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The Washington times., 1902-12-01
MATERNAL COURAGE AND PRIDE
Cornell Players Mother Saw Her Boy
Hurt, But Win.

huAly DuN " ~
New York Tribune
She sat in the grandstand, waiting for
| her first football game to begin Her
boy had played It ever since she could
remember. and nov he had made his
varsity team, which was her varsity, too
her Cornell.
] Two OF his fraternity brothers" sat
on either side as a bodyguard to her
gray hairs and as a bureau OF informa-
| tion. They were happier than they would
have been with the prettiest girl they
! knew.
She smiled with motherly pride when
she picked him out Of the squad Of red
sweatered "huskies'' which at length
trotted out on the field. She wiped away
tear when Columbia man fell across
the line Tor touchdown.
Then she surprised her bodyguard by
muttering under her breath: Hold EN-
hard, fellows" Twist their necksi''
/ Push! PUSH"
She explained her knowledge OF these
strenuous technical details by saying
| that her boy cried out like that when
| playing dream games in his sleep.
She did not faint when be tackled too
hard and failed 10 rise, although his
white face, With a streak cf red blood
across the forehead, was staring up at
/ her.
You cant hurt my boy" she said
with confidence. Hes Just doing that
20 get his wind" So II proved
He was up and at It harder than ever
within the time limit The Ithacans gain
ed Ave through tackle. and lost as many
more yards trying to round the end
| ! hen something happened.
A sturdy younsster shSt out OF the
tangled elevens aud dashed down the
field toward the goal OF the Blue and
White He crossed line after line Of
whitewash. and finally was over the last
one. the whole pack az his heels.
Touchdown! Touchdown" cried the
crowd.
my boy did IT," said the mother. and
then she cried.
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the Casino, New York, the former ow-
ing the house $40 for salary advanced.
the Shubert Brothers have more and
more strongly felt the moral obligation
that rested on them as managers Of the
house. So they pasted up a notice at
the stage entrance, informing all the
chorus girls and bridesmaids that not
another penny Of salary would be ad
vanced to them. and urging them in
pleading tone 10 shun late suppers
and fast company. The bridesmaid"
were said last night to be on the verge
OF open rebellion, but whether against
the salary rule or the salutary admo-
milton was left to conjecture
CONSIDERABLE interest has been
drawn to the recent change made in
the programs at the Metropolitan Grand
Opera House in New York city. Instead
Of simply announcing as in previous
years the opera. II indicates the author
Of the music and of the libretto. the
name Of the stage director, the place
Of the action and the number OF acts
and scenes. Fcr instance, at the recent
production Of "Lohengrin." the program
indicated that Wagner was the author
OF both the music and the libretto. and
that the action passed on the banks Of
the ScheIdt, near Antwerp.
A NEW FARCE by Leo Dietrichstein,
author Of Are You a Mason?" has been
accepted for the use Of John c. Rice
and Thomas A. Wise
THE Klaw & ErIanger New Orleans
Theatrical Company fled articles Of in
/ corporation in Trenton recently. beine
capitalized at s3OoC The new corpo-
ration will purchase the Tulane and
/ Crescent theaters. in New Orleans. The
corporators are N. ". Livingston
Charles Cosgrove. and Edward G. Word
! ner.
MADAME GADSKI. of the Metropoli
tan Grand Opera Company. was contem
plating a beautiful bunch CT flowers II
her dressing room az the Opera Hous,
recently. and. rejecting that few eye
could see il. summoned a boy and re
Quested that he hand the bouquet 4
her over the footlights at the end OF tn
second act Of "Lohengrin" The boy
being wise. sought counsel OF Mr.. Graz
before he obeyed. and Mr.. Grau sal
no. the rules OF the house we're not q
be proved by any exceptions. The bo
returned to Madame Gadski with tn
message She bowed to authority. bu
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moment later the sledge passed into
hollow that concealed the town from
view, and when il reached the crest OF
the next ridge a single Cossack could be
seen standing before the military post
AS the village receded in the distance
the fugItives began to feel more easy.
Il was greatly alarmed for few sec
onds." admitted Sandoff The officer
evidently expected US to stop. though I
have No idea why. 1t is possible that
trouble will come out Of this affair yet.
If thought so I would suggest that
we abandon the sledge and take to the
