The Ransom Journal from Ransom, Kansas • 4

The Ransom Journal iimuum YO I IT 1 1 most complete line ftlercliandise in LOU DILLONS ONLY 4 's, sJV.i L. LA'' i I iMvi I'' mir ri FrvuVV'tn I Wash Goods. Cloth, Fil-ilc-Soie, Lisle Tissue, Swiss-, it.itistc, Lawns, Clirmilirc Zephyr, Toile-clu-Nonl mid Peerless Gingham, India Linen, l'iinc, Etc. Ready-made' Muslin Corset. Covers, Skirts, liinvns and Drawers.

)nr stock of wasli Dress Goods i complete. We have a few of those handsome white Mercerized Waist Patterns left. E-verylliiutj New in Waist Sets, Stock Tins, Metal Trimnihic Jjiittons, Ladies' Stock Collars, Etc; Clothing Department. Men's Suits $5.00 to Hoys' long- pants Suits, to 10.00 Hoys' and Children's knee pants Suits 1 to f.00 McDonald's "Red Seal" Work Shirts and Overalls.1' 'Supreme" Dress Shirts High-grade Goods at Popular Prices. of the County.

to S5 to 1 to Shoe Department. ''i Oi ii' Jit She I Oubbs. In inoi we llt- lie evpcc-l i thrill; 'II Ml lit. lint is I tied yon to compliment I lit in or kin-all they ask is that, you pi A cheerful "(ioud morning;" I enough, lion growl and b- fate is unkind to you. A man i- responsible for of his liinl luck.

Behave outsell', and you will be surprised at the "good luck" you will have The man who is cross around his own home injures himself nunc than he injures others. The surh man in business carries a 1 i 1 1 hanelicap. l'or your own sake, In kind, cheerful, For your own sake, be temperate, for tt is a great promoter of cheerfulness an I success, ml when bmpcr-ance we do not ivfcr to li ev cb inking only. people- talk too and too fast. The KepuMi nomination of primarie lit c.ilhll' May 1 thai be held Satcrd Old time tlie voter: izing up those ho I'u'insclvrs for pl.ee.

and be prepared ik lection of the rami sveral positions to lie led. 1 1 enouru eoli-llic il.lv flen the case' that not siiteration is riven prospective candidate's t. 1" tions to which tiiev asp perferenee ol'tiines chit, weight and th candidali the public rood as repte I1' aliil it lo proper' of his ollice. too sense in hich al di-cha little, peopl politicians, bv eari -f collective politic: I careful select ion of positions. illy inter liml Palroni.e our advertise is isa sometimes ovcrwoi l.ed and often rcpi aicd with no oi than that of either rceipr, vor by rreoni mending one who i ip- ed the one giving the admonition, or as a reprisal in titti to direct tiade away from the pally who is lo patronizing him.

I cither event the public is not interested in it. the public is interested on its own -count in patronizing tj. aeiverti-: is of the local paper, and on a number of strong counts. A town and community is great ly benefitted by a local paper that endeavors to work to its interest, but a local paper cannot be: maintained in a small com in nit without the advertiser: nor is it in any degree charity on his part to rive his support ven it' he- did not ceive any direct whatever is to the benefit of the tow is the gooel the and eoiniiiunit merchant, and not. do his part eak in and pmf-c are doing for good he one: who docs is simply try iug to si it bv the: wink other.

general 'ood. ing town is advertised aim al to extent that it advertises at a loy al e-itizen and one win iijg through the luisine-ss will ilo his share: toward town the best pos-ihic is pi, if tile- tl Id adv Him- ment among those' in other pi and will reap his benefit from the 1" icy later the loyal citizen. I be- the town has reason to proud doesn't sponge hie portion and si responsibility. A town is jinf largely oy me appearance it pun up through its local paper, siveness and prosocritv its proerr.s-iniecd bv it. and that of the eoiintrv by the.

town see as a matter of pride-as well as profit through enhniniel values, it pays to trade with our advertisers. The advertiser is the oiev one who cares enough about your trade to even ask for it the others do not care', or imagine they have it cinched anil that you will have- to come to them anyway, and puisne: the policy of kei ping whatever in the- way elf profit they make oil' yen and none in the courtesy of inviting von to their store: or keeping their customers informed as to what they have to oiler. As a mutter of pride, as a matter concern in the advancement of the community and town, and as a mat tcr of profit and on general principals, it pays to trade with our adve rtisers. Keiucnibcr that the Jul n.v Uan-som ollice is the iostolliie, in charge of Miss Millie Harder, and that any matter in connection with the paper will be attended to as prumptlv as if the press we re in the: same room. Hand in any news items from our locality when you come in for mail, and leave your "waul ads or other matter intended for publication.

Jf you have visitors or have been or mi going visiting, tell our loc al ditor of Hand help us make the dot iin.v news columns newsy and inti iestLng to thu people of thu community we will appreciate it unci so will they. Philosophy fl'nin the The older we grow 1 hi mire people. People e's 4 k. i carry iho i2 1 i MMii'i, PilOTOQIIAnSV. -S 1.1 ti prep ill he ed to line' of and ted to i.

