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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-30

| Ties ana ndTuSHlpS udII dLSu
by Schweinfurth, Sir Sam
uel Baker and other explorers only some
80 years ago. During the latter years
of the khalifa's rule, long stretch of
the river became so obstructed by sud-
that navigation was altogether impos-
sible, and it was only in the early part
of 1903 that the energetic work under
taken by the Soudan government rem
dered its upper reaches once more ac-
cessible. On January 1, 1904, regular
service of luxurious paddle steamers
was inaugurated, running from Khar-
toum to Gondokoro and back in about
&c days
After leaving Omdurman, the river
soon becomes some two miles or more in
width and for day or two the country
is still desert in character, with few
mimosa trees on the banks. The first
stopping place of importance is Ell
Dueim, the starting point of the caravan
route to FL Obeid, in Kordofan. Here
for the first time the typical African
round huts are seen, closely resembling
haystacks or old-fashiOned beeLiVes.
It is a busy town, with good bazaars and
markets, the shore strewn with sacks
of gum arabic, and covered with camels
eager to drink after their long march
from the west. By the third day the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-30

VEN in the hottest months of the ought to
least really tailormade Coats and skirts will
of fashion of their general utility and comfor
really gasped the partisan
making aior-made frock look just smart in its
silk toilette occasions whiC
rgueur than elabora
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-30

HE efforts that are being
made by the agricultural de-
partment to stimulate inter
est in the silk industry in this
country revives interest in
the various previous efforts
in this line.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-30

Along the White MIC =
OPENING OF THE RIVER TO FREIGHT AND PASSEN-
GER TRAFFIC READS ALMOST LIKE A DREAM
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-30

HE opening Of the White
Nile to regular steamer, and
even to tourist, traffic, reads
almost like a dream to those
who remember the difficult
ties and hardships narrated
bv Ccbuaipf11rtb Sir ga m
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
A Nurseryman's Experience.

Tarlton, Tenn, April 18th.-Mr. E.
j. Morton, proprietor of the Tarlton
Nurseries, has given for publication
some of his experiences which, no
doubt will interest a great many peo-
pie who are trying to overcome SINH
lar difficulties. Among other things,
he says:
Il will answer all enquirers who
enclose stamp for reply and will be
pleased to tell them just how l cured
myself of a serious case of Kidney,
Urinary and Bladder trouble, which
had tortured me for over three years.
l had a fearful burning sensation
when urinating and was in very bad
shape till l commenced to use a medi-
cine called Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I'm a very short time l found l was
getting better and / kept on till 1 was
completely cured. Every symptom of
my old trouble is gone and besides be-
ing cured of this particular trouble
my general health is better than it
has been for years. 1 feel like a new
man and am ready at all times to
testify to the wonderful curing pow.
ers of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

son. excftedly. Rivers had made hay
while the sun shone in his own char
acteristic fashion
But VINO were they?" asked Bar
low, in admiring awe.
They were his fiancees," said San
derson, solemnly.
do you mean all of them, one con-
tfnuous performance" asked Barlow.
Nothing else" answered MacPhaiL
His will proved it later. 1t was
found that he had left his all. his lit
tie all-some half million of dollars
to be divided equally among them.
You can readily imagine their sur
prise on finding themselves so numer-
ical when they had fondly believed
they were the one and only"
Il always said Rivers was a
genius" said Barlow, thoughtfully,
slipping his champagne.
How they all must miss him." sug-
gested MacPhail.
Whats become of Mollie Pres
ton?" asked Barlow. suddenly
ooh. she married Billy Brown last
Easter. He managed to persuade her
that the Egyptian had made a mis-
take-case of mistaken identity-but
that she would make no mistake il
she took him, and put aside her
weeds"
MacPhaiI lifted his glass sparkling
with yellow sauterne.
Here's to Rivers" he said, heart
lily. ITO the dearest, most incompre-
hensible, delightful and altogether inn
possible and completely lovable young
scamp that ever graced this club"
And the men, standing, drunk the
toast in sudden silence.-Boston
Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

