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merchants and the arguments Of the locaI
papers is evidence that it is satisfactory to
the farmer buyer. As the goods are dumped
on the station platforms the merchants
stand In the doors of their stores and find
fault with their customers judgment.
TOO much money in the country" is
their argument. 1T is too easy to send
for the goods and pay cash."
One or two firms have gone further.
They have sent men into the country
districts 10 act as agents for these mail
order houses.
One firm sells nothing but clothing.
Its agents travel in companies OF eight.
Each one offers 10 the farmer three articles,
a suit Of clothes. a cloak and an overcoat,
for S33. The cloak may be for his wife or
daughter, and this is the bait that gets
the womenfolk.
Tn goods are carried in n wagon and
are delivered on the spot in exchange for
the farmers note or money. The goods
must he brought to town and Innings and
markings selected at a cost of from 81 to
So for each portion of the bargain, then
sent to Chicago to be made, The total cost
of the order is about $50.
In one county in central Kansas the
company Of agents sold S25 900 worth Of
goods in this way in a single month. They
c~anvassed every family in thirty townships
and made a handsome profit out OF the work.
The local merchants protested that the stores
would sell the same goods cheaper, but it
did not avail. The farmers had the money
or the credit and the goods that came TO
the door appealed to them as did not the
goods in the store window.
4 good deal of comment Is caused by
the number OF automobiles sold to the
farmers. There is scarcely a small town
or hamlet that does not nave from one to a
dozen machines. Most Of them are Of the
light runabout variety.
Out at Garden City, in the extreme south-
western part OF the State, one firm of LAND
agents has six cars in constant commission
ready TO wait on the and buying farmers
who come in TO speculate In realty. They
say they could not get over the ground
fast enough with teams, and the cars have
paid for themselves several times over
In thu past yea7.
The farmers do not worry much about
the money they have on hand. They
sometimes trust their neighbos implicitly.
The other day out in the central part Of the
State the manager Of a little bank-little
banks are scattered very thick over Kansas
just now found n Saturday morning
that be did not nave enough currency 20
run through the day.
He wired TO the nearest city for q supply
but II was too late and none could be secured
until the second day, as no rains ran on
the branch on Sunday. He called in the
directors and they placed on the window
a notice like this:
This bank has no currency but will have
plenty next Monday. Ths bank viii BE
closed to-day
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FREE TICKETS FOR THE SHOW
cBiFTING DEMANDS EVERY
WHERE ON THE CIRCUS.

