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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14
Giant SunHower.

w. R. Mccormack, a farmer near
Orion, has wonder of it's kind on his
farm in the shape of a gigantic sun
flower plant The plant contains los
buds and blossoms. the latter number
ing seventy-two. 1t measures z feet
in height and 10ss inches in circum-
ference at the base-Detroit News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14

In the sentimental songs, why is It
considered so fetching for the lover to
'-thous'' his sweetheart? Think how
it would sound if after they were mar
ried he would say: SAL, thou art not
SO much pumpkins as 1 thought thou
vert
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14
theatrical News.

The new Hamlet looked toward. the
gallery as a half dozen eggs struck
the stage and exploded.
Something is rotten in the state OF
Denmark"
So saying, he went out and told the
grave diggers, who suspected Poor
Yorrick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14
SAYS AMERICANS ARE LEARNING
HOW TO EAT.

Ia America, eating is becoming
more of a fine art as well as a
pastime and accomplishment every
day americans are learning how to
eat They have passed the stage of
civilization where anything and every
thing will go and are becoming par
ticular eaters.
Nothing but the white heart of the
wheat berry (Pillsbury's Vitos) is
NOV good enough for those who have
tried this cereal breakfast food. 1t is
the most economical and it is actually
the Meat of the Wheat'-Sterilized-
nothing added-nothing taken away;
pure white in color, it serves an APP
petizing breakfast dish, made in the
greatest mills. of the best wheat, and
by the oldest miller, PILLSBURY.
This is your guarantee.
Put up only in pound, alright
packages.
Look for the words. Meat of the
Wheat
A package will make you twelve
pounds of Substantial family food and
can be purchased at your grocers fo-
15c.
Ask him to-day.
He will gladly fill your order be-
cause he knows he sells you satisfac-
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14

One Omaha woman loves her hus-
band so much that she will even per-
NIT him to read his newspaper with
out interrupting him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14
Old Red Cloud, Leader of the Sioux. Had His
Own Notion of Humor

There is a firm paleface conviction
that the red man has no sense of hui
NOR. 1t were better perhaps to qualify
reinstatement by making it trife less
sweeping. 1t is the paleface at a dis
lance who thinks that the Indian has
no funny bone-the frontiersman
knows otherwise
There is old Red Cloud, the Sioux
chieftain, now within a short journey
of the joys which the happy hunting
ground holds for him, who probably
never laughed aloud in his life, but
who behind his mask of solidity hides
as keen an appreciation of the fun of
the thing" as can be found in the COM
position of any one of his white con-
querors.
Nearly forty years ago Red Colud. in
the prime of his fighting days. led.
with other chiefs, an attack on the
Chinese Study American Methods
Six young Cinnamon are among the
pupils of the New Bedford, Mass, tex
tile school, having been sent to this
country to learn all about the making
of cotton fabrics The purpose in this
procedure is to expedite China's indus
trial development Not only will their
government expect them to develop
their own talents to the best advan-
tage, but their services will be re-
quired in imparting to others, less fav-
ored than themselves, knowledge of
modern methods of spinning and weav-
ing cotton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14

Truth and womans age are not on
speaking terms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14

Recently at private musicale, Rob-
ert Cuscaden played a Beethoven Sc
lection which called forth this COM
ment from one of his gushing feminine
admirers: Perfectly heavenly"
haven't heard that for a long time.
The last time was when it was rem
dered for me by a phonograph. Did
you ever hear it on photograph, Mr..
Cuscaden?" NO." said the violinist.
Il don't care care for music fried in
lard"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14

Some people are so sincere that
they are disagreeab1e most OF the
time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-14
No Specific Medicine for tuberculosis

