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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Homo visitors' Excarstons via the Mis-
souri Pacific Railway
To pointa in Ohio and Indiana One
fare for the round trip plus $s.o0.
Tickets on sale September 2nd, 9th,
18th, and 2srd, good to return within
80 days from date of sale. Excellent
opportunity to visit the old folks at
home. Call on or address nearest Mis-
souri, Pacific Agent for particulars.
II c. Townsend, c. P. & T. Agt., st. Louis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch" There is
none to equal 1t in quality and guam
tity. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try 1t
now and save your money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

The shoe dealer doesn't like to keep
his wares on hand
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

The farmer can give you spades
even If he has no cards to hand out
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Use for Coffee Grounds.

Use for Coffee Grounds.
The grounds of coffee, after using
the liquid. are excellent to mix with
the earth used in flower beds. They
keep the earth moist and facilitate
blossoming.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Defiance Starch is guaranteed big
gest and best or money refunded. 16
ounces 10 cents. Try it now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
BITS OF INFORMATION

i |
doveo nvedtw nve in .
Europe hasss birthsa $4,000 deathsd daily.
a
be
old
Quarantine
dass OF mas 'ee0 known
There are $40 newane i, LANAI, Thirty wears ago there were only
about
pigeons of
over 80
tographic plates may be unnecessary
'NS reports '@' 'S'S : s'''
for
AN % ar the value just
This ms ss IT'S Th the a % @ 1 p es tse er published
liquid gas
of in in
having reached 600
S a
of
until becoming
miles Lough Erne in Ireland has $50 islands
OF
FIlpno
actually because Americana
Shipping
o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Llw Rates to the Northwest


Commencing September / and con-
hnuing until October 81. 1902. Sec
ond-class One-way colOnist tickets
will be sold by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul R'y from Chicago to
all points in Montana, Idaho, Utah.
California, Washington, Oregon, Brit
ish Columbia and intermediate points
at greatly reduced rates. Choice Of
routes via St. Paul or via Omaha.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul R'y is the route of the United
States Government fast mail trains
between Chicago, ST. Paul and Mime
apolis, and of the Pioneer Limited.
the famous train ofsthe world.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Ry, or address F. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

For forty years DIR. Fowlerss Extract Of
Wild Strawberry has been curing summer
complaint, dysentery, diarrhoea, bloody hux,
pain In the stomach. and it has never yet
failed to do everything claimed for it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Two million Americans suffer the tortur-
ing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to. Burdock
Blood Bittsrs cures At any drug store.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

When a chorus girl is in bad shape
abe resorts to padding.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Man is the only animal that can't
be trusted to remain idle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

| The complaints that other people
have, are, of course, largely a mat
| ter of the imagination.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

When a man acquires the title OF
grandfather, he signs to think how
old his wife is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

A woman's idea of refinement is to
be tall and thin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Diplomacy sometimes consists OF
saying nothing at the right time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Hypocrites pray cream and live
skim milk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27


in
here is a o.
gigantic fish recently caught in the Camata Straits
in
Melbourne
is
on a
W a
Admiral
a
by the ironcla
be
hasp yed them to be
the mtc 3 ii Norw
the Of the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

