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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
HUNGER AND cANNIsALIsM.
The Desire to Eat q FellOw-NIan StrOngoS
at Sea Than on Land.

The Desire to Eat q FellOw-Man StrOngos
at Sea Than on Land.
Then it comes to pass, when the mo-
ment of keenest agony is reached, that
the starving man begins to eye his
companion with the wolf glare OF a
beast of prey. His pangs become par
oxysmal. During their greatest in.
tensity there springs up within him
fierce impulse to slay his neighbor that
he may feed upon his flesh and slake
his thirst with his blood. This terrible
prompting to cannibalism, it may be
noted, is, however, rare, save in cases
of famine from shipwreck.
Although it is customary to regard
it as a common feature of starvation
and to make thrilling statements of the
frequency with which even mothers
will, under the goad of hunger, kill and
eat their children, and though startling
assertions to this effect have been
made by historians of great sieges, yet
it ought to be said that, as general
rule, well authenticated cases of can
nibalism among civilized people will be
found to occur only at sea. They are
very rarely found on land. And what is
more curious still, whenever famished,
shipwrecked men set foot on shore,
no matter how desolate and barren may
be their rock of refuge, they seem as il
by magic at once to Danish from their
minds the very idea of anthropophagy
or man-eating, and that, too, though
they might have been resignedly con-
templating it an imperative neces-
sity a few hours before.
In the case of Ensign Prenties, of the
Eighty-fourth regiment, and his COM
panions, who were wrecked on the bar.
ren island Off Cape Breton in 1880, the
difference between famine on shore and
on sea is curiously eXemplified. Prem
ties records that they were able to en-.
dure the most fearful pangs of hunger
without ever 50 much as thought of
resorting to cannibalism for relief-so
long, however, and only so long as they
kept on land. But when they took to
their boats-and it was not once mere
ly that they experienced this-in order
to escape from their rock bound prison,
though they were not whit worse of
for food than they were on land, yet
the moment they put to sea, with one
accord they began to think of killing
and eating one of their number. On
the other hand, when they found their
attempts to escape futile and put bach
to- shore, whenever they landed the hor-
rible idea of cannibalism seemed to van
Subsistence for All.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
He Didn't Know.

Magistrate Peter Hughes, who loves
a good joke, tells of recent personal
experience with great glee. In a certain
case the other day big colored woman
was a witness. She testified that she
had whipped her little boy very severe
ly, and as she went on with the story
OF the exceedingly stiff beating she had
administered the judges clear brow
grew little darker, and he interrupted
her to ask if it had been necessary to
chastise the boy SO severely. The wit
ness opened her eyes widely at the ques-
ton. Gazing intently at the court, she
inquired: "Jedge, wuz you eber de
father of a wuthless mulatter boy %
NO, no, responded Magistrate Hughes,
hastily. ''Then, jedge, you don't know
muffin about de se."-Philadelphia
Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

sho'tly after. an that bust up the ex-
pedition-got into wrestle with q
grizzly an took second money. He
left his hoss an went close to git a good
pull, but the bear was only wounded
an charged. He waltzed with him.
reckon it 'ud "a been all day with LiP-
field if Wells hedn't been nigh; he was
a dead shot, yeh know. AS it was, he
got out of it with broken thigh an
cash in his hip from the bears claw
yeh might cache flask in. So as soon
as he could be moved we went into
Helena, an they left there fer Eng
land.
"Eh? Oh, the woman! Why-weu,
she rode with me on the wagon after
that when we moved camp-jest orner-
ly didn't care to much as look at sad
die fer more'n a week. When she shook
hans an says good-by (an' / was real
sorry to see the last of her), she looks
at me an smiles, an says:
"'An' Jim, next time we come to
Montana to hunt, try an pick Us out q
span o. mules that amt so hard to hold
up," will your
"An' hanged my head like derned
idjut an said would. San Francisco
Argonaut.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

