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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

not person in Kansas too poor to
give his mite, because that mite will
be returned to him a hundred fold.
The Kansas railroads and the peo-
pie of Kansas have found out that their
interests are identical. II the Abroad
prospers the people of Kansas prosper,
and if the people do not prosper we
anguish
Business Is to Get Settlers.
The land shows draw settlers and
SO the Union Pacific is planning to
spend a good part of its big advertis-
ing appropriation in telling the hun
dreds of thousands of persons that
visit these shows what fine homes
they can have by moving to Kansas.
There are several reasons for this.
We want, and Kansas needs, more
settlers. The land shows attract these
settlers. With a greater population
land values increase, wages become
higher and there are greater crop
values and consequently every one
has more money With more money
and greater crops the railroad profits
with the people.
Land values in most parts of Kan
sas are not high In fact, they are
still very low. believe that with prop
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09
Pretty Bashful

A bashful young man in town was
invited out to dinner. He was very
much agitated. He sat opposite a
mirror and discovered that he had
forgotten to comb his hair. Then he
dropped his fork on the floor and as
he nervously stopped 10 pick it up
he upset his coffee. Matters went
from bad to worse. until the young
man quit eating and put his hands
under the table The loose end of
the tablecloth was lying in his lap.
When he touched il he at once turn
ed pale He thought it was his shirt
and that he had forgotten to put the
garment in his trousers. He hurried
" stuffed the supposed shirt inside
his trousers. Afterward. when the
family arose from the table there
was a crash The dishes lay in a
broken mass ON the floor The young
man pulled three feet of table cloth
out of his pants and fed to the
woods-Ex-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

Mound City Paints go farthest,
wear longest, look best. Verbeck
Lumber Co.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

er advertising it will not be long be-
fore X nsas will have as dense a pop
ulation as Iowa and other states of
the middle west, and that means that
land values will be just as great.
crop values just as high and every
one just as satisfied.
There isn't a finer farming section
in the world than that part of Kan
sas lying along the Union Pacific rail-
road and we have made it our bust
ness to see that the people of the
United States find this out. Here are a
few figures from 1910 reports that
will startle:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09
Sleep OF Childhood

The way / slept when / was young!
My nerves were never then unstrung.
1 was asleep before my head had fair
ly touched my downy bed, and then
/ snored cheerful song, and night
seemed but two seconds long. At
morning father climbed the stairs
and fondled me with clubs and chairs
and pulled me from my humble bed;
and then he stood me on my head,
and rolled me round upon the floor
until l ceased to sleep and snore.
And now that am old and sere, the
night seems longer than year. 1 go
to roost and kick and toss, but slum-
Der will not come across, or if it does
/ have such dreams / rouse the neigh
bors with my screams. How often
have l walked the floor, and tumbled
down the cellar stairs. How often
have l stupped my toes, and barked
my shin and bumped my nose, while
roaming in the midniSht gloom about
my sleepless sleeping room, How
happy are the drowsy boys, OF all
the boons that youth enjoys, this
trick of climbing into bed and Sleep
ing like the Sheeted dead is first and
best, and old tired men can never
have it back again.-Walt Mason.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09
(First publication July 29, 1919
Notice Of Publication-Serial No. O1076
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land once at Topeka. Kansas

July p, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Wallie A. Full
Ter F'u11er). of McCracken, Kansas who. on
October 3. 1904 made Homestead Entry 2733S.
Serial No oI016, for northeast quarter. sec
ton 20. township Is south. range 21 west, 9Th
principal meridian. has filed notice of inten-
ton TO make final five-year proof, 10 esLab-
lish claim to the land above described. be-
fore the Honorable Probate Judge of Trego
county. Kansas. at Wa-keeneY, Kansas, on
the 9th day of September, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses: william L.
Barninger. of McCracken Kansas: Josiah R.
Tunnel. of Browneu. Kansas: Caleb H. Fer
ris of McCraCken- Kansas: Frank Edwards,
of Browneu. Kansas Geo. W. Fisher,
Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

