The Farm Record from Topeka, Kansas • 2

City Farm Record By I. W. PACK. BURLINGTON, KANSAS. LAST year Germany produced 073,000 quarts of beer, or 106 quarts for each of its population.

A MASSACHURETTS man named Higgins, who married a poetess, had to change his name to Glenerue because Higgins wasn't romantic enough. THE acreage of the zoological gardens in Europe ranges from about half a dozen to i half a hundred acres, but hardly one of them has room enough for its animals. A NEw Salem man put a cartridge between his teeth and accidently bit hard upon it. It exploded, and the bullet buried itself in an opposite wall, while the man was uninjured. ALMOST in the exact geographical center of Wyoming is a mountain of solid hematite iron ore, with 600 feet of it above ground, more than a mile wide and over two miles in length.

DRAPERS and others showing window goods liable to lose color by fading, are advised to put -colored glass in their windows, as the bleaching is caused by the white rays of the sun's light. Ir is stated that the life of a hotel napkin is three months and a sheet six months. The majority of the traveling public has been inclined to the belief that the periods are years instead of months. A BOY in Pennsylvania whose ideas of geography and physiology had never soared above wall charts and maps, was asked by his teacher: "In what part of the body is the liver?" and replied: "South of the lungs." MORE than 700 bishops up to the present time have sent favorable answers to the proposition of the Pope to canonize Columbus. The discoverer of America will be known as St.

Columbus before the World's Fair in 1893. THE most accommodating publisher in the United States dwells in North Carolina. To oblige his patrons, most of whom are farmers, "who only go to the postoffice once a week," he changed his paper from a semi-weekly to a weekly. WHEN a subject of the King of Dahomey is ailing he is bled from the arm. If this doesn't cure him he is laid on his face and two men walk up and down his spine.

If this fails, his case is called incurable, and he is left to shift for himself as a very obstinate fellow. AN Iowa justice of the peace didn't actually fine a man $11 for declaring that the world was flat, but because he knocked the postmaster down for insisting that it was round. It was a narrow escape, though, and the defendant was cautioned to lock out next A PECULIAR feature of the river Nile is that from its junction with the Atbora, for a distance of more than 1,500 miles to the sea, there are no affluents. This fact, together with the burning sand and the hot sun of the desert. causes the most of the stream to evaporate, leaving but a small body of water to flow into the sea.

A TRAMP in France called at a country house and related his tale of woe, about as the American tramp relates it here, but threatened suicide in case the voman refused him food. She refused, and he cut his throat and died on the Veranda, and made her no end of other, 'EVERY official of the Spanish Governent expects to be bribed, and the citiwho has any business with him and 48 not seek to bribe him is looked as a dishonest man and promptly rested and punished. Strangely pough, it is not the custom to fee howaiters. A NEW YORK statiscian and financier ares that out of 20,000 men only 800 will die worth over $10,000, and fly who can be called rich. He a that 3,000 men lose $2,000 and upper year, and that 2,000 men lose 0,000 each where one makes RUSSIAN captain of infantry got ank and raided the houses of five smashing, destroying, wounding insulting.

A complaint was made Inst him, but instead of being punfor his offense the Czar promoted to be a major, while three of his were bundled off to prison. captain of the French steamer Gascogne is positive that his last the very, very worst he ever intered. All others have been "the but this was an actual knock- out, and the English language utterly failed to do it justice. For further particulars see small bills in French. Ar Palestine, Texas, Mayor Ward attacked Sam Jones, the evangelist, with a cane.

Jones wrested the cane from the Mayor and gave him a beating. Bystanders then separated the two. The Mayor was arrested and his action was denounced at a mass meeting. Count one for "muscular Christianity." IN Laurens County, Richard A. Odom bas some tea plants growing in his yard "which yield an abundance of leaves to supply the family and the beverage is of the best quality." The plants were obtained from the United States Commissioner of Agriculture in 1880.

"They have had no protection and very little care." Ar Liberty, although the five prisoners in jail knew that the door had been unlocked by accident, not one of them would walk out. They had a warm berth, plenty to eat and nothing to do, and they didn't propose to trade it for any so-called liberty with four inches of snow on the ground. Some men know when they are well off. GREAT indignation is expressed in Carson, on the shortsightedness of the railroad companies in having our passes run out so soon after adjournment of the Legislature. They expire March 22.

Had they given us a few more days' grace we might have struck a game and left more money here. As it is we will have to rustle or walk. SAYS the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal: Sam Wood has prevailed upon Topeka court to grant him a writ that is in the nature of a perennial habeas corpus. writ Sam carries around in his pocket and presents to every man who attempts to arrest One of these days Sam will be wanting a portable jail so that he can move around and keep the animals stirred up while he is serving his sentences. THE Bad Lands of Dakota are composed of white clay, which is nearly ways sticky and muddy.

"A wagon which has passed through it for a yards makes a picture laughable every one but the man who is striving to move it. The wheels become solid round cakes, and the mules find it very difficult to draw the vehicle until driver, every fifty yards or so, removes the clay from the wheels with a spade. TAKE a slim glass tube eight or ten inches in length, closed at one end, and as large as your finger. Put in ounce or two of oil, paste a piece paper on the outside of the glass, that its lower edge will be even with the top of the oil, then add two or three times as much soft water, and shake well for a few moments. When it has settled, in an hour or so, the water will have absorbed the alcohol from the oil, which will show proportionately below the line first fixed.

PROFESSOR T. A. SCHURR, of Pittsfield, said in a recent lecture: "The rattlesnake is a proper symbol of our country; it minds its own business, but knows how to defend itself when attacked." The rattlesnake, too, with the motto, "Don't tread on me," appeared on one of the earliest of the American flags. But it is perhaps too late to oust the eagle and substitute the snake, even if the change should meet with public approval, which is exceedingly doubtful. Most people hate a snake.

SOME recent statistics show that very rapid increase is being made in vine culture in this country. There are now under vine culture in America 400,000 acres, of which about 300,000 are bear- ing. The estimated value of the vineyards and wine cellars is $155,000,000. In California there are 150,000 acres under vine culture, and a large proportion of the grapes produced are made into wine. Most of the grapes grown in New York State are sold for food.

The total production of wine in the United States during the past year is about 40,000,000 gallons. RATHER a curious condition of things exists in New Orleans. There is racing down there every day, and a big concourse of betting men travel to the track daily. The running of the horses is poor and the judging and riding are about equally spiced with suspicion. Crowds of Southern men hang around the bookmakers and bet continually.

They seldom look at the races that are going on at their elbows. It is only after a little investigation that spectators discover that the races which the men are interested in are being run at Guttenburg and Clifton. The returns are received by wire, and the sportsmen wager their money against the horses on the Jersey tracks, while they entirely neglect the racing under their noses. KANSAS NEWS. Howard, for which he paid the stack.

$600 cash in Concordia Daylight: During the first three months of this year there have been inches of rain-fall, this inches above the average. being Moline Republican: D. F. Wallace, the speculator of Oak Valley, bought one hundred tons of prairie hay near The Leavenworth linseed received new machinery $15,000. This mill is in tion, consuming from 500 els of seed per day.

Osage Carroll, er, committed suicide here dynamite cartridge in his ting a fuse to it and lighting result that his head was ly off. Sterling Gazette: have been seeing large white the flocks of geese and river this spring, and a few killed. Dr. Todd has a fine collection. Railroad men say the the south are swarming to great numbers.

The climate favorable, and the Kansas not been as thoroughly by tramps as those in the -Another large leave for the west coast They have shipped their lobampo. Others will join western Kansas and 200 in the trip. They take their sions. The company of 300 last fall are digging ditches terior. They are still living visions taken with them.

At Rossville the principal says he is paying 60 cents highest figure paid for several shipped fifteen car-loads one to Arkansas, Texas, and other the south and east, and has loads more which he has 60 cents and will ship out says that there are not many in Shawnee county this haven't got a pocket full They are getting gilt edge everything. Ellsworth Republican: ing for the west-bound passenger train, a young from Antrim, suddenly lently insane, and was taken by Sheriff Tullis and is now the insane room at the From letters on his person and place of residence were no cause for the insanity gleaned. At present he has ered, and is waiting for relatives east to come after him. S. W.

Chase, chairman of party state central committee campaign, is willing to make as to the outcome of the 1892, and predicts that Judge Gresham of Indiana will be canidate for president and the cupant of the White house. says that the sentiment of men of Kansas is gradually on Judge Gresham and that is becoming general that he is available man that can be the party. Ira F. Collins, department er of the G. A.

has issued regarding the G. A. R. lege, in which he says: has been received at these from time to time that a Mints is soliciting aid for a Ellsworth, without indorsement department. The only national memarial college that is by this department is located lin, Mrs.

Margaret R. general agent. In order that this and other departments viduals may not be imposed suggested that all donations purpose be made to Mrs. Wickins, eral agent, or R. O.

Kindig. Oberlin. This department opinion that the college at should receive the undivided the posts and comrades, that it may accomplish the tended and become permanently lished. Democratic Editors, oil mill has at a cost of active operato 700 bush- coal minby placing a mouth, it, with blown complete- Several hunters swan ducks on have one for tramps the west is people imposed south. party of Mexico.

goods to Topothem all will entire possesthat in the on the grain buyer for corn, years. day lately points 100 purchased soon. farmers year of money. prices While waitUnion Pacific man hailing became in charge confined poor farm. his name learned, but can not recovin the the people's in the last prophecies campaign Walter the alliance next ocMr.

Chase the alliance centering the opinion the most nominated by command-, a circular memorial beadquarters Miss L. A. college at by this G. A. recognized at OberWickins, posts in and indiupon, it is for such gensecretary, is of the Oberlin support in order work inestab- The Democratic Editorial fraternity of Kansas met in Topeka in annual session.

