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WILL MAKE A A
Great Engineering Feat to BE Carried
Out in Southern Colorado.

Out in Colorado nature has given the
people no Niagaras to harness so as to
get electricity for power and lighting
purposes, but a little thing like that does
not feaze the energetic w~esterners. They
are going to build some artificial Mag
aras. The first is now in course of con-
struction.
AS an engineering feat it has decidedly
novel features. Two or three rivers are
to be lifted bodily, so to speak, from their
beds and transferred to canals, which
viii feed an immense reservoir. From
this reservoir the water will be carried
through another canal and dropped
through great pipes over the edge of a
precipice 1000 feet high. The W
house in which the electricity will be
generated will be situated at the foot of
the precipice. Ultimately it will have a
capacity of about 10000 horse power.
The site Is "a miles from Silyerton.
In southern Colorado. The initial cost Of
the undertaking will approximate ST.
100000, while the ultimate plan will in
volve an expenditure of about $1,000
600. When the project is completed II
Is expected to revolutionize things In
southern Colorado. With an abundant
supply of cheap power many enterprises
can be carried through successfully
which hitherto have been locked by the
high cost OF power when obtained from
steam. From the power house at the
foot OF the ~precipice electricity will be
carried on wires strung on poles for
miles throughout the surrounding conn
fsy -Is he -e- conc D axSs1ta-
tons "a second artificial Niagara and
pcsses will bs Established rev
miles to the south.
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III.

How / managed to descend the tree
without falling | cannot understand; my
hands and limbs shook as with a palsy,
and my head swan as with a deathly
sickness. When l reached the ground
/ was so faint that Josiah had to support
me for several seconds. When l recov-
cred, he helped me over the garden wall.
The whole way, Josiah never ceased
talking; but was too bewildered to heed
his words. / was only reused to atten-
ton when, upon hating before an ex-
tremely gloomy, solitary looking build
ing, my companion cried, Here we are!''
We plunged down a narrow passage, Jo-
siah presented a small slip of paper to
a man who stood behind a half-door, and
we entered the pit of the theater.
1t was really a Hall of Dazzling Light.
The play, / have since ascertaiDed, was
Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet" Sit
ting in that little country theater. wit
Messing what was, perhaps, only a third
rate provincial performance, a new world
was opened to me-the glorious world
Of poetry and Imagination. / trembled
with a dazed delight at the soft beauty
Of the love scenes; my heart swelled with
kindred fire at the passionate o~utbursts;
and I sobbed at seeing the lovers die in
one another's arms. 1t was no fiction to
me, but a reality, beautiful almost he-
yond realization. vet painful almost be-
yond endurance.
When the cnrtaM fell, l fell with it
from my Elysian heights. With d SILVER
1 awoke to the dull realization Of myself.
My first action was to turn to Josiah,
and grasp his hand in silent gratitude.
! did not wish to see any more; 1
wished to get away now, to dream over
what / had seen. JoSiah had to 60 be-
hind the scenes to get the proof of the
next nights bill, and l. waited outside
1.-the stage door until he returned. In a
few moments he came out in u great
furry.
Look here, Silas.r ae said: II can't
90 back with ron. I must get home di-
rectly, or there'n be an awful kick mn.
Z C0me Al0n4s an nnf v0n IN kA~4-e-a-n
that You can't miss your way"
shall never forget the .sense NJ Aesc=
iation that Zen upon me- when I found
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14
~N~~o@~0~

The Southern Pacific is now using oil
as fuel in 7SO OF IT'S 1850 locomotives.
There are 27,OO0 miles of railway open
in India, which play a most important
part to-day in Indian finance.
The Canadian lines have put into eff
feet a reduction Of 2 cents a hundred in
rates on grain carried to the seaboard.
A plan is being considered for the con-
solidation Of the Railroad Transportation
Association and the National Association
OF Car Accountants.
Interstate lines have announced a re-
duction in carload rates on scrap iron
from Texas common points to St. Louis
to 20 cents per 100 pounds.
Subscriptions have been received for
the entire 100000 capital of the Chi
cago Refrigerator Car Company, which
has been incorporated in Charleston, W.
Va.
A circular has been issued calling for
proposals for the ~refunding of $4,000
O0O OF Z and 9 per cent mortgage bonds
OF the New York and New England,
which mature Jan. !, 1906.
The Georgia. Florida and Alabama
and the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and
Georgia railroads will be operated as
one system in the future. the former
road having purchased the latter.
The members of the Western Trunk
line committee are issuing notices an
~nouncing that the practice of granting re-
turn trsnsporfatio TO attendants accom-
panying live stock has been restored.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14
OUR VAST SCHOOL ARMY.
Fully 100000 Persons in Our Vari-
Gus Educational Institutions,

