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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

In 1897 I had a stomach dis
ease. Some physicians said Dys-
pepsia, some Constipation One
said I would not live until Spring
For four years 1 existed on boil
ed milk, soda biscuits, and doc
tors prescriptions. l could not
digest anything [ ate; then I
picked up one of your Almanacs
and it happened to be my life
saver. I bought fifty cent bot
tie of KODOL> and the benefit I
received from that bottle all the
gold in Georgia could not buy.
In two months / went back to my
work, as a machinist, and in three
months I was well and hearty.
May you live long and prosper. +"
C. N Cornell, Roding, Ga, 1906.
The above is only sample of the
great good that is daily done
everywhere by KODOL For Dys-
pepsia. 1t is sold here by w. W.
Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

Don't let the baby suffer from
eczema, sores or any itching of
the skin. Doan'S Ointment gives
instant relief, cures quickly. Per-
fectly safe for children. All
druggists sell it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23
Change in the Climate of Kansas.

dOo o. Ill 1OltO1 oOAoll oA
his statements before the con-
greSSiOnal committee regarding
the subject of a change of climate
in the region which includes the
states of Kansas and Nebraska
Among these statements / note
the following: I'VE find right in
the arid regions, that during a
long period of observation, thirty,
forty or fifty years, the average
rainfall of the first ten years is
practically the same as the aver
age of the last Yet in the
tabular statement which con-
cludes DIR. Moore's pamphlet,
only the last thirty years are in
cluded, although the records of
three of the stations named cover
respectively forty eight, thirty
nine, and forty-one years 1
submit that fair comparison of
facts bearing upon so important
a subject as the change of climate
should include the entire period
of observation
My own records at Lawrence
cover a period of thirty nine
years, from 1868 to 1906. Dur
ing the first ten years of this
period, from 1868 to 1877, the
average annual rainfall was $40
inches; during the last ten years,
1897 to 1906, it was 30.16 inches,
giving an increase of 1925 inches
per annum But a more salts
factory method of comparison is
to divide the entire period of OBJ
servation into two equal parts.
The total rainfall at Lawrence
for the first half of the thirty
nine years, from January 1, 1868,
to July 1, 1887, was 572.81 inches,
while during the second half of
the period the total was 643. 81.
This makes the average annual
rainfall for the first half of the
period 34.5O inches, while for
the second half it is 3S. II inches,
an increase of 1854 inches, or
more than ten per cent. And
this is the result, although the
rainfall at Lawrence for the year
1906 was only $3.50 inches, more
than eight inches below the aver
age for the thirty eight preced-
ing years That notable defici-
ency for 1906 occurred in the
eastern portion of the region
west of the 95th meridian, in
which region DR.. Moore says
that the rainfall for 1906 was eX-
cessive in all that vast stretch of
territory. Notwithstanding the
facts brought out by my own OBJ
ServationS, which have been
regularly forwarded to the chief
of the weather bureau, at Wash
ington, at the end of each month
and year, DR.. Moore states that
the rainfall has neither increas-
ed nor diminished by amounts
worthy of consideration. This
statement, however, may be con-
Sidered correct with regard to
the western third of Kansas and
Nebraska, as shown by the
records of Dodge and North
Platte; but it is not correct in re
gard to the eastern and central
portions of those states, where
the breaking and cultivation of
the soil upon a large scale, and
the great increase of foreStation
have combined to produce con-
ditions favorable to an increased
rainfall. In the western portions
of Kansas and Nebraska, the con-
ditions are practically the same
today as they were in the eastern
portions of those states when
settlement first began.
There has never been a better
opportunity to test the question
of the effect of the sudden hui
man occupation of an agricultur-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

