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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-09

If those who assert that Eng
land is inclining to bi-metaIism,
can show any just treason for the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
Tears and Nerves.

My medical friend explains: AS
the muscular power that extends or
fexes finger is at distance from
the part moved, so the excitement to
tears is from an irritation in a dis
tant nervous center, and is removed
when the nervous center is either
soothed or exhausted. The relief
comes, not from the mere escape of
tears, which is only symptom, but
from the cessation of the storm in the
nervous chain. II the storm be
Gained by soothing measures-as
when we soothe child that is weep
ing from fear, annoyance or injury
we quiet the nervous centers, upon
which the effect ceases. In children
the soothing method succeeds, and
sonnet mes it succeeds in adults, al
though in adults the cessation Of
tears is more commonly due to actual
exhaustion following a period of
nervous activity.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

Perhaps that sulking pool so elise 90
her cabin keeps alive in her crazed
memory the thought OF the sea that
swallowed her darlings- On a wild
night by moonlight she is out looking
for them. To her every torn pool is
a ravening ocean. She fits by one at
such a time with all her decent order
gone, her scanty hair loose about her
face, her eyes full OF a devouring
question. They say she is still quite
harmless, but am terrified of that
apparition gliding by in the shadows.
At every rutfled pool she stops. lean
ing down with anxious scrutiny. She
will put her hands to her mouth,
trumpet fashion, and halloa, as across
the water. 'Nora, ahoy" goes the
melancholy cry. 'tAhoy. ahoy! Nora
Katie, ahoyl Childher, come home"
Then she listens intentlY, and hear
ing nothing but the crying of the
wind roves on again on her ceaseless
quest When this occurs she will
wander all night, crying over every
pool to the dead girls.
1 met her only last night. 1t was
early, but at o'clock of a Noyem-
Der evening the night is already on
us. 1t was nearly full moon, and
where the great silver shield was the
sky was clear. But westward rose
up dense bank of cloud Scudding
along to discharge itself in thunder
Gus rain, as the skies had been doing
all day. On the murby cloud was
great rainbow, beautiful, perfect
arch, silver white as the steady moon
rays poured upon it. I was watching
it, needless for delight, of the storm
that was coming up Suddenly the
little dark figure scudded out into the
moonlight Of the road She was down
on her knees by troubled pool.
mora! ahoy! ahoy! Katie, ahoy!
Come back, childer! come back!" she
went crying, with an intensity of ap-
zeal that was agoniZing. She was
out all night l suppose, on the plains
and the mountains She will be out
many nights this rainy, wintry
weather. She will die after some
such night of rain and wind. If she
were sane, indeed, on such nights
wandering would kill her, but the
fire of insanity seems to feed life
rather than destroy. Kind Father
Phil says God will surely give her her
reason before she dies l hope he
will, just at the last. when she will
know that they are coming to meet
her out of country where is no more
sea.-LondOn Weekly Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

OIL some county, mOSU PROBABLY, Tor
her gown of blue check looked like a
uniform. She was quite harmless,
poor thing, as the old neigh bors
found out presently. Her mind had
stopped short at the hour before she
heard the girls were drowned. Find
ing her so harmless the country peo-
pie were well disposed to take her as
in trust from God. They tidied ur
the place for her as well as long de-
cay would permit them, and put in q
few sticks of furniture. She accepted
these kind Offices passiyely. and, once
installed, kept her cabin in order,
She is little old woman of between
seventy ald eighty. In her ordinary
MOODS you would not guess her to be
mad. as you see her from a distance
sitting in the sun, her thin hair de-
Gently combed from patient old
face, her old shawl drawn tightly
around bent shoulders. You would
known. Though, if you came closer,
and met her wandering eyes TIE
neighhOrS send her a Bit of food,
enough to keep her alive, for she does
not need much. She calls the comely
and sturdy men and women by the
names of their fathers and mothers,
and the boys and girls are always the
boys and girls of long ago. Not that
she is communicative. / have heard
that she rarely sI.eaks, hut sits most
of her time in the sun or by the fire.
side grooming ovel old snartches OF
songs TO herself.
| So much for every day and fine
/ weather In the stormy weather
and by moonlight her madness lays
hold upon he. aud drives her out
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
Moral: Don't Fool Your Wife.

