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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-13
TIE Sunday School Lesson


hardy and could not stand the burning
heat of the sun. Among thorns."
This soil was fertile. but it was full of
weeds. which grew faster and were
much stronger than the good seed
which was '-choked and it yielded no
fruit This picturesque addition is
found only in Mark. Good ground"
that had none of the defects of the
other three. 1t was soft, not hard:
deep, not shallow; clean. not impure
The conditions We're satisfactory. and
much fruit was produced.
Verses 10-12-Special privileges.
This new method of teaching i'm
pressed the disciples. and as soon as
they were together they asked Jesus,
"Why speakest thou unto them in par
ables:''- Matt. xiii. 10D 1t was
not the purpose of Jesus to keep his
hearers in the darkness. They remain
ed therein of their own accord
Verses 13-20.-Response and respon-
sibiIity.
1t was the privilege of the disciples
to receive enlightenment Let them
be sure. to use it for the benefit of
others Know ye not this parab BILE =
This mild rebuke was to stir them up
to a sense of their deficiency and their
the parable proper the hearers are
identified with the soil: in the expla-
nation they are identified with the
seed. The idea is that the seed be-
comes the plant and represents the
respective individuals described. THE
wayside- nearer is careless and indif-
ferent and gives no opportunity for
the Impression to be made The rea-
son for this is attributed to SATAN
who --cometh Immediately and turns
| the interest elsewhere. The stony
ground nearer is superficial and I'M
reliable in spite of the high promises
that are made at the outset
..Sown among thorns-" This is the
worldly and irresolute hearer. who
tries to serve God and mammon and
fails in both The good
| ground nearer is purposeful and prac-
teal. who hears the truth and heark-
! ems to it. I2S Al
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cow THAT LOOKS AMBITIOUS
AND WILLING TO GIVE MILK.
Want Good Dairy Animal-Some
of Her Points of Excellence.

The following advice as to the selec
ton of dairy COWS is given by George
r. Samson of the animal husbandry
department Of the Oregon Agricultural
college:
Use the Babcock tester and scales
first TO determine which of your own
cows are profitable and which unprofit-
able.
If you are buying cows which have
not been tested the form and quality
of cows under consideration afford
some guidance and may be looked to
with profitN
A well developed and evenly formed
udder, which is loose and soft rather
than hard after being MIXED out, is
desirable. Lack of development in the
fore quarter is a common defect The
bottom of the udder should be level,
and the back of it should be we'll arch
ed outward and attached high up to-
ward the tail head.
The rump should be long from hook
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BEAT NJ ORDER HOUSE
EI MEANS OF ADVERTISING.
Here Is a Case illustrating How Some
Merchants Overlook Chance
to Do More Business.

A merchant in small town who
saw Il farmer receive goods at Il rail-
road station from Il mail order house
told him he could have sold the same
goods for less money and saved the
freight besides. The farmer asked
him why he didn't let people know.
Though he had taken the home paper
regularly for years. he never saw Il
line in it that such goods were to be
had. The mail order house came after
the trade and got ii.
Merchants and manufacturers who
fail to advertise what they have
should not EXPECT to compete with
those who do. The very best articles
at the lowest prices will be passed by
when people are unaware of their ex
istence. Probably if the merchant had
advertised and the farmer had bought
from him he wouldn't have known
that his advertisement had brought
the business anyway, and so wouldn't
have given it credit. Publicity often
reaches much farther than is out
wardly perceptible.
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Survey of the Worlds News

health certificate as well as a mar
riage license from the prospective con
tracing parties. These 200 clergymen
are associated with the federated
churches of Chicago, and they agreed
at the time they Endorsed the deans
suggestion to direct their energies to-
ward creating public opinion that shall
indorse the plan urged by Dean sum
ner.
While some may urge that the state
should take the first step in demand
ing health certificate said Dean
Sumner. Il answer that for forty
years Michigan has had a law which
provides that a minister who marrieS
a person who is a victim of "a con-
tagious disease shall be fined $1,000
and sent TO Jail. The law has never
been enforced. 1t will not be enforced
until the ministers take the initiative
in the desired reform
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Repairing a Broken oiIstone.

A broken oilstone can be repaired
and made as good as new. Warm the
pieces by heating them on the top of
stove or gas heater, with a piece Of
heavy sheet metal placed on it so as to
protect the stone from the direct heat
of the flame The heating should be
done somewhat slowly or the stone
will crack.
When the stone is warm wipe or
the oil which the heat has driven out
and apply couple of coats OF shellac
to the broken ends. When the shellac
is thoroughly dry warm the stone
again to melt the shelIac and clamp
the pieces together. After cooling the
pieces viii be found firmly stuck to-
gether.-Popular Mechanics.
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PROCESS OF WRITING.
Like Laying Track, Along Which Au-
thor Takes the Reader.

