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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

Seated by the glowing embers In the
gloomy old firelit hall, watching the
flame retreat, advance, flare up in
splendor, and then die into a dull
glow, was Jack Long. Thirty-hve
years had elapsed since Jack first saw
the night of day, and his life had been
an full of joy and misery, of light and
shadows, as the ordinary life of man
Kind.
typical of the ever-burning glow
was a love within his heart which ten
years had not smothered.
Like the fire flame leaping high and
sinking low, was the hope in his
breast
As Jack sat there alone, gazing into
the fire, thoughts of bygone days came
over him, trooping at his memory's
call.
Mingled with those memories was a
fair and radiant maiden, with hair Oh
sunshine and eyes of azure. This i'm
age conjured up SO vivid and lifel1ke
was his loving, laughing sweetheart,
QueenIe Graham, as size looked on that
Thanksgiving night SO long ago.
1t would be ten years on the NOR
row since he had last gazed upon the
dimpled, smiling, roguish face which
he loved SO well.
They were then betrothed, and see
wore the betrothal ring which he had
placed upon her finger only a few
weeks before.
How vivid that picture came before
his eyes. Ten years seemed to have
rolleu backward, and he was a youth
of 25 again, and Queenie Graham, his
adored one. blushing maiden of IS.
The o1d-fashioned farmhouse, with
white, oaken floor, and the boys with
their sweethearts, and the jolly old
fiddler who played half asleep, only
awaking to call out in deep, stentor-
fous tones:
Swing partners to place"
The lamps swinging from the ceiling
flooded the scene with the most bril-
liant light
Gay laughter and jest told of light
hearts, and happy faces glowed to the
soul-stirring music of the Irish Wash
erwomal," sawed off by the fiddler.
Jacks love, like all true love, did
not run smooth. In fact, love begets
Its own misery. A4e was madly jeal-
Gus when she smiled on Sam Brown,
and in swinging partners Sam held
her hand too long and squeezed it too
bxQcnely " suit lie JcdlOIS lover.
-Queenie. you're 1irt," he de-
clared. Il saw you wink at Sam
Brown"
She turned on him with proud,
flashing eyes, and said:
Don't be surprised if call you an
other. You kissed Susie Bell"
THAT not true"
Eyes, you did; for I heard her tell
Mary Cartwright
1T is false, Queenie," he cried, in
his indignation. Susie Bell was
round-faced, ugly country girl with no
attractions, and tongue given to mis-
chief making.
The dance went on, and the lovers
quarrel with it. AS Jack and Queenie
whirled in the giddy mazes of the
dance that silly, childish quarrel
waxed hot, enhancing her beauty with
every angry word she uttered.
At last, as the set was over" she
suddenly jerked the betrothal emblem
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME?"

WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME!
heart who had deserted him years be-
FORE
This simple little paragraph had
been copied and reeopied, and dis
cussed, and made the theme for count
less stories and ballads.
But Jack, who uttered it, didn't die.
He lived to return to America, was
honorably discharged, and resolved TO
pass another Thanksgiving in the OLD
neighborhood where his young days
had been spent So he returned, after
an absence Of nearly ten years, and
was at the house of his father on this
evening, gazing sadly into the fire
which seemed to reflect his own ach-
ing heart.
What was life to him now?
That chief cnarm, that only light
to his soul, had gone out, leaving all
gloom and darkness.
He was like an old man.
His hair, once dark as the ravens
wing, showed traces of silver in it,
and his face, SO handsome. clear and
fresh, now had the lines of care upon
it.
Though he sometimes smiled and as
sumed an appearance of gayety, his
mother knew that his heart was sad.
But that mother had a hope that
happiness would yet dawn ON her son.
She had piece of intelligence she
had not broken to him. Queenie Ora
ham, after an absence of ten years,
had returned to visit an aunt.
There was to be great Thanksgiv-
ing party at Jacks grandmother's, the
oldest lady in the neighborhood, at
which she was to invite all the young
folks, for Grandma Goodwin took
great pleasure in young people.
Queenie would no doubt be there,
and she determined that Jack should
meet her. The mother knew that her
sons pride would keep him away if
he knew Queenie was to be there. so
she kept that surprise a secret from
him.
She little knew how love had hum
bled Jacks pride.
In the vest pocket of the veteran, he
carried the self same ring which
Queenie had thrust back on him ten
years before. 1t was next his heart
when he stormed San Juan hill. and
he hoped If he was slain the bullet
would pass within the golden circle
of his youthful love, and that he might
die with her name on his lips.
But fate destined Jack to live He
was once more home, among friends
who had crowded about to hear him
tell of the wild charge and the storm
of death
Would he go to grandmother's next
day to the Thanksgiving dinners Yes,
he would
The mother was happy.
The old carriage was loaded with
jelly young folks and middle-aged peo-
pie, and among them the veteran of
San Juan
Grandma's table groaned with plen-
ty; goose and turkey, pies and cam
dies, cloer, nuts and apples in album
dance.
But what was far more precious To
the ex-rough rider was a radiant face
he had loved SO long before.
He thought she had suffered as well
as be- They were too much surprised
at meeting that neither would tell
what emotions were being stirred In
! the Others heart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
Milk Organs.

