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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
MADE THE GHOST DISGUSTED
English statesman's Story Of Vision
Has at Least Little Touch OF
Originality.

Mr. Birrell told ghost story at
the Bristol Press Fund dinner, wheD
responding to the toast, Literature
and Journalism" In referring to a
recent speech by DR.. Silvanus Thomp-
son on the Importance of science, Mr..
Birrell said:
II don't know, my Lord Mayor,
whether you ever have bad dreams,
but have been haunted ever since l
was almost boy by the constant
repetition of one and the same dream.
1T comes to me again and again.
1t is this: / dream l am walking
about somewhere in some plain or
desert, and l suddenly encounter the
agitated ghost of Sir Isaac Newton.
He approaches me, his eyes almost
starting out of his head; he tells me
who he is, and how ignorant he is OF
all that has happened In the world
of science since he left.
"'Now,' he says, I want you to tell
me in a few words-for have only q
quarter of an hour left-all that has
happened to the race; the progress
How is It? know what 1t was wher
/ left it. What is 1t now2"
"My heart sinks, and. covered will
confusion, stumble sturter, l STAN
mer, become more and more in
volved, my ignorance becomes mor'
and more apparent, and at last the un
happy ghost, throwing up his hands
leaves me with dismay.
THAT dream constantly comes t
me. The only difference is that tn
moment the unhappy Sir Isaac New
ton sees me now he says. oh, tina
old ignoramus.' and departs. "-Lor
don Tit-Bits.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10

ingness. with its long. slender polon-
aise and perky bows everywhere
over the shirred, puffed, bouffant un-
derskirt. There was no confession Of
years In the tiny capote of glittering
jet, with wide bows of fine tulle.
The test had succeeded.
TO John, to the children, she would
be always lovely, always young.
81 am the Resurrection and the
Life"
The little black draped figure Of the
old lady In the high-backed pew
Strengthened perceptibly at the words
of-the preacher. For an instant her
face against the crepe of the mourn
ing veil cleaned like a lamp of ala.
baster Then the fame went out, in
grief for the losses of the years. The
husband and little ones laid away
and that last and bitterest loss of all
the boy that died at Siboney.
Trembling, she strove to draw the
mourning veil across her face, to con
ceal the slow gathering tears of age
Straightway a bundle of chiffon ant
satin shook itself awake from her lap
and tender rosebud face framed II
crushed scoop bonnet of white satir
looked lovingly into hers.
"Gramm9 cry? Bella naughty? Bella
break nice new bonnet? Bella sorry
Bella can't hear man talk"
Bella of seventy smiled through
tears at Baby Bella. Grandma
hearts ease." she whispers. The 10.
of all the casters that are gone wer,
not sweeter than her smile. For Il
not Baby Bella the Joy of the now. tn,
earthly always" of Grandma Bella
and full recompense?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
wIsest Nation.

at says here, One of the idols most
revered by the Koreans is the figure
of a woman, seated, resting her chin
in her hand" said Mrs. Chatterly,
reading the newspaper.
(Which proves that the Koreans are
about the wisest nation on earth" sug-
gested her husband.
Flows that, Joshua?"
WELL" said Mr.. Chatterley. with dis
tinct emphasis. Simply because they
make a deity Of woman who has
sense enough to give her chin rest"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
PERHAPS THE FAlREST THERE
But Little DarI<y's Name Would Have
Been Hard to Find In an Annual
Spring Almanac.

Aunt Lindy had brought around her
three grandchildren for her mistress
to see. The three little darkies. In
calico smocks, stood squirming In line
while Indy proudly surveyed them.
What are their names. Lindy?" her
mistress asked.
"Dey's name after flowers, ma'am.
All name 'em. De bigges' ones name
Gladiola. De mex one, she name
Heliotrope."
"Those are very pretty" her mis-
tress said. What is the littlest one
namedT
"She name Artuhficial. ma'am."
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
Probably.

81 asked Miss Cayenne her opinion
of me and she said she thought I'd be
very attractive to the mice. What on
earth do you suppose she meant by
that?"
ut was just a polite way of saying
that you were piece of cheese"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
Cheerful Assurance.

what did Gwendolyn say when you
asked her to marry your" asked Mr..
Cumrox.
"She told me to come and see you"
replied the confident youth. Having
done so, shall go back and tell her
that don't object to you in the slight
est"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
Economy.

Don't Yen think it was extravagant
in Miss Noodles to buy an automo-
bile?"
mo. indeed; she married chauf-
feur."
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
ParadoxIcaI Praise.

