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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
BATTLES SELDOM LAST LONG
Conflicts Usually Quickly Decided, Al
though There Are Some Excep-
tions to BE Noted

The battle of the Aisne is almost
sure to be the longest fight in the
worlds history.
In fact, most OF the famous battles
have lasted under day, as the fol-
rowing list will show: ie
W 1873. Leipzig. Lasted three days.
French beaten by Russian, Austrian
and Prussian armies. ..fa<
1878 Waterloo. Lasted eight hours
Napoleon finally beaten by British and
Prussians fdfz @7 r
n 1864. Alma Lasted three and q
half hours. British and French beat
Russians -t-
1868. Gettysburg. Lasted three
days. American Civil war Indecisive
battle.
1866 Sadowa. Lasted eight hours.
Prussians heat Austrisns.
1870. Sedan. Big fighting lasted
1919 hours. Prussians beat the
FRENCH. aate t8 13 Is. el-.i.
1870, Gravelotte. Lasted nine
hours Prussians beat French.
1905. Mukden. Lasted Is days.
Japanese beat Russians.
1912. Lule Burgas. Lasted four
days Balkan allies beat Turks
Pearson's- Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20

Abstracts Of title made promptly at
reasonable rates W. H. Swiggett adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
Whale Sought Liberty.

Thrills are by no means out of date
in the New Zealand of today, and a
few weeks back the workers in a
sawmill at Whangaparapara were Civ
en- an exhibition of the vigor that lies
in thwarted whale. One of these
monsters of the deep, many of whom
are seen about the coasts Of the Do
minion, where whaling was once a
very profitable industry, recently
found its way up one of the small
harbors, and finally got inside the
booms where the logs are kept for
The saw mills. 1t seemed happy
enough there for while, till it sud.
denly discovered itself in enclosed
water, and then the fight began. 1t
dashed round and round in blind fury,
sending huge bauri logs tumbling
about like walking sticks, and then
cleared a passage and made off fun
speed ahead for the open sea. Unfor-
tunately for itself, it drove head on
against a pile; and the blow stunned
it SO that it was stranded on the
beach.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
FIRST WOMAN TO GET STATUE
Monument Was Erected Fifty Years
Ago TO Brave Colonial
Dame.

Aom1ring friends of Mrs Woodrow
wilson are planning a memorial.
Somebody suggests that this take the
form of statue-Hthe first statue of
a woman to be reared in this coun-
try
Only a few weeks after Nordica' 8
death, it was said that a statue should
De erected to the memory of that
sweet singer On that occasion it was
also said that it would be the first
statue to woman in America
But 217 years ago another Ameri-
can woman did something which not
only deserved & statue but got it
haven't you ever heard of Hannah
Dustin?
Captured by Indians at Haverhill,
dragged from bed, where her one
week-old baby was promptly murdered,
this hardy woman walked for DAYS
through snow and slush many miles
and without shoes. She was destitute
of everything except courage.
From captive white boy she
learned how to kill a human being
with single stroke of a tomahawk.
So one night she and the lad slew ten
sleeping Indians. scalped them. and
led back through the wilderness to
their home.
Hannah Dustin carried the ten
scalps to the governor of Massachu-
sets. and she received $3.50 for them.
Just 80 years age a statue was reared
for her upon the island in the Merri-
mac river from which she had made
her escape.-Philadelph Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
MOI Taught to Spell in Austria.

The search for information on the
pronunciation of some OF the strange
ly spelled towns involved in the Euro
pean situation has brought some facts
that throw light on the public pelicies
pursued by the Austriaus towards
those subject to them. In this city,
lately, a well appearing, well-to-do sub
ject of Austrfa-Hungary was APP
preached by a man who wanted some
of these jawbreaking words pro-
nounced for him The Austrian did
not seem to be an ignorant man He
spoke good English, but he confessed
that he could give no help Il might
recognize the name Of the town If 1
heard it spoken" he said, but / can
not identify it by the spelling You
see, we are not taught to spen at
home, and / know nothing that will
help."-Philadelphia Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20

A resident of Westville, Conn, says
that last year he took a pumpkin seed
before it had dried and cut his name
and the year on it He planted the
seed last spring and when a pumpkin
formed the name and date were on it
in small letters AS the pumpkin grew
the date and letters enlarged IA pro-
portion The pumpkin weighs IS
pounds and the letters and date are
raised on it-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
Manufactures in New York.