According TO the bureau of education,
the school enrolment for the year end
ing June, 1902, was 17,460,000. This
is the latest complete total available;
but, according to the normal rate of in
crease, it must now be well over eigh-
teen millions. OF this great total the
school children proper-those in the ele-
mentary grades of public and private
schools-numbered ~16,479,177. Next in
order came the 1874 60 secondary stu
dents in public and private high schools,
in academies and seminaries, in the pre-
paratory departments of universities and
colleges, and in the non-professional
classes in public and private normal
schools. The college boys and college
girls numbered 246,063-this total ON
prising, in official language, all students
of higher education in universities and
colleges, professional and normal
schools"
The mind refuses at first to grasp
the significance of these great totals, but
a few comparisons will help. Americas
school enrolment exceeds by about a
million the combined population of Swift
zerland, Norway, Greece, Bulgaria, Den
mark and Servia-all sovereign states.
The elementary children alone equal
the population of these six states.
In 1902 the children in the public
schools cost Uncle Sam S235, 20S, 465. The
total value of the property possessed by
the higher educational institutions was
S41I,205,234 in that year, and their en-
dowment funds amounted to $685. 44,-
66S. Besides the income from those
funds, the received many millions in the
shape of fees and appropriations from
the federal and State governments and
from municipalities. 1t is safe to say
that $300,000,000 a year is paid out
for education-a sum little less than the
combined outlay OF Germany and Russia
on their armies.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14

The idea that the toad is poison
GUS has a foundation in fact. The
skin secretes an acrid fluid, and just
behind the head are two sacs, which,
when pressed, elects a fluid that burns
and stings the skin.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14

The p~leasantest things In the world
are pleasant thoughts, and the great
est art in life is to have as many OF
them as possihle-Emers0n-
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14
(To be c~ontinued.l

Booksellers In Turkey never sell
the Koran. The Turkish bible Is
deemed too precious to be sold. 1t Is
given away to the person who desires
it, but the tradesman first insists ne
receive a nice little present in money.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14

The number Of qualified voters in
Japan is only about one per tent OF
the total population. Each voter u
be twenty-five EAR OF age, and pay
fifteen yen-about $7.50-as a yearly
tax.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14

There never was any heart truly
great and generous ttha wa net also
tender and conpassionata-So1ih-
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-14

The map shows at a glance the extent of territory in Manchura won by
from the mouth Of the Ylu in the east down to Port Arthur and eastward
of the Lao River to a point opposite Liao-Yang has been conquered since
the war began. The location of the towns and places 1t which the principal
battles have been fought and the dates of the engagements also re given.
The second army (Okus commando was partly landed ut PHsewo May )
and 6 and another division at Knchow May %, while Nodzu's force known
10Th Of May. E# .@#
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Free to twenty-five Ladies.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladies a round trip ticket to the
ST Louis Exposition, to five ladies
in each of the following states: I'LL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a ten
cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co, Omaha, Nebr., before September
LIST, 1904. October and November will
be the best months to visit the Elk.
position. Remember that Defiance is
the only starch put up 16 OF. Ia full
pound) to the package. You get one
third more starch for the same money
than of any other kind, and Defiance
never sticks to the iron. The tickets
to the Exposition will be sent by regis
tered mail September 5th. Starch Tor
sale by all dealers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Dog Saves a Whole Family.

A fox terrier named Beauty is cred
tied by George Bourtinenon, a barber
who lives with his wife and three
daughters in Brooklyn, N. Y, with
having saved them all from asphyxi
alton. When the Bourtinenon family
retired the gas was left burning in
the litchen, the jet turned very low.
During the night, the pressure having
been reduced, the light went out. A
little later the gas was passing
through the pipes again and filing the
Bourtinenon fiat from the open cock
in the kitchen.
Beauty, who was awake and prowl
ing about the place had his suspicious
aroused by the increasing odor. He
ran to his masters bedside and awak-
cred him. The matter was speedily
rectified, and the family then real
lied the hidden danger that had been
Upon it.
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n Why Valuab1e Deposits Might
the lola Quadrangle East.

