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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
APrond Welsh Box.

A proud Welsh Boy at school, hear
ing that an English duke employed
six men cooks during the period that
he kept open house, or rather open
castle in the North, sneered at the
alleged magnif1cence.
''My father does better than that, I"
said Griffith-ap-Jones; sat our very.
last party before / left.Cmydrdlmnynd1
dryd we had twenty-four men cooks
all employed in dressing the supper.
This would have gone down easfIy
and Griffith-ap-Jones would have e&
tablished his paternal magnificence
for ever, had not a companion OF ar
inquiring turn of mind discovered. the
real state of the case, and announced
TO his school-fellows that, although
the Welshman had spoken truly, the
company at the supper to which he
alluded consisted of twenty-four OF
his near relations, and that every man
toasted his own cheese!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
He was q ScOundrel.

A German Jew who keeps a pawn
brokers' shop in Sidney, is blessed
with one daughter, who now and
then keeps shop while Der father at
tends sales on the lookout for bar
gains During the temporary alb
sence CT old Moses recently, a meek
looking Chinaman walked into the
shop and asked Rachel to show him
some ''welly good watches"
Rachel handed down four from the
shelf at the end Of the counter,
marked respectively ''ffty dollar
watch" "forty dollar watch" thirty
dollar watch, "and ''ten dollar watch, "
and arranged them in a line on the
counter in the order of their value.
John inspected them, and taking
advantage of RachePs momentary
inattention, slipped the ten dollar
watch into the place occupied by the
forty dollar watch, and handed over
a ten dollar note, saying:
Il takee cheapee watchee."
Shortly afterward Rachel detected
the swindle, and sought refuge in
tears. On the return Of old Moses
she related the misadventure with
many protestations Of corncern.
.'Never mind, mine tear" said the
father with dry chuckle. ''dose
watches were all de same brice-six
dollars; but vat a scoundrel dot
Scbinaman must pc, don't he?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
A Story of Reade.

Alexa Ader Dumas, the younger, IN
his recently published utterances in
connection with audiences, first night
cabals. prejudiced critics, and the lost
art of hatred, irresistibly reminds
his readers OF our own Charles Reade.
Both combined wild intemperance
of invective with the most charitable
and amiable disposition. A friend
once called on Charles Reade and
found him sitting at his desk placidly
smiling, while with great precision
and deliberation he inscribed his
thoughts on sheet of foolscap in a
large schoolboy text.
He might have been writing love
letter, he seemed so happy. He was
in reality scarifying ''criticaster" in
language that made his friends hair
stand on end. Charles Matthews was
fond of telling astory of Charles Reade
when the curtain fell at the old
Queens Theater on a pronounced
failure called "a White Lie" There
was no shadow Of call. The curtain
divided the audience from the author,
who stood on the stage shaking his
fist at the invisible foe, still smiling
blandly, and in melifluous accents,
saving: 'infernal idiots! when shall
II teach you to respect Charles
Raadeoo
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
How Boa Constructors Are Secured.

"To catch a boa is a very difficult
and dangerous task" says man who
makes it his business to capture wild
animals and reptiles for menagerie
purposes. briefly, tits accomplished
by means of a labyrinthian tangle.
embracing sixty square feet Of ground.
1.-THE labyrinth is made by joining
together, end to end. pieces of mat
ting. The web is eight feet high,
usually, and placed so that the oppo.
site walls will be two feet apart. All
sorts of criss-cross and diverging COM
binations are made with the mating
1t is supported here and there by
stakes, making, when it is set. a geo.
metrical puzzle that might well chal-
lenge the ingenuity of man.
1.-THE trap is bated with live pig,
which is placed in a pen in the outer
center OF the labyrinth. By and by
along comes the boa constructor. II
is easy enough to get in. He scents
the prey; he is very hungry; the pig
is devoured. and here the boa comes
to grief. For hours he tries to release
himself from the torJuous passages
which arise about him, but finally he
grows tired and stretches himself out
for nap Then is our time. We
open the labyrinth and catch him. "
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
An Old Timer.

