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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
Attorney General Williams had

Attorney General Williams had a
landaulet which was wonderfully made.
1t attracted so much comment and news
paper notoriety that Dom Piatt nick
named the attorney general "Landaulet
Williams" a name by which he is bet
ter known until this day than by his
proper name In private conversations
here amongst old-timers, the ex-cabinet
official is always referred to as
-Landaulet Williams"
Some years ago Count D'Arco
Valley came to Washington as the min
lister from the German empire. When
his equipage arrived it was housed
away; but when his sister, Countess
LeoPoldine, arrived, a sensation was
produced which ramified the entire
diplomatic and social circles of the city.
The count and countess made a menu
orable round of calls on the cabinet in
a dark-blue paneled carriage, attended
by man in full military regalia- The
fellow was really most splendid look
ing creature, and when he doffed the
long-piumed, gold-bullioned chapeau to
open the carriage door for the minister
and his sister, unsheathing glittering
sword in military salute, he was a sight
long to be remembered.
Unfortunately, however, the amount
of attention attracted by this attend
ant finally became so overwhelming
that, finding crowds collecting and
barring the way to and from each
house before the carriage stopped, the
minister was reluctantly compelled to
deprive the man of his gaudy strap
pings, remove the gold stripe from his
trousers, the shining metal buttons
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
BERLlN'S PURE WATER.
1t Passes Through Many Impor-
tant Purifying Processes
But It's Chief Safeguard Lies in the Fact
That 1t Does in No Way Touch
the City's Vast Sewage

Especial Berlin Letter. l

A plentiful supply of pure, whole
some water and a perfect-working
system of drainage are among the
prime requisites of a well-governed
municipality. In both particulars
many of our otherwise charming and
prosperous American cities are at
fault. Every once in awhile the hue
and cry is raised of infectious diseases
broken out in city quarters of
teeming population, diseases traced
clearly back to the impure water sup
ply or defective drainage. True, in
comparison with the days of our for
bears, who knew nothing Of microbes,
bacilli and bacteria, who were una
ware of the poisonous vapors and the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
NUMBER AZ.
GOOD Guess.

Jinks Cat a party}-You never met my
wife. did you?
Blinks-Wife? I didn't know you
were married. Is she in the room?
"Yes'
"Well, then. it must be that beautiful
creature over there"
"By Georgei You hit it the first time.
She's the most beautiful woman in the
room, isn't she?"
"Yes; that's why I guessed she was
your wife. You are the homeliest man
in the room, and people always marry
that way."-N. Y. Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
1t MiEht.

"Oh, Henry" exclaimed his little wife,
as she threw her arms rapturousfy
around his neck, 81 do love you sol
Don't forget to leave me $50 when you
go in town this morning, will you,
dear?"
"And this" muttered Henry, softly
disengaging himself from her fond en-
brace, this is what you might call be-
ing hard pressed for money.'-Somer-
Vile Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
The Wheel of Love.

He-Dearest girl, the tire of my heart
has been punctured by the tacks of your
charms Be mine. and let us ride tam
dem through life.
She-How sweet and strange! Yon
have scorched your way into my af-
fections and cannot back pedal against
your attractions. 1 surrender the
handle-bar of my life to your hands
and am sure you will steer our united
lives wisely.-Philadelp Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
He Secured the Job.

Lord Bareacres-You have called re-
garding the situation of footman?
Applicant-Yes, my lord.
Lord Bareacres-Was there not some
one in the ante-room as you came in?
Applicant-There was, my lord. There
was a man with writ for your lord
ship, but / threw him out.
Applicant engaged on the spot.-Tit'
Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
Yerv Amusing.

The Heiress-Yes, when I don't wish
to accept certain mems attentions. and
they ask me where l live, l say, in the
suburbs.
Mr.. Selfsur-Ha! ha! An excellent
plan. (After pause)-But where do
you live, Miss Brownlow?
The Heiress-In the suburbs.-Tit-
Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

"Whnt sort of stuff is this?" inquired
the young husband
THAT is mock turtle SOUP" said the
bride. II made it myself. Don't
don't you like ii p
'Well, Dunno" said he. But you
can be sure that you will never be ac-
cused of plagiarism."-N. Y. World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
A Furniture Mystery.

