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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28

koao fsrVa1d and the ~ II ii..s .
which The serpent had crsrt in. I con}J
hear the ophidian's long bodv rcv;-.
slowly, and judged that it, had -
coming toward me.
would have given almost any priea n,
light just then! A horrid odor fllsd
the airi Outside, Sackett and Luth ver.
shouting to me to eeme ashore: but for
the life OF me burst not stir nov. M,
answer them, lest the serpent might striIe
at the sound of my voice. wondered
whether snakes could see in the dark!
Suddenly l heard its jaws snap again.
on the port side OF the engme-the very
place where 1 had supposed its tail vasi
and making frenzied jump, dash ont
forward and landed in the mud and
water.
Are you bitten?' Luth cried ont.
He and Saekett then assisted me up the
bank.
The reptile still continued to crawl
around inside our deck house, and. after
listening to its movements for q while.
We determined to kindle fire and secure
little light on this dark and scaly SUBJ
ject. The gauchos were afraid to 20 out
far to collect frewood, lest, as they said,
the mate of the serpent might be in the
vicinity. Enough was gathered up, how
ever, to kindle q considerable bonfire, by
the light of which We approached our
little steamer again, and finally boarded
her, gun in hand, in search of the snake.
"A portion of it's notified bod was
then espied lying diagonally aero 8 the
deck, just in front of the engine boiler
By way of stirring up the creature, Luth
fired load of heavy shot into it, at
which it squirmed slightly and crawled
slowly for few feet, but soon came to Q
standstill again.
"'He's about done for said Ssckett;
and taking one of the pike poles, which
had also hook with the pike, he went
forward and struck it into the reptiles
hard, shining carcass. Again it writhed
little: then all three of us took hold Of
the ole and thus were able to haul it
out.
1T appeared that our first shots had
fairly riddled its neck and hesd-otber-
wise we might have had much more trou-
BILE in disposing of the brute; for 1t was
truly an ugly reptile to encounter. The
thickest portion of its body was almost
as large as the thigh of an adult man; and
I may compare its fattened head to q
Coos sized water pitcher of three quarts
capacity. 1t was nearly tweniy-four feet
long.
1T was what the eauchos called a sucu-
riaba, or water boa, and it is said to be
nocturnal in its habits. I suppose that
it had swung itself down upon the launch
from the large nut-trees on the bank.
Our deck had been most shockingly
defled with its blood; but the blood was
much more easily removed than was the
peculiar, disgusting odor which seemed
to emanate from its carcass, and for Q
long time resisted the action of our chic
rides.
After that nights adventure, We took
the precaution to afix net of tarred line
to the outside of our open window lights.
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Average Mean price Mean price
price of of hogs in of steers in
corn per Chicago per Chicago per
bushel. 100 pounds. 100 pounds.
Years.
It will be noticed from this table that

1t Will be noticed from tnIs t8Dle tnat,
as a rule, the mean price OF hogs has
fuctuated in the same direction as the
average price of corn, but not always in
the same proportion. There are some
apparent exceptions to this rule; for
instance, in 1882 the price OF corn is
given as much lower than in 1881, and
the price of hogs as much higher. The
same apparent contradiction Is notlced
in the wears 1887 and 1883. A partial
explanation of these exceptions to the
rule will be found in the fact that the
price given refers to the crop produced
in the year named and not the average
price of corn for the year. Thus the
hogs marketed in 1882 were fed partly
upon the crop of 1881 and partly upon
that of 1882, so that We should come
much nearer the average price OF the
corn fed to tine hogs sold in 1882 by
averaging the price for the two years.
The price of the vldentiy one
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
Appropriate Christmas Presents.

Have you decided on your presents TO,
the boys yet, my dear?" asked Mr.. Hen
bricks, after the lads had left the break.
fast-table for school,
Not quite all. But I have decided,
William, that they shall all be given
something useful. There is no use in
wasting money on useless toys for them
to break-and, by the way, we need new
rug for the parlor and dozen tumblers,
William"
@Ah! Well, why not get the rug 70,
George. and give the tumblers to John?'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
Some SeasOnable Signs.

