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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
OUR BAD COLLEGE SPELLING.

Much is said in the papers about
college English The people within
and without college walls declare
that students write badly. But there
is a thing more fundamental than
their poor English style; it is the mat
ter of their spelling. Many college
men, as proved by their essays, can
not spell. They frequently make the
mistake of Transforming writing into
writing, and of dining into dining
an echo probably of the noise of a col
lege dining-room-
But poor spelling is not confined to
college students. College professors
are not free from the blame. A let
ter lies before the writer in which the
distinguished head of a most import
ant department in an American col
lege declares that a certain candidate,
whom he has recommended as "com-
petant." A New England college pro-
fessor has recently said that in max
ing applications for a place in Eng
lish several candidates wrote of the
salery. Of course, also, man may
lack culture and spell correctly. Spell
ing is more or less a matter of an ar
bitrary bit of knowledge. But what
ever may be the psychological rela-
lions of the art, the schools should
teach boys and girls to spell. By in
correct spelling the higher ranges of
learning are rendered less impressive.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
MYTH THE WORLDS 4
IBEST WRITERS\
&El @eEzx@l@kA
cARLYLE,s CONTEMPT OF MAN.

Carlyle's opinion of Herbert Spen-
Ger as tthe most unending ass in
Christendom'' must, of course, be
read in conjunction with Carlyle's de-
rision for mankind in general. Most
ly FOOLS" he cheerfully thought of us
all. Darwin, we know, he would not
have at any price-not a word of him.
Cardinal Newman, he estimated, had
'the brain of a medium-sized rabbit"
Ruskin was bottle of soda-water.
"a bad young man" was his sum-up
of another eminent writer, whom we
need not name, for he is still living.
But these hostile phrases were sub
ject to considerable modification if
the man against whom they were
aimed came near enough to Carlyle
to do him a personal favor, even to
pay him a personal compliment. Dis
raeli, whom he had described as a
mountebank dancing upon John
Bulls stomach, offered Carlyle a
baronetcy, and ELECTED from him, to-
gether with a refusal of the title,
many tributes to his magnanimity.
He said very little about Disraeli
henceforth in print, and in private he
spoke of him only as "a very tragical
comical fellow Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
sUccUMB TO cUPID's WILEs.
Female Clerks Not to Be Relied On,
Says Employer.


1t can hardly be credited that Cupid
should have any serious connection
with the dry goods business, yet To-
cal firm experiences the greatest diff
tlculty in keeping competent assistants
on account of the Interference of the
little blind god.
One of the managers of the dry
goods company said yesterday: 1.-THE
marrying habit seems to have gained
a permanent hold on this store. We
are constantly obliged to engage new
sales1adies to fill the places of those
who leave us to be married and con-
duct homes of their own. This con-
slant change cannot help affecting our
business to some extent, as customers
become attached to certain salesladies
and are tempted to change trading
places when a new one is called to
wait on them.
more than a score of young ladies
have been married from one depart
ment in the last eighteen months, and
in one of our advertisements for help
we felt obliged to make stipulation
that applicants must promise to re-
main unmarried at least one year.
This exaction has not served to pro-
hiblt the evil, and our girls continue
to marry."-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE.

Russia has servcd notice on the
world that after she has whipped the
Japanese she will make peace in her
own way without interference by
other powers; and now announce
ment comes from Toxic that after
taking Port Arthur the Japanese will
hold it forever, to guarantee lasting
peace in th&east.
These evidences of the unconquer-
able will of the contending nations is
edifyfng,s but we cannot help reflect
ing that the Russians are long way
from having the Japanese beaten.
War has so many uncertainties
that no man can tell how the pres
ent struggle will end, but simple folk
who know nothing of it's workings, or
of the great game of diplomacy in
which the official manifestos men,
toned appear to be a part, cannot
help recalling that in war, as well as
in other things in life, it is the best
policy to catch your hare before cook
ing him.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

1t is generally supposed that one
who ventures into ocean solitudes in
a boat little more than three times
longer than himself, and who, after
months of empty days and silent
nights, finally makes his way across
the Atlantic, would have much to
say about the loneliness OF such a
tourney-of the tedium and of the un-
easy sleep when ones eyes grow
heavy and the unguided cockleshen is
left to founder in some sudden squall
or be cut in two by some speeding
liner.
But Ludwig Eisenbaum says no. He
has just returned from such a trip
across the Atlantic-one that was ex-
tended to seventy-six days, and
throughout that time, he says, he was
never lonesome for a minute.
LAS for storms" he said, they are
frequently welcome, for then 1 could
take in sail, get my anchor out, crawl
into the little covered space which I
81 figured it out this way. My boat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