LAWRENCE, KAN. - Especially
Prof E. Haworth, head of the depart
ment of geology, of the University OF
Kansas, is completing some manu-
script for the United States geological
Kansas and especially the oil and gas
region. The manuscript is accom-
panied by numerous maps illustrating
the geological conditions. What is
known as the lola quadrangle is dis
cussed more fully in DR.. Haworth's
report than any other section. The
United States geological survey is
making a map to cover the entire area
of the United States. The unit of size
is one-half a degree of longitude to
one-half a degree of latitude. The
maps are issued ordinarily on the
scale of half an inch to the mile. 1t
requires much time and hard work to
make a complete map of one of these
Quadrangles
In speaking of the report, and the
geology of the lola quadrangle, Dr.
Haworth said:
1.-The area included in the lola quad
rangle is without doubt the most pro-
ductive area of equal size in the state,
so far as developments have shown.
It includes all the gas of the lola pool
and the oil and gas of Humboldt,
Chanute, Erie and adjacent places.
Probably as great a profit is derived
from gas as from oil. We have enor-
nous zinc smelters which smelt three
fifths of all the metallic zinc in Amer
lea, the largest Portland cement fac
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tory in the West, which has been run
ming many years, and second one now
in operation. There are numerous
brick factories in lola, Humboldt, Cha
mute and many other lesser concerns
which in the aggregate bring millions
of dollars into this part of the state
annually. The gas fields were devel-
oped earlier than the oil fields, par
ticularly in lola. 1t has been eight or
ten years since it was known that lola
had such large quantities of gas, but
the oil development is recent. Two
years ago you could count on your
fingers all of the drilling rigs that
were in operation; now we have 1000
wells within the lola quadrangle alone
and are drilling new ones at the rate
of more than fifty a month
The geological formations and con-
ditions along the eastern part of the
state are practically the same from
Kansas City to below the south Dor
der of the lola quadrangle, and why
gas and oil have been so abundantly
found around lola and not around Kan
sas City. where the geological condi-
tions are the same, is question that
DR.. Haworth says is hard to answer.
known as the oil or gas sands. Ac-
cording to DIR. Haworth about nine
teen twentieths of the gas and oil so
far found comes from what is known
as the Cherokee shales. In Chanute the
Cherokee shales occupy the interven-
ing space from 500 to 700 feet deep.
In Kansas City the formation of SIM
liar shale is at about the same depth.
as measured from the bottoms, or lies
at depth of 700 feet from the top OF
| the bluffs. 1t extends, as IN the other
| cases, distance of about 200 feet.
The strata Immediately below the
| Cherokee shales is the Mississippian
| limestone, beneath which neither oil
nor gas has yet been found When
asked regarding the similar conditions
| of the lola quadrangle and Kansas
| City. Prof. Haworth said:
by way of comparison. it may be
interesting to add that the formations
are practically identical, with the zone
| trending northeast and southwest and
reaching as far north as Kansas City.
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TIE Odd
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One Speck Of SCOT.


he noticed the SCOT on the tip of her
nose as homeward they turned that
day. ~
And just for a moment he Thought he
would tell, but suddenly looked
A thought had occurred to him and he
began ~ Ae
To talk of the play-far-seeing Young
mani Se
While she. as innocent as child re-
viewed the whole matinee.
he noticed the SCOT on the tip of her nose
ana when they had reached her
He closed the door as she stood in the
hall and felt of her big shell comb
And ne fervently prayed that she would
Disturb that very important spot
WhHe taking her scarf off carelessly-
the one she had bought in Rome.
ne nouceo the SCOT on the tip of her
nose and. smiling. at last he said:
think there's f1eck of SCOT on your
nose
Quickly she raised her head
But when she had pursed her lips to blow
HOW could the dear girl really know
Inc bold, bad plan he had made or see
the trap into which she was led?
and felt his heart give a leap
"A very suspicious sound was heard (the
biush In her cheek grew deep,
But when she had quickly pushed him
TIL, away. shaking her pretty head.
The SCOT on the tip of her nose reposed
on the side of his face instead,
Cincinnati Times-Star.
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Establishment of

times they are found together. In
those cases they are run into tank
and separated. This is done by ma
chinery as easily as cream separators
are operated. Where water shows up
in a gas we'll there is also a machine
to separate water and gas. While
some gas and oil are found together
here, the big gas fields lie on each side
of the gas trend. One gas field is
mile east of town and another is four
miles west. An area of four by six
miles west of here seems to be one
gigantic natural gas tank. Every we'll
strikes gas in big quantities.
Just now the oil business is more
quiet than it has been on account of
the over supply. The Standard is I'M
able to handle the entire production
and has limited the field to about one
fourth the production. 1t hasn't the
capacity at present.
lease prices are somewhat lower
than they were when the big excite
ment was on. Leases have never gone
as high here as they have in the Chan
ute, Independence and Peru districts.
They can be obtained here on proved
territory for from $3.50 to SO per acre.
Land in the proven district can be
bought for from $50 to 800 an acre.
When operators have plenty of money
they buy the land outright The
eighth royalty which is given in leases
will soon pay for the land. No deals
are made here ION time" Everything
is cash. When one buys a farm he
must pay the cash for it. The farmers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

