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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-03-03


tural colleges, and five per cent. of the pro-
ceeds of sales of public lands in the new
states Is to be paid into fund for the sup
port of their common schools. Other large
grants of public lands are also proposed to
be made specifically for the benefit of
schools, mines, charitable and educational
institutions, and Vatarvorks for irrigation.
The house comm ttee on invalid pensions
have decided to report favorably the ex-
prisoners of war pen ion bill. It grants q
pension at the rate fixed by law to all who
were thirty or more days confined in con-
federate prisons, and gives them s. day
outright for each and more than thirty they
were so imprisoned. Favorable reports will
also be made on bills increasing the pension
for total disability to $50 a month and
limiting the fee of examining surgeons to
- for each case.
The man arrested in Lebanon, Mo-,
thursday for Tascott was not he. The
police over the whole country are looking
for Tasoott. Dispatches are coming into
Chicago in great numbers from every part
OF the country. Chicago DO ice and detic.
tives say that it is impossible for him to
escape.
The secretary Of the interior has received
report from Special Agent Mason. in
which 1t IL charged that the Aver Lumber
company, of Flag Staff, Arizona. and
Arizona Lumber company, caused to be cnt
from the public lands in said territory TO-
4S5, $50 feet Of timber and 26,1T railroad
ties. The value Of the timber at tho mill is
given as ia $50, and the ties $4,000
Both civil and criminal proceedings against
the parties named are recommended.
The bill prohibiting newspapers contain.
ing lottery advertisements from trausmis-
sion through the mail was defeated in tie
house committee on postof6ces. The vote
ytood z to 6.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-03-03
At KANSAS CIrR.

AToH1soN, KAN, February N-The engi-
neers and firemen of the Chicago, Burling-
ton d Quincy system, embracing the Atch-
ison d Nebraska, Hannibal d st. Joe and st.
Joe, Kansas City d Council Bluffs struck
here this morning. Everything is quiet and
peaceable, but no trains are moving on
any of these lines.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
PRICE ONE CENT


They are laughing in one corner about
q young fellow who has come 10 disaster
through being at once joker with the
boys and a masher with the girls. In
the former capacity he is ingenious and
expert In playing tricks upon his fellows
at the club. His latest device was what
he called the goblin squirt" II oonsis.
ted OF scarf pin. the form of which wae
comic face, calculated TO make the oh-
server look close at IT,, and this was at
tached to water filled rubber bulb hid.
den under his shirt bosom. The practi.
cal working of this invention was 10 nrese
on the little tank at the instant when
some curious friend had his face close Ia
the pin and thus eject q tiny stream of
water upon him. The mistake that he
made was in not putting aside this apar.
tus when he went out In h capacity of
masher. One wealthy maiden was un-
derstood to be his serious choice for
wife, and he was In the early stages az
earnest endeavor to win her. He called
on her, and sat along side her on a not
too-c -capacious sofa. They were In some
sentimental conversation at close range.
Her face was far enough away from scarf
pin to satisfy the demands Of proprielv.
and yet II was near by when he placed
his hand with passionate gesture on
bis heart. Bet between the palm and
the heart lay the little rubber bag. A
spurt of water flew into the eyes of The
maidan. 1t was dash of cold water on
the romantic hopes of the poor fellow.
How is II known that it ended his court
shipl Why, because the girl told the
story merrily to all her acquaintance
She wouldn't have ridiculed love scene
# she hadent regarded it as terminal.
Neto York Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18


