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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
Cigarettes and Pictures,

Chicago News.
There Is suggestion of lechery in
certain windows is this city which onght
to be dealt with by the societies who aim
to suppress noxious literature. This
Objectionable display is to be seen in a
majority of all the windows of the cigar
shops, and especially those in which
cigarettes are for sale 1t is composed
entirely of the figures of young women,
who are seen posed in every conceivable
shape which permits or affords laicivi-
GUS suggestion.
The purpose Of this is plain. The smokers
OF cigarettes ale almost wholly composed
of boys and young men. who are neees-
sarily OF susceptible age, and on whom
it is intended by these pictures to pro-
duce something in the nature Of a con-
viction that the smoking of these pro-
ducts is somehow a part of the voluptu-
Gus exhibition. The feeble minded
noodle who puffs the cigarette smoke of
burnt paper and tobacco through his
nosrrils associates with each exhaIation
something of the consciousness OF the
window exhibitions. The dreamy ewes,
the suggestive lips, the naked, we'll
rounded limbs, the exposed bust, and III.
languishing pose Of the figures all be-
come uncons iously part OF his cigarette
habit, and hs is dcubly emorslized-oncs
by the enervating practice, and again by
the hbidinous promptings Of the mere
tricious displays.
The whole thing, both the smoking
and the painted Invitations in the win
dows. is deplorsble debasement. 1t is
q sapping Of the slender stock OF virility |
OF the youth who offer the incense of the |
cigarette at the shrine Of these semi |
nude voluptuaries. There is nothing
about it, either in the effeminate smok-
ers or the painted sirens, that is manly,
robust, CT strengthening. 1t is Q mis- /
take to tolerate these gaudy presenta
lions, to permit them to influence the
weak souls and prurient natures OF the
class that they reach. The seduction
offered by the window exhibition has a
tendency, in connection with the vice of
,igarette-slnoking, to produce a class,
ascivious III thodght, salacious in imag-
nation, rickety in brain, and feeble, mar
'owless, and exhausted in body. 1t may
may be that it world be well tn inter-
pose no obstacle to this degradation of a
lass, and it would be we'll, providing
he damage could be limited to those
low Affected. They would in time dis.
appear, and society would be relieved of
heir presence. Unfortunately, their
nee is contagious; they comnunicats it
o others, and thus their existence is per-
,stuatsd.
Let the society having in charge the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11

strolting through q street in Venice,
when his eye was attracted by the neck
lace In the show-window of a jeweler
shop. The idea at once struck him to
buy it for his mother, the queen. But
the price was far beyond the capacity of
his pocket money, and though destined
to be King Victor Emmanuel Ill, he
was oompslled to ask the jsweler tor
credit. The bargain was that the Prince
should buy the necklace, pearl by pearl,
according a. he could save enough from
his pockst-money. On easing the je "
elsr shop on the first occasion the prince
carried away with him five pearls, which
be carefully guarded. 1t was two years
before he was able to buy the whole
necklace. When the queen afrerward
learned the secret Of the purchase, she
made resolve to wear this charming
exhibition Of her sons love on all &C.
and hence she wears it every
DAY, and gives it a place even when she
wears her state jewels on great occa-
SONS"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
Condensed Common Sense

Henry Ward Beecher, in his Thanks
5iIng sermon at Plymouth church, gave
'ocialism the following thrus!: Social
ism is only skin disease here. For us
he question is not whether strikes, boy
'otting and labor leagues are incon-
9enlent, but whether in the long run
hey threaten the peace Of society. The
'prising of the workingmen all over the
world is now divine advent. The space
between the top and bottom of society is
iessening. At present the labor move
ment is unsorted and adu]terated With
dement's which it will finally reject. 1t
IS an area for socialists, communists and
anarchists WHO flock to any new move
ment. The anarchists want society de-
vastated and then to let it sprout up anew.
1t would be benevolent to imprison them
They are crazy, and stand outside the
pale of humanity as the Wolf and the
Dear. The labor party does not repre-
sent national industry. Organized labor
10 in the main the labor of corporations.
Corporations will bear watching and will
benefit by it. Men have to learn that q
paternal government is dangerous. A
paternal government is an internal gov
the world over and always"
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Dead At Last.