No Specific Medicine for tuberculosis.
The Committee on the Prevention
of tuberculosis of the Charity Or
ganization Society of New York. in
its annual report recently issued pub
1ished the following resolution:
Whereas, There is no specific
medicine for this disease (consump-
tion) known, and the so-called cure,
and specifics, and special methods of
treatment widely advertised in the
daily papers are, in the opinion Of
the committee, without special value,
and do not at all justify the extraya-
CANT claims made for them. and serve
chiefly to enrich the promoters at the
expense of the poor and often ignor-
ant or credulous consumptiveS; there
fore,
Resolved, That a public announce
ment be made that it is the unani-
NOUS opinion of the members of this
committee that there exists no spe-
cific medicine for the treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis, and that no cure
can be expected from any kind of
medicine or method except the regu-
1arly accepted treatment. which relies
mainly upon pure air and nOurishing
food"
DR.. S. A. Knopf states very emphat-
ically that consumption is cured sim
ply and solely by the judicious use of
Gods fresh, pure air, sunshine, plen-
ty of good water, inside and outside,
and good food
Nevertheless, new specific rem
redies'' for this disease are constantly
being exploited. A Paris physician
is now advocating injections of sea
water into the tissues as a cure for
tuberculosis. An American doctor is
also experimenting with a compound
of raw vegetable juices in connection
with other diet. Both of these so
called remedies, however, have yet tc
be thoroughly tested.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
War Hurts camphor Trade.

las between the Russians and Japs,
I don't care a straw which side wins.
but I'd like 10 see the fighting come to
an end right speedily" said A. l.. Bon
ney of New York, at the Shoreham.
My reason for wanting peace is
purely from business and selfish mo-
tives. am interested In the sale of
camphor in a rather extensive way.
The Japanese are the principal cam
phor sellers OF the world, but since
they embarked in this war the supply
has been sadly deficient and prices
have gone soaring. A few years ago
it sold everywhere In this country for
80 cents a pound, but now II Is worth
more than twice that. My customers
blame me for the advance, and my ex-
PLANTATION of the cause does not con
vince them. | hope in tie interest of
the camphor using public that the
Portsmouth negotiations will bring
peace. Washington Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
Ice in the Arctic,

The largest mass of ice in the world
is probably the one which fills up
nearly the whole of the interior OF
Greenland. where it has accumulated
since before the dawn of history II is
believed TO now form a block about
100000 square miles in area, and av.
eraging a mile and half in thickness,
According to these statistics, the lump
of ice Is larger in volume than the
whole body OF water in the Mediter
ranean, and there is enough of il TO
cover the whole of the United King
don OF Great Britain and Ireland with
layer above seven miles thick. II
IL were cut into two convenient slabs
and built up equally upon the entire
surface OF gallant little Wales" It
would form a pile more than. 20 miles
high. There is ice enough In Green.
land to bury the entire area of the
United States quarter of mile
deep.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is cataarh. Halls cataarh cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Cataarh being a
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Hairs cataarh
cure Is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby DESTROYING the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith IN its curative
powers that they offer 800 for any
case that fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address,
f. j. Cheney & Co., Tole 10, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c,
Take Halls family pills for consti'
patton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
The Telephone wok. the esby.

Some women said telephone
central" girl recently, are the most
unreasonable things ever heard of.
always hate to have one OF that
kind use the phones connected with
my board. One day was asked for
number by a woman out on the
cas- side, She was all right, but the
woman she called wasn't
Central said the one who was
called sharply happened to hear
Ter and answered.
What made YOU wake my baby,
ringing this bell?' she asked.
Don't you want to use your
phone? | asked,
"'Of course, she snapped,
Well how could | call you with
out ringing the bell?' queried,
~ don't know she said, but you
had no business waking this baby
And there are others. Kansas
City Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
Or. Henry Thayer's Dilemma.

The following story Ii is safe TO
affirm, has never been seen in print
The late DR.. Henry Thayer. the found.
er of Thayers laboratory in Cam
bridge, was on his way to his Office
one winter morning in the early six.
ties when the sidewalks were a glare
of ice. While going down Main street
he met 3 lady coming in the oppo-
site direction. The lady was stranger
to him, although he was not unknown
to her
In trying to avoid each other on the
icy pavement they both slipped. and
came TO the sidewalk facing each
other with their pedal extremities
considerably entangled While the po-
lite doctor was debating in his mind
what was the proper thing to say or
do under the trying circumstances. the
problem was solved by the quick.wit-
ted lady, who quietly remarked:
Doctor, II you will be good enough
TO rise and pick out your legs, will
take what remains. Boston Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
prRay's MISSION TO JAPAN.
Presidents Letter In 1853 Courted
Japan's Friendship.