Mrs. Wiggsy-That family who have
moved in next door must be either very
rich or very poor.
Wiggsy-Why so?
Mrs. Wiggsy-Their furniture was
all done up carefully in sheets and
blankets, and l don't know whether it
was done to hide it's shabbiness or to
protect it's beauty.-N. Y. Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
The writer's Misfortune.

"There," said the tired author, with a
sigh, you'll have to economize. We
can't expect any returns from my last
book now."
why" exclaimed his wife, what has
happened?"
THE critics have all pronounced it q
good. clean, wholesome story, and, OF
course, after that, nobody'n buy it,
Cleveland Leader.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
Cheated the Old Gentleman.

rs it true that Goldy's son eloped
with the old gentleman's typewriter?'' p
"Yes; they skipped out two weeks
ago."
81 presume Goldy is just paving tho
air."
Naturally. He was engaged to tha
girl himself."-Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

bought from tine TO time. Thus, the
past summer an ancient. aristocra TIC
estate of 1000 acres, the manorial seat
of one of Prussia's proudest families,
with fine old chateau and a magnlfi-
cent park of stately elms around it.
was purchased at the price of 4 800 COO
marks (about $1,1Oo,ooo) for no other
purpose than to be added to the irriga-
tion district and to be transformed
into orchards and wheat fields
1t is interesting to note that the sew
age farms of Berlin measure to-day so
per cent. more in extent than the whole
territory on which the city itself
stands, and that capital of altogether
$32 600, 900 has been expended on the
whole Berlin sewage system, including
the farms and their improvements and
machinery. The farms are, of course.
all cleared and tiled, and are now, after
the whole venture has been fairly under
way, richly productive. Thousands of
tons of the finest fruits are annually
sold in Berlin stores which were grown
on these sewage farms, though i
confess that on a visit to these sew
age farms not long ago the idea that
rhis unsavory-smelling land had pro-
duced, perhaps, the very velvety peach
es or the delicate-fiavored pears L had
y
wholly to my liking.
From an American point of view it is
rovel to consider a city's drainage
works as a self-sustaining or product
enterprise, like it's waterworks or it's
gas works, but it is precisely in that
light that Berlin regards it. Before
the new system was introduced, the cit
izens had to pay for the removal of
night-soil, etc. So it created no new
burden on the citizens when they were
required. under the new sewage sys-
tenn, to pay a sewage rate. That is, at a
moderate rate, charged against all
property served by the new system.
The parts of the sewage farms that
have been brought under closest culti-
vation are very profitable and the rest
of the land is becoming more and more
so year after year. The net income
from the entire 50 square miles does
| not yet pay the full interest on the in
vestment. The fertilizing value of the
| sewage is SO great, and the administra-
| tion of the farms so superb. that within
another five years the investment will
| have become enormously productive,
although the land, when bought, was
! rather sandy and arid, rs most of the
! soil in the immediate vicinity of Berlin
naturally is. Eventually the sewage
| farms will have earned profit enough
to pay hack all that was invested in
them. and they will then become a
source of surplus income that will mate
rally lessen the burdens of the munic-
ipal taxpayer. After 1000 a sinking
| fund will be created. into which annu-
ally u portion of the profits from the
| farms will be paid, and the amount OF
the loan necessary for the purchase OF
the land will thus be gradually paid of.
WOLF Won SCHIERBRAND.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
What They Were.

"Pillbody hast good many revolution
ary ideas in his head"
Those are not ideas revolving in Pill
body's head. They are wheeIs."-In-
dienapolis journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
Undoubtedly.

Mother-Here's a wedding present
from some one who didn't pay the ex-
press charges
Prospective Bride-It must be from q
relative.-Brooklyn Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

Siten Doze-Say, pard. wot's de diff
ference between free silver and free
lunch?
Wauken Sleep-Lots. Ones sixteen
TO one, and de others eleven to two
n. Y. Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
L General Connagration.

