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Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

w. A. Beck, representing the Royal
Berks cigar, spent several days with us
this week.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

There will be meeting of the Helping
Hand society Monday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Charles Plummer. A
full attendance is desired. Eelection of
acted,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. Royal R. Graham is spending
few days in Denver visiting friends.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18
This Saves You Money.

Nancn Dutter. .......-...,.. 25c
Blue Hill or Platteville creamery. .35c
Chickens, ducks and green vegetables at
THERO'S
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. L. Hanchett and daughter left
Tuesday for Oklahoma, where they will
visit for some time. They were accom-
panied as far as Denver by Mr. Hanchett.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. Morgan D. Thomas of Southern
California, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. William Uren, left last Fri.
day for her home. Her mother accom-
panied her,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Sidney Moritz was transacting business
in Georgetown Thursday.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Archdeacon Bywater of Denver is tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sands.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. NJ. J. Case, who has been visiting
in Chanute, Kas, returned home the
latter part of last week. She reports
having a good time
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

J. ]. Sherwin went to Denver Wednes-
day. He was transacting business.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mayor John Trathen went to Denver
Thursday. He made the trip in the in
terests of the new store he is about to
start in Silver Plume
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

NJ. w. Tanner, the well known mining
man, has gone east. He will be absent
about ten days
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

S. A. Joseph, manager of the Knicker-
booker tunnel, was up from Denver
Thursday. He was looking over his
property.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. Percy Barbour left Thursday
morning for Golden where she is visiting
with -elatives, She will be absent sew
eral days.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Charles Straub left Thursday afternoon
for western Kansas. He will look after a
ranch which the Straub Bros. recently
purchased.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Mrs. R. B. Morton and Miss Alice Nc
clelland were visiting friends in Denver
last Saturday. They returned home the
same day.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Try Mothers bread-Mason's.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

A pair of snow shoes was the cause of
a fight and trial before Justice Post on
last Friday. 1t seems that E. E. Grubb
and William Doane were at one time
pardners. They worked together and
were always the best of friends. Some
time ago they had disagreement and
decided to dissolve partnership. Then
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

The Georgetown town tax has been
fixed at 10 mills on the dollar while that
of Silver Plume will be six mills.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

It has long been contended that the
upper end of the county is not entitled
to two commissioners and in order to
have the representation as it should be,
the lower end of the county would be
entitled to two members of the board.
But there seems to be no way of putting
the matter through so long as the COM
ni}ssioners who reside in the west end of
the u1ty are in the majority. The mat
ter. it is said, is be again taken into the
courts in the near future, at which time
it is expected that the long cherished
wish of the residents of the county who
are entitled to another member, will be a
realization.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

Jesse Harris has been appointed an ell
ection Judge in precinct 1. Thomas May
who was originally appointed, declined
to serve, and Mr.. Harris was notified that
he could fill the vacancy.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

At the meeting of the board of county
commissioners held this week, the Colo
RADIO & Southern Railroad company was
notified that they must at once remove
the obstruction recently placed on the S.
H. White placer directly west of Idaho
Springs. The obstruction, it is claimed,
interferes with the travel of the public
and it was deemed best to have it re.
moved at once.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

X. c. Vidler, the we'll known mining
man, is expected to arrive in this city
some time this week. Mr.. Vidler and
his family have been visiting in England
for some time.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

John Hite, for long time manager oi
the Capitol Mining and Tunnel company,
has resigned his position. He is succeed.
ed by w. Cooper
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
Teaching FIort,culture.

While at the Kansas Agricultural
College lately the writer had the pleas
ure of talking with Mr. Baxter. who
has charge of the greenhouses there.
Mr.. Baxter is perhaps the only man in
the country who occupies the double
position of manager of greenhouses
and instructor in Horticulture At the
college are 400 young ladies. most of
whom are taking the domestic science
course. Several times a week classes
go to the greenhouses and are there in
structed in the science of cultivating
and caring for flowers. The future
homes of these girls will show the ef-
fects of this teaching. Where there
are greenhouses under the charge of
competent fioriculturists the latter
might be used as instructors not only
in our colleges, but also in many of our
common schools. Probably all advanced
educational institutions have green
houses connected with them. and this
opens up a large field for demonstra-
ton in this art
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
Trees for Shade.


