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Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
Crow ~nelped" In Golf aame

Scotland. Mrs. Barnett, an American. lady living a. North Berwick. while playing on the course recently. had her game considerably lnterfered with by a consistently inQu;sitive crow. She had just made a tee shot when the crow secured the ball. and. after flying Kith 1t for some Gjstance. dropped 1t The lady made tw, other shots. ana the crow. 10 her smazem~ns twice rs turred and lifted lhs Dap after shs pac V>.,y -A II. zissa.s"
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
ca,,lnn Down the Nurse.

Little Franks nurse. when finding him in mischief was in ths habit of axclaiming. What in the name Of common sense are you dotng?' One morning, while she was bathing him. he asked: What In the name of cop per cents do you mean by getting soap In my syes?"
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

Tor Congress-
 ". A. OLDFIELD For Circuit Judge
 R. E. JEFFERY For Prosecuting Attorney
 HUGH WILLIAMSON For Representative
 w. M. SHAVER Tor County Judge
 w. D. McLAIN For Sheriff < J. F. ACQUISITION For Circuit Clerk
 c. E. SMITH j For County Clerk
 c. l.. ROBINSON s's For Treasurer
 J. H. CAMP For Assessor
 w. M. TIMS For Surveyor
 J. H. AITKENS For Coroner
 w. H. NOLEN For School Superintendent
 E. H. BOWMAN For Justices of Peace
 ]. M. BELL
 L. B. HARRIS For Constable
 TERRY GUN For Road Overseer--
 w. +. HURLEY
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
From "o,d siwash.-

I've are more frivolous in our col lege life than in our business George Fitch said. "Still. college life has made business what 1t Is. Fratssnf ties are clearinghouse for ability and ambition. City Star.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
aenall Wonoer

A lady suffering from severe cold directed her maid to procure two peH- nyworth Of ammoniated tincture oi quinine. Great was her amusement on the return Of the mad. who ex pressed her inability to obtain the two animated pictures os Queen AAna. "--Lan5on Telegraph
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09

The regular serni-annual meeting of the shareholders ot this bank will be held in the banking house of said bank on Tuesday, July IA, 1914.- First National Bank, Newport,
 Ark.
 W. T. Parish, 66d24t Casnler'
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
One Proper Form of Pride.

Pride Is one of he seven deadly sins; but 1t cannot be the pride of 8 mother in her children, for that Is a compound of two cardinal virtues faith and hope.-Charles Dickens.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
Society People Classified.

Storekeeper-"They are society people. They belong to our first ane last families" Customer-"You mean first fam.lies'?" Storekeeper-"No; first and last. First to ask credit and last to pay Pluck
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
Stick to Ruuhs PrlncIplss.

The man whose principles are right will suffer his setbacks. lose his friends and Cave doubts. but in the long run he will win. and the victory. which is tho result of principle. Is . permanent one.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
Clash of Contrast.

What Is that terrihc nofse?' ask. sd tbe pedestrian. That" replied the policeman, ''is caused by an ordinary nree million dollar baby
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09
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United States Ranks Tenth. Tn the production of rice and coffee he United States ranks tenth, com pared with other countries of the world
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-09

Find Market In United States. Of the exports of Jamaica. 61 per cent go to the United States.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
Are You Going Away for the Summer?

