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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

lars to the bar. Fifty quarts is below
the daily average consumption of but
termilk at the Hotel Knickerbocker
bar Brownies chophouse has put in
big porcelain churn to keep butter
milk handy for its devotees of the
Rialto. Three or four hundred drinks
OF it is the daily average consumed
by the sporting element which fire.
quents the Union cafe in Broadway.
and the Bourse and other saloons in
the financial district sell more butter
milk than malt liquors.
Buttermilk appeals to the hard"
liquor drinker more than to the con-
sumner of beer. according to statistic
ians of the crooked elbow. They also
assert that whisky and wine drinking
go with speculation and malt liquors
do not. pointing for proof to the popu-
lar saloons in the Wall street district.
where consumption of beer and ale is
Insignificant and whisky is going
across the bars in a steady stream
from ten to four o'clock
Only few years ago big and little
lights of Wall street made a daily pill
grimage in hot weather to the little
booth in Battery park, opposite the
barge office. the only place in that
region where buttermilk was sold.
Within two blocks of that booth the
other day the German proprietor of
saloon was almost hysterical at the
sight of the white flood his bartenders
were unloosing. while the beer pumps
were almost silent.
Buttermilk served in New York's
saloons is not the by-product of the
old-time dairy farm, which it was too
much trouble to market at three cents
a gallon and was fed to the pigs 1t
is specially prepared fluid, retain
ing in modified and ripened form near
ly all of the components of the best
fresh mlk.-New York Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Assies Studying Fruit.

Agricultural college has made ex-
changes of fruit with other agricultural
colleges of the country with the inten-
ton of instructing the students taking
the horticultural courses in the fruit
variations caused by climate, soil and
environment of other states. The
students now have an opportunity to
study the fruit from Massachusetts,,
Maryland, New York, Nebraska and
Colorado. The varieties from these
states differ materially from the Kan
sas fruit and gives the classes a varie-
ty of conditions to study.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
A Fall Caused Her Recovery.

Ottawa University acquintances
have received word of the remarkable
recovery of Miss Edna Rice, mem
Der of the junior class, who was taken
TO her home in Sloan Springs, Ark,
recently suffering from mental de-
rangement. At her home Miss Rice
tripped and fell. She at once recover
ed possession of her mental faculties.
It developed that one of the verte-
brae at the back of the neck had been
dislocated. probably through the habit
of bending over the hooks at study.
The fall replaced the bone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Library for Stockton.

The movement for free public
library started some time ago by the
directors of the old subscription
library here is fast gaining favor. An
effort was made in September to get
a donation of $1,000 from Andrew
Carnegie and Chas- Riseley, secretary
of the association received blanks
from Mr.. Carnegfe's secretary request
ing data and information in regard to
the maintenance in case a donation
should be made. If Mr.. Carnegie con-
sfders the proposition favorably the
old frame building now owned by the
library will be torn down and a mod
ern structure erected in its stead
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
The Snow Saved Her Life.

The clothing of Mrs. w. H. Wheeler
caught fire from cooking stove at her
home at Tescott, and she was badly
burned about the shoulders, arms and
head. Her dress touched the red hot
stove and almost instantly she was in
a mass of flames. She rushed out of
doors and rolled in large snowdrift.
She has chance for recovery. The
only person in the house with Mrs.
Wheeler was her mother, who is 90
years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
the blind asylums with children who
have been blind from youth
Guarding Against Trachcma.