About month ago a Toronto mans
wife got the idea that she oSght to
have a revolver in the house. The
husband protested in vain. She was
dead set on having one and she got
it. The following night. after teas
ing his wife about having something
she would never use if it were re-
quired, he left the house saying he
would return in few hours.
Shortly after the door closed be-
hind him his wife was attracted by
the sound of footsteps upstairs. Her
first impulse was to scream. Her
second to run next door and ask as
sistance. Then she thought Of the
revolver. and of her husbands laugh
ing taunts that she was afraid to
handle it. Going to the drawer she
secured it, as the sound of the stealthy
footsteps was close to the top land
ing of the stairs Flinging open the
parlor door, she peered into the dark
ness and in trembling voice de-
manded to know who was there. She
fancied she heard a low laugh and
then saw tie dim outline OF a man
starting to descend.
Stay back or l will shoot" she
said. as she pointed in the direction
of the figure There was one more
step. a report, and the man fell
downstairs with laundering crash
and lay unconscious almost at her
feet. One look showed him to be
her husband. Then there was
piercing scream, and when some
neighbors forced their way in the
two were lying senseless in a pool of
blood.
The husband has recovered, but
will be lame for life, and it is safe to
say that he will never try to frighten
his wife again
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
PRESENTS FOR OLD PEOPLE.
What to Give Grandma and Grandpa for
Christmas.

What to Give Grandma and Grandpa for
Christmas.
It is hard to select presents for these
who have passed the sunny side of life
and who no longer take an active inter
est in its frivolities, its fads and its
changes of fashion. Grandma and
grandpa are dear old people, with
hearts as young as the youngest, and
minds capable of enjoying everything.
But one can scarcely expect grandpa to
begin wearing a new style watch-chain
in new way nor will grandma want
a set of the new-fangled hairpins.
Such things are pretty on young PEG
ple," says grandma and grandpa, with
a smile and sigh. "But-the old way
is the best for US after ALL" What,
then, can one select for the occupant
of the armchair? What can one give
them which will be just the thing
needed for comfort and luxury?
Grandpa does not care for many orna-
ments, but he is fond of nice necktie.
Get him one or two, just like those he
usually wears, and give them to him
with gold-letter pin standing for his
last name, which can be used for
scarf-pin if he fancies it. He probably
has cane. But has he nice black
silk umbrella? Has he storm-coat2
Does he own pair of the new kind OF
high cloth overshoes? Has he pair
of lined gloves for cold weather? Has
he cap which sits snugly On his head
when the wind blows? Notice the
styles in these things, gently sound his
tastes and buy accordingly. II he likes
to smoke notice the style of his favor
tie pipe and get another just like il
Get him a pound of his favorite tobacco
and put it in a fine tobacco jug. So
much for grandpa!
Grandma likes neck trimmings, IL
they be after her style. Observe and
select the right things. If she has no
chair of her own in the dining-room,
give her one which shall be more com
Portable, perhaps, than the dining
chair. Give her an individual set OF
pretty plates, cup and saucer and but
ter dish for her own use. Notice If she
has plenty of cushions and footstools in
her room. There are little creature
comforts, too, of which grandma is very
fond She could make use of tiny gas
stove for warming teas and broths.
And broth-cup, with saucer which
fits on top, is sure to be treasured.
Warm, soft slippers, gay to behold;
lambs wool petticoats, snug woolen
jackets and great downy robes for the
bath are deemed very delightful for
grandma, who should have every sirn-
pie luxury. Both grandma and grand
pa have foibles. You probably know
what they are. Watch for them and
then it will be easy TO select your gift.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
The ocean Telephone Possible.

