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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
A KANSAS WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Laura Woodruff, Formerly Of
Lawrence, Dies In San Fran.
cisco, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Mystery envel.
ops the death in San Francisco of
Mrs. Laura Woodruff, fashionable
clearinghouse keeper, wife of j. l..
Woodruff, former assistant-postmas
ter of Lawrence, Kan, who disap.
peared after the burning of the post
Office there and his subsequent trial
and acquittal on charges of shortages.
The womans body was found on her
fifty-ffth birth anniversary, She had
been asphyxiated and her wrists were
slashed.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
Occasional Visitor.
Sustains and cheers

A notable housekeeper Of the past
generation, before the days of screens.
had just announced with decision that
she never had any flies.
"But, Aunt Augusta" faltered the
timid visitor. at seems to me that
saw few in the dining-room."
"Oh, those" replied her aunt, with
a majestic wave of the hand, were the
neighbors' flies. They will come in
occasionally. But l was saying. we
never have any of our own."-Youth's
Companion.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
DEATH MAY FOLLOW BRAVERY
Three Children Were Saved In Run
away by the Sacrifice Of
Mother.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Mrs. r. s. Nc
Cormick of Atlas may die as result
of saving the lives of her three chill
dren in a runaway at Altus. While
wagon in which they were riding
upset in a runaway, the mother hud-
died her children beneath her and
allowed the vehicle to fall on her
back. Her legs were broken. The
children were not injured.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
FOuuht to Hear Divorce Case.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Window of the
insolvency court was stormed by men
and women in an effort to enter the
courtroom to hear the testimony in
the divorce suit OF Mrs. Thorne Baker
wife Of an attorney and former state
senator. A riot call brought a squad
Of policemen to aid the bailitfs In
clearing the room.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
err laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour; they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put int
it. Price as cents. All Druggists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Austin, Tex.-A resolution ratlfying
the proposed amendment to the fed
eral constitution for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people was adopted by the
Texas senate. The house previously
had adopted the resolution
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

A baby girl in Boston is being
trained up to become a perfect wom-
an. II her ideal destiny is fulfilled,
she is going to be so lonely that she
will wonder II perfection pays.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

The society to abolish useless gift.
giving is to be extended to take in
,rusade against useless tipping. But
the trouble about the latter Is the
gigantic difficulty OF ceiling In advance
when tipping IL useless.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

In Denver bill has been introduced
threatening dire puniahment for ply.
sicians who remove healthy appen-
dicea. which causes the question: SIS
a removed appendix healthy one?"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Titled males are renting them.
selves out as afternoon tea attractions
in London for from $3.50 to SIS tea.
The impoverished aristocracy is learn
ing methods OF high finance.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
Missing cIubman Found Dead.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The body of s.
Homer Everett. young society man.
who mysteriously disappeared the
other day, was found on the lake
shore in Lakewood, at the foot OF
high clih,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

A New Jersey judge rules that $40
q enough for any woman to pay
for a suit. But walt until New Jer
sey IL annexed BY Nav York city. and
see how completely he win vsYerrse
himAelG
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Somebody has invented a cowcatch-
er for automobiles, which may or may
not relieve the anxiety with which the
kline have been afflicted ever since the
advent of the petrol cart.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

1t is said in New York college that
more city boys are studying farming
than country boys. This. however,
may be only the natural reaction of
wanting something different
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

A college professor declares It IL
not always easy to tell the difference
between genius and idiocy. One great
difference Is that the idiots generally
escape consequences.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Surely the title Of meanest man
must be passed over to that fellow
who sued the man who took him rid
ing in his auto because he was hurt
In an accident.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

A dlsagreeing pair were likened to
kittens by magistrate. Then. again.
they are sometimes called panthers
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
TWO MORE RATIFY DIRECT VOTE
Election of Senators by the People
Approved by Washington
and Texas.

