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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17
F.li Flowing Kiils Insects.

Meadow lands infested with white
grubs should be ploSed and thoroughly
cultivated in the fall. then planted to
some crop that requires thorough culti-
walton the next season. The fall Guilt
vation will destroy many of the insects
which are then in very tender stage in
little earthen cells in the ground. and
the thorough and frequent cultivation
of the following crop will soon dis
courage the grubs.-RuralN New Yorker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17
PROTECTING THE PIGS.

1t Can BE Done by Placing Two Troughs
sin the Feeding Pen.
To give the little pigs a show at the
slop trough is out of the question if
they have to scramble for it among the
other swine. But it is easily managed
by having two troughs in the feeding
pen, with stakes driven down between
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17
HOUSE FOR POULTRY.

Description of Structure That Has
Proved Very satisfactory.
The illustrations show a perspective
and end view of house that has proven
very neutrality-suspicious., well lighted.
convenient and cheap. Stills, plates and
posts are four by four, the rest of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17

When = hog has to be driven to his
feed he il being overfed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17

Clean the poultry house OF lice. dust
the hens well with Persian insect pow
der. and give them fine dry earth In
which to dust
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
HISTORICAL.

During the period of the Confedera-
ton, the power to coin money was
vested not only in the Continental Con-
gress, but in the several states, many
of them taking advantage of this to
issue copper coins.
Next year the English Church will
celebrate the booth anniversary of tho
baptism Of the first English king b1
st. Augustine. The Dean and Chapter
of Canterbury still hold land in Essex
given by king Ethelbert of Kent which
has been in their uninterrupted possess
sion since 597.
Queen victorias age has been ex-
ceeded by only, one former occupant of
the throne Of Eng,and-George ILL.,,
who wac eighty-two years old when he
died. The age of George II. was equal
to that which her majesty has attained.
She has been flfty-nine years on the
throne. Only one predecessor, George
ILL.,, who ruled for nearly sixty years,
held the sceptre for a longer period
than her majesty.
Tallyrand took thirteen oaths of f.
deity: To Clement XIII. when he en-
tered the holy orders, to Clement XIV.
when he became Bishop of Anton, to
Louis XVI, in 1889, to the King and
the constitution, to the Directory in
1895, to the Directory in 1896 as Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, to the three
Consuls, to Bonaparte, sole consul, to
Napoleon Emperor, to Louis XVIII. in
1914, to Louis XVIII. at the second re-
storation in 1915, to Charles x. in 1924,
and to Louis Philippe in 1880.
Beneath the portico of the First
Congregational Unitarian church at
Quincy, in the same vault which his
filial affection built for his parents,
in like casket and of similarly hewn
stone, now repose the remains of ex-
President John Quincy Adams, together
with those Of his wife. A mural
monument, similar to that of his
father, was erected in 1852 by his son,
Rev. G. F. Adams, being a tablet of
white marble to the right of the pulpit
of the church.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

1t Is mentioned as a remarkable CO.
incidence that the men just elected
bishops Of the Methodist Episcopa
church, Chaplain" McCabe and Rev
Earl Cranston, were born at Athens
0. 1t is further coincidence that the
late Bishop e. r. Ames was born in
the same county and within ten miles
Of the town.
At the closing session of the Congre-
gational association held at Aurora
ILL.,, resolutions were adopted, denounc-
Ing war as contrary to the spirit of
Christ, and favoring the arbitration OF
all international difficulties by per-
manent international tribunal of arbi-
tration.
The delegates to the twenty-second
annual convention Of the Illinois Chris
tian Sunday School association at
Peoria, ILL.,, passed resolutions strongly
denouncing the liquor traffic aud pledg-
ing the support Of the association to
all efforts for its suppress n.
1t Is said that there are 1893 clergy
men in Boston, only thirty-one Of whom
receive $4,000 salary and over per year;
seventy-nine receive between $500
and $4,000, while the balance come
under the latter figure.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

