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Free press., 1907-05-04

It seems that it could lie easily
pointed out to him that If there was
no town near him and he had to drive
20 or 80 miles to take his produce to
market and haul his groceries the
see that his land would greatly depre-
ciate in value and the disadvantages
he would encounter on every hand
would be very disastrous to his time
and he would gladly spend his money
at home to divert this calamity.
One of the most potent levers with
which to control trade in country To-
calities is the liberal use Of printers
ink, coupled with intelligence in ad-
vertfsing the wares of the merchant
The catalogue houses employ the best
talent obtainable to write their adver-
tisements and spend large sums of
money in this way. Besides advertis-
ing judiciously they advertise on a
large scale and consequently get the
business. The old saying that ''You
must fight the devil with fire" will ap-
ply in this case. The home merchant
must advertise. He must do more than
say: Come to Smiths to trade,
cheapest place on earth" He must
describe his merchandise as he would
in private conversation over the coun-
ter to a customer, and then quote the
price. This will nearly always act as
a clincher and will at least put him
on a standing with the catalogue
house. In fact it will give him an ad-
vantage over the catalogue house, for
in almost every case he can sell the
same grade of merchandise cheaper
than the catalogue house can sell it.
This is not mere theory but a state
ment of fact, for the reason that the
country merchants business is oper-
ated at a very much less expense than
that of the mail order merchant.
Free press., 1907-05-04
Fighting with Ants.

The Indians of the Mauritins dis
pose of termites, or white ants, in this
manner: When they see their covered
way approaching building, they drop
a train of syrup from this way to the.
nearest nest of black ants. The first
ones that see the syrup follow it up
till they reach the termite passage.
They return to their nest, and in
few hours black army starts out for
the white ant stronghold. With great
fury they rush into the galleries, and
in short time entirely destroy the
enemy, and each one. on It's way
home, carries dead termite, proba-
bly, to eat
Free press., 1907-05-04
STANDS BY HIS ASSERTIONS
President Adds a New Chapter to
the Moy er-Haywood Episode.
Defines His Idea of an undesirable
Citizen" and Criticised His Critics
Wants Square Deal Also.

Washington. = In letter addressed
to Honore Jaxon of Chicago, chairman
of the Cook County Moyer-Haywood
conference" made public Tuesday.
President Roosevelt replied to the
criticisms of his recent letter in which
he referred to Meyer and Haywood,
officials of the Western Federation
of Miners charged with implication in
the murder of Former Governor Steu-
nenburg of Idaho, as undesirable
citizens" The president says he re-
grets any body of men should SO far
forget their duty to their country as
to by formation of societies or in 9TH
er ways, endeavor to Influence JUS
tice and coerce court Or jury; that
they. not he, are trying to influence
and he condemS what ne calls their
fragrant improperly in the matter.
He says that he indicated no opinion
as to their guilt of the Steunenberg
murder, but that it was a simple az
surdity to suppose that because a
man is on trial he. is free from criti-
cism as to his manner of life. He
said he might as well be accused of
trying to influence the suits against
Hartman, some of whose friends had
also criticised him. He said that
Meyer and Haywood stand as repre-
sentatives of those who habitually ap-
pear as guilty of Indictment to OF
apology for bloodshed and violence.
He added that he was profoundly in
different to the condemnation of him
for his criticisms of the undesirable
types of citizens, regardless of the
power of either labor or capital.
The president closed his letter to
Jaxon as follows:
"You say you ask for a square
dear for Messrs Moyer and Haywood.
So do l. When 1 say square deaP
mean a square deal to everyone; it
is equally violation of the policy of
the square deal for a capitalist to
protest against denunciation of cap
italist who is guilty of wrong doing
and for a labor leader to protest
against the denunciation of labor
leader who has been guilty Of wrong
doing I stand for equal justice to
both and so far as in my power lies,
/ shall uphold justice whether the
man accused OF guilt has behind him
the wealthiest corporations, the great
est aggregation of riches in the coGn-
try, or whether he has behind him the
most influential labor organization in
the country.
Free press., 1907-05-04

