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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

Aunt June stood in the cabin door
way calling, shrilly and sharply, to q
boy at that moment reluctantly making
lis way to the cabin from the direction
Of the spring branch" that skirted the
field in the low ground. ...
Come long here, sab! Don you see
Use waiting?"
George Washington obeyed reluctant
ly, however; for it was the season of the
year when trout were biting. The
small rod and bucket that he carried
told, silently, the story of an inter-
rupted minnow excursion, preparatory
to days fishing in Duck river.
His mother wore her best dress, a
bright magenta skirt and a brown
worstod waist; a bonnet of curious
shape ana colors, and pair of very
white, home-knit gloves. A long,
brown barege veil floated majestically
from the bows and blossoms of her bon
net.
A large market-basket and tin
bucket covered with a clean white cloth
stood on the doorstep; a crazy little
cart with white mule nodding between
the shafts waited at the gate. In lieu
Of leather reins a white cotton rope
passed from the bride bit to the seat
upon which Aunt June was preparing
to mount.
lis yer goin' ter town, mammy?"
Eaid George Washington, with a rue
full glance in the direction of the wait
ing wagon. His black face expressed
better than words his hearts disapr
pointment at the unexpected disarrang-
ing of his plans. .r.ta
"Co'se Use gwine ter town! How's
de butter gwine git dar ef. / ain fetch it
Huccome yer recllin hits gwine walk
dis day, stidder waiting fur me ter
fetch it same's udder days? You's ter
stay right in here wild de baby till git
back. Does yer hear? Eff de baby
cries glib her de biscuit on de shelf; and
dom let her fall in de fab. Does yer
hear me? Why'n yer answer me, George
Washin'ton?"
"Yessum," said the boy. ~ hears YER"
and with glance at tSe little black
bundle s9uatted upon the floor "Waah,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

Nor fee, nor storm, nor cruel blast
Can hold these heroes back;
They have resolved: the die is cast
For freedoms cause! A track
OF blood upon the snow they've left
From shoeless feet and hare;
OF all lifes comforts they'ra bereft.
Beside the Delaware.
But Coward! Onward!" Is the word
Their brave commander speaks.
When thro' the storm his voice is heard
Each son of freedom seeks
To do his bidding; put aside
Is every woe and care
There's vict'ry DER the icy tide,
Across the Delaware.
On through the gloomy, stormy night
With hardships dire they cope
SF'or God, and native land, and right!'
Their Watchword and their hope;
Until at last, all cold and dark,
They greet the morning glare:
Safe thro' the tide they've reached the
bank
Across the Delaware.
And then, nine miles beyond they go,
With steady, solemn tread,
To where the hated Hessian foe
Sleep in their drunken bed.
Aroused from dissipation's doze
In wild surprise they stare,
And conquered. give their swords to
those
Who crossed the Delaware.
This, children, is the story true
OF noble, fearless men;
And may its lesson be to you
A guide and solace when
Storms hover near. my brave grandson,
And you, granddaughter fair
Press onward, till the vict'ry's won
Across Lies Delaware.
George V. Hobart, in N. Y. Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

WYOMING PUZZLE TREE.
1t Stands ON = Knoll OF Granite, with No
Soil Around It.

Soil Around 1t.
Some botanists recently discovered a
real puzzle of tree out in Wyoming.
1t is situated on what is known as the
sand hills, about IL miles north of the
town of Lusk.
The tree, which is stunted pine,
stands on bleak knoll of solid granite
rock, having no soil anywhere around
it. At first glance one would think that
a tree under such circumstances would
die. But this tree has huge root run
ming out over the ledge and down lit
tie hill, at the bottom of which it dis
appears in the sand, covering distance
of over As feet on the surface of the
ground. Through this root the tree
draws its food and drink, and, as you
will see from the picture, it is as thrifty
and strong as if 1t enjoyed its life on the
barren rocks.
Now the question is, how did that
pine get up on the knoll where il stands?
II 1t sprouted there, how did it know,
30 to speak, that there was water at the
bottom of the ravine As feet away, and
how did it live long enough to send it's
root down TO the soil? If it really did
this wonderful thing, tree must have
almost us much intelligence as an ami
nal.
There is another supposition. Might
it not have grown in the valley and then
by some strange process been pushed
up by its root to the top OF the ledge?
But whoever heard of tree doing such
thing as that? Certainly no we'll
educated and conservative-minded tree
would think of such u thing. If it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Not News.

