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6' "5 TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR. Yearly Subscription $1.00. WAKEENEY, KAN.. SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 1B02. H.S.GIVLER.Prop. NUMBER 23. (J S III II I I J I I X -7 III jlii ii ill x mmm I t " nr i r ii i n .s-iw in in xiv & J HASTE NOT, PEST NOT. I Without haste, without rest? Bind the mott to thy breast; Bear it with thee as a spell. Storm or sunshine, guard it well; Heed not flowers that round thee bloom Bear it onward to the tomb. Haste not; let no reckless deed Mar for aye the spirit's speed; Ponder well, and know the right Forward, there with all their mights Haste not; years can not atone For one reckless action done. Rest not; time is sweeping- by. Do and dare before you die; Something mighty and sublime Leave behind to conquer time. Glorious 'tis to live for aye, When these forms have passed away Haste not, rest not; calmly waits Meekly bear the storms of fatef Duty be thy polar guide Do the right, whate'er betide! Haste not, rest not; conflicts past. Good shall crown thy work frt last? Schiller. Anita's Vow. BY HARRY G. CONNOR.. (Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Co.) The old dance hall at Manila, which "Uncle Sam's" soldier boys had rechristened "Volunteers' Rest," was ablaze to-night with gaily colored lights and lanterns and profusely dec orated with the "Stars and stripes." The "boys" were giving a "blow out" a sort of farewell one to the officers and men of the Fifteenth Kan sas, who were to sail for the States in a few days. The Filipino maidens with their flashing eyes, swarthy skin and fan tastic garments, as they were whirled to and fro in the mazes of the civil ized dance by the "boys" made an at tractive picture one would not soon forget. While the revelry was at its height a stalwart officer, with a handsomn native maiden clinging to his arm, made his way to one of the refresh ment booths in the rear. No one paid special attention to their movements, and if they were, in deed, noticed at all, it was with a shrug of the shoulders and a smile, as all the "boys" had long known of the attachment existing between Capt. Dick Johnston and pretty Anita Amarido, a daughter of one of Aguin aldo's ex-cabinet members. "Nita" "Dick" was benuing low over her chair "what you ask is im possible. I could not live the balance of my life in this place, besides my native land holds all that is dear to me." "And I, my Dick, am I nothing to you? Have you not oft said to me, 'My Nita, you are the flower of this land and I love you so much that I shall never part from you?' Ah, my Dick, did you not teach me to love as the fair-skinned ladies of your land love?" "Yes, yes, Nita. but" a frown of an noyance flitted over his countenance "things in the States are far dif ferent to what they are over here." "My Dick, you are always right; you must not stay here; you must go home on the big ship when she comes A stalwart officer with a handsome native maiden on bis arm. and" a look of pleading love soften ing her flashing eyes "you must take me with you to your beautiful land." ' "No, no, Nita. I dont think that would do; you would soon tire of our mode of living In the Btufty cities, and long for this ODen country and grassy hills. No, the States would not suit you you had better remain here." "You will leave me here, Dick you will cast me off what when my child comes no father to see its dimpled cheeks no, no; it must not be; rath er death than that. You swore you loved your Nita you promised you would wed me in the church as your people do," and her form was shaken by a passionate outbreak of grief. "Come, come, Nita, don't take it so hard; you are something fierce. I will provide for you and see to it that when trouble comes you will not want for anything; but, of course, you can't go with me." "Dick, you made me love you. I was a good girl till your lying tongue led me astray. God help me. I be lieved all you said believed you loved me. Now you throw me aside; curse your white American skin, you have played with me, ruined ' me, and I swear by my mother, go and leave me in my disgrace, and my spirit shall follow you till my wrongs have been avenged," and with the air of an out raged princess, Nita left him to ponder over what she had said. He never beheld her alive again. The day the transport Freedom left Manila for home Capt. Dick Johnston identified the remains of a female, which had been fished from the bay by a patrol boat, as all that was mor tal of "Nita." Six months had passed, and to-day old St. John's church of Topeka