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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10
Can't You swim a Little Bit7

We do not often look to Italy for in
genious inventions, but an italian has
Just arrived in London with an "instan-
taneous safeguarding ife-saving belt,
by which he expects to enrich himself
from the pockets of people who are
nervous at sea- It has already been
adopted by the principal steamship
companies of Italy. Next week he is
going to give an exhibition of its prac-
tical utility to representatives of British
steamship companies, including the At
lantic liners.
The unique feature of this new life
saving belt is that it may be worn
around the body while promenading
about the deck during the day, and it is
not even taken off in bed. It weighs
about twice as much as one of the or
binary canvas or leather belts sold for
general use. In its finished state it is
about the last thing in the world that
prudent man would place any conf
dence In if he was to attempt to jump
for his life from the deck of a sinking
vessel into the sea. But the moment
the belt touches the water two chem
ical substances contained In It are in
stantly ignited and it begins to initiate
with gas. What these substances are
is the inventors secret. He claims
that one belt will keep the most heav-
lily clothed person afoat for forty-eight
hours. For ladies the belts are made
of silk, for men of canvas. The inventor
is going to make some novel expert
ments with it next week, such as throw
ing a child who can't swim into the
river and upsetting a rowboat filed with
people who can't swim.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10
What She Feared.


The car was filed with excursionists
returning from the exposition, says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. livery seat con-
tanned pair of Buckeye lovers. The
last bear died in Ohio some time ago,
but the art of hugring has survived. It
was the midnight express, and the air
was right chilly, but not soul noticed
that except poor, little married man
who sat alone in the half seat by the
unlighted stove. he looked down the
car and noticed that apparently all the
young men were one-armed; at least
but one arm of each male was visible.
The light in the car was very low, how
ever, and that may account for the phe-
nomenon.
Lovers like twilight; if Adam and
Eve did not sing in the cleaning it
was because they knew fresher song.
And it YVES twilight in that Car, for all
three double lamps were turned down
very low, and before the train was out
of the Allegheny yards the fame In one
of them had sputtered, fsred mo-
ment, and expired. OF course every
girl in the car was alarmed when the
gloom depened. Every girl got little
closer to her protector, and q few min
utes later, when the second lamp began
to show signs of collspse-the flame
leaping up frantically as if afraid to die
about a dozen pianissimo screams
came from as many Threats.
The conductor opened the door few
minutes later and the draught flushed
lamp number two. This left one lamp
alight at the rear end of the car. How
anxiously it was observed! Would it
go out? It looked consumptive, but
there was no draught to expedite its de-
cease. At last the train whistled for
it's first stop and the little married man
came out of his corner by the stove to
alight. He had been a bachelor once,
and he remembered 1t as he laid his
hand on the door knob. The train had
not stopped, but he opened the door,
and Immediately a gust of wind muir
dered the last lamp. As he stood in
the doorway inhaling cinders and river
fog he had the satisfaction of hearing q
sweet, low voice murmur behind him:
"Oh, George, was so afraid!"
"Of what, my darling?"
THAT that lamp would never go out"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10

Have you heard of the fellow who
ran aboard steamboat at st. Louis
with an order for q passage on the
Missouri"
"This is not the Missouri, said the
captain.
@Not the Missouri"
@No, sir, it is not.
what do you have it printed on her
for, then?"
@We don't have it printed on her.
%What do you call Mercury? II
that don't spell Missouri, I'd like to
know what it does spell?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10
somethinr worth Knowipg,

Following is copy of the contents Of
letter received by the New York
World the other day: please insert
the paragraph in your newspaper. 1t
has never yet appeared in print. 1t
will be appropriate to insert it under
your general news head: Lillian
Leslie. the great Southern lady write,
of Atlanta, Ala, is the only person il
the world who reads a chapter in the
Bible and comments on it every night
before she retires.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10
III.

One night there was to be dance at
the Grand Hotel Winnie. after VOW
ing she would not go, suddenly made
her appearance in the drawing-room,
looking so radiant that it would have
been hard to believe that her morning
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10
A DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT
Or, Playing with Edged Tools.
BY GENEVA MARCH.