forest with the horses"
Try him." suggested shamarin, with
a backward Jerk Of his arm. He'll know
all about It."
SandoH was favorably impressed with
the idea. Handing the lines to his com
Pauion. he dropped into the sledge.
hauled Zamosc out OF the rugs. and
took the gag from his mouth.
"You heard our conversation at Riga
few moments ago" he said sternly.
Don't try to deny IT," for zamosc had
suddenly assumed an expression OF
guileless amazement.
And suppose I did hear it," he re-
torted dehantly, what then? ?"
Simply thiE," replied sandoff Il
wish TO know. and I intend TO know,
what IL means. II will be 10 your in
terest to answer me. for II I find here
- ~
ture. I viii shoot you without mercy.
whereas. II We get safely TO the coast
you will be liberated"
This plain stptement seemed TO have
an effect on Zamosc.
Since you take advantage OF my
Ihelplessness I will tell you" he said re-
luctantly. For more than a year past
Colonel Nord. the military commander
az Riga. has been beseeching the au-
thorities at st. Petersburg for a new
barracks. and shortly before began my
Journey he was notified that was COM
ing. and that would make an inspec-
tion Of the building and report on its
condition. I hope you are satisfied
now"
He bore Sandoff's keen glance with
out flinching. Either he was telling the
truth. or he was an adept in the art OF
lying
That certainly seems plausible" said
SanGoff. as he regagged the captive. and
put him back among the rugs. "Circum-
stances seem 20 bear out his story.
When / get to the next station I will
telegraph back to Colonel Nord that I
was compelled to-no. I won't, either. I'll
let matters go as they are. The colonel
will be furious with rage. and will open
communication with ST. Petersburg at
| once but by the time he gets any def
mite answer we shall be out OF reach %
Faster and fast sped the sledge.
Mountains and hills, forests and ravines
/ loomcd up ahead. shot swiftly BY. and
| faded into the distance. At last. far OF
on the plain. a speck appeared. and soon
the speck was transformed into a tiny
Siberian village post house a mill
tary station. telegraph ONCE. and a
few lonely cabins-nOt more than FIVE
or six.
The sun was Just sinking into a Grim
son bed Of clouds when the faithful
horses entered the little street on a gal
lop. An instant later they were pulled
back on their launches with foaming
nostrils and steaming tanks. as a gate
swung suddenly across the road check
| ing further progress
TO BE CoNTIN}rED TOMORROW AND EVERY
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THE gray dawn stole over the sky
and when It was suf1c entity
i light Sandoff drew out the bun
die OF papers and examined them
closely. One was the passport. made
out in the name Of Serge zamoc and
companions form which admitted OF
very wide construction. The others
we're letters Of instruction. which made
olear-at least to a certain point-the
object Of Zamosc's journey across ST.
IBERIA II appeared that the inspector
was 20 report on the condition OF ST.
berian prisons. with a view to changes
which the Minister Of Police had in con-
temptation. Moreover the nature OF
these letters showed that Zamosc's mis-
sion was a secret one, and among them
was one document which enjoined all
government officials along the route 70
give him whatever aid he might require.
Il rely on this more than anything. "
said sandof 10 his companion. FOR Il
puts US beyond the reach OF unpleasant
questioning. AS for Vera. / have a plan
that promises we'll will say that she
is the wife Of some Russian officer al
Irkutsk. who is going 10 visit friends
a. Vladiyostok. and whom I have agreed
10 see 20 her destination"
"Yes. that is a splendid plan" re
Joined shamarin. But yourself, are you
in no danger7"
Very little. think" said Sandoh
confidently 1T is not likely that we
fhall encounter anyone who ever saw
Zamosc for he was never out OF Russia
before We viii travel rapidly and make
a. few stops as possible. We will part
company With our captive as soon as
Vladivostok IS reached"
And what will you do with him in
the meantime asked shamarin
Would IL not be best 10 put him out OF
the way2'
by no means. answered sandoff de-
cidedly. Il don't propose TO commit
murder. We will keep him constantly
gagged and bound, and at night-when-
ever we happen 70 be stopping at a post
station-you. shamarin, will have "a
sleep IN the sledge with him. We will
keep him well covered up and with care
none but ourselves will ever see him.
shamarin was satisfied with this plan,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
The Control of Rain.

