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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

tion will enable him to select in Sep
tember hundreds of good, sound ears
the seed from which will be likely to
mature uniformly earlier than the
seed from ears that will ripen half
month later. The matter of uniform
ity alone is worth striving for and
this can never be secured from seed
selected from the crib.
The farmer who will select his
seed from standing stalks will have
opportunity to determine somewhat
Of the yielding quality of seed, some
what of the strength of stalk and
roots. The big ear on a stalk stand
ing alone with no stalks near is not
good seed ear because it is big because
of unequal soil help. A good ear
growing on a stalk surrounded by
good stalks will furnish safer seed.
Then too, the very fact of forehand-
edness is a tremendous argument for
early selection of seed. 1t is a good
habit and the farmer who can say
when winter comes that he has all
his seed corn selected and hung up in
the dry is the kind of a farmer
who can sleep the sleep of just man
in cold stormy night knowing that
cattle and other stock are well
sheltered. No matter how severe the
storms of November and December
he can rest assured that his seed corn
is safe and he can feel a greater as
suranee of a good crop the next year.
Kansas has lost more bushels of corn
!,
years than she has lost from dry
weather.
Every argument in favor of select
ing seed corn from the field in early
fall can be used in favor of Septem-
ber selection of seed of all the sorg-
hum, broom corn, katir. milo and also
saccharine sorghum. 40 one will
ever get uniform ripening of any
sorghum until he selects from the
field uniform ripening heaus.
We should get together in big
concerted movement this fall for
selecting sorghum seed early. | am
going to ask each of the three hun
dred and eighty farmers Institutes in
Kansas to get behind the movement
and to get the names of members
who will this year select from the
field before the last of September un-
uniformally ripened heads of@katir.
milo and sweet sorghum, and ten
days before cutting time uniformally
ripened heads of broom corn: before
the middle of October choice ears of
corn from good stalks. Kansas must
grow more acres of corn and sorghums
and must raise more bushels per
acre and then grow more horses, hogs
and cattle. Let's pull together on
this seed proposition.
j. H. MILLER.
Manhattan, Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Lois Drummond is pianist for
marching
The fifth week of school is over
My, but time flies,
Have you read THE Golden Win
dow" by Laura E. Richards2
Mesdames Hille, Poffenberger and
Burnham visited several of our class
es Thursday.
The senior Physics class is having
some trouble in understanding New
toms Laws of Notion
In the study of history, our stud
ents have the pleasure of one hour
week in laboratory work.
The Domestic Science pupils clean
ed house Wednesday. Everything is
now looking ''spick and SPAN
The State Superintendent has sent
US new course of study for Normal
Training work for this school year
High School students will furnish
music for the county teachers associa-
tion meeting Saturday, October 18th,
1912
Report cards of pupils work are to
be issued each weeks or three times d
term. | and II will look good. but
III oh, my.
The executive committee of the
Golden Belt Teachers Association
win meet Saturday, October 5th, to
plan for the meeting in March.
The State Teachers Association
will be held at Topeka, November 7th
and 8th. All our teachers are look
ing forward to the meeting The en-
tire corps attended last year.
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Trego County Teachers Association

The first meeting of Trego county
Teachers Association will be held in
the court room, Wa-Keeney, Satur-
day, October 18th. at p. m.
Following is the program:
Instrumental solo-Miss Eva Brown.
Roll Response by teachers-A
Proverb.
Recitation-Miss Viola Deans.
Girls Quartette- High School.
Suggested months course in Agri-
culture for rural schools - Miss
Mary Parsons.
Piano Sofo-NIiss Edna E. Pyle.
Other meetings for the year:
Saturday, September 8, at Ogallah.
Saturday, December II, WaKeeney.
Saturday, January IS, Collyer.
Saturday, February ID. Wa-keeney-
Other meetings will be held in
March and April. All teachers should
attend. Friends invited.
President.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper viii be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to. cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
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Catarrh being constitutional disease.
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
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thereby destroying the foundation of
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strength by building up the constitu-
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work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05
Do 1t Now. Select Corn and Sorghum
Seed Early.

