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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Z IL
!" taken a wife ten years ago
ye'd "a had a nice family
now instead of Twin alone on yer fine
farm"
Il came very near marryin' onct,
Sally. I mismanaged the thing at the
start"
"How's that?"
81 was workin' fur Mr.. Noble at the
time, and one day he said to me, says
he: Parker, I wish ye'd git married.
cause woman would be handy about
the place. 1 don't mean a servant; one
to call on occasionally for job
Il was jest a-startin' out to trim the
hedge and stood with the shears in my
hand thinkin' on what he'd said.
" L reckon that's a good idee, Mr..
Noble I tole him, AN idee that's oc-
CURED to me quite frequent of late.
Fact is, thurs a young gal 1 been
thinkin' OF askin' to marry me fur
some time
"'Have We done any court1n'?' he
asked.
"'Why, no. 1 hain't no good at court
in nohow. Anybody marries me IL
hev to do it without courtin'.'
We'll, Parker, in some cases where
practical women are concerned don't
know but it's just as we'll to tell yer
story offhand as to beat about the
bush. Who's the grip
"'The young schoolteacher that start
ed in last fall-NIiss Field
'Whatr he says, surprised-lik Miss
Field?
Yes I says. Dye think she's too
good fur meT
''She's the one to decide that, Par
ker. 1t wouldn't be right fur me to
express an opinion. The only way We
can do is to put the case to her and
let her tell We herself"
HE went into the house lookin' sort
o. queer, and L worked on the hedge
all day. That evenin' 1 concluded to
try my luck with the schoolteacher
So 1 puts on my store clothes and
starts roun' to Deacon Weeks, where
she was boardin'. The twilight was
still on, and she was a-sittin' on the
porch all alone. Thur was a smell O.
roses in the air and a half moon in the
sky She was a-readin' book, but
| when she see me she laid it down and
give me a welcomin' smile.
"'How d. do, Mr.. Parker?' she said,
| with the sweetest voice in the world.
81 stood kind O. awkward-like, and to
| help me on she asked who I'd come to
see, and when 1 tole her I'd come to
see her she asked me to sit down.
| Then, rememberin' what Mr.. Noble
| said about not beatin' round the bush,
/ begun.
Miss Field I says, I was a-talkin'
| with Mr.. Noble bout my takin' a wife
| He thinks one d be handy bout the
place. He advised me to go right to
| the girl 1 wanted and tell her. 1 tole
him that you was my choice, but that
thought you might be too good fur
| me. He said you would decide that
"Fust off she turned sort O. pale;
| then the color come rushin' up into
| her cheeks. Gurus. 1 thought, how
some wimmen IL be taken aback by
| anything student. After all, it might
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
to be traversed before he can be

to be traversed before he can be
brought to the surface. In some mines
these passages are merely dark holes
through which the men have to crawl
on their hands and knees, dragging the
wounded man as gently as possible on
a hastily improvised stretcher. There
is never q lack of volunteers on such
occasions. No one ever saw a miner
hesitate to go back to the rescue OF a
comrade.
No miner can think of the terrible
disasters of Hanna, Wyo., and Cherry,
Ill, without a tear for the men who
gave up their own lives in attempt
ing to save others. There were but
sixteen men In the mine at Hanna
when an explosion occurred. Forty
volunteers went down to bring out the
victims when second explosion came.
The would be rescuers were all kill
ed. The list included a state mine in
spector and all the superintendent of
mines from the vicinity.
At Cherry twelve rescuers went
down to the aid of the entombed min
ers. When the cage finally came up
the whole twelve were piled up dead
within it.
WORKING UNDERGROUND
More coal is produced in Pennsylva-
mia each year than in any other area of
equal size in the world The coal there
is found in the Blue or North noun
tain range, and the mining is done
anywhere between the surface, where
there is an outcropping, down to the
depth of / 600 feet. Some of the veins
lie nearly fat in the mines, while
others are at steep inclines, approach
ing the vertical Generally the coal
deposited will be in the form of a
great basin, with the base quite horf-
zontal toward the bottom, while at the
rim 1t is almost vertical
After a shaft has been sunk there
are cut right and left into the vein
gangway the highway of the mine)
and an air shaft. n tunnel parallel to
the gangway and above it. Then at
right angles to the air shaft are driven
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
The Height Of the Ridiculous
Unnecessary Apology.

