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The Magazine Short Story. Ambrose Blerce, the author of "In the Midst of Life," has a right to dis cuss short stories, for his grim book lets him, In the opinion of the lead tog foreign critics, beside Edgar Allan Poe. i Mr. Mr. Bierce discussed the maga !zlne short story at a recent luncheon. ! "There are exceptions to every thing," said he, "but the reason for the conventionality and worthlessness of Ithe typical magazine short story is not hard to find. " "Let me repeat a dialogue to you. : "A writer of magazine short stories took a young lady in to dinner. "'I know you are awfully famous, Mr. Biggin,' said the young lady, 'but though I have read a great many of your tales, I don't like them a bit.' "BlRgin smiled. "'Of course you don't like them,' said he. . 'Why should you? Th"y . aren't written to please the public' "'Not written to please the public?' said the girl. ! '"No, Indeed, said Biggin, laughing heajtily at her ignorance. 'They were written, of course, to please the maga line editors.'" Dispute Over Famous Picture. I There has been much discussion In .art-loving circles In London the last 'week or so, regarding the great price paid for the beautiful Gainsborough, which is said to recall the much great er price given for the same master's i"Duchess of Devonshire," 30 years ago. A London writer says the curious thins about that famous sale was a 'difference of opinion between the greatest painter of his day and all the rest of the world as to the artistic value of the picture. Mlllais did not think it was a Gainsborough at ail not bpcause of any technical detail of execution, but simply because the view of a woman was not Gainsborough's view. Millats exclaimed, "Look at Gainsborough's women why, you -want to die for them! But no one ever wanted to have a finger-ache for that duchess." But every one locs not share Millais' opinion. "The Duc1k'S' of Devonshire" is a mighty attractive young woman to behold, if not to dif for. 0 M Wh m WELL m CT MOTES O C V V V ""1 T! 3 Cm 3C PLEASED Sincerity SUITS 3C5EIQ 0 with the many words of praise said by (ho many visitors we had last Saturday and also during the past week, boll i its to the nrrangment of our Store and our Mission Furniture. Our endeavors in the future shall be to maintain the con fidence of the buying public of Dodge City and surounding country by running nun Vkiicinocc nil efrlotlv hiisinpss nrincinuls and bv ffivinff the best Merchandise a that is possible to obtain for your money. QUALITY FIRST and price next not now cneap out now goou ior your wmi win aiwa uv nivm, v xv, OUR ASSORTMENT of the- peerless Sincerity Suits for Men and Young Men is a large one and comprises all the new models for early fall wear, also the new colors, and every Sincerity Suit is guaranteed to be strictly hand tailored With hand filled collars and hair cloth front and should a coat break in front as is often the case with cheaper suits we we will gladly refund your money or replace the suit with a new one. We invite you to call and inspect this peerless line of Men's and Young Men's Suits. J J J j Hot Weather Shirts It was late for sum.mer goods when we visited the eastern market and the consequence was we found the man further anxious to close out all summer goods. We bought several lines of Soft Shirts With soft collars attached. Lot 1, Consists of a regular $1.50 Sqirt in Crearn Whjte, sorne plain and sorne barred vrtici ive will price at the M A A popular price of JJIvy Lot 2, Consists of a plain Crearn White in a soft cool Ponge and Mohair J CA mixture, a regular $2 value for...4JI.W Lot 3. Is the greatest bargain and the best Shirt value you ever seen. It is a pure Silk Shjrt and coitus in Blue, White and Gray a regular $3 Shirt early In the ! A fC season. Your choice for JfcW Lot 4, Is something entirely new. It is nade of a soft flannel in neat colors, and has soft cuffs and you wear a wnite collar With, effi..t"r-n-back $1.50 Lot 5, fl soft Negligee Shjrt, comes in Blue and Whjte and Black and Wnite Ging ham checks and a very good ISO Shiirt and specially priced for 3vw Manhattan Shjrts in all new colors and exclusive patterns, some with, cuffs attached and some with, cuffs detached, also some pleated bosoms and some 50 $2 Wilson Bros. Town Made Shjrts in light and dark colors, cuffs attached and the best Shirt on the market for the 5Q Fa.ncy Vests We have one of the' nicest assort ments of Fancy Vests that was ever your pleasure to look at in Dodge. Ranging in price from, a plain Vest at $1.00 to the rriost fancy patterns you could Wish- We are making a special price on one lot of Fancy Vests all destinct patterns and cut In the latest styles. H regular $4.00 and $5.00 Vests, and We have all JSQ ff sizes for your choice Q JVJ Fancy Hosiery It will be a pleasure to us to show you our im.rn.ense line of Fancy Hosiery, in all the new shades and colors and ranging in price from. 10c to 50c PERSONAL Mica Juliet Pettijobn left Monday evening for