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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
"A Wonderful Instrument.

The meteorological instrument
lately come into use, and known as
the rain and snow weighing gauge,
has the wonderful capacity of weigh
ing out rain or snow in quantities rep
resentlng the e-thousandth of an
incn precipitation, registering each
small fraction separately. The APP
pdraLuS consists of two parts, the
weighing gauge and the recorder, or
register, SO that the greatest possible
accuracy is oDtainahle in the obServa-
tionS of the weather bureau. The
first part is, of course, on the roof of
the observatory, AMI is connected
with the recorder by means of three
electric wires, one of which is open
anu few cells OF electric battery in
serted. The receiving YES ell into
which the precipitation falls and is
retained rests upon ordinary weigh
ing scales, so made that the equilib-
rum of the balance, whenever dis
turbed-as by the fall into the re-
ceptacle of small PARTICLES of water
is immediately restored by the auto
matte move nent of a sliding weight
along the balance beam, a correspond
ing movement taking place in the
register pen Of the observatory. The
fall of water into the receiver de-
presses the beam, causing electrical
contact to be made with a spring and
sending a current through the mag
net on the balance, the action of
VIII Oh moves the cOnnterweight and
also sends the current through the
magnet on the register, thus actuat-
ing the recording pen. This ex
tremely delicate instrument is said
to work to perfection. New York
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
Do You Wish the
Finest Bread and Cake :?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest eff all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweetest
delicious food.
The strongest baking powder makes the lightest food
That baking powder which is both purestand strong
est makes the most digestible and wholesome food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
with the least trouble?
DR.. Haines, of Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health says "RoYa
is only the purest but the strongest baking powder
with which acquainted"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
THE CHILDREN.

Only to keep l hem so,
Soft, warm and young,
The wee, eefle fingers,
The Da bling tong q.
Tears that we K SIS away,
ST. ile- tina we win;
Carele Of knowledge,
As guiltless of sin.
Only to keep them SO,
Frank pure and true;
OF our III wiz dom
$50 lovingly sure.
Our GrJwu all they shrink from,
Our fat heir law;
Our store w ence al gladness
They fearlessly draw.
Only o keep them so,
sweet hand that cling,
Sweet p tha laugh for us,
Swest tone that rii g
Curls thai we train to we've
Feet that we guide,
Each fresh step wonder,
Each new word pride.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
FORCED To Confess.

A curious point in Swedish ciminai
law is that confession is necessary
before al capital sentence can De car
ried out If, however. the culprit
persists in protesting MS innocence in
the fac Uf overpowpering evidence
tie prison disci pine is made ex-
T. emeIy severe, 50 as TO extOrL the
desired con tession.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
The ParrIcl.e', punishment.

In Ashantee parricides are tied
hand and foot to stakes driven in. the
ground near large ant-hilL The
ants are then irrita Ted by STICKS
thrust into the entrance of their
dwellings, a guard is set at a respect
full distance to prevent rescue, and
the pr sOner is left to be eaten alive.
In forty light hours nothing is left
of the riminal but neatly cleaned
skeleton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

A HYPoCRTTE feels better satisfied
with himself every t me he sees a
good man backslide
MANY are more concerned about
what they will have for dinner than
where they will spend eternity.
THERE is no place This side OF
Heaven where it will be safe for the
Christian not to watch and pray.
TIE man who teaches child to
swear, is one to whom the devil prob
ably feels like taking off his hat
GONG into politics has been the
Jericho road on which many a man
was robbed of the raiment of self-re-
spect
SINNERS will never be in hurry
about repenting, as long as the
preachers manner makes them think
they have twenty years in which to
do it.
HAD the Lord quartered Elijah
with the r chest man in Zion, instead
of feeding him on the widows
crumbs, his great camp meeting on
Mt Carmel might never have been
heard of.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

