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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-03

The Free State of Counani." "sThe
President of Counani, M. Adolph Bre-
get The Members of the Govern
ment of Counani."
fheSe phrases, not without their
lmpresslveness, especially to citizens
OF a republic. have been much in evil
dence during the last fortnight or so
In the columns of the Paris news
papers Surrounding them, however,
there has been a romantic mystery.
Counani? Where is Counani? Some
where in BRAZIL comes the vague
reply And Monsieur Adolph Brezet.
the Chef du Government de Cou-
nanI! This illustrious person, the
commander of his army, Baron Jette
&c Ryckel; his financial secretary. Jo-
seph Marie Brezet, Due de Beaufort;
his secretary of state for foreign af-
1alrs, M. 1sidore Lopez Lapuya, and
goodness knows how many more, are
now in Paris. But for what?
"Ah!" replies Rumor this indomit-
able Brezet, the Garibaldi of Cou-
mani, having just extricated his coun-
Try from the yoke of the tyrant, is
here to seek the French nations aid
in setting his infant republic on its
.feeti"
Evidently Brazil was 'the tyrant."
nut one does not seem to remember
the epoch-making struggle by which
the "Counanese," under Brezet's in
trepid lead, seem to have forced her
TO rellnQulsh her sovereignty over
their land. But the fact remains that
the president and his cabinet are
here, and that several rather mystify-
ing interviews with this savior of his
country have made their appearance.
Curiosity led me to Investigate M
Brezet, his government and Counani
affairs generally, and the result is so
striking as to need no comment. BE
1T said in parentheses that the address
furnished by the ''Chief of Government
OF Counani" had come as rather a
shock. for it was in no savory quar-
ter OF the capital. The presidents Of
fetal letter was more reassuring. for
IL was written upon a formidable look
ing sheet headed ''Etat Libre du Cou-
nani," and stamped with the great
zeal OF the new nation However, here
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In undertaking this pilgrimage. You
know that 1 am. You know, Jack.
that l want to get back, if only for an
hour, to that sacred time when you
and T."
She stopped abruptly Jack had
seated himself on the bank and was
now busting his boots with his hand
kerchief
go on he murmured.
L shant go on. l shall go back to
the station and take the next train
to town. l was a fool ever to come.
[ might have known that a man like
YOU
Its no use struggling, said Jack.
And he kissed har
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bacco fog, an odor of smoke many
days stale, with an auxiliary force of
ill-digested garlic. and through all
this, now looking up at you in inquiry
and yes, suspicion-the president.
An Insignificant, unnoticeable sort
of man. OF middle height, you will
Judge of him sitting. A sallow, mea-
ger face, with shifty eyes; scanty
mustache, tortured half upward, and
chin, uninspiring, unconvincing, that
gives evidence only of desire to grow
goatee, or else of several days for
getfulness of the barber. The only
impression of him that remains is of
a rosette in a buttonhole; rosette
that you take to be of the Legion OF
Honor until you look again; and even
that has to be taken of and laid aside
when the wearer ventures into the
street.
You look round and take in the
room and its occupants again, and
your usher, with his bright torpedo
heard, is the only relieving sign in a
depressing picture.
From the official Red Book we
learn, with a good deal of head
scratching that the Counani constltu-
ton provides for chief of govern
utul, Win very 0XI0QOeQ powers, VINO
is assisted by a state council of ten
members and a chancellor, who is
the second head of the administration.
The house of representatives consists
OF an upper chamber and a grand
council.
Public security is assured by a per-
manent force of police and gendarmes,
and the republic is represented abroad
by body of diplomatic and CONNER
cia1 agents in every land"
We are then given the constitution
IN a series of annexes, with the de-
cree of Uayana Assn On. Adolphe
when he is at home), proclaiming it
in force. Everything is thought of,
even to the flag, which is red with a
white star in the middle The old |
motto of Justice and Liberty is re-
tanned, while a supplementary trade |
mark is now added, "Je maintiendraf |
par la Raison GU par la Force which |
dreadful
A good many people are said to be |
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Halfway up the lane they came to
2 cottage.
