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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
SHE BET A KISS.
But Took a Mean Advantage When
She Lost the Wager.

But Took a Mean Advantage When
She Lost the Wager.
'Why do you seem to try to avoid
Miss Sweet?" asked the man with the
cigar. Only a week ago you were de-
voted to her."
The man with the cigarette scowled.
Don't speak of her." he said. 'She
is the most aggravating, undermined
and designing girl that ever walked the
EARTH
''What has she done?"
'Oh, she hasn't done a thing but play
regular confidence game on me-" re-
turned the man with the cigarette.
"You see, we made a bet"
Eyes"
81 bet box of candy against a kiss
on what was practically a certainty in
my favor, and she knew that there
wasn't one chance in a thousand of my
losing"
81 see. The inference being"
"The inference being" said the man
with the cigarette, with emphasis, that
she would a little rather lose the bet
than win it. Naturally was considera-
bly, elated, but to avoid any possible
mistake I made her promise that she
would surely pay if she lost and not try
to get out of it on any technicality."
promised faithfully-inf fact, seemed
offended to think that had deemed it
necessary to exact such a promise; said
she was girl of her word and whatever
she promised she would do. And then
/ won the bet"
"Yes-and she?"
"Well, she kept out of my way for a
while, so that 1 had no chance to col
lect, but finally I caught her and asked
her if she Intended to pay the bet.''
"'Pay it'll she cried. why, I've al
ready paid it,
Give never received that kiss as
serted.
Then you've no one but your sister
to blame she answered. i gave it to
her to give you"
The man with the cigar gave low
| whistle.
THAT was mean trick" he admitted.
'But that wasn't the worst of it, con-
| tinued the man with the cigarette. lit
Knocked me out SO that hadn't word
to say, and the next day she told my sis
ter that she didn't think much of man
who hadn't gumption to collect a kiss
that he had fairly won. 1 tell you. a
woman is the most aggavating and con-
Trajectory thing that was ever sent to
torture man."-Chicago Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
KNOTTY LEGAL PROBLEM.

a Kansas City Judge VIII Decide Whether
Man Can VIII Property to Children Hes
Unborn.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 27.-Can q
testator bequeath property to unborn
children and postpone the date of It's
distribution until all the children are
of legal ages? Such was the knotty
point which Judge Slower was
called upon to decide yesterday
He took the case under advise
ment- The question gets deeper
the more it is Investigated, and a
vast amount of law will be cited on
both sides when the briefs are sub
mitted. The date of final distri button
would be, in the nature of things, post
poned until the last possible child of
the beneficiarieS was of legal age,
which might be for century, as one
of the beneficiaries is only 16 years
old at the present time. The question
was raised by the application of three
of the children of the late James 7.
Thornton, a wealthy resident of jack
son county, and on the determination
of the legal point involved depends
several hundred thousand dollars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
FLOODS IN THE WEST.

Many Buildings Washed Away, Railroad
Traffic Impeded and Stock Drowned.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 2e.-Specia1
dispatches tend to show that the ter
ritory including portions of Kansas.
Nebraska and Iowa experienced the
heaviest transforms in their history
between midnight and morning Sun
day. In northern Kansas more rain
fell within six hours than often falls
in six months. Many small buildings
We're washed away and there was
actual fear that entire towns would
be swept off into the swelling
streams. The rise of the water in
parts of Nebraska was so rapid that
people sleeping in the first stories of
their homes narrowly escaped drown
ing in their beds. They were COM
PEELED to take refuge in the upper
stories and on the roofs, and in many
instances, rescuers, with boats, took
half-dressed people from trees, in to
which they had climbed in their forced
retreat.
A telegram from Topeka, Kan, says:
The Kaw river at this point is higher
than it has been for the past eight
years, and it is still rising at the rate
of two inches an hour. Reports from
central Kansas indicate that the rise
will continue for "a hours or perhaps
longer. Driftwood is coming down
the river in great quantities. Much Of
it has lodged against the street rail-
way bridge on Kansas avenue, and
fears are entertained for the safety of
the structure.
At Ottumwa, Ia, the river broke over
the levees and flooded the bottoms,
carrying several houses down stream.
In some places the water is above the
first story of the houses. One Burling-
ton main track is impossible and hun
dreds of men are at work attempting
to prevent damage to the other line.
AS a result of the heavy storm and
consequent rise of the Blue river at
Beatrice, Neb., 200 houses were flooded
and 1, 100 people were driven from their
homes. All of them were provided
with food, clothing and lodging.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
THE REFORM CLUB DINNER.
Ex-President Cleveland and ex-Secretary
Carlisle Rsspond Toasts.

