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Cow Reverses Usual Order.

The Higginsville. Mo-, Advance de-
scribes this brand-new thing in cows:
"a MAYHEM man claims to have the
most remarkable COW in western Mis-
souri,. She is strictly a dry weather
COW. He says he has kept her in
little pasture near town, where there
is neither grass nor water. He milks
the COW twice day He skins the
morning milk at night and the COW
gets the skinned milk. He skins
the evening milk in the morning and
again the COW gets the milk. The
family is thus supplied with butter,
and the COW is supplied with skinned
milk, and all are doing well"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
A Too Careful wife.

Another postal tragedy was dis
closed in the British bankruptcy court
q few weeks ago. A certain gentle
man, tempted by the promise of West
African gold mining shares, had
written to his brokers asking them to
purchase large number, but wisely
decided to put the letter aside for
further elaboration. Unfortunately
his wife, seeing the letter ready
stamped, posted it without his knowl-
edge, and he found too late that he
was committed to the purchase. The
shares fell so disastrously that he was
unable to meet his losses, and, as
he admitted in court, he owes his ruin
to his wife's well-meant but indiscreet
zeal in posting a letter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
USE FOR WASHING BLUE.
1t Is Said to Remove the Yellow Tint
From Locks Turning Gray.

IL Is Sdio TO Remove the yellow INK
From Locks Turning Gray.
Gray hair is an ordeal to the aver
age woman under the most favorable
circumstances and she probably finds
in it little that is to be palhated. On
the other hand most women would
probably not mind it so much if they
were certain that all their hair would
become white Immediately and not
remain for several years in the yellow
fsh, mixed stage that comes to all
women who have not black hair. 1t is
the problem of getting their hair
white all at once that troubles most
women.
Some of the Paris hairdressers are
said to be able to make the hair quite
white when once it begins to turn
The process is expensive under any
circumstances.
A remedy has been found which has
been successful in the case of most of
the women who have tried it. 1t is
not expensive, for the process consists
in giving the hair bath of washing
blue.
The blue must not be too strong
but must be literally mixed with
water. If one bath does not have the
effect of taking all the yellow out of
peated.
In day or two after the bath of
blue has been given the yellow will
begin to fade from the hair and in a
short time it will De quite white.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

tie gold brick industry has never
thriven here because the government
keeps a monopoly of good things to
itself. Every reimbursement in Paris,
the city, the republic itself, has a lot
terry whenever there is money to be
had-and the pickings are not bad.
One day when 1 was hard up 1 bought
a lottery ticket for twenty sous and
got twelve thousand francs. Since then
l have become a patron of the lottery
and 1 have something coming. 1 have
been watching the method of conduct
ing the lottery and you and 1, my
friend, are about to draw a capital
prize. On the fifth of February the
lottery of the Fifteenth arrondisse-
ment is drawn. The capital prize is
a million francs. The drawing is pub
lie. 1t happens that the mayor of the
reimbursement is so exactly like you
in appearance that it took me a. month
to satisfy myself that you had not set
tied down with us and gone in for re-
spectability. The poor man is, how
ever, deaf and dumb-his selection for
the magistracy was due to sympathy
for his affection. He presides over
the drawing. This is the procedure:
"A great wheel containing copper
tubes, each holding the duplicate OF
one of the numbers in the lottery is
placed on a platform in the hall OF
the mayoralty. A boy taken from one
of the orphan asylums is set before
the wheel The disk is given a sharp
turn AS 1t stops the boy thrusts his
hand into an opening in the wheel
and brings forth one of the cubes He
hands it to M. lie Marie, who takes
out the enclosed paper and writes tho
number printed upon it on a great
blackboard beside him. The first num-
Der drawn wins the capital prize.
which may be secured upon presenta-
ton of the ticket containing it,
DO you follow me, Tressor? A man
as clever in palming things as you
were when you sold little cubes OF
soap wrapped up in fifty dollar bills.
actually sold them, for fifty cents each
without losing any money, and who is
the exact replica of the mayor of the
Fifteenth reimbursement should have
no trouble in winning the capital
prize-if the mayor were out of the
way"
1T looks easy" said Mr.. Tressor,
and 1 certainly need the money. You
buy the ticket and show me how.
1t was cool enough in the hall of
the mayoralty of the Fifteenth arron-
basement of Paris to account for the
SILVER that was INDUCED by NJ Pc
narr7 nc NJ Uiruerou-ubo vro..ld hava
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Pietro Mascagni, the Italian COM
poser, who is reported to have signed
a contract for a tour of the United
States, to conduct grand opera, is one
of the most famous of living COM
posers. Through "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana written in 1888 he 1eaped into
fame at once; the intermezzo from
this composition has been played by
orchestras and barrel organs and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
PRISONER READ THE BIBLE.
Sing Sing Convict Gave Proof of His
Familiarity With the Scriptures

