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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Force of Habit.

The force of habit was very forcibly
illustrated by an incident recently at
the pumping station of the water
works at Enid. A tank standing just
outside the building is kept full OF
water for the accommodation Of
passersby and the neighborhood
stock. A COW accustomed to drink at
this tank came for her morning drink.
The valley was covered with water
and stood within two or three inches
of the top of the tank, but the COW
went over the waste of waters to the
tank. Twice she stuck in the mud and
appeared to be in danger of drowning
but by perseverance she finally reach
ed the objective point. After drinking
long and copiously she turned about
and slowly made her way to land, APP
parently satisfied that she had done
the only available thing to find water.
Enid 90. I'd Eagle
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THE ORIGIN OF FAIRIES.
Many Legends Connected With Their
Existence.

Many Legends Connected With Their
Existence.
The fairies are considered by arch
biologists as the heirs and descendants
of the inferior pagan divinities, good
and evil. The demi-gods and demons
were reduced to this condition when
heathenism was outwardly brought
to an end. However, the popular be-
lief is that the fairies were those
angels who, at Lucifer's revolt, did
not openly join him, but felt kind of
sympathy with his wicked aspirations.
When the rebel angels were precipi-
tatsd into hell these cowardly spirits
fell no farther than the earth,
on which they are to remain
till the day of judgment, I'M
certain during the whole time
whether they are to be pardoned
or condemned. The Irish fairies are
the spirits of the Daanan Druid chiefs,
who after their death took possession
of the chief subterranean caves
throughout the kingdom, and con-
tinued, according to their good or evil
dispositions. to succor or injure the
descendants of the Milesians, by
whom they had been dispossessed.
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MRS. MALAPRop IN REAL LIFE.
comicaI Phrases Ascribed to Newly
Rich American Woman.

ComicaI Phrases Ascribed to Newly
Rich American Woman
A young Phlladelphian who has
just returned from abroad travelled on
the same steamer with Molly Elliott
Seaweu, the novelist, and found her
to be a woman with a keen apprecia-
ton of humor. She told of very
rich but rather vulgar American
whose daughter had married into the
nobility and who was a veritable Mrs
Malaprop.
THE old lady spends considerable
of her time with this married daugh-
ter" said Miss Seawell, land when
met her in London she gave me a
very pressing invitation to come out
and see her at her daughters coun-
try house. Then she started to de-
scribe what evidently had been an old
baronial castle remodeled, only she
referred to it as a baronical castle,
whatever that may be. In the hall
they have the loveliest pair of ant
leT's horns you ever saw she said.
And the hall has been entirely rum
mated
Il ventured to express the hope that
the stairs had not been altered, for
have sort of veneration for the stair
ways and balconies that are charac-
teristic of the old English houses. oh,
goodness me, yes she said. They
have a spinal stairway now. "-Phii--
delphia Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

Saving from rne sea has become al
most a science. 1t includes not only
the saving of lives, but the saving of
property. The ship that goes down
and is heard of no more must sink
where it will be beyond all human en-
deavor,. or else the graphing hooks
OF salvage company will be reaching
down for it.
Ultimately the chances are the ship
will come to the top again and will be
put in dry dock, where repairs will
make it seaworthy, and it will set
forth to try the perils of the ocean
anew.
An account of these property saw
ing endeavors is a relation of all that
is heroic in sea life. A shipwreck is
the preliminary. Then come the sal
wage companies, with their specially
constructed boats, laden with all ne
cessities, from divers to derricks.
What the salvage companies are
able to do for apparently ruined ships
is marvellous. Usually it is the sal
wage company which undertakes the
work for the underwriters. The lat
ter have paid the insurance on their
boat, and it is to their interest to re-
cover what they can from the wreck
depths. One hundred and eighty feet
is considered the utmost death to
which diver can descend. on account
of the pressure. At less distances the
work can be done without difficulty
For that reason the reclaimed wrecks
usually are ships which have struck
on rocks near the coast.
A typical case of raising a vessel
was afforded by the Tina, which
stsuck rock off the Scotch coast. The
boat settled in thirty feet of water.
When the attempt to raise it was
made four large pontoons were placed
at the corners of the ship. Each pair
of pOntOOns was then connected by
huge log pines. Flexible steel haw-
sers, tested to bear a strain of 500
tons to the square inch, were passed
under the wreck and fastened to the
logs.
All necessary then was to wait for
the tide to rise and the wreck was
foated, the work having been done at
low tide. The ship then was lowed
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Repartee in Debate

