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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11

The people not only follow leaders
but they are perfectly willing to pay
for the privilege of doing so.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11

The gloomy man distresses himself
most.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11

A man who is completely wrapped
up in himself is bundle of conceit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11
Daily Bible
Reading
REV. HOWARD W. POPE
ExanzsEsf and Bible Teacher. Exiension Dsrsa
aani. Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago

TExT-Give attention to reading[I
Timothy Alb
How one shall read the Bible de-
ponds largely ON what he is reading
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11

The woman who hesitates at an auc-
zion saves money
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11

through the center of one face six
inches below the top. for the bench
screw to stick through. bevel OF the
top as shown. and notch the lowe cor
ner for a sliding-strip I'd a piece
one inch thick. three inches wide and
IA inches long
Bore a hole through apron G and
the left-hand bench leg. at exactly the
same distance below the bench top
that the hole in the jaw was bored
below its top; then enlarge this hole.
upon the inside of the leg. as much as
is necessary for the iron threaded
socket Gig ~ to ut in. and fasten
the socket in the hole with screvs
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AMOUNTED TO SAME THING
Reading This Anecdote, One Feels
That Mr.. choate Could on oeea-
sions Be Mildly Sarcastic.

You know how, sometimes, a word,
a very common word. and one that you
have used innumerable times in one
way or another. will, of a sudden. en-.
tirely escape your mind Thus it was
with MIR. Choate on one occasion dur
ing his Enthusiastically to the Court
Of St. James. He told about it at a
dinner he attended In London.
/ He said that he went into book
shop in the Strand few days before
to purchase copy of Dante's "In-
ferno." 1t was his intention to present
the book to young friend who par.
ticularly wanted to read 1t. Much to
Mr.. Choate's chagrin. the instant he
stepped in the store the word Infer
no. entirely escaped his mind
He told the salesman that he would
be back in a minute, and he walked
away down to Whitehall trying to
think of the last half of the book he
wanted. OF course 1t was Dantes
something" but Dante's "what?"-
that was the question.
Finally he gave up trying to recall
the full title and went back to the
shop. The clerk asked him what he
sought. He mnde a bold stab, Il
want copy of Dante's He'll he re-
piled.
The clerk darted back to the rear of
the store BY and by he returned with
empty hands II am very sorry" he
said. but We haven't got He'll by Mr.
Dante, but we'v. got Twenty Years
in South Africa by Cecil Rhodes, II
that would do"
And feeling" concludes Mr. Choate.
that that was practically the same
thing, took the book"
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Rooms for Rent,

Even college professors furnish
some OF the humor of school life. II
was the registrar OF a large university
who, to an inquiry for a suite OF large
light. airy rooms" answered:
why. ! don't just recall any now;
but I've got lot OF 'em in my head
And flustered professor told a
class o! young ladies', You may have
fifty minutes OF the hour to tell me
what you know on the subject. and !
will take the remaining ten and tell
you what know
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Knew Where He Was Headed.

The. story is told Of very crusty,
equity old gentleman who lost his pa
tience with his doctor. because he did
not make enough fuss over the pain
he suffered.
Doctor" he cried out, twisting and
turning because Of the agony, you
don't understand, You don't seem to
grasp the case! You talk as though
there were nothing the matter with
me, whereas, assure you. | am en-
during the torments of the lost"
What, already" replied the doctor.
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: TAKE COMFORT IN TOBACCO
Soldiers at the Front Find SoIaee in
Their Supply Of the "sooth-
ina Weed"

Good stories about smoking and
smokers continue to fill the space in
the British papers not occupied by
news of major" engagements.
The following tribute has been paid
to Gen. Sir Philip Chetwode by Sergt.
A. Bowler of the Fifth Signal corps.
II. E.. who is at the front: Il have
watched him calmly smoking a ciga-
rette when shells have been dropping
all over the place. | think that II all
the German army were firing at him
he would carry on as usual, smoking
his cigarette and giving his orders as
If he were at his club ordering q
drink
In midFebruary German soldiers on
the western frontier received daily two
cigars and two cigarettes, or an equal
amount of chewing tobacco, snuff or
pipe tobacco.
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WOULD HAVE MADE TRADE
Disgusted Drummer Was Willing to
Accept Joking Offer the Law
Had Allowed IT,.

