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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Storing Seed Corn.

A communication from the Iowa
Experiment Station says:
Owing to the extremely wet season
followed in many sections by an early
frost, the problem of seed corn for
1903 is of unusual Importance. Those
who save seed corn from their own
fields should take unusual precautions
to thoroughly dry and store in we'll
ventilated place. There are many diff
ferent methods of storing seed corn.
but the experiments which have been
conducted by the station indicate:
LIST. That it is not advisable to
harvest immature corn and place in a
warm room, as there is danger that
the corn will begin to terminate as a
result of the moisture and warmth
End. That corn intended for seed
should be allowed to Thoroughly ma
ture on the stalk or in the shock be-
fore husking.
3rd. That the best results are OBJ
tanned when stored in a dry and thor
oughly ventilated place.
4th. That cold does not injure the
vitality of corn when it is thoroughly
dried and kept dry, but on the other
hand, if allowed to gather moisture,
freezing will reduce the vitality and
may destroy it entirely.
5th. That it is unwise to store seed
corn in barrels or boxes,as it will gath
er moisture. Corn often contains a
great deal of moisture, even though it
appears to be thoroughly dry. This is
especially true during the fall and
early winter months.
The one thing that seems to be the
most ESSENTIAL in the storing of seed
corr is thorough ventilation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
care of SkimmiIk.

Care of SkimmiIk.
In the creamery the care of skim
milk by the farmers is of prime i'm
portance to the creamery managers
1t is all very well for the patrons to
say that is not the creamery mana
gers business to tell them hoT they
should handle their skimmilk, but it
is nevertheless his business to a very
considerable extent. The manner of
handling the skimmilk will directly
affect the quality of the sweet and
whole milk delivered to the creamery.
This may be put down as a constant
principle. When one hundred patrons
haul home skimmilk in their cans
some of them are morally certain to
leave it in the cans for hours and to
iInperfectly wash out the cans after
the skimmilk is removed. Unless this
skimmilk has been pasteurized, it will
be developing bacteria during all this
time of waiting. If the cans are al
lowed to contain skimmilk ten or
twelve hours the good and bad bac-
terra will be multiplied by the mil
lions. The cans will be washed out,
but indifferently, and will then be
used to convey the new milk. On the
way to the creamery this new milk
Will be given a starter" from the
seams of the cans where the sour, bit
ter or putrid milk bacteria had lodged.
If out of the hundred patrons only
two or three farmers thus handle their
milk the damage is yet great. The
milk of all is contaminated by the
milk of the few careless ones. The
bad havors ripen in the cream and
the flavor of the butter is "off."
So it is the business of the cream
cry manager to see that the skimmilk
is properly tsi en- care of. Some have
suggested that at every creamery where
whole milk is received there should
be an arrangement for feeding the
skimmilk to swine instead of sending
1t back to the farms. This is done in
some places and that successfully. 1t
eliminates one factor of milk contain
nation--Farmers' Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Nitrogen Gatherers.

Bulletin 76 of the Illinois station
says: The Investigations of Atwater
IN America, Boussingault and Vile in
France, Hellriegel. Willfarth and
Noble in Germany, Lawes and Gilbert
in England, ct al. have fully estab-
lished the scientific facts: Cd that
leguminous plants, as the clovers,
peas. beans, vetches, alfalfa, etc, have
the power to gather or accumulate,
free nitrogen from the atmosphere;
CD that this fixation of free nitrogen
is actually accomplished by microscop-
ic organisms called bacteria which live
in little nodules or tubercles, upon
the roots of the legumes; and CD that
for different species of leguminous
plants, there are also different species
of nitrogen gathering" bacteria
Many investigations have also been
conducted to determine the amounts
of nitrogen which can be fixed by diff
erent leguminous plants, but these ex-
periments have actually been carried
on in pure sand cultures under condi-
tons which necessitate that all nitro
gen which the legumes secures must
be obtained from the air. There is
abundance of evidence that legumin-
Gus plants secure some nitrogen from
the air when grown in ordinary soil.
If they are provided with the bacteria
Indeed. the presence of the tubercles
upon the roots Is one of the evidences
that free nitrogen is being fixed. and
another evidence of that fact is found
in the beneficial effects of clover and
other legumes in crop rotations
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
After Separating.


