�1!I'J'ABLlIiHEJ). 111"6"3. PAGES WEEKL"l_. VOL. X;l:IV;No. 48. } TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER ·.1, 1886'. {SIXTEENPRICE. 81.50 A YEAR.. .

betng composed almost enttrely of Indlges- Ing a thousand·pounds while kllPt o� !tood sick; In another eleven out of twenty-three IND.IGES·TION IN CATTLE. tible eullulose and woody fiber. Even the food. Very rich food may be digested with died within two weeks; and in still another buft'alo grass, which in times gone by was a1esser quantity. The more dry and Innu- twenty-three out of forty-seven dl� wltbhi [Bynonyms.-Dry Murrain, Bloody Mur- considered a superior article of winter food tr.itious the food the greater must be the sup- four weeks.· These are by no means exeep- Imnactlon of the Stomach rain, Stomacll, of Its for cattle; has, of late years, lost much Diy of water. Cornstalks and poor prairie tlonal cases. , Staggers, Maw-bound, Enteritis.] vaunted to the late autumn the of from an animal has for a DEFINITION!I reputation owing hay require consumption nlnet;v When been kept Jong rains washing out the most of its nutritious to one hundred pounds of water per day for time on poor coarse food the sym-pto.ms the head of I are Under indigestion propose elements. each animal of a thousand pounds. This more slowly developed and death not so sud- to treat of all those of the di- derangements Such food, poor In beat-producing ole- Immense mass of water must be raised to the den. In these cases the animal grows poor, which are so common to cattle gel!!tive organs ments, Is not adapted to the proper malnte- temperature of the animal before it becomes the bones stick out, the flanks tuck up, the In this State. WIiile the lesions produced nance of the functions of life. Not only is it a part of himself In the Intricate processes back is arched, the coat Is rough ,and wiry, the differ the by complaints very materially deficient In quality, but by reason of its pov- of life. This can only be done by the expen- the limbs are weak and exposure causeS a­ of all are so to- symptoms closely grouped erty it imposes an extra tax upon the dizeat- diture of animal h�at which must be re- severe fit of shivering. An attack of indl­ and the causes so related that gether nearly ive organs in that they may extract from the placed, primarily, by the process of digestion. gestion is now ushered In by a loss o� appe- -to treat of -eaeh one would . separately only mass the little nutriment which It may con- It follows then that the colder this supply of tite, a failure to chew the cud, a dull, serve to confoand the readers for whom this tain. Too often this expenditure of force In water the greater Is the task of heating it to sunken, staring appearance. of the eyes, a is Intended. The in report object sought the process of digestion Is greater than can the normal temperature of the body. In more or less dlsebarge of saliva from th� this article to ,the is to dl- presenting publle be replaced by the small percentage of mat- other words, very cold water for cattle In mouth, grinding of the teeth, trembllng of rect the attention of stock-raisers to causes ter utilized. The greater the supply of such wluter weather Is a waste of food. And not tho. muscles, particularly In the flanks, ;1 which produce these and the complaints food the sooner does the digestive ,machine only Is it a waste of food, but it Is also detri- knuckling of the hind fetlocks, stumbllng. means ,and measures to necessary prevent wear out. In other words, the ore Is too mental te digestion, for It largely arrests this over slight Inequallties of the ·ground; un-' them. the poor to pay for the crushing. True It is that function until the water has reached . steadiness of the hind parts when walkillllr:, to Dry'murrwf,n Is used designate that cattle do to maintain an exist- of the the to which -is many manage temperature body. Instinctively straining pass manure, bard, , condition In which marked ex- constipatl

    mixture at last be as will, year's prices, Diseaaes of the Feet. the pain occasioned by the blow•. Nail· followe : 100 pounds of corn, 80 cents; 'l'hrush is inflammation of the lower pricking, from careless shoeing. \s very 50 pounds of oil meal, 56 cents, and 50 common, espeelally in �istribts, surface of the sensible frog, says Her- country of 30 or About Wintering Lambs, pounds bran, cents, $1.66 for 200 where the ·smith is very. often guided bert, which while so inflamed secretes A correspondent of the Rurat New Pounds. or 83 cents per hundred, or for only by the horse flinching, In deciding Yorker the gives following ,useful hints the 180 pounds eaten for the WInter, pus, instead of horn; this offensive whether a nail has too In­ about lambs: gone deep. wintering matter exuded from the·cleft of about $1.50. But In addition to the being jury from these causes is not always It must not be forgotten no the that, grain, hay and straw ration, to do its frog renders it sensitive to pain. perceptible at the time of shoeing, but matter what the temperature to which best the lamb must a The direct cause of thrush is doubtless have daily feed of it will be certain to appear in a few If an antmal da exposed, its bodily heat too much a some green food. I use mangela, and seeretlon, especially of foul days. When an injury aristng from this must be maintained at 98 or else deg., feed one-half bushel to twenty lambs, kind; but this result will never occur cause is detected. the shoe should be re­ it suffers in and in health; digestion, which would require 4t bushels for each unless the horse is, or has been, so shod moved and the foot examined. that the common with the other tunettona, be- as to a natural of the lamb during the winter, costing not prevent expansion extent of the injury may he learned. comes impaired and loss can only ensue; over 32 cents. foot; and even where thrush has ap­ Stonehenge gives the followmg direc­ and'tbat this temperature, when· no it sometimes be cured When sold, our account against the peared may by tions for the treatment of such cases: artificial heat is used, is kept up the of the "one-sided solely lamb will stand about as follows: adoption nailing." On removing the shoe it is found that the combustion of a by portion of the Corns in the feet of horses are injuries is 60 pounds lamb at 4 cents $2.40 there great tenderness at some par­ food. It follows, that in the too then, to the sole, usually occurring in the ticular part of the foot, and sometimes common way of 'Wintering lambs in the between the crust bar on the ��n�:;���nl:;::��:::::::::::::::::::: :� angle and a slight bulging; but- tais is seldom open field or yards, a very large propor- inner side of the fore toot. are 325 pounds hay at $8 per ton...... 1.40 They evident so soon. It is the better plan tion of the food is thus and consumed, 180 pounds of feed...... 1.50 caused by the pressure of the shoe, or to place the foot in a cold bran poultice, 80 far as any returns to the owner, it bushels .82 of which is under the 4Xl' mangels...... gravel lodged without a shoe on, and wait for a day or might just as well have been burned In shoe. are easily and Aggregate $11.77 They prevented, two, when, if the foot continues very a if the lambs heap. Now, were so when they occur they are a disgrace to the smith must down the horn To its credit there will be 7 of hot, pare housed in warm that the con- pounds quarters the smith who shoes the animal, or to over the let out the washed lamb's even at suspected place, and of food to wool, worth, last sumption necessary keep the groom who neglects to clean out the if there is if winter's low matter, any; or, necessary, tnem warm was reduced the very prices, $1.40; 95 one-half, gravel which accumulates between the bleed ·at the which is to re­ of fat toe, likely other half would to add to pounds lamb, 5t cents, $5.25; go the shoe and the foot. This may be cured, lieve the and an of and tntlammetdon, prevent and as the once built making aggregate $6.25, growth, quarters if recent, or greatly relieved, if of long if it has not a net suppuration, already will last the amount leaving profit of 85t cents per head. many years, standing, by a proper adaptation of the occurred. If matter has Is and formed, and chargeable to the lambs would be adding the value of the manure only shoe. The sole should be (in the sound let out, a littl!'l friar's balsam is pushed the sum of interest and It will (which is richly worth one-half the cost repairs. foot as well as that which has corns,) into the abscess on a of and of the food. and of that piece lint, pay to huild stables just for the dry one-eighth cut from the in saving. away angle question the shoe tacked on; but the lint must in this directron. of the mangels, or $1.49), the profit will until it is lower than the crust and the be so left as to be capable of being be $2.34t per head. It will be noticed I In the of as in and as wintering lambs, the bar, these should be so prepared pulled out on the next so as to .-:,1 that in neither case have I made day, of other a any keeping stock, certain amount to afford an elevated support for the leave a clear for the matter to account of the straw fed the Iambs. I opening of food is that neces- if will rest required heyond shoe, which, properly made, In a few the shoe must be _,\1 . escape. days have taken this course because the .'" 1"_ to maint'am heat iIn sary suppI'ymg the always upon them and wI'11 be In no taken off again, and a.ny ragged pieces · straw on most farms isa waste waste of tissue In life product, of sustaining (In danger pressing upon the sole at the of horn removed, as well as the open­ and must in some way be used up and •• running the machine), and if no more be corn place." If the case is a bad one. ing enlarged, if necessary.-American. returned to the fields, or else be burned fed than wbat ie necessary to supply and if the frog is sufficiently sound to Fa'f'TTtb. up, as is the Idtotrc way of thousands of this waste, the only possible profit could withstand the pressure, a bar-shoe may Western farmers; or, worse yet. allowed the fairs of the a be in an increased value in over Le used, which is chambered over the '.raking country as · spring to rot down in a pile to become a breed- it is that the fan; but, as has been shown, a shorn affected point, and so formed as to rest whole, probable premiums ing place ot weeds and a scourge to the offered for horse-flesh in its yearling, if in only store condition, is upon the frog. This treatment, how­ many classes farm. Neither have I made any account will or exceed those for all worth less than the lamb in the previous ever, should not be constant, as the equal given of the labor in caring for the lambs, for other kinds of live stock fall, so that. he who winters in the old frog would not long bear the pressure, put together. the reason that almost every farmer has of way has to work against this decline. and ae the heel being relieved from the Though out. proportion, the in­ tbe help to care for his stock, and unless would be less But when so fed as to become fat and In pressure might become softened, and equality noticeablett. the

    · a business is made of demand for slaughter, the spring price. winter-feeding, thus produce permanent lameness. greater part of this were not absorbed very little extra help will be needed and the The fact is that even without the fleece, will be about There are few cases in which a bar-shoe, by speed ring. · this will be very little more in the one track as a are as much the full value of the added weight. If thus formed, can be used for more than premiums. rule, case than in the other, and if charged too on an as in the quarters in which the lamb is are of two successive shoeings. high, average, premiums in both would make the the best construction the showing very or the more useful horse exhibits are too , gain in �eight Cutting, interfering. is the striking much more unfavorable to the old way. low. will be in proportion to the food con- of the fetlock joint with the opposite · Another thing which I have done is very sumed, providing such food is selected foot or its shoe. It arises somettmes unfair to the new way-I have conceded. The Gauntry Gentleman states that a and proportioned so as to be most con- from a defective formation of the legs, that, when each lamb manager who long had charge of the ducive to growth; but it must not be highly grained, but from generally improper shoeing. horses of a would eat as much hay as when fed street railroad found the best forgotten that lambs dif- hay On this Youatt ex­ require very subject says: Many ration to consist of and straw alone, and this is not true, as equal quanttttes of ferent food from full-grown sheep. In pedients used to be tried to remove this; they will eat fully twice as much straw bran and cornmeal, together with equal the lambs there willbe a large propor- the inside heel has been raised and and one-thud less But with all the weights of hay and straw cnt and thor­ tionate increase of bone and muscle. as hay. lowered, and the outside raised and unfairness, and construing everything oughlv moistened. This may ·be well well as of fat and wool, and our ration lowered; and sometimes one operation to remember and act all farmers as unfavorable for the highly-fed and as upon by .must be suited to the growth of each has and sometimes the con­ succeeded, and others who have of favorable for the others as anyone dare plenty straw, and all. After much experience. I have trary j. and there was no so in­ point which is a claim. still every reasoning man must worth great deal more if kept found a mixture containing 100 pounds volved 10 obscurity or so destitute of see that the sooner the old is brlght and dry under the shelter, than of corn. 50 pounds of bran, and 50 pounds way principles to guide the practitioner. abandoned and the new the if half-rotten and weather-beaten out adopted. � · of new-process oil meal, as near the The most successful remedy, and that doors. better for the sheep-keeper and the thing as any I have tried. Of this, be- which in tbe great majority of cases more money he will have. ginning with a small quantity and supersedes all others, is Mr. Turner'S There is of course no excuse for the I am asked several if the gradually increasing until they receive by indica- shoe, of equal thickness from heel to abuse of any farm stock-but if there is tions are favorable for a all they will eat. the average amount profitable feed- toe, and having but one nail on the in- a single kind which seems to be more "each will ing season. The indicatious are side of · eaten by per day not be far always the shoe. and that neal' the toe; clearly entitled than any other to es­ favorable the from 1 pound, or 180 pounds for the to feeder who takes good care being taken that the shoe shall not pecially kind treatment it is the horse, care both of his winter. In this ration the bran fur- stock and tbe manure extend beyond the edge of the crust, His faithfulness, his intelligence, his a he makes. Tbere is not an acre of land nishes surplus of the phosphates for and that the crust shall be rasped Ii little capability for affection for his owner,. the bones, the oil meal. of the nttro- in any of the older States, and I doubt at the quarters. When the leg is at all all appeal to the better side of human if there is in of the States genous matter for the muscles and wool, any east of swoolen from the cutting, it should be nature with a distinctness which cannot the that would and the corn, of the fats and carbohy- Mississippi river, not be protected by a boot, which should in all be mistaken. The man who wilfully better if and when we drates for sustaining heat and furnish- manured, count cases remain on untilthe cure is com­ maltreats his horse deserves the con­ the value of the ing fat, while the combination of hay manure properly used, plete, as if the swelling remained it tempt of his fellows, besides the heavy there is a in and mangels, and the straw, which always profit feeding. But might throw the parts so far in the line hand of the law on his shoulders. for this let us .-.-�---- should be given daily, furnishes a very particular year, see: of the other foot, when in motion, asto well-balanced food. If the old-process Sheep and lambs are higber by about cause the cutting to continue in spite of 'I'obaceo refuse is a rich and quick-acting one-half cent fertilizer. It is meal is used, the proportion must be per pound than one year every attempt to prevent it. Speedy cut also repulsive to insects. .-.-�.--- greatly reduced, or the proportion of ago; grain and hay are not very much is a cut of the knee, by the striking of More than half tho diseases so prevalent free oil will be in excess of the ability of different. On the other hand, wool has the shoe of the opposite foot when the advanced at least � among farm horses are due to tmproper at­ the stomach to dizest. and its Affect will per cent., Is strong horse is cantering. or throwing his feet tention to the common laws of sanitation. be medicinal and harmful, and for the attheadvance. and promises to advance very high in the trot. The only remedy. reason that I can still more. There is a buy the carbohydrates arge decrease in when the snoelng has been properly Be merolful todumb anlmals, Heal the number of and a much cheaper in the corn than in the sheep scarcity of performed, and the cutting atill con­ all open sores and cuts with Stewart's feed on the 10 aud50 oil meal, I greatly prefer the new- Western ranges, so that tin ues, is to use the boot on the wounded Healing Powder, cents a box. while .-----�--- .. process meal with its less free oil and many sheep will be rushed East knee; but, in such a case of constitu­ American the fall and pork now enters Germany much larger proportion of albuminous during early winter, I am of tional the boot can never be dis­ defect, throueh and thus matter. the England, evades the pay­ opinion that good prices will be pensed as an with, unluckly step might ment of duty.. In England It Is branded as The cost of material for the above realized for in the good sheep spring. at any time cause the horse to fall from Enj{llsh pork. 1886.