Mr.. Green-Now I'm going to tell
you something, Ethel Do you know
that last night, at your party, your
sister promised to marry me? L hope
you'll forgive me for taking her away?
Little Ethel-Forgive you, Mr.. Green
of course will. Why. that's what
the party was fori-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Patience Rewarded.

Householder Gin pajamas)-By Joye,
real burglar! L say, just a minute.
will you?
Burglar-While you call a copper?
don't think
Householder-No. Only while I call
my wife. She's heard you every night
for twenty years, and it'll be a real
pleasure to her to see you at last.-Ex-
change
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Unheeded Petitions.

Harold, dear, can't you mind man.
ma? What makes you so naughty?
Don't you ask God every night to
make you a good boyT
Yes; I ask him all right, night after
night, but he don't seem to pay no
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Friend ship.

81 let my house furnished and they
have had measles there. OF course we
have had the place disinfected, so
suppose it's quite safe What do you
think?' 81 fancy it would be all right,
dear, but think perhaps it would be
safer to lend it to a friend FIRST
Punch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Professional Reinsurance,

Doctor, want you to look after my
office while I'm on vacation
But I've just graduated, doctor.
Have had no experience
That's all right, my boy. My prac-
tice is strictly fashionable. Tell the
men to play golf and ship the lady pa
tents off to Europe. louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
AIhorn In the Ef,sh.

Mistress-So you've decided to re-
main with me, Mary7
Maid-Yes'm- A lady friend said I'd
better stay. She said 1 was to look
upon you as my thorn and bear it
Boston Transcript.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

With emotion he gazed on her slipper.
1t held him though by a spell.
In his tenderest spot Ii had touched him
And caused his young bosom to swell
Neither dainty nor small were its outlines
Twas sturdily fashioned and made,
For the slipper belonged to his mother
And often on Johnny was laid
New York 01A-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Askino the ImpossIbIe.

IfffPoSof1fUG
King Arthur had just invented the
round table.
Can you invent q bureau mat Q
mans wife win let him have two draw.
err Off we asked-Ney York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Life In q Fiat

There was an old woman
Who lived In q shea
And that she was erUWda4
Is certainly true.
She lived with her chf1dr>
But even at that
They found II more roomy
Than many q nat
-Judgs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

'Ts she Of religious turn Of mind :"
VERY. She never misses a church
Free Pres.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

what are called breasts" chambers
which are worked for the coal
Through the breasts run buggy roads,
upon which travel small cars. The
track follows the development of the
breast and when this is worked out is
removed.
The inside foreman and his assist
ants direct the entire workings under
ground. The fire boss, under the direc-
ton of the foreman, must see that all
the working places are free from in
furious gases and must inspect all used
places in the mine before the work
men get there and after they leave.
The door and fan boys guard the heavy
wooden doors dividing the gangway
opening and closing them as cars and
men pass in and out. These doors are
for the purpose of carrying air cur
rents into the proper breasts where
the men are at work. In some mines
automatic doors have been provided.
The drivers employed underground
have charge of from one to four mules
hauling empty and loaded cars to and
from the miners working places The
mules are usually cared for in under
ground stables. Where mules are not
used men called runners are employed
OF the vast number employed in the
mines only a comparatively few are
really engaged in mining
The breaker boy of the anthracite
coal regions is in a class by himself
Nowhere else in the world can you
find boys of such tender age who work
so hard as the boys in the great black
dust clouded breakers. They stay in
the breakers until they are about fif-
teen; then they follow the footsteps
of their fathers, leaving the coal clean
ing structure and going into the coal
producing depths.
THE BREAKER
To one who has never been in the
coal region the word breaker conveys
no idea of the real structure. 1t is
from 100 to $50 feet high and covers
an area larger than the average city
block. Its size, black color, peculiar
shape and adjoining hill of refuse call
ed the culm pile, all make 1t an object
to challenge attention 1t is built of
both wood and iron and contains count
less windows. To the top of the mann
moth structure the coal is taken fresh
from the mine in carloads and dumped
into the crushers, which swallow tons
at time. Leaving the crushers, the
coal passes by gradual stages down
between rollers where the various
sizes drop through into chutes arrang-
ed for them and into the care of the
boys whose duty 1T is to pick out pieces
of slate, so that the coal reaches the
cars waiting below free and clear from
all alloy. These lads sit in the coal
bins all day. About 200 boys are en-
ployed to a breaker.
While the existence of hard coal has
been traced back to 176S, the earliest
record of its use as a fuel is in 1871.
although it did not become an industry
until 1870, the first shipment being
made by rail I'm 1912 from Punnzy1va-
MIA
In the early days OF ths tn6uu
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

