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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

sands of Poland-China breeders. and
even 81 from each would more than
raise the money, although there are
lew breeders who could not afford to
give at least IS. The subscription
blanks are now being sent out and it
Is to be hoped that no breeie will re-
turn same without something filed in.
The Record Companies have prac-
tlcaliy refused to take an interest in
the show, the state fairs have cut the
premium list down. on hogs until no
exhibitor can win enough money to
pay expenses and it is due to the three
members of the committee who are
working untiringly to make this show
a grand success and when the sub
scrlptlon blanks are sent around that
a donation of some kind be made. This
Is breeders show and nobody but
the breeders will be benefited and each
should see that he does his part. There
Is friendly rivalry between the two
breeds as to who will make the best
show and have the most attractive
premium list. Will the representatives
OF the great breed of Poland-Chinas
stand still and see their favorite out
done? Consider this when filling out
your subscription blank, is the earn
est request of the management.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST To
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some CP-to-Dste Hints About Cultfv>-
ficn of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. yiticuIturs and EloricuI-
turo.
The Sand Plum.

In book written by Professor
Waugh, on plum culture, ne prints a
letter received by him from D. M.
Adams, of Sumner county, Kansas, on
the sand plum. We believe it will be
interesting to our readers and SO re-
produce it here:
This plum grows wild in this coun-
try along the Arkansas river. The
best patch of wild ones 1 have seen
was on the bank of the Arkansas at
the mouth of Slate Greek, a few miles
above Gueda Springs. There was
about forty acres in the patch that had
been left in its natural state. The
ground looked like a barren sand
bank. There WAS no grass or weeds
or other shrubbery, except a few wild
grape vines. 1t was a hot day in
August. The sand was so hot that the
boys could not walk over it in their
bare feet. The bushes grew down to
high water mark in the river. Most of
the hills were about ten feet above
the level of the river. The person that
owned the land sold the fruit and let
us pick it. They watched and had it
picked clean as they went. 1t was
about the middle of August. They had
been picking for a month and thought
other month. The bushes were from
three to six feet high. The plums were
brown, the size of a May cherry, the
size of a Damson plum Some were
a bright scarlet, the color of a cherry;
others were a bright yellow or amber
color. Where they had not been pick
ed, the bushes were bending to the
ground with their load of fruit. The
fruit was so thick as almost to hide
the leaves. It was the grandest sight
in the fruit line that 1 ever saw. They
looked like large flower garden at
short distance. We cultivate them in
our yards and gardens. All you have
to do is to set out a few bushes. Soon
they will spread until they make
thicket that one cannot walk through
When they are in bloom they look like
a bank of snow. They begin to ripen
at about the same time as wheat, and
continue to ripen for six weeks to two
months. They do not all ripen on the
same bush at once. There will be
ripe ones and others perfectly green
ON the same limb at the same time.
They are one of the best fruits for
cooking that grow. We have a patch
of four or five square rods. 1t gives us
all we want while they are going. and
then we have a supply for canning.
Here is one or the most valuable
fruits. Some of the small-sized plums
have bitter taste, still are very juicy
and acid. I do not know how they
will succeed further north. Since 1
have been here 1 have sent several lots
of seeds and roots to different parties
in different states, but have never re-
ceived reports from any of them. 1
sent a lot of seed to a nurseryman in
Indiana He advertised them in his
catalogue as Kansas dwarf plums.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01


