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

Home, he began to write for local pa
pers and his first appearance in print
was made in the Kokomo Tribune,
where q number Of his dialect poems
were published under the name Of John
G. Walker. 1t was not until the ap-
pearance of Leonainie, which he gave
to the world as a newly discovered
poem of Edgar Allan Poe's, that Riley's
work began to obtain recognition in
literary circles. Then came a little vol
une of dialect poems, which were pro-
fessedly by B. F. Johnson of Boon, and
following it there appeared The Boss
Girl, Afterwhiles, Pipes O. Pan and a
handful of the sweetest poems under
the taking title Old-fashioned Roses.
Mr.. Riley is hard worker and pre-
fers the unreasonable hours of night for
his labor. He is a warm hearted,
genial companionable man and in his
versatility and mastery of the faulty
everyday language of his countrymen,
he never had an equal. His thoughts
are chaste and the human sympathy
and pure purpose that runs through
his song is the true index of the man
and will be his best and most lasting
eulogy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

North Topeka item: Z. M. James Isl
adding so acres to his apple orchard on
Indian creek, and five acres to an exper-
mental orchard near town, on the ex--
tension of Kansas avenue.
The failure of crops last year has had
disastrous effect upon the local freight
business in Kansas, and stations which.
have sent away car loads of freight dali
ly, now send none at all. That is why
several stations have recently been
abandoned on the Englewood line of
the Santa Fe and other feeders of the
Santa Fe. The officers of the road say
that there is not enough business at
the stations to justify the expense OF
agents. and so they were withdrawn and
the station houses are closed. 1t is said
that the stations abandoned will not be
permanently kept off the time card, but
if the western part of the state succeeds
in producing a crop this season, they
will again be open for business.
A remarkable religious revival closed
in Lawrence after continuous meetings
for several weeks. 1t was conducted by
State Evangelist Beasley, of Topeka.
The meetings have been going en- night
and day, and SO large have been the
crowds that not nearly all could, get in
side the building. The number of con-
versions has been over 200. A great
MANY of the ''rounders" and worthless
characters have been affected, and have
for the time at least, mended their
ways, SO that there is not the amount
of petty crime as in past winters.
Spurred by the example at the one
church, every other colored church in
the city has been holding protracted,
meetings and securing converts. The
baptism of the new converts will take
place in the Kaw river in April or early
in Nav
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
Production and Cost of Aluminium

PrOUucCIOn anu COSC Oh Alumni m.
Concerning the amount produced and
the cost of producing aluminium, the
London Grocers' Review says:
'The production of aluminium in
creased from 80 tons in 1890 to 1000
tons in 1892, and the price has dimin-
ished in proportion. 1t was Cos per
pound in 1856, COS in 1889, and now it
is about Is I'd. When it is considered
that a pound of aluminium is so much
bigger than a pound of other metals
bulk for bulk, it weighs about one-third
of ordinary metalS-this price cannot
be called high. No aluminium is pro-
duced in England now. Two compan-
les were started in 1SS6-S7, but the
chemical process they employed is now
obsolete. All aluminium sold in the
market is now made by the aid of
electricity. The largest factory is at
NeuhauSen, in Switzerland. 1t is capa-
BILE of turning out 1000 tons a year
The second largest is in the south of
France. It turns out about 600 tons.
But company has now been formed in
England, and as the soldering difficult
ty seems to be overcome, the metal will
SELL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

necessity compels her to do some
thing for her livelihood, that after
considerable thought on the matter we
have come to the conclusion that it will
certainly do no harm if we state our
reasons for thinking the latter natur-
al choice for the woman born under
the stars and stripes. From the time
she opened her eyes upon this very try
ing world she has been told that she
was born free and with no question of
social distinction to bother her whether
she be rich or poor. But when she
grows up and is forced to work for
her living she very plainly sees that do
nestle service is the sole employment
in which she can be told that she is in
feriOr to some one else.
Now, born with all the instincts of an
American, and proud, even when to
put that pride in her pocket would
mean pecuniary advancement is it any
wonder that she does not want to go
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
KANSAS RAILROADING.

