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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
A Drunmer's Cheek.

Greatest man to jump into q town
and get acquainted with folks I ever
saw, Jap johnson was" said travelling
man.
"Give Jap night and day in coun-
try place and everybody there would
call him by his first name, and he'd call
everybody the same way, even the girls.
In forty-eight hours he'd know every
man, woman, child, horse, dog and cat in
the town, and could tell who married
who, who got drunk once IN while, and
who had fits and rheumatics.
Give him three days in q town and
he'd have every bitof the gossip and old
nusty scandals that ever went over the
back fences of that town down finer'n
silk.
He was q wonperful man, Jap was, and
he could sell goods like q house afire.
The biggest thing he ever did, though,
was bout four years ago. He had four
hours to spend in y little town out in
western Iowa. In that time he sold two
bills of goods. was invited to dinner by
the mayor, decided four bets, was referee
in q dog fight, proposed marriage and
was accepted by the bell of the place,
borrowed SIS from her pa, beat another
man two games of billiards, and, it hap
peninp to be election day he capped the
mansard by sailing in and having him.
self elected town clerk by majority OF
eleven votes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14

A poor Arab travelling in the desert
met with q spring of clear, sweet, spark
ling water. Used as he was only to
brackish wells, such water as this ap-
peared to his simple mind worthy of q
monarch, and filling his leather bottle
from the spring, he determined to goand
present it to the caliph himself. The
poor man travelled q long way before he
reached the presence of his sovereign
and laid the humble offering at his feet.
The caliph did not despise the little
gift, brought to him with so much
trouble. He ordered come Of the water
to be poured into cup, drank it, and
thanking the Arab with q smile, ordered
him to be presented with reward.
The courtiers around pressed forward,
eager to taste of the wonderful water,
but to the surprise of all the caliph for
babe them to touch single drop.
After the poor Arab had quilted the
royal presence with light and joyful
heart, the caliph turned to his courtiers
and thus explained bis conduct:
During the travels of the Arab," said
he, "the water in his leather bottle be-
came impure and distasteful. But it was
an Offering of love, and as such l have re-
ceived it with pleasure. But we'll knew
that had I suffered another to partake ut
it, he would not have concealed his dis
gust;and therefore forbade you to touch
the draught, lest the heart of the poor
man should have been wounded"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14

door and found thess IN he morninr
also that ct night bstween the howp s.
IL and 8 .. m. soma psrson void
whisper in his ear to get up and look "a
those papers, also that shortly affarvsrd
he would hear, with the balance Of ~
tsuily, papers fall on the floor In the
adjoining room, and some person endeav
orlng to get them up Finally this
together with the banging Of doors etc.
cyised them 10 leavs, ani there liah
Arc seen ct unusual hours and unesrthl
noises are heard Yesterday morning
about 3 o'clock the horpes Of q gentleman
who lives near the haunted house. began
Kicking, and on his gong 70 the stable,
xhich ia situated on the alley Just in the
rear Of the haunted house, ne found the
animals trembling with tear, and heard
an unusual noise about the premises q
II some parties were moving in and out
If the house. Hundreds Of persons
visited the premises yesterday and Q
party consisting of Newton Fry and
friends were there last night to solv the
and the result of their nights
vigil is anxiously awaited by an. The
property il owned by VI. L-rson, Kansas
City, Kas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
New Houses On old Sites.

There are, no doubt, many persons
now living in Rome who have beneath
them the residence of some gentleman of
the Middle Ages, under which, perhaps,
is the home of the Roman family of the
tune of the Caesars; and this may have
been built upon the foundations of an
other Roman house, which was consid-
cred good place to live in some five or
six hundred years before. It must be
q very satisfactory thing, when one is
going to build house, to find beneath
the ground some good substantial walls
which will make excellent foundations.
1t very often happens that these remains
of ancient buildings are built of larger
stones, and are firmer and more solid
than the houses which are erected upon
them. There is another side, however,
to this matter, and the remains of old
buildings are frequently very much in
the way Of those who wish to erect new
houses, for it does not always occur that
the ancient walls are in the right places,
or of suitable kind, to serve as founda-
tons for the modern buildings. Then
they have to be dug up and taken out,
which is q great labor. There is q hand
some American church in Rome. When
this was built, the work was made very
expensive by the difficulty of getting
rid of portions of walls, arches, rooms,
and vaults which these Romans had left
behind them, never thinking that in the
course of ages there might be such peo-
pie as Americans who would wish to
build q church here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
4 coRREcrED 11IsrAKE-
How Newspspsr Man Insisted ON the Oh
servanco of Old Customs.

