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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
NOTES IN THE SPORTING WORLD.

half-rnile special race with "A handicap limit Of
twenty-five yards has been added TO the programme
for the carnival " sports to be held by the New
Jersey Athletic Club In Madison Square Garden on
February 10. The addition Is 10 enable Charles H.
Kilpartick the champion half-mile Runner Of
America 10 try for the indoor record which Is now
he'd by G. G. Hoander OF the Knckerbocker Ath-
etc Club Fitzpatrick has started in to prepare m
sci for his springs work at Prrceton College. and
will be in tne condition by February The track at
Madison Square Garden will be a board floor. and
ih champion feels confident he can ru' The distance
.nsid. OF two minutes. Most OF the cack runners in
doubt that Fitzpatrick will have to run ns lie Of rec
od time 10 win. As is customary the games will be
preceded by a concert The chairman of the Athletic
Committee is also now endeavoring 10 arrange CO..
basket ball tournament TO dec1e the basket ball
championships Of the different colleges.
The Union club VIII play hockey game with the
Racquet and Tennis Club to-day in the first Of
series Of open the social clubs OF the city
on the ST. Nicholas Skating Rink. The Knicker-
booker and Harvard clubs have already entered TO
challenge In the series and other CUBS expected
20 follow Percy Chubb. OF the ST. Nicholas Skating
Club has offered valuable silver cup as a chaliese
- make hockey popular In every sense of the word
Eddie" Bald. the champion cyclist OF America.
will ride an exhibition mile. paced by the black
and-white tandem team. the indoor race meet
of COMPANY c. OF the 18th Regiment and the South
Brooklyn wheelmen. on January lS Among the
entries received are those OF Teddy" Goodman
Major" TAYLOR Samuel Brock, W. II. owen. &. -
Henshaw. Harry Stievers. F. W Hearne W H.
Sibley. William Brocino. B. T. Allen. w L. Lossee
and others.
Among the important subjects which VIII I'M
aoubtedIy come up at the l.. A. W. National meet
ing Sunday racing In the West and the admission
OF colored men into the League are exci'ihs more
than ordinary interest among the members OF the
aay,e Many OF the Western wheelmen are In
favor ~ Sunday racing although II Is believed that
the ma iorty opposed to II. because they rear
tha, n would prove disastrous TO the best interests
~ the snort in the end. About the only argument
60 far advanced in favor OF sunday racing mas
been that SUNDAY Is the only day on which many
Western amateurs can hnd time 10 race. Dut this
does NOT appear TO be "A strong one, as SATURDAY
stternoon is becoming more and more observed as
a holiday
Cyclists desiring TO join the League OF american,
Wheemen may obtain full printed Information ana
,oor,hersbin blanks by sending names and adj
dresses to the Cycling Editor. Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
rs MIL GOING TO BE SNTBBEDi

Albany Dec 81 (SpeciaD.-Democrats are saying
THAT possibly no will be cast by the Demo
ora,ic members OF the Legislature for David B
nm for United States Senator. II so. Mr. Hill
will suffer an awful snub Senator jacob A. Can
49, ~ New-York the Democratic leader, was
, ,o,. to-day bit when he was asked the name OF
NJ man the Democrats had selected FOR their
the n, vote for United States Senator he re-
NH NH no choice has yet been made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22

erick r Steinway, W. F. Parsons jr.. Andrew Car Gar,
side and Edward s. Hedges rendered their resi-.
ignations as members Apart from the election OF
officers no business was transacted the adoption
OF a stake programme and the selection OF dates
for the Grand Circuit meeting going over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
L4SKER TOO I'LL TO PLAY CHESS.

Moscow Dec q ,SpeciaD. -Lasker was stu
slightly III to-day and he therefore cancelled play
In the championship chess match According 10
present arrangements play IN thc '"eh'" s""'0
will begin on Wednesday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22

pt,r,ADELPHIA NOT AFFECTED
Philadelphia. Dec. 2l.-The Independence Nauona'
- ,h,s city which vas the Philadelphia cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
Bifrrles.

