The Bronson Pilot from Bronson, Kansas • Page 1

BRONSON, BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11; NO. 32 VOL: XXIX SOME EVILS OF CIVILIZATION Dry-Fornin3 Confess Kan Ifcnsas is to have a very important place in the deliberations of tha international Dry-Farming Congress at Colorado Springs, Oct. 16 to 20, and a notable exhibit will be made at the expeditica. of Dry- Will Erect Brick Information was given the Pilot "on the some months ago of a new brick building to be erected by B. H.

Goodno on Jiis lot just north Hirris Gay's. Work began this week. The new building will be 25x50 feet, one story. Mr. Goodno states that he does not know to what use the building will be put, yet.

Bowers-Jlborn At high noon, at the home of Professor, and Mr si Williams, occured the marriage of Robert Bowers andiMiss Alberta Kilborn, Rev. Satterlee ofScia-ting. Only relatives and a few close frieilds of the contracting parties were present. Immediately after the marriage the party" went to the Goodlander hotel, where a wedding dinner was served. Mr.

Bowers is a traveling salesman with headquarters at Muskogee, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers will make their home in that city. Ft.

Scott Republican. Additional Locals Miss Bessie Hopper is home to spend a ew weeks. Asa Trueblood retu rned Wednesday from his visit in Colorado. Mrs. J.

M. Cubbison returned Wednesday from her visit to Joplin, Mo. Mrs. Wantling and her mother left yesterday for Anthony to visit relatives. Miss Grace Colvin left Sunday for Warrenburg, to spend a month with relatives.

Mrs. J. J. Wilson and little son came over yesterday from Moran to visit relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. Strole; of Rich- More Mo. P. Improvement St. Louis, Aug.

9th Contracts were let today by the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain railroads for fifty passenger service coaches. The order includes eleven chair cars, eight regular passenger coaches and two divided passanger coaches which are to be built by the Pullman Company and fifteen baggage cars and fourteen mail cars. Under the contract all of the fifty cars are to be built on the steel construction plan and are to be equipped with the most modern safety devices. The passenger cars are to have in addition every improvement in the line of comfort and are to be lectric lighted and in mahogany with latest designs of comfortable seats, which are to be plush upholstered. The most modern heating is also called for in the specifications.

The cars for which contracts were let today are in addition to the large instalment of dining cars, passenger coachest mail and baggage cars which 'the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain have bdjen receiving lately from the American Car Foundry Company shops at St. Charles. Since Pres. B. E.

Bush took hold of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain lines he has also let a contract with the American Locomotive Works for fifty freight engines of the Mikado type. Under the agreement made these Our lnterest Rates Are the same to all our regular customers and are as follows: $500.00 or more, 7 per cent. Less than $500.00, 8 per cent, except on very small loans for a short time for wliich we charge 25c or 50c. A regular customer is one who carries his checking account with us. If you are not a regular customer of ours, you should become one at once and get the' benefit of the many advantages we offer.

The Citizens State Bank Bridges, the Auctioneer Arrested The attention of the buying public by giving up-to-date ancf perfectly reliable service. He has not only held the attention; but the confidence of the people. The best service and guaranteed satisfaction, is his motto When, you want this, ad dress, Jdhli Kansas. References: Bank of Bronson, Kincaid Bank, Bank of Mildred. Cemetery Meeting There will be a meeting of the Bronson Cemetery Asso ciacion on Friday, August 118, for the purpose of electing officers and transacting other business.

At City Hall, 2 p. m. By Order of President B. H. Goodno, Sec.

Notice to Public On and after Aug. 11, carriers on rural routes from Bronson will leave office at 8:45 and re turn at 3:45. Patrons should govern them 'selves accordingly. Harry Ross, Postmaster Farmed procucts. Pres, H.

J. Waters of the Kansas Agricul; tural college will address the congress oh the mjnitude of the dry-farming mqrsiinent and the significance of it3 deVelope-ment. Dean Webster, isfto pje-pare an address on "Live Stock and its Relation to Profitable Dry-Farming," and trof; is to discuss ''Potatoes as a Dry-Farming Crop. Siipt. J.

H. Miller, of he Farmers- Institute department, will 'have charge of one of the institute sections of the Conresa. v. Mary Pierce VanZile, dean of women is to. have a place; on the program of the Internatioiial Congress of Farm Women, which will be held at the same umev in a discussion of some domestic science theme.

feature of the exhibit which jbHe Kansas college wilt Inake is the result of its studied into the effects of nitrates the soil. The Federal Department of Agriculture stations will exhibit in conjunction with the Kansas Ag-cultural college, and the Bock Island Railroad and other exhibitors are'coUecting specimens in this state. 1 1 LS'-- Miss Smock of Morch 'visited her grandmother, Mra V.f DJett- erich, yesterday. ed last evening from dorado Springs where they spent the summer. Mrs.

