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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
Natural Deduction.

Farmer Goatee-How'd We keep the
boys out of your melons?
Farmer odderface-Circulated a
story about ghost ha'ntin' my place.
Farmer Goatee-Where We hit the
idee?
my melons was bein' spirited away
Kansas City Times.
Reversal of Form.
"Scranley, have you abandoned the lee
ture platform for goodT
81 have, HorrOcks. | married a gifted
and eloquent woman and I'm the audi
ence now."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

She was a splendid servant, but she
didn't know anything about gas to
cook with, so he went to the kitchen
with her to explain about the range.
So that she could see how it was op-
Grated he lit each of the many burners.
While still explaining a message call.
ed him from the kitchen and he left her
saying. II guess you will find that II
will work all right now, Martha"
He didn't see the cook again for four
or five days, then, upon entering the
kitchen. he said, well, Martha, how's
that range doing?"
To his utter CONSERVATION she re.
piled:
Deed, sir, that's the best stove !
ever did see. That fire what you
kindled for me four days ago is still
a-burning, and it amt even lowered
once"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
The Land of the Free,

There's eight nations represented in
this ward of ours" said Mr.. Halloran
to his wife on his return from a politi-
cal meeting. He began to count them
off on his fingers.
There's Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians,
Poles, Germans, Roossians, Greeks
am"
Mr. Halloran stopped, and began
again:
There's Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians,
Poles, Germans, Roosians, Greeks-an'
amt 1t queer l disremimber the other
wan? There's Irish, Frinch--"
Maybe twas Americans" suggested
Mrs. Halloran.
Sure, that's It," said her husband.
81 couldn't think
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
Too Suggestive.

The prospective purchaser was taking
a trial trip in the motor car that had
been the most highly recommended to
him, and was speeding along in the coun-
try.
what clump of buildings is that over
there on the right?" he asked.
That's the county poorhouse," answer.
ed the chauffeur.
"Well, don't stop here he rejoined
nervously. II don't want to add another
to the list of men whose automobiles have
taken them to the poorhouse !'-Chicagc
Tribune
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
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40 30 os A LASTING CURE

There are certain mineral medicines which
symptoms OF Contagious Blood Poison up
system awhile but
return Then the ahsome symptoms mouth and throat
coppercoored spots falling hair etc. usually
because the disease has made rapid
weakened the constitution and general sufferer
the only remedy that be used with perfect
Contagious Blood Poison and with the that lasting will
result Inns medicine made entirely
curative and tonic virus the
disease and by purifying the blood particle poison
enrchlng and Strengthening the circulation
the trouble s. s. does not hide the
arVes nty out from the blood leaving the slightest trace
future outbreaks Home treatment
medical advice desired tfreeto al lyyhow write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
"WHIZ"
A New ParIor Card Game
FREE

Go 70 your Dealer and buy a pound package of
30 Mule Team" BORAX. Cut off the top
panel from package and mail to Pacific Coast
Borax Co., Oakland, Cal. with &c in stamps and
the WHIZ game will be promptly sent you pre-
paid.
WIZ, the New Parlor Card game, is composed
of "A handsomely printed cards ncloeed in flap
case with full and complete rules for playing, En-
tertaining, instructive, and can be played by all
the family
Similar games cost 50c in the shops. You can
get IL FREE.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
Forgot.

Remember not to forget" Is an in
junction familiar to every age and walk
of life. A writer in London Opinion
gives the following as specimen Of
what even the most cautious may come
to:
whats that piece Of cord tied round
your finger for?" asked Mr. Church.
my wife put it there to remind me
to post her letter. answered Mr.. Chap
pell.
"And did you post it?'
'No; she forgot to give it to me-"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

HOWARD e. BURTON.-Assayer arr Chemist
~ Leadville, Colorado Specimen prices: Gold,
Silver. Lad, 81 Gold, Silver, 7jc; God 5Oc Zinc or
Copper, 81. Cyanide tests. Mailing envelopes and
full price list sent application Control and UNI
pre work solicited. Reference; Carbonate Ma.
tional Bank
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

He also showed that all other
farm products had increased in
price in the same proportion.
While Bryan has offered mule
for votes this farmer says the
farmers generally would rather
have good prices for their pro
ducts than Bryan's mule, so they
will support Taft.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
Webb Webb.

