The Kenna record., May 22, 1914, Image 2

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THE RECORD. KENNA, NEW MEXICO.
WESTERN CANADA'S
PROSPECTS FOR 1914
Excellent Spring for Work and
Wheat Seeding About
Finished.
The writer has Just returned from
an extensive trip through the Prov
inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, In Western Canada. The crop
conditions are the very best, and no
one locality seems to have an advan
tage over another In this respect. The
uniformity In growth is remarkable,
and in all parts of the three provinces
spring wheat at the time of writing,
May 10th, is well above the ground
from two to three inches. Consider
able fall plowing was done last year,
and this, with the summer fallow, is
already seeded, so that practically
wheat seeding is over by this date.
Everywhere the farmers ar6 busy and
the whole country presents one great
scene of activity three-horse, four
horse and flve-horse teams are busy
preparing land for barley, oats and
flax. On some of the larger farms
batteries of steam and gu'ollne out
fits are at work, but in a great many
districts where these have been oper
ated in the past they are being dis
placed by horses, owing no doubt par
tially to the difficulty of securing ex
perienced men to operate them. Any
way, there is being put into agricul
ture in Western Canada, greater ef
fort with more promise than for some
years past. The soil Is in the best
possible condition; moisture has been
sufficient, there have been no winds
to dry out the soil, and if the farmers
have-had to lay up for a day or so
now and again, It was merely that the
ground might have the advantage of
the rain and an occasional snow,
which promise so much for the grow
ing crop. With some warm weather
the grain will come along In a man
ner that will equal the best years
Western Canada has ever had.
It must not be thought from this
that the farmers are full bent on se
curing a grain crop alone. In nearly
every district there is more and more
the indication and inclination to go
Into mixed farming. Herds of cattle
now dot the plains that up to the
present had been fully given up to
grain growing, hogs and sheep are in
evidence. New buildings are to be
seen on a great many places, these
being pig houses and cow stables, al
though protection of cattle Is not regu
larly required, excepting for calves
and such cows as it may be necessary
to house from time to time.
. The growing of alfalfa and other
fodder grasses is an Industry that U
being rapidly developed.
During this spring a, splendid class
of new settlers have gone In, many of
them from the eastern states. These
have seen what success the western
and central states man has achieved
in Western Canada, and are now go
ing in in hundreds. The movement
from Montana, Oregon and Washing
ton to Canada continues without any
abatement as to numbers and value of
effectB, while the central and eastern
states are still sending an excellent
class of farmers with means sufficient
to begin farming on a scale that wilt
pay from the start.
Those who contemplate visiting the
Panama Exposition next year will find
that one of the most Interesting trips
they can make will be via the Can a
dlan Yvest. There will be three lines
of railway they can use the Canadian
Pacific, Canadian Northern and Grand
Trunk Pacific, all of whl.ch will have
through to coast lines completed. Thus
will be given a view of prairie, wood
land and mountain scenery unexcelled
In America. Advertisement.
Is This Efficiency!
Briggs I have discovered the great
est scheme for keeping up to date at
a minimum cost.
Griggs How is it done?
Briggs Most of the publishers offer
to send any book on their list on trial.
! get 'em, sit up reading 'em, and re
turn 'em within three days for the cost
of the dern books.
Griggs Ah, that accounts for it
Briggs For what?
Griggs Well, I was wondering the
other day what was the cause of your
recent mental deterioration. Life.
New Modern Dancing
Tb. leading Sxperl end InMtmctor tn New York
City, wriiesi "Dear Bin I nave Qwd aij sn s
foOT-HAM, tbe anllseplIo powder to be snsapa Into
the shoes, for tbe put ten y eat. It is a bleeding to
all who are compelled to be on their feet. 1 dsnae
eight or ten bonrs datlr, aod and that Aixkn'h
Foot-Bass keeps Br feet eool, lakes tbe frlotlon
from tbe shoe, prevents oornsaad sore, aching fees.
1 reoommena it to an my pnpus.
(Hlined) H. SLbriVHBB HAIXAMORB
Baatplek'lts'a. Address Allenn.OluisUKl.LeaWj.M.s'.
Tut, Tut
Traveler I have seen Cairo.
Merchant And I have kerosene.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Even an epicure would soon tire If
his job were one continuous round of
pudding and ice cream.
After a man has spent a few nights
in a sleeping car he can appreciate a
home In a small Oat
Continent Is Rising in Spots and Sinking Elsewhere
WASHINGTON. Most people know In a general way that large portions
of the United States have in tbe past been covered by tbe ocean, but it
la perhaps not so generally known that the continent la now rising In some
places and sinking in others. There
is every reason to believe that minor
movement of the land are constantly
taking place.
