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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
Wants More Honesty.

WAntS more hOneStys
"A negro policeman in southern city
called on the mayor and said:
Yo' honor, things amt gwine along
ter suit me-"
What's the matter?"
Wy, dar amt ernuff honesty in dis
yere 'munity ter suit me-.
Its not poiceman's duty to look
for honesty, but for dishonesty. If
everybody were honest We might as
well disband the force"
Vas, sab, dat's so, but still l do
like ter see er man make some little
attempt ter be honorable. Fer IN
stence, my 'sperience las night. l
want treated p!itely den, I ken tell
you dat right now"
How were you treated ?"
Shameful sab. I wuz on duty out
yonder in de park, close ter de little
lake where it's SIGH er heavy fine fur or
pusson to fish in. It must hab been
putty nigh midnight when I seed
man pullin' out catfish. I slipped up
an nailed de generman fore he knowed
l .wuz in de neighborhood. MISSY,
how he did beg! He tole me dat he
wuz er man O. mighty fine family an
dat it would mighty nigh kill his folks
ter know dat he had been rested fur
stealin' fish.
Dat doan make no diffunce wild de
law says I.
"Den he shifted his tactics. Look
yere, podner,' says he, I'll give you five
dollars eff you'll let me off dis time
Dat made me think er little. L kim
thinks I, make five dollars fur de city
an keep down er scanp at de same
time
'Gimmy de money! says I.
Here he said, handin' me er bill.
It's ten-give me five.' I jest had five
dollars in my pocket an gin it to him
an he didn't lose no time in hustlin'
erway frum dar. I sauntered on up ter
er lamp-post an thought dat I better
look at de bill ter see eff it wuz counter
felt, an bless my life, dat trifin' gener-
man had done gin me er one dollar bill:
an sab, Use out fo' dollars, an wants
ter know whut de city gwine ter do
erbout it."
"The city will take action in the
matter"
"Thank you, sab. Gwine gin me
back my ten dollars, is you?"
mo. going to remove you from the
force"
"Whut! Jest because I lost fo' dol.
lars?"
mo, because you disgraced your po'
sition."
want me dat disgraced de position.
It wuz dat rascal dat want honest.
Man come lose fo' dollars O. his own
money, tryin' ter make five dollars fur
de city, an den gifts bounced. Oar
amt no gratitude in dis country, sab"
"Take off that star"
"Look yere, eff you'll jest let me keep
on bein' er policeman you needn't gin
me de fo' dollars. You needn't put
yourself ter no trouble on my er-
count er tall, an I neber will mention
de fo dollars"
= "Take off that star and get out of
here!"
Oar it goes. Man tries his bes' ter
do wight, an folks comes er fingin'
trouble in his road. Neber seed de like.
I amt gwine be SO homes after dis.
Folks dat has any dealin's wild me hab
got ter take dar chances from dis time
on, I ken tell you dat. "-Arkansaw
Traueler.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

A RAILROAD conductor wanting to
teach a new brakeman his duties told
him to 60 to the other end of the car
and when he, the conductor, called out
the names of the stations along the
route that he should say the same at
that end of the car. When they came
to the first station the conductor called
out "Ma-wash- metal" which is q
small town between Indianapolis and
Elkhart, Ind, and the brakeman
yelled out with all the might his lungs
would permit him: "The same at this
end!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

The largest county In the United
States is Custer County, Montana,
which contains $1,000 square miles,
being larger in extent than the States
of Vermont. Massachusetts,. Connect
cut, Delaware and Rhode Island. One
tenth of our present population could
find q means Of livelihood in this one
county, and then it would not be so
populous as Belgium.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

A WRITER in the United Service
Magazine says that the stones used
for scrubbing the decks of ships are
called "holy stones" because the work
was generally done on Sunday. But a
writer in the Churchman says that
they were SO called because those who
used them had to 60 down on their
knees to do their work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

ONE of the cannon used by the
American colonists in 1853 in defend
ing their settlements from the attacks
of the Indian chief, Pontiac, is i'm
bedded in the foundation walls of the
residence of J. Samuel Krause, of
Bethlehem, Pa, where it was placed
by the officers of the Moravian Church,
to prevent young America from firing
it off on liberty days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

MAJOR r. 81. PARTRIDGE, of Month
cello, Fla, has an old saber which was
picked up in an old field near that
town several years ago. With it, at the
same time, was found a steel armor
weighing eighty pounds. Both the
saber and shield bear marks of antiq-
aity, and no one has ever been able to
account for them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
VARIETY Enough.

