The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

Topeka wants some one to teach their
youths Spanish.
Bethany college is opened for the
year at Topeka.
The Wig Wagg is the name of Law
renee society.
A man who invented printing press
lives at ottawa.
Fort Scotts foot ball team is lining
up for the season.
Lawrence university has already en-
rolled 600 students.
Emporia will feed her soldiers pie
when they come home.
At Osborne the ministers are quite
friendly and hold councils at each 9TH
er's houses.
A public marriage was one feature
of the Allen county fair one day last
week.
A good many persons appear to think
that the sign is right for starting news
papers.
The Union says there is man in
Humboldt past fifty years old who has
never had taste of watermelon.
Some stove pcddlers are out in Lin
coin county everlastingly soaking the
farmers by selling them stoves at about
double the prices asked by local deal
ers. Like the cloth agents, grocery
salemen, ETC., they have great stories
about what they can save the pur-
chaser and their customers, and then
when they catch poor victim do him
in good shape. Deal with your home
merchants, who have a reputation to
maintain, and will look after your in
| terests as well as their own.
With the abundant feed crops which
has been produced this year it seems
to be certain that prices must rule too
low for it to pay the farmer to market
the products of his fields. There will
probably be more feeding done than
ever before, and most of the feeders
will turn their attention to fattening
hogs and cattle. The demand for NUT
ton, and especially for choice, fat
lambs, is strong and growing. Why
not buy a few good ewes and pure
bred ram of one of the mutton breeds
and raise some good lambs to feed
next year.
The forage plants which are much
appreciated and are constantly grow
ing in appreciation in Kansas are al
falfa, Kaf1ir corn and the saccharine
sorghums. Practically until 1891 there
was no acreage of alfalfa. In that year
the State Board of Agriculture had as
SCISSORS make the first enumeration of
it, when there was 1854 acres. The
secretary of the board has just finished
the compilation of this years returns,
which show an aggregate of 231,53s
acres, an increase of 10000 acres, or IS
per cent over last year, and an increase
since 1891 of 573 per cent
Live Stock Show at Omaha.
There is at this time every indica-
ton that the live stock show at the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition will rank
among the very largest and finest ever
given in the country. 1t will offer al
most unrivaled opportunity for those
who wish to improve their foclls and
herds to see the best stock the world
contains and to gain information of
great value. The exhibition will also
offer exceptional opportunity for those
who have improved stock for sale to
advertise their productions and to
make the acquaintance of likely pur-
chasers.
The live stock exhibit is divided into
six classes. OF these the poultry ex-
hibit will be given first-from Septem-
Der 10 to September 80. On Monday,
October 8, the exhibits of cattle,
horses, Gn which class are included
jacks, jennets and mules, sheep and
swine will open, to continue until
October 20; and the fat stock will be
shown from October 10 to 20, inclu-
sive.
| All animals must be on the grounds
of the Exposition not later that the
opening date of the division to which
they belong, except that, in the gener-
al division of cattle, hogs, sheep and
horses, animals which have been on
exhibit at state and county fairs and
detained in transit will be admitted to
the grounds as late as o'clock a. m.
| October 6.
Full freight rates must be paid on
all exhibits shipped to the Exposition,
| but animals which do not change
ownership will be returned free under
the usual exhibition certificate ar
rsngement.
Terminal charges have been modified
and single fee includes a switching
charge for Transforming carload lots