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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

A Manila newspaper tells of an
American soldier who, while station
ed in Bulacan, became enamored of a
pretty Filipino Wishing to show
his affection he purchased and sent to
her complete outfit of American
clothing. When next he called he
found her arrayed in all the pretty
Things, but she had made one radical
mistake. This was with the corsets.
which had caused her great deal of
worry before she discovered what she
took to be the use for which they were
intended. Then she unlaced them
and put on the two pieces as leggings.
Gaylord Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

WANTED = TRUSTWORTHY MEN AND
women to travel and advertise for old estab-
lished house of solid financial standing. Sal
airy $3.50 a year and expenses. all payable in
cash. No canvassing required. Give refer
enceS and enclose Self-addreSsed STAN ped
envelope. Address Manager, $50 Caxton
Bldg. Chicago
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

t may interest the Signal readers
to know of a remedy for cane or alfal-
ia poisoning in cattle. The remedy
is reported to us by Lee Detour and is
simply two tablespoonful of soda in a
pint of milk administered to the ami
NAL any time before life has departed
Lee had a valuable COW poisoned by
eating cane last week, and when she
was discovered she was down and
bloated till her legs were off the
ground and she was pronounced as
good as dead by everyone who saw her,
but Lee gave her two doses of the
remedy above mentioned-only mix
ing with the first dose one tablespoon
full of ground pepper, and in less than
an hour from the time the first dose
was administered the cow was on her
feet again and the next day was just
as good as ever and ready to eat more
green cane, and drink more milk and
soda.-Guide Rock Signal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

1t is strange how many Intelligent
people-that is people that are sup
posed to be intelligent-will turn out
and listen to cracked Drained auc-
tioneer from Texas tell them how to
conduct their personal affairs, what
laws to enact and howto enforce them
Indeed the laws of Kansas are sadly
out of gear when they permit man
from Texas to come into a civilized
country like western Kansas, into a
law-abiding town like Oakley, abuse
the citizens, their laws and their Off
GERS. and then take up collection to
defray his expenses. This is not a
personal kick for he didn't get nickel
out of this shop, and had it not been
for the close proximity in which we
live to the Methodist church, we
would never have heard his s'going.
going. third and last call" argument
presented for three consecutive nights
this week. The ola fool, however, is
smarter than he looks. He lived very
comfortable while in our city and had
more money in his jeans when he left
town than when he arrived.-Oakley
Graphic
Just to show how great minds differ
on matters of this kind we quote the
senior editor of the independents: "a
fir sized audience greeted Rev. G. II.
Worthen at the NJ E. church, Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
evenings. As temperance lecturer
Mr.. Worthen is hard to beat and those
who failed to attend missed rare
treat.r
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10
When Hay arkansas was $40 Per Ton.

Speaking of drouths." said Captain
Perry Hutchinson to the editor of the
Marysvilie Democrat the other day,
1859, and there was not drop of rain
from the date of my landing here I'M
til the 3ISG day of the following July
Then there came d storm with hail
and wind that blew every house off its
foundation, with one or two eXcep-
tions, on the TOWNSHIP. The hail cut
the grass off the prairie until the
ground was as bare as that street. /
was living in a log house out on Spring
creek, and when the storm came up
was in town. After the storm l got
home as quickly as l could and found
my house blown down to the bottom
log and my wife nearly killed. You
can imagine the force of that wind
when L tell you that one of the logs of
that house was blown quarter of a
mile and driven into the ground eight
or nine feet. OF course there was
nothing raised that year, for there
was very little land cultivated, and
where there was, nothing grew. AT
ter that rain, which came on July 81,
there was quite a little wet weather,
and the grass grew up six or eight
inches high along the rayincs. My
self and a man L had, moved the ra-
vines with scythes until we got some
thing like Is tons of hay. There was
lots of freighters coming from Den
yer and we sold every pound of that
hay for ten cents pound and they
were glad to get it. The only snow
that fell in the winter of go, contin-
ued the captain, was a little skift
that fell along in March, but which
amounted to nothing. We have quite
a little dry spell now and it is quite
warm, but 1 want to tell you that
during the whole of that summer of
go, the weather was worse than this
for the hot winds blew from the
southwest every day until the very
atmosphere day and night felt like
blasts from a huge furnace. Mail
and Breeze.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