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I Xcv Tue lialnp' ilil tl .1 vva lo the ir. Wl -nip. uis! -t the here, I l. 1. for 1 ye- el UK 'l'lilllg ol he v.

li. I. li an invalid ii'iiis di'op-y and I'lie Whit-ci famiiy iic mile cf in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Wol.l 0 idenlili- If Is fair vou that you can cation- at the you are going shouM pl'ov i these and avoi I i -1 to the you with some of 1 aiinov: We f.nd a ion on pint the of some lo vvor against this paper he-cause under the pre-ent lu.uiau" iiieiit it will ii it he made their or-L'all, hut lic-lieve v.e gel along lieec--ary without tin in and and readers would much prefer our taking this our I i I he oiler, and our pa ion- will he ie ady lo uphold us in il. A couple of our "'nift jtiiei-' were having a lime on home-hae-k Sunday ev 'euiiig and lave di in coll id in wiih ami a luiir-gy for Karm lt lli f. -r vv ii I Lev lo pony up a 10 wiiiiam.

liois ti-ousni -s on the towii l.c-c-oin.f entirely ei niiiion a thing and it seen, to 1m linn: thai means v.eie pud to re mi'iuii iiio.scj wlio hive: not sell re enough lo restaiii tln inseUes. peel Published Fvery Saturday. Kliteireel hi ttio poHtoPllce at ltiuisemi, Kiilisies. as second-class miutcu-. EARL HOFFER, Publisher.

One Year Hll Months Ransom, Kansas, Saturday, May 7, 1904. The gri'iit worlds fair lit St. Louis is now open and a stream of sight seeing humanity is bending that way. The pension rate of veterans who lire, entirely Mind has been raised from 72 lo 1100 per month. The thirty first general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church is in session in Los Angeles this week, representing Methodism in all parts of the world.

An unmaried man is spoken leading a single life, but there merry row on at once if anyone that a married man is leading a ble life. of hints clou- A hard luck story comes from Pawnee county, where a limner tore up forty acres of com before' he discovered that his lister was empty and the next day the rain came. The hen is the best mine on earth. The egg production of this country is worth live times the value of the hard coal production. Every year there is sold from the American poultry ard having a greater value than ail the soft ccitil mined.

And the value of the poultry crop last year eggs and poultry was about one half more than the gold products of the entire' world. This is one gold mine in which everybody may have a share. The total weight of the poultry in the Tinted States to day is estimated at 1,000,000 tons. The battle on the Yulu, according to the latest reports obtainable, is said to have been one jof (he bloodiest in histoty, over three thousand slain being left in the field. What at first appeared to be a Jap victory wotld seem, if these reports are correct, to be rather tne reverse, as while the Russians were driven from the field it is represented that their army numbered but about 8000 men white the Japs had between and 40000 men in action and that their losses largely exceeded those of the Hessians.

A ruin in Western Kansas is the greatest thing on earth. One day, when the wind swept prairies have been for months guiltless of anything that resembled moisture, the short grass denizens will be going around with sore spots on their lower lips as a result of freepieutly catching them under the toes of their hob-nailed shoes and next they will strut around like lords of creation which they really are with a smile that looks as though it would never wearotnilutnin-aling their several countenances and a deep contented feeling of assured prosperity permeating their happy being. A rain in Western Kansas, after people have forgotten what mud looks like, is truly great thing. There seems cpiite recently to be a healthy disposition on the part of the young ladies of the vicinity to eschew the promiscuslyattended and extremely loosely conducted public dunces which seem to have enjoyed quite a run of favor among at least a part of the dancing class. The wonder is how self respecting ladies could countenance them us long as they did, managed as they were, but it is a gooel bign Unit they are even tardily recognizing their impropriety.

Public dunces can be conducted along hues whiclidevotee of the art may properly attend, but when it degenerates into assemblages where the hoodlum el ment is unrestrained It is time to put an end to it in fact it is time to end it beforo that point is reached. No gentleman will uppear it: the presence of ludies when he has imbibed too freely of fool making liquid or in a candition that lie cannot conduct himself with proper respcel toward them, and no lady should be found where any other than gentlemen are tolerated. Of all social atlairs a dunce should be subject to the most careful selection, and that would put the "taboo" on these "public" affairs, unless conducted with strict insistence on proper and decorus behavior, uml It would seem that the ladies would be the ones to insist on such practice instead of encouraging the opposite. Llica Eutrlmne. Thu attention of the Republican voters of tliis township to the.

candi-uT J. W. Athcy for t.lr. tiou for sherijl ij, tiL.kt,t important that the right kind of nW) tcrial ho selected for candidates, iiikJ llcpulilican voters have no belter mtl. tcrial ofl'ereel for their consideration for this ollice than Mr.

