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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
LAZY ACRES.
Make Them Pay For Their Presence on
the Earth.

Make Them Pay For Their Presence on
the Earth.
We often call attention to the COW
on the farm that hardly pays for her
feed, and we urge farmers to get rid
of "star boarders.' On many farms
are acres or fields that barely earn the
taxes that could be made to pay
fair profit with a little thought and
effort.
1 had some such acres. that grew
only rushes and coarse, unpalatable
grasses. A few lines of tile drove ont
the rushes. and now the best hay
grows on this ground. On others the
removal of a few stone piles and the
dynamiting of several powders en-
abled me to work and till this waste
land with the rest of the field
Nearly one acre was cut or by q
mining drift on which l sowed and
planted yellow locust and am growing
good timber where formerly thrived
the weeds to pollute the rest Of the
farm.-National Stockman and Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
Save Trips to Town.

1t is not necessary to be a black
smith to make good use of a shop on
the farm It makes an excellent place
to keep the small tools that must be
found on every farm. and IL there Is
shop the repair habit will grow until
one is surprised at the odd jobs he can
do that usually meant a trip to town
at a busy time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
LARGEST NAVAL STATION

By the time the Panama canal is
completed the biggest naval station in
the world, in Pearl harbor, will be
ready. Announcement of the compile
ton of dredging was hailed by the peo-
pie of the Hawaiian islands as an event
of history not only to themselves, but
to the entire United States, for the
opening of the channel to navigation
for warships has been the dream of
naval officers since the old wooden frig-
ate Constitution (Old Ironsides) visited
the islands in the forties.
The work of clearing the channel has
occupied the greater part of four years.
1t necessitated the cutting and clear
ing away of 4,644,3OO cubic yards
some of it coral rock-and the cost has
been in the neighborhood of S3,296.0OO.
The bar at the entrance to the harbor
because of its size and the eliminate
of Waipio point because it was solid
coral have been the hardest parts of
the entire work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
RRYAN's BIRTHDAY

The Lincoln (Neb) Bryan club is
making bigger preparations than usual
for the annual birthday banquet it will
give to its standard bearer, William ]
Bryan, on March 10. The club makes
regular practice of dining the Ne
braskan statesman on the anniversa-
ries of his natal day, and this time his
home state followers expect to Guido
themselves regardless of possible new
Bryan political Developments.
Mr.. Bryan was born at Salem, H.. in
1860.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
Facts About Panama Canal.

Time of passage through locks, 3
hours
Canal zone area. about 44S square
miles
Canal zone area owned by the United
States, about 322 square miles
: French buildings. number acquired.
2,15O.
Canal force actually at work, about
$4,000
Canal force. Americans. about $780,
Cost of canal estimated total, S375.-
100000. no Al
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immigration
William,

banker, is cited as classic example of
the practice In vogue on Ellis island.
It Is charged that she and her two
sons were prevented from rejoining
her husband on American soil because
the Oldest boy wore a glass eye
The Vossische lettings contributor
declares that the decrease in the imnli-
grafton to the United States is due pri-
marily to the reign of terror enthroned
on Ellis island and that thousands of
European emigrants, who ordinarily
disembark at New York, Baltimore
and Boston. have been diverted to Can
ada and the Argentine through fear of
an tnquisition and arbitrary expulsion.
Commissioner William Williams of
the Ellis island immigration bureau
repudiates the idea that glass eye
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
WHY ST siohed.

