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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
~TELEPHoME" FOR THE DEAF
Letters and Numbers to Be Flashed
on Buttons by an Electric Key
board, is the Idea

An optical telegraph intended to ill
the place of the telephone for talking
with deaf person has recently been
invented by q deaf and dumb married
couple of Berlin, Germany 1t consists
essentially of a keyboard. as in a type
writer, through whose keys single cleo
trio currents pass In each circuit is
included an incandescent lamp with a
fat surface, bearing letter OF the
alphabet or a Roman numeral- Press
ing any key causes the corresponding
lamp to glow Thus words and SEN
fences are spelled out and numbers are
formed
The Keyboard can be operated as fast
as that of an ordinary typewriter. SO
that with practice communication be
comes very smooth and rapid Each
station, of course. must contain both a
sender and a receiver and these may
be in different rooms or in houses a
long distance apart ~
The instrument can be conveniently
used for conversation between q deaf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
Earth Eating.

Earth eating is a habit often OBJ
served in India, and is very widely
distributed. 1t often manifests itself
as symptom of disease or perverted
appetite, but among many healthy
people it is a regular habit In addi-
ton to India the Soudan, China and
the Malay archipelago are mentioned
as places where the custom prevails.
but these by no means exhaust the
list 1t is said that in Siberia and
Lapland earth consisting of the fos-
silized siliceous shells of diatoms is
mixed with meal to make a kind of
flour. 1t is also said that the Anus
of Japan used to eat a paste made of
a mixture of diatomaceous earth. The
Indians of Guatemala eat a yellowish
edible earth containing sulphur, not
SO much as food, but as a prophy-
Tactic against disease. There are peo-
pie in Bengal who regard the fine
earth of which anthills are built as a
delicacy, and the explanation has been
suggested that the flavor is due to
a digestive fluid added to the earth
by the ants to make it more easily
worked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

ace OF evil in the night had vanished
/ felt an immense relief, with hands
wet, mouth parched, knees shaking.
ana great need of tears. i knew the
strain had been beyond endurance, but
now It was gone, although a velvet
darkness closing round me, black night
swinging round me, sickness must
not faint, when I had to fight, to keep
command, to set an example, worthy
of Jesse's wife. And there / was sit
ting in my chair, with drops of sweat
forming and pouring on my forehead.
Billy. cropping on the floor at my feet,
had found and lighted the candle, and
was holding the flame in the palms of
his hands till it steadied and blazed
up clear. Buck up, missus,'' he was
saying. "Cheer-oh. Don't let 'em know
you swoomed. Grab on to the cross,
and make it proud of you. That's
right. Laugh, mum. Laugh, Wish'd
I'd half yer grit
had come to myself and only Billy
knew, who was loyal. AS the candle
blazed up 1 saw the Chinaman glib
bering like some toothless mask of
yellow india-rubber, but that nurse
still kept up her silly screaming, I'M
til 1 ordered her to shut her mouth,
which she did in sheer surprise
There lay Polly prone across the
doorway on her face, racked with con-
vulsive sobs. until feeling. l suppose,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
Errcrs Of His waxs.

"A good New Year resolution for
a nliddle-aged married MANI said
George AIDE at a dinner in Chicago
We'll, the best resolution a middle
aged married man could make, accord
ing TO my view, would be for him to
swear of telling his wife and children
about the girls he used to kiss in his
young days.
I'D say TO the middie-aged married
man of this type:
Suppose, friend, your wife fell into
a reminiscent, joyial mood some eve
ming after supper and started to tell
about the boys who used to kiss her
by the wood stove in the dim parlor.
wouldn't the dove of peace flap her
wings and light out D. d. O. just?'''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
1t Was Still Hard.

