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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

Prof. Charles A. Lindeley OF Yale
medical school and secretary of the
Connecticut state board of health in
a recent lecture opposed the embalm-
ing of dead bodies, except in special
cases He said it would be more in
accordance with the teachings of
science IL deceased persons were not
so tightly incased in impermeable COW
erings, but put in the ground in such
a manner as to have free contact with
surrounding earth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
The Latest Girl Fad.

The latest is a polished floor walk
Girls are so clever that even those
who have rag carpets on every floor
at home walk on the streets as if they
had to mince around ON highly -ci
ished hardwood when at home.-Atch-
ison Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

'EVainly l tried to cry aloud but my
jaws were as firmly locked as if rigor-
mortis had actually set in. / tried to
move, but l experienced only the hor-
rible emotions of one about to be
buried alive,
1T was clear enough to me that he
had obtained this fiendish idea from
an old Ionian manuscript, written in
the fifth century before the advent of
Christ, clearly the work of a monk, by
name Koryphanos for l had read the
theorem time and again, and was sur
prised at its absurdity.
THUS it was that l was somewhat
prepared for the terrible operation to
follow, which consisted of removing
the epidermis from the entire Wis
cera, or in other words. in stripping
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

assure YOU"
al as the heart or lungs, or other or
gans of the body. and, being a close
student of vivisection. he maintained
the soul could, under proper condi-
tons, be isolated and observed pre-
vtous to its flight, at TIA exact instant
OF dissolution 1t was clear, then.
that I was the subject chosen for this
terrible experiment.,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22

At a meeting Of the executive committee of
the Metropolitan Golf Association held in New
York yesterday the report of the tournament com.
tmittee recommending the same conditions as
heretofore, excepting the qualifying round of
thirty six holes instead of eighteen and to draw
instead of pairing was adopted. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22

bate. The subject for the debate will be.
Resolved, that United States senators
should be chosen by direct vote OF the
people," Each team has debated on both
sides of this question In the preliminary
rounds. In this final discussion ST.. Paul
will have the negative and Fergus Falls
the affirmative.
st. Paul's team is composed OF Paul 2.
Gauger, Kenneth McMannigal and Henry
Harwitz. The last named takes the place
Of Milton Firestone, who has not yet re-
covered from a recent severe surgical
operation.
Fergus Falls will be represented by
Charles S. Bayley, Hans A. Hanson and
Caleb C. Hogan.
The Fergus Falls contingent came in
early this morning, headed by j. "A. Van
dyke, superintendent of schools, and j. Fl.
Grass, president Of the boad OF education.
Owing to the distance, there was not
large delegation in addition to the team,
but Mr.. Grass has been informed that the
university boys from Fergus Falls and
the surrounding counties will take care
of the upstate team In the way of root
ing" Anticipating the attendance of a
large and enthusiastic delegation to cheer
the ST. Paul debaters, the upstate un1ver-
sity students have organized to see thai
the demonstration is by no means one
sided.
Interest in this final debate is intense
in highschool circles and the audience al
the chapel tonight will be large and en-
thusiastic The winning team will re-
ceive The ourn al cup from the
hands of Governor Van SAINT, who has
promised to present it. At present the
contestant in this years series OF de-
hates y
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
Head
Hurt So Badly Was
Nearly Crazy. ..
Had no Sleep-Could
Hardly Lie Down.
- ..at
DR.. Miles Nervine Per.
manently Cured Me.

: "A year ago suffered from extreme nerv-
Gus stomach trouble. I was afraid of every
thing, could not bear to hear singing or music
and reading or hearing of death nearly
brought on my own. I could not sleep or
hardly lie down, the back Of my head hurt
mo so badly nearly went crazy. My shoul
ders hurt and the least thing did would
bring on an attack of extreme nervousness.
There were Dimes when would have a lump
in my throat and my mouth would be so dry
I could hardly speak. was in despair until
began to take DR.. Miles Restorative Nerv-
inc. have taken in all twelve bottles and
consider myself permanently cured. My.
home doctor has since remarked on my
healthy appearance and said he wished he
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knows It was DR.. Miles Nervine. We are
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22

The Hastings, Mimi, Gun club has. elected the
following officers: President, E. A.. Whitford;
vice president, N L. Bailey: secretary and treas
urer, N B. Gergen; captain field teams, NJ. H.
Truesde1l. The weekly shoots will be held on
Thursdays at p. s
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
Milwaukee Changes.

