The Alton Empire from Alton, Kansas • 4

INSURING AGAINST DEVILS LONG PACKAGE OF MACARONI QUEERED REAL ESTATE DEAL Oh, yes we're here and open for We buy and sell Hay, Grain, Feed and Live Stock And have 500 bushels ot Seed ads for sale Mt. Ayr. Well we will have to make mention of the rain that fell Thursday and Friday. We don't know bow much it rained but it was flu? on wheat. We have had a can setting on a pout for a rain guage f'ir the lost four months and did not get enough moisture to buruly iUHt The post was knocked down and we failed to put up our gnage and so we cannot tell tae amouut of raiufall.

David Gregory returned Saturday from his trip to Topeku, and from h'f appearnnce he fared all right. We were afraid he would get lj.it in the city, he is ho small, but. Dave Smith left last wesk for Coffee county on a land trad and from there he goes to Missouri. A letter from Joseph Mandenhall. Monday state.

that it mined in Diwey jonnty, last. Tunrsliv mil Fn Jay about us it did herd, and th.it it was much needed when it came. Also that Mr. aud Mrs. Mellinger wen get ting along fine He has a good trade aud lues it well there.

Mr. Aukermau is moving hU effects t) towu gettiug thingi in shape to go to Nebraska the first of the month Come in and buy little oil meal and do some business; a smell our hog dip, if that don't kill you buy some oyster shell and help put down the price of eggs. in haste, Yours so-ding Public Sale We will sell at public sale on the Jack Crumrine farm in Grant township, 4 miles north and 3 west of Alton, 5 north and 5 east of 3 miles sou th from Smith county line 21 miles east from Monday, March 6, 1911. In case of storm on the Cth, the sale will be held on the 7 or following day. Commencing at 10 a.

m. the following property: 3 Hea.d Horses 1 bay mare 5 yrs old with foal by Jack, weighs 1150 lbs; 1 black 5 yr old mare wei0hs 1100; gray horse eleven yrs old, wt. 1250. 67 Hesvd Cattle 22 cows ranging in age from 3 to 10 yrs. old, some with calves by side, others will be fresh soon; 13 steers coming 2 yrs old; 3 heifers coming 2, 10 hejfers com ing one; elsyen steers coining one; 4 bull calves, 3 heifer calves; one full blocd Shorthorn Durham bull with registered pedigree, coming two yrs old.

7 HEAD HOGS Consisting of 4 sows, 2 barrows and one boar. Weigh about 150 lbs each. About 100 chickens. About 450 bushel shelled corn. Implements Mitchell wagon, low wagon with rack, twelve-disc wheat drill, five hoe stalk drill, wheat binder, two-section steel harrow, walking plow, mowing machine, 2 sets harness, one hundred-egg incubator, and other things not mentioned here.

Lunch Stand Free Hay TERMS All suus of $10 and under cash. On sums over $10 a credit of 6 months on notes of approved securif at 8 per cent interest. Endsley Bourn, Auctioneers. L. Earl, Clerk.

S. E. Odle and J. Crumrine. -i Curious Way the Chinese Have of Taking Out an Annual Policy for Protection.

Once every year, during the first 15 days of the seventh Chinese mouth, the curious ceremony of Yu-Nan-Whel is celebrated, being In fact the paying of homage to the land and sea devils. Seven priests carry out the ceremony by offering up various forms of prayer, says the Wide World Magazine, and making an unearthly noise by beating gongs. Any one wishing to show his respect to the devils can do so by a payment of 600 cash about 22 cents to each of the priests, for which amount they will continue their performance for 12 hours a truly modest remuneration. For an extra payment of 2,000 cash a number of uumll red paper boats ul.out tlx luches long, with lights In-tide, will be sent lloating down the river with the current. These lights uic for the benefit of the sea devils in order Unit they may be able to seo their way about on dark Having finished this performance the person on whose behalf it has been carried out goes away happy In the conviction that he will not lose nny of his family throughout the year either by sickness or drowning, bo that the whole ceremony may be looked upon as an insurance policy.

At this time of year many thousands of the small lighted boats may be Keen flouting down the Yang-tzokl-ang. PEOPLES THAT HAVE BIBLES Modern Mohammedan Authorities Would Have Trouble In Observing Distinction Made by Prophet. Mohammed in his capacity as legislator for the Arabs made a distinction in treating with the non-Islamic world between those peoples who had a Scripture and those who had not. Among the former he Included the Jews, the Christians, and strangely enough, the Sabaeans, whose holy writings have since disappeared. It should be a curious problem for modern Mohammedan authorities to decide as to which peoples may be said to have what corresponds to a Bible.

