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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
KANSAS RAILROADS.

The directors of the NJ, K, & T. rail-
way company have decided to pay the
interest due on February on their sec
ond mortgage bonds. The question has
been at issue for some time in Wall
street, and it was rumored that the in
terest would be defaulted. This action
sets the matter at rest.
The freight business of the Missouri
Pacific in Leavenworth during the past
year was enormous, and considerable
of an increase over the year 1892. It is
given out that this road handled nearly
5000 cars of freight last year, an in
crease of 1900 cars over the preceding
year. Since last October 100000 bush
els of corn have been brought to city
by the Missouri Pacific and again
hauled eastward from the elevator.
F. J. Close and Messrs Carpenter,
Stoddard and Kimpton, of the Gulf 6
Interstate railroad have gone to Texas,
where they will endeavor to enlist the
business men in the populist project of a
north and south road. It is proposed to
call the business men of Galveston into
conference and if they give the enter
prise any encouragement, to afterwards
call mass meetings for the discussion of
the project. Failing to secure the aid
of the people of Galveston, they will 60
to other cities on the gulf coast with
their proposition. They profess the
greatest confidence that they will be
able to make their scheme go in Texas,
and the present intention is to keep
one or more of their number in that state
the greater part of this year.
Topeka Capital: Mr.. Frey stated to
Capital reporter that they were EN-,
ploying all the men the circumstances
would warrant, but that was not as
many as they would like. Mr.. Frey
said: ut was expected few months
ago that by the first of this year bust
ness would have improved. 1t has not
done 30, or If any improvement has been
made it is almost imperceptible. No
merchant is buying any new goods.
The farmers are not selling any grain,
and our freight business has reached the
minimum. We have got to save money
in every department of the road. The
time at the shops was cut down from
nine hours to eight hours, and have
been forced to close the shops for an en-
tire day. Whether Saturday closing
will be permanent thing, I cannot say.
1t all depends upon circumstances. Mr..
Frey believes that no relief will come
until congress takes some action on the
tariff bill. He says it matters little what
action is taken, only let it be definite.
Then merchants will begin to stock up
their stores and railroad business will
improve. This interview was occasioned
by orders for eight hours day at the
Santa Fe Shops, and no work on Satur-
days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Hints to Housekeepers.

IN case the oven becomes too hot
pan Of water put in it Will lessen the
heat perceptibly.
OILCLOTH when soiIed should be
washed with soft cloth in lukewarm
water, without soap, but it should
never be scrubbed.
THE buffalo bug is to be eradicated
only by benzine or naphtha. Appar-
emily nothing else will have the
slightest effect on him.
THE sunfower is probably the
coarsest and rankest of garden weeds,
yet in Russia the oil of it's seeds is
used on salads, and it's stalks are good
as fuel
A GOOD way to test ham is to stick
a knife under the bone. If the knife
comes out clean and with sweet
smell the ham is pure and whole
some. If not, not.
A PIECE of .chamois skin cut to fit
the inside of the shoe will not only
prove very comfortable in cold weather
and to tender feet, but it will save
Uuo SUOChlIlRS 1EOlu WGGI.
A GOOD set of carpenters tools are
among the most valuable articles to
have around the house, and they
should always be kept in a box by
themselves, where they can always
be found.
NOTHING should be cooked in iron
vessels that can be cooked in earth
enware. The heat is more uniform,
the flavor is better preserved and
there is less liability to burn in the
earthenware vessel than in the iron.
THICK wooden rugs are the only
ones to be used in front Of a fire, If
any should be there at all. In such
rugs, if they are very thick, even a
slight fame may he readily smothered,
while cotton rugs are very infiamma-
BILE.
THERE is a liability of disease
germs in the dust and dirt that ad-
here to the ordinary wear of any per-
son during the day, and it is wise
therefore always to brush your CLOTH
ing every time you change it after q
days use Of it.
AN easy and effective way to cover
over scratches on dark wood furniture
is to rub them well with walnut or
butternut juice. This, at least hides
them, as the oil is Of the same color,
and that is the best that can be done
with such defects.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Stables Under Straw Stacks.