Prof SiIvanus Z. Thompson is one
of those who believe that ocean tele-
phony is not only possible, but that
the means of attaining it are within
our grasp. Telephone cables for the
deep sea will, however, require to be
made on a different plan from the
existing telegraph cables; that is to
SAP, single conductor of stranded
copper insulated and surrounded by
an iron shetting that comes between
the outgoing wire and the water which
serves as the return part of the cir
cult. The going and return wires
will have to lay side by side within
the shetting. Moreover, the whole
circuit will probably have to be
broken up into sections which are
capable of acting upon ca other by
mutual induction. London Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23


Angels whispers made it known,
And the shining of star;
Not with banners fair unfurled
Came the child of our delight,
In the stiffness of the world,
In the silence of the night
Not in pillared palace tall.
With its tapestries of gold,
But within a stables stall
In the meekness manifold;
Not in pomp OF proud estate
Came the child of our delight,
Known to shepherds, watching late,
In the silence of the night
Yet on all the anxious earth
Never such birth had beeni
Never momentous, birth
That could mean so much to men!
All the stings of Death were shorn
When the child of our delight
Came. and Life and Hope were born
In the silence of the night.
following the wandering star,
Wise men brought unto His feet
Precious favors from afar,
Incense aud frankincense sweet,
What things precious shall we bear
To the child of our delight,
Praying that he find them fair.
In the silence of the nightly
Now the sound of trumpets blown.
And the thunderings heard afar,
From glad steeples make it known
OF the shining of the star!
Be the banners bright unfurled
To the Lord OF our delight,
In the glaGness of the world,
In the glory OF the night!
A. W. BELLAw.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
At Yule-Tide.

Heigho, the Winter! the bluR old fellow,
In meadow and field he roars amain.
The maple. that late was deck'd in yellow .
Has doffed its leaves In the gusty lane
HeiGho. Sweetheart will find thy tippet,
Thy dainty hood for thy golden head,
And out in the frosty air well trip IL,
And over the stubble gayIY tread.
Heixho. the Wintert he brings the holly,
! he frolic Of Yule's enchanted tree:
And the mis- letoe-now, by my folly,
There will be kiss for thee and mel
Heigho. Sweetheart. with sHey doun
derryD
Well sack the wood Of It's treasures nov.
But oh, there's nevef bramb BILE berry
Is half so red as thy lip, vowl
Nelly Booth Simmons. in Godey'2
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
sHuFFLE-sHooN AND AMBER
LOCKS.

Shufie-Shoon and Amber-Locks
SIT together, building blocks;
Shuf1e-Shoon ie old and gray
Amber-Locks little child,
But together at that play
Age and youth are recoucfled,
And with sympathetic glee
Build their castles fair to seei
"When grow to be man
So the wee ones prattle ran
Il shall build a castle-so,
With q gateway broad and grand,
Here a pretty vine shall grow,
There a soldier guard shall stand;
And the tower shall be so high
Folks will wonder by-and-by"
Ehuffie-S hoon quoth: Yes, I know,
Thus buildedr long ago!
Here gate and there wall,
Here window, there door,
Here q steeple, wondrous tall,
Riseth ever more and more;
But the years have leveled low
What builded long ago.!
So they gossip at their play
Needless Of the fieeting day.
One speaks of TINT Long-Ago
Where his dead hopes buried lie;
One with chubby cheeks aglow,
Prattle of the By-snd-By.
Side by side twin castles grow
By-and-By and Long-Agol
Long-Ago and By and-9y-
All, what year, atween them lie!
Yet, oh grIBdsire, gaunt and gray,
By what grace art tn ~ bcguiled
TT5a. III sharest in the play
- - little lisping child?
CHI, both, thew build their blocks
ShufHe-Shoon and hmDer-LOcks.
aides Home Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
NORA'S VICTORY.

T was Christmas
and the occasion
was to be appro-
priately observed
by the people of
Thompson's Cor
ners. All t b e
children, and old
folks, too, h a d
Gathered at the
school house t O
take part in the
exercises and wit
ness the distribu-
ton of presents
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

Use trying ter raise money eu0ur1
ter git my wife new dress for Chris
mas, sab, said Cnc.e Ebony to Nr
Featf crstone. All, l see you wen.
me to give you some cho . 20 do. ia.
Gle, eh?" Well, no, sab; toil4: i
perhaps you could git de old LADY 81
at washin'. sab. '-Cloak Re sisW.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

have no purse OF gold, my dear.
With which to buy y"u dainty thin1se
] he purse Is empty. and the gold
Has flown away as IL on wiz xs:
So, sweetest wife in all the world,
Tho you possess the greater part.
I'll give to you Christmas pay
Another fraction Of my heart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

Now THAT college football matches
are to be played in New York we will
have q chance to verify the observa-
tion that generally it is green youths
who paint the town red.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23

1t may be but a fancy,
But 1 shouldn't think.
/ own.
Somnambulistic postmen
We're ever, ever known
And I'm sure no post
mans baby
Would ever deem II
right
To make it's weary father
Trot with it half the
night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
Saved by n SPANIEL.