:. w. Newman: Every butter
maker should see that his separator
runs smoothly and with regular speed,
and that as near as possible to the
speed intended for that particular ma
chine, which is usually stamped on
the bowl. 1t is not wise to run any
separator much faster owing to the
danger of injuring the bearings or
bursting the bowl. AS soon as sepa
ration is complete the separator
should be thoroughly washed. get
ting every particle out of the crew
ices, and then have it thoroughly
blown out with live steam, SO that
all parts coming in contact with milk
or cream will be perfectly sterile
The heat absorbed by the bowl will
then cause all dampness to vaporize
thus leaving all parts dry and free
from danger of rusting
Immediately after separation the
cream. should be cooled down to
about 70 degrees Always have ready
a good pasteurised skim-milk starter
to put into cream when separation is
finished so as to set up the desired
fermentation, and to overcome the
evil effects of any Injurious forms of
bacteria that may have been in the
milk. Cream is ripened to improve
the yield, flavor and keeping quality
of the butter.
A good starter is a boon to sue
cessful butter making. 1t hastens the
development of Tactic acid, allows the
cream to be ripened at a lower tenn
perature, and to a great extent con-
trolls the flavor of the butter. 1t is
important that the starter has a good
flavor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the De.
Ginning Powers of Old Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
tn pe.ru.u a

Mr.. Isaac Brock. of McLennan county.
Texas, has attained tie great age of ia
years. He is an ardent friend of Peruna
and speaks of it in the following terms.
Mr.. Brock says:
After man has lived in the world IS
long as have he ought to have found out
a great many things by experience 1
think have done so.
''One of the things 1 have found out to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Jamaica May Grow Cotton.

Jamaica is talking of Introducing
the cultivation of cotton to make up
for the decline in sugar. Cotton IL
being grown in Montserrat, in Santa
Lucia. and in several Of the Leeward
islands.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
A TRAVELLER
AT SEvENTY-ONE
YEARS OF AGE.

also cough. Now my cough is all gone.
and all the distressing symptoms of ca
tarrh of the stomach and bowels have dis
appeared. 1 will recommend it to all as
rare remedy. 1 am so well 1 am con-
tempt Hing a trip to Yellow Stone Park
this coming season. How is that for one
II years old ? -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
The Cow to Eliminate.

H. R. Wright: In selecting cows to
be kept for milking purposes 5000
pounds of milk and 200 pounds of but
ter per annum is a standard which the
profitable cow ought to reach or ex-
coed. 1t is plain that the value Of
the cows product must be measured
by the value of her butter added to the
value of the skinned milk; and that
a COW that gives less than 5000
pounds of milk might easily make
more than 200 pounds of butter or,
vice versa, depending upon the test
of the milk. A very little labor ex-
pended in ascertaining which OF the
cows are supporting their owner and
which ones are being supported by
him. will be source of great profit, to
him. A number of late Investigations
have clearly shown that cows in the
same community return all the way
from soc to 81 for each dollars worth
of their feed Eliminate the soc COW.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

Coal ashes have been known to BEN
eft certain heavy soils by rendering
them lighter and more porous, but do
not in themselves possess much valTle
for fertiliztng purposes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Low Wages in Scotland.

Caithness, Orkney and Shetland are
Scottish counties in which the wages
of agricultural workers are at the low
est. A plowman there still considers
himself well paid at II shillings
week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

m e dicine for
chronic catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. / have
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
over q wear and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Ashes viii Not PRESERVE Eoos.

Finely sifted, dry hard wood ashes
were used as packing material On
May Is, 1898, the twenty eggs, laid
May 18th to 18th. were washed, and,
after drying, pressed small ends down
into the ashes. allowing no eggs in
contact with each other, and the Jar
filed to the top with fine ashes. Re-
suit: Good, per cent; bad, 100 per
cent This lot was examined May 81.
1900. The shells were stained in
spots, and not fresh looking. The air
cells were much enlarged, occupying
fully one-third Of the volume of the
egg, but contained no fungus. The
whites were discolored. and in some
cases of reddish tint. The yolks were
gummy, and of dull, dark color. These
eggs were stale in taste. None were
nice, though none were rotten--R. l.
Station Report
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

my entire SatlSfaCtlOn
is the proper remedy
for ailments due di-
rectly to the effects of
the climate.
For ia years 1
have withstood the
changeable climate of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

a FOWL Is said to be Squirrel
tailed" when the tail projects in front
Of . perpendicular line over the bach
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28


flu Gallo
j.
Mrs F In a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, ILL.,. writes
81 can recommend Peruna as a good
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Strong and Vigorous at the Age Of
lightweight.

