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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-12-23
A Change of Base.

Approaching your liberal patronage
OF the past we will sell you our entire
stock of holiday goods, stationery and
musical merchandise at sacrificed
prices. PRATT Bros,
Holiday Leaders.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-12-23
Still Unconfirmed.

New YORK, Dec. 22.-Minister Men
donca ssid today: 1 have received a
cablegram from Rio this morning but
have no advices to confirm the report of
Msllo's triumph. Mendonca's secretary
stated that the minister did not believe
the renOrt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18

his long-for teaching. He did, for the
Cardinal saw his merits, and used
not only his pnrse but his influence in
the boys behalf. He was placed in
one of the best schools in Florence.
Toms noble spirit so pleased his
master that he was raised to a
position of greater trust, and teach
ers were given him that he might be-
come familiar with the learning of
the day.
Thus Peters vagabond life was
ended, and could you, half century
later have looked into one Of the ele-
CANT houses in Florence, where the
elite of all nations were often enter
tanned. you would have found two
peaceful smen. believing and trusty
friends, living there together. Zone
was Peter of Cortona, called the
greatest painter of his time. who
would with trembling voice, pointing
tenderly to his dear friend Tom, Of
whom it was always said, 'Happy is
the man who can claim his friend.
Ship" tell you that he never should
have been what he was if, when cold
and homeless and hungry, he had NOT
found lodging in that little attic
room, and made his first effort there.
-Waverly Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
HISTORIC COACHES

Many Were Used as Retreat for Safety.
For many generations the coach
has played an important part in the
worlds work and pleasures. What
tales it could tell Of court and field!
History itself may be said to have run
on wheels In the tragedies Of
French history, especially, we find
the numbering four-wheeled convey.
ance playing a conspicuous though
silent part. The gallant Henry OF
Navarro, man of his day though he
was, had conservative aversion to
the novelty. He much preferred the
sturdy steed on which he was won't to
trot about the streets of Seventeenth
century Paris. But one day that
crazy fanatic Jean de PIsle set upon
the King as he was ambling along.
and had nearly plunged his dagger in
the royal breast. Henry deemed it
unwfse any longer to appear among
his eXcitable lieges on horseback, and
SO reluctantly resorted to coach as
means of conveyance. His coach
was supplied, not with glass windows.
hut simply with leather curtains lined
with silk; and it was in this vehicle
that he was riding when the assassin
Ravaillac availed himself of the
Kings EXPOSED position to plunge his
knife in his heart. After that the
state coaches were built in manner
to afford more security to their occu-
pants, and were made with solid
backs and sides Even this was not
found safe, and in some instances the
coach panels were lined with sheet
iron. The coach of Louis XIV, was
attacked by the half starved mob as
it passed through the streets in his
funeral pr6cession-a foreWarning of
the mighty CONFUSION which was to
burst forth ninety years later. But
the tragic history of royal coaches in
France was by no means closed by this
ebullition. AS Louis graceless sue
cessor, Louis XIV. of the name, was
stepping into his coach, he was
stabbed by Damein; and France thad
nearly lost the most worthless and
dissolute of all her rulers. 1.-The vivid
picture of the sad and strange jour-
neY of the Sixteenth Louis, with his
stately Queen, from Versailles TO
Paris, will not be readily forgotten by
those who have been thrilled by Car
lyle's description of it. When, in
the end, Louis was condemned to
death, he went to the scatfold in a
filthy hackney carriage. His beauti-
full and naughty Queen rode to her
death in a yet meaner conveyance.
She was doomed to. go thither in a
hideous tumbrel, like ordinary NOR
tails; and she assembled it, and took
her place, standing bare-headed
against the side, with her hands tied
behind her. The savage mob yelled
out, Widow Capet, get into Eyour
pleasure carriage"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Odds and Ends.

