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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
BY A MAN WHO KNOWS.

Speaking In New York recent
~ before an audience OF bankers.
railroad men and manufactur-
ers. Professor Perry G. Holden,
superintendent OF agricultural
extension In Iowa. said:
IFS a question OF producing
another bushel OF grain per acre
OF soil. The time will come
when every farmer. just as every
doctor. will be required by the
state to have a certificate to
show his ability. We must grow
more grain per acre, and we
know that it can be done, for
we have done it in Iowa, and
every extra bushel Of grain pro-
duced in Iowa reduces the cost
Of living In New York city.
THE farmer who now gets
yield Of thirty bushels Of corn
per acre Is just making a nv-
ing. He is not making money.
If he can proc-ce thirty-five
bushels on the same land he
will have a little extra coin to
SpeuQ IOE rallrO1QS, CnurC4cS
and schools. If he can produce
forty bushels he has doubled his
profits, and If he can produce
ferty-five bushels he has trebled
his profits. Our experiments
show that he can get over sew
enty bushels out OF an acre.
'-In Iowa we plant three kerr
. nels of corn to hill, and out of
each hill we now get one
healthy stock with one ear of
corn Weighing eleven and one
half ounces. We ought to get
three healthy stocks and three
ears Of corn. We are not look
ing for that all at once, but If
we can increase the weight OF
the one ear OF corn, for instance,
by three ounces see what that
will mean. 1t will mean ten
z additional bushels Of corn per
acre. 1t will mean 100000
additional bushels in the ninety
nine counties of the state. It
will mean additional profits Of
$1,000, 600 for one year"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
CATALOGUE pEcEPrIoNs.

NO, thank you want what ask
ed for. Good day. This quotation
took the grand prize in recent contest
held by a magazine in tie campaign
against substitution in trade You do
not always get what you ask for when
you order through a catalogue 1t is
very easy to make an article look bet
ter in picture than it looks in reality.
and this is done frequently In the cata-
logues- But there is still more in
sidious and contemplate way Of de-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

trade at home, even If you can save q
dime by sending awayf
Or do you belong to a soap club and
get your teas, your sugar, your coffee
and thousand other things sent you
by mail and express?
Have you collection of catalogues
In your house to which you go when
you want rug or piece OF furni-
turc2
Are you always trying to get some
thing for nothing?
But that does not matter. While you
are trying you are the worst possible
enemy your own community has You
are false to your first civic duty. And
all that you may do toward the i'm
provement of your home town win be
futile as long as the nfeblood f. being
drawn away.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
HUMoR IN VERSE.
The Critic on the Hearth.

The CrItfc on the Hearth.
1 know a mellow. worthy pair.
Who many welded year have seen
And stoutly faced their wear and tear,
Learning to bear things and forbear
And strike loves golden mean
Yet 'twixt these two one troublous cloud
Has spread that time fails to dispense.
And, spite OF all forbearance vowed,
As with undying force endowed,
The thing gets worse and worse.
Yet by no deadly sin they're racked
And urged to such undying ire
Nay. they are proud OF this one act.
Which IS the futile way, In fact,
That each will poke the firei
London Standard
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

ceiving the public which some of these
concerns employ.
They print both picture and the
description of piece OF furniture, for
instance According to the picture, It
is elegant Suppose It is a dining room
table The picture win show handsome
five inch table legs. The reader IS at
tracted at once. Even when he finds
by pe-using the description that the
table has two inch legs he is not alto
gether disenchanted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
coRNERlNe BEEF

Conservative estimates of the length
of the Chicago indicted beef packers
trial when it began placed its dura-
ton at between four and five months
The defendants number ten and are
]. Ogden Armour. president of Ar
mour & Co.: Louis f. Swift president
of Swift & Co.: Edward z. Swift. vice
president of Swift & Co.: Charles H
Swift. director OF Swift & Co.. Edward
Iflden. president OF the National Pack
ing company. Edward Morris. presi-
dent of Morris s. Co.; Arthur Meeker,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
CROWN JEWELS

