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In this region. too, the river Is bor-
dered with busy cities-Dubuque. Keo-
kuk. Quincy, Davenport. Rock Island,
Misunderstanding railway towns, full
of factories, colleges. fine residences,
and all the evidences OF energy and
culture. Most of them are built upon
hills, and all on high ground. Seen
from the river they present the finest
views of themselves, something the
cities of the fat country farther down
never do.
1t is a swift water that rushes past
these cities. At low water, which is
usually in summer and fall, the cur
rent drops to three inches an hour or
less. But at high water, when it
stands thirty or forty feet higher on
its banks, it sweeps along at nine
miles an hour with irresistible i'm
petus.
Imagine what that means in a big
rfverInine miles an hour. We are
sixty or seventy miles an hour that it
does not seem an overwhelming
speed. But consider that when a rail-
road train is once checked it's power
is gone Interfere with the progress
of the Mississippi and the river piles
up against the obstruction, sweeps
around it, over it, under it, and mo-
mentarily grows stronger about it
The power wakes until it sweeps away
the fret.
Yet such is the contrariety of this
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

Early American writer's we're poorly
rewarded. Washington Irving was
the first who made any notable sue
cess in literature. His Sketch Book
brought him $500. During the forty
subsequent years of his life his writ
ings from sales and copyrights
brought him, it is estimated, $205, ass.
Bryant received no compensation
whatever for his Thanatopsis and ev-
en- at the age of SO he could not buy a
modest home with all he ever received
from his poems
No single production of Edgar Allan
Poe brought him over 800 and only
two seem to have reached that figure.
He sold The Raven for SIS, The Bells
for the same. though he afterward re-
ceived SO for a heightened and re-
vised copy.
Longfellow's executors estimated
that the plates and copyrights of all
his work were worth $4,000. The
Hanging of the Crane brought the
poet $1,000. of which he gave $1,000
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
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and wounded out OF twenty-eight
Capts. Speed and ODonne1l, and
Lieuts- Wallace, Stafford, Grace. Hum
phreyville, Dickey and Shattuck were
dead upon the field. Seven color bear
ers were shot down under the flag.
four of them, Abel Peck, Charles Bal
lou, August Ernest and William Kelly,
lying dead almost side by side, while
every one of the color guard was dead
or wounded. When Corporal Andrew
Wagner was severely wounded, and
the colors fell, Col. Morrow ran for
ward and raised them Private Kelly
ran up and seized the STAFF, saying,
The colonel of the Twenty-fourth
shall never carry the flag while 1 am
alive" He was killed instantly. Still
another brave soul raised the flag,
only to fall. Again Col. Morrow
grasped the starry banner, and, while
waving it aloft, he. too, fell terribly
wounded No falling back was thought
of until ordered to retreat, and then
the flag was dragged by force from
the hands of a MORALLY wounded sol
der, who, with a last expiring effort,
tried to raise it from the ground, but
fell back, only to die Splendid Michi-
gan, your sons have done you great
honori
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

to the friend who negotiated the sale,
certainly a liberal commission. Kera-
mos brought him 81 900, and these
two were the eliminating prices for
his single productions, though he was
an Industrious worker for more than
fifty years.
While Hawthorne was boarding the
81 800 he received for The Scarlet
Letter, Mrs. Stowe was counting her
thousands from Uncle Toms Cabin,
which brought her $4,000 in the first
four months after its publication in
book form. For the serial rights she
received $500.
Emerson, at IA. found his last vol
ume the only one that approached q
remunerative sale.
There is a vast difference, in the
matter Of compensation, between the
authors of cold days and modern
writer's. The latter are well paid for
their labors and unfortunately it does
not seem that their work is anything
the better on that account.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
He Meant We'll

Il was laid up in the cabin OF !
North Carolina mountaineer with q
sprained ankle" says a traveller, land
though he would willingly have pro-
vided me with the best, the fare con-
sisted of pones, fried squirrel and corn
cofIee every meal On the fifth day
must have let slip some sign that
things were growing monotonous, for
he looked over at me and said.
Stranger, I reckoned to make q
didn't come about"
piled
But don't skassly think 1T is, and
l was gwine to make q change. Sorry
to say ! couldn't do it. but the drafted
woodcnuck got clean away!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Fleddie and FleddiS

By II. q. DA COSTA.
1902, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

white figure struggled through them
and plunged into the fire lines. On
she ran, her head filed with one idea:
she must save F1eddie- A burly fire
man doomed up before her and
stretched out a OBTAINING hand, but
she lodged and passed him, and slip
ping on the Recovered street he lost
his balance and fell Another plunged
at her and held her foot, but she left
the shoe in his hand and hobbled on.
She had reached the door and jumped
through the flame. A burst of flame
sprang to meet her. but she did not
feel it. A step broke through, licked
up by the fire, but she scrambled TO the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

