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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
The Corn Harvester.

The corn harvester seems to have
at last made a success. There are
several kinds now at work that cut
eight acres day with two men and
one horse. The work done is equiv
alent to TIE labor of five men work
ing by hand. Two rows are cut at
once and with ease when the stalks
stand upright. This lessons the work
of cutting the heavy crop one half.
With useful corn thrasher, by which
the corn is shelled and the sUalks torn
TO shreds, so that the fodder may be
stacked or put into the barn, the
housing of this greatest of our great
crops will be done at about one-third
of the former cost.
The enormous amount of work done
in the husking of an average crop of
1000, 900, 900 bushels of corn by hand
in the ordinary manner is hardly ever
realized. An army of 20, 900, 900 men
would be occupied for seven years,
and every working day in all those
years to husk this crop That every
single ear of the crop, in number equal
to 200. 900, 600, 900, which, if placed
end to end, would reach 80, 900, 600
miles, 1,240 times around the world
at the equator, or from the earth to
the planet Venus, and 5, 600, 900 miles
on the way back again should be
passed through the hands Of the great
army of huskers every year is an amaz-
ing fact, going to show in remark
able manner the bigness of the crop
and what may be performed, even by
hand, when the number of hands is
equal to the great task, but, at the
same time, it shows the waste Of hand
labor as compared with the WORK of
machinery. New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

Garden City Imprint: Charles Frolick,
of Kearney county, in recent inter
view, stated that he has no difficulty in
raising tubers of good quality and size
in paying quantities. The yield in sew
eral instances has been $50 bushels and
upwards per acre. Mr.. Frolick attaches
great Importance to the preparation OF
the soil. This, he maintains, can be &C
complished by blowing deep in the fall
and replowing in the spring, but not to
so great depth. Regarding seed, he
tersely says you cannot eat the potato
and plant it. If the tuber is as large as
a hen egg, cut it once, and those OF
larger size cut in three or four pieces.
For late crop and with which he has
had the best results, he plants in June,
giving thorough cultivation, irrigating
when the color of the vines calls for
moisture.
From Emporia: The famous Texas
cattle fever cases, in which cattlemen
throughout the union are deeply inter-
ested, will be tried in the December term
of the Lyon county district court in
this city. The case was to have come
up in the Chase county district court,
but the attorneys for the defense moved
for continuance until the next term on
the ground that some of their witnesses
could not be reached in time for trial at
once. The plaintiffs would not consent
to have the case go over until the next
term, but offered to compromise on a
trial before Judge Randolph in Decem-
Der. This proposition was accepted and
the battle ground was transferred to this
city. There is no probability of settle
ment of any part of the case outside of
court. Heller Brothers have not paid
in the way of damages as
stated in dispatches sent out from here
last week and it is not probable that
they will until ordered to do SO by the
court. Prominent cattlemen in Kansas
City, Chicago and elsewhere are parties
to these suits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
On the Farm.

Kansas City Gazette.
Louis A. Menager, farmer, of Men
ager, Wyandotte county, writes to The
Gazette concerning the results Of the
election as follows:
at can be likened to the taking of
Missionary Ridge. They got there, and
Old Glory floats majestically.
ut serves notice on the democrats in
congress that tariff tinkering is like a
buzz saw.
eff the tariff is to be remodeled it
should be done by its friends, in the in
terest of capital and labor, so that both
can get to work tremendously; each
now idle by reason of democratic as
sault.
kansas has made great strides toward
it's redemption, and if the republicans
will but i gnore personalities and petty
ambition we can carry the state in 1894
by 10000. And don't you forget it..
We will drive the remnants of the pops
into democratic ranks.
Eyes, that was pretty stiff republican
breeze that blew from Colorado to New
York on the 18th. The rank and file of the
republicans are mad with present con-
ditions. We are now in fighting trim
and irresistible, and no halt is to be
made until the democrats are kicked out
of con preSs."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Carving on the Work.

Nine Schliemann has caused exca-
vations to be carried on for some
time past at Hissarlik, and they have
been attended by encouraging re-
sults. Hissarlik is the supposed site
of the ancient Troy. and the late Dr.
Schliemann believed that below the
great artificial mound at this place
six super imposed cities were buried
and that the second OF these would
prove to be the Homeric Troy. DR..
Dorpfeld, the director of the German
Archaeological School at Athens,
after careful researches has come to
the conclusion that the city Of the
poet must be identified with the sixth
city of the mound. In it have been
found courses of masonry of such
beautiful and careful workmanship
as fully indorse Homer's description
of them, and specimens Of pottery
have also been discovered distinctly
analogous to and synchronous with
those from Mycen9. The Deighbor-
ing tumuli have also furnished the
graY-colcred pottery, which is an adj
ditional evidence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Odds and Ends.