Not so very long ago. In a geologic
sense, the Hudson river flowed
through a deep canyon or gorge at
New York city. Soundings show that
this gorge extends through the harbor
and far out to sea. It is evident that
the land surface has been lowered in
this region, allowing the ocean to
creep tn on the land.-fill the old river
channel, and in places wholly submerge it Tbe submergence of the land
was greater at one time than It Is now. In excavations for some of the
New York skyscrapers remains of oysters and other salt-water animals hare
Men round. As a rule the only available knowledge in regard to the former
submergence of an area is derived from the marine shells and other animals
found in deposits laid down by the sea. By the nature of the fossils geol
ogists are able to tell approximately when the ocean Invaded the land. They
have found evidence of a submergence of -much greater magnitude and much
older than that which now floods the Hudson valley.
Gothamltes and others need not however, feel alarmed at this statement
of the ups and downs of the continent for while geologically this submerg
ence Is not so very old, the geologist thinks and speaks In terms of thou
sands If not millions of years.
In the course of Its investigations of the geology ot the country the
United States geological survey has been making a study of the cretaceous
deposits of the eastern states and has found that the ocean of that time cov
ered much of what is now the Atlantlo coastal plain, while the Gulf of Mexico
spread widely over the central southern states, probably reaching as far
north as Cairo, IIL
Mysterious Stone Dog Over Gate on 18th Street
MEN and women, as well as children, who pass along Eighteenth street
south of P. are often attracted by a stone dog above a gate which pierces
an old brick wall Inclosing half a city square of ground at the rear of a
grand, but decayed, dun-colored brick
house that is four stories and base
ment high. The writer has made a
number of inquiries concerning the
hlBtory of this house, but the informa
tion obtained has been contradictory
and otherwise unsatisfactory. There
Is no doubt as to its great age, as
great age is measured in Washington,
the capital ot a new country, and
there is also no doubt that at some
time within a century this house was
one of the great and Imposing homes
of Washington. One bit of Information which the writer obtained about this
Bouse was that it was the home of William Wirt, who was attorney general
In the cabinet of President Jackson. The writer was not told that Wirt was
me ounaer or tne bouse, and it appears to have been built before the time of
Jackson's administration.
For a long time the house has been occupied by the bureau of Insular
amain, or dj a parr or mat bureau, and the last time the reporter passed
there a neighbor said that the house was to be torn down nrf a mm, nd
costly government building constructed on Its site and over the ground at the
rwsr, wuicu Dears traces or once having been a fine garden.
me aog statue is that of a hunter. He is a setter, and ha appears to be
looking from his place on the wall above the gate at one of the windows at
the back of the old house. It may be the efflgy of a pet banting dog which
belonged to one of the early tenants of the house, or it may be an architec
tural lauv;.
Has No Fond Recollection of Plum Puddings
REPRESENTATIVE PHIL CAMPBELL of Kansas evidently has no fond
recollection of the nlnm nnMlnira
In the Grasshopper slate. When the tariff en raisins was lowered the mem.
oers rrom California predicted every
1 yqtC "ter the human race could know
raisin was a sacred institution, the
EXCLUDED temple of liberty, the Are upon the
ewes.
la fact no one of ' the raJaln hrmui
could hare recognised himself in tbe
glowing picture painted by tbe orators
from the Golden state The ratnln
like the flag and the mint Julep, fol
lowed the Constitution, and only the
lowest or poltroons would dare cast a
shadow on Its time-honored name. Campbell rose In his seat In the house
and unbosomed himself.
"Gentlemen," he said with tears la his trembling voice, "If the raisins of
tAifa spa 1(lra r Vivn 4 a .. . -
ttaolr In mw srorA f Mt v t.. m . m . -M
Uncle Sam Solves the Fuzzy Hair Mystery
1" mju aepanroem or agriculture has made a discovery. Some of the falsa
turn umi gins are wearing are made of goat hair. And braving the wrath
of the fair sex. Secretary Houston's experts give the whole thin, away
"""'own muu uiv utusr utxj uu tne
Angora goat
"Formerly," the dspartment bulle
tin says, "the use of mohair depended
so largely upon the prevailing fashion
that its price varied widely from year
to year. This condition Is rapidly
changing, as new uses for mohair ara
continually found, from automobile
tops and table. co vers to drees .goods
and curled false hair, and today the
grower Is assured of a reasonably
steady market"
Mohair, It may be explained, la the trade name for the fleece of the
Angora goat
The Angora, department experts declare. Is the best animal to raise, be
cause he "works and pays for his board at the same time." He does this by
helping to clear away the brush from land, will eat weeds and any other
refuse about the place, and la Invaluable in. "cleanlng-up" week about the
farm or ranch.
"In 1881," the' department bulletin adds, "the sultan of Turkey endeavored
to preserve for his dominions the monopoly of the mohair trade by prohibit
ing the exportation of the live animals. But it was too late. Borne of the
best blood was already In America, and today other oaatiies ara buying
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Reliable evidence is abundant that women
are constantly being restored to health by
Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound
The many testimonial letters that we are continually pub
lishing in the newspapers hundreds of them are all genu
ine," true and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
for the freedom from suffering that has come to these
women solely through the use of Lydla E. Plnkham'a
Vegetable Compound.
