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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-08-20

"Mstreo Of . BeseceSese Aesse
and knowing the good DR.. Miles, Nervine
has done me. my wish to help Others. over
comes my dislike for the publicity. this
letter may give me. In Nov. and Dec. 1Soa
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and was one Of the first Resuming duty
oo.soon, with the care Of 20 many sick, l
did not regain my health. and In . month
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from sleeplessness and the drafts made on
my vitality. that It was . question II could
70 on. A dear friend advised me 70 ~
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took . bottles and am happy 70 say, an
In better health than ever. Istill continue
M eccasjsssal ssse, - . sserve feed,
a my work Il very trying. A letter ad-
dressed to Milwaukee. Wis. viii reach me"
June 9, lsok Mrs. LAURA O. PHoHHlx.
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guarantee that the first bottle yiu Dene.t
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ft will be sent prepaid. on receipS oL pEcS
by the Dr.. Niles Medical Co.. 0khafh lna
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
Kings and Hawks.

Richard I, when in the Holy Land,
amused himself with hawking on the
Plain of Sharon, and is said to have
presented some of these birds to the
Sultan Later on, while passing
through Dalmatia, he carried off a fall
con which he saw in one of the vii
lagos, and refused to give it up. He
was attacked SO furiously by the justly
incensed villagers that it was with the
utmost difficulty that he managed to
make his escape.
King John used to send both to Ire
land and to Norway for his hawks
Edward III. invaded France he had
thirty falcons, and every day either
hunted or went to the river for the pur-
pose Of hawking. Henry VII. imported
goshawks from France, giving four
pounds for a single bird-a much great
er sum in those days than at present.
Henry VIII. whilst hawking at Hitch
in was leaping a dyke, when the pole
broke, and the King was immersed
head first into the mud, and would
have persisted, in all probability, had
not his falconer dragged him out
Elizabeth and James l. were much
interested in the sport; the latter SOW
ereign, indeed, expended considerable
sums on it's maintenance. Aubrey. in
his Miscellanies, says: when l was
a freshman at Oxford, 1 was wont to
go to Christ Church to see Charles 1.
at supper, where I once heard him say
that as he was hawking in Scotland
he rode into the quarry, and there
found the covey of cartridges falling
upon the hawk, and remember his ex-
preston further, And 1 will swear
upon the Book it's true Chambers
Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
Gracious Acts Paw.

And these things pay" Let no girl
entering life deceive herself into be-
lieving that they do not. If she even
does not want to be gracious and at
tentive to her fellow-kind, because of
any moral beauty she may see in it, let
her be so because of the policy of it.
She may contend successfully that it
does not ''pay'' in the short run. Other
girls, just as popular, are self-absorbed,
cold, egotistical, Indifferent to others
to the point of brutishness, she may
claim. But she cannot prove her case
for the long run There the thoughtful
disposition tells invariably. 1t is not
gush that makes the genuinely popular
woman, it is not beauty, nor money,
nor brains alone, nor even good heart
and a sunny, good-tempered deposition;
not al measured by the long span.
1t Ii she woman who seems to know,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27

cite, suspended between two upright
supports, the motor being inclOsed in
a metal casing, which is fixed to the
front part of the cot. The mechanism
is wound up with key and started by
a button, when it will produce steady
and noiseless rocking motion ut very
slow and gentle speed, lasting from
enc to forty minutes. The swinging
motion can be stopped and restarted
at will by simple contrivance, and the
clockwork is constructed to rock a
child up to thirty pounds in weight,
corresponding with the age of eighteen
months. The rocking motion is not af-
fected by the movements of the child.
The Queen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
W. r. MoRRIsoN's GOODNESS.
Somehow Did Not Make the Impress.
sion on His Wife He Expected.