STAINS caused by whitewash will
disappear il vinegar is applied to the
discolorations.
GLYCERISE and lemon juice soften
and whiten the skin. Mixed in equal
proportions, it is an excellent remedy
for chapped hands.
SCARS may be removed or made less
conspicuous by daily application of
bot olive oil. rubbing the oil into the
skin with the tips OF the fingers.
To CLEAN the broom dip it several
times into pail Of water in which
ammonia has been poured. rinse in
clean water, shake well and dry in
| the sun.
| IT is well to remember for use in
cases of illness where the burning
thirst of the patient cannot be as
suaged by cracked ice or water, that
a teaspoonful of glycerine will afford
prompt and comparatively long re-
lief.
A SIMPLE process for removing
fresh ink stains from garment is to
cover them Immediately with paste
made of starch and cold water. II
the stains are noticeable wnen the
dried starch is rubbed off, repeat the
operation.
A COVER Of doubledfaced canton
| flannel or table felt is considered in
dispensable now between the table
and linen cloths, and this is one rea-
| son why table mats are no longer in
vogue. They are not needed for the
heavy cover protects the table COM
pletely.
LIGHT and warm cOmfortables are
made of siIkoline or fine cheese cloth
tackled down with bright baby ribbon
or worsted. These are very easily
made as the cotton can be purchased
in sheets of even thickness. The
edges are turned in, run together and
buttonhOle stitched to match the
tufting.
To CURE sly take the white of an
egg on a saucer and rub into it a
small pinch of powdered alum. 1t
will become curd. Put lit between
two pieces of fine muslin lawn and
bind it over the eye before retiring
for the night. In the morning the
sly will be gone or much better.
One more application will be sutfi.
cient, and no more sites will come.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Workmen's Claim on the De-
mOcracy.

Who is responsible for the general de
preston ?'' writes Edward Reed, work
ingman, to the New York Tribune. The
workingmen of our country have
brought ali this ruin and loss on us in
their efforts to damage the owners of
our great manufacturing industries.
They have thrown themselves out of
good wages and are now coming to want.
Who is to support these men, who by
their votes, decided the question of pro-
lection to themselves as against the
cheap labor of England, Germany and
other countries? The Irishman comes
over here for higher wages and full of
wrath against the English. He gets his
naturalization papers and ever after he
votes against his own interest and for
English manufactures.
No wages are ever high enough, yet
he votes for low wages. Low tariff
means low wages. There has never been
time when money would buy as much
as at this time, yet the foreigners who
have overturned our protection to all In
dustries and turned themselves out OF
work have been deluded into the notion
that they were paying too much to sup
port the government, whereas, only
very small fraction of their earnings was
in any way affected by the tariff. Now,
as the democratic managers have
dragged the workingmen into hole and
into poverty, it is their place to support
them till they can find work for them at
permanent low wages. The men who
voted for this change and ruin to all
business have no claim on republicans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
A Free Trade Party.

Speaking of the peoples party, in it's
last issue, the Kansas Farmer says:
This party is free trade party even
more pronounced than is the president"
We must accept what the Kansas
Farmer says upon this subject as true;
we must believe that the party aims at
free trade, and we must conclude that
the reason the leaders have so long en-
deavored to hide their real Intentions
was that they might get the votes of
protectionists who agree with them in
other things. Let these voters no long
er be deceived. The peoples party aims
at the destruction of our tariff system.
1t aims at bringing the American labor
er into direct competition with the
European laborer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

can. still there they are, handling
their cows just as they did thirty
years ago. 1t is simply amazing That
farmers who call themselves really
intelligent should continue in sucn
wasteful and improbable ways. We
never heard of man who was en-
gagged in winter butter making Dub
what was earnestly in favor OF it as
the most profitable way OF making
cows pay. This has been told and re-
told for years and years. Still these
men are unconvinced, or If they are
convinced, they haven't energy
enough to put their Judgment into
execution. -Hoard's Dairyman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Rock-a-by Baby.

During one of his trips to the
coast Range Mountains, Joe Cohen,
a peddler, came to lonely cabin, and
found the door wide open, says the
Newman Banner
In the center of the floor stood a
cradle, in which was an infant fast
asleep. The cradle was rocking with
surprising regularity, but no sign Of
what propelled it could be seen.
Joe's curiosity was aroused. He
went to the cradle and found stout
cord attached to a nail driven in the
side of it The cord passed through
an auger hole in the side of the house.
He took up the trail. which soon led
him into ravine where a donkey,
or burro, was standing and switching
its tail
The mystery was explained. The
other end of the cord was tied to
the Jacks tail. and the constant
switching of its caudal appendage
furnished motive power SUFFICIENT to
rock the cradle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Winter Butter Making.