A communication from the Oklahoma
station says: The trees most generally
planted have been elm, soft maple, ca
talpa, black locust and box elder. The
elm grows slowly at first and is at
tackled by borers, but is the best shade
tree in the list and should be included
in every planting for shade. The soft
maple is easily broken by the wind and
suffers from drouth and the attacks or
borers, but 1T grows rapidly from the
start and makes a pretty tree The
limbs of the catalpa tree are easily
broken by the winds, but it grows rap
idly, makes a fair shade and is valuable
timber for posts. The black locust is
not generally regarded as first-class
shade tree and its tendency to sprout
from the roots makes it somewhat OBJ
jectionable on lawns. But it Is the
fastest grower in the list, will stand
more neglect than the others, and the
wood is very durable for posts. The
box elder is a moderate grower and is
not adapted to poor upland soil, though
it does we'll in favored locations The
ash and sycamore are good trees, but
are not adapted to as wide range of
soils as the others
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
Asparagus Planting.

The old methods of planting aspara-
gus would hardly apply at this day
when that delicacy is raised in Inn
mense quantities in large fields Just
imagine trenching a field of several
acres extenti 1t used to be thought
that the only way to raise this plant
was to dig trenches three and four feet
deep and fill them with alternate lay
ers of manure and turf mixed with
soil. These trenches were sometimes
not only three feet deep, but each one
was three feet wide. Practically all
the manure buried at such a depth
was wasted. The asparagus is a plant
that feeds near the surface 1t re-
quires good deal of water. but it does
not draw its food from the water. 1t
will not feed below the water table
in the soil. Today fields are well pre-
pared and enriched, and the planting
of the asparagus roots proceeds about
as rapidly as does the planting OF po-
tatoes. The roots are placed at
depth of a foot or less, sometimes not
more than a fourth of that 1t is bet
ter to place the plants at a depth OF
six inches or more. This is especially
the case when the plantation covers
large field, as it is necessary to culti-
yate over the plants to keep down the
weeds. Shallow planting may give an
early yield for the first year or TWO.
but the plants will not be SO satisfac-
tory in years to come. Another old
fallacy was that of close planting.
Fifty years ago the plantations of as
paragus were mostly on small areas
1t was no unusual thing to find the
plants set in rows foot apart and
six inches apart in the row. This In
a few years gave a perfect network of
roots in the soil. and the asparagus
stalks were hardly larger than lead
pencils. Now the plants when set on
large areas are generally at least three
feet apart, and sometimes the rows
are four feet apart. with plants three
feet apart in the rows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

We are in receipt of the preliminary
premium list of the three National
Hereford shows to be held this fall,
and Secretary Thomas informs us that
prospective exhibitors should write
him at once for same The classifi-
cation does not differ materially from
that of last year except that there is
an additional class for year.ing bulls,
so that this year there is class for
senior yearling bulls and another for
junior yearlings- At the American
Royal at Kansas City the Stock Yards
Company IS giving $500 in prizes for
car lots of Herefords, 5000 of which is
for fat stock and $500 for feeding cat
tie This is in addition to last years
premium list For the International
at Chicago the Hereford Association
offers $500 in prizes for carload lots
of fat Herefords- This amount is in
addition to the premiums offered by
the International management and
should bring out an exceptionally
large exhibition of ''white-faces" in the
pens Write c. R. Thomas, Sec, 225
West Twelfth St. Kansas City, Mo-,
for a premium list, which will give
full particulars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