No one can tell why the territory
around Kansas City should not be-
come productive. The general geologic
conditions are precisely the same here
as they are within the lola quadrangle,
and it need not be much of a surprise
should good gas or oil wells be found
in near proximity to Kansas City"
In some places, the gas or oil is
found between the Erie limstone and
of limestone is found in one mass
the Pawnee and Usage limestones, but
this condition is rare. At Paola and
Greeley, the gas is found in the shall
low ordinary shale. DIR. Haworth
said:
AT lola the gas sand is reached at
a depth of about 900 feet. At Hum
boldt and Chanute, oil is reached at
from $50 to 800 feet. The drill passes
through the various beds of limestone,
shale and sandstone before reaching
the oil bearing sands. In general about
one foot of limestone is found to two
feet of shale and sand combined, yet
in some places, from thirty to fifty feet
The sands are very unevenly dis
tributed, which accounts mainly for
the unequal distribution of oil and
gas Occasionally a little coal is
found, but not enough to have any spe-
cial value. Further to the southwest,
in the vicinity of Independence, few
drillers have reported heavy beds of
coal. No other substances of value
occur here, except the materials for
producing brick and Portland cement,
which are abundant
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

~ local appicatfons, they cannot reach the Dis.
eaeed portion of the ear: There is only one way
afnesss and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness fs caused by an fnnamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube When this
tube is .fnnamed you have rumblfng sound OF i'm.
perfect hearing and when 1t lie entirely closed
nese IL the result and unless the Inflammation
out and this tube restored to Its normal cond
ton, he airing viii be destroyed nine
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an tndamed condition the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars, free
F. j. CHENEY CO.. Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. 15c-
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

do not take a small payment down
and a mortgage for the rest.
Notwithstanding the depression in
the business on account of the ina5il-
ity of the Standard to take the full
production. development is going on
in every direction. Wells are being
drilled and capped. They are not
being shot. This will be done when
the market opens up again The courts
have recently decided an important
case to oil men. A farmer here sold
his farm to another farmer. 1t had a
lease on it. The original owner tried
to hold the royalties. The court held
that the lease was a part of the laT6
and it's ownership went with the land
and that the purchaser was entitled
to the royalties. Oil wells knock out
a farm for crop purposes. The two
don't go well together Most of the
oil lands are converted into pastures.
Humboldt has an independent refin-
erv. 1t is the only one in the Kansas
field. 1t is owned by c. D. Webster.
of Philadelphia and is called the
Webster refinery. 1t has a capacity
of $50 barrels a day now. Within
thirty days it will be increased to 500
make it a 1000 barrel plant by No
vember. 1t was only started in Janu-
arv Mr.. Webster has eight oil wells
of his own and he gets the rest of the
oil from local operators He has es-
tablished a tank car line, and ships
oil in all directions. He owns a couple
of other refineries in the East He
has been fighting the Standard for
twenty years, and is acquainted with
it's methods He SAYS the railroads
give his competitor the best of it in
freight rates. but still he is able to
carry on a profitable business One
time he said his freight rates were 81
a tank higher than the Standard to
the same points and the railroads had
to give the Standard 80 cents out of
each 81 which he paid them The
Standard has also tried to run him out
of business by reducing the price OF
oil in his territory The merchants
would stay by him, however. He is
now having such a fight at Emporia
and lola and says his trade is increas-
| ine-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Newest Fashionable Pet.

Strange are the pets that London
fashion" compels it's followers to
keep, and various as they are strange.
new Cuban poodle was the rage a
Few months back. A special canary
follows.
Now 1t is fish again. and the
strangest of fish at that. The gold.
fish will have to look to it's laurels
otherwise it will most certainly be
superseded in popularity by the devil
fish, most quaint-looking reptile. for
which, leading dealer states, there
have been innumerable demands OF
late.
The real home of this fish is Next
CO. and owing to its being somewhat
rare the cost of devilfish is consider.
ably higher than that of the goldfish
which can be bought for a few pence
while the price OIL it's rival varies from
$1.25 to $3.50
A curious characteristic of the devil
fish is that it almost invariably re-
mains at the bottom of the bowl OF
tank, and it is most unusual to see it
swimming about.
Unlike it's golden-scaled relation,
it does not demand frequent change
of water in it's home, but will live
quite well in the same water for
weeks together, while it's taste in the
matter of food is not hard to please
for a devilfiSh likes nothing better
than a very small worm.-London
Mail.