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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-14

Birmingham. September 18, 1. m.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06
WEAK WEARY WOMEN.
Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and
End Them

Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and
End Them.
When the back aches and
throbs
When housework is torture.
When night brings no rest or
sleep.
When urinary disorders set in.
Women'S lot is weary one.
There is way to escape these
woes
Doan's Kidney Pills cure such
ills
This is one Kansas woman's
testimony:
Mrs Melissa A. Love, of 211
Hendricks street, Fort Scott,
Kan, says: Last winter I had
an attack of the grip, and it af-
fected my kidneys so that / suf-
fered for long time afterwards
with pain and lameness in the
small of the back. I had felt
this trouble coming on all during
the fall, and a cold took was the
final means of bringing it to a
climax. If / swept the floor or
exerted myself in any other way,
I had to go and lie down, but the
dull heavy aching would com
mence again as soon as 1 got up
and stirred around. My son
urged me to try Doan's Kidney
Pills, and I got a box at T. w.
Atkins drug store, and began
using them. / found such graft
flying relief that I continued the
treatment until my trouble had
entirely disappeared. My ex-
perience certainly warrants me
in recommending Doan's Kidney
Pills to others
For sale by all dealers. Price,
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name-Doan' s
and take no other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

If the patrons of the Voda
postoffice don't look a little out
they will lose their postofice.
The present postmaster can't af-
ford to keep it. There. isn't any
thing in it for him, and he will
have to resign before harvest if
someone don't start a store at
Voda The best thing for the
patrons of Voda office to do is to
go to work and get a rural route
out of Wa-Keeney. We will do
all we can for you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

City election last Monday
passed off quietly. No interest
was taken and only about sixty
votes were cast. The following
is the personnel of the city dads:
Mayor, I. T. Purcell; council
men, w W. Gibson, L. c. Hard
man, T. d. Hinshaw, W. J. Will
liams; police judge, Joshua Croft.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

This Office printed horse bills
for the Collyer Horse Co., also
w. A. Mong the first of the week.
The Collyer Horse Co. has one of
the best horses in the west, and
horsemen will do well to take a
look at this animal. w. A. Mong
has the horse for the farmer, an
Imported German Coach, the
most serviceable horse for the
farm. See his bills for dates,
etc.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

j. T. W. Cloud closed the deal
last Wednesday whereby John
Ell. Schlater, of Smithfeld, Nebr.,
became the owner of the Harry
Britt quarter at a consideration
of ZOO Also the Frank Brown
section to Dietrich Briadencamp.
of the same place, consideration
5000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

When you need a pill, take a
pill, and be sure it's an EARLY
Riser. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are safe, sure, satisfac-
tory pills. The pills with a rep
utation They do not grippe or
sicken. They are sold here by
w. w. Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

FOR FARM WORK

EOR FARM WORK
the very strongest kind of har-
ness is required. You need har-
ness you can depend upon in
such work.
WE HAVE FARM HARNESS
that is. as strong as it is possible
to make it. Well fitting and com
Portable for the horse too. Every
set is guaranteed to give all the
service you could ask of it.
Cheap, too, especially when the
quality is considered.
For Sale by A. B. JONES.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

Mrs. Thomas Nesbit has been
very i'll for the past two weeks
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

The heavy frost Friday morn
ing settled the fruit crop for this
wear.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06
LANDS WANTED.

L have customers for a few unim-
proved cheap tracts of land; some we'll
improved farms; some small ranches,
and two large ranches.
If you want to sell now is the time.
Come, list what you have, or send me
descriptions, prices. etc.
For Sale-LandS.
A wv bargains in lands-farm and
1 nch ands
Irrigated Lands.
am agent for the Arkansas Valley
Su ar Beet s. Irrigated Land Co IS
Ian in Southeast Colorado. where
farm ing pays.
Ca Ion or write,
S. NJ. HUTZEL,
Wa-Keeney, Kans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

Notice.
You and each of you are here
by warned not to trespass on
: sections IA and Is, tow Lship II,
range 25, Collyer township.
This warning is a note to Joe
.Hladek's, Sr-, and Joe Hobel's
sons. If you tresspass on the
above described land You will be
dealt with according to law.
j. A. MIINEK.
Get Verbecks & Lucas prices
ON lumber, coal, stoves, paints,
varnfShes and building material.
They will save you money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