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CRAWFORD BICYCLES.
I. =. CLUB SKATES.
sizes FOR holiday gfts Special lot juvenile bicycles
Club skates zoe pair and
DlRANT N'LEAN & Co..
2O0 BROADWAY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
KEEPING ROADS SMOOTH.

why Every State in the Union should
Pass Wide Tire Laws
Abiding to the wide tire law of Con-
necticut, the Springfield Republican de-
clares that it is an eminently wise and
reasonable enactment, and the only
wonder is that people have to be forced
by legal measures into doing what is so
plainly for their own interest. No
other single element except ignorant
road-making adds so much to the heavy
burden of supporting the highways as
the use of narrow tires, which cut up
the roads instead of ironing them
smoothly down. Look at the beautiful
glossy path which the bicyclists make
for themselves at the edge of the road,
before the puddles are fairly dried up,
and then at the bottomless abyss
plowed by the loaded wagons, and one
has the whole thing in nutshell. The
pneumatic bicycle tire, by 1attening at
the point of impact with the road. has
IL the effect of wide tire combined
with comparatively light weight.
The horses hoofs chop up the road
somewhat, but this is nothing in COM
parison with the deep cuts of the mar
row wagon tires on vehicles carrying
heavy loads. If reasonably good roads
are made in the first place and vehicles
are equipped with tires, with some
thing near the same proportion of
weight to width, as the tires of bi-
cycle and with the tread of the rear
wheel wider than those of the front
wheels. so as not to follow in the same
path, the surface of roads would not be
rutted, but on the contrary the wheels
would serve as rollers to roll the roads
down hard and make them better. 1t
seems rather a travesty on common
sense, as has been well said, to tax the
public to purchase expensive rollers to
smooth down the highways and then
permit narrow-tired wagons to cut
them up at their own sweet will. The
more economical way would be to make
rollers out of the wagons by putting
wide tires on them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
Hints on winterIng TurnIps.

While turnips Will stay out and grow
larger, better and sweeter through
early frosts, still they are SO exposed
that severe cold snap will spoil them.
Turnips are pitted three to four feet
deep and wide. Rutabagas require
warmer quarters, and it is best to give
them some ventilation. Somehow, they
absorb more heat, and when confined
are more likely to spoil Parsnips and
carrots should have pits not over three
feet wide and should not be piled over
three feet deep at the highest point
Farm and Home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
Muddy Roads in Arkansas.

Silver City is the euphonious name of
a small settlement of houses near Little
Rock, Ark. The s'city' is reached by
means of 12 miles of dirt road in dry
weather, and the same distance in blue
battle-ground mud of glue-like adhe-
siveness when it rains. The road enjoys
the distinction of being the muddiest
in the world. 81 had to go to Silver
City, said Col. Jimmy Wood, of the
Saratoga, sswhen I was down in that
country a few years ago. A party CT
three drummers and myself hired the
Silver City conveyance, farm wagon
without springs, and we had to guar
antee to pay the farmer for his horses
if they got hopelessly stuck in the mud
before he would consent to start 1t
took us seven hours to make the trip,
and the horses actually sank up to their
tanks. 1t was the muddiest ride ever
took. To give you an idea of how bad
the roads were Col johnson, one of
our party, watched for the hubs of the
wagon wheels. Every time they APP
peared above the surface he would sing
out, let the horses go, major. We've
struck good piece of road p"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
FRESH DAIRY ITEMS.

Salt is becoming unpopular in butter.
largely because it is suspected of hiding
some defect.
The separator not only gives more
and better butter, but leaves more milk
suited for the calf.
Aerate your milk where the air is
purest only. just as you give the cows
the purest water to be had.
Good bulls of pure breed are very gem
eral now and bull calves of similar
stamp are comparatively cheap.
Bulls tempers are often ruined by
teasing. They should see only their
masters, with stick and ring at that
Jerseys are still the cows for cream
and butter, but Holsteins are in favor
for cheese and for milk for market
n. Y. Produce Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
Observation-Disclosures
a DolLAR ARGUMENT.

Excellent Object Lesson ON the PROFIT of
Good Roads.
Conditions such as recently existed in
= small town in New Jersey, ~ miles
from Philadelphia, form fitting OBJ
ject-lesson of the profit of good roads.
In consequence of the bad roads the
wagon makers fhereabout constructed
four-horse vehicles to carry SIS bushel
baskets as a maximum load, which was
regarded as heavy hauling. Real es-
tate had gone a-begging for years;
there was no possible market for it.
1t had been impossible to settle up
estates because no purchaser could be
found for the land. But few years
ago the people of the community woke
up. The town issued $4,000 worth of
bonds and applied the proceeds to bet
ter rondways. As result New Jersey
wagon makers of the vicinity of Phila-
delphia are making two-horse vehicles
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
8FL. AIN.