IT wonder why Debow & Brown
Don't paint their store?" 81 Jenkins
sighed
They'd do It sure IL in the town
They took the proper sort of pride
Then Silas straightway went and mailed
An order to a city store.
And that's why D. & B. have failed
To please him on the painting score
IT Sapp. Jr-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16
GLASS EYE IMMIGRANTS

The vossische Zeitung, recently pub
lfshed an attack on the American i'm
migration inQuisition." which was al
legged to be becoming more cruel and
relentless day by day.
The case of Mrs. Pettin Kauil, de-
scribed as the wife of New York
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to carry on the fight, which Premier
Asquith has promised shall be settled
in Parliament within two years.
The Ulster Unionist associations re-
cent manifesto against the home rule
proposal has been followed by further
efforts of $4,000 women members to
aid in the defeat Of the measure.
1--WE will not have home rule" re-
Gently declared the Duchess of Aber-
corn, land If we are thrown out of our
heritage we shall stand by our men
folk, resisting to the uttermost the
domination Of a rebel parliament in
Dublin"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-16

IN E ANY details for the Panama
~ Pacific International e2posl-
EvU ton are now receiving atten-
ton. 1t is expected that with
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

continued it's use until / was made well" +"
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERG, 743 Adams St
Kearneysville, w. Va.-"I feel it my
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I suffered from female
weakness and at times felt SO miserable
I could hardly endure being on my feet
"After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble is gone,
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
I recommend your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. G. B. WH1TTNGToN.
The above are only two Of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (c0nfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered, by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
PRESIDENT AND THE VETO
Taft's Wholly Unnecessary Defense
of the Function Which He Has
So Misused.

Mr.. Taft at Columbus, O., under
took to convince an audience tnat the
veto is a good thing. AS if it had
ever been questioned! The president
at times seems afflicted with literal
myopia,
Mr.. Taft has vetoed every measure
calculated to bring relief to the peo-
pie from excessive living costs. The
wool bill, the cotton and steel bills,
the meat bill, the farmers free list
bill, all were killed by Taft's veto. He
has perpetuated the plundering of the
people. And his defense is an aca-
demic discussion Of a presidential
function constitutionally bestowed.
To be sure, those bills came from a
Democratic house. But it was to that
same Democratic house Mr.. Taft's
reciprocity measure was committed.
The Democratic house might, in eff
feet, have vetoed the presidents bill.
But it didn't. 1t thought that the bill
would serve the peoples welfare.
The Democratic house forgot politics
and undertook the public service. The
president didn't.
President Taft might have vetoed
well. Had he vetoed the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff bill he would have been a
maker Of history. Great opportunity
has been his. The qualities of head
and heart that make for greatness are
not his.
He has vetoed his own succession,
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
McHarg Now Among the "Bosses."

NSF'aIS NoW Among Ine SoSSeS.
Ormsby McHarg, one of the mana
gers of the late Roosevelt campaign,
has announced that he will support
Mr. Taft. He says:
Il supported Colonel Roosevelt as
Republican, having no notion at
that time that he was anything else
l was bitterly disappointed to find
later what his real intentions We're.
am under no obligations to him or any,
body else, however, to get out Of the
Republican party, and do not intend to
do SO. l believe there is alb.
so1utely no future for the new third
party beyond Colonel Roosevelt. Il
the new party expects to live it will
have to take out life insurance pol
icy on the colonel's life. Their cry Of
fighting the bosses" is already being
dissipated, by the winds of public
opinion. DO not think that Penrose
is bit more dangerous than Finn,
and some of the other so-called Re-
publican bosses have quite as good a
standing with the voters as has Mr..
Perkins"
Of course, McHarg has, by his ac-
ton, ranked himself with the bosses.
For we know that boss is man who
opposes Roosevelt. Woodruff was a
boss till he came into the camp of the
third termer, and so was Finn. But
they have gone through process of
SanctificatiOn It is DreciSely so with
McHarg. He was not a boss when
he was doing for Roosevelt the work
of boss. But having broken rela-
tons with "the only perfect man" he
necessarily sinks to the boss level We,
therefore, fully expect to he's him de.
nounced as an exponent of crooked
politics" Even Penrose was "all
right" when he was running Roose.
velt's campaign in Pennsylvania.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Hairy Food.