Bridget, a green maid, was told by
her mistress to cook soft-boiled egg
for her mistress breakfast
Five minutes later she rang for the
maid, and, asking il the egg was done
vet. received an answer in the mega
tive.
Thinking Bridget had not boiled the
egg Immediately, she waited few
minutes longer, and again asked IL tho
egg was ready
no, ma'am." replied Bridget
why not2" asked her mistress
ITO be sure. ma'am. an the egg IL
still hard, for didn't l Just feel of it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
4CASCARETS' FOR
A BILIOUS LIVER
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now

Get 1o-cent box now
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation. indiges-
ton. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight: put an end to the
headache. biiiousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
If you viii take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need cleansing, too. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
iating the story of his birth. early IRE IN
Jesse becomes sailor. His mother mar
zies the master of the ship and both are
becomes a cowboy In Texas. He marries
Polly. a singer of questionable morals;
suicide Jesse becomes a rancher and
moves to British Columbia. Kate Trevor
rfed. she contempIates suicide. but changes
her mind after meeting Jesse Jesse res
cues Kate from her drinix-rn9ddeneG nus
loses his life ia the Rapids Kate rejects
offers of grand opera managers to return
to the stage and marries Jesse Their
married life starts out happily Kate sue
curnbs to the pleadings of a composer to
him She rescues Widow O'Flynn from
her burning house, is. badly burned her
-ceives her with open arms. Jesse calls
on neighbors and plans to capture cattle
thieves. Kate is +, scued from the hands
oners of the robbers They are turned
takes charge of the outlaw chiefs son.
TO Keep him out Of his fathers profession
He takes Billy to Vancouver and the
and Jesse and is named David Jesse re-
ceives letter from his first wife. Polly.
into thinking she had killed herself. For
the honor of Kate and their son. father
and mother sparate Kate and David 90
O'Flynn arrives and tells Kate how Jesse
has been ruined and ostracised through
the vindictiveness of Polly. Kate arrives
in British Columbia. lays plans to help
old friends and defeat the plots of Polly.
save Jesse's life He hears of Hates ar
rival and of her plans. Brooke. former
bandit and intimate of Polly's. calls on
Kate to interest her in a scheme to be-
tray Polly to his own financial advantage
are defeated
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by. his mother stumping beside him.
bound to keep the pace They had the
new rabbit with them, collared and
chained like bulldog, and were fol-
lowed by David's nurse, dear Patsy.
| BiIly's wife-plucking my young
!, anemones-the wretch
Out on the perilous edge OF Apex
Rock 1 could see young Mr.. Nisted.
Father Jared's nephew. a pupil in
| Jesse's school of colonial training.
with rod and line he was seriously
hshing-for birds,
Don't you reckon said Jesse. re-
lighting stale cigar. that's it's time
we stopped our book9"
"Oh, but"
IT'S tempting Providence. young
woman; it's encouraging the police.
From the moment you started the
thing. we've had more'n our share OF
adventures Put up notice. Book
Closed No more adventures need
apply Try Surly Brown for a change.
But what shall we dog"
Publish the blamed thing, and
serves it right Thow it to the crit
| les"
But it's all secrets"
Change the names and places.
Wen be Mr.. and Mrs Smith, we'll
meaning private persons located some
where west I'm going to have blue
eyes,"
But mine are blue
Il made first grab. You can have
green. and a large mouth. and your
Christian name is Carrots. Hello.
here's Baby David
My son was coming through the
scented dusk. and in his arms he car
muzzle, split from the nose to tail. but
carefully mended.
Sonny" said Jesse. don't you drop
Maria. or she'll have puppies
Il did. and she didn't; so there,
Something dropped out, though. See
mummie.''
David had thrown Marie into my
! lap, and danced about in the cleaning
a large animal
| Sort of reminds me-" said Jesse
'of being a little boy. That's the In
| spector's tale. This is a long way,
| too from the Labrador"
! The wind made quite disturbance,
| telling the pines to hush, while both
my son and Jesse wanted to play with
the wolf tail, and would not be quiet
flies had lighted Cathedral Grove. and
the great river like an organ crooned
the first deep notes of natures even
song. An awed expectant silence
came to us.
| Tighten our darkness" said the
grave old trees, I'VE beseech Thee"
by Thy great mercy" pleaded the
/ little flowers.
Defend US from all perils,'' the
small birds twittered-
And dangers of the night the as
pens quavered.
For the love of Thy, only Son.
| cried the South Wind
Our Saviour Jesus Christ a WON
| ans voice responded.
Amen" the cliffs were breathing.
Amen" the high clouds echoed
Amen said the organ river.
1 came
And from the reverent woodlands
Amen Amen"
1.-THE ENID
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
CHAPTER vI.-continued.

