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FRoM COVE coUNTY.

DR.. MacF'arland, of Meridens Kan,
the inventor of a prairie dog exter-
u1inator accompanied by Lounberg,
his assistant gave a free exhibition
of the working of his machine In the
T. L. Sturmar pasture east of town
last Friday. He pumped gas into
the prairie dog holes at the rate Of
about so per hour and all who wit
messed the operation pronounced il a
success. The machine is a sort of
an elongated wheel barrow contrap-
ton carrying with it (and under
neath) a bellows similar to a black
smiths bellows and a small coal
stove with which to generals the
gas The bellows is attacked to tha
under side OF the stove and a hose is
attached to the TOD OF the stove,
which carries the gas into the 2rai-
RE dog hole. The bellows forces the
gas in such manner as to make 1t
penetrate the fartlest recess of the
prairie dogs lair and for the life of
Us We cannot see how any prairie
dog, snake. owl, or other creature
can survive the ordeal The ma
chimes cost about $50 each and the
compound used for making the gas
costs about 10 cents per mound. At
l cent per hole a fortune could be
made with the nachine.-Republi
Gazette.
Y rvDTRFNEEzrs rzris+av
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Boston Syndicate BUYS Forests,

New York, Jan. 3.-Over 1, 100 square
miles Of the finest timber lands in New
founGland, running along both banks Of
the EXPLOITS river, has just passed into
the hands Of a Boston syndicate at a
purchase price OF $3.50. 600 says a Halifax
dispatch to the Tribune. On the prop
erty are several valuable water covers
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GET 10 PER CENT.
Santa Fe Coast Line Engineers and
Firaman Sacnra q Raise.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 3.-Locomotive
engineers and hremen employed in the
local Jurisdiction of the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific systems have been
granted an increase Of wages averaging
10 per cent. This action was taken in
compliance with a request for higher
wages made by the railroad employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03
Big shipment Of MN

Fort Scott. Kas.. Jan. 3-Three cars~of
n;7.es were shipped out Of this city vrs-
LeIaisS evening to points in Mississippi
ent 95nts in the south The three cars
sen tanned IS mules in ALL and they are
aIu6i at about $4,000 a car. when
would make $4,000 in ali. At this rate
: ne. ile ssieles would be worth about s1eu
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A 10 Per Cent Increase.

Portland, Ore. Jan. 3.-Three hundred
engineers. boilermakers. switchmen ard
yardnaasters on the Oregon lines of the
Southern Pacific railroad have received
an increase in wages ranging from S
to 10 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Miss Clara Fleishnnan entertained at
cards Friday afternoon for Miss Jose
phine Cay of Kansas City and Miss
Lucille Boyle of Holton The others
asked were Miss Gertrude Hanklnm. Miss
Julia Wellhouse. Miss Blaneh = Nein
of Leavenworth Miss Laura Neil, Miss
Edna Herbst, Miss Rachel McGinert,
Miss Julia Whitney, Miss Ella Davis
and Miss Dorothy Wilson.
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positive guarantee goes with each machine
zaaa - 10 ana nuhl hua to COW n uana-a - -
Cove city, Kan. March 20, 1902.
n vSr5srT7a IF ma n r>fsr1tsez

Cove City. Kan. March 20 1902.
To wnen it may concern:
One week ago DR. MacFarlaLd and
his assistant arrived in the city with
machine for the determination of prai-
RE dogs and gophers.
In the evening he had cats secured
and placed one in a large box and began
pumping gas into the box. In a very
short time cat No. l. was dead and the
same was repeated on cat No. ?, with
same results.
The next morning the machine was
taken to a field adjoining the town and
work was begun on some holes in which
there were dogs. to be sure they did
not come out. The holes were closed up
so 1t could be told if they did come out
and up to three or four DAYS. the holes
remained closed.
One hole in which the gas had been
forced the parties, who were along to see
the work, dug down several feet to see
if they could find the dog, which had
previously gone into the hole, but con-
cluded that the hole was too deep. 1t
was found that the gas had penetrated
the hole and was strong enough to make
life Impossible there.
Up to this time being ore week the
no other way for the dogs to gel out it
is evident that they are dead.
To II axe a long story short it is sure
death to prairie dogs.
Please forward machine TO me as soon
as possible.
Very respectfully yours,
J. F. ENDENHAILs
County Treasurer.
Cove County Kansas.
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London. Jan. 3.--The amount Of bull
lion taken into the Bank of England on
balance today was 100,00A pounds. Rand
mines, Il SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Containing no lead. lime or poison,
Satin-Skin Powder is safest for your
complexion. Use is proof; 25c. Al Model
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TESTIMONIALS.
Kansas State Agricultural College.
Experiment Station.
D. E. Lantz. Field Agent.

