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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

first the bottom then the top of the
can, and punch a hole through the
center of it and the can with the point
of a large nail. Increase the size of
the hole enough so it will admit the
pencil point.
This top is spun in the manner
shown in Fig. 1. Hold the pencil be-
tween your hands, with palms to-
gether, and slide your hands back and
forth. This will twirl the pencil in
one direction, then in the opposite.
Twirl the top in this way for a sec
ond or two. Then release it so as to
cause it to drop square upon it's point
upon a level wood surface.
The top shown in Fig. 5 presents a
curious appearance while spinning,
tho spiral design upon it's disk seem
ms to change its form as it revolves.
a pencil, cone-shaped piece cut
from a spool, and cardboard disk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

simple one 1 have described and illus
trated for you below.
A one-pound corn can, or can of
equal size, should be obtained for each
instrument. A tomato can will do, but
it is rather large and awkward to
hold, and therefore will not serve the
purpose as well. If you will examine
the ends of a preserve can, you will
discover that one end is smooth while
the other end is not. The smooth
end is the bottom, and the other end,
the top, has a hole cut in its center
and a piece of tin soldered over that
hole. This end of the can, with the
center piece of tin removed forms a
splendid mouthpiece for our telephone.
The center piece of tin is easily re-
moved. All you have to do is place
the can, with this end down, in the
flame of a gas-burner for an instant,
to melt the solder, and the piece will
drop out. Hold the can on the end of
a large kitchen spoon, then you will
not burn your fingers. The ragged
edges of the opened" end of the can
should also be removed, and the cas-
lest way to do this is by holding the
can in the flame of a gas-burner until
the solder which holds the end in
place has melted, when a few taps
upon the edges, with kitchen spoon,
will cause the cut end to drop off.
Gig ~
The end of the can having the full
opening must be covered with paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
ECZEMA SPREAD OVER BODY

Roxbury, Ohio.-"When my little boy
was two weeks old he began breaking
out on his cheeks. The eczema began
just with pimples and they seemed to
itch so badly he would scratch his
face and cause a matter to run.
Wherever that matter would touch it
would cause another pimple until it
spread all over his body. 1t caused
Disagreement while it lasted. He had
fifteen places on one arm and his
head had several. The deepest places
on his cheeks were as large as a sill
yer dollar on each side. He was so
restless at night we had to put nit
tens on him to keep him from scratch
ing them with his finger nails. If he
got a little too warm at night it
seemed to hurt badly.
I'VE tried treatment and he didn't
get any better. He had the eczema
about three weeks when we began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 1
bathed him at night with the Cuticura
Soap and spread the Cuticura Oint-
ment on and the eczema left"
(Signed) Mrs. John White, Mar. 10,
1913.
,Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston" ADV.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
BY A. Nicely HALL.
SIMPLE SPINNING TOPS.

With the odds and ends to be found
about the house boy has material for
making great variety of interesting
tops
The top shown in Fig 1 is a splen-
did spinner. 1t is made of a pencil,
a cone-shaped piece cut from a spool,
and an empty shoe-polish can. The
dotted line in Fig. 2 indicates how the
end of the pencil sticks through hole
in the shoe-polish can, then through
the hole in the cone-shaped piece of
spool. The pencil point should be
blunt. Fig. Z shows how the cone
shaped piece is cut from a thread
spool. First saw the spool into
halves, and then, with a sharp jack
knife, taper one half from the end
down to point at the center.
The hole through the polish can
must be located in the exact center
to make the top balance properly. To
find the center place the box bottom
down upon a piece of paper, and with
a pencil mark line around it. Cut
the paper along the circle. That will
give you a piece of the shape and
size of the can bottom. Fold the
piece in half, then in half again the
other way Gig ~. Open it up, and
the intersection of the two folds, in
dicated by dotted lines in Fig 8, will
be the exact center. With the center
located, place the piece of paper upon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

X. NJ. Fieenor. Using your pills, and
resolved to try them. / did, and took
only two boxes, and I am now sound
and well. regard my cure as remark
able. can recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills to any one who is suffering from
Kidney Trouble as I was" Write to Mr.
F1eenor about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

to quit work, ana
doctors failed to do
me any good. l kept
getting worse all the
time, and it at last
turned to inhamma-
ton of the Bladder,
and I had given up
all hope, when one
day I received your
little booklet adver-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
For Handy Bous and
Girls TO Make andDo
CCopyright by A. Nicely HaID
Ry DOROTHY PERKINS.

