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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
A Question of Temperature.

The late Judge Mesick was very
fond of tobasco sauce, and in travelling
around the primitive towns of Nevada
he carried his private bottle with him
He was in a restaurant one day with
his private bottle of tobasco in front
of him when a stranger came along
and sat down in the adjoining seat
He ordered steak and when it was
placed in front of him he appropriated
the judges bottle and emptied half the
contents over the steak. The judge
quietly drew his bowie knife, which
he concealed under his napkin, ready
for any emergency In another mo-
ment the stranger went out on the
curb coughing like a volcano. 1t took
him fifteen minutes to get himself or
ganized. Then he made his way back
into the restaurant.
Say, stranger he said, addressing
the judge, IF that pesky stun fits
your peculiar temperament you'll
think you've struck a snowbank when
you hit the next world."-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Tender Sentiments Have Had
Little to Do With the Great
Events That Have Marked
the Country's Upbuilding-

Our history is hard and masculine;
colored with few purple lights; too
little related to our tenderer senti-
ments and deeper passions When
older peoples have paused, as we did
then, they have looked upon far diff
ferent scenes. Fairer- companies have
stood about more stately figures of
triumph or of tragedy than that Amer
lea and the world now gazed upon
The common chamber, the gaunt, pale
President, the strong, bearded coun-
sellers at his bedside-this was unlike
scenes which European peoples have
fixed in their memories Charles and
Mary Stuart on their scaffolds, the
barons and the King at Runnymede,
Maria Theresa appealing to the no
bles of Hungary to take up their
swords for her child, Marie Antoinette
and Mirabeau, and many another pa
geant of human love and sacrifice are
treasured up by other peoples as we
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Mirror on the Ears.

Ordinarily, woman is obliged tc
hold a hand glass in one hand while
attempting to arrange her couture be
fore a mirror to see to the fit of her
garment at the back, and hence has
but one hand free to perform the ad-
justments desired. A recent feminine
patentee believes her mirror-support
ing attachment will solve this Difficult
ty for femininity, enabling the mirror
to be used the same as hand glass
and still leave both hands free fol
attending to her toilet. The mirror is
preferably made from rather thir
glass for the sake of lightness, and is
mounted on a thin metallic back suita
bly, inclosing its edges. Three support
ing arms mounted in a socket at the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

While there are undoubtedly more
windmills in the United States than
In any country in the world, they are.
all of them, very prosaic, very practi-
cal and essentially businesslike. For
the picturesque windmill we still have
to go to Europe.
But if one would see the windmill
that delights the eye of the painter,
who appreciates this accessory to
landscape, which breaks the monotony
of the skyline, and seems like the
great (almost human) giant Don
Quixote thought tiff one would see
these, he must not only to go Europe,
but he must go in haste.
In England, for instance, the wind
mill of ancient times is becoming rare
Like the great saurians of prehistoric
times, it is approaching extinction
Where there were formerly dozens of
windmills f1uttering their sails in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
CoalITokens as Currency

hood, as they are without doubt the
cores or centers left after turning ar
ticles of ornament.
These discarded disks have been
invariably found, carefully hidden
away under the surface of the ground,
at a depth of about two feet, some
times with or in Roman pottery and
sometimes between two fiat stones
placed on edge, covered with a third
stone at the top. That they were
carefully stored and hidden away is
beyond question; hence they must
have represented some value to the
possessor. 1t would appear reason
able to conclude that they were used
by the ancient Britons as tallies, or
money. The turning lathe of the en-
lightened Roman was an instrument
waste disks, bearing the tool marks
of the turner, would have been as i'm
possible to counterfeit by the savage
Briton as a minted coin. LANA
THAT they have been known from
early times as coal money is well au-
been found together in one place, but
always protected by covering stones
or pottery. In size they vary from
one and three-quarters to two and one
half inches in diameter and about one
half inch in thickness, with holes to
secure them to the mandrel of the
lathe. They are all Strikingly SIM
ilar in annparanca
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
curIcuRA GROWS HAIR.
Scalp Cleared Of Dandruff and Hair
Restored by One Box of Cuticura
and One Cake Of Cuticura
Soap.