1t is a matter of common knowledge
that in hilly situations the rainfall is
much above the average, and that a
town may be so situated with regard
to neighboring elevations that it will
receive two or three times the amount
OF rain in a year that falls on a place
only a few miles distant. A case is
quoted in one OF Professor Tyndall's
lectures, where the rainfall of one
Irish town amounts to fifty-nine in
ches, and of another to only twenty
one inches, the difference being due
to the action of the Kerry Mountains
in forcing the moist winds up sud-
denly to a higher level, where they
meet with the cold necessary to pre-
cipitate their moisture as rain. An
English scientist has suggested that
the rainfall might be controlled arti-
fcially by the erection of immense
walls, extending from some six OF
seven miles in length, and from three
hundred to four hundred feet high
Such walls would act as natural hills
in diverting the path of the moisture.
laden air, and the clouds would be
forced to yield their treasures. The
idea seems to be theoretically sound
but the practical difficulties of build.
ing a wall of such dimensions would
be insuperable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
At Gettysburg.

'@The bent line was kept by Slocum,
the straight line by Doubleday, How
ard, Gibbon, Sickles, Sykes. Sedgwick
was in reserve. The federals had the
short line. About o'clock Thursday
the second days battle commenced
with an attack on Sickles, afterwards
on Birney.
1.-The troops on the Salient were
driven away, but others seized the
Round Tops, which Lee wanted The
battle was resumed at the left on the
Cemetery, and the confederates fear
fully slaughtered. At night they at
tackled the refused line on the rocky
and timbered left rear, and were
beaten everywhere except at one I'M
closed point. Pickett did not get up
till that night. The next morning the
confederates were driven out of their
Judgment in VOLTS hill, and the union
army with closed lines, awaited the
assault upon the Cemetery hill, now
the center and bastion.
From 1 to 3 o'clock the full artil-
cry on both sides cannonaded, but the
when Pickett's and Pettigrew's infant
ry stormed they were dissipated,
while IAN attempt to flank the Round
confusion by Kilpatrick's cavalry.
The confederates had lost $500 kill
ed, 10000 wounded and $4,000 prison
ers and deserters. The federals lost
1884 killed, nearly $4,000 wounded
and 1000 prisoners, and had eighteen
important generals killed or wound
ed, the invaders dozen. The feder-
ais had the fewer troops and the
fewer engaged.
the invading army withdrew over the
South mountain to Hagerstown,
which they reached Monday, July IA,
Lee recrossed the Potomac at VIII
Transport, Md. Twenty-Five days had
been the limit of any part of that
army occupying the. country north of
the Potomac, from van coming in to
rear going out.
Upon the union side the only con-
troversy has been whether Meade pur-
sued promptly. The opportunity to
take the confederate army was ap-
parently as good after Five Forks.
THE confederate authorities have
differed as to whether Lee should
have attacked or flanked, whether
Stuart ruined him or he lost his SUI
perb equipoise' But there were no
more invasions of the free states The
war fell back to Winchester, where it
began, and thence to Petersburg. ex-
posing Richmond. 1t retired from
vicksburg to Chattanooga at the same
time"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Atmospheric Electricity.

M. Homma of Toxic publishes a
memoir on atmospheric electricity in
which he announces the following de-
auctions from experiment.: First, the
negative potential observed during
strong winds is entirely due to the
Identification of the dust of the at
mosphere by friction against -terres-
trial objects; secondly, in the same
way the high potential observed dur
ing fogs is due to the positive electri-
fication of the particles of water which
form the fog; thirdly, when a mass of
cold air comes in contact with a mass
of warm air the former is electrified
positively with respect to the second /;
fourthly, the high potentials observed
at sunrise are probably due to the fact
that the air-masses near the ground
are at lower temperature than those
higher up; filthy, when two air
masses of different temperature are
suddenly mixed the electric field is
much disturbed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
THEY HAD MET BEFORE.
Medical Student Failed to Recognize
Old Friend.