II have rare cook"
"Then is everything she gives you
well done?"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10

Reputation and character are about
as synonymous as the north and
south poles.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
ALeadIno Question,

Hell could tango forever.
She-How long could you bring up
coal and sift ashes?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
Not Eau Do Vie.

Not Eau De Vie.
Tippler-The doctor said must
drink lots of water.
His Wife-Very we'll. But he doesn't
mean fire water, remember.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
phusioallx ImnosaIhIs.

"Why aren't they going to try and
float that stock?"
They're afraid it won't hold wa
ter"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
To Him, for Instance.

Betty-Jack won't take mo for an
answer What shall l dor"
Tom-Say yes" to some other fel-
low.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10

A bachelor never knows whether to
call a baby he or she, so he says 1T
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10
Music Of the Spheres.

First Wag-What is a moonstone?
Second Wag-A moons tone is a
lunatick.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10

wsSles,. sls..sls ~. ". 81. " W ". W ~.
The Denison review., 1914-12-16
Life in Small Towns.

Iowa City Press: Are the inhabit
ants OF small towns and villages get.
ting more lively and wideawahe, OF
are the newspapers more neterprising
and thus report more OF what is going
on? Whichever it is, certainly it is
true that the smaller towns in this
vicinity show lot of activity in So
cial and civic lines these days of early
winter. A perusal of the local papers
ties are active, and that almost every
night has its social functions or en-
tertainment. In short, this seems to
be a pretty good old world, after all,
and the dWellers in cities enjoy no
sort OF monopoly OF excitement and
entertainment. In fact. more original
ity and enterprise are often shown in
the development OF amateur theatrl-
Gals, socials and other forms of ester
tainment in the smaller towns than in
the larger places. Then one who at
tends theater in city merely sits
back and sees somebody else do
things, while those who get up a the
atrical entertainment in the village
and stage it themselves exercise their
ingenuity and initiative faculties in a
way to develope the highest talent that
is in them Probably more real hap
piness is to be found in living in a
moderate sized town, where all is
clean and wholesome, where every
body knows everybody else. and where
joys and SORROWS are shared, than in
any other sort OF habitation under the
shining sun.
The Denison review., 1914-12-16
Livinq Hand to Mouth.

4
One great reason why people do not
buy Christmas gifts early is that hall
of them are always living from hand
to mouth. Ii they bought their gifts
the first week in December, it would
simply mean that the butcher and the
grocer would have to wait for their
money.
Where people live in this way as
the result of illness, business incom-
petence or other misfortune, they are
entitled to "A most hearty sympathy.
But in great many cases this con-
dition results simply from a happy-go-
lucky inability to figure out ones in
come and outgo in advance.
Living on the ragged edge OF moth
ing never seems to bother some peo-
pie a bit. If their pay stops on ac-
count OF misfortune, they cheerfully
rely on the neighbors to bring in food
and clothes. 1t is a habit that always
leads to misery and household wreck.
There are a host OF people living on
small incomes, who by frugal plan
ming dc manage to keep a little bal
ance in the bank. Thus they Can take
their share in movement SO sound
and helpful as buying Christmas
goods early.
The Denison review., 1914-12-16
The Deniser Review Wednesday, December lo 1914

