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

air. They made straight for the
Hardys, and we turned the last cor
ner just in time to see Weston extri-
eating himself from a large snow
heap. SO we waited in the shadow of
the wall. But. perhaps, l had bet
ter tell the rest of the story as Wes-
ton recounted it to us afterward.
1t appears that he was sitting at
home cursing the weather. the cold,
and the concert, whittier Mrs. Hardy
and Daisy had been conducted by the
rival, when as he dozed in his chair
he had a vision. Quite distinctly, he
assured us, he saw a lonely little
house surrounded with snow and
with glimmer of light shining
through the front window, while
man, Jimmy in hand. and carrying
over his back a bag of tools. was try
ing to force the front door, In
flash he recognized Mrs. Hardy's
house-he seemed to hear the metal
lie grating of the Jimmy as it wrench
ed at the lock and splintered the
woodwork-and seeing the hand of
Providence offering him way
straight to Daisy's heart, he dashed
out just as he was and never stopped
till he tripped into the snow heap.
AS soon as he had extricated him.
self and recovered his breath little
he stealthily approached the house,
bending low, as he softly pushed open
tle garden gate. There was the dim
light slinmeripg out through the
blinds of the front room and. yes,
there, crouching by the door, Jimmy
in hand, was the figure of a man.
Spurred on by love, Weston was no
coward, and, unceated. unarmed as
he was, he flung himself upon the
burglar. graphing with him fiercely
as he loudly called for help Weston is
small man and before you could say
Jack Robinson" he was on his back
in the snow with a pair Of hands
have strangled the life out of him had
not the door been suddenly opened
from within to disclose the trembling
figure of Daisy clinging fearfully to
the rival. while from the top of the
stairs Mrs. Hardy in bedroom attire
made night hideous with her yells.
l will draw a veil over the rest
Weston's antagonist was the local
locksmith. called in hurriedly to re-
pair the patent lock, which had stuck
fast and prevented the door being
properly shut A bad headache had
kept Mrs Hardy from the concert,
where she would not allow her daugh-
ter to go unchaDeroned, and she had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09
Music.

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon
this bank;
Here We will sit and let the sounds of
music
creep IN our ears; soft stiffness and the
night
Become the touches of sweet harmony
Sit, Jessica- Look how the floor of heav-
Is thick inlaid with patines of bright
gold
There's not the smallest orb which thou
behold'st
But in his motion like angel sings.
Still quiring TO the young eyed cherubims
Such harmony is in immortal souls;
But whilst this muddy vesture of decay
Doth grossly close it in, We can not hear
-ShakeSpeare-
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TWENTY FIFTH YEAR. Yearv Subscription ST. 90.
gone to beu early. leaving the yos=s

gone to bed early, leaving the YosEa
people to their own devices. What
with the fright and the cold. Mrs.
Hardy was ill in bed for a fortnight,
and only got out in time to be present
when Weston was convicted of as
sault and battery before the local
magistrate, for whom the rival was
acting as clerk that day.
Daisy was married in the spring,
but I think what hit Weston hardest
was that when we helped him home
on that eyentful night it was to find
his back door in splinters and every
room in the place ransacked.
Weston never mentions spiritual
ism now.-Gordon Meggy in Chicago
'Record-Herald
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POULTRY
Some Experience with Ducks.