Capital: The Santa Fe shops in this
city have just completed two of the
most attractive parlor cars that have
been constructed for western roads in
many years. The cars were made from
dining cars, of which the Santa Fe has
a greater number than are now in use.
The work on the new cars was done un-
der the supervision and direction Of
John Player, superintendent of machin-
cry of the Santa Fe. The general ar
rangement, finish and decoration are
fully equal to anything that has been
turned out by the Pullman company.
The work was all done in Topeka. The
cars are to be used on the SoutherN
California, which is branch of the
Santa Fe system.
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to her knowledge that she is an hon
orary fireman and a member of a
hook and ladder company of Palmer,
Mass, where she lives
Mrs. Lawrence gave largely to assist
in fitting out the hook and ladder COM
pany several years ago. and the com
pany made all who contributed over a
certain sum honorary members. Mrs.
Lawrence happened to be one of the
largest givers. She is a wealthy wild
oW and was rather surprised to find
that if she wanted to ride on the hook
and ladder truck she could.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
THE HOOSIER POET.

James Whitcomb Riley Was Once a
Farmer Boy-His Poetic Genius.
The tone of James Whitcomb Riley's
poetry tells for itself that he was once
a farmer boy. His fathers home was
in the old farming town of Greenfield,
Ind, and there the lad grew up in the
midst of sweet, healthy country life,
although the poet is apt to confess
with a merry twinkle in his eye that he
was of little use, in farming, yet, as he
adds, "My father used to press us boys
into the service in corn-plantin' time
and we went very Faithfully, at least,
did" He tells frankly, too, that he was
no scholar, for, as he confesses, cat 16
I could not repeat the simplest school
boy speech without breaking down
and rather than undertake it 1 deliber-
ately chose to take a whipping"
After leaving school, says Farm and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
Slack in His Geographr

A curious incident regarding a strait
occurred during the Russian war; 1t
would have been ludicrous, if anything
can be hdicrous connected with war.
Commodore Elliott was blockading q
Russian squadron in the Gulf of Sagha-
lin, on the east coast of Siberia Think
ing he had the Russians in a cul de sac,
he complacently waited for them to
come out, as the water was too shallow
for him to attack them. As the enemy
did not come out, he sent in 20 investi-
gate, and found, to his establishment,
that Russians and ships had vanished.
While he had been waiting for them in
the south they had quietly slipped cut
by the north, teaching both him and
the British Government rather Sc
we're lesson in geography, as it had
been thought that Saghalin was an
isthmus; and they were totally una
ware of a narrow channel leading from
the gulf to the Sea of Okhotsk.-New
York Advertiser.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

In married life, as in everything else
in this world, there is everything in
beginning right, and the very begin
ming is when the young man and the
young woman who are to comprise the
future married couple receive their
first training in early childhood. There
are countless men like him who seek
! the club as relief from home because
their wives do not know how to man
| age husbands by making home pleas
| ant.-Frances Hodgson BU-nett
Husbands and wives should try to
manage themselves rather than eaca
other Each should make it a point
TO always observe and practice after
marriage all the courtesy, thoughtful
ness and unselfishnesS common to the
engagement period. Neither should
ever listen to q word of .lnfayorabIe
criticism of the other from any relative
of either. no matter whether that rela
tive be father. mother, brother or sis
ter. Any list of rules for the manage
ment of husbands, or wives either.
need not be extended beyond these
two.-Marion Harland
The very best way for woman to
manage her husband is for her to i'm
nlediately set about the study of her
husbands needs, moods and foibles.
with an earnest aim to strengthen and
help him in every emergency with all
the love, patience and charity of which
her nature is or can be made capable.
There are scores of miserably unhappy
homes in which both husbands and
wives unite in declaring marriage
failure which might be made Ravens
of peace and joy il the wife would
only try to become better acquainted
with her husband in the way l pointed
out.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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partment. He practiced law in Lon
don, and coming to America located in
Philadelphia, upon the invitation OF
Benjamin Franklin, who was a close
friend. He removed to Louisville, Ky,
thence to VincenneS, where he was thu.
first lawyer to practice.
Here his son, George Wallace, was
born. He entered Pennsylvania Uni
verSity, Lexington, Ky, in 1921. and
while there served as sergeant of Cen
Jackson's body guard on that hero s
march from Tennessee to Washington
in 1923, and did similar service for tie
Marquis de Lafayette the next year
He served during the Black Hawk war
as a soldier, was made a general, AMI,
in 1S4S, elected United States Senator.
When his term expired President Bu-
chanau appointed him Minister to CO.
lombia, from which he was recalled
for alleged reasonable correspondence
with Jefferson Davis at the outbreak
of the civil war.
Gen. Jones has figured as principal
or second in seven duelS, the most in
teresting of which was the affair Of
honor between Jonathan Cilley, of
Maine, and William ]. Graves, of Ken
lucky, in 1888, which arose from polit-
zeal differences. Jones was Cilley's
second. The weapons were rifles, and
each man fired three times. At the
last Cilley fell wounded to DEATH The
General was the last delegate to Con-
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Her Daughters Husband.