The memory of Deborah Sampson
Gannett, the woman soldier in the
revolutionary war who fought under
the name of Robert Shurtleff, was
honored lately at a banquet at Sha-
ron, Mass, where she lived more
than forty years. Her body lies at
Rockridge cemetery in that town.
where the grave is frequently pointed
out to visitors.
The banqueting hall was decorated
with the national colors, and inter
mingled in large letters were the his
toric names: Deborah Sampson, Mary
Lyon, Anne Hutchingson and Hannah
Dustin. In a conspicuous place was a
placard on which were the words, Il
Was There" This referred to Debo-
rah Simpsons oft-repeated saying in
her lectures on the battles in which
she had participated while dressed as
a man. One of the speakers during
the evening suggested that these
words be placed upon Sharon's town
seal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

A cooperative experiment in steer
feeding is being carried on under the
direction of Professor HI. w. Mumford
of the University of Illinois at the
farm of E. d. Funk, Shirley, Illinois
The. object of the experiment is to de-
termine whether shock corn or ensi-
lage is the best ration for beef making.
Fifty calves, each eight months old.
were divided into two lots, one of them
getting a ration largely of shock corn
with a minimum amount of whole
oats and clover hay. The other lot
gets exactly the same amount of oats
and clover hay, but the calves in this
lot get their corn and corn stover in
the form of silage. Equal acreage of
silage and shock corn were set aside
for this work so that at the end of the
experiment Professor Mumford will be
able to determine whether more
pounds of beef can be made from an
acre of shock corn Careful records
are also available showing the re1a-
tive cost of harvesting and feeding the
silage and shock corn to be used in
this experiment The calves will be
turned to grass about the middle of
May and gains through the summer
season observed The animals used In
this experiment will be finished on ST.
lage and shock corn next fall and win
ter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

A report from the Kansas station
says: Kaffir corn meal has proven to
be superior feed for calves. 1t seems
to be constipating, and materially as
sists in checking the tendency 70
scours, so common with calves Ex-
periments at this station show that
calves will begin eating shelled corn
when three to four weeks old and will
do as well or even better than when
fed corn chop. When possible 1t Is
desirable to feed a mixture of shelled
and ground Kaffir corn. Soy beans
have been tested at this station as
calf feed, and all results indicate that
they are not adapted to young caves
in any quantity whatever They are
very 1oosening and cause scours
Calves will begin to nibble at hay
about the same time they commence to
eat grain. When from six to eight
weeks old, the calves under expert
ment at the Kansas Agricultural COL
lege consumed from one-half to one
pound daily per head. Mixed orchard
grass and prairie hay are best. Alfalfa
hay proves to be too loosening for
young calves, though it may be gradu-
ally introduced into the ration after
from three to four months. Nothing
but clean, bright hay should be Of
fered to calves. At times considerable
difficulty is experienced from scours
when calves are suddenly turned on
pasture. This can be overcome by
feeding a little green feed before max
ing the change. Give forkful the
first feed, two forkfuls the second feed,
and so on till the calves get all the
green feed they want; when they can
be turned on the pasture without in
jury.
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Apples at $3.50 to SIS a barrel last
fail and twice that this spring are apt
to make folks interested in fruit trees.
The first requisite is a good spray
pump with the necessary rigging The
outfit can be bought of the manufac-
turer or of the implement dealers, and
will cost anywhere from $40 to $20o- "A
flrst-class outfit costs SIS to $25. just
at this time of the year the spraying
needed by the fruit trees is chiefly for
the prevention of fungous diseases
For this purpose plain solution OF
copper sulphate, one pound in 10 to ~
gallons of water may be used. Bor-
deaux mixture is equally as good, but
it is more bother to make The hrst
spraying should be given at once. be-
fore the blossoms OPEN A little later,
just after the blooms fall, another
spraying should be given. This should
be Bordeaux mixture in every case.
Bordeaux mixture may be made or
varying proportions and strengths
The standard mixture consists OF one
and one-half pounds copper sulphate'
one pound stone lime, ten gallons
water (six pounds sulphate, four
pounds lime, one barrel water)- DIS
solve the sulphate and slack the lime
in separate vessels, dilute each Win
about half of the total water to be
used and then pour the sulphate solu-
ton into the lime water while stirring
vigorously. Continue the stirring Tor
a minute to insure perfect mixture 1t
deteriorates on standing and should
be used soon after made. Keep the
mixture clean to avoid clogging OF
pump and nozzles. Strain the solutions
and have a strainer on suction tube OF
pump. A quick, convenient way to
dissolve copper sulphate is to suspend
it in a cheesecloth or similar bag just
below the surface of the water. A
third spraying two weeks later. with
Bordeaux mixture, will be paying in
vestment. Even a fourth and hfth
spraying at intervals of two weeks,
will sometimes pay handsome d1vl-
dends. In all sprayings, except the
first, some paris green should be used
Add one pound of paris green to zoo
gallons of water, or four ounces to the
barrel If there is danger of bud moth
the paris green might better be used
in the first spraying also.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
Tobacco Notes.