A travelling salesman for Ganse-
WORT street wholesale grocery firm.
recently back from trip through the
rough lands OF eastern Pennsylvania.
tells this possibly true tale:
One day on my last trip l had
six.mile ride to make to the county
seat. and the small village in which
| was had only one horse that could
hire and no other form OF convey
ance. may say that a friend had
landed me in the town that morning
from his car and ! had sold goods
enough to pay the expenses OF the
trip.
specimen OF a horse ! ever straddled.
and ! was to send him back by mail
carrier, though not as parcel post
package. 1t took me two hours to
cover the distance-I was sorry
enough hadn't walked-and as I
passed the county jail on my old bag
of bones face grinned at me from
between the bars of a small square
window. was too sore to smile, but
| nodded to the grin, and the prison
er called to me:
Say, mister, he said, how'd you
like to trade that critter for 80 days
in jail?'
Just then | would have been glad
enough to have traded. but the law
wouldn't let me, and l rode on
New York Sun.
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discipline of the railroad employees, a
lack of cooperation between the men
who worked with their hands and the
men who didn't. So Fagan went on
studying In his little tower and he de.
termined to contribute, in some small
degree at least. to the solution of the
problem of railroad accidents.
One day a conductor of freight
train sauntered into the signal tower
and in an offhand way asked Pagan
for train order. While Pagan worked
the telegraph keys with his bony,
weatherbeaten hands and waited for
the return clicks that would be an or
der from the train dispatcher, the con-
ductor signed the blank.
Pagan picked up the blank and
looked at it.
Where is your engineman's sigma
ture?' he asked, handing back the slip.
you know there is rule that these
orders must be signed by the conduc-
tor and the engineman Of the train"
The conductor explained that the
ruling that called for the two sigma.
lures was a dead letter.
'Deau letter or not" said Fagan.
nerved by the knowledge that he was
doing his little share in preventing
useless accidents. Il will not give the
order till l have your engineman's sig.
nature. Not so long ago that tri-k
killed three trainmen. wrecked two
engines and cost the company some
thing like fifty thousand dollars" He
recalled the particular accident to
which he alluded. you must 60 back
for your engineman's signature"
You mean to say that will have to
walk half mile and lose half an hour
In order to get that signature?"
snapped the conductor. You are the
first signalman who ever picked me
up in this way"
But I do demand it," said Pagan
firmly, "and I'll fight to get it," In
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this way and others Pagan established
his reputation as an unusual sort OF
signalman and with the railroad EN-.
ployees he gained little popularity by
his new reputation. Soon they began
to ask about him. "Who is this man
Fagan?" they would say. And before
long they learned few facts Of his
hardworking life.
Fapan's Varied Career.
Fagan-James o. Fagan-was born
and humbly bred in Scotland, where
he went to school, and. through nat
ural craving, studied all he could learn
about electricity. His first job was as
an apprentice on board cable-laying
hulk that sailed first to Portugal and
then to the Canary islands and South
Africa, where he did some fight
ing. and in 1881 he drifted to New
England. where he got Job as teleg-
rapher for the Boston & Lowell rail-
road. Five years later he became
signalman at the - station at West
Cambridge. and there he had been
ever since, earning two dollars and
half a day. in return for which
he managed the switches. took and re.
ceived telegraphic orders and commu-
nications and watched the rails.
About six years ago, several years
after he had made up his mind to
study the question Of preventable ac-
cidents and after he had done a great
deal of thinking. he climbed down
from his tower for day off. He went
to Boston and made straight tracks
for the editorial office of one Of the
biggest, most conservative OF monthly
magazines. ..
Pagan hadn't dressed up for the oc-
casion, and he looked gaunt and a
trife unkempt when he asked to see
the editor. But he managed to get an
interview. A half hour later he left
the office OF the magazine with the
order for an article dealing with the
problem OF accidents on the railroads
of America and suggestions for their
prevention.
Pagan went back to his tower and
continued to watch trains and operate
telegraph keys and throw the switches
as conscientiously as ever, but at
night when his duties were over he
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Plan Humane Sunday In May.

