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Ink SGoiS.

These troublesome stains may be 70
moved by an application OF equal
parts OF citric acid and cream Of tar.
tar melted on plate. Mix and rub
over the stains and then WASH out
will disappear at once without In
Jury to the color. Stains llat have
been laundered may require several
treatments before they yieid.-WOm-
ans Home Companion.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02
Music Ever NejpfuI.

Music is the nearest at hand. the
most orderly. the most delicate and
tho most perfect Of all bodily pleas
ures: II 10 also tho only one which
10 equally helpful TO all the ages Of
man: helpful from the nurses song to
her infant-t0 the music. unheard Of
others. which often. II not most fre-
quently. haunts the deathbed Of pure
and innocent Spirits.-Ruskin
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02
Tin and Crime.

One hundred and seventeen persons,
chiefly habitual criminals. were ban
tshed for life from Psrak last year
OF these ninety.nins were Chinsss,
twelve Of whom had been convicted ol
participating 10 unlawful societies Il
was discovered that the number oi
prison ofsenses varied In indirect ~
Ito with the price Of tin. When tn
vas high and the industry according
y prosperous. inmates Of jaiis wsrs
few. and vice versa.
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"Ojd Nick" 9uav.

A reverend Scotchman was going to
hold forth to an open-air meeting. He
sat down on bank In which there
was an ants nest; the insects soon
found their way into his "Oh. no. We
never mention ems" and he said:
brethren. though hope ! have the
word Of God In my mouth. think the
deel has got into my breeks."-Ex.
change.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02

La Follette's third chapter of
his autobiography in the Decem-
Der number OF the American mag
azine is very interesting. He gives
his impression of Thomas B.
Reed as "a man Of power and one
of the ablest men in either house
of congress-next TO Sherman who
was a statesman = perhaps, the
ablest." James G. Blaine was in
his time the great party leader-a
man Of extraordinary power.
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Originally Color Bearer.

Ensign liz . word formed on the
idea Of the display OF insignia. badge
or device and was ormerly much
used where We now employ the word
colors. The company ofhcers In .
regiment who were. until late years.
Termed ensIens were. 1t \ still earlier
period. more correctly termed "ensign
bearers"
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Work and Prayer.

Work with all your might: but trust
not In the least In your work. Pray
with all your might for the blessing
Of God: but work. At the same time
with all diligence. with all patience.
with all perseverance,. Pray. then.
and work. Work and pray. And still
again pray and work. and this all the
days OF your life.-George Muller.
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Ancestral prld. Of tn, Future.

-Cue ci NY to!efathers was a signer
Of ths Declaration Of independence
THAT II somathing." replied Mrs.
Voteby Gumm. But think Of the
proud satisfaction with which my
great-great-granddau will point
to the fact that one Of their ore
mothers was q militant sunragetts."
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02

Frank Dunnagan was down from
the Mosca oil we'll Monday. After
suspension OF work on account Of
repairs TO machinery the boring
was resumed Monday at a depth
OF 300 feet, in . light oolored
shals. The indications are -
promising - ever. and it is most
likely that another oil strata will
soon Be developed. the one they
have besn looking for.-AIamoss
Empire.
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Msshea. Of ssssssh csvns,ae

While the Egyptians named the
days Of their wssk. the Jews nun.
bsrsd them only. the ar day o'
week being always the day after .--
weekly Sabbath. Fistesn diRsrsat
methods of Sabbath counting ass
known 70 have existed during the last
four thousand yeass. incivdins svssy
day of the week. weeks ol Ai6sesot
and varying length. from six 70 ts0
days. and months q vartnus ~
vafytas length.
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poe.Ieal Aae Of Women.