Five years ago they had been wont
to take tea at that cottage The old
lady who made the tea was still max
ing 1t and they stayed there for quite
hour.
Doesn't this remind you?" whfsper-
&c Monica
Its the very same blend" said
Jack, peering into his cup with a SEN
timental eye.
Monica's heart sank. There was
nothing left for it but the wood.
At the top of the lane they climbed
I stile. and followed a narrow, wind
Ing path that led between two banks
OF following corn The~sun was set
ting. Monica was glad of that Jack,
on the other hand, looked at his
watch.
There's plenty of time" Monica ex-
postulated
"The evenings are apt to be chilly"
said Jack.
Anyhow. you've got to wait until
dusk. You promised
"AH right, but it's not very sport
ing to ask favors after dinner"
Il won't ask any favors at all in fu-
ture."
They had come to the edge of the
wood. Monica paused irresolutely.
Perhaps we are making a mistake
after ALL" she observed. Her eyes
were very wide open, for she was
looking down Pickering glade that
led to dell. 1t was in that dell that
the primroses used to grow. Incident
ally. too. Jack had proposed to her
there.
Let's chance it," he suggested, and
began to make way for her through
the brambies.
They wandered about the wood for
rather more than an hour. Here was
The curious little knoll that Monica
had called her throne; there the ditch
that Jack had fallen into because he
would look at Monica instead of
where he was going. To-day he was
picking his way with the utmost care
AT last 1t began to grow dusk Jack
knocked the ashes out of his pipe
and buttoned up his coat Monica.
pretending not to notice him, led him
to the dell
Better not climb down." said Jack.
It's sure to be damp"
Never mind Come on." She
eeized him by the hand and dragged
him down.
Pretty little spot" said Jack, filling
another pipe
4 love it" She paused a moment.
and then added. do you remember.
Jack"
Stop! Don't speak to me for a
moment!" His mouth was open. his
eyes screwed up He sneezed.
You hateful," cried Monica
How could I help it,? / told Won
this place was Damp"
Don't speak to me! IN never
try
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There's the church," cried Monica.
"Where?" asked Jack, a little fndif-
ferently.
''Therei Can't you see the spire
Just peeping through the trees? Put
your head out of the window"
No, thank you l might get a
spark or something in my eye
Monica sighed deeply. & think you
might try" she protested.
Il am trying. I've been trying ever
since we left Baker street. 1 am
bound to admit, however, that up to
The present.
'That1l do. If I'd known you were
not going to play the game. L"
Jack rose hastily. took off his straw
hat, and thrust his head out of the
window.
Can you see it?' asked Monica
No. oh, yes! Quite reminds one
-Damnt" He flung himself back onto
the seat and CROPPED in a pocket for his
handkerchief
Don't say it's a spark" pleaded
Monica
81 shall call it something worse
than that in a minute
m SO sorry. 1t was my fault. Let
me see if l can get it out"
She sat down beside him, took the
handkerchief, wetted one corner and
screwed it into a point
Now, open your eye. Is it at the
top or the bottom?''
Il dunno. It's hurting most CO.
foundedly. wherever it is
Poor boy! Try to keep quite still.
LOOK down.
| am looking down. Don't keep on
jabbing me like that
I'm not jabbing, Jack. It's no use
In getting in temper about it I'm
doing my best"
Better leave it alone and let it
come out by itself"
Then it may go on hurting you all
day Keep still a moments / see it,"
Look outl"
Got i'm. It's only a tiny little
speck. after ALL
You wouldn't think it so tiny if it
had been in your eye, I'll bet"
Il expect not. Halo, Here we are!"
The train slowed down and stopped
with jerk at small country station.
Jack and Monica alighted.
That's a new porter whispered
Monica. as they descended the steps.
Very likely. They don't generally
keep them at stations like this for
five years you know"
Five years isn't SO very long"
Isn't it?"
Jacks tone was significant. Monica
said nothing.
They turned the corner rather shy
ly. and walked through the village as
carelessly as might be-
Il wonder if any one will remember
us?" said Monica.
Il hope not"
''Why?"
"Oh. don't know! Only we used
to be so rightfully-what d. you call |
ft?"
didn't know you objected so |
strongly to being in love"
I don't 1 mean, didn't No,
I don't"
They were outside the village now,
end few minutes would bring them |
to the lane that led to the wood of |
many memories. Monica stopped,
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Taught sunday-schooI MANY ye,