The milk organs are quite intimate
ly concerned in the productive capacity
Of the COW, as it is in these that the
milk and butter fat are finally elab-
GRATED from the food. 1t is not alto
gether clearly understood how the milk
is made in the gland, but it seems
quite probable that it is produced by
the ephitheliaI cells within the udder.
So far as is known, the quantity of
milk that can be produced depends in
a large part upon the number and
activity of these cells. The number
of such cells is limited by the size of
the udder and the amount of fatty It's
sue it contains. The dairy cow should
therefore have large udder capacity,
the larger the better, but the size of
the udder should not be due to any
large amount of fat or flesh There
should be an elasticity of the tissue,
with a shrinkage of the udder when
empty. The udder should have con-
siderable surface, extending far for
ward and well up behind. 1t should
be well balanced and symmetrical in
shape, indicating good development in
all quarters; for the more perfectly
developed the organ is, the larger the
amount of milk it will be likely to
yield. 1t should be spread consider
ably from side to side also, while the
teats should be even and squarely
placed. To make room for such a ca
pacious, well-deve1oped udder, the
hind legs of the COW should be wide
apart, the thighs should be thin, and
the tanks high arched.
The activity of the udder. or the
amount of work done in it, is indi-
Gated to some extent by the quantity
of blood that passes through it, which
depends quite largely upon the capac-
ity of the blood vessels which are con-
nected Herewith. It is important,
therefore, that there should be a strong
and full development of the arteries
and veins of the udder and abdomen.
The milk veins should be large and
elastic, should extend well to the
front, and should enter the abdomen
through large or numerous orihces,
thus permitting a strong flow of blood
through them with a minimum of re-
sistance as it returns to the heart
Besides these veins, there is a net
work of them in the fore quarters of
the udder, and still others pass up
ward behind. which, when large, in
dictate considerable productive capac-
fty-Bulletin 20. Storrs Experiment
Station.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
Pork from skimmfrk.

There is no doubt that skim milk is
a great feed for hogs, but sometimes
too much is claimed for even skim
milk. When a man claims to .'fatten"
hogs on skim milk we confess our Gre
dulity is stretched to the breaking
point. AS is well known, skim milk is
rich in the elements that make muscle
and sinew, but deficient in the ele-
ments that make fat. Thus, skimmilk
is excellent for developing the frame
of the pig, but after that some fat
making food must be brought in to
finish the hogs for market. Skim
milk is excellent as a partial ration,
but nothing is gained by claiming
every virtue for it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

