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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
FOR THE WOMAN cYcLlsT.

Sugg estions That May Prove of Great
Value to Her.
No less a person than an observant
physician offers word of well-meant
counsel to feminine cyclists.
Every other woman one meets" he
says, towns or is saving for the pur-
chase of a safety, exercise on which
here is none better to be found. The
wheel takes it's rider into the open air,
where American women can scracely
spend too much time, and anyhow will
notice, to their honor, how erect these
petticoated cyclists sit in their saddles,
a direct reproach to their hum p-shoul-
dered brethren. But there is another
side to this picture. It is beginners
particularly who are tempted to for
get the virtues of taking things easily
and in their excited interest make the
first mistakes.
mo woman, however strong or
eager to learn, should take a cycle
lesson over half an hour long, and she
should stop frequently in the course
of it to rest and pull some long
breaths. The girl who is not very
strong and the least bit uncertain as
to the cause of her weakness will be
the happier and better for asking a
physicians advice before putting her
foot to the pedal. In ninety-nine cases
out of hundred he will send her at
once to the cycle school.
1T is the anemic, weak lunged, mar
row -chested, dyspeptic woman to
whom the bicycle is very tonic, but
she, if having no directions from a
doctor, must follow common sense in
her practice, and if in the first lesson
of half hour seems to have exhausted
her strength, should cut it in half,
taking fifteen minutes twice in one
day"
If possible learn to ride in one of the
good cycle schools where one learns in
half the usual time and the instructor
shows a would-be wheel woman how
to use her strength on the pedals as to
save half the muscular effort poorly
taught person puts forth.
A great deal has been said as to what
constitutes the dress graceful and con-
venient for cycling, but little as to the
dress healthful. Now, whether WON
an chooses to wear trousers, short
skirt or a long one, let her be sure not
to have her stays tight, and if she is
slender and can afford the extra ex-
penditure, use a buttoned corded waist
or pair of short riding corsets In
place of the long, heavily-boned stays
of daily use. There is no gain of grace
or beauty in small waist for bicycling,
but much danger to heart and diges-
ton from a tightly-laced body when
wheeling.
A woman who rides much in summer
ought to wear with her loose stays the
thinnes5 of wool under vests, which
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
AUSTRALIAN RIvALlTIEs.
Changes Effected by the Introduction of
Railways.

