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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
TWO RESCUES|
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1t was near midnight, when the tel
ephone in the castle of Zsaby began to
ring sharply and excitedly. Baron Sc
bastian Petrovics, tthe owner of Zsaby,
had not yet retired, but was deep in
a book. He hurried to the telephone.
Halo! Petrovics. What can 1 do for
you, countess?"
An excited female voice, the sobbing
of which betrayed only too plainly that
something had happened, replied:
care you there, baron thank God,
you are at home. Please come over at
once; burglars are breaking into the
housed"
81 will come Immediately" the
baron shouted into the telephone.
'tBolt the doors, and let no threats
prevail upon you to open until 1 am
there. l shall take men with me. In
ten minutesi Be brave, countess!"
He did not wait for the answer;
snatching his hat, revolver and sword.
he rushed out of the room, swung him
self on his horse and called to his
men: Follow me as fast as you cant"
He spurred his horse and galloped
toward Gyongy.
Gyongy was the property of Coun-
tetss Gulacsy, separated from Zsaby
only by a narrow strip of woodland.
The owners of the two castles led a
retired life, the baron from necessity,
for his finances did not allow him to
continue the extravagant life he had
led in first youth; the countess from
a hatred of people which had induced
her to take refuge in this secluded
spot. Her marriage had not been a
happy one, and her husbands conduct
had made the thought of men hateful
-
ity of interests which had brought her
and the baron together. They were
neighbors, and could not avoid meet
ing from time to time. Gradually she
became accustomed to Petrovics, who
was an excellent companion and knew
how to make time pass in pleasant
conversation.
Once he had said to the countess:
you see, countess, you make me hap
by when you allow me to amuse and
entertain you. If you are willing, we
, can arrange things so that may hear
your voice even when it rains, or in
the long winter evenings whenever
you would enjoy friendly talk
You know, baron" the countess had
interrupted, that 1 am no friend of
society. You would often seek me in
vain, and find only Nine. Won Csongay,
my companion and friend"
But if you will give your permits
sion, l will have a telephone connec-
ton made between Zsaby and Gyongy,
SO that you can call me when you
please
The young woman smiled and made
no objection. Then the devils ma
chine as the servants called it, was
introduced; but up to the time this
story opens no one had as yet made
use of the telephone.
One day, the week before, the mis-
tress of Gyongy was in very bad hui
NOR, and even vented it on her COM
panion. My dear Csongay," she cried,
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HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS.
Be Interested in Them, but Never
Show Curiosity.

Be Interested in Them, but Never
Show Curiosity.
If you would have friends, be inter-
ested in them.
There is difference between inter
est and curiosity. Never be curious.
Interest asks nothing, but is glad
of others joys and sorry for others
misfortunes. Curiosity seeks to find
more than is written upon the surface,
seeks it for the purpose of dfstribu-
ton, for innocent Islander.
Ones friends like one to be inter
ested. They detest one who is curl
GUS.
To be interested in those one meets
needs but to wish them well.
To see the best of those about us
will cause us to wish them well.
To our we1l-wishers we pour out our
joys and sorrows. They are interest
ed. They understand.
The interested friend always under
stands. The curious acquaintance
never sees through motives. The curl
GUS one is blinded by his own inter
probation of causes and his prejudiced
view of results.
Don't, therefore, seek to know what
is hidden. If your friends conceals
something from you he has a reason
for doing it. Prove your interest and
your lack of vulgar curiosity by trust
ing him in spite of the concealment.
Those who are truly interested
and never curious are surrounded by
friends.-Detroit Tribune
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William PENIS Grave.

L notice that one or two of your
correspondents seem concerned about
the condition of William PENIS
grave. Having, while in England dur
ing the summer of 1902, visited Jor-
dams Meeting House and burying
ground, where the remains of Will
liam Penn lie, can testify that the
graveyard was then in a respectable
condition, and the graves of William
Penn, his two wives, Isaac Penning-
ton, Thomas Ellwood and others
prominent in their day, were well
kept, and marked by neat, modest
head stones, after the simple manner
of the Society of Friends. The little
graveyard and the meeting house
close by are under the care of trus-
tees. who appear to guard and pro-
tect the property carefully. Jordan's
is about two miles from the quaint
and ancient village of Chalfont ST.
Giles. 1t was in this place that the
poet John Milton lived, and where he
wrote paradise Lost" The house is
in good state of preservation, and
visited by many every year.-Letter
in Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Den picture Of Great He;r.ss.