Corn
communication from the Univer-
sity OF Illinois says:
Corn responds to selection as read
lily as ca.lle. There Is no longer any
doubt that varieties OF corn can be
further improved by the same methods
that have developed our breeds of live
stock Little attention has been given
to a systematic study of corn. as re-
CARDS the adaptation of varieties to
peculiar conditions of soil and climate.
the breeding out OF sterile plants, the
adaptation of varieties for particular
purposes. as for feeding. starch fac
tories. production of corn oil, human
food. or to the fixing of variety char
acterfstics with standard perfection
Extensive experiments have proved
conclusively that corn is subject to
great variation and that by taking adj
vantage of these variations by intelli-
gent selection, almost any improve
ment desired can be brought about
An illustration of the effect of such
selection among other plants than In
dian corn can be found in the develop
ment of the sugar beet Vilmorin, a
French plant breeder. by selecting for
growing seed those beets having
binary field beet, gradually increased
the per cent of sugar in the beets from
about per cent to 16 per cent, max
ing it possible to profitably manufac-
ture sugar from this source.
Highly bred corn has been developed.
There are at present a few distinct
varieties of corn with widely different
characteristics which have been de-
NV oor
quarter to a half century From the
fact that we have had no standard of
perfection for these varieties, in fact
have not known their history or pc
culiar characteristics, this improve
ment has been very slow. The univer-
sity has secured a large number of
samples of these established varieties
with the object of determining the
variety characteristics and making
standard for each variety. When this
has been accomplished. it will be pos
s1ble to supply pedigrees for these
varieties, which must mean, as il has
meant in the breeds of live stock, a
rapid improvement anG fixing of the
characteristics of the varieties now in
existence. The university is also col
lecting the authentic history of these
varieties as lar back as they can be
traced.
The specially selected seed corn VIII
never be used to plant the corn fields
Of 1ll,nC1s. This seed mast ALWAYS Ok
isr in snail quantities which can Re
US ed to grow the 1,009,0e0 or more
bushels OF stock seed that will be
needed to plant the general crop for
Illinois. This stock seed will be of
high grade, but one generation re-
moved and should differ but slightly
from the best select .G seed. This seed
can only be developed by corn special
lists, because it requires continued and
careful breeding. 1t will never exist
il large quantities because of the close
selection to which it should be sub
jected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01


There's a rafle down at C1ancy's:
They are throwing for turk"
BY the way the dice-box dances
You can see it's hard at work
Whewi the air is close and SMOKY
There's "A crowd about the beer;
Every stalwart thirsty blokey
Downs his pint without a fear.
'HTwinty-wan," called Jerry Clancy
And he pounded on the bar
'-Shure. the game Is rather CLANCY,
Lucky divfl that re are!
Come, O'Brien. TAX the bi-r-di''
Then said Clancy. with a wink:
ssWhirra. boys, an haven't We hear-r-4
O'Brien ashk yez ahl to dhrink2''
There were twenty-seven husky men
Gathered there about the bar
ssWhfskey herei" each shouted then
Clancy answered. Hese yez are!
Tin cints aich. We lucky sinners.
..Faixt" O'Brien said. s-thot,s natal
.Tfs q moiEhty coshtiy dinner
Eight years old. four pounds in weight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
The Canadian Hog.

A Canadian newspaper correspond
ent writes: The big demand, this sea-
son, for hog products, both for the
home markets and for export, has
materially reduced stocks. In some
lines supplies are almost cleaned
up, and there is talk of the me-
cessity of importing the product
at an early date from the United
States There has been a good profit
in hogs this year. Feed is more album
dant That has contributed to the in
crease of the hog crop. The high
standard maintained by the Canadian
packers has been the means of increas-
ing the demand in the British mar
kets, and generally fostering the indus
try at home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

BILE hon has begun to lay: and ere the
milkmaid stirs a peg. the hen is up and
has dropped her egg; the corn must
rustic and flowers spring If they hold
their own with the barnyard ring. II
Maud is needing q hat and gown. she
doesn't hustle her hay to town; she
goes to the store and obtains her suit
with q basket full of her fresh hem
fruit: II the milkmaid's beau makes q
Sunday call, she doesn't feed him milk
at all. but works up eggs in a custard
pie and stuffs him full of chicken frys
and when the old man wants horn,
does he take the druggist a load OF
corn? Not muchi He simply robs a
nest and to town he goes-you know
the rest. He fingers there and he talks.
perchance. of true reform and correct
feenance, while his poor wife stays at
home and scowls. but is saved from
want by those self-same fowls: for
while her husband fingers there she
watches the cackling hens with care,
and gathers eggs, and the eggs she'll
hide till she saves enough to stem the
tide. Then hail, all hail! to the Trim
bic hen. the greatest blessing OF all
men! throw up your hats and make
Rome howl for the preserving barn
yard fowl; Corn may be king, but it's
plain to be seen the Trimble hen Is
the Kentucky queen--Milton (Ky.)
News ~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
Pork from Horsene.h.

