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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

quiet retreat at Yale he has
plenty of time to reflect over it
all Woodrow Wilson in nine
months has forced a new tariff
and a great big currency scheme
through Congress Now he has
tackled the "trusts" and with
his well trained boys in the two
houses he can do just whatever
he wants TO do with the crowds
of Mammon. Up i'll Wall Street
the little billionaires are tremh-
ling in their patent feathers, and
they have given up as licked.
OF course the policies of the
present Administration have yet
to prove their efficiency, or fail.
Anyhow, it would be a short
sighted opponent who would at.
tempt to discount the results of
these initial nine months. Is
Wilson popular in Washington
Hardly Washington hasn't got
his size yet, any more than has
the rest of the country. But
Wilson has the number of every
BIG and little DOlitician who
signs his name on official sta
tionery. While there are plenty
of people who are "after him"
yet the tale so far is a simple
one. Tis this: For nine months
he has been the magnific snt and
undisputed cock o. the walk. 1t
may be different later on. may
be, maybe not; nobody knows.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
KEEP THE COW CLEAN.

Milk from healthy COWS is
practically free from bacteria
when secreted. The problem of
"a sanitary milk supply, there
fore, is to keep out all bacteria
as far as possible. Bacteria are
introduced into milk mainly by
small Particles Of dirt which
either drop into the milk from
the cow or are carried in the air.
Repeated tests have shown
that even when a COW is cleaned
as thoroughly as is possible un-
der stable conditions, particles
of dust will he thrown off from
her body during milking time,
and these get into the milk ana
contaminate it. Cows should
be kept away from source, of
contamination, such as sink
holes in which stagnant water
accumulates, for such holes
breed enormous numbers OF
putrefactiye bacteria which are
especially dangerous to infants,
causing digestive troub lie $.
There should be no place in the
barn yard for water to stagnate.
The manure should be kepl
gathered up. and every other
effort made TO keep the COW free
fr, m contamination.
The cow should be thoroughly
cleaned, preferable Immediately
before milking 1t is also well
to clipthe hair short around the
fianks and udder, and always
advisable to moisten the flanks
just before milking. All of
these precautions tend to lessen
the amount of dust or loose hair
which will be given off from
the cow -Ex.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
That Was Enough.

A young Frenchman in the sopho-
more class of an American college was
invited to musical entertainment
given by his classmates. where there
were sung, in honor OF the foreigner.
number OF French songs, and they
were given in the best American
French.
u say. old man." observed one OF
the sophomores, after the entertain
ment, Il suppose those French songs
made you feel little homesick. eh?'
No." responded the Frenchman;
only sick"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

Once was prone to be voluble. think
ing
had been. splendIdly blest in soms
way,
Fancying others were glad TO sit drinking
In all the words that it pleased me to
say:
Once ! opposed 1 had knowledge worth
airing,
Once 1 thought others were bulging with
glee
Because of the chances they had to be
sharing
The wit and the wisdom impaired by
the.
have discovered that people who heard
Scored at me. said l was boorish. in
fact
Failed to partake of the gladness that
stirred me,
Pltied me. even for wit that I lacked;
S'nce ! have learned how 10 listen Sc
dately
People appear to believe I am wise;
No man can talk all the time and talk
greatly.
But a fool can by listening learn. II he
tries
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
MIaht Have seen one.

Miracles? OF course there are mir
Acles," declared Horace Hammersley.
who had just celebrated the forty-first
anniversary OF his birth.
There may be miracles" his wife
replied. but we never see them"
Don't we? You'd have noticed one
II you had been with me today. ! met
a man whom ! had not seen for two
years and be didn't ask me II was not
putting on weight"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

they haG duplicate in stock. Sure
enough they had, 80 paid for it and
had it sem out by express.
I did some shopping In town azd
came home en- the o'clock train. On
my way from the station | met Pappy
and asked him to bring the box Then
stopped n to congratulate Molly. Il
forgot &c say it was their anniversary
She wouldn't let me go till she made
me cup CT tea.
Then Pappy drove up to the gate
With SHY. And they lifted two boxes
cut of the wagon instead of one.
Billy was 80 surprised to see me he
waited until molly had introduced as
before he spoke to me at all. She
called him "her boy" and he kissed
her on both cheeks, told her she wns
prettier than ever, and said he'd
brought her an anniversary present.
60 Pappy unpacked the boxes and
out came two lamps exactly alike
all covered with grapes and brass
rosesl began to cry, and Billy SEEM
ed to understand it all in an instant.
He Is a darling. He just folded me-
In his arms and kissed ME and said he
was glad didn't mean 1t, and reached
In his pocket for my ring. He didn't
pay any attention to Molly and PapDy.
-aa---s.fn.Eaa1
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

