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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

OH Is nEo miles long maze INTO a
wagon road. it would give better
gradient for traffic, save four miles,
employ local labor at a season when
blessing to mankind. At the foot of
the gorge we'd locate the new Hun
dred Mile House.
Incidentally. Spite House would be
side-tracked. left in the hungry woods
four miles from nowhere
Tell me-" 1 urged. what you
think"
MY dear madam, when I've made a
survey you shall have dates and fig
ures for a temporary snow road, a
permanent way. and a house"
1T can be done?"
why, certainly"
You approve?"
Yes 1 see dollars in this. for
me-"
You think I'm foolish?"
1T will be an excellent road"
But the result?"
Please don't blame the engineer"
"Oh, tell me what you think, as q
man"
We'll, let's pretend I'm Polly"
l laughed
Being Polly, and from my Polly
point of view, frankly, I'm pleased.
Here are hundreds of new customers.
with Madame Scotson's money to
spend at Spite House"
My men will sign an agreement.
The man who visits Spite House for
feits a bonus for good service. loses
all outstanding pay, and leaves my
camp that day
lis that so? OF course the coaches
change horses at Spite House"
When I've bought out the stage
company. they'll change horses at the
New Hundred"
And only stop at Spite House for
the mails?"
Il shall appeal to the postmaster
general"
"On the ground that you're running
rival house? Captain Taylor, you
say, did that"
MY house shall charge nothing 1t
shall be free. and the visitors my
guests
Then. in my little Polly way. I'm
afraid I'll have to move Spite House
down to the new road"
'.On to my land?"
Your cruelty reduces me to tears.
1 am a martyr. 1 appeal to the chival-
rous public to boycott that new road"
"nen I've Drought money lnlO lHe
country? oh. you don't know this
hungry neighborhood,"
Mercy, My clients done for I'm
Madame Scotson's managing engineer
May l ask plain question:"
Certainly
as there water-power in this
gulch?'
There's a lovely WATERFALL.
I'll look around tomorrow"
And then came Mr.. Erue's confes-
sion. The assistant. not himself, was
a surveyor. I'm only a paper-maker-
I'm looking for cheap timber, good
snow for haulage, water-power to mill
the lumber into paper-pulp. and road
to market I've been travelling some
months now in search of that combi-
| nation, and if your lovely waterfall
will give me five thousand horse-pow-
er, 1 shall have to build your cut-on
road for myself. also the house Then
there'n be war against these black
pines, your enemies. AS to spite
House it seems hardly the kind OF
thing for you to deal with Perhaps
you'll leave that to me-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
TAKING VOLTAGE OF CURRENT
Electricians Experimenting to Deter
mine How Far the Spark
Can Jump.

By measuring how far an electric
current can jump through the air
from one piece of metal to another
electricians can determine the volt
age of a current. and it Is by setting
a current to making broad jumps and
then scoring the feat with a tape
measure that the very high voltages
used nowadays are ordinarily meas
ured. But the judges OF these attn
letic feats have recently determined
that the electricity jumps much more
surely from some sparks than from
others. lust as a man is not likely to
Jump SO well from mud spot as from
firm ground
Spark gaps. as these jump measures
are called because of the great cleo
trio spark that jumps across the gap.
have been made of needlepoints. says
the Saturday Evening Post Now II
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
CHAPTER II.
The impatient Chapter.


Rates Ndrrdttve-
This chapter is so difficult to start.
1t deals with a time when life had
become impossible unless one could
jump from here to Wednesday next,
and thence to Monday fortnight. OF
course the book is only meant for
Jesse, for David, for me, and for those
to come who may revere us as their
ancestors. Thank goodness, / am not
a novelisti
l sent David with his nurse to stay
with Father Jared, so mother called
me a cold-blooded wretch. 1 abandoned
my part at the opera to a weird
ravening female who can't sing. so
my manager called me an atheist. My
maids had to pack and run to escape
storage with the furniture at the
"Pecking and Tootham Emporiums;
my little home passed to a gentleman
with mourning nails, diamonds, and
a lisp; by bits and scraps of stock
were sold and the proceeds banked
with the Hudson's Bay company.
The keenest pleasure which ever
money gave me came when Billy and
helped in the drafting CT a cable
order from the Hudson's Bay Company
in London to that bland magnifico who
manages their branch palace at Van
couver. One always feels that if one
happened to want Paris hat, a bag
of nuts, and monkey, this Vancouver
potentate would make a parcel of
them without the slightest fear of
their getting mixed. AS to surprising
the company, one might as well tickle
the Alps So here is the telegram
Provide three sleighs, each with
two horses; engage two reliable bush
Transfers; six months guaranteed
bonus for secrecy and fidelity.
Referring to previous requirements
of Jesse Smith, load No. sleigh to ca
pacity with provisions, luxuries, am
munition. books, consigned to him via
bush trail from SO Mile House, Carl
boo Road. Referring to Captain Tay-
lor's past requirements and present
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
LESSON FOR JANUARY q
JESUS AND THE CHILDREN.

