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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
The Death Blow to Polyramy:

There is no longer any room to doubt
that in the enforcement of the Edmunds
act polygamy has received its death
blow. Bishop Sharp comedies as much
when he says that when it comes to
choosing between one wife only and the
penitentialy he will accept the least of
the two evils and content himself with
one bosom partner. There is a great
dea! of muttering and threatening
among the Mormons, and those who are
not willing to undergo "martvrdom" for
their religion-that is, 60 to the peniten-
tiary rather than give up polygamy-are
socially ostracized, but the more sensi.
BILE leaders see the hopelessness of re-
sistance to the authority and laws of the
United States. There will be no Nor
mon insure ction, as some have predict
ed. The time for buster has passed,
and the church authorities already re-
alize that they must either confirm to
the law or seek an asylum beyond the
Federal jurisdiction. Only a few days
ago John Taylor, the head of the Nor
mon hierarchy, and George Q. Cannon
ex-delegate to congress, both notorious
polygamyists, attended Mormon con.
ference at Logan by stealth. They had
not been seen In public for six months,
as the officers of the law are anxious to
lay hold of them, and after they had at
tended to the business of the conference
they sneaked out of town under cover of
darkness and retired to their hiding
places. These factsshow plainly enough
that the spirit of polygamy has been
broken, and that so long as plural mar
riages lead to the penitentiary they will
cease to be attractive. The easiest way
out of the difficulty for the Mormons
would be for John Taylor to promulgate
q new revelation on the subject of mar
riage, taking the Edmunds act as guide.
1t does not look well to have the sue
cessor of Joe Smith and the head of q
church that has been 20 favored of
heaven hiding in the mountains as fug.
tive from justice, and something will
have to be done to remove the stigma.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
A TYPE-SETTING MACHINE.

Compile ated Apparatus With Which 1t Is
Proposed t. RevOlutionize the Printing
Business.
Washington Dispatch to the Glohe-Democrat.
The National Typographical company,
out of which Mr.. Stilson Hutchins has
made great deal of money and in
which so many newspaper men are in
te-ested, is about to begin the manufac-
ture of machines. The stock of the COM
pany has been increased from 100000
to 100000, with view 10 establishing
plant and commencing operations. The
process has undergone many changes in
details since the company was formed
and took hold of the patented ideas. A
description can hardly be given of the
complicated apparatus, which must be
seen to be well understood. The ma
chine has been characterized as a cross
between piano and atype foundry. AS
the keys are touched the types drop out
of the reservoir into q mold, and the
words are held apart by wedges until
the line is completed, when the spacing
is increased or lessened according to cir
cumstances. The type are made so as to
be the reverse of ordinary type, intagliO,
and when the line is finished they are
pushed 20 the mouth Of mold by touch
ing key. When the reservoir which
contains the liquid metal is opened, the
mold is filled, and the cast is cooled by
blast of cold air, which carries it through
q tube to the galley, upon which it is
dropped right side up against the line
that preceded it. All this is done auto
maticaily, and the operator has nothing
TO do but play the keys. The apparatus
for distributing the dies is the mast Gu
rious and ingenious OF the whole ma
chine. When line is cast, by pressing
the key the operator lifts the dies that
have been used to the
top of the machine. Where
they are dumped upon a sort of disc
which keeps revolving above the tops OF
the tubes in which the dies are stored,
and when this revolution brings the die
over the tube where it belongs it drops
in. The transition from the printer to
this machine is too great to be accepted
without doubts of its feasibility, but the
men who have put in their money, and
who have come here from various parts
of the country every month or two TO OBJ
serve the progress made in perfectin2
the process, are quite confident of sue
Gees. They expect one of these machines
in the hands of skilled operator to do
the work of ten printers. 1t is to set
type at the rate of column an hour.
In the new organization formed under
the increase of stock William Henry
Smith, of Chicago, is the secretary.
Among the directors are M. Z. Stone, of
the Chicago News, w. n. Haideman. of
the Courier oaraal, and Whitelaw Reid,
of the New York Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Habits OF quail.