Money could not buy nor any kind of influence obtain
such recommendations ; you may depend upon it that any
testimonial we publish is honest and true if you have any
doubt of this write to the women whose true names ana
addresses are always given, and learn for yourself.
Read this one from Mrs. Waters:
Camdew, KJ. " 1 was nick for two years with nervous spells, and
my kidneys were affected. I had a doctor all the time and used a
galranio battery, but nothing; did me any good. I was not able to go
to bed, but spent my time on a couch or in a sleeping-chair, and soon
became almost a skeleton. Finally my doctor went away for his
health, and my husband heard of Lydia E. Plnkham's vegetable .
Compound and got me some. In two months I got relief and now I
am like a new woman and am at my usual weight I recommend
your medicine to every one and so does my husband." Mrs. Tiixia
Waters, 1135 Knight St, Camden, N J.
And thIsone from Mrs. Haddock:
XTtioa, Okla. " I was weak and nervous, not able to do my work
and scarcely able to be on my feet I had backache, headache, palpi,
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than I have been for twenty years. I think it is a wonderful medi
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Now answer this question if you can. Why should a
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial ? You know that
it has saved many otherswhy should it fail in your case?
For 80 rear Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for fe
male Ills. No one sick with woman's ailments
does Justice to herself if she does not try this fa
mous medicine made from roots and herbs, it
has restored so many suffering-women to health.
aVfrlte to LYDIA E.PI tflH AM MEDICI CO.
L ' (CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS. .for advice.
Your letter will be opened, read and answered
by a woman and held In strict enfidence.
"Noblesse Oblige."
The Duke de Richelieu one day vis
ited his son, who was a student in the
University of Paris. "Do you need any
money?" he asked In the course of the
conversation; """"
"No," said his son, 1 sUll have 20
louts from last months' allowance."
On hearing this, the duke took the
boy's parse, and handing it to his
servant, said: "There, John, are 30
louls. My son, the Count de Fonsac,
presents them to you. Go and drink
nls health."
But to his son he said: "Young man,
remember that you are the son ot the
Duke de Richelieu. Be more generous
with your money J"
How many youths In college today
would like to have so thoughtful a
father! Youth's Companion.
Consider the Fly.
Thrifty housewives are now taking
measures to keep the housefly from
the domicile, so as to avoid the per
plexing problem of getting rid ot them.
"Fllea,' remarked one woman recently,
"are a tremendous nuisance. When
one gets Into a cup of coffee It makes
me fajrly miserable to see UP.
"Makes you miserable!" exclaimed
her listener. "Well, don't you think
it makes the fly more bo?"
Woman's Dilemma.
Patience A mirror supported by a
bracket to be held In the mouth has
been Invented by a Parisian to leave
a woman's hands free to arrange her
hair.
Patrice Yes. but if the mirror is In
her mouth, where In the world is she
to hold the hairpins T
A La France.
Jones Hello; here's another blood
less Uuel and they fought for over an
hour.
Brown With pistols or swords.
Jones Neither. They UBed safety
rasors.
Constipation eanaes many scriuus di.
rot. It ia thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pieroe'i Pleasant Pellets. Ons a laxative,
thrae for cathartic Adv.
There are times when we must all
choose between telling the truth and
being popular.
Using Up Mistakes.
A mother was showing her small
daughter how to do something. Later
the child made a mistake, but the
mother advised her not to worry about
It, but to remember never to make
that same error again, and explained
that if we profited by our mistakes
they were useful after all.
"Oh, I know why," answered the
little one. "Because it you keep on
making and making mistakes by and
by there won't be any more mistakes
teft"
If only true, how nice this would be!
Trial Order, .
"Beg pardon, sir," said the steward,
"but may I bring you some dinner,
sirr
"Oh, I guess so," replied the pas
senger wanly, as be gaied out across
the bounding deep. "I guess you can
bring me one on approval."
"Beg pardon, Blr," repeated the
steward, "did you say 'on approval,'
sir?"
"Yes," groaned the passenger weak
ly. - "You see, I may not want to
keep It" -
Had 'Em All.
"Will you direct me to your range
department?" asked the lady in the
big department store.
"Certainly, madam," replied the po
lite floorwalker; "rifle, kitchen or
mountain?"
WICHITA RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Electric and (ss lights, hot water heat lad system.
12 room.. larK. bam. avWodid location aorta part
of town. Wichita naia splendid schools, good
paTeroenta. This place will be sold at a bargain,
cash or terms- 1( you are think Ins of buying a
borne In Wichita you should investigate this ooer
BOX leiO. WICHITA.. ILAtiSAa
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taai ask for, ntuslug all sabsUiuws or Isiliatloos.
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