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= ike letter Vas received from q lady Of
-. Louis no. fhe Valley City Milling
Company IS in daily receipt Of such letters
r. m families who have used the Hour.
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30 nor keep q they send 10 the mills for It.,
no matter bow great the distance. No one
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once used IL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

Jessie seemed very much. occupied
with her own thoughts next day e sne
went about her work. At last CLEAN
of mischief came into her eyes, ana
she seemed to have arrived at some SGT
tied determination, for, as she hung
the last piece of her snowy ironing on
the clothes-bars, she brought her
small foot down very emphatically and
said:
"Pu do it If L ever have chance.
Her chance came that haying-tlme.
Deacon Lee had nice lot of hay to
put in, and, as it was the fashion there
for the farmers to change work, he
concluded to have bee. Accordingly,
he asked number of his friends to
come, and made arrangements for q
big days work
But when he returned to the house,
after moving roadway to the north
meadow, he found that Mrs. Lee had
been taken suddenly ILL The doctor
was hastily summoned, who said it was
necessary that the patient be kept per
fectly quiet-must not be worried about
anything-or it would result in brain
fever. He left two or three bottles OF
medicine, and went away again, leav-
ing the Deacon almost in danger of
brain fever himself.
What should he do? In spite of his
thoughtlessness, he dearly loved Katie,
and was very anxious about her now.
In addition to this anxiety, were
his thoughts of the bee and the
care of his little girl and sick wife.
What wonder that his face was very
grave as he leaned over his wife, asking
if there was anything he could do or
get for her.
He had her welfare too much at heart
to say one word that would worry her,
so when she began to speak of her
work he kissed her forehead and told
her that would be all right. But he
was relieved when she mentioned Jessie
he went to the window at once, to
watch for some one passing by whom
he could send word; but, as no one
came, he was obliged to have little
Trot 90 for the nearest neighbor to
stay with Katie while he went after
Jess.
He found that young lady willing to
come and take care of her sister; but a
look the Deacon did not quite under
stand, or like, flashed into her face
when the bee was mentioned.
II don't know, john" she said,
whether I can cook to suit you. You
know I am rather particular about what
I have to work with, and my way may
not be way you'd like"
Now the Deacon rather prided him
self on keeping well-furnished store
room and good kitchen garden, so he
smiled very complacently and replied
that if she was obliged to prepare q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

@Boys, propose that We get soma
wood for Miss Jessie to cook this din
ner with" And the cheerful NAV IN
which they accepted the propositio,
made the Deacon ashamed of his mo-
mentary anger.
When, an hour and half later.
they again seated themselves at the
table, he was honest enough to ac-
knowledge to Jessie before them all
that the lesson had been needed and
he would try to profit by it.
He did profit by it; for when, q
couple of months later, Mrs. Lee was
first able to walk out in the yard, the
Deacon, with pardonable pride, took
her to see large, new woodshed, well
stocked with hardwood and kindling,
telling her as they stood there of the
way Jessie got dinner for him, and how
sorry he was that the woodshed had
not been built years before.
A mile or so from the Deacon's there
is cozy little house where Jessie cooks
dinners for Mr.. Brooks. and, to his
credit be it said, she has never been
obliged to try the same experiment
with him that she did with her brother
in-law. From the way Deacon Lee
laughs with her and her husband
about the way she taught him to keep
supply of wood on hand, it is safe to
say he has forgiven her for the lesson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

WHEN Charles Dickens, the younger.
was reading at Buffalo, he received
. thorough fright The only Light
on the stage when he made his
appearance was from the chandelier
over his head. He had just come to
the melancholy point where AMra
Dombey" dies, when there was fright
full cracking and blazing ct Mr. Dick
ems feet A sheet of flame shot into
the air, and Mr.. Dickens started back
in CONSERVATION while most comical
expression Of surprise, alarm. and ter
Tor came into his face. The alarm and
terror were for an instant shared by
the audience, but the reader and his
hearers were quickly put at their ease
when they saw that it was only the
footlights which had suddenly been
lighted. The audience Uttered, and
Mr.. Dickens with flushed face con-
tinued his story Of paul Dombey."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
SOrrOMS Of the Poor.

