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OFFICIAL PAPER OP DICKINSON
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WHY HE LIKES KANSAS.
Kansas Is the heart, eoul
and center, of the greatest
nation on earth. Kaniaa fur
nished more Union soldiers,
and bss more aober men,
and fewer drunkards, and
ralaea more wheat, and more
corn, and le hell, la pro
portion to population, than
inr . state m io utuuu.
Gaaraateed )arg Ctrcwlatloa of fortr-flTO of her eonntlea
. vmr Dubllnhedria Dlckluoe)
County.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, ItU-
WHY HE LIKES KANSAS.
Thinking 'with hi , brain,
rather than with hi lunge
baa made the Kansas' alwaya
the hardest man to boss, and
least responsive to the party
lash. Aa against his convlc
tlona he are less for poli
tical or creed regularity than
any other, ma on earth., Havr
ing, reachef a cencluatcfl P)
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did not send a single prisoner
to the penitentiary during
the past f Iscal year. There
la not legalised saloon in
the state, and never will be.
The soli of Kansas la very
productive, the climate to
pleaaant and healthful, and
the death rate' comparatively
yery low. There Is no place
on thla continent where a
more peaceful, prosperous
and happy home can be es
tablished than right here.
John P. St. John, Governor
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WHY HE LIKES KANSAS
he more I travel la other
atates and other countries,
the more I am pleased - with .
Kansas. She has a fertility
of soil and a beauty of land
scape not aurpasaed, and her
climate Is a delight. ' It Is
true that oeselonelly, dufleg
midsummer (or midwfnter,
wo have a disagreeable day,
but on the whole, t in&w of
no country with srmoro' gen
ial climate. The atmosphere
ia Invigorating and the sun
shine aa Inspiration, ; Her
j farmers r are prosperous, her
business men successful, and
her citizenship is ; of the
highest. Her people are the
enemies of vice In every form
and the children grow up
surrounded by a moral at
mosphere not 'found In! any
other commonwealth on' the
. continent-Joseph L. j Bris
tow, United Statea Senator.
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HISTORY Mf THB MONIES.
' Tho city "papers "contain mors- pt
glf, WW. I I.Z'r whZ7eanonalMe. (that c mMxt X
ttvWV Wt?? Ivvaai.UoW !.. nlctures that show-revolting as-
. etsi f iamia. IT - M Am DO W IwV v . . a
THB LESSON OP GOOD ROADS.
4 aocl.tlon held In the clty'hall the' kr criticism 'thmovlpict;
4 other night, th .speaker ?dweit ai, tnowa, ou no ' J
4 tonrth por the ood toads of EHs-; served by the. ptetureaahow in Abl-
ing, r.v - T-n ; o.ld a hlah com- lens. In the larger towns wrmw
a given lasuo, no , ac,.: T V. VJII-i .vi- ,.wiii..!.waat are known as pirate" shows
votes accordln
et consent
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any noia" .iwrr? - Rinrt of crimes or taacB wro w
We, canoed M l J VS; SU th
b cao. reverse himself., 4n- 'f 'I? iKl BOrl ' bu imt opportunities: for
ana wiinom . t ' r ;tv-
Cohurn. '. .. : ? '' ' f ' 2
, 1 vwhat rear good , reason to; there
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c; lj.: r i ' -iThe''0oilen?9Jt-Toa4- lt'4"trMs
Stuhba ,was ,beaten. ,if a ConttaetV highway and' in -most
carried only 3 ( covntleahlch, in- Kansas couhtles to somthIgi of
dicates'how definitely Kan,as made j wbI( h oounty can: be, proud and
np its mind. . fthat will advertise the community
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In Haime oouniy n woihbb wv
Lawrence feels as puffed up over
the football victory '.as If the com
mercial club -was responsible for It.
slWlitie of. th moyinf plctars hJS
oalyyef npry dlweifd. ,
i Por lasaacei tha vrv.djsf vlth
which- history aa bw ani through
the action, pictures, has a i vast; field
ot good tar tho rising, gejieraUoa.
