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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
It Will Ever Be Thus,

A citizen of Harlem who was APP
preaching the railroad depot, followed
by dog, halted and picked up stone
and flung it at the canine with the ex-
clamation:
"You good-for-nothing cur, but I'd
like to knock your head off"
Just then q man came down side
street followed by another dog, and
halted to say:
"Pve got another just such cur here.
He isn't worth his weight in soap
grease"
"Pll poison mine this very night!"
"And I'm going to throw mine under
the locomotive"
"Say," said the second man, after a
moments thought, "call your cur up
here and let US get 'em to fighting"
"Good idea. Here, Jep-Jep-Jepl
Come here, doggie!''
The dog cautiously approached, and
as the two animals began growing and
walking around each other sudden
"Stuboyp broughta climax, and they
began fighting. Both men laughed,
but it wasn't minute before the first
man, whose dog was underneath,
kicked the dog on top.
"Hold on, now. Give my dog fair
showl" shouted the other.
"He's the biggestp
%No, he amt Don't you kick my dog
again."
"Tm good mind to kick his owner !"
"Pd like to see you try it?"
II can do it !"
you're liar"
And with that they began whaling
away at each other with the greatest
vigor, ending after five minutes in q
draw. Meanwhile the dogs had quit
and disappeared.
II allow no one to kick my dog"
gasped one, and he wiped at his bloody
nose.
@And no living man can call me
lar" growled the other, as he held his
black eye.
@I1 see you again.
"And I'll see you" -Neto York Sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
THE DAIRY.
Money in DaIrying.

A speaker at q Western Farmers In
stitute took the following way Of i'm
pressing some with the reason they do
not succeed in dairying.
Don't use land-plaster on the stable
floors, as it keeps them dry and clean
and adds to the comfort and health of
the COW. Don't be annoyed if your wife
tells you it is time to milk the cows, as
neglect will cause them to dry up. Let
them 90 dry; that is what you want. It
don't paw to milk in winter when butter
is only thirty cents q pound; besides,
women do not understand BUSINESS any
way. If you follow your wife's advice
you may get ahead in the world, and
that is not what you desire. Feed the
calves cold skinned milk; it is less
trouble than to warm it, and If they
grow they may have to add 10 the num-
Der of poor dumb brutes to curse you
next winter for your inhuman treatment,
and if they die you can attribute 1t to
bad luck. Don't waste time taking extra
care of the milk, carding the cows or
brushing dirt off their udders. Let the
dirt fall into the milk; it Will strain out;
and if it don't it will only add flavor to
the butter, which is highly essential.
Set the milk in pans on an open shelf
in the kitchen, where the fumes from
cooking cabbage, onions and bacon can
add to the flavor already obtained from
the stable. Don't skim the milk until
a mold appears on the cream, then put
the cream In a stone jar which has been
used for pickles or sauer kraut; let it
stand several days until it emits q
strong odoI and the milk settles to the
bottom in variegated colors, then churn
it. Test the temperature OF the cream
with your fingers; it is correct enough
and costs less than a Thermometer.
Churn until the butter is in solid
mass, then remove it to wooden bowl
that has been used to chop hash IN
Wash the butter but slightly; too much
washing might remove the buttermilk
and some of the stable and onion odors.
Salt with barlel salt, it is cheaper than
dairy salt, and the cheapest is always
the best. Work the butter until II has
beautiful salvy appearance; then make
it into rolls and drop them in pieces OF
cloth. Be sure each cloth has button
hole in corner, as the buyer will then
know it has been washed. This butter
can only be sold at the corher grocery,
where il viii bring from eight to zen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Why He Wouldn't Baptize 'Em.

