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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

The Presidents Private Secretary is
remediless, it is said, in the matter OF
the use of his daughters photograph
for advertising purposes by cigarette
firm. The picture, it is claimed, is an
ideal head, with some resemblance to
Miss Halford, and the dealers have
availed themselves of that fact to give
the young lady's name to one brand of
their ware. Exactly how this lets the
dealers out is not clear. It would seem
to be quite as grievous an offense to
make an unauthorized use of lady's
name in advertising cigarettes as sim
liar use of her photograph. Even if
there is no legal redress Mr.. Halford
can not be wholly remediless. The
perpetrator of such an outrage can
usually be reached with cane or a
horsewhip, even when the. nice techni-
calities of the law fail.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

DIR. BUCKLEY tells story in the
Christian Adrocate about his follow
ing Tennyson years ago through South
Kensington Museum. hoping to hear
him speak. For two mortal hours and
a half he did this without success
at last he made signs as if he were
about to do SO. Hoping to hear some
criticism of painting we listened in
tently, and these memorable words
fell from the lips of England's poet
laureate: You take care of the chill
dren while I 60 and get some beer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Horticultural Hints,

THE Worden grape is growing in IA
vor as an earlier and better sort than the
Concord. The vine is hardy and free
from rust and mildew, while the fruit is
sweet and pleasant to taste.
SPRAYING fruit trees is a sure method
of saving the fruit from insects. All
intelligent fruit growers are satisfied of
this. One pound of London purple to
$50 gallons of water will do the job, &C.
cording to Secretary Hammond of the
Illinois Horticultural Society.
GRAPES can be protected from the rot
to certain extent by scattering air
slaked lime over the vines and grapes
every two or three weeks. If the ground
be we'll lined after the grapes are
harvested, and later in the season
all leaves, grass and weeds burnt,
with another application in the spring,
the rot can be prevented. As the spores
remain on the ground the use of the
lime destroys them.
WHERE raspberries and other small
fruits are grown in the garden and the
labor is not graf for so doing. they
should be banked up with dirt 80 pro-
lection to the roots and canes against
frost. Trees are also benefited sy hav-
ing earth banked against them. The
earth should be removed early in the
spring and the ground leveled.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

The Christian ADVOCATE, the able
organ of the Methodist communion. con-
tains an article by the Rev. Dr.. Bald
win, former missionary, controvert-
ing the statements recently made by
Lieut.. Wood of the navy as to the fail
ure of Christian missions in China. He
says that the Presbyterians have a
synod in China composed of several
presbyteries, with a number of native
preachers; the Methodists full organ
lied conference, with between forty
and fifty native ministers; the Re
formed Church large presbytery, or
classes, with over 1000 members; and
the Baptists strong and fourishing
missions in different parts of the en-
pire. The number of communicates in
all the Protestant churches he puts at
5000, and as an instance of the zeal
refers to the gift of $4,000 to the
Methodist Chinese College by Thong
Ahok, "the wealthy Chinese Christian
merchant at Foochow" A Roman
Catholic correspondent has also pre-
sented us with facts regarding the sue
cess of the Catholic missions in China
which show that Lieut.. Wood spoke
vSthcak uropm tnovled0a.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
A Young BenedIct's Luck.

Galveston Uex.) News, October.
Certainly there is no more propHious time
for fortune to knock at young mans door.
as the Irishman asserts it does once IN the
life of every man, than just after he has
taken unto himself partner to share his
veal and woe in this life. A windfall of
few thousand of dollars at this period of
mans life is very often the keystone upon
which he may erect fortune and achieve
success. Among the rare instances of this
kind of recent occurrence, we may mention
the case of Mr.. p. E. Pearson, a rising
young merchant of Harland, Fort Bend
county, who purchased one-twentieth of
ticket No. 80, 526, which won the second cap
ital prize of $1CO, 90 in the drawing of The
Louisiana State Lottery on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 10 1889, and as consequences Is to-
day 5000 better OF in this worlds goods.
Mr.. Pearson Is the son of Colonel p. e.
Pearson, of Richmond, one of the most
prominent attorneys of this section, and is
young man highly esteemed by all his &C
quaintances. As previously limited, Mr..
Pearson has only recently been married,
and his good fortune is therefore doubly
welcome.
The ticket was cashed through Messrs.
Dyer & Moore, bankers of Richmond.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

AT least one good effect of the Johns
town food has been noted. It caused
hair to grow for man who had been
bald for many years. His name is
Marburg, and he battled with the
rushing waters for seven hours before
being rescued. Two days after he no.
ticed downy substance all over his
head. As time passed the down be-
came hair, which grew rapidly and is
now an inch long. The story comes
via the Kansas City Times, which got
it from a cousin of Marburg, who lives
in Missouri.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