Some of the farmers in Oxford, Me-,
ride three or four miles to market on
bicycles, with baskets Of produce sus-
pended from shoulder Jokes.
Threads of shredded steel are used in
Germany as substitute for sand-pa-
per. 1t is said to work more quickly
and uniformly than sand-paper, and
does not clog.
Gas made from sawdust is used to
illuminate the streets and houses Of
Deseronto, Canada. The sawdust
comes from the lumber mills in. the
neighborhood.
200-pound woman in Kansas City
wobbled on her bicycle, and a pedes-
TRAN tried to save her. Both fell, the
man underneath, and the mans leg
was broken.
A ton Of Atlantic water, when
evaporated, yields eighty-one pounds of
salt; ton Of Pacific water, seventy
nine pounds; the water Of the Dead
Sea, more than twice as much-1S7
pounds to the ton.
Fur-bearing animals are becoming so
scarce that the feasibility Of breeding
them is being discussed. 1t is con-
coded that Siberia would be the most
desirable place for the establishment
Of farms for this purpose.
A duck was floating contentedly on
pond in Putnam, Conn.,, and a sports
man fired dozen shots at It without
rufling feather. 1t was decoy duck,
moved by strings from the shore, con-
trolled by fun-loving boys.
A young wife in Bangor, Me-, has
started cooking school. and gives to
her neighbors all the viands cooked by
the class. 1t is suspected that she is
thus endeavoring to help her husband
to patients. He is young physician.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

The following timely words are
from an address to Governor Mckinley
at his home in Caution by several hun
dred visiting women from Cleveland, %:
"We know that when you enter at the
door of the White House, peace and
comfort will enter at our doors; that
when you receive your heritage by the
decree of a grateful people, our hus-
bands and fathers will receive the
fruits of their industry, and the heart
of the wife and mother will be made
glad. When the husband lacks work,
the wife knows and feels it, though
she will still cheer and comfort; when
the factory fires are out, the fire on
the hearth burns low; when the spin
dies cease to turn, proverty and hunger
stalk through the streets by day; when
the anvil no longer rings, misery and
wailing brood in the home by night.
Every woman has living interest in
the money question. If our husbands
earn the money, we spend and intend
to spend it. Every thrifty woman
wants her few dollars to have
as great purchasing power as posi-
BILE, to be worth 100 cents, not so; to be
convertible into 90 pounds of sugar,
not TO-"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
Free Silver and State Banks.

Some curiosity has been expressed as
to why no effort was made to insert a
plank in the St. Louis platform favor
ing the repeal of the tax of ten
per cent on state bank circulation.
The south was quite strenuous for the
adoption of such a plank in 1892. 1t
has not yet given up the idea, but it is
proceeding on a different plan. After
the failure of this measure in the Fifty
third congress Speaker Crisp said, in
the hearing of a Michigan congressman,
"We shall have the west with us the
next time we make the attempt The
people in the west want free silver
coinage. They will not get it unless
the repeal of the state bank tax is
coupled with it." And that is the
present scheme. 1t is not in the plat
form, but it is in the plan. Even if the
Democrats carry the day the west can
not pass free coinage law without
the aid of the south. And the repeal
of the state bank tax will be the price
which it will have to pay.
The platform upon which Mr.. Bryan
was nominated proposes to take from
the national banks the privilege of is
suing circulating notes, reserving that
power exclusively to the government.
But the national bank notes are inf
nitely better than the state bank cur
rency that existed before the national
banks were established. Then the
notes Of Indiana banks would not cir
culate at par in Michigan, nor those of
Michigan in New York. If a man had
800 in state bank currency at the be-
ginning of the week he might find,
when his bank note detector came at
the end of the week, that the currency
was not worth SIS. It is revival of
this system that the south wants, and
the demand will be made that this
system and free silver coinage 60 to-
gether. They are fit companions. A
fifty-cent dollar in coin, and an unsc-
cured dollar in paper made congenial
monetary companionship.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS who favors free S

A manufacturer who favors free sill
YER coinage recently made the candid
admission: ave want to push our prod
ucts into all the markets of the world.
The only thing that stands in our way
is the high price of labor. Everything
we make has come down in price.
Labor is still at the old high price. If
free coinage of silver became the law
we could pay labor in 50-cent dollars,
which'would bring it down to the level
of other commodities as they rule now.
This accomplished we could compete
with any country in the world in for
cign markets" This might be a good
thing for the exporter, but how about
the laborer and the farmer? To the
laborer 1t would mean q reduction Of
wages and scale of living to the Euro
pean or Chinese standard. To the
farther 10 would mean the loss of his
best market, for 50-cent wage earners
cannot be good buyers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

