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Through Pullman Sleeping Cars to
California Points via The Iron
Mountain Route.

Leaving St Louis $3.50 a. m. daily
for Los Angeles, via True Southern
Route also tourist sleeping cars on
this same train for Los Angeles and
San Francisco every Wednesday and
Thursday. Best winter route to Call.
fornia. For further information call
on or address,
G. G. Miller, G. P. A., Cairo iii.
Elmer Smith. D. T. A., Cairo, ILL.,
H. c. Tovrsend. q. P. & T A, st
Louis, No.
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uneIa Eben.

Lots o, men" said Uncle Ebon,
kin look Wise, an lots kin talk wise;
but de men dat kin 2et wise is mighty
scarce. Washington star.
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Ihean M.lIes.

Have four mules left. Your price
Is mine. e A. Burke. 9os-e10 Com.
mereial avenue.
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Wanted, position as stenOgrapher by young
lady, " III two years general experiences fanil-
iar with lumber business. Address. P-3, care
Bulletin.
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Wanted, position collecting or in Office, BY
lady with some experience Address, NJ
are Bulletin.
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BUSINESS FOR SALE.

For sale or exchange, my stock Of groceries
Ia good business part Of tuwn. Address 5,
Bulletin office.
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS for sale on account 81
having city. Mast be SO d at once. u,
Eighteenth street.
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MAIL ORDERS,
FoR SALE.

TIMBKR-I200 aeres in the Iazoo Delta Adj
dress N. q. Augustus, 0kaloua, Miss,
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It is planned that if needed accom-.
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PROFESSIONAL.
DR.. Dunn, eye, ear nose and throat. Corner
Sixth and Washington. II
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RAILROAD NOTICES.

tn NaFttEfNU NJ IINH4Ns
Special one way second class e0ionlst rates to
the west and southwest at greatly reduced Hg-
Ufes via Iron Mountain route from Cairo.
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RAies Tcr Classified Notes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
War on Disease Germs.

Believing that disease germs 1urk in
telephone mouthpieces, health officer
Ragan, of San Francisco, directed in
specting physician E. r. Tillman to
swab out mouthpieces of public tele-
phones and give them to the city
chemists, for the purpose of making
cultures of bacteria, to determine the
danger of contagion- Orders were is
sued that all lung testers in public
places must be removed for the same
reason 1t was also recommended
that janitors sweep the public schools
in the afternoon instead of in the
morning, and that they wipe down the
baSeboards once a week or oftener.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Feeding Ducks.

DUCKS are not as good graZers as
geese. We never saw a permanent
pasture that ducks could get all their
reed from. We make it a practice
to SOW rye very thick about Sept. 1st,
Tor early fall feed. In the spring,
early. they like it best until about
inches high. They eat it in large
quantities. When it gets a little
tough they take to white clover until
rape comes. We think rape the best
and cheapest green feed for ducks.
1t should be sown thick and often,
say one crop each month from April
until August for a succession. One
or two crops of oats for a change
early will do. Plant cheap kale seed
ABOUT July 1st in rows two feet apart
Ih1s makes good feed after heavy
freezing. Ducks will eat it WELL This
is about the last outdoor crop of
the season. When any of the above
crops become tough we disk it down
ana SOW new one. The same piece
OF ground can be made to produce
several profitable crops during the
season. We use the common two
foot poultry netting, to conf1ne stock
on any special crop. When we can
not get any Of the above, alfalfa meal
ILLS the bill, and solves the green
food problem during the winter. As
We breed for fancy breeders and ex-
a1b1t1on stock, we never try to feed
entirely on green crops. but they all
help to keep down feed bills and make
better breeders. For market birds
this would not do at all.
E. E. Smith.
Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
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& THE TRUTHEULNESS OF G. w. {


