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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

The official statistics of the produc-
ton of salt in the United States during
the year 1895 shows the total production
was Is. Coo, GAG barrels of ESQ pounds
each, worth 81, 423, os6 These figures
show an increase of COG, 600 barrels in
the product over the previous year, but
decline of $500, 600 in value The
biggest state product was in New
York. with 6, 7e5. 6i6 barrels, an amount
double that of Michigan. which comes
next in quantity
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
evening

GEN FAIRCHILD- Decem Der, ~. 1881
His father settled in Madison. Wis, in
1876. and young Fairchild- with Others,
drove across the plains upon the dis
covery of gold there He was miner
from the age of IS to %, but failed to
make fortune At the outbreak of
the war Mr.. Fairchild obtained a cap
taincy in the First Wisconsin At Bull
Run his command constituted a part of
the ''iron brigade" and at Antietam
his regiment so signalized itself that
the loss of half of its mem bers paid tine
penalty of fame Eairchiid led
charge up Seminary hill at Gettysburg
and lost his right arm He was
made a brigadier-general for his gall
iantry, and shortly after was elected
secretary of state for Wisconsin Gen
Eairchild was governor of Wisconsin
six consecutive terms For six years,
from 1872, he was United States consul
at Liverpool. and for two years there
after consul-general at Paris Next
he was United States minister to Spain,
and resigned in 1eS2. When President
Cleveland vetoed the dependent PEN
sion bill during his first administra-
ton, Gen Fairchild attracted atten-
ton by a speech in which he used the
words, ''Palsied be the hand of him
who vetoed the dependent pension
BILL In 1856 he was elected command
er-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and won admiration by his
prompt action in aid of the Charleston
EARTHQUAKE uffererS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

NEW bicycle invention which is
looked upon as likely to supersede
pneumatic tires is shortly to be pre-
serted to the public 1t is Vaguely
described as a frame bicycle pneu-
matica1ly slung, while the wheels are
solid tired Thus it is claimed there
is no danger of puncture, the residence
is perfect, there is an entire absence
of vibration and the wheels can be
produced at half the cost of the presen t
machines
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

An effort is soon to be made to see
how quickly a message can be carried
by bicyclists from New York to San
Francisco. The 5, 500 miles will be di-
Fided pp into stages, of which the
longest will be so miles. and the duty
of carrying the message will be en-
trusted to members of the local bicycle
clubs The men will ride night and
day and at the rate of ten miles an
hour the distance will be covered in
lax DAYS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
NOT A POLITICIAN.

Mr.. Debs Declares Positively That He VIII
Not Accept Public once.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May 25--Eugen e
v. Debs, president of the American
Railway union, said last night:
win state for the public print that VIII
not serve in public Office I have afixed con-
ception of a public ONCE and do not care 10
hold one Politics and labor are two different
institutions and I viii not give up labor for
politics The two don't go well together an
believe am OF more use labor No. will
NOT go into politics. and will not accept the
nomination for president
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
REFUSED ALABAMA LOANS.

A New York Trust Company Offended at
Free silver Speeches
NEW YORK. May 25--As an evidence
of the interest in the gold money Ques-
ton, it may be stated that a we'll
known trust company in New York
recently refused to make loans on Ala
bama state warrants. The directors
of the trust company met to consider
the application of the state of Ala
bama for the loans on its warrants,
and in view of the speeches in the
United States senate of Senators Pugh
and Morgan the unanimous vote of the
directors was against granting the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
MOTHER KANSAS TwisTER.

Sweeps Across Wilson County and Wrecks
the Town of La ontaine.
NEoDEsHA, Kan May ga tornado
passed through the western part of
this county early Saturday morning.
La Fontaine, a village of 200 souls, was
almost destroyed. Two business
houses, the Missouri Pacific depot and
the Christian church were entirely
wrecked, and almost every house in
the village was damaged score of
farm houses north, east and west were
destroyed Aaron Edwards, a farmer.
was fatally injured, and many others
were severely hurt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

ST. Louis church, proposes to tour
Illinois and Missouri on a wheel His
assistant is Rev Arthur O Garrison,
associate editor of the Christian Evan
gelist- Their plan combines an outing
with practical missionary work One
night stands only will be made Mr..
Tyrrell will be accompanied by Mr..
Garrison and three laymen, who, with
Mr.. Garrison, will comprise a male
quar.ett The cyclists will ride dur
ing the day and preach and sing in the
evening.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
Mr.. WARNER DECLINES.

