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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
First Native Philadeiphian-

There is an inquiry as to who wa1
the first native-born Philadelphia.
His name was John Drinker. His father
left Beverly, Mass, some time suisse
uuently to 1870, and then came to the
shores of the Delaware, then inhabited
by Indians and few Swedes. At a spot
that is now designated as Second apI
Walnut streets the elder Drinker erect.
ed a cabin that was the primitive house
of Philadelphia Therein john Drink.
er was born on Christmas eve, 1850,
which was two years before the ar
rival of William PENIS coionlsts. John
went to Boston when Ii years of age
to serve an apprenticeship to a cabinet.
maker, but he returned to- his native
home in 1745 and Lived there until his
death, November II, 1882. He was
nearly 1O2 years. old, and his son has
put upon record his belief that his
death was caused -by drawing excessive
hot smoke of tobacco into his mouth"
What a terrible warning to those who
use the weed! Had John DFlnker not
been a consumer. of the plant that Sir
Walter Raleigh made world-famous h4
might have lived to. a green old age.
instead of being prematureiy cut down
in the early part of his second century.
Philadelphia Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
A VALUABLE BOOK.

Searched For Many Years 1t Brought For
tune to Its Finder.
Among the most valuable books in
the world are those few still eXtant
which bear the name of John Gutten.
burg, the printer and publisher, who
f1ourished soon after printing was dis
covered-145O. The value in which the
works are held is shown by the enor-
nous prices they fetch on the rare oc-
casions when any of them find their
way to the auction mart.
At the commencement of the present
century the house of a certain peer
who possessed the first book John Gut.
tenburg ever printed was broken into
the thieves carrying off, among other
treasures, this book which for years
after was diligently sought for, without
success.
One evening, some time since,
blacksmith stopped in front of book
sellers window in London. He knew
nothing of books, but deserving one
looking older than the others, hG
planked down his penny, and, throwing
il on a shelf when he got home, forgot
all about it.
One of his dodgers, a porter in tue
British museum, noticing that it was
dated 1850, asked permission to show
il to the museum authorities. A day
or two later the blacksmith was asked
to call The secretary who saw hiln
then asked what he wanted for tia
book. Not knowing what to reply, thi
man said:
What will you give?"
What do you say to e6O?" was tha
answer.
The establishment which overspread
the blacksmith's face was taken by tho
official for disgust; SO, saying: Il will
see if we can give any more" he hur~
ried from the room, returning presents
ly with an offer of e 80, which, needless
to- say, was accepted.
Sooner than have lost Guttenburg'a
book the museum would have paid
$4,000. The librarians of the great
Paris library would have cheerfully
paid 6 800 for this book. = Albany
Argus.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
NEGRO ELEMENT IN GUIANA.
Venezuelan Blood Purer Than in Eng
lands Vest Indian Colonies

Venezuelan Blood Purer Than in Eng
lands West Indian Colonies.
The denunciation of the South Amer,
leans on the part of the English presa
as a monSrel and degenerate race is,
to say the least. extremely unbecom;ng.
In no part of the western world is tho
white race yielding SO completely to
admiXture with the negro race as in
Jamaica and other of tie British Yves:
India 1slanis; while the relative sprink-
ling Of white population IL British
Guiana becomes less and less, until it
may now be SAID without fear of contra
diction that there IS absolutely no Wis
IDLE future fol any considerable white
population in the Guianas Dutch
Guiana recognizes that fact, while
French Guiana has sunk too low even
for it's old uses as penal colony. Brit
ish Guiana has loEg adm tied these
facts in its policy, but the british gov
eminent will not allow the truth to be
told in words.
The situation is wholly different in
Venezuela. That republic has a total
population of 2,500,000. The negro ele-
ment IS a very small one, AMI the same
thing is true O. the Indian tribes. The
great hulk of the population is of good
Spanish origin, and although there is
some slight adm1xture of Indian blood,
which IN some cas- is found even in
leading families, the result is not de-
grading II is well known in the
United States that limited admixture
of American Indian flood does not
vitiate the Europea1 stock. In matters
of education, of art, music and litera-
ture, Of railways and teleg. apis, and
of general matcria! and social prog
ress, Venezuela's present condition is
incomparabiy superior to that of Brit
ish Guiana Review of Reviews.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
Dog Eating in Mexico.

