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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
The Weeks illustrated Story
Proposing on Easter
By LORA MAY BURNS

"She wasn't worth having anyway
No-not worth having anywayr'
That was the way 1 unused that East
er afternoon as I walked down the
street after seeing her, and that is still
my way OF thinking.
About two days before that day I
happened to drop in on poor BifHns-
a name as Bifkins, because he hasn't
even the average stock of everyday
brains and, furthermore, because he is
a good natured, cheerful sort of idiot
all round, easy to impose upon and
gullible as the day.is long.
When 1 found Bifkins he was in an
awful state, and as he welcomed me
there were almost tears of Joy in his
eyes.
Say" said he. coming right to the
point, as all born idiots do, IT want to
propose to the loveliest girl-oh, well, I
don't suppose you want to hear all
about her-but want to propose to her
just the same, and don't dare go and
ask her outright, so 1 want to do it by
mail, and, by Jove, don't know what
to say. Say, isn't writing proposal
reams of paper already, and was just
about to give her up when-you came
in You'll help me, won't you?"
1 chuckled softly to myself. Here was
a chance for a lark. Poor Bifkins was
so confding he'd do almost anything a
fellow suggested, and knew he would.
I'd written letter of proposal that aft
ernoon myself to Miss Helen Goldrox,
nd 7 he toe
but then ina CINE poor Gifkins wanting
to do the same thing to some other fair
maidi
'Who is she, Bifkins?" asked cyni-
cally.
WELL" said Bifkins after thinking
a minute, I'D rather not tell her name,
in case she won't have me. But, say,
old chap, that's no reason for you not
to help me with the letter, is it?" And
he looked at me pleadingly.
"Oh, not at all, not at ALL" replied
cheerfully.
So L quietly chuckIed to myself and
began:
MY dearest darlingr
"Oh, say, isn't that putting it a trife
strong for a proposal?" inquired BIZ
kins, turning round.
sOh, no." said carelessly; "the usual
thing" So I went on, and Bifkins
wrote:
My Dearest Darling-Ever since I first
beheld your sweet angelic face, your
(Blue eyes, Bifkins? / thought so)-your
laughing. sky blue eyes and tresses golden
-(Of course she has red hair, Bifkins.
You say golden will do? AhaD-your
tresses, golden the sunlight on a stun
ming summers day, 1 have thought of
nothing else. of nothing, nothing else, but
you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
GOLDEN TEXT.
This Jesus hath God raised up,
whereof we all are witnesses
(Acts ii, 32).

Verses lathe heart of the mes
sage.
The church at Corinth was founded
during the second missionary journey
of Paul. When he reached this city
from Athens he was discouraged and
in poor health. 1t was case of dark
ness before the dawn. He remained
here for eighteen months and conduct
ed a very successful campaign (Acts
xviii, 1-1S). Converts Joined this church
from the lower and the upper classes
The passion and enthusiasm which had
been kindled by the love of Christ
made all welcome. into this Christian
society. Paul is here reminding them
of the stirring events of his ministry
only about six years previously Re
ceiyed." stand, saved" Past, pres
emit and future in the Christian expert
ence are considered in these words.
eff We keep in memory" better, eff We
hold fast" The condition of their ul-
innate salvation is their fidelity to the
whole truth. .Unless We have believed
in vain Can it be that they had ac-
copied the message thoughtlessly and
specifically, or were they backsliding
in the faith. 't1rSC OF ALL w QaLSO-
ever was the cause for their present
unsatisfactory condition, he would once
more rehearse the essential truths of
the gospel Christ died for our SINS"
His death was occasioned by our sins.
1t is the story of the cross that i'm
parts the experience of Gods power
unto salvation. According to the
Scriptures The event at Calvary
was a fulfillment of the Old Tesla
ment; so also was the glorious event on
the third day after duke xiv, 1927;
Acts xvii, 2, 81. Buried and rose
again" Every detail in connection
with Christ's triumph over sin and
death is of the greatest value The
thrilling facts are briefly and concise
" set forth, leaving the readers to in
terpret their full meaning by the aid
of Christian experience
Verses 5-S--The appeal of the Mas
ter.
The cases which Paul refers to were
not necessarily the only ones of which
he had knowledge He mentions only
these for the sake of his argument
..Seen of Cephas-" This was the Ara
maic equivalent of the Greek name Pc
ter John i. 42). This apostle had been
specially remembered by the Master
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Sunday School Lesson For April z


