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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
NEWTON HAS $500, 900 FIRE
Flames Destroy Entire Block of Bust.
ness Buildings Near the Santa
Fe Depot.

Fire that broke out in the Newton
wiped out an entire business block in
the heart of Newton and caused a loss
of 100000. Probably $500, 900 in in
surance was carried on the property
which burned.
The principal business houses
burned were: McManus company's
dry goods and furnishing store; New
ton Gas and Electric Company's Of
flee; viii Mays shoe store; Duff &
Sons, furniture and undertaking.; New
ton Lumber Company's yards; Herold
Book and Publishing Plant; First Ma
tional bank; several rooming houses,
restaurants, shoe shops and small con-
f%ectionery stores.
The Wichita fire department went
to Newton on a special train and as
sisted the Newton department. Mayor
Duff, whose place of business was
burned, personally led in the fight
against the fire.
An Atchison Manufacturer Dies
Charles F. Hooper, a school furni-
ture manufacturer, is dead at his
home in Atchison. Mr.. Hooper had
been in ill health two years. He is
survived by a widow and three chill
dren.
Leopard Dined on Boys ARM
When Lester Harmon, II years old,
thrust his arm through a door in the
bottom of a %leopard's cage at the Bar
mum & Bailey circus here Friday night
he couldn't draw it back. The leo
pard seized it, and before attendants
could drive it away, ate part Of the
flesh on the arm and hand. The boys
father sued the circus for $4,000 i'm
mediately after the accident, and the
management had to put up a surety
bond for that amount before the
sheriff would allow the big produc-
ton to leave town. Doctors say the
boy Will not lose his arm unless blood
poisoning results.
X X X
Enjoins Sunday Show Men.-There
will be no performance at the Pitts.
uuIS IucdlefS Oh Ounudy "A move Dy
A. B. Keller, county attorney, and Ben
S. Gaitskill, attorney for the anti-Sun-
day leaders, accomplished what two
trials and many arrests have failed
to do. The prosecutors applied to
Judge Curran in district court for an
Injunction against the theater men,
alleging that they were persistently
violating the law. Judge Curran is
sued a temporary injunction.
X X X
Some Colt This.-"Green" Berry, a
farmer living east OF Atchison, exhib.
tied a colt there recently which it is
believed holds the northeastern Kan.
sas record for size. The animal is
only Is months old and stands 15M
hands high and weighs 1926 pounds.
X X 4
Banks Remove Restrlctions.-All
the Wichita banks have removed the
cash payment restrictions established
on the declaration Of war. There ia
plenty OF cash o in the Wichita
banks to pay all demands of deposit
tora
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
Golden Steam Dye Works
1905 EAST 18TH STREET

When sending your Clothing to be cleaned and pressed have you
ever realized, and every clean minded man would shudder with dis
gust at the thought, that the cloth use to press your suit had Just
previously been used to press the suit Of a man suffering from Disease,
Filthy Habits, etc.-the cloth in the interim being wet and wrung
out in a pail of probably dirtier water, especially so toward the end
of the DAVIS work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
OLD WAY OF PRESSING

To overcome unsanitary methods we have installed an up-to-date
Sanitary Steam Press. A garment that passes through this machine
is disinfected, as no germs O microbes can exist under a temperature
as high as the dry steam we inject. At the same time it removes any
odor, takes away the grimy appearance, raises the nap, revives the
colors and imparts to the garment that freshness desired by all
dressers =
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15

Some Colt This.-"Green" Berry, a
farmer living east Of Atchison, exhib.
tied a colt there recently which it is
believed holds the northeastern Kan.
a record for size. The animal is
only Is months old and stands 15M
hands high and weighs 1895 pounds.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15

Banks Remove RestrlctIons.-Al
the Wichita banks have removed the
cash payment restrictions established
on the declaration of war. There ia
plenty OF cash now in the Wichita
banks to a all demands of deposi.
tors.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
LEVER AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BILL
AND WHAT It IS SUPPOSED TO Do
This Act Which Provides for Carrying to the Actual Farmer OpO
the Farm the Latest and Best Methods OF Agriculture raSSeu
Congress by an Almost Unanimous Vote-Senate
Increased Appropriation Passed by House.

