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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15

short seoEiss n newupapen, II. NO
said thas h Va now using several ~
ies week A msjonty Of thess are M
entirely new authors, and there -
never such . chance offered 10 vmDr
writer's to get their manuscript: -
print The supply, however, vsa -
equal to the demand, and he enoour.~r.
every ambitious writer to work dilic1Sk-
y. Mr.. Mcclure says that he eei1 =
immense amount Of trash Of course p,
average or $50 stories week. Ont =
this number he finds it difficult to $50
a. many a. he needs that are suitah1D
for his purpose. the trouble being -
the Writem either make their msnunniH
to long or do not hit popular ia
He pays prices all the way nom as %
$500 story. according to its merits -
average price being about $50. M
Mcclure says that the authors who n
ceive the largest compensation are w. u.
Howells, who viii not write except On
special contract, and fixes bis own fgus
according to the length and time spe.s
upon his contribution.
Mark Twain will not write at all for
anybody. He is 80 rich that he does NOD
have to, and is 80 careful of his reputn-
ton that he win not run the risk Of dam
aging it. Once in while he sits down.
and writes something when he happsns
to be in a mood, and can then commsnd
any price he wants. With these excsu-
tions, the authors receiving the hiRhese
price are Frank B. Stockton, Mrs. Bur
nett, Bret Harte, J. T. Trowbridge, q.
w. Cable, who usually gets $50 Box,
every thousand words; Edward Everett
Hale, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Joal
Chandler Harris, and some others gut
$50 thousand words, while Boyson, q.
Parson Lothrop, and Julian Hawthorns
stand in the next grade and get f1om SIS
to 1926 per 1000 words. The other day
Mr.. Mcclure paid Sidney Luska, a ns1
author who has recently developed. $500
for short story, and has also paid other
unknown writer's similar amount, but
when new candidate for literary honoes
comes in, the price usually offered for
the first contribution is not over $26
Mr.. Mcclure told me a story Of Elin-
beth Stuart Phelps, who is under con
tract to furnish short story for publ
cation couple of weeks hence. Soon
after she commenced the manuscript she
sprained her wrist, and is so conscienti-
GUS about fulfilling her contract that Ghs
is now writing with her arm in splints,
and is naturally making very slow work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15
JONES CORK Leg

fastest a Narrowing Tale With a Ting
| of Hun,or.
st. Louis Republican.
Hugh M. Brooks alias Maxwell, con
fined in jail under Indictment for tn.
murder of G. A. Preller at the Southern
hotel about year ago, has been anus
ing himself during his confinement by
exercising his literary talent. The Re
publican recently printed one of his
efforts, description of the peculiar PEG.
pie confined in the jail, and now presents
a sketch which is quite meritorious in
it's way. If its general tone may be
taken as an indication of the state OF
mind of the prisoner, it may be inferred
that he is not worrying much over his
present condition.
JoNEs'CoRK LEG.
My name is Brown-Julius Brown. ]
am a drummer; 40 years Of age and not
married. give all these particulars be-
cause I have great dislike to be cross
examined. I represent the world-re-
nowned firm of "Biddlem, Sharp & Co., t"
and during the course of my peregrina-
tions found myself at Haughton, small
country town in the west Of England. I
took up my quarters at the "Clarkes
Arms" where I found several other
drrmmers The evening was getting
late, and as we sat in the commercial
room enjoying social glass and swap
ping lies as to the business we had done
the door opened and the dron face of
Jones (another drummer) appeared.
"Hello r I called out, 'shere comes
the only Jones'" Jones sat down
amongst us and told us about the large
orders he had obtained. We all felt sick
with envy. After awhile I said:
"Say, boys, I'll bet champagne sup
per that Jones can keep his leg in boil
ing water longer than anyone here"
My offer was greeted with roar of
laughter, but finally Ainsworth accepted
the wager. It was agreed that Jones
should put his leg in first and Grunday
was appointed time-keeper and referee.
A large pan of boiling water was brought
and Jones after taking of his boot.
plunged his right leg into the water and
kept it there until the water was quite
cold. Ainsworth said he was quite
satisfied and did not intend to parboil
his leg for our amusement. He ordered
the supper and many were the surmises
as to what method Jones had employed
to enable him to resist the heart Jones
solemnly protested that he had not done
anything at all to his leg. At last he
said:
''Wen as You fellows all appear to take
80 great an interest in me I'll tell you
all abont il, but you must first promise
not to repeat word to anyone."
We are promised faithfully not do 90,
and Jones told the following story:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15
A BIT OF GOSSIP.

