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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

to me how many people do actually
live from the products o; The river
have never seen the figures as to what
proportion of the population OF the
vale: Lubsist ON fish and get their
wood rom the overACHs- I have been
from St Paul to New Orleans several
times, and at all OF the river towns
you VIII ind the boys ready for the
overflow season This however. APP
plies more particularly to the section
of the river below St Louis. But all
along there is the fishing industry, less
of it here than elsewhere. because OF
the proximity of salt water, but above
here it is flourishing business
Seeing the boys spearing logs re-
minds me of the case of man who
agreed to pay the negro fifty cents a
day if he would collect driftwood for
him. The negro worked faithfully and
the man was selling the timber at a
big profit, of course. Finally, at the
end of two years, after the white man
had grown too proud and too well on
to work, the negro found he had just
the same right to the timber the white
man had, and he was the maddest crea-
ture in the boundaries of the United
States. He is not over it yet. In fact,
he was so disguised he will not catch
wood even for himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
MISSISSIPPI DRIrTwooD
A Boon to Many Poor People Who Live Along
the Banks.

A slight rise In tde Mississippi ND in
Kentucky. said an old river man, Is a
blessing to many of the poorer classes
OF this city A three-inch rise up above
brings down a vast quantity of drift
wood, and at the floating docks OF the
Terry landings great RATS are formed
You can see the boys every evening
armed with long poles, with a spike
IN one end and coil of rope at the
otner end. spearfng the good pieces of
timber just as a whaler harpoons a
whale. They grow particularly expert.
ana noticed one boy a day or two ago
VINO could hit a log in the center the
nrst throw and bring it to bank. This
meant supply of fuel Many of the
parents of these little ones cannot buy
the fuei necessary to keep them warm,
ana the river furnishes 1t sometimes
ana sometimes it does not
Much of the timber has been freshly
cut and left by the cutters over night.
when the river comes. along and lands
1T here 1 saw two fine ash logs yester-
day, enough, to keep a family going
Tor week, and the water had scarce
ly soaked through the bark. OF blanks
there is a great plenty, and also some
barrels and all kinds of things. The
river Is no respecter of timber or per
sons for that matter. and brings down
the farmers barrel half filled with
pork just as readily as a water-logged
and useless trunk of cypress tree It
has often been source of wonderment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
HUMAN NATURE in PRISON.
Men In Stripes Equal to the Average Of
Those Who Are Free

Men In Stripes Equal to the Average Of
Those Who Are Free.
A~college graduate who has Just
been released from 80 years SEN
tence in Sing Sing prison has written
long article in the New Y ork Herald.
in the course of which he says:
Human nature in prison is exactly
the same as it is in drawing rooms.
counting houses, commercial exchanges
and factories. All kinds and conditions
OF men wear the ugly stripes. and if
the vain, bigoted, jaundiced. vitupera-
tive creature who styles himself
'peHologist' should select. at random
any 100 men in Sing Sing. he would
find their average of mentality. moral
ity and spirituality to be identical with
the average of like number taken in
the same way from any municipal
thoroughfare- Most people, will sniff
at this statement, but it is true never
theless'
This statement seems remarkable on
the face of it, but the close student of
human nature will have to concede
that after all the difference is not great
between the man whose vilIiany sue
ceeds and the one whose villiany fails.
VI the former class the streets are full.
Inc latter goes to prison. The en-
bezzler is generally a Spectator who
falled; the successful speculator is fire.
quently an embezzler who succeeds.
Inc man who commits a crime while
IN the heat of passion or under the
lnnuence of drink is often a better
man at heart than those who condemn
MIN. The man who robs the rich mer-
chants house is a criminal; what less
is the rich merchant who pays his girl
clerks $3.50 to $3.50 per week because
circumstances force them to accept
that pittance or starve?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

cockerels, of bantams and of pullets,
he had enough and still to spare to fill
a thousand outlets.
The dark men heard and at the word
their mouths began to water. They
filed their teeth and trained down fine
preparing for the slaughter.
No more, no more the dark mid
night! No more the furtive way.
''Hosanna!" cried they all, well eat
our chicken in broad day"
The minister with eloquence
preached of the Promised Land, when
every Christian worshiper should
with a chicken stand
The pickaninnies clucked with glee
Egged on by joy, the men all walked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
NO FEAST FOR THEM.
DARKIEs' HOPES ARE MODIFIED, AND
MANY YELLOW OURS HAVE DIED.
CoIored Men Who Dreamed or Joy Find
Gold Is Ne'er without AIloy-Revenge
They Take Every Pup Who Could
Have Ate the Chickens Up.

