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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26


ward off innumerable evils, a guerdon
for the sorrows and disappointments of
life, and a sure charm for the calling of
content. To those who love books the
whole world wears a different aspect,
and each small incident of dull day be-
comes replete with marvellous possibili-
ties. To them the very-day things are
not everyday, and when the world
grows wearisome, there is always the en-
chanted land which they may enter by
the simple process of opening a book
And to one who has tasted of good read
ing, books are the best friends in the
whole world, for they do not deceive
with false promises nor desert in time of
need. But when we think of the hun
dreds of thousands of boys and girls who
are growing up today without knowing
Alice in Wonderland, Tom and Maggie
TuIliver, Huckleberry Finn and Tom
Sawyer and those hosts of others who
walk through the pages of books, is it
any wonder that we feel that in some
way the parents are to blame? And
where one mother has neglected to teach
and train, hundreds of daughters and
sons may, perhaps, be ignorant forever
of these hidden joys. 1t is as natural
for a child to love stories as it is for
him to watch eagerly for Santa Claus,
for after all Santa Claus is only beau
tiful story, but one which none of
would live without Santa Claus exists
in our imaginations just all of our
friends in fiction do, but they are as real
as our every day friends, nevertheless,
and sometimes nearer to our hearts.
And, again, eliminating the pleasure
from the question the boy who has been
laugh to read stands thousand less
chances to fall into temptation than that
one who sees no further than his own
meager surroundings. For the boy who
reads part of each day has just so
much less time to get into mischief, and
the girl who finds her romance in good
books will not search so eagerly for its
substitute on the street corners in the
twilight. 1t is far better to have your
daughter in love with the hero of book
land at some time other this is sure
to be- than for her to expend her callow
affection upon an undesirable youth
around the corner. And it is far better
for your growing son to picture his lady
love as a splendid Rowena passion
ate Jane Eyre than to fall for the blan-
dishments of giggling school girl with
rouged cheeks and mareelled hair. For
these ideals which youth carries with it
become a part of the web of the soul,
and in this world man has an ideal
which is too high. If mothers would but
think seriously of these things, and give
a little less time to the scrubbing of the
kitchen or the darning of the socks, or
the erocheting of the dolly, and more to
the training of the childish brains, our
world would be better within the next
fifty years; ideals would be dearer,
deeds more noble and standards of per-
sonal honor higher. To spend one hour
each day telling your little boy the story
of the brave King Arthur and his
Knights viii be to give to his young soul
an idea of honor and bravery which can
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26
Money
to Loan

Money to loan on good farm
lands up 10 one-half of the APP
proved valuation. Reasonable
rates and terms. Quick action.
Can not consider city loans.
A L B E r T. T. r E ID
T o P E Z A, Z A n s A s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26

alum dissolved in cup of water will
stop the flow of blood in an ordinary
wound where no large artery has been
severed Shutting this solution will also
stop bleeding of the nose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26
Deep Drilling

Heres something queer" said the
dentist. "You say this tooth has never
been worked on before, but / find small
flakes of gold on my instrument"
81 think you have struck my back
collar button" replied the victim.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26


