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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

hams Vegetable Compound / improved
rapidly and today am a well woman. I
cannot tell you how happy feel and Z
cannot say too much for your Compound
Would not be without it in the house if
it cost three times the amount. Mrs.
CHAs- CHAPMAN, r. F. D. No. z, Belle
vue, Ohio.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do not
continue to suffer without giving Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
trial. It surely has remedied many
cases of female ills, such as infiamma-
ton, liberation, displacements, tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
and it may be exactly what you need.
The Pinkham record is a proud and
peerless one. It is record of constant
victory over the obstinate ills of woman
ills that deal out despair. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has res tored
health to thousands of such suffering
women. Why don't you try it if you
need such q medicine?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
A NEBRASKA MAN MISSING
Paul n. Thompson Deputy State Fire
Commissioner Disappears in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo.-Was Paul II.
Thompson, % years old, deputy state
fire commissioner of Nebraska, muir
dered in Kansas City and his body
thrown into the Missouri River? Did
Paul Thompson commit suicide? Was
he killed accidentally? Or, is he or
are his friends trying to perpetrate
a grim joke?
Any of those four possibilities are
indicated by the finding of blood
stained Panama hat and a coat, prac-
tically identified as the young Ne
branksan's property on the river
bank here Neither Thompson nor
his body has been found.
Thompson came to Kansas City and
registered at the Hotel Baltimore
Later he left the hotel, taking with
him the key to his room He wore q
Panama hat and a dark gray suit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
ACCOUNTING FOR AHoT ARR
Statesmen on EIectioneerins Tour
Each Thought He Had Good
Joke on His Opponent.


You can't always tell who's It.
unused Representative Taggart of Kan
sas City, Kan when was election
eering out in the prairie section of my
district during the campaign last fall
1 CHANGED to see, as I entered a rail-
way car one day, my opponent sitting
with vacant seat beside him.
I'VE had never met, but recognized
him at once from photographs. Ac-
cordingly, taking my seat beside him.
and not disclosing my identity, l
launched forth in extravagant praise
of him. To this he strongly demurred
ard forthwith poured forth a flood xof
compliments to my humble self that
made me tingle with pleasure all the
way down my spinal column.
After two hours of mutual fiattery,
we reached our destination, and, as
we parted on the platform, / thought
1t good joke to tell him that I had
known his identity all the time.
SO, still keeping my own identity in
the dark, 1 said to him:
Mr.. -, knew who you were as
soon as sat down by you'll
And T. said Mr.. without
turning a hair, knew you were Tag
CART the moment you came in the
door,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
LABOR DAY RIOT IN ST. LOUIS
Thousands of Paraders Refused to
Pay to Enter Park for the
Celebration.

St Louis, Mo.-As result of
misunderstanding between twenty-five
thousand paraders and the manager
Of an amusement park, where the
annual Labor Day picnic was held.
thousands refused to pay ten cents
admission to the park and stormed
the gates. The police fought the
men who tried to pass the gates with
out paying for more than half an
hour Several hundred broke past
the police and guards and entered
the park. When the police arrived
hundreds of laborers organized
picket system.
Don't enter, don't pay any money,
they chanted to their comrades
The officials of the unions pleaded
with the crowds that they had made
a contract by which all who entered
were to pay but their protests were
lost in the dense throng.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Good Iooic

Little Gertrude, of five summers,
had been living with her grandparents
for some time. One morning she
asked permission to go and spend the
day at the home of a friend, when
grandma refused to let her go that
day, consoling her by saying that she
could go tomorrow. The next morn
ing found Gertrude up bright and early,
happy in the expectation of the prom
ised visit Shortly after breakfast
she reminded grandma of her prom
ise,, when she was again told that she
would be obliged to postpone her visit
until tomorrow. Looking up quickly,
her black eyes flashing with disap-
pointment, she said:
We'll, grandma, | thought today
was tomorrow; you said it was yes
terday-"-Mack's National Monthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
AVIATOR FLEW UPSIDE DOWN
A Frenchmsn Described a Gigantic
Letter With Monoplane
in Midair.