As we look away from the cliff, dazed
with color and drunk with ozone, the
eye rests gratefully on placid, undu-
lating landscape spread out in varied
tints of green. Sleek horses are rolling
on verdant slopes that kiss the blue
waves; dark coral" trees, spreading
like cedars, crown the heights here and
there; while cleaning villas and cot
tages, clustered amid luxuriant foliage,
indefnably suggest a Normandy viii
lage. Down in the hollow lies thelittle
town proper, trim, white, about the
size of tablecloth. Yet the minia-
ture place has pretensions of its
own, and justifies them by sup
porting three doctors, seven dentists,
half a dozen well-appointed hotels,
and an imposing post Office which is an
attempt at Italian architecture-all
tangible consequences of those ''great
expectations which Kama and it's
railway have so far failed to realize.
That railway was to have made the
fortune of the Kiamese.
AS soon as it's advent was announced,
they looked with profound disdain on
the tiny harbor and diminutive steam
ers which had hitherto brought them
in contact with the outer world; they
proposed to cut a dash, become fash
ionable, and excite the envy of adjoin-
ing townships by their commercial
prosperity. Hitherto the prosperity
had been of the quietly picturesque
order; fat farmers, jogtrotting down
the hillside on sleek nags, and leading
other horses, pannier-laden, deposited
-
on the Sydney steamer, and then, feel
ing that life, with a bi-weekly packet to
rejoice over, was full of zest, gath
cred in groups to interview stray ar
rivals, and discuss city news-greatly
to the advantage of the obsequious
publican. But the railway was to
change all this; the railway was to
make Kama its terminus, to shower
daily papers and gay visitors on the
little town, and turn Sleepy Hollow
into a scene of bustling activity.
As it happened, the railway did
nothing of the kind; it shot ahead to
it's present terminus, Nowra, utterly
ignoring the rival claims of Sleepy
Hollow. The farmers ceased to amble
down with their market baskets, but
the visitors came not, nor the hustle,
and the day is far distant when the
| Sydney paterfamilias shall bring his
olive branches, with their spades and
pitchers, to the sore discomfort of the
dreamy idler. Meanwhile Kama
makes the most of its weekly auction,
where horses and buggies are sold at
the foot of the lighthouse hill, and
of it's one yearly dissipation, the agri'
cultural show held on the heights be-
hind the town.-Westminste Review.
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absorbS the moisture of the body, pre-
vents one from taking cold. and is the
coolest, lightest garments for wear un-
der a percale shirt waist.
Never when wheeling garter your
stockings with elastic bands above the
knee" says an experienced cyclist.
Use long elastic hose supporters, fas-
tened to the bottom of the corset, and
strap under your saddle, when setting
out for anything like lengthy ride, a
little case, holding vial of brandy, a
slxein of black sewing silk, court
plaster and a small bottle of ammonia"
''Never get on your Wheel" she adds,
''until a half hour after eating, and
never wheel steadily for more than
thirty minutes at a time. SlaclSen
speed and roll along slowly for bit
before resuming a smart pace. Two
hours is the longest regular daily ex
ercise even strong woman should take
on her safety, and she who cycles by
a doctors orders may take an hour
every other day, preferably in the
morning, and half hour after break
fast for steady exercise, drinking a
little milk and eating a biscuit when
the work is over. No woman" she
concludes, ''whc respects her dignity,
her health, and the boon bicycle is,
will ever pretend to race or attempt
fancy figures on it, however tempted to
try that for which a woman on a
bicycle was not meant by any law of
hygiene OF goad taste. Detroit Free
Press,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
MARITAL NEGLECT.
Women Who Are Amicted with DOmes-
ITCHY, Shyness and Invalidism.

Women Who Are Afflicted with DOmes-
ITCHY, Shyness and Invalidism.
Most of us are acquainted with men
who have repeatedly told us that they
are married. We have taken their word
for it, though we have had no other
evidence of its truth. They are seldom
If ever seen with their wives They
frequently appear in public places, at
concerts, theaters, evening parties, but
invariably alone. This happens so uni
formly that we imagine that they have
been widowed and feel prompted to
offer our sincere sympathy. But, first,
we must know the fact. On meeting
them again, therefore, we purposely
direct the conversation to marriage, so
that they may inform US of their be-
reavement.
Do they? No. They are still hus,
bands, and very devoted ones, they as
sure us. They greatly regret that
their wives can never be persuaded to
go out. They are constantly trying to
induce them to, but all in vain. The
invisible wives are, they assert, so ex-
tremely domestic that they will stay
at home. No other place has any at
traction for them, so consecrated are
they to their children and the family
routine. It seems as if they could
breathe with comfort no other atmos-
phere than that of home
Generally men who habitually and
without prompting or suggestion dis
course upon their families and enlarge
on their excessive attachment to them
may not be accepted unreservedly. An
affection that needs so much airing
and promiscuous adverti Using may
safely be questioned.
Husbands who are overload of ex-
planning their solitary appearance at
different resorts and in society by
their wives domesticity and their ina
bility to wean them from it are sub
ject to suspicion. 1t is naturally
thought that they are offering pre-
texts where none are needed; that,
covertly feeling culpable, they wish to
forestall criticism.
Neglect in the matrimonial relation
is accounted by many a man very
venial sin, if sin at all. 1t is mega
tive at worst, he argues, and such a
host of husbands are guilty of it that
its frequency might be considered its
expiration. Domesticity, shyness, in
validism, are not vices, and a woman
may be charged with these with
out doing her any great wrong.
And then the charge may vastly in
crease husbands freedom and vet
enable him to stand fair in the eyes
of. the world. The world, generally
censorious, is inclined to be remarka-
bly, lenient to marital shortcomings.
One of these is ascribing to wives ,pe-
culiarities they do not have by hus-
bands who have peculiarities they are
unwilling to avow.-Harper's Bazaar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
A Pair of Them.

