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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22
A House Warming

Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Dean were pleasantly sur
prised in their new home. nine
miles southeast of Wa-Keeney,
by number of friends and neigh
borS.
They had gone to Sunday
school as usual and on returning
home, found that all the other at
tendants at Sunday school had
beaten them home and taken
possession. taking baskets well
filed with good things to eat.
A good time was enjoyed by all
present
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22
COUNTRY OF STEAM PLow

There is no country so well
adapted to the steam plow as
this said Mr.. Fike. TO there
is hardly an acre of ground in
western Kansas that cannot be
plowed with a traction engine
With our black loan soil. we
have no trouble with the plows,
as they do where the soil is
sandy. The traction plow makes
possibl our early plowing, and
[ believe that is The secret of our
success. [ believe t1at the
ground should be plowed deep
and as soon after harvest as the
steam plow can get there, be-
cause this kills the weeds and
muiches the ground SO that it
VIII retain what moisture falls
between plowing and sowing.
Then. too. many people SOW too
much seed. [ sow from halI a
bushel to three pecks to the
acre, and find this gives me the
best results. / also change all
the wheat [ SOW each year, and
treat the seed with solution of
formaldehyde to prevent smut.
The record of the operations
Of Fil1e has been series of
pleasant surprises and the trac-
ton engine is another triumph
of his energy and persistence.
His farming is done along the
stTicteSt business lines and he
pays his men in cash the day
their work is completed. In the
course of a year. he sp nds a
great deal of money among the
farmers of the county. who are
less successful in their own
farming.
In the sowing and harvesting
seasons Mr. F'ike visits all the
fields every day with his forty
horse car. His extensive farm
ing has helped the community
greatly, and has acted as slim
ulous TO the farmers to sow
greater acreage each year. This
fact is shown clearly il that 80
per cent more wheat was ship
ped from Thomas county this
year than ever before. OF his
heavy expenditures, about 80
per cent of the money is spent
for labor, machinery and stock
in the county, and nearly all of
this goes into the revenues of
local business. This, however,
is only one view of the financial
side of the great enterprise, for
the profits returned in 1909 were |
in the vicinity of 100000, the |
average yield of wheat being II
bushels to the acre. The wheat /
graded No. 2 Red Turkey hard, I
and much of it was sold directly |
to the mills, the balance of the |
crop selling for S1.04 on the
City market
SEEKS HIS ADVICE |
J. n. Fixes reputation as a
successful wheat raiser has
gone out all. through the wheat
belt. and there is hardly a day
passes that some farmer does
not call on him for advice or in
on some phase of the
business The things he is do
ing in Thoma county have been
from Texas to Mime
sofa, and he is a much talked of
man among the greatest wheat
raisers of the belt. His start in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22
]. N. Fike, of Colby, Kansas,
Wheat King of the World

Topeka, Jan. 15--Kansas now
lays claim to the wheat king of
the world. His name is James
N. Fike of Colby, former railroad
commissioner and former regis
ter of the land office for north
western Kansas under the last
Cleveland administration
His vast operations in wheat
production during the last sea-
son can perhaps be comprehend
ed easier through some figures.
Here they are:
His wheat fields aggregated
an area of eight miles long and
two miles wide.
This is equivalent to sixty four
farms of 16O acres each, the aver
age size Kansas farm.
1t took ten car loads of wheat
to seed his fields.
He manufactures his own
steam plows with which to break
the soil Each of these plows
can turn fifty acres day easily.
It required $50 harvest hands a
month to gather the crop.
Four threShing machines were
kept busy for a month threshing
the crop.
1t required 12O freight cars of
1000 bushels capacity each to
move the crop.
After gatheeing this crop Mr..
Fike went the seasons record
one better by sowing 12O00 acres
of wheat for the coming years
harvest. This will give him
wheat area this time ten miles
long and two miles wide
BEGAN HUMBLY
When James n. F'ike arrived
in Colby twenty five years ago in
a covered wagon, drawn by two
small ponies, and accompanied
by his plucky little wife and two
small sons, it was far from his
am bition to be the foremost
wheat producer of the world
His sole aim at that time was t..
secure a homestead for his fami-
ly and to live comfortable life.
Born the son of farn- rear
pente and thrown by fate into a
country with wonderful agricul-
tural possibilities, he de ided to
try his hand at the industry that
feeds the world He didn't get
the fever until five CT six years
ago. His beginning was a mod
est one. Later he farmed 1000
acres of western land The year
following he enlarged his acre
age to 25OO. The third year he
worked 1000 acres, and in the
year 1909 the harvesters cut his
wheat on 1O240 acres. Identified
with him is l. w. Haynes a sue
cessful farmer and pioneer
steam plow man,
Not finding on the market ex-
actly what he wanted in the way
of gasoline traction engine and
steam plows he built his own
His factory at Colby is the larg-
est manufacturing plant in
Kansas. His gigantic
system of farming employs five
te six steam and gasoline plow
engines.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22
Seeds For Sale at Fort Hays
Experimental Station