The American Humane association.
federation of societies and individu-
ais for the prevention OF cruelty. re.
quests clergymen Of all denominations
throughout the country to observe
Sunday, May %, as Humane Sunday.
calling attention to the need for pro-
lection for, suffering and helpless chill
dren. and also for unfortunate ami.
mails.
Dr. VIM. o. Stiilman, president OF
the association. Albany, N. Y, will
send literature to all persons interest
ed In the work of humane societies.
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wrote his article. It was better than
the magazine had expected. and an
other followed and finally Pagan wrote
book on the railroad situation.
Became Suddenly Famous.
Then when the book came out and
everyone who knew anything about
railroading had read It. the railroad
authorities under whom Pagan had
toiled for twenty-odd years suddenly
discovered him. The president OF his
own railroad concern sent for him.
Then another railroad president
looked him up and received Pagan as
an authority and an adviser. Pagan
had suddenly become the most famous
signalman in America and Theodore
Roosevelt. then president of the
United States. sent for him to confer
with him also, and listened to him
as eagerly as had the railroad presi.
dents as he told, simply and pictur
esqueiy, his ideas for improved rail-
road operation.
Other men had studied the game
problems before, but they had been
fnanciers or college professors who
contemplated railroad economies from
quiet study. Or at best they had
been practical railroad men who had
had but short apprenticeship on the
rails But Fagan-Fagan the eagle
eyed and the gaunt-faced-had spent
% years in his watch tower and had
watched the tracks and switches for
almost generation. He knew the
language of the telegraph keys and
the spirit OF the rails and the hearts
OF the locomotive engineers. and he
was able to speak with authority.
But what then? OF course Mr.. Fa-
gan was at once promoted? He must
have been traffic manager, general
manager, superintendent or an officer
OF the company, with salary ten or
hundred times what he was earning
before. But that is the romantic
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Showed Discretion,

Betty was milking the COW when the
did not stir. but continued milking.
Observers who had run into safety
saw. to their astonishment, that the
bull stopped dead within few yards
of the maid and COW, turned around
and went away. sadly.
Weren't you afraid? Why did he
run away" asked every one of Betty.
"He got scared said Betty. This
COW Is his mother in.law."
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Taking Precautions.

"Mr. Mulligan," said Dennis. "you
must have binifited by the death of
your mother-inlaw, for whom you had
shmall affection while she lived"
II did"
What did she leave you?"
enough?'
But understand you've been
spinding hundred dollars, If you've
spint cent to get her out OF purga,
tory"
"Whisht now, and isn't It worth. 1t
to get her out before ! get in?"-Ex,
change.
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Cheaper plan.

81 see," said the man who reads,
that to bring sleep to Insomnia vic
tins an English woman has invented
an apparatus to flow water or medi-
Gated liquids on the forehead gently
until the desired result is attained.
What do you think of that, Pat?'
Sure. | think it would be cheaper t
turn the hose on en-"
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His Fitness.

whats become of your assistant
asked the newspaper man In the bar
ber shop. about to get the once over.
oh, he's quit the barber game to
become newspaper man." replied the
boss barber.
What does he know about the
newspaper game?"
well, he can handle the shears, all
right
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The Beady Vine,

Singing was just over in the kinder,
garten, and Immediately a small hand
few up. $40
What is it. Alice?" asked the teach
err
Il want to know what is beady
vine" asked the little girl timidly. Il
always wonder what kind of vine 1t
is when we sing that song, Little lives
may beady vine tbe divine)."
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Then Was the Time.