The following is true story, and Is
well worth printing: Two young
ladies of this city we're DESTROYS of join
ing one of the prominent EpiscopaliaD
churches, but as they had been taught
that immersion was the true form Of
baptism, they wished, on joining them
selves to the church, to be baptized in
that manner. They stated their wishes
to the pastor, and he expressed him
self entirely willing to administer the
ordinance in that form, but as there
were no conveniences In the church
ediice for the purpose, it would be
necessary to go outside-to the frog
pond on the common, or the pretty
lakelet In the Public Garden. They
looked upon this proposal with horror.
They could not think of it, could not
think of making such spectacle Of
themselves.
@Then, said the genial pastor, "you
had better go to the Baptist Church
for the purpose, and after baptism, If
you desire it, You will be received into
the Episcopalian fold"
The ladies were delighted with the
suggestion and as soon as convenient
called upon a prominent Baptist pas
tor and made known their wish to be
baptized.
Certainly" replied the pastor, @but
there are certain preliminaries to be
gone through before baptism, certain
preparations to be made. Il is 8
solemn ordinance, one not to be lightly
submitted to, and, by the way, It APP
pears to me strange that you have not
previously consulted me, that the prep
arations so necessary
ooh! We are already prepared, said
the young ladies.
ALREADY prepared"
@Yes; we do not intend to become
members of your church; we only want
to be baptized, as we believe immersion
to be the proper form of baptism. We
are going to join the Episcopalian
Church.
~Ohl that's it, !" said the. pastor, ris-
ing; then permit me to inform you,
my dear young ladies, that we do not
wash Episcopalian sheep here. "-Bos.
ton Courier.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

occasion, and if you could have waited
till the next meeting l would have pre-
pared story worth your hearing. How
ever. I will do the best can, and give
you q simple little incident which oc-
Cured last june. I was fishing In q
stream near Ouray for mountain trout,
and had been there ten days, fish
ing every day. 1t was delightful
weather. and spent each day
on the stream, taking my lunch with
me from the ranch. At one turn In
the stream there is a cliff about eighty
feet high, and at the base of the cliff is a
deep pool. A smaller stream fell over
this cliff into the pool, and every few
minutes dark object would come head
long over the cliff dashing with this
smaller stream of water into the darkness
of the pool. These were trout, and IL
few seconds they would reappear above
the surface of the pool and ascend IN the
air five or six feet and then fall back
again, look little tired and very much
surprised and then sink below the sur
face to rest had been fishing with bait,
but could not get bite and finally deter
mined to change my tactics. made
small raft, about six feet square, ana
padded it over to the foot of the fall.
and as the trout came up ont of the pool
latter coming down the falD with the re-
bound caught as many as l wanted
with my hands, some of them Weighing
as much as three pounds.
That was not sportsmanllke: Wnas
kind of fishing would You call that!
asked the President Indignantly. Well,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

members to contribute something Of IN
interesting nature
Il do not know. friends, he began,
sEhat have anything Of an interesting
nature to communicate, and you know the
rules Of the club forbid our telling any
thing that is not true; so am in rather
. auandary Whist to tell you. Years ago
I was up in Montana near Q place now
known IS Three Forks, Gallatin County.
and powerful place it was for grizzlies.
too, can tell you. Why, have seen as
many as thirty grizzlies in one afternoon,
and big fellows, too, and they did not
seem to be afraid Of any one, either.
Well, one day an old scout and deter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

one had to do was to throw . graphing
hook into the river anywhere and pull ii
In to shore with o salmon or two hooked.
There was no need of any bait or anything
else. It used to be nuisance Sometimes
these fish were SO thick in the stream that
We could not use the canoe till night time,
when the salmon would be asleep and
still. Two or three feet Of water would be
running over them like over dam. We
had all the salmon we wanted to eat and
more, too.
Il have heard, said the Vice President.
that the Chinooks eat the salmon raw.
FsThat is not true, said Frank; all our
salmon we're boiled in the river.
sHow could you boil them IN the
rfyerf'
ING (stsaming) with them.
sOhI' and the story was duly recorded.
Tia President had fallen asleep, SO the
Secretary called on one Of the oioess
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Parsnin Critters.

