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A DANGEROUS Fraud.

Press Bulletin 81, of the Oklahoma
station, says: While travelling in
Woodward county investigating the
loco disease of cattle the veterinarian
of the Oklahoma Experiment Station
procured from a stockman a sample
of a sure cure for black leg in cattle
which he had obtained from travel
ing veterinarian" The material was
analyzed and found to be corrosive
sublimate, very poisonous chemical
which is dangerous to have around al
any time and doubly so when in the
guise of a mysterious cure for a dis
ease. The stockman in this case knew
that the only treatment for black leg
was preventive vaccination with vac
cine properly prepared and procured
from reliable sources. 1t is of course
impossible to estimate the damage
caused by irresponsible persons OF
which this veterinarian" is a type
The experiment station at Saltwater
makes every effort to acquaint Okla
homa farmers with new things that
may be of benefit to them and an in
quiry in doubtful cases will always
bring a prompt reply giving the facts
in SO far as the station can determine
them. The mysterious is always to be
distrusted.
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A Man, a Girl and a Cable.
BY BISHOP HOWARD.

Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
Theodore Van Aldine was a lucky
dog. At least everybody said SO, and
what everybody says is true, according
to an old saw. But old saws some
times miss fire in this practical work
a-day world, with it's ever-changing
conditions. And, truth be told, Theo-
dore Van Aldine did not possess half
so keen appreciation of his inherent
luck as the great world about him in
sisted upon. True he was the child
of wealth; true, he had never known
a care; true, his pockets had always
bulged with money and no wish had
been ungratified. And right there was
the trouble. When one can have ones
hearts desire at all times and places,
it pals on one and interest in life and
affairs dies out. At least it had so
proven with Van Aldine. He had al
ways been fed ON the daintiest of fare,
been clothed in the finest of raiment,
driven the fastest horses, led the CO
tillion at the swellest balls, been fav-
ored by the most beautiful maidens,
owned the fastest yachts-in short.
had had the very cream and pick of
the good things of the world.
But he was not happy. In fact he
was distinctly discontented and miser-
able. At % he has tasted all there is
to life, from the standpoint of the SEN
sualist and the epicure, and had found
it after all to be bore.
He was a c1ean-cut, we1l-equipped
young fellow, was Van Aldine, and
born to an humble estate, where he
would have been compelled to work
o1t his own salvation might have
carved out great career-or have
been the founder of a great fortune
as had been his paternal grandfather,
with the Dutch blood and thrift
But the tates had willed otherwise,
and he had been born to purple and
fine linen, with care only to perserve
the family pride and act always the
gentleman. And this came so natural
that no effort was required and the
consequence was that the boy had
never been permitted to put forth ef-
fort enough to interest him in exist
ence.
And he had tired of it all-the lux
ury and the conventionalities, and had
become moody and Observation-Disclosures
to the point of seriously considering
the losing of his identity and enlisting
for service in the Philippines or for
service with the Beers in South At
rica- In this frame OF mind he flung
himself onto a cable car to get away
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She Does Not FIirt.

The one girl in the world who does
not understand the art of flirting is she
of the Philippine Islands. She is wom-
anly and interesting, extremely grace
full, as straight as an arrow and always
picturesque, but seldom pretty. A girl
becomes young lady at IL or 13; by
35 she is probably grandmother. but
even at the advanced age of so she is
still supple and graceful and pictur-
esque. The type of beauty of all the
Pacific islands is the same The skin
is yellow or brown, the hair straight
and shiny black, the eyes soft and lus-
trous, and the teeth white The girls
are modest to the last degree
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
Toilet of a Lady Ant.

