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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

i
heard only three words of his answer:
''On the roof
The moon was shining brightly, and
I could see no flame or smoke, but
took It for granted that he had said
the roof of his house was on fire so l
asked no more questions but tried to
run faster.
We soon reached the place and the
sight that met our gaze was so dis
tressing that Virgins fell to the
ground in a faint.
Mrs. Chubbs was partly out of the
trap window, which was on the high
est part of the house, but the pitch of
the roof was SO steep that she was
afraid to venture further. Sitting on
the eve was Bessie, with her little
bare feet hanging over the gutter.
I got the ladder in an upright posi-
ton against the house. When L was
! half way to the top Bessie stood up
and walked on the outer edge of the
| gutter to the other end of the house.
came down at once and put the lad
der in position again; this time 1 went
all the way up to the roof, and took
| such tight hold of the fever-stricken
| child, that I must have hurt her, for
she commenced to cry. 1 was very
careful in coming down, and Mrs. Wig
| gins had Bessie out of my arms before
had both feet on the ground.
Mrs. Chubbs, who by this time had
reached the scene, was in a state of
| great solicitude, for it was through
| her inattention that Bessie was per-
! mitted to wander up to the attic win
| dow. She was not aware that chill
| dren often go out of their right mind
when they are in the throes of scarlet
| fever. She had been overcome with
drowsiness, and involuntarily fell into
sound sleep This happened just at
| the time that Bessie went out of her
| right mind, and wandered up stairs
| and through the trap window to the
| roof.
| The doctor arrived about daylight
and said the child had exhausted what
| little strength she had, and that her
| chances for recovery were greatly les
| sened by her exposure to the night
| air. The joy of saving her was there
fore. c1ouded by the feeling that she
was liable to be taken from us at any
| moment.
The fever-stricken little girl fingered
between life and death for a number
of weeks, when she began to recover
When she was out of danger, Virgins
came over to my house and he and
went to the barn, and while we stood
| there he kept his hand on that ladder
in a caressing sort of a way, and said
when 1 was helping you to put the
pieces of that ladder together thai
afternoon a strange feeling came ovel
me, which made it seem crime to &C
home before it was completed"
| 1t was fortunate that we finished II
that afternoon, and I am still of the
opinion that it is well to have q lonl
ladder about ones place
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Antitoxin Saves Many Lives.

The promotion of the antitoxin treat
ment of diphtheria has resulted in a
reduction of the death rate of that
scourge of the nursery from 35 per
cent to less than per cent in the
thousands of cases treated by the med
ical inspectors OF the health depart
ment of Chicago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

That the red petticoat has not alto
gether gone out of fashion is practi-
caliy and POLITICALLY proved by the
fact that four young women who were
in danger of freezing to death tagged
a train with one, two miles from Gen.
eseo, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Rain That Reaches the Sea.

Biologists speak of that fraction OF
the rainfall which reaches the sea
through streams as the "run-off." The
run-off in Connecticut is half the rain
fall, while in the Mississippi basin it
il but one-fourth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
ltohtnino Favors PopIars.

A careful examination of trees that
are struck by lightning shows that
over half of them are poplars. From
this fact scientists conclude that the
poplar has some value as a conductor
of lightning Therefore, agriculturists
are advised to plant these trees in
the vicinity of their farm buildings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

girls life was Pickering in the sha-
dows of death.
1t got to be quite late, so I con-
cluded to go home; was SO nervous
that 1 couldn't think of going to bed.
80 sat down in rocking chair.
Our clock had just struck twelve
when my wife remarked that it was
time for me to retire, but I felt as
though I ought to be ready in case
was needed, SO 1 laid down ON the
lounge. After awhile / Commenced to
doze, and might have fallen into q
sound sleep il hadn't heard some one
running on the stone walk in our yard.
Before I had time to get mp from the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

When it becomes established that
radium will cure cancer it will then
appear that about the only disease in
the treatment of which medical sci
ence has made no progress since the
Pharaohs is badness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Count Zeppelin has begun the con-
struction of a new airship at Berlin.
His call for financial assistance
brought subscriptions amounting to
$112, 500.-Hartford Times
1t pays to advertise.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