"Do know Bill B.? Well, Ishould
smile Bill Of our boyhood days? He
was always up to mischief, was Bill.
I'll never forget some of his tricks
while | can sense anything. ! re-
member one time we were standing on
the banks of the Erie Canal in York
State, way back IN the 40's watching
the slow boats creep past We were
chums, Bill and me, and always on
the lookout for mischief least Bill
was. AS we stood there we saw a
green country boy wandering down
the towpath. AS he passed us Bill
followed up and / knew at once there
was fun ahead, said he:
swatch me, Tom, and see me throw
that greenhorn into the canal"
"You'll get there YOURSELF" eau
toned him.
"SaY, there" called Bill to the
youth, "where are you going?"
'Over to Utica" answered the boy,
without looking around.
"Why don't you cross the canal
here?" asked Bill.
"Wud if [ cud," grumbled the rus
tic, "but tn canawl's too wide to
jump an Their amt no bridge"
'I'll throw you across" said Bill.
"You cawn't," says the youth.
"Bet you York shilling 1 can,"
says Bill.
''I'ii take that" says the gauky.
The money was put up with me.
Bill took a good hold of the fellow,
gave him a mighty swing and shot
him into the middle of the canal,
where he sprawled and sputtered, and
finally climbed out on the other side.
"You didn't do it, " he yelled across,
'tgimme my money!"
'Come back and get it," hollered
Bill.
The fellow sat down and wept, and
I suggested to Bill we might tie the
money to stone and throw it across.
which we did. But as we saw the
poor yokel trudglng off down the tow
path, we concluded we had our moneys
worth Of fun-and we had.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
English Nomenclature.

1t is we'll for every one crossing the
ocean to know beforehand the differ
ence between the use Of certain words
in England and America, writes the
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage in
Through Victoria's Domain" in
the Ladies Home Journal The
American says ''depot," the English
man says station" The American
says ''ticket Office" the Englishman
says 'booking office" The American
says baggage" the Englishman says
luggage" The American says II
guess" the Englishman says Il
fancy" The American says 'crack-
ers," the Englishman says "biscuit. "
The American says checkers" the
Englishman says 'draughts." The
American says 'yeast," the English
man says "barm." The American
calls the close of the meal dessert, "
the Englishman calls it sweets. "
The American ''sexton," the English
man says "door-keeper." The Amer
lean uses the word 'clever" to de-
scribe geniality and kindness, the En-
glishman uses the word "clever" to
describe sharpness and talent.
But it is not until you get into
Wales that you feel yourself perfectly
helpless. If ever there was land
of unpronounceable names, surely
Wales is the foremost.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
GIanfTsECauseWay In ireland,

Gianf's- Causeway In Ireiands
At fBg EIaRHss rSsgRYYggSNaaYt Il sAaabsS99
Antpthlh Qa St9ft 9lsfagtsy ffbn o Posf
BHshi, Ireland SAYS thu ST, E9Hisf ReI
HlbHc. lrff e8nsisfs 81 ed4ntfgss hosts
81 bssaltIg Rtiiarss ERaiEJyiHHg IN If shape
average 4ength 81 each column o. Ph9
lar being about eighty feet-the whole
stacked so closely d together that a
knife blade eopId hardly pc iRRsssrTed
But the formation Of these pillars
is not the least wonderful part about
them, for, although they may be
counted by thousands and tens OF
thousands, each column is fashioned
with a symmetry that suggests a ma
sons handiwork. Their composition
is a perfect fusion of One-half finty
earth, one-quarter lime and clay, and
one-quarter almost pure iron-each
pillar being divided into regular
lengths or joints which come together
as a perfect natural ball and socket
union. Although to be found in small
detachments Embedded in cliffs,
sands, etc. for some distance along
the shore, the principal aggregations
forming the causeways proper consist
Of three projections or tongues known
as Little, Middle, and Grand cause
ways.
These singular columns are Of diff
ferent lengths, as has already been
limited, and present an astonishing
appearance as they stand, an army, Of
at least 40, 900 strong, marshaled on
the shores of Erin as if ever ready to
do battle with the rising tide. One
portion of this marvellous natural
freak is known as Lord Antrim's
Parlor;;" other sections by such names
as 1.-THE Giants Chimney" 1.-THE
Giants Head" ''The Nursing Child"
"Hen and Chickens" THE Priest
and His Flock" besides many other
mysterious combinations which are at
once fantastic, wierd, and descrip-
tive.
One Of the most interesting feat
ures of the causeway, and one which
I had almost neglected to mention, is
1.-THE Giants Organ" This huge
'instrument" consists of a groupe of
pillars Of various lengths set apart on
the side of the main cliff. The
larger columns being in the center
and the smaller ones tapering of on
either side, after the fashion of organ
pipes, admirably sustain the idea
which the name ''Giant's Organ" con-
veyS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Knew a Presbyterian at sight.