stood at her mothers knee, when you
get all through your work you'll have
time to read me a pretty story, won't
your"
Naturally the mother was startled,
for she was a good mother, and believed
that she was doing everything possible
for the welfare of her little daughter.
And this was the first inkling she had
received that there was something for
which her child longed which it had not.
How many, many children there are
in the world today who experiencing
the same longing which this little one
put into words; the longing which is
felt by the growing imagination OF the
child; that calls of the expanding brain
which cries out to be fed. There are
numbers of mothers who may be heard
to say: my child does not care to
read,'' or, q can't get Robert to open a
book, he is so fond of play" or, Il wish
my children cared for books, but it is
not their nature to be literary" All
these assertions are more or less foolish.
1t is certainly true that some children
inherit love of reading while others do
not, but it is equally true that love of
of any child if the parents will devote
enough time and attention to the mat
ter. 1t is an indisputable fact that from
the age of three years to the time of
adolescence, the brain development OF
children is marvellous. And at the
tender age of three it is possible to in
still into the baby mind the most beau
tiful of fancies and the most lasting
information. From the storytelling
period, which is, after all, nothing more
or less than a form of reading, it is easy
to procure little highly-colored picture
books with the stories which all children
love,-the stories which have been
handed down from generation to genera
ton, and which have proved effieacious
for so long. The mother who neglects
this side of the~welfare of her child is
doing that child a serious injury, and one
which may hamper it during the entire
course of it's life. For the world owes
some of it's greatest geniuses to obscure
mothers and relatives who instilled into
the young brain the love for literature.
Who knows if we would have had
Robert Louis Stevenson, if it had not
been for the faithful old nurse who
whlted away ms enHoisn hours With
tales of romance and fairies? Walter
Scott himself has said that but for his
lameness, which prevented him from
boisterous play with other children, he
might never have given himself up to
the reading, and therefore to the writing
of books.
For this reason, and for the good of
the child himself, a mother should never
be too busy with her household cares to
spend a short time every day in reading
to her little ones, because in the days
before they themselves are able to de-
cipher the letters, the minds are most
open for the planting of seeds which will
sometime bring forth wonderful fruit
The love of good reading is one of the
blessings of life. 1t is a golden key
which opens the doors to the very best
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-26

went down TO Wilson on the Day
light. Limited. which owing TO its.
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Elizabeth Harrison, Ogallah.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22
FIVE MISSING IN FIRE AT
KANSAS MASONIC HOME

Wichita, Kan, Dec. %. - Shortly
before noon today it developed that
four inmates and a waitress Of the
Kansas Masonic home, which burned
here this, morning with a loss of
100000, were missing. At 9 o'clock
it was believed all had been account
ed for but Joseph Deck, an aged in
mate. Deck has been found unin-
jured. 1t is not known whether the
five missing were burned in the
building or whether they were res
cued by neighbOrs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22

POSTPONE DEPARTURE OF THE
GUARDS TO NEXT WEEK
S. Dallas, Tex, Dec. 22.-None of the
10000 national guardsmen ordered
home in the last war department
order will be able to move before the
middle of next week, according to
railroad officials. The first group
was scheduled to start today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22
INFORMATION

Very few people write on the inT
side of a post card, and it is consid-
cred misdirected energy opening a
post card. q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
81 Paso, Tex. - Three more ma
tionaI -guardsmen added to death list
by outbreak of pneumonia in this
district.
New York.-Directors of Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey elected A. c.
Bedford as president to succeed the
late John D. Archbold.
New York.-RefUsed drink, Eddie
Bennett, acrobat, turned standing
double flip flop dive and crashed
through plate grass saloon window.
He may now practice diving through
Jail bars for 80 days.
New. York.-C. T. Woodward, who
lives at Waldorf, absent-mindedly
placed his burning car butt into the
bootblack's outstretched hand and
tossed dime into cuspidor.
Canton, O.-"On what gTounds?"
asked the Judge in divorce court.
1.-TWO weeks after 1 married her she
advertised for another husband"
said the plaintiff. He got his divorce.
CIeVeland.-Lake Erie and North
ern Ohio dashed by blizzard of ire
mendous proportions and Of serious
menace to shipping still on lake.
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Two known
dead and several seriously injured in
rolling mill accident.
Rome. - Appointment of Mon
signOr Lorenzo Lauri, now vice
chancellor of church Of Rome and
well known in U. s., as enternunziO
to Peru reported impending.
Des Moines, Ia.-Shortage of coal
supply at State Soldiers home at
MarshaIltown and Fl. Madison peni-
Tertiary reported.
-O-O
Louis Sadus<y, 1917 Riley ct. held
up. $37.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22

Sir George Cave is the new secre-
tary of state for home affairs in the
cabinet of Lloyd-George. He is a
tory and just the kind Of man Lloyd
George has wanted in his new war
council. He is the recognized chan
mel of communication between the
king and his subjects.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
SHOE PRICES TO SOAR.
Manufacturers Announce War Prices
Will Prevail Next Winter.