Hhen You Went Away.
Twas on a day like this. dear Heart,
You went away,
Though spring, chill was in the air,
The sky was gray.
The earth before that sad, sad time
Had scattered light
And left the fragrant meadows green
In but night
But on The day you went. dear Heart,
breath of snow
Fell from the whitening beard of time
A sudden woe
Withered the joy within my life
And left it gray,
And made me old with sadness, when
You went away.
/ cannot now be brave, dear Heart
The sadness still
Speaks to me in mournful whispers
From wood and HILL
On the sky the autumn shadows
Trail their gray
The sun can't shine. until to you
go away.
Stella Pearl Harris
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Md. . Queer Family.

The son of ex-AIderman Griner has
started small but interesting menag-
erie at his home on North Franklin
street It consists of a cat, her two
kittens, and two groundhogs. The
groundhogs were caught in the timber
northwest of the city by the boy when
they were quite small, and put with the
cat, who had two tiny Kittens The
mother cat adopted the groundpogs
into her family, and she distributes Fer
affections between the four little ones
as evenly as possible
The family is probably the happiest
in the city; at least ex-AIdermau Girl
ner thinks SO, and he has watched the
interesting group for some days with
considerable interest--DanviIIe (IlI.)
News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
CHILDREN AT THE CORONATION
Space to Be Set Aside In Westminster
Abbey for Them.

Abbey for Them.
If the earl marshal carries out his
present intention one of the most in
teresting places in Westminster abb
hey OF the day of the coronation will
be the 'children's corner" a space
which it is proposed to set aside for
the youthful little peers and peeresses
in their own right, who, though still
boys and girls, have legal right of
which they intend to avail them
selves-of being present when Ed
ward VII. is enthroned on the stone
of destiny
There are several boys in the peer
age who, owing to the death of their
father or some other relative, became
hereditary legislators before they
gave up the nursing bottle, or soon
after, and several little peeresses who
succeeded to their titles at an imma-
ture age. These little peers and peer
esses, In their coronation robes and
coronets, it is proposed to corral in
one group, which would make a pref
ty picture; but think of the possibili-
ties, says the New York Mail and Elk
press, should the little folks get to
squabbling among themselves, The
earl marshal would better provide a
lord high wielder of the birch rod"
II keep the children's corner in order
during the long ceremonies.
As the ages of the boy peers range
all the way from 9 to 10, the older
ones may be set as monitors over
them, the way they used to do at
school A vast amount of property
will be represented by these children.
There is the Viscount Combermere,
Is years old, and possessed of $4,000
acres, with three great country
houses, one of them being the cele-
brated Combermere abbey; the Baron
Carbery, 10 years old, with an estate
of value in Ireland, and Lord Holm
patrick, with about 1000 acres to his
estate Among the big boys is the
earl of Caledon. IL years old, an
immensely rich youth, with 10000
acres to his fortune Lord Camoys, a
year older, has an estate of $500
acres
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

According to Capt. Mercer, the fol-
lowing describes Washington when he
took his seat in the House of Bur-
gesses in 1859:
He is as straight as an Indian,
measuring six feet two inches in his
stockings and weighing IT'S pounds.
His head is well shaped, though not
large, and is gracefully poised on q
superb neck, with a large and straight,
rather than a prominent nose, blue
grey, penetrating eyes, which are wide
ly separated and overhung by heavy
brows- A pleasing. benevolent, though
commanding countenance, dark brown
hair, features regular and placid, with
all the muscles under control, with a
large mouth, generally firmly closed :"
Houdon's bust accords with this de-
scripuon-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
TRULY a VALUABLE TYPEwRITER

witty Reply of an Authoress who Used
. Pen.
A New York bachelor author, who
writes on a machine, wrote note re-
Gently to a spinster authoress, who
still works by hand, and incidentally
called her attention to the fact that if
she wished him to do so he would Sc
cure a machine for her at IS per
month, guaranteed to write poetry,
able articles, fiction, etc. A day or so
later he received reply written in
a beautifully clear, round hand to this
effect:
MY Dear Mr.. This is my type
writing machine. Isn't it nice? 1t is
called the Blank typewriter II Is
sound, kind, in good repair, warranted
to travel well in single harness and
if you do not say it is the incest ma
chine you ever knew I shall refuse to
believe that you were born when
knighthood was in flower. 1t is war
ranted, like yours, to write able ar
ticles, poetry and fiction with equal ia
cility, but, unlike yours, it is not for
sale 1T IS q month Its original cost
was large and l have put SO many i'm
provements ON it since that l cannot
dispose Of it save at . considerable
advance-and even then should be IN
willing to part with It except to re-
sponsible person warranted to treat IT
With care
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Tragedies Due to Dreams
NdedIc las Long OF

