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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28
How Jones Forgot.

Jones has an unfortunate habit Of
forgetting names. His best friends ex-
pect of him that when he introduces
them it will be with stumble and q
question. But they are telling on
Jones now rather the best story yet.
His mother is visiting now a. his home.
She is slightly deaf old lady from
Vermont. It is her first visit to Bos-
ton, and Jones has been making things
as pleasant for her as possible. Either
Jones or Mrs. Jones has taken the
elder madame to see one mild lion or
another every day. Monday the old
lady came down to Jones' store, by APP
pointment with her son, who was going
to martyr himself by taking her around
to the old State House.
Jones was busy talking with GUS
Somer, who is also friend, when his
mother appeared. He tried to intro
duce his friend to his mother and lost
his friends name. This disconnected
him so completely that he lost his own
identity, SO to speak, and stammered:
IL beg your PARDON" to the old
lady.
@Eh?" said she.
Jones stared at her helplessly. But
his wits came back to him. He rem en-
bered she was deaf, at least.
"This is my friend" he shouted.
Then with dim remembrance of one
name at least, he added politely: @Mr.
Mother. "-BOStO71 Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28
Professional DinerS.Out,

Horace Porter, who is a slender,
| we'll proportional man of 4S or so, with
gray moustache and imperial, and
who Is probably, after Chauncey DE.
pew, the best known after-dinner
speaker in this country, explained to a
brooklyn writer how it was he was
able to keep up the public banquet
racket as he does. Said he: eff q
man ate all the courses that were set
before him, he would be q digestive
wreck in six months. No man can
stand the strain of endless entrees,
particularly if he is to say anything
when the feeding is over. And he is
wise if he refrains from looking upon
the wine cup when it is red and saves
himself for the champagnes. Any
constitution, even the strongest, is
soon undermined by those heavy feeds,
and I learned long ago to pick out a
simple dish or two on the menu and
stick to those, eating heartily of those
and leav ng the others alone. If the
soup be of simple sort eat it all, but
turtle soup, mulligatawny, and the
like let severely alone. Then get a
good bit of roast somewhere along the
list; vegetable, salad, with bit of
cheese and cup of coffee, make my
meal; and am ready for speechmaking
after, with light heart and stomach
and a clear head. 1 drink little
sherry sometimes with soup; but
champagne is my dinner tipple, as J.
find 1T always stimulates instead Of
clouding the brain. Depew follows
my tactics, too, [ think. He always
gets good bite of the ham and is fond
of chicken in any form; but he eschews
the entrees and all their works, and
never drinks more than two wines. If
we hadn't got down to some such sys-
tenn long ago we would never have
been able to live up to the necessities
of the situation. I've seen diners
come and 20. They eat heartily of
everything, drink all the wines, keep
their wits at the topmost stretch for
three or four hours. That goes on for
q few years, and either they begin to
get dull and cloudy, to tell old stories
and tell them over and over, to take
offense easily and be quarrelsome, and
so get left out when Lists of invitation
are being made up, or else they screw
themselves up to the point with brandy
drank before dinner, and directly you
hear of them being whisked off some
where for complete rest, victims to
nervous prostration and paresis, OF
else down they go with crash-apo-
plexy, heart disease, or something Of
the kind. In reality they have been
burning their candle at both ends,
making the brain and the stomach do
their utmost at the same time. Mod
Grafton is virtue which the profess
sional diner-out must learn early in
life, or things are going to be unpleas-
ant for him before he is through"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28
a LITTLE BROTHER OF THE RICH.
BIZ e. s. MARTIN.

