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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-07
Iol1n Hrenchie
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Land Office at r Sa7RsSn e. 1854 kanS' ssaS
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the register and receiver of the
o, s. Land office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas on April IA,
1891, viz
Joseph Dolezilek.
Homestead Application No. 12216, for the east half
of the northeast quarter and the east half of the
southeast quarter of section 6, township r. south,
range 81 west of the 9th P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said
land viz: John Hrenchie, Wencl Yauda, OF Wa
WeeDey, Kansas, Charles Camden, of COllyer and
Frank StTadal, OF Bosnia
2-2s LEE MONROE, Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas No e1e7
January %, 1891. w. WV
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of mis- claim and that said proof
will be made before register and receiver of the
U s. land Office at Wa-KeeIey, Kan, on March
IA 1891, viz:
Joseph ]. Keraus.
section o. town IL, SOUTH range o. west of the 6h
PM
He names the following witnesses to prove his con
tnuous residence upon and cultivation of said land
viz: Frank Stimits, Francis NJ. Morgan, Franz
Wollner, of Wa-Keeney, Kansas, and Albert Spena
of BOzna Kansas.
1-S1 LEE MONROE, Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-07
FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas, " e,-z
January % 1891. w. OA''
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the register and re-
ceiver of the o. S. land office at Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, on March 14th 1891, viz:
Edwin Tillitson,
Homestead application No 1886, for the southeast
4 of section g. town 15 south, range o. west of the
9Th P. n.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land viz: Daniel Z. Spangler, William Hoobler,
Francis NJ Hoobler Jerry c. Coffey, all of Wilcox
Kansas.
I-S1 LEE MONROE, Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-07
NToTIcEsFoR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas No. 1924
February 70, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
oter has filed notice of his intention to make hnPt
moot in support of his claim, and that said Droof
Fill he made before the register and receiver of the
II s Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas, on April II,
1881, viz;
Homestead Application No 2OO25, for the northwest
cnarter of section g. township ID south, range q,
west of the 9th P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land. viz: Joseph Dolezilek and Frank Krhut, of
of Wa-Keeney, Kan. and Charles Camden and Joseph
Niinek of Collyer, Kansas.
a2s Ike MoEEoE, Register.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
RANDOM REMARKS.

Philadelphia Inquirer; The ancient lays of the hens are the music of tho spheres for transformers
 Fliegende Blaetter: With the excep- tion of a twenty penny piece the unhappy man gave no sign of lifen
 Picayune; Hotel walters are great readers of character, They recognize . gentleman the moment man tips them.
 Philadelphia Ledger A Moscow letter says M. Prjlhus- -Klentsky Is . new pianist who is making a name for himselfn He needs it badly
 New York Recorder: The wagon that goes the fastest Is called the sulky. and the horse that doesn't go at all bears precisely the same name. This is misleading.
 New York Sun: Daube--''Now, Miss Hunter, please look pleasant--thAts it. keep that for moment until I catch N There. Now you may resume your natur- al expression, if you wish"
 Harper's Bazar: Mir P. Mulvaney lwho is aroused from his first sleep in America by the chatter of an alarm clock --'sOch, sure, they must have long days in Amir ika, for oi'll shtake me worrd that clock sthruck q thousand.
 Philadelphia Ledger: D'Ornon. the man who sat ont from Paris to walk on stilts to Moscow, didn't go all the way. Tho police on the Russian frontier wouldn't let him proceed, and after vainly trying to pass them, 1t commenced to D'Ornon on him that he'd better dismount,
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Taking n Drive With Grant.

1 was a resident of Detroit when tho late Gen. Grant was captain of infantry and stationed at Fort Wayne, the mili- tary post near that city. Grant at the time owned pacing pony that was as fast as a ghost. One day he invited Bishop McClosky to take ride behind the pacer The bishop weighed 250 pounds and was very dignified. Grants course lay up Jefferson avenue to Crosse Point ther, as now. a favorite drive Grant started the pacer up long before he got beyond the city limits. and was soon fair;y flying along. well remem- Der seefig the bishop holding on to the seat of the buggy with one hand and on to his hat with the other. while Grant was holding on to the pony to steady him and not saying word. When tho ride war ended the bishop expressed his thanxs to Grant for the courtesy shown him, but Grant could never get him into his buggy again. Poor old McClosky! It is sad to contemplate that he was compelled to die in exile. Few men have fallen hard as he did nor created 8 greater sensation when they fall
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
The Second Of It's Kind.

