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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
CLEARWATER NEWS.

To the Editor of the Eagle:
Our best farmers are procuring earlier
varieties OF corn to plant. The "Ohit
black root is four weeks earlier, and 6
very heavy corn. Either get your seeG
from Iowa or Illinois and you are sure OF
good crop. Ground feed for cattle OF
hogs pays 80 per cent in fattening quail
ties. have been astonished since com
ing to this state to see so few farmers
feeding ground feed. One of our bes
farmers tells me he can fatten pen OF
hogs in three weeks Oh his ground feed
Cleanliness, with plenty of coal (charcoa
is the best, lime and copperas in the
feed, is a sure prevention of hog cholera
Much of what is called cholera among
hogs is nothing but inflammation of the
lungs. Feeding nothing but dry, hard
corn and no change will produce it.
Deep plowing is preferable for all
kinds of crops. This will be the most
prosperous year for corn and all kinds of
crops we have had for years: so put your
cultivated land into some kind of crops
Some of the best farmers have kept their
stock this winter on sorghum. 1t should
be sown thick and harvested while green,
and your stock will do better on it than
on hay or any other feed. Wash your
fruit trees in March with I've and then
whitewash them, prune the tops and
wash off all webs of worms and save
your fruit from their ravages.
DIR. Terry, of Wichita, has purchased a
residence here and rented store and is
filing it with drugs and medicines. He
has confidence in the future of the incest
little city in the county.
Mr.. Jack Dustin has started broom
factory. and his brooms will recommend
themselves in any market.
The officers of our post We're installed
on Saturday last by Col Downing, as
sisted by Capt Wallace and Col. Wood
cock, of Garfield post and Post Com
mander Thomas, of Valley Center post.
They said that they enjoyed the meeting
very much and certainly we did We
had very enjoyable time, so much so
they promise to come again and surround
the camp fire, and tell the stories of
camp life in the army. Let me say to
the old soldiers of the post that these
privileges which we are now enjoying
will soon be over. The old vets are fast
passing away. So let all attend the
meetings punctually, for it is privilege
you should all appreciate. ALPHA.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08


1t is claimed that new meeting of
the New York Democratic state commit
tee will be called, to take the vote over
again on the question of filling the va
cancy from that state on the Demo-
cratic national committee, caused by the
death of the late Hubert o. Thompson.
Those who forecast the result of the
next meeting say that the vote, instead
of being tie, will stand 26 for Cleve-
land to s for Hill. They also declare
that the result will be accomplished by
.'a free use of federal patronage and,
strange to say, this allegation comes
from mugwump sources, without word
of dissent. If President Cleveland shall
buy up with offices enough men to give
him majority on the New York COM
mittee, it will be worse defeat for him
than he incurred when the vote was
tie between him and Hill.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08


A new method for cheapening fuel has
been discovered which has been tested
with satisfactory results in several of the
great manufacturing centers of the east.
The process consists of spraying fine coal,
which has been reduced to powder, by a
pulverizer. into chamber attached to a
furnace. The advantage is the rapid
combustion, which is so perfectly ac-
complished that there is almost no waste
at all from ashes and smoke. The ex-
periments made showed a saving Of from
forty to fifty per cent in coal and fifty
per cent in the time of heating the fur
mace with an improved quality of iron.
1t is fact worthy of note that the en-
ployment of natural gas as fuel has re-
suited in the discovery of number of
methods of cheapening other fuel which
are Of great value to the world
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
STATE NEWS.

