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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-13
South Trego

Harm Schneider is under the
weather these days.
Earnest Smith called on James
Benisch last Sunday.
Esto Joseph called on w. B.
CIPHER Wednesday morning.
Frank Benisch was lucky e.
nough to trap a coyote Tuesday.
Quite bit of butchering. is be-
ing done in this vicinity this
week.
Mrs. Esto Joseph is on the
sick list this week and is in DIR.
Herrick' 3 care
Henry Michalies is the busiest
fellow in South Trego these days
trapping skunks.
1t finally quit raining and now
we are having somenice weather
and wheat is looking good in this
locality.
Monday seemed to be quite a
busy day for farmers to go to
Wa-Keeney and do their Satur-
day trading.
Tom Kite is spending most OF
his time in Wa-Keeney these
days. We all wonder what his
attractions are?
Ernest Smith made a trip to
Tom Kutina's the first of the
week to see about their cattle
standing it after the general ram.
Mrs. Jas. Benisch returned to
her home last week after being
at the Ellsworth hospital with
her sister who underwent q
triplet operation.
He who says it never rains in
western Kansas. ought to have
been in South Trego during the
rain and measured, as South
Trego got 8 inches of rain.
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more men to his crew this week
Our Sunday Schools are at
work on the Xmas entertainment.
S. S. Harvey and wife ate din
ner with Mrs. ] p. Marquand
Wednesday.
The directors of the Ogallah
Telephone Co. had meeting
Wednedy.
Paul Huycke of Topeka owner
of the lumber yard was here
over Sunday
Well, have you seen Santa yet.
He visited the postoffice the other
day. Cali and see.
Xmas will soon be here. the
happies5 time of the year for the
children so let US all help them
to enjoy this day.
sWell, talk about people being
all smiles for the last few days.
people here have just laughed
outright at this mud.
A. B. Vaughn former manager
of the Lumber Co. here has re-
signed his position here and left
the first of the week for Wichita
where he will visit relatives for
awhile. He was succeeded by
Mr.. Ericsson of Lawrence, Kans.
G.. D. Yetter of Topeka spent a
few days with home folks last
week. He was well pleased swit tn
the wheat prospects here. twill
be remembered Mr.. Yetter used
all his efforts in getting seed
wheat to the western farmers.
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How To Bankrupt The Doctors.

A prominent New York physician
says, 'If it were not for the thin
stockings and thin soled shoes worn
by women the doctors would probably
be bankrupt" When you contract a
cold do not wait for it to develop into
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is in
tended especially for coughs and colds,
and has won wide reputation by its
cures of these diseases 1t is most
effectual and is pleasant and safe to
take For sale by all dealers--Adv-
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense ofsmell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney g. Co, Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio.
by F. J. Cheney s. Co. Testimonials
free
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
pation.-Adv.
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..Nexer Saw the Like Before?"


