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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

The great game of war, the first
ever played by the army and navy,
practically ended Sept 5 by a spec
tacular attack on the forts guarding
the entrance. to Narragansett bay.
Three battleships and cruisers ran
the guns of Forts Adams and Wether-
ell, getting within broadside range
for all their guns before they were
discovered.
The exploit was so daring, So reck-
less Theoretically. and SO well ex-
ecuted that it is the general opinion
that Rear Admiral Higginson is en-
titled to the credit of winning a bril-
liant victory.
The army and navy experts declare
that nothing short of actual war could
be more spectacular than Rear Ad-
miral Higginson's attack on the Mar
ragansett forts. He had been de-
feated in a well planned attack dur
ing the afternoon. The army looked
for a second attack, but was not ex-
pecting it so early in the night.
The searchlights were kept at work
in the perfunctory way, however, and
little before 10 o'clock they picked
up the ships standing into the har-
Dor under full head of steam. They
came in by the Narragansett Pier,
and it was not until they had passed
Beaver Tail point that the forts picked
them up.
The Brooklyn, which was supposed
to have been seriously injured by
striking an obstruction in New Bed
ford harbor the other day, was lead
ing. Behind came the famous Olym-
pia of Manila days. Then followed
the Kearsarge, Admiral Higginson's
flagship. Behind the Kearsarge was
the Alabama, one of the most eff
Gent of the big fighters, and the
Massachusetts. which throughout the
maneuvers has made a proud record
for itself, brought up the rear. They
were steaming at better than ten
knots, which perhaps accounts for
the absence of the Indiana from the
column, for that battleship is not in
condition to make any speed.
At top speed they came on and held
their fire until the forts opened on
them. Instantly the Brooklyn replied
with its forward turret guns The
range was then $500 yards. 1t was
just 10 o'clock. The forts fired with
tremendous rapidity.
Each ship came into action as soon
as the forts opened, firing with the
starboard battery at Fort Adams and
with the port battery at Fort Wether-
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of At tack.

Orders were sent forward to the
Brooklyn to proceed to the New York
navy yard, where the extent of the dam
age could be ascertained definitely.
Without better defined idea of the
character of the injuries, naval off,
Gals were not prepared to give an
estimate of the time during which the
Brooklyn must be laid up or of the
cost of repairs, but it was thought
that the cruiser would be in dock any
where from three weeks to two
months and that the cost of the ac-
cident probably would total upwards
of $50 900.
The big cruiser already had an I'M
enviab1e record for striking snags
While the north Atlantic squadron
was lying off Cuba it struck a rock
near Guantanamo. When hardly out
of its builders hands it struck in the
Delaware river and punched a big hole
in its bottom. and once again on the
East river the vessel encountered an
unlocked for obstruction.
The presence of the Brooklyn in
the engagement off Newport caused
army officers to declare that the in
juries to the ship had been exagger
ated in an attempt by the navy men
to deceive their opponents on shore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
THE BANK BOOK.

I do not ask for books of covers bright.
And colors blent in many cunning
weave
Vain books. which faunt abroad, with
gilt bedight.
And wear their hearts upon their very
sleeve
And which, when once within we've
briefly peered
To see why they so CALAMITY should
flout
We find to be. perchance as we had
feared,
Hollow and empty. and turned inside
outi
Give me- instead. a sturdy volume, small.
Well thumbed, of covers modest, sober
hued;
Not shouting it's own praises, but withal,
A volume plain, with honest worth i'm
bued
Wherein but pleasing truths are para.
mount,
Impaired by no hare-brained extrava-
gance:
Presenting sundry facts of good account;
Dealing with economics. and finance.
A trusty volume, which from day to day
Is opened for my special benefit;
because, forsooth, it's by a teller
Writ.
And when a weighty enterprise I plan.
Or when a pleasure 1 would have,
less
The gods forbid-my book 1 quickly scan,
And straight it's pages answer
yes.
The Ladies' World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Lads Capture Bic EaaIe..