mark xvi, Z; Luke xiv, 80, and he
was privileged to be the first to declare
the gospel of the resurrection (Acts ii,
14-42). 1.-The twelve Only ten were &C
tually present when Jesus first appear
ed to them Gohn Xxx, 1925; but, wheth-
er this was the particular occasion here
referred to or not, this name was gen.
orally used of the apostles. above
five hundred brethren at once" This
was probably in Galilee, when Jesus
delivered his charge to the eleven to
undertake their worldwide mission
Matt. xviii, 1920. Many of these
witnesses were yet alive and could in
dorse this testimony. James" was one
of the brothers of Jesus. He was con-
verified after the resurrection and be-
came one of the leading lights of the
church in Jerusalem ..All the apos-
ties" This emphasizes the thought
that the chosen band had all personally
seen the risen Jesus, who had also
communicated with every one of them.
Last of all" In point of time Paul
was the last in the line of witnesses.
.-As of one born out of due time" He
was as the child untimely born as
regards the sudden and quick change
by which the leading prosecutor of the
porters and advocates. The other apos-
ties had gradually come into the fuller
light, but his new birth gave him at
single bound, SO to say, a rich and ma
ture experience of the risen one.
Verses 9-11.-The testimony of the
Messenger.
Paul refers to himself in spirit of
humility. He even diSowns any claim
ito be called an apostle" although he
had received a direct call from Christ
to bear his name before the gentiles
and kings and the children of Israel
(Acts TX, 10. But by the grace of
God" Such great enmfty as he dis
played could not have been radically
removed and its place taken by the
spirit of fervent friendship except for
the favor of God which gave Paul for
giveness and received him into the d.
vine family as a SON. Not in vain"
His acceptance of Christ had proved
effectual- 1t had already borne album
dant fruit More abundantly than
they ALL He IS ready to acknowledge
his personal inferiority to the twelve;
but, as regards his labors, which were
performed by the strength of divine
grace, he was far in excess of them all,
either singly or all together. His sue
cess was a decided proof of his ability
as an apostle $50 We believed" The
difference between the other apostles
and himself was only as regards extent
of work, but they were all in complete
agreement concerning the fact and
faith Of the crucified but risen Jesus
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Woman and the Household
EMERGENCY DISHES.

Quaker Omelet.-Four eggs will make
an omelet for six people. Beat as
for an ordinary omelet, separately and
very light. Add two tablespoonful of
flour dissolved in twelve tablespoon
fuls of milk Season, turn into a hot
spider and when it has Drowned suf-
fciently on the underside place the
skillet in a moderately hot oven and
when the egg has ''set'' on the top roll
together and serve Immediately on a
hot plate, either with a tomato sauce
or with peas
Spanish Omelet-Cut sweet red pep
pers in pieces. Take a tablespoonful
Of parsley; also a good sized onion
chopped fine Put butter into the ON
elet pan, add the onion. Cook slowly
without browning, pour in the eggs;
cook and fold as a plain omelet; turn
out on a heated platter, garnish the
top with the peppers and parsley
Peanut Soup.-Mix one tumbler of
quart OF milk, two teaspoonfuls of salt.
a slice of onion, a cupful of chopped
celery or a saltspoonful OF celery seed.
Cook in a double boiler. When scald-
ing hot add two level tablespoonful
ter. Cook for five minutes, when it is
ready to serve.
Tomato and Nut Cornstarch. - To
two cupfuls of strained tomato juice
add glassful of peanut butter and
one-half cupful of cornstarch, dissolv-
ing the latter first in a little water.
Mix thoroughly, season to taste and
bake In the oven till set and a delicate
brown. This Is exceptionally good.
Stuffed Beets.-Wash half a cupful
of rice and sprinkle it in a kettle of
boiling water. Boil rapidly for fifteen
minutes and drain Mix with the rice
a cupful Of chopped pecan nuts. Add
salt and pepper to taste. Scoop the
centers from cooked beets, fill the
space with the rice mixture, stand
them in a baking pan and bake for
twenty minutes. The beet taken from
the scooped out center can be chopped
fine and a cream sauce added Pour
around the beets after they are placed
on the serving platter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
SHOPPING IN PERSIA.

