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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

THE musical instrument called the
jewsharp, once very popular among the
negroes of the south and mentioned by
doubtful chronicler as one of the two
instruments that Connecticut Puritans
might lawfully play on Sunday, was
really not named in honor of the Jews.
1t was once called the jeustrump, or
toy trumpet, and the name jewsharp is
the result of a popular misapprehen-
sion. The music" of said instrument,
however, remains just as Objectionable
as if this were not the case.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
OHERIFFS SALE.
state of Kansas, Trego county So.
L. M. Buehler, plaintiff

Suite of Kansas, Trego county IS.
L. NJ. Buehler, plaintiff
vs..
Gilbert L. Folsom, Carrie M. Folsom. George W.
Thomas. Martin v. Rand, defendants
Public notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
order OF sale to me directed and delivered issued
out Of the twenty third judicial district court of the
state of Kansas, sitting in and for the county of
Trego, in said state, 1 will, on
Monday, February 5, 1894
at the hour of O'Clock p. M, of said day at the
west door of the court house in Wa-Keeney. in the
county and state aforesaid, offer for public sale
and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all
the right title and interest of the above named de-
PENDANTS in and to the following described proper
ty, to-wit:
The southwest quarter of section Is, township Is
south of range "a west 9Th P. M.
Lying and situated in county of Trego, in tn Q
state of Kansas; said property will be sold without
appraisement, with all the appurtenances there
unto belonging. to be sold according to law to sat-
isfy one judgment in foreclosure of mortgage in
the of 1907 AZ with interest at the rate OF IL
per cent from date and costs of suit and all accru-
ing COSTS said property levied on and to be sod as
the property of the above named defendants.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day OF Dec.
A. D., 1898.
THEO. COURTNEY,
Sheriff Trego County, Kansas.
T. E. Dewey, s. R. CowICK, Attorneys. II 30
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

STATE pride is thing peculiar to
the smaller states, though common
enough throughout the whole south.
There is sort of kinship between all
Virginians, and one Kentuckian in q
strange place will go miles to find an
other. No resident of a northern state
takes the trouble to boast of it, but
you can provoke quarrel with any
southerner by speaking i'll of his
state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

AN eminent medical authority asserts
that getting up early tends to exhaust
the physical power and to shorten life,
while the so-called invigorating early
hours are apt to produce lassitude and
are positively dangerous to some con-
situations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

THE cottage occupied by Gen. Grant
at Elberton. N. j., was lately bought
by Mrs. e. S. Price, OF New York city.
The cottage has been occupied for the
last few seasons by the purchaser. The
price paid was SIS, 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

A STYLE much affected by the
younger members of congress, particu-
larly those from the south, is to wear
low-cut vests with expansive shirt
fronts, Prince Albert coats, broad
brimmed soft hats and smooth-shaven
faces
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

IT is reported from New York city
that there is a demand there for
mourning postage stamps and the post
Office officials have promised to lay the
matter before the department at
Washington. Followers of the fash
ions will soon want stamps to match
their costumes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
SATURDAY, JANUARY n, 1894.

THE supreme court of Iowa has just
affirmed its former decision holding
that the prohibitory amendment is not
a part of the constitution of the state.
having never been legally adopted. 1t
now seems that the prohibitory amend
ment of Iowa is doomed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

THE Massachusetts, division of the
League of American Wheelmen Is the
banner division. It's membership now
is 6,2S6, as against 4,670 at this time
last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
NOTICE.
SALE OF SCHOOL LAND.

Notice is hereby given that will offer at public
SALE at my Office in WaKeeney, Kan. the 18th day
of January, 1894, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
a. m. and three O'Clock p. the following describ
ed school land situated ia Trego county. Kansas to-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
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The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

The ordinary barn to be seen through
out the country is figured here, with
cheaply-made addition that solves the
problem of how TO preserve the full
value of stable dressing. This manure
shed has a cement or tamped clay
floor The latter will answer if the
location is dry. A car that dumps
easily, or even a wheel elbarrow, is run
along the walk behind the row of cat
tie and the manure taken up, plenty of
litter having been used to take up all
the liquid, and the whole is wheeled to
the manure shed an piled there daily,
or, what is better, it is spread out daily
over the floor of the shed and covered
with sufficient litter to keep the sur
face dry, and upon this young stock is
allowed to run, being fed in the shed
from the main feeding floor. Colts
could also be allowed to run loose here.
The manure will become hard-packed
under the continued tramping, and will
be in no danger of overheating. A big
door may be arranged at both ends OF
the shed. so that team can be driven
right through, or the team could be
backed in through a single door,
| Webb Donnell in n. Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
PARSIMONY IN FEEDING.
There Is Such a Thing as Shoddy IN Foot
as Well as in Cloth.

