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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

a regimental crest tattooed on an Off
universal adoption of this custom, and
consequently it has been very popular
among military men in England
that the results of his patience, and
his wealth of minute detail should all
eventually be lost to the world
A particularly melancholy interest
is attached to large photograph
which hangs in a prominent position
in his studio. showing the back of a
wealthy American covered with most
intricate designs in many bright col
ors, an all but perfect masterpiece of
tattooing, which required but few
more touches to make it complete.
But hasty summons on business to
the continent stopped the work for
ever, as the owner was taken i'll in
Paris, where he died, and the unfin
ished masterpiece has gone with him
to the grave.
And Sutherland Macdonald is not
only an artist and a daring experiment
ter, but a skilled inventor as well, for
wearying of the old and cumbersome
process of tattooing with a bundle of
needles fastened to light handle, he
has invented an ingenious electrical
tattooing apparatus, with which he
produces really startling effects, his
portraits being as life-like as a photo
graph his designs bold and clear in
outline, and his shading soft or heavy
as he requires it.
Until comparatively recently only
two colors, indigo blue Tor Indian ink
black and red We're used in tattooing
but a Japanese increased the number
by discovering a permanent brown,
and Sutherland Macdonald has now
added four more to the list. so that
he works with no fewer than seven
co1ors altogether. The difficulty has
been to get a color that will hold );
any color can be pricked into the hui
man skin. but those made from min
erals will all set up. sooner or later.
state of Inflammation of the skin,
and the color will be forced out again.
leaving only an ugly scar to mark
the spot.
But by careful experiments on his
own body, experiments which have
been going on for years now, he has
been able to produce very beautiful
green, a permanent ultramarine blue
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Some Clever Bon Mots.

OF the bon mots of the Greeks not
many very brilliant ones have come
down to US, says the Saturday Even
ing Post A happy saying of Socrates
is reported regarding sculpture and
education: Il wonder that men should
give so much to turn stone into a
man. and SO little to prevent man
turning into a stone" What could be
more pertinent or pithy than the re
ioinder of Lysander to a citizen of
Megara, who, at a common council of
Greek states, was talking big and
laying down a policy with an authori-
tative air: your words want a city
The cynical philosophers, Dioge-
mes, gave utterance to some rasping
sarcasms- Seeing a number of per
sons firing at mark, he placed him
self directly before it, saying that it
was the safest place Going by a house
over the door of which was inscribed,
Let nothing evil enter here." ne
asked, How then can the owner get
In f's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

Delegate Rodey of New Mexico &C
knowledges that in the old days, when
the territory was new, good many
desperadoes lived there, but he urgent
~ insists that they have all moved
away or died, principally died, OF
course When Arthur was in the
White House he appointed man to a
place in the territory The delegate
did not know the appointee. so he
rushed to telegraph office and wired
his closest friend in New Mexico:
Who is So-and-So? Wire me com
plete list of criminal charges against
nim." taking il for granted that the
party had record as lawbreaker
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

a lavender, and, most difficult of all. q
rich yellow. all not only perfectly
harmless to the most delicate skin.
but colors that wiz hold, and by blend
ing some of these together he is able
to produce brilliant effects. which to
the uninitiated would appear to be
altogether impossible.
As one would expect, the majority
of Mr.. Macdonald's clients are men.
but occasionally ladies come to his
studio to submit themselves to the
electric needle They usually select
little fancifui designs-a fiuttering but
terf1y, a bird on the wing-a few pre-
ferring to adorn themselves with ank-
let's or bracelets. representing snakes
designs which always look very well
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
The Art of the 7aHooer
Form of Adornn,enf That Is Becoming
Very Popular-Many CoIors Used by an
English Specialist IN the Work