If there was any such scarcity OF
money or any such profit in national
bank circulation as is often represented
the issue of such notes would be much
larger than it is. According to the
statements just published four of the
national banks of Detroit, which are
authorized to issue 81, 100000 in notes,
have only S166,63O out. The national
banks of the whole country, with an
authorized circulation of 1891, 421 ,94s,
had at the time of their last compiled
statements, only $1s2, 4s1, 610 in actual
circulation. If there was any such
lack of currency as to make the circu-
lation profitable the banks would issue
more of it. The disease of the times is
not a scarcity of money but scarcity
of business. The remedy is not free
silver solution but the tonic effect of
protective tariff, with reciprocity
treaties.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

No need to suffer with rheumatism, lum-
bago, neuralgia, cramps or collie. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil cures all such troubles
and does it quickly.
The mole is not blind, as many per-
sons suppose. It's eye rs hardly larger
than a pinhead, and is carefully pro-
tected from dust and dirt by means
of enclosing hairs.
For any of those unexpected emergencies
common to children Ia the summer, DR..
Fowler's Ext. of Wild Strawberry Is an un-
railing cure. 1t Is natures specific for sum-
mer complaint In all its forms.
No parental care ever falls to the
lot of a single member of the insect
tribe. In general, the eggs of an in
sect are destined to be Matched long
after the parents are dead.
Ir your dealer tells you that something
else Is 'Just as good" as Doan's Ointment
for Hives, Pin Worms, Itching Piles or 9TH
er itchiness of the skin, tell him you want
the original. 1t Is safe, neyer-failing.
The Chinese SEND three Invitations
to the guests that they desire to see at
their great feast. The first Is dis
patched two days before the feast, the
second on the day itself, in order to re-
mind those they have invited of their
engagement, and the third just before
the hour has arrived, so as to show how
impatient they are to see their friends
arrive
Sold by all druggists at $1.O0 per box:
three boxes, Thirty days treatment), So so
with iron-cad, written guarantee, or sent
direct upon receipt of price. Write for
booklet and proofs. Eureka Chemical q
Mfg. Co., La Crosse. Wis. and Boston,
Mass.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

The most significant thing about the
comparison is that while the deposits of
all kinds are only $1,s54,O less than
in 1893 the loans and discounts, which
represent the active business use Of
money, are $4,537,2 O4 less. The re-
mainder of the differences in deposits
is accounted for by the increase in the
comparatively idle uses of money found
in deposits in other banks, stocks,
bonds and mortgages, and specie. The
latter, chiefly gold, has increased $780,
200, and this is entirely idle capital
The savings deposits are almost as
large as when at the highest tide, but
there is less disposition to draw on
them for investment. Much of the
time during the last year the supply of
money has been greater than the de-
mand for legitimate business use.
What has been needed, and what is
mainly needed now, is not more money,
nor cheap money, but more business,
and protective tariff, with reciprocity
treaties, will bring this much more
speedily and certainly than the talk
about free coinage.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
A. Good as Cola.

