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Got what H. Gave.

An army officer tells the following
anecdote suggesting it's application to
recent events: "a campaign against
the Sioux was on foot and one of the
columns was composed of three squad
rons of cavalry. There were present
field officers colonel, a lieutenant
colonel AMI a major. The colonel was
a pleasant, easy-going commander up
to a certain limit. The lieutenant
colonel was a cantankerous, fault
finding man, and generally made him
self disagreeable to the major. The
major had to take it, being the junior,
but waited for his opportunity. The
day came when on the march the lieu
tenant-colonel committed some fault
which reused the anger of the colonel.
and he was then and there, in the
presence of officers and enlisted men.
promptly brought to account. The
colonel spared no words, and the CEN
sure was complete. He then departed.
AMI after he had gone a sufficient dis
lance, the major rode up to the lieu
tenant-colonel and gently remarked:
HIM HIM, and row does it seem
for a Northumberland to be sat
upon ?"-Army and Navy Journal
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Didnt Know the Senator.

Some years ago Idaho sent man to
the senate whose name was McCon-
nell. He enjoyed brief term of abou-
five or six weeks, and then he disap-
peared. Recently Mr.. Mcconnell visit
ed the senate chamber again. Very
few of the senators knew him.
His presence, however, recalled the
fact that when he was in the senate he
lifted up his voice and delivered
speech. He was then an almost utter
stranger. Old Senator Edmunds look
ed at him in establishment.
Who is this man talking?" asked
Edmunds of a page.
Senator Mcconnell of Idaho" re-
sponded the boy
"Wen,'' said Edmunds, when 1t
comes to the point that in the United
States senate a man can make a
speech whom / never saw before, I
think it is time for me to leave"
And Mr.. Edmunds, in disgust. re-
tired to the cloakroom.
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dogs, but the proboscis monkey has
a nose several inches long. Besides
being long, it is pointed and slightly
tilted up, and oldest of all, it grows
and grows all through the life of the
monkey. Another strange thing in
connection with this monkey is its
three stomachs. When food is scarce
it can carry its three meals and digest
them at leisure. The age of the pro-
boscis monkey is reckoned by the
length of it's nose.
Another monkey which museums and
ZOOS would like to obtain is the guer-
eza. This animal is a study in black
and white. 1t has the appearance of
wearing a white fur mantle over a
coat of black velveteen. Its sides are
fringed with thick masses of snowy
hair, while its back. legs and lower
body are as black as coal. The face.
too, is black, while the whiskers,
beard and eyebrows are white and the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
THE ENVY OF COLLECTORS.
Specimens Of the Animal Kingdom That Are
Not in Captivity.
Not in Captivity.

has four legs, and is clothed with fur.
and suckles it's young; on the other
hand. 1t has beak like tnat of
duck, and a birds shoulderbones.
while it also lays eggs like a bird. In
Australia, where it is not very UNI
common, it spends half ias time in the
water, and the other half in holes in
the bank. As its toes are webbed.
they are very useful for swimming;
while, as they are furnished with stout,
sharp claws, they are equally good for
digging. And it gets its food just as
a duck does, by poking about in soft
mud with its beak in search of worms
and crustaceans. To add to its Pc
culiarities, it has cheek pouches like
those of monkey. in which it can
store up a supply of food for the lit
tie ones in the nursery at the end OF
its burrow.
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plume at its tip. Altogether the
guereza is an odd-looking monkey.
Why it is never seen in ZOOS or mena-
geries is a mystery. for it is not I'M
common along the mountains of inte-
rior Somaliland and in Abyssinia.
Bears are not at all uncommon, even
in New England, but there is one bear
which the managers of game gardens
and menageries have never been able
to secure. Ii is called the parti-col-
ored bear and lives in the most mac
cessible parts of eastern Thibet; so
that it is almost as hard to obtain as
a Mahatma- We know what it is like
white with black eyes, black ears,
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A Talented Woman.