The dog meat business continues, de-
spite the stern examples that have been
made of it's vendors. A policeman
seized a man named Genaro Perez, pass
ing through the alley OF Los Gachui
pines, who bore a suspicious-looking
bag, which, on examination, disclosed
the skinned carcass of large dog, with
the lower part of the legs cut off so as
to prevent the easy recognition of its
species. II. Perez was taken to the po-
lice station to the third demarcacioD
TO be examined as to the antecedents
of his dog meat, which, it is shrewdly
suspected, was destined to be made into
savory dishes sold at the puestos under
the arcades. We are getting fast to be
like Canton and other big Chinese
towns, where dog is sold without shame
and partaken of with gusto-Mexican
Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
TEN MILLION TONS OF COAL.
New York Annually Consumes This
Amount with Little Smoke.

Now consumes ln1S
Amount with Little Smoke.
A prominent New York coal mer-
chant, while showing Pittsburgh
friend about New York on the occasion
of the lattera first visit to the metropo-
lis, took him to the top of one of the
very highest buildings in town and
pointed out to him the different OBJ
jects of interest that couI9 be seen.
The western man took in the beautiful
view of the bay and then locked north
ward over miles and miles Of roofs and
chimneys, over The vast expanse Of
street and park, business buildings and
dwellings, and then turned to his friend
with the remark that the most astonish-
ing thing to him was that it was so
clear. Not a blot of smoke marred the
landscape. Clear and brilliant in the
sun of a brilliant winter day. New
York was clean and neat and the great
est possible contrast to the dingy and
grimy cities Of the west, where the use
of coal is not restricted to certain kinds.
New Workers have made Il study of
the combustion CT coal and they have
learned how To get the most out of it
with the least dirt and smoke. The
enormous amount of 100000 tons Of
anthracite coal is Row burned every
year IN New York, and this is not at
all remarkable when it is considered to
what an extent The use of coal enters
into the everyday life Of the people.
The coai dealers of New York are le-
gion, and the business has grown to
immense proportions. The ease with
which coal can be shipped to New
York and unloaded IN order to get it to
the market with the least possible hand
ling has contributed to great extent
to the success wEirh New York coal
merchants nave attained.-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
ONE OF OUR TRAITS.
We Are Ungrateful to the Living But
Honor the Dead.

Honor the Dead.
Have you ever thought of how very
ungratefu. we are toward the living,
and how we hustle around to MAKE
amends for it after they are dead?
Among the prosperous farmers just
over the border of an adjoining state
was one noted for making things count.
He had as good and faithful a wife as
ever fell TO the lot of man, but he did
not seem to have much time for her.
She managed the household affairs
splendidly, made the finest butter that
went to the city market and never al
lowed her family to want for home
comforts. If she got the tcothache
he allowed her to doctor it, and if she
complained Of the pain he said she was
growing, and showed by his manners
that he was annoyed.
But if a sheep got the shifts or if a
cow showed signs of hollow horn, or
pig became slightly scroffy, ne would
tear around at great rate, sit up ali
night, or ride post-haste to town ard
buy very expensive medicines, or bring
the veterinary. He couldn't bear to
see an animal suffer, besides, # it died,
it was a dead loss.
Through neglect to consult dentist
this mans wife became sorely afflicted,
but she kept on her feet for his sake, as
long as she could, then took tn her bed
and died.
That man took it awfully hard, wore
Grape, went moping around fol- a year
or more, and put up a monument to
her memory at cost that would have
covered the expense of providing her
with needed help, medical attention,
Or made ller life comfort to her and
a pleasure to him.
Cincinnati furnishes a typical case.
Prof. Vaughn, one OF the most learned
of its scholars, notably versatile, &c
spected and revered among scientists
and philosophers, was allowed to 60 in
rags and finally to die for want of food.
With tattered overcoat, dilapidfteCi
hat, leal1y shoes and empty pocket hf
was permitted to make his home on
the streets in winter and pick up here
and there q bit to eat, like f!iendIess
dog.
AS soon as his starved, emaciatcG,
dead body had been discovered, the
whole town rushed to the rescue. The
good people WHO knew him we'll and rad
often seen him in 1atters were Mortified
to learn that he had died in want. The
papers eXtolled his greatness in col
umns of editorial, the ministry re-
counted his virtues N glowing words,
and leading citizens at once proposed
monument to perpetuate his memory,
and, of course, to show their high APP
probation Of the man and Of his &C
complishments.
In the public library stands a bronze
bust of the famous Prof. Vaughn, but
the inscription on the tablet does not
tell that he suffered and finally died
for the want Of a 1.-THE of the money IN
vested in this memento.
Wonder are we waiting for SOME OF
our men of worth or our men of genius
to die before we accord to them the
honors long overdue? Have we those
among us who, by iittle-just little
help could be and would be of e1 cat
value to our city? Would it not be
more humane, more philanthropic and
more sensible to aid them while they
live than to monument them when they
die? - Pittsburgh Commercial Ga
Zette.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
SUNRISE.

