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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-08
Horticultural Dissertations.

According to consular reports from
Germany the demand for American
dried apples. peaches and raspberries
Is increasing. Consul General Mason
at Berlin says, however, that to hold
the market Americans must ship in
large quantities of these things at
moderate prices That Is going to be
the trouble In the future as it has been
In the past-the selling of our fruits
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Grass.


Grass is the forgiveness of nature
her constant benediction Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the ruts of cannon
grow green again with grass, and car
mage is forgotten. Streets abandoned
by traffic become grass-grown like
rural lanes, and are obliterated. For
ests decay, harvests perish, flowers
vanish, but grass is immortal. Be
leaguered by the su1len hosts of win
ter, it withdraws into the impregnable
fortress of its subterranean vitality,
and emerges upon the first solicitation
of spring Sown by the winds, by wan
dering birds, propagated by the subtle
horticulture of the elements which are
its ministers and servants, it, softens
the rude outline of the world Its tena-
cious fibers hold the earth in its place
and prevent its soluble components
from washing into the wasting sea. 1t
inyades the solitude Of deserts, climbs
the inaccessible slopes and forbidding
pfnnacles of mountains, modifies cli-
mates, and determines the history,
character and destiny of nations. I'm
obtrusive and patient, it has immortal
V1gor and aggression. Banished from
the thoroughfare and the field, it bides
its time to return, and when vigilance
is relaxed, or the dynasty has perished
it silently resumes the throne from
which it has been expelled, but which
it never abdicates. It bears no blaz-
onry of bloom to charm the senses with
fragrance or splendor, but its homely
hue is more enchanting than the lily
or the rose. 1t yields no fruit in earth
or air, and yet should its harvest fail
for single year, famine would depop-
ulate the world.-John J. ingalls,.
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Tn. Western she.pman.

One of the large sheep husbandmen
of Wyoming says: The sheep-grower
of the western states today is in far
better financial condition than he has
been in many years. He is not
obliged to sell and will take many
chances before selling at the prices
now being offered. Already we know
of one mercantile firm in Wyoming
that has contracted to deliver 2,000,-
900 pounds OF corn to sheepmen, to be
stored in warehouses at different
points along the line Of road. It Is
contended by breeders that this corn
can be fed in small quantities on the
range during bad weather, as it is the
best of feed and it will be a cheap
insurance against loss for want OF
feed"
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saltp.t.r for rr.. Kiui.s.


Some time ago we saw in an Aus
tralian exchange letter from form
er resident of the United States tell
ing about the practice of killing trees
by the use of saltpeter. According to
his statement the saltpeter was in
serted in the tree while in the process
of growth and while the leaves were
still performing their function. A hole
was bored in the tree and filed with
saltpeter and water, after which the
hole was plugged up. This saltpeter
was carried to all parts of the tree
Then another hole was bored and more
saltpeter inserted, which also was dis
tributed through the tree. After the
tree died it was set on fire and burned
up root and branch, the saltpeter max
ing it burn fercely. We do not know
how much of a fancy sketch this was,
and If any of our readers have had ex-
perience in the matter we would like
to hear from them.
Recently discussion has been going
on as to the power to destroy green
stumps in this way. Some men say
they bored holes in the stumps and
put in the saltpeter and water, only
to find afterward that the stump would
not burn. Some others say the effect
was to rot the stump, which could
afterward be dug out easily. Up to
date we have learned of no way that
will deal with the stumps more effec-
lively than does the stump puller. AS
to the burning up of trees that have
been saturated with saltpeter, we think
the time has gone past for that kind
OF operation. The time was when
trees in this country were simply in
the way and were destroyed in the
shortest way possible But now they
are worth saving if only for fire-wood.
The Sod.
A farmer can have neither a good
pasture nor a good meadow without
a good sod. But the kind of sod he
needs on his pasture is very different
from the sod he needs in his meadow.
We see in a contemporary laudaticn
of bluegrass sod for the pasture. But
we know that blue grass sod is not the
ideal sod for a pasture. 1t should be
a part of the sod but not the whole
thing. Blue grass makes good pas
ture at certain seasons, but during
much of the time is below it's prime.
The pasture sod should most certain
ly be formed of a variety of grasses
SO that grass will be making a good
growth at all seasons when any grass
could grow.
The sod for the meadow should of
course be made of one kind of grass.
The meadow is supposed to be for the
production of hay and the hay crop is
gathered at one time. But in both
cases the sod should be well taken
care of, should be well manured and
not permitted to get thin. One of the
great faults of our American farming
is neglect of the sod in both pastures
and meadows. In the sod lies much
of the profit on the farm. We think If
our farmers would keep a close ac-
count of the receipts from their sod
lands they would pay more attention
to them.
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"Opens Public school. to eIri,.