A traveller saw a woman take n man
by the collar, yank him up the steps
into railroad car, jamb him down into
a hot seat near the stove, pile up a
Yalise and two big brown baskets with
loose covers and long handles at his
feet, and say:
''Now sit there until help Mary Jane
on the car, and don't move till l come
back
When the woman reached the door
the traveller said to her:
''IS that man your husband|
''N-a-w!' roared the woman. Hes
my daughters husband, and she hasn't
spirit enough to say her soul is her
own
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own.
Girls, Learn to Cook.

A girl who deliberately marries with
out understanding the art of cooking is
committing a-well, the law of the land
does not call it crime, but the unwrit-
ten law of the home certainly does con-
,stitute 1t a crime.
Especially is this true of those in
modest circumstances who cannot en-
ploy efficient cooks. Burnt fingers,
sour bread, scorched roasts, leathery
steaks, wisshy -wasshy coffee and dis
sordered stomachs are not conducive to
the happines that one imagines the
honeymoon should be filled with.
There are so many reasons, logical
and philosophical, why cooking should
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
KANSAS CHURCH AFFAIRS.

From Newton: The Mennonites OF
Harvey county have a successful mutual
insurance company.
Preparations are already under way
for the state convention of the Y. P. S.
O. E., which will meet at Wichita MAY
1926.
In Robinson there were fifty CONVEX
sions during the late protracted meeting.
at the q. B. church. Thirty -four joined
the church.
Hiawatha World: Rev. J. Haldeman,.
of Kennesaw, Neb., has been appointed
to the charge of the Albright Evangeli-
cal church hele.
The question of a successor TO Bishop
Thomas cannot be settled for at least
two months after the death of the bish-
op. The bishop will be chosen
by the representatives of the diocese
met in convention. The regular session
will be in September, but this would ne
cessitate a considerable delay, SO spe-
cial convention has been called for May
II, the earliest time possible under the
rules. There is no restriction as to
choice; the delegates may choose any
one in the diocese or out of it. During
the interval, the chief power of control
of the church lies in the standing com.
mittee of the diocese, of which DR..
Beatty, of Newton, is president. We're
Kansas a missionary diocese or one sup
ported by the national church thu new
bishop would be elected by the conclavo
of bishops, but as it is self-supportlng
It is also self governing.
From Lindsborg: The Swedish Luth-
Grams held their annual conference here.
twenty-five years ago the Swedish
Lutheran work west of the Missouri
was organized in Lawrence, Kan, by
two clergymen, Rev. S. G. Larson, now
of Pueblo, Col, and Rev. A. w. Dahl
stem, now of Window, Kan, and few
lay delegates The work has grown
since then until to-day the Augustana
synod has the Kansas conference, the
Nebraska conference, the California con-
ference, the Columbia conference and
tie Utah district in that territory.
The number of congregations is
14O and the total membership near
" $4,000. The annual contribu-
lions Tor cDurCQ ana benevolent pLIr-
poses amount to $150,000. The or
phan's home at Mariadahl received q
new constitution. 1t is in prosperous
condition and furnishes home and edu-
cation to thirty-fye orphans. It owns
800 acres of valuable lands, fine resi-
dence building, school house, barns,
granaries, etc. Mr.. Berg is it's popu-
lar superintendent. The conference takes
a great deal of pride in It's college and
is anxious to support it as literally as
possible. The property is already worth
fully $4,000 above all membranes.
Ten thousand dollars were reported as
subscribed during the past year for the
wlping out of the building fund indebt-
edness.
The contract has been let for the
building of Christian church at Troy.
Capital: The Methodist church OF
Dover has membership of sixty and
raised $1,000 last year.
Seven members of the Christian
church at Geneseo, Rice county, were
expelled because they were members of
secret organizations.
A Robinson church has a sign up
cautioning people not to use tobacco
while in church. Fine or imprisonment
is the punishment for doing SO.
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Want Married women Shut

