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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
CHAPTER Xxx
The Ultimate Purpose.

ne ultimate purpose
It was an Indian summer day, when
the sun paused to smile genially back
over his shoulder at the earth he was
leaving to winters cold mercy, and a
warm wind blew softly. Toward noon
Kazia, leaning on the doctor and his
buxom wife, was helped to the front
with cushions and shawls. In a big
made comfortable, with cushions at
carefully around her.
You're sure you're warm enough?"
Queried Mrs. Hedges, with needless
anxiety.
Quite sure. You all spoil me with
kindness"
Mrs. Hedges gave last pat to the
cushion behind Kazia's head You
take deal of spelling, think. dearie."
Kazia sighed. I'll hate to leave
you-" Tears. for some reason. were
treacherously ready that morning.
Then" drawled the doctor, you're
thinking of leaving us?"
81 must-soon." But under the doc
tors twinkling gaze a girlish flush
sprang into view-perhaps to keep the
tears company.
TOO much color" chuckled the doc
tor Let me feel your pulse"
The crimson deepened and as In
stantly vanished.
I've a cake In the oven." Mrs.
Hedges suddenly remembered. doc
tor. I'll need you"
Need met" The doctor started
Am 1 "a"
AT once. Doctor" came a stern
command from the hall.
Eth? OH" A light broke In upon
him and he chuckled again. Coming
my dear, coming!"
The Matka, too, would have left her
but Kazia stayed her. Don't co." she
said in the Matka's tongue.
The old woman halted, irresolute
HE, your lover, will be coming SOON
Timidly she laid thin knotted hand
on the scarf enshrouding Kazia's hair.
Kazia ignored that You will hate
to leave this place, won't your
The Matka nodded. There is peace
here. Even the old smile and make
jests. and they grow old easily. as {
child grows into youth. And my Plot
is here" Her eyes sought distan
hillside, where white stones CLEANED
In the sunshine.
But we must go. I don't belong
| here. What would these kind peopl,
| think If they knew'-the voice brok,
| a little-"what you know"
"They would think as do. And l.
know nothing, except that you Low,
and are loved. Such love have never
seen. 1t is not the love your mothel
and her lover had All here know ant
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she called me-" he Whispered
Hedges thought Il was de1irium and
would have led him back to his couch
But Mark resisted
Il tell you. she called me- must
see her.
Let him." said the surgeon Prob
ably It's his last chance"
Hedges released him and Mark went
over to her. He dropped to his knees
by the bedside and kissed. very gently.
the arm outlined under the sheet
'Kazia," he whispered My wife,
my love, don't leave me! Can't you
hear, dear?-the miracle has comet"
He thought that she sighed. as does
a tired child when 1t sinks to sleep.
and that little smile touched the pale
lips.
The others did not see. but then
they had not heard her call.
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AAhi Take Mel"