Juvisy, France.-The daring French
aviator, Pegoud, who August 20 made
a parachute drop from an aeroplane
from a height of nine hundred feet.
accomplished a much more remark
able feat, which at first sight appears
to have been a piece of extraordinary
aerial acrobatics, but which experts
declare was an epoch making expert
meat towards the attainment of safety
in the air.
Briefly, Pegoud caused his mono
plane to describe gigantic letter s
in the sky, during which he was fly
ing upside down for about a quarter
of a mile.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Woman's Place.

Woman's place may be the home,
but, judging from recent statistics. she
seems to have deliberately ignored
that fact, for there are $780, OFT stenog-
raphers, 1927, 635 teachers and profess
sors, 4S1, 159 in various trades, TO, 055
engaged in agricultural pursuits, L.
355 physicians and surgeons, 1896
clergy men," 2,193 journalists. 1.037
designers, draughtsmen and archi-
tects, 1,O10 lawyers and 429. 497 wom-
en- in various Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
INITIATED IN A CANAL LOCK
One Hundred and Seventy Candidates
Join the Shriners in Strange
Surroundings.

Panama.-An initiation ceremony
was conducted on the upper lock OF
the canal at Mirafiores under the
auspices of visiting Shriners of Os-
man temple, st. Paul A complete
temple setting was arranged in the
lock chamber and ITO local candi-
dates were made ito cross the burn
ing sands Following the ceremony.
. bronze tablet in commemoration OF
the event was placed on the wall.
The Shriners to the number of 100
were entertained at a banquet at
night at Colon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Merchants improve Roads.

More than one hundred Ottawa
merchants in motor cars carrying
picks and shovels, and taking paid
substitutes with them, trayersed TWEEN
ty miles of the new Santa Fe cutoff
the other day and worked that high
way into a much smoother surface.
Together with roadsters from Ricter.
Pomona, Quenemo and MelVern, they
blasted some of the crest off Rattle
snake Hill near the county line be-
tween Franklin and Usage counties.
After working on this road the mer-
chants assailed the famous sand hills
on the state road southwest of OF
tawa on the main trail. The sharp
angles of this were put into the best
condition they have ever been.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
A Fire Has Burned Six Weeks.

A fire which started in $1,000 tons
of coal stored in the yards of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway COM
pany at Parsons six weeks ago is still
turning 1t is estimated that the COM
pany has lost six thousand tons Of
coal since the fire started. For six
weeks the company has been loading
cars with the burning coal and turn
ing streams of water on it in an eff
fort to stop the burning. The gas
and fumes from the burning coal
makes it almost impossible for par
sons to live in that part OF town.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
oIathe DOCTOR a suicide.

DR.. G. G. Goode, pioneer physician
and the wealthiest man in Johnson
county, cut his throat with a pairing
knife in the back yard of his home in
Olathe recently. He was sc years
old. Doctor Goode left an estate esti-
mated at 100000, largely in farm
land. farm mortgages and bank notes
He owned one farm of one thousand
acres near Overland Park and another
farm of seven hundred acres, besides
several smaller tracts. He had lived
nearly forty years in Johnson county
and was widely known. He served as
county treasurer two terms, and as
assistant cashier, cashier and pres
fdent of the Patrons Bank, in which
he was a heavy stakeholder He was
also active in the Grange organiza-
ton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
THE WEEK IN KANSAS
A RESUME OF INTERESTING oc-
cURRENcES FROM ALL
PARTS OF STATE
EXPECT A GOOD YEAR AT K.U.
Registration viii Begin at Lawrence
on September IS, and an En-
roIIment of 2,7oo is
Looked For.