LESSON TExT-Mark s:So-1: 1o.ls-1s
GOLDEN TExT-'-Gird yourselves with
humility, to serve one another; for God
resisteth the proud. but giveth grace to
the humble-'-I Pet SIS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
What Anaered Mother.

A group of newspaper men were
visiting the Washington park zoo the
other day to see the new hippo. The
hippo, who has been christened RIP
the Hipp," was stretching laZily In the
sun, when little girl and her mother
approached
Look at the d-n lazy thing"
cried the girl, excitedly raising her
hand and pointing at the resting ami
NAL.
Didn't 1 tell you never to point at
things" cried the mother angrily. at
the same time striking down the little
girls arm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

has been found that if metal sphere
are used. and the electricity made to
jump from one to the other. the re-
suit is more accurate; and sphere
spark gaps are replacing the needle
point jumps
Even with spheres to jump from
the athletic electricity is not entirely
satisfied unless each sphere Is as big
in diameter as the jump the current
expected to make. With such spheres
the spark of a current of 100000 volt
age will break down.when the spheres
are little more than Is inches apart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

sickness. load No. sleigh with stores
invalid comforts, consigned 100 Mile
House. Each driver to present load,
rig and team, with personal services,
and to forward consignee's receipt
Hire third sleigh with team one
month, furnish furs on approval
equipment. comforts suitable to bush
travel and residence of a lady Place
in charge of young competent civil en-
gineer, bringing instruments and as
sistant to report to Madame Scotson,
arriving Ashcroft Pacific Limited 20
inst
Absolute secrecy required Charge
Scotson."
So far the impulse had moved me
to be quick before I repented, and
the journey gave time for that Leav-
ing the sweet majesty and serene or
der of the English landscape, j made
the usual passage by s. s. Charon
across the Styx to New York. where
caught a stuffy train for the transit
of an untidy continent And SO. In
the starry middle of a night, 1 was
met at Ashcroft
The civil engineer sent by the Hud-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
MIX and Music.

1t is a little known fact that the
most delightful music at the present
day is produced by playing on milk
The supply of ivory nowadays does
not to a great extent meet the de-
mand- Strange as it may sound, skim
milk forms substitute 1t is used
for making the keyboards OF pianos,
and in appearance this hardened sub
ststce Is hardly disting1ishable from
ivory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

CHAPTER I.-ContInue,

How could 1 leave my baby? How
could / possibly break with Covent
Garden-where my understudy, fear
some female. ravened for the part
The cottage would never let before
our river season. Madame Scotson
has been called abroad on urgent pri-
vate business"
"Of course" the lad was saying.
when Polly got to be postmistress,
she handled Jesse's letters, held the
envelopes in the steam of a kettle un-
til they'd open. and gummed them
when she was through-if she sent
them on. She found out who he dealt
with and got them> warned not to
trust him. There's no letters now"
She wouldn't dareI"
mo? You remember he sent you
that book you wrote together at the
raach?"
ssYou know that"
Il read it at Spite House. She had
heap of fun in the bar-room with
Jesse's letter. Her cat eyes famed
like mad"
There was no letter"
'She made a paper house OF it, and
set it alight to show how Jesse burn
ed her home in Abilene. She was
drunk. too. that night. But that's
nothing. Glad you didn't hear them
yarns she put about the country
Jesse wasn't never what I'd call popu-
lar, but he amt even spoken to now
By any white man. His riders quit,
his Cinnamon cleared out Then she
bought Browns ferry, had the cable
took away, the scow sent adrift, and
Surly Brown packed off. She'd heard
that Jesse lived by his rifle, so she's
cut him from his hunting grounds.
There's nothing left to hunt east of
the Fraser
He's starving"
shouldn't wonder"
Billy
tYes'm."
How soon can | get a ship"
None before Saturday"
Go on. Tell me the worst"
The signs may read coarse wealth
rer- or typhoon. I dunno which yet
She's been locatin' settlers along them
old clearings in tia black pine and
Judging by samples I'd seen, she swept
the jails.~
why more than one?" 1 asked
why all that expense when one would
do7"
Who'd blackmail Polly afterward
She's no fool. She says straight out
in public she'd shoot the man who
killed him. But them thugs is planted
in hungry land, they see his pastures
the best in the district. and you know
as well as / do he's a danger to all
robbers. Why. even when sportsmen
and tourists comes along. his old gun
gets excited. He hates the sight OF
strangers. anyway.
Nov, all these years she's goading
him to loose out and break the law.
That's why she's got the constable
protecting her at Spite House. Once
she can get him breaking the law she
has all them thugs-so many dollars a
head-as witnesses. 1t amt murder
she wants. She says that when she
went to his ranch that time Jesse sent
her a message by old Mathson. 4 won't
let her of with death
@She won't let him OF with death.
Twice she has put him to shame in
public. She'll never rest until she
gets him hanged There's only one
Hence. the waiting. which makes Polly
wake up and screech at night But
n dunno myself-has Jesse lost his
inerve?'
How do you know all this2"
she told mother everything
And your mother told you. WHY
s.Because-say. mum. you remember
ithe thing your husband called Bull
Durham
-Brooke2-
Fancy Brooke. the thing that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
KEEPING THE BOYS STRAIGHT