Boulder, Colorado. She will be absent two week?. M. M. Gwloner and family left Tues day morning for Colorado where they will spend several weeks, WILSON BROS. F URNI SHINGS 0 THEllbOBB ERSOlfaiiHARD OTHERS AND JUST RIGHT SHOES 3 Ml I riMlMil II Hi ! m W. 0 S3 0 W. J. Davie n ttmiiMl h'Miie Monday after i ieitiitj; his pureiils m Liwrenee. Mrs 15. F. Milton went lo Wichita the firft of the wei-k, J. E WooiJatd and wile him! Miss Mae Wilderman of Greeiivilli', Illinois, are visiting at I be hoim- in W. P. Von Ordstrand over Monday John Hobble wb was Iipi from Liberal for a visit with his many f lends returned home Tuesday. John Snilib who lies been with the Sturgeon Brothers here went lo llurchin son the first of the wei-k to assist W. A. Sturgeon in the business there for a few weeks. Mrs. F. A. S'urgeon has gone 10 Hutchinson to visit ber daughter Mrs. A. VV. Smith. W. T. Hale of the Arm of Hale & English arrived from Texts the first of tbe week. Spencer Baird returned home lasi Fri day and will remain tbe ret-t of the summer. MiFg Blanche Hanna Is visiting Iriends and relatives at Great B rid and Newton for two weeks. J. S. Cady, accompanied by his brother and wife, who are here from Connecticut Is In Colorado. Mrs. Victor Carson and Miss Ida Carson returned home this morning from a week's vlelt in Colorado. Mrs Mamie Morrison left Saturday night for Hutchinson where she will f nd her vacation. J. II. Johnson left last Fiiday for the eastern part of the state for a month's visit w lib relatives. Cluster Smith spent two days in Hutchinson lust week. Uy Sturgeon left the first of the week for tne westen part of the state on bus! nets. A. B. Giaze left last Friday morning for Texas. I'etcr Carson of Illinois arrived here last week for a visit wl:h bis brother Vie Carson. Cary Orebaugh has returned from Wichita where be has been the past two weeks. Clarence Gav. who wag Injured while working on the Masonic Temple here, was up from Garden City this week visit ing friends. Mrs. Harvey Chapman left Monday for a month's visit with relatives and friends in Oklahoma. Mrs. L. L. Taylor returned Sunday from Colorado. ENEMY KNEW BUI-LEU'S PLANS English General Understood Only "Fighting by the Book." It was one of the dearest desires of the scriptural writer that "mine ad versary had written a book." It was one of the comforts and safeguards of the Boers In the Transvaal war that their early adversary had actually written and published a book, officially Indorsed and .widely circulated. The volume in question was the standard ( tactics of the British army, and the author of It was one of the notable In ' eldents of the Boer war. Capt. Fritz Duquesne, of the Boer army, who was captured and sent to Bermuda as a prisoner and afterward escaped to New York, told the other day, In speaking of the death of Bui ler, how the Boer army managed to beat him so badly when he was sent to South Africa. He gave Buller credit tor the very highest order of courage and the most Indomitable will to do his best for his flag, but asserted that Buller was so handicapped by his own writings on military affairs that all the enemy had to do to beat him was to study his own text-book. Buller was the author of the book by which the British army fought, and he fol lowed it religiously. The Boers had an abundant supply of the books and were to follow them up. By consult ing the book the Boers could tell pre cisely what Buller would do next after he had done a certain thing. If he shelled a position with lyddite, the book would tell what would follow, and the Boers had only to look at the text to Inform themselves as to the nature of defense or attack that it was necessary to make. The New Yorker and Her Dog. If one wishes to see the New York society woman really Interested, he should show her a bench show dog, particularly a prize winner. Glance at the portraits of women of fashion In magazines and color supplements. When there is no dog in the picture, the woman as a rule looks bored. But if there's any kind of canine to be Been, her face is animated, her eyes shine and she seems to be uttering words of delight What is there about the blue ribbon bowwow that affects the society woman so favorably? It cannot be his looks, for If he has won a prize at any big bench Bhow, ten to one he's ugly as original sin. What ever the Influence, its force cannot be denied. If it cannot be recognized In pictures, one has only to go to an ex hibition by any kennel club to verify the assertion. The society woman may be indifferent to her husband and luke warm toward her children, but she dearly loves a dog. Cat's Long Journey In a Bureau. A tiny Maltese cat has completed a trip tnm Holland, Mich, a distance of 2,g00 miles, In a drawer of a bureau wrapped In sacking and shipped by slow freight. When freight hands opened the bureau the cat jumped out, and, although lean and thin from its long trip without food or water, wis apparently as good as ever and dis played a keen appetite. Los Angeles Examiner. Most Fitting. 