DIR. Wilmington Ingram, the bishop
of London, is possessed of some
what cynical wit. He was once en-
gagged In conversation with a very
bumptious man, who was boring him
terribly.
What fine life a bishops must be ?"
exclaimed the bore, enthusiastically.
Il would give anything to change
places with your lordship for just one
hour to experience what 1t must be
like"
"Ah," replied Doctor Ingram. fer
vently, 81 wish you could this very
moment"
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A paper dollar is said to last about
six years-unless 1t visits church
fair.
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St. Louis has opened a new $4,000
900 Washington university group OF
medical buildings.
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thing about the story Of this mans
life. Pagan is still the signalman. and
he still spends his days in the watch
tower at West Cambridge. and he still
earns, aside from what he gets from
his books and articles. at most $3.50
day.
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Deduccd.

"I suppose. after all, Irene has her
faults"
so you don't love her any more,
eh h?"-Philadelphia Ledger
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1t takes an unusually polite sales
man to overcharge woman for any
thing and get away with 1t.
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Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes All coed grocers. ADV.
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The Cause.

"She dropped him instantly"
Eagement.'
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A fatal Irritation is one that ends at
the marriage altar.
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A kiss. scientifically speaking, is
but an exchange Of microbes.
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A lot of sympathy is wasted on IN
der dogs and henpecked husbands.
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YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine BYE hemsdy for Red WEAK. wa,ery
inst Eve comfort. Writ. for hook OF the Rye
81 mali Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
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In the cIoudIand Flats.

Harker-Do you live downtown?
Parker-No; twenty-three stories
up.--lndianapclis Star.
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CANADA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VANCOUVER, 3. c., May 15.-What It
is believed here tonight to have been
deliberate attempt to cripple tn,
Pacific cable, connecting England and
Canada with Australia, was frustrat-
ed at midnight Friday when a sentry
at the BanfieId cable station, on the
west coast Of Vancouver island, was
fired upon by members Of a party Of
raiders who were attempting to land
from a launch, presumably from the
United States. The shot summoned
the military guard, whose appearance
caused the raiders to beat hasty re-
treat.
Information was obtained that the
launch had been in the vicinity for
severa! days and was seen signaling
to persons on shore.
The intention of the raiders was
evidently 70 cut the cable. The de-
struction OF the shore end of the cable
at this time would be notable fe It
for the Germans and would be harm
full to Great Britain from a military
and naval point Of view.
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'ea E1 Press Leased Wire Service1
T. rAso, Texas, May 15.-Leaving
eaon aoops In the field to fight the OBJ
sun forces, General Francisco villa
o. harrying by special train tonight to
ooruer at Juarez to investigate
tnat a new revolution is be
,9rmed here by the reactionaries
bst,iu mexlco. His troops have been
"a bSasunng odng for days with an army of
''ev H. men at the Leon-Guanato bat
s;sn ituht with little advantage to eth.
hper.a considers the activity of old
ber esine officials along the bor-
I e,., more important than the nresent
bortbau An invasion by them Of the
shat : part of Mexico would mean
knd .u e would lose Ciudad Juarez
[unn,;aa taus be cut off from his base Of
fpaes. itipn He imports all his ammu.
nau oi from the United States tbrourn
A. !, as well as his provisions.
een me present time, there are Ar.
e. ssherals of the old Huerta army
ban =, ~ as four thousand officers and
|lanv - .nis m organization in Ell Paso.
(eiy;n R oi them admit that they are re-.
hnisssspay pay from the new military or
which has its headauar-
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Not Heard From Vet.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May 15.-The Transyl-
Ivania, the Anchor line steamer with
1916 passengers on board, had not been
heard from by officials of the line in
New York up to a late hour tonight.
The ship sailed from New York the
might of the day the Lusitania was
sunk 1t was figured by local marine
experts that the liner would be in the
war zone" sometime tonight or Sun
day, for running at fifteen knot speed,
she could make Cape Clear in about
eight days Cape Clear is but few
miles from where the Lusitania went
down
Anchor line officials while not know
ing definitely what course the ad-
miralty would prescribe for the boat,
said they felt certain sufficient pro-
lection would be given the Transyl-
yania to permit her safe arrival at
Liverpool She was not permitted to
report her position at sea. She car
ried number of war nurses from the
hospital at Montreal, who are bound
for the trenches in northern France.
Among the ia first cabin passengers
are thirteen Americans.
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ters in New York. They are await
ing the order for the invasion of a
new revolutionary force to Mexico.
Villa currency today dropped To
three cents, the lowest 1t has ever
been quoted.
Reports of the fighting around Leon
declare Obregon's right wing has tax
en- the offensive in an effort TO force
its way to the north.
May Land Again.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Another
.ue Jackets landing in Mexico was
imminent tonight. Acting Secretary
OF the Navy Benson said orders had
been given to dispatch them to save
fifty Americans, including several
women. who with 200 .Mexicans were
fighting 500 Yaqui Indians near Esper-
anzea. a town twenty miles inland,
close to Guaymas.
The gunboats Raleigh and New
Orleans, it was said, were off Esper-
anzea this afternoon and the COM
manders had directions to act without
further instructions. Three Amer1-
cans and several Mexicans were re
ported killed and an American wound
ed.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, May 15.-The most
successful offensive by the allies
along the western battle from. during
the present year has been ~ the
progress of development during the
week. Between Arras and Nerve
Chapelle, distance of twenty miles,
about two hundred thousand French
and British troops have been trying
to bend the enemy's front toward the
first German line of communications.
The French troops, who havo been
operating from Arras northward d
along ten miles Of twisting roads,
have pressed forward between one
and three miles. The terrain recov-
cred from the Germans fully COM
pensates for the recent German sue
cess before Ypres.
The Germans have lost more than
one hundred large and small guns,
besides several thousand prisoners.
The inability of the Germans to hold
their positions is probably due in
part to the employment of newly
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GEg1 1.1ANY