Philadelphia Times.
There is marked difference in the
habits of the quail since the invention OF
the breech loading fowling piece, which
every sportsman who has hunted fifteen
or twenty. years ago can not fail to
notice. This is the close proximity to a
swamp, branch or hiding place the
covey now invariably feeds when in a
stubble field, making it next to an i'm
possibility to procure more than one
shot at the birds before they 60 to thick
cover.
IpAnee gone by it was no uncommon
thag to find the coveys well out in the
Sid and two flights would many times
Etaken before the woods were reached
hd how often, as the sportsman knows,
n ould they not settle slong the fence
tsdw and make capital shooting and
vpFk for the dogs?
4 Ehis increased timidity and change Of
1attt Of tho birds may be charged to the
TUat improvement in Ere arms that has
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Railroad Building During the War.

"Gen. Dodge, besides being q most
CAPABLE soldier, was an experienced
railroad builder. He had no tools to
work with but those of the pioneers
axes, picks and spades. With these he
was able to intrench his men and pro-
tect them against surprises by small
parties of the enemy. As he had no
base of supplies until the road could be
matter to consider, after protecting his
men, was the getting in Of food and for
age from the surrounding country. He
had his men and teams bring in all the
grain they could find or all they needed,
and a the cattle for beef, and such 9TH
er food as could be found. Millers were
detailed from the ranks to run the mills
along the line of the army; when these
were not near enough to the troops for
protection they were taken down and
moved up to the line of the road. Black
smith. shops, with all the iron and steel
found in them, were moved up in like
manner. Blacksmiths were detailed and
set to work making the tools necessary
in railroad and bridge building. Axmen
we're put to work getting out timber for !
bridges and cutting fuel for the loco |
motives when the road was completed;
were set to work repairing |
the locomotives and cars. Thus every j!
branch of railroad building, making tools
to work with and supplying the work
men with food was all going on at once,
and without the aid of mechanic or
laborer except what the command itself
furnished. But rails and cars the men
could not make without material, and
there was not enough rolling stock to
keep the road we already had worked to
its full capacity. There were no rails
except those in use. To supply these
DEFICIENCIES l ordered eight OF the ten
engines Gen. Mcpherson had at Vicks-
burgs TO be sent to Nashville, and all the
cars he had except ten. I also ordered
the troops in Memphis and Charleston
Road, and the cars, locomotives and rails
from other railroads to be sent to the
aame destination. The military mana
ger of railroads also was directed to fur
nish more rolling stock, and, as far as
he could, bridge material. Gen. Dodge
mad the work assigned him finished
within forty days after receiving his Or
Ter The number of bridges to rebuild
vas 1872, many of them over deep and
vide chasms. The length of road re.
paired was 102 miles,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Increase of Profanity.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
1t seems as if the increase of profanity
we're correspondent with the general
spread of intelligence, the distribution
of wealth, the increase in the number
of graduates of the public schools, the
general expansion of activity of the pee
Pile. 1t is certainly in many individual
cases the inevitable concomitant of the
imperious instinct for expression and
sell. assertion.
This instinct is becoming more and
more developed in an entire class of our
people, who are beginning to feel the
effects of civilization, of increased popu.
ulation, and of social propinquity.
Whereas once they were few in num-
bers, under the necessities of hard work
and wholly unoccupied with the thought
ofamusement, they are now numerous,
well-to-do, more or less gay, and they
accordingly feel in its fullest measure
the workings of the great instinct of ex-
pansion. Accordingly they have "begun
to curse and to swear" like Peter when
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
MARRIED ON A MOUNTAIN,
A Vowel Weddig on One Of the Lof,iest
Pax ks in thu Rockies.

A Novel Weddiug on One Of the Lof,iei
Perks in the Rockies.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A novel wedding took place nea
Silverton, Colorado, recently. Mis-
Nellie Conners, of Lake City, and MI
Oscar Olsen, of Animas Forks, we're mar
ried On snow shoes at the summit of ,
srur of the continental divide, the lati
de being over Is 200 feet. Lake City
d Animas Forks are on opposite sidef
oj the range of mountains, which at this
season of the year are covered with deep
snow. Early in the morning the bride,
accompanied by her two brothers and a
party of friends, left Lake City on snow
shoes the only means by which the
mountains could be scaled, for the sum-
nit of the divide. The groom, accom-
panied by Rev. Father Levy and party
of friends, left Animas at the same time,
also destined for the summit of the
mountains. It was an arduous trip for
both parties, and not unaccompanied
with danger. 1t was nearly noon when
the groom's party reached the designated
point Of meeting. The brides party had
not yet arrived, but they did not have
long to wait, for soon the bride came into
sight, merrily trudging along, brother
being on either side of her. For two
hours they had been climbing above the
clouds, and the extreme altitude and
huge snow-drifts had made it hard work
for them. The groom went out to meet
his bride. They arrived on the sumit
arm in arm. Miss Corners was seem.
ingly the least fatigued of any member
of the party, The spot chosen for the
wedding was the highest in all the San
Juan country. 1t is fully half mile
above timber line, and region of per-
petual snow. An uninterrupted view of
the country for radius of 100 miles
could be had The wedding party we1e
on level with the highest of the bald
headed peaks, and the scene was sn i'm
pressive one. The marriage ceremony
was performed in the midst of snow
storm, which fairly hid the happy couple
from the view of the minister. Cham
payne, which had been brought up by a
Of the groom's party, was drunk
TO the health of the newly married pair,
and then the downward journey to this
place was begun, the bride and groom
leading the way. Here supper was
awaiting them, and the romatic couple
received the congratulations of every
body in The camp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

