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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
TOOTH WOULDN'T BE sLuFFEp.
Why New Yorker Was in Desperate
Hurry to Reach Dentist

f1urry TO RedCh DENTIST.
The elderly man stood on the rear
platform of the uptown car and swore
softly, but audibly, at intervals. Occa-
sionally he would raise his hand to
his head and wipe the beads of per
spiration from: 10 brow.
Finally the conductor became sym
pathetic and asked him what the
trouble was.
Eliminating the dark-blue oaths, he
replied:
well, sir, Pm gring to see a dem
fist. l got tovtn ats been bother
in whole lot for a week or so. This
morning 1 got mad. I'm very fond of
candy, but 1 amt dared to eat any for
a month or so, just on account of that
tooth.
We'll. this morning I went over to
the candy shop and bought about a
pound and 1 ate up every single bit of
it, L just said to that tooth, Say, if
you're goin' to ache, why you, go
ahead an get your moneys worth!
You amt got much more time,'"
did it," asked the conductor
''Huh,' said the stranger. IF you
don't hurry up and get to my den
lists place it will pound the roof on
this car. That tooth certainly didn't
take any blufhng from me."-New
York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
The scrimmage was on.

! I'VE will begin with the cellar"
i said with wink. Rare old wine, you
know
1.-THE CELLAR" There was a queer
ring in Theodore's voice as he said
this Il don't think 1 care to look
at your cellar, Mr.. Crosby"
"Oh, but you must see it. This is
an extraordinary cellar. There's not
another one like it. 1 insist, now"
Whether Theodore read my thoughts
or not, he drew back in haste BY a
quick movement 1 jumped between
him and the front door.
What does this mean, sir?" he
asked
1t means, my dear fellow, that you
nave got to go into that cellar and
stay there until Ruth comes back
You blithering idiot! Stand aside
and let me OUT
Not much"
Then he made a rush to get past
me.
No, you DON'T said I.
caught him fairly around the
shoulders, and the scrimmage was on.
1t was as pretty a rough and tumble
as I had been in since my football
days. Theodore was no weakling. He
d,
and it went over with a crash. Then
l squirmed behind him, and tried to
rush him toward the cellar door, but
he grabbed the hall seat and handi-
capped me. But after few moments
OF this, during a wild struggle at the
inner end of the hall, 1 managed to
shove him through the cellar door
onto the stair landing. Before he
could face about 1 had turned the
key in the lock-
was still breathing hard when
Ruth, leading small boy of ten by
the hand, and heading jolly party of
young folks, appeared in the door.
Ruth gave one glance at the wreck
in the hall, another at me, and then
shrieked. why, George. What has
happened?"
live been meeting Theodore" 1
gasped, fishing the telegram out of NV
trousers pocket
Theodore, Why, here is Theodore
with me-my little brother, you
know
THAT may be your Theodore" said
I, "but mine is in the cellar"
I'm the CELLAR" gasped Ruth
Yes; 1 was afraid he might have
one of his-er-spells, so 1 got him
down there. though it was hard work.
Perhaps 1 mussed him up bit, but he
has done as much for me-"
George" said Ruth, desperately,
trying to be calm, whom are You
talking about ?'
why. Theodore, your crazy uncle.
A telegram came while you were away
saying that he was coming on the
four O'Clock train, SO went down and
met him"
But Mrs. Crosby's uncle Is at
home" exclaimed one OF. the guests,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
"SheIIfish" in CHICAGO.

Ex-Justice Julius M. Mayer is very
fond of things that come out of the
sea, and while in Chicago recently at
the Republican convention he sought
to indulge his tastes in one of the
well-known restaurants there. After
survey of the menu, he called one of
the walters and ordered a portion of
Little Neck CLANS
Very sorry. SIR" said the waiter,
but were out of CLANS"
Bring me nice broiled lobster
then" said the Judge.
There isn't a lobster left" said the
waiter.
This is very annoying said Judge
Mayer. taking another survey of the
Dill of fare Let me have some soft
shell crabs,
We're out of soft-shell crabs, too"
replied the waiter, looking rather
Shamefaced.
Then why do you keep these things
on the bill? Have you any shellfsh
at all?" he demanded
Only eggs, SIR replied the waiter.
New York Times.
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To Time.