war thronged with a fashionable assem blage, it being close to the hour set for the marriage of Miss Nettie Col burn, daughter of the Hon. Franci3 Col barn, to Capt. Richard Johnston of the Kansas volunteers, who had lately returned from the Philippines. Carriage upon carriage was deposit ing its brightly arrayed occupants at the door of the old edifice; the gray haired priest was standing at the chancel rail; the appointed hour had arrived and passed: ten, twenty and now the half hour was here, and still no bridal couple. The wedding guests sat in feverist expectancy; the reverend father, eye ing the entrance impatiently; when the doors were thrown open to admit an officer in full uniform, who hast ened to the altar and spoke to the priest in a low tone. There was a look of sorrow on his kindly old face as he dismissed the as semblage with the startling announce ment that "there would be no wedding to-day." The evening prior to his wedding day Capt. Dick Johnston was passing quietly at his bachelor apartments with his friend and comrade. Jack Dunn, captain in the Fifteenth U. S. Regulars. "As I was saying. Jack, to-morrow should see me the happiest of men; and yet the recollection of that affair with Nita I can't get off my mind it almost drives me frantic at times." "Jack" Dick's voice was solemn and tremulous "I swear to you I have seen her Nita three times this week, and right here in this room." "Oh, the devil, Dick," laughed Jack, "you have been tippling too much; lat? hours and loss of sleep will make a healthy imagination, you know. "Damn it, man. how could yon have seen her when she has been dead six months or more? Did I not see her buried in the old Jesuits' ground at Manila? Cheer up, old man; I al most believe the nearness of your wedding day Is making you nervous. "Ugh, Jack, I will never forget her threat that night "I will never forgive you. and if you leave me, my spirit i shall follow you and avenge my wrongs. See, I hear it now, Dick; it has been ringing in my ears all day. "Poor little Nita," he continued, j meditatively, "I did treat her shabby; j but. Jack, I could never have married her, though I wish now I had not vmaml her cn "Ton will be on time In the morn ing, old fellow," as Jack arose tx leave. "You have been my comradi through everything else, good and bad, so it is a fitting end that you se me safely through matrimony; gooc night," and with a cynical smile play ing over his lips, he listened to th echoing of his friend's footsteps, at they died away through the hallway. Consternation reigned supreme at the Col burn mansion on the wedding morn. The bride was becomirg hys terical despite the comforting word: of her attendants. Such was the stati of affairs when Capt. Jack Dunn ar rived. Upon learning Dick had nol arrived he hastened to his apartment) with feelings of anxiety in his hearl he could not subdue. Rushing into Dick's room he sung out, "Come, come, old man, you're late; the bride is shedding her fir&l tears for you" the sight that met hii gaze froze the words on his lips. Lying on the floor, dressed as be had been the night before, with a look of intense horror on his face was Dick dead. ' As Jack looked on that countenance he could not but remember the prov erb, "The wage of sin is death." Bending over the prostrate form he took from the clenched, cold hand several long strands of jetty-black hair. The daily papers dwelt on the af fair as follows: "Capt. Richard Johnston, U. S. Vols., was found dead at his apart ments this morning. Heart failure was the cause of his sudden demise. His death is more than sad and pjv thetlc. as he was to have been mr rled this morning to Miss Nettie Col burn, who is prostrated with grief." Among "Dick's" papers was a let ter addressed to "Jack," written after Jack had left him the night before the day set for his wedding, which ran tius: "My Dear Jack: Nita has troubled me again ten minutes after you left; her oath rings still in my ears, and, old comrade, I have a presentiment that it will be fulfilled. If anything The sight that met his gaze froze the words on his lips, happens to me guard my past from the public and know that Nita's vow has been kept. Dick." "Jack" reads the letter, and, as he looks at the strands of hair he had taken from "Dick's" hand that fateful morning, he knows the truth; whatev er passed between Dick and Nita spirit or what (?) is locked into his loyal heart to remain. His Sympathy. A Chicago lady who had a birthday recently received as a present from one of her friends a $10 bill. Accom panying the money was a note in which the writer, after explaining