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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
STOCK ITEMS

All things considered, the best time
to commence keeping accounts with
cattle is when they are weaned and it
becomes necessary TO commence feed
ing or pasturing.
One of the principal items in the
management of hogs, is to keep thrifty,
and the more fully this can be done the
better will be the results, both as re-
CARDS health and profit
Straw makes the best material for
bedding for sheep. and when possible,
a sufficient quantity should be supplied
to keep them dry and clean In no
way can the wheat straw be used to a
better advantage.
To make the most out of sheep, they
must be kept for series OF years
Some years they will return a much
better profit than in others, but it is
hard to sell out and buy in always at
just the right time.
With cattle as with all other stock
on the farm, quick growth and an
early maturity can only be secured by
having good breeding stock as founda-
ton and then building upon it with
good feed and care.
The more we know about the cow
the more likely we are to have success
in handling her. She should be studied
even to minute particulars, just as y
machine should be if we expected to
use it continually.
While sheep may be regarded as
scavengers of the field, too much de-
tendency should not be placed upon
as it can hardly be considered good
economy to force them to feed on these
alone.
Elgin creamery butter has gained it's
reputation by the fact that the patrons
fed grain 365 days in the year. If
farmers in other sections would do the
same their regulations could also be
made, providing that they used care in
marketing.
To substantiate the remark that feed
has influence upon the color and rich
ness of the milk we need only remind
those who hold to the contrary to feed
their mich cows on straw or on sheaf
oats and they will find the milk thin
and the butter made therefrom white.
To reverse the process, letthe COWS feed
on green rye and wheat bran, and they
viii get the richest and yellowest but
ter they ever saw.-Exchange.
A growing pig will, if of good breed,
increase fully one pound in weight
every day of its life. If it does this, it
is pretty sure to leave profit over the
cost of feeding, aside from its addition
to the manue pile. If it does not, dis
pose OF it in some way, and get pigs
that will do this. There are several
breeds that can be fed with profit, and
the grades of these for feeding are as
good as the pure blood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
LOSS IN CREAMING.
One OF the Causes and How II May be
Remedisd.

One OF the Causes and How II May be
Remsdisd.
At this time of year more care is
needed to procure a perfect separation
of the cream The advance in the period
its certain effects on the milk, and It
behooves the producer and manufac-
turer that they use increasing care TO
guard against heavy losses
The mum Der OF globules in COWS milk
is smallest when the cows are fresh.
but the deficiency IN mum bers IS more
than balanced By their increased size
at this time; as the period of lactatiou
increases their number increases aud
size decreases This IS one OF the
causes of the greater difficulty Of q per
feet Dreaming from now until the COWS
are fresh Separator operators can not
he too watchfuI from now Oh. IRE
queut tests Of the skim milk will en-
able you TO discover and check any
losses that may arise.
A dlntion q the milk with warm
water IS very helpful n cases Of stubborn
Dreaming. and Il patrons OF gathered
cream establishments were instructed
on this point Il would BE- q good thing
for them as wen as for The factorv.
Two quarts o. water al 10 degrees 70
each can OF milk - = great aid to cream
ing; from now till spring The .'churna-
bjiIfy" Of cream raised n this vzv VIII
bs greater than II otherwise ssouIa.
Sneh cream viii r5pen evsner and easier
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
THE DAIRY.

Feed the cow right now when she
needs her grain. Don't you scrimp, or
limp grows your share OF gain.-Rura
New Yorker.
There is no form of dairy work that
leaves so little responsibility with the
producer as the cream gathering plan
of factory butter-making.
For mich cows the French prefer
Dutch breeds; for butter cows they
give preference to those from their own
Normandy.
1t ought not to be necessary to say
that a COW will do better upon food
that is palatable than upon one that is
not. The COW is a good judge of what
is good for her-Western Rural
An English breeder of Jersey cows
states that he feeds his yearlings and
dry cows horse chestnuts as condi-
ment He says the cattle like them
and thrive upon them when given In
small doses
The idea of drugging cows to in
crease their production of milk is so re-
pulsive that there will be little regret
expressed at the failure of an expert
ment carried out in France by NJ. Cor
nevin, who administered philocarpine
as likely to increase the secretions. He
found after several trials that the drug
had influence upon the quantity of milk,
though the constituents were affected,
notably in the increase of sugar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
TO-DAY.

The ambition of tho Ar
cade is to lead and not to
follow, but circumstances
often occur that prevents
the carrying out the best
laid plans.
Somo time ago the Ar
.cade ordered a large line of
Tailor Made Night Shirts,
(for men only specially
adapted for holiday trade,
but the unfortunate circum-
stance occurred and these
beautiful Night Robes az
rived Christmas eve, too
late for Christmas trade.
The beauty of this lot of
Night Shirts is that they
are all cut the new shapes
and latest style, Y fronts,
v backs, pulled shoulders
and Vatican plaits, and are
guaranteed TO bring sweet
dreams and pleasant repose
to the wearer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
ANIMAL DOOR IN BUTTER.
Absolute Cleanliness Essential to Purity
and Sweetness.

