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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Immense Cattle Ranch.

A dispatch from Austin, Tex, says
w. c. Greene of New York and three
other Americans have purchased .
solid tract of land, situated in the
state OF Sonora, in northern Mexico,
embracing 100000 acres. This land
is now being inclosed with a four
strand wire fence, and is to be the
largest cattle ranch in the world.
The tract is 125 miles long and 100
miles wide. More than 1000 miles of
barbed wire will be required to fence
it. 1t is estimated that this vast ranch
property will afford pasturage for
about $4,000 head of cattle in its pres
ent raw condition.
The usual western ranch will fur
nish grass for about thirty-six head of
cattle to section. This number is to
be greatly increased on this Mexican
ranch by means of forage crops. 1t is
proposed to establish an immense ir-
rigation system on this land and to
give much attention to farming
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

Hello. Jo1lymore; when did you
get back from South Africa?"
The remark was addressed to a
rather portly parsonage, of medium
stature, who was seated at the win
dow of one of the most popular clubs.
his chair tipped back and his feet on
the sill. and a long, pale cheroot In
his mouth.
General Jollymore, if you please,
duly commissioned by the joint gov
ernments of the Orange Free State
and the South African Republic. Well.
l returned few days ago. Nothing
doing in South Africa after the Beers
quit; / put in a month or SO up in the
north country ivory hunting. but
found it too tame,'' replied the gen
eral." toying with a miniature ivory
elephants head, which was attached
to his watch guard
Hunting elephants, eh. and brought
back a trophy of the chaser"
'.Oh, yes. The adventure was such
a peculiar one that felt disposed to
retain a memento, and SO had this
head carved from the tusk of the ele-
phant which SO nearly finished my
career
well, general. should like to hear
of it, provided the telling will not en-
tail the recollection OF any unpleas-
ant features"
No, indeed, not at all Were such
the case 1 would not wear this and
the general twirled the ivory head
between his fingers But there's not
much to tell, after all, and perhaps 1
am disposed to magnify the danger
AT the conclusion of the war / de-
lon in
formed that lions, elephants and 9TH
er large game were abundant l had
pnt in Eve days in Msiris land, reach-
ing the native village of Mpweto on
the evening of the fifth day. without
having sighted an elephant, although
the spoor was there in plenty, and
abundant evidences were encounter
ed which showed that large numbers
of the animals were in the immediate
vicinity. 1 accordingly resolved to re-
main at Mpweto for a few days. and
the morning following my arrival
there, l started out, accompanied only
by my extra gun bearer, native
named Umbolalla, with the hope of
encountering the game 1 sought.
"A few miles east of Mpweto there
is circular plain, probably a mile
in diameter, almost entirely sur
rounded by forest. Upon approaching
this plain, it became evident that my
quest was at last ended. and that my
eyes were to be gladdened by the
sight OF an elephant, for the frequent
trumpetings of a large bull-elephant
were distinctly audible. Pushing rap
idly ahead in the direction of the
trumpeting. we arrived within sight
of the plain, and there, standing in a
ciump of small trees upon whose ten
der branches he was feeding, was the
largest elephant it had ever been my
good fortune to see. Cautioning Um-
bolalla to keep close to me with the
extra gun. | maneuvered around for
some time, endeavoring to secure a
position from which 1 could fire a
shot which would prove fatal, but the
frequent movements of the elephant
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
How Sour Soils Are Made.