Provided the stack is held up by
strong wooden supports, a stable IN
der the stack makes one of the best,
cheapest and warmest winter shell
tiers for any kind Of stock. 1t should
be built so that animals cannot eat
away the stacks where it has no sup
ports, as they will often do when
forced to get their living from a
stack. In olden times stacks of hay
were often left to be eaten away bv
young stock, with the result Of
wasting a good deal of the hay and
toward spring having an overturned
stack, killing calves and sheep i'm
priSoned under it. There is little of
this kind of wastefulness among
farmers now. The wonder is that
such management could ever have
been so common as it undoubtedly
was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Wine-ma king Monkeys.

The London Daily News reports
some incredible but interesting
stories about wonderful tribe OF
monkeys which are said to inhabit
the mountain region of the Great
wall of China. The stories in cues
tion are brought from China, we are
told by Doctor Mcgowan, who has
lately returned from TienJsin.
These Manchurian monkeys are
said to know how to make pottery,
and furthermore to have made extra
ordinary progress in the art Of max
ing wine!
A recent addition of the Official
history of Yungping says that lately
a large body OF migrating monkeys
passed certain village in crossing
from one mountain to another. The
boys Of the village clapped their
hands and shouted at the spectacle,
and the frightened monkeys took
their young in their arms, and thus
encountered i'm their flight, let fall a
number Of earthen vessels, some Of
which would hold quart.
On being opened they wera found
to contain two kinds Of wine, a pink
and a green, that had been made
from mountain berries. 1t is affirmed
we are not told by whom that the
monkeys store this liquor for use in
the W Inter when the water is all
frozen.
Doctor Mcgowan cites other and
independent testimonies to similar
facts, including a Chinese account Of
monkeys in Chekiang who pound
fruit in stone mortars 90 make it into
wine, and he asks, "1sit likely that
all these statements are pure inven.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
A Giyeaway.

Everybody knows the democrats
claim that ''tariff for revenue" is not q
discrimination against the American
manufacturer or workman. And every
body knows the republicans claim that
it does, and is directly in favor of the
foreign manufacturer.
Now turn to the report of the house
proceedings and note the giveaway OF
Chairman Wilson on this subject. The
story is briefly told: MIR. Wilson Of
fered an amendment to the bill fixing
the date at which the free wool provision
should go into effect, for August 1,
1S94-six months from now. Mr.. John
son, of Ohio, moved to make it operative
on the passage of the bill. And this
was adopted.
In the debate upon the amendment
Mr.. Wilson stated his object in fixing
August l, 1894, to be this: He said,
'The jobbers are hesitating whether to
place their orders for fall goods here or
abroad, and if the amendment carried
the home manufacturers would make
next falls goods"
This is the whole case in a nutshell
and from the ways and means chair
man himself. Under the existing law
the American manufacturer makes the
goods to supply the American market,
and under the proposed law the foreign
manufacturer will make them-the job
Der, like business man, is waiting to
see from which he must buy.
1t seems almost incredible that Amer
lean statesmen can be found to deliber-
ately advocate such legislation, but here
is the admitted. Is it any wonder
we have hard times when laws are pro-
posed with deliberate purpose of in
juring our own interests and industries
for the avowed purpose of replacing
them by foreign products? That may
be democratic doctrine, but it is not
American legislation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Rations for Horses.

The proper feeding Of horses is a
very important operation to the
farmer. E NJ. Shelton, of the Aus
tralian Station at Brisbane. reports
the experiment Of a transfer com.
pany, as to the practical results of
the value Of cut hay in comparison
with uncut In the experiment,
5000 horses were fed a daily ration
consisting Of sixteen pounds Of ground
oats, and seven and one-half pounds
of cut straw. A second let Of 1900
horses were fed nineteen pounds of
oats not ground, and thirteen pounds
OF hay not cut It was found that
the horses that ate the twenty-six
pounds Of ground oats and cut straw
and cut hay, kept in equal condition
and did the same work as those that
had thirty-Cwo pounds Of uncut hay
and whole grain. 1t was calculated
that the grain for 6, 600 horses using
cut feed would have amounted to 5
cents a day for each horse, or $500 pei
day for the entire stable. In these
large stables every detail was scien-
tiflcaliy and systematic a ly per
formed and the most careful economy
practiced. In ordinary practice, the
cost of cutting the hay and grinding
the grain would be much greater, and
necessarily the individual gain would
thereby be much lessened.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Foul Air In q Well.

