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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31

herd Of twenty-one, the largest num-
Der probably that has ever been seen
together, since in the wild state tney
do not herd in large numbers, and are
never found in groups of more than
four or five. -.
The giraffe is not a hardy animal in
captivity. It does not thrive on dry
food, like most ruminant animals,
which do almost as we'll on hay as on
grass In the wild state the glraHe
feeds almost entirely on the leaves
and twigs of a species of acacia which
the Beers call kameel-doorn, or camel
thorn. the giraffe itself being known
to them as kameel, or camel. The
food imparts to the flesh a pungent
aromatic flavor which makes giraffe
steaks a. delicacy highly esteemed by
African hunters. -.
There is no animal which gives its
keeper more trouble in menagerfe,
not even the treacherous elephant.
While the giraffe is gentle in disposi-
ton, and not given to attack, even in
the wild state, it is stupid and obsti-
nate, and cannot be taught to mind.
A full-grown one cannot be taken
alive, for when defense is no longer
possible it will kill itself. elf-destruc-
ton is not difficult in it's case, either,
for the long neck is easily broken.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
Where Are the BenefltsP

If so cent silver dollars should double
the prices Of farm products, it is quite
as certain that the prices of all the
products which the farmer consumes
would double in the same way. In that
case it Is not easy to see how the farm
err would gain anything by the free
coinage of silver. Even the wages of
labor, the last to rise in an epoch OF
deprecated currency and inflated
prices. would finally, after much dis
tress of the workingmen, straggle up
to the common level.
But whether the farmer should re.
ceive 500 for 100 bushels of wheat
and pay out $40 for the necessaries Of
living or should receive 5000 for the
same wheat and pay out $3.50, in both
cases the balance on hand would have
just the same purchasing power. Blu:
in accomplishing the degradation of
the monetary standard, which could do
neither the farmer nor the wage Garner
in accomplishing the degradation OF
values and confiscation of accumulated
earnings, involving public and private
credit in maelstrom of destruction,
would inevitably ensue. Are the farm
ers and workingmen Of the country
willing to invoke such a catastrophe?
Philadelphia Record.
Even though the farmers may be
right in thinking that they are not as
prosperous as they ought to be, it by no
improve their condition. Because a
man has rheumatism is no reason why
he should take the advice of a quack
doctor who prescribes a big dose OF
ipecac
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
"Haven't 1 told YOU" he explained,
"that if I am to be- shot, shall DO
shot, whether I am under cover or
nOt?'-NeW York Mercury.
Birda i'm London.

The musicians of bird life in London
are an interesting study. 1t was but
as far back as the reign of the second
George that the fields around Hanover
Square, in which a spring Of crystal
water dubbed up, were frequented by
snipe and woodcocks, which were
there shot by sportsmen; and in the
early part of the present century-well
within the memory of living people
rocks, magpies and kites built in the
elms which surrounded st. Giles
Church. They were the ancestors OF
the rocks which still colonize in Gray'a
Inn Gardens. They survived the pro.
gress of civilization, but the magpies
and kites found no resting place. Also
within the memory Of many, on tbs
site where Belgrave and Eaton squares
were built in 1925, there were marshJ
fields which were the haunt Of thu
wild goose, the plover, the mallard
and the snipe.-St. James Gazette.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
True Democratic Doctrine.