FOR the next hour i was busy rem
dering the last services, in haste. for
the lamp had a most peculiar smell.
took it away and lighted candles, but
it was not the lamp. Spreading the
Union Jack upon the bed. 1 bolted
from that room For time l sat in
the dining-halI but could not stay
there. Even in the barroom 1 still had
to fight off something intangible. a
sense of being watched, a PRESENT.
ment of evil coming swiftly nearer.
Closing the door which led into the
house, 1 opened that which gave
upon the yard, then placed Pickering
candle on the counter, and my chair
in front of it facing the darkness.
In the presence OF the dead which
makes their resting places serene with
quiet beauty, instinct with tenderness
toward all living hearts. That pres
ence had entered the good log house. a
home of human warmth, of kindly
comfort, made holy, consecrate, where
people would hush their voices. con
strained to reverence.
And in the gracious monotone of
the rain. compound. of voices joined in
requiem. felt soothing melancholy
beauty, knowing well how peace not
of this world had come into the home
stead.
But outside that, beyond in the
dread forest. threat, menace filled
the outer darkness. Fear .clutched al
my heart, a presentiment told me Of
evil, OF instant danger. Then, as
though tho horror in the night moved
other hearts as well as mine. the
Chinese cook came cropping his way
Through the dining hall and humbly
scratched at the door. l let him il
and he crept to a stool in the neal
corner. l whispered to him:
Are you frightened. SAM"
TOO plenty much" he quavered
me fiitened bad"
He lighted his pipe and seemed
like me, to be eased by human com
pany. Once only he moved, and il
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

the lashing rain on her back, she rose
on hands and knees like some forlorn
wild animal crawling to shelter, while
behind her stretched a trail of wet
and blood. l stared until in shame she
sat Up, still for all the world like
an animal lost to human feeling, and
to wcman's dignity, until as she looked
at me a wan shamed smile seemed to
apologize. She sat back then against
the log wall, limp, relaxed with weak
ness
Nurse" 1 called, still with my gaze
on Polly, this woman is wounded.
You are a nurse. You claimed to be
a nurse
But Miss Panton INDUCED in hys-
terics, SO I turned to Billy. Run into
the house, get the hip bath. warm
water, blankets. bandages."
Aye, aye, num-" he touched his
forelock, and swinging the Chinaman
to his feet: Come along. SAM he
grunted, and hustled him of on duty.
Polly looked up. trusting me with
her tawny bloodshot eyes. Her voice
was a dreary hoarseness. demanding
liquor. But with an open wound, to
quicken the hearts action might be
fatal, and Polly knew well it was no
Use pleading. Instead of that she
pointed at the nurse. and said, Send
that away"
| turned upon Nurse Panton who sat
| forsaken and ostentatious in her cor
ner- Co." l said and make beef
| tea
Sniff
I took her by the shoulders, and
marched her out of the room, while
Ill - .l-
and asked where she was wounded.
| She pointed to the left hip, but dared
not remove any clothing which might
have caught and sealed the flow OF
blood. A sole diet of alcohol and
months of neglect had made her condi-
/ ton such that / shrank from touching
her
so you're Kate" she lay against
the bottom log of the wall. head back
eyes nearly shut. looking along her
hose at me, "Carroty Kate
Her own tawny hair, draggled, and
hung in snakes. was streaked with
| dirty gray
-Ye took JESSE she said in weary
scorn, so ruined him Then this
| Brooke, he fell in love with yer, so
murdered him. Take everything, give
nothin'; that's you. Carrots. give
nothin'- That's you, Carrots, give
nothin' away. not even a drink And ]
gave everything
SO you're good. and I'm bad; you're
heightened society. and I'm a poor
sporting lady Oh, I saw We lift yel
skirt away when We passed-caIling
yerself q Christian. when just one
word of Christian kindness would
have saved the likes of me-
-Ye needn't look over my head as Il
Il wasn't there I'm no fairy, Amt
no dream I'm facts. and ye'd bette,
face en- Sisters OF Sorrow they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
calls US. who gave everything. WI