Nine Ceraski of the Moscow Obser-
vatory has at various times contribut-
ed valuable data to the science of as
tronomy. Two years ago she first dis
covered variable star of the Algoi
type, that is having its light dimfn-
ished at regular intervals by a dark
companion revolving around it, and
still more recently discovered a sec
ond Algol-l No telescope. however. is
powerful enough to show the planet
which causes the alternating bright
ness and faintness of this star. Mme
Ceraski has won reputation in this
field. both for research and discovery
of which she may well be proud.
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black legs, and black ring round its
neck in the form of horse collar
But no one has the least idea of what
its habits may be, either in freedom
or captivity. And no one is at al
likely to know till the good people of
Thibet are a little more friendly to
strangers
Nature seems to resent the introduce
ton of the duckbill to Zoos or menag-
cries, for tAey die as soon as taken
into captivity This is pity, for the
duckbill is one OF the most extraor-
binary of all living animals 1t is a
connecting link between the animals
anA the birds On the one hand it
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r1OZART AND THE rIAJOR.
Copyrights. fe0z,
By Daily Story Publishing Company.


tenderness. cemented these hearts In
a friendship that was unalterable- And
when, at last. the shadow of disgrace
full poverty fell across the Majors life;
when. leaving home and friends, he
wandered, a degraded man. from place
to place; when time. and name, and
life's best gifts were sacrificed to his
shameful, all-absorbing appetite; he
was never friendless or alone, for there
was always Mozart. The Majors stall
wart form was no better known in his
favorite haunts than was the distorted
figure of the little negro Awaiting
the end of the Majors carOusals,
watching over his drunken slumbers.
hungry and cold unless supplied with
food and warmth by bar-room chart
ty; his love and patience were sublime.
II only he could have played for the
crowds who, fired by the Majors
boasts, made nightly requests for an
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Frightened In Battle.

Gen. w. D. Snyman, head OF the
Boer delegation in this country, was
''reminiscing" the other night with
several other veterans of the South
African war, and finally the converse
ton turned on the question of being
scared in battle
Il was never frightened but once, .
remarked one of those present, land
that was before the beginning of the
first fight 1 was in; but after the first
volley had been fired was all right.
That seemed to break the CO.
Wei. I don't know how it may be
with Others" said the general, who
stands over six feet and is proportion
ately broad-shouldered, but l could
never seem to get used to it: I was
Just as badly frightened in my last bat
tie as l was in my first And what
is more, when 1 looked around at the
faces of my comrades, 1 found they
were just as white as 1 knew mine
was. With me the ice refused to
break"
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exhibition of his skill. money and
plenty would be his; his and the
Majors. So. night after night, he
tried; but night after night he failed
until, one bleak December evening
the boisterous crowd. moved by a
common impulse of compassion and
disappointment, called out to the
Major, after one of Mozart,s Intellectual
attempts:
Ticker the niger up, Major: Ticker
him up"
1t was done, and then he played.
How he played as the subtle glow few
from mouth to brain. and walked his
heart and fingers to a new, strange
poweri
1t was only second-rate violin
played by a hunch-back negro; but
the scent of the harvest field blew over
the hot, close room, and stream
FLASHED gently under bending trees
Only a second-rate violin, but its spell
was mighty. Men saw afresh life's
beauty and its gladness- Old dreams
awakened, of fame and love; and hope
began to sing of what might be. He
was only a hunch-back negro. but men
dropped their heads and forgot their
glasses on the bar as they listened
thoughts: within their eyes there crept
hot tears; and no man smiled as the
Major walked unsteadily down the
room, until he stood before the player
Les go home, Mozart he cried
with trembling lips; les go home
Well keep our Christmas there, please
God! You and lat home.''
Out into the night, through a raging
blizzard; buffeted by angry gusts Of
wind and volleys of snowfiakes that
obhterated the way; but the Major
knew it not. until. at his feet, his com
panion stumbled and fell, exhausted
with cold and WEAKNESS. But he knew
it well, when, with Mozart in his arms
he plodded along over the road whose
stretching white miles seemed endless
to his tired feet. Dissipation haG
weakened the Majors frame, and Mo-
zart's inert form was heavy. but still
he walked, fighting against the fats
| that threatened them, until his eyes
discovered, through the snowlit dark
ness, well-known gate And ther
he paused.
Wen get a little rest here, Mozart
terance; well rest a bit, and ther
well go on in; we'll both go in-we1
| both go home together"
And when the sun climbed the gold
en- ladder of morning. and lighted III
| the snow-clad earth. it seemed as i
the mantle of heavenly charity wa
cast on two recumbent, half-hiddel
figures that had gone home together
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Nsw Years In the Philippines
L
Reveflle for the new and taps for the old
And the dawn of a better day,
And the pIowman's shout in the rice field
green,
And the CLEAN of a kerchief gay.
Where the women wash on the river
bank,
The river that flows along.
And into the sea that sings for aye
A deep-voiced welcome song
ReveiIle for the new and taps for the old
And the trenches are leveled down.
Where the sun-fag waved defiance wild.
To the legions clad in brown
Where the Mauser spoke and the skirm-
ishers
Charged down in dread array
And they who fell found a ready grave
In the lead-torn trench that day
Reveille for the new and taps for the old
And the dawn of a better day.
When the bolo rdsts on the bamboo wall
And the tears are wiped away
When the brown man finds "A brother IN
The white man firm and true,
One people, one God and just one nag,
The old red, white and blue
Robert B. Carr in the Denver Times
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KINDLY ACT APPRECIATED.
Courtesy shovn Poor Blind CoIored
Man in street Car.