Few farmers appreciate the impor-
tance of early selection of their seed
for corn and sorghum. The stockmau
declares that the ''sire is half the
herd" and it is equally true that the
character of farmers seed repre-
sents practically that percentage of
his crop. No man can estimate the
thousands of bushels of poor corn and
sorghum seed that have been planted
in the fields of Kansas, never to
germinate Why not feed this poor
grain to hogs and cattle and plant
good seed. seed that has been tested?
A few grains of an ear of corn or a
head of sorghum will prove the
character of the whole. Enough poor
seed of these two plants was planted
in Kansas last Spring o
fatten a thousand steers, and yet the
seed corn conditions in Kansas were
better than in any other western
state.
But why wait until Spring and
brave so much uneasiness about the
value of the seed TO be planted. Why
not take six months TO select and
prove the seed instead of doing it all
in one week? The time TO begin to
grow next years corn and sorghum
crop is in September and October.
We need in Kansas an early matur-
ing corn of a large variety In every
field in September a farmer can find
some well matured ears with other
ears far from mature. Early atten-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05
Wa-keeney Leads Kansas On X. U.
Football Team

University of Kansas, Sept 3Oth.
Wa-keeney will be the only city in
Kansas to have two men on the
Kansas University football team.
This distinction came to Wa-Keeney
today when Coach Arthur St. Leger
Mosse placed Harry E. Burnham and
Andrew Croft on the first eleven.
Burnham will play in his old post
at right guard and Croft will be in
the same position on the other side
of the line in the first game here to-
morrow with the Haskell Indians.
A heavy session awaits the two Wa
keeney boys and the rest Of the Kan
sas team. The schedule includes
games with St. Mary's college at
Lawrence. October 5th: Baker at
Lawrence, October 18th. Drake at
DesMoines, october 10; Kansas State
Agricultural College at Lawrence,
October 26th; Oklahoma at Lawrence
November 2nd; Washburn at Topeka,
November 9th; Nebraska at Lincoln,
November 10Th: and Missouri at Law
renee, November 23rd.
Coach Moose has a new assistant
coach, Leonard Frank, a former
Minnesota star, and both men are
working night and day to develop a
winning team for Kansas from a
squad of forty.
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NJ. E. Church Notes.

9:45 a. m. Sunday school. IL a. m.
church services. : D. M Epworth
League: Leader; Vernon Reppert.
8 D. m. church service. A gospel song
service of special interest will precede
the preaching.
There is a live class of young men
in the NJ. E. Sunday school called
THE Hustlers. They won both
banners last Sunday.
Rally Day will be observed in the
NJ. E. church Sunday morning. Oc-
tober 9th, with an especially interest
ing program. Souvenirs will be given
to every one attending.
Choir rehearsal att O'Clock on Satur-
day evening Each one endeavor TO
be present to rehearse new music. All
men who wish to join the male
chorus come Saturday evening. Books
especially for male voices
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

If you have young children YOU
have perhaps noticed that disorders
of the stomach are their most COM
mon ailment- To correct this you
will find Chamberlain stomach and
Liver Tablets excellent They are
easy and pleasant to take, and mild
and gentle in effect. For sale by all
dealers.
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DICTAGRAMS

Aunt Simpy says her wedding
tower will take place endurin' the
next settin' of the legislature, if the
'lections go right :
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

When man gets so he can't spit
without alarming the whole neighbor-
hood and starting a stampede it is
time for him to cut out the use of
the weed.-Uncle Heck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

