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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
PlckETT's OLD FRIEND.
A Story Told of Abraham LincoIn's
Visit to Richmond.

The day after the great fire follow
ing the fall of Richmond, Lincoln, with
small bodyguard, walked through the
streets of the .charred city. AS he ap
preached the corner occupied by Gen
Pickett's residence he directed the
guard to wait, and to their astonish
ment ran two steps at a time up tc
the door and raped. The servants
had fed. The baby bride" had never
seen President Lincoln, but she had
read his letters to her husband and
from him had learned to hold in the
highest esteem the great northern
president With her baby in her arms
she opened the door, says The World
To-day, and looked up at the tall.
gaunt man with the sad face and un.
couth ways.
without a word of explanation he
asked:
is George Pickett about?''
To hear her husbands name bereft
of it's title by Yankee at that mo
ment was almost the limit, especially
as many a rumor had fioated about
Richmond concerning the fate which
awaited the leaders of the confeder.
acy-
command the baby bride replied:
Gen Pickett is not at home
The stranger seemed disappointed
and as he turned to go remarked:
I am Abraham Lincoln, an oil
friend of Georges"
Not President Lincoln," Mrs Pick
EFT exclaimed The tall man shoe
his head, repeating
NO. just Abraham Lincoln, George
Pickett's old friend"
Following the instant promptings c1
the heart which still governs her, the
baby bride thrust her baby boy into
the arms of the quaint Yankee, as hel
best effort to express her veneratior
and confidence, saying:
I am George Pickett's wife Az
this Is George Pickett's baby"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians,
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are, in
fact, patent medicines just as truly
as if they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
Just as he is Obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls "self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent" or PRO
prietary' medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, M.
D., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent or proprietary
medicines In 1874 but one prescrip
ton in 1,500 called for ready-to-use
remedies Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or pro
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
per cent in the period between 1856
and 1890. In 1895 it was II per cent
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1908 was from 20 to Is per cent
Dr. Jacob says that in a large
store he was assured that 20 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that if the patent
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe IN
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases Of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc
TORS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Penitentiary Meat Contracts.

The board of directors of the Kan
sas penitentiary have let semi-annual
meat contracts as follows: Schwarz-
child & Sulzburger Packing company,
100000 pounds of fresh beef at. $4.58
a hundred; Armour Packing company,
5000 pounds of bologna at $4.23 and
5000 pounds of butterine at 1912;
Fowler & Co., 10000 pounds of beef
hearts at 1925; Cudahy, $4,000
pounds of jowls at $3.50; Swift & Co.,
40, 900 pounds of liver at $3.50.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Always the PoIiteness.

A Germantown woman was not long
ago watching a workman as he put
up new window fixtures in her house
Don't you think that you have placed
those fixtures too high2" asked she.
having reference to the curtain rolls
last put in place. The workman, a
stolid German, made no reply. but
continued to adjust the fixtures.
Didn't you hear my question:" de
manded the lady of the house. "How
dare you be SO rude7" Whereuron
the German gulped conyuisiyesy, and
then replied in the gentlest of voices:
Il haf- my mouth full of schrews. und
could not spheak till swallow
sone!--Harper's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Millions Saved to Farmers.

Grain men in Wichita and through
out the southwest are beginning to
realize that the order issued by TIE
Interstate Commerce commission re-
Gently is one of the biggest things
for Kansas that has come about in
a good many years. 1t is said that
the saving to the wheat and corn
growers of the state will amount to
s5,000,00O or S6,0OO,0OO year 1t
was said by a grain dealer that. after
September 1, every bushel of grain
in Kansas City would be worth near
ly 2k cents more than it is now, on
account of this ruling. On a basis of
last years crop, this alone would
amount to $2,275.OO0 on wheat, and
as the rate applies the same to corn
it would mean an increase in the
price of this cereal of nearly twice
much.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Mo Doubt About liz.

Kind Father-My dear, if you want
a good husband, you just marry Mr..
Goodboy. 1 am quite sure that he is
really devoted to you.
The Girl am truly glad to hear
you say SO, papa But are you quite.
quite sure?
Kind Father-Positive, my love, pos
tive. I've been borrowing money Of
him for six months, and he still keeps
coming here, SO it's all right, it's all
right. He loves you!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Preservatives barred.