'What official title would properly apply' to the head of a criminal so- elely?" 'The leader couldn't properly be the head; he would have to be a vice-jresldtat." Dr. and Mrs. Mudd of Kansas City were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Pine last Sunday. Tbey were on iheir way to California. Mrs. C. A. Hilton and Francis Eleanor have returned from a visit in Hutchin son. Miss Gretcben Stelnbrock who has been a guest at the Miller home the past three months left Sunday evening for her home In Ohio. Warren Crumbine has returned to his home In Topeka. Jim Donald and wife of Kinsley were In town Ian Monday. Miss Edith Maxey of Kinsley visited here the first of the week and attended the circus. Koy Stafford was up from Kinsley the first of the week. Mrs. Merryman ud daughter and Miss Lucille DeTar of Kinsley are the guests of Mrs. T. A. Scates. Mrs. L. C Hawes of Ford was the guest of Mrs. John Mays the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Mays are spending a few days In the country this week. Koy Saunders of Hutchinson visited bis cousin Dan Henry the first of the week. Dao Henry was la Clnurron last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chai. Lalng are In Colo rado where they will remain during Mr. Lalng's vacation . Misses Eva Scott, Susie Berger and Belle Gross all of Ford, were the l nests of J. S. Pendleton and wife the Bret of the week. . Powell Cla9 Miid wife of K!n-ley wire the guests of Mrs. Lulu liaxter the first of the week. Commissioners W. T. Diiniker and Nic Mayrath and County Clerk S. II. Conna way returned from Topeka last Satnr day. J. H. Klpple left Monday night for Seattle, Washington, on business. Mrs. Bert Ettinger left Saturday night for Newton where she will visit friends. Mis. WlnMow and Huh' daughter of Mullinville visited Mrs. Wlnslow'e par ents Mr. and Mrs. McMhhael this week. Clarenoe Brown left last Saturday for Salina where he will resume his studies at the business college. Mrs. Ed Teed was over from Dodre City last week visiling Mr. and Mis. C. W, Teed, Jetmore Republican. Ed Ingalls, who has been vlsislng his brother, Dr. Ingalls, went to Dodge Olty Monday, Jetmore Republican. Fletcher West was up from Kinsley Monday, Uus West and wife came down from Kinsley to attend tbe circus. Miss Edith Wright of Dodge City was In Kinsley tbe first of the week on busi ness. Kinsley Mercury Mrs. S. T. Williams, who has been very ill for the pst week, Is Improving slowly. Lloyd Brown returned from Stafford Sunday wbeie be has been harvesting. Mr. Marvin, a well known ranchman of Hodgeman county was In town Mou day. Mrs. L. K. Vn Home and nelce Miss Jennie Handlln of Decatur, IlllnoU, were up from Ford Tuesday. J. W, Rose left Saturday for Independ ence. Harvey Chapman went to Liberal Monday on business. ' J, B, Head of Santa Anna, California li visiting at the J. W. Eose home. Harry Herzer ie spending his vacation in Colorado. Mrs. Harry Herzer and children are In Pratt on a visit with Mrs. HeiZii's sister. Kits Josephine and Luclla Orobety are In Cimarron the guesU of Mis Francisco. Fred and Florence Kirkpatrlck and Hazel Mllllkan have returned from a two weeks stay In Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mlms were in town last evening. Tbey were returning from the east to their home In Garden City. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson of Garden City are guests at the home of their son, S. Ij. Wilkinson. Miss Lenore Carson returned from ber visit in Colorado last night. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Beal were up from Kinsley the first of the week. Mr, and Mrs. Ketselion of Kinsley were tbe guest, of Mrs. lva Nelson tbe first of tbe week. Miss Ethel Avery of Greensburg was a guest at tbe McMlobael home this week. She returned home yesterday. Miss Juda Horton left this week for Spearvllle where she bas accepted a position as clerk In one of the stores. Miss Mada Doollttle returnedJIhome last Sundty from a five ;weeks'VlsU in Harper, oonnty. MissEthelyn Potter of Chicago, who formerly lived here, is tbe guest of Mrs. Geo. Reynolds. Misses Gale and Marie Moody of Topeka, are here visiting their brother Conductor E. G. Moody and wife. Earl Yoong and Miss Blanche Churchill went to Hutchinson tbis morn ing. Straw Wanted 15 tons of straw wanted for the reunion August 10th. 3t J, A. AitMEMT, Fes'y, Contractor Wanted , For putting up 300 tents for tbe re. union. It J. A. AitMKNT, Sec'y To Whom It May Concern. This is to certify that tbe oo-partnership heretofore existing between John Rapp Jr., and J. VV, GihFon, as agents of "Tbe Uncle Sam Oil Co. Oil," Is Ihisday dlsfolved by mutual consent, J. VV. Gib son retaining tbe business. July 1, 1908, John Rafi, Jr., 4t ' J. W. Gibson, White Bronze Monuments Are tbe most artistic and enduring of any In use. White bronze was award, ed gold and silver medals at the Uni versal Exposition, St. Louis 1004. White Bronze Is Indestrnotable. For designs and samples of bronze see Dr. H. Whitworth x Dodge City - Kansas