His first name was George, and
as he was the color of strong coffee,
of course his last name was Washing.
ton. He had eyes as white as clab-
Der, teeth to match He was running
away, as any one else might whose
birthday had gone wrong.
You see it was his first birthday-at
least the first he had ever known. He
had discovered the date of it in uncle
Soils almanac-Feb. %, George Wash
ington's birthday.
He had heard that those lucky
enough to have birthdays got presents
thereon, and that there was to be a
holiday and parade of the firemen
in the nearby towns in honor of this
occasion He was naturally rather
proud and anticipatory in conse-
Quence.
And then the day had come, and
there were no birthday gifts from the
white folks as he had hoped, he was
not allowed to go to town to see his
own procession, and instead of a
holiday he had been rated for Iaziness
and put on the woodpile.
Was it any wonder, under these ac-
cumulated grievances, that he ran
away, and now stood, a rather shiver-
ing figure, in the muddy half-frozen
road, while he waited with a persua-
sive grin for the buggy of Mr. Lex
Carlin going downward?
Not only had it been common talk
IN the kitchen that young Marster Lex
Carl1n was counting Miss Claribel, but
George, as he stood behind old Miss
Mary's chair. had observed and drawn
conclusions for himself
Mr. Carlin had not been near the
Fa1ryiew plantation, however. since
the first of the year, and it was said
that he and Miss Claribel had quar-
relied, but still there was a chance of a
lift to town, and George was not the
one to lose chances.
Miss Mary done sont me to town
for to fotch her some medicine for
aunt Sallie's rheumatic" he explained
ghbly, and l reckoned you mought
iemme ride wild you, suh''
Cari1n was a goodnatured fellow.
and besides wanted news of his he.
loved, so he made room for the boy
beside him. In return he got the
news.
George knew what Carlin wanted
and ghded with the celerity of prac-
uce from the general into the particu-
lar, and that particular which would
most interest his host.
Miss Clar'bel been feelin' mighty
poly since you quit comm to de
house, Marse Lex. She's kinder peak
In and pinin' liken she lost sumpin'-
and she don't eat 1othin' skaselv.
OATS de reason she and old Miss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Variation of Tests

At some of our creameries the
managers have considerable trouble
with their patrons over the accuracy
of the tests. The men that supply
milk to the creameries can hardly be
made to believe that there is as great
a difference as there is between diff
ferent herds of cows and especially
between different cows. The man
that has a low test thinks he is being
cheated. Yet 1t is not an uncommon
thing for one man to receive pay for
thirty per cent more butter-fat from
the same amount of milk than another
receives. When such is the case it is
evident that the manager is trying to
give an accurate test. When a man.
ager cheats on the test it is to pre-
vent trouble with his patrons rather
than to make trouble with them. To
do this he sometimes tries to equalize
matters by giving the man with the
pocr milk little better test than
belongs to him and by giving the man
with rich milk little lower test than
betongs to him. This is dishonest
but frequently works well, as the pa
irons do not generally know enough
about milk testing to check the work
OF the manager.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

with an indignant flush on her face
and her eyes swapping.
Did you tell Mr.. Carlin that I
wrote him notes?" said Miss Claribel.
1t was on George Washington's lips
to deny the charge, but he say Carlin
handling a small riding whip sug-
gestively.
"Yas'm," said he huskily.
"And that I wanted him to come
here to-night-and make up?"
"Yas'm.''
What made you tell those lies?'
..'he greater Washington's name
sake felt of a crack in the floor with
one bare brown toe.
Il dunno, Miss Clar'bel. 1 Just
reckoned Marse Lex would like to
yere it,
But I never said anything of the
kind
Nom" George looked up boldly,
you amt never said hit, but 1 done
seed you kissin' of Marse Lexis pic
ture yesterday-an' if you didn't want
him to make up what for was you
doin' dat?"
Miss Clar1beI colored. 1t was one
thing to ask questions and quite an
other to answer them. George saw
his advantage.
HCo'se 1 lied some, but 1 amt lied
so mighty much, Miss Clar'bel. Miss
Mary did say one day dat she wisht
you'd marry dat Carter genterman,
an dat she was goin' to SEN you
away. And if you had give me note
for Marse Lex, I specks Miss Mary
would took it away fun me. An l
knowed Marse Lex was wantin' to
make up wild you, an you was wantin'
him to if he'd come yere and say so.
Nom. 1 amt tell so mighty many
lies.''
Carlin stepped up to the girls side.
"Claribel, DEAR" he said, lis the boy
right? Do you care yet?"
Il reckon 1 do-only-on1y I never
would have told you," said Miss Clar-
ibel softly.
1t was the sound of a chuckle that
brought Carlin up with a start, and a
moment after George Washington
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
POULTRY
Cross Breeding Of Poultry.

