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A WONDERFUL GAIN. Telephones In Boston. Boston is the greatest telephone I KANSAS STATE NEWS. user in the world, according to the annual report of the New England Tele phone Telegraph company. Every A Utah Pioneer Tells a Remarkable Story.

J. W. Browning, 1011 22d Ogden, Utah, a. pioneer who crossed the day in New England there is an aver age of 935,858 telephone conversations. In Boston there is a phone for every 11 persons.

It is motive alone that gives character to the actions of men, and pure motive is in the deed not in the event. Be not one whoso eye regardeth reward. Kreeshna. plains "Five years ago the doctors said I had diabetes. My kidneys wero all out of order, I had to rise often at night, looked sallow, felt dull and listless and had Ibst 40 pounds.

My back ached and I had Medicine of Bamboo Sap. In India the sap of the female bamboo tree is used for medicinal purposes. "Tabasheer," or "banslochan" Is sold in all Indian bazars, as it has been known from the earliest times as a medicinal agent. It is also known in Borneo, and was an article of commerce with early Arab traders of the east Its properties are said to be strengthening, tonic and cooling. It has been analyzed and has been shown to consist" almost entirely of silica, with traces of lime andt potash.

From its remarkable occurrence In the hoi- lows of bamboos the eastern mind has long associated it with miraculous powers. -( Laundry work at home would be much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually necessary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys tho appearance, but also affects the wearing quality of tho goods. This trouble can. bo entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its strength than other makes.

Taxing Express Companies, The different' express companies doing busines in Kansas are making their returns for taxation purposes to State Auditor Nation These returns are made under law enacted during the last legislature which requires a sort of excise tax on express companies; a tax of one and oiie-half per cent of the- net receipts in the State. These returns will be turned over to the new State Tax Commission by Mr. Nation, July 1, and one of the first duties of the commission will be to collect this excise tax. Heretofore the express companies have' been taxed only on their physical property such as horses, wagons and office furniture, Under the new law they will Be taxed on their gross earnings in Kansas lcs the amount they pay to the railroad companies for the transportation of their express matter. spells of rheumatism and dizziness.

Do'an's Kidney Pills relieved me of these troubles and have kept me well for a year past. Though 75 years old, I am in good health." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Buffalo, N. Y.

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Louis, thiludel- fihis (John T. win A Bros. Pittsburgh National Lead A Oil Co. Stockman Burned to Death. M.

W. Janes, the well-known stockman of Willard, about 15 miles from Topeka, was burned to death, at his home in that place. Mr. Janes went to his room and began work at his desk. About eleven o'clock the family down stairs heard a commotion in his room and upon investigation found that Mr.

Janes' clothes and desk were on fire. He was very se- Great Cricketer's Simple Tribute to His Own Worth. In 1S83 there wa3 a great celebration in London in honor of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and among those In attendance was the Australian "crack" cricketer, Bonner, then at the height of his fame. As one of the guests, says the compiler of the recently published "Letters" of the late Dr.

George Birkbeck Hill, Bonner's health wa3 proposed. His response was noteworthy. "After seeing the way in which Dr. Johnson's memory is revered," he said, with great simplicity, "I am not sure that I would not rather have" been such a man than have gained my own greatest triumphs In cricket." Youth's Companion. P.oyal Scion Does- Good Work.

verely burned and suffered from eleven till three o'clock in the morn Will Live In Paris. The widow of Collis P. Huntington has informed friends in Washington of her purpose to reside permanently In Paris. With this object in view she is preparing to close her house In New York and go to the French cap-. Ital, where there will soon be completed a mansion for her costing nearly $1,000,000.

Mrs. Huntington was many years younger than her great husband, who left her the bulk of his millions to do with as she might see at Catarrh Cannot Be Cured irlth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot react the teat of the dUeaso. Catarrh la a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure It you must tak Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous lurfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medl-sine.

It was prescribed by one of tho best physicians. In this country for years and Is a regular prescription, It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of ths two Ingredients Is what produces such wonderful ro-tults In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, fre. F.

J. CHENEY Toledo, Sold by Druggists, price "Sc. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. ing when he died. It is supposed that the fire was caused by the explosion of the -lamp on his desk.

Mr. Janes was well known as an owner and raiser of fine stock, having own- ed a number of fast horses. The duke of Abruzzi, now a visitor in this country, pronounces it a3 though It were spelled "Ah-broot-zee," with the accent on the second syl lable. Although only 34 years old, he has done a deal of hard work and has had many hazardous experiences. He is the son of a Spanish king who abdicated under pressure.

The son early in life took service in the Italian navy. Then he went in for exploration and mountaineering and in such pursuits has traveled all over the world. The duke has written acceptably of his wanderings and has won honors for several scientific societies. Winchester CHILDREN SHOWED IT Unhealthy Town for Horse Thieves. Horse thieves will do well to krep away from Whitewater, in Butler county.

The farmers there have an Anti-Horse Thief Association walfth has never failed to get every thief has tried to capture. Within fie lLst few days, a toam of horse i was stolen from Dean and Company and a horse and buggy from E. P. Burns. Ike Anti-Horse Thief Association went promptly to work and the thieves were captured with the stolen property in their possession.

One was captured at Yates Center and the other at Leon, a small town thirty miles southeast of Whitewater. Both are in jail awaiting trial at the next term of district court. Colonial Dames at Lawrence. The annual meeting for 1907 of the Colonial Dames of America was held in the parlors of the Eldridge house at Lawrence. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Mrs.

Kimball, Wichita; first vice president, Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Manhattan; second vice president, Mrs. John J.

Ingalls, Atchison; corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Hinmann, Wichita; recording secretary, Mrs. W. B. Brownell, Lawrence; treasurer, Mrs.

Howard Dun-lap, Emporia; registrar, Miss Edith Clark, Lawrence; -historian, Miss Flora Clough, Fairmount college, Wichita. The- Disadvantages of Schools. "Why have you taken your son out of school without asking permission?" Father (a grocer) But they were ruining him; I wish to bring him up to carry on my business, and they were teaching him that there "are 16 ounces in a pound. Translated foi Transatlantic Tales from II Motto per Itidere. With a smooth iron and Defiance Starch, you can launder your shirtwaist just as well at home as the steam laundry can; it will Jiave the proper stiffness and finish, there will be less wear and tear of the goods, and it will be a positive pleasure to use a Starch that does not stick to the Iron.

Too Swift for Londoners. According to the British postmaster general the post office experiments in typewriting telegrams have "not been altogether satisfactory." The London Globe conjectures that the telegraph department wants "something slower." Effect of Their Warm Drink In the Morning "A year ago I was a wreck from coffee drinking and was on. the point ofiving up my position in the school room because of nervousness. "I was telling a friend about it and she said, We drink nothing at meal time but Postum Food Coffee, and it is such a comfort to have something we can enjoy drinking with the "I was astonished that she would allow the children to drink any kind of coffee, but she said Postum was the most healthful drink in the world for children as well as for older ones, and that the condition of both the children and adults showed that to be a fact. "My first trial was a failure.

The cook boiled it four or five minutes and it tasted so flat that I was in despair but determined to give it one more trial. This time we followed the directions and boiled it fifteen minutes after the boiling began. It was a decided success and I was completely won by its rich delicious flavour. In a short time I noticed a decided improvement in my condition and kept growing better and better month after month, until now I am perfectly healthy," and do my work in the school room with ease and pleasure. I would not return to the nerve-destroying reg- CARTER'S niTTLE jflVER PI LIS.

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