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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

After ALL" said the Colonel. sit is
only by calling out the recollections of
soldiers that we can get the real color
and atmosphere of life in the old army.
Some time ago when the discussion
as to the manner of the shooting of
Col Dan McCook at Kenesaw was at
white heat, l met James R. Midcap
of the Twenty-second Indiana He
had been talking about soldiers hav-
ing severe attacks of buck fever in
battle, and without any reference 10
the controversy he said that he had a
severe attack of that kind the day
Col Dan. McCook was shot
Everybody asked in a breath where
he was at that time. and he said
quietly that he was within reach of
Col Dams coat-tail and saw the man
who fired the shot that struck the
colonel down. Up to that time. he
said. he had been greatly excited. but
when he saw the tall. thin rebel aim
directly at the colonel. the buck fever
left him. and he aimed carefully and
deliberately plazed away almost in
the face of the man who fired the fatal
shot at McCook. but an instant too
late to save McCook. In answer to
the questions of the boys, he said 10.
he did not know whether he killed the
fellow or not, and he didn't care TO
know. but he was sure that he aimed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Philadelphia has just completed a
murder trial in the shortest time TO
corded in the annals of American Ju-
risprudence. Within seventy-two hours
of the commission of his crimes Will
liam Herman Lane was caught, tried
and sentenced to death
The murders occurred on the morn
ing of April 1 and he was sentenced on
the morning of April 4, less than three
days in all.
Lanes crimes were of the most cold
blooded and cruel nature conceivable
He shot his employer, Mrs Ella A
Furbush. of 652 N. Fifteenth street.
Philadelphia, and her Oldest daughter,
Madeline, aged ten. Then he calmly
called her second daughter, Eloise,
aged seven, into the house, and killed
her, too
The Furbush murder case is not only
remarkable from a legal and police
point of view. 1t has caused a pro-
found and painful impression in the
best circles of Philadelphia society. 1t
revealed for the first time the fact
that Mr.. Charles A. Furbush, a man
of the highest business and social
standing, was leading double life. The
murdered Mrs. Furbush and her chill
dren formed family whom he did not
introduce to society. He has an es-
Unable wife and charming daughter,
who have been plunged into sorrow
and shame by this tragedy and its at
tendant revelations. Since the tragedy
Furbush has been exiled from the So
ciety of his family and friends and is
q recluse in the former home of the
murdered woman.
On the day of the murders Mrs Fur
bush and her two little girls were at
breakfast. Lane, in serving the meal,
spoke playfully to the children and
was unusually attentive Breakfast
over, Mrs. Furbush and Madeline went
up to the third story front room. Lit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

foreign news was the Continental pa
pers, principally those of Paris, and
credit was always given to the paper,
for an assurance that we will not,
under pretense of having private in
telligence, impose any addition of
feigned circumstances to an action"
The most modern thing about the
Courant was its effort at accuracy. At
that time various weekly papers were
in existence, but their news was of no
unreliable a character that the jour
mails became a byword for inaccuracy.
The Courant scorned these methods
and the evils of subsidized comment,
and, in its clean character as we'll as
in its very existence. opened a new era
in news dissemination.
The proprietor of the Courant was
one E. Mallet, and it was he that first
showed the practicability of his own
excellent conception of a clean news
paper. Samuel Buckley bought the
Courant on April %, 1902, and added
advertisements. consisting chiefly of
announcements of new books, such as
"A Modest Inquiry Concerning the
Opinion of Guardian Angels"
Time and tide wait for no man-and
a woman iS always hehiDd time
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Civn war Coffee.

Did you ever see the big quart TN
cups furnished to the army during the
civil WARP" asked a man in group
who were talking about coffee Inose
tin cups were the real article, the pest
quality of heavy tin-almost as tnlch
and durable as sheet iron
Il still have the one / carried all
through the war; also my knife ana
fork, tin platter and spoon Money
couldn't buy them Whenever l look
at that tin cup it brings back sound
which / have never heard anywhere
but in a soldiers camp. In the early
morning, when the men were getting
breakfast, this curious clatter rang all
through the camp; every soldier was
pounding his ration of coffee In MS
big tin cup with the iron handle or MS
knife The army couldn't carry coHee
grinders around with them, and pound
ing the coffee was the only way we
had of making it fine enough to ex-
tract its essence by boiling. Some OF
us got SO expert that you could hardly
have told our pounded coffee from COZ
fee ground in a mill, but it took time
and patience.
My old tin cup is battered in the
bottom like beaten brass plaque. I'd
like to show it to you. But with all
that banging and hard usage it never
sprang a leak. No, stree, Uncle Sans
tin cups were made for rough service,
and they stayed by us until the war
was over"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Mark Spot. ON Battlefield.

