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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
AuDlroHluM STOCK CONTEST.
Number of Tickets Sold and Interest

Number of Tickets Sold and Interest
in 1t Increasing Every Day.
Interest in the Auditorium Stock
Contest, which was opened in Omaha
July 1, has increased steadily every
day since that time and the project
promises to be a great success in ev-
cry way. The p an adopted for dispos-
ing of sufficient amount of the COM
mon stock of the Omaha Auditorium
Company to comp ste and furnish
what will be the largest and handsom-
est building of its kind in the north
west, is very simple. The common
stock has been divided into shares of
twenty-five cents each, and with each
Snare the purchaser is given two
guesses, one on special prize and one
on list of 1.001 prizes.
The capital prize of $1,000 in gold
contributed by the Defiance Starch
Co. of Omaha, Neb-, and 1000 other
prizes, ranging in value from $3.50 up
to So, 500, contributed by the business
men of Omaha, will be awarded i'm
mediately after the election next No
vember, but the contest for them has
already opened, and will close Octo-
Der %, or as much sooner as the
shares of stock are sold. The capital
prize will be awarded to the person
guessing closest to the total vote
which will be cast for governor of
New York, November 4, 1902, and the
other prizes to the 1000 persons max
ing the next closest guesses. The total
vote at the last five elections was:
1891, 1,165, OS5; 1894, 1,275.671; 1896,
1,434,O46; 1898, 1883, 100; 1900. 1856
$40.
There will be seven more special
cash prizes, to be awarded the first and
fifteenth of each month until Novem
Der, and persons buying tickets now
have one guess with each share OF
stock on them as well as on the Other
prizes Each special prize will be in
cash, and not less than $50 nor more
than $500. The prize, divided into
small bills and change" Will be di-
vided and put into two sacks without
being counted, and the person CUES
sing nearest the amount in the larger
sack will be given the contents of botf
sacks. The contest is not confined tt
residents of Omaha or limited to an,
number of tickets. Anyone desiring
| further information or tickets SHOULD
| address Omaha Auditorium Co.
Omaha Nnh-~c'-a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09

outside. The crew have already been
driven back from rescuing me by the
smoke and flames. No, they are back
at it again-a1most within reach OF me.
but the smoke and heat are fearful.
ooh. Elise. girl, our quarrel was all
a mistake. 1t was my fault for
should have insisted ON explaining
that / was interceding with Kate for
young Dick Halle. You know they
were engaged, but had had a lovers
quarrel Goodbye, sweetheart. have
never loved any but you Forgive my
obstinate anger. 1 can write no more.
The flames are all about me. Good
bye-till-"
The smoke strangled him. Ester
ley handed his notebook to the con-
ductor with the request that it be
forwarded. With singed hair and eye
brows the trainmen pried at the tim
bers which held him. The heat was
unconscious just as grimy hands
reached for him.
Esterley lay for days in a semi
cCmatose condition. He had an i'm
preston that Elise was lowering about
the room, and he was told afterward
that he called continually for her. The
third morning after the accident he
opened his eyes to an understanding
of what was passing. Elise bent over
him, smiling happily. The doctors had
just told her that Ned would get we'll
You, Elise? What are you doing
here?"
Taking care Of you"
"Of me? What's the matter with
oh, there was an accident, wasn't
there? How did you know of it?''
The conductor sent me your note
book
"And-about Kate-?''
Its all right, Ned. She came and
told me all about it after you left. Will
you forgive me, dear?"
He nodded, eyes shining with joy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
HE LIKES FRIED POTATOES.
Grand Duke Alexis Has Favorite
Dish, So They Say.

Dish, So They Say.
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia is
very fond of fried potatoes, and dur
ing his recent visit to Paris he was
wont to buy few every day from a
woman in the street ana to eat them
beside her stall.
The woman did not know him, but
as he paid her in princely fashion.
she was very anxious to find out who
he was.
81 can tell you who he is said a
neighbor one day. He is Grand
Duke Alexis, uncle of the car and
one of the greatest men in Russia"
Utterly amazed, the woman asked:
I'm heavens name, how should l ad-
dress him.
'-Oh, call him Your Excellency,' or
Your Royal Highness, was the an
swer.
The woman resolved to do so, and
the next day, as she was sprinkling
some salt over the smoking potatoes
which the grand duke had bought,
she said: 81 can recommend them to
your royal highness, for 1 know your
excellency has never tasted better
potatoes"
The grand duke burst out laughing,
and paid more for the potatoes than
he had ever paid before, but he was
annoyed at finding himself recognized
and never returned to buy another
potato.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
A PROFESSIONAL PRAYER.
The Odd Business of an old Negroes
in New Orleans.

