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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
The Deacon's Vindication

For two or three weeks a good part
of Horton county had been holding its
breath and waiting for the thunder
bolt to fall. 1t had been whispered
about that Deacon SpOoner, widower,
was about to be sued for breach OF
promise by Nancy Skinner, spinster.
No one could speak with authority,
but all gossiped and hoped that the
suit would materialize.
1t was known in a general way that
Deacon Spooner had been paying
Nancy Skinner attentions. There
were vague rumors that she once rode
home with him from the village; that
he had recommended a cure for tooth
ache; that she had knit and presented
him a pair of blue mittens; that he
had helped her out of a mud-hole in
front of her own gate; that she had
said he was the best singer in the
church: that he had praised the color
of her hair.
All these things were talked over
and magnified, and a hundred people
were ready to take their dying oath
that there would be a marriage.
AS matter of fact, the deacon
didn't want to marry He was just
being good to a lone woman. AS a
matter of fact. also, the old maid had
no hopes of catching him, but she
didn't propose to have her heart brok-
en- without holding somebody respon-
sible for damages.
Likewise she had been told over and
over again that she was too old for
romance and that she couldn't look for
love, and such things were calculated
to put her on her mettle.
Gossip was right for once. Nancy
Skinner sued Deacon Spooner for
breach of promise and laid her dam
ages at $4,000. That suit was a big
ger thing than all the Fourths of July
for twenty years past. A circus came
along in the midst of the excitement
and attempted to compete with it with
disastrous results.
The county at once divided itself
into two factions, and whenever a
Nancy adherent met a deacon adher-
ent there was no corn hoed during the
rest of the day.
Deacon Skinner had to answer to
more than the law. There was his
church, his children, and his fellow
religfonists. They demanded to know
by what moral or legal right he toyed
with an old maids heart, and his an
swers didn't satisfy them.
He denied in the most solemn man.
ner that he had toyed. They had never
sat in the moonlight-never listened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Leek Flavor in Butter.


From Farmers Review: A man
writes that he has accepted a posi-
ton as buttermaker in a region where
that both the milk and the butter
have a strong flavor from this weed.
He wants to know what is the best
way for me to deal with such milk.
In reply / have to say, that the best
treatment known for milk containing
the flavor of leaks at the present time.
is to areate it thoroughly at milkiAa
time and then if you can convenient
ly arrange to heat the milk to tenn
perature of 13O degrees or higher
when it is separated, you will remove
range to separate the milk at this
high temperature then l think it win
be a good plan to pasteurize the
cream after it comes from the sepa-
rator. The pasteurized cream should
be cooled to nearly SO degrees and
then ripened with a good starter made
from milk Which contains none of
this odOr of 1eeks. l do not know of
any other remedy that is successful
in handling such milk. OF course it
is not necessary to state that the
surest way to avoid this trouble is
to keep the cows out of such pastures,
but presume in many cases this can
not be done. The flavor must be
boiled out" in some way; there ia
no chemical tnat is safe to use for
this purpOse.-E. H Harrington, Wis
consin Dairy School
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

arrived, but not a farmer for ten
miles around minded that. He was
bound to be present at that trial if
potatoes went up to So per bushel in
the fall.
Nancy's lawyer looked like a man
who had confidence in his case. In
his opening address he talked of
wolves in sleeps clothing, hypocrites,
liars, broken-hearted women and many
other things to sway the spectators,
and his listeners decided that the dea-
con was pirate in disguise.
Nancy had only one living witness to
bring forward. He was her hired man.
and he swore that he once heard Dea-
con Spooner tell her that she ought to
kill the worms in her plum trees with
kerosene oil
She didn't depend on living wit
nesses, however. She brought forward
written and printed proofs of the dea-
cons perfdy. She had kept diary
for several years, and it was full of
such extracts as:
The deacon called again this after
noon. He said one of his cows seemed
to be sick. Asked me if 1 wasn't afraid
of tramps. l think I saw love in his
eyes as he said Good night, Nancy"
After about fifty extracts had been
read, each and every one of which
seemed to be nail in the deacon's
coffin and caused the spectators to
suck in their breath with a gasp, the
court excluded the diary.
Then Nancy played her trump card
She produced from a paper box, where
in it had reposed for long weeks.
slip of paper on which was printed in
good fair type:
If you loved me
AS / love you
No knife could cut
Our love in two
What did the verse mean? She had
read it over a thousand times She
had repeated the lines to herself by
day and dreamed of them by night
They had told her that while butter
and eggs were not fetching the price
they ought to, she was beloved
1t was, or appeared to be, sock
dologer on the deacon. 1t had come
from his own hands. On an occasion
he had brought her from the village
half pound of broken candy. There
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

