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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
An Old Mans Diversion.
BY SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN.

BY SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN.
Copyright. 1902 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The sun hung low in the west, and
a breeze from the river stirred the
vines that climbed on the Miller's
porch.
1t was always very quite there late
afternoons, and the Miller, an old
man, sat there after the days hard
work was done and watched the
night settle down.
One afternoon, his reverie was
broken into by the sound of voices.
He looked out to see a man and
woman walking slowly past his home.
Both were young. The girl was
more than pretty-her charm trans
cended beauty. 1t caught the old
mans eye just as it turned heads on
crowded city pavements. A faint frag-
rance fioated by with her, and as the
old man leaned from his sheltering
vines the sun glinted and rippled on
her bright brown hair.
''Tain't material to be as goodlook1n'
As that N jes as big as a fairy he
said under his breath like.
"Courtin' couples jes materially take
to water
The two had crossed a foot bridge
and stepped over the rocks to settle
on the large one which projected into
the river.
Il wonder, naow," the old man COM
muned with himself, 'ef 1 should go
in? Hits mighty pleasant out here.
I'll jes Civ EN- warnin'." He coughed
"a cough that wouldn't have startled
q mouse.
A moment Later he coughed again
and vigorously pulled at his old pipe.
Then he settled back in his chair,
his nostrils twitching with contempt.
"Jes books" he muttered. "An'
she be lookin' like a apple blossom
leaEin' back thar with them good fer
nothin' 1eetle hans clasped loose
like
The sunset gates unbarred to let
the day through, and the good fer
"nothin' leetle hans" were lifted to
meet the clasp of stronger ones above
her she sprang to her feet and
turned toward the west.
"Jes books he muttered again, as
snatches of their talk f1oated to him.
After they passed he got up and
Knocked the ashes from his pipe.
Hit pears to me-" he said reflec-
lively, that city fellers be degrner-
stin'-a-talkin' books ter gal like
that
Gosh. Marier," said the Miller the
next afternoon. "ef them young folks
don beat ALL Back agin m talkin
bout pictersi Pears like the we
come considerable step ter talk
pictersi"
'Tain't likely" said the old MAJ
as he sat on his porch the third after
noon. and looked anxiously up the
road. that they'll come agin. low
they air a-visitin' up at the mill Presi-
dents. l heerd a party war up thar
His eyes searched the road THAI
wound from the river to the hill, and
he sighed with satisfaction as he sat
back in his chair, for the airy W bite
figure on the brow o; the hill sill
houetted against the enkindled clouds
was The Leetle Apple Blossom.
The days rounded through per-
fumod dawns alive with birds. and
middays of shadows and quiet winds
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
Not Home-kiIIed.

An English resident of Shanghai,
having made a good dinner from a
tasty but unrecognized dish, called
his cook, Wun Hoo, and congratulated
him on the excellent meal
81 hope you didn't kill one of those
dogs to provide the SOUP" testingiy
remarked his daughter, referring, Of
course, to the pariahs which haunt
Chinese streets
wun Hoo made a solemn gesture of
dissent
mo killee dawg, missee." he ex-
planned Him alIeddy dead when
pickee up!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

was surprinsg that the careful Turkish
minister allowed his little wife to
break bread at the embassy. but the
Cnefakat explains everything.
One of the most fashionable women
In Washington is the wife of the senior
senator from Michigan, Mrs. James
Mcmillan, who has always taken
conspicuous part in social gayeties.
Since the senator first took his seat
in the upper house in 1889. the Nc
MILAN home, on Vermont avenue, has
been famous for it's charming hospi-
talities. Mrs. Mcmillan enjoys the
enviable reputation of being one of
Washington.s most popular hostesses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
saqasta Long in Harness.

penor Sagasta, so long Spain's
prime minister, and well entitled to
be called her grand old man." IS
now nearly 80 years old He began
his career as a newspaper reporter.
A. intervals since he went into poll
tics he has resumed hcs original oc-
cupation as a newspaper correspond
emit, but his country has had too ur-
gent need of his services to allow him
to follow his favorite occupation for
any great length of time To him,
quite as much as to the queen regent,
belongs the credit OF having preserved
the Spanish throne from overthrow IN
troublous times
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
TOLD in WASHINGTON
Especial letter.

bride of last summer. Her husband.
who is the military attache of this
embassy, went abroad to claim her.
now retired and with a permanent
hcme in Washington, Is New Hamp-
SHIRE man by birth, and the record
of his busy life sheds luster on his
native state. He did valuable work
during the civil war, and since then
has been prominent in many ways In
the service of his country. The pres
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
BORN ON A PULLMAN
CHILD BEGINS LIFE UNDER
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES
Conductor Arose GrandIy to the
Emergency, and Passengers Helped
Out-Husband and Father Some
what Surprised.

