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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Not Worried by the Leak.

Strange replies are often received
by wives VINO wake their husbands for
burglars, leaky water pipes, ETC., in
the early morning. Mrs. c., wife of a
certain government official in Balti-
more, is decidedly nervous and has
frequently heard things
One morning last week she thought
she smelled gas Bravery came to her
mysteriously and she crept downstairs
to investigate. After smelling about
for some minutes she rushed upstairs,
called Mr. c., then shook him and at
last aroused him Then this was
heard:
John. there's leak in the gas pipe
in the kitchen. Well all die if it is
not fixed"
Leaks had been heard of before, and
Mr.. c. sleepily asked:
rs it a-leaking much now"
mot much!" screamed his wife, and
then as Mr.. c. turned over, this sooth-
ing advice was given:
Put a bucket under it and come to
bed. Baltimore Sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Too Little for Too Much.

When the late ameer of AfghansStaE
was troubled with a bad toothache he
sent for his European dentist in open
court The dentist examined the
tooth, which was nothing more than
an old stump, and advised that the
ameer should take faughing-gas and
have it out The ameer inquired into
the effect of the gas and replied:
Il can not risk being a dead man for
Eve seconds, much less five minutes"
So. while the whole Afghan court
surveyed the operation, the dentist
struggled with the tooth, and the stout
old ameer never moved a muscle
The quality of common sense which
characterized this ruler once averted
a war between England and Russia.
A representative of the ameer told
him that the Russians had taken
Afghan territory, but as England had
guaranteed him against aggression he
could easily depend on England to go
to war If he said the word.
The ameer sat quietly for few min
utes, stroking his beard, and then
called for a map of Afghanistan.
When it was brought he asked the
representative to show him the ter
ritory that had been seized. Then
tracing the little fringe of country,
and sweeping with his finger the great
space that stood for the rest of his
kingdom, he said:
ct is so little that it is not worth
making a great war about Youth s
Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Beers make their headquarters. They
stand some 1000 yards apart and are
constructed of corrugated iron, the
outside generally being faced with
stone and the whole surrounded with
barbed wire. Each blockhouse is gar
risoned with ten men and is connected
by telephone with the nearest military
camp. The blockhouses are furnished
each with two searchlights and these
illumine the surroundings at night,
thus guarding against surprises and
revealing any Boer movement that
may be on foot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Solving IT.

Patrick. thrifty tradesman in the
neighborhood of the Dublin docks.
was, the story goes in Tit-Bfts, a man
who never spent a penny more than
he needed to spend; but he was, never
theless, as good man at the making
of an Irish bull as any who lived be-
tween Bantry and Ballycastle.
Having one day occasion to send a
letter to a place at some distance, Pat
rick called a messenger and asked him
his price for going such distance.
It'll be shillin',' said the man
Twice two much.'' said Patrick.
Let it be sixpence."
sNivver," answered the messenger.
THE way list that lonely that I'd niv-
yer go 1t under a shillin'"
Lonely, is it?" said Patrick,
scratching his head Faith, an ye're
roight- Now, man, I'll tell ye what
Well do; make it sixpence. and I'll go
wild We to kape We company"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

When the steamship Osingwold ar
rived recently in the United States and
Capt. Roberts reported that about for
ty-three miles southwest of Ceylon his
vessel had steamed for two hours
through masses of snakes, prooapls
most persons suspected the skipper OF
having drawn a very long bow. But
the captain has told only the TRUTH
and now that, owing to our new pos
sessions, more and more ships Will
ply the waters of the Indian and the
Chinese seas, the world will hear many
new and startling things about fea-
ture of animal life that hitherto has
been known practically to only few
The first scientific and official report
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