A GIRLS HOMEMADE TELEPHONE
This is not the kind OF telephone the
big boys make No, indeed, that kind
would be entirely too difficult for a
girl to undertake, and it would be no
better as play telephone than the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
SUFFERED FOR IS YEARS.

Mr.. r. NJ F1eenor, r. F. D. SO, Otter
bein, Ind, writes: Il had been suffer
er from Kidney Trouble for about 20
years. 1 finally got SO bad that had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Some people would cry over spilled
milk even if they don't like milk in
any form
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
liqht Talker.

Whipple?"
He ought to preface every one of
his remarks with, -Apropcs of nothing
in particular
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Deans Mentholated Cough Drops work
wonders in overcoming serious coughs
and throat irritations-5c at Druggists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more
goods than others. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

1t doesn't always take sweeping
assertion to throw dust in the other
fellows eyes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Many a mans popularity begins and
ends with himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Some men try to hide their light
under bushel, while some others
make fireworks display.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Bryn Mawr college has 40 girls in
swimming class.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Only One ..BROMO OUININEr

To get the genuine. call for full name LAxA-
TIVE BROMO CUININE. Look for signature of
e. w. GROVE Cures Cold in One Day. zsc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Cynical Inference

Cynical Inference.
Il know man who has no time to
make money"
why? Is he doing timer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

The fellow who has free foot has
no business to be a kicker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

tened to the edge of the top covering,
to drop down over the back, viii com
plete the telephone booth
Fig 1 shows how the telephone
wire" is fastened to the chair back
with a short piece of string. Wherever
you make turn with the thread. the
thread must be kept from touching
any object by supporting 1t in q simi-
lar manner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
After They Had Secured but
Small Booty at
Poultney
MILK CO.'S PLANT
WAS ENTERED
This Was the Second Visit
to Town by Burglars
in a Week

Poultney, Dec 26.For the second
time in week burglars have operated
successfully in the town of Poultney,
and some time between eight and nine
o'clock Christmas eve thieves were in
terrupted while going through the Office
of the Borden Condensed Milk company's
plant located on Church street, about
so rods north OF the Delaware q Hur-
son railroad station. A chance visit TO
the office by the bookkeeper, r. T..
Owens. who wished to use the telephone,
probably prevented a complete robbery
As it was the burglars got away with
about SO from cash drawer leaving be-
hind a dollar bill and some stamps. They
left by rear window and their tracks
in the snow were followed yesterday
morning. They led off through the lots
towards the shirt factory but these Of
fered little or no clue to the guilty party.
On Saturday night OF this week the de-
store owned by F. w. Barrett
was burglarized and an attempt made to
blow Che safe with nitroglycerlne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
NEW PLEA FOR FRANK
TO JUSTICE LAMAR
Appeal Made from U. S. District Courts
Ruling Refusing WHIT of
Habeas Corpus.

Washington Dec. Pa second effort
tn have the supreme court of the United
States intervene to review the case OF
Leo NJ. Frank was made Thursday by at
torneys for Frank who is under sentence
OF death at Atlanta for the murder OF
Mary Phagan, the factory girl. The
Frank case has attracted countrywide at
tention and petitions for cleaency for
the condemned men have been circulated
in many cities
The application in behalf OF Frank was
made Thursday to Justice Lamar, the
supreme court justice OF the fourth dis
tret. in which the crime was committed.
Louis Marshall of New York, who has
been retained by Franks mother to con
duct his last appeal, made personal ap-
plicstion TO Justice Lamar, accompanied
by an oral argument and an extensive
brief
Justice Lamar took the case under adj
yisement bat said he would not give
decision until after the holidays Mr..
Marshall declined to release his brief for
publication. lie left for New York on
Thursday afternoon and may return TO-
day.
The application Thursday took diff
ferent trend from that presented pre-
yiously BY attorneys for Frank. The
first application was for a writ OF error,
which was denied by Justice Lamar, lat
or by Justice Holmes and finally by the
supreme court in full
The present application is in the ma
ture Of an appeal from the decision Of
nited States District Judge Newman Of
the district Of Georgia, refusing writ
81 habeas corpus The grounds on which
the application for writ of habeas cor
pus We're made are about thc same AZ
those set out IN the first appeal 70 jus
tiec Lamar for writ oi error BUT the
appeal for the writ Of error was TO have
the case brought 10 the supreme court
from Georgia. In this instance the APP
peal comes through a federal court M
stead Of a state court
If Justice Lamar denies the appeal IL j.
likely that Franks attorneys win pursue
The same course followed IN 'he matter
81 the writ 81 error ard will apply "a
Justice Holmes OF some other Justice and
finally probably make an appeal to the 1
court as a whole The date Of Franks 1
execution is now fixed for late in Jan.
nary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
MUIR, NATURALIST, PASSES AWAY
Aged Authority on Faunal Life Yields to
Pneumonia Attack.

