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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Hints to Housekeepers.

OHcLoTHs will last longer if one or
tw players of wadded carpet-lining are
laid under them.
TEA leaves are good to scatter over car
pets before sweeping, not only to fresheu
the celors, but also to prevent the dust
arising.
SIMPLE means of chap ing the air
of sick room is to open window at
the top and opening the door, move it
backward and forward rapidly, so as to
insure current of fresh air from the
window.
ONE may utilize old mating which is
no longer fresh enough to look well, by
putting it under carpets, 1t can be
cleaned perfectly by washing it on both
sides with hot salt and water; hang it on
line outdoors to dry.
DISCoLoRED tea and coffee potsmay be
cleaned by filling them with water in
which two or three tablespoonfuls
of wood ashes have been placed, and
letting it boil up, then wash thoroughly
with hot soap suds, and rinse.
To TAKE grease out of white marble:
Apply pile of whiting or fuller's earth
saturated with benzine, and allow it to
stand some time. Or apply a mixture of
two parts washing soda, one part ground
pumiee stone and one part chalk, all first
finely powdered and made into paste
with water; rub we'll over the marble and
finally wash off with soap and water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
THE sTOCKMAN.
Per Day Gains in Beef Animals.

To many persons figures are uninter-
esting, but to the careful an d successful
feeder they ought to be full of interest
and instruction when brought out by
careful tests and experiments in feeding
beef animals.
The recent Fat Stock Show was pro-
ductive of many interesting combina-
tions of figures, says the Farm, Field,
and StOckmGR. There is something to
be learned from those which it furnishes
of the weights of the various ages of
cattle, the same being cattle fed from
birth, with a view to reaching a standard
of perfection in the production of beef.
The study is interesting as showing
what can be done, not only with the
strictly pure breeds, but with the higher
grades, such as advanced farmers carry
upon their farms and feed for the regu-
lar markets.
The figures below are compiled from
the record of Ill animals exhibited. 1t
is done for the purpose of showing the
average gain of calves, yearlings, two
year-Olds and three-year- olds. The
classes taken are Grades and Crosses,
Herefords and Shorthorns; these breeds
furnished the greatest competition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Running Away.

A lady who does not believe in the
present ''high pressure" system of work
and amusement says that she owes her
placidity of disposition and her capacity
for endurance, to an old habit of run
ming away.
when I was a child she says had
a VIGOROUSLY hot temper. As soon as
my mother saw one of the fits coming
on, she used to say gently, Perhaps you
had better run away a little while,
dear Then would take my sled, or
my garden hoe, according to the sea-
son, dash out of doors, and stay there
until the evil spirit had passed by.
"We kept up that little habit, my
mother and I. 1 entered the Young
Ladies' Seminary of our town. and
there 1 worked very hard, but, unlike
many of the girls, did not break
down. Whenever my mother noticed
that my forehead was beginning to tie
itself up in knot over my books, she
would say:
Run away for an hour, daughter.
The sunshine is very bright, and I
want you to go out and soak yourself
in it
%Of course, I didn't always want to
go, but mother could be firm as well as
indulgent, and the result was that L did
a great deal of running away, either in
bed or in the open air. The other girls
kept themselves awake on coffee. in or
der to study late at night, and some of
them did outstrip me in book knowl-
edge. Still, I came to believe so fully
IN my mothers prescription, that 1
made it one of my rules OF life, and I
am consequently one of the people who
have
Lived to fight another day.
Youths COMPANION.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
sheen on The Farm.