these plants to the best advantage
knowledge of the systematic arrange
ment of plants into orders. general and
species is, of course. interesting and
valuable. But what the farmer most
needs TO know is Just how they act as
HEing things, how they use the materials
IN soil and air. how the various organs
are produced and the conditions best
suited to the production of the most
profitable growth. The study Of the com
parative anatomy of plants and animals
VIII enable one to comprehend the Won
derful adaptation Of organs to the work
to be done. and how these organs came
to be formed. Accurate studv OF the
physiological functions of plants and
ANIMALS will enable the student to see
the absurdity of many of the old notions
that still hang about the farm, such as
wheat turning to cheat, planting by the
moon and all such Superstitions born of
ignorance of plant life. In the earlier
days of agricultural study we had a
series of small volumes entitled "Agri-
culture These tried in brief volume
to treat of the whole subject of agricul-
ture, and it is needless to say that they
amounted to very little. In the inception
of the colleges of agriculture the pro-
books suited to their work and this fact
has led to a great evolution in books on
agriculture. We have learned that there
are many branches of study intimately
connected with the study which need a
book by themselves. SO we do not now
nave text books on agriculture, but books
on plant life, animal husbandry. and
special lines of this such as dairyng
stock breeding, feeding for beef or milk
and numberless other important matters
IN this line The chemistry of the farm.
has also demanded volumes ADAPTED to
the needs of the special student. and
horticulture as an important branch Of
soil culture. has many special volumes
treating of the various spccialties in
fruits, flowers and commercial gardening
, IN general. Hence instead of q little
book on agriculture which can but skim
/ the surface. the student needs quite a
library if he is to attain skill in his pro-
tession. 1t is the aim of the p F. tc
/ be an educational force on the farm. as
We have often said, and the Editor will
take pleasure in replying to letters from
young men on the farms advising them
what books they need to get and how tC
study them. Such letters as are of gen
eral use viii be published in the Query
Department, and personal replies Will be
given in all cases where stamps are en-
closed. OF course there is not much
time for reading in the busy months ot
the summer, but if the young men on The
farms really want to study. we will tly
to help them if they cannot get the
needed help from the college in the
States where they live.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
Good Wheat Crops.
(Ga Stonia Ga ette.)

For fifteen years Mr.. John Harvey has
been farming on Mr.. M. Il. Shuford's \
place near Grouse. Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Harvey came over TO Gastonia to
spend the night with MIR. Shuford
Strange to say. we found one man who
had a good wheat crop. Mr.. Harvey
soWed 45 acres. and says he has a bet
ter crop than last year, in fact the best
wheat crop, so far he has ever made on
the place. All of it except about four
acres of late soWn wheat is good waist
high and thick a plenty. He attributes
his good fortune to the fact that he SOW
ed early, between September Goth. and
October 1st. When his neighhors We're
getting ready to SOW, his wheat up
thick and green, and some of them told
him he had better get out in the field
ard NOW it down. Mr.. Harvey says that
his neishbor Martin Rudisill has about
the same number of acres in wheat and
that it is fine also. The prospect for
heavy heading is good SO far and both
expect good yield of grain, which, of
course, We all hope they will get.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
IRRIGATION SCHEMES

We fully agree With the National
fa'ao- ard StOCkman that the schemes
"i"ro congress fer the irrigation of the
if5a West at the Government expense is
Visionary squandcring Of the money OF
I'm whole people for the benefit CT a few
who happen to live III this arid country.
I" arid Wcst is not needed yet in the
@lT"GIture Of the country There arc
.."' have not vet been brought to thcir
"'r' NroduCtiVcncSS. or hardly even
"'a+"! Mt all. BY the time there is a
20 @'mand for tho arid region in agri-
't'"o he States where the lands lie,
1HTatr corporations will be fully.
,"" 10 cope With the problem. If the
'.Ih1nd.n" Of the rivers of the West
".H "o so much good and bring so much
.''t 10 the Government through their
'@ II. the enterprise would be fully
I"iiablc as an invcstbont for pri-
''.' .aNltal, and the general Govern
''dId then give lands TO such COM
..17. as they did to all the railroads
It'd" Central West to aid in the work
'''Eahen by the general Government
way would be open to all sorts IF
,'.4t'lfa- We have had one Credit
.'I and want NO more. When it
-. pay TO Ilri@ate these lands the work
.' como but not bV the Government.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
SELF EDUCATION ON THE FARM.

There are thousands OF bright young
men in active life on farms who have
not had. and who are so situated that
they cannot have the advantage of &
training at an agricultural college. But
there is no reason for any such young
man to remain ignorant of the princi-
pies that underlie his profession. Read
ing the current literature of the farm
in the best agricultural papers will of
course aid him in his work, and be an
essential factor in keeping him we'll
abreast of the progress in farming. But
he can accomplish far more by vigorously
undertaking a systematic course of study
at home In many of the Agricultural
Colleges there are now offered cores
pondence courses Of study al home un-
der proper guidance. In these courses
the student is directed what books to
get and read, his papers are regularly
corrected and advice given. No young
farmer, whose education in farm matters
is defective, no matter how much of a
school education he may have received,
can afford to neglect the opportunities
thus offered. OF course where practi-
cable, it will be better to take one Of
the Winter time short courses at the col
lege of your State, but if this cannot be
done the next best thing is to write to
your college Of agriculture and ascertain
whether a correspondence course IS of
fercd. There is hardly one of these col
leges whore the professors Will not un-
dertake to guide the studies of any young
man who reSOlutely wants to learn. They
are hardly the men for their places if
they refuse to do so. Accurate study of
the life of the plants of which our crops
are made up. how they do their work
and make their growth, and how we can
intelligently help them. all lie at the
foundation of the business of growing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
Bill Arp'S Letter.