pens it appears that we are all prone
to say II never saw the like before"'
Just now speaking of the recent wet
''spell," many are saying that they
never saw the like of it before in this
country at this time of the year. As
a matter of fact we had a quite
similar season only four years ago,
though the late unpleasantness was
warmer and wetter, darker and longer.
and up to this time had not been
followed by such cold weather as we
had in the early part of December,
1909. There is also another difference,
though it does not affect the total
result Materials: at that time most
of the rain fell in the last four days
of November and was followed by
snow on the 3rd, 4th and 9th of De
cember, about five inches of snow.
this year most of the rain fell in the
first six days of December and up to
this writing we have had no snow.
Let me remark that our recent rains,
if they had come in the form of snow,
would have covered the country to a
depth of six or eight feet, according
to the dryness of the snow.
Let us recall some of the events
that were happening at this time in
1909. Saturday, November 81, Dust
after Thanksgiving was fine, warm
| day The Marion Conley funeral was
| held at the Baptist church. Toward
evening it clouded up and began to
rain. That night DIR. Willis deliv-
cred his Sunshine lecture in the
midst of rain and hail storm which
at times made more noise than forty
speakers. Next day Sunday we had
sleet and rain. Willis preached at
the Presbyterian church in the morn
/ ing but rested in the evening, saving
his strength for travelling (He died
a few months ago, aged about 92.) We
had more rain on Monday and Tues
day. About this time the material
for the city water tower and tank
came and Drayman Weller began to
unload it in the mud. More rain fell
on the following Friday but soon
turned into a two days snow. The
first Sunday in December was a nice
bright day, much like last Sunday,
but the minimum temperature was 3
below instead of % above. We had
i more snow on Monday which was the
/ day Van Lew came to erect the city
engines and Abe Miller the tank man
was getting onto the job. Also-about
this time John Goble was getting
ready TO build the pump house. That
Monday night the mercury dropped
nine degrees below zero. 1t was the
9th of December. Ice harvest began
on the 18th.
September, October, November and
, December of 1909, in the matter OF
rainfall, were much like the same
!. months this year as may be seen from
| the following table,
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"A short time ago / contracted
severe cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me a great deal of annoy
ance. i would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs were so sore and
infiamed / began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, say
ing she had used it for years. i
bought bottle and it relieved my
cough the first night, and in week
/ was rid of the cold and soreness of
my lungs writes Miss Marie Gerber.
Sawtelle, Cal. For sale by all dealers
Adv.
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DIR. u. S. MILLER
DENTIST
Permanently located in the H.
F. Kline building
Phones Isl. Residenc So
wA-KEENEY KANSAS
CONFIRMED TESTIMONY
The Kind Wa-keeney Readers Cannot
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The Mind Wa-keeneY Readers Cannot
Doubt.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test.
The test of time-the hardest test
of all.
Thousands gratefully testify.
To quick relief-to last results.
Wa-Keeney readers can no longer
doubt the evidence.
Its convincing testimony twice
told and well confirmed.
WaKeeney readers should profit by
these experiences.
Mrs. Ellen Littleton, Ellis, Kans.,
says: "For nearly five years 1 suffer
ed almost constantly from kidney
complaint and my back was never
free from pain. / was subject to
dizzy spells and was annoyed by a
distressing kidney weakness. Finally,
L began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and they removed the trouble. You
may continue to publish my former
endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills.
have taken them occasionally dur
ing the past three years and they
have always benefited me-" :.
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doan's sand
take no other-Adv
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bed near . W1nooW
so she could get
her breath One
doctor said. Poor
child. she is likely
to fall dead any
time A friend
told me DIR. Miles
Heart Remedy had
cured her father.
so I tried it, and
she began to inn
prove She took
a great many bot
ties, but she Is
spared to me ! to-
day. a fat, rosy
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Fit His case ExactIy

sWhen father was sick about six
years ago he read an advertisement
of Chaimberlain's Tablets in the pa
Miss Margaret Campbell of Eft. Smith,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-13

Arkansas. HE purchased box of
them and he has not been sick since.
My sister had stomach trouble and
was also benefited by Them" For
sale by all dealers--Adv.
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Ogallah.

G. C. Yetter butchered hogs
Tuesday.
Jacob Frank shipped car of
cattle to Kansas City last week.
The section foreman added
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Of course, as this is written on the
9th, this December may yet change
the record but it is not likely that
the total rainfall for the last four
months of the two years will differ
greatly
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Heart, Dissase Almost
Fatal 30 Young Girl

ela, was stricken with heart trouble
me was 90 bad We had to place her
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
EW NN41WY ERRAcE M0u EW czazv0