| There is no animal that will pay bet
ter for his keep on the farm than sheep.
] They are hardy, easily kept, will eat al
most anything, and there is always a
market for their wool and mutton. The
great failure consists in trying to keep
TOO many, and in not giving them proper
care and proper food, Fifteen or
| twenty good, healthy sheep allowed to
run with the cows, and taken up at
night along with the cattle, and given
the same attention as the former receive,
will he g source of profit every time.
| Sheep grazing with cattle will rarely be
attacked by dogs, as the cattle will act
as their guardians and will readily come
to the sleeps assistance. They are val
liable for clearing out bushes, briars
and noxious weeds, and 1 know of no
better way of cleaning up rough pieces
of ground than to pasture said pieces
with cattle and sheep, giving them adj
ditional food, such as mill feed and a
little oil meal every day in long, narrow
troughs placed in such pastures, Such
land in q few years can be pretty thor
oughly cIeansed of all filth, and what
ever stumps or stones may be there can
be gotten out at the farmers leisure,
whereas, If the piece had to be cleared
by days labor, it would probably cost as
much as the land would be worth to do it.
In buying sheep it is very important
to get healthy stock. Therefore, before
buying examine the feet to see that
there is no foot-rot, their feeces to see
that they have not the scab, and their
teeth to see that they are not old and
worn out. The Hampshire down is
about the best breed to have, as they
are extremely hardy, of good size, pro.
duce fine, well-developed lambs, and
are very docjle and do we'll to run with
cattle.
The main point is to have cool,
roomy and dry pens for them to go in
Some farmers contend that rain and
keep them dry; but l notice that all such
men have poor success with sheep, and,
in fact, with any animal they may have.
Bright clover hay is the best food for
sheep, along with about one-half pint
of shelled corn and oats mixed together
and fed TO each one as the mornings
meal. Good, clean, bright corn fodder
is also excellent, as is also fresh oat
straw cut when not too ripe and fed
once day. They should have dry
pen to go in at night and this pen should
be supplied every day with some dry
straw-not too much, but just enough to
keep their coats dry and clean. My
plan is to clean out the sheep pen often,
as whenever the manure accumulates
the manure commences to heat, and it
doesn't take long then before that bane
of the sheep farmer-foot-rot-m
its appearance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Are We Better Than the Root Eatersl

: We look back with a feeling of
civilized pity upon our root-eating an
cestors, who dwelt in caves, and divided
their time between procuring their food
and fighting their fellows. 1t is said
that warfare is the natural state of all
savage tribes, 1t is their business,
their recreation, their second nature.
Peace, with nearly all primitive races
of men, is only an accident, an in
frequent episode, while war is their
natural and perpetual condition.
But though we look back upon our
early progenitors as inhuman savages,
still, we cannot deny that to-day,
throughout great portion of the civil
lied world, war seems to be the chief
object of government and men. In the
most civilized nations of Europe, vast
armies are quartered on the people-im-
mense hordes of military paupers, who
never plant grain of corn or WELD a
stroke of the sickle, but simply live
from the hard-wrung taxes of dis
couraged peasantry. How supremely
absurd it is, when looked at from an un-
prejudiced view, that the most humane,
the most civilized, the most advanced
nations of the earth should strain the
machinery CT their government to the
utmost, to simply raise revenue to hire
highly trained and professional muir
derers for the sole object of killing and
slaughtering, by the most improved de-
vices, thousands of their fellow-men.
How does this differ from the slaughter
of the early root eater, unless it is
more artistic method of murder, and on
larger scale.
Europe is kept in state of perpetual
defence. Of course all these nations
recognize the medieval barbarity of
war. They all desire peace; but no
one of the great powers would dare dis
band its armies, for fear of being over
run and conquered by some rival nation.
Of course this state of affairs, in ma
tons where the common people think,
cannot continue indefinitely. There is
no justice in keeping the peasantry and
artisans of the world in poverty, in
order that highly systematized, scien-
tific warfare may be carried on, on
gigantic scale. In this matter of war,
are we better than the root eaters?-
Yankee Blade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
THE OLD ARAI-cHEER KEEPS
A-ROCKIN'.
BY MAHA1A B. cHApDock.

