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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
Sayings of tho Children.

SMALL SoN-I don't want to wear
these things. Mother-Why, those
are suspenders. Small Son-I know.
I 'spects you'll be putin me in dress
es next.-Good News.
LITTLE JoHNNy-Tell me, uncle,
is it true that you have lots Of mon
ey? Uncle-Why, what led you to
think so? Enfant-Why, yesterday ]
heard mamma say you were rich
old imbecile.-New York World.
MAMMA Creprovingly, Sunday
You told me you were going to play
church" Little Dick = "Yes'm."
"Then I'd like to know what all this
loud laughing is about?" ooh, that's
all right. That's Dot and me. We're
the choir"
THE boys have been making great
deal Of noise and at last their father
appears with a strap, and seizing
Tommy, begins to thrash him. "Don't
wear yourself out, father" says
Tommy. Remember that Billy and
Johnny have toget some too. Texas
Siftings.
THE little girl ran flying down the
front steps and called out with ago
nizing cry: "Papa! Papa!" Papa
had started down town. He stopped
and waited. What is it, Bessie? II
want to kiss you good-by." well,
dear, why don't you kiss me?" Il
WILL" said the little girl with trem-
bling lip and quivering chin, "as
soon as l can make the pucker!"-
Exchange.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
both together this time; and away
! they ran.-Youth's Companion.
Three Polite Little Girls.

A gentleman who offered his seas
the other day to one Of three little
girls who were standing in an ele-
waited railroad car had the unex-
pected pleasure of providing seats for
all Of them. Two OF the little girls
squeezed in side by side between the
arms of the seat and the third sat
upon the laps of the other two, and
when they were all comfortably
seated the gentleman received as q
reward for his politehess a combined
smile from this small but animated
human pyramid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
Mamma Amused the Children.


ooh, dear, what can we do?" asked
Ava, leaning two small elbows on
mammals desk. Cant you please
tell us something to play you used to
when you were little, mamma?
cause we're so lonesome.
"'CauSe we are so lonesome" piped
Edna.
Poor. little girlies! Mamma couldn't
help plying them just wee bit. 1t
was cherries, windy day, and they
were just getting over the measles,
"Why don't you swing?" she asked,
brightly.
Ava wrinkled up her forehead and
twisted her mouth around.
Il guess-it makes US dizzy" she
said, slowly.
at makes we bizzy, l dess, too,
echoed Edna.
Mamma laughed. It was plain to
be seen that the doorway swing was
getting to be an old story. She
thought minute; then she took her
silver thimble from her work basket
and stood up in the middle of the
room.
Both of you go behind the door
and blind your eyes," said she.
"Shut 'em up?" asked Ava.
yes" said mamma; "and when I
want you to look I'll say, Ready"
Then she put the silver thimble in
one corner of the window-sill. so it
would be easy to find the first time.
Ready" she cried: NOW hunt the
thimble." And then she held her
hand from as high from the floor as
the windOw-sill was, and sang:
"Little Biddy Bye,
About so high!n
just exactly as she used to sing it
when she was a little girl.
Then how they hunted-here, there
and everywhere except in the corner
of the window. 1t was Edna who
spied the thimble there at last, and
caught it up with gleeful shout:
"Here be it! Here be it,"
"Very well," said mamma, laugh
ing. "Now it's Edna's turn to hide
it. But l want to use my thimble;
get something else"
q So Edna brought spool of twist,
and mamma fastened the ends so it
wouldn't unwind any more; and then
Ava blinded while Edna hid the
"thimble" under the cricket cover.
Such fun as it vast The little |
girls forgot all about being lonesome.
Once when Edna blinded her brown |
eyes in mammals lap, mamma hid
the @thimble" in funny place. She |
wound the little end of twist around
one of Edna's tier buttons.
Little Biddy Bye,
Bout so high,
sang Ava, putting her hand over her
mouth. Look real sharp, Edna"
But Edna couldn't find il, though
she looked every one of the hiding
places over and though; and at last
she had to give it up. And just then
the twist unwound itself and down
dropped the spool.
Then how they laughed; but
said Edna must pay a forfeit
Tor giving up.
%Molasses candy viii be just the
thing" said che. @Run out In the
and IL Mary is done ironing
Inc may make you some
-Oh. goody!" cried the children,
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stolen gems. but only a passionate,
helpless man; and, as If by instinct,
the melancholy procession slowed and
paused before what was once the
home of pure and happy love.
Dirk was standing now; the smile
on his lips lit up his whole conten.
ance; he looked like the careless,
happy Dirk of former days; the lines
of care and deep dull agony seemed
to soften and disappear from his face.
He made a motion with his left
hand to his breast; with his right
hand he pointed to the awful blue of
the cloudless heaven, and them
thin stream Of fame leaped from the
midst of the creepers, sharp report
rang out upon the morning air, a pun
of smoke curled upward from the
gateway, and Dirk Sylvester, with
that strange, glad smile upon his
lips, fell heavily forward. shot right
through the heart by his wife!
She never lived to take the trial;
indeed, she was unconscious from the
time when by one supreme act she
broke the letters which were wearing
Dirk Sylvester's spirit down into the
dust and ashes of a misers too keen
for his endurance, till within few
minutes of her death. Then a new
light shone in her fast closing eyes;
she stretched out her arms as If to
embrace viewless form, and with
the words, "Dirk! Dirk! Free forever,
dear! Free, Dirk, free!" trembling
on her lips, her soul went forth re-
joicing on the mystic journey to the
dark hereafter.
Soon after she had been laid to rest
by the side of her husband in the
cemetery, white with many a memo;
rial stone to ruined hopes, lives
wrecked and shattered, and affections
sundered by the cruel hand OF death,
a Kafir, sentenced to the extreme
penalty of the law for an atrocious
murder, confessed that he, and he
alone, was the cause of the French
mans tragic end.
He had watched, through the half
drawn blind, the miserable man toy
ing with golden chain to which
miniature was attached, and, his Gu
pidity fired by the sight, crept on him
unawares and tried to wrest it from
him. A struggle ensued; the Kafir
snatched a revolver from the French
mans hand and shot him; then, fear
ing discovery, fled with only the min
iature in his possession.
the size of the bullet and spoor
were condolences only; but there is
one mystery which will never be
cleared up. Was the miniature that
Of Sylvester's wife?-Waverly Maya
zine.
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Botanical Curiosity.