HOW TO FILL A CAR OF APPLES.
sweat and dust and look filthy. 1t will
take a little over 200 feet of lumber for
the partitions, and good workman will
put them in in an hour. After selling
the apples 1 have always got first cost
for the lumber.
Grimes Golden and Yellow Bell
flower contrast well with Jonathan and
Eameuse, and at each end of the car
have bin of willow twigs and Rawie's
genet to tone down with their gray
'colors. ] pay freight of about ten cents
per bushel on apples on distances of
300 to 600 miles, varying on the differ
1ent roads. Select n town having a
boom, if possible; never ship to where
crops have failed. Telegraph and get
prices of apples; start SO as to get to
your destination one day ahead of the
cars. This gives you the chance to
get your bills printed and notice in
the next days daily. Remember print
er's ink is a good thing. Pass quietly
through the town, buy a few apples of
the grocers; get prices and say moth
ing about your business. Have your
bills posted all over town that night.
Hire an intelligent, honest man to as
sist you in measuring. If sales are
slow, canvass among the farmers.
The attempt to deceive about the
quality of an apple in this day and age
is so thin that it deserves and is sure
to receive contempt. Common prudence
would dictate to one who is a stranger
that he should deposit his receipts
every night with good reliable bank
and avoid loose company. 1t generally
requires about a week to sell by retail
a carload of apples. When through
selling, check carpets. etc. home and
save expense of freight bills. At small
expense, I place the product of my
orchards before the consumer, whether
of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska or
the Dakotas.-G. w. Shaw, to Iowa
Horticultural Society.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
ROUND LEAF.

and south. In the first place the word
yam" should be dropped, because IL
has been borrowed from the Chinese
yam, Dioscorea Batatas, or some species
of it, which is quite n different vege-
table from the sweet potato. Wood
states in his Class Book of Botany that
Dioscorea saliva, with it's varieties, is
understood to be that which is known
as the ''sweet YAM" cultivated in Geor-
gia and Florida, and all tropical coun-
tries, on account of it's sweet and nu-
tritious tubers. If this be true, it is
readily understood how the word
yam" came to be applied to the soft,
sugary varieties of sweet potatoes
grown in the southern states. The
word yam" is said to be of African
origin and means ito eat in several
negro dialects on the coast of Guinea.
Consequently there can be no use of it
in regard to the sweet potato, and
should be abolished. The character of
the flesh varies considerably with sea-
sons and soils. / have grown the va
riety called pumpkin YAM" on light
sandy soil where it was excellent, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

Cut out the raspberry canes that have
borne fruit this year.
Cuttings of currant or gooseberry
plants may be made this month.
So long the pear pulls hard in TAX
ing off, it is not thoroughly ripe.
In picking grapes do not touch the
punches, but handle them by the stems.
Thus the bloom is preserved.
If horticulturists want to improve
their conditions, and the general condi-
ton of the people, they should get in
touch with each other.
To have a good crop of Strawberries
next season there must be good
growth of plants this fall. Thorough
cultivation will help this.
Mark for destruction all new plants
that are proving unsatisfactory in
growth, color or blooming qualities, and
make up your list now for next years
planting-Coleman's Rural World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
THE FOOLISH DAIRYMAN.
Why He Had Naught But Worry. and
Neither Comfort Nor Shekels.