Like Laying Track, Along Which Au
thor Takes the Reader.
The process of writing consists of
laying a track of words, along which
the author conducts the reader with
more or less success. If the words are
put together neatly and skillfully the
reader glides along without jolt or jar,
and if the elevations and depressions
are arranged with care, so that monot-
ony may be avoided, the pleasure of the
trip is still further increased.
Many writer's revel in ''apt allitera-
tons artful aid and take an unfair
advantage of the reader by ceaseless
syllabication promiscuously and perni-
ciously pandering, with reckless ro-
domontade to surfeited senses.
Others adopt a rugged. uneven, jolt
ing method, placing their words in
hard, Jagged, staccato rows, hurting
their meaning at you in irritating cres-
cendos, humping you up and down,
making hard edges which jar your ear
and rasp your consciousness discord-
antly, rubbing you crosswise.
And others STILL with stately pomp,
firmly welded to we'll balanced peri
DDS. march with rhythmic step along
their formal path. No frivolity de-
tiers them. no joyous and inconsequen-
tial Hghtness disturbs them no folly
mars their posture. but with dignified
carriage, their banners flying in the
sun, they journey onward. the distant
horizon reverberating to their trium-
phal progress.
| Then we have the mincing, delicate
| ly constructive writer. who deals in
mosaics. A feminine little air of pre-
| cision is his pervading essence. Caper-
ing nimbly to the dulcet phrase, he
never descends below his shrill treble
! but scatterS his nice little refinements
about him like a lace adorned bride.
In the meantime the unhappy reader
asks for nothing better than not to
know that the writer has a style.
This does not mean that the style is
| unimportant. 1t means only that the
reader is primarily interested in what
the writer has to show him. and the
| writer's style may be considered per-
| feet when it never obtrudes itself on
the readers attention.
1t is on the same principle that the
best dressed man is the man whose
clothes you never notice.-Thomas l..
Mason in Lippincott's.
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Farm Advice and Suggestion
BETTER WHEAT GROWTH.
Followed Use of Harrow on Part of
Field and Gave Hint to Farmer.

Followed Use of Harrow on Part of
Field and Gave Hint to Farmer.
1t is well known fact that ground
which is kept loose on top will evap-
crate much less water than a soil
which is packed on top. The mois-
ture which escapes into the air is
absolutely lost. so far as the plants
growing in that particular field are
concerned. and if anything can be done
TO hold this moisture in the ground so
that it may reach the roots of the
growing crop 1t is, of course. the thing
to strive for and Will prove a benefit
to the plant growing in the field.
Some years ago one of the repre-
sentatives from the Colorado Agricul-
tural college was visiting an up to date
farmer in the country, and the farmer
showed him field of wheat which IL
Illustrated this narrowing in a remarka-
BILE manner. says the Fam Progress.
A storm had passed over that section
of the country, and about one and one
half inches of rain had fallen. 1t had
been dashing shower and had pack
ed the surface of the ground consid-
erably. The grain was from four to
six inches high, and the farmer had
been advised to harrow the field to pre-
vent evaporation He sent his hired
man to do the work, who hitched on
to the harrow and dragged it diagonal
ly across the field of wheat and then
around the outside of the field some
five or six times. He then became dis
gusted with the work because it ap-
peared that he was dragging out 50
much grain and reported the fact to
the farmer, who ordered the work dis
continued.
BY the-time the grain had headed the
marks Of the narrowed sections could
be plainly seen. The place where 1t
had been dragged diagonally across the
field produced grain at least eight or ten
inches higher than that on either side
which had not been narrowed, and
along the edges of the field the grain
was in like condition. The grain on
that portion of the field that had not
been touched by the harrow was not
to be compared with the narrowed
grain either in appearance, size of
plants or heads of grain.
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TIE Fate Of q Coe0ord
BY GEORGE CUMMINGS