AAe-AA7c-s7 oleAS~ -AS5AA~ 90 ~7@-A~G@ -
Experiment Station.
D. z. Lantz. Field Agent.
Manhattan. Kan. March "a, 1902.
TO whom it may concern:
The undersigned witnessed a test
Of machine fer killing prairie dogs
and gophers, invented by DIR. Mac
Farland Of Meriden. Kan. The test
was made near Hays City on March
q. Over a hundred prairie dog bur
rows were treated in less than two
hours By two men and the results
wera apparently very satisfactory
In the afternoon we visited the same
ground and lid not see any signs Of
live prairie dogs On that part OF The
field treated, except one animal. which
took refuge in burrow that had
not been filled with the gas. This ami
NAL may have come in from adjoin-
ms ground.
1 believe that the machine will be
very effective in destroying prairie
dogs. Very truly yours.
D. E. LANTz.
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Where the Whaat Ven.

Portland. Ore. Jan 3-One-fourth of
all the wheat and -four exported from
Oregon. washington and Idaho for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Take your s O'Clock dinner at the Ma
tionaI after January 1. Luncheon at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03
= sin OF Beauty . Joy Forever.
much Bullion Taken In.

suitable for the operation of pulp and
paper mills
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The invitations of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Sylvester Furman to the marriage
Of their daughter. Dora. and Mr.. Her
bert Sanford Fuller at the University,
log West Forty-seventh street. New
York city at half after o'clock
Wednesday, January "A. have been re-
ceived in Topeka. At home after March
/. Is Park View street. Boston, Mass.
and Miss Furman has many friends in
Topeka who win be interested to hear or
her wedding. Mr. Fuller is a Boston
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

The Ladies' Music club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at w
F. Roehr's music store. Mr.. Penny will
lecture on the pianofOrte.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

The ladies assisting at Mrs. r. H.
Baldings' reception January Z. are Mrs
w A Johnston. Mrs. Chester I. Long,
Mrs. H. O. CSarvey. Mrs. De White G.
Nellis. Mrs J. J. Everingham, Mrs. Ar
thur Mills, Miss Nellie Everingham,
Miss Anna Marie Nellis. In the even
ing a small company viii be given COM
plimentary to the receiving ladies' and
their friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Miss Eva Smith and Miss Isabel Smith
entertained the T. S. S. club girls and
number of their boy friends Friday
evening at their home. 327 Topeka ave
nue..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Mrs. c. f Menninger entertained In
formally Friday night for Miss Maud
Chamberlain of Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Mrs Lutte Embleton entertained al
her home, 929 Morris avenue, this after
noon in honor of Mrs. Frederick Lyman
of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

Miss Marcia Spivey entertained a few
Of the members of the Progressive
Grande club this afternoon in complf-
ment to Miss Margaret Jones. who re-
turns shortly to school at ST. Marys
Hall. Faribault, Mimi
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Hays. Kan.. AEarcl Is. So.