A naturalist has been making OBJ
servations on the toilets of certain
ants, and has discovered each insect
goes through most elaborate ablu-
tions.
They are not only performed by
herself, but by another, who acts
for the time as lady's maid. The
assistant starts by washing the face
of her companion, and then goes over
the whole body.
The attitude of the ant that is being
washed is one of intense satisfaction.
She lies down with all her limbs
stretched loosely out; she rolls over
ON her side, even her back, a perfect
picture of ease.
The pleasure the little insect
evinces being thus combed and
sponged is really enjoyable to the
observer.
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and luxury, could begin to understand.
What was it she had that he had not?
The question made him smile and
served to keep his eyes on the girls
face The more he looked the more
she interested him. The play of color
and the panorama of changing express
sions not only fascinated him, but
gave him some suggestion of the alive
intelligence behind the mobile fea-
lures.
OF sudden the thought came to
him: MY God, where among the
daughters of wealth and fashion in our
set and who are so assidously making
themselves agreeable, is there one SO
dainty and SO intelligent? And where
is one who has the philosophy to carry
a load such as this girl is carrying, and
do it with a cheerful face?"
The more he ruminated the more
interested he became. While he was
gazing at her with grave and intent
eyes she turned her eyes shyly that
way and their eyes met squarely. She
dropped hers and Slight flush suf
fused her pale cheeks. Hardly less
soon than she dropped her eyes his
sought the floor of the car and cloud
of embarrassment covered him.
OF course it was ridiculous. and he
realized it quicker than anybody. He
lit fresh cigar and looked steadily
out of the window. But he could not
forget and in the space of two min
utes he had made up his mind that
the pretty little blue-eyed girl carry
ing her load so bravely was the one
girl in all the world for him. The
idea stimulated him and gave him
grip on interest in life and affairs he
had never had since he could remem-
Der.
Well, that's about all there is to
the story. He was too wise and ex-
perienced, of course, to frighten her
by any bold moves. But he took very
good care-and expensive-to learn
her name, address and limitations. He
contrived to meet her and become
familiar with all the humiliations of
her position.
Then he became indignant and went
after the matter in hand with all the
force and directness that character
lied his paternal grandfather in the
upbuilding of his fortune. The result
was that within a month Van Aldine
and Milly Conan were quietly married
much to the disgust of Vans imme-
diate family, but more to the dismay
of old Mrs Grigsby, who never had
contemplated the possibility of losing
her "slavey."
And the strange part of it is that
it is the happiest marriage on record.
Milly not only made a good wife-a
model wife from the standpoint of do
mestic economy-but she made the
kind of wife of whom her husband
is proud nearly to the point of wor-
ship. And, strangest of all known
phenomena, from the fourth day of
October in the year 1898, at about
4:30 p. M, or shortly thereafter, Van
Aldine acquired an interest in life of
which he never had had a conception
before and which he never lost there
after-at least up to the present time,
and the Van Aldines have now been
married for nearly eight years.
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Mature Ewes and Rams for sreeders.


An experiment station bulletin
says: AS rule it is injurious to
breed immature stock; and the best
returns are not to be expected from
weak or very old animals. Both OBJ
servation and experience have con-
vinced me that the use of a ram lamb
for example, as sire in a flock, results
in lambs lacking in character and OF
uncertain quality, while the use of
matured ram would have given salts
factory returns. There is a general
tendency, in the anxiety to secure re.
suits from breeding herds. to breed the
females at too early an age, which too
often Injuries the vitality and growth,
and promotes reduced size and quality.
Animals should not be required to
take on themselves the burdens OF
motherhood until they have acquired
fair maturity and development The
man who breeds his ewes to first lamb
as long yearlings, to have his beef
cows first drop calves at thirty months
old, or his dairy cows at twenty-four
or twenty-six months, or his sows to
first farrow at twelve or fourteen
months of age, is on safer ground in
building up his herd than the man
who will not wait for this maturity.
In a measure, there is also objection
in using very old or weak animals for
breeding. Strength of character from
such cannot be expected to equal that
from animals in the prime of age and
condition.
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inC even life insurance. had died,
mourned Ond regretted by hundreds
of friendS--and sincerely mourned,
too, and but leaving nothing but the
reputation of always having been
good fellow and a gentleman-that is,
nothing excepting a select assortment
of debts and a large quota of regrets.
Then the mother, trifie more practi-
cal, as mothers are-but more a lady
than manager, sincerely loving her
husband, had pined and died. And the
upshot of it all was that Milly had
been left, as a very early age, to the
tender mercies of not overly cordial
world, with no visible assets except
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The one girl in all the world for him.
-ng a very sensitive nature, the inher-
ent instincts of a lady and a healthy
appetite counting a face OF con-
siderable promise from the standpoint
of beauty, figure and a disposition of
rare sweetness.
1t was fortunate, indeed, and very
charitable, on the part of Aunt Mar
tha that Milly's mothers sister, having
gone nearly blind and being the relict
of old Grigsby, who had departed this
life prematurely, but not before he had
wisely invested in life insurance to the
amount of few thousand dollars, felt
the need and necessity of companion
to steer her about, and selected Milly
for that important post, thus combin-
ing charity with business. To be sure
the post proved exceedingly trying, not
only from the standpoint of physical
work-as may be imagined when the
Querulous nature of Mrs. Grigsby is
remembered, but also because of the
exceeding patience and tact required
of the young girl in order to get along
at all with the relative who more and
more as the months rolled by strength
ened her hallucination that she was
doing an act of exceeding charity in
feeding and clothing her niece in pay
ment for work which she could not
have had dcne for ten times what
Milly's keep cost her.
Things being at this pass one day
when MILL had reached the age of 1S
and had stified all the aspirations that
came to her and settled down to life
time of benumbing service, the latter
decided to go across the city to make
a call and accompanied by her niece
boarded cable car.
This was at 4: 80 O'Clock in the after
noon on the fourth day of October in
the year 1898
Smoking his Havana somewhat sui
kily on the rear seat of the cable car,
Theodore Van Aldine's attention was
attracted by an old woman, accom-
panied by young girl. who boarded
the car. The woman was Querulous
and com planning, the girl patient and
apparently cheerful. The woman was
nearly blind, and the girl took every
pains to see that she was made COM
Portable, for which she received only
complaints. The girl did not show
resentment, but looked out upon the
sunshine and smiled at radiant nature.
And such a smile as 1t was! 1t rivaled
the sunshine itself. Van Aldine OBJ
served her curiously. Here was q
girl tied to a cross and selfish old
woman and she seemed to be extract
ing from tfss fresh air and the sum
shine moro enjoyment than he, Van
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Home Assimilation.

