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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11
Yankee Drummers in Orient.

The experience of two young Amer
leans who recently spent six months
travelling through Japan, China and
the Philippines for the purpose of
soliciting trade affords good evidence
that there is much commerce to be
secured by Americans if it is proper
ly sought These young men studied
the Chinese language in San Fran
cisco and acquired a sufficient knowl-
edge of it to make themselves under
stood They had, therefore, the great
advantage of being able to do bust
ness directly with their Chinese cuS-
toners. AS it was their first trip to
the Orient they did not bring a large
variety of samples, but the results
have bes@r so encouraging that they
propose to return equipped with an
enlarged outfit. The method pursued
by these young men is worthy the at
tention of our manufacturers. If two
young Americans can learn the lam
guage in San Francisco sufficiently
to enable them to deal with the Chi
nese in their own country, others
can do the same.
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evening in the company of some fair
deceiver
So frequent were these gifts and
so commonly did he have resort to
his handy pocketbook that after his
death his heirs did little for q year
save redeem such as were presented
The wildness of the father, if late
in developing, spread to the sons
One of them. the eldest, James, died
a drunkard ten years ago, and the
other, Charles, whose tragic end a
few days back has raised again the
disposition of his fathers millions
was also addicted to drink. Twice he
took the gold cure and twice he suf
fered relapse He shared, too, the
old mans ungovernable love for the
sex and although not so free in his
affections was none the less unable
to relinquish the idea of winning q
woman once he had made up his
mind to do So
The story of his marriage is in it
self a romance. He had been on a
prolonged debauch up country in Cal
ifornia. His fathers wealth provid.
ed him with unlimited funds and he
prolonged his spree Indefinitely. AT
Mill Valley he lost all he had with
uluu III q SamDllQS zen ana SIaTI0O
for home. On the way he fell into a
creek, was fished out by his com
panions and put to bed. At in the
morning he started of again, clad
only in an undershirt, held up q
saloonkeeper for 81 and so reached
San Francisco, where a few hours
later he was married
He appeared at the altar so drunk
that Maude Nelson. as she then was.
refused to commence her efforts to
reform him till he had sobered up.
and accordingly he went back home
to sleep off the effects of his de-
bauch. Later in the day. however
Rev. Benjamin Akerly performed the
ceremony and the young couple made
merry on & single bottle of beer.
Unable to control himself, old Fair
was furious AT his son taking sim
liar liberties and broke on connection
with the young man. His daughters
followed suit and from that day till
it became necessary for the family
to reunite in an effort to break the
old mans will Mrs. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. OelrichS saw nothing of their
wild young brother. For his part he
was travelling in Europe, still drink
ing, but apparently enjoying the So
ciety Of his wife.
To add to the romance old Mr.
Fair disinherited his son as a punish
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11
Party Was Well Fed.

Some idea of the needs of the party
accompanying President Roosevelt
may be gained from the fact that
when the dining car was started on
its travels it was stocked with, or
took on later, total OF $50 pounds of
beef, 100 of lamb, seventy-five of ham,
twenty-five of tongue, 120 of chicken.
fifty of goose, thirty-fve of turkey,
one bushel of clans, three crates of
melons, 100 pounds of butter, twenty
gallons of ice cream-the list is well
night interminable. Ten gallons OF
spring water were drunk every day
and about 160 gallons of water used
for cooking-Boston Transcript.
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denly confronted BY Reddy. who said

denly confronted by Reddy. who said
In quiet but determined tone:
az guess III cash in"
'sWill you take it now or wait till"
The rest of the question was cut on
sharply at the sight of big revolver
which was drawn from some portion
of Reddy's clothing.
Better listen to the man with the
gun; accidents with firearms are
mighty frequent" said the big stran-
ger stepping into view. This rein
forcement of his enemy from so I'M
expected a quarter decided the thor
oughly frightened storekeeper, who
pulled the money from a box and laid
it on the end OF a barrel.
The moon was just rising over the
tree tops and sending her pale rays
through the dusk when three tired
mustangs were brought to q halt by
their respective riders near a clump
of trees on the prairie.
One of them was a big rough-look
ing man who lowered above a little
fellow with red hair and face and
brown eyes. The third bore a strik-
OF a certain mare which was
in Idaho that morning, and was
last seen trying to extricate her
self from a tangle of loose saddle
and fallen rider. The little red-head-
ed one was lingering a bunch of stun
which almost matched the young
leaves in color, but seemed to possess
some strong attraction for three men,
who did not look like botanical stu
dents.
whats the haul. Reddy?"
About eleven hundred"
Well, it wasn't a bad days work.
5ut it was a durn shame to leave Liz
zie behind, worth her weight in gold,
she was
Yes, you could depend on her wind
giving out if she run hard about
mile; had to push that mustang for
all that was in him though; she was
feeling pretty good and came near
spelling the fun. Lucky she took
fall and gave us time to slide; would
MT want to be around when they find
oW. her tricks
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DIDN'T BUY AN AUTO.
Admiral Evans Took DISTINGUISHED Ad-
vice of Cabby.