Would they include the Chinese, with their books of Kings, Shi-King, Li-King, and the rest? Would the Urahmlns, with their Vedas, be included? Or the Buddhists, with their Trlpltaka? A still further problem would be raised by a case like the Eddas, which had the force of a Bible among the early Norsemen, but have since lost their force. Here would be a case of a Bible without a people, rather than of a people without a Bible. On any method of enumeration, however, Jews would receive the benefit of the Mohammedan law with their Bible, which Is acknowledged as authoritative, even by the Koran. American Hebrew. Foolish Lover's Suicide.

While kissing his sweetheart for the last time a young Portuguese named Edward D'Andrade shot himself dead in Manchester, Eng. At the inquest it was stated that his love affairs had not prospered. Mary Winifred Far-age said that D'Andrade, who was only nineteen, had been paying attentions to her for eighteen months, but latterly her parents had objected. He came to her home on Sunday night and said he wanted to speak to her alone. She and D'Andrade went together into the front room.

D'Andrade handed her a parcel saying: "I give you these back." "I told him he must not stay," the witness continued, "because of my father. He had one hand on my shoulder and was just kissing me when I heard a revolver shot, and he fell backward to the floor. He died almost immediately from a wound in the temple." Looking for an Ax. "There is a certain kind of souvenir fiend that has pretty poor pickings these days," said the policeman. "I mean the man or woman usually it is a woman who wants the ax with which the door is cut down and the furniture smashed in a gambling raid.

"There are Puritans a-plenty who beg us for these implements of destruction. Every raid that the public gets wind of brings out scores of letters from foes of gambling who have the cotton batting all ready to pack away the ax that struck a blow at corruption. "Unless the old ax gets lost in the shuffle somebody in the crowd usually sends it to the person who can write the most touching letter." Egg Flip in London. "While on the subject t)f our American friends and the New Year one wonders," says the Gentlewoman, "how rnpny people understand the association of the latter date with egg flip. It has gradually become a recognized form for American hostesses over here to add egg flip to their New Year cards of invitation.

"Being intercepted, it signifies the wonderful American devised drink composed of whipped egg in conjunction with the rarest and most delicious of liquors and other tempting condiments." Tourists Were Few. Eve There aren't many people around here. Adam No, I don't believe we could make any money running "Seeing Eden" trips. Customer Shows the Grocery Clerk How It Can Be Made Up Into a Small Bundle. Into a grocery store came a man who bought a number of things, all of which he wanted to take with him; they were all things of email bulk and they would have made a comparatively sraaH handy bundle but for a package of macaroni.

This was slender, but It was long and it would queer the whole bundle. The clerk didn't see how he could do anything about that. "Oh, yes, you can," said the customer, "you Just break the package in the middle across the edge of the counter." The clerk f6llowed this instruction, finding that the macaroni broke readily and pretty evenly. He smiled with satisfaction as he now saw the macaroni package reduced in length by half while its bulk was not very greatly Increased, for a macaroni package iBn't bulky anyway. Now it was possible to put all the things it Included into a moderate sized and trim bundle.

"I never heard of that before," said the clerk. "Oh, I've done that often," said customer. AS TO EFFECT OF PRAISE It Is Not Always Stimulating, Says This Man, Drawing on His Own Experience. The singer Bang well and the applause was insistent. Again he came forward, and this time he sang even better than before.

"It is always so," said one listener to his friend. "Applause stimulates us all. It's a pity that men can't be praised more than they are when they do good work. We are too churlish about such things. We say that a man ought to do his duty anyway and not expect praise for it, when the fact is that if we praised him occasionally It would stimulate him, make him do more and better work." "When I-was a boy out In the woodshed sawing wood," said the other man, "the old man would come along and look at what I'd sawed and say, 'Sammy, you're doing splendidly.