Calls w. VINO gave every tulU&. VINO
gave ourselves
And you good women pride yer
selves in virtue, which amt been
tempted Your virtue never been out
doors in the rain. gettin' wet Your
virtue never been starved and froze,
or fooled and betrayed Your colors
amt run, cause they've never been
to the wash You don't know good
from evil, and you set thar judgin' me
Tears running down yer face, eh
You think you struck 1t rough when
you came up agin me- Poor Carrots
playin' Christian martyr l done you
good il you know'd it. I'm all the
schoolin' you got in real life. I walked
ye from dreams to Twin. And you an
me is women, sisters in pain. / wish'd
I'd auburn hair like your'n, Kate. and
a baby David to favor me with hair an
eyes And if I'd had home! But !
didn't get fair show ever. and every
time done good, 1 got it in the necA.
Well, what's the odds?
1T wasn't you brung me down, Kate
Don't cry like that. dear. 1t don't
matter. Nothing matters. It was this
Brooke which done for me. not you
or Jesse Brooke's only a thing |
took in like a lost dog cause he was
hungry. He said he'd manage my
business. and he shorely did-invested
all I'd got in "a governess, and a bon
fire at Mathson's, and a stampede OF
mules. Then he fooled a widow down
to Ashcroft to start him running a
tourist joint, and L was to be turned
out And he fell in love with you
Il guess that's all, excep' / got to
tell you one thing 1t was nursing
-. i'll 10 -
years. KEEP me from drink You see ]
nurse until-until-well, never you
mind Brooke stopped the nursing
and 1 drank. I'm only a nurse gone
wrong.
Yes. your eyes is wonderin' why
they don't come back with them ban
dages, and the bath. Don't worry
about that, cause I'll be dead by, day.
break. Jesse loved yer. Brooke
loved yer. and somehow. well, I'm
kinder ranging that way myself. And
if 1 go, you'll get back Jess, eh?'
Rallying what courage 1 had left,
knelt down and kissed my sister, my
poor sister. For a moment 1 let her
stroke my carroty hair, which she
liked. Then l ran to hurry my people
the bandages. 1 found that wretched
nurse OBTAINING Billy and the China
man. with some pretense that 1 must
not be disturbed. I was telling her
to get out of my sight, to go to her
bed, when revolver-shot rang
through the echoing house.
Polly had crawled to the doorstep
found her revolver. She who gave
everything in life. had given me back
to Jesse. and lay dead, her forehead
shattered in with the revolver-shot
For some seconds Billy and l hung
back. watching from the doorway
while a slow coil of smoke unfolded
in the wan light of the dawn. The
rain had ceased, and the east was all
aglow with golden radiance.
Billy knelt and touched the poor
broken forehead. then looking up at
me, This time he said, its real"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

person and a normal person who is ig-
norant of the finger language The
silence with which the device is oper-
ated is a very important point in its
favor This feature might make IL
especially useful where quiet or Sc
crecy in transmitting information is
desirable, as in sending war news or
secret instructions in business houses.
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Just an Accident

Biil-was he ever in railroad ac-
cident?
Jill-Yes. but he came out all
right
What vas it2''
He PROPOSED marriage to a girl on
train and she refused him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain
the hands. Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

"A Revolver Crashed on the Doorstep.
the aueerest way came with his long
yellow fingers to touch me. then timid
but treasured. crept back to Ills stool
IN the corner.
hair in corkscrews, looking very
splain. peevish because she had not
fbeen called at midnight. What's the
NATTER" she asked GROSSLY. and for
answer / pulled down the blinds She
shivered as she passed the open door
10 take a chair behind It She begged
me to close the door, but the night was
warm, and besides dared not Nurse
=RRd Chinaman each hsd a glass OF
port, and SO did /. feeling much bet
Ter afterward.
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Living up 10 our ideals isn't re.
sponsible for the high cost of living.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31
Not Necessarily.