tend his funeral" remarked MacPhail,
dryly.
You're speaking in parallels, old
man." returned Barlow, cheerfully.
Didn't you ever hear about Rivers
love affairs, old chap" questioned
MacPhail, irrelevantly.
"Of course, 1 knew, all about Mollie
Preston" said Barlow, ''but 1 sup
posed that was more or less of Sc
cret"
''Mollie Prestoni" exclaimed the
others. Then she's another one
Why, we never dreamed of Mollie's
being in it, too
But I've always supposed she was
very much in it, said Barlow. I'm
fact 1 never knew there was anyone
else"
Lets have your story, old man,
and then we'll tell you ours. for it's
very evident you've never heard of
poor old Rivers funeral procession"
Its rather an odd tale" said Bar
low, but then Rivers was rather an
odd chap, you know. There was some
thing about Rivers-something so
spontaneous, you know" =
Rivers charm lay in his unexpect-
edness. One couldn't predicase Riv-
ers- He was so certain to do the 9TH
er thing.
He certainly did it this time" went
on Barlow. do you fellows remem-
Der the old Egyptian palmist who had
a shanty down on x street? Well
Rivers told Mollie one of his fab
ulous tales about this old charlatan
and Mollie's curiosity was so excited
that she asked Rivers to make an ap-
pointment for her with the Egyptian.
She drove down thei one day,
heavily yelled, and was ushered into
the awful and mysterious presence of
the Egyptian. 1t was very impress
i've. Mollie told me so herself The
palmist wore a heavy turban over his
eyes, and what was left of his face
was concealed by a heavy black
beard.
"She said the palmist held both her
hands in his most tenderly-in fact,
caressingly-and said impressively:
"'You are in love-
Mollie jumped nearly out of her
chair, but the rascal held her hands
firmly and then proceeded to describe
the man. He painted Rivers to the
life, even mentioning that little scar
he got in Heidelberg, of course. Mol
Ne recognized the portrait and went
away quite shaken up. Until then
she had fancied herself desperately in
love with Bhly Brown.
"T can't tell you his name said
the old rascal. because my art doesn't
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
HAD THE GAMBLERS SCARED.
Mrs. Sage and Mrs. Gould Created a
Ripple on the Bowery.

mrs. sage and Mrs. Gould Created a
Ripple on the Bowery.
The visit of Miss Helen Gould and
Mrs. Russell Sage to the mission in
No 30 Bowery on the night of St
Patrick's day caused a commotion in
a gambling house next door. When
their automobile drew up in front of
the mission a crowd gathered. The
names of the visitors were soon
passed to the gamblers.
The gambling place is used as a
poolroom in the afternoons and faro
game is operated there at night. A
well-known lightweight prizefighter
acts as doorkeeper in the daytime and
occasionally as lookout at night. He
was on duty when Mrs. Sage and Miss
Gould entered the mission and it was
he who passed the scare to the men
inside Play was interrupted for a
few minutes, but more mature con-
sideration led the men to believe they
had nothing to fear from the women,
SO they returned to the game
Several players, however, were curl
Gus enough to go into the mission to
see the visitors. After the service
they returned to the gambling room
and reported how Mrs. Sage had
asked the male quartet to sing
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night" Then they bought some chips
and began to buck the tiger."-New
York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

carry me so far, but l can tell YOU
| that this man means to call on you
| this very evening, and some time dur
| ing the visit he will sing II Arise
| From Dreams of Thee"
Well, you may imagine how fright.
ened Mollie was when she was all by
herself and thought it over. She said
the only way she managed to quiet
her nerves was to telephone directly
to Billy Brown and beg him to call on
her that evening. and some time,
some how, some way, manage to sing,
or even just hum, I Arise From
Dreams of Thee
BILLY responded like a man. He
said he was surprised and altogether
| filled with deep and mingled emotions
at the request, but he'd come and do
his best
Think of Brown singing anything -
put in MacPhail.
go on, for heavens sake, man;
don't keep us all in this suspense
roared Sanderson.
Barlow slipped his wine luxuriou2ly,
tantalizingIy.
They both arrived together" he
drawled, Nand just as Mollie parted
the portieres of the drawing room,
they both burst, simultaneously, into
L Arise From Dreams of Thee Boys,
it was really dramatic
"And was it Rivers?" questioned
MacPhail.
why, of course; because she had
asked Billy to sing it, so in that way
she tested fate. She didn't dare dis
obey the finger of providence when it
was pointing so unerringly at old Riv-
ers. He sat out Billy Brown, and she
accepted him.
THAT explains why she shipped
Billy" remarked Sanderson, reflect
lively. But 1 wonder why she kept
her engagement to old Rivers SO
quiet?"
You know Rivers always hated
publicity of any kind" returned Bar
low. But he really couldn't keep that
Egyptian affair dark. He had to tell
some one. and it CHANGED to be me.
1t was here in this very club one
evening last summer. He said he
nearly died when Billy Brown started
up and sang 1 Arise From Dreams of
Thee almost at the very instant he
began to sing it, but he just put it
down as a. remarkable instance of
thought transference, until Mollie
herself confided the whole story to
him.
Il think it's even better than his
funeral" commented MacPhail.
1T certainly couldn't have been an
ordinary funeral" remarked Barlow.
1T was, indeed" assented Mac
Phail. most bizarre. AS 1 told you,
he died ostensibly from heart fail
ure. Dropped suddenly in the bank
while he was cashing a check.
THE funeral took place from his
apartments uptown, and l. never saw
such crowd of girls in my life at
funeral before. All the girls we knew
he knew, and regiment of girls he
knew we didn't; at least, we'd never
seen them before.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
The Retort Courteous.