VVeS"sV NUe oH VoW1eH.
A Philadelphia paper asfirms that
the poetcal age Of women 10 thirty,
when they begin TO love consoles
uously.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02

4iss. Gertrude Rhodes loft Mon.
day Tor her homo In Kansas after
thFss months spent In the San
Luis valley for tho benefit OF her
health which 10 very much i'm.
proved.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-12-02

Pete Gallagher, an inmate Of
the Home, in anticipation Of
Thanksgiving, took on several
bowls too many Wednesday night
and Marshal Carr was called upon
to take care of the man. While
lighting the guest to bed in the
city rooming house, the marshal
fell from . chair upon which be
stood to reach the electric switch,
the fall badly bruising his hip and
breaking one Of the small bones in
the forearm.
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Length q MsvIN0 ptstvea
The average lsagth e . moving ~
eAse alm 10 i.ooe test
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The steropticon lecture ON the
Passion Play given at the Chris.
tian church Tuesday evening by
DR.. Findley WAS we'll attended.
The pictures shown were very
clear, and DR.. Findley explained
these scenes in his masterful, elo-
quent way, portraying to the
minds Of those present, the simple,
devoted lives, which these people
live, in order to produce this relig.
ious play, which makes the little
German village Of Oberammergau
famous the world over.
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Nm. R. 4. Hay LETT Monday for
.. visit with relatives At Topeka,
Kaaaee.
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Wes,ee v1ol1),,a

The sevsnth we11tag aAo1vofoas1
b Wuotsa. ts-- iss.-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Senator John Calhoun is invited to be
come secretary of state in Tylers cab
and oregon must be added to the Union.
He sends his secretary, Nicholas Trist to
British ambassador. Pakenham, to call at
his apartments. While searching for the
Nicholas is invited to enter. The occupant
is the baroness, and she asks Nicholas to
that the baroness has lost slipper She
gives him the remaining slipper as
tentions toward Mexico. AS security
for his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
Calhoun becomes secretary of state he
business. and the latter plans to be mar
ried that night The baroness says she
G Gln CO CONGRESSMAN gresna whom Nicholas
asks to assist in the wedding arrange e
Elizabeth, by mistake, and the wedding
is declared off. Nicholas finds the baron
where he failed. in discovering England,s
intentions regarding Oregon she tells
session contained a note from the attache
of Texas to the British ambassador, say
mex Texas within 80 days, she would lose
both Texas and Oregon N1cholas meets
him information about Oregon. The
baroness and a British warship disappear
from Montreal simultaneously. Caihoun
orders Nicholas to head a party OF set
tiers bound for Oregon. Calhoun eXc1tes
the jealousy of Sonora fturrio and there
by secures the signature of the Texas at
tache to a treaty of annexation Nicholas
starts for oregon He wins the race over
rives with the baroness as a passenger
She tells Nicholas that she placed a note
in the slipper which caused the breaking
off of his marriage and that she intends
to return to Washington to repair the
follow her The baroness beats him to
Washington. He learns Polk is elected
and Texas annexed, and that there is to
be war with Mexico.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15
CHAPTER XxxI.-Continued.

My daughterl Yess, my daughter.
1t ISIS Helenai I hat not seen her for
many years, long, cruel years. 1 sup
pose her dead. But now there we
were, standing, looking in each 9th
er's eyes! We see there Ach, Colt!
what do we not see? Yet in spite of
ALL it wass Helenai But she shall
tell you" He tottered from the room.
I heard his footsteps pass down the
hall. Then softly, almost silently, Hell
ena Won Ritz again stood before me.
The light from a side window fell
upon her face Yes, it was shei Her
face was thinner now, browner even
than was it's wont. Her hair was still
family sunburned at its extremities by
the western winds. Yet hers was still
imperishable youth and beauty.
1 held out my hands to her. "Ah,"
l cried, you played me false, You
ran away, By what miracle did you
come through? I confess my defeat.
You beat me by almost half year"
But now you have GOMEZ said she
simply.
Yes, to remind you that you have
friends. You have been here in secret
all the winter. Mr.. Calhoun did not
know you had come. Why did you
not go to him.?
4 was waiting for you to come. Do
you not remember our bargain? Each
day 1 expected you. In some way, 1
scarce knew how, the weeks wore on"
And now 1 find you both here
you and your father-where 1 would
expect to find neither. Continually
you violate all law of likelihood. But
now, you have seen Elizabeth?'
Yes, 1 have seen her. she said,
still simply
l could think of no word suited to
| that moment. 1 stood only looking at
ser. She would have spoken, but on
the instant raised hand as though to
| demand my silence. l heard a loud
| knock at the door, peremptory, com
handing, as though the owner came
You must go into another room, -
said Helena Won Ritz to me hurriedly
Who is it? Who is at the door?'
1 asked
She looked at me calmly 1T is Sir
Richard Pakenham.' said she. This
is his usual hour. l will send him
away. Go now-quick!"
l rapidly passed behind the screen
ing curtains into the hall, even as
heard a heavy foot stumbling at the
threshold and a somewhat husky voice
offer some sort of salutation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