HERE goes Morgan, "
remarked Winnie from
her seat in the bay-win-
dow, where she was watch
ing..the brilliant scenewith-
out; che rides very badly
but then 1 forgive him,
because he adoIes me-"
Gas far as l can see,
said Maude in her quiet
voice, che is as devoted
to me as to you"
ooh Maudie, how can
you say SOP" cried Win
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10

SEAs1cK Little Girl: -Oh. nanny;
do make the sea lie down.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-10

Dead in the rush of wheels and feet,
He had no friend and no enc knew him
warrant, on the roaring street
he dropped as If the lighting slew him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
Queer FuneraI Preparations.

The GAINESVILLE, Ga, Enterprise puollsnes
the following story of an old negro OF tnat
place: Lindsay Drew, a colored gentleman
ian OF this county, was in town on Monday
afternoon. He is perhaps the Oldest colored
citizen In the State, and is in good health Tor
one 80 old, and has only one defect, that OF
being very deaf. He has concluded his days
are few on this earth, and was in town to
see Hon. w. r. Little, his lifelong FRIEND
and legal adviser, as to his pecuniary mat
ters. He also made suggestions as to ms
burial after death. He wants to be buried
at the old homestead about six miles above
town, and wants Mr.. Crawford to take the
affair in hand as master of ceremonies. He
does not want to be buried in the new
tangled style, but prefers the old union style,
and wants the members of the bar at this
place and the officers of court to attend his
burial in body and fire guns around his
grave and bury him with the honors OF
musketry.
"He requested the following persons to be
present with the firearms named: j. ):
Dortch, blunderbuss; W. r. Little, hint ana
steel deer rifle; B. T. Camp, blacksmiths
anvil: j. B. Parks, revolutionary musket; A
N. King, horse pistol; Sheriff McCarter,
swell-muzzled shotgun; Ordinary Mchenzle,
Joe Brown pike. His request will no doubt
be complied with, and when the day OF
Lindsay's burial comes there Will De q large
crowd present to pay their respects 10 tne
old man. Lindsay is well known to many OF
our citizens, and had nice property De1ore
the war. He was always free, and never
knew what it was to be q slave"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG, MONDAY, JUNE !, 1891.
PRoTFCTION ON THE RIVERS.

That scene on the river, which is re-
ported in our local columns, evokes the in
olliry whether we are in the Middle Ages
or in a semi-barbarous country. 1t is GER
tainly out of harmony with the claim OF a
civilized community for universal protec-
ton of persons and property.
The story of young girl trusting her
self to two boatmen to cross the river; of
the attempt of the men to carry her off
down the river; of her double effort to
escape by leaping into the water; and of
her final rescue; all suggest new elements
of nineteenth century life The existence
Of men who are ready to take chance op-
portunities for abduction, the fact that the
rivers afford field where such crimes can
be prosecuted with little danger of inter-
ference: and the spectacle of female VIC
TINS almost hopeless struggle, offer Sc
rious exception to the claim that the laws
extend perfect protection to the weak and
humble.
1t certainly seems that until police or
ganization manages to extend its opera
tions to more vigilant patrol of our rivers
and their banks, those localities should be
clearly characterized as places where the
protection of the law does not reach
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.

George Matheson, the iron man, returned
to New York last evening He was on his
way home from California, where he spent o
good part of the winter. He was charmed
with the climate and raved about the
tropical trees and plants. He thinks the
iron trade will pick up shortly. The indica-
tions are that good business will be done
In the fall and next winter.
General Superintendent G. E. Rowe and
Superintendent Of Construction Thomas
Bernard, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, will start to-day to inspect the
lines and Offices along the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad system.
Franz Cain, a Denver mining engineer,
Is at the Schlosser. He came here to buy
boilers from the Stirling Company for a
Mexican silver mine.
Among those who went to New York last
evening were s. s. Marvin and his son, O. P.
Seattle and wife, and Edward Groetzinger,
the carpet man.
s. W. Fisk, the head of neckwear house
in New York, and Charles Guenard, of Fort
de-France, are stopping at the Anderson.
J. L. Colbert, of Brownsville, and Judge
W. NJ Orr, Of Orrville, are among the guests
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
John M. Thompson, of Butler, and Will
lam Paschen and wife, of Milwaukee, are
at the Monongahela House
Samulel j. Pipen, London clothier and
at the Duquesne.
David Longenecker, ex-County Treasurer
of Dauphin. was in the city yesterday.
w. L. Burdick, of the United States
Navy, is at the Duquesne.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01

