Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
MY PASTiME
GOOD ROADS

Ana when the muQ has dried away
Contented wait for rain
And if it comes-why bless your soul,
They just wade in again.
These wondrous men. so wondrous wise.
When wintry winds do blow
ust roll their eyes toward the leaden skies
The winds may blow and drift the
But whether drift or pack
They take their guns nd out they go
To kill the rabbit-jack.
Then from the county take the bounty
And shove it down their jeans
These fellows don't know beans
The snow may melt. the streams may rise,
That drain our hills and ridges
Again they re lin it, TO their eyes
But never think of bridgesl
How's that for practical ''pome'?
Got-got-got-my Know me-?
It's a long lane that knows no turn
ing. It's bad road that has neither
bridges nor bottom.
A new law prevents automobiles go
ing faster than 20 miles per hour on
country roads How timely.
y Michigan man and his wife are
trying to hypnotic each other. Iye
seen many IA couple do that-Defore
the wedding day-but afterwards,
Well, too often it is different then.
go
Young, good looking, red headed
and curly, Murdock will make vigor-
Gus campaign and a strenuous con-
gresham Look out for the red
head.', as old Cupe' says in Strington
On the Pike.
In an article in the Capital last
week | read of something or someone
who ''haS never went" 1t reminds
me of local inquiry propounded a
few years ago. The question was
''Will you not stop never"
The new certificate law will make
it advisable or even necessary to have
new examination records and four
new forms of blank certificates. Hap
PLY this is one expense which is not
charged directly to the teachers.
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Flowers are the most delicate, grace
full and appropriate tribute of respect
and remem brance youth can offer to
the memory of departed comrade.
The good die young and the most
beautiful flowers are the most tran
silent.
Michigan man was recently bit
ten by a very strange, peculiar bug
which made him 1.-THE mani very sick.
The name of the bug is unknown. but
the mans name is Newasaky. Strange
as it may appear, the insect seems to
be as well as ever.
So
Early in March last year. two very
small and very active greenish-yellow
birds were fitting about the trees in
our yard. They remained but Il few
days. This year one of the spry little
fellows returned rel,
are very shy aud little smaller than
jennie wren. Can some one name
them for me?
Here and there, about this western
country, farmer or Il doctor has
started fine stock or an alfalfa farm
without hope of profit and apparently
Tor no reason at all except to- show
Others the way OUT After some
expensive failures and experiments
Jhey nave demonstrated some useful
IactS. \ one can measure the bene-
ntS arising from those object lessons
III the lessons are not lost to Others it
VIII be the most satisfactory reward
these public spirited men can hope to
secure.
III any newspaper or the state libra
ran or any other person can use the
Following story to increase the spread
or good books shall be glad to have
them do so:
Shortgrass people read a consider
ablc and L want to tell you about il.
one of the state travelling libraries
has been on tap in Wa-Keeney for
about 40 weeks and quite a number Of
good books have been drawn out and
read A library" consists of so vol
umes This one Included works of
notion. history, biography, travels
and poetry. / believe it was chosen
by Topeka lady who is well acouaint-
ed IN our town. The titles of the
DOCKS and the fact that nearly every
one or the so volumes was draw out al
ieast once Tor oftenerl shows That she
useo good judgment in making the
SELECTION These books have been re-
turned TO headquarters at Topeka hut
another Set may be brought on "A lit
Tie later Any responsible person ar
Cup may get the books by paving the
freight and a little incidental expense
which VIII total about SC per volume.
II seems that there should be a Ii
orary at or near every postoffice in the
county, at least during the winter. In
- some work and trouble To keep a