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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

crimes and misdemeanors against the
Servian nation which called for con-
dign punishment, and that it was
better that they should have persisted
than that the country should have
been plunged into civil war.
They were perfectly aware that they
reigned against the will and desire of
the Servian people. They knew,
moreover, thai they were in great
peril. Even the blindest adherents
of the medieval doctrine of the di-
vine right of kings must have found
it difficult to bring people of such
lowly origin and such recent advance
ment as the Obrenovitches or the
Draga Maschins within the project
ing pale of that mystical doctrine.
Alexander's father was swine-herd
who became'a brigand and guerrilla
fighter against Turkish troops. Sub
sequently, the Sultan of Turkey
designated him a prince, and made
the dignity hereditary. Bismark and
Servia to become separate kingdo ON,
and Prince Milan assumed the title of
King. Monarchs nowadays hold
their positions, not by divine right,
nor yet by prestige or reverence for
royal blood. Most European coun-
tries have many families of more IL
lustrious lineage and more aristocra-
tic origin than the family that holds
the ruling rank. Thrones are secure,
nowadays, only where monarchs con-
duct themselves with discretion and
with regard to. public interest. The
King of England, Emperors of Ger
many, Austria, and Russia, the King
OF Italy, and the Queen of the Neither
lands, are marked examples of rulers
who serve public interest with fidel.
ity, and avoid doing that which
would ALLEVIATE or antagonize the peo-
pie over whom they reign. Alexaa-
der's position in Servia was like that
of some strange adventurer, temper
ariIy exercising power as dictator
over some sO-called republic of Latin
America, rather than like that of a
bly-placed constitutional sover-
eign.-FrOm 1.-The Progress of the
World" in the American Monthly
Review OF Reviews, for July.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The president has scared Secretary
Shaw. and the secretary has inaugu.
rated still hunt for corruption in
the treasury department. The trouble
with still hunts is that they invari-
ably bring. the investigators face to
face with the work, Of prominent poll.
ticians who, unless confronted. by an
urgent popular demand, manage to
check further investigation. os
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

1t is freely admitted by persons
most familiar with the corruption in
the executive departments at'Wash-
ington that if the expenses of the
government were collected by direct
taxation the people would not permit
conditions to continue as they have
for many years. They would insist
on more careful administration of the
federal funds. e,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

Q A row has been stirred up in An
derson county over the governors
action in secretly pardoning a .rapist
at the request of Senator Burton and
others. We feel rather sorry for the
governors party friends who feel
compelled to stand up in -his defense.
He certainly seems to have a wonder
ful faculty for getting on :the wrong
side of every question. His party
can we'll afford to be ashamed of him.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

Patience has again been rewarded
down in old Pennsylvania where a
man made his own coffin forty years
ago and has at last been able to put
it to the use for which it was de-
signed. This is where. mans super
iOrity to woman is again demon
strated. The latter would in the forty
years have accumulated twenty cof-
fins, insisting that the styles in over
coats had changed every two years.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The collection of funds in the east
for the relief of the Kansas flood suf.
fers has come to an abrupt conclusion
owing to the fact that the Legislature
practically notified the world that
nothing of the kind was necessary
when it refused to make any appro-
priation for this object. Our gever-
nor should be required to wear "a pair
of elongated ears when appearing in
public,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

A mass meeting of four hundred
citizens gathered in Armourdale re-
Gently and passed set of resolutions
that will make the governors ears
burn for week, and make his wife
feel that she made the mistake of her
life when she married him without
first getting a physicians certificate
that he had backbone.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03
Storage and Irrigation.
From the st. Joseph Daily News.