There are a thousand and one items
of expense which the city merchant
has to meet that are entirely unknown
to the country merchant.
The time is rapidly approaching
when people who patronize mail order
houses will be looked upon as soon
ers' by the solid and influential citi
zens of all cOmmonwealths and will
suffer ostracism at their hands.
Cities and towns are built by COM
bined efforts Of the residents thereof;
not by foreign capital So too are our
churches and schoolhouses built It
may be true that in many instances
eastern capital has been employed to
make improvements in the west, but
always with good round interest to
the lender Of the money. No one ever
heard of case where an eastern man
or firm contributed to western enter
prise for the fun of the thing. Nor
did you ever hear of a case where any
mail order or catalogue house ever
contributed to any church building
fund. Nor yet did they ever build or
help to build any of our schoolhouses.
You never heard of a case of this kind
and you never will All these eastern
sharks care for is your dollar, and
you know it, and when they have got
ten that they have no more use for
you. Then why should you patronize
them? You can go to your home mer-
chant any day in the year and if you
are short of change, he will extend
you credit. If you are sick and un-
able to work the home merchant will
see that your family is provisioned
until you get on your feet again. He
VIII do all of this and at the same
tine furnish the same grade of goods
at the same or even at less price.
VIII the catalogue merchant do this?
A society could be organized and
designated as the Peoples Protec-
tive Association" An organization
of this kind could be perfected in
every town and hamlet in the coun
try. Merchants and business men
would push these organizations for
the reason that it would be to their
interest to do so. After the organiza-
ton is formed and things are running
smoothly questions of the day may be
discussed. and also matters pertaining
to the welfare of the immediate local
ity may be brought up which will in
clude the important question of trad.
ing at home. OF course it will be ad.
mitted that this question will have to
be handled with gloves on. But there
are men in business in every town
who are equal to the emergency and
no trouble is anticipated in getting
the farmers and others who buy Of
mail order houses to listen to reason.
Teach the farmer to love his coun-
try. his town and his people; make
him realize that they are his: that
they are part of his being, his life.
Teach him that it is to his hnan ciaI.
moral and social interest to buy his
goods in his home town, and If he be
man he viii do it.
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Free press., 1907-05-04

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their ambition, hence the contentment
that prevailed.
But in after years, when cities
grew and trade expanded, the mer-
chants of these cities not being con-
tent with conditions of trade, devised
plans by which they might reach out
for more business. Advertising in the
newspapers being a cheap way of
putting the merits of their goods be-
fore the people. this plan appealed to
them and it was adopted. At first they
operated on a small scale; then, as
the merchant saw the opportunity for
making it pay, he added to his adver-
tising fund. And so it has continued
until to-day millions of dollars are
annually sent to mail order houses by
the people of the United States.
The best and most effective way to
throttle the catalogue house has been
a question uppermost in the minds of
country merchants for several years
past some advocating one plan and
some another. There are several plans
which might be presented to induce
the farmer to buy at home. In the
first place his pride might be appealed
to- There are very few farmers who
own their own farms but that would
be interested in building up his own
locality. He realizes the fact that if
his farm is to be valuable it must be
farmed in the most scientific manner
and all buildings, fences, etc., must be
kept up in the best possible shape,
and above all the farm must be To-
Gated not too far from some good
town, for we all know that farm land
brings much better price when near
to some good town or village. 1t is
not hard to get the farmer to realize
this, for if he ever sold any farm land
or tried to sell any. he knows this to
be a fact Well, then, after he has
realized this fact, the thing for him
to do is to patronize his home mer-
chants and business men, SO they may
be able TO build and maintain a good
town
Public schools are much better in
the towns than in the country for the
reason that where the population is
most dense. there is more taxable
property to the amount of territory
covered. hence there is more money
~OAtCClC0 AOA SCAAOO4 pun pOSCSs anu dS
a result more and better teachers are
employed. All this is of the highest
Importance TO the farmer, as most
farmers who are OF any Importance in
their profession are interested in Civ
ing their boys and girls a good educa-
ton And right here is wnere the good
town proposition comes to him with
great force He knows he can send
his children to the village school at a
great deal less expense than to send
them away to college, and that in
most cases better results are OBJ
tanned
If the farmer seriously desires all
these good things he must of secessi-
ty help TO build them. Let him under
stand that he is one OF the main
spokes in the great wheel of COM
merce in his vicinity and that he can
nl-afford to send abroad to purchase
even the smallest item OF merchan-
disc, though it may seem to him that
he is saving few cents by doing SO.
Free press., 1907-05-04

The inhabitants of an Industrial
town seeking to abandon it in body
"a strange event for modern times
is now to be witnessed in Spain. The
town is that of Bejar, near Salaman-
"a. whose people are using their ut
most endeavors to have themselves
distributed-men, women and chill
dren-among the South American re-
publics. Bejar was once a flourishing
town. with a reputation for its cloth
fabrics. Fifty years ago the popula-
tion numbered $4,000 people. but the
place has gradually declined, and to-
day contains no more than 5000 souls.
who seek to fee from it as fast as
they can.
Free press., 1907-05-04
. KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Ss0 0@e~@@e4 90 -
swift F-eioht Service.