Keep it up, my "There was praise for you, but do you think that stimulated me? On the contrary, It made me want to smash the buck and bust the saw and break for the woods." "Oh, well, of course," said the praise advocate, "there may be exceptions, but as a rule" and so on and so on. The Fatal Out of loyalty to his own sex the manager of the woman's suit department discharged the young woman stenographer and hired a man. The first batch of letters dictated to the man were written to about a hundred old customers whom he invited to examine privately a lot of exclusive garments before they were placed on sale. The day after the letters were mailed the women flocked into the store, but the fire that burned in their eyes was the Are of the avenger rather than of the bargain hunter. One word which each woman had underlined In her letter explained their wrath.

The garments, so the manager had meant to say, had been designed for women of Btock figure, such as they possessed, but the male stenographer had drawn on the alpha bet and had written it "stocky." "No woman on earth would have been guilty of such a mistake," growled the manager. The next week the girl stenographer had her job back. Insane for Hiring Him. This one was told of the late Sen ator Dolliver. It is of the trial of a man for murder, who was undoubted ly guilty, but was acquitted, greatly to the surprise of the presiding judge.

The jury had been out two days con- slderlng the case, without reaching a conclusion. Then the judge called the jury Into court and asked what the difficulty was. The foreman said: "Judge, there is only one thing that is troubling us. Was the prisoner's counsel appointed by the court, or re tained by the prisoner himself?" "The prisoner is a man of means, said the judge, "and he retained his own counsel." Ten minutes later the jury Bent out word that an agreement had been reached. They filed into court.

The foreman rose and announced the verdict: "Acquitted, on the ground of insanity." A Mlssourlan's Curiosity Shop. J. M. White, residing near Pack, has in his possession a purse that is 104 years old, a chest which is 104 years old, a bedspread eighty-eight years old. The bedspread on which he sleeps is ninety-eight years old; it is a massive piece of furniture.

He has a razor, mug and a walking cane sixty years old, the wood of the cane having been brought from Central America. One of the lamps he uses he bought in 1867. Plnevllle Herald. Long and Short. "I understand that little Mabel Jones is engaged to that extremely tall young simpleton, Buddy Browne." "Yes, and have you heard her excuse?" "Excuse?" "Yes.

She says she is only carrying out nature's most inexorable law." "The law of love?" "No, of contrasts." Man Had a Fit, and Prospective Renter of a House Promptly Withdrew From the Transaction. "There is more than one way to queer a deal in real estate," said the renting agent. "The other day I had Just about rented one of my four-story houses when a man fell down in a fit at the bottom of the front steps. The prospective tenant saw him fall. 'Good be said, 'what a narrow "I took that remark as an expres sion of sympathy for the sick man, but the renter soon let me know that it was he who had a narrow escape and not the other fellow.

'Nothing gets on my Bald he, 'like a fit. Suppose I had signed the lease before I saw "I protested that the neighbors had not the habit of stopping in front of that house and throwing fits. said he, 'but I shall take no chances. I just moved from a house that was occupied formerly by a man who had a weakness for fits. Every fit thrower in town knew that.

The house was marked and every time a professional needed a little assistance he Just flopped down in front of that house and received a new start in life. After the funny old philanthropist moved away they kept on coming. Nothing could stop them, so I moved. Now I nearly clinch a bargain for another house and the first thing I see Is a "When a man has a prejudice like that arguments are of no avail. I am Btlll looking for a tenant." 8alutary Example.

Every legal expedient for delay having been exhausted, and their appeal for executive clemency having been made in vain to the president, Ave wealthy Alabama lumbermen have entered the federal prison at Atlanta to serve penal sentences for the srlme of peonage. Pity will be extended to the families of these men, but the event itself cannot but be regarded as one of the most important and significant in the whole course Df the recent awakening of the public conscience. It is a demonstration to the country that only by holding to personal accountability the men responsible for violation of the law can respect and obedience to law be enforced. The futility of fines as a punishment in such cases has been shown, but it will only require a few such applications of the law as in these Alabama convictions to instill a wholesome regard for law everywhere. Exchange.

Just "Folks." People in the west are more "folksy" than we of the east. We note as an Instance of this that a day or two after the inauguration ceremonies in the state capltol of Iowa, at Des Moines, last week, a reception was given there which was participated in by the legislators and their wives, and the state officers and wives. The decorations for the two occasions were the same. In this way the Iowa wives were given some share in that acquaintance which comes to the legis-, lators by virtue of their office, and these social occasions are the means of starting friendships that last. Springfield Republican.

The Youngest Great-Grandmother. North Carolina has the youngest grandfather in the country, and now comes to the front with the youngest great-grandmother. She is Mrs. Addle Ward of Mecklenburg county, and was forty-six years old in December. Her daughter is Mrs.

