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another pair OF gloves before make
the next CALL
This call was soon over The youns
lady gave a specimen of her writing. 8
test of her ease in taking notes and
speed in TRANSFERRING them, and was
engaged at a moderate salary, but suf-
fcient to enable self-respecting WON
an to lead a self-respecting life.
That evening another .confab" was
held in Mr. Barnes library, and Willie
gave a graphic description of How
Lillian sailed in
You're to go to work Monday, LII.
aud you're all right there The man is
square-and white inside. Tomorrow
I'll start out for myself"
When alone with Mr.. Barnes, he
said: You were right, Mr. Barnes;
even a nice girl is liable to annoyance.
and your scheme was a good one"
The old man delightfully."- patted him
on the shoulder. You've done well,
my boy; you've done we'll For your
SELL you can work anywhere and at
anything Now, when 1 first came to
Boston"
Mrs. Barnes opened the door, Sup
per is ready, Aaron: tell that to Willie
some other time"
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DINNERS TO BUSINESS MEN.

Heads of Departments Remembered
in This Way by Employers.
Twenty years ago the president OF
big company, the owner of a big
business or industry, would as soon
have thought of asking his subordi-
nate Aeads of departments to spend
the summer at his country home as
of giving them a formal dinner once
or twice year. Now the formal
fnnef-giving practice is so common
that It is almost taken for granted.
The Zig corporations of the country
give ANNUAL dinners to heads of de-
partments which cost thousands of
dollars Even mercantile firms, small
In co nparison, are in the habit of
meeting their chief employees around
the dining board.
There are several reasons for this
interesting development. In the first
place, Americans are learning to en-
JOY the formal dinner, with its elab-
crate menu, it's wine and it's speeches.
Then the capitalist has come more
and more to realize how much of his
success is due to his heads of depart
ments- Oftentimes he gives them an
interest in the concern or corporation.
and immediately they begin to work
for the concern as well as the com
pany Anything that will bind them
closer to the employers interests is
not overlooked, and a dinner once in
wht.e is one of these.
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WHEN LILLIAN LOOKED FOR WORK
By OHIO B.. sENGA.
Copyrighted 1905 by The AUTHORS Publishing Company