Douglass Dunn and his brother,
small boys of Merchantsvilie, N. j.,
went to the Delaware for stroll yes
terday, and while walking along the
bank saw a huge bird struggling in
the current. Douglass stripped and
swan for the bird. When he reached
it he was amazed to find it bigger
than he had supposed and full of fight.
He bravely attacked it, however, and
managed to tug it ashore. As soon as
they were out of the water the bird
renewed the battle with fresh vigor
and gave the lad a fierce fight but as
the bird had one wing broken the boy
succeeded in mastering it before his
brother came up. They tied it's legs
and head and luggcd their prize home,
where they learned that it was gray
eagle. 1t measured nearly five feet
from tip to tip. 1t had been shot and
crippled by a gunner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Steers Interrupt Court.

The aldermanic court of Altoona
Pa, while in session the other day
was unceremoniously interrupted by
two steers that had been fighting in
the street. The alderman was trying
a case of assault and battery. Each
side had lawyers. and things were
lively when two steers came through
the front door. They had been trying
to horn each other in the street,
and one, finding it was getting the
worst of the fight, turned and made
Tor the office door as the nearest
place of refuge. The entrance of the
steers broke up the trial, the alder
man, lawyers, principals and wit
nesses leaving the Office by the near
est means of egress.. In a moment or
two the steers were in possession of
the Office, but the vanQuished one
kept on through the room, going out
the back door into the lot in the rear.
The other turned and went back to
the street After the animals left the
trial was resumed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
eIoodhounds for Hire.

Chasing criminals with bloodhounds
will be business for the profit of
corporation So many captures of Grim
inals have been effected by these keen
nosed animals that what was at first
looked upon with mingled feelings of
sport and curiosity is now studied
with a commercial eye
stock company is being organized
with ]. D. Mcbride, sheriff of Cass
county, Neb., residing at Plattsmouth.
at the head, to own and hire out
bloodhounds. These will be sent to
any point in this state where their
presence may be desired in locating
criminals.
The state penitentiary has a pack
of hounds, kept to chase escaping con-
victs. Chief Detective James Malone
of Lincoln also has a pair which have
been used with success. Dr. Fulton
of Beatrice also has a pair which fire.
quently have been borrowed.-New
York Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

station, Immediately sent word to
Fort Adams, and three batteries of
artillery under Maj. Dyer were rushed
to the scene. When the ships had got
in position well in shore they opened
fire on the station, and after
short engagement two boats from
the Mayflower searted for the beach
and landed on the rocks in front of
the life saving station AS they came
in the two gatling guns were brought
into play, and the troops gave the
landing party a flank fire from shore.
The marines, 100 in number, landed,
in spite of the heavy fire and went
through the movement of cutting the
cables and destroying the searchlight.
After all was over the umpire. Lieut..
John L. Purcell. u. S. N, decided that
the landing party had been repulsed.
Hostilities ended officially at noon
Sept. 6. The distribution of glory
will come later. when the board of
arbitration meets at the naval war
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
DySElEl|'1||||| bpInR

to hypnotize- When he takes it from
the water, after series of strokes ON
its sides with the hand, the fish APP
pears to be dead, not a movement of
its gills being visible
Another trout will, before being fed,
at wave of the hand make circuit
of the pool, jumping clear out Of the
water at intervals of five or six feet,
and sometimes turning a somersault
in its career.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
The chase of Iraex.

The Chase OF Tracy.
The posse came down like the wolf on
the fold
With rifles, and pistols and shotguns UNI
And the roll of their musketry ratified
around,
Like the roll of the surf on the shores
of the Sound.
Like police on the street when the town
is serene.
That death-deaiing posse at sunset was
seen.
Like police on the street at general
That posse at dawn had departed from
sight,
For the convict came forth from the
brush with his gun.
And the posse decided it safer to run
And there rode sherifr direct to the
rear,
With a bullet uncomfortably close to his
ear;
And there went a Deputy back into
With a sturdy distaste for reward or re-
nown.
And the sound of his painting was heard
through the glade.
Like an engine ascending five per cent
grade,
And the convict departed. unmarked and
alone,
His movements unquestioned. his doings
unknown.
The bloodhounds are plaintively loud in
their wall.
For they never get half of a chance at
the trail
to roam.
While the posse sings softly: There's
place like home
Portland Oregonian
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Used sparrows for Food.

