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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30


.. Se4 H. Gilmore. his manager. vas eallet
-. ne said he knew Of q retired elergy.
s msn Whase voice had given out. but whose
H1ino wte still active. He could help t6
oflng tAis matter before the best people.
Sno the clergy. especially. He was en-,
Pioyed nc q fair salary-very fair compared
With former salaries-to speak to the cler-
Gynen OF New York and vicinity regarding
me great moral contained in Uncle Dem
name play. Thereupoa the good man goes
70 MS friends. Mary. and with . white tie
ana suit Of solemn black. along ths'sihoWs
OF Which the bright sun was beautlfully
caught out and reflected back to third
base. he spoke to the pastor of the nearest
church casually. after asking him about the
progress of his work:
Do you know. dear brother. that tee
public to-day is doinS even less than tne
play? This may startle you: but mas
startled me. too. Oh. I sometimes tnink
We are OF the track. We do not get tho
audience we ought to have. and how can
We reach people unless We can interest
them and get them out? Here Is play
called the Old Homestead with beaud-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
Lucky People.

Lucky People.
Campbellsville (Ky.) TimesJournal. Nov. 9.
When it was stated here that VIM. and w
P. Fawcett held ticket No. 63, s56, which lastf
month drew the First Capital prize of $780,
600 in The Louisiana State Lottery and had
received their money-$15, Goa great many
persons thought it was joke. The Times.
Journal man, wishing to know the truth of
the matter, saw the parties and was assured
that the report was correct. They received
the money last Friday week, by draft, which
was paid by the Bank of Campbellsvllle at
this place. It is certainly large investment
for dollar. They have for several months
been buying one or two twentieth tickets In
this Lottery, and stated to us that they had
always drawn enough money to pay for
their tickets up to the time of drawing the
capital prize.
It will be remembered that some time ago,
Mr.. Sam Frank Spencer, of our neighborlng
town, Greensburg, drew $4,000 IN Inc
Louisiana State Lottery, and that several
times the adjoining county of Marion has
been lucky in holding tickets drawing from
$500 to $4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

A wELL-KNowN woman of Racine,
Wis, recently underwent two surgical
operations with peculiar result. She
has been troubled with severe pains in
her left arm and right leg for a long
time, and treatments by various physi-
clans afforded her no relief, Some
days ago she consulted DR.. Sem, of
Milwaukee, who opened her arm. He
discovered a needle imbedded in the
tissues and muscles of the arm, which
he removed. The operation afforded
the patient temporary relief, but pains
continued in the right leg. DR.. Sem
was again called and operated1bn the
leg, finding second needle imbedded
in the tissue of that limb. The doctor
says the case is peculiar one, espe-
cially SO as the patient cannot imagine
when or how the needles entered her
body.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

LORENZO ToNTI, a Neapolitan, in
troduced his system into France about
1850. A certain number of persons
subscribe to a general fund. Each
draws an annuity according to his age !;
the annuity of the survivors increases
as each member dies. The last sur
vivor receives the total annuity during
his life. This is the general plan, al
tered and improved on since it was
originated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

You may sing of the beauty of springtim
That glows on the cheek of the young,
But sing of a beauty that's rarer
Than any of which you have sung.
The beauty that's seen in the aces
Of women whose summer is DER,
The autumn-like beauty that charms US
Far more than the beauty of yore.
But this beauty is seen too rarely. The,
faces of most women lose the beauty of
youth too soon. Female disorders are like
frosts which come to nip the flowers which
betoken good health, without which there
can be no real beauty If our American
women would fortify themselves against the
approach of the terrible disorders so preva-
lent among them, by using DIR Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, their good looks would
be retained to Sweet old age" This rem
edy is guaranteed cure for all the distress
ing weaknesses and arrangements peculiar
to women,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

MOST people think that rattlesnakes
are entirely useless upon the earth,
but the story told by the Athens, Ga,
Banner will set aside such a belief.
There are places in South Georgia
where men extract oil from the rat
tlesnake and use it to cure rheuma-
tism. These persons will give q negro
81 to point out q rattlesnake to them,
and then they kill it in a peculiar man
ner. They place forked stick over
the snakes head, then put cord
around it and strangle the snake. This
Is done to keep the snake from biting
itself. The body of the reptile is then
strung up and the oil extracted from it.
1t sells at s. per ounce, and this in
dustry is very profitable one. The
snakes in that section are very large,
averaging five feet in length, and one
RATHER gives up great deal of oil. A
little negro once saw two rattlers lying
close together, and wanted to get the
money for finding them. 1t was mile
to the nearest house. He was afraid
the smokes would crawl off while he
was gone, and so he took off his coat
and placed it between the snakes. He
went of, came back, and found them
still eying the coat. He had them
charmed So the snake Is cultivated
down there asla profitable industry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