house of a friend for dinner After
IL he played with the children of his
host and sang songs for the company.
Now and tnen, later in the evening,
as time passed, he noticed a prickling.
but it felt rather pleasant tnan other
wise and did not alarm him in the
least His friends took occasion sew
eral times to remark that ne was look
ing particularly we'll
Three hours afterward he returned
u his ship and had barely touched the
deck before his limbs became unac-
countably stiff and his tongue grew so
thick that he could not make himself
understood. He took some brandy End
when that failed his ship dc-tor pre-
scribed medicine for him. When this
produced no effect a Burman sailor
suggested that perhaps the captain
had been bitur-n by sea snake On
examination the doctor found that
the two tiny wounds were angry and
pulple and he instituted drastic treat
ment at once, but the victim died with
in seventy-one hours after having been
bitten
Sir Joseph Fayer and Prof Russell
permitted a f1ve-foot sea snake to bite
a bird. 1t died in four minutes A
second bird. bitten by the same snake.
Immediately afterwards. died in ten
minutes Another snake killed bird
within seen minutes 1aen they
teased a sea snake until it bit soft
shell turtle in the mouth. Five MIN
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Hot Dinner for the Horses.

Hot Dinner for the Horses.
The special correspondent of the Co
logne Gazette, who was sent to China
during the boxer troubles and the oc-
cupation by the allied troops, has made
trip through Korea, which country
he describes in the Gazette in a very
interesting manner.
He hired a caravan of eighteen
horses at Seoul and went into the in
terror to the German gold mine at
Jang Kogae. He says that of all the
eastern countries through which he
travelled Korea was the only one where
the horses got a hot dinner"
1t consists of kind of bean soup,
creased with tallow and mixed with
potatoes and various herbs. The whole
is cooked for about three hours, and
is served to the horses very hot.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
How He Could pisperse Them.

street preacher in city in Scot
land called a policeman who was pass
ing and complained about being an
noyed by certain section of his au-
dfence and asked him to remove the
Objectionable ones. ''Weel, we see," re-
piled the cautious officer, lit would be
a hard job for me to spot them. but
I'll tell We what I'd dae if 1 were you"
What would you do?" eagerly in
quired the preacher. Just gang
room wi the hat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Gov. Tod, the war governor of
Ohio, was generally considered to be
conscious to the full of his official i'm
portance- He was under discussion in
the lobby of Columbus hotel when
a stranger to the city remarked:
sTod'-aH the Tods I ever knew
wrote their name .T-o-double d."
There was silence Then an old
acquaintance of the chief executive
explained:
Well, to tell the truth. that used to
be the governors way of writing it,
but one day, as it happened, a man
told him that God spelled his name
with only one ID That settled it.
ihenceforward the governors final ID
was lost in the discard"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Whom tn. Princes. Meant.

Sir Arthur Sullivan was once the
bearer of a letter from the princess d
Wales, now Queen Alexandra, to her
mother, the queen of Denmark. Tbs
latter read it and said: She says
in her letter. He will tell you about
the little monkey" Il assure youl
majesty said Sir Arthur, II am quite
ignorant on the subject of any
monkey" The queen, with a laugh
replied: "She means herself
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Mrs. Su san Holloway, a resident OF
Cincinnati, has three brothers and two
sisters, and all of them have six I'm
gers on each hand. Mrs. Holloway has
just given birth to baby girl who has
a similar redundancy. Mrs. Hollo-
ways mother and grandmother were
also decorated in the same way, as u
her brothers infant son.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
A Sensible superintendent.

The Reading. Pa, superintendent OF
schools has officially told the teachers
that they must read the daily papers
and keep the run of events. I'm nv
Judgment" he says 1.-The teacher who
says she never reads the papers is not
qualified to teach
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Would He Good Subs tftute.
An Illinois inventor is urging the
substitution of printed slides for the
brakeman's voice in the announcements
Of stations in moving trains.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
New Kind of Tobacco.

In Haiti a new species of tobacco
has been produced by a cross-fertiliza-
ton, which grows from five to seven
feet in height, bearing a leaf twenty
five inches long by fifteen in width.
Three or seven four cuttings can be
made from one plant between Novem-
Der and March.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
Poulsney Rirelow Coming Home.

