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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
REvIsITs SCENE OF CRIME.
Thrilling Ghost Story Told by Eng
Iish Magazine.

This ghost story is contributed by
correspondent of an English maya
zine: 'Wycollar hall, near Colne,
was long the scat of the Cunliffes, of
Ellington. They were noted persons
in their time, but evil days came, and
their ancestral estates passed out of
their hands. In the days of the COM
monwealth their loyalty cost them
dear; and ultimately they retired to
Wycollar with a remnant only of their
once extensive property. About 1919
the last of the family passed away,
and the hall is now a mass of ruins.
Little but the antique fireplace re-
mains entire, and even the room al
luded to in the following legend can
not be identified. Tradition says that
once every year a Specter horseman
visits Wycollar hall. He is attired in
the costume of the early Stuart period,
and the trappings of his horse are Of
most uncouth description.
"On the evening of his visit the
weather is always wild and tempestu-
Gus. There is no moon to light the
lonely roads, and the residents of the
district do not venture out of their
cottages. When the wind bowls loud
est the horseman can be heard dash
ing up the road at full speed, and,
after crossing the narrow bridge, he
suddenly stops at the door of the hall
The rider then dismounts and makes
his way up the broad oaken stairs into
one of the rooms of the house Dread
full screams, as from a woman, are
then heard, which soon subside into
groans. The horseman then makes
his appearance at the door, at once
mounts his steed, and gallops OFF by
the road he came.
His body can be seen through by
those who may chance to be present;
his horse appears to be wild with rage,
and it's nostrils stream with fire. The
tradition is that one of the Cunliffes
murdered his wife in that room, and
that the specter horseman is the ghost
of the murderer, who is doomed to pay
an annual visit to the home of his vic
tim. She is said to have predicted the
extinction of the family which, accord
ing to the story, has been literally full
filed"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
MutiIate Art Treasures.

Authorities who have in charge
some of England's ancient treasures
try to discourage the habit of carving
initials on these relics. A fine of SIS
was recently imposed OF man who
had Clipped his name in letters six
inches high on one of the stones in the
"Druids' Circle" near Keswick- Close
to the giant stone globe at Swanage
a special slab is provided for the
harmless reception of the names of all
who are addicted to this self-advertise-
ment. On popular Alpine SUBMITS
names are left on cards in emptied
wine bottles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
VIII Not Supply Pigs.

Bacon curers are usually among the
most prosperous firms in Belfast, but
they have had to warn the farmers
throughout the north not to kill any
more pigs until the strikes are settled,
for it is impossible to handle the car
cases. Business has thus been divert
ed to other Irish bacon-curing centers,
although the majority of farmers have
simply respited their pigs and are
making no attempt to supply the mar
ket Danish bacon factories will thus
profit.-London Standard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
Terms That Seem Strange.

There are many puzzling differences
between Scottish and English law
terms. For instance, bankruptcy is
in Scotland IAN act of sequestration."
a solicitor is either writer" or
claw agent" the argument in case
is the debate" and assizes is the
jury, wrongdoer is delinquent" an
idiot-in Scottish LAWS "a fatuous
person." and a burglary is with true
Scottish caution), ''housebreaking
with an aggravation." Finally, an au-
thor is, in Scotland, not a person who
writes, but the vender or seller of real
property, from whom the title to it
is derived.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
The poosmith.

''The dogsmith will soon be busy in
Alaska said a miner of the Yukon.
He'll have his work cut out for him,
too. The winter promises to be
very severe
The dogsmith," the miner went on,
shoes, of course, dogs, or he wouldn't
have such a name The sledge dogs
of Alaska have day by day run over
miles of rough ice that is as hard on
the feet as broken glass, and hence
were they not shod they would soon
grow SO incurably lame that they'd
have to be killed
Yes. there is a need for the dog
smith up there He shoes the dogs
very neatly in a shoe made of wadding
and leather"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16