From the Farmers Review: Some
years since 1 saw an ad in an ex-
change journal which read like this:
Would like to swap some first class
Pekin ducks for B. P. R. cockerels,
signed Mrs. Well 1 had
more cockerels than l needed, so
wrote her about the ducks. You know
l wanted a pedigree of her stock. In
the course of a month full particulars
came to hand. Well, we made a dick
er, and I guess it was satisfactory,
at least we will say so. We got two
ducks and one drake. They were big
ones to be sure, but about month
after went out to feed them and one
refused to eat feed. I did not think
OF anything very serious so as time
went on duck No. 1 got better and
the second one was attacked with the
same affection. AS was not
acquainted with the diseases of that
particular kind of fowl did not do
anything for it and of course it died.
L think the duck had kidney trouble,
because it seemed to have a weak
spine. The remaining one laid about
90 eggs, and as l do not have an
incubator, l set the eggs under hens.
After the little fellows were ready to
be taken from the nest l put them
under coop with the hen mother
brakes and kept 10 ducks for the next
years breeders, in the meantime pur-
chasing two good brakes. And /
figured like this, IF one duck and one
drake will produce "a ducks, 10 ducks
and two brakes will produce ten times
as many which is 240." They began
laying about March Is, and in about
a month We began to pick the ducks
at regular intervals. This put stop
to the laying business. set $50 eggs.
and for the first week or so fed them
Johnnie Cake" and milk (rather dry,
not sloppy with fresh water to drink.
After the first week I fed them on
corn meal wet with water. Oh, 1 for
got to say that / fenced them in so
they could get only so far from the
coop. When fall came 1 had raised
"A ducks to maturity, sold off all the
Some hatched out all right and some
of the hens got tired of sitting and
flew the COOP" The eggs became
chilled; result, duck died in shell.
To make a long story short, 1
hatched out rs and, as, we were all
engaged in building a barn, the poul-
try business was neglected. In spite
of bad weather, turtles, hawks, owls,
rats, ETC., we had one left when fall
came and this one took sick and died.
But nevertheless I am still in the
Pekin duck business and believe it
is as profitable as any kind of busi-
ness where feathers are found. My
motto is Never give up."-Perry S.
Hall, Summit County, Ohio.
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If clover is left uncut, as many do,
until the bloom turns brown. the stem
becomes woody. much of the finer and
most valuable parts are lost in the
curing and handling, and, should it be
caught out in heavy rains. it is really
OF comparatively little value. When
cut in the early STAGES of bloom, rain
does but little harm, if tended soon
after a shower and put up before it
gets too dry.
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Honor Revolutionary Patriot.

There has just been placed in the
synagogue of the Spanish and Portu-
guese congregation, Seventeen street,
New York, bronze tablet in memory
of the Rev. Gershom Mendez Seixas,
its minister from 1866 until 1916. Dur
ing the revolutionary war Mr.. Seixus
took most of his congregation to Pitt
adelphia until after the evacuation
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Smut is disease of grains in which
the kernels assume a dark brown or
black appearance, or are converted
into masses OF blackish powder IL is
caused by parasitic fungi. which are
propagated by Spores These absorb
the juices of the plants to which they
are attached
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New Names for Lo.

Lo. the poor Indian, having been
deprived of lands and hunting grounds
and made to cut his hair, must now
give up his native cognomen AS
ruled by the Indian bureau, Young
Horse-Afraid-o will become
rlain John Smith,
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He dashed out just as he was.
got pretty we'll showed up. Weston
did not seem himself about this time
1 remember We remarked upon il at
the club Perhaps his second sight
told him some crisis was at hand.
Any way, it came. 1t was one We'd
nesday night. There was a concert
in the town han which some of US
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

except in very narrow binding, is a
mistake. as it adds greatly to the
weight
Paris has gone mad over wine color
from the. richest shade Of burgundy to
the most inslpid shade of pink.
The prevalence Of birds is the chief
feature of autumn millinery Wings of
every possible color and description
adorn nearly all the autumn toques.
Some Of the srhartest millinery mod
els for ordinary wear are three cor
nered, made Of beaver and trimmed
with choux of gold braid. cords and
tassels. The beaver is especially smart
in claret color
Some of the most elegant Of the
broadcloth skirts have very decided
vatican plaits at the back. Six, seven
and nine cores are seen on the skirts.
?anne cheviot is new fabric and is
already being purchased rapidly by
those who always like to be first in
everything.
The cut shows gown Of black lib
erty silk shirred on the waist and hips.
The skirt has three 1ounces.
JUDO CH0LLET.
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

1t is often claimed by outsiders that
having profession dulls a woman's
sympathies. but cannot believe that
this is true in the practice Of medicine.
where one side Of the woEk Is SO i'm
measurably sad have Seen baby
that came after fifteen years of wait
ing and hoping and was rejoiced over
daily and hourly for wonderful year
suddenly struck down and gasp its lit
tie life out in day with pneumonia.
These are the times when it hurts to
be doctor. TO find that all the knowl-
edge that you possess. all the skill at
your command, is as SO much chaff
before the wind To have woman
cling to you. begging you to save her
baby. is an ordeal to which no human
being can grow callous. You must
feel MS though the brand Of Cain were
upon you when. with all your efforts.
you cannot save the little life. Not
years nor experience can tighten hours
such as these -Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02
storm. OF ola ENGLAND.

