eve Of the battle of Agin-
court, exchange gloves with him as
proof that if they both survive the battle
the quarrel shall be settled with blows.
Among the Higalaaders the custom of
employing the glove as a sign of chal-
lenge givel or vengeance to be taken
fingered long. Did one of them break
faith? The surest remedy was for the
injured person to appear at the next
meeting place, bearing glove upon the
point OF lance, and proclaim the per-
tidy. The symbol aroused so keen
sense of right. so fervently appealed to
their rough justice, that the offender
was often slain by his own clan to wipe
out the disgrace brought upon them"
To bite the glove was the sure prelude
of quarrel:
Stern Rutherford right little said,
But bit his glove and shook his head,
writes Scott in the Lay of the Last
Minstrel '-Anlericdn Queen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
FARM AND FlRESIDE.

Whole potatoes for seed gave the
largest yields this year at the New York
Experimental Station.
Remove fiower-pot stains from WIN
dow siIls by rubbing with fine wood
ashes and rinse with clean water.
The potato crop of the two eastern
shore counties of Virginia is estimated
ut 100000 less than last years, on
account of the drought.
For the first feeling of soreness in
the throat there is no better remedy or
safer gargle than a mouthful of strong
salt and water, repeated several times
t-ChicGgo Tribune.
-Cotton-seed meal should not be feJ
TO young calves, but for adult stock one
hundred pounds of cottoR-seed to eight
hundred pounds of corn meal, or O1heI
ground food, is fair pCoportion.-ErOJ
Wines.
Lettuce is so hardy a plant that
even IL the Northern States s little
should De sown late IN fall and TIE bed:
lightly covered. 1t Kill be week or
tea days earlier than that soW5 in the
spring.
1T is well to have one or two late
matches of chickens. With warm
place during winter they wiz be ready
20 begin laying early in sprizg and viii
continue laying later in summer than
ahcse which hatch earlier, thus insuring
eggs during 3 longer season.-N y
Herald.
A Kansas farmer WRITES to local
paper: There IS great deal Of dis
ecussion ab0nt the comparative merits oil
yellow and white corn. an my expert
ence | have foond that Waite corn gives
most satisfactory results dor animals AT
work, while yellow coIn is preferable
for fattening purposes ="
Prof Arnold told BIr. Cheever. OF
The New England Farmer that hc had
''fully solved the problem of bow to
keep butter sweet fer an indefinite
period, by taxing it from the chIIrn i'll
the granular form, and after rinsing it
sufficiently III water or brine, packing il
in firkips in strong brine withaat any
working whatever"
Delicious filling for pie is made by
Stewing soEle pruncS Until they are very
soft, remove the stones, sweeten TO your
taste, and add, for pie, the well-beatcn
whites oftwo eggs; beat with the prunes
until they are thoroughly mixeG. Bake
with tvo cruSts, or if you can get it, use
whipped cream in place of the upper
crust.-E. I. Post.
-SquasheS need to be kept from
freezing in place dry enough to h.
free freHi the moulds and fungi which
attack and cause them to rol. Some
families have such storage in n cham
Der. 'GIhers makeshelves in The upper,
Fighter and dryer parts of the cellar.
Larger growers hare special houses, Oil
rooms prepared with stove heat fel
damp and cold weather, and fitted with
shelves and alleys between so that every
squash lies within reach of inspection
Toledo Blade.
-BeDed Indian puddingis improved
for some people if suet is added to give
it richness. Chop = quarter'Gf a pound
of beef suet very fine, add an equal
quantity of sugar, one teaspoonful Of
ginger half teaSpoOnful of salt, enough
sweet MILK milk to moiStcn the meal
and teaspoonful of baking powder, OF
about a rup of sour milk and = teaspoon
full of soda This should boil in a BAG
for at least three hours, and be served
hot with wine saues--N \, PDSL
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

THE VOLTAIC BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

ABOUT thirty years a-o prominent
physician, DIR. William Hall, discovered a
remedy for diseases of the throat, chest and
lungs, which was of such wonderful effica-
cy that it soon gained wide reputation in
this country. The name of the medicine is
DR.. WIZ. HALLIs BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
"A rich Young chan of Natick. Mas

