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Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
DELUeE BEFORE MANS FALL
Sumerian Inscription Reverses the
Accepted Order OF Bible
Narrative

According to a translation of re-
Gently deciphered inscription on one
of the Sumerian tablets Professor
Langdon of Jesus college, Oxford, says
the deluge preceded the fall of man,
according to the Scientific American
The tablet, which has been almost
completely restored, contains six fine
ly written columns of about two hun
dred and forty lines, most of which
are intact 1t begins by describing
the land of primeval bliss, which 1T
locates at Dilmun, an island In the
Persian gulf In this paradise dweit
mankind, whom Nintud, the creatress,
with the help of EMIL had created
After the deluge this king is called
Tagtug, the divine. And this Tagtug
lives in a garden, is himself garden
er, and the wise Enki reveals unto him
wisdom The Greek historians, too,
preserve this legend in the story OF
Cannes, who rose from the Persian
gulf to teach men wisdom in primeval
times. And SO Tagtug, as in the He
brew history of Noah, plants a garden,
names the trees and plants and is
permitted to eat of all but the cassia
tree an herb of healing par excellence.
OF this plant Tagtug was not to eat,
for thereby he would obtain eternal
life Mankind until this time possessed
extreme longevity, but not immor-
tality. Tagtug on his own initiative
takes and eats of the forbidden tree.
He is cursed by Nintud and becomes
a prey to disease and ordinary NOR
tality. Thus in the original Sumerian
story Noah, the survivor of the flood,
is the one who eats from the tree of
life No woman is concerned in this
disobedience which resulted in ouI
loss for perfect health peace and
countless years.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
ONLY ONE
The Record in Wa-keeney is a Unique
One


II the reader has ''bad back" or
any kidney ills and is looking for an
effective kidney medicine, better de-
pend on the remedy endorsed by peo-
pie you know. Doan's Kidney Pills
have given great satisfaction in such
cases Wa-Keeney citizens testify to
this Here is case of it:
Mrs. F. NJ. Braun, WaKeeney,
says: II had dull ache through
the small of my back and it made my
housework a burden. Doan's Kidney
Pills quickly and satisfactorily re-
moved the trouble. 1t is over two
years now since / have felt in need of
a kidney medicine and l am in a
position to say good word for Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Braun had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
South Trego

Wedding bells are about to
ring soon.
Solomon Dienes and James
Benlsch sport new binders.
Considerable sickness is going
around in our neighborhood.
Harry Smith and sister, Mrs.
Swan were county seat traders.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Defines Sunday morning, a son.
Mrs. Joe Gorsky spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Geo
Lohman.
Mrs. Pete Schneider and sons
spent Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Jas. Benisch.
Binding wheat is going to be in
full blast next week if it quits
raining for a day or two.
The new house of Jno. Wieder
mans is under roof. Solomon
Defines is bossing the job.
South Trego was visited by (;
hail storm Wednesday afternoon
Considerable damage being done
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lohmal
an1 baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Koleber spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Dietz.
Mrs. J. J. .Michalies and he
son-in-law returned from Kansa
City. Friday morning. wher
Mrs. Michalies underwent al
operation.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Statue of Brick.

world, save the inventive Germans,
would have thought of building 3
statue of brick In the little city OF
Vegesack, near Bremen and in the
district of the German clay fields, the
citizens have erected such a statue to
one of their number who won fame as
an African explorer. The monument
is of brick. 30 feet in height, including
the pedestal The architect nodded
the figures of a man and camel out of
a solid mass of clay, which was
burned in great kiln and then sawn
into brick-sized blocks
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
One rhino He Was Sure OF.

''As a matter of fact" said the law
yer for the defendant, trying to be
sarcastic, you were scared half to
death, and don't know whether it was
a motor-car or something esembling
a motor-car that hit you 1T re-
sembled one all right the plaintiff
made answer. q was forcibly struck
by the resemblance
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Correcting Childish Defect.