The following are the appoint
ments of the Northwest Kansas
conference of the NJ E. church.
held at Nortonville this week
Ellsworth District - u s.
Brown, presididg elder, Salina,
Kansas.
Banner N See.
Browhuvll- w Vanderlip-
Bunker Hill-T J Nixon.
Cha1in- L Seaman.
Ellis-H H Bowen; assistant
supply, L A Mickey.
Ellsworth-EE E GunckeI.
Galatia-J E Brown:
Gove-W G Jordan.
Grainfeld- II Sollenberger-
Hays-M j Mumford.
Hill City A Shuler.
Hoxie F d Funk.
Kanapolis- J Mickey.
LaCrosse-LE E Laybourne-
McCracken-T be supplied
MOnument-F.C G Griffith.
Morland- w S Harper; assist
ant supply, r. Collins.
NOtoma-W M DewS.
Oakley-C A Davis.
Orion To be supplied.
Palco-John Plants.
Plainville j G Helmick; assist
ant supply E Marsh.
Ransom-M G Terry.
RuSSel-R E Dunham
Russell Springs Bisbee-
Sharon Springs + Oden-
Wa-Keenev-W E Scott.
Wilson, w Snapp; wilson
bohemian work., Charles Kot-
sky.
Winona-A w Dick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

Farmers come in and insure
your grain against hail as we
only represent reliable companies
that pay cash for their losses
Wa-Keeney State Bank
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

prairie. When / came to Kansas
in 1866 to begin my life work as
a member of the faculty of the
State University, the only timber
consisted of narrow belt along
each stream; and during the late
autumn and winter, I often
counted at night as many as
fifty to seventy simultaneous
prairie fires from my study
windows in the university build
ing, on the summit of Mount
Dread. At that time by daylight,
from the same point of view,
every house in the city of Law
renee was plainly visible from
foundation to roof; while at the
present time the buildings, al
though greatly increased in num-
ber, are completely concealed
from view by the foliage of the
multitudinous shade trees. The
surrounding country also has
been so changed in appearance
by the growth of trees under
human direction, as no longer to
bear the remotest resemblance
to the original prairie surface
Not only has the rainfall in
creased, but the atmospheric
humidity has also increased
The average relative humidity
for the first half of the period of
my observations was 68.76 per
cent, while during the second
half it had risen to 1921 per cent.
When / came to Kansas in 1866,
and for several years thereafter,
no dew was deposited upon the
grass until toward morning, and
one could walk through the grass
at any time before midnight
without wetting ones shoes.
Of late years, the dew generally
begins to be deposited on the
grass before the twilight is over,
as in the eastern states, thus
corroborating the observed in
crease in the atmospheric hu
midity.
In regard to the velocity of
the wind, Dr. Moore in his hear
ing before the congressional
committee stated that he was
quite certain that there had been
no change in the general high We
sixty, or a hundred feet, although
the trees would restrict the We
locity of the wind near the
ground. In his pamphlet just
issued he states that an exam
nation of the wiud records in
Kansas and Nebraska shows
that the last fifteen years have
not been quite so windy as the
fifteen years previous, but that
it is not safe to assume that a
permanent decrease in the wind
velocity has taken place." My
own records of the wind velocity
began on July /, 1872, when an
excellent recording apparatus
was installed upon the roof of
the north dome of the main
building of the University of
Kansas, 105 feet above the ground
the ground itself being $50 feet
above the broad valley of the
Kansas river. This apparatus
has been carefully kept in order
under my personal direction
during the entire thirty-four and
a half years and its results have
been compared with, and cor
roborated by those of standard
thermometer of the signal service
pattern, which for fifteen years
was in operation at the same ele-
walton. If we adopt the method
of comparison used by DR.. Moore
in his rainfall statistics, and di
vide the thirty four years into
ten-year sections, we have the
following results:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

The winds of March have ne
terror to the user of DeWitt's
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Il
quickly heals chapped and crack
ed skin. Good too, for boils and
burns, and undoubtedly the best
relief for Piles. Sold here by
w. w Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

I Will pay 6 cents for good
hides until further notice. Geo.
Baker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23
township Sunday School Convention
Calendar.

