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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Major EIvin p. Heiberg.

conferred upon the young army officer
friends in this state
Mr.. Heiberg was born in RuShfOrd
Mimi, "a years ago. He received
his education in the common and high
schools of La Crosse, Wis, Following
his graduation there he took the COM
petitive examination for entrance to
passing with highest honors, and was
appointed cadet in 1892. During his
four years course in the academy he
stood well in his classes, and was
made corporal, sergeant, captain and
finally adjutant of the cadet corps-a
coveted honor among the cadets.
On graduation from West Point IN
1896 he was assigned as second lieu
tenant of the Sixth cavalry, but after
ward was transferred to the Third
cavalry, with which regiment he re
manned one year. He was transferred
later to the Sixth and was with Uncle
Sans famous cavalry regiment until
he was promoted to the position of
major of the scouts stationed on Cor
regidor island in the Philippines.
Mr.. Heiberg has seen service in the
Boxer campaign in China. the Porto
Rican campaign during the Spanish
American war, the miners troubles N
Idaho, and he commanded detach-
ment of cavalry in Wyoming when the
Ute Indians left their reservation sew
eral years ago.
The governors wife, who was Miss
Anna Howell Dodge of Washington,
and their three children, returned
from the Philippines last fall because
the climate of the tropics was too try
ing on them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Sam

theory, and conduct of fermentation,
including proper temperature, density,
principle, and products formed-the
denaturing of alcohol and denaturants,
and the use of denatured alcohol for
manufacture and medicines-was dis
cussed by officials of the bureau of
chemistry. The object in view, di-
rectly, has been to determine by prac-
teal demonstration the value of the
various farm products as alcohol pro-
ducers-to determine the feasibility of
the farmers utilizing by-products and
unmarketable fruits and vegetables in
the production of denatured alcohol
All material used at the distillery was
bought in the open market by DIR.
Wiley personally in order that he
might observe it's condition and there
fore be the better informed in sum-
ming up the results. He also person
ally superintendent the operation of
the plant At the present time he
and his assistants are engaged in sum-
ming up the results of the experim en-
tation. The exact proportion of alco-
hol produced by various vegetables
will be discussed at length in a re-
port; as also will be the primary or
necessary cost of production. While
it is impossible to learn at this time
the conclusions of the officials, it may
be said in a general way that the al
cohol can be distilled from refuse and
unmarketable vegetables and farm
products at a cost of from 25 to 80
cents a gallon
A feature of the report of DR.. Wiley
will be discussion of the practicaoili-
ty of individual farmers distiling
their own products at a profit; like
wise the feasibility of cooperative
distillation plants in thickly settled
communities
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

r HE new chicken and pigeon ordin-
ance recently promulgated at
Washinton will be, rigidly enforced by
the health department of that city.
In squares with more than 75 per cent
of the property improved permits will
be necessary.
While it will be necessary to have
a permit to keep chickens, 1t will re-
quire the special consideration and
approval of neighbors to keep a chan
ticleer. Before he is allowed to be-
stir the neighborhood in the morning
with his vocal serenades. his owner
must have the consent of the house
holders in the neighborhood, especial
1y those who object to his being used
as a rising alarm.
Persons desiring to keep fowls with
in the fire limits of the district must
file an application with the health
office, setting forth the lot number,
square number, and the street number
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Naval Experts Awaiting Monster Gun

way which will fire a shell of about
1,400 pounds.
Other nations have built 16-inch
muzzle-loading guns, but not of very
high power.
Plans are being worked out at the
navy department for the four sub
marines authorized by congress. Pro-
posals will be asked for construction
soon
These and the fleet collier. also au-
thorized by congress, comprise the
ship work still remaining to be con-
tracted for by the naval establish
ment under increases in the navy al
ready provided for.
There are many features of sub
marine construction which the experts
are closely studying and the delay in
contracting for these vessels is due
to the effort to obtain the very latest
improvements.
Congress appropriated $4,000, 900
for the building of these ships and
$500, 900 for the collier
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