For the season 1910, the Fort
Hays Branch Experiment Sta
ton will have for distrib ution
limited quantities of the following
varieties of standard farm crops:
The result of variety test of
over forty varieties of corn dur
ing the season of 1909, gave a de
cisive indication that it is not ad-
visable to send very far east for
seed corn to be planted in We St
el'n Kansas or contiguous terri
toyy of similar climatic environ
ment. All of the best producing
varieties in the test were those
obtained from sections of the
state west of Hays, while all the
poor yielding sorts came from
central and eastern Kansas. The
extreme differences may be at
tributed largely to the fact that
the season was not favorable to
successful corn production. The
crop suffered a severe setback
by devastating hail on June 13
and extreme heat in August.
More favorable conditions :. ould
perhaps not have shown such
difference in favor of the west
ern grown seed.
This station does not recon-
mend sending any great distance
east for seed corn whenever it is
possible to secure tested grain
adapted to the locality in which
it is to be grown.
Due to the fact that the seed
offered for distribution has origi-
mated from varieties that were
more or less mixed, and there
has not been a sufficient number
of crops grown to enable US to
entirely breed out these impuri- |
ties, the seeds offered may con-
tain few grains of impure
stock. This mixture is, how
ever, so small that it will not in
jure the crop grown from it.
The spring small grains offer
ed are principally from 1908 pro /
duction, the 1909 crop having
been entirely destroyed by hail, |
but so far as vitality is concern
ed, all have been tested and moth |
ing but stock capable of success
full termination will be shipped. |
CORN
Pride of Saline-This is rath- /
er large growing, late maturing. |
white variety. Upon bottom |
land or in favorable seasons it /
has proved a heavy yielder. In
the central portion of Kansas /
where general conditions are
more favorable, this variety can
be recommended for upland |
planting. For western sections
of the state, the smaller, early |
maturing varieties are suggest
ed in preferen e to the Pride of I
Saline unless one has very fer
tile or bottom land soils on
which to grow it.
Albright-This is a medium
maturing white corn. It is
hardy. has demonstrated itself
to be comparatively drouth re-
sistant, and proved itself one of
the best producing varieties of /
corn tested at the Hays station
last season. 1t can be recon- |
mended for growing upon up
land soils, unless under extreme
arid conditions
Minnesota No. ia variety
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22

This Wednesday is the warm
est day since November 81.
Don't use harsh physics. The
reaction wealens the bowels,
leads to chronic constipation.
Get Doan's Regulets. They op-
crate easily, tone the stomach,
cure constipation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22
WEATHER REPORT

Maximum and minimum tenn
perature according to the gov
ernment thermometer at Wa
Keeney for the week endin
Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-22

that is medium to small, very
early maturing, of yellow dent
type. Compared with the me-
dunn maturing varieties, it is a
shy yielder. In the extreme
western portions of the state it
has given splendid satisfaction,
aud can be recommended for
that, and the west central
section. VIII grow upon very
light soils, and is adapted to
late planting.
KAFIR CORN
OF the three varieties of this
crop tested at the Hays station
in 1909, the White hull White
Kafir proved to he so much bet
ter adapted to western Kansas
conditions that it will be the only
variety recommended for grow
ing in this portion of the state.
The White hull White natures
earlier, is more drouth resistent,
and has given better yields than
either the Black hull White OF
the red varieties.
The Red Kafr is inferior to
the White hull White for the
production of grain, but it can
be recommended for good forage
crop, as it produces a quantity
of fodder slightly superior to the
white varieties
The station cen supply seed of
Black hull White Kafir if it is de-
sired
Fort Hays Branch Experiment
Station. Hays, Kansas.
Geo. York was down from Coll
yer Wednesday. He had just re
turned from an extended trip to
southern Kansas and Oklahoma
At Claremore, Okla, he visited
with his old friend, Judge M. w.
Cliff. The judge is engaged in
the sanitary plumbing business
and is doing well. He told George
to remember him to all his old
Wa-Keeney friends.
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
Want Department