to look over n bundle of newspaper
that had been brought aboard. Sandy
Hook is exposed to the waves of the
ocean, and the ship was rolling heavily.
Presently the mate heard step on
the companionway. Looking up, there
on the stairs stood-the ghost of Con-
nor. He was pale as a corpse, and his
eyes We're fiaring.
Get upr' commanded voice.
Hutchins, who did not doubt that-he
was facing the avenging spirit of the
man he had murdered, obeyed, trem-
bling. Connor or his ghost had mean
while come down into the cabin and
passed beyond Hutchins
$50 on decki''
Hutchins backed out of the cabin on
to the deck, fascinated by the glitter
ing eye of the man or ghost-he did
not know which.
The main jib needs Chewing. Go
out and clew it."
Whether the prospect of certain
death-for the conditions differed only
/ in degree from what they were when
Connor was ordered to make this at
tempt-or something human there was
about Connor affected him, by this
time Hutchins was ready for defense.
Even a ghost can't corner a man with
ont being turned on. and the mate.
seeing that Connor was unarmed sud
denly thrust his hand to his hip, drew
a revolver and fired. His hand was
unsteady. Besides. at the. moment a
! wave rolled under the ship. His shot
went wild. The ghost drew revolver
from under his shirt and before Hutch
ms could fire again shot him dead
Scarcely a minute had elapsed from
! the time the two reached the deck I,e-
fore Hutchins' body was rolling i'm the
/ lee scuppers. Two of the crew saw
the fight and. coming up. drew back
at sight of the man they believed to
| be dead.
Boys" said Conner. don't be afraid
| of me- I'm no ghost. life buoy
fioated by me. and l chung to it. A
steamer making a few knots only
against the storm passed so close to
me that | was taken on board and
| after much effort revived got in
yesterday. have been watching for
your coming and came out in a boat.
I've punished in II fair fight the COW
ard who tried to kill me- I'm to he
married next week. and l want you to
come to the wedding.
First we'll get rid of this carcass
and say he slipped overheard
And that was the version of Hutch
ms death given i'll a four line news
Taper item
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of the University of Rostock, Ger
many
Professor Grugel announces that he
has not only found the bacillus which
causes foot and mouth disease, but
has also found a serum for fmmuniz-
ing cattle against the malady. The
serum is not curative, but preventive,
and can therefore be administered
only to healthy animals.
Experiments with a large number of
cattle have. it is stated, proved I'M
Qualifiedly successful.
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@HE clipper Osceola was within
Il few days sail of New York
81 when Il head wind struck her.
'i'here Nyls nothing for it but

Il few days sail of New York
b when Il head wind struck her.
There was nothing for it but
to lay to- under a flying jib. With
the wind came rain, which froze as it
struck the vessel.
The first mate. John Hutchins, was
on the bridge, holding on for his life
The vessels main jib had become loos-
ened and Il corner of it was tapping in
the wind 1t WAS doing no harm 1t
was simply unsailorike. To fix it u
man must 90 out ON the bowsprit, and.
considering the ice and the lurchfng,
this was equivalent to going overheard
"Connor." sang the mate to a watch
holding on to the port ratlines, ''Go out
and clew up the jib,''
The man addressed looked up His
face was ashen- There had been bad
blood between him and the first mate
during the voyage.
NO one can go out there and live"
said Conner. Il can't even let go to
get across the deck without being shot
against the bulwarks and mashed to a
jelly
''Oh, yes, you can. Work your way
along the gunwale-"
There was an ominous silence, at the
end of which Conner said: Mr. Hutch
ms I'm going to obey the order, and
it's probably the last order I'll ever
obey from any one. If succeed, when
we get to New York and l out of the
merchant service-for I'm expecting to
be married and settle on shore-you'll
have just one more chance to kill me,
but you'll have to take the chance of
being killed at the same time
Conner had not covered half the dis
lance to the sail when a great wave
struck the vessels bow and sent him
| into the brine Hutchins from the
| bridge saw him swept by and the look
| that was on his face. Nevertheless he
| was relieved that the man had gone
| There was the usual shout of Man
overboardr' and a. few life buoys were
thrown over. but nothing of moment
could be done to save Conner, who
soon drifted out of sight
A week later the Osceola approach
ed New York bay. The cold had con-
tinued and her icy coat was even
/ thicker than it had been The vessel
anchored OF Sandy Hook, waiting or
ders from owners All on board Were
worn out. SO the captain and most of
/ the crew went ashore for rest and
| recrea ton. leaving the vessel in charge
4 of the first mate and single watch
At two bells in the evening Hutchins
| after seeing that the signal lights were
in position, went down into the cabin
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bones to pin bones. level from back to
front and from side to side and even
in width. The withers should be sharp.
but the chest wide at the bottom and
deep. The barrel should be large. well
rounded and increase in depth toward
the rear. The hide should be loose,
OILY and fairly thin.
The entire appearance of the COW
should be that of lean. trim. refined
feminine creature. whose one aim in
life is to transform COW feed INFO Il
high quality and liberal quantity of
milk
Good constitution. fine quality. large
digestive capacity. freedom from any
tendency to fatten rapidly and an alert
but kind disposition all contribute to
this end
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~ OUISIANA has picked out her two
new Democratic United States
senators in the persons of
Joseph Eugene Ransdell and
Robert f. Broussard, now members OF
the house of representatives The for
mer will succeed Murphy j. Foster for
the term beginning in March next
while Congressman BToussard WAS
elected to succeed John Randolph
Thornton, whose term will expire in
1915 Ransdell. who was born in 1858
was prominent in the state constitu-
tional convention of Louisiana in 1888,
which framed Il new state constitution.
has been president of the national riv-
ers and harbors congress since 1907
and is interested in the law and cotton
planting. He opened his senatorial
campaign last November by taking up
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IMPROVING THE HORSE.
Breed with a definite ideal in