The opening address of the year
1914 at the University of Kansas
will be delivered the morning of Fri
day, September 10, by Ex-Governor
E. w. Hoch, member of the board of
administration. His subject is Con
corning an Ideal"
The fall activities on Mount Dread
will open Monday, September Is, the
date of registration. Glasses will open
two days, later, although the work viii
not get under way until the following
week. Chancellor Strong will make
his annual address of welcome to the
students on Friday, September 26.
George o. Foster, registrar of the
university, is extremely optimistic
over the prospects for the coming
year In spite of the drought in Kan.
sas the registrar predicts a record
breaking attendance for this year.
Judging from the number of applica-
tons for catalogues and information
regarding the university Mr.. Foster
estimates that the enrolment for the
year Will reach 200, almost one hun
dred greater han last year.
The board of administration recent
ly transacted routine business prelim-
mary to the opening of the school. A
number of minor appointments were
made and the faculty list is about
complete. A large number of men
left the university last spring for 9th
er positions and the new board found
1t necessary to make an UNUSUAL!
large number of appointments. How
ever, Ed T. Hackney, president of the
board, predicts a great year for the
school on Mount Dread.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Coal Oil Cure for Snake Bite.

ing at Wellington, was bitten on the
leg by rattlesnake. He had no anti
dote at his home so he bathed the
wound in coal oil. Taking train he
arrived in Wichita the next morning
for treatment. The limb, while slight
ly swollen, did not pain him very
much. His case is being watched
with considerable interest by physi-
clans because of the first aid treat
ment Milchner says that when bit
ten his trouser leg was rolled up SO
that the snakes poison had all the
chance in the world to affect him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Cut Bean From chiId's Throat.

BY hurried operation at a hospital
at Winfield a bean was taken from
the throat of a 2-year-old child and its
life saved. The bean had penetrated
into the right bronchial tube, complete
ly stopping it and depriving the lung
of air. 1t was located by Xray and
reached by an incision in the traehea-
The child was that of VIII Graham
OF Dexter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Jacob House of Lawrence Dead.

Jacob House, 80 years old, a pio-
neer clothing merchant of Lawrence.
is dead at his home there. Mr.. House
came to Lawrence in 1862. He was
a survivor of the Quantren raid and
at the time of his death was doing
business in the same building which
he occupied at that time, it being one
of the few buildings left standing by
the raiders
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Cow Dragged Boy to Death.

Ray Ivy, an S-year-old boy of Cher
okee county, in bringing a COW from
pasture, tied the end of the halter
rope around his waist The COW took
fright and ran, throwing the boy OFF
his feet. Unable to unite the rope
and release himself, the boy was
dragged for twenty minutes before the
animal was stopped. He was dead
when found.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
To Try Deep Well Irrigation.

A novel irrigation plant is being
installed at Johnson, which, if the
test is successful, may revolutionize
the kind of crops raised in that vi
cinity. Water will be lifted zoo feet
with a 125-horsepower engine, and
centrifugal pump will supply 1000
gallons of water per minute.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Horse Fell in Earth Fissure.

A horse belonging to Ed Dreasher.
who lives near Emporia, stepped in g.
wide that the horse went in to its
er, while running in the pasture and
in the fall its hip was broken. Later
the horse was shot. The crack was so
wide taht the horse went in to it's
body. On another Lyon county farm
there are assures eight inches wide
and so deep that bottom cannot be
reached with a pitchfork. Many pas
lures are intersected by them and
they are the deepest and widest ever
seen in this section. No rain in any
quantity has fallen here for many
weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Heat Warps Rails Out OF Place.

The intense heat recently caused
the new rails being put in the track
at Offerle to expand and warp so
badly that twenty-one rails sprung
out of place causing delayed service
The Santa Fe's fast train No. was
held for an hour and half while the
track was being made passable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Ducks swarm a kansas River.

