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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02
a VARIETY OF ExPspieNrs.
Little Sinner Was Providing for Fu--
ture Emergencies.

Muriel, hve-yearold subject Of
King Edward VII, has been thought.
by her parents too young to feel the.
weight of the rod, and has been ruled.
by moral suasion alone. But when,
the other day, she achieved disobedi-
ence three times in five minutes, more
vigorous measures were called for,
and her mother took al ivory paper
knife from the table and struck her
smartly across her little bare legs
Muriel looked astounded. Her moth
er explained the reason for the blow
Mur4el thought deeply for a moment.
Then, turning toward the door with r.
grave and disappearing countenance.
she announced in her clear little Eng
Hsh voice:
I'm going upstairs to tell God
about that paper-knife. And shall
tell Jesus. And If that doesn't do,
shall put flannel on my Iegsi"-
Everybody's Magazine
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Agnes has developed queer IDEAS
suppose 1 ought TO go over and see
her." he went on You said she had
another girl with her. Who it is?''
Margaret Talford-''
.Talford-Talford? One of the New.
port Talfords? Oh, know Pretty
little girl, dark hair and brown eyes
and-and way with herr"
I guess SO. Very likely I haven't
seen her"
Van seemed to be thinking. I'll
go over tomorrow" he says.
Then he commenced to whoop for
more mackerel and twas time for me
to load up the platter. I thought I'd
cooked supper enough for six men, but
when the Twins got through I had to
fry another ration for me and Lord
James. Eat. / never see such sharks
in my life.
When they'd finished everything on
the table, except the knives and forks
and the dishes. the Heavenlies went
outside to smoke cigars and prom
enade up and down the beach. His
lordship and set down to have bite
ourselves.
Say" says 1. that Page girl is a
good locker. amt she?'
He was Mortified. same as he always
was when you mentioned the New
York big bugs without getting up and
bowling.
Miss Page" says he, lis member
of one of our first families
Want to know" says L First in
what?"
First il everything" he says. Her
father was one of our oldest resi-
dents.''
-so?" says I. oldest inhabitant,
hey? 1 suppose he could remember
way back afore the town hall was
built. and about the hard winter of
SO, and how his mas cousin used to
90 chores for George Washington"
1 knew pretty well what he meant,
but, you see, liked to stir him up. He
was such an innocent critter; always
swallowed hook, line and sinker. 1t
done me good to see him stare at me
after 1 said things like this.
All he said now though was '"Or-
rorsi''
How about your boss, this Van
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

'Where?" says l, sliding trunk and
a coal bod off my shoulders, and mop
ping my forehead with my shirt sleeve.
Why ere, on this 'orrible sand
cap
You want TO be careful" says 1,
how you call names. This is Ozone
Horsefoot island. and it's branch sta
ton of Paradise. Didn't you hear the
boss say SOP
But 'ow long are we going to stay
ere? he says again.
WELL" says /, when Teller gets to
Paradise it's the general idea that he's
there for keeps. What are you growl-
ing about? Such a nice restful spot,
too. Don't you like to be restful?'
He looked at his hands, they was
all over blisters from the broom.
"Restful," he groans Good cav
ens,"
Come, James, says Hartley, loaf
ing around the corner, with his hands
in his pockets Get move on. We
must have this house in order by to-
night"
The Twins was awful busy. too.
They done the heavy experimenting.
Hartley superintendent the house and
piazza and Van Brunt bossed the I'M
loading and trucking of the dunnage
from the dory. AS for me, L was the
truck. After the first day was over
1 could see that all the natural living
I'd done in my time want the real
thing at all. Not circumstance to it.
1 carted dunnage all the forenoon.
Then 1 cooked dinner and washed dish
es. James was going to help me wipe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

'em, but Vans clothes had got wet
when he was adrift in the Dora Bas
sett and they had to be pressed. So
I wiped and cleaned up and carted
more dunnage, including stove pipe
and blankets and -four and quilts and
nails and pork and pillows and rake
and sugar. and the land knows what
Then 1 cooked supper. And how them
Paradise tenants did eat!
by CAD. you knowi'' busts out Van
Brunt, with his mouth full; this is
what we've been looking for. Martin.
This is getting back to nature"
Hartley grunted. being too busy with
a fried mackerel to talk with comfort
But it was easy to see he was satisfied.
They went on, Dragging about how
good it was to cut loose from the fight
and worry of the Street. At last, ac-
cordfng to Van. they realized that life
was worth living.
No more speculation for me- he
says, joyful. No more fretting about
margins l don't give continental if
the bottom drops out of the market
and carries the sides with it l here
by solemnly swear for the fifth time
never to buy another share of stock"
Then he reaches after another half
acre slab of my johnny-cake-
Lord James was upstairs in the
sleeping vaults sorting out bed clothes
The sheets and blankets and things
was more or less mixed up with the
hardware and groceries 1 was out
in the kitchen getting ready second
relay of mackerel- The dining room
door was open. so could see and hear
everything
by the way. Martha says Van.
buttering the johnny-cake. how did
Agnes look Well2''
Yes says Hartley, short
She must have been surprised to
see you. Did you tell her we were
naturalized citizens, or en- the road
to itZ''
No"
NO? Why not? She probably
thinks that we're down here organic
ing another syndicate For girl
whose mother is of the word worldly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