Hotel Men. Railroad Men, Policemen. Poll.
tIclaus All Persistent BeSdheads-sOme
GILES worse Than Others. but the
ruunie is General Managers OBJECT,
but Kcep on Giving Out Free Tickets.
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that stood in front OF a Buddhist temple
near the great bell Of the markntplace.
Taiko decided hat the pagoda was just
what he needed TO complete the new garden
he was building back at Kioto. So he set
masons at work 70 take IL down.
The Japanese Generals men had lifted
Oh the top three stories of the pagoda and
had them standing on the ground ready
TO be Grated up when the allied armies OF
the Coreans ard the Chinese suddenly
came through the pass Of Puk-han. Gen.
! Taiko found his position unteusb!e and after
burning part OF the town he retreated
from Seoul. leaving the pagoda unroofed,
but saved to the Coreans.
That was a little less than 400 years ago.
From the day that Taiko left Seoul TO the
present the top three stories OF the marble
pagoda have rested On the ground by the
side Of the main shaft where the hurrying
japanese masons dropped their tools in
flight. and in all Corea there has not been
enough energy concentrated at one time to
put those top three stories back where they
belong,
Now after almost four hundred years
nave rolled over Corea and left it still sleep
ing comes along another japanese person
coveting the marble pagodas Of Seoul.
This is Viscount Tanaka, a Minister of the
imperial household Of the Emperor, who
was despatched to Seoul to represent his
master al the marriage ceremony OF the
Crown Prince of Corea.
News comes slowly out of Corea and most
of II is censored by the Japanese. who have
undertaken a benevolent protectorate over
the long dead empire. But the gist of the
reports that have seeped out Of Seoul is
that Viscount Tanaka admired the P'ung-
duk pagoda, on the outskirts OF the city
near the tombs of the dead kings.
The Viscount intimated to the poor wisp
Of an Emperor who is now under the thumb
of Marquis Ito, the Japanese Resident
General. that the Pagoda would make a
fitting gift to the emissary OF his Japanese
Majesty. The Emperor gathered spirit
enough to say that he couldn't see it from
the Viscount's point of view.
Whereupon the Japanese delegate went
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PROMOTERS BUSY In KANSAS
FARMERS HAVE LOTS OF MONEY
THEY WANT TO INVEST.
stock I'm All Kinds OF Enterprises Sold Easily
Farmers Also Buying Automobiles
and steam Farming Implements They
Don't Worry About Their Money, Either.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 1~.-Probably the
easiest place on earth TO sell stock in any
thing IL in the interior towns of Kansas
The people seem to have more money than
they can use.
up in a county seat on the Smoky Hill
last Saturday" said a bank inspector,
Il etood on the corner and watched the
population.
'On the next corner was a former lawyer
selling stock in n mine some where down
In Arizona. On the dia gonal corner was
a former p~aperhanger selling stock In Il
mine in New Mexico. On the other corner
q agent WIS explaining TO a group of
farmers how they could double their money
In six weeks by buying stock in an oil re-
finery.
"Over in the biggest business block the
richest man in town was exchanging stock
In a mine in Colorado for good money and
q meeting was called for that night TO
rlise S. 1000 10 make a preliminary survey
for a railroad from iankton 10 the Cuff
Of Mexico. i understand that the money
was all subscribed and will be turned over
TO the promoter. 1t certainly is easy to
ssll stock these days"
A few months ago n promoter with "A
scheme TO make wagon aAles work without
greasing took out a patent and sold shares
in interior Kansas. He sold $50, 600 worth
OF stock and II is yet selling. The factory
is being built down in Missouri and the
owners OF the stock firmly believe that they
have laid by something for old age.
Then there lie the fence machine-a never
ending source Of revenue for the promoters
Of the West, where fences must be built
avarywhora The fenOe machine In simpIy
n device by which wires can be twisted
around hedge posts or pickets and thus the
fence be constructed cheaply.
1t costs little in itself, but the right to sell
Ia. ;hs township or county that goes with 1t
makes II valuable The men who have
these rights have coined fortunes. all out
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of the eager investors in the country dis
tricts Of the West. mostly the farmers OF
Kansas.
One OF these dispensers Of rights came
into a country newspaper Office the other
day to pay his subscription. He took
from his pocket a $40 bill and handed it
to the editor to pay for the paper.
Cant change it" was the reply after a
look in the money drawer of the safe.
The fence machine man then took out
another bill-SlOO. The editor looked long
800. Another shake. Then another-a
$1,000 bill, a rare piece OF currency west Of
Chicago.
This was too much and the editor, seiz-
ing. IL quickly, gave it TO the Office boy
with orders to take il to the bank and get
capitulated and recovered his bill.
"But | made all those bills in the last six
weeks" he contided, selling fence ma
chimes. ] tell you the farmers have plenty
OF money in this country
The articles pertaining to the farm seem
TO have the largest sale. For instance,
Il whole new industry for the promoter
has come up in connection with the cement
industry.
1t wa discovered that by putting cement
bet tween moulds it could be fashioned into
stone fence posts at a small expense.
Straightway the promoter was abroad with
sets OF moulds and the right TO sell the
same in the township.
One young man LEANED up 5000 in a
single county and then went on TO the
next State. The nfoulds are all right and
the right is probably desirable, but the
competition is already great.
The farmers are ready TO buy all sorts
Of new machinery that promises 10 help
them in their business. Since the OPEN
ing OF the level ranch lands of the South
west there has been a call for the steam
ploughs that are just coming on the mar
ket. 1t is said that 500, 600 worth OF ploughs
have been sold to the farmers of the high
plains this season.
These plo CHS work day and night, in
the latter periods running with headlights to
show the way. 1t may be that the bonanza
farm will come back under the stimulus OF
the steam driven implements that handle
large areas at small expense The wheat
crop Of a single years planting sometimes
pays for a farm. Why not use steam imple-
ments and cultivate a whole township
But the profit promising enterprise is
not the only thing that is attracting the
farmers money in the middle West. Tie
mail order house is patroniZed to an extent
thai makes home merchants nervous.
Thousands Of dollars are sent out of
every county each season for goods pict-
ureG in tho huge catalogues. These goods
come by freight or are delivered by the rural
mail carrier and are paid for in cash.
The fact that the trade is growing in
this direction in spite Of the efforts Of the
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There was no run, no one seemed to care
very much. A few farmers came in but
when they found that they could not do
business went back home. The bank
opened regularly on Monday and business
went on. Had il happened a few years ago
there would rave been a riot.
1t must not be thought that there is bad
business management because of this on-
idenoe in the money market and the ease
with which the promoter operates. II is
nearly all done with the surplus that the
farmers nave accumulated during the
fat years and they do not need it at the
present time.
Thus far there has been good success in
the investments of the farming COM
munities. The banks they have started in
the small towns have been paying from
Is to IS per cent, and the farm lands they
nave bought have increased steadily in
value. This rapidity Of increment has en-
oouraged them TO add 20 their investments
and they are willing TO seize any oppor-
tunity that offers TO add to their savings
and income.
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Cannon nails Of stone.