Somehow Did Not Make the impress.
sion on His Wife He Expected.
A gossiper in the Washington Post
tells a story on Col. William r. Morri-
son. The colonel believes thoroughly
in the efficacy of discipline. He has
spent a great part of his eventful ca
reer in hotels. and one of his theories
has always been that the mind Can be
so trained that the biggest sort of a
hotel fire is powerless to sidetrack the
reasoning faculties on occasions when
presence of mind is needed. He inn
pressed this theory very strongly upon
Mrs. Mo1Hison by conjuring up a va
riety of critical exigencies and instruct
ing her how to act in given cases. Fate
would have it that the colonel should
be put to the test He and his wife
were aroused from their Slumbers. one
night by an alarm of fire. The hotel
in which they had their rooms was afire
and great confusion and tumult ensued
among the guests. Nov is the time to
put into practice what l have always
preached to you, my DEAR" said the
colonel. Don't get excited. Put on
yOuI IAO1SpeuScUIG dppdIGl anu Idh0
your time. Don't lose your head. Just
watch me-" He Gained Mrs. Morrison's
anxiety, handed her the various articles
necessary to her toilet, put on his collar
and cuffs, took his watch from under
his pillow and placed it in his vest
pocket, put on his hat, packed valise
Of valuables, and, taking his cane,
walked with Mrs. Morrison out of the
burning building into the street. "Now,
my DEAR" he said when they were safe
"don't you see what grand thing it is
to keep cool and act with a deliberate
purpose in an emergency like this?
Here you are completely dressed as
though you were going out for walk,
and over yonder are several ladies in
complete dishabille." Just then Mrs.
Morrison for the first time glanced at
her husband ''You are right, William"
she said, sit is a grand thing to keep
cool and act deliberately, but if had
been you 1 would have stayed in the
room long enough to put on my trous-
orc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
A Good wife for somebody.

Two up-to-date girls in seal sacks and
violets were hurrying up Washington
street just as tremulous old man hest
tatingly started to cross the street. A
big dray crossed in front of him, and
he came back to the sidewalk. He
stood looking helplessly about him for
a moment, evidently undecided wheth-
er to return or try it again.
''Wait a minute" said one of the girls,
and she left her companion suddenly.
"Can't help you to get across?' she
said to the old man.
THANK you, thank you," he said
gratefully. 81 wish you would; my eye
sight is so poor I hardly can venture,
and I have just had an operation per-
formed on my eyes"
He took her arm, and she not only
took him across the street, but down
on Congress street to his destination.
New York Recorder.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27

by subtle intuition, just when little
note, a few flowers, a message, will
strike the right chord, come at the mo-
ment when, though quite unconsciously,
perhaps, the recipient was craving
something of the kind. 1t is the wom-
an whose delicacy is never at fault,
who is there just when she is most
wanted, and not there when she would
be de trop, simply because, having
formed a habit of thinking of others,
she finds it perfectly easy to put her
self in their place, and to feel as they
feel at given instant. 1t is the wom-
an who never disappoints. This is the
genuinely popular woman.
''Oh, well, in the large things of life
no one wants to disappoint," exclaims
one woman. "But in the little things"
Precisely. In the little things. 1t il
the little things that make up life. Did
one ever hear Of great deeds, isolated
heroic actions, making woman popu-
lar? By no means. The little things
count. And well they may. They are
the hardest Chicago Mail.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
Whimsical Experiment..

