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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
KANSAS FARMS.
An Interesting Bulletin from tho Censul
ONCE as to Their Ownership and In

An Interesting Bulletin from the Census
ONCE as to Their Ownership and In
cumbrance.
WASHINGTON, Sept. e5.-A> bulletin
Issued from the census Office shows
that of the farms in Kansas 31.O3
per cent. are hired and 6S.97 per
cent are owned by persons cultivating
them. OF the farms 55.5 per cent are
incumbered by mortgages. The mort
cages on farms amount to $40, IT'S, 2S3,
which is 35.99 per cent. of their value.
This debt bears an average rate of in
terest of SIS per cent; the average an.
nual interest charge to each family
owning an incumbered farm being 500.
Each of the incumbered farms are
worth on the average of S3,219, and
subject to debt of 81, 1e8.
Corresponding facts for homes are
! that 40 s. per cent. of home families
hire and 50.15 per cent. own their
homes; that of homecoming families
60. "a per cent. own free of incumbrance
and 80. 16 per cent. with incumbrance.
In 400 herse families, on an average so
hire their homes, 20 own with incum-
brance and 80 without incum braice.
The debt on owned homes aggregates
500, $3.50, 95I, or 1925 per cent. of their
value. and bears interest at an average
rate Of S.4s per cent. SO that the an
averages 500. The average debt of
$500 incumbers each home, which has
an average value of Sa,2O2.
In the cities in the state in the class
of those having a population of 5000
to 1O0,e 600, 5S.t2 per cent. of home fami-
lies hire and 41.5S per cent. own their
homes and of homecoming families
1927 per cent. own without incum-
brance and Sc. 70 per cent. own free of
incumbranee. In 100 home families on
this Averages are found So that hire
their homes, is that 5wn with in
cumbrance and "a that own With
out incumbrance. Liens on owned
homes are 36.6s per cent. of value
of those subject to lien. Several aver
ages show that the rate of interest is
500 per cent; the valife of each owned
and incumbered home is S3,O6l: lien on
same, 1,123. and yearly interest charge
on each home, 800. Real estate pur-
chase and improvements, when not as
ISOLATED with other objects, caused 7.G2
per cent. of farm families to incur SO. OF
per cent. of farm debt and rs. "a per
cent. of home families to incur SO. O6
per cent. of home debt.
Tie aggregate number of families in
the State is 297, 1853 of whom III, 143 &C.
cupy farms, ISL, 1928 own homes or
farms, of which number 90,271 are in
CHM bered; of the 1928 families out
side the farms G3,297 own homes and
IS, 500 of them are unincumbered. Fam
lilies renting homes number GO, GIG,
renting farms, SO, ia.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
SWEARING oATHs ON BOOKS

Broken Plates and Slaughtered Cocks Are
Also Used for Special Cases.
The form of oath when the witness
Is sworn in English courts OF Justice
varies according to the religion or tho
country of the witness. Thus Chris
tians are sworn on the New Testament,
Jews on the Old Testament, Moham-
medans on the Koran, and persons OF
other religions according to the form
prescribed for that purpose by the re-
ligion they profess
To take an extreme instance, the fol-
lowing is given in one reported case as
the form of swearing Chinese: On
entering the witness box, the witness
Immediately knelt down, and a China
saucer having been placed in his hand.
he struck it against the brass rail in
front of the witness box and broke it.
The crier of the court then, by dicta-
ton of the interpreter, administered
the oath in these words, which were
translated by the interpreter into the
Chinese language: You shall tell the
truth and the whole truth. The saucer
! is cracked, and if you do not tell the
truth your soul will be cracked like the
saucer"
1t is provided by statute passed so far
back as 1887 that oaths in courts Of
justice may be administered in such
form and with such ceremonies as the
person taking them may declare to be
binding. No one, accordingly, can be
compelled to kiss tho book if he de-
clares another form of oath to be bind
ing ON his conscience.
In connection with the Chinese oath
a story is told of a representative of the
Middle kingdom who once appeared to
give evidence at Bow street. He. was
politely consulted as to the method in
which he would prefer to be sworn.
''Oh," he said with a breadth of outlook
not common in Sir John Bridges court,
''kill 'im cock, break i'm plate, smell
i'm book, all sameyp'-Westminster
Gazette.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
kansas ODD .EELLoWs.