Sth9 Stn9 ContiCt 1dVe rFoof OF F1tS
Familiarity With the Scriptures
One of the institutions of the state
penitentiary at Sing Sing. N. Y, which
seems i'll in keeping with the char
acter of the inmates is a Sunday
school, at which all the convicts are
present, perhaps not from choice, but
by invitation of the warden. Yet per-
haps it is a mark of diligence and en-
thusiasm that each and every pupil
invariably insists that he never neg
lects an educational opportunity.
A few days since the school teacher
Gan inmate) delivered a lecture to his
class upon physiological anatomy. He
drew the shape of the heart, the lungs,
the liver, upon the blackboard and de-
scribed the functions of each, and he
concluded his lecture with especially
interesting and instructive information
about the kidneys.
The lecture finished, the teacher, in
dwelling upon another matter, had oc-
casion to refer to the Bible.
Said he:
Il wish to say to you that, outside of
the spiritual benefit to be derived from
the Bible, there is so much of value
to be obtained from it that every man
should be thoroughly conversant with
IL HOW many OF you read the Blble?
With the eyer-present readiness to
exhibit thirst for knowledge each hand
shot an enthusiastic affirmative quick
ly into the air. Even the teacher was
astonished, and perhaps somewhat in
dignant, too, at so many barefaced lies
on such a sacred subject, for he sud-
denly pointed to bright-eyed Italian
and demanded.
"Ynu read tho Rib1o do v0n9 Tell
me, of what does the book of Genesis
treat?"
With absolutely no show of hesita-
ton the answer came, loud and
strong:
1.-The kidneysi'
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A pest 500 Years Old.

decided that the imperial government
mHst pay debt of forms and 10h
kreutzers and interest, owing to the
little town Of Frastanz, Tyrol, since
the year 1896. At that time the
Vienna court borrowed this amount
from the town, pledging it's tax Office
there as security. The pledge burned
down and the government refused to
pay. In 1901 the town brought suit,
which dragged along until a final de-
cision has now been reached.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
COMPOSER MAY VISIT US

whistled all over the world, and the
opera holds it's popularity. Mascag-
nj is the son of a baker. He was
born at Leghorn, December z, 1868.
AS a boy he played the piano and
after a course at the Milan Conser-
vatoire Travelled with opera compan-
les. He wrote "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" in competition for a prize of,
fered by a Milan director.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

been hated a. Mr.. Tresocr by 1t 1nsl
q hundred men any afternoon ON that
part Of Broadway lying between TWAIN
ty-seventh and Thirty fourth streefs,
New York-stepped on to the plat-
form.
Nothing had happened The real
M. Vigneron had been taken care OF
the night before. He had been SO re-
jOiced at meeting the American art
connoisseur, NJ Tressor-who looked
sd very much like him-that it was not
the least trouble in the world for his
double to fnsfnuate Knockout drops =
by Mr. Tressor-into the green glass
filed with absfnthe that M. Vigneron
was slipping. n. lie Marie was COM
fortably disposed of where he would
be very certain to get another drink
with more choral, at any time these
next three days.
M. Penard had among a little bum
die of tickets in an inside pocket one
bearing the number BIS, 059Iwhich
was destined to win the million franc
prize.
Mr.. Tressor was superb in the
aplomb with which he saluted the fell
low citizens of the mayor of the Fiji
tenth reimbursement NJ. Penard
morse1 of paper held by Mr.. Tressor
between the third and fourth fingers
of his left hand. Mr.. Tressor knew
that nobody could possibly see it.
He bowed to the man at the wheel
and the monster disk was sent whirI-
ing. The interesting little boy who
had been brought forth from his home
in the orphanage maintained ~ the
citizens of the reimbursement. thrust
an attenuated hand and arm into the
opening in the wheel and drew out a
little, glistening copper tube. He
bowed as he handed it to M. lie Marie.
Mr.. TressOr was in his element. He
thrust out his arms and pushed back
his sleeves-as he was wont to do
when assuring purchasers of soap that
he had really no means of deceiving
them, even If he was so disposed. He
received the copper cube gingerly be-
tween thumb and forefinger of his left
hand, extracted the bit of paper it
contained, and opening it before the
staring eyes of the multitude-after
exchanging it for that other morsel
which had been concealed between his
fingers-turned to the blackboard and
wrote:
B11S,O59.
Whereupon every man in the crowd
examined his bunch of tickets, and
the drawing went on.
1t was remarked afterwards that M.
le Marie had never conducted a draw
ing with more empressement.
Three days later two smooth-faced,
well-dressed men met at the Adelphi
Hotel in Liverpool. They secured a
room together.
When they were alone the fair man
turned to the dark one and said:
Got the coin?''
Eyes. Did you save that ticket that
was first DRAWN
Il did not; 1 ate it. 1 don't believe
in being found with the goods on me-"
No? Well, my dear Tressor, you
can order me gallon of your cursed
American whisky. Then read that"
He handed Mr.. Tressor a copy of LIE
Temps of February z. Mr.. Tressor
read:
1T is now practically settled that
the impersonation of M. Vigneron at
the drawing of the lottery of the fif-
teenth reimbursement, and the kid
mapping of that gentleman, was the re-
suit of a wager or an odd practical
joke. An examination of the contents
of the lottery wheel shows that
BIS, 059, the winning ticket, was regu-
larly drawn"
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circles and has long served in the di-
plomatic department of the Italian
government. He has been minister
to Switzerland and Servia, and for
some time was chief of the foreign
cabinet at Rome. He is about so
years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Inc First AoId oIory.u

