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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
Was 1t Legally Passed.

1t IS said there will be endless litiga-
ton over the law passed by the last
Legislature authorizing county clerks
to extend all taxable property not
listed by assessors. The charge is
made that the law was not legally
passed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

At meeting of the League of Parents
and Teachers at Barnard college, New
York city. the other day steps were
taken toward establishing Q code OF
etiquette for teachers similar to those
which prevail in the medical and legal
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
Still Open for Discussion.

The question as to who is the pioneer
Kansas editor seems to be still in
doubt. Among the oldest" however
may be mentioned Marsh Murdock.
W. I. McElroy. W. I. zoe. John :.
Gilmore. T. b. Murdock and J. d.
Sampson. each OF whom has been in
the harness about 80 years.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Why did that rude-looking train-boy
bite the quarter l gave him. Hes an ex-
cowboy from Texas, ma am; and they fire.
quentIy bite the dust out there"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
No Pardon for Willie Sells.

The board Of pardons has recon-
mended clemency in the case OF VIII
liam Sells, convicted in Neosho county
in 1856 of numbering his father. mother.
brother and sister. but the Neosho
county people made vigorous protest
against any such action. and it was
said Gov. Leedy would not pardon
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
Not Genuine.

Tommy-This new spaniel won't go
near the water.
Papa wonder what's the matter
with him?
Il guess he isn,t waterproof."-Har-
per's Round fable.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Every time Il man looks thoughtful as
long as two minutes at a time, his wife be-
gins to wonder what is on his conscience
Atchison Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
An objectine Parent outwitted.

Charles Bliss. Of Galena. and Gertie
Younger. daughter of a wealthy CO.
lumbus citizen. were lovers and longed
to be married, but the young lady's
father would not listen to it When
Bliss applied for marriage license it
was refused on account of Mr.. Young
er's objections Young Bliss was baf-
fed. but the girl was not. Securing
proof that she was of age. she went to
Carthage. Mo-, procured a license. met
her lover at Joplin and the ceremony
was performed. Then they returned
TO receive the parental blessing.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Mr.. Snaggs+"My dear, isn't the grocer on
the next corner Celtic gentleman" Mrs.
Snaggs-'No, indeed. He sells for cash
only"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

For years had neuralgia" You haven't
used St. Jacobs Oil to cure it.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

is that good hen, Uncle JOSH" "A
good hen:' said Uncle Josh: why that ar
hen lays eggs as big as hailstuns. Detroit
Free Press.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
state Printers Election Attacked.

And now State Printer-elect Parks
IS in danger of being Investigated. NJ
o. Albright. of kingman. says Parks
election was the result of a fraudulent
deal between Parks and W. L. Brown,
Of kingman
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

We know a man who refuses to wear
glasses because it would be an acknowl
edgment that lie is growing older.-Wa shing
ton Democrat
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

You never really know how many dis
eases there are to which mortals are sub
iect until you hear a crowd of old women
talking together-Atchison Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
No-To-Bnc for Fifty Cent.

Over t00, coo cured. Why not let No-Tc- Bac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90. ali druggists
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Any kind of bruise St Jacobs Oil will
cure at any tlme-no matter how bad
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

One of TIE most pitiable things in the
world is the mutual disappointment of a
nan and WIEN Y. Weekly.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

When some people make fool bargain
themselves, they try to hide it by Dragging
on their shrewdness.-Wa shington Dem
oCrat.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Mrs Musicus-"Did you have much
trouble in learning to sing so beautifully:
Mss Frankly-"Yes; especially with the
neighbors."
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble Of three years standing e.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. y, 1891
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

They say that the ostrich can digest stones
and broken glass. We wonder if an ostrich
ever tried to digest an American radish -
Atchison Globe
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Some people give so much good advice
to others, they have none left for their own
use-N. Y. Weekly
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Pleasant. Wholesome, Speedy. for cough,
IS Hale Honey OF Horehound and Tar
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

The world demands that a poor wife be
loved by her husband as much as 4 good
one.-Atchison Globe
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Just try a Toe box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic, finest liver and bower regulator made
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

When man gets so mean that his wife
wont live with him, he says marriage is a
talIure.-N ashlngton Democrat
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
Topeka VIII Have a Reunion.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
recent q. \. z. encampment at Cha
mute voted to hold the annual reunion
at Leavenworth this fall. Topeka an
nounces that state soldiers reunion
will be held there also. The commit
tee says the Topeka reunion vii be for
the thousands of old soldiers who do
not belong to the q. \. r.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To Discourage Bank Borrowing.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal says
that only in the emergency OF heavy
Withdrawals OF deposits will he consent
to bankers borrowing money. and in
no case will he permit the use of coll
lateral to secure such loans Under
the old law banks were given to Dor
rowing money and putting up double
negotiable paper or other collateral.
thus depriving depositors of availa BILE
assets in case of banks failure. Mr.
Breidenthal says that bank ought to
be able to borrow money on its own
credit. and if it cannot it ought to go
into liquid alton and pay its creditors
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gcipe, loo
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Charity robs herself when she frowr
while bestowing a gift.-Ram's Horn.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Cant cure my rheumatism" You can.
YOU must use St. Jacobs Oil
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Dear me-" exclaimed the fond father.
nnIiousiy: Whatever can be the matter
With the baby? 1t isn't crying
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Knocked cut by lumhaso? It's because
you don't cure it with s.: Jacobs Oil.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

