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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
MONEY MADE HIM INSANE
Strain OF Handling Large Sums I'm.
balances Reason.

Strain of Handling Large Sums I'm.
balances Reason
Capt Fitzgibbon lost his reason
from the strain of handling large sums
of money in the treasury, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. He was
the representative of the United States
Express company there, and charged
with the responsibility of handling
millions of money from one years end
to another.
A short time before Fitzgibbon was
compelled to leave his position q
friend asked him If it was not an
awful responsibility to be forever
handling money, and he replied:
Great God, old man, no man on
earth can ever imagine the strain I'M
til he goes through with it. 1t is sim
ply a purgatory on EARTH I wish I
was in some other business. Not
for my life would steal penny, but
the temptation is often great Fight
it as you may, the temptation to be
dishonest will come to you 1t is no
ordinary task to resist the temptation
to steal 1t is a fight day in and day
out with many an honest man.
knew one of the best men in the ser
vice to send in his resignation simply
from the fear that some day the temp
tation to do wrong would be too great
for him. The best men in the world
will go wrong sometimes unless they
are exceedingly guarded. Such posi-
tons are too tempting for the ordin-
ary man. OF course, they pay well,
out think of the great strain on one
who is tempted to be dishonest. With
| most men, 1 am firmly convinced, it
is battle all the year around between
being honest and thief. l do not be-
lieve that any man ever handled
amounts of cash without the tempta-
ton to steal at times passing through
| his mind. It's a battle from the
| shoulder all the time
And now the man who talked this
way is in the government, insane asy-
/ 1um.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

over, L s'pose it amt going to MAXI
much difference if only one of us
plants 'taters to-day
mot a Bit said I, if it doesn't
make any difference to you
6 No, it don't said Uncle Job. No
difference to me. at all. You're sure
you've got worms enough, though, my
boy?' said he.
@''Oh, plenty said 1. starting to get
my fishpole.
land you're sure the trout are
biting good?' said Uncle Job.
:. They never bit betteri' said I.
''All right, them. said Uncle job.
That being the case, guess III take
the pole and the worms and go down
to the creek and see what luck I'll
have. You just go on planting 'taters
as if | wasn't here, and get in as many
as you can, for it's a good day for
the pole and went fishing.
81 was a little set back, of course,
but 1 couldn't help but admire the pre-
ponderance of the business idea in
Uncle Job. 1t wasn't fishing that he
cared so much about. 1t was the get
ting in of the 'taters, and you will no.
tice that he did not make up his mind
get along with the planting all right.
So along about this time o. year / al
ways think of my uncle Job Phillis-
ter and the big business head that he
had.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Don't Bet on Your. Watch
New York JeweIer Gives Good Advice Those Sporvely
LocLned-The Best TI1epieces Are Liable TO Develop
Unsuspected Weaknesses Any Time.

In the windows of nearly all the big
retail jewelry stores downtown are
chronometers. In fact, the chronom-
eter has become the most valuable
part of the window display.
Two prosperous-looking men, after
comparing their watches the other day
with one of these chronometers, were
seen to go inside the store and few
minutes later to reappear. AS they
did so one of the men passed a roll of
bills to the other. Then they laughed,
shook hands and separated.
The jeweler stood inside and smiled
Its funny" he said to Sun re-
porter. ''how many people there are in
this world who have the betting fever
and how foolishly they risk their
money. Those two men are samples.
Before the day is over I've no doubt
half a dozen more will be in to get me
to decide similar bets. Every day we
have some.
What did they bet on? Why, on
the nearness of their watches to the
correct time. OF course, two men who
make such a bet have the betting
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

The best dressed men In New York
are the Wall streeters- There is one
young member of the Stock Exchange
who is famous for his clothes. He has
a wardrobe in his private Office and
changes his suit three times a day
at TO- at noon and at O'Clock. A
busy session on the floor will wreck
any suit Most of the brokers wear an
old Office coat in the shuttle and tur
roll and there is scarcely an active
member but has an extra pair OF trou-
sers to put ON after the close of bust
ness. Scores of little tailors in the
financial district make a good living
pressing trousers at fifty cents b pair.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
THE TIME FOR PLAY.
"Cid Gorgon Graham's" Opinion {
Its Value

