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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

AS the camp gives indications Of
Solidity "shacks" are put up. and. with
increased prosperity and firmness.
frame dwellings of a more substantial
nature, and ever brick houses, are
constructed. Before it reaches this
metropolitan stage, however. the camp
passes through purifying ordea! of
vigilance committees and a thinning
out of the refuse element. male and
female. When the camp is young and
its existence uncertain, the rough eie-
ment rules. though not always in the
majority. AS it becomes more pros
porous. property becomes more inse-
cure by the numerous robberies of the
tough clement. A few aggravated
murders or incendiary fires lead to the
formation of i vigilance committee
and the purifying process begins.
This is the history of every mining
camp in the west of any considerable
importance, and the history of others
also which are now inhabit only by
the graves of the outlaws who were
hanged by vigilantes.
When a district is very prosperous
there is the usual town site rivalry.
Each ''gulch" or mountain wants a
town and a separate individuality. So
that within a district of IL miles
square, Cripple Creek, for example,
there are as many towns. Then they
begin to fight, each trying to incor-
porate the other, and frequently there
is bloodshed. The town site fights
are instigated by real estate boomers,
politicians who want office and lawyers
who want litigation. The real bUsi-
ness men (mine owners) do not want
town, and would wipe out all of the
saloons and other resorts of that ma
ture.
Adventuresses, elocutionists, French
teachers" and even teachers of dancing
flock to the camps and do a land-office
business in teaching department to the
new rich, who abandon their old ways
and attempt to lead life for which
they are untitled, and cannot be ac-
quired. The ranchman or the prospect
or who has developed into millionaire
at once moves into the city. He is too
good to be farmer, and as he generally
has family he moves the entire brood
into the city and employs . corps of
teachers to fit them for society. Their
old associates are tabooed, and after
awhile the west becomes too small, and
they flock to New York or to Europe
and are laughed at
Being located without reference to
commercial advantages, the life of the
average mining camp is short. Only
when immensely rich mines are discov-
cred does the camp grow into a city and
bring commerce and railroads to it, in
stead of going to them. While 5000 or
1000 miners are at work, each receive
ing three dollars a day, the city is lively
the gambling houses, saloons and low
resorts getting the larger portion of the
large payroll. Add to this the specu-
lators who buy worthless mines from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
WAKEENEY. KANSAS, SATURDAY APRIL T. 1885,

the south and southeast, so that it il
very seldom that any of our days are
too hot for cycling. Consequently
the girls enjoy themselves as they
choose, in coteries, groups or clubs, as
well as singly. They traverse the miles
and miles of smooth asphalt streets
of the city, and also travel the country
roads over the historic heights sur
rounding Washington: and very often
they wheel across the Aqueduct bridge,
over into Virginia, to Arlington ceme-
terry, where they draw from the depths
of the we'll in the rear of the Lee man
sion the pure cool water, and drink
from the rim of the old oaken bucket,
the iron bound bucket, the moss COW
cred bucket, which hangs in that well.
Our pretty. girls are brave, and do not
want long to suffer the humiliating
presence of a mans hand ON the real
mud guard to steady the machines
1t is some little trouble to learn to ride
but the girls become very Independent
when once they feel that they have
mastered the wheel. When first ventur.
ing to ride the treacherous steel steed
a girl feels that if she could only wear
trousers she could easily learn to ride;
but she wears dresses, and dresses she
must continue to wear. Moreover, she
cannot ride on side saddle. She must
bestride the bicycle like an AmaZonian
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