Gentlemen This morning at 2. in
company OF Prof. Lantz OF the State
Agricultural College, / Witnessed a trial
of an hour on over a hundred occupied
prairie dog holes in a colony on the TT.
Hays Reservation by DR. MacFarland
and his assistants with their Prairie dog
and gopher exterminator, a bellows and
furnace, forcing gas through a tube into
the holes.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon we again
visited the experiment ground and only
saw one dog on the tract, and that may
have come from some near BY holes. It
was a eoInaiets success and evidently
destroyed every dog. His experiment in
our streets with a native dog and cat
smothered them inside Of q minute.
Respectfully yours,
HARRY FREEsE,
Editor. Free Press
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for a permanent residence. are guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Low for the pres
ent.
Miss Maud THOMPSON. who has been
the guest of Miss Maud Bates. returns
to her home in BufiiugaYne Sunday
Miss Lucille Boyle, who has been visit
ing Miss Gertrude Hanlxla. returns 10
her home in HoIton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Reid have
gone to Fort Worth, Texas. for a week.
Mr.. Russell Frost is in Lawrence for
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Wa-Keeney, Kan. May 81. 1902
To whom it may concern.
DR.. MacF7arland. of Meriden, Kan.
on May 4, 1862, sent two men with
his Prairie Dog Exterminator ana
worked a large number of holes on
my farm and 7 watched them care
fully for two weeks. and but one
hole was ever opened and that one
from the outside and have not seen
a dog since, and I want to say to the
public and all wanting to get rid Of
their prairie dogs that If worked
properly. it is a perfect dog extermi-
nator and heartily recommend the
machine to all needing one as a sure
and cheap dog killer.
My postof1ee address is Wa-Kee-
ney, Trego County Kansas, and
am glad to recommend Tsr- MacF'ar
lands machine to the public.
A. B. sMUMERT.
E~e-~14av@r NJ0xxx
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The HeHanthus~ literary club will meet
Friday, January 9. with Mrs. r. NJ
Had1ev instead of Mrs S. A Morrison
The change was made on account of i'll.
ness in the family of the latter
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The Chaminade Music club viii meet
Wednesday afternoon at half after :
o'clock a Miss Ingalls, studio at Wash
burn college.
Mrs Roy Dietrich will entertain the
Reviewers club and their friends next
Tuesday afternoon al her home on Mon
roe street instead of Thursday as was
first announced.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

Few peope outside of a laundry starch and iron sh
Instructions houkeeper knows now not add
for shirts collars and cuffs AFTER lit paan
smoothly Shirts snou 0 ed ON
of the starch should still be n
table with clean white cl0en sp gold
over and shirt is inside out ~
ing under the hand and gathering up @
cuffs plunge them the starch them out Rub
them between the hands 50 that worked m then
the table hatten them out WIN Inc ] % left
more starch, scar on neavitS Will W PAIN " ' D
When the wrong them over ana
repeat the process after which wipe off with clean "Ae
the center and gathering IN the a
rub in the starch being side free from any super
@ n Collars nS cuffs are done the starch may be
that starch thinner as useu 50 .n
garments which should be ses must be stsrcneu n aprons anu ~
clothes being left till the last
will stick the iron When dry fold TINS
the BOSOM then lay the shirt on the
~ ~ @ Wv NTH u are folded down: then place clean piece of wrap
ping paper weighing with heavy stones
thoroughly dampened them right side out
and roll them tightly and
Shirts cannot be oned
ery purchase what Is called
duck This small iron with blunt poz the underde OF which
smooth scored off little diamonds much the same
, @ to n ho Sides 90 vol then wash and heat on clean stove
s care OF o e b opn p board try the iron on as well
small piece of rub the iron occasionally and bowl
Of a piece
the
Stretch and pull them out that M lining stitching WILL cause
which begin iron with quick steady stroke bearing
minute
wash off with the clean CLOTH and disappear
scratch with finger N addition
start
together and be that they will pulling
place in the ironing will sometimes prevent the edges from
odng oned
smooth the body
laying plat in the front below the bosom Now the
bands the Pin fold the
part underneath
and 1t is finished
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

Bessie was learning to sew on but
tons. Her mother had marked the
places where they were to go, and
Bessie was, sitting beside the open
window sewing them on her new dress.
They were pretty white pearl, with
little stars cut on every one. Bessie
just loved to look at them as they lay
arranged in a row on the window sill,
shining in the sunshine.
''I've sewed on three" said Bessie;
and she reached out her hand for the
fourth, when in some way she knock
ed six of them out Of the window.
Dear mel" she said, now l shall
have to go out and pick them up.
hope I'll find them all" So she took
or her thimble, laid the dress across
q chair, and ran out into the yard.
Somebody was there before her, and
had picked them UP, every one. Mr.
Toots, the big, snow-white rooster, was
standing under the window, and the
last button was disappearing within
his beak when Bessie came around the
corner.
Now Bessie was very fond of Mr
Toots. He was quite tame, and when
ever she caught him she would lay hel
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

