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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20
1.-TWO ToPERs."
a Teachers Experience.

My friends call me The Postum
Preacher" writes Mimi. school teach
er, because / preach the gospel of
Postum everywhere I go, and have
been the means of liberating MANY
'coffee-pot slaves
Il don't care what they call me so
long as I can help others to see what
they lose by sticking to coffee, and
can show them the way to steady
nerves, clear brain and general good
health by using Postum.
while school girl I drank coffee
and had fits of trembling and went
through siege of nervous prostration,
which took me three years to rally
from.
Mother coaxed me to use Postum,
but I thought coffee would give me
strength. So things went, and when
1 married I found my husband and 1
were both coffee topers, and can
sympathize with a drunkard who tries
to leave of his cups.
AT last in sheer desperation 1
bought package of Postum, followed
directions about boiling it, served it
with good cream, and asked my hus-
band how he liked the coffee.
I'VE each drank three cups apiece.
and what satisfied feeling it left Our
conversion has lasted several years
and will continue as long as we live.
for it has made us new-nerves are
steady. appetites good, sleep sound
and refreshing
There's Reason" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
The Road to Wellville,'' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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She Didn't Know Them.

Marion was toiling bravely upstairs,
paper and pencil in hand, ready to
ask questions of the first person she
CHANGED upon. Being just six, she was
of the ''inquiring' age, and thereupon
endeavored to make every ones life
burden to them.
The first person she met was
Bridget, the upstairs girl ''Bwidget,"
she hsped, 'pwease give me the let
tiers in the afabet." Bridget repeated
them slowly and impressively And
now, Bwidget," the child went on, 81
want the letters that are not in the
afabet-" Bridget was thoughtful for a
moment: Bless me soul, darlin'
child" she answered, 81 don't know
them"
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M <1ECl7ZIE RWHcE0F NJ EAl1SRlR

every form search for an opium
den proved the efficiency of the law,
and inspection wiped them out of ex-
iStence.
Perhaps the least said about the out
rageous doings of the foreigners in
Tientsin the better. 1t is a subject
that people do not like to discuss and
do not wish to have brought before
them. 1t is true, nevertheless. that
In the foreign settlements the Chinese
are finding endless opportunity for
the gambling which is prohibited by
their government in their own city.
and is nevertheless openly coun-
tenanced by several consuls of for
eign nations in spite of their agree
ments with the Chinese government.
The China Times" a Tientsin paper.
is waging an open war against houses
OF Ill fame and places of amusement
of outrageous character which are act
ually protected by the representatives
Oh foreign powers. The papers are
full OF it, One paragraph 1 will copy,
for it is suggestive and can stand by
itself: THE Alhambra & its Pic
lures: Mr.. Pratt, British vice con-
sui, sat in the British consular
court on Saturday morning to hear
q SAoi Sc against MI A. harper OF
the Alhambra Russian concession of
exposing indecent pictures The
consul for defense: The first one
he thought was undoubtedly coarse,
as to the second and third that
were called indecent, that, of
course, was matter not of indi-
v1duai opinion so much as of opin-
ion of the court trying the case. 1t
was rather stretch of the imag-
ination to say that one of the
reasons for objecting was that the
Chinese went there, and that it did
not look well for Chinese to see
what foreigners did in this way. He
had no doubt foreigners did lots
of things the Chinese did not ap-
prove Of If these pictures were
permitted in London he did not see
why they should not be permitted
here" People have a way of saying
that There amt no Ten Command
ments" beyond Suez, and then dismiss
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ing the matter with the feeling that
they have made a rather clever and
telling observation.
Do they realize, l wonder, that in
some Chinese ports the term American
woman is synonymous for woman of
i'll repute-or prostitute? Thank God
it is not SO in Tientsin. The American
and British governments are acting so
far as Christian nations in this city,
even if the individual American men
and Britishers are showing themselves
anything but Christians. The Chi
nese government is not going to
stand for this" long. There will be
a day of reckoning if the foreign con-
cessions go on putting a premium on
vice as they are doing now. Men
who have lived in Tientsin for years
do not hesitate to say that matters
must come to a crisis soon. 1t is
in the interest of the people at home
and of the United States, It seems to
me, to understand what is going on
This brings me to my third point
which includes kind of summary of
all the rest, namely, the important po-
sftion of the Y. NJ. c. A in Tientsin
record of some of the activities of
NY very SOOQ ITlouQ MI. ROBERTSON
will be most conclusive in showing
that the Y. NJ. C. A is a power for edu-
cation and for righteousness needed
and esteemed by the Chinese educa-
tors. On one side Mr. Robertson
comes in contact with a vast number
of school boys. He has several
classes in various schools in physics,
and takes his students to all the cen
tiers of the city, such as the Western
telegraph station, telephone building,
power plant, etc. He also is manag-
ing regular athletic campaign, has
introduced the games of association
football, coaches the teams and pro-
notes the truly western idea of be
ing a thorough sport
Through the efforts and personality
of Mr. Galley and Mr.. Robertson the
Y NJ c. A is in a position where it
can have a tremendous influence for
sound education and righteousness if
the wheels can only be oiled with a
little more money.
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How 1t Works.

