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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-22
Support Band by Popcorn Sales.

Support Band by Popcorn Sales.
Leon, a town of 400 persons, near
FL Dorado, claims the distinction of
supporting a band better and more
uniquely than any town of it's size in
Kansas. The wives and sweethearts
of the musicians pop corn and the
bandmaster, Mort Marshall, superin-
tends the sale. Every cent necessary
to maintain the organization is made
this way.
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twenty
said Gust good
yields the dealer larger profit
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British challengers Genesta and GAL

British challengers Genesta and GAL
atea. respectively. were sloops built
on = compromise between the old and
the Madge types. Then the next de-
fender. the Volunteer. YVES much more
like the Madge and like the. chal-
lenger. the Thistle. The Defender.
built to meet the Valkyrie. and the
Columbia and Constitution. built for
tn, Shamrocks. were 50 much like the
challengers In shape that ono could
hardly tell one from the other save
b., the colors Of the hulls. These con-
ditions brought victory to the better
sailors and In the seve-;l events the
Americans proved to be the best men.
The performances Of the, American
schooner yacht. Westward. Mn Euro
pean and British waters last summer
naturally make tie yachtsmen on this
sid Of the pond" feel proud for the
Stars and Stripes carried of practi-
cally all the honors. even defeating
Emperor Williams schooner. Meteor,
and the much talked-of British built
schooner. Hamburg. The latter. along
with the ship-yacht valhalla. Fleur-
de-lys. Thistle and Ailsa went down
iir defeat In the ocean race Of 1905
whel. the three-masted American
schooner. Atlantic, won in the run
from New York to the Lizard.
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Interest In yachting has always been
in races, aside from the international
events, and ocean racing has always
been popular. The annual events
from New York to Bermuda for craft
Of less than so feet water line are
notable. The annual RAJ ) from Call
fornia to Honolulu. 2.232 miles. ID OF
much interest t. the Pacific yachts
men.
Tho international contests between
tina United States and Canada. sailed
on tho Great Lakes have done their
share In the development Of the small
yacht, while the sonder-class events
between this country. Germany and
Spain have been entertaining and pro-
d., tive Of goodfellowship. to say the
least. Every yacht club holds at least
one regatta each year.
The history of steam yachting In
this country dates back only to 1851
when tho Colonel John Stevens was
built at Philadelphia by Capt. r. F.
Lopez. She was 90 feet long: but It
was tho paddle wheeler. Ftrefiy. that
was built in 1884 that had the honor
of being tho first steam craft to be
properly claAeea, a. one OF feet be-
longing to a recognized yacht club.
Following the Civil War the ad-
vance in steam yachting was quick
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enlarged. You will see that these
wonderful feet are provided with q
pair Of hooks. as we'll al two pads
back of them. which latter are better
brought into view in Fig. S. which
gives the back view Of the same foot.
The hairs appear like very large
bristles in these views, The pads are
supposed to be slight ~ sticky. which
provision aids them in holding on to
glazed or smooth surfaces. They may
serve also. with the bent joints. to
receive the shock Of alighting upon
some hard surface, although flies seem
to be able to withstand a good deal
of rough treatment on various parts
Of their bodies. for we . now how read
lily they re-establish themselves after
a pretty hard slap with fan.
Drawing No. shows the whole fly,
the most wonderful flying machine.
as well as the bravest of creatures for
there IL no beast in warm climates,
however savage. nor any pestilence
which can scare away this warrior.
The framework Of the WINGS 40
we'll as the wonderful membrane
stretched over 1t. Is all very interest,"
ing to view undsr the microscope. To
thu naked eye 1t seems rather plain,
even II very delicate, but you would
be filled with astonishment to behold
1t under the microscope. You would
lind its whole boundary bordered with
small thorns. becoming very large at
the point joining the body. and the
entire surface Of the membrane, COW
cred with 'unnumbereC thousands. II
not millions. of minute thorns which :
are not to be seen even under good
magnifying glass. but which show UT
M beautifully under the more DOW.
crful microscope H.
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square-rigged sailing W chts under the
America. flag save one or two top
sail schooners. The other square-rig-
gers. like the Aloha. are auxiliaries
and. as such, are classified under the
head Of steam tr the Shipping
List.
The fastest OF all types OF sailing
craft Is the sloop. and Of recent years
all of the contestants for the Amer
ica's cup have been Of this rig. The
America. however. was a schooner and
In her great race at Cowes In 1851
she was sailed against sloops and
schooners. The first British chal-
lenger for the cup was the schooner
Cambria. This vessel was a deep
hulled model and against her was
sent the Magic. a centerboard craft
that was the outgrowth Of the skim
ming dish that was developed in this
country.
The Magic was victorious and In the
next three series of races for the ia
nous cup the American defenders
were Of the centerboard type. while
the challengers were Of the deep type
and all were schooncrs.
In 1881 the British sloop Madge.
deep and OF narrow hull. was import
ed and. although she was but 46 feet
inch long on deck, feet 9 inches
W de and 8 feet 3 inches draught. she
easily defeated many craft larger than
she. In her own class nothing could
touch her. and she was highly infu-
entail in bringing about change in
the American type Of cup racer.
The next defenders. Puritan and
Mayflower that met and defeated the
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development. when tf.J crawl aside
into a place for protection and trans
form into pupae. or littl- cases from
which they later emerge. full-f1edsed
flies. .ls, .a,
An interesting fact about dies. which
.-any do not know, il that they do
Aot grow. That II, they attain their
full size in the pupa state and emerge
from this state full grown Therefore
the small flies you see will hover Grow
any larger. - they belong to q smaller
species. When one OF these Mes ID
examined under maEnifying glass
or microscope there 10 much 70 %
admired about him. even II some Of
our friends Of the -gentler sex call
him perfectly horrid." after ;skinS q
peek at his grotesqus countenancs UNI
'ler {. gsasA So. So.
4 .sr- :vx .,cwsr & sss.. ~ Ant
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Il -Rzcz1S A211I 6ozz