A well-known judge tells a story
about the cross-examipation of a bad
tenn cred woman in his court. She
was an Amazonian person. Her hus-
band obviously the weaker vessel, sat
sheepishly listening. The opposing
counsel pressed 4 certain question
rather urgently, and she said, angrily,
You needn't think to catch me- You
tried that once before" The lawyer
said: Madam, l have not the slight
est desire to catch you; and your hus-
band looks as if he were sorry he
did"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Free to twenty-five Ladies.

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
IN THE COCKTAIL CHERRY.
DR.. Wylie Discloses Some Mysteries
of It's Composition.

of Its Composition.
Some of the mysteries of compost
ton of the cherry in the insidious
cocktail, the clear, beautifully colored
jellies fed to the sick and GONZALES
cent, as well as the more substantial
articles of food, were disclosed by Dr.
Harvey w. Wylie, chief of the bureau
of chemistry, United States depart
ment OF agriculture, in the last of a
series of five lectures on Home
Economics" delivered before the Phil
adelphia branch of the collegiate
alumnae at the rooms of the associa-
ton. The popular taste demands the
addition of colors to food which will
give them the tint people imagine ma
ture imparts, said DIR. Wylie. Tt csc
dyes are made mostly from coal tar.
Some are not harmful, yet it is a de-
ception. Most of the coffee sold as
Mocha and Java comes from Brazil.
Cherries such as are. used in cock
tails are filed with glucose, favored
with prussic acid and dyed with ana
line dye. Vinegar is often made from
beet root alcohol. Olive oil is almost
never made from olives. The adul-
teration of food debases commerce.
and leading manufacturers are begin
ming to realize it and to take action
against it Philadelphia Public
Ledger,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
AT THE YACHT CLUR
;. ROGERS
BY 8. b. ROGERS.

81 miss old Rivers most of all at
this yacht club" remarked Sanderson
regarding the menu with bored i'm
patience He always knew just how
to order a dinner
Some of US eat" assented Mac
Phail. sadly, land some of us dine.
Poor Rivers dined.''
"And wined," put in Barlow, brisk
ly. Dear me, what suppers we have
had together at this very club"
1T seems Impossible to realize that
he's dead. If 1 hadn't attended his
funeral, and in the capacity of pail
bearer, too. 1 quite believe l should
doubt it now, and set it down as one
of his practical jokes
What did he die Off" asked Bar
low, suddenly. 81 was in Italy at the
time and knew only the fact of his
death"
HE died as appropriately as he
lived-of heart failure" said Mac
Phail, smiling.
Why appropriately
cts very evident Barlow did not at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
CAME FROM COFFEE.
A Case Where the Taking of Morphine
Began With Coffee.

A Case Where the Taking of Morphine
Began With Coffee.
For Is years. says young Ohio
woman, Il was a great sufferer from
stomach, heart and liver trouble. For
the last 10 years the suffering was
terrible; it would be impossible to
describe it. During the last three
years l had commissions from which
the only relief was the use of NOR
phine.
Il had several physicians, nearly
all Of whom advised me to stop drink
ing tea and coffee, but as 1 could take
only liquid foods 1 felt L could not
live without coffee. 1 continued drink
ing it until l became almost insane,
my mind was affected. while my whole
nervous system was a complete
wreck. / suffered day and night from
thirst and as water would only make
me sick l kept on trying different
drinks until friend asked.me to try
Postum Food Coffee.
Il did so buts it was some time be-
fore I was benefited by the change,
my system was SO filed with coffee
poison 1t was not long, however, be-
fore 1 could eat all kinds of foods. and
which my system demands 1t is now
years 1 have drank nothing but Pos
tum for breakfast and supper and the
result has been that in place of being
an invalid with my mind affected am
now strong, sturdy, happy and
healthy.
81 have a very delicate daughter
who has been greatly benefited by
drin oil how
who would rather go without food for
his breakfast than his Postum So
much depends on the proper cooking
of Postum for unless it is boiled the
proper length of time people will be
disappointed in it Those in the habit
of drinking strong coffee should make
the Postum very strong at first in
order to get strong coffee taste"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for the fam
GUS little book. The Road to Well
vtlle-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

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L. C. Lowell of As North First St.
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as l neglected the trouble it became
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
A Puddlin' Business.