Absolute Cleanliness Essential to Purity
and Sweetness.
Some experimenter has told us that
the curryiug of mich cows in winter is
done at loss; conclusion that posi-
bly, is correct so far as the feed bill is
concerned, but wrong as regards the
butter account If cows are not kept
clean in winter quarters by the use of
comb and brush there is decided tend
ency to cause what is termed animal
odor" in their butter and where this oc-
ours the latter cannot be sold at top
prices. Some feeders will doubtless say
that this so-called animal odor can be
got rid of by thorough aeration of the
milk at straining time, but this is not
wholly correct. Straining removes the
solid foreign bodies" that find their
wav into the milk of dirty COW
and aeration may remove some of the
odor said to exist in the milk of
such animals, but if it be true
that most of the said animal odor is
caused by the fact that the skin of the
COW is not kept free and clean, so that
the dead matter that usually escapes
through the skin is thrown off through
the milk, it is quite evident that keep
ing the cows clean is more important
than aeration. Again it is we'll
known fact that many dairymen favor
aeration of milk intended for sale but
do not approve OF it in the case Of milk
set for Dreaming and butter-making. In
addition then to the most absolute
cleanliness of all utensils used in butter
making it would appear that similar
cleanliness of the cows and their milk
ers is imperative if fine favored butter
is to be expected. The cows should
have clean bedding, and an abundance
of it, so that during the night they may
not lie in filth. It is also well to remove
any manure and wet straw at milking
time and give fresh bedding in its place
for night use At milking time, too,
the greatest possible care should be
taken to clean all filth from the teats,
udder and surrounding portions of the
cows body, and before commencing TO
milk the attendant should wash his
hands It is poor practice TO clean the
COW and then milk with the dirty hands
that removed the dirt. The practice Of
dipping dirty fingers into fresh milk
and then milking with wet hands is
a bominable and should not be allowed
by any butter maker.-Farmers' Re-
view
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

A matter comes from England that
might seem, viewed with perspicuity, to
explain the fattering attention the
Prince of Wales has been reported to
have paid to American beauties from
time to time. 1t seems that the Prince
of Wales has tic which to strangers is
somewhat disconcerting. About once in
every minute and half the lid of the
right eye drops completely over the ball.
The eye remains closed for the space of
about a second, and then suddenly opens
again to its fullest extent, no other
feature Of the face having moved mean
while. People who see the prince for
the first time are tempted to believe that
he is deliberately wlDklng at them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
FARM NOTES.

Quality of soil has good deal TO do
with the success of many varieties OF
fruits.
In nearly all cases better stand OF
clover can be secured by being prepared
to SOW the seed early.
Generally young hens are the best for
egg production and Will often lay when
the old hens are resting.
In the majority of cases it is better TO
allow barnyard manure to rot in the
land rather than in heap.
With turkeys it is more important to
change males so as 10 avoid inbreedIng
than with any other class of fowls.
On the farm the guinea will pick up
nearly or quite ali its own living, ex-
cept in severe cold, stormy weather
When it can be secured conveniently,
one pound of meat to twenty hens
twice a week, can be fed to advantage.
Unless convenient TO good market
it is not q good plan to plant out too
large NUN Der OF early apples. A few
trees viii furnish home supply.
For the general market a g-Seep-
ing, snowy variety of apples can be
made the most profitable. Select these
in putting out commercial orchard.
Manure or rubbish should not be al
lowed to accumulate around the stills
of the barn during the winter. as it
will cause them to rot badly, and in this
way often do serious damage.
knowing what everything costs and
its value when ready to market can
only be determined by keeping ac-
counts, and with these the farmer can
know from what sources the farm
profits are realized.
When grass or clover seed is 70 be
sown in the spring earliness is quite an
item. In many cases, when it can be
done, 1t is better TO SOW IN the latter
part OF February rather than wait un-
til March The season, however, must
be the guide, as in some years it is pos
sible 10 sow much earlier than others.
But so far as is possible arrangements
should be made so that the seeding can
be done at the first opportunity .-St
Louis Republic.
The ideal farmer knows that the limit /
of production has never yet been !
reached; that we are many decades be- |
hind the nations Of Europe as 20 yield /
per acre. It is possible 20 raise 100
bushels OF corn per acre; why may va
not strive 70 reach that as an average (
yield, when It is reported, on good au-
thority, that 225 bushels were raised
on an acre in one Of the Atlantic states?
Is It impossible 20 raise City bushels Of
wheat per acre when we have repeated
yields reported OF over sixty bushels?
Or 800 pounds Of butter per year from
q COW, OF such quality as viii readily
demand twenty-five cents or thirty
cents per pound, when two pounds per
day has been repeatedly returned BY
-ood eows?-Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
PLUMB's STRONG HOLD.