Our farmers are all jubilant over the
prospects of good crops this year: they
say the indications never were better.
Sun City is in the midst of great re-
vival. Nearly one hundred conversions
are reported and the meeting still con,
tinueS.
Many farmers in this section com.
menced plowing for spring crops last
Monday and Tuesday. The warm. spring
like weather has put the ground in ex-
cellent condition for breaking, of which
the farmers are taking advantage fol-
early crops.-Garden City Sentinel.
Gaeden City has a coal black rabbi,
with a protuberance like an elephant
trunk instead of q nose. but Lawrence
has a man who married his mother-in.
law.
The warm weather is starting up the
blue grass in fine shape. Farmers re-
port the wheat crop growing nicely. and
they are very Inbilant over the general
prospects.-Wintield Courier.
4 postoffice has been established at
Grafton, Chautauqua county. with
johnson B. Cogswell as postmaster. and
one at Oklahoma Station with Samuel
ID. Robehaugh rs postmaster.
Morton county claims To have produced
last year ten times as much IN crops as
was required for home consumption.
and found a ready market for hundreds
of tons of Its surplus in eastern Colorado.
while its farms are Vet dotted with
shocks OF corn, stacks of millet. and It's
stock Is in excellent condition. The
farmers are all in the best of spirits and
are preparing TO put in much larger
crop this year.
Rush county has probably furnished
more work for the legal fraternity BY
the complications growing out of the
county seat fight than any county in the
state,
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

The forty-ninth congress passed bill
making an appropriation for public
building at Ashville, n. c., but the pres
ident vetoed it along with a number of
others upon the specious plea that the
public interest did not require that such
buildings should be erected, he being the
judge. The present congress has passed
the Ashville bill again, together with
bills for Greenville, S. c., and Monroe,
La, appropriating one hundred thous-
and dollars for each place. The presi-
dent having visited that section since
heved he will now approve these last.
And, then, we are considerably nearer a
presidential election than before.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

With the regularity, we like to have
said of the solar system, the Second Ad-
ventistS are again making periodic pre-
parations for the general roundup of
all things terrestrial. which event. they
say. is near at hand. Ii is said that not
long since in Michigan, ''they purchased
white robes,- trimmed their lamps and
assembled in one place-Battle Creek
all ready to ascend when Gabriel sig
nailed. They sold their property, threw
up lucrative positions, gave away their
stock, furniture and jewels, and awaited
The hour of their translation. But after
Forty-eight long and weary hours of inn
patient expectancy they concluded that
they had miscalculated and dispersed.
only to assemble again more recently"
In the language of the great apostle 10
the Gentiles. these people "have zeal.
but not according 10 knowledge" they
are not wise i'm their day and generation.
All true believers in the second advent
Of the Messiah endeavor 10 keep pre-
pared for His coming at all times. not
knowing the set time, and 10 our mind
that is the true theory of practical
Christianity. Those who are prepared
Tor the change when it comes TO them
individually (after all it is an Individual
matter are the truly wise ones.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

The long and short haul clause comes
in for a walloping, through the postoffice
tariff, as follows, from the San Francisco
Bulletin: "When the government re-
duced letter postage from 3 to ? cents it
left the rate on drop letters the same as
before, and it costs as much to send a
letter from Montgomery to Kearney
street as from San Francisco to Boston,
This comes within an ace of violating
the long and short haul clause, and
should be corrected by reducing drop
letter postage to cent"
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

We think it about time that some ac-
ton be taken to put a stop to the albut
systematic Justification on the part OF
newspaper correspondents, whether resi-
dent or sent here, in regard to the condi-
ton of the state and its people. Occur
rences which, in other states would be
passed by without attracting so much as
casual attention, are picked up, magni-
fled and celored into sensation and
sent out broadcast and Published to our
very great injury. 1t seems to us that
the state has suffered and this sort of
thing has gone on about long enough.
and some one if these sensation mongers
were made an example of by an indig-
nant community, it would, no doubt
serve as wholesome restraint upon
others Of like bent. The idea of COM
munity like Dakota, which has suffered
a hundred times as much as Kansas dur
ing the present winter, sending contri-
buttons of provisions to this state under
the false impression formed by the lying
reports sent from here, is not only alb
surd, but is compromising to the state
high sense of honor and dignity.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
A "DESTITUTE" LIE.
The following is clipped from the Min