The voter only serves his own in
terests and the public interests when
he votes for the candidate who will
give him the best service in public
office. 1t is not merely a personal
favor for the candidate. 1T is much
more: good common sense and good
public business.
A Topeka lawyer suggests that
every candidate for public office
should file public statement of his
political principles and policies and
also statement of his qualifications
for the office sought. But who shall
write this statement of Qualifica
tions''2 If it be left to the editor
who is paid for publishing the an
nouncement, it is certain to be q
pretty warm endorsement, thou he
may put it in s'glittering generali-
ties to salve his conscience. If it
be written by the candidate himself
it may be equally fulsome: at least
there will be nothing in it worse than
errors of punctuation and rotten
spelling Finally. how many voters
are governed by the qualifications of
candidates when casting their ballots?
Probably not more than fifty per
cent. The other half votes its spite
or prejudice, its personal favors, or
the fossiliZed 1.-TWO terms and out, =
regardless of qualifications.
DICK TAGRAPH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

Sometimes you wonder how man
Of such a benign and sanity aspect
can be so mean and ornery, but just
let him shave off his moustache and
the mystery is solved.
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Wall
Paperiing

The best time IN the whole
year to paper is now. It's
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cleaning up.
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See Our New Stock of
Wall Paper Today

Just the patterns you want
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O ~ Magazine Kidd. =
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
NEW ENGLAND POTATOES.

The possibilities o. potato raising in
New England, particularly in Maine, are
disclosed by statistics compiled by the
Census Bureau. The figures show that
Maine, while ranking ninth in the extent
OF acreage devoted to potatoes, is fourth
IN production, being exceeded only by
New York, Michigan and Wisconsin.
These figures are strong arguments in
favor of New England soil and thrift,
and the latter factor is the more import
ant.
Maine does not plant potatoes and
leave them to grow as best they can.
The soil is cultivated, the weeds are
choked out and the bugs are fought.
This is what raises Maine from ninth
position in acreage to fourth in produc-
ton. Wisconsin has $780, acres plant
ed to potatoes, while Maine has only
l35, 900, and yet the yield in Wisconsin
is only little, larger than in Maine.
Next to Maine, of the New England
States, Vermont makes the best show
ing. With the acreage in Vermont.
Massachusetts and Connecticut almost
equal, the Green Mountain State gets a
crop almost so percent larger. Soil and
thrift again is the answer. The Yer
montershoes his potatoes with regularity
and conviction, because his grandfather
did the same thing.
With nearness to the raw material the
question naturally arises. Are New
Englanders making their own starch or
are they buying it from New York?
And have we developed enough potato
chip factories? Our business men NAV
answer. Boston Globe.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04


i've facts are the basic principles upon
which the various questions contained
In these survey blanks are to be an
swered-to stop working In the dark,
to be prepared TO fight social and moral
evils, as you would fight an epidemic.
From these survey blanks large charts
are to be made under the guidance of
experts who have made q life study of
the various phases as contained in the
survey blanks. These charts are to be
used In connection with the lectures
and Institutes TO be held during the
Portland convention week, Jan 6 to IA.
For instance the social service COM
m1ttee of Portland has investigated
and procured data covering the bust
ness Of the loan sharks who prey as
vultures upon the poor and helpless.
The question has been handled in a
calm, sane, businesslike way, and no
measures will be adopted or steps tax
en- other than those based upon care
fully conceived program. Doubtless in
the very near future a plan will be
adopted similar to that in use in New
York and other states so that the
needy people who desire to borrow a
little money to tide them over periods
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL. THURSDAY JANUARY 4, 1912
THE MISSION OF THE GRANGE.

Grand Master Stetson of the State
Grange struck high and statesmanlike
note in his annual address at Lewiston
last week. Splendid in the purpose for
which it was formed, successful in the
working out Of its destiny; broad, com
has become a tremendous power for
good in our communities. 1t is compos-
ed of the very highest grade of our citi-
zenship. 1t is broad enough and patriot
ic enough to stand for the best things in
government without regard to partisan
ship. 1t can never be political in the
narrower sense. but must of necessity be
political in the broadcast and best sense
Of the word. 1t recognizes the sacred
ness of civic duty. 1t inculcates rever-
ence for law and all that is best in citi-
zenship. Such an organization, stand
ing for such things. deserves the support
and encouragement, and good wishes of
every citizen who approves and appre-
ciates the stand which the organization
takes for good government. The
Aroostook Times.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

