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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

For growing cucumbers, squashes
or other similar plants, put old saw
dust or rotten wood about them. Those
who have never tied cucumbers on
strong, bushy stakes. like pea sticks,
will be surprised to note how they en-
JOY it.
"A good way to keep dried beef and
hams from flies is to wrap them well
and tie in paper sacks, or in paper, place
and pack in wood ashes, not allowing
one piece to touch another Alternate
a layer of meat with layer of ashes,
and place in a dry cellar.
A noted physician makes the fol-
lowing statement: When properly
cooked and used, ] consider whole
wheat one of the most healthy and eff
ficient remedies for that maiady, con-
stipatiOn, a trouble that destroys an
nually thousands OF valuable lives. di-
rectly and indirectly"
So far as possible grass should be
cut in good season, thoroughly cured
and then carefully stored SO that it will
keep in as good a condition as possible.
Good hay is one Of the very best ma
terials we can use at all seasons of the
year, while poor hay is of very little
value, and cutting, curing and storing
are very essential in securing good
Western Powman.
"A pig that takes its head out of the
trough while eating and acts as il the
slOp had run the wrong way has the
sniffles. He should be removed from
the herd and cared for, as the disease
is contagious. Put pine tar in the
Stops and smear both nose and face
with it. A free use Of carbOlic acid,
both externally and internally, should
also be made.
of ashes in the garden, american
Agriculturist says: Have a place in
which to deposit whatever will burn.
A shallow trench of proper size should
be made to hold the ashes. When a
burning has been made, cover the
trench with boards to prevent the
uSACS 1iOA OCAA1s UAO"u a" dN. DS CdIc
in gathering the rubbish, a supply may
be secured without outlay"
Cut half the corn from the cob
and scrape the rest off. Put it in bak-
ing pans in the oven and cook until the
milk begins to thicken; then spread it
out in the hot sun one day. Finish the
drying in the house. There are no
husks in it if dried in this way. When
wanted, soak a pint in warm water
half an hour before cooking. Season
with salt and butter to suit the taste.
If the worms on the currant bushes
are not very numerous they may be de-
stroyed by crushing them on the leaf
with the thumb and finger. This is
easily done, and if done daily for few
days will free the bushes for the season.
If the worms are too numerous for this,
dust the leaves with white hellebore,
which will kill the worms. If the helle-
bore is stirred in hot water with some
flour paste it will adhere firmly to the
leaves
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
CHEAP MANURING.
Various Available Methods Of i.n-s02a4
WORKOUT Soil.

Various Available Methods of a;n1GA4 G
Worn-Out Soil.
One of the heaviest items in manur-
ing the land is hauling and spreading.
This expense can not be easily avoided,
but there are many methods of en-
riching land that are available, though
not always practiced. Where a large
amount Of produce is sold off the farm
the fertiliziag elements must go with
it. and if the fertility of the soil is to
be retained something must be brought
on the farm to take the place of that
which is sold off. No farm will remain
fertile unless the plant food necessary
for the growing crops is provided,
and manure will not retain fertility if
it comes from no source but the farm
itself, as sooner or later the supply
must be exhausted. On stock farms,
where large quantities of bran, mid
dlings and ground grain are bought
and fed, no difficulty will be eX-
perienced. but on farms devoted to the
growth of crops. and the crops sold off
the farm. the use of artificial fertilizers
permits of return to the soil of the
necessary plant food in concentrated
form, the labor OF their application be-
ing but small expense. Green
manuring is the cheapest mode
of enriching land. as no haul
ing is required. There is consid-
cradle labor required in blowing land
so treated. but the blowing itself is ben
eficial. as it reduces the land to a finer
condition and assists in destroying
weeds and grasses. No field should re-
main idle. When one crop comes of
another should 60 in. II the second
crop can not be marketed, let it be
plowed under for manure. Early pO-
tatOes can easily be removed in time
for a green manurial crop. such as
buckwheat, peas and oats, millet, Hun
garian grass or corn. These crops
need not grow very high. Under no
circumstances should they be allowed
to mature seed, even II the season per-
mitted, but should be turned under
green. SO as to quickly decOmpose- A
large majority of farmers, after har-
veeting their corn. leave the field until
spring. How much better it would be
to pillow the field and SOW it thickly to
rye, turning the rye under in the
spring for potato crop. The blowing
Of the corn land would decompose
large quantities Of weeds and grass, as
well as corn roots, while the rye so
grown. if preferred. can be made to do
good service for early grazing by stock
in the spring. Other crops may be
followed by green manurial crops in
like manner, thereby enriching the soil
by the decomposition Of its own ele-
ments. and saving hauling to that ex-
tent The manure heap should also be
composed Of fine material. which win
lessen the labor Of handling the ma
nure when the time arrives for
spreading it on the land. Rhilsdelphis
Rneord
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
HOME AND FARM.