"Ya-as; it's got lots of style, but it
makes me look so deuced tan!''-Har-
per's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

'cNc'SNSoS7SDcSNS<SS
; THE WORLDS COAL.
) According to Stahl und Eisen, a (
well known authority, the worlds
supply of coal is as follows:
Tons.
) North America......... 6s1, 900, 600. 900 \
) Germany .........---. $50, O00, O0O, 900 z
Great Britain and Ire {
land .. 1873, 900. 600, 900 s
Russia Observation-Disclosures. 10000, 600, 900
Belgium ........ @. 600, 600, 900 y
) France ................. 1900, 900. 900 Z
; Austria ...-.. 1900, 600, 900 {
At the present rate of consump-
ton Germany will not freeze to y
) death for want of coal for 1000 Z
; years at least, or, allowing for in
creased demand. not until the year (
OF grace 5000 The other European s
countries are assumed to be in
) less favorable position. Great Brit z
ain and Ireland, it is asserted, will
be out of coal in, 400 years
Asia's coal deposits cannot be
even approximately estimated A
) German scientist puts those of the
province of Shansi, China, at 1000
600 900 900 tons, much all
Z scheduled above.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

TATHY didn't We ever marry.
AAI Mr.. Parker? If ye'd "a
" taken a wife ten years ago
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15

dtB Illinois increased
the entire state of 45OOOOOO
This dozen similar services rendered
its university varieties
through
chemistry agriculture and heredy have brought TO
times the value Of the original outlay.
Agricultural College had demon
cultivation As result Iowa farmers
Of inferior vitality and quality and the corn
increased materially.
Ellis the University of Texas
this brief Of the contributions OF the University
Venting his milk test saved the farmers
dng which increased the price OF their
The industry
formaldehyde
$2OOO $6O0OOO variety Of oats have been developed and
the annual Wisconsin 100000 bushels
distributed adding 100000 bushels
and a mllondolar already gathered!
complain OF the
Agricultural Mechanical
the tick Southern cattle had
cattle
patiently
when found they learned how
its cattle anywhere They have been
noculated immune
the Cal
previously $5O0OOOO would probably
investigators and
agricultural lines
higher education in the development
the field Of medicine and in
of life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
ANOTHER DREYFUS CASE
BREAKS OUT IN FRANCE
lspsoial csble to rhe J6urnal. )


PARIS, oct. IA supposed scandal
of the double punishment OF an tnno-
cent soldier, with the object of hiding
crime three years old, has come to light.
In 1909, a soldier serving a punitive
term In an Algerian regiment fell ex-
hausted under his knapsack in the desert
heat and said he could not go on. The
officer in charge it is alleged, ordered
two sergeants to make him get up and
march. Salt was crarnmed Into his
mouth, and eventually the man is said
to have been left to die.
Emil Rouset. soldier who had seen
this incident, accused the officer and
sergeants, of the crime and strong ef-
forts were made to rescue Rousset's
silence. He. however, persisted, was
thrown into prison. and was kept there
for two years. Eventually General
Rabier was sent to Morocco to hold an
inquiry He. came to the conclusion
that the soldier had died a violent death,
and ordered the release of Rousset, and
the arrest or the lieutenant and the
two sergeants. Last December, two
days before the trial was to begin,
Rousset was once more arrested on
charge of numbering a comrade and was
sentenced by courtmartial to twenty
years penal seryitude. The soldiers
who gave evidence against Rousset have
now admitted that they were commit
ting perjury.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
LEE W0RSHAM SLATED TO
SUCCEED MARTIN CALVIN
State EntomoIoglSt May Direct
Work at Experiment Sta
ton in Future