Notice. has been given to the food
manufacturers of the state that no
food products bearing the serial guar
anty number of the state pure food
department shall contain preServa-
tives of any kind or description, and
also that when coal tar dyes are used,
they must be of the specific kinds,
free from arsenic, prescribed by the
United States food inspection depart
ment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Social Rank.

At a country dance in a southern
town, when the fiddlers had resined
their bows and taken their places on
the platform, the floor manager rose.
Got yo' partners for a cotillion!" he
shouted, imperiously.
"An you ladies an gemmen dat
wears shoes an stockings take yo'
places in de middle OBJ de room. ALI
you ladies' an gemmen dat wears
shoes an no stockings take you places
immejitly benin dem. An you bare
footed crowd jest jig it roun' in de
ccraers.''-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Am OUTING for Poor chiIdren.

The Rev. Charles W. Moore, pastor
of the Institutional church, at Kan
sas City, Mo-, is making arrangements
to send so children to Clay Center,
for an outing of two weeks in the
homes of cIuJ women there. A few
weeks ago Mrs. w. l.. Jennings, presi-
dent of the Women's club in Clay
Center, sent a letter to the Rev. Mr..
Moore in behalf of the club, inviting
the Institutional church to send so
children there for two weeks. The
homes of the club women in and
about Clay Center will be open to
these children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
An officer Caught in RAID.

Sheriff WOODWARD and Marshal
Carmean of Lawrence made a raid
and made a big haul at the club
known as the Star club. The bar
keeper, Walter Cook, was taken to
Jail together with a big lot of liquor
which was on hand. Undersheriff M.
B. Ray was caught in the place. He
was at a table playing cards and on
the table was bottle of beer. This
has caused a storm of Indignation and
the end is not yet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Caught with Decoy Letters.

Henry Burrell, a railway mail clerk,
who lives at Newton, was arrested
by Postal Inspector J. c. Rooms and
brought to Wichita The charge
against him is opening letters and
stealing their contents. He had been
under suspicion for some time. When
arrested it is alleged he had decoy
letters in his possession.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24

says: 81 had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time I was mus
tered out of the army.
but in all my life 1
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
illness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. I was weak
and helpless, having
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Rejoice in Adversely.

Fruit growers find reasons for re-
joicing even in their adversely. The
total failure of the fruit crop this
year, they believe, has resulted in
wholly discriminating the two most
feared of horticultural pests, the can
ker worm and the coddling moth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Haskell to Open on Time.

The recent fire at Haskell institute
will not make it necessary to post
pone the opening of the school as has
been reported. The opening will be
September 2. Superintendent Pears
says there are enough unchanged
rooms to carry on the work of the
school.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
TESTING the water.

The University of Kansas is at
present testing the water from every
stream of any Importance in. Kansas
From "a different stations scattered
over the state, sample of water is.
received every day. and a careful
analysis is made for salts. mud an6
mineral substances of every kind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A Normal Professor WEEDS.

Miss Nettie Maniey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. p. Manley of juno
ton City, and Prof Clarence H. Lyon
of Emporia were married here at the
home of the brides parents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Grain Company Case Dismissed.

The restraining. order against the
Midland Grain company charged with
running a bucket shop in Winfield,
was dismissed in the district court on
the ground of insufficient evidence.
Witnesses all took shelter of their
constitutional privileges and refused
to testify.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A sIioht DISCREPANCY.

The Kansas assessors found only
S., 266,66O of bank deposits. although
the state bank commissioner reports
that the deposits exceed $3.50, 900. 900.
Really the assessors and the bank ex-
aminers ought to get together on this
matter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
He Freiohted in the SOS.

Thomas p. Dieht, an early settler
of Leavenworth, died recently He
was 20 years old and was a stage
driver across the plains before the
civil war. He made trips between
Leavenworth and Denver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A Fair for Saline County.

The Saline County Fair association
held a meeting and decided to hold
a fair September % to 81. Citizens
have raised a sufficient sum of money
and the association will offer some
attractive premiums for the speed
ring.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A Kansas Farmer a Suicide?