After a life of mArtyrdom Mrs. Lydia
Phetteplscs died the other day within
the walls of the Rhode Ielard state pris-
on, and SO rounded out strange family
history. One night about twenty five
years ago her husband went home drunk
and beat her until she, fearing for her
life, split his head with an az. She was
sent to state prison for life, accepted her
fate without word and steadily refused
a pardon. There was no friend to take
care of her out of the prison walls, and
so she lived on a convict until few
days ago she, wrinkle, bent, totteting.
gray haired imbecile, fell down dead.
But short time prior to that circum-
stance her son took his own life;
his grandfather was found dead
from unknown cause in q shanty; one OF
his uncles shot himself and another was
kilIed on q railroad track. The death Of
the old lady closed her fam.iy's strange,
sventful history.
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The record Of Secretary Chandler,
A public man untinged with newspaper
scandal.

He sent this book to Secretary Chand-
Ter With his compliments, and in the
letter conveying them wrote somewhat
as follows:
MY DEAR SEcRErARY:-I inclosa
herewith the new edition of a book
which will probably interest you. You
me to resign from position
which entalled no responsibility and lit
tie honor on the ground that had been
mixed upin newspaper scandals.
trust that after reading this you will see
the advisability of taking your own ad-
vice, and will at once send your resig-
nation in to the president.
Respectfully,
SIGNED GEORGE E. SPENCER.
What Secretary Chandler replied my
information failed to state.
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ArchdeacOn Farrar on Books.

Archdeacon Farrar attended confer
ence of the Sunday school union and in
the course of his speech made the follow
ing remarks on books and how to read
them:
"Some of them must have been little
shocked to hear that novels occupied
such prominent position in the read
ing of the lady teachers, but he would
not have then too much distressed or
shocked; for in the first place, the very
same thing was found in every library
under the sun; and, in the second, where
fiction was pure and strong, it might te
very valuable teacher. He must con-
fees that he was little disappointed to
hear that so few of the books read were
OF biblical character. The Bible was
a whole collection Of books, separated
from each other by many hundreds of
years, and to explain it we wanted new
library full of information upon all topics.
They must not suppose, however, that
in largely directing their reading to the
Bible they were in any way limiting the
sphere of their intelligence, for many Of
the greatest men who had ever lived had
borne testimony to the inestimable edu
cational value OF the Bible. He thought
there was great tendency at the pres
emit day to read too unfortunately and
to read great rubbish. When any of
them were engaged in any real and seri-
Gus study he did not think that they
would do themselves any harm by al
lowing themselves little desultory read
ing, but if they gave their whole time to
it he could not imagine anything worse.
As to the subject of reading in general
be would not pat his ban upon desultory
reading, but he thought there was not
enough of reading books for life. One
Of the most cultivated mep he had known
mad the smallest library he had seen. for
ne had about dozen books, and they were
he works OF master minds. He thought
hat ii they read such books as Marcus
Aurelius' work, which contained the very
lower OF pagan morality, the 'Imitatio
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Her Wiatec Canpaign.

Mrs Cleveland Is also preparing for the
winter campaign. Her task, however,
is not nearly SO difficult as that of Miss
Cleveland or Mrs. McElroy, her two i'm
diate predecessors. The etiquette for q
presidents wife is virtually that OF tho
president. She owes no social debts
because she can't accept any social at
teDtions outside of tho limited official
circle. Now, Mrs. McElroy and Mis-
Cleveland were obliged to return certain
visits and to accept certain invitations,
and this gave rise to endless heartburn
ings and jealousies. They were not al
lowed the privilege of declining all invi-
tations like the presidents wife, and
they couldn't possibly accept all, and 30
they affronted ten people whenever they
obliged one.
But little is expected Of Mrs. Cleve-
land beyond looking handsome, and
going through with certain dignified but
fatiguing ceremonials. As for that am
bilious Young woman herself she is
equal to all of it. She has got plenty of
bone and muscle, and she has given the
world openly to understand that she
doesn't shirk any of the duties and pub
licities of the presidents wife, 80 she
may be trusted to carry everything off.
Her popularity remains undiminished,
and her gowns and style OF dress are
faithfully copied by ali the women in
Washington. She hes certainly the
talent for dress, which is as rare as the
talent for drawing aud sculpture, or any
other art. Her pictures fill the Wash
ington shop windows and the dealers say
there is no let up in the demand for
them. One, the best, is taken in black
lace frock, through which her beautiful
neck and arms are senior she is un-
questionably beautiful both in face and
dgure. Her pictures don't half do JUS
tice to her good looks, because they nee
essarily leave out her splendid coloring
and her teeth and dimples, which are
all perfect.
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One days History Recorded With More
Truth Than Wives Hear