He saw her. and his youthful breast
Was fired with loves sweet flame;
Alasi her father fired the rest
OF his poor. fragile frame.
Springfield (Iu.) Monitor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
ADeIicate sub1ect,

Miss Goldstein-Why do you love me?
Young Rakemoff II wish you
wouldn't ask me that; can't bear TO
talk about money matters.-Town Top
les
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
not Ea.iIy Frirhtenod.

He-Do you believe there are microbes
in kisses?
She-I never believe anything with
out irvf stigation.-Town Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
when She Was at Her Best

Brown heard your wife sing last
night: she was in good voice
Jones-You should have heard her
after she got hometown Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19
Light Fingered.

Mrs. Blobbs-A man was here to-day
who gets a living by reading the hands.
Mr.. B.-Some swindier, wasn't he?
Mrs. B.-Yes; he read the hands on
the gas meter.-Up-to-Date.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

Chollie-Aw-I see nothing to laugh
at.
She-I suppose not. You have your
back to the uiirror.-Town Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

Toms Sad Fate.
Tom, Tom. the piper's son.
Stole bike and away he spun.
The wheel broke down. Tom cracked his
crown,
And now he's hobbIing round the town
M Y Truth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

Mamma Ga widow)-I want to tell you
something. Tommy. You saw that
gentleman talking TO grandmamma in
the other room? He is going to ba
your new papa. Mamma is going to
marry him.
Tommy (who has a memory)-Does
he know it yet, mamma ?-N. \. Trib-
uue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

Then There Was Goodness.
Marie-Just think of the nerve of the
fellow to propose to me.
Mertie-Nerve? Why it wns sSso-
lutte recklessness.-N. Y. Truth
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22

Strength, health and happiness comes
BY using Rocky Mountain Tea. For
sale by ]. 8. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22
NanteA.

To trade furniture for fresh cows OF
other young stock. VIM. EsLICK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
New York "World" Gives Fig
ures That Indicate
The Nomination of Mckinley
With Votes to Spare.
A SOLID DELEGATION
From New York for Morton
Now an ImpOssibility.
No Combination Can Beat the
West and South.

NEW YORK. March 18.-The "World"
has the following:
William Mckinley will be the Repub-
lican candidate for president
Whether his nomination will be made
by acclamation or on the first, second or
after many ballots cannot be foretold, as
the national convention does not meet at
St. Louis for three months and two days
But Mckinley is already the chosen can
didate of the west and south. That COM
bination has never been beaten in
national convention. He will
have practically the solid delega-
tions from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas aud Wisconsin,, and
nine-teenths of all the southern dele
gates. He will be opposed by Governor
Morton as local favorite in New York,
by Reed as the favorite of New England,
by Allison, the frat choice of Iowa, and
possibly by Davis of Minnesota.
None of these candidates will have
strong following in any Mckinley states,
while Mckinley not only has the west
and south almost united in his favor, but
he has strength also where Governor
Morton, Reed and Allison are merely To-
cal favorites.
Recent events make this plain.
States practically solid for Mckinley:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
DIXIE LEE VILE.
The Town Where Dixie Lee Has
More Influence
Than the Most Refined and Cu1-
tuPed Citizen.
WICHITA LIKES 1T.
Not at All Afraid of Evil
Communications.
Seventeen New Saloons Being
Opened in Wichita.

