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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-19

center, having 5000 inha bitantS. 1t is
1 ,1S6 miles from New Orleans and 80
miles from Colon. The only other i'm
portant places on this coast are Grey
town. at the southern point, with 1000
inha bitants. near the mouth of San
Juan river, which was to have been
the course of the isthmian canal if
built through Nicaragua. and Cape
Gracias a Dios. at the northern point
with only loo people. On the popu-
lated Pacific slope the chief cities are
Leon. the historic and interesting old
capital. with 10000 inhabitants; Mama
qua, the present capital. with 10000;
Matagalpa. with 10000; Granada. with
$4,000. and several other towns of
from 5000 to 10000. The principal
port on the Pacific side is Corinto, near
the northern end. with only about
1000 people.
There is a railroad in Nicarag qua
which starts at Corinto and runs to
Managua and thence across to Ora
NADIA, on Lake Nicaragua. which is the
largest inland body of water in all
Latin America
OCCUPIED IN 1922.
The coast of Nicara qua was sighted
by Columbus as he sailed along the
shore on his fourth voyage. in 1902
but he made no attempt at settlement
There was no occupation until 1522
when Gil Gonzalez Davfla. sailing
westward from Panama. careened his
vessels on the shore for needed re-
pairs. While the work was going on
Davila and 100 of his men pushed their
way toward the interior for eXplora-
ton. They encountered various Indian
tribes whose chiefs accepted the doc
trineS of Christianity as Davila and
his ecclesiaStic presented them. The
converts gave him considerable sums
in gold. The first permanent settle
ment was made ut Granada near the
. northern end of Lake Nicaragua. in
1928. by an expedition which sailed
from Panama
The eastern part of Nicaragua is in
habited almost entirely by Indians
This area is the long disputed Mos
quito coast country. which has more
than once threatened serious interna-
tional complications Although grant
ed by Spain about 1912 and again in
1916 for purposes of colonizati ton this
strip remained as it was at the time
of its discovery until the middle of the
/ seventeenth century The industrious
buccaneers of that period used it as Il
base of operations for their attacks
upon the Spanish galleons sailing from
Cartasena and Nombre de DioS. laden
with the riches of Peru AZ many of
these freebooters Were Engli>hmen the
piratical enterprises led to a small Eng
lish settlement on the Mosquito coast
In 1T4o the English governor of ia
maica suggested Il definite occupation
as nucleus movement which should
drive Spain from the new world and
throw the entire country into British
possession
a ALMOST CAUSED BIG WAR.
Steps We're taken to carry this plan
into effect. but Spanish opposition pre-
vented its contamination The dispute
between Sp>.s and England continued
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Before and After.

1 loved a pretty maiden
She was all the world to me
She had the rocks and could darn socks
So neat and prettily.
1 won that pretty maiden
But here is just the rub
She spends her rocks: l darn the socks
While she is at the club.
Judge.
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An OversuppIy

Have You hot and cold water in
Your new house?' ",Too much of
both What do you mean?" when
my wife is not pouring cold water on
my plans she is keeping me In hot wa
ter. Baltimore American
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BOXING In Salt Lake.

Boxing contests of unlimited dura-
ton are permitted in Salt Lake City,
Utah. by an ordnance passed recently
by the city commission. The mana
gers must certify that the contests are
not prize fights and the chief of police
may stop any match when it ceases to
he ain exhibition of skill
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Eorce of Habit.

First Life Guard-How did you res
cue that New York girl:
Second Life Guard yelled "Step
lively please,' and she walked ashore.
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Starting Somethinq.

Blobbs-I saw the doctor stop at
your house yesterday. Anything SCI
rious:
Slobbs-I should say so. He came
to. collect his bill.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
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Armed Intervention of the United
States Has Once More Focused
Worlds Attention on This Gen.
trail American Hotbed of Unrest.
Some Interesting Facts and
Comparisons of Area.
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Some JotIier.

She-Why do You wish to know my
aSeE He-I merely wish to know at
what age woman is really the most
fascinasing-Life.
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Overheard.