Beyond the memory of the present
generation extends the time when
Betsy Ross fulfilled the orders of Gen.
Washington and made our first "Old
Glory'.a century and a quarter ago
there was -unfurled to the breezes one
starry emblem where this year thou
sands will proclaim the progress Of
America
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Winning a Million.
BY w. B. HENNEssY.

BY w. B. HENNESSY.
Copyright, 1902, by DailE story Pub. COD
The man had a s look that WAS
not altogether hid fhe broad ex-
preston he wore (neIz3 as he took
the yellow envelo he nellboy handed
him.
Wait he said. He tore the cover
OF and read this:
Paris, France, Dec. IL, 1900.
TO John H. Tressor,
Hotel Metropol, New York:
You might spend few months In
France for the good of your health
and make it worth your while. Do
you need funds?
"PENARD.'
Mr.. Tressor swung off the bed with
more agility than the boy expected, for
he lodged back.
Got a blank?''
mo, SIR said the youth
Get one; hurry said Mr.. Tressor.
When the boy came back the man
moved over the rickety marble top ia
BILE and wrote:
'Penard, Paris, France:
Il might; 1 will; I do. Gable.
'3TRESSOR.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Two new words have been added
to the British language during the
last two years, both of them having
relation to the acquisition of proper
ty-0) Commander" signifies COM
pulsory acquisition and is a polite
name for theft; ca sMorganeer," sig
nifies the legal acquisition of the
whole. or. practically the whole, of
any commodity, with the object of ex-
GLIDING mpetition--Western Mall
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Signor Mayor de Planches, the Ital-
ian ambassador, who lodged pro-
test against the publication of the
findings in the Official inquiry into
the case of the recent Imprisonment
at Venice of American raval officers,
Is well known in European diplomatic
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Two weeks later Mr.. Tressor got out
of train at the Care du Nord and
said: "Hullo, jacques to tall man
with a very long face adorned with
black Vandyke beard.
ANY luggage?' he asked.
Il have" said Mr. Tressor, but your
cussed fellow-countrymen at Havre
wanted to charge me toll for bringing
over everything in the United States
and I left it with them"
Amy letters or names, 1 mean in
your trunks?" asked Penard, sharply.
DO you think I'm altogether dot
ty?" asked Mr.. Tressor, in an aggriev
ed tone. With which answer M. Pen
ard seemed to be satisfied.
An hour later they pushed back from
the table which contained the remains
of dinner to which Mr. Tressor had
paid rather more attention than his
companion.
Now, Jacques said Mr.. Tressor,
what is it, my boy? You didn't send
about my health. / hear you have
been getting along
Yes" said the dark man; yes
have got along to that stage where
think that can help you to what you
most need-money."
II don't suppose you need it your
SELF said Mr.. Tressor, amiably. How
much is there in it?'
What would you have said to a mil
lion francs?"
That is two hundred thousand dol
lars and expense money. / don't
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
What We Had.