property. 1t was not true, what the
town thought. 1t was not true in the
case either of Yturrio. Intrigue-yes
Il loved it. 1 intrigued with Eng
land and Mexico both, because it was
in my nature; but no more than that
No matter what / once was in Eu-
rope, I was not here-not, as l said,
until last night All, monsieur, All,
monsieur" Now her hands were
beating together.
But why then? Why then? What
do you mean?" 1 demanded.
Because no other way suficed- All
this winter, here, alone, have planned
and thought about other means. Moth
ing would do. There was but the one
way. Now you see why I did not go
to Mr. Calhoun, why 1 kept my pres
ence here a secret"
But you saw Elizabeth
Yes. long ago. My friend. you have
won, You both have won, and 1 have
lost. She loves you, and is worthy of
you. You are worthy of each other,
yes l saw 1 had lost; and 1 told you
1 would give you her-and Oregon,
Well, then, that last was-hard." She
choked. THAT was-hard to do She
almost sobbed. But 1 have-paid!
| Heart and soul and body .
I have paid Now, he
comes for the pricei"
i But then-but them" 1 expostu-
| lated What does this mean, that
see here2 There was no need for
this. Had you no friends among us?
Why, though it means war. 1 myself
tonight would choke that beast Paken-
ham with my own handsi"
No, you VIII not"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15
The Violin Maker,

He chiseIs top and bottom of the
yiolin's body from solid blocks of
spruce and maple, coaxing the subtle
and delicate conformations through a
month of patient labor. putting soul
and yearning in the wood, as perhaps
no other hand-craftsman may, in his
search for exquisite tone. He is build
ing slender and sensitive box with a
wonderful power to emit vibrations
marshaIed into order, and delivered
asa voice No visible beauty OF
carven form and no original departure
from set design avail him in reaching
his goal He seeks intangible es-
sence of sound and means for its lofti-
est beauty For him there Is no es-
tablished law for alluring the tone
to some dimple in the wood, to delight
it to rapturous perfection He pursues
an ignis fatuus of Quivering air-waves
that leads onward endlessly. He may
only strive toward achievement of his
object as stroye his forebears Of the
craft. and frequently with far less re-
ward.-Harper's Magazine.
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CHAPTER XXI.
Pakenhan1's Price

The happiest women. like nations. have
no history.-George Eliot
The apartment into which l hur-
riedly stepped 1 found to be a long
and narrow hall, heavily draped. A
door or so made of on the right-hand
side, and a closed door also appeared
at the farther end; but none invited
me to enter, and 1 did not care to in
trude. This situation did not please
me, because must perforce hear all
that went on in the rooms which 1
had just left / heard the thick voice
of a man, apparently none the better
for wine.
My DEAR" it began. I Some
gesture must have warned him
God bless my SOUL" he began
again. Who is here, then? What is
wrong2"
My father is here to-day" / heard
her clear voice answer, land, as you
suggest. it might perhaps be better
God bless nay SOUL" he repeated.
But, my dear, then 1 must goi To
night, then, Where is that other key
1t would never do. you know"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