-tvS II 4l4y.l Uu q harp a. 4 E-H.H-sg-
s-ant Strings sasrate of #.at r.a atte
.at-l.ak an. tnar.- . .srtat many H.#.E4
az fra ia tht world Ia ths fuss sIa.a
thar. ths common sort of grr. aHt tE.a.
.ber... faxfr. rrf ,..f4-hsr. H-. a#.#F..
.,5r! tr.. ready ana fre ana ram Ha.E #ut
usay other .yuas aE fire for fH. ,@#.
SAYS. Hr played an tAe harp at aHaa.
sand sfrine- sHHrtts uf 3s.t w.a HHHe
p,rleck
But IN TEN ven the Kind 80 trs i. Es
.pol.en ~ fu th. H.Hle. INV UrstE#r.u..
lis Heu Fire aaA thata th, bamt of afm
as great many ~ yoaN come ta tt
YOU don 90 better nor what you Hes.
been doIn.-Ior H. PLAYED on a AsFs
or thousand strings. smer.t7 Hy jest
men made Ierfoak. And thata tan Anj
OF fire you cant dodge nav hgettftur.
al. for its the rre that won't Ne aHeulb-
I'd You may rs TO the mountains or
HcIsidam. whore the woo1biue talneth
ana the lion roaroth and the Whansa
doodle mourueth for it's first born. ba.
YOU cant hide from the ursqueuahable
fire. for il is the fire OF he'll and dawue-
ton. an And he played ON a harp ot "a
thousand strings -sEcrts of jest Meu
made porfcck.
Now as there are many kinds of .asrts
and many kinds Of FIRE. ah' in the Worli.
ah' ics so there are many kinds OF Chris
ti3ns an In tho fuss place We have tH"
Piscopanans. and they are high-sailln
hich-roostin', hiIfalutn set. ah1 and theN
may BE likcnod unto q turkey hnzzarl
that flies uD into the air. ah' and De
goes up and mp. and ur. till he looks
no bigger than your finger nail ana Ibe
fust thing you know. he comes down. and
down and down. and goes to Guu' Rim
self on the carkiss OF a dead hoss hy ihe
side OF the road. ah! and He played on
4 harp Of a thousand strings. spcrits of
Jest men made pcrfecl,"
And then thar's the Methods. ah'
They may be likened unto the squirrel
runnin' UP into tree. for the Methods
believes in gwinc on from ono degree
of grace to another. and finally ON to
perfection. and the squirrel goes uu. and
up. and up. and hc jumps from limb. 20
limb and branch to branch. and the fusl
thing vou know he falls and down ne
comes Fcrnunix. and that's like tho
Methods for they lis alIcrs faIIin. from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
NOTES OF THE FARM.


great fortune to curse his children, )ut
IL he mas made them good citizens and
has shown them how to do their part in
the worlds work faithfully and we'll, he
mas done better than u have piled up
cash The worst handicap a young nian
can have in starting out III life is a
fortune to begin with and lack Of
training in it's proper management. Then
do not worry over such nOnSenS Sica |
questions as that we have quoted but
let US try to help al to make farming
pay in its best and greatest sense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
Al crops we'll advanced but rain need
ed truckers we'll satisfied.