Olympia. Wash-The senate unani
mously adopted the joint resolution
ratifying the constitutional amend.
ment for direct election of senator's.
The resolution was adopted by the
house the day before.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

The worlds aluminium industry is
said to be under control. but the spell
Ing CT it has never been regulated.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Grip takes to the low-necked. low
shoed girl
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Owners, Of automobiles must envy
poets who exercise their own sweet
will about taking out poetic licenses.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

The seed catalogs are coming in
and all your resolutions against gar
den making this year will be met and
overcome.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

France complains that the automo-
biles are destroying her good roads
the famous routes nationales Of the
Napoleonic era.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Germany's federal council refuses
t. block dueling in the army. Its
members may have feared being chal-
lenged.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Caging all available microbes in
ones living room is about as bright as
warming a serpent In ones bosom.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Going down to the sea in ships
Beems to be about as perilous in this
enlightened age as ever it was.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
jumped the Track.

Jumped the Track.
And Zens turned Niobe into q
stone"
Did they have motor cars in those
days, dad?"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Art may be long, but it's different
with most artists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
loo Hasty.

"Diggs can dash off epigrams will
out moments thought"
That's just the way they sound
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Mules are no joke. at least not Mis-
souri, mules. for they now command
1912 a head.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

A car horse in New York committed
Vuicide. Another instance OF human
Intelligence In animals.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Make Courtship a Science is the
me ito OF the. Fathers and Mothers
club OF Boston
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

DR.. Woods Hutchinson. as champion
0f pie and the hard-boiled egg, talks
like a railroad lunch counter.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Are you first In anything In school,
Earlier"
First out of the building when the
bell rings"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Sir Thomas Upton says liquor
drinking is running the nations. And
tea is SO cheap. too!
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

The get rich quick rascal always
has a get rich quick victim. They g.
together.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

If society women smoke" remarks
one Of them, that's their business. ="
also. the tobacconists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

How is II that fudge can be sent by
parcel post. though dynamite Is re-
fused?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

This should be a good year. fol-
there is luck in odd numbers.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Many a bachelor will breathe easier,
for leap year has gone
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

Love is the one game that has nc
code OF rules. and wants none.
The evening world., 1913-03-25

detected on the horizon he must have
trousers beneath the hem OF her tat
tered skirt.
1t did occur to im that Iris received
his momcntous announcement with al
odd AIR OF hauteur. and IL was passing
strange she did not offer to accompany
him whom. after boiling his breakfast.
he returned to tho observatory.
lie 0tme back I'm an hour. and IN.
lines on his face were deeper than be-
fore.
~ false alarm" he said curtly In
response 10 her questioning look.
And that was all, though she nerved
herself to walk STEADILY past him on her
way 10 the we'll This was disconcert.ng.
even annoying to positive young wom-
an like Iris Resolving to end the or
deal she stood rlgidiy before him
We'll, she said. i've done H."
slave YOU" he exclaimed. blankiy
Yes, They're IA little too long, aud
feel very awkward. but they're better
than-'than my poor old dress unsup-
ported"
She blushed furiously, to the sailors
complete bewllderment. but she BRAY is
persevered and stretched out an unwi!l-
Ing foot
"Oh' see"' he growl,.d. and he too
reddenei
Il cant help it, can IL" she demanded.
piteously. 1T is not unlike riding
habit, Is Up
Then his ready wit helped him.
An excellent compromise he cried
The evening world., 1913-03-25