The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President--'T. McIntyre, Arkansas Valley Democrat. Vice president -W. J. A.

Montgomery, Clay County Critic. Secretary Charles K. Holliday, Kansas Daily Democrat. W. J.

A. Montgomery was elected a delegate to the national democrat editorial convention which meets in St. Paul in July. E. Cook and O.

J. Cook, who were tried at Paris, Texas, for the killing of Cross and party in No Man's Land, July 25, 1888, conlemned, sentenced to death, and afterward released on bond upon a new trial granted by the United States supreme court, upon errors confessed by Attorney General Miller, and who are now here awaiting the decision of the depurtment of justice at Washington, as to whether the case against them should be further prosecuted by the government, were tendered a large reception and banquet by the citizens of McPherson and vicinity upon the event of their returning to their homes. The reception was largely attended by the most prominent citizens of Kansas, who were enthusiastic in their expressions of welcome, assurance of their confidence of the Cook brothers' innocence of the crime with which they stood charged, hopes that no further prosecution would be had, and condemnations of the unjust and vindictive prosecutions of which they have been the victims. The Cook brothers were formerly residents of McPherson, C. E.

Cook having been the postmaster here under Cleveland's administration. They are well known throughout the state. and have always enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who knew them. STOCK AND FARM, Oswego Independent: Col. John F.

Hill is planting 2,500 applet trees on his farm in Richland township. These trees will cover forty acres. St. Louis, GlobeDemocrat: Kansas leads all states in wheat prospects, while in many other states there is likely to be a shortage, giving us a big crop and a good price. Ellsworth Democrat: The of this hay crop county has all been marketed.

Many of the farmers are buying bailed hay from Frank Sternberg at $18 ton. Straw is worth $8 per per ton. The Harper Sentinel has no doubt that Harper county will produce over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. acreage is immensely larger than last year, when 803,295 bushels were raised, and greater than in 1889, when the product was 918,144 bushels. Elgin Clipper: Cavil Hopper is surveying pastures this week for G.

E. Tinker, Louis Deloria and Thos. The pastures collectively Deahy. comprise 000 acres, and extend from the head of Mission to Pawn creek. They are held as follows: Tinker, Deloria, 000, and Leahy, 9,000.

B. F. Smith, the well known fruit farmer of Lawrence, is the most extengive berry grower in Kansas, having shipped 40.000 quarts last year to the market. He says there is good money in small fruits for anyone who will give the business the attention it deserves. Mr.

Smith has recently established a quarterly journal called Smith's Small Fruit Farmer, which is intened to educate the people of Kansas on fruit culture. Atchison Champion: Northwest Kansas has been visited by a series of rains which have done a vast amount of good. All will agree that there is more moisture in the ground this spring than ever known before, and now showers visit often. A gentle spring large amount of work was done by the farmers last week, and thousands of acres of ground were turned over. There is a continuous wheat field as soon as the Solomon river is reached at Beloit to Stockton and Such a sight has rarely, it Lenora.

ever, been seen in that part of Kansas. KANSAS CHURCHES. Kansas City Gazette: The Kansas City Congregational club, an association of laymen and ministers of the Congregational churches of the two Kansas Citys and vicinity, will meet at Leavenworth this evening. The club held its last meeting in this city. The aim of the club is to promote the acquaintance and co-operation of churchmen, and to encourage intellectual and spiritual culture.

The membership is limited to 100. The topic of the evening will be "Heresy and the Heretics of the day," club. and it will be discussed by ToThe ladies of the Leavenworth Congregational church will banquet the members. Baldwin, the seat of Methodism in Kansas, has a sensation. William Leonard was tried before a committee of nine members of the Methodist church.

He was charged with the grave offense of renting a hall to a young men's club where billiards and pool are played. The committee, after hearing all the evidence and pleading pro and recon, tired to make up their verdict. After carefully considering the matter for some two hours they returued a verdiet of guilty of the charges, but recommended clemency to be shown on the part of the pastor. So the pastor, after being assured on the part of Mr. Leonard that he would be more watchful and careful in the future in regard to his conduct, thought the report of the committee was sufficient punishment and granted clemency and did not exclude him from the church.

KANSAS RAILROADS. Cherokee Sentinel: We are reliably informed that there has been a new survey for a railroad, beginning west of town on the R. McFarland taact of land, to be run in a southwesterly direction. It is supposed to be a Santa Fe project. The Chicago, Kansas, Nebraska railroad, commonly known as a branch of the Rock Island in Topeka, will be sold at public auction in Topeka on the 29th inst.

The sale is under a foreclosure suit by the Metropolitan Trust company of Now York. Ness City News: The Santa Fe has concluded to take up the steel rails extending westward from Selkirk and replace them with iron. A train of flat cars went west, Tuesday evening, to convey the steel to the main line, This don't look very much like exten. sion, SYRUP FiGS ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when and Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant refreshing to the taste, and acts Liver gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- LOUISVILLE.

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