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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

winter wind had crimsoned her cheeks
to the hue of pomegranate blossoms,
and coaxed innumerable f1ecks of
black brilliance into the gray irises of
her eyes.
Thompson stood silently by For an
imperceptib1e second, 1 caught his
glance, wistful, appealing almost des-
perate. Neither of US could sneak.
Elsie's glance of good-natured surprise
changed to one of CONSERVATION.
"Why-whatever is the matter with
you two?" she demanded, almost
sharply. Il half believe you've been
quarreling or something"
Thompson took the letter out of his
pocket and handed it to her without
a word. She opened it slowly, trying
hard to keep her hands steady and the
color in her cheeks. Then, he bent
suddenly and laid his palm over the
written words. Don't" he said hoarse-
ly, I'D rather tell you myself
She looked up at him dazedly, all
the light dying out of her eyes as they
recognized the tragedy in his. She
sat quite still, almost statue-like. wait
ing for him to speak.
He hesitated a moment, then broke
out passionately, the despair in him
rushing to uncontrolled utterance:-
Il have just learned that have liv-
ing wife-the woman who deserted me
in a fit of petty temperate woman
whom I mourned as dead-whom
honored and cherished in my home
while she made it hers! There's no
human law now to hold me to her.
There is a law that will give me my
freedom. L"
Elsie interrupted him with depre-
cative gesture. There is a divine
law" she said in a tone of finality.
Thompson did not speak for several
seconds. Afterwards, he said, DULY:
You are right in this-as in every
thing. 1 shall, of course. do what is
right"
You will do your duty, Jack. am
sure of that" she returned in a low
tone. Elsie rose as she spoke, and a
few moments later, we took our leave.
At the foot of the steps, we came
face to face with a special messenger.
Mr.. Thompson live here, sir?''
He does. Anything wrong?"
Eyes. A woman just died at the
Charity Hospital. She
Eyes, 1 know. Three doors to the
left,-up this flight
Elsie had entered the coupe and was
waiting for me. ITO the Metropolitan
Opera House." I told the driver. She
looked at me in hurt bewilderment
"Oh no-not there-not now," she
cried. quick reproach leaping to her
tear-blinded eyes.
1 took her hands in mine and held
them close till she Gained herself
Everything is all right" I said.
then, 81 have just found out that the
woman-that she is-dead- Rut this
day, at least, belongs to him and-to
her."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
The Plum Curcuiio and the Apple.

The Plum Curcuiio and the Apple.
Prof. S A. Forbes, in a recent ad-
dress, said:
In 1889 l showed by experiment with
curculios taken April IA on their first
emergence from their winter quarters
that they fed at that early season
sometimes on dead fallen leaves, on
green leaves and fresh blossoms OF
the peach, and on the blossoms OF
roses, honeysuckle and SNOWFALL. They
evidently ate dead leaves only when
living vegetation could not be fourd,
as when confined with both they chose
only the latter Poison experiments
were made on these beetles in confine-
ment by spraying both leaves and
fruit with Paris green, with the result
that single treatment of their food
killed. within eight days, all but one
beetle of eight lots of specimens pois-
oned.
In 1892 Professor John B. Smith
published in the Bulletin of the New
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton the statement that the curculio
could be controlled only by poisoning
the adult beetle, spraying first before
the trees come into bloom, and at leas,
three times afterward, as for the
cooling moth.
In 1901, my attention having been
particularly called to the importance
of preventing small surface injuries
to the apple, which lowered it's market
grade and diminished its price, 1 sent
an assistant, Mr.. E. s. G. Titus,
through southern Illinois in June and
July to observe and collect examples
of these injuries, and such insects as
might be held responsible for them.
Quantities of blemished fruit were
sent to the office for careful study,
and as means of rearing any insects
which it might contain.
From this investigation it appeared
that much the greater part of the in
jury complained of was due to the
plum-curculio, and that the control of
this insect would virtually protect the
apple.
Pursuing the subject further, in
1902 an article prepared by Mr.. Titus
was read by me at your meeting for
that year on Insects, Other Than
the Cooling Moth, Injurious to the
Fruit of tie Apple" The greater part
of this paper was given to the work
of the plum-curculio in the apple or
| chard. In addition to many close and
| careful observations, an important
punt was ndue III InlS paper tu2C IN
jury to the fruit was least in we'll
cultivated. orchards, and the sugges-
ton was made that orchard cultivation
at a time when the bulk of the cur
| culios are in the ground passing
| through their transformations might
| have the effect to diminish their mum
| Der by killing them in the pupa state
| For this purpose, it was said, mid
| summer blowing would be necessary
| following by narrowing to, break UP
| the clods and expose the pupae more
thoroughly to the weather. The prompt
| destruction of the fallen fruit and
| spraying of the trees with Paris green
were also prominently mentioned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
NITROGEN.

