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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

Candidates for office are beginin to
talk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Gibson moved
on to DR.. Jones' ranch on Big creek
the fore part of the week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

Frank Cross, of Glencoe, was a Wa
keeney visitor last THURSDAY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-01

Good milch cows are in demand.
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Now get out your fly screens.
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A uAp,s TRAVELS.

Jackson, Miss.-Dear Mistress Primrose:
Here I come again after a short absence.
Well, the contest Is over and Eddie Nor
ris won. 1t was a very interesting con-
test and any one could learn so much
about different birds. will tell the Haps
CT the different little towns have passed
through since we loft home. We passed
through Woodyills on the Trinity river.
then crossed the Sabine, then Hankesville,
very pretty little place, then we crossed
the Red river aud the Mississippi river
into the State III MisAissippi ut Port Hui-
son, We stayed oil night there and the
next morning we walked about for while.
then we vent up the river TO Jackson.
where ! am tonight. Jackson Is sure a
pretty little town They say that the yell
low fever 10 in Jackson. but am not
afraid OF taking II. ! wonder II any OF
the dear little Haps are. We have been
stopped n great many tines ON our way,
but will continue our journey now, for
the trains are runnipg.at present. ] would
give so much 10 know what my friends
are doing who live in Alvin. Please write
again. l have not seen letter from you
since VIC left home. We'll, Haps, the nex'
time write Will tell you OF Kentucky
as we will go there in few days | have
not the time to tell the Haps OF the man,
other places have teen to- nin SUR
| glad when papa buys g'he Post. The,
| have a great many papers and books U
| sell on the trains. | have road every let
| ter OF the Haps. Papa always buys Thu
| post for me. Well, ! will close. for II y
getting late. Good night TO all Of the dea
| little Haps l remain a true Hap.
| Hattie II. Jackson.
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WILL VISIT HOUSTON

Ellinger Texas. Dear Mistress Prim-
rose: Once more ! will make AN attempt
to write to the happy band of boys, girls.
youths and misses. Dark Eyes" think
your letters are very neat. Write again
and be welcomed. Sunipter Ethersdge the
subject you talk about would be interest
ing as far as my opinion is concerned AL
though / agreed en- a fruit contest some
time ago. but now discover that a contest
like you wanted would be more interesting.
How many of the Haps are going 10 the
Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Festival which
will be held In Houston. December to IL,
inclusive? II It Is good weather will go
and hope 1t will be success. Pansy, your
letters are splendid. The composition you
wrote interested me n great deal. Guy
Fagen also writes good letters, but IL seems
to me as if no has forgotten The Post
As | have written a few lines and said
nothing interesting yet. guess I'll do bet
ter II I'll close. Long live The Post. Sin
cerely yours, Henry II. Boyer.
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pRoMIsps MORE NEXT TIME.

Glen Cove, Texas.-Dear Mistress Frim-
rose: 1t gives me great pleasure to take
the opportunity Of writing to the dear fost
and Haps again. Well, Haps. haven't
got anything OF Importance to write about
this time. but hope you will not lake any
offense at this letter, and some time in me
future | will, try to write more interest
ing one. Sue Middlebrook you said your
letter would be nothing to the other nice
letters, but we think you wrote very
sweet little letter, 80 come often. Law
renee George come again. Have you Tor
shtten oil about this happy band OF boys
and girls? Eddie Norris, also congratu-
late You. Dollie Stroud, why don't you
write us a letter? We hope you have not Tor
gotten us? Lillian Kimpton II YOU do
not mind. will YIN please correspond with
me2 Please write first Well / guess !
had b-ttar bring this badly composer
letter to a close. as everybody e,se -
sound IN NOD except me. A 'oving Hap.
Pallie Kilgoro.
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WANTS A CONTrST.