How q Newspsper Man 1nststsd ON the o.
servanco of Old Customs.
Savs a writer in the Kansas City
TTmc.. I saw in the Louisville Times
last week an anecdote of George CASTOR.
I cav the same story in print about .
wear ago In both instances the facts
were wrong, and to me the humor OF the
thing was spoiled. am tempted to give
the correct version.
When CASTOR lived on Missouri ave-
nue. and dispensed refreshments, ms
ploce was q favorite resort for the news
paper boys. CASTOR was always hos
pitable to the press gang. and being
kind hearted and jndulgent man, ne
listened leniently to the stories 2bou!
"My other veet" and "Ill be dropping
by Tomorrow" Indeed, in those days
there were very few representatives. Of
the newspapers who were not indebted
to CASTOR for saving their lives in mo-
ments of emergency.
One of the morning paper boye, now
pursuing the thorny path of journalism
in other fields, was great friend of the
host, and 80 chronic was the journalistic
impecuniosity and 80 large the CASTOR
ian benevolence that in comparatively
shcrt time the journalist had run up
bill of 500, more or less, probably more.
Well, one night after hours the journal.
ist dropped in for his regular nIghtcap
George was standing in his Napoleonic
att tude, trolling q Bavarian melody.
He was in the best of humors.
"Give me 10 cents" be said to the
journalist. The journalist began to
hedge.
"Wnat security do 1 get?" lie asked
"Pm a little particular about ioanire
money
"Never mind" replied George; "It's to
your advantage"
Unwittingy the journalist produced
q dime and handed 1t over.
CASTOR went to the drawer, took out
the jnurn slist's bill, rsceipted it, and
threw it on the counter.
whats this?" asked the surprised
newspaper man.
"That," said Castor, with a flush Of
conscious pride, sis your receipted
bill.
"And don't I owe you anything now?"
mot cent"
and have paid my bill?"
"You have"
swell, George" leaning over the coun-
ter confdentially and smiling insinua.
tingly, II believe that in such case it
is customary for the house to Get 'em
up?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
She Took or Her Hat.

Clara Louise Kellogg has given enter
tainments enough to audiences, one
would suppose, writes New York cor
respondent, to have earned the right to
enjoy herself as an auditor when she
chooses. But sat next to her in q the
atre the other evening when two fellows
directly behind her would not let her
have q good time. She was handsomely
dressed, and on her head was one Of
those towering hats that are now in
high favor, except with those whose
view of q performance is by them OBJ.
scured, and to this class Of obiectors
belonged the chaps at the rear Of Miss
Kellogg.
81 say, JIM" one remarked in thrill.
ling whisper, ibid you ever try to mark
the height Of stovepjpe hat from the
floor up the side of room by estimate?
Yes! Then you made it as high as q
four-barrel, likely. Now, I'll bet you
the drinks that this millinery construc-
ton is q silk hat and half tall; and I'll
hold mine up by it for measurment."
Tho wager was made, the hat was up
lifted for comparison, and it was settled
without dispute that the height from
brim to crown were exactly the same. A
glance around the theatre showed that
the came surprising fact was realized on
dozens II women's heads. But the bet
was not 90 readily decided, rfrom Miss
Kellogg's hat uproee two feathers six or
eight inches further, and the wagerers
could not agree whether they were to
be considered as part of the structure
itself. The prima donna grew fdgety
in hearing the dialogue, and her color
redeemed considerably.
do you remember" said one Of the
tormenters, after an interval of silent
endeavor tosee past the constantly shift
ing obstruction to what was going on In
the stsgeshow, ian apparatus that Heller
used to exhibit for looking through
brick? There was an arrangement of
little mirrors, so that, although the b1lck
was right in the range Of vision, solid
and opaque, you could clearly see what
was directly on the other SIDE"
swell, what of itr" responded the
other.
"Oh, nothing; only I was thinking
that the continuance would make good
trimming for ladies' hats this season."
There was such an outburst of laugh
ter from all Of Us within hearing that
the stage performers must have thought
that they had made q phenomenal hit
in exclusively one spot; and then Miss
Kellogg, smiling, but crimson, removed
her hat, and sat during the rest of the
evening bareheaded, after the foreign
fashion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
Bel. .xuereo chs,,.uoo<a.

