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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-23

The Burlington HawkAye, noting the
sale of the Montezuna Republican,
says of its former editor: MT. Jarh. :
sin has been editor of The Republican
for a long time. His republicanism is
Of the true stripe, and il has been re-
tiected in no uncertain manner rom
the Republicans editorial columns. The
brethren will be sorry to miss Mr.. Jar
nagin from the newspaper held. Inc
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coolie tradesmen in the towns inva-
rfaSly makes the same assertions To
prove the first he usually quotes the
case of Ram Sal and as evidence of
the latter he tells the story of a
rajah's son who turned coolie for
loves sake.
Thirty years ago a Hindoo of low
caste Ram Sal by name, living in
plateau town of India. found himself
inextricably in debt to a bunnia-a
usurious money lender. He had been
bound in his boyhood for the debt of
his grandfather and after working for
nearly twenty years to clear it he
learned to his distress that instead of
becoming smaller the obligation had
steadily increased
Ram Sal saw starvation staring him.
self and his family in the face, and
so, when a European, coming to the
village, told of place across the
"black water" where a Hindoo could
earn as much as 25 cents a day and
after binding himself to work for eight
years on a plantation would be freed
of both his contract and his debt, Ram
Sal straightway prepared to follow the
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coolie contractor whittier he led and
the bunnia commanded.
The ship that carried Ram Sal and
his family arrived in course of time
at Trinidad, and there he worked for
six years, the planter in the mean
time feeding him on rice and clothing
him, and the agent of the bunnia see
ing to it that until every cent of Rams
Indebtedness was paid not a cent of
his hire reached his pocket, but was
turned over instead to the agent by
Rams employer.
At the end of the sixth year Ram
Sal felt the jingle of coin in his hands
for the first for the debt of a few
rupees that his grandfather had con-
tracted when he took Rams grand
mother to wife was wiped out The
ring of the coins stirred up a strange
desire in the coolies heart-it awak-
ened his ambition and he vowed then
and there that he would be rich
some day and a planter himself.
To that goal, during the remaining
two years of his indenture. Ram Sal
saved every penny that he earned At
the end of that time it was pftiably
small-something less than a half
thousand dollars-but it was more
money than Ram Sal had ever owned
before, and, what was more important,
it was sufficient for the execution of
his present purpose, the establish.
ment of himself as a sifversmith in
the Hindoo quarter of Port of Spain
in which business he prospered rap
idly.
Ram had not forgotten how fields
were made to yield their increase As
a planter he SO directed the labors of
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devoted parent until he discovered.
through spies, the next meeting
place of the lovers. Then, as
they were seated in secluded
pagoda, a band of the palace
guards burst suddenly in upon them,
and without warning first slew the
maiden and then turned upon the
prince But the latter was too quick
for the soldiers. Selling his sword.
he managed to cut his way clear and
escaped into the city. where he hid.
During the weeks that energetic
search was made for him he kept him
self under cover, and until the efforts
of his father relaxed did he dare
crawl far from his hiding place. Even
then he was in great danger, and.
realizing that he could not hope to re
main in his fathers realm, he decided
to get as far away as possible. This
he did by Disgusting and presenting
himself to the nearest coolie con-
tractor. and a few weeks later he
was on his way to Jamaica.
He had worked as common field
laborer for five years before his story
accidentally became known. Over a
certain number of coolies another
coolie is usually placed as overseer
One day the rajah's son and his over
seer disagreed over a piece of work,
and the latter was on the point OF
using whip on the former when the
plantations superintendent, a young
Scotchman, interfered.
The gratitude of the laborer was
unbounded. For once he lost his
oriental stoicism and tears came into
his eyes. as he said:
Master, you have saved me from
q great disgrace"
The superintendent curiosity was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
DID NOT LIKE coeNoMEN.

