The Globe-republican., 1898-12-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The wheat fields are looking fine
now and are said to be improving every
week.
The New Years bell this year in
Kansas will probably ring out the old
legislature and ring in the new.
Gillett has been seen again in Next
co, bound for south America with
yelled women lowering wraith-like in
his vicinity.
grain of gold nearly as big as
pea was found in the craw OF chick
en- killed by Frank Simon OF Harvey
county, few days ago.
1t may develop in the Collins trial
that an evil mans evidence is trust
worthy, and that an evil woman's is
rot-in t he eyes of the mighty law.
The tin shops of the Rock Island
road at Horton burned one night re-
Gently. 1t was so cold that the water
froze between the hose nozzle and the
fire.
While the people all over the state
are staying awake even at night think
ing about the Collins murder case, one
of the jurors went to sleep IN the box
last week.
The supreme court of Kansas has
criticised the careless. slip-shod man
ner in which the journals of the state
are kept. The court is said to be cor
rect regarding this very important
matter.
The most intelligent witness that
has appeared in the Collins murder
case SO far is girl of twilight COM
plexion named Kitty Smothers. The
ablest lawyer in the case couldn't rat
tie her.
kansans are getting wise. After
the Twenty-first regiment was muster
ed out, and while its members had
plenty of money, an attempt was made
to get them down to Kansas City to
fleece them. The volunteers refused
to 60.
On December 18TH there arrived at
the Wichita postoffice eight packages
containing $4,000 2-cent stamps to the
package, making total of 100000 in
stamps in all, and this is the third re-
QUESTION made since August last,
which cover a grand total of 1000, 600
2-cent stamps that have been received
under the present postmaster's admin
istration, and does not include any
other denomination or postal cards.
In trials during the winter of 1918,
yearling steers fed Kafiir meal made
better gains than those fed corn meal
In trials year earlier CORN meal gave
been found true at other stations
Steers feed kaffir heads made an aver
age gain of 1.s5 pounds each per day;
those fed Kaffir meal 2.36 pounds.
Slightly less was eaten in the head
than when the grain was ground
Practical and experienced feeders,
who breed and purchase steers for fat
tening. observe striking differences in
the aptitude of animals OF varying
types and makeup to lay on flesh
readily and in such form and quality
as to command the highest price on the
market. 1t requires we'll trained eye
to detect in all cases the possible var
iations of results in the store or stock
steer, while there are some distinctions
that are easily detected.
The report of the expenses Of the
Penitentiary at Lansing for the month
of November has been made and it
shows that the earnings of the institu-
ton for last month, exclusive OF the
coal mine, have amounted to So. 900. So.
The coal mine earnings amounted to
ee.o3o.95. This was much the largest
item in the account. as the farm prod
ucts sold brought $780, 43 and the bal
ance of the receipts amounted to
S3.i11.49. The total amount of the re-
ceipts, therefore, were SIS, 145. Go for
the entire month.
The week of January STA, 1899. is
to be most eventful and important
week for every breeder. feeder and
farmer in Kansas who desires to keep
abreast of the times and prosper in his
business. During this week, in Tope-
ka, the Kansas State Poultry Show
will be held, covering the entire week,
the Kansas Swine Breeders assccia-
ton will begin on January Q, the Kan
sas Improved Stock Breeders associa-
ton will convene January 10, and the
State Board of Agriculture will meet
on the evening of January IL. These
different conventions will occupy the