The compass plant of the United
States Is the common @rosin weed OF
our Western prairies, which has the
long leaves near the ground set In q
vertical position in such way as to
always present the edges to the north
and south.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

Saying No to Myself.
Saying no to myself is often
A thing that have to do.
No. when I'm cross and lazy;
No. whom Pm tired a2d blue
Mother and teacher tell me
The No that Is most worth while
Is the one that Is always greeted
With q ready and cheerful smile
and that Yes Is ever
Waiting 70 give me JOY,
That they look as sorry as can be
When No Is the word they employ.
II fellow Is not q coward,
II fellow Il not mum,
He will End that self-denial
Comes to him often enough.
And GNon to himself full often
l. word he will have to say
In the days whom study is hardest
And work is wiser than play.
-Harper's Young People.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

looking out of his window and saw
his cook preparing fowl for boiling.
The monkey was shamming death on
the ground near by. A crow COM
ing by, the monkey promptly killed
it. The cook having finished pre-
pairing the fowl, put it in the pot.
The monkey gets up, takes out the
cooks fowl and puts his own crow in,
after having plucked him as he had
seen the cook pluck the other fowl
just before. Do you believe this? l
am sorry to say I do. I like animals
so much that like to believe all the
clever stories about them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
Big Frog-Bi1 story.

During the winter of 1SS6-s7 a
petrifled frog was found in quarry
near Elmira, N. Y. which was two
feet eight inches in length and
weighed over 100 pounds This Is
the largest specimen of fossilized frog
yet brought to light.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
Tempus Fugit.

A New Jersey parson let his watch
run down the other day and set it an
hour too slow. The consequence was
that he appeared at a wedding Just
as the bride and groom were leaving
the church, having been married by
another clergyman, who had been
sent for after half an hour had been
spent in waiting for No. /.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

EVEN Washington's graceful car
rage didn't make as lasting impress
sion on history as the hack he took
at his fathers cherry tree.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
FOR OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

What Children Have Done, What They
Are Doing, and what They Should Dc
to Pass Their Childhood Days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
Cooked tho Crow.