Why Gen. Hooker Objected to APP
peIIation of Fighting joe"
Like most other true and great
soldiers, Gen. Joseph Hooker, to whose
memory a splendid statue was unveiled
in Boston last week, had no liking for
the character of a fighter who fights
just for the sake of fighting The
words Fighting Joe" are not used
anywhere in the inscription ON the
Hooker monument, it being the gem
eraI testimony of his comrades that
he particularly objected to the appel
lation. He is said to have himself
stated the. reasons as follows Fight
ing Joe Hooker always sounds to me
as if it meant Fighting Fool 1t has
really done much injury in making the
public believe I am a furious, head
strong fool. bent on making furious
dashes at the enemy l never fought
without good purpose and with fair
chances of success. When 1 have de-
cided to fight l have done so with all
the vigor and strength l could COM
mand."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
LADY HERBERT is DOMESTIC.
Wife of British Ambassador Goes Lit
tie Into Society.

Wife of British Ambassador Goes Lit
tie Into Society.
Lady Herbert, wife of the British
minister to Washington, who has just
sailed for England. has been a disap-
pointment to Washington society. In
stead of jumping into the whirlpool
at the national capital she entertained
but seldom, though with proper dig
nifty, as became woman of Amerf-
can birth. The truth is that society
bores Lady Herbert. Certainly these
inclinations are not shared by her
ambitious sisters, Mrs. Ogden Goelet
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Lady
Herbert visited New York only on
one occasion, and although many OF
the leaders there were eager to have
her at their receptions, she refused
most of the Invitations and rushed
back to Washington as soon as pos
sible. She has announced that she
will be in Newport before the end of
the season. Lady Herbert, although
in a position to shine above all other
women in Washington, prefers her
home and her children to all the stilt-
ed dinners and formal balls on the So
cial calendar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11

E ]. (3Lucky') Baldwin, the Cali
fornia horseman, hopes that before
long he will succeed in Incorporating
part of his famous Santa Anita ranch
as the town of Arcadia An ordinance
has been passed by the supervisors
giving the residents permission to hold
an election July 81 to determine the
question 1t is said that, once fncor-
poration is obtained, the town Of Ar
cadia will be run wide open; that .
race track will be built and that the
beautiful ranch at the base OF the
Sierre Madre mountains will be made
an ideal sporting resort Baldwin con-
tinues to deny these rumors of his in
tentions- The present population OF
Arcadia is barely above the prescribed
minimum of 500 souls, the majority Of
these being employees of the Santa
Anita ranch
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
PosToFFIcE sLEUTH is TALL.
Joseph L. Bristow Furnishes Amuse-
ment to Subordinates.

Joseph L. Bristow Furnishes Amuse-
ment to Subordinates.
Joseph l.. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general-the man who
has come to be called the sleuth of the
department-is feet 2 inches tall.
but so thin that when standing erect
he seems TO be fully Z feet When
seated he assumes a crouching posi-
ton, making it appear that he is only
q little above average stature, and
when he begins elevating himself to
q perpendicular attitude he seems to
get up a foot a. time. The result is
Interesting When postof.3ce inspectors
have nothing else to do they make
bets of the time IL will take Mr.. Bris-
tow to get his head into the rarified
atmosphere he breathes while erect
There is a legend around the depart
ment that a visitor who had just been
introduced to Mr.. Bristow watched
him straighten out for few moments
and then gasped: Good Lord, is he
never going to stop getting up?''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
A COOLIE PARADISE
Apt Description of the Island Of Jamaica Where Orenas
Find Prosperity and Create Atmosphere Of
Ronance-Two Cases IN Point
~~~~
Especial Correspondence.)

This" recently remarked Joseph
Chamberlain, England's colonial secre-
tary, as he placed a finger on map
showing Britain's possessions in the
West Indies, sis the paradise of the
Hindoo coolie.
And there, too," added one OF his
hearers, those same orientals have
created an atmosphere that fairly
reeks with romance
The American or European who has
spent sufficient time in Jamaica or
Trinidad to become acquainted with
the ways of the thousands of Hindoo
1aborers on the plantations and the
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Modesty Of Great Soldier

Countess Won Waldersee, who was
born and educated In this country,
has been writing "reminiscences for .
magazine In speaking OF Won Moltke
she says that "a more retiring and
modest man than Won Moltke could
not be found He insisted upon hav-
ing the smallest room in the house
for his bedroom, with scarcely any
decoration in it but the portrait OF his
wife. to whose memory he was very
devoted At. his chateau, Creisau, he
chose also . modest room He builG
there : mausoleum for his wife. tho
key to which was always in his pocket,
and he had fresh flowers placed there
avery day"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
HARRINGTON IN MORE TROUBLE
Bogus Lord Accused of the Murder of
Friend.

