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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
The Ruling Passion.

We all know the proverb: 1.-The rul-
ing passion strong in DEATH" and that it
is also strong in the making of wills
there is abundant evidence. Here is a
unique specimen: Mrs. Margaret
Thompson, of Boyle street, Burlington
Gardens, London, died in ITS. She
had passion for Scotch snuff, and her
will stated that, as it was usual to put
flowers in the collins, of departed friends,
and as she had never found any flowers
SO fragrant and refreshing as the pre-
cious powder, she ordered her old and
trusty servant, Sarah Stuart, to take care
that her body was covered with the best
Scotch snuff. She was to be carried to
the grave by six men, the greatest snuff
takers in the parish of st. James, who
were each to wear a snuff colored beaver
hat instead of mourning. A half-dozen
old maids were to be selected as pail
bearers, and each was to be supplied
with box of snuff wherewith to refresh
themselves on the way to the grave.
The officiating clergyman was to be paid
d 100 VI Suueds, Oh cOnulGlOH tnaI he
walked in front Of the coffin, and took
certain quantity, not exceeding one
pound!" Sarah got EGO on condition
that she stewed at least two bushels of
the said snuff at the door of the tesla
trix's residence and walked berfore the
corpse for the purpose OF distributing
every twenty yards large handful of
Scotch snuff to the ground and upon the
crowd
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
The Presidents Money.

The Presidents Money.
Washington Capital.
The president OF the United States al
ways uses new money. He never gets
any old notes, except in change when
making purchases. His salary is paid
him in monthly installments- 81 ,166. Sc
on the last day of each month-and the
treasurer always makes it point to send
him notes of the latest issue. Mr..
Cleveland, as his predecessors have done,
keeps a private bank account with Riggs
4 Co., and makes deposit the first of
every month, reserving enough from his
salary to pay current expenses and set
ting good example by putting the rest
aside for a rainy day. l am told that
his account has shown balance as large
as $50, 900. as he has an income aside
from his official salary. While he has
never been money -getter AID has earn
ed his profession all he has ever made,
Mr.. Cleveland has an economical
disposition and no luxurious tastes
like his immediate predecessor
Before he entered public life, when he
was making from $4,000 to $4,000
a year by his practice and could have
lived like lord, his expenses, I'm told.
were never more than $4,000 year, a, d
he enjoyed life as mich as most men do.
His frugal habits were acquired in youth,
for he was not born with a golden or
even a silver spoon in his mouth, and he
has found his pleasure in hard work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Harvest Months.
From the Rural Press.
It is an interesting fact that wheat.
growing has now become so widely az.
tended over the surface of the earth that
the moon never fails to find a ripe field
to shine upon. When the growth of this
grain was largely confined to one lati-
tude, the regular occurrence of the char
vest moon" was considered BY some a
special arrangement to lengthen the day
for the hurried reapers. As now grain is
falling somewhere every month Of the
year, many must have to get along with
out this helpful phenomenon. No doubt
statement of the continual harvesting.
and the time when different countries &C.
complish their gathering, will be of
general interest. We find the following
in an exchange:
It is harvest in January for Australia,
New Zealand, Chill and Argentine Feb
ruary and March for East India and
Upper Egypt April for Lower Egypt,
Syria, Cyprus, Persia, Asia Minor, India,
Mexico and Cuba; May for Algeria, Gen.
trail Asia, China, Japan, Morocco, Texas
and Florida June for Turkey, Greece,
Italy, Spain, Portugal, South of France,
California, Oregon, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia, Carolina, Ten
nessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas,
Utah, Colorado and Missouri July for
Roumania, Bulgaria, Austro- Hungary,
South of Russia, Germany, Switzerland,
France, South Of England, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, New York, New
England and Upper Canada; August,
Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Den
mark, Poland, Lower Canada, Columbia
and Manitoba September and October,
Scotland, Sweden, Norway and North of
Russia November, Peru and South
Africa December, Burmah.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
A Struggle for Principle.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A rainy day had housed us up in the
cabin of a Tennessean, and about
o'clock in the morning man who was
addressed by our host as Uncle Billy
came riding up through the steady pour
on a mule. The animal was placed in
the stable, and as the two men entered
the house our host observed:
"Well, Uncle Billy, how'll you trade
mules?'
20, bout SO ter boot" was the
answee.
They retured to the stables and talked
until noon. Then we had dinner, and
they talked until 4 o'clock. The rain
let up bit then, and we went out to see
a cave, leaving them talking mule. We
returned at and they were still at it.
We had supper, and the interrupted
conversation was resumed and kept up
until o'clock. We went off to bed
with Uncle Billy saying:
''Teu ye what I'll dew. I'll trade fur
So tew boot"
It Numbered about midnight, and
woke up and heard that mule talk still
going. At 6 o'clock I got up. Uncle
Billy was just riding away.
well, how did you come out?" I
asked of our host.
"Beat him down to So and 6 bits" he
replied.
$50 you saved two shillings?"
"Ex actly, though I wasn't working
for that. It was the principle of the
thing looked at"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Capt Isaac Gray, of Hanson county,
Dakota, has been compelled to kill of
his fine Poland China breeding sows, the
progeny of certain SOW that devoured
chickens equal to mink. Her decend-
ants inherited this obnoxious trait.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