cause Billy ana L
have quarreled or
because I am dis
appointed IN Bill
ly. II he did not
respect my judg-
ment, why did he
ask me to go with
MIN to buy a
lamp. The one he
wanted was afro
clous. 1t had big
brass roses all
around the base
and the shade
was covered with
red and purple
grapes. There was
a very pretty one
that / wanted him
to buy, with a
plain dull brass
standard and a
DO m Q g b a p e d
shade of green
and amber glass.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
PUBLIC LANDS RESTORED
TO ENTRY.
Large Areas Withdrawn as Coal and Phosphate
Lands Again Become Public Domain.

More than 1,679, 900 acres of
withdrawn lands in the Western
States were retored to entry and
about $4,000 acres were with
drawn during December, ac-
cording to a statement given out
by Secretary Franklin K Lane,
of the Interior Department.
The result is a net decrease in
outstanding Withdrawals in the
public-land States of nearly L.
$50, 900 acres. The action was
based on recommendations to the
Secretary by the United States
Geological Survey.
The States most effected are
Montana, ir which l20, COO acres
heretofore included in phosphate
lands were shown by the Geolog-
ical Survey to be NOT phosphate
bearing and We're therefore re-
stored t" entry; North Dakota,
in which the Withdrawals of
coal lands were likewise reduced
10y over GAG, 600 acres; and
Washington and Wyoming,
where there were reductions of
heaIly 800 O00 and 400, 600 acres,
respectively, i'll coal land with
drawaIs. The principal areas
withdrawn during the month
were in California and Wyom-
ing In California public-water
reserves aggregating 10000
acres We're created, and in wy
oming more than $4,000 acres
were WITHDRAWN fof the same
purpose.
The net effect of this action
has been to reduce the entire
area withdrawn in the public
land States from somewhat less
than 67, 800, 900 acres at the be-
ginning of the month to little
less than 66, ,270, 900 acres at the
end of the month. This area
Withdrawn is to be compared
with approximately 80,000,00O
acras that have thus far been
classified under the several min
eral-land laws.
During the month of Decem-
ber somewhat less than 1900, 900
acres were classified as nonirri-
gatable land and by orde. IF the
Secretary We're opened TO entry
under the enlarged-homestead
act. This makes a total of a.
bout 207 ,375 ,000 acres of land
that have been classified as non
ilrigable since the passage Of the
act.
Tho total area Of lands which
have been classified in Western
States up to the end of Decem-
ber aggregates nearly 295. .700,-
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
FIRE AT DEXTER.

Fire at Dexter Tuesday morn
ing destroyed, OldDexter Hotel,
p. p. CLARK, owner; Pool hall,
Frank Ellis, owner; Telephone
Exchange; Dexter Developer
plant, 9. j. Dick, publisher.
The total loss was about 81, 900.
Roswell Morning News,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

"Pa, what is tnct?''
ITS rather hard to explain; but I1l
tell you what it isn't. and then per.
haps you1l understand. When Uncle
William was here the other day, you
probably noticed that he was very
bald"
Yes, he's as bald as an egg"
We'll, your mother took occasion TO
assure him that she didn't believe be
had q selfish hair on his head"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23


