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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-02-15
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A"n our c~hiidhood's
~ happy day.
~ Long ago.
When we loved to
a. romp and play
1M In the snow.
&" when our laughter
e. = ~ was so glad.
When at school we learned TO add
We our first wee sweetheart had.
As you know.
O. she was an angel fair
From the skies.
With glory In her hair
And her eyes;
How our little hearts would beat
When she smiled IN us 40 sweet.
How our bushes when we'd meet
Would arise.
To that gentle maid divine
We ono day
Sent a tiny valentine
Made TO say.
Roses red and vioiets blue.
Sugar II sweet and so are you.
N your love like mine Is true
No knife a cut our low In two.
am thine"
Since those happy days OF curis.
Long ago.
We have loved some other girls.
A. you know.
But those other Girls combined
Never charmed our heart and mind
As that first wee sweetheart shrincd-
That In 30.
To those other girls we've sent
Valentines
Costing dollars gladly spent.
And the lines,
Written by some poet great.
All were strictly up TO date.
And artistic nnd ornate
In designs.
but those costly gems OF art.
Decked with gold.
Never thrilled n tender heart
Like the old
Iittie penny thing we laid
AZ our r~wccthcart's door afraid
Lest the secret thus conveyed
Should be tDid.
III. c. Dodge. In Chicago Daily sua.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-02-15
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PREMATURE


LARISSA X o Il
EIrrS and her
mother lived In n
little brown house
that looked like .
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
CATS ARE HER HOBBY.
Rearing the Felines One of the Fads o
Lady Marcus Beresford.

Rearing the Felines One of the Fads a
Lady March,. Beresford.
Among the "fads" to which English
ladies' of wealth. leisure and high So
cial distinction are addicted, there are
few yielding the fair devotees more
genuine pleasure and satisfaction than
the business of breeding and rearing
cats, the speciality of Lady Marcus
Beresford. At her home in Bishams-
gate. near Egham, Lady Beresford has
established what she calls her "cater-
ies,'' a word which fits the case, per-
haps, as well as any other. The es-
Enlistment is absolutely unique in
every feature. Here the happy and for
tunate pussies live, move and have
their being amid surroundings fit for
queens and princes. One feature of
the "catery' is a vine-covered cottage
with the rooms decorated and sup
piled with everything supposed to be
needful for the comfort of the most
fastidious of felines. There is a small
kitchen for cooking food, racks to hold
the white enameled bowls and plates
used at feeding time, and large book
wherein is inscribed the family his
tory of members of the establishment
By many men cats are regarded as
a nuisance, if nothing worse, but by
specially fortunate circumstance
Lord Beresford is deeply interested in
felines himself, and is in thorough
sympathy with his wife's hobby. He
is one of the presidents of the Lon
don Cat Club, whose annual exhibit
lions are a popular feature of each
recurring season, and some of the
prize-wfnning cats at these shows
every year, come from Lady Beres-
ford's cat form.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
PEOPLE WITH HORNS.
Nansrous Cases Record az Thas
Species of Ornamentation.

Species of Ornamentation.
There are many well authenticated
cases of human being growing horns
Nearly all the old writer's cite ex-
amples. In ancient times horns were
symbolic of wisdom and power. Mich
ael Angelo in his famous sculpture of
Moses has given the patriarch pair of
horns
Probably the most remarkable case
was that of Paul Rodrigues, Mexican
porter, who, from the upper and lateral
part of his head, had horn IA inches
in circumference, divided into three
shafts, which he concealed by con-
stantly wearing a peculiarly shaped
cap. There is in Paris a wax model
of a horn, eight or nine inches in
length, removed from an old woman
by the celebrated DIR. Souberbielle- DR..
Warren mentions a case under the
care of DIR. Dubois of woman from
whose forehead grew horn six inches
in diameter and six inches In height.
In 1896 there was an old woman in
France who constantly shed long horns
from her forehead, one of which was
presented to the King. DR.. Voigte
cites the case of an old woman who
had a horn branching into three por-
lions, coming from her forehead. DR..
Sands speaks of a woman who had a
horn 634 inches long, growing from
her head. There is an account of the
extirpation of horn nearly 10 inches
in length from the forehead of a wo-
man of 81. DR.. Bejau describes wo-
man Of 40 from whom he excised an
excrescence resembling a rams horn.
1t began to grow at the age of IL, and
constantly increased. DR.. Vidal pre-
scented before the Academic de Medi-
cine, France, in 1886, a twisted horn
from the head of a woman. This was
10 inches long, and at the time of Its
presentation reproduction of it was
taking place in the woman.
A Frenchman, named Trouillon
| with a large horn on his forehead, re
sembling that of a ram, is reported tt
have exhibited himself in Paris IL
1899. while country boy, just 40 years
| later, presented himself at the hospi
tai of Bologna to have sawed from his
| head a horn about the size OF the indie,
| finger.
Dr. Chatard, of Baltimore, some
| years ago, reported that he had seer
| IN that city an old woman with horI
on her nose. 1t was more than al
inch long and nearly shaped like tina
of a rhinoceros.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
HYMN OF THE WAGNER.