From Gen. Grants paper. in the No.
veluber Century, describing the campaign
and battle of Chattanooga, we quote the
following account of the condition Of the
supplies that reached the besieged city:
Ali supplies for Roeecrans had 10 be
brought from Nashville. The railroad
between this base and the army was in
possession Of the government up to
Bridgeport, the poiAs aG which the road
crosses to the sohth side of the Tonnes
see river, but Brfgg, holding Lockout
and Raccoon mountains west Of Chatta-
nooga, commanded lne laiiros". tho
river, and the shoI test and best lagoon
reads both 81 nth AID north of IT,. Ten
uessee, between Chattanooga and Bridge
port. The distanc- hc-wccu these two
places is but twenty -s.S mnles by rail;
but owing to this J. D.. n vi Bragg all
SUI plies for sosecl. ms had to be hauled
by q circuitous route north of the river
and over a mountainous country, in
creasing the distance TO sixty miles.
This country afforded but little food for
bis animals. nesr 10000 of which had
already starved, and none were left to
draw single piece of artillery or even
the ambulance to convey the sick.
The men had been on half rations
of hard bread for considerable time,
with but few other supplies, except beef
driven from Nashville across the country
The region along the road became 80 ex-
hausted of food for the cattle that BY the
time they reached Chattanooga they
were much in the condition of the few
animals left alive there, on the lift In
deed, the beef was so poor that the
soldiers were in the habit of saying, with
q faint facetiousness, that they were liv-
ing on half rations of hard bread and
beef dried on the hoof' Nothing could
be transported but food, and the troops
were without sufficient shoes or other
clothing suitable for the advancing
season. What they had was well worn.
The fuel within the federal lines was ex-
hsusted, even to the stumps of trees.
Thee were no teams to draw it from the
opposite bank, where it was abundant.
The only means for supplying fuel, for
some time before my arrival, had been
to cut trees from the north bank of the
river, at q considerable distance up
the stream, form RATS of it. and float it
down with the current, effecting q land
ing on the south side, within our lines,
by the uso of paddles or poles. 1t would
then be carried on the shoulders of the
men to their camps"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
A Haunted House.

Wyandotte is in q high state Of excite
ment, at least those people living in the
vicinity of Dugarro avenue between
Prescott and Tauromee streets, on &C.
count of haunted house. The particu.
lars of the ghostly mystery are these:
About four months ago the house was
occupied by M. Lewis, his wife and two
children. Mr.. Lewis was for long time
in charge of the st. Charles restaurant
on Union avenue, and was we'll known
bv q large number of business men In
West Kansas and Kansas City, Mo.
While attempting to get off the street
car on St. Louis avenue some time In
July, he slipped, the car passing over his
thigh, rendering amputation necessary
shortly after he arrived at home. How
ever. he did not long survive the opera
ton, diving on the following morning.
Sometime previous to his death he took
from his home all tbs valuable papers,
such as insurance policies, bills notes
and number of private letters. These
he deposited with friend for safe keep
ing in his vault, being much afraid of
fire. When he found that death was
near he commenced telling his wife
where the papers, ETC., were deposited,
but his speech failing him his secret
died with him, and although she has
advertised and made all manner of In
quiries she could not learn, nor has not
learned of their whereabouts and to this
day cannot discover where they are.
Ever since this occurred, or rather since
he left the house, very mysterious sounds
have been heard, but nothing particular
was thought of them till G. Tubbs and
family moved into thepremises when the
trouble began. Mr.. Tubbs states that
when the table was laid over night for
breakfast they would be swept On the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
A BOSTON man in England has been ex.