The officials of the Wesleyan Sun.
day-school, Swinton, England, Law
claim to having upon their register
the Oldest Sunday-school teacher in
England, if not in the United King
DOM Mr.. George Doxey. who is now
N his eighty-eighth year. has been a
teacher sixty-nine years, and holds
the remarkable record that for half a
century he was never absent from
school, and during forty years he was
never once late Though eighty-sey-
en- years old he is able to read with
out the aid of spectacles.
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Medal for chemi.4

AT the annual meeting of the Assoc
citation OF German Chemists, held At
Mannheim recently, the Liebig gold
medal Tor distinguished services in an
piieo chemistry was presented to Dr..
RUDOLF Knietsch OF the Badische AMI
I'm una Soda-Fabrik. the discoverer Of
eae soca.ed contact process Of sui
phuxic ACID manufacture
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-03

She stopped short, turned her baok
on him and whipped out her hand
kerchief-
Please don't cry" he pleaded.
She waved him back Was it pos
sible that? Yes, Hurrahi
Monica had sneezed.-Sketch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
F Rare Opportllnity--7Se Bose for soc

The thing you'll examining these hoe,s N 5 ]. ..... ! ..".. ,. ! see ou're deamn lace hose be the condiho evd ndr the
  the obberi New arandw
 
 
 advan wher could the temptation of dozeppa
 
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  TucuDf ndt sizes par-or 6 pairs for 3s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

have made 1t a country where the poor man is not successful. It takes money Tor great mills and chemical treatment and water to make mining in the hills successful. But once on a paying basis, IL IS not mining in the usual acceptance or the term It is a manufacturing prop oSluon' with pure gold as the product. mere is probably no gold mining region In the world where chances of failure are less.
 Just now the hills are on the eve of a boom in gold production. The Homestake s to add 2o0 stamps to it's equipment It p.iohSs to Mrs. Hearst and her Califor- ma associates. The Golden Reward is increasing It's production steadily It's U"hers are the Harrimans. The Hidden fortuHe' belonging to Denver and StiI- "d'sr men Is beginning to make gold; i; tne fenobscot. owned in Neg glunee, Mich. iS new producer Of magnitude.
 Tn" Golden Empire has a development almost ready that ought to make. it a great gold producer, It belongs in part to me Rev A. z. Conrad. who left a Nohefesational Church in Worcester two years ago broken in health, but is fast recovering under the influence of an ac- tive, outdoor life.
 The Homestake is unioue mining proposition, It owns or controls about ZSOO acres, covering the strike of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

believe the prospectuses of mining conn panies, chiefly ore
 mere IS no such precious metal r,ino- alization in the United States as tSi. one The Homostake's gold te4 inc lodas run up to J0l feet wide. and ara ''s ,,a,. slstent a 11Oo feet down as thCsy g.ere ar, the surface. while they are a good dooi rlcher, The Golden Empire which is ef- teen miles away, has a mineral hill which covers one thousand acres. At no noip, on this hill have tunnels shown anvtbin, put ore. In many cuts one can see tbc Tree gold sticking out of the rock Lode. extend almost unbroken. so far as can be determined, for miles.
 With all this richness so easily found the hills have been known as a one mine region. The HOmestake has been so bic. that 1t has hidden everything else. lis output of gold this year is $4,500,O0O. which is about half the total production of the district The Golden Reward produces SI'eQo'WO and the Penobscot which was nrst touched by a mining man ei-hteen months ago, is producing about s1.OO1 a day These properties are all close cor Porauofs' with no stock for sale
 Just a Gold Factcry.
 The ore is refractory and uslally low Hrade-the Homestakes rock returns less than S4 ton; and water has been hard to get in sufficient quantity. These things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

and the gross stamp mill costs were fs cents. The Homestake shines are not treated; they carry cents to sl.10 ton, and there is no known method by which this can be economically saved. Home stake costs have to be small for the ore yields only about S3.54 ton. Thus two thirds of 8 gold coin filed up and scat tered through ton of sand represents the value and character of Homestake rocks. One will hardly be able to believe that such rock gives a net profit of about Sl a ton.
 Tho Homestake Is producing more than %. .00l ounces of fine gold a month, and is selling 1t in New York at SEQ 41 net. The mine Is hoisting about 1,40O,00O tons of rock a year, which Is about the same as Fayal Iron Mine, Minnesota. But tho Fayal Is the largest iron ore producer in the world, and at Homestake they not only mine and hoist this quantity of ore but break. stamp and amalgamate 1t and cyanide about 30 per cent of it. maLing the operation here of a magnitude un- equaled anywhere by any mineral pron- erty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Greatest of Pr ,drcers.