! saw, says q writer in the Globe
Democrat a method used the sother
day in Illinois to take the foul air out
OF we'll. The well was to be cleaned
but the man that took the job was
afraid to go down until he had ascer-
tanned the quality of air ut the bot.
tom. He let down lighted candle,
and when IL descended to about six
feet Of the bottom it went out as
suddenly as If it had been ex
tinguished by Whit Of air. That
was all he wanted to know. He was
then sure that the well had poison.
Gus gas in it. and took a small UNI
hrella, tied a string to the handle
and lowered it open into the vel.
Having let It 60 nearly to the bot.
1om he drew It mp carried it few
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Simply Highway Robbery.

Atchison Champion.
The Santa Fe company seems to be
an object of special hatred with the ad-
ministration. From the hour OF its in
auguration down to the present moment
nothing has been left undone upon its
part to show it's hostility to that compa-
ny. From the beginning it has treated
the Santa Fe people as band Of pirates
fit only for public plumber. The tax as
sessment was simply highway robbery
performed under cover Of law for the ex-
press purpose of gratifying partisan
hatred. It was worse than bloodless
train robbery for it was bold, vicious
attempt to drive the company into bank
ruptcy by tax levy intended to force
it out of the state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

feet from the we'll and upset it He
repeated this operation twenty or
thirty times, with all the bystanders
laughing at him, then lowered the
light, which burned clear and bright
even at the bottom. He then con-
descended to explain that the gas in
the well was carbonic acid gas which
is heavier than air, and therefore
could be b. ought up in an umbrella
just as though it was so much water.
1t was a simple trick, yet perfectly
effective.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

"Perhaps the most brilliant ruse
ever attempted was practiced down
in North Carolina a number of years
ago." said a politician yesterday.
sat the time there was q possibility
of the Republicans carrying the
State and they worked hard for sue
cess According to the law the poll
taxes were required to be paid al.
most year before the registration
took place. The Republicans in
order to secure their votes, paid the
poll tax Of each colored citizen, pre-
senting him a receipt The Demo
Gratis heard this with dismay. 1t was
a move that seemed hard to beat.
The tax receipts were in the hands
OF the colored people and it looked
as though every one Of them would
register. The Democrats met the
diniculty, however. They had John
Robinson's circus 60 through the
State and advertise that pcll-tax re-
ceipts would be taken as admission
tickets to the show. / doubt IL q
single tax receipt remained in q col
ored mans possession by the time the
circus finished its season. The Dem,
ocrats carried the State Pitts
bLrgh Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
Above the Law.

The Knights of Labor officials believe that
Mr.. Carlisle is not warranted by law in is
suing new bonds. But when has this admin.
istration hestitated on account of lack of
legal warrant? Its whole Hawaiian policy,
its pension policy, its suspension Of silver
purchases, its treatment of trusts, and vari.
Gus other of its policies have been wholly
without authority of law.-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
Are not the people above the lawi
And is not the administration 'the PEG
ple;" elected by the help of the same
votes that placed in power ''the frstpeo-
pies party government on earth?'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
An lmorovised Vsp,r Bath.

Set a redhot brick on end in can,
small bath or other suitable vessel;
place the latter under a chair, on the
seat Of which a piece Of flannel is
spread. The patient, undressed, sits
on this flannel, and he and the chair
are well wrapped in blankets to ex-
cIude the air; his head is to be un-
covered. Oren the blankets little
at the bottom and carefully pour
about pint Of boiling water over
the brick, and keep up the steam by
occasionally repeating this The
patient remains in the bath until re-
lieved by perspiration. To make a
vapor bath in bed with hot water
bottles, fill about six oval-shaped
half-gallon stone bottles with boiling
water; cork well and fold each in hot
wet flannel. Lay over the bed a
waterproof sheet and blanket; place
the patient on these, cover him with
a blanket and distribute the hot bot
ties about him-one to each side, to
the calf Of each leg, and to the sole
of each foot Wrap up well with
extra blankets and tuck in to retain
the heat. For the spirit lamp bath,
place a damp towel over the seat and
before the front Of a cane-bottom
chair, under which spirit lamp is
lighted, and over the lamp tin
vessel with boiling water in it. The
patient, enveloped Except the head)
in four or more blankets, sits on the
chair until free perSpiraticn occurs.
Halls Journal of Health.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
STOCK AND FARM.

