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The Detroit times., 1914-08-10

! tlcally all OF which was consumed In
the various countries Of Europe.
In the event OF war this export bust'
ness In fruit Is cut on almost entirely,
because the American foreign trade
will have to be confined to the stable
foodstuffs- American fruits are more
or less OF luxury In European coun-
tries. and experts believe that their
consumption Is sure TO fall on. This
will make II necessary to market In
the United States large quantities OF
the choicest fruits. which have hereto
fore been sold abroad at high prices.
Apples are the most popular Ameri-
can fruit on foreign markets, and even
under the bad crop conditions Of last
year there were sold abroad more than
100000 barrels OF green or ripe APP
pies, with valuation OF nearly $6,500.-
600. Dried apples are also popular in
Europe. and last year this country ex-
ported nearly $2,63O.000 worth. For
e,gn boarding house keepers have also
taken fondly to American prunes as q
dessert, and last year more than ~
100000 worth were shipped abroad.
Nearly S1,940.000 worth Of dried apri.
cots and almost $l,000.000 worth Of
|
try and sold on foreign markets.
American canned fruits are also pop
Ilar in foreign countries, and the new
figures Of the bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce show that nearly
$4,900.000 worth were sold to the peo-
pie OF the old world countries. Be
sides. nearly $225.000 worth Of other
kinds OF prepared fruits were sent
al road. Z
California and Florida oranges be.
come more popular In foreign coun-
tries each year. and last year approx
imately $s.826,000 worth were export
ed, against $3,0O0,00O worth during the
previous year. Bartlett pears and 9th.
Ell fine American varieties meet q
ready sale on European fruit stands
and In the hotels. and the pears ex-
ported last year were worth approx
mately $1.40S 900. Other fruit exports
included $4,000 worth of dried peach
es. 100000 worth Of lemons, $7l7,0c
worth Of berries OF various kinds and
nearly $3,000,000 worth OF other kinds
OF fruits. which are unclassified. Aside
from apples and oranges, there IL lit
tie American fruit shipped abroad at
the present time In ripe condition.
Should the war In Europe be Of short
duration, 1t Is possible that there will
be little effect upon the American
fruit business, because most Of the APP
pies are not shipped until later IN the
season. A number OF the government
fruit-growing experts in the depart
ment Of agriculture also believe that
the fact that many OF the fruitgrow-
Ing industries Of Europe win be injur-
ed because Of the lack OF care which
will be given the orchards and vine
yards during the time the war 10 on
will result In an increased demand for
American fruits. This feeling, how
ever. Is not shared by other fruit men.
who are not so optimistic. and who
fear that the foreign market for the
present year will be killed II the war
continues for many weeks. and who
see nothing to do but sell the bumper
crop Of apples and other fruits, Of this
year solely In American markets,
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10

high school grades to the elementary
schools. Franklin Johnson, university.
OF Chicago, says that "Our system OF
assigning eight years to elementary
and four years to collegiate education
was not based upon any rational the
DRY, but was rather the result Of acct
dent" The whole article may be read
with much profit by educators and peo-
pie In general
The Struggle for Equality In the
United States" by Prof Chas limerick.
Is hopeful aspect Of what has been
and 10 being accomplished in our coun-
try for equal opportunity. Prof. Emer-
lex says, quite the reverse of the
progressive deterioration OF the mass
es is taking place. II any one thing
has been clearly demonstrated 1t IL
the capacity of the man of humble
origin to make good--if he IL given q
chance" Though absolutely fair, we
feel that the authors heart Is bound
up with the people" and he sees the
sun Of new era rising. 1t Is cheer
ing, trumpet-like article which makes
Us sorry when It Is finished. ~
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10

Entered secOndeiass mall matter
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10

A Chicago man kicked out his
stepson. Got a wife. II seems, and q
son to boot.
In Pottsville, Pa. they arrested a
man who interrupted a revival meet
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10
Spared An Ordeal.

A certain Maori witch doctor"was
held In great awe and reverence by
superstitious natives. The man
claimed that he was by his magic en-
abled to walk upon the water. and
one day his disciples went to him
to the seashore, expecting to see him
perform the miracle. Wher they
reached the waters edge the man
turned to his followers.
Don't you really believe that l
can walk on the scar" he asked In
solemn tones.
Eyes. yes" they replied reverent-
ly, I'VE do"
Then said the witch doctor, as
he walked coolly away, there Is no
need for me to do It,"
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10
Mot Easilx Done.