Want Married Women Shut Out.
A petition is being circulated in the
Hartford Conn., shops where women
are employed praying that the general
assembly enact statute requiring that
unmarried women be given the prefer
ence in shops and factories where wom-
en- are employed. The legislation is de.
sired to prevent married women whose
husbands earn good wages from work
ing in shops, to the exclusion of single
women, who have to support them
selves and frequently relatives also.
The principle is by no means new, and
the cry has gone up elsewhere than in
Hartford that married women who
have homes and husbands should not
usurp the places needed by women de-
pendent upon their own eXertions.
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celebrated his Goth
birthday. He was
born in VincenneS,
Ind, April u,
1904. His father,
John Rice Jones,
was born in Meri-
onethshire, Wales,
in 1865, took three
diplomas from OK
ford University,
a n d graduated
from its law do
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be included in the accomplishment of
young girls that it is useless to enumer-
ate them. Good cooking is the basis
of happiness, health and success in the
home life One may thoroughly under
stand art, music, architecture, science,
and philosophy, be familiar with as
tronomy, mythology, the mysteries of
evolution politics and literature, yet if
the chemistry of a loaf of bread has
been neglected the education is sadly
incomplete, so far as the "house moth
err is concerned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
Be1oncs to a Fire Company.

Some women are surprised in one
way, some in another, but few more
peculiar surprises face a woman than
that which has come into the life of
Mrs. Maria Lawrence. 1t has just come
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

ly, if not entirely, covering the ears is
much affected by leaders of fashion in
Paris
4. Clustering curls surrounding the
face and the back hair dressed in high
bows, with flower spray.
5. Day Coiffure.-The hair simply way
ed and rolled back and finished in the
new French coil at the back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

/. Hair crimped and powdered in front
and three large rouleaux at the back,
terminating in curl.
?. Couture poudre, with a coquettish
petit chapeau placed on one in front and
curling over the neck at the back.
B. Latest Partisan style; the bandeaux
are divided in front and partly cover the
ear at the sides, being held in place by
ornamental combs. This style of partial
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
GEORGE WALLACE JONES'

Resides at Dubuque and Is the Oldest
Living EX-United States Senator.
Gen. George Wallace Jones, of Du-
buque, Iowa, is the oldest living ex-
United States Senator. Recently ne
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
FIRST UNITED STATES COINS.
A Brief Illustrated Sketch of the ORR
gin of Our National Specie.