From the st. Joseph Daily News.
The question of building. govern
ment, storage reservoirs at the head
waters of the Mississippi or the Mis-
souri, to diminish such floods rs have
recently terrOrized the valleys of
these great streams is one now re-
ceiving consideration by experts.
Guy E. Mitchell, secretary of the
National Irrigation society, advo-
Gates the plan. The water storage
proposition applied to the Missouri
and its great. tributaries involves the
question of the irrigation of the vast
arid domain through which these
rivers flows. If irrigation storage
reservoirs were constructed ON these
rivers, it is estimated that as much
as 35 ,NO, 600 acres of present desert
land would be. reclaimed. The prin-
cipal season of growing crops for
this area would be April, May, June,
July and August; and the reason
that the. lands are not irrigated at
present is that while there is plenty
OF water in the first three months,
during July and August, when water
is absolutely necessary to make the
crops, these streams are reduced to,
mere threads. If the storage reser-
,voirs would supply water for this
land during July and August, during
the three preceding months the water
fnp Mt trio of lon nd t,
drawn directly from the streams
them selves. ct
By means ofocanals and bitches AL
most incalculable quantities of the
flood waters coming down during
April, May and June; which cannot
be stored 10 reservoirs, would be
taken out of the rivers and spread
upon this land, which: would take it
l'up like aosppnge, water which would
go down the Missouri river and down
| the Platte river and down. Arkansas
river into the Mississippi and thus
add to- the torrents there. /.
Under such a system of irrigation
the effect would be the same as though
II had been possible a fortnight ago
to spread out. the great flood OF the
Mississippi, the Arkansas and the
Platte; and flood millions of acres
of. farming land ID Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, Kansas, Nebraska and the
Dakotas, thus reducing the. flow OF
the lower reaches of the Missouri to
below danger point. The combined
volume of water impounded'. into
storage reservoirs at the headwaters
of these great rivers and'their tribu-
saries, and that contained in a net
5work. OF hundreds of miles of irrfga-
ton canals and bitches, coupled with
cha. absorbed by millions of acres of
arid lard:. would have gone long
way toward 'palhating. or preventing
what will be known as the great flood
of 1904
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

All ASSOCIATED charities and frater
nal orders are making strenuous eff
forts to collect money for the flood
sufferers. Extra efforts are being
made as it is necessary to- overcome
the impression made by the legisla-
ture not making any appropriation.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

A prominent official of the post
Office department says that the, real
trouble with this department and all
other government departments is the
anxiety of the people to. secure en-
ployment at handsome pay. and the
fact that they will excuse anything in
a member of congress if he will only
get sinecures for the people of his
district 90
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The tests made of the three great
racing sloops in this country has re-
suited in the almost unanimous opin-
ion that the new boat, the Reliance,
will represent this country in the in
ternational races soon to be sailed.
The English boat is the best ever
sent to this country and if she is
beaten it will be by the swiftest ever
built
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

British locomotive builders have
made a new record for the Americans
to beat. An English train last week
ran 1884 miles in five hours and fifty
eight minutes without stopping, the
most severe test possible 20 which a
locomotive can be put. It means a
speed of over fifty miles an hour, con-
tinuously for over six hours.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

According to- the census statistics,
the combined poultry and egg pro-
ducts of the United States exceeds the
value of the entire output of precious
metals and is six times greater than
the wool product.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

2 Joseph W. Folk promises TO be
conspicuous in the approaching cam
paign in Missouri. With the siren
uous district attorney at the head of
the ticket the campaign will be sue
cesSfnl
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The small boy has again been
handed the hot end of the stick. The
authorities in Kansas City, Mo ,
have ordered that. kites shall not fly
in the city limits as the strings inter-
fere with telegraph and telephone
wires
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

crop reached Kansas City from ar
kansas City. 1t tested sixty-one and
half pounds and sold for seventy
eight cents This is taken as sam
pie of what the crop is to be if not in
jured by wet weather. II promises to
be a record breaker
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The proposal to tax land values
made in the British parliament was
promptly met with a proposition for
a tariff tax. The latter would be in.
direct taxation. Lafayette once de-
scribed tariff taxation as q scheme
for shearing the lamb without making
the lamb bawl.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

Reports from the East indicate that
the immediate. danger of a panic in
financial circles has passed. This
will be interesting news to many who
was imminent.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03
Attention. Farssers.