HYMN OF THE WAGNER.
o sailor bold when DER the deep
The brave ship beats through stormy
weather,
It's sun and stars thy course must
keep;
IT'S trusting binds all hearts to-
gether.
Then, landsman, hail! For US the
Marks out a path which never varies
Until within the west is won
A rest beyond the rolling prairies!
Let hungry danger haunt our way,
There's yet a time for mirth and
sigting!-
We've sworn our leader we'll obey
And seek the hills where gold is ly
ing,
Then come away, Across the plains
Good fortune yet snail smile above
And some glad morn the love that
Shall lead us back to those who love
Has not the hunter here his wish,
Where roads are smooth and streams
are shallow?
Each prairie pools agleam with nSh;
The shy deer feeds along the fallow.
In hollow trees bees hide their sweets;
Wild fowl to every wood are wing
ing;
And natures joy the heart repeats
When through the silence song is
singingi
What though in marshes serpents
nest?
What though in thicket turks the
savage?
These are the perils of the west,
And there's no spot death will not
ravage!
Then. westward hoi We venture where
The bright day dies in a golden
glory,
And all our hopes lies over there
In lands unknown to song or storyl
Then lift the song! Let valleys ring,
We lead the way, and more shall fol-
low,
Who to slumb'rous life will cling
When hearts but ache and truth is
hollow.
Sing as we bound DER hill and dale,
Like ships that ride above the bill
lows,
Our wagons mark the outward trail
And God keeps watch where valor
pillows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
WHAT GERMANY HAS DONE

for the Announcements of the Human
Race by Scientific Education
Germany has given more attention
to scientific knowledge than any other
nation. And she is keeping up the
good work. One of its results Is the
employment of $4,000 men in dyeing
establishments superintendent by 500
scientifically trained chemists. Ger
many has reduced the cost of producing
vaseline to a sixtieth of it's original
price. Liquefied carbonic acid now sells
at a profit of 10 cents pound Before
her chemists evolved this valuation it
sold for 80 cents a pound Producing
phosphate of lime cheaply has raised
its manufacture. since 1870, from. ], 100
tons annually to SOC, 900 tons. The in
vention of aniline dyes, from coal tar,
has revo1utionized that industry. Thir-
ty years ago, in France alone, $4,000
tons of madden were grown for dyeing
purposes, but now little of that veget-
able pigment is produced. and manu-
featured substitutes for indigo have
been gradually driving that dye out of
the market
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

woods at the Pan-American exposition
in Buffalo. The riches of the Philip
pine forests in both building and fnr-
niture woods is incalculable, but for
use in the islands many valuable spe-
cies are almost useless owing to the
ravages of the white ants which swarm
there. A few months ago Capt Ahern
reported to the war department that
he was making experiments with a
variety OF native woods to determine
their capacity to resist attacks from
the ants. He labeled large number of
sample pieces of wood and placed them
in an unused house where the. ants
could operate freely upon them On
reaching Washington, Acting Secretary
Of War, Colonel Sanger, who follows
closely everything done in the islands,
inquired as to the result of the expert
ments. Mr.. Secretary" said the cap
tain, when 1 went to examine the
samples they were all gone What"
exclaimed the secretary, had the ants
utterly destroyed them?' NO." an
swered Capt Ahern, mot the ants.
Some native, more interested in pot
boiling than in science, had made off
with the entire lot.''-Saturday Even
ing Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
A M1NDANAo RULERS CANE.