When there are no more red Indians, or
when those who continue to exist are uni
versally respectable. law abiding. huns
drum personages. what viii the boy of the
future do for exciting literatures Pirates,
it need hardly be pointed out, are becom-
ing in these latter days ridiculously scarce,
even in their former happy hunting
grounds of the coasts Of Sumatra. Borneo
and other East Indian islands traders
rarely meet with any of the gentlemen
immortalized by Marryat, Low and Louis
Stevenson, and q score of other marine
novelists. When we come across a good
pirate story in boys book. we nearly
always find it written in the past tense.
The same is becoming true of adven.
lures with redskins. but still there are
parts of the American continent where the
Comanche or Apache in his war paint
may even now be encountered. This is as
1t should be. The misery which viii be
inflicted ON schoolboys when all the desert
islands of the world are inhabited. when
pirate will be as extinct as plesiosau.
rus and the few remaining red Indians
become walters in New York restaurants.
has never been taken seriously or system
atically into account 1t is an outrage on
boyhood to deprive it of the chief field for
the expansion Of its imaginative faculty.
London Telegraph.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18

There is something worth thinking
about in the remarks of Buffalonian re.
turned from CALIFORNIA;: Americans ma
tive born have no idea Of the Importance
of owning land They have let foreigners
come here and buy hundreds of thousands
of acres of land. and just because 1t was
cheap the American citizen wouldn't have
It. The result Is that when the values
rise. as in many cases out west. the
foreigner was the one to prift by it. In
San Francisco you viii find great many
very wealthy Cinnamon who own valua.
BILE blocks of stores and fats. and who are
powerful competitors Of the American
merchants The rich Chinaman can
knock out the rich American when 1t
comes to buying goods in China for export
to this country. and SO 1t goes. Every
young native born American. OF whatever
parentage. should acquire at least some
real property If he expects to keep up
with the band wagon in the future. -
Chicago Herald
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
An Actor In HonoluIu.

Booth told very amusing story when
he was here last of trip he took to
Honolulu. when he was younger and
knocking about California. Some actor
came up from Australia who had stopped
at the Sandwich Islands He infamed
Booth on the subject Of that dramatic FL
Dorado. He scraped together all the
money he could and went to Honolulu.
He had fifty dollars when he arrived.
With that money he hired the theatre for
Eve weeks at ten dollars q week. He
found two or three people and made ar
rangement to give show It was to be
Richard Ill" The two or three people
played all the parts One man played
four. and one woman two. and so on.
The question of billing the town arose
He managed to get some posters, but he
had nothing to stick them up with. He
bought bucket of "poi" and some starch
or stuff that would help 1t, mixed his
paste and sent small Kanaka out to put
up the bills He didn't see any when he
went out. and investigation disclosed that
the small Kanaka had eaten up all the
paste and thrown the posters away. He
begged some of his company to stick
them up. but they were all too high toned.
and Booth had to go off himself In the
middle of the night and paste his bills up.
He said he came back with ffty dollars.
just as he started. and they had lived on
bananas principally San Francisco
Ehrnnfala
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
Miss AIcott,s Fascinatine Manuscript.

Three years later Mr.. Alcott received
from his daughter the manuscript of a
book which Louisa had written according
to the inspiration which was always her
best. L O.. that which came from actual
observation. and what may be called the
idealization of facts Miss Alcott said
once that she wrote the book ito prove
she could not write tt" In other words,
having been asked by Roberts Bros to
prepare "a good girls story" she declared
she could not do it. caring so much more
for boys" than she did for girls; but, IL
she attempted it. 1t must be about her
own sisters and herself
Accordingly. book was written on this
charming principle. On its receipt one of
the firm took the manuscript home. and,
without mentioning the author. handed
it to his daughter, girl Of about 12 years.
to read Intrenching himself behind a
newspaper. was told he watched the
effect Of the story upon this unconscious
critic Page after page was turned, and
every variety of expression showed itself
on thu young face bending above the book.
What would she have said. wonder. had
she known her proud distinction-the first
child In America who read Little
W0neni" But such was the case Find
ing it impossible to induce her to leave
this fascinating manuscript. the publisher
wisely decided that q book which could,
n manuscript. so captivate one girl,
would, In print. reach the hearts of many.
and accordingly this first little bark
freighted with success and fame was
launched Lucy G. Lille in The Cosmo-
D0]iten
Ladies are invited to examine my large
stock Of new and beautiful designs Of
Paper HaDgings for halls. dining rooms
peFlOrs and bed-chambers. EDGAR HUT.
ZcN, No. Francis stfeeR.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18

