Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-24
NOTES or THE DAY.

One OF the most intelligent inmates O
the West Philadelphia home, who cam
into the world blind, says that, although
he has read good deal, he never dreams
of the things he has read about, an.
never dreams of anything or persons will
which he has not in some way come i
personal contact. He dreams of music
Of the voices of people he knows, Of sucl
incidents as might happen at the hom
or some place in which he has actual,
been, but never of Incidents in othe
places or in other lands. Ofa landscape
9 picture, tree, or q human being b,
never dreams. Even although he ha
read descriptions of localities Of natura
beauties, of the appearance Of a etreet O
q city, no idea of what they look like j
formed in his mind, and none comes t,
him in the fancies of his sleep.
The spirit of knight errantry has no
disappeared from this practical, matter
of-fact sort of world. At Tuscaloosa
Ala, week or two ago, a party of ne
groes on a Warrior river plantation de
sired to cross to dance on the othe
side, but found the skiff gone. One o
the girls said to her escort that sh'
wanted to attend the party at all hazards
and challenged him to prove his devotion
by crossing for skiff. The you'll
plunged into the RIVER, and has not beer
heard of on either side since. Mean
while the girl is very well satisfied will
q new sutton.
The United States government is tn,
most prolific publisher in the world, hav
ing printed over 1000 distinct works
the annual output being at this time no
fewer than 1000 titles. In the book O
estimates for the next fiscal year, Just sem
to congress, 1880, 231.88 is asked fol
wages alone. There are on the payroll
400 compositors, besides old men ani
Fifty proof are stead
lily employed, besides As pressmen, III
press feeders, and "a ruling machin.
feeders. The estimates call for 100, 900
reams of printing paper, or 100000
sheets.
The Journal, of Lewistown, Me-, tell.
the story of woman living near there
who suffered for years from a severe
headache, having been advised to try {
certain foreign cure" which by the way
is inclosed in nicely finished box, some.
thing on the make of car whistle. She
purchased the cure, and, being in total
ignorance of applying, rubbed the boz
instead of the contents several times
across her forehead. The pain left in.
stantly, and has not since returned.
Some lumbermen of Jeannerette, La.
caught genuine wild man on the banks
Of Lake Savage. He was quite naked
and his hair had grown to great length.
He struggled hard at first, but after yield
ing proved by his own story to be an
Ohio man. He said that his wife had be-
trayed him, his friends robbed him, and
that he did not want any more human
society. He had been in the woods since
the war, but had lost all reckoning OF
years and months and days, only know
ing that it was spring.
The activity of the temperance folks
in Massachusetts has melted the liquor
men of that state to form an organization
which will be called, 1.-THE Massachusetts
Protective Liquordealers, Brewers and
Clerks association" According to the
no disreputable persons, no
one who sells to minors, no keeper of a
house of i'll fame, no one under Is years
Of age, and only such druggists as pay
an annual forfeit of $50 will be allowed
to become members.
There are hardly half a dozen great
cattle ranches left in California. What
remain are held, not by original proprie,
tors but by new men, who have chang
I'D all the methods of cattle growing
The wild mustang breeds have nearly
disappeared. High bred American cat
lie are feeding on irrigated land, and are
often fattened for market by the help Of
alfalfa grass. Every year the grazing
area of the state diminishes. It is
worth more for cultivation.
Horace Dodd, Of Millview, Va, killed
} sixfoot moccasin snake that had wire
collar around its neck, to which was at
;ached a button with these words
Don't tread on mep' As this was the
MOTTO of the famous revolutionary
'Culpeper Minute men," and as the but
;on was probably from one of their uni
'orms, the question arises as to the prob
able age OF this particular serpent.
The statutes under which the Niagara
park commission acts made it the duty
Of that board to "restore the scenery"
The commissioners are undecided how
70 proceed, and have postponed the
question one month, when it will be de
sermined whether the scenery" will be
restored" by repainting or by ordering
IN entire new set.
Texas manners have peculiarties OF
heir own. Previous to q hanging the
condemned man passed around his hat
Tor contributions to defray the expenses
Of transporting his body for burial to
he next country, and collected $22 from
! crowd of five thousand persons.
There seemed to be no criticism on the
mpropriety of the act.
The peripatetic peddler of 'sells'' was
,ut with another last week. .sThey
nave finally discovered what ran into and
sunk the Oregon" said he. "What was
t?'' was the incautious reioinder.
'Waterl" replied the wretch, and fed
before any missile could reach him.
There are IA towns and cities in the
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