Three large parsnips, boiled till soft.
which will require about two hours;
scrape and mash fine, picking out all
strings and Jumps; add two beaten eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of new milk and
two of sisted -four. an even teaspoon iul
of salt and quarter of q teaspoonful of
pepper; mix thoroughly; make into
small cakes, -four them and fry brown in
butter or oil; eat with butter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

when l bruck off afore William Henery
an Sally both tuck out thare wallets,
but SEES:
@No, you don't, mister man; rede
the papers, ses l, AN you KNIT kim
nun O. your slick games over me-" An,
sir, thay wus tibet skeered; the stranger
he made q grab fur Sally's wallet an
most got it away frum her, an did git
4 shillin out of it afore he run off; but
the Mayer he never stopped fur nuthin,
but got rite out o. tibet.
80! my hart Is bruckl" ses the Wild
der, layin her hans over her Stun
mick.
well, it he'd better be tibet then
yure pocketbook," ses I, sturdy; ~an
hope this will be lessing to you, an
tibet you won't take up with every
strange Teller you meat, ses /, fur I
wus riled to her, an William Henery
wus so grean.
why, maw," ses Mary Tabithy,
"yure sharper than me, an hev lived
hear goin on to munths.
~I'm older'n you," ses /, camly, San
now les git out O. hear" an we went
down the same way we kim up, an got
out on the side walk agin without emmy
dammidge.
Il mus go home now, but you kin go
on up an see the park an annimules an
things" ses Mary, IAN when you git
reddy to kim home take bob-tail horse
keer fur e. strete an git off thare an
its only Z blocks to WHARF live strate
a he'd"
We tole her we Good find it an then
we went OF to the park.
Yes, thet's what thay call it, tho
thay haint but only dozen or so trees
in it an thay are dretful scrubby little
ones; but thay he'd some nice music,
an es William Henery ses, the trees
wood grow. Thay wus sum vary nice
dear in the park an the wilder wus
Jest crazy fur one of EN-.
"Do you think thay'd sell one of
'em?" ses she to the man tibet wus
takin keer of 'em. "Tve always jest
farely pinned fur lively little dear.
ses she. "No'm, 1 don't think thay'd
sell emmy of 'em, but most ladies now
takes to them little dawgs over thare
better than thay do to dears," ses the
man. An then we went over thare an
seen 'em an thay was sorter cute fur
dogs, but the wilder she jest took
conniption fit over 'em. Il feal tibet
eff he'd one of them sweat little der-
Inns it wood fill the akin void lef in my
brest by tibet falts, tickle man" and
she wiped her nose on her hsnkercher
an whispered to me, as my bangs all
fluffy an rite?"
I tole her thay wus, an by ther time
we thot it best to waite fur the bob-tail
horse-keer, so we sot down an waited
an waited, an thsre wus lots of keers
goin this way an tibet, sum he'd horses
on to EN- an sum didn't, but thay want
a bob-tail horse amongst the hull lot.
Well. sir, we stood an waited tell my
corns near about killed me, an per-
leece kim up an tole us TO "moye off. "
Were waitin fur bob-tail horse
keer," ses William Henery, @an thay
haint nary a one pass here yit.
Then he arsked us WHARF we wunted
to go an we tole him, an he sed the
horses tails didn't hev nothin to do
with it, an tole us what keer to git on,
an it didn't even hev any horses on to
it, but we got home all rite. that is to
Mary's, an the day arfter we went to
John Jamese's. Forever thine,
HESTER ANN SCoOPER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
THE FARM
Prn,lncts Of Wild land.

UncuItivated land is not wholly I'M
productive. In some places people
make more ready money in an easier
Way by harvesting and selling wild
berries than they can by the poor farm
ing methods they give to their partly ex-
ha1sted cultivated land. Yet where wild
berries are proftably grown, cultivated
berries of the same varieties will be still
more productive, and pay even better
if properly managed. A farmer ought
to be ashamed to LET natures unassisted
methods excel his best efforts.-EE-
eb0n0e
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

OW that the season
Of the year which is
marked by long even
ings has arrived, the
Denver Fish Club, q
very exclusive organ
izaiion, has resumed
its usual weekly meet
.ings. Last night, says
the Nel0s, the Secre-
tary was called to the
platform to give the
hrst experience.
well. gentlemen,
he began, L am quite
unprepared for the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
SON Gingerbread.