people have made huge fortunes by playing ac-
cording to system. There is the case of Monte
Carlo Wells, who won 100000. Also it was but
three years ago that Mr. Huntley Walker left
the Casino 600 richer after playing according
TO a system which he declares took him fifteen
years to perfect
Five seasons ago an immensely wealthy Amer
ican, Colonel Powell, the owner of mines in Mex
Zee. won $350000. Russian count once carried
away $4,000 as the result of a nights play.
But-in spite of all these huge sums which have
been won, the bank holds its own against all sys-
TENS, plungers, and pcrsevering gamblers; and,
as witty proverb invented in the days of M.
BlaHe, the founder of the Casino, truly says: "The
black often loses, the red often loses but white
(BaifcJ always wins" And his winnings range
from 100000 to $7.500,000 every year.
More people go to Monte Carlo now than ever
there did before There is more play. and conse-
quently more money is lost, The difference is
that roulette is now being played by the public
generally and not by few special gamblers; and
it follows that there is more silver seen on the
tables than formerly, when II was all gold and
notes
Monte Carlo itself may be described as a de-
lghtfu little resort of hotels. fashionable villas,
and jewelers. shops IL the midst of flower gar
tens. From more than of the more fashion
able hotels the visitor can now walk from his
bedroom straight into the Casino boon for
ladies in evening dress. The gardens attached to
the Casino itself are unquestionably one Of the
finest sights Of the Riviera They are always
blaze Of color Then there are the old castle. the
present resfdence of the ruling prince. and the
magnificent cathedral The latter was built, it
10 SAID with money obtained from gamblers. and
It's staff Of priests are al paid from the profits
made at the Casino. The Casino too. pays all
the taxes: In fact. 1t virtually runs the place.
1t will probably come as q surprise to many t.
learn that the inhabitants OF this interesting it,
tie municipality do not look with favor upon the
nnd Ire xyav TmHc he hnH
their way. they would close the Casino tomor
row. In this desire they are backed BY the sup
port OF the anttsamhlihx societies IN Europe. and
also BY public opinion kenerally.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
SHE IS NO JUDGE OF LIQUOR
Firm That Sends a Sample Flask to
(Miss) M. 3. Chisholm w. c. 7. U.
Leader, Gets Sharp Reply

Canaljoharie, N. Y-"Are you a
judge of whisky? If so, you win ad-
NIT that our xxx brand is the mel
lowest and best you ever tasted. We
are sending you under separate cover
a sample flesk We are sure you will
like it. To customers who order be-
fore April / we will send express pre-
paid a So demijohn for 1888. Fill out
the inclosed order blank and return"
Thus read letter received by NJ. B.
Chisholm of AZ Maple street The re-
cipient of the letter read it again, gave
little gasp of astonishment and then
smiled. The address on the envelope
was looked at again. There 1t was,
plain as typewriter could make it:
IN. B. Chisholm, AZ Maple Street, Can
aljoharie, N. Y"
And here is the reply the company
received:
"Your letter duly received and
promptly burned Would that all 9TH
ers sent out might meet the same fate.
Demon & Devil should be the firm
name on your letter head. am, very
disrespectfully yours, (Miss) Mary B.
Chisholm, president Woman's Chris
tfan Temperance union.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02

canoes made from cottonwood trees
and fioated down the Platte and Mis-
souri, rivers to ST. Louis.
Thirty years later Bruce Husband,
In charge of Astor affairs in Wyoming,
dropped down the river and built
new post, this time within two miles
of the post of 1913. The importance
of this post to the Astors can be seen
when it is told that the hides of $4,000
buffalo were shipped to ST. Louis from
the post In a single year. But by
1850 the Astor company had left the
field, and not until a member of the
family became director of the Union
Pacific railroad did they again hold
an interest in that part of the world.
Along in 1883 when so many eastern
men of wealth were investing in great
western ranches, William H. Force
and others bought big tract of land
in eastern Wyoming and western Ne
braska- On the tract was the old AS
tor trading post, now in ruins. Along
with Force were the Arbuckles OF cof-
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
Doctor Offers Couple Board, Lodging
and Unique Chance OF
Glory.

Chicago.-Board. lodging, incidental
expenses for fifteen months and the
glory ultimate of being the parents OF
the first perfect BABY endowed with
the Acknowledge, is the offer of Chi
cago doctor. to any young couple who
win put themselves entirely in his
charge for fifteen months.
Minerva, goddess of wisdom, says
mythology, sprang full panoplied from
the head of Jove. The little stranger
the doctor Wishes to superintend into
the world will, he promises. arrive
with perfectly formed mind and soul.
and will inhabit this world forever
and forever.
He claims to have solved the rid
die OF eugenics. He says that given
normal man and wife he can, In fif-
teen months. make them parents of .
baby, which, at birth. will weigh fif-
teen pounds and have teeth and eyes.
Moreover, 1t will know all things
and live forever Ii will be devoid OF
those temptations and faults to which
the human race is heir. It. and its
kind, will inhabit the earth. and re-
produce its kind (not its young. for
there will be no young. in the sense
OF today once about every 500 years.
Il will eschow meat and have q dis
taste for all that 1t should not eat, II
will live on nuts. fruit and vegetables.
He says that he will place $50.0e0
fn any bank as forfeit, that he car
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02

