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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART;
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

Kidney disease is no respecter of per-
sons. a majority of the ills affecting
people today can be traced back to the
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most important
organs of the body. They are the FL
Herers Of your blood. IL the poisons
which are swept from the tissues by the
blood are not eliminated through the
kidneys disease of one form or another
will claim you as victim.
WEAKNESS, Sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trou-
bic, pain in loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones. gravel, rheumatism. sciatica
and lumbagO.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
Put Beauty Into Your Lire

Put beauty into your life. Just as
you sow grass seed on the bare spaces
about the new house and plant flowers
by the porch, take pains to put into
every day of life something of beauty.
The sunbeamS find their way to the
most uniovely spot The same blue
sky arches all the earth and the
dreams OF poets put into beautiful
words are accessible to the poorest
while besides these things there is the
beauty of kindness ana goodwill and
self-sacri6ce- Put beauty into your
life. for everywhere beauty is waiting
to be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Compassion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

II 3 moi up yctp
it's coming up"
said the little mag
pies
The little mag
pies had once been
white eggs with
yellow spots, but
now they were four
b a u d s o N e little
birds.
well, we'd bet
ter not get started
t b e H." S a i d NJ T.
Maybe
wv e. d b e I { e r
not" said Mrs.
Maggie. "Our tails
win get In the way
of the old wind"
IT s t h e win d
old, mother 2" asked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
I Ever
Saw

Jimmie Knew.
Jimmie had made some boaStfu1 re
marks as to his progress in grammar,
by the way of offsetting his short
coInings IN the science of numbers.
'sWell, what is a pronoun Jimmie p
asked pa.
"a pronoun is word that stands
for another word,' replied James.
"Give me some examples of a word
that stands for another word sug-
gested pa.
ssWeu, there's dern an darn an
blame an doggone,'' said James.
The Decision.
'S1s she good at typography 70
well, her apple pies amt much
but she's great on the mince ones"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

signals that the kidneys need help.
You should use GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules Immediately. The
soothing, healing oil stimulates the
kidneys, relieves Inflammation and de-
stroys the germs which have caused it.
Go to your druggist today and get =
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules In twenty-four hours you
should feel health and vigor returning,
continue to take one or two capsules
each day, SO as to keep the frst-class
condition and ward of the danger OF
other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re-
funded H they do not help you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

comfortable other
wise.
'Ah, cav, cav,
crackle, cack," said
NJ O t h e r Maggie,
and Daddy Maggie
whiStled.
You're a good
Mother NJ a gpie.
The children will
take after their
mother and daddy
and be nice, rude,
ScOlding, chattering
teasing, stealing
C r e q { u r e S. You
teach the children
the right sort of
lesson, you do. No
wonder i picked
you out as my
mate :"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
POnderouS.

IT understand they danced until the
wee sma' hours at your wife's party
That's what they say replied Mr..
Cumrox. but I can't see 1T. After
IL O'Clock, when 1 am waiting to go
to bed, those hours seem impressively
large and slow-moving.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
Typical Pessimist.

Representative Esch was defending
his bill for the unscrambling of the
railroads.
Il believe in the railroads. he said
II am an optimist- Pessimists, you'll
find, are poor stuff all around.
"a preacher said to a pessiInist:
How dare you rail at Providence
like that? How dare you say you have
nothing to be thankful for? Why, man,
hook at your nefghbor Curtis. His wife
has just been carried off by the grip
well snarled the pessinfst, what
good does that do me? I amt Cur
it's -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

And the the magpies Joined In g
chorus and sang:
We're the magpfes 80 bold
We steal and scold.
We're rude and tease
But-don't copy pleased
For others like
Would make too much fuss
Heigh. 10. the magpies sing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
World League Of Women.

The group, Of 100 French girls-sent-
over recently to American colleges for
their education. and the Populations
OF representative French and English
women who are bringing messages OF
gratitude and inspiration for US, are
only a few Indications of the growing
feeling of oneness among the women
of the world.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
Service. Please.