Medical Student Failed to Recognize
Old Friend.
A young medical student came face
to face with a dear, kind, fatherly
looking gentleman with white hair
and of highly respectable appearance
They both stood transfixed. The
same idea flashed across both of them
Your face is familiar-very fami
liar; but l can't remember where we
have met so oftel.'
However, the friendly impulse was
carried out
They shook hands warmly, partook
of a friendly glass and departed, still
ignorant of each others game and
occupation.
But the young man was determined
to solve the problem, and he seized on
a waiter and SAID to him:
Tell me, waiter, who is that dis
tinguished stranger with the long
white hair?'
And the waiter whispered lowly:
Please, sir, that's the pawnbroker.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
AM unweIcome kiss.

There could scarcely be found a
more demonstrative expression of
gratitude on the part of the freed
southern slaves for the service rem
dered them by the Federal soldiers
than that related with mixed feelings
of sadness and amusement by a vet
eran attending the encampment 1t
occurred at Norfolk, Va, soon after
the close of hostilities. The volunteer.
then young man, was stroIling
through the streets when his uniform
caught the eye of a black nanny
She uttered cry of delight and over
taking the soldier asked excitedly,
For de Lord, Massa, is you one of
dem men what done sot us free?" The
soldier admitted that he was, when
without further ado the enthusiastic
nanny threw her fat arms about him
and pressed her. black lips against his
bronze cheek in one resounding smack.
At first the military man was so taken
back that he hardly knew what to do,
but it is sad to relate that the course
which he finally followed was not
fitting return for the affection which
had been lavished upon him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

the husking bee by introducing a ma
chine which will do as much work as
a whole company of young people,
and with considerable less noise, too.
The necessity for this apparatus
arises in the wholesale way in which
corn is raised in the West, where
farmers carry on their plans on such
large scale that machinery has come
to be a positive necessity to manipu-
late the enormous quantities of grain
which are produced every year. This
machine, the idea of Leavitt R. Loo
mis- of Humphreysville, N. Y, con-
s1sts of series of rollers set at an
angle and rotated by a number of
gear wheels meshing in a common
driving wheel, which may be actuated
rollers are supplied at frequent inter
walls with shore spikes, which rip the
husks OFF the ears of corn and drop
them on an elevator beneath the roll
ers, while the ears of corn gradually
work their way down the incline and
drop into the basket at the lower end.
Il is obvious that the rotation of the
ear on the rollers in it's passage will
present all sides to the action of the
pins, thus removing at least a sufi-
Gent portion of the husks to make the
ear pass readily through the machine
which removes the kernels from the
cob.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
An Automatic Lioht-ship,

Possibly in the future the automatic
hght-ship will take the place of the
old type of vessel, the new beacon rid
ing at its mornings untenanted. Such
a ship had recently been established
at the Otter Rock, Islay, on the west
coast of Scotland. The new ship car
ries light on its mast which is Wis
ible for about twelve miles, and this
lamp is fed with compressed gas car
ried in tanks in the hold of the YES
sell The lamp will burn for many
months without attention, and the gas
supply is so arranged that on it's way
from the tank to the lamp it will
actuate lever which rings a power
full bell. Thus through the medium OF
two senses the mariner is warned from
the vicinity of danger by automatic
means.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
HISTORY OF THE BEARD.

