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Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
ON GUARD

At this time of the year people feel
weak, tired, Hstless, their blood is thin,
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backaches, have
clear eyes, smooth, ruddy skin, and
feel the exhilaration of real good health
tingling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich, red blood is the best insurance
against ills of all kinds. Almost all
diseases come from impure and impov-
erished blood. It is to be noticed in the
pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard
appearance or the listless manner.
Drink hot water a half hour before
meals, and for a vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such a
fine reputation for fifty years. 1t con-
tains no alcohol or narcotics. 1t is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queens root,
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly-l
cerine and made into tablets and LIQUID.
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores.
In order to insure pure blood and to
build up the system try this tonic
known as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Get it nowi
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

well and feel fine in the morning and
able to do my work. gladly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. .''-Mra. ALBERT Suite, 6O3
Olmstead ST., Winona, MINI.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, 81 am so nervous, 1 can
not sleep" or "it seems as though I
should fly" Such women should profit
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, q trial
For forty years it has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation. irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, bsckache, diz-
ziness, and nervous prosfration of
women, and is now considered the stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
States, Losses From Rodents.

Some idea of the loss suffered by
individual states from native rodents
may be obtained from the following
estimate recently submitted to the
United States department of agricul-
ture by state directors of agricultural
extension work: Montana $15. 5.OOO. 900
to $4,000. 600; North Dakota. S6,OOO.-
600 to 100000; Kansas, $12 2.OOO, 900 !;
Colorado, 100000; California. $40
100000; Wyoming. 10 per cent of all
crops; Nevada. 10 to Is per cent of all
crops or $1.OO0.OO0; New Mexico. ST.
100000 loss to crops and double this
amount to range.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Encouraging.

There's a man outside who says
he's your tailor and wants to see you
about a bill"
Tell him I've gone to attend the
funeral of a rich relative from whom
I expect to inherit a great deal of
money"
"Have you lost a relative, sir?'
NO; but that fellow has been here
so many times 1 feel I ought to say
something that will make him feel bet
ter."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
POISONING STOPS
LARGE CROP LOSS
Cooperation Among Farmers
and All Authorities Concerned
Is Necessary.
More Than 5000, 900 Acres Treated Ia
North Dakota and Saving of ST.
100000 AccompIished-M
Counties Organized.

Crops worth more than S150000,0 900
are destroyed every year by such ro-
dents as prairie dogs, ground squirrels,
pocket gophers, rabbits, field mice and
rats and woodchucks. This heavy toll
does not include loss inflicted by house
mice and rats. That the losses due to
rodents constitute an entirely unneceS-
sary drain upon the productive capac-
ity of the farms and that they may be
permanently eliminated at cost which
is but a small fraction of the damage
Occasioned during a single year has
been proved by the extensive work al
ready accomplished in campaigns con-
Quoted by the Biological Survey of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in cooperation with state and
county organizations.
Community cooperation will do the
work. Rodent pests have been prac-
tically eliminated from millions of
acres of valuable agricultural land in
the last four years through the coop
Grafton of thousands of farmers. De
scribing these campaigns federal spe-
cialiSts declare that the eagerness with
which farmers have availed themselves
of the opportunity to join in concerted
movements aimed at relief from these
pests is most significant and gratify
ing, while the returns in increased crop
yields from the amount of labor and
money invested in the community
campaigns have exceeded all expecta-
tions. A successful fight against ro-
dent pests requires that all local, state
and national agencies concerned be
brought into harmonious and effective
cooperation and that modern poison
ing methods of proved efficiency be
used.
Work In North Dakota.
In the great grain-producing areas
of North Dakota there has been devel-
oped the most extensive and thorough
ly organized campaign with a compre-
hensive plan of statewide eradication
of rodent pests that has yet been at
tempted. This campaign was organ
lied under a cooperative project agree
ment between the bureau of biological
survey and the states relation service
of the United States department of
agriculture and the North Dakota agri-
cultural experiment station and extern
sion service, including the county agent
organization. The state legislature
provided revolving fund available for
use in procuring and maintaining the
required stock of poison supplies.
Many Gophers Killed.
The initial campaign was launched
against the Richardson ground squir-
rel, commonly known locally as
gopher" In many places poisoning
resulted in the killing of 9S per cent
of the animals on the first application.
Entire counties were organized in a
systematic voluntary warfare upon the
rodents, using the township as a con-
venient working unit. Poisoned grain
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
HARM FROM RODENTS
is COUNTRYWIDE

