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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
Where. oh! where is the good Eli

Where OH where is the good Eli
jah?"
Where, oh, where" Edith's gay
young voice broke off in the midst of
its lifting song at the warning finger
from the doorway. Before the girl
could ask the meaning of the warning,
the Rev. Elijah Strong appeared in
the doorway behind Mrs. Wentworth,
gravely polite, little hooking smile
about his lips, merry twinkle in his
dark gray eyes.
Here l am, Miss Edith. / am glad
you find me good"
Edith had been in the habit of hum
ming this song of her childhood ever
since she had known the Rev. Elijah
Strong, partly in ridicule of the old
fashioned name, partly to tease her
mother. Now, caught at her nonsense,
she blushed scarlet.
"Oh, then, he hasn't gone up in a
chariot of fire." she flashed back
saucily, though her cheeks were still
afame.
But he'll need the ravens to feed
him, if you're not ready for tea soon,"
interposed Mrs. Wentworth, seating
herself and glancing uneasily from the
flushed face of her daughter to the
firm, clear-cut features of the young
clergyman. Hurry, dearie, and brush
your hair" whispered Mrs. Went
worth. while she, excusing herself to
her guest, went out to attend to their
tea.
When Edith came into the room
again in a dainty white muslin, her
cheeks flushed. her eyes bright, she
found Mr.. Strong alone in the room.
You are not sorry that l begged
your mother to invite me to stay to
tea. are you, Miss Edith" he asked
gaily. and yet little wistfully.
"Oh! that's why 'momsie' has COM
pany. / wish now that l had asked
Dick in; for three make such an awk-
ward number. Four is better"
Il beg your pardon, Miss Went
worth. l think Dick Haskins would
be decidedly in the way tonight.
stayed that 1 might talk with you for
a few minutes after tea," and the set
jaw BODIED no good to Edith's coquet-
ries or to Dick Haskin's suit
Indeed, Mr.. Strong. l have an en-
gagement after tea. l beg to be ex
cused.''
Pardon me. again. Miss Went
worth. if 1 seem to be obtrusive. But
must see you, if only for ten min
utes"
Before Edith could answer, Mrs
Wentworth announced that tea was
awaiting them on the shaded veran
da All through tea that must" rank
led in the girls mind. The steady
compelling gaze of the gray eyes
across the table confused her. An un
easy feeling came over her as she
mentally contrasted Dicks easy good
nature and weak will with MIR
Strong's firmness of character.
Dick Haskins. Edith had known
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
HOW the Birds Dress.

AS bird fashions do not change, the
lady birds of to-day wear the same
kind of dresses their grandmothers
wore and are not troubled about
styles.
Two suits a year are quite enough
for most birds, but they need to take
great care of them.
Each, separate feather must be
cleaned and looked over and the use
less ones pulled out.
You have seen a canary preening
his feathers by lifting them and
smoothing them out with his bill, and
you may have thought him vain to do
this SO often.
But necessity and not vanity Is the
cause of his frequent dressings.
Ii you neglect to comb your hair
it Will become tangled and look I'M
tidy, but more serious things happen
to bird who does not comb his feath-
erS.
These feathers are not packed close
together, you know, but lie loose and
have places between filed with air.
When a bird wants to get warmer
he lifts his feathers SO that these air
spaces may be larger, but if his feath-
ers are tangled or wet and dirty he
could not keep the heat in his little
body anu would die of course.
Perhaps you have noticed sparrows
or other birds in the winter time. They
always look larger, but they have only
f1uffed out their feathers because the
weather is cold.
Mr.. Canary does the same thing
when he goes to bed at night. A water
bird has to be even more particular
about his clothes, for il he should get
them wet he would die of cold.
1t seems odd, does it not, that he
can go in the water and not get wet?
1t is a fact, though, and it is only
because he oils his feathers. All
water birds have an oil can, or an oil
gland, as it is called, located down
among his tail feathers, and after he
has smoothed himself carefully he
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

Jim.
Five years old-a frail little lad
Who can't quite fathom the worlds big
noise:
Thoughtful eyes that seek those of his
dad
For half of his tiny joys:
Oh. the piping voice and the busy salt
And the infinitesimal hand of him.
And a trust in me mistaken and great,
And love profound-that's Jim
When he clinga 60 my finger and forth
We go
He talks to ne frankly and comrade-
wise,
With lore more perfect than aught I
know,
And wondrous light in his eyes:
Or when he fares forth to his bed at
night.
And family calls from his chamber DIM
light
And 1 think. THANK God for jim
There are cares to face and battles to
fight,
And serious looks ahead to take:
And sometimes L lie far into the night,
Troubled and wide awake
But mostly I'm eager of mind and feet,
Cheerful of heart and steady of limb:
And 1 scorn the freedom 1 once deemed
sweet
Freedom? Why, I've got Jim.
Louis Dodge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
Do You Know

That If you stroke a black cat in the
dark, sparks will fly out of it's fur?
That the sea is blue in the deepest
part, because of the reflection of the
light which is blue. but it is a greenish
yellow in the shallow parts because
of the sand and seaweed which show
through the water?
That horses have no eyebrows and
fish have no eyelids?
That snakes can go for months and
months without food, and that a huge
snake which recently died in the Zoo
in Paris had not eaten anything for
nearly two years and a half?
That camels are said to be the only
animals that cannot swim?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
The Differences. in Races.

The late R. H Stoddard was fond
of contrasting the English and thu
French workingman, to the great ad-
vantage of the former. One of his
comparisons deal with the death OF
Dickens.
"A shoot time after Dickens died"
he would say, "a friend of mine visited
the scene of his last hours, and, in
search OF Dickensiana, stopped in q
neighboring inn- He spoke of the
novelist's demise to the waiter. "A
great loss he said
"A great loss indeed to us, SIR
the waiter agreed He had all his
ale sent from this house
Contrast with that" Mr. Stoddard
would exclaim, the answer of Q
waiter to whom, on the afternoon of
Mfrabeau's death, a guest said, "A nNe
day
Yes the waiter answered, it =
nne day. bu1-Mirabeau .. deadL' :
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MR.. WHISTLER WAS INsuLTED.

Offer of Ten Pounds for Picture
Aroused His Wrath.
The studios in and around London
are just now filed with gossip about
the late distinguished artist James
Mcneil Whistler. One is told of a
female model to whom Mr.. Whistler
owed some Is shillings for sittings.
She was a Philistine of the Philis-
tines, who knew nothing of her pa
irons fame and was in no way im-
pressed with his work. One day she
told another artist that she had been
sitting to a little Frenchman called
Whistler, who jumped about his studio
and was always complaining that peo-
pie were swindling him and that he
was making very little money. The
artist suggested that if she could get
any piece of painting out of Whistler's
studio he would give her E10 for it.
Although skeptical. the model decided
to ten her little Frenchman" of this
too generous offer and selected one of
the biggest and finest works in the
studio. What did he say?" asked the
artist who had made the offer when
the model appeared in a state of great
excitement, and, looking almost as
if she bad come second best out of a
scrimmage. He said E10-good
heavens-E 1Ot' and he got so mad
well, that's how 1 came in here like
this"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
DANGEROUS PIECE OF SURGERY
Abscess in Mouth of Cobra Success
fully Treated.


fully Treated.
A remarkable feat of snake surgery
took place recently in the New York
Geological Park under Curator Dit
mars. Naigina, splendid 10-foot
king cobra had developed an abscess
next to one of her poison fangs, and
unless this was removed she would
die. To capture the dangerous reptile,
to force her jaws apart and to cut
the abscess, was the problem.
The curator had plan and he
When the stuffed snake appeared it
was distended to the bursting point.
In more than month the cobra had
not touched food Mr.. Ditmars sum-
moned five keepers, armed himself
with a surgeons pinchers and pro-
ceeded to the attack. Through a cir
cGlar aperture, protected with slide,
the snake pill was threaded. The
hungry snake took hold of it at once.
Frequently she stopped, in evident
paiA, but each time she resumed until
the long black thing was half way
down her throat.
door was thrown open and before the
cobra could disgorge herself to fight.
she was seized by the head and throat,
while other hands grasped her body
and tail. Then the mouth was forced
wide apart while the pincers did their
work, and the finest specimen of cobra
in captivity was thus saved to the col
lection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
A Cricket EIGHT.


The Chinese love of gambling finds
vent in many strange ways, one of the
most curious being combats between
crickets. on which large sums of
money are staked and won or lost
Before entering them for fight their
owners make the crickets undergo a
regular training. When caught they
are placed in a bamboo cage and fed
with rice and green stuff. After few
days they are taught to fight by meas
uring their Strength with a veteran.
After a number of trials the cham
pions are selected for their appear
ance in public, and the betting begins
The combatants are placed facing
each other, and their trainers tickle
their heads with a straw untH their
anger is thoroughly aroused, when
they make a dash at one another.
The victory is decided in the first
round, the vanquished cricket, il still
alive, crawling away quite detected,
while the victor struts about and cele-
brates his triumph by chirruping.-
The Graphic.
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Hobson's Choice.

Burn a cork at one end and keep Il
clean the other You are then to be
b1indfoIded, and the cork is to be held
horizontally to you You are then to
be asked three times which end yuu
will have. If you say right" then
that end of the cork must be passed
along your forehead. The cork must
then be turned several times, and
whichever end you say must next be
passed down your nose and the third
time across your cheeks or chin. You
are then to be allowed to see the sue
cess of your choice
This viii afford good deal oe fun
and should be played fairly, to give
the person who owns the forfeit =
chance to escape.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
The Signal Master Game.

The Signal Master Game.
Clear the middle of the room and
place in row a number of chairs,
three less than the number of play
ers.
Blindfold one of the players and
select another for signal master. The
chairs, holding a wand. The signal
master takes his place at one end of
the row of chairs and the other play
ers arrange themselves in a chain
behind him, holding each others coats
or dresses.
Then the chain of players walk
slowly around the chairs, the blind
folded one waving his or her wand,
and singing:
The signal master will give a call;
Take your chairs. then, one and ALL"
After the players have thus marched
gravely around the chairs two or
three times, the blindfolded one. sud-
denly gives a tap with the wand and
the signal master Immediately calls
out "Chairs!'
All now run toward the chairs, each
trying to secure one, but three are
left out, of course, two of whom will
be required in the next game for sig
nal master and blindfold, the third
being the first blindfolded, who counts
as out.
Continue the game in this way, re-
moving chair for each repetition, un-
til all the players are out.
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the quill. being as light as at first.
floats up with it's burden. The spec
tators, if at a little distance. will not
notice the transparent quill or the
thread, especially if the bottle il .
colored one, though they will see the
bright tinfoil plainly. Nor need you
let them see that you are pressing the
cork down or working it up, so that
you can puzzle them nicely with the
motions of your trained microbe,'
which apparently rises and sinks at
the word of COMMUNICATION Her
aid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

aouth and drop in your microbe. Try
-, put in the cork-a straight one is
srest. 1t won't go in very far, but
when you have pushed it in a little.
you will see the microbe slowly sink.
Whom he reaches the bottom loosen
the cork a little. The micrObe will
rise again, and by pressing the cork
and loOsening it you may make him
go up and down as often as you
please, or stay at the bottom or at
the top. The bottle being quite full,
pressing the cork down forces a little
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water into the quill through the pin
hole at the bottom Being now partly
filled with water. it is heavier than
when it contained nothing but air, and
SO it sinks. When you loosen the cork
the pressure is relieved and the air
compressed in the top of the quill ex-
pands and forces the water out. So
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
ELIJAH'S CONQUEST.
BY NELLIE NJ. GILLESPIE.
Copyrighted By The authors Publishing Company

up the walk, announcing that Dick
himself had arrived. Edith turned
toward Elijah Strong with an eager
smile. She wished to hum again for
his discontinue: Where, oh! where
is the good Elijah" and only her
mothers presence hindered her. Mr..
Strong, however, had a faithfully ally
in Mrs. Wentworth, who, although
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19
A Dish of Happiness.

Take one large spoonful of useful
ness, one cup of love for mother. an.
other cup OF love for your little broth
ers and sisters. pound of wishes to
make others happy, saitspoonful of
wishing 20 be happy yourself; mix
well together, and see IL it doesn't
make the incest kind of an afternoon
fnr anybody
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

reaches his head down to the on
gland and gets a nip of oil in his bill
and with it he oils his feathers with
the greatest care.
If he does it properly the water will
run on and not soak in the least bit
Just watch duck when you get
chance and see how he does it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

letters when sorted out and put in
their proper positions will form
well-known proverb.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-19

Eiijah?'
from childhood. though only recently
had she considered him In the light
of a lover. Since Mr.. Strong's APP
pearance, the two men had shown her
equal attentions. Whether from per-
versity or from preference. Edith had
seemed to favor Dick. but MIR. Strong
had never given up hope that Ne
should win in the end
lust rs they finished tea . merry
whistle sounded along the street and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10
Proceedings Of Legislature.
CONTINUED from Page Three).


county had taken upon themselves spe-
cial privileges. entirely disregarding the
wishes of the people. There was no pro-
test against the passage of this bill from
any number of citizens.
The capitalists who had moved tc
ToxaWay had converted a wilderness into
q paradise, and they were merely asking
for the right to use a little stimulant,
and not to establish bar-rooms or grog-
geries. The only possible objection to
the bill to him was that it had been in
troduced by a cx-revenuc officer. But
that was not tho fault OF these hotel
people.
Mr.. Morton replied to Mr.. Britain That
this was not class legislation, and he
pointed to the fact tfat the Atlantic
Hotel at Morchcad City was allowed the
right to conduct . bar. The bill would
benefit the State CT North Carolina by
bringing 4 great deal OF money into the
State
DR.. Alexander. Of MccK1enburg. said
that he did not see low his bin would
result in bringing money into the State.
Those hotels lad already established .
large business without this law. The
ILL simply established a D~isponsary. It
gave these hotels the privilege Of selling
liquor to everybody they chose. for 81
that would be necessary to buy the L.
Cuor would be TO register at the hotel
Mr.. Cowan, OF jackson, stated that pro
hibition was not thrust upon the people
OF jackson against their Wills, but they
endorsed it and still do.
Mr.. Blount exclaimed that he had NJ
reference to jackson county whatever.
Mr.. Cowan proceeded TO say that h
lad no objection u the bill, as it nov
stood. and he did rot consider it would
affect his people in the least. Knowing
these hotel people as he did he knew they
would not abuse its privilege.
Mr.. Murphey bought as it was {
rurelv local matter that tho Uiebae n
the Representative of TRANSPLANT
should be regarded. He remembered tina
IN the Legislature of 1897. when tn,
Republicans were in Overwhelming ma
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

of the rights of the Supreme court. He
believed railroads should give warnings
and that they did so. The engineers were
human and did not want to kill people.
| don't believe that one ever did so.
Senator Travis entered into an argument
tending to show the bill was not neces-
sary, and in SO doing discussed various
phases of the killing Of people on tracks.
Among other things he said the adop-
ton Of the bill would tend TO kill more
than at present, as men would get on
the track with the expectation of being
warned, and would hence become care
less and be struck down.
Senator Goodwin spoke for the bill and
urged that it be passed. He said the
rules Of railroad companies provided for
such warnings and that he was in favor
of any law that would tend to save hui
man life. He presented various Incl
dents and cited points of law in behalf
of his contention. saying that if neces-
sary the roads could put IN a special
man to keep a lookout.
Senator Webb said tina the bill was
termed one to save human life, but that
his amendment would save more lives.
as it would prevent people walking on
III lldSh- y lew lOStCuliOlS dIu COu-
victions would soon keep them off" he
said.
Senator Pritchard spoke for the bill. It
seemed to him a question of a human
life on one side and the pulling of a
whistle cord on the other This would
not cost much, yet a few jerks of the
whistle cord and a human life would be
saved. He said the bill was a good one
and ought 10 be a law.
On motion OF Senator Gillian the bill
was referred to the Judiciary committee
that all the legal phases might be in
veatigatcd. 1t has already been approved
by the Committee on Railroads.
SENATE-TWENT DAY.
The Senate met at II o'clock yesterday,
President Pro TEN Brown presiding.
Prayer was held by Rev. d. P. Coode.
Upon motion of Senator Spence the read
ing o. the Journal of Thursday was dis
pensed with.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
The reports of standing committees
were submitted. These were in the main
favorable. the unfavorable reports being:
S. B. 293: For the relief of the suroties
of r.. L. Nichols. the late sheriff of Nc
Dowell county Unfavorable
dation.
H. 5. $50, S. B. 315: Bill for the relief
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10
PETITIONS.

Petitions for temperance legislation
were received from B~elhayen. Onslow,
Cherokee, Harnett. Biscoe, Arson,
Wake. Pitt, Pender, Caldwell, Perqui-
mans and Randolph.
From Scotland and Watauga petitions
ca > for the London bill.
Michael: For the establishment OF a
teachers training school.
Appointment OF Justices Of the Peace
was asked from Arson and Person 0
ties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10
mediate considc


REPRESENTATIN j. 7. FOI. Of I'H"
Chairman Of the Committee on EHsrn..
BilIs. He Introduced the Bill 10 f..
vent First Cousins from lntoruaIrsI..
he was approached to Introduce
bill, he told those who came ~ nI' .
go to the Representative from NI..
He was told that they .ofusn! 10 tH'..
ducc it. Petitions from about 1000 g1-
citizens of Wilkes had come 70 bm l.I
the Introduction Of this ban. and n..
he was asked bv the Wilkes paoli. ..
press tho matter at this time.
Or. Pegram declared that many OF .
names on those petitions wore mot
there by the parties themselves. EoI
tEeir consent. When b. %as apprua.. .
to introduce tho bill. he said ha
willing % DO II. with a provision Js..
be left - a vote Of tho qualified vol.
OF the county.
Mr.. Smith said that. aa = u8'ior
right, he thought tho matter oua.. .
be deferred. He saw no reason whg ..
special county should be excepted .-..
the general law.
Mr.. Bcnbow concnrrcd with M. ss..
and said he saw no reason why tha s..
ter could not te taken up after |.
general bill has passed. He said ua &C.,.
sidcred this was 4 courtesy due ~.
gentlemen from WIlkc+. wno. with IT,,
other Republicans in the House had s....
with their democratic friends on &c.. t.,
matters.
Mr.. Morton then asked the Hons. '
defer the matter. He was not d.. .
sure they ought 10 vote for it. $50. ..
messages from the chairman OF e."
Democratic Executive Commute, .
wilkes, and tho cx-chairmau aI-D. ...
would show that . whole Conar, ....
District would 60 Republican u the ...
were 10 pass.
Mr.. Kinsland then suggested THAT '..
matter be deferred until a week lrn.
next Tuesday, 1T II O'Clock.
General Bryan accepted this. end t.."
corrected a statement % Mr.. E.aa.a..
by saying that he bad never been
pI cached by any one 70 introduce r.
bill. If he had been. he would have
troduccd It. Bat he never knew '.a.
such q bill was thought Of until it, VI.
introduced by Mr.. Kin8land.
House Bill. TO regulate elections '"
LittletOn, passed second and third ra.t
ings.
House Bill, relating to competency ''
dispositions in the trial Of causes. pa
fral reading.
Hous Bill. TO establish a dtspen-arg
in Wilson by . vote or the people. pa ..
second and third readings.
Joint Resolution. to pay pension w.r.
rant to tho widow of Thomas r
Coomhs was referred to tho commit
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