There's q box in the cellar, q bundle upstairs
And the family cherubs are whispering In pairs
It's all about Christmas,
know it is Christmas,
Old Christmas once more.
When venture to enter where laughter Is life
you cannot come in, 4" cries the voice of my wife
'Tis the sweet sign Of Christmas.
The coming of Christmas,
Old Christmas once more.
When open a closet to look for my hat,
I hnd-but no matter; it is not the cat;
1t is something for Christmas,
A comfort for Christmas,
Old Christmas once more
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TISSUE or printing paper il the -,
thing for polishing glass or tinvaro. &,
By dipping fsh Tor an instant In boIll
ing water, much OF the di1Rculty 81
moving the scales will Be overcome,
A LITTLE linseed oil buorhed O.,
faded green blinds will, il tksysSrS -
too Tar gone. make them look slH1 r.
good as new.
Do NOT use coal oil lamps In bG6|
rooms with wick turned down IN
They produce asthma, heart diseaee|
throat disease, etc.
OLD flannel Of all kinds should b,
kept for scrubbing and cleaning paint
Next to flannel comes coarse, soft liner,
old kitchen towels, crash, etc.
To REMOVE grease from cloth: Dro,
on the spot some oil Of tartar or salt o
NORWOOD which has been left in /.
damp place till it turns to fluid; the.
Immediately wash the place with luke
warm water, and then with cold water
and the spot will disappear.
If you ever endured the agony Of |
felon. you will appreciate the fact thu
it can be cured by WOODEN smoke
Place the wooden rags under an invsrted
fower-pot, and put Goals upon them
or set them on fire some other way, thai
hold the felOn overthe smoke, and it viii
extract all the pain. {
To KEEP cut flowers fresh in the even
ing lay them in shallow pan or bowl
with their stems in q very little water
and cover the receptacle with . dam,
towel, one just wrung out Of water. Il
the morning the flowers can be arrange
in vases for the day. The stems can b
slightly cut from day to day. Flower]
treated in this manner can be kept fro,
one to two weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
The Perennial Complaint.

@Now, my dear" said Mr.. Younghus-
band to the partner of his joys, who wa
about to start forth on Christmas shop
ping bent, get presents for all the family
in-law and buy nice lot of things FOL
the boys; but don't spend more than q
hundred dollars. We must live within
our income"
why, George, replied the lady, in an
agarieved tone, you told me We had $500
this month-you know You did,
And Mr.. Younghusband only sighed.
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the contrary, we'll watered, remarkably
fertile, and rich in natural resources.
That SO broad an extent of country,
comprising not less than three hundred
thousand square miles, should have re-
manned unvisited and unknown for so
long time in this century of travel is
due in part to its geographical position,
but chiefly to the hostility of the Indian
tribes that inhabit it.
eral character of the region it is worthy
of fine physique, warlike, and remarkable
for their longevity. Thus far these
savages have successfully resisted the ap-
proaches Of white explorers and travel
ers.
The Chaco is believed to be aradise
of game and of wild honey, for no less
than seven varieties of wild bees have
been found in its fowery glades. Deer,
tapirs, capybaras, and peccaries abound,
also the armadillo, wild cattle, wild
horses, and the jaeuar. The reptile fam
lily is also we'll represented, as is shown
by the following adventure related by
Mr.. Wilhelm B. Marin, young gentle
man who spent several months last sea-
son exploring the course Of the River
Pilcomayo:
MI. M8rlu Is au 0utuu6l8StIC DolleV6r
in ths future Of the Chaco, which. he
confidently predicts, is destined not long
hence to become the Garden State of
South America. His exploration WAS eff
fected by means of q small steam launch
which he shipped to South America in
sections, and set up at Asuncion, on the
Paraguay River, near its confluence with
the Pilcomsyo. Both the Pilcomayo
and the Vermejo are large rivers, not
less than eight hundred or thousand
miles in length, which flow down out of
the Chaco and unite with the Paraguay
and the Parana to form the Rio de la
Plata.
The Stanley, as Mr.. Marin named his
little steamer, in honor of the great
African explorer whose deeds he would
emulate In the South American continent,
was a well-appointed little craft, but
only about thirty feet in length by eight
feet beam. To serve as defense if at
tacksd. and to furnish Q dormitory BY
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Poultry at the Paris Exposition.