Go to D.. w. Bird, blacksmith. at
Kinsley. Kans., 3sand get a: set Of the
celebrated square ycnt: icultivator
shovels' and be prepared to-. kill your
weeds;omshufaOtured' by II. NJ. Phil
lips. SpearsiIle, Kans. If
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

At Salina harvest hands are scarce
and come high SO the girls have laid
aside their usual vacations and gone
into the harvest fields.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

One of the curious results of the
late food is that following the reced-
ing of the waters the towns of Argen-
tine and Armourdale are infested
with &eas. 60
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The Hillmon insurance case has
finally dropped out of politics and is
settled after twenty-four years of liti-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

An Alabama sheriff who tried to
protect a negro prisoner: from a mob
lost his life and probably. now wishes
he had used more discretion.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03
TRY TN.

/ win be at G. E. Rumsnell's hard.
ware store every Saturday to file
your saw. H. W. Force;
7-D.pd ::
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

We learn from eastern dispatches
that the society women of the east are
wearing short socks such as men wear.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The month of May was the wettest
ever known in Kansas since the keep
ing of official records began.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

ers lost their lives, naturally leads
to the inquiry as to whether there is
anything in a name.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The recent disaster at the Henna
mine in Wyoming, in which 235 min.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The cable to the Philippines will be
formally opened by othe president to-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-07-03

The first car load Of the new wheat
The Press., 1903-12-10
COLD WAVES.
They Purify the Atmosphere an' Benefit the Human System.

They Purify the Atmosphere and
 Benefit the Human System.
 The cold wave, so much dreaded by most people. is really blessing in dis guise. It charges the atmosphere with fresh oxygen and a surplus of free electricity. which produces most ex- hilarating and beneficial effect upon mankind. Torpid energies are aroused. physical vigor and resistance increased, by the advent of cold wave to such an extent that any incidental damage Is more than made up for. ...
 The American climate has always been recognized as a strong factor in causing the aggressiveness and enter prise which have lifted our people into the first rank among nations and made us commercially supreme. The cold wave, with its results of increased en ergy and vigor. is a meteorological phe- nomenon peculiar to this country. The chief of the weather bureau at Wash ington explains the origin of this wave.
 It appears that with a high pressure system. rotating with great velocity. large volumes of cold air are drawn down from above the clouds. so that the cold wave Is homemade" being simply a product of motion. The sys- tem of motion originates in the north west, but the cold air comes from above the clouds.
 The cold wave is not only useful for its beneficial effect upon the human system, but as cleansing and purify ing agency. It dissipates the deadly carbonic acid gas. the product of respi ration and combustion. and the foul eff, auvia of decaying matter. increasinA atmospheric circulation generally and thereby relieving stagnation.-Med edical Brief -----.''
The Press., 1903-12-10
WHALES AS THEY DIVE,
Something About the Habits of the

Something About the Habits of the Ocean Monsters. Both whalers and naturalists have usually held that when whales sound" they descend to great depths. says Knowledge. One writer on the subject estimates that the larger members of the group dive fully a thousand yards. In a memoir published in Belgium Dr. Racovitza challenges this belief and states that in his opinion 100 yards is the maximum depth to which any whale can dive and that many species cannot reach anything like that limit Says the writer:
 Why should whales want to go to such depths? All whales sound for the purpose of obtaining food. and in the profound darkness of 1000 yards what food could they get? Those species which feed on animalcules might, per haps, obtain what they want. But how about the species which feed on fishes and cuttles? At depth of 1000 yards they certainly could not use their eyes to detect nonluminous species, and we have no evidence whatever that they feed on the self luminous deep sea fish and cuttles, if, indeed. there be any of the latter. On the contrary, the availa ble evidence indicates that they feed on ordinary light dwelling fishes and cut ties which live in much shallower zones. But this is not all. 1t is known that the effects Of pressure of more than three atmospheres prove fatal to human life; and, although we may be- heve that whales can stand treble this pressure. or nine atmospheres. which would occur at about ninety yards depth, is it conceivable that they could resist the effect of ten times the latter pressure. or ninety atmospheres? More over. does 1t seem possible that whale whose body is only slightly heavier than water at ordinary pressure could exert the muscular force necessary to propel that body to a depth of 1000 yards?
The Press., 1903-12-10
A FtshmongerinE RaiIrc nd.