! Los Angeles. Dec. 26.-John Muir, the
naturalist, died in hospital here Thurs,
day of pneumonia. He was rs years
old
Mr.. Muir was visiting his daughter
Mrs. Helen Muir Funk, at Daggett, a
town in the desert OF Sanbornadins coun.
ty. He was striker with pneumonia
last week. Doctors from Los Angeles
were called into consultation Tuesday
and II was determined 10 bring him to
this city for treatment.
When he arrived here Wednesday
night Mr.. Muir was in a critical condi-
ton. He sank rapidly, death coming at
10 o'clock Thursday morning. His daugh-
ter was with him.
John Muir, like John Burroughs, with
whom his name often has been linked, be.
longed to that tradition of British natur-
alsts whose work was so infused with
the writer's personality and SO permeat-
ed by individual feeling that their out
put was as much literature as science
Born in Dunbar, Scotland, in 1898
Muir came To this country at the age
of and after graduating from the
University Of Wisconsin with the class
of 1884. plunged Immediately into his
life work OF geologst, explorer and nat
uralist.
His description of the Yosemite valley
first brought him into national fame. His
travels, partly in company with John
Burroughs, took him to Hawaii, Russia,
Siberia, Manchuria. India and Australia,
but his life work was in the mountains
u
elaborate classification OF faunsl and
doral life supplemented by much de-
scriptiye writing, both in book form and
in the periodical press and the newspa-
pers.
Harvard. Yale. Wisconsin and other
granted him honorary De.
grees. and he was elected TO membership
ia many scientific societies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
Belgian Refugees in England.

London. Dec. pa general census Of
Belgian refugees in England has been or,
dered that King Albert's cabinet ma
know where the Bclgians subject 10 mill.
tary service are quartered.
II has been estimated that 10000 Bel
cians Of military age came 70 England
but such estimates are necessarily mac.
curate In the rush from Antwerp 70
Ostend il was impossible 70 keep any ac-
curate records. Many OF the refugees
who had money came independent Of any
organized agency and consequently the
governments OF Belgium and England
lave no knowledge OF their movements.
The employment Of Bclgians IN Eng
land has raised many stubborn questions.
Relief committees have not encouraged
Belgians 70 accept employment where
tbey would compete with English labor
and there has been a studied effort on
the part Of English committees through
ont the island 20 prevent Belgians from
accepting n lower wage than that ordi-
nariiy paid to Englishmcn or English
women.
IN France the refugees have almost in
sarabiy found employment, especially
The men OF all ages The Frcnchmon
have nearly an gone into the servir,
With the result that Beleians who haze
any knowledge ~ railrOadinR. bridge
building. electrical construction or en-
giueering work Of any sort are instantly
pat 60 work.
some Belriaus have been leaNing Eng
land for the United States. but they are
chiefly older men and women Who for
mrrly lived in America and have reia-
tires and friends there. There has h.sn
Bo large movement of Belgiaus toward
America ~ vtt and 20 objection bas
ben raised Is theif departure from Tag
land. ulare thfy had ransrs siCuinR
: rs they we're and shat their reasons
sere f8r iraFng.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
WOMAN LOSES
LIFE IN FIRE
Falls from the Third Story, Striking
Fireman, as Block
Burns