iOWiiSiIp Suuudy CCiIOOt OOft6HtlosG
Calendar.
Franklin at Pleasant Hill
March 81, 1907.
Wa-Keeney at Wa-Keeneys
April z, 1907.
Wilcox at South Downer-
April IA, 1907.
Riverside at Riverside, April.
21, 1907.
Collyer at Banner, April .,
1907.
Ogallah at Ogallah, May S.
1907.
Glencoe at Silver Lake, May
%, 1907.
Programs for the above con
ventions are in course of pIepar-
alton and everything points to a
most interesting and profitable
series. Give the cause your best
time and effort.
j H. NIESLEY,
County President.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

Mems hats and ladies' caps fos-
spring at Mrs. Moooe's-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-03-23

To remove a cough you must
get at the cold which causes the.
cough. There is nothing so good
for this as Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup. The liquid colo
relief that is most quickly effec
tive, that stills and quiets the
cough and drives out the cold
Sold by W. W. Gibson.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MANNING TO THE RESCUE.
United States Sends Swift Cutter 10
Pick Up Curriers' Survivors.

Word was received here last night at
the custom house and also at the Office
Of the Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com.
pany that the United States government
revenue cutter Manning win be sent 10
Nelson's Lagoon to rescue the passengers
and crew Of the shipwrecked vessel, John
Cmrier, which was wrecked on August Q.
The information came from Washington
and the Manning IL supposed to be at
Valdez Alaska, and while the officers of
the company here sustaining the loss do
not know where the Manning win bring
the crew. yet they are Of the opinion that
she will put in at Seattle.
The John Currier, which was wrecked
August 0, had 240 persons aboard, about
half Of which were Cinnamon and Jap
anese. They are In ill-provised huts on
a bleak part Of the Alaskan coast and
have provisions enough to last them un-
til September /. The news that the
government is to act 80 promptly Ia q
qualification to the officers OF the COM
pany here and also TO the relatives and
friends Of the castaways. many of whom
are residents Of Astoria.
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there " now an interim during which
the state has made no provision for
prosecutions Of this character. Notwith.
standing the opinion Of these attorneys
however. Mr. Manning Is proceeding
with bis investigation and II he obtains
the necessary evidence, will return his
indictments and leave the question Of
law TO the courts.
According to an official, two informa.
tions have already been signed, but Mr..
Manning neither confirms nor denies the
report
When the district attorney decided to
act In the case and notified his Office,
Deputy District Attorneys prepared com.
paints yesterday and drafted warrants
for the bank officials. On Mr.. Manning's
arrival In Portland. however. he conclud.
ed that the better policy was to 1T al
grand jury and proceed along those
lines, ~ 1t would expedite matters and
start the wheels working faster than If
proceedings were brought in the munici.
pal court.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24

SAN FRANCISCO. August 23.-Alfret
J. Stice, formerly an official of the Pa
eifc States Telephone & Telegraph Com.
pany strengthened the prosecutions
elimination process by giving testimony
to the effect that President Scott at the
time Hllsey is said to have bribed the
supervisors, had not yet gained prac.
tical knowledge Of the telephone bust
ness. Speaking of Pickernells coming
to San Francisco. Stice said the condi-
tion Of the company at that time was
rotten.
For one thing" he said, 1T was the
rule of employees even to go over their
direct superiors.'
Stice said he knew this because he
drew up an organization chart which in.
dlcated diagramatically the official rank
of the system.
Delmas drew from Stice that Picker
nell was to have met Scott and Stice at
Portland but not do so because detained
in Salt Lake. Heney considered this as
an inference that Pickernell was detain.
&c in the Utah City to attempt to bribe
officials there as there was great oppo-
sition to the Home Company in that
place also.
To Offset this he asked Stice what
Pickernell was doing in Salt Lake.
Stice said he was looking into the op-
position situation. Asked ii Glass told
him so, Stiee said that he might have.
When asked if Glass told him Pickernnell
was in Salt Lake for bribing officials
Stice said, "No, Glass did not tell me
that and do not know that it is
true
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
PLAYS BASEBALL WITH JAps.
American Jackies Visit and Patronizs
Mikad0,s Men.

