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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
THIS REQUIRES SKILL.
Balancing on Chair While Stretching
For a Piece of Candy

Balancing Chair While Stretching
For Piece of Candy.
Place wooden chair on the ground
so that the back and back legs are
horizontal in the air and the front legs
rest horizontally on the ground Now
ask your best friend to kneel on the
lower back bar and to recover with
his lips a spiece of paper or candy
placed on the top bar of the chairs
back.
The trick seems very simple at first
but if the one trying to obtain the
candy is not very careful and does not
think Of the center of gravity the chair
will topple forward. The center Of
gravity must fall back of the chair
seat otherwise the sugar will fall to
the ground, and the experimenter will
follow suit landing Il pillow. which
should be placed for his protection on
the floor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
? JASPER PEYTON was a stranger
in 4 strange land The fact was
most unpleasantly brought home


e& most unpleasantly brought home
to him at every opportunity by
the good people of Oreville-
He was a sweet tempered fellow. and
it disturbed him nightly when his eff
forts at sociability We're ignored. How
can / help it that there was trouble at
the works and that my predecessor
was fired2" he exclaimed ruefully to
Maria. Il didn't know it when / ac-
cepted the position of superintendent"
Maria shifted. She had her opinion
of people who failed in appreciation of
her young master. Had she not come
all these weary hundred miles for the
sake of his sunny smile?
But Maria did not know that most of
Jasper's irritation was caused by the
house next door. No, not the house 1t
was pretty little frame dwelling, en-
powered in vines and banked in scarlet
sage. 1t was the girl She had scorn-
full mouth, an aggravatingly tilted nose
and pair of dark eyes
He found out that her mouth was
scornful when he met her outside the
gate on the second day after his ar
rival. She was so undoubtedly pretty
that his neighborly good morning
had unusual fervor-
And the girl-there was contemptu-
Gus curl on her lip, and her eyes fash
ed before she lowered her long lashes-
She passed on without a word
Jasper stared after her in aStonish-
ment and then cursed the custom that
some small towns have of aping city
conventionalities. Later he found out
his mistake. The girls name was Carl
ton, and her father was the man whose
dismissal had made room for Jasper
BY dinta of carefully yelled inquiry
he found out much more. Mr. Carl
ton. it seemed, had obtained an inferior
position in a town fifty miles farther
south But as he hoped for better
opening in the near future he had de-
layed moving the family goods and
chattels There was much not often
included in the latter terms-rosebush-
es coaXed to splendid size and bloom
through untoward frosts and protract-
ed drought, turtledoves that wh1rred
and cooed and summed themselves on
the fiat roof of the lean-to, and the fine
flock of turkeys. Marion Carlton re-
fused to part with one of these Had
she not triumphantly reared the entire
Matching when the spring winds, pip.
rats and other enemies of turkeykind
had dashed the hopes of neighboring
raisers? If any one was to feast on fat
turkeys, lying peacefully on snowy
pillows of mashed potatoes, with
garlands of parsley round their necks.
it should be the Carlton family.
The frost had turned the scarlet sage
to black, and the vines no longer
screened the house next door But
every falling leaf seemed only to add
TO the rampant that the girls pride had
raised. She was evidently favorite
in the town, for in the evening the
young folks trooped to her door, and
through the partition walls came
bursts of laughter and snatches of mu-
sic That they all followed NIarion's
example in leaving him strictly alone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
ouestions and Answers.

Why is book like king: Because
ii has many pages
When are two apples alike? When
pared
Why was blackstone like a veSeta-
BILE? Because he was cOmmon-tater
commentator
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS.
Nothing Nicer For Purpose Than Red
Berries and Autumn Vines

Berries and Autumn Vines
If one has access to country fields in
November the glowing red berries and
vines and branches of gorgeous hues
tic material for Thanksgiving decora-
tion. TIL" downy thistle balls picked
at the right time are effective mixed
with autumn wires and berries.
autumn leaves when dry should be
kept in boxes. carefully and lightly
packed. as the treatment makes them
very brittle. BY this method. how
ever. their colors are preserved. and
they may lie used repeatedly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
La Place of . Eoots,arl.

For bass beds which have no foot
board to hold the clothes in place piece
down the blankets with half yard of
shaeting. This tuci5ed well under the
ma ttress does not show. hut holds the
blankets down at the foot without
leaving the shoulders uncovered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30

Two modish ways of dressing the
hair are shown here. One is a new
Psyche knot, with the hair dressed
rather high on the head. Another new
and pretty couture also is shown.
This dressing is a combination of the
Spanish coil and the Spanish scallop
wave The hair is twisted in loose
coils at the back and rests on the nape
of the neck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
Honey Good For Sore Throat.