OF Miss Pauline Aston, American
heiress of naturalized Briton and
fiancee of Captain Spender-Clay, an
English paper says: -She is quiet.
rather nice-looking, sensible, self
willed- Not pretty in the accepted
sense, though her hair is beautiful in
it's hayward profusion and her deep
eyes look into yours with a sympa-
thetic intelligence Playing hostess
to the great world ever since she was
IA has given her an air of easy distinc-
ton, and with 1T perhaps a suggestion
of being . little tired"
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Test for Travellers

A traveller just returned from a tour
of the Rocky mountain and Pacific
coast region says that he was sur
prised one evening to find large pic
ture of DR.. Edward Everett Hale hene-
ing on the wall of a little inn in Ore
gon- The landlord exclaimed: "Ye
see, mister, good many strangers
come Along here and want me to take
care of them l don't know nothin'
about them, of course. but If they
know DR.. Hale's picture know they're
good for somethin' and let 'em stay.
I'm . Yankee myself .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
NAVAL LESSONS OF THE WAR.
Little of Value Disclosed Through
ComhatS on Sea.

Little or value Disclosed hrou9n
Comhats on Sea.
The war in the far east has, luckily
enough, been barren in results that
might turn sea methods and material
into vague and uncharted channel
ways. 1t has, for example, taught
nothing new in naval policy, nor has it
revealed any truths that experts have
not insisted upon for many years.
This, however, does not mean that
the conflict is valueless either as an
object lesson or as guide to the high
er development of fleets, for, indeed,
in this sense it has been most fruitful.
Never, perhaps, has the necessity
of initial preparedness and of COM
mand of the sea been so quickly and
incontestably established. Further
more, in the latest engagements the
dominance of the battleship as the
vehicle and the supremacy of the gun
as the instrument have been equally
reasserted, notably when the latter is
associated in a just relation with ar
NOR protection and good speed. But
these, let us remember are old stand
ards Of naval thought, and the Japa-
nese have earned their place among
the sea powers, not because they have
given us anything new, but because of
the manner in which they have proved
in stern practice the validity of these
accepted theories.-New York Herald.
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THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
HILL TO QUIT POLITICS.
New York Senator Gives Formal
Notice of Withdrawal.

New York Senator Gives Formal
Notice of Withdrawal.
David Bennett Hill is fighting in the
last political campaign in which he
ever will engage. On the eve of his
61st birthday he announced his in
tention of retiring from politics Jan.
1, 1905, regardless of the result of the
national or state election.
With the passing of Hill goes the
leadership of the Democratic party in
New York state, which has been held
by him for score of years. Not only
will he relinquish the active leader
ship, but he declares that in the event
of Democratic success this fall he
will not accept any position under the
national or state administration, nor
will he again be a candidate for any
Office.
Mr.. Hill has been one of the power
full factors in the national councils
of the Democratic party for fifteen
years. His personality has been felt
in all the national conventions of re-
cent years, never more than in the
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Swayed, and would have fallen.