"A bacteriologist says millions OF
germs ride on crowded trolley cars"
I'm not surprised TO hear that. A
germ Is about the only thing that
could ride on crowded trolley car
with any degree OF comfort"
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10

to disrupt the home, II real home
there be, but to bring about the high
est development of the child and ex-
tend to the mother an acknowledg-
ment OF her service toward the state.
Victorian Hypocrisy" by Annie
Winsor Allen. Is another contribution
TO this magazine, and we must beg to
disagree with the author when she
says that Morals, as every one
knows. consist in preventing yourself
from following q natural impulse be-
cause you wish to avoid its secondary
consequences" According to this, no
one Is truly moral, as no one Is truly
religious who Is good here, merely
for possible crown and harp here.
after.
THE only thing In the universe
which belongs to man alone Is his
love and desire for the good Of 9TH
ers." says this article, and with the
present war cloud hanging over
Europe we cannot but feel that II
this is all 1t is very little and we
may as well throw up our hands. The
chief idea Is q revolt against the
present-day methods of dealing with
the sex problem In regard to the
young.
For a little story which brings q
stuffy feeling In your chest and makes
you see double as II your eyes didn't
focus. read Something Big. like Red
Bird" by Margaret Prescott Mon
tague.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-10
Popular Science.


The microbe in its various DISCUSSES,
with which we have become more
or less intimate In the last generation
holds the place of honor in the Popu.
lar Science Monthly In an article on
Man and the Microbe." by Prof c. e.
A. Winslow. II describes exactly what
takes place within US In such diseases
a, measles or typhoid fever and holds
out hope that man will overcome the
microbe In time.
Facts and factors OF development
trace the parallel development OF
mind and body from the germ. II is
an essay on certain processes of evolu-
ton.
Waste in Elementary and Second
airy Education" Is In accord with our
new system Of changing the former
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
noHLER WILL VISIT rREco
Secretary ofBoard of AsriculturY Plans
Brief Visit With Our Farmers

j. G. MohIer, the newly elected
secretary of the state board of Agri-
culture, who succeeded f. d. Coburn
in that office July first, will be in
Trego county about July 22nd
representative farmers as possible.
As the work in the secretary's office
is very pressing at this time he can
only make short stay, and will not
make any speeches, but will try and
visit as many farms as he has time
for. Mr.. Mohler says it is his pur-
pose to listen rather than talk, and
wishes to have the farmers he calls
on give him their views as to what
his office can do for them, what the
needs of their locality are, and how
the benefits derived from the publi-
cations and research of the board of
agriculture can be best made to serve
them. Mr.. Mohler has been hard
worker in this office for twenty years,
and his promotion came as well
earned tribute to his ability.
His efforts to become acquainted
with actual conditions on the farm
in the various sections of the state
are simply following out his policy of
bringing the work of the board up to
the highest state of modern efficiency
Mr.. Mohler was induced to make
one of his first visits Ue Trego county
largely through the urging of Q. D.
Yetter, who is at present in the sec
retary of states office. Mr.. Yetter has
Writtan this ma nor uruiDp tba at fha we'll
known hospitality of Trego county
be extended to our guest on this
occasion.
The exact date will be published
later.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
George Caldwell, Secretary

Abilene, Kans., July 10. Owing to
absence from the state for several
months B. w. Smith, who has served
as secretary of the Golden Belt road
for two years and given it excellent
service has resigned. President G. NJ.
Harger has appointed George Caldwell
secretary of the Salina Automobile
club, to complete the year as secre-
tary- Mr.. Caldwell will during the
last two weeks of July will make tour
over the entire road and visit the
towns to awaken interest in improve
ments needed. The officers have been
trying to secure money to repaint
the poles from end TO end of the road
and Mr.. Caldwell will push this work
A Pole-PaintiDg Day is planned when
every county will cover its territory.
This is necessary if the travel is to be
retained for the Golden Belt. Meet
ings will be held in the principal
towns during Mr.. Caldwell's trip and
every. good roads booster is expected
to TO take hand in pushing the
work SO that the road may be marked
properly and tourists guided over the
best route between Kansas City and
Colorado.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Drove Him ~ To Town