Andorra, little republic in the
Pyrenees, has marked the end of the
century by opening its public schools
to girls for the first time The French
government contributes 5000 to the
schools support.
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There is more style about somef
boarding houses than there is grub.
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low enough to hold the foreign mar
kets- However, we have this to help
us-the Europeans are accustomed to
fruit.
The next meeting of the Horticul-
tural Society of Southern Illinois is to
be held at Kinmundy, November 81
and %. We hope that readers of the
Farmers Review will be present from
all parts of the state. Southern Illi-
nois has a great future as an apple
growing section. and at this time even
the orchard interests are SO extensive
that many OF the great problems rela-
tive to Orcharding are being worked
out there We feel sure that any Illi-
nois grower of fruits will be well re-
paid for his attendance at. the meet
ing.
At this time of year, when so much
fruit is going into cold storage both
for long keeping and for transit, it is
necessary that much attention be
given to proper preparation of the
fruit We are, as yet, only at the
Threshold of great things in this line
As yet we know little of what certain
kinds of fruits will do under cold
storage conditions. 1t will ultimately
be found that different kinds of fruits
require different temperatures to keep
them at the best. Packers of fruits
for cold storage have been frequently
disappointed at the manner in which
their fruits came out of storage, when
the varieties have been other than the
long-keeping sorts. Now the differ
ent companies and growers are expert
menting to learn the requisites for
each kind of fruit
Reports say that the Investigations
by the United States forestry commits
sion show the wooded area of the
country to be considerably greater
than supposed. 1t has been of late
years placed at about 26 per cent, but
that figure has now been raised to
81 per cent. The fact is that people
take little count of what is called
annual forest growth. This, taking the
country as a whole, means a very
great increase every year. In the
older settled states forest fires are less
extensive now than before when the
wooded areas were contiguous. So it
happens that in some parts of the east
notably in Vermont and in Connecti-
cut, the forests are as large and thrifty
as they were a hundred years ago. If
this is SO during the present time
when we have applied little of forestry
science to the handling of the forests,
what will i. be when we have learned
to take care of our trees as we should?
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low enough to hold the foreign mar
kets. However. we have this to help
us-the Europeans are accustomed to
paying fairly high prices for their
fruit
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

BlaehsiI.
Miss Maud Dodge is in town.
Mrs. G. 4. Clough arrived June 80.
Henry Saunders, of Boston, arrived
Saturday.
Mrs. II. : sweet has arrived home from
Massachusetts,.
The Children's Day concert of the Con-
gregational church W ill be held Sunday,
July 10.
Commodore Henderson and family will
occupy their cottage on Tenney hill
Thursday.
c. 5. Carter and wife, OF Brockton,
Mass, who have been visiting Mr.. Carriers
mother, Mrs. Eunice NJ. Carter, the past
week, returned home Friday.
Schooner Gold Hunter" Otis Candage
master, left port for South Bluehill We'd
nesday. She will remain there two or
three weeks and then return to Bluehill
for cargo OF slaves.
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COUNTY NEWS.
%. eldiaionaI County Ne.ss see other pa9eA

