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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
PLEASANT WORLD OF Books

There are those who fird their happiness in
strolling and far,
AS II perchance their birth had been be-
meath some Grant star,
The trackless desert beckons them. they
scale the mountain peak,
And ever just beyond them see some glad
coy to seek;
For me. | sit beside my fire. and with be-
nignant looks
From dear familiar shelves they smile. my
pleasant friends. the books
"A world of sweetest company, these we'll
beloved ones wait
For any mood. for any hour: they keep a
courteous state,
Serene and unperturbed amid the ruffles of
my day.
They are the bread my spirit Graves. they
bless my toiling way.
A pleasant world is THEIRS wherein though
battles wax and wane,
There rolls the sound of triumph. and there
dwells surcease of pain,
ON pages sparkling the dawn forever
breathes and CLOVIS
Through ages red with patriot blood white
freedoms stainless rose.
In this fair world of calmest skies 1 meet
the martyrs palm,
4 mere float to it dear melodies from coasts
of heavenly balm:
All comfort here, all strength. all faith.
all bloom of wisdom lives
And be the days need what it may, some
boon this wide world gives.
The freedom of the city where one walks In
crowds alone,
The silence of the upland. where one climbs
anear the throne,
The blitheneSs of the morning and the
solemn hush of night,
Are In this pleasant world of books for one
who reads Alright
Here. pure and sharp, the pictured spire its
cleaving point upfifts,
There, swept by stormy winds of fate
times sands are tossed in drifts
And I who sit beside the fire am heir of
time and sense
My book to me, the angel of Gods sleep
less providence.
Who will, may choose to wander far over
sea and land,
For me the table and the lamp extend
friendier hand;
AND am blessed beyond compare while
with benignant looks
rom homes familiar shelves they smile
my pleasant world of books
Margaret E Sangster. in Youths Com
panion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

tai was needed for it. The major was
satisfied that the native had returned
with but one object in view. The first
idea was to arrest him, and brighten
him into giving up the secret This
could probably have been done five
years earlier, as the British did not
stick at trifies when a prisoner was OBJ
durate; but the days had gone by when
a confession might be forced 1t was
finally decided to leave him at liberty
and watch his every movement; and
this plan was set in motion the next
morning.
Capt Gordon had a Ceylonese servant
who had often shown his smartness in
looking after things; this fellow was
given orders TO find ''Col. Bounce" and
stick to him. Inside of half a dav he
reported that he had picked up his man.
and we felt quite certain that within
week we should know more about the
treasure.
We missed it by not rating the
colonel high enough. He didn't Iool.
overintelligent, but we had a fox to
deal with. He loafed for about a week,
spoke freely of his past to the captains
servant and finally sought and OBJ
tanned employment with a native Jewell
er. AS soon as he had done this we
three packed off to the hills leaving the
servant on watch. The nabob's palace
had been blown up and was Il mass of
ruins, but we were not at all interested
in that direction. The place had been
explored again and again, and without
luck. We had to do some figuring and
then regulate our movements accord
ingly. First, we took it for granted
that the nabob had run off his treas
ure. In SO doing he would have to. take
at least half a dozen men into his con-
fidence. AS commander of his forces,
Col. Bounce" would certainly be
one. The wealth. had not been taken to
the city, nor had it been turned over
to anyone for safe keeping. 1t had
certainly been buried somewhere, and
the hills offered many advantages over
the open ground. 1t was more than
even chances that the treasure had been
walled up in cave or cavity of some
sort, and that within six or eight miles
of the palace.
AS a beginning to active operations
we drew a map of the locality and di-
vided it off with lines radiating like
the spokes of wheel, the ruins being
the hub. Each man was to take line
and follow it by compass distance of
six miles-then cross to another and
return to the hub. AS the lines were
only ten rods apart, according to our
scale. it would be easy to inspect every
foot of the ground passed over. There
were days when the heat was too great
to move, and at the end of three weeks
we had finished only a quarter of the
work. 1t was then decided t. change
the plan and let each man search as
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
CONTRACTS INVALID.

Assistant Acknowledgement Smelling Saw.
Many Made by School Boards Won't
Hold.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 9.-Assistant
Acknowledgement Smelling rendered an
opinion of great Importance to the
patrons of public schools in Kansas,
and one which, if carried out, will
cause endless litigation for the
book trust The opinion was
written in response to a request
from County Attorney Frank Ham
ilton, of johnson county, and in effect
it declares that all contracts held by
the trust with school officers of cities
of the first and second-class and all
counties where county uniformity was
not adopted as prescribed by law, are
invalid and cannot be enforced.
He holds that the only thing a board
OF education or country school board
could do under the old law was to
adopt books for the time for which
the members were elected to serve as
school officers, and that set of officers
could not make a contract of that
kind that would be binding on its
successors. The assistant attorney
general said there We're two WAYS to
proceed to break such contracts One
was for the board of education to re-
fuse to abide by the provisions of the
contract Then the trust would be
forced to bring suit to enforce the con-
tract The other way was, in case the
board of education refuses to act, for
a patron of the school to enjoin the
board from complying with the con-
tract
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