Westend-How a fresh coat of paint
does brighten up any old object, East
end-Yes; Miss Passee. for instance
Judge
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be going against you. The team that
has met and surmounted strong oppo-
sition and difficulties is the team worth
while.
A universal rule for tackling-never
let anything get away from you.
Do not hesitate; "go to it, carry the
fight into the enemy's country.
Remember, it is not what you did in
your last game or last year that is go-
ing to win today, but what you do
now. You will get out of the game
just about what you put into it.
Play the game fair. You Will have
so much more confidence in yourself
and far more enthusiasm for your
work.
The spirit of the contest is half the
battle, so have plenty of spirit. but
no spirits
A man without courage and conf
dence is licked before the game begins
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~HROUGH the efforts of General
Mena the rebel leader, Mica
ragua, that much haraSSed
country, again was offered its
periodical revolution. This time the
armed Intervention of the United
States has put a different aspect on
the frequent uprisings with which
that country has been blighted.
More than a dozen revolts of conse-
quence have been started in Mica
ragua within that many years, some
ending in disaster to the rebels, while
not a few caused the downfall of the
existing government.
In 1908 Zelaya was forced out as
president of the republic. in 1910 Madriz
went, in 1911 Estrada got his walking
papers, while this year President Diaz
has been the recipient of assistance
from the United States government in
an effort TO retain his seat.
When Estrada relinquished the
presidential chair and fed from Mica
ragua it was his friend Adalfo Diaz
who succeeded him as guardian of the
troublesome republic.
Many attempts have been made to
straighten out the little country'S af-
fairs, mostly OF q diplomatic character,
but the sending of almost 5000 troops
and several warships from this coun
try was considered by many as being
a warning to dissatisfied Nicaraguan
leaders.
MILLIONS INVESTED THERE.
Because of the nearness of the little
republic to the Panama canal its i'm
portance as an inviting country for the
Investment of money has long been be-
yond dispute. Already millions of
foreign capital are invested in its re-
sources by foreigners, including Amer
leans. Although there are fewer
foreigners in Nicaragua than in most
of the other Central American coun-
tries, it has only been through foreign
influence that the country has advanc-
ed beyond Its civilization of a thousand
years ago.
To get the right conception of Mica
ragua the following comparisons and
facts will be of great assistance to
those who have become sufficiently in
terested in the recent disturbances TO
feel curious. There are only four
square miles difference between the
area of Nicaragua and the state of
New York. Take Connecticut out of
New England and Nicaragua will COW
er the remainder of it. 1t is approx
mately half the size of the state of
Washington To be exact. it covers
1920 square miles. which is larger
than Holland. Belgium and Denmark
combined. 1t has a remarkable ex-
tent of coast line on two oceans. On
the Caribbean it reaches almost 300
miles due north and south On the
Pacific it extends 225 miles Its great
est width Is DO miles. or about the
distance from Washington to New
York. Its least width is 10 miles.
Although it has the smallest popula-
ton of any Central American country.
1t is correspondingly capable of great
material development. There are only
100000 people within its limits. and
about five-SixthS of them are located
on the Pacific side. The eastern or
Caribbean shore lies low and is drain
ed by many rivers The only industry
of this section is the raising of bananas.
of which almost 3.0Oo.oo0 lunches are
shipped annually. Here the principal
town is Bluefields. little south of the
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Il know. dear. but you must remem-
Der | haven't worn this coat before in
Il month. '-Yonkers Statesman.
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B. l. Singley
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Yelled Irony.

Small Boy (after golfer makes his
sixth fruitless strokel-If yer digs up
any wriggly worms can | ave EN-.
guv'nor. COS I'm goin' a-fishin:
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An inheritance.

BacOn-Did you ever notice how slow
he moves2 Egbert-Yes. he inherits
that trait His people We're great chess
players you know.-Yonkers States
man.
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Judge.

Florence tsighingl All. Reginald
dearest but how can L be sure that
You viii not grow weary of me- after
we have been married little while?
Reginald don't know unless we
get married and see
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Praises American Fencers.
Edward Seligman, captain of the
English Olympic fencing team, says
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RESOURCES OF REPUBLIC.