ure under various conditions so we
may get the best results for the enort
and money expended. We are 100
often out OF harmony with natures
plan. II we observe and interpret cor
rectly conditions and then do the right
thing at the right time and IN the
right way, the reward will be album
dant. The steel industry was com
pletely revolutionized by science and
the cost of production of this article
was greatly reduced, and the profits at
the same time immensely increased.
Agriculture will as surely be reyolu-
tionized by science within score OF
years. We have ON hand, and we
might say in cold storage, the scientific
knowledge necessary to do this. Inc
problem is to get it out to the man on
the farm and have him make use OF IT,
The Lever agricultural extension
act, Just passed by congress, will fur
nish practical sensible, efficient ana
sufficient plan for doing this. BY us
terms, by cooperation with the states,
it endows the agricultural colleges
with sufficient funds to enable the col
leges to train and place ultimately ana
permanently in. every agricultural
county a trained man to help the farm
ers understand and apply the new
methods in farm operations, and keep
these methods up to date.
If the plan is to succeed, 1t Is OF the
highest importance that the farmer
shall do his part and cooperate with
the farm adviser fully and in friend
ly way The danger that surrounds
the plan is the sending out OF lncapa-
BILE or indiscreet men as farm advisers
Ii will be difficult position for man
to hold; he should be well versed IN
all phases of farming and have both
thorough, scientific training and con
/ siderable practical farm experience.
He must know how to meet people In
! an acceptable manner. 1t Will De the
/ duty of these advisers to assist such
farmers as desire it, to understand
and apply the newer methods In their
| farm operations. These men Will De
the medium by which the college Will
reacn Jno ldEHlSI anu Inv ASAi HA~A 49,
reach the college-a sort of pipe line
through which the pent-up knowledge
will reach the farms. The attitude OF
these farm advisers is designed to be
that of a co-operator rather than an In
structor, for it will doubtless be true
that they will learn as much from the
farmers as the farmers will learn from
them. The one is presumed 70 -
equipped with the theory and the
science of the art, and the other the
practical experience of it. The best
results should be had by bringing
these together The Lever act contem
plates this.
1t may be interesting to illustrate
the manner in which the act is pre-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, Constipated,
give california Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves a SICK emu
tomorrow. Children simply VIII not
take the time from play to empty tnelf
bowels, which become clogged up WIN
waste. liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II coat
cd or YOUR child is listless cross, teV-
erish. breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give a
teaspoorful of California Syrup Oh
Figs" then don't worry, because II IS
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour Olie
and fermenting waste Will gentiy
move out of the bowels, and you nave
a we'll, playful child again. A tnoI Of,
ough inside cleansing" is oftlmes an
that is necessary. 1t should De tne
first treatment given in any sickness
Beware of counterfeit fig syrupS,
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle OF
california Syrup of Figs" which mas
full directions for babies, children o.
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

sumed to work out and what those
Who framed il had In mind
Suppose we take a state OF 100 eoun-
ties The state college authorities the
hrst year can find only few men in
the whole state. say. ten, who are
capable OF doing field work as adviser.
SO they must make a start with these.
The next year a few more can be found
and trained and fitted for the work. II
will probably be eight or ten years be
fore the state will be fully equipped
and. every county supplied with an ef-
ficient man, and the plan contemplated
BY the act be fully organized and in
operation. The counties will undoubt-
eddy be clamoring for men long before
they can get them, so the danger Hes
In going too fast and letting incompe-
tent men slip into the service. No
greater mistake could be made. The
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
uoIiness a Qualification.

