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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


-Mxssillon, the great French preach
er. had singularly talented mother,
whose influence over his life was UNI
bounded.
Mission work in New Mexico com.
Eenced in 1866. There are now twenty
five schools, more than forty ministers
and native helpers, and over eight hum
dred communicates. There are about
forty missionary teachers on this field.
Rev. DIR. Amory II. Bradford, the
well-known clergyman and writer,
says his experience as a preacher in
various colleges leads him to believe
that there is more skepticism among
college women than among college
men.
Rev. B. Fay Mills asked an audi
ence of 1880 in Portland at what age
eachsone had begun the Christian life,
and found that LOO began before 20
years of age; $50 between 90 and 80; 35
between 80 and 40; IA between 30 and
so; s between so and 60, and between
60 and 20.
"A Young Mems Christian associa-
ton for the young men among the
lepers of Molokai has been organized
by the Hawaiian branches. A build
ing has been erected, and paid secre-
tary, himself leper, is in charge. The
membership, nearly one hundred, is
made up of lepers entirely.
CASTOR Paris, who has lust been
appointed rector of the university of
Paris in place of NJ CASTOR Boissier,
the new perpetual secretary of the
French academy, is the greatest living
romance philologist. He was one of
the first Frenchman to study at a Ger
man university, practice which was
rapidly spreading when the war of
1870 broke out, and which promised
brilliant results from the adoption of
German habits of thoroughness by
French minds. M. Maspero, the Egypt
ologist, was candidate for the place
During the French-English war
French people in New Haven pro-
claimed themselves absolute neutrals.
The students were then good tories
to a man. England was their father
land, and the revolution was not
thought of. Yale was then an English
college. Nathan Hale yale, 1873 was
about eight years old at this time
The students threw rocks into the
Frenchmen's windows at night, plas-
tered their doors with mud, annoyed
the so-called neutrals in every way,
believing, as they claimed, they were
constantly assisting the French forces
in Canada. To be revenged, one of the
Frenchnen gained access to the COM
mons kitchen and put arsenic into the
hasty pudding. 1t is said that of those
who ate pudding all recovered but one
student. This led to an attempted at
tack on the French residents by the
angry students, and the French neu-
trails were compelled to leave town.
Whiteffeld utilized the situation for
stirring appeal, and a revival followed,
IN which half the college was con-
verted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
says Bill, is heap Too frivolous an /

says Bill, is heap too frivolous an !
| fggers this oughter improve EN-
ssWhen Bill shoots the Italian man
heaves the strap as holds him to the
organ over his head an flies. Bill
ketches the music box, keepin' it from
fallin' an. after awhile begins turnin'
the crank to try it. It plays all right,
| only ever now and then there's a
hole into the melody like it had lost a
tooth!
This yere's good enough for a
dog says Bill, a-twistin' away on the
organ. Where's Merino? Whatever is
the matter with him? Why didn't he
stand his hand?'
'But Merino amt here no more, so
Bill allows it's shame to let it go that
way, an Mexicans sufferin' for music
So he straps on the tune-box and goes
round from one dolby to another
a-turnin' of it loose.
''How long did this yere Merino
turn out his tunes says Bill, before
he collects? However, I makes new
roofs for the game right yere. plays
these cadences for five minutes and
then | gifts action on 'em for five. I
splits even with these Mexicans, which
IL shorely fair
$50 Bill twists away for five minutes
an me a-tinin' of him, an then leans
the hewgag up agin' DOLBY an starts
to collectin'. He'd go up to some
household a-whirlin' his gun like a
pinwheel, and at the mere sight of
him the members gets that generous
they even attempts to negotiate loans
and give EN- to Bill, they're that am
bilious to donate.
zone time he runs up on a band Of
towerists, who was sorter trackin'
round an loolxin' at things, and they
comes up an listens awhile. They was
turnin' to go away jest before collect
in time
Hold on, says Bill, piclzin' up his
Colt often the top of the organ. T7e
seed people turn that Jack in church,
but you be t you can't jump no game Of
mine that way. So jest you all line up
agin' the wall until L tucks the blank
cts in on this yere outbre ak in Fiat
I'm workin on, an I'll be with you
$50 when Bill winds up he goes
along the line of them tremblin' tower
lists an collects eleven dollars.
They was amin to git away with
all them nocturnes an peggios, an
arias, an not say nothin',' says Bill,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20