II was called in some haste to little
child about three weeks ago. who was
badly burned about the hands and face
from falling on hot stove. The burns
were deep, the pain excessive and the
shock very considerable. espied upon
the shelf q bottle of pinus canadensis
Scoloriessl Remembering its wonderful
soothing influence in acute einfIammations
at once concluded to try II. Taking 4
corner of soft handkerchief. | RAPIDLY
painted the injured parts, when, like
magic. the pain ceased. You can well
amagine my surprise aud delight at the
result. directed camel's hair brneh
TO be purchased, and had the mother
make free applications, and the case had
no more treatment, save little 0diform
ointment little later on. Since this I
have tried itin several cases. both slicht
and severe, and with the same delightful
result.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
Spring wall PAPER

My stock Of paper for beauty, style and
pr1ce cannot be exceIled. There are over
2pO patterns to select from. ranging ii
price from 10 10 so cents, and style suited
to every taste. Ihave received from lead
ing Wall Paper manufactures samples
OF the finest hand made papers in rich
cosorings and magnificent patterns. They
are well worth an inspection. Also, tinted
paper and Ingram Felts. Samples cheer
fully shown at any time. The designs
OF Dado shades are very beautiful and
the prices have been made remarkably
low. Scotch Holland and shade cloth ii
All colors and widths put up without ex-
ira charge. Curtain poles from to IL feet
In length. EDsAR Huron.
Q Francis Street
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
Seeing with a Rabbits Eve.

The readers Of The american are 40
much interested in the wonderful experi.
ment OF transplanting a clear piece Of a
rabbits cornea into the blind eve of a pa.
tient at the Presbyterian Eye and Ear
Charity Hospital that they will be pleas, i
to know that the success of the operation
is complete. The transplantiug OF piece
OF the rabbits into the human eve was
done ten days ago. No pain nor infiamma-
ton has followed upon the operation.
which was so skilfully completed Al
the end of the week the bandages were
removed, and the eye of the man exposed
Ihe piece OF the rabbits corner was COM
pletelv united to the human eve. and had
grown to the edge Of the hole made in
the blind eye opposite the pupil. The
clear graft had become cloudy Ia the pro-
cess OF uniting to the human eve. Airea-
dy, however, 1t has commenced to clear
up. and the man is beginning 10 enjoy
the privilege of seeing This he has not
done for three years, when the eyes were
destroyed by lime. The operation Of
transplanting in the left eye was so salts.
factory that two days since DIR. Chisolm
operated upon the right blind eye also.
transplanting in ii clear piece of rab.
rit's cornea. He has the expectation OF
giving the blind man two useful eyes
baltimore american.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18

DO you know" said a commercial
traveller TO reporter the over day. that
there are about $4,000 commercial travel
ers In the United Statesr Surprised 10
hear iiy Yes, most people are when they
are told Of IT. but it's a TACT, nevertheless.
You may also be surprised to learn that
each one OF them spends on an average
$4,000 year, making total Of $240. 900. !.
900. If you aud to this their salaries.
averaging at the least 5000, you have 4
total expenditure by commercial travellers
of $3.50, 900 year. This is naturally
spent in ali parts Of they-cOuntry. bur the
hotels and railroads get the lions share
OF II. During the las: ten years there
has been great change In the Character
Of the commercial traveller. The did
Bohemian type has almost disappeared
from the road, and drinking men are
much more rarely met with than former.
ly. A short time agoit was almost i'm.
possible to get merchant over to vour
hotel to take look at your samples,
without first getting him to leave h:s
store on the pretext Of getting q smile
That is ell changed now; the customers
don't look for it, aud the drummer sel-
dom gives 1t thougot New York
Mail and Express.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
LOST

heavy plain I'D RING The finder
Will BE- libeIa lv rewar ed on returning the
same t. g8 Prime George Street. Civ
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
WANT n