The heirs of William Penn have be-
gun suit to regain possession of plot
of ground in the heart of Easton, Pa.
The plaintiff is William Stuart, who
lives on the Penn estates in the Isle of
Wight. The property claimed is
valued at 100000. It was decided to
the city of Easton in 1853, upon condi-
ton that county courthouse should
be erected thereon. This was done,
but in 1862 the courthouse was torn
down and the plot laid out as public
square. This is the ground for the
ejectment proceedings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

AT Logan, Ohio, man was arrested
for stealing lot of tools from mill.
One of the lockers ON at the trial rec
ognized pair of boots on the prisoners
feet as his own After the trial he ex-
amined the boots and proved his prop
erty. The boots were taken and given
to their owner and the sheriff went out
and purchased a pair of shoes for the
prisoner before taking him to jail.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

MANY things are reversed in Aus
tralia. It is summer there while it is
winter in America. Trees shed their
bark instead of their leaves; fruit has
the stone or kernel outside; swans are
black; there is a species of fly that
kills and eats the spider, and a fish
called the climbing perch walks DELHI
erately out of the water and, with the
aid of its fins, climbs the adjacent
trees after the insects that infest them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

IT is said that when Captain Cook
discovered Australia he saw some of
the natives on the shore with dead
animal of some sort in their possession,
and sent sailors in little boat to buy
it of them. When it came on board he
saw it was something quite new, SO he
sent the sailors back to inquire its
name. The sailors asked, but not
being able to make the natives under
stand, received the answer, Il don't
know" or in the Australian language,
Kangaroo" The sailors supposed
this was the name of the animal, and
SO reported it. Thus the name of the
curious animal is the "I-don't -know."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

SENATOR SHERMAN has a finely
stocked library of standard books, but
he practices the theory of Gladstone:
"Never read a book till it is a year
old" He buys all valuable and rare
books on finance, and informs himself
of their contents. He knows the his
tory of prices, and has theory of his
own about what creates values.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

has lad the position eight years, to my
certain knowledge, and it is but fair
that some one else should have 3
chance. If it suits your pleasure, 1
can give sufficient recommendations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

WHEN Lucy Whitaker, colored, of
Vicksburg, died, the other day, she
said she would haunt Frank Jones, a
recreant lover of hers, all his life. He
has appealed to the courts for an in
junction to restrain her from going into
the haunting business, but the Judge
is inclined to regard the cas- g as beyond
ibis jurisdiction.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

The Boston Transcript gravely ad-
vises its readers not to pick up horse
chestnuts in the street and pocket
them. They may be horse chestnuts
that somebody else has loaded up with
rheumatism and thrown away.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

MILAN OBRENovITCH says that he
left Servia in order to teach his beloved
people how a crown, may be laid aside
without repining.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

THE average number of fires in New
York is $500 a year, or about seven a
day. Of these. one-half are due to
heating apparatus, chimneys, stoves
and boilers, and the other half is due
to electric lights, gas, matches and the
use of kerosene. The number of in
cendiary fires in a year in New York
is about fifty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
and behold 1t reads:
The fool and his money
are soon parted.

But I have made this letter too long.
Mary, and I will apologize. I wish you
great good fortune with your school, aad
hope that some future President may. in
years to come. say that you first aroused
his ambitions and gave him boom In your
little primary school.
Good luck to you. Keep the room we'll
ventilated. and do not sacrifice true adj
vancement ut tho shrine OF dtabolical dis
cipline. That was my motto. and that is
Why nv scholars learned faster and had
more fun than those Of any other school In
ar country.-BiH Me-. in Chicago Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

president HARRISON learned his let
tiers from Henrietta R. Giesy (then
Root, governess for year in his
fathers family in 1888 and 1889. Mrs.
Giesy now lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

IRELAND in 1879 had 5,265, Cos in
habitants, and the population just
made up for 1889 is but Att, 1874. A
decrease like this is true of no other
civilized country in the world, and is
its own condemnation of the methods
of England's government of Ireland.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

EIGHTEEN tons of steel disappear
daily on the single system of the Lon
don & Northwestern Railload through
wear and rust.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

GENERAL BoULANGER's recent defeat
has ended his career. It has discour-
aged his bankers and he is out OF
finds
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Mr.. BEEcHER spent $25O,0OO on his
beautiful Peekskill estate, Boscobel.
The executors of Mr.. Beecher's estate
will sell it for one-third the figure.
Mr.. Beecher used to say his potatoes
cost him 81 apiece.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

ROBERT BONNER once paid Tennyson
$1,000 for poem which made only
twenty lines in the New York Ledger.
This was at the rate of $3.50 a line,
which is a price that would almost
seem beyond the value of any written
production.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

In countries where marriages are
regulated by love, divorces are COM
mon. In countries where love is left
out of the question, and marriages are
regulated by the common sense of the
parents, marriage is not a failure. So
says Sir Edwin Arnold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
BETTER Than Oklahoma.

