The Rush Center Breeze from Rush Center, Kansas • 1

Vol.8 Rush Centre, Rush County, Kansas, Friday, October 15, 1909. No; 23 Great is the Kansas lien. Will Test Your Clay. Williamson- ates Nuptials, The North Pole is a theory, but the controversy is a fact. "If you were to see your self as others see you, yon wouldn't G-eat Benders in Town.

Last Thursday the Great Bend Business Men's Club, about seventy five strong, visited Rush Center in their special train. The drouth in this section of the country has been broken at last. Accordingly next year's wheat crop has been saved" for the first time. The one ea 'old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Conrad Wilheim living in south Center township died last Saturday and was buried in the Locust Hill Cem etery last Sunday afternoon. Remember that )morrow (Saturday) nignt the first number of the Rush. Center Lecture Course will be presented at the Auditorium. If you have not The heavy laving capacity and large profit in hens is a much debated question. The poultry department of the agricultural college at Manhattan keeps close tab on the cost of feeding and the number, of eggs produced by each hen.

Two pens of pullets were elected with the idea of heavy egg production. One of these contains White Leghorns and the other White Plymouth Rocks. These Wo pens were selected from the young stock raised in 1908, and no one had the least knowledge as to the breeding of the parents, their originality, or their egg records. Somemonths igo a statement was given out concerning the egg production of White Ply moth Rock pullet, No. 129.

This fowl laid forty-eight eggs in succession without missing a day. This same hen pro duced 174 eggs between February 1 and October 1, nd is still aying. No. 126has acompanios, No. 136, which has laid 181 eggs in the same length of time, and still keeps it up.

This is at the rate of three fourths of an egg a day, or 270 a year. Both of these nens are molting and laying at the same time. In this same pen are nine other hens fr.at in the last eight months have put into the egg basket, 1,499 eggs, or an average of more than 136 eggs each. The total cost of feed, with ijrain at the prevailing high prices, was $8.81 or approximately ten cents a month for each fowl. The eggs brought $26.56, leaving a profit, over cost cf feed, of $17.75.

or $1.61 a hen for the eight months. In the pen of nineteen White Leghorns there is not found as nigh Dan individual record, 172 eggs being the highest, but the a erage is greater, 152 eggs ach. The total value of the eggs was $34.45. The cost of feeding was $14.75, or a little more than nine cents a fowl a uonth. The total profit over eed was $35 69, or $1 87 a hen.

One of our popular New England lecturers tells this amusing story: A street boy of diminutive statute was trying to sll some very young kittens to passers-by. One day he accosted the late Reverend Phillips Urooks, asking him to purchase ind recommending them as good Episcopal kittens; Dr. Brooks laughingly refused, thinking them too small to be taken from iheir mother. A few days later a Presbyterian minister who had witnessed this episode was asked by the same boy to buy the same kittens. This time the lad announced that they were faithful Presbyterians.

"Didn't you tell Dr. Brooks last week tin they were Episcopal kittens?" the minister asked sternly. "Yessir," replied the boy quickly "but they's had their eyes opened since then sir." An individual of the Weary Willie type was given ten cents by a philanthropic lady, who said as she handed him the money, "I am not giving you this because you begged, but for my own pleasure." "Oh replied the tramp, "make it a quarter and thoroughly enjoy yourself." If you want to learn how closely the people read the local paper just publish something that Is really foolish and they will all be telling you about it. But not a good word will you hear about the good things that you miht happen to get into your sheet A quiet home wedding took place, on Sunday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Matt Bates when their elder daughter, Ber tha Helen, was united in mar riage to Claude E. Williamson, the eldest son of r. and Mrs. T. I Williamson, of Pawnee coun ty.

The bride and groom entered the parlor to the' strains of the wedding march played by Mrs. E. C. Bates, and Rev. Chas.

