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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
of Interest to Women.

Every woman naturally should be
healthy and strong, but a great many
women, unfortunately, are not, owing
to the unnatural condition of the lives
we lead. Headache, backache and a
general tired condition ARE prevalent
amongst the women of to-day, and to
relieve these conditions women rush
to the druggists for bottle Of some
preparation supposed to be particular
ly for them, and containing-nobody
knows what. If they would just get
a box of Brandreth's Pills, and take
them regularly every night for time,
all their trouble would disappear, as
these pills regulate the organs of the
feminine system. The same dose al
ways has the same effect, no matter
how long they are used.
Brapdreth's pills have been in use
for over century, and are for sale
everywhere. plain or sugar-coated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
Can They Be ForetoId?

The Jamaica calamity has revived
the discussion as to whether earth
quakes can be foretold, and scientists
conclusive opinion on the subject
Some of them are certain that there
are phenomena which indicate such
disturbances but others have their
doubts. There have been some Curl
GUS prophecies, a London meteorolo.
that there would soon be two earth
quake shocks in America, and doubt
less he will claim the Jamaica catas-
trophe and the tremor said to have
been felt in Pennsylvania as a fulfill
ment. But it will be observed that he
no one knows on what his calculation
was based. 1t may have been, and in
the minds of many who want proof
and not mere assertion was, nothing
but .guesswork, much after the gen
civilizations of weather prophets"
to knowledge which when analysed
prove to be the shallowest of charla-
tanry. At all events, says the Troy
Times, the world at large is not yet
satisfied that any reliable method OF
foretelling earthquakes has been
found Authoritative warnings OF
such events might be the means OF
saving many lives, even if damage to
property could not be averted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
STILL MORE PROOF
That Dr.. Williams Pink Pills Have
Cured Even the Most Stubborn
Cases of Rheumatism.

when J. was a boy of SIXTEEN" says
Mr. Otto II. Rose, a retired grocer, of
1926 Lexington Avenue, Indianapolis,
Ind, 81 met with a serious accident
which injured the bone of my head
over the right eye. l recovered from
the accident to all appearances, but
not many years after began to have
intense. pains in the injured bone,
which came on every year and would
last from few days to several weeks.
81 consulted the doctors who told
me that 1 was suffering from neural
gia. The sight of my right eye was
affected, SO that at times l could
scarcely see out of it, while both eyes
watered constantly. During these at
tacks 1 was often dizzy from the ter
rible pains. The pains came on every
morning and passed away in the after
noon. l never suffered from the pain
at night.
Il tried without success to get re-
lief until a friend told me to try DR..
Williams Pink Pills. When l had
taken a few boxes I felt the pain
growing less intense and in much
shorter time than / had hoped for i
was entirely cured. I have recon-
mended the pills to several persons.
who have used them with good results
my wife uses DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for nervous headaches and finds
them the best medicine she has ever
used as they give relief where all 9TH
ers fall
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists or sent, postpaid on
receipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
An instructive booklet, entitled
Nervous Disorders" will be sent free
on request to anyone interested.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

All of these cost him rs cents He
vas not experienced at putting spring
wagons together and he didn't do
very good job of it, for one OF the
seats refused to sit in the right place
and he had to get a local blacksmith
% help him fix it. This cost him
another half dollar and delayed him
so much that he and the boy had to
70 to the hotel for their dinners; an
additional expense of 20 cents. So
before he got his team hitched to the
wagon it cost him $3.50. allowing him
saving of $1.10, which was very
stingy pay for the time he had lost.
Of the amount he spent for the wagon,
only S1.95 remained in Boone county.
The railroads and the mail order
house got the rest of it.
In the meantime his neighbor. Mr..
tones, bought the SIS wagon from the
local dealer, who made profit of
SIG on the sale. As the vehicle was
already assembled and there were no
extra parts or tools to buy, the amount
paid for the wagon represented all Of
the cost to Mr.. Jones. The dealer
spent the SIG profit for new sign on
his building: the sign painter hired a
.arpenter to repair the roof On his
house. the carpenter paid his bili-at
he butchers and the butcher bought
1 hog from Mr.. Jones' And so the
SIG kept going sn the county until a
farmer with the mail order habit got
hold of it He gent it to Chicago ana
It never came back
But this wasn't the last of the two
purchases. A few weeks after the
Two wagons were bought, Mr.. Browns
boy and Mr. Jones' boy, driving the
new vehicles, met on the country road.
They drove too close to each other
and a smash-up resulted The weak
est part Of each wagon gave way, an
axle on the mail order product was
broken and a doubletree On the other
was smashed Both breaks were plain
-ly because of defective construction.
Mr.. Jones took his broken doubletree
TO town the next day and the dealer
gave him a new one Mr.. Brown at
tempted to explain to the Chicago firm
that the axle would not have broken
If it had not been defective and
coupled this explanation with re-
quest for new part, but after several
weeks of correspondence with the
niece as far away as at the begin
ming. he gave it up and bought the
axle himself This experience told
Mr.. Brown why he should trade with
home merchants instead OF patroniz-
ing the msil order houses.
In Boone county and in every other
county there are many who send thou
sands of dollars out of the county
every year. without ever considering
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

