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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-02-25

modern society. They, in isolated
cases, have been known to go back to
their holmes, pursuaded that the job
is too big for them, and even to put
the aurora borealis finance and moon
shine economics out of their hearts
forever
Everywhere throughout the treas
ury are secret electric buttons which
control the Office, signal the police and
communicate with the other offices of
the state house. In fact d stranger
could not get in, and, if in, could not
get out, if some employe did not
..press the button" for him. Every
provision for protecting the property
of the state has heen made. The
treasurer gives bond for million
dollars; the assistant treasurer, d bond
for a quarter of a million dollars; and
the other employees, twenty thousand
dollars each. a revolver lays in easy
reach of every official. The arms are
furnished by the state. One carbine,
loaded IA generation ago, went off ac-
cidentally the other day, and rang out
as good and true as modern Win
CileSUcT Ii WAS Il NOlCe SpedhliiS OuO
of the past, how our Jim Lanes, and
Charlie RobinSons and John Browns
saluted the border ruffians in the
''times that tried mems souls"
Tie department is arranged that
each official is Il check upon each other,
and seldom indeed is clerical error
made that runs through the entire
force. Again the offices of State
Treasurer and the State Auditor are
checks upon each other.
No small part of the work is wait
ing on the public. People of all sorts
OF business and from every nook and
corner of the state come TO tue State
Treasury as the MusSulman goes To
Mecca. The other state officers take
care OF all who call on them and know
many people but Frank Grimes knows
them all, and so they come bv ones
and twos, and by companies, regi-
ments and by DriSades.
From the walls OF the treasury, look
down the pictures of the state treas
urers of other days, and even the
treasurers of territorial days. These
are IA lesson to the public, an incent-
i've to the young and silent sermon
to all, that unqualified honesty ani
never wavering integrity are the first
requirements of an officer and d citi-
iZen.-Leoti Standard.
JOHN S. DAWSON,
Bond Clerk, State Treasury.
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Riverside Pickups.
(By Kate Socolofsky.)

(by Nate SOcOlOISky-l
Snow.
Winter weather vet.
Mr. Silver butchered four hogs last
week.
E. Jones is building rock wall in
Lee Greer'S well.
Israel Roster and wife are living
with Joseph Richardson.
There will not be an exhibition at
our school house as stated in last
weeks paper
Aruie Runyon was visiting his par
ents northwest of Ellis. Saturday,
February IL.
John Altman and wife attended
quarterly meeting at Mt Pleasant
last Saturday
The scholars and teacher at Mt
Pleasant had a very pleasant time the
last day of school.
The best quarter section of land in
this county for raising alfalfa, wheat
and corn is for sale or trade by James
Tunnel.
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INSURANCE COMPANY.
Kansas State Mutual Hail AsSocia
tiOn.
headquarters at McPherson.

headquarters at Mcpherson
This week the Kansas State .iubual
Hail association WAS organized in this
city with its headquarters here
This institution will be of untold
benefit TO the grain raisers of Kansas.
1t is Il mutual association and the eX-
penses of insurance will depend large
ly on the amount of losses.
The association is composed of good
men many of them having had large
experience in mutual insurance and it
is bound to be success from the very
beginning.
Following is the board of directors:
+. MaxOn, st. John; o. A. Smith,
Great Bend; f. III. Harbaugh, Con-
cord; III. J. Astle, Haven; III. Parker,
Mcpherson; w. ID. Gilpin, Topeka; c..
b. Hahn, Osborne: j. w. YowelI, Nc
Pherson; f. A. Gresham, Bucklin; j..
G. Curran, Curran; J. w. Anderson,
Mulvane; J. l.. Faglines, Sterling; w.
B. Helm, Ellsworth; j X. Mayberry,
McPherson; J. III. brown, Newton.
The following officers were elected
for the first wear:
j. w. Vowel, president; .. A.
Smith, vice presidents; Fl. Parker,
treasurer; A. j. Shaw, secretary.
A charter has been applied for and
will be received soon. e
This makes two state insurance
companies located in Mcpherson, both
on safe and sound business principals.
Mcpherson Freeman, February 3.
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Cupid'S Dart.