ing hands with her he had always been
careful not 10 squeeze any harder than
he would in handling a ripe peach.
The deacon made these assertions
and denials to his friends and his
lawyer, while Nancy simply set her
jaw and said she would prove her case
at the proper time.
The case came on at last. 1t was
just as the potato planting season had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

When small feshy protuberances ap-
pear on birds, as on the head and
neck of turkey cock, those parts are
aaid to be "carunculated-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

1t must be an Industrious youth
that provides against age; he that
fools away the one must either beg or
starve in the other.-Estrange
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

The ear-lobes are the folds of bare
skin hanging just below the ears-by
many called deaf-ears- They vary in
color, being red, white, blue and cream
colored-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Few Women in unions.

OF over 500, 900 women employed in
the German industries, less than 25.-
600 are organized.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

A woman with her hair falling on
would be in a Dickens of fit If she
should lose Oliver Twjst
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04

Cutting OF the comb, watt1es and
ear-lobes, so as to leave the head
smooth and clean is called clubbing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-04
Wear Small Boots.

The Mexican OF average size veazs
No boot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
KRAMER'S ANSWER.
Utah Fuel Company Absolutely
Declines to Recognize the Union.

President Kramer of the Utah Fuel
company went down to Castle Gate
yesterday afternoon. to do little in
vestlgatng for himself, and last even
ing, wired TO the Salt Lake offices OF
he company as follows.
II am In receipt of a telegram from
you dictated by the board of arbltra-
ton, TO which they ask that | wire an
swer to J. S. Daveler, secretary Of the
board. the message Of the board being
as follows:
"'After conference with Gov. Wells,
we understand that you on behalf Of
the Utah Fuel company would be Will
ing to arbitrate differences which now
exist between the Utah Fuel company
and certain OF your employees. Is this
correct?
"This company Is at all times willing
to arbitrate any differences that may
arise between the company and its EN-
ployes pertaining to wages, hours ana
any and all questions incident thereto,
but II declines TO arbitrate any ques-
ton that has'as its purpose the recog-
milton of the United Mine Workers OF
America or any other union that ar
rogates unto itself the right TO shut
down at It's own will or pleasure mines,
whether organized or not, and for the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
APT ILLUSTRATION.
How Mr.. Druehl Of Druehl & Franken
Showed the Difference to a
News Man.

A News man was talking with Mr.
Druehl of Druehl & Franken lately,
discussing a very interesting subject
when Mr.. Druehl said:
See here, I'll show you now Just
what ] mean"
He went out and soon returned with
a bit of board and two bottles, Resting
one end OF the board on the counter. ne
supported the other end with his An
gers. and poured on the board from
one OF the bottles drop OF thick, OILY
substance which slowly oozed down
the slope. Then Mr.. Druehl took the
other bottle aud poured out Just drop
of clear delicious, dark red llquid.
This drop shot down the incline In the
twnkllng of an eye.
"This first bottle" said Mr.. Druehl,
us the old fashioned cod liver oil. or
emulsion. as II Is called. The second
bottle contains Nlnol. See how slowly
the emulsion creeps along the board. II
is thick, sluggish, unwholesome. But
the Vinol dashes to the bottom at once
These two substances act like this I'm
the human body--the cod liver oil Is
SO thick and cloggng that II merely up-
sets digestion and its medical value Is
lost, while Ninol goes M once 20 the
seat OF trouble and corrects the aim
Guilty by creating an appetite and build
ing up the strength and general health.
"Vinol, YOU know, is cod liver oil
preparation, and, while II contains ali
the medicinal elements which have
made cod liver oil famous, II contains
not drop Of oil, and Is delicious to
the taste. We cannot guarantee old
fashioned cod liver oil or emulsion, but
Vinol Is guaranteed TO the limit, and II
Il fails TO give satisfaction IL costs
nothing We stand the loss. But Il
won't fail. Try II on our guarantee
and sec,"-Druehl & Franken and The
Smith Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20


