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Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

A disordered stomach may cause no
end of trouble. When the stomach fails
to perform its functions the bowels be-
come deranged, the liver and kidneys
congested, causing numerous diseases,
the most fatal of which are painless aud
therefore the more to be dreaded. The
important thing is to restore the stom-
ache and liver to a healthy condition,
and for this purpose no better prepara-
ton can be used than Chamberlain S
Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale
by J. J. Sherwin, druggist.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
An Accomplished Musician.

Miss Lillian Graham, the pianist, FORM
erly pupil of Prof. Martin Krause, OF
Leipzig, Germany, an accomplished
musician, makes regular visits to our
city for the purpose of giving lessons in
instrumental music. She comes to Idaho
Springs well recommended and has a
large class in Denver. She has a large
class in this city also and can be seen at
1880 each Friday at Miss Thompson's.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Frank LaFontain, formerly interested
largely in the tobacco business in New
Jersey but at present in Denver, was in
the city last week. Mr. LaFontain is an
observer of business conditions and was
greatly pleased with the appearance of
everything in the Idaho Springs district.
"There is no reason why this city and
district should not lead in everything"
he remarked to Siftings representative.
There is every manifest evidence of
life and energy"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
A Thoughtful Man.

M. NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind.
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver roubles. phi, sicians
could not held her He thought of and
trieh DR.. XII g's New Lie Pills and she
got relief at once d was finally cured.
Only 25c, 1t J Sherwin's drug store.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Go to L. Mason & Co., the old reliable
grocers, and ask for can of Wedding
Breakfast Coffee. You will also find that
brand of coffee the old reliable. Has the
largest sale of any canned coffee in the
west by long odds.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
Cheap Rates West

Mia Union Pacific. Onl, SIS 90 to Cali
fornia, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle; Sa2. so
to Spokaner $40 O to Butte and Helena.
On sale daily February 18th TO April goth.
See your local agent or address B. z.
Griffin, General Agent, Denver.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

If you wish to sell your property list
it with c. E. Harvey.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

The Santa Fe runs tourist cars daily
from Chicago and Kansas City to Los
Angeles and San Francisco, Colonist
tickets to California points will be honor
ed on spch cars April 1st to June 18th,
1903.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

The Board of Trade and Mines of Silver
Plume has injected new life into the or
ganization and will soon be sailing along
for another year with work prolific of
good results.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
Little Breezes -
That Fan - - ~
The Local Field -

Cashier w. L. Bush, of the First Nat
ional Bank, was in Denver this week ex-
erting every possible effort in behalf of
the Jackson Park bill. With him were
President Birkins of the Chamber of COM
merce and L. Hanchett.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Captain Isgrig states that the new mill
will soon be one of the prettiest pieces of
concentrating machinery in the district
and will have practically all it can do in
that line.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

J. J. May returned from business
trip to Milwaukee this week. He does
not like the beer in Idaho Springs.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Flower festivals are held in California
during April and May. Take the Santa
Fe through tourist cars. Colonist rates
April 1st to June 18th, 1903.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

April is one of the best months in the
year to visit California. Wait for the
colonist rates to California points via the
Santa Fe April 1st to June 18th, 1908.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

If you want an expressmsn telephone
c. e. Fish, Black 5I3.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Special-car-trips are becoming a fad
with Colorado & Southern officials and
several of that kind have been enjoyed
around the loop already this spring.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Try the shoe sinner at Jackson's; there
is none better.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
SHORT -
STORIES

Have you tried Edwards Bros. Perfec-
tion coffeel
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO AID IN - II ~
A GOOD CAUSE. @
Defective Eyesight
and Hearing a -
Problem That Has
Been Investigated
In Our Schools. ~
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THOUr doubt of the made
(ku HI
different
@ dent Clark has issued bulletin that will show what
investigation prolific of results the show
should School admit that
pupil Below follows Prof Carkes
showing conditions they found
have defective hearing
While would probably
believe
unore e than he would errors
condition effective school
natural accompanmens defects
the school authorities neigenly wisely
bringing conditions the schools earnestly
consider condition
remedy
andh hearing" P L. CLARK, Superintendent.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-04-11

Bush On Bonney,
REAL ESTATE. MINES AND INSURANCE..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Influence of Wheat Awns.