TO put new shingles on old roofs,
To give old women wadded skirts
To treat premonitory coughs
With reasonable flannel shirts;
To soothe the stings of poverty
And keep tho jsckal from the door,
These are the works that occupy
The Little Sister of tho Poor.
She carries, everywhere she goes,
Kind words and chickens, jams and coats;
Poultices for corporal woes,
And sympathy for downcast souls;
Her currant ieily-her quinine,
The lips of fever move to bless,
She makes the humble sick room shine
With unaccustomed tidiness.
A heart of hers the instant twin
And vivid counterpart is mine;
also serve my fellow-men,
Though in a somewhat different line.
The Poor, and their concerns, she has
Monopolized, because Of which
1t falls to me to labor as
A Little Brother Of the Rich.
FOR their sake at no sacrifice
Does my devoted spirit quail;
Ieive thcir horses exercise,
As ballast on their yachts sail
Upon their Tally Hos ride
And brave the chances Of q storm;
even use my own inside
To keep their wines and victuals warm.
Those whom we strive to benefit
Dear our hearts soon grow to be;
Hove my Rich, and I admit
That they are very good to me.
Succor the Poor, my sisters. I,
While Heaven shall still vouchsafe me health
Will strive to share and mollify
The trials Of Astounding wealth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28
A Precaution Against Pneumonia.

Nothing is more injurious" said q
prominent physician, during winter
days, than any continued confinement
| to the house without exercise of some
description in the open air. 1t is on
this account that so many people are
now afflicted with hard colds, and no
small portion of the cases of pneumonia
| under my own observation are traced
directly to the same cause. People
allow themselves to get run down and
then dislike any exertion. The hot,
close atmosphere ofIthe house, no worse
in this respect than places of public
entertainment-so softens the muscles
and tissues as to make them tender and
sensitive to every unusual breath. The
result that the blood soon gets in an
impure condition, grows worse every
day from such practice, till the whole
system suffers with trouble that often
times leads to serious results. The
origin of it all in the majority OF cases
lies in the timidity or the inertness that
prefers the warm and facilitating
pleasure of the house to an active walk,
breathing fresh, bracing air, under
heaven full of wind. What are the
symptoms usually attending what is
popularity known as the epidemic cold,
which usually follows few weeks OF
this unwise seclusion? First, one be-
gins to feel aheadache, and very little
thing seems tiresome. Then there fol-
lows slight sore throat, depression,
fretfulness and general irritability, until
before one is aware of it the bed is the
only refuge. And an afternoon walk,
made with some effort and exhaustion,
might have prevented the whole all
ment.
"To the person who knows the wis
dom of the long brisk walk, or exercise
of any sort, daily, in the open air, no
matter what the weather, when well
protected, and follows good advice, i'll
health is almost an impossibility. There
is the glow of carnation itself In the
cheeks, the pure luster of health in the
eye, and the smile of well being and
comfort and enjoyment Of life over all
If there was more of this sort Of thing
among our people, the female portion
especially, hard colds and pneumonia
would be very rare occurrence in thias
community Worcester Telegram
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"rHE SCENES OF MY CHILDHOOD ,,

"rHE SCENES OF MY CHILDHOOD y
The Bard was asked to compose a
little poem on his childhood, and this
is what he produced: slow dear to
my heart is the school I attended, and
how l remember, so distant and dim,
that red-beaded Bill, and the pin that
Bonded, and carefully put on the bench
under him. And how recall the sur.
prise of the master, when Bill gave q
yell and sprang up from the pin so
high that the bullet head smashed up
the plaster above, and the scholars set
up din. The active boy Billy, that
high-leaping Billy, that loud-shouting
Billy. who sat on a pin. Toledo
Blade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28