Nitrogen is a colorless, tasteless,
odorless gas, chemical element.
About four-fifths of the air is nitro
gen and it is a principal ingredient of
flesh, milk, etc. 1t is useful in agri-
culture when in a combined state that
is to say, it must be united with other
materials, or elements as the chemist
calls chem, in order as it were to bind
it, When in the gaseous state only
a few forms of plant life, the legumes
or pod-bearing plants, can make use
of it. When it is combined with other
elements in mineral Nitrate or am
monia) or organic dead vegetable or
animal matter) materials It is more
or less available to all plants 1t is
present in these mineral or organic
compounds in amounts varying all the
way from q small fraction of 1 per
cent to 20 per cent. Nitrogen is used
in the fertilizer trade in three forms,
as nitrates, as ammonia salts and in
organic matter.-Vermont Station.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

When l entered Thompson's room,
-1e was pacing excitedly up and down
the floor in way that was altogether
new in my experience of him. He
paused a moment to look at me in
half startled, half uncertain way; then
resumed his pacing without word be-
yond an abrupt Good morning"
He carried an open letter in his
hand, and l noted that his face bore
a strained, tense look and that it was
perfectly pallid.
Presently he stopped in front of me
and flung himself dejectedly into the
chair opposite. After a seconds hesi-
,tation, he leaned over and thrust the
letter into my fingers.
Read it, Dick, and for Gods sake.
tell me what I'm to do"
The letter ran:
Charity Hospital, Feb. 6.
My Dear Mr.. Thompson have
sunder my care, a patient in whom you
will recognize the wife supposed to be
dead for many years. Briefly, her
story is this:- Seven years Ego, she
left your house in an impulsive mo-
ment-she says you will remember
the details well enough-so ! pass
them over. The only thing clear to
her seems to be the recollection of a
heavy snow storm and the fact that
she was insufficiently protected from
the bitter cold. She sat down on
someone's doorstep to rest, after
hours of distracted wandering She
realized then what she had DONE but
a sense of foolish pride kept her from
going back. After that, her mind be-
came a blank, and so it has remained
through all these years-til now.
lott Of
once to the hospital. Mrs. Thompson
has SO far recovered that she will be
able to return to her home within the
week, unless some unexpected compli-
cation ensues. Respectfully yours,
DR.. L. S. Whiddon.
P. S-The above letter is written
with your wifes full permission.
L. ). w.
/ could not restrain a glance of
compassion as 1 returned it to Thomp-
son. His face was like ashes and he
trembled visibly from head to foot.
My first thought was for poor little
Elsie. Thompson must have OWNED
this, for when he next spoke, it was
as though we had been just talking of
her. He looked at me a moment with
dry, pain-dark eyes before he spoke.
You will explain-this to her, old fell
low! You know, you underStand-yOu
you believe in my good faith, Dick,
do you not?' He regarded me anx-
iously. Then, in a dull tone, he went
cn:-''Thank heaven 1 told you the
whole story of my wife's strange de-
sertion of me-of her complete disap7
pearance into the world for many
months-of the sudden intelligence l
received of her death, and"-he broke
off abruptly and walking over to an
open window, stood for many minutes,
looking down into the crowded street.
You never investigated the circum-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

the whole thing arising, / suppose,
from the-from my wifes mental con-
dition. 1 advertised for her-to her,
rather, continually-till the time of
her supposed death. There was never
the shadow of a response"
We were both long time silent
after that Thompson was the first
to speak. "Of course 1 can't see Elsie
again-not now, any way-after what
has happened. II couldn't bear it,
Even as he spoke, there was a hur-
ried little rap on his door, and the
next moment, Elsie stood in the room.
She had promised to meet me here
at half past one; l had forgotten that.
She threw back the wells from her
glowing face and stood looking at us
from one to the other. The keen,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
JIU-JITsU AS A SCIENCE.
its Deadly Tricks Are Known to Com.
paratively Few.