Charley Whitton bought a steer of
Geo. Bement and went after the same
Monday. He drove the animal part
of the way to town and from the re-
port Of the farmers along the way,
about their fences, the steer drove
Charley the rest of the way-and to
hear Chas. tell it the steer done a
good job of driving. However, be
tween the two, taking turn about
with the driving, they got within a
mile of the slaughter house Charley
then came to town for assistance He
secured 3O-3O rifle and Tom Goff
with p rife, they then proceeded
to bring Mr.. Steer to town. They did
but brought him dead The steer
started for Charley and he fired two
shots, apparently without effect,
and then Chas. started to go while
going was good. Tom leyefed with
his ,trusty y and put Mr. Steer out
of the running. The rest was an easy
job for Chariey.-HiH City Republi-
can
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, July IA,
1914. The cattle market was satlsfac-
tory in every way to-day to the selling
side, prices strong, market active.
cattle taking good fills and weighing
up early The best steers here lacked
a little of being prime, and stopped
at SO. 20, as compared with top OF
So IS paid Monday. Yearling heifers,
7T6 pounds, brought SO 60, other
heifers SO so. Greenwood county grass
steers, first to be offered this year,
brought SO, 1900 pounds average.
Kansas grass cows brought Sc. IS, and
Missouri grass heifers $40. Receipts
total 5000 head today, following H.
900 mead here yesterday, most liberal
supply since April. and prices average
higher than any previous time on
record No native steers sell under
So to speak of, and bulk of natives
run from So so to SO. SO. Bulk of the
cows sell at $3.50 to 81, prime cows
$3.50, veals $40. Stockers and feeders
are firm this week, with a better de-
mand for feeding cattle than hereto
fore, result of the more satisfactory
beef steer market. Some feeders
brought So. 35 Monday, fair to good
feeders $50 to $3.50, stock steers
49, 25 co ss. Wise stockmen are Sc
curing young cattle now whenever
possible, as the gain from now till
the end of grass will be considerable,
and cheAply made, and each day of
favorable corn weather makes it
more certain that demand for young
cattle this fall will exceed the supply.
Quarantine arrivals were 1872 cars
yesterday, and 81 cars today, market
steady to 10 lower yesterday, account
of too many common cattle, steady
today. Fancy cake fed Texas steers
brought So s5. record price here for
quarantine cattle, bulk of cake fed
cattle s7.6O TO So. 35, grass steers s. 80
to s. 90
The hog supply continues disap-
pointing, and an early estimate of
5000 today was later cut to 6OO0 Kill
lers refused to buy early at steady
prices, which shippers paid, but the
late market developed strength, and
top was IS. 90, same as yesterday,
bulk $50 to SS.S5. The failure OF
present good prices TO enlarge receipts
is conclusive that fat hogs do not ex-
ist in liberal numbers, and consumers
will continue to be taxed heavily for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

pork till the new corn crop can be
converted into that commodity.
Sheep and lambs are weak to 10
lower today, following a similar de-
cline yesterday. Ten loads of good
Idaho lambs brought SO today, and
Arizonas sold at $8 so to 80 .65- Re
ceipts are 1900 today, largest in sever
al weeks. The native crop has been
deficient this wear, account of close
marketing last summer. Light
yearlings are worth 81, heavy wethers
So. SO, ewes S..
j. A. Rickart,
CorroCnoplant
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Pokeheimer Tales He Blows Up
StumPs, and Other things With
Dynamite

