Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-09-30

High-cock-a-lorum- Mogul of
the mute language-or the devil will
attend to your case. and your obituary
viii appear in the next issue
One OF our pretty Young SchOolteach-
ers who was teaching her first term of
school this spring. told in secret con-
fdence to her special chum, the fol-
lowing incident: Il was trying to
teach Johnnie to spell and pronounce
feet. After many trials / succeeded
in teaching him the letters, but TO
save my life l couldn't teach him TO
pronounce it, In despair l said: Now
Johnnie, what is it a cow has four of.
while 1 have only two?' The answer
was prompt. pronunciation perfect:
but Oh. il was unexpected. and l
wished the floor would open and swaI-
low me up to hide the shame on nv
face. as the scholars Uttered at my
embarrassment and JOhnnie's unex-
pected reply. l will never. never ask
such a question again. if l teach
school the rest of my life.'-Huron
Herald
There is no better advertiser than
the hen Every time she lays an egg
she announces the fact by IA lively
cackIe, and also works the rooster 10
assist in letting the world know that
an egg has been laid. As cOnse-
quence the good housewife and chill
dren find nest. and the fresh nutri-
tiOus egg satisfies man and keeps him
in good humOr. But il is not 80 with
the goose, which By the way, is not so
good layer a> the hen This short
legged sister, in Il self sufficient sort
of way steals out into the weeds. LAYS
an egg and waddles OF without saying
word. The result is nest full of
spoiled eggs, good for nothing except
to throw at fakirs- The goose on ac-
count of her refusal to advertise. is
very unpopular and the tribe Is near
" extinct. while poets sing praises Of
the hen and everybody is her friend
Eagle
The Abilene Reflector tells of a
speechmaking at picnic in Dickin-
son county in which three prominent !
announced themselves as
unQuaiifiededly in favor of expansion.
The first was Judge H. c. Harvey of 4
Flora, who said that he not only up
held the President of the United .
States. but also believed that we
should hold the Philippines ito the 4
last man and the last dollar what .
would YOU dog he demanded amid .
''trail old glory in the dusts''
The next speaker was l. P. Houtz, a
Populist leader of the county. who
started with the expression, '-of course
We must keep the Philippines and
ne was followed by W. A. Smith. an
Ither Populist, who declared that he
was in favor OF holding the Philip
pines and whipping to the last ditch
everv rebel against United States
During the civil war"
he said, ''the rebels who stayed at
nome and shot the soldiers in the
back by their words and deeds did
more harm than those who shot in
'ront. 1t is so now. and those who
ire comforting the rebels deserve no
no doubt sent as many /
BOYS to the front as any other county
n the state, which speaks well for
he patriotism of our sister on the
SOUTH On last Monday evening it
vas the good fortune of the editor of
his paper to be present at the home
coming of GraiufieId boy who spent
year in the Philippines in the coun-
rvs cause Harry Burr is his name,
ind he IS the youngest son of c. NJ
Burr, well known 10 many Sheridan
county citizens especially those who
-eSided here in the early days as at
hat time he was proprietor of gen.
.ral merchandise store and was post
Master at GrainfieId We met Harry
IN the train between Grlnnell and
iraInfield and although nearly seven
ears have elapsed since we last saw
i'm. the recognition was mutual In
he few minutes run from Grinnell to
irainfield we propounbed n many I