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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

in an Indiana paper that little five
year-old Mary Lena Lewis, who was
badly burned in a Colorado forest fire.
needed healthy skin grated on to her
scared little body. The appeal touched
his heart, and he being healthy
young man. came to Denver and gave
a portion of his skin that the child
might recover. H#s r. Z. ~
During the skin grating operation
he met Miss Peck, and the romance
began that ended IN their marriage.
In the spring the couple will take up
q homestead for their future home.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

cut to pieces. l assure you that those
OF ours whom we left behind were am
ply avenged.
"All that we wish for are similar &C.
casions when we are advancing. Our
field artillery at Verdun has shown
that 1t has kept up its reputation; u
will speak as 1t should when still more
decisive hours sound"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
SOLDIERS TO DO FARM WORK
Canadian Government Will Give
MiIitiamen Leave Of Absence for
One Month.

Winnipeg.-The serious problem of
western Canada to find help to put in
the crop has been practically solved by
an official order from the militia de-
partment allowing every non-commis-
stoned officer and man on active serv.
ice in Canada leave of absence not ex-
ceeding one month, to go out on the
farms.
The soldiers will receive full pay
and allowances as usual, and in addi-
ton what they earn from the farmers.
The government will provide free
transportation for the round trip from
camp to farm not exceeding dis
lance of 800 miles.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
The Hardship of Perjury.

"All our friends seem to be getting
rich" his wife complained.
81 can't understand why that should
make you unhappy. You have plenty
of good clothes and comfortable
home, haven't you"
Eyes, but never get chance to be
named in the society columns as a pa.
troness Of anything"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Her quaint figure in a Prince Albert
or a cutaway coat and in mems trou.
sers has for many years been one OF
the sights of Washington. She ex-
poets to be stared at as she makes her
way serenely through congressional
corridors or about the street. She Is
a suffragist, of course, and is perfect
ly at home after she has laid her silk
tile on a congressman desk and has
begun to argue the cause. A special
act of congress gave her permission
to wear trousers.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
Horses Scent Poison Gas.

The power of the horses to detect
the approach OF the poisonous gas
It quite remarkable. They seem to
become conscious Of the deadly men
ace before the men have any appre'
hension Of It. and they cry out loudly
ae though In terror and pain. .%s
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
H|ERolsM WINS HIM BRIDE
sYouts, Who Furnished Skin for Graft.
inp Upon Little Girl Webs
the Nurse. sa

|, Denver. "a romance like those you
read about In novels -culminated re.
gently when Miss Leilah Alma Peck, e
nurse at the County hospital, formerly
sOf Madison, Ind, was married to Vim.
cent Brnaner. Jr. Of Mishawaka, Ind.
i Several months ago Brunner read
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
AFR0-AMER|CAN CULL!NCS

pany with him | tried to obtain serv-
ice at a restaurant and we were re-
fused. We tried the barber shops, and
were denied a shave. Together we
then went to a number of hotels with
similar experiences.
Booker T. Washington unquestion-
ably did the greatest work for the Ne
gro, in the South, in the three RS
and for industrial education-"the
bond of politics and the deeper
foundations of human training"
In January, 1907, was at Minister
City. 125 miles south of Memphis.
There | met a presiding elder, cler-
gyman of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, who told me the fol-
lowing story. vouch for him as
man of truth.
"My friend" he said, you in the
North do not understand Booker T.
Washington as we understand him
here in the South. Some months ago,
by invitation, sat on the platform at
the Normal school at Tuskegee, and
made an address to the students pres
ent-some 400 in number. l noticed
that there was not coal-black or full
blooded Negro among the students.
and I asked Mr.. Washington for the
reason. He replied: Il have found
that the full-booded or pure Negroes
do not advance beyond certain point
in their education. I have, by expert
ence, tested and proven that only Ne
groes who have white blood in their
veins comprehend the higher mathe-
mates and sciences, and are the only
ones who can become abstruse meta
physical thinkers. So l automatically
guide the others into other channels of
education These facts may explain
some things not generally understood
in the educational system of the late
Booker T. Washington.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
Sheep used as beasts of burden in
northern India carry loads of 20
pounds.

