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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13
THE DIFFERENCE
Coffee Usually Means Sickness, But
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the ex-
pertinent of leaving OFF coffee and
drinking Postum in its place and in
mess can learn much from the expert
Aence of others who have made the
trial
One who knows says: 81 drank cot
fee for breakfast every morning until
I had terrible attacks of indigestion
producing days of discomfort and
nights of sleeplessness. I tried to give
up the use of coffee entirely, but found
1T hard to go from hot coffee to a
glass of water. Then I tried Postum.
1T was good and the effect was so
pleasant that L soon learned to love
1T and have used it for several years.
I improved Immediately after I left
of coffee and took on Postum and
am now entirely cured of my indiges-
ton and other troubles all of which
were due to coffee. I am now well
and contented and all because
changed from coffee to Postum.
Postum is much easier to make
right every time than coffee, for it is
so even and always reliable. We
never use coffee now in our family.
We use Postum, and are always we'll -
There's a reason" and it Is proved
by trial
Look in pkgs for copy of the famous
Iittle book. "The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter. A new
are genuine, true and fun OF human
4nterest.
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Unusual Luck.

so you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands so
long?"
Yes; rented it to an actor"
Did he find out its reputation"
That's the very thing that decided
him to take the house.
Rather surprising!"
HE said it would be such a comfort
for him to get inside of a house
where the ghost walked every night"
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How to Care for the Child.

Perplexed mother writes: My child
has sneezing fits after the morning
sponge bath What would you adj
vise?" Some mothers give their
babies hypodermic of morphine for
sneezing. But we have always felt
that this was too harsh a remedy.
Give the baby about three tablespoon
fuls of Old Tom gin with a little sugar
and a pinch of lemon peel. The sugar
makes this remedy more grateful to
tine child. Be sure to keep this prophy-
!actic away from father.
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TWO CT a Kind.

Mrs. BoggsI hate to have a man
always complaining about some little
thing Now, my husband is continual
Iy harping on the lace curtains.
Mrs. Woggs-Yes, and my husband
has keen kicking on our front door
every morning at three o'clock for the
last 20 years.-Puck.
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kFE/GHT c5ZH71ON At PULACA/Q BOL/WAZ/

RESULT of having lost its Pacific
seaboard province of Antofagasta. follow
ing the war with Chile in 1879, Bolivia
found itself shut off from the sea and de-
pendent upon its neighbors for an outlet
to the great world.
Great was the blow to national
pride, for the Bolivians felt the loss of
Antofagasta more keenly than even the
French that of the Rhine provinces. and
serious as was the loss to the national
treasury of the revenues derived from
the rich nitrate fields of the lost province
yet the blow was perhaps less heavy than
the Bolivians themselves then thought
1t changed entirely the country's eco
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500 Reward. 500.

me readers of this paper win be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded snat @
Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure Is the only posftfve
s ss1e no" constitutiona disease requires constu
tiouaI treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken m
s1r4ay' of the system thereby destroying the
foundation the disease. and giving the patient
M nature s in doing its work The proprietors
% faith its curative powers that they onso
One Hundred Dollars for any case tnat !" lais W
address F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c-
Tsks Hans Family Pulls for constipation
His Right There Was None to Dispute
Noah disembarked-
81 am first on Ararat anyhow, he
boasted-
Herewith he declined to give fig
for the pole.
OF course it is possible to con-
vince a woman, but she is apt to for
get tnat she has been convinced, and
then you have to do it all over again
Some people would drown with life
preserver at hand. They are the kind
that suffer from Rheumatism and Neural
gia when they can get Hamlins Wizard
on. the best of all pain remedies.
In the prisons of Bengal, India. tu-
berculosis kills about two prisoners in
every 100.
ARE you LOSING FLESH
ssss iEsn. la ~ sa:sm si
When the end of your work is out
Of sight, look aloft.-De Lesseps.
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ciusively settle all the questions arising
therefrom, that on October 20, 1904, at San
uaso, plenipotentiaries of the two countries
signed the treaty of peace and friendship
which put final end to all disputes between
Bolivia and Chile and secured in addition
concessions to the former
In the preceding year, 1903, was signed
the treaty of Rio de Janeiro with Brazil
Onoer TINS treaty an exchange of territories
between the two countries was effected. Ro
hVia acquired on the southeast the strip of
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MAJOR OR MINOR.

