The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

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ter In Kansas without feed?
Usage City Public Opinion: Com
miasiOners Of Kansas counties along the
Arkansas river will contest COlorado's
right to use all the water for irrigation
purposes.
HugatOn Hermes: SO far as we are in
formed cattle are standing the bad
weather well. Cattle are thin, but good
to weather 1t through II the weather will
be half way decent
KensingtOn Mirror: The cattle and
sheep on western ranches have suffered
greatly this week from lack OF feed and
the low temperature. In some parts 50
per cent OF the herds have died.
Dodge City be-Republican: The
agriculturalists are preparing to storm
western Kansas again. There Is no doubt
OF 1t. No Kansan ever refrained from
scaldlng a drouth when he saw one
Goodland Republic: The wire trust
has increased the price Of wire and nails
50 a ton and the political economist who
says trusts tend to cheaper the cost Of
living Is resting quietly in a padded cell.
Arkansas City Republlcan-Traveler:
The value Of milk, cheese and butter sold
in 1896 by the Kansas farmers and dairy
men amounted to $4510,63l. In 1898 the
value Of these products increased to S6,-
049,552
Chanute Blade: Every white man
who marrles a Chickesaw maiden must
from now on pay license tax Of from $50
to 5000. This, the Cherokee bucks hope,
will make the path Of true love little
smoother for them.
Grant County Republican: Wheat is
climbing up rapidly in price and Will
not slump, II 1t does, until after the Kan
sas crop Is harvested. Kansas will be
cutting capers before high heaven before
this time next year.
RiChReld Monitor: The prices Of all
grades Of cattle continue to be good with
better prospects In the future The old
cows have an extra hump on their backs
and the only thing that will take 1t of
is two months Of fair weather.
Marysvile Advocate and Democrat:
Alfalfa is rapidly becoming popular with
Kansas farmers. The acreage Of this pc
Culiar "Clover" increased from 1884
acres in 1891 to III 1874 acres in 1898. 1t
makes excellent feed for stock.
Wichita Beacon: The New Jersey
woman who says she can make bread
from hay will find that great many OF
the people OF this country, II not actually
from Missouri, are highly endowed with
the curiosity Of that commonwealth.
Mound City Torch of Liberty: Great
Britain, Germany and the United States
now seem to be united on the open
door" policy in China. When 1t comes to
deciding, though, which shall go In first
there may be a difference Of opinion.
Barber County Index; The narrow
minds in Washington advocate the mar
row policy. Liberal, broad minded states
men foresee the necessity Of adopting a
national policy In keeping with the spirit
OF our government and the exigency Of
the times.
Fort Scott Monitor: II the ground
hog remained above ground because he
failed to see his shadow, he Is probably
frozen so stiff by this time that he will
not be able to enjoy the good weather
his presence above ground Is supposed
to insure.
El Dorado Industrial Advocate: No
board Of trade or bucket-shops will now
be permitted in Kansas. Even those who
buy options or deal In futures must go to
Jail, very stringent bill prohibiting this
class Of gambling has passed the House
and will become law.
Stafford County Republican,: The
farming experiment conducted by Typo
graphical Union No. 6, for the benefit Of
the unimployed printers of New York
city has proved a great success. Fifty
four men worked on potato tract and
produced crop valued at $4,000.
Norton Champion: We have been here
ever since the ground hog first discovered
'his shadow upon these plains, but never
by the touch of finger, nose, ear, toe, felt
a colder winter than this one now strug-
Cling to bankrupt us with coal bills. Zip!
a. ar a hitinv a mining 0nd on aoco o{r