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Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

Any Child Can Do 1.-THE Result u
Almost Like Maqie-Useful, Too.

Anything in the nature OF chem
fcaI experiment is always interesting
and usually educative- Here is SIM
pie experiment which any child can
perform and which is instructive in
very practical way: Get a bit of White
Lead about the size of pea, piece
of charcoal, a common candle in
candlestick, and a blow-pipe- Scoop
out little hollow in the charcoal to
hold the White Lead, then light the
candle take the charcoal and lead in
one hand and the blow-pipe in the
other, with the large end of the blow
pipe between the lips; blow the fame
of the candle steadily against the bit
of White Lead on the charcoal and il
the White Lead is pure it will pres
emily resolve itself into little shining
globules of metallic lead, under the
intense heat of the blow-pipe, leaving
no residue.
If, however, the White Lead is adul-
terated in the slightest degree, it will
not wholly change into lead. So. it
will be seen, that this experiment is
not only an entertaining chemical
demonstration, but also of practical
use in the home White Lead is the
most important ingredient of paint
| II should be bought pure and unadui
| terated and mixed with pure lfnseed
oil. That is the best paint. The
| above easy experiment enables any
one to know whether the paint is the
kind which will wear or not
The National Lead Company guar
| antee that white lead taken from g
| package bearing their Dutch Boy
Painter" trademark will prove abso
| lutely pure under the blow-pipe test
and to encourage people to make the
! test and prove the purity of paint be
| fore using it, they will send free 8
blow-pipe and valuable booklet OF
| paint to anyone writing them asking
| for Test Equipment. Address Ma
tional Lead Company, woodbridge
Building, New York City.
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

the Due de Dino, he could make Mrs
Frederic Livingston (nee Sampson)
real Almanach de Gotha duchess She
is very happy, too, though separated
from him; and never shall forget the
frank American decision of character
with which I once saw her jerk him
from the Monte Carlo trente-et-quar-
ante table, saying: You have blown
enough of my money; cut it,"
Two More Happy Marriages
Two Misses Singer of the sewing
machine trade, brought 100000
apiece into the Almanach de Gotha-
and never regretted it. Isabel married
the great social high priest, the Due
Decazes, who really caused the death
of poor old Haritoff two years ago.
Haritoff, who formerly had his own
racing stable and could point out, in
the Avenue of the Bois, three man
sions he presented to- three ladies in
his prime, lived hard broke of late
years; but everyone felt plying and
friendly to him.
At Monte Carlo DecaZeS, with live
ly party on his yacht, invited Haritoff
to dinner. After coffee, talking old
times with mature lady of the thea
ter, poor Haritoff explained he had a
system to beat roulette. With 1000
franc note he could attain to fortune
Here's one said the lady; but as
days passed, after, and she saw nc
more of Haritoff, she sought him out
| and asked her money back The sys
tenn broke" said the unhappy man
''the 1000 francs are gone; please
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
niscomfortinn.

Discomforting.
It was Washington's birthday and
the minister was making a patriotic
speech to the children of the second
ary grade.
Now, children" he said, when I
arose this morning the flags were wav-~
ing and the houses were draped with
bunting What was that done for?"
"Washington's birthday" answered
. youngster.
YES" said the minister. s'but last
month /, too, had a birthday, but no
nags were flying that day and you did
not even know 1 had birthday. Why
was that?"
Because" said an urchin. Wash
ington never told a lie."
The Greater Job.
"Old Roxley appears to be quite at
tentive to Miss Mainchantz."
"Oh, yes
81 suppose she has great hopes OF
being his wife SOON"
mo, I think her great hope is that
she will be his widow soon-'
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
Proper Discrimination.

party of New Workers who go
down to Virginia each year for an ex-
tended fishing trip were one day dis
cussing the merits of the various fish
in the streams of the Old Dominion
when one of them finally turned to the
old darky who served the party as
guide and boatman, and said.
'Zeke, don't you think yellow perch
is altogether the best fish in this vicin-
ity?"
-Yessah," promptly responded Zeke,
~yaller perch am de bes' dsh
hean, always excusin' de white shad-"
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
Nor Fire Nor Water.

Secretary A. M. Dcwnes of New
York's department of fire, related at
dinner a fire story.
"At the end of the first act of a
DRAMA" he said, "a man leaped hur-
riedly to his feet.
"1 heard an alarm of fire. he said.
I must go and see where it is
His wife, whose hearing was less
acute, made way for him in silence,
and he disappeared.
"It wasn't fire. he said, on his
return.
"'Nor water, either said his wife,
cOIdly"
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes Of to-day IS a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Wen-Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna- To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co..
suIy. and for sale By IL leading dxuskista.
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
coldly.' y
Glass Favoritism.

