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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

COLONEL FRED FLEMING
Vice President of the Kansas City Life
Insurance Co, Who is President OF
the Trans Mississippi Congress And
VIII Preside at All Sessions.
Western clearing house for ideas, and
the national legislators pay strict at
tention to the expressions of this clear
ing house.
The congress has assumed such i'm.
portance and magnitude that the fore,
most statesmen, business men, law
makers, farmers and fnanciers Of the
country attend 1t in order to catch
the drift of public opinion. At this
meeting will be at least six of the
twenty governors who rule the terri.
tory covered by the congress. Cover
nor Herbert Hadley Of Missouri, will
open the congress with an address OF
welcome, and in this address he will
sound the keynote of the import OF
the meeting. Governor John Burke
OF North Dakota, who is president Of
the Missouri River Improvement As
ISOLATION, will speak on the Upper
Missouri River. Governor c. A. Aid
rich Of Nebraska, will talk on The
Regulation of Interstate Rates and
Their Relation to the Producer and
Consumer. Governor o. B. Colquitt
Of Texas, Governor w. R. Stubs Of
Kansas and Governor John F. Shat.
roth Of Colorado, will make addresses
Nearly two hundred government
heads, senators and congressman will
attend the meeting. Darwin f. Kings
ley, president of the New York Life
Insurance Company, will speak on
Life Insurance and Justice, and Fred
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
MRS. RICHARD
BELDEN, PROXY
By EFFIE STEVENS


II. II
There, Jessica could have cone
that bit better herself, II she Is
housekeeper with nearly years OK
perience TO her credit, ENID Maynard
declared, % she surveyed tine dainels
appointed luncheon table SCI lor tive
with selK'sausned eyes. "heH never
Hor o moment guess that I'm not MIS-
richard belden. she laughed mer
THY.
Wnlis az breakfast tnat noFnlne
hsr hostess. young MIS-. belden' mao
received . telegram from ner mus
band. who was on on Q business TIP
saying tnae ne had cnance0 70 mses
me former college cnum' sprasue, auo
learning mat ne wouia % pas.'ns
tnrouen MeyWne ON tne sVSn nAu
exacted nom nun q promise 70 stOp
on ana maze the acouelnsanos Oh
MIS- belden'
ITS the sotn today, MRS. beloen
had exclaimed In q tone OF dismay'
having read the mesRaSe aloud foF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

interrupted scathingly. II suppose
you'd willingly lose a tooth Just for
the sake Of entertaining young man
who happened to DO at Harvard when
Four husband was"
1t was then that an imp Of mischief,
nosing under the name Of friendly
helpfulness, had taken possession Of
enid.
81 was going to come to your aid
u you'd wanted to give me q chance"
Enid had retorted. why can't ! be
Mrs. Richard Belden for the occa-
sion? You say this Mr.. Sprague has
never seen you. We are enough alike
In form and general coloring to make
the same description At US both-un.
less Dick has displayed your photo
graph"
ITO my knowledge the only photo
graphs Of me IN Dicks possession are
the one had taken in college cap
and gown and the one In my wedding
tinery," Mrs. Belden had declared in
a relieved tone; and defy any one
to recognize me as the original Of
either. You know I've always taken
such q poor picture that haven't
cared to cit for many. suppose |
ouEhtnt to accept your offer. but -
you generally manage to get your
own way, there's no use expostu.
lating. Mrs. o'Brien 10 TO be here all
day ironing, and I'm sure she'll be
only too glad To help you. She's 3
respectable, middleaged Irish woman,
and ought to be . sufacient chap
eron."
Please dcnr forget that I'm Mrs.
Richard Boldsn," Enid had reminded
her with . laugh. But your Mrs.
o'Brisn may wait on table. II II will |
oass your oonseisuee.-
In estting hsF trisnd safely Oh. and |
a coaching he Vainahie ana voiuhis
Ms. o'BrSon. mid had found lttls
opportunity for eAlmsr Ssooad
thought
Nov, howsvsT, a. she len TIE din
Ing.room and sought ne shady. fFVat
pIasna for . short period Of rest. ~
fore the arrival Of ths guest ahs "
gan 70 regret that she had piaosd
ksFsssf IN . poSttioa which NE nov
saw mugt - enharfassinG. eva
thearA ~ w0Fs nsTur founf oat-
A. - a. Ar,aHful a norrfhfIltV
sFsa y esutsnD1ato
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
BROOM CORN CAN BE GROWN PROBABLY
IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS
This Crop Requires Clear Dry Weather to Properly Mature-e Kaf
and Milo will Endure Considerable Orouh---SuggesOns
i on How to Grow and Care
Mi for Crops.
[By W NJ JARpINE. PROBES AgronOmy, K. s. A cl