There was unveiled in Decatur County, Ind. twenty miles east of Co., lumbus, monument to mark tho "center of the population of the United States" Ten thousand people wore present. This is the second time in the history of the United States that the center of population has been cere- moniously marked with a monument. The first time was in 1910, and the place was several miles northwest of Washington. D. C., where yet remains small stone on which is engraved Centre of Population" The center of the population has travelled westward each decade about fortyhve miles, and has varied from straight line west from Baltimore as the population in- creased in the North and South. The only time when the exact center could not be accurately fixed was from 1860 to 1870, when perfect census could not be taken in that part of the United States where the civil war occurred. The following is the location of these centers each decade since l790, when it was twenty three miles east of Baltimore:
 In 1900, IS miles west of Baltimore; in 1910, 45 miles northwest by west of Washington; in 1920, Is miles north of Woodstock, Va. in 1880, 19 miles west by southwest of Moorefield, W. Va. in 1S40, 10 miles south of Clarksburg, w. Va. in 1850, 23 miles southeast of Petersburg, W. Va. in 1860, 20 miles south of Chillicothe. O.; in 1870, 4S miles east by north of Cincinnati, O. in 1880, miles west by south of Gin cinnati, O.; in 1890, 20 miles east of Columbus, Ind.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Our Thriving Sho.idv Busipess,

Last year when the Mckinley bill was before Congress, and many wooden man. ufacturers were opposing it's increased duties on wool, it was said by the New York Dru Goods Economist that Man ufacturers of goods from wool substi- tutes applaud the measure before Con- gress and are championing it's propo- nents and abettors.
 The shoddy men were right in their forecast of the effect of the bill on their industry. They judged that by putting heavy duties on foreign wool, the new law would increase the use of shoddy and give the shoddy business great boom. Well, the boom has come, in fact, it has been hero ever since the Mckinley law was passed.
 The following table, giving the prices of different kinds of shoddy in the Bos- ton market last August and at the pres ent time, will show that the confidence of the shoddy men in the Mckinley law was not misplaced:
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
The Tax on l;loyes.

The glove paragraphs of the Mckinley law show how much moro heavily that measure bears upon the poor than upon the rich
 On silk gloves the old duty was 50 per cent, and this was increased by the Me Kinleyites to 60 per cent, which is an increase of 20 per cent. upon the old rate. Upon cotton gloves, however, the old tariff rate of 35 per cent. was changed to 50 per cent, or an increase of 43 per cent upon the old rate. | The same inequality is seen in the case of leather gloves. Under the old tariff the duty on all kinds of leather gloves was 50 per cent ad valorem; the McKinleyites changed the duty to an ad valorem rate, claiming that tho new specific rates were equivalent to the old rate. But this Is not the case The duties are so arranged that they run far above 50 per cent on the cheaper kinds. On mems plain gloves. for example, the present duty is one dollar dozen and 50 per cent. ad valorem. On gloves worth $3 per dozen. therefore, the pres- ont duty is equivalent to s3 per cent, while on gloves worth St the duty is only 66 per cent
 The same thing is found in the duties on womens kid gloves. Some time after the new law went into effect the New York Dry Goods Econonist pointed out it's effects upon these goods by saying: "In women's gloves the cheapest kid will be forced out of the American market, for the duty imposed on them is all out of proportion with the value of the goods, which are those patronized by the poorer classes, who are supposed to be assisted by the new duty"
 Woolen gloves, which are worn main- ly by the poorer people, come in for an enormous advance. Under the old law those wore taxed at from 10 to 35 cents per pound and 8 to 40 per cent ad valorem--making single duties ranging from 63 to "a per cent. Under the Me- Kinley law all woolen gloves are taxed as wearing apparel" at 491S cents a pound and 60 per cent. ad vaIorem. This of course lays the heaviest burden on the cheapest goods.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
HREviTIES OF SCIENCE.