Fine rain falling which will help
greatly SO far, prices for potatoes here
are $3.50 to 81. - per barrel, but prices
viii rule higher account of shortage
TO the north of us.
Bclhaven.-ShippnG about 1900 barrels
per day at prices above. Principal points
for shipment Pttsburg New York. Phil
adolphia, Washington Wilkcsbarre Har-
TiSburs and Buffa 10.
Fa,yottcville.-But small shipments Of
potatoes from here; lots Of beans are
raised: market opened May 2Oth and will
close June 18th: condition 100: yield 75;
acreage 125: prices $1.0O to $50 per
crate; this week s125 per crate Prin-
cipal shipping points: Boston. New York
and Baltimore. DeWberries quite an i'm
portant crop here; shipments began June
1st and will close juno goth: prices %
cents per quart whom market opened.
Wilmingt0n.-No many potatoes grown
here. and on account of dry weather not
moro than half a crop will be made
Acreage IS compared with last and for
mer years 100: number two in size; time
of digging about ton days late this year
Prices received from three to four dol
lars per barrel
Bean snipm ents began a tho usual
time, May 18th; condition 100: yield 10:
acreage 100; prices from - cents to $50
per crate: price this week S1-5.
BectS, lettuce and strawberries are
shipped in abundance; yield was splendid
but season has been over sometime.
Egg plant an important crop here: ship
ments begin June Goth and last about one
month; nearly all the crop goes to Phil
adclphia; is shipped in half barrel bas-
kets and brought last year from $3 to
$3.50 por basket
Oriental Pamlico County.-Potatocs
yield 60 per cent compared with full
crop; condition - per cent: acreage as
compared with last year. - p"r cent: sea
son opened May eth. and viii close June
Goth Bulk of shipments made between
juno 1St and 10th: with full crop 100000
barrels arc shipped from Painlco, this
year about g.. 600 barrels will go out,
mostly to Baltimore Washington. Now
York. Philadelphia. Boston, Providence
and Jersey City. Trices from $500 to
$50 nor barrel.
Cabbagc-Yicld So ncr cent: condition
81 per cent. acreage 100 per cent; shipped
to same points as above; Prices 81 to
$40 por crate
Reans-Shpments bcCun June Isl. close
2eth; acreage Toe: condition =: yield -:
prices from - cnnts to $o.35 Tcr crate.
Dennis Eagan postmaster Of Jackson
willie, was found dead in his room last
night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
irtl.S FARMING PAY?

l,,.. daily paper in one of the At
., ''I"s once wrote to this Editor
rf.. I.F contribution on the qu"s-
r- "oes Farming Pay?" We replied
,... 'aal this W&s a question that
r.. ''"lsh Ducople had been asking
eo. 'atIons. and that neither tho
, 4"I'a tho farmers were all dead
il. Nat as veil AK the came question
..... San" 10 any business in which men
AR, 'n'fc are men who fail to make
In r 7 Pay, While others get rich
l... game occupations where these
Of EEon in farming we X now
IF no hay~ become millionaircs
dr....., INNING, ana we know OF hun
n.. WHO ttE. ncvrr made = decent liv-
an ... hut, taj.ing the average OF
ar.. 1l"I"na. VIC assume that tn re
art a, ""hErupts, or fewer, than IN
rn.. "'F oaIIin~ Pew mako great for
On 'J Thousands live co3nfortablv
m. f.. Her Investment Of capital on
r.mfo., nan would give them the same
Ih. any other business.
ra. a.. 'F" acourulation of money is
eos ~, 50 measure of a mans sue
l.r,... us life. Tho man who has made
hn. ANA '' Tor those dependent upon
hi. ,. '' Who has been = lsofu, man IN
may not have laid up &
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

W. L. Massey IN the 1rdCIlcaI FdrncID
HORSES.
Notwithstanding automobiles, electric
cars and bicycles, horses are high in
price. Wars have taken a great many
of them, and the breeding of horses and
mules must for many years to come be
prOhta bic pursuit. Heavy draft horses
Will always be in demand in the cities,
and in the raising Of this class there
Will always be a profit Good we'll bred
carriage horses, too, will for many years
at least be in demand, for it will be a
long time before the general public Will
adopt the automobile as the sole car
riage There never has been time when
really good horses would not sell for
a fair price, while there has been times
when it was hard to dispose of poor ami
mails. Hence breed the best or do not
breed any at all
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