Blood tells; so does training. The
well-known Breckenridge family of
Kentucky, representatives of which
have been in public life for many
years. are most Of them Presbyterlans-
The other day Gen. Joseph G. Brock
1nridge met stranger on the street,
who, after looking at him for a mo-
ment, said: "What is the chief end
of MANI" In an instant the General
replied: mans chief end is to glor-
ify God and enjoy Him forever" The
two shook hands warmly, and the
stranger said: II knew you were a
Presbyterian, for I can tell one as far
as I can see him. boston Congre-
gationalist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Fipht With q Panther.

In the early part of this century
Jairus Rich was famous hunter of
Alexandria, New York. Once when
his traps were set for wolves, he
went out on a tour of inspection, and
was surprised to see a panther spring
up and bound away with one Of the
traps hitched to its hind leg. He,
fired, but missed, and the creature
made off into the thicket. Jairus
went to neighbours, borrowed dog,
and returned to the woods.
AS he nearedkC he place where the
entrapped bYltF had disappeared, his
quick eye.detected panther's head
protuding from some bushes a few
rods ahead, He took hasty aim,
fired, and the creature fell dead.
Examination revealed the fact that
this was not the panther in the trap.
and the excited barking of the dog a
few rods in advance showed that
other game was near. Leaving the
dead panther he hurried on, and
soon came in sight of the entrapped
beast which stood at bay snarling
fierceIy at the dog, which kept safe
distance.
Mr.. Rich fired at the panther, but
only wounded it slightly. In the ex-
element of the moment he threw
down his gun, seized his Ratchet and
ran forward, thinking to make short
work of his game; but in that he
was mistaken. The panther made a
sudden spring, knocked the Ratchet
from the hunters hand. and furious
with rage ana pain, began tearing
and biting him.
Rich defended himself to the best
of his ability, but there was no get
ting away from the fierce animal. A
fearful struggle ensued, and finally
the panther got one of the hunters
hands in his mouth.
With his free hand, Rich succeeded
in getting his jack-knife from his
pocket. He opened it with his
teeth, and with it put an end to the
life of the ugly brute.
Then he crawled to 1.-THE nearest
house, where his wounds were cared
for. 1t was several weeks before he
was able to leave his bed, and The
scars of the conflict he bore to the
grave.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Dogs In the Mussulman Capital.

The dogs of Constantinople form a
class of as much Importance as other
Asiatic races, says correspondent OF
the Church Union. The Europeans
have used their influence backed by
money, to destroy these dogs, either
by killing or by banishing them; but
the Turks-from the humblest SER
want. who divides his crust with
them, to the imperial sultan, who has
them fed from his palace-shows an
affection for them which is surpris
ing. The dogs live in communities
of six, eight, or ten, and each set ap-
propriates to itself certain section
of from one to three squares. The
most intelligent dog seems to be
president or commander Of the group.
They are very friendly with all the
inhabitants who live in their special
locality, while they show no reccgni-
ton to those who pass along their
highway if they do not reside there.
They guard their ground and do not
allow any other dog to intrude. ]
noticed one stray dog which came
around the corner, thereby Infringing
on the other dogs territory; he was
ATTACKED at once, and barely escaped
with his life.
These dogs have no especial owner
each block or square having its own
group of dogs They seem to know
every man, woman, and child who
lives in their neighborhood, and their
tails wag whenever any OF these
make their appearance. remember
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
An Official Cat.