Honey is excellent in nearly all throat
and lung affections. For a sharp tick
ling throat cough teaspoonful taken
every few moments will quickly aliay
the irritation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-30
WOman's Province

n E nventsh
that he no be
- - the chaac familiar
led of
home wife calamity
IN a
Conces sionsa are t
unreasonable
tonth there voudb III ant
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

J. I. Waddle. who has been M the
Palace Stable for some tims with Jack
and stations, has just sold the fine
Black Registered Jack. Curley Jr., No.
5Osoi' to Walters Bros. of Sherman
This is an extra good Jack. Wndd,e
has some Fine Imported and Registered
Jacks lef. and will sell cheap or trade
for Horses or Mules.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
DOUBLE REPORTS IN FIRING
curious Effect Produced BY Use Of
Maxim sileneer During large,
Practice.

Taking as his text the double repor,
noted during the firing on the battle
ship North Carolina during the recent
aerial target practice. Hiram Percy
MAXIM writes: Our experiments
With the Maxim E~ilencer have dsyel.
opsd many other interesting essaa-
FOR example: II a rife equipped
with a silencer is fred down a rail.
road track having telegraph poles
along the side there 10 q distinct
crack heard for each telegraph pole
Ii the rife Is fired from an open feld
with 4 tree or = clump OF bushes at.
say, 200 yards. there Is heard 4 crack
from this clump OF uess. II there Ara
several detached clumps OF trees or
bushes over the open field, there will
be heard a crack for zach OF than
IT, Instead OF firing parallel with the
ground. the gun Is elevated and flrsd
straight up In the air, We hear no
noise at all. except the fall OF the ham
msr and the puff Of the gases escap
ing from the silencsr.
The reason for this IL probably a,
Follows: In the ordinary gun thu. 70
port noise Is so loud that II enEulfs all
other sounds. and we are conscious of
nothing but report noise itself. II is
not until this report noise is snnuIled
that We a hear the bullet flight
noise. This latter noise. being made
out In the air beyond the gun. can
come back TO the shooter only by re-
lection.
III there lie one object. we get one
rejection and one noise. II there are
many separate objects. we get xany
separate reflections and separate
noises. II there are no rejecting oh.
jects. such as when shooting straight
up Into the air. then We get 20 re-
oected noise"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
.WATERED STOCK
COMES HIGH

Over capitalization of our in
dustries is not only one of the
principal cause of the present
high cost of living. but is also one
Of the principal causes of the
present unsatisfactory conditions
of labor. This can be demonstrate
ed by a little arithmetic.
Various prominent financial stu
dents conclude. and their %conclus-
ions are sustained by the reports
of the United States com.
mission and the published figures
Of the National corporation tax
returns that about $50, 600, 600. 900
of outstanding stock represents
water. On this stock. dividends
of about 4 ,5OO, 600, 900 are being
paid. amounting to about SIS a
person or nearly 500 an American
family.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
HURRAH FOR VERMONT

Vermont, the political barometer
of presidential elections voted
yesterday for governor and other
state officials. There were four
state tickets in the field and for
the first time since 1892 the re-
publicans have failed to carry the
state on the popular vote.
Vermont has been the political
barometer Of the country. When
ever the republican majority has
fallen below $4,000 at the Sep
TENDER election, the democrats
have elected their president.
A special from the Gazette,
received this forenoon. says that
the republican vote fell short Of a
majority of all the votes cast
Tuesday and that the legislature.
which is solidly republican, will
choose the governor. The features
of the election were a big demo-
cratic gain and the strength of the
p~rogressives A light vote was
polled.
If Vermont's election yesterday
proves TO be as true an index of
the political sentiment Of the
country as il las been in the past,
Woodrow Wilson will sweep the
country in November. While the
result is very encouraging and
presages a great victory. demo-
rats should not go to sleep but
should battle hot all along the
line.
Hurrsh for Vermont's plucky
democrats who are never dis
c%ouraged by defeat. Well they
deserve the tribute paid them by
Henry W. Grady in his famous
speech at the annual banquet of
the Boston Merchants Association
in December. 1889. Mr.. Grady
said:
Let me confess, Mr.. President
before the praise of New England
has died on my lips-that ! believe
the best product of her present
life is the procession of 1900
Vermont democrats that for
twenty-two years undiminished nv
death unrecruited by birth or con-
version have marched over their
rugged hills. cast their democratic
ballots, and gone back home TO
pray for their unregenerate neigh
bors, and awake to read the record
Of 26, 1000 republican majority. May
the God Of the helpless and heroic
help them--snd may ,heir sturdy
tribe increase"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

is Necessary to spend large sums of
money for Euano. phosphates ard
other fertilizers this oftentimes
far exceeding in cost the max mum
of water rights" in the rich
valleys in Elko county and the COM
parative production in both volume
and quality is greatly in favor of
these fertile irrigated acres. How
deep is the soil in these matchless
valleys would require the explora-
ton of scientists. For ages the
disintegraion from the mountains
has poured forth into these valleys
in unreckoned tons, building up
the silt, and rich loan which will
never wear out.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
Ave~ted CROSSING TRAGEDY

