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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
,nly remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable TO the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the, most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualisi commend it
to all and have mas it tie most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs Is for eale I'll zoe
and 81 bottles By al leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have It on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one Rho
wishes to try i. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FlG SYRUP co.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
A Pleasing senre

OF health and strenth renewed and Of
ease and comfort follows the use of
Syrup Of Figs, as it acts in harmony
with nature TO effectually cleanse
the system when costiYe or bilious.
For sale in SOC and s1.00 bottles BY
al leading druggists.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association in this
city ne : mouth.
Millions In Iii.

Millions In liz.
The Fortifier, which is not a
military engineer, as might be
supposed, but a newspaper
published at Old Fort, on the
slope of the Blue Ridge in Nc
Dowell county, where the West
ern North Carolina Railroad
winds it's way around the noun
tains to Swannanoa tunnel, is
authority for the statement that
a Durham gentlemen who is
already worth his millions, has
struck it rich III a marble bed Of
fabulous extent and value.
Here is what the Fortifier says
about it:
"The experts have reported to
the N. @. Bessemer company
Hon. J. S. Carr, Of Durham,
N. o., president, and Captain
o. FL. Blocker, Of Old Fort, gem
eral manager,) that their COM
pany owns over four hundred
millions cubic feet of the very
finest marble to be found in the
United States. The greater
part is a variegated blue and
motley white color, very rare
and very beautiful. This mar
BILE is valued at one dollar per
cubic foot in the quarry as it
now is. 1t will stand that price
and work d profit. Experienced
stone cutters are loud in its
praise, and say that generations
TO come have a field of wealth
IN this grand supply"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
100 Doses One Dollar
Personal Liberty VS.. Physical
Slavery.

Slavery.
We are all free American cit
liens, enjoying our personal lib
erty; but most of us are in ply
steal slavery, suffering from
scrofula, salt rheHm or some
other form Of impure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great
blood purifier which disolves
the bonds of disease, gives
health and perfect physical lib
erty.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
1877 :. Is Is.
SC FUL. a

tits that impurity In the blood, which, ac-
cumulating In the glands OF the neck, pro-
duces unsightly Jumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores on the arms,
legs, or feet; which deyelopes ulcers in the
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which Is the origin Of pimples, can
cerous growths. or the many other manifesto
tons usually ascribed to "humors;" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being the most ancient, 1t is the
rost general Of all diseases or affections, for
very few persons are entirely free from 1t.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
He Talks to tho MONKEYS.

One of the keepers in the monkey
house in the park has been very much
attracted of late by the regular appear
ance of little, short, thick-set man,
with iron-gray hair and long whiskers,
who makes daily visits to the monkey
house and stands for hours chatter
ing to the beasts, and he has come to
the conclusion that the man is q OAR
winian, q philosophic linguist, who has
discovered the monkey language and
who is making himself fluent in it by
conversing with them.
"One thing is certain" said the
keeper, "the monkeys know him, for
they always come to the front of the
cage when he appears and chirp and
chatter and smile as if he were telling
them funny stories. It seems ridicr-
lous, don't it? But he is the only visitor
who can get their attention. Maybe he
hypnotises them"
The noises he makes are exactly like
their chattering and seem to be done
with the lips closed and teeth tightly
shut, and his eyes seem to sparkle as
tie monkeys chatter back. Sometimes
when they answer him he almost bursts
with lauehter and when he leaves the
railing they all bid him goodbye with
much ieeling.-Ne,o York Recorder.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
A FILTHY Habit.


One Of the vilest habits tolerated in
the United States publicly and pri-
vately is wholly unknown in other coun-
tries. It is obtrusive expectoration.
The disgusting vice is on the decline in
large cities, but it is still too prevalent;
and persons in authority ought to insist
upon its repression. Smokers who can
not smoke without making themselves
offensive ought always to smoke in
strict seclusion. Men riding in public
vehicles pay for transportation, but it
does not include the right to defile
floors, soil the garments of other persons
in the vehicle and sicken the stomachs
of the sensitive. The bespattering Of
sidewalks, railway stations. foyers and
other places, with salivary discharge is
as foul as it is unnecessary. Conductors,
janitors and porters ought discreetly to
remind men guilty of this barbartity that
it must be stopped. If q quiet protest
will not be needed let the policeman be
called.
Secretions of the respiratory. salivary
or digestive organs are properly depos-
tied in pocket handkerchiefs If they
cannot be more properly disposed Of
Men who cannot afford pocket handker-
chiefs should receive gifts of them from
their friends. A persistent and vigor-
GUS effort to stop this filthy practice in
public ct least, should be made and
kept Chicago Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
AtR Wedding.