"The Indian appropriation bill puts
an end to the relations of the five
tribes, I notice." remarked Reeder,
looking up from his paper.
"Humph!" growled Grump, whose
wife's cousin is making a protract-
ed visit at his home. 'I wish we
were Indians.''-Kansas City Times.
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
Who Likes Lemon Pie?

You should try at once 'OUR-PIE"
Preparation for delicious Lemon pies A
lady says. II will never again try to make
'OUR-P1E' Preparation Try it and you
will say the same. At grocers, 10 cents.
Put up by D-Zerta Co., Rochester, NY"
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
FOUR GIRLS
Restored to Health by Lydia e.
Pfnkham'sVegetableC Compound.
Reed uohaf They 5oy.

MissLillianR Ross, $50
East Saith Street, New
York, writes: " Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound over
came irregularities, Pc
riodic suffering, and
nervous headaches,
after everything else
had failed to help me,
and I feel it a duty to
let others know of its
Katharine Craig, 1885
Lafayette St., Denver,
Col, writes: Thanks
to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound I
mwell, aftersuffering
for months from ner-
vous prostration."
Miss Marie Stoltz-
man, of Laurel, Ia,
writes: "Iwas in q run
downconditionandsuf-
|fered from suppression,
indigestion, and poor
circulation. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made ms
well and strong"
Miss Ellen NJ. Olson.
of Alt N. East St., Ke-
vance, ILL.,, says: "Ly-
dia e. Pinkham'sVege-
table Compound cured
me of backache, side
ache, and established
my periods. after the
best local doctors had
failed to helm me-"
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

Time is precious, but truth is more
precious than ume-Beaconsfeld-
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

gilded craft; but the mass
of the contented, doing vast good to
America and Europe, pass unnoticed,
declares a writer in the Washington
Evening Star.
AS to France. / know these girls are
missionaries of the great American
idea
Some get love; some fill empty
hearts with worldly satisfactions, and
all merit admiration. Frances share
of their $500, ,000. 900 may have heeled
old families; but the breezy push, the
bright initiative, independence, energy
and judgment with which they invigor-
ate a sleepy aristocracy are equaled
only by the splendid prestige they
have given the United States abroad.
There are two duca1 families, for
example, the Rochefoucaulds and
Uzes, called, respectively, the pre-
mier dukes and premier barons" of
the old regime. Is it a small thing
that Miss Shonts becomes the sister
in-law of one, while Miss Matte Eliza
beth Mitchell is the duchess of the
other?
One True Love Match.
Miss Mitchell may have brought
the Due de la Rochefoucauld but
100000. The duke-who, in old days,
would have been nearest royalty, like
the Norfolks in England-could have
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

Two Million Dollars Every Day.
The exports of manufactures of the
United States averaged more than
$2,000,000 day during the entire
year.. including every day in the cal
endar year.
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
RATHER NOT.
decline

Teacher-Johnny. can You decline
to eat?
Johnny-Yes'm. can: but don't
like to
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11
wrong one.

WTOuS OuS
81 know said Jake, bracing him.
self again; but now 1 can get at the
other handler"
Western Kansas world., 1908-04-11

all our girls who
marry titles are unhappy
We hear of the shipwrecks,
wasted millions and lone
girl drifting westward on a
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
OUR TEMPERANCE BATTLE.

Do our people realize the mag. nitude of the battle now on to free Arkansas from the curse of whiskey? Do they realize that all the forces must rally and pull together? Do they realize that we are in a campaign which will
 require for its legitimate expen- ses a large sum of money? We can assure everyone concerned that the liquor people intend to give us battle, that they will all pull togather, and they will spend money. They spent $25O. GOO in Oklahoma last year and $4OO, 900 in Tennessee. We do not need this much money, for
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

One five room cottage with barn, garden, etc, new. Cost $85O. You can buy it today for $75O.
 One six room house, 1-2 block of land in Warren's addition. Nice pear orchard, and a good we'll. A splendid proposition at $70O, or for rent at $7.5O per month.
 A splendid stock ranch and farm 2 miles northeast of the city, Tn 1-2 mile of R. F. D., and one mile of two churches and a school house. Comfortable home. Sixty acres in cultivation, one mile of river. Endless stock range, 15O acres in track, one third in river bottom. Price $1,- 25O cash gets it. Will also sell two brood mares and colts, stock and milk cattle, and lots of hogs "a snap.
 One cozy four room cottage home in west Prescott. Good water, garden and barn. Will exchange for improved sandy land farm. Price $400.
 Twelve acres next to corpora tions in east Prescott, two tenent houses on tract. Good water. Worth double the price asked. Take it today for $1, GOO cash.
 Long list of farm and city property. See me or write for list. Vaughan Realty Co.,,
 ALEX VAUGHAN,
 Sec. and Mgr.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
WILL UNITE TO
 FIGHT HIGH RATES
Arkansas, Texas and Okla homa Will Make Com.
 plaint Together.

