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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
WIDOWED HENS.

In the early summer a friend hired
a house on Staten island with all its
belongings, indoors and out, the lat
ter including a horse, a COW, pigs and
poultry. While there were about 100
hens, there were but two roosters, and
in this flock the eight-year-old daugh-
ter became deeply interested Papa"
she said one day, what are those two
big chickens with red combs on their
foreheads?" Those, my child, are
ROSTERS she was informed. well,
what are roosters?" ttThey are the
fathers "Oh! And what are all the
others?" why, they are the moth
ers.' After a moments reflection
Edith innocently remarked: MY
gracious, papa, what an awful lot of
fathers must have died to leave SO
many mothers all alone. New York
Press.
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Mrs. LonofelIow's Dinner.

Speaking of company" coming re
minds me of a story a Boston man
tells of the poet Longfellow. Mr.,
Longfellow had a soul above sordid
material considerations, and on one
occasion he brought a guest home to
dine without advising Mrs. Longfel-
low beforehand. The guest was a dis
tinguished Englishman, who had just
arrived with a letter of introduction.
The day was Friday, and the cook be-
ing a Catholic the family had fallen
into the habit of eating no meat at
the Friday dinner. Mrs. Longfellow
thought despairingly of the fish and
then, realizing, 1 dare say, that dry
bread would be feast with Longfel-
low at the table, led the guest to the
dining room with a faint heart. The
fish was brought in. The distin-
guished guest glanced at it, and then
he smiled at his hostess.
Il know Mrs. Longfellow will par
don me- he said, eff decline the fish
course. ''-Washington Post.
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A PHYSICIANS Joke.

DIR. C. D. Vermillion of Tescott tells
a Joke on himself. He was called ten
miles into the country to attend a pa
tent
He returned to his home at day
break and was astonished to see DIR
Anderson of Beverly emerging from
his house. What are you doing here
at this hour" he demanded CURLY OF
his brother physician go into the
house and see," snapped DIR. Ander
son as he drove away And going int
the house DIR. Vermillion found a fins
ten-pound baby.-Minneapoiis tKan-.
Messenger.
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day by his mentor, and under cover
OF taking glass of water hastily
communicated that fact to his friend
Never mind" was the whispered
reply, Just say Was nempst?'''
This the speaker innocently did, and
the result astonished him.
Such rush from a hail." he after
ward said, was probably never before
witnessed in the state of Pennsyl-
vania- That little phrase was Penn
sylvania Dutch for What will you
have to drink and the proprietor of
the hotel to which my audience had
adjourned taxed me $24 for my Was
uempSt?' break.''-New York Times,
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION.

T. Dart Walker, art editor of Les
lies Weekly, has been persuaded to
make monograph of this years ex-
perieIces with the navy as an art
seaman.
He saw many things aboard ship
that have escaped the eyes of the lay
man. The Kearsarge was his marine
home for some time.
zone of the quaintest characters -
he said, that L knew was O'Brien,
the NAVY who policed the ship. He
was chosen because he could lick
any man on board The spirit of tight
Is developed, not squelched, in the
navy, but there must be some one who
Is able to silence the biggest man that
walks the deck.
''O'Brien's methods were simple but
sure. One afternoon two men got into
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

"Martinsburg, my state,' says a rep
resentative from West Virginia, lis
just on the wind-up of a smallpox cpl
demic, and 1 am reminded of what
happened to a picket one night when
we were in this now thriving city dur
ing the civil war. An intelligent fe-
male of the African persuasion came
along just about dark and she was
asked if she had a pass.
mo, sur answered the woman, as
her eyes beamed from beneath a big
yellow handkerchief which adorned
her head.
Then you can't pass said the
guard.
Use got no pass, but Use got de
smallpox, suh,' she added.
You may rest assured that the
woman passed without ceremony
Nashville Banner.
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York had gone for Harrison, so that
it really made no difference which
way California cast her vote. Mr..
Allen solemnly folded the telegram
and handed it back, and remarked:
your fathers telegram, deminds
me of friend of mine who went to
Colorado. Not long afterward his wife
received telegram which read: Jim
thrown off a broncho and his neck,
both legs, and one arm broken A
little later, in the midst of her tears,
the widow received another message
from the sympathetic cowboys. 1t
read: Matters not so bad. jim S
arm not broken New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
IUIZZZIP1 HIS
OlyZINV HINT
6CEEZHSZI AZZL2

