Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-13
SATURDAY, APRIL ID, 1895.

IF there is anything in this wide
world that could possibly tempt
western Kansas woman to forswear
the home of her adoption it would be
lust such a wind and dust storm as
we experienced last Saturday. She
will stand drouths, billiards., hot
weather, crop failures and hard times
generally with the most remarkable
fortitude and remain cheerful, happy
and loyal to her country. But when
the dust and sand Sits through every
crack and creyice, no matter how in
finitesSimally small, and piles up
miniature mountains on her carpets,
beds. furniture and even on her
yictuals prepared for the next meal,
unless locked in double refrigerator
or vaul constructed specially for the
purpose, it is then she longs, oh how
ardently, for the home OF her child
hood and how fervently she wishes
that she had ne'er consented to leave
it. Sheforgets, for the time being, how
wade through mud and slush half
way up to her knees, or else stay in
doors for weeks at a time; how she
used to bale the water, daily, out of
the cellar for weeks at a stretch dur
ing springtime; and how the chillS and
ague used to faSten their grip on her
every fall and wreStle with her until
her back hair fell out and her teeth
became loose; these and many other
things slip from the archives of her
memory while she lOngingly pines
for the old fireside. But
the gentle rain succeeds the storm of
wind and dust and the furious ele-
ments subSide into a peaceful calm.
The wheat crop is saved once more,
and even the birds echo the song of
praise and Thanksgiving. lis then
that the thoughts of the gentle
housewife lightly turn to visions of
house cleaning and gardening and all
rebelliouS thoughts are brushed aside
with the dust. The mutiny is quelled
never more to be resurrected until
the next wind storm.
AN incident in the history of the
Simpson family will illustrate the
character of the devoted wife of the
ex-congreSsman. 1t was in 1884 when
they removed from Jackson county to
their present home near here. At
that time Simpson had 5000 in cash.
He bought a large tract of land and
then traded the most of it for Arkan-
sas cattle. He was making money
when the terrific blizzard of the win
ter of 1856 swept over this country,
which caused the death of thousands
of head of cattle. Nearly all Of Simp-
sons herd died from starvation and
freezing, and he was left penniless.
When the storm had subsidized Mrs.
Simpson, in the hope of saving some
thing out of the wreck, went out on
the bleak hillsides and skinned nearly
100 head of the dead animals and
shipped the hides to Kansas City.
AMONG the list Of those named as
candidates for delegates from the
Sixth Congressional district to the
Republican National convention to
be held next year, are w. B. Sutton,
A. III. Ellis, Webb McNall, j. @. A.
Royce, W. H. Nelson and George H.
Case. Whether these announcements
are made by authority, we do not
know. If they are it would be safe
plan for the people who elect these
delegates to sit down hard on every
one of them. This mad Scrambling
and falling over each other for office
is disgusting and nauSeating in the
extreme and the common plain voter
is getting very tired of it. A year
from this date will be ample time to
consider this matter.
THERE may be nothing in it, but
we cannot refrain from asking our
populist friends why it is that beef is
so very high and wheat so very low?
Does the great law of supply and de-
mand in any way regulate the price
of these staple articles of food supply,
or is it owing, entirely, to the per
capiter?" And after you have ex-
planned the above to our satisfaction
please tell US why the price of pork
has kept up for several years? And,
lastly, why are horses SO very cheap?
THAT proves that he belongs to the
third party. The statement is made
that Ben. G. Rich has been paid three
times for his services as chief clerk of
the Dunsmore rump house of 1898.
Pop members of the legislature, if
this story be true, Clipped in two
years ago and paid him. Later, the