gigantic legs, slightly inclined upward.
holding the first large floor space,
called the aerial suspended roof gar.
dens, at a distance of 10 feet above
the ground.
This roof garden, octagona1 in shape,
will be divided into four spaces-two
for restaurants and two for theaters.
One restaurant in the globe will be
located in the aerial coliseum, 314
feet above the ground, with a seating
capacity of 10000 and a promenade
around the top of the seats 1000 feet
in circumference. Windows will be
equipped with telescopes, where Wis
itors will be enabled to look down and
around the city.
In the coliseum proper will be con.
structed a large floor space about 500
feet in circumference and about fifty
feet in width, with race track around
the extreme end and three circus rings
in the middle, one on each side of the
elevator shaft large enough to &C.
commodate the largest circus perform
ances ever given. Under the coli
scum Seats with many open doors
leading to them, there will be a space
500 feet in circumference and fifty
feet wide, which will be used for ex.
hibition of Gagged animals.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

took up only nineteen feet of room,
called my cabin, close the hatch be-
hind me and sleep contented."
But did you feel no uneasiness go
ing to sleep not knowing when you
might be drowned like a rat in hole
by a sudden capsize or cut in two
by some other vessel?"
NO" said the adventurous mariner
soberly. q never thought of that. My
boat capsized with me once-n
southeast gale-about ten o'clock in
the morning. I had got a sea anchor
over-a bit of wood shaped into a
triangle and covered with canvas, one
end loaded with lead so it would
stand upright in the water and act as
a drag, keeping the boats head to the
sea-"
"But about going to sleep, and the
danger of being run down when no
one is keeping watch?"
WELL" said Eisenbaum, soberly,
and the course / was travelling was
something like three thousand miles. I
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS.

Every war brings to the front new
questions of an international charac-
ter to be passed upon by the different
governments and to add new chap
tiers to international law. Already
two such questions have been
brought out by the war between Rus
STA and Japan. One of these involves
the treatment of the wireless system
of telegraphy, the other the use OF
floating mines at sea. These are two
of the new problems which the. pres
ent war has brought to the front.
There may be others. In any event,
there will be something for the in
ternationa1 lawyers of the foreign de-
partments to busy themselves about
after hostilities have been concluded,
if not before.-Atlanta Constitution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
Do WE EAT TOO MUCH?

Psychologists say that the Japa-
nese present the most perfect ply
siQue of any race in the world. Most
of the diseases common to the Occi-
dent are unknown among the sub
jects of the Mikado, and this happy
condition they themselves attribute
to the fact that they eat sparingly
and only of plain, nourishing food. A
Japanese visiting in this country is
appalled, at the quantity of food con-
sumed by his host in one day. Especi-
ally is he impressed with the extrava-
gance of our poorer people. In Japan
meat once a day is a luxury even
among the well-to-do.-Robert Web
ster Jones in the June Housekeeper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
Hobbies of Hollands Queen.

The queen of Holland is an enthusi-
astic farmer. A dairy has been estab-
lished in connection with the royal
castle at Loo and it is run on quite
businesslike lines by it's owner, large
quantities of butter and milk being
sold regularly from the dairy, which
is now self-supporting and profitable.
Another hobby of the young queen is
photography, and, like Queen Alex
andra and other distinguished anna
teurs, she is quite an expert with the
camera.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
WELCOMED HER OLD "MAMMY."
Unusual Mark of Affection Astonished
New Workers.


A beautiful young lady, a member
of one of the richest and most aristo-
cratic families of Henderson, KY,
married a few years ago and went
with her husband to New York city
to live. The affection between her
and her "old black nanny" was very
tender, and the separation was hard
to bear. After the young wife had set
tied in the East she determined to
have nanny" come on to visit her,
and sent the money for her ticket.
Imagine the surprise of the prim
New Workers when they saw an old
colored woman coming through the
station gate suddenly pounced upon
by an elegantly dressed lady, who
threw her arms around the old
woman's neck and kissed her time
and again. Dropping her bundles, the
old woman seated herself on a truck,
and, drawing the lady upon her lap,
tenderly stroked her hair and ex-
claimed:
my God, my baby! Use SO glad to
see you, honey"
To her the fine lady was only the lit
tie girl, whom she had tenderly nursed
in sickness and in health and on whom
she had 1avished all the love of her
simple heart.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

The freak fever has broken loose
again, this time in the form of an
eating desire to give Chicago some
thing to take the place of the late
lamented Ferris wheel, it's one time
promised stadium, its porcelain lined
subway, and other beautiful things
that dreams are made of.
The man who is responsible for this
proposed globe is Samuel M. Friede,
a Chicago inventor, who has spent the
greater part of his life inventfng
things to give calm and FESTIVE peo-
pie thrills at SO much per thrill. He
designed and built the airship tower
at Sans Souci Park. That freak works.
He says his globe will also work.
The aerial globe will cost $1,000,00O
and will accommodate frcm $4,000 to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
CHARM OF MoDULATED VOICE.
An Accomplishment That Is Not Hare
to Acquire.