The black prairie soils are invari-
ably rich in nitrogen and potash, be-
cause they are largely composed of the
charcoal of decayed vegetation The
accumulation produced has been pre-
vented from total decomposition by
the water lying heavily in the soils
and excluding the air. Tie drifting
sands and clay silt. and the earth in
which the plants were rooted supply
suf--sient mineral matter to make them
into healthy soils. which settle grad
ually to fairly firm mass. except in
some parts where the water lay stag
Eant too heavily the year round. The
last condition allowed only a growtIs
of water plants like sphagnums. and
resulted in what are termed bogus
soils, too deficient in mineral matter
to properly support farm crops As =
portion of each years vegetation be
came entirely decomposed. and the
charcoal bodies or carbon structures.
were burned out and passed on into
the air a. carbon gas, humus was de-
posited through the mass. thus max
ing fcod for plants 10 be taken mp BY
them 1n Absorbing the soil vaters.-
r. G Wa11nco.
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telling him to follow as soon as he
had reloaded the empty gun, set out
in pursuit, hoping to get another shot
The trumpeting OF the wounded ele-
phant was terrific. and he had nearly
reached the forest on the opposite
side when / stumbled and fell. the
gun being discharged as it struck the
ground. On hearing the report, the
elephant turned in his fight, and OBJ
serving Umbolalla. who had reloaded
the other gun and was Fastening to-
ward me. gave utterance to a terrific
cry of rage and rushed toward the ma
tive Without a seconds hesitation I
grabbed his gun and fired it point
blank at the massive head of the ele-
phant, which by this time was less
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Missouri horticultural Meeting.

missouri 6orttcutturat Meeuno.
L. A Goodman, secretary of the
Missouri Horticultural Society, noti-
mes us that the forty-fifth annual meet
ing of the society win be held at
Springfield. Mo-, December to f. In
a circular he says: The state society
has been q great factor In the wonder
fuf growth OF the fruit industry in
Missouri. She ranks first now In ap-
pie orchards of any state in the Union
The fruit lands of our state have
been brought more and more to the
notice OF grower and dealer. We feel
proud to-day of our position, and with
proper care and attention we should
be able to hold it. To this end the
society in all its efforts to develop the
fruit interests OF the state and to bring
good fruit men into 1t, has never lost
for educating. assisting and develop
ing all our fruit growers: instructing
them where knowledge is wanted. ad-
vising them where experience would
give the help needed, assisting, direct
ing. encouraging. whenever opportuni-
ty is offered.
This forty-fifth annual meeting will
be one of the best ever held. Some Of
the best men OF the state and nation
win be there to help answer scientific.
technical and practical questions and
to give instructive papers. The fruit
growers of Greene county and south
Missouri win give us a hearty well
come. One hundred and fifty dollar1
is allotted for premiums, to be given
on fruits and flowers in our usual
manner. Five specimens constitute q
plate. Perfection of size, color, form
and condition will be the points con-
sidered. Collections shall embrace
only one plate Of a variety for the
judges to pass upon. New varieties
and rare ones are desired. Specimens
for name are always in order. Let us
make this q banner meeting. Monday
December 1. the Ozark Apple Growers
Association will hold it's regular meet
ing and all apple growers of the
qzarks are invited to be present: the
society delegates will also be welcome.
Railroad rates will apply for this day
also. A good program will be carried
out. Fruits should all be arranged on
Tuesday. All fruit will be reserved
and put up in glass jars for the
Worlds Fair.
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A Question of Sex.