Married, Tuesday, February 81. 1899,
at the NJ. E. parsonage in this city,
Mr.. Charles Connor and Miss Ida
Hartsfield, both of Collyer township,
Rev. Gunckel officiating.
The groom is the brother of our old
friend John COnnor, and is one of the
pioneer settlers of Collyer township.
trious, and will make good husband.
The bride is the estimable daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. h. Hartsfieid
and is an estimable young lady and
will make Charlie good wife.
WORLD and a host of warm friends
wish the happy couple much happi-
ness, prosperity and long life.
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Fairv;sw Doings.


Orlando Carlson is breaking horses
nowadays
Another cold wave is sweeping over
the plains of Kansas.
Albert Christensen was pleasant
caller at Johnson's last Sunday.
T. W. johnson brayed the storm
Wednesday and marketed wheat in
Ellis
Our school is progressing nicely un-
der the management of Miss Stokes
berry.
Mr.. Olson and family drove to Ellis
last Monday and had their pictures
taken.
Clarence Kingsly and Lewis Chris
tenson were shopping in Ellis last
Saturday.
Il. W. johnson was the guest of
Emil Lawson last Wednesday and
Thursday
The Misses Johnson's and o. Carl
son made a trip to Hays City last
Wednesday
Fred Runyon passed through this
vicinity on his way to John Allman's
last Saturday
NJ H johnson and Mr. Webb were
in this neIghborhood talking horse
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trade last week.
Stock in this vicinity is doing nice
ly, despite the severe weather we have
lately experienced.
Harry George has improved his
place by the erection of a, windmill.
Harry is quite carpenter, you know.
E. NJ. Wagner is beautifying his
home by building an addition to it..
Mr.. Murden of Ellis is the boss car
penter.
Peddlers are getting to be quite
numerous in these parts. They are a
nuisance, because articles of better
material can be got for the same value
in any town in the west.
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County Lime Notes.
n n<l

Sam Glass, jr., is quite sick
Baird finished threShing south last
Friday.
Otto Colborg visited the town of
Ellis last Saturday.
Wheat has weathered the storms
this winter all right SO far.
Henry Cutler was selling some
horses and mules last Saturday in
Ellis.
The stock all came through tie
storms in fair to good shape with but
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500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure.
is the only positive cure known to-
medical fraternity. Cartarrh being
constitutional disease requires :,
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarTh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The DroprietcrS have SO much faith
in its curative powers. that they offer
Ohe Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials.
Address. f. ]. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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NOTICE-Dunning is a business for
eign to my principles To accommo-
date some of my patrons i have wait
ed until harvest, and on to seeding
time, husking time Now L wish all
those indebted to me will please call
and settle at once. G.I. VERBECK-
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Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best

For SALE-One of the best 32O acre
farms in Trego county. For terms APP
ply to George Baker, Wa-Keeney,
Kan Can give possession at any time-
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TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All Druggists refund the money
if it fails to Cure. 25c-
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The Cold Weather Will
Soon be Over.

will you some oi 'ne Nc"
Goods been receiving such
Copper Nickelplate Teakettes
Nlhpans Saucepans Preserving
the
Ladies' Shopping Bags
sand
goods
Also cheaper grades waists skirts
a
those tangled"
tension sash curtain rods.
Staple goods novelty suitings
4inhands.
Window shades laces embroideres handkerchief.
EMBROIDERIES
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little loss.
The sale of Mrs. III. N Rogers
household goods last Saturday was
postponed until the 25th.
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PROGRAM.

Ness County Holiness association
will hold a monthly meeting at River
side school house, March "a, 1899:
1O:OO-Opening exercises .
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-. ......E E. j. Badgley
10:30-Bible exposition Rev. Greer
11:30-Altar service ...... Rev. Greer
Noon.
1:3O-Song and praise. E. p. Curtis
2:OO-Bible reading ..... Mrs. Huling
3:O0-Sermon. ...... Rev. Thompson
Business meeting.
Evening service.
7:O0-Song and prayer r...
John Anderson
7:O0-SermOn Rev. Gritfifh Ia
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 A WELCOME VISITOR.