Ex-President Cleveland and ex-Secretary
Carlisle Respond to Toasts.
NEW YORK, April 26.-Five hundred
guests sat down to the annual dinner
of the Reform club at the Waldorf
Saturday night and cheered to the
echo sentiments from the lips of sound
money and tariff reform democrats
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed and
long-continued aplause greeted the az
pearance of ex-President Cleveland,
the first speaker of the evening, who
responded to the toast present
Problems" in lengthy speech He
said among other things:
On every side are confronted with popular
depression and complaint These are largely
due to causes of natural and certain recurrence,
as the inevitable accompaniment Of all human
endeavor, and perhaps they are as largely due
to the work of agitators and demagogues who
have busily sowed the seeds Of discomfort in
order that in the harvest they may reap per-
sonal advantage
Let true democrats meet the passion and bit
terness Of their former associates who have as
sumed the leadership OF anti-democratic wan
derings with firm expostulations. reminding
them that democractic convictions and dem
ocratic conscience cannot be forced to follow
false lights, however held aloft; and let US at
the same time entreat them in the name of hon
orable political comradeship and in the mem
DRY Of glorious victories won by q united DEM
ocracy, to turn from the way that leads to party
defeat and destruction.
EA-oecretdry Conn ". C8I1lS1e re-
sponded to the toast ''Sound Currency
saying:
In my opinion the official agitation now going
in favor of an international monetary con-
ference is not merely useless, but harmful in
the highest degree to all great interests
dependent upon permanent and proper
adjustment of our currency system Nc
partisan considerations, vain hops
of holding together incongruous political ele-
mentS or diminishing the demands of silver
monometallists, can at a time like this justify
or even excuse persistence in q movement
which the whole world knows is a mere pre-
tense, but which is nevertheless distinct an6
dangerous concession to the theory of free coin
age and fatism, and is, for that reason if fol
other, injurious to the cause Of sound money
and to all the material interests OF the country
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

A rate of one cent per mile. each way.
short line mileage, plus arbitrary, for
the Association of Confederate Vet
Grams, whose annual reunion will be
held in Nashville, June p, % and "a,
has been agreed upon
The rates at hotels, restaurants and
boarding houses are the lowest ever
offered; and for meals, in numbers of
instances, the price has been reduced
from 20 to 25 Per cent, and good living
was never cheaper anywhere The good
people of Nashville have proited by the
grave mistakes made at Atlanta and
Chicago, and the prevailing sentiment
is to keep the people here and induce
them to come again, and not to permit
them to go home dissatisfied and dis
gusted There is no danger of any
thing running short; the supply whence
resources are drawn is unlimited, and
the adjoining territory is so rich in all
the good things of earth that there will
be no appreciate diminution in the
stock on hand.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
SHORTAGE is ENORMOUS.
Startling Developments in Connection with
the Dedication OF a Cashier.

Startling Developments in Connection with
the Defalcaticn of a Cashier.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 27.-Harry A.
Cassin, the cashier of the Georgia Saw
ings, Loan & Banking Co., who yester-
day confessed to being a defau1ter to
the extent of S45, 900, and whose friends
had agreed to pay up his shortage to
keep him out Of Jail, is behind the bars
of Fulton prison. At a meeting of the
board OF directors of the institution
which was robbed, a brief examination
of the books was made and resulted in
the astonishing discoverythat the bank,
which was supposed to be one of the
most prosperous in the state, had hard
ly a cents worth of assets. Instead of
the shortage being $4,000, it will be
several times that sum, and instead of
young Cassin being the bearer of the
entire guilt, it is now believed that at
least one other prominent official will
share cell with him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
Had Seen Worse.

A story that has never been in print
and is worth handing down to posterity
relates to a reception some years ago
at the dwelling of a social magnate in
an eastern city. 1t was attended by
several persons of distinction.
During the evening one of the guests,
a gentleman with a poor memory for
faces and little near-sighted, took the
host aside and spoke to him in a con-
fidential whisper.
''You see that tall man over there
near that vase of fiowers?'' he said.
EYES," replied the host.
81 was talking to him a few minutes
ago about the terribly cold weather l
had experienced out in Iowa in the
winter of 1863, and he yawned in my
face"
Don't you know who he is?"
mo-
That's DIR. Nansen, the Arctic eX-
plcrer."-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
a FATHERS CRIME.

Isadore Weber Shoots His Four-Year-O1d
Daughter and Then Suicides.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Isadore Weber
shot his four-year-old daughter, Josie,
yesterday, killing her, and then killed
himself with the same weapon, falling
beside his child. Weber was a hard
drinl1er. He used his wife lily, and
she was obliged to turn him out Of
doors Yesterday he returned and,
finding Josie about to start for school,
offered to accompany her there. As
they left the house Weber drew his
pistol and committed the murder and
S1licide.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

The Hunt Brothers Try to Drown a Man
but Are Baked in Their Purpose.