Lac. e4..eu by the interference with their indus
tries which state monopoies entaied.
The rock on which the Casino is built was for
merly called by the Monagasques or natives, the
"Plafn of the Robbers and here the system of
plunder is still carried on though in manner
more consistent with modern ideas.
When first built the Casino contained none of
the art treasures, the mirrors and the gliding
that ornament the building of today, and consist
ed solely of the atrium, gambling room, and
reading In order to people this arid des-
ert those employed tosexploit the Casino actually
offered free land to anyone who would build
villas or hotels thereon but the offer was refused
and the land once to be had for nothing Is to-
day of priceless value. The gambling and con-
cert rooms Of the Casino are marvels OF profuse
decoration, and the concert room is remarkable
for its painted ceiling which is the work of four
celebrated painters.
Access is easily obtained to the gambling sa-
looms All you have to- do is to present your
visiting card at counter, when the clerk hands
you the necessary permit. which passes you
through The same formality has to be gone
through with every time youl aenter. There are
now twelve roulette tables In full swing. and
any time OF the day almost anywhere from
score to fifty people may be seen at each. The
only other game played at Monte Carlo is trent-et-
cuarante, card game OF
Everyone has heard Of the game Of roulette.
which consists of the spinning OF wheel in
tray and the sending of white marble ball in
the opposite direction. The tray Isl yAmbered
to SO and 0, and the winning number Is that in
which the ball finally rests If you bssck the win
ming number you receive thirty-hve times your
stake Or you can back two numbers and II one
turns up you receive seventeen times your stake.
and 50 on The smallest coin you can put down
as I'VE francs. the limit being $1,000
Obviously. the chances are thirty-six to one
against any single number turning up. So none
but the reckless gambler takes one number at
4fxnAf He hacks twelve or takes evens-namely.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
COLLEGE MEN SEE SNAKES

preached his subject, which happened
to be Snakes and Lizards" with all
the ease and abandon Of man sign
ing an ordinary check. The careless
way in which he~handled such deadly
snakes as the rattler and the water
moccasin was enough to make the
cold chills run up and down ones
back.
He spoke of the reptiles as one
would speak Of a friend, in terms OF
warmest affection. and said that
snakes were greatly maligned and
that some of the attributes accorded
the reptile were based upon popular
superstition and were not warranted
by the actual facts.
"As a matter OF fact" said the
SPEAKER, ''the snake is not cold and
Shiny"
After telling of the various species
Of lizards, which number over 5000,
and snakes that number over 1000,
Curator Ditmars affectionately exhib-
tied Gila monster, which was not so
dangerous. he said. as its marking
would paint it.
In quick succession the speaker
then exhibited a glass snake which
Head Keeper of the Bronx Zoo Charles
Snyder dexterously took from white
bag.
"This snake" said the speaker, "gets
its name because, If struck blow
from walking stick. 1t would break
up into bits
M Ditmars then produced an In
FAINT boa constructor There Is q
certain art In handling snakes" said
the speaker as the reptile turned
about his wrist 'The snake has an
erratic temper and should be allowed
to have its own way. Very often it Is
affected by the nervous condition OF
the person who handles It, and It gets
real mad II the handler Is not in the
right frame Of mind toward IT,"
Mr.. Ditmars then picked up milk
snake which. he said. despite the fact
that II is frequenter OF barns. does
not milk cows. according to the popu-
lar belief Il is OF economic value to
the farmer. because II feeds on mice.
which are pest to the agriculturist.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
AsTORs' TRADE DAYS
Post Stand Century Ago Comes
Again to the Family.
Ranchers of the North Platte Valley
Are Interested In a Somewhat
Curious Chain Of
Events.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-A little-known ro-
nance OF the Astor family is being
told among the ranchers of the North
Platte valley, where the old original
John Jacob Astor had a fur-trading
post just century ago.
The first link In the chain was
forged by the Astor traders In 1872.
The second was created when young
William III. Force came to Wyoming
thirty years ago and purchased a
ranch upon which were the remains of
the old Astor trading post The third
has to do with the time when Kate
Talmadge of New York came to visit
Forces sister and remained to marry
the brother, the courtship taking place
around the old trading post. The fourth
link was the birth of little Madeline
Force. Other links are the marriage
of Madeline Force and John Jacob As
tor and the probable return of the old
Astor trading post site to the great
great-grandson of the original Astor.
himselS bearing the name of the found
er of the American family.
A century ago last December seven
trappers, headed by w. Price Hunt,
who was returning overland from AS
toria. Ore. stopped on the North
Platte river. built winter quarters and
opened trading post They all wore
the insignia of the American Fur COM
pany, the Astor concern. That post
was the property of John Jacob Astor.
and remained so until 1t was deserted
by the trappers in the spring of 1873.
when the men loaded their furs in
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02

