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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Freeport letter: I have been in the
eastern part of Sumner county and
nearly all over Harper and Butler coun-
ties, and if any one of these counties
raises enough wheat for bread and seed
at home I will be very much mistaken.
There is not one acre in twenty that will
not be plowed up. I never saw so COM
plete a failure. There has been no rain
in this section.
The Osborn: Farmer publishes a
letter from Andrew Linn, of that city.
in which he says: Il am more than sat
isfed with my sub-;rrigation plant. /
have been running my pump all winter
and have my three acres all soaked
up in fine shape for gardening in the
spring. Last spring 1 put IN 500 feet
of thing: I found I could raise anything
/ planted. Some say is too expensive.
My garden is in town, and if I had to
build reservoir on it, the land that I
would have to use for that purpose
would almost buy'thp thing. This does
away With the reservoirs. I have my
ling 50 ar ranged that I can wet any
part of my garden whenever I choose.
My thing (three- inches) is laid sixteen
inches deep, and the water comes up to
the top when thoroughly soaked. I can
lift 900 barrels per day, and there is
no evaporation, as it pumps direct into
the thing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

the driver, whose patience was about
exhausted, kicked the horses some
more, and called them horrible names.
In the meantime the man who re-
monstrated with the driver had pro-
ceeded to the corner drug store and sent
a telephone message. After doing this
he returned to the alley to watch the
determined man continue his punish
ment. The animals, putting from the
continued exertion, seemed ready to
totter and fall in their tracks, but the
driver informed the four or five peo-
pie who had paused to watch his exhi-
bition that he would make 'em pull
it out or kill EN-" He was big and
dangerous looking, so no one interfered
with his plans. BY way of experiment
he tried the whip again and he was SO
busy laying the welts across the horses
that he didn't notice the approach of n
square-shouldered, gray -mustached
man wrapped in a chinchilla overcoat
He felt hand on his shoulder.
stop whipping those horses" said
the man who had just arrived. The
driver told him to go to certain place,
and just then the chinchilla overcoat
opened and underneath was big star.
I'm an officer of the Humane Society,
and you're under arrest" quietly re-
marked the man with the mustache.
XOu send to the yards for another
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they couldn't pull load that was too
heavy for them" Il didn't mean any
thing by it, whimpered the driver.
OF course he didn't But he had to send
for another team, and after four horses
pulled the wagon out the driver was
taken away by the officer. The COM
pany by which he was employed sent
a bondsman to the police station.
Next morning he was tried. He stood
before the magistrate with an express
sion of deep humility on his face. His
under lip quivered and there was
pleading in his eyes. When he tried
to talk he very nearly choked up. He
said he was a poor man with family
to support, and any kind of a fine would
fall heavily on his wife and children.
For their sake he hoped to have mercy
shown him. He then thought mercy
was a good thing. The officer of the
Humane Society said he didn't want
to prosecute women and children. That
would be almost as bad as beating
helpless animals. The magistrate told
the driver how mean and despicable
it was for a man to maltreat dumb
DruCeS, anu Tue uue was fouuCou 1rOIu
$40 to So.
This instance, being one of a hun
dred, serves to illustrate what the Off
GERS Of the society have found to be al
most invariably true. The man who is
a brute in his treatment of weak and
helpless creatures is an arrant and
whimpering coward when he meets
some authority greater than his own
The roaring desperate who pounds
his horses on their frostbitten noses
will whimper like a baby when he is
brought into police court.
The Illinois Humane Society has a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

building at $50 Wabash avenue. This
is general headquarters for the work in
Chicago. Here the complaints are re-
of the society are sent out on missions
of investigation All day long an Off
Ger sits at desk to receive complaints,
and these come in so rapidly that his
time is well occupied.
What are these complaints? They
refer to the abuse and neglect of chill
dren, the overlooking of wagons and
the consequent overtaXing of horses,
the exposure of animals in bitter-cold
weather, the malicious torture of dogs,
and a thousand wrongs which cannot
be reached by the Humane Society
Women who are threatened by their
husbands, tenants who are compelled
to live amid unhealthful surrounding s
and employees who have been robbed
of their wages come to the headquar-
tiers, believing that the society's mis-
sion is as broad as it's name.
The organization is kept sufficiently
busy in it's attempt to prevent cruelty
to children and animals. When a COM
plant is received an officer is sent to
investigate the facts in the case No
warrant is sworn out unless the of
Tense is aggravated and the offender
shows a disposition to continue his
cruel practices. The society does not
seek to punish, but rather to educate
in humanity. John G. Shortal is presi-
dent, and the work is .ustained by
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A Monopoly.