Nicaragua is rich in natural resources
ana III industrial possibilities Her for
ests abound in valuable dyewoods ana
cabinet woods. Like her neighborS. she
produces coffee of superior quality. Sug-
ar Is produced for local conSumption
ana might be grown for export if it
could he more economically trans
ported. Cocoa and rubber and bananas
are lines of industry which might he in
definitely extended Cotton is also
among the possibilities. Cattle do we'll
and cattle raising il an important ill.,
duStry. Large claims are made for the
mineral wealth of the country. Gold is
found throughout q wide area and the
early Indians and the Spaniards of Il
later time secured it in considers bIe
quantities by very crude methods. Sill
yer. copper iron tin and lead are also
found in quantities. which promise fair
profit to those who will develop the
mines
Recent years have shown Il good inn
provement in general trade conditions
although the commerce of the country
il still small in its amount The inn
ports IF 1864 are reported as s.. 202 25S
in comparison with S2.46o.94:; in l9r;
Exports for 1893 are given as Sc 2oo
COS. with increase to 1925 $40 in 1901
The United States takes a little more
than half of the exports and supplies
a little more than half OF the i'm
ports
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An Appeal to Reason.

Henry. here's Il hair on your coat"
''Ies. dear. it's one of yours.
But its blond hair. and my hair
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until the Central American revolt in
1921. Even then England did not aban-
don her claim, although her right to
occupation was denied by the new re-
publics and by the United States. The
situation i'll 1S4S brought the United
States very near to clash with Eng
land. The close of the Mexican war
and the acquisition of California
brought the que stion of an isthmian
canal into active consideration in this
country. England'S seizure of Grey
town and little later of the bay of
Fonseca on the Pacific coast led to the
signing of the convention known as
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. In 1860
England recognized the sovereignty of
Nicaragua over the Mosquito coast
and in 1894 it was formally incorpo-
rated into Nicaragua as the depart
ment of Zelaya
Native villages are scattered through
the district. but the only places of any
Importance are the seaport towns OF
Bluefields and Greytown.
Broadly speaking. the Pacific side of
the country. the real Nicara qua. CON
SiSts chiefly of two large lakes and Il
collection of hills and mountains The
country is particularly rich in volca-
noes The most notable of these are
Cosequina and AIomotombo. the for
mer having particularly bad record
for its destructive activity in 1897.
Lake Nicaragua is a sheet of water
beautiful in its shore line and its sur
roundingS. of a little more than 100
miles in its greatest length and about
forty miles in width Lake Alanarua
perhaps no less beautiful than its
nearby fellow. is about fifty miles in
length by some twenty-five miles in
width.
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ALMOST CAUSED BIG WAR.

4 ALMOST CAUSED BIG WAR
Steps We're taken to carry this plan
into effect. but Spanish opposition pre-
vented its consrmmation- The dispute
between Sp->.s and England continued
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20

made his claim for freedom, his
wife's existence proving his innO-
cence. After much delay he was
pardoned. This is the only short
way civilized nations have yet
found for untying the knot of
wrong conviction.
The man went away; the woman
resumed her work. She could have
stood the next Saturday in the mat
rimonial line, but she did not. She
waited long and anxiously. Never
did a prison official approach her
but she looked at him eagerly to see
if he were coming to tell her if her
husband had returned.
A year passed. One day she
heard her name called and, looking
up, saw a keeper at the door. He
beckoned to her. With a wild
beating heat she dropped her work
and followed him. He took her to
the office of the uperintendent.
There she saw her husband holding
by the hand a girl Of twelve.
Strange meeting! Fate that had
separated them ten years before
through the maddening infunce of
poverty had brought them together.
They were where they had been
when they were driven apart, but
how changed. Greater trials had
made the earlier ones seem light.
They clung together in an embrace,
the husband and wife weeping, the
child smiling as an Indian seldom
smiles.
But the mother was still prison
er. She had not been convicted o.
murder, but the intent to murder
There was nothing for which she
could be Dardoned. She must serv,
her life sentence.
The superintendent solved th'
problem. "Go back,' he said t
the man, "to your cell. Mex
Saturday you and your wife shall b
married and go to live on Nicobar
There you shall have the best hom
l can make for you.
The next Saturday among tn
marriages performed in the Anda
man prison was one that had bee
authorized year before. They wer
taken to their to new home, give
some provisions and for the frs
time in years were happy.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
A Prison Marriage