BERL I: May IS. (via wireless to
Londor ,ieneral Mackensen's VIC
torious armies tonight are within
striking distance Of the Galiclan fort
ress Of Przemysl. BY dashing attacks
against the Russian fIanks, the Austro-
German wings early today occupied
positions eighteen miles north and the
same distance south Of the fortress.
A concerted attack on Przemysl
viii be begun within forty-eight houts.
A Russian army northwest of the city
is reported to be falling back upon
the outer forts to escape being sur
rounded. The war office expressed the
belief tonight that the city will be
evacuated without serious resistance,
the Russians falling back upon Lem
berg.
The Russians have abandoned all
their positions in the DukIa and Dup
kow pass regions and are falling back
In northeasterly direction, according
to dispatches to the war office. They
have evacuated one mountain pass
after another, won at terrible cost In
their spring offensive. The Russian
attempt 70 pierce the carpathians has
been completely crushed, according
to official dispatches.
Mackensen concentrated a large
force west Of JarosIau and by a swift
advance, stormed and captured the
bridge head Of the river San, opposite
the fortress, according to an official
announcement from the war office.
+ The Russians still hold Jarosiau,
which they captured September 22, but
capture Of the bridge head gave the
Austro-Gernans possession of the rail-
way leading south along the San to
! PrzemysI.
| In Simultaneous attack, Austrian
divisions undsr the Arch Duke Joseph
] Ferdinand fought back the Russian
left wing and occupied positions near
! Dorbromil. DorbromiI 10 eighteen
miles south of PrzemysI and on an
other railway leading into the fortres,
city. 49,. r-ze.-..
I The defenses Of Przemysi, according
to military experts here. will not per
NIT the Russians to Withstand a lone
siege. Berore the victorious Sla.
army entered the city on March 22
the Austrians blew up part Of tho
fortifioations Sufficient time has not
elapsed to permit their repairs.
| Austro.German successes in tho
east have qvershadowed developments
In northern France and Belgium. Tho
war office announced this afternoon
that the Germans have made some
progress along the St.. JuIien-Ypres
road and have repuised French at
tacks In the Lorette region. Heavy
artillery fighting is going on around
Carency.
The war office reported renewal
Of the fighting around the German
salient at ST. Mihiel. French attacks
| In the Ally woods broke down under
German artillery fire, It was reported,
and the Germans, by counter at
tack, took some trenches. The French
were repuised in three attacks near
Flirey.