Little Rock, Aug. 1. Mem bers of the Arkansas Railroad Commission, probably Chairman R.P. Allen ani Commissioner Crockett, will appear before uthe U. s. Inter. State Commerce Con- mission, Aug. 15 and join with the commissioners of Texas and Oklahoma in a protest on the proposed raise in the interstate rates by the railroads operating in these States. Chairman AL len has received from Chairman Allison Mayfeld of the Texas commission, a telegram asking the members of the Arkansas Commission to meet he and Sen- ator Culberson in St. Louis and there prepare for fight before the Interstate commission on the proposed increase of freights. Chairman Allen is at his home in Van Buren but has been com municated with, and expresses his willingness to make the trip to washington in the shippers interests. The objection is to be made to the proposed raise of 10 per cent In freight rates which will go in effct Aug. 15.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
CIRCUIT COURT
 ADJOURNED
Yesterday Afternoon, Af- ter Being In Session
 Two Weeks.

Court adjourned yesterday af- ternoon after being in session two weeks and dispensing with quite lot of business. There were thirty-four pleas of guilty for crap shooting. four were sent to the penitentiary out of ten felony cases tried. There were about forty nisdemeanor cases including the thiryt-four crap shooting cases.
 The present grand jury re- turned forty-four bills. Since the issue of the Picayune yester- dayBruce Sterling, negro, was declared not guilty by the jury, charged with assault with intent to kill. MT. Clark White was set free on a charge of burglary and grand larceny. MT. Scott was convicted and given three years.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01

ed income from dues, to properly sustain the active workers.
 When victory comes and the saloons are driven out. the loyal White Ribboners who stayed by the stuff" those who were true and loyal to our cause, will re- ceive their share or the blessing equally with the more active workers.
 When victory comes what joy and pleasure each will experi- ence. All will praise the Lord and give thanks that they had the privilege of helping just a little. Gcd is leading the w. C.. T. U. forces as He led David; and if each woman does her part victory will surely come. U
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
SUNDAY NIGHT NEXT.

J. D. Clary will speak at the Methodist church next Sunday nisht. Mir. Clary is a layman, not a preacher, and he will pre- sent some things from a laymn's s stand point. All are cordially invited. T. D. Scott.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01

we do not expect to bribe any, one for votes, but we need m0n- ey to conduct a red hot campaign.
 The Anti-saloon League is con- ducting this campaign in our State. It is the one organiza- tion the whiskey men particular ly dread. It has it's plans laid and its fore es at work. It is sending out tons of literature. We look to this organization for leadership in a State. wide move ment. It has the indorsement of all the churches. We must face this in fact most of this money must be furnished by the people in dry territory. We must go to people already free to help free others, The truth is, some parts of our state can only be freed by the State acting to- gether. The league is now in the thickest of the fight. Money is needed to meet bills and keep the-ight going, Prescott should not be left out in this great work.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
MRS. lMoN GEE ENTERTAIns.

Mrs. Imon Gee delightfully."- en- tertained a few young couples at "42" last night. Punch was served by the hostess throughout the entire evening and a most happy time was spent.
 The following couples were present: Fiber Doris and Miss Vernon Caldwell. John Brown and Miss Clara Brooks, Pomeroy Whitten and Miss Lillian Cald- well, Joe Hamilton and Miss Winnie Haynie.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
CHRISTIAN.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer and song service at 7:30 p. m., led by Charles F. Newth. Everyone cordially invited. Re- member the protracted meeting beginning Aug. IS and continues until the second Monday in Sept, ember. Get busy.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
PRESBYTERIAN.

There will be no services at the Presbyterian church tomor- row as the pastor, Rev. H. M. McLain, is holding a meeting at MarlbroOk.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01

W. w. Turner is getting the blocks ready and other prepara- lions made for the building of mother concrete house on South Main. Work on the new build (ng will begin about next week, bnd when completed will be used kor the Nashville News office. Rev. J. T. Howell left for Tex hs Monday night where he will spend ten days assisting his
 brother in protracted meeting. Nashville Times.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
BAPTIST.

