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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14

TRYING TO SAVE Mr. DEAR ERIENDu
Colonel Gorss mad made the counting
room of the great north mill his head
quarters. He was lighting his pipe at q
candle when the glass door opened and
Friend Joseph Sparks came in, his beaver
upon his head a corporal escorting him,
lolding the sleeve OF the Friends coat
between his thumb and finger
He had come, the Friend said, to ask
for a permit to pass a barrel of -four
through the lines
Take off your hat" said Colonel
Gorse.
May" said the Friend, ..it is against
my conscience to take off my hat to any
man.
Damn your consciencei' said the
colonel Take off your hatI''
Nay said the Friend. II cannot
take off my hat,
The orderly. who stood near to the
colonel, leaned over and said something
to him
Il don't care damn who he is" said
the colonel in reply to the whispered
word. He sha'nt wear his hat before
me- Take off his hat, corporal.
The Friend made no objections as the
corporal lifted off his hat and tossed it
upon the bench beside the door Now
then" said the colonel. tell me your
business.
The opening did not seem very pro-
pitious, but Friend Sparks began his
story again. He had a sister in Chester
to whom be had promised a barrel of
-four 1t should have gone yesterday,
but he had put of sending His sister
would be looking forit, and he was sorry
that she should not get it. Would the
colonel let him send it through the lines
by his hired boy that morning.
Cant your sister buy -four, instead
of sending TO Brandywine for it,"
why, thou sees, friend" said the
miller. money has been very scarce
with us Of late. My sisters husband is
on voyage to the West Indies. and she
looks to me to help her in these matters.
so, If thoun let me, I'll send that barrel
of -four this morning.
Once more the orderly whispered in
the colenel's ear Perhaps he told the
chief officer that Joseph Sparks was one
of the richest men in that part of the
country The two held muttered talk
for a few minutes, and then the colonel
turned abruptly to the Friend with
more respect in his voice than he had
shown before
What time did you want to send
that -FOUR said ne.
About nine O'Clock" said Friend Jo-
seph.
~Well,r said the colonel, have it
ready by nine o'clock and will let it
go through the lines.
So at nine o'clock cart half full of
straw stood in front of the door at the
south mill, with pretty pale faced boy
standing at the horses head The miller
and his foreman lowered a great double
barrel by block and tackle frorn the
loft above. Two or three soldiers were
standing in the rain with their cloaks
over their shoulders idiy watching the
operation. They did not see three augur
holes in the top OF the barrel. As it
touched the ground Frie.sl Sparks care
iessly threw q bag over the top of it.
That ere is the biggest barrel of -four
that ever see. said one Of the men, tax
ing his pipe out Of his mouth.
It's a double barrel friend" said the
miller. brushing his hands together. 1T
is the kind that we used to send to the
West Indies"
Where be that goingy said the sol
der
10 Chester, said the miller briefly.
Nov then, John. easy They turned
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14
CHAPTER Nv.

as they climbed the steep hin beyond
the Drawing stream the young officer
refined back his horse beside the cart
What was the reason you wouldn't
give the men some FOUR he said
" Because ! would get whipped said
Matte, looking up at him with her dark
eyes Mister Sparks Is quiet man,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

49, - B88D CO0o Gfo
New York city consumes betv...
1000. 900 and 5000, 900 eggs dailv' 4
produce dealer who handles more eree
than any other concern in the countrv
according to C0l,nan's Rurat Worid
says that II the whole surface of the
State OF New York were covered with
hens they could not lay enough eggs to
supply New York city.
OF course New York State Yields MANY
eggs. but the larger cities OF the interior.
like Albany, Troy and Syracuse. use
most OF the eggs the Now York farmers
produce. The same is the case with
Long Island. The local residents con-
sumo the home supply. New Jersey
does not produce as many eggs IS its cit
Gems consume at home.
Half dozen Western States supply
the bulk of all the eggs which are con.
sumed in New York city. Indiana sends
the largest number. Next in the list
are Ohio, Michigan and Iowa
1t Is estimated that Indiana is the
largest egg-producing State in the
country. Illinois hens produce many
eggs, but they nearly all go to the Chi
cago market.
Heretofore Canada has shipped into
the United States hundreds of carloads
OF eggs. For the last three or four years
Canada has annually shipped about
g, OO0, 900 worth Of eggs to this market.
The present duty Of foreign eggs prom
ises practical prohibition against i'm
ports
Previous to the change in the tariff
considerable importations of eggs were
made from Europe, commencing three
or four years ago. These eggs were
gathered principally in Southern Ger
many and Italy, and preserved.
The dealers say that picked eggs,
while not good for poaching or boiling,
because the shells are brittle, yet are
useful for many other purposes.-Farm,
Field and NOCkmdn,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
STOCK AND FARM.