that she couldn't think of anything tasteful to buy and had therefore sent the cash, made some tender ref erences to bygone days and dear old scenes. While the recipient was sit ting with the bill in one hand and the letter in tie other, and permitted tears to drip down upon both, her lit tle son went up to her and, putting his arms around her neck, tenderly asked: "What's the matter, mamma? Isn't the money good?" Oriental Logic. A man bought three pounds of meat and brought it home to his wife to cook for dinner, and then went his way to his place of business in the bazaars. The wife was hungry and ate the meat. In the evening the man came home and asked for his dinner. "There is no meat, said the wife, "for the cat ate it." "Bring the cat," said the man, "and a pair of scales." "Weigh the cat," said the man. The cat weighed three pounds. "If this Is the cat," said the man, "where is the meat? And if this the meat, where is the cat!" Harper's Magazine. Minnesota Butter in Europe. A press dispatch from St. Paul. Minnesota, says: Minnesota butter is good enough to compete with Danish butter in British markets even, after the Influences of a long sea voyage. It has done so in the past, and will prob ably do so again, according to State Creamery Inspector B. D. White of the state dairy and food department. Mr. White recently returned from at tendance at the monthly tests at Chi cago, held under the auspices of the department o agriculture, at which he assisted ii the scoring of butter. Mr. White says that butter has been shipped from Minnesota at various times in the past and has competed successfully with the best Danish but ter put upon the English markets. Four years ago firms at Albert Lea con ducted a regular export trade and their entire supply found ready sale In English markets. The demand grew as the English consumers be came acquainted with the Minnesota product, but the trade did not flourish long, as the prices at home rose to such an extent that it was more profitable to sell the product on the home mar ket. Since then the prices have kept so high that the trade has not been re sumed, although the Minnesota firms handling the product have had repeat ed requests from British dealers for a resumption of the trade. While tiie present prices for butter hold out," said Mr. White, "there will be no re sumption of the trade. If the market goes down to a point that admits of shipping at a profit Minnesota butter will find its way into a renewed pop ularity in English markets." The Farmers' Review has repeatedly pointed out this condition, under which it is impossible to build up and hold a butter market in Europe. Dairying Improves Farms. It is an undeniable fact that dairy ing Improves the farms on which it is carried on correctly. The best way to Increase the value of a fr--a is to -put live stock on it- This the dairyman does. If he sells butter and feeds the milk on the farm the conditions must Improve from year to year. There is, however, a way to run down a farm ever, when dairying is carried on on it. That way is to grow timothy for the cows and sell the milk to the city milk peddlers. There will be a con stant removal of the elements needed in the soil, and the farm, instead of being Improved, will become Impover ished. There are many farms now in the vicinity of Chicago that are now undergoing this experience. - There are on the other hand, farms on which are kept more cows than can be fed from the crops grown on the area. To in crease the feed, concentrated foods are purcuased and the droppings from the cattle are constantly rut upon the land. Sven If no foods are purchased there should be a betterment of the land from year to -'ear If the manures are returned to the soil and incorpor ated with It before they have lost any thing from evaporation or leaching. The process of food elaboration is go ing on in the soil from year to year, and if the annual draft on the soil is not large the land will not retrograde. Nature's plan, however, is for all fer tility to go back to the land, and rhe has not planned to have the fertility in any one field taken away year after year and nothing returned in its place. The man that attempts that is in a manner bankrupting himself, as he is constantly using up the capital stored in his fields. Value of Silage. The great value of silage is its suc culence. Foods lose in value as they lose succulence. This quality once lost is lost forever. The corn that dries In the field has the same chemical constituents in its dry form that it had in its green form, but it has lost some succulence and is not therefore