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time, and chained him up. As l did
so, he jumped up, his paws on my
shoulders, and his soldering mouth
and fiery, unguished eyes were for a
few moments close to my face. Ireal-
lied my danger, and suppose l was
too completely panic-stricken to move.
AT any rate, l renamed passive and
presently Rock seized my velvet jacket
by the shoulder and rent 1t down over
my arm. As he drew back in tearing
it, l jumped away out of reach of his
chin. / went into the house uniniured
but shattered for few minutes by the
knowledge that mad dog had held
me in his power for while, and that
he had only been restrained from tear
ing me instead Of my Jacket by that
wonderful living instinct of fidelity
which ruled HIM still even in the height
of his cruel disease.
Professor Gangee's aid was sought
within the hour, and Rock, securely
muzzled it was thought, was sent over
to the establishment at Bayswater. But
the muzzle must have been put on with
feeble hand, for in the course of the
walk from Kensington to Bayswater,
Rock got rid of it and took a portion
of the man to himself. Fortunately the
mar recovered, but the dog died that
night, after destroying several bullocks
and sheep that were taking their con-
valescent ease at Professor Gangee's
establishment.
This incident, painful and expensive
as it was, still stands out in as vivid
colors as when it was first painted in
upon my mind. Since then, whenever
cold, or fever, pain, or misery of any
kind, has made me nightmarish, feel
| the hot breath and see the blood shot
rolling eyes OF the big powerful mad
dog close to my face, and thrill agoniz-
ingly with the never forgotten helpless
horror. What gave extra force to my
feeling of gratitude that the episode was
not fraught with even more miserable
memories was the following fact.
On the day during the night follow
ing which Rocks madness developed,
Mrs. Shirley Brooks and her two sons
little boys then--speIt some time
with me, and while their mother and |
talked, the boys and dog romped
together and rolled over one another
on the floor.
believe that at the time | made
solemn promises to myself, and every
one connected with me, to lead dog
less life henceforth. But temptation
shortly came in the shape of a grand
greyhound, called Cavac, that was,
without exception, the most magnifi-
cent specimen of his breed that it has
ever been my lot to behold. For size
and strength, for symmetry and speed,
Cavac was unrivalled both at shows and
in the coursing field. He was as affec-
tionate as spaniel, as courageous as a
lion, as feet as Master McGarth, and
as strong as a bull. For ten years he
was my most devoted friend and con-
slant companion both in South Devon
where "the old Cavac strain is still
well known-and in London, where at
last he was maliciously poisoned by the
dog destroying fend in 1876. | grieved
for him as for child, and he has had
no successor in regard. The dog OF
the present belongs to my children
and does not sit on Cavac's vacant
throne
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Prices Of Sealskins.

A Californian, largely interested
in the fur seal industry, says that
sealsk s:ils are expe assiEe es because
|eney are scarce, but because the
trade limits the supply. If all the
skins that could be taken were pour
ed upon the market, the fur would
become SO common that it would
cease to be desired by the wealthy.
So the seal catchers agree upon the
total number that they will put upon
the market and they make their re-
port to the furriers of London and
Paris, who meet each year and de-
eide upon prices.
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THE RIGHT SORT OF A TENANT,

| From the chicago iierGfG.
ooh, yes, l have all kinds of tenants ~
said a kindfaced, old gentleman "but
the one that like the best is a child
not more than ten years old. A few
years ago l got chance to buya piece
of land over on the West side, and did
so. | noticed there was an old coop
of house on it, but | paid no attention
to it. After awhile a man came to me
and wanted to know if l would rent it
to him."
"'What do you want it for?' says l.
"'To live in, he replied.
"'Well, l said, you can have it.
Pay me what you think it Is worth
"The first month he brought So, and
the second month little boy, who said
he was this mans son, come with S..
After that | saw the man once in awhile,
but in the course of time the boy paid
the rent regularly, sometimes 81 and
sometimes with s.. One day l asked
the boy what had become of his father.
"'He's dead, sir, was the reply.
-=lasf - that so p said I. How long
since?' 'ssasz.=zs.
"'More'n year. he answered.
81 took the money, but l made up
my mind that would go oyer and in
vestigate, and the next day I drove
over there. The old shed looked quite
decent. | knocked at the door and
little girl let me in. I asked for her
mother. She said she didn't have
any.
"'Where is she?' said /.
"'We don't know, sir. She went
away after my father died, and we've
never seen her since
Gust then little girl about three
years old came in, and | learned that
these three children had been keeping
house together for year and a half,
the boy supporting his two little sisters
by backing boots and selling newspa-
pers, and the elder girl managing the
house and taking care of the baby.
Well, l just had my daughter call on
them, and we keep an eye on them
now. | thought l wouldn't disturb
them while they are getting along. The
next time the boy came with the rent
l talked with him little, and then |
said:
"'My boy you keep right on as you
have begun and you will never be sorry.
Keep you sisters together and never
leave them. Now look at this
81 showed him ledger in which |
had entered up all the money that he
had paid me for rent, and | told him
that it was all his with interest. you
keep right on, says l, and I'll be your
banker, and when this amounts to lit
tie more III see that you get a house
somewhere of your own That's the
kind of tenant | have"
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The Somerville Journal, whose
editor is married man and ought
to know, says: "After an argument
between them the man is generally
silenced, but not convinced, the
woman is often convinced, but rarely
silenced."
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INVENTION s:

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When you see man on a moon
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anCe society.
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Odd, isn't it but people who pass
their lives, so to speak, on beds of,
down, seldom get down in the mousssS
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The man who is slow toes
an opinion might just ass 81
by freight. - !.
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pleasant teellDg OF cOmradeShlp sue
ceeded it.
About this time tragic incident oc-
cured in our family with what bid fair
to be disastrous results to me.
One of my dearest and most faithful
friends-a red setter called Rock-had
the misfortune to engage in a street
row with very aggressive and ill-look-
ing pointer, that was afterward proved
to have been suffering from rabies at
the time. Rocks first bad symptom
developed that same night. He was
sleeping in my mothers room, and to
her horror he tore the bedclothes off
and ate her stocking. The elements
of comedy were to be found in the
damage he had done but the elements
of most CHASTITY tragedy were close by
in the hard matter-of- fact that he might
at any moment during that awful night
have bitten her. With an almost reck,
less feeling that at the cost of any evil
to myself | must secure the dog from
doing harm to any one else, l dragged
him down by the skin of his neck to
the back yard of the house in Eldon
Road in which we were living at the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-02-11

John Daily, of Banner, and Miss Libbi
Hooper, lately from Wayne county, III.
This entire community wishes them q
joyous journey through life, and that
their fondest hopes may be more than
realized. Now will say to several other
nice young men. who are trying to hold
down homesteads alone, that it is a
mighty poor way to do business. Just
throw yourselves in the way, and you will
come out all right; this is leap year.
J. CANrREL B.
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Farm Architecture.

Inc address Of Prot. Walters at the
!armers institute, Friday evening Of last
week, on Farm Architecture, was able
ana interesting. We regret shat, he did
NOT nave it reduced to manuscript in such
manner as to enable it to be published.
among the more interesting portions OF
the discourse was that the corral,
stable, pig pen, poultry house, clubhouse,
ETC., should be north of the residence, and
at good distances from it; these he would
have sheltered well with trees; to the
east and south of the residence he would
have only few trees, The professor rec
ommends that in building a farm house
the inside is the most important part.
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MIDNIGHT WATCHMAN.
SALINE VALLEY SLASHES.

SIX MILES NORTH OF WA-KEENEY,
February 9, 1888.
The stock is doing well, notwithstand-
ing the cold weather.
Misses Beckie and Maggie Walker and
and Maggie Moseley visited at Mr.. Short
hills last week.
Mrs. S. j. Moseley, of Atlantic, Iowa,
came last week to visit her sisters, Mrs.
s. L. Shorthill and Mrs. o. L. Cook. She
reports very cold winter in Iowa.
Geo. Galloway is the most pleasant
looking man you ever saw. The canse of
this is girl at his house, and he says she
came to stay. Usual weight; mother and
girl are doing well.
Mr.. Tilton, of this valley, has his barn
completed, and is now getting windmill
to pump the water for his stock; and, of
course, he gets the best, SO Geo. Gallo
way will furnish it.
A Sabbath school was organized at the
school house last Sabbath, with s. L.
Shorthill, superintendent, and Mrs. Geo.
Kinney, assistant. School opens at 1890.
All are invited to attend.
Since the snow has gone George Bos-
sler has laid his sleigh away, and taken
his bells off The girls are sorry; but,
brace up, girls. 1t may snow again some
time. and George will rememher Won
then.
DR.. Conger was seen 'on our streets"
on Tuesday. The doctor has some very
warm friends along the Saline. He will
soon have his house up at his ranch COM
pleted. He has one of the best-arranged
ranches In the county.
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BANNER BUGLINGS.
BANNER, TREao Co., Feb. 6.