A bright little Washington girl, four
years old, who is descendant of Go
bright, the veteran journalist of dec
ade ago. shows a decided ability to
think and decide for herself quite up
to the standard of her brainy ances-
tor.
She was repeating her prayers at
bedtime recently, the Lords Prayer
first, and, as is her habit, winding up
with petition for blessings on the vari-
Gus members of the family of both
sexes But this time, when she came
to the conclusion, she hesitated a mo-
ment as a new idea struck her, and
then in most devout tone added.
amen and a-women."
Why. daughter. you must not say
that. What did you say .a-women
for?" asked her mother in surprise.
Well" replied the young philoso-
pher, didn't / pray for women as well
as men en?"-Lippincott's-
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than twenty feet from us. Providence
must surely have guided that bullet,
for it entered the right eye, and with
one last ear-splitting scream, the
monstrous bulk tottered and fell.
Aroused. undoubtedly. by the dying
scream of the elephant which had
just fallen. and which was probably
the leader of the herd there appear
ed from the forest which surrounded
the plain, a herd which in points of
numbers outdid anything I had pre-
vfously encountered, and I flatter my
self that 1 have, in my time, seen con-
siderable of them. In fact, it seemed
as If all the elephants in Africa were
assembled at that particular place,
and were bent on my destruction
With trumpetings which were deaf
ening, they came rushing toward us
from every point of the compass.
Flight was impossible, for we were
entirely surrounded, nor was there a
distance of even ten feet between the
foremost ones, and as the leaders In
this magnificent charge neared us, of
course even this space was narrowed.
Il felt that my time had come, for,
unfortunately Umbolalla, in his haste
to reach me before l was crushed by
the wounded elephant. had dropped
the ammunition, and we were with
out arms other than my two army re-
volvers and Umbolalla's assegai.
weapon without which no native Afri-
can can be induced to enter a forest
The bullets from the revolvers would
have proven as effective against the
tough hides of the elephants as from
a boys sling-shot, and I did not,
therefore. deem it worth an attempt
to use them. nor did it then occur to
me, as l remember it now, that had
them with me.
Then 1t was that a most remark
able thing occurred You know what
will happen if you place a number of
moving bodies at an equal distance
from each other. upon the circumfer-
ence of a circle and start them to-
ward the center? Well, that is just
what happened in this case! Those
elephants in the lead reached the cir
cumference of the smaller circle at
precisely the same instant. and there
they stuck, utterly unable to approach
an inch nearer.
Not only had the terrific momen-
tum of their huge bodies served to
wedge them tightly together. but be-
hind the elephants comprising the
inner circle were scores and scores
of others. each possessed by an un-
controllable desire to get at the some
thing which formed the center of the
circle OF which they were the cir
cumference. and serving to hold fast
in their positions the elephants on the
inner circle
Conceive. II you can. the picture
of two men seated upon the carcass
Of . dead elephant. surrounded by .
living circle Of other elephants. and
these in turn pushed and crowded and
wedged I'm stin more tightly BY hum
dreds Of othersg The elephants ~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Farm Economies.

There was a great failure in New
York not long ago which involved mill
lions of dollars. Investigation showed
that the failure was due very largely
to the neglect of small economies. the
saving of few cents here and of a
few dollars there. The waste had
gone on for q quarter of century and
had resulted in bankruptcy. How many
farms have been lost because of the
reckless way their owners had of do
ing business? The best thinkers on
this subject have been for years ad-
ytsing every farmer to keep books and
~ that means looking after the big
ind the little things. The little in
ZONES and the little outgoes are al
most lost sight of, and even the big
things and transactions are too sell
dom properly accounted for. We do
not wish to advise the farmer to put
his family on shorter fare than at the
present time, but we do wish to urge
that he know where his money is go-
ing to and where the money Is coming
from that fs to meet his future obliga-
tfons. We do wish him to know
whether his various farm operations
are all bringing him profit 1t not
infreQuently happens that certain
crop will be grown on the farm for
years without ever paying profit 1t
would be economy to know fully the
truth about such q crop and cease to
grow it. To cease to lose money in
that way is one of the most necessary
farm economies. 1t might be well to
inquire Con some farms) il the money
that is being put into that embryonic
trotting horse is not mostly wasted
Has account been taken of all the
little expenses incurred in his devei-
oping? To save these expenses Tin
CURED on a gamble') Is q worthy
farm economy. 1t is economy to put
the farm tools in out of the sun and
rain and cover them with preparations
that will protect them from the damp
ness that everywhere exists Not the
least of the economies on the farm is
the saving of time. The shortest way
to do this is to have a place for every
thing on the farm and to see that
everything is kept where 1t belongs.
This win save both time and effort
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

The neighbors talked about her nearly
everywhere they met,
They talked about her till she died; they
talk about her yet.
The high and low all spoke of her, as
did the old and young,
And every gossip tossed her name upon
her nimble tongue
Twas she who kissed the baby first and
blest its happy birth.
Twas she who helped to guide its feet
through all the paths of EARTH
Twas she who watched beside the bed
whereon the dying lay.
Twas she who soothed the stricken
friends when one was called away
The neiKhbors talked about her nearly
everywhere they met;
They talked about her till she died: they
talk about her yet
They talked about her wondrous hands
her heart fun of love-
And now the angels talk of her who
dwells with them above
Nixon Waterman in l. A W. Bulletin
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rHE LAND SAILOR.