NO, Sir Richard, it would never
do. Go, then," spoke in a low and
icy voice, hers, yet not hers. ''Hasten!"
1 heard her half whisper. 81 think
perhaps my father
But it was my own footsteps they
heard. This was something to which
1 could not be party. Yet, rapidly
as 1 walked, her visitor was before
me. 1 caught sight only of his portly
back, as the street door closed behind
him. She stood, her back against
the door, her hand spread out against
the wall, as though to keep me from
passing.
I paused and looked at her, held by
the horror in her eyes. She made no
concealment, offered no apologies, and
showed no shame. 1 repeat that it
was only horror and sadness mingled
which 1 saw on her face.
Madam" 1 began. And again,
madam" and then 1 turned away.
you see," she said, signing.
yes, 1 fear 1 see; but 1 wish 1 did
not Can 1 not-may I not be mis-
taken?"
NO, it is true There is no mis-
take"
What have you done? Why, why?"
did you not always credit me with
being the good friend of Mr.. Paken-
ham years ago-did not all the city ?
Well, then was not; but I am, now !!
1 was England's agent only-until last
night. Monsieur, you have come too
soon, too late, too late. All, my God,
my Godi Last night 1 gave at last
that consent. He comes now to claim,
to exact, to -possession-of me
All my God,"
81 cannot, of course, understand
you madam. What is it? Tell mel"
For three years Englands minister
besought me to be his, not England S
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FIGHT
By Fr1ERSON HOUGH
AUTHOR OF THE F1ISCISyIPP1 RU1BLE
IILUSIRM1ONS b. r1AGNUG G;sN1ElENctS

But did 1 not hear him say there
was a key-his key-to-night?
Eyes, England once owned that key.
Now, he does Yes, it is true. Since
yesterday. Now, he comes
But, madam-ah, how could you SO
disappoint my belief in you?"
'Because"-she smiled bitterly-''in
all great causes there are sacrifices"
But no cause could warrant this"
st was Judge of that was her re-
sponse 'I saw -Elizabeth-that
girl. Then 1 saw what the future years
meant for me. / tell you, I vowed
with her, that night when 1 thought
you two were welded. / did more l
vowed myself to a new and wider
world that night Now, I have lost
it. After all, seeing 1 could not now
be a woman and be happy, I--mon-
sieur-I pass on to others, after this,
not that torture of life, but that tor
turing principle of which we so often
spoke. Yes I, even as I am; because
of this-this act-this sacrifice-I can
win you for her. And 1 can win that
wider America which you have COW
eted; which I covet for you-which
covet with you'll"
1 could do no more than remain
silent, and allow her to explain what
was not in the least apparent to me.
After time she went on.
''Now-now, I say-Pakenham the
minister is sunk in Pakenham the
man He does as I acknowledgements
he is man. He signs what 1 demand
because 1 am a woman. / say, to
night-but, seei"
She fastened now to a little desk,
and caught up a folded document
which lay there. This she handed to
me, unfolded, and I ran it over with
a hasty glance. 1t was a matter OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

tremendous Importance which lay in
those few closely written lines.
England's minister offered, over the
signature of England, compromise of
the whole Oregon debate, provided
this country would accept the line of
the forty-ninth degree, That, then,
was Pakenham's price for this key
that lay here.
'This-this is all I have been able
to do with him thus far she faltered.
''1t is not enough. But 1 did it for
youi"
Madam, this is more than all Amer
lea has been able to do before, This
has not been made public?"
mo, no. 1t is not enough. But
tonight 1 shall make him surrend er
all-all north, to the very ice, for
America, for the democracy See,
now, 1 was born to be devoted, i'm
molated. after all, as my mother was
before me. That is fate, But 1 shall
make fate pay, All, monsieur, All,
monsieur"
She flung herself to her feet 81
can get it all for you, you and yours .
she reiterated, holding out her hands,
the little pink fingers upturned, as was
often her gesture. You shall go to
your chief and tell him that Mr.. Polk
| was right-that you yourself, who
taught Helena Won Ritz what life is,
| taught her that after all she was a
woman-are able, because she was a
| woman, to bring in your own hands
all that country, yes, to fifty-four
| forty, or even farther / do not know
| what all can be done. 1 only know
that fool will part with everything
l for the sake of his body"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

A New England sea captain died as
the result of being jabbed with a hat
pin worn by a Boston woman What
an irony of fate it was that after fac
ing death on the waters for many
years he should be impaled on the
point of effeminate fashion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

A Brooklyn widow who advertised
that she was a good cook of both
plain and fancy dishes, and wanted a
husband, got 145 proposals This
looks as if the cynical clubwoman's
recipe of making a happy home by
feeding the brute" is near the mascu-
line ideal of welded romance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15
itching Piles Permanently Cured by q
Jar of Resinol Ointment.