IL 10 ndIElmOhN Joy III bhS
prison. In the reception room
stand a row of women to be chosen
as brides. There are about a dozen
of them. and as many men will be
brought up to choose them.
They are members of a penal
colony on the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, British India. These
matrimonial candidates are chosen
for good behavior. When married
they are given a hut and a few
acres of ground on one of the
islands and left together to make a
home.
AS was saying, it is matrimony
day, aturday-these receptions take
place on Saturday-and the candi'
dates for husbands are in line, only
women being present. The record
of a man was read, giving his name
religion, age and the crime he was
there for. Then he was admitted to
the room where the expectant brides
were standing. He looked strange
ly at them, for he had not seen a
woman for fen years. Slowly he
approached the woman standing at
the head of the line of those who
were of his religion. He chatted
with her a few minutes and passed
on to the next. While conversing
with the first two or three he
covertly cast his eye down the line.
Suddenly he started, put his hand
to his brow and passed the palm
oover his forehead. Then he went
on chatting with the women as he
passed them till he came to one
near the end of the line. She
turned away her face.
"Ynu are--'he said and paused.
"I am
"And you know me-
81 might not have known yor
had not heard your name anC
record read. You have suffered
much.
"Did you know your act brought
me here?"
emo"
"And the child3"
81 am here for the child as yol
are here for me-"
The man shuddered.
"Did you see it die?"
"No, got another to do it,
"Why?"
81 did not wish it to suffer-
The man paused, then said:
'They made mistake in sendin
me here for you. Perhaps the
have made another in sending yo
for the child.
81 hope not
"Why?"
because if that is so she sui
fers."
They talked for some time, an
at the end of their conversation tn
man announced to the prison author
ity that he chose this woman. The
went up to a table. and her histor
was read to him. They man VIII
read did not know that they were
married pair.
A dozen years before poverty ha
maddened them. They quarreleC
the woman disappeared, and ever
one was sure her husband ha
murdered her. She had given ht
daughter to be drowned-given ht
to woman whom she thought
friend, but who was a secret enem,
This woman told that she had bee
hired to do the deed, and the moth,
was convicted.
The couple talked over what tn,
should do. If they had known the
child was dead, they would not ha'
hesitated. They would have sa
nothing, but taken the home tn,
were to receive on the Nicobar
But they did not know this. Shou
the man claim his freedom and 10,
for the child If he did so, t
woman must remain a prisone
They had been parted by the tonne
of poverty. If they took the hor
given them by the government. tn
would need little, and that lit
they would have. What shou
they do?
The woman decided. She won
remain in prison while the husba
uanf fO IooL for tho child Tho M
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
Backache Almost UnbearabIe

Is an almost certain result of
kidney trouble. D. Toomey, 803
E. Olive ST., bennington, ILL.,.
says: 81 suffered with backache
and pains in my kidneys which were
amost unbearable. l gave Foley
Kidney Pills a good trial and they
have done wonders for me. Today
I can do hard days work and not
feel the effects. Sold by all drug.
gists.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20

Claiming that it is the turn of
lower Delaware to receive the an
nual eDcampment of the organized
militia of Delaware which held it's
camp last year in New Castle
county, a committee of Rehoboth
Beach citizens will lay the claims of
lower Delaware before Governor
Pennewill.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20

Although Seaford has a postal
savings bank in connection with the
postofice, and the postmaster, Irwin
NJ. Chapman, has recently been
compelled to give an additional bond
as a consequence, not one cent has
yet been received on deposit.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
A Cold, LaGrppe and Theu Pneumonia

Is too often the fatal sequence.
and coughs that hang on weaken the
system and lower the vital resist
ance. Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound is a reliable medicine that
stops the cough promptly by healing
the cause; soothes the infamed air
passages. and checks the cold.
Keep always on hand. Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20

Governor Pennewill has issued his
proclamation declaring and setting
apart Friday, March 20, as Arbor
and Bird Day. The governo
earnestly pleads for the spirit of
protection and propagation of birds
and trees.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
WANTED.