Facial Adornment Has Had Compare
lively Little Favor.
If any writer on the history of civil
iZatiOn should ever undertake to write
a history of the beard, he will have to
record the fact that a majority of the
peoples were beardless.
Just as the savages carefully re-
move every bit of hair from their
faces, either Dy shaving or by pulling
the hairs out by their roots, the civil
lied nations in nearly all epochs of
civilization considered it the proper
thing to be beardless. The ancient
Egyptians, Greeks and Romans looked
with contempt upon the barbarians,
who allowed their hair and beard to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27

Fags jumped and took Boris by the
neck and shook Kim He leaped back
to his seat in time to get his plate of
meat, While White placed the poodles
back in their cages with plate of dry
bread to reflect on.
No other Interruptions marred the
banquet, which was finished with q
parade around the kennels led by the
blooded bull pup, whose chain was in
the hands of White. Little remained
of the two turkeys and the loaf of
bread. Fifty members of the associa-
ton and their friends witnessed the
banquet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Newly Discovered.

DR.. Bauschinger of Heidelberg uni
versity, who gives special attention
to the search for asteroids, thinks that
very few brighter than the tenth mag
Dftude remain to be discovered The
plumber of fainter ones, however,
shows no sign of exhaustion. The rec
crds for 1901 show that Sc asteroids
were discovered in that year, and it
is worthy of note that all but one of
them were found by the Heidelberg
astronomers That university has
taken the lead in this department of
astronomical work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
Can Spiders Fly?

1t is common notion that spiders
can fly, and many people will aver
that they have seen them fly over a
piece of water from a flower in the
center. What happens is really this:
Suppose spider to have been blown
by gust of wind to a plant growing
In the middle of a brook; there it is a
prisoner, and, like all prisoners, anx-
1ous to escape. How is it to get across
the surrounding water in order to
reach dry land? 1t sets to work to
construct balloon; this will not be
of the orthodox shape, but it will be
an aerial vehicle that will take the
insect to land. The spider spins sew
eral threads and connects them. all
the while taking care to keep this web
attached to the plant, SO that it shall
not float away. The insect labors till
1T thinks the balloon strong enough
to bear the weight, then tries it. Ii
not strong enough, the work of con-
struction is continued. When the
balloon is completed the spider places
itself firmly on or in it, breaks the
rope" that has held the flying ma
chine captive all the time, and is
waited away to land. When the dis
lance is short the spider makes line
composed of few threads, and waits
till strong puff of wind blows it out
straight Then the insect trips along
it and tumbles on land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
The Battle of the Crater.

Capt McCarty, late of the Thir-
teenth Ohio cavalry, has a very va1u-
able book, in which is a vivid descrip-
ton of the fight at the crater in front
of Petersburg, in which his regiment
took part and which lost heavily. The
regiment participated in a great many
of the battles in which the Eastern
army was a factor, but none was more
bloody or more fruitless in results
than the battle of the crater
1t followed Immediately upon the ex.
r1osion of a mine by the Union forces.
but when the troops charged into the
breach it was found that the Confed-
crates had known of the diggings of
the mine and just where it was To-
Gated, had formidable works just to
the rear of it, and met our charging
troops with a concentrated nre which
NO body OF men could stand before and
i've The description is written ~
Howard Ashton of GAINESVILLE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-27
He Got the oysters.

in1s good story is told on a certain
captain of the old Fourteenth Massa-
chusetts when they were stationed
here in Washington.
The aforesaid captain was somewhat
noted for his love for good things
gastronomic, and one day dispatched
one of his live Yankees of to Alex
andria to get some fresh oysters, Civ
ing him instructions not to return
without the bivalves. The man went
on and no more was seen of him for
several days. The indignant and dis
appointed captain reported him as q
deserter and gave him up as a lost
child But after lapse of nine days.
Bailey, for that was his name, came
into camp, leading a train of four
horse wagons loaded with oysters. APP
preaching and respectfully saluting
the amazed and speechless captain,
Bailey said:
Here are your oysters, captain.
Couldn't find any in Alexandria, so
chartered a schooner and made voy-
age to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
for them There's about 200 bushels
where do you want 'em ?'
Bailey did really make the trip,
Hired his men, sold oysters enough in
Georgetown before reporting" to pay
all expenses and leave him a profit OF
about 500. The 200 bushels were di
vided among the regiment, and Bailey
returned to his duty
Soldiers and citizens in Washington
made good money in those days trad
ing in oysters and everything to eat,
and Bailey was not the only soldier
who made such expeditions down the
river.