Shopping agencies of various kinds
are one of the features of New York
life; and now a scheme is proposed
that if successful, will do away with
the tour of the shops SO dear to the
hearts of many women. A company
has made an arrangement with the
Broadway cable cars, and it is said will
try to secure the same right on all the
other lines, for the use of their front
platforms as news and confectionery
stands. On each car it will place uni
formed agent who will sell the things
on hand, and will also take orders from
the passengers for anything they may
want from ''collar buttons to a dress y
The passenger has simply to tell the
boy what he wants and when he will
board the car again, and the commits
sion will be executed. The company
proposes to make arrangements with
q number of large establishments in the
city to fill all orders that it brings in
at the lowest possible rates. Under
such conditions, it will obviously be
the duty of the economical woman to
buy by proxy, even though she must
thus relinquish her favorite occupation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

which are so folded that the blank side
is turned inward when taken in hand
by the subscriber, and so that there is
neither cutting nor pasting. Owing to
the thinness of the paper it has a
greasy, yellow appearance, and it is
printed so closely with Chinese type
that not an inch seems to be wasted.
The headline or title of the paper con-
sists Of two Chinese characters, taking
up a space not wider than one of the
columns of our newspapers, and not
more than an inch in length.
Its price is 10 cash, which, allowing
for the difference in currency, makes
it equivalent to half a cent of our
money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

grade. The driver took the reins in his
left hand and began lashing the horses
with a long whip. They 1unged for
ward with frightened snorts and the
harness sQueaked with the strain as
they tried in vain to start the load
$50 on there! Git ep! G'wan!'
shouted the man in the seat, cutting
one horse and then the other with the
whip. They scrambled, swayed from
side to side, dug their iron shoes into
the hard fOOting-but the wheel re
manned in the hole Then the man on
the wagon swore and jumped to the
ground. He kicked the horses and
beat them with the slack of his lines
They jumped frantically and swung to
one side. This annoyed him and he
jerked each of them by the bit and
pounded it in the nose with his gIOved
hand. The man was vexed because he
couldn't deliver that load of coal on
time. The horses should have pulled
the wagon right along.
Some women were watching him
from windows in the neighborhood and
a man who had halted at the entrance
to the alley ventured to come forward
and say: II wouldn't beat the horses
that way. 1t doesn't do any good.
They haven't strength enough to pull
the load out of there" "This amt
none of your business" said the driver.
'Pm handlin' these horses, and you
keep your face closed" Thereupon he
once more began beating the animals
with the lines and they plunged and
scrambled until their sides were heav-
ing But the wagon didn't move. and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20
PARLoR EouEsTRIANIsM.

Ladies Learn How to Ride by Means
of This "SaddIe Machine"
An ingenious male person has in
vented a saddle machine for the &C
quirement of a perfect seat and self
confidence as an equestrienne within
ones own home. 1t is said that many
ladies are overcoming timidity by
means of this home practice as pre-
lEde ''to learning how to ride" the
veritable equine back.
By a skillful mechanical arrange
ment the movements of a horse in
walking, trotting, cantering or gallop-
ing are impaired to a saddle, upon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

lines and encouraged them by shouts
and clucks. He swung the team into
an alley, which is between Michigan
and Wabash avenues, and just after
the wagon entered the alley a hind
wheel settled into a rut. The horses
were suddenly jerked back and the
wagon came to a dead stop.
1t was a bad hole into which the
wheel had settled and the pull was up
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20
TOMB OF TAMERLANE.
Final Resting Place of the Great Mon
go1ian Conqueror.

In the city of Samarcand, Russian
Turkestan, is the magnificent tomb Of
Timur or Tamerlane, the great Mon
golian conQueror. Tamerla1e was born
in 1886, about forty miles from Samar-
cand. In 1860 he became chief of his
tribe, and then began that wonderful
conquest which ended in the subjdga-
ton of the whole of central and west
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Green-rm dreadfully troubled with
insomnia. / simply can't go to sleep at
night. Brown-Why don't you make
up your mind that you have to catch a
midnight train and resolve to stay
awake? New York Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20
THE HUMANE SOCIETY
GOOD WORK OF AN ILLINOIS
ORGANIZATION.
The Society Doesn't Seek to Punish
but Rather to Educate in Humanity
Work Is Sustained by Many Prom
inent and Wealthy People.
It's Doings in Chicago.