vice of a Cabby.
story is told of how Admiral (then
captain) Evans was cured of his de-
sire for an automobile. He was rid
ing in one of these machines with a
friend in New York. After the spin
through Central park had become most
invigorating the captain became talxa-
tive with the chauffeur.
''You are the man 1 want to talk
to-" he remarked. Il have been think
ing for some time of buying one of
these flying machines for myself and
1 want some expert advice as to what
brand of wings to purchase.
I've driven every kind of machine
that there is" returned the affable
engineer, steam, gasoline, electric,
and all, and 1 guess l know 'em all
from A to lizard"
well, now, my man returned tae
captain, warming up to the gentle
manly steerer, " if you were going to
buy a machine for your own self what
kind would you select?"
We'll, SIR replied cabby, eff 1 was
to buy one, I'd save up my money and
buy a boss"
The admiral is still without an auto
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ment for his marriage and was only
won over when the young woman de.
serted her husband for a spell, took
a position as nurse under an assumed
name and tended the crotchety old
gentleman. In her early days she
had been an actress and it must
have needed all her histrionic abili-
ties to conceal her interest in getting
the right side of her patient. Still
she succeeded. Mr.. Fair relented,
allowed his son money to live on and
even became quite fond of the brave
young wife.
So things went on till on Dec %,
1896, the old man died, leaving such
a tangle of wills that it took nearly
seven years to straighten them out.
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How the Stairs Ran.

Judge Martin j. Keogh of the SUI
preme court, Winchester county, New
York, while presiding at the trial OF
a landlord in failing to keep certain
stairway in proper repair, took &C
casion to question one of the defend
ants witnesses for the purpose OF
obtaining an accurate description OF
the location of the stairs. Judge
Keogh asked the witness, who in
this instance was the janitress of the
house:
Madame, kindly explain to the jury
how the stairs run"
The janitress answered, in a loud
voice: well, yer Honor, whin yer
up stairs they run down, and whin
yer down stairs they run up"
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Reddy's Fake.
BY w. CALvER MOORE.

BY w. CALVER MOORE.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Reddy was not popular. A little
wizened, sour-looking runt. who could
not shoot and could not or else would
not drink, had but a poor chance of
being well received in a Western
boom town. He had come over the
trail from Laramie a few weeks be-
fore, looking for a likely ranch"
and that was about all that was
known of his past history, but in
those days a man seldom brought a
reputation with him; he generally
acquired it during his stay in any
particular place. His fiery head and
forid features and little brown eyes
made him the butt of some not very
friendly or gentle chatting. He was
sworn at, pushed around, almost
walked over, but no one could draw
him into a fight. These things were
all against him, But Reddy had one
fredeeming feature, he was gambler,
and what pleased better, an unlucky
one. When there was q tarantu1a
fight Reddy was sure to bet on the
wrong spider; if he sat down to a
game of draw, some other player
was sure to have a better hand, and
Reddy suffered accordingly. He took
it all coolly and made a good loser,
but the boys did not like him, and so
he was a marked man.
Another stranger had come to town;
big rough man, who was ready to
drink, gamble or quarrel with any
one. and who joined the others in an
moving Reddy till it looked as if the
little fellow would have shot him if
he had dared.
were coming in from all the nearby
ranches to buy whiskey and gamble;
that meant drunken revelry, shooting
ARRAYS, and last but not 1east-races.
and the right material for a good race
seemed to have come into their midst
that morning. Reddy's chief tor
'menter was the central figure of
group around a mare whose owner
had just arrived riding on a mustang
aud carefully leading her with a lar
lat.
q. She was as sleek and nice q little
beast as the boys had seen in years.
Her owner had stepped into the store
for drink, leaving her tethered to a
post. Reddy's tormenter was fond
ling her and she nosed around him
and rubbed against him just as if they
were old friends, but it was noticea-
BILE that she seemed to be less affec-
tionately inclined toward her other
admirers.
Looks like she might know you"
said short, dark man who was
known as Good Graham.
know me? Course she does" an
sw cred the big fellow. why 1 saw
this here little girl break the crowd
Last week over in Big Medicine.
''What?" shouted Good Graham,
els this the animal you were telling
US about yesterday? The one that
beat sharp's big grey for cold hun
idred?"
Yes. and done it neat, too. She's
a beaut, boys" Here he lowered his
voice so that only those nearest could
hear him, IF he lets her run here,
you know how to bet your dust
] whats your expert opinion, Red
dy?" asked one.
Whats the 'perfesser" got to say
about herr" asked another.
Not much" answered Reddy.
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The big stranger who had been e1
tolling the virtues of the mare
seemed to lose control of himself
with excitement He pulled roll OF
money out of his pocket and shook IL
in Reddy's face while ne shouted:
'sWhat 90 you think about It now,
hey? Can you talk to that?" tapping
Reddy squarely on the nose with his
money. Reddy appeared to hesitate.
Give you two to one on the mare. "
shouted the big fellow. "Now what
do you think about herr"
Guess I'll take a hundred of that
said Reddy, coolly producing roll OF
bills that made the others look Esuall
by contrast The betting was rapid
and reckless as soon as it was seen
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He CHANGED His Mind.