The Hunt Brothers Try to Drown a Man
but Are Baked in Their Purpose.
PERRY, Ok, April 26.-John and Sam
uel Hunt, two brothers in Washita
county, attempted to drown Charlie
Goodall, who was working for them, by
binding him securely to a horse, then
tying a rock to the hore's neck and push
ing them both over the bluff int deep
hole of water in the Washita river. They
had bound the man to the horse and
were fixing the rock when he slipped
the bride off the horse and made a
dash for liberty. The men fired sew
eral shots at the fleeing man and gave
chase on horseback, but he succeeded
in getting to farm house near by and
gave the alarm The community in
which the parties live is very much
ught up over the matter, and if the
parties are caught they will probably
be lynched,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
VIII Go Abroad Soon.

WASHINGTON, April a7.-A dispatch
from Bloomington, Ill, says that Adlai
E. Stevenson departed for Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday. where he will attend
the formal opening of the Tennessee
exposition. He will remain at Nash
vile only day or two, and thence
will go to New York to meet Senator
Wolcott and Gen. Paine, his associates
on the International bimetallic COM
mission. Mr.. Stevenson thinks the
commission will sail for Europe about
Nav 10.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.

Horrible Stories of Suffering and Privation
of Human Beings in Cuba.
HAVANA, April 27.-An appeal has
been sent to Clara Barton to come to
the rescue of starving pacificos, whose
condition is daily growing more heart
rending. Children are dying in the
streets of Matanzas and babies have
been found dead in the arms of ex-
hausted mothers. Whole villages of
living skeletons in bark huts are pray
ing for death to release them from
their suffering. Cattle are being seized
by Weyler for the use of the troops.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
USED A "STRAW" MAN.
Fraternal Insurance Order Worked Up Over
Alleged Swindle.

Fraterna1 Insurance Order Worked OF Over
Alleged Swindle.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 26.-For
some time past there has been trouble
in the Fraterna1 Aid association,
benefit insurance order that has a
membership of between 10, 900 and H.
600 in Missouri and Kansas, over an
alleged attempt of one of its officers to
compel the payment of a death benefit
of IS, 900 upon a straw" man. A local
paper five or six weeks ago contained
an account of the trouble that had
resulted in the order from the presen-
tation of the claim. Since then tho
trouble has increased, and the United
States authorities in Kansas have been
asked to thoroughly investigate the
charges and bring the guilty partiea
to justice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
A Big Elevator Burned.

PEORIA, III, April PA fire which
started at $50 last night completely
destroyed the Iowa elevator, the prop
erty of the Iowa Elevator Co., entail
ing a loss of nearly $500, 900. The ele-
vator had a capacity of 400, 900 bushels,
and cost S110, 900. 1t was insured for
$4,000. About 100000 bushels of
grain, valued at $50, 900 and fully in
sured, was destroyed About 80 box
cars We're burned. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
Interstate OratoricaI Contest.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 27.--The annual
interstate oratorical contest will take
place here May 6. The states to be
represented are Missouri, Illinois,
Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska, Colorado, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Kansas and In
diana. Several thousand visitors are
expected. The judges on delivery will
be Hon. A. E. Stevenson, Hon. John j.
Ingalls, and Hon. T. w. Gunsaulus-
The names of the three judges on
thought have not yet been announced
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

CUMBERLAND FALLS, KY, April 81
News was brought here from Parks
mills, ten miles distant in the noun
tains, of the drowning of four young
people who were out skif riding
Matt Mckee and John Davis and
Misses Maggie and Minnie Shepard
are the names of those who are report
ed to have lost their lives They VEN
tured too near the mill and the cur
rent swept them over.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
No Poetry About Him.

They paused at the ruined wall Of
the old hacienda. The sun was de-
clining. The night wind drearily
whistled in the valley below.
Suddenly a mournful hee-haw smote
upon the shuddering air
The young girl shivered and drew
her scarf about her.
How eerie that sounds" she MUIR
INJURED.
"Eary?" he repeated, wonderingly.
Then he quickly added: Yes. it's a
donkey, all right"
And the romantic young girl turned
away with a stif1ed sob. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

-Argentina's population, according
to the census recently taken, is 4.o90,-
coo; nearly double its population In
1869, the date of the first census. The
city of Buenos Ayres has 663,s5o in
habitants.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01
To Improve Shaw's Garden.

