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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

cal events in Kansas history, with
which he has had an intimate relation
ship. But he puts in more time plan
ming for the future than he does in dis
cussion of the days of the long ago.
Colonel Ffndlay came to Kansas, fresh
from the army where he served as a
volunteer during the Civil War; He was
a youngster then, black haired and with
flashing eyes that betokened the indom-
table spirit of the man. His hair
has turned to silver with the pass
ing of the years, but the eyes still flash
with the old spirit and he is yet a
youngster.
When Colonel Findlay first came to
Kansas he located at FIT Scott, where
he was engaged in the coal mining
business on large scale. From the out
set he was actively interested in politics,
as he is to this day. Probably no living
man In Kansas has known Intimately
so many of the prominent and useful
men in Kansas. Certainly no living man
has helped more Kansans to political
preferment than he. However, little in
the way of political pie ever came his
way In fact, Colonel Findlay was never
much of hand to seek offce He en-
Joyed helping someone else more than
he did marshalling support for himself
The few times that he has sought posi-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
THE SEVEN WONDERS

The seven wonders of the world are
The man who will work without being
watched. A sales manager who doesn't
think he pays the old mans
salary. salesman who thinks that
perhaps the quality of the material may
have something to do with his making
those large contracts. A stenographer
who knows punctuation, and will look
in the dictionary when she is uncer-
tain about the spelling. A purchasing
agent who doesn't think he does you a
favor when he asks you to quote
new superintendent who will wait a
week before installing a much better
system than his predecessor. A boss
who acts as if he wasn't
Gilbert Hubbard
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

with the young crowd and he
will be zone of the boys" in
Kansas as long as he stays in
the state, as he has been lone
Of the boys" since he landed
within her borders almost a
half century ago.
OF course he can qualify as
an "old-timer" at gatherings
Of old settlers, but Colonel
Ffndlay does not frequent
gatherings of that sort as do
most men who have been priv
LEGGED to stay on this mum
dane sphere as many years as
he has. When you want to
ind Colonel Findlay, look
around among the young men.
You might find him visiting
with a middle-aged man or
two occasionally, but it is al
ways a safe bet that you will
dnd him spending most of his
time with men who have their
faces to the future, rather
than with those who have
their faces to the past.
True, Colonel Findlay finds
much pleasure indulging in
"reminiscences of the many in
teresting phases of the politi-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

circles and you will get an Immediate
response, George Findlay."
The fine thing about it is, too, that
the answer will be correct. 1t doesn't
make any difference that Colonel Find
lay has celebrated more than seventy
anniversaries of his birth, he still trains
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

The world turns aside to let any man
pass who knows whittier he is going.
it is he Gas well as she) who hesitates
who is apt to get lost by the wayside.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
Oldest Youngster
in Kansas
By Z. @. HOPKINS

a SIX the question: Who is the old
"a est youngster in Kansas in
4 any crowd of Jayhawkers who
have mixed much in political
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

TEMPORARY repairs to roads are,
or at least should be, confined
Il to emergency measures. In pro-
portion to the results obtained,
, 1915-02-24
Censored ut Jamaica.

London, Feb. 22nd-The American steamer
Evelyn, from New York, with cotton for
Bremen, was sunk by a mine off Borkum
island in the North Sea on Saturday. The
crew was saved. The nationality of the
mine is unknown.
The Irish coasting steamer "Dowushire"
was sunk on Saturday night by a German
submarine off the Calf of Man, in the Irish
Sea. The Germans gave the crew FIVE min
utes to leave the ship. The crew, has been
landed at Dundyum, County Mayo.
A despatch from Berlin states that near
Newport an enemy ship, probably a mine
searching vessel, touched a mine and sank,
and the enemy destroyers disappeared when
shelled.
The "Times'', discussing the situation,
says: '"The Germans say hey are desperate
and expect to be starving after Easter.
These are intentional exaGgerations to OK
cuse their foul intentions. If VIC thought
that Germany would undergo even a 1.-THE
of the woe she has wantonly inflicted upon
Belgium and Northern France we would
, 1915-02-24

