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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
Autumn work in the Garden.

A garden cannot be had without
extra effort. Cover it with manure
dhis fall and work the manure into the
soil. No value can be placed on a gar
den because it provides something
which money cannot always secure
fresh fruits and vegetables for the
family. No doubt, one can buy all the
small fruits and vegetables required,
but they cannot be had in the fresh
condition as when they are transferred
from the garden to the table in a few
minutes. Prepare for the garden by
to have it thoroughly decomposed by
spring.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
SYSTEMATIC WORK.
without 1t Our Country Roads VIII Never
Re Tmnr0ved.

Without 1t Our Country Roads VIII Never
Be Improved.
1t seems as if there had been enough
said in the farm papers to convince
everyone that there should be an or
ganized movement for good roads by
those who live in the rural districts, in
every part of the country. The costli-
est item the American farmer has to
is an axiom that the best road is as
bad as the poorest part of it, because
load that cannot be taken across the
poorest part of road or up the steep
est grade on it cannot be transported
over it. This being the case it behooves
everyone who uses the country roads
to interest himself in movement for
the betterment of them in the most
available manner.
In Ohio there are as good roads as in
any state in the union, and there are
those that are as bad as any that can
be found anywhere. In most of the
roads are the rule and there is no time
of the year that the roads are bad.
The stone bottom and the easy grades
make it possible to haul heavy loads
over them at all seasons, and those who
live in this part of the state could not
be prevailed on to give up the good
roads which have added to the value of
their farms much more than it cost to
build the roads along them. In
those parts of the state where the roads
are rivers of mud during great part
Of 1o oh II
to making the roads good is the cost of
them. Until this fear of paying the
cost of the improvement is done away
with, not much can be done, as any
proposition to improve will be voted
down. It is much the same in other
states. Where good roads have been
made those who paid for them are sat
isfied that they are worth more than
they cost, while in those sections where
the roads are liable to be bad after a
wet spell the item of cost prevents any
improvement being made.
Much can be done in the way of i'm
proving the roads by a revision of the
road laws and putting the work that is
done on those places where it will do
the most good. If but short distance
was made good each year, it would not
be very long until the main roads could
be made fairly good at no greater ex-
pense than is now put on them each
year.
Massachusetts, has taken the lead in
this matter and has appropriated $780,
900 for the purpose of making a start.
A highway commission has been APP
pointed and experimental work begun
in several counties, and already the
benefits of systematic work are begin
ming to show result in a gratifying
manner.
Once the farmers of the country real
ize how much they lose by being mud
bound for several months each year
they will take hold of this matter in
earnest. AS it is, they must market
their crops when they can. With good
roads they could market them when
they found it to their best interests to
do SO. The wear and tear of teams,
vehicles and harness is a very large
item to be counted in the cost of bad
roads, not to mention the extra work
they make by making small loads neces-
sary. Good roads are a mark of civil
zation that is lacking in too many
places in our country Springfield co.
Farm News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
GREENHOUSE WORK.
Sulphur Is an Invaluable Agent for "a
Destruction OF Mndew.

Sulphur Is an Invaluable Agent Tor the
Destruction OF Mildew-
The following paragraph is taken
from a late bulletin of the Cornell OK
pertinent station:
Sulphur is of the greatest service IN
greenhouse work. 1t is an Invaluable
agent for the destruction of mildews.
and is also of great assistance in over
coming red spider. AS commonly used.
it is mixed with an equal bulk of air
slaked lime or some similar material,
and then water, oil, milk or some other
liquid is added until thick. creamy
paste is obtained. This is then painted
upon the heating surfaces in the house.
and the sulphur fumes are given or
The same result can be obtained much
more rapidly and energetically by heat
ing the flowers of sulphur until it meltss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09

above the center of the barrel. Make a
bail of 70 iron Tor have the blacksmith
do SOY, as shown in cut. Put holes in
ends of bail for key, and the elevator is
ready. Use two pulleys and rope and
horse Have man at the bin to dump
the barrel. I put up 500 bushels this
way this year in six hours, as we
threshed it Malcolm Crockett, in
Ohio Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
A GRAIN ELEVATOR.