Over 300 years ago a Spanish king tried
10 conquer Holland and change its religion.
AS you may suppose, the Dutchmen resent
ed this, and for years they kept up de-
tcrmined resistance. Their leader was the
famous William, prince of Orange, called,
because he spoke so seldom, William the
Silent.
One night when the Dutchmen were very
close TO their enemies the cunning Span
lards took the opportunity TO make a
night attack. So in the darkness a small
party of them stole quietly along past the
sentinels, who, tired out by the previous
days f,ghting, were lying down and rest
Ing. In William the Silents tent all was
still. only a little spaniel at the princes
feet being awake. Presently the dog
raised his head and growled, for he heard
something stirring outside which his dog
nature told him was not right When the
noise grew louder and nearer, he Jumped
up and began to bark and whine How he
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
Who Invented the steamboate

1t Is asserted that facts show that Sam
uel Morey of Fairlee, VT, was the first man
who ever invented, built and run steam
boat. There is a vague impression that
Morey made some sort of an attempt to run
n steamboat on the Connecticut river at
Farlee, but it is not generally known that
besides his experiments there at his own
home he ran steamboat from Hartford to
New Haven, and that he built at Borden
town, y. j., n larger boat, which he ran be-
tween that place and Philadelphia. A
model of his boat was exhibited in New
York city, and his invention attracted the
attention of Robert Fulton, the Livingstons
and others who were studying the problem
of steam navigation. Fulton indeed made
practical application Of the invention to
commercial use, but Morey, the Vermonter,
was the original inventor beyond any ques-
tion, states Vermont exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02

self like an acrow into tuft of grass, COB
bic up his prey in shape Of some destructive
insect and then quickly and meekly hop
back on the walk the same rotund, stupid
looking object as before. In this man
ner he not only feeds himself, but, as have
already told you, rids the garden of many
Insect pests.
Instead of being the stupid, slow moving
animal many thoughtless persons suppose
him 10 be, the toa,l is in reality as cunning
as a cat and twice MS active Therefore we
say good luck 60 the toad. He is all right.
Do not destroy him, but let him dwell in
peace in your garden.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
lures 6XS inches.

wished his dear master would awakei At
last, by licking the princes face and by
barking bis loudest, he reused William,
who understood at once that there was
some danger.
When the prince found that his enemies
had indeed entered the camp and were
even then searching for him, he sprang onto
his horse, which always stood ready sad
died by the tent and unseen by the Span
iards in the thick gloom galloped safely
away To show his gratitude for this
timely warning, William the Silent ever
afterward had spaniel sleeping in his
room, and on the princes tomb in church
In Holland n marble figure of a spaniel is
carved. A touching memorial this of a
dogs love and devotion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02

MI ,1i!sH555a1yE!H|a:'1t:!9'z4!91 z!91f 4f
DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORK.
Favorite Materials and Attractive Designs
For Several Popular Articles.

Favorite Materials and Attractive Designs
For Several Popular Articles.
Fine linen cloths for o'clock tea tables
are decorated with exact reproductions OF
portions of the designs on tea services, the
colors used in working them matching those
on the china.
Three cornered cushions to hang on the
backs of chairs are embroidered in floral
patterns and finished with friil of silk.
A beautiful bedspread is of the white
jean, with artistically drawn design Of wild
roses A pretty effect is afforded by pierced
holes for centers of lunches OF daisies on
nightdress case of white linen.
Yacht quilts and large square cushions
and blotter covers Of house flannel are
worked boldly in shades of blue crewels.
There is n fancy at present for colored
linen worked in silks or flax thread and
adopted as photo frames, blotters and cush-
Ions, coverlids and workbags, sideboard and
tea cloths. A blotter worked with white
roses and deep green leaves OF sprays OF
white jasmine on orange linen; frames OF
a peculiar gray blue, with sprays of mimosa
or the waffle blossom; quilts of light brown
linen, with good. bold design in yellow;
workbags or cushionsin n pink shade, with
design in cream, are all effective combi-
nations.
Some of the fashionable worked cushions
Of today have the entire cover OF velvet, vel
vcteen or pongee silk, with the worked
square for the front laccdon by silk cord
passed in and out Of the cyelet holes and at
tached TO the cushion The eyelet holes are
placed near thc edge nj distances. This Is
often done with oriental embroideries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
The Greedy Pig