A PHILADELPHIA drummer got into a
Lehigh Valley car at Shenandoah, Pa,
and took out his teeth and put them
on the seat behind him to take nap.
After the nap he went off, forgetting
them. Agent Ferguson found them,
and as a joke asked a Hungarian seated
near if they were his. The Hungarian
turned pale as death, vigorously shook
his head, and dashed out the depot in
thorough fright.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
THE ORCHARD.
Green Grape Vine Cutting

A young shoot of the grape vine, if
trimmed of leaves and nearly buried in
sand, with one bud above tho surface,
will form roots and make healthy,
vigorous plant by fall. Possibly its
wood will not be mature enough to
stand the winter, but it may be protected
out of doors with covering of earth, or
taken up and wintered in bcx of sand
in the cellar. We have done this some
times to get choice variety cheaper
than it could be bought, though the
pleasure of succeeding in the expert
wolves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
THE HOUSEHOLD.
To Clean Kid Gloves.

One of the simplest and best ways by
which light colored kid gloves can be
cleaned is this: Put the gloves on your
hands, take an old and very soft hand
kerchief, wet it in sweet milk, and rub
it on piece of white soap-Castile or
any toilet soap will answer the purpose
then apply to the soiled parts of the
glove. Do this until the spots disap-
pear; then wet the entire glove and pull
it and stretch it until it is dry. If you
are faithful it will not dry in wrinkles.
One word of caution should be added to
the above; lavender colored kid gloves
cannot be cleaned in this way, as they
will fade and look spotted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
IT is q curious fact that the old

IT is curious fact that the old
Seventy-ninth Regiment of Cameron
Highlanders, which is stationed at
Balmoral during Queen Victoria's resi-
dence in Scotland, does not contain a
single man in the corps whose name is
Cameron. On the other hand, there
are no less than $50 Macdonalds in the
ranks. In order to appreciate the
ludicrous side of this state of af-
fairs, it should be added that the
Highland clans of Cameron and Mac
donald have been on terms of bitter
enmity for several centuries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

The Archduke Albrecht, Comman-
der-in-chief of the Austrian army, is
the wealthiest man in Austria Hun
gary. The other day while on a tour
of inspection in Hungary he spent
forty-eight hours in small provincial
town. The bill presented to him
amounted to s153 lbs. It was paid
without murmur, but the next day
the officers of the garrison received
strict orders not to set foot in the hotel
in question, and for the next twelve
months no military band will be al
lowed to play in the town. That will
probably make the innkeeper's extor-
ton the dearest transaction he ever at
tempted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Sam milks, he hits her on the hip, and
SAYS. Hist, you old BRUTE
THE PoULrRY-YARD.

BE careful of your fowls and avoid
danger. They contract cold very easily
now, especially if permitted to roost
where there is a'draught. Guard them
from the cold winds from the northeast.
If you do not, there may be lively time
stamping out the roup.
By crossing Plymouth Rock cocks
with large, coarse hens, you can pro-
duce an excellent chick for a market.
They grow very rapidly, have yellow legs
and skin, and always look we'll when
dressed. Remember this when you make
your mating for market.
MUCH is said about the Douglas Mix
ture. To make it, says the American
Agriculturist, take one pound of sui
phate of iron and two ounces of sui
phuric acid and dissolve in one gallon
of water. Add one tablespoonful of
this mixture to one gallon of drinking
water for the birds.
Popcorn does not contain as much
fat or oily matter as yellow corn, and for
that reason the. grains are considered
the best for feeding to poultry, but pop
corn is probably worth more in the
market than it's value as poultry food,
and will not be extensively used in place
of the yellow field corn.
PROMINENT American poultry breeders
are importing large numbers of white
Dorkings, as we'll as f1ocks of the gray
and colored Dorkings. Their excellent
market Qualities lare being gradually
recognized in this country. One serious
drawback to their introduction has been
the American preference for yellow skin
and legs, which in no manner indicates
quality in table fowl.
PIGEONS are not troublesome, and af-
ford much interest to those who have
time to attend to them properly. The
fancy kinds, such as pOuters, tumblers,
fantails, barbs, owls, and carriera, may
be kept in the same loft, but they must
be mated first. This must be done by
combining pair together away from the
others. After the pigeons shall have
been all mated no danger will arise of
distinct breeds mixing.
QUITE trade is now done in the tail
feathers of turkeys. The feathers on
the second and third joints of the wings
are also in demand. These feathers are
made into feather busters, and even the
small feathers are sometimes stripped
and applied to use in the arts. In this
age of progress nothing is lost or thrown
away, and all kinds of feathers should
be saved. The commission merchant
receives them on consignment, and will
send you full instructions in regard to
the proper mode of saving them if you
will address them. Some poultry ship
pers calculate the feathers pay the ex-
pense of dressing the fowls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

pay' the amount VARYING according to
S1e OF animal and kind Of food given.
WIN the best chance for pasturing
STOCK there will be nearly or quite two
nundred days of barnyard or stable feed
ing. Thirty pounds per day for this
=. makes total of 6, 1000 or three tons.
II All this has to be purchased it will eat
INTO the value of pretty good stock at
present prices of feed. With ordinary
STOCK the farmer can only make himself
whole by feeding it with rough fodder
tnat would not be readily salable, but
may be changed into valuable manure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Low-Reatied Orchards,