sOr OF ASrOnomyp N. y. A. VI
plates may be used, or the ordinary
grain drill with part Of the holes
stopped up will suftice.
II the best quality Of brush Is pro
duced harvesting should be done
about the close Of the blossoming
period. A great many growers OF
this crop In Kansas attempt to pro-
duce both brush and seed from the
same plant, hence an inferior quality
both In brush and seed is the usual
result. The quality Of brush Is not
az good Is 1t should be because Of
lack Of attention to the selection and
planting Of well matured seed from
desirable types Of heads. Every grow
err who expects to produce his own
broom corn seed should plant small
acreage for seed production alone.
On the station farm OF the Kansas
State Agriculture College, at Man
haitian an attempt is being made
to breed up this crop by eliminating
the inferior types and increasing the
seed under rigid selection from the
plants that prove most satisfactory
under conditions obtaining at that
point. This last season in the neigh.
borhood Of $50 bushels Of pure broom
corn seed were produced for distribu-
ton among the farmers. OF this
amount we still have on hand some
thirty-fve or forty bushels for sale
at 50 per bushel. Farmers cannot af-
ford to plant inferior seed II they
expect to produce brush of high quail
ity and in paying quantities.
Dwarf broom corn is usually har-
vested by pulling the heads by hand
leaving q foot or more of the stalk
attached. After it has been pulled
the brush is removed to drying sheds,
where 1t is stored and threshed. In
storing, the coarse or knotty brush
is separated from the uniform straight
heads. only straight brush is de-
sirable for Recommending purposes.
If handled on a small scale the
seeds may be removed by scraping
by hand. If grown on an extensive
scale the broom corn thresher should
be used. If uniform green color is
maintained in the brush 1t should be
carefully dried after threshing.
Rapid drying with direct sunlight is
the best. Open sheds are often used
for this purpose. After the brush is
dry 1t is placed in bales Of three to
four hundred pounds, when the crop
is ready for the market The price
varies with the quality of the crop,
all the way from $50 to upwards OF a
500 ton. An acre Of Dwarf broom
corn should produce at least 400
of brush.
If any one desires to go into the /
details Of broom corn production
would advise that he send for Farm
ers' Bulletin No. TIA, of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
D. G.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

LBy w. M. JARDlNE, Prolei
HA HIS crop belongs to the same
group of plants as sorghum,
kafir and milo. 1t differs from
them mainly in the character Of its
head. Its seeds are borne in panicles
with long, straight branches. The
seed head or panicle 10 known to
growers and manufacturers as
brush" and is the valuable part Of
the plant. 1t il utilized in the manu-
facture of brooms of all kinds.
There are two groups Of broom
corn, the Standard and the Dwarf.
The Standard grows very tall and Is
mot adapted to Kansas conditions;
It thrives best in Illinois and that
territory. Tbs Dwarf variety is the
one grown In this state. Its height
varies from four to six feet usually.
Broom. corn requires dry. clear
weather during the last stages Of Its
growth and at harvest time In order
to produce brush of a desirable color
and quality. For this reason the eli
mate of central and western Kansas,
Oklahoma and the panhandle of
Texas is admirably adapted to its
culture. According to Secretary Co
burn over $1,000 acres were planted
to this crop in Kansas In 1909, and
over 1900 acres in 1910, from which
a little better than 1900 and $4,000
pounds Of brush, respectively, were
harvested, which had value Of about
S1,181,0OO in 1909 and $1,6O5,0O0 in
1910. Broom corn is grown to q
greater or lesser extent in 81 counties
Of the state. 1t is especially well
adapted to central and western Kan
sas. Broom corn, like kafir and milo,
is capable of enduring considerable
drouth, and is often the money crop
on farms in the western counties of
the state.
For best results broom corn should
be planted'at about the time sorghum,
kafflr and milo are planted, or about
two weeks to a month later than corn,
according to weather conditions and
soil moisture conditions. In order to
insure good even stand and one that
will mature uniformly, uniform soil
is necessary. Such seed-bed prepare
tion and cultivation as are given corn
will answer for boom corn, except
that the cultivation be little more
frequent and not quite SO deep. 1t
should be planted in rows from three
to- three and half feet apart, three
and a half feet in the extreme west.
ern counties and probably three feet
in central Kansas, with plants three
to four inches apart in the rows.
About two to three quarts of good
pure seed are required to plant an
acre. 1t is advisable to plant in lis
ter burrows, especially in western
Kansas, in which event sorghum
plates can be used in the ordinary |
lister. If surface planted the ordi-
nary corn planter with sorghum
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