An effort is now being made in the
south particularly in North Carolina
to get up 4 furOrc for the breeding of
siIh worms and the raising of silk in
this country. Those Of us who are old
enough TO have received from our
fathers the accounts of the MOrus Multi
c7ulis craze of the early thirties. take
but little stock III the present effort to
g.t up boom in silk culture. The pro-
wiutor OF the leading silk factory in
North Carolina very wisely suggests to
rhe enthusiasts that we cannot compel"
i'm he makn 2 of raw silk With the
chin So who work for five cents a day,
OF oven with the low priced labor of the
South Of Europe. He suggests that we
must continue to get our raw silk rom
noIoaj We have had nun2bers Of lot
'or# from readers Of the Practical Farm
Il h" South asking about silk cul-
ta-o and We have invariably advised
'1m ID let it alone, as there is not The
slightest probability of its being llado
lr'Ltablo in this country.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
NEWS OF TRUCKING
Special Report to Commits
sioner Patterson.
North Carolina Conditions Also Reported, The
Truckers About Norfolk Are Blue Over
the Seasons Prosp, c's.

commissioner OF Agriculture Patterson
yesterday gave out the following trucking
information received from his special
agents.
Norfolk, Va, June 11.-Bean crop is
now being marketed; is short about one
third, with normal acreage; prices half
bushel baskets, green, S1.75; wax. 81 20 at
New York. Present New York price So 90
per basket for green, wax, $1.0O per bas-
ket. Shipments over in few days. Dry
weather affected the crop.
Cabhage.-The season about over: Weld
90 per cont less than average year, acre
age normal, dry weather accounts for
shortage; prices at first $3.50 crate.
then jumped to 1925 a crate in New
York, present price in New York $500
crate; Boston, $2.2 per crate
Potatoes.-Ths crop had an increase in
acreage of ten per cent but the yield will
be 30 per cent off; season opens June
10Th. Dry weather has ruined the pros
poets, and rain now would 10 little good.
Very lew have been dug Primes sold
in New York yesterday at $4.OO per bar
rel.
NOTWITHSTANDING about normal:
yield about 25 per cent off-rain would
improve the prospect.
Truckers about Norfolk are blue over
the prospects. Principal shipping points:
New York, Baltimore Boston, Provi-
dence and Philadelphia.
NORTH CAROLINA CONDITIONS
The following information has come to
hand about conditions of trucking il this
State:
Goldsboro Acreage Yield. Value
Potatoes leo 70 -
Beans, 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
Cartha &c, y. {.

Elizabeth City. N. G., June H.
w H. Brown, of Warrch'oh' n"9
assigned to the pastorate OF 'ic oo'o''
NJ f. church here, and is cXpec'eu ~ 81
rive this week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

NV F. Massey in The Practical
FaTmCr)
r-..- tho first three months of 1902 the
~ norris of Boston, New York, Phlia-
5.r,1fa and aBltimore received an ag-
,.-..ga+e Of 34,S46,997 bushels of grain,
~ +ar same period of 1901 the same
l-+- received 1895 OBJ bushels. The
'h.~+ crops of the farmers brings loss
49, ,H, whole country. The transporta-
t.or and handling of the other 4o,o0o0oo
,..eagrs gave employment to a host
,.I.rh lack it this year, and the farmer
has less money.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

The Winter oats which were not killed
,rt h,. the hard Winter, are now making
r,qrniGccnt growth and MAY 2nd) are
.,.+ bcainning to show signs of heading.
Ta, hairy vetch soWn with them is also
.A.q.fns bloom and promises a large
,.irF crimson clover is cut, and the
.rop is fine, We cut this as soon as fair
rv in bloom, rs Wc use the hay for
horse feed and do not want to run any
risk with the sharp hairs that harden as
rrs head crows older and make the hay
dangerous for horses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

Dennis Eagan. post master of Jackson
willie, was found dead in his room last
night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17

TcIarcc growers are happy over the
prospect of a vigorous competition with
the American Tobacco Company. The
American Company went to England to
ccmrcrc with the Imperial Compa ny;
or in fact. to try to monopolize tele
tobacco trade Of ENGLAND as they have
armost done in this country. Now the
ImuGial company returns the compli-
-neut and comes over here to build fac
tories anC put buyers on the market in
competition with the Trust. Two large
factories arc to be built by the English
mont in North Carolina and one in Nir
ginia. The competition will benefit the
growers of the tobacco crop.