Every year in the Rumai country,
India, marriage lottery-a sort of
sweethearts sweeps held The
names of all the manageable girls
and of the young men of the circle
who want to get married are written
on slips of paper and thrown into
separate earthern pots. From these
they are drawn against one another
by the local wise man. This simply
determines the fact that the Rumai
girl has come out and is ready to be
married, and the youth whose name is
drawn against hers thereby obtains a
particular letter of introduction, with
authority to make love Immediately
with what ardor and success he is
capable Of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

Mr. Clay was of a personality once
seen never to be forgotten Tall.
slender, graceful, he had besides the
cir majestic which kings affect, i'm
agfning it exclusive property.
Throughout Mr.. Clay's performance
my eyes scarcely left his countenance.
which, as he proceeded, sank from
sight until, by the familiar optical
illusions, nothing of it remained but
the mouth, and that kept enlarging
and widening until it seemed an elias
tic link holding the ears together.
Indeed, at this late writing, my ono
distinct recollection of the man and
his speech is the mouth and its c&pac-
ity for infinite sion."-Autobiog-
raphy of Lew Wallace.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

that And the small saving he is able
to make by large purchases is more
than offset by his larger expenses.
These expenses must come out of the
purchaser so the mail order man is
compelled to make a larger profit IL an
the local dealer. It costs him moro to
market his goods. He must maintain
large and expensive Office force and
he must advertise. As an exam pie
of what the mail order man expects
to make out Of his customers, letter
written by a prominent mail order.
man might be quoted. Writing 20
magazine he said: advertising IL.
your publication cost us II cents ar
inquiry and we made sales at cos.
of only Sc cents each for advertising.
This is about half of our regular cost.
This man was selling "a complete out
fit Of clothes for $685." He was will
ing to pay a dollar for each salo tho
advertising brought him. Ask ycus
local dealer how long he could keep
the sheriff away from his doors sc he
took dollar out of. every ten doila-
sale
You can't buy the same class of
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houses than from the local dealer
though one may think he can after
reading the catalogues. The differ.
ence comes in the quality of the goods
There is a particular class of goods
known as mail order goods This
trade term is applied to cheap but
SNOWY goods and novelties which can
be sold at a large profit It means
much the same thing as street fakfr
goods" and, as is the case with street
fakir goods, mail order goods are not
handled by the regular jobbers and
wholesalers. They cannot afford to
handle them because their customers
want better merchandise The street
fakir duplicates, in appearance, the
jewelry carried by a first class Jew.
elry house and makes large profits
The catalogue merchant does the
same thing but does it on a larger
scale and much more cleyerly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

the fact that they ara making their
community poorer. reducing the per
capita of wealth, and dwarfing local
business, -only to enrich concern al
ready rich enough to buy several
counties. An extra thousand dollars
in any community will mean, during
the year. many thousands of dollars in
business transacted and increased in
come for practically every one in the
community. Often the amount sent
to the mail order houses is more than
enough to turn the balance the other
way and business depression exists
where prosperity would prevail under
normal conditions. Even if the coun-
try purchaser was able to save q Snug
sum by ordering his supplies from a
mail order house, the loss to the COM
munity would be greater than the gain
for himself. 1t is needless to point
out that as the amount of the mail or
der business from any community in
ereases the amount of loss to the COM
munity also increases, until it is only
a question of time until the Individual
loss caused by the general depression
of business will exceed the individual
saving.
In fact if everyone in the commun-
1ty bought from the mail order houses,
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell
as well as buy from the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
centered in one or two points. Buy
ing by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fiend
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be>com-
PEELED to depned on the mail order
man for market for his products.
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is, to a great extent q
fallaey. In spite of his boosted ability
to buy in large quantities, he is not
able to buy for much less than the
country merchant. Competition in all
manufactured products is too keen for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
A PRECIOUS Heritage.

Sweetness of temper is a precious
heritage. 1t gives beauty to every
thing. 1t keeps its windows open to-
wards the spice country, and fills the
home with perpetual delight. The for
tunate possessor of sunny soul is
Gods evange1 in a dark world. He is
living Gospel, which no one will
ever repudiate, and the blessedness OF
which all men will appreciate. Tho
body will grow old and the smooth
brow will be furrowed, but happy
disposition is an aureole to the grey
crown CT age. Blessed is he whose
life looks out upon the land of Beulah,
and whose soul is responsive to the
outlying vision."-Exchange.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Medl-
cines, Quack Cures, and Doctors
Fail-Cuticura Succeeds.

zema for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and I also tried all the pat
ent remedies that heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until 1 commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the ,Cuticura
Remedies I found immediate relief,
and was soon sound and well. c.. v.
Beltz, Tippecanoe, Ind, Nov. Is, '05.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
Congo Reform.