Food-destroying rodents are
common throughout the United
States. In states west of the
Mississippi river prairie dogs,
ground squirrels, pocket gophers,
rabbits, cotton rats and field
mice have taken a continually
increasing toll from the crops
of wheat, oats, corn. barley and
other cereals, alfalfa, potatoes.
beans, fruit, melons and almonds
and from pasture ranges States
east of this boundary have Suf-
fered heavily from the depreda-
tions Of rabbits, woodchucks and
meadow pine and white-footed
mice in gardens, field and truck
crops, orchards and vineyards.
The estimate of $50, ,OO0, 600 loss
to crops annually in the United
States is based upon information
regarding conditions reported by
field representatives of the bio
logical survey, United States de
partment of agriculture, county
agricultural agents, other COM
petent officials. and farmers 1t
does not include losses inflicted
by house mice and rats.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Wise Mabel.

Louise, nine years old, asked her
mother:
where is papa going?''
ITO a stag party" she replied
what is a stag party mamma?"
Sister Mabel, seven years old, who
had been listening, with dignified at
titude of superior wisdom answered
instantly: Its where they stagger.
Didn't you know w?'-Pittsburgh Sun.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Where His Doubt Lay.

Mr.. George Robey dearly loves
joke.
Recently certain well-known
brother comedian whom he met casu-
ally. in the street remarked to him
that he had a great mind to write
book.
"I doubt it, replied George.
doubt what?" said his friend in an
injured voice; "that 1 can write a
book?'
"Oh, no." was the reply; that you
have a great mind"
Knowing G. RS reputation for be-
ing a bit of wag his friend readily.
forgave him.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
FRECKLES

There's longer the slightest need of feeling
ashamed of your freckles, Othine-double
Strengths guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get Of Othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply q little
Of II night and morning and You should
that even the worst freckles have begun to dis
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished
ttrely. It Is seldom that more than ounce
b needed to completely clear the skin and gain
. beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine.
~ this is sold under guarantee of money back
II 1t fails to remove freckles.-Adv.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
State of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas

State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss
senior partner OF the Arm of F. ]. Cheney
Z Co., doing business in the City of To-
said nrm will pay tho sum of ONE HUM
DRED DOLLARS for any case Of Catarrh
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day Of December.
(seaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax.
On internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Why They Were There.

'What horrible crime was 1t
brought you here7' asked the nice
lady of the convict.
aWe amt criminals here ma'am,'
said the convict Were all the un-
fortunate victims OF poor lawyers.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
over There to STAY.

A Southern darky, who had enlist
ed in the American expeditionary
forces, was all pale upon arriving in
France. ''Myi My!' he exclaimed,
"it sho' takes some nerve to cross dat
Atlantic ocean. If it don't freeze all
ovah and a railroad amt built across
to nah home in Atlanta rs a Euro
pean To- de rest Of my life"
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

GLOW do you
know, he grinned.
Because you
have on your red
robe, and you told
us once that you
always wore 1t on
your birthday. To
be sure you have
a great m a n y
m ore birthdays
than anyone we've
ever heard Of"
continued Fairy
Princess Joy, but
then you're SO old.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