MARX spots ON Battlefield.
The commission appointed by Gov.
Yates to locate the positions of Hi
nois commands during the siege of
Vicksburg, is at Chattanooga
After learning what Illinois has
done in establishing national parks
at Chickamauga. Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, the members of
the party, in connection with the ma
tional commission, which is awaiting
them on the ground, will go over the
battlefield and mark the position of
each regiment during the various as
saults.
The intention is to erect monuments
to the memory of the soldiers who fell
at Vicksburg between the dates OF
May i and July A, 1868. Seyenty-nine
Illinois organizations were engaged in
the siege, which representation was
more than double that of any other
state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
sors IDEA OF HIS SWEETHEART


A. Dainty q Compliment as One Could
A young matron who lives in
Washington apartment house with her
little daughter is viewing with great
interest a courtship going on under
her very eyes. The daughter, Naomi,
is the most engaging, dignifea and
dutifuI little girl of II ever seen in
that part of the city across the creek
So she has been taken by her mother
to call upon a great many older per-
SONS. and has made the acquaintance
of numerous boys of fifteen or there
abouts. Not long ago one of these
bows came to see his friends mother
very formally and sat and talked with
her until the tensity of a formal call
nearly burst his jacket Then he arose
and with a polite bow asked for a
portrait of the little girl The matron
demurred, of course
WELL said the young sutton, IL
you will give me a good picture of
Naomi / will give you back a picture
1 have already 1t isn't good one at
ALL But Ill give it back to you for
a better one"
The mother was greatly mystihed-
She decided after awhile that the boy
has photographed her little girl On
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

pany is now removing one of the his
toric bridges of southern Illinois 1t
is the bridge across the Bug Muddy
river north of Carbondale- During the
civil war the place was considered a
strategic point The southern sympa-
thizers in Egypt" threatened to burn
the structure to keep the northern
army from moving troops to the Ohio
river. 1t was guarded for some time
by several companies of artillery and
cavalry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Interesting Land of Egypt.

On the map Egypt covers territory
of large extent The cultivated land,
that which the Nile wrests from the
desert, is barely IL 1000 square miles in
extent 1t lies on either side of the
Nile in a long, narrow strip, varying in
width at the north into the fan-shaped
delta To put it differently-Missour
is more than six times as large as all
cultivable Egypt And this land sup
ports population three times as great
as that of Missouri-and vastly more
contented- If Missouri were proper
tfonateIy populated with Egypt it
would number $4,000 900 people 1t
is surprising to learn that the average
value of Egyptian farm land is $120 an
acre In the delta, nearer to the great
markets and more certain of the Niles
annual gift of life, the farm land brings
at its seldom sale as much ~ $500 or
$500 an acre The soil Is patient and
long suffering, like the people II
grows from two to f1ve crops each year.
and only rebels when 1t Is not worked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

oldest Living ex-Confederate Soldier,
Resident of Tennessee.)
injuries, he can now ride a horse or
jump from a street car if necessity re-
quires-
Bradley had a number of relics in
the way of watches and canes, some of
which he has given to the soldiers
home near Sedalia, Mo. He counts on
being at the Dallas reunion He was
under Gen. Sterling Price and was in
the Usage, Pea Ridge and Lexington
campaigns and a ''marcher'' from Tex
as to Missouri His home is in the
last state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Pas. Many Pension Rf.l..

All records of speed in the enact
ment of pension legislation were bro
ken by the House of Representatives
on March Is, when 229 private bills
of that character were passed in ITO
minutes, or more than two a minute
Since the beginning of the present
session of congress, 5,672 private pen
sion bills have been introduced, and
it is morally certain that with the
close of the present fiscal year there
will be at least one million names on
the pension rolls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Rest some Time.

The torrent rushes with frenzied might
To rest the quiet plain;
The avalanche roars in its downward
flight,
Then a century sleeps again.
wing
Ger the dome of a brassy sky,
At last must droop to the pines that cnng
To the crest of Tue mountain hlgn-
The life live and the race we run
The sorrow and doubts that rends
Some day-the victory lost or won
Will come to a quiet. end:
For mad the torrent and strong the wing
And fearful the headlong nlgnl,
Yet Time the end of the day Will prins'
And after the day-the nlgnt-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Veteran Is Active at 93.