The manufacturing establishments
in the borough of Manhattan plumber
1888; in Brooklyn, 55,21s; in Queens,
I'll These plants employ the follow
ing numbers OF wageearners: Manhafr
tan, S99. 791; Brooklyn, LIZ, Ss3s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20

When You want long or short
time loan on your land, see the
sWa-KeeDey State Bank. They will
make You rates and terms satisfact-
DRY. adv 7
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20

1 have done some Notary Public
work each day this week. Can do
several thousand per cent more.
Deeds, leases, mortgages. bill of sales,
etc, property drawn. Remember L
make a record of all J otary trans
actions w. III. Swiggett. adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-05-20
rs True, Alasi

One advantage of matrimony is that
when a bachelor gets old and sick he
has no one to take in boarders for
Ledger.
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Then It's Different

Hope" said Uncle Eben, lis whut
keeps a man happy an cheerful. un-
less he goes an bets his money on it >"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-29
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne ~ sent away from Red Fill,
his home. by his uncle, J. Y, as a moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan aud
AK. Gerry's wife, meet at sea. homeward
bound. and start a Irritation. At home.
Gerry, as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan
clipping, drops everything. and goes to
Pernambueo. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to Piranhas. On a
canoe trip he meets a native girl. The
Judge fails TO trace Gerry. A baby Is born
to Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to
the ruined plantation she is mistress of.
Gerry marries her. At Maple house Col
lingeford tells how he met Alan--'Ten
Per Cent wayne'-building a bridge in
Africa Coliingeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her encouragement about
Gerry. Alan cores back to town but does
not go home Gerry begins to improve
Margarita's plantation and builds an ir-
rigating ditch. In Africa Alan reads
Clem's letters and dreams OF home. Ger
ry pastures Lieber's cattle during the
drought. A baby comes to Margarita.
Collingeford meets Alix in the city and
finds her changed. Alan meets Ahx. ]. Y,
and Glenn. grown to beautiful womanhood,
IN the city and realizes that he has sold
his birthright for a mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber, and the three exiles are drawn
together by q common tie. Lieber tells
his story. In South America Alan gets
the fever ana his foreman sends him to
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away on the horizon rose a white. ad-
vancing mist. The rider rolled of his
staggering horse. 1.-THE food" he
gasped Never before has there been
such a food"
Before the words were out OF his
mouth there was a frenzied rattle Of
boots and Gerry on True Blue tore
of at mad gallop down the trail
towards Fazenda Flores. Almost at
his heels followed the first mounted
Of the herders, riding all they knew to
cut across to Piranhas ahead OF the
wall OF water.
Lieber's eyes followed Gerry's flight
Then he turned them on Alan. THAT
hollow down there" he said, will be
turned into rushing river In half an
hour-perhaps less. We're Just safe
here, and that's all You see Mr.. Lam
sing? He's the spot farthest down the
trail. I'm thinking we'll never see
him again"
A faint flush came into Alan's
cheeks. 1t was dush Of pride-pride
In Gerry. Gerry had not hesitated.
He had not ridden OF like a laggard.
Even now they could see that he was
riding for nfe-riding with all his
might for the lives that shackied him.
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from hts ,c,r- hack he wa. yara,yrea