Time! who know'st a lenient hand to
lay
Softest on sorrows wound and slow
ly thence
Lulling to sad repose the weary
The faint pang stealest. unperceived
On thee 1 rest my only hope at last
And think when thou hast dried the
bitter tear
That flows in vain Ger all NV soul
held dear,
I may look back on every sorrow past
And meet life's peaceful evening with
a smile
AS some lone bird. at days departing
hour.
Sings in the sunbeam of the transient
shower.
Forgetful, though its wings are wet the
while:
Yet, ahi how much must that Door heart
endure
Which hopes from thee, and thee alone
a curei
William Isle Bowles
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
Living Snakes for Ornaments.

Lady Eleanor Wickham, the Lon
don society leader, has a craze for
wearing little grass snakes for brace
let's She entices the reptiles to
Irvine themselves around her wrist.
then she plunges her hands and arms
into icy-cold water for a few mo-
mepts. with the result that the SER
pents become torpid AID remain in
more or less comatOse state for some
hours Thus she is able to preside
at afternoon tea with her arms COW
cred with living snakes as bracelets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13

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Deaths in French ARMY.

During the years from 1882 to
1901 the French army lost $1,000 men
by illness, while in Germany the cor
responding figure was only 25 900
men, The cause of this disparity lies
largely in the effort to keep the army
of France. whose population is 10000
600 less than that of Germany, equal
in size to Germany's, the consequence
being that many recruits are accepted
who are bound to succumb to the
severity of military life and training.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13

Thomas Jefferson's Bible, which has
existed only in the original manuscript
for nearly century, is on the point
OF being published by the government
Nine thousand copies will be issued,
as nearly as possible in the likeness
OF the original volume-3,O 900 for the
United States senate and 5000 for
members of the house of representa-
tives. The binding will be of red
morocco, in imitation of the authors
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shortstory Co. GAN rights reserved3

A man is liable to make mistakes
during his honeymoon. Our was six
months old when l made mine Ruth
and l had just come out of the West,
where we had wooed and welded, to
settle down not many miles from her
old home. II was beautiful little
New England town, Just the place for
charming girl like Ruth to live in.
Furthermore, we had taken an artistic
little cottage and, to make everything
complete, we were to have a jolly
house warming, that 1 might meet
some of Ruths friends and relatives.
especially the members of her old
whist club
All the forenoon we had been in a
1whirl of preparation, for we were to
meet the party on the five O'Clock
train, and there were the butcher, the
baker. and the modern substitute for
the candlemaker, to be urged into ac-
ttvity Then about half past three
Ruth discovered that hand mirror
was wanted, and posted off down town
after 1t, remarking that Cousin Alice
was most particular about her back
hair, and never could get along with
out that glass.
Hardly had she turned the corner of
the next street when telegram ar
rived bearing her address. With that
hait-guIlty feeling that a newly mar
RED man has on assuming such priv
1leges, L opened it and read:
Theodore coming four o'clock.
Meet him NJ. r."
Mrs. M r. B." was Ruth's mother,
but who the deuce was Theodore?
Ruth would know, but here it was
within fifteen minutes of train time
and she was not in sight Well, 1 fin
ally decided that Theodore must be
one of Ruth's numerous relatives, and
that it was my bounden duty to go
to meet him.
When l was half way to the station
4 remembered that had not the faint
est idea as to Theodore's looks. But
on 1 went, determining to single out
any stray man who might act as if he
were looking for some one
There was such male His narrow
face with dark side whiskers vaguely
reminded me of somebody He acted
ike stranger, too, SO l rushed up
to him.
81 am Mr.. Crosby" said l. Are you
-er-look-"
He said he was looking for Mrs.
Ruth Crosby.
Then it's all right" said 1, "for /
am Ruth's husband"
We chatted pleasantly until we
reached the house. Then we sat
down in the ample Shaker rockers on
the piazza and proceeded to become
acquainted. AS if to facilitate mat
ters. Theodore suggested smoking.
Even then it ives not until he had
produced his cigarette case, and I |
noticed yellow stain on two fingers
OF his right hand, that suspected him
at all But at that point 1 thought of |
something that startled me- Hastily |
making f1imsy excuse I rushed into |
the house and opened the big photo |
graph album in which Ruth keeps a |
pictured catalogue of all her relatives. |
even unto the third and fourth degree |
of cousinship. Yes, there was his pic |
ture.
Going to the piazza, studied Theo- |
dore thoroughly. 1 noticed a nervous |
contraction of his forehead and a
twitching of his fingers which convinc-
ed me that it was as I feared. This /
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
Has Stevenson,s Rook.