1 like to believe all the good stories
I hear about animals, writes Lille
Hamilton. The London Spectator
tells one of monkey in India that,
If it is not true, ought to be, l think.
The man who tells it says he was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

Mecca OF Politicians.
In thirty-six years South Australia
has had forty-dve administrations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

ing mOtiOnleSs. She was attired in
the plain white dress she wore on the
dav Of the trial, and also when she
crowned Dirk's dark hopes and rem
dered him the envy of the bachelors
of the Fields by becoming his own.
Her golden hair floated UNDECIDED on
the lazy breath from the distant plain
her eyes were turned upward to the
deep blue sky above, and her lips
seemed to be moving as if in silent
PRAYER.
There was no deed to tell her of the
approach of the convict party; their
coming was heralded by the wild re-
frain Of dismal song chanted by
the prisoners; and adown the startled
air came the sound of creaking
wheels, the cracking of whips, the
shouting of orders, and the respon-
sive curses of the mob. / was I'M
willing to obtrude myself on her
notice, ana therefore I did not speak
to her, but merely took upa position
close to the gate.
Nearer and nearer came the rolling
wagons; and the crowd rushed on
through the eGdying DUST till sud-
denly they caught a glimpse Of the
lonely watcher in the gateway. There
was not a man who did not know that
the slight pale woman standing with
her hands clasped convulsively to-
gether, and her whole gaze concen-
trated as it were in one long look,
was Sylvester's wife. Even the Of
flcials knew his history; they knew
he was no midnight purchaser OF
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-09
lake of boiling water was accidently

lake of boiling water was accidently
tapped. The accident flooded the mine
to the depth of AGO feet. After the
water had all been pumped out except
that which had gathered in basins and
in the inacce ssiblc portions OF the work,
and when the water still had temper
ature of 1923 degrees, nearly scalding hot,
many queer looking little blood red fish
were taken out, in appearance they
resemblcd gold fish. They seemed live
and sportive enough when they were in
their native element, boiling water, not
withstahding the fact that they did not
even have rudimentary eyes. When the
fish were taken ont of the hot water and
put into buckets of cold water for tho
purpose of being transported to the sur
face, they died as quickly as perch or
bass would if plunged into kettle OF
water that was scalding hot; not only
this, but the skin peeled off exactly as
If they had been boiled. Eyelcss fish are
common enough in all subterrancan lakes
and rivers, but this is the only case on
record of living fish being found in boil
ing water.
Some illicit distilcrs in North Carolina
cvaded the internal revenue men for a
long time by employing an intelligent
horse to deliver the product of their still
to customers. The inspectors knew that
there was still in the neighborhood, but
their best efforts failed to locate it.
Finally path to the river was found on
this side at place where the water was
too deep to be fordcd and the banks too
steep to get in and out. A gettiug-out
place was also found on the other side
that appeared to have been used as a
horse path. A watch was placed on this
trail. After some days a man was seen
to tic Jug on sorrel horse, short dis
lance from the river, and the horse was
turned loose and followed the trail and
plunged into the river, swan across and
disappeared in the forest on the other
side, which is the CASTOR county side.
In about half an hour the horse was OBJ
served to return, with tho jug tied to his
neck. The officer on the watch examined
the contents and found the liquid to be
newly-made corn whisky. The next day
Saladin, which is the name of the horse,
made another trip, and the officer follow
ed in canoe across the river, and then
about two miles from the river, in
dense forest. the illicit still was found.
The next day the officer raided and
caught the distiller and two other men
who were working ut the distillery, and
while the officers were cutting up the
still and fixtures. and turning the liquor
loose on the ground, Saladin galloped up
with jug tied ON each side of his neck.
This time the moonshiner fi!led the jugs
with spring water, and suggested that
this would be good joke on the sender.
1t turned out to be a notice that the still
had been seized. The officers are now
puzzling over the question how to make
Saladin a witness when the court trial
comes on.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-09
VARIOUS POSTAL CARDS.
Over 5000 Varieties Issued Through
out the World Within Twenty five