Rev. J. N. Parker. Utica, n. Y.
writes:
"Ln June, 1901, lost my sense OF
hearing entirely. My hearing had
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
RESIDENCE BURNED.

The residence of George Barnett,
1911 East Second avenue, was burned
this morning at 8 o'clock. Both fire
companies made good runs, but too
late to save the building. The water
pressure was good, and the fire soon
extinguished, but the house and con.
tents were a solid mass of flames be-
fore the fire department arrived. The
blaze was discovered by the barten-
der at Harvey's saloon, and he rang
for central to send in an alarm, out
failing to get response, the whistle
at the Cotton Belt shops began to
blow a distress signal. Central was
called again and responded: "Did you
ring awahile ago.. What was the mat
ter?' "It was fire, but it is too
late now to save the property
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
BY the Railroads to Texarkana the

Secretary E. D. Russell, acting for
the Commercial league, will file pro-
test before the state railroad commits
sion against the petition filed by Tex
arkana shippers asking for a discount
OF so per cent on the standard distance
tariff on freight for class goods. The
T Mariana shippers ask that the dis
'un' 'e allowed them on the Iran
Mountain route toward Little Rock
for distance of 100 miles and for
like distance on the Cotton Belt to-
wards Pine Bluff
Local shippers will make a protest
against this before the commission be-
cause they say it will be discrinl-
inatisn against Pine Bluff for such a
rate to be allowed Little Rock ship
pers will also file protest through
the Merchants Freight bureau, and if
the TeXarkana shippers get what they
ask it will be only after a strong fight
has been made.
Mr.. Russell has written to the rail
road commission and also to Mr. A. =.
Bragg the secretary Of the Merchants
Freight bureau at Little Rock. The
rate asked for not only affects whole
sale grOcers but commission mer-
chants and brokers as well, and would
give TeXarkana shippers a decided adj
vantage over those in Pine Bluff and
Little Rock. The commission has not
sci day for the hearing of the petit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
LITTLE ROCK GRoCERs.

Little R1'als, Dec. 31.-An import
ant ard enthusiastic ms citing Of the
Retail Grocers' association was held
at the board of trade last night and
was followed by banquet at Gleason's
hotel cafe, given by President c. j.
Kramer which was a most elaborate
affair At the business meeting four
new members were elected.
J. H. Mccain, vice president of the
Pine Bluff GrOcers' association, was
present and addressed the meeting. He
stated that arrangements are being
perfected for the entertainment of all
delegates that will attend the annual
meeting of the state association, which
will be held in that, city January 10
and 90
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
BIC LOSS Of LIFE
OVER 500 PEOPLE PERISH IN
FLAMES AT CHICAGO
THEATER
Was Opening Night of the City's New
and Most Modern Play
81. $50
House.


Chicago, Dec. 3l.-MOre than FIVE
hundred and fifty people were killed in
ten minutes yesterday afternoon dur
ing fire in the Iroquois theater, the
newest, largest and as far as human
power could make it, the safest thea
ter in Chicago. Estimates of the dead
is 562
Besides this, there We're fifty five
| missing at midnight. the majority of
whom are probably among the dead in
the morgues and various undertaking
establishments; eighty-slx of the dead
have been positively Identified and
ninety-two others are known to be in
jured.
The Iroquois theater was the newest,
the largest, and, so far as human pow
er could make it. the safest theater
in Chicago
A few of these people were burned
to death by fire, many were suffocated
by gas and scores were trampled to
death in the panic that followed the
mad plunge of the frightened audience
for the exits. 1t will be several days
before all the dead are known and
Identified There are bodies lying by
the dozens in the undertaking rooms,
in the police stations, and in the hos
pitfalls, from which nearly everything
that could reveal their identity to
those who knew them best is gone
Their clething is torn to rags Or burn
ed to cinders, and their faces have
been trampled into an unrecognizable
pulp by the heels of the crowd that
trampled them down as they fled for
safety
The fire broke out during the second
act Of the play, "Mr Bluebeard," which
was the first dramatic production Civ
en- in the theater since its erection
The company, which was very large
escaped to the street in safety, nearly
all of them, however being compelled
to flee into the snowy streets with no
clothing but their stage costumes. A
few members of the company sustain
ed minor injuries. but none was seri-
GHsly hurt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31

