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t1ons. 1t stood upon the estate of Col
Gerrit Lansing and was considered one
of the finest oaks in the section
The visit of Lafayette.
While worthy of attention as a tree.
of attractive growth it is to al event
which occurred in 1925 that the tree
owes its name of Lafayette Oak In
1924, when the Marquis de Lafayette
started on his triumphal tour of the "a
states which then comprised the I'm
ion, after an absence of over 40 years,
the country was in a Juror of excite
ment and everywhere the greetings to
the noble-hearted son of france were
fervid. After his tour of the west. he
came east on the Erie canal, which
had just been completed and arrived
in Rome, June 9. 1925 There he was
met by company of distinguished cit
liens from Utica, Whitesboro and
Rome and the militia. A speech of
welcome was delivered and a reception
rendered the general. after which La
Fayette and his party were escorted to
the canal where their boat was await
ing them. That night they proceeded
to Oriskany, Lafayette being the guest
of Col. Gerrit Lansing, who was under
HIS COululdHU DIT OOTuWdillS SuIISnQ6I
at Yorktown in 1881. AS he was pro-
ceeding to the home of Col. Lansing,
a most enthusiastic demonstration was
accorded him. When the mansion was
approached, the throng became so
dense that Lafayette was obliged to
take a stand beneath one of the trees
of the estate and there remain while
the multitude passed, shaking hands
and also delivering a few words of ap-
probation. The tree under which La
Fayette stood was marked and from
that time to the present it has been
caIIed the Lafayette Oak.
"A noteworthy incident in connection
with the Lafayette Oak is the fact
that at one time it was used as a post
Office. regular though infrequent visits
being made by carriers of the mail to
the spot TO deposit mail for traders
with the Indians who lived In great
numbers in the forest west Of Orkis-
any and to receive letters for the
east.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07
CITES OF KANSAS.



Since Previous Census
According to a compilation of the
assessors and county clerks Official
returns for 1901. just completed by
the Kansas state board of agriculture.
there are Ill cities and towns in
Kansas having 1000 inhabitants or
more. Seventy-three municipalities
belonging to such a list have gained
19, 343, Kansas City distancing all the
others with an increase of 5,761, while
thirty-seven others lost S,160, and one
made no return. Lyndon, Scranton.
Downs, Phillipsburg, Enterprise and
Goodland have fallen below the 1000
mark, and Lincoln, with gain of S42;
Oskaloosa, 319; Cedarvale, 81; STAFF
ford, 20; Hanover, 81, and Oberlin, 81,
have been added to the list The rela-
tive rank of the eight cities having
the largest number of inhabitants re-
mains the same as one year ago.
Hutchinson, Emporia and Parsons
now precede Galena in the order
named, the latter occupying twelfth
instead of ninth place. lola passes
Salina and Newton; Winfield and In
dependence each advance one point;
Junction City drops three and Abilene
one.
Some of the other cities that nave
shifted their rank are Horton, which
rises above Cherryvale. Ell Dorado and
Abilene; Manhattan climbs from 35th
to 9th place; Clay Center drops from
25th to 35th place; Cherryvale, 18th
to 33d; Osawatomie, saith to Both.
Paola precedes Holton; Mcpherson
takes 34th instead of Seth place.
Burlington 44th instead of 46th, Be-
lott 45th instead of 47th. Oswego
jumps from 49th to 47th, Chetopa 56th
to 4Sth, Sterling 54th to SD, Caldwell
Goth to 54th, and Lindsborg 18th to
list Girard goes from 40th to 41st.
changing places with Rosedale. Great
Bend falls from AID to 10th. Dodge
City 44th to 49th, Kingman SD to ed.
Wamego seth to Gath Herington now
ranks 57th instead of Gath, Neodesha
59th instead of 10th, Frontenac 60th
instead of 65th, Ellsworth 61st instead
of list, Larned 65th instead of 73d,
Washington I'D instead of nth. and
Yates Center 9th instead of I'D
Scammon dropped from 61st to I'D
place, Sabetha ed to 18th, Fredonia
9th to 74th, and ST. Mary's S0th to
S5th.
The following table gives the cities
and towns having one thousand or
more inhabitants, in the order of their
rank, and the population of each:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07
THE LAFAYETTE OAK.