G. W. Bradley, who has been So
journing at Brownsville, Tenn, is SO
years old, and is said to be the oldest
living ex-confederate in the United
States. He was born June 9, 1909, six
miles from Lynchburg, Va. He is ac-
tive, although almost a centenarian.
He fought in eighteen smoky ARRAYS
of the civil war, was torn to pieces by
a she'll, one leg was broken, an eye put
out and heel torn off. Despite these
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

the sly, and in order to find out she
sent him word that she would make
the exchange.
Next day there came to her door a
long box with note on the outside
4 am greatly privileged to send you
Naomis picture" read the note. .It
isn't half as pretty as it ought to be-"
The young matron opened the box
curiously, says the Washington Star,
and looked at its contents a long time
without saying a word It held a sin
gle American beauty rose
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

friend who was Iunching with
Senator Hanna recently said to him:
Senator, You have abundant wealth. a
happy home and have been highly
honored by your fellow-citizens, but
don't You at times wish for something
more les, l have wish similar to
one expressed by an ancient Roman .
said Hanna Il wish that might eat
what / please and make some Demo
crat digest it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

she was about to enter the room where
her mother lay, the butler called to
her. The child turned and Lane shot
her in the breast Her death was In
Simultaneous
A few minutes later the policemen
Who had been investigating IT, rob
berries rang the door bell
Lane. wearing > spotless white apron.
which he had taken time to put ON,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

A monument to the memory Of
Lieut. Gen Leonidas Polk, has been
erected on Pine Mountain. Georgia
1t marks the spot where the general
was killed during the battle of Ken
nesaw in 1864
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
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well and that when he pulled the trig-
ger he was never cooler in his life
Chicago Inter Ocean
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Common sense is often but conraoa
sympathy with all
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

The shortest way to honesty is
around expediency.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
william Lane

and my mother and my sister Made
line You know you did. William"
Il know it, Lane answered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Time and tide wait for no man-and
/ woman is always behind time.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
CHEATING AT EK4MIy4TIONS.
CONDITIONS AT PHILLIPS ANDovER ACADEMY AS
VIEWED BY a FORMER STUDENT
AND INSTRUCTOR.

a letter to The Boston Herald
In connection with the recent exposure OF dis
10 the Princeton entrance examinations il may not
be out OF place try TO define, first, the actual
the remedy for present conditions: -.
large Taorfr If ltudents at Phiiifps AndoHer as
legitimate. This Is not the place 10 discuss the
IN this matter: yet even during my undergraduate
days (lso 80 good scholar who refused 10 aid his
nelgh1or IN z school eXanlnatlon was Ihousht 10
have been guilty Of meanness This feeling had
when / was an instructor al Anoovef' ana iear
that conditions than ever before.
5e-sc-t,- ~ 5jsboest ra fjces IS yerv dfcult Last
year the Princeton entrance examinations were
we're seated around single table in small room if
bow raised mis- eyes from his own paper il not
easy 10 avoid seeing his neighbor's blueb3ok IN
more or less dishonesty, although l was unable 70
bring positive proof against any inoiVloual- such
The students al Andover come from Christian
@ rs as b6y5 %6M Il s Z aT F' 20 eRpecf an
mature boy 70 take an unPSgGiaT Pgarr stand ST 3 ass cbns
make insufficient provision for his protection
1itIs i Is Gear @ Is inadeSaate The introduc
ton OF the honor system, while student sentiment
psrient in5 in this direction made some years
BY single teacher. was grievous failure There
ike that which Al Harvard has practically elm
lions The Harvard authorities provide room OF
such Dimensions that each stuoeht seat = pfac-
make cheating a dangerous experiment.; every stu
6enf kncvys rhat severe punishment viii follow de-
lection. This system provides absolute protection
for rhe scrr,loilslv honest student II guards the
honor OF me xeakkneed student who VIII cheat II
he has a good chance II discourages me very
small n,n7ber of those who delight in this kind Of
dishonesty for its sake ,.-.
I have purDosely confined r1yselI 70 oiscussIlls
cheating in written examinations This however
Is single manifestation OF more oeeply root
ed evil For the attitude of . AnuoEt ,e,s rre
ard their school work must occasion serious apPre
hension among the friends OF Phillips Academy
cheating IN oral recitation and in the preparation
OF written work outside the classroom Is carried 20
astonishing lengths. Cheap ana inaccurate lransa-
tions ~ Greek and Latin classics wrltteh IA exc
cradle Fnr5isb form a not tnconsiderabe traction
Of the Trt,7a n tttrar[ of many students. Attempts
are freouenrly-and sometinee successI uiIyIleoe
10 secure ia advance copies OF the a4e ehtfsn
examinations Many students take the most GIN
cit Princeton examinations with the pufp9se OF ~
tering Va - with a Princeton certincate Ihe Wnoie
sac phenomenon is instance OF tilat social N
sanity which other times aIo
-' 4sNS'iii-e1 az ARTHUR w RYDER
No u VvaraeTs, Cambridge, July 10 1902.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
MAJOR THOMAS BoICE ODELL.