Odd incidents occur in the life of a
Pullman conductor which educate him
to be an all-round, handy man, says
writer in the New York Press On the
Erie, near Buffalo, Conductor F. s.
Mosher was informed that woman
in one of his cars was i'll and needed
a doctor. As a search through the
entire train failed to discover either
a physician or surgeon. the conductor
felt it a duty to offer his services.
The woman was on the way to Chi
cago to see dying sister, and ex-
pected to be joined in Buffalo by her
husband When Mosher went to her
berth he made a highly interesting
find-a babe, a tiny girl. Mother and
daughter seemed to be doing nicely
Faithful to first principles as a rail-
road man, he looked at his watch,
counted the rail-joints for twenty-one
seconds, and estimated that the speed
of the train was sixty miles an
hour.
Don't worry" he said to the
mother. Il have two of these at my
own home and 1 know something
about handling 'em. Let me have her.
She needs some clothes.'' After CIV
tory, he looked through the linen
closet for something soft to wrap her
in, but everything there was starched.
Eight or ten commercial travellers
were in the car Here, boys" he
called out, we've got the Erie's baby
to feed and clothe and name. Open
your grips and shell out the softest
garments you've got.'' In an instant
the entire car was a-bustle with in
terest in Miss Mahoney. One drum
mer had a fine silk handkerchief, an
other a cameps hair muller, another
a suit of faced merino underwear,
while the rest had cambria night
shirts that had been Numbered until
they were as f1occulent as fleece.
These articles were eagerly contrib
uted.
The night shirts were torn into
strips a foot wide and tenderly the
little form was enveloped. A petit
coat was made of the underwear, a
dress of the muff1er and a shirtwaist
of the handkerchief. Thus clothed
and in really jovial frame of mind,
Miss Mahoney was delivered over
to her mother. The next duty was
bestowing name suited to the &C.
casion, and DR." Godfather Mosher
proved equal to the emergency. The
mothers name was Nora, the grand
mothers Camellia, the car in which
the child was born the Cisco, the town
through which the train passed at
the birth Judson, and the family
name Mahoney. So the young lady
was named Nora Camellla Cisco JUDD
son Mahoney, and that name she
bears to-day.
At Buffalo a handsome young man
entered the forward Pullman and
asked the conductor if he had among
his passengers a woman of the name
of Mahoney. 1.-TWO of en- replied
Mosher; they're in the rear car, the
Cisco" '-Two?" said the stranger.
I'm looking for only one, my wife,
Mrs. Charles Mahoney." well, I've
two of EN- back here, and both of
'em are yours What do you mean,
MANI" What 1 say. If you don't
believe it, come back and look" Lead
ing the way to the berth occupied by
Mrs. and Miss Mahoney he drew aside
the curtain. The husband staggered
back, gasping: my God, how do
that happeni"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16


WiIe of Senator From Michigan
and an invitation to one of her little
dinners is a thing greatly to be de-
sired
The German embassy now has two
hostesses, the wives of two members
of the ambassadors staff Countess
Quadt, wife of the first secretary, has
gone abroad for the summer The
count accompanied her, but will re-
turn as soon as she is safe with her
people, and he will be charge d 'affaires
in the absence of his excelency, Dr.
Won Holleben, who, by the way. has
no intention of marrying while he is
abroad this summer The German
ambassador invariably visits the IA
therland in the summer time But as
to the Countess Quadt- She only ar
rived in Washington on Christmas
day No woman in the corps was
ever better liked at the end of four
months. One thing in her favor-she
speaks English with only a very
slight accent
Frau Won Rebeur Paschnitz was .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
WOULD NOT MIND HER.
Buffers Frank Explanation to Young
American Lady.