Here we are to-day with the prices
of butter and cheese way up and not
one dairy farmer in thousand in the
United States is in any shape what
ever to take advantage OF the situa-
ton. 1t has been running just this
way for thirty years, yet what have
these men learned from it? Com
paratively nothing. Here they stand
facing one way, and the market fac
ing the other. Preach to them, labor
with them, try to stir them out OF
their unthinking ruts, and get them
to see that they ought TO make their
farm practice act in conjunction with
the market; in fact do aaYthing we
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

SPEAKING of the Prison Trusty, the
Chicago Herald says there is newspa-
per in Kansas edited by convicted
thief, whose chief assistants are forger
and burglar, and published by gang
of known felons. The Herald should
have added, for the benefit of its Hi
nois readers, that it is also the official
organ of reform.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
KAN SAS CHURCHES.

Topeka Capital: Twelve young min
listers from all over Kansas and Oklaho-
ma are in Topeka taking instruction in
the old Bethany college building on
West Ninth street. They comprise the
students Of the Kansas Theological
school, which is now holding its advent
session. Seven of these young men
were formerly connected with other
churches. Two were Presbyterians, two
Methodists, two Congregationalists and
one Baptist. They all preach in small
Episcopal parishes in the diocese while
pursuing their studies and come to To-
peka about four times year to be ex-
amined and take special courses in Ian
guages. Rev. John Henry Hopkins, of
Topeka, is in the city to teach these
young ministers Hebrew. Bishop f. K.
Brooke, of Oklahoma, will give them
lectures on ethics and apologetics; and
Rev. Archibald Beatty, Of Newton, will
instruct them in divinity and canon law.
Dean Colwell and Bishop Thomas also
give instructions in several branches.
Bishop Vincent has promised the
Methodist ministers of this state a treat
next May that promises much pleasure
and profit to them. It is Chautau-
qua for ministers who belong to the
Methodist conference in the state. The
meeting will last about a week and the
best instructors in the country will ba
brought here for the especial training
ot ministers. Intellectual development
IL the watchword Of this new plan, and in
this age when people are progressing so
raPidly it behooves the ministers to keen
in touch with him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Failures in Matching the Eggs.

1t is often the case that when a
hen has faithfully been on her nest
for three weeks, and done all that is
possible to enable the eggs to produce
chicks, that her efforts are fruitless,
the eggs being worthless and infer
tile. Now what many would wish to
know is, why the eggs did not hatch,
especially as the hen did all she was
competent to do. There are a num-
Der of causes that may be mentioned
as likely to be in the way. but when
the weather is cold the difficulty is
often due to the males being frosted
on the combs. 1t may appear as an
insignificant matter to have the tips
of the combs frozen, but to the bird
it is very painful as the tips fire.
uuently 'rot" of. This debilitates
the male, and he will keep away
from the hens until the injured
member is healed and he RECEIVERS his
strength. If the hens are frosted,
they will cease to lay until the combs
are healed. Sometimes the cause OF
infertility may be that the male is
not in full condition, or the hens
may be very fat. When hens lay
soft-sheil eggs the chances are that
the eggs with hard shells will not
hatch, as the occasional soft-shell
eggs denote the flock is out of con-
dition. Do not put too many hens
with the males; and do not rely on
two males with large flock, as they
will Quarrel and interfere with each
other at every opportunity.-Poul-
try Keeper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

Or over 500 millions of United States
government bonds out Europe holds
but Is millions and of the 80 billions of
property in the United States not more
than one billion is owed to Europe. 1t
doesn't look as though the United States
should be classed as debtor country,
from this showing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
A Business Administration.
Journal of knights of Labor.

Journal of Knights of Labor.
It is announced that the business OF
dropping republican heads into the bas-
ket to provide places for deserving and
needy democrats is, now that the silver
question is out of the way, to go on
with celebrity that will make up for lost
time. The democratic Horners who have
been sitting in their corners, will now be
allowed to stick in their thumbs and
pull out their plums. To be sure Van
Allen and some few others have already
been attended to. But then, this is q
busiuess-m mems administration, and leash
customers first" is the rule in well-con-
Quoted business houses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

"After all the rejoicings are over and
the gains footed up remarks the St.
Paul Pioneer Press, sit seems to us that
the very ,heartiest cheer over Tuesdays
noble work at the ballot box should be
given to the practical wiping out OF the
populist party as political organization.
For this wretched combination OF so
cialism, knayery and anarchism, threat
ened, wherever it came into power, the
yery existence of our institutions"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
The Devil breaches Sometimes.
Kansas City, Ks., Gazette.

