Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-28

I'D Il MlSSOurl paper. Uncle Jimmy
Simpsons obituary was unavoidabIy
crowded out last week. Uncle Jim
was mighty good man, and we are
sorry we could not print the notice of
his death sooner.'-Hoxie Sentinel
A youth who had reached the ma
ture age of IL summers, concluded
that it was time for him to go forth
to win place for himself in the
world. He had read several books
about brave youths who had gone into
some great city and so attracted the
managers of great business inStitu-
tions by their appearance that the
managers had given them employ
menJ at once and in the course of
year or two these youths were push
ing up toward the head places in the
great business institutions. This
| youth wasn't such an ALFRED good
worker about home, but lie was good
bit of a dreamer and liked to figure
on the futune he was going to gather
in when he got into the world. He
mentioned his desire to his paLernal
ancestor, but he did not meet with
any hearty encouragement. After
hearing his story, the old man studied
a moment and then said: my son, L
can't say that l know much about
this business of conquering the world
that you talk about. 1t has always
kept me tolerably busy humping
along and taking care of the family
grocery and dress bills so that l hav-
emit had much time to think about
doing up the world in general, but my
judgment is that if you want to go in
to the world conquering business d
good place TO start would be right
here at home. If it is work you are
hankering after L think you can scare
up quite d good deal of it right here,
but if you get out among strangers
you may find good deal of trouble"
The youth, however. thought his ia
ther was a fogey and took no stock in
his remarks. He was satisfied that
around home was no place for him.
When the YOUTHS father saw that his
son was stuck on the idea of going out
TO conquer the world lie said nothing
more, but the youths mother was
worried about her darling boy and in
sisted that her husband should not al
low the poor dear to go. Right there,
however, the old man, who had trav-
leled much, but who was conceded to
have lot of good nsird sense, differed
from his wife. ''IJ is my opinion.
said he, ''that if the boy has made up
his mind to tackle the world it would
be a good idea to let him tackle FER; lie
may learn quite a heap in the course
of Il few months that he doesn't know
now" SO the old man gave the boy
S25 as starter and turned him loose.
The boy tackled the city, but some
how or other his appearance didn't
seem to strike any managers of any
great business concerns and that $25
faded away like a piece of custard pie
when a healthy boy makes front and
flank attack. When he had COTTON
down to his last so cent piece he hap
Ipened to strike job of moving heavy
boxes into a warehouse from dray-
He had to work harder than he had
ever supposed a boy could work and
for his labor he received a stipend of
SIPS day. He staid with his job for
two weeks and then wrote to his
mother that he was lonesome to see
her. And his mother worked the old
man for enough cash to pay the boy S
railroad fare from the city to the
home station. The boy is feeding
cattle at present on the home place
and hasn't said a word about going
out to conquer the world since he
came back. Moral: A little tough ex-
perience sometimes is an ALFRED good
thing.-Mail and Breeze
w. @. Olson s. Son have the largest