lawful interference and to promote better
understanding of the relations between en-
ployer and employees, maintaining the
rights of each and adjusting their differ
ences.
Senator Miller has presented petition of
Daniel L. Schenck post q. A. R.. of Fulton
n. Y. asking that the bill to p nsion the wild
ow of Captain Daniel L. Schenck may be-
come law Notwithstanding the veto of the
president. The petition is largely signed,
and sets forth that the petitioners are aware
that the death of the husband of the COM
plainant il the result of his services in the
army; that the widow did not apply for a
pension while in good financial circum-
stances; but that reuuced in fort me she filed
her application. but being unable to comply
with cert in technicalities of the laws her
claim was rejected. She then appealed to
congress to grant her what shs was Just
entitled to.
A serious railroad collision occurred on
the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy railroad.
Two freight trains lett Alton, ILL.,, for Cres-
ton, Ia, at an early hour IN the morning,
loaded with horses. wagons and scrapers.
When coming up grade about five miles east
OF CrestOn, the iron train broke i'll two.
Two men and the conductor, who were
awake, jumped as the train backed down
the hill. The conductor of the front train
also Jumped off and escaped. The engineer
on the rear train saw the danger signal in
time, reversed, and he and the fireman
jumped. A moment afterward the way car
struck the engine with great force, wreck
ing it and crushing to death four of the
sleeping inmates of the car and seriously
woundlng two others.
A new York dispatch of the date
of the 9th instant say: Pale, emaciat-
ed and apparently very weak, ex-Preeident
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
GROCERIES.

At wholesale and retail. Cali
fornia goods 25 cents can.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

And Nuts in large assortment.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
Famous Pictured Rocks.

The famous Pictured Rocks on the Evansville pike, about four miles from this place, says Morgantown (W. Va letter, have been source of wonder and speculation for more than a century, and have attracted much attention among the learned men of this country and Europe. The cliff upon which these drawings ex- ist is of considerable size and within a short distance of the highway above men, toned. The rock is white sandstone which wears little from exposure to the weather, and upon its smooth surface are delineated the outlines of at least fifty species of animals, birds, reptiles and fish, embracing in the number panther, deer, buffalo, otters, beavers, wildcats, foxes, wolves, raccoons, opossums, bears, elk, crows, eagles, turkeys, eels, various sorts of fish large and small, snakes, etc. In the midst of this silent menagerie of specimens of the animal kingdom is the full length outline of female form, beau tiful and perfect in every respect. Inter, spcrsed among the drawings of animals, &c.,, are limitations of the footprints of each sort, the whole space occupied be- ing 15O feet long by 90 wide. To what race the artist belonged, or what his pur- pose was in making these rude portraits, must ever remain mystery, but the work was evidently done ages ago.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
Redemption of the s'American Desert" ,"