West Franklin.
Truman Blaisdell is loading a vessel with
Boston curb.
David Smith, of Lowell, Mass, lis visit
ing his parents and relatives here.
A picnic of 112, accompanied tby the
band, went to Bearhing Island Friday.
Railroad ties have been distributed along
the line from here to the Junction. They
will be laid in addition to those already
down. When completed there will be
three, where there are but two now.
The third annual reunion Of the Clarks
will be held at the home OF Jacob Springer,
West Franklin, on Tuesday, August Is.
All of the connection are requested to be
present. Others are invited. II stormy
the first fair day.
The West Franklin primary school,
taught by Miss Cassilena Springer, closed
June %. Pupils not absent one half day
Georgia Morse, Ethel and Leroy Darling,
Sophronie, May and Cassie Coombs, Luther
Smith, Fred Williams and Roy Butler.
The observance of the Fourth was of a
quieter nature than usual. Dinner was
served at the Methodist and Free Baptist
chapels at East Franklin, and the band
celebrated at West Franklin with dancing
afternoon and evening. Some went to
Cherryfield, others to Eastbrook. A few
went to Mt. Desert Ferry. The small boy
made the usual noise with fire crackers.
July :. CHEER.
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THE AMERICAN has subscribers at I06
Of the II6 post Offices in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the county COM
bined do not reach so many. THE AMER
IcAS IS not the only paper printed in
Hancock coar,ty, and has never claimed to
be, but II ia the only paper that can prop
erly be called a COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circula-
tson Of The AMERICAN, barring the Bar
RarboT Records summer list, 10 larger
thar that Of oil the other papers printed
In Eancoek county.
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Cape Roster.
Hattie Black is at Undcrclif for the
summer.
Many from the Cape attended the cele.
brstion at Bucks iisrhor.
Ed. Collins, OF New Haven, and four
Others, came Tuesday to board at J. 5.
Blske's.
NJ. A. Blake has visited1her friends at
South Brooksville. She returnedI on
July 8.
School at Creek taught by Annie Black
closed with an enjoyable picnic Friday,
June p.
Capt. Billings In bis little schooner
came into Weir cove June IS to load
wood FOR Leonard Gray.
The family o, F. s. Coilin..rof Maiden,
Mass, is Expected at undcrclir July :.
Mr. Collins wlli come later.
Mrs. Wiiburt Crockett, OF New Haven.
Conn. arrived June - to spend the sum.
mer at {. IL. Crockett's.
The Smith family aud others from
Bloomfield. n. j., arrived July lat Tn
derclif. VIII Waterman aud his fat
are at Underclif.
Chester Smith and wife and Miss Rose
Blake arrived June 81 TO visit their pa !.
rents, J. ). Blake and wife. Their son,
Fred Blake, with his family, came sun
day from WalIingford.,C Conn.
July o. r.
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COUNTY NEWS.
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Brooknp.
Miss smythe, of waltham, Mass, is
visiting at ID. c. York's.
Amos Herrick has been visiting in Port
land during the past week.
Ralph Bent, who has been working at
Southwest Harbor, Is at home.
Clara Freethey, who teaches in provi-
dencc, r l., is at home for her vacation.
the Center Harbor house for few weeks.
Wallace Smith, who has been working
In machine shop at Beverly, Mass, Is at
home.
Crosby Wells, OF Rhode Island, with
friends, came on steamer "Rockland'
Friday.
Liva Tibbetts who has been working in
the watch factory at Waltham, Mass, is in
town for few weeks.
A dinner was given July 4 at Naskeag.
The proceeds, $50, will go toward the
chapel being built there.
Mrs John Freethey died at her home at
West Brooklin, Friday morning, July g,
after long and painful illness.
Mrs. Mile Storms and children. OF
Providence, II. l., accompanied by Nina
Stewart, are in town for the season.
There was a bicycle parade in costumes
the morning OF July 1. In the afternoon
there was a baseball game between two
Brooklin teams, and in the evening a
dance at Odd Fellows hall.
Julye UNE FEMME.
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FOURTH OF July.