Bogus Lord Accused of the Murder of
Friend.
Lord" harrington, the notorious
impersonator of British peers, who six
months ago married Miss Wilhelmina
Cochrane of Kansas City and desert
ed her when he found she was not an
heiress, is under arrest at ST. Louis
on suspicion of having murdered
James P. Mccain, a well-known horse
man, at whose hotel harrington was
stopping. Darlington was only re-
Gently released from the rock pile at
St. Louis, where he was working out
a sentence for yagrancy. He coz
tinues to declare his innocence.
Jim Mccain will show up" Bar
rington declares, "and when he does
will make those who call me his
murderer sweat blood" The prison
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er went on to say that he knew Me
Cam was alive, but that for certain
reasons Mccain was remaining In
hiding, and even though he sees the
newspaper accounts of his probable
murder, he will not return to St Louis
and dispel the murder theory.
A body found near Bonfels was
buried in St. Peters cemetery as that
Of James p. Mccain. Darlington will
not talk of his plans for defense. He
declares that he will be cleared and
that he will conduct his case himself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11

aroused, and although the Hindoo en-
deavored to stink away he was pressed
so hard that he finally explained his
remark.
You have saved me from a great
disgrace" he said Il, rajah's son,
to be struck by Hindoo of low
castet"
Then the whole story, which the
Scotchman verified later on, came out
The hero of it is still employed on an
interior plantation in Jamaica
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
Tide Turns Into Finger.

A curious surgical operation is re
ported from Dresden. where DIR. Hal
mel, who was attending a girl years
of age who had lost her forefinger OF
her right hand. amputated the second
toe of his patients right foot and
sewed it on to the stump of the miss.
ing finger
The two parts were then encased in
plaster. and after three weeks it was
found that the toe had become firmly
attached. forming a good substitute for
the finger-New York Journal.
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the hundred or more coolies linden
tured to him that his plantation soon
became noted as one of the most pro
ductiye in the valley.
Ram Sal was now fairly started on
his road to fortune and each sue
ceeding step that he took brought him
nearer to it. Year by year he added
to his possessions, sometimes a plan
tation often real estate in Port OF
Spain, where he set himself up in a
mansion, whence he went about di
recting his ever increasing interests
Thus Ram Sal prospered until two
years ago, when, old in years. he
died, and when his heirs came to
reckon up the estate they found it to
be worth nearly 81 ,000,0 900.
That is why Mr.. Chamberlain, who
knows these things, spoke of his
kings West Indian possessions as the
coolies paradise. But the other man
called them the field of romance be
cause of the story of a rajah's son
and many more like unto it Here is
the story:
The eldest son and heir of a rapah
of one of the small states of Ralph
.ana fell so violently in love with a
beautiful maiden he had seen on the
streets of his fathers capital that he
laid aside all thoughts of his own high
caste and her equally low condition
and proceeded to WOO her Every
thing went well with the lovers for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
Still Farming at 90.

On May "a Uncle Ned Giggey, Of
Fort Fairfield. Maine, was 80, and on
the following day he celebrated the an
niversary by planting potatoes. Of
which crop he now has an acre in the
ground.
Last year he cleared an acre of
woodland. and this season he has it all
planted He says he is old enough to
know how to farm, and strong enough
to keep at it long time yet He saws
1t Is not work but .1oaflng round and
teedfn' high" that wears men out.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
Objected to the Eating.

THAT new neighbor of mine told
an acquaintance that I was a jabber-
ing idiot" said Meeker, so I started
out to make him eat his word" Good
for you said Naggsby. And did you
succeed?" NO." replied Meeker IN
tones redolent with sadness. He
proved to be one of those strenuous
chaps who would rather fight than
eat"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
A Modern Version.

~Thereu be quite a number Of cases
to attend to this month";" said the
deputy sheriff
You'll have to take care OF them
replied the sheriff. I've got to
meet my wife in Rome on the Goth.
and sail on Saturday"
But there are merchants goods to
be seized and
Cant help it. Not that love seip
ure less,Sbut that love Rome more"
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Crafty.