A WOMAN never gets angry when
told that she is ignorant of anything.
Ii the speaker add that IL is because
she is too young te understand
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Friend: Your wife is out of town for the
summer, eh? Gayboy: Yes, how did you
know? Friend: l saw her coming out of g
detective agency few days ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Needed Room.-Y Dung Lady: Is there
place here where l can turn my carriage
around? Villager: Yes, miss; right out at
the end of this street is the circus lot.-NeW
York Weekly
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

The Wife: Yes, married you to spite
Fred Grigsou. The Husband (rueful1y):
wish, my, love, that you mad married Fred
! Grigson to spite me.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Life-In the White mountains: Fashion
able Invalid: l came here for hay fever,
you know. Irascible Bachelor: Well, you've
got it, haven't you?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Lady: You said this coal was economical;
why, it won't burn at all. Dealer: Well,
ma am, what could you have more econom-
ical than that?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Hills: Miss Dashly has divine figure.
Hulls: What makes you think so? Hills:
Didn't l see her at the opera in the winter
and in the surf at Narragansett in the sum
mer?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Karl'S Clover Root Tea,
The great Blood purifier gives freshness and cearnes.
to the Complexion and cures Constipation. 25c 81
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

No one can broaden his own views by
spreading himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Hegeman's CamphOr Ice with GIycerine.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face, Tender or Sore Feet
Chblains Piles, &c. C. q. Clark Co.. New Haven. CT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

"What's that woman whipping that baby
for, l wonders" Il guess she's trying to
make it stop crying"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Dorfbarbier. = Employer: (Finding his
clerk asleep at the desk) Look her, Meyer,
you can clear out at the month-end. Clerk
(peevishly): Well, you needn't have walked
me so soon for thatl
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

Tourist lin a remote village): Can you
tell me where the station is? Porter: can,
but / won't. We are glad to have a tourist
here at last.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
Hoods Pills are prompt and eficient CSC

Porter: Do yon want your baggage
checked? Uuncle Oatbin: No, sir; want
it to go right on as fur as we do, young
man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
Promising PuniI.

"HansOE's Magic Corn saIve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist Tor it. Price Is cents
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

The Life of General Sir Hope
Grant" contains an amusing account
of the teaching carried on, perhaps
fifty years ago. IN the dame school of
an English village.
A little fellow was brought for
ward as a show pupil when some Ia
dies were visiting the school, and re-
sponded thus to questioning:
What's the first letter of the al
phabet?" asked the dame.
s'Ah don't know"
1--WE must give him a commence
ment, ma'am." said the teacher,
aside ga is the first letter What's
the second?"
'.Ah don't KNOW"
What is it that buzzes about the
Rarden?"
Files"
''Thou art stupid boy. Bees buzz
yes about the garden. BIS the second
letter what's the thildP
''Ah don't know"
"What do 1 do when 1 look at
thee?"
''Ihou Squintest"
"Oh, thou stupid BOY! Do l not
see thee? G is the thi d letter. Now
what do two and two make?"
This time the boy answered with
triumphant readiness: "FIvei"
"See, ma'am." said the old dame,
exultInglY, snow nigh he is to it,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and wetried remedy, MRS.
WRssLows SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
9 WoMANs Ills"

MRS. w. r. BATES, Of
DiZVoYtz, ZYHm6zH Co.,
Ohio, writes
"a few years ago ]
took Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription,
which has been a great
benefit to me. I am in
excellent health now.
1 hope that every wo-
man, who is troubled
with 'women's Ills,
'. IL try the Prescrip-
ton and be benefited
as 1 have been.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
FIGHTING FOR AN ESTATE.
The Contest Over Samuel HOVeT'S
Will Begun.