Bow, blow my craft where yellow leaves
Swirl vagrant through the air.
And blow where the rustlins sheaves
Dot fields of stubble bare
For / would sail the autumn land
While glow its radiant hues.
With boat and breeze at my command
Down all it's wales I'll cruise.
Frank harrington in Lippincotts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Need Of Improvement in Dairy
Methods.


From Farmers Review: In no ar
ticle Of human food is so much filth
consumed as in dairy products When
milk or cream is ordered even at
our best hotels and restaurants. dirt
is frequently found at the bottom if it
is allowed to stand short time This
is not appetizing. to say the least, and
is driving people who like milk to
using something in it's stead This
greatly reduces the consumption OF
milk and at present Americans do
not consume more than one-third as
much milk per capita as Is used In
some European countries. Many per-
sons use as little milk as possible
because of the careless way in which
it is produced and the fear that it may
contain disease germs. AS dairy prod
ucts are usually consumed in the raw
state. there is. of course, more danger
ON this account, but when in proper
condition they are both healthful and
economical and would be consumed in
much larger quantities If people could
always obtain them clean and of good
quality.
Simply because we are accustomed
to doing q thing In slipshod way is
no reason for Its continuance. We
- 2 AAS44S AZ al 0SC "a Lie iAOot - dRiSA
change and Improvements and the
sharpest competition. The public is
becoming more intelligent and is de-
manding better food products year
after year, and unless the dairymen
fall into line and march with the pro-
cession by producing clean mink and
dairy products their consumption will
certainly decrease. People will not
continue tn drink milk in which n
sediment is found and to eat poor
butter and cheese. 1t is then to the
interest of the dairymen themselves
as well as the general public that at
tention be given to the production OF
milk, butter and cheese that are clean
and attractive in appearance as well
as of superior quality.
In dairying as in all other occupa-
tions there is room at the top ard it
is in the better class of dairying
that the profits lie, for this is as yet
a field almost wholly unoccupied.-
w. J. Fraser, University of Illinois.
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Come, fill my sails you wastrel wind.
And watt Ger the fields.
The golden fields, rich harvest lined
With all that red earth YIELDS
Come blow me down the valley way
Between the crimson hills,
Where hardwoods make the landscapes
gay
And Natures glad heart thrills.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

There is no doubt about life being
one long. sweet song. but not all of Us
are good singers
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Sixteen children have been rescued
from drowning this season by Walter
Turrell. q Yarmouth (England) ferry
man. who has saved % lives alto
Eether-
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The practice of moistenlng the
cows teat with milk when milking
is . dirty one and should be aban-
doned-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

Spain has $50. 900 miles OF cork for
esta, and Kentucky fs 'insanely 5eal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

The man OF learning knows too
much to be everlastinxly boastIng
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Gain in FEEDING siraae.

There are about 3,4S8 hills in an
acre of corn. Vaiuing the corn at
from SO to $12 an acre, you will
find feeding six hills a day. it will
cost you 21z cents a day to feed q
COW or horse. The COW or horse
is doing its own grinding and shuck-
ing the feed, costing you 21z cents
per day per animal. We remember
one year after our COWS had gone
through a terrible drought, they
caught the pink-eye from a neigh
boris cattle, which he had bought at
the stock yards. They fell on in
flesh and milk. Frost had killed our
field corn and we were at loss to
know what to do. This was the lat
ter part of October, and we began to
feed ensilage and from that day we
increased our milk. the cows gained
in flesh, the hair looked silky and
glossy and the milk was OF rich
June color.-L. A. Speis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