It is said important changes will be
made in the management Of the Milwau
kee May /. David L. Bush. assistant
general superintendent at Milwaukee, is
to be promoted to general superintendent
with headquarters in Chicago. His place
will be taken3 by Herman B. Earling, a
brother of President A. j. Earling, super
intendent Of the Iowa division. 1t is fur
ther stated that J. n. Barr will be made
vice president of the road and have charge
Of the rolling; stock and machinery. If
not made vice president, he will be given
a higher official position than that he now
occupies. . 49,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
A GREAT ENGLISH BASSO

r. Watkins Mills Is to Sing at Plymouth
Church Next Monday Even ~
ing.
. R. Watkins Mills, England's most il
lustrious basso will appear at Plymouth
church next Monday evening, assisted by
Edward Parlovitz, a young Polish pianist
of marvellous technique and soulful inter-
probation. Mr.. Mills program will be one
of unusual merit, comprising selections
from Handers Messiah, Sampson Acis
and Galatia. His voice is remarkable for
its timbre, it's range, it's resource and
sympath1c tone.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
RAILROAD RUMBLES
I. c. Hicks to Leave.

Irving G. Hicks, foreman of the Mime
apolis & st. Louis shops for the past seven
years, has resigned to accept an advanced
position with the Santa Fe. Mr.. Hicks
is the inventor of the Hicks flue-c cutter,
which many roads have adopted, and is
very well and favorably known in rail-
road circles. His coworkers gave him a
handsome diamond ring as token OF
their high esteem. u - F.. 3. ;er,s.' -.r
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22

ner will receive the handsome silver cup,
offered by T h ] o a |, to become the
permanent trophy of the school winning it
three years in succession. In addition,
Y h G j Il awards to each men,
ber Of the winning team a handsome
medal as a personal recognition.
The judges tonight will be Congress-
man-elect John Lind of Minneapolis. Pro-
fessor William Schaper Of the state uni
versity, and a third one to be named by
President E. E. McDermott of the league
and announced Immediately after the de-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
CITY NEWS.
The FINAL DEBATE.
High School Debaters From St. Paul
and Fergus Falls Will Meet
Tonight.
Great Interest in the Event Which
Takes Place in the u. Of M.
#l Chapel.

Tonight at the state university chapel
takes place the final event in the liveliest
series of interscholastic debates since the
Minnesota Highschool Debating league
was organized The contesting teams will
represent the ST. Paul Central and the
Fergus Falls high schools and the win
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22

3 Now is the time to buy home. Rents
are advancing. Look up the bargains ad
vertised on the classified pages to-day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
MARRIAGE. LICENSES.

James Petit and Millie Tessmer.
Fred Il. Lanby and Clara L. Johnson: -
Joseph T. Peacho and Rose Labowitz.
Frank O. Henrickson and Anna Aim.
Alfred NJ Strand and Mabel G. Buckley. -E
Harry E. Flory and Lillian NJ: Booth.
Carl H. Dahlin and Anna Hadlund. /. -
Edmund Fournier and Edna Taber.
Andrew F. Holl and Sarah Estelle Mcdonald
John r. Roam and Grace A. Maicfen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
SON SURPRISED THEM
He Was Quietly Married While His Par
ents Celebrated Their Sill
ver Weddind,

YER Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli e. Shaw of st. Paul
celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of
their marriage last evening and when the
guests arrived for the reception they were
introduced to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph r.
Shaw, who had been married in the aft
ernoon. Mrs. Ralph Shaw was formerly
Miss Anna J. Rauch, daughter Of Michael
Rauch of Melrose, MINI. The young peo-
pie had intended to be married May 81,
but. decided to have their wedding on
the anniversary of the bridegroom's par
ents Mr.. Shaw was in the Philippines
with the Thirteenth Minnesota and met
his bride just before sailing. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Shaw were married in st. Peter
and have lived in St. Paul for eighteen
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
Lace Curtains

!. 900 Pairs-A lot beyond compare
every kind of lace manufactured, priced
10 sell. For your own interest see our.
offerings before buying. Arabians,
Clunys, Antiques, Brussels, Swiss
Points, Irish Points, Tambours, Swiss
Corded Arabians, Bon
Femmes, Grand Danes and Noting
hams-every priced curtain made.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS

Charles E.. Courtney has signed contract
to teach the Cornell rowing crews for five years
from this spring. II is stipulated that Courtney
is to give the crews his exclusive services. The
contract with Courtney which expired this spring
was for eight years. IT.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
BIRTHS.