Colorado, will speak on the reclAma
ton Of land by drainage and irriga
ton. David r, Francis Of st. Louis
former governor Of Missouri, and John
L Powell, president Of the Southwest
ern Shippers Association, will be
among those who will talk on inter
state rates.
From every state west Of the Missis'
gippi River, and from Alaska, Hawaii
and the Philippine Islands scores of
delegates will come, ripe with ideas
and suggestions to place before the
congress. From each state Of the
Trans.M Mississippi country. will come
twenty delegates, created 30 by their
governors appointment, and from
each commercial club, board Of trade.
chamber Of commerce, clearing house
association and any other business or
industrial organization 20 desiring.
not more than ten delegates will take
part In the deliberations Of this CON
gress.
It IL q free Forum" Of the West
In which all peoples and classes par
ticipate. Through its efforts millions
Of dollars have been appropriated for
waterways and irrigation improve
ments in Tho West. and scores OF laws
have been passed by the national con-
gress regulating the commercial con-
duct Of the country.
The Trans-Mississippi Commercial
Congress was organized in 1891.
though its real birth was In Denver
in the eighties. when Governor Alva
Adams Of Colorado, called into ses.
sion the deep waterways interests.
Other organizations whose object was
practical waterways were also exist
ant The West, though II had grown
into q country Of wealth and Dromln.
ence, was unable, because Of lack
Of political prestige, to obtain appro-
priations from congress for improving
ita waterways. The East, skilled In
using the power Of politics, got the
money" firing Of such treatment.
Kansas struck the first blow for recog-
milton by calling Western States
Convention to be held In Kansas City,
April IA to II, in 1891.
Men Of national prominence ans
wered the call, and for an infant step
the move was a success. Later In the
year in Manitou, Colo, this organlza-
ton combined with two others Of SINH.
lar object--the ns-Mississippi Con-
gress and the Deep Water Convention
and formed the existing Transmits.
sissippi Commercial Congress.
Always first with the congress is
river improvements. This year 1t is
anxious to father resolu-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

GOV. HERBERT 8. HADLEY,
OF Missouri. Who Will Deliver the Ad
dress Of Welcome And Serve as a
Member Of the Program Committee
W. Fleming. vics-pFesident OF the Kan
sas City Life Insurance Company. ls
president Of the congress this year
and will preside at all meetings.
Champ Clara, speaker Of the House
Of Representatives, who Is talked Of
for president, win address the con.
Ersss during lie four-dayS' session.
and he chooses his own subject g.
n. spaFkman, chairman Of the House
ConEittss on Rivers and HaFboFs.
Wi aiso sttsnd Some Of the spszk
srs % he impr0ysmsat Il waterways
are: waiter 9. Diekey Of KansAs
en-, president Of tAs Ksaaas City
Aslsst River Nsyisatioh conpany;
chasss ". 4 KsyanauEh q o.
LOuiA csagrSasnaa william P. Bof-
lana al csagfsusIaaa chaEies y.
DocAel.
asaahss Wn,an 4 RerlA q Iaahs
~ A. AfnaA e1rn9 S1vsEn.s 81
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

ri Congress and Deliver an Address
He Is a Strong Probability as Demo
cratic Candidate for President.
yrs y 49,; II * TO-, u 1917. 10Y
ton which will result in congress ap-
propriating twenty million dollars for
making the Missouri River navigable
between Kansas City and st, Louis.
The Kansas City-Missouri River Navi-
CATION Company, which is now run
ming boats on the river, and the Mis-
souri, River Improvement Association
are not going to allow the congress to
adjourn without adopting resolution
favoring this appropriation. 1t iS very
probable that Governor John Burke Of
South Dakota, interested in the Upper
Missouri as its president, will call
special session of the Missouri I'm
provement Association to meet here
In conjunction with the rans-Missis-
sIppi.
This Is the third time that the con
gF0ss has met In Kansas City. It
got Its swadllng clothes in Kansas
City, and again in 1906 when 1t had
assumed powerful proportions, 1t met
here. Convention Hall 10 designated
a. the meeting place. though special
meetings will DO held every morning
in downtown thsatsrs. The hall will
seat 1900 persons. As 9 feature Of
the entertainment Congressman VIII
liam p. Borland Of Kansas City, has
obtained governmental permission to
have the Panama pictures exhibited
At the congress. Lieutenant George
dOethals, son Of the head Of the Pan
ANA work. will show the pictures
and talk on the canal. This 10 the
aSst time the pictures have been
shown publicly.
A. another feature Of entertain
neat the Kansas City Commercial
Club win spread . huge banquet IN
hall on the night Of Nov.
q, Il ne annual celebration Of tho
JsAA Jay Treaty, particularly appro-
pirate IN connection with The Trans
lfis.iaHiDgl conmsrsiai Congrsss ~. |
lees hundred plates yin Be- spread.
DsIssatss nay b apposntsd b. 0oa-
aaroili Club. Mayors q cities a1f
IsVns had boards Of esaaiy oomnis-
Itsnsls. Reduced rates havs bsea a.
IAsri.s6 y ~ rzilErafs q Kenssn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
BUILDING PERMANENT BRIDGES TN KANSAS