A BOSTON man in England has been ex.
amining the original charter map OF
Massachusetts,, and finds that the little
rocky islet called Middle Brewster, Of
Boston harbor, lies outside of the boun-
dairy and was never claimed by Massa-
chusetts colony. It was therefore, not .
part of the United Ststes, and must now
be deemed the property Of Great Brit
ain. from which apparently, it hs never
been cut of.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14

Abilene Gazette: The revival at the M.
E. church is still progressing, and will
continue during the week. The attend.
ance is very large each night. and much
interest is manifested. In addition to
the large number Of converts made dur
ing the last two weeks, twenty signi6ed
. willingness to make thestart one night
recently.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14

Longview, three year old colt re.
Gently purchased by Mr.. F. j.. Case OF
Lyons, Rice county, won the 5000
Breckenridge purse at Baltimore last
week, beating" Richmond" and"Wanda,"
two noted runners. "Longview," upon
this occasion, ran two miles in three
minutes and thirty eight seconds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
SONG IN SEASON.
DISCUSSING THE KseL1sH SPARROW.
The Bob0ltnk.

The Boboltnk.
1.-The nasty thingi
Il cannot sing.
heard him Say he'd como to stay
The thief seems proud Of II.
Oh turf. luii tra-la-leel
Hyou could only sing like me-"
Hes here, hes there.
He's every where.
rs my belief
The little thief
VIII crowd Us out z. me day!
lido not care,
I'm going where
He cannot find the way.
Oh. sunny South, sweet dew and flowers,
Sweet baimy breeze and happy hours.
Without delay
will away
And sing TO you my roundelayI
Chorus of southwark bound songsters:
Oh, here we go. away from snow,
To where no chilly breezss blow,
The balmy South will hear US soon
Rehesrsing for ensuing June,
Zee Wit, too wit, we soar snd fit
We whirl and fly
Up in the sky
Bye bye. you little thief, bye bye.
English Sparrow.
"You heard me say
I've come to stay;
meant 1t, too,
dol do.
like your fields, I Ike your clover.
like to pick your orchards over;
like your p.ums. like your berries.
Your grapes. your peaches, and your cher.
rie..
Upon the tree
Look out for me.
will Lot fit
A little bit;
So here I'll sit
Ana twilter twit."
HINT As GOOD AS KICK
THE club? Oh yes, must confess
I'm getting tired Of that,
You'd better use, q fresh excuse;
This one is falling fiat.
At twelve TO night, saw q sight
Down on the avenue;
A man and maid, kissed in the shade
think I know tn IN, too.
What makes you rex? / haven t said
Ny dear that 1t was you |"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14

TIE JOG'SURROUNDEO PHANTO10,
"A friend" "Dismount, friend, adj
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
The Rich Mans Advantage.
washington Cor. Cleveland Leader

Washington Cor. Cleveland Leader.
Did you ever consider that it costs
the rich man less proportionately to
live than thepoor man? Well, it does,
and a soulless corporation buys things
in the market at prices which you or
/ could never get. Here at Washing
ton the street cars and herdics sell
tickets good for six rides for quarter,
while the usual fare is five cents apiece.
In riding in them you will notice that
the rich man always pays his fare in
tickets while the poor man pays in
cash, though it costs about a cent
more per ride. The poor man buys
his groceries by the quarter of a peck,
and in Washington he pays at the
rate of $1.28 for bushel of potatoes,
while his rich neighbor across the way
gets the same in quantities of one
bushel for about rs cents. If you will
ride upon our great railroads you will
find it is the rich man who has the
passes. The poor man pays his fare,
and never buys a return ticket. At a
first class hotel q man VIGOROUSLY
rich gets one of the best rooms in the
house at a rate no higher than that
which his country neighbor pays in the
attic, and in the West, especially, the
man of capital is carried around free,
feted and toadied, while the man with
out pays for everything, and gets no
thanks for it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
A Contemporary of the MastodOn.
From the Worcester Spy.1

'-st~ TFrom the Worcester Spy.l
e. In the search for other bones of the
mastodon whose teeth and a few frag-
ments of bones were found in Shrews-
bury year ago, the interesting dis
covery was made, on Tuesday, Of q
human skull on the same level and
only few feet distant from the spot
where the mastodon's head lay. The
skull seems to be perfectly preserved,
except that most of the teeth are
missing. 1t is stained a deep brown
by the peaty deposit in which it was
imbedded. No other bones of the
skeleton were found, but Mr.. Raymon-
ton, who is conducting the search In
behalf of the Natural History Society,
will continue it further, hoping to find
other remains Of the mastodon and Of
the man who seems to haved died at the
same time, and possibly of the weapons
which the man used in his mastodon
hunt. This, we believe, is the first in
stance of the discovery of any trace of
the existence of one of these huge
quadrupeds east Of the Hudson River,
andi has therefore a peculiar scientific
interest as extending the known habi-
tat of those beasts on this continent.
The discovery Of the skull is a still
more valuable find, since it tends to
prove that man was contemporary with
the mastodon here, as he is known to
have been on the continent of Europe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
A view King ON the Throne,