why He Had Naught But Worry. andl
Neither Comforr Nor Shekels.
And it came to pass that in the sixth.
month certain man digged we'll
20 cubits deep. Its walls We're of stone,t
and when he had built the wall for 1S
cubits he had no more stone. And he
sayeth to himself: 1t will do, and fin
isheth it off with few boards.
And in the tenth month there came
a great flood, and the boards Were
washed away and the well caved in, and
1t cost him many shekels before he's
could get water again from the well.
The same man buyeth a cow, and he
seeth two cows, one that giveth much
milk and one that giveth not so much.
And he buyeth the one that giveth not
SO much milk, for he sayeth she costeth
not so many shekels, and she will do.
When he feedeth the COW he giyeth
her not much feed, for he sayeth feed -
not plenty and she getteth enough.
And when he buyeth a milk pail he
buyeth Small one, for he sayeth the
cow giveth not much milk.
And it came to pass when he washeth
the milk pail that the water was not hot,
and he sayeth it will do. And when he
selleth the butter he getteth not many
shekels, for the butter was not good
About this time the wife of this man
sayeth unto her lord: Give unto me
shekels that may buy myself raiment,
for that which wear is like unto mos
quito netting for holes. And the man
sayeth unto his wife: The weather is
warm and thy raiment will do, for /
have no shekels to give unto thee.
Then the wife of that man answered
him and said: o, foolish man! Dost
thou not know that unless thou doeth
with thy might what thy hand findeth
to do that thy labor is lost? For want
of two cubits of stone in they well the
IS were lost. When thou buyeth a cow
that giveth not much milk thou vert
building but IS cubits. And when thou
giveth her not enough food, and when
thou takest not care OF the milk, thou
vert doing the same. o, foolish mani
as for want of two cubits of stone thy
well was lost, so for want of two shekels
in the price of thy COW, and for want of
two measures of meal, and for want of
two moments of work is all thy profit
in thy butter lost, and thou hast no
shekels.-National Stockman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
ROGERS cow Sn.ABLE.

a, chain tie: b. feed rack: d, manager; C,
lines show where partitions come
at the top The chain tie goes around
the neck with large ring that slides
easily up and down the stanchion. This
gives the COW much more comfort and
keeps her just as clean.
We put the first stanchion IS inches
from the wall or partition, and then one
every three feet We then put a parti-
ton between every other COW. The par
tition should fit tight in the mancer,
and should not come back between the
cows more than Is inches from the
stanchion. We have a drop behind The
cows of six inches. The floor on which
the cows stand is five feet from manager
to drop. The manager is Is inches wide.
We left an eight-inch space under the
feed rack to feed grain through.
This stable has many advantages, and
think would be appreciated by all.
Water is necessary as the feed in the
production of winter milk, and it is ha I'd
for the average farmer to supply Lis
cows with plentiful of it of the right
temperature. A cow cannot do her best
if compelled to stand in a zero wind and
drink through the ice. I would water
in the stable, if possible. We have a
drive well in the feed alley. The tam
perature OF the water from this well is
never below SO degrees, but would ike
to supply them with water ten or fifteen
degrees warmer.
Good care is what tells II, the long run.
Milk, feed and water regularly, and be
sure not to leave them out when too
cold We only leave ours out loIg
enough to arrange the stable. when the
temperature is below 20 degrees.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
DAIRY MANAGEMENT.

Prize Essay the Production of Milk in
Winter.
Eugene Rogers won first prize offered
by the Michigan Farmer for best essay
on the above subject. Conlforta bic
quarters he placed the first requisite,
and we give the description and iliustra-
ton of his barn basement. He says:
We keep the Temperature of our stable
at so to 35 degrees and never below 90
degrees in the most severe weather. i
find the cows eat and do better when not
too warm. We use a single stanchion
with chain tie. The stanchion is simply
pole about three inches through, NOR
tised into a sill and securely fastened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
THE FARMING WORLD.
APPLES FOR SHIPMENT.
How to Load a Car So That the Fruit
Will Not BE Injured.

How to Load Car So That Fruit
Will Not BE Injured.
I pile apples in 100 to 200 bushel piles
and cover with hay and sort when load
ing a car; the poorer fruit is emptied
on boards, where they can be kept
clean and handled with a scoop shovel
when shipped for cider. A new. sweet
smelling car will add $25 to the selling
price of the load of apples A 10000
pounds capacity car is "a feet long in
the clear by s1s feet wide allow an
zIIey-way at one side two feet wide
to within 494 feet of each end. Make
five partitions 4A feet apart and one
So feet in the center. This gives seven
spaces to fill with apples. Place six
Inches of clean prairie hay in the bot
tom of the car. With careful handling
from 500 to 1000 bushels of apples
can be packed in car. Keep varieties
separate, bright colored sorts next to
the door; fill the alley-way with apples;
place a clean carpet or sacking over the
entire lot. This keeps coal dust off. and
the motion of the car brightens and poi
ishes the apples up On the other hand,
apples not covered, get grimy with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
UNIFORM GAME LAWS.
Practical Plan Suggested by the Western
Field and Stream.