The charge is often made by the adyo.
Gates of free silver coinage that
the Republican convention at st.
Louis shifted from the ground
upon which the party has
stood, and cnunciatcd u new principle
on the currency question. Let us see.
AS early as 1861 the government made
an issue of treasury demand notes,
which were received by the govern
ment for all dues, but which were at
first refused by bankers, railroads and
merchants. In order that they might
not be in any way discredited a circular
was issued, stating that they would be
redeemed in coin at any of the sub
treasures, and Gen. Scott issued an
order to the army in the field, stating
that the troops would be paid in part
in these notes, but that the notes were
'as good as gold in all banks and gov
eminent offices throughout the United
States" Aside from the subsidiary
coinage, gold was the only coin then
in use, and the wording of Gen. SCOTS
order shows that the Republican adj
ministration of that time meant gold
when it said 'coin."
In urging the passage of the act of
1873 the director of the mint gave Us Il
reason that the silver dollar had been
practically out of circulation for 40
years, and that act simply recognized
in law what had for that long period
been the standard in fact, the gold
standard. Again in 1880 the Repub-
lican platform, upon which Garfield
was elected, gave as one of the &C 5 for
which the Republican party DIES, tved
commentator that it had rais,,l the
paper currency Of our country ''the
par of gold"
The platform of 1884 made this
declaration: 1--WE have always recon-
mcndcd the best money known to the
civilized world, and we urge that eff
forts should be made to unite all COM
mercial nations in the establishment
Of an International standard, which
shall fix for all the relative value of
gold and silver coinage; and that,
though with different wording, is prac-
tically the same ground as that taken
in the platform of 1896.
The party has always recognized
gold as the standard. 1t has never fa-
vored the free coinage of silver, but
only such use of that metal as was con-
Sistent with it's being maintained at
par with gold. 1t was under this pol
icy, united with that of protection,
that we had the prosperous times from
1888 to 1892, and it is this policy com,
bined with a return to protection and
reciprocity that will give us prosperous
times again.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

During the four years of President
Harrison's administration with pro.
tective tariff to furnish income, the
public debt was reduced $244, sl9, 730.
Under the present Democratic admin
istration, with the Wilson tariff in
operation part of the time, the debt
increased in three years, S262, 800, $780,
II is no wonder that the government
has had to sell bonds and buy gold.
The banks have had plenty of specie,
and until within month have paid it
out freely. 1t is only the government
that is cornercd on gold, and that
mainly because its expenses exceed its
income.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
CURIOUS FACTS.

A pound of phosphorus heads 1,000,-
900 matches.
School directors in the district OF
Duverne, Iowa, have ordered a cyclone
cave dug at each Of the schoolhouses
In the district.
1t is said that there are only two
words in the English language that
contain all the vowels in their order.
They are "abstemious" and face
tious."
When falling, as out of tree, or
down steep declivity, bears will roll
themselves into close resemblance
to huge furry ball, and thus escape
without injury.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
The Ideal Panacea,

James l.. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New Discovery
as an Ideal Panacea for coughs. colds and
lung complaints, having used 1t in my faml-
ly for the lest five years. 10 the exclusion of
physicians prescriptions or other prepar.
ations."
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, writes:
II have been minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for so years or more, and
have never found anything so beneficial, or
that gave me such speedy relief as DR. Kings
New Discovery. Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial bottles free at M. A.
Sprague q Co.'s Drug Store.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
PUNCTUREp THE TIRE.
A Rattlesnake's Vicious Strike at
Wheelman Dlsables the Wheel.

A Rattlesnake's Vicious Strike at q
wheeiman Disables the Wheel.
Linn Banks, assistant ticket agent al
the Union Depot, was cycling with
Cyrus Oldham along the public high
way, two miles east of Raytown. Mo-,
the other day when they came across
a large rattlesnake in the middle of the
road. The serpent made no effort to
get out of the way of the wheels, and
Banks decided that he would kill it by
riding owed its head. But the moment
the front wheel Of the bicycle struck
the snake 1t coiled up and began strik-
ing at Banks. It's fangs punctured the
rubber tire and let out the air. The
man quickly dismounted, and Banks
killed the snake with stone. He tied
the rattler in a handkerchief, broughtit
to the city and placed it on exhibition
in glass jar at the Union Depot. The
snake measures forty-two inches and
has three rattles and button on the
is going to have the skin tanned for
a belt. 1t has been many years since
a rattlesnake was seen in the vicinity
of Raytown. Two rattlesnakes always
travel together. and Mr.. Banks says he
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Washington, Ind,
''Sun" writes: "You have valuable pre-
scription In Electric Bitters, and 1 can
cheerfully recommend 1t for constipation
and sick headache, and as general system
run down, could not eat or digest food, had
backache which never left her and felt
tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric
Bitters restored her health and renewed her
strength. Prices SOC and S1.00. Get a
bottle at NJ. A. Sprague q Co.'s drug store.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