A travelling man stopped DIT a hotel
recently, said the Cassidy Times. He
found hair in the honey. He went
to the proprietor and kicked. Il can't
help it, said the landlord. Il bought
it for combed honey" The next day
the travelling man found a hair in the
ice cream, but the landlord said that
was all right, as the ice had been
shaved. Again he found hair in the
apple pie. This surprised the landlord
greatly. Why" said he, they told
me those apples were Baldwins.'-
Kansas City Journal.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
NO TROUBLE IN COLLECTING
Lawyer Probably Was Willing to Pay
More Than $40 Under the
circumstsRces.

A noted lawyer Of Tennessee, who
labored under the defects of having
a high temper and of being deaf,
walked into. "a court room presided
over by younger man, of whom the
older practitioner had a small optn-
ion.
Presently, in the hearing of mo-
ton, there was a clash between the
lawyer and the judge. The judge or
dered the lawyer to sit down, and as
the lawyer, being deaf, didn't hear
him and went on talking. the Judge
fined him $40 for contempt
The lawyer leaned toward the clerk
and cupped his hand behind his ear.
What did he say?" he inquired.
He fined you $1O." explained the
clerk. 49,.
For what?"
For contempt of this court" said
the clerk.
The lawyer shot a poisonous look
toward the bench and reached hand
into his pocket
"Fll pay it, he said. Its a just
debt. Saturday Evening Post.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Grasped His Opportunity.

A Baltimore clubman tells of two
convicts who met for a moment alone
In a corridor and took advantage of
the fact for hurried interview. Said
one, How long are you in for?"
For life" responded the other
And how long are you in for?"
Twelve years." responded the other.
Then said the ''lifer," cautiously
extracting a letter from it's hiding
place, as he glanced fearfully around,
take this and mail it for me when
you get OUT
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
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ETa H3s pA11s An RsGlIl2X ARySyIE1 E13
Poser for the Doctor.

DR.. Lewis White Allen, the Denver
Psychologist, was giving an informal
talk on physiology upon the windy
sea-fronting porch Of an Atlantic City
hotel
Also he said, ut has lately been
found that the human body contains
sulphur"
Sulphur" exclaimed a girl in a
blue and white blazer How much
sulphur is there, then, in a girls
body?"
"Oh," said DR., Allen, smiling, "the
amount varies"
And is that" asked the girl, why
some of US make so much better
matches than others?'-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Big Crop Yarns Are Ripe,

Secretary Wilson of the depart.
ment of agriculture was talking about
the record crops of 1912.
These wonderful crops,' he said,
ARE almost enough to make you be-
lieve the cross-cut saw story.
"A farmer, you know, sent his hired
man to a neighbors with a note say
ing:
Friend Smith: VIII you please
lend me your e'oss-cut saw, as l wish
to cut watermelon up so as to get
It into my dray?
THE neighbor wrote back:
Friend Jones: would be glad to
lend you my saw, but same has just
got stuck In a canteloupe.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
LESSON ON TARIFF.
HOSIERY SCHEDULE SUPPLIES
CLEAR ILLUSTRATION OF ITS
PRACTICAL EFFECTS.
PROTECTION RATE TOO HIGH
Labor Cost of Production In This
Country Little More Than in Eu-
rope Notwithstanding Difference
In Wages.