@Some boarders," said Mrs. Lever
good, In an offended tone, ARE hard to
please. 1 heard young Ridley COM
planning of lack of variety of food at
the table this morning, and I have
hash five times q week. That ought
to be variety enough for any man
Noryist0sc1 Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

BAYLUs CADE, of Raleigh, N. c., has
invented a system of telegraphing to
and from moving railway trains. A
wire is placed along and near the rail-
way track, and connections are made
with the moving train by drag de-
scending from the car. The project is
cuccassfu1
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

BISHOP FOWLER thinks that Prince
Ii, the Viceroy of China, is zone OF the
greatest statesmen the world has ever
produced" General Grant used to say
that the two men who had impressed
him most during his travels around the
world were Prince Kung, formerly Re-
gent of the Celestial Empire, and
Prince Bismarck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

THERE is secret organization in
Baltimore, Nd, the object of which is
to protect its members from unfortu-
nate marriages. When one of the club
feels that he is falling in love he con-
fesses to his fellow members and they
appoint committee to investigate the
matter and advise him therein.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

Nova SCOTIA is remarkable for the
number of its old people. 1t has a
larger population of centenarians than
any other country, there being one to
every $4,000 inhabitants, while Eng
land has only one in every 100000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

SOME folks think it is awful nice to
be a Gear, but if they had to travel
around their own country as that chap
does, in a car covered with iron and
cork, they would be glad to be COM
mon people again and give up the Gar
business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

Col. WILLIAM M. FULLER of Perry
opolis, Pa, bears a striking resem-
blance to ex-President Cleveland. He
has often been followed by crowds who
thought they were gazing at the ma
TONS executive. In Baltimore, three
years ago, Col. Fuller was serenaded
by brass band, which played Hail to
the Chief" while the Pennsylvania
lay: in his bed at midnight. At another
time play was stopped in Washing
ton theater to give the audience a
chance to applaud Cleveland's double
as he walked modestly to a seat in the
orchestra.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

A CHINESE doctor in San Francisco
is said to enjoy an income from the
practice of his profession of $4,000 per
month. He has been in America near
ly thirty years, and many Caucasians
are among his patients.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

In explanation of the phrase, @Al in
my eye and Betty Martin" it is said
that sailor once went into Roman
Catholic Church, where he heard these
words: .Oh! mihi, beate MARTINEZ"
cob, grant me, blessed Martin!") On
giving IN account Of it to his mates,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
BETTER Than Oklahoma.

100 acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fence, water-nghts secured and bitches
ready for use. It will be sold as whole OF
in quantities to suit the purchaser. 1t - the
finest land IN the valley, ana Ii aaapeeo %
either farming or stock-ralsing. For price,
terms, ETC., address HENRY A. BUTTERs'
Alamoea. Colorado.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
Didn't Want Any Accidents.

as there a man from Michigan In
this carr" shouted brakeman on an
Ohio road, and three men stood up.
1.-The conductor says, continued the
brakeman, shat if you ague fellers
don't stop shaking this here car you'll
have to get off. We're coming to .
ticklish point in the road, and we don't
want no accidents. Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

an few years." says Mr.. Edison,
"the world will be just like one big
ear; it will be unsafe to speak in a
house until one has examined the walls
and furniture for concealed phono-
graphs"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

ADVERTISEMENTS in London journals
indicate that the purchase of cast-off
court suits, artificial teeth, etc., for
export" is quite a considerable bust
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Choice Selection Of Inter-
esting Items.