One days History Recorded With Moro
Truth Than Wives Hear.
Buffalo Express.
At 500 a. m-At Office. No particular
reason for getting here so early, but
other men do it and it sets q good ex-
ample to my clerks.
$50 Finished reading the morning
paper. No new advertisements.
9:45-FiDished reading my morning
mail. Dictated two letters to steno-
grapher, yawned and picked my teeth.
10:15-Brown came in and said he
had new story.
1O:3O-Brcw story turned out to be
a chestnut. Told him so. He said it
wasn't. 1 offered to prove it by Jones,
who heard me tsE it over a year ago.
Brown offered to bet drinks 1 couldn't
prove it. Took him up.
11:15-Won the bet. Smith said he'd
seen the story three times in the Com
nlercial. Jones drank with US.
11:30-At Office. Read telegram. An
wered il. Smith came in.
1245-Convinced Smith that Cleve-
land will be the next president. Wife
telephoned to know if I would come
home to lunch. Too busy.
lilo p m --Went to lunch.
2:3O-Back in office. Won six cigars
throwing poker dice after lunch. Must
go to bank.
3;15-Back from bank. Met young
Brisket carrying cane. Poor opinion
of Brisket. No good business man will
carry cane.
345-Discharged clerk for looking
out Of window. Must have business dis
cipline in office.
4:15-Evening paper came in.
4:1s-Read everything in evening pa
per.
4:45-Cut my nails.
5:0O-Finished cutting nails. Would
60 home, but am afraid clerks would 60
too. Brown came in. Wanted to match
for drinks. Matched him. Lost.
5:30-Had drink. Brown thinks Jack
son is spending too much money. Have
noticed he burns good deal OF gas In
his house.
6:00-Back in Office. Brown and
made up our minds about Jackson.
Guess I'll 60 home.
7:00-Wife wants to 60 to theatre.
Reminded her it was prayer meeting
night.
S:45-Home from prayer meeting.
Put nickle In box
9:15-Very tired. Guess I'll go to
bed.
9:30-Went to bed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
Learning.

"Grover, step here for a moment,
pleased"
Eyes, dear, what is it?''
"Grover, did you write that letter to
Albany-that one right there, that my
finger is on?''
ayes, darling, ha-ha! pretty veil
turned, don't you think SOP
"Hsve they printed it inst exactly az
you wrote it, Grover? just look it
over carefully"
"Why, yes, dearest-I thought it
would please 'em-yes, that's just as I
wrote it, love-why?"
SWELL Grover, it remarks in present
surroundings and in all that the future
nay have in store / must revert to the
time lived in Albany as the happiest
period of my Life Is that as you wrote
itr
Certainly; that is-didn't they put
it on-hang 'em! did they leave that
OIL I added Excepting the last six or
seven weeks"
"Are you perfectly su--rs yen
added that, Mr.. Cleveland? Very well
I viii forgive you, then.
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matter Of obscene literature and similar
damaging products take this condition
into considsrsti, There IL certainly in
it an evil, and growing one. 1t may
be possible that whom q callow and in
continent youth can no longer be stimu-
lated by amurous Suggestions when he
buys his cigarette be may cease to pat
ronizs it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
WINE VITA A HISTORY.
Twelve Precious Bottles That Have Been
Stolen Many Times.