woman and child in Conway county
had signed a petition requesting ii
took the crowd by storm anu swept it
off its feet.
Continuing Judge Wood said that il
was not so much a vindicatiOn that
Governor Davis wanted, it was a
chance to warm the seat Of James H.
Berry in the United States senate,
but GabrieIs horn would blow several
days before that desire met with frui-
ton
When Governor Davis was introduc-
ed there was not even the fainteSt rip
pie of applause and for more than
twenty minutes absolute quiet greeted
his remarks. 1t looked as if the
crowd We're determined to give him the
marble heart Finally he told a funny
story which caught several persons
and soon he had the crowd laughing,
and for the remainder of his speech
received liberal applause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
TRUNK LINE RAILROAD WILL EX
TEND AND WILL TAP ARK
ANSAS.
The Kansas City Southern, 1t Is Said,
Will Be the Arkansas Portion
of System.

Dispatches from Chicago indicate
that trunk line from the great lakes
to the gulf will pass through Arkansas,
the Arkansas portion being what is
now the Kansas City Southern. A
special under date of the 29th says:
Back Of the deposits of the Harri-
man-Gates-Hawley holdings in Chica-
go and Alton stock with the banking
firm of Kuhn, Loeb and company, is
said to be the plan of organizing an
other trunk line to reach from the
great lakes to the gulf of Mexico The
railroads which will make up the new
system are said to be the Alton, the
Kansas City Southern, the Toledc. ST.
Louis and Western, the Iowa Central
and the Minneapolis and st. Louis The
Gates-HaWley combination recently OBJ
tanned control of the Glover Leaf by
purchase of General Hubbard's stock,
for which it is said to have paid $50
a share for preferred and $50 for the
common. The same combination con-
trolls the Kansas City Southern, the
Iowa Central and the Minneapolis and
st. Louis, and recently bought some
what heavily Of the Alton.
"Details of the proposed merger will
net be made public for some time. and
it is not known at what price the Al
ton stock Will be exchanged fct' the
stock Of a new company which pro
hablF will be organized. 1t was learn
ed today that all opposition to the
change in the status of the Alton had
been removed by the recent purchase
OF the stock owned by Henry D. Laugh
lin.
The amalgamatiCn would make a
system reaching from Kansas City to
Port Arthur, from Kansas City through
ST Louis to Toledo from Kansas City
to Chicago, from Peoria to ST. Paul
and Minneapolis and from the twin
cities to Watert s,vn, S. D.. to Sioux
City and Des Moines.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
j. n. SHELBY FOR TREASURER

Mr. ]. H. Shelby. in this issue of the
Graphic, places himself before the peo-
pie of jefferson county as candidate
for the Office of county treasurer. Mr.
Shelby is one of the best known Dem
ocrats in jefferson county and has
been identified with the Democratic
party almost from the time he could
vote. He is native of Jefferson coun-
ty and is known to nearly everybody in
the county. At present he is serving
as justice of the peace of Niven town
ship, where he lives He was county
assessor for four years and chairman
Of the Democratic central for two
of the Democratic central committee
for two years. He is a reputable bust
ness man and. has many friends who
will be sure to remember him at the
polls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
WILL ASK EXECUTION.

w. l.. Greer, who as collector filed
the suit of W. n. Lucey against Gov
ernor Davis for SIS for a printing
bill, and for which judgment was CIV
en- last week for s25, stated yesterday
that the judgment had net been salts
fed. says the Little Rock Gazette. The
judgment was given December 81 and
the ten days given under the law for
payment will expire today. Unless set
tlement is made today, Mr.. Greer
states he will tomorrow ask the clerk
for writ of execution for satisfac-
ton of the judgment The whole
amount involved, including costs, is
probably 500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS.