'Dear heart" they said, ''the sun is high,
Noon came while you were sleeping"
~Ah no! the dawn creeps up the sky
He said, nor heard their weeping.
Again he asked the hour of day
When dusk was slowly falling;
'Tt cannot be, for far away
hear the robins calling.
And last he said: 81 must arise,
For now the morn is breaking,
Then closed once more his weary eyes,
And knew no earthly waking.
GAIL through that day his mind was dim, :"
They sadly thought; unknoWing
That while he fingered here, for him
Another dawn was glowing.
Mary T. Higgirson, in N. Y. independent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
Misunderstandinp-s

NhASoA'uCi StdAulHS.- say
stranger" whispered a western man
who had strayed into an uptown theater
where the play of Romeo and Juliet
was going on, 81 can't make mead or
tail of this thing. What's the the name
of this play anyhow" Romeo and
Juliet ''Well, if I'd known that" said
the Disguised westerner, 81 wouldn't
have come in. / understood the Teller
at the door to say It was something
about Omaha and Joliet. Harlem
Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
A DROP OF BLOOD.

\ 1775 the brigan-
tine Gov. Clinton
left Philadelphia
loaded with -four
for Spanishtown,
Jamaica. It was
the 18th of Decem-
Der. and Capt. Ira
Drake, her COM
n1ander, expected
toeat his New Year
d i IL er on the
/ S | a n d. Every
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

thing was suspicious, and with norGn-
west wind he sailed down the river. he
remarked long after that he felt I'M
usually Hurried by his parting with
Mrs. Drake and her daughter Emma on
The wharf, but not being of an imagin-
alive turn OF mind, the impressions
passed and he saw the tall poplars and
5ed-roofed farmhouses in the Neck fade
away under the winter sunset with pro-
fessional Indifference.
The Gov. Clinton was only 43O tons,
and she left port in company with 26
others. foreign bound, most of them
square rugged.
Mrs. Drake and Emma walked up
Sccond street to their home, which was
in the house, then a tWo-story, after
wards the tea store of the late eccentric
John Lamond, who died few months
ego. TO be a captains wife in those
days was to hold social position next be-
low the magnates of Society Hill, and
Capt. Drake was reported prosperous
pan.
Mother" said the daughter, "do you
feel any unusual anxiety in parting with
father this voyageP"
s.No, my dear, Don't let such things
get into your mind"
Eyes, but the Aggy Slade has been out
over 60 days, and she's bound for
Jamaica, too. Poor Mrs. Folsom is just
wild about her husband. How | do wish
father would give up the sea and stay
ashore"
Shipmasters' wives had to have stout
Ie
on the sea then that are unknown now
"a West India voyage meant poor
charts, lodging among the reefs and
keys of the Bahama banks, northers,
hurricanes and more deadly assaults
from the desperate ruffians thatinfested
the coast of Cuba and were secretly up
held by the Spanish authorities, who
shared in their plumber, and at this time
both Tardy and the La Elites were
known to be cruising in the gulf.
Christmas passed, and as New Years
came on feeling of uneasiness and
dread entered the Drake household.
Emma had an additional source of anx-
iety. Sam Spain, although only "a, was
first officer of the Gov. Clinton, and a
splendid specimen of the American
sailor, and before this voyage he and
Imma had exchanged vows. And so
poor Emma fretted, and made her
mother anxious.
New Years day, 1896, was cold, blus-
tering and sleety, and after attendance
at early mass at ST. Joseph's both wom-
en- sat down TO breakfast.
For the Lords sake, Emma, don't
tell me anything about your dreams.
You make me nervous. Your father and
the brig are all right, and when the
Quickstep comes in we'll hear from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
MfSunaa-Sfo0ei.