The body of A. Baer, a farmer who
lived south of Bennington, was found
in the corral at his farm with bull
lot hole in his temple 1t is the gen.
eral opinion that the shooting was
with suicidal intent, as Baer had been
in poor health for some time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Standard Paws Well.

Earl Evans is credited with hay
ing obtained the largest single fee
ever given a Wichita attorney This
was paid him by the Standard Oil
company, and is said to have been
considerably over $4,000. 1t will be
remembered that the governor of
Kansas had suit against the Stand
ard Oil in the courts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Perkins Estate Valued at $242, OBS.

The executors of the will of the late
L. H. Perkins, who died after falling
off the roof of his residence at Law
renee have filed in the probate court
a list of the assets of the Perkins
estate The total amount is placed at
s242 .OS5.G7.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A Heat Death In Junction city.

a Heat Death IN junction City
j. G. Noah died at Junction City of
heat prostration. His family lives in
ST. Joseph, Mo. He went there a
month ago as the foreman of a print
ing shop
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Egg Crop Was Good.

An egg shipper at the little town
of Mankato has paid out $4,000 in
the last six months for the product of
the Helpful Hen. This sum repre-
sents 81 carloads.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24

The latest form of club in London
is the American Rendezvous, which
has been established to receive the
travelling American and the colonial
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Independents Reioices.

Independence takes considerable
pride in the fac. that 394 marriage
license have been issued there since
January 4, and only 81 applications
for divorce
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
wouIdn,t Lake His Place.

Hearing of the sudden taking OF the
stage of life of a leading Thespian
while he was playing in Chicago,
New York Rialtoan out of a job tele-
graphed the manager as follows:
Having heard of the sad and tragic
demise of Mr.. -, I'll take his place
fer $3.50 a week"
: AS the message was sent collect it
ELECTED the following reply: Thanks.
/ wouldn't take his place for twice that
amount"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Mot Funny to Him.

A lightning rod agent was struck
by lightning out in La Crosse and
some of the editors seem to think il
was funny.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
A Nice Sentence.

"You have a pleasant home and
bright fireside, with happy children
sitting around it, haven't you?" said
the judge
Yves, SIR" said the prisoner. who
thought he saw a way out of the diff
Guilty
Well said the judge. '.if the happy
children sit around the cheerful fire.
side until you return, they will stay
there just ~ days"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
a TERRIsLE ExPERIENcE.
How : Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation Of Limb.

B. Frank Doremus, veteran. OF
Roosevelt Ave-, Indianapolis. Ind,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Suggestions For Alfalfa Growers.

A man who has a piece of ground
covered with a very rank growth of
weeds wants to seed it to alfalfa this
fall The question as to whether it
is best to NOW the weeds or to pillow
them under was submitted to Prof A
NJ Ten Eyck of the State Agricultur-
al college, who says: THE weeds
might be plowed under provided you
work the ground a great deal after
blowing, during the interval proceed
ing the sowing of the alfalfa, in order
to pulverize and settle the SOIL If
you pillow, pillow shallow. If you can
prepare the ground by disking and
narrowing it will really be cheaper to
NOW the weeds than to pillow the
ground, and / believe this to be the
safer method in order to insure a
stand of alfalfa
Will Be Taught in Common Schools.
Elementary agriculture will be
taught in the common schools of Kan
sas. So much has been decided upon
by State Superintendent Fairchild
and the county superintendent who
met with him at Topeka for the pur-
pose of revising the common school
course of study for the state. This
will come about the sixth year This
decision is important from the fact
that the subject never before has
been taken up in the common school
course. 1t is expected that the in
struction upon this subject will be,
as indicated, rudimentary. But it will
be significant on account of the great
prominence which thai subject is be-
ing given in the schools of the coun-
try.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-02-06
BEET CONTRACTS.
Thirteen THOU 1and Acres for Greeley
and Eaton Factories.

