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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

of our surgeon, DR.. Carpenter, who
brought the startling news that the
rebel ram Isaac Webb was on the way
down the river, having passed New
Orleans flying the Confederate flag.
The Isaac Webb was formerly one of
New YOrk's fastest Ocean-going tug
boats. Her speed was II knots an
hour.
We were mighty quickly formed in
to lines and marched double quick up
to the big PARROTS overlooking the
river. We carried our Springfields
which we loaded and stacked, then
shotted the 11-inch guns and the Par
rotts, and trailed to point-blank range
every well known ship course of the
river within our view. Then we impa-
tiently awaited the coming of the ram,
and while we waited toyed with our
Adams apple, screwed up our knock
kneed courage (that so woefully wab-
bled again) to the fighting pitch. and
remained full of speeches. wonder
and surprise
But where was the Webb? We
stood up, looked, listened, then looked
again-but the calm and peaceful riv-
er gave no sign of her approach. The
suspense was so great that it inter
fered with our breathing; we could
hear nothing but the tap, tap, tap of
an organ which seemed to have risen
and to be lying near our tongues. But
where was the ram that our doughty
doctor had told us was coming? At
every successive point on that part
of the broad river in our view we
looked, fully expecting her to poke her
nose around and come on defiant.
As the day wore on the depressing
atmosphere became more clear We
stood erect, feeling quite jubilant.
when suddenly startling exclamation
caused all eyes to turn.
Look. 1ookI What is that coming
out of the west?" CHANGING backward
we saw something, dust-hidden, riding
swiftly, and to our imaginative minds
suspiciously toward the fort Could it
be possible that our rear was to be
the point of attack?
One more gulp of the Adams apple
and silent remembrance of the mis-
demeanors and shortcomings of our
career, hasty prayer-then, sudden
ly out of the clouds of dust came our
relief, bringing intelligence that the
ram had herself been rammed and
sunk, after having been driven ashore
by the Union gunboat Richmond,
which had passed up the river the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
Time Not a Factor

Never at loss for argument or
successful repartee, Bishop Potter Of
fers another contribution to the lit
e-ature of excuses for the delay in
the construction of the Cathedral of
ST. John the Divine.
Bishop" exclaimed one of hia
flock, who is a generous donor to the
building fund, docs it not distress
you to see time fly by and so little
done on the Heights?'
Madame" was the grave response,
when you bear in mind that the Ca
thedral is to prepare us for eternity,
you see how little time has to do with
il New York Mail
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
Can't.

How history repeats itself,
you'll say, when you remember Grant,
VINO. In his boyhood days. once sought
throughout the lexicon for can't
He could not find the word that day.
The earnest boy whose name was
Grant
He never found it through long years.
With all their power to disenchant-
NO hostile host could give him pause:
Rivers and mountains could not daunt;
he never found that hindering word
Grant.
Harriet Prescott Sponord in ST. Nicho-
las.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
on the Field of Bull Run.

The autumn maneuverS of the army
will be held on the battle field of
Bull Run, that bloody square marked
by Centerville on the east, Groveton
and Gainesville on the west, Sudley
Springs on the north and Manassas
on the south. The changes that have
come over that historic ground since
the Civil War are few. The troops
and there will be, according to Gen.
COrbin, 30,000-that go down into
that part of Virginia might be guided
through the pines, woods, cornf1elds
and pastures of the Bull Run field by
the topographic maps used by Beau
regard, Johnston and Mcdowell in
July, 1861, or by the field maps used
by Jackson, Longstreet. Lee an Pope
in August, 1862. Bull Run rolls slug
gishly from Bull Run mountains to
Aqua Creek, and Catharpin Creek,
Young's Branch, Cub Run-all STRAIT
ebic streams-pour into it at various
points in the fighting ground. A ma
jority of the farms are owned by the
same folk, or the children of the same
folk, who titled them in 81 and '62
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

The cotton industry of Italy In
creases in importance and il dis
tributed among 1870 factories e-d en-
ploys over 136. eco hands. More than
half the factories are worked By
steam. the remainder by electricity
and hydraulic power. Out OF $4,000
looms employed. 10000 are necAani-
cal Tho total production il now cal
culated at an annual value Of over
e II. ooo. eee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

The old-fashioned yellow prinroses.
which are beginning to blossom in the
south Of England, have now ccnpeta-
tor called buttereup primrose. 1t was
introduced by w. K Harris, nurssry-
man of Philadelphia
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

Largest Book In the World.
The largest book IN the world IL IN
ne British museum. 1t is an atlas,
measuring feet 10 inches by feet
u inches, and weighing close upon two
hundredweight-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10
The Old. Old story.

The hour was growing rather late.
still he and she hung on the gate.
Said he, MY dear. you bet hate to
break away, but such IL fate" Said
she. We'll, we've another date To-
morrow night, SO let lus wait" Their
ar0s entwine-they osculate, ana
both declare It's simply great-theA
soy Good night" AID separate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

Force Of Modern Bullets.
The modern bullet VIII pierce The
eareasses Of three horses in success
sion at $50 yards: Of four ut half the
distance; and one viii kill q man after
passiug through the trunk at . thtoh
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