A hungry, discouraged and penni-
less American of "a sat on bench
on the alameda at Quillaine, in one
of the South American states 1t was
twilight. The band played and the
people promenaded.
He had made a long journey over
the mountains, after meeting with all
kinds of bad luck, and on the morrow
would ask the American consul to
ship him home as a distressed. He
had not tasted food for twenty-four
hours, and his lodging that night must
be in the open air.
Clothed in evening dress and with
a hundred dollars in his pocket, Tom
Mosher would have looked what he
was, but ragged and penniless, he
shrank from observation, even though
he chung to his seat to rest his aching
bones.
Then it happened A young lady
promenading on the arm of her father
dropped her handkerchief to start a
Irritation with a military officer The
handkerchief fell equi-distant from
Mosher and the officer, and both
sprang forward, bumped their heads
together and rolled on the asphalt.
You loafer. You tramp! You
scum," shouted the officer as he
reached his feet.
ut was no ones fault-a pure ac-
cident," replied Tom, who had been
successful in securing the handker-
chief.
Away with you. scum, or I'll cut
you DOWN." shrieked the officer as
he drew his sword and fiourished it
about with great fierceness.
Steady. man. Don't get in tenn
per over nothing"
'Then take that"
Tom took it. That is, instead of
taking a blow with the fiat of the
sword he took the sword itself from
the hands of the Inundated and en-
ragged officer and stepped back to de
fend himself from dozen men rush
ing up with EXPLANATIONS on their
lips.
Mob himl Shoot him! He's for
eigneri He's a revolutionistI"
In two minutes a crowd of 100 peo
pie surrounded the pair and fiercely
demanded an explanation.
The officer lied. He said that Tom
had appealed to him for charity, and
being refused, suddenly attacked him
and got possession of his sword.
The crowd wanted no further ex
cuse. Nearly every man had a knife
but no one seemed to have a pistol
They pushed forward to lay hands OF
the American, calling for the police
at the same time, but when Toms
borrowed sword began to play they
dared not close in.
Tom began a retreat. He did moi
know where it would end, but he
slowly fell back, down the wide ave
nue.. The police arrived and demand
ed his surrender, and presently the
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A SONG of Life.

Praised be the lips of the Morn
For their musical message of Light,
For their bird-chanted burden of Song:
Praised be the young Earth reborn
For it's freshness and glory and might,
And the thoughts of high solemn de-
light
That at flash of it's purity throng.
Praised be the lips of the Day
For their clarion call to the field.
Where the Battle of Life must be fought
Praised be the fire of the fray,
Where the soul is refined and annea1ed.
And the spirit heroic revealed.
And pure gold from base substances
wrought
Praised be the lips of the Night
For their murmurous message of Rest.
For their lullaby, motherly sweet.
Praised be the dreams of delight
While tired Life is asleep in Loves nest,
And in harmony tender and bleSt
Heavens calm and earth's loneliness
meet
Israel Zangwil1.
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under dog. Got any prospects,
Going home on charity OF Uncle
Sam"
.Um, Know anything about cop
per mining?"
I'm a bit of a civil engineer and
can boss gang of men,"
Um. Come down to the hotel and
get acquainted with us. lilly says
you are a man of sand. Come down
we won't bite you
1t was two years before Col Dale
had a son-in-law, but his name was
Tom Mosher.-E1izabeth Bailey in
Boston Globe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
SECRETARY TAFT WAS SORRY.