Kansas City, Ks., Gazette.
Governor Lewelling did the handsome
thing in his Thanksgiving proclamation.
he says we should give thanks, among
other things, because 1.-The safeguards Of
law have been enjoyed by all our peo-
pie" He skipped over some very i'm
portant preliminaries in getting at the
main fact. He should have suggested
thanks that we had legal house OF rep
resentatives, and that they had the 10y
atty and sand to stand their ground-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
It is evident that it won't do for tn.

It is evident that it won't do for the
pops to let their men hear republican
speakers or read republican papers.
Last year the orders went out that they
were to do neither and they were obeyed.
This year the republicans got hearing
among them and the result is seem.
Next year great effort viii be made to
herd the populists and keep them away
from republican meetings, but VIII II
succeed? It is doubtful If the the Kan
sas farmers viii even again obey the or
ders Of the pop bosses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

THE London Daily News in referring
to McKinley's phenomenal majority in
Ohio, says that the result seems to indi-
cate that ''the protectionists have largely
increased and confirmed their power"
The London Times expresses the opin-
lou that the Ohio election points to a
reaction against Mr.. Cleveland and tar
Tiff reform" The Englishman catches
on if bull headed democrats in this coun-
try do not.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

THERE is more money in New York
banks than there ever has been in the
the city's history and what is true of
New York is true of the whole country
Money is easy, the financial stringency
is entirely passed but the industrial
deadlock, due to fear for the tariff, is
still with lis
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

BLooDsHED is thought to be not at
all improbable in the attempt to replace
Queen Liliuokalani upon her throne.
This country has engaged in several diff
ferent kinds of wars, but it remains for
a democratic administration to order
American soldiers to tear down repub-
lie and reinstate monarchy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

Populism has run it's race in this
county, and will be gathered with
Changers. the Unlimited Lip party, the
Knights of Labor party, the Alliance,
and all other sham and reform parties.
Next year none will do it honor, and the
leaders will be into some other political
acknowledgements Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

ONE reason why Kansas officials of
the allipop persuasion are SO brazen in
making paying places for their kin is
because they know that this is the last
and only chance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

that a colonel of the militia turned up
at the right time who refused to obey a
bloody order-and that we have su-
preme court who declared that law and
not anarchy should prevail. And above
all that the people have become restored
to their right mind. Let us all give
thanks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

ACCORDING to the Clay Center Times
here is the way populism has declined in
Clay county: SIN 1890 pop majorities
were about 625, in 1892 they were about
26O, and this year they failed to materi-
allze in two instances, and in all are
lowered"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
STOCK AND FARM.

Cattle receipts in the Kansas City,
KS, markets last week were 45,143, a
gain Of nearly 10000 over the same
week last year. The sheep receipts were
10,649, gain Of 5000 over the CORE
spending week last year. On account of
a shortage OF the product hogs show a
falling OF.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

EVERY populist state officer, with the
possible exception of Gaines, state super
intendent, and every officer and promi-
nent member of the rump house, have
been repudiated at home. Every officer
and prominent member of the loyal
house has been endorsed at home. The
supreme court has been endorsed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

The hundreds of thousands of work
ingmen whom threats of free trade have
already thrown out of employment will
not for moment doubt Mr.. McKinley's
prediction that fulfillment of the threats
will have still more disastrous effect
upon the working classes. Laboring
men have fognd by bitter experience that
protection is~the bulwark and shield Of
American labor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

LOAN Agents are receiving instruc-
lions from the east to extend time on
loans in Kansas where such extension
is desired. The recent republican VIC
tory has restored confidence in Kansas
investments. It will be worth millions
to the state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

WHEN party whose stock in trade is
calumny and treason and anarchy and
the division of the people into adverse
classes once begins to go down hill, it
will never recover itself. It has no re-
serve forces. 1t is always at it's highest
tension and when it breaks it breaks
forever
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
Public Office a Public Trust .

how good that used to sound! "Pub-
hc office to the highest bidder is the
way it goes, in actual practice. For in
stance, Van Allen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

REAL estate values in Kansas have
been marked up at least 25 per cent.
since Nov. Z. It is well,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

FUNNY isn't it, that when the demo-
Gratis want to set down on fraud and
bosslsm they vote the republican ticket.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09

No MAN offers his word as sufficient
proof except when he 10 pro7ins
something to woman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-09
REALRURALREADIN
WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DE.
PARTMENT.

Harvesting Corn by Machinery - Winter
neutrality-suspicious. In Matching Eggs
Identifying Waste Places = Odds and
Ends.