Great gunsl" he exclaimed, eagerly,
but know you You're old man Gill
lis gal from Bethune, amt ye?"
YES" she acknowledged simply,
but he's dead"
Never mind, little GIRL the lieu
tenant said, with boyish sympathy. Il
knew ellis, and, now the sergeant has
spoken, / remember you quite well.
Thought all the time your face was IA
miliar, but couldn't quite decide where
1 had seen you before. So poor old
ellis has gone, and you are left all
alone in the world! Well, he was an
old soldier, could not have hoped to
live much longer anyway, and would
rather go fighting at the end. Well
take you back with us to Bethune, and
the ladies of the garrison will look
after you
The recumbent. figure lying a few
yards away half lifted itself upon one
elbow, and Hampton's face, white and
haggard, stared uncertainty across the
open space. For an instant his gaze
dwelt upon the crossed sabers shield
ing the gilded or on the front of the
lieutenant's scouting hat, then settled
upon the face of the girl. With one
hand pressed against the grass he
pushed himself slowly up until he sat
fronting them, his teeth cIinched tight,
his gray eyes cleaning feverishly in
their sunken sockets.
I'll be damned if you Will" he said,
hoarsely. She's my girl now
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
sfantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians in a narrow gorge Among them
IS a stranger who introduces himself by
the name of Hampton, also ellis, the
post trader, and his daughter. Gillis and
2 majority of the soldiers are killed dur
during three days siege. Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains A
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brant in command, find them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
Long Record of Usefulness.

After SO years of faithful and EN-
cient service as president of the Young
Mems Christian union. of Boston, VIII
liam H. Baldwin has resigned the Of
fice ON account of advanced age.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-16
CHAPTER v.

A New Proposition.
To one in the least inclined toward
fastidiousness, the Miners Home at
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
NEW CASTLE COUNTY REPRESENTED

In Philadelphia, City of Brotterly
Love, Commencement We'd with the
June bride in popular favor, as indeed
happened all over our land during these
past weeks. But our readers will doubt
less feel share in the Philadelphia
brand of enthusiasm when we mention
that among the graduates of the Philadel-
phia School for Nurses, Of 22l9 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa, was one of the
fair residents of New Castle County, Miss
Honora G. Lehane, OF GreenvilIe.
An account received describes the
Commencement Exercises of this large
school with interesting detail, the names
of men taking part in the program in
cluding many prominent in the city and
country. The chief address was made by
DR.. B. D. Evans, the noted expert who
became prominent during the Thaw trial
as an opponent worthy Of District Attor-
ney Jerone's steel.
The graduates represent a movement
originated by this institution, now said
to be the largest school for nurses in the
world. 1t is no less than carefully
planned effort to cooperate with the
scientific and medical professions to con-
quer the preyentable diseases which now
exact an enormous number of precious
lives every year.
Every town and every family in the
country is interested in this work. Be-
tween this June and June of 1908, some
hundred Of thousands Of our people will
be offered up to the Moloch of prevent
able diseases. Were the people awakened
to tremendous effort to down the insid-
ious foe, nearly all of these lives could be
saved this year, and next year or the
year after such loss OF life would be as
rare as deaths from yellow fever now are
in this country.
This is tremendously important work
to which these new recruits are pledged.
and the least we can do is to wish them
God-speed in their task. The, School,
having large financial endowment for
this work, will offer large number Of
free scholarships during the coming year,
and thus prepare many more earnest
workers for this field. Nearly hundred
graduates were sent out this year.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
sAN1rARIuM OPENING DELAYED

The opening of the new tuberculosis
sanitarium which the Delaware Anti
tuberculosis society has erected in
Brandywine hundred was delayed q few
days because of the inability OF the COM
mittee in charge Of the institution to se-
cure matron and cook. These two at
tendants will be selected within the next
few days. however, and then the hospital
will be ready to receive the patients.
The drinking supply is to be secured
from a well, but the workmen digging
this have been delayed in their work
also They encountered a quantity OF
rock which made it difficult to proceed.
This is being blasted out as rapidly as
possible, however, and the pure, clear
water secured in the tests will then be
opened up. The water is said to be the
purest in this section OF country, and the
members of the society are much elated
because of the fact that they will have it
for the hospital. The furniture for the
shacks is being installed and everything
is being done to make the inmates as COM
Portable as possible.
Much of the furniture has been donated
and the committee in charge of the insti-
tuition has announced that any article any
one wishes to give will be gratefully re-
ceiyed. The hospital will accommodate
nine patients and already four have ap.
piled for admission, and win take up their
quarters as soon as the shacks are ready
for occupancy. The buildings are SO con.
structed that the inmates viii live practi-
cally all the time in the open air. This is
to be part of their treatment.
The society still endeayors to impress
the public with the need of funds with
which to carry on this commendable
work They have verylittle on hand and
it will be necessary to secure much
larger sum if the sanitarium is to become
permanent institution. They therefore
hope the public spirited citizens will be
liberal in their contributions to this most
worthy cause.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
CONDUCTOR NOT TO BLAME