have been blind from youth
Guarding Against Trachoma-
The next most common cause OF
blindness is trachoma All the great
transatlantic steamship companies
have surgeons on board who are on
the lookout for this disease 1t is an
illustration of the stringency of this
law that any line which permits a case
of trachoma to be passed is fined 500
for each case. The inspection is most
cautious.
The two diseases mentioned. ira
choma and ophthalmia neonatorum
constitute the greatest causes for the
destruction of the human eye. AL
though we haven't found the cause for
trachoma, as we have for ophthalmia
neonatorum, the disease is becoming
less frequent in this country because
we are preventing it's spread through
the adoption of modern methods in its
treatment
'Other cases of blindness are acct
dental, such as the death of the optic
nerve. or glaucoma, the hardening of
the eyeball- But as a matter of fact
all other causes of the destruction of
the human eye are not to be compared
IN tEelr eHectS TO those or the two
leading diseases before mentioned.
Blindness caused by cataract is amen
able to treatment and is operable in a
majority of cases.
Now, here we come to one of my
fads, and that is that the retroactive er-
rors of the country are due to hyper
opic astigmatism. condition in which
the eyeball is not developed up to its
normal length.
Hyperopia is farsightedness and in
this country the proportion of hyper
opic errors to other causes of eye
troubles is as three and four or al
most five to one. This can be seen by
an inspection of the eye hospitals.
Effect of Rapid Living.
This fault, for it is not a disease.
bears in measure on the subject of
American development. 1t is caused
primarily by arrested development
Our lives are such rapid lives that we
rarely come to fruition before passing
away.
''Hyperopia is farsightedness. 1t
gives pain and discomfort. 1t is due
to a shortness in the length of the
eyeball, and the strain on the muscle
of accommodation causes headache.
nausea and other ills.
In Germany, on the contrary, the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
River Takes New Channel.

Manhattan is no longer at the con-
fiuence of the Blue and the Kansas
rivers. The recent floods made great
Roadway in cutting the new channel
for the Blue river, started by the
floods of 1908, which throws the juno
ton about two miles east of the city.
At low stage a stream of water rs
feet wide is passing through the cutoff,
and DR.. Blackly, the local weather OBJ
server, says it is almost certain the
river will follow the new channel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Republic county's Crop.

Republic county is this year enjoy
ing one of the most prosperous years
in its history. According to figures
just given out the total production
amounts to the astonishing sum of
$500 900 worth of live stock and farm
products, which is a record breaker,
exceeding any previous year in the
county's history and If equally dis
tributed woulu mean $500 per capita.
The average. corn yield is given as IS
bushels.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
PeIIasra Germ Discovered.

What is believed to be the organism
that causes the disease known as
pellagra has been discovered by
Thomas c. Haslam, an investigator
in bacteriology at the K S. A C. He
recently isolated a germ from corn
mould, the engines or toXineS from
which proved fatal to horses and rab-
bits. The symptoms and LESSONS pro-
duced in the animals used were much
like cerebritis or blind staggers in
horses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
ELDERLY MEN KEEP ACTIVE
Some Methods by Which They Pre-
serve Their Efficiency-Secrets
of Good Health.

The activity and good health of the
man over 40 is one of the features of
the present day.
Undoubtedly" observed a member
of the Royal Statistical society, "eld-
erly people appear to maintain what
one may call a greater efficiency than
they did years ago. l think this is
largely due to the great growth in
medica, skill and also to the fact that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Miss Thomas to Resign.

News just received from Concordia
is to the effect that Miss Nadia Thorn
as, instructor in English in the high
school there, will resign her position
and accept the position as secretary of
the College Y. NJ. C. A. at K. U. Miss
Thomas is former Belleville girl and
has had previous experience in Y. M.
G. A. work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
His whiskers Saved Him.

John Mccarthy, laborer, owes
much to the whiskers he lost the other
day. While he was looking into the
manhole of sewer at Atchison he
struck a match and an explosion of
sewer gas resulted His whiskers were
destroyed, but his face was not injured
The beard served as protection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Blame City Water for Typhoid casesa

Atc.1ison doctors seem to disagree
as to the cause of numerous typhoid
cases now in the city. One doctor says
there is no epidemic and that such
cases as are found are due to purely
local causes He points out that the
cases are scattered and does not be-
neve the city water or a milk dealer
are to blame. Another doctor takes
the stand that it is the city waters
which is supplied from the Missouri
river, which is to blame So far as
known no recent analysis of the city
water has been made
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Nav Build Dam at Manhattan.