The liquid sunshine banquet is des-
cribed as having little fun with sci
ence. AS the late Martin Luther re-
marked, there is no reason why the
devil should be allowed to monopol1ze
all the lively tunes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Some people are born mean. A
Springfield (Mass.) cigar manufactur.
er has decreed that hereafter his en-
ployes shall not use his tobacco to
make cigars for themselves. Thou
shalt not muzzle the OK that treadeth
ont the corn"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

The cZar of Russia can at least
count upon having all the newspapers
of mis- country with him on almost any
subject. 'Tis easier to agree with him
than to suspend publication.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Steam Turbine Enoines.

An advantage of the steam turbine
engine over the reciprocating type has
developed after a years test in Switz-
erland. The turbine ran 1000 hours
with only ~ hours spent in repairs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

The Limousine" is described as
cross between an automobile and
sleeping car. There must be some
thing doing when a limousine goes
into muck pond.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

The man whose 100 hens laid 1924
eggs in January evidently has them
under good control.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

A Chicago man, owing SIS for taxes
and nothing else, has filed bank
ruptcy petition at cost of $35. He
must have conscientious scruples
against paying taxes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

It appears that the Boer war was
the result of a bluff on the part of the
British government. This being the
case, the British government may be
pardoned Tor practically having gone
out of the blufing business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Womanlike, Mrs. Langtry kept her
nerve while her derailed car was
humping along over the ties, and
then tainted when the danger was all
over.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

1t is good news from Italy, both
that Mrs. Clemens is getting better,
and that Mr.. Clemens is working
hard. Hard work by Mark Train
means a lot of pleasure for other
people.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Taking advantage of the confusion,
the Sultan of Turkey is showing symp-
toms of an intention to get busy in
Macedonia again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

1t is strange fact that the right
hand, which is more sensitive to the
touch than the left, is less sensitive
than the latter to the effect of heat or
cold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Still. it is the contents of the Bible
more than it's literary form that at
tract and hold men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

A Chicago woman's club recently
held heated debate on 1.-The Three
Essentials of a Home" Money or
credit are two. and the third is pure
luck, anyhow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Has Andrew Carnegie noticed that
none of the bulletins are dated at
The Hague?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

What kind of taste did that man
have who first pronounced snow beau
tiful?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Meanwhile Korea may resign ftsel
to pleasant reveries as to which pow
er is to conduct the autopsy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

The device used to time these two
mile-a-minute automobile races is
called the Mors instrument. Mors is
the word from which mortality is de-
rived.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

A medical writer declares that no
one should work between meals. But.
speaking for ourselves, il we didn't
there wouldn't be any between
meals"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Perhaps Pierpont the Great plans to
change his residence merely in the
hope of finding another world to con-
quer. John Bull ought to be warned
in time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Would automobiling be robbed of
half it's pleasure if the man who is
trying to extract the odor from gaso-
line should succeed?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

A lot of girls who curl hair for
cushions have struck, which is cal
culated to curl the hair of their en-
ployerS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

1t was an odd freak of fortune that
a coalyard should first check the
progress of the flames in Baltimore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
HeIplessness of sturaeons.

HeIpfessness Of Surgeons.
Surgeons are the weakest of ALI
fish in proportion to their size. A
sturgeon weighing over a ton is per-
fectly helpless if attacked by a small
SwOrdf1Sh.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Now that Ewes grave has been 10
Gated her descendants can do no less
than chip in and buy her a suitable
monument
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Most men do not have to sit up
nights worrying over the question
whether or not they should retire
on their wealth at 60.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Kept Him At Work

N. H.. recently shod 100 horses in
eight days
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
"

Bearded women have existed at all
periods Of the worlds history. Even
Herodotus. the father of history"
gives US an account of one Pedasnes.
''who lived above Hal;carnassus." a
priestess of Minerva. whose chin regu-
larly budded with a large beard when
ever any great public calamity impend-
ed. Bartel Garetji. a woman of Copen-
hagen. had Il beard reaching to her
waist. Charles XII. o. Sweden had a
female %grenadier in his army who pos
sessed the beard as well as the courage
of a la Margaret. duchess of Aus
tria and goyerness of the Netherlands.
had a large. wiry. stiff beard. of which
she was very proud. or late years
Albert. duke of Bavaria. reports having
had a young lady g%overness in his
household who was 1.-The proud pos
SCISSOR OF a very large black beard"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
A Quaint old Will.