A. w. Taft of Independence, Va
writing under date of Sept. Is, 1904,
says: st have had falling hair and
daadruff for twelve years and could
get nothing to help me- Finally I
and one cake of Cuticura Soap. and
they cleared my scalp of the dandruR
and stopped the hair falling. Now
my hair is growing as well as ever. /
am highly pleased with Cuticura Soap
as toilet soap. (Signed) A. w. Taft.
Independence, Va"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
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Old Windr0illS Rare
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Especial Correspondence.)

reSpOndence.)
of their Introduction does not satisfy
the appetite for success. The oldest
mills, it is known, have not altered one
bit in shape for hundreds of years, as
is shown by an old wood cut dating
from the fourteenth century, THE RO-
nance of Alexander" from which
Strut derived much of his information
of the ancient customs and games of
the ol6en times
The old mills stand as they have
stood for countless years. and as other
mills did, now decayed into dust. ages
and ages ago, on mighty pivot OF
wood, called now and called in the
fourteenth century the millpost- The
body of the mill is made of light
matchboards, each overlapping the
other, and the mill is turned on its
pivot to suit the wind by a lever
worked by hand, and often running al
the bottom end on small wheel,
which makes a track all around the
mill, the latter being turned much in
the same way as an old-fashioned ca
nal lock is opened and shut.
Like to an early English arch, only
f1atter, is the top of the mill in sec
lions. The horizontal twirl of the sails
is transferred into the vertical spin of
the axis, on which the stones are
fixed, by a simple mechanical process,
and there are pair of stones in each
story of the mill. The higher the mill
the more stones there is room for, and
the largest windmills in England are
in Norfolk, where the height of the
sails is in some cases 100 feet.
Back to Conqueror's Time.
So far back as the eleventh century,
the century in which William the Nor
man conquered England, there were
windmills in Britain. This is estab-
lished by records about disputed titles
to mills, and in the history of the bat
tie of Lewes, in old Sussex, in the
time of Henry III, it is shown that
there stood windmill on hill in the
Sussex capital, for on that occasion
Richard, Earl of Cornwall, took refuge
in windmill with some German mer-
cenaries, and defended himself there
against Simon de Montford, who on
that occasion beat Henry III.
Before the windmill was invented
the duty of grinding the corn was de-
vOlved upon the women of house
hold. 1t was womans duty from i'm
memorial times, not only in the east,
where it still holds, but in early Brit
ain. For hours every day they were.
like slaves, compelled by custom to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
A one-Pieee Railway Wheel.

A process for making a one-piece
steel railway wheel has been devised
For 33-in- wheel an ingot about IL
inches in diameter is used. and with
steam-hammer and hydraulic press
the ingot is forged until the huh
and web are brought to practically
the finished size. 1t is then subjected
to process of heat treatment, SO that
the outer portion of the wheel is
brought to a rolling heat, while the
web and hub are kept at a lower red
heat. The rolling process brings the
wheel to it's final shape.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Forced Morality on Sparta

the World" volume 2, page 5S5, says.
ITO render the state dependent only
on its own territorial products and to
prevent any individual from accumu-
lating an undue amount of wealth he
Gycurgus) prohibited the use of any
money except an iron coin, with so
small a value in comparison with it's
bulk and weight that the necessity of
using it as a medium of exchange
would make it difficult to carry on
trade, especially foreign commerce. By
subjecting this iron coin to process
rendering it brittle and unfit for any
other use Lycurgus endeavored to de-
stroy every desire to hoard it as a
treasure"
volume 1, page 687, says: First he
Gycurgus) cried down all gold and
silver money and ordained that no
other should be current than that of
iron, which he made so very heavy
and fixed at so low a rate that cart
and two oxen were necessary to carry
home a sum of 10 minae $500 French
livres. about $S8.sO) and a whole
chamber to keep it in"
This was done for the purpose OF
sapping the foundation of avarice.
From the above quotations it would
seem that, while iron was much more
valuable than it is now, still it was
not so valuable as to justify its being
coined into money. 1t seems that a
team of oxen could haul about $8S
worth of coin / presume the same
sort of team might haul one-fifth that
value of iron at the present date.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

rear of the mirror complete the out
fit. Two of the arms are adapted fol
engagement with the ears, and the
other is adapted to rest on the chesi
of the user By adjusting the chest
rest an upward or downward slant car
be given to the mirror, enabling the
user to view either the topmost feath-
er of her hat, her collar or even heI
skirt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Rivals Sugar Cane or Beet.