There Is Such Thing as shoddy In Food
as Well as in Cloth.
The first essential thing in stock
raising is to provide an abundance Of
first-class foods of sufficient variety, and
the next thing in impor tance is a judi
cious use of it. Animals may be in
jured by overfeeding as well as by
starving. Too much food is especially
dangerous if the animals are confined
too strictly TO single article of diet or
a one-sided food. An article like corn
is almost wholly composed of starch or
carbon and another product may con-
tain too large a proportion of nitrogen
or phosphate, while proper combina-
ton of these would prove profitable
as balanced ration, requiring a less
amount of product to secure the same
result.
A dairyman of experience says: Par.
simony is one, and very mean thing,
and economy is another, most excel
lent thing. They are widely different,
yet it is common for them to be con-
founded and mistaken for one another.
Not infrequently, men who think they
are practlclng the virtue, economy, are
really guilty of the vice, parsimony. This
mistake occurs in all various walks of
life, but am to-day only interested in
some forms of it in dairy practice.
There is much talk in the papers and
from the platform, by writers and lee
turers, as to the necessity for cheapen-
ing production. Now, am painfully
aware of the vise-like grip of competi-
ton on prices, and the consequent ex-
treme difficulty of making both ends
meet, but 1 am quite sure that the
cheapening may be overdone-that in
trying to cheaper production one may
injure the product and seriously impair
the producer. In trying to reduce the
cost of cow food one may spoil the
quality of the butter and injure the
cows. There is such thing as shoddy
in food as well as in cloth.-Western
| Rural
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
IN THE POULTRY YARD.

DON'T begin with too many breeds
Select the one which best suits your
surroundings and stick to it. By care
full selection you can then build up a
strain that will be sa tisfactory to your
self and patrons
A PoULTRYMAN wants to know how to
get rid of the hawks without the use OF
the shotgun. He who has used traps
on high poles, and with what success?
Again, what effect has flags on high
flag stats? Who can answer?
DO NOT neglect the water fountains.
Keep them filed with fresh, sweet,
clean water. In rainy weather keep
the yards drained so that no impure
water will be where the fowls may
drink it, says good authority.
ONE kind of fowls on the farm looks
better. No one driving by stops to
look at lot of mongrels, but if all are
of one kind they command attentions
and if well bred it is no trosble to sell
settings Of eggs, and get Q dollar pc,
setting,
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Celtic Blood and Girl Babies.

A curious and interesting fact given
by the registrar-general in his statis-
tics for 1898 is that in the Celtic por-
tions of the United kingdom the pro-
portion of the female births is much
hihger than it is in the non-Celtic por-
tions. The highest proportions are
found in Cumberland, Cornwall and
north Wales, while south Wales is only
little way down in the list, and has a
proportion considerably above the aver
age for the whole country. The pro
portion of female births is higher il
Ireland and Scotland than in Englan
Westminster Gazette.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

have different ways of wasting plant
fertility-ways that, though differing,
all lead to disastrous results. With the
great majority of farmers who waste
valuable plant food it is the old story
of allowing stable manure to deteri-
crate before its application to the soil.
In many cases it is thrown out Of
doors, to be leeched of its most valu-
able qualities by every rain and shower.
or to be more or less completely de-
stroyed by heating. The majority Of
farm barns 40 not have, and i'll many
cases cannot have, cellars under them,
in which manure can be kept without
losing any of its value. A plan that
may be serviceable to such as are thus
situated is presented in the illustration
and the diagram accompanying this,
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
About Pies.

Jones-A queer thing happened in
New York the other day. A horse stole
three pies from a bakers wagon and
ate them.
Smith, should have liked to have
seen that baker. He must have been
astonished.
"Astonished? He was mad. He near
ly went crazy about it."
"About what-the pies?"
"No; the horse. 1t was valuable
animal, and the only one he had
Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Those Dear Girls.

Gertrude-I hear that Mr. Brush paid
me very nice compliment to-day
Carrie-Yes? What was it?
Gertrude-Why, he said that among
the most beautiful young ladies at the
dance was Miss Gertrude Crandall.
Carrie (cuttingly) Yes; I noticed
you among them.-Brookly Life.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Easily Explained.

"I don't see how your uncle ever got
well if you are telling the truth when
you say that he had nine doctors at
once"
80, it is simple enough. He ups and
gets well before they could agree on
the proper course of treatment."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
y. 1. Case T. M. Go.

Users of Threshing Machines, Engines
and Sawmills have long been familiar with
the name of the firm heading this notice. Its
career has been consistent and honorable
in an exceptional degree. During the past
winter a large part of its mammoth works
have been remodeled and rebuilt, and the
plant is now probably the most complete of
It's kind extant.
Careful buyers are learning the lesson
that it pays to deal with reliable firms, and
anyone contemplating the purchase of
threshing machinery of any kind, saw
mills, etc, should write for Illustrated
Catalogue issued by the J. l. Case T. NJ. Co.,
Racine, Wis, which is mailed free to any
address.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
A Good Sign.