An Accomplishment That Is Not Hard
to Acquire.
One man has said: Shut me up in
a dark room with a mixed multitude
and 1 can pick out the gent1efolks by
their voices No matter what your
voice is, you can improve it by learn
ing to modulate it. High-pitched, stri-
dent voices are sharply criticised, and
it is quite within our power to change
them.
In the compass Of every voice there
are three registers middle or
throat, the lower or chest, and the
upper or head. The use of the middle
pitch for talking is very desirable, but
the voice should be trained to slide up
and down, varying with the emotions
low when the mood inclines toward
seriousness, and higher when it be-
comes ting1ed with excitement. An
interesting speaker constantly changes
his pitch-not abruptly, but with ease
and skill-and the greater range one
has the more certain he is to get and
retain the pleased attention of listen
ers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

calculated that if a ship did come my
way she would have to hit me plumb,
or I wouldn't care"
Then you had no collisions?"
Eyes, one with a whale. That was
early in the morning of October J.,
near Madeira. l had dashed the tiller
and was sound asleep when l was
awakened by the boat hitting some
thing and then seemingly trying to
stand on end. 1 crawfshed out of
my cubby hole, and was almost swept
overheard by a sheet of water. That
whale had been asleep. same as I
was, and the boat had almost slid
over him before he woke up. For a
minute or two he stopped that tail
of his around in a way that almost
swamped the boat"
Eisenbaum is forty-fve years old.
German born, but natura1ized
American He says he undertook the
voyage for the glory and what would
come OF it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
EuRoPE's MILITARY BURDEN.

Consumption as it is now practiced
in Europe is a modern development
of the Roman military system, and
while it has been adopted in one or
another form by all, it has reached Its
most drastic shape in France and
Germany. 1t was the terrible power
of CONSUMPTION that enabled Napo-
leon to carry on the gigantic wars
which placed all Europe at his feet
Prussia'S ingenuity in evading the
hard conditions imposed upon her in
the treaty of Tilsit, by adopting the
short term and reserve system"
was the foundation of the practice by
which entire populations pass under
military training, and by which Eu-
rope has been turned into IAN armed
camp" Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
QUALITY OF PATRIOTISM.

A New York paper tells story OF
Japanese cook When his mistress
spread a newspaper on the kitchen
floor, for cleanliness sake, he hastily
snatched it up and carefully busted it.
Upon being asked the reason he point
ed to a picture of the Mikado and
said, in a voice fearful with pride:'
"My King" The paragraph closed
with the extremely witty remark:
wouldn't that make you 1augh?'
The person who wrote this would
doubtless approve of a big placard
that may be seen on local billboards
depicting the American flag waving
over a bottle or a certain brand OF
whisky, which is surrounded by typi-
cal veterans of the Rebellion. We
might with advantage absorb a little
of this Japanese patriotism and rev.
erence for the national emb1em.-Los
Angeles Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
CURLING LAWYERS VERBOSlTY.

The supreme court Of Pennsyl-
vania, in an opinion just sent to
Schuylkill county, notifies the law
yers that they can profitably edit
their too verbose arguments The
court warns attorneys that the
courts judgment Of the importance of
case is not at all influenced by the
enormous size of the paper books
submitted to it. IT'S a warning per-
tinent wherever law is practiced. The
infinitude of words which the law
sanctions, Il it does not require, as
lawyers SO often insist, is a source of
infinite WEAKNESS to laymen- To
them this broad hint given by the
supreme court of Pennsylvania seems
well worthy of being passed along
down the line of states. 1t is not so
impossible to make a compact, clear,
yet comprehensive statement, as
some Of the lawyers train themselves
into believing-Springfeld. Mass,
Republican.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
BEST FRIENDS OF HEALTH.

The sea and the soil are so far from
the office of the professional man or
the counting room of the man of busi-
ness that it requires time to reach
them, but the experience of those who
have tried these friends of health,
these soothers of the nerves, is that
they not only prolong life, but main
tain strength and health. There are
vitality and healing in the waters and
winds of the sea and in close contact
with the soil rich with all growing
things. The closer men of any age
get to nature the more contented and
the more humble they are likely to be,
and, says Shapesreare, content is
h."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
A GRACIOUS ACT.