He was an oldish man with a good
natured face and weed on his hat, and
he sat down in a Baker street car be-
side another oldish man with good
natured face and a weed on his hat.
They looked up at each other and
smiled, and the first-comer queried:
wife, take it?"
Eyes; and you?"
1.-THE same"
''Bad, isn't it?"
every bad"
''But time"
thine is great healer"
''And in due time both of us"
And he winked.
Andsthe other man winked.
And a woman across the aisle, wi tn
a faint show of mourning on, looked
out of the window and sighed and
said:
Eyes, of course, the old reprobates!"
Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

BY an Italian law. any circus which
does not perform every act promised
in the printed programme, or which
mlsleads the public by means of pic
lures, is liable to fine of $500 for each
offense.
During a recent frost one dis
tressed agricultural district whose
tenancy is not ten miles from London,
and who had flooded a meadow. col
lected over $3.50 in five hours on GER
tain day from skaters.
Consideration reigns among the
English lawyers. For the Easter term
of the courts the cause list consists of
only 1900 cases, as compared with
1900 the year before The loss is
chiefly in the queens bench division,
the decline in whose business seems to
be permanent.
Turbine wheels are being tried in.
stead of screws as the propelling pow
er on small steamers at Dresden. Ex-
periments made with one boat, pro-
peeled first with a three-bladed screw
and then with turbine wheel, showed
that speed fee per cent. greater could
be obtained with ten per cent. less
By a new French law anyone
found guilty of revealing the con-
tents of a private letter will be pun
ished with imprisonment for six days,
the term to be increased where the
opening of the letter is not accidental,
even if the contents have not been di-
vulged. The law is aimed particular
ly against the practices of the con-
clerges.
"A new magazine rifle invented by
an Italian officer. Capt. Gel, fires TWEEN
ty cartridges automatically, without
requiring any change in position on
the part of the soldier; the firing may
be intermittent or continuous at will.
At recent trial in the Cascine at Flor
ence, before the prince of Naples the
twenty shots were fred in two seconds,
and all hit the target.
"A curious trade complication has
arisen out of the use of the water-tub be
boilers in England. The boilermak-
ers' union and the annals amated engi-
neers both claim the right to fit the
pipes for the boilers of the new cruiser
Terrible; and for the present each as
ISOLATION is allowed to work for a week
at time, but when the question is
definitely settled, the side that loses
will probably strike.
A standard thread for screws has
been adopted by the French navy Ge-
partment which is in principal the sys-
tenn advocated by the Societe d'En-
couragement pour Industries Nation
ale; and an important step toward the
adoption of the system throughout
France It is, of course, based on the
metric system, the diameters of the
screws increasing by two millimetres
from six up to thirty-two; after that
the difference increases, but always by
an even number of millimeters. The
pitch increases by half a millimeters.
AT the Geunadius sale in London a
manuscript of Firdusi's Salamanca,
finely Illuminated and with twenty
nine paintings, brought $565; Henry
Wills copy of Plutarch's Lives, with
his arms on the cover, 5000, the Earl of
Leicester's Aristotle, 1920; Chalcocon-
dylas, L'Histoire de la Decadence de
PEmpire Gree, Charles /. s copy with
his arms on the sides, $27O; Queen
Elizabeth's copy of Chrysostom, $115;
Marie de Medici's Hellodorus, $16S; the
regent Murray's copy of Thucidides,
1925 Over $27, 900 was obtained for
the library.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01

who followed wild-goose hunting in
this way made lots of money. Then
busted miners and even broken-down
sports took it up, until there were al
most as many hunters as geese, and
the markets were kept overstocked.
There was no more money in it, and 1
quit. But took with me forty thou
sand dollars clean money that had
made in the wild goose market. l
know that at least six of the big Pa
cifc coast fortunes of to-day had tlleir
foundation in the capital their posses
sors got from killing wild geese forty
or forty-five years ago."-N. Y. Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
Powers of vision sim Fair.