so valuable as it was in its original state. The fermenting of the stover renders it more digestible. This is illustrated by the experience of the dairymen that feed silage the year around. They find that when the sil age gives out in the summer and they have to turn to feeding corn stalks green there is a decided falling off in the quantity of milk made. To rem edy this some of o : irymen are building enough silos to hold a large enough quantity of silage so that they can have well fermented silage to feed the year around and not have to feed silage newly put into the silos. Russian Dairy Schools. The dairy schools of Russia have brought that country to the front as one of the foremost producers of bat ter, cheese and milk in the world. Fortunate is the actress who does tot depend on her wardrobe for suc- Onlons are a preventive and cttem Um a cure for malarial fever. The Kasaska Duck. This very handsome bird I? native of Asia and is one of the few large ducks, being as large as soma of the smaller breeds of geese, and consider ably larger than the Labrador duck, writes Ira W. Shaw in American Poul try Advocate. The female is a trifle smaller than the drake, but not nearly so great as in the Muscovies. They always go In pairs and during the laying and hatching season the drake watches over the duck wit much so licitude, following her constantly wherever sn may go. Wfcsn domesti cated they feed much the ramc as oth er ducks, but in addition require some grass. In their native haunts they make their nests on the ground under some small bush or In the tall wild grass and rushes. The eggs, never more than six in number, are pure white and round with very thin shells. The period of incubation is the same as in our common domestic brfieds of ducks. While they have very hand some plumage, this is secondary to their general carriage and iearlnij, which is elegance itself, and whether swimming or posing on a nce lawn they are objects of admiration to all observers. As in the case with all our wild and parti-colored domestic ducks, the drake Is more brilliantlr- attired than the female. The colors running through shades of grey, green, red and black; bill black and legs and feet grey. During the breeding Sanson 'they have the quarrelsome tnvtt of the Muscovies, but this slight ault does not in any way bar cut com mendation of the Kasaska as rthy a place among the many fer.-Ttsome and valued aquatic fowls. Japanese Bantams. The striking beauty an! Heculiar shaped tails of the Black Tail M Jap anese Bantams make them-grxtt fav orites and place them in tbr front ranks of the bantam class. T5ey are white, excepting the tail and wings. The tail is black, the elckle black, eAged with white. Tb wings are large and long, with dropping points; the color of the primariri and second aries is dark slate, edgod with white. When the wing is folded it ta appar- Blarft-taiM 3m enWy white. The tail is eruandefl and carried in an upright position, almost touching the back of the li"sad; sick!, long and gracefully cJTred. The shanks are free from fsitherr and bright golden In color. Do Not Market Bad Eggs. Every farmer that sends or takes eggs to market should test or caadie his eggs before disposing of thero. This will prevent putting on the mar ket .bad eggs. There are many ways of candling them. One of these ways Is to roll up a piece of heavy paper into the form of a tube. Place an egg in one end and permit the light of the sun or of a lamp to shine through the egg. The eye at one end of the tube will be able to see through the egg and determine the condition of Its contents. If the contents of the egg appear cloudy or blurred the egg is not fit to go to market. Good eggs present to the eye contents that are clear and translucent. Bad eggs de press the market. After people have gotten hold of one or two bad eggs they turn to other kinds of food and cease to buy eggs. If only good eggs were sold at all seasons the con sumption of eggs would be enormously increased. Especially if the farmer have private customers is it foolish to market eggs that have not been candled. There is nothing that will build up private custom like always giv ing absolutely perfect eggs and there is nothing that will so quickly destroy a private trade as a" few bad eggs scat tered through the lots sold. Guess work need not enter into this matter, as candling is entirely feasible and can be rapidly performed. After handling a subject without g?oves the wise orator proceeds to wash his hands of the whole affair. Chicago Daily News. If a man's wishes be few his health will be flourishing; if he has many