John Weber, Icleaning SCOT pit,
| !leating plant ......., -. .... 80
j. J. McDermott, publishing board
/ proceedings .... . ,.. 69.3
John 4. Byrnes, paid freight on
culvert ..... 35
l.amborn Drug >Co., supplies 80. 1914
~. j. Nc Mahon, trustee Iowa TWP 10
Thos. McGrin. T.: Megsers and II.
II. .lohannsen, appraisers on
| road ......'.4 ..... 10S
II. u. l'ishel, work for county and
| livery . 1880
| \. u. Price, repairing county road 465
Shelby county. =. cost repairing
bridge on Crawford and Shelby
county Inc s...........i, - 50. ~. ?9.I
bridge ....I... ....'... 127i
Vail Mill x Elevator Co, bridge
m;lteria; ...... .l..... 445.5:
n. Il Price, bridge worki..,. $50. 1870
Pfarr. Gebert & Hunt, bridge ma
tarial .....a. ...... ........ 1d.3:
herman Grill, bridge material. 6S.5'
Lana Construction Co.. bridges 1l17.9;
koss Construction Co, bridge No.
Nye Schneider Fowler Co; bridge
material ......... ..... .....s. 500
Carroll county, Y cost new bridge
and repairing bridge 80. -. 1890
Final Resolution OF Necessity.
Whereas on the 18th day OF Septem
ber, 1914, the same being the date
fixed therefore, theJ board OF sppervis
ors terminated the hearing in con
formity with the public notice thereof
and passed the statutory resolution CT
necessity on the I'd day of September
1914, now therefore,
BE it resolved by the board of SUI
pervisors OF Crawford county, Iowa,
that it now finally determines to con
struct the bridges and culverts in said
resolution of necessity as follows:
Nos. so, 81, 50.
To abandon the construction of
bridges and culverts described in said
resolution of necessity as follows:
None. n
On motion the bids for the con
struction Of concrete bridges and cul-
terts were opened.
Board adjourned at 12 O'Clock noon
to meet at 1880 O'Clock p. IN.
Afternoon Session.
Board met at 1870 O'clock p. M, all
members present.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
f.. McNeaI be awarded the contract
to construct Ok. concrete box culvert
between Sections 16 and 21-S3-40, de-
sign No. 81 for the sum OF $S95.0o. also
Sx31A concrete box culvert station
1880 Denison-Vail road in Section
4-S3-3S design No S5. for the sum of
$4,000. and that the Iowa Bridge COM
pany be, awarded contract to construct
so it. steel pony truss span, concrete
abutments and floor, i'll SW14 Section
G-S2-3S. design No. SO for the sum of
SG5Sl.0O, also 2S 1T. steel beam, span
with concrete abutments and floor, in
Section 19-84-37, design "a for the sum
OF $1631 90. Foregoing prices being
the lowest bids on each item.
Contracts between Crawford counl
ty, through its board of supervisors.
and f. McNeal and Iowa Bridge COM
pany for the construction of bridges
and culverts as awarded were signed
and approved.
On motion contractors bond of Il.
McNeal was approved.
Highway petition No. 1870 came up
for hearing and on inotion was laid
over to the November session, 1914. 5
Highway petition OF A. g. Lochmill-
The Denison review., 1914-12-16
Official Publication

b.. J r - L.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
of supervisors met at o'clock a. III.
Denison. la, Thursday, Sept. II, 1914.
Called to order by Chairman Ebert.
Members present: Ebert, Carey,
Hagge, Holland and Nehls.
Absent: None.
Minutes of Monday, Sept. IA, 1914,
were read and approved.
On motion claims were allowed as
follows:
Herman Grill. coal for county
home ........ ...... ..S22O.90
Mrs. ii. Niinter, board for Geo.
Allen, poor person, on account
OF being sick ....... ...,s.... 1890
Pfarr, Gebert & Hunt, mdse. for
G. j. WEIGH, defending VIM. Blair. s.
w. J. Jones, Henry Skinner and
John Bolton, in district court,
by order OF judge -. - -. 1000
court house !. ..... ...Ts..... 2.45
The Denison review., 1914-12-16

The railroads are trying so hard to
save money that it is believed some
OF the managers will forego the usual
advance in salaries
The Denison review., 1914-12-16

The powers feel at perfect liberty
to take everything away from the
Belgians, as the United States car
be depended upon to feed them
The Denison review., 1914-12-16

Ter ct al came up for hearing and on
motion was laid over till November
lsession, 1911.
Highway petition of Sam Fox. Sr.
ct al came up for hearing and ON mo-
tion was laid over till November sess-
ion, 1914.
4 Highway petition of Cornelius Paul
sen ct al No. 1929 came up for hear
ing, and Oh motion was laid over till
| November session, 1914.
| Highway petition OF Kate B. MtKim,
No. 1928 came up for hearing and on
motion was LAID over till November
session, 1914.
I BE it resolved by the board of sn-
pervisors OF Crawford county, Iowa,
assembled, that the county of Craw-
ford, state OF Iowa, i'll consideration Of
| the sum OF sixty ($Go.0U) dollars in
hand paid by Amelia e. Haskins, of
the county of Crawford. state OF Iowa,
edged, does hereby Hrant, sell, con
veS and set over unto'the said Amelia
Il. Haskins and to nor heirs. and as
signs all its rights, interests and title
to the following described property
situated in the county OF Crawford
state OF Iowa, to-wit:
Lot 2, block 1870, situated i'll the city
of Denison, Crawford county, Iowa,
and also horse on Snid Iot
This resolution passed and adopted
this lith dayaCf SeptGUDef, l9la.
u On adoption OF foregoing resolution
i,u Iohn IIaoa. Nd, 1Mas'i, r' Mabls na.ad
avn = -
Uo.;,,. nav. Nona
o'i'f7
on motlon Grains were ailoWea as
AxeI I,irber., dragging. county
road III, %
SAXel Linlerg, requiring county
road ......4.. .-g ~. 2.5D
q. O. Samuelson. hauling CORFU
gated pipe ........S., ...s..... 1875
Eranl; Nollcn, damage to land !. 5000
.Axel LinberG, repairing bridges GOO
ANel l4inherg, filing to bridge ). 500
Peter Thompson, attending TO
lanterns while constructing new
bridge ...... ....,.. $50
Iowa Bridge Co, bridge design
No. 90 ....5...y. .s.l,,l.5.. -. sf,.. ll3lsoV
Herman CiallSon filing To bridge 20.n0
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
REGISTER A MARK FOR TACT
Device of Manager Resulted In Re
tanning Services of Valued Man,
and Curing Defect.