From hts sosrp hack he was paratyEed.
With last desperate effort he
straddief his foreleas. bat he could not
brace himself against the backward
sag Of dead weight. Gerry felt him
sinking beneath him and suddenly
found himself standing over his pros
trate horse. or True Blue. his forefeet
outstretched. his head and breast stfil
held high, there was left only great
spirit chained to fallen and dying
body.
A cry escaped Gerry's lips--a cry OF
horror at what he had done. Then
he remembered why he had done II
and ran not for the siuice gate but for
the bridge. As he reached II the roar
became deafen!ng. There was a splin-
tering. cracking sound that, meas
ured by the great commotion. seemed
like the ttnkle of tiny bell, Hut there
was something in the sound that called
to his brain, He cast glance over his
shoulder. The monster beams OF his
siuice' gate. hurled, splintered. into the
air. were still hanging against the blue
sky. Under them surged an angry
white wall OF racing water. Even as
he started to run down the long slope
to the house Gerry thought with a
great relief that II the gate had been
closed 1t would have gone even 50, like
matchwood
Below him Fazenda Flores lay peace
full. still. under the blazing sun. The
cotton was a little wilted but high and
strong. the cane stnnted but alive
Only In the pasture bottoms the stock
had gathered In frightened clumps
Their instinct had told them that dan.
ger lowered near, Suddenly from the
quiet house burst Margarita, carrying
her son on one arm. She had seen
Gerry from a window. While the 9th,
ers watched the rising river. and now
this terrifying torrent bursting down
upon them from above. she had slipped
out to run to him.
The house at Fazenda Flores stood
| on domed mound. Behind the mound
was q slight hollow before the steady
| rise to the bridge began. Gerry caught
sight OF Margarita as she ran down
towards this hollow. Terrified, he cast
a glance at the descending food and
his eye measured it's pace against hers
go backr' he shouted with all the
strength Of his lungs, and waved his
arms. 1t was as though he had not
spoken. Through the din and roar oi
the food the sound Of the words scarce.
ly reached his own ears.
At the very bottom of the hollow
Margarita felt that she was stepping
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in water. She took her eyes from
Gerry. who she thought was beckonins
to her, and looked down. A hurryine
rivulet whose swift flow carried IL be
fore the churning crest Of the food
tugged at her ankles. She looked ur
toward the laundering wall Of oncom
ing water and knew that she was lost
She stopped and fixed her eyes on
Gerry, who was plunging down the
slope in q mad effort to reach her. She
called to him, but she knew he could
not hear her. With arms stretched. to
their highest. she held up the Man. The
Man was not frightened. His black
eyes were fixed on his running father
Margafta could feel him gurgling with
Joy In the new game. Then suddenly
he cried out. 1t was a wsil Of fright
The wall was cut short. Broken In
two, II rang terribly In her ears as
she went down.
The water had feiied Margarfta and
the Man. Gerry saw them flung down
the crest cf the wave. They became
suddenly a twirling. sodden mass. In.
animate save for the fling OF loose
limb into clearer view against the blue
sky or the uncoiling of long black hair
on the seething water.
Gerry reached the torrent Marga-
rita and the Man had already been
whirled far towards the great river.
He plunged into the food. The water
was thick with earth. sticks, uprooted
plants and debris OF every sort. Con-
fiicting. swirling currents tugged ut
heavy stones. rolled them along and
sometimes even tossed one to the sur
face.
Gerry's struggling body was hurled
hither and thither. A stray current
shot him to the surface. but before he
could take breath other currents
sucked him down and dragged him
along the rough surface OF the crum-
bling soil He felt as though he were
being torn limb from limb.
Then suddenly be was cast into an
eddy that In comparison with the mael-
strom was almost peaceful. For an
instant be fe.t nks one who awakas
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played In bringing RESURRECTION to the
abandoned plantation and life TO the
neighboTing stock.
Alan cast curious glance at Gerry.
Dangerous business" he said. fool
ing with the normal level in food
country
Lieber nodded and went on. lie
told his tale well. he had seen more
than Gerry could have put into words.
Gerry listened for while, but he soon
wearied. What had all that to do with
him now? He wandered OF and start
ed to saddle True Blue He must get
away from Alan, Alan was drawing
him, but he was bound In chains. He
must remember that Then, too, what
Alan had said about fooling with the
normal level worried him. He must
go back and station guard Mt the
great sluice gate.
A sudden pun Of air. then breeze.
then a gale. swept down on Lieber's
from the southwest. The wind was
hot, furnace blast from the torrid
wilderness. It carried with 1t whirls
Of dust. light. dry sticks, and. finally.
small pebbles that hurtled along the
ground Gerry and his horse sought
shelter by the house. Herders came
running out from their quarters and
gathered In front Of the veranda. The
wind suddenly turned cold. dropped
and ceased The dust settled. The
sun blazed as before. There was not
cloud in the sky. The herders all
looked ut Lieber. They did not talk.
They were waiting.
Lieber shrugged his shoulders.
Somewhere" he said with wave Of
his hand to the southwest, there has
been rain and hail and that sort OF
thing. Temperature fell and drove
the hot air OF the desert" He told
the men. but they did not so away.
They stood around, their eyes sweep
Ing the horizon to the southwest. At
last one Of them grunted. His eyes
were fixed on a distant pillar Of dust,
1t came towards them. Lieber used
his field glasses. without taking them
from his eyes, he spoke. tits man,
riding. Looks like he's riding for life.
Something il mp. He's riding to kill
his horse" ...-
As the man approached. q dull rum
bling filled the ears of the watchers.
So gradual was its crescendo that they
did not notice II. The rider spurred
and beat his horse to final effort.
They could see he was shouting. He
drew nearer, and they heard him,
Flood! Floodw Then they noticed
the rumbling. 1t became roar. Far
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Gerry had never ridden q horse to
death before. When True Blue first
staggered he put spurs to him and laid
on his quirt right and left.
The roar OF the river was 80 loud
that be couN not tell II he had really
beaten the food or not. though be
could see just before him the long,
snaky ridge Of the main ditch banks.
He must get on.
But True Blue only came to a stag
gering stop under the quirt With his
forefeet he still marked time as though,
with them he would drag bis heavy
body and master one step searsr home.
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hssr. Loses Nickel; Kills r,.,