The following is clipped from the Min
neapolis Tribune:
lRoQUoIs, Oak. Feb. "A petition is
being circulated and extensively signed by
the citizens of Iroquois contributing
towards a car load of corn and provisions
to be sent to the destitute and suffering
people of Kansas. The governor of that
state has called for aid. ana in response
our generous people are going down in
their pockets to contribute their mite
This section of Dakota has been blessed
with prosperous year and can well afford
to help out the less fortunate states
Dakota may be as prolific in crops as
in billiards, but it will be a cold day. in
deed, when Kansas calls on that polar
region of suffering for something to eat.
That the governor has called for aid will
be interesting, if unpleasant. news to the
people of Kansas. The people of Iro-
quOis must also be gullable people.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Wichita is not jealous of any other
city or town and has no cause to be
envious of the good fortune of any place
on earth; nevertheless the Peerless
Princess would not object to being
afflictedG) with the same sort of war
as just now prevails in Springfield, ILL.,:
j. e. a laundry war, with the rate of
charges at one cent for two dozen.
Springfield should he next to the Coolest
city eXtant, according to the proverb.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Our next friends to the east. to-wit
the Missourians. are going TO have some
politics themselves this year. Their GU
bernaterial contest will be the center of
attraction and it bids fair to work UP to
white heat, even before the summers
sun at high meridian shall intensity the
atmosphere. On the Democratic side
the contest for the nomination is about
made up, Congressman Dockery. of Gal
latin, and Governor Morehouse being
the contestants. Who the Republicans
will pit against the Democratic cham
pion is not known: in fact but little has
been said on that side SO far. but with
such a candidate as they are sure to Sc
leci from the many able men of the party
in the state, and with such 4 platform OF
principles as will be presented against
the usual Democratic dogmas there
ought TO be no doubt about the success
of the Republican party in that state next
fall. They have been reducing the DEM
ocratic majority in the state right along
for several years until there was very
little left of il at the last election. An
easy victory is.reasonably expected.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Congress cannot find time to pass any
measures for the relief of the country,
but it is some comfort TO know that Sen
ator Stanford has found time to explain
why he voted for the confirmation of
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Mr.. Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly,
still justifies mugwump support Of Mr..
Grover Cleveland. Notwithstanding all
his shortcomings and backslidings as a
civil service reformer. Stripped of the
flummery that environs the case and
question it amounts to this: "We hug
the offender and forgive the offense."
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Prince Bismark's declaration that the
Eastern question is one of only secon-
Diary interest to him, is equivalent to
saying 70 Russia, Turkey and England
that if they want to fight they have his
cpncont
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
consent,

Congressman Bacon, chairman of the
committee to investigate the whole sub
ject of trusts" after some hard work,
we presume, will be able to inform the
country, in a voluminous report what
they already know, that these trusts
are a lot Of commercial pirates, whose
sole object is to rob the country.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Six and half million dollars of ad-
vantage in favor of the United States in
the past years commercial transactions
with the outside world is not much, but
wl1en it is remembered that a little is a
prodigious percentage upon nothing,
that comparatively small amount affords
some satisfaction.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Prince Bismark assures the people of
Germany that there is no danger of war.
but intimates that his country will be
put in position to take care Of itself in
case of an emergency
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

distinctively national and to. be culti-
waited as time rolls ON as a science. the
products and wealth of our great people
will enable us to not only supply the
world with much of its wants, but to
cover again the oceans with our COM
merce. w, E. HUTCHINSON.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
Banking seems to be a hazardous

Banking seems to be a hazardous busi
ness in Cincinnati. The collapse of the
Fidelity National bank in that place has
already resulted in the conviction of two
of the principal officers of that institu-
ton, with the end not yet. Now comes
the report that the Metropolitan
National bank of that city has sus-
pended and is in the hands of govern
ment official 1t is not presumable that
Hopkins and Harper had anything to do
directly with the Metropolitan affairs,
but it is probable that the Fidelity bank S
complications affected, indirectly: the
Metropolitan. 1t is to be hoped this last
suspension will be only temporary and
that the trouble will end there.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