Mr Chas. Jacobson, the brilliant and young assistant Attorney Gen eraI, of Little Rock, was a business visitor in Pine Bluff recently Although NIT. Jacobson was turned down by his "boss," Attorney Gen eral Jeff Davis, in his decision in re. gard to the signing of the school warrants, the people Of Jefferson county and state generally are ol the opinion that be was right in the matter. Mir. Jacobson is indeed ! welcome visitor.
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PROSPECT OF DAMAGE TO THE EXPOSITION HAS A
 SOBERlNG INFLUENCE
ANXIOUS TO COMPROMISE
The Conspirators are Just Be ginning to Realize Their
 Great Wrongs.

PARIS, September l5 The open threats of boycott of the Paris Elk position on account of the Dreyfus verdict, reported in dispatches from the United States, Great Britain, Austro-Hungary, Italy and other countries, seem to be having a so- bering influence upon public opin-. ion here.
 There is no doubt that the yer diet of tke Rennes court. martial was a. first accepted with delight by the general public. Most French men seem to be willing to believe Dreyfus guilty because the gen erals say be is guilty. The Paris shop keepers, owing to the fact that agT- tation is always detrimental to bus mess, are anxious to have the con- troyersy ended on almost any terms. Hence they hailed the decision as settling the intermiable affair.
 But the prospect that the exposi- tion may be boyeotted, which. would mean 8 loss of millions. causes undeniable alarm. Then a want of logic is perceived in the verdict of "extenuatlng circnm- stances" It is also perceived that 
 tbe friends of Dreyfus are by no means silenced, but are resolved upon new and vigorous campaign
 The fact that other countries re- fused to accept the verdict as just might have been dismissed with contempt by the average Parisians but the danger of boycott of the Paris Exposition is practical point which causes him to reflect. Any thing approaching failure of the exposition would mean severe per sonal loss to thousands Of people. Whether the final effect ot the boy colt movement will be dogged anger against Dreyfus or an increasing openness to yiction Of the gross l injustice Of the Rennes verdict re mains to be seen.
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PINE BLUFF BOY
Will be Cashier Of New Express
 Office at Little Rock.

For the past few weeks it seems that the commercial world has look ed to Pine Bluff alone for good ma terial, with which she is we'll sup piled.
 Word has just reached this city that another Pine Bluff boy has re- ceived good and merited promotion in Little Rock. He is no other than Mr. John T. Hoover, who IS now the affable cashier of the local office of the Pacific Express Company.
 When the Uhoctaw route is com pleted the Wells Fargo Express Company anticipates establishing an office in Little Rock, and it has been given out by the officials that John T. Hoover, of this city, will be cashier.
 We congratulate MT. Hoover upon bis good luck aud regret to lose him from our midst.
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dy policeman. l w1ll fine you five dollars Belle Sampson. Whats that the old fellow is takln an appale to tbe circuit court. If you don't get out of here Dooiey and erase that shamrocks picture from your face HI arrest you for stealing the map of Ireland out of our public schools.
 Mir. Dooly was seen at brisk walk turning the corner to see Reed chief Of the COW department. The doctors have ordered that he drink milk for his health, although some doctors ordered medicine. The last thing he took has caused him to be patriotic for he has seen stars and worn stripes. We hope to meet the jolly prototype of Ireland tomorrow.
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FOUR CONNECTS ESCAPED
They Plan a Way and Were Very
 Successful.

Thursday afternoon about five o'clock, when the wardens were pre- pairing to take the 256 State con- victs to the stockade from their work on the Pipe Bluff & Western road, four of the men. all colored left and for time if was thought they had all successfully escaped. Mcintyre and several assistants put after them with the blood hounds and late this morning treed one of them several miles from the scene of escape.
 The other three escapes are Will Williams, of Pulaski county, Proc, tor Warden. of Mississippi county, and another negro from Pulaski county. by the name of Thos Gard her.
 Late this afternoon Mcintyre tel ephoned to Constable Stewart that he thought he had the trio cornered in some lumber about ten miles from town, aud, requested that the constable bring some assistants and reyolvers with them as the men are believed to be armed.
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rew WELL CHOSEN WORDS BRINGS FORTH A STORY
 OF A FAMILY FUSS.
MY WIFE IS RIGHT. ,
nThen Call Me Father No Longer You Are No Longer
 My Son.