Kemble. the artist, was sketching
In the mountains Of Georgia recently,
when he fell in with particularly
angular cracker" The man posed
Tor him in various positions, spending
over an hour, and when KemNe
asked, What do I owe for your trou-
ble? the mountaineer answered, ct
reckon dime'l be about right, sub. /"
The artist showed him the sketches
and asked what he thought of them
WALL" was the drawing reply.
seems to me it's mighty puddlin'
business for man to be in, but you
must be maxim suthin' out of it or
you couldn't afford to throw away
money like this for jest gettin' a man
to stand around doin' nothin' Mon
treal Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
A Soma of Hone.

Lord. every little sparrow dnds IT'S
n crumbs to eat from Thee
And chirps its little chirp of praise
To Thee. the Oliver of its days
And bids Tomorrow go its ways
And so will l.
Lord. every little daisy lifts its face up
to the sun,
Ana drinks in of Its warmth anc
light,
And revels in its days so bright
Without the fear of coming night:
And SO will 1.
Lord. every little daisy lifts its face III,
To the sun. song swesx,
Choosing the night to sing to Thee
A tender. heaven-born melody
Sung in darkness hopefully.
And SO VIII l.
songs in the night He gfveth," and
listens to hear them sung
Songs of tender Fathers love,
Songs OF fairer home above.
Songs whispered by that Holy Dove
Who oroods Ger all
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
A Correction.


Il want to thank you," said the lady
visitor. for your review of my His
tory of Female Suffrage But, by the
way, you had one queer typographical
error"
What was that?" inquired the DO
lltical editor to whom she had been
referred by mistake
You spoke of me as a new his
t-e-r-i-c-al writer"
That's so. 'Hysterical' Is spelled
with ""
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
He Makes Talk,

McJigger-There isn't a man In
town who can keep the conversational
ball rolling like our friend Gayrake.
Thingumbob-No He never
says anything worth listening to.
McJigger- but he does a lot of
things worth talking about.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
The Famine View.

Mamma" asked small Floramay.
was the earth created before mann"
Certainly, my DEAR" replied her
mother.
why was it," continued the little
fnquisitor.
1t was probably known explained
the wise woman, that it would be
the first thing he'd want after his ar
rival"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
As She Understood.

Dear me-" exclaimed the pretty lit
tie woman as she glanced over the
sporting page for the first time how
this poor man must have suffered
with insomnia"
What man?'' asked her husband.
why, Billy Broadfist. The. paper
says last night was the first time he
had ever been put to Sleep"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Revised Version,

We'll, WE'LL" exclaimed the minis.
ter, as he threw aside the local pa
per, IF that, isn't enough to try the
patience of Job
why, what in the world is the
matter, dear?" asked his wife.
Last Sunday" explaiend the good
man. Il preached from the text, BE
We therefore steadfast," but the print
er makes it read, Be We there for
breakfast -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
A Modest Petition

Little Johnnie had been taught to
ask blessing at the table. One morn
ing there was company present to
breakfast and Johnnie, being little
embarrassed, made the following brief
petition: "Oh. Lord, forgive us for
this food. "-Lippincott's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
81 s E
A Question: of Etiouett-

~ 0uSStfOu OF Erl6UGTIS.
L am just a little puzzled" abe
said.
What's the matter?" asked her
dearest friend.
why, of course if you become en-
gagged to a young man at the seashore
1T doesn't count the following winter.
but does it count for anything if you
happen to meet him at the seashore
again the next summer"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Potash and Pottaae.

Little Elmer is fond Of Bible stories,
and often refers to them in unexpect-
ed ways One day. after absorbing a
potash 1ozenge that had been given
him for his sore throat, he said:
Mamma, that fellow Esau was a
chump to trade his birthma1A for q
mess of that stuffi'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
DANGEROUS NEGLECT.

It's the neglect of
backache. sideache, pain
In the hips or loins that
finally prostrates the
strongest body. The
kidney warnings are
serious-they tell you
that they are unable to
filter the body's waste
and poison from the
blood-the sewers are
clogged and impurities
are running wild to i'm
pregnate nerves, heart.
brain and every organ
OF the body with dis
ease elements noon,c
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
The Power of Truth

1t was at a breakfast table that the
wife said to her husband. You look
as though you had raised Ned at your
club last night, my dear Il did,"
came the honest reply, "and what ia
worse, he raised me back"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
MANY Like Him.

He pretends to be a philosopher.
Yes; but 1 notice one peculiar
thing about his philosophy"
What's that?"
It's only other peoples hard luck
that he is able to accept philosophi-
cally."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
, Sanitary Squad of Bees.

Bees ventilate their hives and keep
the air pure by having a sanitary
squad beat the air into motion with
their wings after the manner Of our
own electric fans This ventilating
squad is relieved every half hour.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
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