= According to reports, the Union Pa
cific will do one OF two things in re-
gard to bridging the new cutoff of the
Blue river east of this city. One is to
build a permanent steel structure out
of the reach of the flood, and the other
is to build a concrete dam at the head
of the cut-off to divert the water back
into the old channel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
luTTERMILk MUCH IN FAVOR
Declared to Be Drink That Satisfies
Without Exciting That Awful
Craving.

Regular drinkers of hard" liquor
in New York have suddenly discover
ed that buttermilk is a beverage which
gratifies and satisfies, but does not in
ebriate, and have adopted it to such
an extent that it takes all of one
mans time in the Waldorf-Astoria TO
carry .ars of buttermilk from the eel
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
A Hard Life.

Irritated Citizen Aren't you
ashamed of yourself going about with
that street-organ and leading such a
lazy .ife2
Street Organist-Lazy life? Why.
sir. life with me is long daily grind
Baltimore American
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Bought a Courthouse for $500.

Prof. T. w. Roach, ex-president OF
the Kansas Wesleyan university,
bought the old courthouse at Salina
for $500. The building was erected in
1870 1t will be torn down and an $780,
600 building will be built at once ON
the same site.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
New Use for King Road Drag

The street commissioner of Downs
has found a new use for the King road
drag. With about 10 inches of snow
on the walks and crossings he had
them all cleaned of ready for traffic in
one day. He used a common split-log
drag, to which he hitched team and
went over all the walks and crossings
In the. city, scraping them as clean
as a person could do with a shovel
The cost was practically nothing and
the work was well and quickly done.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Gymnasium Club at HeIleviIIe.

BelleviIle being a railroad town and
a number of the men having more or
less of the athletic propensfties, have
organized a gymnasium club and
leased building in which to spend
their leisure moments in boxing and
other sports of like nature
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

Automobile School Opened at Abilene
To educate the drivers and owners
of cars, there has been opened an
automobile school in Abilene Several
farmer boys are enrolled and will take
lessons on the handling of cars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Cattle Froze in Western Kansas.

The cold weather of the past two
weeks is beginning to tell on the stock
in western Kansas. A report says that
on the Burke ranch, just on the edge
of Norton county, II yearling cattle
were frozen to death in a snow and
sleet storm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Frisco npot at Ellsworth Burned.

The ST. Louis & San Francisco de-
pot at Ellsworth was destroyed by fire
the other night, entailing loss of
$500.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

Diptheria Closes Geary Schools.
One of the district schools in the
eastern part of Geary county was
closed recently because of some of
the children having diphtheria.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Would MERGE Two Counties.

While the county seat fight in Potta-
watomie county between Onaga and
Westmoreland continues to wax warm,
there is a growing sentiment here and
in other parts of the two neighboring
counties to annex Riley to Pottawato-
mic county and make Manhattan.
which would be in the center of the
district. the county seat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

EW YORK.-Science prom
ises to make blindness a
thing of the past. In fact,
the eminent eye specialists
of New York say that there
ic n hri-bf o,,fl@@Ix Co.. ~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

A Kansas pioneer Founa Dead.
Henry Leibeck, pioneer of Scandal
was found dead In the house in which
hs lived alone there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18
The Country School Teacher

