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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
In the POuItry-Yarl.


BREEDING birds should be kept in
good condition.
LESS pork and more chicken eating
would give us less dyspeptics.
SAND does not make good substi-
tute for gravel in the poultry-yard.
LOOK for the white cap on the ma
nure droppings as it signifies health.
Fowls shedding their feathers
should be fed little sulphur in their
soft feed.
BONES are valuable for poultry
chiefly for the phosphate of lime
they contain.
ONE advantage with ducks is that
after they begin laying they usually
lay very regularly every day.
IT is not wise to kill fowl for the
table that has been running at large
until wanted. In all cases they
should be cooped up for about ten
days and fed on pure food.
The fattening pen should have a
Slated floor so that the dropping will
fall beyond the reach of the birds.
It is not uncommon for birds in con-
flnement to eat their own droppings.
THE Poultry News rightly says:
SIN nine homes out of ten, pork and
beef would go begging if good fat
hen were either made into pot-pie,
or nicely roasted or manufactured
into one of those rich, juicy chicken
DieS,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

+ Nov, there are two methods Of levy-
ing duties upon importa Our demo
cratic frisnds wish us to follow tho Eng
liGh method, which i to levy them fos
one purpose only-namely, to raise
revenue.
The republican party would collect
duties upon imports for two purposes;
first, to raise revenue for the support Of
the government, and also at the Same
time to protect the industries and labor
Of our country from ruinous competi-
ton with the poorly paid labor Of for
eign countries.
And herein is found the issue which
the two parties join upon the tariff
psestion.
The democratic or English method IL
to lay duties upon those articles which
We cannot produce. They would re-
store the duty on sugar, which we pro-
duce but little of. and can produce but
little of, on account of the character of
our soil and climate; and they propose
by this bill to take it from wool, leaving
our farmers who raise sheep to compete
in our market with the wool growers of
Australia, Asia, and the Argentine Re-
public.
They would restore the duty upon
tea and take it from lumber, building
stone, farm products and manufactures.
They would levy purely revenue duty,
which is always tax upon the con-
sumner, while protective duty is paid
almost entirely by the foreign importer.
The republicans, on the contrary,
would levy duties upon such articles as
we can produce in our own land, making
tho amount Of duty equal to the differ
enoe between the price Of labor in our
own and foreign countries. And they
would utilize our own raw material
rather than buy raw material abroad.
Thus would we raise revenue to carry
on our government and at the same time
maintain our Industries and keep up the
wages of American workingmen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
WAS REBEL HIMSELF.

The Larned Optic, leading demo-
cratic paper OF western Kansas, tells
why it win support the ex-confederats
for congressman-at-large, and says:
1--WE will support Colonel w. A. Har-
ris, the democratic and farmers alliance
candidate for congressman-a large with
great deal Of enthusiasm and earnest
ness. He is an ex-confederate brigadier
who ID in the saddle to win, even in
bleeding Kansas. We were raised some
what Of rebel brigsdier ourself, but It
is the first time we have ever had an op-
portunity to vote our sentiments
straight out, and you can bet your
boots We win do it now with q great
deal of satisfaction
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

revivo rnoS snff - - - -
svon sueeeotsd thnt Whsn - 80
methods a ft1nd aze oado iuPo1
they may b snpplanted By intini1n
and violsnoa. ffths pcopossd Nv otyes
to any qualified electofs By hntRe
weight, moro than hi equal influenee
or dstxaots By % much ffom any CtAeg
qualified electoe, Il u fatally impeache6l
But Il the law i equal and ths snimost
ties Il ID to evoke grow out OF The ~
that some electors have been accuDtomed
to exercise the franchise for 0thezD -
vell q for themselves, then thsse ant-
mosities ought not to b confessed With
ont shame, and cannot be given any
weight in tho discussion without de
honor"
Although the provisions Of the BIN
were eminently Just, the idea Of sur
rounding the ballot box with armed sol
diers did not seem to strike the country
pleasantly, even though it was to put >
stop to notorious outra9es. Conse-
quently the measure was defeated in tho
senate after it had passed the house.
The republican platform this year
does not call for revival OF this So
called force bill The democratic howl
is without basis or warrant. But even
if the republican party were again CALI
ing for the Lodge bill it would not b
committing any crime or wrong, a. Mr..
Cleveland would have the country be-
lieve. It would merely be demanding
justice for people whom the constitu-
ton has promised to protect. and who
are still, year after year, robbed and
defrauded Of their rights by ruffans
and murderers in the service Of the DEM
ocratic party.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