The prompt action OF a country girl.
near Fntons. County Tyrone, ireland.
was the means OF svcrting a tragedy.
not long since. A cart was proceed.
Ing ovor n level crossing when a pas.
senger train vas see approaching. A
girl. seeing the dangerous predica.
ment OF the occupants OF the art. ran
along the railway line waving a rcd
petticost. The enKine-driver's stten.
tinn was attracted. and the speed Of
the train was at once reduced.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
BY C.P.B.

The Far West" is little known
to the home-making classes in
American life. People gain know
ledge slowly. They sal of the
vast prairies of Kansas, Nebraska
and Iowa Land that won't grow
trees won't grow crops" They
stopped at the edge of the great
wheat belt and said: Its too dry
for anything and labeled it
desert"
Now more than a half century
later our own American people,
who are the most aggressive, and
farthest advanced of all nations of
the world. so egregiously pro-
ounce the now far-famed Inter
Mountain region THE Great
American Desert" and among all
else in this vast productive empire
equally condemned the great fertile
valleys in Elko county. Nevada.
together with other worthless
waste. How little these people
knew the possibilities yet to come
to these fair Gases in the valleys
of Elko rounty, where the country
was inhabited so largely by the
horned toad, the side-winder,
scorpion and ella Monster.
These productive lands in Elko
county. where agricultural pro-
ducts of many varieties are grown
to such abundance, and to such
projection without fear Of the
failure from drought or food. and
with greater assurance than in any
of the old states are reclaimed and
made to give forth all the wealth
by the Magic touch" of irrigation.
To thousands of the hard.striving
farmers "Back-East" their word
irrigation is unknown. and these
farms pay in many localities as
much for fertilizers as the farmer
of Elko county pays for water.
and after all the old eastern farmer
takes a chance with the seasons.
which are liable to be too " {" or
too dry" beside producing at
best far less per acre, with a
market price fer their products
much lower than Elko county
farmers command.
A young man came west from an
eastern farm home. and upon a
visit to his dear old Christian
mother after a few years. he told
her Of the wondero1s beauties of
life In the west and explaining the
marvellous advantages Of farming
by irrigation, he said with much
exuberance why Mother, we
are actually independent of the
Lord for seasons, and moisture in
growing crops; we have plenty
water at all times in the irrigation
bitches, the canals and ~laterals,
which we turn on the crops just
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
OPPORTUNITY
BECKONS YOU!
To a Country Where Soil, Water and Climate
Yield Health and Wealth.

wherever and whenever we choose.
as the water is required. THE good
Mother inquired of the boy from
what source this water in the
canals and bitches came? He
replied with much igusto. Why
from the melting snow in the
mountains which flows into the
rivers and streams" The good
Mother asked him my Son who
makes the suow?"
Today the numerous valleys in
Elko county are fast becoming
known as n of the greatest pro-
dncinR regions which rest under
the wide arch of our western sky,
a sun-kissed land destined TO draw
the investor, the farmer. the home
maker from his abode of hiberna-
ton to this land of many happy
valleys. Here he may revel in
Natures Golden Gift to Man good
health" and regsle himself in the
honest production of the soil by
the sweat of his brow.
Elko county, with her many rich
valleys. is the natural home of the
rancher and farmer because climate
is one great factor in agricultural
success, and the very world itself
must build upon the farm and the
commerce and manufacture rests
back upon the land for support. and
with intelligent cultiS alton this
EIko county valley soil will never
wear out, but become CONNER.
cially famous.
The wise farmer belongs TO two
classes-those who buy good soil,
and those who make it good by
rotation of crops. and generally
building it up. The best plan is
to have it, and keep it good.
Americans have been prodigals
in the use Of land, buying too much
of it. and wasting its substance in
poor farming methods. The
market gardeners Of Paris feed the
city: their costly plots of rented
land represent expenditures for
fertilizers equal To the rental
value. and togather often reachs
of sum of $780, 90 an acre and
over, but they produce b,
incredible skill and toll $4,000 to
SO. 900 per acre.
England's peasants rent from
one to ten acres, paying from three
TO four pounds an acre, yet by
lavish use of fertilizers aud by
skillful culture they make
good" and find sustenance, and
sometimes put away a few coins.
The small holdings in England have
attracted wide attention, and a
book has been written to show what
can be me with n little bit of
land.
In the eastern and southern
states much OF the land Is becou-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
ErIsndshlps Of the aInht Son.