Beginning with January /, 1904 we
will clc,se our place of business, until
futher notice at $50 o'clock every
evening, excepting pay car nights and
Saturday nights. This is done for the
benefit of our salespeople and we hope
that our customers will not find any
inconvenience in arranging their shop
ping hours to conform with this plan.
eral patronage during the past year,
and asking continuance of your val
ued patronage, we wish you a happy
and prosperous New Year.
THE J. II. EDDINS D. G. CO.,
2O9 and 211 West Second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
KNOX PROPOSITION STILL OPEN

The close of the year 1893 also
marks the close Il the work Of the
Young Mems Christian association
and the Merrill Institute. which build
ing has for thirteen Years past been
open as a house for young men. a
place where they could feel free to
spend leisure hour at any time Of
the day. The affairs of the Y, NJ. c. 4.
have all been closed up and General
Secretary Kline will leave in a few
days for Little Rock The pres enr
board of directcTs will serve through
out the year 1903, but they will hold no
meetings until called upon to do 50
by the raising of the necessary funds
for the support of the active work of
Y. NJ. c. A. without debt
The proposition ef Mr. l.. O. Knox
to be one of thirty to give $50 each
toward the raising Of the 81 500 ask
ed for by the directors, has met with
much favorable comment among the
business men, but thus far no others
have made like subscription Mr..
Knox says he will keep his proposition
standing with the hope chat others
VIII. have not been liberal contributors
to the work will help him raise the
money. Several former contributors
say they are ready to contribute $50
when others take hold of the scheme
The columns of the Graphic remain
open to those who are interested in
the movement
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
A FREIGHT BLOCKADE
THIRTY CARS OF FREIGHT HAVE
BEEN IN IRON MOUNTAIN
YARDS OVER A WEEK..
Cotton Shipments Requiring All the
Time of the Depot Employees, and
-
Other Freight Goes Unhandled.
MERCHANTS COMPLAIN OF DELAY

1t will be matter of news t.. local
citizens to know that, according to the
of freight billed to this place have
been in the Iron Mountain yards for
over week and have not been I'M
of freight that is doubtless needed by
many business houses, Judging from
the complaints which are heard from
various sources. From the reports at
the local office there is no prospect of
any immediate handling of the extra
freight. The rush of the cotton sea-
son is partially responsible for this
state of affairs, SO the officers say. At
the local office this morning the scene
presented was a busy one. Represen-
tatives of local cotton houses were
hurrying about seeing t.. the loading
of their cotton on the cars and this
was about all the business that was
being done. There is cotton here,
there and everywhere and no effort is
made to put the bales inside the build
ing. 1t is dumped on the cars, on the
platform, on the ground, in the
street or 81 the passengers if they
happen to get in the way. Thte ship
pers themselves complain that the
force of men employed is not sufficient
to handle the business, yet the road is
absolutely sure of every dcllar's worth
of freight they handle in cotton and
labor is plentiful. Ever since the hoi-
day rush began the Iron Mountain Of
flee has been behind in the handling
of it's freight. TIE office force works
day and night in their efforts to check
up the bills of lading. No promise can
be made as to when goods can be un-
loaded, and if one asks about a ship
ment long delayed in transit. he is
told that the goods have not arrived
and the cause for delay is laid at the
other end of the line
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-31
Statement by Merrill Board.

The board of trustees of the Merrill
Institute this morning issued state
ment regarding the closing of the
building tomorrow which is to long
for publication in todays Graphic The
present board is composed of Messrs.
Fred Fox. J. w Crawford, George E.
Valiant, w. L. DeWoody and w. H.
Langford. The trustees made a state
ment to the public in view Of the fact
that the resolution pas sec by the y
NJ, G. A. board, closing all active work
of the association, makes it practical
y impossible for the Merrill board to
keep the building open with the pres
ent state Of finacies ami sources Of
incomee The statement reviews al
lenJh the trust imposed hy the deed
and Will Of the lat5=.52seYH NORTH and
the history Of the institute since !, Was
opened. Tomorrow's Graphic Will con-
tain the statement in fulI.