BANNER, TREao Co., Feb. 6.
F.O. Taylor left last week to work a
month or two on the D., M. & A. railroad,
in Colorado.
G. w. Miller, who has lately had Sc
we're spell of sickness, was able to be out
with his family to church last Sunday.
The family of T. 81. Courtney are about
getting through their siege of the measles,
and Mr.. Courtney is again on the road,
hauling courthouse rock.
The question every one asks on meeting
his neighbor is, Do you think winter is
overP We are not likely to have any
more settled cold weather.
Mr.. Haslet and Bert Mcknight were
out near Pueblo last week, building stock
chutes; but thought they would be moved
to Utica this week, to work on the round
house.
&C. Brown and wife and A. w. Pur-
inton and wife had pleasant visit with
the families ofMr. james Tague and Mr..
Patrick Wynne on Thursday last. Mr..
and Mrs. Tsgue and Mr.. and Mrs. Wynne
know how to entertain their friends in
right royal style.
Rev. j. G. Elliott preached to a we'll
filed house at Banner last Sunday, at IL
o'clock, and went from there to fill his
appointment at Gibson at o'clock. His
next appointment at Banner will be Sab
bath, February 19, when he expects to
protract the meeting for week.
We had quite rain last Saturday, the
FIRST since winter set in The ground is
in good condition, and wheat and rye are
starting up green and nice. The pros
pect Is that there will be twice as much
small grain raised this season as ever has
been grown In any season in Trego county
MARRIED the residence of j. G.
Neel, one and half miles south Of Wa
Xseney, on Jan. 81, by ]. G. Brown, Esq,
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OGALLAH OOZINGS.

OGALLAH, TREGo Co., Feb. 8.
Miles Knapp has gone to Kansas City
| to replenish his stock of lumber.
If anybody wants a pension, let him
come and help pass the pension bill.
Wanted-A good, live blacksmith, who
can do woodwork, to locate 10 Ogallah.
To exchange-SO acres of land for
stock. Enquire of II. NJ. Davidson, Ogal
lab.
Several have commenced their spring
blowing, preparatory to putting in early
oats.
Remember that the fourth quarterly
meeting will be held at Ogallah on Feb.
Is and 10.
Farmers in this vicinity report stock
looking fine, with probability of having
feed to sell.
Railroads will be the boom in Kansas
for 1888. Let Trego county get her
share. It's secure them now or never.
Planting seeds and preparing the
ground for spring work are the business
of the day at the State Forestry Station.
We had the pleasure of sampling G. 81.
Benson's fine cigars on their arrival. If
there is any thing we like more than one
cigar, it is two.
You Kansasites would better get out to
the congress while it is in session, for bye
and bye it will close, and then you will
be everlastingly too late.
DR.. j. F. Buck, superintendent of the
State Reform School, and Prof. 81. B.
Kellerman, of the State Agricultural Col
lege, gave us pleasant call while on their
return home from the farmers institute.
They spoke highly Of the location and
prospects of our State Forestry Station.
While here they also called on w. s.
Knapp for the purpose of taking look
at his beautiful grove. They expressed
themselves as not only pleased, but sur
prised, at the wonderful growth trees will
make in one season. It is their opinion
that, with energy and proper care, timber
culture in western Kansas can be made
success.
Union Literary convened Wednesday
evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Literary exer-
cises, as usual, with songs, declarations
and select reading. After a short inter-
the house was called to order,
and the business of the day was resumed
by the discussion of the service-pension
bill. After the gentleman from South
Carolina had addressed the house in an
able speech in support of the bill, Mime
sofa and New Hampshire were called for.
After two and half hours had been
spent in discussion, the house adjourned.
On motion, called session was agreed
upon for Friday evening, when we shall
be prepared to listen to the gentlemen
from Texas, Arkansas, Michigan and
others. 1t is expected that the house
will be able to finish all discussion on
this bill
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Some Democratic Spelling.

Some Democratic Spelling.
The Democratic ticket, as it was printed
for the election in Wilcox township last
Monday, may well be claimed as party
gem in the way of photography.
Samuel Combest is, on that ticket,
spelled Samuel Combess."
Joel Snyder, "Joseph Snider."
A. Rassicott, "a. Rascot."
Peter Fredriksen, aPeter Frederick
son."
Considering that there were seven
names on the ticket, this does pretty well
Tor the representative printing estab-
ishment Of the Treeo county Democracy!
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Time Table-K. D. of q. p. R.R.
EXPRESS TRAINS.

EXPRESS TRAINS.
9ol goes east-6:20 p. NJ. 203 goes vest-l007 A. Il.
902 Csc A. NJ 20l g. 9l8 p NJ
FREIGHT TRAINS
Denver and Kansas City Time Freight and stock,
west-due S-35 A. M
No 24, Local, east-due p. M.
al, Kansas City and Denver time freight and
stock; west-due lao p. NJ.
213 local, west-due $40 A. M.
213, local west-eaves 651 A. M.
Numbers 213 and 214 will carry pass
engers; other freights will not.
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COLLIER, Feb. 8, 1888.