The celebration OF the Fourth under d.
rectton of the ladies OF the Congrega-
tional church, passed of very pleasantly.
The irresponsible crowd was not so much
in evidence as on former occasions OF the
Kind, and on that account the proceeds OF
sales were somew hat less; bat it was dem
onstrated that crowd is not essential 10
a good time.
The music was quite up to the mark
The Declaration OF Independence, a reg
uiar feature here, was intelligently.
clearly and effectively read by Jean Con-
don The Grafton BY Rev. Lewis ID.
Evans, OF Camden, was pronounced the
best OF all the good addresses ever heard
in the grove. The salmon and chicken
dinner served upon five long tables erected
in natures cosy temple was first class.
The patriotic Rotations and songs by the
children and young people upon the plat
form in the grove during the afternoon
and in the chapel in the evening were well
rendered and inspiring A duet of the
evening by Miss Lord and MIR. Cousins
may be mentioned as exceptionally fine.
The net proceeds of the day were up
wards OF $40, which are to be used for the
benefit of the church.
Juiy y -
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dinner was prepared by the ladies'. II
was very busy day for those In chsrgs
but they were well satisfied with their Ia.
Dor. The proceeds amounted to f7s. which
will be expended, after settling the sum
due on the band stand, for church benef,.
Juiy9. e
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surrs.
Frank L. Jordan came horne from a
cossting trip Friday night.
Capt. II. c. Young went to Bangor Fri
day, where his vessel the "Franconia" is
to load.
Fred Beede came home from Kingman
Tuesday, returning Friday. Mr.. Beede
is still engineer at the Holmes steam lum-
Der mill.
Mrs. Il. c. Young and daughter
Halle and little son Earl have gone to
Franklin to visit Mrs. Young's daughter,
Mrs. S. 5. Scammon.
July 9. G.
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seawall-
Miss Luella Bartlett, of Dorchester,
Mass, formerly of Bartlett's Island, wit h
Manford E. and Miss Edls Simmons, OF
Dorchester, has been stopping at Capt.
P. s. Moore's for the past two weeks.
They have now gone to Bartlett's Island
for few weeks visit before returning to
Dorchester.
July 8. DOLLY,
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East SurTy.
Miss Annie Nickerson and Miss Esther
Morrison have returned home.
Frank Hamilton and wife, OF Lawrence,
Mass, arrived at their cottage Friday.
d. H. Wheelock and wife, OF Roxbury,
Mass, arrived at M. d. Chatto's Saturday.
Mr.. Wheelock is a disciple OF Izaak Wal
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Hunt, secretary of the Bap-
fist State convention, will hold religious
services at Rural hall Friday evening and
Sunday forenoon.
July 9, T.
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North I4amoine.
Capt. Frank Fitzpatrick, of New York
returned home last Week
Miss Della Mcfarland, OF Kicker clsssi-
cal institute. is home tor the summer
vacation.
Miss Annie Young went to Mort beast
Harbor last Friday for the season, to be
employed at the Kim ball house.
DR.. II. A. Holt and wife, OF Monroe,
and DR.. Clarence Holt, of Dover, are
spending a few days with their mother,
Mrs. Almena Holt.
July 9. Y
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KAY.

Salisbury Cove.
Miss FOSSIL Young, who has been
spending a month visiting friends in Port
land and Brunswick, arrived home Friday.
Mrs. Ira Mcfarland, who has been in
Bangor for year, will spend the summer
at her old home here. Her old friends
gladly welcome her back again.
E. c. Herrick entertained a number of
his friends at clam bake Friday evening
at Capt. Young's shore. Among his
guests were Secretary A. 7. Dunn, of Wa
terville; Miss Small, of Dexter; Fred
Roberts, who is spending the summer at
Bar Harbor, and Miss Harriet Palmer, of
Foxcroft.
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Lamoine: Linden Haslem, Nathalie Gill
man, Mary Bennett, Harold Nash. Alb
sent only one hall day: Morris Hodgkins,
Irving Young, Charlie Young. Jennie
Ryan.
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Great Pond
Miss Ids Clark has returned to Frank
lin.
Miss Grace Collar arrived home from
Beachmon,, Mass, Wednesday.
Mrs. Edgar McIninch left last week to
Join her husband at Norcross.
F. A. Fuller and W W. Harmon, of Bos-
ton, arrived July ! for stay OF several
weeks.
w. L. Miller and wife, Of Bangor. and
Il. E. Wight, of Parkman. were among
recent visitors here.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. z Collar are receiving
congratulations on the birth, on Saturday,
of fourteen pound boy.
E. H, Chick, of East Eddington, Is clerk
ing at F. r, Mace's store while Mr.. Mace
is at the Kansas City convention.
Ezra Williams was in Bangor Monday
hiring men for bark peeling. Mr..
Williams is foreman for F. E. Mace
Miss Mae Garry and Miss Mildred
Ridley, of East Somerville, Mass, arrived
Tuesday for few days oating. They will
return home Monday.
Miss Nina Crosby, Saunders Crosby and
Martin Rowe, of Aurora, and Miss
Victoria Treadwell, Of Amherst, spent the
Fourth at Camp Pleasant.
July s. FLossIE.
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MarfayllIe.
F. j. 8.