Jefferson, in 1888, wrote: "Just
principles will lead us to disregard
legal proportion altogether, to inquire
into the market price of gold in the
several countries with which We shall
principally be connected in commerce
and to take an average from them.
very much doubt right now to change
the value, and especially to lessen it"
The house committee, in 1921, re-
ported: 1T is sufficient to know, by
unhappy experience, that it's (ratio Of
Is to y tendency is to rid us of gold
currency and leave US nothing but sill
ver."
The house committee, in 1884, re-
ported: "The desideratum in the none
tary system is a standard Of uniform
value. We cannot ascertain that both
metals have ever circulated simultane-
ously, concurrently and indiscriminate-
ly in any country where there are
banks or money dealers, and we enter
tain the conviction that the nearest ap-
| proach to an invariable standard is it's
establishment in one metal, which
currency for large payments"
Andrew Jackson, in 1886, wrote:
"There is no fraud in gold. 1t is I'M
changeable and will do it's office every
where and at all times. Labor i'm
parts an invariable value to it,"
Benton, in 1884, said in debate: ut
(gold) has an intrinsic value, which
gives 1t currency all over the world TO
the full amount of that value without
regard to law or circumstances It has
a uniformity of value which makes it
the safest standard of value of property
which the wisdom Of man has yet dis
covered. It's superiority over all other
money gives to it's possessor the choice
and command of all other money"
| Following this debate the act called
the administration gold BILL" in
tended to put the country on single
gold standard, was passed, 145 to 36 in
the house and IS to in the senate and
signed by Andrew Jackson, president.
The house committee, in 1853, report
ed: Gold is the only standard of value
by which all property is now measured.
1t is virtually the only currency of the
country. We desire to have the stand
ard currency to consist of gold only,
and that these silver coins shall be en-
tirely subservient to it, and that they
shall be used rather as tokens than as
standard COINS"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
Ex-GOv. BOies and His Hired Man.


Hired Mani heard that in your Des
Moines speech you said prices are 81
low. that you have either got to ge
more for your oats or else cut m,
wages.
Bo1es-You heard right.
Hired MAXWELL, which are you go.
ing to do?
Boies-I am going to get more TO,
my oats.
Hired Man-How?
Boies-By lessening the purchasing
power of money. Free coinage will give
us dollar which will only buy five
bushels of oats instead of ten bushels
and that will be the same as getting 20
cents for my oats.
Hired MAXWELL, what are you 60
Ing to do about my wages?
Boies-Oh, I'll pay you just the same
as I'm paying you now, $40 a month.
Hired Man-Are you going to pay
me In these new dollars?
Boies-Certainly the same kind of
dollars that1 get for my oats.
Hired Man-Those dollars that can't
buy only half as much of anything as
the old dollars.
Botes-Yes, yes; the same sort Of dol
lars. ~ .,- .a- .~~ .~ III >. e..
Hired Man-Then, as I understand
1t, you propose to get twice as much
for your oats and pay me only half
what I'm getting now?
Boies-Why, no. I'll still pay you
$50.
Hired Man-But this $50 won't buy
oqly half as much stuff as now, you
gay, for the purchasing power is to be
lessened one-half; SO with my $40
can only get SO worth Of stun. Your
scheme would bring you twice as much
for your oats and bring me only halt
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
How Bryan Will do" tho Trust..

Mr.. Bryan to the Trusts-You fell.
lows are not in 1t with me. You think
you're doing great things when you nut
up the price Of one thing at a time
and you get cussed for it besides. But
my little silver trust scheme puts un
prices on everything at once, and
make 'em think we're doing EN- a
favor. You fellows are too slow.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
Wheat, Cotton and Silver.

While Bryan is telegraphing the New
York Journal that "the gold standard
makes dearer dollar, dearer dolla,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31

as much for my work. Is this fair, do
you think?
Boies-Well, every man has to look
out for himself.
Hired Man-So I see, and think I'll
look out for myself and vote for IN
honest dollar for an honest days
work" -Council Bluffs (Iowa) Non
pareil.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31

means falling prices, and falling prices
means hard times" the price CT wheat
corn and cotton are going up, and the
price of silver, the supposed barometer
Of prices of farm products, is goina
Bryan must modify his farm prod
uct speeches or he will have to face
such hard questions as: what about
wheat and cotton? Are their prices 90.
ing up in sympathy with silver or be-
cause of shortage of foreign crops l?
What connection is there anyway. be-.
tween the prices Of farm products and
Of silver?"
OF course Bryan can answer all such
questions. In fact, they are dead easv'.
for powerful man who can lift tho
price of all the silver in the world IA
twice its present height, but it is inst
as well to avoid all unnecessary embar-
rassment. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
Sumptuous.

"Sumptuous performance? Well, J
guess. You remember the scene where
the villain discovers he doesn't cut any
ice?'
eyes, perfectly"
"Well, they use real ice therew
II want to knoW."-Detroit Tribune
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
Image of Moving Objects b
: TeleRraDh

The striking and puzzling problem of
sending light vibrations over wire
has been attacked by many clever sci
entists without success; but a German
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31
SAME OLD FATAL1sTs.