st. Louis shoe manufacturers ar
nounce that the public will have to
pay 10 to 20 per cent more for shoes
this fall and winter. 1t was said
shoes which heretofore have been
sold at from 50 to $3.50 a pair will
cost so to rs cents more, while So,
sc and 81 shoes will average dollar
higher.
Jackson Johnson, head of one of
the large shoe manufacturing cold
panies there, gave as the principal
causes for the increase in prices the
heavy expert of shoes to the countries
at war, scarcity of raw hides from
those countries and a scarcity OF
SHIPS to bring raw materials to the
United States.
The official added that there was
no relief in sight, and that the pub
| lie should prepare for the continued
gradual increase in the price Of shoes
for an indefinite period, even for
some time after the close of the war.
kid and calf skins, used in the
manufacture of high grade shoes, are
up from so to 100 per cent, and, ow-
| ing to the war, we could not possibly
get enough Of these skins TO supply
this country for two months" he
said. "Kids come from India, the
Balkan states, South America and
China. The Balkans have a part in
the war, and ships are not available
to transport skins from the other
countries.
Most of the calf skins used in the
manufacture of shoes. are imported
from France, Germany and Russia.
These countries have ceased export
ing hides. Our export of shoes, how
ever, has increased enormously.
"In addition to the shortage of
hides the cost of tanning has in
creased since the war began from 200
to 1000 per cent, owing principally
to the scarcity of chemicals and col
Cring stuffs. This condition, with
the added increase in laces, thread,
eyelets, buttons and tacks, has in
creased the cost of production"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
CAN FRUIT WITHOUT SUGAR.
Can 1t Without Then do the Swecten.
ing When Fruit is Used.

Because sugar is high priced is nc
reason for not canning fruit this
summer. Can ii wi dCut and then do
the sweetening when the fruit is used
is the advice being sent over the
state to the Iowa boys and girls can
ming clubs by Prof E. c. Bishop of
Iowa State College, state club lead
err
Sugar is not necessary for proper
ly sterilizing fruits in order to make
them keep. Any fruit can be success
fully sterilized by adding boiling
water instead of the hot syrup. Most
of the fruits canned without sugar
will not retain so well their natural
! flavor, texture and color, but when
| they are to be used for pies, salads
and such, this does not matter.
i Fruits put up without sugar should
be canned the day picked and after
culling, stemming or seeding, they
should be placed in strainer and
| have water poured over until clean.
Then pack thoroughly in glass jars or
Il tin cans until full.
Pour over the fruit boiling water
place rubbers in caps in position and
partially seal if using glass Jars OF
completely if using tin cans. Place
the product in a sterilizing vat such
as wash boiler with false bottom,
or other vessel. The boiling hot water
should completely cover all of the
cans for 80 minutes. After steriliza-
ton, remove the jars, seal the glass
jars, wrap them In paper to prevent
bleaching and store in cool, dry
place.
If canning in tin cans, it will help
the product to plunge the cans quick
ly into cold water Immediately after
sterilization. When using a steam
pressure Gamer instead of the hot
water bath, gterlize for 10 minutes
with five pounds of steam pressure
The pressure should never go over
10 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Delivery Truck is Attached to

There was an attraction at Ere
mont few nights ago. A delivery
truck was used for moving hay
field. The operations attracted a
large number of farmers who were
passing. The automobile truck had
just been sold to the firm of Balm e
SelVig, Fremont merchants. 1t was
intended for general use. ID. b. ~
:aDe, agent, was on hand. He took
the car into the timothy field, hitch
4 ed il TO the mower and made eight
rounds, cutting enough hay to keep
the crew at work for the mex: day
The operations continued from p.
IN. until darkness. The novel work
revealed new use for motor-driven
apparatus, especially on hot days
when horses would suffer- Peterson
Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
AUTO RACES AT FAIR.
Fred Horey and Louis lie Coco Have
Entered for the Fair Races.