OF the upper classes in Great Britain
it is strange that military and not
naval men are ones who carry more
tattooing on their bodies than any
Others Possibly this is due to the
fact that Earl Roberts (whose own
son was tattooed by Sutherland Mac
donald before his last and fatal visit
to South Africa) advocated some years
ago every officer in the British army
being tattooed with his regimental
crest or badge. to encourage spirit de
corps and to assist necessary identifi-
cation.
These, then, are the designs most
favored by military men, but a large
number of soldiers, just like many
civilians. find that there is a distinct
ly cumulative pleasure in tattoo de-
signs, most of them beginning with
modest badge or crest on the arm.
soon to be followed by one on the
other arm, then one or two more, and
soon the chest and back become COW
cred. At last, after many return visits
to the artist, extending possibly over
several years, the entire body is COW
cred, in some instances extending
even to the feet, which are colored
black or blue with scarlet clocks"
One of the most extraordinary facts
connected with tattooing is the way
in which, even in the very earliest
ages, the custom spread all over the
world. The ancient Britons, who
pricked a decoration of wood into their
bodies, connected the custom in some
mysterious way with their religion,
and it was so commonly practiced by
them as to be described as vice" by
the historians who wrote on the sub
ject during and after the Norman con-
quest.
To-day we fined the practice quite
common, both for religious and decor
atiYe purposes. in such widely separ-
ated parts of the globe as Japan. Pal
estine. Central and South America,
ourmah, Borneo New Zealand. and
over the whole of the Pacific islands:
whilst many of the African races. as
well as some of the North American
Indians, are decorated in this fashion.
as their forefathers have been for
countless generations. In very early
days the Romans and Gauls practised
the art quite commonly.
Slowly but surely the custom is dy-
ing out among most of the unciviliZed
races, as the missionaries of all creeds
fight hard against the practice wher-
ever it is met with. They appear to
think that tattooing is in some way
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
The american eirrs Charm.


In an article on American Women
and American Men" in the December
Smart Set, the Vicomte de Santo
ThyrsO writes:
What makes the American girl a
most attractive being is her self-con-
fidence, amiability and good temper
ITO tell the truth / have never met
an American girl of twenty who did
not consider herself fascinating; this
is self-confidence; and for a woman to
believe she is beautiful is halfway to
reveal beauty. In the first place, a
plain woman, who is aware of her
plainpess is unhappy. Man is. a sell
fish animal, and, despite what novels
say about sad women and the power
of tears, unhappiness is as repellant
to a healthy mind as disease to a
healthy body Then, the conscious
plain woman gives up every thought
of pleasing. and, therefore she does
nothing to make herself attractive
She does not dress in becoming
way, she does not smile, she does not
try to be attractive. She becomes
sour or duh, or both"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Fine Building for Employees, Use.

Senator Proctor of Vermont is presi-
dent of the first manufacturing corpor.
alton in New England to erect a fine
building near the works for the edu.
cational and moral benefit of the en-
ployes. The new Proctor building
will contain in the basement two
bowling alleys, billiard room, smok-
ing rooms and lockers for gymnasium
and baths. On the main floor will be
a reading room, parlor, CAMERON, sec
retary's Office and gymnasium. The
second floor rooms are for entertain
mentS and educational classes, de-
bates. discussions of problems OF
marble-workers, etc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

The method of burial most congenial
to the wild free soul of the Mongol is
that which is SO repugnant to our
western ideas, and yet there is some
thing weirdly characteristic about the
scene The dead man, wrapped in his
blanket is taken from his "pourta,s or
felt tent, in the still hours of the night,
when the cold air blows keenly across
the bleak, open steppes- Four com
panions mounted on their rough wiry
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
HOW THE MoNGoL TAKES HIS LAST RIDE

intoxicated, as he is not infrequent1y.
There is, in fact, no circumstance of
Mongol life in which horsemanship
does not play a part COurtship and
marriage take place on horseback, a
simulated chase and abduction of the
bride constituting the ceremony of
the latter while even in the last scene
of life's drama the ruling passion
strong in death is frequently shown
in the funeral obsequies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

little ponies bear him up and at a
mad, wild gallop the little band sweeps
across the plain towards some distant
hills. frequently the lean prairie dogs
of the village follow the funeral cor
tege, and a black cloud of ravens
known to the people as the 'Mongols
sepulchres,' hangs round the hills.
Once at the appointed place there is
little more to do; last farewell to
their comrade, and the little band is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
CHRISTMAS IN PORTO RICO.
1t is Celebrated From December Al
most to Easter SUNDAY.


most to Easter Sunday.
The Porto Rican boys and girls
would be frigb tened out of their wits
if Santa Claus should come to them
in sleigh drawn by reindeer and
should try to enter the houses and fill
their stockings. Down there Santa
Claus does not need reindeer or any
other kind of steeds, for the children
say that he just comes flying through
the air like bird. Neither does he
bother himself looking for stockings.
for such things are not so plentiful in
Porto Rico as they are in cooler eli
mates. Instead of stockings the chill
dren use little boxes, which they make
themselves These they place on the
roofs and in the courtyards, and old
Santa Claus drops the gifts into them
as he flies around at night with his
bag on his back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