Prospects are encouraging for 70
form of the outrageous abuses in the
administration of affairs in the Congo
Independent State. The natives In
that vast equatorial region have been
treated with an incredible inhumanity
They have been forced to labor for
the companies that deal in rubber;
cannibals have been employed as
guards over the rubber gatherers; lit
tie children have been bound out to
labor for long terms of years; the ad-
ministration of justice has been so
bad that the name of the place where
the chief courts sit is regarded as
word of ill omen. Men, women and
children have been mutilated and
beaten and otherwise maltreated-
The Congo Independent State is con-
trolled at present by the king of the
Belgians. In 1889 the king made
will bequeathing. to Belgium his rights
in the country and in 1890 Belgium
made an agreement by which 1T Sc
cured power to annex the territory
after ten years Reform, explains
Youths Companion, is likely to come
through the assumption by the Bel
gian parliament of its powers under
this agreement. The chamber of rep
resentatives voted last month to an
mex the territory, and the senate may
have approved the plan before this pa
per is in the hands of it's readers.
When this is done, irresponsible per-
sonal government will cease. The
king, who has been an autocrat in the
Congo, will have no more power there
than he has in Belgium Responsible
ity for the government will rest with
parliament, and the public sentiment
of the world which has forced the par
lament to take up the matter, will
compel it to treat the 100000
blacks as human beings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
Wonder Of Plant Memorv.

Plant memory is problem for the
inquisitive botanist. says the Dundee
Advertiser. In 1901 plant allied to
the squash and pumpkin was taken to
New York from the desert of Sonora,
I'm Mexico, and since then it has been
kept-without watering-in a strange
climate $500 miles from home Dur
ing the six weeks of rain in the des-
ert the plant grows its leaves. and
flowers and perfects its seed Then
It dries up and leaves only a water
flled gourd, which thick. hard shell
seals against animals and evaporation.
The transplanted specimen still re-
members the rainy season of six
weeks. 1t wakes, sends out rootlets,
stems and leaves, and then dries up
again until the following year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

A distinguished professor has de-
clared that the so-called lazy boy is
only boy of too strong individuality
to endure the conventional school rou-
tine which the grown-up thinks is good
for him. 1t used to be a consoling
thing to some of us who were not
quite the best boy in the class to read
of one and another great man whose
stupidity in school gave no hint of his
future greatness. Any lazy boy who
is perfectly sure that he has great
individuality and that he is going to
appear some time in biographies may
refuse to be classed with the lazy
boys All other lazy boys are just
lazy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
IrrIaated Lands.

Do you know that at this time you
can secure irrigated land in the Big
Horn Basin, Wyoming, for but little
more than the cost of water for irri-
eating? 1t will not be SO, very much
longer. If interested, let me tell you
about the present opportunities to get
land in this new country, where crops
never fail, and where there is a good
home market for everything produced.
Homeseekers' excursion tickets, on
sale the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month
d. GLEN DEAvER, Gen1 Agt.,
Land Seekers Information Bureau,
1904 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

The Paris court that decided that
a woman must be reasonable in her
expenditure for dresses did not stop
to reflect that to be unreasonable is
the dearest privilege of the so-called
fair sex In this county such a de-
cisfon would be violation of the con-
titutional right to the pursuit of hap
piness-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
To Domesticate a Cat.

1t is said that an unfailing remedy
for cat that viii not accustom itself
to new home is to grease its feet
thoroughly with butter and put il
down the cellar When it has licked
its feet clean it will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
. Man Of tsiah Principle.

Scotsman up for the week end (who
has been asked by his friend to go to
. music hall Ma, ma, mani Dye no
ken I never visit a music hall on tn
Saturday-for fear should laugh in
tn kirk ON tn Sawbath London
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage Of those persons who
have never been married before.
Widows, however, in accordance with
an old custom. usually choose Szfdr@
day-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

The man who pays attention to
anonymous letters is almost as un-
worthy Of notice s. those who write
them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
cxcIi.t Amuses Sultan.