    SHEEP. clean and sweet. The droppings must BREEDERS'DIREOTORY. and ab­ In tLe .IDoiru. be promptly cleared away, MERINO SU.EP, sorbents-such as dry earth, sawdust, BerkllhlreBop, Shlll"-hom Ca\o �. of ,. ete.e-must be tle,and thirtY varfelil.. 1lIalI- land plaster, dry muck, clalllPonUry; AlIbreedl••It4IoII:' HOW TO MAKE GOOD BUTTER, record" ter .ue III __ , freely used in the stable or milking .. Epa IOn. Wr1te fer WBllIII anC .., T. D. of the Eureka Salt Manu· shed. No animel or vegetable matter •• By Curtis, "rlcel. ru••y Il00vLL01I , . ....� ractunne; Company. mt.�t be allowed to decay in the vicinity Fa,ette, 110. . HO.Sl!lS. THE HERD. of where tbe cows are milked, nor where they can breathe the atmosphere I shall not give the preference to any FARM.-H. W. McAfee. Topeka Kaa., . POULTRY. that is loaded with the bacteria arising PROSPECTbreeder of Thoroughbred Qt;YI1lII8D.A.LZ BOBIlII8 breed. It is only necessary that cream Nor must and SHORT'HORN C.A.TTLR. A number of choice buDs, from the decaying matter. a No. 1. allO horaes tnr BIlle no.... Wr1te or call.' D: JENOK�, North TopekA, B:aa., PI,.· and churn sucb an more oholce 000It· should be rich in be allowed to stand in breeder. A few . fat, easily. the milk A • mouth Rock " these bacteria can erelnnC Punetl for lillIe. Premium atook. These qualitaes may be possessed by the atmosphere, so drop AND TRO'lTI:"lG HORIIE8 and into it, and there begin the work of de­ TH9ROUGHBREDPoland·Chlna Hop bred and for aale. Wr1te for cream of the milk from any of the K... VALioEY POULTRY YARDII'-Fod" on pedll1'eeII. O. B. Hildreth, Newton, composition, feening the nitro­ Scott Kas. F. G. Eaton, breeder and shipper of said to by MARMATON breeds. Even elephants' milk is of the milk. Lt. Booke, Wyandottel, genous portions Thoroughbred Brahmas).,P. and W. These B. LeRhoml, B. Javaa, B. vooblnl. Mam. B. be in this respect. OA.TTLE. now superior Holland TurkeYl, and P. Duck.. Sprfnlf blMl VENTILATION. lO11cltecl qualities can be practically ascertained ready. Bend for circular. Correspondence acknowledged. only by the test of the churn. Of course, Too much attention can not be paid to SEXTON" OFFORD, Maple HIJI, Kae., and cheerlully of thoroughbred RRD POLLZD OATTLZ. the cream must be rich in flavor, and the cows with pure, WARREN.Importen keeping supplied Buill and heifers for lillIe. RaIlroad atatlon lit. MaryB. R. EDWARDS, breeder of pure·bred Par1r1dp free from the bitter taste to the The of air should and Emporia, B:aL '. a, peculiar sweet air. supply S • OochlnB Plymouth Bookl, 1111 Kana8a Kaa., cream and milk of some cows. come in at the cows' head and pass off H. FORBES avenue, Topeklf, _ breeder Short.horn Oattle. Sll[ head of Buill, - D • of HILL POULTRY YARDS. Pure·bre4 rear. But most are ... on .... term8. THE FEim. at the stables, trom 7 months to S yean old, for aale nil y ...11 for eal... COLLEGEBrown Leghorn and Houdan Fo ..... the air in at the rear of the which arranged to let In leason. Bend for pr1ces. W. J. GrUIIJa"Oollije. As milk is made from food OREEI[ HERD OF SHORT-HORN OA'lTLE the cows, heavier than the HIJI, MaIlhattan"K... the cow eats, and partakes more or less where, being FISH-conBlstlng of the leading famlllea, headed by warm air inside, it drops down and takes Sbaron Duke.f Bath 2d 6446(}, YounR otook for BBle. of the quality and flavor of the food. it and POULTRY YARDS-T. S. Haw"'" the and odors of the droppings, AIIO Bronze Turkeyi': Visitors cordially Invited follows that cows must run in clean, up vapor Walter �tlmer, proprietor, Garnett, Kaa. SUNFLOWER with the exhalations from the w.elcome. propr1eto3J�p�:o��BAND FOWLS: sweet in summer, and that the along for thll ...... n·. pastures HERD OF SHORT·HORN OA'lTLK.­ Pure.bred, of th. !lui ",..."". b'II4., cows' bodies, and bears them along to varletl... BeaC for cows hold of no rank-flavored vege­ Cbolce·bred animal. tor lale. Pr1cel con81eUng of the aelectand leading get OAKWOODAll recorded. SaUlfactlon their heads, to be drawn into their lungs GIOIter and Air· new and Importantcircular. JI1lI!l'Ul"C. tation, either in the pasture or on the low. �ermB e...r. Imported Earl of my and mingled with their blood at every dr1e Rooe of Sbaron 49712 head herd. O. S. Elcbholtz, road to· the barnyard or stable where the YARDS. Fifteen minutes of such in­ bOI 1208, Wichita, Xae. REPUBLIOAN POULTRY is done. Just the of breath. milking uippmg ROCB:S;-w. E. Dond, Enreka, E... , Prof. L. B. Arnold declares, w. H. H. Pleasant Hill, Mo., pro. mal-flavored on the way to halation, CUNDIFF, breeder Plymonth Rocke. Elfll, ,1.10 per ;u.· herbage there- of pLYMOUTHo.f will taint tbe mUk immediately DR.prletor for oale at lrom tltotlleach. and from the pasture bas been known ALTAHAM HERDI\, Blrdl after drawn from the cows' udder, and to give a bad flavorto tbe milk, and to and tireeder of faehlonable Sbort·hom.. Strallfbt it "a taste of the POULTRY YARDS.-L. E. PlIley, Bu- from it. Role of Sbaron bnll at head of berd. Fine 8how bnIJl .. the manufactured B. B. R. Gam , ' .. breeder of products for EUREB:Areka, Kas Wyandottn. who are otherwise cleanbarnrard."yare and otherl�k we. BnlrCocblnl and P.kt. Even tbe breathing of air passing over 'C'veeople P. Rock.....B. and W. Legboml, with tlns taste in their nncks. and blrd8 In _", Wr1te tor wliat troubled . often . onion field has been found OATTLE.-A. J. O. O. Cattle, of Agp carrion, or an Jeney want. cannot account for, COW8 and you ------' milk, which they JERSEYnoted buttor families. Family you.!!!! :._------� to taint tbe milk of the cows tbus in­ .. el.Cber oel[ for C. W. when all the trouble lies in the bad stock 01 we. BendJor catalope. ' it. Salt should be regularly Talmadge. CounellGrove, B:ae. R. NYB Leaven...orth,K'8II. breeo!.rofth.lead- haling of their Fowl& D.A.aJt or no of Land and Water . to the cows. A better is to ventilation, ventilation, N • Ing varieties Jliven way for . - . Sond Circular or of milk Elm Park Phce, Lawrence Kas. BRAHlue a Bpeoialty the where the cows can and stables, whatever place they put salt go GUERNSEYS.L. Bullene. dealer In reglltered Guernllliy Cattle. '. in. There should be a free circulation YARnS-Jno. G. H....ltt lick it at any time. They will not take Younlf8tockforaale. Telephoneconnectiontofarm. POULTRY of air, avoiding drafts, and a place for SHAWNEEProp'r. Tupeka. Kaa. breeder of oholce -.arI.Uea of too much when it is present. P. CochlDII a always as H. JACKSON. Mapl. HIJI, K... of Poultry. Wyandottes and IIJ*llalt,., Ball the escape 0f aII fou 1 0dors as. fast > But when it is to tb.em occasion­ FRANKHRRZPORD CATTLR. thorongbbbreederred Bnlll and chick. for sale, given without their Young will eat to and thus they rise. being permitted alwa:n on Ioand for 8ale. Choicest blood and quality. ally, they excess, - froin to load the air wbich the cows breathe. DQLLAR PER THffiTEEN For BlrJl!l induce thirst and that interfere Plvmnutb Rock Fowl. and est.ra PeJd. fever, M. MARCY 4; K.... bave for sale my choice ' a artificial heat than SON, Wakarnea, ONE Better apply little Bulla and DuckB. Mark S. SaJl8bury, BOl[ 81, KanaaaCltJ', Mo. with the operation of milk secretion. T . RegiBtered y""rllnIl8hort·hom Helfen, cows in a smother- of each head. Carload 10111 a .peelalty. Come '.rhe stronger cows will thrust aside the keep your cooped up thirty which is Ininneal both and see. weaker ones, so that the latter'will not Ing atmosphere, · MISOELLANEOUS. to the health of tbe animal and the pro- II. GOODRICH, Goodr1ch. K... bIoeeder of Thor· salt while the former are and Grade cattle. get enough, best of milk. Sweet J • oaghbred Galloway Thorough. reason if duction of the Hlgh·grade gorging with it. }'or tilis salt S. URMY, 137 Kau.... avenue, Topeka, Kaa.. sweet and sweet aIr, are Auctioneer. Sales mad. In is not kept regularly within t)le reach food, water, ��.�&:!iV..b�rea���e�:"?J�tede:o S • Live Stock any par1 essential to the production of the Stat.. Corre.ponden!l8 lollclted. of the cows the better way is to salt absolutely of the best butter. thE-m in·the stalls, where each gets just OATTLE AND SWINE. Manhattan Kaa. Llv. Stock "'';;0 SAwYER, r Sal•• made In &lUh. States and Oanada. what is given to her, and no more. Salt CLEANLINESS. SA.• Uon.er. Good referellco. Have fnll oeta of Herd Booke. Co... of the HOLMES 4; CO breeder of is not only essentlal to the health H. .• Grinnell, Iowa, what has Cattle and Duroc Swine. Prices to plJ.eecatalopes. As be inferred from C • Jeney JerlleY cow, digestion and assimilation, might aiding absolute cleanhness is in­ snit the tim... Send for oatalope. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!==!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!�!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but affects the churning of the cream. gone before, Most have some A Jack of salt for the cows will make dispensable. people VIEW HERD-Of Thorougbbred Short· u no tbe same ••ter White and ·Berklhlre and trouble in this I'dea 0f C1eanl'lnells. b t t pLA'lTEhorn Oattl�.Ob Hop. Ohoice, Highly-Bred hard churnin�, way Address E. M. l"lnney 4; Co., Bo.>: 790. Fr.mont, Neb. The term IS and might often be. obviated by giving the ideaF. comparative admits of of applical;ion. But FARM.-T. A. cows a proper amount of salt. degrees PARX STOOK Hnbbard, some ideas of breeder or hlllh·grade Sbort­ care should be taken while all have cleanliness, ROMEWellington. B:ae., HEREFORD In winter special car lot or Alao breeder of I have· sometimes thought that slime horn Oattle. By lingle. to give the cows the right kinds of food, Berklhlre 8wlne. no idea of nastiness. To BULLS and in the so that the people have r:�:��i�II��I�� ���.Engllih HEIFERS, rIght proportionS'. the and them as is said to be the case with nitrogenous, or milk muscle-pro­ reasonable. Come or wrlte for Pri­ in all are I For sale ducing foods sball bear ,3 proper rela­ pure heart, things pure. SWINE. to some idea vate Oatatog'l.£e. tion to the amount of carbonaceous, or will, therefore, try give yuu be­ cleanliness. 'l'o .. breeder for heat and foods. of what I mean by W. Carbondale, Kas fat·producing Early· CIIZ.TlIIR WHITE the should be clean w _oroulhbred CALF TO BEAU REAL cut hay-say timothy or orr.hard grass, gin with, person Hoe;. 8�t��Ill::�e:WALTMI� HEIFERS IN not t:> emit offensive odors. with a mixture of clover Itnd other sweet enough AND BEAU MONDE. The should have lik� freedom breeder 01 Polllnd· with corn­ clotbing M. McKEE, KaB.. grasses-if Bupplemented .' . kind. of bave no dirt ad­ • Cblna HOR9�A.I/.'..; Five PGultry. or. cornmeal and from bad odors, and J meal and oatmeal, and lin .ow for .ale, Prices low. to it that rattle off and drop Choice pip well.�. & wheat bran, mixed in·equal proportion hering may Write. SHOCKEY GIBB, the milk. All loose dirt and hairs will make Ii. good feed for into by weight, B:aa. a breed.r Kansas. to should be brushed from the side, Hank COOK, lola. tblrty yean Lawrence, butter. It is well, however, always ROBERT01 Poland·Oblna Swine or the very b""t and mOlt and udder of the tba� it not have a lIttle sweet ensilage, or beets, or cow, may profitable BtralnB. Breeden regl.tered In O.1;'.·C. R. milk. If there is filth on other succulent food, and give the cows drop into the udder that cannot be brushed breed Po· It once a It as a the cow's W. ARNOLD'" co., OBborne, Kae., SUNNYSIDE STOCK FARM a mess of will, American Merino dar. • land·Ohlna (0. P.·C. R or it should be washed off, F Hogi ). not aid dIgestion and pro­ wiped off. aud Langahan Fowla. Young stock relish, only put Sbeep, Wyandotte whatever not with milk drawn from the teat. for lale. Write for termB. mote health-and promotes ------secretion-but im­ with water near by in another pail than health aids in milk GROVE HERD OF POL.A.ND-CIDNAS. the one to be milked in. As I like to prove the churning quality of the cream; WALNUTV. B. Howey, Proprietor, bOl[ 103. Tnpe1i:a. XIlI, butter on are of the IIneat .tralnB it been found that all feed have the hairs and kept apart MJ' hOgll Btrlctly thoroullbbred, for has dry In All breed era recorded In Ohio Poland· the so I like to have tbe filth and America. makes hard churning, and causes a table, Chlua Record. Chief Commander No, 6771 at head or in tbe sLable. Proceed ... from 2 te 10 trem to waste oj' the fats in the buttermilk, and milk kept apart berd. PillS for Ie, month8, 110 125. to milk gently. quietly, and briskly, this can be prevented by giving the GROVE HERD OF REGISTERED POLAND· liable to hurt or cows juicy, succnlent food with their avoidnter respondenee lollclted. algre, which are microscopic, soon as used. Then give them a thor- into the circulation of the cow. and ough washing before they dry, in water --UR--I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D-J-O-U-}t-N-A-L-.--A-ru-I-Ia-n-d-c-o-m' or Ihe Poland-Cblna HOII Bent free in her milk, rendering it un, as bands can and 0 plete hl.tory appear as warm the bear, put of all and couditlonB for for human food. and of on application. Stock al108 wholesome a little sal soda, ammonia, or other .ale. Addrell J. ok C. STRA.WN. Newark. Ohln. course injuring its products. In winter alkali, in the water, to cut the grease on it will be found of advautage to take articlefl washed. After this washing the SHEEl';. . the chill off from the water given to the scald them in boiling water and set chilled her - cow, and to prevent getting them out in the pure air-in the sun­ DOWNS. Rd. Jon.. Wakefield. when she goes to drlllk. ChIlling the shine if and aerate. If SHROPSHIRE.Clay Co., Kal" breeder and ImporteroiBbropBhlre' pOBsible-to dry rams ewes for at low' and re- DOWDa. A number of and sale, cow sbrinks the flow. of milk are let the be done they wiped, wiping Ilrlc... according to quality. It tltkes an extra duces its quality. with a perfectly clean cloth. not before V. .. breederofM.RINO amount of . feed to raise the tempera­ used since washed and PUGSLEY. Plattsburg,Mo being thoroughly 17 lb•. stock H • Sbeep. Ew.. averag.d nearly ; rame, of the animal after it has on ture organism boiled. Set the holloware its side, 34 IbB. to 38'-' lb.. Extra ram8 and eweB for eale. Alao been reduced chilling. It therefore end turned a little downward, HolBteln Cattle. _ by the open W. S. WHITE, Sabetha. Kan..., to the cow as comfortablo of pays keep so that floating spores and particles RRGIBTERED MERINO SHEEP PO· Breeder of Short-horn., will oeU and contented as possible. di-rt will not settle down in them and IMPROVEDland·Cblna ROil., Llllbt Brabm"". Plymouth Rocks Htgh-ola.. and Bronze TnrkeYB-allofprllO·wlnnlngstralnB. bred SURROUNDINGS. find a resting place. R. !Ale'B ��':.���01'1:';.'�!: ��c;ri�r 1��f'::'1!:.'lt"r'; and for 8ale bJ' T. McCulley'" Bro., Snmmlt, � , or oome, All the surroundings must be kept (To be concluded next week.) JackBoQ. count,., Mo. 'XANSA9 P'AR�. DEOEMIJEB '1,

    i 2 mex vom 2 (Continued from pa.g,_e._1_,'_) g nger, ozs.; lea " drams', warm and principles, and proposed Ieglslatlon, the the main, and nimble, and sinning mainly water, � Itallon. Four hours afterward give farmer will forge out convictions which will It wUl do them to which and In which fodder through Iltnorance. good ilve longer dry of raw linseed oll, To stimulate 1� pints be his own, which he will learn speedily to consider the ways the [ute'tests of the has been the food for some the IWd only time, the stomachs to a their performance of fune- frame into laws and enforce them. When granger for" while and become broader and first stomachotteu j!;reat mass of nons ' containta give every two-or three hours: Aro- this process has -goue on, the agrleultural wiser men. fodder, corn husks, coarse grass, etc" so matlc 2 ------spirits .ot ammonia, ozs.; cayenne paper will broaden out, and no longer hesi­ entangted that It can scarcely be torn apart, pepper, � oz.: salt, 1 oz.; water, 1 quart. tate to discuss questions of transportatlnn, PREMIUMS FOR 1886 This condition of the food 'I)f pre- c�urse If the anlmnl will not drink freely h« should insurance, taxation and tho kindred toples vents It from being raised in the form of a Won the of be drenched with tepid water every four which are at the bottom of all that I. vital In by Blue.Bibbon Flook Regis- for and Of> a cud re-ehewlng, conseuueueo it hours. The food oat tered Merinos and should consist of meal, politics anrt which tax tho wisdom of our Poultry Owned by R, remains III the stnmaeh ns- a torelan body corn meal or bran slops. Tire bowels should real Instead of itself to T. & Bro. Lee's Mo, statesmen, conflmng MoOulley , Summit, which cannot, eSC81>tl until it- causes death. be relieved of warm a" .R. T. by frequent injections tnstructlons 0...to ralstua pigs and potatoes, McCulley & Bro. proprietors 0f tne In other instances the conditton of the first water, If the first stomach is filled wit"1J cotton and corn, or uiagnlf'ylug the merits of Blue Ribbon flock 0f regIstered M erIno stomach will be funnd with the ex- .• normal, food a veterinary surgeon should be call..u tile breeds of Ilv- stock that patronize the sheep, of Lee's Snmmlt; Midissour ,sen UR a of 1Il1l(',nUS eepuon-or patches congl'�tt;(j into remove the mutter th e fl k edvertlsinzv .. columns. list of won b t r by opeulng an, premiums y he Ink0', In 1886, membrane, TIHl third stornaeh may then If the stomach i8 distended with gas It, as ronows: The must learn , be found wilh or agricultural paper that the packed very d,y. fnod, it, should be the left side with a First tapped upon it can have a National Sheep Shearing held at St.' he In condition. only way sheet auchor to wlnd- 'too, may apparent healthy trocar. If the abdominal are severe pains ward that will hold all Louis (Mo.) April 7, 1886: Third premium In these cast's the fourth fir true stomach Is against financial be relieved 2 oz. of they may by doses laud- storms from on ram 2 years old; first on ram 1 year old- Is edited . found with a reddened mucous every quarter, by being unlforrnly anum four hours. If the repeated every and from the St,lckney, Jr., 290; second em ewe 2 years or with managed standpoint of the membrane I1rt'at patches conaested Is on full feed and the patient attack is In all ItS 01<1; first and seco ad on ewes 1 year old.' and inflamed. If this stomach Is In farm, broad and diversified inter- , healthy acute the 011 should be used as"a only physic flnanelal iand 'Western National Fall', Bismarck Grove the intestines are of ests, social, polltieo-eeonom- appearance the seat in- and the stimulants be omitted from the may teal, The farmer's absolute confidence In (Kan.) September, 1886: Fir�t on ram 2 llammatory changes. They may present treatment. Diarrhoea may be and first and on - present the'editor's wisdom and and devo- years old; second yearling rams; red or confined to the Integrity dark, purple patches yet the stomachs be so that may Impacted; tlon to the Interests is better first on ram lamb; first on pen 8 ewes 2 or the whole substance of agrteultural llnlng membrane, the diarrhoea alone Is not a contra-indica- financial than the years old; first on three yearling ewes; first the Intestines he discolored and backing favor of corpora- may black- tion for the use of full doses of physic. tions or the patronage of on three ewe lambs; ,first on ram Pertee- ened. The liver is often spotted and very advertising agents. In this as in all the main tion, 215, and five of his get; first on fiock diseases, object As a moment easily torn, while in nearly all "ases where suggested ago, the farmer . sought shduld be the prevention of cases. of three rams and twelve ewes. impaction is present the gall bladder will be must, If he is to prosper, use his ballot, after Course, dl'�, food should uever Kansas City (Mo,) Inter-State Fair: Irirst found dlstenced with a thick fluid, ThIS Innutrltlous deciding OR what he wants, resolutely and constitute the exclusive diet of cattle. If on ra'm 1 ytlar old; first on ewe iamb; first distension may be so great that all the tis- fearlessly for the accomplishment of his the hay Is poor, corn, bran, sorghum or. mil- on 1 year old; second on ram and five of his sues seem to be discolored with the brownish purpose through one party or the other, as lett should be added. Sore:hnm is not only get; second en flock of two rams and five' yellow of the bile. The best suits his purpose. We do not believe piameut kidneys ewes. palatable, but by reason of the large per- in are often congested. The lower bowels gen- a Farmers' party. It will In the end be 'eentage of juice which It contains tends to Mlssonri State Fair, Sedalia (Mo.): See­ erally contain dry masses of manure coated controlled by the worst kind of demagogues. overcome any disposition to constlpanon. ond on ram 2 years old; first and second on with mucous and blood. The lung on the A lead pencil well sharpened and well used If corn stal ks are to be used they should be yearling ram; second on 'ewe 2 years old; side next to the ground at the time of death will do more for the farmers than any po- cut before they are ripe and cured In the 6r"t on pair lambs; first on ewe 1 year old; is always black from with liticalorganization. engorgement second on fiock one ram stock. If they are to be in the field of and five ewes. , blood. The is pastured If he has a It should bave bnt one other lung often spotted with party, ...... see to it that the cattle are not turned in Springfield (Mo.) Fall': First on ram 2 ) eongested patches. The windpipe may be plank 10 Its platform, and tbat the bad man'�, until they are well filled with ,other food years old' first on ram 1 year old; first on filled with a 'frothy mucous. The heart is plank. and be should resolutely live up.'to and water. A hungry animal should never palrlam�; first on yearling ewe; second on .. , often blood-shot on the outer as well as on tbat man's plank, and witn his little lead ''', be turned into a stalk field. Let the cattle ewe 2 years old; first on fiock of one ram -the inner surface. The heart sae-otten con- pencil scratch every man's name :011 the have daily access to a mixture of salt, epsom and five ewes. talns an excess of fluid varying from one to ticket of his party wbo Is morally corrupt, salts and saltpetre mixed in the proportion Great St. Louis Fair: Second on ram 2 sixteen ounces in quantity. Occasionally or who plays the demagogue, or who votes of 45, 4/; and 10 respectively. years old; first on ram one year old; second this fluid contains a mass of coagulated contrary to what he conceleves to be the In- A. A. HOLCOMBE, on pen of three ram lambs; second on pen febdn. The eavttles of the heart sometimes terests of the farmer. Let the caucus or tile State Veterinarian. of tbree ewe lambs; second on pen three contain a dense clot of convention put up wbom it That blood which Is ------" pleases, ' ewes old. Is 2,years whitish In color near the center. its business. But when the tarmer allows ' Kansas Fat Stock THE FARMER AND POLITIOS it to to City (Mo.) Show, Oe- mortem of the dictate him how he shall vote, wben My post examinations brain 1886: on he tober, First Merino wether; first and cord bave not bean extensive An address delivered before the Farmers' cringes to the lash of tbe party whip, he spinal at on cross bred long wool wether; first on Congress Minneapolis, August is no a freeman but a The .enough to warrant a conclusion as to the 26.,)886, longer slave. by Henry Wallace, editor of the ssome- grade weth.er; first on best peu of five farmer will never get his own till he Is changes which IDay generally found In these etead; Des Moines, Iowa. !nde- wethers bred and fed in and resolute and Missouri; second oraans.. In those when tbe pendent, fearless in hIS in- cases, however, (Cbn!inued from IaBt week,) on dressed carcass. has been wild, and dependence. Other interests know no. poll- patient viciously dis- useless Is the advice Itlven Flock have won over 175 Equally freely tics. The railroads premiums. -posed, followed later by loss of have none, Wall street complete by each party to the farmer-"ltttend the amounting to $4,875, in the past five years. has none, the saloon hal! none. sensibility,' I have found the brain con- primaries, nominate your candidates and Premiums won on pure bred ponltry: Where the hind first They are Democratic or Republican, as gested. parte showed we will use the to elect Bismarck Grove on party machinerY suit their (Kan.): First pal" loss of the cord in the lumbar interests. And they are all power spinal them." The farmer never has done It ex- Bronze turkW,s; second on pair Plymouth showed and "scratcbers." Let the farmer learn wisdom region slight congestion some cept on great occasions whenlhis imperative Rocks' second on pair Light Brahmas. from tbem. He owes to effusion of a clear fluid into the canal. it himself and to In necessities him a of Fair: First on gave political spasm the Kan�as City pair Light 'old where the dls!erty and amount required, and apl!iy to investigation study. is wiser now, and will pot allow the leader- are in sympathy with the granger, 'or headquarters for large or small leans. When TREATMENT. for loans nnmbers of ') Mhlp In these to pass I,nt0 thtI Ilands 0f the whether with his record they dare elect applylnlP; give landJ -The town or range, amount of Improvements ana treatment of but few diseases is at- nor i nto thelanI d 80f him, Our partisan polItlcmn, po- political frien.ls, of whom we di- number of acres under . plow. tended WIth such results 3S IItlcAI or even It uDsatlsfactory agncu uraI newspapers. No sire to speak in all kindness anel with gen- Address A. D. ROBBINS & one. this No matter what measures are re- outside infI uellce (lan e as. gUl'd I'lim. Hc m ust erous recognitlou of their many ·{Irtues, will Topeka,CO'k ,but ,--�--- sorted to, tew of these cases recover. lead an d 'I H I'Ilmse.If Tn'e - gUll law of vI'aor... say that tne remedy is too severe. It rna;' The indications . for treatment, however, de- ous e:rowth,W I Iether 10 b or i lomanr be a Good News! oy, g r, , desperate remedy, but it is for a des- mand that the shall be reo or or digestive organs party, nation, inexorably demands perate dIsease, and they can adapt them- Our "Skinner's Best" Boot reduced 50 lIeved of all iudlgestlble and for this self-reliance and Re If ceot. "er pair. Womeo'. and Girl.' the ' matter, -governlDen.t I 11 no selves to the SItuation easier than the farmer' &lhooISnoe., 88me d •• � reducUun, an a.p1endid Rubb B00. a. ..�. Purpose a full dose of Is adminI 8- 0ther I s it Ible. er, ,. physic way poss In tile dl'scusslon can adopt himself to eigbt cent cotten or Remember Ihe Pioneer IIhoe Dealer-D.8.IIIUJrJrllB, tered, consisting of epsom salts, 1� Ibs.; 1n these assoClatlons 0f I and methods fifteen cent pans, corn. They are good fellows in Z19 Kan_ avenue, Oom-Oob FOB ¥8al � F�g. '.' Ii' KanBlJII' FOIT"mfJ1': ", BndaletteSA.LIII.-1'he'Yo�Jersey.oow�Kt.n'sl,1184,7. dropped February 15tb, I have solid n . ,1882; 'fawn. a been lookln;; over the report 'of Th.I!!.ls splendid cow,