The letter which Commodore Perry
bore from our government to the mi.
kado asked for mutual treaty The
original instrument was drafted in
May. 1851. by Daniel Webster, then
secretary of state, and was signed by
President Fillmore There II rested.
In November, 1852, Mr. Webster's sue.
cessor, Edward Everett, fished II out
of the department pigeon holes. took
II to pieces ard refashioned IL, says
Century. Three copies We're prepared
and were splendidly engrossed in Eng
lish, Dutch and Chinese These were
inclosed together in a sumptuous gold
case and. to make the whole present.
ment still more impressive to the Jap.
anese mind, the gold case was en-.
shrined in Golfer of rosewood.
The document intrusled to Commo.
dore Perry asked OF the Japanese
court two things. friendship and tra3e
first and foremost Fri ;ndship. for
the safety of our seamcn. Many a
hapless crew lad been driven into
their ports by storm or wrecked on
their rocky coast, escaping the peril
OF the deep only TO be welcomed by
those truculent islanders to a dungeon
OF n cage on shore. THIS wrong must
be stopped at all hazards. And If, in
addition. We could persuade Japan TO
enter friendly relations of trade the
two countries by mutual interchange
of productions. might each promote
its own prosperity and the welfare of
the other II was thought that orien
tails might see that as we'll as Yankees.
In the eu1 they did. But II cannot be
said that Japan, any more than an
oyster, every really yearned to be
opened"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
pYInn. Theuaht OF q .ta.Ion.

Sergeant Weir OF the Scots Ggays.
as paymaster on his troop, was exempt
from active service a. Che battle Of
Waterloo in which he nevertheless
Tough and fell When DO field was
searched FOR the dead ana wounded.
Corporal Scot Of the. same regiment
found the body OF Sergeant Weir with
his name written In blood with his
dying hand upon his forehead This,
explained the corporal, was obviously
done In order thar the sergeauts body
might he found and Identified, aud
that thereby all suspicion OF his hav-
ing absconded with the money of his
troop might be ayerted
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22

Mayor Mahan of New London. Ct,
has a large family of beautiful chill
dren, all quite young. One Sunday
morning the mayor, having finished
his paper, was endeavoring to slumber
on the couch in the sitting room, when
Norman and George, aged 10 and 8, re-
spectiyely, started a heated discussion.
much to the arrogance of their father,
who al last ventured to reprovS the
boys,
Addressing the elder son, he said :
George, you must not dispute and
quarrel so over tritles Be kind to
your brother" Whereupon the lads
subsidized.
Little Dorothy, standing near quick
ly noticed the mistake, and, walking
over TO her father, she demanded with
great dignity and elaboration: Don't
you know, nara, the names of nam
mas children YETI"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
sPANIARo's NERVES GAVE WAY.
Sputtering Fuse Was Getting Too
Close to Dynamite"

When, some time ago, an American
and a Spanish officer quarreled fierce.
ly over love affair and the choice of
weapons fell to the American he ar
ranged the following method Of set.
Ting their differences. Two cases of
dynamite were to be placed 100 yards
apart and TO each was to be attached
a long fuse. Each rival was to take
his seat on one of the boxes, the fuses
were to be lit simultaneously, and the
man who retained his scat the longer
was to be declared victor. At the
time appointed the duelists duly en-
throned themselves on their respec-
tive seats and the fuses we're lit. As
the fire ran kissing along the fuse and
death came nearer and nearer the
Spaniard turned first pale and then
green with alarm. and. finally unable
to bear the strain any longer, jumped
down and took to his heels. Mean
while his American rival maintained
his seat placidly never moving a
muscle; and when his fuse had burn
ed itself out he calmly dismounted
and emptied and took away the cases,
which, as he well knew, were filled
with nothing more explosive than
sand
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
STORY FAILED TO PLEASE.
Raconteur, No Doubt, Wondering at
Americans Stupidity.