n
WASHINGTON, August 23.--After 81,
days at Yokohama the fast division oil
the Pacific feet Of warships, the Penn.
syIyania, the West Virginia, the Mary.
land and the Colorado. Rear. Admiral
Dayton commanding, left that port to.
day, under orders to proceed to the west
coast Of the United States via Honolulu,
at which port. II - anticipated. the YES
sells will remain ten or fifteen days.
The stay of the fleet in Japan was
without any untoward incident of any
character. as was the case upon the
previous visit Of the vessels to Japanese
ports two months ago. The men we're
given the usual shore leave. devotine
their time to sightseeing in Yokohama
and Toxic. There were baseball contests
with japanese college teams and the
determination was complete.
1t was announced at the navy depart.
ment that the necessary repairs on the
armored cruisers Tennessee and Wash.
ington, now at Hampton Roads and New
port, respectively, will be completed by
September IS. and Immediately after
that date they will proceed to the
Pacific.
These details are the most recent de.
velopments of the change of naval pol
icy, the most significant features of
which have been the Presidents desire
TO send the Atlantic feet of 10 battle.
ships to the Pacific.
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very enjoyable, We sailed down with
nil sails set and only in reaching the
region OF the Columbia River did we
strike thick weather again. Captain
Austonsen was obliged TO lay off Wilapa
l'ay last night ON account ot the fog"
Captain Antonsen also said that he
had the best kind OF trip down. I'VE
had fine trip down and all the men
arrived In good shape. The ship made n
quick passage and OF course am glad
We did not have the same luck ~ the
John CuuIcf."
On board the returned vessel we're 90
white people, passengers and crew. and
l02 Chinese and Japanese. With all
this colony OF humanity there was no
sickness and DR.. Pilkington quickly
passed the vessel through quarantine.
One Of the returning members Of the
company who 10 looking well 10 the In.
side boss. Thomas Wooten. The ship
was reported 10 be coming up the har.
Dor and Mr., y. Elmorc, one OF the officers
OF the company, went down on the dock
to watch her drop anchor.
by jove,' said Mr.. Elmore. as the
ship was well down the bay. ~ there
isn't Tom Wooten's whiskers I'm
farmer. ! can tell that CLINT long
way off," He was correct In his predic.
tion. for when Mr.. Wooten came ashore
he was adorned with the best beard on
the ship and there were many good
ones, too. He Is looking nne and Is
several pounds heavier than when he
lefs
Mr.. II. johnson bookkeeper for the
company also bears out the other mems
statement for prosperous voyage and
from all reports It Is TO be construed
that the 81. Nicholas and the company
which she brought down the pack for
rad most prosperous summer even II |
!hc run Of ash was light.
The 81. Nichohs will discharge cargo |
iext week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
Military Part OF Country at Rifle
Contests.
SEA eIRT the NEXT PLACE
One Of the Most Popular Ranges in
the Country viii be the Scene Of Num-
berless Contests - Society Event For
the East.

WASHINGTON, August 23--After the
National Rifle Matches and those of the
National Rifle Association, which will be
shot at Camp Perry, Ohio, the attention
of the rifle world will be turned toward
Sea Girt, New Jersey, where the matches
OF the New Jersey State Rifle Associa.
ton will be shot from September End
TO 7th inclusive, Probably a majority
Of the teams from Camp Perry, certain.
ly a large number will proceed to Sea
Girt for these matches,
Sea Girt has long been famous for its
rifle matches and possesses one of the
best ranges in the country. The prin.
cipal match will be that for the Dryden
Trophy, presented by former Senator
Dryden Of that State, one of the hand
soonest trophies in the country. It Is
open to the same teams as are eligible
for the National Match, except that the
teams shall be composed Of eight in.
stead OF twelve men. The distances are
ZOO 600 and 1000 yards. The Dryden
trophy carries with it $3.50 In cash with
500 to the second team and $50 to the
third team.
There are also the Interstate Regi.
mental team match open to battalions
and separate organizations of the United
States service and to the regiments of
the National Guard. This Il new
match, the trophy for which was pre-.
sented by Hon, Frank 0. Briggs U. S.
Senator from New Jersey and carries
with IL number of cash prizes. There
will also be the company team match,
Company trophy match Columbia
trophy match, Carbine team match, Vet.
eran Organization team match, Gould
rapid fire team match, Individual rapid
fire match. All.Comers Military match,
Hayes match, General d, P, Meany
match, New Jersey State Rifle Associa.
Continued on Page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
Finance Committee viii Have to
Furnish Funds.
REAL TEST NOW BEGINS
Western Union win Not Take Back Old
Employees But viii Retain Those Who
Filled Their Positions = Strikers Are
of the Opinion They Are Winning.