 While looking through q pile of old papers 6 correspondent came across the following article in New York paper of the date of Feb. 6, 1859. under the caption of .'The Smelt Railroad:''
 Ut Is we'll known that the Ports mouth railroad has to turn everything to account to pay running expenses, and many are the jokes they perpetratG upon the conductors in reference to their shifts to get living. It is said that one of them last year was accus- toned to bring fish from Portsmouth and peddle them out on the way to Concord.
 "One day he brought along smelts, dealing out to customers at every sta ton, till he got to Suncook, where he blew his horn and un old woman came out and wanted six, just pattern-all I've got left, you're in the nick of them and found only five. 'How's this? l should have six And he began to count his fingers and reckon over how he had disposed of the four dozen he had started with. After awhile: I have it! Hold on little while and I'll be back said he, and he ran the train back seven miles to a place where he had let a woman have one more than she had paid for, got it, came back to Suncook and let the old woman have the six she wanted, and then the 'smelt' train went to Concord. d."-Manchester CN. H.) Union.
The Press., 1903-12-10
HENRY CLAY, TROTTER.

The Price George NJ. Patchen. His
 .as Owner, Put Upon Him.
 When William Wadsworth of Gen. eseo, as John Gilmer Speed tells the story in the Century, went to George M. Patchen of New Jersey to buy the famous racing stallion Henry Clay, MT. Patchen thought to put a prohibitive price upon him.
 "We will give the horse all the water he can drink" said he. land then weigh him, and you may give me dollar a pound for him." Mir. Wadsworth promptly accepted, and as the horse weighed 1,060 pounds that fixed his price in dollars for what MT. Speed evidently thinks one of the finest sires in the history of the American turf.
 The story is told of Henry Clay that when Mr. Wadsworth needed for his sister a doctor from Rochester, thirty eight miles away, Henry Clay was har- messed to a two seated wagon and did the journey both ways in less than five hours.
 "Then again." MT. Speed writes, "when Mir. Wadsworth had a match at mile neaIS, pest three III uVe, ne uEOVe his horse ninety miles the day be- fore the race rather than pay forfeit and then won the race, one heat being trotted in 2:35. This was in 1847. Con- sider the clumsy shoes, the heavy sul- kies and other impedimenta of that time in comparison with the wirelike plates, ball bearing, pneumatic tired sulkies and cobweblike harness of to- day, and decide whether even the most phenomenal of our trotters Is better than that"
The Press., 1903-12-10
A WMAn~ T0@%


 It Is one of the easiest things in the world to tell pure water from the i'm pure. If you want to test the color of the water just i'll colorless glass bot tie with the water and look through it at some black object. and the distinc- tveness with which you can see the object will give you an idea as to the amount of clay or sand there is in the water. Then pour out one-half the wa ter. cork the bottle tightly and set it in warm place for about twenty-four hours. Remove the cork and smell the air in the bottle. If there Is an Offen- sive odor, even the slightest. the water is unfit for domestic uses. Well water, no matter how bright and sparkling. is nine times out of ten putrescent. Then, as 8 matter of course. decomposition is sure to set in in a day or two if you put the bottle in a warm place.
The Press., 1903-12-10
Holiday
 Handkerchiefs.