Can you give an account of
the Toledo War and describe
its Importance? You will not
find it mentioned in the index
of Woodrow Wilson's History
Of the American People, for ex-
ample; but the school commits
sioners want to know. What
must be the diameter of a
cylindrical tank whose depth is
five feet five inches, to hold
five hundred ffty-two snl a
half gallons? Does the indust-
ries of a locality change, and if
SO give the reas sons?
Out Of twenty mples in
mental aritbmetic-such as,one
hundred and twelve is eight
fifths of how many times nine?
how many can you do in TWEEN
ty minutes? Can you illustrate
a compound complex declara.
tive sentence?
The above are culled from
one hundred and tbirty-fve
questions which candidates for
second grade teachers certific-
ates are supposed 10 answer.
ANY one who answers most of
them correctly can get a job
teaching youngsters the alpha
bet and the multiplication table
ina country school at thirty five
dollars a month. Obviously,
compound complex declarative
sentences and finding the diam
etar of a cyclinder of a certain
depth and capacity are the
merest dry bones of pedagogy.
The only earthly reason why
anybody would wish to know
them is he can't teach a count
ry school unless he does.
Having duly qualified him
self by storing this dusty rub
bish in his brain he-or rather
walks a mile and a half
through the snow, builds her
fires, empties her ashes, in
|structs Class B that two times
two are four, and for doing
that she receives about a dol
lar per diem. Which is more
or less like telling a person
that if he will learn to recite
Deuteronomy backwards in the
original he shall have a bright
new cent at Christmas. -Satur-
day Evening Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. P. q. Robinson,
entertained at dinner last even
ing in honor of Mrs. Jennie
Cook and Miss Mable Cook,
who leave soon for their new
home in Pasadena, Cal. Cow
ers were laid for Mrs. Cook,
Miss Mabel Cook, Miss Boner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sims, Fred B.
Robinson, Misses Keitha Lift
Ter, Norma Gretz, Ruth Nc
Gavren and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson. The after dinner even.
ing was spent in social chat on
books with college "evening'
experiences by the young la
dies interspersed with several
fine piano selections by Miss
Mable Cook. At a late hour
goodbyes were said until they
would meet Saturday after
noon at our chautauqua. ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

No gambling of any kind
will be allowed this year at the
Interstate Live Stock Fair in
Sioux City. Not even pool
selling on the races is to be per-
mitted. The fellow who thinks
he can pick out the winning
horse will have to make a quiet
bet with his neighbor, if
he bets at all. There will be
no public betting stand as in
days of old. No games of
chance will be allowed. Mans
propensity for guessing the
spot where the little ball will
drop or where the big wheel
will stop will have to go unsat-
isfied.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Marshalls johnson and Const.
able Daniels arrested a crszy wo
man near the LeGrow farm yes
terday afternoon at d sent her to
Go Bluffs last night. She claimed
~ have relatives Ia that city.
She was under tne delu~ion
that the Council Bluffs ;.ul.or-
tiles were gong 10 cut her
heart OUT. When found she
was barefooted and liz a pit,ful
condition.
Mrs. Pierce Welsh returned
to her home i, N ,rfo!k this
morning after vo weeks treat
ment from DR. Gamble of this
city, very mucn improved in
health.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18
They Have a Definite Purpose

Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
in cases of kidney and bladder all
nents. Mrs. Rose Chaser Terre Haute,
Ind, tells the result in her case, "After
suffering for many years from serious
case of kidney trouble and spending
much money for SO called cures,
found Foley Kidney Pills the only
medicine that gave me a permanent
cure. am again able to be up and at
tend to my work. shall never hest
tate to recommend them"
AL Robert W. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Dysentery is a dangerous dis
ease but can be cured. Chamb
erlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy has been success
fully used in an epidemic of
dysentery. It has never been
known to fail. 1t is equally
valuable for children and adults
and when reduced with water
and sweetened, it is pleasant to
take. Sold by Doty & Peter
son, The Druggis. AL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18


The endorsement of Governor
Carroll was a gratifying one to
his friends. They consider it
in large way a vindication of
the imputation placed on the
governor in the Indictment
against him for alleged crimi-
nal libel against John Cownie.
The trial of the governor on
this Indictment has been set for
the second week in September
in Polk county district court
and accordingly will be dispos-
ed of before the November cleo
ton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