100 acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fence, water-rights secured and bitches
ready for use. 1t will be sold as whole OF
in quantities to suit the purchaser. 1t Ii the
finest land m the valley, ana Is adapted to
either farming or stock-ralsing. For price,
terms, ETC.. address HENRY A. BurTERs,
AIamosa, Colorado.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

AFTER destroying very large num-
Der of letters, Mr.. Gladstone has Sc
lected $4,000 for preservation, and has
built for them a ire-proof room. When
his biographer comes to overhaul them
he will find his work half done in ad-
vance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

THE parents of Mr.. Koo, attache of
the Chinese legation at Washington,
have written to him informing him that
they have selected wife for him. He
has never seen his prospective bride.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Mrs. CHARLES KIMLA, of Trenton,
Wis, recently presented her husband
with three fine girl babies, their COM
bined weight being twenty-one pounds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

In Paris the dramshops have in
creased from $1,000 in 1880 to $4,000
at the present time. The consumption
Of alcohol has trebled in the last thirty
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

He: dearest: what is your real opinion
of me?"
She: "Don't ask silly questions. You
i'll find that out soon enough after we are
arried."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Her Theory. (from the city, visiting
relatives In the country: ''What are you
going to have for dinner, Uncle?"
Uncle: "Corned beef"
Amy: "Corned beer?"
Uncle: "Yes."
Amy: al suppose that resulted from the
blacksmith's putting shoes on the COW that
didn't fit her."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
greatly oblige yours respectfully.
MARY BROWN,

lo, H.
You could hardly have sought out a
source of richer. ripper experience, Mary. If
you had hunted the whole broad Union
over. So long did I work in the great
common school vineyard. that now, after
years devoted to other and varied pursuits,
lean hardly drive pest cluster OF straight
beech gads without climbing down from my
richly upholstered carriage and cutting
them against the opening of school
great many people claim to be fond Of
teaching. Probably some of them are.
Others say SO because they have heard
that it was good thing to say.
I taught partly becausei.1 heard it was q
good route to the Presidency. and parity
because needed the money. It was fortu-
nate that did not need much.
I began by teaching a district school con-
tanning all sizes of children, from the little
cherub who seemed to regard me as dry
nurse at S18 per month up to the large gig
gly girl who spat on her slate and wiped it
with her apron.
It is a tough experience for a boy of
eighteen or nineteen to enter the school
room for the first time and read chapter
from the Bible. as was expected to do. I
had not been accustomed to read every
morning aloud from the Scriptures. and so
I was embarrassed. Besides, did not use
good taste in the selection. I did not know
it until it was too late. thought that the
Old Testament would be more interesting
to the children than the New, and so struck
some matters Of history there. told in terse.
more attention from the school than had
expected. Thought it would get better as
I moved on. but it did not, and SO I tried
another selection.
Several large girls giggled. and ceased to
aRitate their gum. as l struck into the Sec
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

westholts Is Library Journal says the fol-
oariositysg singular communication was
tale. Used to the trustees of o certain
, oar Gentlemen, desire to make
which Wektion for curator of the -
Founded b room. am aware that there
sisa earden Fancy, but the present curator
His family Re lady and can support her
"a onIy Sol 81 7arious ways that cannot,
Arthur HkeA family TO support; also she
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

JULIAN STERLING, of Bridgeport,
Conn, lately had his eyeball removed
by a doctor to get at cinder, and
while it lay on his cheek, insensate to
pain from cocaine, he could see his ear
with If
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

BILL NYE IN THE ROLE OF A -na-
GOGUE.

Recites His Experience as tho Te.eh.,
of q District School-His Readings from,
the Scriptures Attracted Moro Att.p.
ton than He Imagined.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

What did she Mean?-Mr. Braggit: .eWhy
it never tires me to sing."
Miss Perte: "What an exceptional person
you are, Mr.. Braggit."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

4 A FEW days ago lady who left Lin
M coin, H., for short journey had her
~ purse and ticket stolen as she got on
the car, and the conductor dropped her
,onts the track between stations because
viii he couldn't raise 80 cents. There were
,our fenty-two men in the coach, and not
hink offered her the insignificant
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Choice Selection of Inter.
esting Items.

