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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Intelligent Horses.

The author Of "Road, Track. and
Stable" has sung the praises OF the
Morgan roadster as an animal of fine
gait and remarkable intelligence.
Two anecdotes he culls from the tales
of country doctors, men who have all
the chance in the world of becoming
the intimate acquaintance of their
trusty naRs.
One very dark night a doctor was
driving along at fast trot on level
road, when he heard a wagon ap.
preaching at a rapid pace from the
opposite direction. He could see
nothing, but as his lights were burn.
ing brightly, and the highway was a
broad one, he was not alarmed. Sud.
denly, however, his horse made a VIC
lent jump to the left, and crossed the
road just in time to let the approach
ing team, driven, as it appeared, by
drunken man, dash ny In the track
which the doctors buggy had that
instant left.
The intelligent creature had waited
till the last minute, thinking that
the vehicle would keep to the right,
and then, when she knew a collision
to be inevitable. had sprung out OF
the path Of danger.
Another country physician says that
he was driving, late one dark night
over strange road. A violent rain
had been falling, and the highway
was badly washed. Presently bis
horse, Vermont Morgan, made a
leap and crashed through what
seemed to be the upper branches of a
tree, taking the gig with him. Halt
mile farther on he made another
jump; there came crash and shiver,
the gig reeled over another tree,
poised for a moment on one wheel,
and righted itself as the horse re.
sumed his trot.
BY this time the doctor knew he
must be near river with high banks,
for he could hear the water roaring
on the rocks below. Now the horse
came to dead stop, and refused to
cross the bridge. The doctor urged
him forward, and be took few steps,
only to move. back in bis tracks.
This was twice repeated. Finally,
yexed at such unusual obstinacy, the
doctor struck him with the whip.
The horse squealed with disgust,
shook his head, advanced as before,
and backed again.
Now, at last, the doctor alighted
and went forward to reconnoiter.
This was what he saw: The flooring
OF the bridge had been completely
swept away by the flood. Nothing
was left but the sleepers running
from bank to bank, and it was on
one of these that the horse had
walked out as far as he could with
safety to the gig and it's occupant.
The distractions which the road
ster had jumped were brush fences
put up to stop travel on the highway
until the bridge could be repaired.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Relation Of the Orchard to the Farm.

Relation OF the Orchard to the Farm.
In an address at meeting of the
American Association of Nurserymen,
Prof Hunnicutt remarked that Fruit
is a great civilizer. You can Judge Of
the state of civilization and refine
ment Of a people bv the stage Of their
advancement in fruit culture" Ac-
cepting the above as true, we should
be led to conclude, judging from the
rapid strides made in fruit culture in
the last few years, that our people
are attaining a high degree of civiliza-
tion. There certainly is every evil
dence OF a very high degree of intelli-
gence in those matters that relate to
fruit culture in all its branches. To
the family of the farmer, the general
products Of the farm, its grains,
vegetables, beef, pork, mutton, but
ter, eggs, etc, supply the necessities
OF life, but we may look to the Or
chard and portions devoted to small
fruit culture for the luXuries and
desserts One can sleep upon bed
of straw, but far greater degree
of comfort comes from reposing upon
a nice mattress or bed. So one can
live from the coarse or common prod
ucts Of the farm, but there is real
lied more enjoyment from living, by
a rich supply from fruit products.
Fruit makes home happier. Plenty
of it in summer and a supply for
winter evenings will make children
less inclined to be away and more
contented at home. Then, with the
many ways ofpreserving and canning,
a surplus may be utilized at those
seasons of the year when there is
lack Of fresh grown ripe fruit. The
farmers pride should be his orchards
and fruits. A little time and well
directed intelligence will enable al
most any farmer to have fruit in every
season of the year, and all kinds of
fruit in their season. 1t should be
the aim of farmers to accomplish all
they can in this line.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Winter Occupations.

The wide awake farmer does not
spend the comparatively leisure time
of winter in idleness; it is a good
time to indulge in social intercourse
for which the hard work of the sum-
mer season gives little opportunity
The sleighing makes it easy to get
around and visit the neighboring
farms and enjoy a chat with their
owners and compare methods of work
ing. II there is one thing more than
another lacking in the life of the
farmer, it is the lack of opportunity
for frequent social intercourse with
others but for this very reason,
when opportunities do occur they are
enjoyed with keener Zest and more
sincere good feeling than is often
found in towns The winter also af-
fords good opportunity for repairing
farm implements and making new
ones. Also for laying out plans OF
work for spring and getting together
the needful materials. Seedsmen and
dealers in fertilizers always I'LL their
orders during the winter from their
best stock and with less risk Of mis-.
takes than can he done in spring
when there is always a rush OF bust
mesa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Intellectual, Moral, and Social Feasts.