A curious letter, written in long.
back-handed loops, not wholly unlike
the whole notes in musical notation.
recently passed through the depart
ment, says the Boston Evening Tran
script. 1t was from Wato Mama Da-
toh Baqui, one of our faithful subjects
in Mindanao, a ruler of his people, and
a Mohammedan of true faith and al
legiance. His conduct had been SO ex-
emplary at the time when other in
habitants of the Philippine isles were
giving much trouble to the United
States, that Gen. Macarthur, after a
tour through that part of the archipel-
ago, decided to send this Datoh a cane.
He accordingly had one beautifully
headed and engraved, at an expense
of about $780, and forwarded to the
loyal chief with his compliments. The
acknowledgment, translated into Eng
lish, is as follows: This letter from
your brother Wato Mama Datoh Baqui
to his brother the Captain-General of
the Philippines concerning the appro-
pirate present-a cane-which 1 have
received from his Excellency through
the commanding officer at Malabang. I
wish to express my great gratitude to
him for his thoughtful remembrance.
My pleasure at receiving it reaches the
Skies
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
TO HOUSE INDIANS.
REDSKINS TO ABANDON TEPEES
AND GRASS HUTS
a Result of an Order from the Interior
Department-The Design Is to Inn
prove the Morals of the Red Wards
of the Nation.
Especial Letter.l

A recent order of the Indian depart
ment has created CONSERVATION among
the reservation Indians of the south
west The order is to the effect that
all Indians shall hereafter live in
houses, and cast aside their native
places of habitation. If there is any
thing that the average Indian holds
dear, it is his tepee or grass house. 1t
is as sacred to him as his dances.
which are also fast passing away. The
purposes of putting the Indians in
frame houses are two. First, the wish
to do away with their habit of crouch
ing about in the hollows and timber
during winter time, in their tepees.
This kind of structure is not health
full, and hundreds of Indian children
die every year of exposure. Again,
when the Indians live in tents they
are apt to have more than one wife
apiece, and indulge in their games and
dances, much to the detriment of then
moral character.
Most of the Indians have never
lived under anything but huts of their
own peculiar construction. Most of the
tribes live in tepees in summer. but in
winter they have grass houses. sod
houses, caves in the hillsides and leaf
Wichita Indians, who live in southern
Oklahoma, have the most complete
house of any of the Indian tribes in the
United States. 1t is called a grass
house. The Indian first builds a frame
work, dome shaped. Huge logs are set
up in a cone, and these are covered
with sod. The squaws then weave the
long grass of the plains into kind OF
thick mating. This is waterproof
and is laid in strips over the sod. A
cone is formed at the top to turn
water, and a small entrance is cut in
the south side. A rude door is made
to cover this. There are small holes
near the bottom of the hut for breath
ing places, and in winter a chimney
hole is cut in the top. But there are
no windows of any sort. In summer
the lower part of the sod house car
be removed, leaving a good roof anc
open sides. In them they spend the
warm weather. Storms have full sweeI
at them, but they do not seem to care
for this. In case the wind blows toe
hard they go into some of the numer-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
ONLY TWELVE KNEW SONG.

Only twelve out of the 400 enlisted
force on the receiving ship Richmond,
at the League island navy yard, or
dered to learn the words of the Star
Spangled Banner" gave evidence re-
Gently that they knew the song. says
the Philadelphia Press. Capt. Leary,
of the Richmond, sent forth the order
that no leaves of absence ashore would
be granted unless the men showed that
they knew the words of the national
anthem. To ascertain how many OF
the sailors and landsmen really had
memorized the song Capt. Leary de-
cided to hold a test examination In
the morning, after the men had been
lined up at roll call, Chaplain Morri-
son requested all those who knew the
words to step forward. To the sur
prise and dismay of the officers only
twelve stepped out from the ranks.
To relieve the nervous tension and
merriment the lieutenant in charge i'm
mediately gave the order to "air beds. -
Some of the sailors say that while the
captain has authority to compel them
to learn rules of ordinance, ne has no
right to order them to learn THE Star
Spangled Banner" AS a large major
ity of the men who crave leave of alb
sence declare they will not learn the
song, the situation promises interest
ing developments.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