A pretty home wedding occur
18th, 1908, at $50 O'Clock, when
Miss Fannie Leo Webb and Mr..
g. NJ. Webb, of Kansas City,
were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Webb, southeas
of a-Keeney, by Rev. w. e.
Scott, pastor of the M. E.
church. Only members of the
families and neighbors were
and beautiful presents were Civ
en- the young couple as tokens of
love and esteem.
The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. E. B. Webb.
She is sensible young lady,
well yerSed in the art of home
duties, and looked very pretty in
a beautiful wedding gown. She
will do her share in making their
new home all it should be.
The groom is postal clerk
running out of Kansas City, and
is a steady, reliable young man.
The happy couple left on
Thursday evenings train for
Slater, Mo, where they will visit
several weeks after which they
will be at home to their friends
at Kansas City, Mo.
The World and host of
friends wish them a long and
useful life of happiness and pros
perity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
Bracken-Bandt

On last Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Bandit, occurred the wedding of
their daughter Lena to Mr.. Willis
Bracken, the groom's father,
Rev. Theo. Bracken, officiating.
These young people need no
introduction to our readers, both
having lived here a number of
years and being very popular
with all who were fortunate
enough to be numbered among
their acquaintances. Willis is
the son of the Presbyterian min
lister, Rev. Bracken, and is a
steady, hard working young
man of good character and ex-
emplary habits. The bride is a
daughter of w. Ell. Bandit, one of
the principal members of our
Mill & Electric Light Co. She
is an accomplished young lady,
who commands the respect and
friendship of all who know her.
These young people are just
the right sort to make a happy,
contented home and we wish for
them all the prosperity and good
luck which they deserve. Phil
ipSburg Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

Lost Sunday, between town
and Buck section, one silver
watch. Suitable reward will be
paid by leaving same at this of
flee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
High School Notes.

The Seniors will soon take up
Macbeth.
Why, o why, is everything so
mysterious!
Are the Juniors all prepared
with note books?
Leave it to the Seniors the re
vision of text books.
Certain Junior boys enjoyed a
moonlight stroll Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. c.. d. Yetter and Frank
Curtis and brother were with us
this week.
Botany becomes so strenuous
these days that the Juniors must
need have refreshments served,
which generally take the form of
lemons.
Mr.. Johnson, High School in
spector from Kansas University,
spent Friday with US and report
ed himself highly pleased with
the progression of the work.
These clumsy feet. still in the nire.
Go crushing blossoms without end
These hard well meaning hands are thrust
Among the heart strings of a friend
The ill-timed truth we might have kept
Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung,
The word we had not sense to say
Who knows how grandly 1t had rungt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

The twenty leading citizens of
Wa-Keeney who signed the con
tracts for the course of enter
tainments to be given here this
winter are each financially re
sponsible and must bear the loss
should any occur. They pay the
same price for tickets that others
pay, they take all the risk and
give the matter their time and
attention without a cent of pay,
all for the benefit of the com
munity at large, particularly the
young people who are here in
school. Tt is a worthy enter
prise and deserves generous pat
ronage. Seven excellent num-
bers for 81. Tickets on sale at
the drug store Saturday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
Christ Knocks At Your Door.