The lawyer who turned his father from home to light winters chilling basts chronicled in Thursdays Graphic turns out to be Kr. IrviLg Reinberger, of the law firm of Rem berger & Ewing.
 IL was not our intention nor pur- nose to divulge the name of the ''un. oratefnl son. but the bucket of sorrow was too full and had to flow. Late last night the father sent for aGraphic reporter to whom he de- tailed the following statement:
 On sweet memories of the past he dwelled but a short time for in the present exigency sorrow coupled with regret would not let silence be tne comforter of sorrow. The story is as follows.
 Many years ago, said tbe old gentleman. "my son eloped with the lady who is now bis wife; my pro testations were of no avail; youth and folly go hand in baud and req son and judgement have no business or interest intermeddling in such affairs. My advice was discarded, but when shortly afterwards be re turned home with his bride I hum ply submitted to the inevitable, be- lieying that none of us are infalli- bic, and that to "err is human, while 10 forgive is divine "My SOD, lying" continued the old gen. tleman, left for Little Rock All the time gave him money, did all could for him, helped his wife In her hours of trouble, and when lrv- ing sought new fields l was the first to lend a helping hand. l gave him money to come 10 Pine Bluff. Alter he located in Pine Bluff I gave him something near $70O in all thus giving him start in life again, His wife accompanied him and they lived life's battle running small store. Many other matters oc- cured, 2 said he, ''but there is no need to men tion them"
 Well, MT. Reinberger how came you to locate in Pine Bluff; you have another son, have you not?"
 Well, said be, l was just goiLg to mention that. The reason I came to Pine Bluff was because my brother, Morris, in St. Louis, told Irving that my eating would not be worth fifty cents a week; or such
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FOR TIE STATE FAIR.

Hon Creed Caldwell, a member oi inc Arkansas legislature from Jeffer- son county is in the city today and ia being introduced by his colleague, Hon c. O. Light. MT. Cald well is here in the interest of the state fair at Pine Bluff, and in company with MT. Light was a pleasant caller at this office. The state fair, which be- oins october g promises to he a groat event and we shall have more 10 say of it later on-Paragouid Events.
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V. Balsano, No, 320 Main street. is receiving fresh oysters daily and will deliver the same to any part of the city al 25 cents for three dozen. l. Ae also carries a well selected stock of fancy fruits and confections and will give prompt atten tion to all orders. Old phone No. 4SS. Watch for his ad. on the local page of this paper.
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COOLEY IN COURT NOT OF PETER DUNNE FAME BUT A CHIP OFF THE
 OLD BLOCK WORKS ON SECTION 9. Gets Struck on Female Offend CT, the Peach of Pul-
 len Street.
WORKS ON SECTION g.