The Portuguese government. it is re-
ported, decided that all the jewels
found in the various royal palaces
at Lisbon, Cintra, MARIA and elsewhere
after the fight of King Manuel and
his relatives on Oct. 5, 1910, "do not
belong to the dethroned family, as at
first supposed, but are the property of
the republic Hence the cabinet pro-
posed to sell all these things and get
the useful money for them They are
mostly relics Of Portuguese conquests
crowns. swords, rings, scimitars and
such trophies. incrusted with precious
stones and of enormous intrinsic value.
in addition to their historic interest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
Review of the Worlds Events

~ HAIRLESS DICKENS, famous
q novelist, paid two visits to
America, and now that the one
hundredth anniversary of his
birth is almost here, the date being
Feb. Z, it is a matter of interesting
conjecture to ponder over the likely
trend of his pen if he could come back
and write of things and persons as he
would find them today. Master Of hu-
man mimicry and droll as well as
quaint in his study of mankind in his
own time, it is not too much to say
that were he living now the books he
could write would set the world by
the ears.
Are we growing better or worse?
Are there more Martin ChuZZlewits
and Old Scrooges than of yore? Are
the Uriah Keeps more numerous? Are
the simple, faithful Peggottys scarcer?
What would Dickens say? Stunning
ostentation, Dickens requested when
he lay on his deathbed that no monu-
ment should mark his burial place.
And so they laid him in Westminster
abbey without display, and the only
epitaph that was written was this:
Charles Dickens, 1S12-1S70."
Are men Of the type Of Charles Dick
ems, author of the immortal David
Copperfield," fewer today than in the
years gone. by? Who will say they are
more numerous?
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A SYMBOLIC TOWER
A symbolic tower $50 feet high is
planned as one of the features Of the
Panama-Pacific exposition in San
Francisco. The plans call for a gran
ite, anchored base 900 feet square;
shaft eighty-five feet square, with cor
ners rounded, of steel construction, and
with marble or terra Gotta veneering,
rising 625 feet above the base and sur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
THE. USES OF ALFALFA.

Worth More In Money Value Than
Clover or Timothy.
Alfalfa In money value Is worth 45
per cent more than clover and 60 per
cent more than timothy. One acre will
pasture thirty hogs for six months.
Ten milk cows can be fed on less than
two acres six months by soiling. Three
pounds make full feed for fattening
lambs. Thirty-fve pounds make a
full feed for fattening steers. A lamb
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
Woman's Will.

Men, dying. make their wills, but wives
Escape a task so sad
Why should they make what all their lives
The gentle danes have had?
John Godfrey SAKE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
NEW COMMANDMENTS

Ten commandments for wives and
ten commandments for husbands were
recent literary diversions, and then
came six rules for physicians. written
by one Of their number. This physi-
clan, DR.. r. L. Graham, advises mem
bers of the medical profession as fol-
lows:
Never permit your patient to become
familiar.
Ignore rich patients most.
Never explain, for you are paid for
your wisdom and not for your instruc-
ton.
Don't tell all you know.
Don't dicker with deadbeats; drop
them.
Keep your Office hours promptly
and study to improve the methods of
business.
A discussion followed the reading of
DR.. Graham's rules. and reporters
We're shut out. Many home discus
sions were precipitated by the COM
mandments for wives and husbands.
Truly, all the world is kin, and we're
an argumentative lot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
A LANDMARK

1t has positively been fixed that work
will be started on the tearing down of
Madison Square Garden Feb. by the
company that has purchased it, The
plans for the new commercial building
which is to be erected in its place was
approved several months ago. The
new structure will be twenty-four sto-
Iies high. The top four floors will be
used for Offices, the remaining twenty
for lofts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
TAFT AT DEDICATION