"A few drops Of ammonia, it is said,
viii loosen glass shoppers in jars and
bottles.
Sweet potatoes require nearly twice
the time that Irish potatoes do either
to bake or boil.
"A wife ought to know just what
her husbands position is financially,
and there should be fair understand
ing of what the household can afford to
spend for the housekeeping expenses.
for clothing. etc.
Cherry Puddings: Mix together
two cupfuls of -four, two teaspOonfuls
Of baking-powder, and water for a soft
dough. Butter the cups and drop in a
little dough, some stoned cherries, and
then dough to half fill the cups. Steam
one-half hour. Eat with sweetened
cream.-Good Housekeeping.
DO not allow the young trees to
bear fruit the first and second years.
The production of fruit will be ut the
expense of growth. The peach will
often bear the second year after plant
ing. II kept back in that respect it
will be in better condition for fruiting
the next season.
Herring Salad: Soak for six hours
three Holland herring; cut in small
pieces; cook and peel eight potatoes,
and chop with two small cooked bee:s.
two onions, one sour apple and four
hard-boiled eggs. Mix with sauce OF
sweet-oil, vinegar, pepper and mustard
to taste. Add a tablespoonful of sour
cream: let stand over night.
The smell of paints, which is fire.
quently so unpleasant in both a new
house and one that has been lately
done up, is said to be easily removed
by means of an armful of thoroughly
damped hay, which should be laid
loosely about the rooms and passages,
and left for twenty-four hours. after
which it may be take away, and if nec-
essary, replaced by another lot.
The former prevailing idea that
the acme of hospitality was reached
through the culinary department, and
that to make men happy you must feed
them abundantly is happily changing;
the cordial and unaffected greeting of
the host and hostess, their sincere de-
sire to contribute to the happiness Of
their friends, making amends for any
shortcomings in the decorations of the
house or the brevity of the menu
Selected.
A careful examination of the corn
fields at various times has convinced
Superintendent Graham, of the Kansas
Agricultural College, that the burning
of cOrn-stalks and weeds to kill the
chinch-bugs is waste of time. The
bugs do not hide in the fodder. the
cOrn-stubs or the weeds, but do hide
very close to the roots of the grass.
Burning the grass does not destroy
many of them, because the grass is
damp near the surface of the ground,
and the fire does not reach them. The
question of the proper disposal of our
surplus chinch-bugs seems vet 70 re-
main an omen one.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
EXERCISE FOR COWS.
The Only Reliable Way Of Strengthenir
the Digestive Organs.