Declares That He Is Not a Candidate for
Governor of Missouri
KANSAS CITY. No, May 25--That
Mai. William Warner will not enter
the race for the governorship is now
certain. He made a positive declina-
ton of the nomination yesterday in
this statement:
In answer to numerous inquiries from friends
in all parts o: the state. say to you frankly I
am not and will not be a candidate for gov
ernor. have enemies to punish and more
friends than I could reward If 1 lived to be as
old as Methuseiah Respectfully,
WILLIAM WARNER
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE Globe Democrat says: "There
ought to be some better way of ap-
prising an aged bishop that he is ''in-
effective than of first announcing the
fact in the open session of a large con-
vention where he is present A long
life of earnest labot devoted to a
church deserves more delicate consid-
Grafton and more of the ordinary tact
that happily distir guishes human af-
fairs ia general"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
TORTURED BY ROBBERS

An Aged German ana bis W1e m6tfeote0
to secure Their Wealth.
KoKoNo, Ind. May 25-Early yester-
day morning masked robbers broke
into the farm residence of Christopher
Saunders, a wealthy and aged German,
of the Rush settlement, west of here,
and by the most excruciating torture
of the aged man and wife secured s175
cash that was hidden in the house.
Blcodhounds were put on the track of
the robbers. but they have not been
captured Mr. Saunders was terribly
beaten and choked into insensibi1ity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE New York board of health has
added a new section to the sanitary
code prohibiting splitting on the floors
of public buildings. railroad cars and
ferryboats As offenders are subject
to arrest the reform will doubtless be
carried through promptly
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE supreme court of Indiana has
affirmed the law which makes it a
criminal offense for an officer of a
bank to receive deposits when he
knows the bank to be insolvent. The
failure of the bank within 30 days
after the receipt of such deposits is
prima facie evidence of such knowl-
edge and intent to defraud-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE city sanitarium of Indianapolis,
Ind, has addressed a note to the SUI
perintendent of the city schools and
suggested that kissing as practiced by
women school-teachers among their
pupils be interdicted, because disease
is thereby apt to be communicated
He also condemned the ha bit of the
pupils drinking from a common vessel
and using the same lead pencils
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

health for some
time He had been
sick about three
weeks from a COM
plication of dis
eases, kidney dis
turbances and hem
orrhages of tn e
stomach being the
most marked Luz
cius Fairchild was
born in K c n {,
PorteCe county. o.,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

In the average annual number of
murders Italy leads the list of the
European countries, showing a score
of nearly 5000. while Spain drags on a
poor second. with only 1, 200 France
and Germany show returns of 700 each;
Austria exclusive of Hungary, of 500,
and Great Britain of ESQ
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
eGl Il

ing is a positive proof of thin. weak, i'm
pure blood: for if the blood is rich, red,
yitalized and vigorous, it imparts life and
energy to every nerve. organ and tissue of
the body. The necessity of taking Hoods =
Sarsaparilla for that tired feeling is,
therefore, apparent to every one, and the
good it will do you is equally beyond ques-
ton Remember that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

The London Telegraph tells of a boy
"a smart little boy-who was ambi--
tious to be a letter carrier. a short.
time ago he secured a bundle of old
love letters that his mother had treas
ured since her courtship days and dis
tributed them from house to house
throughout the neighborhood--Ch
go Chronicle
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for this paper must
pc accompanied by the name OF the auInor !.
not NECESSARILY for publication, but as an
evidence of good faith on the part OF tne
writer Write only on one side OF the paper.
Re particularly careful in giving names an
dates to have the Ie><Ars and oRures Dial
ard disriE~-
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| hat

Extreme tired feeling af1icts nearly every
body at this season The hustlers cease to-
push, the tireless grow weary, the ener-
getic become enervated. You know just
what we mean Some men and women
endeavor temporarily to overcome that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

Feeling by great force OF will But this is
unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon tie
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain Too many people s'work on
their nerves., and the result is seen in I'M
fortunate wrecks marked ~ nervous pros
tration," in every direction That tired
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE Argentine repu bic has adopted
a law preventing the riding of bicycles
by women on the ground that the
liverv business was suffering to an ex-
tent which must eventually destroy it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
ecEN. FAIRC4iLD DEAD.