An Illinois professor, who has made
study of birds and bird-life. says:
Gardeners have long looked on the
robin with suspicion; its abundance,
its size, its boldness in entering our
gardens and orchards, render him quite
factor for the veal or woe OF the
fruit grower; SO it has received an un-
usual share Of attention from inves-
t1gators. Even when the SHOWS of
winter linger late the robins come at
their appointed time and content them
selves with last years sumach or wild
grapes. Once the lawns are clear they
descend to them and subsist chiefly
on fly larvae, of these ITS have been
counted in a single stomach. As the
season advances the diet is more var
led, larvae OF many kinds, beetles,
grasshoppers and other ground in
sects receiving attention. During
March twenty per cent of their food
is cutworms; in April beetles are often
ir the majority; but up to the end of
May. ninety-fve per cent of their food
is insects. Then comes change
During June-I use figures compiled
for our own state-ffty-five per cent
Is fruit, in July this figure rises to
seventy-nine per cent, in August It is
ffty-six but more than half of this is
wild cherries. For the balance of the
year fruit predominates, wild grapes
being most favored but forty-one diff
ferent kinds of wild berries have been
found in the stomachs. For the whole
year sixty-fve per cent Of the food is
insects, twenty-five domestic and ten
per cent wild fruit. OF the insects we
ind that forty-three per cent are in
furious and thfrty-six per cent bene-
hcial species, while twenty-one per
cent are neutral The question be-
comes very complicated for we would
not only have to know the value OF
the fruit. but the damage done by the
Injurious species, including those that
would have been destroyed by the ben
eficial species, and other details, all
reduced TO dollars and cents. 1t is evil
dent we cannot enter on this sub
ject here, but it has been worked out
and carefully elsewhere,
and in concluding an exhaustive paper
On the subject Professor Forbes says:
Il. for my part. do not believe that the |
can sell his small fruits |
anywhere in the ordinary markets of |
the world at SO high a price as to the |
-obin, provided he uses diligence that |
he little huckster does not overreach |
him in the bargain"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01
An Appeal to breeders.


The committee representing Poland
Chinas, composed of r. D. Burnham
H. M. Kirkpatrick and Frank D. Winn,
makes an appeal to the Poland-China
breeders throughout the United States
for help in making the Kansas City
show the great success it promises to
be with the support of the liberal
spirited breeders of the United States
The condition of the Poland-China
breed in this show is most unfortunate
In having no association or Record
Company behind it. When the Kansas
City Stock Yards Company offered
$500 to each breed on condition that
this amount be duplicated by each
breed. the Berkshire and Duroc Jersey
Record Associations made the guaran-
tee, while the $500 of the Poland
Chinas had to be guaranteed imme-
diately by the three members of the
committee. Tie committee wishes it
to be distinctly understood that all
the work they are doing in condition
with this show is entirely gratis and
that in addition to this the current
expenses which have to be met are
being taken care of personally and
viii have to be until after the show
and besides this, each of the three
members have made a liberal sub
scription to the special prize fund
1t would not be fair to even think
that the breeders of the country who
Will derive as much good from and
who should be as much interested in
this show as the committeeman, will
refuse to aid this great undertaking
The 1880 to be raised for the state
fair list is about all provided for and
. good portion of the $500 for spe-
ciais to be raised by the breeders has
already been pledged. but there is yet
considerable to be raised which can
be done easily by a little help from |
each 1t is not expected that breeders |
living at distance will give a large |
amount, but they can afford to give |
something and the committee wants it |
understood that anything offered will |
be gratefully accepted II you do not |
feel able to give SIS. give SO and IL |
not SO then give 81 There are thou |
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