Brig-Gen. John F. Weston is happy
over the order permitting officers to
wear civilian clothes while on duty at
the war department in Washington.
1t is current gossip in military circles
that Gen. Weston was responsible for
the order. He went into Secretary
Taft's Office the other day-and it
was a hot day-wearing his heaviest
uniform blouse, which some of his
fellow officers say he donned purpose
ly, and. showed that he was uncom-
Portable The order was issued by
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

Secretary Taft Immediately after the
general left. A few days later Secre-'
tary Taft met Gen. Weston in a CORR
dor of the war department.
Il was looking for you said the
general. 81 wanted to tell you how
good it feels to be able to wear my
jacket unbuttOned.
Gen. Weston had on light civilian
coat He threw it back around his
shoulders to display the pinkest pink
negligee shirt that ever adorned the
person of a general officer of the
army.
Gen Weston" said Secretary Taft,
'sif had known that that order would
permit any officer to expose a shirt
like that I'd never have issued it"
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a personal note of thanks for giving
our school children such a text book.
But, as an old Confederate soldier, I
want to thank you especially and tell
you how happy l am that a grammar
has at last been written from the
Southern standpoint
When DIR. Smith was asked when
he showed this letter how he could
possibly have dragged the Southern
standpoint" into an English grammar,
he replied:
I'm sure 1 don't know. But per-
haps in illustrating some construction
used a sentence like this:
"'One Confederate whipped ten
Yankees New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

he capitol at
Washington when
W. r. Hearst hur-
lied up and excit-
eddy displayed a
telegram from his
,ather, Senator
Hearst, in Califor-
liza. The message
cad:
CAS- sure as there
s a God in heaven
irover Cleveland
las carried Cali
ornia."
1t was already
nown that New
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
ARTISTIC INSTINCT.

At the closing banquet of the State
Bankers Association at Old Point
Comfort, Attorney Garland Pollard, of
Richmond, responded to the senti-
ment "The ladies'" He declared that
when he considered his subject it filed
his heart with poetic inspiration and
recalled to mind the thrilling words
of the poet who said:
Little grains of powder,
Little daubs of paint,
Make the little freckleS
Appear as if they ANTI
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
SNAKES HAUL HIS BOAT.
Truthful Fisherman Tells Story Which
Must Be Believed.

Must Be Believed.
DR.. Bergesser of Nevada is the pos
SCISSOR of lot of trained snakes which
some time ago he deposited in Tucker
Lake. AS soon as the doctor gets in
skiff these trained snakes, which have
the faculty of istinguishing their
master from anyone else, swim to his
skiff, and hooking their tails over the
bow of his boat, haul him to the place
where the bass are playing thickest.
When the doctor prepares to fish
these. educated reptiles unlock their
tails and swim away.
After the doctor catches a boatload
of bass, these intelligent snakes re-
turn, hook their tails over the boat
and pull him to shore, always bidding
him good-by with hearty tailshake,
which they hold above the water in
a most friendly manner.
This is the reason DR.. Bergesser can
catch fish where other successful
anglers fail.
The doctor also says that he has
noted a certain kind of frog which sits
on the bank and warns the fish not to
bite, and he always has to shoot these
frogs before he can have any luck
fishing.
The doctor is not only successful,
but he is also truthful fisherman, as
persons will realize who read of the
manner of his success as thus stipu
lated.
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SO much re a l
pleasure as the
one from the old
Kentucky soldier,
who is one of that
fast disappearing
few who have not
yet found out that
the civil war is
over.
81 have read
W i t h pleasure, !"
the letter said,
your E n g | i S b
e r a m m a T, and
want to write you
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CORRESPONDENTS Status Changed.

A war correspondent who worked
in the days when war correspondents
were somebody was the aged Sir
William Russell, now living in Eng
land, in his eighty-fourth year. He
reported the Crimean war. our civil
war and later wars down to 1880. for
the London Times. Interviewed the
other day, he was asked to explain
the difference between war CORE
spondence then and now, and this
was the prompt answer I'm my time
we were free to go everywhere Now
correspondents are not free to go any
where, apparently"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