Mrs. Sharp-Fan, that young man Of
yours has been coming here steadily
for over year. Do you think he has
any matrimonial intentions?
Fanny Sharp-Yes, indeed! Here,
lately, have noticed that every time
you come into the room he gets nerv-
Gus and rightened.-Puck.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Leading Him Up.

She--Didn't you meet papa some-
where, last night?
He-Yes.
She-Why didn't you speak to HIM?
He-I did.
She-He says you didn't.
He tsurprised)-But l assure you l
did l talked to him for ten minutes.
She (signiicantly)-Well, he and l
were talking about you yesterday, and
told him you would speak to him at
the first opportunity, and
He Catching on)-Um-er-ah-I'll
go see him now.-Hallo.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, | ..

LUCAS COUNTY
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he /.
the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY
& Co, doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each andevery case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by theu of Halls CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, "A. D. 1886
-, A. W. GLEASON,
isEL} Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send fortest tim oniaIs,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Q.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills. Csc
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
An Eye for tho Tnities.

Little Boy-Mamma, want a lot of
soap and some warm water.
Mamma I'D rather you wouldn't
blow bubbles to-day.
81 wants to wash my hands"
ooh! Why, of course, my pet. You
want your hands to be nice and clean,
don't you, dear?"
"Yes'm. We is goin' to play theatric-
ais, an I'm to dress up as girl.
Good News.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Senatorial Courtesy.

"What is senatorial courtesy?" asked
the young man who is not ashamed of
his ignorance.
Senatorial courtesy" replied the
citizen who always believes the worst,
''is what prevents a statesman from
closing deal before he has let his
colleagues in on the ground floor
Washington Star.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Not Necessarily Fatal.

Amiable Visitor-And this is the
baby, is it? Why, it's the very image
of its father.
Cynical Uncle-Well, it needn't mind
that as long as it has good health
Chicago Tribune
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
SENSIBLE FARM BARN.

Arranged So as to Save the Full Value OF
Manure.
One OF the chief secrets" of good
farming is the providing of plenty OF
plant food for the land at a minimum
of cost. Different farmers have differ
ent ways of doing this-each one vary
ing his methods to suit his individual
circumstances. 1t is also true, unfor-
tunately, that there is much larger
class of farmers who may be said to
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Like the Gentle Dew From Heav.r

liver brought into subsection and disciplineS
with that grand regulator, Hostettera
Stomach Bitters, boon of priceless worth.
not only to the bilious, but also to the
malarious, the rheumatic, the nervous, the
feeble, the constipated, and those whose
kidneys and bladder are inactive. The liver
is always chiefly involved in malarial com.
plants, for which the Bitters is specific,
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
EndangerIne Us All.

Mrs. Hussiff-Do you really believe
that servants encourage burglars?
Mrs. Flathouse-Of course l do.
Mrs. HEssiff-But how?
Mrs. Flathouse-By taking up so
much of the policsmen's time.--N. Y.
World.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Easy Enough,

Mrs. Oldfam-Well, can't see how
such coarse and common woman as
Mrs. Lardleigh is can stay in the swim
as she does.
Mr.. OIL can; she's got million
dollars for a life preserver.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

of me. That is all right so long as eyery
thing is going pleasantly. But would You
make any great sacrifice for my sakel' He
-''You know / would. Haven't offered To
marty ou2n-Boston Transcript
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
western American Scenery.

The Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul R'y
has now ready for distribution sixteen page
portfolio of scenes along its line, half tones,
of the size of the Worlds Fair portfolios
lately issued. They are only ten cents each
and can be obtained without delay by
remitting the amount to GEO. H. HEAFFoRD,
General Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take
on every trip bottle of Syrup of Figs as
it acts most pleasantly and effectively on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing gfevers,
headaches and other forms of sickness For
sale in so cents and 81 bottles by all leading
druggists.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

''IT's lucky thing" said the sad-eyed
humorist, "that the magazine editor didn't
accept my verse; "Why?" because COM
mon decency would then have compelled me
to let up on sarcastic remarks about his not
knowing good poetry when he saw it."-
Washington Star.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

''F'ENILwoRTHs been abroad good deal,
hasn't hep "Yes. How did you knowi''
s'His wits are still there. Truth
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
A New Word.