you. 1t will never end. Is 1t you
doubt? Dear, 1 know know. And
I need you. Can't you understand,
need you? You won't. you can't, fail
me now?"
you don't know what you ask" she
whispered. But I can't fight against
it any longerI want you so Only
promise me-when. you remember
you won't let me know
Il promise. Kazia-!"
"Ah! Take me-
A sob shook her and she swayed
toward him. He caught her and drew
her very gently to him. = After
little she smiled through her tears.
1t was evening and the others had
gone, leaving them alone again
There was no light but the glow OF
embers on the hearth in the little cot
tage that was to be their home for
while. But it was enough for them, in
whose hearts the unquenchabie torch
was glowing, revealing beauties and
glories they never had known. They
sat very close, watching-and listen
For the silence of the hills was
ended forever Throughout that day,
as the iron they had seen flowing adj
vanced toward its destiny. the new
creature that had come into the valley
had been awakening to full life. Sec
ton after section had received the life
giving power, until now all the huge
mechanism was in motion, driving.
whirling, pounding at top speed The
earth quivered in answer to its pulSa-
ton. Crunching metal. raging blasts,
fires such as served at the creation.
lifted their voices in chorus-an ode
of the elements to man the master, the
song of steel. A terrible song whose
beauty only the understanding might
discern-singing madly of power and
passion and purpose, of struggle and
death, of birth ana life, OF triumph
and steadfast strength.
To the lovers, rich in the knowledge.
that comes only after sin and payment
and release, the song came not in vain
fought you to be there?" she whis-
pered.
Not tonight, dear"
Gould we see it from here?"
He helped her to a chair by the
south window and stood at her side
while she saw.
The night sketched the drama of
steel for her. Again the great fur
mace was setting free its lambent
food. Under open sheds were gleam-
ing the sun-bright mouths of other
furnaces where the iron boiled and
boiled and became steel.
"Ah!" Wonderment and alteration
were in her cry. "And it is yours-it
is you'll"
mot I, not minei don't know how
many generations OF men gave them
selves that we might have that. I
know 1t was not for me, for any man
For all who suffer and toll"
His face was set sternly toward the
mills. For long time he was silent.
what is it Z" And she broke the
silence with whisper. What do you
see out there?"
Sternness melted into tenderness
"A parable" he smiled down on her,
s-of our lives-of life. Desire and dis
illusionment, battle and toll, conquest
and failure, evil and shame-the fires
and pressures that burn US and shape
u.s." His hand rested on her hair.
~And the purpose In which the real
| life begins
-Ahi wouldn't have you different
But to me-to me life isn't parable
| it Is you. This peace, this content
III can't believe yet that they are
true, that they always will be true.
Ali Teach me, teach mel"
THE END
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Our Country-whether bounded by
tie St Johns and the Sabine. or how
ever otherwise bounded or described.
and be the measures more or less
stfll, Our Country. to be cherished in
al our hearts. to be defended by all
our hands--Robert C. winthrop. July
(. 1846-
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winter rnr viii supply a large part q
The chlch&n feed required for my
poultry yards. I expect 20 make
enough oot 81 the extra ear supply m
dnced BY me varied dist the erats
hoppcrs wsii afford. 20 more than off,
set the lcss Of my earden. II fact,
with erasshoppers 70 al = day.
the hens. in their snug quarters will
never know IL Ia winter. and viii Keep
Up their q production az u 4 were
summer all the year
Isn't this New Mexico man the
whole optimistic aEsresatiuon rolled
Into one9
what man with a crouch or an at
tack Of pcsslmism can helm hut take
a 0 cheerful view OF misfortune
after reading the story Of how Mr.
BIshop not only breaches but prae-
tees optlmlsmg And he spells u
Win a big O."
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ralE TAx AssouAr1oN.

ATo STATE can ever expect 4
IN place is finances on q sound
and permanent basis without
an equitable and adequate taxation
nystem The taxation Of real and
personal property Or corporations and
individuals Is one Of ne first and
most Important works 20 he UNDER
taken by a commonwealth. The state
that fails 10 take the taxation prob
lem seriously viii eveHtuaily find that
investors ~gli decline 10 take the state
seriously. Taxation vitality affects
every Individual in every community
IN ire state: some 70 a greater extent
than others.
A cali has been issued for a meet
Ing to he held In santa Re for the
purpose Of organising the New Mex
leo Taxpayers association. That the
iima FOR forming such an association
IL opportune n Indicated BY the sur
prising Interest that n been mani
fened sn preliminary organization
hlans BY prominent hankere. lawyers.
merchants. stock and sheep r~aisers.
rancherS and farmers. regardless OF
political falth. regardless of CONNER
ciai affiliations. The taxation prob
lem IN not confined 10 any one part
Of New Mexico. 10 any one industry.
10 any one set OF individuals.
Those who attend the meeting In
santa Re on September ! will gather
together for a definite purpose. Bust
ness-like methods will prevail In the
meeting, Il Is believed. and the work
Of organization will be effected with
zeal and seriousness worthy OF the
caiibre OF those who VIII attend. II
IL confidently hoped That The associa-
tion Will undertake a work which will
have a widespread intinsnco- In AKA
iion reform. 20 the end that ultimately
New Mexlco's system win be financial
~ and economically sound and above
criticism OF a serious nature.
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The Tax Middle
Editor Evening Herald.

