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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
THIS GIRL WAS TOO kIND-HgARrED

Gentleman In Church.
There is one young woman in this
city whose benevolent disposition re-
ceived a severe shock last Sunday
evening. She was at church and sat
directly behind tall, well-dressed
stranger, with a travelling hanging in
his collar.
Being one of those generous-hearted,
whole-souled girls who grow up to be
motherly old ladies, a friend to every
body in town, she thought how glad
she would be if some kind-hearted girl
would do as much for her father were
he to go to church with a raveling
hanging down his back, so when the
audience arose for the first hymn she
concluded to pick it OFF.
Carefully raising her hand, she gave
little twitch, but it was longer than
she supposed, and a foot or more APP
peared. Setting her teeth, she gave a
pull and about a yard of that horrible
thread hung dawn his back. This was
getting embarrassing, but, determined
she gave it another yank. and discov-
cred that sne was unraveling his un-
dershirt.
Her discontinue was so painful that
cnloroform would not have alleviated
her sufferings nor a pint of powder
hidden her bushes when the gentle
man turned with an inquiring looE
TO see what was tickling his neck
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

peared a veritable Red Badge of Cour-
age" worn with an air of proud def
ance as for some noble purpose. Sew
eral small boys followed her jeeringly
commenting upon the frivolity Of her
gay neck ornament. but if she heard
them she needed them not. and con-
tinued steadily on her way regardless
of the unkind criticism.
Presently she joined the shabby
throng marching like a procession
through the doors of Meinhard's we'll
known department store, and tottering
up to the supercilious looking floor
walker announced in timid voice that
she had come to have her picture tax
en-. Then she laboriously but triumph
antly extracted from her pocket a clip
ping cut from the advertising columns
of newspaper in which Meinhard &
Co. describe a tempting array of ex
traordinary bargains, ending with the
following unique proposition in big
type:
I'VE will photograph, free of charge,
every customer who presents herself
between three and four O'Clock, wear
ing a red gown, red hat, shawl, or
some display of scarlet about her cos
tune
The clerk glanced at the slip in her
hand with half-suppressed smile. said,
step this way, madam and conduct
ed her to the photographer in charge
who in turn scrutinized her with an
overbearing air. of ill-concealed con-
tempt. Tears came into the dim old
eyes and she faltered brokenly, I'm
not too old to have my picture taken,
am I? You see. l walked All the way
in from the country, and l am very
tired and don't want to go back with
out it. It's for my dear boy in the
Philippines; he asked for a picture of
his mother, and. when 1 read in the
paper this morning that 1 could have
one merely by wearing a scrap of red
ribbon. 1 was so happyI He is my
only boy. you know. and 1 have not
seen him for a year
The stolid face of the photographer
gradually relaxed during this recital
and he assured her that she was not a
day too old to sit before the camera
and that her son in the Philippines
should soon rejoice in the possession
of fine likeness.
Soon after the old woman emerged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
EXPERIENCE MEETING ANEcDoTs.
Bishop Used Lost Child to Point
Christian moral.

Bishop Used a Lost Child to Point a
Christian moral
1t had been an experience meeting.
Ten thousand people were assembled
in the great auditorium by the sea.
There had been the handshake, the
waving of handkerchiefs, the hymn,
the prayer, the word which told the
spiritual history of many a soul.
The bishop stood upon the plat
form in the act of pronouncing the
benediction. Emotion was at it's
height; it seemed as if a spiritual
wave had crept over the multitude,
wrapping it in a divine caress.
At that moment a little child was
passed up to the platform and the
bishop took it in his arms. Lost
child were the whispered words.
The baby put its dimpled arms around
the bishops neck and laid its head
upon his shoulder, it's yellow curls
mingling with his gray hair
Lost child said the bishop, in his
deep, sympathetic voice, ''does anyone
in the audience know this baby or
to whom it belongs? Will the father
and mother come and claim it?"
There was silence and the baby
nestled closer, and the women who sat
near said "Oh,"
Then a man was seen making his
way to the altar; it was the baby's
father Instantly the child stretched
out its arms to go to him.. Then, as
he gave it up, the bishop said
There are 10000 lost souls in
Ocean Grove. The Fathers arms are
waiting to receive them. So, go to
your Fathers outstretched arms as
does this little hild."-Detroit Free
Press.
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JACK WILSON'S ONCE GREAT GRAFT.
way Of the Pluto Indian who Started
the Ghost Dance.

