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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24

again If only you give her time to for
get She is very fond of you really"
she wanted to see how far she
could co. said George Strang gloom
lily. ut was test. She couldn't real
ly have liked that vase. Well, let her
do her worst
And Aunt Mary did her worst speed
lily, for she took it into her grabbed
old mind to have sudden seizure a
week later and die. But she had had
time to carry her threat into effect.
ITO my nephew George" the will
read, 81 had intended to leave the bulk
of my property. But inasmuch as his
love for me could not survive a little
trial that I made of it, 1 bequeath TO
him instead the china vase which is
now in his wife's possession
Yet, after all, it seemed that Aunt
Mary had had singularly little to leave.
For what she did leave to her dozen
nephews and nieces amounted to ex-
actly ninety-seven dollars and eighteen
cents apiece.
George said Lucy in tears, when
they got home from the funeral, 'if
Aunt Mary has any knowledge of what
is happening now, don't you think it
would please her if we kept the vase
on our mante1 after alp"
ct tell you what wen do" said
George. We'll put it on the mantel
each anniversary of her death as a
peace Offering The rest of the year
please keep it out of my sight,
Eyes, DEAR said Lucy. Suppose
we keep it there just for today, to
show we have no hard feeling
She brought it out of it's place of
concealment and deposited it beside
the Pompeiian jars. George looked "a
it-then suddenly, overcome by pas
sion, he dashed it to the floor. The
vase broke into a thousand pieces.
"George!" exclaimed his wife
wretchedly. Glow could you have the
heart to do that? Dear Aunt Mary!
Why-there's paper inside."
There was indeed, for the vase was
hollow, and on the floor lay a long,
thin, folded package.
tBillsi" shouted George Strang, as
he unfolded it. And he shook out, one
after another, nine bills of the value
of a thousand dollars apiece.
Look! There's letter." said Lucy
Strang, picking up a piece of paper
covered with Aunt Mary's queer, crab-
bed hieroglyphics.
MY dear, hot-headed nephew"
George read aloud. Forgive cranky
old woman who loves you with all her
heart 1 know how you will hate this
vase. If you are hypocrite enough to
keep it, or unkind enough to give it
away, you will never read this note.
But if you are honest enough to fol-
low your impulse and shatter it you
will be glad and forgive your loving
old aunt"
'Dear old Aunt Maryi" said George
Stsang. Lucy, dear, I'm going to have
the old thing glued together and keep
it in memory of her"
"Not-not-'' began Lucy.
yes, dear, upon the living room
mante1.''
Copyright 1913, by W. G. Chapman.l
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24

ing room, Lucyi Why, it will spoil
the entire aspect of the place. And 1
bet" he added, that she sent the
thing on purpose to get up a quarrel
with me and then accuse me of quar-
reling with her. She'll drop in on us
unexpectedly and see that the thing
isn't on view
But it must be on view, George,
dear" said Mary. t'You Rnow how
quarrelsome the old dear is. If she
does drop in and doesn't see it she'll
cut you out of Der will and then-O,
George, be little prudenti"
But George refused point-blank to
have the thing in their living room
-'She knows it's horrible, Lucy" he
said, "and if she wants to quarrel with
me let her have her way"
Which was precisely what she did
have. For a few days later Aunt
Mary did come up to town from Bay
ards Bridge and did drop in unexpect-
eddy, and the mantel was bare save
for two antique Pompeiian vases.
We'll, my DEAR said the old lady,
taking in the situation instantly, ct
must say that I admire those orna-
ments upon your mante1 greatly.
fear my own poor efforts to please you
and George must have been singularly
unsuccessful" And then she stopped.
For Lucy had run into her bedroom
when the old lady was announced to
get the china vase; but she had not
had time to place it upon the mantel
and stood guiltily hiding it beneath
her apron.
You may tell George" she contin-
ued, that since he has seen fit to
quarrel with me, who always supposed
that he cared for me-since my en-
deavors to make his home happy and
beautiful are so unappreciated, shall
waste no further time on him. And,
incidentally, shall bestow my money
where it viii be likely to promote
greater service
And with these words she stalked
out of the apartment, leaving Lucy in
tears.
She told George of the happening
when he returned from his studio.
Give me that internal vase" he
shouted Pm going to break it to
pieces and send her the fragments by
parcel post. Old tyrant! Does she
think she is going to doom us to life
of artistic misery"
But Lucy hid the vase from him.
You know, dear" she said, Aunt
Mary VIII take you back into favor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
SUFFRAGE is AGAIN DEFEATED
English Parliament the. Proposition
266 to 21e-MiIitancy Hurt
the Cause.