Christ stands at your door my brother,
Christ knocks at your door today:
He brings joy. He brings peace. He'll cause
sorrow to cease.
Let Jesus come in. let Him stay.
Why you sleeping brother:
Why are you sleeping pray?
Christ knocks your door with blessings in
store,
Christ waits at your door today.
Arise. oh arise. my brother.
Arise. do not longer sleep;
Blessings galore. if you open your door.
Are yours forever to keep.
Open your door. my brother.
Open your door pray;
Open your door to Christ eyermore
Let Jesus come in let him stay.
w. F. King.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
School Children

suffer from imperfect vision.
We give careful attention to the
fitting of children's glasses, as
suring good results in all cases.
E. E. Sullivan, Optician, at the
American House, Tuesday, Oc-
tober Goth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
In the history of American

In the history of American
music no native male singer has
won for himself so firm a place
in the affections of music-lovers
as David Bispham, who, after
singing in opera abroad for sew
eral years, began to make the ac-
quaintance of his own country
men in New York and speedily
everywhere else in this broad
land, when he joined Mr. Grau's
wonderful group of stars at the
Metropolitan opera house in 1896.
Coming from many successes at
the Royal Opera at Covent Gar
den, London, Mr. Bispham's
American debut at Beckmesser
in Wagner's "Meistersinger'
was acknowledged to be one of
the best interpretations of that
character, and it was followed
closely by his extraordinary per-
formance of Wolfram, Telra-
mund. Alberich. and particularly
Kurwenal, in which, distinctive
as they all are, he seems actually
to live the part and move his
audiences more than any other
exponent of this touching role. -
At Hays, November 9.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Geo. w. Christman Earle c. Marquand.
o. p. Land Co to Edwin knowles NV
9-l5-22 .....-....---. :. .....-.-. 7eO
Ed win knowles to VIM. R. Guild NV 9
Is Observation-Disclosures. =. -. 900
John Saieen to Aivine s Saleen. Sc 1a-
1928. -.--..-...... 1900
Ed. Porter to H. A. Thorn Its 1888 blk 8
Wa-Keeney .--.---.----- -----.-.-.- 100
w. ]. Williams to II. A. Thorn. Its 12. blk
50. Wa-Keeney $50
Saml t. Weldy to Rolm Reamy. hf sw
]. v. Razak to Edward A. Guschewsky.
1t % blk p. Collyer- 16OO
Geo, T. Nicholson to F. l. Merrill. Sc 1s- -
VIM Austin to Erbacher Bros. Mer. Co..
Huldah r. Briggs to John Saleen. sw II
VIM ma Austin to Thomas F. Miller. hf s5- -ON
VIM Austin to o. W. Gale. Sc a5-15-ss. s00
VIM. Austin toThomas F. Miller. hf 35-
Fd Ward csusche ws1v to John i Harrison. lou
1t 23 blk p. Colyer- 800
Ada E. Madden to James w Huffman,
john B. Garner to A b. Cooper sw 34-15-
John G. Bloclsome to l. O. stuckey. ne
F. F. Weller to John E Reddig Its 1926
blk So. Wa-keeney- ney---------------- 75
F. 1. Merrill to A. 1. Cromb. hf interest in
Geo. L. Batchelder to Jessie Scaife hf
JESSIE ssieEs Seattle to W. A. Root. " hf a5-ls-
w. A. Root to c. o. Musser. hf a5-la-ai 400
C. O. Musser to W. A Root. hf sw 2413-
W. L: Larabee to Edward Schroeder. Sc -.
VIM. IN .i B. Parsons to F. ]. spena. sw coll ~
VIM. E Pence to Frances E. Brokaw. Its
1917 blk Z. Wa-Keeney----- 40
VIM Austin to ErbScher Bros Mercan-
tile Co.; all 7-14-s5. Sc 17-14e5. all 21-14-
20 ----------. ------------------- 12o5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17
Going! Going! Going!

Place your order for choice
winter apples and sweet potatoes.
Hickman Produce Co.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

The town of st. Peter sur
prises one from the number of
houses that are clustered to-
gether. Off the railroad, such a
settlement is rarely seen. Father
Weber explains the existance of
the large roomy houses this way.
During the summer the old folks
stay on the farm and when
winter comes they move to town.
To the rear of the parsonage
Father Weber has built a large
cement basin, used in the sum-
mer as a swimming pool and in
the winter a fresh supply of
water is converted into ice
Quinter Advocate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

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NOTICE!