New Haven. Conn. DC. 26.-Miss Car.
re Bollard. "a. Of Waterbury. who
came here on a Christmas visit with
friends. lost her life IN e frc that de-
.troyed the interior If four story ten.
cmeut house in Orange street last night.
She stood IL third-story window
screaming for hslp. when She vas over
c1me Vth tle smoke and Zen 70 the
ground During her fan she struck Iieu.
tenant keiief Of engine company Ne. "a.
vho vas ~ q ladder TRYING 90 reach
hsr kelley managed - hang 20 the
isader. although b. Was stunned IS the
falling b1dV
n was thaarht that 81 leaat fu-o other
r.ers1us uere missing but after a ztarlh
VI tte ruins TIE fremsu are convinced
thnt everyone escaped FROM 10 1Ii5iHg.
Ihs wse.H a TIE t.rf i not kreun. Ihe
irss b efnuH1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
HOIU To Make the
Quickest, Simplest Cough
Remedy
Much Better than the Ready
Made Kind and You save ".
Fully Guaranteed

This homemade cough syrup ia now
used In more homes than any other cough
remedy. Its promptness, ease and Ger.
talnty in conquering distressing coughs,
chest and throat colds, is really remark.
able. You can actually feel it take hold.
days use will usually overcome the
ordinary cough--relieves even whooping
cough quickly. Splendid, too, for bron.
ehitis, spasmodic Group, bronchial asthma
and winter coughs.
Get from any druggist 2k ounces OF
PneX $50 cents WORTH pour it in pint
bottle and fill the bottle with plain granu-
lated sugar syrup. This gives you--at q
cost OF only "a cents-a full pint OF better
cough syrup than you could buy for $3.50.
Takes but few minutes to prepare. Full
directions with Pinex. Tastes good and
never spoils.
You will be pleasantly surprised how
quickly it loosens dry, hoarse or tight
coughs, and heals the inhamed mem
branes in painful cough. 1t also stops
the formation of phlegm in the throat
and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per-
sistent loose cough.
Pinex is a most valuable concentrated
compound OF genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, rich in guaiacol, which is so heal
ing to the membranes.
To avoid disappointment, be sure and
ask your druggist for ''2 Y ounces Pinex,"
and don't accept anything else.
A guarantee of absolute satisfaction,
or money promptly refunded, goes with
this preparation. The Pinex Co., TT.
Wayne, Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
Vinson Pallas Was Mysteri-
ously Injured by an
Explosion
HE WAS BURNED
ABOUT THE FACE
The Explosion Occurred on
Thursday Night at So.
Poultney

Rutland, Dec. 6---Considerable mys-
terry surrounds the explosion OF dyna-
mite at South Poultney Thursday night
which yesterday cost Vinson Pallas, IA
Polander OF that village, his right hand
and part of his arm, while the surgeons
OF this city are striving to save the
mans life.
He was brought to the Rutland hos
pital at midnight Christmas eve by DR..
L. f. Crofutt OF Poultney, who was first
summoned. The physician made an un-
successful attempt to learn the facts of
the case. Pallas evidently was alone in
the yard OF his home when the explosion
took place. His hands and arms We're
badly injured and he was burned about
the face
DR.. Crofutt amputated the hand and
dressed the mans wound temporarily
and he was brought to the Rutland hos
pital, where the second operation was
performed yesterday morning by DR.. T..
u. Pond. The Rutland surgeon said the
man could not talk, word of English
He says there is Il chance for his recov-
cry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
ONLY DESIRES
HER DIVORCE
The Wife OF Bob Fitzsimmons Tells
Episodes of Their Marital
Life.