ne would; but a fourth week passed,
and we were just where we were at the
start.
We would have given up now but for
flying visit from the captains man.
who reported that Col. Bounce
had quit the place and left the city
He had purchased a. horse and quanti-
ty of provisions, and there was reason
TO believe that he would show up in the
hills and seek the treasure cave. We at
once moved our camp and set watch
for the man. Two days later he showed
up and went into camp about a mile
away. He had no reason to suspect our
presence, as we were supposed to have
gone north for tigers; but he was play
ing for big stake and would take no
chances. Our men. had an eye Oh him
day and night for ter days before he
moved To some root hunters he ex-
planned that he was camping out for his
health, and he did little but sleep and
cat We had to hang about the camp to
be ready to take up his trail, and the call
came at an unexpected hour. One night
at midnight he rose up and started
off along the hills to the north, carry
ing in his hand what our. men took to
be a stick Instead of following his
man the spy came to arouse US, and of
course we realized that it was no use
searching in the darkness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

run, fearing the worst, and neither of
us were surprised that it had been
opened and rified. This was all L had
to bear, but the captain had more. In
a few hours he learned that his trusted
servant had been working in concert
with Col. Bounce" He had watched
US as well as him; and on the way to
town he had retracted his charge. and
the pair had been kicked and set at
liberty The Ceylonese had fitted HIM
self out at his masters expense, and
though the pursuit of him was long and
expensive he was never captured What
the amount of the treasure was we could
only guess, but with the breaking of the
majors leg the syndicate of three went
out of business and had no profits to di-
vide
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
FEEDING CATTLE.
There Will Be a Great Demand for The

There Will Be a Great Demand for Them
Because of Kansas Big Corn Crop.
TOPEKA, Kan, July General Man
ager w. E. Skinner, of the stock Yards
al Fort Worth, Tex, was in conference
with the Kansas state live stock COM
mission yesterday relative to the cat
tie and grain interests of the two
states In view of the prospect of a
great crop of corn in Kansas this year.
the capacity of the Fort Worth yards
is to be doubled IF Kansas realizes
the immense corn crop which is now
in prospect" says Manager Skinner,
there will be great scramble among
the cattlemen to get the feeders which
will be on the market. If / mistake
not, there will be a scarcity of feeders,
too. The markets will, of course. I'M
der those circumstances. go up. Last
year the markets of Arizona were
drained of feeders. There are none
left there to speak of. There is
scarcity of that class of cattle also in
the south, and cattlemen must go
somewhere to stock up. The first raid
Will be to Texas, and from the present
indications we will not be able to sup
ply the demand which is sure to arise
in the event good crops are secured,
and that now seems to be almost a
fOregOne conclusiOno
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
G*%&%s@ y - = y - ~
A SYNDICATE OF THREE,
BY LEWIS MASON.
copyright. 1871

N/HEN the great mutiny broke out
w there was no end to the princes
and nabobs in India, and without eN-
ception, all were rich. The Honorable
East India company had forciblv de-
posed some from power and had bought
off others; but from highest to lowest
they still had their palaces and retinues
and retainers. A few of these poten-
tates threw their fortunes with the Brit
ash, but the great majority cast their
dot with the rebels affected neu-
trality almost as dangerous. No doubt
many of them sacrificed all their wealth
to help along the cause; but there were
Others who transferred their treasure
to safe places, and let it remain in con-
cealment until long after peace had
been proclaimed. Under a military
edlct all hidden property became loot
for the soldiers, and scores of them
were enriched by their findings.
1t was ten years after the close of the
war that l landed in Delhi, and the
search for hidden treasure had long
been given up in that district L had a
number of friends among the English
officers in the Tenth native infantry;
and one night, as l sat smoking with
Maj. Trainor in his quarters, he sudden
~ turned on me and said:
You me in the bazaar to-day
talking with Il native?''
Yes
That man was for a year or so in
command of the 400 soldiers in the
retinue of the nabob of Jumna, as he
called himself. The place stood over in
the hills, and the nabob leaned towards
our side for few weeks-that is, until
he got his treasure safely away. Then
he went over to the rebels, bag and ba o.
gage, but he made a mess of it. Inside
OF three months he was killed and his
force scattered; and a dozen of his fol-
lowers who found their way back after
peace was proclaimed, were hung in
short order This man, whom we used
to call Col Bounce, arrived here only
to-day; and do you know, l believe he
has an eye on that treasure. He insists
that l am mistaken in his identity, and
that he was never in this part of the
country before; but know am right
What do you propose?'' | asked.
THAT we find the treasure ourselves
You were going up the country. Just |
settle down here for three months, and |
I'll make millionaire of you The ma |
bob of Jumna was not as rich a. some /
but his treasure house held a kings |
ransom. AS things are duh now, l can |
get leave of absence for three months. |
Capt. Gordon can do the same We three !
will then form treasure hunt
ing syndicate; and if you don't wear !
some of the dead nabob's rubfes and |
diamonds out of India I'm no prophet"
Capt. Gordon was called in, and
the syndicate duly organized. Unlike
most other syndicates, little or NJ .api- !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
Kansas Pioneer Dead.

