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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
Product of the Texas
Field May Come
Into Use for Fuel.

United States, Mexico, the West Indies,
South America and Europe at cost
so low that no other fuel can be used
in competition for steam purposes.
Fuel oil from wells in the Beaumont
field can be piped into the seaboard at
Port Arthur and run into tank steam
ers at a total cost of production and
transportation no exceeding ten cents
barrel, and as three and one-half bar
rels of oil are equal to one ton of coal
for steam purposes. this is equal to the
delivery of coal at the seaboard at a
cost of thirty-five cents a ton.
The location is specially advantage
Gus for shipment to Mexico and the
West Indies, which are the largest i'm
porters of American coal, receiving
nearly eighty per cent of all the coal
that is exported, excepting that which
goes to Canada. In considering the ex-
port feature of fuel oil and the advan-
tageous location of the Beaumont fielS,
the growing Importance of New Or
leans and Galveston as seaports should
not be overlooked. These ports now
stand respectively fourth and fifth in
the value of their exports, which in
each case amount to more than double
that of San Francisco, and are only
exceeded by New York, Boston and
Baltimore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
A ROTARY LAWN RAKE.

1t is such a laborious task to clean
up the grass after a lawn has been
moved if only a hand rake is provid-
ed for this purpose that many an 9TH
erwise handsome lawn remains either
wholly neglected or the work is only
partially done. OF course, there are
attachments provided for lawnmowers
which catch some of the grass, but
their work is by no means perfect
and a separate machine seems to be
needed to do this work. For this rea-
son is presented the invention pictured
below, which comprises a two-wheeled
carriage, the body of the latter being
rounded in front, with an opening at
the rear. Inside the casing is located
a rotary grass catcher, formed of sew
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
HIS MATRIMONIAL RECORD.

Seventeenth Wife Shook Anderson When
She Counted Her Predecessors.
George Washington Anderson, the
confessed husband of seventeen wives,
most of whom are still living, has just
been sent by the seventeenth to the
Peasants county poorhouse, West Vir-
GINA, while she attempts to recover a
little of the wealth that she gave up
to marry him, and sues for a divorce
Anderson IVES 68 years old and his
bride "a when they eloped to Parkers-
burg last month and were married
there. They had known each other
only two days, but in that time he had
learned the lesson he had so often and
SO easily learned before, and she, see
ing in him. no doubt. the realization
of lifetime's longing, accepted him
as soon as he proposed. He repre-
sented that he was drawing a pension.
She was also receiving a pension, but
as he was drawing support from the
government she willingly gave up hers
for him. After the honeymoon was
over the old man fell ill, and the wife's
devotion to him was remarkable. But
as time wore on she began to suspect
that he was not all he represented
himself to be. The time to fill out
vouchers for his pension came and
went and he neglected to attend to
his. She began a search through his
pockets after the papers, and the first
thing she found was his written con-
fession that he had been married 16
times before he saw her. That took
all the glamor of the married life
which she had hoped would bring her
happiness, and when he added that
nearly all of the preceding 16 are alive
and we'll she bundled him bodily out of
the house and had him taken to the
poorhouse, where she would no longer
have to support him She then in
structed her lawyer to bring suit for
divorce.-Chicago Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

last they ran away to their own
country and crossed the sea on dry
land. overcoming the army of the
Egyptians. The waters again flowed
in their places. The Arabs came and
for time the civilization of Egypt
was thrown down. Great winds blew
and clouds of sand were cast upon the
city and all the houses fell and all
the temples fell. but the great pyra-
mid stood, crimson in the morning
sun and pink with the evening clouds
as it stands today, though now it has
been robbed of it's casing of marble
One by one the stars came out and
twinkled in the sky. Silently the
story teller sat upon the fallen column
and the waters of the Nile rustled
among the rushes at our feet while in
the distance and the desert gray and
silent as the feet of the slaves who had
built it, stood the Pyramid of the
story.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