Carlyle Blackwell once employed a
''heavy" whom he afterwards discov-
cred to be pigeon-toed. Mr.. Blackwell
was In despair, for the man was a
splendid actor and he hated to part
with him. More, he felt he could not
wound the mans feelings by remark
on this defect. Finally he hit on a
brilliant plan. Whenever he was near
the actor he himself walked pigeon
toed. At last the man noticed, and, be-
Ing not particularly tactful himself. re-
marked to Blackwell:
Say, never knew your toes turned
int" Said Blackwell: "They don't
turn in any more than yours do-and.
by the way, on the screen they don't
register half as much as yours do"
why" the heavy" said In surprise,
I'm not pigeon-toed!"
"What'n you bet?" asked Blackwell.
They bet something, and then the
heavy" was taken to see himself on
the screen. Blackwell won-both ways.
for he convinced the man he was
pigeon-toed without having hurt his
feelings and managed to retain his
services, for the heavy" never again
forgot his feet for a moment and there
was not another picture In which he
was registered as being pigeon-toed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
Spoons In China.

The Chinese do not use knives and
forks as we in this country do, but
they have some nse for spoons. Con.
sul-General Anderson writes from
Hong-Kong that there seems to be no
reason why some energetic American
spoon manufacturer cannot develop a
market in China. Before the Standard
invaded China with its 7-cent lamps
the Chinese had little artificial light.
Now 1t is only a very humble coolie
that is without illumination by night.
So with the spoon. John Chinaman
knows what spoons are, having made
them himself. Long. peculiar looking
instruments they are, but spoons fol
all that, and serving spoon purposes
just as well as our dainty designs
Spoons Of German and Australian
manufacture, made in imitation OF ma
tive goods, are sold in increasing
quantities In the Chinese department
istores of Hong-kong.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
CHILDREN MAY SEE PARADE
Announcement of School Principal
Brings Some Characteristic Notes
From Fond Parents.

Children who bring written re-
quests from their parents may be e0
cused to see the circus parade" the
school principal announced Here are
some Of the notes that were handed
to the teachers:
please live Pearl to go to the pa
rade 10 O'CLOCK out of school,"
THE Teacher of Morris Class
Kindly allow my child to go home
timely from school SO he should be
able to see the circus parade"
my dear Miss-Kindly excuse Bes
sic at 10 o'clock so as to enable her
to see the parade (circus) as ! know
she will greatly benefit by 1t and
oblige her mother"
Dear Teacher! Please let Louis
Gou to The Parade of the Sircus."
please let lizzie go to the perade
on Monday and tuesday"
Please agsus Katie for the Peray
Monday"
will you please let Louis out at 10
o'clock to Sc the Surces for he is
very anxious to see it."-Newarh
News
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
IS SELF-MADE STAR
Ford Sterling Has Achieved Own
Way in Profession.
One of the Most Prominent of MOVING
Picture Players, He Began His
Career as a Boy Clown With
Popular CIrcus.