Pennington. Texas--Dear Mistress Prim-
rore: Here ! come again with another lit
tie note for the Happyhammer page. See-
Ing my last letter In print. ! was encour-
aged to write again, and so l come with
my little missive, hoping TO see II in print.
Eddie Morris. l congratulate You on your
great success In making sthe largest list
OF birds You should feel proud, because
you have done thing over which over
5000 boys and girls contended. didn't
send in any list OF birds. because knew
that lots OF the boys and girls knew more
about the feathercd tribe than mo, and
therefore could make larger lists. Guy
Fagen, you write such Interesting letters,
aud I want to see another letter from
your pen In the Happybammer page. What
kind Of contest are we going 10 have next?
saw In the last Post contest suggested
by one OF the Haps. and believe il would
be nice one. II was what Historical
Man Deserves the Most Honor7" / be-
lievc II would be flne to have such q
contest. What say you? Some OF the Haps,
see, have told what books they have
read, 40 will tell some OF the books that
l have read. They are: Don Quixote,"
"Robinson Crusoc," Tom the Bootblack.' =
| Life OF Colonel David Crockett" Life
| of Daniel Boone" Little Women" 'Ths
Sketch book" by Washington irving. the
| celebrated American author. I am now
reading Barriers Burned Away" by e
p. Roe. School has started here and an
going. like to 90 TO school very much
Hoping my letter viii not be consigned t.
the waste basket. will close, wishing
you all success. am your true friend,
Grover G.. Robb.
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ranM pRAIpIE FAIRY.

Dear Mistress PRIMROSE My excuse for
daring 10 ask TO occupy a part or the
precious columns given TO the children
use go soon agniL is the hope that they
mieht ho pleased to know I had lovely
ie,ter from Anna Stopp, the dear little Rev
Nsyioo Han. who seeks to help ,,cr inward
nother. She is very enphi,ic In the ex-
pressIcn OF her wish tn earn the money
by sunplying the Diamonds and via
pnwer SEEDS Of that Interesting country,
with the letter were stones and PACKAGES
of seeds had ordered from her, adi snow
Inv n. much care in being put up as the
letter aid in writing The very pretty
stones viii make nice addition TO any
reflection. And | suspect sister Nettle
PAGE Scofeii VIII follow some bird over
bere moonlight nights next summer IN the
hove of cetching>me dancing on the gor-
reous ;iawers that the seed VIII grow:
But by that time hope - have one ol
Carl's broorns aud take such long iiues
7 viii he too tired to dance. But, now,
trusting che brave little "saleslady' VIII
be kent busy packing and mailing indus
triousiy. will rlcae with the suggestion
INIT tbe little Hans letters be printed
urcsrrcctad in epsIlipg as ara some chill
sren's le.tcrs I read in New YORK paper
such errors look so much worse in prin
that the object lessen they would pfore
might improve their spelling more thar
mouths OF school drill. But subject t
the general rules be this manuscript OF
Prairie Fairy.
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A. CALIFORNIA MEMBER.

Fresno. Cal--Dear Mistress Primrose:
have not written in SO long n time that
| do not know whether they know me or
not. ! have just received letter from
Guy Fagcu. Santa Cruz, and he asked me
to write to The Post again. have not
much to write that will interest the Haps.
l am goirg to school now and am In the
eighth grade. Last Sunday was week
ago Joined the Independent Order OF Good
Templars and | like the order very much
have to go to school in the morning at
Z o'clock and the fog is 20 thick that ]
can not see one hundred wards in front OF
me- ! belong to a baseball nine rallied the
Never Sweats, or West Park No. 2. We
are going to play nine In Fresno Sun
day. II Is the Kroger nine. think there
are chances for us TO win, because we
can bat better than the Krogers. | viii
write again and tell you liaps how IL
came out. Yours the same,
II. Jackson.
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IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

Dayton, Texas.--Dear Mistress Prim-
rose Here come again, as | thought that
would add my letter to the number Of let
tiers this week. oh. yes, see that you
made a mistake last week. but 1t was my
fault. 1t was the way spelled 1t. il was
that you said was in the first grade and
am in the fifth grade. VIII you please
excuse me this time? am In hurry. !
have little brother that wants to Join
your happy band. He lie years old and
hM name is Douglass. think that for the
next contest 1t would be nice 10 write about
the great men. | received the button you
cent me- and think IL is very nice all hut
one thing. that Is girls can not wear 1t
I will close for this time. Goodby re-
main a true Hap. Mosle Davis.
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IIE pEnK-A-poo CORNER.