A girl is not necessarily cut for a
prima donna Just because she is hard
to manage
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-31

Newfoundland has for several years
steadily Increased its agricultural pro
duction-
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Being yable to not sing is often ..
great relief to the company present
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
RELICS OF PONCE De LEON
Collection Of Extraordinary Interest.
DsleNelns 10 Illinois Man Hss
Been Gnriehsd.

A collection OF relics. not related In
any way. but each object Of which 10
particularly interesting In itself. IL
that OF Michael Robinson OF Shawnee
town, III. to whose treasures was re-
Gently added q piece OF the conn In
which Ponce de Leon was buried In
the old cathedral at San Juan. Porto
Rico.
When the leaden conn Of the eI-
plorer Was examined before II was
transferred from the old cathedral to
the new one. II was found to be In
Q very poor condition. So insecure
did II APPEAR that IL was decided .
new conn should be provided. The
old one was then discarded and cut
into pieces. which were given 10 per
sons OF prominence who attended tho
cathedral ceremonies. Cardinal Far
ley. who was In charge Of the celebrs-
ton. gave one OF these pieces to
Capt. O. p. Townsend. who command
ed the guard Of honor for the body.
and Captain Townsend gave the relic
10 Mr.. Robinson to add TO his already
interesting collection.
From cons and cons further back
In the history Of this continent comes
another interesting relic which Mr..
Robinson treasures. 4 block Of sand-
stone bearing the clear imprint Of the
human foot II was taken from The
Rocks" q short distance from 81
neetown. but over the border line N
Kentucky. II IL believed In the neigh
borhood that the imprint 10 that Of
prehistoric man.
A third era OF the continents his
tory. that which brings the collection
down to the modern world. 10 repre-
sented by an old silk revolutionary
DAG.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
THIRTEEN At TABLE
Nv FRANK FIlooN.

Although the New Year of his own
people was celebrated more than three
months earlier. Isaac Msndelstamm re-
joiced In keeping festival upon the
New Year of the nation Of which he
felt himself to be an integral part II
Was more than forty years since he
had arrived from Russia and opened .
little tailor's shop on the lower East
side. His sons and daughters had
prospered and had moved uptown. but
old Isaac and his wife Rebekah stu
lived In the modest tenement In which
their children had been born and had
grown to manhood and womanhood.
Every December 81 there was . 70
union like this one. Abraham and his
wife Yetta had motored down from
their country homo near Yonkers. with
their children, Morris and Frank. Isl
dor. part owner Of . department store.
had brought his wife and daughter.
Rachel, the school teacher. had
brought her nance. Meyer seidlits;
and there were Philip. the rising young
lawyer. and Marcus. the architect. who
had only begun to prosper after sew
erai years OF obscurity. Only one
child was absent-Lawrence the
youngest. and the BENJAMIN Of HE
fathers old age.
No matter what the passing year
had brought forth. each child OF the
aged couple made II q point OF honor
to pay respects to his parents BY din
ing with them In the little fiat Every
body looked forward to this annual
gathering. They were the happies'
people In the world ~ they took their
places at the table. Isaac. . hale octo-
genarian. sat at the table. wearing his
black skull cap. and began sharpening
the carving knife. Al the foot his wife
sat facing him, her wrinkled fscs
smiling. her eyes besmipg with love -
she gased upon her children. Abrs
ham. the hnancier. and Isidor. the mer
chant, fraternised on equal terms with
Marcus. who was Just beginning "a
emerge above the horizon OF success
and Rachel and Philip. who had moi
seen each other for months. were q
preoccupied that Meyer Seidlits felt Z
pang Of Jealousy. in spite Of the feet
that they were brother and sister. Ths
turkey was siszling In it, rich brown