iurther reason that II would give any
sech union absolute control OF the Sc
lection, employment and retention In
service ana discipline OF all employees,
including mine officials who would mol
be members Of the union,
IL Is understood mat the law Great
ing the board OF arbitration does not
provide that the board take jurisdiction
pending u strike, and only when there Is
not a strike or lockout, and when mat
ters OF differences exists between em-
ployer and employees.
No grievances whatever have been
presented to the Utah Fuel company by
any of its employees prior to their Quit.
ting work. Az Sunnyslde, out OF 500
employees, some 200 who had gone out
on strike submitted twelve grievances
several days after they quit work--all
of which were answered to their COM
mttee.
THE concessions made by the cont
pany, go far as its officers are aware,
were satisfactory as no further
communication has been received
from this committee We are
unoliicially advised that az a
subsequent meeting held by the 2uV men
they voted to continue the strike for the
reason that the company declined 10
comply with their demand for the ex-
elusive recognition of the United Nine
Workers of America. Upwards OF 400
of the employees at Sunnyslde refused 10
join IN this demand and are now at
work.
within the past few days national
organizers OF the United Mine w orkeis
~ N
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
THE HILTON CASE.
c. W. Penrose and Emmeline B. Wells
Give Testimony.

Almost the entire time OF the court
In the case of Hilton VS. Mccormick was
taken up, on Thursday, by questions
objections and rulings, leaving very
little for the witnesses to do IN the
shape OF answers, Mr.. C. W. Penrose
was on the witness stand in the morn
ing, Mrs. Emmeline b. Wells and he In
the afternoon. Cross-examined by At
torney Jones, the gist of his testimony
I'm the morning was that since 1895,
when marriages were performed by
ministers OF the Church they were
made public by the return Of the IL
cense to the county court, but that az
one time the Church neither published
nor withheld publication of marrige
scallngs. That there are now no plural
marriages. That the ceremony or
sealing was secret but the fact OF It's
occurrence was not
In the afternoon Mrs. Wells, after re-
peated objections, and Tits between
the attorneys. was permitted to state
that she was sealed to d. IA. Wells for
time In 1852, and had been previously
sealed for time and eternity to Newell
X. Whitney, who was deceased when
she was sealed for time to Mr., Wells
Also that she knew that Daniel ii.
Wells had women sealed to him for
eternity only and that they had no
marital relations in time. To the last
statement there was vigorous objection
bv Mr.. Jones but the Testimony was
permitted, the court reserving deci-
sion as to its going into the record.
Mr.. Penrose was further cross-ex-
amined on points that had been gone
over before, answering them, several
times, and declining to give either the
words of the sealing ceremony or the
names of the officiating ministers
hypothetical question was put by Mr..
Stewart which embodied a narration
OF the facts in the union of John II.
Park and Anne Armitage, and took
up long time in reading; the Wit
ness was asked whether In view Of
all that testimony the union was for
time and eternity or for eternity only.
Lengthy objections We're interposed,
but the answer was permitted though
the court did not decide then whether
II should stand or not. The answer
was that in the judgment and opinion
of the witness In view of the facts re-
lated, II was for eternity only.
The court desired the witness to ex-
plain one point and said, In substances
IL want TO know IL In the Mormon
Church there Is any rule Of faith or
practise In relation TO sealing or celes-
tlal marriage, where the young lady
is member OF the Mormon Church,
single. and about TO die. and so realiz-
ed by her friends about her. IL the
young lady by being sealed would he
better off after her soul had departed
from the body In the spiritual world?"
"She would be in better position,
according to the Mormon religion" an
swered the witness, "as to exatatlon
by being scaled to good man, on
the doctrine that the man Is not with
out the woman nor the woman with
out the man in the Lord"
Mr.. Jones asked whether there
would be any difference as to exalta-
ton II they We're sealed for eternity.
from parties who had been sealed for
time and eternity The witness an
swered mo difference for eternity"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20