punishment which has thus fallen upon our
enemies, but We think of the p~osition Of
the white man in the Far East, which would
now be lost beyond hope, and we lament
the blindness of our enemies which has
brought such q catastrophe for our race
within the range Of possibility"
San Francisco, 22nd. Feb-President
Wilson from Washington gave the electric
signal for the opening of the Panama Ex-
position. Forty five foreign nations and
f~orty-six States were represented. The
attendance was very large, 1906 900 per-
sons entering during the first two hours.
Washington, Feb. 22nd.-The German
Embassy in a statement says that the plants
at Bethlehem and the Union Iron Works at
San Francisco, according to reliable infor-
NATION, are sending the component parts OF
submarines, ordered by the British Govern
ment, to Canada, and that submarines for
England are also being built at Boston and
Seattle. 1he attention of the State Depart
ment has been drawn to these facts by the
German and Austrian Embassies, as being
% contravention of the laws of neutrality.
Mr.. Bryan says hat the complaint will be
investigated, the President being firm in his
determination not to permit submarines to
be shipped to any belligerent during the
'"1 AS'""AA0 wv component "'UJ 0h' "a
al attempt is made the shipments will be
stopped and the State Department will be
ordered to begin prosecutions for alleged
violation of the neutrality laws.
The "World's' correspondent at Washing
ton sta es that the United States protest to
Germany viii be repeated, with the addition
that the German reputation of responsible
ty is not accepted. The United States will
not discuss the British policy with Germany,
as England's acts are no justification for
those of Germany. The United States will
not convoy American shipping, because Ger
man mines are dangerous and the conveys
would admit Germany's claim of a right to
endanger American commerce. The Ger
mau argulnen that the submarines alter In
ternational Law is rejected. 1t is not ex-
pected that any American rights will be in
fringed, or any American vessels injured, but
American shipping will be warned to be eau
tious in the dangerous zone.
, 1915-02-24
~TELEGRAMS.
ST CROIX STATION.
Continued from 18th pGqe.)

Continued from 4tb pGqe.)
A survivor from the French steamer "Ville
de Lille, recently destroyed by q German
submarine, said: ave were allowed ten
minutes 10 leave the ship. The crew com
piled with the order and took to the boats,
pulling towards Barfeur. Meanwhile two
men from the submarine went aboard the
steamer aud placed two bombs, one in
the cap'ains's room and the other in
the forecastle. Ten minutes later there
we're two explosions and the ship be-
gan to sink by the stern, the captain
and crew weeping as they saw their
vessel 90 down. The submarine towed the
steamers boats until Barf.ur light was
sighted. The captain had no time to dress
fully before he was ordered to leave his ship
and was injured while climbing into the
boat. The German commander, observing
his injury. took him aboard the submarine
and gave HIM first aid treatment, and also
gave him q pair of sea boots because he had
been compelled to leave his own behind.
Advicrs from Buenos Aires state that the
stipulated period that the German steamer
"Holger" might remain in port having ex-
pred, the Argentine authorities declared her
informed. The newspapers report that the
German auxiliary cruiser "KronprinZ Will
helu' ie in the waters OF :he River Plate
with sailors aboard from vessels which she
has sunk.
London, Feb. 2nd.-Despatches from
Picking state that the Minister for Foreign
Affnirs proposed q discussion of Japan's
demands, but the Japanese Minister replied
that it was necessary to await instructions,
that is, China forestalled any complaint OF
delay, or unreadiness, or unwillingness to
negotiate. The following illustrates China's
objections: Among Japan's demands there
is IN article reading: "The Japanese and
Chinese Governments, with the object of
} effectively protecting the territorial lnteg-
rity OF China, agree to the following special
article, that the Chinese Government agrees
that no island, port or harbour along the
coast shall be ceded or leased to any third
Power. The word "third" was omitted from
the Japanese communication to the Powers.
The Cologne Gazette" says that the
most important step ever undertaken by
japan occurs ut q time when all the great
Powers of Europe are rending each other,
and the United States playing q role which
was never expected, and it expresses regret
at the blindness of Germany's enemies who
permit such o catastrophe to threaten the
white race.
The "kolnische Zeitung" says "this means
that Japan desires TO bring the whole Chin
csc Republic under her political suzerainty
and exploit it without any rivals, and to this
end Russia, England, aud the United States
are to withdraw from the Far East. Russia
loses not only hel last hopes of Manchuria,
but also of Eastern Mongolia. In Shantung
not only German but also American infu-
ence is to give way to Japanese and Eng
land is to driven from the Yangtse valley.
These are demands of such tremendous ex-
tent that the mind can hardly conceive
them. We might enjoy the thought of the
, 1915-02-24