Mr.. Banks and family, of
Whiting, Kans., arrived here the
first of the week ahd are domicil-
ed in w. I'll. Sommerville's cot
tage Mr. Banks is a plasterer
and auctioneer. We welcome
this good family into our midst.
Mr.. Banks owns a quarter of
land north of town
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

Most disfguring skin erup-
tions, scrofula, pimples, rashes,
etc., are due to impure blood.
Burdock Blood Bitters is a
cleansing blood tonic Makes
you clear-eyed, clear Drained,
clear -akinned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-06

Following is the program of Wa-Keeney
township Sunday school convention Sunday,
April :. 1907. at s-30 O'Clock at the court house
Song service conducted by Rev. Everett
Scripture Reading Willis Law
PRAYER Rev. Scott
song : - = : :
The Sunday school a support of the church
.--.----s-----.--- F. W. Walker
Intermediate girls chorus
Use of Pictures in Sunday School Work
Mrs. Long
Solo Rev. everett
Apparent good effects of organized Sunday
school work H s. Baker
Girls Quartette
Round Table-Primary s. s. work
Mrs. c. d. Smith
Township secretary Report Miss Philbrook
Business hour
Song
Benediction-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Against the Middle.

When Bill, the ranchman, came TO
Neav York to play the races he put up
at one of the most expensive hotels in
the city and took one of the most ex-
pensive rooms. Then he went broke.
The proprietor of the hotel and the
clerk held a private consultation.
I'VE will let HRS stay here" they de-
cided, but from now on we will feed
him liver and bacon until he pays his
bill. Nothing does he get in this house
from now on but liver and bacon"
They fed Bill liver and bacon for
breakfast, dinner and supper for about
three weeks. Then his luck turned. lie
forthwith walked out to a strange cafe
to get something to eat. He looked
over the bill of fare.
whats this in the middle?" he ask
ed. Liver and bacon"
Eyes, sir" the waiter answered.
"Give me everything on the bill of
fare both ways from liver and bacon, -
ordered Bill.-New York Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
An Old Medicine.

Ground oyster Shells said the ply
stefan, were used as a medicine by
the medieval doctors-a medicine for
the ricketts, and scrofula."
How absurd"
Absurd? Not at all. Oyster shells
contain lime, nitrogen, iron, sulphur,
magnesia, bromide, phosphoric acid and
iodine. Those are all excellent tonics
You know how hens eat ground oyster
shells and thus produce eggs with good
thick, strong shells? Well, as the oys
ter shell powder acts on eggshells SO
have no doubt it acted in the middle
ages on the bending, crumbllng bones
Of the rickety, putting strength and
firmness into them. Ground oyster
shells, am convinced, would be good
things for frail children today. They
would strengthen the frame, increase
the appetite and have a splendid effect
on the teeth. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
slayer and sIsieher.

In the first number OF the Atlantic
Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had 8
poem called ''Brahma." which puzzled
both critics and common readers.
Some said II was the greatest poem OF
the century. Some said It was nom
sense. The first verse ran as follows:
II the red slayer think he Stays.
or II the slain think he s. slain
They know not well the subtle WAYS
/ keep and pass ana turn again
That winter 1t happened that a rcla-
tive OF the poet Longfenow. living IN
another state. bought a sleigh. and In
a family letter 10 the cousins In Cam
bridge there was wall lest the Janu-
airy thaw which had followed the pur-
chase should keep them from enjoying
the gay cutter that season When the
letter was answered, Longfellow CON
tributed this verse, which. II Is said.
has never been printed before:
TO - ON THE PURCHASE OF A
SLEIGH
II the red sleigher think he sleighs.
OR II the sleighin think II is sleighin.
They know not well the subtle ways
OF snow. that comes and goes again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10