There is a young lady of Troy
Noet handsome and winsonle and coy;
We are nothing to blame
That we don't give heD name,
For that might the story destroy.
she got from lady a letter
In Buffalo twas that she met her
We don't know her name,
But, then, that's just the same,
And perhaps it is something the better.
THE letter declares, it is said,
That Cleveland's decided to wed;
The bride told the news,
Said she couldn't refuse,
And will soon to the altar be led.
There's the story for what it is worth
You know its career from its birth;
Perhaps you're suspicious
But of gossip delicious
Yeu'I have to admit there's dearth.
Columbus Dispatch
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ONE OF THE WONDERS.

Boston Courier.
Planter-That's a vicious looking
mule you've got there, Pompey.
Pompey-Dat newell, sah3 Dat ana
one of the wondahs of the world.
Planter-One of the wonders Of Tho
world?
Pompey-Yes, sab, dat newell spilled
me outen de wagon yessirday.
Planter-Is that why you call hm
one of the wonders of the world?
Pompey-Yes, sab, Pompey's spillsK,
you know. Hah, hah! Gid long dar.
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Junction City Union: Kansas soil n
a fertile, sandy loan, easily titled. Win
tiers mild and open. Little shelter No
quired for cattle. Roads hard, drainage
good and no swamps. The best coun-
try in the world. Hundreds of acres m
this section of the state can be had On
easy terms and long time. Only one
sixth part of Kansas is under cultivation.
andi entire area contains 81 ,318 square
miles. Now is the time to buy a con-
Portable home and Independent livelihood.
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KANSAS CHURCHES

|
North Topeka Mail: The First Bap
fist church Of Tecumseh, ended their re.
vival by baptizing twenty eight. The
scene was remarkable one and was wit.
messed by large audience. Rev b
Harper baptized seventeen in five min
utes. He is now starting out on com
mission to raise money for church edi-
fee costing $500 part to be raised speed
lily.
The State Sunday school convention
convened in Junction City. There were
delegates In attendance from all parts Of
the state. The convention continued fol-
three days. The citizens opened their
houses to the delegates and visitors and
gave them royal reception. 1t proved
one OF the most interesting conventions
ever held.
A successful effort has been made to
secure subscriptions sufficient to relieve
the M. e. church at Carbondale, Usage
county, of present Indebtedness, and to
cover the cost of charging it to NEE
present needs, pledges amounting to 81,
OoO, payable within sixty days. wer
raised.
Bible readers are so scarce in Ottawa,
Franklin county, that an advertisement
has been inserted by the local paper
calling for four intelligent christians to
meet the advertiser for the purpose
OF reading the holy book from Genesis
to Revelation.
Leavenworth Standard: The Rev.
NJ Harrigan and Rev. Alexander Jen-
ming, both young men who were raised
and educated here were ordained as
priests few days ago. There will be
fifteen new priests ordained this year in
this diocese.
As result of the revival meetings
which Rev.. D. X. Little has been hold
ing at Russell, Russell county. Tween
ty-six conversions are reported and
twenty-four accessions to the church.
Russell Journal: The congregation
of the M. E. church is getting too large
for the building, and there is some prob
ability of new edifice being erected
this year.
Wa-Keeney World: The church ex-
tension society have made to the M. E.
church at Wa-Keeney fve-year loan of
$3.50, secured by mortgage, and dona-
ton of $3.50.
The SEVENTEEN birthday of Rev. A.
Barnes. pastor Of the Universalist church
at Junction City, was celebrated by
dinner and various joyful demonstra-
TONS
Rev. Mutton is laboring faithfully to
secure funds with which to build NJ E.
church building at Oberlin, and is meet
ing with substantial encouragement.
Ell Dorado, Butler county, will erect a
new $4,000 church this year. Sub.
scriptions for that purpose, are now be-
ing raised.
4IAi0' SAAAh'A Aoao Juso COuCIuOcu d 80
ries of successful revival meetings at the
Fort Scott Methodist church.
Ground has been broken for 1.-THE new
Congregational church building at Kins-
ley, Edwards county.
The Free Will Baptists will erect
church at Cuba, Republic. county, dur
ing the summer.
The Presbyterian church at Newton
has been remodeled, and q new parson-
age built.
Ground has been broken for the new
Methodist church at Saratoga, Pratt
county.
The new Catholic church at Osborne,
is being rapidly pushed to completion.
The Presbyterian church of Neodesha,
Wilson county, has been completed.
A Catholic church is to be erected at
Meade Center, Meade county.
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A Letters Long Chase.
o-sl1- /E~ \ MT TO-