ST. LOUIS, April 27.-The board OF
trustees of the Missouri botanical gar
den, better known as Shaw's garden,
said to be the finest in the world, has
decided to increase its area by the adj
dition of 100 acres and expend at least
s15O, 900 upon its Improvement.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

1t is not uncommon in Switzerla nd
to feed horses on bread; while some
people in England frequently regaIe
their steeds with a beefsteak.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Pedigree Seed Corn,

II is the opinion of the Farmers Til
buDe that care in selecting seed corn
has been an important factor in our
big corn crops We have professional
seed corn growers who have developed
it by systematic line breeding, and the
farmers who give this attention to
their seed corn and get the best seed
just as they get pure-bred sires for the
improvement of their stock will grow
better crops.
Farmers who once get a good variety
OF corn, and then carefully select the
best ears for seed corn, will improve
the crop from year to year.
Select your seed now as you gather
the corn from the stalk and store it
away in dry, warm place. Such seed
terminates better than ordinary crib
corn, affected by the changing tempera-
lures Of wet and freezing weather, and
it yields better crops, more vigorous
growth.
Such corn does not require replant-
ing and it has quick, thrifty growth
that keeps in advance Of the weeds.
Professional seed corn growers, like the
professional pure-bred stock breeders,
have superior facilities and make
business of growing, improving, select
ing and preparing their seed corn,
much as the garden seed growers.
They have special buildings for drying
and generally a superior kind of corn.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Utah Small Farms.

The small farm is the mainstay Of
Utah and the power behind the throne
of agricultural independence. There are
10000 farms in the State, averaging
about twenty-five acres each, under
actual cultivation by means of irriga-
tiOn. Added to this area is a similar
acreage of nOn-irrigated pasture and
meadow lands. These farms yield (ac-
cording to official statistics) over
100000 bushels of wheat, half that
amount of oats and potatoes and a
prOportiOnate production of other
cereals every year. The small orchards
and vineyards, of which every farm
has more or less, yield about 100000
bushels of fruits, and their products of
cider, vinegar and molasses amount to
200, 900 gallons yearly. To this may be
added 100000 pounds of butter, $780,
900 pounds of cheese, and 100000
pounds of honey. The irrigated grass
fields produce 463,000 tons of alfalfa,
while the unirrigated valleys yield
900 tons of wild hay every year.
Over 10000 tons of sugar beets are
grown and made into sugar annually.
Fifty years ago the present irrigated
and productive valleys Of Utah we're
immense deserts of aridity. BY the
aid of modern irrigation and the pecu-
liar system of Mormon cooperation
these deserts have been reclaimed and
fertility restored to the native soil.
Individual efforts would have failed in
the conquest of aridity, and the claim
ing of large areas would certainly have
defeated the successful colonization. |
The Mormon leaders very wisely pro-
hibited their members from seeking |
treasures until sufficient land |
The advocate., 1897-08-11

the best results with the foods at hand
and for the purpose used. Butter and
cheese-making and testing and Pas
teurizing milk are most thoroughly
taught with ample facilities and expert
instructors Fruit-raising and yege-
tabe-growing and greenhouse work are
thoroughly taught. In addition to the
large gardens, lettuce, radishes and
tomatoes and other vegetables are
raised by sub-irrigation under glass.
Grating, budding, cross-fertilizing,
trimming and other technical work of
the horticulturist the student is taught
to do. Both forestry and Horticulture
are given special study. Diseases Of
animals, diseases of plants, insect enc
mics and insect friends receive proper
attention, and methods of treating dis
eases and combating insect enemies
by spraying and otherwise are amply
taught The skill which students ac-
quire in the forge shop and in the car
penter shop, working but six hours
week for ten weeks, is truly remark
able.
1T must not be understood that this
is all that is taught in the courses in
agriculture and horticulture. These
courses Of study give a good general
education along with the special in
struction relating to all branches of
agriculture. For example, the four
years course in agriculture consists of
about one-third technical agriculture,
One-third science and One-third Eng
lish and other languages, philosophy,
history and economic science"
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The SINGLE Tax in New Zealand,

The attempt to introduce a system
which should give effect to the prin-
ciple underlying the economic theory of
Henry George in New Zealand was not
hastily made, nor was it attempted on
a scale that could be fairly open to the
charge of being revolutionary in it's
incidence. The first step taken by the
Legislature was in the direction of so
dealing with the public estate of the
country as to encourage settlers to
lease rather than to purchase the free
hold. With this in view a system of
leases in perpetuity was established
and areas of the best and most accessi-
bic of the land still unsold were set
apart to be dealt with under the new
plan. Any person not already the
holder of land in freehold, which, to-
gether with the land applied for under
perpetual lease, would make an area of
more than $40 acres, or one square
mile, could apply for a lease of not
mere than $40 acres on perpetual lease.
Five dollars per acre was fixed as the
price of the land, such being the aver
age price of first-class freehold land
unimprOved in the country, and the
applicant was entitled to a lease for
999 years of the land applied for, sub
ject to the conditions that he resided
upon the land during the first ten years
of the tenancy; that he improved it to
the extent of 80 per cent. of its upset
value within six years; and that he
paid as annual rental interest at the
rate of per cent. on the price or value
of the land.
Each lease contained clauses render