One cup molasses; one cup sugar; one
cup butter; one cup sweet milk; four
cups -four; four eggs; one tablespoonful
ginger; one small teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in milk. Beat the molasses,
butter, sugar and spice to a cream; whip
in the beaten yolks, the milk, and lastly
the whites, alternating with the -four.
Bake in tw o loaves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Lent Soup.

Peel and slice six large onions, six
potatoes, six carrots and four turnips;
fry them in half pound or butter or
olive oil, and pour over them four
quarts Of boiling water; toast a crust of
bread brown and hard as possible, but
do not burn il, and put it in with some
celery and little turnip, and stew them
tender in the soup; q tablespoonful or
so Of tomato catsup improves this soup.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
The Farm Workshop.

A convenient and well equipped work
yhop is one of the essentials of the
farm. 1t need not be large nor expens-
sive, but it should be ample to afford
shelter and a comfortable place to work
on rainy days or in the stormy months
of winter. A good plan is to provide
room for the workshop at one end of
the house or shed which the thrifty
farmer builds for the storage of his
farm machinery. The shop should have
3 workbench, wise, saw horses, and the
necessary tools for the work of con-
struction or repair. And it would be
we'll to add cheap forge and anvil for
use at times when it is not convenient
to go to the neighborhood blacksmiths.
And the farmers boys should not only
be permitted but should be encouraged
TO use the tools, and learn how to keep
them in order. The average boy pos
5esses some genius for construction, as
we'll as a bent toward destruction, and
the former should be developed and
directed to useful ends. Many a boy
will Acquire skill in mechanic arts if
given half a chance. Give the boys a
chance and humer their genius wherein
it shows the least trend in the direction
of industry and utility.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

seIf-Danial.

Self-denial is not only the law of
greatness and of goodness, but also Of
material success. The sunken reef on
may be labelled with the one phrase,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Selecting Seed Corn.

Given a field of corn, says Prof. San
born, how shall We proceed to select our
seed? Here again, We must bear in
mind that every characteristic is as
hereditary as are the traits of domestic
lnimals-disease, shape, maturity, pro-
Efficacy, etc. We must fix an ideal type
of not only the ear, but of the plant 1t
self, Just as uch as Bates would an
ideal type in cattle. 1t is a grevious
fault that in selecting seed for corn We
do it in the barn. No seed is or can be
we'll selected that is not selected in the
field and after inspection of the plant
that bore the ear. Is not the stem and
The leaf of the corn plant a part of the
plant itself, and is not Its character of
consequence? If so, how? The seed of
the whole plant will, of course, repro
dUee not only the form of ear, but of
stem and leaf as we'll. Now we do not
want q plant that falls over from weak
ness of stem. This is especially true of
the West, where husking in winter is a
frequent sight. If the stalk falls over
into the soil below it may be frozen in
the ground, and in any event will husk
harder. We do not wish for a large
amount of stalk and little of cara
plant that runs to foliage. We do not
wish for tall stalk, but rather short
stalk, not too heavy at the butt, nor
coarse. We desire one of large leaf
development, of rich color and vigorous
look, and free from disease. We want
to note what part OF the plant the ear
grows on, and whether it gives single or
twin ears. We desire to know at what
time the ear natures. Very little of
these important matters can we know
unless We go into the field and select
Our corn.
Referring to Darwin's experiments,
Prof. Sanborn says:
Darwin's trials showed that cross-bred
plants grew 80 tc 40 per cent. faster, in
some cases, than certain in bred plants,
and that certain inbred and cross-bred
plants, when placed under most favor
able conditions, with food and water in
abundance, grew quite alike in amount,
but that when the same plants were
placed in one box, in the struggle for
existence between the two under limited
conditions the vitality of the cross-bred
plants was manifested by a decidedly
better growth. Darwin sums up his con-
illusions upon his trials by Iemarking
that in no instance has he found an in
bred plant superior 20 a cross-bred
plant, while the cross-bred plants have
usually been much more prolific.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
TALL FISHING STORIES.
AS TOLD Ar A MEETING OF TIE DEN
vER FISH CLUB