E. n. Nevlln of Wichita ordered a
carload of bran from Greenwich and
it was 40 days en- route. w. Watson
sent a car of flour from Wichita to
Newton and it was % days on the
road. Newton IS % miles from WichI-
ia. The car travelled on an average
of less than a mile a Cay. Frank
Schwarts of the Schwartz Lumber. and
Coal company, says that last Novem-
Der he ordered a carload of shingles
from the Puget Sound lumber district
and that a few days after placing the
order he received bill of lading
showing ths car had been loaded and
was ready for shipment That has
been the last he has heard of the car
although he has made many demands
Cor its delivery.
Free press., 1907-05-04

Sheer white goods, IN fact, any fms
wash goods when new, owe much of
ineir attractiveaess to the way they
are laundered. this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equals-
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has suIIlcient
strength to stinen, without thickenlng
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
Free press., 1907-05-04
Bankers at lola.

Group three of the Kansas State
Bankers association was in session at
lola. About so bankers attended from
Southern and Eastern Kansas. At the
morning session Congressman Charles
F. Scott talked to the bankers about
Panama. John R. Lindburg of Pitts
burg, P. w. Goebel of Kansas City,
Kan, j. w. Marley of Oswego, Grant
HOrnaday of Fort Scott, c. G. Chand-
Ter of Wichita and J. w. Perry of St.
Louis were among the speakers at the
afternoon session.
Free press., 1907-05-04
EVEN # DISCOURAGED
TRY Or. WILLIAMS Pink etLra
FOR YOUR RHEUMATISM.
The Pills Have Cured the Disease b
Almost Every Form end Even In
Advanced Skeaes.

Advanced Stages.
Rheumatism is q painful inhaanma-
tion of the muscles or OF the coverings,
of the joints and is sometimes accor1-
panied by swelling. The pain is shar11.
and shooting and does not contine ITSELF
to any ore part of the body, bat after
settling in one Joint or muscle for 8,
time, leaves it and passes On TO another.
The most dangerous tendency of the
disease Is to attack the heart. External
applications may give relief from pain
for time but the disease cannot be,
cured until the blood Is purified. DR..
Williams Pink Pills are the best naedi-
cine for this purpose as their action Is
directly on the blood, making it rich,
red and healthy. When the blood is
pure there can be no rheumatism.
Mrs. Ellen A. Russell. of South Gof
ST., Auburn, Me-, says: t'I had been
sick for fifteen years frOm impure blood
brought on by ovefwOrk. My heart was
weak and my hands coiorless / was
troubled with indigestion and vomiting
spells, which came on every few months.
had no appetite and used to have awful
falntlng spells, falling down when at
my work. frequently felt numb all
over. My head ached continuously for
five years.
''About two years ago ] began TO feel
rheumatism in my joints, which became
SO lame could hardly walk. Ny joints
were swollen and panied me terribly.
''Dr. Williams Pink Pills were rec
commended to me by q friend, after ha6
failed to get well fromsfhe,doctors
treatment. When began taking the
pills, the rheumatism was at its worst.
had taken only q few boxes, when the
headaches stopped and not long after
ward felt the pain in my joints be.
coming less and less, until there was
none at ali. The stiffness was gone and
have never had any return of the rheu-
matism. -
DR.. williams Pink Pills have cured
such diseases as nervous and general
debility, Indigestion, nervous headache.
neuralgia and even partial paralysis and
locomotor ataxia. As a tonic for the
blood and nerves they are unequalled.
A pamphlet on :. Diseases of the
Blood . and q copy of our diet book will
be sent free on request to anyone inter-
ested.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists. or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt OF price, so cents per box, six boxes
for 80. 90, by the Dr. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady, N. Y
Free press., 1907-05-04
crummer to oult one job.