Malaria" as a popular ailment, " has
gfven'piace TO a new potentate. fAeAt
Ii you have Rheumatism now, the medi-
cal wiseacres exclaim-"UIic Acid -
Ii you have frequent headaches, they
sagely remark -''Urc Acid u 90 ynfE s.e
If you have softening of the brain, they
insist that it is-''Uric Acid!" n
If Sciatica or Neuralgia make life miser.
able, it is--"Uric Acid !" IT, .ngz sai A
Ii your skin breaks out in Boils and
Plmplcs, it is-"Uric Acid ~
Ii you have Assesses and piles, uric
Acid has set your blood on fire. M
Hyou have dull, languid feelings, back
ache, kidney Or bladder troubles, govt,
gravel, poor blood, are i'll at ease; threat
ened with paralysis or apoplexy, vertigo;
are bilious, dropsical, constipated or dys-
peptieI"Uric Acid" is the key to the situa-
tlon, the cause Of all your difficulties
We do not know as Madam Malaria will
take kindly to this Masculine Usurper, but
he has evidently come to stay.
Uric Acid, this Monster, is the prod
uet OF the decomposition-deat
stantly taking place within us, and unless
he Is every day routed from the system,
through the kidneys, by means of some
great blood specific like Warmers safe
cure, which Senator B. X. Bruce says
snatched him from it's grasp, there is not
the least doubt but that it will utterly
tuin the strongest human constitution!
1t Is not q young fellow by any means.
1t has q long and well-known line of an
cestors. 1t is undoubtedly the father Of a
very great family of diseases, and though it
may be the fashion to ascribe progeny to
it that are not directly it's own, there can
be little doubt that if it once gets thorough.
ly seated in the human system, it really
does introduce into it most of the ailments
now per force Of fashion. attributed to it's
baleful influence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
HOuSe Plants.

House plants should be ported be-
fore the cold weather sets In, and every
farmhouse should have at least one
window filled with them. Some pre-
tend that they render the rooms In
which they are kept unhealthy, but [
believe, On the contrary, that they are
conducive to health. Flowers sweet
en- the air, make a room look graceful,
give the suns light "a new charm and
are a source of rational enjoyment.
The greatest object to success In the
cultivation of house plants, in rooms
heated by furnaces or stoves, is the
drYness of the air. This may, in a
measure, be overcome by a table suit
ably constructed, and the selection of
plants best adapted to dry atmos-
phere. The table, as have seen it de-
scribed, should be the length of the
window, and two or three feet wide,
the boards being tongued and grooved.
Around the edge nail strip three
inches wide, making the corners fit
tight. The table is then to be filled
with two inches of clean white sand.
A layer of nice green moss on the sand
not only retains and gives off mois-
ture, but has an elegant effect, in con-
trast with the brick red of the flower
pots and the usual colors of the furni-
tuIe.
With a table of this kind, the foliage
OF the plants can be sprinkled with
water, which keeps them clean and
promotes their health; the drippings
and surplus waters are caught and 40
sorbed by the sand, and the floor of
the room is thus kept clean; the sand,
indeed, ought to be kept constantly
wet, even Watered for this purpose il
necessary. The evaporation from the
sand will diffuse itself among the plants
and through the room, and thus over
come, in a small degree, one of the
chief obstacles to the successful culture
of plants in rooms.
The flower stands in common use
are altogether unfit for a room, the
surplus water, dead leaves, ETC., fall to
the floor, injuring the carpet, and Civ
ing the room an untidy appearance.
The table above described is free from
these objections, besides having posi-
tive advantage for the successful
growth of plants, which no ordinary
flowerstand can possess. It should
be fitted with rollers, to facilitate the
operation Of watering and clean
! ing the plants, and also for the
| purpose of moving it back from
the window during cold nights,
Such table, supplied with bright and
fresh plants, will enliven any room and
make the long winter days, now at
hand, pass plesantly.-Ben: Perley
POOre.