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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
FOLLY AS Fl FLIES
HOW ONE MOTH WAS DRAWN
FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHT.
Gay Young FOUNDER Needed Only to
Have His Feet Set in the Right
Direction and the
Plain Path.

Setemup didn't draw any dividends
from bowling alleys, saloons, or the
aters; but he was free spender, and
made welcome by all the prroprietors
of such places
One day Setemup got moody and
sad His clothes were glossy, and
since he couldn't be relied on to do
good work because he stayed out late
at nights and often came to work with
a bad headache, he had not been pro-
NOTED for Is months Further, Set
emup was penniless and owed a three
weeks board bill
Setemup began to think. Thought
produced action, and he went to see a
wise old uncle who often gave him
good advice, and had on one occasion
rescued him out of the hands of some
relentless loan sharks
How now?" said the uncle. why
SO sad?''
I'm nearly down and OUT was the
reply. Il can't keep good habits,
somehow, and 1 can't save"
His relation scratched his head and
pondered for few minutes Then he
said, Il like you because you have the
elements of a man in you I'll help
you by giving you an inducement to
save your money. For every dollar
you bring me inside the next two
years I'll add half a dollar It'll cost
me some money, but 1 guess it will be
worth it,"
Fired by the ambition of making
such easy money, Setemup neglected
his old haunts at the bowling alleys,
the saloons, and the theaters. Inside
a month he brought his uncle few
dollars, which the old man promised
to put carefully away for him and add
the percentage promised And he
kept on bringing his uncle all the
money he could spare.
The habit of saving and the virtues
it necessitated soon showed itself In
his appearance His clothing was good
and we'll kept. His eyes were bright
and healthy. What most pleased him
was the fact that he began to be adj
vanced regularly, and before the two
years were up he had become assist
ant to the head of big department
At the close of the two years Set
emup went to his uncle to draw his
money The sum was SO large that
he protested the old man had been
adding more than he should.
Are you satisfied" was the query.
Perfectly" was the reply. I never
expected nearly so much
well, I'll be honest with you. The
money just handed to you represents
your savings alone with accrued in
terest. Lately I've met with some re-
verses. and am unable to add my pro-
portion; but 1 will later.
In this world" said the uncle,
habits are the real giant forces for
good or evil. 1 simply helped you to
establish one good habit, and 10! like
magic, all the rest of the virtues fol
lowed in its train. The forming of
one good habit and sticking to it often
will help a man to make good head
way in manner faster than he could
imagine in his widest dreams"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

qualnting the community with what
he has to sell and with the fact
that people could obtain at home.
where they could personally examines
them and return them If defective in
any way, goods at as low price as
any catalogue house can sell them,
every man and woman is to blame
who sends away for goods; and every
one who fails to raise his voice in
favor of home trade The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment
The remedy has been outlined in
general way. We will suggest the first
steps. Let merchants buy at home
they cannot consistently ask others to
trade with them when they do not
patronize their brothers in trade. The
editors should patronize home, and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines of
goods in competition with the home
merchant. The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many a we'll
TODD farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
away for all his groceries and cloth
ing if he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on a years purchases.
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing adj
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to ad-
vertiSe.
Trade-at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or Il Patronize the Home Mer-
chants" or Il Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses" for members to dis
play. The acceptance and displaying
of such card might constitute a per-
so nor member.
Much of the trading away from
home is due to thoughtlessness and
ignorance of business principles.
Many persons consider only the first
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
Ireland's Trade.

Ireland is very good buyer, thanks
to the comparative prosperity of the
country at the present time. The i'm
ports in 1904 were worth $26S, 1878, 73S
and the exports 1926, S1O,195. The fig
ures suggest that Ireland is creditor
country, having income from invest
ments abroad-income paid in COM
modities imported No doubt part of
the excess of imports over exports,
says the Baltimore Sun, is due to
the habit of her patriotic sons abroad
of sending their earnings back to
the old country. Last year Ireland
exported S15,00O.O0O worth of butter.
Her total exports of live stock, meat
and fish were worth $114, 0e0, 900;
whisky, etc, $4,000. 900; crops, fruit,
-four, etc, sS,37S,O 900. Her exports
OF manufactures were worth $4S,344,-
600, but her imports of such goods
were worth ss3.O0O.OOO.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
|HOME-TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and AcfiOe In Every
Community.
PATRoNIzE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local interests
That Are Found in the Mail
Order Systems-Educate
the Public.