'Gocd mornin your Honor. Yis, but say, the ooys were not presawnt last night when Dinuis' cow liked the calf; but I say, ye haze Q foine lot of officers, so you have.
 ''oi, say, Officer Culsalt, phwy is that bis honor does not call in the officer of the COW department?1 The Judge here interrupted MT. Dooley in his i4terrogatories, with Order gentlemen. The first case tbis morning pg''-tYer Honor, it was re- ceived by Gentleman Joe at the Ar lingtune last night about 1 o'clock this mornin.7 Mir. Dooley, will you sit down mnment?7 T will yea Honor, replica the hero with spinage on his cfRn. gAs was saying, continued the Judge, s.the first case is that of Belle Sampson and Garland Foster. "Ouchr Here, what's the matter there?" asked the Judge. Nothing your honor, only Mr. DooleY jabbed me in the ribs and said 'Kape still here comes the peach of Pullen street. T'Wha-at's that2a said Dooley. "Sit down will you, or 20 outside and take the picture of the shamrock of of your face. The race don't come of until next week or later The Judge turning to the prisoner said,
 ''you are charged with violating section POP. ''Yer honor, ;" shouted Dooley, as he jumped about f feet in the air; 1T protest; I am noG charg. ed with anything, only twinty-foive cints for tuoakkeY at the corner grocery store; section POP is wrong; dye moind yer honor, it should be section 9; that's where I work. Garland Foster, you are charged with violation of section 2O4p' "The blcody nag yelled Dooley, "I'll quit me job if that's the kind of a foreman that occupies the same po- sition that O'i do.
 Judge Rousseau-W are ready for this case. Bring in the witness es- s,sy," remarked Dooley, to Jerry hs partner, "whose the old cogger with the glasses; looKs like Dickens charactul in print, but of course her In court. Sh! Listen how he questions the loidie, my ain't she gool lookin' gurll Oh, look at the officer of the foorce. Whats tLat he's saying; "Paid mamma some money, well now he's pretty good chump at that. Oh. begorra, A napur callin' on 8 swate loidy an then to have corns on his feet; but sure he has cotton on his back. Look at the smoile on the old duffer with glasses; what's this, contra dieting the Judge, OflI stop that; yer Honor, Oi"-"Dooley sit down or I'll fine you for contempt of court Ha, ha, ha, wouldn't that kill you, throwin' bottle of beer at a cop; I wish they'd throw one this way" "Fine you $5 Dooley," said Judge Brown. .'I refuse to pay $5; Oi am an Imerican citizen and have roight to spake. Costs you $500 fine for nterrupting the court; well if you want the money go down to the bank and stand there, there's money in it, there's none in me. Judge I didn't hear the witness, have her talk louder. Yes that's better, you heard woman's footsteps on the porch''-and that a int all she heard either Judge, interrupted our cha
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considerations of this nature I was received at lrvlng's home "Stnce in Pine Bluff I have been in the ci. gar business. have never re- celVed one cent from my son; mat ters are such that I am begrudged what little eat. I never eat for anytof my meals, said the old gen. tleman, more than a little mashed potatoes, a little tomatoes aud q cup of coffee, "Occasionallv I would get little chicken. The vietuals' said be, necessary to my living would not cost ten cents a day. still that is too much for my son and his wife 10 give me in re- turn for the many klndnesses and money gave them in the past.
 Il bought the meat and part of the groceries for the house; dry goods from Sterns in Little Rock. Still, said the old gentleman. T am denied the welcome due to a father at the doorsteps of his sons home"
 Would you mind, Mir. Reinberg. CT, in stating the firms name that in return for your cigars furnished the uecessaries of life, in part, for the family of your son Irving"
 "No, said he, Git is Mr. Mccormick and the Mccain Grocery Co. MT. Mccormick furnished me meat for 10 months and l gave him in return $40 worth of cigars. When he went out oi business the man who succeeded him. Mir. Bloom, presented oll to me of $33 and I paid f..
 ''To end the cause of this humiliat, ing episode to me and to satisfy my self if possible that Irvings wife aGt mean that I must leave home, I repaired to the law office of my son on Main street and asked him for my $30OO insurance policy which is made out in his name and that ol my other son in St. Louis. He gave it to me. I then said to Irving, Dc ,,o,, oOv cont fO tho uordc of vnIlr wife?' lry.ng replied, My wife is right, you must do as she says. I replied, Then call me father nc DO longer; you are no longer rnJ sor'.
 This ends the aged fatter's touch lng story, but it is not given i1 de- tail. The few scattering facts con- firm the rest of what the old gentle man might have to say.
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Rev. $. s. Holcomb writes as fol- lows to the Democrat from Jones' boro: We are having 0 wonderful meeting here. Four of the most prominent men of the city were con verted, making thirty in all. Com- menced week ago. Four hundred to seven hundred in atteDdanre nightly. Pine Bluff is our next place. ."-Arkansas Democrat.
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UP GOES PAPER STOCK.
All the Manufacturers Advancing
 Prices.

Notices of the following tenor are being received daily. They speak for themselves:
 Owing to the recect heavy ad- vances in prices of paper stock and all ingredients entering into the manufacture of paper. we are com pelled to withdraw all prices.
 Yours truly,
 GRAHAM PAPER COMPANY.
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GRAHAM PAPER COMPANY.

Owing to the con tinued advance of raw material, the manufacturers of paper and envelopes have been compelled to advance their prices, consequently we are obliged to with draw all quotations. Yours truly,
 ST. LOUIS PAPER COMPANY, AugusS 28, 1899.
 All other houses have sent out similar notices.
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Mir. E. A. Pope, of Little Rock, is reqistered at the Trulock.