The wedding in Question was, in many
ways, the most brilliant event Of the
season. Nothing which could serve to
heighten the grace and significance of
the affair had been spared. The church,
fittingly decorated by . Boston artist,
was filed with interested guests. The
faint strains of Mendelssohn floated
through the still air, and the beautiful
bride stood before the altar with her
chosen one.
The pastor of the church, ritual in
hand, read the solemn service until he
came to the critical moment, when he
said:
Repeat after me, I, William. take
thee. Frances"
He did not proceed at once, for to
every ones establishment, before the
bridegroom could find his voice, the
bride, in clear, firm tones, repeated:
William, take thee, Frances"
There was a dead silence, till the
second officiating clergyman, unable
longer to control himself, laughed out
right. This was the signal for q con-
tagious wave of merriment.
As soon as the pastor could compose
his features and resume his dignifed
voice, he said:
Repeat after me, I. William, take
thee. Frances
This time the bridegroom spoke up
bravely, and there was no more blum
dering.-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

is about the most uncomfortable thing
one can put on his feet. Mr.. NJ. 81. C.
Gardner, of Orange County, N. Y, tried
hot oats, hot sand and q hot oven, with
poor success, and was about ready to
give up rubber boots when he hit upon
the plan for drying shown in the illastra-
tions. A stout wire is bent as shown,
with loops large enough to admit the
boot legs. There IS hook at the back to
hold the wire in place when put over the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
German
Syrup
Asthma

"Ihave been q great
Asthma. sufferer from Asth-
ma and severe Colds
every Winter, and last Fall my
friends as we'll as myself thought
because of my feeble condition, and
great distress from constant cough
ing, and inability to raise any Of the
accumulated matter from my lungs,
that my time was close at hand.
When nearly worn out for want Of
sleep and rest, a friend recommend
ed me to try thy valuable medicine,
Boschee's German
Gentle, Syrup. I am con-
,..,, fident it saved my
"eIes's life. Almost the first
Sleep. dose gave me great
relief anda gentle re-
freshing sleep, such asI had not had
for weeks. Mycough began immedi-
ate1y to loosen and pass away, and
I found myself rapidly gaining in
health and weight. I am pleased
to inform Observation-Disclosures I
am in excellent health and do GER
tainly attribute it to thy Boschee's
German Syrup. G. B. SrIcKNEY,
Picton, Ontario" o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
..Psrf.ction No Triha.

A friend once called upon Michael
Angelo while he was finishing . statue.
Some time afterward he called again
the sculptor was still ct the same work.
His friend, looking ct the figure. e1-
claimed:
"You have been idle since I saw you
last"
by no means, replied the sculptor.
Il have retouched this part, and pol
ished that; I have softened this feature,
and brought out this muscle; I have
given more expression to this lip and
more energy to this limb.
well, WE'LL said his friend; sbut al
these are trides."
at may be So replied Angelo; abut
recollect that trifes make perfection,
and perfection is no trife
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

Largest Hammer and Anvil in the World.
The hammer shop now in process Of
completion at South Bethlehem. says
Hasper's Weekly, will probably be re-
garded % more remarkable for evidence
Of power than any mechanical contriv-
nnces yet constructed by man. It is
here that the plates are to be prepared
for our growing navy. This building
includes furnaces and . vast tank for
tempering the plates. They will be
lowered into it by travelling cranes.
The tank Is divided into compartments,
enabling several plates to be treated at
once.
The hammer Is, however. the most
marvellous object in the hammer shop.
Il was designed by Mr.. John Fritz,
chief engineer and general superintend-
emit who had been connected with the
works from the beginning, and has in
vented or improved many of the ap-
pIiances in use at South Bethlehem.
In the designs for the hammer proper
Mr.. Fritz consulted the plans of LIE
Creuzot, following them Is far Is they
met the conditions of construction IL
ready adopted The entire foundation
of the hammer-room is actually laid on
what two years ago was the Lehigh
River which was DETECTED from its
course and the anvil and hammer frame
rest ON piles. Above these . mass Of
cyclopean masonry has been built and
upon that the anvil is superimp0sed,
consisting of q bed of solid iron capped
BY . bed Of steel. This anvil represents
the trifing amount of /, 400 tons of solid
metal. Over the anvil springs the
colossal frsme which supports the
hammer. This. frame bears . certain
resemblance in shape to truncated
tower Of Eif6el Il springs to height
|ef nineey teet hom spreading base
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