The extraordinary popularity of f1ne
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics Its great strength as a stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Brunt?' says l. Hes another first
rater. hey?"
The Vsn Brunts was even more
first families" than the Pages. so the
valet said They'd been there ever
since New York was built. Twas
their ancestors that got up the first
barn-raising, or words to that effect.
And Hartley?" says /.
That was different The Hartleys
was another breed of cats. Martins
dad was born in Chicago or some
where's outside of New York. He'd
repented of it, of course, and tried to
live it down, but he never had been
quite the big apples on the top layer,
like the Van Brunts. He was dead
now, old man Hartley was; been dead
three or four years.
How about MAJ" says l.
She was dead, too; died a year or
more ago. Martin was an orphan
And then 1 callated it was about
time to heave out the question that I'd
been leading up to all along
What made the Page girl cut loose
from him and take up with Van?"
says. She don't look like the kind
that would be too hard on a chap just
because his dad made the mistake of
being born out of township limits
Lord James fidgeted some over that
First he said he didn't know
Well" says 1, Tets guess then.
Crossings good Yankee trick and
you'd ought to have picked it up by
this time You guess first
He didn't want to guess, but kept
at him, throwing out all sorts of fool
ish maybes and perhapses- Finally he
got tired of saying No"
"Oh, / dom. KNOW says he- Il card
IS low twas because e was too me-.
cenary- E was an awful chap in the
Street after is old man died. E was
there night and day Ardly came 'ome
at ALL
Humph.y says L I'd never sus-
pfeioned it to look at him Want he
doing well at his job ~
Lord James said it want that Said
he was doing mighty we'll Felix's was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

In France Mons. Dufour has sue
ceeded in making Thermometer tubes
pf pure quartz. Not only are these
tubes exceedingly transparent, but
their resistance to heat and other ad-
rantages make them superior to glass
for thermometers intended to measure
high temperatures In such Their
mometers melted tin takes the place
about 465 degrees Fahrenheit up to
over 1000 degrees. 1t could be run
up to 1900 degree. for quartz does
aot soften below that temperature.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

A supreme court judge out in Iowa
has decided that the football season
ends with Thanksgiving day. He says
also: The remainder of the year of
the university student may be devoted
to the study of football. but the foot
ball season proper ends appropriately
with a general thanksgiving" That
Judge must have been sent to the
bench-or to the sidelines-a long
time ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

If the German invasion scare keeps
up in England it will not be long be-
fore the Britons will be dreaming that
they see fleets of Zeppelin airships
sailing out of the storm clouds when
It's raining over the North sea-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

China's ancient law compelling the
new emperor always to be of the next
generation must have been put
through some ages ago by lobby of
would-be regents and kept in operation
by similar interests
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Now a theorist insists that life can
be prolonged forever. The idea opens
up a terrible prospect in some cases
for the worlds welfare.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02
Prudence.

why did you hit that boy when he
was down." asked the gray-bearded
man. Don't you know that was .
cowardiy thing to dog"
1t nst-cowardly;; it was just pru-
dent" replied the boy who had deliv-
cred the blow. He was down because
he slipped, and I was afraid he might
not step in the same place again if
let him get up
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Among the Instructions issued to the
people of Japan by the government
'durirg the visit of the American feet
we're injunctions to refrain from star
Ing at the foreigners. and 90 make no
| insulting remarks about tia manners.
costumes OF conversation of the Wis
TORS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

At a recent meeting OF scientists In
Dublin Prof. G. Elliott Smith, the
Psychologist, said that the earliest
known human remains found in the
Nile valley, when compared with those
cf later times. demonstrated the fact
that at a very remote period Egypt
and Nubia were inhabited by the same
race which had existed in Egypt with
people the average height of the men
little or no change in physical charac-
teristics throughout the intervening
5000 years until the present day.
They had been, and still were. a small
Of mercury, and the scale read, from
being about five feet three inches at
every period OF their history.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