A respectable colored WOMAN for house
keeper. Apply at once to No. 30 Md. Avenue
CHAS. BOLDE 65w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
FOR RENT

A neat five-room COTTAGE and kitchen. at
Eastport; large garden with choice fruits;
nenry and outbuiidingS; pun or pure water
In the yard; beautifully situated near the wa
ter. within full view of the Naval Academy;
abundance of fish. oysters and crabs in season
rent low TO a good tenant. Apply 10
5.3l JOHN CUNNING. Eastnort
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18

A again, IL sold at once. MACHINERY
suitable for Canning purposes, consisting of
Boiler. Engine. ShaftinS. Puleys, Betting,
Steam Cauldron, &c. Everything IN first class
working order. For further information ap-
ply at this othce. 8 CIV
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
IOST-

An EARRING. design OF Gold Bird, with a
diamond pendant. Lost some where between
Church Circle and theNaval cademy grounds
liberal reward IL left at Mrs. Iglebarts 5,
Church Circle. 05
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
A FARM FOR SALE.

A GRAIN and TRUCK FARM in German
town. n suberb of An apolis is offered for
sale on favorable terms Apply to JOSEPH
HANGARTNER, on tho premises, 53Im
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We Will insert In this column adverfiss
ments of Wants, For Rent, For Sale. Lost.
sound, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 25 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
WA NTED-

One first class NAN to sell our warranted
Nursery stock. Good pay to reliable man
end steady work. Experience is not necessary.
new YORK. x II ftlv
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-18
MALE HELP WANTED.

"ANTED-FIvE TRAVELLING SALES
w MEN-Salary and Expenses: no exper-
fence necessary. Address. with stamp Palmer
and Co., 3l2 Jeff. ST., Burlington, la 52gIm
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-05-11
NuerIet.

= auf benz Wege atnii9en San
gntonio lnb Gloresbiae 1T tpieber Der
neiniame StraBenrduber" aufgetauGt,
Der I6on biel bon f;@ reben gema6t
bat. 8iel Courage i6eiat ct trobbem
ni9t gu baben, benn als fi9 9efernaeit
SIR. 8. M. Sadlon. ben ct berauben
ipodte, our Webr ieBte un6 10 that, als
oh ct ieiten &eboIber aieben tpollte -
obsIei@ er in Wirtli@teit gar feimei1
bel i6 bate ergrif ber &duber bic
Glu9t. Man bat i'm BON GIorespile
aus berfolst. Bis iebt iebo@ Obne
erfolg.
= @ir MAIDEN bic 2efer Der .Greien
preNe" nodmals auf bic Mufhbrung
bon Sapbn's IS 96pfung" aufs
mertiana, bic beute unb morgeH Nbenb
i'm Opernbauie itattinbet. Das Ora,
forum lit BON Derrn Soiepb &reuttner
aufs forgfdItigfe ~eintubirt norben unb
es tpirb oaber iebem Muittenner unb
Muftfreunb einen boben @enuB berei
ten, bieiem tlaffii9el Son . Werte an
luu1
= Cine nit auberorbentli9 sablseis
den unterf1riften bebedte unb in ToIge
belien iebr bolumin6fe Yetitio1 Geger
bic gerrinserung ber in Wet > Seras
fationirten 8unbes 3ruppen 1T nod
Waibington ~abgegangen.
= Ser Brief : nnteri@lasu,ts arses
fIagt eri1ien Sobn Graft Dor benz
8unbes . 2ommifdr 6tebenion. 9ie
8erhanblungen tDurben bertast, I'm
peitere 3eugen Musfagen eatgegem3u'
nebmen. Sie Strafe, bic auf BEN
8erseben ifebt, beien Graft ansetlast
wurbe, 1T iebr betra6tli9, ndmli6
elm Sabr @%efdnsniB ober cine @slbbuBe
bon $1,000.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-05-11
8 e + a =.