who has not some claims to beauty
Good health and physical vigor are the
only real secrets of genuine beauty.
Healthful exercise. not severe nor
excessive training, brings into play all
of the muscles of the body, while it
does not fail to give an impetus to the
blood that it seldom gets otherwise.
Both of these results can hardly fail
to be healthful. The warm, bright
color that comes to the cheeks is a sign
of health. The hearty appetite that is
engendered by brisk run before din
ner is the healthiest sort of hunger.
The feeling of WEAKNESS that makes
the pillow so inviting means a strong
body in the morning; and all combined
serve to complete the work of health
giving and health-preservirg that is
begun when a person makes his or Ler
initial bow to the world, but is often
broken off at an early point in life.
The springtime here is not of long
duration, for we speedily rush into
summer, because we live in the south
temperate zone. But by our proximity
to Chesapeake bay. which is really
part of the Atlantic ocean, we are con-
stautly favored with cool breezes from
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and fight her own battle for success. II
she would not have the wheel eating ur
whole yards of founces and furbelows
she must have a dres made for BIZ
cycling and for nothing else, in order tc
attain the greatest proficiency. There
is nothing as constant as failure and ac-
cident to beginner, whether on a BIZ
cycle or off of it, and the more lady
observes the rule never to go to the
bicycle school in her street dress, but tC
have special costume for the purpose
of being torn to pieces by the raging
wheel, the quicker she will learn and
the more graceful she will look when
she has fully mastered the art of sit
ting upright on wheels saddle. Our
girls very speedily learn this fact, and
therefore very speedily learn to ride like
Centaurs.
With many miles of smooth paved
streets, which are kept scrupulously
clean, our girls have plenty of room for
their exercise and enjoyment, while the
roads contiguous to the city are al
always kept in excellent condition.
Therefore it is that our girls are eX-
ceptionally graceful riders. They do
not lean forward and become round
shouldered. In our riding schools the
teacher does not try to impart very
much grace TO his pupil at first. He hui
mors his patient, as it were, and lets
her have about her own way. When she
has learned to make her wheels go
round without tumbling and can man
age the machine without help, then he
begins to tell her things about style in
riding that makes her blush a little,
perhaps, but which are wholesome
truths. He shows her how to sit on the
saddle without having more than half
her dress skirt on one side, and then
he gives her modest and respectful
points as to the disposition of her gar
nents when on the wheel that she often
thanks him for afterward when he is
not around. He adjusts the saddle and
handle bar so that her arms are
stretched out to their full extent when
she holds the handles and her feet reach
the pedals without any length of limb
to spare. Should he fail to do this and
let her wheel go without proper adjust
ment she would present a most awk-
ward appearance,w with her arms crooked
would threaten at every revolution of
the pedals to knock against the handle.
Thus. with good teaching, good roads.
good company and good climate, it
is no wonder that the girls become
graceful, healthful, strong and wholly
ignorant of the meaning of that tired
feeling" of which the parlor plants
pirate all through life.
The girl who is parlor plant can
never know the real happiness which
is the companion of health and strength.
There is no immodesty in exercise, but
there is supreme folly in laziness and
shiftlessness. Every girl should be
cultured and ladylil1e. always gentle
and affectionate; but no girl should
be sickly, weak and helpless. for lack
of proper exercise. Bicycling is COM
mendable, because it is sensible and
beneficial. 1t is better than dancing.
and equal to horsewomanship. Try it.
SMITH ID. FRy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
NUMBER 5.


Mr.. Hendricks had just informed the
minister, who was enjoying Sunday
dinner with the family, that he rarely
drank coffee, as it tended to keep him
awake, when Bobby had the following
to say;
''You drink it late at night, don't you.
pa?"
''Never, Bobby; what put that idea
into your head?"
"I heard ma say that whenever you
came home late at night she made it hot
for you, and s'posed she meant coffee"
Bay City Chat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

''1t's all wrong" said the old man
from the country. young men now
adays spend too much money on the
young women in whose eyes they arc
anxious to find favor. Courtship is al
togther too expensive"
''On the contrary" returned the man
of the world, 1T is comparatively
cheap"
Comparatively"
eyes, it's lot cheaper and more sat-
isfactory than paying alimony."-Chi-
cago Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
THE BICYCLE MAIDEN.
More Numerous at Washington
Than Anywhere Else.
Many Who, q Few Years Ago, Looked
with Horror Upon Wheels Are
Now Enthusiastic DevOtees
of the Sport.
Especial washington Letter1

There can be no doubt of the truth of
the couplet: I'm the spring young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love-" 1t may also as truly be said
that in spring young woman's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of bicycles.
At any rate, there is no doubt that the
ladies of the national capital are infat-
uated with the wheel.
Whether our girls are braver than the
girls in other parts of the United States
or not, it is certainly true that there
are more lady riders in Washington
than in any other city in the country.
The riding of bicycles by women was
a few years ago regarded as one of the
wonderful things to come in the goth
century; one of those events that are
to precede and foreshadow the coming
CT the millennium. The ease with which
the world has accepted this advance of
progress, contrary to the general eX-
pectation, is, perhaps, but character
istic of the present civilization, which
takes everything that comes as a mat
ter of course, and simply wonders what
the next move will be. Washington has
the honor of having harbored the mind
that conceived the idea of making BIZ
cycle suitable for lady's use, as we'll as
of owning, as one of it's fair citizens,
the first lady who had the courage to
brave the world and push pedals from
q saddle hung between two wheels in
stead of three. Women on wheels had
then long been an ordinary sight on the
streets, but there were always more
than two wheels to each woman.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, Mt one time
candidate for the presidency, rode a
bicycle in this city for several years
before any other woman in the country
dared to do so. She used very heavy
machine, and did not present a very
graceful figure on the public highway,
but she was fearless, independent
character and pursued the even tenor
of her way regardless of the gibes and
sneers of youths who gazed at her
with wondering eyes as she traversed
our streets.
When women first began to use the
wheels, many physicians looked lugu-
bfiously at them and made all sorts of
predictions indicative of disasters not
only to the health of the venturesome
ladies, but also to the future health
of the human race. But the majority
OF people, IL WOulu seem, 10 not take
much stock in the theory that the
exercise gives rise to spinal complaint,
il one may judge from the great sue
cess of the dealers in wheels. Not
withstanding the hue and cry, there are
several instances in Washington of
well-known physicians buying wheels
for their daughters simply because
they believe that the exercise would be
good for them. 1t is said that one
never sees a homely woman riding a
horse, and it will just as surely be the
case, according to the enthusiasts, that
one will never see 81 girl on a bicycle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Peacefu. Acnnisition.