Courtesy shovn Poor Blind CoIored
Man in street Car.
People are so busy nowadays they
have often not time to be polite, and a
considerable act at once attracts atten-
tion- There was such an occurrence
a few days ago in a 4th avenue car.
Among the passengers was a blind
negro. His clothes were the veriest
rags and were held to his emaciated
frame with pieces of wire and bits of
string. A broom handle served as a
cane Over one shoulder was suspend
ed gunny sack, giving him the APP
pearance of a cotton picker.
He continually picked at one hand
with the fingers of the other. as
though he were playing the banjo.
humming softly to himself the while
and patting his foot. AS his face was
wreathed in smiles-not a grin-aIl
eyes were turned in his direction,
Many of the passengers looked at him
regretfully when the car reached stan
ton street and he arose and made his
way toward the door,
The hour was a busy one on the
Bowery. People wondered whether the
old man would reach the sidewalk in
safety. A young man standing on tho
rear platform did more than wonder,
however, for he alighted and guided
the negro safely to the sidewalk. He
then as rapidly as possible ran after
the car. which was disappearing down
the street
Several of the passengers who had
noticed the incident called on the con-
ductor to stop the car, but as he did
not do so one of them rang the bell
violently, and the motorman reversed
the lever and brought the car to a sud-
den stop.
As the young man climbed on the
platform, says the New York Times.
many smiles of appreciation were cast
in his direction. But he seemed to be
almost ashamed of what he had done,
and he pulled his hat down over his
eyes and continued his ride in silence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