osesola. AK. Juns 37.-Enragsd 10.
sauss he had lost . niokpl ID ! esce
gaae with TIVE okhar NEGROES md In
famed with lissse. Hsns7 Clark, 30
years old. sstzsd . n11e ana boean
shooting into = crowd q nagrsAS ram
hing In cabin O : fAsun Near hers.
When he nnishs6 shooeinx. two -
Sroes and two nagrssses were dad
and four others were wonnded. ouo
Of whom died latsr. Omcssu frpm O.
csoaa ssrround1d CLARK II 1hiekek
nsr tAe scsas q - sADoting o. n
1IAol Nmael9
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CHAPTER xxiv-Continued.

you've been up all night" said Ger
~. go and lie down for a while. I'll
call you If anything happens"
Lieber rose reluctantly. Don't fall
to call me-" he said. "I'll leave my
door open"
Gerry sat down in a chair beside the
settle. He had not known how tired
he was himself Soon he drowsed. His
head fell forward on his chest. Sleep
came to him and then a great trouble
came to his sleep. He reused himself
from a nightmare and. suddenly wide
awake. found Ais eyes fixed on his
face.
"You" murmured Alan.
Gerry did not answer. His face be-
came a mask. 1t seemed to him that
only Alan's eyes were alive. and to
Alan that Gerry had projected his
spirit to his bedside to watch him die.
Alan tried to smile in defiance
Cant you speak, he whispered
hoarsely.
Gerry leaned forward. The question
he had to ask was stronger than he.
1t forced its way through his lips.
Allan. what did you do with hery Tell
me that and I'll go away"
A troubled look came into Alan's thin
face. He frowned. DO with her? Do
with whomT'
"Alan." said Gerry. his suppressed
voice trembling. You know. With
Alix."
"Oh," said Alan. still struggling on
the verge of consciousness. 81 remem-
Der. did nothing with her. She
wouldn't go with me-"
ALAN" groaned Gerry. ~ saw you
I saw you and Alix on the train"
The frown was gone from Alan's
forehead. He felt sleep coming back
TO him and he was glad. Yes" be
said, "she was on the train with me.
l remember. She jumped Off. bag
gageman-caught her" He dropped
off to sleep again.
Lieber stepped catlike across the
floor. He caught Gerry by one ear,
and with the other hand over his
mouth led him out Of the room. Gerry
went tamely. When they We're on the
veranda Lieber looked at him. $50.
he said, his blue eyes blazing. you
only want to kill him"
NO" said Gerry. dazed. mot now"
"Mr. Lansing" said Lieber, you get
out Of here. Well settle this bust
ness some other time"
Gerry's lip trembled. You're right,
Lieber," he said. You're right. only
you don't know II all. That chap In
there-we were boys together. He ran
away with my wife. That's why"
Gerry suddenly stopped. Alix had not
run away. She had jumped OF the
train. Where was she, then? What
had she done through the years he
had been away Why had she jumped
or the train. He struck his hand to
hts head and stumbled OF the We,
randa.
Lieber's anger died In him, but
he turned and went back to Alan.
Two hours later he came out again
to End Gerry crouched O the veranda.
The spirit had gone out OF him. but
he turned ON Lieber with determi-
nation in his tired eyes. You told me
tn get out and I haven't There are
things I'VE got to know. I'll wait"
II spoke in haste, Mr.. Lansing" said
yfeber. II want you should forgive
me, You are all In, too. Come with
me-"
He led him into his own room. made
him he down and closed the shutters
Gerry tarsv himself across the bed,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-29

Consider tho mental agony Of
an intelligent man when he
comes TO realize that he has
committed . great wrong, an ir-
reparable wrong against his
wife and against himself. Rev.
citation and a sort of terror come
to Gerry.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-29