DMALL HOTStS WUIt
pulling a big wagon
heaped full of coal,
says the Chicago Rec
ord. They slipped
about on the icy pave
ment and it was as
much as they could
do to keep the creak-
ing load on the move.
The driver held taut
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Judge Ito prisoner)-"Your statement
does not agree with the evidence of the
last witness Prisoner don't Won
der; he's a bigger liar than am. Lon
don It'd Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Old Offender-''W'at yer arrestin' me-
fer? l hadn't done nothin' fer year."
Officer-''That's the time We hit it right;
the charge is going to be vagrancy."-
Kate Field.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

"a designing man hate!'' cried Nell,
With scornful head erect,
And yet within a year she loved
And welded an architect.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

many prominent and wealthy men of
Chicago. During many years of his
life Prof. David Swing was an earnest
supporter of the work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Owing to lack of sufficient business
the Santa Fe has pulled off six train
crews from the Chanute division, three
north and three south.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Efforts are being made to secure an
appropriation for the erection of thea
Der at the Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Webb City has let contracts for build
ing an electric light plant, the aggre-
gate amount OF the contracts beings
$13,892.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

The probate judge of Shawnee coun-
ty has issued an order TO all druggists
in Topeka holding liquor permits to
cease the sale of beer or ale.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20

Sedan is making preparations to en-
terrain 1000 visiting Odd Fellows on
the occasion of the anniversary celebra-
ton there on April 26.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-04-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The old soldiers of Kansas City, Kan
sas. will form a relief association.
The Great Bend Register says thous-
ands of trees are being planted around
there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08

every day. The curiosity OF the public
having been iudiciously excited the argu-
mcnts were to he edited, compiled and laid
before the public in the form Of an at
tractivc book. It was expected that at
least 100000 copies Of the book would be
demanded 10y the public and that old mon
ana women as well as the children would
cry for it,
AS time elapsed, however, it became evil
dent that the man who conceived the pro-
ject must have possessed a sanguno tenn
permanent not unlike that of the famous
COL Sellers. No publisher could be found
to undertake the publication of the de-
bates and it was accordingly decided to
publish oXtoudcd abstracts of the arEu-
monts in tho press. This was done, and
for time the matter was regarded in the
light Of a curiosity, but it was not long
before a simple paragraph, or a sketch of
some unusual incident of the debate was
ell the public cared for. AS a money maxi
ing project, therefore, the famous financial
debate has been a financial failure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08

The growth i'm popularity Of wheeling
has been astounding during the past two
years, as every Intelligent person has OBJ
served, but no one can form any ado
quato conception Of the aggregate i'm
crease i'm the number of wheels without
studying the figures. According to "Ifard-
ware" more than 100000 bicycles were
manufactured by the different companies
last year, and i'm spite of the greatly in
creased facilities and improved ma
chiucry manufacturers have been utterly
unable to supply tho demand during the
present season. 1t is estimated that the
product of last season has been doubled
ana tho extraordinary demand has made
it possible to sell machines Of cheap CON
struction as well as standard makes
which viii i'm many instances be exchanged
for moro durable wheels as fast as oppor-
tunity presents itself.
According to data gathered thus far new
factories and tho enlargement Of present
works are projected sufficient to double
the productive capacity and it is thought
that soon after the new year begins it viii
hc found impossible to make tho supply
keep ahead of the demand. Under the
pressure of the demand it is not impossible
that the product Of tho bicycle factories in
1896 viii aggregate 100000 machines and
yet it is thought from present Indications
in this country and the immense foreign
demand, that very few wheels would be
carried over into the season of 1881, even
if the gigantic total stated were to be
reached.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08

Though the Chinese government has in
formed the foreign ministers that the re-
cent attacks ON Christian missionaries
were the work of the lower classes, whose
anti-l1uropcan preiudiccs had been arous-
ed by the outcome Of the war with Japan
there is said to be abundant proof that
the outrages were melted by the litorati,
the educated and governing class. A re-
cent letter from Shanghai says: At Kin
Kiaug several prominent Chinese recently
received circulars from officials of Sochuau
and Human, Urging chem to rise at once
and drive out once for all the foreign dov-
lis, who were corruptiug the people and
mcnaciug tine ancient religion. ~ new
governor was sent to Chanrsha i'm Human
ana on his arrival it was found that the
great sod Of Human was destroyed. \
fanatic at once began preaching crusade
against foreigners, charging that they had
destroyed the sacred god, and that this
was the first step i'm their plan to take the
province. This mailman was allowed to
harHnguc street mobs, and tho substance
OF his accusations was put on posters and
sent out to lianlow and Wuchang and
even down to Nin-KianE. These fearful
charges have inhamcd tho passions of the
people, and it win be no surprise to hear OF
other outragos ON foreign missionaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08