Most children at some time or 9TH
er will comfort their faces or cross
their eyes. If this habit is allowed,
frowns become permanent and eyes
glide. 1t is a good thing to let child
see himself when pulling his face
he will not be proud of his looks. 1t
is a good plan to appeal to a child's
pride, as proper pride is an excellent
quality.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
DR.. Miles Arsti-Pain Pills
FrankIin,s Secret.

The great secret of succeeding in
conversation is to admire little, to
hear much; always to distrust our own
reason, and sometimes that of our
friends; never 70 pretend to wit, but
to make that of others appear as much
as possibly we can; to hearken to
what is said. and to answer to the pur-
pose.-Beniamin Franklin
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Celtic Strain Somewhere.

Small Jemima (colored), her pudgy
cheeks puffed out, lips pursed, and
her diminutfve outstanding braids
bobbing excitedly as she addresses
cork of mucilage bottle. with which
she is struggling: We'll, Abs gwine
git you out If All has to push you
in!"-Woman's Home Companion.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Daily Ihnuoht

small joys If the door is low / stoop
down If / can remove the stone out
of my way l do So If it be too heavy,
i go around it And thus every day 1
find something which gladdens me-
Goethe,
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03

When There Is no Shoe Polish.
Lemon juice makes as excellent
substitute. A few drops sprinkled on
black or tan shoes and rubbed briskly
will impart a brilliant shine.
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Only Three XitrioIs.

The three vftriols" are green vitriol
(sulphate of iron), blue vitriol (sul
phate of copper and white vitriol
1sulphate of zinc), ,-~sss.esx
- >-S-sfs-s~
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
Hadlum Used 10 Promote Plant
Gro,nrfh

Some of the remarkable properties
of radium are being demonstrated by
an exhibitor in the Liberal Arts build
ing at the Panama-Pacific Information
al Exposition, San Francisco, in CON
nection with a new invention making
possible the radiofying of water for
medicinal purposes
Demonstrating the power of this
mineral promoting metabolism a mum
ber of young plants, some existing
with and some without the aid of ra-
dunn, are shown. Those in the radio
active soils are seen to be growing
much more rapidly than those in com
mon soil, and to have a more healthy
appearance.
This inventor has found a process
of impregnating terra Gotta bricks
with radium-bearing minerals, and
these small bricks placed In water are
said to give it remarkable curative
properties. The porous bricks last al
most Indefinitely, losing only half their
potency, it is estimated, in 1,sO0 years.
Since the discovery of this mineral it
has been found that many celebrated
waters, as Carlsbad and Baden Baden
owe their health giving properties to ra-
dunn. The inventor claims that his
process produces in ordinary waters
the qualities of these famous springs.
The radium ore used in the manu-
facture of radioactive terra Gotta
is known as carnotite a formation
found mainly in Colorado and Utah,
and now producing three-fourths of
the worlds radium. The European
mineral, known as pitchblende, from
which the famous European springs
are impregnated, is also displayed.
Most Rapid Photographs Ever Taken.
The most remarkable set of speed
photographs ever taken are a part of
the war departments exhibit in Ma
chinery Hall at the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition, San Francisco.
They are pictures of shell from a 12-
inch coast defense gun in flight, the
set including the various phases of
the flight beginning just as the great
projectile pokes it's nose out of the
muzzle of the gun.
The pictures were taken with
lens having an exposure period of
one five-thousandth of a second, this
being the fastest shutter ever manu-
factured. The exposure at the proper
time in the flight of the proJect1le
was made by breaking an electric Cir
cult in a wire stretched across the
trajectory at the desired point and
connecting with the shutter.
One picture shows the shell half
way out of the muzzle before any
smoke and gas has escaped. Another
was taken when the shell was two
feet from the muZzle but hidden by a
heavy ring of smoke. A third shows
the shell in flight a hundred feet from
the muzzle. The photographs are SO
perfect and the exposure SO rapid that
scarcely any blur is perceptible. They
were taken at Fortress Monroe, Va, un-
der the direction of Capt. F. j.
Behl of the coast artillery corps and
head of the department of enlisted
specialists at the Coast Artillery
school at Fortress Monroe
Western Kansas world., 1915-07-03
CASTOREA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over SO Yees
Always bears ~
the IT,
Signature of 11
Sheriff's Sale No. 1922