At least seventy-fve oolored men in
Shawnee county own farms and are max.
ing money at farming.
Kansas had in the banner load OF cat.
tie at the Kansas City, Kan, stock yards
eighteen handsome grade Shorthorns
well fatted and smooth, averaging 1,56(
pounds. They were brought in by John
Hoover, of Butler county, and were sold
at IS per cwt, 25 cents above anything
else. They were bought fog export.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
A KAAd PullaH.

An Englishwoman has invented .
tool for killing obnoxious weeds in
gardens It is In the form Of hollow
piererr, through which poison Is con-
veyed to the very heart OF the root
of stubborn weed. causing it to
shrivel up in a very short time
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

REPUBLICAN rule was characterized by
employment for labor, good RACES, am
pie government revenues expanding COM
merce and general prosperity. Demo-
cratic rule is characterized by the lack
Of all these things.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

TIE republican party has been for q
uqarter Of a century paying OF demo-
cratic war debt, and now the democrats
are proceeding to pile up more debts for
it to pay.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

TIE best investment know ov IL
charity; yu git you, principal imme-
jutly, and q dividend every time Yu
think ov It Josh Billings
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
The Guinea Fowl.

The domestic guinea fowl under
ordinary circumstances can hardly be
considered profitable poultry, but
their character, nevertheless, has
been considerably belied. Among
other objections raised against it are,
first, it's disposition to straying pro-
clivities; second, its disposition to lay
away by which many eggs are lost;
and third, its pdgnacious habit of
beating other varieties Of poultry.
We have it on authority of Mr.. Lew
is Wright that but for this latter
habit the guinea fowl would long
since have been naturallZed as a
game bird, having been turned into
covert with perfect success; but it
was soon found out that the guinea
fowls drove away other descriptions
of game to such an extent that the
birds had to be destroyed on that &C
count AS domestic bird, however,
these bad qualities are susceptible Of
much amelioration, Mr. Wright tells
us, provided the treatment be kind
and good. 1t is, he admits almost
hopeless to commence a stock with
adult birds; directly they are left at
liberty they are ''off," and probably
never return. But by setting eggs
under common hens and rearing them
at home they grow up tame and will
flock around the person who feeds
them, and even allow themselves to
be taken up and petted like other
poultry. When reared thus kindly,
an6 secluded nests are provided, they
will generally lay in the house, sand
if perches are placed high for them,
and they are regularly fed every
night, will roost at home also. So
far domesticated they will pay to
rear, in places where they can have
ample range. The hens lay from
Sixty to one hundred eggs per annum,
the eggs being rather small, very
pointed at the end and of dark
cream color. These eggs are of a
beautiful flavor, and there is consider
able demand for them in London,
where we have often seen them ex-
posed for sale in little baskets lined
with green moss.-Fancier's Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL. FRIENDS.

The Proper Feeding of Horses--Foul Air
In q Wen-Stables Under Straw Stacks
An Improvised vapor Bath-Hints to
HousekeeperS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-03

COOLING the world with ice cream
cannot be depended on 60 warm up q
church
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14