Editor Evening Herald;
some one once said. that the sur,
rst spur to action ~ the people any
where. is to hit them in tho pocket.
"o"k. Lazy passive good citizens
v M sit around for years. and permit
political bosses. and n few agents OF
TIE big interests and tax Dodgers, 20
run their whole governmental shebanR
tot them. will suddenly III M AMI
take notice. when the actions OF such
politicians and agents OF monopoly.
bring about q crisis such ~ now ex-
lists in Now Mexico. Hence tho call
for q statewide injecting Of the cit
izcns and tax payers % fthe state for
September lst nj santa Fc.
State Senator CLARK ~ Las Vorao
had 70 SGT Of splendid tax laws up ae-
! fore our last assembly. but could not
Ict them passed. The bosses ard
agents made combinations against
thom. wasted tho time Of the session
In a foolish eight over salaries. and
then forced Through this so-cnllcd
'Iuraum'' law ON taxation. To pleas"
the natives they had To- keep down
tho rate Of taxation. out they made
ro proper provision to get the prop
ort, on the tax rolls. 50 now with
The rate limited. ana the returns as
short aa ever. eff course the required
revenue cannot he obtained 90 run the
sintc and pay It's necessary current
expenses.
have stated many times. ana 7
ruw etate n again. that New Mexico
has In private ownership within ire
confines ~ tho state. property easily
az th. value Of une billion dollars. ami
thut Hll ,uu have 10 do o. 60 pass 70
-sr.ihlo lnW 90 rot % returned on the
cav ll.'u Then % levy o. 70 ha'f Of
nug per oo7i on thie viii rllge Eve
million dollprF ~ revenue and we du
rtt need for an purposes hut about
four and 70 mira million. and there
Nou are
For r. quarter ~ q century in our
territorial days. tho whole value ~
Sew Mexico. according Geo tho tax re-
turns. Clock. stock and barrel" rang
90 from thirty four to forty-hvc mil
hons NJ doll1rs' Even last wear. nm.
dor tho absurd onc-thira value Tor
taxation law. tho value Of our whole
siric was but about ninety millions oi
dnllars'' n IL had been for sale. any
one az nfty mIllionnircs could have
ought &c 1s a bargain, hut even as ID
some Of them own such largo slices
Of u, that they nrc running mn,
prinripaliticr 81 their own tWith the
uid ~ the bosseg) within Il.
u rs sp ridiculous that our coEdi,
tom should Doc oe % is. when every.
ono OF eousc shows. thnt tho railroads
alone are worth moro than twice
hat our entire tax return was las
year; that our cattle and sheep alone
are worth much more than the who'll
return: that our buildings and lots ~
an our cities. towns and villages are
worth easily three or four times oul
outirc Tax valuation; that tho private
ly owned metal and Goa minos an,
lands. are worth easily i've or 50
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Views OfThe Press
o.-~y
Utilizing American Genius

In some particulars. have tended 10
develop inventions. Private indus.
try has grown uiaryelously because OF
the perfection OF certain devices.
but what business has taken adj
vantage Of the government has neg
lected. Secretary Daniels idea II
unique. other governments have
absorbed the inventions offered 20
them. but II Is not believed that any
country has gone IN search OF genius
that It may recognize. Govern
ments are conservative, as a gen
eral thing. The British admiralty,
for example. was reluctant 10 adopt
steam for the navy. and only did so
because II was compelled TO change
by the efficiency OF merchant ships.
Books OF science are crowded with
the names Of American inventors
who, failing TO achieve success In
their own country, have gone abroad,
there 20 find announcement and ap
probation. Tho submarine Is ono
example OF this, and the United
States to-day IN deficient I'm this fea.
ture Of marine service. The Wright
brothers had really 90 go 10 France
before their own cOuntrymen appre'
ciated their airship inventions. In
vont0rs, disappointed and discour'
aged with failure at home, have, one
by one, given 90 other peoples tho
product OF their labor and intelli.
geneo This condition should exist
no longer. The way has been
opened, and the country may well ex-
poet great results 10 follow .-EVeu-
inO Oopit0l Het0s lBoise Idaho).
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Experiment

ATATURALLY a doctor doesn't
like to experiment. THIS IL
not n typographical error. He
really doesn't like 10 90 Il. But
patients do love 20 be experimental
ON. Tho doctor who refuses 20 ex-
pertinent on his patients soon be-
comes unpopular. He earns the
reputation Of being a crank. or pe0-
pie say no magniies your little
troubles into big ones.
For instance. you have n very ordi-
nary case OF stomach trouble. Hav-
ing tried half a dozen OF the hun
dreds OF sure cures sold for this
simple complaint. you finally decide
60 sec the doctor. You conhde that
your stomach Is bothoring you n lit
tie. and you want something 10 help
you assimilate your food. That II
the universal desire Of civilized high
livers-something TO assimilate tho
food.
Tho doctor puts you on his table
and proceeds 10 paw You over, plain.
~ incredulOus. lie seems TO have
designs on your appendix. your
eall-sac or something; evidently he
isn't sure your Kidneys are in the
place where they belong, and he
even doubts the condition Of your
heart ard lungs.
"It's right here IN my stomach: all
the pain Is right In the pit OF my
stomach you insist. But still he
imagincs you are trying 20 deceive
him. Suddenly he tells you he
wishes 10 feed you a test breakfast
and then take Il away from you
with the stomach pump after you have
toyed with IL. for an hour or so. Re
member. he Is No specialist: just a
plain family doctor.
DO you swallow the stomach tube2
Not for anythingi All you want Is
something 10 assimilate your food.
Can't the doctor hx You up some
medicine? Well. yes. perhaps. But
why not find out exactly what Is the
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On The Right Track