First Published in western Kansas Worl
June 20. 1915
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-23

ITALIANS BOARD CARS FOR FRONT
The soldiers of King Victor followed the
example of the warriors of the other
fighting nations in chalking up their
carriages with legends signifying patri-
otism and expectation of early victory.
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ably be offered to the United States
Uruguay credit is excellent Its gold
dollar Is worth three cents more than
our gold dollar, and the government is
sues no paper currency whatever. The
country is noted for its sound finances
and its substantial wealth. Its trade
steadily increases and its foreign COM
merce now amounts to more than $780,
100000 per annum.
Among the big American institutions
recently established in Uruguay
is the great packing establishment Of
Swift & Co. here at Montevideo. This
has an output of 500 cattle and 1000
sheep daily. and it is doing business
running up into the millions. 1t ha
one of the finest packing houses in the
Rio de la Plata basin. and it is getting
the pick of the stock offered for sale.
When 1t is remembered that Uruguay
has more than 100000 head of cattle.
and 100000 sheep it will be seen
that this business will eventually as
stand that the Swifts will probably in
crease their plant. and thai Armour.
Morris & Co. and the SulzberRers
are arranging to enter the field and
construct large packing plants. The
Cudahys are negotiating for similar
privileges.
An immense deal of American money
might be used in the railroad develop
ment of Uruguay. The government
here recently made a contract with the
Farquhar syndicate to build roads from
Montevideo for a distance of 200 miles
to Carmen to Join the Midland rail-
way, ard branch lines from there Of
from fifty to 100 miles more. In it's
concessions the government agrees to
pay the cost of construction and a
profit of 10 per cent to the builders.
The payments are to be in bonds of
Uruguay's foreign debt taken over at
the rate quoted for them on the Paris
stock exchange at the time the pay
ments are made. These bonds yield
per cent interest. The Farquhar
company has also extensive lines in
Brazil over which 1t is now sending
through trains to connect with the
Montevideo railroads. This has made
it possible to go from Rio de Janeiro
to Montevideo on comfort ole cars;
and the day will come when there will
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such cars as have the necessary safety
appliances can be licensed All motor
machines, and in fact all kinds of
goods. should correspond exactly to the
specifications of the order. Complaints
are made that the American goods are
often not up to the samples. One firm
mentions having recently ordered
two-wheeled trap and receiving In
stead a four-wheeled surrey Upon
complaint being made the American eX-
porter replied that there was no
ground for trouble as the vehicle sent
was of a higher price than that which
was ordered. Nevertheless the Cru-
gr,av frm refused to take the surrey.
There are good openings here for Amer
lean furniture. Uruguay has fine homes.
and the better houses of Montevideo are
as well furnished as those of any city #
sim lar size n the United States. Fine
wall papers are in demand. hardwood
floors can be sold, and thai in fine rat
terms. Fancy tiles are much used. At
present the most of the household fur
niture is German. It g massive, ex-
pensive and ugly: and. just now. he
supply Is shut out by the war. Ameri-
can Office furn ture Is sold and SO are
machine tools and agricultural imple-
ments are popular and are crowd ng out
all English and German-made wares OF
a similar nature. The same IS true OF
wind mills. dairy implements and wash
ing machines. I see that most OF the
stores have display cases. and am told
that store furniture can be sold. These
people understand the art of window
dressing, but one should know just what
thev want ard how goods are sold. For
instance if Won want to huv a necktie
or a suit Of uuderc'othes Won NAV do
so in barber shop The shaving estab-
lishment is confined to the hack, he
front being a store devo-ed TO mems
furnishing goods and especially 10 dresS
shirts collars and ties.
The bus ness Of our stee' corpanies is
increasing. More and more steel work
is required n large buildings. and the
various pubic works under wav are using
structural steel. The new RAILWAYS need
all kinds of euuirmert TIL" whole rn1ln-
try IS being gradually fen s8 and there
is a big demand for barbed and woven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