ALWAYS keep a piece Of white mus
lin in the sewing basket and the ma
chine drawer, and when the light is
dim place it under the needle when
threading it.
OLD paint and varnish may be re-
moved by an emulsion formed Of two
parts of ammonia shaken up with one
part OF turpentine. 1t will soften
them so they may easily be sscraped
of.
A LITTLE turpentine dissolved in
warm water is the best thing to wash
window glass, mirrors, or glass globes.
A little alcohol will also do wonders
in Frightening glass. Turpentine is
excellent for washing sinks which
have become dull anu dirty.
DoUGHs that stick to rolling pin,
board, and hands in hot kitchen
should be set away till thoroughly
chilled, but all trouble might have
been saved by using cold fat,
flour, and liquid at first, and the tex
ture of the dough would have been
better.
To REMOVE mildew, stir quarter
of pound of chloride of lime in a
gallon of cold water; after setting an
hour, pour off the clear liquids and
soak the widowed cotton or linen in
it for two hours, wash well and ex-
pose to the sun. It works like a
charm.
The simplest icing for CAKE is made
of the unbeaten white Of the egg
mixed with cup of powdered sugar
and the juice of half lemon. 1t is
a mistake to beat the whites Of the
eggs to stiff froth for this purpose.
as is so frequently done. 1t takes
much longer to make the icing if this
is done
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Harvesting Apples and Pears.

A late writer says that he has lost
hundred barrels of choice apples in
the course of his experience by not
picking them In the right season,
often deferring the work for his corn
cutting or potato-digging. There is
no doubt that many orchardists lose
a great deal by not gathering their
apples in season, or else, on the other
hand, by picking them too soon. If
the orchard and its crop are valuable,
many kinds of fruit are worth two
seasons of picking. The first half is
when they begin to drop from the
tree; but there is another half or
more, with some varieties which adj
here firmly and remain. If the gath
ering of these is deferred about two
weeks, they will keep longer and be
of better quality. 1t is not difficult
to select the most mature first by
their color, and they will readily
loosen at the stem, while the others
strongly adhere. The well-known
rule for gathering pears when the
fruit will readily separate from the
tree when lifted half way up is an
excellent rule, but there is usually
less difference in the time of ripening
than with apples. Pears which ripen
early and in medium season should
always be gathered some days before
ripe. Choice varieties may be packed
in drawers or boxes, and will become
more delicious at maturity than ii
ripened in the open air and on the
tree. This is particularly important
With early pears, and, wrapped in
flannel and allowed to remain some
days, they will be greatly improved,
and those which have a slight blush
naturally will redden into real beauty
when matured. Late autumn or
winter varieties require rather less
care and may be treated more like
winter apples, but at the same time
they should be carefully and well
secured in a cool and uniform tenn
perature. Country Gentleman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Value of Bone Meal.

The turning under of green crops
for the purpose of manure has been
a settled practice for thousands OF
years. But still there are those who
oppose it as being injurious to the
the land. In opposition to this be-
lief correspondent of the Country
Gentleman gives his experience as
follows:
81 have been blowing under green
crops for ten or fifteen years-cow
peas for wheat and rye for my ensi-
lage crop-and always with good re-
suits. My land is a mixture of clay
and sand. Ten years ago ! broke a
rather poor sod for ensilage, using
800 pounds of raw bone to the acre
when planted the corn. AS soon
as the crop was cut l plowed the land
and sowed one and a half bushels of
rye with 800 pounds of bone to the
acre. l continued this practice for
six consecutive years The crop of
corn improved year by year. The
seventh year 1 sowed sapling clover
and timothy seed with the rye, still
applying the 800 pounds of raw bone.
The crop of grass was magnificent.
One of my neighbors, looking at the
crop, said to me: You bought this
land for $40 an acre, and now it is
worth $40 On my home farm. where
the land is better, I have a lot Of
twelve acres that has been planted in
corn for enSilage for twelve or fifteen
years On this lot ! have used all
the manure from 120 Stalled cattle,
with 800 pounds Of raw bone to the
acre. For the last three years, after
quitting the corn. l have sown the
land in rye, with 800 pounds of bone
to the acre, turned it under when in
the milk and planted the corn, using
800 pounds of bone and all the man
ure from the cattle stables. This
spring was turning under the heay-
lest crop of rye l have ever seen in
this country. Some of it measured
eight feet four inches. When 1 saw
the great difficulty the men had to
thoroughly cover the rye 1--WE were
trying to plow ten inches deepy I
feared that l was OVERRIDING the
green manuring, and my manager has
just told me that, while my regular
corn crop, planted three feet ten
inches by three feet ten inches is
showing the effect of the drought,
my ensilage corn is looking as fresh
as pOSsible,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18