Near Granville lives John Horning,
one of the fortunate farmers. He came
there with $500 and now he is worth
$4,000. Farmers around Granville
are all getting along we'll.
Sabetha Herald: Mr.. Houlden'e
fruit is 80 heavy this year that he haa
picked off about one half OF his apples,
peaches and pears, and even new has
to prop up his trees to keep them from
breaking down.
Council Grove Guard: Corn is sell.
ing in the field in this county a. high a.
$14 per acre. There are q number Of
buyers here from other parts Of the
state. They want this corn to feed
cattle on through the winter.
Clifton Review: A young man in
Little Blue township Just q years old
farmed for himself this year. He has
succeeded in raising crops to the value
of $3.50. as follows: Corn, $2,25O;
wheat, $3.50; oats, $3.50; alfalfa, 500;
hay, $500; stalks and stfsw, $40
Paola Republican: 8. B. Weed, Of
Stanton township Tuesday brought
the first load Of new corn to Paols. he
sold two loads in Osawatomie last week,
receiving fly cents a bushel for it
He thinks his early corn will average
sixty-five or seventy bushels per acre
Salins Sun: Gus Holmquist, Of
Smolan. has a farm of 600 acroa. BE
has 100 acres pIoved for wheat and m
tends blowing At least an additional
City acres for that crop. Gus 10 thrifty
farmer and has gradually and surely
prospersd ut farming in Saline county.
He deals to quite IN extent IN cattle.
Junction City Union: "Jack" Tsy-
lor, one Of the good farmers Of tie
county, vho.is doing bushes on ths
Smoky Hill bottom three or tour miles
west OF the city, has lis acres Of corn.
He plovsd it three times and passsd
through it twice with the hosa Il il
corn. II must b good corn. for We
were crsditably informed this week that
hs had bssn offered - cents . bushsl
for tie fsld cut up for fodder. But the
price Der bushel u not tho idea. The
bet Of the lis acses - TO b taken ar
yield Of 100 bushsls per asrs. and the
rsnsinder. Q small portion q The hsld.
&C 50 bashslsL Whsn Kansas corn laad
vim turn out $3.50 and SIS oh Per
aere. and thsa b IN condition 70 b
aovn 70 vhoat IN The fhll, it tahos . nan
viii soos nsevo 70 'kioka q xaaeoA
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
THE DAIRY.
Feed for q PurpoAo.

The last lecture delivered by the late
F. D. Curtis, of Kirby Homestead, was
at the dairy meeting at Cuba, n. Y. The
subject was Foods" In this he said:
If you feed cow on straw she will be
nothing but vitalized straw, il calf is
fed only whey, whey calf will be the
result, and as whey at its best (sweet)
has but little value, the milk sugar and
what butter fat-which is of not much
value as food-which the cheese maker
allowed to escape, or which he could not
prevent, in the whey, being all there is
of it the calf will be poor affair. If a
pig is fed only cornmeal, cornmeal pig,
all fat, with neither blood, muscle nor
bone, will be the result. Study the
nature of foods, feed for a purpose and
know beforehand what that purpose is.
Packing Butter.
A New York subscriber asks how to
pack butter so it will keep till winter.
Very much depends on the quality Of the
butter when packed, how free from but
termilk, etc. Well-made butter packed
solid in new. sweet jars or tubs and kept
at cool, even temperature should keep
till winter. II q person has not cold
storage, a cool spring may be substi-
tuted. We have known butter kept in
this way till winter. II the jars are not
filled quite full and brine is put over the
butter it will be better. We have re-
Gently seen it suggested that it would pay
those who cannot avail themselves Of
cold storage to pack butter from the
churn, while in small grains, in strong
brine and in the winter time take it out,
churn in buttermilk and work as though
fresh churned.
This may be good plan. yet we be-
lieve as with all other farm products it
pays nine times out of ten to sell butter
when ready for the market-when fresh
made.-Fdrm. Field and SfOck1ndn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