S. c. Drummer, chairman of the re-
publican state central COMMITTEES has
issued the call for a meeting of the
committee in Topeka the Afternoon of
May 16. At this meeting Mr. Crum-
mer will tender his resignation as
chairman of the committee. Mr..
drummer announces that as a mem
Der of the state tax commission, which
begins it's labors July 1, it will be
impossible for him to take an active
part in the political affairs.
Free press., 1907-05-04
Gen. Funston cuest of Parents.

Gen. Frederick Funston, with his
wife and child, are the guests of the
generals father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs E. H. Funston, on the farm near
Carlyle. Gen. Funston succeeds
Gen. Macarthur in command or
the Department of California. 1t was
something like a year ago that Cen
Funston was transferred to ST.
Louis. He was in command at San
Francisco during the earthquake and
fire, and brought order out of chaos
N the striken city. He VIII have the
same command in California that he
had before the disaster.
Free press., 1907-05-04
LABOR CONDITIONS GOOD.
Employer and Employees are Harro-
nious and Little Friction Exists
Men Well Paid and Satisfied.

st. Louis, Employers and Ia
Dor leaders of st. Louis and ths
Southwest report labor conditions
better for May this year than for
many years past. Practically all
wage scales in ST. Louis and the sur
rounding territory for 200 miles are
signed In st. Louis alone this in
cludes 1900 union men. Employers
and labor leaders say there will be
nothing this year in local circles to
hinder great building year and that
on May 1 there will be cause for jill
LITIGATION for laborers and employers
alike.
Free press., 1907-05-04

Having refused to remain away
from the mission field for the full
term of his furlough. Rev. DR. Andrew
Watson. who has been engaged in
mission work 45 years. has sailed for
Egypt. DIR. Watson is the father of
Rev. DR.. Charles r. Watson. secre-
tary of the board of foreign missions
of the United Presbyterian church.
The fathershas spent the greater part
of his life in the Egyptian field. and.
as DIR. Charles Watson is the execu-
tive OF this department. the father
is employed by the SON.
Free press., 1907-05-04
concordia Wants Rock island.

Rumors are now floating around
Concordia that the Rock Island may
lease a part of the Union Pacific
run through that city. building n
The Concordia commercial club will
try to have this done. Concordia al
ready has four railroads, the Missou-
ri Pacific, Union Pacific. Santa Fe,
and Burlington and now it wants the
Rock Island
Free press., 1907-05-04
Nearoes Ordered AWAY.

Big Springs, Texas. = While as
sisting the arrest of several negroes,
Deputy Marshall James Burke was
killed. Following the killing of
Burke, the citizens assembled
in mass meeting and notified all
negroes who are without property in
this town to leave at once. Negroes
owning property here were ordered to
dispose of it within 15 days and also
leave
Free press., 1907-05-04
Kite control.

Kite control within certain pre-.
scribed limits has been accomplished
in France by means of q "deyiator, y
and this makes the kite available for
life saving purposes. A severe test
was given to the device some time ago
at Royan. on the east coast OF France.
and wonderful things were accom-
pIished.
Free press., 1907-05-04

There is more Catarr in this section OF the country
than ali other diseases put together and until the last
Few years was supposed TO be fucurable For great
many years doctors pronounced IL local disease and
prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing
Science has proven Caarrh to be CONSTITUTIONAL dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional
Hairs CaterTh Cure, manufactured by r. J. Cheney
Co.. Toledo, Ohio is the only Constitutional enre on
the market IL Is taken internally IN do1es from 10
drops to tesspoonful 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the eyatem. They offer one.
hundred dollars for any IL fails 70 cure. Sen8
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: FL. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, use.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation,
Free press., 1907-05-04
COURT AeouatIcs Rad.

The acoustic properties of the
courtrooms in London's new criminal
courts building are so bad. 1T is said,
that the other day prisoner who had
been sentenced to six months thought
he had been sentenced to IL. He
said to warden: "One Of the beaks
gave me six months and another os
'em gave me six months before
Also, besides echoes. "reverberations's
are complained of,
Free press., 1907-05-04
Stoned American Leqation.

City of Mexico, Mex. = Extreme
indignation has been caused here by
the report that the American and Mex
lean legations in Guatemala City
have been stoned by mob of several
hundred men instigated to do the act
by agents of President Manuel Estra-
da Cabrera of Guatemala
Free press., 1907-05-04
A G. A. R. Man Dead.