What seems almost miraculous trans
pired in New York Sunday night. A fire
occurred in the hospital for cripples, in
which We're lS5 crippled children, not
one of whom were injured. The cook,
a sound attache of the institution, is
reported fatally injured. These children
We're all helpless. ''Not even sparrow
falls q"
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

''Sunny Kansas" is very pretty, but
if the prevailing weather of the last
three weeks is to continuessfoggy. stick
in-the-mud would be more appropriate.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08


The Boston Traveller expresses its views
of the tariff question and what will be
the result of it as follows: There is
every indication that the country will,
in November next, be entertained with a
surprise party. 1t will prove to be the
return of all the doubtful northern states
to their allegiance to American in pref
erence to English ideas on the tariff.
Rumblings, growing louder each week,
portend something very like an earth
quake The rumblings are not confined
to the northern states. There are unmis-
taxable indications that several of the
southern states will align themselves
with the northern unless repelled by un-
wise and injudicious methods of cam
paigping.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
TO REDUCE OUR STOCK.

We feature this cleeranc
sale grand surplus silk sale Lots OF
the purchaser. -
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

Congressman Bland said the other
evening in Washington he had antag-
onized the Wilkins bank circulation bill
because he thought the substitute he
proposed was much better. His propo-
sition is to allow banks to deposit silver
bullion and issue notes on that. The
Wilkins bill allows banks to increase
their circulation up to the amount of
the par value of their bonds on deposit.
Mr.. Bland says he rather thinks the
Wilkins bill has been shieved, because
its friends fear that if they push it the
bullion substitute will be adopted.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

picked Rhadams on which vs
will make the following quotations.
81 yard Browns sapphire Myrtle Hunter Green
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08
WHITE HOUSE.

Yon have little weather
goods than we want consequently win
weeks longer Every article
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-08

pieces colored satin Rhadams at SO ct
sales price $1.25 per yard in the followin
HeltOtrope. Sapphire, Goblin Blue, TanS g
goods just as we advertise, at SO cents wor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27

In the face Of all discouragements which
come from fluctuations 10 the wool m arket,
and the unfavorable competition Of Aus
tralian and South American wool, there il
still strong interest in American Mer-
mos. No other sheep can supply it's place
in the production OF fine wool or in adap.
tstion to the large ranges west OF the Mis-
issippi. The focks OF Vermont Pennsyl-
vanis, Ohio, Wisconsin aud others Of the
older states are bred with great purity.
and supply breeding stock for the more
western regions where they are kept main
~ for the wool. Many farmers 10 the
Eastern and Middle States find profit in
crossing their Merino ewes with rams Of
English mutton breeds, to produce lambs
for the market. But the male progeny OF
such crosses should never be used for
breeding purposes, or the result will be
mongrels destitute Of the best qualities OF
either breed. The tpye should be main :
tanned pure, wrinkles and all. The clamor
against wrinkles is unheeded by good
breeders, as it deserves to DO. Recently
heavy sales Of Merinos in Vermont for
Australia were selected from wrinkly. dem
sley wooded sheep.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27

Young growing hogs should not BIO hea-
Willy fed, especially as in this country grain
usually means corn. On the o.her hand.
relying wholly on pastures is almost equsl
ly as bad. Pigs in clover has passed into
an euphemism for the height Of pig pros
pesity, but the idea is an illusion. II
the pig in clover gets nothing else 1t will
do more squesling than growing. But the
clover makes an excellent base on which
to build substantial ration. 90 grass as
the foundation the farmer can now build
up delightful variety for the pig in 70.
fuse potatoes, small apples. the trimmings
OF the beets or some Of the main crops aud
pumpkins ANY one Of these boiled and
then mixed while hot with BRAN corn and
oatmeal, will make q dish that will give
the pig the variety that il Graves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27