Black walnut sawdust K now mixed with lirsecd gum and moulded into orna- mentaticn for furniture. When vanished it is said to be handsome and more durable than carved wood.
 A Massachusetts man has invented and built novel craft. She is about fifteen feet long, and has two cockpits, which arc large washtubs, the handles being left on She is to be named the Washwoman, and will run as an auxiliary to the American Yacht Club, to do their laundry work dur ing the summer season. In the winter the tubs can he taken out and used at home.
 The latest novelty is an automatic foun- tain which dispenses filtered water to the thirsty wayfarcr at q charge of oae penny. That sum may. however, be increased to another penny for those who refuse to drink out of the enamelled cup which is supplied. The other penny dropped into another part of the machine produces . paper cup which is use ful for ono occasion and no more
 The husks of green walnuts are pounded up, and the juice expressed by sqecxing in . tincture press. The juice is thcn rubbed up with oiive-oil. Or the juice. as cx- pressed, is used mixed with oil of cloves the latter acting as n preservative. The whole is allowed to stand for week or two with occasional agitation, and the clear solution is eventually decantcd. Sometimes alcohol is used to preserve it. These dyes stain the skin very strongly.
 There is a popular idea extant that foods which abound iu phosphorous arc especial brain nntriments, but it has no special foundation There are many empirical mixtures based on this idea that are ex- tensively sold as brain and nerve food, without any particular merit or applica- bihty, If a brain tonic is required. let the investigator secure the best available fluid extract of cocoa prepared by some respon- sible chemist, and use it in combination with q pure grape wine'in quantities grad uated by its effects.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
THE STARCH TRUST.
HISTORY OF A SPECIMEN TAR-
 iFF COMBINE.

Dividing the spoils for Six Months-A Case
 of High Protection Where None Is
 Needed-A Prospsrous Industry Ex-
 porting It's Product-How Home Market
 Prices Have Advanced.
 A few years ago the manufacturers of corn starch were loudly complaining that there was no money in their bust- ness; but a little more than a year ago they formed large trust composed of practically all the manufacturers of starch in the country, and now they are happier Before the trust was formed the price of corn starch at tho factories was as low as ? | cents a pound, but as soon as the trust was formed in March, 1890, prices at once took an upward jump, and now range from 34 to 3n cents
 The trust having gotten in it's work of raising prices, tho business is now an nounced by a responsible trade paper to be very profitable. As an evidence of this it is stated that the National Starch Manufacturing Company, or starch trust, just declared q semi annual dividend Of per cent on the second preferred stock. What the first preferred stockholders TO- ceived Is not stated.
 Last year, about tho time that the trust
 
 by prominent starch dealer showing that starch factory could easily earn 3s per cent. clear profit on it's capital. This estimate was said to be made on actual facts, the factory in question having capital of Sloo, 900, grinding aboat 1 500 bushels of corn per day, and running 300 working days in year Corn could then be had at 30 cents bushel; but, though tho price Is now more than twice that figure, this diffcr- ence is more than counterbalanced by the higher prices for starch exacted by the trust.
 The Mckinley duty on corr starch Is 2 cents a pound, the same as under the new law Notwithstanding the valiant talk of sundry Republican statesmen about reducing duties, in cases where domestic industry Is controlled by . trust no effort was made by the McKin- leyites to lower the starch duty This duty was equivalent at the time when the trust was formed, to ss per cent of the factory price of American starch.
 If there is any industry in the whole country which needs absolutely no pro- lection, that industry is the starch busi- ness Why so? Because our starch manufacturers have demonstrated their ability to compete in the markets of the world against the starch made by the so-called "pauper labor" of every coun- try They sold nearly 20. COG, 900 pounds in foreign countries during the two fiscal years 1889 and lsao-the greater part of this being, of course, corn starch. Of the exports last year, 2,ooo, GOO pounds went to England and 1, 6oo,o 900 to the Netherlands.
 If our manufacturers are able to send so much starch to foreign countries. why is it necessary to protect them at home against those same countries? Could anything more absurd be imagined? The only purpose this starch tariff can serve is to enable our precious home market starch trust to put mp prices to the do- nestle consumer, while perhaps selling at lesser prices abroad.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
SUNDRY NOVELTIES,

Bakers are beginning to use wooden pie plates
 Corn flower blue is one of the most pop ular colors of the season
 The latest freak of masculine fancy is a white shirt with a black collar.
 There is on exhibition in St Augustine, Fla, an alligator with three eyes
 The Wichita Eagle says that the editor of the Leavenworth Times uses pistol for paper weight
 Paris circus performer makes a tour of twenty champagne bottles and balances himself on top of them.
 A Georgia boy with an extraordinary nose is advertised by dime museum man ager as 'The Human Elephant"
 The weather vane on the great tour of the Madison Square Garden, New York, is to be a fifteen foot tall bronze figure of Diana by Augustus St. Gaudens. The beautiful goddess will point to the source of the wind with her bow and arrow The haring cloak that flies one loose end behind her will catch the wind and move her round her endless circuit.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Prices.