anxious thoughts his constitution will decay. the woman of few words to continually warming them over. Range Notes. Mohave County, Ariz.: Our range in this county are at this time vers dry and poor. They are now stocked with cattle and horses that are doinf fairly well, but that are not fat. Thert is one band of goats sixteen milet from here numbering something lik 5,000 head. They are a good breed ot Angoras and the owner wants to sel' them. They can be bought for $3.51 per head. O. D. M. Gaddia. Coconino County, Ariz.: Ranges It this vicinity are just fair. A contin uous stretch of dry weather has i duced the moisture to such an extent that the outlook is anything but en couraging. Ranges, considering tha water supply at present, are full stocked with sheep, horses and cattle sheep being in the majority. All stocli look well at present, but unless rail comes soon the outlook is br.d. C. W Davis. Carbon County, Wyo.: We have i very dry season. The gra?s on ths. ranges started nicely and has held out' remarkably well, but the continued drouth has been very detrimental U it. I have been surprised to see tht grass hold out so well without mois ture, but it is now practically gone still a few good rains would save ft yet. We have cattle, sheep and horsei" on these ranges. All are doing fairl) well up to this time. Sheepmen saj that there will be no winter feed an that even now on the prairies the fee is all gone. Once grazing over ground with sheep now cleans up every speat of grass. Animals of all kinds are ii good condition up to this time, thougt the condition of the range is such thai horses are reluctant to leave hay con als and when they do go out they g far, wander a long distance to find feed. The outlook for winter feed o the range is very poor unless we getf abundant rains. We depend entirelj on irrigation for crops here and th summer being warm crops (it everj kind are in fine condition. The haj crop will be above the average and al kinds of grains and vegetables art coming on finely. J. F. CrawTord. Pima County, Ariz.: The ra.uges is this locality are at present in a bad condition on account of the long con' tinued drouth. Cattle are dyiflg, espe daily cows and calves. On-.y tkosi which have been kept up and fed could be moved at present. Only l.?2 Inchei of rain has fallen at Tucson sine November 1st, 1901, which l"i an unr precedented drouth. July usually brings our summer rains. E L. Whit more. 1 Saguache County, Colo.: Tour suc cessive years of deficient rarkfall with overstocking, finds the ran-je in very poor condition this year the verj worst for many years. Stk consis' largely of grade cattle (mostly Here fords),, broncho' ponies and large num bers of scrub sheep and stoats. Th losses have not been larg even thl year, but the outlook is ndt bright. J T. Melvin. Cochise County, Ariz.: TYospects foi cattle on the range are of a most dis couraging nature. StocknCen are ship ping them out by the thousands al there is no grass. The animals thai are left have to live entirely on th foliage of the mesquit bush. About forty per cent of the cattle are Here fords and they are very thin. Rang horses are still In fair condition There has been no rainfall to amount to anything In this county for fiv months and there is no prospect oi any in the near future. Springs in th mountains which have afforded watei for stock have dried up so that ani mals have to travel fourteen or flftee miles to the creek for water. Ellat Summers. Increase of Silos. Reports from New York say that a good, many new silos are being erected in that state. The farmers are com ing to appreciate the advantages of having on band a good supply of nu tritious feed at all times of the year. The drouth of last year that so seri ously cut short the summer pasture was a lesson to those that are willing to trust to luck whether they have anything for their cows to eat or not. The silo is an insurance against short supplies of feed. One of the great ad vantages of it Is that a rood crop one year may be stored and held over tot years without detriment to its feeding quality. As the use of silos becomes more general we will have more and more the practice of storing for years in advance of need. In this way the feeder may render himself indepen dent of the accidents of weather, and the supply of dairy products will be come uniform. As it is at the present time only the best managed dairies have abundant feed the year round. But few girls would refuse to share a young man's lot if it happened to be worth $1,000 a front foot. A fool may start a strike, but it. tkes a wise man to stop it-