Ven vonce you iss ackwainted nit
dynamite you meter sforgit id, Py
cholly, 1 wishes me 1 haff never
knowed it mineself But, 0, veil. 1
subose vot if We don'd git killed by
dynamite We will gid id py somdings
else, a4retty. - :
1 bought me vot a nice lettle farm
py der outside of town, vunce. Der
lettle farm it iss got dreeS all ofer id,
und I do not want the drees, no. So
L haff some men come NIT axes for to
cut der drees out. Und den 1 sees
more stumps as vot dere vas drees,
und 1 have me to get rid of der
stumps.
Der stumps iss too big job fer a
ak, SO / tells der hardware man vot L
do, und he say L use dynamite. Veil,
der hardware man he wrap me mp a
lot of der stuff and say all vot got
to do iss to make leetle hole pelow
der stump vot 1 wish it come out,
lighted fuze, and der stump it will
be dere not some more, alretty.
Veil, L goes me py der field in and
makes me nice lettle hole under a
a stump. 1t vas a.big stump, so
put in two peeces of der dynamite.
Und den L lights me der fuse. Und
ven go to go away from der stump
there iss not. enough time. L bed you
L dake not dree steps frum dot stump
until it go off. But der stump i'd
help me der rest of der way. Ven 1
wake up, der doctor he lookin' down
at me in mine bed. und he say vot
am lucky can see him. Und den he
show me himself in a looking-glass,
und py cholly dere iss holdings to
mine face but der hair on top of mine
ded- But der doctor he say I got
some more face underneath der rags.
deIls you all uf dis and will add lis
warming: If you are going to use
dynamite und don't half mulch time,
use lots of fuse.
Pokeheimer has bought a player
piano and will tell aboutit next week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
VACATIONS

Vacations are mistakes wrapped up
in railroad tickets. They impede
commerce, cause panics, and rob men
of their wives and bank accounts.
They were invented by a divorce
lawyer whose father was railroad
magnate, and whose grandsire had
something to do with the first trans
continental steamship lines.
Vacations are made in all sizes and
are for sale wherever there is a depot
or boat landing. The larger ones
have the power to drag man onto
an ocean liner and keep him in sight
of the PearIy Gates for days, charging
him full tuition while he is not eating
a bite, but is feeding the fish with
the last sandwich he ate before tax
ing steerage. People who wonder
how steamship company can throw
in meals with the passage fare do not
understand how a man can throw
them out after he gets the passage
fare sss<
The smaller vacations chase one
around in the United States and
send him home with a souvenir of
everything in them but our mints.
Vacations prove, that naturaiists
have no conception of the dimensions
fish may attain, or of the number
that may inhabit a given body of
water. They prove, too, that men
would rather sleep among snakes
than bedbugs, and that while they
abhor a fly in their home they are
willing to put themselves up as the
meat course at a mosquito reunion.
Vacations teach man his wife is
the best cook on earth, and that any
woman who can turn an egg in
skillet without breaking the egg or
saturating it with ashes is worthy of
a man of her own choosing A man
with a job and a home is a child of
fortune, and if he doesn't appreciate
them he deserves a vacation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

Owing to the large wheat crop and
everybody busy taking care of the
golden grain and also being busy my
self helping some of the farmers as
much as my business at home would
permit, / have not chased around an
noying the farmers by talking poll
tics, but chose rather to use the
newspaper to get some facts before
the people As you are all aware
there is a man by the name of Frank
Kline, who is trying to make the
public think he is candidate for the
legislature, and it has been told by
some of his helpers that 1 was not
candidate this year. Now on the
face of this statement you all know
different for my announcements has
been in the paper for some thing like
four months. But let that matter
be as it may, 1 will meet Mr.. Kline
at three places Collyer, ~Wa-Keeney
and Ogallah and let him tell you vo-
ters and tax payers why 1 should not
be nominated, and why he should be.
l will stand behind any bill suppOr-
ted or introduced while 1 was in the
Legislature. Furthermore 1 will ask
Mr.. Kline why he now asks for 8
nomination on the Republican ticket
when two years ago he, with his
newspaper fought the Republican
party with all the force he could
gather, and through the columns of
the paper rejoiced over the defeat of
the Republican ticket. We have not
all forgotten this and yet he has the
nerve to ask for place on the Re-
publican ticket. Would not an ex-
planation of this matter be we'll for
Mr.. Kline9 Was it matter of dol
lars and cents or did he think the
Democrat party might win out and
then he would have the big feather
in his own hat, and be in Swim2 But
now he sees Hodges has not made
good so he thinks his chances would
be slim with that party so he sees
political refuge in the Republican
party and thinks he can sneak into
the Office unnoticed, but he will find
he has made mistake just as he has
done in some of his other deals. L
will say I have served the tax payers
of Trego County one term as, their
servant in the Legislature and you
all know without asking anyone,
whether L did or did not do anything
for this county and whether 1 tried
to do my best for the interest of the
people of Trego county or not If
you all think L was fair and per-
formed my duties as L should come
out to the primary on Tuesday,
August 4th, and vote for me, and if
you feel that / will do you all the
good that any one would or could do
for you, vote for me, and 1 will try
to deserve the confidence you place
in me by doing my best. If Mr.. Kline
accepts my offer on the platform
come out and hear us and I will try
to entertain you.
Respectfully yours
q T, COOR
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
TO TREsSPAssERS ON
RAILROADS INCREASING