Here is an anecdote from a London
newspaper: There was an inter
change of personalities at passive
resistance meeting in southern
suburb the other evening. An OPP
ponent of the movement persisted in
interrupting the speakers, till one at
last vowed that supporters of the
government would soon have to eat
'umble-pie, AT any rate said the
interrupter, wen learn to pronounce
it first call it humble-pie.' No doubt
you do" retorted the passive resister,
and therein you make an exasperat-
ing and aspirated mistake I call 1t
umb1e-pie because it was made of the
umbles or mere entrails, the inferior
Cuttings, SO to speak, of the animal.
And that's quite good enough fare
for you and your party He was not
interrupted again.
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SINGERS PAY FOR SUCCESS.
Extreme SeIf-DeniaI Necessary to Pre-
serve the Voice.

Extreme SeIf-DeniaI Necessary to Pre-
serve the Voice.
When a woman makes up her mind
to excel as a singer, she must, no mat
ter how greatly endowed by nature, re-
member that the beauty of her voice
depends very largely on her being able
to saE mo" to herself. For her many
of the sweets of life must be nonexist-
emit The diet OF a singer has to be as
carefully considered and limited as
that of an athlete in training. Nine.
Media is devoted to sweets, but she
never allows herself one; Nine. Nordi-
ca confesSes to sometimes having a
perfectly childish craving for an abun-
dant feast of sweets and pastries, yet
she denies herself both. Nine. Calve
once expressed longing for a big,
rich, hearty workman's dinner, which
she might enjoy without thought of
consequences or any reminder of the
fact that she had a voice to spoil.
Nine. Patti has sacrificed practically
everything to her voice and she says
that she owes its preservation to the
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see- My parents died when \ was =
child. and / was adopted by a wealthy
lady, cousin of my mothers, and"
--Wen?"
II remember the little boy whom
1 found asleep beneath the pines
Her listener started. You, Miss
Arlington" he exclaimed, lifting her
head SO that he could look into her
eyes. ARE you my little mountain
maid ?"
Yes very family.
MY darling!"
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to . shallow part OF the coast, re-
paired and sent out to sea again.
At times vessel seems too serious
ly damaged to be repaired after it has
been raised or taken from the rocks,
but this is seldom the case. The
Breckfield's entire keel was torn away
on the rocks, but the vessel was re-
paired thoroughly in dry dock. The
Aberfoyle had an enormous hole in its
bow, but was patched up and is now at
work again. When Admiral Nelson's
flagship, the Foudroyant, stranded
near Blackpool pier in 1897 efforts
were made to save it, but it was found
that the ship had been damaged be
yond repair, and there was nothing
to do but break it up.
The Walter Bibby, a powerful dredg-
er, presented a problem to the salvage
companies when it sank in Leith har-
Dor. The boat settled down on a
rock when the tide went out and broke
its back. For six months it lay there,
an immovable mass, on account OF the
hundreds of tons of dredging gear.
Finally the keel was broken by dis
charge of dynamite, as the first step
towards retaining the vessel. Then
the boat was broken into two sections
anu the open eHQS were CiOSeQ Will
bulkheads. The water was pumped
out and the sections came to the sur
face.
The afterpart, being the more heav-
lily laden, was the hardest with which
to deal. Six times the water was let
in and the section resunk before a
balance sufficiently even could be
maintained to insure it against turn
ing over. The boat had been insured
for $4,000, and it cost $25, 900 to get
the wreck up.
Sometimes a vessel will be ground
ed in such a manner that, although
the hull may be comparatively unin-
jured, it will be necessary to break 1t
up to recover anything. Such a YES
sci, the Hesketh, WAS sold for $4,000.
1t lay to all seeming unchanged to
any serious extent Ky the disaster, but
so beached that il could not be got
off. There was Eothing to do but
sell the ship for scrap iron, old cop
per- and timber.
The story of the Danmark is thrill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN MAID
BY DOROTHY G. CLARK
Copyrighted by The AuthOrs Publishing Company