Poultney Bigelow is arranging to
give up his London home and take up
a permanent residence in the United
States to devote his time to modern
American problems and American re-
lations with European countries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

When a man habitually neglects mis-
business, it only takes him few
months to kerf1op.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Children are becoming better. and
parents are becoming more sensible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

they devour the fish. Often such hunt
ing lasts for weeks, until the last fish
in that part of the sea has been des-
troyed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

1t doesn't bother the Almighty to up
set our most carefully laid planx-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

ALL UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
use Defiance Cold Water Starch. because
1T is better and OF. more of it for same
money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Collections of scarf or tie pins II
eps Of the fads Of New York men,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

Passengers destined to St Louis
and points east should go via the Kan
sas City gateway, thereby securing
the advantage OF the Chicago & Atoms
fast night train. leaving Kansas City
at 9 p. m. arriving in st. Louis at 7:Oa
q m Chair cars free of extra charge.
Compartment sleeping cars. The AL
ton keeps their light a'shining just
ahead Of the rest. Write to L. D.
Cooper, Travelling Passenger Agent.
Chicago & Alton Railway, Kansas City
Mo-. for lowest rates
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29
SENSIBLE HoUsEKEEPERs

will have Defiance Starch. not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money. but also because of
superior quality.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29

THE BLoCKHoUsE SYSTEM IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
ANXIOUS TO SELL
 PANAMA ROUTE
ONLY COURSE OPEN IS TO MAKE STRAIGHTFORWARD PROPOSE TON TO SELL THE CANAL FOR $4o,ooo, o,ooo.

Paris. December 31.-All the newspapers here today publish an address to the shareholders of the Panama Canal Com pany, issued by M. Bunau-yarilla. a large shareholder, who, as cabled Decem- Der 21. made an appeal to the sharehold- CTS and other to contribute to a fund to carry on the work of the canal and who only secured promises of 200.00O francs.
 In this address, which takes up half a page of space in the papers. M. Bunau- Varila gives the text of letter which he recently wrote to the new president of the Canal Comp pany. commenting the decision to attempt the impracticabIe task of reopening the negotiations with Wash- ington for the sale of the company,s property, and urges that the only course open, in order to clear the situation, is for the company to make, before Jan uary [ straightforward offer to sell the property for $40.00o, 000 or better still notify the Isthmian Commission that 1t can, itself fix the reasonable purchase price at which It's report said it would have recommended the Panama route
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
MAILS DELAYED.
southern Floods Cause the Postofflce
 Department Trouble.

Washington, December 31.-The floods in the south have caused serious delays fin the mail service between the east and the southwest as well as locally in the anected regions. Local trains were stopped between Atlanta and West Point. Ga, but the service between these points was resumed today according to dis patches received at the postoffice depart- ment The line south of West Point. run ming to Montgomery ana Mobile. $ brok- en interfering with the through train service between eastern cities and New Orleans and the southwest.
 All Texas and Mexican mails are being dispatched from the east via St. Louis instead of New Orleans. There are num- erous suspensions of traffic on interior lines in Alabama. Malls for New Orleans are being forwarded via Birmingham and the Alabama Great Southern road, re- quiring long detour and consequently delay or IF hours or more
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
SENATOR SEWELL
 IS LAID TO REST
FUNERAL TOOK PLACE FROM THE SEWELL MANSION IN CAMDEN, N. J.-sALUTE FIRED AT THE GRAVE

Camden, N. J., December 31.-The funer- al of the late United States Senator Will liam Joyce Sewell took place today from the Sewell mansion in this city. The ser vices were conducted by Bishop Scarbor- ough, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New Jersey, assisted by the Rev K. A. Roderick of this city.
 At the conclusion of the services, eight sergeants from the Third regiment and Battery B, National Guard of New ter sey, carried the casket to a caisson pro- vided by the War Department and the cortege proceeded to Harleigh cemetery, where interment was made.
 General Brooke of the Military Depart ment of the East. was in command of the government troop and Brigadier General William F. Cooper was in command of the State troops.
 At the grave a salute of thirteen guns was fired. After the reading of the com initial services, the body was lowered Into the grave and another salute was fired. Among the honorary pall-bearers were Secretary of War Root, Adtutant General Corbin, Governor Voorhees,, Gov ernor-elect Murphy, ex-United States General Griggs. A. J. Cassatt, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Clem- ent A. Griscom, President of the Interna- tional Navigation Company.
 In addition to the United States Sena- tors and Representatives who came to at tend the funeral there were present a large number of distinguished and prom inent men from New Jersey and adjoin- ing States.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