In the year 944 in London alone 1.500
houses were blown down; in October
1901. great number Of churches and
500 houses were destroyed; in 1895 1t
thundered for fifteen days consecutive
". The drendful night during which
Cromwell's spirit passed has formed
theme for poet and partisan. And
the great storm that ''o'er pale Britain
mia passed" in November. 1T03. the
mcst terrible in British annals. also
has its enduring record in poetry 1t
did damage in London to the amount
of f2.0o0000; over 5000 people were
drowned In floods in various parts of
the country: twelve men-of-war. with
over 1900 men on board. went down in
sight Of land. and the Eddystone light
house. along with Winstanley. its in
ventor, was swept away
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

70 CHARLES a. sTADLl1R. EMMA
Weber. julius wepsr. her husband; Annie
ags HasSlSn HsME her stsa,sa E
stadier, Charles Michel, Charles Michel, Jr:,
M. pas S John I015 p sr nss as
6sasss louis LsdlssI .., ss-saiss :; : tls viz III
zans ssuhfs%s kasser Nary Lsnss and lhs' xslis
You Asi are hereby noilasa that :. public sale
made hy the CITY Collecasosr to, e jersey City:
%dsames e as A q saS Jersey e CITY fo
sum OF afteen dnllars and seyenty-one cents
'ty. @ 'ilr n the the County @ cf HUDSON ana State Il
New Jersey. fronting on Western avenue,
nnd ni'i i. = IL Ao Block CIV" number @ rs a. snown @ I upo
l. d. Fowler's Official assessment. Map Of
1s Z he of san an set %
Legislature Of New Jersey. passed March seth.
IAN Ar. concerning the settlement And col
ii cities or this State, and imposing ana
force @ the payment t6sfeof. and. 10 provide
taxation and assessment
Ands the several supplements thereto.
And you ars rurrner ncxihed that You ap;
pear % have an estate or Interest IA y ,aid .aid
and real estate shall be redeemed as pro-
yided 10 said acts, within one year. from the
moshs mon from @ am and sfss sftsr he he servss hereof,
deed for the same win be given conveying TO
Ing to the provisions Of the said acts.
rE ZEN MYosy s5ssy AaD 81 JERSEY M
n NJ TASAN
sssstt .sstssts-- N ). o'DoNNELLEf.
ssale No. s.sss.,
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

Butterflies are active in the day and
fold their wings together when they
settle. Their antenn@ end in clubs.
The fore and hind wings never hook
together. The chrysalis is angular and
not inciosed in cocoon or silken case.
Moths. OH the other hand. are usually
active in the dusk or at night and do
not fold their wings together on set
Ting. The feelers are very various in
shape. but rurely dubbed. The fore
and hind wings IRE generally fastened
together during flight By a hook and
eye arrangement. The chrysalis is not
angular and is inclosed in some sort Of
case or cocoon.
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02
wstts

witty -tsurer.
A professor vito acted as chairman
of a meeting at which Max O'Rell was
to lecture introduced the Frenchman
IN the following manner:
Ladies and gentlemen. when We
wish to see ourselves as individuals
we have recourse to the mirror. This
we cannot do as 4 nation. take
pleasure in introducing gentleman
twho will act as a French mirror. bS
means Of which you will. am sure.
obtain an adequate and pleasing view
Of yourselves Ms Il nation
The Introduction pleased O'Rell. and
he responded In vein as joyial \
an requested to reflect on d nation
However, I must take second place to
the man IN the moon. for he reflects
on the earth. AS an imported French
ililrror ! shnll do the best can to give
sou d correct picture Of the nntion.
And II your chairman remains Where
he Is. in the background. he will add
greatly to the reflective power Of the
mlrror.s
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