The Medicine Lodge river is swarm
ing with hundreds of wild ducks
which arrived from the North the
other day. This is unusually early
in the season for ducks to start South
Cooler weather is predicted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
A Runaway Engine Killed Two.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-William
Belts. fireman, and t. Scott. brake
man. were killed and T. S. Moffat,
conductor. and George Miller, brake
man, were injured when a runaway
engine left the track of the Idaho
Northern Extension of the Oregon
Short Line here
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

v e Se { q Dl e OOfn-
pound. M y back
acheduntil / thought
it would break, I had
pains all over me,
nervous feelings and
periodic troubles. I
was very weak and
run down and was
losing hope of ever
b eng w ell an d
strong. After TAX
ing lydia E. Pink
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Farm to a College.

Mrs. E. C. Fisher, a wealthy widow
of Wichita, gave a 240-acrt Butler
county farm to Southwest Kansas COZ
1ese at Winfield. after she had been
attracted by gifts of others to educa-
tional institutions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Revolt Suppressed.

She was giving orders at express
rate, for they were married.; and he,
as a rule the most meek and sub
missive of men, was, like the pro-
verbal worm, beginning to turn
Do you think" he inquired, that
you rule the whole OF the universe?
NO." she snapped; "but I rule the
first letter of it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Weary Listener.

You can't answer my arguments.
triumphant1y exclaimed the man of ag-
gressive loQuacity- No., replied the
sarcastic person; 81 haven't chance.
1 can't stay awake long enough"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Train Down an ENHANCEMENT.

Cedar Rapids, Ia--Train No 444
of the Rock Island was wrecked two
miles east of Maynard The entire
train was derailed, rolling down a
10-foot embankment. Three persons
were killed and thirty-five others
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
First Death in Diphtheria Epidemic

The first fatality from an epidemic
of diphtheria at Independence oc-
CURED when Elizabeth, the 7-year-old
daughter of o. E. Page, died. Since
the first case was reported, the num-
Der of victims has been increasing
daily
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Girl Shot In STRIKE Riot.

Calumet, Mich--Margaret Fazekas.
Is years old. was shot in battle be-
tween copper mine strikers and dep
uties at the North Kearsarge mine
and in not expected to live
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Killed by Train at Fort Leavenworth

Cedar Horn, 80 years old, OF Soldier
was killed by a northbound Missouri
Pacific train near the Fort Leaven-
worth depot. The body was found
by trainmen early in the morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
wrono Idea.

an interview
He takes the wrong views of
things magistrate has no business
to be non-committal'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
4 Kansas Progressive Leader Dead.

Charles H Neimeyer, secretary of
the county central committee of the
Progressive party, is dead at Indepen-
dence, following an acute attack or
gastritis. He was 81 years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

Its State.
Don't you think the ideal of an In
dian opera is original?''
'T should call it aboriginal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

The largest proportion of suicides
in European countries is to be found
in Germany.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

Mrs van Million is back from Eu-
rope
What is she so tickled about ?''
Seems she smuggled in two pack
ages of foreign cigarettes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Weird Work.

Whats this-volcano in actionr'
NO
Town on fire2''
mo, no; still life. Piece of buckle
berry pie, painted by a cubist-'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
Her Three RS,

Schuyler-What constitutes the
three RS in the education of debu-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

Nothing pays a bigger dividend on
small investment than politeness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

Van Puyster-Well, should say raj
ment. ragtime and repartee.-Life
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13
WOMAN IN
TERRIBLE STATE
Finds Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Bellevue, Ohio.-"I was in terrible
state before took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-13