gastric, and when the stomach fails to properly digest the food and it lies in the stomach fermenting, gases are form ed which dstend the organ causing pres sure on the heart and lungs causing pal pitation, irregularity and shortness of breath.
 The danger from this condition is that. the continued disturbance of the heart sooner or later may cause real organic heart trouble and in fact frequently does so.
 Furthermore, poor digestion makes the blood thin and watery and deficient in red corpuscles, and this further irritates and weakens the heart.
 The most sensible thing to do for heart trouble is to insure the digestion and as- similation of the food.
 This can be done by the regular use after meals of some safe, pleasant and effective digestive preparation, like Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets which may be found at most drug stores and which contain the necessary digestive elements in a pleasant. convenient form.
 Thousands of people keep well and wig orous by keeping their digestion perfect by observing the rule of taking one or two of these taolets after each meal or at least after each hearty meal.
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets contain U. $. F. pepsin, diastase from malt and other natural digestives which act only on the food. digesting it perfectly and preventing acidity, gases. and the many diseased conditions which accompany a weak stomach.
 When Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are used you may know you are not talk ing into the system any strong medicine or powerful drug but simply the natural digestive element which every weak stomach lacks.
 So widely known and popular have these tablets become that they are now sold by every druggist in the United States, Canada and Great Britian.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
BOY SHOOTS HIS
 BROTHER IN FUN
FIRED TIC SCARE HIM AND THE CHARGE STRUCK HIS HEAD, TEARING HALF OF THE SKULL AWAY

 Selma, December S1.-tSpeeial)- Word has just reached this city of a peculiar and deplorable killing, which occurred near Summerfeld, this county, yesterday evening. Two sons of Barbara King, aged about ten and twelve. secured an old gun and went hunting leaving the house just after dinner. Late in the evening one of the boys, the older returned. The other in front of him when he called out saying Give me leave to shoot?" whereupon the boy with the gun pulled the trigger, into the brothers head and he fell to the ground. dying in a few minutes.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
Poisonous Mineral In Flour.

The Illinois State Pure Food Commits sion recently analysed the flour from six mills located In as many different states and found barytes, a poisonous mineraI mined in Tennessee Missouri and North Carolina in the flour of each of them. The commission traced the main factory for crushing this mineral to Lynchburg. Va and discovered that ss. 100000 pounds of if was used last year for adulterating four Are you sure the flour you are using does not contain this poisonous mineral? Ii is just as white and line as flour. and cannot be detected except by chemical analv- sis. As you value the health of yourse,f and family, you should use a flour tba f is absolutely guaranteed.
 Clifton" made at Bransford Mius Owensboro. Ky. is such flour. Ask your. grocer for Clifton" 1-1-aod~t
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
SOUTHERN HISTORY.
Topic of Conversation Before Associa.
 tion ot Washin ston.

Washington. December 31.-Southern history was the general topic for consid- eration. at the closing session of the American Historic Association held here today in the National Museum. The following papers bearing upon the topic were read;
 'The Records of the London Company" President Lyon c. Taylor. William and Mary College; The Relations of the Virginia Planter and the London Mer- chant" Professor John E. Bassett Trim ity College; "The Place of Nathaniel Ma con in Southern History" Professor VII liam E. Dodd. Randolph-Macon College; 'Maryland's First Course" Dr. Bernard c. Steiner, Johns Hopkins University; Southwestern History in the Southwest" Professor George F. Garrison, Universi-
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
Thinking of Our Loyal Help, the Store
 Will be
 Closed All Day.