The western ranchmen has found a
new outlet for otherwise worthless
horsef1esh. The ranges of western
Montana have for a long time sup
ported large droves of wild horses OF
no particular breeding and worthless
for commercial purposes. Their hides
could be sold for about 81, and the
ranchmen sometimes bought the ami
mails from the Indians at a nominal
price. Recently a ranchman that was
feeding a large number of hogs con-
cluded to try horse-f1esh. So he start
ed in buying at s1.75 all that the IN
dams would bring him. He sold the
hides for 81 each and fed the horse
flesh to his swine. At last reports he
had disposed of about 500 horses in
this way. AS the horse-1esh costs
him practically nothing it should be
a paying business
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
rhs rrImble County Hen.

day, who raked. barefooted, the new
mown hay; we have read of the maid
in the early morn, who MIXED the
cow with the crumpled horn; and
we've read the lays that the poets
sing of the rust1ing corn and the dow-
ers of spring; but of all the lays of
tongue or pen. there's naught like the
lay Of the Trimble hen. Long. long
before Maud rakes the hay the Trim
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

A day for toll. an hour for sport hut
for a friend. Life Is too shnrt-Em
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

1t is said that this years cotton
crop will pay for the cost OF produc-
ton and enrich the south with :
prodt Of s20o.o0o.00o.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
Poisoning Gophers.

A professor of the Kansas AgricuI-
tural College says that the pocket
gopher digs its runs three to four
inches under the Surface, cutting of
the roots which happen to lie in its
path, put worst of all it throws up
chain of mounds along the run
which render moving very difficult.
Ii unmolested this pest will carry on
It's depredations to such an extent that
the held will have to be plowed up.
Ihey also feed on alfalfa roots. No
preventive has been found. Trapping
may be employed against them, but fc
is tedious and generally unsatisfac-
tory Poisoning is perhaps the easiest
and most satisfactory method of de-
stroylng the gopher, and if properly
done they may be almost entirely ex-
terminated. To poison them, as soon
as a fresh mound is seen, get some
potatoes ADJ cut them as they are
usually cut for seed. A bottle of crys-
tallized strychnine, which may be OBJ
tanned by any adult at a Grug store
at so cents per bottle, should be at
hand. Then, with a pocket knife or
old case knife, slit the pieces and drop
a crystal of strichnine not larger than
a wheat grain in the slit so it will
lodge near the middle of the potato.
The potato being moist, the strych-
nine will soon be dissolved and car
ried all through it, and it should be
used as soon as poisoned. Take
spade and a wagon rod and the pota-
toes and proceed at once to the "goph-
er patch" With the rod poke into
the ground around the fresh hill until
the run is located, and open with the
spade. Drop in a potato, cover up and
proceed to the next hill. Gophers are
very fond of potatoes. One dose usual
ly kills the gopher. If too much
strychnine is used, or the potatoes are
not used as soon as prepared, the
poison is not so effective. If the field
is gone over once a week, the old hills
leveled down and the new ones given
a potato, the gophers' work will soon
be very much lessened. Now and then
one will be too smart for the potato
and will keep at work. Try to trap
him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

The fall is good time to begin
preparations for a horse-radish bed
A spot should be selected where the
soil is deep and strong and contains
a fair amount OF moisture. At this
time of year the soil should be pull
verified to a depth Of two feet or thirty
inches This is necessary, as the root
requires good deal of room in which
to develop. Into this soil barnyard
manure should be worked to the depth
of a foot or more. We notice that
some say well-rotted barnyard manure
but unrotted manure is good il it does
not contain too great a proportion OF
straw. If the manure is put In fresh
this fall it will have become largely
incorporated with the soil by spring.
when the cuttings of the horse-radish
plant are to be put In These cut
tings should be about twelve inches
long and be placed eighteen inches
apart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01
cLANcY,S RATTLE.

T been out of my mind"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

Swing partners to place.
What an abominatfon was that old
fiddler and the dance to Jack.
When he next got an opportunity
he whispered:
Never been out of my mind"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-01

We notice in an exchange an at
tempt to make the Gano apple some
thing else than a variety of the Ben
Davis We doubt il the attempt will
succeed According to the reports of
extensive growers of the Ben Davis,
he's and there are trees in nearly all
Ben Davis orchards that bear apples
Of the depth of color of the G.no. 1t
is the color alone that distinguishes
what is called the Gano from the Ben
Davis.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

piano which has been 10 use but q short
time. A bargain. aud ia dist class order. In
quire JAMES C. FAY,
Affair nj N
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

secondhand buggy in good condition. win
sell choap for cash or hay. Inquire at INDRx
office.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

Meat Market
A. M. HUBBARD, Prop,
AZTEC. N, N.