From the reports of the weather bu-
reau we compile the following in
formation relative to the present con-
dition of the tobacco crop:
Kentucky-The plants generally are
rather small and thin in beds but ap-
pear to be in good condition other
wise.
Maryland and Delaware-Like all
other crops, tobacco has suffered from
the dry weather. In parts of Anne
Arundel the planters have plowed up
their beds preparatory to reseeding,
as the first seeding failed to come up.
In Prince Georges and Calvert coun-
ties the plants are small and back
ward In parts of st. Mary's county
the plants came up badly in late seed
ed beds, but in other parts of the same
county the beds are well filled. Cen
orally throughout the tobacco growing
districts the advance in blowing has
been quite satisfactory. The fly has
not yet appeared this season.
New England-Tobacco beds in good
condition.
New York-Tobacco beds made.
North Carolina-Tobacco beds are
still thin. but the plants have made
good growth. Transplanting began
last week in several eastern counties.
but rain is needed to enable this work
to be carried on extensively; on ac-
count of the small size of the plants a
little delay will not be harmful.
Ohio-Tobacco plants are doing fair
ly well.
South Carolina-Much tobacco has
been transplanted and good stands Sc
cured. Plants continue plentiful. The
acreage devoted to tobacco will be
larger than ever before.
Tennessee plants are ready
to set Insects have injured young
plants in some localities.
Virginia-Tobacco plants continue
backward.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
a secret worth r1so,ooo,ooo.


There is only one genuine brand OF
eau de cologne in the whole wide
world, and its composition is family
secret, and has been so for nearly 200
years past.
1t was in I706. or thereabouts, that
the manufacture of the famous per-
fume was first established by one
Giovanni Maria Farina, in the city
whence it takes its name There are
now in Cologne and it's Immediate
neighborhood some fifty factories for
it's preparation. over forty of them
being in the hanos of persons bearing
the name of Farina. The others are
conducted by kinsmen and kins-
women mostly relations by marriage
1t has been estimated that from first
to last the monopoly has brought into
the Golfers of the clan the enormous
sum of ESQ, 900, 600, and probably
this estimate is under, rather than
over, the mark
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
TO COMMAND CANADIAN MILITIA
Appointment OF the Earl of Dunt:onald
Is a Popular One.