TH nswgpoper organs which haye
been insisting that President Harrisou,s
international silver conference i onl~ =
trick 70 stsve or the silver QUESTION TN
aftsr election. should explain How -
president managed to enlist The co-ou-
Grafton Of al tie greet Europsan po.-
en Tho genstal impesnsioo H. ~.
that Europe vas not fkyusablo @ =.
publican suecsse b tAb eountsy q -
count q IT, tasiA. s.
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RAILROAD RATES REDUCED.

One of the foremost proposit ~
the peoples party, that tb The extreme
cations have done nothif& the hot winds
public Of the weight of
Is taken up by contrib 2, ,,eso Se e i on
peks Capital and reduced Birds Point
absurdity which all the thearde for one
party assume under an AZ .. anl MICS iss.
fact or logic. sctions to-
From the returns Of the ce.wesssrn
reau it is shown that from 1880 4
both freight and passenger tarifs1 a
reduced in every part Of the UnAv
States, and that in the district compfA
lug Kansas and that part of Missouri
south of the river freight tariffs were
cut down 43 per cent, or nearly one
half. In the same territory passenger
rates were reduced 25 per cent, or one
fourth.
It is also shown that if the freight
rates of 1880, averaging 2 cents ton
per mile. had been applied to the ton
mage of 1889, when the average rate
was lit cents, the shippers of the
country would have paid in freight
charges $50, 435, 952 in excess of what
they did pay. With the rates of 1880
the passengers in 1889 would have paid
in fares $78,565, 979 more than they
were called upon to pay.
These sums aggregate saving to the
people OF $649, 0O1, 931 or $40 per capita;
and this saving was due to the estab-
lishment of railway commissions by the
republican party and the enactment Of
republican laws.
As the Hon. Thomas Brockett Reed
once sententiously observed, whenever
there is anything to he done the repub-
lican party does it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

ing them from the
trellis which supports
them. In our first
illustration, is shown
the lower portion Of
a folding trellis, and
in the second the
same is shown folded
down for winter, in
which position the
vine is readily COW
cred with straw or
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

used. Take a
store box %
inches high,
q inch 9 8
wide and 80
inches long,
set it In an
other large
enough to al
low I o u r
inches O t
.sawdust be-
tween t b e
two; inside
of this At a
zinc bOX;thiS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
FOLDING TRELLIS

pro ect LAID DOWN FOR WINTER.
above ground at least one foot. The
lower hinges may be bolts, while
the upper pin or stay should extend
abross the trellis, as seen. 1t may
thus be used for, and will act as a
support to the vines, and when re-
moved will allow them to be bent
over without pressing, at right angles.
-Agriculturist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
A Neat Nest-BOx,

A cheese-box with square entrance
cut in the side makes a convenient
nest-box for either a laying or sitting
hen. Convenient, because it can be
moved easily and hides the hen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
A Cre0mer.

One costing much less than a SIS
patent one may be made at home
and give such comfort to a family
that it will seem indispensable if once
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
Folding Trellis for Climbers.

At the North it is necessary to lay
down, for winter, tender climbers
like the clematis, ivy. etc., and it is
desirable to do this without detach-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
REAL RURAL READING
WILL BE FOUND IN This Or
PARTMENT.

Fungus Troubles That are Dan,cult q,
Reach-Make an EFFORT to save Labor
A Cheap Creamer-Ths Cultivation q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