I.H.C. wagon trucks
don't just harper"
they are scientifically
made. From the driv-
ing of the skein, to the
reinforcing of the
hounds, every part is
right and stays right to
the end.
Every stick of lumber
is inspected, tested
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Fourteen c. & N. w., engines
that were in the Chadron shops
fire are in the yards here for
repairs. The woodwork about
the engines, bells, lubricators
ETC., are the only things dam
aged to any extent. The en-
gines were all filled with water
at the time of the fire or they
would have suffered more dam.
age.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18
Items from the Times IS vs.,
ago TODAY.


w. D Cody left for Verdigr ),
Nebraska. this morning, where
he goes to get has wife, who has
been visiting there for the past
two weeks.
Gsrge Green left for Denver
on Sunday morning.
Work has commenced on thu
addition to the Second Ward
school house.
w. M. Carlisle is in Omaha
today.
The dance out at Rodents last
night, was a success, there se-
ing IS couple in attendance
The net receipts will be over
$50. Everybody had a good
time.
w. H. Withrow was in Omaha
today on business.
Edith and Harlan Amen ac-
companied Mr.. Barrett to Sioux
City, and will visit friends du-
ring the wheel tournament.
Cashier McGavren got his
whiskers broke off today, and
will leave for Denver tomorrow
for a two weeks outing.
Henry Sahn left this MORN
ing for a trip through the Black
Hills country. He has been
working very faithfully and he
thinks he deserves a lay off.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18
For Quick Relief
From Hay Fever

Asthma and summer bronchitis, take
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t quickly re-
lieves the discomfort and suffering and
the annoying symptoms disappear. 1t
soothes and heals the inflamei air pass
ages of the head. throat and bronchial
tubes. 1t contains no opiates and no
harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes.
all Robert W. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Dss Moines, la. Toe ,tpub
lican convention is an interest
ing disclosure OF some uf the
important topics Which vii! be
up for discussion and deibera-
ton in the general assembly
this coming winter. The senti-
men1 displayed leaves the fact
undisputahlt: that the primary
law will be amended. There
will be three forces at work on
the primary-those who wish
it amended mildly, those who
wish radical changes and those
(democrats) who wish its com
lplete repeal and substitution
by the Oregon law. With this
situation the law promises to be
literally dissected on the floor
of the convention with its ulti-
mate fate in serious doubt.
The re-iteration of the plat
form in favor of election of
United States senators by d.
rect vote indicates that Iowa
will again pass a joint reso.u-
ton memoralizing congress to
provide for such an election.
Many are taking the failure
of the republicans to endorse
the Peterson law as an indica-
ton that this law may fall I'M
der the vote of disapproval this
winter. The Peterson law
which demands in Iowa an act
ual cast representation in capt.
talization of projects is said to
have had the effect Of driving
| all promoters from Iowa and
stunning industrial develop.
ment to a large degree espec.
tally in the matter of extend
ing electric interurban rail-
roads, one progress that is
much desired in the state.
Prospective members of the
legislature who were at the
convention were reticent to
discuss the liquor question.
Temperance people are now
trying to interpret the plank
| in the republican platform.
The plank says no step will be
taken backward in the moral
welfare Of the state. Does
this mean the republicans will
stand by the present mulct law?
Temperance people wanted
more and are wondering if it is
a polite way of saying they will
not take an advance step and
vote for resubmission.
While much attention has
been given in the fight in the
convention over the Taft resol.
ution republican leaders here
insist the discussion there and
final action is not to be taken
as a breach between factions.
The stalwarts were desirious of
getting a stronger plank than
the progressives desired to
give. They failed to win this,
but, leaders point out, it must
be remembered Taft was en-
dorsed and the republicans will
fight together. Democratic
leaders are inclined to take
this view with a pinch of salt
and say their prospects in Iowa
are frightened by the result of
1.-The republican convention.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-18

Talk about the troubles of an
automobists, we know of one
who suffered five punctures in
one afternoon. If there is any
thing that will make an auto,
owner mad it is a nice. juicy,
fat puncture and by the time
he had five of them you can ina
CINE how blue the air was.