The Odd Business of an old Negroes
in New Orleans.
''In one of the more unique quar-.
tiers Of New Orleans have found one
of the most unique characters 1 ever
say in an old negro washerwoman,"
said man who has lately taken up
his residence in one of the more pop
ular avenues of the city, land she
seems to be proceeding along original
lines in the main purpose of her life.
Washing clothes seems to be a mere
incident to the general plan she car
ries out. She is an interesting old
character and can quote copiously
from the bible. This seems to be a
hobby with her. She has some kind
of construction to put on every line
she quotes, too. She can tell you
just exactly what it means from her
way of looking at it. But this is not
the point 1 had in mind.
Several days ago 1 got into con-
versation with the old woman, and
she asked me if 1 didn't have some
family washing to give her. l told
her 1 did not but encouraged the con-
versation, as 1 have fondness for the
negro of the ante-bellum type, finding
them always very interesting. She
finally threw a quotation from the
bible at me, and it was followed by
another, and still another, and so on.
Say, boss she said after a while,
does yo' ever have anybody to do
any prayin' fo' yo'?' l told her l did
not. and, becoming more interested
in the old woman, 1 got her to unfold
her scheme to me. She did it with
out any sort of hesitation
''She is a professional prayer, and
makes no small sum out of it from
what she told me. She told me she
was praying once a week for the lady
next door, who had employed her to
pray for her husband to quit drinking,
although he is a very light drinker, to
my own knowledge. The old woman
seemed to be very proud of her call
ing, and whatever other people may
say about it she is an enthusiastic be-
never in the efficacy of her own
prayers."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
CURES DIPLOMATIC AMBITION.
A Short Term l., the Zanzibar Con

A Short Term IL the Zanzibar Con
suiship Generally Sufficient.
Undesirable consulships have Ions
given rise to humorous incidents. Bu
Zanzibar, to which the President has
appointed Mason Mitchell, a rough
rider, seems to be in the lead in un
attractiveness, if the length of con
sular terms proves any test, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post Indiana has usu
ally claimed the honor of furnishing
candidates for this place, but after
the resignation of a man named Rog
ers of Shoales, the Indiana senators
notified the President that they were
through with it. They had constitu
ents who were willing to take
chances, but the senators were not
prepared to promise that these ven,
turesome individuals would stay more
than a month. Before Rogers took
the place it was held for nearly a yeaI
by Bob" Mansfield, at one time p-i
vate secretary to Senator Beverage
and now consul at Valparaiso. Mans
field came back, according to Indiana
descriptions, as thin as a toOthpick
and as yellow as June butter" He
said he had stuck it out as long as
the insurance company would let him
and that he returned to save his pre-
miums. Before Mansfield, there was
an Indianian named Billheimer, de-
scribed as a husky Hoosier, with a
large nose and frame pickeled i'll
maleria. He was cured of diplomatic
ambition in about two months, and
has never asked for a place since
Before Billheimer, Judge Riley of Viz.
ginia served; he remained as long as
his aversion to the negroes would
permit. Finally, he is said to have
taken gun and emptied load of fine
birdshot into the dusky natives who
persisted in taking a daily bath in
front of the American consulate
which. the Judge allowed" was IN
indignity to be resented by this gov
ernment's representative.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
Girard Was Considerable.