May 12--I was too unhappy to
write yesterday. l sent Billy his ring
and then cried all day. just had to
do It, II he doesn't think | know how
to buy anything and intends to laugh
at whatever I select, can imagine
myself going out with him to buy fur
niture for our bungalow.
May Al haven't heard from Billy.
cannot understand him at all He
has always shown Difference to my
judgment before. Just week ago to-
day he complimented me on two
gowns that came from Nine. STAIRS.
May 15-Very busy. We are pack
ing to go to the country. Not a line
from Billy. He hasn't even phoned. It
Is very queer for him to keep the
ring and never ask me il | really
meant 1t.
May 1S-Mother and the trunks and
servants are gone. | am alone in the
city house. Am waiting until the
evening train to go with dad.
May 20-The coutry Is lonesome.
Not half so pretty as last year. And
May 23-Went 10 the postotflce this
morning, and coming home got sick.
The sun was hot and / guess l walked
too fast.
Just as / reached the little white
farm house-the first one beyond ours
on the road to the village got dizzy
and | guess | tainted. When | come
too l was in the parlor Of the little
house with the incest, dearest, coziest
little country woman fussing over
me.
She gave me elderberry wine and
made me lie still on the most comfort.
able red plush sofa.
Then she told mo all about herself
and "Pappy." How he had been gar.
dener snd she had been cook at the
same place for years and years, until
the old mistress died and the home
was broken up. They had loved each
other for long time, but let the years
slide along as some people do without
taking things into their own hands.
When the old lady died they decided
to get married and buy a little farm
with their savings, So "Pappy" is not
really pappy at all TEore are just
the two OF them. But she says the son
Of their old mistress is very good to
them and Gomez often to visit. l was
very much interested.
When / felt better Pappy drove me
home in the wagon.
May 25-I stop in the little farm
house every day. Molly and Pappy are
darlings. And their house is 30 cozy
with its brightcolored wallpapers ana
curtains and carpets.
Don't you have lamp for your par
lor table, Molly?" asked.
NO, honey" she said; mot yet. It
takes time to get everything. you see"
How would you like one with
grapes on?" I asked imnrlslvely
,oh. wouldn't it be grand. though.
honey! I'D be so proud and stuck up
wouldn't be speakin' to any one. Ne
with a grape shade lamp and morn
ing glory phonygraph!"
May 2e--oh! / don't know what to
write first or how to say 1t all. There
IL so much to-but there l will try to
get It all down in order.
got up early and went into town
with cad and went straight to MOrleys
china store. where Pilly aud went
two weeks ago--it seems like two
years. The lamp with the grapes was
still there, but was marked Sold"
But the salesman said he would see II
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

More than l20 million broad
feet of timber was given away
free last year by the govern
ment to settlers and miners liv-
ing in or near the national for
ests.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
The National Capital
Washington, d. G,
January II, 1914.
BY J. {. JONES
BY J. {. JONES
Six Years. including the Lrst Nine Months.


again, saving the country in the
same old way, aid pulling the
continuous performance that
has n,.w been in process for
more than six years. Great
years those must have been, tool
Six years ago; Why, Roosevelt
was President then, busting the
trusts, changing the spelling
books, lecturing the women OIL
account of the scarcity of babies,
razooing Congress, and putting
nature falkirs and lords of the
railroads and frenzied finance
into the Annanias class. Like
wise he was preparing 10 have
the confirmation of William
Howard Taft made by the Re-
publican party and voters. It
was done. Then came h e
Payne-Aldrich tariff, and other
painful things, including re-
ciprocity with Canada, in which
the latter country refused to re-
ciprocate. William Howard, it
is sometimes said, had a private
wire into Brother Charles
lair, down near Wall Street
anyhow it has been more or less
definitely settled that those rich
brothers helped to "queer" their
poor but famous g lative
"Howsomever," il is generally
accepted that cold Bills all
right" untilNa period just be-
fore the Chicago conventions.
when Teddy started in to recaI1
his appointment. Just a little
less than two years ago the COR
respondent of the Record drop
ped into Taft headquarters rent
one thousond dollars week,
and heard the assistant bazoo of
thesinstitution who still retains
a box stall in the Republican
Congressional Committee, re-
mark: sob, what do we care
about Teddy and his roar-we'-
We got the deligates.,' True
enough, they had jem, And
lest it be generally accepted that
William Howard Taft was al
ways considered a failure, let us
recall that up to the night of the
election, the Republicans in
Washington-and they parrot
the sentiment of the country
stood on their very tiptoes and
fairly shouted that ',laftfs all
right" Passing the post mort
ems, if y oa please, there was ins
Quoted into the Presidency less
than a year ago vefitable
political upstart. Three years
before most people who did not
know an alma mater from a
hoopless barrel, OF a sororiety
from 'sorosie' of the liver,
were asking: ''Hey, Wilson,
did you who's hes Oh yes,
Princeton, Grover Cleveland,
Buzzard's Bay. Oh sure, s-u-r-e,
know about him. Down the
avenue came the bands, and the
Democratic Clubs, and Governor
Bill" Sulzer wearing a slouch
hat and chewing tobacco. A
mackeral sky and soft warm
breezes delighted the assembled
suffragettes and other millions,
in painless contrast to the howl
ing, bowling winds and the
binding snow of the fourth of
March four years previous
Those were bad omens for Will.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
BILLrS LAMP SHADE
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