Ii the reports concerning the manner
in which Julius Henry met his death in
the Nanticoke river week ago are true,
it assuredly reflects seriously on Conduc-
tor Layfeld who had charge of the train
on which the deceased was passenger
and by whose orders be was elected.
Henry, it is stated, claimed he had pur-
chased ticket at Seaford for Laurel, and
that it was somewhere about his clothing,
and that he also had a ticket for his
brother who was accompanying him.
The conductor ineensed at the delay in
producing the ticket, elected both OF the
Henrys. who then proceeded to walk back
to Seaford, At the bridge crossing the
Nanticoke, Julius lost his footing in the
darkness, and falling into the river was
drowned. When his body was recovered
the two tickets for which he had vainly
searched we're found in one of his pockets
and in their mute manner testified that he
was entitled to remain on the train and be
carried safely to his destinatIon.-Stat
Register.
From what we have read OF the circum-
stances we must confess our inability to
see just where Conductor Layfeld acted
in the wrong in this matter. We under
stand that the parties were intoxicated
and could not pull themselves together
long enough to produce their tickets.
The rule of the railroad require conduc.
tor to put off any person without ticket
and Mr.. Layfeld acted entirely within his
rights. He had no way of knowing they
had tickets, and in our experience with
such cases nothing is more disgusting or
disagreeable than to find whether a
drunken man has ticket. The case car
ries moral that should not fail to i'm
press any man who has the habit of be-
coming intoxicated when be goes away
from home.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
MUST SAVE Tw1NE

In furtherance of the efforts of the
Postofice Department, Washington, to
meet the emergency caused by the ad-
vance in price Of jute twine and the con-
sequent insnficiency of the appropriation
provided for its purchase. the postmaster
general has issued an order directing all
employees in the postal service to exercise
the greatest economy in the use
of twine. All clerks in postofices
and in the railway mail service, in
tying up packages of letters, are
instructed to use only sufficient twine to
make the package secure, and the re-
moval of twine from the packages at
points OF destination must be done in
such manner as to render possible its
further use. Heretofore twine has nearly
always been thrown from packages and
there has not always been proper discrim-
ination in the quantity used. Those
methods, together with the natural in
crease in postal business, resulted in g.
OO0, 600 pounds, or about 100000. 600 yards
Of twine being used in the postal service
during the present fiscal year.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
is NEITHER MAN OR BEAST

He who can choke the sweet flowers oi
social love and taint them with disease or
in the paradise OF earthly bliss. where the
plants of virtue flourish, spread the blight
and mildew of desolation, hatred and dis
trust, who can crush bis neighbours fame
to dust and build on its ruins, who can
write infamy on the brow of others to
prove his own purity. is neither man or
beast, but heartless fiend. Those. who
have seen their dearest interest tampered
with, who know what it is to have the
priceless gem Of good name sullied by
the poisonous breath Of cold, Implying
SANDER, these best can say he has no
heart. If the lightning's fash ever darts
from heaven to strike the guilty down,
saysan exchange, it will blast the hope of
4murderers such as these.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
MAKE CIDER FROM MELONS