"We heard some of the stiRngest,
most outlandish things last night" be-
gan the woman who gossips.
"Yes," replied the woman who
doesn't, 80 friend who attended your
musicale was telling me" -Washington
Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-19

THEASURERH VALANCE 8HEET.
Cash in Treasury to tie c: edit Of the
various funds, Dec. %, 1896:
In State fund. 60 68
In general county fund. 7Q66 IS
In cash contingent furd... G82 O.
In INDECENT sick fund ..... LOTT As
In county school fund. .... 60 35
Gu officers salary fund. -. 1893 O5
In rosd fund. ......... 1877 81
In County High School fund 2754 0S
In Eiko county Special
high school fund. ...... 2155 Is
Total. .................. S15,349 96
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-19

Balance in treasury. %, 172 %
The above balance stands to tho
credit of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Dec. %. 1896:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-19

From State app't officers
salary. .1150 90 :
FROM general licenses. 1927 %
Poll tax 1895 90
Hospital services. II on
fees collected geo. 654 II
" Tax proceeds Of
mines. SO o.
Delq't tax 1885,. IL IA
10 per cent adv. sale
Delq't tax 1885,. 6 90
Del'q tax sale 1896. 127 80
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-19
sUMNARY

Total receipts. .097, l67 IL
Paid from county funds.55, $40 95
Paid from Road fund. 1872 10
Paid from school fund. III, sl1 10
Total disbursements. 1884 %
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Ode to the Peacock

There was a great bird not far away,
Twas Peacock you you know
To the perch he would cling. on the perch he
This Peacock-this Peacock-you
The roosters had whipped him, the pullets
showed fight;
He kept up his squak. and tried hard to bite
This Peacock
This Peacock you know.
His feathers drabbled. his pIumage
This Peacock,
This Peacock you know
He'd battle for Union. for Union he'd tight,
This Peacock was single you know
He stood for protection, tail feathers
And .,tariT he'd raise clear out of sight,
on Peacocks you know.
'.Unbethoughted' he'd squak. ''unbe-
thoughted he'd sing,
This Peacock
This Peacock you know
Lark Is his carol "a q lark j on the wing
Down with the Eaglei a Peafowl'S the thing
1t can roost on the court house DER the gang
REQUIEM fitting
You know
I'VE are not ready to admit that we
are unable to defend ourselves against
the attacks of Givler and his bench
men. but the above is so appropriate
and applies SO we'll on this occasion
that we publish same with thanks to
the author. Coming from one of the
leading and most respected republic
buke to the bird that is supposed to
be handsome. all but his feet. Indie
pendent.
Mr.. Olson is under no obligation to
admit his inability to defend himself,
but all self-respecting people will adj
nit their inability to defend his ac-
tions. They are simply indefensible.
The above lode" which sis appropri-
ate and applies so well' to the charac-
ter OF The Independent should call
forth profuse thanks from the editor.
The author should have them. He is
welcome to them. 1t is all he will
ever get and he would not get that
even only that Olson hopes to come
out ahead in the deal. So far Olson
has little the advantage.
The lode" does not come from a
Heading and most respected republi-
can" No respectable republican,
democrat or pOpulist will father it.
The author is none of these and has
so declared himself. All that hurts
him is that Peacock occupies the
perch" which he wanted and for the
attainment of which the said author
renOunced every semblance of princi
pie and still failed to get even nomi-
nation. Oh, yes, down with the
eagle" and up with the robins son
That is the new national bird who
sings the new song and writes his Pc
etical illusions with the quill of {
turkeybuZZard, if we are to judge by
the independents ''Odcr."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Lone Star Lights, of Franklin.