arise between employer and employe.
Said board IL at present composed Of
three well known citizens of the state,
especially selected by the governor and
confirmed by the state senate for their
Observation-Disclosures and experience In
such matters. They are John Nichol-
son, chairman, who is neither an em-
ployer or employe of manual labor;
Col II. A. Wall. who is an employer
of labor, and j. $. Davaler. who is an
employe and belongs to labor or
ganizatlon.
II you Will make proper application
to this board and your employers will
consent 70 do the same land | shall
be no less pleased to request them TO
40 so than ! now am in suggesting II
10 you), ! nave no doubt your diff
ierences may be adjusted peaceaby
and amlcably and without the neces-
slty OF recourse to the emergency
methods YOU have already undertaken
and which 1t is alleged you are in
sisting your fellow workmen shall also
undertake.
am not fully advised as to whether
or not your list OF grievances have all
peen ADJUSTED with the exception of
your inslstence that the United Mine
Workers society shall be recognized
(Which is the only grievance you have
seen nj to mention In your letter. but
surely this board Is competent to arbi-
trate your difficulties whatever they
are, and render just and impartial
verdict TO which both parties concerned
must be pledged In advance to faithful
ly abide.
Your appeal to me suggests this ad-
vice, and | shall be sincerely pleased
TO hear from you as to the Willingness
OF yourself and the other striking coal
miners to submit their cause to the ar
bitration of this board. and await an
answer from you upon this proposition,
meantime forwarding to you, under
separate cover, copy of the laws of
Utah, 1901, in which, on page 6S, will
be found the statute referring to this
board and its power and operation.
In conclusion | assure you that the
state authority will use every effort TO
maintain, and feels itself entirely COM
petent to maintain, law and order in
and about the coal mines at Sunnyside,
and to fully protect the rights of the
citizens OF that part of the state and
as governor, charged with the enforce
ment of the laws and the maintenance
Of the public peace, call upon you and
your fellow workmen to refrain from
every act of violence or disturbance of
the peace and good order of the COM
munity in which you reside, until such
time as your differences may be adj
justed. | have the honor to be very
respectfully, HEBER NJ. WELLS,
Governor of Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
State Board Is Willing to Settle
The Coal Miners Trouble
AT Sunnyside,
COv.H. UNVEILS TAKES A HAND
In His Reply to the Men He Counsels
Peace--Both Men and Operators
Make Charges.

