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Evening journal., 1912-06-25
In ma United Press.

BY The United Press.
BALTIMORE, Nd, June 25.-There
was only one issue in the Demo-
cratic national convention that as
sembled here today That was Col
onel William Jennings Bryan. Wheth-
er the three-time candidate for the
presidency was to win a distinct VIC
tory over the forces OF the opposi-
ton headed by Tom Taggert, of In
diana; Roger Sullivan. Of Illinois;
Charles F. Murphey, of New York
and others of the ultra conservatives
or whether he was to lose his fight
because Of his insistence that a con-
servative had no real position in a
Democratic convention, was a prob
lem to be solved when the votes OF
the delegates had been recorded.
Bryan and his followers declared
that he would win an easy victory.
Prior to the assembling of the COZ
vention at noon, he was in confer
ence with many OF his chosen lieu
| tenants. At 1910 this morning Il
was announced at Bryan headQuar-
ters that Senator John w. Kern hao
/ been agreed upon as the Progressive
| candidate for temporary chairmar
in opposition to Judge Parker. Col
onel Bryan was slated to place his
former running mate in nomination
for the chairmanship. The genera
plan as arranged was for Bryan e
make a bitter attack on the New lorf
iurist and to make certain dennlt'
charges regarding the men promi'
nent in big Business who were
supposed TO be behind the Parpel
candidacy.
Bryan was stalking his all for thu
convention today He deliberatel,
made the issue with Parker. His as
sistants in the fight had canvasse6
the delegates and claimed to be as
sured of nearly 500 votes for Kern
election.
Boss Murphy of New York. however
was fully as insistent as was Bryan Il
claiming control. The New York chic
did not go to bed until long after day
light and was up again in YER
short time, going after the delegates
seeing Just where he stood Accord
ing TO Tom Taggart. the Indiana com
mitteeman. who was most active Il
rounding up delegates for the anti
Bryan IOItt6s tue diltl-A'A , al mon 10
more than 600 delegates pledged I
their cause in overthrowing Brya
and Kern.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. com
bination claimed that IL Bryan wo
the fight he was certain to be nom
mated for the Presidency. Some {
them went so far as to assert that tn
ticket already had been selected
should the Nebraskan control. He wa
to head the ticket and Governo
Woodrow Wilson was to be named a
the second man.
The crowd started for the conver
ton hall early. The arrangements s
far as the meeting place was concerr
ed, we're superb. The Fifth Regimen
armory. in which the delegates an
= more than $4,000 visitors assemble
= had heen completely transformed fC
the occas on.
The convention was called TO ord'
at noon by Norman E. Mack. of Blu
b falo, chairman of the national con
: mittee.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
COLORED K. OF P. CONVENTION.

The state convention OF colorsd
knights of Pythias will be held at
Seaford. June 81. and the delegates
from this city are DR.. Albert Price.
Samuel Paskins. Isaac Flood. Isaac
Henry, Albert Matthews and William
G. Thomas.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
.TO INVESTIGATE COLLIsION.

The Inspectors of Steam Vessels
tomorrow will investigate the facts
connected with the collisian between
the tug Prudence and the schooner
Annie Hodges which occurred in the
Delaware Bay on June IS. The
schooner had her bowsprit knocked
of and one of her crew seriously in
jured.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
DEMOCRATS IN OPENING CLASH
OVER CHAIRMAN, BRYAN HIMSELF
BEING PUT IN NOMINATION
COL. ROOSEVELT
BACK, UNACCLAIMED
BY The United Press.

by TIC UnlIeu Fress.
NEW YORK. June 25-Colonel
Roosevelt arrived here today from Chi
cago left the Grand Central station
by a side enrance. was met by his own
auto and went directly to the outlook
office. where he said he would spend
the day in an editorial conference.
He will 60 to Oyster Bay at o'clock
this afternoon. There was no demon
stration at the station.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
TO ATTEND PRAYER SERVICE.

The Calender Society Of Union M.
K. Church will attend prayer meet
ing service IN a body in Union NJ. Z.
Church on Wednesday night
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
WEATHER.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON June 25.-For Dol
aware; Unsettled weather, probably
showers tonight and Wednesday; not
much change in temperature; light
variable winds.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-UnsettIed
weather will prevail in the Eastern
States tonight and Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
cOIrNTY BALANCES.