Look out for the boom.
This is Kansas redeeming year.
Prospects for stock and farming are
delightful.
Ivan Rogers has lost nine horses by
loco and says five more will die, WHICH
will leave him eleven still alive.
The Swimming station at Ransom
has been finished.
L. B. Gray closed his school in Dis
trict 30, April 9th, with picnic din
ner, and every one present endeavOred
to do Justice to the bountiful repast
set before them Miss Ethel GRAY
received merit of 100 in attendance
The average daily attendance was IA.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Midway Scraps.

Heavy rain Sunday night.
Cattle came through the winter in
good shape.
S. B. North shipped car load of
cattle to Kansas City from Collyer on
Monday.
John Briggs. who has been working
for DR.. Jones the two past years, is
home for the summer.
S. B. North received 500 head of
cows and heiferS from the south last
week. They are all for sale.
There is a good opening for good
blacksmith at Collyer. Mr.. Cronk hav-
ing sold to VIM. Bower who wishes to
employ good workmen.
A. n. Johnson. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. johnson, came home from Kan
sas City last Tuesday and will remain
with his parents this summer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
County Line Notes.

Chas HoblIck is improving a quarter
of 36-13-21.
J. F. Barclay has about one month
of school yet.
Rev. Gunckle preached at Glencoe
last Sunday.
Miss Nellie Sweet closed her school
last Saturday.
Wheat is greening up beautiful the
past few days.
The ground is thoroughly soaked to
quite a depth.
Will Jordon, of Riverside. was in
Ellis Saturday.
Jessie Smith is staying with Mrs.
Henchy, of Ellis.
Mrs. Callahan and sons came back
from Ellis last week.
Earl Furbeck was hunting a stray
horse Monday morning.
Mrs. Orton and Edward were visitors
at b. E. Furbeck's Sunday.
Mrs. John LOfiin was visiting at
Wa-Keeney Saturday and Sunday.
Nelson Rogers expects his family to
arrive from the east in a few days.
Rev. Gunckle stopped with Rev. II.
n. Rogers Sunday, on his way to
RidQeWaV
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Road Notice.


To whom it may concern:
In pursuance of order made by the
Board of County Commissioners of the coun-
ty of TregO. in the State of Kansas. in regu-
lar session on the 18th day of April A ID.
1897, notice is hereby given that
ID. B. Fulton, Marion Goble.
A. MarQuand. B. E. Furbeck.
B. Ridgway. John Lofiin,
j. F. Barclay. H. B. Fiddler,
John GOble. c. G. Yetter.
H. A. Richardson, Abram Cross.
Charles Clough- G. j. Wadley.
John Cotton. W. F. Cross,
W. GOble.
householders of said county. residing in the
vicinity where it is proposed lay out and
eStab lish the road below mentioned, have
presented to said board their certain petit
ton. praying the laying out and establish
ment of a public road in said county as fol-
low:
Beginning the northeast corner of sec
ton Twenty-Five 90. township twelve C2l.
range twenty-One CID: thence west along
section lines four miles to the northeast cor
ner of section twenty-nine (29). township
twelve I'D. range twenty lone CID: thence
south along section lines two miles to the
southeast corner of section thirty-two go,
and there terminating; said road to be go feet
wide. and that W. ). Harrison. D. H. Henkel
and VIM. B. Cypher. viewers duly appointed
will meet at the southeast corner of section
thirty-tWO G%2). township twelve (12)- range
twenty-one CID. on the 18th day of May y D.
1897. and proceed to view said road, and to
give all parties q hearing
Witness my hand and the seal Of said coun-
ty. affixed at my Office in said county, this
G. NJ. UFFORD.
[SEAL. County Clerk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Riverside Rifles,