1t is not the women who look at the most
dry goods, who buy the most.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Like an electric current st. Jacobs Oil
seeks and cures Sciatica
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

\ sprain cannot cripple If you use ST.
Jacobs Oh. IL cures It,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret.
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. lOc. 25c
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

We recently heard doctor say piece of
pie was good for person just before retir
ing in the evening-Atchison Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07
..StnP Tobacco -

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. II is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-05-07

Sold by Druggists, I5c-
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Making and Saving Manure.

1t is during winter that the largest
quantity of manure can be saved, and
no part OF the farm work pays better
than that which Is intelligently be-
slowed on the making and saving OF
barn yard manure. To get best results
stock should be sheltered under roof
and kept we'll bedded with straw or
leaves, or both. 1t Is better also to have
a roof over the yard where the manure
from the stables is taken to rot. Such
of the stock as is not stabbed but al
lowed to run loose and feed out OF racks
and troughs may, If well bedded all the
time, be permitted to occupy one space
without having the manure removed
until II Is taken to the field direct. The
tramping of the animals contracts the
material, and this promotes dts rotting.
1t Is part of the manure making busi-
ness to have all of the surplus rough
feed raised on the farm fed out at the
barn so that 1t may be turned into ma
nure, and as far as practicable the ma
nure should be kept under cover to
prevent evaporation until it is spread on
the land, and then it ought to be put
under shallow covering Of earth with
plows as soon as possible. Exposed to
the sun and wind 1t soon dries, its fer
tilizing properties are carried off, and
nothing of value to the soil is left.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Is There a Shortage in Cattle 2

A Colorado cattle dealer of long and
varied experience, Mr.. 7. Keogh, says
this is the first time in twenty-seven
years that he has gone out with plenty
of money in his pocket and was unable
to find cattle that he could buy. 1t is
the first real shortage, he says, that ever
existed in his experience. The advance
in the eighties was not due to short
age, but to the demand caused by so
many people going into the range busi-
ness. Rich men were buying herds for
their sons, and when they commenced
to sell prices went down. For several
years now cattlemen have been shipping
everything to market that would bring
a dollar. They spayed their heifers
and fattened them, and even fattened
the calves and two-year- 1t used
to be that only the three and four-year-
old cattle were fed for market, and we
used to see cattle weighing from 1900
to 1,60O pounds. Now they average 900
or 1000 pounds.
The Rocky Mountain News says Mr..
Keogh's views are corroborated by all
cattlemen who are familiar with the
situation. While there are plenty of
cattle for the immediate supply east OF
the mountains, the test will come in the
spring, when buyers look for feeders.
For several weeks now buyers have been
out looking for cattle to contract for
spring delivery and it is said that prices
being paid are much higher than on the
market to-day.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
A Short Chapter on Leaves.

A writer in the New York Independent,
discussing the subject Of leaves, thinks
the provisions with respect to leaves,
their uses and distribution, "are re-
markable," and then he proceeds to
point out few of them, with their les
sons to the farmer. He does not favor
raking leaves off the grass lawn in the
fall. The effect of the leaves, he says,
Is not only to protect, but to add each
year to the humus, to replace a frac-
ton each year washed off by the rains,
another portion steadily becoming food
soil for plants. Then nature shoves
and drives another large amount of the
leaves under the hedges, and around
the shrubs and into the bushes that
need covering especially of roots Now
1t remains for us to gather them where
not needed and to put them to other
uses. (D fill big bedding bin with
dry leaves for use in the stables. Forked
through the stables they add greatly to
the value of the manure. Slowly de-
composing, they are ready to add to
the humus when carted out in the
spring (2) l bank the barns with
leaves. (3) cover strawberries and
tender grapes and roses with them. (D
l spread a thick covering over my barn
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08

