The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

Merchants of all the towns in Brown
county advertise literally.
The estimated cost of Funston's
sword would buy nearly 1900 pruning
hooks.
A fad among Kansas towns this year
is to put a prohibition tax on street
fakirs
Walter Norduft of Chase county, was
drowned while crossing Lost Creek
last week.
An old man at Leavenworth backed
circus shell game $50 worth 6 few
days ago.
The state of Kansas will produce
many thousands of bushels of apples
this year.
A Dickinson county man has figured
it ont that good lilac crop means a
good corn crop.
A Clay county man has horse
whose honorable pedigree he can trace
back for twelve generations.
Kansas had heavy rainfall last
week and in the low lands much OF
| tho corn will have to be planted again.
The vineyards are said to be in ex-
cellent condition all over the state
and an immense yield of grapes is
evident
That reputable agriCulturist, Charlie
Sessions of Topeka, says that the wire
worm is playing havoc with the corn
all over the state.
During the past few days heavy
PAINS are reported all over the western
part of the state, where rain was need
ed SO badly. In so,ne sections, in the
extreme western part of the state, it
will greatly benefit corn, rye, oats and
all vegetables
A private letter from E. c. Little.
lieutenant colonel of the Twentieth
Kansas volunteers in the Philippines,
says that although he has apparently
recovered from the wound caused by
| the accidental discharge of his own
pistol, ne is not able to stand long
! rides on horseback or long marches.
1t is not likely that he will ever re-
gain perfect health.
The school land commissioner have
received word that Cowley county
would soon take up 100000 of its
bonds now held by the state school
fund. These bonds were purchased
two years ago They run for twenty
years and bear y per cent interest.
There is a clause in the contract which
gives the county the right to take up
the bonds any time it wants to.
Governor Stanley has plenty OF
! trouble on his hands now. He received
letter from the war department say
ing that two cannons captured in the
Spanish war at Santiago would be
loaned to the state and urged him to
select the two towns where they shall
be located. Nearly every town in
Kansas wants one of these trophies
and the governor will have great diff.
fculty in squaring himself with the
disappointed towns.
Farmers from various parts of Sum
ner county complain of a peculiar dis
ease that is affecting quite a number
of horses in their locality. The all
ment seems to be something of mys.
terry to horsemen who have given ii
any consideration but some contribute
it to a poisonous weed which grows in
their pastures and gets mixed in the
hay. The disease is not regarded as
fatal, but it is very painful and injur
ious to the horses mouth which il
seems to affect the most. Their mouths
get sore and their lips become dry and
bleed. They can scarcely eat while in
this condition and s.s sresult the horses
lose considerably in flesh and are thus
greatly injured ard hardly able te
stand the years work.
This year the Santa Fee is measuring
its advertising by the acre.
In the vicinity OF Perry. Kans., tho
Irish potato crop has been attacked BY
several species Of bugs that are prov
ing very destructive. 1t is nothing
unusual for these pests to show w
about this time of year, but farmer:
say that never before have they beer
nearly so destructive. Many farmer.
arc becoming alarmed at the destruc
ton wrought by the bugs and are TAX
ing steps toward trying to suppress.
them.
There is a row on at Fort Scott as t.
who has right to hold the Office o.
street commissioner
At indication of the rate at which