When the new government building
was dedicated in Columbus, o., JAN
80 President Taft attended On the
previous day he was the guest of the
Tippecanoe club at Cleveland. After
the dedication he was entertained at
luncheon by the chamber of commerce
of Columbus.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

director of Armour & Co.; Francis A.
Fowler. director of Swift & Co.;
Thomas ]. Connors, superintendent of
Armour & Co.. and Louis H Heyman,
manager of Morris & Co.
The government charges that these
ten men, accused of violating the Sher-
man antitrust law, have dominated
the meat industry of the United States
and fixed prices since 1880.
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Debit AND CREDIT"
I VIII you come to my divorce din
ner? read a note sent to a dozen
friends of the widow made by law.
And the dozen invitations were speed
lily accepted. The dinner in itself was
only one of the many which we hear
of nowadays, but it hadn't proceeded
far when it was discovered that the
divorce wore, in addition to the usual
garments and impedimenta, a plain
gold ring on the little finger of her
left hand. When this strange equip
ment was noticed swift questions few.
'tWhy, that is my wedding ring, which
1 had cut down to fit my little finger,
to be worn as a public sign of my
new estate"
Is this new fad to displace the we'd
ding ring forever? somebody asks
Surely If divorces continue at the rate
that now prevails the debit and credit
sides of marriage will soon balance
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

Vardan,an again. after which the for
mer governor turned the tables and
defeated Percy to the tune of three or
four to one John Sharp has kept
clear OF the recent controversy be-
tween the two. doubtless for the rea-
son that one OF them. already is his
colleague and the other soon will be.
and senatorial courtesy must be OBJ
served though the heavens fall
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
SENATOR John Sharp

Congress is now getting down Sc
riously to work. There is usually lit
tie done before the holidays, and after
New Years it ordinarily, requires
about one month for the solons to
warm up to the game. Now they are
getting their gait, and we may expect
much talk and some performance till
far into the summer. On the Demo-
cratic side in the senate John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi is constantly
assuming more important position.
John Sharp" as everybody calls
him. once was minority leader of the
house, and he is rapidly forging into
the same relative position in the SEN
ate. although Senator Martin of Vir-
ginia is the titular minority leader of
that body. Williams beat Ex-Governor
Vardaman in Mississippi after a hot
ly contested fight. Then Percy beat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
UNALLOTTED LANDS

Secretary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher believes that the leasing sys-
tenn is the only means by which the
public domain can be preserved for all
the people. though it often seems TO
int.ict hardships upon the individual.
He had in mind the unappropriated
public lands of the west when he ex-
pressed this opinion and said it was
his intention to place these lands in
the possession of bona fide settlers as
quickly as possible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

mounted by large glass and steel
globe eighty-five feet in diameter. At
night the globe will be Illuminated.
The approximate cost of the struc-
ture will be $1,O00,0OO. The tower is
designed to serve as an observation
point during the exposition and sub
sequently may be of advantage to the
government as lighthouse and signal
ing station, weather observatory and
wireless station. 1t will be located on
the side of a knoll overlooking the Pa
cific ocean and the Golden Gate, and
the top viii have an altitude of LOO
feet above sea level.
This is only one Of the wonders un-
dertaken by the exposition officials I'M
der the leadership of President Charles
G. Moore of San Francisco. Mr.. Moore
is an engineer of note, and his pro-
fession is proving of great value to
him as the preparations advance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

y HARLES DICKENS, famous
novelist, paid two visits TO
America, and now that the one
hundredth anniversary of his
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-31
To Postal Depositors.

l, By applying on or before
June l, 1912, depositors of the
Postal Savings System may ex-
change the whole or a part of
their deposits for United States
registered or coupon bonds in
denominations Of $40, 800, and
$500, bearing interest from July
1, 1912, at the rate of 215 per
cent per annum, payable semi
annually, and redeemable at the
pleasure Of the United States
after one year from the date of
issue, both principal and interest
payable 20 years from that date
in United States gold coin.
2. Postal savings bonds are
exempt from all taxes or duties
of the United States, as well as
from taxation in any form by
or under State, municipal, or
local authority.
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JUDGE OF NJ NATURE.