Try to form friendships with people
N brains and cheerful souls. You
"lu be tremendously benefited. Learn
70 enrich and embellish your life with
study and good deeds and you viii,
be surprised at tho splendid harvest
OF happiness and eontentment that
VIII be yours. he on the lookout for
tho frank face. the honest hand, and
'he clear eye Of tho friend who IA
worth while.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
LAUGHED Out hla Mama

II is hard to be laughed out OF ones
surname. That is what happened TO an
i~nonensive gentleman. Charles sains.
bury Pickwick, Esq. who after the pub
lication Of Dickens famous novel felt
constrained TO advertise In the Times
informing the world that owing to It's
having been brought into ridicule and
made a byword by the novelist he In.
tended TO abandon his name forever.
This was the more hard in his case
because he proudly traced bis nams
10 a knightly origin-from "PlQuea-
vte'-'spur fast"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
To Lay Iinoleum

When laying linoleum frst lay pa
pers rather thick In the part 10 be GOV.
cred with the linoleum. You will find
that II 10 much warmer and at tho
same time saves your linoleum.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
BrIde,a Trial

One OF the greatest trials a girl has
TO encounter when she marrIes Is that
she has to discharge her mother and
depend on a hired girl-Grsymont
(Gs.) Hustler.
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
Judicial Committee.

At the meeting ofthe Judicial Com
mittee for the 14th Judicial District
of Arkansas held in Harrison on
Saturday, February 10th the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted;
Resolved, That the Democratic
nomination for Prosecuting Attor-
ney of the l4th Judicial District OF
Arkansas, for the election to be held
this coming September, shall be
made in the same way and manner
as the State and County officers are
nominated; and that the primaries
for such nomination shall be held
at the various voting precincts in
the various counties of this Judicial
district, at tie same time as the pri-
maries are held for the nomination
Of State and County officers, to-wit;
the 9th day Of March, 1912, under
the same rules and regulations as
the State and County primaries are
held in the various counties; and the
candidate receiving the plurality
vote shall be the nominee of the
Democratic party for Prosecuting
Attorney Of this District, BE it fur
thcr
Resolved. That the Committee
man from each county shall, either
certify, or cause to be certified to
the Chairman ] K. Newman at Har.
rison, on or before March 3Oth,
1912, the vote cast in his county for
Prosecuting Attorney, And be it
further
Resolved, That the Democratic
Convention for the certifying of said
nomination, and selecting a new
Committee for this judicial District,
and for such other business as may
come before the convention, be held
in the city of Harrison, on Saturday,
April Goth, 1912, and that each
county shall be entitled TO the same
number Of delegates at said Judicial
convention, as said county is en-.
titled to have in the State Demo.
cratic convention.
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
2iCk Era iiCatiOu.
Boone County TO take Effective Steps TO
Rid Herself OF the Texas Fever.

An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the Court House at Harrison on
Saturday, Feb. 10th to consider the
question of taking up Texas fever
tick eradication in Boone County
this year.
Henry Petit, President Boone
County Cattle Growers Association
presided over the meeting, The l,
S. Department Of Agriculture was
represented by DR. a. E. Wight of
Little Rock who has charge Of the
government work in Arkansas,
Louisiana and Missouri and the
State Department by Drt X, M,
Cow, Asst, Veterinarian Of Arkan-
sas Experiment Station ,o
The plan outlined is to oinsthlI some
10 or 20 dipping watts throughout
the county and 70 use the standard
arseuical dip, Each owner is to
drive his cattle to the nearest vat
at regular intervals throughout the
season and the officials state that
If all the cattle eau be so handled the
county can be cleaned up in one sea-
son, and inside of - months could
he placed above the Federal Quar-
antinc line. OF course under the
above plan it would be necessary
:. that every cattle owner take an ac-
tive interest, and cooperate with
the inspectors on the ground,
The State Department offers to
buy the cement and furnish man
to do the concrete work, also fur
nish the Ingredients for making the
dip, and asks the farmers in the
different localities to haul the ma.
terial and furnish the labor to com.
pletc the vats
Representative stock men and far
mers from all parts Of the county
were in attendance, and a great
many spoke OF the urgent need OF a
united effort to free their county Of
ticks 1t seems that a greater mum.
Der of cattle than ever died last year
with Texas fever, and there is a
strong sentiment in favor Of ridding
the county Of this disease 1t was
also pointed out that in those
counties which have been placed
above the quarantine line, cattle
are worth from three to eight dol
lars more on the head, which would
mean g great aggregate increase on
Boone County's $1,000 cattle, D..
II was decided to hold meetings in
The near future in each dipping vat
district where every man can at.
tend, and the officials state that if
the people show the proper interest
and lend their hearty cooperation
the work will doubtless be taken up
at an early date,
The preparatory work OF vat con-
struction will be taken up about
March LIST,