FIT Amanda, near Spencerville, Ohio,
is the last resting place of probably
one of the greatest heroes of the battle
of Bunker Hill, and the very last man
TO leave the trenches in that memoir
able fight, Peter Sunderland
BY the time the British had made
the third charge up the grade the pow
der supply in the fort had become ex-
hausted, and the Americans were
obliged to fight with gunstocks, clubs
and stones. Mr.. Sunderland, after ex-
hausting his own supply of ammunl-
ton, picked up three guns of wounded
comrades. only to find that each of
them had been discharged. He raised
the fourth gun when British soldier
aimed a blow at his neck with sword
A quick turf of the gun caused the
sword to strike directly in Mr. Sun
derlands mouth, cutting each cheek
half way to the ears. Again the Brit
ish soldier struck and again the blow
was partially parried, causing the
sword to cut through the wall of Mr..
Sunderland's abdomen; but at the
same time the fourth gum which
luckily proved to be loaded was dis
charged into his antagonist, and the
bayonet on the gun was thrust through
him, killing him instantly The fate
of this warrior seemed to check the
other soldiers for a moment. and Mr.
Sunderland, who was the last man to
leave the Fertilization, escaped to the
swamps below, where he found man.
woman and baby. Sunderland bound
large handkerchief about his abdomen,
and the two men and the woman swan
across the pond, but the babe had to
be pitched from one to the other at
deep places.
On the opposite shore Mr. Sunder-
land lay concealed in the bushes for
three days, steadily growing weaker,
the man and woman having sought
safety in night. His comrades came
back daily to search for the wounded,
but he could not make them hear, ow-
ing to his exhausted condition. On
the third day he attracted the attention
of mis- comrades by breaking some
sticks and was rescued.
He went to Ohio about 1917 and set
tied on land near Dayton. Soon after
this he came to FIT. Amanda where his
son. Dye Sunderland, entered land that
is still owned by the Sunderlands-
Peter Sunderland and wife are both
buried at FIT. Amanda, where a monu-
ment marks their resting place.
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Like individual collectors OF stamps
eeashells. firearms and other things OF
human interest, geological societies or
menageries are at all times ready to
beg. borrow, purchase or exchange any
animal not already in their possession.
There are, however. many beasts and
birds that such bodies have never yet
managed to obtain. One of these is the
proboscis monkey of Borneo. Although
known to European science more than
a century, even the enterprising zoo
logical society of London has not been
able to obtain a specimen In appear
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Clean Kanr Boys.

THE Kaffirs are the cleanest people
in the world in some respects" said a
lady just returned from South Africa.
They are always scrubbing them
selves in he. water and amounting
themselves with oil afterward, but the
habit does not extend to their clothes.
They viii take an elaborate bath and
then put on old clothes that never
saw the washtub- l had all the house
boys dress in white duck, and then
they he'd to keep their clothes clean.
In the mines the boys wear only the
.moochie.' which is about a yard and
half of blue cotton. wound about
their hips
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choice Lamb and r,.h.

Senator Foster of Washington, ami
Mr.. Loud of California, live under the
same hotel roof. A few weeks ago
when one of his constituents had for
warded him a fine lamb, which was
served on the Californian's table, he
sent a choice cut over to the senator.
Give him my compliments" quoth
Mr. Loud to the waiter, land tell the
senator that this lamb never tasted
anything but milk
The days of the session few by and
not long ago a waiter appeared at
Mr.. LIQUIDS elbow one evening, bear
ing a cut of magnificent salmon 1t
was sent by Senator Foster.
But / want to know whether this
salmon came from Washington or
Oregon" asserted Mr. Loud with the
bearing of a conniosseur.
Soon the waiter returned with the
reply: The senator says 1t is a Pu-
get Sound salmon, and 1t las never
tasted anything but cream"
This satisfied the legislative epicurs
from MISUNDERSTANDING Post
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Col. Thomas G.. La-ler, postmaster
of Rockford, ILL.,, tells an interesting
story of Gen. Turchin's widow, to
whom the senate has voted pension
of $50 a month Mrs. Turchin has
been at the door of actual want at her
home in Radon for several months.
Contributions by members of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
others have been sent to her from
time to time.
George B. Mcclellan was a civil en-
gineer in the employ of the Illinois
Central and Turchin was an assistant
on the same road. Col Lawler was a
machinist in the shops. and all Joined
the Nineteenth Illinois regiment.
Mrs. Turchin followed her husband
when his regiment was called to
! Washington to defend the capital after
| the battle of Bull Run En- route the
| train went through bridge. the tim
! bers of which had been cut by the
Knights of the Golden Circle. near
| Vincennes- Many of the soldiers were
| badly injured, and on this occasion
| Mrs. Turchin cut up much of her cloth
| ing for bandages.
| Col Lawler says that it is a matter
| of record that Mrs Turchin, in Paint
Rock Valley, between Winchester,
| Tenn, and Larkinsville, Ala. went to
| the rear and brought up section OF
artillery and personally directed its
| fire on the bushwhackers who were
| mercilessly peppering the federals
from the rocks of the mountain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