1atan, named for an Indian chief. 1t
then had bright prospects and was
located on the banks of the river, but
1t is not as large now as it was forty
years ago-it died with the navigation
of the Missouri. Cow island, too, is
gone. Like many smaller islands in
the river it has been swept away by
the rapacious current of that stream
until now not an acre is left, and the
fact that such an island eyer existed
is unknown to the present generation.
The old Misso III has cut some high
capers within the last half century,
and the channel is not where it once
was. At the foot of the bluff at wes-
ton, where stood Warmers warehouse,
from which the bales of hemp were
rolled directly onto the bows of the
boats, is now an immense willow sand
bar and the river is a half mile away.
Chicago Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

could be worse than the return see
no other way. Can you brave it,"
He smoothed her hair from her fore
head.
I'VE know the world and we see the
situation We were saved together
and are known to have been out on
the sea by this time. 1 will take you
back as my wife. That will be the
only thing now-as 1 see.'
But marriage-marriage is SOL
emn, a sacred tie
so it is. We will try to do our
duty. think death has purified our
souls tonight So be comforted and
we will see what the light brings US.
1t may solve the problem of what to
do next"
In the faint gray dawn he awoke
from troubled sleep. They were on
a long sandy beech. Clear across the
bay were the buildings of the great
hotel Beyond and above them was a
small village and the cross of a tiny
stone church showed over the trees.
"The way is found" he said, calmly,
come. we will go yonder."
The news of their rescue went by
telephone to the great hotel and the
whole house, excited by their disap-
pearance and survival, waited on the
piazzas and at the wharf for their re-
turn on the coast steamer.
The people at the village had given
them some clothing but they presented
a strange appearance as they stepped
on shore. At the gang-plank stood
a white-haired old man and a red
faced middie-aged man. They were
both stern and choleric, their great
relief finding vent in hot anger The
culprits came together. Carter Starr
held his head high and his lips were
as set as his grandfather's own. Eloise
was wan and chung to his arm. There
was a loud huzzahing of the passen-
gers and a dash forward to shake
hands.
Wait" he cried, "and I'll give you
something to halloo for. Miss Storms
and myself have been very near Death
and have come back as we were saved
together. We were married this morn
ing at ST. Stephens across the bay"
The old mans eyes at once met those
of the red-faced mans in a look OF
intense relief He caught his grand
sons arm.
"And you did right, you scamp" he
reared out, You are always a gentle
man.
And Eloise felt her uncle's wet cheek
against her own.
1.-THE proper thing he sobbed, "ths
proper thing-and, under the circum-
stances, the only thing"
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6be Lafayeffe
Oak.
Utica On. 70 Letter.

Utica On. W Lottery
1t is characteristic of the American
people to cherish the places and events
made historic by deeds of their nnces-
tors. The localities rendered famous
by our forefathers of revolutionary
days, the sturdy patriots of 1912, the
boys of 81 and the self-sacrificing
youths who went out to battle against
the Spanish oppresscr-all appeal to
our finer sensibilities and the mark
ing of them so future generations may
be reminded of the glorious deeds that
have contributed to make this the
great nation of the present day is
source of satisfaction and pride The
part taken by New York state in the
making of history has been prominent
and throughout the commonwealth
may be seen tablets and monuments
erected by grateful descendants of the
nations defenders. Here in Oneida
county are the Oriskany monument
which marks the scene where, in 1777,
the American forces under the strong
hearted patriot, Gen. Herkimer, en-
gagged the enemy and fought one of the
decisive battles of the revolution, and
a shaft in the modest little cemetery
in the town of Stuben which shows
where were inferred the remains of
Baron Steuben, hero of Washington's
day. Other points of interest there
are, some marked and others some
what neglected, while a few are COM
paratively unknown. One of the last
class is to be seen in Utica's suburb,
Criskany, and is known locally as the
Lafayette Oak.
The oak is a grand specimen of the
. tree family and is located at the cor
ner of Dexter avenue and Utica street
Judging by it's appearance, it was
probably a sturdy little shoot in the
; wilderness when Columbus landed IN
America. When the Revolution was
being decided, it had grown to be a
tree of considerable size and it is rea-
sonable to suppose that many heart
sick and weary patriots found rest be-
meath it's protecting branches. 1t was
| a magnificent specimen of the oak
when the work of clearing the ground
| for settlement was under way, it was
spared because of its grand proper
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