Syrup"
Group,

We have selected two on
Group. three lines from letters
freshly received from pa
rents who have given German Syrup
to their children in the emergencies
of Group. You will credit these,
because they come from good, sub
stantial people, happy in finding
what so many families lack-a med
icine containing no evil drug, which
mother can administer with con-
fide1ce to the little ones in their
most critical hours, safe and sure
that it will carry them through.
ED. L. WILLIS, of Mrs. JAS.W. KIlK,
Alma, Neb. give it Daughter College,
to my children when Harrodsbufg, Ky. I
troubled with Group have depended upon
and never saw any it in attacks of Group
preparation act like with my little daugh-
it 1t is simply mi ter, and find It an in
raculous. valuable remedy.
Fully one-half of our customers
are mothers who use Boschee's Ger
man Syrup among their children.
A medicine to be successful with the
little folks must be a treatment for
the sudden and terrible foes of child
hood, whooping cough. Group, diph-
liberia and the dangerous infamma-
lions of delicate threats and lungs. .
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A horse, says Reuben Moore, IN the
Practical FGsmey. should stand on .
level floor. with his head down on his
hay and feed when eating. Length Of
manger should be the entire. width Of
stall. about four feet and half, and
two feet in width, which is sufficient to
hold ration of hay, and afford room for
the feed box in one corner. The bottom
of manger should be fifteen inches from
the stall floor, its height to top of man
ger from floor three feet, four inches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
THE POULTRY YARD.

ALL endeavor to make it clear that
ducks, when properly managed, are .
source Of profit, and even when kept In
very confined places. With only an
available space of from eight to ten
square yards, . pen of ducks can be kept
with less trouble, cleaner and healthier
than pen Of fowls.
There are very many who start keep
ing ducks that soon give them up
through some fault in the system Of
management and having failed to keep
them in satisfactory manner, they con-
denim them and say they are dirty crea-
lures, big eaters. cannot be kept healthy
In confined places, are improbable,
etc, all Of which Is wholly without foun-
dation.
As regards cleanliness, there Is not
any creature that takes more time and
care In cleaning itself The duck will
preen and dress its feathers BY the hour
together; therefore, II 1t has the means
It will keep itself clean. They will live
and thrive upon coarser and less costly
food than fowls, and yield greater
weight of eggs Scraps, potato parings
and other waste from the food supply of
most houses Is usually thrown into the
QUBbUtus tuIS COVA04 oA10 AAAAO0 VIII
middlings (the dressings from wheaton
flour) will generally be found to be sufi-
Gent food for . pen Of ducks. Still they
should have some corn each day.
When keeping Aylesbury, Pekin, or
common farmyard ducks have always
had more than eighty eggs from each
during the season, averaging In weight
two and one quarter ounces Some
people object to the favor Of the egRs,
which depends very much upon where
the ducks are Kept and the kind Of food
supplied to them. The eggs supplied
with clean water, sweet and wholesome
food, and kept on . smooth hard floor
which is kept clean, are entirely differ.
emit from those from ducks that seek for
food In muddy ponds and foul ditcheA
Though ny own duets are kept b
rather Close confinement haze nevor
lost e., old q young taruagA dlooosos
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LIVE STOCK.


61R0 68Ooos 01S WOtsoAO@
The country Is full Of horses With
pedigrees, we'll bred and deeply bred In
trottine lines thst for al practical uses
for which the horse was intended arc
worthless; and it is this class ofanimals
that causes the uneasiness in regard to
prices which manifests itself every little
while. And so long Is breeders Eenere
ally continue this line Of breeding the
good ones will never deprecate In value.
but steadily grow higher. It Is an
admitted fact that no one knows now
70 breed great trotter every time, ana
II IS the truth Of this great fact that
causes proper selection to stand ous
more prominently aud demand more
attention; the failures to accomplish the
eb5ect sought to be attained WI b
nunerous enough with Ill tie attention.
ot1dy snd thought that oae een possibly
~ - ~ subject -Ka111ets 1eN1lBt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Contrivance for Gathering Apples.
Take ten foot pole; attach a wire
ring with loop for breaking of the ap-
pies, and bag for catching the apples.
The wire ring should be large enough to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