Tho Sovereign Grand Lodge Sustains the
state Grand Lodge In the Orphan Home
Assessment.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 26-The Topeka
delegates who have just returned from
the session of the sovereign grand lodge
! OF Odd Fellows at Chattanooga, report
that the controversy between the Kan
sas lodges relative to the Orphans
home at SAkville was definitely dis
posed of in written decision by Chair
man Wright, of the national judiciary
committee, and approved by the sover-
eign body.
The grand lodge of Kansas at its last
| session made an assessment of S1.5O
per capita to finish the Orphans home
in Franklin county and to sustain that
home until its next session. Several
lodges thought that the assessment
was too high and claimed that the title
to the home was not in the grand lodge
| at all.
The grand master found it necessary
to interfere and enforce discipline, to
suspend a number of lodges because
they refused to pay this assessment.
! The action of the sovereign grand
lodge sdstains the grand lodge of Kan
sas and the grand master, and refuses
to entertain the appeal made by these
lodges to the grand sire. This sets for
ever at rest any possibility of a sub
ordinats lodge refusing to obey the
mandates of the grand lodge of state
so far as paying assessments for an or
phans' home is concerned.
Another important point made by the
sovereign grand lodge is that the title
of the Orphans home of Kansas is in
the grand lodge of the state and that
the trustees cannot under any circum-
stances misuse this trust by attempting
to divert this property in any direction
save for the purpose stated in the deed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
A Trail of Flour.

ArcH1soN, Kan, Sept. 6.-The Pro
tective association followed into Atchi-
son yesterday trail of -four left by
parties who had robbed a store at
Shannon, a small village about 6
miles northwest of this city. Being
closely pursued, Jim Conway. colored,
one of the robbers, jumped into the
Missouri river, but few scattering
shots had the effect Of bringing him to
shore. James Monroe, the other rob-
Der, was captured without much diff
Guilty. They are both ex-couvicts,
having served time in the Kansas peni'
tentiary.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
Where the Knee Grows.

sSay, old man, suppose that you
should fall and break your knee-cap,
where would you go for a new knee?'
"What a senseless qsestion! Every
one knows that when the knee-cap, or.
more properly speaking, the patella, is
broken it is practically impossible to
mend it."
Nonsense; you would go to Africa"
"Why to Africa?"
because that is where the negroes.
brooklyn Life.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
DECREASED EARNINGS.
Last July a Disastrous Month for the SAINTS
Fe Railway.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 26.-The report
came to-day from New York city, show
ing earnings of the Santa Fe railway
system for July, the most disastrous
month in the history of American rail-
ways. There was a decrease of nearly
81, 500, 900 from the earnings in July,
1898. The strike injured the Santa Fe
system by loss of earnings more than
any other railway affected. A decrease
of S125, 200 in month would drive most
railway stockholders mad, and a de-
crease of s1.5OO, 900 in year would be
a wonderful loss, but that loss in one
month is unprecedented. The exact
statement of Santa Fee earnings for
July is: Gross, So, 395 ,951; decrease.
81, ,72O; net, S217, 1853; decrease, $685.
1877.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

THE new treaties which Japan is ne
gotiating with the great powers, in.
GLIDING the United States, are regarded
in diplomatic circles as an interna-
tlonal event quite as important as the
Chinese-Japan war, as the treaties will
for the first time give official recogni.
ton to Japan as one of the sisterhood
OF civilized nations. The terms of the
treaty with Great Britain have Just
been made public. The significant
feature of these treaties is that they
deal with the japanese as a civilized
nation entitled to the same treaty rights
as the countries of Europe or the west
ern hemisphere.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