Some one has declared that there are
few sadder sights than that of family
Bible in pswnbroker's window. Still
another person saws that the story TOLD
by such q mute witness is rivaled by
that to be read from seeing a set o.
carpenters tools in the same place,
Both are tokens of downfall-the one
of religious feeling, and the other Of
industrial and domestic life. A teacher
in a city school attended largely by the
poor tells the following story:
Il was going home late from school
on q cold nisht, when met one of my
scholars-the brightest girl of all. She
was trotting along, clasping something
tightly to her breast under her great
shawl-the garment, which was her
mothers, making her little figure look
strangely grotesque and forlorn. The
tears were running, disregarded, down
her cheeks.
"Why, what can be the matter?" ]
asked, putting my hand on her shout
der.
"Oh, nothing, ma'am," she said, as
soon as she recognized me; but the
effort of speaking was too great, and
she burst into sobs.
ut must be something" I insisted.
@Step inside this doorway and tell me.
What is that under your shswl?"
Then her sobs redoubled, and she al
lowed me to draw forth the concealed
package-Longfellow's poems, which I
had given her at Christmas.
@Pve got to pawn it, she whispered,
holding her head low in shame.
"Why? Who wants the money!"
Mother; there's nothing to eat in
the house. She meant to finish her
sewing to-day, and get the pay for it /;
but last night father was gone till
twelve, and when he came home he
wasn't just right. So, being kept
awake all night, mother had blind
headache to-day. and couldn't do her
work. I don't suppose ought to feel
50 about my book-I can get it back
again; but it's hard to think of its lying
round in the shop"
Suppose you make me the pawn
broker?" said I, giving her some
money. "And when you have had
twelve perfect days at school, you shall
have it back again"
How her eyes spsrkledl
"May II" she cried. "May I, truly
Oh, how good you are! Oh, I am
glad!"
She could not thank me in words,
and so she impulsively kissed my hand,
as she laid the book in it, and darted
away with the money.
It is needless to say that she was
perfect" for more than the next twelve
day; and it is only SAFE to prophesy
that when she grows up, my sturdy
little maid will try to carry all the fam
ilY burdens on her own shoulders. -
Youths Companion.
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Cruelty to Insects.

OF all the birds in this section, says
Florida letter, there is one that will
afford an idler lots of amusement If he
will spend an occasional hour watching
closely. 1t is the shrike or butcher
bird. A few days ago I was in an
orange grove few rods from the
house, where an old darky, with the
assistance of a mule, was plowing. and
butcher bird was flying from tree to
tree, following up the newly plowed
furrow, looking for insects. Every
few minutes he would go to pick up q
beetle or insect, and for some time he
simply swallowed his victims After .
little he seemed to have had enough
to eat, and just then little flock Of
larks were seen running along in the
newly turned furrew, at times almost
touching the old darky's heels. Now
and then they would come across an
insect too large for them to easily
manage, and then would begin little
scuffie. Then the butcher bird would
swoop down in the center of the little
flock, snatch up the insect, and fly off
With it before the larks knew what had
happened. The butcher bird had
eaton all he wanted, and so. with the
beetle in his beak, he flew to the near
est orange tree. and, selecting q long
sharp thorn, he impaled the insect on
it. + watched this bird put at least
ten insects ON different thorns. Dur
ing an hour, besides numerous large
insects, the butcher bird captured two
snakes, the largest of which was two
feet long, and very lively. These
snakes although they squirmed and
twisted, were taken with difficulty to
an orange tree, and, after . good bit
of hard Juggling, they were left with .
thorn through their bodies.
When the butcher bird il not look
ing for food or for victims to stick on
thorns, he is generally looking for
other birds for the purpose of fighting
them, and so he keeps busy from day
Light till dark.
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l.
Come all kind friends, both old and young.
oh, bark, and you shall near
How death did quickly snatch child
The parents loved most dear;
The last and least of this little flock
Was caught on q stone bv its little frock,
In falling DER one Sabbath day
When the parents dear were not away.
JAG2.
And to sec and hear, but not to save,
Their little boy from q waterv grave,
Which puts them in mind Of one of yore
Who died by Q scald while on the floor.
Strange they both were burned on Sabbath
day,
family living In the joining room
fastened to the depot Of grief and gloom.
JAG3,
Eighteen months Lucius spent with them
And cheered them with his smile.
But soon they mourned in weeds OF woe
For their dear scalded child.
But Oh I what sorrow fills their heart,
It's more than tongue can toll,
To think how soon the time did come
To take their last farewell.
And now the little boy has went
To that bright world above.
The other four please come this way
And sing redeeming love.
Then Tompkins now a warning take,
Prepare to meet your God,
That you may meet your happy flock
In yonder blest abode.
There you may meet around the throne,
Parents and children on that shore
Where farewell tears are never shed
And scaldings are no more.
-Ne,o York World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
Telling Stories 70 Children.