For instance, Johnny. said an
Usage county teacher to one of the
bri ght boys to the arithmetic class
Suppose your father had 800 and
gave your mother $50, and then bor-
rowed SO from her, what would she
have?"
Shed have a sore hand"
.sWhat do you mean?-
He'd have to cut the money loose
from her fingers. Mall and Breeze
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

The following will no doubt be of
interest to advertisers: One page one
day in the Kansas City Star costs $500,
and in the Journal, Times and World
from $500 to $3.50. One page one day
in the ST. Louis Globe Democrat costs
between $500 and $500. The big Chi
cago papers charge for the same $500.
The Youths Companion in Boston,
one page one issue $1,000. The Ladies'
Home Journal in Philadelphia, the
same sp. g, 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

Go the Farmers store for fresh
groceries In Bestor's old stand.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10
Mrs. Clara |. Reynolds,
Washing, Ironing, Mending.

Wanted-Several day boarders for
short time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

Happy as big sunflower' must
have been written by somebody who
had seen the sunf1owers of Kansas.
millions of unblinking eyes, fixed on
the sun. DrOuth does not effect it.,
it rejoices in all the water that can
fall upon it, the grasshopper does not
devour it, nor doth the busy chinch
bug make it afraid. All it asks is a
little start and up it comes. 1t has
never failed to blossom yet, nor has it
asked for laid" Corn, wheat, rye and
oats gave up the ghost, while the sun
flower, standing by the roadside. wilt
nesses the exodus of the discouraged
grain raiser, with not shadow upon
its hrazen face. Kansas is much the
same. The plowshare of the Kansas
Nebraska act struck the territory and
an empire grew up. Border ruffians,
civil war, drouth, liars at home and
abroad, politicians, grasshoppers, hot
winds and other calamities have come
and gone, yet Kansas, the sunf1ower
state, is still happy with her eye on
the Sun.-Noble PrentiS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

Hot weather story from Ingalls,,
down in Gray county: Will Fenton
thought it would be more comforta-
BILE sleeping in the granary than in
the house. When he arose in the
morning he attended to few chores
and then went into the house for
breakfast. Something in his pocket
interfered with an easy position in
his chair, and on investigations, he
discovered that rattlesnake had
crawled into one of his trousers pock-
cts during the night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

Go to c. J. Ferris for your carpets
and wall paper New samples just
received.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

An exchange effectively makes plain
the most important point in adver-
tlsing by telling the following story:
"A boy was sent after pail of
water 1t was necessary to prime the
pump each time and give dozen or
more strokes at the handle to start
the water. He poured in the printing
and pumped as much as he had pour
ed in. Then he stopped to rest md
the printing ran down again. After
two or three hours of alternate pump
ing and resting he concluded it did
not pay to pump and-therefore quit
in disgust The story reminds us of
the merchant who advertised a few
weeks and then stopped awhile and
allowed the people to forget him and
his business before he advertised
again. The fact is the pump had lost
its printing while he rested"
Somebody has said that buying ad-
vertising space is good deal like buy
ing vacant ground The money you
make from it depends upon how you
cultivate it or how you improve it.
The value of good paying property
usually represents several times the
value of the ground. If it pays to in
vest anything in buying advertising
space, it will pay to invest enough
time and money to utilize it to the
best advantage.
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Union Pacific Time Table.

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Tickets sold and baggage checked to all
points in United States and Canada
g. G. Schaefer- Agent
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
LOST HIS vALUABLES
While Trying to Prevent the
Robbery Of Safe.