Juliet's What's in a manner" might
be asked regarding the vessels of the
British navy which have borne the
names of reptiles. 1t is said that four
Vipers have been wrecked, the last of
the name but recently, and a Cobra
still more lately has broken in two and
gone to the bottom with officers and
men, Also four Serpents. three Liz
ards, two Snakes, one Alligator, one
Crocodile. one Rattlesnake, one Ba-
silisk, and two Dragons-which are
not reptiles-have at various times met
with disaster. British tars, it is said
have superstitious feeling of dislike
against sailing in vessels bearing such
names Lucky or unlucky, the names
are needlessly disagreeable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23


Anyone who has visited Rome cal
not fail to remember the mysteriou
covered passage-about which SO man.
possible and impossible stories are tolt
which connects the Apostolic Palac,
and the castle of ST. Angelo. For som
time it has been entirely neglected
and after the taking of Rome it wa
cut through to destroy the connection
between the Vatican, which RENAME,
in the hands of the church, and tn,
castle, which was used as a fortress b.
United Italy Now, at last. restora
lions are about to be commenced, ane
it Will then be one of the most inter
esting sights in Rome Most of tht
work of this passage, which is roofee
over, and has small loopholes to Civ,
light, was done by the orders of Alex
ander VI that he might have a SAT-
means of escape in case Ct need to the
castle.-London Telegraph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

Italy and Austria have just agreed
to take step unprecedented in mod
ern history. At the end of August the
pope promulgated Bull transferring
from the administration of the Dsl-
matians to that of the Croatians the
charitable institutions known as ST
Jerome's, which has a capital of ESQ.,
900. The institution had belonged to
the Dalmatians for five centuries
Much bitterness was created, and sew
eraI serious conflicts occurred between
people of the two nationalities. The
question has now, happily, been solv-
ed, the two governments having
agreed, after cordial negotiations, to
establish the previous condition of af-
fairs and consider the papal bull as
non-eXiStent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

President Harper, of the University
of Chicago. recently received the fol-
lowing letter from a prospective girl
student at Pecatonica, Ill: Dear Mr..
Harper-I know you will be pleased to
learn that have decided to attend the
university school of education this fall
l am going to Chicago next Saturday
on the morning train, and as 1 have
never been in the city before 1 woul6
be glad IL you would meet me at tho
station 1 am five feet four inches tall
have light hair and eyes and pleasing
appearance. I shall wear a dark brown
travelling skirt and a blue waist, will
white yoke. l think 1 shall know yor
from your pictures, but for fear I MAKE
a mistake will you please wear yom
card il your hat?'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
A WICHITA GRASS HOUSE.

A WICHIIA GRASS HOUOh
BUS caves that may be found on their
reservation.
The Comanches, Kiowas, Pawnees,
Poncas and Cheyennes all live in rough
tepees both in summer and winter,
though among the Poncas the idea of
living in the houses supplied by the
government is now coming into favor
The Cheyennes and Apaches are al
most beyond the reach of civilizing in
fiuences. They will have nothing to do
with the white people, as rule, and
they scorn the little government hous-
es which have lately been built for
them. But the Indian agents will soon
issue instructions to confiscate all the
tepees of these tribes, burn them and
compel the Indians to accept the frame
houses as their future homes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Money Sickle. IA. Drawn.

One way and another Gen. Daniel b
Sickles has drawn about 100000 sal
airy from the government AS colonel
of the Seventeenth New York volunteer
infantry and the Forty-second regular
infantry for seven years he received
So, 500 a year, or $24, 500. As major
general. retired, for thirty-five years
he has received $5,625 a year, aggre-
eating $196.S75. AS representative in
congress from New York for four years
he received 5000 a year. or SIC, 900,
and as minister to- Spain he received
SIS, 500 a year Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

The citizens of Kent county, MARI.
land. have decided to erect a monument
to the memory of General Philip Reed,
hero of Caulk's field. General Reed
was commissioned lieutenant in the
Third regiment Of the Maryland line,
Oct 13, IT'S, and served through the
war of the revolution He commanded
the militia which repealed the British
at Caulk's field, near the Cecil county
line, and was made brigadier general.
He was United States senator from
Maryland from 1906 to 1913.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

An interesting discovery has JUS.
been made by a Portugal savant- NJ
Leite de Vasconcellos has found in a
forgotten manuscript very ancien
poem, the existence of which wa.
known, but which was thought to have
been lost The poem, composed IT,
bonor of Sa1nte-Foy d'Agen, contains
593 stanzas- 1t is written in Proven
cal and dates back to the end of the
eleventh century. Some time must
elapse, however. before the reading
pubic can appreciate the beauty of the
work, for the language in which 1t is
written would now be incomprehen
sibIe on the banks of the Rhone-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
NAVAL ESTIMATES.