great deal of electrical machinery.
The Frigerifico Montevideo, which be-
longs to Americans. has capital OF
100000, and II has erected fifteen
buildings for its cooling, freezing and
packing departments. The West India
Oil Cmpany. operating under New
Jersey charter. does a large business
in the Importation of kerosene and
gasoline. and there are other firms
that handle our motor cars. and espe-
cially certain cheap ones that are
everywhere known.
The Uruguay Weekly News. in re-
cent issue, estimates the American in
terests here outside the railways as
000,0 This is comparatively little in
contrast with that of some other coun-
tries.
There should be big increase in our
cially SO as to coal. lumber and agri-
cultural machinery. Uruguay annually
buys s2.OOO.000 or 100000 worth OF
coal. and four-fifths Of this has been
coming from Cardiff In Wales The
prices for anthracite run as Ugh as
$13 or s14 a ton. and the import duty
on all coal Is based upon valuation
of $40 ton. There are opportunities
to get coal contracts for supplying the
government, the railway companies and
the various factories, and also for the
coal needed by the public utility COM
panies and that used by the city.
K
AS to motor vehicles. the government
Is planning new system OF public
roads, and the automobile is steadily
growing in favor. The laws Of Monte
video. however, require that every
motor car must be tried on the road
by an official inspector before it is
turned over to the owner, and that only
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wire. The houses and shacks of the In
terror are rooted with galvanized iron.
American machinery Of all kinds is in
demand.
American shoes can be sold here. The
people want footgear of a high grade
only. and they will pay the price. The
American mems shoe is advan~ing n
favor. and those for m sses and chi dren
are largely sold. In Montev'deo mems
SO shoes sell for Sc or 81. and our fancy
lines run to so and onward. This is SO
notwithstanding that the M I've tories.
eouipred W tn our shoer,ak NJ ,'larhin-
ery. make shoes which retail for much
'ess.
large part OF our trade With T-ru-
puay is in the hides and skins Of which
our leather is made Tho exports or
these articles amount to 100000 000 and
upward per annunl o. which FULLY one
third goes to the United States. We
get from Uruguay oxskins, cowskins
and kidskins, and also calfskins and
horsehides. The hides are prepared
largely at the saIaderos or terked beef
factories. and they are shipped in great
bales all over the world.
In addition the country mas iii GA
tensive tanning business. There are
thirty-two tanning establishments IN
Montevideo alone, with an output OF
something like a thousand sides o. sole
leather a day. The chief tanning ma
terial i. quebracho wood. which 10
BROUGHT down from Paraguay, although
tanning extracts of oak and chestnut
are Imported from Italy.
Uruguay is also importing tanned
leather 1t gets patent calf from Bel
GUM and Germany, kidskins for gloves
from France, and patent coltsktns from
France and the United States. We sell
if 20 per cent of all its patent sheep
skins and goatskins and also glazed Kid
and various kinds of feathers FOR fancy
shoes FRANK u. CArF LN En-
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millions a year. Its main line earns
$4,000 or $4,000 mile. and the gross
receipts of the system are more than
s6.000,000. The Central handles annu-
freight, about a million and a half head
of live stock and something like
seventeen hundred thousand passen-
gers. Its capitalization is a little over
$12.000,00O, not including its bonded
Indebtedness, and its dividends are from
5 to : per cent ger annum.
The Midland Uruguay has capitali-
zation of about twelve millions in
stocks and bonds. 1t has about 500
miles of track, and it connects with
The Northwestern Uruguay and the
Uruguay Northern and East Coast
railways are still smaller.
In short, the whole country is on the
quay is twice as large as the state of
Indiana and intensively cultivated it
will support a large population. At
present there Is but one city of size.
Montevideo. and this is practically the
only port Of the country. It has about
4oo,o 900 INHABITANTS. The next town in
Importance is Pysandu on the Uruguay
river. It Is one Of the centers Of the
meat industry. 1t has 10000 popula-
ton salto and Mercedes are still less
in size. The tothl population of Uru-
quay is not as great as that of Phila-
delphia.
Uruguay has been hard hit by the
war. general moratorium was estab-
lished last August and 1t continued un-
til the latter part of January. Specie
payments are to remain suspended I'M
til the end of the war. but the Bank
of the Republic is authorized to issue
gold notes against any specie that may
be deposited in foreign countries to
the credit Of their L cations in M onte-
video An internal loan of $5,000,00O
has been fioated to meet the situation,
and, to increase the revenues. it is pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
Washington Window Gardens.