A meal without stable talk" is un.
interesting and unwholesome. What
more lonely person than the tourist
among strangers, dining alone! What
more sprightly and interesting than
family gathered about the table for
the evening meal! Each one has
come from some different pursuit,
and all have been compelled to leave
their work behind. There is gen.
eral relaxation, and kindly feeling.
and good cheer. They are now fret
to speak to one another about the
occupations of the day, the special
duties which have absorbed their at
tention, the plans for tomorrow
They understand each other better
for this opportunity for familiar inter-
cOurSe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08

A farmer in Madrid found a musk.
rat down in barrel OF sweet apples
in his cellar, unable TO crawl out, and
with a tender and compassionate
heart took his ratship by the tail,
pulled him from the barrel and let
him go. The following day the epi-
sode was repeated. and for few days
was continued, till the muskrat had
become so well educated that when
he heard his benefactor coming he
would stick up his tail to be lifted
out--Phillips (Me } Photograph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
The Barnyard.

Out of the barnyard are the issues
of crops Some farmers have no
barnyards, and they are the ones who
complain of hard times. The no
barnyard system Of farming will an
swer only in those places where the
soil is still rich with the virgin fer
Utility, and they are getting, like the
bison, to be a rare thing in this
country. Save the manure. Waste
your swill, and let the apples decay
upon the ground, if you will, but save
the manure. Let us look into a
mans barnyard in winter, and there
will be no trouble in determining
about the size and fullness of the
granary, and how the daily table is
supplied with food. Build the whole
farm upon the BARNARD.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Thinning Fruit Pays.

A noted peach grower says that he
is well satisfied that every dollar in
vested in the labor Of thinning fruit
has repaid him five fold. He thins
when the fruit is about three-fourths
OF an inch in diameter leaving only
the best specimens, and these not
nearer than four or five inches to each
other. This is heroic treatment for
it means throwing away at least half
Of the fruit from well set spurs. The
fruit that remains, however, grows
TO larger size. is of fine color and fla
yor; it will I'LL as many baskets as
though all had been left, and brings
q vastly better price In the market.
Add to this the fact that the vitality
.of the tree is not drawn upon to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08

EVEN the colored men employed
about the state house had to pay $25
each to populists on Legislative commit
tees to get allowed their claims for extra
work. The legislature Of Kansas for
1898 ID the most corrupt that Kansas
has ever had. Besides robbing the
treasury for themselves, they robbed
negroes employed by the state at small
wsges. It now looks as though their
systematic cutting down Of the pay Of
labor employed by the state institutions
was started TO invite combine among
those wage-sarnsrs to dizzy, ~ did the
negroes about the state house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08

can Just bet that if McAleney had been
offered 40 much a. he said be was to do
anything he would have done it. Ths
amount Of money he claims be was
offered would have elected anybody and
put through any bill il there had been
no money put up against il"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Hog Feeding.

Improved care must begin with the
SOW, and those which are to farrow at
all early will have smaller chance of
successful and satisfactory parturiJion
if not given liberty to take needed
exercise. Give food of nourishing
character, which will not only sustain
life but provide for the proper de-
velopment of the young. COnstipa-
tion in Sows is a cause of unthrift1-
ness which shows itself when the
pigs come Therefore the TODD should
be such as to keep the bowels in a
loose condition. The eXcrement
should never have a pellet form.
Oats, bran, or oil meal will correct the
trouble. Those who have clover hay
may throw an armful to the hogs, and
they will eat much of it, in fact, will
treat it much the same as cows do
cornstalks, sake the leaves and finer
portions Of the stems. The objection
to corn is not so much that it is an
unbalanced food, but the nature Of
the grain allows it to be compacted
in the stomach, and in its mastlca-
tion is not sufficiently mixed with the
saliva; and something to separate the
particles Of grain in the stomach, so
that the gastric juice may circulate
more freely, not only improves the
general health by preventing a
feverish condition, but ensures better
digestion and assimilation. A few
years ago a trial Of clear corn meal
against corn-and-cob meal indicated
that pound for pound, the corn-and-
cob meal produced equal if not better
results than when clear meal was fed.
Water is also an ailment which must
not be forgotten. Depriving stock Of
water is worse than compelling ami
mails to 60 without food; it brings on
complications which end IN mysteri-
Gus diseases, so that the owner CON-
plains of i'll luck, when inattention
to details is the true cause.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08

found in the rapidity with which
these multitudinous pieces are COM
bined in single completed work, for,
as an experiment, some of our shoe
factories have from the leather COM
pleted pair of shoes in less than an
hour and half, and, as a test, a
single pair of mems shoes have been
finished in twenty minutes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
Shoes.