Lieut. W. E. Stafford, recently of
the navy, but now of the Department
OF Agriculture, has about two him.
dred books from the library of Robert
Louis Stevenson Among them fs the
Bible which belonged to Stevenson,s
father Lieut. Stafford bought the
books in Samoa and took them to
Guam and Manila with him when he
was on duty in those places
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13

fhiSss thev wifn-..
6when Pil,4e heart
Ne asked vhethsr tn
to Galilean-
1 z And ~ SOON as he
he belonged uric Hcr'
diction, he sent him tn
tvho himself also vas 1t 4
iem NJ that tia,c.
| q And when Herod saw yR
he was exceeding glad: for ES--
was DESTROYS. To- see him Of iongl
srssen. because he had heard ma
| my things OF him, and he hoped
| to have seen some miracle, done
by him.
e'Fhcs, he questioned with him
/ in many words. but he answer
cd him no;hing
4. 10 And the chief pricnss and
scribes stood, and xchernen,irac-
eused hina. L
~ And Herot, with ffisnne of
| war, *, hin, at ~os.,ht and mock
ed min, and arrayed i,iiri in . goS-t
1 eeous rus,<, and sen. him again
4 70 Piiate. L
1 IL And the same day Plate and
| fferod we're rnade friends tose-
| thcr: for before they were At en-
nifty between themselves.
/ IS And Plate, when be had CALI
| ed together the chief priest.,-an&
the rulers, and the people,
"a Said unto them, We have
broush. this man unto me, a. oos{
ishat perverteth the people md,
i behold, ], having examined hin
before You, have found no fault M
this man, touching those .hin8s
| whereof ye accuse him:
1 is Ne, nor set Herod: for I sent
/ you to hin, and, 10, nothing wor.
| thy of death is done unto him'
l is will. therefore, chastise hims
md release h~s-
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Heavy Output of Anthrae;t.

Shipments of anthracite coal from
the mines in the month of May ag-
gregated 5,2S5, 079 tons, which is
larger than in any month ever report
ed, except April of this year and Janu-
srs o. last year This heavy move
ment does not include the usual vol
ume OF shipments by lake. as lake
navigation was largely suspended nm
account OK the strike, and the demand
Is still great
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13

own book, which was in his handwrit-
ing throughout, and the pages will be
accurately reproduced by photolith-
cgraphy.
In some respects the book will be a
surprise. 1t contains, for one thing,
none of those knocking comments
which the author of the Declaration
was said to have interlineated with
the sacred text There is, in fact, only
one written comment apart from the
index, and that is merely an editorial
note in Latin The title page and
index are in Jefferson's own hand, the
former reading as follows:
LIFE AND MORALS
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JESUS OF NAZARETH