THE New JERSEY
1ldG Guarantee and lllSt CODD3lT
"a MONTGOMERY STREET. JERSEY cirY, al
0ffers to the public the privileges Of its
SAFE Deposit Vault
AZ prices that are within the reach Of all. Tns
Vault IS protected against burglary fire. ETC., By
every known device A box may be rented for one
ycar Tor So. Vault open daily, sto5P.M. Satur-
gaL "a. N. to y N. Public inspection invited.
SHEAIFFsS NOTTC Es


sHERIEFrs sALE.-IN cHANcERY OF
Between Margaret Dayy. conplsi -. Ia
Charles E. Bailey, ct al, Defendants
n IA For sale Of nortgzgel premises
Returnabie October Term. 1908
Queen and Tennant. Solicitors
BY virtue Of the above stated writ TO me
directed and delivered. / shall sell by pubae
sendue at F. G; Wolbert's Real Estate saIss-
room. NO. ~ montgomery street. Jersey City.
THURSDAY, the Ninsseenth day of November.
AD.190S.
following described land and premises, with
the appurtenanees being the same described
IN said writ. thar is to say
All the following described lots or parcels OF
lana and premises, hereinafter particularly de-
scribed situate. lying and being in the City
OF Jersey City. in the County OF Hudson. and
State of New Jersey.
Beginning at point on .he scutheasterly
line or summit avenue, distant thereon one
hundred and fifteen and eighty-six one hum
dredths (1i5 sG-leW feet aouthwester.y frcm the
corner formed by the intersection OF the souths
westerly line of Magnolia avenue, with ths
southeasteriy line OF Summit avenue, and run
ming min, themes az southeasterly along the division
and lands Of Richard Lahey, one hundred (i00)
feet TO a pointi thence t2) southweserly along
the division line between lands of said Susan
b. Soper and said Lahey, fifty (50) feet 10
point; thence 90 southeasterly along the divi-
sion line between and sf sasan * Soper AID
said Lahey fifty-three and fifteen one-hun-
dredths (o3 15-10o lfeet to point on the north
westerly line of West street, distant one hum
uicu anu seventeen anu tNenly-Io IT one-nu =
dredths d17 241O0) feet southwesterly from the
corner formed by the intersection Of the south-
westerly line of Magnolia avenue with the
northwesterly line of West street and running
thence "a southwssterly along West street 3
and twenty one-hundredths 6 20-10g) feeg !
thence (5l northwesterly along the division line
between lands of said Susan B. Soper and one
Bannerman fifty-sx and seventy-two one-hun-
dredths (5e 72-10O feet to a point; thence 10
northeasterly parallel with the second course
twenty-five (25) feet to point; thence a
northwesterly ninety-hve and sixty-five one
hundr-dths (95 65-l00 feet to the southeasteiy
line of Summit avenue, at a point distant one
hundred and forty-hve and eighty-eight one.
hundredths Q45 S5-100) feet southwesteriy
along Summit avenue. from the aforesaid cor
ner of Summit and Magnolia avenues; themes
90 northeasterly along Summit avenue thirty
and two one-hundredths $50 2-1o0) feet to the
point or place of beginning.
JOHN zELLER. Sheriff
Dated October 1S 1903.
Jersey City News and Jersey City Democrs
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02


Blind Swimmers Straight Steering.
1t is standing puzzle that all blind
swimmers are able to hold an almost
perfectly straight course for very con-
siderable distances. though no more
guidance is given TO thern than some
species of call or whistle coming from
the winning goal. A blind man, in
fact. desiring to go in straight line
possesses the curious power Of being
able to do so almost exactly. A pro-
vincial mayor Instituted series Of
contests in an open lake between blind
men and ordinary ones Of about equal
skill and strength. and the result was
marvellous so far as the straight steer
ing of the blind was concerned Lon
don Chronicle.
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02
sHER1Fws sALnHIN cHANcERY on