The 9. 8. "Guiana" for New York is due at
Frederiksted at 6 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, ieaving M hour after arrival,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29

man. That was evidence enough 60
the astute butler But what mean
the pantomime and the subsequent
hurry? He soon learned. The man
Gregg went his way, and then Jim
turned the corner. jones cast wist-
full glance at the vanishing cab of the
Russian, and decided to shadow the
shadower-in other words, follow the
reporter, to see that nothing serious
befell him.
- The lurer finally paused at door,
opened it with key, and swung ID
behind him, very careful, however, not
to spring the latch Naturally Jim
was nightly pleased when he found
the door could be opened. When
Jones, not far behind, saw him open
the door, he started to call out a warn
ing, but thought the better of it. II
Norton was walking into trap it was
far better that he, Jones, should re-
main outside of it. If Jim did not
appear after certain length of time,
he would start an investigation on hts
own account.
No sooner was Jim in the hallway
than he was set upon and overpow-
cred. They had in this house whas
was known as ''the punishment room.
Here traitors paid the reckoning ane
were never more heard Of Into this
room Jim was unceremoniousiy
dropped when Braine found that ne
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
(By r. B. RUsHING.0

(By r. b. RUSHING.)
When l speak of the care of milk
and making of butter on the farm /
speak from the standpoint of ordinary
farm conditions
Experience has taught me that it
good, pure, healthful milk and butter
are expected the work must begin at
the base of the business-closer even
than the cow stable-pastures and
meadows must be free from noxious
weeds. The water supply must be
pure and plentiful.
If on dry feed, supply good clover
hay. Also good sweet ensiiage, and
salt where COWS can help themselves
at will, as they are very fond of a
change of diet.
Much less corn than is usually fed
should be given and no oats nor oat
straw if good results are expected.
The straw reduces the flow of milk
and gives an unpleasant flavor to the
butter.
Milk will take up foreign odor
with surprising quickness, so Keep as
far from all communicating substances
as possible. Immediately after strain
ing separate the cream with a. cream
separator But if separator is not
available, the following plan will give
satisfaction:
During the cool weather let the milk
set in shallow pans about twelve
hours, then set it in the reservoir OF
back of the stove when fire is low and
raise the temperature to that of new
milk; then let it set IL hours longer
| in a low temperature before skimming
In this way the yield of cream car
be almost doubled and is in firm
sheet and easily skinned, and keeps
longer without getting old than any
other way. When cream is scarce i
can be safely kept four or five days
just above the freezing point. The1
when you have enough for churnins
| add good starter of sour cream ant
bring it to a temperature of 60 de
| grees to ripen.
1t is almost impossible to add wa
ter directly to cream without injury
This is done by setting cream bucket
in hot water and stirring cream often
Cream SO treated churns quickly
| yields more and better butter an
keeps the skim milk sweet longer tha
any other plan. Properly ripene
cream is glossy on top, is thicker tina
ordinary cream and has an acid tast
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29