Over 5000 Varieties Issued Through
out the World Within Twenty five
Years.
1t seems almost incredible that there
should be 5000 varieties of postal cards.
but that is the extent claimed for the
Watson collection. These, however. in
clude various issues of the same nation
and denomination, and also cards issued
for special occasions.
Postal cards have been in circulation a
little less than twcnty-four years, declares
the Collector The idea originated with
Dr. Emanuel Hermann, a professor of
national economy at the Imperial Acad-
envy OF Wcine-, in Ncustadt, Lower
Austria.
His ideas, under the head of "New
Means of Correspondence by Postal /"
wore published and attracted the attcn-
ton OF the Government officials. The
Director General of Posts took up the
idea and succeeded in having an issue of
post cards put in circulation in 1860.
The original name given to them was
the corresponding karte," and this has
been retained ever since. This new move
on the part of Austria quickly excited
other countries to adopt asimilar method
OF correspondence, and before the close
OF 1870 nearly all the European conn.
tries were using cards.
Germany was really the second conn
try to use them, and a special series was
issued to the soldiers engaged in the
franco German war. These were called
the field-post correspondence cards. md
were sold unstampcd to the soldiers NJ
the rate of five for a cent. The soldiers
had the privilege O: using them without
paying postage. Another series was
issued Tor civilians. These had place
lelt ior stamp, and the writer had to
ainx German postage stamp, to the oard
before posting. The field post cards
are now rare, the used ones being
scarccr than the unused ones.
Another card of equal rarity, and also
arcminder OF the same war, is the balloon
postal card. issued by France during the
siege OF Paris. Phe cards were ssnt nm
from Paris in balloons, and the mail baoe
were thrown off into tho surroundinn
country, where there was the leo.t nos'
siole opportunity of their capture hv
the enemy: They were smaller than tho
postal card now in use, and were covered
with warlike expressions, as "Paris def,ss
the enemy" "Glory and conquest sio.
mites crimes, defeat signifies hate and
a desire for vengeance;" 'Only one war
IS just and right-that for indenen.
dence." "'P0n-
The United States was rather back
ward in adopting the postal card svstom
s su. cld not use them until 1873. The
n;ss issue printed was of reddish color.
s the mead OF Liberty in the right
nana corner; AS rule, Uncle Sans
catds nave been inferior to those of
o.nef countries ra in excellence of engrav-
ing. Inc designs also have not been
very artistic. The blue card, bearing the
portrait OF Gen'ra Grant. is tho finest
sPeclmen OF art work issued by the
United States Government,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-09
Long ON Number Ten.

The number 10 Is very noticeabIe
IN the life Of A. Northup Of Ray
County, Mo. lie was born on Univ
10. lie has brother who is ten
years older, also born on July 10.
his vile Is ten years younger, also
born on July 10. Northup enlisted
July 10 and was discharged July TO-
lie fought on Island No 10. He also
mas ten children and wears No 10
shoes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-09
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
TABERNACLEPA PASTOR BREACHES
ON CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.

Moro Antc-Election demonstrating De-
annexation of Political Falsehoods Less
Confidence in Platforms and More In God
An Extremely Bold Discourse.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-09

that they themselves have not caught
and slain, which accounted for my pio-
visions remaining unmolested. --[Omahs
World Herald.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-10-10
MY FoundrY Department.

VIII mako all kinds of Castings from pat,
terms or old pieces of casting. Also have pat
terms for Crate Bars for Traction or Portable
Engines of Tricks make and others. Make
Sash Weights for Buildings of all sizes, in
large quantities lower thar the lowest and |
am prepared to make all kind of Brass Cast
ings. / keep on hand the Challenge Pump.
and Water Elevator and Purifier, for deep
Wells and Cisierns. of which l have all eX-
ira Chains Cranlis. Wheels. &c.
Agent for the GROWN WHEAT DRILL
Would he pleased if any one in need OF Drill
before purchasing elsewhere would give me a
call.
viii thank the public generally for share
OF their patronage. Yours respectfully
JOHN c. WELLER
Address P. o. Box 81.
September II, 1889.
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for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Cole, coaEtIpatiou,
Sour Stomach, DIarTh1a, Eraetation,
Kns worms, gives Slsep, and promotes Ii
without injurious Medication
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BLACKsMlTHING,