A. J. Lawlng thirty-two years old, the grandmother; her granddaughter is Mrs. W. A.

Ad ams, fifteen years old, the mother of the great-granddaughter, Beulah Adams, nine months old. Raleigh correspondence Baltimore Sun. Protect the Quails. About one-fourth of the cultivated crops of the United States are destroy ed bv insects every year! This is the es'imate of the United States Department of Agriculture Every effort should be made to reduce this loss. One of the important agents of control is the insect-eating birds.

These birds should be protected in their war against the farmers' enemies. The quail is one of the most important insect destroyers. From June until September Bob White's meals consist of over one-third insects. And he prefers the insects that are the fanners' worst enemies. He is especially fond of potato bugs, wire worms, cut worms and grasshoppers.

Quails have beeu examined that contained over one hundred potato bugs in their They can be depended on to kill from fifty to one hundred potato bugs or grasshoy-pera every day if the insects are abnn-li-iiit. in rt rv io ihi-ir. winter ijii.utfts I'-m-i WLiln rohtiniii'B to fnruiei Hie fnl fmiu Sf'pti ruber liliti! Anvil wepd i el, i "ii '(- si sty penes. cnuKHiiu: mIh'U; ji luilf mnii-i'. of efil (1 1 vi rj ilny.

The iti c( one bird that whs examiued contained seeds of smart weed, fi'lO of red sorrel, and 1,200 of rag weed. This was just the amount consumed at one meal, as quails digest their food very rapidly and would eat much more in the conrae of a day. Thus quails aid the farmers in the fight against the two great pests, insects and weedt. Every landowner should see that the law which was made for their protection is enforced, Kansas Industralist, Chan, Norrie' horse is getting along flue. A certain voung man of Mt.

Ayr made several trips to Alton during th- revival meeting while it wa so cold, that it is feared he might have an attack of Lung fever, but we thiuk he will escape it this time. David and Leslie Gregory were in Kansas City Wednesday night when the ligtii plant stopped nd the city was in darkness for three hours. It was an experience they don't care to have again, especially when they are by themselves. Word was received from Bert Greg ory of south Missouri that last Wednes day they had a three inch rain. )'ir guess is that the clay roads are in fins shape.

High School Notes. Adair Anderson and Walter Bartley visited the High School Friday. Our new song books having arrived a miscellaneous program was giveu at the H. S. Friday afterr.oon.

The II. S. received a very interesting latter from Aida Cooky Tuesday. We will answer it by each one writing a few lines to her. The Junior geometry class made some figures out of card board for their lesson Tuesday.

Three of them were kept for display. The Freshman class drew some pic tures of.the pastor described in "Christ mas Day" of the Sketch Book. Thete caused quite a nit of laughter. The new books for the Senior English class have arrived now and they expect to do better work. The grade cards were gi eu out last Monday.

Those receiving highest av erage as follows: Freshman class, Alva Pilcher av. 95 Sphotnor Laura Wuitak 95 6 7 and also highest average iu the school Junior class, Hurry Markhdm av. 9-1 2 7 Senior class, Viuton Carswell 94 1 6 A very exciting, oae sided basket-ball game was last Friday night at the hall, between the Woodstou Atletic Club, who claimed to be the ch'vmpiou of this territory, and Alton High Scho 1 tef.m. The game resulted in the sore of 14 to 28 in our favor. The game was very rough from start to finish, it being delayed quite a number of times on a count of knock-outs.

When the ball was thrown uo in center Arnold was sure to knock it into Alton's territory The forwards did splendid work, espe cially Sparks who made i2 points. The guards did almost perfect work, Mark-hum's man not making a point. Mrs. Israel Moore. The following obituary was taken from the County Capital, published at St.

John, Kans. The deceased was formerly" a resident Alton and will be remembered by nnny people in this community: The life of Mrs. Israel Moore went out Thursday, February 9th, 1911, at 10:30 p. m. at her home in this city, Although confined to her home much of the time for the past eighteen years jn account of ill health, her last illness was only cf about six weeks duration Elizabeth N.

McCord, daughter of John W. and Nancy E. McCo.d, was born May 3rd, 1843, in McDonough Conutv, Illinois. She was married Aiuust 15, 18(50, Haiico'': county, lilinoi. t'i Israel who survivt-s her.