Skoglund-Mrs. John, 2204 Twenty-two-and-a-
soderholmDiIrs William, 1924 street NE,
daughter -4<
Carlstrand-Mrs., 1903 Polk street NE, a
daughter.
Thronsen-Mrs. Thorwald 9o4 Twenty-third
Andersen-Sirs o. NJ s311 Thirty second ave,
S, son.
Charlson-Mrs. G.. 1916 Eleventh avenue s, a
Pillsbury-Mrs. Charles, 22oo Stevens avenue,
. Neison-Mrs. John W., AS Sixteenth avenue
S, daughter. .r....,
Boyd-SIrs. William, 1O7 Twenty seventh street
S, daughter. .' -. =.
Swan-Mrs.. John, 1s4s Taylor street NE, a
son. ~ -. 30 Y. ] -.z.s@t =. ',-
Weiss-Mrs Andrew, 37Os Stevens avenue, a
son.
a daughter. 49, -
CLARK Robert, al5 Fourteenth avenue n,
SON. ~ = :. ..sFs..ss.L -,<y.As.ESs
Bloesky-Mrs. Tony, 14o7 Linden avenue, a
Haugen-Mrs. Nels, 1870 Portland avenue, a
daughter. .. a.. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-22
DEATHS,

a ~ DEATHS. .>5s5e.,t-!t -. e
Malmberg-Hilda> 4647 Aldrich avenue n.
Swenson.-Earl. 24O6 Twenty third avenue $.
Martin-Peter f.. 1928 Bryant avenue n. - ~
Sundby-Gustave o.. 2023 Third street S.
Prior-Delia. s. Willow street.
Carpenter-Hattie. 1927 Adams street NE.
ManueI--P., 81 Tenth street S: 80
Randall--Herbert William IL Sixteenth ave.
n. -
Dickinson--Grace S.. 310O Hennepin. 2t.sss
Smith Nicholas, Soldiers, Home.
Elder-E. L., Windsor Hotel.
T.incoln-Sarah F., 2526 Central avenue.
Sawdey-Pearl E., 2S17 ,1hirtieth avenue, S.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Crocodiles In Water.

The crocodiles are thoroughly aquatic
in their habits, and their peculiar CON
formation enables them to attack and
seize their prey unawares. Their nos
trils. which lead by long canal to the
back part of their throats, their eyes
and their ears are placed on the upper
part of the head, so that when in the
watcl- they can breathe, see and hear
while they are themselves practically
invisible. When they dive, their nos.
trils and ears are closed by lids OF
valves, and their eyes are covered by O
transparentnictitatin membrane. They
are further furnished with an arrange
ment which prevents the water from
getting down their own throats when
they are holding large animals under
the water to drown them.
The dentition of these reptiles is pc
culiar. The teeth are sharp and con
ical and are hollow at the base, and
each tooth serves as the sheath of an
other, which will in time replace it
The tongue-for Notwithstanding the
ancient belief the crocodile does pos
sess tongues fleshy and is attached
to the bottom of the mouth. And final
ly the lower jaw is hinged at the very
back of the skull, thus giving the ami
NAL its extraordinary cape and also the
peculiar appearance which caused the
notion that it moved its upper jaw.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Curious Fire Alarms.

In st. Petersburg the arrangement of
fire alarms is rather peculiar and de
cidedly unique, and the fire alarm tele-
graph is an unknown thing. Instead a
fireman is at all times in the tower of
the city hall, and he watches the sur
rounding city to catch the first glimpse
Of a fire. When a fire is discovered
during the day, he runs up black balls
on the top of the tower as signals; at
night red lanterns are used. The num-
Der of the balls or lanterns shows the
district or ward IN which the fire is
located, says a writer on Foreign Fire
Fighters in Cosmopolitan. AS soon
as the signal is seen by the man on
duty at the engine house he rings a
bell outside, which calls together the
members Of the company, who may be
scattered over a couple Of blocks. This
method is not conducive to quick time
in reaching the scene, and from twenty
minutes to half an hour Is good work
unless the fire happens to be near an
engine house.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Batting n PrickIx Pear.