York, Pa, Dec. 12.-Six masked men
broke into the Northern Central railroad
office at New Freedom, this county, last
night and made an attempt to blow
open the safe. Two of the men stood
guard outside while four operated on
the safe. One charge of nitro-glycer-
inc was exploded on the safe
but proved failure. A second
charge was being prepared when
Charles Shaffar, a Northern Central
engineer came along and discovered
the men at work. One of the guards
fired a shot in the air as a warning to
those at work inside. The two guards
fled and the men inside rushed out, ard
seeing Shaffer attacked him. Shaffer
knocked one of his assailants down, and
a hand to hand fight ensued. Shaffer
was overpoWered, robbed of his watch
and money, and the men escaped. The
town was aroused and a posse organ
lied, but no trace of the robbers has
been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
GALVESTON HARD PRESSED
City Is Unable to Meet Its Financial
Obligations.

New York. Dec. IA conference will
be held in this city on December II of
Galvestons bondholders to discuss what
steps are necessary to meet Galveston's
financial difficulties, says the Journal of
Commerce. Galveston has failed to pay
interest on some of its bonds, and the
default was made on December 1. when
the city was unable to meet the interest
on the 40 year limited debt bonds OF
1881 A committee representing the city
of Galveston will be present at the con-
ference.
Since the storm the amount paid out
in interest to bond holders was $3.50, 900;
in addition to this about $4,000 in
bonds were retired. This is the state
ment of the representatives of a city
which sustained a loss of thousands of
lives and a property loss estimated at
about $4,000. 900.
Realizing several months ago that the
city could not meet its indebtedness, all
effort was made to fund the debt at a
lower rate of interest and legislation
looking to this end was secured. Re-
sulting from this was the opening of
negotiations with the bondholders and
a proposition submitted to them. The
result of this proposition was the re-
ply from a representative of the bond
holders holding out no hope of a reduc-
ton of interest. but only a postpone
ment and this only in case it was alb
SOlutely necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
SECRET is OUT.
Eugene Ware Tells Why He
Wouldn't Be Pension Agent.

The following is from the Fort Scott
Tribune and refers to the report that Eu-
gene F. Ware was rendered the position
of pension agent:
At the time no definite reasons were
given for his refusal but in a letter that
today arrived from Topeka addressed to
Arch Davenport. president of the Cookie
Bur club, Ironquil. the lawyer poet, wit
tily gives. and somewhat philosophical
ly, his reasons for declining the honor
which in all probability would have been
thrust upon him. Mr., Ware is a member
the article concerning him in the Tribune,
Mr.. Davenport cut it out, pinned upon it
cookie bur. also rabbits tail, and
ing letter inclosed:
Dear Friend-Why the d. didn't you
tell 'em you thought maybe I'd like it?
ARCH B. WEI
Mr. Wares answer to the above, which
was received this morning, was as fol-
arch Davenport, Esq:
ent letter is at hand The reason l DOM
want. the pension office is because it is
grow situations There was a time when
], would very much liked to have been
scarcity of dogs and the great number of
candidates, could not make it. Now, al
pirants are fewer and l might perhaps be
able to hold the office, as easily as you
IT And thus VI and things HGn
which delight US once interest us no
more
Hoping that your next communication
may have a more moral tone. am, yours
truly, E. F. WARE
In the above Mr.. Ware speaks. of his
once having. a desire to be elected dog
acquainted with the duties of this office.
Hence an explanations: In the olden days
when the people had more dogs than they
have now, and also attended church more
frequently, some individual was appointed
to stand at the church door and pelt back
with stones or other handy missile the
numerous CANNES which accompanied
their masters to the meeting house, Who'll
ly unsolicited and desired to enter the
church to attend services also. This per-
son of authority, who had to be a crack
shot with a rock was known the dog
pelter.. In recent years, however, as the
use of all words have been taken great
liberties with any authoritative person
who is out trying to rob bow-wows of
their lives is quite commonly called dog
catcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
BRIGANDS ON THE RUN.
Complain That Miss Stone Is
Trying to Convert Them.