30 O8Q L COQlQ uOC
st at nigh t.
would lie awake and
get SO nervous !
would have to get
up and walk around
and in the morning
would be all tired
out. / read about
Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and thought
/ would try It. My
nervousness soon
Left ma T QlooYp
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

then you're so old,
anyway, it doesn't
matter much. Most folks don't want
to keep adding their age all the time"
Besides said Fairy Dew-Drop,
''you aren't like anyone else, so you
don't have to do things the same way
other folks do"
Now Fairy Dew-Drop was so named
because she loved the dew-drops in the
morning, and always bathed in them,
and drank of their wondrous fairy
water. OF course she wasn't a dew
drop herself. If she had been she
would have had to vanish after Mr..
Sun had shed his rays so warmly and
strongly over the earth.
'Is there going to be a party in hon.
or of the birthday?" asked Mr.. Sun.
''Is therel" they all exclaimed.
Evidently guessed correctly" said
Mr.. Sun.
"Come to Mountain Peak" they
called as they flew off. The sun fol-
lowed them and 1t seemed as if the
earth and the hills and the mountains
and the valleys were very dazzling and
bright and sparkling that day. For
the reflection could be seen almost all
over-the beautiful reflection of the
bright sun and the wonderful shining
sparkling robes and dresses worn by
the fairies.
They all went to Mountain Peak,
which was a very high mountain, al
most up in the clouds.
"How do you do, Mr.. Mountain
Peak" said the fairies.
I'm well, thank you,'' he said.
"Glad to see you're wearing your
best cap" they said. For Mr.. Noun
tain Peak had on his lovely blue cap
which was edged with soft, fluffy
white.
The trees were all bowling and sway
ing, and the trunks of the trees who
had once said they wanted to take a
trip because their name meant travel
(they had heard folks took trunks
when they traveled) were not SO
happy, for they loved home best Of all.
They were holding up the branches as
well as hearing secrets from dear old
Mother Earth. They were having the
most beautiful time!
Mr.. Sun was very, very handsome.
and he was beaming and smiling for
all he was worth. ''Many happy re
turns of the day." everyone was saying
to him. s'Many, many happy returns
of the day."
And down on the earth the people
| thought they heard the trees whisper
Ing sweet music!
They had such a merry party, dane
| ing and singing. But after a time,
! they heard some great low voices, and
they saw that Mr.. Sun was becoming
quite dark and sad looking.
'Tve had a fine party" he said 4But
must be going. I've lost my red
| robe somewhere, and 1 don't feel SO
very we'll"
And the low voices became very loud
and deep.
MANY happy returns" roared King
| Thunder.
MANY happy returns" roared
| Queen Thunder.
| And a great thunder and lightning
storm arose very suddenly. The peo-
pie on the earth said: "How quickly
the storm came up! 1t didn't look as
| If it could storm"
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Frank.

Newlywed-I met Bob Spilkins to-
day and he said he envied me.
Wife-Bob SpilkinsI I told you to
cut Bob Spilkins.
Newlywed-I shall hereafter. He's
such a brainless donkey.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

Kicking a man after he Is down is
one way of making him get up-but IL
isn't always safe to do 1t.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
The Refusal.

ne REFUSAL.
He-How'd you like a pet dog?
She-Now, Charlie, haven't L told
you that don't intend to marry?
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

A diplomat is a man who is able to
use the truth economically and judi
ciously.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

Many a man is sorry he spoke after
spending an hour pricing furniture and
such things.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Reverse Effect

"Why are you always warning me
against loose methodist" Because
they generally end in tight places"
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

turns" said King And Always sathed
Thunder. in Them.
"Crash, bangl
Many happy returns" said Queen
Trunder.
said the lightning children
And as the fairies ran off to sit un-
der their umbrellas of toadstools Fairy
Princess Joy said: ''Well, it was a
great compliment for the thunder and
lightning family to wish many happy
returns of the day to Mr.. Sun, even
If they didn't know how to do 1t in
the usual wayr'
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
DADCYS [V[VlNG|
A|RY TALE
AN UNEXPECTED GREETING.

Its your birthday, Mr.. Sum-" shout.
ed some of the fairies.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
W0MAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkhaln's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, Minn.-"I suffered for more
than q year from nervousness, and was
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06
Just Missed 1t.