TT is predicted at Washington that
L the first man to buy a Wright aero
plane after they are put on the mar
ket, as undoubtedly will be the case
before very long, will be Representa-
tive Butler Ames of Massachusetts.
Mr.. AmeS is an enthusiastic automo-
bilist and has always had the speed
bugf He is wealthy, can crafty every
inclination and desire along that line
and is generally supposed by his col
leagues to buy about two cars a week.
One automobile man says it is only
necessary to assure Mr.. Ames that
there is a new automobile out that
will beat everything else that ever
burned gasoline and he will buy it.
One day last spring, when there
wasn't much doing around the capitol,
MIR. Ames took newspaper man out
for little run in a big bonneted, over
engined whale of a car he had bought
d month or so before. They scooted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

finest hotel between Pittsburg and
Cleveland, but is also famous as the
home of Stephen G. Foster at the
time that he wrote Way Down Upon
the Suwanee River" by far the most
popular of the many songs that he
wrote.
There are many people in Warren
who recall the sight of the man in the
streets, and not few who knew him
personally and had been at his rooms
in the Austin house to hear him play
on the violin and sing during visit to
this city with his daughter, Marion.
He had come here from New York
city to visit his sister, the mother of
Miss Henrietta Crossman, the actress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

NAVAL experts at Washington are
IN awaiting with Impotence the com
pletion of the 14-inch gun now under
construction by the Midvale Steel
Works. The gun will be shipped to
the Washington navy yard where the
finishing touches are to be added and
will be proof-fred at Indian Head
about the middle of October.
1t will be the first high-power gun
of this caliber ever constructed for
practical purposes and will fire shell
weighing 1000 pounds.
The navy will beat out the army in
this respect, as the latter also has
three 14-inch modern guns now under
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Ames Will Probably Want an Airship

around town on the low gear, and
finally started up the Conduit road to
ward Cabin John bridge. Marshal
Collins being temporarily discon
nected from the sweet little suburb of
Glen Echo, the Massachusetts con-
gresham, who was acting as his own
chauffeur, kept throwing in a little
more gasoline and a little more spark
and speeding a little faster every min
ute. Finally the newspaper man got
scared to death and hung on with
hands and feet. He nearly dropped
dead when Mr.. Ames turned around
and yelled at him, above the noise OF
the car: Il wish we had a good
straight stretch of road, so we could
go little bit fast. We are not going
much more than so miles an hour, and
this car is guaranteed for S.
They do say that when the pair OF
them landed back in town the newSpa
per man was in a near-faint and had
to be revived with three drinks, all in
a row.
So those members of the house who
know Mr.. Ames' propensities say that
he is just waiting for the chance tc
buy the first Wright areoplane put on
the market in order that he may
make an intellectual effort to break
his cultured neck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

w ASHINGTON.-Wit gunshot of
the federal government has itself been
operating a distillery. The distilla-
ton plant was not conceived with a
view of evading the internal revenue
laws, yet there was no special tax is
sued for it's operation. The output
has not been of the regulation moon
shine" character, and there was no eff
fort at concealment, though the ap-
proach to the plant located in the rear
of 1858 B Street Southwest would in
dictate such. The undertaking has not
been one for profit, but for scientific
research. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief
of the bureau of chemistry, depart
ment of agriculture, has been the
chief distiller, and he is going to pub
lish to the world the results of his ex-
perience; a demonstration of the
methods of making, the sources, and
the uses of denatured alcohol
During the operation of the distilla-
ton plant a course of lectures was
given to Representatives from all agri-
cultural colleges of the country and
from the various state experiment sta
tions. In this course every matter con-
nected with the practical operation of
distillery; the growth of the banana
and it's uses; the use of molasses; the
possibilities of the cactus; the produc-
ton and chemistry of malt, and the
technique of making-the principles,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
LOW COLONIST FARES TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. 10 to Oct.
Is, 1909, to all points in the West and
Northwest
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now Is the time
to secure land at low prices, and, at
the same time, to visit the many inter
esting points in the West and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate of raw lands can
be made now than formerly, because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to E. L. Lomax, G. P. A, U. P r. R..
Omaha. Neb.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
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The Doctors, Orders.

A lady whose husband seemed to be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by SYM
pathetic neighbor what the trouble
with him was. Doctors she replied,
sadly. mo, he hasn't come into a for
tune" A writer in To-Day's Magazine
tells the story
you see," explained the wife, hes
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat a ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating So he's trying to do BOTH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
FAMOUS SONGS BIRTHPLACE
Austin House at Warren, O., Where
Stephen c.. Foster Write
"Suwanee Riverv

Warren. O-Within the next few
weeks Col. W. w. Dunnevant of this
city, the owner of the Austin house,
will begin extensive repairs on the
same that will bring the old structure
up to better standard of appearance
and cleanliness, but almost all of the
lines of the original building will re-
main unchanged.
This is not only one of the oldest
buildings in the city. at one time the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
TO RULE Philippine PROVINCE
Major EIvin r. Heiberg of the Island
Scouts Is Appointed Governor of
Cotabata, in Mindanao.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Elwin Rong-
void Heiberg, a major of the Philip
pine scouts. formerly captain of Troop
A, Sixth United States cavalry. has
been appointed governor of Cotabata
province. Mindanao. Philippine Is
lands.
1t was only few months ago that
the promotion of Mr.. Heiberg to be
major of the Philippine scouts was re
corded and news of the recent honor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Troubles of People on Venus.