The sultan of Turkey occasionally
finds amusement in watching the per-
Torrance of Mustafa, the court cy-
clist, who is said to be the only per
son who has ever made his majesty
laugh. Mustafa accompanies his gy-
rations with frequent bursts of mono
Ioxue. showing himself to be almost
as good a wit as he is q cyclist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

Graft often goes ABOUT disguised ~
. business opportunity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23

FILES cURED IN TO H DAY8.
PAZO OIHT1EENT guaranteed TO cure case
1tchsnR. Blind BieedInR OF Protrrdinx Piles In
d 10 Il days money refunded Soc
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
items of General interest Re.
ceived from all Over
the State.
DOINGS In THE LEGISLATURE
Other News of the Badger State
Which Our Readers Will Find
Will Be of Interest
to Them.

Madison, Wis, Feb. "a bin was
introduced in the state assembly to
prohibit actresses appearing in tights
unless wearing skirts reaching four
inches below the knees. Assembly
man Weber, Social Democrat, intro
dnced joint resolution memorialfzing
congress to investigate the Meyer
Haywood case in Idaho, and the de-
cision of the federal supreme court
thereon.
Milwaukee breweries were hit by q
bill introduced in the Wisconsin leg
islature prohibiting the employment Of
girls under Is years Of age to wash
or fill beer bottles.
-Iadison, Wis, Feb. 9-Assembly-
man Weber, Social Democrat, intro
duced a joint resolution in the legis-
lature memorialiZing congress to inves-
tigate the MoyerHaywood case in
Idaho, and the decision of the federal
supreme court thereon.
Madison, Wis, Feb. IA bill de-
fining medical titles was introduced in
the senate. The bill isaimed at
quacl1s. Bills appropriating $4,000
each TO the Jamestown and Alaska
eXpositions were also introduced. An
other bill introduced requires railroads
to give Sunday service in branch
lines
Madison, Wis. Feb. 11.-Al1 records
for new business have been broken in
the legislature. The Introduction of
new business has ended and the total
number of bills introduced in the as
sembly this session is 1912 The total
number of bills introduced in the sem
ate this session is 81
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

He Wants to Interviews This Baker
Who Warns His Feet ON Bread
He Sells Later

Milwaukee, Feb. 9.-Fresh1y baked
1oaves OF bread are used by Milwau-
kee baker to warm his feet while he
sleeps. and are then sold to custom
ers, according to charges made in
court. The baker, William BulchhOlz,
was fined $50. The judge said there
was a need of a law licensing bakeries
if conditions made public in the trial
were prevalent
State Factory Inspector Waller said
that when he inspected the place Mrs
BuchholzZ, who is her husbands as
sistant in the bakery, roundly abused
him, tried to bar the door to prevent
his going out, struck him, and when
he finally escaped followed him two
blocks on the street, shouting at the
top of her voice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15
OUR NATIONAL
LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the Proceedings In the
Senate and House-Bills, Res
olutions, Etc.

Washington, Feb. 8. -" The senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill.
Seantor Frazier made an address on
the subject of states rights. after
which the army appropriation bill was
taken up. The army measure was,
partly read for approval of committee
amendments, and adjournment was
taken. One of the first amendments
tackled ran afOul of the railway rate
bill by proposing that the railways dis
eriminate in rates in favor of the Unit
ed States, and that army officers anG
their families ride on passes.
A new high record In the way OF
the passage of private pension bills
was made by the house when 725 bills
were passed In an hour and half,
The naval appropriation bill, carrying
Sso, 426,O00, was taken up and speeches
were made OH almost any old subject
except that under considerations
" Washington. Feb. H.. - The army
appropriation bill and memorial exer-
cises for the late Representative
Marsh, of Illinois, occupied practically
the entire day In the senate. Some mis-
cellaneous bills were passed, among
them an appropriation of $4,000 for q;
monument to- Gen. VIVA. FL Harrison
on Tippecanee battlefield. Indiana.
The house having been Informed Of
the death of Representative John f..
Rfxey, of Virginia, adjourned shortly
after converting out of respect to the
memory of the deceased. Little bust
ness was done.
Washington, Feb. 70. The senate
passed the army appropriation bill,
CARRYING SS1 100000. The amendments,
which increased the pay of army Off
GERS 20 per cent. and permitted the
government to accept reduced rates on
army supplies, and permitted officers:
and enlisted men to accept reduced
transportation, were defeated by points
of order
Bills relating to the government Of
the District Of Columbia We're conSid-
cred in the house. The Indian appro-
priation bill was sent to conference.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-15

One Of the best and simplest means
Of checking a cold at it's onset is 10
drink in bed glass of hot, not warm,
water I'm which have been placed the
Juice Of a lemon, three or four Jumps
Of sugar and a large teaspoonful OF
pure glycerin. This dose should be-
slipped as hot as possible after the pa
tient is in bed. Taken thus it will
probably induce a fow Of perspiratioR
which will throw OF the cold. The
simplicity OF this remedy is only equal
ed by it's great efficacy. AS with other
remedies, it's chance Of working COM
plete cure is increased if applied at
the beginning of the complaint.