Who is the dog of -Plainfield that ate
the chickens up? There are thou
sand colored men that want to fnd the
pup.
They want to find the villain. and
rend him limb from limb For they
should have fowls in them that the
canine has in him.
Twas James MARITIME, kindly man.
as all are in N J., who raised a flock
of chickens for a darby holiday.
Come all We dusky brethren" he
called them all together. land will
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
MONKEYS IN SERVICE.
Two Animals who Were Trained to


of service to Man.
The only monkey known to-have
been taught to do intelligent work and
to use its hands to good purpose IN
the service of man was a large male
chacma baboon that belonged to a sig
mailman on the Cape railway at Uiten-
hage, in South Africa. The man had
lost both his legs in a railway accident,
but was given the job of signalman.
When thus employed he taught his
tame baboon to pull the levers which
threw the switches and also to pull
those which hoisted the signals. In
order to reach the levers the signal
man used to go up the line on a trolley
hand car, which the baboon was taught
to pull. The trolley was then run on
the side line and the man directed the
baboon to pull the lever. Working at
the signal box was the animals second
and more difficult accomplishment 1t
showed the greatest cleverness in fol-
lowing directions. Recently it died.
The same species of baboon, which IS
a common and mischievous animal IN
the Cape Colony and other parts of
South Africa, has been made useful
before, though not trained to any regu-
lar business. LIE Valiant, one of the
early travellers at the Cape, had a tame
one which kept more vigilant watch
in his camp than any of his dogs.
shooting and was of service in finding
the water which lies buried under the
sand In those hot and rocky regions
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
To Bund aragn,floen. c..hedraL


A movement is on foot in the town
of Loughrea. in the diocese of C1oa-
fert, in Ireland, to erect a cathedral,
which, it is the idea of the promoters,
shall be built and adorned by the best
builders and artists available. Theirs
is sort of Ruskin ideal that every
brush and chise1 stroke shall be made
by a genuine artist. Father ODono-
van, the leader, is now in New York
I'VE are going to make an attempt to
bring back real art into the church"
he said last night. Many hundreds
of thousands of dollars have recently
been spent on the construction of
churches. but the work has been
.sweated.' and hence, though costly.
inartistic. The church We will build
up is already partially built, SO its
style, Gothic, will be followed. We
would if building anew, choose some
more native style, perhaps a Celtic
RomanesQue. The stained glass will
have real artistic merit, and the sculp-
ture will be executed by John Huehs.
an Irishman, now engaged in Paris
with the Irish memorial to Queen Vic
toria- All the work, so far as posi-
BILE, will be done by native artists in
a spirit of love and reverence"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
FROG AND COTTONMOUTH
Sudden Reprieve of a Snakes Half Swallowed
Dinner in the Ozarks.

Early in the fall C. S. Nichols of
Chicago went to the Ozark regions as
the guest of the ST. Francis club. This
is the place to which Col. Nose Wet
more of Nebraska takes Col. w. J.
Bryan of Lincoln, Neb., when the lat
ter colonel wishes to pillow his head
upon the bosom of Mother Nature and
revivify his worn frame with the
juices of earth.
The ST. Francis preserve includes
the ST. Francis river, a clear, bold
stream which contains red-eyed bass.
sunfish, jackfish, catfish and dogfish
1t includes also a wilderness of morass
and under water swampiand which is
great for ducks, turtles and snakes
1t was in the swamp that Mr. Nichols
had a queer bit of luck
Sitting, or squatting in. the prov of
a pirogue with swart Missouri guide
padding in the rear, a way was forced
through tangfe of watergrowth and
trees. Four feet of muddy fluid was
under the craft .S5s--sf-
The strokes of the paddle were noise
less. The silence was dense. Then
queer sound came, half a moan of
pain, half a gurgle.
Nichols looked at the guide, start
led- The guide motioned with one
hand for stiffness and forced the pi-
rogue forward and to the right A hall
dozen strokes brought them to the
edge of an opening, perhaps twenty
yards across ssssf ssa
On a large lily-pad in it's center
great cottonmouth moccasin was
-coiled, its eyes closed From its hor-
rible distended lips projected half of
the body of bullfrog which wac un
Gergoing the slow process of being
swallowed alive 5-ss.sa
From it the means came There was
something babylfke in the terror of
its voice AS they looked it struggled
feebly and slipped half an inch down
the noxious guliet. sp' ssx
The guide shot the pirogue behind
the spake with one dig of. his paddle
and smashed its vertebrae 1t squirmed-
violently. relaxed its jaws and the frog
fell upon the Hly-pad near it,.
The snake rolled into the water The
frog sat dazed for q minute The lower
part Of its back and It's hind legs were
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