Simple Continuance Which Saves Lots of
Time and Labor.
[ will give you a description of a
cheap way of hosting or elevating
grain. Very often there is room over
the barn floor where bins could be
made, and this is the way 1 get the grain
up: Get an oil barrel. Nail the hoops
well. Bore two holes with a 5s-bit di-
rectly opposite each other and trific
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09

cool. 1t supports four pals which can
be raised and lowered by means of one
small windlass. L have used this for
several years and find it quite satisfac-
tory. Stock is watered from this well.
pump is placed close to the wall, and
as the we'll is large one does not inter
fere with the raising or lowering of the
milk pails.-M. II. Whitney, in Amer
lean Agriculturist,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
GREENHOUSE MELONS.

How They Are Grown at the Cornell Ex-
pertinent Station.
A recent bulletin issued by the Cor
nell University Experiment station
treats on the subject of growing winter
melons. Prof. Bailey thinks that while
the melon is admittedly the most diff
cult vegetable crop to mature in the
winter months, it can no doubt often be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
FOR COOLING MILK.

n Simple Continuance Suitable for Use on
Small Dairy Farms.
The accompanying illustration repre-
sents device by which vessels contain
ing milk can be hung in well and kept
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09

Many men come and many men go,
but some bad roads bid fair to be bad
forever.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21

= n n 4
\ Eds 90 'hosk uSd = ~ WAas
~ wanted and soop IN haAas 49,
b1U beinsing woods palls - Watsc
,inte o. gard We noeicsd tHat With
eaeh pan arrived hah : doeen inquisi-
.tive hooking natives, who had evident
n scented some novelty In the air. AT
list the water was ready and We were
told that we could have our hath.
ssBut what about I'll these peoplefs We
sa1ked, pointing to the crowd OF women
and children assembled In the yard.
"Oh, they've coo to see." was the re-
ply. Now, Engiishmen, % o rule, are
modest beings, and fancy that most
men would feel q certain amount Of
bashfulness II called upon to stand up.
and bathe In the presence Of fifty
women and children; 30 n. whispered
to mo: "I'm going to bed dirty to-
night, unless those people clear out"
I told him he must not think of such
base conduct, and I reminded him Of
the story In the "Pink Wedding" Of
the gentleman who refused his bath
In the presence Of the mooxmi attend
ant; how she went out and told her
friends that the poor man was pos
sessed Of caudal appcndage, and how
he Ind to flee the village to prevent
maltreatment as an agent Of the devil.
My friend was persuaded, and We
stripped to the buzz" Az each gar.
ment came of the crowd closed In, and
the women strove among themselves
for the pleasure Of pouring the water
down our backs.-The Gentlemnn's
Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
4 Masnifyi.x store yvi.a.y..'

A MagnifyinE store Winasw.
There is q suggestion for the Amerl-
can fruit merchant, which possibly
may DO turned to account in tile story
Of the device for attracting custom re-
sorted to by a fruiterer in midland
town In England. Instead Of an or
binary plate glass large number Of
magnifying lenses formed the win
dow. Seen through one Of these an
orange looked as large ns modest
pumpkin, and cherries were us large
rs apples. The only drawback to this
novel plan was that at the distance Of
. few yards from the window II was
impossible to see into the store. Every
body knows that to see anything
through q magnifying glass you must
hold It close to the eyes. Neyerthe-
less. the English countryfolk enjoyed
the sight Of Californian fruit and the
enterprislng proprietor did roaring
business.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
Prsua es HI, Plata.

Prof. Blackie frequently stah at my
house when lccturing in Glasgow. He
was always at his best when one Ind
him alone. One night when we were
sitting up together he said in his
brusque way: Whatever other faults
have am free from vanity" An In
cretiulous smile on my face reused him.
You don't believe that; give me an
instance" y
Being thus challenged, / said: ",yhy
do you walk about fourlshing a plaid.
continuallyr "l'll give you the history
Of that, sir. When was a poor mnn.
and when my wife and had our ain.
culties, sile one day drew my attention
to the threadbare character Of my sur
tout, and asked me to order new one.
told her could not afford It t,lst
then; when she went, like q noble
woman, and put her own plaid shawl
on my shoulders. and 1 have worn a
plaid ever since In memory Of her low.
ing deedg'-GOod Words. & ~ q !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
No retats s~as ~ laue,s