London, England.-The fate of the
Womans Suffrage bill was sealed by
the votes of more than fifty Irish
Nationalists, who voted against it.
The bill, whereby it was sought to
enfranchise 100000 women, was re-
jected by a majority of Al. The vote
stood 266 to 219.
Whether there is any chance that
the present Parliament will pass a
bill of more limited character may be
doubted. Possibly the Nationalist
fear that if they allow a woman s
franchise bill to pass the second read
ing it will lead to a parliamentary
struggle, which not unlikely would
end in dissolution of Parliament be-
fore the Home Rule bill becomes a
law.
Furthermore, the debate proved
that the militant policy of the suffra-
gists has done the cause great harm
as far as Parliament is concerned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
TRAIN WRECKED BY A WASHOUT
At Levant, Kan, on the Rock Island,
One Man Was Killed and
Three Injured.

Colby, Kansas.-Maurice Duncan,
roadmaster, was killed and Engineer
Erickson and Fireman Nicholas were
probably fatally injured when a Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific work
train was wrecked three miles west
of here. The train ran into a wash
out while on the way to repair dam
age by another washout
A cloudburst had washed out more
than two hundred yards of the track
of the Rock Island road near Levant
the first station west of Colby A
work train was made up at Norton
and section men were gathered up at
each station. AS the train was run
ming just west of Levant it ran into
place where the ground had been
washed from the track The entire
train was derailed. Four inches of
rain fell at Levant within an hour
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
AUNT MARY WAS ODD
Strange Way in Which She Aid
ed Her Favorite, Hot-Head-
ed Nephew
BY FRANK FILsoN.

r ga present from Aunt Mary" said
young Mrs. Strang as the oddly-wrap-
ped parcel was handed to her by the
postman. 81 just know that it's some
thing odd, George"
1t must be odd. because Aunt Mary
was odd. She was a queer little old
spinster, with the kindest heart and
the crankiest manners that ever went
into a combination. But though she
had quarreled with almost all her
relatives and then made up with
them, and alternately cut them out of
her will and then put their names
back into multitudinous codicils, she
had always kept the warmest spot in
her heart for George Strang, her hand
some artist nephew.
She had, indeed, supported him dur
ing that period which comes to every
artist, when he was struggling for
fame and existence in a large city
against the wishes and despite the dis
gust of his own family. And now
that he had married pretty Lucy Bent
wick and was in comfortable, if not af-
fluent Gil cumstances, she had sent
him a wedding gift.
"A china vasei" exclaimed George
Strang in disgust as he eyed the
queer1ooking object in his hand
1t was indeed, the most repulsive
looking vase that he had ever seen.
1t was rotund and highly decorated
with painted pink roses, and upon it
was printed in small, black letters:
You may break, you may shatter
the vase if you will,
But the scent of the roses will cling
to it still
Blank" said George. 1t was not
blank" that he said, but it sounded
like that, because Lucy promptly
closed his mouth with her hand.
She might have sent me some
thing that we could keep on our man
tel said George Strang ruefully, look
ing upon the object with a shudder.
Fancy thing like that in our liv-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
May Revive Old. Law.

An old, forgotten law, enacted in
Kansas at the time of great need and
never used, is to be called into action
after lying dormant in the statute
books more than a third of a century
1t is the old warning out" law, made
to fight the grasshoppers after the dis
astrous raids of the locusts in the
early seventies. There never has been
a time when it was needed heretofore,
but Gov. George H Hodges has been
petitioned to invoke its use in central
Kansas to fight the chinch bugs, which
threatened to do great damage to
growing crops this year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
THE WEEK IN KANSAS
A RESUME o. INTERESTING oc-
cURRENcES FROM ALL
PARTS OF STATE.
FARMERS LOSE ON BEEF FAT
President Waters Told CattIemen
Some Interesting Facts in An
Address at the State Agri-
cultural College.