The. new maid crowded the dinner
on the table and retired to the privacy
Of the kitchen. In answer to a call
from the dining room she replied:
Surely youse is all well and strong
enough to do your own reachin'."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

It's an easy matter to fool any one
with the exception of yourself
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

| a we11-read man isn't always the
| pink of perfection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

Lots of men know how to cure
hams. but are unable to procure them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

The singer Is seldom worried until
the understudy tackles 1t.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

l Phenomenon.

Explaining a Phenomenon.
@@This report that Germans are hiss
ing soldiers is something astonishing"
TT Isl replied Miss Vayenne. "Evi-
IDENTIFY the goose-step has gone to their
heads
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

The moment girl finds her ideal
she begins a search for substitute.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
EVENING
TALE 4
THE MAePIE FAMILY.
RAI1Ar1 BONNIE
90 80 AlTHO&

whats up?" asked Mr. Maggie
1.-THE wind" said Mrs. Maybe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

Mean.
Hes man after my own heart
81 wouldn't call that much of rec.
ommendatfOn-'s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

A man without a country is one who
lives in a town
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
A Shooting Fish.

a Shooting Fish.
A shooting fish in the East Indies
has a hollow cylindrical beak. When
1t sees a fly plants that grow In
shallow streams 1t elects single drop
of water. which knocks the fly into
the tide.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

Never fool with a fool; he might
fool you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

Sorrows best cure is employment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10

Probably the most difficult ascent is
getting up a subscription.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

brings a flavor of initiative and even
hustle upon a scene that would other
wise be one of serene perfection. His
halo even has a slightly travelled look.
He has been going to and fro in, the
earth and walking up and down in it;
his labels are still upon him. " God
and Satan "engage in amending
metaphysical differences. {.
They play chess together. :.
The Ruler of the Universe creates the
board, the pieces and the rules; he
makes all the moves; he may make as
many moves as he likes whenever he
likes; his antagonist, however, is per-
mitted to introduce slight inexphca-
BILE inaccuracy into each move, which
necessitates further moves In correc-
ton. The Creator determines and
conceals the aim of the game, and it is
never clear whether the purpose of
the adversary is to defeat or assist
him in his unfathomable project. Ap-
parently the adversary cannot win,
but also he cannot lose so long as he
can keep the game going. But he is
concerned, it would seem, in prevent
ing the development of any reasoned
scheme in the game"
III.
Satan, as ever, believes that Man is
near the end Of his string and APP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
II. G WELLS

proaches extinction. God gives Satan
permission to try Man to the utter
most. "For you also are my instru-
ment," he tells Satan. Then Satan
brooded and dire things happened to
a man named Job upon the earth.
This man was Job Huss and he had
built up at Woldingstanton in Nor
folk wonderful school. cit was the
only school in England where Spanish
and Russian were honestly taught;
his science laboratories were the best
school laboratories in Great Britain
and perhaps in the world, and his
new methods in teaching history and
politics brought a steady stream Of
foreign inquirers. :" Job Huss had
made history, philosophy and biology
the three main currents of instruction
and had refused to subordinate them
to the demand for wholly "practi-
cal" education for his boys.
Nv.
In brief space measles had swept
the school and two boys had died, an
explosion in the chemical laboratory
had killed an instructor and the prin-
cipal building had been burned to the
ground, costing the lives of two
younger boys, trapped behind door
that should have been unlocked. On
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
II. c.. Wells ReWriteS "J0b"
In Very Short Novel, "The Undying Fire" He Holds
Out the Hope That Men May Yet Unite and Save the World