D.
The old arr1-cheer keeps a-rockini, a-rockin' all
the while,
An from its depths sad, sweet face looks at
The blue ewes. full Of love an truth as they
can be-
The little hands, SO restless, are waving signs
The hankercber a-foatin' n the brow knit
M the golden curIs a-Iyin' all damp on her pale
cheek.
An white lips slightly parted, that smile, but
But when I go to take her clasp the empty
air,
M the cheer keeps on a-rockin' e-rockin', alters
there
The old arm-cheer keeps s-rockin', a-rockin' all
the day
An its bin a-rockin' ever since our Tressie went
They tell me she's a-sleepin' in the graveyard
on the hill,
That her soul has gone to heaven, an tbs His
holy will;
That she isInow a-standin' where the holy an
gels stand,
within her hand;
An when I'm workin' in the corn, or mowin in
the fields
try TO take some interest in what the harvest
yields
But pretty soon want drink, n then come
in here,
An see her there a-rockin', a-rockin' in that
cheer.
The old arm-cheer keeps a rockin' a-rockin' all
the night;
hear it at the midnight hour n in the morn
ing light,
m look into the parlor here, when first leave
my bed,
Hopin to see another sight O. that there golden
head;
IN I'm never disappointed, fur all the sad nights
through,
Out from the pillow cushions there, look forth
the eyes so true;
But when take furrara step, n think to
She fades away n disappears ez mist before my
sight,
m then stagger back, n my heart feels ruther
Fur see her plain, a-sittin' there a-rockin' in
that cheer.
An the old arm-cheer keeps a-rockin', a-rockin'
hear it in the evenin'- time n in the morning
gray,
M in the Silly hours of night, when thinkin'
listen N hear ea f go with slow and steady
creek;
M then I slip up quietly, not disturbin' any
N walk along ben ath the stars untweI the
A-thinkin', thinkin' alters, till the night dews
OF the little hands that chung to mine, n the
little face SO fair;
An then come to the winder, n through the
lattice peer,
M see her there a-rockin', a-rockin' in that
cheer.
M the old arm-cheer keeps a-rockin', a-rockin'
without rest
Nobody else can see it, n perhaps it's fur the
best.
They say her spirits restless, n can't never be
at ease,
Because when the light of our life went out we
never told the bees;
But in all the realms of endless space she's free
to come n go,
N she comes and stays close by me- because
she loves me so;
She knows as how my heart is broke, n hain't
got long to wait,
N she'll be on hand to pilot me although the
golden gate,
N that's why she's so constant n never failin
near,
N alters sets a-rockin', a-rockin' in that cheer.
Yankee Blade
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15

coolest weather. The two parts Of the
body-viz., the upper portion Of the
chest and the lower portion of the abdo-
men-which it is most important to
keep from variations Of temperature, are
exposed, and the child is rendered liable
to colds, coughs and lung diseases on
the one hand, and bowel complaint on
the other. What little there is of the
dress is chiefly composed of open work
and embroidery, so that there is about
as much warmth in it as in q wire sieve.
and the socks accompanying such q
dress are of cold white cotton, expos
ing cruel length of blue and red leg.
1 cannot see the beauty of pair of livid
blue legs, and would much rather be-
hold them comfortably clad in pair of
stockings. If the beauty lie in the
shape of the leg, that shape will be dis
played to as much advantage in pain Of
stockings; if it lie in the coloring of the
flesh, beautiful colorinQ will not be OBJ
tanned by leaving the legs bare, and
from the artistic point of view, a blue
or red stocking is infinitely preferable
to blue and red leg.-Science MoRthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15

These figures only add new weight to
the fact already established, that it is
early maturity that pays in beef produc-
ton. A fall from gain of 2.62 pounds
per day during the first year of an ami
mails life to 1.52 pounds during its
fourth year, is n great loss.
Another fact brought out is that the
Grades and Crosses in one case las
calves) gained more than either of the
other classes; in another case (yearlings)
the gain was the same. In the two-year-
olds the difference was but slight, while
as three-year-o the difference was
q quarter of pound day against the
grades, showing that the steady average
gain is greater among the pure breds
than among grades. A good point, Is
it not also a good point that until the
age OF three is reached the fine grade
steer may be as proftably raised as the
pure bred? This being the case, why
tolerate scrub bull on the farm or
ranch? The successful stock-raiser
must keep pushing his animals for early
maturity, and he will be the gamer if
he keeps something better than scrub"
to head his herd.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
THE POULTRY YARD
Poultry Notes.
o per cent,