To tho Editor Of The Eagle.
Perhaps the greatest secret of Senator
Plumb's hold upon the affections and
respect of his people was in the careful
attention he always paid to little things
requested of him by the common people.
The writer, whom Senator Plumb never
saw nor heard of, except as here stated,
had occasion TO write to him for public
document not long ago, and he promptly
sent it. as perhaps most all other men IN
his position would have done, but. in ad-
dition, he took the trouble TO send also a
personal letter answering my request and
proffering his services for any other IA
vors he might be able to do. His frank
upon the document was all ] expected TO
see that would enable me to tell from
whom had received it. and as a matter
of fact that is all any OF us have right
to expect: yet he was willing to put him
self out to make sure of impresSing his
friends with his readiness to oblige.
When / contrast this conduct of a really
great man like Senator Plumb with the
lofty self-importauce, domineering and
bearing, struiting egotism of thous-
ands of little insignificant tincup-headed
dudes who. unfortunately, are invested
with little authority, and are afraid
the world won't know it, am then pre-
pared 10 fully appreciate the noble traits
of character TO be found in every turn in
the life and character Of p. B. Plumb
What great pity we have 50 few like
him in the world.
w T. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

An observing Republican yesterday re-
marked to the writer that he wanted to
contribute a silver dollar towards pur-
chasing some sort of testimonial for
Speaker Crisp. In explanation of the
odd idea he said that for one he wanted
to present the speaker with some sub
stantial evidence of appreciation of his
magnanimity in sparing the Big Seventh
district the humiliation Of appointing
Jerry Simpson on the committee, on the
part of the house, to accompany the re-
mains of the late Senator Plumb from
the national capital to his home in En-
poria, notwithstanding Simpsons i'm
portunity for such appointment. 1t was
very considerate of the speaker, indeed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

It is not best to curb the feminine
tongue at any age. A taciturn girl is
not always a promise of silent woman
hood. The girls of Cornwall, according
to a recent traveller, give nobody any
trouble in early life. They are little au-
donations in youth, silent as pagan stone
circles in girlhood, voicelesS and blush
ing thereafter until welded, when they
at once develop such strength of charac-
ter, temper and tongue that half the
men of Cornwall are known individually
as "Jinny's Jack" and in railery are
greeted with the inquiry, Flows the
woman as owns 'ee?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

The Topeka Democrat has Of late re-
solved itself into a sort Of gift enterprise.
announcing in its columns one scheme
after another Of purely the street fakir
variety This is its own private affair
ana concerns only its readers and itself.
But 1t ought TO stop there and not at
tempt TO give away" the Republican
party OF the state and the patronage of
the state administration, upon neither OF
which II has the slightest call. But it i
Its ruling passion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
PREACHERS IN POLITICS

"Why the pulpit should be kept out of
politics, and politics out of the pulpit, &"
was the subject of paper read before n
circle of ministers in New York City one
evening last week. The Herald, in re-
ferring to it, says the discussion which
followed showed an overwhelming senti-
ment against dragging the pulpit into
politics, or politics into the pulpit. 1t
was held that every congregation is
made up of persons belonging to both
political parties, who have come to
church TO worship God. and because the
minister happens to look through certain
political glasses, for him to take the oc-
casion to assault the political principles
of many Of his congregation who do not
agree with him is 10 diSturbe the peIce
OF the church. At the same time TRADES
against political evils injure the pulpit
and produce no result except TO give 10
the minister questionable notoriety. 1t
Is a cheap way of advertising. The evil
IS too great to be remedied by thunder
bolt in soap. Let the pulpit preach the
Gospel, elevate the moral life and con
science of the community, make good
men and women, cast hope and happi-
ness all over this life and an assurance
of something better and more satisfying
beyond, and keep out Of polit cs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
Crash of the aGrin /"


From the Olathe Herald.
OF course if you have never had the
''grip" you are just like other idiots who
contend that it is nothing more than a
bad cold, just imagination. and all that
sort of stuff, but we want to say right
here that when you make light of the
grip you are throwing paper wads in
the face of providence. Today you are
proud and stuck up, but tomorrow you
may be flat on your back, with your
head fairly bursting. your eyeballs
popping out, mustard plaster on your
chest and the chills playing Might've on
your spine; and such sneezing and
wheeling, such mutterings and suptter-
ing, and whouping and grouping, such
yeils of defiance and shrieks of despair,
such racking of body and pulling of hair.
and you'd better bet you'll get 1t yet, if
you don't take care.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

too anxious to rend the regulations of
disciples of the other. The physician
gives the public no new information, but
he Is the first physician on record to con-
fess that there is another school of medi-
cine. Heretofore the rival school has
been characterized as quackery. 1t is
in order for the physician who makes
this frank confession 10 give his name
and the particular school to which he
belongs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

