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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

VIZ a member of
w congress spends his days in work
ing for or against such momentous
projects as tariff reduction, Canadian
reciprocity, appropriations for this or
that and other kindred subjects. is, to
the popular mind, precisely what he is
sent there to do. But that he also
consumes goodly portion of his work
ing day in receiving or avoiding wom-
en-, will be, perhaps, a more or less
surprising statement to the average
voter.
And yet-don't censure the con-
gresham for doing so. Nine out of
ten times he's more eager to dodge his
feminine callers than to see them.
This business of basking in feminine
smiles and being sought after by
Milady Fair may be all right in story
books, but it doesn't go in congress.
If he could do so the average mem
Der would turn over the Job of re-
ceiving Phyllis and Cousin Mary from
the country and Mrs Home Slater to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
100000 In Gold Awaits Claimants

G Tackled in one corner of the steel
~ ribbed vaults of the United States
treasury, $50, 900 in gold coin is going
begging. The government canot give
it away; yet none of the rightful own
ers can be induced to take it. 1t
represents unclaimed interest on the
public debt.
Somewhere in hooks and crannies
and out of the way places are the gov
ernment's interest checks for the
money, which never have been cashed.
Some of them never win be presented,
others may be brought around in time,
and some are being held by cautious
investors.
From time to time the treasury at
tempts to call in the checks and the
vagaries of human nature are shown
One citizen has more than sec, 900
waiting for him and holds the checks
for it He was recently invited to
cash in and made trip to Washing
ton to tell treasury officials the checks
were his property, he would cash them
when he pleased, or burn them up If
ne wished. II be does the latter, his
money viii be held in the vaults until
congress. perhaps. might dispose of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
Can't Fathom Fight on Mormons

Young, the prophet, was their leader,
SO that in addition to having the
names of all of them carved upon the
stone a statue of Young stands, life
size, at the top of the monument.
There is no religious significance to
the statue or to the proposition to
engrave the likeness upon the silver
service, Senator Smoot explained to
Secretary Meyer, although it happens
that the pioneers were Mormons.
The senator also stated that the
committee having in charge the selec-
ton of the silver for the battleship
and the designation of the design, is
composed of Mormons and non-Mor-
mons and they are unanimously in
favor of engraving a picture of the
monument upon the service The re-
suit of the senator's talk was that
Secretary Meyer will stand pat and
not interfere. To all who protest he
says that tle silver service is a vol
nntary gift from the people of Utah
and the department has no right to
stipulate as to the design. The same
attitude was assumed by the depart
ment when the people of Mississippi
presented to the battleship of that
anne a silver service with the like
ness of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy, engraved upon-it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

G ENATOR REED SMOOT of Utah,
~ who is an apostle of the Mormon
church, in spite of all the attacks he
has weathered since his advent into
public life, cannot get used. to the
campaigns waged against his religion.
The protest against placing the like
ness of Brigham Young upon the sill
yer service that is to be presented to
the battleship Utah by the citizens of
the state caused Senator Smoot to
make a call upon the secretary of the
navy recently and explain to him the
facts in the case.
The proposition is to have engraved
upon the silver service a likeness of
the pioneer monument that stands at
the head of Main street, Salt Lake
City. This monument was erected at
the very spot where the pioneers OF
that state, 142 in number, camped
when they went into that wilderness
to carve out a new empire. All OF
them were Mormons and Brigham
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

It The treasury can do nothing but
keep it.
The contractor who laid the first
pavement upon Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to the White House
has S21, 900 waiting for him 1t has
been there many years, but the treas
ury has never been able to find the
rightful payee, as the contractor
failed and his affairs became involved
in litigation which has never been set
tied.
The amounts of this seemingly own
erless fund range from thousands of
dollars down to a few cents The
smaller amounts are all held for those
who owned government securities at
some time or other and probably have
forgotten to collect their latest inter-
est
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