Copyrighted. 1906, by Alfred C. Clark
Why should we trade at home /?
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
it pays us financially? First, because
it is our home The pride we should
take in the prosperity of our home
town and our neighbors should be suf-
6cient inducement to give them the
preference Second, because beyond
all doubt or question, it pays from a
money point
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day is the mail order
business, and with the decline of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country. What at first was considered
great convenience and an exhibition
of commendable enterprise has grown
to be one of the crying commercial
evils. The success of the mail order
house is the result of constant, ex-
tensive and intelligent advertising. 1t
is not by persistent swindling as some
tell us, for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
can do no better than to adopt the
same method, the judicious use of
printers ink.
While the merchants are the heav-
lest immediate losers, and could do
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
Happy Solution.

My DEAR said the bridegroom, the
day after they had returned from their
wedding journey, 81 have sugges-
ton to make that 1 think will work
to our mutual satisfaction and bene-
fit
Now, John, darling" said the bride,
preparing to weep at the slightest ex-
cuse remember, 1 never said 1 could
cook
Don't worry; it isn't about your
cooking. !, 1t is about the letters you
write and ask me to mail. 1t strikes
me that we might be happier"
IF 1 didn't write to anyone? Oh,
John, how"
Wait until I have finished, my
dear. All l want to suggest is that
you mail your own letters, SO / won't
be forever forgetting them, and in re-
turn for SO doing that / will sew all
my buttons on. By doing SO it seems
to me we will overcome two obstacles
to married happiness that have caused
trouble since buttons and letters were
invented"
And the little bride, having checked
her tears, agreed to try the plan
Judge
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
Caught.

The big fish which got away was
caught in our reservoir to-day at the
National Military home in Ohio. This
is the first one on record recaptured.
Our champion angler was fishing
for bass and caught small one, then
rebaited his hook with a lively min
now and made another cast, when, IN
his own words, there was a rush of
the big fish for the bait, the quick pull
to fasten hook, the broken line and
the oft-told story repeated-the fish
got away with part of the line and
float attached The float Indicated the
motions and position of the fish as
he tried to get rid of the hook, and
many anglers and friends of the un-
fortunate fisherman offered sugges-
tions and helped to recapture the
struggling bass, one Offering to carry
skiff from an adjoining lake and go
ont after him. Finally the fish APP
preached the shore near enough to
cast a line over him and fasten in the
broken line The crowd on shore
awaited the result with excited, eager
attention as the fish was brought to
net and safely landed When weighed
the Indicator pointed to six ounces
Forest and Stream
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

A Calcutta trade journal calls at
tention to the demand for crocodile
skins in America, and from time to
time has urged the natives to engage
extensively in the business of killing
this creature for his skin, guarantee
ing that they will be able to sell to
American buyers at remunerative
prices all the skin they can take
There are thousands of crocodile in
the lagoons and tidewater streams of
India, easily accessible. and there are
Indians in plenty to hunt them and
take their skins. Consequently there
is no reason why big trade in croco-
die skins should not be built up be-
tween the United States and India
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy In Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, itching and In
flamed-Cured by Cuticura.

II wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put stop to
twelve years of misery 1 passed with
my son. AS an infant I noticed on
his body red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger I put him under the care
of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, infamed, and badly swo1-
len, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When I think of his suffering,
it nearly breaks my heart. His
screams could be heard downstairs.
full of misery. I had no ambition to
work, to eat, nor could / sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave it up
for a bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonder
full Cuticura and decided to give it a
trial tell you that Cuticura Ointment
is worth its weight in gold, and when
1 had used the first box of Ointment
there was a great improvement, and
by the time 1 had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Reso1vent, my
child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine
and smooth as silk. Michael Stein
man, Sumner. Avenue Brooklyn,
N. Y, April 16, 1906"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
n. S. GIvLER. Pub.
Getting a Bill Before Parliament.