WICHITA, March 19-The Rogers
Transfer company yesterday had seven
teen extra men employed in addition to
the regular force, in the work of haul
ing saloon fixtures to be set up in the
saloons now being esta blished in all parts
of the city. Great activity has prevailed
in this line for some days.
Dixie Lees painted creatures" to the
number of over a dozen are here, and it
is said that Dixie Lee herself will be
secure a housekeeper for her house on
West Third street in Kansas City.
Dixie Lees sister is here and says she
has had assurances that her house will
not be molested and that Governor Nor
rill, by request of the best citizens of
Wichita, has appointed a board of police
commissioners that will not interfere
with saloons, gambling houses, or houses
of the character she runs. There are a
large number of similar houses opening
up.
Last night big meeting of the saloon
keepers, gamblers and their friends was
held here, dignifed by the local news
papers as a ''citizens' meeting" to de-
nounce Geo. l. Douglass for his remarks
made to a reporter of the STATE JOURNAL
about the situation in Wichita.
A Wichita preacher stated to your
correspondent last night that this was
the only city he had ever resided in
where the lower element received the
support and backing of the newspapers.
He said he believed the existence of this
element was due to the fact that during
the boom a vast riffraf of disorderly
characters settled in this city, and they
are in greater proportion than in any
other town of the state, unless it is Kan
sas City, Kansas.
Statements were read in the meeting
last night by the chief of police that
siuce the first change fifteen joints have
been driven out of business and several
gambling houses all of which existed
under the prohibition police regime. He
did not state that II genuine saloons
had started up.
The names of the proprietors of the
institutions, with their location when
they existed, have been forwarded to
Governor Morrill,
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the convention was called to order we're
H. E. Taubeneck, chairman of the Ia
tional committee; J. H. Mcdowell of
Tennessee, the Rev. ]. d. Botkin, I. j.
Hudson and other prominent leaders of
the party.
Hoffman was elected temporary chair
man over Kelly and assumed the
gaveL After the recess an effort
was made . by Fred ]. Close
to order the appointment of an ad-
ditional committee of seven to apportion
the national delegates to the several con-
gressional districts. A heated discus
sion was threatened, but it was shut of
by the chair announcing the committees.
This done the convention took recess
until o'clock.
The convention will not get down to
business before 3 o'clock. The commit
mittee on resolutions, it is stated. has de-
cided to reaffirm the Omaha platform
and make a special resolution on the
money question for union of all silver
forces of the country.
Delegates to the national convention
will probably be headed by Breidenthal,
Lewelling, Robert Semple and Col.
Harris. Sentiment has developed in
favor of Caldwell or Tillman for presi-
dent, with a combination of friends of
silver on one ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
AMERICAN NEAT.
British Dealers VIII Sell 1t Even II
They Label H EnEIish.

LONDON, March 18.-In the house of
commons there was a discussion of the
second reading of the agricultural pro-
duce bill. which provides for the mark
ing of foreign and colonial meat and for
the registration of persons who deal in
the same.
Mr.. F. B. MiImday. liberal unionist
member for the Totnes division of Devon
shire, quoted the house of lords commit
tee report, showing that many stores in
the east end of London sold little else
than American beef and at the same
price as home grown British meat.
According to Mr.. Mildmsy British
agriculture was thus seriously injured,
and he thought the case was SO strong
that he would favor marking American
cheese which was similarly sold In the
opinion of MiIdm ay not only was the
consumer entitled to protection, but tbs
grower was also entitled to protection
against a foreign product when the lat
ter was sold as English. p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
MRS.CLEVELAND'S HEALTH.

She Attributes Her Rosv Cheeks and
Good Spirits to Abundant Exercise.
WASHINGTON, March 1S-Mrs. Cleve-
land has been seen frequently in the last
ten days, walking about the city, and in
quiry today from one of the cal abinet la
dies revealed the fact that the first lady
of the land had adopted a systematic
course of walking for exercise.
She walks well, too, and almost any
bright morning she may be seen going
for call at some friends house or TAX
ing a constitutional, pure and simple.
Her costume on such occasions is a short
walking skirt, clearing the ground by
two inches, a close fitting jacket and a
chiEchilla collar. On her head she wears
a close, round hat garnished with fancy
feather and dotted veil tied closely over
her face. She walks along with free
step and an air of thorough enjoyment
and her bright eyes and glowing cheeks
indicate the pleasure she finds in her
favorite exercise in the open air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
PEORIA'S MANY FIRES.
Destructive Flames Among the Dis
tiIIeries Mum merOus.