E. P. HOLLY, of Providence, has in
vented an hydraulic bicycle, which he
claims can go at twice the speed of the
present racing machines. The invention
consists of small motor inches high.
This contains pint of liquid connected
by pipes with small pump. The pump
in turn is connected with an eccentric
to which the pedals of the machine are
fastened. A gear run by the power
generated by the motor turns upon 3
second gear. This arrangement takes
the place of the chain sprocket on
the rear wheel of bicycles. It is con.
structed largely of aluminium aud
weighs only three pounaai
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
GOV. M'KINLEYS TRIP.
His Special Train Will Stop at Twelv,
Points in Kansas,

His Special Train Will Stop at Twelve
Points in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 25.-The Santa
Fe special train engaged to convey
Gov. Mckinley to Hutchinson on Octo-
Der 5 has been scheduled to arrive at
twelve points on the line as follows:
Argentine, 1888 a. M; Lawrence, $40;
Topeka, $50; Scranton, HILL; Burlin-
game, 11:23: Usage City, 11:30; Emporia,
1885 p. m; Strong City, 1870; Florence.
2:1O; Peabody, 2:35; Newton, 3:O5;
Hutchinson 4:O5.
Gov. Mckinley will make two
speeches at Hutchinson, one in the
afternoon, the other in the evening.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

A CABLE from London on the e1st
said: The scarcity of the apple crop
in England is being felt already and
apples are selling at higher prices than
have prevailed in England for years.
The continental supplies are becoming
exhausted. The United States and
Canada, must, therefore, be depended
upon for supplies during the remainder
of the season. 1t is expected Boston
will be able to ship between 300, 900 and
400, 900 barrels, and New York about
1,5Oo, 600 barrels. London wants Amer
lean apples. The first consignment
was sold here Monday, bringing from
q to SIS per barrel"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
Sugar Refineries to Close.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-President
Havemeyer, of the American Sugar
Refining Co., has issued orders for the
closing down at once of the refneries
under its control and next week the
rest of the refineries will be ordered to
shut down. This action is taken be-
cause of the large amount of refined
sugar on hand and also, it is said, be-
cause of the operation of the tariff.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

B. p. HUTCHINSON, better known as
'Old Hutch, the once famous Chicago
board of trade plunger, has opened l
cent cigar store opposite the board of
trade in that city, where he once made
and lost millions. A startling red sign
in the window offers ''good cigars for
cent; better, two for cents; cigar-
cites, cents a package"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

IT is predicted in England that the
days of the house of lords are numbered,
and, further, that the scheme of a new
tax on inheritances will break up the
great landed estates, and so destroy
the prestige, not only of the nobility
but the gentry of the country.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

GEN. WILLIAM BOOTH, who foundst,
the Salvation army, arrived at st.
Johns, N. F., on the Goth. lie will
make tour of America, visiting all
the large cities in Canada and the
United States during the next six
months. He will be in Kansas CITY
December 8.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

A MAUsoLEUM to hold the body of Mr..
Frederick De Courcey May, of Balti-
more, Md, Is nearly finished in Bonnie
Brae cemetery in that city. 1t will
cost $25, 900, and is said to be one of the
finest tombs in the United States. The
structure is in the form of doric tenn
pie and built of marble.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

THE Salvation army has taken up
'living pictures as means to an end.
In Chicago they are presenting a series
at their meetings. The first one is
the drunkard's home called Hell in
Cottage" then follows one in which
the army" goes to the rescue, after
which is Seen the happy home in which
is the d.'unkard reformed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

A REMARKABLE race has recently been
completed in France. It was on stills
from Bordeaux to Biarritz. There
were twenty-one persons in the race.
Amid the sound of trumpets the party
started off on it's walk of $50 miles. II
was won by man named Deygard in
days and hours, and he came in 4
hours ahesd of the second man. The
Wlnney received an ovation
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

Mr.. TRAYNoR, supreme president Of
the A. p. A, says his own state of
Michigan has virtually been Gamer
icanized." He expresses the belief
that none but those in sympathy with
the A. T. q. will be returned to con-
grcSs at the coming election.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
KANSAS CITY WINS AGAIN.
Probably Final Decision in the Water
Works Case.