Joseph H. Choate since his return
to this country has been telling this
story as indicative of the average Eng.
lishman's notorious inability to see the
point of joke
"On one occasion" remarked the
eX-ambassador with smile, 81 was
propounding the time-honored conuu.
drum about the difference in the man.
ner of death between the barber and
the sculptor-thc answer being that
while the barber cr',s and dyes, the
sculptor makes faces and busts
One of the party to whom was
relating this seemed TO be particular.
ly impressed by 1t. and few days
after heard him trying to tell It, with
the following results.
81 heard an awfully good story the
other day about the difference be.
tween barber and sculptor 1t
makes me laugh even now TO think of
It. You see, the barber curls up and
busts while the sculptor makes faces
and dies. Pretty good, isn't it, bah
Jove?"
And" continued Mr.. Choate, II
really believe that he Is still wonder.
ing why the story didn't make hit,
and attributlng his failure to the stu.
pidity of his audience - New York
Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
ELDER PIKE KEPT THE MONEY
Saloon Keeper Unwillinely Paid for
Adve RI iserrert

Advertisements.
Elder Daniel p. Pike. for nearly fifty
years pastor of the Christian Church
at Newburyport, Mass. was well and
favorably known. One Sunday even
ing when giving a temperance lecture
in his church on Court street, New
buryport, he referred 10 low den in
the city, and denounced 1t In strong
language. The keeper of the place
was told what the elder said. The
nest morning, as his customers came
in as usual, he said to them: Il want
you to be here at noon, when the elder
goes past my door, and will step out
and thank him for advertising my
place and business, and will hand him
s. bill. OF course, he will not take
IT,"
The noon hour approached, and sew
eral men, with the proprietor. stood
upon the sidewalk IN front of the sa.
loon. The elder was seen approach
ing, and soon reached the place. when
the proprietor stepped up to him and
said: Elder | understand you adver-
tised my place last evening from your
pulpit. and here is IS wish to present
to you"
Thank YOU" replied the elder, at
the same time putting the money in
his vest pocket. Il think can do
more good with 1t than you can"
A shout went up from the bystand-
ers, while the saloon keeper opened
not his mouth.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
Don't Borrow Trouble.

IT. is a bad habit to borrow anything.
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow, Is trouble When sick, sore,
heavy. weary and WORKOUT by the
pains and poisons of dyspepsia, bilious
ness, Brights disease, and similar in
ternal disorders, don't sit down and
brood over your symptoms, but fly for
relief to Electric Bitters. Here you
will lind sure and permanent forget
fulness OF all your troubles, and your
body will not be burdened by Il load
Of debt disease. AT Ritter Bros. Drug
Co Price SOC. Guaranteed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
Aoreed About Araument.

Abe Gruher tells this on himself; In
the course OF the last campaign he &C.
costed Democratic friend on the
street, and entered into discussion,
maintained principally by Mr.. Gruber,
on the merits OF the two candidates
After Mr. Gruber had attempted un,
successfully for half an hour 10 elicit
an answer from his friend. he finally
said:
We'll what do you think of my ar.
gument? Dom you think IL sound?"
Yes, responded his friend thought.
fully, that's exactly what II is
sound. New York Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
Full Of Tragic Meaning

" lines from j. III. J,mmOns, OF
d, la. Think what might have
esulted from his terrible cough if'he
had not taken the the medicine about
which he writes: Il had fearful
cough, that disturbed my nights rest
l tried every thing, but nothing would
relieve 1t, until | took DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds, which completely
cured me-" Instantly relieves and
permanently cures all throat and lung
diseases; prevents grip and pneumonia.
At Ritter Bros Drug Co. guaranteed;
soc and 500 Trial bottle free.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
PAUL JONES AND RUSSIA.
Navy Was in Poor Condition in Days
of Great Admiral

