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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
The Home of the God.

There is just one other great cod
bank in the world besides those off
Newfoundland. 1t lies off Cape AguI-
has. which is the southern tip of At
RIGA, and south of the Cape of Good
Hope. The Agulhas plateau is said to
be almost a duplicate in size and rich
ness of the north cod banks But this
is too far off, so there is little promise
of its appeasing the hungry appetite
of the world for cod
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
X. S. A. c. A Little City.

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege is like a small city that owns all
the municipal improvements. First
the college has its own central light
and power plant. 1t also has CEN
trail heating plant 1t owns and 'cper-
ates it's own water works and IS
plant, and has its own sewer SYSTEM
Like a city, it has it's printing office.
official paper, postofice, it's own
creamery and dairy, it's own machine
shop, blacksmith shop, foundry and
carpenter shop, library, place of wor-
ship, opera house, green house, dep
uty sheriff, band, park system,
museum, macadam roads, and ice
plant. Besides all of it's city prop
critics it has everything that is to be
found in a farming community; NAM
moth crops, blooded cattle, horses,
Sheep hogs and chickens, and fine
gardens and orchards. Unlike the
city or county. the college does not
contain any homes but the domestic
science department tries to make up
for this by training the girls for home
makers The college represents one
great community, self containing in
itself and four years spent in it has
equipped hundreds of young men and
young women of Kansas to live in the
truest sense of the word
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Fungus Growth on Apple Trees.

Although the orchards of Reno
county are bearing a good apple crop
this year, p. W. Graf, pathologist at
the State Agricultural college, who
has been making a careful examina-
ton, declared that the apple blotch
has seriously affected the crop.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Typhoid Fever in Emporia.

Typhoid fever is prevalent among
the normal students at Emporia.
There are nine cases in one boarding
house and several other cases have
been reported. The drinking water
has been analysed and pronounced
pure The doctors are now analyzing
the milk supply, looking for the cause
of the fever there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Canning Factory for Manhattan.

o. w. Holt, who has been conduct
ing thriving wholesale and retail
gracery business in Manhattan for
several years, has organized his store
into the Bee Hive Mercantile COM
pany with a capitalization of 1000,
$4,000 of which will be common stock
and $4,000 will be preferred. The
company will do a general merchan-
disc bushes sand also manufacture all
kinds of grocery sundries and operate
a canning factory and evaporating
plant and later on a modern vinegar
diStillery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
BAD Worms in Atchison.

Bag worms which appeared in the
Missouri river bottoms last year, have
invaded Kansas, and are doing con-
siderable damage to shade trees in
Atchison. The worms do not attack
cottonwoods at all, and there are only
few on the elms, but the more valu-
able trees, such as hard naples, are
being damaged and no one seems to
know a remedy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

G INCE Senator Burton took his con-
- gressional investigators of Euro
pean waterways abroad he has been
relating this one The senator was In
Switzerland In front of the hotel at
which he was stopping a mountain
climbing party was arranging for q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Paralysis Breaks Out at Lawrence.

The first case of infantile PARALYSIS
to occur in Lawrence was reported
recently. The patient is the four
year-o1d child of William Gtllley. A
strict quarantine of the iuliey home
was ordered by the county health Of
ficer and DR.. Crumbine of the State
Board of Health was notified.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

given me, and am recommending it
to all my friends. Mrs. w. S. FORD,
22O7 w. Franklin ST., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It has
stood the test of years and to-day Is
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. It has cured
thousands of women who have been
troubled with displacements, infiam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing-down feeling. fatulency.
indigestion, and nervous prostration,
after all other means had failed.
IF you are suffering from any of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have given Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, for it. She has guided
thousands to health free OF
charge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Fort Riley to Have Ice Plant.

Estimates for an ice plant to be
erected at Fort Riley, have been for
warded to Washington. The location
selected for the plant is adjacent to
the new pumping station, now being
erected, on account of the availability
of the boilers and machinery. thus
affording a big saving
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Kansan Goes to Hawaii.

Ed. H. Dearborne, graduate this
year in mechanical engineering at K
S. A. c., has been elected to a posi-
ton as instructor in manual training
in one of the territorial schools in
the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Dearborne
will leave the first of September to
take up his new work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
suiIdina New Church at Harper

The ground for the $4,000 Metho-
dist church at Harper has been brok-
en- The first shovel of dirt was
thrown by Mrs. Fannie Shriver, whose
donation of $4,000 was the inspiration
for the new building. A wagon load
of dirt was then loaded by the Ladies
of the Aid society and hauled away by
two classes of Sunday school boys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Baby browns in Water Pail.