The plum, which was among the ear
hest of fruits to be cultivated and was
raised when Thebes, Memphis and
Damascus were in their glory, also
grows wild in Asia, America and south
ern Europe.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Every time woman sees q door
marked private" she has q curiosity
to know what 4 on the other side Of
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

The first American ancestor of Ma
jor Motion, the newly-elected principal
of Tuskegee, was brought from the
West Coast of Africa In 1875 and was
the son of the chief of a powerful
tribe. He had been entrusted by his
father with dozen or more slaves,
captured in battle from a neighboring
tribe, and he brought them down to
the coast to sell to the American slave
traders. The young African chief de-
livered these men to the captain of
the ship and received his pay in trink.
cts. He was then asked to go out to
see this wonderful sailing vessel. At
ter he had inspected the ship, he was
asked by the captain to dine. He
said that they gave him some nice
things to drink, all Of which he en-
Joyed so much that he fell asleep.
When he awoke he was chained to one
of the creatures he himself had sold,
and the vessel was headed toward the
tnited States.-World's Work.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

A portable but very powerful n.y.
draulic press has been invented for
bending large pipes to any desired
curve without injury.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

The tortuous Alaskan coast has so
many indentations and promontories
that its actual length is greater than
that of the United States seaboard
proper all told more than $4,000
miles.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

The uses Of whale oil are more nu-
merous at the present time than ever
before.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Gold is being mined at depth Of
more than 5000 feet in South Africa,
and 1t is believed that the shafts can
be sunk 5000 feet more.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Scarlet fever is difficult to control, as
its cause IS unknown, and mild cases
may occur which are almost impossi.
BILE of detection, but which serve as
focus for further spread Of the dis
ease.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Assuming that the basis of what Is
termed national music is found in
folk-song, it may be urged that Amer
lean music, so far as it is peculiarly
American, is based on Negro melodies.
This finds support, for example, In Dvo-
rak's Symphony From the New York
World" which abounds In melodies
strikingly suggestive of our plantation
tunes. True, it is contended that none
of these melodies is to be found in
Negro music, in the form in which
Dvorak wrote them, but the influence
of the plantation song is apparent. OF
Indian music, as it survives to US,
there is much to be said, but the
scope of Negro folk-song is of more
immediate Importance, since it's effect
is more widely felt.
But the Negro is not confined in
music to melodies crooned in the field
or walled in meetings or chanted on
decks. The musician is becoming less
essentially Negro, and more widely
musical In other words, here and
there Negroes are writing music; not
merely repeating traditional tunes
from generation to generation, but
composing music that has no racial
qualities to set it apart. In churches
all over the English-speaking world,
choirs are singing the works of
ColeridgeTaylor, Negro whose
death few years ago was regretted
by all the world of music, and choral
societies are singing his beautiful set
ting of "Hiawatha' And only last
week. Amato, the great Italian bari
tone, sang in concert in New York
song of warning Italy, which was
composed by Harry G. Burleigh,
modern American Negro, whose music
has been played in Richmond frequent
ly, notably by that remarkable Negro
organization, the Clef Club orchestra.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

A remarkable photograph of the
trail of meteor in fight recently was
made by an English soldier in India.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14
Oh, Pime!

Heiny-1 dropped my watch in the
river one time and didn't recover It
for three days. It kept right on run.
ming, though. ~ Gs e.
Omar-Pshaw! A watch won't run
for three days.
Heiny-Of course not. was speak
ing Of the river. %H-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

The British meteorological office has
established a station for furnishing
weather information and forecasts to
aviators and aeronauts,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

Nearly two billion dollars are do.
posted IN the savings banks Of New
York State. 5s$ I. I! y 5l55 N
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

New York city's net revenue from
saloon licenses amounts to more than
$12,000,O00 a year. aa
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

elimination by the war of Belgian
competition has brought unprecedent-
ca prosperity to Sweden's matchmak-
ing industry. NIX T.. e L. s3
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

. Inc annual mineral output of Brit
isn Columbia aggregates about $780,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

me true shape OF the earth still
awaits accurate determination.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24