An un1ettered Irishman recently APP
piled to the Philadelphia court of nat
uralization. He was asked: Have
you read the declaration of independ-
ence?" mo, SIR was the reply.
Have you read the constitution of
the United States ?'' mo, SIR Have
you read the history of the United
States?" mo, sir" he repeated. Mop
exclaimed the Judge in disgust. We'll
what have you read?' "Oi have red
hair on me head, your honor" was
the innocent reply.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Many q man fails because he would
rather make money quickly than hon
estly.
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1t was cool enough in the hall of
the mayoralty of the Fifteenth arron-
basement of Paris to account for the
shiver that was INDUCED by NJ Pc
nard as II. Vigneron-whow would have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

1T looks easy" said Mr. Tressor.
''and 1 certainly need the money. You
buy the ticket and show me how.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
Dlss,ms W THE H,sroav OF TINE WORLD

OF he
knoNsse iess
he dares
h.
about fs
hs In
Of
mixhsy effort 10
world motive
eFeaeas dawn
That esrths surface that
this sseoad
plainly does tho u the
science dig and
ecnrrshsn-
biological features q the sr@n
Of Eastern hemisphere
% the south spd
In famed myths and
fate and aadnz imses-
TO knowledge Of
th~ Sacred Way 70 the famous
Nesspotarnia Of the
Of mankind.
knowledge unrsrthed aud the hostile
thatfo
year~b Is haak
reSsed the walters q the
geauanK
shrha
%
Of the anrsd builder The rats o. this road
raeseh By shasc
victim fathers aesdsnes
70 comm
before the that
things that he punsd brain u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
CROWN PRINCE
PASSES THROUGH
CITY AT MIGHT

semdsteh Chofa Aaha vajlravudh,
crown prince of siam. spent Just Is
minutes in Seattle. shortly before
midnight SATURDAY. h. and suite ar
rived on special train. consisting q
four Pullman sisepsFa from Portland.
They were In the city just long
enough Tor q change u train crews
on the special.
Both the prince and the members
OF his suite were IN dreamland on
their arrival IN Seattle. and not one
Of them even awakened to take "A
Eguiut at the Metropolis 81 the Pa.
eific Northwest through the car
windows.
~ soon ~ the change Of crews
was ufale. the royal train pulled ont
Tor sums. u arrived there yester
day morning. Today the prince
sails from Vancouver for the Orient
on one Of the Empress liners
That the city lost nothing other
than n HnubbinR ~ its diFnitarier by
the crown prince T. evidenced BY his
conduct 81 Portland
Judge George n. Williams. the re-
form mayor Of Portland. a man 81
national reputation. was treated with
scant coufiesy by the crown prince
IN the Dfeggn city. Mayor VIII
Hams "a today IN Seattle ON visit
He was attorney general Of the
inifed States during President
GRANTS administration and q mem
Der 81 the Joint high commission
that framed the treaty 81 washing
ton settling the Alabama claims and
the northern boundary between this
stale and canda. de also served
one term ms United States senator
from Oregon.
when fudge Williams ATTEMPTED
10 extend tho hOqnifaliiv ~ Portland
g. the royal visitor Saturday. he was
uldnt ufefaciousiv turned down b,
the crown prirfe and the uelnberi
~ his suite
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
TINE PACE THAT KILLS

charming . ing In a hospital from
drlpkan houpdsss
of disaster from the
The that Kills take; and 1t kills
Bear this In mind-tt
II does not puy The only from Its
kunE erect bat Of methods
suicide shorten the Of the that ka but does not
hattie
laugh OF seeks
headons into
hts peterborough suicide.
rhe that victim
he has hnu sae snoug Jus the san
hut what the dcvh likes Itself kuo NH
pieeemsaL
slow
tut dalard thu ambitious
lie lives the health the hash
pasr blsa trcnb
salt a
lie likes sefeonsL pride hope
hood friends sunsr cut
meraeis midst hlafiy
and die
The devil o tempting bait and the
harhed
with the the end the line
victim
What delicious
What a H.
We please makes dincr-
them.
awhile a DO
broken
president
United States odeiHshins sH anheard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
BIRTHDAY
OF QUEEN

fJpSupS nrr. IL royal salute
VAS fiFrd tssfaF - ff3fish Fsfrisnns
nd British ships rfefratsegH 81 rstr-
hFafion q the nft4 -wiEhfh birthday
~ 9urru Aisxanafa. The belts q
the parish ehufrh ~ s4ndrlnFha ~
ehira~d = merry peel tbs morning
and TIE traanfs ~ the estate tst.t
holiday IN eai~hfatioa ~ ths eHsn.
esau Ths cottages al fnarr rfessas
tinHa reFtdshear fur rallies afauH1
we're rHilr Decorated Nfth hunfia :
ana eVrrKrssns. Al tire rusfaunfF
family circle party the King auf
queen entertained the Prince aHa
Princess ~ Wales. the Duke and
pufhesn 81 AfEfu and afhsf mefas
hers ~ the royal family TIE pff-
vats wire 10 sRndrinEham VHa Kept
husY throughout IN faF with te1a.
grams - euHEfatufa from she
aaeen'a relatives In Denmark. uiefa-
beers ~ the eahinet ard others a
iarEs number u yaiua bic Sits we're
aslo received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
new MEN
FOR OFFICE
state appointments which
viii shortly be Made