Save L800f.
With the amount of work that ID
always required upon the farm, there
should be an effort made to save la
Dor by everv means possible when it
can be done without too great an ex-
penditure of money. In planting
corn, for instance, instead of resort
ing to hand labor, as is very fire.
quently the case, make use of the
planter. This may be done by ap-
plying manure during the prepare
ton Of the soil, and if special fertil-
izers are to be used, employ planter
that will drop both that and the grain
at the same time. Planting with a
machine is more satisfactory than
hand planting for the reason that
the depth of covering being more
uniform, the corn is quite likely to
come up uniform. The same may
also be said regarding the planting of
potatoes; machines that cut, drop
and cover at one operation work
quite satisfactorily, and the saving of
strength and time is an adequate re-
turn for the expenditure necessary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
FOLDING
TREILJS

desired. The stakes that are driven
in the ground should be of durable
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

is large enough to hold sufficient
water and ice for four 1S-quart milk
cans diameter 9 to IL inches) and a
number Of self-sealing fruit jars
filed at different times with but
ter, yeast custard, fresh fruits
in fact, anything that it
is desirable to keep at 10 degrees
above freezing, through the summer.
BY tying q small cord around the jars
and fastening the other end above
water, there is no dificulty in bring
ing them to the surface when wanted.
Two strips can be nailed along the
ends just far enough from the bot
tom to slip cans under SO the water
will not raise them; ON these strips
can be set pans of milk that the
cans may not hold or stones can be
used to weight the cans down and
dispense with the strips. Let those
who delight in cold drinks and des-
serts in harvest time try an ice house
and creameE-M. II. Carpenter, in
Practical farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

under similar circumstanoe3 Ihe
public taste has not = rot been suf-
llciently cultivated 20 select the "
riety of fruit and It = doubtful II the
masses appreciate or care whether .
fruit IL up to any particular standard
Of quality that scientific h0rticrlltur.
lists have endeavored to establish.
Quantity and cheapness is evidently
moro highly priced than quality, es-
pecially II the latter is attended by
scarcity.
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W o 0 q
and thor
O u & b l y
soaked inn
oil, to pre-
vent decay.
They should
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13

Prompt. energetic action applied at
the right time, is far more essential
with the small fruits than the large
ones An apple or pear tree will
struggle along and often successfully
against weeds drouth and unsuitable
soil, while . strawberry or raspberry
pant would perish In . short time
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13

order to insure more even distribution.
Sulphate of ammonia is most largely
employed on grain crops. Progress
i've farmers also use light dressings OF
the sulphate with fine effect on their
grass lands, not only after the growth is
well started in the spring, but again after
moving. Some farmers claim that it
pays to top dress mangolds and similar
crops with sulphate. Messrs. Lanes and
Gilbert, in their famous field expert
ments, proved the efficiency of sulphate
of ammonia as an adjunct of slow acting
manures and in inviting plants to utilize
quickly and more fully the manures
within their reach. Their most note
worthy results were gained when the
sulphate was applied to land that had
been previously enriched for several
years by the accumulation OF mineral
and other manuring. Their largest crops
were obtained when mineral and nitro
genized manures were employed to-
gether.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
FERTILIZERS.

How and When to Use Ground Bone.
SuIphate of Ammonia as Plant Food.
The New Jersey stations valuation
of the year 1891 for the nitrogen and
thosphoric acid in ground bone OF the
different grades of fineness is about ~
her cent. lower than in $780, Ground
bone is in good repute among farmers,
and many when buying complete fertll-
izers reject those brands in the prepara-
ton of which bone has not been the chief
material used. The reasons for this are
ascribed to a lack of familiarity with the
phosphates from other sources, the de-
velopment and use of which have been
comparatively recent, and also to more
permanent effect observed from the use
of bone An important consideration IN
the use of manures, especially on poor
lands, is permanent enrichment. Bone
is suited to attain this object, and other
materials cannot be well substituted for
it, although they may be called by the
same name and be quite as valuable from
commercial standpoint.
When a farmer is satisfied that ground
[ bone is a useful fertilizer for his cond1-
tons of soil and methods of practice, 1t
is believed at the station that it is more
economical and satisfactory for him to
buy it as such rather than in the form
of complete fertilizer OF which 1t forms
the base; first, because the same kind
and quality of fertilizing ingredients are
much cheaper, and, second, because OF
reasonable certainty that what IS boughs
is really bone. AS regards dissolved
bone and superphosphates with potash,
the samples examined at the New Jersey
station this year were of good quality
and with few exceptions fully up TO
their guarantee, which in connection
with their selling price would seem to
make them valuable substitutes for COM
plete manures. So, in many cases (of
! which wheat is given as one), according
tothe station bulletin, the cheaper super
phosphates with potash may be quite as
effective for certain crops as complete
manure containing low percentage OF
nitrogen.
Sulphate of ammonia is of special IN
terest to the agriculturlst, as, with the
exception Of Peruvian guano, it is the
only commercial source OF ammonia
within the farmers reach. tits prepared
from the anlmoniacal water, which is
obtained in the manufacture OF gas from
coal. The sulphate, not being COM
plete manure, is seldom if ever applied
alone, not even when in a course OF rota-
ton it follows phosphate manure. II
is very useful when employed as an ad-
iunct to the slow acting manures, 1T IN
creases the vigor of the plants and enables
them to take up more of the other kinds
of food in given time than they would
or could otherwise do.
Sulphate of ammonia may be applied
either as top dressing or it may be
worked in the soil just previous to the
seeding of a crop. 1t is usually applied
at the rate of 100 to 1875 pounds per acre
Many farmers mix the sulphate With
three or four times its bulk of loam II
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
Wood Ashes as a Fertilizer.