Would II not be q sort Of
poetic justice II Gerry should
die now without ever being
able to make amends TO AIix
for his dreadful suspicion and
without ever seeing his son and
heir?
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COMPLETES RETuRNs SHOW 0oM
ERNoR RECEIVED MAJORITY
or ss,ts7--sEcRgTARY or
STATE oErs sio VOTE.
KELLOGG is NOMINATED;
DWrER DEFEATS WORKS
candidata Tor AAnaAoe nam0 Clamp ~
NsnubiloAa AoaAAaal1na<ranksen
nlnes and tullA NflN-AsMisr i
nanocsAsIc DlaaaAlss o. ssna-
tas--Prohlhlxiem xo&s kuht.

Sc. Paul. Mimi. June AZ Complies
ofticial returns al MnAnasota's primary
election have tlat been complied Ii
the ONCE al tho aAnratary Of stAta.
! According TO thu figures Governor
Rurnquist received BY far the largest
majority. polling lss.iaa votes ID ~.
,S55 for Samuel q. Iverson.
The complete official returns are e.
fellows:
Republican Party.
Total n,fmhar ~ Rann hilcnn vnfaa s.rnt
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Copyright by the Century Company
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JCVbV0U "HyUxiKy 1s1UV.
The oaiy contest for Representative
In Congress by the Democrats was IN
the First District and the vots was
a. follows:
Henry IL. LAmbert0n. ...... 1.l6s
Leonard Virtue ............... 11gt
Lamberton's Matority--1, 10.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-04
BELL HEARTENS
NEWSPAPERS
Promises Square Deal in
Matter Of Stand
Licenses.

Promises or square deal IN the
matter Of licenses aroused last night
the enthusiasm Of one hundred news
dealers who attended the twenty ffth
annual banquet Of the Now York News
dealers and Statoners' Benevolent As
socia.ion at the Aston
George II. Bell, Comm ssioner Of
Licenses. told them he had had no in
tcution Of making use Of the news
stands as a means OF collecting large
revenues for the city and that no such
plan would be carried out.
My suggestion to auction off the
desirable news-stands was tentative
one only" he seid. Some OF these
stands are OF extraordinary value, ss
you yourselves know Others ere not
worth a great deal. IT the fees for
the stands were graded that would not
cover the situation, because of the
great value OF some OF the stands
when came into Office the city
had no fixed policy upon this subject
and was allowed the widest latitude.
] made my programme one of favor
ing cripples wherever possible. How
ever, we must have some definite plan
before some future administration
makes a political football Of the situ-
alton"
Marcus " Marks, Borough Pres-
dent of Manhattan. took the part Of
the newsdealers in their protest
against ;he auction plan.
Il protested as soon as l heard Of
the proposal to auction off the desira-
Bile locations for newsstands," he said.
There were important reasons why
this should not be done. First, there
was the danger that the locations would
fall into the hands o: trust. and sec
ond. that the newsdealers would be
robbed Of the locations that have be-
come valuable under. their industrious
care.
"I suggested a commission, 10 be
made up of newSdealers and publishers,
20 hit upon a plan for settling this
question At any rate, can say that
you are going TO get a square deal.
New York cannot afford TO settle this
question in any manner but a just
one
Among the speakers were Morris Ed
ward Gold, Henry II. Klein, Samuel
Koenig. Louis Wiley. Herman Bern
stein, Emil H. Scholz and William Mer-
lean, president of the organization.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-04

sented 70 the proper army officer. who
signs the voucher. Il includes, Of
course. the bribe paid. and as such is
hardly a just pill for a military man
TO swallow. But he has 10 do 50. or
the army loses more horses, and II is
not the army. but the standpoint OF
the Higher-Ups in Washington, that
forces him.
Nice example of their exalted moral
attitude IN all matters Mexican, There
is such thing a standing so upright
one falls over backward, as the moral
list who Is party 10 a bribe.
Thus We continue 70 wait. And,
mark me, II the deadlock lasts long,
Villas body will be found again. as il
all but was two weeks ago, when Car
rama officers were sent 70 San Borja
10 disinter him, only TO be suddenly
recalled This body business is too
good diplomatic key 10 be used TOO
recklessly, or on the other hand, 20 be
kept too long up ones sleeve. In
deed. SO long as the Mexican question
is 10 be asked. one sees an endless
vista Of Villas bodies being unearthed,
authenticated, recognized. all over
Northern Mexico.