THE state board of arbitration stands
ready TO arbtrate between the Utah
Fuel company and its striking em-
Moves and the following communica-
,,on was forwarded last evening to
sunnyside.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 10, 1908.
Messrs. Crawford and Lee, sunnyside,
Utah:
The board of arbitration, after confer
ence with Governor Wells. tenders its
services TO settle dispute between the
Utah Fuel company and Its employees.
Come at once TO Salt Lake to confer
with us. VIII you arbitrate?
j. S. DAVELER
Secretary.
Governor Wells received q letter from
the strike leaders on the situation at
sunnyslde, which reads as follows:
sunnysde, Utah. Nov. is, 1903.
Ueber NJ. Wells. Governor OF Utah.
pear Sir think II my duty TO In
form you of the events taking place ir
Sunnyside We. the coal miners OF Sum
nvsIde, have decided to quit work un-
mi such time as the operators decldS
10 recognize the United Mine Workers
OF America.
wish to bring to your notice an out
rage committed on county road between
Sunnyside and Price. We received tele-
gram this morning state that the or
panizers would arrive at Sunnyslde to-
day. Wishing to give them a reception,
elk men We're chosen to meet them ON
the road between Sunnysde and Price.
So proceeding with conveyance down
the county road about 10 miles We're
met by armed men (supposed TO be EN-.
ployed by Utah Fuel company and
stopped at point of rifles, one of our
marty was ordered from wagon, and or
dered to state our destination and busi-
ness. and after stating our business war
maltreated by these armed men, and
ordered to enter wagon. the whole par
ty then being ordered back to Sunny
side. We were denied the right to pro-
coed on our business. | may also state
that organizers and two citizens were
denied right OF county road to proceed
any further, and compelled to return TO
Price
will further state that everybody
here is obeying the law. There has not
been any unlawful act on part OF min
ers but we consider that Sheriff Wilcox
is taking the law in his own hands.
Hoping that you will consider ths
matter. MS we are prepared to Veritf
our statements, we remain, yours most
truly, -
WIN. CRAWFORD.
JOSEPH u. PATRICK.
ROBERT LEE.
u. WILSON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important question
of coffee, whether or not II Is really
the hidden cause of your physical ails
and approaching fixed disease, one
should make test of 10 days by leav-
ing off coffee entirely and using well
made Postum Coffee.
II relief follows you may know to
a certainty that coffee has been your
vicious and killing enemy. OF course
YOU can take 1t back to your heart
again II you like TO keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered with
stomach trouble. nervousness and ter
rible sick headaches ever since ] was a
little child for my people were always
great coffee drinkers and let us children
have all we wanted, ! got so thought
could not live without coffee and |
would not acknowledge that 1t was
causing my suffering.
Then | read so many articles about
Postum that | decided 90 give II Il fair
trial. had not used It two weeks In
place Of coffee until began to feel like
a different person, The headaches and
nervousness disappeared and where !
used TO be sick two or three days out
OF a week while drinking coffee ! am
now well and strong and sturdy seven
DAYS a week, thanks to Postum.
II had been using Postum three
months and had never been sick a day
when thought would experiment and
see II II really was coffee that caused
the trouble, so began to drink coffee
again and inside of a week | had an
awful sick spell | was so III ! was
soon convinced that coffee was the
cause OF all my misery and | went back
TO Postum again In u hurry with the
result that | was soon again well and
strong and determined 10 use Postum
the rest OF my days and 10 leave coffee
alone In the future" Name given by
Postum Co, Rattle Greek. Mich.
Look In each package for copy of
the famous little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
'AnnusenentS

AT the Grand last night a good sized
audience turned out TO greet the sonsa
tional md pathetic play entitled, I'm
Convicts Stripes" That the audience
WAS hungry for an entertainment of
this special sort was evident from the
applause which greeted the work OF the
principal performers and the various
cimaNes to the play. II is presented
by the Il, G., Whitney company. and
all the characters are In fairly capable
han1s, the best work probably being
that OF the Bowery waf. enacted by
Miss Prescott.
The same bill runs for the remainder
of the week with a Saturday matinee.
The sale for THE Dairy Farm" Ia
now going on at the Theater
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
THE UNANIMOUS DECISION.
Much Satisfaction Over Fact That su'
preme Court Was "Solidly One.

There Is much satisfaction over the
fact that all of the three judges of the
supreme court were zone" In the deci-
sion in the Mortensen case handed
down yesterday afternoon. The decision
was written by Judge McCarty and not
by Judge Marioneux, who wrote dis
senting opinion on another phase of the
case week or two ago. As already
stated. Chief Justice Baskin and jus
tice Bartch concurred
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
FATHER is NOW SICK.

Frank II. o'Rollly, the father OF the
Family so sadly stricken with diph.
iberia down In Waterloo, Is now sick
with the terrible soourge himself. He
Is Woodman. and the fraternity has
been doing everything possible for him
and his family.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
ROBERTS, COMPLETE WORKS.

"Outlines OF Ecclesiastical History"
u.75, $3.50 s275 THE Gospel" 75c.
sI.25, $3.50: New Witness for God"
81 80, $3.50, Succession In the Presl-
dency," SOC zoe, 75c; Rise and FAN OF
Nauvoo" s125. s225, Missouri Perse.
outions" Sl.25, s9.25. Deseret News
Book Store. Salt Lake CITY Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20

on cows milk that is not subject TO any
change OF composition, Borden's Eagle
Brand Condensed MIX Is always the
same in all climates and at all seasons
ASA general household milk 1t Is SUI
perior and Is always available.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20

The Hurlbut favorite Court OF Empire note size sta
urday night for two hours instead of $50 box-ISc