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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
Woman and the Household
THE CHATTING DISH.

There in no limit to the possibilities
of the chafng dish The recipes be-
low have been selected with care
from a long list which a clever house
wife recommends The initial prepa-
rations for a chatting dish supper can
be made before mealtime-
Deviled Beef.
Melt two tablespoonfuls Of butter.
add two tablespoonfuls of green pep
per, one tablespoonful of onion, one
teaspoonful each of salt, lemon juice
and -four. Spread on rounds of cold
roast beef and saute in butter or add
one-half cup Of tomato and reheat beef
in sauce
Welsh Rabbit
Melt one teaspoonful of butter. Then
add seasonings of salt, mustard and
paprika, a tablespoonful of each, after
which put In two cups of American
cheese When melted add one-half
cup of cream or ale. Stir well until
smooth and pour over hot buttered
crackers or toast
Shrimp and Tomatoes
Add a can of tomatoes to two table
spoonfuls of melted butter; simmer
until soupy consistency; season high
ly with salt, pepper and onion juice
Add two cups of shrimps which have
been marinated in French dressing for
an hour. When hot serve on hot but
tered toast
Cheese Custard.
To two tablespoonfuls of melted but
ter add one tablespoonful each of salt,
mustard and pepper. Add two cups of
cheese, one-half cup of soft bread
crumbs and one cup of milk Cook
five minutes Then add two well beat
en- eggs. When thoroughly mixed pour
on slices Of toast.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

{. EXPERT TOP sPINNERs.

South Sea Islanders Can Keep Them
Going q Long Time.
The Murray islanders, in the south
seas, are given to top spinning con-
tests that might well excite the envy
of civilized schoolboys anywhere Top
spinning is a favorite pastme among
the Murray island natives, for often it
is the opening feature OF a funeral
feast, says an exchange.
There will be perhaps thirty tops
spinning at the same time The men
sing songs, cheering on a top that
threatens to stop and shouting when
one is toppled over. When a top is
dying" great care is taken to shelter
it from the wind In order that its life
may be prolonged a few seconds. For
eigners who have timed the tops assert
that they spin for upward Of twenty
i've minutes.
The Murray islanders tops are made
of fine grained volcanic ash and have
the shape of split pea with the fat
surface up. The diameter is from four
to six inches. The stem is a long pen
Gil of palm wood The fat surface is
decorated sometimes with common OBJ
jects painted in colors, sometimes with
legends symbolically depicted
The top is spun by repeated slow,
steady, sliding movements of the out
stretched palms To give a smoother
bearing surface bits of shell or pieces
of broken crockery or the under sur
face of cup is put beneath the top
Men of all ages in the Murray islands
engage in these contests. Usually one
section OF the island is pitted against
another. Top spinning in these islands
becomes at times debauch, the men
neglecting their work to such an extent
that it becomes necessary for the ma
moose, or chief, to order them back to
their tasks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
SUNDAY School Lesson For March II
Senior Berean, international Series

Verses 5-12-A complete cure.
This was certainly a sensational way
of doing things, but then necessity
does not always consider the propriety
of ways and means. saw their faith"
Jesus saw in this unseemly and I'M
usual act an expression of much conf
dence in him on the part Of the para
lytic and of his four friends on the
roof. They were sure that he could
heal, and so they did not hesitate as to
how the patient could be brought to
him. 'HThy sins be forgiven thee" bet
ter, "are receiving forgiveness" This
experience of divine grace was to be
continuous Matthew prefaces this an
nouncement of pardon with the words.
BE of good cheer His sickness had
doubtless been occasioned by sinful
excuses, or it may be that he shared
the prevalent belief that sickness was
due to sin. Jesus spoke first to his
greater need Reasoning in their
hearts" The critics from among the
scribes betrayed their dissent and dis
approval in their looks. Jesus knew
what they were thinking about, and
this reader of hearts threw down a
challenge in proof of his power to
forgive sins''-to release from the bond
age of evil What they considered to
be "blasphemies'' in assuming the
functions that belonged only to God
Jesus declared was his special prerog-
alive as 1.-THE Son of man" This was
the name which he most frequently
used of himself. 1t meant the Messiah
Whether is it easier" (which is cas-
ier'' (revision). His critical hearers
doubtless thought that the message of
forgiveness was easier than the mira
Gle of healing. This would be SO con-
sidered only by those who take su
perficial view of sin and its conse-
quences- Jesus, however, accommo-
dated himself to their defective con-
ceptions and worked the miracle which
fully justified his speech to the para
lytic- Indeed, to say ..be forgiven i'm
piled the saying of take up thy bed"
Jesus would doubtless have uttered
this word had it not been for the hasty
reflections of the scribes- But he took
occasion therefrom to make clear the
purpose of his mission Immediately
he arose" As soon as the word of
healing was spoken the man sprang to
his feet, hale and hearty, and marched
through the audience, who made way
for him They were all amazed" The
Pharisees and doctors of the law Were
confused and baffied, but the people
saw the hand of God in this spiritual
and physical miracle and "glorined
God" whose honor had been safe
guarded and strengthened I'VE never
saw it on this fashion, Luke has, I'VE
have seen strange things today" and
Matthew states that the people praised
God, ~who had given such authority
unto men"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