Some bygone housewives appear 10
have regarded ugliness as a quality
to be desired in their servants. When
Eliza Coke, daughter of Coke OF Nor
folk. was about to marry, she wrote
to her prospective mother-in-laW;
PRAY. have the goodness to decide
as YOU think best about the pretty
housemaid | wish she were less
nretty and less fond of dress, but if
her conduct and principles are good
neither are really Objectionable faults
I think our establishment will be
pattern of mortality, particularly II
Mr.. Stanhope engages the squirting
butler and the terrible housemaid he
mentioned to me-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
Agricultural Extension Work.

ten available men to begin with should
he located at central points where they
will be most accessible as farm ad-
visers They should have two or three
assistants, young men taking the agri-
cultural college course, and use them
to do the preliminary work under the
direction and supervision of the dis
trict farm adviser. They will visit the
farmers, tell them of the plan and as
certain from them whatever serious
nroblems they may have relating to
that locality and how they have been
dealing with them. These young men
should consult frequently, If not daily,
with the farm adviser.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA
TO DARKEN HER GRAY HAlK
She Made UP a Mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur to Bring Back Co'or'
Gloss, Thickness.

Almost everyone knows that sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound,
ed brings back the natural color anu
lustre to the hair when faded, streaKeo
or gray; also ends dandruff' ltcning
scalp and stops falling hair ears
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which Is
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays
nv asking at any store for "Wyetn >
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy you
will get large bottle of this famous
old recipe for about 80 cents.
Don't stay gray! Try 1t! NO one
can possibly tell that you darkeneo
your hair, as it does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge OF
soft brush with it and draw TINS
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap'
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, thick and glossy. Adv
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
BY HOWARD Il. GROSS,
President National Soil Fertility
League.

President National Soil Fertility
League.
Washington.-A review of the ef-
forts that have been made for better
agriculture, why this last act was
passed and what it Is supposed to DO
will be interesting.
Over fifty years ago by the NORTH
act, congress established the agrlcul-
tural colleges by land grant. Ihey
we're designed to disseminate the agrl-
cultural knowledge to the farmers OF
the country, upon the theory that agrl-
culture is the most important INDUSTRY
and that the success of all our eHorts
for advancing civilization Is Daseu
upon it. 1t soon became apparent that
the body of definite scientific known
edge was very limited, so 20 years
later under the Hatch act, congress
established the United States expert
ment stations for the purpose OF de-
welcoming an effective system OF agrl-
culture This was followed by the
Adams act, providing for scientlnc re-
search; then the Nelson amendments
were passed increasing the approprla-
tions.
Resulting from the above legislation
the AGRICULTURAL colleges and expert
ment stations, as well as the tederal
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

department of agriculture have been
at work developing, collecting, classi-
flying and reducing to practice vast
fnnd of thoroughly tested out, sc1entinc
knowledge relating to agriculture
which. if it were in the hands OF the
actual farmers and generally applleu
nv them. would revolutionlze the ar
of farming and bring untold benent 10
the whole people and to the farmers IN
particular. The re-direction OF agrlcui-
tire on scientific lines is one OF tne
biggest and most important supjects
that has ever been brought before the
people.
For the last Is years or more Varl-
ous efforts have been made to get thls
stored I'D knowledge out into the
hands of the actual farmers lot whom
if was gathered, and who helped 10 pay
the enormous cost of getting II. 1hey
undoubtedly have the right not only
to ask but demand that it should De
furnished to them in such manner
that they can make use of 1t.
Among the plans tried was the SEND
ing broadcast to the farmers ana o.n
ers interested ten of millions OF pune
tins from the department at Washlhe
ton and many more from the expert
mont stations and colleges. Compare
tivelv few of these bulletins, however,
wore written in plain non-technlcai
language hence the average person
could not understand them.
Another method was by "talk-tests
of farmers meetings, also the opera
tion of lecture trains in cooperation
with the railways.
None or all of these methods, how
ever have proven sufficient for the
rurnose In fact they have hardly
made a dent upon the main PROPOSE
ton. Experience showed that better
way must be found. Well, one was
found years ago, and that was in ma
King actual field demonstrations, show
inc the improved results that were Sc
cured by newer methods. This was
convincing and just what was needed
II was not only theory, but theory APP
piled in practice.
Few people not engaged in the in
duStrV realize IndJ ldl Hlu6 40 NCi
difficult business owing to the eve
changing conditions that the farme
must meet. One season it is too wet
the next too dry. the third is too wet
say. in the spring and too dry later II
the year when the crop is matured
one year it is too cold, then the mex
it is hot winds; pests innumerable ar
to be contended with always, bot
above and below ground; weeds ar
everywhere in evidence. There ar
few lines of business that are NOR
complex or where there is create
need for sound judgment, experience
quick decision, prompt action and tha
opens larger field for the applicatio
of science than that of farming. w
are too apt to think science my
terious and intangible somethin
when indeed 1t is very simple; whe
reduced to it's last analysis 1t Is u
ascertaining of how to work with n
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
PLEASE PUBLISH
THIS LETTER
Writes Lady Who can Now Walk -Four
Miles a Day Without Feel
ing Tired.