OF This Glass Were Some Of the
Bravesv Soldiers.
A we'll known soldier-writer describes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERs.

Allow no stock of any kind to run in
the apiary during the winter.
Windbreaks around the beehives dur
ing the winter are very beneficial.
Do not allow hives of bees to stand
on high benches; set them down Gloss
t = the ground.
Do not feed bees at night. It throws
them off their guard, interferes with
their regular routine of work and is
generally detrimental.
If the weather is too cold for the bees
to come out, and they must be fed, feed
in the hives and try to keep all covered
up as warm as possible.
To prevent robbing close the entrance
so as to give passage for only single
bee at time. This is effective if the
bees will defend themselves.
To make the most out of keeping bees
there must be the best bees, the best
hives and all modern appliances. A man
must also have liking for the business.
If he is not willing to spend the time
on the bees that they require for their
proper management, he had better let
them alone.-St. Louis Republic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
Preparing Corn for the Crib.

The unusually large crop of corn will
no doubt induce many farmers to make
the kind of haste in harvesting their
corn that in the end means waste. The
cribbing of corn is a more important
matter than many of US often imagine
Corn that heats in the crib is sure of
being lost and every bad ear spoils its
neighbor, as certainly as does a rotten
apple in a barrel. The farmer should be
certain that the corn is thoroughly
cured before beginning cribbing. Att
er that push the work as rapidly as
possible. 1t must be husked, cleaned
and thoroughly sheltered from the
weather. The leaving of the silk on the
corn is like offering premium to mice
to take up their abode in the crib
Farm News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
ENsti-AoE FOR HOGS.
Prof. Henry Says That Ii Is Not Yer
Profitable Ration.

Prof. Henry Says That 1t Is Not Very
Profitable Ration.
At the experiment station we have re-
peatedly tried to use corn siIage, and
in two instances clover silage, for hog
food, says Prof. Henry, in the Breed
ers' Gazette, but always with i'll or no
success. Reports have been current
from time to time of the successful
feeding of silage for hogs, but / do
not know of anyone who continues
such feeding. It is entirely possible
that hogs otherwise starved will eat
considerable silage, but it certainly
would not be profitable practice.
What farmer would think of combining
his hogs to a lotwithout other food and
throwing them green corn only, run
through feed-cutter, ears and all, and
expect them to eat this food, make sat
isfactory gains and give profitable re-
turns therefrom? Would he not rather
expect his hogs to pick out the ears
from the whole mass and largely waste
the leaves and stalks? Now, if this is
true with green corn, how much more
must it be so with the same material
after it has rested in the silo for sew
eral months? / do not believe corn
leaves and cornstalks profitable food
for hogs in any shape.
On the other hand, believe that a
reasonable quantity of clover tops,
taking the leaves and heads, can be sue
cessfully used with brood sows after
the following plan: Place the finer
parts of clover hay in barrel, pour
over the same boiling water, and when
well softened stir in the grain food re-
quired. The clover thus supplied gives
bulk to the food, and some of it will
certainly be digested. 1t is important
that stock hogs, and especially brood
sows, have feed which is bulky, in order
that the digestive tract may be well
and properly extended. All expert
enced breeders know that it is not well
to keep brood sows or stock hogs upon
a concentrated food, the quantity cup
piled for such being small. The clover
hay, used as here described, serves a
double purpose and is much relished
by the hogs. One hog raiser in our
state always puts up clover hay es-
pecially for his hogs and is much
pleased with its use in the way de-
SCribed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Warning against the use of nicotine
as an insecticide for fruit is given. 1t
is deadly poison.
Grain that is sown late should be
sown more thickly than if sown early,
for more of it viii fail to terminate.
1t is said that if seed corn is placed
in an open box and subjected to 40 de-
grees of heat, it will dry out quickly and.
without injury.
There win be growing market for
good muttons for years to come. The
proportion of poor sheep that comes to
market is very large.
The standard weight of wheat is 60
pounds, but when wheat has been grown
a series of years ON the same ground, it
viii hardly come up to the standard.
The stalk of corn is more valuable
for feed than the leaves when thorough
" dry, and hence the value of crushing
the stalks so that they can be utilized by
stock.
Forty years ago the Concord grape
was originated by Ephriam W. Bull,
who recently died The Concord was
developed from wild grape, and it is a
good enough grape for anybody.
There should be care exercised m
feeding new corn to animals. We be-
lieve that injury is possible from feed
ing too much. though it is a practice to
feed swine especially all they viii eat.
Farmers Voice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
LIVE SOCK NoTEs.