Ex-Governor and GsrAnd Army Leader-HAs
Most sensational Utterance.
MADISON. Wis, May aa-Gen- Lucius
Eairchild died very suddenly Saturday
aveninp thou1h he had been in bad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE county clerk of Fresno, CAL, was
recently in quandary. A viii writ
ten in Chinese was filed with him for
record and he did not know how to
CODY it into his book.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Rock Island railway has just
completed an engine that will run 100
miles.an hour.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

A WASHINGTON lady who married .
Sioux Indian has returned to civillza-
ton with four children. out without
her husband
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

Knights CT Pythias grand lodge drill
at Topeka the other day awarded
prizes rs follows: First prize, largest
number of men in line, Carbonda1e;
second, Kansas City. First prize, most
miles travelled in reaching Topeka.
Kansas City first, Carbondale second
line, Lawrence first. Carbondale second
The latest statistics show that there
are in Kansas 496, 600 pupils of school
age, though but 3s1, 1e3 attend school
There are g. 337 schoolhouses and H.
e13 teachers The average wages ia
male teachers are $40 40 and to female
teachers s3a ID There are los coun-
ties in the state, which makes an aver
age of IS schoolhouses and lib teachers
to the county The people pay in local
taxes to support the schools each year
S3, 400 So4-.1, not counting the divi-
dends from the permanent school fund
Some person blew up the only work
ing coal shaft at Usage City the other
dav, rendering 100 people idle More
than 500 had been previously let out of
work by the closing down of the mines
Near Mayfe1d the other day Howard
Chartrand, a farmer, was killed by
lightning. He was leading four
horses and all of them were killed, but
the horse Chartrand rode escaped un-
injured
John Hornbuckle and Stone Stewart,
farmers from Platte county. Mo.
fought a duel with knives in Pat
Doran's saloon in Leavenworth one
night recently Hornbuckle was killed
and Stewart fatally wounded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02
THE DYNAMITE Gun.

Inc military authorities made very care
ful trials with one of the Zalinsky dyna-
mite guns five or six years ago Par
uculars OF these tests were not published
al the time, but in the last issue of the
journal of the United States Artillery a
very complete account of the Shoebury-
ness experiments IS given by Mr. B. s.
Bacheiier, S. 3. The gun in question had
a bore 10 inches in diameter, and it's bar
rel was % feet long, of which 30 feet was
IN front of the trunnions. 1t was made
OF cast-iron tubing Ia inch thick, care
fully bored to gauge and mounted on a
rlVeted plate glrder extending nearly the
1ul length OF the barrel, the object be-
ing to prevent feNure of the weapon from
its own weight. Compressed aid is used
as the propulsive agent. 1t is admitted
10 the barrel through six rectangular
openings near the breech, which are
normally closed by a. steel sleeve forming
The main valve. The mechanism OF this
valve is arranged SO that it can be open
ed, left open for a definite time, and tim
closed automatically. The air pressure
used is LOCO pounds per square inch. The
gun is connected to the air reservoir by
steel tubing having in it three movable
joints, by means of which the requisite
hex1biilty in the supply pipe is secured.
Ihese joints are packed with double cup
feathers, between which a supply of oil is
maintained at a pressure greater than
that of the air inside. Very careful ar
rangementS were made for testing the
power of the gun, which was fired over
the Maplin Sands, eighty-nine shots in all
being made. Most of these were sub
caliber projectiles, or 10 inches in di
ameter, which were centered in the gun
by loose wooden blocks at the head, and
a gas check at the rear, both of which
fell off as the projectile left the nluzzle.
Spiral vanes were secured to the rear END
of the shell, and caused il to rotate as it
Travelled through the air, thus maintain
ing its direction, as in the case of a shot
from an ordinary rified gun. The full
sized shell is capable of carrying 500
pounds of dynamite, while the 10 inch one
will accommodate 200 pounds, and the s
inch 100 pounds of the same. The maxi
mum range obtained with the s inch
shell was 5,007 yards. With the 10 inch
projectile mean range of 394S yards was
obtained, the error in four shots ranging
from two yards up to eighteen from the
mean. With the full-szed shell mean
range of 2,63S yards was obtained. The
uniformity of results as regards both
range and direction, was excellent, though
the wind on some days caused consider
able lateral deviation of the proJectlles
In some further experiments to test the
penetrating power of the shells, 10 inch
projectile passed through forty-seven feet
of beach sand, and an inch one through
forty-five feet.-Engineering
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02