"My hobby is the collection OF
strange Wills" said a retired sea cap
tain. II have gathered together copies
Of over fifty odd testaments, and fine
reading some of them are. One. over
300 years old. bequeaths-what do yop
think? Why. it b%equeaths its makers
soul to God. This is the way 1t reads:
"'In Del nomine. Amen; the yere of
orr Lord 1911, the XXXth day of May.
I, Robert Petigrew. hole of mynd ana
mem'ry. make my testament and last
will. yn forme and n following:
First, | bequeth my sowle to Almighty
God. and my body to be buryd yn the
churchyard of North Cadbery. | be
queth to my mi Richard a cove. o
calf. the second best grass panne. II
platters. II dysshys of pewter. and an
akar of wheat. an akar of dragge. and
an akar of mellow. To my daughter
Alys. a cove. TO my some Thomas.
my old oxe. The residew of my goods
not bequethed. | give to Mawde. my
Wyffe.'"-Philadelphia Record.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
ACCUSED OF WIFE'S MURDER
Husband Calmly Describes De-
tails to Jury

Eldora, Ia, Jan. 29.-E. B. Blyden-
burgh, accused of numbering three
wives. took the stand in his own be-
half today, answering the charges
that he had poisoned his third wife by
administering arsenic in a meal cook
ed by himself.
B~lydenburgh told a straightfo ward
story, corroborating the testimony OF
his daughter, Irene. who swore that
she cooked the meal which the state
says contained arsenic administered
by the accused man. He said:
We all sat down to the meal to-
gether. Shortly afterwards Mrs. Bly,
denburgh complained of ~nauseatins
pains and vomited. / supposed it was
merely her old complaint and did not
treat the matter seriously until / saw
that she was in a dangerous condi-
tion."
Blydenburgh denied that he had pur-
chased poison or that he and his wife
had had a serious quarrel.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30

The family Of Mrs. NJ. l.. Bobbitt
of Bargerton, Tenn. saw her dying
and were powerless to save her. The
most skillful physicians and every
ton was slowly but surely taxing her
life. In ms terrible hour DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption turn
ed despair into Joy. The first bottle
brought immediate relief ana its con
tinued use completely cured her. It's
the most certain cure in the world for
all throat and lung troubles. Guar
anteed. Bottles soc and s1.00. Trial
Bottles free at Brown Bros. Drug
store.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
NEW YORK PHYSICIANS.

Are giving three months services
free, (mediclne excepted.) They come
10 Keno with the vely best professional
and commercial references from cities
where they nave oIices. They have
established pei Offices in Keno
n extend This Tree invitation 10 be-
come rapidly acquainted with the SICK
n suileiing of Nevada, and to dem
onstiate their ability to handle CHI on
&c, special and private diseases. Tney
lave aleady placed many prominent
people under treatment and they In
VIE you TO consult them free.
Men who are suffering from specific
bloood poisoning, varicoceie, hyde
ceie, structure, weakened vitality, blad-
der and kidney complications and
other chronic conditions that men sur
fes from.
Women who are affected with chron-
IL female troubles, bladder troubles
headaches, ~backaches, ~nervousnesi
and ALL those troubles that women
suffer with.
Children suffering from chorea ar
st. Vitus dance, eczema of head and
bedy. stammering or stuttei ing. afle
effects of scarlet fever, measels, &c,
call on New York Physicians.
Ne examine you and charge you
nothing for your examination.
Whiskey. morphine and all drug G6-
q ClscHS cufeu 10 stay culcu IN tar &c
days.
If you want testimonials ask 20
them; we have 5000 seattle! ed owe.
the east, many of whom have bet n
cured aft~r they had beeen told In arc
was re hone for them.
Remember. three months treat nenT
free tmedicines t~Aeepted) to all WAC
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Diseases of men given a special and
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each and every case.
Diseases of women treated by the
latest new methods without operation.
If you are sick. suffering and at
ficted men, women and children, give
the New York Physicians n Sur
geons a GALL.
If you cannot call write for symp-
tom blank. Home treatment cures.
New York Physicians and Surgeons,
corner Fourth n Virginia streets,
Reno. Nevada.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
AN lMPUDENT BEGGAR.
How Sir walter Besant Was Cured
of PrOlnIscuous AImsGivinG.

