Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-13

est kind of wit, but that does not
keep the photographers from oVerwork-
ing the ''cannon BOOM"
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The boys were named Robert WEIGH
Garrett and Robert Garrett WEIGH.
They are cousins. Even the descent
and kinship of nations may be traced
by similar means.
Has it occurred to you that all tax
payers of townships or counties which
are bonded to secure railroads are sup
porting the schools of the districts
through which the roads pass and at
the same time many of these taxpay-
ers derive no benefit from such schools
and very little from the railroads on
account of distance? 1t will take
something more powerful than ''tax
commission" to correct such an injus-
tice.
Pastime may not be very profitable
but the reader has no price to pay and
we offer no apology for the manner in
which we pass away some otherwise
tedious hours.
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Dolgercuffoff is the name of Rus
sian who, we think, might cut off
couple of syllables togreat advantage.
So
1t is said that two-thirdS of the in
mates of the Hutchinson Reformatory
are cigarette tiends. That's proper
good place for 'em.
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A Chicago man was arrested foI
stealing two hot potatoes, estimates,
value % cents. They must have been
heated with anthracite and very large
''spuds" at that.
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Better wages should mean better
teachers and better schools. Doubt
less some teachers are paid all the,
earn but this is poor encouragement,
for the good ones who see but little
hope for promotion and advanced
wages. OF course there are two sides
to all questions. Better teachers
should demand and might command
better wages. Good rules work boil
ways. Better wages and better teach
ers, higher salaries and improved
teaching must come together if at all
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Next Wednesday, December II, will
be the right time to celebrate the
birthday anniversary of one of Amer
ica's greatest poets-John Greenleaf
Whittier.
Although to "rubber-neck' is indie
corous and the expression. itself, most
vulgar slang, there are worse things
We met friend last week whose neck
wouldn't rubber" anyway you could
fix it. When he moved about, STEP
ping gingerly, he reminded US of
pillow set to run to land overmuch.
Whatever the position he assumed his
head stood awry and his nose continu-
ally pointed toward Gephart's. When
he clambered into a chair for a shave
he howled with anything but delight
as the barber adjusted the headrest
1t was ludicrous for the onlooker but
excrutiating pain for the victim. We
know because we have been there
sometimes it's boil or a rheumatic
quicker of a muscle or ''crick" in the
region of the cervical vertebrae but,
whatever the cause, the result is woe
full and we pitied him. Just think
of the torture of a stiff neck in fly
time and what wouldn't you give to
be able to rubber theni
Judging by the way this senator
speakership fight is carried on and the
pace 1t is going, the plain plug citizen
will soon be justified in the conclu-
sion that it is only case of s'dog eat
dog"
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On the average this is pretty good
old world of ours-as good as we make
1T, some say Probably it is better
than some of us deserve and as good
as most people are fitted to enjoy or
appreciate. 1t is the best we have
ever known and, we believe, grows
better every day, year ny year. We'd
be sorry to think otherwise-what are
we here for? Perhaps sometimes,
somewhere we may reach better
world but unless we make the best of