On Thursday afternoon Mayor
Jones called the library appointees
together for the purpose of organ
ization. Several weeks ago the
mayor appointed the board but no
action was taken until the meeting
Thursday. The mayor according to
the State Library law is chairman of
the board. Mrs. A. II. Blair was
elected secretary and Mrs. II. S. Civ
Ter treasurer. Committees were ap-
pointed and the Carnegie library
movement will be actively pushed
during the next year. Every person
in Trego county is interested in the
Carnegie library and it will mean
much to secure a splendid library
building for the use of all of the
people in the county and the move
ment should receive the heartiest CO.
operation of every one which il
doubtless will for every community
is judged by its churches, schools and
libraries and a library will add just
that much more to the good and
helpful things that already exist.
The members of the board are-Mrs-
A. ]. Ellermeyer, Mrs. A. B. Jones,
Mrs. A. H. Blair, Mrs. FL. S. Givler,
J. #. Jones, A. S Peacock, G. n.
Benson and H. Long.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
DOWN IN JEWELL
BY E. d. GEORGE.

have finished a trip over Jewell
county with Otis L. Benton. 1t was
a revelation TO one as TO sentiment
already developed. have made
many such trips with all kinds OF
candidates in the years past, but l
have never seen such conditions be-
fore. In most cases we would meet
this impression in substance: Yes,
Mr.. Benton, have heard of you and
have read of you and l have been for
YOU all the time" If we met one
whose mind was not made up, then
Mr.. Benton's wonderful power as
vote getter was demonstrated L
have never seen his equal in this
line.
There is a reason
The confidence in him results,
first, from the complete knowledge
which the people of the district have
of his personal character. The peo-
ple are for Benton, the man.
Next they recognize that his pre-
eminent qualifications fit him in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
OBITUARY

NJ. V Smith was born in McHenrV
county, ILL.,, IN 1916. He was married
to Mary Whitney, October 6, 1867, in
Fayette county, Mo. Made his home
in Buchanan county, Iowa, where he
resided until 1906, when they moved
10 Trego county, Kan, where they
have since resided.
He served in the 9th Iowa imam
try about one year, until discharged
for general disability. He lived ac-
cording to his light, and rested his
case with the Lord.
He died at his home in WILCOX
township, June 10, 1916, at a. NJ
He leaves to mourn his loss, wife,
seven -Hawley. Harry, Ell
pest, Helen, Elizabeth, Kate and
Leslie, two brothers and three sisters
and six grandchildren and host OF
relatives and friends
Rev. Woodward held short funeral
services at the house Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, and the body Was
shipped TO Amore, Iowa, for inter
ment-
The World joins host of friends
in extending sympathy to the bereav-
ed family in this their sad hour OF
sorrow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
GIVES ADVICE TO HUSBANDS
Writer Offers the Suggestion That
More Men Should Occasionally
Praise Their Wives.

Apparently there are some men in
the world who would not be likely to
live long if by any possibility they
should be betrayed into praising their
wives, remarks the Philadelphia In
quirer.
The man of this description is a.
self-sufficient creature, who evidently
believes that creation was instituted
for his benefit. He is a little sur
prised and a good deal annoyed that
things were not arranged more to his
liking, but he tolerates the arrange
ment, not because he approves of it,
but because he cannot help it.
The wife of this man is a woman
whom no old maid should envy. And
no old maid should ever marry this
man when his wife is worn out and
laid in the grave; If she does she
will regret it to her latest day-that
is, unless she has backbone enough
to put the man where he belongs and
keep him there. And it is never pleas
ant to any true-hearted woman to feel
that she has to master her husband
in order to live comfortably with him.
The man who never praises his
wife will find fault with everything on
every possible occasion. 1t is the
easiest thing in the world to find fault
easier than the proverbial sliding
down hill 1t gets to be a habit with
some men, and they are hardly con-
scious when they are exercising it.
Why cannot a man show his wife
that he appreciates her efforts to
please him? Why cannot he praise
the pudding of his wife as well as
the cooking of her neighbor Smith,
Why cannot he speak kindly Of her
mince pie, and charitably OF her
sponge cake2 Why cannot he say
that the new hat is becoming to the
face of the woman who loves him!
Kind words make his wife happy,
and no decent man ought to withhold
them, and he will find that the general
run of affairs in his household win
be smoother all around
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
SOME FISH