Mir. Nimmo said last year in his official report upon the cattle industry: It ap- pears to be well-established fact that in the States of Kansas and Nebraska the limits of the area sufficiently watered by natural rainfall for agricultural purporses has during the last twenty years moved westward from 150 to 900 miles," Wichita is near the ninety eighth meridian, and Dodge City, for many years center of the cattle trade, is almost exactly upon the tooth meridian. A settler in Nebraska, living near the 9Sth meridian, declares that land in the central part of that State which now yields heavy crops was regarded as a desert twelve years ago. It was then difficult to raise hay even on small patches of ground in the valleys; but now, in the same region, the farmers easily cut two tons from an acre. Hills that were then almost covered with barren sands, showing scarcely 8 blade of grass, now support thousands of cat tie. As late as 1878, it is said, no water above ground could be found between Beaver and Cedar Creeks, just west of the 98th meridian. Now, it is reported, that region and stretch of country for 100 miles to the northwest are dotted with shallow ponds, varying from an acre to five acres in extent, around which excellent grazing is found. A few years ago settlers on the ninty-eighth meridian in Nebraska supposed that they had reached the western limit of corn culture, but since those days corn has been ship ped from region 100 miles westward. These changes have been caused by an increase of rainfall, and this increase ap- pears to have been caused by the cultiva- tion of the soil. The concurrent testi- mony of settlers, not only in Kansas and Nebraska, but also in more elevated re- gions in the far Northwest, sceems to prove this. s.-Ne1o York 7Imes.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
FOREIGN ITEMS,

Greece has just celebrated the fifty seventh anniversary of her national independ- ence.
 Another of the Russian wolf-bitten mu!iks: who have been under treatment by NJ. Pasteur for protection against hydrophobia has died from the malady.
 All the carpenters, joiners glaziers and turner's in Basic, Switzerland, have struck work in consequence of the refusal of the masters to reduce the working day to ten hours.
 Swedish workmen have been imported to Dublin to replace strikers, but finding they had been misinformed as to the nature of their mission they have applied for leave to return to their own country.
 MT. Gladstone occupied three hours and twenty-five minutes in the delivery of his great speech on home rule in the English House of Commons MT. Trevelyan spoke in opposition to MT. Giadstone's plan for an Irish Parliament. The bill proposed by Mir. Gladstone is repeal of the Act of Union car ried by Pitt at the beginning of the century. It invokes no sweeping changes of the British Constitution. It copies neither the political system of the United States nor the scheme constructed for the Canadian Dominion. It reverts to the state of things coveted by Irish patriots in 17S2, It gives back to Ireland her ancient Parliament as Grattan hoped that he might live to see it, Parliament representa- tive of the Irish people.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

In Antwerp, on Holy Innocent's Day, the children are allowed to dress like men and women and run the house.
 Scorpions, spiders and various insects have been observed to lie motionless if person blows upon them in vertical direction.
 The weight of molecule of camphor sensible to the smell has been computed by Bordernave to weigh 12, 262, 5S4, 0OOth of a grain.
 The Mcngoon Pagoda is one of the most interesting sights in Burmah, and in its unfinished state is the largest solid mass of brickwork in the world.
 The largest barn ill the world is probably that of the Union Cattle Con- pany of Cheyenne, near Omaha. It covers five acres, cost $125, GOO and ac- commodates 375O head of cattle. No spot in Mexico is sacred from smokers; in churches,' on the railway cars, on the streets, in the theatres everywhere are to be seen men and women of the elitc--smoking. Chinese children turn their backs on the teacher when they recite. There is no catechising of children in the Chinese schools; they simply learn a thing by heart and go up and repeat it, with their faces turned from the black board and the teacher.
 The armorial device of the city of Berne, Switzerland, is bear (the name itself signifying bear), and the animal is a favorite effigy throughout the city. In addition many living bears are still kept and supported at public ex- pense. At the time of the French revo- lution the bears of Berne were carried as l prisoners to Paris.
 The population of London now ex. ceeds every other city, ancient or mod l ern, in the world. New York and all its adjacent cities combined arc not equal to two-thirds of it. Scotland, Switzerland and the Australian colonies each contain fewer souls, while Norway, Servia Greece and Denmark have scarcely half so many. Yet at the be- , gining of the present century the popu- lation of all London did not reach 1, 900, ; 900.
 Beef is never seen at a Chinese table, | oxen and cows capable of working the blow being accounted too valuable to the farmer to be consigned to the butcher Very severe penalties are attached to tho slaughter of these animals. The punish ment for the first offense is hundred strokes with a bamboo, and then two months in the wooden collar. Should love of beef or desire of gain iuduce q repetition of the crime, second judicia fogging is followdd by exile for lift from the province.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
The Coinage BIlI.