The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1908, were
made public at the navy department
recently. The total amount is $9S, 910,-
9S4, against $77,924, 535 appropriated
for the current year. The chief in
creases are 81, SOC, 600 for construction,
81, 600, 900 for armor and $129, 255 in the
appropriation for yards and docks.
Secretary Long, in speaking of the es-
Inmates, said that they were made with
due regard for the needs of the navy,
and intimated they had the approval
of the administration. He spoke of the
increased cost of the navy, and said
that the building of battleship cost
ing 100000 was not the end of its
expense. as its maintenance was very
costly. These estimates, he said, did
not cover any recommendations for in
crease of the navy over that already
authorized, but it is more than likely
the secretary will recommend three
new battleships and three new armored
cruisers and number of small gun
boats. Among the new items of i'm
portance in the estimates are the fol-
lowing: New battery for the Newark,
$175 900; new batteries for the Albany
and New Orleans, 100000; reserve
guns for ships of the navy, $500, 900;
| floating dry dock, Portsmouth, N. H,
$500. 900, making the total for that yard
81 ,644,5 75.= A total of 81 ,227 700 for new
works at the Boston navy yard, which
includes plant for housing and stor-
ing torpedo vessels and new buildings.
The estimate for new improvements at
the New York navy yard aggregate So
lit, 900, which includes 81, 900 600 for
the purchase of land and $500, 900 for
barracks for enlisted men. The new
estimated items for the Norfolk yard
aggregate s1,2oS. 500. which includes
$3.50. 900 for the purchase of land The
estimates for the naval station at San
Juan, Porto Rico, are $2,613 900, and
include 81 .000, 900 for masonry dry
dock, $4,000 for the purchase of land
| $3.50, 900 for dredging and S200, 900 for
extension of coaling facilities An es-
innate of $650,000 is made for a plant
for housing and storing torpedo YES
sells at Pensacola An estimate OF
at Tutuila, Samoa An estimate OF
1881, 900 is submitted for the Cavite
station, and includes 5000, 600 for a re-
lfrigerating plant Estimates are made
for a complete naval station at Olong.
4 apo. p. l., amounting to $I,443, 900
Other estimates are as follows: Nava
magazine near Boston. $500, 900; nava
magazine near Portsmouth, n. H
$500 900; naval magazine. Puge
Sound. 500. 600: defenses for insulal
naval stations and coal depot, $500, 900
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23


Rear Admiral Terry, commandant at
the Washington navy yard, tells an
amusing story about court martial re-
quirements in the navy. Admiral Skier
rett was then captain, and an officer
who had been charged with an offense
and ordered under arrest presented
himself wearing his full dress uniform,
but having no sword. 81 can't arrest
you,' said Capt. Skerrett, looking for
the missing sword, unless you come
prepared to submit your sword to me-
The officer explained that he had not
received his sword from home, al
though it had been expressed to him
Well, you'll have to get one" was
the reply So the officer skirmished
about in the navy yard for some one
who had a sword to lend. Finding
one, the offender returned to Capt.
Skerrett and was promptly and regu-
iarly put under arrest according to
regulations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

A fall of hail to the average depth
of one inch over a region four miles
wide and Is miles long is a fall of
167, $40 900 cubic feet of ice, weighing
nearly 1,000, 900 tons. The average ele-
walton from which it fell may be taxi
en- as 5000 feet All the mass that
fell must previously have been raised
to that level; that is. 100000 tons
must have been raised 5000 feet or
5000. 900 foot tons of work must have
been done. which corresponds to the
work of an engine of q million horse
power working for i've hours
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

Cremation has just been made legal
in Spain, where hitherto it has been
prohibited as incompatible with the
religion of the country. The reform
is based upon sanitation IL the de-
cree just issued by the Queen Regent
sanctioning the erection of a crema-
forum in Madrid, it is stated that this
departure from traditional modes of
burial are actuated by hygienic con-
siderations which can no longer be
waived or neglected.