At ono o the picture shows Jn Abi
lene a few, nights ago. was. the story
of Columbus, j It began wlthto ap
pearance, before Perdlnand tand Isa
bella and carried him on to h' three
caravela and tho discovery of Amer
ica, ending with bis final overthrow
by Jealous rivals. In the half hour
presentation of that series of mov
ing pictures a pupil of the schools
could obtain a better Idea of what
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-.t, a pan-rv. i.- ts.A Th fault la not nappeneo. in wsi mnioru?
Here Is'somethlng to thiol,; about that 0f the people alnce they are than In three month , nAyjt text
in connection with Mr. Roosevelt's willing to pay-and 1ave paid- books. It would have
..i.-. - PrAmtT L t. fMiah eood' while for every student of .history
l Zr.f county. The fault In tho city school, to have seen that
the New York Post which comments: i, itt the road system, and It's time series of pictures,
But so had the Populist party. So that -the people wero getting the
bad the Independence League. Both Poaa-g for which they pay. Sallna
Journal., i
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AGAIN WE HAVE MADE EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR ABILENES BIG SHOPPING DAJT -AND
ARE GOINQ. TO, SUOW.THU? COMMUNITY JUST WHAT A REAL BARGAIN EVENT JS. v .
KATJKT DAT 13 CSRTAIXLY WKLOOmE OOitinO AuAIN AT A TIME WHEN THE COLD
WEATHER HAS TAKEN THB SAME NOTION, HENCE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STIR UP THIS
COMMUNITY WITH ENTHUSIASM SUCH AS IS - SELDOM SEEN WILL EE YOUR OPPORTUN.
ITY AS WELL' AS OURS. ' --'.:. .' 'V
ITEMS IN WHICH IOU CAN INVEST FOR CHRISTMAS WILL BE POUND THROUGHOUT THIS
, ; SALE AT EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN PRICES - '
FURS ! FUfiS! FURS ! U RS! FURS!
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR MARKET DAY ONLY
We expect to mako this a bumper day In our FUR DEPARTMENT such as we have
before and those who have tho slightest lncllna tlon to purchase Fura of any description will uo
well to attend thla wonderful sale Saturday. You can even anticipate your wanta for Christmas
i a wa m fiitMhaaaa ' B''.
and aave money on your purchases.
10 Per Cent Discount for This Day
come and secure tho moit'rwutable'fur garments at prlcoa that are right
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OUR WJNDOW DISPLAY, w4H giro you aa Idea
of this beautiful line of APJWNS which
' cured many months ago in order that we should
not disappoint our patroha. They ro oxceptlon-
ally appropriate tor Christmas. ' ; '
rosd to. a road. - No one wouio at
tempt to call It a highway. Ia Ells
worth tho roads are carefully, grad
ed and rolled and with a little atfcen-
ii.i n k hla chances
before a Democratic senate he may! tlon at Interval, they keepjn perfect
as well resume hi. job on the tripod pondltlon.- In Saline couintr
. .W: Af h ..nltol. roads depend largely on providence.
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I iin weeK iuvt arv kuwu ,
of them have been resolved into their
constituent atoms. If tho Progres
sive party is not to go the same way,
It must consider ways and . means
f Hvln. It must have , a definite
Another film worth mention was
the story of the Odyssey. It gave a
striking series of -views In action
that covered the wonderful story, of
Homer In an historically accurate
way, and the high school student
who sat through the performance
gained a better Idea : of thet story
than any text book could-give him.
The Passion Play In'detall "waa a
religious plcturd that was a"" good
substitute for a trip to Oberamma
gau. .- .
These are but examples. Many
25c, 2Qct
35c. . . 49c,
Another Big Crash Special
A tOp KITCHEN CRASH FOR Tc YARD
Every ; woman la ! th.to. cou.ty, must cerJtatnly,
boopmo vser, of this kind of CRASH sooner or
later;; It's tho best vor offered, - - v
SrURpAY 7c Yard
, DOINGS OF ONE DAY.