Breed with a definite ideal in
mind.
Patronize only the best, sound.
pure bred sires.
Use only sound mares for
breeding purposes
Do not mix types.
As far as possible stick to one
breed
Feed literally the mares you
have bred
Be sure to read the state Ii
cense of the stallion you patron
ize.
If you are breeding draft
horses seek for a combination
of soundness. size, proper con-
formation, quality and action.
If you are breeding light horses
seek fora combination of sound
ness, proper conformation, quail =,
ity. speed, style I'D action.
Boost for your local fair. En-
ter your stock and have it well
broken by show time. Exercise
every care and attention that
your stock may show to the best
possible advantage. = Kansas
Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-13
RICHEST UNIVERSITY

The latest report from Harvard
shows that this institution of learning
Is the wealthiest university in the couu
try The report referred to states
that Harvard has S2o.ooo.o00 in pro-
ductive funds, of which $17,00o.0o0 is
in solid stocks and bonds. This amount
Is an increase over last year in the
value of stocks and bonds The uni
versity enjoys an income of S2-50o.O00
from its productive fund, and SI35,I35
of it is derived from stocks and bonds.
The university owns some of the most
valuable real estate in Boston.
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FEWER DELEGATES

Representative Burleson of Texas in
bringing up the question of u new plan
of representation in future national
conventions said his object was to cut
down the size to which these conven-
tons have grown. He said that he
felt this change would conduce to an
increased party interest in the congress
sional fights in states, with a view to
holding or obtaining stronger represen-
tation in the national conventions.
According to the BurleSon plan, there
would be one delegate from each con-
gressional district, but districts repre-
scented in congress by Il Democrat
would be entitled to an additional dele
gate or two delegates to Il Democratic
congressional district If Il state is
represented in the senate by two DEM
ocratic senators it would have four
delegates at large; if by one Democrat
and one Republican. it would have
three at large, and if represented by
two Republicans only two delegates at
large. The representation for a ter
ritory would be the same as for state
at large.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-13
GREAT WIRELESS FEAT

Three enormous wireless towers are
being constructed by the government
near Fort Myer, Va. These towers
will be the central station for the
greatest wireless project ever contem-
plated by any government Through
them and with the aid of the re-
mainder of the system the United
States government will be able to talk
with its battleships and stations near
" all over the world. The highest tow
er will be $50 feet high, and the two
smaller ones will be $50 feet high.
Between these will be suspended the
wires which will receive the flashes
from as far west as San Francisco
and as far east as Africa.
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MAKES CATTLE IMMUNE.

Reported From Germany.
4 discovery of the first Importance
to the American cattle raising indus
try is reported by Professor Wilhelm
Grugel. dean of the hygienic institute
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AMHERsT's NEW HEAD

DIR. Alexander Meiklejohn, the new
president of Amherst college, is the
only head of that institution who has
not been an alumnus of the college and
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WOMEN POLICE

Those women who have argued that
policewomen would be desirable adj
junct to twentieth century progress
were delighted at the recent news that
the sex was to be represented on the
force at annapolis. Md At the same
time reports came that the advocates
of poIicewomen We're making an i'm
preston at Santa Monica, Cal In
fact. the chief of police of the last
mentioned place advanced the idea of
naming clubwomen to enforce the cur
few law there. He said he regarded
women who are mothers and who have
succeeded in bringing up their own
children ms well qualified for the duties
he had in mind.
Led by Mrs. Julia Goldzier. there
have been several attempts to launch
women police ut Bayonne. N j. Mrs
Goldzier has been an interchangeable
worker to bring about this reform.
but the Bayonne city fathers have re-
mained adamant to her various APP
meals on this score.
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LONGEST TUNNEL

The Russian government is planning
the longest tunnel in the world 1t is
to be fifteen miles long and. with other
facilities. will connect Tifiis and Vladi-
kavkaz. the latter place being a town
in Ciscaucasia. The two places are
only 20 miles apart. and at the pres
ent time a roundabout journey of $40
miles is necessary in order to go from
one place to the other.
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MARRYING THE UNFIT

That the discussion for the marriage
of only healthy persons is gaining
strength is shown in the state of Illi-
nois. where 200 Protestant clergymen
have Endorsed the suggestion of Dean
Summer that ministers demand
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the cudgels against Senator Foster,
who wanted to be reelected. RanSdell
spent quite some time in ridiculing a
story political enemies circulated to
the effect that he was Il sly seeker
after the governorship of Louisiana
Congressman Broussard got into poll
tics and law when mere youth and,
like Ransdell, has Il gubernatorial
boom to mark up to the list of his past
performances. He was born in 1861
and was a district attorney before he
was sent to Washington.