and then she had the happy inspira-
ton to telephone for the baron.
The burglars seemed to be numer-
Gus. They hammered at the lattices
Of the windows, and swore to set fire
to the house if the doors were not
opened. Nine. Won Csongay was be-
side herself with fear; she was say
ing the Lords prayer over and over.
and muttered between times: "It is
over with us. They will murder u.s."
The bandits now tried to burst open
the outer door, and the noise was ter
rible; but the countess was no longer
frightened, for her fine ear had detect
ed the sound of hoofbeats. and soon
she saw three horSemen coming at a
gallop.
Shots were heard outside. The
noise was deafening, and above the
tumult rose the death-cry of the burg
lar who had stood guard. After a
while quiet ensued, and was broken
only by the commanding voice of the
baron. The countess turned white as
death; it was not her own fate, but
that of the baron, which frightened
her. Feverish and trembling, she
opened the door; the baron stood be-
fore her. When she saw him safe and
sound she swayed, and would have
fallen if the baron had not caught her
in his arms.
About a year and a half later after
that exciting night a happy family
event was celebrated at Gyongy-
the baptism of the first-born son of
the Baron Petrovics and his wife, for
merly Countess Gulacsy.
important part than ever. The cham
payne and the joy had loosened her
tongue. and while she caressed the
baby she remarked. jestingly: You
owe it all to me: both you. my pre-
cious, and your father"
She turned to the baron with a
meaning glance. The baroness looked
up and saw it, and also that her hus-
band flushed crimson There was
nothing for it but confession Kissing
his wife tenderly, the baron said:
'.Since it must be. dear, will tell you
ALL I adored you, and yet you ban
| ished me from your sight Your
| friend there was my good angel She
knew how I suffered, and suggested j
plaza detestable plan, admit
| Well, you insisted on a hero, and we
| played that little comedy of the burg
4 lars
A shouting and running in the yard
| interrupted the confession, much to
the baron's relief, and he went out tc
see what was the cause of the excite
ment-
The baroness felt as If she had tum
bled from the clouds, and resolved tc
be seriously angry with her husband
When he returned, she was about tc
make a cutting remark, but checked
herself at the sight of him. He was
dripping wet from head to foot
what has happened to your" she
/ exclaimed anxiously.
| Nothing much, dear. The little
daughter of one of my men had faIIer
into the well. and would have drowned
If had not jumped in after her. The
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Ex-suLTAN OF TURKEY DEAD.
Unhappy Life of Muradav Comes to
End at ConstantinopIe.

Unhappy Life of Muradsv Comes to
End at ConstantinopIe.
Sultan Murad ", modern Turkeys
man of mystery, died last week and
was buried with scant ceremony.
In May, 1876, when there was smol-
dering revolution in Turkey proper
and open rebellion in Servia, Bulgaria,
and Montenegro. Abdul-Aziz, sultan of
Turkey, was dethroned. The sultan
was visited by his ministers and high
dignitaries, and informed that it was
the Will of God that he be deposed.
He was deposed, and a month later
was found dead in the=palace to which
he had been assigned as prisoner.
He was succeeded by Murad V, who,
distracted by the quarrels of Midhat
Pasha and other reformers with the
conservatives in the council, was
seized with melancholy and declined
to assume the responsibilities of gov
eminent
Meantime rebellion was rampant in
all the Turkish provinces Constants
nople itself was in a ferment The Eu-
ropean powers were clamoring that
the porte should fulfill its obligations,
and the governing council again re-
sorted to deposition.
The ministers called in some of the
most celebrated physicians in Europe,
called in representatives of the Mo
hammedan hierarchy, and Murad was
pronounced insane, and Abdul-Hamid
younger brother of Murad, was de
clared regent, or sultan.
The reform party, it was reported at
the time, consented to the change on
the theory that Abdul-Hamid should be
really regent, and that when Murad re-
covered his mental equilibrium he
should be restored to the throne. Alb
ties that he would be sultan in fact,
and he soon became the real head of
the government.
Midhat Pasha carried on his quarrel
with his rivals in the cabinet, and
succeeded for a time in banishing
them from power. Later he was him
self banished, and the two factions to
this quarrel, which had led to the de-
posing of Abdul-Aziz, found that Alb
every step taken by, the Turkish gov
eminent.
Meantime sight was lost of Murad,
and for nearly thirty years his fate has
been a mystery. 1t was reported at
one time that he was dead, and that
for reasons of state the fact was con-
cealed. 1t was reported again that he
was very sick, that he was well cared
for, but that he could not recover.
At last the mystery is solved. Mu-
rad, who, it is said, held the promise
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
ohended chinese Empresa.