At the institute held In Elyria. says
the Ohio Farmer, Mr.. Mills. who is a
large potato grower, said he had Oh.
served that potatoes grown ON muck
were not affected by scab. Mr.. ".
II. Todd said that he had observed
the same thing on his cousins farm
Is. 81. Todd. This fact IL not 10 Inn.
portant as It would have been had Il
been known few years ago, a. we
can now prevent the scab BY soakine
the seed for an hour In q solution al
corrosive sublimate, two ounces TO
thirteen gallons Of wnter.
1t may be useful, however, to those
having muck lands, as they can follow
Mr.. Mills plan Of planting ON the
muck for q seed crop. If this seed d
planted on upland which has grown
no potatoes for Q year or two, the cron
will be nearly free from the scab. and
the trouble Of treating for scab win Ia
saved. Those who have muck lands
might find It profitable to grow pota.
toes specially for seed to sen to those
who plant on uplnnd. Potatoes crown
on muck are usually not equal il ouaI.
ity othoae grown on upland, but 10 Tar
a. am able to learn are 1ust az eood
tor seed. OF course It viii be neees.
sary to renew the stock each year. a
enough scab would develop ON the m.
land potatoes the first season to brins
scabDy potatoes the second year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
"cR1cKHrsn DILEMMA,
She Was Lost a.a Her Appeal 4
m0at Ena1AA :

She Was Lost and Her Appeal Al.
most Failed.
T "1's lost; wont you please dind me?'
Patrolman Thomas Gill, Of the Fifth
street station. who was doing detective
work about 10 O'clock yesterday morn
ing, looked down at the little girls
pretty though dirty face, with two
great big blue eyes gazing up into his,
and taking her chubby hand said:
"Of course I will; bat you first must
tell mA what your name It."
Cricket, that's my name," came the
blunt reply. aI
Cricket whatT
Gust Cricket.
"Where do you liveY
"Don't you know? thought you
said you'd find me-"
Gill concluded the best thing he
could do was to take her to the sta
ton house.
As they walked slowly down Second
avenue an idea struck Gill.
Cricket is your name when you're
good" he said; now tell me what It
IL when you're naughty"
'eNever am naughty" and Gill was
about to glvesit up when the bright.
eyed cherub remarked: 'Cept, one
time when I rund away, then mamma
said, Now, Sarah Dunn, I'm Just GO
ing to whip you" and she did AWFUL
haril.'
Gill remembered having seen the
youngster playing on First avenue
near Tenth street, where he knew of a
family named Dunn, and twenty min
utes later Cricket was In her mothers
arms, who promised faithfully not to
whip her that tlme.-New York Jour.
nal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
Housekeeping at Samoa.

AAV0oGASGRAm0 - 6ahAVtss
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson says
that housekeeping in Samoa was not
20 idyllic as 1t might seem. Her sup
plies came from New Zealand or Aus
train once month. So that IL she
wanted bottle of bluinR or a bug Of
aour, for instance. she had to send
half-across the Pacific to get 1t. The
native diet was all well enough for a
few weeks, but as It consisted almost
solely Of fruit and fish 1t began to
pail on European palates. House
keeping In this South sea paradise (of
r0mancers) had other drawbacks, par
heularly lin the natter Of expense,
which was fully six or seven times as
great Mrs. Stevenson says, as living
IN q corresponding scale In Sun Fran
DISCO. AS for society, 'therc's more Of
Il to the square inch In Samoa than In
any other place i know" says Mrs.
Stevenson; but II appears to be largely
bf the living picture kind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21

y A9ODt = Sl8notufes :,
young girl went to q bank not long
ago and tried to draw out money She
had deposited. She wrote her name,
bnt was astonishetl to hive the sigma
ture disputed. Her Indignant protest
was met by the statement that the
name she had ujst signed bore no re-
semblAnce to that written when the
money was brought to the bank. Fort,
unately, she was able to prove her
identity, but the person who testified
in her favor said frankly that lie
would have refused payment on such
contradictory signatures. LET me give
you a piece Of advice" said he, "alter
your writing IL you choose, but adopt
q signature which can always be rec
ognized. 1t IL often Of the greatest
Importance to man or woman
Brooklyn Eagle. ~ "a.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
sheep FeeAias Exreri.e.t.