Mr.. Lunnon[I suppose I may adj
dress you as major, siri Every man
in these southern states seems to be
colonel or a major.
Texas Bill-I'm no major; I'm a
miner.
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ton paid in large the expenses of gov
eminent and with the loss of this revenue the
state forced into consideration of the eco
nomic development of the country in other lines
than gold and silver production alone.
The settled part of Bolivia then and is
to large extent yet that high table-land one of
the most spacious and elevated plateaux be
found the globe, which lies between the west
ern and the eastern Andes. This table-land
tends from about the Argentine in the
south into Peru the northwest and is from
SO to $50 miles in width
On the Chilean border the western CordiIIera
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to Bolivia is railways This need was reoosn,.s<,
TIC certain extent prior to the with Cnlie
AS far back as June, 1863. the national assembly
authorized the president to enter into contracts
for the building of railways, and in 1868 a CON
cesslon was granted to a citizen of the United
states to build railway from Cobiji to Potosi
with government guaranty of seven per cent
on the capital invested. In addition. the conces-
sion carried grant of land one league on each
side of the line number of other concessions
were made in 1862 1873 1874 1877 1878 and 1879
In 1904 the Bolivian national office of immi-
grafton and statistics issued volume of nearly
4Ou pages containing the acts, DEGREES and con-
cessions in aid of railways, covering the years
1880 to 1904. Every effort made by the gov
eminent during this period to induce capital to
invest in railway construction in the country
Perhaps nowhere else in the world were such in
ducements held out by any country to secure the
end sought as by Bolivia following the termina-
ton of the war with Chile These Inducements
were offers of land, mines, exemption from taxa
ton and customs duties. government guarantees
financial aid and exclusive privileges. But unfor-
tunately for Bolivia the offers were not made in
the right quarter. In its eagerness to secure re-
suits, concessions were granted to and contracts
made with the most irresponsible parties in
many cases mere adventures without capital or
influence The net result was naturally to retard
rather than to help railroad construction
In 1904 all that Bolivia had to show in rail-
ways as result of 40 years legislation and in
Vulnerable contracts were the Guaqui and the
Antofagasta roads The former gave an outlet
from La Paz to Lake Titicaca, whence passengers
and freight were transported across the lake by
boat to the Peruvian port of Puno and thence by
tHe PERUVIAN IdIiWdy 10 NOilenCO on the Pacific.
The total length of the road from Alto of La
Paz to GuaQui on Lake Titicaca was 81 kilometers
f54 miles)- The gauge meter 1887
nches} and the rails weighed Is Kilograms per
zneter-about IL pounds per foot
The Antofagasta Bolivias first railway had a
csal mileage of 925 kilometers (573 miles), a
gauge of rs centimeters (29.53 inches) and rails
Weighing 17-40 Kilograms meter. about
IL pounds per foot.
1t not until 25 years after the outbreak of
the with Chile and 20 years after the signing
of the agreement of April 4, 1884. which marked
the close of that war. although it did not con-
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nomlc outview and pushed forward into lines of
velopment which in all probability would otherwise
have been delayed for Even prior 1879
the nitrate fields for the most owned
eigners. the Bovians themselves being engaged gold
and silver mining But the nitrate produc
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lines feeders to the Antofagasta line in
stead of playing the part of competing lines, as
would have been the had the original pro-
gram of construction been carried out
The Oruro to Potosi line of the original plan
would partly parallel the Antofagasta line 1t Is
very probable that complete merger of the in
terests of the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railway
Company and the American concessionaires will
be made.
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; UNI OAZL/yG RAILS
At GH4QW BOLIVIA