COLLYER, FeD. Q, 1000.
Masquerade.
Are you going? Yes!
Going to mask? You bet!
Is heard from every one.
Plenty of valentines for sale now.
We hear cattle are advancing in price.
&c. V. York was in Wa-Keeney on
Monday.
Miss Lehman, of Quinter, visited Nellie
Kessler last week.
Mr.. Shrader, of Sheridan county, was
in Collyer on Saturday.
It has been rumored that Collyer will
have another store soon.
A few cattle are reported as having
died with the blackleg.
Don't fail to come to the masquerade
ball, Feb. IA, in the G. A. r. Hall.
A large number of masks have been re-
ceived, and are being rapidly sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Kessler attended
the farmers institute at Wa-Keeney.
A surprise candy-pulling party will be
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Kessler this
evening.
Little Randall Bundy has been quite
sick the past week with diphtheria, but is
now convalescent.
Mr.. McMillen, on the Saline, recently
purchased two mares in eastern Kansas.
weighing 1,5O0 pounds each.
Grounding day dawned cloudy, but
the sun shone out during the day sufi-
ciently to enable him to see his shadow.
E. C.. Cohon had valuable COW struck
by an engine last week, and thinks she
will die. Those living near the railroad
should watch cattle.
Mr.. John Conner, living north of Coll
yer, is having his we'll made deeper, and
will also put Superior pump in, for
which j. l.. Bundy is agent.
Two gentlemen, friends of E. G. Cohon,
are looking for land in these parts. We
hope they will be we'll enough pleased
with the country to purchase.
Since the death of Rev. J. Q. A. Weller,
the Congregational church of Collyer has
stood unfinished; but we understand it is
to be completed now as rapidly as posi-
bic.
Quite shower of rain fell Thursday
night, dense fog prevailed all of Friday,
and it continued cloudy Saturday, pre-
venting many from attending the farmers
institute, which was held at the county
seat.
The literary society failed to iven up,
and motion was made and carried, last
night, that the literary society adjourn,
to meet at some future time, when its
members should want it. It seems
strange that Collyer can't have good
literary, but can have some of the largest
dances in the county. After adjournment
was made, the few went to the hotel, and
enjoyed game of cards. VIC.
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The Crescent Social Club of Wa-Kee-
ney are intending to have splendid time
at their dance in the evening of Feb. q.
1t is not necessary for people who expect
to participate to manufacture costumes.
A costume furnisher from st. Joseph,
Mo-, will be here three days before the
dance. He will rent costumes to the
masqueraders on reasonable terms.
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The revival at the Baptist church is
growing in interest. 1t will be continued
through next week. Rev. D. d. Proper,
Of Topeka, is expected to arrive early the
coming week. In about week large
number will be baptized There is a
Baptistery in connection with the church
building.
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We are in receipt, from Hon. Martin
Mohler, secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture, of number of copies of the
Quarterly Report of that bureau for the
quarter ending December 81. 1887.
Friends will please come forward and
claim them while they last
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Commissioners, Meeting

The board of county commissioners
met yesterday afternoon. They can
vassed the returns of last Mondays cleo
ton In Wilcox township.
They then went into consultation "a To
what method should be adopted for heat
ing the court house.
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Mr.. Henkel, of the firm of Osborn,
Monroe & Henkel, of Wa-Keeney, is in
the county, examining farm loans for his
company. While out on trip he lost
fine HORSE Horace Champion, 3. Mr..
Henkel has returned home.
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The Western Kansas worl

The Western Kansas World comes
to our desk this week with new head,
(the editor does not need any. The
World is one of the best papers in Kan
sas.-t La Crosse CAieffain. Mistake. The
present general heading of the World is
almost three years old.
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Before you start on journey, 90 and
see b. j. lille, and procure bottle ~
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoes Remedy. It is a great safe Guard
for travellers and gives immediate pelief.
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QUINTER QUIVERs.

Guide, 9.
DR.. A. B. Jones, of Wa-Keeney, was in
the city Monday.
Don't forget the masquerade next
Tuesday evening, at Collyer.
J. E. Baker visited Wa-Keeney Sunday
evening.
Miss Ella Lahman was visiting friends
at Collyer last week.
A. G. Lahman passed through the city
last Sunday evening with trunk in the
wagon, bound for r. g. Kessler's, residing
about two miles south of Collyer. He
will be absent from Quinter for several
months under the employ of Mr.. Kessler.
Prof A. h Dray, of Wa-Keeney, Of
whom we spoke last week as having pur-
chased the blacksmith shop and tools
formerly owned by J. Frederick, arrived
in the city Monday and Immediately took
possession of the shop.