These counties are building bridges
of reinforced concrete or stone, large
or small, under the direction of as
sistants from the office of the state
highway engineer at the Agricultural
College: Riley, Wichita Harvey, Wa
baunsee, Shawnee, Coffey, sPotawato-
mic, Phillips, Meade, Rush, Butler and
Washington. At Burlington, Coffey
county, the state highway engineers
men are helping the people in build
ing concrete jetties along the Neosho
river for food protectionN Practically
every county, w. S. Gearhart, state
highway engineer. says, is putting in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

100 miles of road this summer. A
traction engine, grader and crew are
working every day when The weather
permits. Some excellnt road is being
built.
After grading roads 1t is wise, the
engineers say, to have them narrowed
and then break upalI the Jumps and
clods. The shoulders should be cut
down from the banks on all sides to
the road. This prevents filling up OF
the waterways and saves foods re-
sulting therefrom. =
The Hodges road law has not yet
been utilized as much as desired.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

Some farmers declare that II is
cheaper to hire men to run the farm
than TO buy machinery. ksybs II IL.
bat nobody can prove a. Besides. the
machines never 90 70 toWn Saturday
and al 70 cone back Monday. but
are alWays night e. he j0b Whsn
nssasd. kHd another thing-ths vie
soes not have % essG asd ussA aDF
~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
chIsspe to Asvs rInss. Aue.um.

The Field museum Of natural hist
tory in jackson Park. Chicago, will be
the largest thing Of Its kind in the
world in q very few years. II IL the
youngest Of the great ones and IL al
ready 9TH in rank. being sxosllsA by
the British museum, the Passs naturAt
history museum. the national mussuza
e washlngtcn. and The American mus
scum at New York The total cost q
the butiding d to b tB.oeo. 90 and a
Arst Il will house . eoIlsctiOn worth
SIC, 0Oe, 600. Construction b 10 bagih
"a he buiIdins At once and II win b
foL iesa b lsG
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

good types Of reinforced concrete or
stone bridsea For instance. IN Rock
Greek township. Wabaunsee coutny.
The reinforced concrete bridge cost
sSsS. II has . s0.fOot span carrying
. 1tfoot roadway. The materials for
this bridge were hauled for, u to 20
mllss, thereby Increasing tie cost.
d he sane township. another bridge
e he sane Kind. cost tssk These
tgfas.s ars ma6s 10 earry q f44on
saslnA Thsir approaches are tested
y rand . veg heavT strata.
A. = rsa4 activities. re aitlsliua
3 ezlEsneiT eacsuFaEias. Po9aaltsn
tggnlr. DFuua osunig. y 1ra1'Hs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
MlS.a SSO.aI Iusassd.

Jask-Alios hAs q spisadid TeieA
Has ~ ~ sung for yuai
f@-No.
1ak-GAs Wil 4 yuu pFaas ~,
1rm-What = eAe~1e q oooa
nlAanari ds1st J.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
WESPSExHIBITOF GREATIDEaS
A CONVENTION OF MEN WITH
PLANS At KANSAS CITY
NOV. IA TO N.

Tho TFana,M IsslssIppi Congress, With
Colonel Fred Fleming at lite Head,
VIII Hear the AldrIeh Arguments
and the l4adley and Stubbs Side,
Too.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02

Garrett is building ten miles Of rock
road under this law. One mile of
rock road il being built At Enterprise.
and Johnson county il doing some
work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-02
Moran Is ! MathsmatIoian.