One word upon the character Of
stories told to children. They should
never be of depressing or terrifying
character. Make the story Of Little
Red Ridinghood end happy. no matter
how It "turns out" In the book There
is good authority for believing that in
the earliest version Of this story the
wolf, after devouring the heroine and
her grandmother each ct one enormous
bite, was secured BY the sportsman,
who performed slight surgical opera-
ton upon il, took out the two ladies,
who were not In the least hurt and
grateful for this timely service, and
filed the wolf up with stones, which
made It rather difficult for him to get
about The suthor of this classic has
certainly treated his subject in an orig
inal and able manner. WHAT'S needed
now il that some antiquarv should arise
and prove that the fate Of the babes in
the wood was equally satisfactory.
Children are full of pity and tender
ness-they are not like us-and their
innocent spirits should not be narrowed
up with tales Of woa Neither should
they be told ghost stories, or @bsar
storieA" There are grown women who
habitually skip into bed with . quick.
nervous step. not because they think
there are bears under the bed, but be-
cause for several years of their life
they fancied that such might be tho
case, and the force Of habit il hard to
overcome.-T0r0nto Globe
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different dinner to what she would do
at home, for lack o. materials to work
with, he would be satisfied with what
ever she did prepare
It was not until afterward he under
stood the mischievous look in her eyes,
as she said:
"You make me that promise, do
your"
He answered, Certainly" readily
enough, thinking, meanwhile, of the
excellent dinners he had helped TO eat
that Jessie had prepared.
The dinner bell at the farmhouse
rang out cheerily at q quarter Of
twelve next day, and the Deacon, with
satisfied look at the amount of work
accomplished, threw down his rake,
and, with his men, started for the
barn. There he let them to see to
their teams, while he hurried to Katie's
room. She was considerably better,
and he was feeling very glad and
grateful. As he fingered with her
Jessie's voice suddenly called him to
show the men to the dining-room.
It was very pleasant and cool in the
shaded room, suspiciously so; but tho
Deacon never noticed that; he led the
way to the table, and when all were
seated bowed his head reverently; but
the blessing he was about to ask died
away on his lips, as his downward
glance fell on the dish in front of him,
on which was tastefully spread the
pork-steak he had bought the night be-
fore, and which, the Deacon was hor-
rified to see, was still raw. Farther
down the table was dish of early po-
tatoes scraped and washed ready to
cook, kept in oountenance by plates of
unbaked biscuit, dishes of raw, green
peas, unbaked pies, ETC., etc.
The Deacon gave one hasty glance
at Jessie, but beyond . grave, anxious
look in her eyes, her face expressed
nothing of her feelings. as she said:
Il have done Is you asked me. John !;
got Is good dinner as could for your
friends with the materials there were
here. If il does not suit you, please
remember I am not used to providing
my own wood, as Katie is, and this Il
the best I could do without"
For q moment the Deacon was tempt
ed to forget that he was Deacon and
swear: but before he had time to speak
Ralph Brooks, q handsome young
farmer, whose opinion the Deacon
valued very highly, said:
%You are fairly beat, Deacon. You'd
better give up And as the Deacon
glanced sheepishly around at the men
and saw that they were all beginning
to smile broadly, he said:
Il reckon I'll have to, Ralph. and
and-I do give up.
Then he joined IN the laugh that fol-
lowed
Before the room WAS quiet again,
Mr.. Brooks. pushing back his chan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
AHEROIC KENTUCkIAN.

A story is told of the heroism dis.
played by Kentucky Colonel real
Colonel, who was out soldering with
tae ,.srrasor. During the absence of q
reg;msntal surgeon one day the
Colonel was eeized with q diligent dis
comfort in the region of the sword
belt, and he was advised to drink q
scoundrelly potion compounded Of tur'
peatine and water. He took it down
with never q wink. "How do you like
it, sir?" asked the Major, with mock
solicituda.
"Bah-it is nothing" said the hero
Of the performance as TRANQUILITY as he
would have described the loss of leg
by q cannon shot. II could drink it
without the turpentine." = Nashville
american.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
TRADEs AVID PROFESSIONS.

TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
Young Docfor-Say, my friend. can't
you lend me dime to get something
to eat?
Young Mechanic-I've go no dime
Haven't worked for . month. The
union ordered Us out.
Ordered You out, eh. ordered you
out? And here you are without cent
Why don't you snap your fingers at the
union and go to work."
"Ths other mechanics would call me
q fscab.' Why don't you go to work
YOURSELF"
"Ican't get patients Nobody knows
me here"
why don't you advertiser"
"The other doctors would call me .
'quack. '"-Omaha World
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

