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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Party for Labor Day.

Are you renewing your youth, my
dear?" said Nine Merri to hostess
noted for novel entertainments" who
was discovered in the toy department
buying all sorts of diminutive house
hold articles.
;. NO, 1 am only preparing for my
luncheon to be given on Labor day.
You know it is not far OH"
Then I understood the selection of
tiny brooms, dust pans, wash tubs,
coffee pots, etc. I was so interested
in the clever scheme that / begged it
for the department, so here it is in
detail for others to go and do like
wise.
The hostess being gifted in drawing
decorated each invitation with young
woman in some act of household la
Dor. Besides this there was nothing
else but the day and date, with the
quotation: Learn to labor and to
watt" also the request to wear a
wash gown. When the guests arrive
they are given aprons all finished ex-
cept the strings, which are to be of
ribbon. This sewing done, the first
labor is accomplished. Bows to match
the apron strings are to be worn in
the hair long hairpin being thrust
through each to keep it in place. The
table center piece is to be a dolls
wash tub filled with asters; the place
cards are dust pans lettered in gold
tied to the cutest of brooms. Before
the dessert each guest is to brush her
own crumbs with her broom and dust
pan. And the dessert-it is to be the
best of all. There will be eight guests,
and four wee ice cream freezers are to
be brought to the table. Four will
freeze and four concoct the cream, put
in the ice, salt, etc. If all goes well,
the cream will be ready to eat in less
than Is minutes and ten for the coffee.
1t is to be ground and made at the
table, poured into the little individual
pots, and each guest will serve her
self in a demi-tasse at her place
An interesting article prepared by
the hostess on the revival of House
hold Arts is to be a feature of the
after-luncheon entertainment. There
are to be some fine specimens of be
fore-the-war' needle work on display
which have been collected by the hos
tess on her many trips to the south
land. Each guest is also to be asked
to tell her favorite occupation and
the best way of doing it. Taken all
in all Nine. Merri wishes there would
be a whole lot of these Labor day par
ties. The idea seems to be practical
and unique.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Child Killed by Towel.

A sad accident occurred at Long
Island. Phillips county. resulting in
the death of the little three-year-old
son of Postmaster .Lounsbury. The
little fellow was playing in the back
yard where the family washing was
hanging on the line. His mother
called him to come in to supper and
when he did not come she went about
five minutes later to call him again.
She found him dead, his head through
a hole in towel which was hanging
on the line. The supposition is that
on being called he started to the
house and fell. his head passing
through the hole and his weight in
falling breaking his neck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
HOUSE and Garden.
Architectural PROBLEM AS
SOLVED IN GERMANY.
A House That Was Built on a Hillside
and Garden Laid Out to Match
II, with Similar Details
in Both.

New York City.-Whether the archi-
tect. or the landscape gardener should
supply the plans for the garden of the
new house is one of the questions
raised during the recent revival of in
terest in gardens. As a rule, the
formal rocco gardens are much less in
teresting to the average owner of a
country estate than the less formal
kind, since they are out of place ex-
cept in connection with elaborate
houses
Even the smallest garden of the reg
ular rocco style requires also a house
of some architectural pretensions be-
longing to the same period as the gar
den- Illustrations of the incongru-
ity arising from failure to OBJ
serve this rule are seen in many coun-
try houses to which the owners with
more recklessness than taste have add
ed formal rose gardens. When these
houses are plain white colonial struc-
lures the incongruity is particularly
disturbing.
When the garden is far away from
the house the case is different. 1t is
when the garden is regarded as part
of the house that uniformity between
them is most important, even essen
tial
The view printed here exhibits a
garden which was regarded as SO
much a part of the house with which
it was connected as to be of the nature
of parlors in the open air. It gives
a striking idea of the extent to which
architectural means may legitimately
be used in a small garden.
The house is situated in the Rhine
country in Germany 1t is built on
the side of a steep hill commanding
a beautiful view over the valley to the
mountains lying on the other side
The garden terrace is on a level with
the house.
1t is built up from the side of the
hill and the stone garden wall is more
of a necessity than garden walls usu
ally are. The wooden wall and gate
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
OPEN DeALhse in PAINT.