He is more generous in Porto Rico
than he is anywhere else. He does
not come on Christmas eve only, but
is likely to call around every night or
two during the week. Each morning
therefore. the little folks run out Gag
~erly to see whether anything more has
been left in their boxes during the
night.
Christmas in Porto Rico is a church
festival of much Importance, and the
celebration of it is made up chiefly of
religious ceremonies intended to COM
memorate the principal events in the
life of the Savior. Beginning with the
celebration of his birth at Christmas
time, the feast days follow one an
other in rapid succession. Indeed, it
may justly be said that they do not
really come to an end until Easter
st. Nicholas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
NOT PINING FOR HAIR
1ALD-HEADED MAN SATISFIED
WITH HIS FATE.
Tired of Silly Jokes Constantly Made
at His Expense, Mr. BilIikins Shows
How the Good Things of Life Crawl
tate to Him Naturally.

'Im getting sick and tired of these
bald jests at my expense" announced
Billikins, as he settled himself back in
his chair near the window
AS he spoke the lights were reflected
brightly on his shiny pate. The iflu-
limitations seemed more brilliant be-
cause of his presence.
Il can't enter this club but that
| smiling idiot, Smithby, comes up and
says:
say, old man, you know what the
Bible says about every hair in your
head being numbered?s Then yours
must all be back numbers. Ha, ha,
hal
LAS soon as come to after Smith
by's brain-throb l go to the Mushroom,
| where, like as not. 1 find Jonesly. He's
pretty sure to come up with some
worm-eaten bon mot about my comb
ing my hair with a towel.
ION my way upstairs 1 most always
meet Snodgrass- Snodgrass has an in
grown smile, which he uses on the
good things that he keeps to himself.
All. Billikins. says Snodgrass, I
thought you were coming this way
You look SO much alike that l can
never tell which way you're going I'M
til 1 see your features
you've all heard that Juvenile bit
of pleasantly about the little boy who
wanted his hair cut like grandpa s.
with round hole in the middle. That
always brings me visions of Timpson.
He relieves himself of it daily in the
billiard room.
jackson isn't so bad. He usually
puts some little mental pearl of this
sort on the market:
Never mind what they tell you,
Billikins; just you bear in mind that
most great men are born BALD Jack
son has more sense than he knows
of
'-As 1 said, though, I'm sick and
tired of it all, and now that I've got
you all here I'm going to state my POI
sition clearly:
I'm bald, and I'm glad of it. It's
sign of intellect and distinction to be
bald. Think of all the panhandlers.
handbaggers and cutthroats that you
know of. Is there bald head among
em? Most certainly not
On the other hand, consider the
statesmen, lawyers, doctors and men
of learning you've seem Every other
one of ems a shiny top
Look at the hairy men of ancient
times. They all went wrong in some
way or other. Esau sold his birthright
for mess of pottage, and Delilah
tangled Samson all up in his own hair
But to come down to modern times
When 1 buy a seat in a theater do I
get lost behind hedge of pompa-
dours and balcony pillars in row @?
mot I. Mr.. Ticket Seller gives one
glance at my naked thought-dome,
sees that I'm eligible for the bald
headed row and knows 1 won't be sat
isfed with anything else.
Then, again, never have any trou-
Bile about my hair falling out. And
from what 1 can see, the falling out
of the hair causes most men more
worry than fallings-out with their fam
lilies.
When I go to get shaved the bar
Der can't talk me into having a sham
poo when l don't want it. And even if
the inclination were mine, which,
thank heavens, is isn't, 1 couldn't pos
sibly go round with my head covered
with hair oil end smelling like a musk
factory.-New York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