One of the sea captains in the EN-
pley of Stephen Girard had a rural
Yankees fondness for whiting with
his jackknife, and on one trip sue
ceeded in getting away with a large
part of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without tho artistic sense,
he really regarded the rail as greatly
improved in appearance. When the
vessel came to Philadelphia Girard
went aboard, made a general inspec-
ton in the captains absence, and, as
he was about to return to shore. asked
one of the seamen who had been cut
ting the rail. The seaman told him
the captain, and then, afraid his tell
ing might have unpleasant conse-
quences were the captain to learn of
it in roundabout way, informed that
official of the interview with Girard.
The captain was in terror of a repri-
mand, but, hearing nothing from his
employer, supposed the incident
closed. AS he was about weighing
anchor ready to leave port, a dray
loaded with shingles drove down to
the wharf, and the driver hailed the
vessel.
There must be some mistake,
shouted the captain. "Our bill of
lading doesn't mention shinglesi'
This is where they belong!" sung
back the driver ''Mr. Girard, him
self, told me to deliver them, He
said they're for the captain to whit
tlei"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09

tLis second car, Norton. Send the
gang here
Presently Esterley could see that
men were at work with axes, saws, and
crowbars to rescue him. He had been
conscious without thinking of it that
the air was hazy with smoke, but his
mind had taken no account of the fact.
Now he heard a persistent, faint
cracking sound. A horrible fear
mashed through his brain, and he
slowed his head round. The car behind
him had caught fire. His heart con-
tracted and stood for a moment with
a CHASTITY horror. Good heavens, he
would be roasted alive, unless the res
cuing party reached him in time! 1t
was a race for his life. He could see
that they were working desperately,
but he could not help calling out to
hurry for Gods sake. He tried franti-
cally to draw his feet from the trap
which pinioned them, but he only sue
ceeded in cutting them against the
timbers till the blood streamed from
his raw ankles.
Then he fell quiet, saying to himself
over and over again, Keep cool, Ned
Esterley. Keep cool. There must be
some way out of this thing. Good
agony poured from his face. How
slow the rescuers were, and how fast
the flames leaped toward him. He
wanted to keep crying out to the men
to hurry, but he bit back the words
They were doing all that mortal men
could do.
Gradually it dawned upon him that
he was lost. Great volumes of smoke
rolled between him the rescuers tell
ing him that they could not reach him
in time. With the assurance-after
the first frantic rush of fear-there
came to Esterley singular GOODNESS.
He drew his revolver from his hip
pocket, and laid it on the crook of
bent rcd near his hand, where it would
be ready for emergencies. Then he
got from his coat pocket a note book,
and from his vest a lead pencil. Csc
G. the brakemen above. hewing away
at cross timber, which barred their
way. muttered to the engineer:
Good Lord, Norton. He's writing
Saying that we amt likely going to
reach him. Amt he got the bully
! nerve?"
! Esteriey first carefully noted down
| the address to which he wanted his
| letter forwarded, then wrote his let
| ter.
| Dear Elise: Our train has just col
/ Hded with another, and / am pinned
down in the wreckage. The train crew
are working to get me out, but they
will not succeed, for the wreck is on
| fire, and the flames rapidly spreading
this way. 1 write this note as my last
word to you, and after writins it, 1
shall throw the note book to the men
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
The Moment of Vision.
BY WILLIAM MLEOD RAINE.

BY WILLIAM MLEOD RAINE-
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
She held out the ring to him, smil-
irg in rather uncertain fashion, but
Ester1ey noticed that she was very
white. He was savagely glad of 1t,
for at the time he was cold as ice and
hard as iron.
HAS the last word been said?" he
asked without a trace of emotion In
his voice. Are you going to turn me
away on account of a little thing like
this?"
You may call it a little thing if you
like. 1 don't. When one finds the
man she is engaged to marry flirting
with
81 wasn't flirting. 1 have told you
that before" he answered doggedly.
But of one thing you may be sure.
Elise. If you send me away now l
shall not return to you
You hatter yourself, sir, in think
ing 1 shall want you back she re-
torted- Shall 1 lay the ring on the
table, or will you take it?"
He dropped the ring into his vest
pocket, bowed coldly, and turned on
his heel. Next moment the street
door had changed behind him. The girl
sank into a chair and covered her face
with her hands. Presently deep sobs
began to shake her. Meanwhile Ned
Esterley, in moody, frowning silence,
strobe down to the Union Depot with
mis- suitcase in his hand. Fifteen min
lteS later he was on a train bound for
Cripple Creek. He gazed out of the
window without seeing any of the
glory OF the winter sunshine, which
fell in a sheen of splendor on the
white-blue range of peaks in the dis
lance. He was sick at heart, and bit
ter against the girl who had misjudged
him. What right had she to SEN
tence him before she had heard his
vindication? What right to vote him
guilty of disloyalty because she had
found him with Kate Sanford's hand
in his, her eyes swimming in tears?
An hour passed, two hours; but
EsterIey took no thought of the flight
of time. 1t might be five minutes
since he had entered the train, or
it might be five hours. He neither
knew nor cared. His personal problem
drove from his mind other considera-
tons.
If Elise were going to believe
There came a sudden jar, which
threw Esterley forward against the
seat in front of him. He did not need
to be told that the engine had been
reversed, and the airbrakes set. There
came to him the sharp grinding of
wheels on the track, and with it the
gradual lessening of speed. A moment
later there was a horrible crash. The
floor of the car rose to meet the roof.
The last that Ester!ey remembered
was pIunging forward through the air.
When he came to himself, he found
about him great pile of debris. He
was deep hidden in what remained of
the cara mass of broken timbers, Of
torn iron and of wrenched steel rods
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
Standing on the Bias.

