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wilderness; to sit with Father Abraham
under the great tent, and to behold
Isaac and Jacob in their habits as they
lived; TO watch the fiocks and herds go
forth to feed at dawn and come home
10 the protection Of the tents by the
light Of the setting sun; TO camp alone
IN solitary fastnesses or upon boundless
plains; to gaze into the starry depths
OF a Syrian night; to see the great disk
Of the full moon rise across the eastern
desert lone until the splendor Of it's
light irrediates the barren gorges and
changes the dark and silent surface of
the Dead Sea into a luminous floor OF
water, was what we most ardently
longed for. In each succeeding year we
have found greater and greater delight
IN the pursuit Of our desire. and al
though the fascinations of travel have
brought some anxious experiences and
involved some serious risks we still look
forward with all the pleasure of hope
to again and again revlsiting that
strangely attractive land"
On one occasion the desire of Sir John
and his wife ito see something more of
the simple pastoral existence of the
Beoouins" came near costing them
their lives. They fell in with pack of
those desert rovers who after breaking
bread and eating salt with them vic
lated all the tradition of Arab hospi-
tality by making prisoners of them
and demanding substantial sum OF
money for their release. They refused
to believe that a man of Sir Johns i'm
portance and imposing appearance had
h04
was not forthcoming they drew their
knives and sundry other dangerous
weapons and made it clear that so far
as they were concerned it was a case OF
backsheesh or blood. But Sir John had
not undergone a lawyers training for
nothing He kept a tight grip on his
! temper, and incidentally on his re-
volver, determined to make sure of
potting their leader if things came to
the worst, and by exercise Of his per-
/ suasive powers succeeded in INDUCING
them to postpone their murderous de-
! signs for a few days while he dis
patched a holy man. to Jerusalem
for the money. During the absence OF
his messenger relations were very
much strained between Sir Johns little
party and the BedOuins. Among the
latter were some who, fearing that they
would not get any share Of the ransom
money, were bent on looting whatever
they could lay their hands on, and sew
eral times shindy was narrowly
averted. But the holy man" proved
honest as well as devout and returned
in due time with the cash, and Sir John
considered that he and his wife got
rid Of the marauders very cheaply fol
something less than $1,000 They were
bound for the famed rock city of Petra
when this adventure upset their plans
| Sir John has not repeated the attennt
yet, but he fully expects to reach il
some day, and Lady Hill declares thai
she viii accompany him.
Lady Hill is a clever artist and has
painted many charming pictures OF
Eastern scenery. Several of these LAT.
ter adorn the walls of the Law So.
! ciety's building.
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A SECRETARY OF MINES.