I'm going away he said, ito make
my fortune
This seemed to him the romantic
thing to do, and he was loaded up
with romance
In a year." he went on, st will
come back to claim you, but in the
meantime you"
~Yes?' she said inquiringly
ssYou will be left to pine alone"
''Oh, no, won't" she retorted.
'@You won't?"
mot any. Do you think you're the
only twig ON the tree?''
You won't be here aloneg"
well. hardly
''Then I'll be darned If III CO..
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Origin of Ham and Eggs.

When Noah had all the birds cor
rallied in the ark, Shem, Ham and
Japhet, his three sons, made some
famous collections of birds eggs till
N ah found out what they were doing
by catching Ham robbing the great
auk's nest 1t was shortly after this
incident that Noah made his famous
bon mot about Ham and Eggs, the
exact wording of which escapes us,
but which was often recounted at
the old settlers dinners in the vicin-
ity of Mount Ararat--Minneapoli
Journal
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bis loves that Mrs. Fair left him and
later obtained a divorce So free.
too, that he left one will bequeathing
$50 to every child who could prove
his paternity. Neither did he forget
the women, for to many he made
gifts of shares and deeds conveying
real estate and to others presents Of
iewelry and handsome checks Such
gifts were often the result, appar-
emily, of a momentary caprice. or
The documents necessary for the
transfer were seldom drawn by law
yers, but penciled by the millionaire
himself on scraps of paper plucked
from his pocketbook as he sat in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11
Lord neressord,. COMING vIsIs.

Lord Charles Beresford's comina
visit to this country to inquire into the
workings of shipping combinations
seems to show that he has once moro
assumed the role of free lance, now
that he has given up his position as
second in command of the British
Mediterranean squadron He has been
criticissng that fleet as poorly equipped
and supplied and says that more fast
cruisers are necessary to maintain its
efficiency.
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that Reddy had thrown caution to the
winds and was going to give them a
chance to win all his money.
The storekeeper was asked to hold
the stakes and he had large amount
of money when the bets had all been
made. Reddy had staked several hun
dred dollars. but as he was getting
the odds the others were risking
twice as much on the speed of the
mare. The race was to be neld just
before shutdown so as to allow time
for the horses to be fed and watered
and put into as fresh a condition as
possible.
Good Graham had backed the mare
heavily and on account of his light
weight had been chosen to ride her.
He picked out the lightest saddle he
could find among the crowd. took of
his heavy boots and even put his belt
and revolvers in the hands of the
storekeeper.
AS five o'clock approached the sa-
loon was deserted and the cowboys
collected in a group around the two
horses clamoring for the race to be-
gin. Good Graham smiled confidently
as he swung himself lightly into the
saddle and asked if Freddy was
ready" During the laughter which
followed this sally of wit, Reddy fum-
bled nervously at the saddle girth,
frightened his own belt, pulled his hat
down over his eyes, and finally
crawled into the saddle as if each foot
weighed a ton; he looked like a very
unlikely jockey. The horses were
walked up to the line, a big six-shoot-
er barked-they were off.
The mare seemed to be living up to
the reputation the big stranger had
given her. The regular rise and fall
of her rider was evidence of clean.
long stride, the kind that wins-some-
times Reddy and the mustang
Numbered beside her until a sudden
glimpse of scenery showed that the
mare was leading by at least length.
But something seemed to be wrsng;
the mare was getting "choppy;" her
long stride had given place to a ner-
vous gait which showed painful effort
1t was the mustang that was taking
things coolly now, and, yes, actually
leading. A shout of warning to Good
Graham, he rained blows with the
squirt on his mount. She put forth
her remaining strength in a desperate
squirt which gave her the lead for an
instant. but Ready and the mustang
shot ahead again and the outcome of
the race was no longer a matter of
uncertainty.
Reddy dashed over the line a win
ner by fifty yards, refined up with a
jerk and bounded to the ground. He
had ridden well, a creditable thing
among such men; he had won a great
deal of money He would have been
treated like a hero, but all eyes were
turned from the victor to the van
Quished- The mare had stumbled,
throwing her rider and falling on him,
and in a cloud of dust Good Graham
and his mount could be seen strug-
Cling and kicking with equal despera-
ton and frenzy.
The storekeeper, who knew better
than to leave his whiskey unguarded.
and so had remained standing in the
doorway while the race was being
run. turned round to get some Of the
'squor for Graham. when he was sud
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11
Only Fifty Years AGO.