= Ser Stats 8 Senat belt feline
erite 5ibung i'm 1teuen gapitol.@ ebaube
ab. Sic uuteraei9nung Der 8iq our
@rri6tung zines geologtf6en Stats
Bureaus mar bic erfte officiele 9anbs
lung, bic it benz neuett &aume bDrges
nomrnen tpurbe. Senator @laBcod
b%eantragte bic Nnftelung zines Capitol
Mufiebers nit einem Sebres : Gebalt
BON 5000.
-Sm &eprdi entantenbaufe beantrag.
tie 8romning sur enbsiltigen St9ers
telung zines Siefmaferbafens at Der
teranii9en &tHfe cine neue Ropf.Steuer
auf3ulegen unb Elm barauf abaielenbes
Mmenbement GUT Berfafung BET BOLTS
abifimmung au unterbreiten. Ser Mns
trag iDurbe abgeIebnt. 0ie Bill CUR
9erabieBung ber ad valorem Steuer
tuur6e barauf angenomn1en.
- @6mmtli9e Staafsbeamte - NIT
Musnabme bes S9abmeifters-ftnb bes
reits in bas t,eue Capitol ibergefteoelt
unb baben ibre Bureaus bereits bolls
tdnbig in Srbnung.
@barles Goodnight, Der srpBe
.Gteb 9 G6nig" aus benz Panbanble
liegt i1tpertranf i'm ct. Sames 6otel
in Ganias @itD banieber. 9ie Merse
baben bic 9ofnung auf feline Wiebers
geneiung aufsegeben.
= SSn @albDeu erl6pB Der Mirtb
CUNT ben Deputy Sheriff Garr, nit
benz er Streit gebabt bate, uub aus
8erieben au9 einen aufd0ig borbeises
benben Meger. CUNT mur6e iofort
berbaftet.
= Dr. u. Spobn BON Corpus gbri>
I'll, tpeI6er ben S@mieseriobn bes tera'
uif9en &inbbieb= &6nigs &ennebn, ben
BON einem to1en Wolf sebiKenen 0errn
%. Chamberlain mad paris be9leitet
bat, min, ME er in Mafbingtor mitges
tbeilt bat, in San Mntonio elm 6ospiz
tai nod paifeuri@em Mooeu anlegen,
bas ipecieq fur bic 8ebanblung Der
Wa0erl6eu beIttmmt iein ion. Mie ct
fagt, finb ibmi in New Sort bereits fir
bieien 3wed $4,000 5ugefi6ert tpDrs
ben unb in San Mt1totio $4,000. 8sn
anberer Settle (&ennebn2) 1T ibm bic
~tueitere Gumme bon $4,000 berIpros
den. IS piirbe bies bas er1te 6ospis
tai bieier Mrt in ben Ser. 5tdatert iein.
= Mm 10. Mai singen rs Wagen
nit S9la9tp9fen, bic auf benz Stale
gemdftet fino, bon 8ictoria nod @biz
eago bieie 8ieb=S fansport Wagen finb
berartis einseridtet, 6aB bic. Sbiere ge.
fittert unb getrdnft iperben f0nnen,
obne baB es notbwenbig 1T, fe gu 6ies
fem 3wede beraasaunebmen; es 1T bas
erte'Mal, baB fol6e Wagen auf bieier
Babn beriu6smeiie CUR M%nmenbung
fommen.-Sm 2aufe bieier Mpde tpers
ben bic 8ieb3i@ter unleres 9anbess
tbeils bier groBe Partien 8ieb, fur
tpel6e bic &ontrafte f6on felt LANCER
3eit abgef6lofen f!n6, CUR Mblieferung
bringen; unter anbern perben bic 8es
briiber 5toner IS Maultbiers Sdbrlinse
mad &entudp (uel@es uns bisber bic
Maultbiere gei9idt batI) beri9ifen,
unb 9err g. 8. Slap miro fara barauf
cine Senbung BON 2. unb 3 Sabre alten
MauItbieren mad bemielbem Staate
f9iden.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-05-11