T HE miners of the West moving again for min
ing officer in the Cabnet-a Department of Mines
with Secretary at its head 1t is doubted whether
Congress will in such The add-
ton of Cabinet departments deliberate process and
long time is apt to eapse between events The Inte-
ror Department created about I845, and Thomas
Ewing its first Secretary. No addition made
the Cabinet after that until 1885, when Secretary
Agriculture provided and Mr. Coleman of ST Louis
was appointed Then there was a skip until 1905 when
Mr. Corelyou became Secretary of the Department
of Commerce.
We would advise the miners to be mindful of law
of evolution applied to the Cabinet departments The
Interior Department sproued out of the Patent Office
The Department of Agriculture sprang from the Bureau
of Agriculture in the Interior Department The Depart
nent of Commerce issued from strong bureaus
that had risen under the auspices of the treasury The
miners should go talking about and urging Depart
ment of Mines, but they should to it that strong
of Mines is attached the Department
of Commerce The growth of such bureau if grow
will demonstrate the need of department quicker than
all the speeches and petitions the subject The West
should organize now for such a bureau
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associations Of Christian history, Sir
John Edward Cray Hill and his tai
ented wife possess a mansion. where
they reside for several months Of each
year. Il is built in the antique East
ern style. solid and substantial, severe
and austere looking externally. as the
picture Of il shows, but within II Is
comfortable, roOmy and picturesque.
Amid surroundings so remote from
everything that savors Of the pursuit
Of wealth il constitutes an ideal re-
treat for a busy man from the turmoil.
cares and worries of the workaday
world, for Sir John is one of the
Kings new made knights who has
fairly won his spurs by strenuous la
Dor. Ras AbOu Kharoub, which means
he height Of the father of Khar-
CUB trees" is the name OF the eleva-
ton on which il is situated. II is the
highest point in the hills about Jeru-
salem, being 200 feet above the sea
and nearly 500 feet above the plat
form Of the Haram. or Noble Sane
tuary." where the temple once TODD
and the dome of the rock and mosque
OF Aska now stand. The northeast
angle Of the walls of Jerusalem point
direct 10 the house so that from it the
faces Of the south and north walls are
equally open 10 view. Eastward II
commands a superb view Of the
mountains of Moab and the Dead Sen.
that mysterious salt lake without an
outlet, whose waters are some 1909
feet below those Of the Mediterranean,
bat almost equally blue and clear
The dawn. the sunrise. the sunset.
the after glow, the mOonrise, the star
~ night-all are beautiful from this
spot" says Lady Hill, describing their
Eastern home, but Ioveliest is the
dawn. The first faint flush comes over
the hills OF Moab, and then the sur
face OF the Dead Sea shows like an
aqua marina; and turning TO the
Holy City We can see its domes and
minarets stand out in the cold light,
soon to be irradisted with the first
rays Of the sun. To the east stretches
the wilderness Of Judea, solemn and
bare: TO the west in the spring sea
son, the young corn and the wild flow
ers and the trees putting forth their
leaves seem to make the desert bios
som as the rose
IN his own person Sir John is a fine
illustration Of the value of the Holy
Land and the East, viewed merely as
a recreation ground. He is 65 years
old, but erect, clear skinned and over
flowing with health and vitality he
doesn't look more than so. He is a
prodigious worker, capable of sixteen
hours steady grind on a stretch. He
has won his way TO the top OF his pro-
fession, that Of shipping lawyer, and
incidentally has made a lot of money
at it. He is prominently connected
with many maritime and legal asso-
Citations and is president of the Law
Society Of the United Kingdom, whose
superb new quarters in Chancery
Lane, London, were recently opened
in the presence of King Edward and
a host of notables. But Sir John ha,
not sought the East year after year
merely TO enjoy quiet and seclusior
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out of ammunition and then he lays
down and falls asleep.
In the morning Rattlesnake comes
to his senses just enough to spy the
rock outcrOpping near his feet, where
a wild bullet had knocked a chip Ofen
the quartz. Pete could spot a smell Of
ore as far as an eagle can see and,
half maudlin that he was, Rattlesnake
sees the prospect. 1t sobered him up
and he goes to work.
Mind you, now, after two days
work OF Rattlesnake strikes a pocket
and he pulls $4,000 before it gives
out. That's why I say some men Is
born lucky.
Don't care ef I do, stranger"
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Brief and to the Point.
SAN FRANCISCO. July

SAN FRANCISCO, July %.
Editor of The Call-Dear Sir: After
ment of San Francisco, organizer Of
the Sailors Union, the Captains and
Pilots Association and a dozen others,
1 think 1 am entitled to give some ad-
vice. 1 give it anyhow.
The trusts, the milliOnaires, the
grafters, the corporations are for
Parker. They will have millions to
back his fight
Now, under the circumstances, I am
for Roosevelt, and 1 urge all of my cid
friends and comrades, who love liberty
and justice, to assist and work for his
election
BURNETTE G. HASKELL.
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Enterprsng spectators in New York have organized
a company to insure of horses protection
against the operation of thieves the public thor
oughfares. To of US this danger is now COM
paratively remote If anybody wants prove himself
benefactor the species let him organize company
to insure horse against the insisten hazard of
automobiles
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wheat To bring to bear all the knowledge ac-
durable the subject the secretary of the Board
Trade has addressed circular letter to all of the wheat
growers of the State seeking that expression of
views may be forwarded assist the deliberations of
those who convene. From such gathering there
should authoritative statement upon the cause
of the falling wheats value and measures for the
correction of the fault
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Anszvers to OHeyies.