Kingston, Jamaica, April 4.
The following statement of the
causes leading up to the recently de-
veloped boundary trouble between the
republics of Hayti and Santo Domin-
go and of the present condition of at
fairs is furnished by persons just re-
turned from the island: What is
known as the Dominican republic, or
the republic of Santo Domingo, was
once a province of the republic of
Hayti. In 1874 the internal troubles
and state of anarchy which then pre-
vailed (as a result of the revolution
which overthrow the government of
President Boyer, after twenty-five
years in ofhce) facilitated and was the
portion of the island. which then pro-
claimed its independence. The exist
ence of the new republic was recog-
nized by the Haytien government in
1874. The question of the delimitation
of the frontiers arose naturally from
the fact that the territory of the
Dominican republic is not, and never
has been, defined. The incident that
has recently occurred at Phitobert, on
the northern frontier and which great
ly endangers the friendly relations of
the sister republics, is considered by
the Haytiens to be premeditated
provocation on the part of the Domin-
leans. The Raytien posts established
in that district to put down smuggling
and brigandage from over the border
have had to defend themselves against
the repeated attacks. By mutual con-
sent the river Massacre; which divides
the Dominican province of Dajabon
Tor Laxavon) from Haytien territory
has for long time been Professionally
accepted by this government as the
natural boundary of the two states.
All the country on the right bank Of
the river was acknowledged to belong
to Santo Domingo, while the country
on the left bank was regarded by both
governments as Haytien territory.
And hereby hangs a funny and in
teresting tale. The Dominicans a year
or two ago conceived a brilliant idea.
Knowing that nature sometimes makes
rivers in the tropics change their
courses it occurred to some people re-
siding on the right bank of the stream
that they might add considerably to
Dominican territory if they could
manage to effect deviation in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
CUBA IS -
HAPPY

Gen. Wood, military governor OF
Cuba. is in Washington. He says
everything is harmonious in the island
and it is prospecting. What is wanted
in tbs repeal or reduction of the sugar
tax now in force by the United States
With the former granted Cuba would
embark on a career of unprecedented
prosperity
AS public affairs go they are in such
a condition that they could be turned
over to the Cubans on forty-eight
hours notice Every position not held
by a Cuban has one just below it held
by a Cuban who thoroughly under
stands his American superior's duties
The tranquil condition of Cuba can
best be understood by the fact that
Gen. Woods home is only protected
BY a single Cuban guard, and one could
Journey all over the island without
moIestation as well as in the United
States Highway robberies are not
unknown In Arizona or New Mexico.
and perhaps on a tour through twenty
towns of Cuba they may occur. but
hey are a rarity
In the Pinar del Rio and Puerto
Principe provinces no troops are sta
toned, and but 1900 throughout the
entire island The people appreciate
he change of the last ten years Two
years ago last January we were issuing
zoe. 900 rations, today not any, except
IN the hospitals There are 10000
children enrolled for the public schools
when at that time there were but few
OF these children 132, 600 attend school.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

John Newman, formerly an Indian
fighter and a pioneer of Arizona, re-
Gently recovered bar of bullion worth
$4,000, which he had buried in the
ground at the root of a tree near Phoe-
nix, Ariz., more than thirty years ago
during an Indian attack. He was
driven out of the country, but made a
map of the surroundings from mem
DRY. He returned a year later, but
the face of the country was altered,
and he could not find his map. He
went to Europe, and has been living
in London nearly ever since. A few
months ago he discovered the old map,
or chart, among some papers. He had
accumulated little money by mining
in South Africa, and with it he pur-
chased ticket to this country, and,
with a friend, began a search for the
lost bullion He located the tree and
recovered the bar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
1t Was Found Nee
essary To Move a
River