the morning after the fire Huss's so
leitor killed himself, having lost the
schoolmaster's savings. Huss s only
child, beloved son, was shot down
behind the German lines. Mrs. Huss,
unequal to these calamities, became
shrewish from worry. With her hus-
band she repaired to a miserable little
boarding house by the sea and there
the wretched man found himself
facing an operation after a definite
diagnosis of cancer.
A shoddy teacher, the head of the
technical section at Woldingstanton,
and two of the schools hackers con-
spire to depose Job Huss. They come
down to Sundering-on-Sea to disclose
their intention in hypocritical talk.
1t is the morning of the day on which
Huss is to undergo the operation.
Racked with pain, facing death, the
schoolmaster receives them, antici-
pates their purpose and discusses with
them the world and they who dwell
IN it, the ways of God and man, the
reconciliation of science and revealed
faith, the sole hope of mans survival
on this planet. This is the meat and
substance of the book. For this it
was written, to be read and pondered
and reread and argued over. An
analysis of what Job and his three
visitors say has no place here. It
would be properly resented, we hope.
We may express the opinion that it
viii reach tens Of thousands where
such a book as Mr.. Weiss God the
Invisible King reached only thou
sands and where the ordinary dis
cussion between cloth covers Of such
subjects as Immortality or after life,
the cruelty of nature, the role Of
science in the life Of mankind, reaches
only hundreds.
Mr.. Wells, in the person of Job
Huss maintains steadfastly that
there is in Man a divine spark, the
"undying fire" Of the book s. title,
which can be utilized to save him
from the fate which has overtaken so
many creatures of so many species on
this globe-extinction. 1t rests with
Man whether he will organize his
world and save it or be wiped out,
like other animals. That is the thesis,
and the talk with which it is set forth
and defended is Mr.. Wells's best.
Certain vivid pictures embodied in it,
notably that of the life Of a young
German sailor on a submarine In war
time, will kindle the most unimagina-
tive mind
What big man, at full capacity,
Mr.. Wells shows himself to be in this
book! The Undying Fire is dedicated
"to all schoolmasters and schoolmis-
tresses and every teacher In the
world" After all, we need say no
more than this, that it is entirely
worthy Of that dedication.
THE UNDYING FIRE By n. g. VIVA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

y)THING would be easier than to
~ say smart, funny things about
81. G. Wells's new and very short
novel, The Undying Fire; and moth
ing would be more cheap. The very
fact that the book starts with scene
in Heaven will be enough to excite
the deplorable humor Of many who
set out to describe it. They will cpl
grammaticize about the book S begin
ming in Heaven and not ending there.
Scoring that sort of thing,
let us state briefly that, beginning in
Heaven, the novel has a marvellously
happy ending on earth. Of course, If
you stop to think of it, truly happy
ending could take place nowhere else
than here; for happiness is not happi-
ness without hope as an element OF 1t,
and this earth is the only place where
there is anything to hope for. 1t Is
because there is so much on this earth
to hope for, to pray for, to have faith
in and to struggle after that Mr..
Wells has thought it worth while to
retell, with present day persons and
contemporary incidents, the matchless
story contained in the Book Of job
the classic narrative of Man, tried to
the farthest limit Of his endurance,
utterly afflicted in body and mind and
soul, evilly melted by the devil in his
heart, and yet, in the last extremity
refusing to curse God and die
1t is not necessary to have read
every one of Mr.. Wells's sixteen
novels, eleven fantastic and magma
tive romances, eleven books upon so
cial, religious and political questions,
two books about children's play and
one book of short stories to feel that
The Undying Fire, coming at this
hour, is probably his greatest public
service as we'll as one of his finest
books.
II.
It is more exact to say that the
story, which is entirely terrestrial, is
prefaced by scene in Heaven. The
author does, indeed, describe the con-
tent of his first chapter IS prologue.
A reception of the sons Of God IS IN
progress. The two chief figures are
the Deity, "veiled and almost hidden
in light, with his hair like wool and
his eyes like the blue of infinite
space" whose effect is one of Stable,
remote and mountainous grandeur"
and Satan. Mr.. Wells will be charged
with irreverence, of course. 1t IS
hard to see how a case can be made
out. Surely he has the right to bring
God and Satan together. John Mil
ton, who also did it, stands not con-
dem1ed. Satan, as pictured by Wells,
Is not Lucifer, but fellow with "the
compact alertness of habitual travel;
= is as definite as q gripsaek, and he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

Satan, as ever, believes that Man is
near the end Of his string and a1>.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Real Estate Deals.