Sugar cane and the beet are to have
a rival The new sugar plant from
South America which has been named
eupatorium rebandium is pronounced
by Bertoni, the German chemist, to be
of great Industrial value. 1t grows
eight or ten inches high, and is found
to contain from twenty to thirty times
as much saccharine matter as sugar
zane or the beet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Railway No:es.

Mr.. I. P. Spinning. who for several
years past has occupied the position
of Northwestern passenger agent Of
the c. & O., has been appointed Gem
eral Northern Agent of the Big Four
Railway. with headquarters at 23S
Clark street. Chicago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

grind corn into flour in the wretcheo
little hand mills of stone. When the
windmill came into being the duty
was shifted from woman to man, and
man became a miller, and the wind
did the work and whirled the great
stones around, while the miller SIM
ply guided his sails to the wind,
poured in the corn and collected the
flour.
So far as modern windmills are con-
cerned they are entirely used to pump
water, and while they add nothing that
makes for beauty in the landscape,
they have been responsible for max
ing a garden out of the desert spots in
this country. While the picturesque
old windmillS in old England are fast
disappearing, the new style windmill
becomes more and more numerous
here, in spite of the fact that this is
the age of electricity and the times
are those in which stupendous tasks
are lightly undertaken.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

1t sometimes happens tt at when q
woman's husband isn't appreciative
she takes to the lecture platform.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Many a person prepares for a rainy
umbrella.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
siooest predoer in the World.


The most powerful dredger in the
world, both in point of size and out
put, has recently been added to the
German navy. So heavy has been the
sitting in the harbor and approaches
of Wilhelmshaven the existing plant
has long been unable to cope with the
deposits, the great German liners be-
Ing barred from the harbor in conse-
quence. The new dredge, with up
wards of 1000 horsepower and a ca
pacity of $500 tons, is proving capa-
Bile of performing the enormous task
presented, however, dredging $4,000
cubic feet of compact sand an hour
and lifting light silt at the rate of
10000 cubic feet hourly. The vessel
is thus capable of removing over 200.-
100000 cubic feet in a year of $50
working days, the estimated cost be-
ing less than one-fifth of cent per
cubic foot, including interest and run
ming expenses. The boat is 1924 feet
in length and 471s feet beam.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Iycur8uS MADE Currency Oh ~OuKA-
try So Bulky and Compare
lively Worthless That Induce
nent to Hoard Was Lost
Plutarch says: Not content with
this (the equal division of the lands,
ETC., of the Lacedaemonians). he dy-
curgus) resolved to make a division of
their movables, too. that there might
be no odious distinction or inequality
leIL among them; but finding that it
would be very dangerous to go about
it openly, he took another course and
defeated their avarice by the follow
ing stratagem: He commanded that
all gold and silver coin should be
called in and that only a certain kind
of money made of iron should be cur
rent A great weight and quantity
was of little worth, so that to lay up
twenty or thirty pounds there was re-
quired a pretty large closet and to
remove it nothing less than a yoke
of Oxen" according to the Scientific
American with the diffusion of this
money at once a number of vices were
banished from LacedaemOnia, for who
would rob another of such a coin?
Who would Unjustly detain or take by
force or accept as a bride a thing
which was not easy to hide nor
credit to have nor indeed of any use
to cut in pieces? For when it was
just red hot they quenched it in vine
gar, by that means spelling it, and
made it almost incapable of being
worked"
Clare. in his Universal History of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Limp around with rheumatism, and
people will say to you: TIL bet you
didn't have it as bad as 1 had it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Insist on Getting Il

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have .
stock in hand of IL OF. brands. which
they know cannot be sold TO q custo-
mer who has once used the 16 OF.
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

What every nation should have is
a standing army that no other nation
Is able to sit down on.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Double Vision.