The bill to provide for the free coinage of silver was defeated in the U. s. House by vote of 126 yeas to 163 nays. The majority ticipated by the opponents of the bill. The vote is not 8 test of the strength of the silver men in the House, as many members who tbe e suspensien g even temporsrS. W of the pres @ ent coinage. Indeed, significant vote on this point was reached during the debate.
 Mir. Dibble, of South Carolina, moved as all amendment, a provision for the suspension in July, 1889, until further ordered by Congress, of so much of the act of 1878 as requires the present amount of coinage, provided that no general remonitization by international action shall take place in the interim. On this ques- ton the vote was S4 in the affirmative and 201 the negative. The majority of 117, on vote only 39 short of full House, makes it almost certain that the friends of silver have the power in their hands and that there will be no suspension of the silver coinage this sas sion.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The bill appropriatiug $500, 900 for the erection of monument to Abraham Lincoln in Washington was passed by the Senate.
 The debt statement shows that the de- crease of the public debt during the month of March was S14, ,037, ,Ss4, and the total cash in the treasury is s495, ,997, 771.63.
 The collections of internal revenue for ing June 30, 1886. amount 10 $75, 200, an increase of S2, ,4l6 3SS over the receipts for the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
 MT. Woiford, of Kentucky, introduced bill iu the House directing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish artificial limUs or their equivalent in money to Confederate soldiers or sailors who lost legs or arms in the war.
 The Senate Committee on Education and Labor ordered favorable report on the Labor Arbitration bill without amendment Senator Blair, in reporting it to the Senate, gave notice that he will call it up at the first op- portunity.
 Senator Fair introduced the Morrow Chinese bill in the Senate, with an amend ment changing from twenty years to ten years the period during which the entrance of Chinese laborers into the United States shall be prohibited.
 Samuel Gompers, president of the Legs- lativa Committee Of the Federation of Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada addressed the House Committee on Labor in favor of the bill to incorporate na- tional trades unions.
 The House passed the Mexican Pension bill by vote of 15S to 68. The bill provides for pensioning all the surviving officers, sol diers and sailors who enlisted and served in the war with Mexico for any period during the years 1845. 1916, 1S47 and 1848, and who were honorably discharged, and their sarviv- ing widows at the rate Of S8 per month. It is provided that the act shall not apply to per eona uuder political disabilities
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14

ly; he accepts the iron plating of his feet; and he allows the galling check upon the movements of his head, and yet gives man his best service, even to the death. The ignorant smith has his views as to what should be the shape of his feet. So he cuts and rasps, and forms them to suit himself. He has an idea that the hoof is made on purpose for him to rasp and shoe, and exercise all the tools of his trade upon. So he makes a shoe and fits the hoof to it; he removes the natural polished exterior, which by its tough elasticity defends the tender parts from injury, is nearly impervious to wat CT, and permits little evaporation of internal moisture, by which it is kept normally pliable and vitalized to the very surface. He rounds and smooths off the new surface; leaves 1t in a condition to allow the moisture of the hoof to pass of rapidly, and the hoof to dry and crack, and thus he recommends the application of tar and grease and lamp-black, as if he was trying to render an old boot pli- able and presentable. The greasing may be we'll cnough-better than nothing after the mischief is done. But why do sensible horseowners allow the evil which their preremptory orders, if not their mere remonstrances, would prevent?- American Agriculturist.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
Temptation-The test of the soul.
Hints to COnsum mptlves,