E. w. Nelson was up TO Ogallah,
Tuesday.
Gen. Artz is working in the mines
at Riverside, at present.
A heavy rain fell Friday night
which raised the Smoky.
Mitchell Coffman spent part of the
day with Joe Richardson. Sunday.
Miss Ethel Altman spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. Page and family.
S. n. Coder, of Hill city. stayed all
night at J. w. Allman's, Thursday, on
his way to Larned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
lSEAL-
First published in WESTERN KANSAS WORLD,
April II, 1897
Sheriff'S Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS. SIS
TREGO COUNTY 80
Abel Linger plaintiff.
Charles Nearing and Anna NJ. Nearing de-
PENDANTS.
BY virtue of an order of sale to me directed
and delivered. issued out of the Twenty
third Judicial District court of the State of
Kansas. sitting in and for TregO county, in
said state, will on
Monday, the 2 Sd day of May, 1897.
between the hours of of one o'clock p. m; and
three o'clock p. M of said day at the front
door of the court house in the city of Wa
Keeney. in the county and state aforesaid.
offer at public sale and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash in hand. all the right, title
and interest of the above named defendants
in and to the following described lands and
tenementS. tO-wit:
The northwest quarter and north one-ha II
of the southwest quarter of section No thir-
teen Q5) township No twelve Q2)- range No.
twenty-one CID. west of the 9th P NJ.
Said property levied on and to be sold as
the property of the above named defendants
G W. LYNN. Sheriff.
Sheriffs office. Wa-Keeney. Kansas, April
Z, 1897.
PETERS & NICHOLSON. Attorneys for
/ Plaintiff.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
Treasurer'S Final Notice.
COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.
wA-KEENEY. KANS., April 8, Is

Notice is hereby given that the lands and
town LOIS described in the following list We're
sold on the 4th day of September, 1894. for the
unpaid taxes of 1893 The period of redemp-
tion will expire September 4th 1897 The
amount set opposite each tract of land and
each town lot includes the tax charges to-
gether with interest computed to last day of
REDEEM tiOn. and fees for publishing, but
does not include tax of 1896. unless amount
of same is endorsed on tax sale certificate at
this date.
The names set opposite each tract of land
or town lot. to whom it was assessed, are cor
rect according to tax roll of 1893.
Now. therefore. unless the lands or town
1897 the same shall be conveyed to the pur-
chasers. their heirs or assigns, as prescribed
by law. T. r. MOORE
county treasurer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION GAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocnm, M. c., the Great Chemist and
Scientist, Will Send Free, to the AfHict-
ed, Three Bottles Of His Newly Dis
covered Remedies to Cure Con-
sumption and All Lung
Troubles.

Confident that he has discovered
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss OF
flesh and all conditions of wasting, and
to make its great merits known. he
will send. free. three bottles to any
reader of The WORLD who may be
suffering
Already this '.new scientific course
of medicine" has permanently cured
thousands of apparently hopeless
cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which lie owes to hui
manity-to denote his infalIible cure.
He has proved the dreaded CON
sumption to be Il durable disease be-
yond any doubt. and has on file in his
American and European laboratories
testimonials of experience from those
benefited and cured. in all parts of
the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption. uninterrupted. means
speedy and certain death. Address
r. A. Slocum, NJ. c.. % Pine street.
New York. and when writing the
Doctor, please give express and post
office address. and also mention read
ing this article in THE WORLD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10
Paper TELEGRAPH Poles.

There is apparently no end to the uses
10 which paper can be put in this age of
utilization and invention. Paper buckets
startled the old-fashioEed house wives.
Then paper car-wheels did as much for the
echanicians. Paper hosiery more recently
give the haberdashiery market shiver of
apprehension and revived the thrills that
ran through society when paper collars
obtained a vogue. The latest addition to
the repertoire, so to speak, of this ire
Pressibie material is the making of tele-
g1aph and telephone poles. Such poles are
III the market and are reported to be
staaEch and reliable. resisting all weathers
and safely bearing their burdens for eco
Lomlcai periods. There is CLEAN of hope
In this announcement for a public that has
long suffered from the sight of ugly, crook
ed poles standing at all angles and holding
UP their weight of wires 50 YEARLY as IN
inspire feelings of pity as we'll as fear In
those beholding them. If poles must dis
hgure the landscape they should be as un-
objectionable as possible. and perhaps these
paper poles supply a long-felt want But
their introduction will not lessen the gen.
erai demand that all the poles should he
taken down and the wires they now carry
buried in conduits. Perhaps some inventive
genius may yet discover that paper con-
QUITS can be made to stand the tests of
service beneath the ground. But whether
OF paper or terra-cotta or any other materi-
al the conduits will be had and ultimately
nc city that keeps pace with the times will
erE.it yard of electric wire to encpmbar
the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10
a National Grant Monum.p,