so his record was unknown. He had
told the city editor that he had worked
on Chicago paper, now defunct-
He paid no attention whatsoever to
Norton, sign of no little acumen.
On the other hand Norton never went
forth on an assignment that Gregg
did not know exactly where he was
going. But all these stories kept Nor
ton in town; and it would be altogeth-
er too risky to attempt to handle him
anywhere but outside of town. So
Gregg had to abide his time.
1t came soon enough
Norton was idling at his desk when
the city editor called him up to the
wicket.
General Henderson has just re-
turned to America. Get his opinion
on the latest Balkan rumpus. He's
out at his suburban home. Here's the
address"
How long will you hold open for
me?" asked Norton, meaning how long
would the city editor wait for the
story
IT'LL one-thirty. You ought to be
back by midnight. It's only eight
now"
"All right; Henderson's approach
able. may get good story out OF
him"
Maybe" thought Gregg. who had
lost nothing of this conversation.
1t was his opportunity. He imme
diately left the zone of the city desk
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
BIG EATERS HAVE BAD
KIDNEYS AND BACKACHE
Take Glass of Salts at Once If Your
Back Is Hurting or Kidneys and
Bladder Trouble You.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE, because we eat too much and all
our food is rich. Our blood is filed
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork, become sluggish; the elimf-
native tissues clog and the result Is
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
a general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like humps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment or you arc
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; if you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This faraous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate clogged Kidneys
to neutralize the acids in the urine 30
it no longer is a source of irritation.
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In
5ure, makes delightful effervescent
ptaia-water beverage, and belongs In
4very home, because nobody can make
mistake by having a good kidney
| flushing any time.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Harsreave millionaire. after
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred. lives the. life OF a recluse
ly meets Braine. leader Of the Black Hun
dred Knowing Byqine win try to get him,
he escapes from his ow, home by bal
loon, Before escaping .1e writes ~ Letter s,,
before he fnysteriously left on the door
step his baby daughter. Florence Gray.
That day Hargreave also draws N,OO0,OOO
from the bank. but II Is reported that
this dropped into the sea when the balloon
he escaped In was punctured. Florence
arrives from the girls school. Countess
Olga. Braine's companion. visits her and
claims her as a relative. Two bogus de-
tectives call. but their plot Is foiled by
Norton. a newspaper man. After failing
IN their first attempt. the Black Hundred
but she escapes. again foiling them. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone, Jones removes a
section OF flooring and from a cavity
takes box Pursued by members Of the
Black Hundred. he rushes to the water
front and succeeds In dropping the box
into the sea. Accomplices OF Braine kid
nap Florence and hurry her of to sea.
She leaps overheard and is picked up In a
dnzed condition by fishermen. Braine.
disguised as her father. takes her back TO
sea with him. Florence sets fire to the
boat and IL rescued by a ship IN which
Norton has been shanghaied. Concealed
above the rendezvous OF the Black Hun
dred. man learns OF the recovery OF
the box from the sea by a sailor and OF
rs subsequent return TO the bottom OF the
sea. and he quickly communicates the
fact TO Jones' A duplicate box is planted
and later secured by the band, but before
It's contents are examined the box mys-
teriously disappears. Finding himself
checkmated at every turn, Braine endeav.
ors to enmesb the Hargreave household
in the law In order to gain free access 70
the house. The timely discovery OF the
plot by Norton sets the police Mt the heels
OF the pack and results IN n raid on the
gangs rendezvous, which. however. proves
To be barren OF results. Following a teie-
phone message Jones received from
mysterious person whom he addressed as
sir" Florenca Is again lured from bel
home and taken out to SEN ThrouRr
Norton's daring and skill as an aviator
: she Is rescued and returns 10 her home u
time to confront an agent OF the Blach
Hundred. Through treachery In the ttar
grehve household Florence ls delivered In
to the hands OF an unscrupulous doctor
who Is IN the nay OF the Black Hunorcu
From tho faithful Susan Norton learnt
that the doctor has declared that Flor
ence N stricken with smallpox and that ~
"a nreparing TO spirit her away. BY ACT
Inc quickly the reporter. with the aid o
Susan. succeeds In cxtrlcating the youni
woman from the danger after an encoun
ter with members OF the gang.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
Ayrshire Cow Lucy, First Prize Winner