Some Historical Facts from Sketch Books
Describing Experiences In the Forest
Graphing for Salmon Trout on the Fly
-TacEIing a Grizzly Bear.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

A RUSSIAN mineralogist, K. d.
Chrustschoff, claims to have discov-
cred 4 new metal, which he proposes
TO name ~Russium." It resembles thor
ium.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
RURAL TOPICS.
mFoRSEAxIoN FOR THE EUsBAND-
NAN AND HOUSEWIFE

Some Practical Suggestions for the Far1nsrs
stook-Breeder, POuitercr' NurSsEymAns
and HOusekeeper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

ONE reason why fat man doesn't
catch cold as easily IS a lean man. &
because he is so much wrapped I'D s.
himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

R. ED1TUR / no
you air awful anx
ious TO hear the
: e st about Mis-
Boggs' bow. an !
he'd kalkalated to
tell you In my last.
but Mis- Perkins,
from overon to Spi-
der Crick. cum .
visitin, an so Icood
but 1 vii this
time, shore.
ES i WINS n savin
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-02
MINISTER'S AND LAYMEN.

They Meet and Discuss Many Interesting
Topics.
Tho seventy-seventh session of the
ministers and laymcns' meeting, held
with the Alleghaney Baptist Church at
Ronold last week, closed its programme
on Saturday night
Prof. c. l.. Cooke, Drs. James, Flippo
and Tyree, Revs. Il. C. burnett, c.
Gray and Samuel Saunders, presented
papers on different subjects which
elected lively and profitable discussions
DIR. Jones paper was an cXegesis of
Luke, 10th chapter, 9th verse,
DIR. Flippo's subject was: "To what
extent should men. not having enjoyed
scholastic advantages, be encouraged to
enter the ministry"
Prof. Cooke gave uttcrancc to weighty
words in the discussion of personal
character and labors as compared with
the use of money in tho support and pro
pagation of religion"
The meeting was profitable every way
and tho discussions were greatly en-
joycd by the congregation in attendance
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-02
PERSONAL ITEMS.
What People are Doing in and
Out of Roanoke.

Judge j. M. Gregory, OF Chesterfield
count, who, with his wife, has been
spending few days with his sister,
Mrs j. r. HockadaY, leaves for home
this morning.
Charles Sardin was arrested yesterday
for stealing shirt from A. Baer. He
was sent to jail by Squire Howerton for
sixty days yesterday.
Postmaster Asberry's new thrce-story
business building on Salem avenue is
nearing completion.
James Thompson and James Hurt.
negro men, engaged in an ARRAY on
Railroad avenue yesterday afternoon,
and Thompson was cut in the left
breast by Hurt with Il penknife. Officer
Wolfe arrested the parties and locked
them up for n hearing before the mayor
this morning.
Mcssrs. G. Powell Hill and son have
removed from Alexandria to Roanoke
to reside. They expect to engage i'll
the real estate business.
w. Weatherford, not w. Wexford. was
tho man who passed the bogus check
last week.
Every step of progress made in the
construction of the new Baptist house
of worship shows the touch of master
mechanics. AS the building rises the
unique and tasteful designs of the archi-
tect are presented to view.
The Episcopalians of Roanoke arc
agitating the question OF rebuilding
their church edifce in some other part
of the city.
Allen Hull. general travelling pas
senger agent of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad, was in the city yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-02
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
Mr. Haupt to be General Superintendent
of the Motive Power

Mr. Haupt to be General Superintendent
of the Motive Power.
The reorganization Of the Norfolk and
Western Office forces will begin about
the first of The month, and many
changes may be looked for.
Among the contemplated changes
may be mentioned the promotion of S.
ID. llaupt to general superintendent of
motive power.
The absorption of the Shenandoah
Valley railroad will necessitate the
Norfolk and Western motive power de-
partment being divided into two di-
visions.
The eastern division will include
what was formerly the Shenandoah Val
ley and western Lynchburg and Rad
ford divisions of the Norfolk and West
ern.
This division is to be under the charge
of r. p. G. Sanderson.
Mr.. Sanderson is at present assistant
superintendent of the motive power
The second division will include the
Flat-Top and other divisions West