Everything has an economic value,
either on the positive or negative
size. In Germany some scientists have
been studying TIE value of the awns
on the wheat heads. Red winter
headed wheat was studied. Two plats
were selected, in one of which all the
awns were removed from the spike as
soon as they appeared, while upon
the other they were allowed to remain
The ripening began two days earlier
in the case of those spikes deprived
of their awns- The absence of awns
is accompanied by a smaller sized
grain and by less weight. The grain
from the awnless spikes was richer
in ash but poorer in nitrogen and phos-
phorus. Comparisons were made with
thA figures obtained in this experiment
and the results of growing bearded
and beardless varieties of wheat were
found analogous in each case. BY COM
pairing the average yields of awned
and awnless wheat for a number of
years it was concluded that the awned
varieties gave smaller yields of grain,
but the individual grain possessed a
higher absolute weight, and the fuctua-
tions of the bearded wheats are less
than those of the beardless varieties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Alfalfa Soil Germs.

1t has been found that when Illi-
nois soil is seeded to alfalfa it will
produce good crops of that plant only
when the soil is inoculated with germs
that produce nodules on the roots. The
Illinois. station, in q recent communi-
cation to this paper, says:
We furnish this soil in grain bags
delivered to the railroad freight house
of Champaign or Urbana for fifty cents
a hundred pounds to cover cost of col
lecting, drayage, and bags. Remit
tance is best made by postoffice money
order or Chicago bank draft Personal
checks are not accepted.
Orders should be placed at least two
or three weeks before the soil is
wanted as weather conditions may
make it impossible to collect the soil
promptly and get it in suitable con-
dition for shipping. We advise using
at least 100 pounds of infected soil
to the acre. Definite trials on large
areas have shown that this amount IS
sufficient to produce very satisfac-
tory incubation. The soil should be
scattered over the field with some de-
gree of uniformity; but it is not like
seeding grain and it is not absolutely
essential that every square yard in
of infected soil. Some care should
be taken in spreading it over the high
er places in the field, but if places
should be missed on sloping land or on
lower lying lands the bacteria will
soon be carried over them by surface
drainage waters; indeed, if all the
water sheds in the field Chat is, all
ridges and high places) are well in
oculated, the entire field will ultimate
ly become infected, the bacteria be-
ing carried by soil washing; but the
infection is more rapid, of course, If
the infected soil is spread over the
entire field with some degree of uni
formity when it is first applied. If
possible the soil should be applied
at about the time the alfalfa seed is
sowed and then narrowed in with the
seed; but it may be applied a month
or two before sowing the alfalfa or at
any time afterward and it is not alb
solutely necessary that it be narrowed
in, although that is advisable. If ap-
piled to a field where the alfalfa is
already a year or two old, the in
fected soil may be mixed with the soil
of the field by narrowing or disking
(the disks being set straight so as not
to cut off the alfalfa roots) prefer
ably early in the spring or after cut
ting has been made. The infected
soil may be applied in any way to get
it over the field,-as by hand Throw
ing II from the wagon), with an end
gate seeder, IL the soil is dry enough
and sufficiently well pulverized, or
in any other way which may be found
convenient.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
concernina Hog Houses.


Prof. R. S. Shaw, in bulletin 81 OF
the Montana Station, says: The size
of the hog house will be determined
by the number of brood sows and
Doars to be kept. AS regards shape a
long narrow building is preferable. OF
such proportions, for instance, as lex
48. In such a structure S15 foot
passage way should run from end to
end along the north side of the build
ing, thus leaving all the pens on the
south side. Pens Sx1212 will furnish
room for a brood sow and litter or
several fattening pigs, according to
size. One pen of twice the capacity
should be constructed to furnish sleep
ing quarters for a larger number or
animals, although an extra shed could
be constructed cheaply to protect the
animals during the pasture season.
Each pen should be provided with
small hinged door on the south, and
directly above it p window. Not more
than two windows will be required on
the north side. The troughs should be
placed directly under the partition ad-
joining the passage way, and this par
tition so constructed as to swing from
the top. In this way the pigs can be
excluded from the trough while the
iced is be1ng supplied Inc swinging
partition is held in place by means OF
a slide in the center which works up
and down thus resting on either side
of the trough as desired. Less food is
wasted when the fiat bottomed
troughs are used. Because of its
splintery nature hemlock makes dur
able trough, the pigs not caring to
chew it. Concrete overlaid with ce-
ment furnishes a good flooring, it's
only fault being that it is cold. This
may be overcome by overlaying
small portion with plank for bedding
place. Plank floors give good salts
faction but should be made water
tight, or else much filth will work
through and produce unsanitary con-
ditions. One or two ventilators should
extend from within few feet of the
floor up through the roof; in many
cases these do not extend below the
ceiling and as a result remove only
the upper warm air, leaving the foul,
heavier air below. If necessary to Sc
cure warmth the inside may be lined
and the spaces between the studs filed
with sawdust or chaff. The chief es-
sentials of a good hog house are
warmth, sunlight, dryness and good
ventilation without cold draughts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
A Sonq of Duty.