but they can come no twist like that
an me a ridin' herd. None what
ever!'
"Bill carries on this away for three
hours; and what on splits an what on
bets he win, he's over hundred dol
lars ahead. But at last he's tired, an
allows he'll quit and call it a day. So
he Jugs the old tom-tom down to
Franklin's Office. Franklin is marshal,
an Bill turns over the organ an the
money, an tells Franklin to hunt up
Merino an give him the whole shootin'
match.
Where is this yere dago?" says
Franklin.
However do ] know says Bill.
Last [ sees him he was a-goin' up the
Gale like jack rabbit.
''Just then Merino comes in view
feelin' some pensive and fearful about
that bullet in his rgan; but when he
gets Bills donation his feelin's COM
mences to rise lot. In fact, he be-
gins to regard it as quite scheme.
But you'll hav to round up to the
alcalde, Bill says Franklin, I amt
shore none you amt been breakin'
some law
''Biu grumbles an allows Vegas is
gettin' heap too reserved for him.
It's gettin' So says Bill, "a freel
American citizen don't get no en-
enlargement Here I puts in half a
day amassin' wealth for a dago as is
sittin' in bad luck; an elevatin' Next
cans who shorely needs it; an yere I
am 1ayed for by the marshal like a
felon.'
well, we all goes over to Steele's'
Franklin an Bill and old Steele, the
alcalde, goes polxin' about to see what
ever crimes Bills done anyhow. They
gifts by the capturin' the organ, an
shootin' into its bowels; an standiE'
up the towerists didn't worry 'em none,
but the question of the music Itself
sticks 'em.
Tn shorely sorry to say it, Bill,
says Steele, but you've been a-bustin'
of ordinance about playin' music on
the streets without no license
Can't you beat the game no way?'
says Bill.
q shorely don't see how says
Steele.
''Mi tamblen, says Franklin.
" Whatever is the matter with tack
in them tunes on ter Merino's license?'
says Bill.
| : Can't do it nohow,' says Steele
We'll, is this yere ordnance &C
Ecordin' to Hoyle an the declaration OF
independence says Bill. 4 don't
stand it none onless'
" Shore says Steele
I" Turn your cards, tnen,' says Bill;
I'm law-abidin' citizen an all ]
wants is square deal from the warm
deck
$50 they fines Bill fifty dollars for
playin' an organ on the streets with
out license, and he pays it an goes
away peaceful Chicago lTimes-Her>
aid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20

@hoops. But the dago can't play Bills
music, so the ball comes to a halt.
'''Whatever is the matter with this
-yere tune box, anyhow says Bill.
Gimme the music for green corn
dance, an don't make no delay
"'This yere man can't play no green
corn dance l says.
'''He can't, can't hep says Bill,
mighty scornful. Wait till he tries.
know this man of yore. meets him
two years ago in Druce's, an me an
: him has quite time
whatever is his name then? asks.
"'Antonio Marino,' says the dago.
'Marino,' says Bill, that's right. I
: recalls it because it makes me think
fust he's a sheep man, an I gets
!. quite hostile
81 never see you, says the dago.
8 Yes, you did, says Bill You jest
: think you didn't see me. We has
drinks together an goes an shoots up
the town arm an arm like brothers.
But the Italian insists he never sees
Bill. This makes Bill ugly lot, an
before l can get to stop it he outs
: with his six-shootcr an puts a hole into
1.-THE organ.
These ycre tunes hears SO far,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
English Tramps and Their Babies.

On arriving at York. we went at
once to Warmgate, the kid-house dis
triet, and picked out the filthiest one
we could find. The inmates were
principally in pairs; each moocher had
his Judy (wifel, and each little kid had
his little Mo1l SISTER. These children
are the very offspring of the road. and
they remind me very much of monkeys.
Yet one has to feel sorry for them,
since they did not ask for life, and yet
are compelled to see its meanest and
dirtiest side. Their mothers love them,
when they are not drunk; and when
they are, their fathers have to play
mothers, if they are not drunk them
selves Never in my life have / seen
a more serio-comic situation than in
that York kid-house, where two tramps
were rocking their babies to sleep.
ooehers-Bohemian of the Rohemi-
ans-fondling their babies! i should
far sooner have looked for New York
hobo in clergyman's robes But tramp
ing with children and babies is a fad
in English yagabondaRe.- Josiah Fly mt
in Century
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20