A fatal accident recently took place
at the home of Cecil Rock, a farmer
living northeast of CORTLAND, when
their 10-months-old baby fell into a
pail Of water and strangled to death
before anyone found him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
FOR 100000 CATHEDRAL
Archbishop lreIand's Life Dream 10
Slowly Approaching consumma-
ton in st. Paul.

st. Paul, Slowly rising upon
the crest of hill on fashionable Sum-
nit avenue, ST Paul, Mimi, is a
100000 cathedral, the consumma-
ton of one of the dreams of Archbish-
op Ireland Stone by stone and block
by block, the great gray granite struc-
ture Is taking form, and when COM
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Franklin County Pioneer Dead.

Mrs. Milan L. Ward, one of the
pioneers of Franklin county, founder
of the domestic science department of
the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan and the Ottawa free
public library is dead at her home in
Ottawa. She was born in Northfields,
y. j., September so. 1888.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

Begun on X S. A. c. Greenhouse.
The reinforced concrete foundation
has just been completed for the new
college green house and tie contrac-
tors have begun work on the steel
frame work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Marshall County Out of Debt.

Marshall county is free from bond
ed Indebtedness. County Treasurer
Pauley has paid off the remaining
$1,000 in bonds which were voted for
the construction of the old St Joseph
& Denver City railroad, now the St.
Joseph & Grand Island railroad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
A Qreamer

You say your boy Josh is dream
err" said the literary lady. Does he
write poetry or romances?"
Oh replied Farmer Corntossel,
he don't write anything. But he jes'
natcherally refuses to get up till
o'clock"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

More Wheat Than Chicago.

The wheat receipts of the Hutchip-
son board of trade the other day were
DO cars, eclipsing the receipts at Chi
cago. The Hutchinson board of trade
was formed about two weeks ago and
the receipts are the heaviest since it
opened for business
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Electric Fan for Steers.

There is just as much danger of
entertaining stock for the prize ring
as there is entertaining men for the
same position. So the feeding of the
K s A G. prize steers is carried on
with the greatest care. Last year the
college carried away honors on near
ly every steer that was shown. The
grand champion, King Ellsworth, was
sold and killed, but the rest of the
nerd is being developed with the idea
OF having it in prime condition next
winter and again carrying off the
honors- During the day the steers are
kept in the basement under the col
lege barn, where it is dark and cool
and the flies are not bad. Prof
k1nzer noticed that the air became
stagnant in the basement and has in
stalled four-foot electric fan. At
night these animals are turned onto
the pasture
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
ORIGINATOR OF sunny JIM
New York Society Girl Who Drew
the Funny Page Character.
Beauty.

New York.-Among the leaders of
New York's Four Hundred who are
famed as beauties may be mentioned
Miss Dorothy Ficken. Vivacious and
cultured. her personality charms all
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Bern is Ambitious.

At the last session of the board of
county commissioners of Nemaha
county a petition was filed by a COM
mittee of Bern citizens asking that
Bern be made a third class city, it
having over the required population of
200.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

The waterworks system of Kansas
State Agricultural college has un0er-
gone a thorough scrubbinc in the last
few days. This is a precaution taken
by the college authorities in order
that the students may have good,
wholesome drinking water
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Big Valuation for Small Town.

There is $4,000 worth of property
in the corporate limits of the city Of
South Hutchinson for every man.
woman and child in that city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Initials.

What are Mr.. Wise's initials?"
Cant say. He has been taking SO
many college degrees that nobody can
keep track of them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

who come under its influence. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H Ed
wards Ffcken, prominent New York
ers- Now that Vice-President Sher-
man is famed the length and breadth
of the country as Sunny sim, Miss
Ffcken is brought into especial promi-
hence for the simple reason that she
is responsible for the original Sunny
JIM" probably the most noted dis
peller of the blues who ever appeared
on paper This young society woman
is recognized as a clever artist and
her work has often been exhibited
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

If there is plenty of room at the top
why do people who get there continue
to fall Off
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

Cheating croQuet'' is the fashion
able game nowadays. only you must
not let 1t be observed by the other
players
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
AFTER
F0UJRYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md. -"For four years
my life was a misery to me. suffered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06

from 1rregularl-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope of
ever being well
when I began to
take Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
/ felt as though
naw life had haon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-06
Latest Kansas Events.