The recent remarkable case of Hen
ry G. Krause, who strangled his moth
er, has served to recall other instances
on record in the history of medical
jurisprudence where crimes have been
connected with dreams and hallucina-
tons.
One of the oldest cases of the kind
is that of the English gamekeeper who
was killed by his son. Both we're
guarding from poachers the preserves
on which they were employed, when
the son, wearied with the long vigil,
fell asleep. Upon being suddenly
awakened he seized his fowling piece
and slew his father, evidently, in his
half-awake condition, acting under the
delusion that he was attacking a
poacher. He was tried and convicted,
but later was pardoned on the ground
that, because he did not know what he
was doing, there was no criminal in
tent to the action
Marc, the noted English alienist,
tells of the famous case of a peddler
who fell asleep on the highway, hav
ing by his side a sword cane which he
carried as a protection against rob-
.bers. A traveller in passing stopped to
arouse him, thinking he might be
either i'll or intoxicated The peddler
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
She plunged into the burning room.
cropping for her pet.

oAS PAuASCQ AAlO Lie EooAs
cropping for her pet.
one above, cropping her way up the
smoke-laden steps. Up, up she went.
flaming and reached the top step. She
plunged into the burning room, crying
for her pet, and cropping for him till
she felt him in the corner. He licked
her hand feebly, then holding him fast,
felt her way to the window, her hair
on fire, her dress burning, but she did
not feel the pain. Up, up to the win
dow, quilted in by fire, and then roar
after roar of horror went up from the
crowd below as they saw her reach it,
holding the dead dog tightly to her.
The fire embraced the whole house
now. and it was shaking ominously.
What a bright light that was! She
could see long lane of gold reaching
far out in the sky, and she was taken
up to it, holding her Fleddie closely
to her. The fire hurt no more now.
How good she felti The house leaned.
then toppled, falling amidst a shower
of sparks. A long flame shot up in the
sky, left its parent stem reluctantly.
and flew into the night Fleddie and
Fleddis were dead.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

During the war of the rebellion the
captain of a Maryland regiment soon
to go into action was giving instruc-
lions as to conduct under certain con-
ditions- I'VE are expected to hold this
position as long as possible. he ex-
planned, although we are to retreat
il the advance of the enemy n not
checked But stand firm, he went
on, until you see the whites Of their
eyeszand," he added. -as "a . III
tie lame. think III start now
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

sprang up and stabbed him to death
with the sword cane. He was con-
victed at his trial, although he pleaded
that he did not know what he was
about when he committed the act.
Another case cited by Marc is that
of Bernard Schedmaizeg. Attacked by
a phantom in a dream he struc at It
with Ratchet and awoke to find that
he had murdered his wife, who was
the reality of the phantom with which
he had struggled. He was acquitted
of the charge of murder, the jury in
this case accepting the plea that he
had done it unconsciously.
From Cleveland, o., comes an ac-
count of a well authenticated case,
that of prominent resident of that
city. Out hunting and camping with
a party of friends, he was suddenly
awakened from sleep one morning and
shot a member of the party in the
back, infiicting a wound which caused
paralysis.
In 1873 Simon Frazer, a Scotchman,
dreamed that he was attacked by q
wild beast, which he killed in his vi
sion When he awoke he found that
he had dashed out his child's brains
against the bedpost- = New York
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Knew How to Forage.

But the most successful forager in
our part of the army was John A.
Mediston of the Twentieth Illinois. On
Sherman's march to the sea he was a
treasure. He was in command of a
squad or company that had free range
of the country, and he always cane in
with supplies. On one occasion he
captured a wagon loaded with hams,
wine and whisky. 1t was the sort of
thing the ordinary forager would
have sidetracked, but Mediston ran
the collection into the Quartermaster's
hands and said nothing.
"One day he dashed into a town as
the rebs dashed out, and found a good
many things as good as if made to or
der. But be found also some choice
lots of bread baking in ovens. Elk
perts who looked into the ovens re-
ported that the bread was not quite
done and recommended that it be left
1t was against Mediston's principles
to leave anything, SO, explaining that
he had no time to wait, he said he
would take the half-baked bread with
him and finish the baking in camp
And this he did" Chicago Inter
Ocean
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

ImhG9 St1tS9 OUT OF DebE
There are three states which have
no debt-Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois.
There are three states which have al
most no debt California, Montana
and Nevada
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