Magistrate-Have 1 not seen you
twice under the influence of liquor?
Prisoner-Well. Judge, if you was
under its influence mebbe you did see
me twice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

has equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN r
BOYER, Trinity Springs. Ind, Feb. Is. 1900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

politics he doesn't always stop to ex-
plain why.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
More Flexible and Iast,no.

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
New Anesthetic.

Stovaine enters the list beside
chloroform and ether. Stovaine, the
new anesthetic of DR.. Fourneau, is in
jected into the spinal fluid and within
five minutes gives complete insensi-
bility below the point of injection,
while the patient does not lose. con-
sciousness- The effects last for an
hour and a half No unfavorab1e re-
suits have been reported in the numer-
Gus tests that have been made in
France, but fears of lack of control
and danger of blood poisoning have
been expressed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

"I Went Home to Die from Gravel Trouble
Doctors failed DR.. David Kcnnedys Favorfte Remedy
cured mo-" Mrs c. w. Brown. Petersburg, N Z
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

USE THE FAMOUS
Red Cross Ball Blue Large 2-oz. package
cents The Russ Company, Soulh Bend, Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

fpRR permanently fits nervousness after
II . FIRST Klne's Great Nerve Reseor-
err send for FREE $40 bottle and realise.
DR. R. H Ltd Street, Philadelphia, Pa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
The Iowa Idea.

The Iowa Idea.
Said a very rich girl at Des Moines,
I'm wedlock no man L will Dimes
Lest marry for rank
So a count, though a crank,
Came along and annexed all heI
comics
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

After might has prevailed it is called
right by those who were benefited
thereby.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Margin is the other name for money
you put up and lose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

When the farmers kick for rain the.
say: This is the critical time!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

suffer in silence and drift along from
bad to worse, knowing full well that
they ought to have immediate assist
ance, but a natural modesty impels
them to shrink from exposing them
selves to the questions and probably
axamin atoms of even their family
physician. It is unnecessary. Without
money or price you can consult a wo-s
man whose knowledge from actual ex-
perience is great.
Mrs. Pinkham' Standing Invitation.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are in vited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. ALI letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women
only. A woman can freely talk of her
private illness to a woman; thus has
been established the eternal confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
of America which has never been
broken. Out of the vast volume of
experience which she has to draw from,
it is more than possible that she has
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. She asks nothing in
return except your goodwill. and her
advice has relieved thousands Surely
any women, rich or poor. is very foolish
if she does not take advantage of this
generous offer OF assistance.
If you are i'll. don't hesitate to get a
bottle of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham. Lynn. Mass, for special advice.
When a medicine>has been successful
In restoring to health so many women,
you cannot well say, without trying it,
- do not believe it win help mo"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Those Who Have Tried IL

will use no other. Defiance Cold Wa.
ter Starch has no equal in Quantity
or Quality-16 OF. for 10 cents. Other
brands contain only IL OF.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01
Red Hot Prices at Red
Iron Racket.