ued, Il had worked my way to the
far west. A few weeks later L found
an old man lying in one of the noun
tain gorges, crushed and bruised.
assisted him to his cabin. procured
medical assistance, and nursed him
back to health. He was a recluSe. and
was known as a bad man, but my act
completely changed his nature. 1 had
been good to him without any selfish
motive. and he felt toward me, as
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Preferred Bad Money.

An acquaintance from the country.
having visited some friends, and be-
ing about to depart, presented a little
boy, one of the family. with half a
crown in the presence of his mother.
please, is it a good one?" asked the
little fellow. "Of course it is" replied
the gentleman, surprised why do
YOU ask" Because I'd rather have
a bad one, and then they'll let me
keep it. If 1 get any good money it
goes into the bank, and / never get
it again. STRAY Stories
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Fast. but pon,t Rum.

"Win these colors rum" asked an
elderly lady who was shopping In =
Lexington street store No. indeed"
replied the affable clerk They're
too fast for that---Baltimore Amerf
can
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fact that she never for one moment
forgets she is a singer. That this is
often inconVesiient she frankly owns.
But" she says. lit is penalty l have
to pay for a great gift"
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plague of Rats in Edinburgh.

Plague of Rats in Edinburgh.
A Pied Piper of HameIin is badly
needed in Edinburg by the Prince
street hotelkeepers. Just now they
are pestered by an invasion of battal-
ions of rats swarming from an ivy
clad bank in the gardens laid out
some time ago for decorative purposes
by the corporation. In this secure
retreat the rats pass the day, issuing
forth at night time and finding their
way to the hotels across the street
by means of old drains. So bold are
the invaders that some have been
seen climbing up the water pipes on
the hotel fronts and entering the
open windows. Every device known
to rat catchers has been employed for
their extirpation, but in vain. The
latest agent introduced to carry on
the battle is the mongoose, of which
large numbers have been imported by
the distressed hotel managers
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marry me wen youns gifts rich,' and
promised her, of course.
Miss Arlington, that was my first
and last experience in childish COM
partnership, and my first taste of the
sweetness of human kindness and SYM
pathy. l have never since seen my
little mountain girl. but can you won
der that she still has a warm place in
my memory"
Miss Arlington was looking intent
h Mt the ground, and made no reply
In two months time" he contin-
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Foreigners Get the Money.
In the last year the United States
has paid in ocean freights to foreign
ships $3.50, O0O, 600
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Ing Illustration of the saving of lives
at sea- In this case the property loss
was total The accident which dis
abfed the Danmark took place $50
miles from land. The vessel, from
Copenhagen, carrying emigrants from
Denmark to the United States, had
broken one of the main shafts which
in whirlins around before the power
could be shut off, had torn great
hole in the bottom.
The boat was leaking and filling
rapidly. Signals of distress were flown
and finally assistance was sighted.
The Missouri, carrying q cargo of cat
tie, cement, rags, skins, etc, was
sighted. Capt. Murrfll Of the latter
vessel was making preparations to
aid the emigrant ship by taking the
liner in tow, but when he was in
formed as to the seriousness of the
situation he understood that the only
thing which could be done would be
to get the passengers off as rapidly
as possible.
1t was a serious problem. The Dan
mark was carrying TOO persons. The
Missouri had accommodations for 20.
It had provisions for only forty men
for three weeks. There was nothing
much which could be done aside from
that which the Missouri's captain did.
He gave orders to throw the cargo of
the Missouri overheard. All the cargo
carried between decks was lifted into
the sea
On board the Danmark were TWEEN
ty-one babies. Capt. Murrill gave or
ders that these should be brought
aboard first. The two boats lay a
quarter of a mile apart, but the ba-
bies. in charge of several women,
came safely to the side of the Mis-
souri,. Then there was the problem
of getting them safely on board. This
was accomplished by swinging coal
baskets over the side and thus bring
ing the children and babies up.
The next boat loads were of women
and all were safely brought over the
side of the Missouri Then came the
men and the crew and officers. Short
ly after the last boat load had been
transferred the Danmark gave a lurch
and went to the bottom.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
RUsiES CAN NOW BE MADE.
Chemists Able to Fuse Small Stones
Into One larqe Gem.

