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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
Jay Gould Resorts to . Straddle.

Philadelphia North American.
An amusing incident occurred at the
fair given this week at the New York
Metropolitan opera house for the bene-
fit of the saleswomen's hospital. When
Jay Gould came in all the ladies made a
rush for him, soliciting his subscription
to chances for chairs, paintings, books
pictures, needle-work, etc. Mr.. Gould
subscribed to everything most literally.
When he came to a book containing
Autograph fac smiles Of letters from
Washington and others, to he presented
to President Cleveland or ex-President
Arthur, according to which one should
get the most votes, Mr.. Gould found the
vote at that moment stood q tie. After
some little hesitation as to which Of the
two he should vote for, he finally deci.
ded to give ten votes to each, and hand
ed his money to the fair canvasser OF
votes, who said archly: "Mr. Gould, in
Wall street they would call such vote
q straddle, would they not?" Mr.. Gould
laughed heartily, as did every one who
heard the young lady's words.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
The Work.Ba.r.,

When the lamp is lighted and tbs
table, with its crimson cloth. drawn out
and the work basket brought forth. then
the evening in its cheerful beauty really
begins. With mother in her accustomed
seat, her busy hands EMPLOYED in max.
ing, or mending, in order ftat athe auld
claithes may look a'maist as weel as
new, or with dainty needle tracing
some embroidery that shall form a gift
tor some loved one, how pleasant and
harmonious is the picture. That little
willow receptacle at her side contains all
the delicate implements of her labor,
the tiny, mysterious helps and convent
ences which ingenuity has fashioned for
her use, and the skilled needle-woman
Knows 30 well how to gather about her.
Whether OF steel or ivory, silver or
morocco, each little trifle has its special
mission. There are numberless spools
OF cotton, linen and silk, which childish
hands are wont to tangle. while the
beeswax often bears the imprint of little
teeth. There are buttons for use and for
ornament, and tiny bags, to explore
which was often a reward of merit. In
fact there is host of snail accumula.
tons, which makes its occasional up-
setting matter of dire dismay.
But there is still more within. Though
invisible, q store of thrift, fund of neat
ness, skill and ingenuity, which is drawn
upon daily and hourly, but always with
a happy result, and the certainty that it
is unfailing. Much Of the love and de-
votion, the patience and goodness of
woman seeks expression in the work of
her hands. To accomplish with the
needle some article whose use or beauty
is obvious, where every stitch is set with
. blessing or prayer for an absent loved
one, is pure satisfaction and sometimes
. relief to an over burdened heart.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
THE DEFECTIVE NAIL.
BY SAMUEL BAXTER FOSTER.

looked at carpenter mailing one day.
Some weatherbtar OF in q workman-like way
And noticed the claw OF The hammer he cl4ppet
10 nsi which the moment before he had tap
ped,
And, drawing II out, threw it by with jerk.
Took smother instead and went On wi;ishis worl
What's that for? 1 asked him, Have nail
grown SO cheap
That syon toss Ihem away as too worthless t.
keepT'
NO" ne answered, st Dent in the driving, and
SO,
Lest il make a bad place. to the ground It may e,
For We can't pull it out, once We hammer it in.
When the nail has been followed by one that was
noticed beside it q dent in the wood
The mark hsd been made by tn base of tie claw
Thro' he strong force exerted the bent nail TO
And there tie depression, TO eyesieht quite plain,
Tho twice painted over will doubtless remain.
No marvellous incident, certainly; still,
1t set me to think ing as little things will,
How be bits, like nails. be they wrong ones or
Can be drawn from their places when hammered
IN tight,
And. though drawn ere they sink to the head,
By their drawing, some traces on body and mind.
When young man seeks money ard nothing be-
And, quoting Bee Franklin, his mesnness to
hide,
Does ,m mai thi ss for pelf and with dark greedy
Shows The crown overhead, petty gaias to COM
maud,
Tho it end in that We al,h he is anxious to win.
He has struck a bent nail and has hammered it
In
When girl shows the word that she surely
thinks less
OF her culture and conduct than gadding and
dress:
When she eagerly seeks for confab with those
Whose talk solely runs upon dresses nd beaux-
Neglecting home duties ONE gossip TO spin
That nail will give trouble if once hammered
in.
When you see your neighbours small faults throuh
glass
That makes them too large for the censor to pass,
And with sense of their wickedness, righteousIy
hot.
Calls one mer' niser, the other sot-
You are handling nail hat may croOken % sin
Like corkscrew twill twist ii you hammer it In
Whena man, or his Observation-Disclosures |
Too eager to blow the dull Goals to fame,
The faults of their nee hboB bring clC ser 10 view
Repeating the stor es they've never proved true, |
Their nail has flaw, is lllst apen and thin,
As they'll find to their cost he they hammer it
n.
Enough for the lesson. The nails that we drive
Not through boards that are pulseless, but frames
Examine them well, closely scan ere too late,
should they prove of firm metsls well-cut and
quite straight,
Regardless OF kneeling, or clamor, Ur din,
Plate each where 1t should be aud hammer it in.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04