Just Missed It.
did your son get his degree7"
mo; the jury returned a verdict of
manSlaughter."
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

'Mr. Sun had
gone, but still he
had had a happy
birthday and the
next time they
saw him, the
fairies knew he
would laugh to
think that old
King Thunder and
old Queen Thun-
der, as well as
the Lightning chill
dren, came to Of
fer him birthday
wishes.
MANY happy re-
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

w. N. u, KANSAS CITY. NO. 2o-1e1a.
Western Kansas world., 1918-06-06

And a great thunder and lightning
storm arose very suddenly The peo-
pie on the earth said: How quickly
the storm came upI 1t didn't look as
If it could storm"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25

winters may be long and cold, but the true Alaskan glorles in the cold and is proud of his hardlhood. But our summers are beyond compare The long, bright, sunny days, when Nature works twenty-four hours a day trying to repair the raVages or Winter; these are the days which grip the soul with hooks of steel and send the old sourdough back to the land where the laborer ranks with the millionaire. And they VIII come back to us, these citizens who forsoak the old ship in its time Of stress. They may Dc penftent and ashamed of their lack of faith, but they will come back, and we will be here to give them the glad hand of good fellowship and help them slough their eastern ways. For the good book says that he that has tasted of the joys of a summer in the Northland cannot be denied iron the land of his choice. ."-Valdez Miner,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
ESTFBETH MAKES
 QUICK RUN HOME

Captain James Davis arrived in Juneau about six o'clock last eve ming with the Estebeth, lDr. Kas- CTS new boat, built especially to run from Juneau to Sitka and to Skagway.
 One hundred and three hours and twenty minutes was the time re- quired to reach Juneau from Seattle and this included two stopoVers when Captain Davis hove to in or der to sleep, there being no other pilot on board. Eight and one-half knots is her average speed in all kinds os weather. She is 65 feet long, IS feet beam, 9 feet 10 inches deep, has sleeping accommodations for eighteen passengers and a permit for 35 passengers
 She is equipped with an 80 h. p. Frisco Standard engine. Captain Davis is particularly well pleased with the fact that she only burned GS4 gallons of distillate on the trip of over 1000 miles. The boat is registered at 70 gross tons and landed in Juneau with 49 tons of coke and supplies for the Alaska Gastineau Mining company.
 Captain Davis says that every thing is sky high in Seattle. A beefsteak, he says, costs $2.75, with out much trimmings, and fish are 80 cents per pound ar the markets. They are catching more king sal mon at Cape Flattery than they
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
ENGLAND's GREAT WORK

Winnipeg Tribune: England, in spite Of other tremendous war eX- penditures, is building three million homes for her war workers" s, K. Radcliffe, special correspondent of the London Daily News, said few days s0o at a "Hiusong Luncheon"
 England is ridding herself Of u berculosis by housing her wrokers II garden cities. where the open air and the sunshine and comfortable homes not only let the sunshine in to their homes, but into their lives as well
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25

Parties returning from the State say that Alaskans who went out side at the beginning Of the war, seeking to better their conditions, are already chafinr to get back to Valdez and the Northland. Which is but a natural longing when one understands the spirit Of these hardy sons and daughters of the Northland, who chafe under the restraints imposed by the unreal conditions outside. Like Lots wife, their spirit turns to their old home, and they look back, with longing to the land of their farst love. Those Of Us who have trimmed ship and weathered the storms of diversity sweeping over the Territory, have probably fared as we'll as the Uitlanders. We have had as much to eat, and as many creature comforts, and as much spare change as the average work man ground between the corporation miIIst0nes of the big bosses. our
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
Sl0O Reward, $100

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cue in all it's stages and that is catarrh. CatArrh being greatly influenced by consti tutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thcrt by destroying the foundation of the disease. giyipg the patient strength by Building up the con- st!tution and assisting nature in doing Its work. Tho proprietors have go much faith In the curative powers of Halrs Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any, case that 1t fails to cure. Send for nSt of testimonials.
 Address F. J. CHENEY 6 CO. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all EruggisS. 75c.
 -Adyertisemen
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
Are Your Kidneys We'll
Many skagway People Know the mi'
 portance of Healthy Kidneys.