From The Philadelphia Public Ledger.
On either side Of the entrance to the Naval
Asylum, on Gray's Ferry road. Is an immense
stone sphere. measuring about twenty-five
inches In diameter. There is a'legend that
these we're used or intended for Use In a Tur-
kish mortar. -the largest piece Of ordnance
in the world"
These balls were given to the institution
soon after its founding by Commodore j. D..
Elliott. who obtained them during Il cruise
on the frigste Constitution in European wa
tiers. An Inscription on one Of the balls re-
lates that they were obtained on the Asiatio
side OF the Dardanelies, and IL IL within the
realms OF possibility that the Turks may have
intended them to serve "A shot In n inertia T.
II is also more than probable that with sum-
Client powder TO project. them the stones
would ha We been badly shattered.
Commodore Elliott presented them In 1898,
and ever since then they have oTnamented
the entrance and mystifed curious visitors.
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GOT AWAY WITH TIE PAGODA
FEAT OF A JAPANESE WITH AN
EYE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL.
Monum ent Carried on to Japan After
Standing Unnumbered Centuries In
seoul-Onee Before q Japanese Tried
10 Steal q PREOda. hut EnIleL.

MonuIi ent Carried on "a Japan After
Standing U~nnumbered Centuries In
Seoul-Onee Before q Japanese Tried
TO Steal n /PaBOda. hut Failed.
When Jimmu Tenno, first mythical EN-
peror Of the Japanese and mortal offspring
OF the Sun Goddess, was carving his way up
through the island OF Kiushiu, HeZekiah
ruled in Judah and the Ten Tribes were
bound in slavery. Japanese tradition has
it that Jimmu Tenno's men came from Corea
in dragon boats and that they brought
with them the swords and the pots of Corca,
then heavy with years and with honors.
After that time the self-reliant men Of
Nippon had no occasion to 60 back to Corea
for anything but blood money. They
nursed their W arts and evolved their
own crafts. The father OF the new race
dropped into old age and the offspring
were unmannerly enough to give him a
few ~trouncings from time to time just to
show the comfy Of family feeling.
But with allhis artistic delight in the prod
ucts OF his own Satsuma and Nagoya, Dai
Nippon cast covetous eyes on one line OF
art treasures still in the possession of old
Corea the beautiful marble pagodas
brought to Corea back in the dawn Of folk
lore and beyond the memory of history.
In the year 1886 Hideyoshi, one OF the
stout old warriors OF Japan and then Regent
for the young Emperor, was ~disgruntled
because the Corean King did moi make
proper obeisance at the ceremonies attend
ing his accession and he hurled an army
OF invasion into Corea, The var spent
itself in ten years OF barbaric slaughter,
and at the end the Japanese occupied Seoul,
the ancient capital Of the empire.
Taiko. the commander Of the victorious
Japanese forces, vas himself a great art
lover and a hit Of a collector. When bis
armies occupied Seoul the first thing that
caught his eye was the fine marble pagoda
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WHY Called Tranle.

From The Milwaukee SeRtinrL.
Abroad this summer. said Il tourist
agent. you must call street cars trans,
and street railways you must cah tramways.
II you speak Of trolleys over there you won't
be understood.
"The word tram must puzzle the average
etyWologist. IL derives from a man s IN name
Outram-Thomas DURAN.
"Outram lived in Derbyshire, and in the be-
ginning of tho last century hc invented a
peculiar sort OF track that diminished the
friction between wheels and roadbeds. These
tracks OF uutrRm's. though nothing .,-I a
trolley track, were called first outramwaye,
then tralnwRys, and when street lines aud
street cars came into existence they Wer0
dubbed respectively ~;rs!usays and trans,'-
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Old Mans Unique Record.