old place in Vermont that I was tha
unwilling sacrifice to custom as afro
cious as any of the days of the Inouisi-
ton.
Whereupon MIR. Foster walked off:
MS friend, as he watched him pass out
of sight, let fall tear or two of per
fectly genuine grief. When Eugene
had disappeared he anathematized
himself for not calling the police.
Five hours later young Madam
Foster received one of her husbands
cards; upon it was line in pencil en-
treating the privilege of breakfasting
with her.
There was considerable timidity in
the young lady's greeting, but no alb
ject fright. The bridegroom's air was
the very pink of Difference, though the
first glimpse of the bronze head and
glorious hazel eyes had set his heart
beating like trip-hammer. When the
breakfast was nearly over he caught
her looking at him very earnestly.
"Why do you look at me? ?" he asked,
stupidity.
In an instant her face was in flame.
But she stammered, in her native
tongue, "I-I was thinking how nice
you look"
A glance at himself in the mirror OPP
posite convinced Mr.. Foster that there
was nothing radically wrong with his
wife's judgment. He felt unreasonably
elated.
After breakfast they went for q
long drive out into the country. They
drove through quiet lanes and out-of-
the-way roads; and on the homeward
journey, after. a luncheon at quiet
little roadside inn, Mr.. Foster was
gratifed to observe that his young wife
was chattering like magpie. Not
once through the entire day had he
collapsed into the sentimental, though
how sorely tempted no one but himself
can ever know.
"At 8 o'clock, having spent the in
tervening hours at his cabret, he
dined with her. He could have sworn,
as he approached the cottage, that he
saw slim figure, robed all in white,
fly from the window. But how ridiculous
to suppose that she had been watching
him.
It may have been that to tiny goblet
of champagne was due the vanishing of
a still further fraction of Madam
Fosters reserve. One, too, three hours
passed. The owner of the gray head
appeared, superintendent the removal
of the debris, and vanished.
At the end of another hour the guest
rose reluctantly, SUNK out into the
hallway and returned accoutred for
the street. He glanced at his wife,
who was standing with averted face, at
her old corner by the window. II am
going, darling," he had the audacity
to whisper; may I come and breakfast
with you tomorrow?
There was no answer; only the
bronze head dropped little lower.
"Tm not such an awful ogre, really
I'm not" pursued the young man,
"and you'll get used to me in
time" He just touched her fingers
with his lips, and turned to go. Some.
thing made him stop in the doorway
and look back. Miracle of miracles
Madam Foster was looking straight at
him, with very palpable entreaty in
glance and gesture.
A week later, as he sauntered into
his club, Mr.. Foster came upon his
erstwhile best man in the reading
room. "HaIlo!" was the latter's
languid greeting, II thought you had
committed suicide"
II have no reason to do So" re-
sponded Eugene, calmly. II have sue
ceeded in making my wife's acquaint-
ance."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28

rHE purchase OF drama Is mere
buy-play.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28

AS he set his patent-leather shoe on
the pavement, whom Of all persons in
the world should he run against but
the Identical youth who had the morning
before oficiated as his best man! He
tried to escape observation by smashing
his hat convulsively down over his
eyes But it was no use; he was recog-
nized.
Eugene, inquired his friend, in a
sort of awestruck whisper, as he noted
the bridegroom's unsteady gait and
manifestly sheepish department, "what
in the name of high Heaven are you
doing here-to-night of all nights?"
After brief pause, during which he
blinked his eyes stupidity in the fast
freshening light, like bat routed out
of its hole in the broad glare of day,
Eugene responded solemnly:
"Jack, I conjure you as q man and as
an American never to speak of this to
any one, if you love ne. Furthermore,
I conjure you, as you love your own
peace of mind, never marry French
girl My boy" desperately-"my
wife, with whom never exchanged o
syllable alone prior to last night, is
ready to drop dead with fright if I SO
much as look at her. am staying
away in order to give her chance to
realize the situation. Now, goodbye,
you go your way and TIL go mine; if
you see me again you'll know I'm all
tight; if not, tell 'em all down in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01
sTACY'S STUFF.

". s. Triton, of Wa-Keeney, who de-
nounced st. john as bolter in 1884, saw
fit to make his bed in the same straw
pile with the Democrats and Union
Laborites. He did more than that. He
carefully wrapped himself in their blan-
ket. He now realizes that he made a
mistake in boiling and working to defeat
the Republican ticket in Trego county.
He will be admitted to the Republican
party again after a suitable probation
Topeka Cor. K. c. To@rsai.
Stacy, you old blowpipe, we ap-
preciate your jokes, if you are care
less in applying them. Now, let US
tell you something that you don't
know: Republicans among them
the bulk of the old soldiers OF Trego
county-brought US out as candi-
date for representative. At the
election we undoubtedly received as
many Republican votes as our OPP
ponent received of that denomlna-
ton. We have made our campaign,
and are not fighting it over now.
Your attention is merely Gated to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

