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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

Hailar, will be completed and ready
for the transportation of troops by
the end of February, If no unexpected
delay takes place in the delivery OF
material. This material has been or
dered from the works in the Urals, SO
as to save time by carrying them over
as short a distance az possible. Tho
branch line will join tho northwestern
section of the road through Manchu-
ria, which is to be pushed on at once
with all possible speed. Strategtcal
roadways are also being pushed for
ward Along these roads. barraekss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02
Five Dollars.
BY ALFRED TURNER YATES.

BY ALFRED TURNER YATES.
Copyright. 1900: Daily Story Pub COD
When Walter Mcdowell had lost his
last bet on the faro table, he pulled
himself away from the chair. He felt
dizzy A sickening nausea swept over
him; his eyes danced in his head. He
lay down upon one of the sofas and
asked the waiter to bring him drink
Of brandy. He knew he could get
that even if he had no money he
drank the spirits and settled his heao
back on the leather. Presently ne 1eit
better. Then his eyes wandered AIM
lessly about the room; took In the e4-
cited players, the shifting OF feet'
heard the muttered oaths OF losers
the ordinations from winners, the
hoarse, mechanical voices of the call
ers at the roulette wheels.
In this room Mcdowell had spent
the best of his youthful days He had
forgotten duty, friends, reputation So
ciety, honor He had gambled away
q vast estate; he had borrowed until
there were none to lend. Now he was
at his rows end. He had no relatives
whom he could call upon in this hour
of his direst want. The last penny
was gone! The men who came in ana
went out, passed him, looked colby
at his PROSTATE form, but never SAID
n word. Many of them were as help
less as he The lights glared; the
wheels of red and blue turned swiftly
upon their axles; the clink OF ivory
ratified away. The room was nlleu
with smoke; the air was foul Pres-
emily Mcdowell, overcome with Ia
tigue, dropped asleep At mldnlgnt
he awoke with a start. He stared al
the clock. Then he jumped to his feet
and asked the waiter for another
drink. Swallowing this, he thanked
the servant and walked down the
steps.
Outside the snow was falling. The
wind blew in fitful gusts. The tlnk-
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one was asleep vived He walked
onward, not knowing, nor caring.
where. Vaguely he had in his
mind saloon some blocks away.
The barkeeper had known him in
his PALMER days, and he had never
asked him for a favor. Perhaps he
could get enough for him to pay for
a nights lodging. If that were de-
nied-weI, there was the river. He
turned into a street running at right
angles with the one he had been ira
versing. Almost at the corner, and
quite hidden in a doorway, was little
girl, waif, who eked out a precarious
existence by selling gum and matches.
She was asleep. Her wares were scat
tered about her feet The snow had
made little mounds near her. Some
times a flake would fall on her face.
But the poor child felt them not. Nc
Dowell halted and looked at the peace
full face. A smile was on her lips.
Around the shoulders was a thin
shawl. She did not look cold. "Ah,"
he thought, 'if 1 was as contented."
He moved away. but before he had
made three steps his eyes became riv-
eted to the sidewalk. Something which
threw back the rays of the corner
light lay near the sleeping figure.
STOPPING down and picking up the OBJ
ject McDowell's hand trembled. 1t
was a SIS gold piece. Evidently some
kind soul, seeing the child, had placed
it in her lap-some of the wandering
alms-givers whose names never get in
print He, this blessed giver, had in
tended the money as surprise to the
waif He would not awaken her, but,
when she opened her eyes to stare at
n cold world again, the gift would be
In her lap For these-well. there is
the kingdom of God
Mcdowell could scarcely contain
himself Vague emotions went through
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

hesitatingly. The
child did not move. The street was
perfectly still. Far away came voices
of drunken crowd No one was
watching him. He and the child and
the money were alone in that part of
the big city. - Yes, yes.
He almost flew back to the gamblers
den. He laid his money down-the
child's money-on the green table
The cards were shufled and he won
He doubled He let the bet lay He
won again His hands shook SO he
could scarcely remove his winnings.
Hs put the money down rsck1essly.
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light was burning
at the corner and
he fastened to it
He pressed her
closer to b i s
breast. Ten more
steps and he was
under the glarine
lamp. He looked
down into the face
and saw with ter
ror that the eye
lids were half open
and permitted the
eyes to show fixed
ond 01oCCu cfa raS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

French census figures for 80 report
births as 1887, which is 10000 less
than the average for the past decade
The excess of births over Geath was
but 81 1894. M. Bertilloh, In g.. essay or
these figures. says grimly that France
is in the position of man dying under
the influence of chloroform- Germany
now has 81. 600. 900 inhabitants and
France but 3S. ooo. 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02
Senator Carter. Opportunities.