"We," says the explorer. as he en-
deavors to make the canniba1 chief
tain understand why his country is
to be annexed, have no desire except
to benevolently assimilate you"
Huh" replies the cannibal chief
tain. so far as we, personally, are
concerned, our assimilating processes
are in good repair We have assimi-
lated two missionaries and four sail
ors within the past year. / guess
we will do about all the assimilatine
that needs to be done on this island
And the explorer was led around
the back way to the pantry.-Baltf
more American
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Selecting Sheep for a Flock.

w. j. Boynton of the Minnesots
Stock Breeders Association says:
Anyone that starts pure bred flock
should be fond of sheep and ambitious
He should take pride enough in the
flock to be determined that it should
not only be kept up to as high stand.
ard as when it comes into his hands
but that it should constantly improve.
All successful breeders must progress.
Start with the breed that you like
best, if it is suitable for your location
and there is demand enough for it to
make it paying investment as well
as q pleasant business. In selecting
the ewes for the foundation flock get
as uniform a lot as possible, as this
will be great help to you. It is
hard to breed anything uniform from
an uneven lot. Size is important, but
not SO much as the quality. The Sc
lection of the ram is the most i'm.
portant- He is one-half if not three
fourths of the flock. Don't be afraid
to invest your money in good ram.
You cannot keep your flock up If you
do not use good sires. A flock of poor
quality ewes can be greatly improved
by using good sires, but a poor ram
will run down the quality of the best
flock Of ewes. A highly fitted and fin
ished ram should be avoided. He is
at his best and will never look as well
again. Pay for the quality but not
the fitting
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
Locality Affects Quality of Apples.

Locality Affects Quality of Apples.
A variety of apples will vary in
quality largely according to the local
ity in which it grows. We have been
struck with this fact as we have test
ed apples grown in different parts of
the United States. Just what are the
elements entering into the problem
it is hard to say. The writer was
once on the fair grounds at ST. Louis
and was looking over the apple ex-
hibit. To the man in charge of the
Missouri exhibit he remarked the
want of flavor of a certain variety of
apples grown in the prairies states.
He was answered that the same va
riety grown in the Ozarks had fine
flavor, and, to prove his assertion,
handed the writer an apple from the
region named. 1t was indeed highly
favored. Possibly the composition of
the soil has much to do with this
The clay soils that are rich in lime
seem to give high favored fruit Yet
it may be due to other things than
the condition and composition of soil.
Perhaps on the rich prairie soil the
growth of the trees and of the fruit
is too rapid to admit of the best of
results in the way of flavors. We
would like to hear from our readers
on this point. Do soils affect flavor
Of apples Review.
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Sweetheart. sleep; Night spreads her pail
Over the silent town,
And the far-on tide is musical
Where the little lines of breakers fall.
And the weary sun goes down.
Sleep, oh, sleepi for the world reposes;
Droop your head like the tired roses;
Dream till the daffodil dawn uncloses
over the sleepless sea.
White birds drift to their dizzy nest
Safe on the headland steep;
Gods great rose is pale in the west,
My little rose must sink to rest
And flower in the land of sleep
Sleep for the wind of night is Blowing
Echoes faint of the cattle lowing,
Drowsy scents of the long days moving,
Over the hills to me.
Now the moon like a silver ship
Steers through the starry sky;
And the lighthouse at the harbors lip,
Where the clammy seaweeds cling and
drip,
Winks with his fierce red eye.
Sleep, oh. sleep, in the magic cleaning
Glide to the land where the elves are
Wake when the sun flames over the
foaming
Splendid spray of the sea!
st John Lucas in Longmans Maga-
zine.
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narrowing Wet Ground.