DHE yachting scaso- Of 1911 Is
Il now in full blast: everyone who
owns a pleasure craft, whether
IL ha a 1G-fnnt ntOr boat or
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blow-f1y on every occasion where op-
portunit:' offers. his value a. q scav-
enger In warm climates would be dit
ficult to calculate. From the occupa-
ton Of a carrion remover alone. the
great naturalist, Linnaeus, declared
/ that the progeny Of but three such
flies would consume the carcass Of .
dead horse as speedily as lion! This
statement. although somewhat exae
gerated. furnishes some idea Of lis
wonderful egg-laying power ant rapid
development. as we'll n tho astonish-
ing voracity Of the immature members
Of this family.
The eggs are deposited in great
numbers. and hatch In twenty-four
hours. and tho numberless myriads Of
maEgots soon make way with the sub
stances upon which they are placed.
In few days they attain their full
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-10

ten to fifteen diameters, and even then
the whole f1y cannot be seen at once
under the microscope. A front view
Of the head Of . blow-fly IL shown in
Els. /. Tn, Thousand eyes," or COM
posite eyes. are, best observed from
this view. Tho beauty Of coloring or
marvellous construction Of . dy's eye
cannot bs we'll described In printers
ink. It must b seen to b appreci-
ated. However. for the time being
you may imagine the appearance OF
an enlarged. convex, oval-shaped or
gan. dotted all over tn surface
with economically perfect hexagonal-
shaped 'epr ;sions. as II made BY .
marvel metal worker. You may well
s.naxins the beauty Of such . wonder
fully checkered surface when the light
BRING out IT.. rich maroon colortnf.
.. ,;ca golden brown and chanseaoie
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Il ~N~