H. H. Holmes the man OF many allaS's'
a genius IN ms Ghastly calling lie not
only STANDS charged with inc most aII'a'-
Hhs category OF crimes %" record "'l ne
also oNhioi'" l'i'"'h7"Ie laeu''E LOT
'"F!''"'"E ms CRIMES at I'"'l 10 MS "N ~
''o'' ~ '.So'' Ni'o'' '''9', l''''i
''''H - 0'e''''e' ~ ms ""I"9 " ''"'"'''l
I''I"IHS "'I'''ou'''e" Io' 80 lar DIS ms
""''Ni""'l statements are 'o''4'iI''' anu
!" 10 "PP"' V'''i' SUI 20 '''U '''"' ,''' ""' ''"'
'''N 40 I'o' accept ms 'AliaHa'loA7 OIL ms
P'S' "''io"S as aut"or+la''N''
Nv" 'I'' true character o. '"' homes
'"'''' jill N'e"Eo vas u'ScoN're" ana
'"' ma" Iou'o VINO aFucU'Aieu -FOUR SKe''-
IONS IoF hlil' III was 10 he expected tha'
the man who mad exhibited the most Won
G-rLul nerve oAaer an former ch"rgeF'
would be overwhelmed by the nature and
extent Of the evidences against him. But
this is far from being the case according
10 the latest adVice5 from Philadelphia.
holmes laughs at the theory that he
murdered people by the wholesale and
claims that any reputable doctor should
have two or three skeletons. "A medical
man. he said, who cannot make for
tune at his profession is at perfect liberty
to convert his talents to business chan
ncls.' He seeks to account for the skclc-
tons ana the character of the 'cas,le' at
the same time as follows;
IF wanted some skeletons for my own
especial use, and although they come high
| had to have them. Wei, when / saw
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08
Tho Atlanta Exposition.

Judging from the gigantic preparations
which are being made for the Cotton
States and International exposition to be
he'd at Atlanta. Georgia, from Septo mbcr
Is 10 December 81, as well DIS from the in
tcrcst manifested in the enterprise in d;G-
fCrcnt directions, the exhibition will he
one of the finest over held in that section.
ard only second to the great Columbian
exposition in Chicago. while in some d.
rcclcns it will surpass tina. retno: kuble
DISPLAY in point Of detail.
The people of the South have ct!npar-
at.vcly recently ava <encd to The fact thf.t
their future prosperity depends upon the
development OF their natural resources Iy
outside capital to no small degree, ara
they are also inaprs i3sd by the imrortan,e
Of ar exposition as 4 means OF ad;cftis-
Lag their resources, Tho worries fair at
Chicago has taught the whole country a
!ssson in this directon which it is not
likely to soon forg4,, and oar Southern
friends are plainly determined that the
atlanta exposition shall not only reflect
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08
Financial Debate n Financial Failure.

The debate in Chicago between ex-Con-
gresham Iiorr and Financier Harvey has
not attracted the degree of attention that
it was expected to command, and it is
stated that as a consequence a number Of
gentlemen will not receive the handsome
sum that they expected to realize from
the entertainment. If the debate had
taken place earlier in the campaign on the
silver question it would undoubtedly have
AWAKENED widespread interest. but as a
matter of fact the question, if not the pub
lie itself, had been practically exhausted
when Harvey and Horr locked horns on
the silver question, and as a result the
debate as a spectacular event has fallen
fiat.
In this connection it Is interesting to
note the true history of the inception of
this oratorlcal contest. 1t is stated that
the original plan was for the two debaters
to meet in a private room with only "a
referee and judge apiece. and 10 debate
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CHATHAM, MASS. March Is, 1894. -
a few days ago when | had an attack
OF collie in the bowels | took dose of
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08

A characteristic anecdotc of the Duke
Of wellington ! learned from Murray:
lone of his aids-de-camps was found by
the duke at Strathheldsaye reading a
French book in which it was said that the
duke did not win the battle of Toulouse.
I do not care a straw the duke said,
what they say as to who won the battle.
The French fought IT TO keep me out of
France, but | got into France. "-Recol-
lections of the Dean of Salisbury.
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HER ARTISTIC APPRECIATION.

The writer of fiction had been out very
late. but when he got home he explained
his hardness at length and with great
minuteness. His wife listened without
comment until the end.
"Well," he said, after a gloomy pause
"doscnt that explanation satisfy YOU"
"Perfectly," she replied. 1T was lovely
Only John, dear, ! think it is very oX
tlayagant of YOU to squander so mucl
originality outside of your business,''-
WaShinEtnn Post.