Jacksonville Fa.) Times Unoin
On the 9Th OF March, 1877, 112 shares
of stock in the Denver & Boulder Valley
Railroad company were issued to Mr..
E. NJ. McCook, wealthy gentleman
who had been living in Denver. The
shares were mailed to him in San Francis
co, in care of the Bank of California
When the letter got to San Francisco
Mr.. McCook had left, and it was forward
ed to his address at Denver. 1t failed to
catch him there, and what was done
with it then for six or seven years no
one knows. Mr.. McCook was in Denver
for three years of the time, off and on,
but the Enclosure did not reach him,
and the shares were duplicated, under
bond from him as against the original
issue. This winter he has been travel
ing in Florida, and the old letter got
after him again. It started from no one
knows where and brought up at Sanford,
where Mr. McCook had been But he
had left and gone to Rock Lodge, whether
the tireless missive followed him. Again
it was too late, he having returned to
Jacksonville. Once more the letter pull
ed on its seven league boots and started
on the back track for McCook. This
time it was too soon for him and caught
him mapping at the Everett hotel.
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Minneapolis Messenger: Kenesaw Post
is making extensive preparations for the
observance Of Decoration Day, and the
occasion promises to be more than usual
ly interesting. All the military and
civil societies Of the city are expected to
to take part and one or more grand
army posts from the country.
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Tramp-Well, mum, have you got aR
more O them buckwheat cakes to-day
Mrs. Coldcash-There's some COL
mes, but I am afraid you will find than
ather indigestible.
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A citizen Of Washington county, iv-
ing near Haddam, ate some cheese the
other day which was poisonous, and came
near dying from the effects. He was
rescued however, by the prompt assist
ance Of . physician.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15

A lodge Of the Knights OF Py thias has
been instituted at Cimarron, Ford cow-
ty.
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ing sound 1 near! dOrrOr! 1t Is the
express rushing down upon me -!
The thought was too horrible to contem-
plate. grew frantic and strained every
nerve to burst my bonds. Twas vain.
The train approached nearer and nearer.
I heard the whistle shrieking, and to my
ears it sounded like the voice of some de-
mon rejoicing over my torture. With a
horrible roar the train entered the tun-
mel. I saw the two red lights on the en-
CINE glazing at me Like the eyes of some
fiery demon. On and on it came, nearer
and nearer. I -aved and shrieked in nv
agony, but my voice was drowned by the
roar OF the train. I tore frantcally at
the cords. All in vain. I gave up my
self for lost. With hiss and q roar the
train emerged from the tunnel and came
down upon me. I felt dull pain, gave
one despairing shrek and tainted. When
I recovered consciousness I found my
self in the waiting room at Fillmore with
several surgeons around me. The en-
gineer told me that he felt that he felt
the engine pass over some obstruction, at
once stopped the train and found me ly-
ing insensible by the side of the track.
He obtained assistance and brought me
to Fillmore. was taken to the hospitaJ
and my leg was amputsted. The men
were never caught In fact, I made NO
complaint, and this Il the frst time I
have told the story. Az soon - recov-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15

