The Stark News from Stark, Kansas • 1

T'1 Tlhie Stark. News0 Vol. i. No. 13.

Stark, Kansas, November 23, 1901. 1 .00 Per Year. Died Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, MYTHOLOGY. The Stark News.

speak for him unlimited success in his" new home. iqot, of heart failure Mrs. Martha D. F. DEEM, Editor.

C. A. REYNOLDS, PuUister. Published every week on Saturday. Entered Nov.

8, 1901, at the Postoffice in Stark, Kansas, as second class matter. Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Communicated. Nearly every nation in it's primitive state had some form of mythology, which has been so crowded into literature that today it is necessary to have a knowledge of mythical lore to be able to read and understand even the most commonplace newspaper paragraph.

We are indebted to the ancient' Greek and Romans for the fables which play so important a part-in the literary world of today. The hold which this system of belief religion had on the ancient races can never be realized, nor, will the tenacity with which they clung to their belief ever One Year Jane Harper, aged 72 years, 5 months and 2 days. Mrs. Harper's death was peculiarly sad. For several years past she had lived alone with her son, W.

0. Harper. At noon she seemed to be in her usual health, having prepared dinner. At about six o'clock Mr. Harper went home from the store and found her lying on the floor, cold in death.

Martha J. Smith was born in Sangamon county, 111., June 13th, 1829, and was married to Lafayette Harper Sept. 29, 1848. Eight Six Months .50 Three 25 Liberal Clubbing Rates. Rates given upon Advertising application.

be excelled. W. R. Ward has received a commission as notary public. Rev.

Moore, of Kimball, was a visitor Monday morning. The Friends are talking of building a parsonage in Stark. Miss Hattie Miller visited With Parsons friends over Sunday. J. H.

Sailors opened his harness shop for business Monday morning. Mrs. Myrtle Smith, of Chanute, was a visitor the first of the week. A. L.

Campbell and C. A. Reynolds, of the 'Burg, were visitors Sunday. J. F.

Cooper returned Sunday, from a successful trip through Georgia. Clint Moore and family, of La--Harpe, are visiting with I. Moore west of town. Bush Higgins returned this week from a summer's work on the steel gang. A number of our young people BUSINESS OFFICE The gods were valued according to their Stark Pharmacy Building influence, just as today man is measured by his power.The gods and goddesses were TIME TABLE.

divided into classes, ranked, and were worshipped in accordance with the influence they had upon civilization. Costly temples were erected and dedi children were born to them, six of whom survive: Mrs. Ellen Wright, living south of and Dennison Harper, of Rocky Ford, Colo. Mary Shaffer, of Bakersfield, Cal. Mrs.

Clara Bell Taylor, whose place of residence is unknown, and W.O. Harper of Stark. In October, 1 868 the famiK'- moved to Grant cated to all the gods and goddesses of any note. Sacrifices were offered upon the M. K.

T. Railway. GOING NORTH. No. i2 Passenger leaves Stark No.

i4 Passenger leaves Stark No. f6o Way Frt. leaves Stark. GOING SOUTH. 3:22 a.

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alter and no enterprise of any importance was engaged in without first consulting and propitiating the ruling divinity. Festivities were held annually, or of- ..12:55 a. tn. 2:26 p. rii.

355 P- ra. No. Passenger leaves No. I3 Passenger leaves Stark No. t59 Way Frt.

leaves Stark. Daily. tDaily, except Sunday. tener, honor of the various deities. These festivals were generally of a relig-.

township where Mr. Harper engaged in farming. Mrs. Harper was a conscientious christian woman, having united with the C. It.

TEAS, Agent. ious character and very imposing. Yet many of them consisted of orgies of the most shameless type. So important were attended spelling school at the Valley Friday night. News Clubbing Rates E.

W. Smith has rented the these festivals considered that when they were being held all kinds of work and business came to a standstill. Even war was for the time suspended and soldiers were allowed to pass unmolested through hostile territory that they might be able to join in the worship of the deities. Christian church early in life. She had a wide circle of friends' and relatives who sincerely mourn her death.

The funeral services were held in the M. E. church Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. Pile, a Christian minister, of Parsons, and the body interred in the Odense cemetery where her husband was buried less than three years ago. The bereaved children have the sympathy of the entire community.