Master Charles Sanders of this CITY
caught what is probably the largest
fish ever caught in this part of the
state last Monday morning. The
boy with some of his. relatives we're
down near the Hicks ford fishing and
when he got bite on his hook and
attempted TO pull it out he found it
was more than he could manage SO
he handed the line over to Mrs. Cross
and jumped into the water TO see
what he had and when the fish was
landed he found that he had Ger
man carp that weighed "A pounds
and measured 35 inches in length.
The tail spread an even u inches, il
was l-2 inches high and 6 1-2 inches
through Stockton Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
DAN DYER FOR STATE AUDITOR

Dan B, Dyer of Smith Center, can
didate for the Republican nomination
for State Auditor, has state record
for winning recognition and place and
failing to receive the fruits of his Ia
Dor. Dyer'S troubles came when the
Democrats elected a president and
his second unlucky day came with
the abolition of the state board of
irrigation by the Kansas legislature
Dyer has been one of the faithfuls
in the Republican party in Kansas
for more than score of years. He
has worked in the ranks and boosted
the other fellows game through
every campaign since he came to the
state. Several years ago his friends
in Smith county suggested that Dyer
should be rewarded by appointment
to the postmastership. The appoint
ment was made and Dyer built up a
record that won him recognition with
the postoffice department in Wash
ington.
Then the evil day came. There
was split in the Republican party,
a Democrat was sent to Washington
to represent the Sixth district and a
Democrat president presided over the
White House. Dyer's term as post
master was ended.
In 1914 Dyer's friends backed him
for place on the state irrigation
commission. Dyer made a good fight,
was nominated and elected. Then,
just as he prepared to qualify for his
job. the legislature came to Topeka.
decided that the irrigation commits
sion was not needed and voted to
abolish the board. Thus Dyer was
legislated out of job for which he had
made two campaigns, and won every
thing except the salary.
Now Dyer is in the race for state
auditor. He possesses a state wide
acquaintance, is Republican who
has never deserted his party and has
fought through the good years and
the bad years and has helped to hold
together the party organization in his
district and state. This time Over
has selected a job which is beyond
the jurisdiction of either the presi-
dent or the state legislature. He is
making great campaign and with
friendly acquaintance and following
in every county in the state is doped
TO succeed in his ambition 10 HELM
break up the state house rule through
the existing incubator system"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24

County Clerk-C. H. Benson, r.
w. c. p. Rhoades, D.
County Treasurer-Chas Hickman.
R.; L. S. Myerly, ID.
Register of Deeds-Jos. E. Evans,
ID.
County Attorneys. M. Hutzel.
John R. Parsons, R.
Probate Judge-A. S. Peacock, R.:
]. H. Acre, R.; G. s. Hunt, d.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-C. E. FRYE, r.; Minnie O'Neil,
d.
Sheriff.. ii. Hillman, D.; E. w.
Altman, R.; Peter DeBoer, R.
Clerk of the District Court-B. J.
Rogers, r.; W. ]. Williams, d.
Surveyor-H. Harlan, r.
High School Trusrees-W. A. Taw-
ney, R., 1st district; George M. Of
ford, D., End district; Thomas o.
Toole, R., 3rd district.
County Commissioner End district
A. III. Hamm, d.; f. B. Walker, r.
Commissioner 3rd districts. A.
Newcomer, D.; Richard Owens, R.
OgalIah township-W. A. McCon-
nell, D., trustee; Miles Powers, R.
clerk; Jacob LaRue, D., clerk; w. NJ.
Brabb, D., treasurer; G. d. Yetter,
r., precinct committeeman; Thomas
Rich, D., justice of the peace; Eric
Lindberg, R., justice of the peace.
Riverside township Charles Heart
ing, D., trustee; L. S. Burt, D., treas
urer; E. 6. Pugh, D., clerk; David
Carr, D., justice of the peace; John
Kutina, D., constable. A. w. Nelson,
R., trustee; William Edwards, r.
clerk; Otto Colborg, R., treasurer;
David Carr, jr., r justice of the
peace: Emil Olson, R., constable.
Wa-Keeney Township. J. Drum
mond, D., trustee; John Fabricius,
D., trustee; III. E. Trip, R., trustee;
]. T. Rhoades, D., treasurer.
Wilcox Township-George Defines,
D., trustee
Collyer Township Arthur Van
Scyoc. D.. trustee; Louis Polkovsky,
d., trustee; A. G. Schwanbeck, R.,
trustee; James Wanda, D., clerk;
Owen Scanlon, D., clerk; VIM. Pol
kovsky, D., treasurer; VIM. Cox, R..
treasurer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
A. Spitsnaugle of Collyer township