The United States mint was estab-
lished and the money of account and a
national coinage authorized by act of
Congress of April 2, 1892. On July 81,
1892, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the
foundation stone was laid for the
first United States mint building by
David Ritterhouse. the first director Of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

Never take any ones word when you
can get contract !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

Bibbler-''I see that Uncle Sam wants
money! Scribbler-''There are others"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

HERE has been
so much talk re-
garding the bet
ter lot of the
working Ameri-
can girl If she
would accept a
position in some
o n e s kitchen
rather than go
into a shop or
factory w h G II
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30

pure silver. Half dollars and half
dimes were also coined this year. The
quarter dollar and the dime did not
appear till 1906.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

The funds Of the Kansas Mutual
Life are securely invested, being loaned
on well-improved farm lands located
In the best agricultural sections of
eastern Kansas, and the amount Of
each loan limited to less than SO per
cent. of the appraised value. These
loans are secured by first mortgage,
and the securities are deposited with
the state treasurer of Kansas and held
for the protection of all the policy.
holders. The ful6llment Of each policy
contract is thus guaranteed. Whils
funds thus loaned are safely invested,
the rate Of interest realized Is large, en-.
sbling the company to return large
dividends on all life and endowment
policies. Every requirement for safe
and profitable investment ls fully met
by the Kansas Mutual Life, al re-
bounding to the best interests Of the
policy holders.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

could be hired to swear to statements
that would implicate the administru.
tlon with being in completely with Che
law.breaking elements, and after con.
Quoting Q campaign that was charaC-
terized by an amount Of low-down,
mean, contemplate, degrading, lying,
VilliHcation, abuse and slander that
was simply appalling they succeeded
in placing the party in power; and
what has been the resultp An admin.
istration that for blunderlng imbecility
has never been equaled; more Joints
and saloons than ever before since the
passage Of the Murray law; the Fesi.
dents of one city in open rebellion
against the authority Of the state; the
Rev. Dougherty appointed by meet
ing Of the leading citizens Of bis town
as one Of q committee TO wait on Q
board of police commissioners, whom
he was instrumental In having sp.
pointed, to ascertain why they failed
to perform their duty: and finally the
weak, Vacillsting governor, admitting
that he Is but an ''infinitPsimal portion
of a great machine" For once we be.
lleVe his statement.
ANTI-REDEEMER.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

Beware Of 0intmants For Ca'arFh That Con.
tain Mercury,
Az mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely dsrange the whole
system when entering il through tho raS-
Oous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from Eepat-
able physicians, Gs the damage they viii do
10 ten fold TO the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manu-
featured by r. J. Cheney i Co., Toledo o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken inteE-
nAlly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halle OatsrFh Cure be sure you geB tha
genuine. IL 10 taken internally and made
In Toledo, o., By B. J. Cheney d Co. Iss-
simonials free.
N-sOld By druggists, price rs cents per
bottle.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

There are longer buS mo- better roads n
this or any other country than the Chicago
q Alton railroad. This line makes per-
manent patron of every traveller who onoe
gives 10 trial. Iss tracks are Of the heay-
lest steel aud % smooth % glass. Its road
bed is stone bAllsssed throughout. ItS
equipment Is superb. IL was the GFss Line
on which Pullman sleeping car was ever
run, the Grst line TO adopt dining cars and
The Hrst line TO run free reclining ohaig
cars, and to-day its solid vestibulsd Grains,
containing all Of these modern luxuries,
are running through on fast time 10 and
from Union DspOss in Kansas City, St.Louis
and Chicago with astonishing regularity
and with exceeding comfort 60 It's evee In
creaslng patrons. II you ever make trip
in any direction between Kansas City and
Chicago, or Ksnsas City and 81. Louis, o.
50. Louis and Chicago, and fail TO patroui1s
tbe Chicago and Alton, you may be sure
that you have mlsssd a least one oppcR-
sunity fOr increasing your happiness In thia
life.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

The throne chair used by Napoleon
the great has been presented to the
California museum by Editor De
Young, of San Francisco.l This chair
has romantic history. 1t was stolen
from the Tuilleries during the COM
mune and was buried from public view
for number Of years. Finally it fell
into the hands of a dealer in curios
from whom It was purchased by Mr..
De Young. It has been pronounced
genuine by the greatest experts in Ma
poleon relics In Paris.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

This Is carnival week In Kansas City,
Mo-, and those citizens who want to be
good during the week must come
acrog The state line,