The First Day Taken UP by the Plain
tiff in Establishing the Will and by
Hover's Heirs in Proving Him an
Habitual Drunkard and Incapable
of Making a WiII-The Estate Valued
at $40, Where 1t Will Go if the
viii Is Sustained.
The Hover will case was taken up in
the superior court yesterday before
special jury empaneled from the grand
jury, consisting of Messrs. John w. Hin
son, Joseph Phillips, William O. Van
Worst, Edward H. Smith, John Hender-
son, Eben B. Peek, Elbridge G. Cabaniss,
William c. Lyon, Augustus G. Guerard,
Solomon Cohen, William L. Wilson and
H. c. Morgan.
The first part Of the day was taken up
by the plaintiff in establishing the will
and making out prima facie case. The
witnesses for the will and codicil, Messrs.
T. D. Rockwell, w. o. d. Rockwell, j. NJ.
Dreyer and Edward S. Elliott, were
sworn to prove the will. There was an
objection made to Mr. Elliott's being al
lowed to testify, he being the attorney
for the executors, but the objection was
overruled by the court.
In the afternoon the witnesses for the
defendant Lily Nj. Hover. who appeared
by her guardian ad litem, Mrs Laura e.
flower, were sworn. Those who testified
were Jack Lewis, O. T. Shaffer, G. w.
Sanders and B. +. Maui, who was
Hover's partner in the bakery business.
Mr. Edward S. Elliott appeared for the
executors of the will, Messrs, j. r. Sauss
and G. N. West for Mr.. j. S. Schley, the
plaintiff, and Maj. p. w. Meldrim for the
defendant.
The defense bases it's case largely on
the ground that Hover was a habitual
drunkard, and that for months prior to
his death he was never in a condition of
mind or body where no could nationally
or properly attend to his business. 1t
was proven beyond doubt that Hover
was slave to the liquor habit
The plaintiff is endeavoring to
show, however, that he was sober
at certain times, mainly in the morning,
and that while sober, he was of suffi-
GENTLY sound mind to transact business.
Incidents in the last few months of his
life, however, are being brought out to
show that liquor had so affected his mind
that he was partially insane even when
sober
The will, it will be remembered, left a
third of his estate of about $4,000, to his
wife and daughter and the remaining two
thirds to Mr.. John Sullivan Schley. The
court took a recess at s O'Clock and will
resume the case this morning at 10
o'clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
ORDERED TO FLORIDA.

Special Treasury Agent S. w. Paul to
Have Charge of the Ninth District.
Mr. S. w. Paul, special agent of the
treasury, who has had charge of the
Eighth special agency district for the
last year, with headquarters in Savan-
nah, has been ordered in charge of the
Ninth district, with headquarters at
Tampa, Fla.
The Eighth district comprises the two
Carolinas and Georgia. The Ninth dis
trict, to which MIR. Paul has been as
signe d, comprises all of the customs col
lection districts in Florida, with the ex-
ception of Pensacola, and is one of the
most important districts on the coast and
the most important in the southeast. Mr..
Paul will leaveifor his new field within the
next week or ten DAYS. So far as known,
his successor at Savannah has not yet
been named.
Mr.. Paul has been in charge of special
agents work in this district since July,
1898, and has made an enviable record
During his residence in Savannah he has
established a wide acquaintance, both
among business men and socially, and it is
with regret among his friends that he
leaves. The territory to which he has
been assigned has been without a special
agent in charge since last November In
that time the work of the district has
been chiefly looked after by MIR Paul,
under Instructions from the treasury de
partment, so that he is already thoroughly
acquainted with the district and with his
duties there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
The Retail Druggist az an Advertiser