The sweet potato Is coming to be
recognized as one of the most i'm
portant products OF our soil The in
terest in it as an article of food for
botn man and beast is steadily in
creas1ng- Not many years ago north
ern people had sweet potatoes on their
tables only during the short fall sea-
son, lasting from the time when sweet
potatoes were mature enough to dig,
TO perhaps the end of November. Now,
On account Of the more scientific ways
OF handling, transplanting and storing
tAem they are on our tables during a
large portion of the winter. Canning
them has also become a practice New
ways of keeping and utilizing them are
being tried. They are being dried and
some are being ground up into sweet
potato -four.
1t is said that the sweet potato
thrives only in warm climate, but
what that means depends on the un-
derstanding of the word warm 1t may
be said that the sweet potato thrives
only where the temperature during its
time of growth does not fall below 40
degrees. On this point government
bulletin says: "On soils suited to the
sweet potato it may be grown wherever
the large dent varieties of maize reach
maturity, but when grown near it's
northern limit or at high attitudes it
generally lacks sweetness and flavor
Inls loss of quality must be attrib-
uteo to the cool nights, which are like
ly to prevail in high latitudes, and at
considerable elevations in lower lati-
tudes during the latter part of the
growing season, a condition that does
not admit of the growing of sweet po-
tatoes in a large way" Then follows
the suggestion that in high latitudes
farmers may grow sweet potatoes by
starting them in pots and afterward
transplanting them into the open
ground after the danger of frosts is
past. For profitable general field cul-
ture the sweet potato requires at least
TOUR months of warm weather, free,
not only from frost, but also from cold
WINDS and from the cool nights that
prevail in summer at the north and at
nigh attitudes everywhere. Sweet DO
tatoes do not suffer as quickly as Irish
potatoes from drouth, but are injured
by excessive rainfall and overirriga-
ton.
In a suitable climate and with good
cultivation the sweet potato will thrive
On any well-drained soil. Nevertheless,
.oio AOI Dc pldAl0Q Oh u0dVy or
peaty soils unless intended for stock
feeding. 1t is not always practicable to
harvest the crop when the ground is
dry, and such soils, unless they are
very dry, adhere to the tubers and SO
detract from their value Moreover.
the quality of sweet potatoes grown on
these soils is always relatively low.
The best soil for the sweet potato is
a light, well-drained, but not leachy
sandy loam that will not adhere to the
potatoes. II the best quality is desired,
soils which have an excess Of organic
matter should be avoided.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01
horticultural It.za

According to a man who is said to
be the biggest dealer in palms in New
York, aDove 100000 Of them were dis
tributed throughout the country for
church use on the Sunday pre-ious to
Easter day.
From Dalmatfa has come a peren-
nial cabbage. which forms the princf-
pal food OF hundreds of families in
Dalmatia- 1t grows to a height of five
feet and bears tender leaves through
out the winter. These are picked sing
ly or the whole head is cut and the
stems sprout again 1t stands in the
fields for three or four years.
A table, published in the annual re-
port Of the department of agriculture,
is enlfghtening as to the amount of
money the people of the United States
spent in purchasing favorite flowers
at retail in 1899-roses, $4,000, 900; car
nations, $4,000 900; violets, $3.50, 900;
laneous, including lilies. $3.50 900.
These vast sums found their way into
the pockets of nearly 100, 900 producers
and retailers.
Cleveland has a home gardening as
ISOLATION which encourages children to
cultivate flowers at home. Last spring
the association distributed to children
SO 900 penny packages of flower seeds,
with printed instructions
how to prepare the soil. plant and
water. The teachers supplemented
these instructions by talks In the
fall exhibitions were held in many
which revealed the fact that
about IS per cent of the efforts of the
children were successful.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

Flour and water to be used in thick
ening a gravy can be much mora
quickly and satisfactorily blended by
the use of an egg beater than by stir
ring with q spoon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

succotash is a dish borrowed from
the Narragansett Indians and called by
them m'sickuatash.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01
crs.m.rie. and Ch.... Factories.