Way Of the Pluto Indian Who Started
the Ghost Dance
Jack Wilson, the famous Pluto In
dian who started the ghost dance
craze among the Indians all over the
United States a few years ago, lives
in Mason Valley, Nevada" said an
ofhcia1 of the Indian bureau the other
day.
HE does not have the influence
among the Indians now that he had
ten years ago, although he is more
than the ordinary Indian intellectu-
ally. His success as an apostle was
due to his superior intelligence. COM
5ined with low cunning and an utter
lack of conscience To secure the in
fuence and power he welded over his
followers in the early days of his
uotoriety he resorted to numerous
tricks and receptions.
ION one occasion when he had been
lecturing on the new religion he told
his audience that on the next day he
would make ice from the river and
invited all to see him perform a mir
icle. 1t being August he knew that
20 make them believe he had made
.ce would give him greater prestige
He selected a point below a bend in
the river, and after securing a trusty
accomplice, who took from a neigh
boring icehouse a generous lump, and
deposited it in the current above the
bend, Wilson, with wild gestures
and weird lamentations. placed him
self at a convenient point where he
lifted the floating ice from the water
when it reached him from above,
and thus made the Piutes believe he
had supernatural power. BY such
trickery he made his associates be-
lieve that the ghost dance would
drive the white man away from this
country and bring back the buffalo"
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HE ooMPLIMENTED THE czARlNA.
Lord Tennyson Records Rather
Humorous Experience.
Rather

Humorous Experience.
Lord TennySon once told Captain
McCabe the following story as one re-
suit of his defective eyesight: .'Hallam
and l went with Mr.. Gladstone as Sir
Donald Currie's guests on a cruise in
the Pembroke Castle among the He
brides and thence on to Denmark.
While lying in the harbor of Copen-
hagen we were invited to dine at
Fredensborg with the king and queen
of Denmark, and the next day the
whole royal party came on board to
luncheon. There were the king and
czarina and their attendant ladies
and gentlemen. After luncheon the
princess asked me to read one of my
poems and some one fetched the book
l sat on a sofa in the smoking room
next the princess and another lady
came and sat beside me on the other
side. The car stood up just in front
of me. When / had finished reading,
this lady said something very civil.
and 1 thought she was Andrew Clark 8
daughter, SO / patted her on the Shout
der very affectionately and said, My
dear girl, that's very kind of you, very
kind I heard the car chuckIing
nightly to himself, SO 1 looked more
nearly at her, and God bless me, it was
the czarina herself. I fancy that was
the first time that august lady had
been patted on the back and called a
dear girl since she had left the nurs-
err,
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Scientist Would RecoJer
CuIezxLa,s ~S1nker Ships.

A few days ago King Victor Emanuel
III. received in audience Prof Emilio
Giuria, who is the inventor of a project
intended to recover the two. imperial
ships that lie on the bottom of the lake
of Eemi. 1t is needless to enter into
the technical details of the mode by
which the professor will accomplish
the task. One piece of information
which he impaired to the king has
special interest.
He notified his majesty of an import
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

her aged eyes to read one item that
burned into her brain, KILLED on the
18th of March in skirmish with the
Filipinos- Harry Smith"
One dazed look at the dancing lef-
tiers. then a long, sobbing sigh, as she
fell in heap to the ground, and when
they tenderly picked her up they saw
that she, with her cherished soldier
son, was "at home with God"
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Sir Arthur sullivan Honorea.

The mural tablet to be placed in St
Paul's Cathedral, London, to the mem
DRY of Sir Arthur Sullivan is ornament
ed with a figure OF Orpheus and his
lutte and beneath the inscription are q
few of the opening bars of his popular
melody for the hymn Onward, Chris
tan Soldiers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

from the shop. the lines of age and
fatigue more than ever visible on her
wrinkled face, but smiling and salts
fed as she gently united the red string
from her neck
Unconscious of the interest and at
tention she had attracted, ignoring her
aching limbs and throbDing temples.
and forgetful of all the weary miles
she must walk before reaching home.
her one thought was How pleased
Harry will bel"
She stopped for moment to allow a
car to pass, and glancing up at the
bulletin board opposite, she strained
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-06-21