May 10th--I am dreadfully unhappy.
cannot really tell whether II is be-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03

ing them as good jurors, but who sue
cesstully pleaded various excuses
John l.. Baker, president OF the Baker
Ice Machine company. secured an ex-
cuse for the present, as did number OF
others, including Robert A. Easton OF
tho Studebaker company, Walter IL.
Howell, n grocer and George S, John
ston of the Western Paper company,
Every Citizens Duty.
Judge English explained to the men
summoned for jury service that such was
part of the duty of every citizen. and
he told them not to ask TO be excused
unless II was necessary, He said all
classes were represented In the list OF
$50 as drawn by chance from the big tin
drum by himself the county clerk and
the clerk of the district court II was
explained that II the men best qualified
to serve as Jurors should be excused those
remaining on the panel would not be a
thorough representation OF the citizen
ship.
Some of the reasons assigned for the
excuses were sickness. death In the fam
lily, pending lawsuit business duties
deafness and inability to speak English.
After all excuses had been granted about
100 men out OF the $50 remained on the
panel Some Of these will prove inell-
gible to serve on account of having
moved from the district. sF..
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
Between 6 and z Million Belgidns
Almost Without Homes or Country

eral weeks Flanders VAS able 10 help
the eastern portion, but now that tho
lowlands have become the scene OF fight
ing, Bruges Client, Antwerp and Ostend
ere suffering the same distress.
At Liege, the Pittsburgh OF Belgium
the steel industry has been brought TO a
Standsull At Antwerp, the Now York
OF the Belgions, all shipping has stopped
Hundreds OF big steamers lie idle at tho
docks along tho Scheldt. Thousands Of
freight trucks are rusting beside the
canals, while the horses are dead in
Flemish battlefields. The drivers and
freight handlers are in hospitals or with
King Albcrts army.
Nieuport and Ostend, the latter sug-
costing Atlantic City to an American, are
occupied by tho Germans and the hotels
are filled with German wounded.
At Brussels. tho deserted capital. in
dustres are shut down. The stores have
no food to sell and the public no money
to buy II opportunity offered. Members
OF noble families have discharged their
servants and Joined the bread line.
The fear Is commonly expressed that
the city with it's famous buildings will bo
DESTROYED either by attack or by the
Germans themselves. should they be com.
PEELED to retire Everywhere one hear,
stories Of buildings having been mined SC
they can he blown up in case the city
cannot be held.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
Cadets Will Help
Entertain Teachers
Here for Meeting

The Central High school pupils are do
ing their part toward the entertainment
OF the visiting teachers. A committee of
over eighty of the cadets in their uni
forms will meet the teachers at the sta
tions and escort or direct them to any
place in town they wish to go. a number
Of the boys also will be present with
their cars to drive the visitors over the
town.
All preparations are being made by the
pupils and the faculty at the high school
TO make the building and classrooms full
of instruction and entertainment. The
girls in domestic science and cewing have
samples of their work out In view so as
to give an idea OF the work that they
are doing. a number OF the pupils will
be in the laboratories TO perform expert
ments for the visitors. The Glee club
under Mr.. Wotowa will sing Thursday
morning in different parts Of the city.
They have been working on some good
songs for the visitors.
On Friday afternoon the foot ball team
will play the East Des Moines High
school at Rourke park. The date was
changed from Saturday to Friday so that
the teachers could attend the game.
Tickets will be furnished all the visiting
teachers who wish to see the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03