Lawyer-''Now, sir, did you or did
you not say you saw the defendant at
the time this occurrence took place?
You did see him? Very good. Now |
should like to have you state to this
Jury, sir, whether or not your eyesight
is defective?"
-''Why, as to that"
Lawyer Address your remarks to
the jury, sir"
Witness Ito the jury)-'sHe's right,
gentlemen. My left eyes no good, but
/ can see tol'bly well out of the other.
I can see that this here lawyer dyes
his whiskers and they've grown about
a sixteenth of an inch, should judge.
since he dyed 'em last.-Chicago
Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
He Knew His Business.

"You are the mani" he said as he
leaned forward in the street-car and
pointed his finger to the complacent
and se1f-satisfied looking passenger OPP
posite-''you are the man who predict
ed last October that we would have a
mild winter"
"Yes, did," replied the man.
"But we had a terrible winter in
stead!'
Eyes" A."
''And you are no prophet"
NO
"Then why, sir-why did you make
such prediction?"
GAS a matter of business. 1 am in
the coal trade, and it was my duty to
keep people from running off to Flori-
da to escape a hard winter"
''But, sir, but"
'sOh! we shall have long, hot sam
mer, and if you want fly-screens please
call aroundl I'm going into that line
for the seasonr-Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
TALKING IN PUBLIC.
The Bad Habit of Discussing Private Mat
ters Openly.

tiers Openly.
In this thronging, bustling, ever
moving world of to-day it is impossi-
BILE to avoid overhearing a great deal
of talk, as the crowds are full of their
own affairs and Indifferent to the pres
ence of others. One involuntarily be-
comes the recipient of interesting frag-
ments of conversation, bits of wisdom,
scraps of gossip, family and personal
details, and forcibIy expressed likes or
diSlilkes.
At one time or another all the events
of life pass in review-hirths, mar
riages, death; trouble, sorrow, need,
sickness. and any other adversely"
newly-formed engagements and the
breaking of old ones; dress in all its
manifestations-the dainty prepare
tions for baby, and the overcoming
wants of the larger boys and
girls, whose shoes and stockings
seem to be very special trial to
the mothers; trousseaux, of course;
and the impending and important
changes brought by every season, al
most by every day, with confidential
advice as to the best place to shop for
the requisites of the toilet or the
household. There are troubled matrons
on their way to an intelligence Office,
and the why and wherefore of the dis
agreeable necessity are too often given
with appalling details. There are mi.
mute repetitions of conversations lib.
orally. garnished with personal pro-
nouns; but in refreshing contrast to
these are friendly talks, bright and
cherry-the last meeting of charita-
BILE society, with a clever suggestion
which will make it a greater force in
its activity for good, or news from the
literary or musical club, with illusions
to new books and communication of a
members well-written paper or artis-
tic performance.
Sometimes the fugitive remarks give
rise to thoughts of a philosophic ten
dency; sometimes they afford genuine
amusement. A volume of experience
was condensed in the observation over
heard as two bright sensi ble-lOoking
girls were entering q building specially
dedicated to the use of young women
SIT is always easier to ask a favor for
friend than for ones sister" A pro-
tracted ferry transit was beguiled of
IOS OCOAuAA ny oil ONOA O1SSOooAOh
of books, the young folks distributing
commendatory adjectives with great
impartiality. reaching a droll climax,
however. when a masterpiece of En-
glish literature was lauded for it's
''many lovely quotations. Fanny
Kemble's young Englishman of
high social standing but i'm
perfect culture, who, after first see
ing Hamlet performed, complained that
the play was too full of quotations,
came to mind with delightful appro-
priateness; and the refreshing literary
talk in one of Mr.. Howells' novels was
also wildly recalled, with silent but
very sincere compliment to its truth
fulneSS.
All at once an uneasy thought OBJ
trudes itself and conscience awakens.
Have not we ourselves erred in this
particular respect? What crude opin-
ions may not we have aired? What
details unwittingly thrust upon the
little public of our wanderings? And
with burning blush and sigh of
contrition we acknowledge that our
place is with the transgressors. -Har-
Der'S Bazaar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
The Stone Age.