A motor car Thursday drew up
in front of a well known Kansas
programme it must have a. leader itJ merchant as ho stood waiting
whoso trumpet gives no uncertain ' for another car at the curb. Oet In
sound.- Does Mr. Roosevelt's r' . I here.'L said a man onfthe rear seat,
He lays far more Stress upon thtf holding a revolver to the merchant's
Progressive doctrines ;lban upon a head. He complied ? and the ; car
separate pdllfclcal organization to ,peeded away, the man in the rear
i them effect. His words are:tteat helping himself to everything
'tf iithr of the old parties (it will the merchant had In hla clothes. On I . nicture themes seem
be1-remembered that a1 little while tn0 same day a young man optered . trlvUj and largely for amuse
ago he had one of them "dead") tng baCk door ot a bank at Clare-, m oJd tlm comlc which
will endeavor to Pu ,nto eKl8laUott more, Oklai proceeded to . atuK h&a abou ag mucn reai art aB the
any one of our planks, it can count sioOO In currency In his pocket, ndjtunny ptge of a Sunday paper, la
upon our hearty aupport." Now. mounting a horse rode safely wy-rarey Ben in the movie of today,
right there looma tho great dlffl- And tho same day a woman In CM-, Mllllons 0f dollars are going, Into
culty for the Progressives. A part cago, divorced wife of a millionaire, preparation of films that, have
of their platform 1. capable of be-Jcaned up on the phone the supposed M mlBtorljal or real flramatic value.
Ing enforced by statute; but almost t new millionaire husband ahe. had i Qre&t actorB ana actreoses are tak
all of that part wa already In a fair1 i0ped with and married, only to,ln(t part jn the performances, and
way to securing legislative effect, tn& that Instead of tho man of mil- L tne IltUo country towns all over
and with practical certainty will e-,nons, it was his chauffeur she ndtne nati0n persons who would have
euro It during the next three or four married and lived with a week. On but lltte opportunity of seeing the
Tears. A revision of the tariff. the same day a man in jopun com
i,m.u, arA rMcnmlne.' fam-
rect elecUon ot United Statea een- mltted suicide by throwing himself j nlar wUh Bernhardt Marlowe and
other famous persons of the etage.
Then the pictures that show for
Atffn nrncH are educative In . the
ators. direct primaries, corrupt prac- itt front of an express tram. Because
tlces acts, a national Income tax the woman of whom be had Been
these are a few of the more , 1m-1 tho rival suitor with another man,
portant planks of the' Progressives, had eloped wun a imro .. """Ulnbest degree. It would be dlffl-
The Democrats are for all of tnem, being releasea irom ja. wu surprise a visitor from
and will undoubtedly be doing tneir was confined ror arunan --,the lnterlor by anythlngthat could
best in congress to carry them o. la complicated romanca, . ia .Vb ahown him In New York of Wash-
the
Likewise In the states.-wnere most h0Urs local coun. ""-'--to. He Is . familiar with
of the humane legislation desired by.ed 100 uncontested divorces, ner-, .
tho Progressives must bo obtatnea. ( by maxlngi peiween w
if It Is obtained at all; there is no
There are many strange . and in
credible things printed In books and
mi!ni as fiction, but stranger
and more innatural things occur
every day In our complex civilisa
tion.
Estr$o:$inary Sale of Mog$;S&$M.i.
i w have selocied twenty of the. most attractive up to date Dress; Skirts which wo would find
In our stock' and display ihem In our East , Window. Clgitoally. worth from to .tl0,9 a5h
and whoever Is" fortunate onou'gh to secure ono of. them Saturday wfii bo pleased with ell;W.'
'detfttl-BAftCfAIMSL ;lTjTp io ' fci&H-'valua.-r-..-. .,;-;i tot; ft k ' ' 11
KuMerous Ifciiis Uhiob
Standard Prints, yard..
Standard Mnslin, yard
11.25 Cotton Blankets, pair
Nottingham
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Lace . Spreads.,.,.,.."."""-""-198
Bath Robes, splendid values.. ..:...............f3.08
fl.50 Gingham Dresse8...,.-.-"."i"--";',
Special Prices on Cotton Batts. '
' White Wobl Blankets
Home Made Comforts ......
