Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Kansas Notes

The Holton Tribune says the way
for business man to get the advan-
tage and keep it is found in the first
three letters of the word advangtage.
One old codger in Miami county has
quit drinking. smoking, chewing, fish
ing and hunting in order to keep his
boy. who is off to college, in patent
leather Shoes
Lee White was. fined 800, with thir-
ty days in Jail additional, in Parker
last week for selling what the wit
nesses testified was popularity known
as m-Crazy-Tonic.'
Bosco, who eats snakes at county
fairs, had sixty-five rattlers. on de-
post in Topeka and all but eight of
them have been frozen to death. He
had laid them aside for rainy day
widow in Marshall county prints
card of thanks in which she includes
the life insurance company for the
prompt payment of the policy on her
husbands life. She says: August 9
my husband took out a polly; in less
than a month was drowned. 1 con-
slider it a good investment
A new pest has appeared which is
causing widespread CONSERVATION in
Wichita. By some it is called the
rum worm, and by others the gin fly.
They appeared first at the hotel bars
and have since spread to almost every
saloon in the city. In general appear
ance and destructiveness they resem-
BILE the cinder Beetles They eat holes
through the bottom of bottles, casks
and demijohns and the loss of liquor
is estimated at many thousands of
dol fc oil Ito
beverage which they do not modest.
Several of the rum worms, or gin flies,
have been sent to Prof Clinker of
the cinder beetle experiment station.
John Atwood, Edward Carroll and
u. w. Kierstead have bought the Lea
venworth Standard and will combine
!. with the Chronicle.
Among the attractions" with whom
the 'BeIoit Chautauqua is in cores
pondence and hopes to get are M. A.
Hanna, Senator Beverage, Secretary
Wilson, Fitzhugh Lee, Booker Wash
ing and Miss Stone.
The Pomona Republican has thrown
the weight of it's influence against the
practice prevailing there by young
men to carry concealed weapons. 1t
says: There is no need of anyone in
Pomona carrying a revolver-especial
ly while escorting young lady home
from prayer meeting
'Bill'' Stotler of Wellington says:
Did you ever see big, Buff Cochin
hen, with feathers clear down to her
feet? Next time you see her take off
your hat; you'll be in the presence of
your mental superior"
Speaking of the invention of James
Kidd of Mcpherson, who has perfected
tool for putting in or removing nails
or screws from the walls without
ladder, the Lindsborg Record says:
| Those of us who have stood on
tall, wobbly stepladder with a picture
rail in one hand, Ratchet in the
! other and heavy picture in our
teeth, will be ready to rise up and
call Mr.. Kidd blessed, if his patent
works.
Mr.. Stock, an undertaken in Nc
Cracker, advertises: 1--WE can figure
with you on anything in our line.
Seeing is believing. Come in.
A man has located an AK handle
factory in Atchison, and expects to
make a success of it if he can induce
the local hardware dealers to han
de- his gooGs.
Tree bugs have already started in to
devastate the trees il Ottawa, and it
| is feared the Chautauqua patients
will have to rely entirely on tents for
shade next summer.
In the matter of postofhces in Kan
sas, only three are asked for this year
by Emporia, Lawrence and Hutchin-
son-and 100000 is sufficient in each
case.
Account of a veterinary course OF
treatment that failed from the Man
kato Monitor: Curly Dillman is
posing as veterinary surgeon now
adays. Last week a calf belonging
to Mack Horn was taken sick and
Horn sent Curly to treat it. He
made an investigation and reported
that pint of whisky would be proper
for the sick critter and offered to go
Gown and administer the dose. Horn
had the prescription filed and gave
it to Curly" who went where the calf
was lying on bed of pain. Curly
felt better in a few moments, but the
calf died
Prairie dog poison is being adver-
tised in the Western Kansas papers,
| but the prairie dog settlements show
no tremendous decrease in population.
The Wamego merchant who is adj
vertising his enlarged shoe store
does not explain the sudden growth In
Wamego feet.
At a theatrical performance in Clay
| Center last week the entire audience
| left before the curtain went up for the
| last act 1t was a five act drama, but