We have received the following ap-
peal for light on the tariff:
rs this the Democratic idea of the
tariff: That If the tariff is taken off
hosiery the American product will be
undersold by the German because 1t
can be produced cheaper in that coun.
try than 1t can In the United States?
Would this be true of all things now
carrying tariff"
SO far as we are aware, the Demo-
cratic party has never made any dec
]aration on hosiery, but we are glad
that item was specified, because 1t
affords a peculiarly clear and intelli-
glble illustration Of the practical ef-
feet Of the tariff. Hosiery worth a
dollar a dozen pairs in Germany is
taxed under our tariff 60 cents and Is
per cent, or rs cents. Omitting
freight and commissions and Incl
dental charges, this hosiery, then,
could be sold here for $1.75 a dozen.
The census bulletins show that in
hosiery the wages constitute about
one-fourth Of the value of the prod
uct. On domestic stockings worth
Sl.75 a dozen, therefore, the total
labor cost would be about A cents.
The position of the manufacturer,
then, is that VIII ere he pays "A cents
to his working people he gets rs cents
Of protection. The Democratic party
does not believe that he needs any
such rate of protection. The labor
cost OF production in this country is
little more than It Is in Europe in
any line, and in many lines It is much
less. In the last fiscal year we ex-
ported more than a billion dollars
worth of manufactured goods. In
July more than half Of the exports
were manufactured goods. OF course.
II 1t cost more to produce manufacture
ed goods here than in Europe we
could not export on any such scale
as this. The employees in our machine
shops get better wages than the men
In foreign machine shops, and yet we
exported machinery to the value of
S115,00O,O0o in the last fiscal year.
OF course, the Democratic party
does not believe that lowering duties
would close our mills and throw all
our people out of employment. If it
did 1t would not advocate reducing
duties. The reports of the tariff
board show, what students of eco
nomics knew before, that the labor
cost Of production Is often lowest
where wages are highest. There is a
book on the efficiency of labor, or the
relative costs of labor where wages
are high and where they are low, by
Jacob Schoenhoff. There is volume
of lectures on Work and Wages" by
Lord Brassey, and another book by
him on a similar subject, which, of
course, have no specific reference to
our tariff, but are all the more val
liable for that reason. They are dis
cussions of the greater economy of
high-priced labor. Lord Brassey's IA
ther built railroads in every part of
the world, and he found that 1t made
little difference in the cost of con-
struction whether he paid a shilling
in India, four shillings in France or
six shillings in England; If there
were any difference the cost was low
est where the wages were highest.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
McHarg's View Of Roosevelt,

McHarg may have deserted Roose.
welt because he would not follow him
out of the Republican party, and he
may have substantial reasons for de.
serting him. 1t Is to be remembered
that McHarg went into Roosevelt's
service after denouncing him as the
most dangerous man In our political
life, and declaring that he would not
vote for his candidate for governor Of
New York two years ago.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
What She Said,

How well you look!"
DO you think so?"
"Yes, indeed, I do. l never saw you
looking better in my life"
Pm so glad to hear you say SO.
hope you mean it."
Il really do. Only the other night
l was saying to my husband that
there are lot of women l know who
aren't half SO old as you that don't
look nearly so young Detroit Free
Press.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Inspjrino Experience.

A lady who must certainly have
been related to the late Mrs. Parting
ton recently returned from a seventy
day tour Of Europe
To her friends she said with enthus-
iasm tnar of all the wonderful things
that she had seen and heard, she be-
lieved the thing she enjoyed most Of
all was hearing the French pheasants
sing the ayonnaise.--Youth's Com
panion.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

The thing the Progressive so warm
ly champions-fo the platform goes
on through the familiar formula as
to "equalizing conditions Of competi-
tion," and all the rest Of it's the
thing which the Democracy is espe-
cially anxious to smite between the
eyes. The difficulty of merging the
honest and sincere portion of the
Roosevelt following into the Wilson
following is precisely the difficulty of
fusing two companies when the evil
angel of the one Is the good angel Of
the other.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
WiIiie's Strategy.

Uncle George, wish you wouldn't
give Willie any more nickels."
why, that's all right, Jane. The
little fellow ran right up the front
stairs to put the coin in his savings
bank"
And he ran right down the back
stairs to the nearest candy shop"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
A Rhine Museum.