If the eve was not good mother
last season, that should be enough to
warrant her disuse as breeder.
Breed stylish driving horses by using
thoroughbred, good formed sires, and
you viii find market for them.
No flock of sheep can be carried
through the winter wholly on dry feed
without sickness developing. This is
so plain fact that the remedy should
be applied.
We may have the best breed of swine
in the world, but we shall not get the
best results from it unless we feed skill
fully. We must master the science of
feeding.
Cook the potatoes and feed them to
swine with meal, we would say to sub
scriber They may be fed raw, how
ever. It is better to feed potatoes than
to sell them at present prices.
In winter time it stands to reason
that warm feed and water are better
for the animal than cold feed and
water When given warm there is no
draft upon the heat of the system to
warm 1t.
The improved breeds of swine give a
good account OF every mouthful of
proper food fed to them The unin.-
proved hog viii not do this, and hence
1t requires more feed to make pound
of pork In such case.-Farmer's Voice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11

A Plan by which They May BE Cured .
the Pernicfous Habit.

A Plan by Which They May BE Cured Of
the Pernicfous Habit.
A correspondent writes: 'sTt seems
that too much cannot be said or done
to prevent this worst of evils hen can
fall heir to. 1t is very disgusting to
any poulterer, or even any person who
keeps poultry. When built my hem
merry / put in just a few nest boxes
for the time being, until had time to
get more, and would not believe it took
only two or three days to learn the
habit of 'egg-eating.' They would quar-
rel over the nest and break the eggs,
then all would run to have piece, until
at last my two largest pens were full
of good-iooking egg-thirsty hens, and
were, thought entirely ruined, for
when | did give them more boxes they
would pick hole iG the shell quite
leisurely and eat the contents. What
was to be done was more than could
think of for awhile; then / devised a
plan which thought would break some
at least of the habit. ] made nest boxes
as follows: Eight feet long, Ii inches
deep, and IL inches wide, then divided it
into eight nests, with one side of the
box six inches high, so that when it
was covered they had eight inches left
to enter the nest; then / set them one
foot from the floor. In there it was
dark, the space covered by a lid over the
box to remove the eggs. In this Sc
cluded spot they would deposit their
eggs, and only one hen could occupy
each nest, and she hadn't room or light
enough to do much damage. This was
six weeks ago and to-day 1 don't think
I have hen that will eat an egg. If
some poulterer who is troubled in like
manner will give this trial l am quite
confident he will be amply repaid
Poultry Chum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
Pasturing Winner Wheat.

The subject of pasturing winter
wheat has received some attention at
the Kansas experiment station. The
conclusion is arrived at that pasturing
is always an injury to the wheat. The
extent of the injury will vary with
the character and condition of the soil.
A comparison of plats pastured with
those not pastured amounted to 1h
bushels per acre. The theory that pas
turing wheat fields infested by the Hes
sian fly is a benefit is thoroughly ex-
ploded. The pupa of the fly is entirely
out of reach of the cattle, being lodged
between the sheaths at the base of the
young stems below the surface of the
ground. Pasturing such fields can only
weaken the plants and leave them at
the mercy of the fy.-Farmer's Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
WHAT HAY IS FOR.