CTO BE CONTINUED
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
CHAPTER ILL.,
Rescue

JesSe's Letter
Mother in Heaven
Please thank God for me and say
I'm grateful Tell the neighbor angels
how little mothers having sons on
earth are badly missed and grudged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
INTERNATIONAL.
SUllIlMSOHOOL,
LESSON

By E. o. SELLERS. Director of Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
ABATING WARSHIP MALARIA.
Precautions Against Mosquitoes in
Mexican Ports Proves Beneficial.

Ships at anchor in Mexican ports espe-
cially Tampico, often suffer excessively
from the great swarms of mosquitoes,
and on several ships many of the officers
and crew have been disabled by the Sc
we're type of malaria which follows the
bite of these insects.
Recently 1t has been necessary to keep
several United States naval vessels in
Mexican waters for long periods, and so
the prevention of malaria received very
careful consideration. Efforts were made
to interest each man and to impress him
with his personal responsibility in the
matter of destroying mosquitoes and
protecting himself from their bites. Pre-
ventive doses of quinine were given daily,
ports were screened. all men were kept
below after dark except those whose
duties required them to arernain on
deck, and they were protected by gloves
and netting over the head and neck
Reports to the Navy Department show
that on ships thus protected there was
almost complete absence of malarial in
lection during a prolonged stay at Tam
pico, while ships of two other nations in
the same harbor at that time had each
about forty seven cases, some of which
were treated ON the United States hos
pital ship Solace This proof of the pos
sibility of preventing malaria is deemed
of great medical and military value, for
the force of a warship would be badly
crippled by a large number of cases of
malaria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
WARN OF ADULTERATION.
Department of Agriculture Officials
Find Tupentine Contains Oil.

AS the result of an investigation by
Tho department of Agriculture it has
hren found that the adulteration of tur-
penJiHe with mineral oils is so wide
spread that druggists and manufacture
eis of pharmaceutical products and
srocers' sundries used for medicinal and
veterinary purposes are cautioned by
department officials in purchasing tur-
pcnune. Those who use turpentine for
This purpose, unless they are careful,
run the risk OF obtaining an adulterated
article and unnecessarily laying them
selves open TO prosecution under the food
and drugs act.
IL has been found, moreover that the
tJrpentine sold to the country stores
especially as usually put out by dealers
and manufacturers of grocers' sundries,
IS often short in volume by as much as
- or Ia Der cent. Dealers. therefore, 1t
urges. should also protect themselves
through It guarantee from the wholesaler
hat the bottle conans the full declared
volume.
The department has found that tur-
pentInc may be adulterated in the south
where II is made, and that the further
II gets from the south the more extern
siveiy and heavily it is adulterated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
SOUTHERN METHODIST
CHURCH ASSIGNMENTS
Only Two Changes Made in Pastor
ates at the Baltimore An
nual Conference.

