The Globe-republican., 1898-12-22
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Nearly all the small boys own pair
of skates and are using them, too.
Skating has been good in Kansas
this year.
The Saline county Poultry show was
in session last week, and the entries
are more numerous and of better quail
ity than usual
An exchange says the only wonder
about the fast mail up to date is that a
big freight train has not come up be-
hind it and smashed it.
The present session of the legisla-
ture is legally an extraordinary scs-
sion, and before it is finished, it will
undoubtedly be that literally.
In some counties of this state it is
easier to convict persons of violating
the game laws than it is to punish 9TH
ers for far more serious crimes.
Kansas. at some stage of her career
or another, always manages to induce
great men to put their money an her.
Olney, the great Olney, owns farm
in Greenwood county.
After all, there is one thing the ex-
ira session might do with accruing
popularity-might in act repeal the
law which calls for the election of eny
legislature whatsoever.
The stay-at-tent vote among the col
o-ed boys of Kansas in Cuba is suffi-
cient indication that the American cit
izen when his vote is going to be mi
croscopically counted, prefers not to
vote
The business of the Hutchinson and
Southern railway in Oklahoma has in
creased SO much that two new trains,
a passenger and a freight, will be add
ed to the service. Mcdford is now the
southern terminus.
A Wichita Irishman claims that his
ancestor was once wrecked on an is
land fifty miles north of Ireland. All
he had was spade but he kept dig
ging up the island and putting it lit
tie nearer home, until he reached the
coast
Kansas is now going through one of
her sensational spasms. 1t began with
Cross, turned somersault on Gillett,
leaped into the air on Collins, and is
now on the floor gasping over an ex-
ira session. Kansas has the fit period
ically and likes it.
The waterworks company at Salina
has just received q new pumping en-
CINE. 1t weighs eight tons, is thirteen
feet long and has capacity of e,0cO.-
900 gallons every twenty-four hours
1t throws one barrel at each stroke.
1t will be set up alongside the engine
now in use and will be ready for work
in few days
Paul Kern, of Sumner county, is a
farmer. One week ago he had fine
lot of chickens. Thieves came in and
stole them. While Mr.. Kern was out
in the chicken-coop painting the cir
air rich green tint, with
a lot of old-fashioncd profanity, he
happened to see pocllet-booS lying
on the ground. The thieves had drop
ped it. 1t contained sixty-five dol
lars.
Hon. James Wilson, Secretary Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, and also Dr. D. E. Salmon, Chief
of the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry. have each promised Secretary
Coburn that if exigencies OF the public
service will at all permit of their be-
ing away from Washington at that
time, they will be present and make
addresses at the forthcoming meeting
January 11-13) of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture.
Some dairy farmers feed their COWS
on the supposition that the less feed
the greater the profit. 1t is
in this connection to note
the difference in quantity and quality
of the feed given to the poorest five
herds and contrast it with the feed
given to the best FIVE herds of eighty
two herds of Meriden creamery pa
irons Investigated by the Kansas Ex-
pertinent Station during the summer
Of 1898.
A disagreeable cold in the head can
be greatly relieved in one night by the
precaution: Have hot water
at the side of your bed;
lake good-sized piece of old flannel
and dip it in the water as hot as can be
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