1t isn't every cat that has the 6 BOD
fortune to come into settled IN
come, but that pleasing distinction
from the rest of his race is enjoyed
by an animal attached to the pro.
duce exchange staff. He has had
the job of looking after the mice and
rats on the big exchange floor even
since his kittenhood, and he is now
very nearly a full-grown cat, and 8
stable one as we'll Grain sampled
are sure to attract the rodents, q
the produce exchange did not secure
exemption from their visits Trap4
were tried with some success, but the
relief thus obtained was only tempoS
rary, and it was finally decided to re
sort to a cat. To secure one which
would not run away at the first opF
portunitY, it was deemed wise to OBJ
tain kitten, which, having no ex4
perience of the delights of midnight'
battles on back fences, would be sat-
isfled to get along without them. Thy
theory of this has proven To be corr
rect. The cat never leaves the main
floor of the building, and apparently
is satisfied with the hunting ground
it offers, spending the nights there
with praiseworthy regularity. At 9
o'clock each morning he gives up bust
ness and seeks rest in carpeted cor.
ner of the superintendent Office.
When the gong rings at o'clock to
warn the broker that the exchange
day is over the cat starts out to pa
troll his beat, making leisurely cir
cult Of the hall and completing it
about the time that the last stray
glers are disappearing. He is good
hunter, and eclipses the achieve
ments of the traps, his presence on
the floor at night having resulted In
rendering the rats and mice far less
of nuisance than they were. His
pay comes in the shape of regular "a
tions while polished metal collar
about his neck shows that he is the
''official' GAG of the exchange. New
York Times
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These th9gghts were iRteEEgRted
by another tlaHking Of polts and rat
fling Of iron doors. Ny Shabby friend
and the turnkey were coming directly
toward my cell The detective was
swearing yiciously. 'o ''''o''' 0 was
"Welh Linky," he said to me, ''the
lawyers will get a whack at you after
all. It's habeas corpus, ! reckon"
Thank God!" / said, hpskily.
'Iinkey," the detective continued,
seriously, whats the use Of this?
You're only maxim trouble for US, an
that amt your best game. Go along
quiet, why don't you? A day or two,
or week, amt goin' to help you
any,"
"But the chief said to hold him
anyhow" interrupted the turnkey.
learned then that telegram had
been received from Mr.. Pearson, my
brides father and that the Chief OF
Police had ordered me held in Gin.
cinnati until the case could be in
vestigated.
1.-THE old mans comm on himself, !"
added the turnkey. ''They tell me
he chartered special engine for the
trip and Is to reach here at 6:40-one
hour and twenty minutes to wait"
Gradually l reasoned to the conclu-
sion that this must be the work Of
Link Murphy himself. That was the
telegram he had sent Mr.. Pearson-a
message that was bringing the old
gentleman on post haste to Cincin-
natl.
l was too happy to care for my
shabby friends disappointment or
profanity. I positively smiled at the
thought of what he would do when he
learned that I was really not Link
Murphy, and that the real Link Muir
ply had swindled him out of 500.
There Is little more to be said. Mr..
Pearson, taking hold of the case in. a
businesslike way, soon Strengthened
the matter out. was kept in Gus
tody two days in comfortable quarters
under guard, postponing the mar
riage just that long. I was happy
and miserable, of course, until 1
walked out free man, and then I
was altogether happy. I even for
gave quite heartily my shabby friend,
the detective.
The night of the wedding we found,
among scores of letters and kilograms
of congratulations, this note:
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker NJ. Leonard.
wish you long, useful. and happy life
together. Be good enough in your happi-
ness to forget and forgive the suffering I
have caused you. and to accept the heart
felt congratulations of
JOHN LLOYD EVANS.
kansas City Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Timber of the world.

The relative area of woodland in
the various countries Of Europe is as
follows: Forests occupy 1871 PEI
cent. of the total area Of Sweden,
SO. 9 per cent. of Russia, 32.5 of Aus
tria 2s.4 of Hungary, 25.2 Of Ger.
many, 24.5 of Norway, 1873 of Servia,
1876 of Belgium, 1879 Of Switzerland,
1T OF France, IL of Spain, 1872 OF
Roumania, 13.1 Of Greece, 1913 OF
Italy, I of Holland, 5.3 Of Portugal,
AS of Denmark and of Great Brit
ain and Ireland. As to the United
States the figure is 10 per cent Of the
total area and the actual extent
of the forest land is equal tc ffteen
times the area Of Pennsylvania
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
HIa EsAFTlI TengeARos.