CALIFORNIA, it is said, now manufac-
lures nearly all the iron she needs,
though only few years ago she de-
pended on the East for her supply.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

no experience, but L tell you william
Henery air one in q thousan, an I ort
to no."
Good laws! I she'd think she ort,
fur she hes he'd fore partners an is a
lookin around right smart fur number
five, an eff were to die she'd try her
pest to ketch William Henery, but
thank fortune, I'm pretty tolable
helthy an there haint no wilder of fore
men goin to take my place rite off
no, not anyways soon, they won't.
So when she were there reddy to go
long, I was leetle mite cool, not
clear cold and hotty, but jest moderate
cool-ike.
I were a leetle bit nervy fur feer
the keers would run often the track,
or sumpthin else desperit I'D happen.
I want no ways cumfertible at furst,
an when I seen William Henery q
talkin to a cupple of slick lookin
strangers I was afeard he'd git into
sum sort of scrape.
An he did.
Sally hid notised the strangers to,
an she hunched me an whispers:
"Sake's alive, Hester Ann, amt
them to men Mr. Scooper is talkin to
jest to hevingly fur emmy thing; an
look, they air cumming over this way.
I feel tibet I hev met my fate! Is my
hat on strait, an dew I look jest sad an
sorrerful enough fur one tibet hes ben
resently bereeved?" ses she, all of a
twitter. I tole her she looked all right
es fur es Good see, and then William
Henery he kim up an ses he, tickleder
an little dog stuffed with taller:
Hester Ann, I'll bet you KANT tell
me who them two fellers is.
I looked the men camly in the eye,
an I see tibet they were dressed fit to
kill, an 1 see tibet I didn't know 'em,
neither. At first I thot one of 'em
might be Lemuel Martin, but I see his
ayes wus black, while LENS wus gray.
no." ses I; II don't no 'es I've ever
seen neither one of EN-"
well, thare old frens o yourn,
though you havn't seen 'em sence they
were childer. This one is Sam Muir
ply, an this one is Lemul Martin" I
coodn't make it seem material, but I
didn't like to say nothin' es long es
Sally and William Henery wus SO TUX
up with i'm.
Well, purity soon Lemul says: "Well,
Mr.. Scooper, les hev little game of
guess" ses he, "lke button-botton,"
an he takes out three little boxes and
button, an continues: "Now, I'll
put this button in one of these boxes
an the rest of you kin guess which one
it's in, an the one tibet guesses it may
hev five dollar gold piece" an he laid
one down.
"I'll bet SIS I kin tell" ses Sam.
can soil l." ses William Henery,
though I tired on his toe an shuk my
head at him.
"Me too" ses Sally, a simperin; an
when they guessed why William Hen
cry he gessed it an then Lem sed he'd
bet twenty an they bet twenty all
aroun an me a trampin William Hen
ery's toe an a shakin my he'd at the
wilder. Well they didn't nobuddy
CESS it thot time, an jest rose up an
collered Lem, an ses L: "Drap that
munny!" an he drapped it. "Now," ses
I sturdy, shakin him, "you haint no
more Lemul Martin than I be an you
no it. You git~
An ye got.
Yes, Mister Editur, he went as fast
as he Good an William Henery an the
Widder Boggs wus purity thankful I
wus thare.
I reed the papers, do.
Well, an we got to Matilda ARA
bellas that mite. So no more at pres
ent. HESTER ANN SCooPER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

LYONS, France, is completing the
worlds biggest dam, begun century
ago. 1t is LOCO feet long, IT'S feet
high. and the foundations are 100
feet deep.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

THERE are altogether about l7,O0o
Arabs in this country, and not 10 per
cent. of them have a settled home or
any other means of support than ped
11inO
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

The Constitution of North Dakota
provides that the property of the wife,
acquired before or after marriage,
cannot be taken for the debts of her
husband.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

NEW YORK journalism is at . very
low ebb when it gives columns to some
~King of the Dudes" as it has done.
Yet It sneers ct the rural Newspaper
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
Dogs OF High Degree.