DR.. Thomas Electric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
ease-croup- Has been used with
success in our family for eight years.
Mrs l. W. Whiteacre, Buffalo.
n. Y 4
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Wanted-Girl for general house
work. Apply at American House. y
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w ant Column

For Rent-Rooms- Apply to Mrs
Nora Snyder %
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My friend, l notice that you are
talking a good deal lately about my
rights You have announced on
numerous occasions that you know
what your rights are and that you
are going to have them or know the
reason why. In other words, you
mean that if you don't get what you
think is coming to you, you will tear
up the universe and nothing but
chaos will remain. A whole lot of
men have talked like you about my
''rights. y They have been just as
gay, just as loud, just as strong and
just as active. They never got any
where with their crusade of destruc-
tion and neither will you. Your
theory of my rights" means that
everything must go your way. You
make law in your own mind to fit
your case and imagine the courts of
the lands will uphold you. You will
get your rights as long as what you
demand is right. But you will not
be the judge of what is yours and
what belongs to your neighborS. If
you were, the neighbor would come
out at the little end of the horn.
When your my rights are in tune
with those of your neighbor you can
cash your check--OSborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

The above-named defendant. VIM. L. Huff
man, will take notice that you have been
sued in the above-named Court by the above
named plaintiff. and that certain goods and
chattels claimed and owned by You have
been attached to satisfy the claim of said
plaintiff and the costs of this suit.
This action will be heard before said
Justice of the Peace at his ONCE in said
Township on the 27th day of September. 1911.
at ten H0) O'Clock a m. and unless you ap-
pear and answer before said 27th day
of September. 1911. at 10 o'clock a. m. plain
tiff $ claim OF SIS 90, will be taken true and
judgment for said amount with legal interest
and costs OF this suit will be rendered
against you and the said goods and chattels
attached will be ordered sold accordingfo
Ia w satisfy said claim and costs
The Colby Bottling Works,
j. A Westermeier. Owner.
Plaintiff.
Per 8. NJ HuIzel.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Chas. E. Downie.
Justice OF the Peace
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

Before Charles E. Downie. a Justice of the
Peace in Collyer Township. in the County
of Trego. in the State of Kansas.
The Colby Bottling Works,
J. A Westermeier, Owner,
Plaintiff.
VIM L. Huffman,
Defendant.
Notice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-09

All Temperate Zone Crops Grow.
Every crop that grows in the tenn
perate zone may be raised in Kansas.
The fruit belt produces as fine apples,
peaches and other tree fruit as any in
the country. And the diversified
farmer cannot better himself any
where.
We want TO see the movement that
already has been started in Kansas car
ried forward to its ultimate end, that of
peopling the state. Good advertising
will bring this about. The Union Pa
cific stands ready and willing to do it's
share. Let the state join hands with
us and we ought to carry Kansas for
ward with a rush that will rival some
of the faster growing and newer parts
of the west and southwest
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
NEWS I: FROM SCANDlAA WI
Principal Events That Have Trans
pired II the Old Countries
Within Week. or So. =|s=s.#
DEM \. MARK.

The Melholt church, in Drowning.
iund parish, has been dedicated by
Bishop Moller of Aalborg.
"a violent storm has been raging along
the west coast Of Denmark, and the
fishermen have lost much valuable
gear.
The sugar beet crop in western
Fyen has turned out better than ex-
pected, the yield being practically an
average one.
A committee appointed to estimate
the value of the street railways Of
Copenhagen, has reported that the city
shall pay $4,210,110 for the whole sys-
tenn.
Ellehammer, the Danish inventor, Is
making new flying machine. It Is
hoped that this will be more success
full than the first one, which the popu-
lar wit called the sand digger"
Albert, the great millionaire swind-
Ter, entered the Horsen penitentiary az
a strong man year ago. Now he is
a mere wreck of his former self, and
he hardly expects to come out alive.
Bondestandens Sparekasse, the bank
wrecked by Alberti, paid it's creditors
forty cents on the dollar. Now it is
announced that they will get another
ten cents on the dollar when Alberti's
estate is sold.
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NORWAY.