Mrs. Barnes put aside the letter she
had been reading, and gazed into the
fire with a troubled expression.
What is the matter, my dear?"
questioned Mr.. Barnes.
why, this letter is from Cousin
Williams children-the twins, you
know. 1t seems that when property
matters were adjusted after Williams
death there was found to be almost
nothing remaining, only an annuity
for his wife; you know she has been
an invalid for years. Not anything
for the twins, and they are coming to
Boston to look for work. 1 would
really like. Aaron, to invite them to
stay here until they secure positions"
Suit yourself, my dear, suit your
self. Only don't discourage them in
their attempts to find work; it will do
them good. They can find something,
even if it isn't quite to their liking
Good, strong boys-about sixteen,
aren't they?-ought to find employ
ment if they're not too proud to take
what they can get, until they can find
what they want. Now, when l first
came to Boston
Mrs. Barnes had heard this too
many times to enjoy it's repetition, and
she hastily exclaimed: But, Aaron,
one is a grill"
Same thing, same thing returned
Mr.. Barnes, testily-he wanted to re-
late his early Boston experiences
but you'd better keep the girl in the
house. Don't believe in girls going
out to work. What can a girl of that
age do?"
''She is older than you think" said
Mrs Barnes, soothingly; 1.-The twins
are nineteen, and Lille says she can
do anything that Willie can
Invited by Mrs. Barnes, the twins
came few days later Mr. Barnes
peered out from under his busny eye
tacles at the girl.
$50 you can do anything your broth
er can, can your" he asked. quizzical-
ly, noting her bright, alert look, and
quiet dignity of manner.
Anything except fight" she an
swered. proudly. st caa fight, but
we've kept together in everything else.
l can ride and shoot and row. can
saddle or harness a horse, and 1 can
dress game as well az Willie can"
The old man smiled grimly at the
list Of Lillian's Accomplishments. DO
you expect to find any of those things
to do here in Bostonf"
You are laughing at me, Mr.. Barnes.
We are frst-class Stenographers and
bookkeepers, and i am just as capa-
BILE as Willie in every way Our books
look exactly alike; you can't tell our
writing apart
AS for that" said Mr.. Barnes, sT
can hardly tell you two apart If you
were dressed alike, / know 1 couldn't"
Lille is half inch shorter than I.
and weighs less, but we can make up
to look exactly alike and Willie
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the shadow Of barns and sheds,
crouched behind hay mows, lying low
beside stone wallis are the men whose
farms have been earned by the sweat
of the field and garden A more de-
termined lot of men never met to
guard their property in times OF
peace They are awake and alert. and
mean harm to any persons they can
ind about without valid excuse.
Along the highways others are trav-
cling Many tramps have been stop
ped and asked to explain, and then
ordered to leave the county by the
shortest route Wives are behind
closed doors awaiting the return OF
their husbands and praying that any
encounter they may have may bring
no harm to them.
Still the search for the fiend incar
nate, the Quixotic demon. or the ODD
fanatic, whichever it may be, con.
tinues ruthlessly and thoroughly with
out avail
1t may be that the surest proof that
the work is that of a mentally de-
ranged person is the fact that no par
ticular person is singled out upon
which the revenge has been praticed.
Besides DIR. Mackie, there are many
other citizens who have suffered a
loss from the cruel work of the poi
soner
At night there has recently devel-
oped superstition and fear among
the inhabitants only equaled by be-
levers in the occult.
The click of gun, the call of a
sentinel sends a man home quicker
than the cry of the Banshee would to
native of Ireland, or a raven to
Frenchman, who would regard it as
a sign of death in the family.
There are those who say that the
result will be a superstitious fear
handed down to the posterity of Attic
horo as a result of this long, nightly
watch and untiring efforts of the vigil
lance committee.
The citizens wonder whether the
person is a stranger, or native of
the town, sane being or a fanatic,
a man or a woman? The ministers
expound texts and theological reasons
as to the cause of such behavior, the
lawyers employ their coolheadsd sa-
gacity, their shrewdness, quips and
wiles. the farmers exert their natural
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26
Cake Walk Genesis.

According to foreign journal, the
cakewalk is of French origin. Like
football" it says, (which is an old
French game, the cakewalk was in
vented in France. At first it was
known by another name, and the story
goes that in the seventeenth century
it was imported to louisiana by per-
sons whom the Chief of Police had
sent to the new Colony, thinking it
well to rid Paris of them. Captivatef
by the boisterous dance, the negroes
quickly learned and appropriated it,
and now. after two centuries, they
give it back to us with all it's cru
dities removed and various new
charms added to it,
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Landed on his chin.

later Lille was called in for Q "con-
fab" as Willie called it.
The next day tall, stylish young
lady called upon several business men
who had advertised for bookkeepers
and stenographers- She was decided
ly handsome. Behind the chiffon veil
one caught bewitcning glimpses of
CURING yellow hair, great brown eyes
and pink cheeks. One man Gazed
rather pointedly at her face while
questioning her as to her ability, and
remarked in unctious tones, Il think
you'll do very nicely, my oear." He
was somewhat chagrined to receive
Inc decided reply: 81 withdraw the ap-
LEGATION. / do not care to take the
position
Out in the hall the bewitching vision
clenched a well-gloved hand, and
Willie's voice muttered: "Confound hfs
impudence! To think of his looking at
Lii like that
The young lady rose gracefully,
gripped the back of her trailing skirt
in the most approved manner. and
sailed serenely out.
The next call brought disaster. The
advertiser scanned the young lady
closely, asked a few questions, and
said: Il will let you try the place. The
salary is four dollars"
The young lady rose instantly. 81
could not consider it. 1 must earn
enough to support myself"
"Of course" answered the man,
coolly, "and with girl like you, if she
knows her business, the matter of sal
aries is as easily adjusted as your
velA." His tone and manner added
meaning to his words. and he attempt
ed to raise the chiffon face-covering.
Quick as thought the well-gloved hand
shot out-straight lead with the left
and landed on his chin. His head was
thrown violently against the sharp
corner of the bookcase by which he
stood, cutting an ugly cash. He threw
out his hands awkwardly-the first
blow was followed instantly by one
from the right hand, reaching him ON
the side of the body aboul two inches
above the waist He dropped forward
falling savily to his knees. The
blows had been delivered straight
from the shoulder, with the whole
force of the body behind them.
Get up" said a sharp voice behind
the chiffon veil. get up. I've given
you this for my sister. who might
have answered your - ad only to
be insulted."
I'll have you arrested for wearing
women's clothes" spluttered the badly
punished man.
DO" said the other; do, and III
tell the whole story in court, and show
'em how 1 did you up" And the styl-
ish young lady calmly adjusted her
veil. gathered her skirts and vanished
from his sight.
Reaching the street she examined
her sDlit gloves ruefully. This means
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26