bear six per cent. interest and the In
terest will not be guaranteed by the
government. The second-mortgage or
income bonds run for 25 years. bear
five per cent. interest and are a sec
ond lien on the roads.
Under an agreement made in Lon
don in 1907 by the Antofagasta and
Bolivia Railway Company, which is
British corporation, and Speyer &
Co., the Antofagasta Railway Com
pany agreed to guarantee the inter
est on the line from Oruro to Viacha
and in addition to make a payment
to the Nconcessionaires for a majority
of the lines stock. This agreement
made necessary the law. mentioned
above, signed by President Monies
on December 1, 1908. The purpose
Of this aereemept Is Tn make fine new
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is IN reality less a mountain range
than a line of huge cliffs. The table
land is itself $4,000 to $4,000 feet
above sea level and slopes gradually
1000 or 5000 feet up to the crest of
the western hills and then falls away
abruptly nearly three miles down,
$4,000 feet. to the desert land lying
between the foot of this immense line
of cliffs and the Pacific ocean To
the east of the table-land lies the
high Andes, the Cordillera Real, ris-
ing in Illampu. Illimani, Ancochuma
and Sajama over $4,000 feet North,
east and south from the CordilIera
Real the land falls away to the great
Amazon and Parana plains. This
country. three-fourths of Bolivia in
area. is but little settled, but is in
natural resources and soil one of the
richest parts of the world
1t could easily sustain an agricul-
tural population greater than the
whole present population of South
America
The first and most pressing need
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

When the end of your work is out
Of sight, look aloft.-De Lesseps.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

ARE YOU LOSING FLESH
fbruu1h q racking cough that you cannot sem -
checH A bottle OF Aliens Lung Balsam WI sure
the trouble and help you back to health
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

berculosis kills about two prisoners IN
every 100.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
President
THE CENSUS BILL
Continued from Page -

believe in the doctrine that TO the vic
tor belong the spells: but think even
less of the doctrine that the spells
shall De divided without fight by the
professional politicians on both sides;
and this would be the result of per-
hitting the bill in its present shape
to become law. Both of the last
censuses. the eleventh and the twelfth.
were taken under a provision of law
excluding competition; that is. neces-
tating the appointments being made
under the spoils system. livery man
competent to speak with authority be-
cause of his knowledge of and famili
arity with the work of those censuses
has stated that the result was TO pro-
duce extravaganza and generalization
Mr. Robert p Porter, who took the
census of 1890, states that:
Tho efficiency of the decennial
census would be greatly improved and
Its cost materially lessened If It were
provided that the employees should be
selected in accordance with the terms
OF the civil service law *"@
Il also recommend that il provision
is made that the census printing work
be done outside the government print
ing Office, 1t shall be explicitly pro-
vided that the government authorities
shall see that the eight-hour law is
applied in effective fashion TO these
| outside Offices =
The evil effects of the spoils sys-
TEN and of the custom of treating ap.
poiniments to the public service a.
personal perquisites OF professional
politicians are particularly evident il
the case Of great public work like
the taking of the census, work which
should cmphaticaly be done for tn,
who'll people and with an eye singh
TO their interest.
Theodore Roosevelt"
The White House, Feb. >, 1909.
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PREPARING FOR
VALENTINE DAY
PIERCED HEARTS AND BLATANT
INSULTS TO GO THROUGH
THE PosToFFlcE.

The local postoflce is now grimly
at work preparing for ST. Valentines
day. February Il, 1t expects to have
such collection of pierced hearts and
blatant insults dropped at its door
then that 1t will be fairly overwhelmed.
The amount Of mail becomes enorn-
Gus, and the lives of the clerks and
, the carriers grow to be bitter affairs.
The worst Of It all Is that the con-
/ dition gets worse with every year. st.
Valentines Is not one Of the dec2dent
| days. Its observance becomes moro
, complete and efFectual with the pass
ing Of every twelve months This Is
one instance where the oldest inhabi-
tant cannot point back triumphantly
, to the grand old days Of the past.
/ Last year the mail at St Valentines
was enormous, this year it Is expected
to be an avalanche. To cope with It,
extra carriers have at times been put
on and the clerks are forced to work
long hours
Pouchful after pouchful of rhymed
tiligree bits will pour into the Drums
wick office, and the number Of comic
valentines will not be insignificant Bli
1t is a fact, give what reason for Il
you choose, that the number of comic
valentines IS growing less each year
while them is being corresponding
growth of the sentimental sort Som,
would explain by saying that mankint
Is growing more asthctic, others. n2of
mushy.
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Soldier BaiIts Death plot.