    _ . " of fMlng steers by Prof Shelton of our Agrl_ granddaughter Easter Boy 8OS2-the pure -.a.- L Rex 1880 bull. Bred October ai" cultural College, for 1885; and the I 26th to St.VaI- .more entlne's a Day 152'78, I!;randson of' Stoke" SEND ADDRESS. _ havo studied it the I am • ....�I!I....IPN-.... more Interested. Pogls 3d 2238, aud Duke, P. H. c. Whether the dress 7� ' facts given there are- generally' S. B. ROBBER. Newton, .Iunsas. BY

    the . - case I know not, tor I never have Ad-I 1 wel&'hecl to ' enough know; but If they are It ._ Is about time the farmers studied the subject of feeding more. One of the facts. I :::J.e-======noticed, . .-. that the heaviest steer on the start fed on corn-cob I � meal gained the most, and the � �,,/ � . A one ' .#. lightest of the five f�d on corn meal VM- a/.d4� /� the '._.. ... � gained both I' _._.. fastest, the same - .._.. maklnlt �____ _ Pin per hundred-2c1 lbs, the largest Itainlnlt The ; Largest and Best , SS5 aand the smallest 260 pounds for the Agricul-

    whole tlme-loo while the tural, Family, and Li"ve Stock - days, ten only �ea.Dd-"g�� averaged 200 in the same time. in the ---7 'I,. Paper World.. (i/--U/•. The Irre!1;ularlty of the gain was another Price �� .vi . L Jloticeable feature. $l.Q5, With PREMIUMS. Some of the steers In a .�. � period of ten days would &,aln fifty pounds.. and at other times would fall down to one or two In the same time. Most of them were going to extremes all the way through the 150 days, whether they were ted on corn­ Farm and Stock cob meal or corn meal. If they were fed regularly, and that was CONTAINING EVERY TOPIO OF INTEREST TO Cyclopedia, generally the case, FARMERS. RANOHMEN, STOOKMEN, tlesh Is taken on BREEDERS, GARDENERS dlfferlmtly from what I sup­ FRUIT-GROWERS, AND APIARISTS. It was In Is a condensation into and pssed fatteulng steers. The aver­ practical useful form of all tbat is of interest and value to aU ranchmen and claufIII of o:agricl1lturlsts, breeders, in all Stction8. It i. the rIpe ()f r,welve lUte each steer per hundred was 18.2 eminent wrlters ann product ofth. most practical w()rkers in the laud, It treats over 1.000 impootn.nt on corn-cob meal and in oue elegaut octavo volume of toptc8. compr18ed pounds 18.6 on corn ImperIal 1.�S4 pages, It contatns 40 BqlaTaU eaoh in Itself an" alone worth tbe of deparlment3 and the meal complete price the entire bonk. It is em belllshed with 400 meal, consumed one pound and actlcal and at Its eiegant fo� pi engravtngs, remarkabllllow pr.ce (11114.50) IF within the reach of of Increase was 12.6 for corn-cob No mall who tllls an arre ot or own. a ",veey-'one meal and ground head of stock ORlJ alford to do witbout this allmlrable work. Sent to any addre-s on . 11,66 for corn meal. At that ratio fifty-six postpaid, receipt 01 price. 'Address, with remtttanee, HAMMOND, 'F-ABLE &I HAMMOND. General Western pounds of corn meal would Increase the Age.. ta, 'Kansas City; Mo wel�ht of a steer five pounds, and with corn 1887. meal at 25 cents a bushel every pound of in­ crease would cost 5 cents, besides care and Absolutely Pure, coarse fp.ed. 'M�rem:�:�:1�.�U�� Harper's Magazine. tbeat���h�:�t!;br:,i::�m';'::�:· Prof. Shelton claims a ordinary kinds. aod cannot be sord 10 :ILLUSTR.ATEID. !1:aln of 117 "Ith eompetttton pounds the muttttuce of lo.·te.t, 8hort· weight alnm or of meat un thefive steers from 2,221> phosphate pIlwd.r.. Said onlll in en... ROYAL BAit­ pounds ING ISS7 POWDER Co .. 108 Wallstre, t, New York. Harper's Mnga.zlne durIng will contatn a of cob meal. I never had much faith In novel of intense political. social and romantic ground cobs; they are of too much a .. woody interest, entitled Narka "-.,a story of Russtan nature. I would think beech or NOW--THE TO .. maple TIME SPECULATE. life by KATHI,F.EN O'MEARA: a new novel. en would ground up II:lve as Itood results: but FLUCTUATIONS in the Market offer titled "April Hopes." by w, D. H"WJ;;LLS: "South­ ACTIY.'E to 10 make they would be like corn cobs-hard to opportunut-s specdators money ern sketcnes." by eHA RLF.S DUDI,EY WARNER and pul- in Grain. Stocks. Bond. and Petroleum. verlze. Cum meal of Prompt REBECCA HARDING Itself Is too eoncen- personal attention glvtOxKO ft., I make WI liter SEEDS ASX�011R GROCER uulhlilll5, Ilnd Are" FOB 'rJ[B][. .. mortgages Sfilpment. V.!!'..it.Y B.!!'.. '" 1, 11 ilT eUI·I"t. Ollllllo"ue. nnd on Tli!!.·, h't. T••E BowMAN' & Co "l'eell,lty.: prices sent IlP' WHOLES' LE PRIOE LIS rs FOR uvl!S'� pUcl\tlon. M. THE TRADE THE ORIGINAL and BUTTERFIELD, PrQP. ONLY FREE. Ill'atlon p,an'k of T9peka Bulldmg, Topeka,'kas. 'I . Lee's I upon "p' to ONLY GENUINEI Summit, Mo. FRANOIS BRILL, LoNG RIVERHEAD, ISLANn. N.Y. Take no other Brand. rrRASK'S'ARE'. .., .'.- dlsordertld dlg�stion. or overloaded passages; Messrs. Mason &I Bamlln again have the a brewn, dry tongue Indicates depresslld Ladles whose feet have become misshapen and blood­ honor of having been awarded vitality, as In typhoid conditions froni Eixcessively narrow boots can do 'much 'dlstlngutshed medals over all exhlbltors­ poisoning; a red, moist tongue Indicates de­ to remedy the difficulty by care and pains. the hll{hest gold a of 'American and European-both at Liverpool The Lights of Home. bUlty, as from exhausting discharges; red, Select easy, roomy shoes, and stockings at the two most important dry tongue Indicates pyrexia, or any Inflam­ soft fabric. Bathe the feet thoroughly In and Edinburgh, where summer sun A bit of the with exhibitions of the year 1886. Since the first matory fever; a "strawberry" tongue, water comfortably warm, never allowing It .Bids glad "good mornings." llngerlng Mason & Indicates scarlet and Paris exhibition of 1867, the "p;ood nights"- prominent papllfre, fever, to grow cold enough to feel chilly, wipe great clematis and honeysuckle run Indicates towel- Hamlin organs have invariably received the Where or rotheln; a red, glazed tongue them thoroughly "dry with a soft 1101 reckless rivalry to dizzy helghts­ of honors at all great worlds! exhlbl­ with want of assimilative power coarse crash Is almost polson to sensitive highest Where violets bloom in sprmgtune, rivaling debility, Indi­ a small ttons. . and The tender azure of the vernal dome, digestion; a tremulous, flabby tongue skins, and often causes Irritation to The new mode of plano construction, 10- And robins come, their earliest song sing, cates delirium tremens; hesitancy In pro­ eruption like rash. Then rub into them build ID faith their summer Mason & Hamhn In Is no And happy the tongue indicates concussion of about the joints or Injured parts troduced by 1882, home- trudlnz thoroughly an experiment but an assured success, the brain; protrusion at one side indicates either cold cream, or what Is better, glycer- longer tested aud many of the best judges A bit of lawn where shadows linger long paralysis of the muscles on that slde.­ ine, perfectly pure, and mixed with double proved, summer mornings, and each it "the greatestlmprovc­ Through HaW8 Journa� oj HeaUh. the. quantity of water. Especially should It having pronounced passing breeze to the joints of the ereat ment In pianos of the century." Loiters a while to sing Its minstrel song be dillgently applied Of love and laughter to the maple trees­ of the Fair Sex. toes If they are enlarged or painful, Wipe strive to catch the tune Superstitions Mrs. jessie Benton Fremont, who is now While crickets vaiuly a cloth and carefully, finds a clover and off with damp dry And bumble bees bolster..us with de­ If a younl!( lady four-leaf. the Intellectual tastes ot grow the feet with 62, preserves strong of her the first un­ after which powder thoroughly light puts it in the heel shoe, :;he Is possessed of grQat physi­ afternoon Brush off all that comes her youth. Till shadows come again with she meets she will surely rice flour powder. married gentleman cal and she greatly desired to follow And slowly eastward Into alaht-« on the courage, lengthen she meets after away easily and put stocking, being wed. The first gentleman husband In his Western explora­ of a seam comes her early low­ and one careful that no semblance Between the two, a cottage nestling counting ninety-nine white horses deterred the fear of to tlons, and was only by Fair when the sunset smiles, the mght betrothed. The first gen­ over the sensitive joints. white mule, IS her him ridiculed, about the only fear greet- making . tleman through a doorway, .over These cautions may seem trifles, but tbe But yet more fair, when o'er the drifted passing of which she is capable. a means that he and all conditions of recovery . snow which is "wish-bone," feet are Ill, and Its own welcome hastes my weary be married do bright the lady putting It there will must be observed. Take care that they Mr. W. D. Howells has written to The feet- for within a year. If nine stars are counted not cold or In the least damp. The three charming ar­ With sullen roar the fickle winds ItO past-> get very Youth'8 Compamion the next gen­ Inflammation of the The trembling maples whisper their af­ nine successive nights, single difficulty Is an joint ticles, recording his early life In Ohio. It Is frlll;ht- tleman that meets the fair one who did the membranes and has had many serlous re­ not fiction, and brings whitened actual experience, But, gleaming golden through the hand and off counting Is entitled to her heal t, sults. At night the feet may be wiped with touches, the life of blast, out, many exqulstte if he Is brave enough to ask It. cloth and the glycerme and cabin. The lights of home shine out across the fortune, onlz with a damp a boy In a Wel!tern log nlll;ht. These are only a few of the many supersti­ powder repeated. Ladies who adopt this. * * * * * * members of the' fair sex have of never find soft corns be­ tions the will coming name lOc•. plan Ohromo or 26 Hldden·name card,. on bitter winds blow some through our ct. The day deciding their fate. The latest is to keep ac­ tween the toes. For hard corns there Is 50 Samples '" terms. te. Orown Pte. 00., Northtord. lives, the number of gentlemen better than a little ap­ our Is an nest, count of young nothing judiciously 14 Gamea And'in hearts empty • many Sample Book of beautlfltl carda, drives and thll touch the hard­ Album verse•• All rOt 'And o'er the garden of our youth there who tip their hats to them, forty­ plied caustic, which should 12 trtcks tn magi!, <\a6 BT 0.AlI.D IIkoUoD 11, 01114 sorrow. then and NEW.. 20. stamp. 00., The snow of Brightest first tip 'Is the lucky or unlucky one.-Om­ ened part of the corn, never the surrounding best . other first across the e£nna1li Enquirer. flesh. Repeat every day, soaking and tull The lights of home shine oat Beautiful Cards. Agent.' .ample book in warm water and scraping storm the feet gently outll.tror �c. EAGLE OARD WOltXIl.Nort.h- stamp.. that To 'welcome weary feet and hearts Oause and Oure of Nose-Bleeding. the surface of the corn'until. it will finally Cord,Conn. ache� care must be nose is a common come out altogether. Great FOR ALL. 830. week and ex­ And 10 I their wonder-working beams trans­ Bleeding from the very ... 1,,,"1. Valuable Gutlt alld panlo- a taken to the caustic from the whole pen for.m affection. It may be caused by Injury, by keep ulars tree. , / flake. never be as (JKER Aua-uots,Maine. To golden blessings every falling rush of blood to the head, or by the stoppage ttesn, and the foot should damp, WORK P.O.VI Y, -Arthur in Gooa HOUBekeepi'1l{1. a wlll Such a B08We��, of some other discharge, or there may be the application spread rapidly. has .', passive draining of venous blood In conse­ course of treatment, patiently followed, circmlation In several cases restored to qulte passable Equality of the Sexe8. quenee of obstruction in the by comfort feet that were consid­ reason disease of heart or liver, or the shape lind Extract from a by Major Hudson, at of the 'speech deformed.-Demorest's W. S. convennon, blood be too and the vessels too ered as hopelessly the 4.. may thin, when bnatnol'lsia c:1nn and 'pncel are low. In the iast and the cour­ as In scurvy, and sometimes Month�y. NOW The enlightened judgment lax, tbe tim. to BUY YOUR �,:ll���� fevers. In the red-faced Greatbarulnl. Sond(orno.. of the .K:ansas people, who In the face of stages of severe age Notes and logue of Watahel RUlee��rtlna:fGooclland N�·tI their and full-blooded who usually suffer more or Recipes. G.W.tl1A8III.t;Clo.,H_O. U_." ewW'" a prejudice, old as the world, place FRElI!:oata-SU this hemorrhage, confined Oheese and Ega Sandwwhes,-Grate tho condemnation upon the drinking saloons.. less headache,. of within narrow Is salutary, as serious cheese, and to each cupful add the yolks will adopt that other mearure' of progress limits, WANTED ��i 'l:1e�frRn':rt;:�I�I; warded off. in three hard-boiled minced fine; rub to . and enfranchisement of women. disease may thus be Except eggs, Sample tree to those becoming ageuis, JUBtice-the No sales. Terrltory.nven. the should be ar­ a with a teaspoonful of butter, seUSGU risk. qiilok of the responsibility this condition, bleeding paste AGlHTS Satl.facUou Acldre•• this ours, guaranteed In republic =�r:'_= 117' '. soon as It can be done. to taste With salt and pepper and spread be­ DR. 842 BroadwaY, NEW YORK, of the rests equally upon all rested as 8COTT, ._---- government -_._------common to Incline the head tween buttered bread or crackers. These the enforcement of Its laws and It is a practice citizens In Ladles and Gentlemen 10 {rcko of which, while it Is con­ are nice made of graham bread. the of taxes, and it can never be a over a basin water, ANTED payment ____iii h;;,�,',t:: tends to up the flow. The best Who�e.-Take a n�c���t:�r.!'ya���rl� until all citizens bearing venient, keep To Stew Chickens large •• St•• F.m· complete republic, Work sent b:rmo�. Nocanva lng. d.x one. Cold W· �B..Wlll of for the head is an erect clean as for Furnl.heil.·" Address with stamp its burdens, shall have the same rights posltlon tender chicken and roasting; plovm.nt Oblo. II!P'O. CO., aM Viae .&.. (l1D...... U. or Ice should be applied to the fore­ It citizenship aad thus we reach the funda­ water wash It well In several waters and wipe head and back of the neck, and powdered season inside mental upon which the right of dry with a clean towel; then prlnelpa!. tanntn or matico snuffed up the Have Buffrage to womsn rests, viz: That tax­ nutgalls, and outside with salt and pepper. This treatment proving Ineffectual, chicken ation and representalon should go hand In nostrils. ready as many oysters as the will in rare the surgeon must be and and. Sweden, Russia, Austria, England as It will cases, hold, which take out of their liquor, arrest the hem­ and Scotland have conferred the right of called, who can Immediately after removlng1J'1l the particles of shell that the nostril.-J. C. Love­ colander and mumelpal suffrage on women with various orrhage by plugging way adhere, put them Into a Brattleboro HOUBeho�a. salt limitations, while In this country three Ter­ wna, vn let drain; then 'Season the oysters with "SINGER" 6 years. New and perfect. Sent on trial it and fill the chicken with as many ritories, .Wyominl!(, Utah and Washington, and pepoer desired .. Organs giveR ue premiums. Send tor circular with 7,000 testimonials from ". women the whlIe in twelve as It wlll hold. After skewerlna it tight, have given bollot, Silk every state. We can lIave you '16 to 160-

    Underclothing. . women have the it Into a tin pail with a closely-fitting 11&0. P.l.YIIB" CO., 411'1'••OD..... 81.,1lIaI_ including Kansas, . silk put States, There is a widely prevalent idea that �o�D:l\.�l'I'�;.Gw�rc;:'!���" to In school elections. the pail into a pot of boiling water r.ight vote Is the best substance from which to make top; put Idea that woman and let it boil until the chicken Is tender. The superficial suffrage and I have known poor r!��� �����n���r��!f:�h�:�ii! underclothing, many 10 is chicken Is remove it to a hot help all. of either "". mo",! money means getting of the offices, prob­ necessaries of When the done, than thin el"" III thl. .some girls to stint themselves In the PRIZB• right away any I A Fortun.. a",,,lt the and set it where world. worken:ab­ ably the one most generally suggested by to dish, covering immediately, life in order to save enough money pur­ solutely sure. Terms roalled tree. the States hot. Turn the from the M.I.� the of the measure. In it will keep gravy Tau>. It (10.• AUllU.ta. opponents chase silk undergarments. But Silk is not Territories where the experiement has into a saucepan; add one tablespoonful and the best material with which to make under­ pail of the been and Is now being tried there is no evi­ of butter, three tablespooufuls cream, ONLY.IS. clothes, so fill' as concerns their health­ deuce that It either unsexes tile yolks of three hard-boiled eggschuppedfine, Warranted for5.'ea.... Thewm. presented preserving qualities, whatever may be It!! to men, little minced and a tablespoonful women or has been derogatory We ar.d immediate a parsley, ��f��D'M,��WR�m!�� advantages so far as beal1ty Rewa fast; smooth a little cold rUDseasy; �andllOmelJ'" the ballot in the hands of the foreign­ of corn starch made in finIsh"", the best maehtne tor place are concerned. The chief of comfort object use In the market. over the chicken family Style er who cannot read 01' our language, milk. Boll up once, pour speak nnderclothing Iii the retention of the natural No.S (see cut) ha"cover.drop lear, hot. 2 drawers ; IInllhed In and who knows nothing of our e;overnment; tem­ and serve very eleRntly heat of the body In such a way that low AW��\I!cJ?m���:�..!:s enfranchise a slave race a third of whom l::�k 'ilI.�Jr. we and sudden changes will not effect reot andBllvefl1i toUOof8.jlent'a perature for circulars cannot aud yet we deny to the women A Pleasure to be Well Dressed. ommIRP,tons. S�nd read, the surface. Several years ago I performed to II.R. 8I'W,1II " 00.,740 W. Lab would in her Mention of .A.merlca the ballot, which a who had been crit­ 8t., {'hle.so. tfl8paper. some experiments which went to show be­ I once heard mother, be the greatest protection of tbis re­ a some­ hands, yond a doubt that silk Is below wool in its icized for her personal vanity by against the ignorance and· vice of the that she made it public power to prevent the loss of heat from the what gossipy neighbor, say centres of our population. Give to wo­ . a to well dressed, great body and very little superior to cotton. In­ a duty and pleasure keep men the ballot and you give her equal pay, hour to be called deed, nothing is in this respect preferable for she was likely at any for the same work, as men. Give to women whoso to wool, aud of t.his material all undercloth­ upon to entertain friends good opin­ GOO and the saloon in she could �I� the you destroy that �� made. ballot, meant for winter ulle should oe Ion was of such consequence �FI�I�The moat alzed ing practloal, lal'l!e state. Give to women the and of them find 011 Oan In tho market. are every billiot, In summer a mixtUl'e of wool and cotton not·afford to run tbe risk having Lampo and to her tilled directby tbe pump without you break down prejudice open in In but neat and presentable attire. called merino may. be worn, but even very her any lifting can. No dripping 011 on avocatlcm she is competant to en,;age and Floor or Table. No Faucet to every hot weather silk is not desirable, for it Is not The friends were husband and children, or CBuoe to hC'f an indi­ leak and waste contents in. You do more-you give as for her care in such a ready absorber of the perspiration she was fully compensated explosions. Ol"soo perfectly air an in that f.orces and No Leok .. Ev..p­ viduality, equal rIght life, Is and hence allows the body to be this dIrection by their approval approcl­ t1"ht. "e-No wool, - o..atlon AbaolutelF .are. back that ancient heathenism that proclaims "well dressed" was not to her, in a state not very remote from that ation. To be Don't be Humbllirged with kept J man-lord and master. Good wortbless Imitations. Buy the the known a8 Wool, however, tak­ mind an admission'ot extravagance. � parboiled. I uGood EnODlI'b." Man'f'd. by often stand in the ing up as it does the moisture from the body, taste and good planning action of dollars and cents, and the lady in WlNFIELD MANF'G. CO., Signs of the Tongue. exposes it to the of the atmosphere, place a was able to dress well on half the Warren, Ohio. The tongue Is the Indicator of the system. It is evaporated, and the process being question wardrobe.-Laws by Flr.t-Cl.... Dealer. Everywhere. febrile dis­ the skin from becoming cost of her neighbor's of A white-coated tongup indicates cooling one, keeps SUPPLIED BY JODBERS. turbance; a brown, mais·t tongue indicates overheated. Life. Tho Youth's Companion WILL PUBLISH :In. the volume for 1:887 an article written ·for it the by Marquis of L�rne and specially for the ILLUSTRATED COMPANION by the Princess Louise, Tho Louiso and � of P.rincoss ElfTITLBD arquis Lorno 1- "The Wonders of the Cascapediac.". the and Depicting delights the dangers of .. Canadian Stream, the most wonderful Salmon is a reoord of the River in the World. This personal of the experience Prinoess and the of Marquis Lome . •• at with Subaorlptions 18IIt. onoe, S1.76, will lnolude the free from Companion the time the aubsoriptloD Is reoelved to Jan. ', '76 .. 1, 188l, and a full from No&, .r. year. BMnple Oopies :IT... year that date. Pleaa& Mention this Paper. Address PERRY MASON &. CO., Publlshers,41 Temple Place, BostoD, Mass.