rYELET and Solid Embroidery
When there is a combination of
these two embroideries it is always
well to do the eyelet first This is,
of course. not compulsory, but it is
rather harder to make a smooth, fiat
eyeiet If close to 1t there are already
worked some heavily-padded leaves
which Interfere more or less with the
placing ~of the needle. The solid
work may be done either in the reg
ular satin-stitch OR in the newer
Wallachian. If the former is select
ed a few stitches of the working
thread, taken 1engthwise of the leaf,
will serve as the necessary padding
Across this, the embroidery is done in
close, even stitches, placed either di-
rectly across the leaf or in a slightly
slanting direction. Stitches placed
at too great a slant make quick work,
but the result is not so good.
If it is preferred to fill this part
of the design with Wallachian embroi-
derry no padding whatever is required,
and the stitch used is the plain button
hole, or blanket stitch begun at the
stem end of each leaf and worked
from left to right, each buttonhole
stitch reaching from the midrib or
vein of the leaf to its outer edge and
lying at right angles to it When the
tonhole stitches radiate from this point
until the end of the leaf has been turn
ed. The parallel stitches of the other
half are then worked When all the
flowers and leaves have been com
pleted, the parallel lines making the
heart shaped spaces are worked.
These are not outlined, but after a
line of padding has been worked along
their length embroidery stitches are
laid over and over this padding at
right angles to it, and in close, even
stitches. One of the most satisfac-
tory threads for padding is the or
binary white darning cotton used for
mending hose. Two, three, or four
threads of this may be used and may
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
Sailor Suits Still Worn.

The sailor suit is always a charm
ing style of dress for a small boy, and
is equally pretty in blue serge for
cold weather, and in linen, duck, crash
or pique for summer. A dark blue
and white stripe with a wide collar
and cuffs of the same shade of blue
is favorite suit for play, but just at
present there is a preference for tans
and, browns. For the street there
should be a jacket of covert-cloth, I'M
less with the child's coloring dark blue
serge is more becoming A wide col
lar of white, blue or tan linen will
make the jacket more attractive
Harper'S Bazaar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
KEEPING Wells IN CONDITION |
Care Bestowed on This Important Arti-
Gle of Apparel Is Worth While
Financially.

The ready made lace veil will cost
from two dollars and a half to four
teen dollars, and every becoming mesh
sold by the yard is dear in proportion
So it behooves the wearer of wells to
study how they can be kept in good
condition. The f1shnet webs do not
need to be hemmed at the ends, as
after the veil is tied on these are
tucked under the knot. But such wells
should be pulled out when they are
taken off and rolled up from one end
before they are put away. Old cur
tain rollers, sawed up into pieces the
width of the veil, are often used for
keeping the crushable nets tidy. The
first end of the veil is stretched tight
over the stick and the rest rolled snug
ly over it, with every wrinkle smooth
ed out. For the lace wells, a piece of
pasteboard the depth of the veil, or a
little wider, is useful for keeping them
in good condition when they are not
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

day. But blamed if 1 know where to
get it. Last session 1 had lots of
friends who kept bottles in their COM
mittee rooms, and 1 suppose there are
just as many now, or. more, but
don't know where to locate them"
There seems to be no reason to
doubt that the bottles are just as
plenty in this congress as they ever
were, but having changed their habi-
tat it is difficult for a man with a
thirst to spy them out. Some years
ago congress prohibited by law the
sale of liquor in the capitol building.
Up to that time both the senate and
house restaurants sold liquor, which
by some was considered a convent
ence, and by others a curse.
Certain senators and members main
tanned bottles in their committee
rooms for use in emergency, either to
themselves or their friends, and it be-
came noticeable that these emergen-
cies arose with startling regularity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
Lawmakers Are Besieged by Women

any one who wants tin a jisy!
They can be found either in the re-
ception room of the house of repre-
sentatives or in the marble room of
the senate, chiefly, however, on the
house side. From the opening day of
a session until its close they-these
women in waiting" as one congress
man facetiously calls them-are to be
seen. Some of them are there for
short while only or, maybe, a ngle
visit, but the majority are as firmly
intrenched at the Rock of Gibral-
tar.
There are young girls, slender and
fair, who come in groups, properly
chaperoned, from boarding schools
just to say "good-day'' to the member
from their home state. They are
frankly curious and vastly excited
over the novel experience.
There are women with the battle
SCARED faces of the unhappy aged.
Some of them are in rusty black and
make no attempt to conceal the pow
erty that drives them to this lost
hope of winning the sympathy of a
man who can get them a government
position or aid the passage of a GER
tain bill. They are Ion duty each
day, from noon to adjournment, in the
sitting little room on the house side,
which is merely a columned niche to
the left of statuary hall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03
New Statesmen Are Economical

KN this new house of representatives
i there are a number of members who
have come here with a full realization
of the fact that they are one-termers.
They know that according to all hui
man probabilities they will not be re-
turnedA and so they propose to make
all they can out of two years in Of
flee. No expensive hotels for them;
on the contrary, they are figuring how
they can live on their mileage and
clerk hire, and save their salaries.
The result is that the superintend-
ent of the house Office building has
had hard work to keep members from
putting cots in their Offices for sleep
ing there. 1t is said to be fact that
some of these close congressman
have insisted that they be given the
right to move their trunks into the
house Office building and sleep there,
though they have not yet proposed do
ing light housekeeping.
Speaking of committee rooms, the
shift caused by the change in the po-
litical complexion of the house has re-
suited in embarrassment to some of
the members who have been in the
habit of taking their nips regularly
during the day.
Gosh, but I'm dry, and tired, and
need a drink" remarked a statesman
as he stood in the corridor the other
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