Two of the most promising young
drivers in America, Fred Horey and
Louis LeCocq have entered the auto
races which will be the feature of the
Winneshiek County Fair, Friday
August IS, the final day of the big
1915 exposition. Their entrance in
to the meet assures spectators Of a
battle between the younger and old
err drivers as several veteran speed
stars have their names on the list.
Horey has been carving his marks
on the official record blanks for the
past five years. He is the official
Canadian champion, winning the til
tie in 1912 and repeating in 1913.
Due to the war in Europe no Domin-
ion championships have been held
for the past two years. In the Decor
all races he will handle a Fiat the
twin of the creation used by Barney
Oldfeld.
When the Jay Eye Secretary trav
e.ed at the rate Of 10 miles per hour
n the beach at Galveston, Texas
experience sure imbeded the speed
habit into the young Canadians
heart and mind. So fast did Horey
travel in this record breaking trip
the grains of sand were sunk deep IN.
to his face and it was necessary 10
have a phyhician pick out tue Co.
ute particles. For several days his
face looked like he had just left an
isolation hospital after recovering
| from the smallpox.
LeCocq was a mechanician for the
winning Duesenberg racing team in
the early part of 1915 and aided AL
ley and O'Donnell to make creditabie
,showings in several contests. Later
he was given Briscoe mount and he
made good from the start. This sea-
son he finished in the money division
at the Columbus and Detroit hundred
mile races, and was also in the first
division in other important meets.
LeCocq is one of the most brilliant
young drivers in the game at the
present day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Catch Big Fish Near Charles City.

Charles City, Ia, Aug. 1.-THE
largest pickerel caught here in the
Cedar since 1910 was caught Satur-
day by Henry Rolph. The fish is
forty-one inches long and weighs an
even nineteen pounds. 1t took an
hour of hard work to land it. The
largest fish caught here during a
number of years covering the time A.
b. C. Dodd has kept record of all
large fish caught exceeded this fish
by only four ounces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Rats We're EXterminated.

The farmers near Sioux Falls got
to discussing the story recently pub
lished in many papers concerning the
use of automobile exhaust as rat
exterminator, and a trial was decided
on. A hose was attached to the ex-
haust of a car and run under chic
ken house floor where apparently
the rodents had taken up winter
quarters. Soon about twenty rats
made their escape to the outside,
where the dog population of the
neighborhood was waiting. When the
board floor was removed it was found
that eighty-five dead or stupefe,l
rats were piled below.-Jasper Jour
nal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Pitchfork Pierces Lung.

Waukon, Ia, Aug. 14.-George
Brainard of near Volney had mar
row escape from death in hayins
accident. He was sliding down a
rope in the barn and the heavy hay
fork descended, the tine running,
through his shoulder and piercing
his lung.
At Lansing John Stirn, a young
farmer, had his leg cut off above the
ankle while operating binder. His
team became frightened.
Ned Townsend, a farmer near
Waukon, is at the point of death as
the result of being overcome by the
heat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
HORSE INSURANCE. FRAUD.
Woman Bound Over to United States
Grand Jury at Creston on Charge
Of Substituting Worthless Car
casses For FLOODED Horses to
Get Insurance.

Creston, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Lille Lew
is, residing at Sewal, Iowa, was today
bound over TO the United States
grand jury by United States Commits
sicner j. c. Hunt, and in default of
bond was imprisoned on a serious
charge. Ii is claimed by federal and
state authorities that they have dis
covered a plot extending over a great
many states having for its object the
insuring OF blooded horses, poisoning
common animals and substituting
their babies for the valuable animals
and collecting The insurance. Other
arrests in nearby states are expected.
Mrs. Lewis husband can not be
found and il is claimed he disappear
ed when the investigation began.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
No Retreat Contemplated.

When the delegates from all over
the state came to Des Moines there
was very little attention paid to the
wet and dry" issue outside of the
Des Moines Register columns. All
delegates, without debate, conceded
that there would be no retreating
from the established policy OF the
republican party on the saloon issue,
The platform speaks for itself on the
wet issue and on roads. That it rep
resentS the almost unanimous senti-
ment OF the state was evidenced by
the hearty reception which those
planks received at the hands of the
delegates. If there were any who
questioned Lieutenant Governor
Harding's sincerity and complete har-
mony with the platform it was defn-
itely set at rest by the brief speech
which he made just before the con-
vention adjourned.-Ho Lea
der.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Stung by Mosquito; Sues County for
$500.