Tcnnyson," he managed to say calmly.
"Only to-day was thinking Of ia
vorite passage"
Iris, OF course. was quite innocent
this time.
oh. do tell me. Was 1t from 'Enoch
Arden?'
He gave a sigh of relief mo. Amy.
thing but that" he answered.
What them"
Maud"
"Oh, Maud 1t Is very beautiful. but
could never imagine why the poet
gave such a sad ending to an idyllic
love story"
''They too often end tina. way. More
might call sXhilarating'
NO. 1t Is sad. I often thought ne
had the Sonata Pathetiaue' In his mind
when he wrote II. But the note Ia
mournful all through. There is no
promise OF happiness as In Maud"
Then It Is my turn to ask questions.
Why did you hit upon that poem among
so many?"
Because II contains an exact descrip-
ton of our position here. Don't you re-
member how the poor fellow
safe is, often ~ ths .'aw.ITd gazing gorge
II am sure Tennyson SN our island
with poetic eye. for ne goes VI
70 sail from day 70 da, but every daS
T,s sunrise broken into scarlet shafts
Amorg the palms and ferns and preciprt-
The blaze upon the waters 10 the east
The blaze upon his island overhead;
The blaze upon tive waters 10 the vest.
Then pc great stars that go5ed themselves In
Heaven,
TIE follower. bellowing ocean. and again
The scerlet shafts VI sunrse--but no A,il.
Yet neither OF them knew that one
line she had recited was more slngularly
applicable to their case than that which
they paid heed to. The great stars IN II
globed themselves IN Heaven" were
shining clear and bright In the vast arch
above. Resplendent amidst the throng
rose the Plc!adcs. tho neurological
seven hailed by the Greeks as an augury
OF safe navigation, And the Dyaks
one OF the few remaining savage races
OF the world-share the superstition OF
the people who fashioned all the arts
and most OF the sciences.
The Pleiades form the Dyak tutelary
genius. Some among a hlooithirsty and
vengeful horde were even then pointing
to the clustering stars that promised
quick voyage to the isle where their
kinsmen had been struck down by a
white man who res 'ued "a maid, Never
theless, Grecian romance and Dyak lore
alike relegate the Influence OF the
Pleiades to the sea, Other stars are
needed to foster enterprise ashore.
The evening world., 1913-03-25
By Louis Tracy


detail ITS component parts. with Ger
tain awe tr's surveyed the intricacics
OF the Urdu compound verb, hut. about
her fourth lesson, she broke out init
Explanations OF extravagant Joy.
What on earth Is the matter now?".
demanded her surprised mentor.
Don't you see?" she exclaimed. de-
liEhtedly. 'Of course you DON'T People
who know lot about IA thing often
miss Its obvious points. ! have dis.
covered how 10 write kiplingeSe. All
you have to do IL to tell your story In
Urdu, translate 1t literally into Eng
lici. and there you are"'
quite so. Just do II AS kipling does.
and the secret Is laid bare. BY the
same rule you can hit upon the MIL
tonic adjective"
Iris tossed her head.
II don't know anything about the
Mlftonic adjective. but am sure shout
Kipling"
This ended the argument. She knitted
her brows IN the effort to master the
ridiculous compile kites OF "a Language
which. instead Of simply saying Take"
or Bring compels one to say Take
go' and Take come"
One problem dened soii,ion-that OF
providing raiment for Iris The united
skill OF the sailor and herself would not
induce unraveled cordage to supply the
need Of thread. II was either too weak
or TOO knOtty. and meanwhile the girls
clothes were falling T. Sees. jerks
tried the fibers Of trees. the sinews Of
blrds-and perhaps, after experiments
covering some weeks, he might have
succeeded.
But modern dress stufrs. weakened
by anilne dyes and stlffened with Chi
nese clay, permit OF no such exhaustive
research. 1t must be remembered that
the lady passengers on board the Sirdar
were dressed to suit the tropics, and the
hard usage given by Iris to her scanty
stock WAS never contemplated by the
Manchester or Bradford looms reSponsi-
bic for the durability Of the material.
AS the DAYS passed the position be-
came lrksome. II even threatened com
plete collapse during some critical mo-
ment. and tho two often silently sur
yeyed the large number of merely male
garments In their possession. OF course.
In the matter Of coats and walstcotts
there was no difficulty whatever, Iris
had long been wearing those portions OF
the doctors uniform. But when II came
to the rest
At last, one memorable morning. she
crossed the Rubicon. jerks had climbed
as usual, to the summit Rock lie came
hack with the exciting news that he
thought-he could not he certain. but
there were Indications Inspiring hope
fulness---that toward the west OF the
far of island he could discern the
smoke OF n steamer
Though he had eyes for a faint cloud
of vapor AT least hfty miles distant
he saw nothing OF a remarkaJie change
effected nearer home, Outwardly, Iris
was attired In her wonted manner but
II her companions mind were not
wholly monop olized by the blush base
The evening world., 1913-03-25