ders of the French Riviera.
Almost in the center of this land OF sunshine
and delight there juts out into the sea pine
clad promontory known Monaco. where
stands Monte Carlo and its world-renowned Ca
sino. This little principality is country in IT.
self-the smallest in the world. It's total terri
tory only amounts to some eight square miles OF
land, and it is governed by a ruling prince. It's
bistGry Is remarkable and is full of romance, as
well as Of tragedy and pathos.
A little over thirty years ago the place was
bare rocky desert The peasants eked out a
scanty livelihood by cultivating their vineyards
and olive-wcods. their poverty being considerably
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02

fee fame and some others. Western
ranchers say the books of the COM
pany showed an ownership of 5000
brood mares. Mr.. Force was manager.
Mr.. Force has long lived in the east.
but he retains ownership of the "P. O."
ranch-one of the largest in the west.
This ranch probably will some day
come into possession of Forces grand
son, the posthumous son of John Jacob
Astor. who went down In the Titanic.
With the ranch will, of course. go the
site of the first trading post estab-
lished by the Astors in the ans-Mis-
sisefppi country.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
TWO MEMS HEARTS SHIFTED
x-Ray Shows Organs on Right Side Of
Breast Bone Of Males In Phil
adelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Following an ex-
animation in the x-ray department of
the University of Pennsylvania, it was
announced that Frederick Steiner.
ferty-two years old, Of GIL Henry
street. Camden, was suffering from q
displacement Of the heart, the organ
being four inches to the right of the
breast bone.
1t was the second case Of the kind
brought to light in Camden by d doc
tor. the other being that OF Edgar Mer-
rill. gixty-three years old, OF IL Fo-
garty avenue. It was stated that with
rest and care cure can be effected
IN both cases.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
GOAT HAS BANKNoTE MEAL
Farmer In French Town Has Animal
Killed to Recover 5000 Il
Masticated.

Paris.-A farmer living near Tou-
louise has just presented to the Bank
of France the fragments Of ten $40
notes for payment. They were much
torn, having been eaten by goat. A
few days ago the farmer. on entering
the goats stable. placed his coat on
the ground. Later he found that the
goat had got at his pocketbook and
was quietly eating the contents. He
Immediately had the goat killed and
he recovered the fragments of the
notes.
Greene County herald., 1913-05-02
Creepy Feeling Comes to Those Who
Are Present When Curator
Fondies Rattles.

New York.-Two hundred members
Of the University club. Lafayette ave-
nue. and South Oxford street. were
present at the reception rendered the
alumni of Lafayette college, Wiscon-
sin university, University OF Maine
and Hobart college President Edward
Ward Mcmahon, in brief address,
extended cordial welcome to the
visiting alumni.
The entertainment provided was al
interesting lecture, illustrated by Iv-
ing specimens, delivered by Raymond
Lee Ditmars. curator of reptiles and
assistant curator of the New York
Geological park. Mr.. Ditmars ap-