us. / suppose, more properly speakin' ,
the whale did. Gosh! How she did
come kitin'! Frank quit foolin' with
the line an just hung on. l reckoned
the boat was movin' faster'n ever, only
she didn't throw so much water, cause
she set down almost to her rowlocks.
We stood speechless while she was driv-
in for us. When she got within 100
yards the mate took big breath and
let fly:
a dead man.
But he didn't jump, an could see
him gittin' ready for another dive under
old Liz.
81 grabbed up a bucket, climbed on
the rail, an when the boat come near
enough I let drive ut Frank, hopin' to
knock him overheard if 1 hit him. He
seen it comm, lodged, an just as the
boat went tail up again yelled:
i can't swim!'
Down went the boat like soundin'
lead, an this time we all slid over to
starboard to sec her come up. Seven
or eight seconds passed, maybe, an
then about Is fathoms off our beam
Lord!' groaned the cook, he's goner!
But he warn't. No, sir. The boat
hadn't travelled 20 yeard afore she
righted, an we seen Franks head bob
up over the gunnel. Well, old whale
didn't run so far this time, for he broke
water few hundred fathom off. In
about minute he sent up stream of
blood. / seen then that the harpoon
was a good throw, an he wasn't goin' to
fight long.
Il sent the second boat out after him,
but they didn't git far fore down goes
whale for the third time, an in a sec
ond. the little boat slowed again an we
knew he was comm at us. There warn t
no way to make the Dutchman jump,
an there warn't no way to stop the
whale, so we just waited again while the
little boat made tracks for us like she
was goin' to ram. Just when l reck-
oned by the line out that the whale was
passin' under us there was a tremen-
dous bang an every mothers son was
throwed fat. Old Liz rolled to star
beard an then back to port an lay
rockin' while we got up. Reckon you
guess what happened, Doc? That whale
nIiscalkilated. He laid his course fine
as silk, but his elevation was off q
| couple o points. He didn't fetch deep
enough, an hit old Liz a welt tha'd
like to rip the keel off her. That set
tied the business, too. We looked over
! the rail an seen some bloody water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

then hipper and soon a big black
body fioated up alongside. There was
our whale, sir, dead as a hunk O. salt
pork, with the top O. his head half tore
off. He was blue whale, Doc, and he
measured close to 62 feet. What be-
come O. the Dutchman? Why, the boat
slowed down when the whale rammed
us an the other boat took him off.
Hurt? No. He went to work cuttin'
up that whale along with the rest of
'em. / did hear afterward that he was
grumblin' cause twas hts bucket
throwed at him an it warn't picked up.
Right lively whale, warn't it, Doc?"
Right lively" repeated the doctor,
absently.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

Reckon you've got something on
your mind, cap,' said the doctor.
"Oh, nothin' very partickler," said the
captain, ''but when whales was intro
duced it reminded me. I had old Liz
up Behring sea way two years ago-old
Liz was my ship, her full name bein'
Elizabeth j. Barker-an' we'd had a
pretty good season. September we put
around for the Horn, and, as things
happened, didn't see another whale till
we struck into the Forties. Then, sir,
bout II o'clock one fine mornin', we do
in about six knots, we raised a whale
that was whale"
'Big, bet" said the doctor.
''No, not so terrible big" said the cap
tain, ''but pesky. was standin' about
'midships when one of the men sings
out: Hi, Cap, look at 'er blow Sure
'nough, half a mile off and dead abeam
to starboard, he was BLOWN. He sent
up good spout and then seemed to
kinder settle himself, like he was nap
PIN, showin' a good bit of his length. /
hove old Liz to, and we put over couple
of boats. Rowin' in the small boat was
a Dutchman named Frank. I mention
him, cause he comes into the yarn
pretty prominent. Frank was good
sailor, but one of them fellers that has
dreadful little to say. He tended right
to business and kept his hatch bat
tened close. Well, as it turned out, the
little boat licked the big one and got
first whack at the whale. They put
harpoon into him just over his port fin
and down he went.
Il stood a-watchin' things through a
glass. l waited an waited for the boat
to start Off in tow, but she didn't do
nothin' but set still, which was puzzlin'.
In about five minutes somethin' big an
black broke water tween US and the
boat, an there was old blower, not
more'n 200 yards from the place he went
down. He warn't up long, but enough
to git his bearin's, guess, for down he
went again, an l could see the bow
rope he'd take. Then the boat started,
slowed a bit an come dead for the ship
at 4O-nile clip. l never see boat
travel so! We watched 'em, an when
she got within quarter of mile
thinks to myself: This is gittin' blamed
interestin'. wonder is that whale go
in to sheer off or is he goin' to give us
ram? That boat, sir, travelled for us
as true as hair, an could see the men
in her gittin' excited. On she come,
throwin' spray like a liner, and l cal
as so near 'midships it wouldn't be
worth measurin' the difference. Then
I see the man in the bow make pass
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