During the trial of a street railway
damage suit in one of the circuit
branches of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia a few days ago
an important eyewitness of the acct
dent took the stand in the person of
an elderly colored man. The plaintiff
had been injured while the car was
at a street crossing, and one of the at
torneys was endeavoring to elicit.from
the witness just where the latter was
standing at the moment the plaintiff
was struck by the car
LAS 1 understand you" remarked the
attorney, after a number of questions
had been asked, you were standing
at the street corner diagonally oppo-
site the point where the accident oc-
Cured"
mo, sir, wasn't" declared the wit
ness 81 guess 1 was standing kinder
sort er on the bias from the spot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
Modern Necessities.

what would you rather have" said
the young woman who asks abrupt
questions, money or brains?''
WELL answered Senator Sorghum,
there used to be a time when we
were a simple and unpretentious peo-
pie, when mere money would suf1ice to
win success But now politicians have
become so wicked and alert that
you've got to keep your eyes open all
the time to spend your money SO that
It will do you some good Take my
word for 1t, you've got to have money
and brains, too"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09

his legs were pinned down between two
great timbers beyond the hope of ex-
tr1cation. He tied handkerchief
around his cut head, and began his
attempt to free himself. Had the
timbers come two inches nearer to-
gether, his ankles would nave been
snapped like pipestems; had they been
two inches farther apart, he would
have been free.
Esterley called to passing brake
man. The man stopped, looked around,
and caught sight of him. He called
to another man.
There's a fellow pinned down in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
Made Senator kittredee Talk.

Senator Kittredge of South Dakota
takes pride in never saying more than
Yes or NO to newspaper men.
One day recently a correspondent in
terviewed him, but was unable to get
more than the monosyllables named
in reply. Finally he asked: What is
the largest city in South Dakota ?"
The senator looked his surprise as he
answered: Sioux Falls The cor
respondent bowed and left. Meeting
a friend a few moments later he said:
L have all you fellows beaten now.
1 have just added the words Sioux
Falls to Senator Kittredge's vocabu-
larry"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09
Salt Lake Still EaIlind.

Salt Lake people, and especially
the summer colony, are commenting
anew this summer on the fact that
the lake has been receding continu-
ously since 1868.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09

Wild Animals Kill Many.
Tigers killed 357 persons and pam
theirs 295 last year In the Indian CEN
Hal provinces.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-09

HAS the last word been said?"
and some ten feet above him was the
open air. A white dead fcce stared at
him through the broken wreckage.
GingerIy Esterley moved first one arm
and then the other. They were free,
and he went over himself coolly to es-
innate the damage. Except for cut
In the head he was quite unhurt, but
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

A national meeting Of the various
brotherhoods of railroad employees
will be held in ST Louis on January
5, unless the demands of the engineers
and firemen and the trainmen are gen,
orally met by the railroads Of the
country, says the Republic.
meeting was to have been held in
st. Louis yesterday by the engineers.
p. NJ. Arthur, the veteran chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
was expected to be in st. Louis Mon
day. But engineers in the local yards
say that he will not come to ST. Louis
until the national meeting
The grievance committee of the
various brotherhoods of the Chicago
and Alton are in session in Blooming
ton, Ill.,, preparing new scales of pay
for the various departments. These
will be submitted to the officials in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04