All orders received for Ap-
pies from Trego county will
be filled by the Trego Mer-
camille Company.
e. Doom,
Bennington, Kan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

w. H Swiggett is making a
speciality of carefully prepared
abstracts. See him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

Generally debilitated for
years. Had sick headache, lack
ed ambition, was worn out and
all run down Burdock Blood
Bitters made me a well woman. y
Mrs. Chas Freitoy, Moosup,
Conn. 1
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-10-17

Kansas farmers are showing
no disposition to kill the goose
that laid the golden egg nor to
trade her off for one that lays
silver egg. They are well salts
fed with present conditions.
Never in their history were they
getting such high prices for
their bountiful crops. One far
mer sent into Republican state
headquarters some figures on
present prices compared to
prices in 1896 under Democratic
national administration. Here
they are:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
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The News y
"~@~NoONo~


The moving picture combine is new
nickel trust.
Two Hungarian counts in the Wander
bilt family. They always did want it
ALL
Col. John Temple Graves says women
should get mems wages. Chorus-Don't
they?
A weather bureau doesn't necessarily
imply that it knows anything about the
weather.
The Prosperity Convention ought to
make the country feel better and get out
of the dumps
In that auto endurance test it is a case
of the race being to the strong, rather
than to the swift.
Looks funny to see old Colonel Georgia
standing up at the drug store fountain,
drinking soda water.
Between moonshiners and night-raiders
the moon doesn't shine so peacefully on
the old Kentucky home.
When man reads the figures on the
Panama canal he finds there is one thing
more expensive than being married
The members of a railroad camp in
North Carolina killed their cook because
he didn't. suit. What an example,
A 13-year-old girl declares she stole
$500 in one day in Philadelphia. She
ought to be ashamed of robbing a Sleep
ing city.
They took a New York bank clerk to
an insane asylum because he thought
his salary was too big. And who can
blame them
Although he married seven women.
Carl Veltheim was sentenced in London
to serve 20 years for blackmail. That
seems like piling it on!
A California court has decided that a
pedestrian isn't obliged to dodge an auto
mobile. No, he can get smashed to
smithereens, if he likes.
The State of Pennsylvania paid $500
for a SIC sofa and the grafters got the
difference. And this is only a sample
brick!
Rank examiners found 1900 errors in
a California banks books. 1t is safe
bet. however. that not many were in favor
of the poor depositors.
DR.. Lyman Abbott declares the reign
of wealth viii soon be ended. But you
must be cautious about putting your
money on such a bet just yet
A Newark woman with a check for a
million kisses from her lover held it until
the bank broke by his elopement with an
other girl. Another instance of the hoard
ing danger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.

The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of William l.. Day to be United
States Attorney for the northern district
of Ohio. Mr. Day is son of Associate
Justice Day of the United States Su-
preme Court.
Secretary Taft signifed his intention
of adding his support to that of the
Treasury and Commerce and Labor De
partments in aid of efforts to obtain APP
propria tons for lighthouse and life
saving station at Point Judith, K. L.,
harbor OF refuge.
The President announced the selection
of a referee board of prominent scientists
of the country, who are to aid the De-
partment of Agriculture in passing upon
the suits based upon the use of benzoate
of soda. sulphur and other preservatives
in the foods of the country.
A bill to reorganize the consular ser
vice of the United States passed the Sen
ate. Mr.. Lodge stated that the net re-
suit of the measure is to close twenty
eight consulates and TO create seventeen
new ones.
On motion of Senator McEnerney, the
Senate passed bill appropriating S135,-
600 to provide crypt in the chapel of
the Naval academy as permanent rest
ing place for the body of John Paul
Jones.
a bill to tax the sale and tr>lsfer Of
stocks. at the rate of 30 cents per hum
dred shares, was introduced in the House
by Representative Hepburn of Iowa.
The bill granting additional time to the
Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Co.
to file completed surveys by road sections.
was ordered favorably reported without
amendment by the House committee
The Senate passed the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Tillman calling on the At
torney General for information in his pos
session concerning court proceedings in
1905 in the Indian territory affecting the
Choctaws.
The receivers of the jamestown Ex-
position Co.. with their attorneys, were
before the House committee on naval af-
fairs and advocated government purchase
of the $50 acres composing the exposition
site for a naval and coaling station.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
NEW YORK.