1t costs a farmer 25 cents pound
to produce fat on cattle This fat
sells for about one-third that amount
All the fat a butcher cannot dispose
of to the housewife, who buys it over
the telephone without seeing it, he
sells as raw tallow for about five
cents a pound
These interesting facts were dis
closed by President H. j. Waters in
an address ON How An Animal
Grows" in the meeting of cattle farm
ers at the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege. More than 500 cattle feeders
and a large delegation of members of
the live stock exchanges of Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Chicago heard
the address.
THE fat on a steak or roast which
the family will not eat" President
Waters said, finds a place in the gar
bage can or in the "tummy" of the
family cat
Thus fat making. on the farm,
which takes the best product on the
farm-corn and alfalfa-is an expen-
sive and losing business. This loss
involves the farmer, the butcher and
the consumer, especially, if more fat
is put on steer than is necessary,
or if the steer puts it, on in wrong
places. The scrub steer and the dairy
breeds have a strong tendency to
store their fat in the wrong place, in
the body cavity.
1T is the lean meat we are striv-
ing for. Only as much fat should be
with the meat as is necessary to give
juiciness, flavor and tenderness. Any
fat in excess of this in cattle is a
waste of the feed required to produce
it,
Coming down to the remedy for the
condition of which he spoke, Presi-
dent Waters said: The way out is
found chiefly. in grading up the beef
stock to higher standards, so they
will put the fat in the steak. Proper
breeding and proper feeding will bring
about the desired results
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
PeriIs Of the eystander.

Novel legal decisions? Oh, yes
they're still being made-no end to
'em, in fact Why, just the other day
two women appeared before Chicago
judge laying claim to a bulldog The
judge was kindhearted. HIS didn't
want to give each woman half of the
dog, having some consideration, you
see, for the feelings of the dog. Sc
he gave the entire animal to a third
woman, who was merely an innocent
bystander. This instance serves to
emphasize the extreme peril In which
the innocent bystander always stands.
Yet others will persist in playing the
I. B. role.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving Off Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform, day aft
er day, have found better capacity
and greater endurance by using Post
UNI instead of coffee. An Ills. Woman
writes:
81 had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart 1 was nervous
and extremely respondent; had little
mental or physical strength left, had
kidney trouble and constipation.
"The first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then became less respondent, and
the desire to be active again showed
proof of renewed physical and mental
strength.
Il am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. 1 formerly
did mental work and had to give it up
on account of coffee, but since using
Postum am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes in new concen-
trated form called Instant Postum. 1t
is regular Postum, SO processed at the
factory that only the soluble portions
are retained
A spoonful of Instant Postum with
hot water, and sugar and cream to
taste, produce Instantly a delicious
beverage.
Write for the little book. 1.-THE Road
to MELVILLE"
There's Reason" for Postum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Old ship Still staunch.

Said to be the Oldest ship in the
world in active service, the Copen-
hagen yacht Constance has been sold
to a fisherman of Shaw, in Jutland.
who will use the ancient craft in his
trade. The Constance was built one
hundred and ninety-three years ago.
and in her long life she has sailed
into almost every port in the world.
Her timbers are still staunch, and her
new owner declares he can see no
reason why she should not sail the
seas for a century to come.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Nothing Doing for Him.

A well known but broken-down De-
troit newspaper man, who had been
power in his day, approached an
old friend the other day and said:
What do you think? l have just re-
ceived the prize insult of my life.
paper down in Muncie, Ind, offered
me a job" DO you call that an in
sult?" Not the job, but the salary.
They offered me twelve dollars
week" Well said the friend,
twelve dollars week is better than
nothing" Twelve dollars a week
thunder" exclaimed the old scribe.
Il can borrow more than that right
here in Detroit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
WORKING ON THE INCOME TAX
The House Has Reached the Last
Feature of the Underwood
Tariff Bill.