TOPEKA, Kan. July 1O.-Mr. Martin
Anderson, father of Maj. Tom Ander-
son, died yesterday at II o'clock at his
sons residence, 215 Clay street For
several weeks he has been ailing, and
the end came yesterday. The deceased
was an old pioneer of Kansas. He
was born in Columbiana county, O.,
September II, 1877. In June, 1887, he
moved to Kansas, and later moved to
Holtor, where he spent most OF his
time during his residence in the state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

Something came of the movement,
however. The spy fastened back to find
the man just returning. His walk had
lasted while the other had run four
miles and talked with us for five min
utes. That would mean not much more
than mile out. He had no stick in his
hand on returning; and was evidently
much elated over something. The spy
saw him take from his luggage stout
English satchel and carefully inspect
it; two or three times he rose up and
seemed on the point of leaving camp
again. He slept no more that night, but
walked about uneasily; and when the
report was made to we knew that
he had found the cave and was about
ready to appropriate the contents. He
must be got rid of, for day at least
and if he had not overreached us in the
end l should blush with shame over
the job we put up.
The captains man was instructed to
watch for the patrol on the highway at
the foot of the hills, and to report that
Col. Bounce had conspired with him
to burn public building in the city.
This plan was carried out, and the
Colonel was arrested and taken to
town; he only well away when
took up what we believed to be his
not yet searched in that direction. After
going half a mile dropped into u
ravine, and as | made slip and threw
out a hand and clutched a bush there
was a rattle of iron against stone. In
another minute L had drawn out short
crowbar, and then we felt certain that
the cave was in the ravine. This was
what our spy had taken for stick, and
it had been brought along to work at
masonry.
1t was the major who found the cave
and it was his broken leg that lost us
the treasure. AS we walked down the
ravine, carefully scanning the rocky
walls, he slipped on Il wet stone and
pitched forward against a bush. The
bush was uprooted and he swayed and
fell. and his first cry was that the cave
was behind it. So it was. stone
which must have required the services
of six or eight men to lift had been
cemented into the mouth of cave of
seams would have been plain to any
eye on the lookout. So anxious was
the injured man to learn the contents
of the cave that he insisted on our be-
ginning work at once. This we would
not hear to, and making a rude litter
we bore him back to camp. Then 1 set
out for Delhi and surgeon, and it was
before we landed our
patient in the hospital
Then Capt. Gordon and l made all
speed back to camp and the cave. His
horse had been left there but was miss
ing, as was also some bedding and pro-
visions. We made for the cave on q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
A WARNING TO TEACHERS.
They Must Use the Official Text Book q,
Lose Their Position.

Ihey Must Use the Official Text Book
Lose Their Position.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 9.-The state
textbook commission proposes to rig
idly enforce that provision of the new
textbook law which compels the
teachers in the public schools of Kan
sas to use the books adopted by it.
Prof. w. c. Stevenson, of Emporia, has
started revolt against the vertical
writing system. He has a system of
his own and he says he has taught it
to 2, 200 Kansas teachers and they will
not discard it for the vertical system
just because the latter is made the Off
cial system by the commission. There
is heavy penalty for the refusal
of teachers to use books adopted, and
the commissioners assert that it will
be enforced to the very letter. .'If any
teacher refuses to obey the law said
a member of the board, she will not
only find himself out of employment
as a teacher, but may find himself in
Jail" Furthermore" he went on,
PROF. Stevenson will be required to
teach vertical writing himself at the
state normal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
KANSAS LANDS.
sales by the Santa Fe During the Last Six
Months Break the Record.

Sales by the Santa Fe During the Last Six
Months Break the Record.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1O.-The land
department of the Santa Fe announced
to-day that the sales of lands in Kan
sas during the past six months great
ly exceeded the sales for the same
length of time in other years and al
most reached the total sales for all of
last year 1.-The sales made so far this
year have been heavy" said Land Com
missioner Frost" when compared
with the sales of recent years. With
few exceptions the sales made were in
the grazing districts and grazing will
be carried on more extensively in the
southwest than ever before since that
territory was devoted exclusively to
grazing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
CALLED DOWN BY M'NALl.
Insurance Companies Warned Not to Write
Policies without Permission.