The wild nomad tribes who range
over the vast country known as Mag
nolia have been celebrated for their
horsemanship from the earliest days
of history, when they swept across
Asia and down through Central Eu-
rope leaving tracks never to be eff
faced. In the mother country of the
race, Tibet, and in the deserts of Mag
nolia, the tribes of wild horsemen
have altered very little with the march
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

the southern portions of Australia has
resulted in some queer scenes there.
Farmers in the north having offered
their pasture land for the starving cat
tie and horses, the government has I'M
dertaken the transportation of these
animals to the pasture lands, and
whole trains have been devoted to the
work, to the delay and detriment of
other railroad business Some of the
animals were so weak that the placing
of them ON the cars presented a seri-
Gus problem. Pastoral lands in the
affected districts have reverted to
state of desert. Victoria and New
South Wales have suffered immense
loss. while in Queensland the drought
is estimated to have thrown the prog
ress of the country back fifteen years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
us LAST RlpE-THE FUNERAL OF A MoNeoL

in the saddle again, speeding back to
the cluster of tents, or rudeIy built
town, at full gaIlop, with only a stoical
regret for the stiff, stark figure out
there on the hills, with CLASSY eyes
staring up to the star-spangled sky.
Each man knows that the time will
come when he too must take this ter
rfble last ride, but with Oriental phil
osophy he says, III God wills it, what
can we do?.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
Good Work Of Life savers

Two hundred and Lightweight life
boats are now controlled by the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution. which
last year granted rewards for saving
400 lives from shipwrecks on English
coasts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

of the centuries, but of late years they
have been reduced to certain degree
of order, and. lacking the outlet for
merly provided for their superhuOus
energies by wars and inter-tribal raids,
they are likely to lose much of their
old spirit and characteristic customs
Every Mongol is a born horseman,
and he herds his focks of sheep, goats
and camels on horseback. being able,
1t is said, to keep his seet even when
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03
The Islands of Maine.

1t takes year to visit the islands OF
Maine IL one is visited every day.
There are just 365 OF them. if a mis-
take has not been made in the count
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

New Articles of Commerce.
Yarn from wood pulp is now a.
rticle of commerce in Germany.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

MS best pieces of work.
mixed up with heathenish rites and
other forms of superstition. Amongst
the civilized races, however, it's popu-
larity appears to be on the increase,
and so long as an artist like Suther-
land Macdonald can be found prob
ably it will continue to flourish
Gambler Bolton, in Pearson's Maya
zine
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

Trains of Starving Cattle.
The long-continued drought in some Of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

of Burlington house, although al
ways carried about during life
by many of those men and
women who go annually to gaze on
the pictures of the year-such is the
unique position held by Sutherland
Macdonald and his art. Tattooing IN
his hands is clearly Art with capital
A, as a glance through his portfolios
of specimens and patterns, and the
crowd of photographs round his walls.
showing work actually done by him,
clearly proves One can but regret
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

N artist whose studio
is within a stones
throw of the Royal AGA
denny in London -
whose work is highly
priced by those who
own it, in all classes of
society from royalty
downwards, yet is new
er seen on the walls
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
At the Churches Today.

ST SAVIOUR'S CHAPEL-Sunday
School 10 a. M; night service and sermon
7:30 p. m. Seats all free. Everyone cor.
daily invited.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. AL
fred II. Moment, D. D. Services II a. M
and 1880 p. IN. Sunday school $50 p.
m. Seats are all free. A cordial invita-
tion Is given to attend all services.
EDENToN STREET METHODIST
CHURCH-Sunday school $3.50 a. M, W.
J. Young, Jr., supt. Preaching II a. N.
and 73O p. IN. by Rev. G.. f. Smith. Ep-
worth League Monday night, c. " A.
bright, president.
HILLSBORO STREET CHRISTIAN
CHURCH.-preaching at II a. m. and
7:3Q p. m, by the pastor, Murdoch W.
Butler. Sunday School at 9:45 a. n,
John a. Mills, superintendent. The pull
lie cordially invited to attend.
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. c. r. Adams. Pastor. Sunday
school $3.50 a. M, j. d. Riggan, superin-
tendent. Preaching at IL a. m. by Rev.
J. r. Johnson and 1870 p. IN. by Rev. ].
c. Kilgo, d. d. Epworth League meets
every Monday night, d. a. Pierce, pres.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.-Corner
Edenton and Salisbury streets Preaching
at Ii a. M, and 1880 p. m, by the pas
tor, Rev. w. c. Tyree. Sunday school $50
e. M, T. H. Briggs, Superintendent
Young Peoples Meeting Monday evening
at 1880 Prayer meeting Wednesday at
go. Pews free and all invited.
CHRIST CEURCH.-Rev. NJ. NJ. Mar
shall, d. D., rector. Twenty-second Sun
day after Trinity; Holy Communion 5 a.
M; Sunday School 10 a. m; divine SER
vice and sermon IL a. M; evening prayer
80 p. m. Service during the week:
Wednesday 4:30 p. m, and Friday 10
N. Free seats. Strangers and visitors
cordially invited.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Rev. +. Mex. Pittenger, d. D., rector,
twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. Holy
communion at s a. m. Sunday School at
AS a. m. Service and sermon at IL a. m.
Service and sermon at 100 p. b. Service
on Wednesday at 10 a. m. and on Friday
at $50 p. IN. The seats are all free and
strangers and visitors are cordially in
vited.
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the Tabernacle on Sunday, November
Sth, the usual services will be held. At
els a. m. the Sunday School will con-
vene, N. B. Broughton, superintendent.
B. Y P. U. 400 p. M. A. NJ. Moore leader.
Public worship with sermon at II a. m.
and 7:30 p. NJ, the pastor, Rev. j. c.
Massee will preach. Morning subject:
SRoping in Strangers" Evening subject
"a Mans Words" the second in a series
of sermons being preached by the pastor
on Sunday evening ON ''The Lords Look
ing glass"
The public is cordially invited to attend
all these services. Come and bring a
friend.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
PERSONALS.