The commune of Bokn had an IN.
come of $11 900 last fall from the catch
Of small herring. This is not bad for
community having about 800 inhabi-
tants al
Norway needs more asy1ums. A
physician at Folio had patient that
ought to be sent to an insane asylum,
and he applied to seven institutions
without succeeding in finding place
for her.
Quebec. Fifteen of crew Of eigh.
teen men lost their lives when the
Norwegian bark, Antigua, was driven
ashore at Martin River The Antigua,
sWas loading at Martin River below
Quebee.
ST Electric lights have just been in@
stalled inIaH the houses on the Sort.
land estats Vesteraalen. The plant.
Nas constructed for local use only,
md thecapaedtyof q the dynamo is only.
rs horsepower.
The municipa lity 81, TrondhJem, IL
running its public utf1tty plants with
prollt The ~ WORKS give a surplus
Of almost 310, 90 . year tn electric
power station gives $34yO00 md the
street railsaysa3 "a .oo0.
L. LARSON well known wha1sI1un-
ter whose home 81 q Iaryi
bought eleven reindeer which
going to take toy south Georxg
breeding purposes. the anlll
thrive in that country he 70
raise reindeer as a co1pmercialy,|
ture.
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PRINCE A LITERARY LUNATIC
Has Written Forty Volumes No Ons
Will Buy-Now He Is 4
Pauper.

Prince Ferdinando Alfonso De Ii.
guori, a scion Of one of Italy's Oldest
families. was recently arrested in
Rome for being unable to settle cab
fare. He has had remarkable his
tory.
His name is In the gold book OF
Naples, which shows that the title con,
ferred upon his ancestors vas Bour>
bon honor.
One of the princes sisters keeps s
book shop in Milan. brother commit.
ted suicide. Il
Prince Fedinando is well known in
the United States. At the age 81
twenty-five he emigrated to the new
world and enlisted under the Stars
and Stripes. Returning to Italy he
married Russian woman, OF great
wealth. but a divorce followed and
he was thrown once more on his OVID
resources. @.. /. III
He then appears to have become d
literary lunatic. publishing book after
book. regardless Of expense and Of
the mockery which attended his ridic.
ulous efforts as novelist In this
manner more than forty volumes were
placed upon the market and sif Z few
thousand copies were sold In al that
was the limit. # ...., L:
He then tried to enter monastery
but the pope prevented this move. He
is now, as indicated By his arrest, In 4
state Of abject poverty. l555+s
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hers-'but unfortunately. have one
with me tonight who Is neither.
would that he were for my own sake.
However. madam. let that pass. The
fact is here. and we have no time to
argue or quarrel. | have already told
you that We ride with dispatches for
Longstreet. These must 60 forward
at all hazards. for thousands Of hui
man lives depend upon them: yet |
dare not leave you here alone and un-
protected to the mercies Of the
wolves who haunt these hills"
You are exceedingly kind"
The tone in which she spoke was
most sarcastic.
Il thank you for your appreciation, -
and bowed again: but I venture to
tell you this merely because have
already fully determined to dispatch
the sergeant forward with the mes
sage. and remain behind myself to
render you every protection possible -
Very we'll. sir: simply yield to
what l am powerless to avoid. and
will obey, your orders however dis
tasteful they may be. What is your
first commando"
THAT you d1smount. The sergeant
must ride your horse, as he Is the
more fit Of the two"
Greatly to my surprise and relief
she placed her gauntleted hand in
mine, and. without so much as a word
OF protest, permitted me to swing her
lightly from the saddle to the ground.
Craig" l called. come here.
You know your work." | said &c
him briefly. And now the sooner
you are at it the better. Ride this
horse and lead your own. AS soon as
| you deliver Lees message at head
quarters, hunt up the cavalry brigade
, commander and report to him my po
sit1on. Get detail, insist upon one
and be back here by tomorrow with
out fail. That is ALL
He saluted, wheeled about. swuns
lightly into saddle and rode off on {
rapid trot. grasping, as he passed
down the hill, the rein of his owl
mount, and leading it; tagging be
hind him. until the night swallowed
the figures. and even the sound of tn,
hoof-beats could he no longer heard
We were alone
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
But the Sergeant said there was a
Federal picket post at the crossing Of
the White Briar."
ILLUSTRATIONS N.4RltoU