The use of wood ashes as fertilizer
should be more generally understood.
Hard wood ashes are much richer IN
potash than soft wood ashes and are
relatively more valuable. Leached wood
ashes are hardly worth more than the
labor of spreading on the land as rule,
but on light sandy soil they have a
tendency to compact, which is an aid to
it's physical condition, but it does not act
as a manure, Unleached wood ashes is
almost special fertilizer for all fruit
crops and only needs the addition OF a
little heterogeneous manure to make it
complete. They should never be mixed
with such heterogeneous manure as hen
manure and other animal excrements,
for they start chemical action in conse-
quence, the nitrogen is thrown off in the
form of ammonia and is wasted. I'M
leached ashes form often cheap source
of potash.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
Bee Cellars.

AT a beekeepers' meeting, where the
subject of wintering bees came up for
discussion, DIR. Miller, who wants air for
his bees, expressed a preference for a
large cellar-one that gives sufficient
space to place the hives without crowd
ing. In his opinion the depth under
ground should be about eight feet. The
entrance should be on the side where the
general prevailing winds would not
come. If on a side hill, let the entrance
be where you can walk in on the level.
It should have double doors.
President Taylor, commenting on DR..
Miller's remarks, said that the sun
would penetrate through doors more
readily than through the sides of the
building, and the door, therefore, should
not be where the sun would shine upon
it very long. The north or east would
be preferable and avoid the sun.
DIR. Mason, who considers that pure
air is more needed in early spring than
in winter, gave the dimensions of his
cellar, which are IA by % feet. In this
he has wintered fifty colonies.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
OBITUARY..
Capt. plaisted II. Perkins.

Can't. Plaigted Fl. Perkins, a successful
shiprnaster OF Kennebunkport, died sud
denly in Boston last Saturday, aged rs
years.
Captain Perkins followed the sea
from early life, his last command being
of the ship young Eagle after which
he served some ten years as AN Inspector
in the Boston Custom House. Whether
on land or on sea he was always 3 square,
careful, honest and respected gentleman.
One son and his third wife survive
lin, She is an accomplished lady, a Sis
ter of Col. J. A. HARDWOOD, Of Littieton,
Mass.
Timothy a. Morse.
NEW YORK, January l2.-Timothy II.
Morse, New Jerseys Oldest Free Mason,
died at the age of 80 years at Plaintield,
N, j.. on Sunday night Mr.. Morse was
born at Natick, Mass, May "A, 1901.
His Masonic career was a remarkable
one in length. He became q Mason in
1924 as member of Mount Moriah
Lodge of Canterbury, Conn. In 1888 he
came a citizen Of Bangor, Me-, and held
the offices in that city of common coun-
Gilman and keeper of the United States
arsenal He was elected Worshlpful
Master of Rising Virtue Lodge of Ban
gor in 1S4s, and in 1851 was made Dis
trict Grand Master. He removed to New
Jersey in 1857.
Survived Her Husband Only Five Days.
Especial to the Press.]
RocKLAND, January 12.-Mrs. Sarah
Levensaler, widow of the late John S.
Coburn, died early this morning, having
survived her husband but five days. She
was rs years of age and leaves four
daughters.
Captain Joseph Buchanan.
Captain Joseph Buchanan, one of Var
mouths oldest retired sea captains, died
at that place on the 18th inst, aged ~
years.
Obituary Notes.
Moses L. Barstow died Sunday in NAL
den, Mass, of the grippe. He was for
merly a resident OF Bath.
Policeman Charles G.. Holbrook, who
died in Boston Monday, was a native Of
Brunswick, Me-, and in his early days
followed the sea, being owner and mas
ter of a Swampscott vessel. He is sur
vived by an only brother, F. Holbrook,
a merchant of Boston. His age was As
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that sub
scriber has been duly appointed and taken
upon himself the trust of administrator OF the
estate of
IN the County of Cumberland, deceased and
niyen bonds as the law directs. All persons
Having demands upon the estate, of said de-
ceased, are required to exhibit the same; and
all persons indebted to said estate are called
upon to make payment to
Falmouth, Dec. Is, 1891. dec31d1aW3WTh
Hartford Southern Pine Flooring.
Thisis rift sawn flooring. twill not silver
floors.
Every one who is building and thinks OF using
Southern pine should see it.
Write for particulars, or call on .-
s. Ii. s. A. r. DOTEN.
494 to 5o4 Fore and 279 Commercial SITS.
Sep19eod6mss Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
Marketing Poultry.