Improvement in sentiment and in ac
tual demand continues, but it proceeds
under the check rein of conservatism,
which limits buying to small lots of
staple goods. Spring jobbing trade has
apparently passed its zenith with a total
trade larger perhaps than was expected
some months ago, but smaller by far than
year ago. Fall trade is four to six
weeks late in opening up. As hitherto,
the chief activity mas been in dry goods
and allied lines. especially millinery,
which, so far as spring trade prepare
tons are concerned, makes relatively one
of the best showings. In industrial lines
there is a good deal of irregularity. About
10000 mill hands in New England have
had wages reduced in the past ten days,
and production is only 50 to Is per cent
of the full possible output. The reduc-
ton in output in all textile lines has
been so great as to cause question as to
its being overdone. As regards the flu
ture, it might be said that while the out
look is hopeful, prospects seem TO indi-
cate a fuctuating trade in forthcoming
months, or at least until probable crop
yields can be pretty well measured.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending March 10 number
29S, against 21S last week, 1871 in the
like week of 1907, 10 in. 1906, 204 in
1903 and 215 in 1904 Canadian fail
ures fer the week number 80, as against
81 last week and 30 in this week year
ago.-Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
GATORS HOME TO BE EDEN.
Florida's Governor Digs Canals in
Test to Drain Everglades.

In the belief that it is possible to
drain the everglades. thus wiping out
Of existence the worlds greatest habi-
tat OF alligators, and TO convert the
millions of acres of swamps into the
garden spot of the earth. Governor W.
B. Broward of Florida is trying TO re-
claim 10000 acres of these lands as a
test. He is carefully watching two
large dredges that are slowly digging
| a sixty-foot canal preliminary TO recfa-
nation work. Experts, both in this
country and in Europe, to whom sam
pies of the soil Of the everglades We're
submitted for analysis. pronounced it
the richest in the world They return
ed similar verdict ON sugar cane
| raised on land reclaimed from the
everglades
Sugar imported into this country is
valued at $150.oo0.0G0 a year Cover
nor Broward, using the experts data,
figured that S1j0.00O.0OO worth of sugar
could be produced on 100000 acres of
the Everglades. That would leave over
other things. With this; bonanza in
sight. he set about to have the lands
drained. He was confronted with al
most overwhelming opposition. Rail
roads held grants for more land than
is owned by the State. and they claimed
the Everglades
Governor Broward's plan was to
drain Lake Okechobee. which would
require a canal about fifty miles long
His effort to get from the people au-
thority to raise money enough TO carry
out that project was defeated He then
undertook the carrying out a lesser prof
ect. 1t is proving complete success,
and will. he says, convince the people
of the wisdom and practicability of the
big plan.
The work being done consists in run
ming two canals to Pine Island. which
is three miles long, three-quarters of a
mile wide, and lies four miles from
New river. One canal will extend to
the northern and the other to the
southern point of the island.
This will make 10000 acres of land
available for cultivation. Engineers
say the canals will be completed in the
fall Each canal is sixty feet wide and
ten feet deep.
Land already drained has been sold
for from SO to $40 an acre, and the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
Fifty Years in Lirhthouse

Miss Ida Lewis, the only woman in
charge of an American lighthouse, and
who has been at Lime Rock lighthouse in
Newport Or. - harbor, for over fifty
years, is thinking seriously of taking a
vacation. When one considers the fact
that in fifty long years she has never
passed night away from her isolated
: home, it will be seen that the vacation
will be quite a stupendous undertaking.
Miss Lewis is suffering from nervousness
and loss of sleep. Last fall she received
from the American Cross of Honor So
ciety at Washington its cross of honor
and membership in the order. She is the
first American woman to receive such an
honor.
Since then Miss Lewis has received a
pension from the Carnegie hero fund for
saving eighteen lives. She celebrated her
Goth birthday anniversary very quietly
last month. She is assisted by her
brother, Rudolph Lewis, in caring for the
lighthouse