Fifty-Six per cent of casualties due
to railroad operation in the United
States are due to treSSpaSSing- Most
of the deaths are caused by tresspas-
sing on trains and the majority occur
to the hobo element beating passage.
The railroads employ yard watchman
and special agents and in this way
discourage those seeking free passage,
but not until the city, county and
state authorities take steps to CO
operate with the railroads in this
matter, will the list of deaths to
-tresspassers .ebecome noticeably les
sefsed
On the Bnien Pacific railroad alone,
seriously injured while tresspasing ON
the right-of-way, during fve-year
period. Coming still closer honser 16S
persons have been killed ssad 314 in
jured in the state of Nebraskzsin the
last ten years. toll of 1885, persons
killed or injured out of a total popu-
lation of 1,19z, ,2l4, paid for the privi-
lege of trespassing on the railroadi
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion annually calls attention to the
number of deaths and personal in
juries due to the operation of rail-
roads, but does not mention the fact
that Sc per cent of the casualties are
due to trespassing.
If cooperation between State and
Federal officials and railroad employees
could be obtained, it would soon be
possible to reduce the deaths and
personal injuries due to this cause
The railroads can warn, explain and
argue with the public, but unfortun-
ately they cannot insist without the
help of the law and in the meantime.
the death rate, due to trespassing.
rapidly increases.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Market Correspondent
Hold Your Wheat

Manhattan. KanS., July 13- Kan
sas farmers will do we'll to hold on
their farms as much wheat as their
is the statement of W. NJ. Jardine,
dean of agriculture in the Kansas
Stabe Agriculture college. The con-
clusion was reached at conference
of grain men, railroad officials,
elevator officials, and others
The present price, which is from 60
toes cents, is low, and is brought a.
bout, says Dean Jardine, largely be-
cause farmers are rushing their
be taken care of, thus causing cone
gestion at terminal points. The
worlds wheat crop is not unusually
large, and there will be more wheat
exported from the United States
than in several years past, which is
not likely TO result in a low price for
the coming year. The lowest price,
probably be reached in the next six
weeks, and farmers will be observing
good business methods in holding
their grain for a higher figure
A serious car shortage, and conse-
quent congestion in marketing the
wheat crop can be avoided, says Pro-
fessor Jardine, only by close co-opera-
tion among all persons interested, in
Guiding the farmer. Arrangements
are being made to have local railroad
agents furnished with Information as
to inability of wharf, steamship, and
elevator companies to dispose
promptly of grain entering gull
ports. This win get Information TO
local shippers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

The case of Cy Super against
Model township of Norton. county
was recently decided the second time
in the supreme court, and both de-
cisions were for the plaintiff Super
Was injured in an automobile wreck
east of Lenora in 1910 and sued for
damages. After he had secured a
Judgment for $500. 90, the township
board refused to levy tax to pay the
Judgment, and the latter case was an
action in mandamun to compel the
township board to make the levy.
This should be warnining TO the
township boards of this county The
bridges and culverts should be kept
in sucha condition that the travelling
public may all times cross them in
afety.-Hill City Republican.
Subscribe for the Worid-oldest pa
r,or in the cnuut-V
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
You're Bilious and costivel

Sick headache, bad breath, sour
stomach, furred tongue and indiges-
tion, mean liver and bowels clogged.
Clean up tonight. Get 25c. bottle
of DIR. Kings New Life Pills to-day
fermenting, gassy foods and waste. A
full bowel movement gives a satisfied,
thankful feeling-makes you feel fine
Effective, yet mild. Don't grippe. 25c.
at your druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Burns.
Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

Aunt Simpy says the men all look
alike to her, but there's a difference.
Some men are bad, others are worse,
and some are simply the limit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Dictagrams

They say that the blackbird des-
troys the nests of the mocker and the
oriole, and probably others. Swat
the blackbird.