Only Servants and Women Of Poorer
Class Go to Stores.
Americans who travel In the far
east exclaim with wonder over the
strange sights seen in the streets OF
oriental cities '-How odd" they cry,
how extraordinary They almost
never realize that American streets
are full of sights quite as strange,
very perplexing, sometimes shocking,
when first seen by the eyes of a man
or woman of the orient
sShan 1 confess that one of the
amazing things observed by an east
ern traveller in any large American
town is the way in which women,
great numbers Of women of all ages,
throng the sidewalks of business
streets and crowd the retail shops?'
asks a writer in McCalPs Magazine.
5sTo a Persian at least the sight is as
novel as a regiment of women sol
diers would be drilling on a military
parade ground.
I'm my home country, Persia, there
are indeed servants and very poor wo-
men who go personally to the bazaars
and shops to buy food supplies and
clothing, but they are not the women
who have what we may call position
in society any more than have the wo
men who scrub the floors of American
Office buildings and railway stations.
1.-The wife or daughter of any re-
spectacle Persian man would no more
think of visiting a grocer's shop or the
shop of a butcher than a well bred
American woman would think of
pushing open the doors Of drinking
shop-what you call a cafe-and order
ing q gallon of rum
1.-THE public market is not consider
ed suitable place for a lady. The
man of the family does most of the
buying of meats and grains, sugar,
vegetables and fruit. If a woman is
widowed there Is always some friend
~ neighbor willing to transact such
business for her.
'"The neighbours wife visits the wild
ow and asks what is needed. The
marketing is done in her behalf, and
she is not obliged to come down to the
level of poor servant sent on humil-
iating errandS."
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ed me for being 50 cruel, was quite
sure to have her join me in a hearty
laugh at poor Bifktns' expense.
I made my way to the Goldrox man.
sion and, being admitted, waited In the
parlor several minutes for Helen to
come down. Having 20 wait was un-
questionably good sign, thought L
When she did come down she didn't
act just as I'd hoped she would-that
is, she didn't come nesting into my
arms or anything of that sort But
then, thought 1, Helen always was
sensible sort of girl and wasn't very
apt to do that sort of thing.
I confess was slightly embarrassed
for a moment, but recovering my self
command 1 softly whispered:
"Helen, I've come in person 10 urge
what I asked in my letter of proposal
and honestly, sincerely trust that you
care sufficiently for me to trust your
future happiness in my hands"
Helen didn't speak for nearly min
ute, when, sinking her voice, she said:
Believe me, Mr.. Hardup, I am equal
ly sincerely sorry, and / should have
written you, only I didn't know how to
put 1t, but the very next day after your
proposal received another, SO passion
ate, so f1attering, so-oh, 80 beautifulr'
and her eyes lit up--that, though I
have always had a most friendly re-
gard for you, 1 could not resist-the
gentleman who wrote the other pro-
posal's passionate, beautiful pleading,
and wrote him letter accepting him
by the return mail. II hope haven't
hurt you, and I'm awfully, awfu1ly sor-
~, but then there are any number Of
other really nice girls, and-and''- and
then no doubt fearing she might put
her foot in 1t, Helen said no more.
I sat half dazed for a moment, and
then I summoned ups enough courage
to murmur, MAY ask the gentleman's
manner"
yes" she answered tmidly; sft.s
Mr.. Bifkins."
was almost tempted to burst out
laughing. thought it must be Joke.
But instead I merely murmured, "And
do you care so much for hfm?'
sWell, candidly," she replied, IT
hadn't thought much about him before
before I received his proposal, but
when 1 read that, so fiery, 30 kind, so
full of burning admiration, my eyes
seemed to open and read my heart
Alright, and in the-the- enthusiasm
and fervor of the moment I sent him
my reply"
| After that didn't stay to hear much
more, and as I went down the 'front.'
stairs didn't know whether ought to
] laugh or feel sorry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

GAME OF CELEBRITIES.
Played With Pictures of Noted People
Cut From Books and Papers.