The time between Moscow and vlad-
fvostok on the Pacific via Siberia by
the completion of the Trans-Baikal
railroad has been reduced to nineteen
days. The rail route is uninterrupted
up to Lake Baikal, this part of the
trip by fast train requiring about eight
days. The lake is crossed by an ice
breaking steamer, built in England
and taken to the heart of Asia in
pieces, to be reconstructed on the lake
side The steamer trip requires nine
hours. Later the southern shore of
this inland sea is to be skirted by the
railroad, so that there need be no
change of cars The Trans-Baikal
road-that is, the part of the road east
of the lake, which has just been I'm
fshed, runs to Stretensk, on the Amur
river. This place is reached in eleven
days from Moscow. The trip on the
Amur steamers requires a week, and
the journey on another railroad which
runs from the boat landing to vladi-
vostok consumes thirty-two hours
more The through fare, frst-class. il
about $s8.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

Folly. 1 knew better than to dare
Fate So
$50 did I. You must forgive me
A man should be WISE
And a woman discreet What
would my uncle and aunt say now?"
He was knotting the rope about her
I'VE may never know Now we
cannot be separated. If one browns,
the other will. 1t is just, is it not T?
And it makes chances"
Il would not have it any other way
Who wants to go into the unknown
alone?"
He rose up suddenly.
''Eloise, the worst is coming. Give
me your hand, no, hold to me. See."
She looked seward and saw that
which made her shrek and cling to
him.
Two hours later they lay somewhere
on the sand, still in terrible darkness
and the storm raging about them.
That they were alive seemed q miracle.
When consciousness returned to him
the sea was washing their bodies.
He had dragged her higher onto the
sand and discovered that she was not
dead. Now her head was pillowed on
his breast
Where are we?"
Il do not know. We must wait for
light. 1t may be an island-it may be
the Shore
She laughed bitterly.
1t does not make much difference
shall never go back"
why? o. 1 know, 1 know"
You do not know the Storms. l
am forever disgraced in their eyes /
would rather be dead. 1 shall never
go back Get me away somewhere and
let me disappear. I will work, any
thing, anything. rather than face my
uncle"
Her voice was scornful and drea,y
enough. He smoothed her wind
roughened hair
DO not think that 1 do not know
1 cannot see that my own case is very
different /, too. have offended against
the unwritten laws. also must bear
my punishment"
Which will be"
MY grandfather never forgives-''
| 81 know that we'll"
After a long silence during which
the wind seemed somewhat less ter.
rible, he said. in low tone:
But I will make it up to you"
How can your"
81 can at least save you from the
worst"
The worst" she shuddered.
81 can make you my wife,
you? And l was to make sucf
a great marriage
so was /. Perhaps this is one w,
can call it So"
back alone I cannot But nothir'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07
FIND WATER IN THE DESERT.