oLfINpIA. pia kIg A. Rry2M
sFgsssa jobs n, estrok "a warrior Of
thS stale pgnitentiaFy at WaUa
Waiia on Jsadafy / next This state
nsnt u given on the highest author.
iy and T. absolutely au,hsdtio.
u can hg stated that WaTdeh Ga
tFon hos already been told BY mssi
rsrn % the bogTd Of control that bic
cQansation whh the state service
Will esasA on keW Years day. end
that he Ia Now pfaparins ~ surrtn-
DEF HE post
At. Dryden. who suecssds TO the
vhrdenship, 10 y prominent politician
- Fouthwestern Wa hinston, and
No appointment IL made ia return
rpr hls support OF Dovyfuor Mo
Brides railroad commission policy
ard his services IN sending q doiega-
ton from CowlitH county 10 the RE-
pnbiic4n state com cntioB which
went down the line with tho gov
eruor ana voted aofldiy for = railroad
sowsnIsaion plank.
county fiid A personal ffidnd of Gov
ernor Metitldc. will ~ deputy war
den under Dryden. W.sls' term as
sheriff will akpifs efi the second
Mohday IN january and bs will prob
ably assslns his duttsh Rs deputy
warden on February &
Governor Mcbride has authofissd
the anpouaccnente 20 be made pub
Rely. The appointments wsfs decd
81 upon aoms tins ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
FELL DEAD I'M
DAUGHTERS DOOR

While eniarins thr haaas Of his
dHHNftef Aif4. ~ ~ ttuthauk. IN
FouiE Seaffis. esntrin Frsak .
fafs tir1 tA4t might lie hal
sratesiY entered the daof when he
frii lie altered a feN words. then
tfrAthed his last. ffis afdaw 70 Is
f-eFiet 10 arrive fro.n eau Ffaiifts-
go tedaF
cantaIa Farkef eaa q Nrii known
steamboat man aud atizef isfre re-
entity from Fan Francisco. ~ aps
tnrsY VIII probably b. pef formed y
The aufeueT. uut N 4 teitefNi fnef
heart tfauhie caused death
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: THE LOCAL PLAYHOUSfS. 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

work last night was aood. II u IN
thla role that be made = nAms fsf
himself aud IL Il clearly tho best
piece nf work he has done IN feet-
tic. while on the utnas in thh part
he IL NO longer the man, but Mao
beth, thu Ambitious rufeIs
His support i kelb I'D, server TO
hrinE his wofk OIL n tSllsk Tberf
wae % Ippans IN hls laJaFbsetatiok
OF the bart, VI played " sVSniy and
with cool precision.
Miss Rohefta a Ladf Menhsth
played the psf9 az weiIskt shs lhst
any in the rensrtoire. enc IN not.
however, capable % supporting NJ,
Herman. she has poof ooaefptton
OF the part sire pisyu. Hsl voice IL
Hoad and she rarely iofes her hHes
There Il ssmethins tAnklna. however.
that almost everS enc In the audi.
enea notices
Francis Medina made > good Mac
duff. In all Of the pless 80 FAR rse-
fueed BY the Wards company he has
been one Of the centtnl fisute-. rns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-01
SCRAMBLIkG
FOR GOLD
Great Britain wants But
Iioa Held by Boers

BERLIN. Dec. Inquiries have
ise~a reserved At ali German ports
from she british gov ernmeRt Tor In.
formation eFninE the reported
Rhlpa4aut into Germany q gold bars
worth $50. osa. BY the Beers ffsm
South Africa. The gold y said 20 BE
directed 10 President Kruger and
pr. Iyeyds. Great Britain viii tfy 70
attaea the Gaid ~ legal process On
the <rauBd that. - she has assumed
the debts u the Iransx AL. ahe -
entitled to the assets Of ne late ~
eminent
IL Is claimed that DR. Bsyds and
President Kruger have control o. W
ts1 go. which they propose to Employ
Ia the future Ia an effort 60 rcstofs
E1er Nationality. General Hotha has
nstldsa Dr. Lexds Thai unless he
xivss up the bullion. legal proceed
lnes uill BE- Instituted 70 recover u