for the rope with the hatchet, but he
was nervous like, an missed it, for the
alatchet went overheard an he, losin'
his balance, along with it. The rest of
the men warn't long decidin' what
they'd Go. 1t was go overheard or git
smashed to flinders, and when they got
within SO yard of us they all went over
hut Frank.
"',Iump, you idiot yells l do you
want to git stove?' Mebbe he didn't
hear, but reckon it wouldn't make no
difference, for as I'm livin', Doc, that
Dutchman lay himself out on his STUN
mick in the bottom of the boat, grabbed
a foot cleat with both hands and hung
ON for dear life. Well, old whale kept
steam on. could see the boat go down
little by the head as she got close to
as, an knew the rope was scrapin' the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
EFFORT.

'Tfs not enough to tune the Tyre
And wait for harmonies to come.
God sendeth not celestrial fire
When human hearts are cold and numb.
"Tis not enough to calmly wait
That Quickening dew should on US fall,
TO vaguely long for what is great
While still pursuing what Is small
~Tis not enough with tears Of woe
To weep for all the worlds distress,
The drops that from inaction flow
Nor us, nor other lives, will bless.
"Tis not enough the love to take
That other hearts on ours outpour;
The soul is only kept awake
By giving something from it's store.
STis not enough with dropping wing
And atmless feet to walk this earth;
Effort alone can blessing bring
And crown the soul with sovereign
worth.
Inter Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
VALUABLE COLOR TEST.
How the Course of Water In German
Rivers Was Determined.

How the Course of Water In German
Rivers Was Determined.
A color test OH large scale occurred
recently near Geseke, Germany. The
Nolmede, the Waid and the Heder are
three brooks which have their source
near Geseke, and, according to tradi-
ton, their waters had subterranear
connection with the Alme, a mountain
stream whose bed is some ffTe miles
distant. Millers located on the lower
Alme dumped refuse in certain eddiee
of the upper portion of the stream, and
the millers on the Volmede, the Weld
and the Heder claimed that by doing
this the water supply of the lattes
streams was materially diminished.
To determine the connection about
four pounds of potassium fuorescinate
was dumped into one of the eddies five
miles from the source of the Heder.
This substance is marvelously. power
full, and solution containing one part
in 100000 shows a distinct fuores-
cence in transmitted light Twenty
five hours later the Heder took on
beautiful dark green color, showing
conclusively the connection between
the two streams. An experiment al
another point showed with equal clear
ness that there was subterranean con-
nection between the Waid and the Vol.
mede, though in this case "a hours
elapsed between the depositing of the
dye stuff in the Alme and the appear
ance of the coloration in the other
streams.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
Theory and Practice.

Young Wife-Are you the editress OF
the household department in the Won.
ans Companion?
Mrs. De Letter-Yes, have had ex-
elusive charge of that department for
ten years.
Il am glad we are near neighbors. ]
am sure you won't object if 1 run in once
in awhile for little practical help
about cooking?"
mo indeed. Come in whenever you
please-that is, after next week. Ny
cook is away temporarily, and my hus-
band and I are taking our meals at a
restaurant. ~. Y. Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
NO SINECURE.
What the Laureate of Land Grabbing
Thought of His Office.