Denver.-Thirteen thousand acres
of beets have been contracted by the
farmers for the Greeley and Eaton
factories next year. according to a
Greeley dispatch, and as the Greeley
and Eaton factories now have all the
acreage which they can possibly han
die the sugar company to-day refused
to accept further contracts for the
growing of beets for the two factories.
Twenty-Five hundred acres of the 49,
000 it is said, were subscribed by
growers in the Eaton district and the
remainder OF the $500 acres for the
Eaton factory was subscribed by Gree
ley growers. One thousand acres have
been secured for the Windsor factory
to be handled by the Windsor factory
will easily be procured.
The sugar company now has all the
acreage in these two districts that 1t
can satisfactorily handle the coming
season. and in the last two days has
been obliged to turn down contracts
of the Greeley farmers amounting to
1000 acres. All growers signed the
contracts embracing the silo clause,
providing that one-quarter of the crop
be sliced at $3.50 ton, and providing
the sale of the remainder of the crop
at IS a ton. Manager Granger said to-
night: by allowing the acreage to
exceed the amount which can be
handled by the three factories of this
district many annoyances and losses
experienced both by grower and sugar
company this year will be eliminated
the coming season and all beets deliv-
cred at the sugar factory by January l..
1885,"
Manager Granger has computed the
average yield of beets In the Greeley.
Eaton and Windsor districts for 1906
and find that the yield to the acre In
the Greeley district was fourteen tons;
Eaton, seventeen and one-half tons,
and in Windsor, fifteen tons. The to-
tai amount of beets ground by the
three factories was 100000 tons. which
brought the growers s1,5OO.OOO. The
beets were made into $4,000 tons OF
sugar, or 100000 bags of 100 pounds
each. Five hundred thousand dollars
were paid to the 600 workmen at the
factories and the general running ex-
penses. putting into circulation in the
three districts 100000. as a result
of the beet sugar industry.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-02-06
RICH AND GROWING WEST.
Should be Fully Represented on Ways
and Means Committee.

Denver.-The demand that the grea:
interests of the West shall he recog-
nized in the membership of the Ways
and Means committee Of the House Is
voiced by the Republican in the fol-
lowing article:
Among the notable changes to he
made in the Sixtleth Congress.
brought about by the fall elections,
will he the reconstruction of the com
mittee on ways and means OF the
House of Representatives. or the
twelve Republican members OF the
committee. five are to be retired. leav-
ing but one west of the Mississippi
river-Needham of California. Tho
vast country lying between the Missis-
sippi river and the Pacific has no rep
resentation on this committee, with
which lies the directing and usually
controlling power in leading legisld-
ton. especially that which relates TO
the tariff
The custom of combining assign
ments to this and other important
committees to eastern representatives,
initiated when the West vas an insig-
nificant factor, has remained, during
the time the West has grown to a po-
sition and an Importance that seems
to deserve recognition. Barring the
one California member, these unrepre-
scented interests occupy tomittinE
Alaska) about two million square
miles, with population of 100000
and a representation in the national
Congress OF 100 members-one-half of
the territory OF the country. one-fourth
of the population, and more than one
fourth of the national Congress.
II is hoped that when Speaker Can
non makes up the committees he will
give consideration to more equitable
adjustment in the new house.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-02-06

ate if do not spend the night in the
lookup"
You do not look desperate"
"Oh, | am not desperate; it is only
the adventure that is desperate"
Some princess in durance vile'
Some villain to smite? Citadels to
storm" Her smile was enchantment
itself.
hesitated a moment What would
you say If | told you that this adven-
ture was merely to prove to myself
what a consummate ass the average
man can be upon occasions?"
why go to the trouble of proving
it?"-drolly.
Il am conceited enough to have
some doubts as to the degree"
Consider it positive"
laughed Il am in hopes that am
neither a positive ass nor a superla-
tive one, only comparative"
But the adventure; that is the
thing that mainly interests me-"
"Oh, that is a secret which | should
hesitate to tell even to the Sphinx.
Il see you are determined not to
illuminate the darkness. and she
turned carelessly toward her uncle,
who was serenely contemplating the
glowing end of a fat perfecto.
/ bowed and passed out into sixth
avenue, rather regretting that i had
not the pleasure of the charming
young persons acquaintance.
The ten-spot of hearts seemed to
have startled her for some reason.
wondered why.
The snow blew about me. whirled,
and swirled, and stung. Oddly enough
/ recalled the paragraph relative to
Mrs. Hyphen-Bonds. BY this time she
was being very well tossed about in
mid-ocean. AS the old order of yarn
spinners used to say, little did | dream
what was in store for me. or the inhu-