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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
ientific Pie Dish for Making Digestible Pies

One of the famous tests of Ameri-
IN housewifery is the character of
err pie crusts. If they are soggy and
ndigestib1e she commits an offense
gainst a great American institution
nd is found wanting; if they are
light and f1aky, melting in the mouth
md welcomed by grateful stomach,
hen her vocation is unquestiOned.
But the most experienced of house
lives know that pie crusts are I'M
certain quantities. In spite of all pre-
.autions they are occasionally muffin
,us and that pie is failure. To part
v obviate this uncertainty there is
amiliar expedient-the placing of
sup among the fruit or meat contents
f the pie to collect moisture that
light otherwise find its way to the
rust. preventing it's proper baking
md rendering it soggy and indigest-
bile.
The cup device was useful. but not
perfect There was difficulty about
he escape of steam. 1t has remained
for a physician-Dr. Adcock, evident
" stout champion of pie-to invent
4 pie cup that solves the whole prob
lem 1t has been tested by number
of pie makers, who declare that it in
sures a light, well-baked crust when
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

scepter, spring the coffee and tobacco
which yield the islands great rev.
enues. Porto Rico, green and fertile,
still rests in the Caribbean, but over
her seven golden rays from the ris-
ing sun flood land and sea with glori-
Gus waking light and a new motto.
"Prospera Lux Oritur," replaces the
johannes Est Nomen Eius' of four
centuries ago. Over the shield in last
ing recognition of the discovery by
Columbus is a caravel bearing the
Spanish colors and the cross. Under
this caravel a bar of blue and gold
separates the old from the new.
Mr.. Post says in defense of the in
PRODUCTION of his bill:
81 am surprised that my bill has
caused so much discussion, but 1 am
not sorry, as it shows healthy, patri-
otto sentiment and commendable local
pride. In introducing it 1 never for
an instant considered politics or re-
ligion. 1 believe the arms never
should have been changed. Our orig
inal American colonies did not change
their arms when they became indie
pendent states. In Porto Rico the ma
tives naturally cling to customs and
traditions centuries old, and all past
associations which are innocent
sheuld be remembered. I am opposed
to the changing of the names of an
cient streets and buildings. The new
names mean nothing to the natives,
who rarely accept them, and they de-
stroy part of the charm of our beauti-
full island. am confident that my bill
is backed by the approval of many Of
the best and most intelligent, as well
as the most loyal, people in Porto
Rico"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Evolution.


Now a wise man, clever thinker, tells US
we are doomed to perish.
And in some three million years we'll
disappear
That we have no chance to lnger, tina
extinction is our portion.
Not one hope of staving off the fate
that seems drear-
And, he says. when We have faded, van
ished off of all creation,
Intellectual birds will fill our vacant
place
Flying marvelS, winged and brainy, will
supplant the varied peoples
Who for many centuries past have
formed the human race!
Still this shouldn't much surprise us.
Many of us are in training.
Learning to become real lively birds.
If YOU think this statement curious; bark
to any pair of lovers.
Note with care and close attention all
their words:
s'Ducky darling Little Birdie,' Pre-
cious lovey dovey," too
They are calling bird names sweetly by
the score.
Doubtless some day they'll develop wings
and bills from much cooling
And they'll be the birds to take oul
place when were no morei
Cincinnati Comm rcial-Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Trackless Trolley.

The "trackless trolley" is the very
latest European invention. The New
York Globe describes this new space
annihilator as "a cross between an
electric railway and an automobile.
Like the former, it draws an impelling
force from an overhead wire; like the
latter, mechanically driven, it rolls
along over an ordinary highway It's
advantages are that it avoids the cost
of rails and a special roadbed, and for
this reason, it is claimed, it will be
able to penetrate to remote hamlets
whose traffic is not sufficient to at
tract either the steam or the electric
railway. Between Dresden and K1ot
sche a line of trolley omnibuses is
now in operation. The construction
cost, including poles, wires double be
cause there is no rail return) and nee
essary road improvement, was abou
| S13, 500. or only about one-sixth O
what an electric railway of the usua
| type would cost"
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@ re SAKE, orMIuNM Ed
BY u.s. a/L1zZEZD. 81