A lawyer gave dinner party, after
which the gentlemen retired to the
ETnoking-room for a weed and chat.
Suddenly the host got up, took down
a sword which hung in a trophy, and,
brandishing it in the air, exclaimed:
"Ah, gentlemen, / shall never forget
the day when drew this blade for the
first time"
pray, where did you draw it?'
asked an eager guest.
"At raffle," was the lawyers re-
joinder.-PeafSon's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
A Genuine blessing.

Green ito Black, who is preparing
for continental trip)--How do you get
on with your language, old fellow?
Black-Capitally. Why, I've got go
far now that can think in French.
Green-Well, that's a blessing, for
it's more than you could ever do IN
English.-Tit-Bits
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Similar Occupation.

Papa (busy with his accounts) -
wish you wouldn't read aloud. Rachel.
You disturb me.
Miss Rachel-This is the morning
paper, papa. I'm reading Notes on
Society"
Papa-So am /, child, and I've got
some here that are awfully hard to
collect.-Chicago Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
And She Believed Him.

She don't see why you keep on
paying Is cents for cigars when you
can get one just as pretty for five cents.
He-I know they are just as pretty.
but those five-cent ones are cigars that
have soured. You wouln't buy sourcd
fruit .tust because it was cheaper,
would you ou?-Indianapolis Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

What is the amount of the polI-tax,
John?" asked Mrs. Cawker.
"One dollar" replied Mr.. Cawker.
when we women get the ballot
we shall mark it down to 90 cents
Harper's Bazaar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
A Great Political Fact.

Grandma" asked Johnnie Chaffie,
"are all presidential candidates musi-
cians?"
Not that know of" replied the old
lady. "Why do you ask?"
''Oh, because / heard pa say that they
all had organs" was the response
Texas Sitter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Business Is Business.

Helen-Have you made a leap-year
proposal to Jack yet?
Ethel-Yes, indeed.
Helen-What did he say?
Ethel-He sent me beautiful print
ed circular saying that he reserved the
right to reject any and all bids. -
Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
A Matter of Experience.

81 don't know" muttered Rivers.
picking himself up from the sidewalk
and moving ON with perceptible limp.
whether there is any such thing as n
bicycle face or not, but am thoroughly
convinced of the existence of the phe-
nomenon known as the banana skim
Chicago Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
The New Woman.

She was "swagger' and bold. she was
heartless and cold,
An Amazon, body and mind.
He a white-livered youth. fuzzy-lipped and
uncouth,
OF the goody-good, "mamma's boy kind.
She was laying her plan to annfhilate gnan
And build a new world, but one day
He said: "Will you wed?" and she pill
lowed her head
On his vest in the old-fashioned way.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
The Fin-de-siecle Way.

There was girl in our town
And she was wondrous wise;
She kissed a man with week-old beard
And scratched out both her eyes.
And when she saw her eyes were out,
1t gave her no great pain:
She went and looked for another man
Tc scratch them in again.
San Francisco Wasp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Desire VS.. Capacity.

ar. Callipers-What kind of boy
is Willie Wiggles?
Little Clarence-He is liar, pa.
Mr.. Callipers-You shouldn't talk SO
about one of your playmates. Clarence.
Little Clarence he is, pa! Why,
at the church supper the other night,
when one of the ladies asked him if
he had eaten all he wanted to, he told
her: t'Yes, ma'am," instead of saying
that he'd had all he could hold.-Truth
Nodded with q Cast.
She wounded mems hearts in a way that
was strange;
Her method but few could descry.
The truth was she managed this wonderful
change
BY the cast in her beautiful eye
IN. Y. World
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Other Opiniona Not Reou,red-

Mr.. Wynham-Do you like the young
man who is paying attention to your
daughter Mary?
Mr.. Warrington - What differences
does that make? Mary does.-South-
bridge (Aiass.) Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
It Was Her Custom.