bed of the Massacre And no sooner
thought than attempted. Huge boul-
ders and trunks of trees were repeat
eddy rolled into the river. This. the
Haytiens say, with the knowledge and
connivance of the Dominican govern
ment- But up to the date of the COM
msncement of the present troubles all
such attempts to improve upon nature
proved unavailing. For the Haytiens
on the left bank discovered the little
scheme, and time after time removed
the obstacles in the river before dam
age was done. However, within a cou-
pie of weeks ago, a remarkable thing
happened The Haytien soldiers at
Phitobert, situated on Haytien terri
tory on the left bank of the Massacre.
retired to rest one night. When they
awoke- next morning they looked in
vain for the river. The bed over
which the water had previously flowed
was dry Investigations followed, and
it was found that the river was flow
ing over a new channel some miles to
the west. OF course the Dominicans
discovered, not that the river had
changed its bed in the course of a
night, but that the Haytien soldiers
had transferred some substantial
buildings some miles into the interior
OF San Domingo in the space of sim
gle setting and rising of the sun. The
Dominican representatives appeared
Immediately on what was Haytien ter
ritory the day before and called upon
the Haytien officer to remove his po-
sition to the other side of the river
The Dominican officer who made the
demand expressed the indignation of
his government at the contemplate
action of the Haytiens. The Haytiens,
however, refused to withdraw their
post, calling instead upon the Domini-
cans to restore the river to its origi-
nal bed. Then the trouble commenced.
There was clash of arms. The Hay
items had the upper hand, and so the
Dominicans agreed to have the whole
matter decided by arbitration Mean
time, however, the Dominicans are
quietly preparing for war; and there is
a strong feeling in Hayti that there
will be clash of arms before the ques-
ton of arbitration is settled. The
Haytien troops along the frontier
have been reinforced and are now
quietly awaiting the coming of the
Dominicans to force them back across
the river.-Philadelphia Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

American public schools and educa-
tional methods are going to the ends
of the earth. Cuba. Porto Rico, Ha-
wall, and now the Philippines, are
making the acquaintance of American
teachers; and that they are good
teachers is plainly indicated by the
care with which the war department.
through the civil service commission.
is selecting them. Applications for
positions are pouring in at the rate OF
twenty-five a day. Only those are
chosen who are graduates of either a
college or a normal school, have had
several years experience in teaching
and now hold positions, and can Offer
conclusive proof of success in their
work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08


The finest and most costly leather
that is used in this country for manu-
featuring purposes is known in the
trade as piano leather. This leather,
so called because it is exclusively en-
ployed for covering piano hammers, is
in it's raw state an American product.
being the skin of the gray deer, which
are found only in the vicinity of the
great Northern and Western lakes. But
as American tanners have not acquired
the art of properly curing the skins.
they have to be shipped to Thuringia,
Germany, to be tanned before they can
be used by the manufacturers of piano
actions. The German tanners have
agents in the West, who collect the
deerskins from the Indians and half
breed hunters. When the skins are
returned to the United States as fin
ished piano leather they cost tbs piano
manufacturers from SIS to $50 per
pound. The worlds supply Of this VAL
liable and very necessary material is
monopolized by family of tanners
who own and operate six or seven es-
Adjustments in Germany, the largest
of which are located at Thuringia.-.
Washington Star. i
An awkward boy is a chip OF the.
old stumbling block.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
Intoxicating cr,.,cI.n. of Two Men

Intoxicating Critfcisms of Two Mon.
Writing in the Critic of certain quail
tiles of Brander Matthews and Harry
Thurston Peck, "A Professor of Lat
in says: Professor Brander Mat
thews and Harry Thurston Peck pos
sess all the properties of a high grade
intellectual intoxicant One reads them
to the points of dizziness, gets quar-
relsome as the draughts go down, and
suffers the inevitable headache after
it is all over; nor has any Kelley yet
appeared with an effective remedy.
And SO when these two authorities fall
upon one another, one feels an imme-
dite desire to have a hand in the scrim-
mage, in favor Of one or the other,
both or neither, as the case may be-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