To Ihw union were born fivt chil dren: three, sous W.N. Moore of Phil liiwlinr.r, new: Ut. n-g- Moor- of Cimsmm ivui-it-, art J.irJ W. re ol' Kinsley, IvHiiwn; fi'id da'-yUler, Mr. ii Mack of Luiav, Uussell couuty and Mrs, Perlf Gardner of St Johu.

Jud White, a nephew, of Kin sley, was brought up in the family. All were present during her last illness and death. Besides these she leaves fifteen grandchildren. In 1878 Mrs. Moore with her husband and children moved from Hancock County.

Illinois, to Osborne County, Kansas, and 1900 came to St. John, where the family have since resided. While living at Alton, in Osborne (Ei Cooley Rooks county line, on M. Thogmairtia Beautiful Calendar Free to All our Readers. We want 10,000 trial supscriptions immediately and to secure them quickly we make this extraordinary special advertising offer, good only twenty days: Send 10 cents for trial subscription to May 1, 111 for the biggest and best Weekly in the west and we wilt send you absolutely fiee our handsome 1911 Beauty Calendar, 1 by 2 feet in size, lithographed ia ten gorgeous colors.

The Capital contains all the news of Kansas boiled down in one issue. Yon ought, to keep posted on what the letiflHtnre is doing. We will tell vou all that is going on at the State Capitol. Write immediately. Address Kansas Weekly Capital, Topeka, Kan.

Read the sale ads in this issue of the Empire. Big sour pickles 30c per gallon, at Stephensons'. Kirt Taylor of Osborne was an Alton visitor Tuesday. The Gaunt Grain Co. will buy your cane seed until Feb.

27 Just opened, a line of n6w fancy knit Aviation caps for ladies at Stephensons' Laaid and Stock Sale I will offer at public sale on the farm commonly known as the Perkins farm, 3 miles east Woodston, Kansas. 5 miles west and 1 mile south of Alton, on Wednesday, March 1, 1911. Commencing at 10 o'clock sharp, the following described property: FARM The west hal of the southwest quarter of section 18, Township 7, Range 15; and the west half of the northwest quarter of section 18, Township 7, Ranee 15 110 acres in cultivation, balance pasture, lots of timber and plenty of water. 15 acres alfalfa, 70 acres growing wheat, all fenced and cross fenced, 5 room house, stable, granary and shes. If desired purchaser can have 3 years time on $3,800 at 6 per cent interest.

No discount for cash. HORSES 1 mare coming 12 yrs old, with foal by Jack; 4 comin? yearling mules; 1 bay horse coming 4 yrs did, wt about 1050, well broke; 1 bav mare coming 4 yrs old, wt. 1100, with foal by Jack: 1 black mare 5 yrs. old with foal by Percherou horse, wt. 1250; 1 black coming yearling mare colt; span mare mules coming 4 yrs old, well broke team, wt.

2000; 2 span coming 3 yr old mules; 1 good saddle pony 7 yrs old. 15 head of brood sows with pig, some will farrow by sale day 40 HEAD CATTLE Consisting of 13 head coming 2-year bid; 15 head coming yearlings; 12 head coming two and three year old heifers; 2 good milk cows. TERMS: All sunif of $10 and under cash. sums over $10 a credit of 8 months time will be given on approved security drawing 8 per cent interest from date of sale. 3 per cent discount for cash on time sales.

No property, removed until settled for. Lunch Stand on Ground. J. M. vjlark Son, Auctioneers.

Geo, R. Beesley, Clerk. Councv in 1880, Mrs. Moore united with the Christian church, to which she remained faithful until her death. The esteem with which she is regarded by her familv and friends was shown by the many beautiful flowers presented and which were so emblematic of the puiity and sweetness of the life that had just closed.

Mrs. Moore was a woman of strong personality whom to know whs to love. Although so long i i 1-lii' -h- wn ii'icomplHin-iiig anii was at. all times snlicitious fit- welfare of her and those r. Get s-t-d oi ts from Harding Cooley F.

W. Gaunt returned home Sunday morning from his trip to Kansas City. Ribbon bargains. Nos. 22 and 40 a 10c per yard.

Nos. 60 and 80 at I5c per yard. At Stephensons' store. The Lockes have one of the best companies that has appeared here in many a day. Above all things they are ladies and gentlemen.

-Journal, Newton. Kansas..