In the village Of Burton Joyce. in Noting
hamshire. is Elijah Lindley. who for sixty
three years has been parish clerk and sex
ton OF the village. lie is 50 years OF age,
lives in the house where he was born, and
has only been absent from the village four
Sundays during his life.
He has served under five Wears. assisted
at 40 marriages, $500 baptisms and 900
funerals. The graves for The latter he has
dug himself But his most unique record
lies in the fact thatehe has loilFd the bell for
three sovereigns-George ~. William ".
and Queen Victoria Hs Vas only !, years
who Vas then sexton, took him into the belfry
and made him pull the rope.
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women Voters and Dog Tax.
From Me London Chronicls.

Victoria. the capital Of British Columbia.
has n peculiar municipal franchise. Every
person who pays a ~ dos tax 10 entitled 10
vote In elections for Mayor and Aldermen.
The system has led TO abuses. 1t has been
discovered that slI enterprising ladies' voted
on the siren 9Th OF n sin Gle dog, Worse still,
one ingenious lady, unable to get a real dog
In time to qualify. took out a license for a
china dog on her mantelpiece.~
Munioipa, franchise reform Ia now re-
Earded as a question OF urgency in Victoria,
and the unhipd association Of dogs with
Mayors and Aldermen is doomed.
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0AtrLch Sale nAYN.

FTOW INC huNbub CIV NTuT.
Sale days for ostriches are held in Cape
Colony. South Africa, the same as pubic
sales for horses and fine cattle In this coun-
try" Edward c.. Baum, who recently returned
from South Africa, said this morning. Some
specimens OF the males sell for 81. 500. and
FROM $500 10 81 900 each is the ordinary price.
ones.
The ostrich likes human company md
either the owner OF the flock or some men,
The owners Of the big focks have recently
discovered that alfalfa is the best kind OF
feed for them, and the alfalfa craze is on In
the Cape. Prlckly pears ave been the ostyioh
iced In the past,-
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tho o n,af many complaints about
hns, oonui.'on Of alleys bark of the
rn,'n, ess houses. In many places
w. o.'sn Is piled high on either side of
:, r'o 'norouRhfare, and In other places
~ oouiu hardly be called such, for
y, o"ere Is hardly room enough for trav.
saw On loot, and that Is danger
,ns ,, "eall know too well the effect
.nese conditions have on the general
of our town, not to men.
.'oh The danger OF disease germs In.
a,,"1 rsy"s t"ese piles OF rubbish, and pro-
uo's sickness. Let's be up and do
,"s IN the cleanup business, and
"eep steadily at it until Ordway will
~ Nno"h over the county IA the
''eahest town in the bunch.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The w. G. T. U. have planned q
cleaning up day for the upper park,
and have designated the afternoon Of
Labor Day, Sept. lst, for the destruc-
tion of weeds and turning the upper
part OF the soil. All who are willing
to aid in this work-and 1t is a worthy
cause-are to appear Monday at p. M
armed with hoe, scythe rake or pillow,
and each and every one that devotes
at least an hours time to, the work,
will be rewarded by good supper
given by the ladies.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

That lawsuits are frequently un-
profltabl was clearly shown In Justice
Stewards court last Saturday. The
case was Dobler & Neef vs. John
Schaukawitz. ofSngar City. and was
brought here by change Of venue. 1t
was replevin suit, for possession OF
a heifer. The animal was valued at
$40; and the costs, which the defend
ant has to pay amounts to over $500.
The preponderance Of evidence was
clearly In favor Of the plaintiffs, while
the defense had practically nothing
ON which to base their contention,
Notice OF appeal was given, but will
probably never be taken, and the only
problem remaining is for the Justlce
70 collect the costs; which may, o.
yaay not be an sasy iuh,
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

After several days inspection Of the
farms around Ordway, Campbell Den.
mis- returned Tuesday to his home at
Seneca, Kansas, to tell Of the wonder
full results OF farming by irrigation,
When he tells about the oats that av.
erage rs bushels, and the sugar beets
that make from Is to 40 tons per acre,
he should not be surprised should his
listeners exchange knowing glances,
as much as to say, "poor man, too bad
he's gone wrong-some other real cs-
tate mans been going him one bet
ter" Bring 'em out and show 'em,
Campbell.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