At present, says the Detroit Free
Press, the author is striving strenu-
ously to become millionaire, so that
he may secure the services of this in
imitable typewriter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

The beadle of the parish is always of
the wears opinion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

in 1871 and 1872. At Dayton, O., In
1880, he was elected commander-in-
chief of the G. A. r. He is an active
member of Ellis post, No. 6, G. A
R., of Germantown, Pa, where he now
resides.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

Standing by the Colors ut Gettysburg.
And how did the Twenty-fourth
Michigan fight? They charged into the
woods without taking time to load,
and with bayonet driving the enemy
across Willoughby Run. captured the
Confederate Cen Archer and many of
his men, says writer in an Eastern
magazine. Private Patrick Maloney,
Selling the general by the throat, and
commanding, Right about, ginerai,
march," conducted him to the rear
and handed him over to the division
commander, with a Celtic smile, and
--Gineral Wadsworth. sir, allow me to
make you acquainted wild Gineral Ar
cher There the well-dressed line
waited in the forest curing the long
afternoon, repulsing every attack of
the enemy. Cen Sol Meredith, the
brigade commander; Col Henry A.
Morrow. Lieut--Col Flanagan the adj
jutant, and almost every onicer VINO
was not killed outright was severely
wounded. twenty-five being killed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-27
INDIANA
Valentine Sell, an Aged Horse Breed
err of Cambridge City.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March 26.-Val-
entine Sell a citizen of this city for nearly
fifty years and a horseman of state promi-
hence, died at his training stable this after
noon from heart failure, evidently brought
about by overexertion. He was laughing
and joking with his helpers, while resting
after the completion of some strenuous la
Dor, when he fell from his chair and died
in a short time.
Mr.. Sell was born in Pottsville, Pa, in
1919, and was a very active man for his
advanced age. He was a ship carpenter in
early years, and for some time was captain
of canal boat on the Miami river, running
between Dyton, o., and Piqua. Later he
was engaged in the same service on the
Whitewater canal. between this city and
Cincinnati. After the canal was abandoned
he was associated in the distilling trade In
this city. OF recent years he devoted most
OfshiS time TO the breeding and training of
fast horses. and his stable has produced
many animals of national reputation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-27
Leslie's Weekly.

Easter week in Jerusalem is a time when
one may see the city under strange condi-
tions, for all sorts of unusual ceremonies
take place during Holy Week. The Church
of Holy Sepulchre is the Mecca of nun
dreds of devout woTshipers as well as of
curious sightseers. On Holy Thursday the
Latins walk in procession around the
Chapel of the Sepulchre. and then comes
the feet washing" The miracle of the
holy fire is a celebration in which the
Greeks alone participate. The Greeks be-
ing the apostolic age. All the Greeks carry
tapers, and there is a mad and unseemly
scramble TO be the first To light ones taper
in the holy fire, when, as the Greeks firm
ly believe. il comes down from heaven. Ii
is said that some of the worshipers nav
large sums to the priest for the privilege
of being first to light their tapers at the
fire.
The crowds begin to assemble at the
church on the evening or Good Friday and
they remain all night in the church for the
purpose of holding the good positions they
have secured. In fact, they remain there
until Easter eve, at which time a procession
of the priests marches around the sepuI-
chre, all lamps having been put out and
the crowd watching with bated breath for
the appearance of the holy fire. The pa
triarch finally enters the Chapel of The
Sepulchre amid the prayers of the priests.
and soon after the holy fire, which the
waiting people firmly believe to have come
from heaven, CLEANS from the sepulchre.
while the priests come forth with lighted
part of the people TO get their tapers light
ed. The scene is one Of the utmost lack Of
decOrum, and IL is a wonder that the old
and the feeble are not injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-27
EarIham College.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, March 26.-Earlham
College began its spring term to-day with
excellent prospects. Students are arriving
on almost every train and indications point
TO one CT the most successful terms in Earl
hams history. Most OF the old students
have returned and man. new ones have
registered, among them being several Rich-
mond young people.
News has been received that William
Beal, 90, of Earlham, has been granted a
masters degree by the quarterly convoea-
ton at the University OF Chicago. Inc
three following alumni have been awarded
fellOwships by the same university: Irving
King, Sc; Murray s. Wildman, SO, and FL
bert Russell. "a. This is high honor for
Earlham. inaslnuch as it has secured more
~fellOwships than any other college IN the
country. outside of Chicago. except North
western University. Indiana University re-
ceived but two fellOwships. Earlham was
awarded three last year also.
In the absence of Professor Lindley, VINO
goes TO Chicago for a course of study, Miss
Laura Mendenhall will have full charge OF
the college library.