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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-12-25

Bert Mcknight put up ice,
Tuesday.
Rev. See is away attending
his father who is very ill.
There will be a Christmas tree
at the Banner church, Christ
mas eve.
Frank Todd lost a valuable
horse last Sunday, it being hook
ed by bull.
Quite a number of the children
missed school last week on ac-
count of bad Threats.
Chas. Riggs and family and
VIM. Riggs and family spent
Sunday at Jim Tague.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-12-25
Hickman Produce Company
State Farmers Institute

A good indication of the growth
of the institute idea among Kan
SaS farmers is to be had from
the big State Farmers Institute
held at the Agricultural College
every winter. Three years ago
the attendance was only 142, and
last year it was about 1900, with
500 boys and girls, prize winners,
sent by various institute commit
tees, all expenses paid. That
was the largest attendance of
that kind at any State farmers
meeting ever held anywhere
Some institute committees and
commercial clubs sent as many
as twenty-five boys up there and
paid all the expense for five days
and considered it a good invest
ment.
AT the county and local insti-
tuteS boys contest for the best
ten ears of corn and the girls
contest for the best loaf of bread
and the committee sends the
winners las far as their money
holds OUT to the State meeting.
There the boys have instruction
in corn and stock judging and
the girls have instruction in
cooking and sewing The boys
take their best ten ears of corn
and compete for State prizes,
and the girls on some day of the
institute, bake wheat and corn
bread and contest for valuable
prizes. About $500 will be paid
out in prizes for the various con
tests, including those of the
Corn Breeders Association.
This year the College is pre-
pairing for at least six hundred
boys and girls and a thousand
farmers and their wives. 1t will
be a great week and the attend
ance ought to run into the thous-
ands. Several big State organi
cations meet there that week
Corn Breeders, Dairy Farmers.
Creamery Owners, Draft Horse
Breeders, Sheep Breeders, Mil
lers' Association, Swine Breed
ers. and the County Surveyors
and County Engineers will hold
a meeting there too: also all
county institute presidents.
The morning hours will be de-
voted to corn and stock judging,
dairy and creamery work, a poul-
try class, and to cooking and
sewing. The afternoons will be
given over to meetings of the va
rious associations, and the even
inps will be general for every
body. The list of lectures in
cludes some of the most noted
agricultural authorities in the
country-Hon. W. NJ. Hays, AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture;
Hon. L. W. Page, Chief of Bur
eau of Public Roads; Prof. G. p.
Hartley, Department of Agricul
ture; Hon. b. II. Rail, Dairy Di
vision, all of Washington, D. c.;
DIR. J. FL. Petit. University of
Illinois; Prof. Thos. Cooper, Uni
versity of Minnesota; Hon. E. G.
Bishop, State Superintendent
Public Schools, Nebraska; Prof.
F. w. Howe, Assistant in Agri-
cultural Education, Department
of Agriculture, Washington; Hon.
W. E. Skinner, Denver, Colo; A.
J. Glover, Head Hoard's Dairy
man, and others; altogether a
great program for the farmers
and stockmen of Kansas. The
work will begin at two o'clock on
Monday, December 81, 1909, and
end at IL O'Clock, Saturday
morning, January I, 1910.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-12-25
RAISED FUNDS AND HAD JOKE.
Typical Anecdote Concerning Whistler.
the Eccentric Artist.

Whistler's most recent biography
has this to say of his early life in
Paris: Though frequently hard up,
Whistler had an income which seemed
princely to students who lived on moth
ing at all If Whistler had money in
his pockets, Mr.. Ionfres says, he
spent it royalty on others. If his
pockets were empty he managed to
refill them in way that still amazes
NJ Oulevey, who, in proof of it, told
US of the night when, after the cafe
where they had squandered their last
sous on kirsch had closed, he and
Lambert and Whistler adjourned to
the Halles for supper, ordered the
best and ate it. Then he and Lambert
stayed in the restaurant as hostages,
while Whistler, at dawn, went off to
find money to pay. He was back
when they awol1e with 300 or 400
francs in his pocket He had been to
see an American friend, he said, a
painter, And, do you know, he had
the bad manners to abuse the situa-
tion-he insisted on my looking at his
pictures .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-12-25
Foes OF LONDON AND PARls-
French Capital Bids Fair to Suffer
Worse Than the English.

A certain undeSired supremacy has
always been granted to London in the
matter of fogs, and the London pea
souper has always been considered I'M
equaled in it's way. But things have
changed a good deal of late. In the
first place, those of late years, notably
that at the beginning of this month,
have been overhead logs, which made
the MONDAY like night, although in
the streets it was perfectly clear, and
there was little or no dislocation of
traffic This is said to be owing to the
fact that a few hundred feet up the
air is cold enough to condense the
moisture, whereas in the streets the
air is warm enough to keep the mois-
ture uncondensed. This variety of fog
is certainly the least Objectionable,
for it enables people to go about their
business without cropping along the
walls in utter darkness, as used to be
the case. Another change that must
be noted is the prevalence of fogs in
Paris, notably in the present month,
when in the first week the fog was
much worse on the banks of the
Seine than on the banks of the
Thames. Some years ago, when Paris
burned wood, the city had no real
fogs, but now that 1t has taken to
burning coal it has imported the Lon
don particular" And as the Seine at
Paris is not tidal, there is less chance
of a breeze to carry away the fog
than there is even in London
@orderfui Bamboo Organ.
=, = at2 church CT Los Pinas. near
IS wonderful bamboo organ
b-t ~ he RecoIetos parish priest of
><n. Father Diego Cera, in the
= "a Ile upright bamboo pipes
do re- .eok unlike the metal pipes in a
n-o5oi church organ, but a second set
OF pipes rest horizontally on rack just
above the keyboard The organ is in
use TO this day and the bamboo is well
preserved, Father Cera having a secret
proce IS OF preserving the wood which
he De- divulged-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-12-25

(First publication Nov. IL. 1862
Notice for Publication.-No. O1067
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Topeka. kas. Nov. l. 1909
Notice is hereby given that William c.
Rogers. of Banner, Kan. who on Septemb Der
10. 1904. made Homestead Entry No 27301
Serial No; o1o60 for Lots and Z. section
the stf F. NJ. has elsd notice CT ia
terffOu TO II ss GUai year proof to es.ab-
lish claim to the and above described. be
fore Hon. A. s Peacock. probate Judge of
TregO county. Kansas Wa-keeney.
Kans-- on the 18th day of December. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Bert Nc Knight of Banner Kansas,
Daniel Mcknight.
Frank p. Manner
Gust johnson,
GEO. w. FISHER,
Register,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

IT may not be generally known
that we have one town in this State
that is absolutely fireproOf, Metal
inc, a new town east of the Noun
tains. There are fOurty-eight build
ings and every one of them, down to
the smallest outbuilding, is made
either from nodded cement or con-
crete blocks. The building of the
town began last March, when Henry
Jones erected a store, which is now
the Post Office, of concrete. The
materials were easily and cheaply OBJ
tanned, and as fast as new settlers
arrived concrete buildings sprang up.
A new schoolhouse, with steeple. is
made from concrete. Two churches
are being constructed, and the town
water supply is boarded up in tank
made of concrete blocks. standing
on solid concrete piles. The water
supply, while adequate for small
city, will not be needed for fire protcc-
ton. for the little place is as fireproof
as pig iron at the bottom of the river.
The building up Of a solid concrete
community in the State where the
heaviest stand of virgin timber
abounds is a novelty, but the little
town of Metaline is proud of its dis
tinctiOn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

DrnN'T Count on SHELTERS AT
Nedale, Iowa, Sunday night, the 18th
ult two lads. who had been allowed
to read the yellow covered literature
that seems to have such a fascination
for youth. resolved to leave home to
see the world, and this is the sub
stance of the compact outlined by
" Sleepy to his companion George:
Gross yer heart and hope yer II die
You'll really 90 and never come back
TIL some day we've seen it all and
made a heap of money, and II have
dimons an automobiles an things.
" Betcher life responded George,
and the game was on. Ma, me n
Sleepy is goin' swimmin George
told his mother, and the same infor-
nation was impaired by Sleepy to
his mother, as evcntide approached.
Taking last long fond look at the
homes they would visit in autos or
aeroplanes after fortune had smiled
upon them, they struck out for the
forest. LumpS came into their
threats as they trudged along pledg-
ing their words anew, as gentlemen,
that they would never turn back and
that no perils or hardships should
daunt them. At home, when their
absence was discovered the neigh
borhood turned out and spent the
hours ur to midnight in dragging
1.-The river and swim-hole for their
bodies, all to no purpose. About
that time, however, " Sleepy" en-
tered the Smith home, and was
clasped in the arms of an overioyed
mother. and a similar scene was be-
ing enacted at Georges home
Them pesky shelters, just chawed
us up and we had ter come home
was the shame-faced admission OF
both lads, after they had related al
the troubles that began from tn,
very start of the round the world
"trip. Finally Let's go home.
+ suggested Sleepy. Let's" acqui
= csccd George. But we said wee
not let anything scare us out, sal,
Sleepy. Yes" was the satisfac
tory rejoindcr, but mosquitoes i
T. different"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

IT is reported that the Northern
Pacific is about to begin conStruc-
ton of another track from Kalama to
Tacoma, which will be virtually an
other side tracking of Olympia. if the
present policy of the company re-
mains unchanged.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

FATALITY AT A SUNDAY GAME OF
BALL. Two of the players were
killed and another fatally injured
from stroke of lightning. at base
bail game near Deadwood, South Da-
kotA, Sunday, July 18th. Many peo-
pie on the grand-stand were shocked
ana fully score were rendered un-
conscious.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

GOV. HAY has granted a reprieve
to Charles Umphry F'illpot, who had
been sentenced for execution at Wal
la Waila, for the alleged murder of
Mes Cole, a Spokane county pioneer,
to Sept. 18th, before which time the
Governor will decide whether the
sentence shall be COMMITTED to life
Imprisonment, or the death penalty
eXacted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

IT is said that sixty-two barrels of
beer were received at q railroad sta
ton in an Iowa Prohibition town last
week. 1t beats all how thirsty some
dry" people get!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

DEATH OF Col. FERRY.-At San
Diego, Cal, Sunday morning, Col.
Clinton p. Ferry died of aneurism of
the right common lilac. He was i'll
but few days. His daughter, En-
ma was with him and left Monday
with the body for Tacoma. Col.
Ferry was 70 years of age. He set
tied in Tacoma in 1868, and is said to
have given the town its name. He
was the chief mover in many of Ia
comas enterprises, among which
are Ferry park and Ferry museum, and
statuary in Wright park. He was a
high Mason, Knight Templar and
Odd Fellow. He was born in Fort
Wayne, Ind, and educated in the In
dianapolis public schools. After
leaving school, he worked as print
er and telegraph operator. Went to
Portland in 1888, via the isthmus Of
Panama and San Francisco, and in
1868 transferred his residence to the
Sound country. A widow, Col. Fer
rvs second wife, an adopted daughter
and son survive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

The STANDARD ; attention has been
called to Il book entitled: The Eco
monte Interpretation of History, by
Edwin r. \. Seligman, Professor Of
Political Economy, Columbia Univer-
sity, n. Y, which has recently been
placed in our State library at the in
stance of the progressive librarian,
J. NJ. Hit. The first edition was is
sued in 1902: a second edition APP
peared in 1907. Japanese transla-
ton in 1903; Russian 1906; Spanish
1907. The author maintains that
Historical Materialism and Modern
Socialism have no necessary connec-
ton or relation one with the other.
In speaking about Marx, on page
60, Professor Seligman observes:
Some of his statements are errOn-
eous, and not few of his historical
explanations are farfetched and eX-
aggerated. 1t was Marx, TOO, VINO
first disclosed the economic forces
which were chiefly responsible for
the political changes of the mid
die of the nineteenth century" II
will repay socialists and non-social-
lists to give this work a careful per
usal; for the lines are being more
closely drawn, as time moves along
The better an individual unders tands
ancient and modern history. and also
the doctrines of the different schools
of Political Economy, the more he
will be able to appreciate a work Of
this caliber.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

A JOINT resolution adopted by
Congress, submitting the question of
providing for an income tax by Con-
stitutional amendment, is feared to
be defective inasmuch as it is
not a concurrent resolution. As a
regular thing. joint resolutions must
be signed by the Chief Executive to
become effective. The resolution
was sent by the Secretary of the
Senate to the White House, where
the President is to make up his mind
whether lie wants to sign it. Just
one resolution for constitutional
amendment in the nations history
was signed by the President. This
was in Lincoln's time. All Others
have been acted upon by the States
without the Presidents signatur,
being attached to the original rcso
luton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

A CHICAGO paper boasts that a girl
of that city caugA a burglar in her
night-gown. No wonder. 1t would
be brave highwayman, indeed, who
would not surrender under such cir
cumStanceS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

WESTON has gratified his ambition
by walking across the continent, but
note is made of the fact that he will
ride in style going back.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

The WAY TO CHECK TRUSTS. - Sec
rotary of War Dickinson is one Of the
Administration who does not fear
the trusts and is engaged in waging
war upon all who seek to monopolize
trade. In a recent letter to Briga-
dier-General Henry G.. Sharpe, acting
as cOmmi,sary, he directed that no
contract should be entered into with
any corporation that is party to a
trust or combination in restraint of
trade. He has also ordered that no
dealings shall be had by the depart
ment with any middleman, or agent,
where it is known the agent or mid
dleman is the representative of an
unlawful concern.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

THE news comes that the Wash
ington Railroad Commission is not
expected to reduce rates on grain
transportation. OF course not if the
railways want them to remain where
they are. This body was not estab-
lished for the purpose of helping the
condition of shippers and producers,
but for the members to draw princely
salaries and to see that no harm
shall come to the transportation
companies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

SENATOR Jones telegraphs Gov.
Hay from Washington that the tariff
duty on hemp and jute will be re-
moved 1t is probable also that the
lumber duty will be reduced to ST.
% on rough lumber.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

ANOlympia Young man is a cigar
cite fiend, and every time he rolls
cigarette he sings Nearer, my
God, to Thee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

A SERIOUS Strect-car strike is i'm
pending in Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

FIRE AT EVERETT. A 1920, 900 fire
is reported at Everett Monday and
Monday night. The tire broke out
from blacksmith shop in the after
noon and destroyed the three-story
brick courthouse and four homes,
and had presumably been ex-
tinguished when about o'clock the
next morning, sparks from the burnt
district were famed into flame. The
prevailing breeze being directly
towards the business part OF the city.
All the records were saved from the
courthouse. The building cost $780,
900. Dynamite was used to check
the flames. The city was left in to-
tai darkness. Militia was called out
and 35 armed deputies were sworn in.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

PARTED AT THE ALTAR. - Mrs.
Hannah Harris Taylor, of Cincin-
natl, bride of on hour, babe her hus
bond William f. Taylor, 4 fireman at
the Nicholas Hotel. farewell lately,
and departed for New York, to take
the steamer for her native home. in
Ireland She had been in this coun-
try five years, and short time ago
became engaged to Taylor She had
just been informed that her immedi-
ate presence was required in Ireland
to settle up an estate in which she
was interested and it might require a
year to do it. Therefore to be sure
of a hubby and to bind the bargain as
it were, she suggested the idea of an
immediate marriage. She went from
the Justices Office to the train.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

LAST Saturday, Judge Mitchell APP
pointed Robert H. Fry, Court Com
missioner for Thurston county, under
the new law which confers jurisdic-
ton with the Superior Court, in
hearing and determination of all
matters in Probate, to issue tempo
rary restraining orders, to actas ref
cree in all matters referred to him
by the court. to hear applications for
commitment of insane, or of minors
to hospital or reform school and all
petitions for adoption of children.
subject to revision by the Superior
COurr.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

HAY SAYS Snow is INCOMPETENT. -
Gov. Hay, lately, while in Seattle,
told the reason why he had removed
Joseph NJ. Snow from the position
of State Highway Commissioner
He says it was to secure better
man for a bigger position, one that
is rapidly increasing in Importance.
| requested Mr.. Shows resignation
feeling that | could better the pub
lie interests if l secured a better
man. The job was getting too big
for him." This may have been the
true incentive or it may not. 1t is
quite safe to say that some dire AMI
mas must have prompted the state
ment of such reason, for certain it
is that Gov. Hayi is diligently build
ing fences for Enclosure of his own
preserves, and quite as certain that
Mr.. Snow will make it exceedingly
difficult to eXcavate the pOst-holeS.
Mr.. Snow may be able to show that
Mr.. Hays job has got quite too large
for him, even with the addition of
the kitchen cabinet he proposes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

UNDER the heading OF y Useful
Invention. some genius announces a
" happy thought discovery of a
rum-board. which is simply circu-
lar disc. "a curve is the line of
beauty, YOU know, fastened to the
val, on which the name of each
member of the family is placed and
the extent outlined wherein chewing
ruln is stuck, when not in use. This
keeps the chewrr from placing the
iaw-workcr under the table, in the
clock, on the wall, or behind the
ear, and leaves the chew where it
NAV be found when wanted. 1t is
not ornamental. nor can It's use be
made anything but disgusting, but
as custom has sanctioned ITS use,
there seems to be no way to treat
the intruder till ii has had its its day
and subsidized On par with this
custom, is nibbling az ice-cream
cones on the street. In fact, eating
anything anywhere is by no means
graceful act, and to use the street
for the purpose is certainly not in
good taste.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

TIE House passed the deficiency
appropriation bill on the 18th ult.,
which includes an appropriation of
so, 900 with which to pay Taft's
travelling expenses this summer.
The House struggled all day with the
proposition, and resulted in practi
cally 4 party vote, $50 ayes and lO1
noes. seven Republicans-tIOpp and
Lcnroot, of Wisconsin; Murdoch. of
Kansas; Norris, of Nebraska. and
Murphy and Grow, of Missouri
voting with tie Democrats against.
Champ Clark expressed the opinion
that the law will be unconstitutional,
because it virtually increases the sal
airy during the term of office. Gen.
Keifer, of Ohio, shook his head at
this. as if he did not accord with it,
whcreupon Clark said The gentle
man from Ohio shakes his head, but
there is nothing in it Gen. Keller
Joined in the mcrriment which en-
sued.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06

THE mad rush for lands located in
Montana, Idaho and Washington, UNI
der the supervision of Uncle Sans
lottery schemes, must inevitably re-
suit in many sad disappointments to
numerous worthy people. 1t is said
only about one in ninety of the APP
plicants who have registered will Oh
tain anything for their investment of
time and money, while the railways
will obtain several millions with
which to swell stockholders divi-
dends. Have these corporations been
working our Uncle? You will please
remember the railroad companies
took no chances.