Mr.. J. d. Boushall returned to the city
yesterday from the West.
Rev. r. H Whitaker, eft yesterday for
Henley, where he breaches today.
Mr.. B. G. Paylor, of Smithfield, Is i'll
Raleigh.
Mr.. ]. S. Cobb, OF Durham, is at the
Marlborough.
w. H. snead. Of Charlotte, Is in the
city.
T. E. Witherspoon, of Salisbury, is in
the city.
Mr.. Ed T. HufHnes, OF Williamson, is
visitor to Raleigh.
Mr.. w. G. Poole leaves today on a visit
to his home in Elizabeth City for few
days.
Mr.. John E. Cameron has gone to Le-
noir county to visit his former home.
Mr.. H H. Hindley. of Selma. was III the
city yesterday.
the Marlborough.
Mr. c. f. Foy, Of New Bern. is IN the
city
Mr.. F. L. Smith of Mount Airy, is in
the city.
Mr. F.. l. Smathers. of Asheville, was
here yesterday
MI. waiter w. hlnR, Oh DduUulyJ was
at the Marlborough yesterday.
Mr.. w r. Summerson. of Charlotte IS
in the city.
Mr.. X. B. Johnson, of Cardenas. was
here yesterday.
Mr.. f. J. Weathersbee. OF New Bern,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. ]. A. Thomas Of Louisburg was
visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. w. H. Pace arrived IN the city
from Chapel Hill yesterday, and Is here
to attend the Fuller-Pace wedding.
MIR. d. j. Duncan has returned from d
visit TO Beaufort, and his many friends
are glad to note his Improvement III
health.
MIR. ]. G. Broadnax, Jr.. OF Greensboro,
was in Raleigh yesterday.
Mr.. ]. F. Dowdy, of Harmony Grove
was in Raleigh yesterday.
Judge E. w. Undertake arrived IN the
city Yesterday from Louisburg.
Judge r. B. PEBBLES left yesterday ioc
Hillsboro TO spend Sunday with relatives.
Mr.. c. NJ. Bernard yesterday returned
10 the CITY from the session of the United
States court at Wilmington.
Prof n. Y. Gulley was here yesterday
on his way from the meeting OF educators
at Trinity TO his home at aWke Forest.
Prof. J b. Carlyle, of Wake Forest Col
lege, and Prof Darius Eatman, OF the
Chair of Pedagogy in the same college,
after a visit here left yesterday.
Mr. T. z. Holding, Eof Wake Forest,
was here yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
Trains Leave Raleigh Dali,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE COBLE COMPANY-Pianos.
s. BERWANGER-Boys' Over-Coats.
DOBBIN & FERRALL-Dress Goods.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-A Son of Rest.
II. MAHLER'S SONS-Jewelry by Mail.
OAK CITY STEAM LAUNDRY-Spotless
Linen.
4. B. STRONACH COMPANY-Cotton
Crepes.
BOYLAN, PEARCE & CO.-Everything
in Dry Goods, Etc.
BOBBITT- WYNNE DRUG COMPANY
Open Day and Night.
]. VAN LINDLEY NURSERY COMPANY.
Cutting the Notch High.
THE MONUMENTAL THEATRE-The
Hottest Coon in Dixie Company.