THE pockets of the British infantry
coats are to be sewed up till the men
are on active duty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Misery may love company, but the COM
pany doesn't generally return the compile
ment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

1t takes married life to reveal the sublime
truth of proverbs. For instances: trouble
never comes single"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

1t seems that comic opera stars now dis
appear when they want to keep themselves
before the public.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Mental Exertlon. you know" said
a young woman to Gus DeJoy, that Mr.
Smith boarded at the same hotel with papa
and mama and me this summer"
'tNO-dld he?'
eyes; and he's awful nice"
"Is he?
eyes indeed One day he found me
asleep in the hammock and told mama ]
was like the sleeping beauty"
Ibid he?"
Yes, don't you think that was nicer"
''Quite a mapped comparison" said Gus,
and then he went and tied his head up In Q
wet towel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

A woman may think man is genius
before marriage. but she calls it by some
other name afterward.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Wild-eyed customer: "Have you any
goods made out of sole-leather or boiler
iron?'
keep boys clothing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Professor (young and Handsomely: "Miss
Flirty, decline me"
Miss Flirty: mo sir, I accept you"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Teacher Tin western schooD: "The first
boy that fires at me again with his revolver
shall take the back seat"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

III think the world of that girl, Harry, in
get over it" ''Why don't you marry her?'F
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

A WHEKLMa man caught . mouse
With four ears in trap in his store the
other day
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

The statesman, in his eagle flights of ora
tory, simply spreads his 'pinions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

What Jay Gould would raise if he were
in the horticultural MISREPRESENTATION.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Might count on her for that.-Blifkins
Ito one of his fr1ends): Miss SumpkIns II
q very sharp-spoken girl"
His friend: Eyes, it has struck me so"
BIifkns: "Do you think she is q woman
who would make home happy"
His friend; 81 couldn't say as to that;
but think you could count OH her to make
Il interesting"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

Larkin: "Jaysmith's record is beyond
suspicion, isn't it?'
Maddox: Beyond suspicion! / should
say it was. We can prove the facts"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
Man, Ike the fire, Is apt to torment -
man by going out at night.

The athlete makes practice of jumping
his spring board.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

A Valiant Tar.-Captain of winning
yacht: 'Well, stood on the tack half an
hour-and won."
Rustic(in listening group: 'sBy cracky,
you'd oughter. wouldn't stand on one
half minute"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

TON. NJ.
~ Nye. ew
. i York 70! Dear
ing read with
much interest
your instructive
letters in the Chi
9 a 60 Herald,
thought it would
be beneficial to
many other read
ers as well as my
self to gain your
advice on a ques-
tion which nearly
concerns many Of
us. In a few weeks
l expect to take
charge Of my first
school. a primary
grade in the boys
department. Will
you give US the
benefit of your OBJ
servation, il not
yonr experience.
IL this line? In
SO dOinn vou will
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, one a dose. Cure
headache, constipation and Indigestion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

A business ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
matrimo nial promise of an heiress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30

The man who is hung may not be much
of reporter, but he is successful in getting
the moose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-21
When and How to Disinfect.

Clothing which requires disinfecting
should be submitted for about three hours
to a temperature of about $50 degrees in a
chamber charged with sulphuric fumes
from large quantity of sulphur. The
chamber should be so constructed as to
prevent the fumes from passing off. No
germs can stand this.
After a room has been used by person
sick with any contagious disease 1t becomes
necessary to disinfect it before it is fit to
be used again. This is done by removing
and burning the paper on the walls, re-
moving the bedsteads and other furniture
and exposing them to air and wind, and
giving them a fresh coat Of varnish; by
having the mattress made over new and
the hair boiled; by burning In the room
three pounds of sulphur, and by white
washing, painting, and papering the room
anew.
Now, that it is generally conceded that
consumption is caused by germs which
multiply III the lungs method of disin-
fecting them, which shall be harmless, has
been sought for, but as yet without avail.
The vapor of creosote, the oil of of the
eucalyptus and carbolic acid have been
tried, and to some extent, they may para
I'VE or stun the germs and prevent their
rapid increase, but as the passages of the
lungs are delicate and the vapor cannot be
brought very near to them without injury,
the good effects are slight But there is
one method that cannot fail to prove bene-
fetal, and that is the inhalation Of large
quantities of fresh, pure air. This is
worth more than any dslnfectant for the
lungs and can do no harm.-Practical
Farmer.