    Its �ast side Is full of tremendous world is the preci­ !l;reat bell of at the pices. On the south it Moscow, our Governors and our termlnates- in what footof the President Invite mil­ is Kremlin. Its circumferenee at lions called Europa Point. The west of people to return thanks to the side is the bottom Is 68 Great less nearly feet and its height Giver of steep than the east, and between its harvests; and the milllons of peo­ What Was It? more than 21 feet, In its stoutest base and the sea is part it is pill sacrifice the narrow, almost level 23 obeying, hecatombs of tnrkeys mches thick, and its has What have span on which the town of weight been and. pumpkins and out the angels thrown Glbralter w.as to be pour seas of cider you to-day computed 443,722 pounds. It has never and ThroulI;h the open window of heav'n I' built. The fortress Is considered harmless wine. Was it a impreg­ been sunbeam nable to hung.-Phil,ade�pM.a, Bulletin. It be To laughlnll;ly gay. military assault. The might dangerous to stake one's you they have I' regular gar­ repu­ !l;raclously given rison In time of tation upon the Or a gem or renown peace numbers about seven assertion that ThanksgiviDlr; From some thousand. The of is a jeweled crown I' Origin Thanksgiving, strictly religious feast, It is a day of Or fruit from the trees As in The biggest cavern is the if to resist the bitterness and practical rejoicing the good things of this With ne'er leaves I' Mammoth Cave sadness dying In Edmonson world, and there be .. It of the may people whose county, Ky is near Green failing year, the most genial and Was it a llIy with breath of abo.t six mouths are fuller of than perfume, river, miles from Cave and turkey their hearts White-robed in I' City, kindly of all our festivals occurs at or spotless array the end thanks. JJut every the area Was it the Hower of twenty-eight from Bowling Green. The year of the love, whose rich bloom of November. Its feast cave consists of a very name, "Thanks­ enlarges. Every there are Augments WIth its growth each day I' succession of irregular year more Or wealth in giving." betrays its pious people who sit down to rich store chambers, some of which are situated origin-an origin "lI;roanlng boards." '1'0 count large, unmixed with as o'er and o'er? on different levels. any prior tradition. The the reporters Or Some of these are tra­ happily express It. upon genius snbUme great Ohrlstlan festivai occasions of To Uve versed by navigable branches of Christmas civic festivity. for all time I' of the sub­ stretches terranean Echo backward to yule logs and Dear «ld l nver. Blind fish are found mistle­ 'I'hanksalvlng Long and long Maybe, a fragment of precious in Its toes, to Scandlnavlan and Briton may his Or ciay. waters. The longest tunnel in heathenry; hospltable board be spread. Long tone from golden I' the nor does it lose . barp-strlng the and From a world is that of the by graceful, as­ long may hQ quivering bow, an arrow St. Gothard, on the line happy stand, benlgnant at his astray, sociation. But In Or from of railroad Is . door, calling the plume their own bright wing "I between Lucerne and Milan. Thanksgiving purely poor and the weary. the Or bird full of Puritan. It Is the blind and the BOng The summit of the tunnel is 000 good, warm heart COIl­ lame, even as the old Puritans To all feet below sing long I' the quering the tough bead and called in surface of and ascetic manner Massasoit and ninety other sav­ What was It,dlllf pray,· Andermatt, 6,000 feet be­ of the old threw neath the of pilgrims. ages, Rich in blessings and reverened iD. They you to.day·1' peak Kastelhorn of the St. In Gothal'd Elliott's "New England years, may good old All these Irroup. Tbe tunnel is 26� feet wide History" you Thanksgiving last with and muoh more may read that 10 after the they've thrown and is 18 feet ten inches 1623, the harvest, continent, knitting closer the ties_ of from the floor to Governor the Bradstreet sent out a and Fro::: �:'window -of their crown of the arched roof. It is company to family friendship; Its cheerfulness abode; 9� miles shoot to They it game fumish a feast of beaming like the smile a opened wide, loaned out afar, long, 15-8 miles longer than the dainty re­ of patriarch; its And tossed me a - Mount joicing after the precious load; Cenls tunnel. The labors of the colony. Hav­ charity burning like a central . Add unto the biggest trees in the fire, warming rest, Ing followed the directions of the all the and A silken world are the mammoth trees of Governor, year lighting up every dark gold, crest, . California. day_ and the' of of care 'fwo One In a . principle the excellent Mrs. and sorrow. eyes shining bright, grove in Tu1 are county, according Two cheeks. dimpled. to Glass, they cooked their game and invited white; measurements made by members of the . Two velvety lips, State Massasoit and some ninety other Ten pink lI;eologiclal survey, was shown to be savages, A Fearful finger-tips' and all fell to and devoured the Leap. Then add to tile woo 1 276 feet in height, 108 feet in feast, thank­ Into the e always do a8 we Baree. We and Nile. Its di­ or Mercantile American or refer 13,344 net The Btep 10 any P08toffice nud A,Renoy. United States Express register. greatest fort- mensions have been tx"mlne U. l!. Official Postal Co., ClAoalalreet. New York. reduced by thQ removal menr. pagea 71 and 72, the nd. Guide, January (1886) l88ue. aod eee our ress, from a buelne 18rgesl ever In the book 10 our advertise' strate!l;lcal point of view Is the of .. cn tbe 01' line. Any POl�tma8ter can outer to 'qu"ro w. could oot arlvertloe 10 the Inform yon we mUlt do portions furnish stone for the pIe, Rook. If W. C. 01' PllBtel famous stronghold of Gibralter. t(po88tbl�), color E�e!, Draperv. Jpwt-lry. waoted BOod color balr. (oam' Itoccupies city of Cairo. Its used only." We CSII Compl(lxlon: trCriiyon or Ink, a masonry consisted enlarg� to I�lfe-Slze any kind unuecessarY-"black and wbite origin­ better tbe of'smu.ll picture, but of conrse rocky peninsula jetting out into the portrait will lie. Send bettfr tbe small one 'be sea, ally of cubic and mooey by Postal Order, Leiter. 89,028,000 feet, still amounts Kxpres. prepaid No Portraits sent ll. O. Registered Pootal Note, Drart on N. about three miles lonlt and Louisiana. D. to Cauada or west of 1IIIu"",ota. Y., or three-quarters of to 82,111,000 feet. The O,der. r,'om tbe,e muot be Iowa, MI ..ouri. Arkaooae and a present vertical 8ccomllllnied wltb cl\8b In full. If mile wide. One central rock nses-to l1li9.75. you wl.b an amateur outllt the height is 450 feet, against 479 feet t�B!,a�ri'le����:��dJ; �:�: of origlually. 01' bel!l;bt 1,485 feet above the sea level. Its traits, ask any questioD, encloset;o�e:p7�:��::f.er����:e��B�4a ��o�� The total of the stone is t stamp and addreas c���lgrL��r:rg.:'. :,o��t ro��P��: northern face weight. estimated is almost while at perpendicular. 6,316,000 tons. The largest bell In the EMPIRECOPYING CO., 381 Canal St., New York. .,

    • " ' , " I to get sat- - Kansas t:!hbrl-Ho'in'Breeden:: desired, and refiners, .unable ,- ' A Nuisanoe. .' the, Religious are storing The fifth annual eonventlon of' isfacto� prices for, sugar, FARMER The Salvation Army is eausing agood is Short-horn Breeders' As­ THE KANSAS their product. At Kansas City t�ere Kansas'State 1863. the on EaTABLIBH;BD IN deal of trouble in many places by movement of sociation will be held in Topeka:, a faidy active general noise of its mem- th� first rude conduct and the but the volume is 'I'uesday, December 14th, Published Wednesday, by the merchaudtse, �tal Every march �about· the-- streets� be held in tbe ot that bers. They less that of a fortmght ago. sessron to evenhig and tb�? the KANSAS FARMER CO. beating drums, tamborlus blowing date. It is hoped that this will be musical instru- ever OFFI(JE: horns, and play on other Beoklesa Bond-Voting, largest meeting of Kansas breeders X.a. ' Kansas Avenue, Topeka, and as if they breeder who ex­ 2'73 ments, and they sing pray in' Kansas seem to be going heldin Kansas. No noise. People - - - make - success - President. their powers to IS natural or financial H. C. DEMOTTE, were testing wild on railroad bonds., It pects professional - - Business Manager. more noise than stock. Jil. A. HEaTI!.. do not make any should want rail, in this great and Important live - - - Editor-in-Chief. They that every community W. A. PEFFE.H., or a band or a military band of the State will make himself a brass road facilities; for even though they industry State A�rlcultural no The KANSAS FARMER. the but they have his absence from this State campmeeting choir; wealth, they bring .conspteuous by of Kansas Is alao the ...ffi.elal paper may not really bring pa�r first - Class the Notlces of the State, for what are generally regarded which has about convention of for publishing ali Btray respect the appearance of it, important In (Jounty Clerk's offi.ce. and 11 kept on file every the of life. In Topeka breeders: breeder of Short-horns as Proprieties the same effect. Bailroad companies, Every with funeral proccasions abreast of the SU»BCRIPTIONS: they interfere the anxiety of the people to who wishes to keep their knowing - on success of - of - - - .1.50 in front pounding their kIlDW the secrets One '(Jopy, one year, by marching have roads near them, play upon times, that at such a RATES: and making noises other or wishes to make all the (JLUB drums fears by threatening to select the business, • • • - • S 5.00 offensive. Some be one yea.r, least are very _ in­ in 1'887 will present Flve'Coples, • time at - off until money possible • public • _ 10,00 or one routes by holding Elevell Copies, year, arrested because of above date. for himself one year of them have been and thus secure what, at Topekl!< on tho A may aave e, Oopy terest is aroused, person besides his own, the by send.ng us four names their persistence in disturbing if left to ordinary free, besides his own, in many instances, andftw doUara; or, ten names say and of ijIe people. They never Oattle, and Oomstalks, and Un dollare, peace quiet business rules, they would get. COPY FREE. no fot the dead; t.hey from different ","AMPLE they have respect But it is not to discuss the subject, Reports are coming in .. -- in Advance. Terms: (Jash to save the living. We the effect that are trying that attention is here called to it. parts of the State to writer of this has a severe respect our corn­ ADVERTISING. The want to present a fact or two for cattle are dying from eating dry He re­ KANSAS FA"IlER the and sacred tbinzs, The comes up Advertisers 11'111 lind the for all holy readers to think about. Daily stalks. This complaint every for reach­ and best medium published form cheapest for form of belief, every con­ and it is to discuss the Kansas. Reaaonabte rates spects every Saturday morning last, year. necessary ing every part of be­ Capital, advertisements will be made he no man to unobjectionable of worship, and judges news item of much interest and warn farmers frequently. of advertise tained a subject known upon application. Copy on subject. Issue should reach cause of his opimons any Kansas on this railroad Dr. State Veterinarian, who menta Intended tor the current the people of Holcombe, is no nOL later than �loJJday. to his mind there that communica­ this offi.ce As it appears bond It was to the effect has received a great many FARMER (JO., subject. Address KANSAS and insolent Kas. about this noisy State Board of desires to reach as 'fopeka, worship a short time ago, the tions on the subject, it seems rmposst- blank to AS and parade of the streets; Railroad Commissioners sent a large a circle of readers posstble, a ble to reach a man's heart by beating Clerks requesting them he avails himself of the use of our rld all the County fM Ii:! fhl fM � � fM indeed. and in brief, this the farmers of Kan­ r.tl � Ii:! fM drum at him; furnish information showing columns to talk to the ., ., ., ., ., ., to ., ., ., ., ., .., business looks like voted trouble and Salvation Army amount of bonds which have been sas about this cornstalk the most sacred of railroads article G R EAT S P EC I A L 0 F F E R I profanation of in their counties in aid 'of other similar matters. His ought The Great Master went letter re­ all subjects. during the past year. The to be read and studied carefully by Bottom­ instru­ FAXLlZII One Year at he took no noisy amount of who has an opportuntty to The lti.NSAS about quietly; quested that the county, every person his if Ordered Before announce his coming or The of indigestion :aock E'rices, ments to township and city honds be given. do so, It treats in general 1887. as never man dis­ January 1st, presence. He spake Ocmmissionera have received replies and aceompanyina or aecruing suake in the common counties. is spake, but he from all, but eight or ten eases. The Doctor's article printed DOLLAR.. ONE the time, and he counseled counties have language of Nearlv nine-tenths of the on onr flrs� page. worth all offensive display. He taught the and some ,I The KANSAS FARMEl� it! well against voted bonds during year, obedience to Fish for Kansas. manners, he' taught themselves during - times its good of them have to farmer ten regular bonded Commis­ every laws. While be came not to bung of $400,000. The United States Fish the the year to the amount of a year, but subscription price $L.liO he did not wield the which sioner was in Kansas City a few days peace but a sword, According to the replies thus far, a chance to the accompanying the ilsh to Kanaas people in order to give everybody sword nor beat includes about seventy-five counties. ago delivering an of best farm jour- The sword he brought was bonds the who bad applied-some etx hundred ge� acquainted with the drums. total amount of connty voted the would car Topeka. have con- emblem of war that spirit the is $5,253,000 ; them. The passed through nal for Western farmers, we railroads during year and the friction to Omaha where the Ne­ wage against the flesh, $3,353,600, and city on its way account Ww prices township bonds, eluded, on ofprevailing caused men's re- will be supplied. 'The­ that would be by $616,500; the total amount is­ braska people certain to offer bonds, and the of crops of the world. Every in are German from one to three s7wrtage 'nouncing the ways sued and delivered during the year fish carp . subscnbe wbo to .all who known about the life of the Lowly as follows: inches in Each applicant the paper one year 'thing- the same counties was length. of the which to bottom-rock" price and of the lives township has a pond or lake into put. during 181!6 at the" Nazarene, County bonds, $282,000 ; evidence of their quiet and the fish receives twenty young speei­ apostles is bonds, $907,600; city bonds, $122,000. of ONI DOLLA1U - tribe. The fish peaceful and orderly demeanor. mens of the finny matter winter and the com­ There 18 a worse sitle to this House, hibernate during the The Legislature will be Topeka Olearing' coming when time to mere street parade; for Bust- considered the best place twenty­ than the has a clearing house. fall is of Republicans, Topeka ' posed ninety thrive well; and that is the army is gone. Young such proportions that them in new waters. They six Democrats, three Independents, passed, ness has grown to and make an excellent women, littie boys this kind seemed rapidly, and .A.nti-Monopolist. men, young an instHution of multiply one in the girls look on this performance It will certainly be a great food fish. necessary. wonder­ severe snow and learn to think time The German carp thrives A week ago yesterday a name of religion they convenience. It will economize and northwestern and of things that ought well in the Western States, storm passed over the lightly loosely and be a great convenience, by simplify- fully over the in Dakota with them. It is not pleasant now thousands of ponds all States. It was hard on stock to be sacred bank exchanges. make ing Kansas and Iowa. ears to hear persons banks States of Missouri, Iowa, and northern Nebraska and to refined Persons who deal much with or of the attributes Nebraska. that were formerly uselesa, light of religion any understand that much the larger part of to feel and valuable food Shawnee We all feel or ought means of checks are full of excellent Let every granger in county of Deity. the business is done by stocked the December at reverence for things pertain­ in a fish. The commission has turn out on Saturday, 4th, very great and drafts, no money passing great His manifes­ white it has Topeka, to the Almighty and transactions. Men pay lakes with fish; 11 a. m., at Odd Fellows Hall, ing of the great many on the children look at these draw a run of shad attend the annual banquet to be tations. Our the bank; that is, they placed strong to through never friends processions and they turn about and if the Paellle coast, where they were given at that time. Bring your noisy checks on their deposits, at the psalm-singing and the same known and has kept up the �had have a time. and Iangb debtor has a bank account at the before, and good the To our mind it is sacri­ on on the Atlantic coast, where drum-beating. bank, instead of drawing the money supply would soon kill the of Bourbon received from his creditor, continued fishing Mr. W. W. McFadden, lege. --._.-- the check he was done to propagate to renew his sub­ amount named in the supply if nothing .eounty, in writing Brtuistreet'«, re- he simply has the telegrams to is in itstllf a en­ .F says Special his credit oh the bank the fish. This:, big to the KANSAS ARlIlER, move- check placed to scription cord rather less activity in the the commission from 20 to terprise, Besides this that corn in his locality runs although books. ment of general merchandise, streams all over the country that stock looks there are a considerable num- has stocked 40 bushels to the acre, an Where at there has been increasing of the brook is in de­ Chicago collect a with beautiful specimens feed is plenty, and rain of ber of banks. they great many well, volume of sales. particularly dry and have another and speckled mountain trout, mand. checks and drafts on one during and in a less noteworthy degree salmon in the Hud­ goods, must all be ex- introduced a run of Milwaukee the day, and these will be con- St. Minneapolis, but it and Fort Scott at Paul, I s-ittled son which is still an experiment, Topeka of sales changed and accounts every day., railroad this week, and Burlington. -,rhe aggregate indication of proving 8 nected directly by A clearing house is a room where repre- gives every im- lines has been curtailed of I will change of great in staple I meet at a cer- success. wh�ch The sentatives of the banks grand �e � It an intervening holiday. fifteen thia and the State. course by ex- commission was organized portance to city hour and make these The has been more con- tain daily direct communication be-. restricted trading and in that time it has will afford and adjust these accounts, years ago, Kan- at Eastern centers, owing to changes the tween the capital and southeast spicuous House Associa- 'succeeded in appreciably increasing number of mail 01'- The Topeka Clearing roads led to Kansas the decline in the of this besides sas. Heretofore all of the various banks food fish supply country, to the notable ab- tion is composed to there ders received, and the stock and putting fine and it was necessary go representative from each of improving City, merchants. This is in town, a three to of interior as white one or make sence food and game fish, such fish, and make change, which meet promptly at 11:30 every in order to from St. LOUIS, Cincmnati, and in waters five at other places reported the Un- carp, trout, salmon shad, change Boston. morning and make exchanges. deal New York and known before. up a good Philadelphia, clerk from where they were never reach Scott, using der the old regime it took a New Orleans, also, gtmeral trade, largely of·time. The completion of the Kansaa, At time to make the The work at the begtnntngwas below late each bank It long while fairly satisfactory. iu but it has succeeded Nebraska & Dakota to Topeka changes from bank to bank; one of experiment, merchants tnbn- clearings, going ride will Country most of its that. A ShOIt and pleasant expectations. same business the sangulne hopes all to under the new system the beyond between the to that market are not. reported take a passenger direct tary minutes. projectors • in' as is done in-a few of cars. generally as prompt payment two places and without change be,