BY G.. w. Crofts.
kek- a boo corner at the foot of the
kr go,
dear little Dorothy. than a lily
be fair,
love in the twilight to bury my
4
In the peek a-boo corner.
eek-a-boo corner, with the sweet
OF girls,
HANGING of eyes and flashing of
lis!
|bples of laughter! What visions
bearls.
In the peek-a boo corner.
eA-a- boo corner. what wonderful
aks like INC waves on the sands
he sea,
les like the blessing of heaven to
In the peck boo corner.
peck "a boo corner. what throb-
IS o. love,
from the fountain that murmurs
Ne,
S to my hea t my innocent dove
In the peek "a boo corner.
Elk boo corner, how many kiss
from measureless treasure Of
>,
|ully watch, lest one / should miss
In the peek boo corner.
fek-a-boo corner, moment and
the line of life's battle again,
the new strength that came tS
when
In the peek-a boo corner.
Neb.
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O.
-

rcarhfng effect on the public. did much to
shape the future destiny Of the American
Union.
That rpesch was Websters GROWING
work, and the event OF his life BY which he
is best known to postcrity. Daniel Webster
was born in lisa, soon after the surrender
Of CORVALLIS There is not one OF us. but
has read Of Daniel's frst case He was
then only 10 years old and he spoke such
words In his childish eloquence that many
older heads could never frame or speak.
His death In 1862 called out more orations
ind sermons than had any other excepting
Washington.
tSunrise) think It would be so inter-
esting to have such contest right away
II would be very instructive and am sure
would be beneficial to all.
AS 1t lie getting late we must say good
bye for this. With love and kind wishes to
oil, We remain. your little friends.
Sunrise aud Sunset.
p. S.-Pansy we would be delighted 10
accept your correspondence. Please send
your address at once. Lovingly, S. 4 ).
Houston, Texas. Dear Mistress Prlm-
rose: Is II not too sad Of the death OF
little Miss Carrie Heeker in Now Orleans.
Her parents have our sympathy. Eddie
Morris we congratulate your for winning
the bird contest. and Nicholas Bciden wo
think you did splendid for your age Haps
we are ghsd that our Glib has raised to 6uoo
In such a shcrt time. and we think that In
q few years 1t ought to raise 10 about 5000.
We are always glad to SEQ Guy Fagen' $
/ letters In the Hars page. Guy Fagen, We
would like to correspond with you. Our
address is II. and e. Japhet, Houston,
| Texas, care =. o. Box 155.
| We will ask riddle, and then close II
Is hard and soft, yet It lie green and red
| We remain true Haps,
Hiida and Ernst Japhet.
| Cego. Texas.--Dear Mistress Primrose:
| Here | come again and talk with the dear
old Post. was SO proud to see papa come
home with the dear old Post. l was SC
proud that ran and met him, then | rar
In the house 10 read the childrens dear lit
the letters. Eddy Morris | see won the
contest think all the letters are my Joy
Mistress Primrose. l will send you a piece
about Christopher Columbus. think he wa.
a noble man. would like to exchange som,
songs with the Hsps. Here are the songs
''The Fatal Wedding and the "Weepins
| Willows" for "The Last Farewell ant
Sweet william" Please publish this let
ter. hope my letter will not go to tn,
waste basket. This letter is getting loan
and will close with much love to Mistress
Primrose and all the dear Haps. remail
a true Hap, Florence Gentry
Cego, Texas.
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! The following new members are enrolled
ALL ARE WELCOME.

Ranger, Texas.--Dear Mistress Primrose
Will you admit another little boy into the
happy band Of boys and girls? have
been a silent admlrer OF the band nearly a
year. but could not pick UP courage to
write till now. My brother joined some
tine ago. / have one brother and twc
sisters who want TO Join. Their names are
Joe Flournoy, Jewell and Minnie Flournoy
| will ask some riddles: Why IS rheuma-
tism like glass window? Why does q
brunette's face resemble a wet day?
will close with much love TO all the Hars
and Mrs. Primrose. remain 4 true Hap
j. w. Flournoy.
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Whitney, Texas. Mistress Prim-
rose: VIII you admit another little girl
into your happy band. Papa ,nkss The
Post and Is very much pleased With it.,
Now would feel awf,lly TAD II this let
ter was to go In the Waste basket, for
X is my first attempt. l nave been a
silent reader Of Che page and have decid-
ed not to he tiinid any longer. l live
In the town Of whitney. | think the bird.
colQr and dog contests wers all awfully
nice. My favorite birds are mocking birds
and the canary. | believe pink Is my
color and the shepherd dog is one among
my choice | think the next contest ought
to be the fowl contest. Don't you, Haps,
think so. have one sister and one
brother. My brother is S years Of age and
my sister is IL years in May last.
We'll. as this is my FIRST time. though !
have not told you half ! will write longer
letter next time II this is published.
will close by asking riddle:
It's not on the land.
It's not on the sea.
But Ill just declare.
It's not on tree.
Richie Greer.
p. ST. can answer that question ssked
by some OF the Haps. Potter was thu one
OF the apostles that made tents.
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DUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