How Sir Walter Besant Was Cured
of Proniscuous Almsgivfng.
1t was one of the daily customs of
Sir Walter Besant TO take a walk
through Hyde park. London. At the
entrance to the park sat an old beggar
woman whose w~oebegone appearance
caused Sir Walter 10 stop one day and
drop a copper penny into her out
stretched hand. After a time 1t be-
regular habit to speak a word
or two to her when giving her the coin,
One day. however, the old womaE
handed him back the penny, saying
'Guv me siller or nawthink. The idea
of a gent like you givin' a poor old wo.
man like me a dirty penny GUY me
siller."
She came close to him and waved her
arms threateningly. Sir Walter started
to go. but she grabbed the lapel of his
coat and screamed: "Guv me siller, you
rascally rogue! GUY me chat you owe
me!'
This drew a crowd. and the novelist
to save himself threw a handful Of
coin among them and during the
scramble escaped.
He forgot all about the old bag til.
one day. CHANGING to enter the sam.
gate again. he was aroused from G
reverie by her shrill cackle. Pointing
him out to the %bystanders. she
screamed. That's 'im-the fine rogue
in the long whiskers-the bloke In the
Ugh 'atr'
This was too much for the author.
He broke away with extraordinary
haste and thereafter was pretty tho-
oughly cured of promiscuous almsgiv
ing.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
LULU HAD THE JURY
With HER
Woman Who Killed Tier Hus-
band Acquitted, and Already
Has a New Mate

Kansas. City. Jan. 29.-Mrs Lulu
observation-disclosures, on trial for
the murder in January, 1901, of he
first husbasd, Philip H. Kennedy, was
found not guilty by a jury here today.
At her first trial she was convicted
and sentenced to ten years in the
pe n~itentiary.
The conviction was reversed on a
6~echnicality. During her release or
bond last February she married John
Kramer, IAN attorney, who had defend
ed her brother, Will Prince, who late.
was convicted on a charge of con-
~spiracy with the defendant to kill Ken.
nedy.
Mrs. Kennedy killed Kennedy. who
was local agent for the Merchants
Dispatch Transpol tation company, a
month after they had beer married.
He had refused to live with he
bringing suit to have the marriag
annulled on the ground that he had
been forced into it.
Mrs. Kennedy's defense was emo.
tional insanity, and evidence was pre-
scnted to show that her g~randfathe
and great grandfather had died in In
sane asylums.
A verdict of acquitted was found
solely on the ground that Mrs. Ke-
nedy was insane when she shot her
husband.
The jury, however, found that The
defendant has since regained her san
ity.'' which will save her from being
sent to an insane asylum.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
A Gentleman.

What Is 1t to be a gentleman? Is It
to have lofty aims. to lead a pure life,
to keep your honor virgin. to have the
esteem OF your fellow citizens and the
love of your Preside. to bear good for
tune meekly, to suffer evil with con-
stancy. and through evil and good to
maintain truth always? Show me the
happy man whose life exhibits these
qualities. and him we will salute as
gentleman. whatever his rank may be.
Show me the prince who possesses
them. and lie may be sure Of love
and loyalty.-Thackeray.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
Sleep.