taken down with fever and the others,
from standing double watches, had be-
come worn out from loss of sleep.
Some amusing stories are told OF the
old and roly-poly steamboat Charles
Houghton that used to run in Maine wa
tiers. On one trip, coming from Port
land to Bangor, the Houghton became
lost in the fog, and her master. Capt.
Joe Wentworth, was trying to feel his
way into Boothbay. After t1ounderlng
ABOUT four hours and footing his whistle
until everybody on board had the earache,
the men in the pilot house caught the
sound of voices off the starboard and
stopped to listen. Presently out OF the
fog loomed big lobster boat, which was
hailed by Capt. Wentworth:
"Ahoy, the boat. Can you give us
the course into Boothbay?"
A loud guffaw was the only response.
The fishermen fairly roared with merri-
ment, while the master of the steamer,
mad all through, swore large oaths at
them and asked if they were all crazy.
mo we amt crazy, cap'n,'' respond
ed the lobsterman, ''but we jest had to
laff."
"Well, how about the course into
Boothbay?" demanded the captain.
The master of the smack quieted an
other burst of laughter among his men
and replied, with aggravating deibera-
ton:
"Wa-al, jew jst turn them wheels O.
your steamboat over oncet or tWlcet
ag in an she'll hit the wharf to Booth
bay-you re most thar now!'
1t was fact that the Charles Hough-
ton had Numbered into Boothbay and al
most up to the wharf without her people
knowing where they were. Good old
tub unused Capt. Wentworth; 'she
ain t no Mary Powell for speed, but she's
got lots O. boss senseH'
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

ing the advisability of adapting this
work of their communities.
After these data have been gathered
experts will be secured and special con-
ferences will be held in the different
cities to discuss the survey gathered
and to map out five year program of
work, the Portland conference coming
Jan. 8 to IA, 1912, and the Calais.
Bangor, Lewiston and Bath confer
ences and those Of other sections Of
the state some time later in February
or March. For the Portland confer
ence there has been especially secured
team Of the best experts in America.
These men are under the direction Of
the Rev. Charles Stelzle, well known
champion Of labor and connected with
the Labor temple Of New York city.
Portland has appropriated $4,000 for
this work. No time or money will be
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
The Stone Quarries.

The value of the production of the
stone quarries of the United States dur
ing 1910 was the largest in the history of
the industry and was more than double
that of 1900, the figures being respective
ly SIG, 520,5S4 and s36, $40, TT. The out
put for 1910, according to Ernest F.
Burchard of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, shows an increase over that
of 1900 Of SIS, It's, 1856, or more than seven
per cent. The increase in stone produc-
ton of all the principal sorts has been
notable during the last few years, all the
classes having heavily increased except
bluestone.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
u he aim Of the Men and Re-
ngion Forward Movement is
to bring into the church and

its work the same zeal, the
same high standard Of efficiency, the
same aggressive, manly vigor that are
manifested in the highest type of the
ANerican business enterprise.
1t is an aim that will appeal to any
right thinking man.
Five vital points of emphasis are the
basis of the movement:
First.-Evangelism. More men in the
church and those who are in at work
for others.
Second.-Bible study. Every man
familiar with the word of God and
alive to its message.
Third.-Social service. Every man
interested in and working for the com
munity in which he lives.
Four.-Boys' work. A square deal
for every boy that he may grow into
we'll rounded, fully developed Chris
ttan manhood.
Five.-Missions. Every man inter
ested in and familiar with the world
wide aspect of Gods kingdom
The great meetings to be held in
Portland during the eight days begin
ming Jan 6, 1912, are the opening guns
of the campaign-inspirati in
structive, just to help men get the
vision The real work is to come later,
under the guidance Of the local com
mittees, covering a period of years.
Similar campaigns such as are to be
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
A HERO IN A LIGHTHOUSE.