When you 60 Of town for the you may find II
difficult and costly to provide yourself with the right sort of reading
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Why send TO the city for novels S25 $50 each buy
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You supply yourself with the best delightful summer
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BY subscribing TO The Evening World for the months
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Bear this in mind not only for yourself but for any your friends
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own plans. there at the bottom OF the
sea. Had the Marquis or the cap
tain realised that Qilbert's divers
were dead they would have pulled me
up at once. But divers paralysis had
been common In the fleet. and they
took the disturbance on the Gertrude
TO mean nothing worse. as her Dag.
In tho confusion. had not been half
masted.
The Marquis and I discussed after.
ward whether the Greek could have
known or not that Mos brother had q
diamond on his ugly little person. I
inclined TO think that he did not. In
a pearling fleet the minds Of men run
exclusively on pearls. and nobody, 20
Tar as i knew. had said anything
about diamonds at any time.
Tho acute little Greek hac some.
how sensed the existence Of q small
and precious valuable in which We
were interested; no had Swallowed the
could. and, being baffled, had taken
service on the Gertrude for tho ssle
purpose (or so Judged Of following
Mos brother beneath the water and
robbing him there where no man Was
likely to SEQ or Interfere.
l do not think 1t ever entered his
head that a stranger not a diver by
profession would risk the descent In
twelve fathoms OF dangerous water
merely on the chance OF seeing what
he was UP to. But then he did not
know the stake.
Or SO / thought. Tho Marquis had
his own opinion.
He had his own opinion about the
diamond, too. That night we ven-
tured, very cautiously. to take Il out
and examine IL In quiet corner. He
handled its beauty-our own ut last
with a touch that was almost re-
luctant.
"F1int. now that II Is to US. I do not
feel as have felt about It BEFORE" he
said. II hope these misfortunes are
at an end"
"well. you wanted II badly enough:
you should be glad now we have IT,"
said.
distant fields are always green"
quoted the Marquis gravely; and was
% amased to hear him quote a prov.
erb right side up for once that I al
most dropped the diamond on the floor.
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'fd he delighted, another time."
answered. Just now, we have To
think of how we're ever going to get
back again to the 'beautifuls' who
love us both. Marky, you and I have
Ut to get up and travel right now
Do you see those mountains up
there?"
THAT range Of enchanting beauty
Yes"
II hope you'll 90 on thinking II
beautiful. We've got to cross 1t be-
fore we die Of starvation or fever,
Our lunch that we brought from the
steamer Is going to. last us good
while"
Two win depart at once" said the
Marquis. lifting his huge bulk lightly
enough from the ground and draw
ing himself up like a soldier on par
ade. March"
1t was tho wild pig, I think. that
saved our iives-and at tho same
time nearly caused their loss. g
We were three days from the
beach. well up into the Kiloki Range
but almost broken down with hard
ship and short commons. when we
CHANGED upon the brute in a gully
and shot II with our revolvers. We
cut 1t UP and set n leg to roast: the
savory smell spread far into the
forest and. as We soon had reason
TO know. ours were not the only nos
trils that perceived II.
When the leg was done. we stuffed.
No food could he carried far In that
climate. and the more We ate. the
less wa lost. We were both greasy
with the richness Of the meat: our
hands were slippery, our faces him
Ing. and, think, our hearts felt
stouter than they had done Cor the
last forty-eight hours.
Another ope. my Flint; make hay
while the iron is hot" counselled the
Marquis, filling his own mouth to
speechlessness. He was sitting oppo-
site me as he spoke, and ! saw his
fnce grow suddenly swelled: the eyes
started out. the cheeks became puffy.
Al first ! thought he was choking;
then ! guessed he was trying to say
something; then I knew that he had
seen something and turned round
like a shot.
Behind US. looking. az savages in
the bush always do. Just as II they
had grown there instead OF arriving.
were ten or a dozen looking
heads standing quite still in the un-
derbrush. The tips OF number OF
spears showed up in the tangled
g, cen beside them. They were an
unpleasant crew: their foreheads
sloped enormously. making them
look scarcely human: their hair was
trained In greasy curls that fell far
back and Increased the beast-like
angle OF the face. Their black and
white eyes looked steadily Mt US out
Of their brown faces. and the loole
was that Of savage men, near, yet
ten thousand aeons Of evolution die
tant. Across the gulf, what thought
could travel?
We got up on our feet at once. and
I spoke to the men In bali a dozen
different languases-al tho New
Guinea tongues ] knew anything Of
hoping to find some means OF COM
munication. ] was lucky enough to
hit one at last. When | got down to
the Mambare tongue, ono Of tho
faces showed signs OF intelIi gence;
the others remained blank.
! explained that we were great
chiefs who had lost our way; that
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
o1& 1en-1o1l. y - Rsas~sy O.. Cps
IA oV'SAa JoAn o. Winston COL
sYuoesls o. pancsDlNo CHAPTERS.