-s3nfooences which disturbs none, he's
~as passive as fried fish.
+,Abouf sixteen years ago, before l
= abi0es IN Wolfville, [ was pesterln'
round Vegas with Bill Locl1ridge, who
was worlin' small bunch of '7-bar-k'
cattle way over on the Vermejo. We'd
been slashin' round the Plaza all day,
sfindin' fault with the whisky an
auDooSin' ourselves at our own ex-
.gaenSe, an along about five o'clock In
Ythe evenin' Bill allows he's some sick
sof sech revels, an concloods he IL pint
up among the 'dobys explorin' of Old
ho1gn a lot. So we all goes in concert
z wasn't frothin' at the mouth none to
GO myself, not SEEM no relaxation
,pokin' about permiscus among a passed.
of Mexicans, an me loathin' of 'em
s1acheral; but / goes, amin to sorter
vide herd on Bill, which his disposition
is some free an various an liable to
mix him into trouble. Not that Bill is
HDad; none whatever, but bein' seven or
4,eight drinks ahead of that Plaza
whisky makes him feel gregaf'ous and
friendly; an he's cap'ble of goin' about
81 a-claimin' of acquaintance with peo-
pie he don't know at all, an feelin'
way hostile when the stranger has
70 sym ptoms of doubt
80 I goes along; Bill a-warblin'
= The Dyin' Ranger in several keys.
The senoras and senoritas a-hearin'
: of the row would look out an smile,
an Bill would wave his big hat an
0vhOop from rapture. If he starts
towards em, amin for powwow-
which he does frequent, bein mighty
amiable man that away-they gives
q squawk immediate an shets the
door. Well, Bill goes on then. Maybe
he gives the door kick or two, in
Iformin' EN- of his discomfort, but
that's all. All at once, while we're
prowlin' up one of them spacious al
legs a Mexican thinks is a street, we
comes up on Italian with an organ
which he is grindin'. This yere organ
amt SO bad an I've herd heap worse
/, strains. AS soon as Bill sees him he
p tries to fgger on dance, but no one'u
: dance with him.
e In which event. says Locl1ridge, Il
plays lone hand
$50 Bill puts up small dance, like
a Navajo, accompanin' of himself with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
THE human HAND.
What Some OF Its Defects are Taken to
Indicate.


If one examines the hands of large
number of persons with nervous en-
iowment, he will find curious defects
in the length and relative proportions
Of the fingers. The length of the
fingers is determined by that of the
middle one. If the index and mendius
are closed upon the palm, the ring and
little finger being left extended, the
middle finger will reach close to the
place where the sO-called life line runs
down, between the ball of the thumb
and that of the little finger. It will
touch the palm just below the highest
part of the ball of the thumb The
middle finger is taken as the standard
of length by which to gauge that of
the others. In normal hand the
foreinger reaches just to- the root
of the nail of the middle finger; the
ring finger is longer, and should reach
nearly to the middle of the nail of the
medius, while the little finger should
reach to the last joint of the third
finger Now, in inc briates, epilepticsr
neurotics, and the Degenerate general
ly, these proportions are often not OBJ
served. The most common, defect Is
shortness, especially of the. third and
little fingers, though sometimes these
fingers are unnat uraliY slender, or the
little finger is slightly BENT Elle most
common abnorrnalitY of the. thumb IS
excessive shortness, with a. defective
mobility. These peculiarIties- we'll &C
centuated, form what we may call the
''decadent hand''-the hand that
writes our sensuous, novels the Haupt-
mann drama, paints symbolic pictures,
and exploits pune atheism. Such
hands may be we'll formed to the Ordi-
nary eye, and may be attached to slen-
der and graceful limbs But this kind
of beautiful hand and arm is found
quite as often among the children of
alcoholics and among those highly
cultivated families which have become
degenerate by vices and vicious cross
ing.-N. Y. Home Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
a Rat,r Wincs.