With the people of Birmingham New Years day is tolerable. busy day--This de- prives the clerks in the store of well earned holiday. So we are going to close all day New Years
 We hear growing competition say "Bus- mess is business ss''--Yes, we know .'business is business" but we consider it very good business indeed to study the wants and well fare of every empoye of the store from the cash boy to the Superintendent; Possibly it is this very interest, that has attracted to this store the best working force of any retail store in the South.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
Six-Day Bicycle Race.

Boston, December 31.-The evening racing in the six-day bicycle race de, veloped several lap-gaining sprints. The score at the end of the night, the twentieth hour, follows:
 Mcfarland and Maya, Butler and Mclean, King and ISamuelson, Gou. goltz and Simar, Monroe and Free man, Leander and Ruts, 404 miles 5 laps; Fischer and Chevalier, 4O4 miles 3 laps; Krebs and Kegan, 404 miles 1 lap; Jaak and Muller, 403 miles g laps; Mcconnell and Carni, 403 miles 3 laps.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
MUTE NEGRO KILLED.
Was Walking Down Railroad Track
 and Was Struck By Train.

Selma, December 31.-(Special.)- )- Phillip Lewis, negro, deaf and dumb, while walking along the track of the Southern Railway near Uniontown yes terday evening was run over by To- cal freight train and instantly killed. The negro had half-fllled bottle of whisky in his pocket when found, and the supposition is that he was drunk and fell asleep on the track.
 This morning the first train on the Pensacola and Selma division of the Louisville and Nashville that has reached Selma since Saturday night arrived. There were several washouts at several places along the new road bed between Repton and Pineapple, and it took force of 200 and nearly two days to get them in shape again.
 The river at Selma has risen since Saturday morning last SIS feet up to 2 p. m. today. The guage now stands at 37.5, and a telegram from the weather bureau states that the waters will reach the 50-foot mark by Thurs day.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
atal ExpIosion.

Prescott, Ark. Z December 91.-At Britts Ewitch, about nine miles from here, from someS unknown cause a boiler exploded tdday, killing instant ly Tim Moore. Jahes A. Hogue and A. T. Calhoun. Several others were in jured Tom Hudson, white, and George Williams, hcolored, were badly hurt, but wili recbver.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
Mr.. winsIow's soothlno svru,

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. so,o by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. winslow.s Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHs inc CHILD, sOFTEES the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO, and is Twenty-Five cents . hottia
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

Marriage Licenses for Year.-Dur- ing last year there were 2329 marriage licenses issued from the clerks office of the Probate Court, 1889 being to white people and 1240 to negroes.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

Marriage Llcenses.-Marriage H. censes were issued yesterday to Mir, James M. Kicker, Pratt City, and Miss Gerald Tate; James Bethel, Wylam, and Miss Mary Ann Oxley.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

Injured at Furnace.-Lum Rolls, a white employe of the Sloss-Shefield city furnaces, met with serious ac- cident Monday He fell on some hot iron which had just been rolled out Of the furnaces and was badly burned.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
kanawha River Recedina.

Columbus. O.. Demeber Sl.-The Kama wha river Is receding rapidly in the flood stricken districts between Charleston and Point Pleasant The Ohio river is very high and is reported to be rising.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound is famous disease destroyer and the greatest blood purifier ever discovered Positively cures Catarrh, Rheumatism La Grippe and all Kidney. Stomach and Liver Diseases, Bad Memory, Dizziness Headache. Coated Tongue, SleepIessness 10 days trial free. All druggists.
 0R. w. 8. BuRkHART, Cincinnati, O.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01

Building Permlt.-A building permit was issued yesterday to Evans Broth CTS for the erection of a two-story frame dwelling on Rose avenue, be-. tween Sycamore street and Twenty first street, at cost of s12,O0O.
The age-herald., 1902-01-01
REDUCED RATES
Via. Southern Railway and Alabama a
 Great Southern Railroad.

the Southern Railway and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell tickets from all points on their lines at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, selling December 23. "A, 25. 30 and S1. 1901. and January 1. 1902, final limit January 8, 1902