Played With Pictures of Noted People
Cut From Books and Papers.
Cut out from magazines or newSpa-
pers the pictures of noted people and
then cut OF their heads. That sounds
rather savage, but as you are to supply
them with new heads it isn't as unkind
as 1t seems. Cut the figures out in out
lines and paste them on uniform pieces
of cardboard and then take all the
heads and paste them on to other bod
les.
Sometimes the effect is startling, and
the strange thing is that it is extreme
ly hard to recognize head when it has
somebody else's body. To play the
game number each piece of cardboard
and write down on paper who the
person is to whom the head belongs.
OF course the players must not see
this paper, but must be given the
pieces OF cardboard to look over. After
they have guessed as many as they can
and written down the names on papers
read them the correct list OF course
the winner is the one who made the
best guesses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

ton knows no measure, but IS boundlesA
as the ripping, heaving summer sea-
Darling, You don't know how 1T makes
my heart beat when think of your lovely
azure orbs, resembling the sunny skies of
Italy, and of those silky, waving,N ripping
Tesses that form your GROWING glory, for
crown as thine.
Let me call you mine, dearest darling;
let me call you mine.
Write soon, and believe me, dearest dar-
ling, yours forever and forever.
CHOLMONDY BIFKINS.
When had completed debating this
ludicrous gushing epistle could hardly
refrain from laughing aloud and nat
urally thought how different it was
from the nice, sensible one 1 had dis
patched to Miss Helen Goldrox that
afternoon, wherein I had politely add
ed that 1 would call for my answer in
a couple of days-on the following Sum
day, in fact, Easter Sunday.
Bifkins looked the whole thing over
and, looking at me obviously, asked:
'-Say, old fellow, do you think this is
all right? Isn't it just-er-just trifie
-erstrong?"
1t was all I could do to keep from
laughing right at him, poor chap, but I
restrained myself and said in an in
jured tone:
That's the usual thanks a fellow
gets for helping a friend outi''
"Oh, say, old chap, 1 didn't mean
that he said. apologizing profusely.
''Of course it's all right if you say so'
this even more obviously.
1t was a great lark, I thought, as I
strolled home afterward, and when
Easter Sunday came 1 spruced myself
up to wait upon the sweet and wealthy
Helen, to whom thought, after had
been accepted. I might tell the farce,
and, as she always exceedingly enjoy
ed joke, after she had playful1y child
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Palm For The poII,. House.

A palm for the dolls house can be
made of green paper-crepe paper is
best-cut into strips along one side.
Then roll up the paper, leaving the
stripped ends out. Make hollow tube
or strip of dark brown paper. This
is for the lower part Of the palm. Then
into this hollow tube thrust the rolled
up end of the green paper. The cut
ends will then be at the top. When
they are spread a little they look very
much like palms. The round tube of
brown paper should be pasted at the
side. Because Of its shape it will stand
In tiny box or bowl on the floor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
A Bear Story.

bear story, which 1t says it got from a
'.grizzled galoot from Grandview."
One Wilborn Walters, a mighty hunter
of Virginia, was chased up a tree one
day by bear. In pulling himself up
he laid hold of a rotten limb, which
broke, and he fell on the back of the
bear Twisting his hands in its fur, he
rode for a mile before he could reach
his hunting knife and kill the beast.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
Arctic Animals Enjoy Heat.

In Lincoln park zoo even the ami
mails from the arctic regions must be
warmed during the cold weather, when
Cy De vry, the superintendent, keeps
the heat turned on in the outdoor
cages. Visitors, however, do not see
the network of pipes The animals
show their appreciation by sleeping be
side them.-Chicago Tribune
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
LEGENDS OF THE LILY.

One beautiful belief about the lily
relates that the candidates for the yir-
gin Mary's hand, after having sought
the Lords blessing, each left his own
staff in the temple in the evening. The
next morning the dry rod of Joseph
was found blossomed with lily flowers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
TO BRUSH THE HAIR.

Brushing Is necessary to keep the
hair in good order. The brush should
be drawn gently but firmly over the
scalp and carried through the entire
length OF the hair at every stroke. By
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

rapid brushing a mild current of cleo
tricity is excited, which stimulates the
health and growth of the hair. The
brush must be brought down on the
scalp with firm gentle stroke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13
About Spelling.