Two men were shot and three seri-
ously cut as result of a free-for-ali
election fight at Cloverdale, Ala.
Nearly so men participated in the fight,
which lasted nearly an hour.
Fifty more men have been laid off by
the Cleveland Cliff Mining Co. at Ish-
peming. Further reductions are ex-
pected. The Champion mine Is also
expected to close down this month,
throwing out about 300 men.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

we imported III, 652, 1858 pounds of wool
valued at S13, $40. In 1895, under
the Wilson tariff, we imported 24s, 1884,
PIT pounds valued at $33,77O, $50. AS
the imports increase our own fiocks de-
crease, and the profits of this important
industry go to the foreign fockmasters
instead of to our own. And that is the
way free trade works every time.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
SAFE from cup,d,s Darts.

Visitor Cat studio)-I do not see how
an artist could paint such beautiful
woman without falling in love with her.
Great Artist assure you, Madam,
hat while painting that picture never
Dnce thought Of love.
us that possible?"
Eyes. You see the model was my
wife,"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How To Cure Yourself While Using

How To Cure Yourself While Using It.
The tobacco habit grows on man until
his nervous system Is seriously affected,
lmpairing health. comfort and happiness.
To quit suddenly is too severe shock to the
system, as tobacco to an inveterate user
becomes stimulant that his system contin-
ually Graves. "Baco-Curo" Is scientific
cure for the tobacco habit, in all Its forms,
carefully compounded after the formula of
an eminent Berlin physician who has used
1t In bis private practice since 1879, without
failure. 1t Is purely vegetable and guar
anteed perfectly harmless. You can use all
the tobacco you want while taking ''Baco-
Curo." 1t will notify you when to stop.
We give written guarantee to cure per-
manently any case with three boxes, or re-
fund the money with 10 per cent interest.
"Bac0 Cur0' Is not substitute. but a
scientific cure, that cures without the aid of
will power and with no inconvenience. It
leaves the system as pure and free from
nicotine as the day you took your first chew
or smoke.
CURED BY BACo- CURo AND GAINED THIRTY
POUNDS.
From hundreds of testimonials, the originals
OF which are on file and open to inspection, the
following Is presented:
Eureka Chemical & Mfg, Co, La Crosse.
Wis.-Gentleman: For forty years used to.
bacco In all its forms For twenty-five years OF
that time 4 was great sufferer from general
debility and heart disease. For fifteen years
tried TO quit, but couldn't. took various rem
edies, among others .'NoTo- Bac," "The Indian
ETC., ETC., but none of them did me the least bit
OF good. Finally however, 1 purchased box
OF your "Baco- Curo' and It has entirely cured
me OF the habit in all its forms, and have In
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Pastor @. p. Church, Clayton, Ark.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
Ills Lip.Gone,

M. M. Nicholson, who lives at the
corner of Curran and Anderson Sts., At
lanta, Ca, had cancer for years.
1t first appeared on his lip and resem-
bled fever blister, but spread rapidly
and soon began to destroy the flesh.
His father and uncle had died from
Cancer, and he sought the best medical
aid in different cities, but it seemed i'm
possible to check the disease. Several
operations were performed but the can
Ger always returned. This continued
for years until the partition in his nose
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14

In the silver convention at st. Louis,
Judge c. r. Scott, of Omaha, said:
"Oh, God, send pestilence, disease, war
and famine among us, but, oh God, de-
liver us from another four years of
that man Cleveland" The judge is
consistent. Paying wages in q fifty
cent dollar would come mighty near
bringing famine to the homes of many
wage earners.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
SteaIf6fui,

Justice-You are charged with steal
ing Colonel Julep's chickens. Have you
any witnesses?
Uncle Moses-I heb not / don't steal
chickens befo' witnesses. -Richmond
Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
THE WHEEL.

The hardest thing in connection with
learning to ride wheel is procuring
the bicycle.
French racing is peculiar. Linton
won $500 in a week Of 1t, and for pace
makers alone paid 1920.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-14
HOW IL Affects Wool.

The latest wool statistics furnish a
good object lesson on the tariff. The
number of sheep in the differen t sections
of the country in 1892, under protcc-
tive tariff, and in 1896, under free trade