Andy Daniels of Live Oak, Mo-,
has been stung by mosquito. He
will bring suit against Suffer county
for damages. He will base his action
on the contention that when engaged
on one of the county roads, one or a
horde of mosquitoes that sung con-
tinuously about his head and alight-
ed on his ear and stung him. Infiam
nation set in causing him to be in
capacitated from work for a month.
He asked for $500 for time lost. The
action is also based on the provisions
of the employers liability act.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
THIS QUAIL CLINGS TO HEN.
Wild Bird Hatched by Biddy Won't
Leave Its Foster Mother.

Alton, Kan, Aug. 14.-Last sum-
mer one Of w. ID. Lemley's old hens
stole her nest out or the creek Evil
IDENTIFY she chose a quail's nest, for
when her brood came off there was
a young quail in the lot. The old
biddy mothered the stranger with a
mothers care, and though it often
vexed and astonished its mates by
flying away like the wind, all went
well with the happy family. To this
day the quail prefers to stay among
the chickens, roosts in the barn in
bad weather and is as tame as the
Ordinary pigeon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Horse Suited Him.

A Scottish farmer of a miserly dis
position bought horse at a fair. On
the way home he thought drink OF
water would refresh it, so he got
a pail OF WAGER; but the animal would
not take it, When he got home he
offered it feed of corn, but to his
surprise it would not touch that,
either.
We'll" he muttered to himself,
"if only ! was sure We were a guild
worker, ye're the verra horse for
me-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
PRESENT BURNING OF
BAD FAITH STRUCTURE
Such a Burning Has Never
Taken Place Until Now

lay CT the Lord Period i'm the Close
of the Present A2e-Burning Now
Under Way-Faith Structure Of
Many Observation-Disclosures Only
Have Had Structure Built on
Christ. Structures of Gold, Silver
and Precious Stones Will Stand
All Others Will Be Consumed
Some Christians Saved $50 as by
Fire'-The Faithful Now Beipg
Made Manifest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Man Loses Leg in Sickle.

dubuque, Ia, Aug. 14.-George
slim, a prominent farmer, while
cutting oats yesterday went in front
of the sickle to take out d stick and
some weeds that had clogged it. His
horses became frightened and start
ed 10 run. His right leg was caught
iii the sickle and was SO badly man-
gled that it was found necessary to
amputate it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

Hopkinton restaurants have been
entertaining threshers pretty nearly
every day of late. Many of the
farmers within easy distance of town
bring the threshing crews and the
neighbor helpers in for dinner. What
relief it must be to the women Of
the household who have lived in
dread Of threshing day and it's en-
tailed double burdens from year to
year. Good roads and the automo-
biles have made this departure from
custom both pleasurable and profit
able. The autos hike into town from
a distance of several miles and back
again with a dozen or so satisfied
farmers picking their teeth, all with
in the time usually allotted to the
noon hour. Say, this farming is get
ting to be gay life.-Hopkintor
Leader.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
a.
Butcher and Customer Fast i'm Ice
Box for Over an Hour.

Box for Over an Hour.
Shenandoah, Ia, Aug. 14.-Locked
in the cold storage al meat market
w. w. Oyiatt and ID. II. Mordhorst
pounded the glass opening, while
they chilled, in an effort to attract
attention. A salesman noticed them
when he called at the shop several
times and found no one in. The two
men were in the giant ice box an
hour and half.
The story has just leaked out how
the cafe owner went into the meal
room to select his purchase about
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr.
Mordhorst, the proprietor, accom-
panied him and while they were ex-
amining the steaks and roasts the
door closed and locked itself on the
outside. Morning customers stood
around on finding the market keep
er gone but never a one OF them
heard the frantic knocking on the
thick glass.