Boston, Dec. 2.-On the occasion OF
the annual meeting of the New Eng
land Anti-Imperialistic League at the
Twentieth Century club today lun-
cheon was given in which some 200
ladies and gentlemen participated.
Former Governor Boutwell, presided,
and in opening he spoke of the anti
imperialist movement, and said that
the only way to overthrow the imperi-
alistic tendency of the administration
is by the overthrow of the Republican
party.
Erwin Winslow, the secretary, said:
ence of the office have been with
members of congress, district commit
tee platform makers and congressional
candidates of the Democratic party,
with the aim of Strengthening the
attitude which that party has taken
upon anti-imperialism.
ITO the minority of the senate COM
mittee on the Philippines, Senators
Rawlins, Dubois, Culberson. Patterson
and Carmack especially, most sincere
appreciation and deep gratitude are
due.
while the Democratic party in
congress was moving toward satis-
factory attitude upon the question IN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04
Arkansas and Northern Chartered.

Arkansas and Northern Chartered.
The incorporation of the Arkansas
and Northern railroad company, took
place yesterday afternoon, says the
Little Rock Gazette. The state rail-
road board, composed Of Gov. Davis,
ex-of1icio chairman. Agricultural Com
missioner Bradford. Auditor Monroe
and Secretary Of State Crockett, met
in the Office of the last named and
granted the charter. The capitaliza.
tion of the new company is $1.000,00
with which it is proposed to con
struct line on the west side Of Black
river from Pocohontas to Newark
and probably to Newport by way of
Black Rock and Powhatan. The line
will run through parts of Randolph,
Lawrence. Jackson and independence
counties, having a total length of IS
miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04
Chicago the latter part of the week.

Chicago the latter part of the week.
1t is hardly expected that the de-
mands will be acceded to, as the COM
pany but a week ago announced a
new scale, which was an advance OF
from to per cent over the old scale.
In the opinion of some very conser-
vative railroad employees, members of
the brotherhood, a strike is imminent,
for tie reason that employees will ask
for a 20 per cent increase, which, it is
believed the railroads will refused to
grant. If the Alton scale is rejected,
the question will be referred to the
national meeting in st. Louis. This
meeting was postponed from Decem-
Der /. for the reason that some rail
roads were raising wages, and be-
cause OF the reports that other rail
reads were preparing new advanced
schedules for voluntary raises. 1t was
decided to give the roads one month
of grace If all roads raise wages,
the St Louis meeting will not be held
at all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04
Baptist Missionaries for Arkansas

$4,000 will be raised on the field here.
The question OF continuing instruc-
tions to the young negro preachers in
the Arkansas Baptist college was con-
sidered. Prof. Booker and DR.. j. P.
Robinson appeared before the board
in their behalf. A committee with
Dr. A. J. Barton as chairman. appoint
ed to confer with them. recommended
that the Baptist Advance raise $40
a month for the work and that the ne.
groes raise a similar amount. The
recommendation was adopted and the
details were left to the missionary sec
retary.
All reports showed that the work is
in good condition. and the prospects
are that it will be greatly extended
and augmented.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-04
Republican Party Must Be D.
stroyed," Say Anti-Imperialists

which we are concerned, we were in
vited to share in it's councils, and had
some little influence in bringing about
the bill offered in the senate as the
substitute for that of the majority for
the government of the Philippine Is
lands
I'VE desire to continue our work
with unabated zeal and energy. look
ing to the education of the people
before the presidential election and
while we wish we might hope that
it could bring about a reformation of
the party in power, the most sanguine
must acknowledge that the drift within
that party is too strong for us to
expect it, and that it is probable that
the Republican party must be des-
troyed or at least that it must be dis
integrated before Imperialism can be
overthrown.'
Treasurer Haskins told of the contri
buttons to the funds of the league,
mentioning the $4,000 from Mr.. Carn-
egie, and said that a great deal more
is needed to carry on the work. and
to educate the mind and awaken the
consciences of the voters on the
question at ISSUE
Officers were reelected, Mr.. Bout.
we'll continuing as president.