you to study on your own account the
charactet and attributes OF your favorite.
or course. question Of th!s kind Appeals
only to the most advanced members Of the
club.
Now. We can not overlook the younger
Haps. so shall give them lite guess
ton: Which Of your studies at school d.
yoa like the best, and why? This Is gong
to be an interesting contest Character is
formed when young. and when a child
takes particular interest in a particular
branch At shonld be encouraged. 1t is bet.
ter to Rave a perfect knowledge and be-
master OF a few things ihan TO have a
purely superficial knowledge OF several
We have received a score of applications
for assistance from the Haps. There are
so many we are unable to decide when
Is the most deserving, so we shalt wait a
little while and make a Christmas present
from the Haps TIC the one or ones deemed
TO he In greatest reed of help. Wei Just
play Santa Claus ourselves. We viii got
or heads together aud see what we car
do to cheer the hearts OF as many unrortu-
nuts laps as possible. all at one time, an
that time Christmas, when everybody is
| supposed to be happy. This is the hard
est problem We have 10 solve. because all
seem to be so deserving, so in order not
! to show partially wen do something for
each one. That VIII be best. won't it,
Mistress Primrose.
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SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Houston, Texas--Dear Mistress Prim-
rose: will write early this time so as to
get my letter in. | would have written
some time ago. but have had the dengue.
guess great many OF the Hans have
had it. / will ask some riddles. "a What
is the fiist thing a man sets in his garden ?
(2j In what are two heads better than
one? CD What tricks are the most com
mon in Ireland?
/ will answer Amanda Jones and Mary
Weems' riddles. "a White and black and
reta)d all over? Answer: A newspaper
(2) Round rs biscuit busy MS a bee
pretticst little thing you ever did seeY An
swer: A watch. Well Will close. Love
to all the Haps. Your little friend,
Maggie Kegans.
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Childbirth relieved a
pain and danger | Happy
mothers and perfect
children Such are the
glorious achievements
Of advanced medical
science. Intelligent re-
search has esta blished
the fact that the pre-
paration al woinanss
organism for the ordeal
OF childbirth cannot
be made by internal
medical treatment, but
must be accomplished,
il at all, by direct APP
plications to the deli
cate parts involved.
Mothers Friend, -
the famous IMMINENT
prepared by the Brad
field Regulator Conn
pany, Of Atlanta, Ga, IL
declared by physicians
and drrtroista 10 be
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AN INDUSTRIOUS Haze.

AdamsyilIe. Tcxas.-Dear Mattress Prlm-
rose: Here come with my lsttor to The
Pest. thought the birdscooteSt was Iicc
although 1 did not take any part in Il !
Dc not know much about birds. but ! know
one Of my little neighbors friends has
rigeon that will fight anybody. We have
lots of fin with It, Our school haa net
commented. hsv. beer picking some cot
ten and gathering some pecans Does any
one know how Carl u setting along 9Th
his broom making. ! have been watching
for o1e OF then. but have not scen any yet
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rHn BARY SISTTR.

Nixon, Texas Dear Mistress Primrose:
VIII you admit little li-year.old girl In
your happy band? have been wanting
TO write to the Happyhamrner club long
time and this Is my first attempt, and
hope It will jump the waste basket. have
been going to school, but was sick this
week and did not get to co. study
arithmetic. Texas history. third geography.
reader and Kcilogg's grammar ana SWIM
TONS speiler. have two sisters aud no
brothers. My oldest sister is teacnins
school and I'm the baby sister. Wen.
Hnps, will close. ~ It might reach the
waste basket II keep on. a new HAP
Gussie Russell.
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We have a norther blowing here today; II
seems cold. Has any one OF tho laps
target gun to shoot with? Papa says ho
will try to get mo ono. so can learn to
shoot. I VIII be years old in the winter.
cut lots of wood for mamma to cook with
could not tell all do. but Vt In not more
than I ought TO do guess will close. II
could see come OF the HaIa I could toll
them lots OF things. I remain. Hap.
Carl Strnley.
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uHp FIRST LETTER