Light or Heavy, in frst-cIass manner
Special attention paid to Repairing Mill
Spindlcs. l have one of the latest improved
Turning Lathes which cannot be excelled in
the State. for Turning Iron and Chasing Screws
large and small. either Iron Brass. Keep
on hand Pipe of all sizes and am prepared to
Cut Threads. or Screws on the same; also
keep on hand all kinds of Brass Cocks; Globe
Angle and Check Valves of Jenkins Bros. Pa
tent Seats OF Philadelphia; all sold under
guarantee of thirty days, and If not found sat
isfactory return and will refund the amount
paid. ! keep in stock Packing of different
kinds for making Steam-Iight Joints; also
manufacture the Sun-Fish Plow, improved. in
three different sizes. follows: Il Heavy
Three-IIorse. Two and Three, and regular
I',rn- IInrsn PInNv
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"Tor se4oral ysars have recommended
year -C.Storia,T azd nhau always continue Il
% 70 ssit hos invaTisbly PrOdueod bOaanciz
results"
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Cumberland valley r. r.

VTeN' fass- <ABt-, NuuHUkUi va
Sept. 90. 1898.
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SOUTHWARD.

Trains No. AT. 4la. 4IS aud AZ are daily ~
cept sunday; Train No. 449 runs SUNDAY onj,,
Additional mixed train leaves southynI,i ~
500 A. VI. and arrives at Harrisonburls Mt n an
A. NJ, except Sunday.
WESTWARD.
Train No. 41s connects at Harper $ Fc-r.
with Limited Express, arriving at Pittsbnr:,
$40 t. VI. Columbus $50 and Chicago IL "a
next morning. $3.50
Train No. 4iS connects at Harper's Ferry
with Limited Express, arriving ut Cinciunsii
I.54 next morning, Louisville IL 50 noon mud
st. Louis q 25 p. NJ. "a"
Train 4l6 connects at uarpor's Ferry with
tram No. D. arriving at Washington 20 r. ".
Baltimore $50, making only ono stop nj
Washington. Local passengers can ,Fait ~
Harper's Ferry for train at 6,25 P. NJ
Train No. 4I6 connects at HarDer's F,,rr,.
with PittsbuTg and Chicago Express nrriYi,!,
ut CouuellsVille 2.25 and Pittsbur.s = 20 neIi
morning, Columbus so A. NJ, aud Chicago.
$50 Z. NJ. -
Mixed train 44S ,nnects with train ~.
ing Washington at Il.l0 =, VI. daily. cxccnt
Sunday ''
Excursion Tickets win be sold to parties Of
ten or more between all ticket stations on the
Valley Division-CiOod tor two days
For tickets aud further information apply To
Il. " o. agcnts ar To b. f. Bond. Pass AGENT
Baltimore, g.. X. Dudtow, Travelling passen,,rr
Agent, Winchester. VA.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are ran
through to Cincinnati. 81. Louis Chicago and
PtltsbuTy on all express traius
j. II. ODELL, General Manager.
CHAS. o. SCULL, Gent Pass AIT.
May so. 1890.
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February q. lss0-Y.
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Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well known and
so popular as to need no special mention All
who have nsed Electric tiers sing the same
song OF pTalse.-A pureT medicine does not
exist and II Is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed: Electric Bitters will cure all diseases
OF the Liver aud Kidneys, will remove Pim-
caused by impure blood.-Will drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as well as cure
all Aalarial fevers.-For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric
Bliters-Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
monty funded.-Price so cts. and 81, 90 per
bottle at Dr., Bishops Drugstore,
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LIGHT AND AIRY
Her 80 word.

~ hope you'll listen, please he sighedI
There's something ON my mind;
~ "Pray excuse" the maiden cried;
''Your necktie's mp behind"
.oh, thanks" said he. "Well. now, as
Was just about to say"-
HThat pin Of yours" she made reply,
'.Will surely get away"
"why. so it will" he smiled. Lets see.
oh, yes. I've thought 1t best
To- "LookI' the maiden cried in glee;
there's something on your vest"
''Then let It stay he derceIy cried,
'1The moon and stars may fall
But must speak''-this time she sighed
81 love you-that is all.
"If you should dare to tell me no,
My life would be a wreck'-
Excuse me. dear" she whispered low.
There's something round your neck"
Tom Mason in Detroit Free Press.