Inhabitants of Venus, if there are
any, must feel it extremely difficult to
establish units of time. Venus always
turns the same face toward the sun;
so the planet has no day, and the
lack of a moon deprives it of a month.
Finally, it has no year, for it's axis of
rotation is perpendicular to the plane
of its orbit, and the latter is almost
circular.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

FREE H0MESTEADS 4CoO 9sa5 5sss seft ae9
open to settlers, on Cheyenne River and Stand
ing Rock Reservations in South Dakota APP
plicantS should register at Pierre October 4tk
to 22nd. Complete display of products of open
lands, exhi bited at Gasbe!t Exposition during
registration. Pierre nearest point to lands,
which are chiefly in Pierre Land District, and
all filings must be made there. Unique diver
sions every day. Ample hotel acconm odations-
Address Pierre Board of Trade, Pierre, 8. ID.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Quite ExcusabIe.

Judge-'This lady declares that you
Rugged her at the baseball game"
The Accused-"Couldn't help il, Judge
She was sitting next me when one of
our boys swatted a homer over the
left field fencei"-Puck
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
ANYTHING But That.

Little John is the youngest of a
family of five boys, says the Define
ator. One day his mother said to
him: 90, John, isn't it too bad 1 have
mt one little girl? I could curl her
hair and make such pretty little
dresses for her. Don't you wish you
were little girl?"
why, mother" he said, I'D rather
be most any other kind of animal you
could mention than a girl"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
Starch. IKE everything else, is be

Starch. like everything else. is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defance Starch-aH
injurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another Ingredient, In
vented by us, gives to the Starch .
strength and smoothness never ap-
vroached by other brands
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

When a man has enough money laid
aside to keep him on Easy street the
rest of his days, he ought to give 9th
ers a chance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

It's the judgment of many smokers tina
Lewis Single Binder &c cigar equals il
quality most Zoe cigars
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

Woman thinks she will be mans su
perior when she gets her rights.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

Many a man is the moving picture
of an unpaid tailor bill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25

Constipation causes and aggravates many seriou
diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Dr. Pierce
Pleasant Pellets The fayorite family laxative
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-25
a Slim of II.

The airship manufacturer over the
way must be making money"
s'Why?''
L notice he and his family are ny
Ing very high"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
RANCH KINGDOM.
Women Are Prominent in Outdoor
 Western Life.

From the Van Norden Magazine.
 It is a curious fact that women are shining lights in the curious ranch life of the west. Mrs. Harriet King has a little realm of her own down In south east Texas. She Is the sole owner and actual manager of Santa Gertruds ranch near Corpus Christi. This ranch Is as large as the state of Delaware, and near ly twice large as Rhode Island. It would hold ten cities the size of Grea ter New York. One may ride 90 miles in a straight line and yet remain within the barbed wire fence which encloses every acre of Mrs. Kings domain. Upon it's pastures graze 100000 cattle, 50,000 sheep and nearly 3000 horses. It requires more than 2000 employees to care for the vari- ous interests. and when a cattle syndi- cate offered Mrs. King $6,2OO,000 for Santa Gertrudis she laughed at their valuation and refused to consider the possibility of a sale.
 Santa Gertrudis in divided into 12 dis tricts, each presided over by a foreman, and he is held responsible for the con-
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man that fell before such temptation

man that fell before such temptation as that.
 "The constant recurrence ,of that ques- ton changed my point of view Of busi- ness customer came in and asked me why his bill was s2.25 more the second quarter than the first. looked up the matter and showed him that the bill for the second quarter was correct and the first wrong.
 "eWell,' he said, I'm sorry. but the loss Is on you; of course that bills paid and receipted.'
 Of course 1 knew it was and had no intention of asking anything. He fol- lowed the established custom, but he cer- tainly didn't do as Jesus would
 "In another case a customer wrote me to send his bill up to certain date. The bookkeeper supposed it was for the reg ular supplies alone and made 1t out for that There had been various little ex- tras amounting to $1250. I had her make out the bill for those and sent it after ward, but the man refused to pay.
 He said that when a customer called for a bill up to a certain date it was supposed to include everything and he was not obliged to pay anything not in- cluded in it. He did not deny that he had had the things, but because of a rule of business procedure he was willing to
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deprive me of $12.oJ. I had to take the bill to his superior, who immediately ordered it paid.
 There's book over there on that shelf that sells steadily year after year It's a standard among church people. Years ago a woman wrote that little story to compete for a prize offered by the firm of publishers of religious liter ature. She won the prize-some small amount; s250 I believe.
 "The book proved one of those unex- pected successes which sell for years, and the publishers made thousands of dollars out of it. A few years ago she had received all she was promised. yet in view of the fact that they had made so much money out of the book she thought they should be willing to give her something additional.
 The woman was a clergymans wife, and all the members of the firm were church members, but they refused to give her a cent. Now they committed no legal wrong. They violated no contract broke no promise; but 1t certainly wasn't what Jesus would have done.
 We have had a good example lately of just the opposite course of action. A Christian Endeavor paper offered a prize of $100 to the union securing the most new subscribers in certain time. The Cleve-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
send it to this company so that the men