D. Norman of the M. E. Church per formed the ceremony which was witnessed by the immediate relatives of the The bride was becomingly at tired in a dress of white mercerized chiffon, trimmed with point venice and all-over lace. Toe groom wore the conven tional black.

After receiving congratula tions, the bride and groom led the way to the dinine room where a beautiful wedding supper was served. The bride was the recipient of man; useiul and beautiful pre sents. The young couple are well and favorably known to a large circle )f friends who join the Breeze in wishing them a happy and pros perous voyage through life. Mr. Elison recently stated that there was no doubt that in ten years flying machines would be used to carry the mails.

They would go at a speed of one hundred miles an hour, and wfuld carry passengers. It must be highly gratifying to Dr. Cook as he figures up his rapidly rising bank account to reflect that his simple word is taken at full value by his country men. The technical data which his claims are to be estab lished among scientists are no' required at the present time. Th Garden- Citv, Gulf NortheVn, one of the two new railroads building out of Garden City, is now carrying freight and will also haul sugar beets the factory.

Track laving is progressing ir Scott county, and ten days the steel will all be laid from here to Scott, fortv miles, connecting with the Atchison, Topeka Santa and Missouri Pacific main lines. fwo new towns on the line are Alfalfa and McCue. The firs nauaijsd is in a great alfalfa pro ducing region, and the second named for B. M. McCu! of this'" city.

Shops and roundhouse an now being built hero. Garden City Imprint. An old man is dying in Atchi son who used to have a great reputation as a sport, the Atchi son Globe says. Another old man stooped and weary, could tell the story of a great loss he sustained one night in a poker game while he was known as a sport. He lost enough that one night to have kept him comfortably for several years.

At the county farm there are men who have lost theii mind and property, who, in thiir day were Real Sports. But they arc all down and out; physical, financial, and in a measure, mental wrecks, because they were sports. Bat it does no good call the attention of young sports to the old, has been articles. "We know our own business and know when it is time to they all say. The wrecked sports used to say the same thing, but they didn'tquit until it was too late.

Thirty or forty years from now th. voung men' will see wrecks on the streets and down at the poor farm who are known now as Young Sports The work now being under taken to discover the properties and the commercial value of various clays found in Kansas is expected to reyeal new ard rich resources in this state. The state geologist, Professor Eras mus Haworth, is the one who is directing, investigation, by use of the improved facilities for such work now available at the University of Kansas. The new Mining and Geology building at that' institution has just been completed. All kinds of physical and chemical tests of the raw clay and of the burned product can be made and a kiln will be prepared especially adapted for firing samples.

Any citizen of Kansas who has clay that he would like to hav tested may now secure an expert opinion without other expense than the freight to Lawrence on a hundred pound sample. It is the opinion of many that the raw material for large and profitable industries lies unknown in many parts of the state. Professor Haworth thinks that It will require two years' to complete this survey. A Southern colonel had a colored valet by the name George. George received nearly all of the colonel's cast off cloth He had his eyes on a certain pair of light trousers which were not wearing out fast enough to suit him, so he though' he; would hasten matters somewhat by rubbing grease on one Llrnee.

When the.colonel saw the i ipot he called George and askec if he had noticed it. George said: "Yes sah, Colonel, 1 noticed that spot and tried nighty hard to get it out, but I "Have you tried rasoline?" the colonel asked. "Yes sah, Colonel, but it didn't lo no good. "Have you tried )rown paper and a hot iron?" "Yes sah, Colonel, I'se dom tried mos' everything I knows out dat spot wouldn't come "Well' George, have you trier, ammonia?" the colonel asked asa List resort. "No sah, Colonel, ain't tried 'em on yet, but I knows dey'll fit." Onetime Bert Walker kept a story out of his paper because a earful mother, bowed down with ler.

cross, went to him and begged the favor. Promptly a ig headed man "jumped" him ibout it; called him a coward, and told him he was afraid ti )rint the news. Not long after vards a shadow fell across th-oig -aded maw's threshold and went to Walker and begged uim to "say nothing." "All right," said Bert, "I won't. But I would hke to ask you if you remember how you called me a coward for keeping still." "I know I know," was the mans reply, and it was a contrite reply. "I knrw.