The inhabitants of the Square of
Vanguard, Paris. noticed for some
time past young man who was evil
IDENTIFY in the last state of poverty, but
who shared his meal of bread each
day with the sparrows. After some
time the birds got to know him, and
descended in fiocks the moment he
appeared. The residents in the square
took great interest in the proceedings,
which they regarded as a touching
evidence of humanity under a ragged
shirt Unfortunately for the young
man, one more curious than the rest
watched him closely, and observed
that when the sparrows came to feed
out of his hand they were transferred
to his pockets. When arrested the
young man said that he cooked and
ate the sparrows because of his in
ability of getting food otherwise.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

'tThe mountains are constantly NOV
Ing" was the remark of an officer of
the Denver and Rio Grande Road re-
Gently in speaking of the great land
slides in the canyon above Glenwood
Springs, Colo. I'VE find from actual
experience in maintaining tunnels,
bridges and tracks in the mountains
that the mountains are moving. 1t
costs railway passing through the
mountains a great deal of money in
the course of ten years to keep the
tracks in line, and maintenance of
tunnels is even more expensive. Drive
a stake on the side of a mountain,
take the location with the greatest
care, and return after few months.
The stake is not in the same location.
The whole side of the mountain has
moved This experiment has often
been tried and in all cases the result
proves that the mountains are NOV
ing. The mountains are gradually
seeking the level of the sea-
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ell 1t was a clear night, with
heaven full of stars, and the play of
the lights and the flashing of the
guns made it a beautiful picture.
With almost incredible speed the
ships came on, and the roar Of the
fight filed the city. The forts were
firing with all the speed they could
muster, but the game at such short
range was against them, for the ships
had them at great advantage in the
number of their guns as well rs in
the caliber.
1t was evidence when the ships
got so close before being fired upon
that they had won the victory, for
with their tremendous preponderance
of fire points they could have both
the forts put out before the forts
could score enough to stop a single
ship. The ships came through the
pass between the forts at their ire
mendous clip and steamed straight on
up the bay AS they passed beyond
the forts. one by one, they ceased fir
ing, the Alabama being the last to
quit hammering at the forts
In less than twenty minutes it was
all over. When they got up into the
Day the SnlpS turned on their running
lights again and began playing their
searchlights- They went above Co
nanicut island and there made a turn.
coming down the bay again, and
passed out again by the forts they
had just run SO successfully. but this
time there was no shot fred
Not only was this the most daring
and spectacular exhibition given by
Admiral Higginson's squadron. but
its success was such as to justify the
belief that the forts had but small
chance to escape destruction under
the same circumstances with hos
tile fleet occupying the position of
Admiral Higginson.
There was no danger from mines.
as a squadron Of small vessels had
been sent into the harbor the previous
night to countermine the harbor and
prevent damage to any of the ships
from that source.
Fort Adams alone fired forty-eight
salvos from the mortar batteries, but
the ships were so soon beyond the
minimum effective range of the NOR
tars that most of the salvos were
probably useless
The afternoon attack upon New
port was fully expected, in view of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
a Big Pigeon Ranch.

There are eight acres of sandy
ground near Los Angeles, Cal, devoted
to pigeon raising. Fifteen thousand
pigeons cover the ground and the i'm
mense pigeon loft If the demand for
pigeons should fail, the owner of this
ranch would have in two years 1OOO.-
600 birds on his hands. Fortunately.
for him the demand is greater than
the supply, and the pigeon ranch sends
out about 10000 squads a year to
market The estimated output of the
ranch for the month is 5000 BIRDS
The average price per dozen for birds
ranges from three dollars up to ten
dollars. The birds are fed three times
day, each meal costing about five
dollars. The food consists mainly of
wheat screenings, boiled meal and
stale bread. The daily consumption
is about twelve sacks of screenings,
eight sacks of wheat and many gal
Ions of boiled meal. The bread is an
additional fattener given at intervals
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Mystery of Lost Sounds.