send It 10 this company so that the men could not be identified.
 T don't kn0W whether the ministers will do 1t or not. They ought to- That s what we hire them for, to keep up the moral standard of the community. I can't t blame an individual minister for not re- huldng a prominent member of his own church when he might get fired for doing it, but the ministers as body could pass any resolution they liked They couldnt t all get fired.
 Any resolution they passed the papers would print, and there's one thing wick edness in high places is afraid of, an1 that's publicity. Yes, sir, the newspapers are mean enough sometimes, but they're our only protection against the powerful. Nobody and nothing can stand against public opinion. Yesm, that costs 25 cents. This other one's'-and customers claim ing his attention, he traied off into the business which had revealed to him such unexpected difficulties in the way of do- Ing as Jesus would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

land union was the only union that en- tered the contest
 There was no competition and the pa- per was not obliged to pay a cent. Nev- ertheless 1t sent us the $100 and added their regular commission for the young man who did the work, which they had never offered to do. That was doing as Jesus would, but it wasn't business.
 There were two men in our church who took the pledge who worked on Sunday afterward, which was certainly a viola 'tion of the pledge. They had to do it or lose their jobs. They both worked for a big automobile factory that was running Sundays to fill it's orders.
 Both of them protested against work ing on Sunday and were told they could go, but their places would be filed Both have families and times have been such that a man doesn't feel that he can give up his job for a principle.
 T brought 1t before our church board and moved that the board instruct the pastor to write to the company protesting against it's forcing men to work on Sun day. One of the deacons said if we did that the men would surely be fred Then I asked the pastor to take it before the ministerial association. and ask the asso- ciation to pass resolution of protest and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

duct of the business of the territory un- der his Jurisdiction. Mrs. king never loosens the reins she holds over affairs Her Jurisdiction not only includes tho management of the ranch, but she is the political ruler of three counties, a con- gressional district, a judicial district and the municipal affairs of every town and village within the sphere of her influence.
 She keeps the ranch at a high state of productiveness from the cattleman's point of view. The annual shipments from this ranch vary, of course, but 1t is not an uncommon thing for 10000 head of fat beeves to be sold by Mrs. King each year The annual income of the ranch is between s300,000 and $4O0000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

How 1t Worked Out. From the Cleveland Leader. My doctor ordered me to go to Eu- rope"
 Did you follow directions?" NO. He presented his bill, and then went to Europe himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

Complete line of PlumbiES Supplies and Building Material at w. P. Brewers. Sell any body. Bell 207.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
Bags and Suit Cases
Linen Travelling Coats

Linen Travelling Coats $7.50 Long Linen Coats witt Auto collars, large pockets, doublebreasted ronimmeC with large buttonsn natural linen color only servca be and sensible garment to take your trip and mos reasonably priced.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20

took a ladle from where il hung on the
wall and went 10 inspect its contents
As he stopped over the fire he turned
somewhat. so that his eyes fell on the
half open door. and there he saw some
thing that caused him TO lose all SEN
sations Of hunger. A dusky face, light
ed by a pair OF briliafe~ coal black
eyes. was watching him with an in
tentness that at first caused him to be-
lieve that IL was not alive, but was
the creation Of some OF his fellow mid
dies and designed to give him a fright.
But a moment later It moved slightly,
and then q realization Of what this
sinister visitation really meant-that
they were boarded by pirates-came 10
Tom
Without shifting his gaze from the
eyes that seemed riveted 10 his own,
the boy scOOped up a ladleful Of boil
ing soup and dashed it straight into
the invaders face, and the yell Of pain
and surprise with which the head dis
appeared was so loud and startling
that there was no need for Tom to
give any warning 10 the rest OF the
ship Up from the forecastle and out
OF the cabins streamed men and officers
in all stages Of dress and undress.
while the Tripolitans, who had sent the