Athcy. Tho sheritl's ollice demands pcciiliur (pialily of abilitv, and Mr. Athcy has A man who can do things, and them, ij lju; needed in that ollice; js AtlCJ', It is well lo consider, very carefully, what is wanted of an olllcer and then select a man fill tK( T1U vot of the north siele shoulc. have nil jn jiis nom iiuit ion, ns a mailer of iul-M4 UlliJ opif plide. tliinj-s aro Worth dei ing when on go tcj the priinuries on the lih.

iliJGI'RO! 1Yv.e "KovVVveasl Covutr. Fine showers these days wheat growing tine. Mrs. Holmes is reported very sick at present. Gi-ass is getting up so the old cows can get a nibble of it.

J. S. Wagon and wile were visiting in this corner the I'nst of the week. John itarnnet has been very sick for the last few days but is sonic bei tc (it this lit 1 here is to be a box supper at tl hull Ireilay night l'or the benilit the Ilrownell Frank Parnelt and wile of Kansom were visiting his people near mil the first of tile week. postollice has Iki-ii i.

notch or two into old 1'. (). kju There will be a new store building erected whercit. stood, lliirralitor P.rovv nell. Kex A they has been empl.iveel bv a Shorthorn breeder oi i lie eastern part oi the state to oversee I he wo ol putting his herd in show conditions for the fall shows.

Joii Thursday May tlh ia oi.r clay Kansom. Don't put oil' huviii those pictures taken us our time Is limited and our stay will he short. M. Photographer. 1 Tie" Shoes and Oxfords Oxfords Men's Shoes and Oxfords rJ JvTuoVtl.

John is busy listin.e; corn. We're having plenty of rain nowadays. Mr, and Mrs. (Jole went to Ness City last week for a few days' visit. Roy Waltz is now working cm the Arnold section, commencing Monday.

lleiiry Achy, Chas. Martin and George Slicllcubcrgcr of Kansoin were in town Sunday'. Maud anil Xevvnian of Kansom took in the last day of school exercises at rioneer last l-'riday. Idden Sherwood kit Sunday night for sh-oii City where he will work for his brother Oscar in the lumber yard. T.

Smith and son George returned Friday from Seott county where they have been looking after George's claim. '1 here was a vcrv enjoyable pal ly at the. home ol Dr. Myers Wednesday night. A large crowd of young people were present and spent a pleasant evening in -eial amusements.

Ivy and ICrnest Whistler, Koy Waltz, I.yeiia Seevvahl, Clara Smith, Kind See wahl and Yietor Seewald spent Sunday at Castle Kteck, and report having had a very, very good lime. Mrs. C. A. and Sadie Ilutkr, Mud the Misses Ivy lily, lilla Gullet and lilla Anderson, and Will lieYault and Sauforel Ciodtelter, of I'tieaj were in attendance at the Pioneer league meeting last San-day evening.

A surprise party on Yietor Sccvvalc1 was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Seewald last Friday evening. In spite of the threatening weather there were ejuiU' number present and a very nice time was had by all. li.

Countryman closed a term of se'hool in the Pioneer district lust Friday. short program was rendered by the scholars, ami at the noon intermission there was a hall game between the married men and single men which was won by the former by score of 'J'J to 20. Two kiuall boys who had gone to the Pioneer school house Saturday to get their betoks secured some niatedies while there, with which they started fire while on their way home. It seems as though it is impossible to get the small bov to heeel words if caution nboul the handling of inatehcK runl to be very rare lal nboul starting tires. Had it been (try anil the usual wind blowing the fire which they carelessly starteel would very likely have done a great deal of damage, but asit was they succeeded ia puttiugit out before it had niaele much lieaelvvav.

Katii: Din. There was a strtlrc in the: shops of the Santa l'Y company the first of the week', hut they rcsuincel work i.fler being closed but one (lay. The union inai iiinist.s statu however that it will develop into full Hedged strike yet. It affects, or is supposed to ull'eet, the entire Santa J'e system. CONDENSED OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF Till' Citizens State of Ne's City, Kansas, at llm ''lose UKSOritCF.S.

mid Dlsecinis, nlialls S. heiiels uml lunik I i oil 01 e- utid llvt in Kx IH-HSfH eiklll iiiiel siKlit Hfi.us i. 11. Col lect attest lloi'i'icn, President. J.

V. (i: (mi Geo. Blockoume. BARBER First clans woik liauis clean and untiscplin, Kashas of husincs, Xuveinher 17 fh, I.lAlilHTl I'illll llllil Sill nlielileil lnoliis mi 1,7114 VI Frnlt IMI 47 "i hiiuiiici e-servu Hue Tol'Al. 117 'OHM KNliliL, CUBhio cuiishlerutlon Templeton.

BLACKSMITH AND GENERAL REPAIR SHOP. KANSAS. pubtig invited to their businees with us. We give to ueomuit, small, eareful PplillliilUlU -J si Ptomey fi r.1 it RANSOM i.