About three weeks since 1 was suf-
fering agony from itching piles, 1 got
sample jar of Resinol Ointment and
after bathing with warm water and
applying the Resinol, was in few
days entirely relieved of the itching
and believe I am permanently cured.
w. w. Evans, Carrollton, KY. Resinof
Ointment is sold by all druggists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

A man in Massachusetts town was
arrested for kneeling on the sidewalk
and offering prayers The magistrate
before whom he was brought decided
# lis no crime to pray in the streets
The executors of the law certainly
have some queer ideas of wrongdoing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

One of the Johns Hopkins professors
announces that poverty will be abol-
ished. 1t will not be possible, how
ever, to get everybody to be pleased
on account of the abolition of power
ty unless work can be abolished along
with it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

New York doctors are preparing to
diagnose disease by studying the pa
TENTS dreams. The phantasmagoria
caused by an injudicious mixture of
lobster Newberg and mince pie would
indicate defective judgment, or we
have eaten things in vain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The New Hampshire legislators are
trying to stop eavesdroQpers on party
telephone lines, and they may become
SO foolhardy as to ask congress to
request postmasters not to read postal
cards
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

An eastern club woman who claims
to have investigated, reports that men
love fluffy girls. Perhaps they do. but
they generally want the girls to get
along with their own tufts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Another college professor has come
to the front with a plan to regulate
marriages What has become of the
old fashioned professor who taught
in school?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

One of the aviators recently went
up several hundred feet in the dark
He probably had an idea that it
wouldn't hurt any more to fall in the
dark than in the daylight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The news that the kaiser has in
creased his string of motors cars to
thirty causes one to suspect that Will
liam intends to go some in the near
future.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Keeps Horseshoers Busy.
There are used in the British army
28,500 horseshoes every month.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The news that radium is to be the
future competitor of coal as heat pro-
Queer inspires the coal dealers with
considerable confidence in boosting
their prices.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Chicago is becoming excited be-
cause so many of its manageable
young men go west But can you
blame them?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The government has ruled that the
trousers of an official cannot be pressed
at public expense. We look for more
baggy trousers in Office henceforth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

There is no more delightful reading
than the story of a romance in real
life that ends happily; no more dis
tressing reading than such a story
that ends the other way.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

What we are doing speaks with
greater force than what we are say
ing.-Royston.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Men do not mind how much women
mimic their clothes SO long as they
remain womanly in action.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Seattle is to have a History build
ing. It wants something Tacoma car
zee and put in it's pipe and smoke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The auto truck may be commercial,
but it is also humanitarian, as any
one will witness who has seen the
struggles of an underfed horse with an
overloaded wagon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

An American has just paid 100000
for one of Rembrandt's paintings. In
emphasizing the artistic temperament
that is going some.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Radium is being boosted for heating
purposes, and there is no telling how
high its price will go.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Jail sentences for women SNUG
giers seem hard. especially when the
women smugglers can better afford
money than time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

A domestic in 80 years of service
saved $4,000. 1t would be interesting
to know how much her employer
able to accumulate in the same Pc
riod.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

In spite of the fact that a prisoner
in a Washington jail earned $4,000
while behind the bars, we still hold
that jail is a good place to avoid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Men astonish themselves far moro
than they astonish their friends
John oliver Hobbies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

A theatrical manager says there are
no pretty girls in New York. We can
afford to pity the poor metropolis.
There are no ugly ones here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

The harem skirt has displaced the
hobble skirt. and it bids fair to become
popular.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
Use Rod Cross Ball Blue. 1t makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-04-15

Eggs can become SO cheap az to
arouse suspicion