The Only Reliable Way of Strengthening
the Digestive Organs.
The question for proper exercise for
COWS is one not always considered in
reference to the chief point to be gained
the hygienic results. Every animal
requires exercise, and much of it. 10
hold the digestion intact. But they
want exercise in proportion TO what is
required of them. Racing mea know
this perfectly. They have had to make
this a special study. The horse under
training must have fast and sometimes
exhaustive exercise. He becomes
network of bone and muscle and sinews
that may be likered to the strongest
combination of wood, steel and brass
known.
The young animal takes much exer-
else naturally. The thoroughbred colt
more than any other of the domestic
animals, swine the least. Why? It has
been bred into them, is what is
termed hereditary. The thorough
bred horse is the superior in
speed and endurance to any wild
breed Of horses, and even the far
famed Arab, well-bred. carefully
trained and excelently-fed horse, is
beaten by the thoroughbred at either
short or long distances. Why again?
The power of heredity asserts itself
under a larger number of channels
than in the Arabian horse, but princi-
pally in those arising from the best
possible and most varied food, in con-
nection with the best sanitary cOndi-
tons coupled with the necessary ex-
ercise to keep every part Of the ANNA!
frame in perfect vigOr.
To return to the dairy COW. She
must be creature of considerable ex-
ercise. for without fair exercise the
digestive organs can not prepare. nor
can the food be properly and fully
assimilated. Hence the dairy COW
must be large feeder and heredity
must be here strongly in the
direction of the vicera and
glands that produce superiority
LulS U1IOCk1Ou. CuC uOSt cut lnuCu
and digest much. If heredity is strong
"a this direction, it will probably be
strong in the milk function. else her
edity will not have been in that direc-
ton; the probability is strong that ex-
ercise enough was not given when
young. But milk win be sure to fol-
low Z one conform to the directions
herein outlined Tor the dairy cow-a
special and not general purpose COW.
The COW must have much exercise In
summer; this she naturally gets in
grazing. In winter. also, some daily
exercise is necessary. when giving
milk. even If it must Be under
blanket. When not In milk. the ex-
erciee must be sufficient to enable the
digestive organs to assume their mr.
mai strength. perhaps weakened By
prot-acted milking and = nlinimum q
orerrtse.--E6ym, Fed ass6 StoekmGA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
ALiberaI-M Merchant.

Mr.. Jarvis. this is my nephew. the
young gentleman whom you were kind
enough to promise to take into your
employ on my recommendation. You
will pardon mo for asking that you
give him as COOL q position as you can.
He comes of distinguished parentage.
sir. His father was an English Duke"
1.-THE boy can't help his ancestry"
said the merchant, kindly. I'VE shall
not permit any Of our respectfully born
employees to look down upon him ON ac-
count of his pedigree. You may begin
your duty, young man. By sweeping out
the ONCE"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
FILLED WITH AIR.

Braided Wire Taking the F1aes q the Ola
Stylo - Mattresses.
What Is that mattress filed withe'
asked customer in an uptown furni-
ture store.
Nothing" replied the salesman.
I'VE have mattresses filed with hair,
excelsior, feathers, straw and corn
husks. but that particular one is
empty" The gentleman pressed with
his hand on the mattress. 1t seemed
softer than the one filed with hair,
and resumed its original shape better
than one filed with feathers. It was
made of steel wire twisted and inter-
woven. 1t was covered with ticking.
and did not look different from an Or
binary hair mattress. The pillows
were OF the same material. This new
method OF upholstering has been sue
cessfuily applied to covering chairs
and sofas, as we'll as bed furniture
Physicians have pointed out the gen.
eral unhealthfulness of pillows and
mattresses which are stuffed with
feathers, hair or similar soft materi-
ais, but they continue to be used.
mainly because there is no substitute
that is free from objection. When
the padding is fresh and now it is
admirable, being light, elastic. porous
and cool. With use it absorbs gases
and vapors, and becomes unhealthy.
1t affords Judgment for parasites, and
is liable to become infected with germs
of disease. After period of use the
filing requires renovation or renewal.
When overhauled by the furniture
man there is no certainty that the ma
terial is not mixed with that from
other sources. or replaced by an infe-
rior quality. The danger Of infection
is of course the greatest among the
lower classes. The materials used to
fill cheap mattresses are such inferior
substances as shavings, cocOanut fiber.
corn husk, shoddy refuse and even old
rags. Many of the substances are
used over and over again, and are
filthy and dangerous to health.
Metallic mattresses are to do away
with all OF these objections. They
will not afford lodgment for moths,
bugs and other insects, or for the
germs of smallpox, scarlet fever or
the Group. They are well ventilated
and with thin covering are cool in
summer, but with a blanket laid on
them become warm in winter. They
are especially desirable in hotels,
clearinghouse and hospitals, where
q person is in doubt as to the last oc-
cupant OF the bed. The braided wire
is said to be an excellent covering for
easy chairs and sofas, and in time it
may be used to upholster seats in cars
and public buildings" ~ y World.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
A Case Of Moisture.