Cl0 6Or9On GrdnamS' OpIniCn OF
Its Value.
OF course, all this is going to take
so much time and thought that you
won't have very wide margin left
for golf-especially. in the afternoons.
1 simply mention this in passing, be-
cause / see in the Chicago papers
which have been ssent me that You
were among the players on the links
one afternoon a fortnight ago. Colts
a nice, foolish game, and there ain t
any harm in it SO far as l know ex-
cept for the balls-the stiff balls at
the beginning, the lost balls in the
middle, and the highballs at the end
of the game. But a young fellow who
wants to be a boss butcher hasn't
much daylight to waste on any kind
of links except sausage links.
OF course, a man should have a GER
tain amount of play, just as boy is
entitled to piece of pie at the end
of his dinner, but he don't want to
make meal of it. Any one who lets
sinkers take the place of bread and
meat gets bilious pretty young; and
these fellows who haven't any job,
except to blow the old mans dollars,
are a good deal like the little niggers
in the pie-eating contest at the Coun-
ty Fair-they've a-plenty of pastry
and they're attracting a heap of at
tention, but they've got a stomach
ache coming to them by and by
From Letters from Self-Made Mer-
chant to His Son." by George Horace
Lorimer. By permission of Small,
Maynard & Co., Publishers, Boston,
Mass.
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zanqwiII's caust,c wit.

Israel Zanzwill, report says, is abouc
to visit New York again He may give
public readings from his latest works.
Authors have to stand almost any
thing" he said recently to an Ameri-
can friend. IAN actor. asked me to
make q play out of a string of short
stories describing the submerged tenth.
objected. 1 hadn't time to read them
carefully.
He handed me the. stories, reply
ing:
why read them carefully and spoil
the play
81 glanced at them. Pretty good ad
vice. 1 replied. They are some early
ones of my own under a nom de
plume New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

lines of white mar
BILE against the
gray columns near
the pulpit. 1t is a
statue of Mr.. Glad
stone. There was
no public cere-
mony of unwilling.
no public praise of
the great states
m a n w h e n t h g
monument to his
memory was set
up. There is not
even an fnscrip-
ton on the blue.
veined marble of
the pedestal, and
the statue shows
the man robed in
his gown as a d.
c. L. of Oxford
university. Mr..
Brock, r. A., has
Urorr1hf a g. -.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
His Uncle Jobs Business Head
Incident Boys Life That Caused Him Have Lasting
Admiration His FeIahve-Con7es to His Memory
Usually About Time of the Yea.

along about this time o year"
81 always think of my Uncle Job Pill
lister and the big business head he had.
The preponderance of the business
idea in my Uncle Job was great. l
think of it most about this time o
year because l lived with him on
the farm when 1 was a boy, and he
said to me one day
'Absalom, / s'pose you know them
early 'taters is to be planted to-day.
1 guess we'd better get at EN-
Il knew all about that later plant
ing we'll enough, but 1 had just dug
lot O. fishworms and was all ready
to go down to the creek to try the
trout. So 1 said:
"'Yes, Uncle Job. But the trout
are biting tremendous, SO folks are
saying
lis that SOP said Uncle Job, bland
ly. Well, then, my boy, 1 s'pose
you've been digging fishworms?'
eyes, uncle said l, feeling good.
land you've got your pole and line
all fixed ready. too, l s'pose?' said he.
Ives, uncle said 1, and l could
just as good as see myself on the
creek that minute and feel the trout
biting.
Greek amt too high, Think said
Uncle Job.
Never was in better shape for fish
ing, everybody says said l.
WELL said Uncle Job, thinking it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Those who think that the Pennsyl-
vania weasel cannot fight would do
well not to try to argue the case with
Herman Shultz, a farmer residing
over in the Wallis run district, says
louisville (Pa.) correspondent of the
Philadelphia Record. Shultz' expert
ence was with seven of the animals
ha1f-famished, ravenous creatures that
fought him as desperately as wildcats.
The scene of Shultz' novel battle
was in a small shed in which dozen
or more turkeys were housed. Farm
ers in that section have always been
losers of fowls because the weasels
prey upon their floeks- Shultz had
taken the precaution to protect the
corner of his shed in which the tur-
keys roasted with cage built of close
neshed wire, SO that foraging animals
could not reach the birds This very
cage, while it served effectively to
protect his turkeys, came near being
the undoing of Shultz himself
One of the coolest nights of last
winter Shultz was awakened by hear
ing a terrible commotion in his turkey
house. The peculiarly distressing
piping of the hep turkeys told Shultz'
practiced ear that an enemy was in
sight. Shultz went to the shed with a
lantern arming himself en- route with
a mixing paddle used to prepare food
for the pigs-a hickory stick about
two inches thick and eighteen inches
long. When he entered the shed the
rays of the lantern as he held it aloft
disclosed a half dozen or more weas-
els scouting about over the wire
frame.
Shultz struck one of the weasels
with his cudgel, Gripping it a little.
Instantly the little animal attacked
him like a furious cat, squealing,- Bit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
pyer,s contemporaries Gone.