The lower level ore of this mine is A hornblende schist, which has reen crushed in situ and lnfiltrated with free silica and pyr.tes, The latter is from ' 10 per cent of the ore and mostly nv rlte and pyrrhotite. The ore Is first S,oken by large centrifugal crushers Of which there are six set in the floor at one shaft, It drops Into bins and is car ried to mills.
 Lower level ore goes, partly hv com pressed air tramming. to three mills, comprising $40 stamps There are. then. so stamps constantly dropping on Home staKe ore The nearest approach to this m all the world is at Alaska-TreadwelI where there are 5eO stamps. But It's pro auction is only $IrO,OCO a month, whi'e Homestahe adds S425,OOo every thirty days to the gold supply of the United States simmer X Jack, of the Transvaal, makes Sa9o'oO0 month, and comes next in point or production.
 From 70 to 75 per cent of the gold saved IS by ordinary amalgamation. The rest IS by cyanide. The largest cyanide mills In the world are located here. They treat nearly fifteen hundred tons every twen- ty-four hours
 In the year 1902 the average value of material treated at these plants was $165 a ton. It cost s cents a ton to cyanide
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

lodes for 500 feet It Is a consolidation of mines. that have been in operation since le's' when the hills were first onen- ed' Tn that period 1t has produced a,- proximateiy $75,ooo,O0O In gold and has paid $l1O0OO0l in dividends. For twertv. six years it has not missed montbI,, dividend payment. The par value Of the stock is $z2'50'o00. and a few months ago the owners refused that amount. Ii is reported to he blocked out for n nroduc- uon equal to the present for thirty or more years. U'
 Most or the mines operation is about the 6OO-foot level and above Al tho ,,.l race are several veins separated bv slate walls, but with depth three vonS baxo wide. 10 "" rect
 rms mine treats two classes of oro an oxidized open cut ore and a s'at "' ore 'ln an level ore. The former Is cb,egv trnoto1 l"Wo1 In three mills on the northern nnd ,f .,l .y" pIoper'y' consisting of 36O stamps Tho-
 s. tailps T ceased their roar at thc f,,nnrN, or freslGent Mckinley. but that bos hnoI '.a 'i.eir "n,y 1, rest, day or night for p,,,,,. years. The leachahle portion of tb,n many iS ts,onls.uHd tIea.1d In large cyanide mil ~. "iAcA'alI down the gulch Sa1a. Ut run, run |" tnis mill by viaduct. altarnatai' steel bridges and cuts along 7o"ately tha s., canyon sides '"e steel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
THE TRANSVAAL
OUTDoNE BY A BLACK HILLS
 GOLD MINE.
The Greatest in he World-Home- stake Produces Average of 3f25, 900 Month!Y-ore is
 of Low Grade. Too.

The Black Hills have more than one claim to distinction. but are known mainly by the Homestake mine, says a Deadwood. s. D., letter to The New York Herald. Daadwood has streets that are paved with gold. The rock used for pay ing these streets is worth at least 4 to the ton, much of 1t more. The hills are, geologically speaking, freak Rising suddenly out of the level brown plalns which stretch in every direction, this area of five thousand square miles is as broken and as rugged and as vlrlle as any spot on earth.
 The hills are covered with pine, and it is easy to see why early prospectors called them black" They are a dark mass against the horizon from every point of view. Their mass is. if one can
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Strength of the American Navy.