the fact that the nature Of our
chief support makes us anything but
a Democrat, and at the same time is
the strongest evidence that the Re
publican ticket (so-called) In this
county was nominated in an i'm
proper manner. Doodle flowed
like water, or it could not have been
elected. 1t is better to have fought
and lost in good cause than not to
have fought at all.
We are not asking to be admitted
again to a party into which we were
born, and for whose principles we
have fought regularly in both mill
tary and civil capacities.
In answering your joke, Stacy, we
are at the same time hitting the
gizzards of few d. fool Republi-
can papers out on the plains, who
have professed to be shocked at our
course. All such shocks are the d.
rect result of a combination of
ignorance and cussedness mixed in
equal parts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01
THE USE OF MONEY IN ELECTIONS.
Our old friend, Hon. F. P. Baker.

Our Olu Irleuu, non. T. L. Daker,
has an article on the aforesaid sub
ject in the Kansas Newspaper
Union. The article points in the
right direction, but it is not sufi-
GENTLY emphatic. There is no reason
why, in dealing with this subject,
the caustic should not be applied in
allopathic doses. The only decent
kind of a political campaign is that
wherein issues are discussed, and
the voters asked to pronounce IN
tellectually at the polls upon the
merits of the case. When this, the
the only safe rule, can be set at
naught in a county by a few loafers
and bribers, the signs of corruption
present a dual aspect which is
simply terrible in its promises
against the future interests Of the
honest, law-abiding class of people.
Could the people, as a body, sssee
this deadly nightshade in its true
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

WE believe that the delegates in the
Legislature, this winter should be recog.
nized IN the formation Of the standing
committees, especially of those whose
duty it will be to report on matters OF
particular importance to the western
part Of the state. II our colleagues from
the other new counties will take the same
stand we may secure this recognition
Leoki STANDARD. Those suggestions are
sensible, Triplett. Speak to "Jimn Leg.
ete, and he viii help you out, We believe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

KANSAS City Lire STOCK. Indicator. The
farmers institute meetings have begun,
and they ought to be attended by all
farmers, especially those who already
"know it ALL" There are none SO old
they cannot learn some new ideas, and
the experience Of others, if properly ap-
piled, will save many smart farmer a
deal Of dear-bought experience of his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

WINoNA Ckfper,t No0. es:: Two men
by the name Of Stevens and Montague
who have been employed on the section
here for some time, skipped out Monday
leaving two or three merchants in the
lurch for about fifty dollars altogether
The former was a married man, and be-
fore leaving sent his family to a relative
in the south part of the county,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01
TIE supreme court has decided Walla,

The supreme court has decided Wallace
county is unorganized. This will be a
severe blow to Wallace, but will make
Sharon Springs happy. It will cause
endless litigation. All marriage licenses
granted by the probate judge of that
county are annulled by the decision
Horace CHAMPION. 1t is fair to say, how.
ever, that in the eyes of the law this de-
cision does not annul single marriage,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

LAST weeks Atwood Citizen says that
Sheriff Webb has gone to Portland, Ore.
gon, after Tom Goodin, the defaulting
county treasurer OF Rawlins county
Authentic information of Goodin's being
jailed in that city had been received by
the sheriff.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

W. S. TnToN, editor of the World,
who ran for member OF the legislature
IN Trego county on the Peoples ticket,
accepts his defeat with commendable
calmness-[HM City ReveiNe. This per-
haps is because the defeat was based
upon principles which can not stand
against the criticism Of fair-minded
people. If there were no defeats there
would be no victoriesl
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

We notice that friend Royce, OF the
Bulletin, wants to be assistant secretary
of the state senate. and while we haven't
anything "agin" him, we hope he may be
successful GAYLORD Herald. Well stat
ed, Brother Headley. We feel the same
way on both counts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

WHAT was the Oakley Press is now
the Oakley News Letter. It has also
changed hand, our old friend, Jno. A.
Goodier, being the new proprietor. He
runs q good local paper, and dotes on
RepubIicanism,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