Buffers Frank Explanation to Young
American Lady.
The butler in a Scotch family oc-
cupies a privileged and unique posi-
ton. He sometimes assumes a free
dom of speech which seems to Ameri-
can ears to border on impertinence,
but to those who know him his frank
speech is only one of the many evil
dences of his interest in the family
welfare.
A young American woman was the
guest at a house where a butler OF
that sort reigns. She submitted to
his patronage with much amusement;
but one day there were unexpected
and important guests for dinner, and
a little while before the meal was
served the butler waylaid the young
American in the hall.
I'm fearin' there'H no be quite
enough SOUP" he whispered, so when
it's offered We maun decline it, lass"
Decline soup, James," she said,
laughing. "Why, that would not be
polite"
.sWeel, not precisely" said James,
with a benignant smile, but they'll
a. make excuse for We, thinkin' we ken
nae better"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

Rear Admiral Walker.
idency of the Isthn;ian canal commits
sion is the last Office to which he has
been appointed. Rear Admiral Walker
is 81 years old anG in excellent
health.
was asked if it were true that IN his
state watermelons crew to such pro-
portions that it was not unusual to
find some which weighed $50 pounds.
WELL" replied the good-natured Cal
ieornian, 1--WE seen scme very large
melons growing in the Golden state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

10 the afternoons-wonderful afr err
moons in which the sun, big and blood
red. slipped slowly down the sky;
golden afternoons, for the man and
the maid anne always to the rocks
in the river.
The two had become the central
poiR. - the old mans consciousnA--
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
shower Baths for Children.

SHOWER 6ath$ TOT ChIfoFeh.
One of the public Fairgrounds In
Kansas City is to be fitted with a
shower bath for children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16
Proud Of Their Disfiaurements.

Proud of Their Disbursements.
A commander in the navy, who is
now cruising with the South Atlantic
squadron, sent home to his Philadel-
phia wife the other day a description
of the women of Montevideo. These
women" he wrote, :" are as unattrac-
tive as c1ods of earth They are
swarthy, angular, dull of eye and
stolid of countenance. But what I
wish particularly to tell you of is the
moles upon their faces Not one in
twenty but has, on her cheek or lip
or temple, a mole covered with long
hairs They are proud of these moles
and regard them as beauty spots. It
is said, indeed, that those girls who
are moleless will resort to strange ex-
pedients in order to raise the ugly
little growths upon their faces. The
women of Montevideo twir1 the long
hairs upon their moles proudly, as q
cavalryman twirls the ends of hts
mustache-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

continuous bread riot becomes too
strenuous for the average woman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-08-16

TlHEN Senator Spooner was
Y finishing his Philippine speech
. Senator Pettus, who is 81, sat
~ steadily writing at his desk
for more than an hour b,lt
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
ONE

Ransom County Gazette "A. man
in Iowa had worked and saved, and
was still working and saving, but''did
not wish to come west just yet. HE
had an acquaintance whom he could
trust. He bought a quarter section
of land for which he agreed to pay in
all 81, 200. He hired his neighbor
to break 100 acres and put into flax on
his land. He came out to attend the
harvesting, threshing and marketing,
which cost him So an acre more. He
paid out for land 81, 300; for breaking,
seed and putting in the crop, $500; for
harvesting, marketing and threshing,
$500. He had 1000 bushels, for
which he received So, 700, being $500
more than the cost of his land fol-
which he refused 50, 600. A very good
profit surely for one summer. The
purchase of the land was in May and
the return in September.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
FOR SALE.

A six room house and lot and barn.
Enquire of W. w. Wood.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
Bids Wanted.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Ramsey county, N. d., for the erection Of three
schoolhouses in said district. Work to be
completed by Sept: LIST, 1902. Specifications
tendent, Devils Lake, and at the office Of the
clerk of Creel district. The board will meet
On june oath, at p. m. 1902, to open bids and
any and all bids. Each envelope Containing a
bid should be marked Sealed PROPOSAL and
addressed to VIM. Saunders, District
tract will be required Of the contractor, in
accordance with the law.
Done by order of Creel District School
Board this 18th day of May. 1902.
-Zacharie LeDuc,
Attest: President.
WIN. Saunders, 1O-15
District Clerk,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
AGAIN NORTH DAKOTA LEADS.