NhhSe III <hIICo OUHIIPaHIes Warheu MOI TO Wrlte
Policies without Permission.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1O.-Insurance
Commits sioner McNall received informa-
ton to-day that the German of Free
port and Milwaukee Mechanics insur-
ance companies, licensed to do bust
ness in Kansas, had pooled interests
and were writing insurance as the
Western Underwriters of Chicago.
maintained an office in Kansas CITY
and wrote insurance in eastern Kansas.
McNall sent the Chicago office a note
in which he declared that if he ever
heard OF the Western Underwriters
writing another policy in Kansas with
out his permission he would cancel the
permits of the other two companies at
once and without notice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
No More Passes for Relatives,

TOPEKA, Kan, July General Man
ager Frey, of the Santa Fe company, is
sued an order prohibiting the issuance
of passes to the relatives of its local rail-
way surgeons This is said to be the
forerunner of another order more
sweeping, which will take in the rela-
tives of all railroad officials except a
few of the high moguls. The Santa Fe
proposes to quit carrying so many
people free of charge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

TOPEKA, Kan, July 9--State Bank
Commissioner Breidentha al has received
notice that the Commercial bank of
st. John and the Bank of Stafford have
paid off all depositors in full and gone
out OF business Their capital was
S2o,OOO and So, 500 respectively. They
were owned by Mr. Barr, who will
represent a Boston financial house
1oaning money to western Kansas cat
tlemen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
LewelIing wiz Resign,

TOPEKA, Kan, July 9.-Ex-Gov. Lew
cling announced yesterday that he
would resign as senator within a few
days, so as to give the people of his
county an opportunity to select man
to succeed him He thinks that Col.
Webster, of Oatville, in his county,
will get the nomination and be elected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
Held for Murder in Eirst nepree

GALENA, Kan, July 9.-Jake Killion
and Ed Martin charged with the kill
ing OF Claude Tuttle and John John
son, IN dispute over a swing at this
place June 25, had their preliminary
trial yesterday. The testimony was
very damaging to the prisoners and
they were held for murder in the first
degree without bail.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
Habit Defeats Habit.

Gobang-It is a mighty hard thing to
overcome a habit. whether it is good or
baG.
Grymes-I never form habits
How do you prevent it?-'
"Oh, / guess it is just a habit with
men. Y journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17

-EN-Secretary of the Interior Roke
Smiths family We're saved from the fire
which recently destroyed their home
by the persistent noise of tbeir dog
waking them up.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING.

The editor Of a Missouri paper gives
this pointer on the virtue of advertis
ing: "When we were publishing a pa
per IN 1872 in Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, on the
upper floor a store was opened in the
room under u Office. The senior
partner came up stairs and contracted
for three columns Of space for one year
with locals and 25, 900 dodgers each
week. H said it was a snap to get into
a town where the other business men
did not advertise. The firm started on
borrowed capital. In less than three
years it had money enough to start two
stores, one in S3dalia, one in St. Lotus.
1t dissolved partnership and one part
ner took a field to himself. Byron
Nugent was the partner who made the
contract and who Is now senior mem
Der of B. Nugent & Co., the great St.
Louis house. He not only owns the
building and grounds, but is now
erecting a modeet little cottage home
which cost him $87, 900. We must add
that some of the old moss backs who
were in business in Nc. Vernon before
Byron Nugent ever saw the place are
still there, grumbling about dull trade
and hard times"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
TUBERCULOSIS HERE.

Recently evidences of tuberculosis
we're discovered in the COWS at the
North Carolina Agricultural Expert,
ment Station. Steps we're promptly
taken to get the disease killed out by
killing the eff cted COWS. A govern
ment expert from the bureau of animal
industry came to assist. Eight fine
COWS were killed.
In connection with the killing of the
cattle ct the Experiment Station, Prof.
Emery furnishes the following state
ment:
THE Experiment S alton desires no
secrecy and will in due time give the
public all the facts of the finding of
tuberculosis here and of the destruction
of some Of the animals composing the
dairy herd of COWS.
80 far as there was any danger
from this trouble here, it has been re
moved. The danger was to our Gus,
toners only, and these we protected
and will reassure from the result of the
tests and post norton examinations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
HIT'EM AGAIN.

Money is without demand in Nav
York at 3 and 4 per cent. and Our A.
anciers arise to explain how good thu
times are Exactly. If all the wheat
in the country were stored in a bis
warehouse and owned by a few men
and but a few others could get gnv n
it, how few hungry people there should
be. This kind Of logic is, of course
conclusive and gives general s~atisfac.
tion-to the man with the money
Winston Journal.