Sorrow comes and sorrow goes,
Life is f1ecked with shine and shower,
Now the tear of grieving flows,
Now We smile in happy hour;
Death awaits us, every one
Toiler, dreamer, preacher, writer
Let us, then, ere life be done.
Make the world little brighter!
Burdens that our neighbors bear
Easier let us try to make them:
Chains, perhaps, our nefghborS wear,
Let us do our best to break them.
From the straitened brain and MIND
Let us loose the binding fetter,
Let US, as the Lord designed,
Make the world little betteri
Selfish brooding sears the SOUL
Makes the heart a nest of SORROWS
Darkening the shining goal
OF the sun-illumined morrows;
Wherefore should our lives be spent
Daily growing blind and binder?
Let us as the Master meant
Make the world little kinderi
Denis A Mccarthy. in Good Counsel
Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Prizes for Angus Cattle.

The American Aberdeen-Angus
Breeders Association has appropri-
ated $5, 900 for the Chicago Interna-
tional Live Stock Show; $500 for
the Kansas City Show, and $500 each
for the following state fairs: Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska and for the
Kansas Hutchinson fair. The follow
ing state fairs will get 5000 each: Col
orado, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
San Antonio (Texas) International
fair, and the Ell Paso (Texas) Cattle
exhibit each receive 5000. For the
Canadian Toronto Industrial show and
for the Canadian Winter Provincial
fair 500 each has been appropriated.
Interested parties should send to
Thomas McFarlane, Secretary, IL Ex-
change avenue, Chicago, for the pre-
liminary catalogue relating to the
coming shows and sales.
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Dairy Barn and Yard.

In locating a dairy barn care should
be taken to have a gentle slope from
the barn in at least one direction, at
fording good natural drainage for
both barn and yard. If the barn is
already built and poorly located,
draining and grading will do much to
remedy the evil. In most cases 1t
would take but a small amount OF
labor with plow and scraper, when the
ground is in suitable condition to
handle, to give the surface OF the
yard a slope from the barn sufficient
to carry off the surface water. Even
If dirt has to be hauled in from out
side the yard to accomplish this 1T
will not be expensive. The drainage
alone under yard is not sufficient,
as the tramping of the cattle soon
puddles the surface, preventing the
water from passing down to the tile
After the grading is done the yard
should be covered with gravel or Gin
ders. BY putting the coarser in the
bottom and the finer on top good
hard yard can be obtained and at
comparatively small expense where
material of this kind is available. If
this cannot all be done in one year, it
is of the utmost Importance that a be-
ginning be made by grading and grav-
eIlng portion of the yard next the
barn, so that the COWS may have some
place on which to get out of the mud
and filth. By grading a part of the
yard each year and applying a thick
coat OF gravel or cinders to the graded
part, the entire yard will, in a few
years, be in good condition. When
gravel does not contain enough clay
to pack hard, a small amount of clay
should be mixed with the top layer.
1t will then form a firm surface.
A portion of the yard should be bed
ded, thus affording the cows a place
to lie in the open air on pleasant
days. If straw is scarce the cleanest
of t soiled bedding from the stable
will answer for this purpose. When the
straw and manure on this bedded por-
ton of the yard become too deep and
soft it should LIE hauled into the field
and the bedding commenced again on
the solid yard-W. J. Fraser.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

were seppermint, wfntergreen ana
cinnamon pieces among the lot. There
were chunks and hunks and cubes.
Wrapped in . tissue paper was a hunk
bearing the above motto. 1t was the
deacon's, way of declaring his love.
1t had been accepted as such, but he
had refused to follow up his good luck
and ask Nancy to name the day. Every
time he had departed she had burst
into tears of disappointment
Her wandering thoughts had made
her mix up the sour with the sweet
milk half a dozen times over and when
she sought her couch it was to toss
about and sigh and groan and suspect
that the deacon was a heartless vii
lain.
When her tale had been concluded
everyone in the courtroom rose to his
feet to mob the deacon, but before a
hand was laid upon him the court dis
missed the case and assessed the costs
on the plaintiff.
In legal lore he explained that the
poetry signified nothing, and that by
no possibility could Nancy's heart
have been broken in consequence of it.
The candy might have given her indi-
gestion, but the poetry could not have
given her hold on the deacon.
Deacon Skinner stood forth trium-
phant, but his church had to take up
the matter. He passed another bad
three days, for there were those who
were inclined to think love and broken
candy went together. But when the
affair had been concluded the verdict
was:
1--WE can't say that the deacon is
guilty as charged, but after this we
hope he won't leave any poetry with
IS packages. Amanda ClarksOn in
BosrSa Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
GETTING the Most for Milk.