on Sunday night, Sept. Ist, Rev. A.
NJ craven, pastor OF the BaptiSt
church, viii preach Labor Day ser.
mon on the subject, Labor Honor.
aoie." The Divine Carpenter taught
the world the true dignity OF labor.
The work VIC do may not seem to
count; may seem wasted. Dead re-
suits Of work may perish IN moments
hrc. But II we are working In the
sight of Gbd we count; our putting
iorti OF honest efforts is moral fact,
and that is eternal. We extend a
special invitation to the men to be
present at this service,
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

lEe City Barber shop changed
nnnus again this week, and the new
proprietor commenced counting the
CAS-" tuesday night. w. w. Lappou,
OF Arapahoc. Oklahoma, who with
us FAMILY, visited here early in July,
could not be content to longer reside
e,se"ncFe' after noting the prosperity
oi our town and breathing the pure
ar OF Colorado, hence his arrival TO
become one OF us. Mrs. Lappon is a
uauSuter OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Ais
paugh. Frank Young has concluded
10 remain here for some time and will
occupy a clair under the new man.
agement.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The brotherhood Of American 1eo'
men had a splendid meeting at the
hall Wednesday evening. All mem
bers present had good time. All
absent members surely could have en-
ioyed themselves. The Yeomen are
growing. You will notice their RAPID
growth, also good social times. Keep
In touch with their movement.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The Baptist Young Peoples Union
was organized at the church on last
Sunday evening. The roll is still
open, and those that wish to do so,
can still join as charter members.
The object OF the Young Peoples
Union Is the social, educational and
spiritual advancement of the mem.
bers. II you are not already a mem
Der, Join with US, and we will do thee
good, Mrs. A, NJ. CRAVEN,
President.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

Several names have been added to
our list the past month and it is graf.
flying to note the steady increase.
The new ones this month are Geo.
Riley, G. A. Dickey, Jacob Besch, Rev.
A. NJ. Craven and Will Steinmetz, of
Ordway. G. NJ. Wright, Stanford,
ILL.,; John Donaldson, Armstrong, Ill.
and w. d. Springer, Antelope, Texas,
Thank you.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

Mrs. A. A. Brooks entertained the
Thimble Club at her home last Wed.
nesday afternoon. There was a good
attendance. and several visitors were
present. There being three vacan-
cies in the club. Mrs. J. B. Estes, Mrs.
Ben Rutherford and Mrs. Whitehead
were elected to membership. The
next meeting Is with Mrs. Walter
Steen, on Wednesday, the 4th OF Sept.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

i. W. Rice, of the American Re-
frigerator Transit Co., with headquar-
ters Mt Pueblo, will be in charge OF
the refrigerator cars used 10 trans-
porting the cantal0upes from this
section and arrived owing to
the scarcity of ice he expects TO en-
counter some difficulty in icing cars
this season.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The first cantaloupes shipped from
Ordway were from the fields OF Fran
els james and Chas Schroeder. Some
few have been Oh the Ordway market
but were too green TO be thoroughly
enjoyable. Another week and they
will supplant bread as the stall OF lie
around these here "diggin's." Car
load shipments are expected TO COM
mence this coming week.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. O. Il. Irwin and son
Floyd arrived last week from Port
land Oregon, on their way to Missou-
ri. where they will make their home
hereafter. They are visiting with
their daughter and sister, Mrs. J. E..
Downey, and will be among us several
weeks.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The burning Of the pump house and
motor at one of Rocky Ford's wells
last week, left the city short on well
water and it was feared the ditch wa
ter would have to be turned in to be
used for domestic purposes. The Sc
curing of Il motor from the Swink
sugar factory averted such action.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

Among those who are bemoaning
their fate while passing through the
ordeal OF batching or existing at a
grub house, while their better half is
spending the cheated term" in the
mountains, might be mentioned the
councilman from the A. NJ. Ward.
will come back.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

An unknown Kansas editor tunes
up his Tyre and MARBLES thusly: Maud
Muller on a summers day; raked the
meadow sweet with hay. And the
sun shone out As was his biz. In that
familiar way OF his, I'll Maud broke
out with prickly heat, and then her
language shocked the wheat.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

Milo Head arrived Wednesday night
from Pellville, Kentucky, surprising
the households OF John Il. and w. Il.
long, his brothers -in-law. He Will
locate here permane ntly IL the place
suits him.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-30

The family of L. +. Galbraith are
among the recent arrivals in Ordway,
and at present occupy the residence
north of Jas. Brown. Mrs. Galbraith
will open a millinery parlor upstairs
in the new Kropf building, and makes
announcement OF same in this issue.