TaAT Russell Springs Republican is a
thoughtful Organ. In the case Of the
selection of either Ingalls, or Plumb for a
position in the cabinet, it dominates
Congressman Turner for United States
senator. We second the nomination, 1t
n a good one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

The most forlorn hope which we have
run across lately appears in the Smith
Center Bulletin. Franz Drummond has
left that paper. and gone to Texas to
take charge of paper. The Bulletin
hopes he may succeed in getting rich
The idea of getting rich at running a
newspaper in Texasi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

The Hays Republican is authority for
the statement that Nelson Wolcott,
register of deeds of Russell county, de-
veloped love for his deputy, Miss
Smith, which exceeded that for his wife
and four children. The first of last week
Wolcott and Miss Smith left suddenly
for parts unknown,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

IT is announced from Washington that
the Democrats have given up all hope of
controlling the new house of representa-
tives. This conviction has been forced
upon them by the latest advices from the
doubtful districts in California, Michigan
and Connecticut. In all these districts
the Republican candidates were elected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

TIE Hays Sentinel and a few other ex-
changes continue to print the proposed
amendments to the constitution, which
were voted upon on November 6.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

colors, there would be an awakening
which would send to the wall for a
long generation the bride offerer
and bride taker at caucuses, con-
ventions or elections. But here is
what Father Baker says: There is no
denying that an unusual amount of
money is used in every election.
When we say every" we mean just
what we say, with perhaps the
single exception Of township officers
in small towns and the election of
school boards in county and small
city school districts. All parties in
the late election used an immense
amount. We concede that much
Of this was used for legitimate
purposes, such as paying for the
expenses Of speakers, advertising
meetings, getting out hand bills,
printing and circulating tickets,
ETC., etc. But if the charges made
by each party against the other are
one-fourth true this use does not
account for one-half the money ex-
pended. 1t has been openly stated
by the representatives Of all the
parties that money was needed to buy
up purchasable votes. We do not
believe that there are as many such
as is represented. We are inclined
to believe that very large number
Of the supposed purchasable voters
viii take the money paid them and
then vote their honest sentiments.
They see that money is being used,
and being often in needy circum-
stances, they think they may as
we'll have it as others, and take it,
but vote as they please, notwith-
standing.
''But that there are thousands Of
voters in this country who are in
the market for the highest bidder is
undoubtedly true. This is one Of
the worst signs Of the times which
we see in the political horizon. Is
there a remedy? In part there is,
but the highest duty is to educate
these people out Of the condition
they are in. Let their patriotism,
their spiritual nature, their pride be
educated. But there is something
that can be done by legislation, and
we should like to see Kansas take
the lead in it.
''Let the legislature in the first
place provide that ballots for all
parties be printed and distributed at
the expense of the state. This, we
believe, is done in some countries,
and it would be well if it were done
here. Another thing is to provide
by legislation for making fraudulent
voting at primaries punishable in
the same manner it is at regular
elections. As a rule there are
more frauds committed at the
primaries than at the polls. Candi-
dates can and do purchase votes,
stuff ballot boxes, ETC., at primaries
and get nominated to the Office they
are seeking, when on square,
straight, honest test of their popu-
larity and fitness, they would not
begin to get majority Of their
party to support them. Every man
who reads this knows that it is a
fact.
"When once nominated, the party
to which they belong feels bound to
support them at the polls, and these
men know this, and that is one
reason why they put so much money
afoat to carry the primaries. Let
the state make it just as illegal to
do these things at the primaries as
it is at the regular election, and
great good will be accomplished"
sTACY'S STUFF.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

IT is BnHetin-ed that little Bessie Mont
gomery's collar bone was broken while
she was at play at school In Smith Center
on Monday OF last week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

IT is reported that the farmers OF York
state are talking OF forming big apple
trust. They want higher prices for their
frrit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-12-01

Taz little boy Of Hon. Simon Motz, at
Hays City, was kicked seriously by a
horse few days ago. The animals foot
was planted near one Of the child's eyes,
but the eve was not destroyed.