Dogs are unerring judges of hui
man nature. Instinctively they spot
hypocrisy, snobbery and fear. 1t is
a wise young man who at that criti-
cal period Of his life when he is
seeking to double his expenses and
divide his income in matrimony,
takes his dog with him when he
goes counting. If he lets the dog
pick out the girl the chances are
that he will get a paragon of virtue
with no divorce coupon attached.
The girl who knows the way to a
dogs heart has a heart of her own
that is well worth the winning.
Trust your dog to pick out the right
girl for you and you will never draw
a blank with a mushy charlotte
russo character and constitutional
objections to darning and sewing on
shirt buttons.-Pennsylvania Grit.
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Monday, the 18th day of
June 1912.

between the hours Of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, in front of the
court house door. in the city Of Lexing-
ton. Lafayette county, Missouri, during
the session and sitting Of the said
circuit cour1. at the June Term,
1912. thereof, sell publicly at auction, to
the highest bidder for cash in hand,
the following described real estate,
situate. lying and being
and state of Missouri. towit: beginning
al a point on east line Of Shelby
street Two hundred sixty three feet
south Of northwest corner of Block
Asbury's Addition to Hlgginsviie,
street viii intersect east line OF Shell
ny street II said Second street
We're extended east. thence south
% feet. east along east line Of
shelby street thence east at right
angles with Shelby street to Missouri
Paciiic Railway thence north and
along said railway to south line OF
second street Il said street were ex-
Tended east. thence west to beginning.
The said above described real estate
% pc sold TO. pay the delinquent taxes
ehereon for the years 1906, 1907 1908
IN aggregate to the sum ~
Eorty.Fou dollars and fifty cents
s1f'ogl n the interest. commission
Given under my hand this the 2Otb
WINFIELD s.. PEACOCK.
sherlff Lafayette county, Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-31
LONDON CREATES FASHIONS.

Although Paris undoubtedly has
been the fashion arbiter for the
women Of Europe, London of late
has been making rival claims in that
regard and in some instances not I'M
justiiable by the fact that where
British approval has been lacking
Partisan innovations have died a
speedy death. One London dress
making establishment that pretends
to be the equal in prominence of the
most famous in Paris, is now max
ing especially attractive and purely
British display of spring models
about which all feminine London is
talking, and it is generally regarded
that these are to be taken as the abb
solute DEGREES of fashion.
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Monday, the nth day of
June 1912.

between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the after
noon Of that day. in front of the court
house door in the city Of Lexington.
Lafayette county. Missouri, during the
session and sitting of the said circuit
court, at the June Term. 1919 thereof.
sell publicly at auction. to the highest
bidder for cash in hand. the following
described real estate, situate, lying
and being In the county Of LAFAYETTE
and state of Missouri. towit: Five
and seventy five hundredths C5.75) acres
south End of the east half Of the
southeast quarter Of the north east
quarter south of Railroad IN section
aW9 ~, township As, Range rs, the
said above described real estate TO he,
sold TO pay the delinquent Taxes there
on FOR the year 1906, amounting in the,
TpESLvgate to the sum Of Twenty-sixi
DoIlars and Thirty-four cents fs56 SD'
S eosgt me interest. commissions. and ali
day of May. 1912. "e NOtN'
WINFIELD S. PEACOCK
SherIl Lafayette county, Missouri.
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FOR STOMACH and BOWELS

We are in receipt of letters from
Mrs. Eva Gaskins, 304 Madison ST.,
Topeka, Kan, and MI. P. H. Gavel-
las, Wagner, Okla, as well as many
others, telling about the wonderful re-
suits they have secured in the cure of
their stomach and liver troubles by
the use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin.
This remedy as all readers doubt
less know, has been before the public
for a generation and is now being
more extensively used than any other
remedy for stomach, liver and bowel
complaints. According to reliable tes-
timony, it seems to be "a very quick
and lasting cure for constipation, in
digestion and dyspepsia, liver trouble,
biliousness, headaches, sour stom-
ach, gas on the stomach, drowsiness
after eating and similar disorders. II
is a liquid with tonic effect, and so
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-31