Democrats are tolerably adroit-that
Is, some of them are-when it comes to
demagoging the people touching eco
nomic questions. For some time the
preponderating yawp has been for I'M
limited free coinage Of silver; but that
idea lost its charm upon the masses as
they became more familiar with the sub
ject and what it involves. The mouth
pieces and echoes of that party cannot
consent for the people to do their own
thinking on the all-important money
question, so they have substituted for
the term free coinage the more catchy
phrase RECOMMENDATION. This is simply
an attempt to arouse partisan prejudice
instead OF appealing to reason and COM
mon sense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

Ben Glover is the only Kansas con-
gresham who writes his own letters.
This may not be so economic as the
farmer statesman intends. The salary
of a private secretary is a good invest
ment. About half a congressman's con-
stituency expect epistles from Wash
ington, and if they are disappointed,
which is likely if a congressman is his
own amenuensis, it costs him more than
the salary of a clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

Tomorrow is the last day of the year.
Take up some new ideas and resolves;
commence to read new book or learn
new stitch; make another resolve to drop
old Latreds. At least do something to
mark the event. Life would be a great
deal more monotonOus without these
annual mile-posts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
Making the Bezt or
w c. 5

.uI 10 u - tIile ~ =.
Congressman Broderick has his three
daughters as private secretaries, Jerry
Simpson has his son. ditto John Davis,
ditto Senator PETER. Otis has his wife
Clover VIII write his own letters, Baker
has a better eve 10 business 50 he leaves
his daughter 10 run the farm while be
attends 70 the busiuess CT the nation.
The nesv men are ali all IN IL 80 FAR as
money making Is concerned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

New York and Chicago have dscov-
ered new subject tor controversy.
Zach claims the honor of having first
suggested the idea of worlds far. II
Is none OF our quarrel, but in view of the
fact that truth withheld is half a lie wa
are constrained to state that the sugges.
ton first emanated from St. louis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

The curious complication of divorced
woman suing former lover for breach
of promise made while she was a wife
was lately submitted TO a court in Man
chester, England. The defender ought
TO be punished, but not to the extent that
the plaintiff should, nor for her benefit
n any sense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
Tha Iatest Term.
From The Chicago Nail

Fr0rl Ile tlIl1Asv MI
The words dress gown and suit
have been stricken from the list Of
fashion talk and nothing but frocks are
admitted 1t Is all very English, OF
course, but it IS also quite a universal
term. Girls, bellies and m2trons bring
home q frock or two from Paris: they
have a cloth frock 10 run around town
in, for calls, or 10 do mission work: fer
the rheater they have little silk frock.
a cloth or a velvet frock for dinner. and
get into gauze froek for the dance or
hons rarlN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

In this country, a political party is
nearest defeat when it becomes domi-
nant. The Republican party was in
power long enough to bring around its
own defeat, and the Democratic party
no sooner get into the throne, than there
is the worst kind OF a scratch and bite
scramble, which can only do one thing,
weaken it temporarily
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

Governor Humphrey is going to test
that Christmas phrase, lit is more blessed
to give than to receive" He viii proba-
bly, not doubt the axiom himself, so
much as the man who is lucky enough
70 get the appointment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

The Graves trial at Denver is attrac-
ting widespread interest, and there is a
tacit agreement among the thousands of
newspaper readers that it would be an
unfortunate position to occupy the de-
PENDANTS shoes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

Phenomenal as the weather has been
Tor mildness so far this winter in this
latitude, it has been more so farther
south. At Baton Rouge, La, the violets
and roses in the open air are in full
bloom and the oak trees in the forests are
budding ont.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

The bargain for the Cherokee strip is a
great step in western history With it,
the light will come which will be turned
brightly on therotten parts in the Indian
affairs, interior and exterior, and once
purified. by the keen sunshine of public
ventilation. Oklahoma, as a state, a biz
state, viii blossom as a rose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

A good many of your masculine
friends whom you meet at this time and
conclude from their aspect they are suf-
fering from the grip, are probably in
greater agony than that. They have got
slong so far as the fourth or fifth cigar
of the box their wives gave them for
Christmas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

The San Francisco liar has temporarily
5cooped the Wichita liar on the story of
two Chilians taking a coast survey of the
Frisco harbOr with a view to the future
distribution of bombs. The Wichita
liar labors under great difficulties in not
having coast line within his jurisdic-
ZION.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30

An exchange pronounces Anna Eva
Fay, the neoromancess, a "Fay-ke."
There is no denying the mild impeach-
ment; but it is Fay-re TO say that she
doesn't claim anything else; if she did
the public would not bestow the liberal
patronage she receives.