My first sad experience of the Af.
rican prickly pear was gained on o
visit to the market place of Algiers.
The fruit was handed to us, politely
peeled by the Arab dealer, and thus as
we made acquaintance with its de-
Eghtful coolness no suspicion of its evil
qualities entered our minds.
A few days later, adding the excite
ment Of a little trespassing to the
more legitimate pleasures Of country
ramble, we came upon a well laden
group of prickly pear bushes and could
not resist the temptation to help our
selves to some of the fruit. The result
was woeful.
Concentrated essence of stinging net
tie seemed all at once to be assailing
hands, lips and tongue, and our skin,
wherever it had come in contact with
the ill natured fruit, was covered with
a thick crop of minute, bristly hairs,
apparently growing from it, and ven
omous and irritating to the last degree.
Our silk gloves, transformed sudden
ly into miniature robes of Nessus, had
able, and the inadvertent use of our
pocket handkerchiefs before we had
fully realized the extent of our misfor-
tune caused fresh agonies, in which
nose as well as lips participated. Fol
many a day did the retribution of that
theft haunt us in the form of myriads
of tiny stings.-"Home Life on an Os.
trich Farm
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
cycles. Fish In Boiling water.

One of the most remarkable discover
les in the shape of a peculiar species Of
fish ever made on this continent was
that made at Carson City, New, in
1876. At that time both the Hale and
Norcross and the Savage mines were
down to what is known as the ''2 200
foot level" When at that depth, sub
terranean lake of boiling water was
tapped. This accident flooded both
mines to depth of 400 feet. After this
water had all been pumped out except
that which had gathered In basins and
in the inaccessible portions of the
works, and when the water still had
a temperature of 12S degrees-nearly
scalding hot-many queer looking little
blood red fish were taken out. In ap-
pearance they somewhat resembled the
goldfish.
They seemed lively and sportive
enough when they were in their native
element-boiling water-notwithstan
ing the fact that they did not even have
rudimentary eyes. When the fish were
taken out of the hot water and put in
to buckets of cold water for the pur-
pose of being transported to the sur
face, they died as quickly as a perch or
a bass would if plunged into q kettle
of water that was scalding hot; not
only this, but the skin peeled of exact
ly as if it had been boiled.
Eyeless fish are common enough in
all subterranean lakes and rivers, but
this is the only case on record of living
fish being found in boiling water.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Wanted a Chinese Song.

Most of the policemen in Australia
are Irishmen, whose genius for humor-
GUS laundering loses nothing of its quail
ity under the Southern Cross. Here is
an instance: Many Chinese names are
reminiscent of a burlesque and are
probably merely barbarian caricatures
of the originals. OF these Fong Fat
All Su and All Foo are the most COM
mon.
A newly appointed crier in a county
court was ordered by the judge in a
case in which q Chinese was witness
to call for All Song. The son of Erin
looked puzzled and darted q look at
the bench to try to discover If this
was a colonial joke; but, seeing the
judge as grave as an undertaken, he
turned to the audience and blandly in
quired, Gentlemen, will any of you ia
vor his honor with songY'
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Changed His Mind.

Jinks, like other men, has a horror
of infant prodigies as exploited by
their proud papas. Recently Binks met
him with:
Hello, Jinks! What do you think
my girl said this morning? She's the
brightest four-year-old in town. She
said"-
Jinks SHE'D. "Excuse me, old manp'
he exclaimed. 'T'm on my way to keep
an engagement. Some other tlme''-
"She said, Papa, that Mr.. Jinks is
the handsomest man I know Haw,
haw, hawl How's that for precocity,
ebY'
And Jinks replied: "Binks, I'm a lit
tie early for my engagement. That
youngster certainly is a bright one.
Come into this toy store and help me Sc
lect few things that will please a girl
of her taste, and I'll send them to her,
if you don't mind."-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
mistsr,c Con1,axrat,on..

a list of great cities burned would be
d list of nearly all the great capitals Of
tie world. Persepolis, the splendid res
iGelce Of long series of rulers whose
tributary provinces extended from the
lEdus to the Hellespont, was burned,
with all its palaces and temples; Baby
loh and Carthage were so utterly de-
stroyed that their very location has be-
cone matter of doubt Rome waa
burned eight times, Jerusalem four
times, and. though they rose from their
ashes,
The second temple is not like the first
Athens. Syracuse, Bagdad, Alexan.
dria and Antioch now exhibit only a
shadow of their former grandeur. The
PhGnicians, like the Spartans and AS
syrians. disappeared with the ruin Of
their capitals, but the most fateful con-
Migration recorded in the history of
the world is perhaps that of Moscow.
They talk as If the fate Of Europe
had been decided at Waterloo" says
De Bourienne in his memoirs of the
irst empire. "If Napoleon had beaten
Wellington and Blucher q dozen times,
it could not have retrieved the reverses
of the three preceding years. The truth
is that the French Cesar and his for
tune were ruined by the burning of
Moscow. That city was the funeral
pile of the great nation"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
WINE OF CARDUI
The Banks of Newfoundland.