spent Sunday at the home Of
Harvey Edwards, north of here.
Carl Pelot of Aullyille spent
Sunday evening in Corder.
Mrs. Anna Galbrith of Waverl
arrived here Tuesday afternoon
for a visit at the home of D. G..
jackson.
Miss Ria Saunders returned
home Tuesday afternoon from
Columbia, where she has been
attending the Christian college.
John Smith was in Kansas City
on business Tuesday.
Henry Hinson, Firman White
of near Dover, and G. A. Frerk-
ing left Tuesday morning for
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, where they
are interested in gas wells.
j. Waller Zentmeyer of VIM.
Jewell College, spent Sunday at
home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, j. d, Zentmeyer.
The Corder chapter of Eastern
Star held their monthly meeting
Saturday afternoon.
Benton Lewis and family
arrived here Thursday night
from Oklahoma, and are spend
ing a few weeks visiting, Mrs.
Lewis mother, Mrs. s. NJ, Carl
ton.
The following invited guests
enjoyed a pleasant day and a
fine dinner at the country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Greer Sun
day; Geo. Ham and family,
K. P. Kramer and family, the
Rev. Cottingham, and Fred
Dickmeyer and family.
The Rev. Bruins, pastor of the
German Methodist church of
Corder is holding a school of in
slructions in German at the
church for the benefit of any
children who desire to learn the
language. lie already has a
large class and holds regular
school hours, doing good work
that will be a help to the pu-
.Ipils. The school will las
through the summer months.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Carter left
Monday for a visit in An
derson, Missouri.
VIM. Aull, ST., went to Kan
sas City Monday on legal
business.
U. G. Phetzing and John
Taubman went to Higginsyille
Monday on business
Mrs. c. NJ. Truck returned
Monday to her home in St.
Joseph, after visiting her mother,
Mrs. E. f. Nicholson.
Miss Ella Carter went to Kan
sas City Tuesday for a few
days visit.
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mild and gentle in action that a child
as well as a grown person can take It,
in fact, it has no equal for children,
women and old people.
1t arouses the flow of gastric Juice,
and by a peculiar action trains the
stomach and bowel muscles to again
do their work naturally, and in time
medicines Of all kinds can be dis
pensed with. A free sample bottle
can be had for trial by sending your
address to the doctor, for in this
way Mrs. Gaskinds, Mr.. Gavellas and
many others first learned of the cure.
Later, when satisfied it is the remedy
you need, do as others are doing and
buy it Of your druggist at fifty cents
and one dollar a bottle.
For the free sample address DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 402 Caldwell building,
Monticello, Ill.
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June 1912.

between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
AFTERNOON of that day, In front of the
court house door in the city of Lexing-
ton, Lafayette county, Missouri, during
the session and sitting of the said cir
cult court at the June Term, 1872, there
of sell publicly at auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the following
described real estate, situte, lying and
being In the county of Lafayette, and
state of Missouri, towit: Lots num-
bered Four. Five and Six of Block
lattered "C''. of town of Conoordia,
Missouri. The said above described
real estate to be sold to pay the de-
linquent taxes thereon for the years
1906. 1907. 1908, 1909. and 1910, amount
ing in the aggregate Of the sum Of
Eighteen Dollars and Ninty six cents
(S1S.96.D and the interest, commissions
and all costs thereon.
Given under my hand this the goth
day Of Nav. 1912.
WINFIELD S. PEACOCK,
Sheriff Lafayette county, Missouri.
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WAS WARPING FROM HEAT
Bandy Legs Of Man Watching Fire
Horrlfy Gallant Would-be
Rescuer.

The great Chicago fire is recaaled
by Mr.. F. F. Cook in "Bygone Days
in Chicago" and he tells this anus
ing story of Isaac Spear, a we'll
known matchmaker in the early days.
Mr.. Spear was very short, and SO alb
normally bandy-legged as to attract
instant attention.
He was in the forefront of the
crowd, watching the fire, and at one
time became so absorbed in the spec
tacle that he stood at a point of inn
minent danger, like one transfxed.
A kindly newsboy, alarmed at the
situation, rushed CALAMITY forward
and, tapping him on the shoulder,
shouted above the din:
"Say, mister, if you don't come
away you'll burn"
The caution not having the de-
sired effect, the youngster sprang to
the rescue a second time. Once more
he gave anxious warning, and still
Isaac paid no heed.
On returning to a place of safety,
the boy, to his horror, observed the
little mans deformity. Screening
his face with his arms, he charged
again into the consuming heat, and,
while literally dragging the watch
maker to a place of safety, shrieked
in his ear:
"You must come away! You're
varying Youths Companion.