by cross breeding we mean the mat
ing OF two distinct breeds with the OBJ
Ject OF producing something better
tnan the breeder can find in the es-
taDl1shed breeds. We will at the out
set say that we do not advise any
farmer to do this If he is looking for
proht from the results. If man
wishes to play with nature to see
what the result will be, there can be
no objection to his cross breeding.
me man that cross breeds with the
loea OF establishing q new and popu-
lar breed is almost certain to be dis
appointed. 1t is altogether unlikely
that he will be able to produce any
tn1ng superior to the breeds now ex-
listing If he did it would be about
impossible to make anyone else think
SO and it would cost a good deal OF
money to advertise the new breed.
Then the sale of few birds would
virtually throw the breeding open to
the world with little hope of financial
pront to the originator of the breed.
It takes at least ten years to produce
a new breed by crossing. This was
the case with the Orpingtons. Cross
a1ter cross had to be made to get
shape and color, and then several
more years had to be spent in fixing
the qualities, SO that the Offspring
would be fairly true to type. The
man that tries to make a fortune out
OF the creation of a new breed is in
the same category as the farmer that
tries to produce a race horse that will
become worth a fortune. In either
case the prizes are SO few as to be not
worth considering. For practical pur-
poses 1t is far better to stick to the
established breeds and improve them
than to attempt to create new breeds
by crossing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Cheap Performances

The success of the Berne popular
theatre experiment is assured. Twice
week the doors of the principal play
houses are open to the public at the
nominal price of ten cents to all
comers- Although theaters are sub
sidized by the state in some countries,
the Swiss are the first without state
aid to bring to the drama the intelli-
gent and even educated citizens who
cannot pay the cheapest rates at the
regular performances. The deficit in
the box-of1ice receipts is made up from
a fund of $4,000 raised by voluntary
gifts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

The food supply has been an i'm
portant factor in the development of
animal varieties in all ges and
climes- The horses that were taken
to Iceland and adjacent islands and
made to subsfst on moss and other
like herbage have become small and
hardy, while other horses brought up
in warmer climates where food was
abundant and succulent became large
in body but little able to bea- up
under hardships
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Emperor Her Fifth Husband.

The Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia
is the fifth husband of his wife, Taitu,
who was once a great beauty. Her
first husband was one of King Theo-
dore's generals. her second she d.
vorced. her third was killed by King
John, her fourth was removed" and
in 1883 she married Menelek.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Buying Cheese Milk by Test.

Buying Cheese Milk by Test.
Many OF the cheese factories are
now purchasing their milk by the
Babcock test, and all should come to
that point The old system is fruitful
OF fraud. When a man has to bring
10 the factory only so much milk by
weight there is every inducement to
add water to it or to take some of the
cream from it. If he is too honest to
do that, the thing that naturally ap-
peals to his reason is that he should
buy and breed up cows that give
large amount of milk without regard
to the fat such milk contains. All
this is based on the old idea that rich
milk was different from poor milk
only in the amount of butter-fat it con-
ta1ned- But this has been demon
strated to be a mistake. Rich milk
is not only rich in bltter-fat, but is
also rich in solids, and the solids are
In somewhat regular proportion to the
rat Professor E. H. Harrington says
that for every pound of butter-fat con-
tanned In hundred pounds of milk
20 pounds of cheese can be made.
Ihus, milk with three per cent fat in
IL would make cheese that would
weigh 7.8 pounds, while If the butter
Iat amounted to four pounds in 100
pounds OF milk, that is, was what we
call 4 per cent milk, the amount of
cheese made would be 1O.4 pounds.
Professor harrington is an expert in
tnese matters and his figures are prob
ably as accurate as can be obtained.
They demonstrate the advfsability of
buying by the test even for cheese
making. Moreover this encourages the
increase OF the amount Of fat in the
milk and this is advisable, as the rich
er the cheese the better the quality.
other things being equal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Robbers.