A Housekeeper between s5 and so years
oh age Address, @. Fl. r.
Care of Smyrna Times, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1912-03-20
FOR SALE

Lot of secondhand Lumber, Bricks ano
lotof good secondhand Tin, &c.
p. HUDSON.
Smyrna. Del.
Evening journal., 1912-10-21
The SEASONS COAT LENGTH.

V'HE length of the coat to accompany
the walking suit is a question that
is uppermost in the minds of women
who are buying or ordering their win
ter garb. The edict has gone forth
that for tailored suits the length Is to
be thirty-two or thirty-four inches
long, cut away in front and ending in
broad curve or blunt point in the
back. Some OF the very extreme mod
els in cutaway effects reach in the
back to the end of the skirt. but this
very long swallow tailed coat is too BIZ
zarre to be adopted by women who
dress well.
The style most favored IS buttoned
over slightly on the left side and has
the Robesnierre collar and revers so
arranged that they can be opened up
when the weather permits. Some are
made with perfectly straight cut backs
and others have a slight fullness at
the belt and a decided flare on the side
seams.
Nearly all have slightly rounded or
pointed corners. and all show the mod
ified cutaway effect The Robespierre
collar. with vest OF a contrasting ma
terial. is very much liked. The sleeves
TO these coats are mostly of the set-in
variety. with medium large armholes.
Velvet collars and velvet bound but
tonboles and large ornamental buttons
trim the best and most attractive mod
els
Evening journal., 1912-10-21
USEFUL ARTICLES IN TOY STORES

A N up to date toy store carries
lot Of articles that are useful TO
grown people," said a practical woman
recently.
Take "A toy megaphone. FOR instance.
We have found this invaluable while
automobiling over unfamiliar country
roads. An inquiry as 20 a road can he
heard by men working In n field some
distance Off. and we have saved time
and trouble by keeping one of these
little toy megaphoncs 10 our touring
car.
Another toy outnt for use 20 the
traveller who wants 20 wash white
gloves and wells nt the end OF a trip Is
dolls washboard and few dolra
clothespins The LATER are not much
more than an inch long. but they hold
articles firmly In place so that they
may dry quickly IN breeze. They do
not rust the article as 90 pins The
corrugations on the washhoard are so
small that there Is no danger of their
injuring the finest fabric. and the
washboard can be used IN a washbowl
Il defy any one TO find a better place
than the tiny drawers OF dolls hu-
roau as receptacles tor such things
as collar buttons and small. easily lost
trunk keys. My sewing room has one
u these miniature bureaus. which We
use for hooks and eyes. small buttons
papers of needles and the like.
Evening journal., 1912-10-21
HALLOWEEN RECIPES

CALDRoN PUNcH.-The Juice Of
one dozen oranges, six lemons. one
pineapple, one-half cupful OF sirup Of
ginger one pound of sugar dissolved
in a cupful of boiling water and allowed
60 cool, a cup of strong tea Mix and
set away to ripen. When ready to use
turn over a block Of ice In the punch
bowl. add four bottles OF ginger ale
and enough carbonated water to make
the desired quantity. A few candied
cherries may be put on top II desired.
Gnome Salad.-To a chicken and cell
cry salad add half cupful Of pine
apple Juice and the Juice OF one large
onion. Mix well. then add heavy
rnayonnaise. Garnish with olives
stuffed with almonds and serve on let
tuee.
witch Calxe.-Bake an ordinary spice
cake. to which may be added finely
chopped raisins and citron. and place a
ring thimble and dime in the batter.
When baked cover with plain white
icing and decorate the top with witch
in red and chocolate icing.
Jack-o'- Lantern Cream. - Make a
plain ice cream and color It a deep
orange. Freeze and mold in melon
molds to represent pumpkins. Before
serving outline features with melted
chocolate 10 form a jack-O'- lantern.
Goblin Pio.-Bake little individual
punplSin pies, using dried currants 20
represent eyes. nose and mouth. Place
each pie in a frin Of orange Grape pa
per.