O,nsumptives should use food as nourishing as can be had, and in shape that will best agree with the stomach and taste of the pa tient.
 Outdoor exercise is earnestly recommended. If you are unable to take such exercise on horseback or on foot, that should furnish no excuse for shutting yourself indoors, but you should take exercise in carriage, dr hi sbme other way bring yourself in contact with the open air.
 Medicines which cause approximation must be avoided. For five hundred years phy- sicians have tried to cure Consumption by using them, and have failed. Where there is great derahgement of the secretions, with engorgement of air-cells, there is always profuse approximation. Now Piso's Cure re- moves the engorgement and the derangement of the secretions, and consequently (ard in this way only) diminishes the amount of mat ter expectorated. This medicine does not dry up a cough, but removes the cause of 1t.
 When it is impossible from debility or other causes to exercise freely in the open air, apart ments occupied by the patient should be so ventilated as to ensure the constant accession of fresh air ih abundahce; md ,,, l., onaoa as often as every third day with tepid water and a little soft-soap; fThis, is preferable to friction ie with the hand moistened with eoi Cod-Liver or Olive is the best. This keeps , the pores of the skin in a soft, pliRble curditipn which contributes materially to the unloading of waste matter from the system thro,igh tn tn. d sease by enabling the organs of the sys en to perform their funeti'ns in nor norma way while the recuperative powers of the system cure the disease. ,-,
 We will hore say a word in regard to cougf n the forming stage. where there is no con stitutional or noticeable disease A; cougl r,o{f hnd RpriOnS it in its mi dest form, to say the least, it IS { nu sance, and should be abated.
 A cough is unlike any other symptom or dis ease, It stands 8 conspirator. with threaten ing voice, menacing the health and existenc' of a vital organ. It's first approach is in whis pers unintelligble, and at first too often un needed but in time it never fails to ma e itsel understood-never fails to claim the attention of those on whom it calls.
 If you have a cough without disease of tht lungs or serious constitutional distur bance, st much the better, as 8 few do es of Piso's Cur will be all you may need, while 1t you TO ia advanced in Consumption, several bottles ma. be required to effect Q permanent cure.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14

PLAIN QUESTIONS FOR 1NvALIps Have the routine medicines of the profession done you no good' Are you discouraged and miserable9 If so, test the properties of the great Vegetable Specific, DR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BIT TIERS, the finest invigorant, corrective and alternative that has ever seen the light, and you will find relief.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
A Secure Retreat,

Country Editor-Well, they captured the murderer at last.
 Citizen-So l hear Where did they find him2
 Country Editor-Just leaving the back door of old Buerag's dry goods store. He and Buerag arc relatives. He has been taking it easy there for three weeks.
 Citizen-I wonder nobody saw him.
 Country Editor--No danger of that. Buerag never adyertises, you know NeD Y0rk Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1886-04-14
Labor Notes.

Stone masons and laborers are on strike at Amsterdam, N. Y.
 The furniture strike in Chicago was marked by disturbances.
 The Albany, N. Y., carpenters are on strike for the nine-hour day.
 In Lawrence, Kan 8 circular was distribu- ted threatening the militia with death if they killed any of the railroad strikers.
 The long and bitter struggle between Keene Brothers, of Lynn, and the Massachusetts Knights has ended in victory for the latter.
 The Reading Iron Works, in response to & petition presented by the men, advanced the wages of it's employees 15 per cent, excepting puddlers who will receive $3 50 instead of B per day, beginning April 1st. The company employees ,150O.