Jacob H. Swisher died suddenly of
heart failure at his home at Sedgwick.
Swisher was one of the early settlers
of Harvey county, locating there in
1869. He was an old soldier and had
held several staff appointments in the
national G. A. r. He was deputy
sheriff at the time of his death.
Free press., 1907-05-04

Count Prosper d'Epinay. who has
been decorated in Paris by the British
ambassador with the Victorian Order,
is in the odd position of being a
British subject and a Frenchman, at
the same time. He was born in the
island of Mauritius 65 years ago. The
island. of course. is inhabited by a
French-speaking population and once
formed part of the territories of
France. Both the counts parents be-
ing French. the count is regarded in
France as a Frenchman. but, being
born under the British flag. he is just
as surely a British subject
Free press., 1907-05-04
Cold and Snow in Territorx.

Tulsa, l. T. = Thermometer went
down 80 degrees Thursday. Slight
flurries of snow ACCOMPANIED the fail
in temperature. Snow is reported at
Chelsea, Ramona and other points in
northern Indian territory. Continued
cold weather will be of great injury to
crops.
Free press., 1907-05-04
Druggists to Meet.

A convention of Kansas druggists
will discuss topics peculiar to their
business at the Peoples Theater, Kan
sas City, during the 2Ist. 22nd. and
23rd of May. The secretary of the
local association expects that about
500 members of the Ka- SIS Phar-
maceutical Association will attend.
Free press., 1907-05-04
How Farm Values Grow.

A quarter section of land near
Downs in Osborne county was sold
recently for $4,000. In 1881 the
Downs Times states the same piece
of/1and was sold for S1,SO0 In 1896
it was again sold for $2500, in 1900
for $3.10O. in 1903 for $4,000 and in
1906 for $4,000.
Free press., 1907-05-04
chinese Officers to jamestown.

San Francisco, Calf - The steam
ship Siberia which arrived Sunday
from the Orient had on board dis
tinguished party of Chinese officers
who are to represent the imperial
army and navy of China at the James
town exposition.
Free press., 1907-05-04
Increase Pay offered strikers.

Baku, Russia. The shipowners
and exporters have decided to grant
an Increase of pay to the striking
captains and engineroom msn belong
ing to the naphtha flotilla on the
Caspian sea. The strikers are con-
sidering the offer
Free press., 1907-05-04
independence Woman 1os Years oil

Mrs. Esther Holt, colored, died at
Independence aged 1O3 years. Death
was due to decay incident to old age.
There is little doubt that she lived the
years to which she laid claim as she
was fairly well educated and truthful.
She has lived in independence for the
past quarter of a century and could
tell interesting stories of the days
when President Jackson was in his
prime. She was girl of years when
the war of 1912 was fought and a
young woman when Abraham Lincoln
wa Sborn.
Free press., 1907-05-04
uocies Of Grain Tariff Filed.

Copies of the new grain tariff which
will go into effect in Kansas have
been filed with the board of railroad
commissioners. 1t fixes tie rate on
grain and grain products at S5 per
cent Of fhe present tariffs.
Free press., 1907-05-04

Boston. = According to officers of
the workingmen's organizations the
Industrial situation in New England
May will be marked by fewer con-
tentions between capital and labor
than for many years. In the building
trades several small strikes are
threatened in a number of cities, but
in Boston there promises to be little
suspension of work in any branch of
industry.
Free press., 1907-05-04
frozen Alfalfa Killed Cows.

A farmer near Culver cui some of
his frozen alfalfa ard fed it to some
cows. Next morning four of his cows
were dead as the result. One of the
animals was worth $50 or $50.
Free press., 1907-05-04
kansans TO prison con-erenee

Gov. Hoch has appointed a delega
ton of 25 Kansans who are interested
in reformatory, charity and prison
work to attend the, national confer
ence of charities and corrections. to
be held in Minneapolis, Mimi, June,
1917.
Free press., 1907-05-04

A Berlin scientist claims to have
found way whereby a head can be
made to grow again on human body
after decapitation. If he comes to
this country he win fill long-felt
want after every change of administra.
ton.
Free press., 1907-05-04

A man in Massachusetts dropped
dead while he was reading an original
poem to his friends Which satisfac-
torily demonstrates the necessity of
asing violence In such cases if persua.
-'~n fails