-kansan to Take Trip Around World.
Martin johnson of independence,
who made the trip through the south
seas and the Solomon Islands with
Jack London on board a 45-foot boat
me Shark, disposed of his interests
IN the Shark Amusement company
there, and will start for a trip around
the world lecturing where opportunity
offers. He will be accompanied by
ms wife to whom he was married this
spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will
visit the Londons in California before
sailing for the South Sea Islands
A Boy Inventor to K. S. A. C.
Herbert Knapp, Is years old, of
Olathe, recently has patented an
alarm for notifying a chauffeur when
tire is pumped tight enough and
when it needs pumping up again He
sold his patent for $4,000. He plans
to enter the State Agricultural college
In the fall and take the electrical en-
cheering course. His money from the
patent will pay his expenses.
Farmer Gets Big Wood Contract.
The quartermaster for the maneu-
for the wood supply for the big camp
to John Fox The contract calls for
the delivery of 500 cords of hard wood
at once at $5.35 per cord. Mr.. Fox
owns one of the large farms near the
reservation and has over 1,4O0 cords
of wood that will be used before the
camp is over.
Lived On Farm, Now Site of SaIina.
Mrs. Rebekah Morrison, 70 years
old. and the wife of Hugh H Nor
rison, died recently at the family
home in Salna. She was one of the
first women to settle in Saline county.
She and her husband began living
on farm which is now a part of Sa-
lima. She was one of five surviving
charter members of the First Presby-
terrain church there
Preparing for Ft. Riley Maneuvers.
The work of preparing for the big
maneuvers that will be held at Fl
Riley this fall, is now under way.
The government has commenced ad-
verusing for large amount of sup
plies. Orders have been received
from the war department in regard
to the accommodations furnished the
during the maneuvers.
Threshers Unable to Get Coal.
Threshing machine men working in
Saline county say that a coal famine
confronts them before the threshing
season is much further advanced
Weir City nut is used in the engines
and the supply in Salina is limited
and other towns in the county are
entirely out. Colorado coal is too ex-
pensive to use for threshing purpo SOS
A New Santa Fe Depot for Newton.
There is a well founded rumor that
the Santa Fee will, within a few
months, begin construction of a fine
large depot and hotel building at New
ton. The site selected is two blocks
northeast of the present location,
which will place it at the intersection
Of Sixth street, where the freight de-
pot now stands
More Wheat Than Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
How Things Happen +"

Boston GlObe.-ROmancing in poll
tics IS not unusual, but real romance
in politics is rare. For that reason it
is interesting to know the story of
now Charles Page Bryan, just made
minister to Belgium, got his first ap.
polntment in the diplomatic corps.
Away back in 1897 a banquet was be-
ing held at the Calumet club in Chi.
cago. 1t was a rainy night, and the
only reporter present, seated by him.
self at a large table, was thoroughly
uncomfortable and lonesome. Pres
emily a tall, fine looking man left his
seat at table at the other end of
the room, walked to the reporters
table, introduced himself and sar
down. Now little later that report
er was made an editor on II. H
Kohlsaat's newspaper, and still later
William Mckinley, H. H. KohIsaat's
close friend and also a friend of the
editorial writer, was elected president.
Mr.. Bryan's appointments to be minis
ter to Argentina followed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
SPANISH WARFARE IN MOROCCO

0THNIoH WARFARE IN MOROCCO
Mrs. c. R. Miller, in Leslie's Week
Iy-The Spanish lines and eouip-
ment here indicate genuine warfare
but as the enemy is made up of a
band or tribe of irresponsible, unor-
ganlzed MOOrs, fighting from behind
the hills and in small numbers, the
situation at present is more in the
nature of cautious, determined hunt
for the enemy. Since the first dis.
aster to the Spanish soldiers in July.
when they were surprised and out.
numbered, they have not only held
the country surrounding Melilla, but
have extended their lines and moved
we'll up into the hills, driving the
elusive Riffs before them. It must
not be overlooked that this tribe or
race of natives which resides in this
territory is not cowardIy or ignorant
Of the arts of war. They are as
brave as any men who ever faced the
lannon's mouth, and among the
prisoners captured during yesterdays
engagement in the hills were some
splendid specimens of physical man
hood. l saw them today as they were
carefully guarded by Spanish sol
diers. Many Moorish women and
children were brought to camp with
them, and for several hours 1 watch
ed as the women worked beside the
men, building temporary ,huts. The
Moorish woman has remarkable
strength, and she frequently does the
work of a man. The Spanish are not
unkind to their prisoners, and only
the most refractory ones are hubbled
or kept closely confined In the en-
gagement of day before yesterday,
only a few miles from here, about
12O Spaniards, including several ofic-
ars, were wounded Yesterday about
70 young men were laid to rest in
the little cemetery on the hill. Last
night there was a skirmish, and,
what with the continual artillery fire
and the swarms of mosquitoes, there
was little sleep. Early this morning,
at the cemetery, I saw perhaps Is or
20 dead bodies in a trench, ready for
burial. Near by were three collins
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
DooIey on SUFFRAGE.