Katsukama Higashi, the japanese
master of jiu-jitsu, who has succeed
ed in throwing Tom Sharkey, Ajax
the big man of the New York police
force, and other big wrestlers, is a
tiny man. And he has 1.-The gentlest,
most engaging smile you ever saw.
He is full of courtesy and sudden
DEATH as some one said of him He
was born in Japan twenty-five years
ago and is only feet 3 inches tall
and his weight is lis pounds His
muscles are soft as woman's- Many
American jockeys are larger and
more muscular than he.
He has been practicing jiu-jitsu since
he was years old. He was a pupil
of the great Kano and taught the art
in Doshisha college in Kyoto. The
greatest weight he ever lifted is 290
pounds Ajax" Whitman, whom he
overthrow, has lifted 1000 pounds.
Mr. Higashi drinks hot water every
morning, eats fruit, rice and fish, meat
only once a day, and rarely drinks
tea
The fatal tricks he said in an
swer to a question 81 did not teach
them Even Kano will put a pupil
through many tests before he will
trust him with the fatal tricks He
would not teach them to a fighter.
We never, never teach iiu-jitsn ia a
wrestler"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
"RAD" USED TRICK BALL.
One Reason Why He Could Never
Pitch Strike.


A story the mighty Radbourne used
to like to, tell the people who crowded
about him at the Weddell house after
the game was of a game between Pc
oria and a town team up somewhere
in Wisconsin. With Radbourne on
the Peoria team were Dave and Jack
Rome and other players who after
ward became quite famous
The umpire was a town hardware
merchant, typical we are just out of
nails man, and before 1 had pitched
a dozen balls I was aware of the fact
that he wouldn't call one of my curves
a strike, no matter if it cut the plate
waist high.
with this handicap the game was
pretty even and in the eighth / faced
the situation to the bases full, two
out, and one run needed to tie
curved two over the plate, but the
hardware man called 'em balls
Look here. 1 said. running up to
him. Why don't you call strikes
when the ball cuts the plate?'
"-Ha! hal was the umpire's reply.
"'Tell me why, insisted
why, Rad, you've been using a
trick ball with a spring or something
inside of it all through the game 1t
don't come up to the plate straight
Ike the ball our pitcher uses. You
may fool the batters, but you can't
fool me-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

this offer which is made to get you to ;.
test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalogs together with enough seed !
to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 blanching, nut.y Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers,
ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
If you viii send them Zoe in postage, they
will add to the above a package of fa-
nous Berliner CauliAower. w. N. u
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
The Cars Hermitage.

The car sometimes wishes privacy.
In his palace at Peterhof there is a
summer dining house, so arranged
that there need not be any servants
present during the meal. A bell is
touched at the end of every course
and the table and all of it's contents
descends through the floor, to reap
pear laden with the dishes for the
next course.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Suspicious Declaration.

McFlub-How did Dedbrooke come
to lose his sweetheart?
Sleeth-By telling her that he could
not live without her.
McF1ub-Why, that makes a hit
with most women.
Sleeth-Yes; but Dedbrooke's girl
was an heireSS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

stances surrounding her death?" /
asked after a pause.
The proofs / had, or thought had,
seemed incontestible enough" he re-
Piled despondently. 81 mourned her
sincerely and genuinely for long
months AFTER
My sister is too true and sensible
a woman not to understand-every-
thing" 1 said presently, ''and II hope
/ am too good a friend to doubt"
Thompson's eyes flashed a quick
CLEAN of gratitude into mine at this
Thank you" he said simply. Then
after silence, he continued, more
composedly now:-"It was all a mis-
take a terrible mistake. that is all,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Another Solution Often Adopted,

Husband-I can't afford to keep a
girl, and you don't know the first
thing about housekeeping.
Wife-No, and I'm not going to
learn either The ideal 1 want a girl,
and I'll have one, too, and pay her
myself.
Hum! How will you manage it?'
I'll keep boarders."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Did you ever notice how much peo-
pie can get out of the smart sayings
of their own children?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Gorky Has Many Friends.

The Hterature-ioving people of the
world are urged to importune the car
to save Gorky. Gorky must be getting
fine material for novel and ought to
be allowed to write it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Million, -. ,.c,mnie..