Cream erios and Cheese Factories.
One of the drawbacks to the develop
ment of the dairy industry in any
state is the bad work done by travelling
statesmen in organizing cooperative
companies and taking contracts to
erect buildings at prices far above what
are right. This sort of business has
brought the cooperative creamery
into disrepute in many sections. We
do not object to the agents of the ma
chinery manufacturers building up
their business by every legitimate
means, but we do object to the farmers
being plundered. 1t frequently hap
pens that the charges by these agents
are more than double what they should
be. In Missouri the matter has been
quite fully Investigated with the fol-
lowing results:
From reports received from a num-
ber of the managers of creameries and
cheese factories that are doing a sat
isfactory business in different parts
of the state, we would say that plant
for making cheese only, having a ca
pacity of 1000 pounds of milk per day.
can be erected for $500 to 81 900, which
includes $500 to $500 as the cost of the
building. For a plant with capac-
ity of 5000 to 10000 pounds of milk
per day, the building should be erected
for $1,000 to $1,000 and equipped for
about $500, making a total cost of
81, 800 to $4,000. From the same source
was received the statement that a
creamery plant of the capacity of
5000 to 10000 pounds of milk per day
should be built and equipped for from
81, 700 to $1,000. One manager reports,
I'VE contracted for our plant complete
for 50 $50 but we could build now and
equip from any reliable creamery sup
ply house for $1,000 less money An
other says, we paid 81 400, under con-
tract, but could be put up now for
2.0OO.' Another says, a building
should be put up for 500 and equip
ped for butter making for about 81 900,
but ours cost in the first place $4,000,
and much of the machinery was worth
Less y
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

The egg contains a variety of sub
stances, and SO the food OF the hen
must be varied accordingly; grain OF
different kinds, bone and meat, vege-
tables. lime, and one other article
which should never be overlooked, and
that is grit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-01

wayward boy and push back from the
bloated brow the long locks that were
once her pride. And the air will be
rent with the agony Inc great dram
atist says. How sharper than a ser
pent's tooth it is to have a thankless
child"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30
N. & W. OFFICIALS
Passed Through Kenova Last Mon.
day Making Inspection
of Line.

The officials of the Norfolk e.
Western Railway passed through
Kenova Monday, the 21st instant,
making an inspection of their
line. From Kenova they went to
Portsmouth, thence oyer the Nor
folk d Westerns new purchase,
I e c., p. & ", TO Cincinnati.
President Fink, General Mana
ger Johnson and other leading Of
ficials and owners Of the N. IL W.,
are in the party. IT ia now said
the new acquisition will be kaown
as the Cincinnati division of the N.
& W. from the start.
Allen Hull, division paFsenger
agent Of the Norfolk d Western,
was in Cincinnati Saturday i'm CON
sultation with G. p. & ", officials
about passenger business of that
road. The understanding is that
Mr.. Hull will have charge of tho
passenger business on the G.. p. d
", when il becomes a branch line
Of the n. & w.
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Cincinnaii's Palace Hotel.

The Palace Hotel, Sixth and Vine
and College Streets, Cincinnati. is n
gem in the way of service at rates,
81. and 50. 80, or SO 90 with bath.
per day on the American plan, or
$l.00 upwards, European plan.
The cuisine at this hotel is all
that could be asked, as everything
the market offords is found upon its
tables, appetizingly and whole
somely prepared, aud the service is
enlmently pleasing in every detail
good cheer, good humor and good
health go hand in hand. a cheerful
frame of mind is impossible unless
the proper conditions prevail
And then, the other features of
the Palace which should not escape
attention are, perfect security from
fire ard ventilation which realy
ventilates. Guests Mt the Palace
find no element lacking to make life
away from home enjoyable. Service.
Smiles, Sanitation, Sunshine--the
brightest, busiest spot in town,
famous for good cheer. No rival
at rates.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

day on an inspecting tour, he having
recently been appointed to succeed
Mr.. Hargis, who goes to the Shenan.
doah Valley division, with head
quarters at Roanoke, Va.
The Kenova M. f. Sunday school
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Supt., w. c..
Smith; Assistant Superintendent, j.
:. Crossen; Treasurer, Miss Mary
Smith; Secretary. Miss Mary Cross.
en-. reachers-Bible Class, No.
+. +. Rideout; No. Mrs. Fisher;
No. g. j. A. Smith; No. Mrs.
Jennie Dunn; No. Miss Mary
Smith
Conductor NJ. F. McInerney
shortly after his return from ac-
companying the remains of Con-
ductor Donnally, who was killed
here last week in wreck, to Sew
all, for burial, received word that
his sister, Mrs. Thos. Hanrigan,
was dead. Mr.. McInerney's cor.
rows come deep and fast as it has
only been a few weeks since he
lost brother. He has the svm
pathy of his many local friends.
His sister lived at Columbus, o.
j. J. O'Rourke, formerly road
foreman of engines for the N. Il
w. here, now employed as engin-
eer on the Hooking Valley R'v,
passed through here a few davs
ago en- route to Birmingham, Ala.
a sad aff1lction overlook his family
recently at Columbus, O., when
Pauline, n little daughter, aged
10 months, was burned to death.
Another small child struck a
match and dropped it into the lap
OF Pauline, and the mother being
absent from the room, arrived on-
ly IN time to save the one who IN
nocently made the terrible mis-
chief, though not until 1T, too, had
been considerably burned. The
family have the sympathy of their
friends here.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30
SIDETRACKED THREE WEEKS.
Railroad Engineer Obeyed His
Orders TO the Letter.