Old fowls may get very fat while rum
ming at large, but chickens, not fully
mature, must be closely confined and
beautifully fed with meal in order to
wax fat. It is well to wet the meal with
boiling water and feed it warm. Two
parts corn to one part oats, ground to-
gether and mixed with milk to fatten
chickens. This feed cannot be excelled.
A suitable coop should be provided; the
bottom made of bars, and raised high
enough to permit scattering dry earth
under or clearing away the excrements.
Every precaution should be taken to
avoida filthy condition. The top and
two of the sides may also be made of
bars, thus giving free circulation Of air
and affording means of making the room
smaller by putting in cross partition
between the bars, making the size right
to accommodate small number Of
chickens, says writer in The Poultry
Yard.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13

Stranger-Say, sambo, I'll give you
five dollars if you'll go through this VII
lage tonight and carry off all the ROSTERS.
sambo Gndignantly}-I amt no chick
en- thief.
81 don't want you to steal them. just
remove them for few days. Then you
can bring them back
"What good'u dat do your
81 am peddling alarm clocks. Good
News 4
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
imported versus American Grown Seeds.

Imported versus American Grown Seeds.
For several years, according to bull
letin from the New York agricultural
station, the market gardeners through
the eastern states have found that seed
grown from carefully selected strain
of several of the leading varieties OF
cabbage grown in this country gave bet
ter results than imported seed OF the
same varieties. Only recently, however,
has it been claimed that caulifower seed
could be grown here that would approx
mate in value seed grown in Germany
or France. Especially has it been claimed
that caulifower and cabbage seed grown
on Puget sound, Wash, excelled all
others in vigor of product.
In order to investigate this matter, a
trial was made at the station in 1889 be-
tween two varieties of eastern grown
seed and two varieties from seed grown
in Washington. with the results In favor
of the Washington grown seed. 10 fur
ther test the matter, a trial OF the same
kind was made in 1890, using both cab
bage and caulifower seed from three
different sources-imported, Long Island
grown and Washington grown. The re-
suits were carefully noted, and, as ex-
hibited in the tables published, show
that neither the Long Island nor the
Puget sound grown seed are in any way
inferior to those imported, fact that
should cause the growing of these seeds
here to be further developed.
AS between early and late paintings
set in open ground April 30 and July 8,
only about half of the early planted
caulihower developed heads, while of the
late planted 96.12 per cent. reached ma
turity. In the case of the cabbage 1851
per cent. of those planted early and 1884
per cent. of the late planted made mar
ketable heads
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
PIANO TUNING.

Having just received Tuning Forks from the
Secretary of the Piano Manufacturers Assocla-
ton. we are prepared TO tune pianos to the
International Pitch as adopted by The Associa-
ton. 49,
Having three first-class tuners connected with
our house, we are prepared to I'LL orders
promptly aud guarantee satisfaction.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-13
Poultry Dont's.

Don't kill bird for market until its
crop is empty.
Don't kill chicken until it is in good
condition.
Don't wait until the day before going
to market before you begin to feed to
fatten.