average weight of straw and grain per
acre was found by careful weighing.
A variety known as Dawson's Golden
Chat, originated by Robert Dawson,
Paris Ont, took the lead both for
grain aud straw. 1t yielded at the
rate OF 34.9 bushels per acre and 1855
tons OF straw. The Golden Drop was
second, yielding LII tons of straw
and 34.4 bushels OF grain. Mediter-
ranean yielded ]. s. tons of straw and
3O.S bushels of wheat The largest
weight of straw was OF the Fultz,
1.92 tons OF straw, but the wheat
yield was next to the smallest, only
20. bushels. 1t is quite likely that
the Golden Chat will prove equally
productive in the States At least it
is worth trying.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
The Hoe in the Corn Field.

Eastern farmers have never learned
the Western way Of entirely dispens-
ing with the hoe in growing a corn
crop. 1t used to be boasted by West
ern farmers that in their land weeds
were SO few that all the work needed
could be done with horse cultivation.
This is not true now, and it is likely
that exclusive reliance on horse labor
is responsible for the abundant weeds
in Western corn fields. With per-
fectly straight rows both ways very
little hoeing will be needed, but that
little cannot be dispensed with ex-
cept at a loss. Some farmers set the
cultiyator teeth to throw earth
against the corn, and thus smother
small weeds This is injurious to
the corn in two ways 1t covers W
some of the corn leaves, which rot
under the soil, and it removes some
of the rich soil from the middle OF
the row to the foot of the stalk where
corn roots cannot get it.-American
CultiyatOr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Fire Loss of the United States.

The Baltimore Underwater says:
'.According to the statistics furnished
by the United States census Of 1880,
the wealth Of the nation was esti-
mated at s43, 642, OOO,0O Accord
ing to the census of 1890 the property
values eff the country had climbed up
to s62, 600, 600, 600, a gain in ten years
Of SIS, 958, 900, 900. During this ten
year period, according to the chron-
ical fire tables. the aggregate fire
loss of the country amounted to
1,O46, S96, 654. While the wealth of
the country is thus increasing, the
fire loss keeps pace in, ratio that
ought to make political economists
vince There is no good reason why
the full significance Of such ratio Of
dies truction Of material values should
be confined to the underwater. It
ought to be burned into the memorY
of every legislator, every government
executive, every economist, every
business man and every property
owner"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
The Marshal outwitted.

The Russian marshal, Suvaroff,
says Lippincott's Magazine, was IA
NOUS as jeweler, and was fond of
confusing the men under his COM
mand by asking them unexpected and
absurd question. But occasionally
he met his match. Thus one bitter
January night, such as Russia only
can produce, he rode up to a sentry
and demanded:
'tHow many stars are in the sky?"
The soldier. not whit disturbed,
answered coolly:
"Wait little and I'll tell you. {"
And he deliberately commenced
counting, one. two, three" etc.
When he had reached 100, Suva-
rolf, who was half-frozen, thought it
high time to ride of, not, however,
without inquiring the name of the
ready reckoner. Next day the latter
found himself promoted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Deserving the Pavements.

Very many quaint old customs still
prevail in Paris that have long sur
vived the original reason for their ex-
istence. For instance, no sooner do
born PariSians turn into a side street
than they instinctively (and to in
finite peril of their lives and limbs
from the ubiquitous cab) walk in the
very middle Of the roadway, leaving
the pavements deserted. In the
good old times" this custom had a
reason which has ceased to exist.
In the first place, at the beginning
of the century there were no pave
ments, which Of course prevented
promenaders from getting use to
them; and in the second place, house
holders were won't to indulge in the
habit Of throwing all refuse Of every
description out of their front win
dowS, so the long suffering pedestrian
was obliged to walk IN the middle OF
the road or else run tle risk of being
deluged with dishwater, or stunned
by cabbage stumpS
Now all that is changed; one is not
allowed even to shake a rug out of
the front window after 10 o'clock il
the morning, and the Infringement
of that rule brings an irate police
man, and to hardened offenders a
fine In fact so stringent are the
laws on that subject that some years
ago a man brought curious suit
against the city, and won it too.
He was walking past the Column
of the Bastile when man jumped
from its summit. The suicides shoe
| was forced off In the fall and struck
the passer-by, INJECTING severe in
| juries-
He received damages on the ground
that the city had not kept its monu-
ments in proper order, and that it
was the duty Of the municipal au-
thorities to see that no projectiles
were hurled from them. The city
thought so too, or rather discouraged
would be suicides by closing the doors
of the Partisan columns against WISH
tors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Spider and Wasp Fight to the Death.