Hannah said the mistress to the
new girl, you can take that brown
serge dress of mine and put it in soak .
"Yes'm.'' said Hannah, who's your
fav'rite pawnbroker? Detroit Free
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

Spanishtown. She sails from there to-
day"
But, mother, there is something
In dreams, and l never had such dread
full ones before, and you know-good
God, what is that?" and the girls voice
arose to a scream. "Oh, mother! on
your hand, on your hand!"
The mother looked and grew pale as
death. There, on her plump, white
hand was drop of rudy blood. She
murmured: Maybe / pricked myself
with the fork" and with shudder
wiped away the dread token. But there
was no wound, the skin being unbroken.
There, there, it has come againi Oh,
mother, let's pray. My dear father and
Sam are in peril. know it. feel it"
And they knelt, and with heads bowed
down prayed to Him who rules the
winds and tempests to spare their loved
ones on the sea.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

che Gov. Clinton was an old tab and
did her best when she reeled off eight
knots on q bowline, but this time, under
N fair northeast wind, she was cutting
q feather through the waves of the Ba-
hama banks on the 10Th of December.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

in the time OF Aristotle cocoons
were unwound and silk was made in
the island of Cos.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

To sec rainbow IN a cream fore
tokens long journey.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
The Best National Policy.

If protection, as a broad national
policy, is not sound in principle and
wholesome in practice, then it ought to
be abandoned, provided something bet
ter is offered in it's place. The real in
terest which the people of New Eng
land, as we'll as the people of other
sections, have in this question is not
narrow or sectional merely, but general
and national. If any other system will!
better promote industrial growth, con-
serve national ends, reward Individual
effort and the just aspirations of the
people, then it should be adopted, and
adopted at once. In the discussion of
this question it is assumed, either
through ignorance or willful intention.
that the revenues secured from our
tariff are wholly unnecessary, and in
dulged in largely, if not solely, for the
purpose of enriching the manufacturer,
forgetting or ignoring the fact that a
government cannot be administered
without taxation and income, and that
it is part of the citizens duty to con-
tribute each his share for the support
of the government which gives protec-
ton to his property and person, and
security to his enterprises and invest
ments.-William Mckinley.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
a ~ReyiyaI" In Trade.

The latest record Of trade failures In
the United States covers the half year
to July 1 last. Bearing in mind that
the annual report Of the chamber Oh
commerce of New York said that a
revival of trade continued throughout
the balance of the year" 1895, after the
floating of the national loan in Feb
ruary; also bearing in mind the ac-
acknowledgements of the free-trade daily
and commercial papers that the stag
nation in business during the closing
months of 1895 would give place to a
great revival in trade with the dawn
of 1896, the statistics Of trade failures
for the first half of this year are more
than ordinarily interesting. We give
them, as taken from Bradstreet's, for
each half-year from 1890 to 1896, in
elusive:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
Hard Time. and Free silver.