But the Sergeant said there was a
Federal picket post at the crossing OF
the White Briar."
Her voice trembled as she spoke.
HE merely supposed there would
be: but even If 1t were true. we have
no positive means of knowing that the
men stationed there would be Of the
regular service. Doubtless those
thieving, numbering bands-such as
that headed by Red Lowrie. Of whom
you may have heard-are sufficiently
organized to keep patrols posted, and
may, indeed, be utilized at times by
both armies for that purpose. Were
you to 60 to them you might be sim
ply walking into den Of wolves
But could you not go with me?"
l smiled at the naive innocence Of
her query.
Il wish you to feel that have
never thought SO much about my own
danger as about yours" returned
quietly. But would it be a pleasure
even to you to behold me swinging
from the limb Of a tree, hung as a
spy without trial. merely because |
ventured to walk with you into a Fed
eral camp"
could see her eyes now resting
full upon me, and much of the hard
ness and doubt seemed to have gone
out of them as she scanned my un-
covered features In the dim light. |
scarcely think l was ever considered
a handsome man even by my friends.
but was young then, frank Of face.
with that about me which easily in
spired confidence, and it did me good
to note how her eyes softened. and to
mark the perceptible tremor in her
voice as she cried impulsively:
! "Oh, no! Not that"
Your words yield me new heart" l
replied fervently, determined, now
that ice was partially broken, to per-
init no excuse for its again forming.
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along the rough logs of the further
wall. Ay! here was a break, doubt
less a door; and cropping along the
crack found the latch
There was no longer: any noise
audible, and drew the door inward
never dreaming of danger Suddenly
with a fierce, wild spring out of the
dark, a huge body hurled itself di
rectly at my throat. striking with such
headlong impetus that went back.
ward as If shot, crashing against the
table, then to the floor. dropping my
weapon as fell. There was no noise
no sound, while for an instant, with
strength Of sheer desperation. held
back the swapping jaws that breathed
hot fire into my very face. With 8
bound backward Of its great body the
beast jerked free from my grip. and
the next instant had sunk Its dripping
fangs. deep and hard, into the flesh
Of my shoulder. As the intense pain
shot through me-, my right hand,
driven with all the force could mus.
ter, caught the monster once. twice,
full in the throat, but tighter and
tighter those clinched jaws locked,
until it seemed as ii every bone be
tween them must be ground to DOW.
der. Even as ! grasped the lower
Jaw. seeking vainly to wrench it
loose, heard the girl scream In SUD.
den alright.
Quick" | gasped desperately,
Get my revolver there on the floor,
and use it-but for Gods sake keep
down: don't let the brute see you .
She must have heard. but there was
no response. although her crying
ceased. Yet my own struggle to rid
myself of that crushing weight and
those iron jaws drowned all other
sounds. drove all other thoughts from
me. Every muscle Of my body began
to weaken from the strain, my eyes
blurred. faintness swept over me,
felt my brain Keeling. when there
burst vivid flash Of flame within
q foot Of my face. singing my fore
head: then followed q deafening re-.
port. and the huge brute sprang back
ward with q snarl Of pain, his teeth
clicking together like cogs Of steel.
Then he stiffened and fell \ prone
across me. dead, inert weight, Din.
ming mo breathless 70 the floor.
For the moment could do no more
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grew soen more uninviting 40 we
drew near. AS l paused q moment be-
fore the clSssd door. in order that l
might listen for any possible sound
within, l could hear her quick breath
ing, as though the terror Of the mo-
ment had driven all else from her
mind. The wooden latch yielded
readily enough to my pressure, and
pushing wide open the door. which
creaked slightly upon It's rusty hinges.
| stepped across the puncheon TIRES
hold onto the hard earthen floor. There
was no window visible, and the slight
reflection Of moonlight which crept
In through the doorway aEarcely re-