In congress, in the house or senate.
any member can introduce bill with
out Formally; in the house member
merely drops the bill in the box, and
propriate committee; in the senate
the bill can be presented at any time
in open session In the house OF
commons, explains A. Maurice Law,
in Appleton's, the procedure is more
elaborate. No bill can be introduced.
not even by the government, unless
the house has by motion given its
permission or a member has given
notice of his intention to bring in a
bill, but the introduction of a bill may
be, and sometimes is, opposed No
money bin'' Chat is, a bill impos-
ing charge upon the public revenues
or on the people, or making any ap-
preparation of money!, can be intro
duced unless it has been authorized
by a committee of the whole house,
and then only by a minister The
scope, therefore, permitted the pri-
vate members in the introduction of
bills is very limited, and the oppor
tunity afforded him to enact his bill
into law is even more circumscribed.
In fact, it is only by the veriest
chance that a private members bill
becomes a law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices, they should
not be expected to do it all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
every teacher should instil it into his
pupils in the school room, every min
lister should preach it from the pull
pit The debating societies and po-
litical conventions should discuss it.
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church., and so
ciety generally, are SO interviewer and
so identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help,
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price of
real estate is largely dependent on it's
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount of business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acquaint-
anceship and establishment of char
acter. If the farmer, or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home
The remedy lies in education and
publicity. In many places that edu-
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience, but, in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil, and heed more read
lily the warnings of the press and
friends of home, they may correct the
evil more readily
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks of imitation and
substitution and how easy it is to
deceive the public But, if the mail
order man is honest, and his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way.
his success is of no interest to us
and will never benefit our community
in the slightest degree. II crops should
fail or sickness render us short of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for a dollar-we must always
look to the home merchant for credit
in times of adversely
Who is to blame2 The mail order
house? Not in the least We alone
are to blame The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade by not &C.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
Bio Task for Enoineers.

Engineers have never doubted the
possibility of transmitting power from
the Victoria falls of the Zambesi river
to the great gold fields of the Trans
vaal, $50 miles distant, but they have
questioned the economic SCUM 1ness of
such an undertaking. on a commercial
scale. Nevertheless. contracts have
been let which show that the work
will be undertaken. 1t is the most
extraordinary electric power scheme
ever attempted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
NERVOUS HEADACHES
Or. Williams, Pink Pills Will Cure
Most Cases and Should Interest
Every Sufferer.


Nobody who has not endured the
suffering caused by nervous head
ache can realize the awful agony OF
its victims. Worst of all. the ordin-
airy treatment cannot be relied upon
to cure nor even to give relief. Some
doctors win say that if a person is
subject to these headaches there is
nothing that can be done to prevent
their recurrence.
Nervous aeadach es, as well as neu-,
ralgia, are caused by lack of nutrition
the nerves are starved.s The only
way to feed the nerves is through the
blood and it is in this way that Dr.
Williams Pink Pills have accom-
plished so many remarkable cures.
Mrs Addie Merrill, of SO Union
Street, Auburn, Me-, says: For
years I suffered from nervous head
aches, which would come on me every
i've or six weeks and continue for
several days. The pain was so severe
that I would be obliged to go to bed
for three or four days each time. 1t
was particularly intense over my right
eye. 1 tried medicines but got no re-
lief I mad no appetite and when
the headache passed away I felt as if
had been sick for month. Ny
blood was thin and I was pale, weak
and reduced in weight.
read about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in a paper and decided to try
them. I first noticed that they be-
gan to give me an appetite and 1
commenced to gain in weight and
color. My headaches stopped and
have not returned and I have never
felt so well as I do now"
DIR. 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
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

And now they are complaining of
lack of transportation facilities in
Brazil, where they find it difficult to
get their crops to market Bounti-
full harvests are hardly a blessing if
they cannot be used profitabfy. Per-
haps when the airships come the
troubles of farmers may be some
what lessened. though the pilots of
the purple twilight, dropping down
with silken bales.'' are yet far dis
tant.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
The Real Power.

A 17-year-old boy at Worcester.
Mass, has a lung capacity of 800
cubic inches When he grows up and
goes to congress he will perhaps
learn that it is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course of ma
tional legislation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

The youngest professor in the east
ern states is William T. Foster. pro
fessor of English at Bowdoin college.
He supported himself from a very
small child, and at the age of IL
had saved enough money to take a
college course
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

The electric light. when used at
night to constantly illuminate beds of
lettuce, radishes, and similar vege-
tables, insures more speedy growth
than xhen no artificial illuminant is
used
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

After being let In on the ground
floor of big deal a man sometimes
discovers that some other chap
crawled in through the cellar window.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar
healer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. H.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

FREE

FREE
Our mammoth 14S-page Seed and Tool
Catalog is mailed free to all intending
buyers, or send &c in stamps and receive
free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W. La
Crosse, Wis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

! At the marriage altar he agrees to
endow her with all his worldly goods
and she promises to love. honor and
obey-but do they make goodf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
oats-Heads z Foot Lonu.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out a new oats this
year with heads 2 foot long! That's
wonder. Their catalog tells.
Spetz7 the greatest cereal hay food
America ever sawi Catalog tells.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16