Verses 1, "A crowded congrega
ton.
We cannot say how long Jesus was
engaged in his itinerant ministry in
the villages of Galilee. 1t was probably
for several months. The fndiscretion
of the leper who had been healed pre-
cipitated an abrupt ending. After
some days" His return to Capernaum
soon became known, and he was
promptly visited by the people I'm
the house." 1t was presumably Simon's-
There was no room" The house was
filed to its utmost capacity with a mis-
cellaneous audience who even blocked
"the door'-the entrance on the street
Luke gives a full description of those
who were present and adds the signifi-
cant words, 1.-The power of the Lord
was with him to heal ", ID This
implies that other cures were wrought
besides the one which we are to study.
HE preached the word" the glad mes
sage of the gospel, inviting his hear
ers to repent of their sins and receive
the kingdom by allowing God to rule
In their lives This cottage preach
ing" informal and direct, was one of
the means which Jesus frequently used
to make known the message of peace
Verses 3, Am ingenious Interrupt
ton
1t was a company of needy folk who
gathered around the Master. There
were some who had come through Gu
riosity and others who were present
for criticism, but many were there to
be helped "One sick of the palsy" a
paralytic whose limbs We're wholly
helpless Borne of four" 1t was not
possible that this man could be con-
veyed into the presence of Jesus, and
so his friends devised an extraordinary
way by which to accomplish their pur-
pose Uncovered the roof" TIE fat
roofs of the houses were reached by a
staircase from outside As the houses
were crowded together it was possible
to pass from the roof of one to the
next These friends were doubtless
known to the owners of this house 1t
was, moreover, not difficult matter to
unroof one of these simple houses
Whatever damage was done could cas-
lily be remedied- They let down the
bed" This was a mat or stretcher
which was very light, because we read
that the man took up the bed'' after
he had been healed and went out Of
this house.
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600 and a small royalty. He Is willing
to give the royalty, but he wants to
get 1t for forty"
I'll give you 6o,oOo," offered Bra
din, "and arrange about the royalty.
Come over to the Gourmet and have
lunch and III write you a check
Two days later he was with Wagner
again We'll" demanded the banker.
'.have you made that money already?''
NO" admitted Bradin- 81 came in
to see If you would help me out I
have a device for making rope out of
cactus fiber. Beats sisal all hollow
and at half the cost I want q hun
bred thousand and a royalty"
Il know where I can get one for
half of that" declared Wagner, land
don't mind telling you that its salient
feature In SO sweeping that no other
machine can be patented that VIII do
the work 50 WELL
That's funny" unused Bradfn- MY
lawyer tells me the same thing about
this"
Invent the machine yourself7' asked
Wagner uneasIly.
NO" said Bradin- -T bought it from
chum for speculation"
whats his manner" asked Wagner.
"Chap by the name of Pierce" ex-
planned Bradfn HE was in the school
Of engineers when I was completing
the classical course
He promised to sell it to mer' storm
ed Wagner.
did hep asked Bradin innocently.
HE told me that you did not meet his
price,
He had to take what offered" de-
clared Wagner sullenly. There is no
other market"
"Oh, yes, there Is" declared Bradin
comfortably. Pm going to start a
cordage company of my own unless
you buy. With this machine we can
make rope for half what it costs you.
It's a good thing, and two or three
friends of my father are willing to go
into it with me-"
I'VE Will undersen you" threatened
Wagner.
! 81 guess you'll beat us there" sug>
gested Bradin. you see we can turn
| out goods so much more cheaply."
'1'n write you a check" cried Wag-
ner desperately. "I hate to see you
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
&C KING POTATOES.