~ process Of evolution, In n>ot
Now. do YOU know. Miss Deane, that
would never have occurred TO me-"
And during the remainder of the dAy
he did not once look At her feet. In
deed. he had far more serious matters
to distract his thoughts, for Irts, fever
ishly anxious to be busy. suddenly sug-
gestei that Il would he a good thing
We're she able to use rifle IL q hght
~ close quarters becrme necessary.
The recoll ~ the l.ee-Metfod Ia %
Sigh, that any woman IAN manipulate
the welpon with effect, provided she II
not called upon to FIRE from "A standing
position. In which case the weight In
habic 10 cause bad aiming. rhoue4, u
came rather late IN the day. jerks
caught AT the idea. He accustomed her
In the first instance 10 the use OF blank
cartridges, Then. when fairly proficient
In holding and s.ght!n'-a child cen
learn how TO refill the clip AMI ejsos
each empty she',-she hrei ten --sunSis
white circle on ro,k at eighty
wards, and those OF ~" ten shots that
missed the ABSOLUTE Iark would have
made an enemy A. 'Ne same distance
extremely uncomfNrtlAle
Iris was much pie ICED With her pro-
nciency. Now" sae cried. ''inuesad
Of being a hlndraNcn 20 YOU | may b
some heip. In anv use, the Dyaks Vill
think there are two men to face, -
they have good reason to fear enc e
u.s."
Ito Be Continued.)
The evening world., 1913-03-25
Copyright. 1908. by 4. J. Clode.)

SYNOPSIS. OF PRECEDING INSTALMENrS.
Robert Ans.ruther, q rising British officer In
bis cdonels wife and Lord ventuor. D!smiassd
from the army by court martial. lie Starts bac~ for
Enuand IN DISGRACE. .hippins A>a steward aboard
sttrcsed @ irii Diane. daughter Of gss. hip
ssnsr ve1,nor = saos for her hsnd anil, In "a. sn.
viyo0 are Anstrnther and Iris. Anet!uthsr swims
NTH the gih q = neerby island. There. having
hons Or II T. cave, In sAs cave he f IND,
scsStcbed On 4 tin dise. Xnstruher tslls lh. q
hk dTHes. She b:lie,W hH Mor3 and feels
M sSone- she " STACKED by a hand Of head
hunting byau who have touched at the iland
Anstr1ither eriptics his rile at the band scatter
the :h. q mad sHs and on M!nf :s,srI tSs Of
:sl away. from ~. island lrt prevent; An.
.truther from firing at them y they dsnar
simcst pun. go,d. Ne write. +. !sttsr to Irt;. TEL
Ing der q the Treasure, making her an equal pc,t:
spHoachea as he finishes The Letter He tears y
10 fraemsuts. Iris asks, What were you writ
inaf
The evening world., 1913-03-25
Why Is a $4,000 Lap Dog?
By Clarence I. Cullen.

Nc Co. THE New York Evenins worid)
II tho time were ripe for the extinction
Of the dog OF this type he would be de-
funct. For Nature knows her business
But the time In not yet ripe. The
average decently trained dog OF mid.
ding pedigree. or Of no pedigree q all.
makes good for his board and keep, e.
only through making " ashamed OF Cur
own foiblss by his sasacious and yet tn
duigent way Of sisins W w out Of ths
tail Of his shrewd eye.
But the Intelligence OF the lap DEG
never by any chance equals that Of the
starnsh. Of real Hnine loyalty he has
none. Its affection In diluted and fraud.
ulent.
Then why 10 lap doGf Not Q $1,000
lap dog particularly. but ANY kind Of
a lap dog.
Ten thousand dollars 10 q sidsrsbis
sum Of money. There are some very
pleasant places In California. Italy.
Tripoll and so on where . human bsins
can live very aGreeabiy on the income
Of $4,000 As = matter Of fact. the n.
! come Of $4,000 at per cent. and Q god
deal smaller per cent. supports tens Of
thousands a families RI0FT MERE IN
NEW YORK.
Many an Innocent man 10 eoine %
States prison to-day who would not -
going there II he had about one-tsnth o.
! even one.twentisth of $4,000 where With
to engage . Trustworthy lsslvW tosOol
justice for him. Many struggltng buzz.
ness, doomed to fall to-day OF to-m0v.
| row. could he shored up ana eayod psP-
The evening world., 1913-03-25
I copgrisht. 1918. }
\ ~ 1As Pres fuh'ishiae O.,
fIhs NsV Yssk EvsaiAe wosid.Il J