J. 2. Morgan was almost bred n
mathematician While at G0ttngen
Morgan specialized in mathematics,
and with the professor Of mathemat-
les he would spend long hours at prob
lens. Some years ago a number OF
New Workers. who had been at the
Gottingen university together held a
dinner and invited their Old professor
Of mathematics, who happened to be
visiting this country. to be present
The German stood his ground be
gave them his own idea Looking at
Mt. Morgan. he said chat he was I'M
decd very glad his old pupil had sue
ceeded SO well as banker But
regret" he went on. "that YOU did not
remain at the university Had you
stayed with me yon would have been
my assistant as long as lived. and
uuquestionably at my death you would
have been appointed professor Of
mathematics in my placeg- Metropol-
itan Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-02


General Wood Of the English army
was the hero Of many adventures. but
the one he called the strangest is The
time he rode a giraffe ia India With
party Of friends he was being en-
tertained by the rajah Of Jowra. who
exhibited his rare collection Of wild
animals TO his guests. General Uhen
AIajorl Wood was a daring horseman
and on wager offered to ride the
giraffe with no bride save a rope
The rajah warned him Of the danger
bUt he would not listen So the giraffe
was brought to balcony. from which
the major yaulted on It's back IA.
stantly the great creature was of like
the wind. and once fairly started. it
settled down into a curious gailop that
soon made the rider SO sick and dizzy
that he fell or like a log. receiving a
blow on the head from the animals
knee and then IN the face from its
foot. He was unconscious for an hour.
and the first use he made Of his voice
was to resolve that he would never
ride a giraffe again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-02
FISH FOR IRON THROUGH ICE
How the swedes Get ore From the
Bottom Of Some Of Their
Lakes.

The bottoms Of many Swedish lakes
are covered to a thickness Of six or
eight inches with fragments Of iron
ore OF the size Of peas This lake ore
consists chiefly Of ochre. or hydrated
oxide Of iron. mixed with silicate and
phosphate Of iron. clay. sand and other
impurities. and yields pig iron OF very
good quality.
The ore is obtained by very print.
tive methods Ia winter a hole is cut
IN the ice. a scraper attached on a
long pole is inserted and all Of ths
ore within reGch is collected into a
heap beneath the hole Some Of the
mud which has been scraped together
with the ore is removed by stirring
the mass with poles, and the ore Is
then scraped into bags which have
been sunk and is hauled up
In summer this curious mining oper-
alton is conducted IN a similar man
ner from RATS anchored in the lake
Two miners can bring UP about four
tons OF ore in a day Steam dredges
have recently been installed In a few
places About thirty years after the
removal Of the ore a new layer Of
the same thickness is found to have
been produced by natural chemical
processes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-02
In the -
Neyer Pa o0al oll near buLIeT. lara

Never set coal oil near butter. lard
or milk
To fresh salt fish lay it skin side
up in an earthen vessel-neyer in tin.
Always spread cornmeal out on pa
per to dry thoroughly before putting
II away.
Always sift all fiours before using.
Sift a small quantity TO keep on hand
in case Of emergency
Iodine stains are best removed by
soaking them IN ammonia or alcohol.
and then washing the article In water
II water will not injure It.
The yellow stains on the margins
Of engraYings may be removed by
carefully spopging them with a solu-
ton Of hydrochloride Of soda.
Blood stains should be wet with
kerosene and then washed in warm.
not hot, water; or drop little per.
oxide Of hydrogen on the stains and
then wash thoroughly In warm water.
Securing balls are made Of a paste
formed Of five ounces Of pipe clay.
three ounces Of powdered French
chalk and three ounces Of alcohol
Shape into balls and put aside to dry
Silver th2t has been stained by med.
icines may be cleaned by rubbing 1t
with a cloth dipped in sulphuric acid
and then washing It with soap and
water and polishing it in the usual
manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-02

Seaward flowing waters are not
alone responsible for the denudadon
OF soils. Those who have watched
dark dust storms approaching win be
Interested 20 know that estimates OF
solid material suspended in the air run
from lG0 10 10000 tons per cubic
miles Of air where such storms are
prevalent The aeolian geoloeist. I'd
den, taking conservative values and
using fairly accurate data for the num-
ber, velocity and duration Of the dust
storms in the western states. con-
cluded that ION the average about
S5000o,0o0 tons Of dust are carried
LAO miles each year. thus doing in
this region alone about l.225000o00..
600 mile tons Of transport" The dust
whiris run each an average distance
Of 2lS miles.