LESSON TExT-Ex 2o:1z-n.
GOLDEN TEXF.aThou shalt love the
Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and
with all thy SOUL and with all thy
strength. and with all thy mind: and thy
neighbor as thyself.',-Luke 1927
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-09

shake. She was a regular sticking
plaster. Fier presence followed me
in my daily rambles and was not a
stranger to my midnight dreams. then
! made up my mind, but soon found
out she hadn't made up her mind and
| undertook to help her and il was the
toughest job ever tackled. Do you
know that it took me nigh onto two
years to get that girls mind made up
to do her duty and. | had to practice a
a little rascaIity. We lived in differ
ent parts Of the country and got "a
girl friend Of mine to write her that
oung Perkins was rushing a rich
girl and she had better look out She
looked out and tumbled to the racket
in good style For nigh on to forty
years we have sailed over IiFe's TEN.
pesluous sea with many of the joys
and some Of the sorrows tha. are
scattered along lies checkered path
way. AT one time when cotton was
good price | bought all the mules
could on a credit rented all the lana
could on a credit, and got all the mel
chants to run me all they would on q
credit and proceeded to bust. Cotton
went down and went up. 1t took
lime and work to pull over that mis-
axe and get on my foot again. The
lesson 10 learn is not to carry all your
eggs in one basket and not to 60 so
deep in debt you cant see out In
later years to kinder round out m,
experiences, ! took few lessons ii
politics | ran for Office seven times,
i've times successful and twice | 60
licked. When came out ahead i
couldn't see that anybody had dor.
anything wrong, but when | came ou
behind | never saw so many eranc
rascals in my life, The amount Of fu
all depends on whether you al
ahead or behind.
ELI PERKINS.
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-09
OKOIONA, MIssIsSIPPI THURSDAY, JANUARY q 1913

negro pays but little tax and it is no
IiHle burden upon the state to educate
him. Why. this state has today 737,.
356 educabe children and Of this
number 425,967 are negroes. This
gives The state ll4,578 more negro
children than whites. Forty.one coun-
~ Mississippi have larger negro
population than white. Is it anv
wonder that we have had and are
having struggle to maintain a high
standard on the basis given in this
report
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-09
SuppOsin' | was
a Boy Again.
What Would | DO-2nd
Chapter.

~ plNPEll " uIuCi Sldnu "Hdl We
are driving at, let us 60 back Iitle.
Ii the first chapter we we're trying to
show that if we had to travel the
road Of life over again we would
change the route in a good many pIa-
ces. First, we would not try to cross
the mnd hole on a rail. Second, we
wouldn't throw the cat on the preach
ers back and get lickin. Third,
we wouldn't try to ride the yearling in
the pasture facing to the rear. Fourth,
We would not 90 so crazy about a
pretty girl that to canhge the run Of
our mind, we would have TO plow
young oxen in a newground and get
some kind friend to pour a jug of
sorghum down our hack. Fifth. we
wouldn't 90 with lot Of deviish boys
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Mississippi RAJ ks
45th in Education
Powers Tells Why

Jascson, Miss, Jan. 6 State Sup
erintendenl OF Education Powers to
day issued statement in regard t,
educational conditions in Mississippi
alter he read report of the Russo
5ogr Foundation, Of New York, which
put Mississippi in forty fifth place o
the states Of the union in genera
educational efficiency.
The superintendent showed that the
number Of negro children in schoo
exceeded he whites by more than
100000, and assigns this as one
reason, Ia bis statement he urge,
the people to take more interest in
matters educational, and appeals to
HE press to assist in building up the
state educational system. He urge
he need Of better schools and better
school buildings, gives valuable and
interesting figures which he recently
compiled, alter several weeks Of hard
ok, aud says he hopes the people
will lke note Of the educational stand
ing OF the state.
The statement Of Superintendent Of
E ucation Powers, in full, is "a,
follow s:
Il have seen the full educational
report Of Oae Sage Foundation, but
nave not found time to verify the
figures il the report. am, therefore,
ool snre mat The figures are correct
Negro Burden
This repor, seems to be based on
the length Of the school year and the
attendance Of The children Of school
age. On such basis our standard
is naturally low BY comparison. |
noSd that the three other slaDes given
by the report a lower standing taan
Mississippi are states which have a