Both
required condition by Johnons Chill
always feel for the family that welded the plan ubecng
themselves to the Quinine
The
to thinking
is
Second quick In 80 minutes after its
the blood
wonderful
1000 promptly doubling
the dose and taking a little
No Mdca
IN It's action and unfailng in its results
will will time will every
VIII of fever
is the medicine that seldom
Don't ihe with If allowed
Now Lie bed
your digestion with Qunne and finally with all the life and taken
No loss of vital force No loss of flesh No
choice
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MYSTERY OF SMITHS DEATH.
Died Among Strangers, Refusing Tc
Name Home Address.

bNGtHG N00iGSSs
Charleston. S. c., june 20.-An air
of mystery has developed here over
the identity of C. X. Smith, in charge
of the American Steel and Wire com.
pany's exhibit at the exposition, who
died suddenly Wednesday.
When it was seen that he was Sc.
riously i'll friends of the young man
asked him to give them the address Of
his parents in order that they might be
notified of his condition. Smith de.
clined to give this information His
friends urged him to talk, but he
would not, and he died with his Sc.
cret. When kilograms were sent to
the New York headquarters of the
company the answer came that moth.
ing was known in that establishment
of Smiths family connection. He be.
gan work with the company at the
Paris exposition and was put in charge
of the entire display at Buffalo and
Charleston.
The steel and wire company In.
structed the local representatives to
spare no expense in the funeral, but
Smith was buried among strangers
with his secret untold.
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TRAIN GOES THROUGH TREsrLE
Fatal Accident on South Carolina and
Georgia Railroad.

Fatal Accident on South Carolina and
Georgia Railroad.
Shelby, N. c., June 20-A portion
or mixed train on the South Caro-.
lima and Georgia extension railroad
fell through an approach to the bridge
over Broad river yesterday afternoon,
killing one man and injuring over a
dozen passengers.
The dead:
Leroy Grigg, Shelby.
The injured:
Edward Turner, conductor
ID. w. Phtner, trestIe master,
Riley Whisenant a negro
A dozen passengers, including two
ladies, were also injured but their
names are not known.
About the time the rear coach was
on the span just above the river En-.
gineer Albert felt the trestle giving
away, and opening the throttle, sent
the train across the bridge. saving all
of it except the rear coach and three
box cars.
The coach fell precipitately so feet
on the brink of the river, swollen By
the recent rains, and was caught by
the stone pier supporting the bridge,
which saved the passengers from a
watery grave.
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NICARAGUA BEATEN;
PANAMA ROUTE WINS
Senate Chooses Latter by Ma.
jority of 8 Votes.
sPooNER AMENDMENT ADOPTED

Measure as Passed Authorizes Pur
chase of Panama company's Prop
erty, Rights and Concessions If Clear
Title to Same Can Be Obtained.
Washington, June 20,-Panama has
won. BY majority of eight votes the
senate has adopted the SpOonet
amendment over the house bill, which
favored the Nicaragua route. After
this amendment had been adopted the
senate passed the Panama canal bill
by a vote Of AZ to "a.
The Spooner amendment, as amend
ed and adopted by the senate, provides
that the president through the law
officers of the government, shall deter
mine whether clear title can be OBJ
tanned of the Panama companies prop
erty, rights and concessions. If he
shall be satisfied that such title can
be obtained he shall purchase the
property, rights and concessions for
40000, 900. If, in his opinion, clear
title cannot be obtained, he shall pro
ceed to construct an isthmian canal
by the Nicaragua route.
The bill provides that q commission
of seven shall be appointed by the
president to supervise the work and
to make arrangements for the details
Of 1t. 1t also provides that gold bonds
in the sum of 190,0O0,OO0, 2 per cent
interest, shall be issued to raise mon.
ey with which to construct the canal.
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Attsmpt at Hiahwav Robhsrx

Evergreen, Ala, June 20.-A bold at.
tempt at highway robbery occurred
near Evergreen few days ago, infor.
nation of which has just been receiv.
ed, the facts being as follows: VIII.
liam Coleman had been in Evergreen
attending to some business and left
for his home near Tenn. When about
miles from town he was confront
ed by three men, who he thinks, are
negroes He was told to throw up his
hands, but instead of doing so ne
drew his revolver and began firing
on the desperadoes. They gave up
their job of robbing him and took to
the woods. One of the negroes fell
supposedly struck by ball, but be.
fore Mr.. Coleman could get to him he
was up and gone with the other two
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GIRLS CORPSE IN SLEEPER.
GreWsome Find Made by Trainmen In
Michigan.