erful enough and yet light motor,
which does not require fire to work it.
Though many attempts have been
made, advance has been slow. The
French, who have persistenfly stuck to
the balloon from national pride in its
invention, and who have done most of
its improvements, have made some not
able steps in the matter of balloon
propulsion. Thus, toward the close of
the Franco-German war, NJ. Dupuy de
LONE, naval builder, constructed a
balloon with a rudder and a screw
driven by the passengers. 1t was
found that a velocity, apart from that
Of the air current, of about six miles
an hour. could be obtained.
Considerably better results have been
obtained by Messrs. Krebs and Renard
with their cigar-shaped balloon. in
fated with hydrogen and propelled by
an electric motor driven by storage
batteries. They have succeeded in
travelling a little more than twelve
miles an hour in fair weather and in
steering in any direction, even return
ing exactly to their starting point; but
in windy weather the apparatuEa has
not been tried. To brave any mailer
ately strong wind the machine would
require to travel something like fifty
miles an hour, but these French off
NCAo w l4Ol eAOSClA " attain d speed
OF more than twenty-five miles an hour
in the most favorable circumstances.
In the opinion of Maxim this dirigible
balloon is as near perfection as is ever
likely TO be attained by a machine de-
pending on aerial 1lotation
The empire of the air is not to be
won by balloons. They have too many
imperfections and limitations and ac-
cordingly this at first sight hopeful
path must be abandoned for the more
difficult one of mechanical flying. The
bird must be initiated as far as human
powers, aided by suitable mechanical
devices to make up for the natural de-
hciencles of man, can go. The efforts
OF those interested in the matter have
been of late mainly directed to flying
machines which, though they must
necessarily be heavier than the air, vet
may find their very weight and inertia
means for battling successfully with
the variable air currents. The subject
has been approached in many direc
tons and much encouragement has
been gained as the difficulties have
been more thoroughly understood
Genfleman's Magazine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02

other than that of Great Britain and
as a result there were many differ emit
kinds of flags flying about in the coun-
try. AT first these flags bore the cross
of St. George or some other English
symbol. but as time advanced these
gave way to various devices symbol
cal of liberty.
A popularity Of the flags of the
southern colonies was than many of
them bore the picture Of a. Tattlesnake.
Much meaning was expressed by this
device, and a colonial writer made this
plain in a pamphlet, in which he said
that tine ratSlesnake did not exist any
where on the earth except in America.
Furthermore, the serpent was regard
ed by the ancients as an emblem of
wisdom and endless duration.
\ SNAKE EULOGY.
Warming UP to his work he wrote
of the RATHER: Her eye exceeds in
brightness that of any other animal
and she has no eyelids. She may there
fore, be esteemed an emblem of vigil
lance. She never begins an attack,
nor when once engaged ever surren-
ders. She is, therefore, an emblem of
magnanimity and true courage. AS
if anxious to prevent all pretensionS
which nature favored her, she con-
ceals them in the roof of her mouth
so that those who are unacQuainted
with her she appears most defense
less, and even when those weapons are
shown and extended for defense they
appear weak and contemplate: but
their wounds, however small, are de-
cisive and fatal. Conscious OF this she
never wounds until she has generously
given notice to her enemy and eau
toned him against the danger of
treading on her"
Many of the colonial flags were en-
blazoned with inscriptions. That used
by the gallant Moultrie at Fort Sulli-
van had blue ground with crescent
in one corner, and the word Liberty"
in bold white letters. The pine tree
figured on many of the New England
flags, and they were also ornamented
with religious inscriptions. AN Appeal
to Heaven" was a favorite. An APP
peal to Cod was another Rhode Is
lands flag bore the single word
Hope The southern flags, in addi-
ton to the rattlesnake, Haunted war
like legends, such as Don't Tread On
Me-" Liberty and Union" Liberty or
Death. Come if You Dare and
others Of the same kind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02
THE OLDEST oBELIsK.
On the Banks of the Nile For Thou
sands of Years.