County Treasurer Robert NJ. Burns
reported to the Levy Court today
the following county balances:
Credit of the Levy Court, $4,000 25;
special bond issue. S9,417.91; Chris
tiana. s1.463.10; Mil Creek. s739.69;
White Clay Creek. S1.171.54; New
Castle. S2S51S4; Red Lion. sS64.6S;
St Georges, S1S35.26: Appoquin-
mink. S7Ss.4S; Blackbird, s123117;
Brandywine S7S5.10
OLIvET SCHOOL EXCURSION.
Oliyet Presbyterian Sunday School
today took an excursion by the VIII
son Line to Wood Lynne Park, n. ]
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
WANT GIRLS AT TOBACCO PLANT

The Liggett and Myers Tobacco
Company of No. 9 vandever avenue
has permanent positions open for
many girls. They pay $3.50 a week
to learners. and experienced girls
can earn from Sc to s12 week.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE.

CONVENIENT KITCHEN-How Made Ou of an Incon.
venent One
FARMING is A BUSINESS-The Farmer Conside
self Business Man and Act Accordingly
FEEDING BEEF CATTLE Observation-Disclosures Information
From Clemson
HARVESTING POTATOES-Methods Followed by Mr.
Latham
HOW TO PREVENT COTTON ANTHRACNOsE-Be sureto
1ect and Plant Healthy
INFORMATION ABOUT VETCH-By Professor Duggar
MORE LETTERS ON NEIGHBORHOOD BETTERMENT How
Life Was Made tiles
PLANT FRUIT TREES-And Then of Them.
SHRUBBERY FOR THE HOME GROUNDS-How to Selecta
Plant .............................
SUBSOIIING-When 1t Should and
TENNESSEE Of
TWO UNION CONVENTIONS-National
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN AT YOUR FAIRS-Educationa
tunities Open 1a
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28

grazing these crops rich protein big
iced corn alone dry lot The only difference that the wasted
edspeanuts soy BEANS quite
the corn that is wasted by the other method.
When the hogs have grazed off the egume they should
led for not to exceed three weeks rotation of
seed meal to three of This will improve quality
carcass the hogs will rapidly this feed cheap will
be made
1t likely that shall again have the usual of big hog
stories when December rolls Until
hee times much feed make pound of in weight hog
weighing 800 does weighing 100 pounds
hSe stories will continue They simply evidence of g
regarding pork production instead of something
mat should proud Of No hog kept for pork production
should live longer than weigh 300 pounds
The who has only feed his should probably sell
mem to someone who has velvet
or such for hog feed but he will do this
n should buy tankage and feed of akage about
corn The tankage is high $50 ton-bu
cheaper than alone Soy beans and the farm
make cheaper pork than ankge and but ankage
"ln make cheaper pork than alone.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28

The fattenng will plenty good drink
and will also keep the following mixture
they go ii and a will:
One bushel each OF charcoal md hardwood ashes
One pound each of copperas and common salt
The charcoal should be broken Jumps the coppera
powdered and all thoroughly mixed.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28
Vol. XVII. No. 80


HOG- FATTENING time is
again with us and we hope
our readers have needed
our advice and are better pre-
pared than ever before for max
ing pork economically. The man
who still fattens his hogs on corn
alone, in dry lot or small pen, is
beyond help. He will continue to
make his pork at from ten to 20
cents pound and declare there
iSno money in raising hogs. For
such man it is cheaper to buy
pork than to raise it.
We wish, however, to rea-
son a little with the man who
has peanuts, cowpeas, soy beans
or other grazing crops for his
hogs. 1t is a mistake to allow
the hogs to get their entire feed
from these crops. When hogs
are grazing these, a quarter or
third of a full ration of corn will
be worth at least a dollar a bush
ell and no one can afford not
to feed it. The failure to feed
some corn to the hogs while
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
The Right Advertising Brings Results

Advertising is simple to some people
and very difficult and complicated to
others. The former class never spend
dollar on printing ink without the
assurance of good returns The other
class sometimes spend thousands of
dollars without the slightest result.
Is it mystery? Not at all A
thoroughly experienced person can tell
beforehand whether an advertising
campaign will pay 1t is not easy To
say just which form of advertisement
will give the best results. but it is easy
enough to select the method of adver-
Using which will give such results
There is n right way and wrong
way of conducting an advertising cam
paign. and good advertisements and
good mediums may prove worthless if
the advertiser has chosen the wrong
way.
Speaking generally. the mail order
system is one of the wrong ways. al
though it may pay individuals 1t is
merely a substitute, a temporary sub
stitute. for the true and tried old sys-
tenn of retailing merchandise Take
the case of the retail grocer who sells
q private blend of tea and who is try
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02

ing to build big demand through the
mails. He may Ultimately create a
fair business by mail. but it should be
obvious even to himself that far
wider outlet awaits u similar article
pushed through the usual trade chan
nelS.
Mail order business is an unnatural
business and is. not likely to be per-
manent feature of the country's COM
MERGE
The. magic of ADVERTISING? That's
right. The nnagieian,s wand cannot do
the expected job with one wave. how
ever. nor can ii work its wonders
through single class of mediums.
The public must be reached. and
each of these branches of the .ad<er-
Using job must receive proper trent
ment. IF one is neglected in the least
there will he disappointment. The
retailers advertising task is. as rule.
much simpler than the manufactur-
er'S. except. OF course. when he wishes
to push his own private brands into
general disributive channels
You viii reaab the right people
through this paper with the proper
kind of an advertisement Why not
try itz G43 Al
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
CULTURE OF THE GRAPE.
May Often Be Grown on Soil Too Poor
For Other Purposes.

May Often Be Grown on Soil Too Poor
For Other Purposes
rhe grape responds generously to at
tention. adjusts itself to many condi-
tons ana is often grown Oh soils too
poor for other purposes. states the
bulletin issued by the United States
department of agriculture entitled
Grape Propagation. Pruning and
Training The grape is propagated
from SEQ and cuttings and by layer
ing and grafting-seed to produce new
varieties. cuttings and layering to re-
tain the varieties and grating to have
worthless vines produce those of bet
ter quality.
Cuttings are prepared from dormant
wood from eight to twenty inches
long. tied in bundles and heeled in or
buried in trenches. butt ends up. COW
cred with three to six inches OF soil.
In the spring they are set In rows two
or three inches apart. butt ends down,
the top eye just above the ground
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
Freeing the Slaves
BY EARL x. DICKENS

was the lowest card in the pack and
If the knave would take the king.
Finally one of the players. winking at
the others, invited the locker on to take
hand OF course he declined. but the
players continued to force him to play
and by their united efforts succeeded.
But Mr.. Singleton could not be pre-
vailed upon to take out his money. SO
one of the party who had won literally
showed ten one-doIlar bills before him.
The colporteur continued his stupid
questions and remarks about the game,
but from the first held very good
hands. He did not seem to know their
value. often betting most on the weak
est But somehow he won more on
poor hands than the others did on
large ones.
By midnight Mr.. Singleton. playing
on borrowed capital--or rather capital
that had been forced upon him-had
relieved all the company. except Mr..
Boone. of their cash In hand, and they
were obliged to drop out The hosts
pride was touched. The idea of tract
distributor from the north. who didn't
know the value of an ace. coming into
Tennessee and cleaning out a company
of southern gentlemen was preposter-
Gus. He squared himself before Mr..
SlHSlclOA pTOpOSe0 10 unlSn tue
game between them. doubling the
stakes. AIR Singleton tried to with
draw, begging to be permitted to re-
turn his winnings. but the proposition
was secuted He was forced to pro-
ceed-
The hands he held were remarkable,
especially when he dealt the cards.
Within an hour he had won all Mr..
| Boone's cash In hand and the balance
in his check book.
III put up one o. my nfggers,'' he
said.
(which oneY' asked Singleton
"Bin. I've intended to sell him any,
way,
Bill was considered equivalent to
| 81 COO In chips and in half an hour
I was owned by Mr. Singleton Then
Bills wife. Chloe. and her pickaninny
were put up together. and in another
half hour they. too. had been lost to
their master.
! Singleton's manner changed.
Gentlemen" he said. you're buck
! ing against the. wrong man. I'm not
+ afraid TO declare myself a converted
| gambler I've taught you your mis-
take Good night
He went to his room and the next
| morning left the place for Memphis
with his winnings. Bill. Chloe and
their baby at Memphis he took pas
sage on a boat for Cincinnati, where
he turned his slave family over tc
| the superintendent of the underground
railroad. with the remark that 1t was
easier for him to gamble for slaves
| than to help them run away to north
ern free territory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
Farm Advice and Suggestion
TO PROTECT PEACH TREES
DURING THE WINTER TIME
Method of Guarding Against Work
of Mice-fio~ to Go About It

About this time of the year people
usually begin to inquire about some
sure method of preventing mice from
working round young peach trees
From several years experience we
have found what we believe to be a
rather sure method of warding off
this evil. says correspondent of the
Country Gentleman. About the latter
part of October or the beginning of
November we take all the trash and
weeds from round the trees we are
protecting and throw six or seven
slhovelfuIs of dirt-that is. real dirt
with no grass in it-round the bottom
of each tree. This earth must be
trarnped and should form mound
five or six inches high tight against
the trunk. Unless the ground is in a
very weedy condition the whole opera
ton does not take over two minutes.
At this rate an orchard of several
acres can be cared for in a few hours
spare time.
Some four years ago we had be-
tween three and four acres of peach
trees that were two and three years
old Some of the trees had been SO
badly girdled that they died and many
of the others were Stunted SO that 1t
took them whole year to make up
the lost growth. We plowed a furrow
about a foot away from the base of
the tree on each side of it. taking care
not to go close enough or deep enough
to injure the roots seriously This
work was done with a one horse pillow
such as is used for close working in
the orchard. By doing it this way
much time is saved as less handwork
is necessary. However, in many in
stances this plan cannot be followed.
because the heads of the trees are too
low to allow a horse to pass under
them.
Another advantage derived from
this method of banking dirt round
tree Is that such bank tends to hold
the tree solidly in place in the winter
and spring, when the winds are doing
their best to loosen and upset every
tree that is out in the open. No tree
is going to do well if the little feeder
roots are worked loose from the soil
into which they have made their way.
and this is especially true of a young
tree.
There is no need of taking down
the bank in the spring. for it can do
no harm and will naturally be worked
down by the summer rains
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
FARM TRACTORS APPROVED.
innovation In Method of Doing Work
Is Meeting With Favor.

The farm tractor is an innovation in
modern agriculture which has come
to stay. 1t is winning its way with the
ruralist by virtue of its deeds That
the machine speaks for itself is admit
ted by farmers who have used it. The
open sesame to the pocketbook of the
farmer is in the proof that an nipple
ment effects a lessened cost of pro-
duction through the saving of labor.
human or horse.
The improvement in its mechanical
efficiency and adaptability to agricul-
tural environs has been remarkable 1t
has been the result of the farmers
urgent demand for a power at once
ready, facile of opera ion and econom-
icaI.
The farm tractor is used for drawing
loads. digging bitches. fitting fields.
gathering harvests. pumping water
churning butter. building roads and
saving wood-New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
TIMELY ORCHARD AND GAR
DEN NOTES.

Celery should never be left in
the field when there is danger of
q hard freeze because injury to
the stems or leaves from severe
cold will impair the keeping
quality of the plants. The safer
plan is to have the rows well
banked by the latter part of DC
tober.
A good way to secure early
rhubarb is to take it up in the
fall and put it in "a warm cellar,
or it may be taken up as soon
as the frost is out in the spring.
put into a cellar and we'll wa
tered. The stalks will grow even
in a dark cellar. but the root is
spoiled for further use.
Before the autumn days are
gone gather a good quantity of
fallen leaves and store them
away in the barn Keep them
where they can be stirred with
fork from time to time to pre-
vent mildew and mold. Then use
them literally on the floors of
the poultry houses during the
winter. Chickens seem to prefer
scratching in leaves to any other
kind of litter.
Before plowing the peach or
chard in the fall owners will do
we'll to select the largest and
best of the seedlings that have
started up under trees of favor
lite varieties. and either reset
them before the ground freezes
or mark them for preservation
for spring planting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
MULATTOES INCREASING.