Delaware farmers should wake up with
a start when they hear that cider is about
to be made from watermelons and that
butter ssimilar TO peanut butter will be
manufactured from Rocky Ford canta-
Ioupes.
6. W. swink, 81 Colorado il the person
who is going to give to the country nsw
kind o oScider, which be says viii be bet
ter and cheaper than apple cider and who
will produce cantaIoupe butter which
viii give peanut butter a hard race for
first place.
Mr.. Swink is negotiating for machinery
with which to make the cider and butter
and viii have the plant IN operation next
autumn Expert chemists made tests for
Mr.. Snink last fall and Jay that an excel.
lent grade Of cider can be made from
walerm4Ions and oantaIoupe butter will
be as good Or better than peanut butter.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
A LATE SPRING MEANS GOOD CROPS

The late spring has affected growing
crops in many portions OF the country.
It has afforded the prophets of evil some
basis for depressing predictions Of dear
food. Yet there is still opportunity for
good harvests and bountiful supply of
provisions. The prospect as to wheat,
the staple production, is not SO bad as has
been painted, if favorable reports are not
wide Of the mark. An experienced OBJ
server, who has just completed months
inspection of the situation in most of the
western states, reports that crop condi.
tions are generally good; that damage to
the wheat crop has been greatly exag-
gerated.
He was informed by farmers that the
conditions for corn are good land adds the
assuring statement that he has invariably
found that late spring means good crops,
for the reason that frost is over when
plants come up. The farmers and busi-
ness men in the great west take an opti-
mistic view of things, and nothing was
heard of a pessimistic nature until the
eastern side of the country was reached.
This may be roseate statement, but it is
worth quoting as contribution to the
brighter side. The present high level of
food prices which prevail in most coun-
tries gives an unusual Importance to the
prospect of the food supply Other re-
ports indicate that sufficient wheat will be
harvested this year with the surplus on
hand to enable the country to export a
liberal amount after providing for domes-
tic requirements. 1t is predicted that the
wheat exports will equal those OF the ex-
port year now closing.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
ADDIcKs IS now OUT

John Edward Addicks has stepped
down from the dictatorship of the Bay
State Gas Company after many years as
one of its leading spirits. At meeting
held in Wilmington Monday bis place
upon the board of directors was filed by
s. John Abbott. of Milford Tie COM
pany has a capital Of over S., 600, 900. and
when the report became current that a
meeting had been held it was rumored
that big shake-up in the board had
taken place but upon investigation it was
said that the withdrawal OF Mr.. Addicks
in favor Of Mr.. Abbott was the only
change.
When seen in regard to the meeting,
Herbert H. Ward refused to discuss IT
further than to state that Mr.. Addicks
had been succeeded by the new director.
With the Withdrawal Of Mr.. Addicks
from the corporation be is aevering the
last Of the ties that bind him to Della
ware,
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS

The following judicial assignments have
been made, and include the five terms ir
this county under the new law:
September term, 1907, New Castle
County, third Monday, September 10Th,
Lore, Pennewill, Boyee.
October term, 1907, Sussex County,
first Monday. October 7th, Lore, Grubb,
Pennewill.
October term, 1907, Kent County, third
Monday, October 2lst, Lore. Grubb, PEN
neWilI.
November term, 1907, New Castle
County, first Monday, November 4th,
Lore, Spruance, Boyce.
January term, 1908, New Castle County,
first Monday, January 9th, Lore, Grubb,
Pennewill.
February term, 1908, Sussex County,
first Monday, February Sd, Lore, Penne-
will, Boyce.
February term, 1908, Kent County,
third Monday, February 18th, Lore, PEN
newill, Boyce.
March term, 1908, New Castle County,
first Monday, March oath, for the month
of March, Lore, Spruance, Boyce; for
the month of April, Lore, Grubb, Penne-
will.
April term, 1908, Sussex county, first
Monday, April 9Th, Lore, Spruance, Boyce.
April term, 1908. Kent County, third
Monday, April 10th, Lore, spruance,
Boyce
June term, 1908, New Castle County,
first Monday, June 1st, Lore, Grubb,
Pennewilf.
June term, 1908. Sussex County, last
Monday, June 10Th, PennewiIl, Boyce.
July term, 1908, Kent County, first
Monday, July 9th, PennewilI and Boyce.
The alternates in all the courts will be
as heretofore.
Under the old law, there were four
terms in New Castle County, September,
November, February and May; under
this arrangement the terms are Septem-
Der, November, January, March and
June.
In Kent and Sussex Counties the courts
formerly met in October and April : now
Kent County courts will sit in October,
February, April and July, and in Sussex
County in October, February, April and
June.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
DESTRUCTIVE PESTS