ELECTRIC ROAD-R. s.. City. The
cost Of building an up-tO-date railway
track in San Francisco. including the
repairing of the space within the track
and two feet Of the street on each side
Of the track. as required by law. is
$4,000 per mile.
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proposed municipal ordinance submitted in COM
mendabe spirit of optimism the Board of Supervisors
makes provision that BARRIERS wash their hands
before using them with customary reckessness on
patrons This is a step in the right direction 1t gives
promise of glad era to the slaves of the and
flashes beacon of hope to those of that had almost
given ND in despair of the apparently necessary
evils Of he daV
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President Roosevelt intends to pay the St Louis Ex-
position visit in October. Let US be that
crank. melted by his disordered mind by
the dabolism of mischiefmakers, have opportunity
repeat the dreadful crime that recently robbed the
nation of its chief magistrate and threw the American
into
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The war horse with its halo of romance and charm
of traditional glories is doomed. France has decided
that the Bucephalus of modern armies cannot exist on
the same field with automobiles, and the march of the
choo-choo irresistible The horse therefore
must go and modern poets sing praises of
the devil wagons to excite the patriotism of men of
peace
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series of arguments against rules designed for the
sanitation of dares, have called halt and willing
to accept the conditions presented by the health author
tiles. The time has certainly for the public to
keep sharp eye its milk supply.
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Chinese hop grower the other day, curious
incident of Occidental and Oriental association was
added the store of observing socologist The Pacific
Coast however reasonably be held responsible
for peculiar tastes of of its fair inhabitants
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Summer EoBe in Jerusalem.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL,
HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT
sARDEN. LONDON, July 16.-On
he famed Mount OF Olives, around
thich converge all the most sacred
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THE CHINESE-C. w. McC., City.
The origin Of the Chinese as. a nation
is a mystery. The early annals OF
China belong rather TO mythology
than to history. 1t is held that be-
ginning with Pank-Ku. the first of all
beings, the country was ruled over.
first by gods. and then personages de-
scended from gods. who revealed to
men the essential arts of life. OF these
mythical rules the most famous is
Fohi- The historical period may be
said to commence with the Hia period
or dynasty, begun by Yu the Great
about 220O B. c.. though a great in
fusion of the fabulous still continues
in this period. Some date the real
history of China from the Tchow
dynasty, which began with WI Wang.
100 b. c. Tt was during the reign of
Ling Wang, 544-571 p. c., one Of this
dynasty that COnfucius was born.
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Special information supplied daily o
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). $50 Cali
tfornia street Telephone Main 1912.
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POKER HANDS Subscriber. City.
The following is the order of hands IN
poker: Bobtail flush (four Of one suit
and one of any other). one pair. two
pairs, triplets. straight Ca sequence
of five cards not Of the same suit).
flush five cards of the same suit. but
not in sequence). full hand Ca triplet
and a pair), fCurs (fOur Of the same
denomination accompanied by any
other card), a straight or royal flush.
which is the highest of all hands. 1t
must consist of a sequence Of five cards
all of the same suit. The value is de-
termined by the cards, the highest card
or cards winning.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE
A Reader, Oakland. Cal. The send
ing out OF an announcement of a mar
riage to others not Immediate rela-
tlves of the contracting parties is A
custom construed by many as a gentle
hint that a wedding present would not
be rejected The proper way to an
swer such an announcement is to send
a letter of cOngratulatiOn, or simply a
card bearing the name of the sender
with the word congratulations writ
ten across the face Of IT, This depends
upon the degree of intimacy between
the sender and the receiver.
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TOwnsend's California Glace fruits IN
artistic hre-etched boxes. us Market ST.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