A fierce battle for life between a
large spider and a wasp was wit
messed by a man in his garden one
day recently. The spider had spread
his web in corner of the fence, and
was patiently waiting for something
to turn up Suddenly a wasp flew in
to his web He was firmly caught
and his desperate efforts to escape
tore several holes in the flimsy net
work about him. Here the spider
rushed out, and rapidly began to re-
pair the breaks. The wasp fought
harder still, and seemed to be trying
to get chance to sting his sly foe.
In minute or two the wasp lay per-
fectly still, as if dead. The spider
rushed out and seized the body Of his
victim. The wasp. who had appar-
emily been playing 'possum, suddenly
became very much alive, and in a
flash spider and wasp were clasped in
a deadlock. There was short fierce
struggle, and both insects fell from
the dilapidated web to the ground.
They lay there quite still, and the in
terested spectator. STOPPING over
them, found that both were dead.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
The Harvest Moon.

What is called the harvest moon il,
this country is misnomer, unless
our COIN crop be the one that this
moon is thought especially to favor
in harvesting. It is the full moon
that occurs nearest the September
equinox, and in England at this time
the wheat harvest is in full blast
AS the full moon near the September
equinox rises at nearly the same hour
several evenings in succession it is
possible to keep to harvest work all
through the night. 1t is not likely
that in these days the privilege of
working night as we'll as day is much
availed of by farmers. Shorter hours
of labor are coming to be the rule in
the country as we'll as in cities.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Pigs Returning to Their Old Home.

The pig is not thought a very in
telligent animal, but he has the
faculty of finding his way to his home
after being removed from it, though
carried in boxes where he could not
possibly retrace his tracks. An in
stance of this sort is told of two
brothers who were farmers, who
bought new farm twenty-five miles
distant from their old home. Select
ing two pigs they placed them in a
box on the sleigh and started. The
pigs were released at night and placed
in a pen, but they broke out before
morning and could not be found any
where. The brothers returned to
their old home the second day after,
resolved to get two more pigs from
the same litter and take better care
Of them hereafter To their surprise,
the strayed pigs had returned before
them, and comparing notes when
they arrived it was found that they
must have gone the whole distance
In not exceeding twenty-tour hours.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Why Cows Give Down Milk.

To make a COW milk easily she
should be kept as contented as posi-
BILE. II worried, there is sure to be
some tension Of the muscles which
retains the milk, and this holds it
up. Usually a feed that the cow
likes will remove the worry, and the
holding up muscles will be relaxed.
It has often had this effect on cows
that were worrying about the re-
moval of their calves A cows ma.
ternal affection is active, but her
memory is not so strong as to make
her think of her calf while she is
eating. If the mixer is careful. it is
quite possible that the cow may for
the time think her calf is sucking.
and so give her milk more readily
than she otherwise would. We have
seen cows that after milking was over
would look around and show their
disappointment plainly in not seeing
their calves as they evidently ex-
pected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
A WOMAN AND A BABY
what She Did With 1t While the Car was
Going Three Blocks.