Washington February 49, The continual
report 10 the newspapers about the notions
of United States Minister Terrell IN CON
stauiinople constitute the whole Of the
knowledge which the department of state
has IN regard to what seems TO be very
belRcrcnt ana bellcose transactions. The
depai7 meut sun doubts that the American
minister is taking any such positive steps
as are continuity credited 10 lin IN daily
cable reports These dispatches this morn
ing announced that Judge Terrell had sue
esdcd IN his threats ana obtained the re-
lease OF The Armenian prisoners M ques.
ton. the secretary OF state thinks there
may be some ground work OF truth IN the
matter and that Judge Terrell has secured
the release Of American citizens, but has
done so by perfectly reliable and iustlaable
Diplomatic moons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14

serene than during tho past year. The
matter OF the next meeting place was set-
tied by the committee on laws and m
peals. The finding OF the comm. ~ 20
shows thar Grand Exalted Rnlar Appsriy
OF Louisville sent the committee com
municatlor In which It was i,ectted Tint
the Grand Lodge At the Detroit meeting
instructed that the trustees would. soma
time after December 1. 1898, select a fneet-
Ing place Tor 1891 TIE communication
then goes on To say:
The papers which l send you In con-
ncction with tho letter show that Tho
board OF grand trustees, In violation OF the
order OF the Grand Lodge convened ia the
city Of New York Ia July before the
Grand Lodge procecdlngs were presented
and distributed. aud they proceeded tnere
arbitrarily 70 fiS Atlantic city as the
place for the next general Grand Lodge
meeting, This IL In direct violation OF She
instructions OF the Grand Lodge
"'rhe committee on laws and appeals
found that the grand trustees had as
ceedod their authority. and thereupon The
grand exalted ruler issued call for the
Grand Lodge 90 meet az Jamestown, n, Y.
There IS no appcal from the finding OF tho
committee untn the Grand lodge itscle
niects"
That any serious tronbe can grow GU,
or the affeir Is hardly possible and not nj
all probable
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14

Washington, February IS Receipts IRON
internal revenue during the nrst ten days
OF the present month aggregated s5O9.2il,
az against A.5ilsoi during the correspond
Ing period last year, a gain OF Sdl, io7
This tremendous increase 10 regarded by
treasury officials as cure sign Of res
turning buaineas activity. THE Significance
of Il win be undemtood when Il is hnowh
that since the beginning Of the present
fiscal year receipts from informal revenues
had constantly declined month by month
untD the aggregate for the half year was
fully N2oo,OD less than for the CORE
spending period In 1888.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14

rirryiUc lty February ~. Robert
Marlei hanged here last Friday, made a
f.u confessions of hiF crime although the
matter was not mnde pabUc ntil todty,
George Smith tha prisoner Win whom
Marer became quite Intimate during his
confinement is oue % the mon 20 whom
the story of the crime WAS told a well
Known Christian man OF tho town was
also made @ confident. Smith siatod .nday
that the dead man confessed that be had
done the killing, but pledged Smith not
to reveal ne statement until after the
execution, as thr condemned inan Ind ID
lingering hope OF respite MarIcr said he
was Undue j 20 commit the decd by his
brother. George. and Jim WaEuer. lie
said he hated to talk about IT, FOR fear II
would so hard with George h1t he could
moi die with the appearance of % lie on
his lips
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14
no he reported Next Tuesday.

WASHINGTON February u. Democrats
memb nB Of the finance committee now
tel republican members that the tarln
bin win certainly be in shape for pre-
sentaton to the FUN committee at the
regular meeting next Tuesday.
II had been hoped that the report could
be made today, but when Il was found
mat It could not be, the chairman OF the
finance committee decided to call no meet
ing for tOday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14

Washington, February 1S Representa-
tive Cooper OF Texas today introduced a
BIN TO provide for the selection OF a
site Tor a goveinmeut navy yard to b. To-
oatcd at sabine Pass As ,hro Is no
navy yarl on she Gult coast and MS ship
material. both timber aud iron, arc plen-
tifuuy near at hand and Of excellent
quality Mr. Cooper believes that ne can
present strong argument Tor the passage
OF the nll
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-14
no.s, sIn,er. ON TrInI

Scottsboro, AIN. February lS-The trial
Of the four Shelton boys, for killing II, G.
ROSS, IS In progress here. The letters 20
Miss SHELTON from RoHs WIN be introduced
and as the correspondence Is extremely
Sensational great crowds gather 70 hear
testimony. The brothers VIII without
doubt be held, II held at All, IN onls' nom
inal bail