Love is somewhat improved in. Chas. Love and wif weijt to Kansas City yesterday to purchase thein fall line of millinery goods. Grandpa Arnott left last vten-ing for an extended visit at his eld home in Illinois: Miss Donna Perry returned home last evening rom a Visit at Pleasanton. D.

E. Watson's auto came out in a brand new dress of and black yesterday. -f i The M. E. Ladies Aid spdnt yesterday very pleasantly fote-Mrs.

Mary Betry's, three miles, north of town. I i Inventions and Devices of These Modern Times That Have Their Unhygienic Side. Many of the inventions of civilization hare their jmhygienic side. The invention of houses has enabled mankind to dwell in all parts of the world, i but it is responsible for- tuberculosis, especially after glass was devised, which, while letting in the light, keeps put the air. The invention of the alphabet and printing has made possible -the accumulation of knowledge, but it has produced eye strain with all its attendant evils.

The invention of chairs has added to human convent ience, but it has led to spinal curvature and abdominal congestion. The device of a division of hrW has added to wealth, but has destroyed the normal balance of mental and physical work, recreation and rest. Similar fault may be found with clothing, especially corsets, shoes and hats, and with numerous other contrivances. Yet it would be foolish, even if it were possible, to attempt to "return to nature" in the sense of abolishing civilization. We must not go backward, but forward.

The cure of eve strain is not in dis-regarding the invention of reading, but introducing the invention of "glasses. The cure of tuberculosis is not in the destruction of houses, but in devices for ventilation. Dr. Irving Fisher in the New York" Chris tian Advocate. FRESH AIR FOR SLEEPING Night Is the Only Time Most Poor City Workers Can Get That Boon.

Out-of-doors, fresh, daytime air is not for the poor worker of towns or cities. Only the rich, the leisurely, the idle or the agricultural can en joy''ihisrnafural pretiopoirof freedom: Yes; the work of town and city is carried on indoors. Most people, though, whatever their occupation, could with little trouble manage almost to" sleep in out of doors fresh air. "Almost any room with an outside window can be kept full of fresh air most seasons of the; year. Food is expensive air is free.

If man had to work for fresh air as he does for food, he would value it. Clean, fresh air is hardly attainable at any price to the lodger, the tenement dweller and factory worker. Country, folk used always to shut tight the windows at night to-keen out the malaria, bad air, but now know that mosquitoes cause malaria. Afraid of burglars the 7 town tags grew up with the tight-aired consumptive country folk. Then came smaller and more crowded rooms, until thousands of the poor were almost smothered and killed in their own poisons.

New York Press. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. In commenting on the possibility of the appointment of Sir Mathew Nathan to succeed Sir Eldon Gorst as the representative of Great Britain in Egypt a London dispatch says that should the report he correct it will be the second time in 4,000 years that a Jew will hare occupied so prominent a place in that country. Simon Wolf, for many years recorder of Washington, likes to tellthe story that when he made his official call in 1881 to present his credentials as minister from the United States to Egypt the khedive said to him: "Mr. Wolf, unless I greatly mistake, the last Jew who came to this court in a diplomatic capacity waa Joseph Large lakes and tideless seas, like the Caspian, have under the force of great gales been observed to ex perience, surprising changes of level, as if they were huge basins of water tipped by the hand of a giant.

In the Caspian a difference of level be- tween tne two sides oi tne sea amounting to eel has l)een noted 4nring eprtalence bflheavy wind. In Lake "Erie a difference of i levelf of vl5feet has furred' in similar tAnildjous observations have been mde cn other lake3 and the Baltic eca. Will Cable Wires The Town Telephone Co. at its meeting Tuesday evening voted to cable the wires on Clay street from the Bank of Bronson to a point just north of the railway. The object in this is threefold.

The wires as they are, are too close to the telegraph wires and the rail way company are objecting to them thus. They cause much trouble in being close together and are easily crossed in a storm. A very moderate sleet formation would break the cross arms or poles as they are, so great is the number of wires attached loose. The committee believes this will greatly light-en repair bills and give bette service, to say nothing of the improvement it will make in appearance. More wire is needed and this, being new wire, being put in after the fire, can be used again.

This will necessitate a slight increase of the assessments for two or, not to exceed three months, and the management believes it will be a little money well spent. The cost will be in the neighborhood of $200. Directories Out The new phone directories, which have been in the process of printing for several weeks, being somewhat delayed by tardy advertising copy, have been turned over to the company and are at the central office for distribution to patrons. Call and get yours. A few errors occur in the lists, several names being ommitted.