Practical Plan Suggested by the Western
Field and Stream.
Western Field and Stream, published
in ST. Paul, Mimi, presented practical
BILE scheme for the protection of the
game of the country, which we are in
rlined to believe offers a complete So
luton of this much vexed problem, and
it's senior editor, Mr.. Charles Hallock,
who devised and formulated the scheme
has also the fullest Endorsement of all
leading naturalists and sportsmen who
nave had an opportunity to examine it.
Briefly, it contemp1ates dividing the en-
tire territory of the United States, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, into two con-
eessions along the line of the 10th par
allel of latitude, or near it, for each of
which there shall be UNIFORM laws and
uniform close time, the whole to be I'M
der the police surveillance of the ma
tional association for the protection of
game and fish through it's multifarious
state auxiliaries. The close time for
the northern concession will be from
January 1 to September 1, and in the
southern concession from February L
to September /, during which no shoot
ing shall be allowed on any kind of
game whatever, excepting that wood
cock and shore birds of the order Limi-
colae may be shot in August. The gem
eral close time for all kinds of inland
fishes, recognized as game fishes, to eX-
tend from October to June l, excepting
that fishes of the order Salmonidae, in
Guiding the trouts, may be caught in
April and May. These close seasons
conform very nearly to the distribution,
habitat, and breeding seasons of the
various fauna which are sought to be
protected; and where they do not es-
pecial exceptions may be made, if
deemed expedient. The laws which are
to dominate will inhere by Legislative
enactment; uniform in all the states,
and cooperative throughout. Elmer
gencies and bodily stress will always
stand in plea for exemption from penal
ty for violation of the laws, when well
proven.
Mr.. Ha1loc1 presents his arguments
in a very logical and convincing manner,
and he believes that it cannot be long
before this salutary code will be in sue
cessful operation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
tuberculosis I'm Date Herds.

The Connecticut authorities are max
ing commendable progress in the work
of inspecting the dairy herds of the
state. One of the commissioners applied
the tuberculin test to JOG COWS in the!
town of Washington and ID of themi
were condemned and killed. Ten in one
herd appeared to be Gin excellent phys-,
ical condition." but the authorities
showed that they were all 3sweIl-defined
cases" of tuberculosis More than 500
cows have been tested in Litchfseld,
and applications for the inspection of;
400 more in that neighborhood and of
about 1000 in other parts of the state
are on file- The greater part of the,
work during the last two or three
months has been done in the district.
from which part of the milk supply of:
New York city and Brooklyn is OBJ
tanned. .-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
SPLENDID MILK HOUSE.
Suitable for Warm Climate Summer
Use In Colder Sections.

Suitable for Warm Climate or summer
Use In Colder Sections.
A very convenient milk house for
warm climates or for summer use in
colder sections is shown n the engrav-
ing herewith. 1t is six feet square and
six feet high at the caves, which Is large
enough for the milk of two or three
cows. The house is built under large
grape arbor, about 20 feet from my
kitchen pump. The milk tank, which is
IL inches deep and IA, inches wide at
the top, extends along the north side.
1T has screen cover, which may be
covered with cloth in very hot or dusty
weather. A table with shelf under
meath occupies the southeast corner.
A space just above the level of the tank,
two feet wide and extending on all sides
of the house, is covered with wire
screen. Shelves above the screen and
below the tank give sufficient room for
milk and butter dishes. The milk is set
in pals. galvanized iron pipe leads
from small tank at the side of tho
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
MILK HoEEE.

pump down 10 inches below tn. sur
face of the ground. across the 2c-foot
space and up again to the level of TIE
milk tank. An overflow pipe at r:ae
other end of the tank carries off tire
water after it has reached the proper
height in the tank Another pipe at the
bottom of the tank is used for empty
ing it when desired. The door in the
southwest corner is of wood, but could
be of screen if preferred. Board shut
tiers cover the screens in rainy weather.
The water in the tank may be changed
at any time by pumping water into the
small tank at the well.-R. E. Merry
man, in American Agriculturist.