Akbar, one of the first of the Great
Moguls who ruled India, has been nam
ed the Asiatic Charlemagne He was
a statesman and an educator, and
built a palace for the reception of men
who loved learning and sought after
wisdom. The Great MoguPs passion
for knowledge is said to have been
shown by a whimsical experiment he
once made to determine if it was true,
as he had heard, that Hebrew was the
natural language of all who had never
been taught any other tongue.
To test this assertion, Akbar caused
a dozen nursing children to be shut UP
in a castle, six leagues from Agra, his
capital city. Each child was reared by
a dumb nurse; the porter also was a
mute, and he was forbidden, upon pain
of death, to open the gates of the castle.
When the children were twelve years
of age, Akbar ordered them to be
brought before him.
Men learned in Sanscrit, in Arabic
in Persian and in Hebrew were assem-
bled at the royal palace to tell what
language the children spoke Akbar
seated on his throne and surrounded
by these linguists, ordered the children
to be brought in. Each child was ad
dressed, and, to the surprise of the as
sembly, every one answered by a sign
Not a child could speak a word. They
had all learned from their nurses t
express themselves by gestures!
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were, no doubt heartleSS masters and
cruel overseers; there were, no doubt,
chains and whipping posts; but it is
probably not true that these were so
common as many persons suppose for
as a general thing the slaves were
treated with some degree Of considera-
ton, and in not few cases the lindest
possible relations existed between them
and their owners. On the large planta-
tions, particularly in the cotton and
rice districts, where hundreds, and, in
some cases, thousands of slaves were
owned by the same man, much less re
gard was had for them than when they
were employed as house servants. In
the former case, the slaves saw little Of
their master or the members Of his
family; the Overseer represented the
masters authority, and often abused
the masters power; and, deprived of
all intercourse with their superiors,
these classes of plantation slaves by no
means equaled in intelligence those
who served in the households.
Comrades in BoyhoOd Days.
Few persons have any idea of the
pleasantness of the relations existing
in many households in the South at
that period. For boys, both white and
black, there was almost equality.
Childhood is democratic, and so far as
the sports of the country were con-
cerned they were followed alike by
the young slaves and the sons of the
master. To each of the latter a negro
boy was generally assigned, who was
understood to be his, and between the
two there was commonly an ardent
friendship, with on one side a conceded
superiority, and on the other a gra-
cious cOndescenSion. The little whites
and the little darkies played together,
hunted together, together went in
swimming and took fever and ague,
and together received their furnishings
for rObbing orchards and melon
patches. There are many known in
stances of friendship thus contracted
in b0yhoOd which lasted during life,
and not few cases are recorded of
singular fidelity and devotion on the
part of the slaves toward their masters
when the war cloud darkened their
land. Among the girls it was differ
ent, for they We're not permitted to
share to the same extent in the amuSe-
ments of the slave children, but even
the daughters of the planters generally
entertained a warm affection for the
old black "mammy" who cared fo1
them during infancy and early child
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
a wedding in the "Ouarters.o

The monopoly of life on the large
plantations was broken when there
was wedding among the slaves. This
frequently happened, as marriage was
encouraged by the masters, and in
some cases, where the servants were
highly esteemed the ceremony took
place in the parlor, with the family and
a few neighbOrs as witnesses. A party
dress, low-necked and short-sleeved.
was presented to the bride by one of
the ladies, the groom being arrayed
with equal gorgeousness in the cast-off
sporting clothes of his master. A bridal
procession from the quarters to the
house was a solemn affair, and both
bride and groom enjoyed the momen-
tary prominence given them by the oc-
casion. In families where the slaveS
were well treated, a wedding feast was
provided, abundant though homely,
and the assembled guests of color re-
veled in as much bacon and green's,
'possum and sweet potatoes, hominy,
corn-pone and pumpkin pie as they
could stow away, while the pickanin.
les had corn meal and pot liquor, with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
POWER OF BRAINS.
Intellect and Not Capital, the Key to-
Wealth.