The empress dowager of China, ac-
cording to the Shanghai Times, is
highly offended with the wife and
daughters of Yu Keng. late Chinese
minister at Paris, and has issued or
ders that they are not to enter the
palace again The cause of their
sudden downfall is said to be that
they instigated the young American
lady artist who painted the empress
dowager's portrait to demand a sum
of SOC, 900 taels for her work. The
empress dowager at the advice of
some of the officials had previously
presented the artist the sum of 1900
taels and some presents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
When Bret Harte Taught School.

Old-timers boast that Bret Harte
once taught school at Tuttletown, Cal,
and in that way acquired knowledge
of the localities in the vicinity that
he afterward worked into his writings
Mark Twain clerked in the only store
in the town at the same time The
town itself is a small village nesting
at the foot of Jackass hill, the latter
being a veritable quarry of gold. Near
ly all of this hill is owned by James
ellis, the original Truthful James,
and is covered by parties working
small pocket mines ION shares"
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GETS FORECAST BY PHONE
Farmers to Receive Daily Hints or
the Weather by Wire.

+ armer8 10 RECEIVE Odiiy F1intS on
the Weather by Wire.
Farmers and business men in west
ern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
eastern Ohio will receive the weather
forecast by telephone hereafter. Fore
caster Frank Ridgway of the Pitts
burg office has. with the consent of
the washington bureau, arranged with
the two local telephone companies to
send out the forecast over their lines
to anyone who desires it.
Bells will ring simultaneously in
the morning in hundreds of little
towns and villages and through the
farming districts and the sweet voice
of the telephone girl will be heard
with the current forecast
The experiment is being watched
from Washington and if it proves
popular and successful it will be intro
duced all over the country The idea
emanated from the brain of Forecas-
ter Ridgway, who secured the consent
of Prof. Willis l. Moore for the trial.
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A Yachting Family.

Some very remarkable figures as
to the influence of the Coats family
in yachting were given in the course
OF speech made at dinner in Largs
which Mr.. George Coats gave to the
crews of his yachts Finnuella and
Kelpie. The various members of the
family have no fewer than twelve
yachts in commission, ranging in size
from the stately schooner Gleniffer
and the magnificent Queen of Scots
to the bantam racer Thetis. The boats
give employment to about 40 men,
and its costs not less than 100000
per annum to maintain them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
RICH MAN LITTLE KNOWN.
Wealthy Citizen of Philadelphia Has
Just Passed Away.

There are some very rich men
whose names never become familiar
to the public, and one of them was
William Weightman, who died at Phil
adelphia last week in his 91st year.
He was a. native of England and went
to Philadelphia when 16 years old to
enter the chemical manufacturing
business started there by a relative.
Eventually this establishment, under
the name of Powers & Weightman,
became the largest manufacturer of
chemicals in the world. 1t is said that
for fifteen years prior to the death of
Mr.. Powers each partner took 100000
a year out of the business. Mr..
Weightman invested most of his
money in Philadelphia real estate
and became the largest taxpayer in
Pennsylvania
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ELECTRIC AIDS IN FARMING.
AgricuIturists of the Future Will De-
pend Largely on the Current.


pend Largely on the Current.
Scientific men who are calling at
tention to the great benefits of cleo
tro-culture say the farmer of the flu
ture will be a highly skilled electri-
clan, who from a central switchboard
at his farm will direct the germina-
ton and growth of cabbages, carrots,
potatoes and other crops. No longer
an ignorant laborer or mere machine
dependent upon the weather, but, like
an engine driver, regulating the sup
ply of energy in the form of electric
current according to certain deter
mined rules, the agriculturist will take
his place with the other large users
of electricity under modern conditions.
This is the prospect held out by a
Belgian scientist, Prof. Guarini, who
has recently been delivering a course
pices at the agricultural institute of
tricity to plant life, which he states
is an electrical phenomenon that can
be regulated at will.
According to Prof. Guarini the at
mospheric electricity is essential to
plant growth and it is not electricity
that can be substituted for light in
certain cases in the accomplishment
of the function of chlorophyl, which
is in the decomposition of carbonic
acid and water, but the light of the
sun or Of electricity arc lamps, with
the accompanying electric radiation,
that may take the place of purely
electrical action.
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A Natural Inquiry.