given to him, were 1t not for the lucky
bullet which removed two fingers and
part of third from the right hand OF
the Dyak chief, Not even u healthy
savage can AFFORD to treat such a
wound lightly. and ten days elapsed
before the MANNED robber was able to
move the injured limb without a curss.
Meanwhile. each night jerks slept less
soundly; each day his face became more
carowOrn. lie began to realize why the
island hah not been visited already by
the vessel which would certainly he
dcputed to search for em-she was
examining the great coast-l!ne OF China
and Slam.
1t was his habit to mark the progress
Of time on the rudely made sun-dial
which sufficiently served their require
ments az clock Iris happened to
watch him chipping the forty-fourth
notch on the edge vi the horizontal
block Of wood.
''Have we really been forty-four days
here'" she inquired. after counting the
marks with growing establishment.
Il believe the reckoning Is accurate"
he said. THE SlrGar was lost on the
18th Of March, and I make this the LIST
Of May"
this afternoon"
Looked at IN that way. It seems to
he tremendous tim", though Indeed
IN some respects. II figures in my mind
Ike many years. That Is when I am
thinking. Otherwise. when busy. the
days fly like hours"
'It must be convenient TO have such
an elastic scale"
Most useful strive to apply the
quick rate when you are grumpy"
Iris placed her arms akimbo, planted
hc' feet widely apart, and surveyed
jerks with an expression that might
almost he termed impudent. They were
great friends. these two, now. The
incipIent stage Of lovemaking had been
dropped entirely, az lud!crously unsuited
to their environment.
When tn, urgent necessity for conf,r'
uous labor no longer spurred them Il
txertion daring every moment of day
light. they tackled the box OF books
and read, ;ot volumes which appealrd
80 them In common. hut quaint tome,
~ the use of which jerks was tutor
AID Iris the scholar.
1t became a fixed principle with tbs
SIR that she was very ignorant, ARD
IN, Insisted that the sailor should teacr
her. For instance. among the books he
had found n treatise on astronomy. Il
Welded keen delight 20 both to iden
tfy constellation and learn all sort,
OF wonderful things concerning 1t, Bu
20 work even the simplest problem re-
lnired a knowledge Of algebra, and iri'
had never gone beyond declmals. -
the stock az notebooks. instead of re
Cording their experiences. became co;
cred with symbols showing how plu,
y cuualled y! minus 100000.
As IA variant, jerks introduced a studl
Of Hindustani. His method Was 4
write q shor. ssntence and explain II
The evening world., 1913-03-25
A Plentiful Portion,

wv nile looking for Chrsns ps.snss =
w ous Of tbs large dslArmsat storm Q youss
somsn carefully inspected a beautiful cut
glass dish that was shared something like . plat.
ter. II was one u those sssial coacuh ~
TO ~rs ice cream In brick form.
What y this'' the young woman asked -
salalnan.
That's an ice cream dish, said the salsuu.a.
"GMciTs," uiri the MAS. II wondss -
would want To eat that much ic, crvAa ct -
time"
The evening world., 1913-03-25
He Knew Better.

TT was q bitter cold day the Anow was -
i and the sidewalks frozen hAsd colorsi
man. bundled ", in a moth eaten ohlnchills
est. stood sivsrins assiat . b,aldias. 0yl,s
10 avoid tho frrssins blasts.
Just then snothes darby. drsssd 10 ~
treadharo clothes. AMI with ossrost. cams
out Of . n~srby barber shop snd aared ~ che
strrv'. wiastiina ohser,iy. Sin vhiains. ~
Is~s-i and siancsd ~ At tho dairy IN the ~
'hinchills coat The latter took one ~Ahains
looa at the I~-srsby and Yelled;
"sY, niszah. you cen whistle a. ioad . ~
please. but you can't make me bsksvs II sAo't
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