An English scientist noticing the
mysterious way in which sounds some
times are lost in space recently under
took an interesting experiment in a
balloon. He found that while still
within talking distance of earth all
sound of the human voice was
BILE hum of the human hive. Equally
lost was the striking of clocks and
ringing of bells, but dogs bark rang
out clearly. So, also, the below of a
COW far out in some field, would pene-
trate above the babel of busy town,
while the screening of railway wills
ties pierced the sky up to three miles
and, gathered in from vast areas, oft
en- reached an intensity positively
painful. The strangest of all acoustic
phenomena is the unac countable ST.
lence which sometimes ensues when
.ound is to be expected. In many
cases it has been proved that, speak
ing literally, the lost Sounds issuing
from a point on a seacOaSt were not
extingu1shed, for they were heard
distinctly farther out at sea. Heavy
salutes unheard by people within
twenty or thirty miles have been
plainly audible at much greater dis
lance, and this apparently not in a di-
rection favored by the wind. The
scientist who conducted the balloon
ditions of the aerial currents rather
than the direction of the wind are re
sponsible for these phenomena.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
STEPPED orr 70 MEET Her.


Amusing incident Told by louisv1lla
Courier-JournaI.
Sunday when the excursion train
from Paris filed with negroes bound
Tor the camp meeting, reached this
city, says the Louisville Courier
Journal, it passed the station and
went through Cynthiana at the rate of
about twenty-five miles an hour, the
idea being to keep the crowd ON board
until the arrival at the grounds at the
Falmouth pike crossing. Just before
reaching Pike street a negro man
jumped from the train OF course,
the momentum of the cars carried
him along at a terrific pace. His
body was going SO fast that his legs
could not possibly keep up. but the3
made a valiant effort to do so, and
such 1ickity-split a negro never cut
-efore. He galloped across the gut
ter at Pike street at tremendous
speed, barely missed telephone pole,
few up into the air, turned a couple
of somersaults. and landed all in a
heap in the middle of the street. His
eyes were as big as saucers and seem
ed to pop out. AS he slowly gathered
himself together his trousers were
split, his knees were bruised and
bleeding, his arms were wrenched, his
coat-tails were in tatters, and his
battered stiff hat was mashed down
tight over his ears.
At that moment negro girl who
knew him came along.
why, how do you do, Mr. Hop
kins?" she exclaimed.
why, how do you do?" he an
swered in deep, calm tones, with care
fully measured accent. "How do you
do? You are looking quite we-wewel.
just stepped off the train to meet
YOU
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
ARMY AND NAVY
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR NAVY

ing little water at frame No 81: bear
fngs taken and position accurately de-
termined every few moments. Do not
consider blame attaches to any per-
son concerned. Recommend that ship
go to navy yard for docking and ex-
animation. Have ordered investiga-
ton and informed the COMMANDMENT
chief. Shall proceed to Block Island.
and if he (Rear Admiral Higginson)
cannot be found will go to Tompkins-
vile for orders.'
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fact that heretofore the enemy had
concentrated their efforts upon the
race off Fishers island, the weak
point in the defense line
1t was 2:30 p M when the first
gun was fired from the Marblehead,
which, with the Mayfower and Scor-
pion, took up position 500 yards OF
the signal station at Prices Neck 1t
was seen that an attempt was to be
made to land and destroy the sta
ton. Capt. Jackson, in charge of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
What Results from Electricity.

Although the predictions freely
made few years ago that the devel-
opment of electric traction would
quickly drive horses from the field of
labor have not been fulfilled, yet the
Electrical Review cites statistics to
prove that the disappearance of the
horse is actually taking place, al
though so slowly as not to attract
much attention In Paris the number
of horses fell OF about 6 per cent be-
tween 1901 and 1902 In London the
decrease in tne same time was 10 per
cent In Berlin. Vienna and ST. Pc
tersburg a similar falling on is shown
bv the census of horses. In New York
II is estimated that the number OF
horses has decreased SO per cent in
the last twenty years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Hypnotized Fish.