The recent dedication of the Grant tomb
IN New York brings TO mind once more the
TACT that there is today no statue or monu-
ment standing in tpis city In honor of the
soIdier-President- Since his death other
public monuments have been erected here.
hohoring less famous and worthy men. and
various projects have been advanced from
time 10 time for the. Accomplishment of an
appropriate commernoration of Grant, but
10 no effect A statue has been presented
by military organization to the govern
the Capitol. but the committee in charge
OF such matters decided upon inspection
mat the work was not worthy of such
treatment, being decidedly poor portrait
OF the subject. and the rejected work now
hes In clumsy boxes at the eastern en-
trance of the great dome room This ia all
that exists today in this city In honor of
one OF the greatest citizens of the nation.
whose fame is inseparably associated with
Washington, which was his official home
for years and stands for the great republic
that was saved by his genius
A theory seems to prevail that il is prone,
for a nation TO wait a certain period after
a man has died before immortalizinR his
sEvices in some artistic conception Dec.
AIDES pass and new generations arise. The
heroes are borne m mind by the freshness OF
their deeds for time and then there arises
a tardy sentiment that produces a still
more tardy creation In honor of the states.
man, soldier or patriot. Sometimes 1t Is q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10
Make the Bill Acceptable.

Mr. German. who is spending a few days
in New York, expresses the opinion over
there that unless the republicans them
selves delay the matter by their disagree
ments. the tariff bill will become law by
July l. This is an important announce
ment. and adds to the assurances already
given on the democratic side of the Senate
chamber that no filibustering tactics will
be resorted to by the opposition. The
whole case, therefore. is in the hands of
the Friends of the measure. and they will
be expected to expc iite their work as much
possible.
But the term 1.-The friends of the meas
ure" calls for an explanation. Friends of
which measure? OF the Dingley bill.
drawn with care by competent men, who
gave months to their work. Or the Ding
ley bill amended by three four Sen
ators. sitting in seclusion in hotel parlor
for several weeks. and grating to meet
individual views and isolated interests?
The question is very important one. The
country demands a tariff BILL and would
be glad to get it right away. But II does
not want. nor could 1T profit by. bill
formed otherwise than upon just and
symmetrical lines.
For this reason the friends of tariff bill
which shall meet the expec tations of the
country. and enable its authors and the
party in power TO champion the work on
the stump. will be justified in consuming
time enough in the Senate to force the en-
actment of such a measure, and presum-
ably they will do so. The amendments TO
the Dingley bill represent as yet only the
manIpu}a tions of very few men. The re-
puh lean party in the Senate is not as yet
responsible for them, and for some of them
it could not we'll make itself responsible
without FORGETTING the confidence of the
great body of the people. The amended
su-ar schedule may be mentioned as per-
To- .aance SO extraordinary and unwise,
and with such evident marks of having
been dictated by the sugar trust, that its
adoption into law would inevitably cost re-
publican party not only the state elections
of this year. but the next national House
of Representatives and the next presiden-
tial contest.
While delay is not desirable, there is yet
much work for the republicans to do and
they should set about it with the determi-
nation to do it thoroughly. Better keep
the country waiting few weeks longer,
and then give 1t sound and defensible
measure, than hurry up the work and
make it excusable and necessary for the
people at the polls to order it undone at
the earliest practicable day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-10
Did they pay Promptly %
A COnDarisOu.

NO. said Mr.. Cumrox. pensively, 'ft
isn't the amount of time that thing takes
that regulates its Importance"
w nat made you think of that?" in
Quired his wife.
Our daughter. When graduation day
comes it'll only take her fifteen or twenty
minutes to stand up and inform the public
about Tine Inconsistencies of Modern
Thought and the Ultimate Destiny of the
Human Race But it'll take her half an
hour or more to make up her mind as to
what kind of syrup she wants in her soda
water"