The American Farmer is our auth ority
for saying that there were nearly 1000
pens of poultry at the Paris Exposition.
The greater part of these were entered
by French exhibitors, there being q few
Americans and still smaller number of
English exhibitors. The Cheve9urs
took the lead as is usually the case ct q
French show. The Houdans were poorly
represented, and this breed is said to be
losing its popularity. There were fine
specimens of La Fleche and Courtes
Plates. OF the foreign breeds Cochins
took the lead, but there were also speci-
mems of Brahamas, Dorkings, Spanish,
Andalusians, Minorcas, Langshans,
Hamburgs, and Polish. The American
breeds were represented by Leghorns,
Wyandottes, and Plymouth Rocks. The
French demand q white-feshed fowl,
SO the latter breeds are not to become
popular there. There were some tur-
keys, few geese, chiefly Toulouse, and
quite show of ducks-principally
Rouen and Pekins.
The Leghorns, Brahmas, Cochins,
Langshans, Plymouth Rocks, and Wyan-
dottes seem to take the lead as favorites
among all classes of poultrymen, al
though as strictly fancy fowls they fill
only second place. The fact is that
while there are some breeders who make
q specially of ornamental fowls, such as
the Polish, yet the sales of the breeds
mentioned above far outnumber those
that are bread for beauty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
THE KITCHEN.
Tea-Maklng.

The kind of tea depends on the tas
OF the family, which is, of course, know
to the housewife; consequently, no die !
tlnct kind can be recommended. TIL
quantity used varies according to tast
but, usually, one teaspoonful Of tea f.
each cup is what is allowed, and if r
should be too strong, it can easily
weakened to taste. Always use Il
made of some kind of earthenware, al
never, on any account, use tin one.
tin must be used for this purpose nevel
let the tea stand in it only long enough
to steep. Tea, when left standing u
anything is not drink to be recorS
mended, but if left in tin pot it b.
comes actually poisonous, and ougAj
never to be- drank.
When making tea always be sure th
the water used is boiling. It is n.
enough that it has been boiling and Y
still very hot, but it must be boilin
when poured on the tea. It is best VII y
convenient to always use the water VIII
it first boils, for if the water has bee 7
taken of, set back and has to be rel
boiled for the tea it is not as good
Scald out the teapot before using, tn ~
place in it the quantity of tea used.
the teapot with the dry tea in 1t on
back of the range, and let remain !.
minute or two. Then add enough boil
ing water to just cover the tea, put thu
teapot back on the stove, let remeSf
about three minutes, then add to-
quantity of water necessary. Serve i I
mediately, and there is no doubt but thai
it will be good.
When weakening tea always do SO will
boiling water, when possible. but if mo-
boiling at the time, very hot water ths
has been boiled is the next best thin
Never for this purpose use any wat
before it has boiled, mo matter how hot d
may be, for it will ruin the flavor Of th
tea, also putting on the top OF cup Of
tea o scum that is anything but lnvitln
to look at, aside from drinking i!
Never boil tea, but if by accident
boils, throw it away and make fresh, i.
although this may appear wasteful, 1t II
an excusable waste that ought be coml
mended.
Always empty the teapot after eac 1
meal, and put it away until wanted, brI
never let it stand on the stove, as SON
do, from one meal to another. Mar;
housewives have a habit, when makiI /
tea, of putting pinch Of the dry tea
their mouths and chewing it. 1t is n
that it has pleasant taste, or that tn 4
like it, but only habit formed as ma,
others are, thoughtlessly. This shou,
be discontinued as quickly as possible
as the Juice of the dry tea extracted
this way has q very injurious effect
the system.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
A Present from His Wife.

'Darringer, Christmas always knocks
the stuf6ng out of two weeks Of my
salary"
why, how so, Bromley?'
well, you see, give my wife all I
earn the week before Christmas to buy .
present for me, and it takes all I earn the
week afterward to buy che for her"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
Milan Cake.