NcW Ork World.
 According to Senator Hale who will be accepted as an authority, the American navy upon completion of the present pro- gram of planned construction will rank next to that of England, not in tonnage but in effectiveness.
 There is no diminution in the rate of naval progress. Since 1884 there has been appropriated for the navy the sum of S'6o'S96567,15 In 1883 the pay of the navy was $6.94O7S and last year it was almost $20. .OO0,O0O
 But is there not an element of danger in this vast expenditure? Is there wis., dom in the policy that would already re- tire such vessels as the Oregon, Massa- chusctt5 and Indiana These are said not to be equipped with staterooms satisfac- tory to the officers. Perhaps the old senti- ment may soon be paraphrased Mil lions for defense, but only a reasonable amount for staterooms"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
millinery Openina We dnes q ay and Thursday,
 mareb I6 and IF
Corset Cover Sale

From our Muslin Underwear section comes an interesting item of news bv wireless telegraphy.
 1.-The corset covers of which there are several hundred dozens are clamor- ing for release" says the manaoer of this department. Very we'll then. we'll attach price that will move them quickly. Corset covers of fine cambric nainsook and lawn, trimmed in Vals' Mechlins and Embroideries, square, round and V shaped neck, ribbon through beading, all sizes, specially priced this week at z5, 70, 50. 7S. 9Se and up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
P Store Full of Spring Prettiness

 bursting with  will be TUESDAY, imea
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Floating after eating. indigestion. hatulence or water brash, may be quickly corrected through the use of Prickiv Ash Bitters. It strengthens digestion. cleanses and regulates the bowels
 adv-Wed-frl-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

The TIans-Slberian Railroad has the cheapest rates of any road in the world and an emigrant can buy a ticket which will allow him to travel 5000 miles. which takes nearly three weeks, for about @.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Siberian Railroad Fare.

Suits steam-cleaned and pressed, 75c. Montgomery Steam Laundry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-14
Surgery by Hand and Foot.

Surgery in the sixteenth century was
not the refined science of the present
day. Anaesthetics and antiseptics were
unknown, and the battlefield operating
theater was often just where the pa
tient fell.
In one Of the many battles in which
the fighting Duke of Guise engaged
he was knocked down by one Of the
enemy's arrows, which pierced his
head between the nose and one of the
eyes.
Pare, the famous French surgeon,
was on the field, and he Immediately
put his foot ON the dukes face and
drew the arrow out by sheer brute
force.
The operation Inconvenience the
duke somewhat, but he survived it
and lived to be assassinated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-14
An English sporting Event.

A notable sporting event came of at
York, England, in 1904. The wife OF
Colonel Thornton, well known sports
man, had backed herself to race
against Mr.. Flint for 500 guineas u
side. The crowd was estimated at 1OO,-
600. For three miles Mrs. Thornton
led, but her horse had much the
shorter strake of the tw0," and Mr..
Flint then forged ahead, and Mrs.
Thornton gave up in mercy to her
horse. She was much less tender to
Mr.. Flint. A few days later the York
Herald contained a~ietter from her, ac-
c1sing him OF iack OF gallantry in re
fusing to allow gentleman to ride
round with her, so as to be handy for
the rescue IL her saddle slipped round,
as it had done few days before; in
saying. Keep that side, ma'am."
gruffiy to her at the starting point, and
In beating her as badly as he could.
She defiantiy challenged him again for
next year.-LOndon Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-14
WYNNE AT HEAD
OF POSTOFFICE
appointment Is Only Temporary
COrteiyOl Will Assume Port
folio Jan. 1.

Washington, Oct. 11.-President
Roosevelt has announced the appoint
ment of Robert J. Wynne, acting post
master general, as postmaster general.
- How long Mr.. Wynne may continue
as postmaster general has not been
determined. Beyond the statement
that the appointment was temporary
in character nothing is known. The
probability is that he will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. CortelyOu about Jan. ].
At present, it is believed that sue
eessor to Mr.. Wynne as first assistant
will be appointed. He will continue to
direct the business of that bureau with
the assistance of the officials now i'll
the department. When Mr. Cortelyou
assumes the duties Of postmaster gen
eral, Mr.. Wynne again will undertake
the business of the Office of first as
sistant postmaster general.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-14
Good Spirits

Good spirits don't all come from Ken
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You can put your liver in fine condition
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7sc. For sale by Ell. J. Stangl.