MariaviIIe.
Elder Roys breaches every Sunday fore
noon and evening at the schoolhouse in
district No. 2.
Mrs. Louisa Frost has gone to Eden to
visit her children, Mrs. John Hodgkins
and Mrs. William DeLaittre.
Mrs. Ella Yeagar, accompanied by her
sen Carl, arrived from the West July 4.
Her home is in Olympia, Wash. She has
been absent Ia years. She Is the daug hter
of Mrs. Mary Carr. She has been twice
married, her former name being Hill. She
has one son by her first marriage, who is
now with her. She came by way of the
Canadian Pacific railroad, stopping at
many points of interest, among them the
famous Rogers Pass.
Julye. s..
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West BrooksViiIe.
Summer visitors are coming daily
Among recent arrivals are Algie Farm.
ham and daughter, Miss $. E. Ellison
Mrs. Fl. B. Emery, Bangor; Edward Gwin
wife and two children, East Saginaw
Mich At Brookside are A. c. Sawyer
wife, Misses Edith and Mabelle Sawyer
Bangor; Mrs. T. A. Crimmins and son
Ralph, Miss Agnes Crimmins, Boston
At Hotel Halves, John Benin and mo, her
Boston; w. 7. Lowell, wife and two chill
dren, Bangor, and Mrs Nellie Haskell and
daughter, Somerville, Mass.
July y. ToMsoS
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South Deer Isle.
Presiding Elder Day is to hold quarterly
meeting here Saturday evening and sun
day.
Mrs. l.. May Robbins is planning to
attend the Knox county w. c. T. L. con-
vention July II, at Rockland.
Miss Winnie Torrey, of Georgetown,
Mass, arrived Friday to spend her yaca-
ton with her aunt, Mrs. Clara PIERCE.
Mrs. M. d. Robbins, with her son Frank
and daughter Alice, arrived Friday to
spend the vacation at their home here.
Miss Annie CuIkin is visiting Mrs.
Pauline Warren. Miss Culkin used to live
here. This is her first visit for some years.
Haying commenced this week mostly in
orchards aud small patches. The main
crop will be cut next week. A fair crop is
promised.
July 6. EGO.
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! beer Isie-
! Frank Saunders left town Monday.
/ Capt. George Conant came home We'd
nesday.
Capt. George F. Haskell came home
Saturday.
Miss Evelyn Bowly left for her home in
South Hope Monday.
Miss Caro- l.. Averil went to Foxcroft
Monday to spend her vacation.
Mrs. James Staples and daughter Sadie
came home from Searsmont Saturday.
Hon. E. p. spoford came home from
Bangor Tuesday, returning Thursday.
Raymond Marshall left Thursday for
Boston to join the yacht commanded by
Capt. {. A. Scott.
ii. p. b. Raynes and wife, who have
been visiting Mr.. Rsynes' mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Raynes, returned to Boston
Saturday.
Frank II. Parker and wife arrived Sat-
urdsy from Jimenez, Mexico, where Mr.,
Parker has been the railroad agent for
about ten years.
July o. FL
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AshvuIe
- - ii"' ''iN'4H 'iattpH oaF Ha'oof one
oAs 'as' "eeA'
Emerson Prehle, who has been quite Ill
with the measles, Is out again.l
Miss Prudy hasl been having a serious
time with her eyes, but il better.
L. q, Bunker is at home, having finished
his Job on the Blaney cottage at Iron.
Miss bernice smith went to Prospect
HarooF last week to spend few days with
relatives ana friends.
Mrs. EDITH Duke OF Hyde Park, Mass,
come tuesday to spend the summer with
heF mother Mrs Il. J. Potter.
Mrs. Johh Tracy, I'd, and child went to
bar hafoor saturday TO spend few days
win her husband, who is at the Belmont
motel
David Mosley, OF Marlboro. srent satuy-
Gay night the guest o. \. q. Bunker and
WIG. lie visited his daughter, Nrs. Edna
MOTIFS, OF winter Harbor, Sunday, and
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ToMsoN.

Last week brought more of our summer
visitors, many OF whom-even OF those
coming Saturday night promptly ap-
peared in church on Sundaymorning. The
Congregational singing was apprecia bly,
enriched by the new voices