Thousands of dogs find, their way to
the Paris pounds, and a letha1 cham
Der for their destruction has been
provided. Thirty at a time are placed
in cage, which is lowered by hy-
draulic force into a hole in the ground,
six feet in depth, and Theoretically
sealed Carbonic acid gas is turned
on. and in the space of forty seconds
every dog is dead without a struggle.
By the old-system%the use of conf
mon gas-the animals suffered some
times two or three minutes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05
Wild Horses
Quickly AIMED


Morton B. Smith, an American horse
trainer, has been astonishing the ma
tives in Paris by his wonderful meth
DDS of subduing wild, unbroken and re-
fractory horses. Twenty minutes is
considered time enough to break in the
most unruly animal for riding or dray-
ing.
The method employed is exceedingly
simple. though none the less vigorous.
The horse to be broken is Iassoed,
thrown and held down while being
Drldied- To stout girth strapped
around the horses body are fastened
several cannon balls weighing about
SIX pounds each, a few sleigh bells and
other noise producers. Mr. Smith
takes tight hold of the end of pair
of long reins attached to the bride.
gives signal to his assistants. who
release the animal, and braces himself
for the shock that follows.
Every wild plunge of the horse is
followed by dozen thumps from the
swinging cannon balls on the back or
ribs. No animal handled by Mr.. Smith
has fought for more than five or ten
minutes against this treatment. Tired
out and subdued they have submitted
quietly while being harnessed and
driven around the arena
Six hundred French officers of ali
ranks assembled a few days ago to
watch Mr. Smith attempt to tame q
number of vicious and refractory
horses provided by the French mill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

the darkies' hopes and hens were dead
Then, all unknowing what had been.
the joyous folk came trooping in
Each had a pickaninny and an ap-
petite of might and each was all deter
mined for to eat them chickens right
All, then was Vesuvius OF curses
ON the dog, OF reproaches to the ami
NAL that put them on the hog.
= All, then was lamentation among the
Sons of Ham, And more remarks
about the dog that ended with -.
Now, when Plainfield darky meets
a Piaintield dog astray. be sure the
Plainfield darby puts that Plainheld
dog away
.~ For they have made it a race war
and the sentence is writ in blood:
whenever we see a puppy. that pup
-py's name is mud,'-New York Press.
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the. road grew dark, although it was
broad day. For every colored citi-
zen was walking out that way.
They fixed him with their glittering
eyes. They hung upon his gate. They
asked about his honored health and
how the chickens ate
All, .Mistah MARITIME, how dye do?
On, but dem fowls is splendid. I al
ways tole to my ole man it's all the
way dey'se tended
Then up and spoke good James Mar
tine. (The darkies thought of
Heaven) .I1l give these chickens all
away on February seven''
But ah! that day was not to dawn.
So human hopes may quicken There's
many slip that comes between the
darby and the chicken.
Twas midnight. In his guarded
bower, each one lay dreaming of the
hour when with wishbone in his
hand each one should with a chicken
stand.
Sleep, sleepers, sleep, Nor wake to
see the hideons midnight reverry.
when through dark and eerie hole
the unknown dog of Plainfield stole.
One spring, And no more loud and
clear shall sound the call of sehanti-
cleer- Another spring and silent lies
ca H.
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almost white. 1t painted hard and the
throbbing of its little heart could be
seen.
Then its wonderful vitality returned.
Gathering its muscular thighs under
it's belly it leaped straight out a good
six feet and struck the water head
downward.
As it sprung it uttered one deep note
of praise, thanksgiving and gratitude.
Nichols swears that there was trfum-
plant boom in it's basso. He wishes
that he had learned how to carry
camera in a pirogue.
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Iii you up with
fowl till all are in
high feather"
1t was no light
and idle boast. He
backed it up with
proof. His coops
were full of chick
ems from the
basement to the
roof.
OF Plym GU It h
Rocks and Wyan-
dottes and Leg
horns and of others.
he had enough to
fill with grease all
Plainfield's co1ored
brothers.
OF rooSterS and of
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81 plOuu tuTOuSH
Plainfield's street
each strutted like a
hen.
And James Mar
tine. that goodly
soul, counted all
his brood and
thought with hap
piness and glee of
coming gratitude.
ALI How can
men distrustful be?
I'm glad that I am
not I'll fill the
darkies with hot
birds instead of
with birdshot."
AID o- h4 -%@@I
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the fat hen with
the soft brown eyes.
The Oldest moth
er of the flock sue
cumbs next to the
battle shock Not
virtue, b e a u t V,
youth nor age.
might serve to stay
the robbers rage.
The layer of the
biggest eggs in sod
den death turned
up her legs. And
when the dawn
came cold and red
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