how to get off a
Dutch sentence at
the end of each
speech. This plan
proved a great sue
cess and the caRdi-
date was delighted
with the expert
ment.
In the excite
|ment of one meet
ing, however, he
forgot the phrase
so patiently taught
him early in the
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sword-play, and the grim look around
his mouth satisfied them that he was
''out for business
AS the crowd stood growing and
cursing and menac1ng the girl re-
turned from her room with a re-
volver in her hand, and said to Tom:
Its dads pet gun, and I know how
to use it. Now, then, let the gentle
men walk up. Keep your face to this
mob. and if anyone comes up the back
stairs they'll find me on guard. You
are an American aren't your"
"Yes-Tom Mosher of Fall River"
And am here with my father, Col
Dale of Montana. He owns most of
the Uncle Sam copper mine. What is
the trouble about?'
Tom briefly explained, and he had
just finished when the crowd gave
way for the mayor to ascend alone.
"Senor Americana. 1 demand your
peaceful surrender in the name of the
law. You have assaulted an officer of
, the army and deffed the police, but l
promise you fair trial.
THE officer who says 1 assaulted
him is a liar," replied Tom, land l
shall surrender only when SO advised
by the American consul"
Then the young lady will please
retire while we kill or capture you"
THE young lady will remain right
hereI" answered Miss Dale, land if
there is a rush, look out for lead"
But the senorita will not protect a
revolutionist-a criminal-a man who
has forfeited mis- life?"
I'VE will hold the stairs against you
all This man is an American He is
nriy oil Init
ist''
Thank you, Miss Dale replied
| Tom, without looking her way. It's
very brave of you to stand by me in
this way. but if they rush us and three
| or four people are killed, won't it
make matters a great deal worse?"
IF you surrendered now they'd
take you out and shoot you, and ii
will be no worse if you fight for your
| life. If that old dad of mine was
only here?"
well, what's wanted?" asked q
! voice at her elbow and she turned tC
| fird that her father had joined her.
"Oh, dad, this is an American, and
they want to kill hint
81 see. Well. here's the consul right
behind me. Give me that gun and
you fall back Proud of you. my girl
proud of you-but let me do little
talking"
Col. Dale talked, the consul talked
and the mayor talked, and as a re
suit the mob withdrew. AS a secon,
result the consul became responsible
for Tom Mosher's appearance in cour
next day.
He told a plain story and the mill
tary officer thought best not to den,
it His fine was a nominal one, an
the mayor was one of the first t
shake hands with him after he wa
released.
well. young man, you had a clos
call of it," said the colonel as b
slapped Tom on the back.
1T was your daughter, sir, VIII
helped me out
"Just like rilly-always with tn
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his bunk. I took him below and shut
the door, and we labored religiously
together We're both believin' more
in the power of God and Old Dire
land and less in the divil now, than
we did afore our tate-a-tate.' New
York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

a row and O'Brien,
rupt1y, lever see a
r e oh e a d e d In
dian
Never did, and
never heard of
such a freak, Colo
nell"
q saw one, a
Cherokee, down on
the ort S C t t
trail,'' quietly an
swered Cody, and
then stopped, wait
ing for "a rise"
1t came. Rather
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who was in my
stateroom, was sent
for. He excused
himself, walked
down the deck, and
in five minutes re-
lurned as il moth
ing had happened
Two things had
happened if not
more, a bump over
his left temple and
the beginning of a
black eye
~
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hoodlum element began to throw
stones and heave flower potts.
To the demands OF the police he
was silent; the missiles thrown he
had good luck in lodging. He had
been pressed back four blocks and a
crowd was forming in his rear, when
above the cries and shouts of the
street he heard a woman's voice:
Into the hotel here and upstairsi
It's your only chanca'"
From the corner of his eve he saw
a girl on the balcony of a building to
his right-a girl leaning far over the
iron railing and waving to him.
Drawing a long breath, he made as
If to charge the crowd, and then sud-
denly rushed into the shelter of the
archway, drove three or four men
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
WHAT PLEASED VETERANS.

DR.. C. Alphonso Smith, recently
elected president of the University of
Tennessee, has been chuckling to him
self for the last few days over a let
ter he got from a Confederate veter-
an. Since the publication some months
ago of his English grammar DIR.
Smith has received many congratu-
latory letters, but none that gave him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

fhe late Gov. Patison used to tell
with keen gusto the following:
A certain candidate thought that
his chance for election would be in
creased if he acquired a knowledge of
Pennsylvania Dutch, SO he prevailed
on a friend who was familiar with that
patois to accompany him and post him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
suPERFLuous GOOD NEWS.

1t was at the close of the campaign
in which Mr.. Harrison defeated Mr..
Cleveland for the presidency. Senator
Blackburn and Private" John Allen,
the keen-tongued representative from
Mississippi, were standing together in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24
NATURALLY RED-HEADED.