Mrs. Frank Hord has sold her
residence, 1855 Oneida street, to
Louis Jaques.
Miss Jennie Berrie has sold
her residence, 1918 Franklin av-
enue, to Mrs. Mary Navel.
N. E. Basket, agent, has sold
a cottage and vacant lot in Es-
till Heights to Louise Marchet-
ii.
Lloyd Hausam has bought OF
John J. Price what was former
ly the billiard property on North
Broadway.
Drummond & Wright have
sold the northwest corner lot OF
the old McGrew property to c
/ A. Pettitt.
Maj. Ralph W. Campbell has
bought the residence Of Willis
Goodloe, 1916 Main st.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12

George c. Schawe has rented
his store building, corner of
Tenth and Main streets, to par
ties from Kansas City, who will
occupy it as a shoe repair shop.
Mrs. w. c. Andes arrived Mon
day from independence to Wis
it at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
j. w. Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Groves and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Edwards and
daughters, Misses Rebecca and
Opal, of Higginsville, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w,
Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fitchett
spent Thursday in Kansas City,
Miss Anna Fitchett of Dover, ac-
companied them.
Miss Violet Shelton returned
/ to independence Sunday morn
ing, after an extended visit tc
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. d, Shelton.
Miss Louise Nagel of San An
tonia, Texas, who has been Wis
Iiting her aunts, the Misses Ma
gel, left Saturday morning fol
Council Bluffs, Iowa, to teach il
the Iowa School for the Deaf
Mrs. E. T. Chew of Houston
Texas, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Mrs. D. Warren Sherman
is this city.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12

Pendleton Hall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Hall. returned home
Sunday from Camp Roosevelt,
Muskegon, Mich, where he has
been the past two months as
adiutant in boys summer
camp. Later he will go to Col
umbia to enter the University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben F. Graves
and two sons, Ferdinand and
John, Of Drexel, Mo-, motored
to Lexington last Thursday to
visit Mr., Graves sister, Mrs.
VIM. Shacklett.
George M. Vaughan and
daughter, Miss Mamie, are Wis
iting relatives in st. Louis.
Miss Mary Ridings went to
Kansas City Sunday evening
where she will teach in the
Hyde Park school
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
AMERICA NEEDS
THE MONEY
If People DO Not Save Govern
ment Cannot Aid In Crop
Financing.

America needs money to fl
nance prosperity. The National
City Bank Of New York, in a re-
cent discussion of the economic
situation which conrronts the
country said:
Imperative demands for more
credits are in sight. An enOr-
nous crop is to be financed and
our export trade must be fl
nanced if it is to go on. A heavy
fall trade is in prospect and the
price level is rising"
All of these demands for cred
! it mean that the country must
have capital upon which to ex-
tend this credit. Unless actual
cash capital is forthcoming,
credits must be limited to pre-
serve the country's financial sta
bility.
The country must produce
more than it consumes, must
earn more than it spends. Saw
ings. in some form or other must
be ready for investment if the
wheels of commerce and indus
try are to be kept turning at
prosperous speed.
{ The bankers of the country
are looking toward the Thrift
Movement for aid. Investment in
J War Savings Stamps and Reg
5 istered Treasury Certificates
means money loaned to the Gov
ernment to help finance the cot
ton crop and the export trade
o incident thereto.
Every man and woman resid-
9 ing in the Eighth Federal Re-
. serve District (our district)
! should, bear this situation il
,o mind and invest as much as pos
% sible in these guaranteed gov
n ernment securities.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Former Resident Buried Here.