0heen r.eAe.a- u-...,-
"A n 49,. .sA1eraAeas.
a. "a! aA' gree one OF our most expert
enced sheepmen. has just returned
from 81. Paul where he spent fra Mn.
ter experimenting the faeI,,n- :, J.
h.nd ~ a too ,u..,...- :. y. !. - =. !.
-, :. o,oV we.nels :. tne sousn st.
fnM yards: This IL Mr.. Cree's Sec
end winter 10 the feeding business and
ne Leets that ne has had some expert
enee.
z, I'll, ~ conciusions are that unless one
pays iced IN the summer when It IL
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
C.st.nls & r.li.h yvo..,.

In Poland, princesses and neasant.
wear around the throat eevenai row.
OF huge coral beads which nre snn.
posed to be luclky--the bieeer ti,e
beads the greater the Iuck-.sn nj, the
s,, r.. Of the sxwieH3enets" dew.
isn quarter Of the town., at Crscow.
tsalHe small fortunes from the sale a.
t taese coral necklaces, for the Pole Of
tMe t9wer classes will almost sooner
go without food or without her 10.
loved "vodkp (brandy) than .foneoo
this Cherished ornament. The .eranSe.
9ame" 10 90 10th to separate from her
lucky beads that, when DOMINIC even.
ing dress with it's paraphernalia 81
pearls and diamonds, she carries them
In her pocket or in the inside az ha d,
Soisage. While on the subject OF
Foland ! may add that the orthodox
!ewesses there. with whom the Conn.
~ literally swarms, are easily an.
tinguished, apart from any physical
marx OF race, by the sllken WIGS which
they are forced to adopt ON tho NOR.
TOW OF their wedding day. Their re-
ligton exacts that on the wefliino
night the tresses should fall under the
bites OF q pair Of silver scissors. ana
the massacre II 10 complete that.
shorn close to the scalp. thew concesi
the skull under . hideous construc-
ton OF coarse silken strands, highly
ornamental In most cases with bands
OF black velvet sewn With small pearis
and turquoises. = Correspondent In New
York Tribune. - y '"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
Saved His lr.ste,.

80 0SvNA AAAo SANUtCxs ~.
''rhe most remarkable anecdote Of
this nature" said Uncle Joshua, els
that regarding Swiss chamois hum
ters dog. This animal, being on the
glaciers with an English gentleman
and his. master. observed the former
approaching one Of those awful Grey
ices in the ice to look down into It,
He began to slide toward the edge.
His guide, with q view to save him,
caught his coat, and both slid onward,
till the dog seized his masters clothes
and arrested them in their course to
an inevitable death. Both were saved
by the timely aid Of the dog and the
gentleman showed his gratitude for
the act by leaving the dog a pension
for life" @
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
STORY OF A DIAMOND.

Tho story Of the Famous Hope Blue
Diamond ~ Il Was ana ID.
One of the earliest doubts harbored
by the youthful intelligence Of the.
wisdom Of its instructors ID when It
learns that neither black swans nor
black pearls are especially rare. Had
proverbial philosophy given its mind
to blue diamonds It would have
alighted on something really rich and
rare, since, although diamonds find
their way into market, diamonds Of
an unmistakable blue are exceedingly
scarce. The "Hope blue diamond"
Of which London has heard 90 much
recently, In tho course Of the action
brought by young Mr.. Tasker against
q firm OF Bohd-street jewellers, Is
probably. the finest gem of Its kind
known to exist. Its blue Is 90 deep
as to be almost indig0-a tint unap-
preached even by the sapphire. The
history OF the stone II curious. Il
appears, indeed, tn he only portion
OF larger stone with pedigree
which goes back some $50 years.
Tnvernier, the fAmous French trav-;
eler, who has left such entertaining
memoirs of his journeys to the east In
search Of precious stones. bought 1t In
India in 1911. In the rough II
weighed 112M cnrats; and in 1908 1t
was sold to Louise QuartOrze, who ap-
pears to have had It cut. When, In
l715, the then almost moribund ROl
Soliel received the Persian ambassa-
dor, he wore his diamond upon rib
bon around his neck. From this date
until the revolution nothing more IL
heard of the gem. Then, among the
French regalia deposited In the Garde
Meuble, there was found blue Gia-
mond weighing 67M carats, which, II
Is believed, would be likely weight
for Tavernier's stone after cutting.
In September, 17U2, the diamond was
stolen, and was for some years lost
sight of. In 1890, however, a similar,
stone, differently cut, turned up.
There Is q good deal OF mystery about
it's pedigree; bus the experts seem to
be satisfied TINT II was either por-
ton OF the Tavernisr diamond, or the
identical stone reduced to AN carats
by recruiting. From the hands Of the
dealer who possessed It some years
ago It passed to the late Mr.. Hone.
from whom 1t obtained it's present
name. He gave $4,000 for It, which
was considered rather a low price.
Now 1t appears to he sin chancery,"
and possibly before long 1t may have
q new posscssor.-Philadel REQ
ord.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
MunAy Two Thousand Years Ole.