Chicago, Dec, 26. Various episodes o.
their marital life in which she ilgurec
ms an abused person, We're related by
Mrs, Julia Fitzsimmons, wife of Robert
Fitzsimmons, former champion heavy
weight pugilist, in testifying in her suit
for divorce.
He used TO go away" said Mrs. Fitz.
aimmons, and would be brought back in.
toxicated by some of his beautiful
friends
The day before their final separation
in July, 1910, the wife said, her husband
kicked her. eve had quarrel earlier,
and ! had not been speaking to him be-
cause he refused to quit; so when
passed by the door he kicked me-"
Threats to shoot her were related by
the witness, who said that at various
times her husband pulled her hair or
grabbed her throat and sometimes threw
bottles at her.
II don't want any alimony," she told
the court. Il always worked before we
We're married and ] have had to since"
Mrs. Fitzsimmons asked permission to
resume her maiden name of Julia Clifford
Before becoming Mrs. Fitzsimmons in
1903, she was a professional singer. No
defense was offered and default was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
f. I'll. GRIFFIN AND WIFE
HELD IN COLORADO
New York Couple Charged with Misuse
of Mails and Jumping $4,000
Bail.

Colorado Springs, Col, Dec. 2G.-Fran
els II. Griffin and Clara Griffin, his wife
who are wanted in New York by federal
authorities for alleged misuse of the
mails and for jumping bail bonds aggre-
gating $4,000, were arrested here Thurs
day by Chief Of Police Stark and detec-
tives. They were traced by Elmer l.,
Kinkead, formerly of the United States
secret service, through Chicago, Detroit
and Kansas City, where the pursuing de-
tectiye was led off into Oklahoma on q
false trail.
The Grii1ins arrived here three weeks
ago and registered at the Antlers under
assumed names. They disappeared next
day by a clever ruse and have been in
close hiding since.
I'VE made money out Of our PROPOSE
ton" said Griffin, who refused to say
what the proposition was, "but two or
three parties who had contracts with our
company complained before the federal
grand jury in April The government
says we failed to make good on certain
contracts. We thought our cases had
been continued from November to Jan
aary. Yes, il looks as if we had jumped
bail. We will return without extradition
papers and fight it out in the courts"
Griffin is apparently well educated and
is said to be a recent graduate from
Yale. His wife is a writer of verse of
some merit and several manuscripts were
found among her effects, which include
also several fashionable gowns. When
arrested she was knitting fancy silk
shawls, which she said were for charity.
Several shawls had been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26
Pardoned Prisoner Remains to Sing.

Boston Dec. 26,- Rather than disap
point the prisoners who expected him e
sing at their Christmas entertainment
Winston d. Payne, n prisoner at the
house OF correction on Deer island, re-
fused to leave Thursday, although pa
rolled BY the probation officers.
Payne began two years sentence for
larceny in May, 1913. Last week on
learning that his father was dangerously
i'll in NV York, he petitioned for a com
mutation of the remainder OF his sem
tence. The parole papers arrived on
Thursday. As Payne was preparing to
leave Jail he remembered that he was to
sing at Yesterdays holiday entertain
ment, and he decided to remain on the
island until to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-26

/ burst of enthusiasm, and from all parts
/ of the house the Marsellaise was called
| for The program, however, followed its
course, and the first orchestral number
gave rise to curious error.
Everyone supposed from the first
strains that il was the Seryian national
/ hymn and jumped to their feet crying
Long live Servia!" II was the overture
of the "Blacko Domino" The audience
had satisfaction, however, when Made
moiselle Chenal appeared, draped in the
three colors, to sing the Marseilaise.
A great many demands have been made
for the production of the patriotic piece
"Patrie." at the Theatre Francois, with
Mounet Sullv in the leading role, and il
is booked for as early presentation as
the difficulties of staging il will permit.
The trouble is the lack of machnists and
the complicated setting Of Sardou's inn
portant work.
OF course the inevitable has happened
The name of King Albert, the popular
hero of the war, has been placed under
contribution by amusement enterprises
and other institutions, and in some cases
with rather doubtful propriety. Paris
now has its Theatre Albert l., and in this
case the, adoption OF the name has its
reason as the company is composed OF
Belgian refugees, and the pieces present
ed are mostly OF Belgian origin.
All of the national matinees to take
place here viii have the cooperation Of
the Concert Society of the Conservatory,
under the direction OF Monsieur Andre
Messenger. former administrator of the
Opera.
At the Opera Comiqne a special aud
very successful representation for the
benefit Of victims OF the war was given
the 18th, with LA Niandiere" as the
attraction. Mademoiselle Del
ma. who created the part Of Marion
appeared in the role OF Ia Nvandiere.