Bs~HOa0 W SRS6DDAN0 SndE AShN's
~ = sssdis q Spstms. sscepss sssvics 10 sct
49, fos . esastis and amusins vrsoeh Nor
y 90 ~ through Nv Guinea. ~ IN II.
- vgnaGs they meat . native sorcerer NAMED
y ~ carries n charm bag" round his SEX
HusA diamond bisrsF than the koh-.aoor. Mo
=. - diamond ~ . charm and has no tdea OF
3 vslus. Flint and H. Marquis dsterniss 70 80
. stoA~ Msantams. . native girl wAo has been
3ttssr.ed BY the Masquis y found dead. Her body
kOws no wound. Next an attsnpt Ia made 10
IN the Marquis. The two sdventurers trace Mo
, . peasl fishery on the coast. whas the sorcersr
81 gone 10 work a. . diver. Mo Is kisd while
1AAk wsta asd IL buried In his diving draa
biist and the Marquis suspect that local Store
AssSss. George the Greek" has stcisa the dia.
heed from Mo. George. fndns that Moe broth.
NJ Aiys. N wearing the diamond. follow Ism
vsiss water. kills him and selves the gem: only
q b. csusAt between the two shels Of siast
lrusscean, Flint. In divers drva. sees the
hrsesdy and with sr are attacks the huge shsll-
|shA
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were shipwrecked.
IL was not easy. There
was the calm. blue. burning sea in
front Of us. there was the ruffie Of
foam on the coral reef a mile or two
out from tho beach. There were the
sea hawks lowering and veeriug just
a. they had been doing an hour or
two ago when We had left the little
coastal steamer for a stroll on shore
while some small trouble In the en-
gtno room was repaired.
And there-was NOT-the waiwera.
with our own eyes We had seen
her get under steam again. start to
make a little closer In shore before
putting out her boat to fetch us OF,
strike the Ill charted reef bow on
and go down in the deep water out.
side like tin can that nils and
sinks in well.
1t was 10 quick that they had not
even time to sling the boat out. The
reef. with its long knife edges. had
ripped her open from end to end. She
was oVcEioauou Win oTo hIoLh u HcW
mine near Ssmarai. She was a crank
little boat a. best. and a. for water
tight compartments, you might As
soon have expected electric light. or
cold storage, or satinwood grand
piano-such as they have on the west
ern ocean liners. There we're no frills
OF any kind about the Waiwera.
When she hit she went down and
10 f,ts .
The Marquis and ! saw the whole
thing there on the beach two miles
away. We heard the rattle of the
engines as they broke loose and
plunged when she up-ended. We
heard tho piteous cry. thin and faint
with distance. that rose to an unpity-
ing heaven, as the decks went under
water. After that there was nothing
any more. Just the blue sea and ths
burning sky, and the clrcling and
lowering bronze sea-hawks. busy with
their fishing again.
"Is 1t reaI7" asked tho Marquis, his
hands fiat on tho sand, supporting his
huge body. his eyes staring. like the
fixed eyes Of q doll. out to the empty
sea. FLINT, what shall a man say
when he sees thing like that? This
Is a dovil OF country, where one
may see twenty men encounter death
out there at ones eyes and sit and
look az calm as this! My Flint, II /
am mad, then you arc 1t also. be-
cause you have no emotion no more
We're neither Of US mad. or bad
either" said. Wen be sorry
enough when we've had time 10
realize that poor old Tommy Gregg IN
gone, and Jensen and the rest: but
we're shipwrecled ourselves, and In a
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
CHAPTER v.
The Secret Of the Stone Open
TnsSpaA,,s
COWtrV.

He Marquis and I sat on the
hot black sand OF Kara Bay
and tried to realize that We
were shipwrecked.
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CHAPTER w.

(Continued.)