FN
Sleep begins, IN its first phase, by a
state Of distraction which brings on
states of absent m~indedness accompa
MED always by numerous and separate
Authorizations closely connected with
the length of the absent minded states.
Immediately afterward. In a second
phase, these states of distraction pass
into a very delicate motor disturbance.
due to the absence of parallelism in
the axes Of the eyes or by the devia.
ton of their conjugate movements.
Then. In a third and final phase. which
Indicates the very near approach Of
actual sleep. the vasomotor system
seems to conform to laws very differ
ent from those that regulate its mech
anism during waking hours.-Revue
Scientifique.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
SUFfLRlD i KJATds

| can heartily recommend ACKERS
acL Troubles. l have been suffering
for eight months and tried many EN-
edfes without any Keller until | got
ACKER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS,
which l used only a short time and
I'm perfectly we'll. Thanking YOU
sor the speedy recovery, l am great
fully yours. FRANCIS |. CANNON.
vancouver, Wash. For sale by Brown
Bros. Send to w. Ii. hooker & Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, for a free trial pack
age. Nothing like them.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30

Is displayed by many a man endur-
ing pains of accidental Gus, Wounds,
Burns. Scalds. Sore feet or
Stiff Joints. But there's 40 need for ii.
Arnica Salve will XII! the
pain and cure the trouble It's n
be y Salve en- earth for Piles, too re
a. Flown Bros. Druggists.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
What's in . Name?

Everything Is In the name when II
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. e. C..
Dewitt & Co.. of Chicago. discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
Piles. For blind bleeding. itching and
~protruding diseases DeWitt's Salve has
no equal. This has given rise to nu-
merous worthless counterfeits. Ask
for DeWitt's-the genuine. Sold by
Brown Bros.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
Says He Is ~tiypnotized

Bloomington, H., Jan. 29.--J. j. Lap
ping, who says he is a railway con-
ductor out of Denver, is in custody
here and may be given a hearing rela-
tive to his sanity.
He arrived here a week and
tells a remarkable story Of hypnotic
powers of a woman of this city, to
whom he is %distantly related, and who
is a professional mind reader.
He claims to be receiving telepathic
constantly from her and that
his system is in a state of collapse
as a result of her mysterious control
over him.
His case is puzzling the local doctors
but they believe he is sane.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
Exit the Editor.

you have no use for the papers,
you say?' remarked the tourist.
"No." replied the wild westerner
''They get too personal sometimes. l
did subscribe to a paper onct, but I
stopped it,"
what paper Is it you refer
"You mean what paper was 1t.
Amt | just told you l stopped It'll
Done 1t In shot too."-Philadelphia
Press.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
Bound to Be Popular

Owing to the fact that l have been
compelled to pay a high license for
the privilege, / will endeavor to make
Royal Bread the most popular part or
family menu. Ii is the purcst
and most palataple bread YOU car
buy. One trial viii convince you.
ED WALKER,
93tf Fashion Cafe.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-30
Attend the
VALEN BALL
To be Given By the
High School
StudentS........
In Armory Hall,
Friday, February Il
Good Music-Go0d IioOr.
Good 1ime Assured,
COMMITTEES

COMMITTEES:
On arrangement-Miss Lucy Lage-
aga, chairman; Miss Eta Webb, Har-
old Aldrich, George Lewis.
On decoration-Leo Warren, chair
man; Chas. Evans, Ray Summerfield,
Misses Lottie Bradley, Chailestlna
Correcco, Kathleen Lying, Carl
Schmidt.
On reception-Miss Georgia Summer
field, chairman; Misses Alma Gil oux
Lucy Laveaga. Laura Robins, Flor
Pascal, Ralph Case, Virgil Pas
quale.
Floor manager-Miss Norma ]. War
rem.
Floor director--Miss May I. Staun-
ton; assistant directors, Floyd Ben
son, Chas. Evans, Frank Fellows, Geo.
Nease.
Doorkeeper-Leo Warren.
Tickets, $1.00, admitting gentleman
and lady.