But I was wrong. It is different now." Social note from the Atchison Globe: The engagement of Mr. Iliram Hardesty and Miss Suzette Snarley is announced. It cccurred last evening at 9:45 on a red sofa in Miss Snarley's parlor. The young lady was dressed in black and wore no or SIio did not look unusually pretty, and what caused the young man's mental aberration is not known.

Neither one. could remember exactly what was said, and both ad milted; it was not the first time he kissed her. We print the details' for the romantic young things who are always curious to know 'how an engagement is Drought about. believe it." says the Howard Courant. "Most people who live on Easy Street," observes the Anthony Bulletin, "moved over there from Industry Avenue." A New York City woman left her husband because he threw eggs at her.

This was not only impolite, but extravigant. Mack Cretcher complains that it is unlawful to drink anything except water in Kansas, and even then you have to furnish your own cup. The late E. H. Harriman eclipsed even his record as an ac tive financier when he drew 'up a will that is conceded to be absolutely lawyer proof.

George Ade confesses that he has more money now than he caji spend. This shows what a good, industrious newspaper man can do after he quits the bu iiness. Each French battleship carries two real live milk cows. Needless to say, the officers get their milk. But in all probability, some of the enlisted men have to do the milking.

The county Surveyors of Rush, Pawnee andjHodgeman counties are this week trying to streight-en out the Rush and Pawnee county lines, which have been in dispute for lo these toany years. Colonel Bryan hopes it will never be necessary for him to be a candidate for any office again. -Arter surveying its record for thirteen years, the Democratic party can respond with a harty "Amen!" "It is hell," says a cultivated Chicago woman, "to have a superior education and to have to work for and obey the com mands of ignorance." It is hell to have that kind of a disposition. What is a superior education for if not to control bad temper and make the best of things? All members of Dihlgren Corps No 57 are earnestly requested to meet promptly at 2 o'clock p. m.

for the next regular meeting, October 23. 1909. On account of important matters to attend to, it is deemed advisable to meet thirty minutes earlier than the regular hour. Dogs are not so bad as some people, a dog will tight for the hand that feeds him but people ill eat your substance and then go out and peddle stories about you. The first time you hear something mean being said of you just trace it back and you'll find, in the majority of cases, that it started from some one whom you have alwas favored.

Hill City New Era. v. Geo. H. Mays principal of the Sumner School at Topeka, Kansas, and formerly principal of the Rush Center schools, died September 1st.

Mi. Mavs was quite a gifted man in a literary way as well as educational, and upon occasion delivered some very fine lectures. "Shakespeare as an Educator" and "Lights and Shadows of th School Rt om," as also a tribute "Lincoln" have been printed in a little booklet with a portrait of Mr. Mays and with an introduc tion by William Allen White. Mr.

Mays was very cordially liked here and no doubt some of the friends of the years he spent here ns well as many of his former pupils would like a copy of this little booklet which may be ordered of his son Mars' al I. Mays, 816 Westlawn Topeka, Kans. The price is only 75c. They made a stop here of about twenty five minutes and during their stay here the Great Bend Band rendered several pleasing numbers on Union street. arrived here about 10:45 and as the day was windy, dusty and disagreeable and the farmers as rule we-e more than busy seeding their new wheat crop there was not a very large crowd in town to gieet them.

The Club members all wore white felt hats and improved their time while here visiting with our people and supplying them with an unlimited supply of all kinds of advertising souvenirs sni novelties. This was their first effort at trade extension', and they made a noise just like the commercial clubs from the big cities in tneir annual trips. itenery included all towns along the branch. While this trip no doubt cost the business men of Great Bend no small amount of money, nevertheless' we believe that in time to cotrie they will find that it was money well spent, for it shows the people that they are alive, and that they want to increase their trade territory and that they are i unit in'boosting for a "Greater and Better Great Bend" and if they continue this spirit they certainly will gain their object. All the world loves a hustler, and them Great Benders are cer- tainly hustlers.