"Sidetrack at Hampton Junction,
Pa, and await orders.
That was the message Hiram Adj
ans, an engineer on the jersey
Central, branch Of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western, received
December 10. There had been a
small freight wreck on the line and
it was thought best TO switch his
TRAIN in temporarily. After the first
three hours went by Adams got
hungry and went TO hotel. The
day passed and no further orders
came. The next day and nothing,
and then week, two weeks, and
finally three passed by, Adams was
living in comfort at his hotel when
he received a message TO come
ahead.
After sending the order the train
dispatcher forgot Adams, and when
that individual failed so show up it
was thought he was sick at his home
in Hallstead, Pa. Finally an inves-
tigatiOn was made and the startling
discovery came that he had been
forgotten for three weeks. He has
filed with the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western bill for his hotel ex-
Penses and time and half after the
first ten hours on the siding.
He says that he did not report for
the reason that once before he had
asked for further orders and received
a sharp reprimand for interfering in
business that was not his. He ac-
cOrdingly obeyed orders, and now
asks the company to settle, saying
the brotherhood will back up the
request.
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Speaking OF NeWsDdD ;rs.

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The Pittsburg Times is conspicuous
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30
Washington, ID. c., Jan. %, 1901.

This season there is large death
rate among children from Group
and lung troubles. Prompt action
will saye the little ones from these
terrible diseases. We know of
nothing SO certain to give instant
relief as One Minute Cough Cure.
1t can also be relied upon in laglppe
and oil throa: and lung troubles
of adults. Pleasant to take. w.
NJ. Bloss, Ceredo; r. n. Williams,
Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

Persons who suffer from indiges-
tloD can not expect to live long
because they cannot eat the food
required TO nourIsh the BODY and
the products of the undIgested
foods they do eat poison the blood.
1t IL important To cure indigestion
as soon ~ possible, and the best
method of doing this is to use Ko.
dol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat and restores all the
digestive organs to perfect health.
w NJ. Blose, Ceredo; r. n. Will
liams, KenoVa.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

When threatened by pneumonia
or any other lung trouble, prompt
relief IS necessary, as it is danger
Gus to delay. We would suggest
that One Minute Cough Cure be
taken as soon as indications of
having taken cold are noticed, 1t
cures quickly and it's early use
prevents consumption. w. NJ.
Bloss, Ceredo; X. n. Williams,
Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

The most soothing, healing and
antiseptic application ever devised
is DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
relieves at once aud cures piles,
sores, exema and skin diseases.
Beware of limitations. w. M.
Bloss, Ceredo; r. N. Williams,
Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

The merited reputation for cur
ing piles, sores and skin diseases
acquired by DeWitt's With Hazel
Salve, has led to the making of
worth. ess counterfeite. Be sure 10
get DeWitts Salve. w. NJ. Bloss.
CereGo; K. n. Williams, Keuoya.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-30

1t is not our desire TO cause any
trouble in the community nor do we
propose to mention any names, but
the next time Obediah Jones tries to
tlirt with our wife while she is in
nocently accompanying us down the
street. there will be a first-class
funeral in his neighborhood on
Bunkum.