CHICKENS are as perverse as people,
and just as man will often drink vile
| liquors when he can get pure sweet
water, so fowls will often abandon their
| drinking vessels and slake their thirst
at some dirty puddle. With them as
with human beings, prohibition is the
only safeguard.
THE condition of the comb of fowl
is the best indicator of its health. 1t
should be bright in color, and shaking
with every activity of the bird. These
signs are a good guide as to health.
| With this condition of comb you will
discover the utmost activity in your
fowls, starting at every sound or mo-
ton.
To STRAIGHTEN the spike on o comb
of chicken, soften the comb with lard
and you will be surprised how easily
you can pull it to its proper position. 1t
may require more than one application,
but usually one is sufficient. Young
birds are referred to. We have not ex-
perimented with older, but it should at
least benefit in either case.
THERE is no doubt that hens will lay
fairly we'll without q male companion
and their eggs keep as long if not
longer by being unfertilized, but is it
not true that the presence of a male bird
in flock of hens and his amorouS at
tentions at all times gives a feeling
of security and contentment to the
flock, and acts in the nature of slim
illus.
DISCONTINUE throwing the food out
in large quantities and expense will be
diminished. 1t is better to feed less
and more frequently than to allow food
to go to waste by giving too much at
time. Have fixed time to feed and give
Just what they can eat up clean and no
more. This is a point worth considera-
ton, for feeding chickens improperly
cannot result in benefit to themselves or
profit to the owner.
BRAHMAS by careful breeding and mat
ing have nearly reached the position of
non-setters. To show the love that
breeders have for Brahmas, is the fact
that taking our poultry fraternity as lot
three fourths breed the Brshma fowl.
AS farm fowl they fill the bill and are
always admired for their beauty by al
most all admirers of poultry. New
breeds spring up from time to time and
have their admirers but the Brahma
holds its place.
Fowls are frequently sick for long
oiuo anu 0oOa Pc VIC HOtAS0 VI al oASoPG
the close and accustomed observer who
cannot be deceived, for the general look
and carriage tell the tale. At feeding
time the fowls will generally all come
in huddle to eat, and all appear to eat
greedily. The time to seek out the all
ing bird is when the flock is in quietude.
When fowls are in this state observe
them closely. All the we'll ones will be
trimming and dressing their feathers.
The one that remains moping behind
and does not trim its dress is ailing and
many times beyond aid or recovery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Paradise Pudding.

Ingredients: Three eggs, three APP
pies, quarter of a pound of bread
crumbs, one lemon, three ounces of
sugar, three ounces of currants, half q
vineglassful of wine, nutmeg; butter
and sugar for sauce. Pare, core and
mince the apples and mix with the bread
crumbs, nutmeg grated, sugar, currants.
the juice of the lemon and half the rind
grated. Beat the eggs we'll, moisten the
mixture with these and beat all together,
adding the wine last; put the pudding
in a buttered mould, tie it down with a
cloth; boil one hour and a half, and
serve with sauce of butter and sugar
mixed together.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Texas Indiana.

The Texas Indians have always had
thorough contempt for the bluecoats.
In 1875 the railroad boom began. The
builders ran through their lines with an
army of men in advance to drive back
the savages. The railroads have done
more to subdue the Indians In Texas
than any other influence. Lo can't
stand steam. The State in 1874 began
to prepare for the immigration influx
which followed. Despairing of pro-
lection against the Indians from Uncle
Sam, the Legislature equipped the
Frontier Battalion of State Rangers.
This handful of scouts attacked the
marauders wherever found, and did IN
six years what the United States troops
had attempted for twenty years-drove
out the Indians. Recently one Of these
gallant scouts was asked: @What do
you rangers do out here?" I'VE pro-
tect the frontier, +" answered the ranger
But, expostulated the inquirer, II
thought the United States troops vera
sent out for frontier protection. $50
they were, and the rangers came out "a
protect the troops.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Dairy Hints.

DAIRY salt stored in the vicinity of
Goldfish or kerosene, or turpentine, is
apt to contract havors that injure the
butter in which it is used.
THE good COW is wonderful ma
chine-almost creator; for, feed her
$40 worth of appropriate foods per an
mum, and she will furnish a family
with more food than they can buy in
other as palatable forms for 500.
PUT white butter and yellow butter
side by side and tell the consumer that
one is artifcially colored. and he Will
take the colored article 999. 999 times IN
1000, 900. Let nobody worry about the
consumer being deceived, He Is after
the waller. - Western RGrGt.
NOT for minute should smoking be
allowed in the creamery. A man who viii
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15

dragged Peters ter ther nearest tree; an
er few minutes later his corpse wuz
swingin' between heaven an earth.
Henry an Alice air goin' ter be mar
ried day arter to-morrer, an I've been
sent here ter invite everybody in this
village ter Their weddin'. We want
everybody ter come. Be thar at half
past ten sure. Their weddin' is ter be
at 'Ieven; ther dinner-tharen be no
less n three oxen roasted-will be at
twelve; an tharu be a shootin' matck
In ther AFTERNOON"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Glossy Starch.