Cine romantif9e gntfabrunsss
gei6i@te .pirb aus paris beri9tet:
Die iunge @rdfin BON Soufine bate
i'm bergangenen Sabre in SrOupiQe
bic Befannti@a!t zines iungen gnsldns
bers gema6t, in ben lie fi6 Derliebte
unb tpelden iie gu beiratben mtui6te.
Da bet Mann, elm &aufmam Namen
Morms, peber bon Mbel nod bermDgenb
1T, tpiberiebte ii6 Die Camille Der Grd=
fin ibrem gnti9luHe, man lieB ben
8ei6tbater bes Sauies fommen unb
bieier fpra9 10 LANCE nit Der Gomte1e,
big er ite bemogen bate, BON benz
@eliebten 5u lai1en urb In Elm Gloifer
nabe BET 8orbeaur ein5utreten. Wofms
pollte ni9t auf ben BefiB bes Mdb9ens
berai6ten unb als er erfabren bate, mo-
fi9 bic @rdfin befinbe, berabrebete er
fi9 NIT benz Bidder bes Ortes unb trrg
fortdn tdgli6 bas WeiBbrot in's 6lolter.
@iele Mo9en iebte ,er bieies @ei6dft
fort, Bis er enbli9 bic iunge 3omteHe
ALIEN ipre9en fornte unb He beI9mor,
nit ibm gu flieben. Qm nd6iten
Morgen berlieben in fllr3ett 3tpifdenz
raumeu atpei Bdderiunsen bas &loiter,
unb am felben Sage nod bena6ri6tiste
bic @rdfin telegrapbii9 ibre Gamilie,
baB fe nit benz 8trserli9en bereits
getraut iei.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-05-11

= Cine re9t nette Meinung BON
2anb unb 2eutert bate 6. .. 8agse,
ber Dor Sturgeon in Sos Nnseles SeIblts
moro beging.s Sn einem bon bemiel6en
binterlaiIenen offenen 8rief beiBts es:
rSebt gu eu6, ibr e6len Sobne BON
californii9er3u9t, ibr elenoen, perfoms
member 3eufel in Mdnnerseitalt, ibr
S@minbler, Sempersnalers unb PRO.
Editions : 9umbugs, ibr nerriidten
Salpationiften, ibr gemeinen, i9d'
bigen, ff~infenben californii9en @olbs
grdber, b~eionbers BON Sos Mngeles,
benz gemeinfen Plab auf ber gr5e, ibr
Mustpurf BON allen M%ationen, bic i9
ie in Gottes 566pfuag geieben babe,
ibr ridfi9tsloien, ielbfii9tigen, boss
baften, blutbirfisen S6ufte, religi6ieu
Ganatifer rnb b~emoralitften politifer
obne einen Sropfen gbre in allen euren
Nberu. Ser unter3ei6nete min lieber
fterben, als utter elmer &eeieruug mel.
ter leben, bic mir felt Is Sabren fit
biplomatii6e Dienfte III europa pdbs
renb 6es &ebelionstrieges iiber $10,O 0O
f9ulbig 1T, tpobon i'd, mad eurer be-
Iiebten &ebensart,. niemals einen einsi'
gen ber6ammten Gent befommen babe
(tuie anbere 8riefe Sei9en).- M6gt ibr
Mae friiber ober ipdter aur S6ae uno
8erbammuiB geben! Sd Dera9te in
@u9 cine Station, bic bon 8funb aug
berrottet 1T. befonoers @alifornien
8%efOnbers fir .meine f%Ogenannten
Jreunoe bier"