St Louis judge has decided that
a hired girl can not Legally be held
liable for the erockery she econsigns
to the rubbish heap. Which doesn't
materially change the situation Even,
if she could. most of US prefer to lose
the chinaware than to take any chance,
OF losing the. girl. x.g%-Asss-ss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

Nine. Perez's young cousin Miss Du-
que, is also member of the Mexican
ambassadors household. She came to
Washington less than a year ago. One
OF the purposes of her visit was to
learn to speak the English fiuently.
Senator Thomas R. Bard of Califor-
MIA is sconnoisseilr of good cigars
When he travels he might easily be
mistaken for a tobacco salesman. for
he carries grip which contains moth
ing else There are long and short
ones, light and dark, domestic and i'm
ported, Key West, Connecticut and
F1hp1no- Some are worth 81 apiece
and none are cheap. He has a form
OF salutation, inseparably linked with
MS how-d yo-do; it is. Have a fresh
cigar. He usually has some new
brand which he recommends Now :"
he Will say, I'D just like you to try
THIS It's something have just dis
covered and l think it has its points. ,,
Bard is Scotch-Irishmansa a pillar
in the Presbyterian church. Smoking
is his only vice
senator sSpooner was giving a legal
Interpretation of the relations of the
Philippines to the United States. He
was asked by Mr.. Tillman whether he
regarded men as chattels and property
to be disposed of by barter or sale.
One can dispose of what belongs
to him, said Mr.. Spooner.
He cannot very well dispose of him
self unless it be in marriage"
Or by suicide, :" put in Mr.. Platt of.
Connecticut szsssss.zssszssssss
Yes; or by suicide continued Mr..
Spooner, land some men who marry.
commit suicide" {f
There was an indignant rustling of
feminine garments in the reserved gal
lery and with Come, young ladies.
1T is time we were leaving" the prin
cipal of a fashionable young ladies'
seminary gathered her flock about her
and brushed Indignantly out of the
gallery, where she had brought the
girls to watch the proceedings of the
dignified senate
Did you know that all the newspa-
per correspondents are sending out a
story that you have the smallpox,
asked member of Representative
William Alden Smith of Michigan.
Mr. Smith gasped and seized a pad
of telegraph blanks. Then the other
congressman watched him write mes
sage after message.
''Fraid the, folks at home will
worry? was the next question:
1t isn't that replied Mr. Smith,
but think of the trouble there will be
in my district if the report gets out
that l have the smallpox. There will
be twenty. candidates for my place. be-
fore night and every one of those fell
lows will be praying that the disease
will result fatally. Up in Michigan a
case of smallpox makes more trouble
for a congressman than does loss af
favor at the white house when your
party is in power" gaizSs7
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Love in Jail.