Fairy Floss' Pillows, Special.
.Finished Pillows, 85c values
Children's Kimonas
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VomEiis Suits anil Goats at Prices That Gaiinot B3 Duplicated in Git)
$15.00 Suits
$11.95
818.00. Suits
&1305
$25 bo Suits.
$18 95
ALL WINTER COATS WIL LBE SOLD AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES SATURDAY, COME IN.
; Bring Us
Your :
Poultry and
Eggs. Top
Prices Paid
DRY GOODS ' COMPANY
irtfDllA. Irfuf-". . Jfr.
We Have a
Warm,
Well Light
ed Store; v
R,.R. Fare
Refunded
doubt that the old parties will move
forward with the times ia that . di
rection. Prohibition of child labor,
the special safe guarding of women
workers, resolute lmprovemept , . In
the living conditions of the poor
all these matters are not a sacred
preeervo of the Progressives. En-
lightened and philanthropic cltisens
of all parties are giving to them,
mors and mors thought. . We shall
doubtless see msny states passing
laws on these and kindred) subjects.
But If tho professed objects of the
Progressive party can be compassed
by means of existing organisations,
what Is the crying need of a.aew
oneT If the portion of thlr "plat
form susceptible ot being written In
terms of legislation Is so written,
what will b left to theat No one
tBOf better titn Mr. ooser:t
il&t & tilrd party cannot be kept
8,'t-e ra the lsiua of tfco recall 'tf
t 1 d?c!f!or., or aorttir? "
- -3 ts "t -'.-.! Jastlc." A t?rty
i;-.t 1 n! fr-i t- l!e t-rea, sci M
"if ' - -rrX ! tfttea hy others.
, WHY HE LIKES KANSAS.
Fr folks, and crops, and
weather, and health, and
sUrs by night, and breath of
spring, and length of fall-
time, and prairie, and die-
and aeneral Intel-
llgence, and Chrtettaa char-
acter. and sobriety, where 4
can a body go to find the tike t
of Kansas! William Av
Qaayle, Bishop M. E, Church.
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T. R. receive! only two thirds as
tp. n t votes la M'""anrl s Taft and
wt brsten by V,T.oa over J05.C30
!rh t a ill coaster .ary oa
tbs itafs Uc:ii8 U'efrai:: trc"
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streets of Paris and Berlin any,
Rome; he knows how tho pyramids
actually appear and how the people
ot Egypt and China live and act and
look. - All these things are the di
rect result of the moving picture
show, and while it is possible that
some persons spend more attending
these entertainments than they can
afford, yet they gain from them a
knowledge of the world and its peo
ple that tbey could never obtain
otherwise. , ......
It will bo but few; years before
moving pictures can.be taken In the
home and by, amateurs a. easily aa
kodak pictures aro taken today, and
we shall have lanterns Jy Which
these films .can be shown In the
parlor at small expense. Then we
thall see how, our friende walked
and dressed and actd andi fcau
have a delightful remembrance of
their exact personalities. With the
Mnrina- ntptore camera and the
phonograph record It will be possl
ble to reproduce with marvelous ex
actness cur atwent friends and the
eT of Ictj tsa. Tte .moTlog rSc
tn'r ban cs'T bfsua 1' develop-
WHY HE LIKES KANSAS.
Kansas is "all wool and
a yard wide.' Kansas 1.
sound In wind and Himh
Kansas is tho olectrlo light
of the evening. Kansas Is
the state of great crops,
great herds, , great flocks,
great railroads, f great
achoolhouses, great develop-
and areat ' prosperity.
There la nothing small about '
Kansas except her rivers,
and these were probably
made small because ProvW
denco in fashioning tho state
created ; a land so rich and
bo goodly that It was deemed
extravagant to waste much of
It In big watercourses. John
A. Martin, Governor .1185-'89;.-
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since 1888, a period of 2 4. years. (can county officers. Ho- Is evident-
THE KANSAS VOTE.