Naomi-.Henry, there was no rain
storm last night, was there?
mot that know Of
Ibid you fall into the water?"
Certainly not Why?"
Il think papa must have been mis-
taken"
What do you mean. NaOmi?"
HE said you were terribly soaked
last night. "-NeIrGska State Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09
THE s,Lo slMPLlFieD.
Preserving Fodder by Packing 1t 50 -
to Exclude All Air.

Preserving Fodder BY Packing 1t 50 -
to Exclude All Air.
Several years ago, and at different
times, the theory was advanced that
clover. cut green and packed in the
barn, after being simply wilted, would
keep sweet and come out bright in the
winter. Many farmers tried it and
most of them lost their hay. The mat
ter was discussed in the papers and at
meetings OF farmers, and many causes
assigned for failure and as many direc-
tons given to be followed, but the plan
was soon given up as wild theory,
and people concluded that it was best
to follow the old injunction: make
hay while the sun Shines"
Next came the announcement that 4
Frenchman had discovered that green
corn fodder could be packed in tight
pits in the earth and kept sound and
sweet. This was contrary to all former
ideas and to the experience of farmers
who had studied and labored in vain TO
keep corn fodder from rotting with
all the drying they could give it; and
the name given to the new process was
enough to give an air OF mystery
and incredulity to the whole af-
fair. But there were few men
who knew no better than TO believe
every thing they read, and others who
could see that the experiment was
worth trying and were not afraid to be
laughed at, and these two classes made
the attempt. and with occasional fail
ures and much raillery the problem has
been worked out. From expensive pits
OF masonry it came to wooden struct-
ures above ground or smooth excava-
tons in dry soil without walls; and
from the costly process OF cutting by
machinery. which kept the benefits of
the silo out of the reach of small farm
ers. to putting the fodder in whole, in
which condition it keeps as well or bet
ter. And now that the fact is under
stood that the exclusion of air by tight
packing and close covering is all there
is to the mysterious process which has
caused SO much discussion. we can see
why farmers failed to keep their clover
that was put in green. They lacked
faith and a knowledge of the principle
involved. They let their clover dry so
much that it would not pack SO as to
keep out the air, and they were afraid
to tread it down because they knew it
was not dry enough to keep. They left
air-holes at the bottom and cracks at
the sides and covered the NOW with
loose straw to catch the steam. All
these were wrong. while the main idea,
as we can now see, was right.
But the process has been still fur
ther simplified. Green fodder has
been stacked in the open air and pre-
served in good condition, with the loss
of only about a foot in depth on the sur
face. But for this treatment the fod-
der should be very green, as it will
pack more densely.
Dairymen have practiced growing
fodder corn to feed cows in summer,
and have sometimes allowed their
minds to wander into seeming impOssi-
bilities, by thinking what they might
do if they could have such fodder all
winter: and now such a thing is posi-
bic, and the required labor is much
less than has often been expended in
vain attempts to dry cOrn-fodder.-
Mirror and F0rnier
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

II man could only hold his own, tn Q
umbrella trade would be ruined.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

Gum chewers were in need of it.
So Kentucky woman has invented a
uuid holder for them.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

THE shades Of night are fast colors. Tho
morning light fades them.-Dansrtlk Breeze.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

THERE Is . strange partially shown in
giving the elephant, which has fy-proof
hide, . tail at both ends, while the thin
skinned horse has . fy-brush at only one
end.-Nor,rich Bulletin
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

A HoRsE-RACE is always regarded as .
matter of cOurse.-HaTper's Bdz0r.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

The material used In opium smoking Is
called LAY out" Nothing could be more
appropriate -ROst1n Gdzkfte
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

BULwHR WAS correct There IL NO such
word ~ fail" Il IL modified down into
assignment.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

A GREAT many politicians are called dark
horses from the shade Of their recordA-
Hoek,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

FRS the little things that especially
tie little brothers and sisters
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

A GREAT many people are dependent for
their bread upon the pension rolls.-Bosoa
CommSeiol B,alkffn.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

Buriin9ton Route. c. Z
inR q extensive business. m roosener
and ffeiGht, OF Tie first iame6 kr1ncS oe
h speaking Of The oocaaioa q tAe NSfionaY
Rod probably brought in moro people d.
fru0 June 10 70 ~ the period Of u excur.
sioa rates, over t00 strangers caDo .
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