Washington, d. C--The overwhelm-
ing Democratic majority in the house
swept through the free list, bowled
over all opposition to free wool, free
meats and other necessities, and
passed on to consideration of the
hundred million dollars income tax,
the feature of the Underwood Tariff
bill Not a dent was made in the
bill as approved by the ways and
means committee majority and when
the night session began it was ex-
pected that the measure as a whole
would be passed unamended by the
house
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
EXPRESS ROBBERS GOT $4,000
In California Banks SHIPMENTS
Paper Was Substituted for
500 Bills

Oakland, Gait has become known
here that theft of one hundred and
forty-three 500 bills, in an express
package sent from Washington, d. C.
to the Central National Bank of this
city, is stirring up special agents
cl4ar across the continent
When the package reached the bank
here few days ago, the wrapping
was found to contain merely clipped
magazine pages of the same size
and weight as bank notes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Dedicate chanute M. E. Church.

Dedication week at Chanute at the
new Methodist church, erected at a
cost of $4,000, closed with an ad-
dress by Bishop Robert Mcintyre of
Oklahoma City. Bishop William O..
Shepard of Kansas City was one of
the speakers of the week and Prof
Edward Kreiser of Kansas City gave
an organ recital. The church is the
largest in the conference and seats
LOO persons
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
To Prove. a kansan Is Alive.

A Kansas man, declared to be dead
by the Kansas courts because of his
unexplained absence for seven years,
may be legally resurrected. The SUI
preme court issued an order giving
the attorneys for the Modern Wood
men of America ten days in which
to prove that W. H. Caldwell, former
ly of Hutchinson, still is alive and
that his widow, now living in Wich-
ita, is not entitled to the insurance
which the court has ordered paid to
her.
In 1902 W. H. Caldwell lived In
Hutchinson with his wife and three
children. First he was foreman of one
OF the salt plants and then engaged
in the grocery business. In 1890 he
Joined the Woodmen and took out in
suranee. In April, 1902, Caldwell
started for California He spent all
summer in California and in Septem-
Der he wrote that he was ill with
smallpox at Stockton, Cal In Octo-
Der he wrote again and that was the
last word ever heard from him.
His wife and the three children
moved to Wichita, but they regularly
paid the assessments on the insurance
policy on the advice of attorneys, who
SAID that after seven years OF abb
sence they would be entitled to the
insurance, as Caldwell was then le-
gally dead. Every effort was made
by Mrs. Caldwell to find her husband.
Two years ago Mrs. Caldwell
brought suit in Wichita to collect on
the insurance policy. The fraternaI
order maintained that Caldwell was
still alive, but they were unable to
produce him. and Mrs. Caldwell won
the suit. The supreme court affirmed
the judgment
The Woodmen, of course, asked for
a rehearing and in the meantime at
torneys for the order had been search
ing in California and it is asserted
that they have found Caldwell at
Berkeley. 1t is alleged he married
nearly two years ago and a picture
of him and his second wife led to his
Identification.
When Caldwell left Hutchinson he
owed money, and the Woodmen con-
tended that he disappeared in order
to get rid of the debts. Mrs. Cald-
well denies that her husband has
been found. A picture of him was
sent to her and she failed to identify
it. Friends of Caldwell, however, are
positive in their Identification.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
A Rabbit in a Cats Family.

Henry Koelsch of Ellinwood has a
peculiar family of pets. The family
cat, which has several kittens in the
wOodshed, is a great rustler for mice
and rats. While prowling around the
back yard recently the cat spied a
young rabbit. She was puzzled. FL
nally she slipped up on the rabbit
and caught it, starting for the wood
shed to feed it to the kittens. The
cries of the rabbit seemed to con-
vince the cat it was not edible. She
placed it carefully in a box with the
kittens and has since been caring
for it as though it was a feline
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Introducing Breakfast Foods.

Until recently there were hardly
any kinds of breakfast foods on sale
in the Amsterdam grocery stores. But
now several dealers are handling
them The. Dutch do not, as rule.
serve a warm meat breakfast, but al
most universally take a cold, light
meal, consisting of bread. cheese, cold
meats, milk and tea or coffee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Kick ParaIyzed His Tongue.