The druggist does not avail himself as
he should of the numerous opportunities
for effective trade winning advertising.
The country druggist is contented
with the moss-grown, stereotyped
card in his local paper. The city
druggist relies upon some sort of q win
dow display and cheaply prepared pla-
cards for drawing the passer-by into his
place of business. This is the general
rule, though there are many exceptions
it is these exceptions which we would
hold up as examples of what can be done
by persistent and suitable advertising.
Those druggists who have made the sub
iect study have found il pays. IL is the
experience Of all branches of commercial
industries that advertising pays, and the
druggist has exceptional opportunities
and exceptional material for attractive
and effective work. The public look upon
the druggist as a man Of mystery, and
products which are TO him but the tools
Of his trade, OF every day familiarity, are
to his customers objects of interest The
ordinary drug store contains vast
variety of articles with which profitable
window advertising may be done This.
supplemented by well considered an
nouucements in the columns Of the news
paper, is factor Of highest importance
70 success
Opinions as to what Is the best kind OF
advertising for the druggist, naturally.
and Of necessity, differ very greatly, but
II as much attention be given 70 the sub
jet as Is devoted 10 other branches Of the
business, there can be no question OF the
ultimate result. II the druggist would
take q portion " the time which he now
deyotes 10 bewailiug his lot aud wonder
ilg how be eau get the old time prices for
patent medicines, and devote il 20 u study
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr. William J. Bryan is very i'll at his
home, No. 1919 Tattnan street.
Mrs. Z. 5. Gustin will leave for the
north on the City of Augusta to-day.
MIR. and Mrs Henry McAlpin and
daughter will leave to-day on the City of
Augusta for the north.
Miss Jennie Ward will leave today for
the north on the City of Augusta. She
will spend the summer in New Hamp-
shire.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. c. Puder leave for the
north to-day on the City of Augusta.
They will spend the summer at Cortland,
N. Y.
Mr. J. H King, superintendent of the
Plant System hotels, is in the city on his
way north. He will leave on the City of
Augusta to-day.
Misses Mamie and Lula Rice of Au-
gusta are on d visit to their cousins,
Misses Mamie and Mamie Golden,
Broughton street.
DR. J. D. Paige leaves to-day by the
City of Augusta on his summer vacation.
He viii spend the greater part of the next
two months at the Thousand Islands
Father Andrew. o. S. B., and Father
Bernasd Haar of ST. Mary's College, Bel
mont, n. c., are in the city visiting
Father Patrick DonlOn of Sacred Heart
church.
DR.. Adolphus w Jones of Columbus,
who has been spending the week with DR.
S. T. Scott on Whitaker street. leaves
tomorrow for Charleston, whence he goes
to Bluefelds, Central America, to prac-
tice dentistry
Among the guests at the Penn Mutual
Agency Associations convention banquet
in Boston last week was Mr.. Julian
Schley, the company's agentin Savannah.
The Boston journal, in its report of the
banquet, says MIR. Schley told some dia-
lect stories which brought down the
house.
Judge A. H. MacDOnell of the city
court is attending the meeting of the
Georgia Bar Association in Atlanta.
Judge MacDonell delivered most inter
estlng address before the last meeting,
which was held at Rome, on the subject
of Discretion in Punishment" He is an
able advocate, and his presence at these
assemblies is always noted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
CAN RIDE ANYWHERE.
Passes Signed by w. s. Bissell Good
on Any Transportation Line.