Extracted Textually. from the Gospels
in
Greek, Latin, French and English.
The index, on a couple of blank
pages at the beginning of the book,
is headed: "A Table of the Texts from
the Evangelists employed in this mar
rative and of the order of their ar
rangement." 1t consists of references
to different books of the four Gospels,
with a brief topical description at
tached to each. This is followed by
two folded maps of Palestine and
Asia Minor, evidently cut out of some
book, to serve as illustrations, and
then come the numbered leaves, on
which are pasted clippings from the
Scriptures, arranged in the order
Mr.. Jefferson thought most suitable
and effective.
There are eighty odd pages covered
by these closely pasted clippings,
which are in four languages
Latin, French and English, the sources
of the extracts being indicated on the
margin in Jefferson's writing. L is
used to signify Luke, N for Mark, and
so on.
Jefferson, it will be remembered,
was vehemently accused by his enc
mics of being an atheist. Whatever
his views in regard to religion may
have been, he certainly believed that
Jesus was the greatest moral teacher
that ever lived, and it was a pet no
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
nODEP At THE BPOUlZVSo
Betty Broom Plans to Celebrate Thanksgiving Her
Grandfather Did Nth a Plain and Substantial
Dinner, and All Sorts OF Jolly Games
. lEaashmazIov Fndges and
Sailed ChesfNNts.

You can have an elaborate course
dinner any day in the year, but a good
old fashioned menu, generous and tooth
some, belongs to the holidays. Thanks
giving is the time for American cook
cry, not French quoth Betty Brown,
as slipped in the back way to askMrs.
Brown what she used for floor polish.
Betty was making Judges and had Just
begun to beat the thick brown SYRUP.
85gfss Mother is going to let me plan the
Thanksgiving dinner this year, - she
explained plying her big spoon Yigor-
ously. "'The relatives always como to-
us on Thanksgiving, go to grandfather 8
at Christmas, and to Uncle Toms for
troubles of the holidays. There are just
twenty mine Of us, all assorted sizes,
ages and colors, so that it really IS
something of problem to know what
will please the extremes OF youth and
age and the, in betweens. We never
ing to establish the precedent, altho
would love to show them just what l
can do in the way of fancy cooking.
But while it may be fun to get up one
elaborate dinner, it isn't always con-
venient to manage a second, and SO I'm
Just going to have an old-fashloned
celebration. did think of asking
4
don a kerchief and be pilgrim, but
heard grandfather say the other day
that he would like a good old-fash-
toned dinner again before he died, and
I'm going to give him one.
Without letting. grandmother. sus-,
peet what I want, [ have been qulzzlng
her about what she used to have for
Thanksgiving dinners at her father 8
and | have my menu about planned.
ssWe'n have dinner at 1 o'clock, and
/ I'm going to build up pyramid OF.
fruit with some geraniums coming out
Of the top in the funny old way for a
centerpiece, and at every place there
will be five grains Of parched corn to
remind people that there was a time
when Thanksgiving meant something
beside turkey and pie. There will be
raw oysters first, not cocktail, for in
grandmother IS day people liked to taste
The oyster instead of combination of
sauces There will be celery waters
with them and the celery will be on
the table until the pie, and not whisked
j away at the very moment you might
4 like bit. Tomato soup and sippets
Of toast will follow, and then will come
the turkeys, for it takes three to serve
the Brown family. They will be at
tended by mashed Irish potatoes and
Drowned sweet potatoes, stewed corn
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and onions, cauliflower and cold slaw,
and the vegetables will be served IN
saucedishes if l can find enough to go
around. There will be sweet and sour
pickles, picked peaches, two kinds OF
Jelly, as well as cranberry sauce. /
cranberry ice was sometimes served,
but she couldn T. truthfully, so l have
had to omit that. IL have pumpkin
and apple pie; but no mince, for that
belongs to Christmas, and cheese; and
then we III eat the pyramid Of fruit,
and those who want to shall drink cot
fee from the oysters to the grapes, and
that he is at dinner fashioned after
those he used to have as q boy.
6 After dinner the seniors may play
whist, or checkers, or dominos, but i
shall hide the finch and pit cards. The
youngsters will have a good game Of
hide and seek thru the house and then
Wen play fox and geese, odd or even
co like. During the twilight we will
gather round the fireplace and grand
father and grandmother will tell US of
the old Thanksgivings, and when some
one is so unsentimental as to prefer
artificial light to fire glow, We'll have
a spelling match and charades and
every body will have to speak pieces
SS1iIt 9iIiS SoiiSsS' .-(
''For supper, I shall have popcorn,
apples, pie, doughnuts and mulled cider,
and when they drink the cider, which
will be all hot and spicy with cinnamon
and cloves and Just a suggestion OF
lemon, expect to be thanked, for bark
ing back fifty years instead Of cele-
brating the anniversary of an old holt
day with new-fangled ways, as grand
father calls them. Have fudgeRo
She piled her confection on a plate
and passed it to me. "It's marshmal-
low fudge,' she explained. gu take
a quarter of pound Of marshmallows
and cut them up and put them on the
platter before you pour the fudge out.
1t s different, just as sailed chestnuts
are different from almonds. / had
them at dinner the other night, and
they were good. The nuts are first
roasted or boiled and then peeled and
salted. Some people like them cara
mailed or glazed, but prefer hint Of
salt instead of sugar after I have been
sampling the contents Of the pantry,
as grandfather describes the modern
formal course dinner.
"I haven It told him my plans, but
he ought to grow suspicious when he
sees that pyramid, for it won It look
much like basket of American Beauty
roses with red tulle bow on the han
die, will it9'' .@s r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19