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    -:-:"'��';>l":;'.' " ., i .:lI' '1·r . 'tit' . • . I _ j . .' ,_ .,..' ) �?t��:\���': ' that Ulustl'ated in the report.·The by oal'efnl managemflnt. Ifwe can feed ant c. D;Warner, we are regaled With slx.sbort tV.;;·;:,1: It is now'reported the'la� sbike, very fully stories the proliuctB of the to stock and seeure' (fonr of: the� beautifully IIInstf'ated�.' was, in national bank tar� " ,. �he Chicago, packing houses, contrac�ion clrcul{lti�n- • .I and five Illustrated 'poems. Of'the abundant ::::'>� at. . a than' 'without anlt at the exceeds larger profit sellinK cuts, twenty-five occUpy· full pages. and fQl,Ir {: '. caulle'd by the ambition of a prorninent during year $56,000,000. . :'i.t the same time realize a good quantity of are printed separately on plate paper. 'Not­ the unparalleled richnesS of' ". manure we are doing tba� much better than wltlistRndlng 'Who Defeated the . this number, we are assured by the pub-, �:06r:e��dw:ea :::I:�� A�endment7 If we feed wIth fit alld have the manure, ��l::e��� pro lIshers that' It Is oilly a Christmas tonn of : to tbe order of Mr. ::.:,.(.:,.:; •.;.':.;\:.� and refused obey KamlU Fwrmur: as Is too often done, or save the manure and thfl exalted standard which will be unt­ some as to who ·<.:·:F: Powderly, the Grand Ma!!ter Workman, There seems to be question come out even ·In stock feeding. Even at formly maintained throughout the year; It this is defeated she amendment, LAt me tell you .and the mall;Illficent prospectus detailing. "",.l,; ·,to the men to work again. presfl'nt prices, which fer stock Is very low, put the comtne, treasures gives a -splendtd with young, thrifty stock, good shelter and number. promise to the vohime begun by this . :�e���e���i::t:���k�i�h���s�.Ol'��! �h��ld��st:!nW��!b:u�Oao:d���s��:s�m�� careful, regular feeding, it Is enslly possible '}f' �'as farmer In the Ea�t. It was ;.1'. the Kan�as to secure a and with a small amount to' fifteen thousand men will lose their profit, of State. It the meehanle In every part the of additional labor we can save the manure, :>_(:; old places of employment and several '.' wate th� Knlght� of Labor, antl-mouopnllat and this will aid materially not only to In­ one months wages, perhaps" through WHS these combined. It ''''�i' and Granger. It all crease our profits bill also to build· up the INTER OCEAN man's men THE In Kansas :.'. was, In short, the laboring farm. N. J. SHEPHERD • . ':' treach��___ who uefeated the amendment. Miller county. Missouri. -We are in receipt of the new illus- Eldon, OF � CHICAGO The amendment WIHI very cunntnzly of the PIerce Iron PoUtioallnfluenoe ill t2l. trated catalogue of III OIroulation and . and the . framed by lawyers, the cunulng W ka, contammg mueh usatuI and i10· Two Bidee from Lawrence, or lawyers was used, too, at the eleetlen. Had oil and Ka;nsas Farmer: ." structive matter about artesian, the been submltted alone the .' proposition Leading Republican Newspaper ... used in No one public highway In Kansas Is so gas·wells and machinery boring majority against It would not be expressed IN THE NORTHWEST. with of interesttoa a Thousands of replete history, Kansan, them. It is very interesting boo� with less than six figures. , as th" old Cllllfornia road" west from Law­ THlIJ IN'l'ER OOEAN has trom the beglnnlnll' been aside from the advertising matter 'it t1cketil wert' In the fll/ld which were votes for first the defender of bome institutions and American renee. 10 the 50's, the thirty for all be­ contains. Any person interested in the for the amendment If not changed by the Ideas. It Is the advocate of equal rights miles to the httle settlement of It fore the la.w, of protection to American labor, and were Topeka, an ex- YOtt'f. Thousands of others not votes Ofthe idea tha.t America Is for Americans--Dot nee­ would be well paid by 1 subject was a wagon road full of ruts and "chuck-' but true citizens otth.,· at all unless made so the voter, essarily America.Ds by birth, whicb will by . tn WellterD this eatalozue,., . It believes the an� amination of • course hills Republic. West, . holes." Its layover and--val- ot em- I0 own townsh I p 1 don't thinkk the men, holds to tho idea tha.t the ftlture Beat ": on rt he my be sent to an'y person request leys, which after rains were almost Im- plre Will be in the Misstsslppl Valley, and 18 bold had one vote. yet through and In Its oppoettton to the unholy �1U­ mention this note in the KANSAS amendment i�nor- With aggressive will possible. The old governmentwagons, aDce between the monoy-changers of New York < nnee and prepared ballots the majorlty - and the States In rebelUon, FARMER. The P· Iron Worksad their Immense stde-boards, drawo by elght City lately lerC? aealnst the amendment was not.great. THE INTER OCEAN Is earnestly In favor of the In the FARMER or ten of with their drlvers and RepubUca.n party beca.use it believes the prinolple. vertisement appears No one will I the amend. speus mules, ask, think, why of tha.t party are correct, and that, honestly car­ tolled Anon a horse- and ad-­ thi&. week. ment was defeated. It Is hard wora to con- rulers, nolslly along. ried out, they will best proteot the rights ---._.--- vance the Interests of the whole people. Ie Dot man, booted and spurred, with bowie knife �t vince t\ farmer who Is obliged to support a however, a bUnd follower, but is always. ready to November a line of and at his bade you a gruff denounce RepubUcan wroDg .. doing', either in blah Commencing 2lj,th. on an income of $250 to $300 a year pistols hilt, family or low placeB. "Good 011 the old road through Pullman buffet sleeping cars that the Justices of the Superior Court morning." Later THE INTER OCEAN has always maintained th",t' to the soldiers at echoed to the of men aud the creak, the Natlon is under an obUga.tton was' formed Kansas and should have raised from tramp their lives to -!,etween City their salaries $8,000 the late war, who jeopardized protect. creak of cannon, and beheld Its share of the Jacksonville, F'la., via the Gu! f rou te, to $5.000 II year. J::V::U!:&:l� tho �D���O����!�';�O:�:'��:o��t'!�n hltJOi!Y guerrilla warfare throngh which Homes and the enactment of in connection with the Mem. & (ihar., The KANSAS FARMER i'i qllite right In ment of Soldiers' to a free State. such pension laW8 as would leave no d.!sabled vet­ that the IIddltional JU�t1CIl� will Territory pas!'led emt'rjl;e E. T., V. & G. and 8. 'F. & W, R. R's. sngj!;f'sting eran tn want. Then It of filled with a. THE INTER OOEAN I" not e,.· If the BRlarl�s remain as I1OW. long: Hlle wagons, As Newspaper K�ns':ls be provided Sta.tes. Aside teom the servl0. Through car:! will leave City, fair land celled in the United emigrants to settle the promised a memo! 1'he FAR �rER h as Ileell rI Ilht on thlII as 'Jll of the Associated Press, in which it holds at 6:45 via a of Oorre­ daily, p. m., going Memphis, .. e\'er To- bership, it keeps large body Special an wiled, IncreRslOg', wearily along. 0!IIAr. u�"stl'OIlS aHectiIIg tlIe peop I 1:', rl I both in tbis and the Old Atl"nta and Macon. Tbis q spondents, country in, ChattanooD'3,... � 110 ride could be more suggestive of and ha.s SPECIAL LEASED TELEGRAJ'BIO can wish the .armers 0r Kansl\S no bH tt1'1' day World. WIRES connecting its Chica.go office with WASH· is in addition to the first class than one over tillS old U�llfornla through th!ln thnt each should have the KANSAS thought INGTON and NEW YORK, In both of which oltles between Kansa!! and trail from Lawrence to You ride It ha.s SPECIAL NEWS BUREAUS and malntalna coach, City .. Topeka. daily, FARMER to read. M J. WELLS. Branch Omces. ill side-bar now behind a three- Bristol, Tenn., via Memphis, Cllat· Wood�ton, Rooks county, Kansas. your buggy nlillute horse if wish, for the roael is 90eaD tanooga and Knoxville. J. 'J!:. Lock- ••• you ,.he Daily Inter slDooth, Its chuck·holes filled up, all the Is bUshed day In the year. wood, General Passenger and' Ticket for Manure. pu �ver:v Feeding little streams yoo will cross culverted or AnentI'i, Kansas CI'ty exclusive of $ 8,00 Year Kansa8 Farmer: and stone fe11ces on either Price, Sunday, per ...:..___._ bridged. Hedges " the stock for the profit In inclu�cd, 10.00"" Feeding simply side accompany you the entire Jourlley. Sunday __ The reader will find in another column reerllng Is not all that can be secured If Fine farm houses, with carriage drives lead- of this issue of the FARlIlER the pros- . ,.he Semi.\.\)eeJtly Inter 90eaD proper paios aruo takun,v 1'he ke(>,pinO'... up of to the front lawns covered with Ing . door, and a of Is published on MONDAYS and THURSDAYB. pectus of the Inter Ocean; paper the of the soli is of a� flIuch Im- on fertlh.ty shrubbery, and immense haros �rI'et you contains the News condensed from the Dan)"•.

    influence in the West. a from the stock. THE SEMI-WElIIKLY . jnstly �rowing portance as realizing profit every hand. Often the little lo� house AmonII' other features. the Sermons of Prot. SwinK' and. other l••d· we 8011 Is prints it is' , which will And while may not, while the ownr:r stands near In politics Republican which the first occupied Inll' Ministers ot Ohlcago. to Bome but the fresh and new, fully realize the importance its monu­ be an objection persons, present· pretentious succel'>sor, Price, $2.50 per Year. of .and all the manure chief merit of the paper lies in its making !IRving possl- ments of his perils and success. As far as ble, gradually the Importance of thl:; fact hill courageous candor on all the moral reo the eye can reach hili rises succeeding ,.he WeeJtly Inter 90ean will become apparent. We usually expect until loto the horizon. To ,)'(J\.o. forms of the day. The Inter Ocean is a they merge Has the LARGEST OIROULATION of any w••kly . and raised on the West of New York. . In f(.edIUg grain grass left lies the Wakarusaa valley; upon your paper In defense 0f human ht able power rIg s, over and abovt what we would de- In 1884. before the reduction of poeta8'e, It: paid . farm, . ..., at a distance, the Kaw river fiows ",}ne. We re- right, for POSTAGE ON OIROULATION alon. over 10 manner, ChflSt'Ian III rive if without and In acldi. sold feedlll!!:,� If, :::lchool and tarm houses . slu�glshly along. $25.000. e es t1\t'Ive 0f d It as th b t repreElen WI! are able to sp,cure .."'ood of 1.00 gar tlon, 8. supply are dotted all over this fall' prospect, nest- Price" per Year. in the manure thl\t can be to the soil to 10' Is used to ma.ke THE WEEKLY progressive journalism country. "'pplied ling in vallflY and upon hili-top. Hay-stacks, Every e!l'ort INTER OOEAN a. MODEL FAMILY NEWSPAPlIIR. of the was reduced last, crease the and can Increase the pro· The price daily tertlllr.y around which fat cattle and horses are one tbo.t can be taken into any tB.mily with proflt to much. each orits members. The Stories and other Uter­ from five centll to three ('.ents, fit:> that are upon every hitl-side and spring lazily roaming,' ary features are from the pens of the ablest and In seetlon3 or the cOlin by con lIlost writers. Among them are MRS. and Mr. Nixon, the managing editor. try where, every farm. All this in twenty-five years? approved BURNET'r, MISS PHELPS, MISS JEWETT. and ., tllIIIlI1 thll fertility has gradually informs us that tl.e Ueduction in crooping. Yes, your ride west to Topeka from Law­ MESSRS. STOOKTON, TROWBRIDGE. LATHROP. until It fall:! to return us a BOYESEN, SIDNEY LUSKA, and E. P. ROE; decreased profit rellce twenty-five years ago was a wild and gave a great boom to the circnla- All the lea.ding features altha pa.per which have price or such as should be rectJlvod, where the a road. it ma.de It SO POPULAR THE HOME OIROLlll wlU increased that lonely one over wretched To-day IJ:'1 tion. So greatly has it be continued and improved, and noth1nS' will be . . amt the mauure . �ollis light thin, natumlly is a pleasant drive through a lany of plenty lett undone to it In the tront rank a. A SOUND. IS now received for Clrcu I a- keep more money NEWSPAPER. made and saved i� valued sufficieutly to and content. Oh, wonderful, happy, tem· WHOLESOME tion than before the re'duct'Ion. "As a If make the feeding profitable the rt'gular perate O. B. Inter Ocean Kansas_.__.____ family paper. the Weekly market price can be realized fol' the f�ed. * SPECIAL OFFERS. * has no superior in this or any other Here In the west thIs fact Is not tlOffi· Book Notioes. There is a great demand from all parta of the country for a correct but cbeap History ot the as soil i� natur- so country. clE'ntly appreclaled virgin EAltTHQUAKES.-'1'hougb the earthquake United States. Most of such books are larK. of most and with fair and and expensive as to be out of the reach ally rich, preparation good shocks at Charle�t(jn occasion for a and to be famU· From the Controller's it is gave families. Yet every boy girl oUg'ht report call with the of their country. It can ha.rd.· cultivation profitable crops �E'nerally be on the causes of (ar history good deal of speculation better citizens, THlIJ INTlIIR Iearned that 3,580 natIonaI banksaveb Iy fall to make them secnred. We feed stock prinCipally bllc8use an authoritative and OCEAN ha.s made epecial arrangements by which' . seismic phenomena, IC 2858 . been orgamzed'In aII ,owf h' h • we can realize a better f,lr "'rain and price ,., generally Intelligibie summary of the con- firown's History of' the United States are now in of these 174 have "'rass than If we sell 8S It Is raised. Wecon- operation; ... elusions of geologic Bcience upon that in- Can be o!l'ered with THE WEEKLY INTER OOlllAN. been organized during the past year, dense the farm products and r�celve a bet- rerestlng subject Is still needed. This task one year, at the very low rate ot older Is now to he performed by Major J. W. with a of $21,000,000; circula- ter price. But as the country grows ONE 1l0LLAR AND FIF'fY CENTS capital Powell. Director of tbe Umted :::ltatGS Geo- we are 1earnIng to appreciate the vaI ue of For both the history and paper. tions, $2,900,000. Twenty-four banks Survey, In an article which Is to logical wen· manue more and its value is being Forum for Dilcember. BROWN'S HISTORY Is a written story' of fully appear in The settlement to went into voluntary liqui'.!ation during our country, trom the earliest the taken Into consideration. present day. It Is well printed in olear type, on one ceased to exist the year.; by expira- HARPER'S many years white paper, and bound in cloth. It conta1ns a arc raised Rud ;l\{AGAZINE.--For good Where variety of crops ILLUSTRATIONB and over BIX tion of charter, and eight failed. Since the December issues of Harper'8 Maaazine more than SIXTY different kinds of stock kept we can, WIth HUNDRED PAGES, the of the in 1863, only have been distinguished by an unusual REJIEJfBER, ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTYOENTB beginning system good management, use everything raised on banks have of these wealth of choice reading and pictures. wltb pall.j'ot' Ihe paper 0". Year and 1h6 HtBl<>rtI. bolA 10 !HI 112 national failed; the farm to a advantage. good .eut pONtage paid. a special emphasis upon Christmas subjects. thirty-six paid tbeir creditors in full, What Is not eaten up clello can be utilized Rich RS bave been the previous numbers, the PREMIUM TO AGENTS. and twenty-eight have paid interest. as bedding te absorb and hold the liquid A stRnds at one about to be publisbed easily The price of THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN Ia . I an vo t0 esckIdc ean an Over 90 cent of a11 nat·onaI b k Idmgs, keep th to warm, four per the head of all the goodly company that for $1.00 per year, and any person sendln8' ,.ear17 use tbe and in- for that edition, the stocks is held residents of the State and In doing this up waste nearly forty years bave entertalm.d and subscrtptJons accompanied by by IUU subscription prlce--FOUR DOLLARS··we wID and of the ma- Innumerable readers. It Is a more erease the qualtty quantity elllllthtened send them A COPY OF THE HISTORY FRlIIB. Al. in which the bank is located; with banquet of refreshIDg variety, most boy or girl can secure four subscribers, nure pile. Wltb proper management in sav· royal any than 91 per cent. is held by naturalized sturfly staples, rare novelties. aod delicious and in this way obtain acopyottblsvaluablebook. and the manure we are able to Ing applying .dalnties worthy of the jl;tlnerOUil holiday Th6pf'lce ,JjTllE SEAfl·WEEKLY INTER OOEAN persons, and over 96 per cent. of the Increase tbe fertllity of the soli and securing' saint. Everything Is complete In Itself, the QtldBROll'N'S I!lSTORl' OF1'HE UNITEDBTATEB number of shareholders are naturalized omitted· from this number. TlVO DOLLAIl'i AND NINETY CENTS. this enables us to Increase the yield 'of the serials being t. The total number of share- Reside the strongest attraction of "The Sample copies ot any edition of TlDI INTBB persons. varIous and I alowsI tIIe crops arger crops Boyhood of Christ," b)' tbe author 0(" Hen­ OOEAN will be sent on appUcatlon. the total number of Remittances be made at our either holders is 223,000', of more stock, This can all be car· the Howells Fal'clI, "The Mouse may rlak, 'by keeping 1:1111'," poatomce order, express ordera, of Gibson's Wood draft, express, shares over 700,000. The e1Iect the ·rled forward to a considerable extent with Trap," delightful" Notes," postal Dotes, or registered letter. Money sent In the bounteous departments of conti- other way Is at the risk of the person _dID. reduction of the debt and the If not all of us. When times and. any . public nl'arly quite of and It. A.ddre.. . dentla! judgment, . ctlscoursp, literary . high premum on bonds and upon the are dull nearly alllintls of busIDt'ss Is done of overflowing humor, presided over by the THE INTER OCEAN, W. D. and �_�nBt..�. volume of national bank circulation is I oo,small profits and can only be Increased geniuses of G. W. CurtiS, Howells, � � ., , - .. . the .re�lt 111 � OJ.'8;¥·; n,8tagn8tlo,n,.'8n� ciliar�,cterlli�'c�'ln'S.e�s that�il'�e8a �8 'l?ar�i��t, bef�g ' fermenta'tlOn" 'and it this state a S�r;lh,as:the'Duoh�S8atl& :,,_ '" �8lust ·to decision 8S to, which trees are r hardy:' the best of'- the'-Russians' while •• the·"" " things in as the and which are which not. here let. it be ' the • of. suo?-' dise�e. (An� Willow. Twill !'ou'd -Ben Dayis gave . TESTS OF HARDINESS OF blIght revels, often' ruimng whole when the - FRUIT .remembered term hardy is but feeble tests. Here 'is, I think, 'a TREES. orchards. That bhght is used it is in a eommuntcsble wmparative sense, and in broad field for study" in, which much Address of M from tree to tree does not admit of, no case must .. Vincent, before tbe Iowa it be construed to have may be and it is one Horticultural learned, in which I Society. . and , question; another mayan absolute point-it meaning.) To this question shall work as fast and as hard as eir­ Thls while of the most develop in one not re- subject, vital wholly season, we answer, yes!' First in order in oumstances will permit. to seasons for its importance the is at quiringtwo these . horticulturist, development, nammg characteristics comes the Much has been said of late hi our the same time one of the most difficult as has often been this is supposed; tendency toward making a late start.in papers about "inherent· hardiness" of subjects on which to obtain definite data proven by the fact that a block of seed- the spring, as such a tree is not quickly some of our trees. I don-'t know fully' from which to reason in forming our lings, adjOining a crab orchard that had infiuenced sudden what is meant by changes in ,the by this term. If 'it is . theories. were the .. blighted, severely injured by temperature. Second, much may be used, in the sense that the inherent T·here are so after the severest storm many features blight �hortly learned from the character of the leaf of tree is of so entering hardy" capable completely . into the of the season had and the problem', that the student must passed, the tree; a thick, solid, heavy leaf is, storing its- cells WIth those elements , hard and damage was almost confined to we study long, faithfully, if he wholly think, a necessary oharacteristic of necessary to sustain it through all the would know In to those seedlings in the.track of the storm a anythmg regard it, hardy tree, for as the leaf is the place inclemencies of our severe winters, then and in end he will on leaward side of the crab where the probably say he orchard, all the food of the tree is asstmi- [ think some of our treea are "in- knows or almost "while seedlings onthe windward side of nothing, nothing, about Iated, anything that derangea thtaorgan liet.:entl� hardy." Otherwise Ldo not the real the same and one-fourth mile beheve It. points necessary to constitute a orchard, has much the same effect on a tree that i. be distant, the In this I hardy tree, e., unable to point out wholly escaped disease. the dyspepsia does on a man. On the paper have not been able to from habit 'I'he to in so and appearance those trees question 0& liability blight underside of an apple leaf there present complete a review of the that are, or are But some varieties while other varieties are as last I not, hardy. in this are approximately 160,000 stomata or subject spring hoped to have as no if not free from is able world, real good has ever orlgi­ ,!,Imost entirely it, breatl1ing pores. This number varies been to do at this time. Owinir to 'Dated as one which must of be but the direct result of inde­ necessity dis- greatly, and it is possible that something circumstances for which no one is at cussed in this for a tree pendent thought, so I believe that no connection, is may be learned as to the relation of the �ault, I.have been unable to give the not unless it be able honest, earnest thought was ever con­ perfectly hardy to number. and size of these stomatas to Information I had hoped, for, but I have ceived that did not benefit the thinker withstand all the vicissitudes of climate the hardy tree. Another characteristic tried to do my beat under the condi­ and where it is for if it oftentimes the whole world. planted; cannot do of a good leaf, is that the underside is ttons, and I hope that all will teel free this, it is not hardy for that' to discuss or all in In the discussion of this question we particular thickly covered with short hairs sur- �ny: points thisl?aper . locality. Some varieties of trees are It. 18 by an have to deal with the structure of the rounding the stomata' and ., protecting a we r oelve our much more hable to than are fthUllty, fore greaexctehatnbgeseneofllltdeas. tree, with the influences brought to bear blight them from sudden changes in the tem- and on it to in it the others, such trE¥'s I believe :resist and also it produce peculiarities perature, making more Itch, Prairie Mange, and Scratches of' the disease in the same which it now manner that difficult for the of possesses. Trees, the germs disease to find every kind cured In thirty minutes by Woot­ many persons do, viz.: by b.eing so an entrance to the same as humaubeings, only to a much tissue, than they ford.'8.Sanitaru Lotion. Use no other. This resist never fails. are healthy they may efforts to would were it not for this wise Sold by Swift & Holllday, greater degree, vtctlms of circum­ .that provision . effect a of the disease in drui�ists, Topeka, Kas. , stance; their surroundings make them lodgement of nature. their tissue. what to they are; they give the Russian Next to the leaf, the bark deserves at- Send for a sample of . It often copy Orchaird, V1m.e­ for happens-that the last of July apple, by having grown centuries in tention, for it is through this medium yard. and BI'J1'71J Garden, a monthly joumal anlll August and hot, followed a sa,vere climate, the power to resist a�e dl! that the health of' the tree is affected devoted-to the interests of the fruit-growers warm rams 10 in tbe and sudden in by September. The the West. Subscription price only 50 .great changes tempera­ during greater portion of the cents - year tree should be resi'!t the per annum. J. R. Hendricksredltor, hardy . ture. A plant grown in a dry climate abl� � The bark should be thick and Oawker City, Kas. tendency to at thiS for all strong: .-, leaves WIth few growth time, a 1\ ha� thick, flesby having comparatively small number .\, growth made after the 20th of stomata for the escape of moisture; the August of stomata, 80 that the of be and ev�poration may Catalpa Grove NurserY. genus cacti is a good example of this. necessity not be too and at the must. B?ft s�cculeut, great, same time D. O. BUBSON h� ;:�d°f.:'ra���talt�::ape Frutfa. about and S_mall far the most taccor September 3d, another about that unruly entering into this should be done. I do not know . October the time between BO_B_K_R_T_M_I_L_L_IK_E_N_.-,O.E_m_po:...·_ri_a_Ku_, this and the the cold that problem, . this has hortlculturlst 5�h, point b.een worked to any J. L. STRAN.AHA.l!i, often finds himself spells being warm favorable to duped by It: As a . an.d. extent, and I only give it to stimulate .. growth. It IS my more starting point for our study, let us be­ There are so BR.OOMCORN opml?n t�at investigation. m",ny dlf­ ' damage was done to treesm thiS of Oo:r;n:r;nission House. With the of in part ferent Liberal gin starting growth the things entering into this problem itdvancea made 00 coollpmealll. the State by these two frosts than will 194 spring: The first thing that troubles that some of them must rest till the KInzie street, CHICAGO. ILL. be done the balance of the the in the' is winter. more fruit-grower spring the important points. are thoroughly While in Dakota last fall I saw habit some trees have of starting their white investigated. willow hedges that were wholly black in growth very early, thereby increasing There is still another the canbium from the point, and this the danger of loss late frosts. This layer effect of by also one on which we have as had these frosts. The Miner were also yet tendency to is a weak plum early growth little hght, but at the same time it de­ in varieties of seriously injured, while the Duchess, point many trees; the serves much attention. It is the Hart Pioneer Nurseries Willow is Wealtby and Whitney's No. 20 apples study Twig an example of this, for of the cell and its Of FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, were to all in plant contents. I it often its blossoms with appearances 'perfect con- A full line of opens the first have found by examination Nursery Stoc�1 Ornamental Trees, this I is mieroscople Roses and &- we have no of and before dition; think largely owing to Shrubbery, substitn­ approach spring; it has that the wood of varieties tlon clause In our orders. and deliver the fact that these varieties many of our everythiDc . of leaf to ripen their 8.11 specUled. '220 Acres In Nnrsery Stock. developed enough growth apples contains a greater amount of woods and ReJerence: Bank at Fort Scott. them the late early very thoroughly. Oalalo� J!'r� sufficiently protect from starch than do other varieties also that on application, but not least of the ; hence severe loss is often the re- Last, vicissitudes Established 1857 •. ,frosts, those varieties having a de­ . relatively "sult, The careful to which a tree is exposed, is to be found fruit-grower will do terminate habit of growth, store their in our hot winter suns. I am well to study this ere he strongly carefully point cells much better and much nearer the Black of the that Walnuts; make his selection for an and opinion we are mora in- Catalpa, orchard, terminal bud than do those .of an in­ he must be debted to our hot winter suns of the COTTONWOOD. careful to get trees or plants determinate habit of latter growth. Again, Black Walnu' s, hulled. ,1.25 per barrel; not hulled. such as are not part of the winter, for losses in ,90 cents too easily influenced by while at the Iowa per barrel, Hardy Catalpa. No, I-Per 1,000. Agricultural College ,176; ·No. 2-Per our orchards and nurseries than we are 1.Il00. ,I. Oottonwood.1 to 2 reet per of so 10 to 16 loch•• quick changes temperature, they last winter [ was struck the 1.000. ,I; , cents, Box Elder, to all by amount '{i;'lr I.UOOh80 will not force growth too After the blizzards that ever visited the early. Northwest. and variety of crystals at the base of the .�e :(:�ln:e�;'O�"'�� pa�i�.r.,n' �::r3·�r."::r�:000. the Order quick I Addre.. BAILBY