Bis Fearful yengeapCes,
cen I#fHiRaIRt,h s 8S SHb1 IA R 81 III il
ffetT cigsf thapar HHatnaeds save
afplhd, "a was 'bH Q crowded passs & (
ger u Coach and next to me sat j wild I
eyed COOK Ing man 20 With what
Thought was gnn IN his peckeF He'
twistedt around hefy6uslf for ) fen.
minutes after ! had sat down pesiqa
him and at last he turned to me
'i y You see that woman up thar iF
the forrud eend OF the car he said
that pn with the green dress on and
a slim teller settins alongside OF hefsI
''She sat about ten seats ahead o.
us and was in reality conspicuous
object, so ] could not deny seeing
her. ! nodded and he went on;
'i'Well, she's my wife
"'Why aren't you UP there with
her!'
'''She's 'lopin', he said briefly.
"'You mean she's running away
with the man beside her,
"That's the size of it, mister
lowell, now that you have caught
the guilty couple suppose you will
punish them severely
"He pulled his revolver out and l
became exceedingly nervous.
" That looks like 1t might be
enough, don't it9' he asked, with an
ugly glitter in his.eye.
II didn't know whether to call the
conductor or what to do
".'You will do nothing desperate on
the cars in the presence of the pas
sengers!' l said soothingly.
"He looked at his revolver and
tried the hammer once or twice.
."You think this might settle 1t,
don't your" he repeated.
'sAs it was about two feet long
with hole in it like a tunnel,
could not doubt its efficacy, and said
so.
Pm goln' to have vengeance ha
said in a hoarse whisper, on tina
cuss and he'll never forget it,
with tnat?' l asked, nodding
toward the gun.
No." he said, putting it away
much to my relief, but with some
thin heap sight worse and l ex-
pected to see him draw knife with
saw-edge and hooks on the point.
C"What are you going to do?" / in'F
quired with faint hope that the con-
ductor would come along in time I'd
prevent a panic and bloodshed.
" Let him have her, he said with
such a powerful sense Of satisfied
Justice in this tone that / almost
laughed right in his face.
''He got off at the next station
without having been seen by the rum
aways, and when / had got look at
che woman and heard her voice, was
almost sorry l had not let the merci-
full revolver do it's work. Free Press.
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KRTTNH N8EEEMs N===2: b TBaz

KBYTNG, N8RsEMsN-=8: B. 1897
What can these new gods give meg
HTTisdVgn df1H SO 4 dh6s9ds give meY
Odin8 % q aiiIs nld kktkeTl
Otirsab q hoaa hbiItdbhtslin war
There are goa hnouRlft1 Halsalla,
T1nd toane they BFeb give sbI9llat
Speak no mote Of yBur rHiIitsiG Christ,
EiW6Raut mo sttGnEs gods hetdrist'
ThisnBw god hs cannot giVeme
Once more the arm OF the strong
Strong arm that has failsi me never
Though the hight was stubborn and long.
Can he give me again the glory Of YoEth17
Go down with me 10 the sea, Cf TgrfhE
And harry the shore OF Britain?
Ali never more shall see n
The white sails spreading their wings,
Each spring as we left our home
and day by day drew southwark,
] can almost feel tho foam.
But now all is past and over,
know that naught can avail,
The gods In VRlhAlla have spoken.
60 and your white Christ ple
he cannot bring back for one instant
The glorious days that are past
Then why should turn from Odin'and THOR
And be false as a woman at.last?
Academy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Not F1attering to Us.

France possesses capital in which
it is said more murders take place IN
SIX months than occur in London.
Berlin and Vienna together In twice
that length of time, but altogethss
more murders take place in the United
States than any other country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07

A MAN cannot get along IN this
world without a fair allowance OF
cheek, There are times when pre-
ponderance of sin will serve him as
well
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07

a#Ss ssf fs RISshsPlRRsBooa5 4 il S{R
RHst Patts 6dh6t my Hat as fbe tSbgssH had
reeogHized that ! was q torelgher and
that they were evidently dlspleassd
AT my attempt TO 90 through their
principality in my shirt Sleeves. !
took the advice OF the guide aud the
howl Of the dogs ceased. i''' 'uu 'De
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-03
REAL i a MARKEr.
Deeds OF ans Left for Record Yes
erdaY

Deeds OF Transfer Left for Record Yes
terday.
The following transfers Of real estate
were left for record at Clerk Hooks
Office yesterday:
Deed made August 30, 1898, by the
Home Investment and Building Union
TO Charles Z. Gilmore for a piece OF
ground on Bromer's run. Considera-
tlon $500.
Deed made September 90, 1893, by
Charles J. Elig and wife to Frank T.
Jones, for lot No. 90 in Howells addi-
ton to Elm Grove. Consideration, $500.
Deed made June 90, 1893, by h. f.
Behrens and wife and Joseph Speidel
and wife TO the Home Investment and
Building Union, for lot No. "a, in Beh-
rem and Speidel's subdivision OF square
No. 10, ia Sprigg and Ritchie's addition.
Consideration, $3.50.
Deed made August 30, 1893, by
Thomas Davidson and wife to the Home
Investment and Building Union, for a
piece Of ground on George and Bromer's
run. Consideration, $500.
Deed made August 30, 1898, by Charles
Z. Gilmore and wife TO Thomas David
son. for a piece of property on Bromer's
and Georges run. Consideration, $500.