Rural New YORKER.
We were struck recently by the re.
marks of q doctor friend of ours, who
said no one thing will do 80 much to
make people independent of the medi-
Cal profession as the daily free use OF
fruit. He had noticed that those farm
ers in whose family fruit was regularly
and largely consumed seldom needed bis
services. We thought what pity that
every farmer in the land could not be
convinced of these truths. It is a de-
plorable fact that farmers families do
not enjoy that robust health that coun-
try air and outdoor life, with plenty of
exercise, should give. It is also fact
that living on farms whose rich acres are
acheing to produce abundant crops Of the
varied fruits, but very few have plenty,
and many never have any fruit, except it
may be an occasional apple. The stand
ard food in majority Of farmers houses
consists largely of bread, butter and meat
mostly pork fried in grease, and where
pastry is used, it has lard in large proper
ton In its composition; and this food is
eaten at least twice, and, in many fam
lilies, three times day, year in and year
out. Is it any wonder that they are not
more nealtny, and that their prevailing
diseases are such as indicate an over con-
sumption of greasy food? if fruits were
expensive or difficult to raise there
would be some excuse; but there is no
part of the country without plenty of va
rieties adapted to it's soil and climate,
and just such as are fitted by nature to
both nourish and cleanse the body, and
no more skill is required to grow them
than to grow corn or wheat.
Why is it that so few farmers make
any attempt to provide an adequate sup.
ply of what would add much to their
pleasure, and save many times its cost in
doctors bills, to say nothing of the suf-
ferings and loss of their dear ones? We
entreat you, decide just now not to let
the spring pass without planting fruit
yard. Surely it is better to grow fruit
than to be continually dosing with med
icine!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
HealthfuI Vigor for the Girls.

Mrs. Livermore says, in one of her
lectures on girls, II would give to girls
equal intellectual and industrial training
with boys. Yes, and give them equally
good health, too" When your girls are
suffering from paleness and debility, it
is sign that their blood is poor and
hin, and that they need Browns Iron
Bitters. The only preparation of iron
that can be taken safely. Miss Burton,
Chestnut steet. Louisville, KY, Gays,
Browns Iron Bitters cured me of rheu-
matism when everything else had
failed"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
Advice to a Young Man.
sob Burdette in the BROOKLYN Eagle.

Give the poor man achance? My son,
the poor man takes about all the chances
without waiting to have one given him.
If you give him any more chances than
he takes he will soon own everything,
and run the Ohio man out of the country.
The fact is, we must curtail the poor
mans chances a little. We must sit
down on him, and hold him down, and
give the rich man chance. The poor
man has had things his own way too
long. He has crowded the rich men out
But for the poor man this old world
would have cast anchor 5000 years ago,
and be covered with moss and barnacles
to day. like a United States man of-war.
George Peabody was boy in q grocery;
Edgar Allen Poe was the son of strolling
player; John Adams was the son of q
farmer; Benjamin Franklin, the printer,
was the son of tallow chandler; Clifford,
the first editor of the Quarterly Review,
was common sailor; Ben johnson was
brickiayer; the father of Shakespeare
couldn't spell and couldn't write his own
narne-neither can you; even his illustri-
Gus son couldn't spell it twice alike;
Robert Eurns was child of poverty, the
eldest OF seven children, the family of q
poor bankrupt; John Milton was the son
ola scrivener; Andrew Jackson was the
SOD of q poor Irishman; Andrew john
son was q tailor; Garfield was boy of all
work, too poor even to have q regular
trade; Grant was a tanner, Lincoln a.
keel boatmsn and common farm hand,
and the Prince of Wales is the son of q
queen. 1t is his misfortune, not his
fault, he couldn't help it, and he can't
help It now. But you see, my dear boy,
that's all there is of him; he's lust the
Prince of Wales, and he's only that be-
cause he can't help it. Be thankful, my
son, that you weren't born q prince; be
glad that you didn't strike l. the first
time. IF Il ere is q patch on your knee
and your elbows are glossy there is some
hope for you, but never again let me
hear you say that the poor man has no
chance. True, poor lawyer,a poor doc
tor, poor printer, q poor workman of
any kind; he deserves 70 have none, but
the poor man monopolizes about all the
chances there are. Put Laban and
Jacob in business together anywhere.
and in about fourteen years Jacob will
not only own about four-fifths of the cat
tie, but he will have married about one
half his partners family. Go tony son,
let Us give the rich man q chance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
What He Wanted.