Only two changes were made in the
pastorates of Washington Southern
Methodist Churches in the assignments
of pastors for the ensuing year made at
the closing session of the Baltimore an
nual conference of that church held in
tho Monumental city last evening.
Rev H. J.. Hout leaves the .pastorate
of Marvin Church and is transferred to
that of Cavalry Church in Georgetown
in place of Rev. J. l.. KILLER, while Rev
J. ]. Ringer becomes pastor of Marvin
Church.
The assignments for the Washington
and Alexandria district churches are as
follows:
Washington district-E. V. REGISTER
X. Hardin; Mount Pleasant, +. j. Pretty
man: Epwo-th. r. l.. Fultz; Marvin, J. j.
Ringer; St Paul. w L. Johnston Cal
vary. II. l.. Iout; Emory, f. l.. Woolf;
Colesville, j. w. Mitchell; Rockville, +.
NJ. Richardson; Potomac, y. b. Sapp'
supply: Gaithersburg, IT. P. Hamll;
Goshen, w. l.. Smith; Clarksburs, W. e.
Smith; Poolesyille. j. T Williams
r. +. Neel; Hyattsvillo and Brentwood.
C. J.. De Long: Beltsville. G. T. D. Col
Inns; Forest Grove, Il. J.. Parrott; frlnce
Georges, w. r. Cover: Charles and 81.
Mary, J. W. Bcall; Calvert J. d. Pope,
NJ. d. Gilmore. J. r; Chesapeake. l.. Is.
Atkins: Patuxent. +. D. Harrison. sup
ply: Laurel. w. l.. IIoley, supply; Saw
age. 5. J. L. Du Laney; conference sec
rotary and treasurer of education, II. +
Hamill: superintendent Wesley A. &, G
department, c. ID. Bulla. member OF
Mount Vernon Place quarterly confer
ence.
Alexandria district-D. II. Kern, presid.
ing elder: Alexandria. j. W. DUFFY; PEI
Ray, T. NJ. Swami; Clarendon and Balls
ton, G. w. Gather; Falls Church. j.. b:
Henry: Fairfax, II. ,Sydenstricker; East
Fairfax. l.. J.. X. Tune, supply: Sterling,
J. b. Hupman: Herndon. w. B. Woolf;
Occoauan II. l.. Bivens; Fauquier, w. II.
Marsh: Remington w. NJ. Waters; Sud
ley. w. p. c. Coe: Manassas. e. A..
Roades: Prince William. l.. r. Mark
wood: Stafford. H. 5. Wiley. supply;
Fredericksburg, J. c. Hawk; Morrisville;
C. NJ. Sarver: Dumfries. L. G. Coo: War
renton ]. n. Mast: Leesbnrg. b. w.
Bond, Hamilton. G.. T. Tyler 81. Fl. kuhl-
mann, supernumerary) Hillsboro. c. b.
sutton: Bluemoht, F. 7. .RidsewaN; Lou
doun. $. V Hildebrand; Middleburs, l. q.
Michael: Marshall, A. A. p. Neel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
A Strange Woman.

From the Boston Transcript.
Was it a quiet wedding"
Decidedly, Both the bride and the
groom were so scared they could hardly
speak above a whisper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
Yohe and Evans Give Bonds.

George Yohe, said to be manager of
TIE Lambs Club, %o7 9th street north
west, and Charles II. Evans. said to be
manager of the Northwestern Athletic
club, Az Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
two OF the places raided by the police
saturday night. were arraigned in the
Police Court today on 4 charge of per-
hitting gaming on premises in their
charge, Both of the defendants entered
pleas of not guilty" and demanded jury
trials Yohe was released pending the
trial on S2p bonds. while Dvans gave
500 bonds for his appearance at trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
ADVANCE RATE CASE
HEARING TO CONTINUE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grants Request of the
Railroads.

To facilitate consideration of the ad-
vance rate case, Chairman Harlan an
nounced today that the interstate COM
merce commission had decided to grant
the request Of the railroads to hear their
closing testimony today, tomorrow and
Thursday.
The request was made by Vice Presi-
dent Brownell of the Erie, who pointed
out that what he declared was the seri-
Gus financial condition of the carriers
warranted them and the commission TO
expedite the hearings in every way.
The commission had assignments for
Wednesday and Thursday. but concluded
that it would be better to hear the final
testimony of the roads now than to wait
Until the latter part of April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
May Drop Oral Argument.

In that connection it was said TO be
not unlikely, in order further to facili-
tate consideration of the case by the
commission, that counsel for the rail-
roads might submit the case to the COM
mission without oral argument, relying
upon their testimony and briefs fully to
ton.
The commission recently assigned yes
."Eday and today to hearing representa-
lives Of the carriers and announced at
TIE time that if they We're not able to
complete their testimony at the close of
March II the hearing would be continued
for three days, beginning April 20, in
"smuch as arguments on a collateral in
uUirv had been set for the intervening
DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
Suit of NOired silk
POplin, 5000.