sHERIFFs SALEM cHANcERY OF y
Jersey.
No. ].
Between Mary l.. Murphy, Complaina
Michael Conlon ct al, Defendants.
Fl fa- For sale OF Mortgaged Prem
Returnahle October Term. 1903.
McEwan & McTswan. Solicitors.
directed and delivered, / shall sell
yendue at F. c. Wolbert's Real Est
room, No. Al Montgomery street. Je
on
THURSDAY, the fifth day of Novemf4
1903,
at two o'clock in the afternoon. all
lowing described land and premises, Hit3
appurtenances, being the same describ
said writ. that is TO say'- @
All that certain lot, tract or parcel OF
and premises, situate in the Township OF NJ
Bergen. in the County Of Hudson. and 81
of New Jersey. H.
Beginning at a point on the southerly 81
Of Hamblet place. distant one hundred AN
sixty C1s0) feet easterly from the corner formei
Hamblet place, with the easterly side of Gran,
or Nelson avenue; running thence southerl.
at right angles with Hanlblet place one hun
dred l0o) feet to the centre line of the biocl
between Hamblet place and Gfllies avenue
thence easterly parallel with Hamblet place
and along said centre line of the block twent,
(20) feet, thence northerly at right angles witt
Hamblet place one hundred QOO) feet to tn
southerly side of Hamblet place; thence west
erly along the southery side of Hambiet place
twenty (2e) feet to the point or place OF begin
ming
Dated September 2s 1908
Jersey City News and The Observer.
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

sHERIFFs SALEM cEIANCERr OF NEW
Jersey.
Between Charles j. Van Name, Compinans,
and Samuel B. King, ct al, Defendants
Fl. IA For sale of niortgaged premises.
Returnable October Term. 1908.
Hudspeth and Puster, Solicitors
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed and delivered, / shall sell by public
vendue at F. c. Wolberts Real Estate Sales
room. No AZ Montgomery street. Jersey City,
THURSDAY, the Third day of Decs nbsf. u
1903.
at two o'clock in the afternoon, all the follow
inc described land and premises with the ap-
purtenances. being the same described In said
writ. that is to say
All the following tract or parcel OF land and
situate, lying and being in the City of Jersey
City in the County of Hudson and State Of
New Jersey. All that lot Of land which was
purchased by the said William McLane King
from John Rapp and which is situated on the
intersection of West Side and Boyd Avenues
Beginning at corner formed by the inter-
section OF the southeasterly line OF West Side
avenue with the southwesterly line of Boyd
avenue, thence running southeasterly along
hundred d0Ol feet to a point thence f2) SOUTH
westerly and al right angles to Boyd avenue
twenty-five feet to a corner thence (s} north
westerly and parallel with the line frst fan-
toned hundred feet to said southeastery
line Of West Side avenue thence 40 north~
easterly along said line Of West Side avenue.
twenty-six feet to the point or place Of begin
ming.
JOHN TELLER.
Sheriff
Jersey City News and The Observar
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02

The jewels of an Indian idol must be
worth stealing If many of those re-
markably llideous images possess such
valuable head ornaments as one made
for the idol Parthasathy. in the Tripli-
cane temple at Madras. The ornament
is worth some 10000 rupees and is
made Of sovereign gold studded with
diamonds. e1neralds and rubies,t the lar
gest emerald being valued at 1000 ru-
pees and the biggest ruby and dia-
mond ut 800 rupees apiece
The Jersey City news., 1903-11-02
THE WORD MELoDRAMA.


ana OttSlnaA SnxM10cAnces
Nowadays "lnelodramap Is in general
use as denoting purely sensational
play, with an all but impossible hero,
heroine and villain among the charac-
tiers represented. Formerly the word
kept more closely In its signification to
actual derivation "Melodrama" is COM
pounded of the Greek words melos, q
song, and drama, an action, a play,
and was applied to two sorts of per-
formances when 1t first came into use.
1t signiied a play, generally of the
romantic school. In which the dialogue
was frequently relieved by music,
sometimes of an incidental and some
times of purely dramatic character.
On the strength of his "Pygmalion" ].
]. Rousseau is credited with the inyen-
ton Of this style. Some Of the so called
English operas of the older school. such
as the once famous ''Beggar's Opera"
and the once popular mo Song. No
Supper" are in reality true melo-
dramas.
In the second place ''melodrama" was
applied to ii peculiar kind Of theatrical
composition In which the actor recited
his part in an ordinary speaking voice.
while the orchestra played more or
less elaborate accompaniment appro-
pirate to the situation and calculated
to bring its salient features into the
highest possible relief. The merit Of
the invention of this description Of
melodrama belongs to George Benda
who used It with striking effect in his
"Ariadne auf Naxos.' produced at
Gotha in 1T74. London Globe.