BRUSSELS, Nov 2-Cvia London.)--
Between s,ONOcO and 7.Oo0ON Belslans
have little or nothing TO call home"
They are people almost without
country.
Foodstuffs forage horses, cattle and
automobiles not Communicated by the
Bclgian army when the war broke out
have boon seized by the Germans. Prac-
tically every acre is now swept Of every
thing valuable.
II Is estimated that there are now
10000 Belgians I'm England and 10000 In
Holland. The lowest estimate made here
places the number Of Belgian homes de-
stroyed, or so badly damaged as to be
uninha bitable, at 100000. Males. Lou
vain, Liege. Namur. Chartered, Mons,
Dinant and a score OF smaller places
have been so shattered by the artillery
fire of'the opposing armies that less than
half OF the normal population are de-
Gently sheltered.
A report from Limbourg says supplies
for the bread line have been exhausted
aud the feeiing can be resumed only
when American food arrives
The seizure Of cattle tor the armies
has left the country without beef. milk
and cheese. The supply of grain ordl-
nnrlly imported from the United States
and Canada has ben cut Off For sew
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
Aged Doorkeeper
From Council Bluffs
WEEDS in Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. 2-(Special
Telegram -Levi B. Cousin of Council
Bluffs, Ia. aged 20 years and one of the
coorkoepers at the house of representa-
tives came to Baltimore this afternoon
and secured marriage license shortly
before the closing of the office OF the
clerk of the court of common pleas.
Mr.. Cousin said tbs afternoon he would
marry Miss Jennie Wright of Council
Bluffs, Ia, who is So years old. The
ceremony will be performed by Rev
Charles NJ. Eyster at his home here.
Mr.. Cousin has been married before. his
first wife having died seven years ago.
There is nothing unusual about my
marriage" said Cousin last night at the
Hotel Bclvidere. II came to Baltimore
to have the ceremony performed because
IL is close to Washington. / have been
Z oorlkeeper at the house of representa-
tives for the last four years and was
enc OF the seventeen old soldiers who
were appointed to the position by a
spec lei act OF congress.
II received my appointment during
President Taft's administration. Miss
Wright whom ! win marry tomorrow has
not vet reached the city She has been
visiting in Chicago and viii arrive IN
Baltimore tomorrow morning. AS son as
| am married ] will go to Washington
and remain Their until after the ad-
journnent 90 congress-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
Bryan and Mcguire
Talk at Tecumseh

TECUMsEH. Eeb., Nov. 2.-(Special
Telegram)-W. ]. Bryan and Congress
man Mcguire were heard in Tecumseh
this afternoon Mr. Mcguire explained
his inability 70 canvass the First dis
trict for reelection in that congress had
detained him in Washington. Mr.. Bryan
gave the achievements of the democratic
party in the last two years. He dwelt
at length upon the equal suffrage propo-
sition and asked that it be supported.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Nov. 2.-(Special)-
Secretary of State W. j. Bryan addressed
a crowd estimated at 5000 on the Central
school grounds this morning. He drove
from here to Pawnee City and from Paw
nee to Tecumseh. returning to LINCOLN
this evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
Sew Move Mt Edgar.

EDGAR, Neb, Nov. 2-(Speciai)-R
2Ir. Hanson of Topeka, Kan. superin-
tendent of Public Welfare league OF
Kansas, spoke on Community Interests"
to a large audience I'm the opera house.
both yesterday afternoon ana last night
al union meeting OF all the churches,
lie organized a committee which was
! aH,ed by E. F. Anderson. nominating
twelve Edgar citizens who were con-
firmcd by the gathering. The object of
the work is to coordinate all the welfare
forces Of the city into one working force,
10 supervise the Fairgrounds and the
sames OF the younger folks, to enforce
the curfew law and the clean up and
sanitary ordinances and to make places
that are now blots on the landscape at
least clean and wholesome.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
News Notes from Fairbury.

FAIRBURY. Neb.. Nov. Especial
Notwithstanding extra police precautions
in Fairbury Saturday night. number Of
halloween deprcdations were committed
y splendid mule team and spring wagon.
- well as a horse and buggy. were stolen
from the square and cannot be located.
Alfred A. Straube, prominent Rock
Island passenger engineer is critically
i'll at his home with Brights disease.
County Superintendent r. C. Harriss
held teachers meeting in the assembly
room Of the Fairbury High school Satur-
day. Over 100 jefferson county teach
ers were in attendance.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
OT0E COUNTY PIONEERS
HAVE INDOOR PICNIC

NEBRASKA CITY. Ncb., Nov a
Special The otoe County Old Settlers
association held their annual meeting at
'tirsnd Army of the Republic hall and
;here was very large attendance. The
meeting was in the nature of box
supper. each furnishing his own supper
except the coffee, which was served by
the ladies. The officers of the associa-
ton are: President, Mrs John c. Wat
SON. first vice president, Mrs. d. C.
West; second vice president Mrs, o. C..
Baker; third vice president, Mr.. G. T.
Overton secretary, Mrs. c. NJ. Hubner;
treasurer. Mrs. r. E. Hawley; historian,
Judge Paul lesson. After business ses-
SIGN dancing was INDUCED in, The next
meeting will be held in the summer at
Norton park