presses truths worthy the attention OF all
would-be instructors, especially those
paid to educate sin agriculture and me-
chanic arts"
THE farmer must be made by thor
ough farm work. l believe might be
able to give you fair account of beam
plant and Of the manner and condition
of its growth, but If l were to try to raise
. crop of beans your club would probably
laugh consumedly at the result. Never
theless, believe that you practical peo-
pie would be all the better for the
scientific knowledge which does not
enable me to grow beans. 1t would keep
you from attempting hopeless expert
ments, and would enable you to take ad-
vantage OF the innumerable hints which
Dame Nature gives to people who live in
direct contact with things. And this
leads me to the general principle which
think applies to all technanical teach
ing Of school-boys and schoolgirls, and
observation of the commonest facts to
general scientific truths.
IF / were called upon to frame a
course of elementary instruction pre-
paratory to agriculture, 1 am not sure
that / should attempt chemistry, or
botany, or physiology, or geology, as
such. 1t is a method fraught with
danger Of spending too much time and
attention on distractions and theories.
On words and notions. instead of things.
The history of a bean, of grain of
wheat, of turnip. of sheep, of pig,
or of a cow, properly treated-with the
introduction of the elements Of chemis-
try, physiology and so On as they come
in-would give all the elementary science
which is needed for the comprehension
Of the processes of agriculture in form
easily assimilated by the youthful mind,
which loathes anything in the shape of
long words and abstract notions; and
small blame to it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
Practical irrigation.

Cheyenne County Correspondence.
Since the underAow theory was re
duced to practice at Garden City Wit
such gratifying results, the subject o
irrigation has engaged thinkers espec
tally in western Kansas a question
OF moisture. The heavy and frequen
rains of the present year, instead o
killing or diminishing the interest il
irrigation, have increased it materially
as the wonderful agricultural produc
tions of western Kansas this year dem
onstrate what is possible in the way o
crop raising With sufficient and season
able moisture.
Last winter the South Fork Irriga
ton and improvement company va
organized to undertake the work of If
rigating large area of Cheyenne coun
ty, tho extreme northwestern county o.
Kansas
This company now has finished, OF
nearly %, 143 miles Of main canal an6
feeder bitches. The main canal leaves
the south fork Of the Republican river
at . point about three miles west Of the
Kansas line, where it has . width Of
twenty-four feet and . depth of 1--WE anG
one half feet, thus enabling it to carry
three and one-haf feet of water at 9
rapid rate Of flow. This canal is seventy
miles long, and terminates in great
reservoir four miles south of st. Francis
and at IN elevation of ITO feet above
the town. From this reservoir
ing more than liz, OOO. 900 cubic feet OF
misunderstanding bitches extend still
further east and upon the main divide
showing that water may be taken tc
the highest point Of land and used
there. There are two large feeder
bitches, one of which taps the river ten
or twelve miles higher up and the Other
more than twenty. Besides these, there
are special works for tapping the under.
flow, for which purpose alone the com.
pany has appropriated more than $780,
600. A ditch something over twenty
miles long is also under construction in
the valley Immediately above st. Francis
for the double purpose of irrigatiug
the rich bottom lands under it and sup.
plying the town with water for fire an6
other purposes.
The total amount of capital actually
is in round numbers $170, 600
and it has been judiciously expended.
The company's canal and bitches have
of 600 cubic feet of water POI
second, but with conservative regard
10 possibilities the company only pro-
poses to contract to supply the mini |
mum quantity OF 300 cubic feet per sec.
md. This is sufficient to irrigate 49,. |
700 acres without rain. In an ordinary
'eaeon it could serve as auxiliary &c
double the area.
This work will be entirely completed
within two weeks and on October / and |
Cheyenne county will hold q monster
air at the county seat, st. Francis, as
jubilee in honor Of the completion.
Extended preparations have been made.
'xcursion rates of one fare for the round |
rip have been provided for, and Sena-
or Plumb and others will speak to the
yreat number Of people that will gather
here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
n Convenient Home-How Fertility 10
wasted-Hov to Build . Horse Stall ana
Maucer-The Poultry Yard-aints ON
horticultural, Household, Etc.
Agricultural Education.