To those who are satisfied with q So
perfcial view OF the subject It may
seem impossible that the diligence and
attention necessary TO q fisherman's
success can leave him any opportunity
while fishing to thoughtfully contem-
plate any matter not related TO his pur-
suit. Such a conception Of the situation
cannot be Endorsed for a moment by
those Of US who arc conversant with
the mysterious and unaccountable men
tai phenomena which fishing develops.
We know that the true fisherman finds
no better time for profitable contempla-
ton and mental exercise than when ac-
tually engaged with his angling outfit.
1t will probably never be possible for
US TO gather statistics showing the NOV
ing sermons. the enchanting poems, the
learned arguments and eloquent ora
tons that have been composed or con
structed between the bites, strikes or
rises of fish. But there can be no doubt
that or the many intellectual trinmphs
won in every walk OF life a larger pro-
portion has been actually hooked aud
landed with rod and reel by those of
the fishing fraternity than have been
secured in any one given condition OF
the nonfshing world. - Fishing and
Shooting Sketches" by Grover Cleve-
land
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
GOLFERS FLAYs FAIRBANKS.

q Charles
with
lars to showfo s
supplying
the repub lear
in
bathw o a I
III
sode
thghta and
in
bay of al a few ears ag
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Plaster of Paris.

For experimental purposes and where
but a few castings Of medium and
light weight are required plaster of
paris has many good advantages as a
material for pattern making. 1t is
light, it can be given a smooth surface,
it is easily given any required shape
and it can be added to indefinitely.
While it is brittle, this is more than
Offset by the saving in first cost and
the quickness with which the pattern
may be prepared. Plaster of paris sets
in from three TO six minutes. but if for
any reason it is desired to keep the
mass plastic for logger period one
drop of glue to a five gallon mixture
will keep it soft for a couple OF hours.
Plaster of paris mixed with coM water
has an expansion of about one-six-
teenth of an inch to the foot when
hardening. Should this be undesirable
mix with warm or lime water, and
there is no Observation-Disclosures
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Limit of Human strenoth,

Experiments upon a number Of men
have shown that a man five feet high
and weighing 126 pounds viii lift, on
an average. LOG pounds through YER
teal distance of eight inches, or 217
pounds through a height of IL inches-
Others 0.1 feet high and weighing 1888
pounds could lift the 1856 pounds to ~
height of thirteen inches, or 217 pounds
to a height OF six inches. Other mem
SIX feet three inches high and weighing
1873 pounds could lift 156 pounds TO al
height OF sixteen inches, or 217 pounds
to a height Of nine inches. BY a great
variety of experiments 1t was shown
that the average human strength is
equivalent to raising thirty pounds
through distance Of two and one-hale
feet In one second
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10

It Is q historical fact that a cock
was publicly burned at BaseIsin An
gust, 1474. for the diabolical crime OF
laying an egg. the egg being also burn
ed lest it should produce q cockatrice
or fiery flying serpent .'On the Thurs
day before st. Lawrence's day" writes
Gross in his ''Kurtze Basler Kronik, =
they burned q cock on the Kolenberg,
together with an egg which he had
laid, for they feared that q dragon
might be Matched therefrom. The ex-
ecutioner cut open the cock and found
three more eggs in him, for, as Vicen-
thus saith in the sixth book Of his
'Speculum Naturale,' it hath always
been held that a cock in his old age
may lay an egg, whence ariseth q
basilisk if it be Matched out on a dung
heap by the serpent called coluber.
Wherefore the basilisk is half cock
and half serpent. He saith also that
certain persons declare they have seen
basilisks Matched from such eggs
Cornhill Magazine
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Easy Rhvnino.

william Makepeace Thackeray In his
lines Peg of Limavady'' acknowledges
himself a cockney. 1t was hardly nee
essary for him to do this. as not only
in that poem, but In others, he makes
the syllable ing rhyme with syila-
bles like Gin" and "en," falling to sound
the concluding "g" Richard Harris
Barham Of Ingoldsby legends, most
faciIe rhymer, has done the same thing
over and over again, thus tightening
his labors greatly in the pursuit Of
rhymes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
A Court FOOLS Joke.