and there were built craft like w. X
VanderbiIt's Valiant that is 1872 feet
long and registers 1928 tons. To-Day
there are fifty or more yachts of THU
type, all of them capable Of making
cruises around the world. Indeed
most Of them have.
A notable steam yacht is the To-
landa, shown on this page. This yacht
Is the second largest ever built. She
was built in 1908 and she Is 305 feet
long. She has five deck and a flying
bridge. Every possible comfort ane
convenience Is on her. including WIRE
less. She carries 5000 tons Of coal
and. at II miles an hour, has steam
Ing radius of 5000 miles. When at
her best she makes Fl miles an hour.
Yachtsmen have taken the turbine
engine, too. and in Mir. c. K. q. Bill
lings' Vanadis is a splendid example
of tho ocean cruiser. She Is 277H
feet long and makes 163 miles An
hour.
The Little Sovereign. 133 feet long.
with q speed Of 80 miles an hour. 10 .
splendid example OF .tue eApS00S
ste. .mer. embodying many Of the COM
forts Of home afloat.
At the outbreak Of tho Spanish
American war the Government was In
dire need Of small craft Of speed. and
the authorities looked to tho yachts
men. A dozen or more steam yachts
were purchased. Among them J.
Pierpont Morgan's handsome Corsair.
a vessel Of 204 feet on the water line
and Of 1000 horsepower.
This yacht. fitted with small guns,
was renamed the Gloucester and her
part In the battle Of Santiago II too
we'll known to more than mention that
she fought two Spanish torpedo boats
and crippled them. Other yachts con-
verted into fourth class gunboats and
under the command Of naval officers
did splendid service. Even a tugboat.
the Hudson. manned by revenue ON
GERS. was made 20 perform heroic serv-
ice at Cardenas in dragging off the
torpedo boat on which Lieut.. Bagley
lost his life.
With the development Of the steam
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yacht came the demand for speed and
the express type was evolved. This
brought out such boats as the Arrow
that was turned out just ten years ago
and which reached the phenomenal
speed Of 40 miles an hour, q speed
record that yet holds good TO-: yachts.
though torpedo boats have eQualled It.
The fastest steam yacht of her size
Is the Cero. a 31-footer built last year
at Cleveland. She made q mile In
1872 which is q fraction more than
80 miles an hour.
Naphtha launches driven by motors
that used petroleum products instead
Of coal made their appearance about
1885 and in q race on the Seine in
1903 q speed Of 20 miles an hour was
attained by the fastest Of the little
craft.
The internal combustion engine. or
gasoline engine as II known today
came next and this is The power that
has done more for the development Of
yachting than anything else. Steam
and naphtha were expensive: while
sailing, although pleasurable. had its
drawbacks whom there was no wind.
True. the racing man puts up with
tho lack Of wind ~ part Of the game
but tho racing feature being the small
er part, those who wished to enjoy
tho water for tho pleasure Of being
anoat and yet able to get back to
business on time quickly took to the
motive power.
With motor craft a. with sailing
craft there has been . great advance
not only In shape but in refinement
Of lines and in the increase Of power
until boats of 10 feet, like the Dixie.
can make So miles an hour. Then
there 10 the hydroplane that skins on
tho surface and 10 capable Of creator
speed. sixty-footers like tho Ursula
have been credited with 45 miles. 4
speed that IL wonderful for q boat
Of that length. An English motor
boat 10 now being built to make Sc
miles an hPur. -. E,....L.. o..
The next development was tho sea-
going cruiser Of 50 feet and over. Tho
first motor boat to cross the Atlantic
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-10