Once there was a struggling young
author who was blest with many
friends, all of whom told him that he
was the coming great writer of the
country.
So one day bright thought struck
him. He said:
Il will publish my book, and all my
friends who admire it so much will buy
my book, and 1 will be rich
So he printed his book
And all of his friends waited for
him to send them autographed copies
of his book
And so his books were sold as junk
And ever after he didn't have any
friends.-Success
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20
A Bare Possibility.

In his diary, which is Incorporated
In the Life and Letters of Sir Richard
Claverhouse Jebb,' the great Greek
scholar recorded flash of his own wit
which is of most appealing variety.
At dinner at Cambridge Sir Rich
ard, then Mr.. Jebb, took in a young
woman, who got through the first
course with little conversation. Sud
denly she startled him by saying, in
the most unprovoked way, while she
was still dining with apparent good
appetite:
prof. Jebb, do you think women
ever die of a broken hearth"
Perhaps other organs may have
something to do with it, he proffered
in reply.-Youth's Companion.
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INvALID's SAD PLIGHT.
After Infiammatory Rheumatism, Hair
Came Out, Skin Peeled, and Bed
Sores DeveIoped-OnIy Cuti-
cura Proved Successful.

About four years ago I had a very
severe attack of inf1ammatory rheuma-
tism. My skin peeled, and the high
fever played havoc with my hair,
which came out in punches. I also
had three large bed sores on my back.
l did not gain very rapidly, and my
appetite was very poor. 1 tried many
sure cures but they were of little
help, and until I tried Cuticura Re
solvent I had had no real relief. Then
my complexion cleared and soon I felt
better. The bed sores went very soon
after few applications of Cuticura
Ointment, and when I used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment for my hair
1t began to regain its former glossy APP
pearance. Mrs. Lavina J. Henderson,
13S Broad St. Stamford, Conn, March
6 and IL, 1907
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ficiality in method may be brought
against her that is brought against the
Japanese educational leaders is not
true. The Chinese educators have
proven in their work in Tientsin that
they can apprehend the seriousness of
great problem and grapple with it
swiftly and strongly. kindergarten,
primary schools, middle schools col
leges, university and again normal
schools for the training of Chinese
men and women teachers, are in opera
ton, all purely Chinese, some managed
by the government, some by private
individuals. The board of education
is under fearful pressure; great cam
paign of education must be carried
through all over China within ten
years if the nation is to be saved AS
result, teachers must be trained in
hurry. Instead of turning out Sec
ond grade teachers with superficial
training, the following method is
adopted to get results quick" A
normal school, for example, for women
is established with a complete dormi-
tory system, the entire expenses of
the scholars is borne by the govern
ment and ten dollars a month is paid
to each student besides her expenses,
thus placing a premium upon this
method of preparation. On the other
hand, examinations are held in the
different provincial centers, and those
students are selected and admitted to
the school who have the highest
standing 1 went through such a school
myself and talked to the teachers, who
were Chinese, of course, but who spoke
English. There were about 40 girls
preparing for teachers. An apparently
inexhaustible treasury has been de-
voted to the equipment of the schools,
which surpasses anything 1 have seen
in Japan in the way of scientific labor
atories for chemistry, physics, biology,
physiology and engineering with its
various branches. An industrial school
again with a complete dormitory sys-
tenn, where some 700 men and boys
were hard at work learning trades
showed that the interest in academic
education had not blinded the educa-
tional department to the value of in
dustrial education. We visited but one
industrial school and one establish
ment under government supervision
for the promotion of home industry,
an iron works. but there are many
such enterprises
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What a Dear Little Wife Did

The leap-year widow had cornered
the willy widower
All, you should marry again, Mr.
Primrose she whispered in her most
persuasive tones. 'Widowers are like
bachelors-they come home at night
and toss their clothes all in a heap.
You should have dear little wife to
go through your clothes"
Thanks replied the willy widower.
tersely, but my last wife went
through them so completely that 1
didn't have carfare in the morning."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20
New Chart corrects Errors.

The great practical utility of the
magnetic survey made in the Pacific
ocean by the yacht Galilee since 1905
Is shown by a new magnetic chart,
from which it appears that the charts
previously used by navigators in the
pacific ocean were erroneous along
some much-traversed routes to the ex-
tent of from three to five degrees,
and the errors at times were syste-
matte Errors of this magnitude are
of Importance in practical navigation
where the indications of the compass
should be as accurate as possible
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20

interest. Thanks to the constant at
tention and companionship of Mr.. Rob
ertson, Y. M. c. A general secretary in
Tientsin, and Mr.. Fay, a Chinese resi-
dent, and Mr.. A. of Yale, the most
progressive city under Chinese admin
istration was opened up to us in a
manner that fairly illumined it's edu-
cational, social and religious prob
lens; and l want to put before you a
few facts that group themselves about
three things: The broad and wise pol
icy of the local Chinese government
under the greatest of it's men, Yuan
Shi Kai, the terrible borderland be-
tween the Chinese city and the foreign
settlements and the strategic position
occupied by the Y. NJ. G. A.
To say that China is awakening or
will awaken is a false statement of
the case; to say that China has awak-
ened is platitude. 1t is self evident
and stares you in the face on every
corner, in every block, on every street
Just as we judge the possibilities and
the quality of mans mind by his
best work, SO we must judge of what
China not only is capable of doing,
but will do, by what her best men are
accomplishing and have accomplished
lleutSln IS the pTOuucI OF one man
mind. That man, Viceroy Yuan Shi
Kai, is now prime minister, or practi-
cally that in Picking for the purpose
of working out his same plans for
the whole empire as he has done for
his own city. Therefore what Tientsin
Is to-day China will be, and will be
very soon, for 1 believe Mr.. Robert
son knows what he is talking about
when he says that the conviction that
China must have progress and the
determination to change has seized
upon every official of high standing
from one end of the empire to the
other. And 1 believe that every one
who knows the Chinese agrees that
where the Chinaman has the will
he will find the way
That China is progressing by leaps
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20
The MISSING Link,

What was said to be the missing
link between man and ape" was found
oy Dr. Dubois in 1895 on the banks
or the Bengawan river, in central
Java. These fossil remains consisted
OF a skull, thigh bone and two molar
teeth, from which the scientists con
structed an animal. not human, yet
nearer to man than the ape The
link was named "Pithecanthropus
Erectus. York American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20

IKING.-A Chinese dinner
of At dishes, a glimpse in
to asChinese theater and a
visit to a popular lecture
hall-the latter not one of
the least significant evil
denceS of a remarkable
educational purpose be-
hind the workings of the
Chinese government-end-
ed our visit in Tientsin
with an evening of great
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HoW'S This2

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Condolences.

Mrs. Grammercy-I married for love
and it lasted only year.
Mrs. Park-Pshaw! I married for
money, and we blew it all in before
six months.-Smart Set
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The woman who hesitates usual,
has an impeachment in her speech.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng, softens the gums reduces
Examination. allays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-06-20

Clear white clothes are sign that the
nousekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 OF. package, 5 cents.
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The Chinese government is surely
doing its best Gambling has been
prohibited within the city on pain Of
ten years imprisonment-gam in
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More people are fooled by the truth
than by lies.
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That China is progressing by leaps
and bounds is true, but that the
SAINT charge of carelessness and suner-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-30
TRY THIS HOME REMEDY.
FOR SPRING FEVER, LANooUR,
KIDNEY DISORDERS AND
RHEUMATISM.

Spring fever" so called, is nothing
more or less than thick poisoned
blood. The poisons accumulate
through the long winter, and on the
first warm day the tired, all-in feeling
manifests itself, causing aching from
head to foot. languor, sleepiness. etc.
Rheumatic pains often harass the
nerves, too, while catarrhal poisons
and uric acid run riot in the system.
Use the salt water treatment for
local symptoms, but cleanser and
tonic Is needed by the blood. Other
wise a most miserable summer will
torture you. Get the poisons out of the
blood before the hot season is here.
Thin the blood, stimulate the kidneys
and liver, invigorate the nerves, is the
advice of German-American spe-
cialist. When asked how, he replied:
Get any honest druggist to mix in
bottle one-half ounce fluid extract
buchu, one ounce compound fluid balm
wort. and two ounces compound syrup
sarsaparilla. A teaspoonful after each
meal and one at bedtime will work
marvellous changes, thin the poisoned
blood, strain out the poisons and regu-
late the functions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-30
CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case of Scabies-Body Mass
of Sores from Scratching-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

"a young woman came to our city
mission in most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch),
incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc.,
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was mass of sores from scratch
ing and she was not able to retain solid
food. Weworked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve
ment. One day 1 bought a cake of
Cuticura Soap and bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent and we bathed our
patient well and gave her a full dose
of the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day l got box of
Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this
young woman was able to look for a
position, and sheis now strong and well.
Laura Jane Bates, IS Fifth Ave-, New
York, N. Y. Mar II. 1907"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-30
Building Walls with Baus.

The practice of constructing break
waters and the submerged parts of
piers with concrete inclosed in bags
has been largely developed in Scot
land. The concrete is prepared as
near as possible to the place where it
is to be used. 1t is inclosed in bags
to protect it temporarily from the
effects of contact with the sea-water
while it is lowered into place. The
bags are placed in a box suspended
directly over the spot where they are
to lie. The touching of a trigger opens
the box and allows bag to drop out.
A line of bags having been deposited,
the longer axis of each bag in the next
series is so arranged that the meeting
edges of the two bags in the lower
row will be covered. Thus a regular
wall is built up, and as the concrete
hardens, 1t becomes solid and immov-
able.
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House Climbing the Hill.

and highest house-lifting feats ever at
tempted. The same system of piers,
with the usual blocks, wedges, beams.
rollers, shoes, capstans and chains as
used in ordinary house-moving are
being employed, but the greatest skill
and eXactness is necessary to keep the
whole structure firm and level while
progressing up the slope.
One of the principal features of the
work, says Popular Mechanics, is in
terracing the hill. Flat squares of
dirt are dug out, making a fight of i'm
mense steps over which the building
makes its laborious ascent to the
top. From step to step the structure
is raised by screws, and then wedge
shaped shoe is inserted under the main
supporting beams, rollers are placed,
and the house dragged onto the ter
race. 1t takes two days to raise the
house from one terrace to the next,
but only 40 minutes to drag it onto the
terrace afterward.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-30
The CALL OF THE SOIL.
DAYS OF FINANCIAL STRESS
MAKE FARM LANDS LOOK
RICH.

A staff contributor of a southern
newspaper has taken up the question
Of the return to the farm of many who
had forsaken 1t for the glitter of the
city. He says: "It is a we'll known
fact that the history of this Govern
ment shows that those men who have
been most successful in life and who
have left their impress upon its peo-
pie and its institutions as statesmen,
soldiers, financiers-have as rule
been those whose youth was spent on
the farm, and 1t is to such as these
that there comes with overmastering
power THE CALL OF THE SOIL.
More especially does it come with re-
doubled persuasiveness, greater pow
er and sweeter pleading to the man Of
affairs when the clouds of financial
unrest begin to darken the sky; when
the cry of panic causes people to lose
their wits and act like stampeded cat
tie; when with reason or without
reason there arises before him the
specter of ruin, grinning in his face
and waving it's gaunt arms In threat
ening gesticulation.
The pitiable state into which some
men were brought by the recent finan-
cial furry, which happily is now
passed, suggests these reflections.
Some were ruined and very few be-
came insane because of their losses.
Two or three took their own lives.
1t is when such times come that the
statesman, the great financier. and
the man Of affairs becomes tired of
the struggle. He lays down his pen,
turns from his desk and listens to
the CALL OF THE SOIL.
There are hundreds of cases
throughout the United States of those
who have money in the banks and are
looking for investment in lands. No
investment is better or safer. Take,
for instance, the lands in Western Can.
ada that can be bought at from $40 to
SIS per acre which yield a revenue
equal to and often greater than their
original cost. Those lands make a
certain investment. During the past
two months large investments in
these lands have been made, some in
tending to use the lands for farming
purposes of their own. Others to re-
sell to farmer friends. The agents OF
the Government of Canada located at
different points throughout the United
States have in their possession par
ticulars Of districts in which there are
free homestead grants of 160 acres
each accessible to railways, markets,
schools, churches, &c. These are val
liable lands. These agents will be
pleased to give information to any de-
sirous of securing, and will tell all
about the railway rates. &c.