Subjects for next Sunday: Morning subject, "Consecration For Service For the Lord. " Evening subject, What is Man. "
 L.M. Keeling, Pastor.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
&W.C.T.U " Mrs. Jennie Carr pitiman.
 Editor.
TARRYING BY TPE STUFF,

David had an army of six hun dred men, of whom two hundred were soldiers who could not en. dure long marches, but were of great value as home guards. One day when David was returning with the spoil after hard fought battle those who "tarried by the stuff came out to greet him.
 David was pleased and saluted those loyal soldiers who tarried at home and made it possible for the stalwart young men to go down into battle. Some of the soldiers were unwilling to divide the spoil, but David said "ye shall not do so. my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, but as his part is that go down into battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff. Today there are thous- ands of women who are so faint that they cannot actively engage in the temperance work, yet long for the liquor traffic to be de- stroyed.
 There are busy mothers whose home duties keep them from al tending the meetings; there are energetic young women who are book-keepers, clerks and teachers who would like to help, yet find no time to do active work; there are those who are advanced in years, but watch with great in- terest the progress of the tenn perance cause and long to help just a little.
 To every woman who loves the temperance cause, but cannot for some reason, be an active work CT, we direct this message to you.
 The w. c. T. U. is just now actively engaged in one of the grt atest battles of its history. the effort to help to secure statewide prohibition. In the last few years we have seen the enemy driven out until there are only forty wet towns in the state, and we want to soon make a final end of the whole traffic. On one side of this conflict are the saloon-keepers, the disstillers, the brewers, and those who can be bought with the money made from the liquor business; on the other side are the mothers, wives and eaugh- ters with quite a sprinkling of good men to pootect the home.
 To meet and overcome this op- ponent. armed with the ballot and backed with money, the W. c. T. U. must strengthen its for ces. We must have more active workers and also more home guards to back up those who are doing active work. We appeal to all women, who for some good reason, cannot go down into bat tie. to 'tarry by the stuft by having Sl dues, signing a pledge and wearing the white ribbon.
 We are convinced that the wo- men of Arkansas want the saloon driven from the state, but the work needs the power of great numbers organized, and lncreas-
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
CHU and PASTORS
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

School conducted next Sunday by the superintendent. Practi- cal application of the lesson by H. B. Mckenzie. Hymns 50, 40. no, 20 and 2O9. Choir practice Friday night at 8 o'clock.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
METHODIST CHURCH.

Preaching at II a, m., by t e pastor. Communion following sermon. Epworth League Alp. m.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01

Millet, with heads six inches in length and two inches in di- ameter, was sent to Commission CT Tucker yesterday from Brad ford, White county. The millet, wqich has the appearance of a sheep's tail, so heavy is it with seed, was grown on a rocky hill side by E. M. Helm, a farmer there.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
LITTLE ROCK
 NEWS BUDGET
Items Gathered at the State Capital By the Picayune's
 Representative

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-Unable to prevent glass being thrown on the pavement of the city, placed there evidently with malicious intent, the automobile owners of the city are contemplating the employment of a detective to guard the streets and prevent anything being thrown there so destructive to automobile tires.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01

One shipment of interest through Texarkana yesterday
 uas an export consignment of kb;rtv.seven cars of Kansas Hbeat from Kansas City to Gal boston. It is understood that b.nan and Russia will receive khe American grain. -Texarkana Courier.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-01
[1UR EXCHANGES l OVER THE STATE
Interesting Items Culled From the Papers of Nearby Towns.

Stamps ball team went to Me kJe;l Wednesday and brought kome another scalp. Those in Ittendance say it was a fine Lome the score ending 4-6 in Favor of Stamps. Charlie Jone S
 d;d some big stunts in fielding Ind hating. Stamps Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-03-05
THE REAL AND FAKE DIAMOND.
Tests by Which the paste" Gem
Nav Be Detected Largest
Found
Found

Now that there has been so much
written recently about the manu-
facture of diamonds, it may be in
tcresting to recall a few facts about
this prince among gems. The
largest diamond ever discovered IS
the Cullinan, found on January Is,
1905, III the Premier Mine, about
twenty miles from Pretoria, South
Africa, 1t was the half of an enor-
nous octahedron, which had prob
ably split owing to internal strain.
This gem was recently presented
by the Transwaal Government to
King Edward 1t measured be
fore cutting + inches by p. inches
by ? inches, and weighed nearly a
pound and a-half (622 grams.
The diamond is the hardest ma
terial known, although carbide of
silicon, commercially known as
carborundum, approaches it very
closely. Although exceedingly
hard, the diamond is very brittle,
that sharp blow will often frac-
ture it. Sir William Crookes who
has made a study of diamonds for
many years, showed that if a good
one was placed between the steel
Jaws of an hydraulic press, and the
pressure was applied gradually.
the jaws might be made to meet
without the slightest injury to the
diamond, the hard steel closing
around it and taking an impression
Of the much harder diamond lust
like so much wax.
The diamond possesses the
greatest power for refracting light
of all known colorless substances.
One of the most interesting of all
the wonderful properties Of the
diamond is its phosphorescence in
the dark after exposure to the sun
or friction. The phosphorescence
is sometimes great enough to read
by when the diamond is subjected
to the high tension electric dis
charge i'll vacuum tube.
Besides its phosphorescence the
diamond : is distinguished from
paste" imitatian by its perfect
transparency to Rontgen of Mays,
highly refractive as we'll as ordi-
nary glass being more or less
Opaque to them.