In 1888, the opening Of lingo Jones' new
theater was celebrated by an elaborate
banquet, says the Gentteman's Mdgaetne, at
tended by the Lords of the Council, and the
bill amounted to Es4 5s 4d, exclusive of wine.
Glass and plate were hired, and some of the
former was broken and had to be paid for.
We have the details of three dinners in 1876
A leg of mutton costs So Id, sirloin of beef
9s, three chickens and three rabbits IS Cd,
eight artichokes Is, and four caulfhowers
s3d. For buttered ale, the ingredients of
which were 100 eggs, eight gallons of ale,
two pounds of butter, eight pounds of sugar,
and one ounce of nutmegs, the charge was
los lid.
In March, 1878, a whole cod cost las, but II
teal and three ducks only lbs and Sd, while
oysters were 2s quart. Westphalia hams
we're IS or So each, geese IS and Cd, and tur-
keys Is and I'd. A brace of bucks cost fs 13s;
they wereiput into eight pasties, at furthre
expense of f4. Green peas appear in the
bill of fare for the first time in 1888, and then
at an October dinner. Some of the members
of the company were allowed to take away
the remains of these feasts, and there is an
entry in one of the books that after an
entertainment in July, 1729, Mersrs. True
love and Fradin, who both subsequently
filled the office of master, carried of -four
dozen quarts of wine, one whole .venison
pasty, one whole goose one whole foul, and
several lemons and sugar"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
GOV. BoYD,s EXPLANATION.

The interview with Governor Boyd, of
Nebraska, which is given in this issue,
practically amounts to an explanation that
he was ignorant of the fact that his father
was not naturalized citizen until it was
recently brought out In this statement
Governor Boyd virtually comedies that he
has little expectation of being declared
eligible for the Governorship to which he
was elected.
On this view of the case there does not
seem to be much room for partisan dispute.
A man innOcently supposing himself to be
legally a citizen Of the United States is
elected to important Office. After his
election it is found that his supposition is
an error. 1t is hardship in one view that
the choice of the people cannot take his
seat but il is hardship for which no one
is responsible. 1t is not so great wrong as
it would be to nullify the legal requirements
simply because a popular and deserving
man was elected under general mistake
as to his eligibility.
There is nothing more for Governor
Boyd to do, but to accept the situation with
a good grace, as he seems to be doing and to
take the earliest opportunity for assuming
the citizenship of which he has shown
himself to be well worthy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
30 ENTANGLING ALLIANCE.

The outlines of remarkable, and what
we regard as incredible, diplomatic policy
come from the ma tional capital in the
shape of an editorial in the Washington
Post. Notwithstanding the authority of
that very live journal, we cannot believe
that any American administration would
commit itself to such a scheme as it out
lines.
1t is intimated that steps either have
been taken or are meditated for reaching
an understanding with Russia and France,
contemplating their aid to the United
States in certain possible emergencies. No
formal treaty for offense and defense, it is
said, is to be negotiated, for under no cir
cumstances now imaginable would the
United States take part in European war
Such a treaty would not be necessary One
of the points, however, on which an under
standing is to be reached is to give US, in
case conflict on our part with any Euro
pean nation became unavoidable, the as
sistance of the armies and navies of France
and Russia
Is not this nice? No one supposes that
France and Russia are going to fight
our battles and make war on our behalf,
simply for love of the great American ma
ton Those powers like gu6d pro quo
as well as any other nation. Whatever it
may be, to the extent it goes, the United
States are to embroil themselves in the
European quauelS for the sake of securing
the protection of France and Russia
which would be worthless in the event of
a general European war-against quarrels
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
NOVEL PARTY sYNPATHIEs.