Probably Final Decision In the Water
Works Case.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 25.-This
morning Judge Sanborn, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, handed
down a decision denying the motion of
the National Water Works Co. asking
for modification of the decree of the
court of appeals in favor of the Kansas
City Water Works Co. Arguments of
contestants were concluded last Mon
day, the court reserving its decision
until to-day. AS yet no brief has been
pre- pared on the part of the court 1t
is believed that this decision will end
the litigation.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

JOSEPH MURRAY, fish commissioner
for Alaska, recently declared that un-
less the government should take stern
measures both salmon and fur bearing
animals would soon be eXterminated.
Strychnine was being used on foxes
and all on islands were soon extermi-
mated. Salmon were being killed by
wholesale while trying to seek places
to spawn
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

The president has appointed Gen.
William Ward Duffield, of Detroit,
Mich, superintendent of the coast and
|geodetic survey to succeed Prof. Il. c.
Mendenhall, resigned. The position is
worth SC, 600 per annum.
THERE was large audience at the
initial session of the national gather
ing known as the mothers convocation
lat the Kindergarten college at Chicago
on the 25th. Addresses were made
bearing on the influence of mothers
upon the future citizens.
SIXTY houses in the city of Blasseki,
Russia Poland, where the cholera is
making fearful ravages, were set on
fire on the night of the oath and COM
pletely destroyed. A number of the
inmates of the houses who were suffer-
ing with the dreaded disease and were
unable to make any effort to save
themselves were burned to death.
A TELEGRAM on the 25th from New
York stated that President Havemeyer,
of the American Sugar Refining Co.,
had issued orders for the closing down
at once of one of the refneries under
its control, and that in short time
down. The action was taken because
of the large amount of refined sugar
on hand and also. it was said, because
of the operation of the tariff.
A PANIC occurred among cable car
passengers at Chicago on the 25th when
four heavily loaded trains dashed down
the incline into the Van Buren, street
tunnel and crashed into each other at
the bottom. The passengers were
hurled in all directions, but none were
seriously hurt, although the cars were
badly wrecked.
THE democrats of Carroll county,
Nd, have passed resolutions strongly
denouncing Senators German and Glib
son and advocating the election OF
senator's by direct vote.
JOHN J. HANNAHAN was nominated
| for congress on the 25th by the demo
cratic Second district convention at
Chicago. He is a vice grand master of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and was an adherent of Debs dur
| ing the great strike. He had the sup
| port of the labor element in the con-
| vention and defeated his opponents
easily.
THE fire bug applied his torch to the
Erie City Pa-) car shops on the night
| of the 9th az1ssith s north west breeze
| the 1o16ee jFere driven over the FIVE
| acre plant so rapidly that tie Ere de-
1 partznent could do nothing but save
adjoining property. The shops were
valued At $3.50, GOO. A coal shipper OF
Bn6alo had thirty cars In tho shopa
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
smothered Under Fine Salt.

LYONS, Kan, Sept. 25.-This morn
ing in the salt works by the giving way
of some supports. George Hamliu, an
employee, was buried beneath a great
quantity of fins salt and smothered b.
fore he eoald be rescued.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

a MESSAGE was sent recently by sun
flashes from Mount Unconpahgre, in
Colorado, to Mount Ellen, in Utah, a
distance of 1S3 miles.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

THE value of the egg product of the
United States is equal to onc-third that
OF the wheat crop, the figures being ap-
ProximatelySlOO, 600, 900 and $500, OOO, 900.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

The corn crop of the United States
has averaged for the past nineteen
years 1,616, 625 900 bushels This year
the yield is about 1000, DOC. 900 bushels.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

IT is stated that the cities of New
York owe S171, Oo0, 900, the towns s14,-
600, 900 and the villages 50, GOO. 900, while
the counties owe less than 81, 900, 900
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

A CHICAGO paper says there arc in
that city at least 5000 places in the man
ufacturing district where workingmen
are in the habit Of going for liquor.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
Jerry Simpson Has Entire ~ Recove,

TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. 25.-Charles E.
Taylor, assistant superintendent of in
surance. has just returned from trip
in the Seventh district with Congress
man Jerry Simpson and reports that
Mr.. Simpson has entirely recovered his
health and is able to fill all his engage
meutS.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

TIE estTiate of California's vintage
for this year is $1,000, 600 to 90, 0oO, 900
galloCs of wine.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

A LIVELY war on gamblers was re-
Gently being made at Corsicana. Tex.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

Since 1861 I haze been a
great Gerer from eatavvh.
TIRED Ely's Cream Bdlm
and to all appearances am
cured. Terrible headaches
from ichicb / had long stif-
fercd are gonc.-W. j.
Hitchcock, Late Major d.
8. Vol. d n. A. Gen. ,
Buffalo. N. 2.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
ELY'S CREAM BALM

Opens and cleanses the Nasal Passages Allays Pain
and Inflammation. Heals the Sores. Protects the
Membrane from colds. Restores the Senses of Taste
and Smell. The Balm II quickly absorbed and gives
relief atonce.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28
The Bakers Bill

Tells Of greatly increased appetites in my fam
lily as o result Of taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

PARTICLES applied into each Eostyii ana sgzeA
sbls. Price &. cents ct DSuSgists OF By mai.
I'LL 1a0TH1ao, HWasIvs STREET. Nov YeIe
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-28

1000 damages and judgment was
given for that amount. The plaintiff
alleged that the sheriff did not use due
diligence in an effort to find the prop
erty and sued him and his bondsmen
for the amount of the execution. The
Judge held that officers should use the
utmost diligence in such matters and
when they failed to do so they became
responsible.
Isaac Reed, who shot and killed Isaac
Hopper in Wellington in May, 1892,
was recently found guilty of murder in
the first degree in the district court at
Winfield. This was the second trial
and conviction. Reed was at one time
a prosperous attorney with a good in
come, but he became too fond of Mrs.
Hopper. which led to the murder of
her husband.
Two bows recently escaped from the
reform school at Topeka and were cap
tured in Leavenworth. Upon being re-
turned the superintendent -cfused to
receive them, fearing that they had
been exposed to smallpox in the latter
city.
Charles E. Harbaugh, editor of the
Erie Republican-Record, died at All
Saints hospital in Kansas City the
other morning. He had been sick for
the past eight months and complica-
ton of diseases necessitated a difficult
surgical operation, for which he was
taken to Kansas City.
The plans for the new government
building at Salina have been approved
and work on the structure will soon
commence.
Hon. Daniel Woodson. the first secre-
tary of Kansas territory and at one
time acting governor, is reported to be
critically Ill OF his home Ia eefeyvslle,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-12

Baranoff castle was in Sitka and was
built upon an eminence commanding an
excellent view of the town and harbor. In
appearance it bore no resemblance to a
castle but looked very much like a coun-
try hotel. Baranutf castle and the island
upon which 1t was built derived their name
from the Russian Governor Baranoff, who
in the early part of the century lived there
and ruled the people with tyranny SINH
lar to that enforced in Siberia. Under
BaranoH' 5 rule and that of his predecessor
the island and the old castle were the
scenes of many contests for supremacy as
well as of festivities, in which persons of
royal blood participated
The governorship of that portion of all
Russia was considered a great reward, and
in turn many mobiles ruled and were pro
vided with plenty to make their life one
of luxury. The old banquet hall of the
castle was the scene of many entertain
ments given in extravagant style in honor
of visiting celebrities
Twenty years ago Lady Franklin then
80 years old, visited the island, searching
for some trace Of her missing husband, Sir
John. William II. Seward, upon his re
tirement as secretary Of state also spent
several days upon the island, viewing with
his own eyes the great territory which
through his and Senator Charles Summers
efforts was secured for this country by
peaceable means In the fall of 1867 many
noted pcrsonages stood upon the balcony
Of the old castle and witnessed the replac-
ing of the eagles Of the car with the stars
and stripes BY that act $50, 600 square
miles of territory became the property Of
the United States the consideration being
cents per acre-San Francisco Chron.
icle