We will have several young Ladies
enter our college in October who
desire places to work for their
board and room. Anyone desir-
ing such services will please tele-
phone, write or call at Wenatchee
Business College.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-S0 acres
plated. Fine land, planted to 2
year old apple trees. Prices to
correspond to improvements. We
natchee property is good. See me
at once for bargains. w. A. Grant,
800 Douglas. Phone 1853. If
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AND CEMENT WORK
TYPEWRITERS

TYPEWRITERS- to $100 cash,
S. to $40 a month Sold On ap-
prevail. See list of satisfied pur-
chasers. Typewriter ribbons. w.
S. Belser, 20 So. Wenatchee Ave.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21

Seattle, Sept. 21.-The peach
market was decidedly firmer in
Western avenue this morning. with
60 to IS cents asked for extra fancy
lots of fruit just in this morning.
Holdover stocks were selling freely
at so cents for nice goods and prices
were as low as 40 cents on less de-
sirable stocks.
The market was bare of sweet po-
tatoes today but two cars are ex-
pected to arrive tonight and relieve
the shortage. No change in prices
was announced on sweets.
Onions are showing a tendency to
stiffen with prices firm at cent
and half a pound for any size lots.
Blackberries are selling at from
81 to $1.25 a crate with a fair sup
ply still in sight.
Plums have rallied from the de-
preston of a week or so ago and
are quoted as high as 40 cents a
box.
Big yellow pumpkins are selling
at 2 cents a pound and Hubbard
squash is quoted at the same price.
No change has been announced in
tomato quotations.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
JUMPING At
CONCLUSIONS.
An Illustration Of the Wisdom
Of Thought Before Speech

THAT excuse only increases the awk-
wardness Of the case" said Mayor
Gaynor of a political fiasco That ex-
cuse reminds me of young DR.. Start.
"Dr Start a short time after he be-
gan to practice was summoned to at
tend a banker suffering from typhoid.
DR.. Start pulled the banker through.
Then. in taking leave for good. he con-
graduated his patient and himself and
said he would just call once more In
the course of the week to make sure
that no complications had set in.
He called five days later. The bank
er's brother met him at the door with
q very long face.
"'Poor George is dead be said SOL
EMMY.
"Dr. Start turned pale. How am I
to get out Of this?' he thought. i must
exOnerate myself somehow. What neg
ligence l have shown Then he said:
"'Well. on the whole. I'm not sur
prised. This isn't the first fatal case
Of typhoid convalescence. nor will 1t
be the last. A clot. it Is clear. formed
suddenly at the base of your brothers
medulla. the diastole was diSordered.
and the usual heart failure ensued.'
DR. Start ratified on for several min
utes in that strain. but at the end of a
long and involved sentence. when he
paused to take breath. the dead mans
brother said solemnly:
"'No. DR. Start. you are wrong. That
isn't what killed John. He went bath
ing at Coney Island and was carried
out by the tide"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21

FRUIT AND WHEAT LANDS for
sale by the Ephrata and Moses
Lake Real Estate Office. Ephrata
Wash
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
Twain Turned the Tables.

Mark Twain when he worked in Ne
vada on the Virginia City Enterprise
inserted in the news good many
boarding house jokes.
In revenge the humorist's sensitive
fellow boarders in Virginia City de-
cided to put up game on him, They
enlisted the landlady's help. and at
the Thanksgiving dinner at the board
ing house Mark Twain by dexterous
piece of sIeight of hand was served
apparently direct from the fowl with
turkey leg Of painted wood.
You've changed your poultry dealer.
haven't you. ma'am?" asked Mark.
why. no. Mr.. Clemens. What
makes you think 500"
This turkey" he answered. giving
the wooden drumstick Il little whack
with his knife LIS about the tender
est morsei I've struck in this house for
some MONTHS Detroit Free Press.
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new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Every Dog Has Its Day.