Twelve Precious Bottles That Have Been
Stolen Many Times.
Salt Laks Tribuna
j. A. Murray, of Butte, NJ. T., is the
possessor Of twelve bottles of wine with
history. The earliest known of this
wine ia that it was found in a subterra-
mean vault, inside sealed stone receipt
acle, in Jesnitical monastery that was
demolished during local feud among
religious fanatics. It 80 happened that
the eye of an epicurean fell upon it, and
he secured it as the most valuable of the
treasures, and carried it into Poland !;
presented it to the crown, for which he
was rewarded by the highest honors and
titles that could be conferred upon an
ordinary city. At the marriage of the
Princess Decherniz of Poland to the heir
apparent Of France, the only remaining
basket Of this priceless vintage was pre-
ssnted to the prince for the nuptial oc-
casion. An unprincipled adventurer by
the name of Bopforts, who had secured
the position of second steward to the
crown, stole twelve bottles of the prec-
ious nectar, and replaced these with
twelve Of an inferior article. These
twelve bottles he brought with him to
America in the year 1890. He commu-
nicated the nature of his special treasure
to his most trusted friend, Henry Coat
way. The cupidity and avaries of the
latter overpowered bis reason, and he
killed Bouforte to secure the wine. The
deed was no sooner done than he feared
the vengeance Of the law, and resolved
to fly to distant parts, for time at least,
until the excitement of the murder
would die out. Before leaving he bur-
led the twelve bottles with their history
far down among the roots Of an ancient
oak. Fifty years after, on uprootiog
this same tree, a newly converted Nor
mon found the treasure and took it with
him when he migrated to Utah.
When Brigham Young was made &C
quainted with the nature of the valua-
Tie article contained in the twelve bot
Ties he informed the owner that God had
made him the instrument to find this
treasure, that he might give it to the
head OF the church, and forthwith took
The vintage.
The wine was in turn stolen from
Brigham by an spostate Mormon, and
On bis death bed at the mining camp of
Pioneer, he bequeathed to J. A. Murray
his Mine Of su0h a eyentful history, as
tssXa,,ss,;sY . : !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11

When Mrs. Sargent was being accord
ed more than usual distinction by the en-
press of Germany, by reason of her ele-
gance and exalted womanhood, some Of
our society ladies here were ashamed
and shocked at the idea of Minister Sar-
gent permitting his daughters to study
professions. To-day some of those COM
planning ladies are poverty stricken, and
their daughters not fitted to earn the
bread for which they fain would labor,
while Miss Sargent is proftably and
happily practicing medicine on fashion
able Suffer street, at the same time,
doubtless, not lacking conmendabie in
terest in her fathers coming race for the
United States senatorship. The father
and mother are very proud Of the earn
est womanhood Of their daughters, as
they are OF the strong character and wo-
manly tenderness of their son. It all
came about by careful home training.
When children are thus brought up-the
boys to be chlvalrous and gentle, with
the highest appreciation Of woman, 80
that every girl, every woman will for
ever be safe in their professionalism
the mother, impressively and without
false reserve, explains ~ them the sacred
ness of the requirements of wife and
lovingly and proudly she
should be held how grand and noble
The trust how she lays down her life at
The birth of every beautiful babe that
yladdens the home. and molds it pre-
FATALLY, and afterwards for eternity,
argely according to her domestic sur
,oundings. When girls are made to COM
orehend the earnestness and grandeur of
heir privileges and calling. to be strong
and loyal and above all false living, then |
will there be harmonious and delightful
ZONES; then will all men be true and !
trustworthy; then will few, il any, girls |
'e betrayed and sooner or later sent to
despair; and women being content and
yell-balancsd, the necessity for hospitals |
or the insane will no longer exist.
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American Table Manners.