"A rich young chap of Natick, Mass,
went to livery stable pretty drunk and
ordered a team. While they were har-
Messing the horse he climbed into the
carriage and went to sleep. They let
aim sleep a couple of hours when he
awoke and, declaring that he had taken
a good, quiet ride, called attention to
the fact that he hadn't abused the
horse, but on the contrary had given
him an oat bait at the Newton Falls
Hotel, paid three dollars for the tow
and went of satisfied. Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
NEW YORK. DecembGr 6

FLoUR-Firmer; common to good extra,
s. 6Ji.+}-2:5; good to choice, $500 400; white
wheat extra. S41jG4.!0.
WHEAT-A shade lower; No. 2 spring, size;
ungraded red, 6SlSS5c; No. 3 red, &c; No. 2red,
SlIrSE5c.
CORN-Better; ungraded, 49953c; No. 3,
49G 49I:c; No. =, 55Gg57c.
: OATs-FirIn; mixed western, 3aGSc; white,
SSh3Sc.
PRoDUCE-Butter, firm for fancy, at s653ic.
PROVIsIONS-Pork. dull, at S12.IJQ 1870.
Lard lower: western. S1.16G1.I5.
CATTLE-Steady; poor TO extra native
steers, $43466S5; Texas steers, S4201y4 40;
mainly S5OOft6.UO natives.
SHEEP-Fairly firm; poor TO prime sheep.
S3.0a05.0); poor to extra lambs, S4.0UG6.0.
HOGS-Firmer, at $440lc4.S0.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

A BROOKLYN woman calls her husband
1Boarding- house Coffee" because he is not
as strong as hr looks and always gives her
grounds for complaint.-N. Y. Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

The recent earthquake did good
thing at Rocky Glenn. Conn, where it
had before that been impossible to reach
water by digging wells. After the
shock the wells filled and the supply
has since been abundant.-Haryord
Pos.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

"WHAT is the stuff that dreams are
made of" passionately inquiries poet. In
one brist word, sir, pies.-BTIingtOn Free
Press
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

THE evil things that men do live after
them. Even when an amateur cornetist
dies. he leaves the fatal instrument.-N.
Y. Indepeadeat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
KANSAS CITY, December G.

KANSAS CITf, december b.
FLoUR-Dull; Xxx, sc; XXX, S0n5c;
family, s1.01GL10; choice, S1.3OGl-35; fancy,
81 456Il.5O; patent, SlS5a1-5.
WHEAr-Weaker: No. winter, 40c asked
No 3 red winter. 43e cash; 4Si4c asked Decem-
her; Januaay. f3i.6b44i4c: No. red, $40
49l4c cash;l, December 494 4914c; January,
sic; MOI soft winter, 5IG5113c cash; De
cember, 51Isc asked.
CoRS-Weak and lower; No. mixed, 26ti c
cash: December. a6Qa61lc; January 25S9
255sc; No. white mixed, Z7927ssc cash; De-
cember. 265<G27c; January 4g261sc; high
mixed, 26Izc bid; rejected, 25G25ilc.
0Ars-No. cash, 221G2Sc; rejected, $50
gle.
RYE-No. cash, 31G3ec; rejected, 35637c.
PRoDUCE-Butter, in fair supply and quiet;
creamery. fancy, 2sdt30c: fair to good, zoo
&c; fine dairy, 19d20c: roll, good. Bale; me
dunn. SG10c; store packed. l2G,16c; sour and
poor, 6G10c. Eggs dull at 2lc per dozen
PROvISIOSS-Dry salt meats-shOulders,
&c; clear sides &c; long clear sides, SIC: clear
rib sides. 61.c. Smoked meats-Shoulders, &c (;
long clear sides, 1I.c: rib sides, -; clear
sides, &c. Sugar cured meats-Hams. llI.c;
breakfast bacon, ljc; dried beef, lsc- herce
lard. 74c.
CATTLE-Market weak and slow; grass
Texans, S310d3-sD; naive shipping steers,
$46UG550; cows, S3.O0G3.S
HOGs-Aarket weak and lower; prices
ranged from S3..OG4.0a
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

"WoaEN as WageEarners" is the title
of an English story. It's quite interesting.
We know what women as wage-spenders
are.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

HUSBAND at tea: "How does yonr new
girl strike you:"-Wife: "She hasn't struck
me yet. but she has done almost every
thing lse.n-GOlden Days.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

Plies TooTHACHE DROPS cure in1 minute, 25c.
GIsnn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BuI ions
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

WHEELING, w. Va, must be a great
place for carriagesmiths. This is the re-
mark of wagon the subject.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

WHEN is book like a lovers farewell?
When it is finished with clasp.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

ECONOMY is wealth, but man, neverthe
less, does not ike to be taxed with it,
Boston TfQaScrint.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
Judgment Day January 4, 1885.