A boiled potato has a much better
flavor If cooked In its jacket than If
peeled.
In baking potatoes do not put them
into too hot an oven The high tenn
perature makes skins hard, SO that the
steam cannot escape, and the result Is
soggineSS.
Potatoes should never be covered aft
er they are done and drained from the
water in which they boiled Steaming
makes them soggy. The water in
which potatoes are boiled should never
be used.
II baked potatoes are left over from
a meal cut them in two, scoop out the
center, warm it over in butter with a
little cream and refill into the shells,
then put them into the oven until they
are slightly Drowned
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
TALK ON CEREAL ECONOMY.
How Housewives May Cut Expenses
and Serve Good Dishes.

How Housewives May Cut Expenses
and Serve Good Dishes.
A goodly share in the present high
cost of living is veritably the cost of
convenience. You buy in handy pack
ages pretty much everything, particu-
larly everything cereal Take oatmeal,
for example. Bought in bulk, you get
three to four times as much for your
money.
Cornmeal, If it can be had fresh and
un-kiln dried, is cheap, hearty, palatable
and easy to cook.
Buy peck of raw wheat-the
plumper and bigger of grain the better.
Take several cupfuls, according to your
need, wash 1t in tepid water until the
water runs clear, then cover 1t with
cold water-rainwater If possible and
let stand overnight where it is neither
hot nor cold Put on to boil in plenty
of water the first thing in the morning.
Boil up quickly, then set the pot where
it will barely simmer. Cook till the
grain mashes readily between the
thumb and finger, putting in salt to-
ward the end of the cooking. Take
care not to put in too much. If added
at first it hardens the grain Add more
hot water as the pot boils down, stir
carefully, so there shall be no scorch-
ing. A double boiler saves trouble, but
takes a longer time At the last let it
cook down until you can just stir it
easily. Serve hot either as a cereal or
q dessert It makes a fine pudding
used the same as Hce-New York Trib-
uQ0.
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Omission of a Comma.


A certain business man of Rochester
is of opinion that he has an exceeding
ly bright Office boy, and nothing pleases
him better than to tell how he acquir-
ed the youngsters services
A notice had been posted in the mans
shop window, which read as follows:
boy wanted about fourteen years"
A lad of that age, with little that was
progressing In his appearance, came
into the office and stated that he had
read the notice.
$50 you think you would like to have
the poSftion?" asked the merchant pat
ronizingly as he gazed at the lad over
the rims of his spectacles-
Eyes, SIR was the reply, II want
the job, but I don't know that I can
promise to keep it for the full fourteen
years-"-Lippincott'
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embarking in such q foolish enter
prise"
Not now" said Bradin- you see,
1 just wanted to talk over the matter
with you I don't care to sell until
after I have settled about my mar
riage."
ITO whomf" demanded Wagner.
ITO Norma" was the even answer.
you said you would talk about It
when 1 could show you that 1 had
made a profit of $4,000 by myself.
Those ten cent dollars were not very
good, but the sixty cent ones seem to
be worth face value, and that makes
four times what you demanded of me-"
st said I would talk about It." STAN
mered Wagner. II did not say that I
would give you permission to marry
her"
That's So" agreed Bradin, but at
the same time think it would be Just
as well to keep this thing in the fam
lily. You own IS per cent of the rope
company. It's the heaviest holding
you have II I start an opposition
company
go ahead and start it." said wag-
ner sulIenly At VIII not be coerced"
IT have the articles of Incorporation
all drawn up" said Bradin quietly.
Would you like to see the HstT'
Wagner reached for the paper. WON
dering why Bradin should show hie
hand SO clearly Quickly he glanced
down the list of names and then look
ed up at the young man sitting on
the opposite side Of the desk
What does this meanT he shouted.
pointing to name half way down the
sheet
Norma Wagner Bradinr he asked
THAT Is my wife. You see, we were
SO certain that you would see reason
that we stopped on the way downtown
and were married Mrs Bradin is
downstairs in the carriage now. Would
you like to see herr
Suppose" suggested Wagner, that
we go and have lunch somewhere
am beaten, and confess It"
Bradin held out the patent papers.
Then I'll give you these" he said
ITS q very valuable patent Good
for making rope or marriage bonds.
! Sort Of double patent
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COAT TO SUIT THE FIGURE.
Spring Fashion Privilege a Boon to
Stout and Slender Alike.