If an and an 1 and an o and q q
With an x at the end spells Su
And an E and a and z spell i
Pray what is the speller to do?
Then if also. an S and an I and c
And an H E d spell eide
There's nothing much left for speuer to
do
But to go and commit Siouxeyesighed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

Another pretty legend is that Mary.
on her way to the temple, plucked a
lily and upon pressing it to her breast
it became white Lily of the Virgin"
Madonna flower" and several other
mystical names were given to the lily
and have reference to this legend.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-13

Individual Chicken Pies.
To make individual chicken pies
line gem pans with pastry, leaving
crust enough to fold over tablespoon
full of rich chicken hash, and bake in
a quick oven.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
KEEPING CHILDREN AT SCHOOL.

The Pennsylvania Child Labor Association is
doing the next generation service in advocating a
law which will keep children at school until either
they have attained their sixteenth year or have passed
successfully through the fifth primary grade. At
present it is considered sufficient if child is fourteen
years old and knows how to read and write.
At fourteen years neither body nor mind is de-
veoped sufficiently to meet and bear the strain of
toiling to livelihood. At fourteen only the
tgifted child has made more than perfunctory &C
quantance with books and their store of useful
knowledge
There will be children always of more than aver
age intelligence, who can be relied on to complete
the specified grade long before they sixteen But
these children are the ones who would benefit most
by extra years of tutelage.
They should be kept in school as long as their
parents can spare them from the ranks of the family
breadwinners Their brighter minds entitle them to
at least many years of sefmprovement as the law
allots to their duller fellows
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
. A CONVENTION RECORD.

In spite of the fact that it was attended by more
delegates than any party gathering this year, the
Progressives have made record in keeping down
the expense of conventions. The balance sheet
shows Sles77 receipts, $l94oo expense, leaving a
small balance. Every unnecessary item was avoided
and the meeting was financed by public subscription.
1t was great contrast to the growing expense
of the old parties the last few years. We doubt if
the cost of any national party gathering for a gen.
Grafton has been kept down to such a figure II is a
protest against the figure money cuts in national
politics which is we'll worth recording
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
AS THE WIND BLOWS.

Without waiting for report from the tariff board
as what scientific in the matter, President Taft
advised the passage of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement which would have reduced the tariff on
agricultural products.
Without having any report from the tariff board
as what is scientific in the matter, President Taft
approves that section of the Panama Canal bill tnat
removes all the tariff from shipbuilding material.
But when a bill is presented for his signature
which reduces the tariff upon products manufactured
by Big Business, reduction clearly in the interest
of the consumer President Taft vetoes it because it
differs one-half of per cent from the scientific
schedules reported by the tariff board and
it to be tine policy of his Administration and the Re-
publican party to make changes in the tariff
less they conform with recommendations furnished
by the tariff board.
Consistency is not the hobgobln of calm and
judicial temperament!
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
THE REBELLION OF NEW ENGLAND.

To every action there is an equal reaction. The
pendulum swings from one extreme to the other.
For this season there is every to believe the
New England States are about to break away from
the bosses and corporate-controlled machines that
have owned and dominated their politics for years
and join in the Progressive movement.
This belief is justified by the history of the Pro-
gressve cause in other States. California appeared
hopelessly lost to popular government Each effort
of those fighting for decency and honesty seemed to
end by the Southern Pacific and its allies getting
frmer hold upon the State and municipal govern
ments. Then in years time the State was turned
upside down, the bosses run to cover, the machine
broken, the people riumphed, and the largest list of
radically progressive laws that any legislature
passed was put over in one session.
Just before the house cleaning in Ohio half the
legislature had been implicated in CRAFTS and the
people had given up the fight to all appearances.
India has long been the notoriously boss-ridden
State of the Middle West. Today IS per cent of the
masses who have been voting the Republican ticket
have openly left the party to join the Progressive
party Whole county and district organizations have
boled en- bloc, the majority Of the Republican State
editorial association have resigned to swing their
papers in line for Roosevelt for President and Bev-
eridge for governor.
Pennsylvania showed the way it is headed at the
primaries in the spring which almost wiped out the
last vestige of the Penrose machine.
New England, the feudal possession of railroads
and the Shoe Machinery trust and the benehciaries
of Schedule X and Schedule /, is due to obey the
law of nature and rebel
The strength of the Progressive party this year
will be found in those States which have yet to taste
the benefit OF a government by the people.