New York Sun.
A Kentuckian called on the president
the other day, with view of obtaining
an Office.
"Well, sir" said the president, who
was busy, "What will you hsve?"
The Kentuckian's anxiety in behalf Of
his object and the rather abrupt manner
of the president confused him somewhat
and he stammered out:
.sM-make it the sesame as be-before."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04

The other day two prisoners strip
ped stark naked, lathered themselves
with soap, and slipped through the bars
OF the Birmingham Ala, prison.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04

A merchant of Peabody ADVERTISE for
O,COO dozen of chickens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04

of fellers waitin' to git to see the presi-
dent. 1 opened the door kinder soft,
and at the other end of a big room sat
Abe at an old desk worth about six bits.
,HeyT hoilered, you're pretty presi-
dent. amt your He looked up and
said, well Dennis, is that your
and made run and just gethered me.
When could git able to talk, ssid: L
don't want no Office, Abe He said
most of 'em do, Dennis, and smiled
kinder tired. l told my GRAND, and he
said to come up next morning and he
would fix it. We talked an hour as
friendly as ever about long-gone tines,
then he told me to 20 down to the house
and see Mary. that's his wife. She's
dead now, poor soul. I knew they were
too highfalution' down to Mary's for me,
30 went to the tavern and put up.
Next morning l went up and Abe had an
armload of indictments, and he said:
Take these over TO- Stanton and he'll
fix it, said, "Abe I don't know where
the plagueoned place is.' So he called q
reporter standing by and said: Take
these to Mr.. Stanton Pretty soon Mr..
Stanton in bob-tail coat came in. He
didn't want to let 'em 60, but Abe made
him sign 'em. When Stanton went out
I said: "Abe, if I was Is big as you are,
I'd take Stanton over my knee and
spank him. He laughed aud said, it is
not easy to keep my cabinet all in good
humor.' left an came home an never
saw him again. The next spring he was
killed."
"When did you hear of his death?"
1.-The day after he was shot. / could
not believe it. I went about saying
surely it isn't 80. 1 mind it ell like it
was yesterday. Twenty years did you
sayf Twenty years? It all comes back
so plain to-day"
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-24
What Rolled Gold Is.

Rolled-gold jewelry is fiction. The
term was invented for the purpose of
giving the public the impression that
the goods SO sold We're solid gold, but
that by reason of its being rolled the
cost of manufacture was greatly cheap
ened. This idea caught the public fam
cy, and the trade soon ssumed cnor-
nous proportions. As the demand for
this kind Of jcwelry increased, the de-
mand for solid gold decreased. and ut
present there are only a few OF the old
established houses which deal exclu-
sively in the pure metal. Properly
speaking, all gold used by jewelers. is
rolled into plates or drawn into wire
before it is shaped into any particular
style of jewelry, and that which is UNI
understood by the public generally as
rolled gold plate.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-24

Investigation among the school,
children Of London has shown q sad
deterioration in eyesight and it is pro-
posed to increase the size of type in
text books. 1t would DO interesting to
know il any difference in the average
visual range, as between the jewellers
IN large city and those in the country,
exists because Of the constant presence
Of obstructing walls before the eyes Of
the former.-Ihe Current.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-24

A young man in Massachusetts, has
adopted whistling for profession.
When he gets married, and his bills be-
gin to come in, he will have lots of
chance for practice.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22
THE DEMOCRAT.
TERMS:

The Democrat IS published Semi.
geekly- Wednesdays and Sutaw-
days-at Tvo, Dollars and FIT.
y Cents per AMMAN; One Dollar
and Fifty Cents for sic months.
Payable IN adrance.
advertisements inserted at the rate OF
One Dollar per squire for the first
insertion aud Fifty Gents for each
subsequent one. Ten lines or less
fmerier type constitute a square.
Personal Cards, whe,a admissible,
will be charged double the usual ad-
vertiSing rates.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22
THE WORLD is GOVERNED TOO MUCH
ALEXANDRIA, La, APRIL %. 1885.
An Enterprising, Reliable House.