    . This in8t1tution was EstabUshed Fourteen " Is Years Ago, and Incorporated under 'lobe l!It.ate" ' laws oC Kilo.... During tbat t1m� I. bBl "one a 80ur-', lahlnl buoln... and made many remarkable eu"" The Instlt1lte I. provided with the very but faclllt,leo kind .. for treatln, every of_pb1.lcal deformity \ Bocb Hlp-Joint Olub Foot, Wry ""'k anD " And you must show your birds at the D1oe_. Spinal . Curvature, havlo, a skilled workman Wllo makei fairs, keep them in the best of form, every appliance reqnired In arthropod Ie eur.ery: 1n-;'" cureil, and all klndsuftnmorsrem."ed. and be prepared for an inspection of DIl'.!:.�oancerD of the Blood and Nervous System snceeoofnUy treated. ·N_, Throat and Lung DloellHll, If curable. -�� . your yards by visitors at any time. Woe, yield readily to ."ecUle tl;ll&tment as bere employe'd. "... All forms Weakn... of Female rellevert. Tape, WOml ",,' , to are with in­ . I,. then, you, if you caught removed 10 lrOI)l one to four bours. All Ohronlo and Surgical DI••_lIclentIBcal1y and eucceeofUl1ytreated. feriors, for your reputation will be gone PATIENTS TREATED AT HOME.· forever. afford to sell at Can you eggs • Send for be. RoUelted. Consultation tree. lend or ss.:page Catalogue, free,' CorreopOri�ence " fore 1wne8t Btock for clrcniar and private list oC qll.stlon.. $1.00 per dozen, and-make the business you boy. Our motto is, ' and .&ddress DRB. MULVANE. MUNK '" MULVANE fOJlJr pr£Cll8.' pay? Yo'u must purchase the best stock No. 86 RIIIt Slxtb lItreet. 'TOPIlItA. itA" D. W. found, and duplicate all orders that do OOZAD, LA KAI!I. not giv� satisfaction. Your fences Box 25, CY.GNE,' LINN Co., Refer to KANsAs FARMER. must be good, and you keep the Notes, I .must. Poultry houses clean and feed Intelligently, or . pullets is said to produce leg, '. not at all. It ,Forcing y�u may get any eggs weakness. Iron in the drinking water: 1 D will cents to ' twenty-five pack. will counteract this effect. There aDD!YS'TJIAL cos�,you is!. Bl1lll, G1lill. THB ' NURSlTOIDS DR. LAU ' and the eggs at the of- -- deh.ver express much more profit in a pullet that nee, WhICh leaves you cents Headquarters for Fine Nursery Stock seventy-fi�e lay at five months than one that is out of one dollar. If you duplicate an WhI"h Is Offered at , r 0 tn work a mne. them, . eady t beg t' G':rIve willi' order. WhICh often happens, you spend - a good variety and aII they will ea.,t HARD TIME PRICES'• another twenty-five cents, and get only' . A chicken to be good needs at fifty cents clear for the two sittmgs, or house, Dealers and Nurserymen supplied low­ not to be .expeasrve ; excavate two feet, est wholesale rates. twenty-five cents per dozen And at make house four feet high in the period when there is a d�mand for thjl th� qu��mT:sd�lfln:a�,bri}Xn�� l�;g�u��h���� back and seven in the front. This will our stock. the common ones will be fancy eggs We have Gher- the roof such a that it Apple, Peach, Pear, Pltlm, give pitch may in seIIing for th'irty-five cent8 per dozen. . ry and Evergreen T.ree!!. GraIJA Vines be made of boards. with- all TREES a One dollar will not feather-edged varieties, and FOREST spe- alttmgs pay.-Farm and Russian out breaking. Bank up the back to the I' claIty. Osage Hedge .Plants and Garden • Mulberry ID any quantity. roof and thee stdesSl es as.fnas, high as you can. Write for Prices.' , Fowl Flesh. Make tbe roosts all on a level close to C. H. FINK & SON, LAMAR,'Mo. tbe Line witb tar or The Turkey.-The flesh of tbe turkey ground. paper one or two in the cure 'Cor orBta I u 24 bours Free to is somewbat more dense of fibre and manilla, put windows Ilft" tI epilepsy poor, Dr. lI3S6 St St. or if the cracks be well liIIl�1iI Kruoe, lIl.O., Hlckpry .. Louls,Mo. more alkalescent and substantial than south, battened, tbe be with. that of the chicken, but it ill reckoned paper may dispensed nourishing and restorative. Age pro­ My chicks remain in the brooder Lonergan's Speci:fic ON 30 DAYS'�TRtAT. Onro. N.",.... llelltWII. Male and Jimal. IV_s, and THIS NEW as in or ten to the duces a similar effect the chicken, eight weeks, according Docal/.. l'rlue, 81 per pac"a�e; 3 packalt•• 82. AddresaA. C. M. D., LouIBlana;Mo. whence the turkey, after a certain pe­ season and weather. I then put them Lonergau. ELASTIC TRUSS Has a. Pad different from aU in in house. 'These riod, is good for little, except stewed. houses, fifty each others. Is cup shape. with Self- SEHSI BLE jo.djllstlng Ballin eenter.udapt.. Guinea-fowls are not so white of fiesh houses are nine feet long, three and. FRINK'S RUPTURE REMEDY ltaelf to all pOSitions of fhe' 'TRUSS" one-half feet three feet in t ie as tbe common, but more' inclined to­ wide, hi�b Will quickly curo any case er hernia or ruptnra, Ex. presst's baok Intes­ and to.tlmonlal. tree. Addr""" tines J!Jst 8S a person the in short and front and two feet bigh at the back. plaua,lon .bodYWhlletheballlntheC)1p pbeasant color; quality 0, FRINK, 234 Broadway. New York. �:.;; is made with standard ��,"sh��ts�;U'}.:I�I:i'�e!';dW;f:���!!J',!8��;�e savory, like the flesh of the pheasant. The roof tigbt certain. It lB e88Y. durable and cbeap, Sent by mail, CIr- CO. W. ::Wars free. Jl9QLB8T05 TRUSS , CIaI�... They are' very prolific, aud their eggs roofing. 'The houses are placed where PAINI.ESS PREGliANOY AND PAR­ TURITION POSSIBLE. (60,000 Sold.) and The Duck.-The the chicks can run at nourishing good. Iarge=some M. D II a Tokology" by A�lce. B. Stockbam, .• flesh of tbe of a. and some­ among my small fruit-bushes and others nobte book for n noble purpose. Sample pa,.s '. duck, savory ' free. FITS I CURE for save the I &0 them in 'the and •• cure J do 1Iot mean merel,. .top what stimulant nature, is said to afford­ potato fields, they CI3�NTffJ:�tfB'MW;ii.,', -, I tried Hood's Sarsaparilla, greatly lay, many poultrymen resort to forcing Improved." M. A.. ABBEY, Worcester, Mass., processes, and feed in a manner sometimes unnatural. Red pepper, sul­ Hood's Sarsaparilla is characterized by three peculiarities: the combination of phur. saffron, ginger, and all kinds of 1st, remedial agents; 2d, the proporiMn; 3d, the are resorted to, and if there egg foods, prOCIJS8 of securing the active medicinal i8 any virtue in such there is no excuse qualities. The result Is a medicine of unilBual for anythlOg but the best results. But strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown. it well be stated that while such Send for book contaluing additional evl!lence. may .. Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my system serve as and articles may stimulants, purifies my blood" sharpeus,my aJlpetite, and temporarily invigorate the hens, they seems to make me over." J. P. THOMl'SON, Register of Deeds, Lowell, Mass. are of no value whatev'3r to healthy .. Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and fowls. The bens, in their natural con':. is worth Its weight In !told." I. BARllINGTON. 130 Bank Street, New York City. dition, simply seek a variety of food in order to derive those elements that are Hood's Sarsaparilla essential to the formation of the eggs, Bcld by all druggists. $1 j six for $5. Made HOOD & Mass. and to supply body waste, and the best only by 0. L CO., Lowell, tonics consist of w,bolesome food. 100 Doses One Dollar. When egg foods and c0ndition pGwders are given, the benefit from sucb is due more to the fact that they supply some­ thing which tbe poultryman neglects to • - - � p:. I. .'

    , THE MARKETS. o. W. W.:ABHER &; 00., Wholesale - Commission - BU Tete{1raph, NlYVember 29, 1886. Merchants, Kansas Stock Fruit, Ranch Produce, Yards, LIVE STOCK �IARKETS. :t,���"u��t�n"d Nmn.�t,�try, City 39'7 Holladay street, Denver, lOolorado. KANSAS St. Louill. CITY, MISSOURI, Mar: CATTLE-Receipts 1,058, st..lpment! 400. Are by far the most commodious and best appointed in the Mlseourl Valley, with ample capacity ket steady on all kinds. Choice heavy native BARTELDES & for feeding. ·welghlne and shipping cattle, hogsl sheep, horses and mules, No yards are better CO., watered and In none Is there a better of steers 4 30&4 75, fair to steers 8 50a system dralnage. geod shipping Hay and Grain . 4 25, butchers steers 2 90&4 10, feeders 2 50&8 15, tockers 1 9062 15, Texas and Indian 1 75a8 75. Commission Merohants. Higher Frioes' are Realized HOGS-Receipts 5,800, shtpmenta none. Market Here than In the markets East. All the roads Into Kansas have direct connection active and lOr higher on heavy grades,and about running City and. Oorrespond.ence Solioited with the YarOs which thus afford the best accommodations for stock coming from the great grazing on all aold. Butchers selections" 00 steady light; Oonsi�enta grounds of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Kansas, and also for stock destined for Eastern mar­ a4 1�, packing 8 8Oa4 05, 4Yorkers 865&8 85, pip 403 Col. kets. Holliday St., Denver, The business of the Yards Is done and with the utmost so 260&860. systematically, promptness, that there Is no delay and no clashing, and stockmen have found here, and will continue to find. that they ge SHEEP--Receipt! 1,820, shipments 400. Move all their stock Is worth, with the least posslble delay. ment slow and market steady. Common to fair 175a400. BROOMCORN. Chicago. We make liberal advances on conolnnments "nd The 'Drovers' Journal reports: ��:��� ���:..�t...:et��"te8eu'!.\t':3':�\iiha:!p�""� Kansas Gity Stock Yaras Horso ana Mnlo Markot. &: GOIllDany CATTLE-Receipts 10,000, shipments 8,000. Mar­ PDlted. SUMMERS, MORRISON CO., Commission Merchants, 950 FRANK. E. SHORT. CAPT. W. S. TOUGH. ket weak and 10&15c lower. Shipping steers, 1 '74 South Water Street, CHICAGO. to 8 80&5 stockers and feeders 2 lOa 1,500 Ibs., CO; Refer to Metropolitan Nlltlonal Bank or J. V. Far­ F. E. SHORT & 8 40; througu Texas cattle, cows 2 OOa2 60, steers well '" Co. CO., 800&8 60. Managers. HOGS-Receipts 40,000, shipments 10,000. Mar­ Thla company has established In connection with the Yards an extensive PIorse and Mule Mar­ ket stronll' and 10c higher. Rough and mixed FOR EXCHANGE. ket, known as the KANi!A� CITY STOCK YARD" COMPANY BOR�E AND MULE MARKET. Have always on hand a large stock of all grades of Horses and Mules, which are bought and Bold 8 65a8 95, and 8 00&4 10, packing shipping light A Residence In and two BusIness oneommt-ston, by the head or In carload lots. ' Seneca, Kas., 8 25a8 2 20&8 25. In connection with Sales Market are and 90, skips Lots and two hesldences In Ottawa, Kas. Will the large feed stables pens, where all stock will receive SHEEP-Receipts 5,000. shipments 1,000. Mar· the best of care. take Cattle, Sheep or Merchandise for all or part S"eclalattention given to receIvIng and forwarding. ket steady for best at 8 50, common dull at 200a of above. SPENCER BROS .. The facllltl�s for handling this ·kind of' stook are unsurpassed at any stable In this oountrr. 8 00, westerna 2 25&3 75, Texans 2 OOa2 90, lambs Russell. Kansas. Consignments are sonctted, with the guarantee that prompt settlementa will be made when stock Is sold. 850&470. • Kansas City.. BLUE RIBBON COUNTY OF GREATEASTEHN KANSAS. Jeft'erson county C. F. MORSE, E. E. RICHARDSON, H. P. CHILD, loads of corn- fed owe a of .. .. CATTLE-'l'here were. but two don't dollar. Price List Farm , General Manager. Secret ry and 'I'reaaurer. �Ilperlntendent. etc., free. Aallre.o Metzger do Inoley, uskalootIB, cattle on not the forenoon market, which was 11.88. UUL this out. enough to establish quotations or Invite outside .. buyers to enter the market. Rates nominally CmCAGO. KANSAS CITY. ST. LOUIS • steady. Prices ranged 2 70a8 50. HOGS-The receipts were moderate, and the Do Yon Want a HOIllO? Yos. James H. & total supply was short of 10,000. A quick, active, Campbell Co., Then wrlle to WM. J. ESTILL &: CO.. Med­ was had from the local strong market packers. Icine Lodge, Kas. They have (or sale over one buudrtd tracUl pI Choice Land In Barber Toppy hogs were scarce, and while the market county, Kan· SaR, Imitable tor arms or rancbee. Pavmenta cash, or LIVE STOCK COMMISSION was higher, top prices were no higher than Sat­ terms to autt pnrchaser. ·Tho"", desiring to locate In MERCHANTS, the best Q( KanllB8 ohould write at urday. A few loads sold at 3 90, but they were part once. Partlc­ Rooms 23 and 24, Exohange Building, Kansas City Stock 'Yards, ulars (ree. City property - addition o( 80 acres to not so good as Saturday. Packers paid 3 90 tv' Medicine Lodge-In �ots 60][160 feet, at low cuh prices. --SUCCESSORS TO--. day and to bring 390 Saturday required extra stock. heavy shipping ANDY J. SNIDER & CO., � CAMPBELL, LANCASTER & CO., _', SHEEP-There was a liberal supply of sheep. � Jaokson C o u nt Fe d era I stale and fresh included, but they were all stock­ y Of OHIOAGO, KANSAS OITY, ST. LOUIS. Thl. paper, pnbUobed at Holton, Kansas, Is olt- ers and low grades. Sometblng over 400-pound Unequaled facilities for handling eonslgnments of Stock f'" either of the above Cltles. stockers sold at 1 80 per cwt. to yard traders. The �:::tu:��:tc��i-:��l ��v:h� �o�'l.:n:�:!dad":I�����nft r�� Correspondence invited. Market reports furnished free. between and SL. and In the town on mutton grades was strong. Stockers Topeka Jo""ph, only Refers to Publishers KANSAS FARMER. feeling of a41lmportance. It haa direct railroad connection 1 25a2 00, feeders 2 2511.2 75, common to fair mut­ wltb Leavenwortb, Atchl80D and KaDl'8R City. The tons 2 2�a2 60, good to choice 2 75&8 25, common to �k.:'n ��:l;��T:��I�L.t: ':!h��o::,cJ" a��e:3 J. H. PRESCOTT, Pres't, C. E. FAULKNER, Vice Pres't. prime lambs 2 00&8 60.

    ---- PRODUCE �KET8.

    New York. WHEAT-Higher and more active. Ungraded red,8Oa900; No.2 red, 'November, nominal; De­ cember, 85%a56%c. CORN-Higher, closing firm. Ungraded, 44�a State Street, Corner Sixteenth Street. • ;:i:���;:: ThCtN!i���N���K�[���cico., 47�c <. MAKES A SPECIALTY o.r INSURING FARM BUILDINGS AND lilt. Louill. STOCK Ra.te $1.60 Per Da.y. Against loss by Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms. WHEAT-No.2 red, eash, 77c; December, 76%a 7WaC. Oonvenient to Stock Sh!i:pperB. .A good Premium Notes in Force and Other Assets, $12G.OOO. CORN-No.2 mixed cash, 85!4c; December, 851,4 Fa71l/£/Jy Hote�. .' ,a85�c. Table and Rooms first-clUB. State street, Archer Your Insurance solicited. Correspondence invited. Il3!rAgents Wanted. [Mention avenue or L. S. & M. S. the house to OATS-No.2 Dummy pass KANSAS mixed, caab, 26�26�c. all parts of the City and depots. FARMER.J RYE-Easy at 51%c bid.

