Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-20
he necessary barren harvest time Of

the necessary barren harvest time Of
folly.
Compelled by the consequences of
their own indiscretion, many have
quit the country, decrying the same
with every disparagement they can
invent; not conscious that them
selves are the larger factor in their
own undoing.
Many others, whose mission has
been to subsist on the merit of
others sweat, reaping margins by
their wits, without particular regard
Co the methods used, have also gone,
publishing with equal zeal their Ill
opinion ola field no longer suited to
the practice of their wiles.
While still another class, chiefly
represented by the exuberant agent
have piled their vocation upon the
basis Of purposely inflated values,
till the outlet for these vanished Sc
curities became ehoked by distrust
of their financial dissemblings.
They too have gone, shouting,
Bankruptcy" to drown the accusa-
lions of their perfdy.
In the midst of these discordant
voices and in the face of the preiu-
dices variously wrought against us
what are the impressions made upon
the mind of the thoughtful, fearless
and prudent, painstaking resident
or those who dare to become such {
No lapidary can FURNISH a ieweI
from an old red sandstone. In such
an effort, however, he could not dis
credit the utility of the stone
though undoubtedly, his effort
would be discreditable to his judg'
ment.
Nor can the farmer scatter pota.
toes upon the top of even well pre-
pared soil, expecting to grow cror
thereby. And yet ne would as vel
so plant his potatoes as to regularly
expend his money for that which is
neither shelter, clothes or bread.
The common judgment of all mer
acquainted with the arid plains, il
that their conditions enjoin industry
and frugality.
What enlightened community
dares lift voice to decry the worth
of those sturdy virtues? Who i:
the favored dweller in this majestic
sea of sun and perfect air, having
the texture of man in mind, or IL
his sinews, dares murmur that hi:
lot is cast in a field inviting effemin,
acy!
May We not accommodate our ear
lier and later judgments of the
plains, and express the truth in the
paradox before written, viz: 1.-THE
blessed curse? And, if this judg-
ment be correct, shall we not cease
repining and address ourselves tc
the more heroic pursuits of utilizing
the "sand stone" and of planting
our potatoes beneath the surface Of
the ground?"
Recurring to the inquiry before
propounded, let US first note the pos.
sible improvements of our pasturage
now chiefly buffalo and gramma
grasses.
Hitherto accusations against ouI
native grasses, just named, have been
spoken almost in unison by our far
mers.
Not because the pasturage is not
good, all concede its superiority; but
because it permits the generation Of
shot winds" In this vain unkind-
ness, nature has been offended, and,
when disrobed of the suceulent COW
ering, has clothed herself in weeds,
a scathing satyr on the wisdom Of
her guardians.
May we not profit by the lessons
of accident?
By the roadside and at the rim OF
cultivated fields the native grass is
almost always thrice as luxurant as
elsewhere. Why? Simply that the
soil has been mellowed somewhat
and thereby the rains have reached
the grass roots more freely.
IL has not occurred to our agri-
cultural implement makers to build