Jacob Geiger can always be re-
he'd upon, not only to carry in
stock the best of everything, but to
secure the agency for such articles
as have we'll known merit, and are
popular with the people, thereby
sustaining the reputation of being
always enterprising, and ever relia-
bic. Having secured the agency
for the celebrated. DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption will
sell it on a positive guarantee. 1t
will surely cure any and every af-
lection of Throat, Lungs and Chest,
and to show our confidence we in
vite you to call and get a trial bot
tie free of charge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22

-soME of the Republicans are
criticising President Cleveland for
appointing Confederate Brigadiers
to office, but we notice that Mr..
Cleveland has been very careful
not to tender appointments to such
Confederate chieftains as Long
street, Mosby and others. Have
our Republican contemporaries OBJ
served the discrimination lex
change.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22
= No Wonder.
A MAN WHO SUFFERED MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL AGONY RIGHT YEARS
PROCLAIMs HIS HAPPINESS.

1oASAA ASVNy .t 6k0hT YHAD8
PRocLAIMs HIS HAPPINESS.
Mental agony is dreadful, but when
.....ss ent. s:,ysiS,. lament eutab;ne, #
8 simply terrible. Such wss the con.
:ition Of Geo. W. Frampton, OF HUNS.
ag'on, ". Va, for eight years. 10
'as snfrre- Of ;.ecroess-t. at is, the
Z bore at the @t.Eie wac inaa,ted sc.
"s''sFrs 'si,:ci: cared ~ ,,;.,. cs-
SILVER tnree-cent piece came out OF the
sores on my leg. The discharge from
the sores was almost continual, and I
was unable to walk, For eight rear
have been doctoring. / had been under
the treatment Of a physician 1t New
port, KY, for = year; another st Bur.
lington, O., attended me for three year.
and a doctor here st Huntington worked
With me for long time, None Of thsu,
did me any good, and they all finally
said my case was hopeless "A fsx
months ago I commenced trying PsRv.
ma, and now am we'll. can walk =
good As anybody, and have perfect uss
VI ny AAu4Oos
. MI. All Lusk, Wooster, Ohio, writes,
I" DR.. HARTMAN, Columbus, O.; i
have been . great sufferer from that
dreaded disease, chronic catarrh Of Tie
stomach. Ihave thoroughly tried your
and it has done me more
good ten-fold than all the doctors'
Prescriptions, and I have used legions
Of them" fgtts@i }q5
Mr.. Edgar Harte, Shelter p. O..
Elk County, Pa, writes: IT haye
bought several bottles of your PERuNA.
and find il to be Of great benefit. I
also gave it to some Of nv frienda.
they experienced the same result
Mr.. L r. Wollen, 45 and AZ Ron
street. Pittsburgh, Fa., writes: ~ am
Laking PERuNA with good results, and
can highly recommend it to Ill. /
have applied at the different drug
stores for one Of your books. They
claim they have none on hand at pred.
mt Please do me the favor to send
ne one"
W. W. Russell, druggist, canon,.
'nrg, Pa writes: II handle your
PERuNA. I have sold im-
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staple article. / have . great many
customers who think there il no medi-
inc like it for tonic or for building m
he system. I recommend il q . safe
md reliable remedy" y
Calista Fishel, Malvern, Ohio, writes
I take pleasure in recommending tho
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22

SECRETARY Manning, in con
versation, said /: know that there
is great and proper desire on the
part of the people generally, and
particularly among the represents
tives of the industrial interests
throughout the country, to know
something of the policy of the ad-
ministration on the tariff and cog.
nate questions. I can say this for
the present, or until the matter of
the tariff is reached as one of the
measures Of the administration, that
the President will carry ont the ta4
riff plank Of the Democratic plat.
form both in the spirit and the let
ter. In this, too, as far as I can
judge, he will be heartily seconded
by every member Of his Cabinet.
The President has thus far adhered
very closely to the enunciations Of
the platform upon which he was
elected. The Democratic platform
leans toward the protective side Of
the question.
Two Frenchmen have inven-
ted a new kind Of harp, made en-.
tirely of wood. Instead Of strings,
the inventors use strips Of Ameri-
can fir. The sound is produced, as
in tho ordinary harp, by the con-
tact of the fingers, but the PLAYER
wears leather gloves covered with
rosin. The tone of the instrument
is said to be of remarkable.
JOB Printing neatly executed
at this Office.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22