ILLUSTRATED are many fascinat-
ing ideas, which the woman who
is clever with her needle can
make for herself from those many
oddments picked up at the sales
The three phases of the Shelley col
lar are extremely attractive, two with
and one without a jabot- Now that
there are signs on the horizon that
the carefully bonded bodice with the
material up to the throat will make
its debut in the near future. it is safe
to predict that these collars VIII be
reuuisitioned to break the severity Ct
line. The collar bands with turnover
Puritan collars look extremely smart
with corsages OF this persuasion and
are certainly more appropriate for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

be either back-stitched in position
or carried along in the old fashioned
chain stitch.
Before each eyelet is punched with
the stiletto, it's line of stamping should
be run with little even stitches. These
help to strengthen the eyelet, regulate
it's size, and retain it's shape. In
very small eyelets this may be omit
ted, If preferred, unless the material
is given to splitting when the stiletto
is used. Then the outlining must not
be neglected. English eyelets are
never buttonholed, but are done in
little. close, over-and-over stitches.
each set into the line of stamping.
These may be done with very fine en-
broidery thread and drawn up into a
small close cord like finish, or coars-
er thread may be used and drawn up
less closely, so as to form a heavy
outline.
In working long eyelets, the rum
ming of the outline must never be omit
ted. After this thread has been put
in the eyelet must be cut with the
scissors, as the stiletto will not make
the long hole necessary. When the
eyelet is small, a straight cut through
its center, but not reaching to the end
of the eyelet, is all that is necessa ry.
In the larger eyelets, a second cut
through the middle and at right an
giles to the first is necessary. This
surplus linen is then included in the
over and over stitches which com
plete the eyelet. After all the design
has been completed, the border is
worked over a chain stitched padding
of the darning cotton, and the surplus
linen cut away close to the button
holed edge. The work is then turned
wrong side up, and a narrow button
holed edge worked over the first edge.
This second row of stitches is not set
close together, and does not show
from the right side, but is great pro-
lection to the edge, and prevents all
fraying.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

worn Keeping the wells in a fiat paste
board box away from other apparel
keeps them still more neatly, and the
elegant woman always has some sach-
ct of delicate scent in this receptacle,
for the veil is the first scrap of wom-
ans dress to take on a stale, disagree
able odor. 81, A badly soiled veil is in
furious to the complexion, and one in
bad condition will give the best hat a
look of meanness
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

those who have passed the summer
of life.
Attention must be drawn to the
vest of tucked net, which in order TO
be thoroughly practical should be
provided with strings to hold it in
position This model is quite un-
rivaled for girls for wearing with
their blue serge and other frocks.
The majority of school authorities
commend this style. as they contend.
and justly, that lace or net sleeves
for children in the school room are
quite out of place. as after they have
been worn few hours they lose their
first freshness. Another advantage
of this vest is that it can easily be
removed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A Chicago Judge has decided that
girls who jilt their sweethearts must
give the latter back their engagement
rings. The Judge is evidently a fair
sample of the class of men who do
not want poor women to get any en-
5oyment out of life. Such a proviso
would surely take all the pleasure out
OF lifting man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The new helmet hat for women
needs little hair. says fashion note
And since the era of puts and braids
and such have left little in many
cases. it may be a case of temptering
the wind to the shorE lamb
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A Pennsylvania man filled--his pipe
with gunpowder thinking it was to-
bacco. We presume he got one good
puff, anyhow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A lady who walked from New York
to Florida lost 40 pounds on the way.
Still, good many of the stout ladies
will prefer to roll on bedroom floors
for the purpose of reducing their
weight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

They have found a diamond weigh
ing 244 carats in South Africa Who
will be the lucky hotel clerk?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A pretty st. Louis girl has been
sent to Cincinnati to cure her of an in
fatuation for a young man in her home
town Which is or is not compliment
airy to Cincinnati 1t depends upon
the point of view.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

An aviator has succeeded in flying
In four hours from London to Paris
without humping into anybody. Travel
still is comparatively light in the up
per reaches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

