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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
At the Toilet Table.

lie folks wild long, thicksome hair.
dee Is healthy consented folks.
DE gray hairs in de young heads, dee
Is promise er good luck.
Elem er jay-bird git er strand NV yo'
hair, den you bound ter die NV de toof-
ache. You bleeged ter be kilt wild er
misery in de jaw.
Efen you comb yo' hair en- Miss Mollie
comb her hair wild de same comb. en- eff
bot NV you leave hairs in dat comb er
lappin', den you en- Miss Mollie is bound
ter quart together senvigusly. Don't
let gals hair combin's lap in de comb.
De ole folks say: "Comb yo' hair
after dark you'll comb sorrer ter yo'
heart"
All de folks what knows de true signs
III tell you: Comb yo' hair after night
fall IL make you forgitful.
Eff you leave dem long locks hangin'
often yo' hair behime, you won't git
ma'y'd fer er long time-dem long locks
make er sign yer amt guine marry
soon.
Friday is de onluckiest day fer ter
cut en- trim yo' hair on.
Dis heah lock on de top er de head is
de pallet lock, eff yer throat git sore,
des tie up de pallet lock en- dat'll git you
well agin.
When you come crost folks wild oily
hair en- greasy skin, dem is sho to be
good tempered folks.
Long-headed folks alas is smart
folks.
When i'll people wants ter conjure you
dee takes strands Nv yh' hair en- puts
dem in bottles long with dee conjure
stuffs en- dee gives you miseries er all
kinds.
Blue-eyed pussons don't take de pizin-
oak nohow-de vine cyan't make sores
on dee flesh.
"Black-eyed people gwine 'ceive yer
eff dee gifts er chance.
Brown-eyed folks has dee tempers
Hit alas bad luck fer yo' eyes ter
wink.
Eff yer right eye itch yer gwine soon
see yer sweetheart.
Eff yer left eye itch yer gwine see dat
pusson az you won't be rejicin' to see.
When yer eyebrows grow thick hits
sho sign yer gwine ter be rich.
When lashes be long dem eyes don't
easy go blind.
Eff you find er eyelash drapped out on
yer cheek, sprinkle, hit on yo' head en-
make er wish; hits mon apt to come
true.
Eff one drap on yer cheek again, stick
de lash on yer chin wild one finger, make
er wish whilst it stick dar, en- de wish
III sho come true.
Calf slobber I'll cure chilGren's sore
eyes. Weak molasses-water sho good
for sore eyes.-DetrOit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
Occultism and Assassination.

The "occultists," who are always
seeking to feed morbid vanity by special
phenomena or prOvidences, are ready
to assert that in cases like Booth and
Guiteau that all who pursued or had
anything to do with their punishment
have been sufferers thereby. In the
Guiteau case there has been casualties
enough to give one pause. In that OF
Booths pursuit and death there is one
which makes point. Boston Corbitt,
whose hot zeal brought Booth low on
the floor of that Accomac County, Vir-
ginia, barn, in which he had been COM
PEELED to find shelter, became re-
hgious zealot and finally almost or quite
lunatic. He used to be seen and heard
in the streets of Camden, n. j., at all
hours, but oftener at night, bemoaning his
sins, among which he counted his shoot
ing of Booth. Not long since Boston
Corbitt was sent to an asylum for the
insane. Capt. Donahoe, who was one
of his pursuers, is or was a real estate
agent in Washington. Old John f.
Coyle, of the National I,atelligencer,
with whom Wilkes Booth left sealed
packet before he committed his terrible
deed and which Coyle afterwards burned
in great dread ON finding it to be de-
tense of his intended crime, is now q
writer of stray articles on New York
newspapers, and doing such other odd
Jobs as he can obtain.
Louis Weichman, who will be re-
called as a principal witness against
Mrs. Surrat and John, her son, now
lives in an Indiana town, where he is
understood to be compiling book OF
"reminiscences. He was fol several
years in the Custom House at Phila-
delphia, but was discharged when the
Democrats came in power. John Sur
raft is merchant in Baltimore, m
reasonably prosperous circumstances.
Annie, his sister, lives with him. DR..
Mudd, who expiated suspicious circum-
stances at the Dry Tortugas, is prac-
ticing medicine at his old home in lower
Maryland.
John A Bingham, who convicted Mrs.
Surrat, is an old man now, living In
Ohio. James r. O'Bierne, who was
Provost Marshal of the District Of
Columbia on that fatefnl night twenty.
three years since, is living in this city,
portly and refund, ford Irish-Ameri-
can orator, well liked by every one and
winning still ON his form and remi-
niscences. OBierne was heard re-
Gently at Cooper UnioE.-Nec York
Graphic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
Railroad Building in New South Wales.

Mr.. J. J. L. England has received
letter from his brother in the in
terror of New South Wales, 500
miles from Sidney, which recounts
the troubles endured in building rail-
roads through that country year or
two ago. We extract from the letter
as follows: "There was nothing else
for it so I took pick and shovel and
went to work on the railway embank-
ment, yea, even as a sub-contractor;
that is to say the land was just being
cleared and burnt off and my under
taking was to take so many claims, &C
cording to the nature of the ground, at
price varying from ten pence to four
teen pence per cubic yard; the mullock
was to be dug and wheeled to form the
embankment. In some cases we met
with rocks and other impediments and
then we didn't dig at all. We, my
mates and myself, went to work about
sunrise in the summer, say a. M, and
knocked off at sunset. We lived In our
own camp, calico tent, cooked our
own tucker, when we had any, drank
water that you wouldn't drown dog in
at home and had altogether sanguinary
jolly time of it. However, we stuck on
with the work and eventually got to
within sixteen miles of Bourke, when
the water, feed, and everything else gave
out. The weather was as hot as tophet
thrice heated, and the work for the time
was abandoned. And very lively trip
we had of it down the fifty-five miles of
back line. We had to carry water in
our canvas water bags. Out of the dogs
we had with us. six died from the heat,
and we ourselves were not too much
alive at the finish. I may here say that
during the eighteen months was work
ing on the line the only vegetables I
tasted were dried apples, rice, and
bread; the rest of our bill of fare was
made up of corned mutton, very oc-
casionally; canned fish, preserved mutt
ton and beef, and very rarely fresh beef,
We also consumed kangaroo when we
could get it. Sometimes we would
poach couple of jumbucks Sheep,
and to show to what state they were
reduced, I have often carried two in a
sack, and they didn't weigh more than
twenty pounds together"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
The Pepper Tree.

Some time before reaching Santa
Barbara we began to see the pepper
tree-of which we had seen isolated
specimens before-in great numbers,
and presently miles of hedges COM
posed of this graceful tree met our
eyes. The pepper tree is large and
tall, with branches dropping after the
manner of the weeping willow, only not
to the same extent. The foliage is
thick, the leaves being long and slen-
der, growing close together and having
q very graceful and feathery effect In
the spring they are covered with clus-
ters Of tiny light yellow, creamy bios
SONS which look q soft and downy -
the back Of . newly-hatched chicken,
and a about the same color, taken - .
MAJ These disappear, and long clus-
ten q small berries gradually npsn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04

and blush to vivid scarlet IN the warm
sun, making wonderfully pretty bit Of
color, contrasting with the light green
leaves In the landscape. In leaf. in
bud, In blossom, in fruit, it is always 3
beautiful and graceful thing to look
upon. As the seasons change it simply
changes its dress, the new one seem
ingly loveler than the old; it is never
bare and desolate like other trees. The
pepper tree is very common in South
ern California, but its perennial beauty
preserves it from the fate of many
another common thing.-Co,respond-
eiace Cleveland Leader.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
Treat Your Wife Tenderly.

First, get wife; secondly, be patient.
You may have great trials and perplex-
tiles in your business with the world,
but do not, therefore, carry to your
home cloudy or contracted brow.
Your wife may have trials, which,
though of less magnitude, may be hard
for her to bear. A kind, conciliatory
word, tender look, will do wonders in
chasing from her brow all clouds Of
gloom. You encounter your difficulties
in open air, famed by Heavens cool
breeze, but your wife is often shut in
from these reviving influences, and her
health fails, her spirits lose their
elasticity. But, oh, bear with her. She
has trials and sorrows to which you are
a stranger, but which your tenderness
can deprive of all their anguish. Notice
kindly her efforts to promote your COM
fort. Do not receive all her good Offices
as q mere matter of course and pass
them by, at the same time being very
sure to observe any little omission Of
what you may consider duty to you.
Sometimes yield your wishes to hers.
Her preferences may be as strong as
yours. Regard it as an indulgence to
yourself to yield sometimes. Think
you it is not as difficult for her to give
up always? Is there not danger she
will deem you selfish! With such an
opinion she can not love as she might.
Again, show yourself manly man, that
your wife may look up to you and feel
that you will act nobly, and can confide
in your Judgment. Christian at Work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
The Chinese W:u.

Some time ago a French writer
startled the reading world by denying
the existence of the great Chinese Wall.
1t was probably joke, although he
wrote very gravely, but it aroused q
storm OF protest from travellers, and the
result is that the wall is more of GER
tainty than ever.
The last authority is the Rev. J. b.
Coberts, of Kalgan, North China, who
lives close to the great wall, and who
declares that it is no more myth than
the pyramids of Egypt or Bunker Hill
Monument. He gives this interesting
description of it in letter to the MIS-
sio,aG7'y Herald:
AS one goes northwest from Pekin,
he first sees the great wall when in the
Naukou pass, at a distance of thirty
seven miles from Pekin. It is made of
earth, faced with several layers of large
bricks, and rests on foundation of cut
stones like the wall around cities COM
monty seen in China. But this wall as
serts its individuality by stretching right
away on each side of the valley, up
steep slopes and from peak to peak, till
it is lost to view at the top of those high
and picturesque mountains. One sees
at a glance what herculean efforts must
have been put forth to raise so much
brick and mortar to such heights and
build it there-a great work of national
defense at the time, and wonder for all
subsequent ages to behold. Going on
up the valley, one sees several forts,
built like the great wall, but not extend
ing far up the mountains.
"At the summit of the pass is another
branch of the wall, which follows the
highest ridge of that great mountain
chain, stretching off to right and left as
far as one can see, climbing every peak
of the divide.
"The wall here is not much ruined,
and has about the dimensions given in
Williams Middle Kingdom namely,
twenty-five feet at base, fifteen feet
thick at top, and from fifteen to thirty
feet high. The varying height is due
to the fact that the top of the walls does
not follow all the inequalities Of level at
the base. On the south side are few
arched doorways to admit the soldiers
who were to defend it.
Gas one passes the little city of Cha
Tao, and follows the road toward Kali
gan, he begins to cross a gravelly plain,
about twenty miles wide. Then, look
ing backward toward the east, he has a
distant but fine view of the great wall.
If the weather is good, the wall almost
CLEANS in the sunshine, extending like
light gray ribbon along the ridge of
the mountains, waving up and down,
reaching from summit to summit, sur
mounted at its highest points by
square tower that stands out against the
sky, defying wind and weather, as it
once defed the Mongol hordes.
.sThe wall stretches away from Cha
Tao to the southwest, and the eye can
follow it for twenty or thirty miles, ex-
cept where it crosses deep valleys or is
hidden behind narrow peaks. At the
foot of the mountains is row of towers
only about 200 feet apart, which the eye
can trace for distance of nearly thirty
miles, to point where it enters valley
and is lost to sight among the mount
oinu -Go11oY1 DO7Je
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
Red Hair.

Witty photographers are accustomed
to satirize in many ways the red-haired
girl, her appearance being said to be
connected with the proximate vision of
a white horse. 1t is, perhaps, impossi-
BILE to say when this idea originated.
but it is probable that it had its rise in
the ancient aversion to red-haired per
sons, very wide spyead. Various rea-
sons have been assigned for this curious
antipathy. Mythologists claim that red
hair represents the dangerous lightning
stroke, or the whitening rays of the sum-
mer sun. Indra, god of the elements,
had golden hair, and Loki, mischiev-
GUS imp, was red-haired. The mermaid
is often represented as combing her
golden locks, and red-bearded demons
are not uncommon.
Others claim that the origin of the su-
perstition that red-haired men were
treacherOus came from a notion that
Judas was red-haired. Nothing is said
as to the color of his hair in the New
Testament, and he is shown with black
hair In most of the painted representa-
tions of the middle ages. A German
fresco of the twelfth century, however,
pictures the arch-traitor as red-haired
man. It is probable that Christian in
fuence in Teutonic lands brought about
this great antipathy to red hair, as many
of the heather gods and goddesses wore
golden locks. Red has always been a
detested color. It was the hue of the pi-
rate flag, and its sanguinary tint has
been chosen for the banner of the An
archists. It was for long time an un-
fashionable color in England, and au-
burn locks were, therefore, disadvan-
tage to the possessor.
Again, it is probable that much of
this odium laid upon red-haired men
arose from traditional hatred against
Teutonic conquerors, the yellow-haired
Cloths, the red-haired Danes, and the
ruddy Mortimer alike expressing Ro-
man, Saxon, and Gaul.
In the old romances of the Round Ia
BILE, the Red Knight of the Red Lands
represents Death, whom Sir Gawain
finally conquers in combat.
In Devonshire it is thought unlucky
to have red-haired person first enter
the house on New Years Day, and
black-haired lads go the rounds, and are
rewarded by presents. There is prov
erb among Scotch Highlanders, avoid
the red-head, and the steep rock"
In other European lands this dislike
also exists. There is Danish prov
erb that "Red heads and elders do
not flourish in good SOIL" A Red Cav
aler figures in many folklore tales, and
it is said that Evil speakers and the
Red Cavalier cause men much distress. +"
French proverbs carry the antipathy
to animals. "He is wicked as AIRED ass,
is a saying in many places. Rochefort,
in an editorial in his paper, calls po-
itical opponent "red ass.
The Chinese antipathy to red hair is
well known. One of their familiar APP
pelations for foreigners is "red-haired
devils"
A Slavic proverb also recites the same
superstition cat the sight of bearded
woman and red-haired man one fees
away"
Among certain tribe of Bedouin
Arabs there is saying against "evil-
bringers like Qodar the Red-haired."
Qodor additionally caused great evils
to the tribe, and hence all red-headed
men are regarded as malevolent.-St.
Louis Globe-DemOcrdt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
The Great Controversy.

Col. Ingerson no doubt feels greatly
complimented in view of the notice
which Mr.. Gladstone has taken of him,
but we doubt if Mr.. Gladstone will
feel complimented when he has read
Col. Ingersoll's reply. The great
English commoner is an able and
adroit debater, but in controversy on
statistics, he is no match for Ingersou,
q man whose touch turns argument into
poetry; whose def fingers tie bright
ribbon about q stern fact. We do not
say that Mr.. Gladstone is not on the
right side of the question, but we do say
that in our belief no man can stand
up against Ingersoll's singing wit and
whitening ridicule. Mr.. Gladstone Chow
boldly the dwarf can write, of giant
has made q mistake in lacking himself
as codicl on the Field-Ingersou con-
troversy. He brings no argument; he
permits not glimpse of his own inner
faith. He only tells what he believes
In showing what other people should
not accept. He clings with simple and
beautiful fondness to the teachings OF
his mother, but Ingerson will tell hum
that this is @born of human affection.
He turns with deep reverence to sacred
things, but Ingerson will tell hum that
in this he Is not superior to the Mussql-
man who turns toward Mecca. MI.
Gladstone argues from basis OF fa.th.
Ingerson does not recognize faith, but
demands the demonstration OF an aoeo-
lutte fact.
Many thousands Of people WIN rad
Tin oon$roversy, and when It y nn,snea
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
A STAGE STRIKE.

When upon the stage she came,
Lovely, fresh, and glowing,
How / started though my heart
Stopped its going.
But the supe that set her chairs
On her bidding waited,
Put the mats down at her feets
How hated!
They cast roses at my star,
Idle flowers, unmeet therel
nv heart rolled on the stage,
AT her feet there.
When in angry mood she got
Spiteful on a sudden,
Stamped her foot down, oh my heart
1t seemed trodden!
Once the audience encored,
Greatly it amazed me
When a kiss to US she threw
My share crazed me!
When she babe her lover go,
And his love she secuted,
Saving she disposed him, L
Well, l shouted.
But when he at last returned,
Meek. heart-broken. humbled,
And she rushed into his arms
/ just crumbled
Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
He Did Not Wait I'm Tomorrow.

Three-year-old Ralph, who had been
eating grapes, begged for another
bunch which he saw on the buffet. NO.
said his mamma, you have had plenty
this morning. I viii give you that
bunch tomorrow"
Halt IN hour after he appeared with
his lips suspiciously stained. Ralph, :
asked his mother, gravely, show did
those stains come on your lpsr
Mamma, hereplied, quite asgzavelys
sthey are nom the grapes I an goiAG
70 81 to-moGxuw. H6vpevss BnGar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04
He Was Qualified.

Dissatisfied Colonel expected,
Captain, that the General would send
me men of experience for this expedi-
ton. WANTED an officer to lead men
who have seen service. I dare say you
never led anything?
Csptain-1 led the german last sum
mer at NewpoEt.-Lite
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-04

the believers will side with Gladstone
and the agnostics Will smile at niger
soils shrewdness and remain as they
are, unable to believe and unable to
disproye. TrdreIer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15
DIED.

BARTow--on SATURDAY October - At Pelham; Reg,
Relative. friends respectfully invited 70 attend tho
funeral Church, Westchester Monday the
18th inst, at 2S0 p. m. ...
'f from Harlem River H g. S Y and Il Branch
CHAMBERLIN- Suddenly. at Nyack the 18th inst
FUNERAL from the residence Of hs brother naw Edward H.
Cole on Tnesday 18th inst, at II 80 a.
Train leaves foot Of Chambers-st. at 10 m
COOKIE Brooklyn october H. the Rev John Cook in tho
s5th year OF his age
inernent at Hartford.
FARRAR-Willam Prescott Farrar, NJ D., Of Salem, West
chester Co, New York. on october II
FEEREon SATURDAY October - sss at her es dc 1853
Funeral late residence at o'clock Monday
Please omit flowers.
GIILIEs-on sunday morning H. at his residence
Hverstnw n Y, John W. GiIIes in the 7Sd year Of his
Fnnera WEDNESDAY October H. at gg M from the Hsysr
straw VI =. Church Relatives and friends invited without
further notice
GRINNELT-o October H. at Aurora cayusa Lake William r.
Funeral at Aurora y y. Monday October Is. at p
Inerncnt at TarTyown on Hudson Tuesday morning octo
Train win leave the Grand Central Depot atea
M M5fret R MS Gs d' u n and Gsuss
ger Of the late Peter Milne.
Funeral private.
M,EMuIAN-At Nyackon Hudson, saturday october Is,
Josephine wife Of Peter O. Macmillan in the 2th year OF
Funeral services at residence Of her tathcI Rev j. c Part
ridge, Tuesday, October Ii, at 1870 O'Clock
Train via Northern r. R. Of y j. leaves Payonia Ferry az
1l3O O'Clock.
IeSes RTee MasaTy Oliver wife Of VIM oliver
r only daughter John w Masury IN the 18th year OF
her
Funeral 55tht, Tuesday October l6 AZ
IL O'Clock
The remains be taken Salem, Mass, for ntermcnt
RILEY-At Centraia. Penn October H. James p W Riley
Funeral services CenTala sunday. October a. az m
Burial in M0ntrOse Penn Tuesday October 49, II a. m az
which his friends invited to be present
ROBINSON Friday. October II, Amos Robbins in the
list year OF his - -
Funeral services win held at his late residence No lsl
Remsenst Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon october To- s's
O'Clock.
Fvelvn
Graham daughter Richard and Mary u. stout aged
months.
will be held at the residence OF her parents az
1890 a Ia. Monday, october 10Th inst
TRIvETr- into poughkeepse n Y October
49, Laura Trivett daughter OF the late Dr Elias Tyett
Funeral Christ Church Poughkeepse Tuesday tho
10Th inst at $50 NJ Relatives and friends are invited
Interment private.
WEDEMEYER-On Friday evening october IL, Matnilhe
s. NJ wife Arnold j. ID. Wedemeyer. -
West l2fhst MONDAY
IL O'Clock.
Please omit flowers