A few days ago gentleman called
UP his wife by the automatic phone,
hut when a voice responded knew
there must have been a mistake in
the number. The question lowering
ON his lips slipped out anyway, and
he said:
els supper ready?"
YES" replied the unknown lady.
I'm coming up Immediately"
'All right" said she, but who are
your
He hung up the receiver hurriedly.
Nebraska State Journal.
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Her Day.

She worried over little woes,
From which he laughing turned:
She smarted meath the little blows
Which left him unconcerned;
She borrowed little troubles when
She had none of her own;
He smiled, is the way with men
And let her fret alone
A sorrow that was real and great
On them was laid one day:
Bewailing his heart-breaking fate
: He flung his hopes away.
But in that dreary hour she went,
While still her eyes were wet,
To help him to forget.
Chicago Record-Herald-
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petulantly, 1--WE won't receive Baron
Petrovics againi He has abused my
friendship and confidence
THAT is unheard of, incredible! So
tactful a man"
The countess shook her head ner-
vously. Imagine! He had the audac-
ity to ask for my hand"
"Well. that is not an unpardonab,e
crime"
Don't irritate me, dear. don't
want to marry, and that is the end of
It All men are alike-ca1culating and
eelfish. How do I know whether he
loves me or not? Could he become a
hero for my sake-die for me, If need
be? Could he force me to admire him
and bend to his VIII? You don't think
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men seemed to have lost their heads.
For answer the baroness, flushing
with pride, held out her arms to her
husband, who smiled and said, point
ing to his. wet clothes:- wait a min
ute, dear, until I have changed my
things
Nine Won Csongay looked trium-
phantly at the baroness, as if to say
You see, he is a hero, after all."-
From the Hungarian of Stefan Bar
song.
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land at present He is a smart and
most intelligent boy. His father, the
khedive, was born on Aug. II, 1874,
SO that he is thirty years of age. He
assembled the throne Jan. 8, 1892, on
the death of his father, Mohammed
Tewfik, during whose reign occurred
the row almost forgotten Arab rebel
lion in 1882, when the then khediye's
life was saved through the presence
of British troops. This picture is by
Dittrich, photographer by appointment
to the khedivial family and court.
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most recent. He has made politics
his life study, starting as city-attor-
ney of Elmira in young manhood, and
being in turn alderman, mayor, mem
Der of the state legislature, lieuten-
ant governor, governor for seven
years. and United States senator for
six years. He was the choice of the
Tammany element of the New York
delegation in the national convention
Of 1892 for the nomination for presi-
dent.
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Sultan Murad ".

of Abdul-Hamid to leave the throne
when Murad should recover his health,
is out of the way. While he Ian
guished in a sanitarium that was a
prison, his younger brother has be-
come one of the most powerful or the
sultans who have ruled in Turkey in
the last fifty years.
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Germans on Prize Ship.

Most of the crew of the British
steamship Cheltenham, which has
been adjudged a lawful prize at the
Vladivostok prize court, were Ger
mans When the Russians seized the
vessel the Germans manifested their
delight by cheers.
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! AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
GIFT OF GERMAN EMPEROR.

Statue of Frederick the Great Now
on Way to America.
The replica of the statue of Fred
erick the Great, the work of Prof.
Uphue, which is now en- route to this
city, is a present from the German
emperor rendered to the American
people. It will be erected on the ar.
senal grounds on the river front, at
the extreme southern limit of the city
of Washington. This gift from the
emperor has evoked unfriendly COM
ment from certain German newspa-
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that yourself. No, I am no longer at
home for the baron
A week had passed since this con-
versation, when the baron was called
to Gyongy over the telephone. When
the burglars appeared, the male serv-
ants happened to be away on various
errands. The enormous Newfound-
land dog barked furiously. He at
tackled one of the villains, but a pistol
shot soon made an end to the faith
full animal. The report reused the in
mates of the house. The mistress of
the castle hurried to bolt the doors
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BABY PRINCE OF EGYPT.

Here Is the Future Ruler of the Land
of the PharaohS.
The hereditary prince, Mohammed
Abdul Monnelin, is the eldest son of
Abbas 1, and was born Feb. 20, 1899.
Father and son are both visiting Eng