Heart failure and cash failure often
60 together.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-16
THE CANADIAN WEST
Is The BEST WEST

rY5guys.yz y n The testimony OF thou
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k1'E kSyxx4&G Islands during the
SY.HENN year that the Canadia-s
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| Year
Il X2S DA11y} cultural returns have in
I[tk~ 0D(SU creased In volume and in
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| dian Government offers
OS1fR4 ~ 16O acres FREE To
dde settler.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1907-08-15

arrive here last Thursday in their
automobiles from New York. Thurs
day evening Mrs. Williamson, Miss
Tiller Skolfeld, Mr.. Linwood Skol-
field. Miss Pearl Harris and Master
Mortier Harris rode to Topsham in
the automobile. while his friends
took sail up river in his launch. A
very pleasant trip was reported.
Teddy W., the pet coon cat of
Miss Mildred Holbrook. attracts
much attention this summer. Teddy
was very knowing looking last Satur-
day when he had his picture taken
by some summer people.
H. S. Bowker Of Phippsburg, was
in the place a day of last week.
Mrs n. K Eastman has been enter
tanning friends from Massachusetts,.
the past ten days.
Miss F. R. Jones of Lisbon was a
guest recently of Miss l. s. Percy.
Mrs. and Mrs. Ralph Dunton
passed Sunday with Mrs. May Han
son.
Mrs. William Sawyer was visiting
relatives Sunday.
Mrs. John Eastman and grandaugh-
ter Lena, has been visiting in the
Harbor for the past week.
Mrs. Mabel Freeman passed the
week with Mrs. Eduard Small.
Mr.. Raymond Richardson called on
friends here last week.
Miss Mildred Holbrook is RAISING
the week in Brunswick with rela-
tives.
Miss Virine Harris is visiting her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brigham in Brunswick.
Mr.. Harry Thompson passed Sun
day in Bath.
Mrs. Ada Benson. Mrs. Lottie
Skolfield. Mrs. Adelaide Holbrook and
Jessie Holbrook passed Wednesday
last in Bath.
Mr.. Winfield Packard has been WIS.,
iting Miss Mildred Holbrook for the
past few days.
Many campers are on N. s. Pur-
ington's point now. A crowd of five
left Saturday after camping there for
several weeks
A party Of five automobiles passed
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1907-08-15
Birch Island

The event of the week has been a
QUOT tournament which was held in
Post Office square There were
thirty entries. Mr.. Marland l.. Pratt
of the b. A. A. offered a handsome
loving cup to the champion. The cup
was won by Miss Emily Felt of
Brunswick. who made a phenomenal
score. 1t is now being engraved and
will be exhibited at the Athletic
club in Boston before presentation.
The first ladies' prize was taken by
Mrs. Charles Kilham OF Boston. and
the corresponding prize for gentle
men by Mr.. Charles johnson. Miss
Elinor Cakes and Mr.. 10 wingate Sc
cured the consolation prizes. A most
bright presentation speech was made
by Mr.. E A. Chandler of South
birmingham. Miss Mynee Owen made
the highest score for a single play.
The day was finished by baseball
game In the afternoon and a most
enjoyable concert in the evening.
Thanks for which are due to Mr..
Thomas Ryan of Boston and his or
chestra
Miss Annie E Fuller was among
those who went to Bath on Wednes-
day to enjoy the celebration.
Mr.. Edward A. Chandler left on
Saturday to visit his mother in
Brunswick before returning to his
home at South birmingham. Mr..
Chandler Is greatly missed at the is
land. as he was one Of the foremost
In promoting the various entertain
ments which have been taking place
Mr.. Thomas Ryan and Mrs. Ryan
arrived on Thursday. They are the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Frank ". Thompson Is enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. ST. Clair and
son Richard of Boston and Miss Mac
Donald.
Mrs. Marsh Of San Francisco, Cal.
is visiting relatives at Tenants Har-
bor
Miss Edith Frost of Arlington is a
guest OF the Wyman's.
Miss Mynee Owen has returned
to Brunswick.
Mrs. Helen Conant is visiting her
daughter.
Mrs. A c. Cobb and Miss Myrtle
Booker are entertaining Miss Ethel
Webb.
The yacht Jacqueminot of Harps-
well brought a party on Wednesday
to call on Miss Maude Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert BARLEY have
been entertaining friends from As
bury Park.