Major Thomas BOice OdeIL a lawyer, OF No. So
waIl-st-. died Saturday al Knox, Albany County.
a announced In yesterdays Tribune He was
sixty years old. and lived at No. Is East Ninety
seventh-st. He had his offices in Wall-st in con
nection with John 3. Pine. but seldom there.
and practically retired from business He was
a prominent member Of the Loyal Legion. He
tered Company OF the sth Regiment, Corps
dAfrique. second lieutenant in 1865 became first
lieutenant in 1866 and later in the year became cap
tain. He afterward made brevet major OF
volunteers. IN March 1S67. he was mustered out.
Major Odell served In the Department Of the Gulf
adjutauU. and ordnance officer at the
surrender Of the Transmississippi Department. c.
: A. at ShTevepO La.
Major Odell had long suffered from asthma, and
II a combination OF bronchial troubles from
which ne died. The burial viii De to-day al Knox.
where he made his summer home.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15

ABBOTT-On July IL 1902. suddenly Kilcreggan.
scotland, Lewis Albert. second Of Lewis l. and
Grace Van Dusen Abbott aged 2s years
CoTTERILIS-At SaratoSa. y Y. on sunday. July IL
services Al Chapel. 4l4 East 14Jh-st-- NewYork
city on "Wednesday. July 10. 1902. II a Inter
at convenience Of the family
FULToN-suddenIy Friday. July II. 1902. the resi-
devoted wife Of Clark Wesley Fulton Funeral private.
rFIr-suddenly Charles w Held aged years.
Funeral from Emanuel church. corner lexington ave
Ssth-st.. "Wednesday, July 10. az ? m Inter
rnent a Greenwood cemetery
HoUGH-suddeuly July II, 1872 at her resi-
wife of Lester ". Hough Funeral private,
tIOs.I-ET-At Voutezac France July IS. Horrense NJ
Hoguet widow Of the late Henry l. Hoguet
F4OwARD-On saturday July 1902, Mary E. OF
Stephe1 Prentis Howard Funeral services at her
residence. Kapian and Hillside ayes Jamaica.
New-Haven papers please copy
1OCKE-At No 27s Madison-ave New-York Sunday.
T1Ir "a isI2 Cyril Wentworth only OF Jesse Al
% b,s % Sss Funeral al Paulist Church sth-ave.
ana 59tS-st Tuesday. July Is, 1880 a
ODETJ-At Knox Albany County. y. Y. Saturday
JuIv u Thomas Botce Odell- OF New-Nork city.
Fu5eraI services inerment Knox, Tuesday. July
Is clock
PENpLEToN-On July II at Glen Luta. Berkeley
FSlEe9e Van Rensselaer,. Esq Elisha Boyd Pendleton
NJ D, his SD year
RrrcH1E-At Paris June 20. Charles c. Ri,ehie in
the +5th year Of his age Relatives and friends
;rvi-d ~ attend funeral late resi-
dence No 50 Reynolds Terrace Orange, \. j. Tues
dav afternoon. July -. at clock lntermenr will
Al the convenience OF the family.
sANDER-Juy Il. 1902 the Hahnemann Hospital
lane n sanders OF No. los West 4sth-st-. widow OF
FREDERICK Funeral $50 Tuesday morning
Thouaass Church InteEment at wOodawn. private
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
WHAT WILL THE WILD WAVES SAY?
THE PRESS AGENT WILL FILL THEM WITH
BOTTLES CONT rN-rNrc, nI-sS PRIZES