able reason has wreaked vengeance
on dumb animals.
Who is the fiend who has so re-
lentlessly and persistenly poisoned
cows, cats and fowls?
This is a vital question with the
people of Attleboro, who with blood
in their eyes are on the qui vive for
the miscreant.
1t began a few weeks ago, when
one night all was still on the Bon
Accord farm, the home of DIR. George
Mackie, who is an ardent nature
lover, and who usually walks about
his farm until midnight. On the
night in question he went in the house
rather earlier than usual, having first
whistled to his pet peacock perched
alofr in massive elm and received
in reply a full throated call from the
bird. Out in the stable was COM
fortably housed his prize oxen and
several valuable cows.
The next morning the doctor was
Mortified to find an OK dead and the
other dying, the result of paris green
poison, as an examination later
proved.
A few days later the peacock was
found dend, then came in rapid sue
CcSSlOu the Q0dCQS OF Two AnSOra cats,
pea fowl, and many cows belonging
to a neighbor.
Many theories are rife as to what
object any person could have In mind,
il he possessed mind, in perpetrat-
ing such deed.
Some ailege that the food of the
animals may have been mixed with
paris green, but this theory was dis
proven when on examination it was
found the animals had been given a
large quantity.
Others place the preposterous acts
at the door of some person who had
revenge as a motive.
1t did not need many to look upon
the death throes of the innocent vic
Tins, that writhed in agony and
looked appealingly and wonderingly
at the frate citizens. before vigilance
committees were formed, and farmers
armed nail and tooth posted them
selves at unexpected places, on bor-
ders OF fields and behind fences.
And the direct result of this Juror
Of excitement is that Attleboro for the
time being is transformed into scenes
and actions similar to those of the
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Strange chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemums in Japan are
trained into numerous quaint shapes.
In Tokyo there are gardens filed with
life-size figures made entirely of the
flowers and leaves. the faces being
masks, and these chysanthemum fig
ures accurately represent court ladies',
warriors, children and animals, one
of the favorite designs being a young
lady with a fox's tail peeping from
under her dress, and a mask which
by the touch of a string turns into
Reynard's> head.
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wild and wool1y West, where lynch
law prevailed and self-appointed sher-
iffs dealt out the law.
Private citizens have formed regu-
lar posses, which plan out their cam
paign of action and act accordingly
Armed men patrol fields and roads
from sunset to dawn. listening to
every sound, suspecting every shadow,
waiting to shoot the man or men who
destroy their livestock
Men suspected of wrong-doing. and
knowing that the farmers are armed
against them, leave the township,
stealing away for fear they may be-
come victims of the yigilants.
One man. while crossing a lot, just
why no one seems to know, it being
one where no trespassing was al
lowed, was charged upon by an in
furiated bull, who rushed at him full
force. the man barely escaping
through the bars in time, for the
bulls horns struck the gate with such
force that they stuck fast in the
wood for a short time.
Old guns that have not been used
since the war days have been brought
put and new ones have been bought
Men whose business it is to reap and
plow have been armed with clubs
and every bush contains tonight its
determined guardian. ready to hold
uD marauders who shall approach, and
to get them II they can
Scattered about the fields, hiding in
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Enqineer Earned Money.