A bats wing is, ia short, = hand
with very long fingers, and with the
skin stretched between them so as to
form a flying membrane. OF course
the exaggerated length in each joint
in fingers shows how very hong a time
the bat must have taken TO develop
his hand into. SO specialized a form,
but a hand it still remains in underl
living structure, and it still retains a
hand-like pecnliarity in the separate
thumb, which foGns no part of the
wing, but is used by the animal. in
many cases, as hook or bent finger
to hang itself mp by. thumb, once
acquired, Is far too valuable a posses
sion to be readily given mp, and the
bats have stuck to theirs with credit
able persistence, even when the rest of
their hand has been practically lost
by conversion into an expanded flying
organ. One other feature, still more
strikingly displays the underlying
kinship between the bats and our-
selves. in spite of long divergence; the
female bat has her breasts in the same
position of our own race, which gives
her, small as she is, when looked full
in the face, a slngLlarly human and
almost pathetic aspect. Cornhill
Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
"A capital idea. which might b,

A capital idea, which might be
copied for the benefit of village
churches this summer, was recently
carried out successfully in Brooklyn.
The rector of church which has been
trying to secure a good library an
nounced an entertainment to which
the admission fee was book. the nam.0
of the book required to be supplied by
members OF the committee from whom
tickets were to be obtained. The selec-
tions were made from books OF nearly
equal financial value, and tie novelty
commended itself to those interested
in the object for which 1t was devised
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
Lemons in soutnern rtarx..

The damp, soft air,of SorrentD.is, per
feet for the cultivation of the orange,
but Massa-Lu brense, which is dry and
more sheltered, is, given up to the pro-
duct of lemons, which yield an enor-
nous percentage to- the fortunate pos
SCISSORS of land that can be used for
that purpose. Orange trees are here
and sthere mingled with the lemons,
lust as lemon trees will be seen in the
midst of the orange-groveSo of Sorrento,
though in neither case they are the
chief produce of the place. Massa-lAu-
brense is largely indebted for it's saln-
brious air to it's lemon planta-
lions. Three years must pass
before newly-planted lemon
tree begins, to bear frui&; and
in order to bring it to perfection, it
must be freely watered. hollow is
dug around the base of the tree to re-
ceive the water as in basin, 50 that it
may slowly penetrate to the roots.
Poles are planted at intervals in the
ground, somewhat higher than the
trees, and smaller poles or canes are
placed crossways above them, which
are covered with mating when the
winter approaches. Et is not removed
till the spring is we'll advanced, for
lemon trees must be most carefully
sheltered from wind or frost The
fruit Is gathered chiefly during the
summer months. especially In May,
July and September, though there are
lemons on the trees all the year round
Chambers Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20

-Da Vinci read Pindar and thought
him the noblest poet wk0 sver wrote
in any language
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02
A Mule and His Mortgage.

Last year a colored farmer in Georgia
went to white neighbor and said: "Mas'r
johnson, I give you all IS fer dat big
legged mule" referring to an animal that
had become useless because Of some disease
Of the limbs and had been turned out tc
die.
"what on, earth do you want of that
muller" replied the owner. Hes too weak
to work and too lame TO drive more th> u
half mile at q time"
"Dat doan' make no difference to me,
boss. wants dat critter, and ! give you
al IS fer him."
The offer was accepted, and the trade
was made. A few weeks after the former
owner met the purchaser In town and asked
how the big legged mule was getting on.
"Fust rate, fust rate, was the ready re-
ply. II done mor'gaged him for s20."
And it was found to be fact. The ne
gro had borrowed $50 for ~ months at
per cent month and given lien upon
the lame mule as security. Chicago Rec
ord
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02

Is the present tariff retroactive? The
question was yesterday certified to the
Supreme Court of the United States
for decision by the United States Court
Of Appeals, consisting Of Judges WAL
lace, Lacombe and Shipman, who held
that the issue was toe important to be
settled by them. A large number Of
cases depend on the question. BY the
terms OF the act all dutiable schedules
went into effect on Aug. 1, 1894, but the
bill was not signed by the President
till Aug. 2S. The question arises as to
the rule Of duty on goods imported be-
tween those dates. Is the duty to be
assessed under the Mckinley tariff,
which was actually in force during that
period, or upon the lower schedules
prescribed by the new act to take effect
on the LIST Of the month, before itself
had become lawS In other words, is
the law to be construed as retroactive ?
It is pretty quibble.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02
4 UNIQUE NEWSPAPER
h II Published All Over the World, Whss-
ever It's Editors May 10.