In pair of fine shoes there are two
sewed pieces two inner soles, two
stiffenings, two pieces Of steel to give
a spring to the instep two rands,
twelve heel pieces, two sole Innings
twenty upper pieces, thirty tacks,
twelve nails in the heels, and twenty
buttons 70 say nothing OF thread,
both silk and fax; but the wonder is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
scheme for discriminating Rabbits.

A new scheme for the exterm1na-
ton of rabbits is being tried in Aus.
tralia Cartridges generating poison.
GUS gas are put in the burrows, the
holes are closed, and the rabbits are
killed by the poison in the smoke, not
nv suffocation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
A FEW sUoG EsTIoNs FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.

Fruit as q Civilizer-POints in Hog Feed
ing-How the Winter Months Can Be
Employed-GeneraI Farm and Garden
Notes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08
DEMOCRATS MUST ACT.
THEY CANNOT SAFELY SHIRK
TARIFF REVISION.

Any Attempt TO Put the Tariff tn the
Background or 60 Deal with 1t In .
Half-Hearted Way WIN Arouse Popular
Disgust.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-08

THE part of the ghost in Hamlet
In the tragedian's stalk in tfRdA.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
THE BOOMERS.
A Great Army Of Them sill Moving on the
Promised Land Some Very
Poor.

Topeka, Kan, March lu-tmcertanty
about the time OF opening the cherokee
strip has not had the eject OF diminish
ing the rush ON the border ON the con.
trAly, ns spring ndyuICed, the tide of
travel has lpcrepsed an the santa Ne aud
kock Island trains are crowded Many OF
tue Passengers are women ana children
Following their husbands, who are driving
overland with stock ana household oTccts.
These people are said TO be gathered In
little colonies along the border between
Arkansas city ana Caldwell. They live
in tents ana beneath wagon covers some
have plenty To eat and wear but the great
majority have little means, and unless They
have 10 be taken care of by fortunate fell
low boomers, Troops OF cavalry are In
camp along the northern border OF the
strip and daily patrol the line and scour
ont
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
MILLS poINTs NEW ROAD.

Wills Point, Tex. March To- (Spe-
cinl There was meeting of citizens
this evening TO consider the building Of
railroad from Myrtle Springs 10 Wills
Point W. g. Sanford was elected presi
dent aud !. j. Gibbard secretary.
10. A. SLAVES, president of The pro.
posed railroud, explained the object of
the meetiw and offered to build the
railroad 20 Wills Point, if the citizens
here would give about four miles Of the
right-Of-wny, the depot grounds aud
$1,000 In money, which proposition was
accepted boy rising vote of the citizens.
aud the following committees appointed;
Committee ON hnuuce-,J. n Read,
r. H. Williams. w. H. Haynes and J.
~ Owens
Committee on nght-ofway c.
Thompson. w W. Gibson, w h.
Wynne and y n. Hamm
These committees will report the Doth
after which work win be commenced at
once and Che railroad completed aud
fully equipped by Nov, ], of this year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
CATTI.ENpNs EXCURSION

San Antonio. Tex, March 10.-tSpe-
cial IA large party of cattle buyers and
tended the livestock convention
at Fort Worth arrived here
today in charge of Homer Eads. general
agent of the Iron Mountain road. The
party viii remain here until tomorrow
right, and have for their object the
encouraging Of closer relations between
he Southwest Texas stockmen aud the
st. Louis market.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
a sPEED INDICATOR.

An apparatus known MS the Iiauss-
halter Speed Indicator and Register has
lately been tried on a number Of l2u-
ropean railroads especially IN SwitHer-
land and Austria. similar instrument,
acknowledgement, has been successfully
lterranean. Its object Is 10 constantly
Indicate 90 the engineer the speed OF
the locomotive and 60 register on n paper
hand the speed, the stops and the dis
tnnce passed during the time. by its
means II Is possible 20 control not only
ilie time of arrival aud departure from
rnn between stations and the movements
OF the locomotives ia yard work Ia
case Of accident the record Is an accu-
rntn and lmnartlal Mllnnss.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
What Can CutiCura DO2