Harry Daggett sat gazing with un-
seeing eyes, at the closely figured
lages before him; his mind had trail
ed off into memories. He was think
ing of Mildred Arnold as he had first
seen her, her brown eyes, half-laugh-
ing, half-serious, peeping from meath
the great, f1imsy garden hat. She had
flashed him a smile that had set his
heart to wildly beating and blushing
for his self-conscious awkwardness.
he had stumbled past.
He saw her often after that, and
IL ey were introduced. One evening
she playfully tossed him a rose as he
rassed the gate. With one stride he
reached her, seized her hands and
pressing them to his heart. held them
there, while he poured out his hopes,
ambitions and his love. She did not
encourage him, neither did she dis
courage him, and he left her, alter
rately hoping and fearing.
1t was only short time after this
that Jack Stayton came home from
college; Jack was handsome, fascinat-
ing, worldly. Harry was none of these.
1t was at a ball that Mildred and
Stayton met; Harry was present at
tie meeting and went home with a
eavy heart. The wedding was an
bounced within a year.
Obviously the union was happy
one, and, generous to a fault, Harry
harbored no ill feeling; he sincerely
rejoiced in Mildred's happiness. But
the old love was smothered-not dead
and he would have given the best OF
his years of his life had Mildred never
set eyes on Stayton's handsome face
They were working side by side
low, he and Jack, rivals in work, as
they had been in love. What was de
ficient in Daggett's appearance was
more than, made up for in his ability
and he stood well up in the line oil
promotion.
Mrs. Stayton came often to the bank
and she and Jack lunched together Oh
walked home in the cool of the even
ing But the visits had become less
frequent of late, and Daggett, wher
ne CHANGED to meet her, noticed tha
the fair brow was drawn, and tina
the lips, and not the eyes smiled whe1
she spoke Had he taken serious no
tice of Stayton he would have notet
the change there also, and read tn,
whole story in the marks of dissipa
ton and reckless living.
With sigh he pulled himself to
gether and brought his mind back t
his work. His pencil ran rapid,
across and down each page as h
critically and surely scanned eac
item. Suddenly the pencil hesitate
and then lowered over the red figure
OF a balance. He had detected a
error almost by intuition and it too
hut a moment for the clear brain t
verify it.
Half fearing, he scrutinized entr
after entry, and found error afte
error. Overwhelmingly the trut
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him furiotsly. The Tripolitan made
a thrust with his boarding pike and,
in attempting to parry the blow, De
catur's cutlass was broken OF at the
hilt, leaving him for the moment I'M
armed. Another thrust of the pike
wounded him in the arm Decatur
seized the weapon, wrenched it away
and grappled with his antagonist At
ter a short struggle they fell to the
deck, with Decatur on top.
Meanwhile, the two crews were
fighting furiously about their leaders,
and a Tripolitan aimed a blow at De-
catur's head with his scimitar, when
a seaman named Daniel Frazier, hav-
ing both arms disabled by wounds,
interposed his head and received the
blow, which laid open the scalp The
Tripolitan captain, being more pow
erf.I than Decatur, soon turned him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
PLAN TO RAISE INLAND SEA.
Level Of Azov in Russia May Be EIe-
waited by Dam.


A French engineer has advanced the
suggestion of permitting the Atlantic
ocean, by means of canal, to flow into
the Sahara district and thereby
change that desert country into a
garden land. A great Russian en-
gineering project has not for it's OBJ
ject the creation of a new sea, like
that dreamed of by the French, but
to improve an old one Their sea of
Azov, lying back of the Crimea. is a
body of water 22O miles in length by
eighty in width, opening into the Black
sea.
The Azov sea would better serve
the purposes of trade were it not so
extremely shallow. No ocean-gOing
steamer can enter it. Even small
craft have difficulty in navigating 1T.
Consequently, the Russian government
proposes to bring trade to the shores
of the AZov by means of a dam built
across the strait by which it com
Ilunicates with the Black sea, and to
let the rivers emptying into the, shall
low body of water fill it to depth
that shall make it navigable for large
steamers.
1t is calculated that a heavy dam
about two miles long, with a great
lock capable of taking in ocean steam
ers, would accomplish the desired re-
suit. Where the shores of the sea
are high naturally there would be no
difficulty when the waters rose, but
where the shores are low artificial
shores would be necessary. This
would, indeed, be a gigantic under
taking, but it is said that the Rus
sian government has been earnestly
considering the scheme.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
CHOOSING a coat-of-Arms.