unfolding the cause of justice as
United States district attorney, is at
the Ebbitt- To look at his unwrinkled
face and listen to his forceful talk, it
is hard for one to realize that he was
member of congress thirty-two
years ago.
OF that congress-the Firty-first-
there are not many survivors,; al
though several senators, Frye, Hale,
Hoar and one or two more. were in
the house at the time Col Dyer was a
member But in the house which ex-
pired recently there was no member
who saw service as his contempor-
Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

tue and faithful likeness. He has
caught something of the magnificent
hre of the great statesman. Mr.. Glad
stone stands in a characteristic attf-
tude; his right hand clutches his robe.
In his left he grasps sheaf of papers,
while his head is turned round sharp
" to the right The face is character
fstfc of one mood of the dead warrior;
it is the face of the political fighter,
battling for what he believes the cause
or justice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

A controversy has been started as to
whether Clara Bartons age is 70 or
Her defenders. in reply to the
charges that she is too old to conduct
the affairs of the Red Cross. lave said
that she was only 49, Ind books
containing biographical sketches of
Miss Barton confirm this, as they say
she was born in Oxford, Mass, in
1890 The suspended Washington
members of the Red Cross. known as
the minority, are reported to nave
said they have an affidavit from the
town clerk OF East Oxford, Mac.
stating that Miss Barton was born
there In 1921, and is thus nine years
older than her friends assert
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
|[(Jfl0R|
OF HE DEN'
rh. c-e.test Ever

The Greatest Ever.
>Pshawi" cried the newly arrived
spirit: you ancfents had NO great
captains of industry. Take our Beef
Trust. for instance. See what it has
DONE"
~Oh,. don't know replied the
Shade of Noah. quietly. 81 cornered
all the live stock in the world at one
time"
The Yellow Instinct in Cleopatra.
Cleopatra pressed the asp to her
bosom.
what a pity" she exclaimed. IL
could only use sea serpent, what
q story it would make!" ~
However. her fine instinct for the
dramatic enabled her. to carry OF the
affair with great eclat-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Very Likely.

81 wonder what makes the falls
roar So" queried the bride of a week
as she gazed at Niagara
For the purpose of drowning the
fool talk of newly married couples.
l suppose" answered the other half
of the combination
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Too Curious.

There is never any uncertainty
where 1 stand" said the pompous
speaker at the ward meeting. I'm
stalwart'
Whereupon the little man with
squeaky voice half arose and putting
his hand to his ear inquired, What
kind of a wart?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

bank and we notify the deposition.
Lost books are often sent to us from
department stores, from branch post
Offices and from telegraph ofices,
where they have been carelessly left
Lecture the losers? No If we did
We should have to introduce a pro-
fessional scolder foe careless de-
pOsitors."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Jack, in the background-He1lo, II
there isn't Percy Pypate. Why, /
understood he'd been killed in the
Adirondacks last fall by some chap out
deer hunting who mistook him for
q man. -1r
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
AGAIN Mvstified.

"Pm sure 1 don't quite understand
1t, Charley, DEAR said young Mrs
TOrkinS.
What don't you understand"
"Why people insist on calling the
horse mans best friend, after what
he does to people at the race track"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

advertised for said the President of
prominent savings bank, amy they
are generally found by some means
or another. In most instances the
victims are working women or girls
who lose them through carelessness-
Some of them have common sense
enough to telephone the bank and
have payment stopped, but most of
them don't. They wait for the finder
to bring the book to the name and
address written inside it, and receive
a dollar or two reward. If the finder
u well of he sends the book to the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Bings-How do you cook that new
breakfast food you manufacture?
Bangs-Just add hot water and
serve.
Bings-But how do you manage to
place it before the public?
\ Bangs-Just add hot air and nerve.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
GLADSTONE STATUE SET UP.
Famous Statesman Given a Place in
Westminster Abbey.

As one enters the north transept of
Westminster abbey, London, writes
correspondent, the eye is captured by
a new statue, standing out in flowing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Shamrock xxx, Perhaps.

Iarry-"Th' dear ould shamrock.
Bedad, tn name viii nivir dole"
Denny--No, not if Sir Thomas Lip
ton kapes on namin' his yachts after
ut"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Two Points to Remember.

what is the court costume pre-
scribed for an American diplomat?"
ANY old combination that doesn't
disgrace his anatomy or his family.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
For wjndv- weather.

"<Do you keep rubber hose?"
"Well, madam, we have some In
light red and green which are almost
sure to attract attention.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Save Us from our Friends.

Dolly-Poor Tillie couldn't go to.
the meeting last night. Weren't you.
sorry?
Madge-Why, no. If she'd been
there we'd never heard that story
about her.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Ihe TRUTH Gomez Hiah.

ON, on! moaned the man Lam
guage fails me-"
And it was even so, for he was q
teacher of French and out of job.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Councilman,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03
FARM HELP SCARCE.
The Labor Situation Threatens to Prove
Serious to Farmers.

The most serious problem the farm.
ers of North Dakota have to contend
with this year is that Of procuringN
labor. Never before has FARM helo.
male and female, been so hard to PRO
cure as this year. A few years ago
it was easy to procure help at SIS to
$50 per month. Now $a5 is the min.
nimum price demanded, and $50. $35
and $40 is frequently paid. House
help is even harder to procure. Coed
girls command IS per week, and even
more. During harvest last fall they
commanded as high as 50 per week.
An Inter Ocean reporter was enquiring
of a prominent farmer this week how
many acres he expected to put in this
year and he replied, 81 don't know;
it depends upon how much help can
get, and the prospect of securing any
is not encouraging" Really good
farm hands are growing very scarce.
Nearly all of the good, reliable work
ers have taken up land of their own
and much of the labor to be had is
high.priced at any price.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03

Mr.. Blodgett of Chicago, an expert
piano tuner, who has had fifteen years
experience in piano factories, will be
here soon. All work guaranteed.
Leave orders with E. w. Gilbertson.
Capt. E. E. Herman writes from
st. Paul that he is rapidly recovering
his old time strength and vigor and
that he hopes to return soon and get
his boats ready for opening of navi-
cation.
G. A. Dodge & Co., have consider
able money belonging to private par
ties that they would like to loan on
Ramsey county land. Money belongs
to farmers that have been situated as
YOU are and who would treat you
right in case of a pinch. Lowest
rates of interet.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03
THOSE CUPID's ARROWS.

'~'
Minot Optic: That little mischief,
cupid, has played it's card once more
and this time upon one of Minot's pop
ular and substantial business men. A
private telephone message to The OPP.
tic last evening, contained the an
nouncement of the marriage yesterday
morning, of Owen F. McKone. senior
member Of the firm of McKone Bros.
grocers, OF this city, to Miss .Mable
Bywater. The happy event occurred
at the home of the brides parents
about three miles from Devils Lake.
The groom is one OF Minot's most
popular young business men, who has
a host Of friends that will join The
Optic in wishing him and his happy
young bride, a liberal harvest Of hap
piness and prosperity in the future.
while his chosen fair one is the accom-
plished daughter of one of Ramsey
county's most estimable families. The
newly married couple will spend a few
days among friends at Grand Forks
and other points, and is expected to
arrive here Sunday evening, to make
Minot their future home. Numer-
friends Of both groom and bride
are awaiting their arrival here to ex-
tend their hearty congratulations and
the wishes of happiness during their
marital voyage through life.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03
For Sale by
W.. Mann & Son