WY call . man . crank, when no oae
can turn him!-Sm Euncisco Alta
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

A WOMAN win usually acknowledge 9
mans superiority when her Lead pencil
GETS dull.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

BoARDIxe-IoUs. keepers. alsAough 1eA
lose money by crediting false roomers.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

TIE wine cup Is said 70 be the father I
sin; and the whisky jug il the step faxthe
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

1to Grasp Ho1ox00
BY Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, .-nstipo-
ton is succeeded by q regular habit Of body.
While this medicine IL thorough, it does not
pepsiA, liver complaint, nervous weakness
and kidney affections. arc among the mAlA-
dies TO which It Il also adapted. Wherever
tried, ON this continent and elsewhere, il
shows its ability to expel the poison OF
malaria from the system.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

II Ad1icted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

ANCIENT Greece-old butter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

A Box OF Glenn's Sulphur Soap II equiva
lent TO many sulphur Baths. Den 1orgetik
Hills Hair Dye, Black or Brown.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

= FLORIDA 81, EzznA1nA N. IL
Nara n ~

= FLORIDA 81, EI1A1HzA n. IL
March II, tooA
I have been using AILoocx's FonoUs
PIAs111s for the last I've yeazR Some tWo
yeaEs ego, altar having been sick for m.
wards Of six moaths with nAlasia, / found
myself with IN enlarged spleen, dyspepGic,
and constantly troubled with . headache.
and my kidneys did notact very veil either.
Having spent most Of my money for medi-
cine and medical sdvice, thought 70 saye
expense I would use AILcocK's PonoUS
PIAsfRRs, two ON the small Of ny back,
one on tho spleen or ague cake, and ono On
tho pit OF the stomach. Just under The
breastbone. Icontinued using the Pastors
about thirty days, changing them every
week. At tho end Of that time was per.
3ectly well, and haveremaineds % ever since.
GEORGE DIxox.
BLACK and blue-s detected darkey-Ds.
truSt Free Pres.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-09

BLACK and blue-e detected darkey-Ds-
trust Free Pres.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-27
THE CORNER LouNeER.

''The heavy tragedy aud the heavy villain
Of the play are not doing well this season in
Memphis, and doub; much II Booth and
Barrett would draw big houses for three
nights, to say nothing OF weeks engage
mcut,' said a theatrical man 10 the Loungcr.
"bui 1t Is pretty much the same all over the
country. The oll.timc tragedy has had it,
DAY, and the blood aud thuEder drama and
the modern Irish and German dramas are
following the tragedy az a rapid pace What
has taken its place, you ask Why, the light
est OF husincs-iunny stuif-musical COM
cdy seems TO be- in the lead, and comic opera
Is also popular. Why should a Paper Doll
draw biasrr housc, than Jocclyn' or Masks
aud Faces. and why should Friil draw
better than Faust hut they do yet no
one will attempt TO claim Tor them superb
ority Ia any respect The popular taste has
undergone some mysterious change as TO
ihcatricals the sentimental era has passed;
people do not like % weep any longer they
prefer 20 laugh. no matter what the poe; said
about the loud laugh which tells the vacant
mind But what will become OF the ira
rciiaus Of the heavy lines when they
VIII nave 70 NlNt llale W Tue N'iH-
cdians aud character vocalistsf | viii tell
you. and IL j. a rrgat idea because Of it,
novelty. You know The Merchant Of
Venice was originally produced as a come
dy. shylock wa the le1iius comic chaHc-
,er. Ala mach latcF day Is as chan-gi %
a tragic part. Way l1s turn al ~ shake
spcaru's trasniAs into oal.ef.fr 40 a.--ks
the hcayy viiiains the tysas'..i,af d --li
great comic part eDgid ~ rznls oli q
Hamlet Richard III. Maeifib. Julius
Cesar and other like roles. Il might look
little old 10 see Booth aud Barrett playing
COMEDY. but they did IL In their time, and
have not forgotten the art by this means
old-tim tragedy can be- again popularizcd,
and o. never before; Il will be- a kind OF
revival or renaissance aud will once again
hold is own against the grotcsquc people
aud the comedy warblcrs, who well know
/ that bal singing j. preferred Ia good actinl
by the patrons Of the stage at present.