ERILY, it is better
to be a rich mans
dog than a poor
mans child, as far
as care and Great
ure comforts 60,
and it is probable
t b ere is more
money spent upon
fine dogs in this
country than would
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

The prudent farmer husbands his
corn, which is unkind, a. corn is very
apt to be hen-pecked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
LETTERS FROM THE CORNERS.
NECK OR NorHN' Hall. |,
KILKENNY CORNERS. 1880

r. EDITUR: Els ]
+wus a sayin in my
last, Sally Boggs
was thare to go
long with us. I
,warnt overly tic
kled to hev her, fur
she often ses to me,
ses she:
mis- S cooper,
you don't know
what q good man
you've got, fur you
hain't never had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

Miss MARY GARRETT, sister of Rob-
ert Garrett, of Baltimore, is a great
business woman. Says one of her &C
quaintances: ut seems incredible,
but it is the truth, that this young lady
has virtually handled the Garrett rail-
road and banking interests ever since
one of her brothers was attacked with
disease and the other lost his life. She
is not yet thirty years of age, and is a
handsome woman of the blonde type.
She obtained her business training from
her father, to whom she was a constant
companion in his later years, and she
turned it to good account when the
Garrett family was actually deprived
of male head. She has made Robert
Garrett wealthier man than he was
when his father died"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

caress or slap often turns an en-
Darrassing situation into harmless
channels.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

THE Wakefield Brothers, of Reid
vile, S. c., have obtained a peculiar
revenge on that town. Reidville did
not name the High School, for which
they had given the land, in their honor
One of the brothers died recently, leav-
ing the property to the other. The
latter died ten days ago, leaving 5000
acres of land surrounding the town to
his sister. AT her death it goes in
trust for ninety-nine years to the Pro-
bate Judge of the county. At the ex-
piration of that time it goes to heirs.
The effect of this is to kill the town,
because it cannot get land on which to
build for hundred years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16

Jack said he could not make it all out,
but it sounded much like @Au In my
eye and Betty Martin. Hence the
SAYING
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-16
A Token Of Esteem.

Leland j. Webb, colonel of the First
Regiment Patriarchs Militant, has re-
ceived very handsome gold-headed
cane as token of respect and an &C
Acknowledgement of the appreciation of
Canton Wichita No. of the courtesies
extended them during the recent session
of the I. o. o. F. grand lodge and can
Torment of the first regiment in this
city. The cane, which was received by
express, bears the following inscription:
presented to Colonel L. J. Webb.
by Canton Wichita No 5, P. NJ" On the
reverse side is the image of dog, AND
upon the end OF the handle is the date
of the grand lodge session, October 9,
1882"
A handsome letter accompanied the
gift.
Colonel Webb is becoming veteran
in this line, this being the fourth gold
headed cane he possesses, all of which
were given to him at various times by
various fraternal orders and societies.
This one is not e1celled in elegance by
any of the others, and it is duly appre-
ciated.-State Journal
Colonel Webb is also marching to the
front of his profession. No member of
the Kansas bar at his age rank, higher
or has been entrusted with more inn
portant litigation, which, in his almost
uniform succe 9, attests b Q zeal and
his sbility.-Syracuse Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-09-19
The Big Canal.

New York, September By the steamship Aguan, sailing from Brooklyn additional material and re endorsements will be sent to Greytown for the use of the Nicara- qua Canal Construction Company. This will make total of six steam ships loads and three sailing yes sels' sent to Nicaragua since the construction party sailed from this port on May 24th last. The Aguan will take down sixty miles of tele- graph wire, sufficient to complete the line now being constructed from Greytown to Fort San Carlos, on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, from which point there is govern ment line connection with San Juan del Sur, and thence to Calves ton, Tex, via MeXlcO.
 The steamer will also take one mile of eight-inch water-pipe to be used in the proposed aqueduct be- tween Deseado basin and Greytown the object being to supply the At lantic terminals of the American canal with an abundance of pure water.
 A mile of railroad material tocon- meet the landing place at Greytown with the company's storehouses along the beach is also on board the Aguan, and two additional miles of water-pipe and of railroad material will be sent by each steam CT following. Seventy tons of pro- visions, a quantity of house furni- ture, bedding, etc., and several rail- road construction cars also form part of the Aguan's load.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-09-19