was in town Friday.
Setting up headers, building barges
and general getting ready for the
big harvest is the order of the day.
The U. P. Railway Company will
soon build a new section and bunk
house on the west side of town for
use of employees.
1t is reported two or three of our
stores have been entered by thieves
during the past week. Some precau-
tion should be taken.
Work is being pushed on the new
pc wer house and the same will soon
be ready for occupancy. Tom Feeney
is doing the brick work.
the barn on G. L. Spears farm was
blown down. His neighbors came
Immediately to his assistance and at
present a partially new barn is in its
place.
The Epworth League will meet
Sunday evening at 7 O'Clock with
Miss Ola Novis, leader. Subject:
''How Can i Make My Home Hap
pier9'' Special music. Everybody
invited to attend.
Thursday night Carol Kelly, Neil
Ufford and Jack Gordon left for Law
renee with the intention of enlisting
along with the Acre boys. These
young men are to be appreciated and
their general welfare and safety is
hoped for by ali of our people.
John Halbleib, ex-county commits
sioner and prominent rancher of Ire
go county, but now living near Grin
nell, was in the city Thursday. He
was returning home from the funeral
of his nephew, Fred Halbleib, jr.,
who was killed in auto accident last
Saturday His reports as to the con-.
dition of his brother, Joe, are faxora-
BILE.
Misses Mildred, Maud and Margaret
Neisley are home for their vacation.
They have for their guests Miss Leta
Tanctman of Newton, Kan, Miss
Edith Poston of Rose Hill, Kan,
Miss Martha Stewart of Wellington,
Kan, and Miss Alice Bright of EN-
poria, Kan. This company are tent
ing on the lawn at the Neisley home
and reports come that they are jolly
party who are having good time.
Last Sunday morning Children's
Day exercises were held in the morn
ing at the Presbyterian church and
in the evening at the Methodist
Good programs were render
ed at each of the churches. The
special music was excellent and the
children rendered their parts excep-
tionally well. The Baptist Sunday
school will give it's Childrens' Day
program next Sunday evening.
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of Will Rhoades for the
nomination for the Office of county
clerk on the Democrat ticket If the
Democrats had searched the county
over they could not have found any
one of their number better qualified
than the aspirant. He is old school
teacher, later he took up farming and |
stock raising, and at present is secre- |
tarY of the Trego County Co-opera-
tive association He is well and favor |
ably known all over thecounty and if |
nominated and elected. will make a |
good official.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
LIST OF CANDIDATES

The following persons have filed
their nomination papers with the
county clerk-W Wednesday was the last
day for fling:
Representative Charles R. Kirby,
D.; H. #. Kline, r.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24

most unusual degree for congress.
The people of the district and state
are entitled to the service which this
ability and service can give.
The fundamental principles of the
Republican party are his individual
political creed. He believes in its
future and with that vision which is
possible only with his experience.
He sees in it the instrument to apply
to new and changing conditions, the
wisdom of experience and the eff
cacy of honest, Jealous service. He
will keep the Republican party al
ways the party of the future.
In my judgment there is no ques-
tion about his nomination and cleo
tion. In our county, the most popu-
lous one of the district, he is sure of
a 5 to l vote.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
FOR SALE
Choice Registered ShorthOrn and
Hereford Bulls

We have a lage number OF ex-
ira fine registered Shorthorn
and Hereford Bulls. If you de-
sire to improve your herd come
and look them over or write
w. J. MADDEN.
III Hays. Kan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-24
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according to the government
thermometer at wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.