eaItns
The unthinking advocates of labor
often point to the colossal fortunes
made by manufacturers, and assume
that like results could be obtained by
cooperation, says Engineering. But it
will usually be found on examination
that manufacturing had very little to
do with the accumulation of the wealth
to which they refer. An example is to
be found in the history of the late Sir
William Pearce, related by Lord Kel-
vim at the unwilling of his statue a
short time ago. Under his ownership
the Fairfield shipyards advanced by
leaps and bounds, and in few years
he amaSSed an enormous amount of
money. But it is well known that Sir
William was Skillful and most sue
cessful speculator, and that without en-
ploying single man, other than clerks
and secretaries, he could have gained
great wealth Even in his business the
methods were entirely his own and
regal in their audacity.
Instead of waiting in the anteroomS
of ship owners to crave for orders, he
put pressure upon them that could
not be resisted. He boldly placed a
ship on the Atlantic that eclipsed the
renown of all that were then running
and announced that he would build
others which should run either for or
against the existing lines. In the Isle
of Man service he forced the running
in a similar manner, and, in a word,
was a power that some ship owners
had tO take into their business oa1cl1-
lations. His gains were those Of intel
lect-not capital. OF course, capital
constituted the tools he worked with,
as it was also the reward of his efforts.
Such gains are as inaccessible to CO.
operators as the moon to the crying
child
Capital alone has ceased to be a
source Of wealth. 1t may produce a
moderate return if carefully managed.
but the days when it grew like the roll
ing SNOWFALL, by being simply turned
over and over, are passed in this coun-
try. In the hands of a man of COM
manding ability, however, it acquires
another significance. Just as q crowd
of ignorant peasants can be converted
into an army and used by a Napoleon
to create an enormous empire in a few
years, so money can be manipulated by
some men to achieve marvellous re-
suits. But such men know their worth,
and if they are ever co-operators, it is
only until they have climbed the first
rung Of the ladder. The possessor Of
the philosophers stone does not need a
partner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27

stone. The rocks were quarried at the
bluff three miles east of the fort, RATED
and boated over a large lake and then
carted to the fort. They were lime
stone rocks, which withstood with sui
len defiance the hand of time, but
yielded to the destroying hand of man.
This fort was constructed in and be-
fore 1856 for defense against the at
tacks of the English, as a war was then
raging between France and England.
This magnificent fortress, built at SO
much expense in the wilderness of
America, and at the same time so strong
and durable, has been declining since
it's abandonment in 1776, and at this
day all that is left is the rustic gate,
the powder magazine and a large pile
of ruins. In places the walls are torn
away and almost even with the sur
face, and will all be a mass of ruins
in a few years unless the Government
takes some step to keep it in its present
order.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
SORROW and Human kindness.

A pale little lad in a west-bound
train glanced wistfully toward a seat
where mother and her merry children
were eating lunch. The tears gathered
in his eyes, though he tried to keep
them back. A passenger came and
stood beside him.
''What's the trouble?" he asked
"Have you no lunchY'
Eyes, have little left, and I'm not
SO awful hungry"
'What is it, then? Tell me; perhaps
1 can help you"
"It's-it's so lonely, and there's such
lot Of them over there, and-and
they've got their mother"
The young man glanced at the black
band on the boys hat. "Ah,' he said
gently, land you have lost yours?"
Eyes, and I'm going to my uncle; but
I've never seen him. A kind lady, the
doctors wife, who put up my lunch,
hung this card to my neck. She told me
to show it to the ladies on the car and
they would be kind to me; but didn't
show it to anyone yet. You may read
1t if you like"
The young man raised the card and
read the name and address of the boy.
Below were the words:
"And whoever shall give drink unto
one of these little ones, cup of cold
water only in the name of q disciple,
verify say unto you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward"
The reader brushed MS hand across
his eyes and was silent for a moment.
Then, "IlI come back very soon," he
said, and made his way to the mother
and her children.
And presently little George felt a pair
of loving arms about him, and a wom-
ans voice, half sobbing, calling him a
poor, dear little fellow, begged him to
come with her to her children. And
for the rest of that journey, at least,
motherless George had no lack Of
'mothering."-N York Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27