Marriages between convfcts Continue
to be permitted in the Andaman Is
lands Last year the superintendent
received siyty-eight - applications for
such unions OF these, four free and
thirty-two conyicts were sanctfonei.
aud the balance dhirty-two) were-re4
fused Madras Hindu.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

Jonesboro. new village now. beins
laid outsat Fort Lee I'VE miles from
Richmond, Va. Is o<be populated by
negroes only The site consists of 500
acres. cut up into building lots, lark.
orchards. grazing lands and small
farms Tor trucking. <
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

President Diaz has selected his sue
cessor, but however brainy he msy bo,
1t Will be sad day for Mexico when
D1az dies
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want nIonument to Rut,er

Friends and admirers OF the late
Gen. BENJAMIN F. Butler are again
asking Massachusetts to erect a
statue m his memory and again there
= outspoken opposition 70 the project.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

The time to retire from business d.
ponds not SO much on your age az
your dollars
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Germany's colonies are i've times
as big as herself. those of France eight
cen times. and Britain's ninety-seven
times bigger than herself.
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A mans woman is the kind that can
take him into camp whenever she feels
like it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-05

Philanthrophy does not consist 1
giving collars 10 . shfrtless man
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Barton was in Europe, recuperating
from a long illness Induced by her
work in hospitals during the War of
the Rebellion and the labors she sub
sequently performed relating to those
prisoners missing after the exchanges
were made. The officers of the Red
Cross. desiring to benefit by her large
experience. urged her to go to the
front With characteristic energy and
devotion to the cause of humanity
Miss Barton accepted the invitation.
and served from the beginning to the
end OF that famous struggle. contrfbut-
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Washington Gossip
Admirers of Speaker Henderson Have Re-
Gently Sent Him Unique Present,

PEAKER HENDERSON
will at the end of his
career as speaker be able
to establish a museum
with the gifts that have
come to him from all
parts of the world. The
latest addition to his col
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

A. CO. noetor-' rnd tnseser~' ".e-.
IN ,,uVcr> tls other dag "a prom
incot lawyer r.rlfitel to g rh. stefan
or rcrule taat thc .',ut estate. amount
iac to scuc Ss'ftnr.o. would bring
the lawyers ahovt >laac'o as fccs.
The doctor asked ,nc lawyer.
Mr. a. suppose Air raut were dy-
iug. hut. thcrc bcu- 80 chance ot saving
his lifc ly "a diaicuit operation. 81 SUR
gcon should operate cul save Nr.
Plants ufc. Would chat SURGEON hc
Justified in sending iu a lin for Sl0O.-
OO0."
The immediate answer was. Certain
~ not
We'll" asked pr NJ. "how is Il
that thc lawyers can charge such large
fccST'
Because" Replied thc advocate. "a
lawycr's tcc~ are aNcl ny tine corrts.'
And the celebrated physician. whose
office fcc ot Slo is often -rudsingly
paid. remarked.
"Nou lawyers haVc solved thc prob
lem OF Sclf preservation. while we arc
speudinS Our time BOO thc preservation
OF others"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

In many OF thc towns ot belgium a
novel method OF making use of smoke
has lately been employed The schcwc
is worthy OF particular notice because
it not only docs away with the smoke
nuisance" but turns it into profit. The
smoke is driven hN vcntilatirg fan
into alter of porous material over
which pour~ "a continuous stream Of
petroleum. hcnrinc. alcohol or some
liquid hydro carlson flows Thus the
smoke Is entirely suppressed. ard the
hitcr yields q - of lrcat heating
power which wIy lc used iu many
ways. The material I'm the filter also
becomes good fu,l
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

Laxative krCmo-Qu.1ine Tablets Gun,
a cold iu one day No Cure, nu Pay
Price - cents
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
JUST AS EASY.

20 cook "icc things as rolling off "a lo,.
SScpee''ii} when you buy one at those. I'M.
you seen the Dewey Cook Stovey Vyb,, -
Is gram" Have you seen the Fitz Ice
an" N"od Luck Just take a look al them
Also take ' look go thc Steel Rtures and
ou' An Tight Stoves ! can show Vou th,.
nnest th't are made willnot name any
prices here. but will guarantee 20 b.
N"v'Pei IMAM any one en born stove
man. aud practical in an its branches
haven got the business TO learn. cspcci,ilv
when have been wotkingatit for 5SVears
My prices will knock the persimmons off
the trees Many "A dollar will DC saved II
youoall atS. L. STOWE the oldest
stove mousse an the city. 2oS commerce
street
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

Call at VI. NJ. Lewis drug store and
get a free sample of Chamberlain Sto-
mach aud Liver Tablets. They are an
elegant physic. They also improve the
appetite, ,trengtshen the digestion and
regulate the liver and bowels. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
NJ. NJ. Lewis, Druggist.