Is Popular One
Major-General the Earl of Dundon-
aid, C. B., M. V. o., has been appoint
ed commander-in-chief of the Cana
dian militia.
Lord Dundonald had already done
good service with the Camel Corps on
the Nile in 1SS4-S5 before he went out
as an ex-commanding officer of Life
Guards, to South Africa. His services
as the leader of a mixed cavalry bri-
gade in front of Ladysmith are sufh-
cient1y recent and familiar to need no
recapitulation, and it is universally
admitted that when he goes to Can
ada in June the general officer COM
manding the Dominion he will be the
right man in the right place.
He is a warm believer in the cit-
zen soldier, and as dashing leader
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

Flames soon will consume the cum
bersOme hulk of the battleship Yer
mont The ship recently was placed
on the retired list. and is to be sold
at auction After it has been stripped
of everything of value to be found
on it. what remains of the historic old
boat will in all probability be burned,
and all trace of one of the finest ves-
sells in the United States navy will
then be obliterated.
There was a time when the Yer
mont was regarded as a formidable
agent of war, but for several years it
has not been in active service be
cause it was regarded as unfit for
use on the sea- After its direct value
to the navy department ended the
Vermont was transformed into a re-
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dramatic line was last November,
when she had a smart part with the
Baker stock company that appeared
for a week in the Criterion theater,
Brooklyn. She is a clever yiolinist,
and viii play a solo in the sketch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
DEATH OF VETERAN FIRE CHIEF
Robert A. wfrliams Fought the Great
Chicago Con onfiagratlon.

Chicago Confagratlon.
Robert A. Williams. chief of the
Chicago fire department at the time
of the great fire in 1871. died in that
city after an illness of four weeks
Mr.. Williams was proud of the fact
that he had never missed an import
ant fire in Chicago for more than fifty
years. Even during the the last few
years, when he was employed in the
county treasurer's office, he would
slip out whenever he heard of a bad
blaze.
Directing the department at the
time of the big fire, his report is
among the records of the Chicago His
torical society. He was able to tell
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

ceiving ship. and scores of raw naval
recruits can trace their first expert
ences back to this beginning For a
long time the Vermont has been sta
toned in tne Brooklyn naval yard
and during the late war win Spain
many squads of naval recruits were
assembled on its decks
The Vermont is a character type
of the then formidable frigates that
figured in the early wars of the coun-
try 1t was an ungainly housed-in af-
fair, and was built by the govern
ment in the Boston, yards in 1918.
From that time until the ship was
converted into a receiving station it
saw much active service. The Yer
mont is 1876 feet long. fifty-three feet
wide. and displacement of 4,150 tons
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

A farmer in Berkshire has had post
ed on y meadow fence the following:
t-Notiss.-know kows is allowed in
these medders; any man or woman
Ietten there kows run the rode wat gifts
into my medders aforesaid shall have
his tail cut on by me. Obadiah hogers. .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07
A Religious Prince. |

Prince Bernadotte, second son of
the king of Sweden, is deeply re-
ligious man. He is president of the
Young Mems Christian Association CT
Stockholm, the chairman of a mis-
sionary society and of many like in
stitutions. He frequently breaches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

lowering spray; .. fruiting capsule-both ono
third natural size.
pecially if there are young children
to play in it's vicinity. 1t is poisonous.
and the life of more than one child
has been sacrificed to it. Children are
poisoned by playing with the leaf in
the mouth. and after the seeds ripen
by eating them. They are also dan
gerous to cattle. These weeds are gen.
orally found on vacant lots. Now the
weeds and scatter grass seed in their
place.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

Concessions valued at over 500, ,00O,-
600 have been granted to q syndicate
composed entirely of Americans to re-
build SIS miles of surface lines In St
Petersburg. Moscow and smaller cities
and to Install overhead trolley wires.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

There are mothers and mothers One
kind turn their children into the street
to keep the house tidy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

Never call a man a liar if he is big
ger than you are If you are positive
that he is liar hire a cheap man TO
break the news to him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

Think more of your own faults and
you will have less time to consider the
faults of other
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Yearly WAKEENEY KAN, SATURDAY, u
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much about it that never found its
way into print 1t was his opinion
that the fire would have been confin-
ed to a tract two blocks wide from the
starting point to the lake had not the
manager of the gas works at Market
and Adams street turned the gas into
the sewers to avoid an explosion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

Extermsnate Jimson Weed.
The plant that we illustrate on this
page is a good one to exterminate, eS-