The great destruction wrought by rod
ents pointed out in a statement which
has been issued by the department of
Agriculture on Methods OF Destroying
Rats" it declares that an "infallible
method of exterminating these rodents
would be worth more to the people of
the United States in a single decade
than the Department of Agriculture has
cost since its establishment. It says
the brown rat is the worst MAMMALIAN pest
in existence and adds: "If for each COW
horse, sheep and hog on the farms Of
the United States the farmer support one
rat on grain, the toll levied on the cerials
by the rodents would reach the enormous
total of 500, 060, 600 year.
Their proltfcness is the chief obstacle
to their determination. If three litters
Of ten each are produced every year.. a
single pair, breeding without ckeck. and
without loss by death, in three years
would be represented by ten generation,
and would number 20, 155, 1872. The
eleventh generation due at the fourth
year would number over hundred mil
lions
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
OUTLOOK FOR PEACHES

There seems to be growing feeling
that the peach crop in this State the pres
ent season may prove better than has
been estimated. Not so very many
peaches in one orchard, but quite little
pile ineali the orchards. But the sprinkle
is so irregular and over SO wide an area,
that Mr.. Isaac N. Mills who was knocked
out Of the box as peach crop expert last
summer by the rot, may not care to pull
himself together and try to round up the
scattering fruit now on the trees. We
would probably conjecture that our city
friends who sit down to a fine basket of
Georgia Bellies in August will be out
something better than dollar bill, but
there may be badly specked peaches for
the even dollar. And the peaches will
probably be SO large this year, that after
the specks are cut out, there win still be
left more than the ordinary seasons peach,
and the buyer will chuckle over his barr
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
RED MEMS HoME,AssuRED

In short time Delaware will have an
other permanent institution for the pro-
lection and care Of her aged and infrm
residents.
For several years the Improved Order
Red Men, whose membership is now said
to exceed that Of any other secret organ-
ization in the State, have diligently and
zealouslY applied themselves to the ac-
cumulation OF a fund for providing a
home fer their aged and INDECENT
members and their wives. The
fund for that purpose has nearly reach-
ed 81 4,0OO and an effort Is being
made to raise 81, 900 additional this year.
The scheme was first launched several
years ago by James II. Hargis, Of VIII
mington, and James H. McGlothen and
the late John L. Thompson, each contri-
bnting nickel as nucleus to the fund.
Agitation and missionary work have
yearly increased the interest and
donating sentiment, and now large per
cent Of the orders membership donates
one cent week for thiss noble purpose.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
THIEVES TAKE FARM UTENSILS

Many complaints are made OF the theft
of farming implements throughout the
county.
The trustees OF the Delaware State
Hospital for Insane at Farnhurst are
mourning the loss of two eultivators
which were stolen sometime during
Thursday night Whoever took the ma
chimes probably thought the state could
stand the loss. They were taken out of
the field near the institution.
From Newark also come complaints of
thefts. From the farm of s. j. Wright
harrow was stolen. 1t was the property
of Strahorn Brothers.
A plow and a cultivator also were
stolen from the farm of Thomas Green,
near Newark.
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-29
CHANGE AT DELAWARE coILseE

Trustees of Delaware College Tuesday
dropped DR.. Arthur 7. Neale, agronomist
and director of animal industry at the
Agricultural Experiment Station, by fail.
ing to re-elect him. DR.. Neale has been
at odds with the trustees since be was re-
moved from the directorate Of the station
a year ago and placed in the new position.
DR.. Neaie and Professors Chester and
Close have retired from the staff, and the
new officials chosen are Dr. Charles F.
Dawson, veterinarian; DR.. Melville 7.
Cook. botanist and plant pathologist
Professor A. E. Graham, assistant 10 the
director and station agronomist DR..
Charles A. McCue, horticultural.
The trustees discussed plans for bor-
rowing $40, 600 to equip the experimental
farm recently bought.