Take two ounces of white gum arabic
powder, put into pitcher and pour on
it pint of boiling water, according to
the degree of strength you desire, and
then, having covered it, let it stand all
night. In the morning pour it carefully
from the dregs into a clean bottle-keep
it for use. A TABLESPOONFUL of gum
water stirred into pint of starch that
has been made in the usual manner will
give lawns, either black or printed, a
look of newness, when nothing else
can restore them after washing. It is
also good, much diluted, for thin white
muslin and bobinet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
Ovsters for Rreakfast.

An appetizing way of serving oysters
for breakfast is the following: Put two
dozen medium sized oysters in sauce
pan with their own liquid; letthem come
to boil, then strain the oysters, saving
the liquid; put about one tablespoonful
of butter in a saucepan and two of -four;
beat and work smooth; add the oyster
liquid and let it boil about FIVE minutes,
stirring all the while; add juice of
lemon to taste and the yolks of two eggs
we'll beaten, salt, pepper and chopped
parsley, and then the oysters; serve on
toast.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
A DEMONS DEED.
BIZ w. H. SPENCER.

One evening, in the year 1867, I wa
sitting in bar-room of a village tav
ern in Missouri. Four men were
seated at small table playing seven
up, several others were sitting around
the room talking animatedly and chew
ing tobacco vigorously, while the fat
good-natured landlord leaned over the
bar and smiled beniguly upon the
assembly.
Suddenly the men cease talking and
every eye is turned toward the door.
The heavy trampiDg of horse is heard
outside, and the next instant the deep,
hearty voice of a man sings out.
Whoa, January"
The landlord fixes his gaze on the
door, while the broad smile on his face
grows still broader.
"How do, Jim Sherman?' he says
heartily, as tall and very muscular
young man enters the room. ''Step
right up to ther bar an take suthin
with me-" he continues, placing a bot
tie and two glasses on the bar.
"Oh, I'm ez peart ez er yearlin' colt"
says the young man, helping himself to
the liquor. How be you, Tom?"
"Middlin', replies the landlord, as he
ills his glass. "How erbout that
lynchin' down ter Frog Crick last
week?"
wy, hain't yer hearn?"
yes, we've hearn suthin' bout it;
but, ez you live down that way, 1 reck-
oned yer could give US ther perticu-
lars"
Il wuz thar when it happened, an I
reckon ought ter know ez much
erbout it ez anybody"
At this announcement, the men who
are playing seven up toss their cards
upon the table and every face in the
room is turned eagerly toward the
young man.
%Tell us all erbout it, Jim, +" urges the
landlord. Were all jest dyin' ter
hear"
The young man draws a plug of
tobacco from his pocket, takes a gener-
Gus bite from it, puts it back into his
pocket again, and begins:
Hiram Peters missed one nv his best
bosses from his stable one mornin', an
with erbout twenty men-I wuz one NV
ther number-set out ter look for it. 1t
wuz early in Their mornin' an ez Their
road hadn't been travelled any, we didn't
have any difikilty in trackin' Their an
namill. Their trail led US right straight
ter Henry Campbell's ranch; an when
we got thar we found Henry leadin' Their
boss we wuz lookin' fur out nv Their
barn,
"'Hullop said Hiram Peters. How
come you with that boss?
at found him in my stables this
mornin',' said Henry.
Jest So said Peters. An you wuz
gcin' to take him erway an sell him.
But, yer see, you didn't git mp early
ernuff in Their mornin'.'
DO you mean ter insinuate that l
stole yore boss . said Henry, lookin' ez
mad ez er wet hen, an er settin' one,
at that
I don't see how else you come ter
have it, said Peters.
Then, turnin' ter Their men that had
come with him, he continued:
Boys, 1 don't see ez we need ter
waste any time in holdin' er court on
this case. We've found Their hoss in
Henry CsmpbelPs possession, an that's