Senator Depew is telling with gusto
of a young woman in Kansas City
who recently filed an application for
admission into the sacred circles of
the Colonial Danes In the course of
her investigation into the lineage of
her family, which originally came
from the East, she encountered GER
tain obstacles, to which she referred
without in the least being conscious
of the humor of the situation
do you know?" she said to friend
after 1 had settled the matter OF
genealogy, I decided to have made a
drawing of my great-grandfather's
coat-of-arms, which I desired to have
stamped on my stationery. But I dis
covered that on the door of his CARR
age he had one, on his family silver
another, and on the seal-ring he al
ways wore still another. So, it's lit
tie puzzling to decide which coat-of
arms I want to use-".The Sunday
Magazine.
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reaching through the grating tapped
him lightly on the shoulder. He had
teen watching Harry with a terrible
fear Juggling at his heart; as he saw
him calmly disappear behind the
ground glass door, the wild desire to
flee seized him, and he had to fight
himself to remain in his place. AS
lis wife touched him. he uttered a
sharp cry and turned like a flash, his
lace twitching.
Jack, dear, you're ill., cried Mil
ed.
With weak attempt to laugh, Stay
ton tried to pass it over.
Its the heat he faltered.
1t was done and all over in a few
minutes. A quiet consultation, a
| short talk over the telephone and
two men entered the lobby and walk
ed straight to the presidents office.
| They came out almost Immediately
and between them walked Daggett.
! His step was firm and he walked
| neither to the right nor to the left; it
| was so quiet and still that the foot
steps of the men sounded to the echo
AS he saw Stayton standing with
Mildred. the color swept to his face
and for an instant only his step fall
tered. He was suffering almost SUI
| rreme martyrdom, and for a moment
the thought angered him.
She had turned away her head, and
was looking into her husbands face
The worried pucker between hel
brows had vanished. and from hel
eyes shone alb the trust and confidence
| il a good woman's heart. Harry saw
eLd understanding. smiled straight
into Stayton's working face.
The formality of trial must b.
gone through with; Daggett asked foi
. speedy one and it was granted him
An embezzler usually gives the law
run for its money, and self-confesses
criminals are rare, so the trial attract
ed attention Daggett attempted n,
cefense: on recommendation for leni
eEcy by the bank officials, he was sen
fenced to five years
Leaving the court room, he saw Mi
| 6red and her huband in the corridor
Fighting hard against it he felt tn
blood tingling in his face, and he pre-
| tended not to see them as he passed
Mildred OWNED his shame and with
little cry ran to him and caught on
If his loosely hanging hands in bot
j hers.
Harry, don't ruin your life to shiel
, aEotheri" she cried. with a sob /
: her voice Tell them that you did nc
) co it! Boy, 1 know you did not do it,
i For a moment he feared that sh
suspected the truth. but there wa
: | nothing but solicitude in her eyes. He
: confidence warmed his heart as notl
5 ing else had done and he smiled int
the pleading, upturned face.
e Il did," he said. his voice trembling
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and uncIasping her hands. he was
gone.
He had suffered a year OF the living
ceath, when they found Stayton in a
cheap hotel one morning, a revolver
ciutched in his hand; there was one
chamber empty; he had looked In
vain for drink strong enough to kill
tie pangs of conscience A closely
written sheet of paper f1utteredd from
the table to the floor, as they opened
the door.
Daggett had suffered, but-well, a
wcman's first love is not always her
best
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Surprise is expressed in circles
familiar with Porto Rican affairs at
the news that the legislature of the
island has rescinded the new coat-of-
arms and gone back to the arms
which the island had when it was
under Spanish oppression.
The bill, which originally was intro
duced by Secretary Post, says the
Washington Star, failed in the execu-
tive council, but was reconsidered
and passed.
The announcement, coming close
upon the arrival in Washington of the
new Porto Rican resident commission
er in congress, who has intimated
that he favors home rule for Porto
Rico, causes some apprehension that
the Americanization of the island is
suffering a check.
The new coat-of-arms was adopted
by Gov. Aliens administration six
years ago and was designed by one
of the best heraldic designers in New
York, under the supervision of Gail
lard Hunt of the state department
the historian of the great seal of the
United States. and incorporated GER
tain features of the old Porto Rican
arms with the arms of the United
States. The old coat-of-arms, fol
which it appears the Americanized
coat-of-arms has been discarded, has
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gone to his superiors and exposed all;
lie was young, he had made himself a
strong candidate for promotion; it
" ould be discovered sooner or later
at any rate, as the Justification was
q very clumsy attempt, to say the
least. Yet, dearer to him than his
ambition was his love for Mildred
give up her husband he could not
He passed a sleepless night and
morning found him at the bank before
the doors were open. His face was
pale and drawn, but his step was firm
and steady. During lull in the busy
day, he quietly slipped from his desk
and walked to the presidents Office.
Just as he stepped inside, Mildred
Stayton, coming from the street, cross
ed to her husbands window. and
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burst upon him; the books had been
tempered with and Enthusiastically the
figures were Stayton's. lie buried his
face in his hands.
Poor Mildred! Poor child" he cried
to himself.
When he looked Up his eyes met
those of Jack seated at a nearby desk,
tut the mask had been torn from the
handsome face and Daggett saw only
the weak chin, the blue encircled eyes
and the lines about the mouth; to him
it was the face of q CRIMINAL thief
He could see that the man was pale
and nervous and that only by the
greatest self repression he kept his
mind on his work.
On first impulse. Harry would have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