What makes me despair of the future
of America is not the anarchists, but the
table-manners OF the people, especially
in ChiSSgo. had q famous talk On
this d . !. y. n not long ego With . Doctor
oil reistea NM nc.asas =
him, lthen he pave me Roland for
my Oliver in the shape Of q still more
thrilling incident. What I told him was
that, Ole Sunday evening, I heard q
Christian Association man preach in
Farwell Hall, and that the next morn
ing 1 saw the same gentleman, in COM
pany with friend of his. eat breakfast
IN Dearborn street restaurant. He
finished some time before his friend did.
and, while explaining to him tn right
way to make Christian association
success, he held bis hands over his
plate, cleaned his finger-nsils. which
were in bad condition, with his pen
knife, and now and then wiped the pen
knife on bis napkin. which lay at the
side of his plate. The Doctor of Divin-
ity then proceeded to tell me how he
had dined one day at the splendid pri-
vate house of a wealthy gentleman, with
several ministers of his denomination, in
Guiding one of its honored Bishops.
When the repast was over, the Bishop
inserted his forefnger in his mouth, and
having raked it all around, between his
jaw-teeth and his cheeks, above and be-
low, withdrew it and proceeded in a
way to scrape his finger clean
again on the edge of bis plate. I told
the doctor that could easily beat his
yarn, but he said that he didn't want to
near any more about it.
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The Queens Necklace.

"Now a word about the celebrated
pearl necklace OF the queen of Italy"
writes Rome correspondent Of the
Paris Figaro. at IL a well known fact
that she wears it continually, and even
on occasions OF grand toilet she carries
it under river of sparkling diamonds.
The necklace has history: Five years
ago the Prince OF Naplse, her son, heir
to the throne Of Italy, was
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How Spencer Got Even With Chandler.
Cleveland Leader

How Spencer Got Even With Chandler.
Cleveland Leader
A good story comes to me to-day
about ex- Senator George E. Spencer, OF
Alabama, and ex-Secretary of the Navy
Chandler. The incident occur red during
the star routs trial. Char der and Spen-
Ger were greet friends and bad been 30
for years. President Arthur had some
time before appointed Spencer as one of
the directors of the Union Pacific rail-
road. 1t was position of no pay to
speak of, and it came to Spencer with
out solicitation. When Spencer was
subponaed to appear at the star route
trial and to tell THAT he knew of Ger
tain interview of Dorsey's at which he
happened to be present, George Bliss
persuaded Arthur that the fact of his
holding this appointment was discrcdit
to the administration. 1t was intimated
to Spencer that he had letter resign,
and Spencer called upon Chandler They
met together in the secretary's Office of
the navy department., and when they
were alone Spencer asked Chandler as to
the situation. Chandler rep led that he
thought inasmuch as Spencer had been
the subject of newspaper scandal he
ought to resign.
Senator Spencer said that he had no
intention Of doing SO. "The Office"
said he, 'came to me without my asking.
I have done nothing t. be ashamed of.
and it this administration wants to get
rid of me it will have to remove me-"
"But you see. George" said Chandler
in very friendly manner, ''the reputa-
ton of the administration is mixed up in
it. We know that you are all right,
and that you have done nothing wrong.
But the newspapers have been scandal
izing you, ana when a man has been
once the subject of newspaper scandal,
whether true or not, it seems to me it is
his duty to retire.
"Umphv' grunted Spencer, "you think
80, do your Well, good dayr' and with
that he went off.
A few days after this Senator Spencer
bought Mark Twain scrap book of the
largest size. He obtained possession of
a lot of old files of the New York Sun
and other leading anti Chandler papers,
running back for ten or twelve years.
He ordered clerk to go through these
and cut out every thing relating to
Chandler. The result was batch of
clippings big enough to ill a bushel
basket. They were not complimentary
clippings, either, and they charged
Chandler with being concerned in all
kinds of jobs, especially in jobs connect
ed with naval contracts. They accused
him of things which, if true, would have
sent him to the penitsntiary and mixed
his name up with that of Secor Robin
son and John Roach as only democratic
paper could do. Spencer he5 all these
cl;ppines lebslled with the eof their
appeersncs. 10 had thsns IN pasted
10 his scrap book, and upon49 back be |
had printed in large letters
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
a Peculiar Feast,

Last evening the Union Veteran
league, No. 8 encsmpmsnt, instituted a
peculiar annual supper. The intention