Nv or novor!" ! Thought.
And. as the blade went
home ! leaped back and
stifenod myself for the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
First Published June 6, 1914
Publication Notice

In the district court of the 23rd judicial dis
trict sitting in and for the county of
Trego, in the State OF Kansas
j. W. Phares, administrator of the estate of
j. East, deceased. Plaintiff.
Ann Jane lotion. her heirs, devisees ad-
illustrators. executors, trustees and as
signs. Defendants.
To Ann Jane lotion. Defendant above
named, will take notice that you have been
sued in the district court OF Trego county.
Kansas. by j. W. Pharts administrator of
the estate of J. East deceased. plaintiff
plaintiffs petition now file on or before
the 10Th day of July 1914, the same will be
Ia ken true and Judgment will be render
ed against you for the sum OF two hundred
and ighty-fVe dollars and fifty cents (S2S5. SOD
al 10 per cent per annum from June 25, 1913.
and costs of suit. And further judgment
against the above named defendants for the
foreclosure of a certain mortgage upon the
following described real estate, viz:
All of the southwest quarter OF section
twenty four (24), in township twelve G2)
south, range twenty-three (2.0, west OF the
9Th p. M; lying and situate in Trego county,
Kansas, and ordering the premises to be
sold without appraiSement subject to hrSt
mortgage of sixteen hundred dollars C$1 GOD
dated April %. 1911 in favor of william
Dohm. and recorded in book 20 page 1877, in
Sas; and barring the defendants and each OF
them of and from all right, title, estate or
interest property and equity of redemption
in to said premises or any part thereof
l. II. PURCELL.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
W ]. williams,
tsEAI.l Clerk of the District Court
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
LYMAN 3. BEARDSLEY
ATTORNEY At LAW, RUSSELL, KANSAS
Candidate for Judge 23rd Judicial District
OF KANSAS
Composed of RUSSELL Ellis Teg Cove Logan and Wallace Countess
OF KANSAS

Mir. Beardsley is candidate, under the nom
partisan Judiciary law, for the nomination of
judge, at the primary election to be held Tuesday,
August 4, 1914. He has resided at Russell for
the past Is years, and during that time has been
actively engaged i'm the practice of law; has
never asked for the office before, although
many times urged to BECOME a candidate. He
has host of friends in the district, who, with
out regard to politics, would like to see him
Judge and are working hard for mimi to that end.
MIR. Beardsley respectfully asks the support of
the voters Of the district, male and female, with
out regard to politics, for the nomination, and
if nominated, continuance Of their support
sufficient to elect him at the ensuing November
election. -Ass
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

/ once knew a youth whose parents
were farmers. Their only son, they
destined for the ministry A genera
tion ago, the ministry as a vocation,
occupied a much higher place than it
does today. This good, honest lad
was designed by nature for farmer.
He loved to work the soil and watch
plants grow. He became dull. prosy
minister, filling the pulpit of small
rural districts and keeping these
positions only thruout the tact and
intelligence of a sensible wife Left
to follow his own inciinations the
boy might have been second Luther
Burbank. AS ii was, he was recog-
Dized everywhere as a man who was
out of his natural element Most
children, even in early life, show a
preference for certain kinds of work
and a great dislike for other kinds.
Those parents who are in sympathy
with their children can easily guide
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
Legal BusheI in Kansas

Now that condiderable stuff is sold
by the pound instead of by measure,
there have been several inquiries as
to what are the legal weights of mar
ket stuff The following table show
ing what constitutes legal busbel is
taken from the tables of weights and
measures adopted by the last legisia-
ture: Wheat, 90 pounds; rye, So; In
dian corn in the ear, 70; Katir col n,
SO; rice corn, So; corn, shelled, So;
sorghum seed, 80; buckw heat, 80;
barley, AZ; malt. b; oats, 81; bran, 20;
beans, 60; clover seed, 60; Hungarian
and millet, 80; potatoes, 90; sweet
potatoes, 80; turnips, 50; fiaxseed, So;
onions, 81; salt, so; castor beans, 46;
hemp seed, "a; native blue grass seed,
II; English bluegrass, -; timothy
seed, 45; dried peaches. 80, dried APP
pies, d; green apples, 40; unslacked
lime, so; Plastering hair, unwashed,
8; pIastering hair, washed, 4; par
ships, so; carrots, so, beets, 56; toma-
toes; SO; peaches, 40; sheiled dried
peas, 90; alfalfa, 60.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