The kidneys filter the blood.
 They work night and day.
 We'll kidneys remove impurities.
 Weak kidneys allow impurities to multiply.
 No kidney Ill should be neglected,
 There is possible danger in delay.
 If you have backache or urinary troubles.
 If you are nervous, dizzy or worn out,
 Begin treating your kidneys at once:
 Use e proven kidney remedy.
 None endorsed likR Doan's Kid ney Pills
 Recommended by thousands.
 Mrs. Gus Andreas, 243 w. Fofty eighta St., Seattle, Wash, says: What caused my Kidneys to get ou of order, I don't know. Across the small -4 my back and over my kid neys, sharp pains caught me all the time. Dizzy spells annoyed me a lot, too, and I always felt tired out and languid. I used different kidney remedies but wasn't helped until I used Doan's Kidney Pills In short time Doan's had removed the trouble and I have felt fine eyer since."
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Andreas had. Foster Milburn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
BIG CHANGE THAT
 TIME HAS WROUGHT

Fourth avenue which to the average cheechako spells the last word sn Alaskan metropolitan high way development was not ever thus, according to F. T. Hope, prom inent mining man and well knowr throughout the territory, who twen- ty-tbree years ago shot and killed big bull moose at B point on whitt is now Fourth avenue where 1t dips and falls down over the bench at the west end of the town.
 MT. Hope at the time of the demise o' the said moose was in transit between the town of Hope and the village of Knik when being overtaken by the bangs of hunger h and his friends stopped upon the then inhospitable shores of Ship creek and as they sazed aloft saw and welcomed the elongated physi- ognomy of the King of the Alas kan jungles. No sooner was the moose sighted than his soul went speedily seeking the shades Of the Happy Hunting Grounds. He was shot 1ntanter and the dainty and delectable portions of his anatomy soon became food for the NimrOd and his friends
 During the past several years MT. Hope has been in Seattle and after Q brief visit here with old time friends and a short triR out along the main line of the govern ment railroad will return to his home at Seattle. He arrived in An chorage yesterday on the steamer Alaska and registered at the Cres- cent hotel.
 To Cure a Cold in One Day
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
EDITORIAL
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Frank K. Andrews, one Of the mambers of the Field Division or the Land Department, who has been in Skagway for the past several days looking up parcels of land which has been filed on was called back to Haines yesterday afternoon Co look after a fire which is report ,.d ty De raging in the Klukwan dis triut. &A
 This brings up the question Of forest fires and Mr.. Anderson re 9uested that the general public be especially cautioned to be careful .n regards to fire while out in the woods. The season is now, and has been for some time past, so very dry that a fire left burning in the woods is quite likely to be famed by the wind into g destructive forest fire. and in the vicinity of Skag Way another fire such as swept the hiu-sfdes several years ago would b. a most costly one to the resi- dents of this vicinity. Already the want of fuel has been felt, and the scarcity of this commodity in the immediate vicinity of Skagway has caused the price of fuel to take a skyward course. Prior to the lire which swept the timber on the shores of Lake Dewey, and the entire eastern side Of the Skagway valley fuel could te secured for a reasonable sum, but since the fire the wood choppers have had to go . considerable distance for their supply and this has added to the cost of delivery.
 f you kindIe a tire in tNe woods while out on a picnic or hike, See to i- that it is entirely extinguished before leaving the spot, and even though you are satisfied that not one spark remains, it is good plan t9 scatter the larger unburned pieces Of wool around a bit so that there will be DO chance for a blaze starting g forest fire.
 It might also be well to bear in mind the fact that it is a misde- meanor to start a forest fire, and upon conviction the guilty party Is liable to arrest and fine
 Remember that a fire does not start from unnatural CauseS.A light ed cigarette or cigar stump, light ed match. a camp fire left unattend- cd. and many other careless means are sometimes the cause of the de- truction of 8 large amount of timbel and property.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-25
HOW TO SAVE FUEL

How to save coal and burn the slack to best advantage, Is done by putting wet slack into the empty paper bags received from the mer- chants, and putting these on fair ly good fire, when the slack cakes beautifully by the time the paper bag E consumed. This method of handling is also more cleanly than the present method.