Glen Cove. Texas.-Dear Mistress Prim-
$50. At last have made up my mind
~ write "a the dear old Post | have
thcurht Of writing many time. but al
s..ys come 70 the conclusion Sue Middla-
brock iii. Guess all the Hips remember
shat she aail In regards 10 that Well.
girls aud boys. what are you all doing now
adays? Guess most Of yoi arc attsn'ins
some schcol That is right. Work those
old exar,pies and parse those 'en,enoe'
IN yn,,r hesd aches with knowledge-
xm,s vii; soon be here and ] don't want
ola santa claus to mik Glen Cove. FOL
/ am sure have hven a very good Eirl
tkis year or have tried 70. AT least ! nope
ihe scare Ia over ny this time and al
the Haps will come hack to their nrst love
THE Pcst). Guy Feagan. don't your nm.
GERS need exercise? II they DO. hke
hint ana once more write y the foss
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A FAITHFUL HAP.

Liberty, Texas.--Dcar Mistress Primrose:
have not written for long time, us my
last letter wasn't printed. but III at first
you don't succeed, Try, try again That's
lust what I'm doing. This is a cold. drcary
Sunday morning. and . favo Just finished
reading the Hars letters. lhink them
more interesting than ever this week cspe-
cially Guy S. Fagens; like his letters. for
they are from and about California, ana
lived there six months. attended school
In Fresno, Cal, AMI was In san Francisco
during the Midwinter Fair. which. al you
know was held there. Guy Fa9en de-
scribed Chinese funeral IN his letter. !
saw one when l was In Fresno, ana thsy
he'd baked hog, music and little strips OF
paper, which Guy wrote about. would
ike 10 CORRESPOND with Guy y fagen ana
Cornelius Combs. ! am in my fifteentb
year. How old are you. Guy ! have gray
eyes fair complexion and golden hair be-
low my waist, and am very FOND OF reading.
We have been In school month now
am in the seventh grade. Our teacher -
Professor Singleton, very Intelligent gen-
\ ,lerian. every one says. We had an awful
a,orm here the first part OF October, and
come called l, small cyclone. wish sorre
| Of the Hays worid describe their fome. In
| the letters. Mine Is large fwc-story
house with bay window up and down
| stairs and we had several large china trees
| Lm they were blown dove IN the storm
NV little riding TONY. hgh,ioot wn'gn
| was so fond Of. died last spring. and dc
rot 90 horseback riding often now. ! see
| n letter In The Post from, Mosie Davis.
am well acquainted with her and her sle-
| ter. Come again. Mueie-
win answer the riddles In today's Hap.
uyhammer page Charlie weems' Is pail
Of fire tongs Cunda Jonts NEWSPAPER
4 Mary weers' watch. aid Myrtle Woods
the letter NJ. I have Only given the an
ywers. as the riddles are too long. HOP
Ing 70 SEQ my lstter n print and 70 set
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There was o man most wopdrous WISE
And ditto wide awake.
Who never Dragged about the pies
His mother used to bake.
He died. and his poor, weeping wife
Told all the neighbors there
That she had lived with him through Ire
And never mussed his hair.
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Happy Hammers. would like to ccrre-
srond with some II You. Perhaps shall
Try my hand In writing something about
autumn in Tcvas next, time II there is any
next time Wen, as my little candle burns
very dirnly and shows l have written far
into the night. guess | had better close.
Mistress Primrose VIII wonder what she
has got when rhe receivcs this Wishing
all the Haps happy dreams. I am. yours.
a true friend.
Winnie Kilgore. age 49,
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If you are i'll you need

IF you are i'll you need :
doctor in whom you have
confidence.
If you need a remedy you
want one that has been tested
for years; not an obscure. ur'-s
tried thing that is urged upon
you. or on which you save :
few ccntsthat is no consid-
Grafton as against health.
For wasting In children
Or adults, SCOTS Ernulslo
of cod-liver Oil with HyPo' !, .
phosphites has ben I [
recognized remedy ~ 3 \ q 4
| .ssrv 3 ! =
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ANSWERS THE RIDDLES.

Adamsville. Texas.--Dear Mistress Prim-
rose: How are you ana al the Hans ~
day? have been having Z few chills.
i love TO read tho Hape letters. eepocio1l1
10 ysars "a "a Is Aliiss 0eStsy 4 -