Spring Fashion Privilege q Boon to
Stout and Slender Alike.
A pleasant feature of the spring
suit is that the coat lengths accommo-
date the figure. The stout woman is
not left in despair and a short coat,
and the slender woman can have a
hip length jacket which becomes her.
The hipless figure continues. There is
a gradual return of the normal waist
line. The sleeves are three-quarter
and full length and usually set in
plain at the armholes. There is a
slight increase in skirt width, but the
straight line continues
great many tailored suits are semi
tailored. There is q use of fabric trim
ming in form of self covered cords and
folds. Silk, particularly taffeta, is
largely used for these demitailored
models.
In plain tailored suits the regulation
coat sleeve is seen almost entirely.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE

; I may not ever scale the noun
. tain hsixhts
Where an the great mem stand
In glory now; 1
L may not ever gain the worlds
. delights :
.. Or win a wreath Of laurel for !
: my brow;
1 may not gain the victories that !
men
! Are fighting for, nor do thing
! to boast of; !
! 1 may not get q fortune here, .
! but then
! The little that 1 have I'll make .
j the most Of.
! III make my little home palace
: fine,
!. Ny little patch OF green a gar
I den fair,
] And 1 shall know each humble
: plant and vine
As rich men know their orchid
: blossoms rare
j. Ny little home may not be much
7 to see,
!. Its chimneys may not tower
I far above,
! But it Will be a mansion great
I to me,
]. For out of it I'll take a hoard
I of love.
I I will not pass modest pleasures
Z by
/ To grasp at shadows Of more
: splendid things,
!. Disdaining what Of joyousness
: is nigh,
]. Because 1 am denied the joy
of kings,
]. But 1 will laugh and sing my
way along,
! I'll make the most Of what Is
mine today,
! And if l never rise above the
+ throng
9 shall have lived a full life
/ anyway
{. Detroit Free Press
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
FOR THE YOUNG MAGICIAN.
Picking Up a Coin From the Table
Without Touching IL.

Pick up a coin on the table without
touching either the coin or the table
To perform the feat place your hand
half open at a little distance from the
border of the table near which the
coin is placed
Blow suddenly on the table about
two inches from the coin The air,
compressed on the lungs, will go be-
meath the coin and. make it jump up
from the table into your hand, so that
by quick action you can catch it
A little practice viii make this simple
trick seem a very difficult matter to
one not acquainted with the art
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
PLAY THAT BECOMES LABOR.
"kittIe Mothers" of Japan Carry First
Dolls, Then Real Babies.

Little japanese girls make a play of
one thing that in later years becomes
la bor, labor of love though it is. So soon
as a girl is old enough. perhaps three
or four. her dolly is tied to her back in
the same way that she was fastened to
her nurses back when she herself was
baby. She carries this about while
at play, and as she grows older a lar
ger doll is used until she has grown
accustomed to the weight and is able
to carry her baby brother or sister,
thus relieving her mother, who per-
haps works In the rice fields or in a tea
garden.-Continent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
Smiling BOYS and Girls.

Children, have you noticed what a
tonic a good laugh is? The next time
you are angry, instead of frowning
laugh 1t will make you feel better
and make your parents and all around
you happier.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
GOLDEN TEXT.

Bless the Lord, o my soul, and
forget not all his benefits, who
forgiveth all thine iniquities,
who heaIeth all thy diseases
Fps. ciii, 2, 81.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

The sea mouse is one OF the prettiest
creatures that live under water. 1t
sparkles like diamond and radiates
all colors or the rainbow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
Blind Scouts Play Football.