One of the oldest employees of the
senate tells this:
When Colonel John p. Farnsworth
represented an Illinois district In the
national congress. back in the sixties.
he was delivering speech against che
famous kansas bill" one day when
the debate was at its highest pitch.
After he had warmed up to his sub
ject and got to the point where he
commanded the almost undivided at
tention Of the house small dog
jumped upon one Of the front desks
in the press gallery. Immediately over
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Il MUST INSIST THAT THIS IS MY DAY.
the speakers desk. and began to bark
furiously. At that time there was no
keeper Of the gallery, and the canine
was not driven out at once. Colonel
Farnsworth stopped for just mo-
ment and. looking up at the dog. said:
II have always heard 1T said that
every dog will have its day. but |
must insist that this is my day; have
the floor by the consent of the speaker.
and my canine friend in the reporters
gallery must wait until another time"
By the time the roars of laughter had
subsidized the dog had been put out Of
the gallery. and Colonel Farnsworth
continued his speech without inter-
Washington Times.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
When Merit Wins

When the medicine you take
cures your disease, tones up your
system and makes you feel better.
stronger and more vigorous than be-
fore. That is what Foley Kidney
Pills do for you, in all cases of back
ache, headache, nervousness, loss OF
appetite, sleeplessness and general
weakness that is caused by any dis
order of the kidneys or bladder.
Sold by all druggists.
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METHOW ORCHARD BARGAIN.

FOR description, price and terms OF
choice lands in Grant county, write
us. We also have a few good re-
linquishments. Scott & Beagle,
Ephrata, Wash. tt
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100 ACRES of good land. Water for
10 acres. Balance now wheat land.
Can be irrigated by pumps. Good
we'll, with an inexhaustible supply
of water. Has Groom house and
a barn for six horses. Whole place
fenced. Price $4,000, with terms.
For further particulars write F.
NJ, care Daily World. 1915
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REAL ESTATE.

MANLESS LAND for landless man"
and plenty of it. No trouble to
cart you out to see it if you make
your wants known to the
APPLE LAND COMPANY,
281a n. Wenatchee Ave.
n
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w ANTED-Young ladies to train for
nurses; time given to those having
hospital experience. Pacific Hos
pital, Seattle, Wash. 9-22
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Lost and Found

LOST-Lady's back comb with gold
band, two rows of brilliants, one
row coral sets in center. Finder
receive reward. Phone 5S4 or
leave at Daily World. 1922
FOUND-Pair black kid ladies'
gloves. Owner call at the World
office. 1922
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
HOUSE CLEANING.

GLOBE VACUUM CLEANING CO.
Cleans carpets, rugs, draperies
with electric cleaner. Carpets and
rugs with hand vacuum where
there is no electricity. s. H. Della
mater. Phone 874. Sprague Bldg
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-26
The Sunday School Commentary
SERMON, FEB. p, BY REV. D. NJ. STEARNs.