In farmyard old there lived rig,
With brisilcs black IA ink,
And all the day, so I've heard say,
lie did nothing but eat and drink.
At longth he ate so very much
That he grew remarkably stout,
And there he would lilo in front of the sty.
Too lazy to waddle about.
One day the farmer spied him out,
And piggy was straightway taken,
And soon, alas! II camo To pass
He was turned into strcaky bacon.
o fat pigl O black pigl
And pig with the curly tail
Why, why did you stuff when you'd had quite
enough
And leave me your fate 20 bcwaill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
Quotations Found.

Earth Is crammed with heaven, and
every common bush aflre with God" Is
from Aurora Leigh" by Mrs. Browning
The line, "Gonel and the light OF all my
life gone with hcr," is to lie found In Long
fellows Golden Legend" The words are
supposed to he spoken 10y Prince Henry
when the heroine Elsie is about to sacrifice
her life for his sake.
"The only way TO get rid OF your past Is
TO get "a future cut OF 81" IL quotation
from n sermon 10y the late Phillips Brooks
Tennyson was the author of these lines;
Let there be thistles there are grapes;
II old things, there are ncwi
Ten thousand broken lights ana shapes,
Netglimrses 0; the true.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
Elegant
Photographs
OF THE
v oE|d.

" Va tNs
CONSISTING OF
Photographic Views of CiticE--
Street Scenes-Public Build
ings-Cathedrals Mos
ques = Churc hes =
Temples ODser-
vatories-Cas-
Homes OF Noted People-Prl-
yateand Public Apartments
in Royal Palaces-Unt
versities Colleges
Volcanoes Lake
and Mountain
Scenery
Lochs--
Tjords Falls River Scenery
Canyons-Geysers-Brioges
Parks - Fountains -
Theaters-Ob ObelisksA
Towers--Memor-
ials-Tombs-A
Caves
Cemeterles--Pyramids-RuinsoF
Castles-Ruins Of Temples
Ruins of Ancient Cities
Tropi cal Scenery -
Towns-.villages
Huts, and an
srray Of instantaneous pnosc
graphs and views showina
the everyday life of the
peoplein the various
countries Of the
World. coli
lected from
Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, North Amer
lea, South Amer
lea and the
Pacific Is
lands,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02

An Zee chest constructed at an actual out
lay Of n few cents and which did good work,
both in its economical use Of ice and in its
preservation OF food. is described and Illus
tratcd in The Country Gentleman.
Two dry goods packing cases were Sc
cured, one considerably smaller than tho
other. The size Of the inner box will Hpre-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-02
-,-.sg=o sg,7aas las@;,N<IE IS;
~ SASNG - Z
ThE ueCFuL TOAD.
How ne obta;rs tIis supper and at the
samo -iire Aids the Farmer

How re Obta;rs IIis supper and mt the
samo ciire Aids the Farmer.
AS mas lie seen from the picture here
given tic toad is sacithcrbeautiful nor grace
iul Ills stomach Is TOO lazsc TO get through
the dcor Of polite socicty, aud yet AIR. Toad
Is the respected friend oS everybody inter
tsted IN aericutare. The farmers make
friends with hin, and give him home in
.hcir gardens. all beonrsc innumerablc bugs
and beetles that wonld otherwise destroy
the crops disappear Gown that great throat
and orc Eeycr heard - again.
Id yor over crc t0aG catch and cat his
supper II not, tho next time you find one
TO tho pc!aa CT barSting and rolling up the
WI, tcs hi1cycs III sleepy fashion, watch
hiAi. Sooner CT later Lc will make sud