:amlly. Once mated Is mated for life
The male birds return from the south
about week before the females and
young. The old females assist the
young females in selecting nesting
sites, which usually are in the imme-
d1ate locality of the mothers nest.
The mother looks after the welfare
of her year-old daughters; in this wav
family ties are maintained. | see this
trait in many birds that visit nv cabin
such as catbirds, woodthrushes, yeer.
les, ovenbirds, robins, towhee bunt-
ings, chestnut-sided warblers, black
throated warblers, redstarts, chicka.
dees, and song sparrOws. 1t proves
that blood is thicker than water in
the bird family as we'll as in the hu.
man family. I have seen mother birds
assist In nest building in several in.
stances. Years ago l saw this trait in
the caves swallow. The young birds
would begin nest on the plain clan
boards, which would fall before If was
half built. The old birds took hand
and Induced the young birds to select
a more secure spot. l have known thk
old bird to use force to keep a foolish
youngster from a dangerous NESTING
site.
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Little Stories and
Incidents that Will
interest and Enter
tain Young Readers

cheek against his smooth neck and hug
him. Whenever he saw her he would
come up on the doorstep ION purpose
to be Rugged" Bessie said. She fed
him every morning, saving the incest
crumbs for his breakfast, and he loved
to walk in the garden with her.
But now, when Bessie saw what he
had done, she turned and ran into the
house as fast as she could She was
almost crying. 30, mamma, mamma, ="
she said, "Mr. Toots has eaten six Of
my buttons, and he will die!'
Mamma looked surprised; then she
smiled. 20, no, Mr.. Toots won't de- y
she said. Buttons are just the sort
Of things Mr.. Toots needs to chew his
food with" A
Bessie opened her eyes wide at that,
and her mother laughed. you know
Mr.. Toots hasn't any teeth" she ex'
planned, 80 he has to grind his food
in a little tough bag inside of him,
which Is called his gizzard. But there
needs to be something hard, like gravel
stones or bits of crockery, to mix with
the food and help grind 1t fine as the
gizzard squeezes and squeezes IT.
Your buttons, with their fine edges
win be nice for that purpose"
And just at that moment Mr.. Toota
answered for himself in hearty voice
looking in at the door. "Cock-a-doodle
dor he said; which meant, Nonsense
don't worry about mev-Little Folks
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
1T PAYS TO CLEAN CITIES.
Striking Lesson In Sanitation laugh
by Condition of Havana.

Striking Lesson In Sanitation Taught
by Condition of Havana.
Does sanitation pay2 The very best
answer to this question that can pos
sibly be given consists Of an unvar-
nished citation Of the object lesson
afforded by Havana under American
military administration. When the
United States army pushed the shift
less thriftless and dirty Spaniards off
the island, tumbled them in any old
tubs that could be hired to float them
back to their benighted, back-number
country, they found a city that had
practically been a fruitful focus for
the dissemination Of all the infectious
diseases that are fostered by tropic
heat in conjunction with human negli-
gence and want Of hygienic decency.
There were no efficient sewers; sew
age ran in open cutters or stood in
stagnant pools on top of the ground
throughout the city. Yellow fever and
smallpox were annually epidemic and
the death rate exceeded $4,000 every
year.
The first step of the army officers
on taking possession was to establish
q system Of municipal sanitation. The
natives were harnessed for the work
and under compulsion and proper su-
pervision soon revolutionized the stu.
alton. Sewers were constructed, streets
ana cesspools were cleaned, the latter
being abolished, the water supply waa
looked after and, lastly. the perennial
crop of disease-bearing mosquitoes
was attacked right and left-and what
IL the result? Malarial diseases have
become much more rare and of a mild
er type than has ever been known ir
the region; there has not been a case
of smallpox for more than a year ant
a half and yellow fever has been prac
tically Acknowledgements MedIca
| Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
CANNON BURIED 1875 YEARS.