"a D much has been heard regard
Ing, the disease-carrying abilities
A CT flies tina, we have begun to
~ look upon them as most dread
full creatures. We well know that
they are accustomed to light upon
very objectionable substances. after
which We do not care to have them
any nearer us or our food than We can
help, II for nothing more than mat
ter Of cleanliness.
A health officer recently toll me a
little story of how some of these lit
tie Observation-Disclosures were apparently
caught in the act" of spreading dis
ease among the soldiers at a certain
camp where typhoid fever had claimed
many victims. The flies were suspect
ed. end so several men wen. to an
old dump Of waste at the flies meal
time and were not disappointed In
finding the place we'll attended by the
enemies they sought. With considera-
BILE skill they succeeded In throwing
some flour over them as they were en-
joying their repast.
A little later in the day 1t was no.
t!ced that flies we'll busted with flour
were marching over the meat and
other eatables In the large kitchen
where fSod was In course Of prepare
ton for the soldiers. Army authori-
ties see to 1t nowadays that mess
houses are thoroughly screened, u
we'll as other places where food Il
exposed. 40 far ~ it 10 possible to Dc
IT. 49, -" =.
While the common house ny. or the
blow-ny here described. are not pois.
onous or infectious In themselves. the,
may carry impurities from place t.
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place, and when we examine one un-
de: microscope. or even a good mag
nifying glass, we will find them we'll
fitted to carry foreign matter about
or their hairy bodies and legs.
Possibly every pest" has its re-
deeming qualities. and certainly the
blow-tly is an example. and besides
this he now has the distinction Of be-
ing studied as the most promising
pattern for a flying machine by one
scientific man. This fly Is readily dis
tinguished from the house-fly. being
larger and Of a blacklist color. with
steel-blue colored abdomen. He shows
his good taste by his strong attraction
to tho odor Of cooking. especially OF
m cat and vegetables. When he has
nothing else to occupy his time he
amuses the baby by buzzing down the
window pane. and then walking up
the glass and repeating the novel per-
Torrance.
He ceases to be amusing to the
housekeeper. however. when she finds.
: Notwithstanding her carefulness. that
some fresh meat she put on shelf.
until q place could be made for It
in the refrigerator. has been ''ly-
blown" That Is, the blow-flies have
deposited their eggs on 1t. This is
one Of the Objectionable tricks Of these
fellows. nor do they select fresh meat
as cradle for their offspring nsces-
sarily. as decaying flesh or cheese and
heterogeneous vegetables are Also favor
lite places. >. - -.
1t is far from pleasant -. imagine
the sufferings Of wounded ssoldiers
during hot weather when visited by
these pests. However annoying - the
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was the Seth B. Low. q 50-footer.
Her crew suffered great hardship. but
they were successful. In 1907 the
first motor boat race from New York
to Bermuda was held between So
footers. The Ailsa Craig won the race
and also the race of 1908. In 1909
ths victory went to the Heather. a So
footer. In 1910 the 60-footer. liyA
wa; victorious.
Not satisfied with the ESQ mile
course Of the New York to Bermuda
race. the; Philadelphia yachtsmen last
year held q race to Bermuda and re-
turn. The outward race was won by
the 6o-footer. Berneyo. and the So
footer. Caiiph. won the race home.
There have been scores Of long dis
TANGO races Of motor boats In inland
waters. In some races the little boats.
many of them of IS feet and under.
were> sent out on the ocean for at
least q few hours. and all Of them
have been Instrumental in demonstrate
Ing the efficiency Of the gasoline en-
CINE and the skill Of amateur sailors
for most motor boatmen handle their
own craft.
Motor boats are not on:.,; taking The
place Of sailing craft but they are
displacing steam yachts. They have
not only the advantages of always be-
ing ready. but they have the speed and
endurance a. well a. the comfort. The
express steamer is replaced by the OK
press motor boat that can make II
to 20 miles an hour.
In size tho motor boats are growing.
Steel II entering into the construction
Of their hulls. There are a number
Of these crafts Of 90 feet. while there
are two 1875 feet long. One Of these
10 Of 1000 tons register and is driven
by three motors Of 120 horsepower
each. This motor boat has her own
lighting and refrigerating plant and
has q cruising radius Of $500 miles
at 20 miles an hour.
Yachts of this type are equipped
with everything possible for comfort
and convenience. such as bathrooms
with hot and cold water and sea in
takes. running water In sta,er"oms.
etc. Indeed. on these, larger boats
there are all the comforts of first
class thotelF and lucky 10 he, who can
afford to 60 down to sea in such
ship.
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green's as are found in some specimens