The whole tendency of modern tree
planters is to have trees, especially for
fruit, headed low. The tree is less ex-
posed to winds, its fruit is more easily
gathered, much of it being low enough
for man to pick while standing on the
ground or mounted on a short step-lad-
der. The fear that the tree may be in
the way of cultivation should not make
it necessary to prune high. After the
trees get to the bearing size, mulching,
to keep the grass down, is better than
cultivation,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Horses IMPROVING.

Farm horses are much larger than the
average of twenty years ago. This is
due to the large importations of Perch
erons and Clydesdale horses, which
have been crossed on the native stock
throughout the country. Improvement
was formerly made through the thor
oughbred running stock, which i'm
parted endurance and speed, and the
result was an excellent foundation for
the use of the heavy draft horses for
crossing. Good farm horses now weigh
as much as 1,600 pounds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

IT is said that Berry, the British
hangman, desires to come to the Unit
ed States to do the hanging of this
country at reasonable rate per hang.
He is disappointed in the unfortunate
turn in the Maybrick case, and says
that business in England is very bad.
He thinks he could better himself in
the United States, and, while many of
our murderers escape the gallows, our
annual hanging statistics undoubtedly
tend to support that view.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Hints on Cooking.

| When we wish to extract juices from
anything we put it in cold water, and let
it gradually reach the boiling point. SO
| when we wish the viands to retain their
juices and use the water only as a me-
dunn for cooking them the opposite
course must be pursued.
Starch enters largely into the compo-
/ sition of many vegetables, and on the
| prevalence of this element depends the
digestibility of the vegetable. To free
this element and have it thoroughly in
corporate itself with the other elements
in the vegetable, a great amount of heat
is necessary, and hence it is that all
vegetables should be put down to cook
in boiling water.
Some authorities claim that even
though the water is boiling it extracts
considerable of the starch, and there
ment, and that steam is the only agent
that should be employed in cooking
many varieties, potatoes, for instance.
There are as many opinions against as
for this method, and while it undoubt-
eddy seems probable, still equally good
results have been obtained from the
older method.
Chemists say that potatoes should al
ways be boiled in their jackets, as there
are various elements detrimental to the
whoIesomeness of the vegetable that are
absorbed by the skin. and the potatoes
that are peeled before boiling retain
some of these elements.
Those who are accustomed to have the
potatoes peeled before being boiled
think they have peculiar taste if they
are boiled in their skins. OF course it
is all the effect of Imagination, but no
amount of talking will convince them
of that fact, SO if the potatoes have to
be peeled see that quite thick skin is
taken off, because there is a very bitter
acid lodged in cells quite near the skin,
and if you must get rid of as much of
this as possible. The water, of course,
draws most of this .out, but it is not as
effective as the absorbent nature has
provided.
Soft water should be used in cooking
vegetables. and the only way city folks
can soften water is to add little salt to
it. Six or eight potatoes will need a
teaspoonful of salt added to the water;
turnips and parsnips require about the
same, that is, teaspoonful of salt to q
quart of water. If any scum should
happen to rise to the surface when the
vegetables are boiling, it must be care.
fully skinned of.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

A MONUMENT to Columbus, erected
by Frenchman, and the only one in
America, has remained in obscurity in
Baltimore for more than q hundred
years. It is now likely to come into
prominent notice. New York will
probably get up magnificent Exposi-
ton in honor of the discoverer of
America; but well is it, perhaps, that
the considerate Frenchman did not
leave the monument enterprise to that
cify
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

J. T. TRowBRIDGE, whose stories for
boys have made him famous, was born
in 1897, in Western New York. He
taught himself Latin, French and Ger
man. He writes at the present time
almost wholly for the Youths Com
panio1a, and makes a handsome in
come. He is tall, fresh looking man,
with very pleasant face. His hair is
white, but otherwise he does not show
his years. He has never cared for So
ciety, and lives in retirement in Bos-
ton. He has taste for speculation,
but has never INDUCED it to any great
extent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

Mr.. FINLEY, a farmer living in the
vicinity of Marshall, Mo-, fred at a
crow that was stealing eggs from his
barn. He killed the bird, but the
burning wad from his gun set the barn
on fire, completely destroying it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