When Engineer Warboy took the
special train chartered by Mr. Lowe
to take him to his daughters bedside,
the latter, in his anxiety to complete
his wonderful journey, offered $50 for
every minute gained by the engineer
over the schedule. The run from San
Bernardino to Los Angeles is 60 miles,
and Warboy covered the distance in
62 minutes, nine minutes ahead of the
schedule. A great part of the run
SO seconds.
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said I'd have to fight for myself and
Lille, too. See here, Mr.. Barnes-my
hand doesn't look much bigger than
LIS, but you feel of it-and look
here" and he stripped his arm, show
ing hard, firm muscles that stood out
like knotted cords.
Mr.. Barnes patted his arm APPROX
ingly. You're all right, my boy,
you're ali right. Now, when I first
came to Boston"
Supper is ready, Aaron; you can
tell that to the children some other
time"
That evening Mr.. Barnes and Willie
had a long talk in the library, and
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Not Taking Anything,

Have you taken anything for youf
trouble?" asked the doctor of long,
lank, hungry-looking man, who com.
planned of being run down"
Well, l haven't been taking much
OF anything; that is, nothing to speak
of. took a couple of bottles of
Pinkham's bitters a little while back
and bottle, of Quickem's invigorator,
with a couple of boxes of curem' IS
pills, and a lot of Quinine and some
root bitters- I've got a porous pIas-
ter on my back, and I'm wearing an
electric belt, and taking red clover
four times a day. with dose or two
OF salts every other day; excepting
for that I'm not taking anything"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26

Persia, and Mira Ali Kuli Kahn of the
Royal College, Teheran, a scholarly
young Persian who is also educated
in English, and who acts as interpre-
ter to Mira FAIL
The spirit of tolerance, the cry for
economic and social adjustment, the
efforts toward peace and unity which
are abroad in the world at the present
time are said to be due directly to the
presence of the great prophets OF
this faith. who have been manifest
ed' in Persia during the past sixty
years. Since the advent of Jesus the
western world has been prone to
brush aside all such claims as IN
worthy of notice.
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SEEK ANIMAL KILLER
ENRAcED FARMERS RousED TO
DESPERATION.
Fiend or Lunatic Is Poisoning Live
Stock of Attleboro, Massachusetts,,
observation-disclosures Well Armed,
Seek His Life.

Education, science and the general
spread of knowledge have let in light
on many common darkness that ex-
listed even so late as, fifty years ago.
What nineteenth century thinking
person but shudders at the recollec-
ton of the Salem witchcraft, that blot
on Americas pure pages of history
Yet right at the very doorway Of
Boston, the center of advanced IDEAS
and mind culture, there is enc mind
so stepped in darkness, some one SO
soul warped that for some unfathom-
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Wonderful Memorizino,

Rev. David Rosenfield of Musk, Rus
STA, who is now in Seattle, has SO
memorized a book of twenty volumes
that he can instantly tell you the
first word on any page you may name,
can repeat exactly all the words in
any particular line on any page, can
repeat the whole book from beginning
to end. or take any chapter at random
and do the same
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26
Senatorial Gourmets.

A party of tourists visited the Sen
ate restaurant in Washington. They
peered about in every corner.
SO this Is the place where the
senators eat their epicurean feasts,
is it?" asked lady with gray ring
let's and a determined cast of coun-
tenance.
Yes. ma'am." the guard replied.
Precisely at that moment a waiter
gave an order for the two senators
from Michigan, who were lunching to
gether.
He said: Senator Burrows wants
an apple and a glass of milk and SEN
ator Alger wants dish of tapioca
pudding Saturday Evening Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26

In the twenty. years during which
the First national bank has been do
ing business at Concordia. Kan, it
has never had an employe who used
tobacco In any form No restrictions
were ever placed on the employees,
and the use of the weed was never
considered in selecting officers or en-
ployes- 1t just happened SO.
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The First Repeating Rife.