They are great advertisers and the result is -1 that Great Bend is one of the best known smaller towns in the state, and it is growing very rapidly An ong the big projects now being pushed by the Great Bend business men new north and south railroad and it begins to look as though they would actually begin the building of this proposed, new. line. We wee glad to welcome Great Bend business men to our little city and exchange friendly greetings with them. Quite a number dropped into the Bieeze office while in town, among them W. P.

Feeder of the Democrat and Will Townsley and Will Baker of the Daily and Weekly Tribune. Mr. Townsley brought the Editor anespecially prepared souvenir, in the shape of a linotype slug with our name and' the Breeze on it, in which was embedded in the metal one of the new Lincoln pennies. Bishop Watterson of Nebraska was never at a loss for an answer to impertinent questions. One day he met a man on the train who mistook him for a traveling salesman and sta.

ted in to quit the Bishop. "Do you represent a big house?" he began as an opener. "The very biggest on earth," replied the Bishop with twinkle in his eye. "What's the name of the firm?" continued the questioner. "Lord and Church;" smiled the Bishop, pleasantly.

"Hum! Lord and Church, never heard of it. Got any branch houses anywhere?" "Oh, yes indeed, branch houses all over the world." "Hum! i hat's queer! Never heard of them. Is it boots or shoes?" "Neither." "Oh, I see, dry goods, I suppose." "Well, yes they do call my sermons that sometimes." "Do that thing for which you are best fitted" is an old saying. Perhaps that is the reason we have so many people roaming over the country, they are fitted for nothing. yet provided yourself with a season ticket you should do so at once.

Quite a number of the pupils of the LaCrosse schools went to Ness City last Friday where thay were billed to take part in a track meet, but if the same kind of weather prevailed at Ness City last Saturday as did here, we would judge that it was a rather damp meet. Van H. King of Salina was here Friday and Saturday to look after the interests of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. but the weather was so bad that he could not get out and see the people, so he returned homeSaturday night to return when the weather is more pleasant. The wheat that has been sown is now in prime condition to into the winter months practically all of it is up and is looking well and some of it nearly covers the The ground is now good and wet and all the conditions are very favorable for rihe plant making a good growth this fall, before the real winter months set in.

Grandpa Whiteman, father of the Whiteman bovs at LuCrosse died at LaCrosse the first of the week and was buried Jn the La Crosse Cemetery Tuesday. The deceased was one of the earliest settlers of Rush county and was well known to a large circle of friends. We a-e sorry that we were unable to get a more extended obiturary for publication in this weeks issue. A cold drizzling rain set in last Friday morning and continued all day and night and all day Saturday and Saturday night it cleared up. Sunday was a nice day and Monday morning it again commenced drizzling rain from the north.

Considerable moisture fell and put the ground in excellent shape for the wheat. It was just such a win as our wheat farmers en looking for, and the prospects for another good harvestnext season are certainly bright at this time. Judge P. H. O'Gara former police judge of Tribune, Greely county, Kansas, has just finished fast'ng for twenty two days.

For twenty two days he has -absolutely ate nothing. He is a man that has weighed about 28u pounds, and now weighs 204 pounds. After the twenty cond day he took two spoons full of malted milk. He has given the proposition of fastinga considerable study. The story coming from Kansas and especially from the western por-tion may be looked upon asa joke butthls statement can be vouched for by any of the physicians of Tribune and by most any of the citizens of the town.

Du the time that the judge was fasting he absolutely ate nothing, and drank only water, and then only when he felt a slight hunger. He slept well and slept abcut eight hours out of the twenty four..