The boy scouts of the Kentucky In
stitute For the Blind in Louisville,
KY, have organized a football team
and have won several victories
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

The hat in the s one
Is
Of
a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Sept. 1.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Butter Dairy, 271ac; creamery, 3Oc
10 33c
Eggs. 2212c.
Potatoes, $40 to $16G.
Glover hay, SIS TO SIG.
Cabbage, &c head
Onions, SOC peck
Feed and Fuel.
Forage-T Timothy hay, SIS to sic.
Wheat, soc.
Wild hay, $l4 to SIS.
oats. 43C.
Straw, SO
Corn. Goo to Coo
Coal Lump, per bUshcl, 1jc; slack,
lOc.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11
I he Honor
BY James
Oliver GUTW@0d
CHAPTER XVI.
The MUSIC EaaIn.

r AN went on at dawn. with Kazan
wrapped in his blanket on the
sledge. He planned to reach his
- cabin that night, and the next
Gay he would bury his old comrade.
IL was dark when he came TO the mar
row plain that lay between him and
the river. The sky was brilliant with
stars when he slowly climbed the big
barren ridge at the foot of which was
his home. At the summit he stopped
and seated himself on the edge Of
rock, with nothing but a thousand
miles Of space between him and the
pale glow OF the northern lights. At
his feet lay the forest, black and ST.
lent, and he looked down 10 where he
knew his cabin was waiting for him,
black and silent too.
For the first time it came upon him
that this was hOme-that the forest
and the silence and the little cabin
hidden under the spruce tops below
held q deeper meaning for him than
few hours before, when Kazsn was a
!eaping, living comrade at his side.
Eazan was dead Down there he
would bury him. And he had loved
Kazan. He knew now as he clutched
his hands to his aching breast, that
he would have fought for Kazan-giv-
en- up his life for him-as he would
have done for q brother Hot tears
blinded JAMS eyes. ana he covered his
face with his hands. and sobbed as
he had subbed years before. when
In the southern wilderness word came
to him that Melissa was dying
''MeliSse-Mel iSse'- He mOaned her
name aloud. ana stared through the hot
film IN his eyes away into the north.
soDbing 10 her. calling 10 her In his
grief, and looking through that thou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Fair tonight ant

The area of low pressure shown
yesterday over northern Michigan has
moved eastward TO New England,
while the southern disturbance has
remained over the Gulf of Mexico,
and relatively low pressures are again
reported from Arizona and California.
These barometric conditions have been
attained by showers on the eastern
Rocky mountain slope, from the NJ IS
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys
eastward to Maine and in the south
Atlantic and east gulf sections. \
rainfall of 3.9S inches is reported from
Charleston. S. c. The crest of the
northwestern high is over the Dakotas,
and the attendant cool weather has ex-
tended to the upper Mississippi val
ley and the lake region. On account
of the approach of the high, fair
weather is indicated for this vicinity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11

met, and she whispered again, with
her sweet breath still upon his lips. Il
love you"
Outside Jean de Gravois was dancing
up and down in the starIit edge of the
forest. and Iowaka was looking at him.
And now what do you think of your
Jean de Gravois?" cried Jean for the
hundredth time at least. Now what
DO you think OF him, my beautiful
one" And be caught Iowaka's head
in his arms for the hundredth time, too,
and kissed her until she pushed him
away. Was it not right for me to
break my oath TO the blessed Virgin
and tell Melissa why Jan ThOreau had
gone mad! Was it not right, | say?
And did not Melissa do as | told that
fool of Jan that she would do? And
didn't she hate the EngIishman all Of
the time? Eli? Can you not speak.
my raven haired angel"
He Rugged Iowaka again in his arms,
and this time he did not let her 60 but
turned her face SO that the starlight
fell upon It
And now what If Jan Thoreau still
feels that the curse is npon himY be
asked softly. "Ho ho. we have fixed
that-you, my sweet Iowaka. and your
husband. Jean de Gravois! ] have II
here In my pOcket-the letter signed
by the subcommissiOner at Prince Al
bert to whom l told JAMS story when
| followed his trail down there-the let
ter which says that the other woman
died before the man who was 10 be
Jan ThOreau's father married the wom-
an who was to be his mother. And
now do you understand why | did not
tell Melissa of this letter? 1t was to
prove to that fool of Jan Thoreau
that she loved him whatever be was
Now what do you think OF Jean de
Grayois. you daughter of a princess,
you-yoU"-
Wife OF the greatest man IN the
world" laughed Iowaka softly. Come,
my foolish Jean, we cannot stand out
forever. | am growing cold, and, be-
sides. do you not suppose that Jan
would Ike to see met
Foolish. foolish, foolish" murmured
Jean as they walked hand in hand
through the starlight she. my Iowa
la, my beloved, says that am foolish.
and after this! What can man do to
make himself great in the eyes of his
wife,"
TIE END.