model husband, they never dreamed of
attributing the care-worn look that
grew on Katie's face to any fault of
his. How could they, when she, loyal
little woman, always spoke of him with
so much pride and respect that the
village gossips could find nothing of
which to complain.
Even close-mouthed Jones, the gro
Ger, said he never see so good pro-
wider as the Deacon was" Perhaps, he
might have thought differently, if he
had heard a few remarks Mary Ann
Hoolihan made, when, after working at
Deacon Lees a couple of weeks, she
announced her intention of leaving.
"Shure it's q good missus ye are,
mum, an every thing is plisant an
foine like around; but me reputation
as cook is what I'd not like to be los
ing; there's many place where the
master has since enough, savin yer
presence, mum to know it takes wood
to build the fire, an not say till ye, 4
guess ye can be pickin' up something
to last ye the day when liver We speak
OF the want of o stick for the days
bakin'. But don't worrit yourself I'll
be spakin' of it outside, for it's many q
kind word we've given me. an Mary
Ann Hoolihan niver'Il forgit that same.
And she was as good as her word.
No one but Katie's half sister, Jessie,
suspected that there was any reason
for her leaving.
After that Mrs. Lee did her own
work, and never complained to the
Deacon, who, always finding his meals
well cooked, never inquired how they
became SO: and, as time rolled on, his
confidence in her ability to "pick up
some pieces round the yard" grew so
great it seemed to have crowded all
knowledge of the use of an axe out of
his head; for, beyond drawing up q lot
of old rails, when he put in his new
wire fences, he left the getting the
wood, IS we'll as building the fires, en-
tirely to Katie.
People driving by admired the we'll
kept yard, and said to each other what
q neat man Deacon Lee was, to keep
every chip and piece of wood picked up
never dreaming how Katie searched
for every stray bit that might make
kindling, lodging behind shrubs, or
iato the house when she saw carriage
approaching, for fear the occupants
would see how she was employed, and
censure the Deacon for his neglect
@Great things from little causes
flow" and so it was that the Deacon
owed his reformation to Q call made by
Jessie and q friend one cold day in
spring. The fire got low and Mrs. Lee.
excusing herself for moment, left the
room, leaving her little three-year-old
girl in Jessie's care. The child PLAYED
about the room for q few moments,
then, taking hold of the window-siIj
with her chubby hands, raised herself
up and looked out
aMa's tuttin wood" she said. as
Jessie looked at her, she's tottin
wood!"
Miss Davis was talking and did moi
notice; but Jessie did. and the words
confirmed . suspicion she had had fol
some time. She found it hard to b
entertaining until Mrs. Lee came back.
"a. after replenishing the FIRE, re
neved her conversation with Miss De,
NJ
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
He Was A COOP PRovIDER.
BY MRS. w. E. SMITH.

When Katie Watson became Mrs.
Deacon Lee, everyone said what good
match she had made; for the Deacon
was an honorable, upright man, pleas
ant, kind and generous; and in add
ton to this, was owner of the best
farm for miles around, including a
large piece of woodland.
So, as everyone thought of him as a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
Was Il uind.Readingl

Bagley-Bailey, do you know that
Gigley is mind -reader?
Bailey-No. l. he?
Bagley-Yes, indeed he quite sur
prised me this morning. WANTED the
loan of IS, and g ] s.spped up to him
and said, AGigley, my dear boy. tie .
long time since ] have soen you How
Is your health?" hadn't said word
about the45, but al Gigley said Vas that
he was sorry, but he hadn't got it. and
be left me With bow.
6ailey-Wonderful-Jisd0s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
Getting q Pie .sans Expression.

Photographer Ito sitter)-I saw you
At church last Sunday, Miss Smith.
Sitter-Oh. did You?
Photographer-Yes, and also your
friend. Miss Brown-d you could raise
your chin . tribe. thanks-and what
an atrocious-looking hat she had on
(After . panse)-There, Miss Smith.
r. = own. and I think we have caught
5 vsry pleasant expressicn.-NeU Hork
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

THE WISE MAN OF EDINBURGH
DR.. Adam, in the intervals of his Ia
bors as teacher, was accustomed to
spend many hours in the shop of his
friend Booge, the famous cutler, some
time grinding knives and scissors, at
other times driving the wheel
One day two English gentlemen at
tending the University, called upon
Booge for he was an excellent Greek
and Latin scholar), in order that he
might construe for them some passage
in Greek which they did not under
stand On looking at it Boogs found
that the passage "fickled" him; but,
being a wag, he said to the students:
"Oh, it's quite simple! Ny lshoriag
man at the wheel yonder will trar slate
it for you. john" calling to tls old
man, "come here for moment, will
you?"
The apparent laborer came forward,
when Booge showed him the passage
in Greek which the students wished 70
have translated. The old man put on
his spectacles, examined the passage.
and proceeded to give Learned expo
sition, in the course of which he cited
several scholastic authors in 81 port of
his views as to its proper translation.
Having done 80. he returned 10 tie
cutters wheel OF course the students
we're amazed at the learning Of the
laborin9 man.-Smiles' Anecdotss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12

A 81. LOUIS man says that he once
had chance to buy the patent for the
Nicolson pavement for $1,000. A year
after hs declined the offer the holder OF
he patent collected 800, 600 IN royal
- from the city Of St Loui..