show great signs aud wonders and. /.
possible. deceive the very elect Matt
xiv, "a. The Spirit through Paul
said that Satan himself Is transformed
into an angel Of light Ill Cor. II. IA.
While it il true that God gives eter-
nal life as free gift to all who truly
believe. apart from any works or ours.
as the Spirit teaches everywhere. yet
1t is equally true that no mere word
Of mouth which Is not born OF the
heart amounts to anything. and where
there is a living faith. q faith that
saves. there will be a life correspond
ing. Not every one that saith. but
he tina, doeth" The light must shine.
the works must be- manifest. according
to Eph. ii. 10: Tit. Iii. 8. hut these
works must be works wrought by God
through US; otherwise. however good
they may seem to men. they will not
stand. According to verse -. there
may be teachinc and casting out de-
mons and many wonderful works. but
all disowned Of God. Note carefully
this teacher who says, MANY will say
to me in that day: then will
profess TO them: l never knew you:
depart from me. ye that work iniouity."
He is the same King who will say to
some. depart from me. ys cursed. into
everlasting fire. prepared for the devil
and his angels" txxv. AZ. He is the
appointed judge Of all mankind. to
whom every one shall give account.
either at His judgment seat for be-
levers or at the great white throne
4 thousand years later. Jesus Is God.
the only Saviour OF sinners. the Great
Head Of the church. the Messiah OF
Israel, the King Of kings and Lord
OF lords. the only one with whom We
have to do. and with US IL II q Ques-
ton Of life or death.
Shall we hear His word and believe
it and receive Him and live. or shall
we turn our backs upon Him and His
word and make lies our refuge and
perish: His word is truth: He il the
truth and the only foundation. All else
is a lie and from the adversary, but
His wrath shall sweep away the ref
! uge Of lies Qsa. xviii. 16. In. We are
either in the ark and safe from the
| coming storm or outside and under
the wrath Of God. We do not won
der that the people recognized IN un.
usual power in His words. for In Him
| was fulfilled the prophecy. II will put
My words in His mouth. and he shall
| speak them unto them all that shall
command Him" (Deut. xviii. 10. II
we are His faithful messengers and
will speak only His message We car
count upon His honoring His OWL
| word. even as he assured jeremiah
der. 1. 7-9 and the apostles (Matt. <
| 20. 40, and manifested It in Stephen
and the others (Acts Ii, Il: Vi. 10: Z
! a: xiv. ~.
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Life eternal Is the gift Of GOD in
Christ Jesus and can be obtained only
as q free gift wholly apart from any
works or merit Of ours. But he came
to give US not merely life. but life
abundantly tRom. vi. %: John <. lO,.
the kingdom. but there may be an
abundant entrance into the kingdom
John Iii. 3. 5: II Pet. l. 10. III. There
may be a saved soul and q lost life. a
saved soul and no service to be reward
ed. no crowns to cast at His feet. but
such is not His desire for His redeem
ed q Cor. iii. Ills: IL John 8: Rev.
". 1O. Concerning life as the gift OF
God. Jesus Christ Himself Is the way.
and the only way. for there Is none
other name under heaven given among
men whereby We must be saved John
xiv. 6: Acts iv, 12). While any one
who will may enter through this strait
gate upon this narrow way. compare.
lively few tind it because few are will
ing to acknowledge themselves lost and
deserving Of hell and. pleading guilty.
put all their trust in the precious blood
Of Christ.
The gate is entirely too strait for
any who insist upon bringing with
them a single shred Of their own
righteousness. and the way is too mar
row to permit any but the Lord Him.
self and those who are wholly His to
walk with US in 1t. Let US. however.
praise God for the words Him that
cometh" and "whosoever will" In
Luke xiii, "a. %. we read that q time
will come when many will seek to
enter in and shall not be able. but that
time is not yet. for the door Is still
open and the Lord waits to be gracious.
He has not vet risen up to shut the
door. The false prophets are abound.
ing more than ever in these days. con.
corning whom the Lord said long ago
II have not sent these prophets. yet
they ran; 1 have not spoken to them
yet they prophesied:" They are proph
cts Of the deceit Of their own heart
DER. xiii. 81. 26,. Those who deny the
supernatural birth Of Christ or His
deity or His suffering In the sinners
stead or His literal resurrection from
the dead are not bearing messages from
God, but from the great adversary
Yet multitudes are willingly deceived
by the god Of this world. who is in
so many ways binding the minds OF
them who believe not.
Many of those who deceive aud are
being deceived seem to bear a form
Of good fruit. but that cannot be good
fruit in the sight Of God which does
not proceed from the True Vine. The
Lord Jesus said that false Christs and
false prophets should arise. who would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-26
Christian Endeav0r--Hon1e Missions
BY REV. S. II. DOYLE.

gospels joyful sound has been heard.
If heard and not needed we shall be
like the cities which Christ condemned
for failure to take advantage Of their
opportunities. May Christ win our
nation in all its relations. May our
homes be Christian homes, our bust
ness conducted upon a basis of honesty
and uprightness. our social life be
clean and pure The relation between
employer and employed has its foun-
dalton on the principles taught by
Christ. and may every Official position
from that Of the president down to the
humblest of1cehOlder in the land be
90 conducted as to receive the approx
al Of Him who is King Of kings and
Lord Of lords.
BIBLE READINGS.
lisa. xxxv, ITO: Il. 1-3; III, IL: Nal.
", 5. s: Matt. <. 1-s; xviii. 10. 20:
Acts I, Is: Mark 1, 1-3; John ", 1880
3942: Rom. K. Ii. Is: Cor. Ill. 5-11;
II Cor. V. 11-2O; Phil. Iii. l-12; Rev.
Il 1910.