Grewsome Find Made by TraInmen In
Michigan.
Escanaba, Mich, June 20.-At an
early hour the trainment on the train
which left here at 8 o'clock last night
had a grewsome find The dead body
of Bessie Matthewson, of the 500, was
placed in the berth Of a. sleeping cal
before the car left here last night.
The girl was from Sault Ste Marie
and was on her way to Chicago to be
treated for consumption. A travelling
man who knew her was taking her
from the 500 line to the Northwestern
depot here on street car. The girl
grew worse and as he was carrying
her to the coach she died in his arms
Not having time to attend to the ar
rangements, the man simply carried
her into the train, put her in berth
and left her.
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Georgia Tech Gets $4,000

Atlanta, June 2O.-The Georgia
School of Technology has now at IT'S
disposal $20. 900 which will be devoted
to the better equipment of its electri
cal and experimental laboratories. AT
ter the delivery of the diplomas to the
graduates yesterday President Lyman
Hall announced that $4,000 had beer
subscribed by the friends and patrons
of the school, and this secured the
$4,000 promised by the general edu
cational board Of the amount prom
fsed by the board $4,000 will be paid
Immediately, SO the improvements viii
begin without any delay. The other
$4,000 will be paid in two yearly pay
ments of $4,000 each. The money sub
scribed by friends will be Forthcoming
at different times during the next
year
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FATAL COLLISION ON
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Six Of Train Crew Meet Death
In Terrible Crash.
PASSENGERS ESCAPED INJURY
Eastbound Train, Running at High
Speed, Dashes Into Another Which
Had Taken a Siding With Fearful
Results-Mispiaced Switch Cause.


Staples, Mimi, June 20.-A head-end
collision occurred at Lower Lakeside,
miles west of here, on the Northern
Pacific at 1:45 o'clock this morning
between No. Z. passenger, westbound,
and No. 8. passenger. eastbound, III
which six persons were killed.
Engineer Scott, of No. Z, took the
siding expecting No. 8, which had the
right Of way to pass. The latter, be-
lieving everything clear. came along
at a high rate of speed. The switch,
however, had in some way, not yet ex,
planned, been turned and No. dashed
into the waiting train.
All the passengers escaped injury
except Harry Ziegler, of Hammond,
Ind, in the smoker of No. 8, which
was telescoped. He received serious
internal injuries and was taken to the
hospital at Brainerd. The dead:
Conductor Noble, of No. s.
George Ramussen, fireman No. 8.
Walter Scott, engineer No. Z.
Unknown tramp on No. 8.
Ernest Schultz, engineer No. 8.
- Moeller, baggageman No 8.
Besides these W. H Montgomery,
fireman of No. Z, and Express Messen.
gers Gibson and Piedrick were badly
injured. The wreck caught fire and
the passengers formed g. bucket
brigade and kept the flames under
control for time, but at ABS the
work was given up and the Are burn.
ed four coaches and three or four mail,
express and baggage cars. Engineer
Scott's body has not yet been recover.
ed and it is thought that two or three
mail clerks and baggagemen are not
yet accounted for.
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PROPOSED NEW LINE.
AsheViIIe and Rutherfordton Railroad
TO Be Built.

AsheviIIe and Rutherfordton Railroad
TO Be Built.
Asheville, N. c., June 20.-The
Asheville and Rutherfordton railway
will be built and active work on the
proposed line will begin at once. The
road will be built by George r. CAMS,
of New York. The contract was sign.
ed today. Work on the proposed line
will begin at the Rutherford end.
The contract gives Mr. CAMS about
four years time in which to com.
plete the road. The line, however.
will be completed in perhaps just half
this time. The exact location of the
line has as yet not been determined.
The road will run via FairviSw AMI
will enter Asheville from the southern
part of the city. The length of the
road from Asheville to Rutherfordton
is 40 miles. From Asnevi1Ie the road
will extend to Tennessee.
1t is not known who Mr.. CAMS back.
ers are in the movement, but it is gen.
orally believed that it is the Seaboard.
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Saws spyers suicided.