est wounds on the skin or mucous mem
branes of the mouth increase the chance
of infection, because infection invariably
takes place through such wound. We
have here another indication OF how
chances of infection may be lessened.--
DR.. Paul Fischer, in Kansas Farmer.
To keep sweet potatoes over winter,
select dry and well-drained place for
the pit or hill. Make a pile Of potatoes
which contains twenty to twenty-five
bushels, rounding them off into the shape
Of cone. The pile is then covered
with straw or some other coarse dry for
age. Sometimes corn stalks are used,
standing them around the pile Of pota-
toes until all are covered. In this way
the tops of the stalks may project from
the top of the pile for ventilation. II
the temperature remains generally above
40 degrees for a week or so the pile may
be left in this way, so that they may un-
dergo thorough sweating. When the
period Of sweating is completed, the pile
may be covered with earth, lightly at
first, and increased as the weather grows
colder, until from four to six inches have
been added A shed of scrap lumber
may now be built over all; in fact, this
may be provided beforehand, so that the
pile during the sweating period may not
be exposed to rain. With these pro-
visions for dryness and ventilation, po-
tatoes will keep safely until spring
Country Gentleman.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
To ENLARGE the FOreign Corn Market.

Some years ago an enthusiastic Amer
lean named Murphy was sent to Europe
for the purpose Of interesting the bread
eaters there in things that can be made
from corn grown on farms in the United
States He had the best grades Of corn
sent to him and he taught the people
how to grind 1t and how to cook the
meal. He went from city to city and
from country to country, though he
spent most of his time among the Ger
mans; he attended fairs, expositions,
and other great gatherings, exhibiting
American corn and showing the people
the almost numberless good things that
can be easily and cheaply made from it.
BY persistent work and good behavior
Mr.. MuIphy's efforts attracted attention,
not only of merchants and grain dealers,
but Of high officers of the government
to the extent of considering corn a food
for the army
And now it Is proposed to extend the
scheme and reinforce it's friends by
more direct action Of our government,
with the view of not only creating a
more general interest in American corn
among people Of other countries, but of
enlarging the foreign market Of this
popular cereal. The Paris exposition of
the year 1900 will afford an excellent
opportunity to advance the work. If
Congress at the coming session will
provide for special corn display at
that time and place, authorizing and
directing all necessary appliances and
processes in the art of grinding meal
and cooking viands therefrom, the small
appropriation required will be repaid to
our farmers a thousand times over in
a few years.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Curing Meat at Home.

The farmers smoke house ought to
be on his farm and not in Kansas City
or St.Louis. Farmers ought to avail
themselves Of their opportunities for
Self-help whenever it can be done. The
old way of producing on the farm ev-
erything that is used there cannot well
be followed now, but some Of the old
customs may and ought to be retained.
Among these is curing meat at home
for family use. Butchering day ought
to take it's place again in the farm cal
endar. The work is easily done; any
man or woman with little practice can
be a good hand that day, and experience
is capital in that business, as in all
others. Let butcher day come back to
the farm and we should soon have the
professional butcher with us again, di-
viding the butchering season into days
that would best mutually accommodate
them and the families where the work
was to be done.
Meat for preserving should never be
salted until all the animal heat has
gone. Pieces should be cut according to
a plan SO as to best accommodate the
form Of the carcass and make the best
uoO vi pdOhlh5 opclSOs IL a Cttoh 10 u0OuS
put layer of salt, say half an inch
thick on the bottom, then lay in tier
Of cut meats, hams, shoulders and sides.
Cover these well with salt, filling the
lnterstices full, and be sure to have a
vein of salt between every two pieces
Of meat and between the meat and
the wood of the cask. Put on an
other tier Of meat and another layer
of salt till the cask is full or the
work is done. Fill all spaces with salt
and between the pieces of meat not less
than half an inch of salt should lie
Place the skins next to the wood. Some
farmers put the middling pieces down
first, with hams and shoulders ON top.
If the side pieces are to be used as mess
pork they, of course, ought to be kept
by themselves and covered with brine
that has been boiled and skinned. 1t
is we'll to cover all with brine week
or ten days after packing and let lie
in brine about four weeks before re-
moving to smoke house.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
The Poultry House.

No farm equipment is complete with
out Il poultry house. 1t ought to be
constructed, if we follow the advice OF
Colman's Rural World, good author
ity, In such manner that you will be
enabled to clean out the droppings with
little trouble. Make the perches NOV
able, horizontal, and not too high from
the floor. A good cement floor is a lit
tie the incest thing for the roosting
room, but close, smooth board floor
will answer all purposes. A little dry
sand loan will increase the value OF the
fertilizer and at the same time make
the manure easier to handle. The rest
of the hen house floor should be covered
with fresh dry leaves, cut straw or chaff,
into which all grain should be thrown,
causing the fowls continual exercise.
Idleness and overfat Is the great trou-
BILE with fowls at this time of the year,
and IL allowed to nope around they are
liable TO get that much to be dreaded
habit of feather pulling. The secret of
success is largely in keeping the fowls
in continual exercise.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Ducks and Geese.