It is a true saying that the introduction
Of new forces in politics makes strange
bedfellows. A more striking illustration
could hardly be imagined than the indig-
nation of the-New York Tribune at a re-
cent assertion Of Colonel Livingstone, of the
Georgia Farmers Alliance.
Colonel Livingstone is represented as op-
posing the immediate formation of a new
party. "We are really Third Party men, u
he is reported as saying, land want to de.
stroy the Democratic party; but the time
has not yet come to make it known. You
know we have to use some hypocrisy in
politics" At this statement of Colonel
Livingstone's private views the Tribune
gets into a state of mind and proceeds to
accuse him Of ''using hypocrisy when he
told the Northern men that he wanted to
destroy the Democratic party.
It is evident that whatever aid Colonel
Livingstone gives to the new movement
must be in the direction of oversetting
Democratic supremacy in the South. 1t is
his avOwal of an ultimate intention of that
sort that puts thesesteemed Tribune on the
warpath. Yet that paper has for years
posed on the platform that the solidly
Democratic South is an awful thing, and
that the country will never be safe until
the Democratic party is broken up.
The spectacle of that rabid Republican
organ dancing a war dance on account OF
Colonel Livingtone S willingness to destroy
the Democratic party is unique Of course,
it is due, not to the fact that the Tribune
loves the-Democratic party more, but that
it loves the Third Party to an entirely
negative degree.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
WE'LL HAVE A GREAT TOWN,

When creeds combine.
WHEN cranks disappear.
WHEN the Hump is leveled.
WHEN the wires are buried.
WHEN the Ship Canal is cut.
WHEN Allegheny is annexed.
WHEN river navigation is free.
WHEN all the smoke is consumed.
WREN the Allegheny is slackwatered.
WHEN the Carnegie Library is finished.
WHEN we have public hall worthy OF the
name.
WHEN schenley Park is pronounced fn-
ished.
WHEN the Mayor and the Chiefs kiss and
make up.
WHEN we are not Disseminated against by
the railroads.
WHEN larger fire engines are aided by IRE
boats and water towers.
WHEN cobble stones and bricks are not
used for paving purposes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
A Russian Story.

The Caucasus is full of highwaymen, who
make the roads unsafe. But there are also
knights of good order there, of whom the
highwaymen are in terror. The LSstok OF
Tiflis reports an Interesting illustration: A
merchant of Tihis made his way to neigh
boring city TO purchase horses; he had large
sum of money with him. In the district of
Bortchalinsk he was assailed by three Tar
tars, who tied him to tree. One of them
held dagger over his head, while the other
two unbuttoned his garments and made
ready to steal what he had. But suddenly q
man on horseback appeared from behind q
hill. As soon as the robbers sighted him they
called out "Shaitsn haliri'' tSatan comes),
and mounting their horses disappeared in a
moment
The man on horseback freed the unfortu.
nate merchant and told him to mount and
resume his journey. The merchant offered
o hundred-ruble bill to his liberator, but the
latter disdainfully declined to accept it. 'sIf
thou hast many of these things" he said,
.'endow the poor and hide the rest. Shatro
does not want thy money. Go thy way and
include 6hatro iu thy prayers to Allah"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
LUNACY ON THE TARIFF.