In connection with recent decisions
by the general board of appraisers re-
garding duty on limitations of precious
stones a well-known jewelry expert Of
New York, through whose hands mil.
lions of dollars worth of precious
stones have passed. declares that rll-
bies, beautiful in color and rivaling
the natural gems, today are easily
produced from the chemists crucible.
The secret of their production which,
he says, was known in France years
ago. but was kept secret. lies in the
manner of fusing 4 number of small
cheap stones into single large one
1t is said the manufacture is now be-
ing carried on extensively in several
European countries and only the most
experienced examiner can detect the
difference between the real stones and
those from the cruCible.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
Chinese Beauty in America.

The loveliest type of Chinese
woman New York has ever seen ar
rived there few days ago with her
husband, Ii Ching Hsu. nephew of
the late Ii Hung Chang. Shu Lii. the
wife, although only 5 feet tall. is of
perfect figure. Great masses of coal.
black hair adorn her shapely head and
the lids of her large eyes. with their
long lashes, are coquettishly marked
in the Chinese fashion with black
rings. Through her hair. confined in
a net, are run two gold pins, the ends
of which open out into enameled and
bejewcled fans. Ii Ching Hsu. who
speaks excellent English, will visit the
Chinese minister in Washington before
leaving for their own home via Van.
couver.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
HOW MEAT is CANNED.
Scientific Process Which Preserves
the Product for Many Years.

The manufacture of timed meats.
such as canned corEed beef or canned
boiled beef. is most interesting. The
work is carried on with the utmost
cleanliness. and the process is one that
has in view the retaining of all the
good properties of the meat W. lin the
walls of the can. When the meat has
been cured it receives a slight boiling.
in water. The solid meat is now ready
for the can. which has been previously
steamed and thoroughly cleaned. The
meat is stuffed into the can, "A small
portion of soup is added, and the can is
Theoretically sealed. If the product
were then to be placed on the market.
only partially cooked meat would be
given. and decomposition would set in
almost within the same day. The pro-
cess. however. does not end with This
These sealed tins are placed in steam
cookers and are exposed to a tempera-
ture sufficient not only to cook all the
meat thoroughly, but also to kill ev-
cry germ that could possibly start de-
composition of the product. AS soon
as the steam has continued sufficiently
long, the can is taken from the steam
cooker, and by means of a small steel
needle hole is punched in the top of
the can. This permits all the air to
escape, and while still hot. this hole is
again soldered by the use of a small
piece of pure tin. The result of this
extremely simple process is that the
cooked meat is enclosed in a tin almost
absolutely free from air. If the process
Is carried out correctly and if the can
is free from leaks the meat can be kept
Indefinitely without the least DOssibi!i-
ty of deterioration or alteration. A
can of meat when thus prepared should
be as wholesome after ter years as on
the day following its manufacture
August Cosmopolitan.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
SETTLING UP SOUTH AFRICA.
Members Of British Aristocracy to Lay
Out Great Estates.