Ask thousands Of tortured and dishgured
little babies throughout the land. Every
thing that is cleansing, purifying and
Identifying for the skin, scalps aud blood
Of infants and children, the CUTICURA
REMEDIES will do. They afford in
slant relief permit rest and sleep, and
point to a speedy cure in the most agon-
izing Of itching and burning eczemas.
They clear the skin Of the most distress
Ing scaly, crusted pimply and blotchy
humors. They cleanse the scalp Of dan
drufi, scales and crusts, and restore the
hair. They purify the blood of simple,
scrofulous and hereditary humors. Thus
from u simple blemsh to the worst case
Of scrofulo they are equally successful.
Everything about these great skin cures,
blood purifiers and humor remedies in
spires confidence. They are absolutely
pure and may be- used on the youngest
infant. They are agreeable 10 the most
refined and sensitive. They are speedy,
economical aud uufailing. Cures made in
childhood are almost invariably permanent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
GOULn on MISSOrRI pACrnIC-

New York, March 1G.-Geo. j. Gould
said in his Office in the Western Union
building this afternoon In answer to
inquiries; IS. III. H. Clark will be elect
cd president of the Missouri Pacific
railway. IL IL now In contemplation to
create g chairman Of the board of direc-
tors of the company. No now issues
of bonds will be made. Before resum-
ing dividends the policy of the manage.
ment Is TO put the road IN good physical
condition. The decline in stock is due
to bear attacks and nothing else"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
TrIEy FTOpFD.

sherman, Tex., March 10 Especially
The Young lady who was locked up by
her mother yesterday 90 prevent her
clipping with the nHla 81 her choice, TO-
day eluded che Vigilance Of her parents
ssUV y Spul sunof all ,p2lilpw sOM
Nav Waltz. and the grolm O. ). Allen,
both of this tity.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
ARLINGTON INN.

Mr., and Mrs Jno H. Minis. Chlcago
eago, HIS, y. Pierce Chicago; No. IA. Bern
and boy, Chicago; r. r. Thompson CAL
cage; ]. G.. Lislln, Chicago; Geo DE la
Gore aud daughter Denver J. n, Here,
ford, DailasG A. A. Greene, Fort Worth;
Jno. g. Smith, Dallas; Geo, h. Dingee, ST.
John, Canada; ]. IL. Turner, Fort Worth;
Miss Cora COppagc, Fort Worth; Miss
Grace Coppage Fort WORTH u u Swasey,
Fort worth; Geo ~ litts, Philadelphia;
H. ID, Harrison. Chicago, A. ). Dingee,
a. O. Holloway A. lonsdale New
York; Edgar stark. Cincinnati; Louis
BouinOn, 81. LOUIS a. 4. lseh.
man, 81 Louis E NJ Mckenzie, Midland
n. ]. Martin, Midland,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
The Copeland Medical Institute.
DIR. T. B. MANSFIELD,
DIR. Whitney Renwick,
Consulting Physicians.
Office Hours 8 a. m. to 8 p. m
CONDEMNED RAILROAD TIME TABLE

Qenying Timcl
Texas and PaCilc- Eastbound. 500 A. m,
1:&o a. M, 1880 a. M, 4.1O %. m, Gao
y, M. Westhound; p:O5 n. M
Texas aud Pacific, tranHcOnunental di-
Nlalon-LeaYei $40 a. M. Arrive: 7;20 u.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Northbound
loi3o a. m, 1880 p. IN. sounthbound: 1910
A. N, I:2O y. m
1880 a, IN, 6;16 D. m
q Houston and Texas Central-Southbound
bBo a. m, 01O D. IN.
Santa Fe route-NorthbOund $3.50 n. M.
$40 D. m. southbound; $3.50 a. m, 1905
y, m.
.. Cotton Belt route-Eastbound: $50 a. m,
+, Fort Worth and Rio Grande- southbound,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
urADTn FOR OUANAu.

Qnaunh. Tcx., March rs Especially -
The corps of surveyors Of the Rock Is
land. now Surveying q line from ~ pasc
% ouanQh, are reported 20 have reached
Turkey ('rcok in Greer county, and
h0ve gonp incl somp distance "a RIM n
niW liup - fel iieftNN er9s Nr fhrv
s-a eSyecNd a. mach 0aaHah not later
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
srErnENYrLLn,s NEw RoAp.

Stephenyille. Tex March ~ lSpe-
cinl. The survey Of the road west 10
Thurber has been completed Mr. john
stOn, the engineer, reports fine line
The work can BIZ done with l per cent
grade, with light work He estimates
is grading can be done for $500 per
mile The distance from Alexander, on
tho Central. TO Thurher is thrty-seven
and q half miles II win take him still
several days to complete the office work
before he will report 60 the railroad au.
thorities nc Waco
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-17
ms MorHER-N.LAw.

Sherman. Tex, March Cspecial.)-
Frank Robertson, the negro, who shot
his mother-in-law a short time since was
discharged from custody this morning
The moiher-in.law refused 70 prosecute
him,