Boydton, Va.-Mrs. Fannie BOYD OF
this town. says: Il am sure | would
have been in my grave, had 1t not
been for Cardui, the woman's tonic
and certainly cannot praise II
enough, for it is worth its weight IN
gold. l am, today, a walking adVer-
rtisement for Cardui.
Before taking Cardui, could hardly
walk across the floor, | was so weak
I underwent an operation last spring
for womanly trouble, but felt no better
After using bottles Of Cardui, the
woman's tonic, my ulcers were all
gone, / can eat hearty without suner-
mig any pain, feel fine in every way
work all day, and can walk four miles
a day without feeling tired.
Please publish this letter, as would
like for every woman to know what
Cardui did for me-"
Many letters, similar to the above
come to us, unsolicited. every day
This one should surely convince you
of the merit of Cardui, as 1t expresses
the earnest sentiment of lady Wnc
has tried 1t.
If YOU suffer from any Of the numer
Gus ailments so common to women
such as headache, backache, nervous
ness, weakness, pains in sides and limbs
sleeplessness, etc, begin taking Cardu
today. 1t will help you, as it has helped
no many others, in the past hal fcentury
B.-Wrae 10: Ladies' Advisory Degt.. Chatta
iS,ooua Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn 10
Seeeiai Instrucfiors, and 6lpage book, Home Treat
ulent for Women" sent IA plain Wrapper "
request. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
And There You Have the Tango.

This illustration of the tango Is
lcredited to an Arkansas City negro:
l"Dat tango, boss, am sort OF easy
motion. We jis go a stealing along
easy like We didn't have any knee
ltoints and wuz walkin' on eggs that
cost foty cents a dozen."-Atlanta
tCorstitutiOn.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
THINK OF THE MILLIONS

that have been relieved in the past 70
years by Wright's Indian Vegetable
Pills and decide whether they are not
worth a trial. They regulate the
bowels, stimulate the liver and purify
the blood Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

"HobbIe skirt" Causes Broken Leg.
Nav Worthwhile leaving the Bed
ford Hills Methodist church, Mrs.
lanes H. Doxey, wearing a "hobble
skirt" tripped, fell and broke her leg.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
peIta should Be Barred.

Evans City, Pa.-Postmaster Wahl
thinks pelts should be barred from
narcels post. A box of skunk skins
left on a radiator drove Wahl ana
waiting throng from the building.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
Rennar Has Bio Roll.

New Worthwhile dollars in cash
and a bank book showing deposits OF
$3.50 we're found on Hyman Rachstein'
following his arrest for begging
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

When a man is unable to buy dla-
nonds for his wife it will help some
to praise the biscuits she bakes.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

It is hard to forgive our enemies
when they have us by the neck
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
Sufficient Proof.

Prisoner-All want is justice!
Lawyer-Then / can save you from
it on the grounds of insanity!
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

When a man heeds the admonitlon
to "bear it and grin" the grin is too
forced to fool anyone.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12

Standing on ones merits is goou'
but moving on them is better.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
L MAS Ever Thus,

i Il Was Ever Thus.
/ Riff-What is your son doing these
days?
Observation-Disclosures Awgwan.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
Paradox.

Moggs-Has Younggold horse sense?
Spoggs-No, he wears morse
blanket overcoat.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-12
None "Just as GOOd!"
Nothing "Just the Same!"