The chief of ordnance of the army
has submitted estimates to the secre-
tary of war looking to the enlargement
of the Springfield Armory plant SO
that its daily capacity will be 400
rites. He has also submitted an esti-
mate for the enlargement of the ar
senal at Frankfort, SO that 10000
rounds of small-arm ammunition can
be supplied each day Gen. Crozfer is
theoretically pushing all the work be-
ing done under the ordnance depart
ment He has ben advised that the
work on the new army rifles is pro-
crossing. and that satisfactory prog
ress is being made with the tests OF
field guns at Sandy Hook
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Knew HIS old Commander.

st had a very interesting expert
ence" said a veteran lieutenant re-
Gently, with Gen Grant / had been
in the telegraph and signal corps SER
vice in the army. and / had seen him
q good many times at his best. After
the war 1 went into the newspaper
business, and when Grant made his
tour of the northern states in 1865 1
was assigned to several of his big
meetings, and. do you know, I could
scarcely resist the temptation to shake
him. he seemed SO timid and en-
barrassed in the face or $4,000 people
He seemed so afraid of cheering men,
women end children. when in the pres
ence of 80. 600 soldiers he would have
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ance the proboscis monkey is one of
the queerest and quaintest of the mon
key family. Its forehead is as low as
an apes, it's nair is chestnut in color
and neatly parted in the middle, and
its face is adorned with bushy mutton
chop whiskers. Its eyes are far apart,
its mouth is wide and its cheeks and
chin are tinged with blue, giving the
face the appearance of having Just
been shaved. But the most remark
able feature of all is the nose. Mon
keys as a rule have no noses at all,
some of them having muzzies III
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sohn-" he said.
walk of around the corner 81 b1eve
l cud play it, he would say as he
disappeared And. in less than a
month, he would be playing thereon.
to the Majors intense delight and the
neighborhood's intense disapproval-
There was but one drawback to The
Majors enjoyment, Mozart could not
play before strangers In vain was he
brought before expectant guests flute
violin, cornet or banjo. it was all the
same; his trembling fingers refused
their office. and his frightened appeal.
Il cyarn't play. Majah; Use skeered. :
never failed to bring speedy release
But he could always MAY for the
Major And as the years went by. the
bond OF protection and of loyalty, of
care and fidelity. of mutual love and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Hiram Cronk, the last surviving PEN
sioner of the War of 1872. Is passing
the last years of quiet life at ths
home OF his daughter at Dunn Brook
about fifteen miles north of Rome. n.
T.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Daniel Hardy. the new general SUI
perintendent OF the Missouri Pacific
railway, was thirty-five years age a
water boy on the old single-track road
running through Frazeyyille. O.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

No man in the world has dirnity
that IL superior to having hia hat
blown ON
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under the inspiration of good fellow
ship7
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DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP FEEHAN.
Head of the Roman Catholic Church in
Chicago.

After an illness lasting several months,
Rev. Patrick A. Feehan, archbishop Of Chi
cago. died Saturday afternoon at 4s30
o'clock at the archi-episcopal residence,
North State street and North avenue. His
demise came as a shock. but was not alto
gether surprise. owing to his feeble con-
dillon. Death was due to heart trouble, to
which the archbishop had been subject. Fa-
Their Barry. chancellor Of the diocese is In
charge of the residence Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been made.
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