For years j. s. Donahue So Haven, Mich,
civil war captain, as lighthouse keener
averted awful wrecks, but queer fact is. he
might have been wreck, himself, if Electric
Bitters had not prevented "They cured me
of kidney trouble and chills," he writes, latter
l had taken other SO called cures for wears.
without benefit and they also improved nv
For dyspepsia, indigestion, all stomach. liver
and kidney trouble. they're without equal
Try them. Only 80 cts. at all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

over the state to attend these confer
ences in Portland. The railroads have
agreed to make special rates covering
the time that these experts will be in
Portland
The pastors II all churches through
out the state of Maine have been Civ
en- program of the week in Portland.
and all delegations intending to be in
Portland that week should advise with
their pastors or write to the Rev
Charles NJ. Woodman, chairman of the
committee of one hundred, Portland
Me-
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

church records
for the past ten years, inquiring into
the effectiveness of the usual evangel-
1st1c campaign, the need for personal
evangelism, the time and conditions
when persons join the church Other
committees are getting a. complete set
of data regarding missions and Bible
study, and, last, but not least, a large
group of Portland business men are
carefully studying the boy problem.
The important part of this program
is the fact that the campaign is not to
be confined to Portland alone, but that
Bangor, Calais. Bath. Lewiston and
other centers are already at work max
ing similar studies, and many of the
smaller country towns are consider
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

At Probate Court held al Belfast. within and
for, the County of Waldo on the second Tues
day of December, a. ID, 1911.
A certain instrument purp0rting to be the last
n will and testament of Henry y. Dodge. late
of Belfast, IN said County of Waldo, deceased,
having been presented for probate.
Ordered That notice be given to all persons In
terested by causing copy OF this order to be
published three weeks successfully in The Re-
publican journal, published at Belfast, that they
may appear at probate Court. to be held at
Belfast, within and sor said County, on the sec
ond Tuesday of January next, at ten oil the
clock before noon, and show cause, If any they
have, why the same should not be proved, ap-
proved and allowed.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. p HAZELTINE, Register.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04
Happy Maine.

Says the Waterville Sentinel:
Maine is soon to have nomination by
direct primary.
Which leads the New York Sun to re-
mark with fine irony:
Happy Maine! There must be some.
thing wrong in system that produces
public men like Fessenden, Blaine, Reed,
Frye, Hale and Littlefeld.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County Of Waldo, on the 18th day Of
December, A. d. 1911.
TOHN L. McGOwN. guardian of John Pendle.
having presented petition praying for license
to sell at public or private sale and convey GER
tain rea! estate of said minor, described in said
petition.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing copy of this
order to be published three weeks successfully in
The Republican Journal, a newspaper published
at Belfast. that they may appear at a Probate
Court, to be held at Belfast, within and for said
County, on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1912,
at ten of the clock before noon, and show cause,
if any they have, why the prayer of said petition
er should not be granted
GEO E. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAS. P. HAZELTINE. Register.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

At a Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. on the second Tues
day Of December, A. d, 1911.
A certain instrument, purporting to be the last
a will and,testament of Nancy A. Curtis. late
of Swanvlle, in.said County of Waldo, deceased,
having been presented for probate.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons in
terested by causing copy of this order to be
published three weeks successfully in The Re-
publican Journal, published at Belfast, that they
may appear at Probate Court, to be held at
Belfast within and for said County, on theisecond
Tuesday of January next, at ten of the clock
before noon, and show cause, if any they have,
why the same should not be proved, approved
and allowed.
GEO. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. z. MAZELTINE, Register.
The Republican journal., 1912-01-04

spared TO 1urnlSn
the best possible
program for the
eight days. A
score or more Of
men have been
busily engaged
for the pas t
month In arrang-
ing all the de-
tails in connec-
ton with this
W ork. Delega-
tions are being