Tad-Ma, why do you say that Carrie
Is willful?
Mother-Because she wishes to do as
she pleases.
Tad-Then if she didn't wish to do as
she pleased, would you call her wont-
fulg-Harpers Young People.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

"ALLow me-" remarked the rattlesnake
as it approached the rabbit familiarly
Charmed, I'm sure,'' was the disingenuou
reply.-Puck.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

"DoEs your nurse speak F'rench2' "Oh
beautifully. I've studied it for six years
and 1 can't make herunderstand one word.
Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

He who robs children of the pleasures of
childhood is guilty of a great crime
Arkansaw Traveller
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

There is more power in the infu-
ence of boy than there is in all the
steam in a locomotive boiler.-Ram's
Horn.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

THE funny man says the chameleons
should be called ''poets, )" their tails are such
"Longfellows."
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Ruling Passion.

Dying Woman Ito Indian who has
just scalped her)-For heavens sake
do not leave me until you have an
swered one question!
Indian-Ugh! What want?
Dying Woman (faintly)-Is-is my
wound on straight?-Hallo.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

SALLY GAY-"What cunning little fell
low Mr. Callipers isr' Dolly Swift, -"Cun-
nin1gs Why, he is dreadfully boW-legged; :
an arch look, you know. ."-Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

'DEAR mel Your father is a paralytic,
isn't hei" ''Well, you'd better guess again.
He's German, and very proud of it, too
Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

JUST about the time q man learns to dance
his desire for dancing is gone.-Atchison
Globe.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

THE charity that begins at home is often
so discouraged that it never goes farther
Puck.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

FRESHNESS and purity are impaired 10 the
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

A CLoCKMAKER is the only one who can
wind up his business affairs and have them
continue to run.-Inter Ocean
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

MosT remedies for prejudice seem to be
fatal.-Galveston News.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

ANDREws-"Whatis is the extreme penalty
for bigamy2" Biggs-''Two mothers-in-
law"-Tid-Bits.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

IT is always best for man to keep his
temper. No one else wants it.-N. o.
Picayune.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

ToMMY-"Paw, what does vice versa
mean!n Mr.. g-"Why-er-horse and
horse. ~ Indianapolis Journal
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
When Travelling

CADDY-"Say, Bronson, have an idea.n
Bronson-"Yo better get it insured"
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
Optimistic.

"Biily Bliven asked Miss Parseigh
how old she was!'' said one girl to an
other.
did she get angry?"
"No; she was fattered. She thought
she must look very young or he'd never
have dared. ."-Washington Star.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

SENTIMENT and starvation do not drive
double.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be.
fell John w. Thomas, Of Theta,
Tennessee.

Afflicted with a Peculiar Disease-Hia
Body Covered with Lumps-Could Not
Eat and Thought He Was Going
to Dry Up-His Recovery the
Marvel OF Tennessee.
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

GENIUS rears it's own monument.--Judge
The Bossier banner., 1894-07-05

TIE paste; the present.; the fpture-l
Puck.
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THERE is no ''if'' in a horse trade.-Puck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-08
Tho Color of Electricity.

At & meeting of the British Meteoro-
logical society at London, Shelford Bid
well made remarkable experiment,
showing the effects of electricity upon
steam. 1t is o well known fact that the
shadow of jet of steam cast upon any
white background under ordinary cir
cumstances is of feeble intensity and of
a neutral tint. But. however, if the jet
be given discharge of electricity just
at the moment when it comes in contact
with the air, the density of the shadow
is amazingly increased as result Of con-
densation, and it assumes a peculiar
orange brown hue with lines and waves
merging into inky blackness.
Mr.. Bidwell, the only person to my
knowledge who has ever made these ex-
periments scientifically, suggests that
the electricity promotes coalescence Of
the exceedingly minute particles of wa
ter contained in the jet of steam, thus
forming drops large enough to obstruct
the more refrangible rays of light, but
why the color of the shadow should
change from neutral to shades of at least
three well defined colors he does not at
tempt to explain. From one of his late
articles / gather ideas which point to the
intense blackness of thunderclouds be-
ing due to similar causes.-St. Louis Re
public,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-08
A Good Word For the Book Aren't.

Ten years ago the book agent and the
home library were rarities. Today every
village in the land knows the former. and
in the latter may be found modest libra
ries that go far toward completing and
rounding off the education which the chill
dren receive in the public school. To a
more or less extent the schoolmaster is Il
taskmaster to the child. The book in the
library at home is never. 1t is n recreation
as well as an instruction, and the lessons
learned from.it and the ambitions created
by it sink deeper into the heart and enter
more fully into the lives of the young men.
Books that quarter Of II century ago
were in the hands Of the exclusive few
have come within the reach Of all. The
book agent has reclaimed field that for
years lay untitled. He has reached the
homes OF the people, and created in them
a market at once the largest and most
profitable in the world. Increased demand
has made it possible for publishers to re-
duce the price of the standard authors, and
thus twofold has been the blessing that
followed the path he trod. -Donahoe's
Magazine. F@