1t is fifty years since the John
Bowes, the first iron-screw steamer
ever built, was launched at Jarrow-
on-Tyne by Messrs. Palmer Brothers.
The vessel was 465 tons register, and
was calculated to carry thirty keels
of coal and to make thirty trips per
annum between Newcastle and Lon
don.
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Jay Cookies Peaceful, Old A,.-

~@~S'o' 0fu F<gS-
Jay Cooke. formerly looked upon
as the greatest financier of the coun-
Try. Is 81 years old. but is one of the
best preserved men of the day and il
as interesting in his "reminiscences of
the times when he dealt with enter
pr1ses In which billions OF dollars were
involved as he ever was. His life is
u quiet one at Ogontz lodge.
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Effect of Fire on Diamonds.

None can tell where the diamond
goes to in combustion. Burn it, and
it leaves no ash; the flame is exterior.
like that of cork, and when it has
blazed itself out there remains not
even so much as would dust the an
tennR of a butterfly.
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Renewing eoer Bullets.

Lord Methuen has undergone q
successful operation in London, sew
era1 spent bullets being removed
from his injured leg. There is every
prospect OF a speedy recovery, al
though 1t Is expected that the limb
win be slightly contracted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-11

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
ESQ, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package cents
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lam sure Pfso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago-Mrs- THos- RoBBINa
Maple Street. Norwich. N 2. Feb. Il, 1900
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FITS Cured. hts nervousness afre1
Irst days of DIR. KIine's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DR R KLINE, Ltd, Arch ST., Philadelphia. Pa
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An old maids reason for remaining
single is invariably that she knows
too much about men.
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There would be more good people
In the world if virtue were not so
monotonous.
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Only one remedy in the world that will at
once stop itchiness of the skin in any part
of the body. Doan's Ointment At any
drug store, so cents.
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years they fought and spent more
than 100000 in the fighting, and
then, only twelve months later. one
third of the fortune was in dispute
again.
Someone seems to have bewitched
the late Nevada Senator's millions,
for no one has yet been able to enjoy
their use- Even he, strong. self
reliant man as he was, was happier
poor than rich, happier in acquiring
his fortune than in the enjoyment of
it.
The story Is one which would
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Some fellows never propose because
the girl doesn't stop talking long
enough to give them a chance.
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Of all sweet words of tongue or pen,
That women can bestow
The sweetest words to her are when
She says; 81 told you sol"
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces in
danmation, allays PAIN cures wind coic- 25c bottle
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The trouble about charity is that
It often covers too many sins.
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Effort to Exterminate Locusts

-ssSf~ ~ IS(6Slcs
So much damage was done to the
crops in Sind last year by locusts that
native collectors have been offered
about 11zd for every pound weight OF
locusts' eyes that they gathered
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Don't run to met trouble. 1t will
Dvertake you soon enough.
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To be a gambler one must care a
whole lot for himself and nothing for
anybody else in the world.
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Il is Of no use to read the Bible
unless you remember it.
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Fortune Is Cursed
How III Luck Has Followed Those Connected With
the Fair Millions.

[GHT years ago James G.
Fair died in San Francisco,
leaving a fortune of some
$50, 000, 900 for his heirs to
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THE BEST RESULTS IN sTARCHINe
can be obtained only by using Defiance
Starch, besides getting o. more Tor
same money-no cooking required.
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The browning glory of a woman Is
her hat.
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DEFIANCE STARCH

should be in eve-v household, none SO
good, besides OF. more for 10 cents than
any other brand of cold water starch
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Say, give me a tip. pard- Do you
think she can run?" This with mock
solemnity from Good Graham
! Run? That critter? Don't believe
she can run worth a cuss.''
clad yeu gave me the pointer.
See anything around here that can
beat her?'
Eyes. I'll take that there boss of
Jones's and beat her down to No. 40
and back, If you can nad q jockey for
the critter."