silver City, n. a..
Aug. IS. 1915.
Editor Evening Herald.
Albuquerque, y. NJ.
SIR
] wish to thank you for your edi-
torial The Cart Before the Horse. 4"
The argument you make IL the argu-
ment We have used 10 advantage here
10 inangurete The. advertising capS
paign.
I have unbounded faith In silver
City and know that the good people
Of this community viii respond TO
the call for additional houses and ac-
commodations for healthseekers and
tourists. Ny good friend. the editor
81 the Enterprise. believes likewise. I
am sure, and his forcetul editorial
was simply for the purpose OF calling
attention 70 the need.
with our beautiful new depot. the
paved streets and ornamental lights,
which will be completed before the
end OF the year. and the new tcle-
phone system which ~ now in opera
tion. marks the year 1915 as one of
the most progressive In the history Of
his very live town. The Kaiger may
not eat his Christmas dinner In Paris,
but one thing Is certain. the people Of
Silver city will eat theirs with a great
deal OF enjoyment and satisfaction.
The chamber of commerce Is fun of
pep and ginger. The meetings are
well attended and are full 81 bust
ness. We are almost certain 20 have
a fine new hotel here within "A lew
months. The people OF silver city
have rever Jailed % respond TO any
call that was within the limit OF their
ability and means and ! feel confident
that with the backing Of II energetic
, commercial body they will not do go
now. We took care 81 all who came
here when We advertised three years
ago. We shall do the anne this year
/ and next.
Very truly yours.
CHAs. 6. GIVEN.
Chairman Advertising Committee.
! Chamber of Commerce
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~HE proposal that an advisory
board of inventors and engi-
ueers ho established IS meet
ing with a splendid response. Mr..
Edison's willingness TO serve Is
oquaiod by that Of all others who
have been approached, and the list
includes some Of tho foremost men
OF the country. Each seems 10 re.
gard a call 10 the board as a sam
mons TO duty. All indicate a de-
sire 10 cooperate. The general
spirit is we'll expressed by Hudson
Maxim. who declares his Willingness
20 turn over 10 the government all
inventions he now has or may have
In the future. one submarine Inn
provemont he has lately submitted to
Washington. Ice DE Forest. pioneer
American inventor I'm wireless teleg-
raphy, Indicates that he Is perfect.
Ing an invention which SHOULD re
move all danger from aerial and,
particularly. undersea warfare" Mr..
Curtiss and Mr.. Wright, among
others, believe that coast defense can
be promoted by utilizing improved
aeroplanea or hy~droplanea. Louis
Gathmann would have the coast de-
Tense works equipped with lS.lnch
guns.
These expressions show how
eagerly the inventive genius Of
the country responds 10 a national
call And II In time. Tho American
mind has been ihe most prolific In
tho production OF labor-saving and
weaith-produoing machinery. The
patent Laws. mAkeahift Us they are
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matter frstf On, you'il think II
over; you'll DO all right II you can
Just nssimilRte your food. SO the
doctor makes a good guess and pre-.
scrlbea some medicine.
a few weeks later you begin to
feel worried about your stomach.
The doctors don't seem 60 DO able
10 help you a bit. You visit o
specialist. Ho gives you a test meal,
slips the tube into your stomach
when you are not looking, examines
the gastric Juice chemically and
microscopically, and places you on
treatment FOR duodenai ulcer. In a
month or two you get better. And
there YOU have been spending hun.
dreds OF dollars on doctors who ex.
porinented on you and failed 10
give you the sliGhtest help.
The difference between n general
practitioner and an eminent stomach
specialist Is that tho latter doesn't
have 10 rely no much upon expert
ments. or course n doctor who can
determine first what he Is treating
will be more likely to eni0y n repu-
tation for great skill.
Men and women are among tho
most interesting human beings q
doctor has TO deal with.
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SPECIAL WARDENS FOR
BLACK RANGE HILLS