Mrs. Testy-l don't know how II is.
Bridget, but it looks as though you
took pleasure in breaking dishes that
cannot be duplicated.
Bridget-It's not pleasure, mum. but
common sense. II a dish can't be du-
plicated, as you call it, of course you
can't expect me to replace it when
haven broken it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
IS THE RICHEST PRINCESS.

Louise Of Denmark Has Fortune of
Over $4,000, oO0-
The crown princess of Denmark,
who is now in Paris with her hus-
band, is not celebrated for her good
looks, but she has the more perma-
nent distinction of being the richest
royal princess in Europe. Her royal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
TOO True 10 Nature

Hostees-A1l the mechanical toya
you make seem to be very successful
Inventories, I've only had one fail
ure- Hostess-What was the matter
with It? InventorlToo realistic II
was = toy tramp and it wouldRt
work Illustrated Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11

Her Patience Not Really Tired.
Griselda was being praised for her
patience.
Yes, I know" she continued. Il
have put up with q good deal, but Wal
ter hasn't yet dared to come In the
house without wiping his feet
Feeling that the worst was still to
come, she smiled serenely.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
There Are Always Exceptions.

There Are Always Exceptions.
Mrs. Chatter-They say premature
grayness Is caused by too much brain
work.
Mrs. Saphead-That may be true.
but is has exceptions. There's nay
husband, for instance; he's gray at IS.
and he never had any brains to work
with.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
|HlJNl0R'
OF The DAN'

A Bargain.
Fred-Kitty didn't marry that mil
uonaire duffer after all, did she?
Jack-No; he backed out and she
sued him for breach of promise.
Fred-What damages?
Jack-Twenty-five thousand, and
she got it.
Fred-Clear case of $25. 900 on for
cash, wasn't 1t? / didn't think Kitty
was so sharp at driving = bargain
Comfort
Clever Scheme.
MY new play is sure to make hit,
said the eminent actress. '.it gives me
an opportunity to show twenty superb
gowns"
Gracious. how many scenes do you
appear in?"
Only five, but one of them's . scene
ut the dressmaker's."
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weeks, until one OF
the princes ret
niue, spying upon
him, found him
keeping a tryst
with the girl. The
rajah was prompt
~ informed and
enraged at his
heirs loss of caste,
determined to wipe
out the disgrace
that the son had
brought upon him.
self and his family.
With the craft
ness of the oriental
the rajah received
his son with all
the affection of a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
GAINS FAME AS COMPOSER.

Rudolf Zwintscher Now cIassed With
Strauss and Wagner.
After a long period of adversely
some of it spent in America where he
kept body and soul together by Civ
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11

hfghness was left by her mother, the
late queen of Sweden, a fortune of
60, 900, 900 marks-about $4,000, 900
American do1lars-and this legacy,
through being wisely invested, is said
to have increased to an even more
impressive sum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
NEW PAYMAsrER OF NAVY.

Rear Admiral n. J. q. Harris Ap-
pointed to the Position.
In a recently published list Of naval
appointments and changes appears the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11

-Seighbor Kidkins-Baby's teethins
now and cries most all the time. Hops
1t doesn't disturb you much Ndghbor
Kikdins-Well, we're thankful of
course, that it isn't baby elephant
tusking.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
Governments Crop statistics.

Preliminary statistics compiled BY
the statistican of the Department of
Agriculture indicate that the spring
wheat acreage of the United States
for 1908 is FL per cent less than the
acreage of last year, the decrease
being chiefly In Minnesota, South
Dakota and Iowa The average Of
condition June 1, was $50 per cent.
Iowa and Washington reporting the
lowest average. The average condi-
ton OF winter wheat on the same date
is computed at s2.2 against ten-year
average Of 79-1. The area sown to
oats il said to be 27,732. 900 acres or
80 per cent less than last year, and
the average condition June 1, was 85-5
against a ten-year average Of 900.