Plentiful Flow Is Struck in Mojave
Desert by Prospectors.
The Mojave desert, located in the
southeastern portion of the state, has
long been regarded as dangerous to
life and valueless for any purpose,
says the San Francisco Argonaut-
True, it was known that the arid land
could be rendered fruitful by means
of irrigation but there was no water
there and none could be obtained
without a heavy expenditure. The
only plan proposed that promised re-
lief was the construction of immense
reservoirs in the mountains to retain
the storm water for a long distance
during the summer. This meant a
heavy initial outlay and neither the
state government nor the federal gov
eminent has as yet expressed will
ingness to incur it. Life on the desert
when not positively dangerous, is
crowded with hardships. but hardships
have no deterrent effect upon the
searchers for gold. and lately the waste
places of the desert have been invaded
by an army of prospectors for OIL The
theory upon which they proceeded was
that the Kern river oil belt extends
through the Mojave desert Whether
or not there is any virtue in this
theory, the facts so far developed have
not justified it. No oil has been found,
but water in considerable quantities
has been struck and at the present
time this is more valuable than the
oil would have been. Artesian water,
if a sufficient quantity can be found,
is much better than the retained and
ditched storm water would have been,
since there is less expense for hand
ling and less loss from evaporation.
Three wells have been developed al
ready The third struck the water at
a depth of 1856 feet, which is much
more shallow than would be required
| for an oil well. All of them are said
to be ''gushers," and the latest flows
215 miners inches. If the water belt
should prove to be permanent and ex-
tensive a rush to this region and
something very like land boom may
be looked for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07
LOST MISSOURI ISLAND.
Cow Island Swept Away by Rapacioa
big Muddy"

Cow Island Swept Away by Rapacious
big Muddy
In the palmy days of steamboating
on the Missouri river one of the most
noted localities on that turbulent and
uncertain stref.en was Cow island, sit
uated in the river about seven miles
above Weston and opposite the old
town OF Iatan. It then contained about
1000 acres and was densely covered
with a primeval forest of cottonwood.
1t acquired its peculiar name from the
fact that at an early day-some time
in the last century, French trader,
in ascending the river, found here a
solitary COW, the first ever seen so
high up and the only one then within
hundreds of miles. She had been
stolen, doubtless, by the Indians from
the white settlement on the Mississip-
pi near ST. Charles, driven up the
river and placed on the island to pre-
vent her escape. The French gave to
the island the name Isle de Vache,'
the English meaning of which was
Cow island" The island was in
former days a place of historic inter
est and was a noted landmark, not
only among the early voyages and
steamboat men, but the early exp1or-
ers as we'll Lewis and Clarke landed
here and replenished their 1arder with
several deer on July 3, 1904. They
found at the head of the island large
lake, now called Bean lake, contain
ing beaver and many water fowl. 1t
was the first beaver they had seen.
Captain Martin, another explorer, win
tered here with a detachment of troops
in 1888. And here Major Long. on
his famous expedition to the Yellow
stone, held a council with the Kansas
Indians on Aug. "a, 1919. The island
was first opened by Major John
Dougherty of Liberty, Mo-, the father
of the present congressman from that
district, who in his day was a famous
trapper and a member of the Ameri-
can Fur Company, and spent many
years among the Indians The fur
company had a number of trading
posts on the upper Missouri, where
they kept merchandise which they ex-
changed with the Indians for furs.
Major Dougherty laid on the town of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

The Kaiser's Church-Building Fad.
The kaiser of Germany has many
hobbies; the kaiserin only one, the
building of churches, says the New
York Times. As, however, she is con-
stantly indulging her taste for &c
clesiastical construction, the matter is,
financially at least, of some Importance
to those who pay for her piety- There
is. therefore, a certain good-natured
dissatisfaction with her extravaganza
is this line. Taxpayers comfort them
selves with the thought that she might
spend their money in less praise
worthy objects The feeling ON the
subject was recently given expression
to in a comical manner at the unveil-
ing of one of the groups of the statues
with which the emperor has decorated
the alley in the Thiergarten in Berlin.
known as the '-Siegerallee." At the
close of the ceremony came the ma
tional hymn, Hell Dir inn Sieger-
kranz." whereat every one, of course
uncovered Among the number was
a totally bald man. seeing whom one
of the street urchins present called
out: 'eHey, there's another vacant
spot for the kaiserin to build . church
on."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

1 will tell you that the boat may break
up-later. 1t is an old one and leak
ing horribly. Here is a rope. 1 will
tie it about you and myself as woll
as 1 can and to the mast and deck
piece. Believe me, 1 will do all 1 can
to save you"
She put her hands on his shoulders
and looked into his eyes.
Forgive me-
For what?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