Revolutionary Relic Dug UP in Ches"
ter County, Pennsylvania.
A cannon of the revolutionary war
has been discovered buried on the.
farm Of Ephraim Kaufman, near War
wick, Chester County. says Reading
(Pa) correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun. The cannon weighs 1850 pounds
and L. Of cast iron. The letters "P.
w. r." cut on 1t are taken to mean that
1t was made at the Pennsylvania War
wick furnace, which operated during
the revolution. The furnace made can
non for Washlngton's army.
During the occupancy OF Phliadei-
phia by the British under Lord Howe
1t was reported that Howe was about
to send an expedition out to destroy
the furnace, capture the cannon and
then come ON to this city and seize the
provisions and supplies which were
kept here for the American army. The
people in charge of the furnace were
90 certain that the expedition would
be made that they buried number OF
cannon to keep them from falling into
the hands Of the enemy. The place OF
burial was not marked, and In con-
sequence the cannon remained con-
cealed until stream running near the
/ old furnace changed Its course slight
". The change exposed one OF the
former banks of the stream
Recently two men were fishing in the
stream, when they noticed the top OF
what they supposed to be pipe pro
truding from the former bank OF the
creek. Upon examination they found
IL to be the top Of an old cannon. II
was then dug out, and four mules wsrC
required to draw the heavy gun up thu
bank. The cannon 10 greatly rustet
and is of the type used during the tim'
of the revolution. Marks on the gul
seem to show that 1t weighed 4.00t
hounds when 1t was new. As 1t nov
weighs but 1850 pounds It is though
that it lost fifty pounds by rust in 1t
125 years burial. The cannon wa
supposed to have been buried In tn
bed of the stream. The waters wer
turned out of their usual course unit
the weapons were secreted from ex
pected Invaders. after which they wer
allowed to resume their usual noW
The cannon which was discovered re
Gently was five feet below the surfact
Mr.. Kaufman, who owns the farr
ON which the cannon was discovered
removed the cannon to his home i
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
OLD BIRDS HELP YOUNG.

Some characteristics About Their Hab.
its Noted by an Ornithologist.
As the years go by am more and
more impressed by the close relations
between bird ways and human ways,
says a writer in Forest and Stream.
Courtship and marriage are as variable
and interesting as In the human fam
ily, but there Is no divorce in the bird
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

The Proud Bun.
The baker-man was kneading buns
His trough was deep and wide
When, much to his surprise, he heard
A small voice by his side.
'.Oh, make me large and fat" 1t ssld,
And stuff me full of plums.
So that may attract applause
From every one who comes"
@0h, put a piece Of citrop In,
And make me rich and rare,
That may serve for dukes and earls
Who sumptuously do fare"
The baker chuckled in his sleeve
no hear him talk so big,
But thought, "I'll put in everything,
And let him run his rtgg
He put in all he had on hand
And made him rich and rare,
And set him in the window panes
To make the natives stare. ..
For, swelled to twice his natural siSs
With yeast and plums and pride,
He scorned the doughnuts, pies and
cakes, .-..-
And elbowed them aside.
''I'm waiting for the duke" he said,
with whom am to diner
Just then two newsboys came along
Whose appetites were fine.
"My eyep' they cried, "come over here
And see this jolly buni
Let's buy him for our supper, Qutckr'
And SO the thing was done.
Two morals to this little song
Are had at easy rates.
'TiG i'll to wait for dukes and eari9
In these United States.
And when the baker kneads his dough
II then you are begun,
No matter what he may put In,
You'll always be a bunl
st. Nicholas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
POSTOFFlCES OF THE WORLD.


1t takes an actual comparison of the
figures to give an adequate concep-
ton of the vastly greater benefits the
United States derives from modern
postal facilities than other countries.
For instance, according to the statis-
tics of the international postal union
there are $4,000 postofices in the
United States, while Germany, second
in the list, has only 1923, with other
countries following like this: Great
Britain, 22,4OO; France, 1900; Italy,
5000; Austria, 1900; Russia, $500;
Hungary, 5000; Japan, $500; Switzer-
land, 3,7OO; Sweden, $500; Spain, 5000,
and Bulgaria, 1900.
Germany exceeds the United States
in the number Of public letter boxes,
having 123,OO9 to our $4,000, with
France $1,000, Great Britain $1,000,
and the others trailing behind. In the
United States there are 226,925 EN-,
ployes, while Germany has 233, 176
Great Britain, $4,000; France, 1900
Russia, $1,000; Japan, $4,000; Austria
$4,000, and Italy $4,000. Thus it will
be seen that in postal facilities Ger
many is the only nation that is in oul
class.
A surprising feature of the statistics
is the showing made by British India
which would not ordinarily be consld
cred a rival of the Western nations il
postal way. However, British In
dia is credited with $4,000 postoffice
1900 public letter boxes, and 57,OOC
! employees.