The United States fish commission has
recently issued an interesting paper up
on the subject of Holsters. The lovers
of lobster salad Will regret to learn that
the supply, as well as the size, Of this
sea fruit is rapidly decreasing, and the
fish commission is devoting its energies
to artificial propagation. The Matching
of large quantities of lobster eggs is
now being carried on at the stations Of
the fish commission, and then the young
lobster is launched In such localities as
are considered most favorable to their
growth. The eggs of a lobster are COM
paratively large, being about one-twelfth
Of an inch in diameter, and each lobster
carries from about twelve to twenty -four
thousand according to its size. The de-
GREASE in the crop has been q serious loss
to many fishermen and dealers. ALI Of
the states interested in lobster fisheries
except New Jersey have enacted pro-
tective laws, but they have failed to
check the decrease either because they
are inadequate or have not been proper
~ enforced.
~
Mr.. Mcclure the man that runs the
syndicate which furnishes short stories
for the newspapers, is getting up sym
postum On the labor question, which ar
ticle VII furnished by all the leading
and prominent labor agitators IN the
and several Senators and Rep
resentatives, the topic being: "Hov can
the controversy between labor and capi
tai be adjusted" In speaking of the
great success Of his plan q pub6shing
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astounding events, Faith went one day
to take Apossession of the Bradish mon
sion and the wealth of it's late owner.
She took me with her.
Yes, thanks be to God, Captain
Converse returned alive and well, when
three years had passed since the Con-
queror had borne him away. I was
present at the happy meeting with Faith,
and on that occasion, am constrained
to say, he kept his arms round her long
er than strict sense of property would
allow. And she did not either scream
or swoon this time. She simply said,
81 knew you were alive, Earl was sure
you would come" and laid head on his
shoulder and allowed him to kiss her
four or five times. If seemed to me that
once would have been quite sufficient.
He had chung to floating spar when
treacherously hurled into the sea; had
been picked up the next morning, very
near to death, by trader bound for the
South Atlantic; he had endured ship.
wreck on the African coast, had been
captured and sold into African slavery,
and after such sufferings as killed all his
companions, he escaped, and at last
reached home again.
The brief years of welded Life which
these two enjoyed, were very happy.
They were bound up in each other; so
much so, that have fear that their re-
igious duties were not always performed
with becoming zeal Did not humility
prevent, I might also suggest that the
marital fondness, which frequently ex-
cluded.any attention to another person,
although that person was a remarkably
selfish passion.
More than Eve times Ito be precise)
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More than five times Ito be precise
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-04

visited him says: If I had not known the
Count should have thought him a village
artisan. His white shirt was soiled with coal
and clay, he had strap round his waist, and
his large peasant boots, covered with maud,
harmonized completely with his rough hair,
his broad back, from which the perspiration
had moistened his shirt was in the pres
ence of robust Russian patriarch, a repre-
sentative Of that venerable old age of which
Count Tolstoi himself speaks in his 'tDeath
of Ivan Iistch." After breakfast the Count
wrote letter and began to read. His son
Lila went with me to the village to square a
beam which had to be placed on the roof of
PEASANTS shed which the Count was going
to repair. After an hour and a half the
Count came to join us. He wore the same
costume, but a clean blouse replaced the
soiled shirt. Everybody know probably that
the Count does not allow money to be given
to persons in need He considers that aims
should be acts of politeness of the same ma
ture as when we give permission to person
to light his cigarette. Acting on this prin-
ciple he gives his personal help to peasants,
and furnishes them with the necessary mate
rials for their buildings or their agricultural
pursuits
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-04

restored to its original basis. Its prosperity
steadily increased. Just before the war
broke out Mr.. Dow's income from it was
large. 1t was netting him sixty thousand
dollars year and he described his business
as the smoothest and most satisfactory posi-
BILE. 81 have no subscribers and no ex-
changes" he said. 81 would not exchange
with the best newspaper in the land, for it
would be of no use to me. I do not COPY
from other papers-my matter is all original
As regards subscriptions think my system
is better. The news company takes my en-
tire edition each week. It gives me a check
for it, which I at once cash, and thus my ac-
counts are settled every seven days and
know just where I am. The news company
distributes the paper"
When the war broke out it hurt the circu-
lation of the Waverly, but the paper rallied
later and sent great many copies out to the
army. Mr.. Dow was in receipt of an income
which gave him great opportunities for in
vestment. Had he dealt with them skillful-
ly he would have died worth millions
The Waverly Magazine was one of those
papers which one knows to have large cir
culation, yet which life is too short for many
of those of us who have access to general
literature to seek, and which we seldom see
without seeking It was never sent into a
newspaper Office. The singular fact is that
in this literary city of Boston it was the
most successful appeal to the reading public
ever made.
In the factory towns of the State it was
large and through the West it went by thou
sands. There was great deal of reading in
it; 1t had handsome and inviting appear
aDce to the eye; it appealed to an Immature
taste as no other periodical before it had
done.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-04
STR RANG RR.