A young lady named Fitzsimmons, Of
Leavenworth, was horribly burned at
that place recently. She was going down
stairs with lamp in her baud, when
she stumbled and fell. The lamp was
broken, igniting the oil, and she was
soon enveloped in flames. Before assis-
lance reached her her hair was burned
from her head, and her face, arms and
breast burned In horrible manner. In
the event of her recovery, her face. it is
said, will be badly SCARED, and it is pos
sible she may lose the sight Of one eye.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

Murder has been reduced to q fine art
in India. According to recent writer,
a man who desires to take the life of
another in that country procures small
cobra and places it within a bamboo Just
long enough to let the head protrude at
one end and the tail at the other
Armed with this deadly weapon the
murderer creeps softly to his enemy's
tent at dead of night, cuts hole in the
wall and introduces the bamboo. The
tortured reptile, careless upon whom it
wreaks its animosity, stri es its fangs
into the sleeper. Then it is Withdrawn
and the assassin steals silently away,
leaving the victim to die in few hours.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Rubens Form One Frar c.
London Times.

LONDON Times.
The story is current in Belgium that q
picture by Rubens has been literally
brought to light in the city of Alsot. 1t
has been bought at an auction by q mas
ter tailor for the sum of franc, and he
hung it in his sitting room. Here it was
seen by printer whose fancy was taken
by it, ard he obtained permission to
clean it. He was most successful. The
picture was signed and dated 1914. and
is beautiful specimen, in wonderful
preservation. It is 80 centimetres high
by 81 broad, and represents Christ bles-
sing the world. A veritable pilgrimage
has set iE to Alost from all parts of Bel
gium, and considerable Sums have been
offered to its owner for the picture, but
he can not make up his mind to part
with it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
rae NEW APPoRrroxnex,sr.

Sedgwick county under the Aew ap-
portionment will be entitled 70 . senator
and three representatives ct the veRy
lowest calculation. Thirty. one thouRand
and fraction will be the basis Of popo.
! lation to each senator. Sedgwick VIII
have seven thousand excesa One hum
dred and twenty-five representatives
divided among 1,268, 1872 people would
make averaye districts OF about ten
thousand. This would give Sedgwick
close on to four representatives. Sedg-
wick ought to have either two senator's
and three representatives or one senator
and four representatives. The proper
figuring will secure one or two other
delegations.-Wichita Eagle.
The editor of the Eagle seems to be
oblivious Of the fact that the legislative
apportionment of 1886 must be based on
territory as well as on population, and
that, as there will be, ere the Legislature
convenes, eighty-six organized counties,
there must needs be one representative
from each Of these counties, leaving
say thirty-four, to be apportioned among
the several counties, with reference to
population, and to the make up of sena-
torial districts. In view Of the fact that
q supreme court decision makes Us
members as the maximum number Of
the houss of representatives it cannot
SAVIOR of wisdom for the legisture to
make more than 120 representative dis
tricts, for during the last Eve years there
have been six counties organized, and
it is morally certain that there will be
at least five more between 1SS6and 1891.
As there will be many spportionment
plans submitted by newspapers and
legislators, the following is submitted on
\ presumed basis of equity to all por-
lions of the state, the interests of west
srn Kansas being in this proposed BILL,
fully considered and well cared for. All
hat is asked for this measure is q fair
and dispassionate judg-
nent, the belief existing that it is able
% stand an impartial criticism at the
hands of any one who is not welded
20 some "locap scheme. Herewith Is
presented table, giving the names of
he counties as located in senatorial dis
riots with the population of each dis
riot, and the number of representatives
n each district, and in each county, thus
moving, with the map of Kansas, in
and, somewhat symmetrical arrange
nent of the legislative districts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