Dr. w. R. Tinker of South Manches-
ter, Conn, has what he claims is the
first repeating rife ever made 1t
was patented by c. N. Spencer March
6, 1860. The rifle is the model on
which the patent was granted and
came into the doctors possession as
a gift from his father-in-law, John
Sault- 1t was given to Mr. Sault by
the inventor.
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PREACH A NEW RELIoiox.


Persian Missionaries Seek Converts "a
New England
It viii doubtless startle many PEG
pie to learn that Persians. descend
ants of Mohammedans, are at work in
New England trying to make converts.
And the religious movement which
they represent is not only purely
Eastern but Persian, and in a sense
Mohammedan. since it originated in
reform movement of Mohammedans.
New England has certainly reached
an interesting period in its history
when Persian monks of a religion that
did not exist when the Mayf1ower
came to anchor there are not
only preaching but making converts.
The new religion is represented by
Mira Abul FAIL, an eminent oriental
scholar, formerly distinguished pro-
fessor in the leading college of phi
losophy and theology of Teheran.
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Must Protect Forest..

The Russians are awaking to the
fact that a less reckless decreasing
has become absolutely imperative.
Their forest resources are not only
less than those of Sweden, bot even
less than those of Austria-Hmenry
and of the United States
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26

G. w. Hawver of WilIiamstowr
Mass, exhibited potato sprout the
other evening that measured more
than seven feet The sprout grew IN
small potato about an eighth Of Al
inch In diameter in his cellar.
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Some phonetic speIIin,

Assessors in Kutztown, Penn. in
their recent report introduced the fol-
lowing persons and diseases: Hart
faler, Berta." "diphatheeria."
krupe. Rybecka," 'braine fever.
rumaticfsm. Willum-" sIsick." ana
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Unerrino Childhood.

The child is SO often right It has
not the miscellaneous knowledge of
the grown-up person who reads news
papers and keeps a tame Encyclope-
dia Britannica in q carefully devised
cage But the childish mind has an
unerring logical faculty. not In any
way confused by superiority of infor-
nation
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long-headedness, calculations, and
maybes, the village gossips add to
each story and jump at conclusions,
but all come to the same end, they.
give it up in dismay.'
Meantime DR.. Mackie and the posse
search and the wholesale poisoning
continues.-Boston Journal
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stood beside his sister to show his su-
perior height Mother can't tell us
apart when we dress alike"
Willie makes the better looking
girl" said Lille, laughing. because
his cheeks are always red. and 1 am
usually pale"
Mr.. Barnes looked ~ the handsome
boy, admiringly. so you can fight,
can you, Willie?"
"Of course, I'm lightweight" said
Willie. modestly. but can take pref
ty good care of myself in an encoun-
ter. and with a much heavier man
than /. too. Father had me in train
"a the time I was seven He
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-26

Oldest Horse in New England.
A black stallion named Dex1nR
owned by Marion Monsoon of Fort
Fairfield. Me-, was 80 years old last
December, and he is believed to be
the oldest horse in New England.
Immense Field Of Cabbage.
Horace Booth Of New Britain
Conn. has cabbage field said to con.
lain 5000 plants
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-27
HIS LAST HOPE REALIZED.
(From the Sentinel, Gebo, Mont. }

(From the Sentinel, GebO, Mont.)
 In the first opening of Oklahoma to settlers in 1889, the editor of this pa per was among the many seekers af- ter fortune who made the big race one fine day in April. During his travel ing about and afterwards his camping upon his claim, he encountered much bad water, which, together with the severe heat, gave him very severe diarrhoea which 1t seemed almost im- possible to check, and along in June the case became so bad he expected to die. One day one of his neighbors brought him one small bottle of Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last hope. A big dose was given him while he was rolling about on the ground in great agony. and in a few minutes the dose was re- peated. The good effect of the medi- cine was soon noticed and within an hour the patient was taking his first sound sleep for fortnight, That one little bottle worked a complete cure, and he cannot help but feel grateful. The season for bowel disorders being at hand suggests this item. For sale by all druggists.