Buying paint used to be like the
proverbial buying OF pig in .
poke" Mixtures in which chalk.
ground rock. ETC., predominated were
marked and sold as pure White
Lead" the deception not being ap-
parent until the paint and the paint
ing were paid for. This deception is
still practiced, but we have learned to
expose it easily.
National Lead Company, the larg-
est makers OF genuine Pure White
Lead, realizing the injustice that was
being done to both property owners
and honest paint manufacturers, set
about to make paint buying safe.
They first adopted a trade mark, the
put this trademark. as a guaranty of
purity. on every package of their
White Lead. They then set about
familiarizing tho public with tho
blow-pipe test by which the purity
and genuineness of White Lead may
be determined, and furnished blow
pipe free to every one who would
write them for it. This action was in
itself guaranty Of the purity of Ma
tfonal Lead Company's White Lead
AS the result of this open dealing
the paint buyer to-day has only him.
self to blame If he is defrauded. For
test outfit and valuable booklet on
painting, address National Lead Com
pany, Woodbridge Bldg, New York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Keep Open All Year.

Plans are being laid. through the
medium of summer extension work, tn
keep the state university open all the
year round. Alumni of the school are
working for this. The scope of the
idea is broad enough to make it pos
sible for students, aiming at a regu-
lar degree, to attend the school dur
ing any month of the year. Particu-
1arly will this appeal to teachers who
are anxious to become graduates OF
the university and who cannot attend
during the winter terms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Latest Kansas Events.
The cost of Convict travel.

1t cost the state s4.359.1s to convey
prisoners from the various counties to
the Kansas penitentiary, according to
the reports filed by the sheriffs with
the auditor of state in the past year
A lot of sheriffs will not receive their
fees unless the legislature makes an
appropriation for them, - chey did
not send in the vouchers in time to
get their money The state appropri
ates Sc, 500 year for conveying pris-
oners. Cherokee county had the
largest number of prisoners, but it
did not have such heavy expenses in
proportion as Labette.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Fiqht on sieaehed Flour.

The next important move of the
Kansas pure food department will be
to stop the sale of bleached flour
in Kansas. This will cause big howl
from many smillers, but the plans, for
the move are being made and will
be carried out shortly. DIR. s. J. Crum-
bine, secretary of the state board of
health, returned from the meeting of
the state and national pure food Of
ficials at Mackinac island. Mich,
where a resolution was adopted de-
claring that artificially bleached flour
is harmful This action was caused
when Prof. J.. II. Shepherd of South
Dakota read a paper showing the eff
feet of nitrous peroxide on the di
gestive organs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Leg Caught in Thresher Belt.

While Ira Lemon. of Centerville,
was working on the threshing engine,
near town, he got his leg caught in
the main drive belt from the engine,
and the leg was wrapped around UNI
der the belt, breaking the bone about
every two inches. Later the limb
was amputated, but to no avail and
he died. DIR. Turner, of Centerville,
performed the amputation, and in do
ing so cut his hand. and blood poison
ing has set in from the liberation.
He is now in one of the hospitals in
Kansas City, and it is feared the hand
cannot be saved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Killed in an Asylum.

]. l.. Bartlett, a helpless paralytic,
was killed at the state hospital for
the insane by ]. Waltze, an inmate of
an adjoining ward, without cause.
Bartlett lay in bed with a mosquito
netting over him. While the attend
ant stepped from the room for a mo-
ment Waltze secured the netting and,
wrapping it around Bartlett's neck.
choked him to death. Waltze made no
denial of the crime. nor did he at
tempt to fee, appearing utterly in
different.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
LYDIA E. PINKHAM

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for wOman'S ills that the
world has ever known
In the good old fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years In
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia e. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and efica-
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of SIS NC. St,
louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women I am willing
to make my troubles public
"For twelve years 1 had been suffer
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what suffered, and at times /
could hardly walk. About two years
ago wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
1 followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkhams advice re-
stored health and strength 1t Is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women
What Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muf.
twill do for other suffering women
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Fourteen Books Worth $4,000.

Adjt. Gen. J. w. F. Hughes of the
Kansas national guard has completed
a new set of Kansas Civil war muster
rolls. The work cost $4,000, and the
records were all placed between the
covers of IA ordinary sized roster
books. These rolls probably represent
the most expensive books" owned by
the state of Kansas The old rolls
were literally worn to tatters, some of
them so old and rotten that they were
in dozens of fragments.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
kanqaroo Rat in Car of Bananas.