The elevator cure is the latest. 1t
is widely known in New York, as an
elevator man in any big skyscraper
will tell you. Three out of every four
women who ride in this car" said one
of the Battery Park building employees,
the other day, ARE taking the 'ele-
vator cure How does it cure? And
what? Search me. The motion is
supposed to have a beneficial effect on
the circulation of the blood or some
thing. Some of the men try it, too,
but the women have it the worst.
Whenever a stranger comes up to me
and asks for a fictitious person,
know they are after the ride and moth
ing else. Some of the sharp ones gen.
orally pick out a name in the direc-
tory before they enter the car. They
never go into an Office, however, and
always take the next car down."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

Emperor Williams public plants
against the weakening authority of the
crown must raise a mile in Turkish
councils, where preventive measures
abound. Avoid Suggestive dots in
the body of an article" reads a re-
cent official circular to Turkish news
papers; they tend to raise supposi-
lions and disturb the tranquility OF
the readers mind" Again: do not
publish articles too long for compile
ton in a single issue. The notice, To
be continued causes an uncomfortable
tension of the mind" PiQuant formu-
las, certainly; only the sultan seems
to forget that other phrase, "The end"
which sooner or later must be writ
ten for all governments not republi-
can in form.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

Fully 1000 acres in the Pecos valley.
south from Roswell to Barstow, Tex
a distance of 10 miles, will be planted
this year to cantaloupes, with an es-
timated yield of 1000 carloads of the
melons, or something less than a car
load to the acre. The crop will be
shipped direct to Chicago, and will
have an average net market value of
$3.50 a car1oad-the minimum a car
load being $500, with a maximum of
$780,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

REMOVES GRASS AND RUBBISH.
era1 sets of rakes mounted ON a shaft.
which latter is driven by gearing it tc
the traction wheels. AS the rakes re-
volve they comb the lawn and throw
whatever is picked up through the op-
ening into the basket placed at the
rear. When the latter is full it can
be detached and emptied in a conve-
nient place. The machine is very
high and easy to operate and will rap
idly clean the surface of the lawn OF
all unsightly rubbish.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08


The mooted question of how little
a man can live on per day has been
definitely answered by the Ruskinites,
who have a settlement about ninety
miles south of Savannah, Ga They
are a band of Socialists and number
about 800 persons, and they have prov
ed that a man can live ON less than
eight cents a day when living in q
community such as theirs Every man
works eight hours per day, and all
board at the main hail. They till the
soil, make brooms, leather belts and .
few other things, live on a vegetable
diet principally, and are healthy.
hearty people They eat meat twios
a week only, but they have plenty Of
rice. peas and beans, macaroni, syrup
beets, tomatoes, potatoes, soup, bread
and cereal coffee Everybody is happy.
and they consider life . success
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

While out with a coaching party
few days ago Alfred G. Vanderbilt
drew forth a handful of money to pay
for something in a hotel at Yonkers.
One of the coins dropped to the floor
and the millionaire spent several min
utes looking for it. He finally found
the coin, which proved to be a red cent
Take care of the pennies" muttered
a bystander.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

Already several steam plants have
made experiments with the newly de-
veloped oil found at Beaumont Texas,
as so far the tests appear to have been
satisfactory. The Jennings Electric
Light and Power company put in the
necessary apparatus for using the oil
as fuel, and began its use in its large
plant, which supplies the town with
light and power, At Houston also ex-
periments have been made in the same
direction and with satisfactory results
while several of the canal pumping
stations in Southwestern louisiana
are getting ready to change their fuel
from coal and wood to OIL If after
full and sufficient experiments it is
found that the Beaumont oil will be as
cheap and as satisfactory In other re-
spects as coal, there is no telling the
extent of the demand that will be
made upon the oil wells for steam
heating purposes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

Americans, like the Russians, have
q fifth season in each year. The pe-
Rod between the autumns rains and
the winter frost has a name in Russia
which Is rendered, the time when no
man can travel" Our fifth season is
educational rather than meteorologi-
CAL 1t is the graduation season Then
ever man travels, In memory, back to
diploma days, and each boy and girl
journeys in anticipation through com
ing years which are to be bright ana
fruitful The season is once more
near at hand. May 1t bring the usual
treasures Of memory and OF hopel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
The state legislatures have been di.

