Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

acre in California on which to grow
and semitropical fruits, irri-
gated land is equally as valuable here
for the production of grapes, peaches,
prunes and berries. Acre for acre the
fruits suited to this climate are as
profitable as California fruits. Our
farmers can not begin the planting too
soon, nor are they likely to ever sup
ply the demand, which grows even
more rapidly than the supply. Hugo
ton Hermes.
The following spicy poem was writ
ten by one of our west side young |
misses, and the high wind of Thursday |
blew it into our back door. To the |
young man who calls at this office
slightly disfigured we will give a
years subscription to the WORLD:
In memory's casket drop one
Little pearl for me.
Do as you mother bids you
And do it with grace;
When the boys try to kiss you
Kick them in the face.
Bro. Cook, of the Cove County Echo,
has been doing some travelling in the
South and East recently. He sums
up the result of his observations as
follows: ''But never before in our lives
did we see such connection of dis
satisfied people seeking better coun-
try with better times. But it is not
to be found. With one-half of our
money DISTINGUISHED, wheat will still
go down and horses be killed for their
hides and to feed hogs. The end must
come, but when, we are not able to
say. However, while this is transpir-
ing to come out on top by means of ir-
rigatiOn."
Our readers will remember that a
couple of weeks ago we published
letter said to have been written by
"Albert HI. Simpson, a justice of the
peace of Hardy, Nebraska" in which
he depicted in heart rending terms
the woes and sufferings of Mrs. Susan
Orcutt of this vicinity. We sent the
letter to the Hardy, Neb. Herald, ask
ing for information in regard to this
man Simpson. The Herald publishes
the letter entire and comments as fol-
lows: ''No such man as signs this arti-
Gle was ever justice of the peace here
and so far as we know no such person
ever resided at this pOstOffice. The
probability is the whole thing was
manufactured to secure aid.-Ellis
Observation-Disclosures.
"When to expect moisture" by one
Of those things that had better never
have been written or, when written
and mailed, should have been accom-
panied with the injunction, 'burn
this letter when you read it," We
sorryfully affirm that our faith in the
writer, as a revealer of the hidden
mysteries, has received a violent
shock and our hitherto implicit con-
fidence has been rudely shaken. On
the faith of that little prophecy on
our copy hook, we have been telling
our friends that it would surely rain
before Friday night and now they are
ridiculing us. We knew all the time
that we didn't know anything about
rain-but we would have put up our
last dollar on the predictions of our
weather reporter. Our weather column
will be discontinued from this date.
A good many people in Kansas who
do not believe in prize fights have
criticised Gov. Morrill, and Attorney
General Dawes for not preventing the
''mill' at Galena the other night. In
turn these officials have criticised the
county attorney and sheriff of Chero-
kee county for not stopping the fight.
In letter to the Topeka Capital,
County Attorney Mcneil, of Chero-
kee county, explains his position in
regard to the matter. He says: ''Our
state, different from most others, has
no law against glove contests but
has law against prize fighting. The
affair which took place at Galena on
the goth, under the contract signed
by the conteSting parties and the
manager of the Galena club, was to
be glove contest Neither myself
nor the sheriff had any authority I'M
der the law, nor has the governor or
attorney general, to prevent glove
contest, although we did all we could
without going beyond the law to pre-
vent it's occurring. The parties man
aging the alleged glove contest de-
clared their intention to go ahead in
spite of our protests"
/ Program for Teachers Meeting March 80.
Holidays of All States, History and Signif-
cance."-W. HI. Swiggett
Review of Best Books l Have Read This
Winter. Carrie Sweet.
school Laws OF Different States."-Superin-
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