AN advance agent-The pawnbroker'
clcrk.-D0StOn Courier
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

PosITIvE-bet; comparative-better su-
perlative-bust.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

A MAN kicked into the street, on being
asked if he didn't feel mad, replied that be
did feel considerably put out.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaas
ThOmpson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. &c.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

A SCORE that some folks are allowed to
run up-Three-score and ten.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

A SPARK arrester-A pretty girl.-TerGs
SVtiJlgS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

IA SWEET thing in crockery-The sugar
bowl.-N. Y Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

A LITTLE boy over East has been named
Charles Worthington Furlong. Query:
What will they call him for short?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

WHY is a box on the ear like a young
lady's heart in mntrimony! Because it is
given with the hand
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Young Men. Read This.

CLOUDS come high, bat we must have
them.-Herchaht Traveller.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11
ABOUT thirty years

A LEADING question-Dispute as to who
goes first.-BOStOR Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-11

BETTING is no argument, yet it will do in
the place of better.
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We are prepared to prove it by the Word
of God. For information, address
o. B Kali or A. j. kawson, Woodruff, Ill.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.

| ST. LOUIS, December o.
,FLOUR,naUnchanged; family Ss4O512 80;
! choice, S3.l0l5320; fancy, S35OG3.O; patent,
| S4.35d49J.
WHEAT-Slow and lower; No . red, 15AD
56c cash; 7Ii2@7Sc January; 797s@oOc Feb
ruary.
CoRN-Dull; 34alc cash; 33l4c December; 81
OATs~DuiI at 261.c bid cash; 2s1sG2sl4c
| May.
! KYE-Quiet at 4Sl!c.
BARLEY-jJdt15c.
PRoDUCE-Butter unchanged. Eggs easier
| at 2l6I2iI2c.
PROvIsIONs-Pork, lower; SLID. Bulk
| meats long clear, $3.50; short ribs, $3.50;
short clear, S6.15. Bacon, long clear, S725;
short ribs, SI.3I1a; short clear, S1.621 SOLO.
Lard, lower at S6.62ls.
WHISKY-Stcady at 81. II.
CATTLE--Scarce; native butchers steers,
S3.75d475; cows and heifers. S2;I5G425;
stockers, 81. i5Q13.50; feeders, S3.I5Q425.
low grades, sI55@2.5O: lambs, $3.OO94OO
H0Gs-Active; Workers, s400ll4.l0; pack
| ing, s.. 1Gg425; heavy. S4-2Jaei3o. :.
CHICAGO, December 6.
FLOUR-Dull; winter wheats, S3.2Td 400;
spring, $3.O1lt350; Minnesota bakers, $1,000
3.15; patents, S4.00lt4JO; low grades, SLIGO
WHEAT-Dun; No spring, 72E@73sc: No.
3 spring, 56g6Oc; No. 2 red, 74074Ac; No. 3,
CoRN-Quiet; December and year, 371s@
3S5sc; January, 342sG35l.c; February, 54fs9
34Sc.
OArs-Very dull; cash, 24%c; December and
year, 81 G24ss; January, AGsW24ac-
RYE-Steady at 5l12c.
BARLEY-Dull at 5+Gl5Gc.
PROvISIONs-Pork, fair demand; January,
$u.31H@ll.50; February, SLIGO ii .6242:. Lard,
weak and unsettled; December, S66Jlt6 90;
January, $S.75G6.S0. Bulk meats. steady;
shoulders, S4.15G4.S0; short ribs, S5.6JGi'.75;
clear S6-aJlb625.
WHISKY-Steady at S113.
CATrLE-Stesdy; exports, s5.901635; holi-
day cattle nominally at S6.aJG660; good to
choice steers, S5.A66.00; common to me-
IS 65f4 y: Texas steers, S-3.OOG4.00.
SHEEP-Steady; common to fair, S2OOt
90: medium to good, S2.90G3.50; choice. 50. IS
042j; lambs. $4.O0G4.J0
HOGs-Lower; rough packing, s39G4 co;
packing and shipping, s4.lOG43J; light, $3.50
Q420.