Former Resident Buried Here.
The body Of Mrs. Isabella
Megedy, a former resident of
Lexington, who died in Kansas
City last Friday, was brought
here Sunday afternoon and bur
ried beside her husband in
Machpelah cemetery. She was 80
years of age, and is survived by
two daughters, Misses Minnie
and Isabella, of Kansas City,
and two sons, Albert, of Texas,
and Louis, of Richmond. Mo.
Her husband, Louis Megedy,
who died about twenty-five years
ago, was engaged in the jewelry
business in Lexington before the
Civil war.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Athletics O; odessa 4


The Athletics lost the fourth
game of the series Sunday
with the Odessa team, a to O.
In the fifth inning, Odessa col
lected three singles which filed
the bases. The next two men
walked forcing two over the
pan. The next batter hit a
grounder to Schumake at third
which he failed to handle, allow
ing the runner to score. Odessa
scored again in the seventh The
home boys were unable to con
meet consecutively with Chaain' 8
benders.
Batteries: Lexington, Sem l.
check and Beard. Odessa, Chat
lin and Bowman.
Hits: Odessa, 6; Lexington D
Struck out by Chaflin, 6; by
Semicheck, 8; Walked by Chat
lin, 2; by Semicheck, 6; Errors
Lexington, 3; Odessa, /.
Umpires, Navel and Steven
son.
The fifth game will be playe'
at Odessa next Sunday.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
WENTWORTH BEGINS
FORTIETH YEAR
School Has Capacity Enrolment
for Present Session.

Wentworth Military Academy
began its fortieth school year
yesterday with the promise of
an exceedingly satisfactory ses-
sion. Every room has been re-
served for some time and a
waiting list established. Thirty
who have reservations have
sent word that they will be a
few days late in arriving, but
all students are expected to be
present by the middle of next
week.
Yesterday was spent in classi-
flying and registering the incom-
ing students. The only routine
work consisted of an hour of
drill in the afternoon.
In the evening there was an
informal reception in the gym
nasium. The cadet orchestra
played and number of those
present danced.
The football squad numbered
thirty-eight men. They were
given a pretty stiff workout b!
Coach Wikoff and came off th'
field blowing hard.
Shortage of labor and tn,
transportation problem are t
be blamed for the failure Of tn
hats and some of the Logging
to arrive. Quite a few of the ca
dets are not yet in full uniform
The battalion will not be read
for parade purposes until mex
week.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
County Court PrOceedings.

The county court Tuesday ap-
pointed John Plattenburg of
Higginsville, to be school atten-
dance officer for Lafayette
county, under the law passed by
the last legislature, providing
for compulsory attendance OF
children at school, between the
ages of Z and IA. The pay is $4
per day for each day Of service
The contract to furnish Goa
for the court house and county
| Jail for the ensuing year was a
warded to Alexander Graves, his
bid being 1924 per ton.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Death Of Campbell SmOck.

Campbell Smock, nephew of
Mrs. Elizabeth Smock of this
city, died in Eufaula, Okla,
August 26. Mr.. Smock formerly
lived in Lexington, being at one
time employed in the drug store
of the late D. w. B. Tevis, and
later in Leroy Farmers drug
store. At the time of his death
he was president of the Eufaula
National Bank. He was AZ years
of age, and is survived by his
wife and three children.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Early Morning Fire.

The residence of John |. Ash
urst in Southside Addition was
completely destroyed by fire
early Tuesday morning The fire
department was summoned, but
were unable to render any as
sistance as the house was too
far from a hydrant. The house
was unoccupied.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Change in Barber Shop.

Arthur Johns has bought the
interest of his partner, J. H.
Bradley, in the barber business
and will continue the same in the
present location. Mr.. Johns is
an expert workman, courteous
and deserving. He is having the
shop white enameled, making it
neat and sanitary in every way
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Capt. L. |. Morris Has Landed
In New YOr.

Capt, L. l. Morris, Company
M, 2Sth Infantry, 1st Division,
has arrived in New York from
overseas. Capt. Morris was a.
mong the first officers sent to
France after the first Officers
Training Camp at Funston.