should b thae from three In Az. -.
AFTER dropping her litter Of pies : -.
VII! mate again. It IL best vith 49,
1uily grown sow4 to let them have ~
% often - possible, Is In our experasnss
they DO better and produce more thrsst~
growing pigs by this method. The -.
PLANTATION Of this paradox ia that .Se.
meth Cd prevents the SOW from oet.s..
lat, so as to injure her breedine. ss 80
Is sure to do If left too long withont r S..o
sucking her. Sows thus treated Pc IKE
only bear but will need liberal feedino
as the growing fetus and sucking MICS
are drawing on the sow, besides the nonr.
ishment required to maintain her own
existence.-Amertcan Cultiuator.
Selling Young Pigs
There Is no way Of making profit from
hogs so easily and certainly as keenino .
number of first-class breeding sows and
selling the pigs when from six to tan
weeks old. The price of pigs at this aae
generally represent both in the eve If
the seller and buyer considerable shane
OF what the pig will grow to If properly
fed. 1t Is true the young pig makes
more weight from same amount of feed
than he does when older, but generally
the man who sells the pig gets this profit.
or good share of it, without the ex.
pense Of feeding.
Notes.
UNIFORMITY in size, color and weight
will add to the value of lot of hogs
when they are ready to market.
RIVALRY among swine breeders is q
good thing. so long as it does not lead
them to disparage the merits of others.
OF the seven to nine months required
to feed hog for market, from five to
seven OF them should be spent in good
pastures.
In q majority Of cases it Is the breeder
and feeder that looks after the little
things in the management that makes
the most money.
1T Is to the credit of hog breeders that
in comparison with other classes Of stock
fully as much improvement has been
made, says the IoaDG Farmer.
THE best profit is not realized with the
greatest weight in swine. says an ex-
change. 1t is medium weight and early
maturity that is the most desirable.
MANY beginners get discouraged in at
tempting to improve the quality of their
hogs because prices get low, but this
should only be an inducement for further
Improvement, saws a writer,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

It il risky business reporting mans
speech. He will complain If You print
too much or If you print too little, and
he will swear that you got everything
wrong that doesn't show up we'll in
type. The proper way Is to leave out
the speech and speak Of It in glowing
language ~ . masterpiece. He can't
find fault with you; and then
think how much easier il Is to guah
than to do . job Of reporting l-Bosto's
Transcript
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

vhase lbundAtioos are elamped deep IN
the earth. This huge structure con-
taino z76 tons Of iron.
The tap Of the hammer = . square
solid block Of mon faced with steel. Il
runs IN . groove like the hammer Of .
spile driver. i raised by steam and has .
hoist Of eighteen feet It weighs 126
tons The total weight OF iron in this
stupendous hammer. frame and anvil
reaches the enormous sum Of 9, 900 tons.
One can perhaps more clearly realize
what the direct plunge of weight Of
125 tons means II he considers that It Is
equal to the weight of two regiments Of
of soldiers or LOO men, but having
even more impetus because concen-
trated in . solid mass of 30 many cubic
feet It is with this mighty engine that
the armor plates of our ships Of war are
to be forged.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
Birds Pulling Corn.

BIackbirds are often very troublesome
about pulling corn when it first breaks
ground and until it is too tall for them to
handle. They have no fear of the lines
around the field that would keep off the
crows, and they are too numerous to be
shot, and too brave to be afraid of scare
crows, or of man with a gun when he
is more than a gunshot away. Corn they
want, corn they will have, and it is the
best way to let them have it. A peck OF
corn scattered around the borders of
ten-acre field, putting the larger part on
the edge next the swamp, where they
most do congregate, will usually satisfy
their appetite while the corn is growing,
unless they are very numerous, and they
would rather pick it up than pull it from
the hill. If one feeding is not enough,
give another, as it takes but little more
corn and much less labor than it would
to replant the field. Do not poison the
corn, as the blackbirds, robins and other
birds that would eat it are troublesome
only few days in the year, and the
farmers friends, in these days of numer-
Gus insect pests, the rest of the time
american CuItiU1tOr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
Hints to aousekeepera