ever it is properly used.
DR.. Adcock's device is constructed
on thoroughly scientific lines. There
is a cup with a small opening at the
top, below which is a fiange on which
the center of the crust rests, the
small opening projecting through it
In the contracted circumference of
the cup just beneath the hange are
small holes. AS the fruit or meat
cooks the steam rises up under the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

land, wherever there was demand
Only two states in the Union have
no Carnegie libraries. They are Rhode
Island and Arkansas. Illinois has six
ty libraries; New York has 120, but
this is because of the many branches
built in New York city. Iowa has but
fifty-four, California forty-six, Texas
20, Indian Territory 2, Arizona 3, New
Mexico 2, Kansas 16, Nebraska 8,
Indiana 80. Massachusetts, 81, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

W. W. Rockhill, the newly appoint
ed American minister to China and a
well-known eastern traveller and
author, says that the present popula-
ton of China. instead of being, as it is
usually given, nearly $50. 100000. is
probably not much over $50 900 900.
The census of 1741, which Mr.. Rock
hill considers more trustworthy than
any other, shows $4,000, 900. Con
sidering the numerous devastating
famines and wars of the succeeding
$50 years, the natural annual increase
would be small. Far from being over
populated, many portions of China
could support a greatly increased
population.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Because a generous man built a
library which enabled him to read.
Andrew Carnegie promised himself
that, should he become rich, he would
devote his lifetime to building librar-
les so that all might have the benefit
of books.
ed over every part of the earth, in
every English speaking community, in
New Zealand and New York and Scot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Pennsylvania "a. These figures wer4
made public by Mr.. Carnegie.
The number of library buildings
built by Mr.. Carnegie in the United
States is 671, and these when finished
will serve more than Is per cent of the
population. They represent an expen-
diture of $29, 807,9
The amount given by Mr.. Carnegie
outside the United States is $10,603,-
$40.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
SAILORS IN BATTLE.
How Decatur and His Men Fought
the Corsairs-