Lnagdon Courier Democrat: Farm
ers of this part of North Dakota can
readily recall the time within the last
six or eight years when the question
Of diversifying their crops by the
raising of flax was first preached and
at which time many arguments for
and against were raised. Previous. to
that time statistical figures were not
gathered in either of the Dakotas or
Minnesota regarding the acreage, crop
or yield Of flax, the state departments
and the census bureau not considering
the product large enough to justify
payinsg attention to. Int he face of
these previous conditions it is not too
much then to speak of the fax pro-
duction reached by North Dakota as
"Wonderful,' when we read the
census report Of Director Merriam for
the year 1899. The following table
gives the figures for the three states
and those for the United States:
States Acres Bushels Value
Minnesota....... 566,60l 5,Ss6,479 ~5,ssS,S56
South Dakota. =. .302,010 2,452,52S 2,422,459
Northwest 1'e42.elo 1e,114,el7 s1e,o57,ees
aA1O 516 10 o1o 400 10 ooA on
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
BUMPER CROP PREDICTED.
Supt. J. M. Devine Believes That
Crop Prospects in North Dakota
are Excellent.

jamestown Alert: J. M. Devine,
state superintendent of schools, was
in jamestown Thursday evening on
his way east. Mr.. Devine stated that
arrangements are now being made for
summer schools for teachers in the
various counties of the state. Speak
ing of crop prospects MI. Devine said
that with the exception of a few por-
tions in the Red River valley there
would be a bumper crop in North
Dakota. MI. Devine said: "While
the rainfall in the James River valley,
Missouri slope and other sections Of
the state has been very heavy this
year, there has not been enough to
hurt the crop prospects. The land is
rolling enough to carry off most of
the surplus water. There has been
a great deal Of grain sown. Farmers
on the Missouri slope feel that this
will be a great year for them.
81 have been in North Dakota for
many years and, with the exception
of a few sections of the state, there
has been but little damage as a result
of abundant rainfall in the spring.
Whatever shortage in grain yield
there may possibly be in a few Of the
Red River counties will be more than
made up in the great portion of the
state west of that section
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
Summons.

State of North Dakota, I
County of Ramsey. 5,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23

State of North Dakota
County of Ramsey.
In District Court, =
Second Judicial District.
Lizzie Finsand, Plaintiff,
vs..
Hans Finsand, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
plant in this action (which has: been filed and
now is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
above named Court and to serve a copy of your
answer upon the subscriber within thirty days
after the service of this ummon upon you, ex.
elusive of the day of service; and in case of your
failure to appear or answer. Judgment will be
manded in the cmoplaint.
Dated at Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North
Dakota, this 21st day pr May, A.. D. 1902.
TOWNSEND & DENOYER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
P. O.. address and residence, Devils Lake, N. D.
11-17
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
Notice of Hearing.
State of North Dakota, L.
County of Ramsey.

County of Ramsey.
County Court.
deceased:
Notice is hereby given, that Sigh L. Miller,
the administrator of the estate of Emil Seger-
lin, deceased, has rendered and presented for
settlement and filed in the County Court an
account of his administration of said estate,
and that Monday, the goth day of June, 1902,
the June term, A. D. 1902, at 10 o'clock q. M, at
County Court room, in the Court House in
the City OF Devils Lake, County Of Ramsey and
State of North Dakota, has been duly appointed
of said account, at which time and place any
person and all persons interested in said estate,
may appear and file his or their exceptions in
writing to said account and contest the same,
and to show cause, if any there be, why the re.
mainder of said estate should not be distributed
thereto by law entitled.
Dated this 10th day of May, 1902.
=, D. G. DUELL,
lila Judge of County Court.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
1,642,61o ~16,114,6l7 S16,O57,s65
2,410,5 SIG 1898, 492 1924, sol