Brown Bee, sippin' honey
Yander in de dew,
Folks is des a-waitin'
Ter steal it all fun you!
Ever see sich doin's
Sence Freedoms set you free?
Bee-he rob de flower.
En- Mamie rob de Bee,
Atlanta Constitution
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
National Filled Cheese Law

a dozen years ago the men that
were making filled cheese had SO far
destroyed the reputation of our cheese
that we were no longer able to hold
the trade we had with Great Britain.
The Canadians, with their prohibitiye
laws respecting the making of filed
cheese, took the English market from
US. That started the Americans to
demanding a national law regulating
the manufacture of filled cheese, and
the law asked for was passed 1t so
greatly restricted the making of filled
cneese and its sale in our markets
that filled cheese almost instantly be-
came a thing of the past, and now
most OF the consumers of cheese in
this country would not know the
meaning of the words filled cheese"
But since the passage of the law the
makers of this kind OF product have
found ready market for the stuff in
England and have continued to send
1t th1ther. AS soon as the American
public found out that they did not
have to buy filled cheese under some
other name they stopped buying it at
all.
Some time ago the manufacturers
OF filed cheese in Illinois brought suit
against the government to recover a
large sum of money that has been
paid to the revenue officials, the man.
ufacturers claiming that the law was
unconstitutional The lawyers of the
filled cheese makers claimed that the
payment of one cent per pound was a
violation OF the provision of the fed
eral constitution that prevented the
imposition of an export tax. After a
long consideration of the matter, the
Supreme Court of the United States
has handed down a decision to the
effect that the tax is legal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Waste of Grain in Feeding.


That Americans waste grain in
Ieeding will be a statement readily
accepted by most men that know any
tnlng about our methods of fattening
steers. We have but to compare our
methods with those of the beef max
ers on the other side of the Atlantic
TO be convinced that for generations
we have been feeding to our steers
altogether too much grain, when
viewed from the economic standpoint
To be sure we try to save some of
this grain and do save some of 1t by
having hogs follow the cattle, but even
then the waste is enormous. In
great many instances cattle are not
followed by hogs at all and, in other
cases disease comes and takes of the
hogs In still others, the number
OF hogs following the steers is entire
~ inadequate to pick up the corn that
passes through the steers undigested
1t has been the practice in the So
called corn belt to feed the steers all
the corn they could eat without re-
gard to their requirements The grain
was shoveled in, and the steers usu-
ally had enough and to spare. In
other cases it was thrown out into the
iced lot, and what the steer did not
eat was trampled under foot. On in
vestigation, it is found that our stock
men have been feeding from 20 to 25
pounds of corn per day, and in some
cases this amount has reached 80 and
even 35 pounds. Think of it, half a
bushel OF corn fed each steer per
day!
Across the water ten pounds of
corn per day is regarded a very heavy
ration, and more often the amount is
between and pounds Yet who
ever found fault with the quality of
British beef when produced on the
frames of the beef breeds? 1t is evi-
dent that our farmers should greatly
reduce the amount of grain feed, and
with our most progressive feeders this
Is being DONE The rising price OF
corn has called attention to the mat
ter as nothing else could have done.
we have passed out of the era of 10
cent corn, and can no longer AFFORD to
feed more than is necessary. 1t is al
together probable that the usual ration
can be reduced one-half without the
quality of beef suffering, provided the
rest OF the ration is succulent. With
the use of silage and alfalfa it is now
possible to do this. Had the corn
been saved that has been wasted in
the last few years, our farming COM
munities would not have run short of
corn two years ago and been COM
PEELED to send their cattle to market
in half-fat condition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

found himself set firmly out in the
hall, the door closed behind him, and
a silver dollar in his hand.
4 wisht them yere birthdays was
every day." said George Washington
as he climbed the stairs to his bed
roOn.-BostOn Globe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Bran as Poultry Feed.