The friends OF Thomas Henry Car
ter, United States senator from Mon
tana, are figuring upon securing for
him a professorship in the Catholic
university of this city, but Mr.. Carter
says he has not yet been defeated for
reelection, and considers his chances
very good, although the legislature of
Montana, is largely Democratic. MI.
Carter was a school teacher In his
younger days and knows how to do it.
-Washington Letter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

Mary johnson. whose second novel
ITO Have and to Hold" Is now in its
3z0th thousand, has almost completed
q third. which, under the title ot
"Audrsy. VIII appear ~ . serial BE-
fore ba1ng published In book form.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

storehouses and baking ovens have
been erected and supplied for the use
Of troops. For some time everything
ON the roads east Of Lake Baikal has
been subordinated to military require
ments, and ordinary travellers havs
had q hard time.-Indianapolis News
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his mind with the
swiftness of cleo
tricity. Would he
take the money!
The child would
never know. No,
he was not a thief
not yet. And
when he became
one, il ever, he
would spare chill
dren and the help
less He stood,
>-rA> MR.
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ling u OSAA
him the electric
cars had stopped
and their places
taken by horse, or
"owl," cars. The
cool air of the
street somewhat
braced him. He
shook his head to
drive away the
clinging dizziness.
Soon he felt re-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

College hazing is SO old q custom
that Its origin is somewhat haxy. One
theory is that it was at least q partial
outgrowth of the tagging system of
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TO THE FRONTIER.

The Russians Are Pushing Railroad
Work In MAnchuriA-
The Russians are exhibiting the
greatest energy in pushing railroad
work in Manchuria, letter to the
London Times says. wholly independ-
emit of military operations The CHIEF
engineer of construction beyond Lake
Bailkal says that the branch railway
detecting from the main Siberian
trunk lire end going as far a. the
NanchuriAn frontier In the region o.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

Don't give your guest the benefit OF
your domestic broils, and never find
fault with your servants in her pres
ence.
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the freshmen are found. Among them

mo freshman shall wear his hat In
the college yard unless it rains, halls
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-02

classes as their seniors.
mo freshman shall speak to a Sc
nior with his hat on, nor have it on in
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She was asleep.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
IT rs NEW.


One of the comforts in connection with
life insurance is the fact that it is som2-
thing relatively new in the worlds his
tory. The Chinese, with their dubious
bregS about having had a knowledge of
gun powder, astronomy and the art of
printing centuries ago, never claim to
nave known anything about life insur-
ance. Solomon'S famous assertion as to
the lack of all novelty under the sun may,
for aught that can be proved to the con-
trary, have been originally called
through telephone. But Solomon never
carried life Insurance: not with that
ample family of wives
1t is practically a matter of the past
century, this of providing for ones old
age and the protection of the family
after its head has beer taken away, and
those who are enjoying its benefits can
be certain that they are participants in
something of which the ancient and meGf-
evaI world knew nothing, and which has
been reserved for the good of us fortu-
nate modernS.
There is sound poetic authority for the
fact that the ght-have-beens are the
saddest of all human contemplations.
The man who might have been insured
and wasn't, and who has brought an old
age of want to himself or, dying, has
left a trail of misery behind for his de-
pendents, is the worst of all. He should
have lived centuries ago. having had no
Iightful place in this more fortunate and
progressive age
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
JOURNALISTS MADE TO ORDER.


The state university will open a college
OF Journalism. This is good news in
every sense; it makes a readable item
for the reportorial staff, and may be
made the subject of an editorial. In
time, when the plan becomes general
when the leading universities have estab-
lshed schools of Journalism, we may ex-
pect to see magazine articles on the sub
Ject The great reviews may take it
up and point out the influence that spe-
cial training has had on the style and
tone OF the press
We presume that under the head of
journalism the whole newspaper business
will be taught in this new college lust
as in law schools all branches of that
profession are taught, that the young
men graduates may go forth confident
OF success; SO, no doubt, in the new
school Of journalism, there will be such
departments as editorial. renortoriaI
dramatic and literary criticism, advertis-
ing, circulation and mechanical The
would-be editors will receive instruction
in form and diction, the use of the scis-
sors and the ethics of newspaper con-
troversy. They will be taught how to
shape the policy OF great Gaily so as
to give it an influence like that of the
New York Tribune during the time of
Greeley, or the Sun under Dana. They
will learn just what should go on the
editorial page and what should be turned
over TO the 'Home and Family" They
will be taught what to do with the com
runications from Subscriber" Earnest
Reader and "Publcus' The law of libel
viii be expounded and they will learn how
to make suitable apology when an
offended citizen invades the editorial pre-
ciuct with gun or a threat to institute
a suit for defamation of character.
The embryonic reporter will be put on
the road TO determine what is news and
how to corner 1t. He wiI! learn the def
milton and value of q scoop He viii
be gently led through the intricate macs
OF a story warned against nook
here. 4 by-1atla there; Impressed with the
Importance of having the end In view at
tho beginning: advised against telling
an incident snore :han three times in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
TALES OF THE TOWN.