Constantinople Dec. 12--The latest
information regarding Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the American missionary and
Madame Tsilka, her companion fndi-
Gates that their condition has been SO
far ameliorated that they are able to
obtain rude comforts. 1t is even said
that the brigands have a doctor ready
at hand in case his services should be
needed.
1t appears that the brigands are now
complaining that Miss Stone is at
tempting to convert them to Christian
ity. While recognizing the illegality of
the abduction of Miss Stone and Nine
Tsilka the brigands contend that their
action was in the interest of a sacred
cause and therefore justifiable.
The brigands apparently are pre-
pared to hold out all winter. They re-
fuse to abate their demands one dol
lar and have not vouchsafed a reply to
Mr. Dickinson's ultimatum to the eff
feet that they must accept his last
offer, or nothing. 1t is believed in well
informed circles, however, that were
the gold actually proffered at some spot
on the border by an accredited ennis
sary, the brigands would reduce the
amount of the ransom.
1t is understood here that recommen-
dations have been forwarded to Wash
ington proposing that an ultimatum be
sent to Bulgaria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
WHICH SHALL 1T BE?
Caldwell or Coleman to Run For At
torneY General.

w w Caldwell of Concordia, who is
a candidate for the Republican noni-
nation for attorney general, was in To-
peka this week. A large number of Re-
publicans of the Fifth district are be-
hind Mr.. CaldwelPs candidacy. He is
one of the best lawyers in the district,
has been a success in business and is a
veteran of the civil war.
Until a few months ago Mr. Cald-
wells law firm was known as Caldwell,
Wilmoth & Ackley. The Junior menu
ber F. l.. Ackley, had been prominent
in Fifth district politics for a number
of years and was regent of the state
university at the time of his death last
September After his death Governor
Stanley appointed A. L. Wilmoth, an
other member of the firm. to succeed
Mr.. Ackley on the board of regents. Mr..
Caldwell, the senior member. is chair
man of the Cloud county Republican
central committee.
The friends of c. c. Coleman, of Clay
Center, are also booming him for the
attorney generalship, and they claim he
has made up his mind to make the race.
If this is correct Mr.. Caldwell and Mr.
Coleman win probably look the field
over to decide which is the stronger,
and the other will then probably with
draw. as they are from neighborfAg
counties in the same congressional dis
fyict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
FATHER CLAIMS HORSES.
John McCord Replevins Animals
Seized by Sheriff

John McCord brought a replevin suit
in the district court this morning
against Sheriff Cook for three horses, a
buggy and harness.
McCord's son had a contract with
Leonard Viegier for the sale of some
corn, and the claim was made that in
the transaction there was $11 due Vie
gier, who brought suit against young
McCord and secured judgment for $11
The costs amounted to about 500.
Viegier. levied execution on the three
horses, the buggy and the harness to
satisfy the judgment for 81. Now
Father McCori steps in with his re-
plevin suit and says that the horses.
the buggy and the harness belong to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
YERkES IN LONDON.
Will Build Biggest Generating
Station i'm World.

New York, Dec 1.-THE London cor
respondent of the Tribune says that it
is announced that the total cost of the
Yerkes system of Identification of Lon
don for both systems is estimated at
$40 600. 900, and two years will elapse be-
fore the work on the District section,
which is the shorter of the two, is COM
pleted. Mr.. Yerkes proposes to build the
biggest generating station in the world.
1t will be of $1,000 horsepower, and will
work all the Yerkes London tubes in
the districts of Brompton and Picca-
dilly, the Great Northern and Strand.
and the Charing Cross and Hampstead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
BEATEN TO DEATH.
After Being Bound, Gagged,
BIindf0lded and Robbed.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Dec. 12-Bound, gagged
and bnndfolded, the dead body of
Ewald Eichhorn, a German farmer, was
found in his late home last night three
miles east of this city by John Thomas,
a nephew. Eichhorn was a bachelor
and lived alone. He was last seen alive
on Saturday and was supposed to have
gone to visit relatives at Belleville. The
murder was committed with a stick of
stove wood, with which Eichhorns head
was beaten to jelly. Robbery is sup
posed to have been the motive, as Eich-
horn had drawn a considerable sum
from the bank Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Robbed of His Wedding Monev.