The gods or goddesses who ruled over The News and any one of following papers will be sent one year at price given below: St. Louis Globe Democrat $125 St. Louis Republic 1.50 Topeka Capital 1.25 Mail and Breeze 1.25 Kansas City Journal 1.00 Kansas City Star 1.00 Prairie Farmer 1.00 Toledo, O. Blade 1.00 nature ranked first. Not only were they supposed to regulate the good order and morality of the people but to provide the Gene Rose property and will move the first of the week.

John F. Page and wife, of Kansas City, have been visiting Chas. Monday and family the past week. A number of young folks attended the box supper at Porterville Tuesday night. All report a pleasant time.

J. H. Miller, south of town, has rented his farm to Chas. Collins, who will take possession about February 1st. Frank.Miller, of Beaumont, and Chas.

Miller. 01 Dodsre Citv. In cases of cough or croup give the little one One Minute Cough Cure. Then rest easy and have no fear. The child will be all right in a little while.

It never fails. Pleasant, sure and almost instantaneous in effect. D. F. Deem.

required amount of sunshine and rain and to attend to the maturing and ripening of the fruit and grain. The interpretation of mythology has long given to the student a fertile field for study and research. Yet it is doubtful if any of them have ever interpreted one of the many mythical stories to his own satisfaction. Some have regarded them as historical facts disguised under material taken on while being passed along from one generation to another, taking on the local coloring of the time and place of rehersal. While others regard them as picturing the various phrases of human life in the ancient world.

4 Geo. Coverdale and family left Tuesday for Altamont, where they will make their home for a short time. Mr. Coverdale has been a resident of Grant township for Ka-most twenty years and during that time has been a prominent factor in every enterprise that improved Stark's Gas. Kansas, are visiting their south of town.

After considerable delay the drillers are again at work on the second Dr. Braden, Frank Goyette, C. G. Krokstrom. Milton Watson and the editor of the Enterprise were in Stark a few minutes last Sunday or benefitted the community.

He owns 800 acres of good land and a very fine house in Stark and the Lord only knows why he leaves. However he and his family will be have received Singleton Son evening and D. F. Drem, editor of the Grant township tax books and will receive taxes until noon Dec. the News and proprietor of Stark's drug store showed us the beauty of natural eras when used for fuel or 20th.

atter which time there is a gas well. Bets are finally offered that this well will be better than the first. James White, says DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed running sores on both legs. He had suffered 6 years. Doctors failed to help him.

Get DeWitt's. Accept no imitation. Deem. Mr. Jos.

Wisle, of Vilas Kansas, and Ralph LaRue, of Moran, looked at land in the neighborhood of Stark this weekMn company with O. N. Herren. P. T.

Thomas, Sumpterville, "I was suffering from dyspepsia when I commenced taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I took several bottles and can (digest anything." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the only preparation containing all the natural di penalty attached. You may just as well save a trip to Erie. 1 i-tf Sunday school item from the Great Bend Tribune: One of our Sunday school superintendents, last week during his talk to the children, said: "Now children what are we to tell Satan when he tempts us to commit sin?" lie was nearly floored when one little fellow answered immediately, "Go way back and --sit a valuable addition to Altamont and the people of that village will find him a gentleman and a thorough business man. Dr.

W.C. Cecil has purchased property in South Haven, Sumner county, and will locate at that place some time in the near future. Dr. Cecil has been a resident of Grant township for the past fourteen years and has made many warm friends and a few very warm foes. He is considered to be one of the best physicians in the country and in his profession, has had pronounced success.

We consider him honest and trustworthy and be- light. Like a good many others we have doubted there being enough gas at Stark to amouut to anything, but after having seen it used, we have no doubt that they have a good thing in it. Stark has made a splendid growth this fall and has some new store rooms that wrould be a credit to any town. Mr. Deem has a nice building, a well assorted stock and seems to be well contented with Stark and his business in general.

down." A good second hand heating stove for sale cheap. Inquire at NEWS business office. gestive fluids. It gives weak stomachs entire rest, restoring their natural condition. D.

F. Deem. Remember that due bills on Stark merchants are taken the same as Subscribe for The News. I cash at the Stark Pharmac. Elsmore Enterprise..