We are selling great quantities .of Handkerchiefs. There are good reasons for it. We have a larger stock than is shown any where else. The varieties are greater. Styles and qualities are better-and prices are lower.
 Here are a few of the great values =
 WOmen's Fancy Embroidered Handkerchiefs, at I7tc Fancy Embroidered Handler chiefs, all pure linen, regular 3sc quality, very special at 25c
 Womenis Fancy Linen, lace trimmed Handkerchiefs, fifty pat terms, at 2sc
 Women's Fancy Swiss Hand kerchiefs, hemstitched, scolIOped and embroidered in choice de- signs, at 25c
 Women's Fancy Embroidered, hemstitched, seoIloped and lace trimmed Handkerchisf-, very pretty designs, at soc
 Women's Linen Initial Hand kerchiefs, 2sc
 Womenfs Linen Initial Hand kerchiefs. made by John s. Brown 4 Son, Belfast, Ireland, regular 19c quality. six in fancy bon for
 7se
 Armenian Handkerchief. hand made, pure linen center. with hand-worked edges. The dainti est novelty of the season, soc, 7sc, s1, SIPS and sI.sO
 Women's Silk Embroidered Handkerchiefs, exceptional val ues, 25c, Soc, 7sc, s1, and s1.5O
 Mems Pure Linen Initial Hand keFcnlefs, large size, top sewing on corners, 124c
 Mems Pure Linen Initial Hand kerchiefs, very choice letter, half dozen in fancy box for 7Sc
 Mems Pure Linen Initial Hand kerchiefs, II inch hem, 2sc
 Mems Pure Linen Initial Hand kerchiefs, extra fine quality, small neat letter, sOc Mems JapOnette Initial Hand kerchiefA regular 123c quality, six in fancy bon for Gse Mems JapOnetts Initial Hand kerchiefs, extra fine quality, choice letter, Iaic
The Press., 1903-12-10
I.Anuf PHnwinn Chnmfm.

AS Liszt played his demeanor changed in sympathy with the intensely dra- matic content of the work. During the somber fantasie his teeth were set. his lips and massive jaw firm, his entire face almost rigid, his gray eyes burned with the composers inspiration, and his body strengthened out as he leaned somewhat away from the keyboard. When he struck the ponderous chords of terror there was a vehemence almost diabolicsl in the sudden swoop of his great hands, and the tremendous crash fairly made one shiver. His nostrils became distended, and his breath came quickly, as one laboring under great ex- citement. Indeed, 1t seemed that the spell of the great ''tone poet" with whom in his earlier years he had been on such friendly terms, had completely mastered him, as though he felt him. self again in his presence and he would once more prove his devotion to Chopin's inspired art and show him that Liszt still knew and could portray his innermost soul.-Silas c. Pratt in the Booklover's Magazine.
The Press., 1903-12-10
WHY AE DIDN'T MARRY.
Phil Mays story of aRN Awstralfau
 PPlaOmeP.

Phil Mays Story of aRN AwstralfRW n
 Prisoner.
 Phil May, the English aftist, worked in his youth on the Bulletiny0f Sydney, Australia. Occasionally thetyoung man would be assigned by the Bulletin peo- pie to the poiiceSeOurts, and from these assignments he would bring back sketches, now humorous and now pa. thetic, that were admirable.
 One of the best of the Bulletin sketches portrays a thin, hangdog man in the prisoners bar talking to very mild and sympathetic looking judge. MT. Mays story of the sketch was that the prisoner had been dragged before the judge every few months for 8 num- Der of years.
 "Your face is familiar here" the lat ter now said. 'sI ''It is, your honor, worse luck" re- turned the prisoner.
 "Are you married yetT'
 "Not yet. sir"
 "Not yet eh? How long is 1t now that you have been engagedr
 Seven years, your honor."
 "So long as that? Why in the world haven't you got married in all that timer t.f
 Because, your honor," the prisoner explained, "Ann and haven't man. aged to be both out of Jail at the same time."-Boston Post. f
The Press., 1903-12-10
The wonen ef Moro.

The worhen's dress in Bongoa shows great variety of color. but because of their black hued teeth. which are often filed to an arch in front. they are, as a rule, not charming to look upon. Their hair Is fringed over the forehead and temples. while at the back it is drawn into a knot, from which one end inva- riably struggles. giving a most untidy effect. The wealthier women wear their finger nails very. long, in some in- stances almost as long as the finger it. self, and sometimes the nail is protect ed with an artificial shield of silver. All have their ears pierced, and many of them wear a round bone or a stick resembling cigarette in shape and size thrust through the aperture.-Ev- erybody's Magazine.