Atlanta. June 20.-There now seems
little doubt that Marc j. Spyers, the
Atlanta man who died in a New York
hospital several days ago under myste
rious circumstances. committed sui
eide. According to dispatch, Mayme
Holland, the woman with Spyers
when he was found unconscious on the
street, has returned and declares that
the young man took his own life.
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STRIKE OF SILK DYE WORKERS

italian Chamber of Commerce Will
Try to Arbitrate Differences.
New York, June 20.-The Italian
chamber of commerce of this city has
decided to try to arbitrate the differ
ences between the striking silk dyers
of Paterson and their employers. At a
secret meeting of that organization,
many of the members being silk i'm.
porters whose business is affected, a
committee of four was appointed to
visit Paterson today and confer with
the city officials, the strikers and the
mill owners, and to offer to act as ar.
bitrators or in any other acceptable
way lend the help of the Italian bust.
ness men toward the settlement of the
strike.
Secretary Sconfetti, who went to
Paterson to arrange for the confer.
ences, saw Mayo Hinchcliffe and ex.
planned the purpose of his visit. The
mayor received him cordially and
agreed to meet the committee.
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COST OF WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
According to Root, 1t Has Cost $17o,
326,586.

$40, ,566.
Washington, June 20.-Secretary
Root has made answer to the senate
resolution of April II calling for in,
formation as to the cost of the war IN
the Philippines.
Reports from the various bureau of.
ficers are submitted to show the cost
of the Philippine war, including out
standing obligations, showing that the
total up to date is $40, ,326,586.
Secretary Root remarks:
THE present scale of expense in the
Philippines is, of course, greatly re.
duced because of the continuous reduc.
ton of the army made possible by the
restoration of peaceful conditions,
Thus in the middle of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1901, there were about
10000 American soldiers in the is.
lands. That number is now reduced
to about $4,000. Orders have now
been issued of the Eighth, Fifteenth.
Twenty and Twenty fifth infane
try and squadron of the Tenth caT>
airy, and when these orders have been
executed the number of American
troops in the Philippines will have
been reduced to 5000"
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Rox Is Drowned at Albany

Albany, Ga, June 20.-While bath.
ing in Kinchafoonee creek with a
crowd of other boys Sidney Wallace,
the 11-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
S. Wallace. was drowned. The boy
could not swim and had gone to the
creek. which is 2 miles from the city,
without the knowledge of his parents.
One of hls companions bravely at.
tempted to rescue him, but was oblig.
ed to leavethe drowning boy to his
fate in order to save his own life.
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TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Just take your choice.
An attack of Fever at
this time of year, with
Quinine as the treat
ment, means q week or
ten days lost from Busi.
ness.
1t means ten days of
unhappiness for you and
ten days of hard work
and anxiety for those
who love you.
This is putting it in its
very happiest aspect. It
might mean your death,
and it often means a
breakdown in g n era l
health from which some
recuperate very slowly.
If you are a rich man,
your time is worth much
<n uo,7r aeAaka Tf uOa1
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TROOP OF CAVALRY
SENT TO PATERSON
Local Militia Also Called to
Be In Readiness.
MILLS ARE CLOSELY GUARDED

Mayor Orders All Persons Except Sol
diers and Deputies to Keep Off the
Streets Unless Given Special Per
misson--Several SILK Mills Resume
New York, June 20.-Two battalions
of infantry and one troop of cavalry
consisting of 600 men of the national
guard will leave Newark, N. ,J., al
5 o'clock this morning for Paterson
where they will be placed on strike
duty.
A number of silk mills opened al
the usual hour today. the owners re
lying upon the promise of the mayor
that troops would be called out to pro
tect property At all the mills started
up policemen, firemen or deputy sher
IFS were on guard and every crowd
that gathered at any of the plants was
promptly dispersed. The orders of the
mayor are that no gathering of people
shall be permitted in the street, anal
these orders are being fully carried
out by the force at his command. In
addition to the silk mills two dye
houses were opened up this morning
At these places the bosses went to
work assisted by non-union dyers
helpers
At mills that have been opened the
employees. were supplied with arms
and ammunition to protect themselves
and their employers property in case
of attack