Harry Corson Clarke, the comedian.
had whole lot of fun with a coon valet
out in California last month. The story
in brief, is this: After trying dusky
brothers of all ages and shades of COM
pIeX1on, the actor succeeded in finding
one good and black, who prepared the
milk for his now famous diet properly
and did other things as satisfactorily. He
was beginning to shake hands with him
self upon having secured a chocolate
colored jewel, when all of a sudden he
noticed that an expensive essence that
was among his toilet articles began to
disappear with horrifying rapidly Now
that particular bottle of violet was the
pride of the comedians heart He was
very sparlng in the use of it himself, be-
cause it was not to be bought this side
of New York Yet the contents were
melting away in wholesale lots.
The darkey naturally came under the
ban of suspicion-not only because of the
racial characteristic for swiping," but be-
cause wherever that coon was there also
the odor of violet was plainly perceptible.
When he pulled out his handkerchief the
atmosphere spoke of violets, and his hair
particularly exhaled the delicate fra
GRANGE. But Mr.. Clarke wouldn't condemn
without proof He got it.
one day when the colored boy was out
OF the room, Clarke poured the essence
into another bottle, and filled the regular
receptacle with peroxide of hydrogen.
Then he drank some milk and went out
for long walk. When he returned to
the hotel the proof was there-plainiy,
Enthusiastically in evidence.
Standing in the room, facing the door,
was the valet, his eyes cast down, his
face as white as his skin would allow,
his head crowned with an aureole of
sunny, kinky curls-a blonde more vio-
lent than ever nature made, a yellow
more brilliant than any that ever shone
from the front row of chorus of chemi-
cal blondes.
Clarke roared until he was sick. Then
he paid the golden-headed coon, told him
he regretted the loss, but was afraid
such a startling apparition would curdle
his milk. And thus they parted.
1t was not so long ago that the police
department, or some joker registering
there, called up City Engineer Claussen
by telephone to inform him that the
street at Sixth and st. Peter was in a
bad state of dsrepair and needed 1mme-
date attention.
some time looking for the difficulty. The
pavement and sidewalk seeming to be all
right.
Then the city engineer called up the
police to find out about it.
"Wel," cheerily responded the police
man, if your man had just stepped into
the Grand opera house he would have
found Hole in the Ground"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
SENATOR TONNES oRAroRY.

Mr.. Towne's speech in the senate has
made him the subject of much favorable
comment. 1t was delivered with more
of the graces of oratory than the senate
is accustomed to-" the press dispatches
informed us. 1t combined the thunder
beautiful, fowery figures of speech. The
galleries listened in a rapture of delight
and when it was al over, the senate went
on with its common, everyday work as
il nothing had happened.
And why shouldn't it? Towne had not
said anything new. He merely repeated
in a more elegant form what he himself
and every Democratic stump speaker
during the late campaign had said over
and over again. And what good did it
do? The Republican party merely rose
to state that its policy in the Philippines
might be open to objections, but that I'M
der present conditions no other course
was possible. The people with quite an
overwhelming majority decided to accept
this explanation and that settles it for
the present. The question is in suspense.
There is not much use in talking about it,
one way or the other. The thing to do
now is to wait and watch developments
The Republican party has it in its power
within the next four years to make the
specter of imperialism scoot like a ghost
at cock-crow. The wisest thing for De-
mocracy will be not to say another word
about it under penalty of discrediting
itself If, however the Republican party
fails to square itself on the question Of
Imperialism within the next four years,
it will be as live and bitter an issue as
even slavery ever was. But in any case,
the details of the Republican adm:nistra-
ton in the Philippines will always af-
ford ample material for criticism. 1t IS
record that is already replete with eyre
gious blunders, and this incubus will
grow from year to year until it alone
may suffice to swamp the Republican
party in the mire of defeat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
PERTINENT OR PARTLY so.

