The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-14

which first enraptured US with the sight
OF growing crops and flossomlnE orch
ards and look with auazement on the
changes wrought. The oalmy zephyr no
longer Sreets us perfume-laden. bur Is
now a hot withering wind. Mark the
sickly white yellow OF the corn-the
staunted. dwarfed wheat and oats. grass
sere and withered. white with dust. gauut
ana starving cattle walking The tran
along the fence. Only a scum 0f green
/ ish yellow over the bosom of muddy
water in ponds. tanks 8ud creeks. lately
SO proud in their strength. bat would not
now uOat Johnny tiny play boat Look
at tn . abject, oespairine farmer, pcrchesi
/ delectedly on the barnyard fence smoking
an Old clay pipe. Look at the housewife
moving hstiessiy about the house. with
Unl1empt children PLAYING about her. Even
nature seems 10 wear look of despair
and oe.
I'VE Of the cities cannot 50 greatly an
preciate drouth conditions. but the effect
finally reaches the whole animal and veg
etable Kingdoms The lee delivered ~
our door. well sprinkled lawns and streets
/ moving electric fans In our places OF bus
I mess and Vario1s other such Injuries. DO
much to lessen the u iscOmforfs OF the
heated term; but gradually prices begin
70 ascend, and though our markets pro-
vide every product of farm and garden.
the cost becomes almost prohihitive.
Then are our eyes opened 10 the fact that
a serious drouth prevails.
- Nan proposes. God disp0ses. We
plan for future results without certainty
Of knowledge We prepare the soul plant
and sow the grain. expecting naturally
to perform our part iu bringing forth
the sheaves Pruudent and Industrious
hsrmoBizing mental and physical forces
arguing from the standpoint ~ our own
resources relying solely upon oar fntaE-
or intelligence 20 make the soil WELD a.
rich harvest. We OF course. consult the
farmer almanac-watch the moon changes
with the result that We are cent iuced
the former is merely an advertisement for
the patent medicine man. and are forced
to admit for the latter. all sinsas fail IN
cry weather.
Naturally. when failure comes. we turn
to the God Of Nature. praying for as ~
snce; for rein TO make the grass grow !,
TO bring to life the grain We placed ia the
soil: but should tho elements far t1 OPP
crate IN our behalf We grow dtsceuragre
and begin 10 wonder IL We are ~ fault.
Too often We do not stop 70 consider the
future. Only last fan ard spring the
markets for all our products were EoGu.
prices nigh. We said ell the surplus
grain and hay except very small pot-
ton reserved 70 feed the noble horse and
OK. which were 10 lend their aid iu putt
ting IN and attending the expected crop.
Then With the money thus obtained We
went 20 town and liked up vie and u8is-
ies With bits of finerv. an Indulgence tho
average farmer rarely knows. The old.
reliable carry-all was exchanged for An
up-to-date trap. new tangled farm impie-
ments were purchased Wc began tn ae~
sumo an afr of wealth plying Neighb1r
Jones for his seeGv appearance, rloaGing
20 town behind cl4 Sell in tne weii-Hofn
wagon that has served several genera
tons filed with the produce ~ BIS TFeil
kept farm We remark his stine!ness--
wonder why he does not indulge ig Che
luNurles. His barns ti1s ant cora
cribs arc bursting with flliness STAY t
not be that he has learned ine aittfs lfs-
son Of drouths OF former seasons. and
should not We learn 20 prepare f4r 1utt
sgcn OK Eencifsl fhis IS only ore ~ tfle
homely lessons taught. bag it has its re-
clrrence in aA parts pf tAe aEr1efIf isffi
word Neighb1r Jones ls prepared 70
withstand the disa sffr ~ long steEf of
Gr0ufh. having fortified himself Hifn
plentv ~ feed ard water Tor hls stock
Another lfse0u that bias burned lts.lf
into tho he1rfs - the livestock commits
sion men ard the financial iHFsifat tfeas-
FarIr in tha spring nngfhs large Rams
arc rade upon cattle fH.f ttte ea
turned out " tEe fees icfs eata Ef4sa
fsr grazing purposes through tho sar
re~ Loans are based upon tHH posatfie
Vaiue % the catrie after fnrer - $50
months sraxinE b1t ireelfri-Y @&e
fhe esse iesf Eear. rsnEs age su1rf1 .e-
ttre. catrIe deeiiue la flesh. ana 5ff t1fefd
f1 mark i- retr. irwffaFe ranasftH.
and iu greet nnf .aFtalf ne
per hesa q -
nor only as fhe cattle ia1Hslff it
every merchant arl iohlser ~ fHe H7-
ny 1her haF ~ uffs fhe esHrr
fanco IN crous ffat fte ce1ln rf-
c1ant ara ri91
and fle aaflre So aN Hh7 Ierd u e1
leester- 's 50 take fhe ae ~ te ~
advance. ana 30 rol aa ~ fatr
SfH aaafaer mrnt
rolfe delivery afelr eFf1tFaea
eet.ulahf r.fle fe fhe rror
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