vealed the nature of that dark inter-
Tor. could dimly perceive what be-
lteved to be table directly in front of
me, while certain other indistinct and
i'll defined shadows might be chairs
pushed back against the wall. At least
this room was without occupants: vet
it was with every sense alert that |
entered, pressing slowly past the table
toward where felt the fireplace
would naturally be, knowing that my
companion was yet with me. her hand
clutching my arm.
"Oh!" she cried sharply in terror,
what was that?"
1t was something certainly dead
ened, muffled, shutting sound directly
in our front. followed by strange
noise Of scraping, as II with dull
knife on wood.
wait here" said sternly. Prob
ably it is nothing more dangerous
than rat
felt my way carefully around the
table, revolver ready In my hand.
There was nothing to be found there
nothing, indeed. In the room; for
from my new position, could look
backward and distinguish in the NOON
light the details Of that simple.
sQualid interior. ran my hands
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for If you but once fully realize our
situation you will certainly feel that
am merely endeavoring to perform
my plain duty
Il will, of course, bow to the newt
able, sir" she said, land shall en-.
deavor to adapt myself to the require.
ments of my unfortunate situation.
May l venture to inquire what you
now propose to do?" 4... e.. ~
To the right of where we stood the
ground sloped rapidly downward un-
til the dense darkness at the foot OF
the steep defile shrouded everything
from view. The descent appeared
rocky and impracticable, and l could
distinguish the sound of rapid water
far below. On the opposite side stood
a dense wood, the outer fringe OF
trees overhanging the road, and
through the waving leaves the moon
light checkered the ground with Sill
yer. while the dense masc beyond
seemed to flow back up the steep side
Of the mountain, thick with under.
brush Just below us. and possibly
fifty feet from the highway, could
perceive small ore-story log cabin,
as silent. gloomy. and deserted to all
outward appearance as were the SOM
Der woods of which 1t formed part.
There seems small choice" said,
speaking as cheerfully az possible
But ! propose to investigate tho log
hut yonder. and learn II 1t may not
afford some degree of shelter. II you
will rest here, In The shadow OF these
trees, will soon discover whethe&. 1t
has inmates or not"
She followed me In silence across
the road to the spot designated. but as
i | turned to leave her seated upon the
grass, and well protected from pryina
eyes. she hurried quickly after me,
and in her agitation 90 far forgot her.
self a. to touch my sleeve with her
hand.
oh. please do not leave me here
alone. | am not naturally tlmid. yet
everything is 10 gloomy cannot stand
II. Let mo go with you. II you must
go!"
Most assuredly you shall il you de.
SIRE. returned heartily. .
There appeared before ~ dim. lit.
tle-used path leading In among the
trees. and following IL erratic curves
~ were SOFA bsfore the cabin. which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
LET M SO With YOU"

1t might be as well for you to draw
The cape closer about your face at
present There are rough men In all
armies who would consider your
beauty a lawless prize. The life we
Lead Is not conducive to gentleness;
virtue Is not born in camps, and II
would be better not to provoke dan.
ger which may be 30 easily avoided"
"Yov claimed. believe. to be an
omcer and q gentleman" she said
coldly. "
! smiled. even AZ felt the full
chill AZ her words. and my purpose
stideDod within me.
Even - yet claim, and trust to
DO able to prove to your satisfaction.' =
!, INV 1gos looked unfaltazangly into
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-06
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens In q Confederate tent
at . critical stage Of the Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
Eergt. Craig. an old army scout. Wayne
starts on his mission. The two. after u
Wild ride, get within the lines Of the
enemy. In the darkness. Wayne Is taken
Tor Federal officer who came to keep an
appointment. and a young lady on horse
back 10 given in his charge. She Is a
northern girl and attempts to escape but