the Corsairs.
Gardner w. Allen, in his recent
book. "Our Navy and the Barbary
Corsairs." retells the old story of how
Commodore Stephen Decatur. then a
lieutenant in the United States navy,
attacked a Tripolitan vessel. The IN
cident occurred in 1904, when Preble
was lying on Tripoli. Young Decatur
had been told that the captain of this
vessel had treacherously murdered
bis brother, John Decatur, after he
had surrendered to him. Mr.. Allen
writes: He ran alongside and at
once boarded with Macdonough and
the remnant of his crew. Decatur
singled out the captain. man Of
great size and strength, and attacked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

underneath and, holding him down
with his left hand, drew a knife and
was about to plunge it into his breast
Decatur seized the uplifted arm
with his left hand, while he managed
to get his right into his pocket, where
he had a pistol. Giving it the proper
direction, he fired through the pocket
The giant relaxed his hold and fell
dead Having lost seventeen killed
including their leader, the seven sur
viving Tripolitans, four of whom were
wounded, soon gave up the fight"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

crust, finds it's way to the interior of
the cup through these holes, and
thence out through the central open
ing
well baked, and, as the juice cannot
boil over, the pie is not only more
digestible than those made by the old
method, but presents a nicer and
more appetizing appearance.-Chi-
cago American.
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Saloons in Russia.

In 1899 the Russian government had
1924 open stores for retailing spir-
itous beverages During the same
year 9,203 places were discovered
where such liquors were secretly and
iilicitly sold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Porto Rico Has Discarded American
Shield for Its Former Coat of Arms
Action the Result of Spirited Con-
troversy-lntroducer of Legislation
Leading to Change Explains His
Action-Thinks Arms Never Should
Have Been Changed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-03
POLITICAL Pot

weedln saw several OF the city off
eials and obtained their advice,
which WAS TO the effect that he could
with proprtety allow his friends
to run him. n he would resign from
the patrol wagon seat when he was
nominated
However. according 20 the latest
story about Weedina candidacy
there il little danger Of his being
Obliged 20 hand HIS star to chief De-
laney. IL Is said that Weedin IL. or
viii be before the race Il over. al
lied with & n. Hsllman. another
Eleventh ward candidate for the
council the alleged plan being To
turn the weediu forces over TO Hlll-
man at the strategic moment This
report Is denied BY John w1imot. one
OF weediu'a chief supporters,
There's nothing Ia It. he said
Friday morning. "Weedtn Is la the
race on his own hook. lie Il not a
gutter. The young men Of the Elev-
enth ward are behind him. weedlu
IL we'll known. we'll liked and has
lived I'm the city a long time. Ills
family possesses large amount Of
property At Green Lake. and there
fore he IL interested IN the develop
ment Of that section
I wish 10 deny the report that |
arm weediuss manager. | aHa no
more 50 than the other young fell
lows who are working for him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-03
FINED FOR
CONTEMPT

nuTTE Mont. Nov a=iudEe
William II. Hunt OF the United
States court yesterday fined the
officers of several .AmnlsAmated
mining properties. charging them
with violating the injunction In the
United States court hy taking ore
out OF the Nlnper vein The Ntnnef
mlue Is the property OF A. Augustus
IleiHEe, aud the Nippef Gousolldat
Cd Mining company, The flnea were
az follows
PARROT Mining company. 1850.
Horace X. winehell. chief engineer
and KealoElat OF the Amaisumated
iufendeut of the mines OF the Anal
Eanated, 81. for technical contempt
Harry Galway. superintendent Of
the farrott milne. 81.
The court also assesses the cost Of
the hearing TO the Parrutt company
and orders Il To pay into court sum
equal to the value Of the ore ex-
trected pending the final adiudiea-
ton Of the property,
iteinxe's engineers hlieEe that
l.a0e tons Of copper and silver ore
were taken "AmaiKamated enHis
neern admit SEQ tons were removed.
The defense claimed mixinterpretas
tiou ~ the court order
The suit Of Hsiukc against the
Parrot company for 5000 600 worth
Of Gre previously extracted from the
Nipper IL nov pending ia the United
States court. The contempt hearing
grew out Of the injunction issued
against the Parrot mime IN that case.