Good FARM work horses for sale at
Wilson's barn. G. NJ. Fisher-E. j.
Chamberlin.
Last Friday evening MI. and Mrs.
j.. F. Henry entertained a few friends
at their hospitable home in honor Of
their accomplished guest, Miss Ethel
Pepper of Detroit, Mich.
For Canadian lands, see E. O.
Fonkalsrud. Office upstairs in Gler-
UNI building.
Will Ware, the we'll known Lakota
base ball player, will take the road
and sell goods for a Minneapolis
wholesale house May list.
The First National Bank loans
money on stock and farms at lowest
rates.
Mrs. c. J. Lord of Cando, Mrs. W.
II. Thomas of Leeds, Mrs. George
Rnhberg and Mrs. A. M. Powell, OF
the executive committee of the North
Dakota Womens Clubs, went to Grand
Forks Monday to attend a formal
meeting of the committee to map out
a program and make arrangements
for the next State Convention to be
held in Grand Forks.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03

Good farm work horses for sale at
Wilson's barn. C. NJ. Fisher, E. J
Chamberlin.
Rev. Gilmore of Edmore, was in the
city last Sunday in attendance upon
the Episcopal services.
You pay your interest coupons at
First National Bank. No eastern ex-
change is exacted.
Girl wanted-Wages S.. 90 per week
for a thoroughly competant girl.
&C. A. Dodge.
For Rent.-Large steam-heated
rooms furnished, for rent in the Budde
residence. 2-tf.
A fine line of spring overcoats--the
latest out-received this week at the
Manhattan Clothing Store.
Miss Lorena Vannier is home from
the Mayville normal until after
Easter.
Prof. J. A. Haig Of Rolla is visit.
ing in the city a few days this week
looking after business matters and
receiving greetings from many old,
time friends.
Pay up your past due mortgages,
drawing high rates of interest, by
borrowing money of the First National
Bank. Lowest rates given.
Will Truckenmiller was in town
on Monday to meet his housekeeper,
Miss Esther Sanders, who has been
visiting her mother at Clarissa, Min,
nesota, during the past month.
Some exceptionally good bargains
in real estate if taken before seeding
time. F. c. Rother, Perth, N.
D. lat
Since Joe Fahlander became editor
and manager, the Minot Daily Optic
has been enlarged to a six column
folio, and greatly improved in many
other ways.
We,own and control the agency for
land in almost every township in
Ramsey county. We have land to
rent and breaking to be done.
Write, or come in and see US. G. A.
Dodge & Co.
q. Davidson, a prominent Benson
county farmer, has sold his $50 acre
farm to Ole Gilbertson, of DEBORAH,
Iowa, for $96, 900. This is said to
have been the largest real estate deal
ever made in the county,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03
Minneapolis Tribune: Sadie.

minneapolis Trlbune: Sadie, a
Holstein-F riesian COW residing in Uti-
cca, New York, gave milk enough
during a thirty-day test to drown her
had it been tanked and she thrown
in, while her months supply of but
ter, If packed in the ordinary bricks,
would have served to make around her
a wall so high that she could hardly
have jumped over it. There's a Sadie
girl to be proud Of, indeed.
The members of the Degree of
Honor held a FAREWELL party at tn.
charming home Of Mrs Ole Serum
gard on Saturday evening last. The
guests of honor being Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Juergehs, Mr.. and Mrs. c. d.
White, Mr.: and Mrs. Gus REUTER-.
Cards were. the diversion of the even
ing and the prize winners were Mis-.
Lackey--a fine book. Mr.. Juergens
sterling paper knife. MIR. Thorson
and Mrs. Fines consoled themselves
with easier novelties. Mrs. Serum
gard presented Mrs. Jue4gens on be-
half of d. of H. a cut glass dish. At
eleven O'Clock q dainty lunch was
served and the guests departed ut the
midnight hour. The removal Of these
several families to their farms in
Ward Co. causes vacancies in GU,
midst that cannot be easily filed.
The. best wishes of hosts of friends &C,
company them.