When the Editor read 10000 plants for
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are more reliable and ex-
tensiye seed growers in the world. makes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch it Is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. It can be used cold OF
boiled.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

| Even the wise man who thinks he
knows it all doesn't know why the
strenuous old hen lays an egg instead
| of standing it on end.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Talking machines-ytctor and Edi-
son are the best; cash or payments, 81
weekly. Write to-day. JENKINS MUSIC
stock, Mention TINS paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Wax figures of gum-chewing females
are unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Iron Bacteria,

A well-known scientist says: Iron
compounds in the soil are also
changed by the activity of micro-or-
ganisms, certain bacteria making use
of these compounds as sources of en-
ergy just as another group makes use
of the sulphur compounds. The iron
is found originally in the soil, and is
also formed in the destruction of or
ganic matter, the liberated iron COM
bining with carbon dioxide gas pres
ent to form carbonates. The carbo-
mates are oxidized by the bacteria,
forming iron hydroxide, which is an
active chemical agent, and readily
unites with phosphorus or silica which
may be in the soil, to form phosphates
or silicates of IRON These salts are
important soil ingredients and con-
tribute to the mineral food of plants.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Practical Statistics.

The progress that DR.. Wiley is max.
ing in his discussion of adulterated
and >unadulterated whisky is as if he
had been sampling the one kind or the
other or both.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04
Under tine MistIetoe

Grayce- Maude asked George 4
kiss her.
Gladys-Well, 1 like her cheek.
Grayce-So did George.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Some men seem to have no capacity
for planning before hand. They do
the work o. the day in the day and
without plan. Now and then much
time is lost because of lack of what
we call forethought, but which is really
lack Of planning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

1t will pay well to give more atten-
ton than is done on the average farm
to the preservation of barnyard ma
nure. first by guarding it from the
sources of loss that occur in the ordi-
nay open barnyard, and, second, by
treating it with materials calculated
to reduce the losses from escaping
ammonia on the one hand, and to in
crease its content of phosphoric acid
ON the other.-Ohio Station.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-04

From Kentucky" he answered.
We'll, you win; but l haven't got
the horse here to pay you You'll have
to go to papa's pasture to get him."
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-19

terdsy afternoon. was hard blow 10 the
talent. Gay Boy opened up az 10 /
nd was hacked down to s-ta-a at post
time When the field was dispatched Gay
Boy was straight and Cannon began kick
ing him 10 make him break But there
was no break in Gay Boy. He would
not move step until after the field had
departed Escutcheon. one OF the out
siders, was off in front and was never
headed. winning by a length, all out. from
Edith May Florentine. considered some
what of a good thing. was third
The stewards Immediately after the race
placed Gay Boy on the schooling list and
he will not be permitted TO start until he
is properly broken.
well-planned coup went amiss IN
the third race. Flamboyant. a geldng
which had been working fast. was played
down from 100 10 I 10 los at post time
hut after getting of badly he failed 10
show any speed and finished In the ruck.
the winner turning up In Red Raven, the
favorite.
Hostility. the favorite for the second.
came home an easy winner.
The last race Of the day was won by
Stonewall an extreme outsider.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-19
WOULD WE'D
A DYING
woman

Omaha. Jan. is-Anxious 10 marry a
wealthy widow before her death. which is
hourly expected. Charles Cook arrived at
the home ~ his intended bride. accom-
panied by ap rescher. and armed with a
license
He found the doors Of the house bsr
ricaded. and the seven sons end dsugh-
ters OF his betrothed standing guard with
fires rms prepared 10 resist his enorts 20
mako their mother his wife.
Cook. who is Il years old. has boz srded
for several years with his bride-to be. Mrs.
Matilda Reed who r. more than twice HIS
age A strong attachment between the
two had put the children on their guard
and they have tried their utmost 20 dis
suage their mother from marrying the
young man.
Recently Mrs Reed was taken seriously
III. and when the doctors declared that she
could not live Cook decided 20 marry her
imm edfstely.
lie has now engaged a lawyer. end de-
clares he will procure writ Of habeas
corpus for his bride. the police having
declined 10 assist him. Mrs. Reed is own
or of the Red Hotel building. as we'll "a
her own homo and other valuable prop
erty.