A Rhine museum ID soon to be
founded at Koblenz, If present plans
are carried out. It will include a
large collection Of charts, pictures,
models and diagrams illustrating the
physical conditions, past and pres
ent, of the famous river, and COM
plete exposition of It's economic his
tory. The city of Koblenz has already
given site for the building.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Bad Practice,

Fresh Boarder-Mrs. Simpkins you
would never get employment in a
street railway Office
Landlady-Why not?
Fresh Boarder-You exhibit too
strong a tendency to cut down the
fare.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Slow Courtship,

Bings-Funny, isn't it, how a city's
atmosphere and habits leave marks
on it's inhabitants?
Jingo-Yes. OF course you connect
Pittsburg and the smoke?
Bings-Oh, no! A Philadelphian,
aged eighty, has just been Tilted by a
spinster in that city, aged seventy
ive.-Judge.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
The Tender Point.

In view of the character of the
Democratic nominee, the Democratic
platform and the present temper of
Democratic leadership, why do not the
men in the Progressive movement
who really desire progress cast in
their lot with Rs?
There Is, we believe, just one chief
reason: the Progressive alteration of
the protective principle in tariff max
Ing.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
SUFFERED
everything
For Fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgin, 1ll.-"After fourteen years Of
suffering everything from female COM

plants, Z am at last
restored to health.
II employed the
best DOCTORS and
even went to the
hospital: fpr treat
ment and was told
there was no help for
me. But while tax
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound / began
tn imurova and r
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
As One Sees II.

Jones grumbles that his wife can't
take joke"
That's funny, seems to me-"
"How so?"
"She took Jones. Judge.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXlDINE for Malaria, be-
cause it is proven remedy by years of ex-
perience.- Keep bottle in the medicine
chest and administer at first sign of Chills
end Fever Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

A great majority of summer ills are
due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp-
toms. ON1D1NE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inilamma-
tion. allays pain, cures ind collie, 25c a bottle
Adv
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

If your appetite is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria is developing. 1t affects
the whole system. -OXIDINE will clear
away the germs, rid you of Malaria and
generally improve your condition. Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
On a Summer Day,

Maud Muller was raking the hay.
I'm an intelligent agriculturist at
the very time you are in danger of the
recall" she explained in refusing the
Judge.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

AS e summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXIDINE. 1t not
only. builds up the system. but taken reg
nlarly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
COLD BLOODED AND


Ch'lls: Rev James Reed. Gainesville. Tex, wrote
u have used your Cheathnnl'S Chill Tonic in nv
family t, and can recommend it to everyone affected
other remedies failed. Price So. Sold and guar
anteed by all dealers. A. b. Richards Medicine Co.
sherman, Texas Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
No. 666

TINS Is prescription prepared especial
y for Chils and Fever. Five or six doses
will break any case of Chills and Fever,
and if taken then as tonic the Fever will
not return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or sicken. a5c.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Sounds Familiar,

What did the preacher preach about
sunday?"
Thou shalt not steal"
I'm getting tired of that kind of
talk. What business has a preacher
got mixing in politics?"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

AS a summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXIDINE. 1t not
only. builds up the system. but taken reg
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists Adv.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

The noblest service comes from
nameless hands, and the best servant
does his work unseen.-O. w. Holmes
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

We seldom take a deep and vital
interest in the affairs of our neigh
bors-unless they owe us money.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

Sufficient unto the day Is the night
that cometh after.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Defined.

What's a moral victory pa?"
ANY fight you win where the loser
gets all the money Judge.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

BY the time a man gets old he ought
to have sense enough not to let it
worry him.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
Trial MARRIAGES Favored.

Mrs. Hoyle-What is your husband s
platform?
Mrs. Doyle-I think he favors the
recall Of marriage certificates.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26
When the Egg Is Laid.

Patience-The hen never counts
her chickens before they are hatched.
Patrice-But you must remember
she does whole lot of cackling.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

There's many slip 'twixt the ak
and the chip.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
cLi SNU Yoa hnow WAY ysu AS
Inc formula Is plainly printed on every bottle
form: and the most erectual form. For grown
people ind children, SO cents, Adv,
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-09-26

Peggy-You have been abroad,
haven't you, Reggy? ~
Reggy-No; what made you think I
had been abroad?
Peggy-Why, I heard father say you
were way off.