,? Against a high water mark ot
375.945- total vote, cast in 1908.
the total vote In Kansas this month
was 8.4,444 for president, a decline
ln.total vote of 10,502 In four years,
Including plainly Indifference among
tho voters at tho last election. On
secretary of state this month the
total vote -was 80.000 less than on
president or governor in, 108. The
rreatest falling oft waa in the Dem-
KM-atta ot for nreeldent- In 1908
Bryan received la Kansas 161,209
votes and In the samo election Bot-
kla for governor on the Democratic
received 102.385. This year
Woodrow Wilson's vote was 142,670
a falling off from tho Democratic
high water mark of 18 T15. The
Democratic slump waa nearly 100
per cent greater tLaa tho total vote
slump. Many Democrats perhaps
voted for Itooeevelt and Debs. Wblle
V.-Ksen crr'-l Tsr.:.. ytt ha re-
t T3 f f -i" v 't r- 't f r
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Vflh the single exception of Judge
Parker In 1904. v - . , v
" WE HAIL THE OMEN.
: Reading a waterways 'department
contract the Hon. Woodrow Wilson
ran across such carneglefled crip
ples and clpcograpjhical stumps . as
"thorofare," and, as became a man
(brought up at. the breast -of (hu
manities, ho was shocked , and dls-J
gusted. "I can't approve of simpli
fied spelling," he said; and multi
tudinous millions cry Amen, and
tears choke the bonny eyes of the
Thane of Sklbo.
The old fashioned spelling te good
enough for Governor and PreBldent-to-bo
Wilson, and from hla adher
ence to old landmarks may be ar-
I gued his sound conversatlsm in mat
ters more vllal, his, aversion no
change for the mere sake of change,
his dielike of newfangled lmpertln
encles or monstrosities of law, pol
icy and government. New .York
Sun." "- ';K "; ''...,1 :
ly aspiring to be the champion heavy '
weight political grave digger Of tho
west, '
. The vote for Wilson in Missouri
was 230,947 and that for tho Re
publicans and third party combined
was 330,520, almost a tie. The
minor parties cast a vote of 35,196.
Though a minority, the Democrats
gained ' tho electoral vote, all tho
state officers, both branches of the
legislature, - all the supremo. Judges
voted for, and fourteen congressmen
In sixteen. - A victory like that could
best , be toasted standing and in
Silence. Globe Democrat. ',
HAY . SELLING MITCH CHEAPER.
Alice Roosovelt Longworth thought
the Bull Moose was a glorioui beast
aa long as.it was carrying her father
In the direction of victory; but it
would b Interesting to know what
she thinks ot him now, since he has
dumped her- congressman husband
Into . tho discard. C. F. Scott.
Better Crops Knocks Bottom Out of
, Last Year's Price. ;
Referring to Colonel ; Roosevelt's
promise that he would "break up
tho solid south," Paul Wiley, after
a careful study of -the late lamented
election returns, - hands down the
opinion that '"it looks like tho Mason
and Dixon line" had t een moved up
all the way to Manitoba." Parsons
Sun-
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BlU White announces that a Third
party ticket' will bo put in tho field
la very county ia Kansas la 1914.
EiU's advle has already loet Kaa-
.s a r.enut'.Ican senator, a Eepub-
i: -1 rvere-r, tir r :-.:; i t
c -? and br.Bfrt'i c! r -
. The : increased crop of . hay last
summer, over hat of a year ago is
haying its effect on the local hay
market. Tho prices this week aro
ranging a dollar to two dollars be
low those, of a year ago at this time.
And dealers believe the high prices
of mid-winter last year will not bo
repeated in -the next few months.
The price Saturday for tho best
grade of baled ' hay averaged $10
per .ton. A year ago tho same bay
would have sold for 1 12 a ton. That
means baled, bay. ' .
; It was not unusual, either, for
baled hay to sell as high a $16 of
more a ton. Dealers say it Is pos
sible that the prlie will not go
much above what it is now, on ac
count of the increased amount be
ing held by the farmers and the
fact that feed of all kin-is is much
moro plentiful throughout the state
than It was a year ago.
Lost, Nov. 15, oa Detroit road cr
north to Eucieye, lair's new' Uadi
t-'i TTcJe-r t&irn ? j 1110