Scogan, the famous court jester of
Edward ", dearly loved a practical
joke. Once he borrowed money CT the
king and when the day for payment
came was unable to make good his
word. He feared the kings anger and
decided to appease him by a joke.
Feigning death, he had his friends car
~ his body before Edward. The king
fell a ready victim to the deception
and In his lamentations over the sup
posed dead fool said he freely forgave
the debt Scogan Immediately sprang
to his feet, exclaiming, THE news Is
SO revivifying that it has called me
back to life"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10


4 ghost, vague white form which
fitted about small neglected grave
yard In Galway. much TO the alarm of
those who lived near by, one or the
gentlemen OF our party undertook to
lay. Going out not far from midnight.
be did indeed soon become aware OF (
white figure looming toward him
through the darkness. our friend.
however, held on his way undeterred.
Ghost" he said IN sepulchral tones
when he came near, could you drink a
glass Of whisky"
II could SO, your honor" bllthely re-
sponded the ghost, taken of his bal
ance by the unexpected offer and
standing revealed as the principal
poacher of the neighborhood. who had
awaited himself OF this spectral guise
TO set his night lines and carry on his
other depredations undisturbed.-Blac
woods Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Bamboo Sap In India.

In India the sap Of the female bam-
boo is used for medicinal purposes.
'Tabasheer," or "banslochan," is sold
in all Indian bazaars, as it has been
known from the earliest times as u
medicinal agent. 1t is also known in
Borneo and was an article of COM
merce with early Arab traders of the
east It's properties are said to be
strengthening, tonic and cooling. 1t
has been analysed and has been shown
to consist almost entirely of silica, with
traces Of lime and potash. From its
remarkable occurrence in the hollows
Of bamboos the eastern mind has long
associated it with miraculous powers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
A Curious and Rare Book.

The most curious as well as one OF
the rarest books known to collectors is
the edition Of the Vulgate issued by
Pope Sixtus V. some time between
1885 and 1890. The book, as Disraeli
described it, fairly swarmed with err
rata" So numerous were they that a
number of printed paper slips contain
ing the proper words were pasted over
the errors, and, this device proving in
efficient on account Of the immense
number of mistakes, as many of the
copies as could be found were called In
and destroyed. Only a few remain, and
the book with its paper patches COM
mands an extremely high price.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
pueks and brakes.

The momentous day had arrived, and
the inspector was putting his usual
series Of inquisitive questions to a
class of small boys
NOW. tell me-" he said. why 1t Is
that duck can swim and hen can't"
Because a duck has webbed feet"
piped one OF the miniature philoso-
piers.
YES" said the inspector. Nov, can
any of you swimf"
Stony silence. during which the in
spector and the teacher whispered to-
gether.
"Come, come" said the Inspector
''you should all know how to SWIM
Your teacher tells me he can SWIM
Why is it you can't If he canf'
please, sir" said the same little
boy, 1.-The teacher has very big feet
London Answers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Bill Nye and Martens.

In the spring of 1895 the distin-
guished Dutch novelist known by the
pen name of Maarten Martens was
elected an honorary member of the
Authors club of New York, says the
Bookman. When the name Joost Ma
RUS III. Van der Poorten-Schwartz
came to the attention of the member
ship committee there was a gasp Of
establishment Finally the late Bill
Nye came to the rescue with the sug-
gestion that the first half Of the name
should be acted on at once, but that
the last half should be held over until
the autumn, when the weather would
be cool
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
PULLMANs EXPERIENCE GARY'S LESSON.

hemisphere" is
sub-d o several ago
entirely when a
with Superintendent Riley
0 the map
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contemplated improve
decided that under
Pulu not
prefer
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Of Pullman
0 a
building their
encouraging the owning
buld ding OF
psychological
AS jousness with which
andpay house to the
patenaism
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which hey
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IN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10

The world had a narrow escape of
never having known q Sir Walter
Scott When a tiny babe he was left
in charge of a maid, but the girls heart
was in Edinburgh, whittier she wanted
to go to rejoin her lover. She was,
however, compelled to stay and look
after the infant at Sandy Knowe The
girl regarded her charge as an obstacle
to be removed and afterward confess
ed that she carried young Scott up to
the Craigs (under a strong temptation
of the devil, as she expressed it). fully
intending to cut his throat with her
scissors and bury him under the moss.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Calling the Chickens.