Gossip around the capitol corridors
Saturday was to the effect that e. Lee
worsham, state entomologist, was slated
to succeed Martin V. Calvin as director
Of the Georgia experiment station near
Griffin and combine it with the duties
of entomologist.
So far Mr.. Worsham is the only name
besides that of J. H. Kimbrough that
has been mentioned for the place and IL
was stated that a majority Of the board
Of directors Of the station had already
voiced their approval of the entomolO-
gist.
Mr.. worsham has been at the head
of the chronological department for
several years and during that period of
time the department has done more to
combat the march Of insects on the
crops in the state than ever before. 1t
was his prompt move that headed the
march of the army worm and cotton
He. is conservationist
now Of national repute. being closely
associated with Gifford Pinchot and
other leaders in the movement.
1t is said that the board has decided
to cast politics to the four winds in
selecting a successor to Director Calvin,
against whom charges have been pre-
ferred and who has announced his inten-
ton of leaving the service at the ex-
piration of his present term. The
board, it is said, will In naming Calvin's
successor consider the mans qualifica-
lions rather than his political affilia-
lions.
]. H. Kimbrough, 1t was pointed out,
had been an aspirant to the place for
some time, but his connection with the
charges against Mr.. Calvin. 1t is said,
will no doubt weigh against him with
the board.
The board meets Nov. z, 20 consider
the charges of '1ncompetency" which III.
p. Eykes, H. p. Stuckey, ]. c. Temple
and j. H. Kimbrough have brought
against Mr.. Calvin. His term expires in
July.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
WHISKEY AWFUL CHEAP
Large Independent pistiller Fore.
ed to Sell an Immense Quantity
in Great War Against the
80 Giant Whiskey Trust

NJ. Calman, owner Of one Of the greatest
distiileries in America, viii sell about 10O,00'
barrels of rare old whisky this fall. The Bill
lion dollar whiskey trust is trying TO put hin
out Of business and to protect himself he L
forced to sell every gallon he has on hand di
rect to the consumer at profit OF 1Oc a gal
lon.@
j.. He says his enormous distillsries. working
full time have produced a vast quantity Of
high-grade, high proof whiskey. 1t costs hin
S1.57 per gallon, including all government
taxes and incidental expenses, and this is the
whiskey he will sell to the consumer for Gully
$1.67 per gallon. ..- 4.
He says he would rather sell to good, clean
honest Americans a pure high-grade whiskey
at a profit of 1Oc a gallon than to barter
with this thOusa nd-fanged octopus who is drty-
ing him to wreck and ruin. -..-
From his western office at 1921 Main St,
Kansas City, No, he is mailing thousands Of
little pamphlets, telling the inside history OF
this great war. It's an intensely fascinating
story and every free-thinking man should send
for one OF these free pamphlets. If any mar
ever waged an honest war that man Is Mr.
Calman. He certainly deserves the loyal sup
port OF every liberal minded American.
(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
QUESTION.


Cecil Ga.-Please advise what is
best to give COWS to get the ticks OFF,
and also how to keep them rid of
same. T. A. f.
--'--.'' ANSWER.
The only safe way to get ticks os Of
cattle is to either grease, dip or spray
them, To spray them is really the
cheapest and one of the safest ways.
Any ordinary spray pump can be used
for this purpose. Tie each COW so
as to spray every spot of their body.
The spray should be mixture of one
gallon of tick oil (which can be had
OF the Gulf Refining company and
this gallon Of oil should be mixed with
ten gallons of water and one pack
age of pearline should be mixed In
same. This amount will spray twenty
FIVE cows thoroughly. If this is done
every week for four weeks you can
get entirely rid of all the ticks on the
place where the cattle are Kept but
of course If they run out after this
length of time on land that is inhab-
tied by ticks they will get back on
the cattle. There is nothing that you
can give them that will keep the ticks
on, and only grease or arsenic mixture
viii kill them. ~
If there are enough cattle in your
community the best and cheapest
thing for you to do would be to write
DR.. e. G. Neighbert, Of Atlantaa wi1oR
is in charge of this tick eradication n
work, for plans of making. a dipping
vat II one of these watts were placed
in your Community every one for ten
miles around could use it for dipping
their cattle It would be the best
money that could possibly be spent in
your section. You can see this work
being carried on during the Macon
fair ~. s...l. -'5a-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15