A large proportion OF the butter made
and sold 10 this country is shipped by the
maker direct TO the city commission house
and sold to the wholesalers or exporters.
but immense quantities are sold to country
q. orekeeprrs aud butter buyers. OF these
there are two classes.ib village storekeep-
er who barriers his merchandise for butter
aud the merchant who makes butter buy
iog snd shipping specially.
With both classes there Is great need OF
Improvement, and they do much toward
keeping the price and quality OF butter
down SO low that butter making with many
farmers is Improbable They store their
butter away in dirty store rooms with old
kerosene and molasies barrels, pork and
msckerel casks, hides and potatoes. and
rubbish, which conisminate butter with
foul odors and make II unfit for human be
ings to eat.
The traditional "store butter" is another
article OF com erce which is worthless and
fit only for soap grease. II is the prodnc
lion Of merchants who buy butter in small
quantities and keep il on hand till they
bave enough to Ill shipping package. o.
all classes Of butter tbis is the worst. and /
do not wonder that oleomsrgafine manu-
facturers can compete with the real prod.
uct when q considerable per cent % tho
butter made 10 the United States is packed
N country stores and branded store butter.
Oleomsrgarlne certainly cannot be any less
palstable than store butter. Another draw.
back 10 the improvement OF butter in sec
lions where farmers sell their produce 10
country merchants is the practice which
these merchants bsve Of paying the same
price for butter whether it be first class or
very poor. The price mnsi necessarily be
low and those farmers who make good but
Ter receive less than their butter IL worth.
while those that make poor butter receive
more.
Profits on the farm are very small. sbd
II Is time that reform movement should
be begun 10 marketing butter. II pays TO
make good butter. bat poor butter is . loo.
10 the maker and greater loss 10 the COM
sumer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27
Our line Of stoves is
more complete
than ever.
CELEBRATED
WEST SHORE RANGE.

with it's VENTILATED OVEN. We have sold
over sixty Of these ranges in this vicinity;
this ia We think proof enough that 1t is
first class range.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27
Agriculture.



In his earcfience in ieedsas cattle 81 The
Kansas College Farm Pref Shelton ssys'
A considerable general experiences 10 the
nse 81 corn and cob meal ., feed fos herd
Of sixty old head Of acsi cattle has great
" strengthened not coly the writer bn'
those having the practical management Of
the herd 10 tho conviction 81 tho snpefio'
value Of corn and cob meal. The corn
and cob neal wAr, sppsren,ly ., least bet
ter disested than was the clear corn alone
when used, II was eaten certainly With a.
great relish. the cattle we're on their
feed less often. while cases Of disrrbes
causei n.y. overlooking too common
when corn meal was used--were prscii
eally nnkuown when the grain feed ~ss
the ground ear corr
A brooklyn horse car company feeding
over 900 horses gives iis methods. which
Il claims TO bs the best IN long expert
epce with feeding horses The regular
meal OF The HORSES consists a. cora and
oats--in the winter one part Of Tho oats 10
four OF corn. aud 10 summer elral parts Of
each. This feed is bought IN the grain
and ground on the premises. The average
consumption by each animal Ia nfteen
pounds Of meal and nine pounds Of hay
day.
The hay IL prepared 10 cutting box
and mixed with the meal. which ia moist
ened SO % to stick TO the hay, and thus
fed together. With such feeding tho com
pany reports that 1t has not had case Of
collie among its horses in year or more
and that they thrive and otherwise do bot
ter on this ration than upon any other II
has tried The danger Of feeding horses
meal alone is well known to experienced
feeders. Thus fed il cakes Ia a plastic
mass in the stomach aud frequently causes
collie. But wet little and mixed with
cut hay, the mass when well masticated -
spongy in the stomach and admits the
gastric juices through II and thus it Is
we'll digested.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27
Burton eco,

Would respectfully the attention Of the public the that
offering addition their usual varied
Dry and Clothing Hats Caps Furph
Goods, the complete stock Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27

Daring tho molting psriod the hens
should have all the milk they wish. u, viii
greatly invigofate them aud produce rapid
melting. especially . gill Of linseed msa
be mixed With each quart Of milk. II can
be given fresh or - eurds. Buitsrmilt Il
also excellent for poultry.