Half pound of stiffed -four, quar-
ter of pound Of butter. six ounces o
sugar, two tablespoonful of thick sou
cream and one egg. Make q paste o.
these ingredients, roll it out and cut
into diamond shaped pieces. Glaz
with egg and bake in hot oven. Whel
cold place bit of jam or jelly in tn
center Of each and serve.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
A BEE owner relates q peculiar i,

A BEE owner relates a peculiar ID
stance Of the bees hatred Of black ,ol
jects. It became necessary in some Vi
to arrange something belonging e q
hive. when, like host Of fufieg q
enraRed inmates few out and attaoks
the disturber Of their peace. Quiek
thought the farmers wife ran and Ind
her white apron over the hueto1Ii1
head, whereupon the bees did net Anal
on him, but instead attacked tuU INT
cent black hens that happened 1eot &
and stung them to death ~ LEI I'll
than 4 tekes 10 write tAe stczys
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
THE STOCK RANCH.
Corn, Hogs and Beef Steers

OOrn' "OSS 0Hu HSoof St0ofA
From advance sheets of q bulletin
soon to be sent out by the United States
Department of Agriculture, We take the
following tables showing the average
price Of corn in the whole country and
the mean price of hogs and beef steers
in Chicago:
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Uses of Lemons.

Lemons are one of the most useful
fruits of our domestic economy.
The juice Of half lemon in glass of
water, without sugar, will frequently
cure sick headache.
II the hands be stained there is moth
ing that will remove the stain better
than lemon or lemon and salt.
After the juice has been squeezed
from the lemon, the refuse can be used
for the purpose.
Lemon juice is also a good remedy
for rheumatism and the so-called bill
iousness of spring. In the latter case
the juice should be taken before break
fast. The pulp may also be eaten,
avoiding every particle of skin.
Lemon juice and sugar, mixed very
thick, are useful to relieve coughs and
sore Threats. It must be very acid as
well as sweet.
Lemonade is not only a luxury, but
exceedingly wholesome. It is q good
Temperance drink.
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II
S6inso IL px3es ef hoO ead 1900 - +
Vnsre 3 humber Of influences are q
work. We should mot expect any closer
relation between these prices than Is
here shown. The question 10 . oomph-
Gated one. and in the absence OF data
which would establish she exact number
and weight Of the cattle and hogs that
are marketed each year, we can only
hope to get somewhat general idea of
the supply and demand and the relative
fluctuations of prices--Farm, Field and
St0ckmGn.
Live stock Notes
THERE would be much better satisfae-
ton to most farmers if they would make
corn the minor instead Of the principal
ration for their breeding swine.
THE silo enables the farmer who has
brood mares to keep up the milk-fov in
winter, and SO time the foaling, if he
likes fall colts, as to have his mares in
working condition in the busy season.
AN editor Of an agricultural paper re-
Gently saw this way of keeping an un-
ruly bull in pasture. A stout strap was
fastened around his horns, and to this
was attached q chain about 1--WE feet
long, which ran through ring placed
in his nose to large block Of wood on
the ground. While this prevented him
from getting out of the pasture, it per-
mitted grazing in any part of the field.
A CALIFORNIA farmer saws: Il dis
covered two years ago the greatest Sc
cret in hog feeding that ever had. The
feed was nothing new. It was nothing
more or less than ensilage made OF
lucerne. found that young hogs grew
fatter on it in winter time than on any
other feed could give them and were
always healthy. In April sold 400 ID
hogs in the San Francisco market that
had never eaten pound of grain, and
nothing but lucerne and ensilage made
of lucerne since they were pigs until
twenty days prior to Strengthening, when
gave them few bushels of corn each
to harden their flesh. They were nc
fatter after eating the grain than when
they left the ensilage, but it made thei,
flesh more solid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28

To ADD to our knowledge of terrestrial
magnetism it is suggested that regular
magnetic observations be established ct
Cape OF Good Hope and in South
America.
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Sponge Jelly Rolls.