Agitated Young Bridegroom Gimme
diately after the ceremony)-Serena,
shall - shall l-shall we-shall we
kiss? :
Self-Possessed Bride (it being her
third experience)-It is my usual Gus
tenn, William.-Bel Air Democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
Painfully Frank.

Mrs. Larlxin Ito millxman) Are you
quite sure your milk is free from
germs?
Mr.. Chalk-You needn't be the least
bit afraid about my milk, ma'am- 1
always boil the water put into
Date.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

Higgles-Old Bilson called in four
doctors in consultation over him the
day he died.
Miggles-Ged! There's no danger
of his being buried alive.-Brooklyu
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04
MINING CAMP SKETCHES.
How Obscure Localities Are
Changed Into Cities.
The Process OF Evolution Is the Same in
Every Instance-COnditiOns Peculiar
to the Mining Districts
OF America.
Especial Denver (CoL) Letter. ]

IOpOCId4 4OOHFOL VOO4sJ AObUOI'I
The evolution of a mining camp is
perhaps one of the strangest and most
interesting features of western life.
Towns spring up quickly and in the
least expected places, like the usual
castle in the wilderness to accommo-
date belated lovers-in fiction. In
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-04

Though life's fight for daily bread.
This much all surely know:
'Tis not so hard to get it III
You've only raised the dough.
III. Y. World.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

was an existing agreement for marriage
between the parties, and that the agree
ment with the defendant was only for the
purpose OF promoting the carrying out OF
that agreement, was not found to be suffi-
cient 10 take the case out of the rule.
1.-THE basis of the agreement, so reads
the opinion further on, with the plaintiff
In the present case is alleged to be the fact
that the defendant became apprehensive
that the person who had agreed to marry
her would not keep his agreement, and 1t
was for the purpose of inducing him 10
foreso whatever purpose he had to aban-
don such conte mplated marriage that the
plaintiff rendered the services for which
the action is brought.
There can be no difference in principle
between services rendered under such an
employ ment and those rendered for the
purpose of inducing one to marry another
whom he did not previously know"
Justices Garoutte and Van Fleet con-
Cured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Committee to Nominate Officers for
1S97-Talk of Moving the Club to
the Claus Sprecke1s Building.

A regular meeting OF the mem bers os the
Union League Club was held Tuesday even
ing for the purpose OF selecting committee
10 nominate officers for the year 1897. The
attendance was large. Colonel George
Stone, president OF the club, presided, and
announced the object of the m eeting. A
nominating committee consisting OF the
following members was chosen: A. P.Wil-
liams. r. X. Stateler, J. G. Currier. J. F..
Sheehan, J. c. i. Hebbard, D. E. Miles
and ]. A. Waymire.
The committee is charged with the duty
of nominating eleven directors and desig.
mating of that eleven president, two vice.
presidents, q secretary and treasurer.
The committee will meet in due time
nominate ticket and post the same in
the club as the regular ticket 10 be voted
for at the annual election, to be held on
the second Tuesday of January. Ii the
ticket so nominated and posted does not
give general satisfaction members may
put an opposition ticket in the field. At
the last election the opposition ticket en-
braced the names OF quite number OF
candidates on the regular ticket.
The subject OF moving into apartments
more ample and desirable was discussed
at the meeting Tuesday evening. The
nj ting authorized the president to APP
point committee tn look tor suitable
rooms, and report the result OF their IL
vestigation to the club.
General Robert A. Friedrich, who was
been active in his efforts to raise money
TO build a monument in memory of the
late General John McComb, has secured
will soon be designed and placed in posi-
fioD
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
TWO MURDER CASES.
A. Mitchell and Arthur jackson on TT
Il, ixroa

A. Mitchell and Arthur jackson on Trial
for Their Lives.
Two murder trials will be closed in the
Superior Court to-day, and it is expected
that verdictswiIi be reached IN both cases
before to- orrow morning.
Joseph A. Mitchell, charged with the
murder of f. T. Hicks. is having the ques-
ton of his guilt or innocence investigated
in Judge Bahrs' court. He testified in his
own behalf yesterday. He admitted the
killing, and said that he acted in self
defense; that Hicks frequently assau ted
him, at one time knocking him down
with pair of brass knuckles. The
Deputy District Attorney opened the ar
gument for the prosecution. This morn
ing Attorney j. N. L. Wilson will reply,
ard the case will go to the jury in the
afternoon.
In Judge Belcher's court yesterday the
time was occupied by Attorneys Carroll
Cook and T. v. Eddy in arguing for the
defense in the case of Arthur Jackson,
charged with the murder of August Flor
entine. Jackson also admits the killing,
and also pleads self-defense.
Deputy District Attorney Hosmer closes
for the prosecution this morning. after
which Judge Belcher will deliver his
charge to the jury.