The McLouth Times in a recent
special edition published good real
estate story. An Iowa couple on
their way to Oklahoma to visit friends
were passing through the flooded dis
trict a wet dreary day and the woman
was expressing her disapprovai OF the
state. n Kansas man seated near
them explained that the country
would be all right by next spring. But
the woman insisted the people were
lacking in enterprise. you burn
coal oil in the fine Iowa home you
have described" asked the Kansan.
'iOh. yes" she replied, ''but we are GO
ing to put in gas plant "WelI the
coal oil you buy comes from Kansas"
you burn gasoline?n ''Well that
comes from Kansas also.n lyon
have eemented cisternS9'' Eyes. and
and plenty of water in them-n ssWeIl
the cement comes from Kansas, and
the gypsum, from which your fine
plastering was made came from here -
1.-The salt you use comes from Kansas,
and farther on today you will pass
over the greatest salt deposits in the
world And the KanSan continued,
telling them how the fresh meat they
bought was from steers raised and
killed in Kansas, then he told them
about the white lead and zinc white
used in the paint on their house, etc,
until the husband exclaimed: Il guess
he's got US, Mary, Iowa can't do all
that and Kansas is worth living in"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
Republican Nominee for State
Senator.

the pupils enrolled at the present
time are from Senator Baschow's sem
atoriaf district. The new school
building is one of the handsomesJ of
the kind in the west. High class tea
cheers are employed, and the school is
thoroughly equipped for the work in
hand.
The other bills introduced by Sena-
tor Buschow were of a local nature
measures asked for by the people of
the various counties in the district.
Senator Buschow was a member of
four important committees in the
last sesSIon-ways and means, rail-
roads, irrigation and federal relations.
He was chairman of the last named
committee. As a worker in commit
tee he was invaluable. He was al
ways on hand when there was work
to be done, and his excellent judg
ment was an important factor in de-
cididg the fate of bills.
Senator Buschow is Prussian by
birth. He was born at Wilsnack, Sep
TENDER Is, 1919. With his parents
and three brothers he came to Amer
lea in 1867. After a few years on a
farm in Woodford county, Illinois, he
went to Nebraska, in 1873, and set
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
OBITUARY.

Maud Ogle was born In Caldwell
Ohio, Sept. II, 1870, being at the time
of her death, "a years and 81 days old.
She was married TO S. B. Ridgway.
July II, 1892, in Albany, Ore. She
has lived in Trego county, Kansas, for
II years. One child, Eunice, was
born to this union. Mrs. Ridgway
was converted in April, 1894 and unit
ed with the M. E. church and has liv-
ed christian life until God called
her home. Oct. s. She leaves a hus-
band, daughter, father, four brothers,
two sisters and host of friends to
mourn her. She was taken i'll with
malaria fever, and for six-weeks, lack
ing one day. she fought the disease.
The best of medical skill was employ
ed in almost constant attention. At
times it was thought that she was
getting better, but each turn proved
to be worse. When at last pneumo-
MIA set in, death claimed her in few
days as its victim. Just before her
death she said to her husband, "AlI is
Welt" She died at her home in Ellis,
Kans., and was bu ried in the Ogallah
cemetry. The funeral service was to
have been held in Ridgway school
house where she had gone so many
Sundays to worship God, but so many
friends attended the services, they
were held in the large pavilion. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. E, E. Gunckel and Rev. f. n.
Cox.
CARD OF THANKS-We wish to re-
turn our heartfelt thanks to the
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted during the sickness and
death of our wife, mother and sister.
With Gods blessieg upon all, we are
most sincerity.
S. B. RIDGwAY,
OGLE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
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PUBLIC SALE.