The president has decided to resume Of
fetal dinners. 1t is said that his recent
illness was the same as that which af-
fects many who apply to him for Offices
insufficient nourishment.
The Arkansas house has refused to re-
scind a resolution of sympathy with the
Filipinos and the Beers. The member
from Garland county heard that Edward
VII. had gone to Carlsbad instead of
Potash Sulphur springs.
John Goodnow was in love when he
left Minneapolis, but all the world did
not love him then. The recent demon
STATIONS in his honor suggest that an
old saying. be revised to read: "An the
world loves a winner"
Since the Baltimore 200" burned the
patrons of the restaurants there do not
know whether they are getting venison
or friend hippopotamus, a la creole.
The Wise girls have started a bank
account in Minneapolis. It is to be hoped
they did not start this one with a gun.
The Minnesota editors will visit Buffalo
this summer. The Niagara hackmen will
get some delightful advertising from Ho-
kah to Warroad, nit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01

same column, and taught never under
any circumstances to stretch the truth.
The art of interviewing great men will
be taught by example, the members of
the faculty acting the title role. Modesty
will be inculcated by both example and
precept. The established code of repor-
toriaI precedence based upon runs as
well as the honors of dog watch" will
be fully elucidated.
Literary and dramatic criticism, no
doubt, will receive especial attention The
art of doing up an actor or a presump-
tuous playwright with neatness and dis
patch will be thoroughly exploited. The
Greek drama will be the standard and
woe to the vaudeville show that falls
below high water mark.
Advertising will be taught scientifical-
ly. The right way to approach adver-
Users will be taught by a gentleman well
up in the best society. The newest
methods for convincing a merchant that
a particular sheet is the one he must
patronize, and sure way to get copy
on time will be made clear.
The instruction given to prospective
circulators will be of great value. Rec
ognizing the fact that upon the circulator
depends the success of the paper, stu
dents in this branch will be taught the
art of making affidavits and drilled in
the science of padding" The close rela-
ton between the editor and the cir
culator, in case of a controversy, will be
made clear In the mechanical depart
ment, nothing but the makeup will
be touched upon. The style of heads will
be investigated. The balance of reading
matter and advertising will receive at
tention. The student will learn that not
more than six-tenths of a country paper
should be ads, the balance should be
composed of boiler plate and clippings in
the proportion of three to one.
To all will be taught the ethics of the
profession; how much money to lend to
a brother reporter who is on a salary of
SIC per week; how to get a job in dull
times and the art of taking special mat
ter for foreign metropolitan sheets.
The duty of the press to the public
will be defined. The question whether a
newspaper is a business enterprise or an
eIeemosynary institution will be settled.
Equipped with all this knowledge and
much more, the graduate will make his
bow to the audience and start out on
hunt for a job. What he has learned
will, no doubt, be of some value to him,
but if he begins his career, thinking
himself qualified by his school experience,
he will be sadly disappointed and will
have much to unlearn.
Journalists, like poets, are born. The
college of journalism is a most laudabla
venture in the realm of education. It will
be a success if it does not attempt too
much. What the newspaper man Gour-
naHsD needs in his business, is knowl-
edge of the world a retentive memory,
wit, common sense and good habits If
the college course will equip a man
with these it will not lack for students.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
wAsnINGTON NOTES.

Secretary Hay was heard by the bank
ing and currency committee today upon
the Lowering bill for elastic currency He
thought it was j step in the right dirac-
ton, though it did not, he thought. go
far enough. Mr.. Gage also advocated
the retirement of the greenback
The president has nominated Charles =.
Rogers. of Indiana, to be consul at Zan-
zibar, Zanzibar.
Representatives of ship building aon-
Germs already have appeared here prepa-
ratOry TO the opening of bids at the navy
department tomorrow for the con5iruc-
ton of three big protected cruisers Of the
enlarged Olympia type.
The house committee on territories re-
ported faVorably the Knox bill allowing
Alaska a delegate in the house. The
committee also voted down the bill to
allow the cities and towns Of Arizona to
issue bonds for the purchase OF water
works.
Senator Morgan chairman of tne sem
ate committee on intcrOccanlc canals,
presented the sixth installmont Of his
report on the Nicaragua canal. The re-
port is based largely on the protocols be-
tween the United States and Costa RIGA
and Nicarauga.
The president has signed the Mn re-
Gently passed by congress extending lSo
mining laws to saline lands.
The case against Capt. McCalla. of the
Newark. mas been dropped. a cablegraIl
received at the navy department today
from Admiral Remey. announced tn:It The
court oil inquiry has completed its work,
and recommends that there he no further
action, q recommendation which the nd
miraI has approved. thus ending the
case.
BY direction OF the president, Capt
Laurence {. y. baker, assistant quarter
master u S. .. has heen honora!,iy ais
charged. 70 take effect March L