When the committee prepared the copy they found it an arduous and tedious task and, being men who are very busy, and giving their time entirely gratis to the work, patrons will surely make no bitter howl if they are obliged to write a few names in the list. This good work of improving ou street crossings verts goes merrily on, engineered by Elza Zimmerman, Ruf us "Watson and Jake Ritter. BRONSON MARKET REPORT. Corrected Thursday Evening. produce Eggs Butter Potatoes, new Cream 18 .1.50 ....21 .08 08 10 04 05 06 60 35 1.60 65 40 6.75 7 .10 .3.60 5.00 3.50 4.0o .2.25 3.75 5.00 6.C0 POULTRY Hens Turkey 8 Spring chickens Old Roosters Geese Ducks Graiv Corn Wheat Oats vr Flax Jdeed Kaffir porn Spelts The Branson Pilot a year Livestock 1 Hess i Stockera and Feeder Ucif ers Dezsed jleef Shippers ards spent Sunday with the lat-ters sister, Mrs.

Lev Bryan, and family. Omer West is assisting with the telephone line work, having finished farm work for Will Thompson. Mrs. Laurence Moore and children are spending the day in Iola visiting Mrs. H.

P. Blunt and little daughter. Harrison McNett is consider-ably better, the past few days than formerly, being now able to be about somewhat. Mrs.J.B. Colvin and daughter, Miss Nora, will go to Neva da.

tomorrow to spend two weeks with relatives. Miss Maggie Heatdn i and her little nephew left Wednesday, for a week's visit with the formers brother in Bartlesville, Okla. I Herbert Konantz i and wife werup, from -fTues- stand thay, expect 1 to move to Baldwin next week. Charley and Adam Harclerode, who were missing for about a year the west, were rec ently heard from. They 'had made a trip to Alaska and are now in Idaho.

Mrs. A. E. Ricks and baby, Maurine, will go to Vermillion, in the northern part of the state for a visit with relatives as soon as the Kayser's return which should be in a day or go. Mrs.

K. Ricks returned to her home in Sprague, yester day after a visit of a week with her son and family. She said she would always have a kind rememberance of Bronson as she found the people very nice and sociable. J. L.

Hammons recently trad ed his farm, the old John Good-no place, occupied by Will Land-is. for a livery barn, auto and residence in Randall, to a Mr. Taylor, who was here this week looking for a house in town to occupy until spring when Mr. Landis gives possession. Young Man What is your object in life? Are you ambitious to work for your self and have a competency i your old days? If so, then the time to begin is right how.

If you will take care of your pennies now, your pennies '-will take care of you after a while. In the mean time a good place to put them is with the Bank of Bronson, where they are protected by the Bank Depositors Guaranty Fund of the State of Kansas. Gas BiUs That were not paid last Saturday should be settled tomorrow, Saturday, at the post office building. Bronson Gas Co. Lodges The Pilot would appreciate; an early settlement of out standing bills.

engines are to be delivered the latter part of the present month. Fifty thou sand tons of heavy steel rail ordered by 'these lines a short time ago have been received, and the track is being re-laid with them. Another big order for steel rails is to be placed within a short time. How's your subscription? Church Announcements M. E.

Church. 10:00 a. m. Sunday. School 11 :00 a.

m. Preaching 3:00 p. League. 7:00 p. m.

Epworth League. Wednesday Mid Week meet-j ingr The pastor is holding Evangelistic meetings at Prairie Hall, thus, we have no evening preaching Sunday. Rev. C. A.

Miles Pastor. M. E. Church South. 110:00 a.

m. Sunday School. 3:00 p.m. Junior League 7:00 p.m. Epworth League.

8:00 p. m. Thursday mid-week prayer meeting. AH are cordially invited to attend these services. Holiness Chapel.

10:00 a. m. Sunday School Preaching each second and fourth Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p.

and -the preceding Saturday at 8:00 p. m. 8:00 p. m. Services each Everybody cordially invited and welcome to come.

Bro. F. M. Ramsey, Pastor. Baptist Church.

10:00 a. m. Sunday School. 7:00 p. m.

B. Y. P. Prayer meeting tonight. Prank Jennings, Pastor; H.

I8ERMAN, THE 'DENTIST. Fine dental work of every de- scription. At Bronson Wedaes- days at Dr. Howell's ofice. True Riches From this fair world I'll take away No thing I've wrought in gold or clay, Tho it were prize of highest worth', It cannot pass the door of earth.

But whatsoever I have wrought In character, of deed or thot, That is the wealth death cannot snatch. When after me earth's door shall latch. James Bmckham i.