THE PRESS AGENT WILL FILL THEM WITH
BOTTLES CONTAINING DUss PRIZES
Tired with the sameness of the product from
his automatic typewriter the tireless press agent
for Duss, the bandmaster retired into his private
think tank the other day. and emerged after
few hours, rosy with idea. Not stopping for
rub down, he rushed 10 the printer and ordered
thousands Of little flyers struck of. The Office
boy has trundled in among the other Duss
notices in his basket.
"A message from the sea,i"' so IT begins (after
showing a picture Of Duss. Of course). Then II
goes on to state that every Sunday afternoon, be-
tween and o'clock. one hundred bottles will be
cast into the sea, where the breakers will wash
them up the bathing beach Two bottles will
contain first prizes, in the shape of a season
ticket TO the Duss concerts; five second prizes,
ticket good for fifteen admissions. and down
10 twenty-eight seventh prizes, admission
The circular does OF what beach they
Will be into the sea
And, oh! if the tide should De going out.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
AT THE VARIETY HOUSES.

At Pastors last night were seen Joe and Nellie
Doner. in their eccentric comedy sketch, entitled
An Escaped Lunatic'' John and Bertha Gleeson,
in dancing specially; Nj and Mrs Swickard. COM
edy and singing act. Mr.. and Mrs. Browning in
their new comedy creation. a Merry Christmas ;
Palmer and Harvey, singers and comedians; kdlth
Randall and Z F. Perry. IN their COMEDY @ sAetG-, -
American vitagraph and others
New wax groups have been placed on exhibition
at the Eden MUsee. The afternoon and evening
concerts had special programmes Of popular and
classical music.
Comedy and straight vaudeville were both well
represented on the bill at Keith's Heading the
programme were Edmond Hayes and company, IN
his one act comedy, A Wise Guy.
Hammerstein's Paradise Roof Garden was crowd
ed last night Mr.. Hammerstein has added new
acts 70 his Iona, bill and the warm weather Is
The P-,-tor Stock Company made special pro-
duction OF the popular comedy Jane at the Fifth
Avenue. Emily Lytton has been specially engaged
''settied out Of Court a little play by New
York journalist
At the Twenty-third Street was another enter
tanning bill Of 'Ideai Summer Vaudeville
An Arabian Night was the comedy bill al the
ne-hundred-and-twenty Street Theatre.
AL Newark the Proctor vaudeville bill was pre-
sented usual.
The Floating Roof Garden on the steamer Grand
Republic grows in popularity In addition 10 A
sail as far as Rockaway Beach. new vaudeville
evening but Friday.
The Alabama Press Association. which reaches
New-York this morning for a FIVE days visit. will
be the guest Of the New-York Theatre Roof Gar
den tomorrow night
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
SENATOR PLATT CELEBRATES.
HAS DINNER WITH SOME FRIENDS IN
HONOR OF HIS SINTY-NINTH
BIRTHDAY.

Senator Platt last night had what he and four
friends styled a birthday party in honor Of the
Senator's sixty-ninth birthday. at the Oriental
Hotel Manhattan Beach. where Mr. Platt has been
a guest every summer for the last twenty years.
with the exception of one summer.
Il do not care TO let the newspaper men know
Just who came TO my dinner party tonight said
Mr.. Platt. My birthday will be tomorrow. and I
expect 10 enjoy it If survive the dinner had
tonight"
To this the Senator's guests, who We're with him
ment.
Senator Platt was born July Is. 1888. in Tioga
County. this state His sixty ninth birthday finds
him in good health and in capital spirits
Governor OdeH was with Senator PlsJI the
Oriental over sunday and to town with him
yesterday morning The Governor attended 10 some
private business. and IN the afternoon went 10
Newburg
The best thing the politicians DO this month
and next is 10 take good rest" said he, and in
September buckle down 70 campaign work with a
vim. AS 10 who Is going 10 be nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor. no one can name the man. II is
all guesswOrk
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15

MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
THE MIKADO" IN JAPAN.

Japan BY night. the experimental form OF en-
tertainrent with which the Madison Square Roof
Garden was opened last week, was improved 50 per
cent last night by change in the stage show IN
stead OF the slow vaudeville which dragged its
weary way through the evenings OF the first
week last night a company OF players sang The
MikadO' on the japanese stage OF the Garden
their costumes forming really charming picture
against the red and gold Of the background. and
the good old tunes coming pleasantly down the
wind their rendering too carefully scr1tfnized
(Which was well in the outdoor atmosphere Of the
spot The crowd taxed the Garden.