iron RACKET.
Mems and Boys Hats for everybody.
Newest shapes from the cheapest to
the %best-John B. Stetson or a Silk
Beaver Hat. 1--WE have your Hat
Come see prices. Only rs cents to
$3.47.
Special lot Silk String and Four-in-
hand Ties at 10 cents.
1000 pairs Mems and Boys Suspen-
ders. Big humping bargains-John says
sell 'em, he can get more, at SC, &c, lOc
13c, 15c, 23c per pair.
Special Lot Underwear, Knit and
Bleached Drill, 18c, 23c, 39c, 48c each.
Shirts and Drawers.
Just received a big line Ladies Dress
Skirts, Jackets and Long Coats, latest
styles and all going at less money.
Best Clothing forwear and Dress and
Red Iron Racket sells it for less.
Shoes for all kinds and shapes of feet.
Our prices are SO low you can afford to
meet. U-come see.
O~vercoats, fine lot, this seasons
styles $2.9 8 1887, $500, $500 to $12.75.
Don't miss seeing Bargains in the
Basement: Tin, Glass, Crockery, China
ware, LAMPS, VASES, INuSo, iluiiNo
Hosiery, U~nderwears, Children's Cloth
ing.
10 cents Tobacco Bargains, chew and
be happy. Red Hot Prices: Sweep
stakes, Schnaps, Early Bird, Silver
plugs. Our underselling price 10 cents
the plug.
Wool F~ascinators, Hoods, Shawls at
warm prices.
Two big Towels for 5 cents.
Clothing for Men! We have the
finest line of Clothing we have ever
shown this season, neat Patterns and a
fit guaranteed. Our suits range in
price from 81. 80, $2.98, $3.75, $3.50,
sos q $3.50. $1,000, $12.36 to STATS per
suit to $16.00
Boys and Children's Suits we beat
the world IN these 98c to $500 per suit.
Wall Paper now is your chance to pa
per YOUR rooms at a small price double
rolls, 16 YARDS loo, l2tc, l5c, l8c and
% cents.
S3.7 5 large oak frame, eight day,
mantle Clock, "Red Hot" $l.94.
$3.50 Guitar, Spanish model, fine tone
for $2.47.
$500 watch chain, gold-flled, guaran-
teed for ten years wear, $l.25.
DRESS UP! Get a Montgomery Suit
from the King Clothiers.
500 Suits Clothes, elsewhere. Our
price 1898, $3.50 Suit.
TRUNKS from $500 to 33 cents.
Two Spools Thread good 5 cents.
Ten Balls Thread (good) 5 cents.
One pair fine Gold-plated Cuff Buttons
worth so cents) Our price, % cents.
$1.O0 Watch (all over the world Our
Red Hot price, rs cents.
$1.25 stem wind Watch. Our price
80 cents.
$1.O0 Alarm Clock, wake up and hus-
tie John, 60 cents.
$40. 90 Gold-flled ladies or Gents)
Watch, Elgin or Waltham movements
guaranteed by US. Our price, $l2.W.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01
Prices Down.! Down!!
Now for the Red Hot Prices
% cents


Millinery! Just received a big lot of
Hats, Ribbons fine quality goods These
goods are worth % to SO per cent more
thar we are selling them for. Come
see you will be delighted.
Good yard wide Sea Island 5 cents.
Special lot Sea Isldnd, fine finish, 4c.
5000 yards, good quality, Checked
Homespun at 5 cents.
5000 yards fine quality Ginghams and
Chambrys, worth Z cents. Our under
selling price is 5 cents per yard.
One large Oak, Curtain Pole worth
35 cents Our price % cents.
One Cottage pclc complete with trim
mings in Oak, White or Mahogany at
10 cents.
Buy your Clothing, Hats, Shoes at
Red 1ron Racket and a v money.
Two big Cakes, Victory Soap, 5 cent.
See Mrs. Knight, the Red Iron Racket
Milliner, and get your new hat. The
hats are just beautiful and prices are
way down.
Calicoes, Outings, Checks. Special
lot now at A cents per yard.
Big Ribbon Sale at Red Iron Racket,
All Silk Ribbons at 10 cents per yard.
% cents box Mennen'S lalcum row
ders at IL cents.
One pound gloss lump Starch, 5 cents.
One package Celluloid Starch, a cents.
scents and 10 cans Good Luck Bak-
ing Powders 4 cts and 8 cents.
Three full, 1 Id packages Soda (good)
Red Hot, 10 cents.
Two pounds EPSON Salts, worth Zoe,
u price 5 cents.
One pound Sulphur worth 10 cents.
Our price 5 cents.
Embroidery! See our 5 cents, Z cents
and 10 cents (pretty patterns.)
Special lot fine Laces, scents, Z cents
up to 20 cents per yard,
One large Rug, 6 feet long reversal
BILE, 9S cents.
Special lot Checked Homespun, per
yard, IL price, a cents.
Special lot Calicoes worth 5 ccnts)
Our price A cents.
Three cakes Toilet Soap, highly per-
fumed soap, (25c quality) Oriole, l0cts.
The latest effects is Dress Goods are
here.
Same Goods for Less Money.
Best Clothing for wear and dress,
and Burns Sells it for Less.
We always have a nice line of Win
dow Curtains. Shades and Poles.
Ribbons, Laces, Embroiderics and
Dress Trimmings at Red Hot Prices.
oh H@< D.:,D.