On the Banks of the Nile For Thou
sands of Years.
The Oldest of all the. obelisks is the
beautiful one of rosy granite which
stands alone among the green fields on
the banks of the Nile not far from
Cairo. 1t is the gravestone of a great
city which has vanished and left only
this relic behind That city was Beth
shemes of the scriptures, the famous
on, which is memorable TO all bible
readers as the residence of the priest
of On. Potipherah, whose daughter
Asenenh Joseph married. The Greeks
called it HelioDolis the city Of the
sun, because there the worship of the
sun had its chief center and its most
sacred shrine. 1t was the seat of the
most ancient university of the world,
to which youthful students came from
all parts of the world to learn the &C
cult wisdom which the priests of On
alone could teach.
Thales, Scion, Eudoxus, Pythagoras
and Plato all studied there, perhaps
Moses, too. 1t was also the birthplace
Of the sacred literature of Egypt,
where were written on papyrus leaves
the original chapters of the Oldest book
in the world, generally known as THE
Book of the Dead giving most
striking account Of the conflicts and
triumpas of the life after death. a.
whole copy or fragment Of which every
Egyptian, rich of poor, wished to have
buried with him in his coffin. and por-
tons of which are found Inscribed on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02
FROM OVER THE WATER.

a new terramara, OF. prehistoric settle
iment, 500 yards long by $50 yards wide
mas been discovered at Castenaso. near
Bologna. neal
Sixty dollars fine for smoking in
non-smoklng railway carriage was impos
cd on LEEDS theatrical manager lately
he had also sworn at the man who com
planned ~o1ii-
A good bull was made recently in mar
Lament by Mr.. Monaghan, member for
tyrone, who, on being stopped by the
speaker, said: 81 bow, sir to your r1Iine
and merely beg to reiterate what | was
about to observe
A birthday book has been made IN NV
an enferprisng London shopkeeper from
the announcement of births in the news
papers A little before the child's birth
day arrives its mother receives a type-
written letter calling attention to the
suitable gifts in the tradesman's stock
With wishes for many happy returns of
the day.
Rontgen has published some new facts
about his rays. He finds that all solid
bodies can generate them; the only diff
ference being in the intensity, the great
est intensity being produced by platinum.
He finds that the insertion of a Tesla
coil between the Ruhmkorff coil and the
reproducing apparatus is very adyan-
tageous, and that the X rays and the
air trayersed by them can discharge,
electric bodies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-02

average pays liz francs for taxes, the
German pays 81 francs, the Italian
60 francs, the Austrian 81
francs, the Englishman 81 francs.
The trouble is that in France
budgets never have been modi-
fed. The reformers have never made
what might be called reforms for real
reforms would mean economies in the
administration. The evil of -'func-
tionarism' that overburdens the public
treasury and monopolizes the best part
OF the activities of the nation is little
known abroad. In one of the depart
ments of administration you may count
thirty chiefs for sixty-five employees;
in another fifteen superiors for twenty
two "understrapDers, and in a third
thirty-six bigwigs presiding over forty
two scribes. Thus you may see that,
If he would suppress some of these
officers, the secretary of finance would
not need to torture his mind further to
invent the means of economy.-New
York Press