Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16

boy to the postoffice to mail an inn
portanr letter, and gave him two
pennies with which to buy a stamp
and put on it, When the boy re-
turned home he said proudly: Il
seen lot of men poking letters in a
little place, and when no one was
looking 1 slipped yours in without
paying osborne Farmer
Senator Ovens idea suits me, to
wage no aggressive war except upon
affirmative vote of the people, the
common people, the men and women
on whom fall the burdens of war who
gain little in glory or spoils. To
adopt such a plan would be of the
most striking object lessons that the
mind can conceive, to present TO all
the world as to the American attitude
toward peace Even then we would
be in sufficient danger of needless
defensive warefare.-Judge Rup-
penthal in Luray Herald.
At the general election in Novem-
Der 1914 voters numbering 12477 went
TO the polls in the six counties of the
23rd judicial district. They were dis
tributed by counties thus, Russell
county 1856, Ellis 1892, Trego 164O,
Cove 1411, Logan 1854 and Wallace
904. The total vote on district judge
was 1904. This indicates that about
themselves on the Office of judge, or
spoiled their ballots if they did vote
on that office. The same sort of
falling off is shown in every large
office. Judge Ruppenthal in Luray
Herald.
Here is bit of lore about the moon
that is given out in plenty of time
for everybody to keep tab on it;
February, 1915, will not have full
moon-a thing that has not happened
since 1866, and that will not happen
again until 100000 years from
February. The moon, in January,
will be full the 1st and 30th. In
March, it will be full on the 1st and
3Oth again, and that cuts off any posi-
bility of February having full moon.
1t is an odd combination of circum-
stances. If there is anything in
signs, 1866 was peace year after
big war.-Exchange.
Senator Owen, Democrat of Okla
homa, has broken into the limelight
with a dream. He wants warfare by
the United States to be left in the
hands of the people. Before the
United States can go to war Senator
Owen thinks the matter should be
submitted to a vote of the people of
the United States. If Mexico or any
other dinky power jumps up and
kicks Uncle Sam in the Stats we can't
resent it until an election has been
called, the people have voted and the
votes all counted. Then if a major
ity prove to be towards and want to
avoid war, all there is left to do is
to sit still and let the world see that
UNCLE Sam is easy. Fine scheme.
Let the people rule. If there has
ever been a lingering idea in the
mind of any body that Senator Owen
of Oklahoma is great man, this
brilliant scheme of his will dispell it.
He proposes to get at it by constit-
utional amendment. Goodbye. Owen
Osborne Farmer.
This story ''on'' the two candidates
for sheriff of Jackson County was
told at banquet in Metawaka last
week. A man was travelling along
the country road in Jackson County
and stopped at farm house to solicit
the voters of the household, for he
CHANGED to be candidate. His at
tention was attracted by a woman in
the barn yard trying to perform that
dfficulu feat of milking a COW and
keeping a sucking calf away. The
man obligingly offered his assistance
in the way of holding the calf while
the woman did the milking Strad-
ding the refractory calf he caught it
by the neck and managed to keep it
at safe distance. While the calf in
his struggles to free himself tossed
the candidate about, he addressed
himself to the woman in the follow
manner, MY name is Noah Sanders.
/ am a candidate for sheriff of jack
son County on the Republican ticket
and would like your vote9" Are
you Noah Sanders, and are you run
ming against Chas. Johnson?n The
man signified that such was true.
.Well, Chas. johnson has got you
beat the woman said, ..for he is in
the house holding the baby" The
seQueal is that Johnson was elected