FROM the Farmers Review: My eX-
perience with a creamery began a
number of years ago. 1 was in debt
for my farm, had ground to clear,
fences to make and buildings to put
up, and, do the best l could, it was a
losing game. 1 came to the conclu-
sion that the thing to do was to get
where competition was not SO strong
We had some cows, and began milk
ing them, taking the milk to the
creamery, which brought in some
thing every month. After trying it a
while it seemed like worth holding
on to SO got a well-bred Jersey bull,
have kept one ever since and now
my young COWS look like fine full
blood Jerseys, and some of them are
as good. The creamery was de-
stroyed by fire after two or three
years and it was a year or more be
fore they rebuilt. In the meantime
1 had to do something with my milk
SO began making butter for private
trade, purchased a U. s. Cream Sep
arator, tread power and Babcock milk
way, letting the creamery go. 1 now
have large butter trade, am getting
a good price for my butter, and the
cream l have over, after filling my or
ders, goes to the ice cream trade in
summer and in winter the extra but
ter is shipped. If any are not sit
uated so they can make first class
butter, take your milk to a cream
cry, where they can make fine goods,
rather than put on the market an in
ferior grade that cannot get above
the grocery store prices, which are
always the lowest-T. A. Bloomfield,
Brown County, Illinois.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
GARMENTS OF BOSTON WOMEN.
Chicago Humorist Thinks We May
Look for Startling Changes.


Simeon Ford, who is rated as
humorist of standing, relates that as
he was riding in a Boston trolley car,
the only male passenger in a crowd of
women, his eye was attracted by a
sign which read: Half the people on
this car are wearing Bunker Hill
pants" To this assertion Mr.. Ford
takes modest exception, but we are
inclined to believe he is wrong. No
body will pretend to affirm that Mr..
Ford's companions wore trousers,
which, in SO elegant community as
Boston, are the recognized neither gar
ment for gentlemen, but neither Mr..
Ford nor any other man is prepared to
assert with confidence that they did
not wear pants, either of the Ply
mouth Rock, the Bunker Hill or the
Washington Elm variety. The women
of Boston are distinguished for their
progressiveness and their indepen-
dence, and it is wholly conceivable
that they have been quietly expert
menting, unknown to the general pub
lie, but detected by the advertiser,
who could not repress his eagerness
to spread the glad tidings. Perhaps
at given signal, not long distant, the
outer habiliments of the masquerade
will be thrown off, and true Boston
womanhood will stand revealed in her
emancnpated gladness. A 'well-fitting
pant" as our clothing store friends
term it, is much more symmetrical
than the short skirt, and far more
symbolic of the strides which woman
confidently expects to make in the
coming years.-Roswell Field in Chi
cago Evening Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
mexican" and "eord."

The American who has lived long in
Mexico and come to New York is
queer on money. How much did you
say you made last year?" you ask, and
his reply will be "A hundred thousand
Mexican, or $45,O00 gold" What is
your regular salary as president? %
twenty-five thousand gold.' He
buys a hat. 1.-The price?' Five dol
lars" Mexican or gold?" Gold,
treasury certificates or silver dollars. 4"
Here's an old hat that cost me s43
in the City of Mexico That's a fine
Panama. We will sell you one like it
for $25." Mexican or gold ?'' United
States currency Mine cost s43
Mexican, so 1 beat you $5.65 bold'' 1t
takes the clerk all the rest of the day
to figure it out
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Caring for the Bull.

The bull should have a ring in his
nose about the time he is a year old.
says Charles l.. Hill, and earlier if he
is heldstrong, and as soon as it is
healed he should be taught to lead by
it, and always be handled by a star.
A daily grooming will greatly improve
his looks and doubtless do him good.
Do not keep your bull in foul dark
pen, but if possible give him a light,
airy box stall, in sight of the herd
of cows, and be sure and clean his
stall, and water him daily. Do not
abuse him, but still be firm with him
Never fool or play with young bull,
but always make him mind, and then
as he grows older never give him a
chance to know that he can do any
thing else. Do not trust him if he is
gentle, though you may do as you
please about it If he acts cross 1t
is always the gentle bull that kills the
man. Careless handling of bulls has
cost our own state some of her best
dairymen and breeders
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Shropshire Premiums.

Every Shropshire breeder should
send to Mortimer Levering, secretary.
at Lafayette. Indiana, for a circular
relative to the special premiums to be
offered by the association at the
shows this season. The shows pro-
vided for are the International at
Chicago, the Indiana State Fair at In
dianapolis, the Kentucky Live Stock
Breeders Association at Louisville,
Kentucky, Oregon State Fair at Port
land, the Territorial Sheep Breeders
Association at Regina, N. w. T., the
Maritime Stock Breeders Association
at Amherst, N. s., the American Royal
Show at Kansas City, Mo-, Toronto
Industrial Exposition and Ontario
Provincial Winter Fair at Guelph.