A new publication--Farmers Bulletin
No. 64-deVoted to ducks and geese, Will
soon be issued by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. 1t comprises
an enumeration Of the standard breeds
of ducks and geese, offers suggestions
for their management, and contains
thirty-seven illustrations, all but three
of which are drawn by the author from
original sketches and photographs. The
chapter on management gives much
practical information concerning the
breeding, feeding and marketing OF
ducks and geese and the proper and most
economical construction Of houses, runs
and plant generally, much of which Will
be of great value to persons engaged in
raising these birds either for sale or
for private consumption.
This bulletin can be secured free Of
charge from the Secretary OF Agrlcul-
ture, Washington, d. c., or member
Of Congress.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Look After the BarnYard.

BY the usual method Of handling ma
nure, says the Iowa Homestead, the
yard contains considerable quantities OF
it all the time. Rains come and leach
it, and 1t speedily loses its more soluble
and therefore more valuable and avail
able elements, which run off by the
shortest route to the nearest stream
During the wet season the yard Is often
ankle deep, or worse, in a mixture OF
mud and the finer particles OF the ma
nure, which makes the lot OF both the
stock and its owner harder.
In a great many instances these con-
ditions could all be changed with very
little labor. 1t would often be easy to
dig, with plow and scraper, a shallow
basin at suitable place in the yard,
which would catch all the teaching from
the manure. A barrel could be set In
the lowest part of this basin and from 1t
would be easy to pump the liquid accu-
mutation into tank and put them where
they belong, namely, on that part OF
the land where they would do the most
good
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Extracts From Farm Journals.

Ashes are very essential in building up
the bone in hogs and should not be over
looked. Farmers upon the Western
prairies feed corn in large quantities and
with them ashes are a scarce article Of
wholly unknown. Corn coDs furnish a
strong ash, and these may be burned,
carefully saved and spread upon clean
floor where the animals can help them
selves. Some of the Colorado swine
keepers burn the pinon wood and make
a very good charcoal which is placed
where the hogs can run TO 1t.-Wiscon-
sin Agrlculturist.
If the young orchard has not already
been protected from mice and rabbits,
clear away the grass and weeds from
around the roots and get some good
paper (hour bag paper is the best), cut in
strips iour inches wide, then wind
around the tree in spiral form and tie
again at the top. / have used this plan
for a great many years with entire
safety. | have never had tree in
jured by rabbits when wrapped with
paper, and in case Of sleet in winter
they don't have to bend all at one,place.
am trying vermifuge weed around the
roots OF my trees to drive the aphis
or root louse away. r. Parks, in
Journal of Agriculture.
Some late statistics concerning hog
cholera indicate that the loss was much
less serious in those sections of Iowa
largely devoted to dairying, and this is
attributed, in part, to the fact that in
the dairy districts the hogs are given
a more nearly balanced ration, of which
milk, skim-milk and buttermilk form
an important part. This seems reason
able. 1t will not do, however, to jump
to the conclusion that milk in all its
forms is healthful food for hogs. At
many creameries the buttermilk is con-
Quoted in pipes to underground cisterns,
from which it is pumped to the farmers
cans. Very few buttermilk cisterns OF
this sort are kept clean. In fact 1t is al
most impossible to keep them clean,
owing to the difficulty Of getting the
cistern emptied.-Field and Farm.
Prevention is the all-important treat
ment for blackleg. Knowing that this
disease occurs only in certain districts
and often only in certain fields Of farm
(Which the germs inhabit permanently
we can prevent the disease by avoiding
the use of these fields for pasture pur-
poses. Such fields or farms should be
used for the production of cultivated
crops. These can then be fed to stock
with much greater safety than allowing
the cattle to pasture on the fields that
produced the crops. Rough fodder, corn
stalks, etc, that can. produce the slight
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Agricultural College Cattle Sale.

The dispersion sale Of the entire herd
of pure-bred cattle owned by the Kansas
State Agricultural college, Manhattan,
Kas., was held November 18, at the
college barn, Col. S. A. Sawyer, of Man
haitian, auctioneer. The weather was
perfect, the attendance good and the
bidding spirited. Col. Sawyer says that
it was one of the most successful sales of
blooded cattle that has been held for
years. Below is a summary of prices
Eight Short-horn bulls sold for. $612.00
Average ................. 1850
Ten Short-horn females sold for 10000
Average ............. 1880
One Hereford bull sold for. .... 5000
Three female Herefords sold for 429.00
Average ...... ............ 143.00
Two Jersey bulls sold for. ... 1900
Average ................. $3.50
Five Jersey females sold for. 33800
Average ............... $3.50
Four Holstein-Friesian bulls
sold for ............... 1890
Average ...............,.... 2S25
Four Holstein-Friesian females
sold for ............>.... 2S5OO
Average ........,.......... 5S75
Total, thirty head, sold
for ........,........... .s2,S2OOO