on ANY Transportation Line.
There are few people perhaps who know
that there IS a class of officials who have
what might be called carte blanche over
all the transportation lines in the United
States and many of those in Canada and
Mexico, yet such is the case, and the post
office inspector, who keeps an eagle on
the mail service for Uncle Sam, is the
only person who enjoys this extensive
privilege.
Even the presidents of great railroads
and railroad systems do not carry in their
inside pocket passes on every transporta-
tion line in the country, but to the post
office inspector is granted this sweeping
and universal privilege, and in his case
one simple pass suffices for all lines.
The pass carried by Postofice Inspector
J. w. BuIla was accidentally caught sight
of on a suburban train the other day, and
he, when questioned, explaining its COM
plicatious or rather its simplicities, for it
ntains but few brief lines of instruc-
tions to all transportation companies
which carry United States mails or have
facilities for carrying mails, to furnish
transportation to the inspector who pre-
sentS 1t for passage.
This is done by contract with the gov
eminent, and all transportation com
panies which carry any mail at all include
this in the contracts which they make
with the government. The brief instruc-
tions 10 such companies are signed by
Wilson S. Bissell, Postmaster General,
and conductor never hesitates to recog-
nize such pass when it is presented.
A new conductor on one of the western
lines refused to honor one of these uni
versal passes not long ago and demanded
fare of the inspector who presented it.
The fare was willingly paid and receipt
was taken. The fare was refunded to the
inspector within day or two, ana at the
same time the conductor received a letter
irstructing him to study up ON his bust
ness.
There are about ia of these inspectors,
and each has such a pass. These are all
the passes of this kind there are in ex-
istence. They are honored on every road
and steamship line in the Uuited States,
and some of the lines are liberal enough
to carry the family of an inspector on
them too. A number Of the lines in Men
leo and Canada readily honor them
These inspectors, too, are the only per-
sons outside of the mailing clerks who
are allowed to ride in the United States
mail cars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
MR.. DooLAN's TRIAL.
To Take Place This Morning Befor,
Bench of Magistrates.

To Take Place This Morning Before
a Bench of Magistrates.
The preliminary trial of Mr.. j. ].
Doolan on charges of criminal libel pre-
ferred by Mr.. Jas. w. McIntire in Justice
Naughtin's court, will take place this
morning before a bench of magistrates,
consisting of Justices Naughtin, Reynolds
and Waring Russell, Jr. Judge Elsinger
was first named as the third Justice to
sit at the hearing, but objection. having
been made for some reason by Mr.. Nc
Intire, Justice Russell was named in his
stead
The hearing will take place at Justice
Naughtin's office at 10 o'clock. The list
Of witnesses for the defendent was
handed in TO the justice yesterday after
noon. and subpmnas were at once issued.
1t is said that the majority of these wit
nesses, of whom there are about twenty,
are employees of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad.
Mr. Mclntire was to have been repre-
sented by Mr.. j. r. Saussy, but Mr..
Saussy is engaged at present in the Hover
will case and cannot be present this morn
ing. Mr.. Mclntire said last night that he
would prefer not to postpone the
hearing, and will endeavor to have an
other attorney appointed The charge, it
will be remembered grew out of a pub
LEGATION made by the defendant to the
effect that Mr.. McIntire had while in
charge OF the registration books as regis
tration clerk. knowingly registered per-
sons who had not paid their taxes, which
was in violation of law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
A FOOT OF RAIN so FAR.
The City Washed and the Swamps
Filled With Water.

The City Washed and the Swamps
Filled With Water.
The rainfall for one hour yesterday af-
ternoon was over an inch. The total for
the day was a fraction less than II
inches. So far this month the rainfall is
the greatest ever known in July, and
makes up the deficiency for the year. The
fall since July l is very close to II
inches. The average for July is about So
inches.
There has been more rain throughout
this entire section than has ever been
known for a single month. In the vicinity
of Augusta yesterday the fall was 2
inches Hardeeyille, 5. c reported nearly
2inches and brownsville fraction over
inches. One place in Louisiana
reported four inches in few hours al
most a cloud burst.
The heavy rain here washed the streets
in a good many places and did consider
able damage in that way. The rains this
month have caused the city many thou
sands Of dollars damage A heavy rain
like that of yesterday afternoon and that
of July 10 costs the city all
the way from 81 600 to g, 600 in the break
ing of sewers, washing of streets and
overhowing lands, and necessitating the
digging up of the grass which grows
everywhere on the streets.
The lowlands in the county have been
flooded since the heavy rains began, but
the drains have carried the water
into the swamps, which are filled.
The county works have not suffered
any damage except the delay in the drain
age work. The cOnvicts are now en-
ployed on the Casey canal and on the
canal draining the Lamar swamp. About
forty are at work west of the city, and
between siXty-five and seventy on the
Casey canal