There are several astonishing things
in the above table. First, the fact
that eighty per cent of the total
acreage is in the northwestern states
mentioned. Second, more than eighty
per cent Of the total product comes
from these states. Third, the value
of the flax crop per bushel for 1899
was very near one dollar a bushel
throughout the country, the seed in
the northwestern states bringing high
er figures than were obtained in other
parts Of the Union.
1t is claimed that flax is a very
exhaustive crop and this being true,
it is we'll that the experimental agri-
cultural departments of North Dakota
and Minnesota are paying much at
tention to the plant with a view,
doubtless, of discovering the best way
to return to the soil the elements
taken therefrom by this crop that has
proven itself of late years to be so
lucrative.
When we remember that only a
portion Of the growth is utilized and
that owing to the price of labor in this
country, the fiber goes to waste, OF
largely so, we a better appreciate
the Importance that linseed oil has as,
sumed in our commercial products
within the last decade. There is nc
reason why in the future some inven.
tive Yankee shall point the way to OBJ.
tanning, at a reasonable expenditure,
the use of the nov neglected stelk.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
VICTOR MONARCH

Talking machines are getting more
popular every day. Prices $12. 90,
$1S. 90, 1926. 90 and $40. 90. Herman
Huesgen is the agent and keeps all
sizes on hand. Everybody welcome
to listen to them, free of charge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-14
THIS AND THAT.

San Pedro, Cal, has a lobster cam
merry with a capacity for two tons
day. Last October it shipped 200
cases.
The St. Lawrence river is only 775
miles long, but if the lake system be
also taken into account its total
length viii exceed 2 loco miles.
Tariff was the name of the Moorish
chieftain. Abou al Tarifa, who had a
fortress near the straits Of Gibraltar,
and levied toll on ships and merchan-
disc passing through.
Corpse once meant a body, whether
living or dead Many old writs are
extant in which the sheriff or his dep
uty is commanded to bring the corpse
Of such a man into court.
The arshin, a common measure Of
length on Turkish roads, is 80 inches.
A thousand arshins is considered the
unit OF distance, equivalent 10 some
thing less than 200 yards
Garble originally meant to Gull
over, as beans or peas would be ex-
amined to free them from pebbles.
Wycliffe's translation Of the Bible says
that "Gideon garbled his host"
The western Africans have a
musical instrument called the zanze.
1t is a board in which are fastened
from 20 to 80 bits Of iron wire Of diff
ferenl lengths and sizes; the wires are
plucked with the fingers, and the tone
produced is not unpleasing.
Petroleum and its products are APP
piled in surgery and medicine; in the
making Of ice and the production of
light; in paint manufacture and the
preparation Of oilcloths; in the
manipulation of rubber and in wash
ing wool. Where it is cheap, it re-
places coal; in almost all modern
plants some one of the petroleum de-
rivatiyes, is used for the enrichment
of gas. For general fabrication, the
paraffin oils are the most serviceable
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-14
Iiernd0n tIappenIngs.

Herndon, Ky Feb. III, 1902 The
weather for the past two weeks has
been very bad. ~rhe ground hog
says it will continue 50 for several
weeks.
SIR. John Mitchell, from Hopkins
Vile, visited our town last week.
Misses Eva Bridges and Ermine
Weaver, OF Weaver's Store, Tenn,
we're the guests of Mrs Walter Lacy
criday aud Saturday.
Miss Alice Anderson, Will leave
IN few weeks for Comprehensive,
KY, where she will attend college.
Mrs. Geo Knight visited relatives
10 your city Thursday.
The prayer-meeting at the Metho-
dist church has been discontinued
on account of the bad weathe,
Mr. p. p. Dawson paid flying
visit to your city Thursday
When a certain young ladr. who
lives near this place, goes to the
postofice, certain young man goes
as soon as she leaves and asks for
his mail. We wander why?
Miss Lizzie Lacy, has returned
from a visit to friends near La
fayette
Mr.. Goebel Johnson has been very
i'll but is recovering rapidly.
Mr.. "Tuck" Clover is visiting
relatives near Wallonia, KY
Mr.. Robert King visited his moth
er near Bennettstown Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Mason, and family
have moved here, where they will
reside in the future.
Mr.. Bonnie johnson, of GAINESVILLE
Tenn. was the guest Of SANDY"
last week
They are talking of having Hern-
don Incorporated, and have decided
to make JOhn Mcknight, city Judge.
A certain young lady from your
city has been vIsitiog our town. A
certain young widower, has been
very attentive to her. But watch
out, Billie, if you don't mind uncle
Dick will beat your time.
The young people of this vicinity
have been skateing a good deal this
winter. Especially Rusty" and
the widow.
One of our school boys has be-
come an expert fence walker, but
we think he will find better walking
on the opposite side of the road.
Goo Goo.