An animal of the tropics known as
the kangaroo rat, was found in Fort
Scott in a car of fruit that was being
unloaded by a commission merchant.
1t resembles a kangaroo in that its
fore feet are shorter than its hind
ones, and that it has a pouch in which
it carries it's young. 1t was killed by
the club of one of the workmen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Protection for the sonebird.

At Wichita the other day the Kan
sas Audubon society was formed
Temporary officers were elected and a
committee appointed to frame bylaws.
A state meeting will soon be held of
those who are interested, and perma-
nent organization effected. Seventeen
birds are protected by law in this
state; ten are game birds and seven
are songbirds. The protection of the
game birds will be left to the hunters,
while the Audubon society will try to
increase state guardianship for more
of the singers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

at the end of the garden are also archi-
tectural necessities, since the ter
race ends here.
The proximity of the garden to the
house has made it necessary for the
architect to treat it as a continuation
of the dwelling. So the lattices for the
vines against the wall, the arbor, the
benches, all these carry out the color
scheme of the house. On the top
of the upper terrace is the kitchen
garden.
Here the architectural treatment is
of a wholly different kind from that
demanded in the rocco garden. There
are no straight paths, no evergreens
cut into the form of chickens or less
easily identified animals. The only
solution of the problem of a garden
perched on the side of a steep hill was
through it's architectural design
Such a garden bears almost as close
a relation to architecture as the house
itself 1t is the skill of the gardener
combined with that of the architect
that brought about SO interesting
detail as the foundation and pool
standing under the silver poplar tree.
1t is improbable that design with
it's details so closely related as are
the details OF this house and garden
should be the work of more than one
hand The situation is different in the
case of the average country house, and
the New York architect who puts up
a country house does no more than
settle on the general plan of the
garden-what position it is to hold
in relation to the house, what it's size
should be and something about its
general character. Even his decision
on these points is likely to be in the
nature of a suggestion, for the land
scape gardener is the final authority.
Some New York architects have
certain gardeners who do all their
work and cooperate with them on
plans. Yet in this case the architect
assumes no responsibility for the
work, allowing the practical gardener
to have all the credit as well as the
blame in case the owner is not pleased
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Weiohed Is2a Pounds.

Mrs. J. H. Larabee, who weighed
62S pounds, died at her home in Sa-
betha the other day. The coffin was
40 inches wide, 80 inches deep and six
feet long. Containing the body it
weighed 900 pounds. Ten pallbearers
were needed. A strong wagon was
used instead of the hearse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05


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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
One Vote to Get on Ballot.

The clerk of Atchison county recent
ly wrote a letter to Attorney General
Jackson asking if the law required
the names of persons who received
only one vote in the recent primary
election to be printed on the official
ballot. The attorney general said that
the law makes no provisions that
would keep the names of such candi-
dates off the official ballot.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Kansas Banker Dead.

James NJ. Harper, president of the
Bank of Conway Springs, died at his
home there recently. He was ill only
about "A hours. He was acting mayor
of Conway Springs, a member of the
city school board for Is years and
one of the most wealthy business men
of Sumner county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Would Clean a Kansas Stream.

The farmers who hve along the
Smoky Hill river have formed an as
ISOLATION for the purpose of getting
the legislature to remove distractions
dams and trees from the river to pre-.
vent overfows. A meeting at Abilene
was well attended and petitions are
being circulated asking for action at
the next session.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
In Voque.

Corals are exceedingly smart wit /
white dresses.
Young girls employ Grecian styles
in hair arrangements.
Fall costumes will almost undoubt-
eddy be of supple fabrics.
The value of green has never been
more impressive than it is just now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
For the BIRTHDAYS.

Tell us about birthday celebrations,
how to make the day different what
the birth stones are" etc.
Nine. Merri has received so many
letters containing the above request
that to-day the stones for each month
are given with the verse. There are
also flowers and sentiments for. each
month, but it would take too much
space to put them in this week, so
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
varnish Barrel ExpIodes.

Aloysius Thiel, nine years old, of
Leavenworth was almost instantly
killed by the explosion of an old var
nish barrel to which he applied a
match His head was crushed and
his body badly burned in the fire
which followed the explosion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Negro College at coffeyvilIe.