Ground should not be narrowed
when it is too wet. Only the skiI1ful
farmer can tell when it is too wet.
One farmer follows the practice of
taking a handful of soil and work
ing it into a ball. If the ball holds
together he considers the soil too wet
to be worked The narrowing should
be done when there is sufficient mois-
ture in it to keep it from being very
hard on the surface but should also
be dry enough so that when narrowed
the particles of soil will fall away
from each other. The time during
which ground is just right for har-
rowing is of short duration. This is
especially true of clayey land. On
sandy soil there is little trouble in
narrowing at any time. especially If
the soil be very sandy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

It is estimated by experts that It
costs about $50 per acre to raise sugar
beets- This is on account Of the large
amount OF handwork that must be
given to grow beets of proper size and
shape
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in. but care most be taken to plant
the tube right to the bottom. II this
is not done, when the tree sends out
young roots at the bottom of the
tube, they would come into empty
space and perish, and the death of
the young tree would follow. 1t is
recommended to plant the tree as far
under the soil as possible, as the tube
is more certain to decay when well
in the ground, as the damp can act
on it better than when it shows on
the surface.-Indian Agriculturist.
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The child of wealth
from the dilettante life he so despised
and get little fresh air and motion.
This was at 4:30 O'Clock in the after
noon ON the fourth day of October, in
the year 1898.
Milly Conan had been born to pow
erty and service. There was good
blood back of her-no question about
1t. But it was the blood of the patriot
and the martyr and not that of the
successful trader and money-maker
And her father, who had been always
. gentleman at the expense of carry
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

ing that has not good nature for ita
foundation--Bulwer.
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Novel Method of Planting Trees.

The Forest Department of South
Australia, the most enterprising body
in forestry in the Colonies, have
adopted the bamboo tube system in
planting out young trees, and it has
proved very successful. The plant COM
monty called bamboo (Arundo donax)
really a reed, is cut into lengths of
above inches, and filed with prop
erly prepared soil. Then a small
pinch of seed is placed in each tube,
and with judicious watering the seed
lfngs appear in due course The tubes
may vary from one-ha1f inch to L
inch, but should not be obtained from
very old bamboos, as such tubes will
not rot when planted out All gums
reared for planting out in South Aus
traiia are grown in these tubes, this
plan having been found to be the best
and most economical in rearing, plant
ing. and carrying over long distances,
at the same being safer than any
other system, as far as root exposure
4. concerned. The soil having been
well worked. an opening is made with
. Wade. and the tube is placed there
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Reclamation of Shifting Sand Dunes.
The protection of valuable property
from the encroachment of shifting
sand dunes is becoming an important
problem in some portions of the coun-
try. The regions most severely af-
fected are the Atlantic and Pacific
and the Columbia river district of
Washington and Oregon. Two field
parties from the Bureau of Forestry
are at work on this problem. One
will investigate the worst dune dis
tricts along the Atlantic coast, and
will study carefully the grasses,
shrubs, and trees that can be used
either for temporary or permanent re-
tention of the sand dunes, and will
also inquire into other methods of
holding the active dunes, or changing
their direction Very successful work
in holding the sand by grass and
shrub planting has already been done
by the state of Massachusetts, on a
portion of Cape Cod known as the
Province Lands" The problem along
the Columbia river is somewhat diff
ferent from that along the Atlantic
coast, owing to the different origin and
character of the sand. 1t is expected,
however. that the control of the sand
there. like that of the coast sand, can
be effected by means of grass or shrub
planting, and afterwards by foresta-
ton Primarily the object of control
ling the sand is to protect valuable
property which is endangered by the
dunes.
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Soil for Rye.

Manly Miles: Although rye can be
successfully grown on a great variety
of soils, yet it is of the finest and best
quality when produced on a dry, san
dy one, where few, if any other grains
can be cultivated with equal advan-
tage. By this we do not mean the
poorest soil that can be found and
which contains but little of the ele-
ments of plant food, or that rye can
be successfully grown with but slight
preparation of the land and the con-
slant cropping of the same fields with
1t and no manure supplied to return
the nutritive properties extracted by
successive crops. We have seen a
good growth of rye on a sandy soil
that would produce scarcely anything
else, but the soil was fairly enriched
before the seed was sown. Clay is
not favorable to it's cultivation. espe-
cially a heavy undrained clay, and it
will never do well in a wet soil OF
any kind. A clay loan will produce
fine growth of straw, but the grain
will not be as good as that produced
on sandy soil, the latter producing
a more plump kernel Of better quality
than the forme-. A rich loam will
produce a larger quantity of grain
than sandy soil, but of less value.
Rye is a strong feeder and will ex-
tract about the last element of soIu-
BILE plant food from the soil; hence,
land that has become SO exhausted
that it cannot yield rye, Is veTy poor
indeed and will require a long period
OF rest or large quantity of manure
OF some kind to cause it to produce
anything--Farmers' Review.