Jauuty bolero jacket,
: with extended yoke
and pleated peplum -
put1'ed-top skirt. witt
plated founcc har.
monizinS with jacket,
Colors are navy, taupe,
russell and copenhagen
blue,
Evening star., 1914-10-25

iversay exercised pitess fashion, he
Ugh public councillor and commissioner of roads,
office through the the ufans who turn
pected receive vors at his hands and taxes were
notorosy neglected. the accounts
bd auditors and the decent citizen ter
od into paying public bacna and holding his tongue lest some
worse thing beal him.
Thus that year by year, Mcnts diamond pins became
obruve gold chains wghty
stretched farther and farther until threatened
absorb ewhole side of the Market Square.
pushed the door OF the saloon and made
way amid within, through atmosphere blurred with
heavy with the smell of spirits The place
brilliantly lighted huge, heavily gilt mirrors every wall
multiplied the garsh illumination There several
shirt hard mixing drinks for the
oungers who frnged the broad brass trimmed counter
with resting the bar and stuck
angle from the of his mouth stood TALL strong
h hut man who could he none other than the famous McCnt
blackaned bearded the cheekbones and
shock of hair which fell his collar His complexion
warthy Italian and his dead black
which, combined with slight quint them particularly sinister
appearance.
proportions his features
beangfted jova which he
affected Here would bluff honest fellow, whose heart
his outspoken words 1t
only remorse
that he ran within himself feeling that he was face to face with
infinite possibility of latent evil with strength and and
ing behind it which made thousand times deadly
HAVING good man, way
II audaty pushed himself through
the little group fawng upon powerful
laughing strangers
looked through deadly
black which turned sharply upon him.
"Well young man, l can't call your face to mind
m new here, Mr.. McGinty"
you can't give gentleman proper
title"
aHes Councillor McGnty, man. said from the
sorry, Councillor I'm the the
advised to you"
aWe you This all there is What dyou think me?"
aWen it's days. If heart body and
I'd nothing Mcurdo
your anyhow cried
whether this audous
upon dignity $50 good enough pass
pearance?"
4sure,' said McMurdo
Sand you told me?"
"Andw told you?"
aBrother Lodge your health
better He raised with which
Evening star., 1914-10-25


Scanan of Lodge 34 Vermsa drink health
better acquaintance He raised glass with which he
his lips and elevated his little
Mcnty who had been watching him his thick black
"Oh, like that said "In
into this Mr."
@NcN1urdo"
"A bit closer Mr. McNurdo for don't take folk these
parts believe all told neither moment,
behind the bar"
THERE small there lined with barrels McGny carefully
seated himself
thoughy his and his with those dis
queng eyes, couple of he complete silence.
Mcudo bore the inspection cheerfuy hand his pocket
twisting his Suddenly Mcnty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-04
ORDINANCE GETS
NOWHERE NOW

Last week Commissioner Mills
had the dance hall ordinance
amended so dance hall proprietors
could not charge a fee for each
dance but must charge what they
want to at the door. This was
to stop dancers going out. To-
day he introduced a new ordi-
nance to amend the one he had
passed to allow the charge for
each dance and put things back
practically to where they were be-
fore, as a dance hall proprietor
objected to the present ordinance,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-04
McHu9h Gets
His $4,000

p. e. McHugh was today
awarded the bonds for $4,000
for the final payment OF his judy
ment against the city on the
Green river pipe line. Mayor
Seymour tried to hold him up and
haggled for half an hour over the
matter even after the city attor-
ney said the city had no legal
warrant for refusing to pay the
debt. 1t Is limited that the mayor
tried to buy the bonds from Nc
Hugh but failed to get them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-04
RENT
MISCELLANEOUS

OFFICE and warehouse space In
brick building for rent very
cheap; trackage for carloads. VIII
rent small space II desired. Snap
for right party. Lock Box 433, City.
NEW building, fine location for
- bakery or shoe repair shops, 390S
NO. saith, near Proctor; rent $40.
Nicolay Hasselo, 40 Tacoma Bldg.
ELECTRIC vacuum cleaner for rent
$3.50 day delivered and called for.
Phone Main 1440.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-04
GIRL SUFFERING

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Although
Baltimore physicians say the
radium treatment of Miss Mar
guerite Quale was successful in
the treatment of cancer of the
knee, the young lady Is left in a
state OF nervous collapse and is
In a critical condition here.