M. ]. King, a retired farmer of Char
don, Ohio, is firm in the belief that
fish reason, and can also be hyno-
TIED Five. years ago Mr.. King built
a pond near his home and stocked it
with mountain trout from a govern
uent hatchery The fish thriyed and
developed remarkable growth There
are over 900 trout in the pond now.
some of them weighing two and half
pounds
Mr. King exercises a wonderful in
duence over some of the fish, He can
reach down and take some out of the
water, pat others on the back, while
hundreds of them will eat out of his
hand
One large trout he claims to be able
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Odd Place for Serpent.

In Alsace recently a four-year-old
child, the daughter of a workingman,
became very i'll one day, but speedily
recovered, and for some days after
ward dismayed her parents by eating
a good deal more than a child of that
age is wont to eat.
Instead, however, of growing fatter,
the girl grew thinner, and doctors,
who were summoned to attend her,
were unable to explain why the food
did her no good. Finally the riddle
was solved, for a serpent about
twenty inches in length issued one
morning from the child's mouth.
The serpent was killed and sent to
the University of Strasburg, and since
then the little one has enjoyed ex-
cellent health 1t is supposed that
the child swallowed the serpent while
drinking some impure water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Champion Woman Rife Shot.

Miss Minnie Schenck of Williams
port, Pa, is declared to be champion
woman rifle shot of the world, having
just established a record of twenty
consecutive bulls eyes at 200 yards
Miss Schenck, who uses a 32-caliber
rifle, is a terror to sparrows. Out
of flfty-six shots at these marauding
birds in one day recently she did not
miss once, using a 22-caliber rife.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Has No Use for Shakespeare.

From a lecture at the University of
Chicago Shakespeare and Homer
are not immortals, and l should be
bitterly disappointed if they were 1
hope that in the near future the
human race win so improve in its
tastes and accomplishments that
Shakespeare will be held unfit. to
read"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
straree Meeting of Relatives.
Rooster Mothers chick.

A HalloweI1, Me-. rooster is mother
ing flock of little chickens. Incl
dental to this story comes the news
of tragedy of previous occurrence,
when the mother hen met death be-
meath the wheels of an electric car.
The head of the flock cares for the
little chickens with apparently a fun.
realization of the duties incumbent
upon him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

college and reviews of the umpires
and observers are received. The in
dications are that neither the army
nor the navy will be entirely salts
fed with the decision, and it is be-
1ieved that at some time in the future
there will be another declaration of
war
With the close of hostilities all ami
mostly was buried and the battleships
passed in review before all the forts
from Newport to Gardeners Point
Then Maj. Gen. Macarthur visited
Rear Admiral Higginson on board the
Kearsarge. and there was an ex-
change of compliments
Damage to the Brooklyn.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darl-
ing received the following telegram
from Rear Admiral ]. B. Coghlan. sec
ond in command on the north Atlantic
station, giving report of the acct
dent to the cruiser Brooklyn in Buzz
yards bay.
While Withdrawing from maneuver
attack here the Brooklyn struck and
ran over an uncharted obstruction.
Examination of the ship shows that
about six frames under ASS and A99
are bent inward. inner bottom plates
making some water; also under No.
fireroom, port side, frames bent in
ward from six inches at frame No 35
to at frame No SO. but only max
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Told of Deaf Irish Dean.

A dean whose name may not be
given is nearly stone deaf, says Tenn
pie Bar. His deafness is said to lead
to malapropos answers. Staying at
friends house, he was asked if he
would like to have a pair of slippers
His face assumed an expression of
portentous solemnity, and he made
reply: THAT question must be re-
served for the general synod On
another occasion he was asked what
family he had. 'Twenty-six, and an
immediate prospect of a considerable
increase. He thought he had been
asked as to the number of children at
his school, Just one more story OF
my deaf dean. He is reported to be
famous for changing horses, and not
to be particularly lucky in horsef1esh.
Some one asked him how Mrs. -
was The reply was peculiar: '.She
Is vicious in the extreme; she won't
stand the curb, and is strongly in
rlined to run away" Needless to say,
he was not referring to the good gray
mare, who, no doubt, was going very
steadily in double harness.