Rumford Falls. Me, Dec 12.--Levi
Harriet, young French Canadian is
as the result of knife wounds received
at the hands of highwaymen last night.
The robbers secured $3.50, which Garrett
had drawn from the bank to defray the
expenses of his wedding which was 10
have taken place today. The assailants
escaped and the police have no clue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Canadian Pacific to Cross Maine.

Calais, Me-, Dec. 1.-THE Canadian
Pacific railroad has surveyed route
across Maine to form connecting link
between parts of its system and pro-
vide a through line for its traffic from
the Atlantic to the Pacific 1t is under
stood that work will be begun in the
spring The line will cross a hitherto
undeveloped part of Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Southern Securities Company.

corporation of the Southern Securities
company, capital 100000, were filed
here today. The company is authorized
to purchase, hold and exchange dealings
in stocks, obligations or securities Of
any corporation, government or munich
pality The incorporators are G. Fred
erick Smith, John r. Turner. Edward B.
Hawkins, Edward P. Magoff1n and
Walter H. Bond, all of East Orange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
NO TARIFF WAR.
Understood That Germany and Rus
STA Will Arbitrate.

respondent of the London Times and
New York Times says the official state
ment in regard to Russia's attitude to
the German tariff bill continues to &C.
cupy the attention of the newspapers.
It is considered probable that NJ de
White, the Russian finance minister,
will finally decide to come to an under
standing with Germany.
The correspondent says statistics
prove that in the event of tariff war
Russia would suffer more than Ger
poanV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
A CIGAR COMBINE.
Several New z ork Firms Consolidate
Their Business.

New York, Dec 12.-According to the
Tribune the cigar manufacturing firms
of Herbs, Wertheim & Schiller, Straiton
& Storm company and HirSchhorn,
Mack & Co. will consolidate on Janu-
airy l. The concern will be known as the
United Cigar Manufacturers. 1t will
have a capitalization of 81 500. 900, and
will operate eleven factories, four of
which are situated in this city The
purpose of the consolidation is to lessen
the cost of importing raw material from
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Marconi's balloon Flew Away.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 1.-THE trial
balloon used by VIM. Marconi, the in
ventor of wireless biography who is
here conducting experiments with his
system, broke from its n oorings last
night and drove away seaward. The
inventor was prepared for such an
emergency and will send UP another
balloon today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
MRS. DENNIS WILL RECOVER
Unless Unlocked For Complications
Set In

washington. Dec. 1.-THE mystery of
tne assault made upon Mrs. Ada Gil
pert Dennis. the fashionable modiste.
tuesday, is still battling the police No
tangible clue has vet been found and
despite the investigation of a large
corps or headquarters detectives since
early on the morning of the attack no
motive for the crime has been discov-
cred AT the hospital it was stated to-
day that If no con plications set in Mrs
Dennis viii recover. The main appre-
hension Is that cerebral meningitis may
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Jumped For Their Lives.

Ford City, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Fifth
Avenue hotel of this place, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. One man named Dumont is
missing, and several employees and
guests We're injured by jumping from
the second and third floors to the
ground. It is feared Dumont was
burned to death. All the injured it is
believed will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
A woman's Awful Peril.

There is only one chance to save your
life and that is through an operation"
1. B. Hunt OF. Lime Ridge. Wis, from her
doctor after he had vainly tried to cure
bic and yellow jaundice. Gall stones had
Then she began to use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It's wonderful
stomach. liver and kidney remedy: Cures
SOC Guaranteed. For sale by A. ]. Arm
old & Sons drug store. 81 North Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
Froze to Death Near EufaIa.

Muscogee, I. T.. Dec. 12.-News has
reached the United States marshal's Of
fee here that S. l. Hall. sewing ma
chine repair man was found dead along
the side of a neglected road leading
from Eufala- The supposition is that
he was frozen to death during the re-
cent cold spell