A Negro Hostler Surprised to Learn That
Horses Ate 1t.
Stiles Judson, Jr., has new story. 1t
is true, because he had to pay the doc
tors bill. A short time ago he hired
colored hostler, and for awhile the
horses under the new mans care pros
pered amazingly. Then they showed
signs of lassitude, and one of them act
ed as if he had the malaria. A veter-
mary was called in, and after he eX-
amined the animals he turned to the
new hostler and asked him what he fed
the horses on.
"Oats, sah," said the darl1ey.
Don't you give them anything else
but oats? ?" asked the veterinary.
''Nothin' but oats and pure watah,
sah,'' said the darby, who, it was evil
dent from his answer was convinced
that he at least was not to blame for the
condition of the animals.
Don't you ever give the horses cut
hay?'' was the next query.
"Hay!" shouted the astonished ne
gro. "Fo' de lan's sake, does bosses eat
hay ?"-Bridgepor Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
D,tcbes AIonr country Roads.

Deep bitches and holes caused by
grading and excavating for other pur-
poses are common on both sides OF
country roads. Years ago deep bitches
were necessary to carry off surplus
water. With the common use of tile,
these are now supcrfluous, and should
be leveled as much as possible, SO that
the roadside can be moved readily with
q machine. In a few instances it may
be best to leave a shallow ditch, but
have its sides slope gradually. Seed all
the roadside to grass. They will then
have to be cut but once each season, and
will yield considerable hay, instead of
being a hotbed for weed seed produc-
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11

IT is not the general practice to feed
silage to horses, but in numerous cases
it has been fed to them with success.
When silage was first introduced nu.
merous instances occurred Of injury re-
sulting from feeding it to horses. This
was probably due to giving too large
an amount for the small stomach of the
horse. This caused collie, or some sim
liar trouble. The writer knows of sew
eral cases where horses have died when
fed silage, but it could not be demon
strated that the silage was at fault,
though suspicion pointed that way.
This food, when very acid, should be
fed to horses only in limited way. In
discussing this question, Stewart notes
that there have been many fatal cases
of stable horses eating too much grass.
Evidence is quite as strong that grass
has caused fatal results as often as silage.
The change from dry feed to grass or
silage must be very gradual Stewart
fed silage to our horses for two winters,
adopting the same precautions as he
would in feeding grass, the results be-
ing quite satisfactory.-C S. Plumb II
Prairie Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
FIG. 2.-GRoUND PLAN.

til fall. In this case the movable par
tition in the front of the pen may be re-
moved when the swine have been slaugh-
tered. The floor is then thoroughly
cleaned and Uttered, when it will pro-
vide an excellent place for the fowls to
scratsh for grain during the winter.
The large doors should be kept open dur
ing the warm, pleasant portion of the
day, particularly if they face the south,
as is intended. This open shed for fowls
is especially important if eggs are de-
sired in winter, in regions where snow
lies thick upon the ground.-Farm and
Home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
PIGS FOR MARKETING.
low to Realize the Highest Price at
Least Cost of Production.

low to Realize the Highest Price at
Least Cost of Production.
In rearing pigs for market we should
have definite object in view. This OBJ
ject should be to produce the pig that
will realize the highest price in the
market at the least cost for production.
AS rule, the shorter breeds of pigs can
be produced at less cost than the long
er-sided fellows. The greater distance
the extremities are from the heart, the
greater will be the food required to
maintain the animal in life. In select
ing the breed, see that the male animal
has good pedigree, that he is a typical
animal of the breed he represents, that
he is descended from animals that have
been in the habit of producing large
filters, and that he is we'll developed
for his age. The SOW should be select
ed for rapid development, regular
breeding, producing large litters, and
gentle disposition. The brood sow
should be retained for several years, as
old sows produce. stronger pigs. She
should be allowed to raise two filters
annually. If we wish to have vigor-
Gus, healthy young pigs, the brood sow
0uouAu NC coACA u1ly ACu' DuAAhS ouAA
mer there is no trouble, as the SOW
usually has sufficient variety in her
food. With the early spring pigs there
is often heavy loss from the fact that
the sows are given too concentrated
food and not sufficient variety. No
one variety of grain contains all the ele-
ments of animal life in the proper pro-
portion. Many farmers feed their
brood sows largely on peas during the
winter, with the result that the young
pigs are f1abby and weak, and very
often live but few hours. Milk, roots
and oat chops, bran or shorts, with ac-
cess to earth or sods, make well-bal-
anced ration, and should give good re-
suits if the sow has exercise daily
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