A famous French chauffeur who has
Just arrived in this country rejoices in
the name of Szisz. When his employer
wants to call him he viii only have to
make a noise like soda fountain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Old Lady lwho had given the tramp
a nickeD-Now, what win you do with
1T?
Hungry Hobo-Waal. We see mum,
eff buy an auto. there ain l. enough
left to hire shofur. So / guess I'll
get schooner. kin handle tizt rae.
seIf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

When the prince of Bulgaria. after
declaring the independence of his prin-
cipaiity. took the title of tsar rather
than that of emperor. he used the
word common in the Slavonic Ian
guages to- describe the ruler of a coun-
try. The Bulgarian spelling of the
word is car &C" having the sound
(Df its" The word first came into the
English language through the Slavonic
spelling of car The form which
gives the Russian pronunciation most
nearly is that which the Youths Com
panion uses. namely. -tsar." although
II final &c" were added it would
term as spoken in St Petersburg.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

It is estimated that over thousand
are enrolled in American
universities For many years Ameri-
cans had to go abroad to get the best
education that was obtainabie. So we
cwe other countries a great deal of
Education in return.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

An Illinois man got bride on an
election bet, and win know in few
years whether he won or lost
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

People who used to denounce Ca
mile" as an improper play are too
dazed to submit any comments on
some of the stage performances now
nresented
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

A movement was started in Paris
recently to tax tourists, but the
scheme has fallen through, French
men being satisfied to continue to
soak them as before.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Europe should never again make fun
of American wealth. The respect for
1t has been too obvious in various mat
rimonial negotiations to permit any af-
fectations of supercilious indifference
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02
A Personal Question.

81 see,' said the man, that you hold
your letter pad on your lap when your
write
well? ?" said the woman.
Would you hold your typewriter
on your lap?''
mo. Would ?''-Kansas City
Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

It is difficult to see how an expert
can find enough work to keep him
busy under the stringent game laws
prevailing in Africa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

An Arkansas editor disposes of the
whole big subject by saying that En-
peror "BilT' is too devilish gabby,
the finding possibly having other mer-
its than it's brevity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Gypsy Smith has converted several
Cleveland ministers, according to the
clergymen themselves. This gets us
so mixed up in our minds that we
can't think of anything to say about it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

That is an old saying about good d.
gestion waiting upon appetite, but
ever appropriate to the occasion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNsIGHTIY.
Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue
ALI grocers sell large OF. package, cents
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

Yale may build a stadium. There it
will be more than ever a matter OF
Greek meeting Creek.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

ONLY ONE CHRONIC OUININE,
the Signature Of e W. Grove Used the low Void
over Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

The surgeon general of the navy
wants a dental corps. Is this to be
on duty in the teeth of a gale?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

This would be brighter world II
the people who can't sing wouldn't.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

It's bad thing to be known as g.
good thing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02

This woman says Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
saved her life. Read her letter.
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning.
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 can truly say that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude
TO you in words For years suffered
with the worst forms of female COM
plants, continually doctoring and
spending lots of money for medicine
without help. wrote you for advice,
followed it as directed, and took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
it has restored me to perfect health.
Had it not been for you should have
been in my grave to-day. wish every
suffering woman would try it.o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-02
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, hatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration-
Why don't you try it
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
GOOD FOR STAUNTON

We say good for Staunton, no less
than good for Lexington. that last
Thursdays election resulted il a
victory for the "drys." The TEN.
perance people Of that city are to be
congratulated for their victory, be.
cause voting out the open saloon
will make for the best interests oil
the city, both morally and finsnci-
ally.
The result OF the election
was received in Lexington with
feelings of gratitude by all our peo-
pie who stand for temperance and
good morals. Our town has long
been the dumping place for much Of
Staunton's bad liquor. Because OF
it's nearness to Lexington and the
easy manner of securing shipments,
Lexington has contributed more
than her share to the support of the
saloons of that city. With the temp
tation farther removed, the Difficult
ty Of securing liquor here will be
increased, which we trust will de-
crease it's use.
Again, We say. good for Staunton
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28

second to the arg est vote In thu
three cornered race:
"In all of the opposition tina
has been aroused by his gube.nf
torial candidacy, no one has ques
toned bit that be is man of flu,
attachments, splendid ability ane
incorporating integrity. He is 6
man Of great strength OF chsrac
ter, vigorous, energetic, hard
worker and gifted speaker,a man
Of ease of manner, distinguished
personal appearance, and a repre-
sentative Virginian who joins the
best Of the old school ideals to the
newer and more progressive meth
ode of today. His boyhood spent
amid tie surroundings Of the old
Virginia home, his youth spent in
the service of the Confederacy,end
all the days Of his manhood spent
as lawyer of wide practice in
mingling with the people of Vir-
ginia. he has developed into a
cordial, courtly Virginia gentle
man; broad, progressive but con-
sentative in his views; possessed
of comprehensive knowledge of
the needs ard wishes of the people,
and with deep.seated love for
the old Commonwealth in mis-
heart"
Judge Mann has many frie IN DIS
and admirers in this county Of his
old boyhood home, and 1t will be
remem bered that he carried Rock
bridge In the gubernatorial pri
mary four years ago. S.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
Former Lexington Boy Died III
Colorado