at the ST.. Louis fair, the throng Of peo-
pie pressed closer to see the greeting of
two girls who have been set apart from
the rest Of the world by their infrmities
and who are rapidly making place for
themselves by developing their remain
II Charlotte Sullivan, like Helen Keller,
is blind, deaf and dumb, and it has long
been an ardent wish Of the two girls to
meet. The ST. Louis exposition gave
them an opportunity, and for some time
they. talked in their own way, and the
Older. girl told the younger Of the hope
and happiness which she might find in
fThe worlds beautiful to all of us,
dear little sister, altho we must see it
in our own way. Love strews our path
with flowers, said Helen Keller, hold
ing tight the hand Of her new friend.
81 Iottie Sullivan has been blind and
deaf and dumb since she was 10 months
old. None of her relatives was able
to communicate with her, and she soon
found q sign language of her own in
which she grew so proficient that her
cleverness was soon the talk Of all Col
orado. The superint endent Of the state
institution for the deaf, dumb and blind
heard of her and made trip to her
homo to persuade her parents to send
her to the school. Tt required muchSpeT-
suasion before the 8-year-old child be
gan her education, terribly handicapped.
Her beginning was slow, for no one had
ever tried to teach her what a word
meant. Her teacher took q hat and
spelled its name over and over on
her hand until she learned that the signs
meant the object. One by one other
words were mastered and one day in
some marvellous manner it dawned or
the child that the signs which spelled
the words were really letters Of an al
Iphabet. Lottie really had to teach her.
self more than she was taught, for she
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
IN ore

the heroines of the revolution was the
daughter Of Captain Moore Of South
Carolina. Behethland was her name and
when but Is she carried a message at
midnight to the army, going down the
river in her canoe. It was message
upon which the fate Of her countrymen
depended. The following day appeared
at her house a gallant and handsome
dragoon just like. a romance. He. came
to thank her-he found her so beauti-
fu +! and blusshing that 1t requireds many
of his army. Finally they were mar
r1led, Of course. He was captain, af-
forwards General William Butler.
The Moore arms reproduced are ar
gent, two bars engrailed, the first sable,
the second argent between nine mart
let's gules, three, three and three. Three
Moors' heads in profile are the crests
Of the Scotch branch Of the Moore
family. just what is the Significance
no one knows; it may be only a play
on the word, or perhaps the first Of the
race won renown fighting against the
Moors in the conflict which drove them
from Europe in the eighth century.