GEN. HOOKER, Congressman from
Mississippi, lost his right arm during
the war. He was OIL the Confederate
side. Major Powell, chief of the Geo.
logical Survey, lost his left arm, he
being on the Union side. Now both OF
these gentlemen, who are intimate,
buy one pair of kid gloves between
them, their hands being the same size.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

A SWISS inventor has perfected q
method of making artificial boards,
and is advocating their use in building.
They are made of a mixture of plaster
of paris and reeds pressed into shape
by hydraulic process. The material
has the advantage of incombustibility
and ightness, and will resist the warp.
ing action of atmospheric changes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Seen from the Cottage Porch.

Trees about the house make it more
homelike and attractive, and shield it
from the cold winds of winter and the
hot sun of summer.
A grapevine over the out-building
will not injure the building, will in
crease the attractiveness of the premises,
and will furnish wholesome, agreeable
food at slight cost.
When the garden gets as much atten-
ton as the swine lot, and the fruit trees
as much feed and care as the cattle,
tn re will be more health and good
humor on the farm. and just as much
money.-American Agriculturist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

TEACH man to pursue some honor
able employment, and a thousand temp
tations depart; give him pure and
wholesome recreations, and pernicious
ones win lose their flavor; intuse into
his heart the love Of honA. kfamf3y, q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
THE FARM.
Pork,

Pork made from a considerable Dor
ton of apple diet is peculiarly sweet in
flavor. Hogs will fatten more rapidly
on sweet apples than sour, if apples are
principally depended upon; but if grain
is fed with apples, the sour will do even
better than sweet, as the acid will assist
in the digestion of the grain. It would
be better to feed corn for q few weeks
before killing to harden the pork
Z. d. Baird.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
members.

The Emperor of China recently Or
dered prayers for rain. Rain came at
once. Such coincidence should make
his own reign popular.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

In Switzerland there are ZOO hot els
which have $4,000 beds and employ
10000 servants, clerks, etc. Their ex-
penses are s., 800, 900 and their receipts
sS,4O0, 900, leaving profit of $780,
600 per annum. This is where some
of our American gold is planted each
year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
The Forestry Question.


A careful weighing of mass of evil
dence leads to the following con-
illusions:
1. That the destruction of forests
gradually but surely decreases the
amount of rainfall.
2. That springs and small streams al
most invariably disappear with our
forests.
3. That our large streams shrink
greatly in volume, especially with the
removal of the forests from about the
sources or head waters.
4. That the removal of forests, which
alone tend to hold and distribute water
uniformly throughout the seasons. has
brought and will continue to bring in
an increasing ratio proportionate to the
rapidity of such removal, devastating
floods upon the river valleys of our
country.
5. That since climate is intimately af-
fected by conditions of moisture. and
that timber growth absorbs and radiates
heat, as we'll as protects from sweeping
winds, the removal of forests must ma
terially affect the climatic conditions of
the country.
6. That the forestry question being
one of great public interest and moment,
and already being largely in the hands
of the general and State governments,
should be taken entire control of by the
same, that uniform measures may be
adopted for the protection and extension
of our forests.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

HALLS CATARRH CURE is liquid and
is taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. Send for testimonials, free Sold by
Druggists, 75c.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Prop'rs, Toledo, O.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

Mr.. KILRAIN expresses a desire to
again meet Mr.. Sullivan. As things
look now his desire is likely to be graf
fled, the trysting place being the Mis-
sissippi Penitentiary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

You know, that if you had a bent
tube, one arm of which was the size of
a pipe-stem, and the other was big
enough to hold the ocean, water would
stand at the same height in one as in
the other. Controversy equalizes fools
and wise men in the same way-and
the fools know it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26
Listen-a song of rejoicing.
Hearts that were heavy are glad.
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friends, and he will no longer love the
vices which separate him from them;
give him positive and earnest convlc-
tions, and false ideas and Illusions Will
drop away-in a word, let him learn
to do WE'LL" and he will, without per-
suasion, cease to do evil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, of Blue Earth
City, Mimi, is the only member Of the
G.. A. r. who lost both his arms and
legs in the service. He served in the
Minnesota cavalry from 1861 to 1866.
He attended the national reunion at
Milwaukee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

The municipal authorities of Madrid
have robbed the city of 500, COO,O 900. 1t
is an interesting coincidence that the
nation which fitted out Columbus for
the discovery of America should first
develop an American spirit of Doodle
ism upon the eve of the celebration OF
his auadri-centennial.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-26

DIR. o. W. HOLMES received con-
gratulatory telegraphic message on his
eightieth birthday, from an entire
stranger, marked, Collect, 80 cents. :"