When a man in New York shows a dispo-
sition to be honest he is set down as "a
stranger. Atlanta Constitution.
What pleasure is there in sitting on the
rocks when girls nose gets SO very cold it
feels like little clam on ices-Clara Belle.
An exchange informs us that "Chinese
dinners are becoming fashionable in this
country" What! Wash-dsy dinners? Ex-
cuse us.-Yonkers Statesman.
Making allowances: Fond Mother: care
you not somewhat astonished at my girls
singing?" Professor-'fI must confess 1 am /;
but at her age one is naturally venturssome .
Life.
'sWhat's the matter, Uncle Erastus?' he
asked faeetiously as the old man came limp
ing in, 'sgot the gouti'
"No, ,sah, Use got de bill fo' dat wnitewash-
in what did fo' yer las yeah. Life.
A train was delayed for an hour in Troy,
N. Y, recently and drummer remarked to
the conductor: ''This is a sort of twelve
ounces to the pound affair, isn't its' ssHow's
thata' ''Troy wait, you know."-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
A Jubilee-Judge-"A you aware of
any mitigating circumstances in your case?"
Criminal-''Yes, your honor, this is the if
tieth time have been arrested for vagrancy,
and thought that perhaps we might get up
a little jubilee. Texas Siftings.
"lts meat and drink to me to meet jolly
good fellow like Smith, said Jones. f'Well,
Judging from the condition you come home
in when you have been with Smith, said
Mrs. Jones, with aspsrity, 81 should say it
was meet and drink.'--Nsw York Sun.
"Yeu'n have to let me have some money
next week" she said to her husband after
dinner. 'tWhat fora" ''Oh, I've got to get
lot of things" "Why, you don't need any
thing. It's only two days since" eyes,
but the dry goods stores are failing, and
they'll be selling everything at a sacri-
fee and things will be dirt cheap" 'tBut
you don't need them" ''That doesn't make
any differeace'-San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr.. Pierpoint went down in the cellar to
examine the gas meter and knocked basket
of eggs from hanging shelf down upon his
head. He composed a scathing lyric, ad
dressed to his wife, on bis way up stairs
Confronting hen he said pitilessly: "Why
don't you ask me why I look like a fools'
s'There il no need to,'' she said cheerfully.
'I know; because you are one." Then he
forgot what he had intended to say.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
Theatrical Note.-Judge Duffy-''It is use
less for you to say that you are innocent.
You were caught in the act of pulling silk
handkerchief out of the pocket of q gentle
man in front of you" Prisoner-"But, your
honor the piece that was being played on
the stage was so sad that I was obliged to
take the handkerchief to s.aunch my tears.
1 had no intention of stealing the handker-
chief. I intended to return it as soon as the
play was over" Judge-"Was the piece q
comsdyp Prisoner-'sIt was, your honor. "
Judgs-"An American comedyg" Prisoner
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-04

taxes have been reduced, the streets made
passable, the fre department has been great
ly improved. nagnifoent bridge across
the Cumberland river, connecting East
Nashville With the main part Of the city,
has been built. The waterworks
are being built. The bank account is always
on the right side. and the bonds from being
peddled about ut whatever could be got-al-
ways below paE--have gone up TO $1.o5. Mr..
Colyar assea is that the business OF the city
In a. well conductsd - the business of any
Of the banks of the city.
1t is very apparent in most of the cities of
this county that 1t would be decidedly for
the interest of the taxpayers to have more
business and less politics in the conduct of
city sfairs. The success of the Nashville
reforners is instructive and encouraging.