Fresh and Salt Meats kept COM
staAtly on hand.
A trial solicited.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

Twenty head Of cattle, COWS and stserss az
Frank Murr's, Two and oneshalf miles west Of
Aztec.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

W L Bray, OF Aztec. is agent for the
Barnes nurseries Of Vinland, Ktnsas,
aud il visiting the rauchmsn and taking
orders for nursery stock. He expects TO
cover the entire county during the pres
ent winter, and our citizens will hnd
him 40 acceptable person with whom to
do business.
The Christmas tree entertainment at
the church 10 Aztec Christmas v was
we'll planned and enjoyable throughout.
The church WIS crowded and there we're
presents Of candies and nuts for all the
little ones add Inc tree was loaded down
with other and more costly gifts for d
and young The programme was given
as printed 10 these columns last week
and was n in al respects deserving II
praise.
A meeting OF the San Juan County
1Catlle Growers Association is called to
DO held At Aztec. New Mexico, Satur-
day, January s, 1900. for the purpose Of
considering matters OF legislation touch
ing live stock interests ia this section.
A committee has been appointed to con-
fer with the sheep meme association to
try to agree on satisfactory legislation.
A full attendance is requested at the
meeting.
Thu Albuquerque Citizen says: "Prof,
Lake, the noted Colorado geologist, has
just completed a geological examination
OF the coal lands on the Ignacio Chavez
grant On the upper Rio Puerco, for an
English syndicate who have purchased
the tract. This grant 10 cut by the pro-
posed Albuquerque aud Durango rail
road, and it is intimated, that the
company propose 60 get their coal to
market over this road, which they will
take an active interest 10 building at no
distant day"
Prof. Grommet If the Normal school
is arranging a lecture course for the
winter, to consist of a series Of five lee
lures at intervals OF about one month.
Season tickets will be issued and the
price for the entire series has been Fixed
at $500. The proceeds will go to the
Normal school Among the names Of
lecturers announced are those Of Judge
John r. McFie, DR.. Downs, superin-
tendent Of Durango schools, Price Wal
ters, Esq, and DIR. r. Q. Spencer. Music,
declarations aud short dialogues vii!
be special features OF each lecture,
A cutting scrape on the La Plata
Christmas night resulted in Ben Pond
being severely wounded and his brother
Frank receiving a slight wound, both
from a knife in the hands Of Roy Lock
hart. The boys we're present at a dance
at the Ceuter school house and we're
presumably more or less under the in
huence Of liquor, and Lockhart struck
Ben Pond with q knife, the blade enter
ing the back with sufficient force to drive
through the shoulder blade and between
the ribs and barely grazing the right
lung. 10 trying to stay the knife Prank
Pond received a slight cut on the hand.
DR.. Condit was summoned and reports
that aside from great loss Of blood, the
patient is resting easy, and unless com.
plications arise willheco yer. Roy Lock.
mars was arrested warrnnt swuru
out in Justice Berfy's court and gave
bonds to appear at the preliminary trial.
which will take place tomorrow (Satur,
day IN Aztec.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28

A bill has been introduced in the
house Of representatives, by Represents.
tive Waters, Of California, authorizing
the Navajo and Moqui Indians in New
Mexico and Arizona to lease mineral
lands upon their reservations on a royal
ty plan.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-28
RRwaRn.

A reward Of 500 will be paid by this Associa-
ton to any person or persons furnishing infor-
nation that win lead TO the arrest and oonyic-
ton Of any person or PERSONS stealing, driving
away or itloniOusly handling any stock belong
ing to any member Of this Association.
THE SAN JUAN COUNTY CATTLE GROW
headquai ters at Aztec, San Juan County, New
Mexicoi WI Wright, President; j. r, VIII
liams, Treasurer Granville PendletOn, becre-
Stewart, II, B.. Milleson, Il. N. johnson, and
Frank MUIR.