MIR. DoOley' used to be dead sot
agin'' woman suffrage, but in a recent
monolOgue he shows that he has pro.
crossed.
He describes a polling-place over
stable, the heat smells, tobacco
smoke, etc, and asks if lady could
vote in a place like that NO, sir, it's
no job f'r tn fair. It's mems worruk.
Molly DOnahue wants a vote, but tho
she cud bound Kamchatka as aisIv We
could this precinct, she isn't qualified
fr it. It's meant f'r gr-geat, Sturdy
American pathrits like Mullkowslzy.
the PoIlack down the street. He
don't know yet that he amt votin'
fr tn King iv Poland.
On tn first ChOOsday afther the
hrst Monday in November and April
a man goes round to his house, wakes
him up, leads him down the street an
votes him tn way ye'd wather a horse.
lie don't mind inhalin' tn air iv' lib.
eTty in a livery stable.
But If Molly DOnahue wint to vote
III livery stable tn first thing shd
do wud be to get a broom, sweep uD
the floors, open the windows, disin-
feet tn booths, take tn harness firm
tn walls, an hang up a FLETCHER fv
N1agrya be moonlight, chase out tn
watchers an polls, remove tn see.
CARS, make tn judges get a shave an
p'raps invalidate tn ELECTION. It's no
JOB II her, an l told her So
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
France erribly Flooded
IN the Centuries Past

II their dangers and their affection, but
to help them financially.
He returned to Paris, where he al
rived at a. M, June 5, and wen,
at once to St Cloud. An address
from the city of Lyons was waiting
for him there. 1t was worded as fol-
lows:
1t was in your heart, Sue, that you
wound the happy inspiration to visit
the scene of our sufferings. Not
long ago you told the Lyonese to
love you. Now you come to con
strain them to do so, and one can
not walk step in our stretes with
out hearing blessings on your name.
That very same day, on entering
St. Cloud. the emperor learned that
the same scOurge which had afflicted
the jewellers by the Rhone had like
wise stricken those beside the Loire:
that this river had overlooked at Or
leans and AmbOise and that at Tours
immense disasters had followed the
simultaneous rise of the Lore and
Of the Cher.
Without hesitating. the next morn
ing, the saddlebags having been re-
filed with gold he started for Or
leans and did for the sufferers OF
this part Of the country what ne
had just done for those Of the south
Of France.
Evoking the memory Of the excur-
sions when he accompanied Napoleon
III, General Fleury speaks in his me
moirs of the fidelity with which the
emperor carried assistance to mis-
subjects. n always recur with emo
ton, he says, Ito the circumstances
of those bold and generous extreml-
ties to which the emperor would re-
sort when it was question OF ex-
posing his life and distributing his
Denefactions. 1t was not the searcn
for an idle popularity which moved
him. What prince was more popular
than he at that period. No. it was
simply the love Of goodness which
guided him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
The Nursing of Business.

In the long run it will be found-if
1t has not already become obvious
that great injury has been done to the
business activities of the United
States by various methods and devices
OF artificial fostering. Even admitting
that it was wise in the early history
OF the country to nurse domestic bust
ness, more especially the Industries.
the fact remains that the practice has
far oVer-reached the margin of wis
dom. 1t not only has accustomed many
hnes OF business to special privileges
Which they do not need, but upon
which they continue to insist. but it
mas also crippled other lines and has
made them dependent on artificial aid
ing the great arena of trade. when. If
they had been forced to resort tn
scientific development, they might
nave been on both a sound and indie
pendent footing.-Kansas City Star,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-03
JAPAN In KOREA.

An absolutely effete civilization,
such as Korea illustrates. stands in
need of the very strongest protec-
ton from without which can be given
it; and to insure its own safety no
mere formal protectorate can be in
any way efficient. Japan has just
now, in her struggle for her own
self-preservation, saved this ancient
mother country of hers from an ap-
palling danger. and the only way to
keep it saved is by the strong hand
AS the next of kin to a defunct SOW
ereignty, as we'll as its recent res
cUer from the clutches of the north
ern bear, she has every right now
to assume complete control. her only
care being to see to it that such con.
troll be wisely exercised for the ben
eft of a pathetically despoiled and
hopeless people Whatever the III
ture may develop, there should 1usy
now at least be no question anent
Korea, nor should her present poi
icy for the redemption of the PENN
sula be interpreted as evidence that
she has Joined the avid nations OF
the west in their scramble for terri
torial spOils. The merest glance at
the map Of eastern Asia conIoIned
with the slightest perusaI of the re
cent annals of Korea, should be
amply sufficient to dtsabuse any tatr-
minded man of the idea that the
stigma of modern imperialism should
be fastened upon Japan because of
her treatment of the ward now placed
in her keeping. NJ. Knapp.
in Atlantic