-THE present condition of the
National Banks is a fair guage of
the financial condition of the coun-
try. The banks are again increas-
ing their specie reserve, and now
have within 100000 as much as
they ever had, while the amount of
legal tender held is less than at
any time since last October. The
deposits are $4,7oo,Oo0 more than
two years ago, while loans are for.
ty-s'x millions less than a year ago,
and eleven and a half millions less
than two years ago. At this time
last year the surplus reserve was
only about eight and a half mil
lions, and two years ago there was
a deficit of nearly five and a half
millions. There is plenty of mon
ey in the country. All that is need
ed is to get it to circulate. Money
locked up in a banks vault does
nobody any good.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22

"A CITIZEN of Stockton, CAL,
died Of lockjaw q few days ago, be-
ing the last of four brothers, every
one of whom died of that disease.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22
PRINTING JOB PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED at THIS
OFFICE.
Parker's Tonic.
A Pure Family Medicine That
Never IntOxicates.

If you are wasting away from
age, dissipation or any disease or.
weakness and require a stiplulant
take Parke,'s Tonic at once it will
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If you are a lawyer, minister or
business man exhausted by mental
strain OF anxious cares do not take
Intoxicating stimulants, but use
Parksr'S Tonic.
1t yon are a mechanic or farmer,
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run down by family or household
duties try Parker's Tonic.
lfyou have Dyspepsia, Rheuma-
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or II you are troubled with any dis
order of the lungs, bowels, blood or
!, nerves !, you can be cured by Par
ke1s Tonic.
HISCOX & CO.,
No. 1853 William Street, New York
@ 80 cents and 81 sizes, at all
dealers in medicines. Great saw
'as In buying the dollar sizes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-04-22

The April number of Do,cas
is an admirable one. In addition
to the usual number of patterns and
directions for crocheted and knitted
articles, there is an article on "Tile
Carving from Colorado Marble"
which opens the way for a new in
dustry for women. This magazine
takes special pains to bring for
ward anything new, which may in
any way help women to new and
better means of sclf-support. Dor
cas- is a periodical which should be
IN the hands of every lady in the
land who has any taste for art dec
grafton or fancy work. The illus
trations are excellent, and tina pat
terms selected with extreme good
taste, and written in so plain and
explicit a manner that a novice will
find no trouble in following them.
Newsdealers and Postmasters will
take subscriptions or furnish sam
b .
pie copies. Subscription price 81
per year. Send ten cents for sam |
pie copy. Address DoRcAs, No.
o72 Broadway, New York City,
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-07

81. Tickets were being rapidly sold yesterday ior
So for men and 81 for women on the swift steamer
Thomas A. Morgan and there is no doubt she viii
carry her full load. and she is guaranteed 10 ac-
company the yachts over the course.
Many other steamers besides those mentioned
were being got in readiness to follow the yachts
but number will 20 no further seward than
Sandy Hook. where. with the aid of powerful
glasses view of the race can be obtained without
the accompaniment Of white caps and ocean swell.
The Cygnus Sirius and Taurus will start from
Pier No 1 at o'clock. The C,ygnns
will leave the Bridge Pier Brook.
lyn, at $50 and the Sirius Will
start from the foot Of West Twcnty-thrd-st at the
same time The Thomas A.: Morgan will leave
Thirty -fourth-st., North River Mt 3 o'clock,
Frqnklin-st at $50 and WaIl-st, at oel9cS The
j. Is. Schuyler will leave East twenty -third-st. at
o'clock, Peck Slip at $50 and Franklin-st. at Q
TelOck The sylvan GTOye will P,sT leave No wet
North River Mt 0:15. The Eliza Hancock
vii eaye the foot tin Of ttart fId% 5s foot at
of Beach-st. at O'clock The Kil-von-Kul will
start as follows: Jersey City, Morgan-st. 7:30 ;
HO6oken, Fifth-st, s ; Twenty-drst-st., North
River, $50 Rector-st, 9.