    _ W. r, J. E. BONEBRAKE Pres't. O. L. Vice Pres't, BARLEY-DuIland unchanged. OBC'D'TT, Proprietor. TmeLER, THEO. MOSHER, Tre!\8urer. M. P. ABBOTT. Secretary . .. Chicago. The In wheat to- was larger In vot­ COMPOUND FUEL. trading day (, ume and attended with more vtm than has been SOLID FUEL can be cheaply madeoutot Weed., shown before In three months. The market g:4:i!t���t�t::t:f��!:���e't�:r ����r r:l�u�u�l Kansas Farmors' Firo Insuranco than at the --OF-- Company, opene4 %a%c higher close Saturday, made from cheap and W88te malerlal. esn be used In of other CUel .. The on �rm advlceB and a move. place any Liquid Compound foreign good export I. : : : hll{hlY Intiammable and will burn any greeu er wet ABILENE, KANSAS, ment. The destruction of740,ooobu�he1sofwheat vellelBtion, or Ignite wet coal. It 10 notei:peuolve or to and as a ktndler la&8 at Duluth had a to make firm at dangerous use. fire DO equal in tendency prices and aoltd I nsures Farm and economy effect. Th9 fuel partakee of the live Stock Detached Dwellings the opening. The visible supply showed all In­ nature olthe liquid, and In manufacturlnllt all waste Property, combusttble mat.rlRI. CBn be and the moat crease of about 10,000 bushels, the wheat damaged utilized, Against Fire, 'I'ornadoes, Cyclanes and Wind Storms. economical Cuello exiatence can be made In any coun­ at Duluth deducted from the shine. aud than : being tetal, During :�� 1lB88 grows-better FULL PAID, : .. : $50,000. the trading in the afternoon the buying by shorts \V�b�:'b��1 OAPITA,L, eIther. Rights forl�a�WJ,I��. 8iV��:a�':!'tl�� was large, and aided In forcing the advance. Il[o., Inventor and Proprietor. AN�}·J�itJ,"�1 ��!'::o��s=�c�o�:�::����th':,����"ctSd�:fa::��;I!�'h����s::.-�"{:�:a:NoI;�8:t! Inesa III this viz.: Corn was rather quiet during most of the ses­ Stat.e, The Ka...... ,lih,."..,..' h.s 11.00 to pay ,18.00 at risk: the Home, or New York, ,1.00 to I'ay f46.00; the Con­ stoa, The visible supply showed an unusually tinental, of New York. t1.00 to pay $80.00; the German, of Freeport, Ill., $1.00 to pay $70.00, the BurUngten large decrease, 1,159,000 bushels, but-the expecta­ o( Iowa. $1.00 to pay ,78.00, and the State of Iowa has $1.00 to par '79.00 at risk. tion oflarl':e arrivals checked any advance until Ho! for Morton County! W. H. BARNES, Pres't. M. O. REVILLE, Vice Pres't. the advance In wheat occurred, when more life J. H. MITCHELL, Secretary. C. C. WOODS, Treasurer. waslshown In trading, and an advanceof�cover The Southwest Oorner and BEST GEN. J. C. CALDWELL, Manager. the closlnr.( figures of I:!aturday was scored. Oounty, Cash. q�otatio.ns were as follows: Oounty in Kansas! WHEAT-No.2 spring, 76.%c; No.8 spring, 69a 70c; No.2 red, 77%c. Fertile soil, fine climate, pure water -never· Tho Kansas Livo Stock Insuranco CORN-No. 2, 37�c. health and Company, failing, cheap homes, unsurpassed, --OF-- OATS-No.2,27c. just the place IlOU want to locate In. ----- RY.E-No. 2,53c. TOPEKA, KANSAS,----- For BARLEY-No.2, 530. descrIptive particulars, write to PIERCE & FLAX SEED-No.1, 92!4a92%c. TAYLOR, Richfield, (county seat), Morton Co•. Insures Live Death Kltnsas. They are the Qldest and best known Stock Against Kansas City. firm In the county, and business Qntrusted to BY DISEASE OR. AOOIDENT. WHEAT-No.2 red Winter, CllBh, 1 car at 6Se; their care will receive prompt attention. November, 630 bid, 64c asked. No.2 solt winter, Q- Correspondence solieited. Incorporated under and complied with all the laws of the State of Kansas, furnished cash, 69Yoc bid special, 69%c asked regular. bonds as requlr!ld, and received certificate of authority from Insurance Commissioner to CORN-No.2, cash, 81!4c bid, 32c asked; No­ do business. GrYour Insurance sohcited. AgentBwamted. Mention KANSAS FARMEB. vember,l car at 31%C, 1 car at 81.%c. STRAYED.

    OATS-No offerings.• WHETHER YOU WANT A. RYE-No offerings. CONSUMPTION I have a positive remedy for tue above dlseaKl'!j by lis URO thc.u8nnds or of the worst kind of . ur A sample copy of the Norma� Adlvo­ clIIoseB and long stRndlng have llllcn cured. Indeed,lIo etrong is my faith In 118 eflkacy, cate sent free to anyone. Address Normal. that I will IIl!lnd TWO BO'rTLES FREE, together with n. VAL· UABLE TREATISE aD this disease, to any sufferer. Give R:r.· Advocate, Holton, Kas. proBS aDd r. O. address. DR. T.A. SWOUII,181 P.,.rl St., N.Y. 11186 /

    THE �rh� f::�����rr: t�b���.,J!�'!rbl��'::tl�: ::r: :'i�� Coffey oounty-X. B. Cheney. olerk.· STRAY LIST. b.li:lnd sboulder••pllt In under by G. A. of rlgbt ear. half-crop In Liberty tp•• one left ear. wblte face. brand on Spanloh rlgbt lIIP. 8 ye.n OOW-Taken� RObYiolf a the point. 4 yearo E. BENNETT & old; valued at t25. :;yg ��n�:J�2 SON, HOW TO POS''&' A O'!i!1tttb'�� STRAY_ HEIFER-BY one - aame. red i·year-old belfer, no Butler m",kI or brands : the two a"lmala valued 'J;'OPEKA., TBB FEES, FINES AND PEN.l.LTIES FOR NOT oounty-lames l!'lsher, olerk. at t18. KANSAS, . IloST- COW AND OALF-Taken up ING HEIFER-Taken up by R. W. Pettit. or Little Wal­ by Ale>< Henoley. of nut tp.• October 2. 1886. one larjte red no marks �-lear-olr 13, 1886. one roan oow 3 It an animal liable , ),eara old, BUt 1U len. to bo . Iaken up, shall come upon ear J\D,j the of crop oft'rlght, no branda i valued at Ili. premlseo any person and he lalla ror ten ��rle�.'l,I�n:�e�l�g't le8::: ft�e o"?��tth:���. b�t::: after noll ned In dayo. valued at $12 ��: beln!! writing of tbe fnct. any otber cltlzea and houeebolder take STEER-Taken up by Wm. or vl�;!;�:�&���g,�,;;.��J'· �'e may up tbe same. Culver. FaIrfax tp .. no mark or 8r��e::.��r3 ��a�:"o'TJ: brana; valued at 110. ' Any person takIng up an e.tray. mu.t September 28.1866. one white Iteer. 2 yeai'll old. branded Immediately o on lett horn. some red balra Inside of valued :::���IW��:i:.et�� d�� at t25. eal'll; Greenwoad oounty"-I.W. Kenner, olerk. acrlptlon 01 sucb �::���I��r:rV����ne��:!�t" PONY-Tabn up by T. N. or stray. Riley Rubb. Quincy tp•• No- If ouch Is oountl'--O. C. Ba.rner, olerk. IMPORTERS AND stray not proven at t!le expiration of one eye. BREEDERS OF STEER-Taken lip by Geo. Wales. Cat P.O ��n:::�:.; uf. (Wild .• ) ��:r:�sr��.!'ttW:�ev�y�:a �!tts�.ln one IIgbt red yearll ug no same. oame �:,::y:it�eta���:EI�a�t.J0 �en�n steer. marks or brand•• PONY-By time and place. one bay tbat 8uch "as a���Y�:�r:: no mar!.:o or stray taken up on bl. pram I tbat be gelding pony, brand. visible: valued at did oot .... Percheron, Clydesdale and Coach Horses, drive nor t40. cauae It to b. driven there. tbat he Lyon oounty-Roland Lakiil, olerk. h811 advertised lor ten OOLT-Taken 106 Head of StallIon. arrived It dal8. tbat tbe marks and up by G W. Gorman. of Agnee Olty ju.t from Eu­ brand. hav" not been rope. Choice Rtook (or lale on altered:· also be .hallilve a foil N!�J:�;-la�.':,�:ft�n-�,.;,�"I.��e0�!\'.:'��:�:r·8 easy term8. We won all or the Rame years old. 80ar 8 or 10 Inchee deecrlptlon and Ita ca.h value. He sball �;:���eg'o�� ��I���b��:.'t�;� longonrlgbt blp; valued allO a bond to the stripe In.ld< of lett hind l�bl�a:::w;:�ft� att60. th����}�! give State of double tbe value ot foot. no hrann.; valued at t2O. rl��:::':�I�t:I����� fr���I:J;nc..tlon. oucb stray. STEER-Taken up by Henry Lawrence. of Pleasant Tbe Justice of the Peace .ba�1 wltbln twenty dBYS tP��::';�:�;�IU6�ln�a;:��a':�:3Ylrg�_�!a�esreC;:'no mark. or brands: valued at '50. g:;?I��I��i' ����e�n21e1�86blc;,�e:gl�n ��dd BORSE-Bv olltted ont: YRlued at r�Ml":: �':l;:f. �'::::��� same. one 2·year·old or t18. :�(��.�:;��ent�PC���t;aCI�r"{�! dark roan grizzly gray STEER-Taken certlfted copy or .hede8Orlptlon and valueofluchstray. bo.... : valued at ''0, up by T. L. Chaney. or Salem tp. OAK Novem ber GROVE Ifauch sball 20. one red FARM stray be valued at more tban ten dollars. FILLEY-Takon up by IJb88. Mo.... or 1886. pale yearling .teer. branded It oball be Agnes Oily X on rlgbt valued advertised In tbe KANSAS FARMER In three tp. November 6. 1866. one dark brown 2·year·old hlp; at ,15. lucceeeive numben. no marks or 1IlIey. TO THE FRONT FOR brands: valuert at f,SO. - The o...... er Chautauqua oounty A. C. olerk. of any.tray. may. wllbln twelve month. MARE-Taken np by O. E, Chsmberlaln. or Elmen· HilligoSl, !'rom tbe time daro COW-Taken up A. of provetbesame by evidence tp•• tbree miles eMt and one mile s.utb or Bitler­ by,S. Burson. 8edan. one bay oftaklnr, u�. tOWD, November one baT rr!��otrl.;J:��!����:.:�p :n�:ftlt::'� ':����'a��vl�� lR.I886, marp, 4 yean old, :rer::��!·. :.,��a:: Y!1i �:o�,��: :!§h.;.!'r:��'::''':�:g�ad- ab&g\J41'����f�!...T�\:':: L. A. Y r. of :::U":e Elmendaro 1Ive '::pf4g;. Lane olerk. "3!f{:e��o::: f���:��r�eo�II��eed 'ord��eo�t�t� tp•• miles eMt of Bltlertown anTtbree­ oounty--T.l. Smith, Horsos! Jultlce. and the fourlba mile north upon payment ofall cbarges and coets. or Bucber school bouae. one ,moll Clydosdalo' It t tbe owner of a Btray falll to pale red cow (wltb 8 months· old cal( at prove o"nenblp aide). white �%!t�:;���:���:: �����h a wlthlll twelve spot In face. wh Ite on blind In lett h:r.:.reat!�tO�:y::,,!: 1 have choice collection of mO,ntb. after lb. time of taking. a com­ each biP. I' gs wblte UP 10 knees. o¥d. eye. branded G on lett sboulder and pure·bree! Regis· plete title 8hall veet In the branded with whal to Hat on lett as near as can takor-up. appeal'll be No. 10: cow valued at hlp. be ucertalned; valued tered Imported Horses on '15. caltt8 attl5. Clydesdale hand Ju�:I:::r ��� :!�e �taa'ilar:�ea :u:'.rU::'::::"to and for sale at prIces away dmvn. Terms made householden to u�h� olerk. appear and appralle sucll Btray••um­ e�t LIon oounty-Roland Lakin, very Ihch mono to m�n���:�:-:-��k;:'�I� !r�::rl.::u����m�:r �t easy. St�llion guaranteed a brreder. eerved . lie by the aald or laker-up: , two of tHem al'pralRen. Send for ••IIall In atl respects describe and truly tP����'t����1��rn!"8-�e..��.!rdeg:O�n Catalogue. value said and Ible:�sg1te°�:0';!Il,.�el�}11�1�:e��e�t��:':n",[r�l!rW:r�d:��:�valued at branded P. L. on left and �!.mr,,1e� stray, make a sworn return of the aame ,14. hlp OM or GM with bar un­ JOHN C. Ie tbe Jnstlce. STEER-Taken derneatb on lett HUSTON. up by John W. Gist. or Agnes OIty .houlder: valued at t25. They shall also determine t.he CALF-Taken JaB. or Co cost or keeping. and up by Mllea. Pike tp .. one and Blandlnstille. McDonough .• lll. tbe bene1lts tbe ��d a haif mil... southweat or taker-up may bave had, and report Ibe ��:�.:rl��� II�flS::r.og:���� rfro!'YI��['�L�u��:; Patty'o mill, one black muley A. B. McLAREN. Sup·t. valued aU20, Bleer calt. some wblte In forehead ann on . rather ahort n088. I'?,..a�r =:C�::\t'!"t��� vests In tbe taker-u he tall: valued aU12. • B. Ihall pay Into tbe Oounty Treaonry, dednctlng aifcoats Coffey oounty--X: Cheney, olerk. ". Brown oountY--G. I. olerk. \ t l'rewitt, JOHNSON BROS. ��O��I��f�Ce f::!r:d:::rli:��..'Iu'i."�� ��!�iJ'!:� �r� 8���[:3 BEIFEE-Taken G. of 4 C�rl(:.:�nhe��e�t�w�� by Joaa. Walnut tp•• Oct.­ Any pel'llon wbo or s����rr�;�y· years Indian on oballsell dlapoee of a stray. or sfde). old. brand lefl side and lett ber 29.1886. one year!ur.nK red wltb wblte Garnett, Kansas, take tbe lame out blp: nlue

    _ lIIorris oounty-G. E. Irvin, olerk. COLT-Taken up by Frank Cottle. of Putnam French Draft Horses. November tp.• HEIFER-Taken up by 11, 18S6, one dark bay or brown mare Frederick Kezer. of Neo,ho 2 colt, •• October yearl In Choice StailIon8 for oale on terms. tp 8.1886. olle red bel fer. about'l old. crippled rlgbt foro leg. no mark. or ea"" Write no no year old, and mention F marks or brands: valued at ,12. brands; valued at t15. KANSA. A!WER. ______4-_ Anderson oounty--A. D. McFadden, clerk. N!�::';I�k1����: t:or::: n?:r��ti6 �� U�:� �rci: PONY-Taken up by Allen or 14� bands hillb, branded E on lett .bould�r Johnson. Ozark tp.• and W on November 9. ono white left valued as 1886. mare pony. 7_ years old. hlp; ,20. unknown brand on lett blp. JOHN CARSON STEER-Taken up by A. R. Smltb. of Putnam Butler l.ovember tp., oounty-Jamel l!'isher.olerk. Dealer and Breeder In 8. 1866. one red and whIte yearling ateer: Imp0rted and High-Grado PLEASANT VIEW FARM, valued at ,12,50. : 4N����!;-���:�.uJ'n�Yd�rtb�Oa:n"�;,�:'.����o�::,feet 8 �rd: FBENCH WINCHESTER. • • KANSAS, 1IIarshall l!'. Inche. hlgb. unknown brand on len shoulder DBAFT k CLYDESDALE HOBBES, oounty--l. Wright, olerk. and blp. MARE-Taken up by David or Terms re88onable. I:latl.factlon Smltb. Murray tp.• guarant.eu. Cor­ Novem ber one trOD Shawnee r.. solicited. 0, 1886, gray mare coU, 2 or 3 years oounty-D. N. olerk, pondenoe old; valued att90. Burdge, HEIFER-Taken up by Wm. P. Douthitt. or Topeka • O. tp (P Topeka). one dark red belfer. 2 old l!'inney County--A. li. 188t yean· Burtis,olerk sprln�. balC-crop olf each eal'. branded wltb char­ HOBIiIE-Taken IlP by J. M Tracey. or Sherlock acters sImilar to P tp • ,letter on rlKht slope of rump: val­ October 19. 1886. one black borse. 4 reet 8 lI:che. ued at .�o. hind foot hlgb. rlllbt white. Mar on fore no CLYDESDALE right root. STEER-Taken up by F. A. Rlcbmond. of Auburn brands: valued at . f35.' •• O. tp (P. Auburn). November 19. 1886. one rell and wblte Shawnee N. 2-year-old steer, no marks or brands valned county--D. Burdge, olerk. atUO -AND- m����:::-{t.k��:rc�ra�)�rt:e:a ���e�hl�! :rt!'::.- 2 yeara old. branded 0 on tP�� ;��T���:�)��n�r�g":�� !�fl:ns�:. T:g��.el� right hlP. under· bit In rlghi montb. old. no marks or ear: valued'" '25. brands: valued at'12. ENGLISH COW-Taken up by W. B. of SHIRE HORSES. Raper. Mlulon tp •• O. one (P. Topeka). red cow. 6 year. old. branded S on (pC��Rt�:���).po�� :.:l���n�,!-:,zd ��w��n'::a��b �f�: rlgbt blp and right horn; v�lued at We have t.o slit. In rlo:hl ear; valued at ,23. ,25. In our bam for 8ale the STEER-Taken up bv P. J. or Mlaelun winners of 1'0 Spreng. tp.• lefferson L. (P. O. one roan oounty--E. WOrBwiok, olerk. premiums this fall. 44 of Topeka). yearllnllst.er. nJ marke or brand.: valued at. COL'l'-'l'aken up John or whlcb are 1Irst. also 4 fli. by :Montalue. 'Kaw tp.• 8weepstakes. lB gold med­ Brown oounty-G. I. Prewitt, olerk. �:it?a als and 1 sliver medal. OOW-Taken up by DanIel of Inch ahovp?t���t!�I�·I:�.i;e'l:!,:�.lie�8�in"J';0��'::It�:�:tbe hoor. Including the IIIlnol8. Min- O·Kane. Powbatan tp.• September 27.1886. one red 4 CO". yeara old. both ears IMPORTER AND ernpt'ed a"d IeIt �ar .lIt. �;ve��er ��d gr:r��al�.d N:�c��:�� BREEDER OF COW-Taken anrl(p��.I[:e�;���;;.no��b��twhite �� rts�co:�: up by G. M. Kellough. of Mlaelon tp,. I-year-old helrer. no marks or brand.: val­ 4. a ued at112. September 1886. 3-y�ar-old red and roan cow. no :::'o�. .f:�el;�:est tf:!� marks or brand.. ' STERR-Taken np O. F. Percheron-Norm�n & Clevel�nd by Cherry. of Sarcode tp.• C11desd�le, O. ILYTHE BENln.o, E�1 (P. Choatu). on or about November one BY;����al�� Il:�r: w�:.�� HORSElS. W. 9. 1886. All anlmal8 Resident Labet� oounty.-W. Cook, olerk. IIKbt roan I· no or guaranteed. year-old steer. marks brando; val ner tn the old purcbaslngpart-,,- Wlnch.otpr I. twpnty-ftv. mll.ow'Bt of ue,1 at '15. Send for T.eave"wortb 'lD the KanRBR rpntrRl BrRn�h of thp. GA.LDBA.ITH B08 .• Ullion Paciflc o:t2:�i4:ts�no':r. ��y��r. conntr)i Jane.vCa.talo�ue.lie, WI.; 'allrond. �����I!b�Jt �.;::� �r.i: Wabaunslle oounty--G. W. Frenoh. olerk. , 9"Corres,onOfuces"lIclt,d. ::,,:�:,,���o::. �I!'cdko:;'���r{�� h�u?njl::!d�lgln�adf��i � "hlte••bod In tront: valued at '10. (rct.Gp;,���:)� UJ'O�!..�b;'· wblte n���l6. o:n:ebr�'::l !�d .potted stag.2 years old; valued at Lyon olerk. ,15. I"� oounty-Roland Lakin, MARE-Taken up by L H. Johnson. of Amerlcu. Marion S. October oounty.-E. Walton, olerk. to,t 16, 18811, ODe bl'hrht blty 8 or 10 mare, yeari-l HEIFER-Taken liP by J. L. Reed. of' Cenler Sexton & (liel. black m ne and tall. about 14 bands tp.• hlgb ••tar In one 'ed-brlorlled bplrer. about 2 Offord, forebead. otreak of wblte years old. owallow· In ruuolnll over rlgnt n"strll. fork In value(l at (lOnnection with MR. G. M. lItt.1e white on rl�bt ear: '14. SEXTON, Auction­ bolb hind feet•• bOlitn fronl: valued eer at taO. to the Shire HOT8e Society of Engl.Q/1".d, Im­ Nemaha OOUTlty-R. S Robbins,olerk. porters and Breeders of for week STEER-Taken up by Fred Warrenburg. or Illinois Strays ending Nov. 24, '86. tp .. November 10, 1886,onebteer, 1 JeRrol" white-Home past,moetly l!'ranklin red epota, no marks or brands; valued oounty-T.l!'. AnkenY, olerk. attl5. COW�Taken English Shire(Draft) Horses up by J. S. Howard. o! Outler tp .• l!'ranklin oouuty--T. F. Ankeny. olerk. RED POLLED CATTLE and LARGE 1!�' t:'�. 60���r MARE-Tabn up by Samuel McDaolel. or RIch­ YORKSHIRE .at t25. :d.I:'��:k���-��:�d��wva���d mond PIGS, tp.. (P. O. Rlcbmond). oue bay mare. otar In Cherelr.lIe forehead. no haln beblnd Have a �ounty-L. R. 1IIcNutt, olerk. growing tbe earo ouppo..d very choice coliecHon on band to be sold ... POllj'r J:oy Of ,MInerai cbeap. Correspondence solicited. - rapD"I-!' �Ul>"rt 4llen, Ip•• t: :: ��U:;i �rd?m,ii�:;�I�'t:"��!J�'!.t��1'4g�P'Osed '[,.8" East l!'lfth Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS. l1'AR..Ml!IJR,. DECEMBER 1, 1"4 !CANBAB

    · As soon as currant worms appear powder - , Herd the plants oarefully with white hellebore. F·IrSt Pnze Hereford tILe ·18eterinarion. 1881S. AT THE GREAT ST. LOUIS and ;u'AIR, Feed young chicks early and often, cboice Herefords are better- Herd comprises 800 head of f'l'he paragraphs in this department k them suppIled wIth -.vater, or eep the first-prize and sweep­ from our exohanges.-ED. FARM- neaded bv following .gathered sweet or sour milk. IlR.I" still, stakes Bulls:

    , The celebrated FORTUNE 2080. a fine three old nutt-grower prevents the GOI'l.'RE.-I have year A Pennsylvania SIR EVELYN 9650, an illustrious SOB 01 borer hilling the earth bull that for a year has had a bunch ravages of the by Lord Wilton. the noted Grove M., about the tree ten inches in May, ns the borer GROVE 4TH 13783, by on one side of his throat [ust �rowing DEWESBURY 2d, by the famous Dollie. in ,J nne. the till now it is about the appears back of jaw, and Sold. witb severe weak lungs, Grades Bought size of my two fists and interferes In the cure of coughs, of on exhibi­ What is it and bow shall of blood and the early stages Correspondence sollcited. Cattle -his breathing. 'spltting ' "GoldEln tion at stables, 1616 Bell street, Kansas City, Mo. bas a or Dr. Plerc-'e ;Medi­ I treat it? [Your bull goitre ConsurnpUon, medical eal Dlscovery' has astonished the Address J. S. HAWES, COLONY, KAB. witb Co • tr • enlarged gland. Paint While It curlls tho severest coughs, . ... faculty. the discon- it the system and ptwtftes iodine every day; .If It blisters strengthens bwod. By druggists: tinue it and grease till better, then ap- TIMBER LINE HERD Berkshires The cabbage thrives best under abundant English again.] Large _ ply . -OP- the soil seems to bake, or the PARAPLEGIA.-I have a number of cultlvation, If show signs of disease, the cultivation pigs affected as fpllows: They seem to plants CATTLE be more HOLSTEIN back when first at­ should frequent. be weak in the -AND- lose the use of their tacked; 'finally they Oatarrh Oured. POLAND-CHINA HOGS. hind parts. They aro in excellent con­ after years of snfferlng from the 1886 with A clergyman, We are beCore the public for year dltton and are excellent eaters; they loathsome Catarrh, and vainly try­ BULLS there Is in that dtsease, some of the finest HOLSTEIN have been for some time in a pen; at last found a pre­ like kept inll' every known remedy. the and COWS and HEIFERS of merit. oured and saved him State, What which completely Times. at other times have run at large. scription dis­ At Prices- to Suit the from death. Auy sufferer from thi� dreadful treatment? envelope hILS to be seen to b!l ails them, and what is the. ease sendmg a self-addreased stamped In Hogs. our herd only BBBD A.ND FOR SALE liT Ninth New to Dr. Lawrence. 212 East street, York. have a fine lot of March and April are affected with paraplegia admired. We [The pigs will receive the recipe tree of cbarge. JOHN B. THOMPSON, Ask: for what you want . (transverse paralysie), no doubt induced . -.----�---. Pigs. PLATTSBURG, MISSOURI. to manure W. J. ESTES t SONS. boal'1l and .ows that money food. Those It requires more time spread Tbe very beat Imported too much stimulating Kansas. herd. Flue stook from by aim Andover, can at he84i of young acres than over one, hence the procure Sa!.l.fac­ and over two to of both .UN, for we. that areltailected will probably die, pip up yearllnlt!. and concentrate the labor on the tlon gnaranteed. w rite for Illustrated catallll1le attack .should be to those which have escaped an PARK. prlcel1ot. Name thla paper. smallest space that can be made profitable. HOLSTEIN should have a dose of castor oil each, to a cathartic effect. enough produce Everybody Likes It. ENGLISH , should be restricted'and a BERESHIRES,. ,,_J The feeding to the Any person sending fifteen cents provided large to allow Wabash yard sufficiently Advertising Department of the \ them to take plenty of exeretse.l will receive re­ .\ . Route, St. Louis, Mo., . by GRUBS IN Cow'S TONGUE.-Is there turn mall a bandeome, well-bound book, "Soolal Am'lsements," oontaiuing any such disease as grubs in the tongue entitled, latest and most novel Parlor Games, of the bovine tribe? We have a grade all the Charades, etc. .Tbe best publication ever Ayrshire and Short-horn cow which issued for anyone giving an evening party; seems thus:affectetl. She grew poor on good keeping; was told she probably well-bred and Im­ on ex­ THE WV.[,I.TNATON HERD of had in the tongue, which Joe grubs .ported BERKSHIRES la beadetl by Hopeful Jacks matured brood lOW. amination seems to be a fact. What 15 Extra Black 4889. Tbe berd conBI.to or twenty or the beat famlllee. Tbls berd h... no supertor for II.. the belt atralu. of Berklhlre appears to be a red-brown head of FOR SALE. and quailty, and the v�ry blood. Stool< an recorded In A. B. R. Correopondence allover the not Add..... grub is seen tongue, From 14� 10 16 hand a hllh, from two to live year" and Inapectlou Inv't.>d. of the blood .M. B. Wellincton. more than half an mch The cure and some good Jenne"'. All are �t KEAG�, �.I. apart. old. Inter-Ocean Stable., North Topeka. In Kentuck,y. J, MONROE LEER. is said to be to draw out the tongue and HEBD Parla. Kentucky. PLEASANT VA.LLEY -op- a knife the and rub with scrape tongue HERD OF THE GOLDEN BELT Pure-bred Berkshire Swine. over with spirits:of turpentme. So re- J. S. McINTOSH, THOROUGHBRED POLAND.CHINAS. it is to Wolfe'" MoIntosh.) marked a man, who says (succeseer Michigan Black B.... U. R., not uncommon there. The cow refuses and other popular ItlstDR. , for every form of hard rood, has never run Boars. read,. Li11 Stack �ommillioft .....tc•. tI6 ...ch, Mlrcn,nt, ...eekl but soiled in and I 8 to 12 in pasture, yard UNION STOOK YARDS. NORTH TOPEKA. PIcs, /" " I�: . 'u fIoQcb; no per • old, � well the kinde of I -�... • \' •• stable; always kept. [Scrape I make a epeclalty of 1111Inl orden for all I , ; trto, Either x, - Orders and .at· Grade or Blooded Stock Horaee or Cattl�. Safe arrival then it with a coarse towel, or All tonga; dry filled on .hort notIce . .Rqer....,.:-Bank Tnpeka, taraettou gnaranteed. Low ratee by txprs... and it with tincture of iodine.] breeden recorded In A. P.·C. Rocord, paint F. W. TRUE8DELL. LYONS, Iu. . OPEN MANGE.-Please give me treatment CU!lE8 ALL SORE8, CUTS FROM SARSEJ matured alllmr.ia • STEW'j I bave 'thirty bnedln••0..... all for mare. She has been troubled blood. I am uoln. my "RT'S WIRE FENOE, POLAND-CHINAS tod Bnd Dr the very beet atralns of . Hp boal'1l, hea�ed the splendid and SORATCHES, thre••plendld ImJlOrled by with a terrible all summer, winner of live IliA itching �4(, o prlze·wlnner Plantagenet 2919 KICKS, medal at the leading ahowl In Canada is broken out on the back and ..11 all prlzel badly /-1'6' sold our farm, we will to IIll orderB for pllll of OUTS. Havln" t"4 In 1881.a"droMam now prepared A a matured animals. 'PrI_ and is her &0. our Poland-Cblnas. Don't buy youug eltber lex not for Iotns, constantly rubbing Sold akln,!,r Send for cat&- until reasoilable. Satleracoon guaranteed. t?..6;: Boar. young Sow, or IIrood Sow. � mane and neck. [The mare is probably Euerywhere. lind prlcPUBt.free, S. McCULLUGB. �� lo""e ...... ".nBno, 75&5130t8. a you 0t.t affected with the mange. In conse­ �.p � box. Try It. i 'Vrlte us for price,S or come of the contagious nature and see our stock. quence highly STEWART HEALING POWDER 00•• ST. LOUIS. � of this disease it is necessary that every The beet herd of Poland-Chtnns In blood or all the leadlnll' precaution should' be taken to, prevent A Kansas. The 0 FENCE·:S� it from spreading. The diseased sub­ EUREKA ject should be isolated and everything � in the stable where she has been kept, REMEDY. � ::�;:=":;�=�'" �*��FARMERS HOG Junction Kas. barness, blankets, and all � Box 298. City, Wholesale and Retail. �ents Wanted. Catalogue Incluuing . O. � CO.. Vlnclnnatl, ...... free. S.TANDAltD M,FG. stable equipments, should be thorough­ I manufacture and have for sale the En­ o of ly clensed. Treatment.-If the hair is REKA HOG REMEDY; also all kinds � SVNIHO-U.N:V'IOd fIl Condition Powders. '...... matted forming scabs on dif­ ---I.SEDGWICK.I together, �y specialty is the Eureka Rog Remedy, ferent parts of tbe body, it will be nec­ which will cure the sick hogs if given lD time, and will prevent the disease from THOROUGHBRED essary to apply some kind of oil to loos­ POLA�D-CHINAS spreading. Best of referfmces ana teal1£­ STEEL WIRE FENCE en the scabs; then a good washing with rnonw.l.s. Medicine sent to part of the United 110ft soap and warm water will remove any States C.O.D. Two and a half pound pack­ the entire the liniment one debris; following aile, $1.00: or for the next thirty days, may' t·ben be applied with a sponge: dozen packagEls for $8.00. Address HENRY MOHME, Eudora Kas. oil, 2t pints; oil of tar, 2 ounces; W.hale . mIX.] " II and Horse Educator. all I �I � I performs Surgical A mulch of two inches of short manure on '''!DFr � "lGGlIIii, V Ii" on HORSES and CATTLE. Operations C. MOORE'" SONS, ea,.,,,,,, the sluface Rround trees will Horses and .....d bred by A. wIre fence In use. It spriug-planted Oastrat!ng Ridglinq Spaying HeiJer8 A. produced bave made & Is the best general purpose beat In the world. Wo without barbs. Don't a Success Guaranteed. Ill. The hog Is a strons net-work thein more than else to with­ 8pecialty. breed ror 38 year.. We are tbe largest and help anything on a Bp'lClnltyof thlB stock. It wJII turn sheep He performs the operation Rldgllngs by Poland· Chm", In the ...orld. Injure tes­ breeders o( '''",.o"ghbrea dO�s, pitre, stand the drouths of summer. npw no clamps, and takes the could not tho method, using over 700 1S83 and .upply ;n�e �:I\� ohannel without. the Shipped pigHIn a""""n'. r����rlcir ¥a;':� 8:.r��:-::.�ssto�k 'it!n:�s ------�------out its natural (or tbl. ticle through demand. We are raising 1.000 plga scrotum. use of a knife except to open the Tbe ��'t,�",;I_I�::..;;.�:iRa.,",;,�tt�r:l.leBC�.:e�e".tw�'t:���� horse can be worked every day. 'l'he success ��d�6r�'::'r�·arr:e:�r:f���'1,:;}�,i:et.l.n& Our Progress. }�.:: JV..� card of 43 attended In ihe perform­ all eligible tn record. Photo ll}�_ti�:�n�ri� b"���;,�fi!: which haa Prof. Rlgg� lhcord. Plge •. r:�r';Jcri� twlYfI::�e abandoned with the him SurI,.. Joun",l25 cis: In 2·cent .tamp wire In respect. The As stagps are quicilly an"e of tbls operation hM pronounced one breeders free. boards or barbed every .tock If not"" rspreeented we will and and operators in the Oome and Bee our i Sedswick Gates made of wrought-Iron pipe flO the of the most skillful 8ucceslj{ul ex ••. neat­ completion of railroads, huge, tlrasUc, eXlIenaea. Spl\C'lal rates by pre Bteel all competitIon In lightness. PUOF. V. S .• pay your wire. defy country. Address R. RWGS. We make the beot, cathartic of crude and bulky ness. strength and durablllty_ pills, composed Wichita. KRS. all-Iron antomatio CheaterWblte,BerkBhlr.and cheRpest and elLSleBt worklng neatest cheap are quckly abandoned with the Referenc.e:-Dr. A. V. So, Newt<>n, Kp,a.; self.openins s..te. and the IIl1ldlcilles, � " pr made. The best Wire Pur­ Chas. Wes'brook, ownerStanle'jof oe Young," Pflabody. '. ��; Iron fences now' introduction of Dr. Pierce's "PltlaSiant Dr Young, ".�' t�l���?ll��t,��in�.� Pllers and Post Ansers. Ka.•. ; Dr. C. S., Salina, K.e.; BoundB and Beallle., SheoJ Stretchers, Cuuin.. r V. Dougl.e•. Kaa ; Hardware Dealers. ,gative Pellets'" which are sUlI;ar-coated and V. S., Welele'nV, Votnw, S'" and Poultry. bred and fOl Oh88. AbllenetKas.; J. J. v, So, St. Marya, �Mro,,�:��l��::.k but com­ Wol�_ opeka; WelchJ_ 1.- �o�J'J��:�. little than mustard .. largf1r seed, ...aa.• and hundred. � Ka•.; D.W. woodford, McPherBon, -:�o@.�·;.:;1'�. Inet- of ,ex- of the State. [Mention thl. ���t�1.':';r�'::''l:rsC�.�a: SEDQWICK aROS., Rlohlll1ond, posed highly c!lnl�etlt�ated ve�etab.hl of otnera, from every parL for Circular and Price Lilt. . Send ltamp :tracts. By ,drUggistS. paper.] 1888.

    U THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST."

    The Bradley Oorn Lister The' . Diamond Feed Mill WITH DRILL ATTACHMENT. WI.TH DIAMOND TWO-HORSE POWER. &' &' THOROUGH I SPEEDY I Leads All Others I Never Fails to Scour II Ask Dealer for CONVENIENT I J3AFE II See com­ or your it, it, write to us for Circular and Price. pare it, and try it with any other. Our Farmer's Pocketbook mailed free on application. Satisfaction Guaranteed. us Write fQr particulars .

    . The Great Farmer's. Supply Depot for the Southwesf!· The Bradley Chain of Houses More Supplies Farmers than any other Concern on the Globe. -- We keep Only the Best Garden Schuttler City Plows, Wagons, Eagle and Ottawa Corn-Shellers, Etc. Branch House David Bradley Mfg Co.,. Chicago, Manufacturers' House {8UCOESSORS TO FURST &I "Distributing BRADLEY,) FOR LEADING FARM MAKES OF MACHINERY, BUGGIES, ETC., ETC. : WAGONS, CAB,RIAGES, : SLEIGHS, : ETC.

    IO!.&HICKORYSTS. ��\\�\�\\��\�o�C'\.� "n""'n� NEAR �;." UNION DEPOT. f2)'"\.u'\.wUt� �,,\:�.

    BLACKSMITHING on the FARM S."e time and money by using 11011'8 eelebrated FORSE and ','or $20 FEED MILL KIT of TOOLS The Vaneless Monitor IDEAL . AND -18- HORSE POWER 1.-='::';'-8�¥001..81f:!':J bc;.m� f.:!· HOL fMfu. co., 731'" Iral WBY, (!hIH1IRil.r� (j, OOl'llBINED.

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    With the TRIUMPH STEAM'CENERATOR It will snve � to J.1!of your food, und your stock will thrive better and fn!.ten and MILLS. quteker. Send for+llustrut­ Cheapest aud Best, Write ed ctrculnr and nnmpblct for free of the on PIU�PAH.ING (i'EEU FOR copy Sor­ )CI{. A])DnES::; gbum Growers' Gnlde. ItlCK, WIII'l'ACUK .t co., 42 W1l8t Dlouruo Sl., Chicago. CHAPMAN & CO., Madison, Iud. QUEEN T�rE SOUTH PORTABLE MILLS. !����e!�e��Ho!U!�� tor Family Use. ,1IIx 8... SaUofr..lloD G ...... teed. Write for Delorlpthe Clreular. !lI��!"-Straub Machinery- Co., CINCINNATI. oH,t9. DECEMBER 1-1

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    . Send for Sample Send for Sample Btroni and1 Send for Sample Water and wind-proof, old shingles or tin. warm in Protects and preserves durable. Keeps butldtng 100 for complete per square feet, STOPS ..LLL LEAXS. sumlller. $:iI.OO water-' m- winter, coolin for thoroughly SHEATHING}PAPER roof. Ready use, etc. Prices low. PAINT Excellent for barns, fences, suitable for all out-buildings. SLATE} RUBBER}ROOFING tight, and Ind. INDIANA PAINT .& ROOFING CO., Indianapolis,

    bred tram HAVE FOR SALE-T>.. tollowloll Hogs. Bcrkahlre herd. viz: BU:B:RE, COLUMN. eelecllool from M. B. KeollY's TWO-CENT I er E. I!OWI at lame lilt ; C. One Boar, 20 month. old: three Choice price. low. five Gilts, 9 months old. Pili; Dougherly. ",.1Ilnll' Orde", solicited. Addre.. J. H. JE"'V'VELER, 1.00, Kas. 203 Kansas Avenue, Topeka,

    1024 H. H. B.• BALE- HolBteln BIIlI, liI.r�no � � � � � � � itSII'. � � Blue Mound. � � � F0lt2,000 pounds. I. 8. Barnes,

    J..... - ey BAJ,E Choice younll' Tborouzhbred THE TRADE!, A.. B. Smith, box 180. Topoka, Ka•. HOLIDAY FORBull-t2J. W. H. REED & SON, FOR· Holateln len SALE-Two Tboroughbred Buns, and finest stoca of China fltty Ll�ht Brah­ Retail Dealers in received the largest FORpatra cnotce Poland- PI.s, Wholesale' and Has Just hundred Plymouth Rock Ohtcke, one ma Chicks, one pair. Impe­ hundred Brown Leghorn Obtcks, twenty SILVERWARE one-half fOI the next rial PekID Ducks, al about price DIAMONDS and Kae. twenty days. T. S. Hawley. Topeka, WATCHES, JEWELRY, Addr.s" Come and see COTBWOLD RAMS FOR SALE.- kinds of goods, reductions in prices of all Cottonwood Kas. RE Great Fal18, ITU G. McCandle.s. N shown in Topeka. EIGHTW. FUR Ever Presents. before purchasing' your Holiday fourteen KANSAS and compare prlces RENX-For csah, a Fnrm of 800 acres, 156 AVE., me K.s. It has a FORmile. northeast of Oouuctl Grove, (Between Fifth and Sixth), 62 acres broke and &10 TOPEKA. good house and barn and wen. KANSAS AVE., four strands of barbed wJre. Addres8 203 acrea fenced wIth C. E. BUHRE, Kae. :: KANSAS. B. B. Cartwright, Topeka. TOPEKA, are MERINO EWES FOR BALE.-These sheep Cedar free from scab. Addre•• P. A. Dwelle, 150• Selected Kas. and Best- CIT"Y! POint. One of the Largest G.A.R-DEN TURK' GOBBLERS FOR Guaranteed "l'"AM MOTH BRONZE Y Stocks in the State. and Prices AIBo choice Lanl(sh�" Cock. 1.l'1- 8ale.-,3.00 each. Lowest. Audress James EI!lott,A"llene,Kas. to be as Low as the the Arkansas Valley. erels.'1.00each. The QUEEN CITY of SEEDLINGS-For sale. No.1, $2.75 per Lands but developing rapidly, stock at in Kansas. cheap. APPLE No.2, '150. AI! kind. or nursery all orders Surrounded the FINEs'r LANDS 1,000; Kas. We make a specialty of by aer... � Deeded Lands, $4 to $7 pr-r Now is the time to invest! 1�8��rlaw��tp9�k�tU&8��8�awrence, Goods packed and shi pped STOCKS & CO.• �b��b�:i, for Shipment. for tult lntormatlon to B. F. Write KANSAS • at lowest freight rates. Firm in GARDEN CITY, THOROUGHBRED MERINO SHEEP-Cheal> without extra charge The leading Real Est.ate 135 or horses. J. J. Ca.s, Al!lson. I . l.Iecatu:(Joc:,"J'..�:��e COMMISSION DEALERS IN . EBTAB'DAlS69. " D FERRY & CO " HORNS-Bred and for sale by L. A,. Knapp. BUTTONS bulls of :-: SHORT.Dove, Beveral very fine young goon ·JOKER Percheron­ LITTLE :-: Colon on bKas.and. Alp.o one thrt'e"quarters BROOMCORN Colt 2 color dark brown. Norman Btu!!!on .• yearo old: Come Off. CHICAGO. ever 225 liz 227 Kinzie st .. Stock. N tor the return or In. For REWARD-W!!l be given Oomrmeaton MerChants band­ Marking red-roan We arn 1I0t Gen-ral rormattou 'to the recovery of a Brooracoru .. alers q.psio leading but ar- exclusively b Btar In forehead, nao strap Ilog everyttug, FOI!. SAblFLE. two·year·oM M.re psLpuliflhpd trwde with Eastern and Uana� NUMBERED. SEND CO!I. Leave and have an FER 100, neck. Was BEeo In Topeka, AUllust 15th. value. $5.00 on Manutacturers. and can �et best market or clan FI!.I.CE information with A. Graham, coal dealer Topeka I soltctted. Liberal advaacee. Cornspondence 'l'rall P.O., Lyon Co., Raa.' KANSAS. H. Rowley, Reference-Atl.s Nattonal Bank, Ohlcage, LEAVENWORTH, LEAVENWORTH NOVELTY WORKS, - One dark bay Horoe 6 yearo old i5 STRAYEDbands high, collar marks high u,; on both shouJ­ under collar. I1firs-(resb.·made, 100R' maop.-Clipped 10 one Horse Pony I 9 or yeArs pad •. Ale(.}, bright bay around neck he Is a on n08�, Ieather strap old, autp tor.!nformR.tion crtbber. 'I'he Onder will he rewarded Kaa. about aatd animals, JaB. Hgydon , CUJlrolnga, ------KNABE co., Real Eatate aud Loan BARTHOLOMEW'"Broker. 189 Kau""8 avenue. Topeka. KR8. Write PIANOFORTES. ot the them to: i"formatlon about Topek�, the capital UNEQUALLED IN State, or lands, rarme or cIty property. Tone Touch Workmanship and Durability. MEN -