Public virtue never survives the
demfee Of private rec<1fude
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From Farmers Review: l would
lot by any means have plu-l trees in
a poultry yard, IL it must be kept clear
from grass, in order to have the plum
trees do we'll can not see what good
they do any way. for the shade from
them is very poor. besides, unless the
ground under the trees is well stirred.
after every heavy rain, the ground
will harden SO they will not scratch
or keep it loose so as to act as
mulch, consequently they will 10 no
good In there on that account OF
course. II you spade up the ground
under each tree after tho heavy rains,
it would make an ideal dusting place
for Them A poultry yard. by all
means, must have grass. for It is al
most impossible to raise chickens and
have them do well without it.
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GENERAL JOLLYMORE'S IVORY HUNT.
By C. l. o. LUCKEN.

tcopyrisht, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Co.,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Unscientific Handing of MIX.

Unscientific Handling of Milk.
Mr. McNutt said: The farmer sells
his milk for cents quart, the baby
who drinks it pays 8. Two cents for
production, cents for distribution
There is something wrong about that
1 found out the trouble one morning:
when in New York At O'Clock &
milkman came along, climbed stairs
and left pint OF milk His wagon
ratified away a quarter of mile and
delivered another pint That morning
over fifteen milk peddIers came up
those same stairs to deliver milk We
have learned how to distribute our
letters, but If we had the same system
of distribution in the mail service tnaI
we have in the milk business every
letter would cost 25 cents postage
Benton Harbor. Mich, News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

National Bureau of Forestry.
The work of the Bureau OF Forestry
Is now being carried on in 20 states.
Tie Bureau appointed 80 new student
assistants for this season, the entire
field force numbering 165 men. The
work includes, among other things.
the gathering of the necessary data
for several working plans. study OF
a number of well-known commercial
trees. the examination of farm wood
lots. and a study OF the treeless areas
With a view of devising plans for for
est extension The Bureau of For
estry began the new fiscal year of
leo2-190S with an appropriation of
s291, $50. The amount for the pre-
vious year was $1S5, ,440 This in
creased appropriation shows how this
work commends itself to Congress.
and it makes possible much wider
] ange OF work. The present seasons
work is by far the most varied and
interesting yet undertaken by the
bureau of Forestry, and is being car
ried on in Maine. New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,. New York.
New Jersey, Maryland. Tennessee,
Kentucky, West Virginia. North Caro-
lima, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Oklahoma. South Dakota, Montana,
Arizona and California Later In
the season 1t will be extended to still
other states and territories.
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The seedIina Apple.

FOR good many years tnere mas
been contest as to whether it was
better to hunt up new apples in for
eign countries and import them or de-
velop new apple varieties from. seeds
Both methods have been tried and
both have yielded some discouraging
results. A few good apples have been
imported from foreign countries, but
very many, after having been tried for
a dozen years. have been cast aside as
worthless On the other hand, of all
seedlings that have been brought to a
stage of fruitfulness not one in thou
sand has proved to be of value
However, we should not forget that
all the progress that has been made in
the development of new varieties at
home or abroad has been by means OF
seedlings For every good variety we
now have, multitudes of seedlings
have been tried and cast aside. We
must continue this work, though it Is
very slow as a process. 1t is great
task to care for a thousand seeding
trees and bring them to bearing age.
They must be planted at first In seed
ling rows and then transplanted- They
must be cared for after the best meth
DDS for years till they come into fruit
necessary to keep them for other
years to determine other facts about
them; for a tree will sometimes show
increased fruitfulness as the years go
on. Among the things that must be
done for the trees are keeping the
ground fertile and the trees sprayed
The borers must be hunted out and
the caterpillars attacked as soon as
they appear. The discouraging thing
about the work is that after SO long
wait and much hard work the grower
may find that not one tree is superior
to varieties already growing. and un-
less a new variety be superior in at
least one point to other varieties it is
of no use to save it.
The laborer can never know that he
is to reap the benefit of his hard
work. Even if he develops a superior
variety, other years must elapse be
fore he can make anything from it;
and even that will depend on his bust
ness acumen and business energy.
However. the Seeding is the only
available road of advance. If all apple
growers would each grow few trees
it would distribute the load over many
backs and it would weigh less heavily
a few.-Farmers' Review.