AS an index to the present situation of the shoddy business the following from the latest number of the Dry Goods Ecopomist will prove instructive: During the past six months the build- ing of now shoddy mills and the exten- sion of old ones have been of frequent report The most curious feature in this connection is that the largest manufacturer of all-wool shod- dies is in Ohio, the home of the finest flocks. Another mill in that State is making such additions that by running double time, which it is reported it will do as soon as it begins operations, it will rank as the second concern of the kind in the country.s
 The same paper estimates tho shoddy consumption of the country at so, GOO, 900 pounds, GOT quantity thnt equals one- fourth the wool clip of the country" The shoddy and other wastes consumed in 1880 was 52,000,000 pounds. Are we not rapidly becoming shoddy nation under the wool tariff?
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
THE AGRICULTURAL MINNOW.
Why He Cannot Be Pin-Hooked- d-Protec- ton Helps Him Not-Europe's Demand for Wheat,

lOf "HeaIs
 Minnows will bite readily at an un- baited pin-hook to the great delight of the small boy. A similar unbaited pin hook was thrown into the agricultural pool by the Mckinleyites in the shape of increased duties on wheat and corn, but the agricultural minnow will not bite. Although the price of corn is double what it was a year ago, and the price of wheat is very much higher, too, no far mer has yet been found who is silly enough to say that McKinlcy's increased duties have had the effect of raising prices by even fraction of cent Not even the widest or most rabid McKin- leyite organ, either, has ventured to claim the increased prices as among the "benihcences" of the new tariff law.
 "Why is this thusness?" The farmer is too well informed to believe that Me kinley's wheat and corn duties can be worth tin whistle to him, since he is selling millions of dollars worth of these very products in foreign markets; and the Mckinleyites are too well aware of this to try to force ths naked pin-hook into his mouth They know too well that the farmer will "shy of" under such treatment.
 The main factor in raising the prices of wheat and corn, aside from our own shortness of crops last year, is the large demand certain to come from Europe for this years crops, owing to an unusu- ally bad wheat crop this summer. All ready it is reported from New York that freight engagements are being made with the great steamship lines far out into the fall months for transportation of grain to Europe; and it is already predicted that Europe will take more of our wheat and corn this year than ever before.
 That is pin hook with fat bait on it, and no deception about it. Mckinley tries to belittle the foreign market, ask ing "what particular sanctity hangs about it. At any rate. the foreign market is a mighty good place to sell wheat and corn; and McKinley's agri- cultural minnows, though they refused utterly to bite at bis naked pin-hook duties, are quite intelligent enough to see that the more freely we buy Europe's products the more largely will Europe buy of us. And the farmer is quite will ing to pay for those foreign goods on q basis of what James G. Blaine calls "friendly barter" We ship away our surplus which we do not need and ship back Europe's surplus, and both parties are richer by the operation. The agri- cultural minnow knows this, and hence the reciprocity" bid for his vote.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26

spectacle of hundreds of men paying the expenses of a trip to Washington to ask for duties on their goods, on the ground that these duties will bring prices down. Before the committee these men have much to say about promoting competi- tion; they seem, in fact to have over- come the law upon which every business man proceeds-the law that the less competition there is the greater profits will be. Every business man dislikes competition; but a deputation to Washington on behalf of any industry always appears to be willing to have as much homo competition as any consumer could possibly wish. When, however, competition or other causes have reduced prices competition becomes unpopular, and the result is the formation of trust to defeat the very competition which the manufacturers profess to be so anxious to promote.
 Are we to believe that the manufact- urers are so Superpatriotic that they wish more competition and lower prices, and all this for the good of the dear people? The numerous trusts and com pines to prevent competition and raise prices are sufficient answer to this question Are we to believe that they want prote cton in order to raise wages? The great number of wage reductions since the Mckinley law was enacted is satisfactory proof to the contrary.
 The truth is that manufacturers, like everybody else, want to put as much money into their own pockets as possi- ble. The difference is that they run to Congress with false and hypocritlcal pleas to get laws which will enable them to feather their nests at public expense. while the great masses of consumers and 97 per cent. of all the producers of the country are trying, by hard labor and small savings, to gather about them modest portion of this worlds goods.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
than the Californian, and this differ.

than the Californian, and this difesf. ence in color is always perceptible. even when the gold is one thousand fine. Again, the gold obtained from the placers is yellower than that which is taken directly from quartz. Whf this should be the case is one of the mysteries of metallurgy. for the placer gold comes from the veins. The Ural gold is the reddest found anywhere. Few people know the real color of gold, as it is seldom seen unless heavi. ly alloyed, which renders it redder than when pure. The purest coins ever made were the $50 pieces that used to be made in California. Their coinage was abandoned for two reasons: first, because the loss by abrasion was so great, and, secondly, because the interior would be bored out and lead substituted, the difference in weight being too small to be readily noticed in so large piece. These octagonal coins were the most valuable ever struck