The first of what is believed will be
a number of great estates owned by
the members of the British nobility,
will be established soon in South At
rica by the Duke of Westminster His
Grace has purchased a number Of
farms. aggregating 5000 morgen OF
land in the Thabanchu district of the
Orange River Colony on which he pro-
poses to settle a number of families
from his estate in England The es-
tate will be run on the English plan.
1t will be well stocked with game
Trees will be planted and English
methods Of agriculture will be intro
duced. 1t is said that other wealthy
noblemen and commoners propose to
follow the example set by the Duke
of Westminster. The British govern
ment heartily approves the idea, and
will give it all possible encourage
ment. 1t sees in it's movement a prac-
tical method of increasing British in.
fluence in the conquered colonies, and
at the same time the potent influence
toward the building up and develop
ment OF their material resources
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
Plaoiarized Orations.

The claim has been made that one of
the most highly praised commence
ment orations at Brown university this
year was not entirely original, and
President Faunce declares that the al
legged discovery has been productive
of some good. Public attention. -
says DR.. Faunce. has been called to
the operations OF a miserable firm in
Ohio which makes a living by So.
liciting students in all our colleges
and against which several college pres
idents have for years endeavored to Sc
cure legal action" That Ohio Grafton
factory is still in business. it seems
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
Diaz Good for MANY Years.

Outside Of Mexico there is general
impression that because President
Diaz is now 73 years old he must be
failing and that at best he can last
but little time longer. "On the con-
trary says man who has just re.
turned from business trip to the sis
ter republic, half minutes talk with
the general will dispel any such no.
tion. He is of Oaxaca Indian blood,
a tribe noted for longevity and physical
prowess. He sits his saddle with old.
time ease and from all appearances
can stand as much fatigue as when he
rode into Pueblo Conqueror OF the
French thirty-tive years ago. His son,
Porfirio DiaZ, Jr., is now a man of at
fairs in the Mexican financial work."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
Red Hair to Be Fashionable.

ionable amorG stage beauties next sea-
son. the fad having been started by
two French vaudeville performers, who
made hit in New York not long ago.
Already the torrid coiffure shows signs
of coming into great favor. and the girl
with such a tint in headgear is the
present acknowledged type of beauty.
Speaking about this hardresser
saws: I'VE do a great deal of theatrical
work, and can tell you in confidence
that in half a dozen rev theatrical
ventures for next season the leading
woman has chosen to have red hair"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-14
WIDOW OF SENATOR WEDS.
Mrs. Cushman X. Davis Married to
William Hunter Doll.


The greatest surprise has been
caused in official and society circles
II Washington by the wedding of Mrs.
Uushman X. Davis. the beautiful
widow of the late Senator Davis of
Minnesota, and William Hunter Doll,
of Washington.
While Mrs. Davis was abroad after
lhe death of her talented husband ca
Die dispatches stated that she was be-
.rothed to Don Abazuza formerly
Spanish minister to those colonies now
N possession of the United States.
She met him at Paris when she ac-
.ompanied her talented husband to
hat city for the sessions of the Paris
Peace Commission. This report gained
vide currency before it was finally
denied by Mrs. Davis, and was be-
ieved in the official circles in which
Mrs. Davis moved.
Many, however. who knew Mrs.
Davis most intimately. doubted the
story. and asserted that she would
never marry again. Their theory
seemed to be borne out when Mrs.
Davis returned from abroad and began
the task of compiling her late hus.
bands writings and letters. In this
work she was assisted by Bishop
Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal
church. who was an old and esteemed
friend of Senator Davis.
At that time. denying a former re-
port that she had chosen Paris for her
permanent residence, Mrs. Davis said
Nothing is farther from my
thoughts. | shall live in the home on
Fl street. where | had expected to
spend such a pleasant winter with my
husband My intention of making
Washington my official home is in ac
cordance with my late husband s
wishes"
But Mrs Davis later left the resi-
dence in II. street that was so full
of associations and memories and re-
moved to 1854 S street. Northwest
1t was here, in the parlors of her new
home. that she was married, the Rev
Mr. Dunlap of St. Johns church of
tiCiating.
That Mr.. Doll was friend of Mrs
Davis has been known to intimates
of both for years. but that there was
anything of romance in their acquaint
ance is revealed for the first time by
their wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Doll will make theil
horne In Washington.