tiIIeries Numer
PEORIA, Ills, March 19.-The fire bell
was changing almost necessarily between
midnight and 2 o'clock this morning.
Five alarms were turned in and the en-
tire department is still working in the
southern part of the city.
The first fire was in the Hutchinson
Cooperage works, the largest plant of
the kind in the city. The fire started
near the engine room and had secured
considerable headway when dis
covered, the rear portion of
the building was badly damaged. The
watchman says he was all through that
portion of the building only short time
before the fire and everything was then
safe and secure. No estimate of loss
could be given this morning but it is
covered by Insurance.
The engines had scarcely returned to
their quarters when two alarms called
them to the Manhattan distillery, where
an immense hay stack was in flames, and
threatened destruction to the distillery
and the other immense stacks. The hay
is all baled. and it was a hard
fight the firemen had. They had just
got the better of this fire when a few
blocks away from them the cooperage
works of Madigan, Walsh & Co, flames
were seen to burst, and two more alarL~J
came in rapid secession. The fire here
had big start before discovery, and the
forces had to be divided. The cooper
age works were practically destroyed.
Nothing is known as to the origin here,
but it is presumed to have
been incendiary with the rest
No estimates of the losses have been
made yet The police protection in the
vicinity of the fire has been increased
aud extra precautions have been taken to
guard against further fires.
At 2:45 a m the flames from the Madi-
gan, Walsh & Co. plant communicated to
the Peoria White Lead works to the
north. This is large three story build
ing, and the fire is in the roof. The fire.
men think they have it under control,
however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
PUGH AND DON FIGHT
Alabama Senator HurIs Deck OF
Cards in Dom DickinsOn's Face.

Alabama Senator HurIs Deck of
Cards i'm Dom DIckinsOn's Face.
WASHINGTON, March 18-The news of
a fight between ex Postmaster General
Don III. Dickinson of Michigan, and SEN
ator Pugh of Alabama, has leaked out.
Private Secretary Thurber made great
efforts to suppress the story through
every avenue in which it might reach
the public.
The fracas occurred at "Chamber-
lain's" Saturday night. They and Sc
lect few were in a room devoted in
Chamberlain economy to that device
known as draw poker. They play games
here of the sort which cynics derisively
term 'friendly."
Pugh makes a specially of criticism g
the administration. He counts each day
lost wherein he does not roundiy and
soundly denounce Mr.. Cleveland and
pitefully use his name.
Il fell out that the moment Pugh be-
held Dickinson, whom he knows as a
gold adherent of the president. his mind
adverted to Mr. Cleveland and he poured
forth view after view touching the presi-
dents policy which were not compli-
mentary and in language at once vigor-
GUS and picturesque.
His remarks were addressed to Dick
inson, who hotly replied, challenging
the general accuracy of Pugh's state
menus anu expressing MS personal opln
ion of Pugh in vigorous language.
1t was at this crisis that Pugh cast the
deck of cards which he was fondling
into the face of Dickinson, striking him
squarely between the whiskers, for
which Dickinson has fame.
Then they clinched and cavorted and
made futile efforts to smite each other
and tipped over chairs and carried on
like the Bowery on Saturday nights.
Friends soon collected their energies
and pulled them apart very groggy and
much blown but little injured. But it
broke uD the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18

Total number of delegates in the con-
vention, 909.
Necessary for a nomination, 455.
Several states are put solidly in the
Mckinley column, which will give few
scattering votes to other candidates.
Less than one-fifth of all the delegates
to the Republican national convention
have been chosen, but it is already plain
that while the field marshals of the Re-
publican party-the Platts, Quays, Clark
sons, and others-are all against Nc
Kinley, the masses of the Republican
voters demand his nomination. The
Republican field marshals have never
yet been victorious in a national con-
vention. It is nearly a quarter of a CEN
tury since the strongholos of Republican
votes have called SO loudly for the nomi-
nation of any man as they are now call
ing for Mckinley.
That they will make him their candi-
date no longer admits of doubt.