It seemed to ]. A. Stone. ciStl war
veteran, Of Kemp. Tey., that plot
existed between desperate lang
trouble and the grave to cause his
death. 81 contracted stubborn cold
he writes. that developed 4 cough
that stuck to me, in spite OF all rene
dies, for years. My weight ran down
TO 100 pounds Then | began TO use
Or. Kings New Discovery, which re-
stored my health completely. now
weigh l7S pounds" For severe colds
obstinate coughs, nemorrhases. asth =
ma, and to prevent pneumonia It's I'M
riyaled SOC and 81 90 Trial bottle
free Guaranteed by Rosd Drug Store
FOR COMFORTABLE BOARD
CALL AT 1923 NORWICH STREET.
MRg s. E. sWlLLEY.
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"AMAL GAMATioN OF PEOPLE
IN 20 YEARS." SAYS LECTURER

Chicago. Feb. 5.-"In twenty years
we will have pretty nearly reached
kingdom come, said Jacob Riis, today,
having just returned from lecture
tour Of the western states.
In his conversation be said. we
will get to the idea of loving instead
Of hating men and recognize there are
no classes and that we are aii-rich
and poor-working men"
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Personal

Capt. W. r. Townsend. OF Ang'.illa
vas in the city yesterday.
Dr. G. G. Howell has returned to
he city and reopened his dental par
tors
Judge A. =. Perham, editor of the
Waycross Herald, was shaking hands
with his many friends In the city yes
erday
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HAVE YOUR BEDS RENOVATED.
'PH Nc 70. BRUNSWICK MAT
TREss FACTORY, 1914 hEwCAs.
TIE STREET
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Our goods marked figures just fourth
o tire price marked You your shopping with
PLAIN FIGURES ard GOODS That is gu, rem,
tahon. For instance. MONEY BACK SATISFACTORY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
COUPON GOOD FRIDAY, JUNE 25
!, Old Man,< "Ranknetes."

Speaking of the curious Manx bank ing lore of the past, the Liverpool Post says that a singular state of affairs was exhibited in "the island' at the close of the Napoleonic wars. Trade was brisk, money was more freely ad- ventured, and all sorts of private per sons began to issue notes. There was no occasion whatever to have sterling against them. All you had to do was to get some one to take them and pass them on. The fashion grew till even the humber traders issued card "promises to pay" the values most in circulation being shillings, shilling and even sixpence. Once an advo- cate from Castletown went to Peel to collect a judgment of 1850 fRom the coroner of Glenfaba. This worthy paid him 2,7O4 card notes, many of them worthless. They took several hours to examine and count, and their trans port was an item of extreme difficulty Finally they were put into a big sack, half shaken to one end and half to the other, and the whole slung over the back of a horse. The father of the horse, soaking through, spoiled nearly half the cards!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
THE THEATRES
SMITHS

An entire change of program takes place today at Smiths theatre. All new pictures and new acts will be seen. Amongst the names of the new acts is that of two Br1dgeporters, La Rex and La Lex, a team of gymnasts who have gained a worldwide fame through their marvellous ability. This is the first stage appearance in Bridge port for years. A large number of their friends will be on hand tonight to welcome them.
 An accident, showing the risks and dangers run by those whose work 1t is to amuse the public, occurred at yes- terday's matinee. The acrobatic team of Greiner and La F'oss were on the Greiner missed a trick falling heavily to the floor. He was so stunned he could not continue his act. It was found that his shoulder had been bro ken by the fall and that it will neces- sitate his laying off for six or seven weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24

the company. These beautiful aIliga- tor skin booklets containing a spIen. didly finished photo are becoming in general demand among Poli's fair pa- irons.
 Interest in the Poli Stock company Prettiest baby contest e which closes next Saturday noon is continuing una bated- The voting is going merrily on at every performance. this week. and already large number of ballots have been deposited for the youngsters who are competing for the prizes Photos Of the babies are being shown each day on the picture screen and in the theatre lobby and every patron is given an opportunity to vote. At the mati- nee next Saturday the prize winners will be announced, the prizes, $2O, $1O. and 50 in gold will be awarded.
 