Thought of His Office.
Now said Lord Saltboodle, who
was initiating the poet laureate, sit is
desirable to have clear understanding
of your duties as promptly as POSSIBLE .
''Why-er-I thought my duty would
be to write poetry"
"Of course. That's the mechanical
part of it. You seem to know how to
get the proper plunk-plunk in the me-
ter, and to recognize the degree of
phonetic similarity required to consti-
admit that it takes practice, but it is not
ALL"
''What else do you require ?"
''Adaptability. You must be able to
recognize an occasion and rise to it.
Here's case in point. Suppose we take
liking to piece of territory and reach
out after it"
You want martial lyric, then, don't
you?"
Nothing of the kind. You want to
give us something soothing. You must
get down your Tyre and your note book
and compose convincing ditty on how
glorious a thing it is to be walloped
and gobbled, provided, of course, that
it is to be done by the proper party"
And the poet laureate mopped his
brow, whitfield a few chips off his lead
pencil, east his eyes heavenward, and
murmured:
Il suppose this is better than no job
at all; but it isn't any sinecure"-
Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
AN AMATEUR VOLCANO.

Eruption of Mount Olympus (Wash.)
Traced to Burning Ignite.
The Mount Olympus sensation which
lately scared the good people of Wash
ington state with the idea that a vol-
cano was in active operation in that
great mountain, has been brought to
a sudden end by the return of an eN-
ploring party to find out what was the
matter.
1t seems that earth in that vicinity
is interlaid with veins of Ignite coal.
Forest trees have fallen into the crew
ices and gorges, enormous quantities
of leaves have drifted down upon these,
and by some means fires have been
started which have communicated with
the coal veins. Great jets of steam and
burst of smoke frequently come from
the sides of the mountain and these
confirmed the theory that there was
genuine volcano in operation. It
seems that the heat has melted the
snow which has formed a perpetual
white cap at the summit. This, trick
ling down the sides of the mountain in
streams, has fallen upon the fire, which
accounts for the great volume of steam.
The puffs of smoke and explosions are
thought to be caused by the ignition
of collections of natural gas.
This condition of affairs naturally
leads to the inquiry whether good
many volcanic eruptions might not be
traceable to burning Ignite and the
explosions of large quantities of cor-
fined gases. Be that as it may, Mount
Olympus is a seething mass of burning
coal, and the volcano scare amounts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
From Altar.

Professional Jokist Ito editor)-Here
is fine joke. I've brought it all the
way from Frisco.
Editor (reading it)-Ahem! That's
the trouble with it. It's too fac fetched.
TO Date.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

What know we of the world inn
mense beyond the narrow ring of sensei
What should we know who lounge
about the house we dwell in, nor find
out, masked by wall, the secret cell
where the souls priests in hiding dwelii
The winding stair that steals aloof ts
chapel mysteries meath the rocf2-
Lowell.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
A PESKY WHALE.


HERE'S w h a | e s
an whales" said
the captain, sud
denly. Some OF
'em is pesky crit
ters, an some amt
SO pesky."
Smoke went up
in clouds, and there
was silence for five
minutes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05

looked for and Il is TO be expected that
a small part OF It is In excess ot the
present consuming demand, The best
and surest indication OF a certain re-
vival OF merchantne activity Is tur-
nished by the heavy orders That are be-
ing placed for foreign merchandise.
In the manufacturing industries II Is
estimated that nearly $4,000 men have
been given employment since, the cleo
tton OF Mckinley, In the estimates
complied they are classified as follows;
Nineteen thousand one hundred and
ninety iron and steel workers, l&sia
glass makers, 1866 implement-makers,
s.6is clay workers and helpers, 1900 lum-
bermen, $500 shipbulders, furniture
and paper makers,
1t is true that thousands have not yet
felt the returning tide ~ prosperity
The railroads win not experience any
marked revival until a season or In
creased productivity in the factories
and mills has given them the big
freight business which they lost under
the Wilson tariN law. but general
prosperity is surely on the way, The
inauguration in March and the extra
session OF the new congress are GER
tain to be followed by an awakening In
all lines OF productive and trading ac-
tiVity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05
THE ENLARGEMENT OF TRADE.