Addition of 8.e Per Cent of Half Breeds
Since 1870
a United States census bureau re-
port shows decided Increase in mulat-
toes since 1870. In continental United
States there are 9.S27, 1853 full blooded
negroes and 2,050.6S6 muiattoes. or
200 per cent of the total negro popula-
ton. That is an increase of 80 per
cent of mulatto blood since 1870. The
report says:
1.-The figures taken at their face
value show that about one-fifth of all
the negroes in 1910 had some admix-
ture of white blood as against about
one-eighth in 1870"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
TEACHING SAFETY

The Little Citizens League For
Safety, recently organized at the quar-
tiers of the American Museum of Safe
ty in New York. has worthy mission.
as its name implies. Many kinds of
devices for the safety of life and limb
are on exhibition, and lecturer is CT
hand to explain everything. The
league Is proving so popular that the
100000 public school children of the
city are to be enrolled. with the APP
prevail of the board of education. as
fast as they can be taken through the
museum in the fall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
- OMPARATIVEL few persons
of the present ton would
know the meaning of the under
= rrr.n11rd .niIr.nnd Tho ..rn iIrna6''

of the present genera ton WOuid
a know the meaning of the under
ground railroad The railroad
comprised a few northumberland
to 1S6o-who were engaged in help
ing runaway slaves to reach free terri
tory. Any one of these "railroaders" if
caught at his work. especially during
the last few years prior TO the civil
war. would have been hanged instantly.
One evening in the winter of 1856
a colporteur. riding on horseback. stop
ped at a country house near Nashville
Tenn. and. calling for the owner. an
nounced to him that he intended to start
a series of religious meetings in the
neighborhood. Mr.. Boone. the gentle
man he addressed. imbued with true
southern hospitality. asked the stranger
to dismount and be his guest for as
long a period as he liked.
I'm not what is usually called a re-
Hsious man. said Mr.. Boone. .'but I
respect the cloth. and I'll do all / can
TO- yo'. subj
The colporteur. who gave his name
as David Singleton. accepted the invi-
tation, removed his saddleba gs-then
used in lieu OLA suit case-tIIrned his
horse over to a negro slave and went
into the house
from yo' accent that yo' a from the
moth While yo' are welcome I'm my
house. trust that yo' have none of the
abolition notions prevalent among yo'
people"
81 can prove. sir" replied the colpor-
teur. "from the Bible that the institu-
ton of slavery is divine institution"
This was perfectly satisfactory to Mr..
Boone. who gave himself no further
concern about his guests proslavery
! procIivities. He one day caught Mr.
Singleton talking with one of his ne
| eroes-PilI. young man with a wife
and child-wbor1 he CRoone, was ex-
pecting to sell separetine the family
Pint at frightened glance from Bill.
who saw his MASTER coming. the coIpor
/ teur drew bundle of tracts from his
! rocket. gave them 70 the slave. and by
/ the time the master came up was en-
! Joining the negro to repent and be
sa9ed. Mr. Boone failed to suspect
fhat the nortilerner was tampering
with his slave
/ One evenine n party of gentlemen
j from the neiehborhood gathered in Mr.
Poone's house for n game of poker.
always popular in the soutl and at
which Mr. Boone considered himself
proficient He apologized TO Singleton
| for not inviting him to take n hand.
/ giving as reason that the latter's
vocation was not in accord with the
game The colporteur sat beside the
table watching the game occasionally
asking stupid question with regard
to it. For instance. he wished TO know
if the one spot, as he called the ace.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
FRANKFORT PAGEANT

During the week of Oct. 81 Frank
ford, Pa, will hold historical and in
dustrial demonstration. There will be
great number of original and inter
esting events. Each feature is in charge
of a special committee. 1t is proposed
to erect a tablet to commemorate the
historic events which took place in and
about the old Jolly Post inn and also
q facsimile of the Lafayette triumphal
arch at Main and Unity streets. to be
surmounted by a model of the vessel
in which the French general came to
this country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
Survey Of the Worlds News

bounties and advance wages to newly
enlisted men at home.
Oct. &c. 16s2-The United States
public debt was S66O.OOO. 900; Gov
ernor Vance of North Carolina asked
public donations of socks. shoes and
blankets for Confederate soldiers at
the front
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02
BALL

FOOTBALL
Football games Saturday. Oct. &c:
Princeton versus Dartmouth at Prince
ton. Yale versus Washington and JEFF
ferson at New Haven. Harvard versus
Brown at Cambridge. Cornell versus
BuckneH at Ithaca. Pennsylvania yer
sus Lafayette at Philadelphia. Army
versus Colgate at West Point. Navy
versus Pittsburgh ar Annapolis. Car
lysle versus Georgetown at Washing
ton. Syracuse versus Michigan at SYRIA
cuse. Swarthmore versus Johns Hop
kins at Swarthmore.