Wilbur Munson of Chelsea has been
unable to speak since he 1eaped into
a cattle chute to aid his brother who
was cornered by a maddened steer
just branded. The steer kicked Mum
son in the face. His tongue was near
ly severed, ten stitches being required
to stop the bleeding. He is unable
to speak as a result of paralysis of
this organ.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
A City Holds Out Hand to Farm.

Cooperation with farmers is sought
by the business men of the Atchison
Commercial Club, which was orga-
nized few days ago. The organiza-
ton has thrown it's headquarters open
to farmers meetings and the secre-
tary, W. A. Austin, has been directed
to devote part of his time to agricul-
tural interests of Atchison county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Cut Worms Attack Corn.

Corn planting in Barton county is
being held back in many localities be-
cause cut worms seem to be more
numerous than in other years. Hot
weather will bring the worms to the
surface and if there is nothing for
them to feed upon they will die. Last
year some farmers planted corn three
and four times on account of the cut
worms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
New Rule for Lawrence.

The women voters of Lawrence
played an important part in the adnp-
ton of commission government for
that city at the recent special cleo
ton. The proposition carried by 4
vote of 1,769 for and 500 against, or
e majority of 967 for the new rule.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
To Check CHAMBERS in Kansas.

Sam T. Graybill, state live stock
sanitary commissioner, announces
that after May Is no horses can be
imported ineo Kansas unless they car
u certificate of freedom from CLAN
ders. The Mallein test for CHAMBERS
will be given.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
One Dead in Kansas Wind.

A small tornado a mile west of
Wathena blew down a light two-story
house of four rooms, killing a two
year-old child of Edward Ratcliff and
injuring one of his four other chill
dren. The child killed was caught be-
meath joist and choked to death A
few peach trees were blown down
near the house, but no other damage
was done
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Prison Fire Boosts Irvine.

The binding Irvine trust has taken
advantage of the fire at the Kansas
penitentiary and has hiked the price
up from 81 cents to II Y cents, w. L..
Brown of Kingman, speaker of the
Kansas house and member of the
board in charge of the state prison,
alleges. Speaker Brown says the
price will go still higher before har-
vest time, too.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24

Atch1Son, whfcn mas Deen without a
theater for more than a year, VIII
have one next season. The old the
alter, which was built and owned By
the late Captain John Seaton, was
condemned over year ago by state
authorities. The administrators of
the esate refused to remodel it. w. P.
Waggener announces he has closed
a deal for the building and is orga-
nizing a company to remodel it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Wichita Men 70 Erect a Bis EIevator

To build million-bushel wheat ele-
vator is the object of a corporation
formed at wichita The incorporators
are C. l. Davidson, Paul Noble, c. n
Hattcn, Charles Smyth, c. W. South
ard. H D. Grace, r. L. Holmes, l. W.
Clapp and A s. Parks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Very Useful.

"A self-made man is of no particular
help to his fellow men,"
s-Wel1?"
But self-made woman is a perfect
mine of information about hair dyes
and face bleaches and pads and
things"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
RAINY Smell.

Beautiful the rain is, cheering to
the crops; umbrella men, golosh men,
hail those gracious drops. Blest pre-
cipitation, early, latter, fall; but
kindly pipe and smoke it-you've been
running baseball,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Killed Infant Brother in Dream

Chicago..While in nightmare
Aloysius Dembinski, years old, left
his bed, crawled into a cradle on top
of his months old brother and lay
there asleep The infant was suf-
located, it was disclosed at the in
quest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Girl Student Struck by Auto.

Miss Louise Greenman and Miss
Coreen Myers, students at Kansas
Agricultural college, were struck by
a motor car at Manhattan Miss
Greenman suffered a fractured collar
bone, while Miss Myers was badly
bruised
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
New $4,000 Church for weIIinaton.

The First Methodist church of
Wellington has just acquired a lot
block from the business center of
town and will begin, within the next
thirty days, the erection of a $4,000
church edifice