It is not probable that the mercantile
interests Of the country expected any
marked improvement in trading activ-
ity so soon after election. Indeed, the
more conservative houses that have had
wide experience in the matter Of not
ing the effect Of changed governmental
policies and prospective legislation
upon business conditions did not anti
cipate any revival Of business before
spring.
While there has been a marked re-
vival Of activity in the manufacturing
Industries owing to an increase Of con-
fidence on the part of capital, it follows
from the nature Of things that mer-
chandising would be the last to feel
the effect Of a more optimistic business
outlook. Unemployed capital must be
distributed by reOpened productive in
dustries before there can be any in
creased sales in merchandising.
Another reason why the indications
Of returning prosperity are not SC
marked in mercantile quarters as in
manufacturing industries is the fact
that millions Of dollars worth Of orderi
were given before election conditiona
upon the triumph Of Mckinley ant
sound money. This, Of course, canno
be classed as new business, and yet thu
subsidence Of these deferred orders doei
not indicate a decrease Of business. Th'
gain has been greater than anybod!
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05
TWO LIVES SAVED.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction City,
ILL.,. was told by her doctors she had
Consumption aud that there was no nope
for her, but two bottles DR.. Kings New
Discovery completely cured her. and she
says It saved her life. Mr. Thomas Eg-
gers, Ii Florida street. San Francisco.
suffered from dreadful cold. approach
ing Consumption. tried without result
everything else. then bought one bottle
OF Dr. Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured He is naturally
thankful 1t is such results. OF which
these rae samples. that prove the won
derful efficacy Of this medicine in Coughs
and Colds. Free trial bottle at Chas.
Rogers Drug Store. Regular size 30
cents and S1.0o
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05

The letter from Gen. Charles Grosve-
nor published a few days ago in Gin
cinnati. taken in connection with other
things, declares on high authority that
the policy of the new administration
will be to assume al once full respCn-
sibility fer the tariff for revenue
though not for revenue only-legislatlon
that is inevitable; and TO call an extra
session Of congress. This indicates a
positive policy-the casting aside of all
makeshifts, such as the Dingley bill,
which is Of an avowedly temporary
character, and also the issue of certl-
fcates Of Indebtedness. The fact is.
the Mckinley administration will be
confronted by deficient revenue, and
it is, so far as there are signs of the
times, the purpose Of those who are to
assume authority, to go at once to work
To fnd revenue and protect industry,
as the first and imperative business Of
the new administration. in the belief
that the tariff can be revised without
disturbance or delay
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05

Secretary Francis comments on the
increase in the list of pensioners. which
he takes pains to emphasize is now the
largest ever known in the history of the
country. He follows this with the some
what obscure explanation that the ap-
parent increase is due TO the increasing
deaths among old soldiers and the di-
vision Of their pitiful allowances among
minor children and widows. We would
like to ask the honorable secretary II
this doesn't prove tha. the pension list
is actually decreasing rather than in
creasing. as the italicized portion OF
his report was evidently intended to
show. Like good many other South
ern Democrats. Secretary Francis is
probably somewhat prejudiced against
the nations dependents, but we doubt
II any disbursements made by the gov
ernment tends to do so much general
good among all classes as the pensions
paid to its old defenders.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05

Mr.. Hammond is coming in the very
near future, and every Astorian is re-
ioicing over the fact With many
schemes on hand for the development
the city, it would be strange indeed, II
Mr.. Hammond could not infuse some
life into this port and Undue some Of
its business men and property owners
with little energy and indomitable
will 1t behooves Astorians TO be ready
to meet Mr. Hammond and hold up his
hands in any and every enterprise that
may in any way develop the resources
OF Astoria, Warrenton. Flavel, New As
toris. Alderbrook. South Astoria or any
ether Astoria.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05
OLD PEOPLE.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulate the bowels and kidneys viii find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and con-
tains no whisky or other intoxicant. but,
acts as a tonic and alternative. 1t acts
mildly on the stomach and bowels. add
ing strength and giving tone to the or
gans. thereby aiding nature in the per-
formance OF the functions. Electric
BItters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion Old people find 1t just exactly
what they need. Price 50 cents per bot
tie at Chas. Rogers Drug Stors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-05

The Historian hereby offers to donate
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO Sc. MAry's
hospital, payable ON demand to Father
Dielman, whenever legal evidence Is pro-
auced showing that any afternoon news
paper published In Astoria has printed
within the last ninety days expiring be-
fore this offer a single special or
other kind Of photographic press report" !"
received over the wires entering either
81 the telegraph ofaees in Astoria, from
any point outside Of Oregon.
Astoria, Or. October is, 1896.