MumAy Two Th0usand Years Old.
A Baltimorc clergyman has Just
brought two mummics from Egypt
which are to be given to the Woman's
college OF that city. They are about
1900 years old, and are thought to be
the bodies Of prlncesses. 1t Is strange,
by tho way, how inconsistent people
are In their way Of looking ut things.
II some one were to bribe the curator
Of modern cemetery to let him have
two dead bodies, and were then to
place those bodies In public museum,
there would be q howl all over the
country, and the perpetrator Of the
deed would be called q ghoul. But az
these Processes lived a long time ago.
in distant land, md were only heath
ems, anyway, no one objects to their
l,eing taken from their resting place.
Resides. how could we study arclae-
ology IL we didn't rifle the graves Of
the venerable dead?-Ncw York Trib-
une.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
a Life-savi.e Li.e,

A merchant captain claims to have
invented the ideal life-taving line,
which gives ON independent means Of
getting from ship to shore. This de-
vice. which 10 intended to be available
when guns and lifeBoats are useless.
consists Of IN air-baG or car made Of
canvas, rendered waterproof by oil,
and is built In two sizes. One Of
these will carry life-liEc Of 1000 to
1900 fatllons, and the other will sus-
tain twenty-five people with a
draught Of only 2 feet 9 inches Of
water. Both styles Of cars have sails
that spread themselves automatically,
and TINT materially assist in driving
them on lee shore. The apparatus
can be placed In q box on deck. 1t IL
aoated by dlling the air chambers,
which are emptied when not in use.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21
TIPS 1. oernany.

u
Everybody who has ever travelled In
Germany or the rest Of Europe de.
nounces the "trinkgcld" or .spourboire''
nuisance. Many people in Germany
denounce 1t, too, but the habit Is
deeply rooted. Yesterday the associa.
ton Of German hotel-kepers, about
1000 strong, were In convention here
and discussed this very question,
many desiring the organization to put
Its foot down ON It. But the merry
waiter aud his sstrinkgeld" proved too
strong. The association decided not
to NEEDLE with the time-hon0red Gus.
tom. Thus when next you 20 to Ger.
many you'll find the waiter in Ills
swalluwtail as usual, smiling and with
an itching palm.-New York Adver.
Z
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21

The authorities of Canada have been
making an elaborate study OF
the baking powders sold there.
The official analyst OF Ontario
says as the result Of ihs In.
vestigation that he finds tile Roy
Al Baking Powder far superior to the
Others" and goes 20 far as to recom-
mend its use In preference to any
other.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21

g1en0e ThSx0 ZOE o HAT.
Cr,msonbeak-I see Boardmnn, the
proprietor Of the Seaside hotel, has
placed statue of the Venus de Milo
In trout of the house.
ycast-It must look well.
Crlmsonbeak-On the contrary, 1t
looks very much out of place. Imagine
female ut q summer resort hotel
never having any arms about her,
Yonkers Statesman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-21

Il sticketh Closer .han a brother.
Does the rheumatism. Cut of all relntion-
ship with 1t by the aid Of IIostetter's stom-
lch Bitters. which sewers the bond without
loss Of time. II you use 1t promptly and
perslstently. No Testimony Is more positive
and concurrent than that which establishes
Ito efficacy in this obstinate disease. Use
lt with assurance of good results for ma
larial. dyspeptic ind nervous trouble. con
Btipatlon and biliousncss.