The finest Goldfish in the world are
caught on the banks of Newfoundland.
These banks have no connection with
the shores of the islands, from which
indeed the nearest is almost 100 miles
distant. They are really great rocky
heights rising from the bottom of the
sea. The great bank measures $40
miles from north to south, and from
east to west it measures in places 300
miles. On this bank the depth of wa.
ter varies from so to $50 feet, but the
depth around it is from 10000 to $780,.
600 feet.
The fishing grounds-or "cod mead
ows," as they are called-do not cover
the whole bank, but are about 200
miles long by 81 broad. Though these
have been fished for 400 years the cod
are as plentiful as ever. To the east
Of the great bank lies the outer or false
bank, where the sea is from 300 to coo
feet deep. The cod caught on the
. banks are finer and larger than the
fish taken off the Labrador coast. This
is supposed to be due to the fact that
they have reached the age Of four
years and upward, at which age theiI
habits lead them to feed on the banks
in preference to the shore, where the
younger fish remain all the year.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Passing a plate In a church.

There was very large congregation,
and the rector seeing that there was
only one aims dish made signs to a rus
tic from the chancel entrance to- come
to him and bade him go into the rec
tory garden through glass door into
the dining room, where there had been
a slight rejection before the serKice,
bring a dish from the table, take it
down one side of the north aisle and
up the other and then bring it to the
clergyman at the place from which he
started. The rustic disappeared, reap
peared with the dish, took it as he was
ordered and presented it to the people
on either side Of the aisle, and then ap-
preaching the rector whispered in his
ear: "I've done as yer told me, sir. I've
taken it down yon side Of the aisle and
up t'other-they'l none Of 'em ave
any," No order had been given to
empty the dish, and it was full of bis
cuitsLDean Holes Memories"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Man More LIQUID Than sofia.

Every fiber and every cell that enters
into the formation of living body Is
bathed in moisture, by which means
alone these ultimate elements are kept
alive and are enabled to carry out their
duties. Even the bones, which appear
to be the most solid of all, owe more
than half their weight to the presence
of fluid
That our bodies contain large
amount of fluid is proved in a striking
manner by the blisters which rise after
the intiictiOn of a burn.
Water, in fact, plays a very impor-
tant part in the human anatomy, for 1t
is through its agency that the vital
processes of digestion, absorption and
the excretion of waste products are
carried out.
To reduce the whole matter to figures
and taking 154 pounds to be the total
weight of an average full grown man,
1t is said that water alone accounts for
100 pounds of the whole.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
Chemistry of n Tear.

A tear from the eye Of a representa-
tive of the Caucasian races is found to
be composed of water, salt, soda, phos-
phate Of lime. phosphate Of soda and
mucus. From the eye of an African
the elements composing the tear are
found to be the same as the above
with the single exception of the phos-
phate of soda and with the addition of
a slight trace Of ammonia. The Eski.
mos and the fishing Firms seldom shed
tears, but when they do chemists say
they are exceedingly salty.
The chemical elements in the Cauca-
sian tear arrange themselves into par
ticles that look like fish bones, those
from negro's tear form a rude cross
while the same process Of evaporation
leaves the chemicals in an Eskimo's
tear in the shape Of bow.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
He Forgave the Bishop.

A certain bishop, an ardent advocate
of teetotalism, found one of his flock, to
whom he had preached for years, lean
ing in helpless drunkenness against q
wall.
"Wilkins!' cried the bishop, mex
pressibly shocked. "Oh, Wilkins! You
in this state! 1 am sorry; am sorry;
I am sorryp'
AS the bishop was passing by on the
other side Wilkins pulled himself to-
gether and hiccoughed after him:
Bishop, bishop!'
The bishop fastened back in the hope
of hearing a resolution of repentance.
Bishop, if you are really sorry for
give your