Look for the French Me-ket Coffee and the picture OF
the old market that every package of French Market
roasted by the French Market Mills If you want the genuine
If vou can be satisfied imitation take the brand as
near like il as the law allows for both in name and appearance
90 nage French Market Coffee has been initiated for over
century But won't Just good and ism JNSf me S0'
There IS only one FRENCH MARKET COFFEE.
Ask for FRENCH MARKET by name See that you arc
given FRENCH MARKET and not ordinary Gomez OF le0l
substitutes sold at the same price, -
You'll know-after you try it-why this rarely delicious oo
French roast bendhas been famous tor over y'
Why there be no other like It,
Roasted by our unique hygienic process
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! THE CITY
CINCINNATI TACKLES
ITS SMOKE NUISANCE.
The City Has a Society of Crusaders
Against the Evil.

Cincinnati is setting an example
worthy Of emulation in successful
crusade against the smoke nuisance.
n 1896 group of public spirited men
ara women OF this city. actuated by
the desire TO improve conditions. hit
upon a definite project OF aiming to rid
the city OF its pall of smoke. They
organized the Smoke Abatement
league. and for seven years this or
ganization has followed consistent
policy Of education. for it declarc,,na
that the smoke problem was an eco
nomic one and that its solution was
one of education. says the Nationa
Municipal Review
At Its seventh annual meeting the
superintendent Edward $. Jerome,
presented a report that was record
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
WASHINGTON ALLEYS.
A Bill to Wipe Out These UnsighEly
Spots In the CAPITAL CITY.

Those who have been working roi
years to abolish Washington's inhabit.
ed alleys look forward not merely 20
the possibility but to the probability Of
victory at the hands Of congress.
a bill ITO prevent the use of build
ings in alleys in the District Of Colum.
bia as places of dwellings" has been
completed ana is in the hands of the
District commissioners. Ii provides
for the elimination of alley dwellings
within ten years of the date of the
passage Of the bill, grants compensa.
ton for owners and stipulates that ap
proSimately one-tenth of the inhabited
alleys shall be changed into streets
each year Ii empowers the commits.
Sioners to cut through minor streets in
such blocks rs seem to need them aud
gives to the commissioners the right of
excess condemnation. SO that bl0cks
may be remOd.led where necessary 70
get rid of the old alley labyrinths.
The bill has the backing of tile com
mittee of fifty. representing the cham
Der OF commerce. board Of trade. Asso-
ciated Charities. Monday Evening club
and women's welfare department OF
the Civic federation, as well n the
official support of the commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Human Derelicts.

This is the inyariable history of such
cases. Let an unidentified body OF Il
man or woman. young or old. be dis
covered. and from all directions will
come inquiries disclosing the fact that
many persons have disappeared from
the knowledge of their friends. Trag
edies and heartaches are thus uncoy-
cred. for the mere act of inquiry
proves that some one in each case has
suffered anxiety over the missing one
and has feared evil happenings. Crime,
shame. melancholy, discomfort. unhap
piness. desire for adventure, are among
the causes that lead to the disappear
ances.- indianapolis Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
II Is an Easier Task the Younger Il Z:
Taken In Hand.

- 10 an EASIER ask the Younger IL Us
Taken In Hand
The time TO learn language Is when
ycu are young, the younger the bet
ter. We learn our own language ms
children. The older we grow the hard
err it is, because il means not merely
learning by heart great many words.
not merely training the palate and
tongue to produce different sounds. but
adopting new attitude of mind
Nothing definite has been discovered
rs to the lncalization Of faculties in
the brain. therefore nothing certain is
known. but it has always seemed 10
me and to others whom | have con
suited that when You learn new Ian
guaSe you are exercising and develop
ing new piece of brain.
When you know several languages
and change from one TO another you
seem definitely. to change the piece
of brain which actuates Your tongue.
You switch off one center and switch
on TO another
You will always notice IN Yourself
and others that there is definite
pause when the change of language is
made. Now it becomes every year
more difficult to awaken an unused
part of the brain and bring it into ac-
tive use. and TO begin at twenty three
is late.-Atlantic.