A letter from ST. Petersburg. which
was printed in the Gazateer and New
Daily Advertiser, an English publica-
ton. OF July 8. 1883, contains an in
teresting reference to John Paul Jones
and shows, also. that 1t was not alone
in It's war with japan that Russia has
found It's navy unprepared. Jones at
that time had left the American navy,
had served the French for time
and then had entered the Russian ser
vice. The letter In question was dated
June 10. 1888 II says in part:
Though every ing has been hurry
and confusion here for several weeks
past, the fleet has not yet sailed, nor
Is it. indeed. as yet ready; some Of
the large ships, from seventy to eighty
guns. at Kronstadt, have not 500 men
on board and of those half at least
are landsmen. wholly unacquainted
with naval affairs.
The vessels on the gulf at Arch;.n.
gel and other places have been stript
for sailors, who are arrived here: but
even these have by no means e1ualed
the demand for the men-of-war fitting
ont. which amount to twenty-threo
sail, of which seventeen are of the
line. from slxty-six TO ore hundred
guns, of which last there are two. on
board one of which lie Catherine, Ad'
miral (now Comte) Greig has his flag.
Paul Jones. by which name the
American is known here. has not re-
signed his command; the majority OF
the British officers refuse, however, to
serve under him nor has any step yet
been taken to accommodate the differ.
ence"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
100000 FAILS TO CONQUER.
Business Pluck and Persistence Win
After a LONG Struqule

Superstitious folk and unsupersti.
tious ones, too, are interested Just
now in the dingy London building 10
Friday street Friday street Is one OF
the narrow, crooked thoroughfares of
Lohdon's ancient city"
1t would seem, OF course, that there
could be no address more fatal than
this to business success, and up to a
comparatively short time ago 10 Fri
day street realized all It's possibilities
as a "hoodoo" Several business en-.
terprises in succession failed there
and then the building stood vacant
for q number Of years Finally il was
reopened by n firm of bedding manu-.
facturers, but they soon came to grief
and everybody In the neighborhood
was finally convinced that no under.
taking could possibly resist the com.
bined influence Of No l3 and Friday
Everybody, that Is, except two young
men who had been assistants in the
Inflated bedding business Their
names were Haines and Stroud: they
didn't believe in omens and they made
up their minds to take over tie ruin.
ed concern.
They had little or no capi al and at
first the luck set in dead against them
The struggle was long one Finally
however, despite The fact that they
refused to employ even the ordinary
safeguard of keeping black cat, and
depended only on hard work to
change the luck, the partners won out
and they are now one of the most
lourishing firms In the locality
Pluck and persistence had conquer.
ed the "hoodoo"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-10-22
THE ISRAELITES IN EGYPT.
Prof. Flinders Petrie Talks Of Recent
Discoveries.

OlSCONcFlGS.
Prof Flinders Petrie, the Egyptolo-
gist, in his new book on the history
OF Egypt says that one of the most
important and pCrpleXng finds"
made in that ancient land is the
newly discovered Inscription on the
STEELE of Merenptah, the supposed pha.
raoh OF what is usually termed the
exodus, meaning the coming forth OF
the lsraelites 100000 strong from
The land of Egypt, according to the
history in the book of Exodus. Egypt
AN monuments have no record of
Israel in Egypt" as an clinical en-
.ily. The only mention of the name
Of Ysrael or Israel on any monument
Is 10 be found on this stele OF Merenp.
tah. But II these were the same peo-
pie as those of the Hebrew Exodus. -
the deliverance of the lsraelites from
Egypt is turned into the deliverance
0t Egypt itself from the Lyblan con
teieracy of raiding barbsrians, among
the horde of which the lsraelites We're
la hardly distinguishable unit There
is nothing in the inscription 10 zorro,
lorate the story told in the Penta.
touch. On the contrary the Israelites
mentioned by Merenptah instead OF
going mp from Egypt as conquering
army Of GOO 900 fighting men never
really got to Egypt They were driy.
on back from the borders Of the land
in wreck and ruin by the victorious
Merenptah,