Ford Sterling, who, next to JohT
Bunny, Is said to be the highest sal
aried comedian In the motion picture
world, Is a Wisconsin boy and proud
% 1t. He was born November 8, 1880
In La Crosse, and the story of his rise
to his present position reads like q
romance.
When he was seventeen years ol
age, Ford Sterling ran away from hii
La Crosse home and joined the Robin
son circus, in which he was known a,
Keno, the Boy Clown" After two
seasons under the white tops, he made
his first stage appearance with George
Whittier In a piece called Tangled
Relatives"
After that the comedian appeared
with the Four Mortons, John and EN-
ma Ray, Otis Skinner and William Gil
lette In various vehicles, climbing
steadily upward as one may see b,
the names OF the stars with whom h
was associated.
Mr. Sterling made his first appear
ance as film actor In 1912, and latel
In the same year he helped to found
the famous Keystone Comedy com
pany, until he organized his own con
Germ.
One of the first productions of tn.
new corporation is called "WheI
Smaltz Loves" In which Mr.. Sterling
plays the principal part. of course.
Ford Sterlings work is of the slap
stick variety and he Is regarded al
the peer of burlesque funmakers
Film comedies contain many trying
situations-the comedian may push ,
river out Of his way or leap from tn,
top Of skyscraper-but the point Ii
you laugh when you see them, ant
Ford Sterling's ability to produc,
laughs has made him fortune ant
one Of the most popular stars of tn,
motion picture world.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
TIME OF LITTLE MOMENT
Disregard Of Promptness In China Is
Seen by DR.. WI as a Ma
tionaI Fault.

IF you make an appointment with
an American you will find him in his
office at the appointed time," writes
DR.. WI Tingfang in America Through
the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplo-
mat Everything to be done by him
during the course Of the day has its
fixed hour, and hence he is able to do
greater amount of work than many
others. Chinese, unfortunately, have
no adequate ideas of the value of
time. This is due, perhaps, to our
mode of reckoning. In the West a
day is divided into "a hours, and each
hour into 60 minutes, but in China it
has been the custom for centuries to
divide day and night into IL (shih)
periods, each period consisting of two
hours, SO that an appointment Is not
made for particular minute, as in
America, but for one or other Of these
two-hour periods. This has created
ingrained habits of unpunctuality
which the advent of clocks and
watches and contact with foreigners is
slow to remove.
"The time-keeping railway is, how
ever, working revolution, especially
In places where there is only one train
a day, and man who misses that has
to wait for the morrow before he can
resume his journey. Some years ago
luncheon-'tiffin' we call 1t in China
was given at restaurant in Picking
by couple of friends in my honor;
the hour was fixed at noon sharp. /
arrived in time and found that not
only were none of the guests there,
but that even the hosts had not ar
rived AS l had several engagements
| could not wait, so l ordered a few
dishes and ate what required. Still
none of the hosts had made their ap-
pearance, so l left with request to
the waiter that he would convey nv
thanks.
Knowing the unpunctuality of our
people the conveners of a public meet.
ing will often tell the Chinese II will
begin an hour or two before the set
time, whereas foreigners are notified
of the exact hour. Not being aware
of this device once attended a public
meeting at the appointed time only to
find that had to wait for over nm
hour. l protested that should in fin.
ture be treated as foreigner in tbis
regard"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-08-22
PLACE BELIEF IN TOAD SOUP
East Indians Have the Idea That This
Nostrum Is Cure for
Insanity.

The general report on the census of
India, 1911, which has just reached
England, is not a mere compilation of
statistics, but Is as full of romance
and interest as any novel dealing with
native life and customs could be.
For instance, there is a most inter-
esting note on popular beliefs regard
superintendent the census taking In
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, says that
the lower classes think that insanity
is due to an excess Of bile in the sys-
tenn, or to worms in the head.
Neglect of the worship of the gods,
or the curse of Yogi, Sadha, or
other holy man may produce it," he
says. ut Is especially liable to at
tack those who practise Tantric arts,
but fail to control the spirits which
they evoke. Generally, however, 1t ID
attributed to demoniacal possession.
''The spirit which is most commonly
thought to produce madness Is Brah-
madaitya, the spirit of Brahman who
has died an unnatural death. Mad
ness being due to possession by an
evil spirit, every attempt Is made to
appease or exercise 1t. The exorcists
hold smoking chillies to the nostrils
of the patient and chant mantras, ad-
dressing the spirit in filthy and oh.
scene language, all with the idea of
driving 1t away. When these means
prove futile they prescribe diet cal
culated to force the spirit to leave
his victims In fear of losing his caste,
for Brahmadaitya is the spirit of a
high caste Brahman. The unfortunate
patient has, therefore, to consume
soup made of toads, etc. When these
abominable nostrums fail the use oil
medicated oils and of indigenous
herbs and drugs is resorted to.
"The medical treatment of the In.
sane prescribed by the Kavirajea
sometimes takes the following forms:
The mud taken from putrid tanks IL
plastered on the patients head, OF
aloe pulp Is mixed with water and
applied in the form Of an emulsion
"A favorite remedy is soup made from
\ particular kind of frog"