will sell at public auction at my
farm one mile north and one mile
east of Wa-Keeney, on Tuesday, Nov
ember /, 1904, at 10 o'clock A. M. the
following described property, towit:
One grey team, mares and horses.
Weight about HOO pounds. Well
matched.
4 cows, 1 good young milk COW,
fresh. 1 bull calf mo. old. 3 brood
sows. weight $50 to 300 lbs. Poland
China Bears, $50 lbs. each.
Farm Machinery Indiana wagon
new. ] Cassady gang pillow new.
riding cuItivator,- Emerson, new.
Bradley IL disc sod cutter, new. 1 top
buggy, Walker-Lewis make, new.
set buggy harness new. 2sets heavy
work harness, new. l sulky pillow. ]
walking lister. new sod breakers.
1 walking pillow 16 inch. l hay rack,
tight floor aud sides disc corn weed
err sets leather fly nets. Good as
sortment of carpenter and garden
tools.
Feed-About 20 tons of Kaffir corn
In stack. About 25 bushels of Kaffir
corn seed About 25 bushels of Sorgh-
UNI seed $50 bushels of corn in crib.
Household Coods-Steel Range, hot
blast heating stove, glass front book
case and writing desk combined,
Wardrobe plate glass front, Wardrobe
plain front, cupboard glass front, 2
large dressers with plate glass mir
rors, iron bedsteads, mattresses,
sets of coilwire bedsprings, 10 yards of
all wool carpets, and many other arti-
Giles too numerous to mention. This
entire lot of household goods were pur-
chased new last February The furn-
iture is all light oak and just as good
as when brought from the store.
Free Lunch at 1890. About three
dozen chickens.
nf nd q r
cash: all sums over $500 a credit OF
twelve months will be given, notes to
bear 10 per cent interest; purchaser to
give note with approved security. A
liberal discount for cash will be made
known on day of sale.
J. NJ. RHOADEs.
NJ. w. Mason, Auctioneer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

A matter to think and talk about
by men who will cast their first votes
this year is this: Men are living who
cast their first vote for Fremont 4S
years ago-not one regrets it. Still
more survive who cast their first vote
for Lincoln Al years ago and they are
proud of it. The same applies to
those whose first vote was cast for
Grant, Harrison and Mckinley. No
man who has cast a vote for Republi:
can principles ever lived to regret it,
while thousands who voted for Cleve-
land Democratic principles cursed
themselves for so doing before his
time expired And while it may be
true that Cleveland stands we'll with
Democrats and would have been the
strongest candidate they could hav e
nominated he could not have come
within sight of an election. Roose-
Welt stands practically on the same
ground that his illustrious predecess-
orS stood and has proven himself to
be worthy successor, and it Is safe
to predict that 40 or so years hence
thousands of men will refer with
pride to the fact than their first vote
was cast for Roosevelt. Start right
-RusSel Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
ChaS. BuSChOW

One of the Republicans who is al
most certain to be returned to the
State Senate is Charles Buschow of
Colby, representing the ThIrty-ninth
senatorial district. Senator Buschow's
senatorial district includes thirteen
counties in the northwest part of the
state-Gove, Trego, Ellis, Rocks, Gra-
ham, Sherman, Decatur. Rawlins,
Thomas, Logan. Wallace, Sheridan
and Cheyenne Only one district in
in the sta tie has more counties the
Thirty-eighth. Senator f. DumoDt
Smiths district.
Senator Buschow was one of the
most active and valuable men in the
session of 1903. He introduced twen-
ty-oue bills of interest to his constItu-
ents. most of which are now on the
statute book. The most important of
Senator Buschow's measures was the
one making an appropriation for the
western branch of the State Normal
school on the Fort Hays military res
ervation. For years the people of the
northwest had been pleading for a
branch of the normal Every Legisla-
ture turned def ear to their appeal
till Buschow took the matter up in
1903
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

HI. M. Cutler, who is County Super
Intendant of Norton county, says
their county High school in Norton
county is very decided success in
every way, and that it is doing a won
derful good work for the boys and
girls OF Norton county, who could not
go farther than the country district
schools if it was not for this High
School, and that out of the IT'S pupils
now enrolled, more than 100 of them
are from the country, which shows
the appreciation of the farmers of
school work, and what they think of
it.
The pride of Colby is her splendid
school advantages The county high
school has been success from its
start. in 1898. 1t is open to all, and
free to everybody living in Thomas
county. A tuition is charged to all
those living outside the county.
This year the attendance will run
over $50, the largest in its history
w. E. Ray is the principal, who is as
sisted by first class corps of teach
erS.
The first month of the second year
for the High school at Hoxie has pas
sed with the work in all departments
we'll under way. There were some
disadvantages to contend with dur
ing the first three weeks, but these
have been overcome and all arrange
ments are now satisfactory. The new
seats add much to the appearance of
the assembly room, and their number
is sufficient to accommodate a consider
able number OF students.