The Clarksville CTenn) Leaf-Chron-
icle has the following:
There is not frst-class commercial
country ON earth now that has free
coinage.
There Is not free silver country ON
earth that has as much as 30 per cap
ita in circulation-all kinds of money.
There is in circulation in the
United States $24 per capita, or $l9.5O
more per capita than any free silver
country on earth.
I'VE have more in circulation to-day
than ever before and more per capita
than any free silver country on eartn-
Our dollar will buy more sugar.
coffee, -four, meal, meat. medicine,
hardware and clothing than in 1873.
"a barrel of corn, bushel of wheat
, or 100 pounds of tobacco will buy near
ly double as much of the articles that
| farmers consume as the same kind OF
| corn, wheat or tobacco would buy in
| 1878.
''The wages of the labOring man will
buy double as much of the necessaries
| vi ilLc uOW dS III 1910 anu llo "S'eNS
have not been reduced one-fourth as
| much as the purchasing power of his
money has been increased
All of the above propositions we as
sert without the fear of Intelligent con-
| tradiction. Then, if it be a fact that no
free silver country on earth has as
much as S. per capita; and if it be a
fact we have about $24 per capita; and
if it be fact that we have more sill
| yer in circulation per capita than any
free silver country in the world; and II
it be a fact that the purchasing power
of our dollar is now about double what
it was in 1873, and that the products OF
the farm will purchase more necessa-
ries of life than in 1873, our free sill
yer friends will have to hunt farther
for the hard times complained of. They
can't charge it to reduced circula-
ton, or to higher prices.-Galveston
| News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
Railroad Wreckers.

The effect of the democratic admins
tration and it's hard times tariff legis-
lation is shown il the increase OF fore
closures of railroads. These have been
unexpectedly large since 1893, but the
record for the first half of 1896 exceeds
that of '95. This year there were twen-
ty-fve lines foreclosed in six months.
representing 3,A02 miles of road and
s349, ,G49 900 OF bonds and stocks. Dur
ing the first half of 1895 there were
twenty roads foreclosed, representing
1886 miles Of road and s100,94 600 Of
bonds and stocks. This latest demo-
cratic addition to adversity should
leave no doubt in the minds of any
railroad men that a policy of Amer
lean protection means prosperity for
railroads. Even President Roberts, Of
the Pennsylvania road, which mas scis-
pended many contemplated improve
ments owing to the hard times, ought
by this time 10 acknowledge the root
Of the evil that is affecting his con-
Dany
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21

pose of protecting the sugar industry
CIT is AS EASY TO JUSTIFY A
BOUNTY AS A PROTECTIVE TAR
IFF, AND 1T IS IMPOSSIBLE TO
JUSTIFY EITHER"
when I was called upon to choose
between tax upon sugar which would
raise the price of it to every consumer,
and a bounty reduced gradually, !
chose the latter. I preferred to let
the bounty fall by degrees, and raise
the needed revenue in way that, in
stead of taxing the poor man as much
as the rich man on the same number OF
pounds of sugar, would make wealth
bear it's share of the expenses of gov
ernment. In other words, 1 would
rather give free sugar to the people
and make up the deficit by an income
tax"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
Power of a President.

AS said before, without any partf-
san feeling whatever, locking at this
as plain business proposition, L want
the government, under all conditions
and circumstances, and our president,
whoever he may be, to have the power
during every moment of this govern
ment's existence to borrow money by
selling bonds whenever for any reason
it occurs that there is no money in the
treasury. Why deny that power to the
government? 1 know the constitution
says congress shall have power to bor-
row money, but this does not prevent
congress from comforting power on the
president to sell a per cent five-year
bond to realize money to pay the debts
of the government when for any rea-
son the money in the treasury is ex-
hausted. This is a wholesome power
to prevent national dishonor and ma
tional bankruptcy, and this is the
power for which l contend.-Hon.
Stephen B. Elkins, U. S. S. of West
Virginia.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-21
Where Our Trade Interests Are.


In declaring for the free coinage OF
silver Independently of all other coun-
tries the Chicago convention in effect
declared for a different and lower
money standard than that used by the
great commercial nations with which
we trade. Trade and commerce follow
the lines of least monetary resistance,
and out of total merchandise imports
and exports last year of S1,559, sos, ,130
only S163, S27 was from single sill
yer standard countries-iess than IL per
cent.
Even in our South American trade,
about which so much has been said, out
of total of s145, ,693, ,O55 only 6 per cent,
So, ,991 ,S53, was with silver standard
countries, while 72 per cent, S105 ,217,-
864, was with single gold standard
countries, and s31, Asa, 1888 was with BIZ
metallic countries.
Practically speaking. all bimetallic
countries are on gold basis, their
legal tender silver being exchangeable
for gold, but the bimetallic trade is
small. Let Europe serve as the exam
pie. While much less than half of its
population has the single gold stand
ard, the following table shows our
| trade: