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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
FETTERs AS AN ORNAMENT.
Harshness to Siberian ExiIes Not Al
WAYS Prevalent.


Leo Deutsch, a Russian political ex-
lie, who has been permitted to return
to his home, tells in a recently pub
1ished book, Sixteen Years in Sibe-
ria," tales not only of suffering but of
lenient treatment by his jailers. In
Siberian prisons often the harshness
of the discipline was considerably re-
Taxed. On one occasion, to the vast
amusement of the prison authorities,
Deutsch appeared before the governor
with his letters tied up with a piece
of string, and it appeared he had only
assumed them for the moment. But
the complaisant governor was afraid
of a visit from high quarters. Then
if an inspection is made you will be
wearing your fetters?" he asked,
laughing. "Of course replied
Deutsch. "You see, I've come to you
in full Dress pointing to his tied-up
chains. On another occasion Deutsch's
bag was stolen. 1t contained, among
other articles of convicts attire, the
indispensable letters, and he had to
apply for new pair. Take care you
don't lose thesei'' said the officer, as
Deutsch packed them among his lug
gage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
Mistake of French Diplomats.

1t is the custom in Abyssinia for all
foreign missions to bring presents to
King Menelik. The French some
years ago brought lot of Partisan
mechanical toys-sheep that squeak
ed, pigs that ran about on their hind
legs and dolls that talked. They
thought such things would be certain
to tickle the fancy of do ky king
Menelik looked at them for y moment
with disgust and rage, then he thrust
them aside. do you think" he asked,
that am a child or a savage, that
should delight in toys?" The Russian
and English emissaries showed a
truer insight into his character. They
brought him Mauser pistols, revolvers
and the latest and best rifles they
could buy. He was delighted. These
are gifts worthy to be received by a
warrior and king" he declared. The
influence of the Russians and English
over Menelik dates from that lucky
incident
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

what a coy home you have." said
his bachelor friend as he entered Mr..
Benedict's house for the first time
Yes, indeed" said Mr. Benedict
ecstatica1ly, Il never knew the real
comfort of life until 1 married Now,
If you'll just sit down moment I'll
go down and fill the furnace. split a
little kindling wood, bring up some
coal for the CRATE fire. set out the milk
pitcher, mend the kitchen stove, put
up a curtain pole. attend to a few
other domestic duties. and then wen
sit down and have a real nice time"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

glimpses of the white beds occupied
by sick people, while white-capped
nurses hurried hither and thither,
made her little heart culver with a
nameless horror.
The baby, with round wondering
eyes stared about her until she caught
sight of Jimmies white face upon the
pillow. She gave a frightened cry of
entreaty, 81 want to go to Daddy Dim
mie.''' A wan smile lit up the boys
face and he feebly tried to stretch out
a welcoming hand to her, but it fell
weakly at his side. Come, baby" he
whispered, 'tcome and kiss Daddy
Dimmie. Oh, what will they do while
rs sick? Mother gone and father can't
come home? There's nobody but me
to take care of them" he moaned.
Never mind, Jimrae," said Nurse Jen-
nings, as the tears rose to her eyes,
heres a kind friend who is going
to look after jimmy and the baby
until you get well-don't fret, that's
a good boy, but just be quiet, and get
well as fast as you can" Jinny's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
Nurse Jennings softly opened it.

face became pale as marble as she
gazed at Jimmie and she suddenly
darted forward to the bedside and
dropping upon her knees buried her
face in the snowy coverlid. "Oh. jim
mie," she walled, lis you agoin' to
leave me and the baby and go to find
mother? Don't go, Jimmiei Stay
with me and bsGyi Oh, don't go,
Jimmie, don't go," Strong but tender
hands lifted the child to her feet and
hurried her sobbing from the room
for the excitement might be fatal to
the little sufferer who lay on his bed
not knowing why it was that he could
not feel his feet as he said, in his
ignorance that both limbs had been
amputated below the knees. please
can 1 say goodbye to jimmy before
she goes he whispered. The brave,
little lad looked up at his sobbing sis
ter with such a wealth of love in his
blue eyes as he said feebly, Don't
cry, jimmy. They're awful good to me
here, 1 most thought 1 was in hea-
ven at first You tell Mis- Marini I'll
be well soon and come home all right
and Jinny"-he whispered in a
scarcely audible voice-sdon't tell
father bout me. he might worry. Kiss
me, baby-kiss Dimmie," and as the
children were led from the room the
wan little face was turned to the wall
with sigh of content.
The afternoon waned and night
came. A slight flush crept into the
| pale face and the hot blood surged
through his veins. Now he was warm
| and happy as stood on the streets
in the clear bright sunshine calling
News and Publican Then he
heard the rumble of the cruel car that
had almost crushed out his young life
as he fell Again he was in the little
room at home eating the simple food
| that jimmy was able to prepare Then
| he foated away on the air-now ris-
| ing and falling, while beautiful scenes
passed rapidly before his astonished
eyes, Then all was dark and he was
plunged into abyssmal depths. AS in
| a far away dream he heard voices and
| felt his head raised while something
| cool was put to his parched lips; and
so the new day wore on and tender
| hearted Nurse Jennings, who watched
over the little child in number thir-
teen" told the other nurses He has
one chance in ten to live" Again
came jimmy and the baby to see Dad.
dy Dimmie," but he only opened his
eyes and looked at them a moment
then the white lids fiuttered over the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

The vanity of men used to be evil
dent in the fashion in which they
fixed their hair. Nowadays they have
little variety of couture and many
bald heads, while women can wear
their hair high or low, pulled or
smoothed, and everything is permits
sib1e except short hair.
The pride of the savage chief is in
his hair. Sometimes, when he tired
of bushy effects au naturel, he dyed
part of his haid one color, and part
another, or he shaved on part and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
An EthicaI pistinction.

Representative Robinson of Indiana
was declaiming on the beauties of
nature
Il love to see the early morning
sunshine kiss the dome of the CAPT.
toll, paint it golden, and make it look
glad
.I'n bet you $40 you never saw it,
said Representative Rupert OF New
York.
my son." replied Robinson, this
is a poetical, not bookmaking, propo-
sition.'-Philadelphi Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

vanished the rest
In some tribes the women are not
allowed decorative effects. Their SIM
plicity must be foil to the gorgeous
ness of the other sex But when they
do begin they are capable of most un-
usual styles.
What women have ever taken to
wearing heavy white wigs and perukes
as did the men at one time, and as
do the English judges of to-day? And
what men have ever reached the beau
tiful simplicity of the little maiden
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
THE IMPORTANCE OF SYSTEM.
Saves Wear and Tear in the Daily
Stress of Life.

A very important thing in all edu-
cation is to make our nervous system
our ally instead of our enemy. 1t is
to capitalize our acquisitions and to
live at ease upon the interest of the
fund. For this we must make auto
matte and habitua1 as early as pos
sible, as many useful actions as we
can, and guard against growing into
ways that are likely to be disadvan-
tageous to us, as we should guard
against the plague.
The more of the details of our daily
life we can hand over to the effortless
custody of automatonism the more of
our higher powers of mind will be set
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

free for their own proper work. There
is no more miserable human being
than one in whom nothing is habitual
but indecision, and for whom the do
ing of every action, the time of rising
and going to bed every day, and the
beginning of every piece of work, are
subjects of express volitional deliber-
alton. Fully half the time of such a
man goes to the deciding or regretting
of matters which ought to be SO in
grained in him as practically not to
exist for his consciousness at all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

who binds her hair with ribbon? The
pompadour in it's extreme form is in
artistic and is now passing. Hair
worn low makes the face youthful and
frames the face naturally and pictur-
esquely. For others, the half-high
couture adds to the beauty of the
shape of the head.
Hair combed back smoothly gives
severity even to kindly face; fuzzy
hair softens the expression of a hard
face.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
Monument TO Whist.

The citizens of Altenburg, Ger
many, have erected a monument in
honor of s-skat,'' which is a German
variation of whist The monument
consists of a column painted with dia-
monds, hearts, spades and clubs. and
on the top are two pigs-symbols of
luck-and a fountain throwing up a
Jet of water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

lon amounted to 100000 marks
($1,761 ,2o0), consisting of copra,
graphite, oil cake, cinnamon, cocoa,
coffee and tea; the return exports to
Cey1on amounted to 100000 marks
($247. SOD made up of assorted goods.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
Faithful Dog.

A beggar who recently died in a
Paris hospital possessed dog which
was greatly attached to him During
the mans stay in the hospital the
animal never moved away from the
door. When the beggar died the dog
followed his body to the cemetery,
where it remained lying on the grave
for several days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

ly out of the room and telephoned to
Ia charitable friend to go and bring
Jimmy and the baby to see the child
who lay fighting for his life on the
little cot in room thirteen
| 1t was late in the afternoon when
there was a knock at the door of
number thirteen" Nurse Jennings
softly opened it to admit the kind
friend who had undertaken to find
Jimmy and the baby. They stood in
the doorway. Jinny's pinched face was
lpale with fright. She had never been
i'm a hospital before and the vastness
land imposing aspect of the place. with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

Five hundred thousand factories In
the United States add s56e, 900 600 in
value of So. 000. DOC. 900 of raw n,ateri-
al, and their net output, exclusive of
duplication. is more than $4,000 .o00.-
600.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12
Kindred Souls.

Mr.. Jacob Rils was dining out one
night when his hostess presented him
to a charming young girl.
MY DEAR" said the hostess, ct
want you to know Mr. Rils. He is a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-12

great socioIogist and student of the
signs of the times
How loveIy." said the rosebud. 81.
too, am poster collector-',-New
York Times.
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DADDY DIMMIE'

BY CARRIE CHRISTIAN KUNKELY
Copyrighted By The Authors Publishing Company
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
sTAssso TO DEATH.
chss- Duncan KILLED. II Is Presumed
sy Henry L'shtfoOs.

Maysviiie. Ky. Foo. 2.--safurda,
niEht Charles Duncan was stabbed C.
death Ia this city BY a fellow supposed
to Dc Henry Lightfoot About 70: o.
a crowd Of coiorsd men entered Burkf
saloon. among them Duncan ant
Lightfoot a few moments later Dun
can staggered out and then went bacl
and fell 20 the floor Upon examina
ton Il was found that he had becr
stabbed three times. once through ths
heart and twice on the right breast
bone. No one saw tho deed done. ant
as Lightfoot's cap was fouat IN the
place and as he could not be located
IN The city sunday. q is supposed he
was The one who did q. Ilghtfoo; is
a taii. black fellow aud was formerly
employed on tho railroad Duncan
came here from Mt Olivet several
months ago. From what can be learn.
ed % was thought % be a cold-biooded
murder
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
rHs Asflrsvsr sIlL-
a Minority Report Was subrnli;es &c
the House Of representatives.

Washington. Jan. s0.--A minority
report was submitted 70 the house
Thursday BY the democratic members
Of the house judiciary committee On
the antitrust bin recently reported BY
the committee. The views Of the mi.
nority are submitted at considerable
length. They propose an amendment
which will make the bin applicable IN
It's operations 70 existing corporations
as well as TO those organised IN tho
future and will deny AL corporations
violating the sherman antitrust law
the use OF the mails. telegraph sud
telephone systems. a. well as the 9th
or facilities Of interstate commerce
specified IN the BIZ reported. Another
amendment proposed 90 make water
ed stock grounds for declaring a Ger
poration bankrupt
Still another amendment provides
that every corporation engaged n
interstate commerce wherever organ
izod shall be subject 70 the jurisdic-
tion OF the state IN which q may oper-
ate. Provision Is made by the minor
ity FOR the imposition OF a tax on al
corporations with a capital IA excess
of $500 600 In addition 20 imposing
a hne where common carriers know
inly transport tho goods OF a corpo-
ration violating tho antitrust laws.
provision IS made by the minority for
summary seizure and condemnation Of
such goods Finally the minority pro
poses an amendment putting on tho
free list certain articles manufactured
of steel. agricultural Implements. pa.
per or pulp. FOR tho manufacture OF
paper. window and plate glass, salt
and other articles.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
MINER muRDsReD.
Twenty-one Persons Were Arrested
Charged With the Deed.

Wiikesbarre. Pa. Feb. 2-cons,ant
A. Sobriiefsko. Russian snd a we'll
known local miner. who had worked
during the strike. was sunday kicked
and stabbed TO death by p os his IN
furiated countrymen. who arc all eith.
er miners or iahorcrs working IN and
about the mines At Plymouth and
Larksvilie. three miles from this city
The party had been at a dance durine
Saturday night. many OF them not rc-
turning TO their homes until noon Sun
day. The deed was committed on the
public highway near the Boston minis
breaker at LRrksville.
Ono OF the party named Powell Ia
dofski. confessed 20 being implicated
IN the killing and be and 20 Others
were arrested Sunday evening and
committed 20 the Luzerne county pris
on
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
mother Proposition Involving q
Compromise Sent TO the Allies
by Minister Bowen.
/ IS BELIEVED THEY WILL ACCEPT
Tsr Short Period the Three Powers
Shall Receive 80 Per Cent
OF the Customs.
Amer That Receipts Shall Be Divided
Among All Claimant Nations in
Ratio Based on Amount Of
Each Nstlon's Claims.


Washington. Feb. 3.-The allies have
rejected Minister Bowun's last pro
posal. that all nations having claims
against Venezuela be given the same
trestment as the blockading powers
The answers OF the allies have been
received here and they reject the pro
posal
Propositions involving a compromise
o. the allied powers contention for
preferential treatment IN the settle.
merit Of their claims against Nenozue-
Ia have been submitted 70 the govern.
nents Of Great Britain. Germany and
Itaiy by their representative az Wash.
inston and while no answers have been
received a. yet. there IS reason for
the belief that the allies Will SEQ a way
60 acccpt the latest proposition. This
compromise has been suggested by one
OF De representative OF the allies here
and while 70 has not formally received
tire endorsement OF Minister Bowen.
= q felt that he will not enter serious
utlcctio 20 It's adoption. providing the
United States and the other claimant
nations outside the alliance can be
convinced that their own interests iu
venrzucia viii not be substantially IN
iured by yielding 60 a plan which
seem 20 OFFER a solution OF the present
terious hitch in the Washington nego-
uations.
The details OF the proposition now
1ncer consideration by the three allied
1etions are not obtsinnhle bat IN a gen.
,ral way 70 Is understood 20 be modi-
lcation of tho allies contention that
hey be recognized a. NeneEueias pre-.
'errrd claimants. IN the payment Of
be Indemnity. The plan suggested
uosidcs that for a short period. per.
laps six months or 4 year Great Bri-
ain. Germany and Italy shall receive
lxcipsively so per cent. OF the customs
cccipts of tue ports of Puerto Cabello
nd la GuRyra and that az tho end Of
bis period. tho exact length Of which
YET open 20 decision. all the claim.
mt nations be placed on tho same foot
ng end az the expiration OF that time
be 80 per cent. OF tho receipts OF these
80 ports he divided among an the
laimant nations. IN ratio based on the
mount Of each nations claim.
Franco has IL in her power 90 con
lnue the present deadlock in Tho
WASHINGTON negotiations. For while
be oiher un-allied claimants have out
tandlng against Venezuela certain an
diusted claims. an OF the French
Iaims are IN a very forward state
Caracas. Feb. 2.--ln reply 20 Min
ter Bowen's inquiry as 20 what Vene
sela intends 20 do regarding the de
and for preferential treatment made
y the allies. President Castro has tele
nphed:
Tho Venezuelan government desires
luaf treatment for all the creditor na
ons IN Europe and America. keeping
nlind in addition. its diplomatic con
snfions and anterior stipulations."
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
FAMILY or SIX DROWNED.
Immigration Car Broke Loose and
Plunged Into the River.

Nicksburg. Miss, Feb. 1.-Two cars
from a west bound freight train broke
away at the Incline Of the Queen *
Crescent railroad here Sunday night.
and rushing down the grade plunged
into the river. One was a combination
freight and immigration car and Il is
stated that Il contained a family OF six
persons bound from point In East
ern Alabama for Arkansas, all o.,
whom were drowned. Neither the
names Of the immigrants nor the place
they were from could be ascertained.
Divers are searching for the bodies.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
No Decision Reached on Any OF
the Points Submitted at
the Joint Session.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
President Mitchell Cited Many Reasons
the Miners Had For Demanding
Increased Wages This Year.
The Illinois Operators clsln That
They Were Not On An Equality
With the Other Operators
Of tho District.

Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. si.-Tho joint
scale committee held its first session
Friday afternoon. II consists Of Is
miners and 16 operators. ". II. Has
kins. OF Pine Run. o. was selected
permanent chairman. and C. 5.
scroggs. Of Illinois. permanent secre-
tary Immediately after the porma-
neut organization was perfected a mo
tion was made that the scale. which
was submitted by tho miners at the
morning session OF the joint confer.
ence. DO adopted as presented. The
argument following the motion con.
sumcd tho entire afternoon. until sd-
3ournment at : o'clock. No decision
was reached on any OF the points sub.
mitted
The report Of the credentials com
mittee seated 704 delegates Ga the cou-
ference. President Mitchell submit
ted tho demands OF the miners Ho
cited many reasons tho miners bad for
making tho demands for an increase
Of wages this year He said that the
country was passing through a period
Of unparalleled prosperity but that
the miners were not receiving their
share Of it He wanted an adjustment
OF the dinerential between pick and
machine mined coal and asked that
it be fixed at seven cents fat
Tae miners demands. which he read.
arc as follows. q. Absolute run OF
mino basis for tho entire competitive
Geld @ A nst dinereutial of seven
cents pcr ton between pick and ma
chine mined coal :. An advance az
l26 cents a ton on pick and machine.
g. 30 por cent advance on All lu.
sido day labor based on the Columbus
inside day scale agreement; uni-
form scale for all outside day
labor with proportionate al.
vance with the mining rates. s.
That drivers and cagers shall be paid
tho same IS track layers and timber
mon"
Immediately after the demand az The
miners had been read Herman JustL
tho commissioner for the illinois opor.
ators. following the lead o. Paul Pen
ma. tho Indiana operators commission.
or. in the convention Thursday. sub.
mitted a lengthy statement setting
forth tho reasons why tho Illinois op.
orators were NOT on an equality with
the other operators OF the district and
that they should not have 90 agree ta
a scale on tho same basis as the other
states of tho competitive district
The absolute run Of mine. which is
demanded by the miners. is the first
stumbling block. IN the way Of an
agreement Tho operators are oppos
cd 20 it and Will stand hrmly against
H. They say that Illinois IS an exam
PIE OF the operation OF such basis
They say that IN places whero that
system IS used. the miners are care
less as 20 the quality of tho coal and
{ that the screen system IS much prefer
ablo to both operators and miners
The operators did not make any prop
ositiou.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
TIE PATENT OFFICE.
Report OF the commissioner For the
Calendar Year 1902

Washington Jan 81 The report Of
the commissioner OF patents for the
calendar wear. 1902 shows total OF
40 .fso applications for patents. includ
ing designs. and that 27.776 patents.
including designs. we're issued In ad.
dition there were 40 patents reissued
zoos trademarks registered. 767 "a
bcls and 15s prints registered During
tho year 2333l patents expired. 4.47i
applications allowed were forfeited be.
cause Of nou-paymont Of fees. and O..
2Sf allowed applications are stin await
ing final fees. The excess OF receipts
over tho expenditures was sl59.5IA
More patents were issued 20 citizens
Of the District OF Columbia tn proper.
tion 20 population than 90 any state or
territory. the ratio being 20 l0s0
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
ex-sEcRerARV LONG.
He Lies Critically 900 in a Hospital
In Boston.

Boston. Jan 80.-Formcr Gov. John
%. Long. secretary OF the navy under
President Mckinley. as well as for
some months undor President Roose-
Welt lies critically SD at ST. Marga-
rets hospital Thursday night three
physicians wcro at his bedside. and
hts wife. son and daughter were close
az hand
Boston. Fob. 2.-The reports sunday
from the bedside OF ex-Gov Long were
OF a character 20 give removed hope OF
his ultimate recovery. The attending
physician and the few others IN posi-
tiou 60 know positively havo hereto
fore been reticent. but the impression
reelected from the bulletins OK the past
% hours was one Of encouragement.
and those in attendance made no at
tempt Sunday night 70 conceal the fact
that the day had been very sausfao.
tory from "A medical standpoint.