IROt. HI ALE1.
while disavowing.
in a letter to a so.
ciety of English
farmers, the pos
session of a q y
practical knOwl-
edge on his part
of the details OF
crop production,
points out that
certain g ra
principles pertain
to all technical
training, first of
which is tn a t
''practice must be
learned BY prac-
tice, - Elucidating
this axiom. he ex-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

admit large apple. The loop should
be three inches long, and one inch wide.
This picker can be used where you can
not reach with your hand.-PTucticdl
Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
The Pea Patch.


In hot weather the pea vines turn
yellow. This checks growth, checks the
filling of the pods, and soon the whole
plant is down. All this is caused by in
sufficient covering of the roots. Hoe up
on each side the row. Keep the plants
of the ground (if of the low bush sorts),
and new flowers, new pods and new life
will respond. The pea plant is extremely
susceptible to heat, drouth and neglect.
and if well nursed. will keep on till you
get tired of peas. When that time comes,
can the rest The late crop is the best
for this purpose. The cook book will
tell you how to do this.
horticultural Hints.
THERE is now purple-leaved variety
of the common catalpa.
Too MUCH manure on blackberries will
induce too much wood.
LIE DELARME is one of the finest grapes
for quality, but is not so profitable as
some others.
Gardening Illustrated advises paraffine
oil as fruit tree cleanser, especially
trees infested with insects.
1t is claimed that with proper cultiva-
ton and an equal acreage Texas would
exceed California in the production Of
superior fruits.
The sulphite of iron has proven in
some cases to be fair tonic for plants
with weak flower stems. Weak solutions
should be given at first.
WHEN red rust appears upon raspber-
ries or blackberiies the canes should at
once be carefully cut away and burned.
WOULD you have an extraordinary de-
velopment Of fine foliage in cannss, Gala
diums, castor-oil beans, eulalias, reeds,
ailanthus, pawlonia, etc? Then rely on
an abundance of manure in tho soil and
abundant summer watering. The condi-
tions provided and it is very easy to
make q grand success with this class of
plants Try it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26
How Fertility is Wasted.

When see the water in rayines dis
colored from the drainage from the cor
rails which border them, believe some
body is paying dearly for his IMPROVE
dence and laziness. There may have
been some excuse for first settlers locat-
ing their feeding yards in sheltered
places along the streams, but this prac-
tice ought to have been abandoned by
farmers long ago. OF course such yards
are cleared of manure free of expense to
the owners, but this incurs . great loss
which many do not count The corrals
should be removed from the ravines aud
placed on high ground. In this way all
drainage from them will be OF direct BEN
eft to the land. II such places are nee
essarily bleak, shelter should be erected.
II unable to build barns and substantial
stables, put up walls and temporary
shelters Keep your stock confined to
the yards and stables as much Is posi-
BILE, and bed them we'll with straw or
refuse from the hay stacks Permit no
prairie hay to remain in the field because
useless for feeding. Haul it into the
yard to increase the size and value OF the
manure heap My experience Is farm
er tells me that manure made and kept
under shelter is worth double that made
In the open yard, exposed to drenching
rains, which takes away its most vafu-
able elementa-T. b IN Farm and
Home.
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ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshingto the taste. and acts
gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eAectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs Is the
only remedy of It's kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
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 qualities cons
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles By al leading drug
gistA Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fle SXRUP co.
SAx kRAAcssc0. cAl
: SoO9StIZk ~. NV YoG8 H.
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A Convenient Homo.

This is what consider model of con-
venience for farmers residence, and
one can make it as beautiful as the
means at hand will admit. The dimen-
sions can suit the builder. In this plan
the room marked A is 22x24 feet, and is
the sitting room, B dining room, C bed
room, D kitchen, E hall, F pantry. G
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

ana consequently their state Of he.lth
mas never been . cause Of anxietv m :
Qieas0re to c0ntemplate.-W. Yaie :.
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