It is difficult to believe that there
are yet in existence people dwelling in
the precise environment of the stone
age, which we are wont to suppose
was eliminated from human conditions
many generations ago. In the north
ern portion of the Argentine Republic
there is tract of land about three
hundred and fifty miles wide by eight
hundred and fifty miles long, which is
almost entirely unexplored, and is in
some places practically inaccessible.
The inhabitants, as far as have been
discovered, are living with surround
ings identical with those of the stone
age. They use the bow and ar
row, stone implements, fashioned
on plans with which we are IA
miliar, and are given to the
feather and shell decorations that
belong to that period. The Ian
guage is exceedingly difficult to trans
late, or even to understand by those
who are familiar with linguistic obsta-
cles of all sorts. There are but few
inha bitants, and these are extremely
savage, timid, treacherous and, in some
instances, bloodthirsty beyond belief
when they have secured their victims
and feel safe in their possession. Linn
tied explorations have been made, and
a vocabulary of two hundred and fifty
words, with number of illustrations,
is the result. These are especially in
teresting, as these tribes seem to be
rapidly disappearing, and it is thought
that within another century there will
not be vestige of them remaining
n. Y. Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
The Policemen Laughed.

A crowd of people, among whom
were two or three policemen, were
congregated together watching far
rler roughing horse, when up came a
little urchin about eight or nine years
of age, thinking there was something
the matter.
He elbowed his way through the
crowd. when he met a companion
about the same age, and said to him:
whats the matter, Bill?"
Natter" reiterated the other scorn-
fully. There's nothing the matter,
or else there wouldn't be any coppers
about"
The men in blue joined heartily in
the burst of laughter that followed
Chicago Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
Indigestion in Art.

Here is some angel food 1 made
myself" she said.
He paled.
Thank you, darling" he faltered,
and partook.
That night the painter dreamed,
whereat he rose and in feverish haste
painted an art poster which brought
him seven hundred and fifty-six dol
lars.
Then he kissed his wife fondly,
called her a brave little woman and
wondered what he would do without
her.-Detroit Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01

The house of lords at present is
made up of five princes of the blood
royal, twenty-six archbishoas and
bishops, 4S2 peers of England, Great
Britain and the United Kingdom, six
teen representative Scottish and TWEEN
ty-eight representative Irish peers, in
all 557 members
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01
-Mother-"Didn't you hear a

-Mother-"Didn't you hear q ring
st the doorP" Daughter-"Yes, and
I'm in no hurry to answer it. It's only
that young Snoopy that's been rum
ming up here for long time. I'm get
ting tired of his ring at the door. He'd
better try ring at my finger. Phil
adelphia Enquirer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01

The Greek republics raised money
for war by inviting" wealthy citizens
to contribute. They always contributed
literally, as on one occasion the head
of a rich man in Athens was cut off for
a refusal.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-11-16
CHEN YEN TENS FUNERAL.


Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the body
OF Chen Yen Ten was buried in Union CeInr
vteTy with all the ceremonies which the
pagan tEinamau deems of such Import
auae TO the future welfare of the departed,
Shortly before the time set for the burial
"a spring wagon drove up 10 Leo stewart r
Undertaking establishment, where Chen :
body has been since his death, from which
aiEHtei six OF his friends, VINO We're 10
act as pallbcarcrs. Within the wagon Were
all of CAuu's personal effects, such as
clothing, bedding, etc.
No rites We're performed over the body
one Of The Cinnamon mounted the hcarSr
by the side Of the driver, and as they
drove through the streets scattered narrow
slips of rice paper proiusely perforated;
il Is through these performances the IrleS-
tIals believe the devil has TO pass in order
to reach the cemetery, ana thcy hope by
making the holes numerous and intricate
TO detain him so long that they may get
the body Of their friend safely buried and
started on it's journey TO the right place
before the devil can arrive and take pos
session of H.. Contrary to the mode OF
Christian burial chen was Inferred with
his feet towards the West, In the grave
with him was placed bowl OF rice bot
tie of liquor a package of cigarettes ana a
pair of chopsticks. on top OF the grave
was LEFT n chicken, roasted whole, a piece
OF salt pork and another package of cigar
cites All Of these articles We're for Chen s
use on his journey from this Land to The
next. a bonfire was then made OF all his
effects and his friends departed, secure In
the belief that Chen had been properly em-
harked on his journey and that Sinla had
been fooled,