In New Mexico a women subdued
wildcat by jumping on it's back Per
haps she had been practicing on her
husband
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Since an aviation school has been
established in Spain students will be
enabled to get to those castles in the
air for which Spain has long been
noted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Whether the world is seventy or ten
million years old makes little differ
ence to us. 1t is a nice old world,
anyway
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The expert who finds germs In the
cats whiskers would do well to look
to his own.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The government, in plague research.
has examined $4,000 California SPUR
rels. The odd part of it is that it has
been done since last summer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Manuel de Zamacona Inc1an has
been appointed ambassador to the
United States from Mexico. The rub
Der stamp must be a handy thing in
this case.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

1t is sad but unmistakable fact
that the average constituent prefers
garden seeds to copies of speeches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Another Chinese cabinet smashed,
but then it must be remembered that
China cabinets smash easily.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The interest of Chicago goods in
matrimony is only academic. But two
per cent of them signify their inten-
ton of becoming brides upon gradua-
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A Maryland surgeon informs us that
transplanting human kidneys is as easy
as a plumbers job We presume, al
SO, that it is as costly as a plumbers
Job.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Money" says Banker Vanderlip of
New York. lis distressingly easy"
Money is good deal like the painless
dentist. He doesn's suffer any.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

What has become of the oldfash
toned Balkan war cloud?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The only trouble now in ordering
your dinner at the restaurant is to de-
eide what to eat with the asparagus
on toast
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

After the housef1y, the rat and the
common drinking cup have been abol-
fshed something ought to be done
about the street car hog.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

An eastern physician says that the
reason some men are fat is because
they don't get enough to eat. The silly
season seems to be opening early this
year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

A fashionable tailor is advising his
customers to select their clothes to
match their hair. Probably he will
let the bald-headed ones wait until the
weather is warmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

That New York man who wants to
exterminate trout will find plenty of
volunteer assistants
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Germany's idea of a universal Ian
guage probably consists of words OF
several syllables spoken with Teu-
tonic accent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

tunnel nine miles long through
the Alps was hurled up out of the fear
that the airships will soon take all of
the transportation business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

1t is fully as painful to be shot on
the border as elsewhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Ever notice how many people there
are in the world who say: You just
wait, I'll get even with you'll"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

The man that tended the furnace
will not be expected to push the lawn
mower.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Relief at lasti Boston reports that
the lobster famine is broken
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

ct is the little things in this world
that cause US the most trouble"
Not in my business" replied the
shoe clerk: tits the big things, the
owners of which want to put into lit
tie Shoes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-06-03

Adelaide-Why, Cornelia, your hair
is all mussed up.
Cornelia-Yes, dear; you-you see.
George stole up and snatched dozen
kisses before 1 could scream.
Adelaide-But why don't you step
in front of the mirror and rearrange
your hair?
Cornelia-Graciousl Why, wouldn't
do it for the world. Why, none of the
girls would believe he kissed me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10
DEATH OF SHOTWELL
Is HELD ACCIDENTAL
Young Mans Body Found by Search
ing Party Three-Quarters Of
Mile From Home.

Eliza, Ill, Nov. 10 The funeral Of
John Shotwell, the young man who
met his death near Eliza, while hunt
ing on Tuesday, was held Thursday
afternoon al / O'Clock at the chapel at
the Eliza Creek cemetery. The Wood
men lodge of which the deceased was
a member, conducted the last rites
which were attended by large mum
Der of friends and relatives
The verdict of the coroners' jury
was given at the conclusion of the in
quest was TO the effect that the young
man met his death in an accidental
manner while hunting near the home
of Freeman Shoemaker, where he had
been residing OF late. According TO
the testimony given at the inquest
ShotweH left the Shoemaker home in
the afternoon on a hunting expedition.
He was unaccompanied and when he
did not return al supper, the members
of the family became concerned re-
garding him, and IN the evening a
searching party was formed and start
ed out in the hope that he would be
found Shortly after 10 O'Clock at a
point about three-quarters of q mile
from the Shoemaker home his lifeless
body was discovered. The position Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The area Of low pressure this
morning extends from the Rocky
mountain region eastward 70 the
lakes, with separate centers over
Wyoming and northern Michigan
This disturbance has been attended
by rain or snow in nearly all sec
tons covered by the morning re-
ports, with the heaviest rains dur
ing the past % hours in eastern
Iowa. The northwestern area of
high pressure and low temperature
has extended southeastward to Iowa
and Minnesota. The thermometers
are below zero in Montana and
North Dakota and the Canadian ter
ritory 10 the northward. The east
ward movement Of these conditions
will be attended by unsettled
weather, with probably snow in this