Two Paris journalists are publishing q
paper under extraordinary circumstances.
It Is called En- Route, and tho initial
number appeared at Nice last month.
Where Its next will DO printed Is impossi-
BILE to say.
The editors of this little four page paper,
printed this time half In italian and half
In French, are Messrs. lie Roy and Papil-
laud, who up to three months ago were no
porters on the Paris press.
The plan which the two reporters out
lined to their companions was that OF
making tour of the world, starting from
Paris, without sou In their pockets and
with determination to engage In no
menial or humilinting labor. In addition
to q thorough knowledge of German, Eng
lish and italian, besides their native
tongue, they possessed the accomplish
ments Of being fair musicians and clever
artists with tho pencil. Tho principal bag
gage of each was his guitar.
"Our route will be zigzag one, said
M. Papillaud In his speech OF farewell,
"and far from the itineraries OF the tour
ists.''
The first number of their newspaper,
En- Route, is the odyssey Of their Journey
ings up to tho time OF its publication.
They started from The Figaro Office at $3.50
In the afternoon OF Jan. 8 with empty
pockets. Tho first money they earned,
which took them out of Paris, was at the
Ba-ta- Clan, a famous Partisan cafe con-
cert, where they made somo sketches which
they sold for francs. With what they
made that evening they were able to reach
Melun, town near Paris, by the night
train. From there they sent some "copy"
to the papers, on which they received such
prompt returns that they were able to pro-
ceed on their journey the following day.
At Nice they found some money await
ing them for the newspaper sketches they
had sent to Paris, and this, with what they
had gained in other ways, amounted to
considerably more than they would need
for the next stage of their journey. 1t was
then that the idea Of starting a newspaper
came to them, and En- Route was the re-
suit. For its printing they spent nearly
all their capital.
Thus In less than a month they had
not only made their living, but had reached
Nice, instead Of starving to death on the
way, as had been predicted. Furthermore
they were the editors and proprietors of
newspaper, copies Of which they began sell
ing at once. They also obtained some sub
scribers at the rate of francs per year.
After spending two days at Genoa they
proceeded to Milan. They have not yet de-
cided whether to visit Constantinople or to
take passage on some ship going through
the Red sea to India and China. More will
doubtless be heard from them.
Since starting they have had many appli
cations from people wishing to join them,
all Of which they have firmly refused, say
ing that they wished no other companions.
New York World.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02

The "good of the service" is the word
still used by Mayor Curtis of Boston in
making removals. It is so well worn
now, however, that even his own ad-
herents laugh at the threadbare con-
dition of his arguments. It has been
used on so many occasions without JUS
tification that there is hardly o sound
thread in it. Probably when he gets
the power of confirmation taken away
from the Board Of Aldermen he will
quit using the we'll known phrase.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02
Father Of His Country.

The sobriquet Father Of His Country"
was first applied to Marius, the Roman
officer who, b. G. 1O2 and 1Ol, won signal
victories over the northern barbarians.
Marius declined the honor, but the name
was afterward given to Cicero, then to
several more or less worthy Roman emper-
ors, and finally to Washington, who by
his enemies, was also termed the "Stepfa-
ther of His Country"
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02

What sort of justice is there in the
action taken by the management of the
Farwell wooden uill of Central Falls
The help had connection with the
Olneyville trouble, and were satisfied
with their wages. No combination of
manufacturers should have affected
the Central Falls people.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02
Next il will be "Charley Page. Mayor
of Scituate."

|" The Japanese, who study everything,
must have been looking into American
politics. They have announced to
Europe the excellent Democratic doc
trine that to the victors belong the
spoils. No Chinese Mugwumpery for
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02

An examination for an appointment
to naval cadetship by Congressman
elect Melville Bull win take place in
Sayles Hall, Brown University, one
week from today. Candidates must be
between the ages of Is and 20 years and
residents of the First Congressional
Diatricf
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-02

The Cumberland Town tCouncil and
Court of Probate held an important
session yesterday afternoon. Both
sides are playing their cards now for
the June election. The Democrats
should withdraw from all entangling
alliance and elect Council OF their