what She Did with 1t While the Car was
Going Three Blocks
A woman got into a Cold Spring
car. She was carrying a sweet-1aceo
baby. which was not more than SIX
moths old.
The car was detained on the corner
where the woman got on, aud sne
shifted around nervouslY in her seat
for a moment and then began to toss
the baby about Here is true as
cription of what she did with that
child while the car waA going three
blocks
Held it upright on one knee Tor
thirty seconds. Then shifted 1t TO
the other knee.
Pulled it up against her and Rugged
it twice
Tossed it on her left shoulder and
then shifted it to her right shoulder.
Held it up 70 the window and then
stood it up on her lap
Made cradle out of her arms and
jumped it up and down about six
times
Placed it on her left knee. Then
put it on her right knee.
Laid it on it's stomach in her lap.
Rugged it to her bosom and patted
it seven times
Held it up at the car window again,
then pulled it over to her left
shoulder, shifted it to her right
shoulder, and wound up by dumping
it on her lap
Tossed it In the air dozen times
and Rugged it tour or five times
Laid it on its back in her lap aud
then turned it so that it lay on its.
stomach.
Patted it for minute and hummed
"Hush-a-by Baby" although the
child wasn't making sound.
Put it on her knee and joggled her
knee up and down. shook it in front
of her. holding it out at arms length,
and then Rugged it ecstatically three
times
Held it up to the window for the
third time and then, when the con-
ductor came after her fare, laid it in
a mussy lump on the seat beside her.
Patted it some more, joggled it.
some more. tossed it some more and
Topped it down on its stomach again.
Held it out at arms length and
gazed at it rapturously. Talked glib
berish to it and Rugged it some more.
And all this while the car was 60
ing three blocks. -Buffalo Express.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
THE OLD WALTZ.

an organ grinder! If knew
2 Some soft Italian course or two
With emphasis upon ii,
I'd shout to him whose tuueless din
Las 30 unkind y broken in
Upon me and my sonnet.
Across the street. and at the door,
see him standing there before
The dwelling Of my neighbor.
The house is closed, the curtains down,
know my neighbOr's out Of town,
And vain the ninstrels labor.
But yet two small admirers stand
Grayely before him, hand in hand,
Front row-dress circle center
A boy, girl without hat,
But with battered sunshade that
Some other child has lent her.
The minstrel pauses-what. so sooni
he turns a stop to change the tune.
No coin responsive finding,
He eyes the windows that reveal
No sign; then with a sigh
Resumes his patient grinding.
And 10 the minstrel's lost to view:
The boy and girl have vanished too
The street, my neighbours dwellin
All, all arc gone and / am there
Sitting again upon the stair
My tale to Mabel telling.
While from the crowded rooms stea
The strains of music, where the rou'
Whose chatter and whose dances.
I've left still whirlfng waltz. the
whisper low to MaDels smile
And watch for Mabers glances.
bring no bushes to her cheek,
Nor as an ardent lover speak;
But rather as q brother
take q confidential tone
And ind we're both inclined to own
We understand each othe:.
She is not always gay-nor
NY fingers Just clasp hers. We sigh,
Life is a serious matter.
Better this moment on the stair,
This sympathy complete and rare
Than hours Of idle chatter. {
Better this touch
The grinders DONE Ezs
He slowly lifts his box with ono
Glance sad reproachful, hollow
Up to my neighbours vacant blind:
Then takes his way and close oenlnd
The two small ch. ldren follow.
Century Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
CanOnicaI.

The Rev. Sidney Smith was once
asked by friend for reserved seat
in ST. PauI's. This was the witty
Canon's reply: TO 60 to st. Paul's
is certain death. The Thermometer
is several degrees below zero My
sentences are frozen as they come out
of my mouth, and are thawed in the
course of the summer, making strange
noises and unexpected assertions in
various parts of the church; but, if
you are tired of world which is not
tired of you and are determined to go
to st. Paups, it becomes my duty to
facilitate the desperate scheme.
Present the enclosed card to any OF
the vergers, and you will be well
placed"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
Wanted to Sit Correctly.

''Sit down in 'front.'" said some
members Of the audience. as a pro-
fessor Of grammar stood up to take a
survey Of the house.
Cannot be done. It's a physical
impossibility. replied the professor.
sit down, sir" said the police
man.
'.Ah, now you talk, sir But when
those gentlemen asked me to sit
down in front and leave my back
standing up YOU
..Sit down." yelled the audiences.
and he sat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18
c.n.d,an wheat Experiments.

The Ontario Agricultural Expert
ment Station reports a series OF In
teresting trials Of winter wheat
Eleven kinds were experimental
with. the best of 81 varieties that
had peen tested on the station plots.
One square rod Of each was sown,
and from Q large number OF trials the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18

AN outsider asks: ''In driving
storm, does Jupiter Pluvious hold
the rains?'' No; he lets them 60