Shortly before he sailed for Europe
Col. w. H. Cody (Buffalo BID was
entertaining DR.. J. L. Girdner with a
few lessons in ethnology cleaned from
experiences among the Indians in his
early days.
by the way, Doc,'' he asked alb
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-24

How about it, O'Brien?' said l.
"'Nawthin',' he replied
eNawthin',' 1 repeated, pointing to
eye and temple.
eNawthin' much he went on; 1
had a quiet conversation with Jake In
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unusual sight, that, wasn't it?''
Rather; but, you see, this Indian
was bald."-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-20
ourwlTTED THE MOTHER.
Belle PLANE Girl EIopes, Aided by
Rival C,,ifor

Rival Suitcr.
special to Times Republican.
Belle PLANE, Jan. 2o.-Contrary to
her mothers wishes Miss Ruhl, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Catherine Ruhl, living four
miles southwest of this city, was Sc
5oretly married Saturday night to James
Blayek. of Chelsea. The ceremony was
performed by Tama county officer In
Toledo. The young couple then Went
to What Cheer, where they spent Sun
day with the brides relatives. .
The marriage has been opposed from
The first by Mrs. Ruhl. who has con-
stantiy watched her daughter for many
weeks past. fearing love would find a
way, blu; her efforts We're in vain. BY
careful planning the two made ar
Saturday afternoon at O'clock On
the morning of the appointed day.
when Miss Ruhl drov. 10 town with
Walter Jonas. a rival sui.or favored by
the mother. who had lorg since asked
the girl TO be his wife. she had told her
mother that she would spend the night
with Miss Effie Anderson. an intimate
friend who lives in the city. and then
return with Mr.. Jones the following
day. Mr.. Blayek. true to his appoint
ment. met his fianee as planned and
the two left on an afternoon train for
Toledo.
Mrs. Ruhl was told of the wedding
by the rejected young man Sunday
night and was enraged. The newly
welded couple will return Wednesday
to Chelsea. where they will make their
home. Mr.. BlaNek being a prosperous
dry goods merchant OF that place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-20
COURT ROOM CROWDED
The Blydenburgh Case Holds
Undivided Attention of Peo-
pie of Hardin County
GREAT LEGAL BATTLE PROMISED
Difficulty Encountered in Securing a
Jury, Owing to the Prominence Given
the Case by the Newspapers-Dsush-
ter of the Defendant Appears in
Court With Him.
to Times-Republitan.

Special to Times Republican
Eldora, Jan 20-The Blydenburgh
case is all the talk and the court room
was crowded all day today. The
entire day was consumed in getting a
jury and the jury was not completed
before noon today. The defendant
and his daughter occupy a conspicu-
Gus place with the attorneys. The
aged father OF the deceased woman
and her sister are also in attendance
and add to the interest taken IN the
trial. More witnesses are expected to
arrive during the day. 1t is evident
that the attorneys intend TO make a
great fight and no juror was selected
without first undergoing most rigid
examination on both sides. The case
has been so thoroughly discussed and
so much has been published in the
newspapers about it that 1t Is difficult
to find anyone who is not familiar
with the charges against the prisoner
and the majority of THE men examined
SSGul W NC CllIlSk " OJ0d2SSA Va AaosS
formed an opinion as to the guilt or
innocence of the accused. The court
room Is crowded to the doors and the
greatest interest is manifested in the
proceedings.
The taxing of evidence was begun
this afternoon. a jury having been Sc
cured just before the noon adjourn-
ment and Immediately after court con-
vened the jury was sworn In and the
opening statements e6 the attorneys
were made. The jury which will try
Blydenburgh consists OF tan farmers
and two business men. One of the
business men is w. n. FaucAr, a tomb
stone merchant of Ack,ey, and thu 9th
er is S. NJ. Jester. a cabinetmaker. The
jurors names are: George Spring. Jr.,
b. r. Wood, G. H. Hake, George Sha-
ner. S. Ward, ]. S. Campbell. o. A
Hendrickson. s. NJ. Jester G. A. Marks.
w. H. Faucer. Robert Boldly and Z.
w. Miller.
The jurors are all good substantial
farmers and business men, and men OF
strict integrity. and their selection In
sures fair trial for the accused.