Some of our esteemed contemporaries,
when they feel themselves overtaken by a
desire to write tariff editorials, should ap-
ply to the nearest court to take them in
charge as non c0nlpos nseaatss and likely to
do themselves serious damage. We do not
limit the advice to any one party; for nearly
as great idiocies have been perpetrated in
the name of the tariff as against 1t. But
the particular instance to which we draw
attention is joint production OF two
highly-prized free trade organs, the New
York Post and Boston Globe. In drawing
up an indictment against the Mckinley
tariff the latter brings in the authority OF
the former in the following imposing man
ner:
According to a most careful and,searching
canvass made by the New York Evening Post,
the price of roast beef has gone up 10 per
cent since the passage of the Mckinley bill;
sirloin steak, u per cent; ham, l3.7 per cent;
mutton, 10 per cent; pork, 40 per cent; butter,
ls.5 per cent; potatoes, 20 per cent; Hour, 20
per cent, and fresh fish, on the~average, 10
per cent.
Is not this terrible? OF nine articles re-
counted in this list as having advanced In
price, exactly one is affected by the tariff,
and that, the staple of potatoes, onlywhen
there has been such failure of the home
crop as to make it necessary to draw on
the foreign supply. Of all the other arti-
cles except fresh fish, which are not
affected by the tariff either way, this
country exports large surplus; and the
fearful indictment of the Mckinley act is
thus produced by our free trade friends,
that it has actually increased the value OF
exports of this country.
If our contemporaries had been placed
under some kindly restraint until sanity was
restored, they would have seen that if an
advance in the price of meats,
-four and dairy products has any
bearing on the tariff question it is
in favor of the tariff. The contention of
the protectionists is that their policy in
creases the prosperity of the farmer by
giving him home market As far as
these changes in the market bear on the
tariff issue, they support the theory. The
fact is, however, that to claim that these
advanced prices are due to the tariff is
equally shallow whether the claim is made
on one side or the other. There has been
no time for any such increase of the home
market as to cause these changes. Every
one with any knowledge of the markets
knows that they are due to causes entirely
outside of the tariff.
The same is true of the vast list of
changes in prices which have been cited
on one side and the other of the tariff dis
pute. Except the decline in sugar and a
few other alterations in the prices of
articles directly affected by the tariff
changes, all the fluctuations of the mar
ket have been produced by independent
commercial causes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
PERSONS OF PROMINENCE.

SENATOR PETER is proteotionist.
GEORGE EKENNAN's ''Siberia' will shortly
be published in London.
No SHIRT has been elected Chief Of the
Umatilla Indians in Oregon.
Sol SMITH RUSSELL, the actor, is fish
ing for bass in Berrien county, Mich.
GOVERNOR BUCHANAN, of Tennessee, re-
turned recently from a pleasure trip to Can
ada.
Miss ETHEL INGAL LIS, daughter of the
ex-senator, is brilliant and versatile
writer.
THE Gar and Czarina, accompanied by
at Moscow Saturday.
REV. DIR. HART, Dean of Denver, is oc-
cupying the pulpit of the Episcopal Church
in Berlin during the temporary illness of the
regular minister.
THE only woman on record who was the
wife of q Governor, the sister of Governor,
the niece of Governor and the aunt and
foster-mother of a Governor was Southern
woman.
SIR HENRY PARKEs, the leading Aus
tralian statesman, and to whom is due the
fact that Australasia is now virtually fed
eral republic, began life as q farm laborer in
England.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, the United
States Minister to Germany, has obtained for
Frank Vincent, an American traveller, let
ter from the German Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs, instructing German officials in Africa
to assist him in every possible way.
MRS. BAYARD TAYLOR has returned from
Germany, and will henceforth make her
home in this country. Her daughter and
son-in-law, DR.. Kiliani, German in spite of
his name, accompanied her from the other
side and propose to remain here also.
On June the Prince and Princess of
Wales and other royalties will patronize q
performance at the London Opera Comique
lin aid of the distressed Irish ladies' fund. A
new comedietta, "The Hignwayman," by
Justin Huntley Mccarthy, M. p, will then
be given.
THE Duke of Sutherland, who is some
thing of a musical enthusiast, has erected q
large organ in the grand hall at Stafford
House, London. The instrument, which is
the largest and most complete of any in
private residences in England, is blown by q
hydraulic engine, and cost E6.000.
MRS. JAMES I. FIELD, of Boston, the
widow of the publisher, is said to possess
one OF the largest private literary collections
in the world. In the library are quantities
OF valuable original MSS. and autograph let
ters, and in the garden at the rear of the
house grow trees that were planted by many
famous authors and public men.