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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17
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west they grow to enormous lengths.
San Antonio, Tex, has long been a
market for the skin of the rattlesnake,
and hides seven feet long and nine
inches wide at the widest part have
been brought in there Purses and
curios are made of these skins in the
main, but from the larger skins hand
bags are made. finished in the 1uster--
less hues of the snake as it was in
life. The python of South America
and other snakes of the constructor
family are sought for their hides I'M
til their kinds also are threatened
with extinction
Various members of the tortoise
family have been victims of fashion
and wealth for years. Nothing in the
cleverest limitations of the shell has
ever approached the projections of
the tortoise shell comb in it's various
shapes and styles, and as for terrapin
served upon the table, it holds its own
with the rarest of wines and the cost
liest of other delicacies of the world.
Aside from the suffering of the saur-
1ans because of their valuable skins,
and shell, and teeth, the table of the
pioneer in many sections of the Unit
ed States and its possessions makes
demand upon certain species. In Death
Valley, in California, one of the most
repulsive looking of the lizard tribe
is considered a delicacy of first rank.
This is the chuckwalla, chunky crea-
ture of notified black. weighing about
a pound, and feeding wholly upon the
vegetable creations of the Scanty soil
in which it makes home.
The iguana is the other edible lizard
and many of them are found in the
Philippines, as well as in Cuba and in
South America. 1t is most revolving
creature in form and color, and it fire.
quently is found measuring three feet
in length. Its delicacy of flavor and
its unexceptional diet, however, have
long made it an unquestioned luxury
for the table of the pioneer.
The horned toad of the southwest
is passing. Really he is of the lizard
family, and has the characteristics of
the lizard family in that he takes on
the general monotonous shade of the
soil upon which he lives. If he be
found in the black earth of Texas his
general tone will be black; If in the
yellow sand he will have a yellow
tone But he is at all times harmless
and silent. and though denied trans
portation in the United States malls
he may be found in the breeches peck
cts of thousands of school boys in the
great southwest country.
The lizard family is going, steadily
and surely, without the consideration
that was shown the bird when fashion
fixed upon him as one of it's martyrs.
SuperstitiouS fear of saurian and of
reptile will hasten their going in spite
of the fact that few saurians are men.
aces to man and in the face of the fact
that the rattlesnake. the water moe
casin, and the copperhead are the only
poisonous snakes in North America
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17
IN. A. Pr ON -"LAssY."
Tells of His Slavish Regard for the
Cigarette.

Cigarette.
Though enormously rich, Labou-
chere enjoys few of the ordinary
pleasures that are supposed to go with
riches writes T. P. O'Connor. He
eats the simplest fare; he never
touches wine except when he is bullied
into taking glass or two of mild
claret by medical advice. and then he
swallows it as though it were medi-
cine. He has two weaknesses One
is his love of cigarette smoking, the
other mania for changing houses and
redecoration and rebuilding. He is
rarely without a cigarette in his
mouth; indeed, this love of smoking
amounts to something like a passion.
Almost every half hour, even in the
midst of a fierce debate or of a great
speech, Labby may be seen rising from
his seat in his lazy, fndolent manner;
he is going to one of the smokerooms
of the house to have his cigarette. 1t
is characteristic of him that he smokes
very inferior cigarettes I asked him
once what kind he smoked. AS long
as there is quantity, said Labby, with
his usual sardonic smile. 81 really
don't much care about quality"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17
The Meeting Of the Ships.

Two banks met on the deep mid-sea,
When Gains had stilled the tide;
A few bright days of summer glee
There found them side by side.
And voices of the fair and brave
+ Rose mingling thence in mirth:
And sweetly fioated DER the wave
The melodies OF earth.
Moonlight on that lone Indian main
Cloudless and lovely slept:
While dancing step and festive strain
Each deck in triumph swept
And hands were linked. and answerin
eyes
With kindly meaning shone:
o. brief and pa ssing sympathies,
Like leaves together blowni
A little while such joy was cast
Over the deep's repose,
Till the loud singing winds at last
Like trumpet music rose
And proudly, freely their way
The parting vessels bore.
In calm or storm. by rock or bay,
To meet-O. nevermoref
Never to blend In victory'a cheer.
To aid In hours of woe:
And thus bright spirits mfngle herQ
Such ties are formed below.
Felicia Heman1.
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EFFECT OF RAIN ON ANIMALS.
Some Wild Creatures, Notably Wolves
Enjoy 1t.


The effects of rainy day upon ami
mails of zoo,' said a keeper the other
day, ARE as interesting to watch as
anything l know in connection with a
collection of beasts. Now, that bis
wolf over there just revels in a rainy
day, and skips about as gay as you
please All the wolves are the same
Rain cheers them up. But the lions
are different. They fret and fume and
growl and snarl unless you give them
an extra allowance of meat or a bia
pan OF warm milk. Then they viii
sleep, but rainy day seems to get
on the nerves of lion or any of the
cat family. Snakes are kept in lust a
certain temperature all the time. and
you would think that the damn air
would never reach them. PERHAPS il
doesn't, but have always noticed thai
all the reptiles are active and cheerful
when it rains. The deer family tbs
bears. the various sorts of wild goats
and the like, don't seem to mind the
rain a bit Birds. however, are the
most disconsolate, dreary things in
the world on rainy day. They don't
sing, hardly chirp, but just settle dowu
to be as miserable as possible.
don Tit-Bits
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17

couple of years, mebby-Hugh Danely
'ud--'
'I'n never marry Hugh Danely."
by jeeminy, you shall"
"I will not
Their eyes net; his determined,
hers defiant.
He LAID his knife and fork beside
his plate, wiped his mouth upon the
corner of the tab1ecloth, and shaking
his finger at her threateningly, said:
Martha, I don't allow no child of
mine to disobey me- Eff you don't
want to mind, you kin go. You under
STAMP
She did understand: there was no
mistaking his meaning now; he was
desperately in earnest. She arose
from her seat, pale and trembling. 1t
was the last day of her annual six
weeks vacation.
For Eve years she had held a pos
ton in the Pension department al
Washington, and during this period
her father, through mercenary mo-
tives, had persistently used his infiu-
ence to bring about a union between
his daughter and Hugh Danely, a
| wealthy, but profigate young man,
| who held a lien upon his remaining
property.
To Danely's wooings and her
| fathers opportunities she had turned
! a deaf ear. pleading time in which to
decide this momentous question.
| An hour later, as she stood waiting
| for conveyance to take her to the
| station, her father said: 'Marthy, I'd
like to know what you've done with
| all yer wages in these five years.
reckon ys amt got no objections to
| tellin'?.'
oh. certainly not" she replied; al
have loaned the money TO that pig
headed farmer who is spending it ON
his education
| The devil you didi Then it's my
| opinion
! The slam OF the carriage door and
the rattle of wheels, caused that valu-
| able opinion to lose its sweetness ON
/ the desert air.
| Fifteen years before, he had stood
on those steps watching the receding
form of young boy, an adopted child,
until it was lost in the gloom of gath
ering darkness. For some trivial Of
tense he had driven this youth from
him to battle alone with the world.
! A few minutes later a little girl hur-
| ried down the road, and throwing her
arms around the boys neck, begged
| him to return.
But no. John Allen wilberton would
make his own way through life, and
some day-ah, how young and old de
light to feast upon those delicious,
though deceptive, promises OF some
day"
| Going, Going, Going."
Job Allison realized that the little
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IF what papa2 2"

Martha's gray eyes, brimming over
with laughter, completely upset her
fathers equilibrium as she seated her.
self at the breakfast table.
why, / was jest a-tellin' yer ma
that is, was jest a-sayin'-or, reether,
l was juest a-goin' to say, eff you
warn't too dead sot about tibet Teller,
as how, mebby, it 'ud be better fer
you to wait little while afore you
git married. OF course, 1 want - see
You do well. If you would wait, say
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CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
Secretary Shaw's Satire at Expense OF
Government Official.

Secretary ShaW's Satire at Expense OF
Government Official.
Although Secretary Shaw is man
of diplomacy he enjoys loOsing an oc-
casional shaft of satire An official
who takes great pride in his dress but
who, in spite of elaborate toilets, is
not conspicuous for his beauty, re-
Gently attempted to grow whiskers-
Evidently his effort stirred up domes-
tic objection, for few days ago, after
three months of assiduous cultivation
of a black but somewhat reluctant
growth of beard, he appeared clean
shaven again, explaining to- his col
leagues that it was his wife's birthday
and that in her honor he had removed
what she had bewailed as an unnec-
essary designation
q Forthwith he showed himself to
Secretary Shaw, craving commenda-
ton
Eyes, L congratulate you." said the
secretary Your case reminds me OF
the good wife who. venturing on
change in wearing her hair. timidly
asked her husband if he thought it
unbecoming.
".Bless you. MOI he exclaimed, try
ing his best to be complimentary; any
change would be an Improvement in
YOU "-Philadelphi1 Post
Wipina Out Accounts.
DIR. Morris Bailey of Titusville,
Penn. lately celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday, and especially marked
the day by erasing from his books ac-
counts extending over half a century
and aggregating about $4,000 He
-tin has some $4,000 hard to collect"
accounts, and may some day settle
these in the same way. But paying
patients have supplied him with COM
potency.
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HEIGHT and Depth.

The deepest depression in the earth,
ascertained by sounding, is five and
a fourth miles; the greatest height,
the peak of Mount Everest, five and
three-fourths miles.
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steo in Advance.

The wagons of the London fire com
pany are to be supplied with bells so
that the firemen will no longer~be
compelled to utter cries to clear the
streets.
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Indian Basket.

Collectors of Indian baskets aere.
in conceding the greatest beauty :,
form and design to lie products =,
certain parts of California.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17

The Sultan of Turkey EMPLOYS AZ
teen secretaries, whose duty it Is r.
translate foreign books for his delec
tation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-17

Hes going to kiss me- the maid,
nd. in roguish heart. she smiled
nd ambuScade,
/ :.
Straightway with and lips be- -
guiled- ~
challenge wa each dmple IkS
ne of hair, NS
ran wicked giee; M
stupid thing, doesn't daret'' "
m t. herI'' vowed the man, 4
chuckled. i'll
hdgeted. began
= feel a weakness of the knees
seemed, somehow, downright shame
Deliberately to scheme like this,
And play treacherOuS a
Upon mfsSi 81
ftfu1 grows; "
Demure she Il
With sudden grit. the scratch he tore
A smack-the deed Is done. Nj
(''1gh time, the ninnyi' she inveighs)
("WelI pianned!' he sniggers sheepish- i
1y)
.'FIow dare you.' rebukes, ablaze.
II 1 thought pleads he.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-21
PRETTY SHAMROCK TEA.

The Shamrock tea given by the
Charity club on Tuesday afternoon and
evening in Miss Emma Reeds suite of
rooms at the Palmer house celebrated
st. Patrick's day very charmingly and
was most successful occasion. The
rooms were decorated in green and
yellow, the shamrock having the place
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-21
OLD LACE
Miss Neva Riley.
Henry Bundesman.

OLD LACE
Fold upon fold.
Yellow as gold.
Woven by delicate fingers Of old,
Here in Its place
Grandmother's lace
Lies like a dream Of her maiden
hoods grace.
Fragrance of rose
Out OF IL flows,
Leaves Of the past thst its meshes in
close,
Sweets Of old days,
Lavender sprays,
All that n maid In her treasure chest
lays.
Fair - her head,
Thread over thread,
Sleeps the old lace that she wore when
she wed.
Beautiful dayl-
But fold IL away.
Grandmother's lace. and the rose, and
the spray
New Lippincott.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-21

Sheriff.. Nellie Gave, Elizabeth Cobb.
Richard Scott, Palmer James, Jack
Gave, Ben Wallace, Philip Wallace.
waverly Briggs.
ENJOYABLE PARTY.
A Finch party was given at the
home of Mr.. Fins Jones, 1913
Broad street on Friday night. Those
present were: Misses Georgia Nc
Shire. May Ellis, Alva Ellis, vennie
Jones, Jennie Jones, Messrs. Leslie
Broadfoot, Hallet Ellis, John Ellis,
JEFF Leroy, George Leroy, Tom
Crane. A pleasant evening was en-
joyed, and refreshments were served at
the end Of the game.
INFORMAL EVENING.
Miss Mary Walker and Miss Evelyn
Walker entertained o few friends
informally on Thursday evening at
their pretty home on Broadway com
ELEMENTARY to the Misses Newell and
their guest, Miss Mary Neblett of
Brownsville, Tenn. Finch was
played and delightful luncheon was
served after the game.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TO ENTERTAIN.
Invitations are being issued by the
Knights Templsr of the city to an en-
tertainment in their lodge room on
April 3, in honor of Mr.. Joseph H..
Ewalt, the inspecting officer Of the
state. II will be pleasant social &C.
cssion and will include ladies as well
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Miss Mary TrieRleff entertained q
number OF her friends most pleasantly
at her home on West Jefferson street
ON Monday evening. Finch was
played and the evening was most en-
joyable one. delightful refreshments
were served after thelgame.
DANCE AT X. p. HALL.
A dance was given on Friday even
ing at the Knights of Pythiss hall by
one Of the younger social clubs of the
city. 1t was very pleasant occasion
and enjoyed by a number of the young
people.
GARD PARTY.
Miss Mary Mix entertained at cards
on Friday evening at her home on
South Fourth street. A number Of
guests were present and an enjoyable
evening was spent.
INDUSTRIAL CLUB.
The Industrial club was pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. Frank Gardner on
Friday afternoon at her home on the
South Side. A pretty luncheon was
served.
CHORAL SOCIETY.
The Choral Society held ITS regular
meeting on Monday evening at the
First Christian church. Several extra
meetings for practice were also held
this week.
FLINCH CLUB.
Miss Beulah Rogers is the hostess OF
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ENTERTAINED.

Mrs. Frank Barnard enter tanned q
number of children on Friday after
noon at 1.-THE Inn from 10 8 O'Clock.
The hours were merrily spent in pla y
ing gam es. Delightful refreshments
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kiger and
Miss Martha Leech are at Dawson
Springs.
Miss Mary Lee Clarke and Miss Car
line Sowell are visiting in st. Louis
this week.
Miss Susanna Jorgenson has return
ed to Princeton after a pleasant visit
TO friends in the city.
Mrs. John W. Keller left this week
for San Antonio, Tex. to join Mr..
Keller who is there i'll from rheuma-
tism.
Miss Anna May Yeiser left this
week for Cincinnati where she is the
guest of the family Of her uncle, Mr..
Henry Yeiser.
Miss Anna Parks, of Nashville, Tenn.
who has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Robert Becker Phillips, for two
weeks, returned home on Thursday.
Mrs. Irwin S. Cobb and little daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, will leave tonight for
Savannah, Ga, to visit Mrs. Cobb's
:
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Irwin Rocks.
Elliott Richev.

Tenn, and Mr.. Pettis walker OF Jack
son, Tenn. The bride will be married
in . pretty and stylish going -away
gown, and the bridesmaids will wear
white organdie.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple will leave for jackson, Tenn,
which will be their home.
Miss Newell is the second daughter
Of the Rev. and Mrs. 7. J. Newell and
has made an especial place for herself
in the hearts Of her fathers people and
all who have met her in the few
months she has lived here. She is
charming and attractive in the fine It
sense of the word.
MIR. Walker Is prominent young
Tennesseesn, and a rising young busi-
ness man. lie travels for a Nashville
house but resides in jackson.
INVITATIONS OUT TO
FRIEDMAN.LEvY WEDDING.
Invitations were issued this week to
the marriage Of Miss Melitta Fried.
man. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Friedman of this city TO Mr.. Benjamin
Levy Of Iowa. The wedding will
take place at the home OF the bride on
North Sixth street at O'Clock on the
evening Of March 81. The ceremony
will be followed by large reception.
Afterwsrd the couple will 20 on q
southern bridal tour, and will make
their home in Paducah.
The engagement of Miss Friedman
to Mr.. Levy was announced some time
since, and the marriage will be quite
social event in Jewish societyof which
the bride is popular member. The
groom is we'll known here, which is
his territory in travelling for the Par
sgon Shirt company of Fort Wayne,
Ind, and has many friends in the
city.
THE MONDAY NIGHT CLUB.
A social club was organized at the
Y. NJ. O. A. building on Monday ev.
ening with some twenty members pres
ent. The club will meet ON Monday
nights and the next meeting will be
held on March the Both. II is entire
ly for social purposes and the program
will vary with each meeting. A de.
lightful banquet was served at the ini-
tial meeting, and the following toasts
were given; THE New Game Ro-
que" Paul N. Peck; "How We Play
Tennis" Morton Hand; baseball, +"
W. Il. Short; "Our Field Meet With
Cairo" B. l.. Mathis; Social Life
in the Association, ]. NJ wilkins
- Maintaining n Social Club in the Pa
ducah Y. M. u. A." Secretary stuart
b. Hanna. There was also, music by
Prof. william Dodd and Mr.. II. X.
Fitch.
PRETTY SHAMROCK TEA.
The Shamrock tea given by the
Charity club on Tuesday afternoon and
evening in Miss Emma Reeds suite of
rooms at the Palmer house celebrated
st. Patrick's day very charmingly and
was a most successful occasion. The
looms were decorated in green and
Fellow, the shamrock having the place
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Gowns

Good quality Domestic Gowns
with yokts of iucks and insertion,
embroidery around neck and
sleeves, Is cents.
Nice Muslin Gowns with yokes
of hemstilched tucks and lace in
seirions, with lace edge tor 81 90.
Exquisite Gowns of Massalion
Cloth, deliberately trimmed with
fine German laces, Swiss insertions
headings and ribbons from 81 to S.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-21
"AULD LANG sYNE" DINING.

Mrs. John l.. Webb OF this city,
who is visiting her daughter Mrs. Ham
ilton Parks in Nashville, Tenn, was
the guest of honor at an attractive
dinner party on Wednesday of this
week at the handsome Parks home on
West End avenue.
Twelve ladies, contemporaries of
Mrs. Webb, were invited to meet her,
and each was asked 10 bring some es.
peoial relic Of her girlhood days. AZ
ter the pretty and elaborate course
dinner was served, these momentos
we've exhibited and the story Of each
was told. As one eau imagine, some
touching little heart passages were re-
vealed, and the smiles and tears OF
life were very near the surface in
these after dinner stories" of ante
bellum days. IL was most char m
ing and out. extraordinary occasion,
and those little stories contained
enough romance, pathos and comedy.
no doubt, to furnish a makeup foI
any number of magazines. Mrs. Webb
herself is rarely interesting and could
keep the most formal dining from be.
ing stiff.
THE WEDDING OF MISS
NEWELL AND Mr.. WALKER.
The marriage OF Miss Mamie Mar.
vim Newell to Mr.. James o. Walker of
jackson, Tenn, will take place on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock ut the
homo Of the bride on North Seventh
street. Il will be an exceedingly pref.
ty but very quiet home Wedding, only
the relatives and intimate friends be.
ing present. The ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. Thomas New
ell, the father OF the bride. Mrs.
Samuel ]. Hubbard will play the
wedding march. The attendants will
be Miss Happy Newell, and Miss s. L.
Newell, sisters Of the bride, Miss Mary |
Neblett of Brownsville. Tenn, Miss
Minnie Garrett OF Someryille, Tenn.
Mr.. Charles Walker OF Brownsville,
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THE COMING WEEK.

The COMlNd WEEK.
The Delphio club will meet with
Miss Kathleen Whifeneld on Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Herman wallerstein
will entertain the Whist club on Tues
day eveiDg at their home on North
Seventh street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-03
PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Compensation In Various Parts
of the Country.

"The people have done more for the
teachers of New York city than has
been done for any body of teachers in
the world" writes Prof. McAndrew
principal of the girls high school, in
the Worlds Work.
AS for teachers in general, the rec.
ord is usually after this fashion:
Crates, of Mallos, was the first tc
teach grammar in Rome. Having had
the misfortune to fall into sewer
thus breaking his leg, he was thence
forward considered good for nothing
but to be teacher"
Horace mentions Orbillius the most
famous teacher of his time, only to
confer on him an immortality of con.
tempt.
The first American schoolmasters
say the historians of education, were
also grave-diggers, street-sweepers,
and were employed in other occupa-
tions similarly looked down upon.
Maine, in cities of more than 5000 in
habitants, pays teachers $44s a year
upon the average.
The cities of this state pay 1868 to the
average teacher; the cities of Massa-
chusetts, $72s year; the cities OF
Pennsylvania, 1928. In the latter state,
as a whole, women average 1904.
The average (monthly) salary for
the country is. SAT for men, 500 for
women.
Lewis Elkin, of Philadelphia, has just
left a fortune whose income is to be
used in pensioning worn-out teachers.
In that city this work is no longer to
be left to chance or left undone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-03
IATHOLIC CLUB BEATEN
BY The INVINCIBLES.
Bowling Match At Hartman's Al
Ieys Last Night Catholic Club
Won First Game.

1t was a hotly contested game last
night which was bowled between the
Catholic Club bowling team and the
1nvincible Bowling Club at Hartmans
alleys. The Catholic Club won the
first game and lost the next two. For
long time the Catholic Club has
been waiting to get chance at the
nvincibles and when they started out
last night it was with the idea that
they were going to be the winners of
the match.
In the first game the Catholic club
simply bowled with their opponents
as If they were playing with them,
and they easily won by score of 40
pins. In the second game the Invinci-
bles put the Catholic Club down by
IA pins. In the last game the Catholic
Club was easily defeated by 38 pins.
Thus the powerful Catholic Club
BOWLING team fell victim to the
amateurs. Following are the total
scores.