 Coupons are being issued to lady pa- irons at every performance this week Tor handsome three-piece Rajah silk suit to be presented to some lady at the matinee next Monday. This suit is now being displayed in the show windows of the Laborde Company Main street foot of Cannon street
 On next Saturday afternoon a speciaI flower, matinee will be held. After the final act of Mrs. Temples Telesram'' a reception will be held on the stage by the entire company at which time beautiful real carnations will be given souvenirs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
His Passport.

On one occasion Gustave Dore, the artist, lost his passport while on tour in Switzerland. At Lucerne he asked to be allowed to speak to the mayor, to whom he gave his name.
 'You say that you are NJ. Gustave Dore, and I believe you," said the mayor, 'tbut." and he produced piece of paper and a pencil, you can easily prove it"
 Dore looked around him and saw some peasants selling potatoes in the street. With a few clever touches he reproduced the homely scene and, ap- pending his name to the sketch, pre- sented it to, the mayor.
 "Your passport is all right" remark ed the official, "but you must allow me to keep it and to offer you in return one of the ordinary form"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
Clearing the A.me.phere.

In his capacity of dramatic critic MT. J. Comyns Carr, the author, wrote notice of the play of Charles L." in which Irving played under the man agement of MT. Bateman. His produc- ton deeply incensed the manager. In order perhaps to find the opportunity of informing the critic of his disap- proval, the manager invited him to a supper at the Westminster club on the second or third night of the 4roduc- tion- When he thought the f:kCg mo- ment had arrived MT. BatemaISfed the conversation to the point at issue and, emphatically banging the table with his fist. declared in the Ioudest of tones that he did not produce his plays at the Lyceum theater to please MT .Comyns Carr. There was a moments awkward silence, which MT. Carr con fesses he did not feel quite able to break, but which was released by a wit of the company with the happy re- tort, Well, dear boy, then you can't be surprised if they don't please him."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
INVESTIGATION
 FOR A.36 BILL
Finance Committee Cantious Regarding TsIephosesExpense Incurred by Health Board for Inspector Lynch = Engi. neefs' Bill Still Held.
Mems Section

The health board has caused a tele- phone to be located in the home of Sanitary Inspector David w. Lynch and the first bill for. $4:30 for a. DOT tion of a months services has been held up by the finance committee for Investigation A member of the health board said this morning that the cost of the telephone was included in the budget submitted to the last session of the Board of Apportionment and was allowed.
 The phone was contracted for by President Ober. the board having de- cided that it was necessary as the in specto- handles the majority of the complaints made to the department.
 The bill of McEaroy & Kershaw. for [ locating on maps the police posts. ibeats. signal boxes and fire alarm boxes for the police department was also held for further Investigation The bill is for $11I70.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24
Brutal Indifference,

'It seems since his marriage Jack Thornley has developed into perfect brute"
 You surprise me! What has he done?''
 "Why, the other night while his wife was rega1ling him with all the particulars of that choice Verifast scandal she noticed that he seemed very quiet And what do you think! He was sound asleepr'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-24

blind"
 "Why, how is that? You seem to get along pretty we'll with your work"
 "Yes, but I can no longer see any meat on my plate at dinner"
 The farmers wife understood, and the next day the servants were served with very large and very thin pieces of meat.
 "How nicer the girl exclaimed. My sight has come back I can see better than ever."
 "How is that, Bella?" asked the mis- tress.
 "Why, at this moment replied Bella. "I can see the plate through the meat."-London Scraps.