In England the calls chuck, chuck,
or coop, coop. prevail; in Virginia.
coo-che, coo-che; in Pennsylvania, pee,
pee. This latter call is widely EN-
ployed. being reported from Germany
Spain (as pi, PHI. Bulgaria, Hungary.
Bavaria and the Tyrol. In the Austri-
an province the term is used in COM
bination-thus: Pulla. pi, pi. The call
pullele, pull, pull. also occurs there.
In some parts OF Germany the poul-
try are called with tick, tick; in Prus-
STA, put, put. and young chickens with
TUX, TUX (Grimm), and schip. schip, the
latter being an imitation of their own
cry. In eastern Prussia hens are
called with kluckschen, kluck, kluck
also tippchen, tipp, tipp. Grimm re-
cords also pi, pi, and tiet, tiet Vein
hold reports from Bavaria bibi, bibell,
bidli; pi, pi, and pull, pul. IN Denmark
the call is pootle; in Holland, kip. kip;
in Bohemia, tyoo; in Bulgaria, tiri, tiri.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
Fishing With a Sandsucker.

Say. mister, wher'd you catch it?"
"Ain't he whopper?" That's nothing;
I've seen bigger ones downtown in a
store" and such remarks from wonder
ing boys greeted q workman Friday
night as he stalked up Broadway with
a carp over two feet long. II was a big
one weighing nearly thirty pounds. The
man did not step along jauntily with
his phenomenon like little boy show
ing of his first pair of long pants, in
the fashion Of all lucky anglers. He
old not revel in the gaze of all the Gu
rious eyes nor tell how he had almos st
caught a larger one when the line
broke and that even this little one had
nearly upset the boat
None OF this bravado. He carried the
big fish as he did his dinner pail in the
other hand, as something quite ordin-
airy. He explained TO the questions OF
where he caught it unexcitedly. why.
Just picked it up OF the beach" he
remarked calmly and patiently.
There was a whole carload Of EN-
there and just picked out a fair-sized
one. Yes. it's carp. Not very good
eating; no. How'd they come on the
| beach? On. the sandsucker. The sand
sucker just picks them out of the Cal
umet and spouts EN- out on the beach
OF the lake. You ought 10 see EN-
wiggle then. Yes. there was more
than wagon load weighing there
when I left"
No more questions were asked
Gary Tribune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
WITH THE EDITORS

Five years in prison for Mayor
Schmitz is an eminently fitting punish
ment. To be sure. viewed IN one way.
it hardly seems an adequate dose for
a man who so shamelessly sold out his
friends and the city he had sworn TO
righteously govern, but in another
sense the blow is a crushing one. Five
years imprisonment no doubt falls
harder on schmitz than life term
would fall on the ordinary criminal,
for the sentence carries with it some
thing more terrible than confinement
within walls of stone ana steel. II
means a fall from the honor and es-
TEEN OF thousands to the eXecration
of all: a descent from greater power to
the most AFFECT and dehasing form Of
servitude: q loss of all that goes to
make life worth the living. From his
position as lido! of the laboring men of
the Pacific coast and chief executive
of the greatest city on the slope. he is
reduced TO penal serfdom. condition
which must be rendered intolerable
by the singing thought that his fall
was brought about by his own rspacity
ana criminal greed. For him there Is
not the soulful soiace that glorifes the
martyrs crown. There is only the &C
cusing voice of conscience. the cruel
excoriation OF futile remorse, and 8
too late realization OF the greatness
and sacrifice and the utter meanness
OF its object. He is forever undone
The glorious pearl of opportunity was
placed in hts hands and he trampled
1t IN tho slime OF the Btreet.-Fort
Wayne News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
How to Make Oil Of Swallows.

Among the valued specifics OF by
gone age was oil OF swallows In the
Countess Of Kent's Choice Manual"
Q67G there are the following curious
directions for making It: Take one
handful of mother thyme, Of lavender
cotton and strawberry leaves of each
alike, four swallows, feathers and all
together well bruised, three ounces Of
sallet oil, beat the herbs and the swal-
lows, feathers and all altogether, until
they be so small that you can see no
feathers, then put in the oil and stir
them well together, and seeth them in
a posnet and strain them through q
canvas cloth and so keep it for your
use"