MURAT, July 27.-Mrs. Ira Dixon
last week received a communication
from Pine Grove, Colo. announcing
the death of her nephew, W. Melvin
Rice, which occurred July 9th. Mr.
Rice was the Youngest son OF the late
John E.. Rice formerly OF Lexington.
He spent the most OF his life In Lexing
ton, where he wes employed by J.McD.
Adair and T. S. White. and two years
ago his physician advised him to go TO
Colorado for lung and throat affection.
Mr.. Rice was In his 25th year. He is
survived by a wife, two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Burr and Mrs. Grace Slavin CT
West Virginia, and four brothers, Ira
f.. OF Denver, COL; Eldridge. Of West
Virginia, Thomas j., Of Roanoke, Va. d;
John, OF Cumberland, Md. land Samuel,
OF Covington, Va.
Mrs. James R. Tardy who has been
sick is able to be about again.
Mr.. Geo. Dixon took quite Ill Mon
day morning with bladder affection
and was taken to Jackson Memorial
Hospital. Lexington.
1t Is great pleasure to our neighbor-
hood to be visited by our former pas
tor, Rev. s. Register Neal this week.
Mr., Neal Is now In charge Of church
at Frankford, ". Va.
The Ladies' Aid Society will have an
all day festival at Elliott's Hill on Sat-
urday, July 31st. Come out, Mr.. Edit
tor, and bring your friends and let's
have delayed 4th, Of July celebra.
tion. We will serve cream and cake 10
forenoon and afternoon and dinner ut
noon. Will have fire works In evening.
Proceeds will be used for church re-
pairing. Will run until sundo wn.
Mrs. John Smith of near Kings Mil,
10 Ill. threatened with appendicitis. A
son and daughter of Mr.. &. b. Leech
aud q son OF Mr.. William Swink are i'll
with fever. ST. ELMO.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
NEW YOKK.ATLANTA ROUTE
FOR AUTOMOBILES

For tho past several months the
scout cars of the New York Herald
and Atlanta Journal have been busy
traversing the roads between these
two principal cities for the purpose
of selecting a route over which an
endurance contest Is to be run the
latter part OF October. There was Q
choice between three routes, and
the officials of the two papers III
terested have announced their selec-
ti,nof the middle route. This route
passes through the Valley OF Vir-
ginia, which is not only rich in his
toric association but contains some
of the most splendid scenery in the
United States.
The selection Of this route will no
doubt mean much for this section in
a financial way. The tourists pass
ing this way will help various en-
terprises by the expenditure OF
large sums Of money, which will
find it's way into the numerous ave-
nues OF trade.
Another result will be the i'm
provement of the public highways.
The good roads spirit is abroad in
the land, and in many counties
movements looking to the issuing OF
bonds for road construction have
already been started. Whether the
roads are improved by issuing
bonds or by the abutting property
owners lending a helping hand to
the county authorities, it matters
not so long as the good roads are
built.
Another pathfnding car will 20
over the route to settle some minor
details. After that, appropriate
signboards will be put up to mark
the highway from end to end. Then
the announcement OF the rules OF
the contest and finally the official
run in October.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
Hon. John Thorn pson Brown

Hon. John Thompson Brown ti
Bedford county, candidate for
Commissioner of Agricultur
against the ipcum bent, Hon .Geol ge
w. Koiner of Augusta county,
makes serious chrrges against Mr..
Koiner, in which lie declares the
latter to be incompetent and dou-
BILE dealing. Mr.. Koiner elaine to
have been instrumental in the PAS
sage of the fertilizer law which
saves the farmers of the State Il
million dollars a year 10 the purity
of fertilizers. MIR. Brown says
that Mr.. Koiner bad nothing to do
with the passage Of the bill. but
as a matter Of fact opposed it's
passage, end he produces state
rents from the author OF the bill
and Others to substantiate bis
olaims. He says that Mr.. Koiner
was in collision with the fertilizer
people in orposisioh to the ton
mage tax bill.