ments in the shanks of her legs
seemed hard. She dropped around
for about week and died >-F9
Can you tell from this description
what was the matter with her? Also
give me a remedy as have anoth-
er that is starting the same way.
Excrement is loose, dark and white
mixed. Is Conkey's Roup Cure a
sure. cure for roUp? II. P. II.
ANSWER.
Very often a chicken will get out
Of condition from various causes.
the same as a person will do and
will die from no apparent cause.
From the description given your
chicken evidently had govt or rheu-
matism, and gradually succumbed
to the disease. The one that you
now have effected, it would be a
good idea to see that she is free of
insects, see that she takes exercise
by scratching for her feet in scratch
pens, and separate her from the 9TH
er chickens. AS a rule it does not
pay to doctor sick chickens, as they
are usually not much good after
they get well.
Conkey's Roup Cure is a pretty
safe cure for roup, especially If
given in time and used according to
instructions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
CnndAmn Southern Dennt

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
ADMISSION, Ala, Oct 12.--Alleging
that 1T is unsafe and a menace to hu-
man life, Edward jewell city build
ing inspector, has condemned the
Southern freight depot in this city,
and DR.. ]. L. Wikle, mayor, has en-
ployed c. W. Carlton. an architect to
investigate the condition Of the build
ing and report to him, preparatory to
making a formal demand on the South1
ern to move out of the building or
else put IL in safe condition.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
MONETARY VALUE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. FROM THE -
BREEDERS GAZETTE

m IGHER education considered
IN as an economic state asset
"A II is a subject just now being
exploited in many states, and such
states as have not yet reached this
perception of it will soon find
themselves tagging in the rear
with very little hope. of ever catch
ing up with the procession of prog
ress, 1t. requires very little ex-
perimenting for the people to learn
that a group of competent, disin-
terested experts in the state univer-
stiles, paid to advise and help the
farmer, the chemist, the miner, the
medical man and the machinist, is
money-not we'll spent-but well
invested.
Illinois has found this out and
does not hesitate to make an an
nual appropriation Of $125,000 in
university Investigations along ag-
ricuItural lines. 1t seems a large
sum. Is it wise outlay? After
about ten years Of action, what are
the results? DR.. Cyril G.. Hopkins
and his colleagues in the Univer-
sity of Illinois undertook a serious
study of one OF the chief products
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
NAVAL STORES,

SAVANNAH Ca, Oct. 14.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm, 3si5c, sales, 100. Rosin, firm, wa
ter white, $40; window glass, $S.15; N.
ST.65; NJ, s7,O5; X, $3.50; l, S6.57h; H,, O.,
r, 1885; r. s6.46; D., s6.4O; B, $685.. Sales,
none; receipts, spirits, o4S; rosin, 1872.
SUGAR. PETRoLEUM, HIDES AND LEATHER
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK., Oct. 14.--Raw sugar steady:
mnscosadO, S9-test, 5.61; centrifugal, e66-test,
Al; molasses, Safest, $3.50. Refined steady.
Petroleum, molasses, hides steady.
Leather firm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-15
NEW FEATHER BEDS ONLY $40

: - NEW FEATHER BEDS ONL4 4t,aU
For a limited time we offer full 36lb. New
Feather beds $40 each. New Feather Pillows
S1.2O per pair, fob. factory, cash with order.
All New Live Feathers, Uest A Ticking.
Guaranteed as represented or money back.
Prompt shipment. Order today, or write for or
der blanks We give bank references. Southern
Feather Pillow Co., Dept. O, Greensboro, NC.