Coffeyvflle is to have a negro col
lege, which will be patterned after
Booker t. Washington's school at Tus-
kegee, Ala. A site has been purchased
and nearly $4,000 has already been
subscribed toward a school building.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Killed by AcetyIene Explosion.

Charles Williams, of Wichita, was
killed by the explosion of an acety
lene gas machine which he was re-
charging. He lighted a match while
working with the plant. The explo-
sion was terrific, partially wrecking
the house and startling the entire
neighborhood. Williams skull was
broken wide open.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Wireless Stations for Pacific Coast

Wireless Stations for Pacific Coast
Plans have been completed by the
United Wireless Telegraph Company
to erect II new wireless stations on
the Pacific coast. The largest, a five
kilowatt station, viii be erected at
Ke-chkan, Alaska Seven will be
erected on the transpacific steamships
and three will be land stations All
except the five-kilowatt station will be
one-kilowatt or two-kilowatt installa-
tons At present transcontinental
communication is only possible when
tho conditions are most favorable
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Will Represent Kansas.

Charles Payne of Wichita and Del
Travis, state fish and game warden.
have been appointed the delegates
from Kansas to the annual meeting of
the League of American Sportsmen.
The sessions will be held at Lawton,
Ok, October II and Is.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
win Lecture on Clean MIX.

George NJ. Whitaker of the dairy
division of the United States depart
ment of agriculture will spend a
month in Kansas with State Dairy
Commissioner Wilson, giving stere-
opticon lectures on clean milk. He
will teach inspectors in the different
cities how to do their work scienti-
fically.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Parsons Doctor Dead

Dr. c. B. Kennedy, one of the old
est and most widely known residents
of Parsons, died at Erie, Kan, where
he went to attend the funeral of Judge
J. L. Denison- He had been a resident
of Parsons 80 years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Each Vote Cost SIP. so.

Empire township in Harper county
cast II votes at the primary. Seven
votes were thrown out as void and
imperfect. The total cost of the pri-
mary in that township is about $50,
which made the four good votes cost
the township $3.50 each.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
sristow Given a Reception.

a non-partisan reception was held
at Clafiin hall in Oakdale Friday night
for J. l.. Bristow, Republican candi-
date for United States senator, and
r. A Lovitt, Democratic candidate fof
congress from the Fifth district About
5000 people attended.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Teachers win Meet at lola.

At the meeting of the executive
committee of the Southwestern Kan
sas Teachers association. the program
for the next annual meeting. which
will be held in lola Friday following
next Thanksgiving. was arranged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Dead Erom Horses Kick.

Harold Morris, the 1S-year-old son
of Frank Morris and wife, who live on
a farm near Homestead. Chase county,
Is dead, the result of injuries re-
ceived by a horse kicking him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
The unuoaded Gun AGAIN.

Walter Loomis, nine years old. was
Instantly killed at Salina in taking a
shotgun from a shelf. The full charge
entered his mouth. The boys father
did not know the gun was loaded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Cfops Dead After Bali Game.

Samuel Merifield. resident of Agra
and an old settler of Phillips county,
dropped dead the other day. He had
just returned from a baseball game
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

Integrity of character is more to be
esteemed than mere capacity OIL
genius.-AdamS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

Mrs. winsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums, reduces fp
smmation sllsys pain cures wind collie 25c bottle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there win
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
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOwg
If SO, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. OF. package s cents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
His Faulty Memory.

Have you got any-any typewriter
exterminators? ?" asked the small boy
What" exclaimed the salesgirl,
aghast.
Typewriter exterminators- 1 think
that's what they told me to get. Any
how, it was something that
do you mean typewriter erasers ?"
well, maybe that was it, but what's
the difference? Amt they the same?
want a dimes worth of EN-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Cures tired aching sweating feet &C. Trial packag
free. A. s. Olmsted, Le Roy, n. 7.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
Where They Go to School.

There are sos. 900 boys and girls of
school age in Kansas. Seventy per
cent of them are in the rural schools.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

It doesn't pay to borrow trouble ever
ON a friends account.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05

When women argue they like Il
argue that they don't
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-09-05
A Double Miss.

Citimau-Now that you're living in
the country don't you miss the early
morning noise and hustle of the city?
Suburbs do if 1 miss the 6.54
train.-New York Press.