After seeing this spectacle you feel
that there is nothing else on ca
ture worth looking at-bui is.
I would call your attention to the deli
cate, fern-like antennae. the bristly
and spike-like hairs on the front and
top Of the head. also the black bands
resembling patent leather" which
border the eyes. separating them from
the middle part of the head.
The mouth is very complicated md
is provided with a proboscis or suck
ing apparatus. t. end of which is
seen at the lower middle part Of the
head. A detailed drawing Of this from
a mounted specimen is shown in Fig.
2. It suggests the fur-covered foot
and leg of an Esquimau. The foot"
par reminds one of red-ribbed bed
roo slipper. The ribs serve the pur-
pose Of stretching out the elastic and
e. borate sucking surface. which you
have seen 30 often planted upon q
stra... grain Of sugar which fell out Of
its proper place.
The two little thorned organs at
the back are feelers. When the pro-
bosis IN drawn up they are In just the
right position to examine anything
which ID near that organ.
A foreleg Of this animal Ii shown
in Fig. :. Under . low power object
I've 1t looks like . small. black tree
trunk, covered with small hairs. and
In some parts with very large. sharp.
stir bristles.
The most interesting part Ut the
ny's leg IL the foot. which we all know
performs such wonderful feats as
walking up the window pane. across
the smooth ceiling or on anything
except the ny paper! DRAWN: No.
shows the top Of this fCreeoot, much
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>HE yachting scaso- Of 1911 Is
now in full blast: everyone who
owns a pleasure craft, whether
~ It be a 16-foot rotor boat or
= 250-foot ocean going steamer. Is en-
joying the delights Of being on the
water. It Is the time OF the year when
the yachtsman comes In for his own
and enjoys the sport Of kings and the
king Of sport~.
During the past few years. ewing
to the perfection Of the gasoline mo-
tor. the sport Of yachting has grown
by leaps and bounds. There are in
the United States nearly 900 yacht
and motorboat clubs. with an average
membership {; close to 200.
There is a wide range in types and
sizes. ranging from the big. graceful.
sGuare-rigged Aloha. owned by Com
modore James. Of the New York
Yacht Club. anC magnificent steam
craft as large as the biggest coasting
steamers to 1C-foot motor runabouts.
The sailing feet Shops. schooners and
ycwls. number hundreds. while there
are innumerable craft of othe- rigs.
such as cats. ke:ches. canoes. etc.
Yachts Of TODAY may be divided
int general classes. such as steam.
motor. auxiliary and sal. but In the
latter class there is a gradual falling
off. the installation of motors convert
ing them into tho class above.
The sailing craft are divided into
classes according to their rig and the
rig generally used in this country is
what Is known as the "fore and aft"
Wit rar and boom. There are no
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4 D much has been heard regard
n Ing the disease carrying abilities
"a CT flies that we have begun to
y look upon them as most dread
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-01-13

AMONG the navies of the world the
"A American sailors have long held
the record Of the finest marksmen in
existence. Though the United States
does not spend so much for new battle
ships as other countries, it lays more
emphasis on craftsmanship than does
any other nation and for that reason,
combined with the American sailors
infinite patience, our men have gained
their worldwide reputation of cham
pions. More time and ammunition are
exhausted in the American navy in
target practice than is realized gen
orally. America spends ten times the
sum for this purpose as does Eng
land.
All worlds records for gunnery
were broken by the crew of the battle
ship Idaho in the recent big gun tar
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Violate Law Covering Abuse Of Coins

printing placed in such a way that at
first glance it would appear as a dime.
The idea was cleverly executed. A fair
imitation of the head Of Liberty was
on one side and the advertisement on
the other. The number was placed
where the date on a dime is and the
first glance certainly impressed one
as the real coiR The other side had
a sheaf of wheat and in the ENTER the
words "On Time"
The firm had no desire to defraud
the public. But INSCRIPTIONS people
who had access to them did. Sew
eral firms and persons lost money by
accepting the advertisement for real
money, chewing gum machines were
filled with them, and at last the Sc
cret service learned how matters were
and began an investigation. There
were $780, 900 of the metals co~nfiscated.
Some stray ones, however, were in cir
culation and 1t took almost a year to
hunt them down"
jewelers. are guilty every day of
committing a criminal %offense. Ac-
cording to the ordinance, to mutilate
money is an offense in the eyes Of the
law.