| NEW YORK, August 23-The striking
photographers, who are without funds NAV
now apply to- the unions finance com
mittee for relief, according to an an
nowcement of Deputy President Thomas.
superintendent Brooks of the Western
Union said the men employed to fill
vacancies caused by the strike win be
retained and none of the old operators
whose places have been filled will be
allowed to return,
PORTLAND. August 23.-There was
nothing in the countenances Of the little
group of telegraph operators gathered in
the strike headquarters at the Esmond
Hotel today that would indicate discour-
agement over the situation They dis
cussed with earnestness various phases
o. the progress of the strike. They say:
I'VE have the wires tied up all over the
country in spite Of reports to the con-
trary. Why, if man puts message
on the wire, say, at Chicago for coast
point it is more than likely to 60 up
into the air before fairly getting under
way. He has no way to find out whether
it got started, even. or not.
1--WE have daily reports from the chief
officers in the east and letters in every
mail and can say that Portland seems
to have better service today than any
place in the country, and you know what
we have here. The latest we have from
Chicago, is the dispatch received this
evening stating that out Of the 100
operators in that city we have not lost
. man through desertion."
This matter of having messages inter
rupted was verified at the offices of the
one manager saying that the
Interruptions were Of such character
as to disprove the claim of the strikers
that the strike is being conducted in
clean manner, He said that some of the
Continued On Page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
RUSH HOME AGAIN.
Globe Trotters Anxious to Return to the
United States.

LONDON, August 23.-The usual end.
of'the summer rush to secure berths on
steamers bound for the United States
is in full blast. 1t is estimated that 90.
900 Americans arrived in May, June and
July. Now all want to return within a
month or six weeks. The steamship
offices are daily besieged. but the only
present hope of saloon passengers not
holding return tickets is that some hold
ers will prolong their stay and transfer
their berths. All first-class accommoda.
tions have been booked until the end of
September, and the second.class accom-
mediation is nearly as full.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
KILLS cHINAMAN FOR MONEY.

REDDING, Cal, August 23.-Dan Ar
thur, half-breed, wanted for the mur-
der of Chinaman named All Chwong,
IN Hawkins Bar. Trinity county, escap-
ed Sunday when officers put in their
appearance. Arthur got boat and went
down to Trinity River. He is believed TO
be in Humboldt County. Arthurs VIC
tim was cook on the ill-fated Jeanette,
lost IN the Arctic Ocean, and was one
of the few rescued. Since then he has
been mining in Trinity. Arthur killed
All Chong for money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
CHICAGO s. ALTON BOUGHT.
Subject to Conditions of Standard Oil
Fine For Rebates.

NEW YORK, August 23.--The Toledo
st. Louis s Western Railroad has ac-
quired control of the Chicago & Alton,
according to an announcement made to-
day, The acquisition is subject to con-
ditions which will not be made public
for fortnight.
While negotiations are closed the
change Of ownership will not take place
until the purchasers are definitely assur-
ed the government did not intend to fine
the Alton $29,OOO,OOO in connection with
the Standard Oil rebates.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-24
OFFICERS KILL EACH OTHER.

GREENSBORO, N. c., August 2s.--
Deputy Revenue Collector Hendrix, with
a posse from Raleigh, and Deputy Mar.
shall Henry and posse from Durham
while hunting moonshiner's still last
night each mistook the other for moon.
sinners and both sides fred. Deputy
Gordon was mortally wounded. Deputy
Hendrix and two possemen were serious.
y injured.