Santa Re, y. NJ. Aug 2C.-Gnme
and Fish Warden Trinidad G. de Baca
has appointed william ). Cole and
A.. n. Smithson special deputy game
wardens as they are about To make a
six weeks tour Of the Black Range
mountains In Sierra and SOcorro conn.,
ties The game warden was informed
this region is sparsely settled
an dis "a part Of the best game coun-
try IN New Mexico. lie has also
been informed that tho settlers ana
campers pay little attention 90 the
game laws. For this reason the APP
pOintment OF two special deputies may
result In calling foreibly the attention
OF the settlers to certain regulations
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e Sc MGEORGEr FITCH f. s.
RAISING WHEAT

II AIsING wheat 81 not as spec
IL tacular or glorious ms raising
the variety OF Tophet which
prevails IN Europe just now, but II
Is much more necessary.
IL the United States was 10 re.
fraln from raising wheat for a year
or two In these peculiar times. most
of Europe would be seized with 81.
we're cramps and might even have To
postpone hostilitles.
Thus raising wheat IN this ccun-
try Is not only q business but a duty.
We must not only feed ourselves.
but must set the table for millions
OF foreigners who are too busy ef-
facing each other 30 grab the bust
ness end % "a plOw and speak 10 n
mule In an authoritative tone Of voice.
The United states raised
100000. 600 huIhcls 81 wheat last
year and will probably DO as well
this year. Il takes about seven
bushels of wheat 10 feed a man for
n year. This leaves "A large surplus
10 ship 20 countries who are busy
feeding s%hrapnel 10 each other.
Scientists are very nluch dlscon-
tented. because this country raises
so little wheat per acre. They argue
that n America we're as scientific as
Europe. II would raise twice as much
wheat on the same amount OF
ground. But this would compel us
to ship FIVE times ns much wheat to
Europe and would make Il possible
for the women 90 stop farming and
go 10 fighting. On the whole Il IS
more humane for us 20 be UNI
scientific.
Anyway the scientists don't seem
20 realize that this country raises
ell the wheat IL needs and has plenty
OF time % spend on other things.
The European works from dawn tin
fgrk on his postage stamp farm,
raising a large amount Of wheat per
acre. But the American seeds down
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times the hegrarly ninety millions OF
dollars we taxed ourselves on last
ycari Many other items. such ~
timber ands. agricultural lands. moe
Ecy, automobiles. horses, goats. rraZ-
ing lands. etc. etc. could De- added Go
the list. But no. the big Interests the
coal mine barous. tho cattle hnroug
the railroad maEnates and an the
ether tax dQdrcrs would have none -
&C. They would rather continue pny-
Ing a rate 0f three ur four per cent
on the small amount oi property they
returned. than 90 Doe forced 60 make 70
complete return OF nil their pusscp
sions. even " the tax rate should no
Nmitcd Co "a hulf uf uuc per cont
what 70 short sighted policy Well. lci
ur hope hat this proposed tax lc1au'
win put some pep i1to uur lal,
good citizens and rologatc his ycrf
visible special Interest government ~
/ ours. which means these few agents
Of the biz tax dodginE Interests. to the
limbo whore thcv belong The whole
4 bunch Of Sew Mexico bosses. 1ul tho
whole bunch Of these Few pcule 81
power. that represent tho Dig inter
csts 81 this state. are an iWpcrtircnt
nuisance. and should hc uurorrmnu-
lously made o. 80 away back aus 20
down.
Yours truly.
Il. = RopEY
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rnE noAp To OLD TowN.

wv HILE enterprising and worthy
Nh/ efforts are being made by
w county road officials 70 build
new roads n repair old ones IN the
outlying precincts. II might be advls-
able at this time TO consider The work
Of repairing the road to Old Aibu-
querquc, from the city limits near
Fourteenth street and Central avenue
10 the Traction park entrance. The
Cehtral avenue road west Of Four
teeenth street was rebuilt and re-
paired some seven years ago through
tho expenditure Of large sums OF
money. The repair work was well
done and has stood up well under
heavy traffic. But comparatively III.
tie time and money have been spent
on maintenance. however. with the
result that the road Is now IN bad
condition from the city limits west e
the end OF the a line. The trail s
hut a little more than a succession @
bumps aud ruts. This Is not as !
should be. the road being one Of IN
most heavily travelled In the county
The highway should be placed In frs
class condition In the near future u
order 10 accommodate the traffic tina
viii pass over Il 20 the fair ground
before and during lair week. A bi
81 intelligent planning, combined
with ten days hard work Will accom-.
pllsh wonder in restoring the Old
Town road 10 first class condition.