osnsS 20 HOuSekeepera.
IT is said that sciatica may be cured
by applying q coating of flowers Of sui
phur to the afflicted limb.
GOLD rope is much used for picture
frames. 1t should not be more than half
an inch In diameter, except for large
pictures. Hemp and MANILA are also
used; but hemp is better, for it is
smooth.
A GOOD plan for keeping butter cool
and sweet in summer Is to fill q box with
sand to within an inch or two of the top;
sink the butter jars in the sand, then
thoroughly wet the sand with cold
water. Cover the box alright. The
box may be kept in the kitchen.
For tender feet take two quarts of
cold water and add one tablespoonful of
bay rum and two tablespDnfuls of am
.monia- The feet should be soaked in
this Tor ten minutes, throwing the water
upward to the knees. Rub dry with q
crash towel, and the tired feeling will be
gone.
A USEFUL cement for mending earth
ern or stone jars, stopping leaks in the
seams OF TIN pans or iron kettles, or
lightning loose joints of iron or wood, is
made by mixing litharge and glycerine
10 thick cream. This will resist acids,
heat and cold. ii the article is not used
until the cement has hardened.
MAcARoNI should be used much moro
than 1t is. tits very good substitute
Tor potatoes when that vegetable is
scarce and high. as it is this year. Many
physicians object seriously to the use of
old potatoes after they have begun to
sprout and on their own tables use maca-
roni instead. The simple ways of pre-
pairing this dish everybody knows.
RATTAN and willow chairs should be
cleaned. like straw mating, with salt
and water. First thoroughly remove
the dust Then wiring a clean cloth out
OF salt and water, rubbing chair or mat
ting dry with the other hand IS Won 10
On, or, ct any rate, as quickly IS ron
can, 80 that It may retain xaes Of tho
moisturo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs Is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in ib
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities conn
mend it to al and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 900
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SXRUP co.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

Is to be fresh and sncculent all through
the season. II to cut for hay, We want
only one or two kinds Of grasses 80 that
they will ripen together. For . perma-
nent pasture. . mixture Of clover,
timothy, redtop, blue grass, fescue, or
chard grass and some others may be
used. From half bushel to . bushel
of seed per acre Is none too much, as the
sod must be very thick to Withstand the
drouth and tramping upon it The best
grass for hay is timothy, as it sells the
highest in the market. The ground may
be seeded on wheat, rye, barley or oats,
but it is not good plan to sow the
grass seed alone as, If this is fol-
lowed, a crop of weeds is sure to grow,
and grain croL is much better than q
weed crop. II seeding down is the
main object, less amount OF grain
should be sown. Some practice sowing
lightly of timothy in the fall, and sowing
with timothy and clover in the spring.
From four to eight quarts OF timothy
seed per acre is used and from four to
six quarts of clover seed. In mixing
grasses always have one kind in greater
proportion than the rest Oats make an
excellent crop to seed with, IS they
shake the ground and keep out the
weeds. But they must be sown early
to do we'll Barley is also good. Grass
seed should be sown after the grain, and
not narrowed in deeply, because the
seeds are so small. If the weather is
dry at harvest, cut the stubble high, SO
as to keep the young grass plants still
shaded. A heavy seed for moving
lands is one bushel of red-top, one-half
bushel OF timothy and eight pounds OF
clover seed, For permanent pastures
the amount and the kind of seed will
greatly depend upon the richness OF the
soil and the amount of moisture in it.
Grass seed may be sown on the snow on
wheat or rye. 1t will settle down and
as the ground softens the seeds go in
and soon start growing. - Practical
Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Dry1ng Out Rubber Boots.
Many farmers would wear rubber boots
more than they do if they knew how to
get them dry inside. A wet rubber boot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.

xtorsus Tools-How tn Seed Down droono
birds Pulling Corn-Pigs in Clover-
Keeping Sows to Breeding - Ss"s
Young Pigs-Drying Out Rubber boo's-
Notes,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

HEN retu r n ! n 8
from a little lectur-
ing trip in Ohio we
were delayed some
hours by an accl-
dent, and our train
s'laid off" in one OF
the finest agricul-
Itural sections OF
that gem State.
Toward evening
the prospects OF
getting to any
town for supper
b eca me yer y
gloomy, and q half
dozen or more
struck across t le
fields for a farm
house, and were
much gratifed at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
STORING TOOLS.

Yrustratfon of the CareIessness WnIen 100
Frequently Prevails.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
Clean as q zvkzSkX

everything that is cleaned
with Pearline. 1t takes away
all that you want taken, and
leaves fresh and pure all that
you wantleft. Itcleans house
with half the work; it does
your washing while you wait.
Pearline is a harmless powder.
1t is hard to waste it, easy to
use it, but difficult to do with
out it.
Beware of mutations 80 JAMES PYLE, N.Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

Keeping sews 10 Breeding.
The fact Il not 90 well known Is #
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

stovepipe. The boots are thus out Of
the way, and when fire Is kept over
night they are perfectly dry and warm
in the morning.-Rurdl Ne,U Yorker.