and smell. In cold weather complaints
of trouble in churning are most num-
erous. Many who consider themselves
expert butter makers occasionally
meet with refractory batch of cream
that defes all efforts to coax forth its
golden treasure.
Ordinarily there is no cream so hard
to churn that it is not amenaDle to
proper treatment 1t is possible to
make the best of butter with the old
dash churn and butter bowl, but the
labor involved is out of all proportion
to results If the butter fails to come
it is due TO one or some combination OF
the following causes:
First, the churn may be too full
Second, the temperature is too high
or too low.
Third, the cream is improperly or in.
sufficiently ripened.
Fourth, there is too small percent
age of butterfat, probably because
there is too much skim milk with the
cream.
The cturn should never. be more
than half-full. 1t will often save time
and temper to divide the churning, es-
peciaIly if the temperature is a little
low; when churning commences the
air and cream are mixed into foam
which fills the churn so full that no
motion of the fat globules toward each
other cen occur, and it is impossible
| to churn frothy mass. In such case
part of the cream must be drawn off,
the temperature raised little and the
butter will soon come.
To have the temperature just right
is a matter of the greatest importance,
and next to good churn the thermom-
eter is the most important apparatus
in the dairy. For the making of uni
formly fine butter it is Indispensable
The kind to get is glass dairy ther
mometer that sells for fifteen cents
and up.
About 55 degrees in summer and 81
degrees in winter is usually the de
sired temperature. The object O.
churning is to bring the invisible IA
globules that are suspended in th'
cream in contact with each other.
they are just soft enough they viii
unite under steady stroke of th'
dasher, the process going on till tn
| butter comes. If too hard or too sof
they will not do this, and that is VIII,
temperature is so important.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
HANDY SLING FOR
HANDLING FODDER
Troublesome Task Made Easier
by Use of Device Described
Herewith.

In hauling shocks of corn, fodder
and all, to the barn to shuck it on
rainy days, it is sometimes trouble
some to handle.
An open sling will help, in which
the boards are three-fourths by four
inches, four feet long, with three
quarter-inch hole two inches from
each end for one-half inch rope.
The ropes in each sling are long
enough to inclose shock of fodder.
To load the shocks the slings are
placed one by one on the wagon, the
boards lying crosswise, and the ropes
laid back and forward. When one
shock is loaded the ropes arc brought
together and looped, then another
sling is loaded, as before until six
shocks are on the wagon.
The load is driven to the barn, the
hay carrier hooked to the sling, an6
the shock is lifted at once to the
barn.
/ The corn as it is shocked is assorted
and clean well-shaped ears are thrown
into one crib; the "nubbins" are
thrown into the bin next to the
crusher and ground for the cows, the
fodder is cut UP on the large cutting
box. The cutting box is run by a gaso
line engine in the pump room.
The fodder, nice, bright and sweet
is moistened with hot water, mixtur,
of wheat bran, oil meal, crushed oat!
and gluten feed; sufficient salt Il
added in season. The pile is forket
over thoroughly and let lie over night
or from morning to night.
The pith Of the stalks that the cow
do not eat is used for bedding, ant
is one Of the best absorbents we have
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-29
WINTER KILLING OF
COMMON RED ANTS
Dig Out Heart Of Mounds, Pour
on Water and Let Them
Freeze to Death.
(By G. H. GLITZKE.)

The common red ants do great
deal of damage to the alfalfa fields in
some sections of the country. The
spots where they kill the alfalfa are
usually only about a square yard or
two from where they build their
mounds. but great many of these in
the field count for quite large patch
where no alfalfa grows.
Some people try to destroy them
by sinking bottles into their mounds
so that the ants fall into them.
This system is not always effective,
as it is hard to trap them all, and as
long as a few remain the trouble will
continue.
There is nothing quite so effective
as the winter killing, which consists
in digging out the heart of the mounds
in the winter, and then pouring water
into the excavation thus made, so it
soaks into the ground, and freezes
those that may still be living.
This method usually proves very
satisfactory. Out of a large field
where they were killed in this way
during last winter only a very few OF
the many ant hills had any ants re
manning in them by spring, and it is
quite evident that if the work had been
done more carefully every one of them
would have been killed.
The work should be done very thor
oughly. 1t does not take much dig
ging at each mound, but it should b<
done in the winter time, SO there is ne
chance fer them to rebuild, and the
weather is so cold that they must
| freeze.
Where other methods have failed
| this has done the work.