Remembering the graves of the
Spanish prisoners in Portsmouth har-
Dor was a most gracious Memorial
day act on the part of the Grand
Army post at Kittery, aided by the
marines from the navy yard. While
strewing with flowers the last resting
places of Cervera's sailors who died
in our captivity six years ago the
band played Spanish airs and a priest
conducted religious services.
The men who invented this occa-
sion placed all generous minds in
debt to them.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
LIFE ON FARM EASIER.

An observing physician of New York
who has recently travelled about the
country a good deal says he finds
the farmers are standing and walking
straighter now than they were TWEEN
ty-five or thirty years ago. He at
tributes this to the use of modern ap-
paratus on the farms. 1.-The Man with
the Hoe" is getting the stoop out of
his shoulder by reason of the fact
that he doesn't use a hoe any more,
but cultivator, on the top of which
he rides under an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nah, Ga, News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
NOT so MUCH OF A SUCCESS.

You will hear of the fortune that is
paid annually to George Odom, the
best American jockey for his services
in the saddle. The figures will startle
you and at first you will be much in
c1ined to wonder. Then, as you look
at his attenuated figure and the old,
old face, and note the heaviness OF
his speech and The sometimes pathos
of his voice, then IL is thrust in upon
you that, after all, at Fl, it is hardly
worth while, and that George Odom,
jockey, earning more each year than
directors of great human events, is
underpaid. There is brilliancy, ac-
claim, praise in extravaganza, syco-
phantic following of that for the
little old man-boy who rides. But he
has lost SO mucn.-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

10000 persons easily at one time,
having a capacity six times that of the
Eiffel tower and ten times that of the
Ferris wheel.
The extreme height of the globe will
be 700 feet above the ground and will
be surmounted with a steel Flagstaff
seventy feet higher. The base will
cover an area 1000 feet in circumfer-
ence. The base will act as a giant
pedestal, which will rise to a height
of about $50 feet, directly upon which
will be built the globe, which will
measure $50 feet in diameter, or about
1000 feet in circumference. About
the globe will be located the observa-
tory towers, which will be about 100
feet high, making the entire structure
a total of about 700 feet
The pedestal will be formed OF eight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
Maxim of Confucius.

If the search for riches were sure
to be successful, though I should be-
come a groom with a whip in my hand
to get them, 1 will do so. AS the
search may not be successful, will
follow after that which 1 love.-Confu-
ciuS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

When the liberty bell was in Min
neapolis the public schools were dis
missed and the Rapid Transit COM
pany gave each of the $4,000 children
free ride to view the bell and return.
That was better than any lesson in
history that the children may have
missed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Hereafter" says a contemporary,
"the average man will examine the
life RATS and life preservers before he
trusts himself on an excursion steam
er." Probably not The careful man
may do so, but the average man will
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

According to the pure food authori-
ties. much of the raspberry jam of
commerce is composed of syrup of ap-
pie cores, aniline dye and hayseed.
1t is almost as base a deceiver as
maple syrup.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16
Iron Plant for Mexico.

Frontera, Mex, is to have a mill
1ion-dollar plant for building steel,
iron and wooden vessels for river and
ocean navigation. A complete outfit
of machinery and tools has been or
dered from the United States.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

According to a London newspaper
nothing remains for Kuropatkin but
to stake his all upon one last wild fling
of the iron dice. Previous to writing
this the author must have taken one
last wild fling at a dope bottle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

We read with delight that Alfred
Austin anonymously sent a one-act
play to London theater-manager a
while ago which the manager thought
was capital and which he has accept
ed. It's such a pleasure to learn that
Alfred can write something.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Two New York amusement manag-
ers have just signed contract with
Edouard de Reszke for a tour of sixty
concerts IN this country next season,
just as if they had never heard OF
Patti.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Perhaps in the scientific assertion
that a mans beard is the home and
haunt of countless harmful microbes
there is some comfort for the youth
who is trying desperately to raise a
small mustache and can't
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

The newspaper correspondents in
the field with the Japanese army have
submitted a round-robin protest to
the staff, and in all probability the
STAFF knows precisely what to do with
it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Rear Admiral Sigsbee cabled from
San Domingo to the navy department
as follows: Revolution now ended
He carelessly neglected, however, to
mention which one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Residents of Port Arthur can prac-
tice economy in one direction. They
do not need to buy alarm clocks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

An esteemed contemporary raises
the question of how to distinguish be-
tween poison ivy and Virginia creep
er. One sure way is to rub the face
and hands thoroughly with the sus-
pect and note results.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

Miss Carls portrait of Isl An makes
the dOwager empress look quite young
and handsome. This shows how kind
hearted girl the young American
artist is.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

One of the amiable professors of
Chicago university announces that
hell is not a fact, merely a condition.
But when the condition is sizzling,
what's the odds about the fact?