Hot Weather fsaie and Health Builder
Are you run -NervOus-Iir-
edp Is everything you do an ehort4
You are not iazy-you are sicks Your
stomach, Liver, Kidneys, and your
whole system need a tonic A Tonic
and Health Builder to drive out the
waste matter-bulld up and renew
your strength Nothing better than
Electric Bitters- Start today. Mrs.
James Duncan, Haynesviile, Me-,
writes: Completely cured me after
several doctors gave me up" SOC and
81 90, at your druggist Buckien Ar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
Notice.

Bids will be received at the office of
the county clerk Trego county, Kan
sas, for the grading of a county road
known as the Golden Belt road
located along railroad right of way
about 80 miles.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the Office of the county clerk.
Bids will be open July 6, 1914.
Board of county commissioners
reserve right to reject any and all
bids. A. III. HAMM,
Chairman Board of County Com
miSSiOneIS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

girl who insists on spooning with
everybody in the corporate limits
ought to be backed into wood shed
and relieved Of her overflow of affect
ion with No II slipper laid carlessly
across the hiplet. We would sooner
see the girl kiss blind shoat through
a barbed wire fence than have her
change partners six nights a week IN
the front paTlor with the lights
turned low 1t is harder to marry off
a girl who has been paved over by
every zap in the community than it
is to fatten sheep on pine apple ice.
You can't gold brick a suitor with
second hand goods any more than
you can fit a bath robe on goat--X
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
First published June 6, 1914
Notice of Final Settlement

State of Kansas. Trego County, IS; In the
Probate Court in and for said County.
In the matter of the estate of Alvin Lester
Saunders, deceased,
Creditors and all other persons interested
in the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified,
that a the next regular term OF the probate
Court in and for said county, to be begun
and held at the Probate Court room in Wa
Keeney. county of Trego and state aforesaid,
on the first MOndayin the month OF July A
D. 1914. 1 shall apply to said court Tor fuil
and final settlement of said estate:
MARY E. SAUNDERS,
Executrix of Alvin Lester Saunders de
ceased
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
First published Juue g. 1914
Notice of Final Settlement

State of Kansas. Trego County, SIS: In the
Probate Court in and for said county.
In the matter OF the estate of Hannah j
Hoobler, deceased.
Creditors ard all other persons interested
in the aforesaid estate. are hereby notified,
that al the next regular term of the Probate
Court in and for said county, to begun and
held at the Probate Court room in Wa ee-
ney county of Trego. and state aforesaid, on
he first Monday in the month of July A. d.
1914 i shall apply to said court for a full and
final settlement of said estate.
F.. M HOOBLER,
Administrator of Hannah j. Hoobler, de
ceased.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

Submitting to the people Of the
county my record for the first years
work in Office and promising added
efficiency because Of the experience, !
announce myself a candidate for nom
iuation to my present office subject
to the Republican voters at the Au-
gust primary. CARRIE A. STRADAL,
County Snperintendent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

Asked to relate his experience as a
Christian. Colored man arose in the
camp meeting and said: "Bredern'
and Sisterin' / been a mighty mean
niger in my time. / had a heap er
ups and downs, specially downs,
since / jined church. i stole chickens
and watermilliOBs- 1 cussed, / shot
craps, slashed udder coons wild my
razor, and i done er sight er udder
things; but L thank the good Lawd.
bredderin' and sisteOiD' dat thru it
all / never lost my religiOn.-StoIen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

81 suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulates relieved
and strengthened the bowels so that
they have been regular ever since. =
Z. Davis, Grocer, Sulphur Springs
TexaSe-Adv.
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| hereby announce myself as can
didate for denomination and re-elec-
tion for the Office of preventative of
Trego county, Kansas, subject TO the
Republican primary, August 4, 1914,
at the request of the voters and tax
paXers Of IreoO county. 0. J.. COOK.