Abilene Gazette: Abilene post, No. SO,
g. A. R., had a regular old-fashioned
army dinner at the court house recently,
and it vas grand success. TIE bill of
fare consisted of bean soup, hard tack
and coffee. The tables, made of COM
mon boards, were artistically decorated
with tin cups, tin plates and spoons, with
now and then fork to eat soup with
In the evening camp FIRE was held, and
the room was crowded, at least one-half
the audience being ladies. The boys are
always boiling over with yarns on these
occasions, and all enjoy themselves the
very best. The great trouble is, these
camp fires are too few and far between.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

State Treasurer Howe recently pur-
chased for the sinking fund $4,000 of
state bonds, the SAM being of the issue
of July 18th, 1886. to aid in the construc-
ton OF the state p-nitentiary, and falling
due July 10th, 1885, There are $4,000
of this issue of bonds yet held by nom
residents of the state. Only S278,OO0 of
the state bonded debt is now held by in
dividuals and corporations, the balance
o. the state debt being held an represent
ed by the funds il the Office OF the state
treasury
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

CIV. Peoples, an inmate of the lunatic
asylum from Republic county, escaped
last Sunday morning, and after an excit-
ing chase and desperate struggle, was
captured near the bridge. Peoples is said
to be avery dangerous inmate, and has
o late been Of great trouble to the officials
and attendants Of that institution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

taken place in late years, not to speak Of
the continued supply of young Nimrods
the voluminous sporting journals of the
day are educating in matters pertaining
to dog and gun, and the amusement
once having taken well hold of q youth
grows into habit very difficult to break
of, notwithstanding it is a great robber
of valuable time,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Condiments and Indigestion.

Cayenne pepper may be selected as a
typical example of condiment properly
so called. Mustard is a food and condi-
ment combined; this is the case with
some others. Curry powders are mix
tu-es of very potent condiments with
more or less farinaceous materials and
sulphur compounds, which, like the oil
of mustard, onions, garlic, etc, may have
q certain amount OF nutritive value. The
mere condiment is q stimulating drug
that does it's work directly upon the in
ner lining of the stomach, by exciting It
to increased and abnormal activity.
A dyspeptic may obtain immediate re-
lief by using cayenne pepper. Among
the advertised patent medicines is pill,
the active constituent of which is cay
enne. Great relief and temporary COM
fort are commonly obtained by using it
as a dinner pill" If thus used only as
q temporary remedy for an acute, and
porary, or exceptional attack of indiges-
ton, all is well; but the cayenne,
whether taken in pills or busted over
the food, or stewed with it in curries or
otherwise, is one of the most cruel of
slow poisons when taken habitually.
Thousands of poor wretches are crawling
miserably toward their graves, the vic
Tins of the multitude Of maladies of
both mind and body that are connected
with chronic incurable dyspepsia, all
brought about by the habitual use of
CAYENNE and continental cousins.
The usual history of these victims is
that they began by overlooking, took the
condiment to force the stomach to do
more than its healthful amount of work,
using but little at first. The stomach
became tolerant of this little and de-
'manded more; then more, and more, un-
til at last the Inflammation, liberation,
and torpidity, and finally the death of
the digestive powers, accompanied with
all that long train of miseries to which 1
have referred.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28
Is the Dogs Heir En,itled to the Money?
Court Journal.

Court Journal.
A wealthy lady in Russia at her death
places her pet dog Gypsy in the hands of
a friend, with the request to provide for
her with the annual interest on 1000
rubles, set aside for that purpose in her
testament. The other day Gypsy died.
and the lady who had charge of her
took it for granted that the money was
now her own. Another lady, however,
appeared on the scene, who owned q
son of Gypsy, and who claimed that her
dog was heir to the inco re of the 1000
roubles, since nothing was said in the
testament regarding the disposal of this
money after the death of Gypsy. In
some places in Russia pet dogs lave Wis
iting cards, calling lists and reception
DAYS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

A good thoroughbred Berkshire boar
will greatly improve any herd of common
hogs. Almost any farmer can afford to
buy such boar at the prices now asked.
In fact, we do not see how any farmer
who raises hogs can afford not to buy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-28

chew of tobacco in his mouth he walked
rapidly in the direction of the Cotton
Bourse" on Wall street. and in moment
more was buying the feecy staple with
q serene and unmoved countenance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-01
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