Four eggs, one cup and half suga
one tablespoon baking powder, beat u
whites separately, and the sugar and IN
yolks together till very light; then ad
part of the whites, then cup OF dou1
then beat good. than little more hou-
then the rest of the whites and stir easy
put it in and bake. Spread and roll 2
quick as you can.
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DOMESTIC EC(Jfs{)a[1
10f1cS or INTEREST TO nm PAIN.
ER AND HOUaKV1EE

Seme Valuable Information for tho P1OW.
nan, Stoolman. Poultssurs Nursery
man, and Everybody Ceanseesd With IL
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Doughnuta

Beat two eggs until light and foamy
add one cup Of sugar. tabiespoonfr
of cream or q piece OF butter, one cup C.
sweet milk, and add salt and spice
YOU choose, two heaping teaspoons o.
baking powder and -four until the mess j.
stiff enough to roll on the boards an,
GU in squares or rounds nicely. Dro
in hot lard and fry brown.
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Cornstarch Custsrd.

Six tablespoonfuls of corn stare
boiled in one quart of milk. sugar
taste, peel of two lemons grated and tt
juice Of one. When thick, pour into
wetted dish. Beat one cur. OF sugs,
with the white of five eggs and pour Owe
slightly brown. Serve hot or cold, wit !.
custard made Of the yolks Of the eee4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
Tho Anxious, ..Troubled," Martha.

The whole world of minute annoy
ances that beset our painstaking house.
keeper in the effort to bring the work OF
hirlings up to her standard OF faithful
service is not worth q tear-hardly a
sigh. The philosophic manager whose
sense of proportion and fitness is above
the average of her sex takes up ashes
6guratively) with a long handled ire
shovel. Our anxious and troubled,
Ccumbered" in the origipaD Martha goes
down upon her knees on the hearth and
plunges her tender hands into the
heap.
The saddest and one of the most sig
nifcant things ever saw was woman
in an insane asylum who did nothing all
day long but wash and polish 'one win
dow pane. Nothing diverted her from
the task. With puckered forehead and
folded lips, her eyes set upon the glass,
she breathed upon it, scrubbed it with
her apron, and went over and over each
inch Of the shining surface until the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
CHRISTMASEVE VISITOR

ITUATED betw e Q n
the parallels of twen-
ty and twenty-seven
degrees south lati-
tude, territory nomin-
ally embraced within
the boundaries of the
Argentine Repub l i C
an d B OF ivia, lies
t h g Gran Oh &C o
GRE at Will d e r
ness, which is proba-
bly, at presentthe least
known region of its
size on the earth's
surface. Nor is it O
desert tract, as the
reader might at first
conjecture, but, on
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Nd beoA Doing that one ~
notAihg else, Tor four yearst 5. II
Since then she has stood w
The type Of thousands vheeo ~
narrowing hourly through -
In work, which 10 - 49,
in itself = which il e1eellSS1 s.:
its time and respectable in e
but was never meant - r
the horizon Of any human beinal x
tai or spiritual sight arioa Hoy3oor
IN Once q Week.
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THE POULTRY YARD
Why the Hens Don't Law.


The Farm and Garden says the time
is not far distant when farmers and
poultry breeders will wonder why hens
don't lay. If they have one breed, then
that particular breed will be blamed and
another one tried, only to find the same
existing conditions of management Now
is the time to make such arrangements
as will 60 far toward insuring a liberal
supply of fresh eggs during the winter,
when eggs are scarce and high. The
first step toward this is to see that your
poultry house is not only clean and free
from dampness, but that it is made
tight-wind and rain proof-and that
proper precautions are observed for
ventilation. One of the very best things
to make the house storm light is tarred
telling, which is also obnoxious to lice
and mites. though a more substantial
outside covering can be made by first
painting the building thoroughly, and
then before the paint dries, putting
coarse, close-woven bagging or canvass
over the whole, lacking it we'll in place.
The bagging can be treated to two or
three coats of good rubber paint and
the thing is done. A warm, comfortable
house, goes far towards insuring winter
eggs, and when to this be added, in the
start, good, early Matched and vigorous
Dir DIS and plenty of suitable food, there
need be no reason for asking why the
hens don't lay. They naturally will not
furnish as liberal supply in winter as
in summer, but they will furnish none
at all if left to shift for themselves.