Figures on the barley acreage indicate
an increase Of IL per cent over last
years area, and the average of condi-
ton is given as 91.5 against 1877, the
ten-year average. The rye acreage on
the contrary is said to have decreased
3-6 per cent, the average of condition
being 90-6 against a ten-year average
of 49, The principal clover states also
report decrease in the acreage de-
voted to that crop, the decrease rang
ing from L per cent in Pennsylvania,
Michigan and Illinois, to 8 per cent in
Iowa and Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-07-11
An Experiment with oats.


The Ohio Station has been for sew
eral years conducting experiments
with oats, one of the objects being to
ascertain the amount of seed most
profitable to use on an acre. In q for
mer test running over five years, six
pecks were found to give q better
yield than either more or less seed
These tests were conducted on the
warm, gravelly Soils" except one
year The second series of tests be-
gan in 1898 and lasted five years, and
the amounts of seed varied from four
to eleven pecks per acre. The varie-
ties of oats used were the Seizure and
the Wideawake. Taking into consid-
Grafton the f1ve-year average, the Seizr
ure variety gives its highest yield OF
grain from eleven pecks, exceeding.
however. the yield from nine pecks
by less than one bushel The weight
per measured bushel Is highest from
the ten-peck seeding The yield OF
straw is largest from ne pecks- With
The WideaWake variety the highest
yield of grain il from the ten-peck
rate, the heaviest grain from nine
pecks and the largest yield of straw
dictate that nine or ten pecks of Sod
is IS satisfactory ~ more, and rather
better than le8s than this amount
This for Wayne county. Ohio. ana sim
uar sofia
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RaisIna Pics hy Hand


Raising Pigs by Hand.
From Farmers >Review: The trio
of Chester White pigs saved from the
unnatural mother (mentioned In for
mer issue of the Farmers Review
were given cows milk after forty
eight hours old. and are now at TWEEN
ty-eight days. as fine . Let of pigs as
any one need wish for. We had no
fresh cows milk, so gave what we
had AS it was Jersey milk. 1t was
given somewhat diluted, and never
cold or tainted the first two weeks.
They were fed often and never quite
all they would have eaten. After sew
en- days we gave little oatmeal mush
and wheat bread crumbs with the
milk At two weeks cornmeal mush
was gradually substituted, until now
they viii eat quite lot of it, and are
given fresh sour milk. They run in
a grassy place in the day; at night
an old hotbed containing their sleep
ing box is their home
OF course we did not get ND in the
night to feed them after they were
ten days old. For the cracks that
came on their ears and tails. vaseline
and sweet milk were used as oint-
ments, with satisfactory results. We
have raised several fine calves by
hand, and conclude the main thing is
to never feed young things cold or
tainted milk, and never to give quite
all they want. This of course means
when they are young. 1t is so much
easier to keep them healthy than to
doctor them back to health If they
once get "off'' in any way. 1t is, of
course, necessary to keep them dry
and warm--Emma Clearwaters-
WeII-6uiIt Hog Houses.
At the Iowa experiment station are
to be seen number of well-built hog
houses. of which a plumber of favor
able things may be said. In the first
place they are situated on consider
able elevations and cannot become
damp in wet weather. They have sub
stantial floors and the sows and their
pigs never have to lie in damp places.
One thing that strikes the attention of
the visitors is the large glass win
dow in the roof of each house, over
which is cover that may be used on
hot days. These windows are very
valuable in early spring, as they in
crease the warmth in the house. They
also help very greatly to keep the
floor dry. Each house has q large
hinged door in the side opposite the
door at which the pigs enter. This
door is hung longitudinally. and when
open there is still barrier about 80
inches high between the pigs and the
outside world. On warm days this
door is opened and the air passes free
ly through the house. 1t also allows
OF man freely entering and cleaning
the house whenever necessary. Such
houses should prove convenient on
any farm. Noticing that the floor and
sides OF the house met at right angles.
Mr.. Wilson Rowe, in charge of this
department., was asked II 1t did not
result in some of the pigs being over
lain by the SOW. He replied that such
cases were very uncommon, and he
saw no need of tent-shaped houses to
prevent this catastrophe.
Government Crop Statistics.
Preliminary statistics compiled by
the statistican Of the Department of
Agriculture Indicate that the snripx