''I should have known better than
to have brought you
She smiled bitterly.
s'And 1 should not have come. We
are even Can we get through the
storm?'
He looked out to the infinite, ON
nipotent sea. His reckless moods fell
from him. The wind blew the girls
brown hair about her shoulders. He
could not see her face He tried to
keep a control of the rudder for long
time but gave 1t up as useless Out,
out into the darkness and tossing wa
tiers they went with the receding tide.
Finally he crept along close to her and
took her hands.
you have been very brave-I think
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

OF the 5000, 900 inhabitants of Libe-
ria only about $4,000 are civilized. OF
the original $4,000 negroes sent there
by the colonization societies in the
United States there are about 5000 de-
sceadants-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

The first men to ascend Mt Blanc
were Balmat and Paccard. in 1886.
They gained the prize offered twenty
six years BEFORE by Saussure for SO do
ing. At present an average of fifty
parties climb it annually.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-07

The chronology of both the Chinese
and Hindoos Is fairly reliable as far
back as 200 b. c., before which 1t be-
comes misty
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Ascent. of Mont Blanc.

Population in 1853: no later enumerati
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-03
ALABAMA EDITORS FIGHT.
Rival Newspaper Men Fall Out al
New Decatur.

New Decatur.
New DECATUR, Ala, Aug. IA
highly sensational street fight between
two newspaper man took place on Sec
ond avenue here yesterday. Claude F.
Drake, late editor of the Decatur Vita
scope, met Harold E. Hildreth, local
editor of the New Decatur Advertiser,
and asked him if he was the author of a
letter, signed Q. j. Hildreth, which
Drake showed him. He said he was not,
but would take the responsibility, as
his father had written It, Drake then
proceeded to give young Hildreth a
buggy whipping, and after striking him
several blows with the whip, Hildreth
picked up rock, but before he could
throw it, Drake knocked him down with
his fist. They were then parted, with.
out either being seriously hurt Both
We're arrested and gave bonds.
The letter which caused the trouble
accused Drake of being a blatherskite,
among other things, and was sent to the
editor Of an out-of-town paper. Hildreth
said, when confronted by the papers
correspondent, and was shown the let
ter, which was returned by the editor
to the correspondent, that he intended
his remarks for Drake, as he thought
him to be the correspondent. Both
Drake and young Hildreth were ar
ralgned before Mayor Thomas Turner,
and the latter was fined 81 and costs and
the former $50 and COSTS Drake imme-
dlately took an appeal to the circuit
court
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GOVERNMENT REPORT
ON CORUNDUM MINING
Mineral Is Found In Georgia
and North Carolina.
VALUE AS AN ABRASIVE

1t Is the Hardest Mineral Known to
Science Except the Diamond-Its
Market Value Is Twice that of
Emery.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 3.-The geologi-
occurrence and distribution of corun-
dunn in the United States. 1t shows
considerable activity in corundIm min
ing in the last few years. Several new
finds in quantity have been brought to
light, particularly in Ontario, where the
oorundum occurs in q syenite, and
in North Carolina and Georgia in a
gneiss or a quartz cist. Except in
Montana the cOrundum in the United
States is limited to the Appalachian
chain, and its mining has been confined
to Northeastern Georgia and South
western North Carolina, except for the
emery mines at Chester.
It's great value as an abrasive lies in
the fact that next to the diamond, it is
the hardest mineral known to science.
Its occurrences are of much greater
variety than formerly supposed. While
the large concentrated masses are still
confined to the basic magnesia rocks,
cOrundum is scattered III small quanti-
ties through a number of other rocks
and i'll the aggregate exists in large
quantity.
During the past few years" ;" says the
report, "North Carolina is the only
state that has produced any corundum
and Massachusetts and New York the
only ones which have produced any
emery. The mining of the former the
past year has been very much less than
of the latter, although it's market value
is twice that of emery and there is
large demand for the we'll inclined COM
mercial product. The reason for the
discrepancy is that the better deposits
have been tied up and imperfectly
cleaned product has been put on the
market and other minerals have been
substituted for this one. 1t is too soon
to predict to what extent the recent dis
coveries of cOrundum in Canada and
India will add to it's production. "