TN HE window box and the porch box
garden have gained in popularity
in Washington SO that flowers blossom
in many places where they never
bloomed before. Each season sees an
increase in the number of these patches
of brightness and the number VIII con-
tinue to increase annually as apprecia-
ton of the little gardens spreads.
Along the residence streets one sees
window gardens radiant with the col
ors of those persistent boomers.
Chinese pinks. and with dianthus. that
brilliant old garden pink which is
often known under the name of Scotch
pink, or garden pink.
As in the borders, the circles and
flower beds in the back garden, the
nasturtium is a favorite in the window
box garden, where it's graceful habit
of growth and brilliant-coloredf flowers
are very effective. 1t often grows bet
ter and shows to greater advantage IN
the box garden than in the larger
garden.
The brilliant-hued. broad. trumpet
like blossoms of the petunfas are grow
ing in thousands of the city's window
gardens and giving great pleasure to
their owners and to all others who
look upon them.
In hundreds of the box gardens
lobelia grows, a slender stemmed, dell
cately graceful plant. bearing small
blue flowers, and which experts say is
one of the most desirable plants for
window boxes. because of its graceful
growth habit and constant bloom.
Then there is mignonette, which every
body knows and esteems as one of tle
most fragrant of our common flowers.
Another of the window garden favor
ties is that ancient friend, sweet alys-
sum, a low-growing, spreading plant
with small white and very sweet
scented flowers which are produced In
abundance and which some floral au-
thorities say might well be called
miniature candytuft.
In these little gardens one sees n
good deal of ageratum, a compact
growing, hardy plant which produces
a constant succession of white. light
blue or purple flowers. and with ager-
alum is sometimes found cacalia, a
slender. graceful plant and a persistent
bloomer bearing tassel-shaped. bright,
orange-colored flowers.
Among the many other flowers
blooming in the little window gardens
of Washington are zinnias. snap
dragons. peoples. helichrysum. or the
"etrenal flower; pansies, asters, Cali
fornia peoples and calendula.
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to build these various amusement fields
comprises 327 acres, or an area larger
than that devoted to similar purposes
in any other capital of the world, or
elsewhere in this country. The general
idea of municipal recreation grounds,
however, has been tried in numerous
cities in the United States with re-
markabIe success Boston. De Moines.
Chicago and New York have municipal
golf links comprising one or more
courses. while other fields, such as ten
mis- courts and base ball diamonds, have
proven equally as popular. In Chicago
and New York recreation grounds Of an
extensive character are being success
fully maintained and each day in the
outdoor air to hundreds Of people,
young and old. But while the success
which those recreation grounds have
achieved has helped to make more
pretentious plans appear feasible, the
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Harris has a special interest in the golf
course, due to his personal love for the
game. his plans for all the other fields
are no less attractive, while the picture
he draws Of the stadium Is particularly
alluring.
Under present plans this stadium will
be of sufficient size to fill any demand
which may be placed upon it. not I'M
der present conditions SO much as I'M
should arouse, according to Col. Harris.
1t will have a permanent seating
capacity of about 1000. these seats to
be placed in the relative position of
either side will be sufficient space to
allow for making temporary seats to
a sufficient number to seat any gather
ing.
TT is my belief and hope that such
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ington," said Col Harris. ut would
come into immediate use for a vast
number of games and should prove
an incentive to the formation of many
teams and clubs. All the interscholas-
tic games could be held there, high
school drills track meets and all the
other school exhibitions now held else
where. But that would not be all.
firmly believe that with a suita BILE
place within easy distance teams would
be formed among the department clerks
and others here. with the result that
the field of sport in Washington would
be greatly broadened. There is nothing
to hinder such condition Of affairs.
Many men now in the government de-
partments are men with college de-
grees and college athletic records And
outside the departments the same
things holds true"
The ground upon which 1t is planned