East of San Antonio about p miles is located a sheep ranch, known as Montoya's well, the pro- perty of the Montoya family of San Antonio. Itis located in the midst of the ruins of a:I ancient pueblo of which there is no historical record The ruined dwellings, mounds and broken pottery strewn over the plain indicates a population at some time in the remote past of at least 2,000 souls. The cause of its abandonment can only be conject- ured, and the most remarkable thing is that no water supply, even for domestic purpose, can be found. The Montoya we'll is 70 feet deep.
 At some time there must have been permanent supply of water sufficient for agriculture and graz ing to have sustained so large population as the ruins indicate to have dwelt there. The general sup position Is that this water supply was destroyed by some convulsion ot nature, possibly the same which caused the volcanic glass of the malpais to be found a few miles further eaSt.-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-09-19
An American Abroad.

While emperors and queens are receiving the highest honors and the most lavish entertainment with in the province of royalty an Amer lcan has commanded a laracteris- tic welcome in Europ This is Edison, whose genius commands the homage of Paris, London and Berlin. One of the most modest and least pretentious of men-not even Franklin had more marked simplicity of manner-he has been received in the preoccupied and distracted French capital as one of the wonder-workers of the modern world. Kings and princes have visited the exhibition during this summer of fetes and surprises, but not one of the distinguished per sonages of the Old World has re- ceived higher tribute of apprecia- ton or a more enthusiastic welcome than this master mechanic. Even royalty has joined in this demo- cratic greeting to an untitled and unostentatious man of genius. The English Queen has honored him by sending a message of congratula- ton breathed from her own lips in- to one of his photographs.
 America could have in Europe no worthier representative of the consummate flower of it's national life and progress than this modest scientific investigator and indus trious mechanic. It's chief contri- buttons to the worlds stock of civ ilization have been the works of its inventors. In that benefcent field of human effort it's sons are unrIv- aled for practical skill, habits of scientific investigation, and tri- umphs of mind over material forces. While the European continent to- day is a circle of camps swayed by the caprices of sovereigns whose inherited functions are their only title to fame, America has expend- ed it's energies in working out an industrial development that is the
The St. Johns herald., 1889-09-19

to tie extent expressed. I fully ap-
 preciate the conflict of rights that
 must arise between Territories and between Territories and States, but these all can and will be better reg ulated by national control than To- cal conflicts and contradictory leg islation. fear that the statute to which I have referred is not known in the western Territories to the extent, at least, that it ought to be, and I will have your dispatch and this published today in full. JOHN w. NOBLE, Sec.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-09-19
Cause of the Race Troubles.

Birmingham, Ala, Spet. 7.-The trouble between whites and blacks in Bibb county, which threatens to develop into a serious race war, seems to have been caused by a long-haired quack doctor calling himself "Comanche Jim." He has been among the negroes in that county several weeks, selling his nostrums. At first he met with in- different success, but he hit upon a scheme which made his medicine sell like the proverbial hot cakes. He called a massmeeting of the ne groes to assemble at at church in the country one week ago last Sunday. When several hundred of them had collected Comanche Jim made them long talk, and to keep up interest in the proceedings he would occasionly scatter number of silver dollars in the crowd. He told the negroes he was a modern Moses come to lead them out of the land oftheir oppressors. He told them they were oppressed by the whites and the time had come for them to act. They must rise in their might, kill the white people and take possession of the land. He then informed them that his medicine would make them bullet proof. They need not fear the whites when they had a bottle of the Comanche remedy with them This man succeeded in working the negroes into a perfect frenzy. Every one of them who had the money bought bottle of Comanche Jim's medicine and then they began to buy arms and prepare for the up rising which he promised to lead. Now that the negroes have brought his supply of medicine and are in condition that only a leader is needed to make them a bloodthirs- ty mob, Comanche Jim has disap- peared. If he falls into the hands of the white people of Bibb county even his builet-proof medicine will not save him from hemp.