The state legislatures have been d.
viding the respective states into con-
gressional districts. The law under
which they are acting calls for dis
tricts made of contiguous and COM
pact territory, and containing as near
ly as practicable an equal number OF
Inhabitants. The legislatures should
in fair play, live up to the spirit OF
this law, even If the ways of enforc-
ing its letter are shrouded in some
uncertainty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
Easy way to Get lee.

A Woolwich (Me) man has filled his
ice house with cakes which have float
ed down with a freshet All the crew
has had to do has been to watch for
the fine, blue cakes and then float them
into the ice house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08
Her People Want
Uncle Sans Pro-
lection to g ain
Riches. - ~ -

of which there are $500, and we have
$500 teachers. The streets of Havana
and other cities are clean. and there
has been no case of yellow fever in
the former city since March 5.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-08

An awkward boy is a chip OF The.
old stumbling block
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
Road Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS, ANDERSON COUNTY, SIS.
To whom it may concern: Whereas,
application has been made. by petition,
to the board of county commissioners OF
Anderson county, Kansas, for locating
public road, as follows, to-wit:
The place of beginning of said road
northeast corner of southwest quarter
of section 81, township 20, range 10.
The intermediate points south 20 rods,
and the place of termination of said
road is at intersection of road no. 1888;
also to vacate that section OF road No.
$50 lying between above-described place
of beginning and Tie point OF intersec-
ton Of new with the old road.
And. Whereas, Joseph Rittenhouse,
Milford Cunningham and l.. p. Kennedy
road viewers, and John A. Rankin coun-
ty surveyor of said county, have been
appointed and ordered by said county
commissioners to view, survey, and To-
cate and vacate said road,
THEREFORE,, You are hereby Notified
that said viewers and surveyor will pro-
coed on the 10Th dav OF March 1901 at
10 o'clock, a. Nh, at tie place of begin
ming of said road, to view, survey, To-
cate and vacate said road, and perform
whatsoever other duties as are required
of them by law. And unless you file a
written application for damages sustain
ed, and compensation claimed, with said
viewers, giving description of the
premesis on which you claim such dam
ages or compensation, your application
for and recovery oil the same will be for
ever barred.
!. h. CALVERT, County Clerk.
Dated Feb. II, 1901.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-15
ROAD NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS, ANDERSON COUNTY, SIS.
To whom it may concern: Whereas,
application has been made by petition,
to the board of County Commissioners
of Anderson County, Kansas, for locat-
ing a public road. as follows, to wit:
The place of beginning of said road at
the county road that runs between the
n. W. u and II. e. " sec. 10, FL, 10 at a
point where the said road intersects the
K. r. right of way on the north side of
R. R. thence southwesterly along r. r.
right of way until the W section line rum
ming west The intermediate point is
reached and thence along Aasection to in
tersect county road at n. e. corner of lot
in machine shop reservation in town of
mont Ida Kansas, and the place of ter
mination of said road.
And Whereas, Ed Mitchell, lack Donald.
son and James Hill road viewers, and
John A. Rankin County Surveyor of said
county, have been appointed and ordered
by said County Commissioners to view,
survey and locate said road;
THEREFORE,, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that said viewers and surveyor will pro-
coed on the 7th day of March 1901 at 10
o'clock p. M. the place Of beginning of
said road, to view, survey, and locate
said road, and perform whatsoever other
duties as are reqnired of them by law.
And unless you file written applica ton
for damages sustained, and compensa-
ton claimed, with said viewers, giving a
description of the premises on which you
claim such damages or compensation,
your application tor and recovery of the
same will be forever barred.
]. f. CALVERT, Co. Clerk
Dated Feb. 18th 1901.