by the family, for everyone ''thought
the world and air. of old nanny.
The next highest degree of respect
was felt for the old driver. He, toO
was a character, for he had been in the
family as long as nanny, and, like
the latter. had made himself equally
useful and highly esteemed. He was
intrusted with the care Of the family
carriage. He generally had an assist
ant, the young driver, who, under his
superintdence, did most Of the work
and looked forward to the time when
the old man should give up the post of
honor and resign the reins into his will
ing hands. In his province he was alb
Solute. He drove as he pleased, and no
word of remOnstrance could make him
hasten the pace of his horses unless he
saw fit to do so. Furthermore, at the
foot of every hill everybody had to get
out and walk up in order to spare the
horses, and many long, tiresome walk
was taken at his command by the mem
bers Of the family, for the old driver,
very often known as Daddy" but
more frequently as ''Uncle," was admit
ted to know what was best in the matter
of driving, and his authority was, half
laughingly, half respectfully, acknowl-
edged. On the large plantations the
word "driver" had a different signif1-
canoe, for there the name was applied
to a colored functionary Of no little i'm
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
Nanoleon,s First ESSAY.

Before the close of this trip his fur
Tough had expired, his regiment had
been put on war footing, and orders
had been issued for the return of every
officer to his post before Christmas
day. But in the execution of this fixed
purpose the young Corsican patriot was
needless of military obligations to
France, and willfully remained absent
from duty. Once more the spell of a
wild, free life was upon him; he was en-
listed for the campaign, though without
position or money to back him.
The essay on happiness which he had
presented to the Academy of Lyons
had failed, as a matter of course, to win
the prize, the judges pronouncing it
too badly arranged, too uneven, too
disconnected, and too badly written to
&eserve attention" This decision was
a double blow, for it was announced
about this time, at a moment when
fame and money would both have been
most welcome. The legacy Of the old
archdeacon remained the only resource
of the family for the lavish hospitality
which was required of a Corsican can
didate according to immemorial semi
barbarous traditiOn.-The Century.
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ON THE COTTON WHARF.

even to this day in the South, in a small
house some distance from the mansion,
and when the repast was prepared and
dished up the leading part was taken
by the cook. who raised to her head
the huge dish containing the turkey
and bore it aloft, while behind her came
a procession of small boys, each carry
ing in his hands a dish which he had
been cautioned to treat with especial
care under penalty of having every
bone in his ''wuthless karkidge'' broken
on the spot as q penalty for negligence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
OLD FORT CHARITIES.
Powder Magazine All that Remains
Of an Historic Fortress.


The accompanying picture is a true
description of the powder magazine at
Fort Charities, Randolph County, Ill.
This fort was first built of wood in the
year 171S and was completed in less
than two years. It is located in the
American Bottom about three miles
from the Eastern Bluff and one mile
from the river. The fortress was called
by way of eminence Fort des Char
tres having a charter from the crown
of France for its erection. 1t is stu
ated in the northwest corner of the
county.
The fort contained all the necessary
buildings to accommodate the seat of
government Of the country and garri-
son. The quarters of the officers and
barracks for the soldiers were finished
in a neat and becoming style of pioneer
times. Under the mild and impartial
government of the company the coun-
try commenced to grow and flourish,
and the seat of government CIT. Char
tres), became the center of business,
fashion and gaiety.
The villages around Fort Charities
became respectable and prosperous,
but they ceased to exist when the vii
lage of Fort Charities was drowned
with the forts in the flood of 1772.
Under the administration of Chevalier
Macarty in 1751 Fort Charities was
built entirely new, and was one Of the
most convenient and strongest fortifi-
cations in North America. Its recon
struction was of solid and durable lime
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-27
portance who was next in authority to
the overseer.
Serving Dinner

Serving Dinner.
The numerousness of the small col
ored fry about the home of a wealthy
planter gave rise to many scenes that
to the eyes of one not accumtomed to
witness them were extremely curious.
The little darkies were early trained
to make themselves useful by waiting
on the table. and at a dining every
guest had one, arrayed in a white apron
that reached to his heels, stationed be-
hind the chair, to attend to every want.
Bringing in the dinner on such occa-
sions was sight never to be forgot
ten. The cooking was done, as it is