Bran enters largely into the feed
ing of the focks of some poultrymen.
Their method of using it is to put it
In a box or long trough where the
birds, both old and young, can get at
1t and pick at will. OF course not
much will be eaten at one time, and
this is what is desired We have
found that chicks especially do not
like to make bran their sole diet. and
too much of it leads to digestion trou-
bles. One OF the best ways to use
bran is in conjunction with other
ground feeds. making a mash of them
for feeding either at morning or
night Both plans can be practices
at the same time. The effect of bran
Is just the opposite Of that of whole
corn The corn when fed for a Ions
time alone produces Indigestion, while
the bran has loosening effect. Those
that are opposed to the use of bran
have tried 1t in too large Quantities
and have made it too large a part of
the whole feed. In some cases the
poor results with bran have come
from the fact that the bran contained
q great deal of ground weed seeds.
such as corn cookie.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Whitewash for Stables.

Whitewash is most important arti-
Gle in the keeping clean of the stables.
A coat costs so little that it may be
given frequently. Probably the best
kind to use is that employed by the
United States government. That it
will stick is obvious from the fact that
it is used on all the lighthouses, where
it is constantly exposed to the rain
and spray of the waves. The formula
for making this is as follows: Slack
about one-half bushel of unsIacked
lime with boiling water, keeping it
covered during the process. Strain it
and add one peck of salt dissolved in
warm water: three pounds of ground
rice put in boiling water and boiled to
thin paste; one-half pound Spanish
whiting, and one pound clear glue dis
aolved in warm water. Mix these
well together and let the mixture
stand for several days. Keep the wash
thus prepared in a kettle or portable
furnace. and when used put it on as
hot as possible. This will answer for
either wood. brick or stone, and keeps
Its luster for a long time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Waited with a persuasive urin.

waited with persuasive grin.
Celia is projeckin' to go to the city
Miss Clar'bel don't wanter 80. but ole
Miss bound she shall"
How does / know" he continued
Lordy. thar amt much gwine on
don't see- No sub! Ole Miss think
Miss Clar'bel done forgit you ofren
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

No man can tell what a laying fowl
can do unless he keeps a strict ac-
count OF the eggs she lays during the
year and when she lays them. We
have heard of poultry raisers who
claimed that trap nests and records
were unnecessary, as they can tell
all about it without the help of rec
ords- Such opinions may be salts
factory to the men that hold them but
VIII hardly satisfy the requirements
OF scientific poultry raising.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04
Docking.


The state of New York is about
to pass a bill prohibiting the docking
of the tails of horses. This bill should
become a law and it would be well
to initiate it in other states Men
that have looked into the matter de-
clare that the practice of docking
horses is cruel. One great objection
is that the horses so docked come ul-
timately to the work of the road cart,
when they have passed their prime in
the service of the wealthy. They are
then no longer given the care they re-
ceived in the stables of the wealthy
In their new work on the streets they
are unable to fight the flies that tor
ment them, and this is not a matter
OF small Importance to an animal so
harnessed that he has no power cf
escaping his insect tormentors. This
is said by horsemen to be far
greater torment than the pain that
comes from the immediate act of
docking. The tail of the horse pro-
tects the most sensitive part of his
body from the attack of insects. This
part consists of the flank, belly and
sensitive region between the hind
legs. AS to the forward part of the
animal, nature has given him some
protection in a head that can be
quickly and readily and in skin
that can be agitated ufficiently to dis
lodge most of the insects that tor
ment him. There seems no good rea-
son for docking the tail of a horse,
when banging the tail, that is, cut
ting off the hair, serves practically the
same end.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-04

Belinda and Rebecca,
Methetabel and Sue,
Hannah and Amanda,
What has become of you?
Once glorious in hoop and curf,
With modest maiden grace
You led fathers such dance
They scarce could keep the pace.
I wonder. If you came again.
With parted dusky hair,
And three-storied pompadour
If they'd still think you fair?
If ping-pong youth and those that steer
The weary auto-car,
Golf hends and gridiron champions,
Would let you stand afar?
Or of the Vassar tai1or-mades,
The Bryn Mawr stunning whips.
Or Chicago'S jockey sweaters would
Your old-time race eclipse?
No. though you never made tee,
Nor held a handle-bar,
And though your tender feelings would
Have fled a football star.
Belinda and Rebecca.
Mehetabel and Sue,
Hannah and AMANDA,
They still would worship you!
Alice r. Corbin in Life.