Daring Wartime Deeds.
"By the way" said the Captain,
Sergeant Sam Grimshaw received the
medal of honor for Selling an unex-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-10

into tue public service to toll and
MOL for the public good at salaries
wholly inadequate for the service rem
dered; and as we tramped for an hour
this morning worshipping at the
shrine of flowers-love1y flowers
startled at every turn at some new
landscape design, from God Bless Our
Hoome,' so delicately worked in block
letters in front of the governors Of
flee, to the more significant close
clipped motto, BE Virtuous and You
Will Be Happy under lie window OF
the state treasurer, we went back to
the cold, clammy four walls of Cope
land county in the belief that the peo-
pie of this state will never appreciate
what the executive council has done
to make the capitol grounds the most
attractive spot in the city
In Winfield the ice cream socfa1s are
popularity referred to as "ptomaine pie
MICS"
Since the arrival of the cars heir
the Clay Center Times thinks it is.
time for General Kurosafetypin to re-
turn.
Kansas has about $4,000, 900 acres Of
productive land, or about three times
as much as Japan. AS Japan main
tains q population OF 10000, 900, it
would be interesting to know II in fu-
ture ages Kansas would do proportion
ateiy as well and support 10000. 600
peopla- Well hardly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
CHAPTER VIII.
A Morning of Disaster .

"Hello, Captain"
"Hello, lookout!'
'The sea is high and the fishermen
are venturing out"
"All right, l will send out the men"
Cape Disappointment life saving
station nestled beneath the rocks of the
cliffs that extended far out over the sea.
Many mariner had met disappoint-
ment here. For from the sea the spot
looked like place of refuge from the
storm. But he who dared to trust it
had often been dashed to death against
it's walls.
Shaken and added, as it were, while
crossing the river bar, the mightiest
rovers of the deep had been broken up
here like glass upon the rocks.
1t was the treao hery of its appearance
that gave name to the place. 1t was
the great loss of life that had caused
the government to establish life saw
ing station at the foot of the cliffs.
But the life savers had a double duty
to perform. The purpose for which
they were originally placed there was
insignificant to the duty that later de-
veloped. They were provided by the
government to watch incoming vessels
and save the lives of ship wrecked sea-
men and travellers on the deep, but
later it was found that hundred calls
came fro - those whose lives were spent
on the river to where one came from
those who lived on the sea.
From the early hours of morning I'M
til nearly noon, and from early after
noon until late in the evening the fish
eImen dotted the river in their tiny
boats and struggled with their nets
verging on the very danger line where
| ocean and river met. Once across this
line and the frail craft of the fisherman
was at the mercy of the unde1tow and
many toiler was dragged to his death
ere the government protectors OF life
could reach the spot in boats prepared
for the purpose.
The lighthouse stood upon the high
est point of the cape overlooking the
sea. Beneath its shadow stood small
structure barely large enough inside
for one man to stand, turn about and
sit down. 1t was built of glass save
that its framework and roof was made
OF iron. The glass was thick and al.
most as strong as iron for it required
strength to Withstand the terrible
storms that beat upon it from the sea.
Its furnishings were small stove, 6
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fisherman. While the latter tended
his nets or traps the puller guided the
boat to suit the work.
The nets were known as gill nets.
These were stretched out their full
length in the water, which was many
feet and even yards. Floaters were
placed along the top of the net at
proper distances to hold it in position
while sinkers carried the bottom of
the net deep into the water. The mesh
es of the net were OF such size as would
permit the entrance of the averge fishes
head. When once ii entered the mesh
es the gills were fastened and the fish
held prisoner until removed by the
fishermen.
The traps, one of which Rlngwold and
Sankala tended, were constructed diff
erently. A large figure was formed in
the shallow water by the driving of
piles. 1t represented heart and on
either side extended long wings. The
wings enclosed a semi-circle facing the
ocean and Immediately in the rear of
where they come together was the large
heart. A netting, called web, was
stretched along the piles from the sur
face of the water to the bottom of the
bay. BY this means a perfect heart
with wings was perfected.
The valve of the heart opened i'm
mediately at the conjunction of the
wings. This was at the sharp point of
the "V" which is formed at the top
of the heart.
AS trap for fish it ia a success.
The salmon come up from the ocean
and enter the mouth of the river fresh
and strong. They run in great schools
and follow the shallow channels laying
their spawn as they 60 farther up the
stream.
When the noses CT the fish strike the
web forming the wings of the heart,
they follow the wings to the center.
Here they find their way through the
opening into the heart. When once
into the heart their capture is COM
plete. They circle about the place
passing the same apex of the heart
through which they entered without
ever discovering it as means of escape,
and are thus held as captives until the
fishermen take them into their boats,
They sometimes enter these traps by
the hundreds within "a hours. They
range in weight from five to 20 pounds
and larger.
1t was such trap as this that San
kala and Ringwold tended for old Sea-
dog at wages barely sufficient to sus-
tain them at best.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
FOUR PtOPLEkILLEDNWR
ND % INJURED IN COLLISION
NEAR ToPsoN, MO.
irst Section of Passenger Train Was
Standing In Front of Station When
Second Section Crashed Into 1t
Pullman Car Swashed-Crew of Sec
ond Section Blamed.

Kansas City, Nov. Three persons
we're killed and % injured on a tail end
collision on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road at Topson, Mo. The first section
of westbound train No. was standing
In front of the station after having
taken water, when 1t was crashed into
by the second section. The engine of
the second section Of No. split the
Pullman car Topaz, containing four
passengers, two thirds Of its length,
killing and injuring the number stated.
There were % passengers in the next
car ahead, but beyond few scratches
they espaced injury.
The dead:
Mrs. Bright Walker, Lewisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Margaret Burke, Kansas City.
]. w. Bagby, secretary of the Limo
type Publishing company, Kansas City.
Those of the passenger who were
not seriously injured continued their
journey, while the more seriously hurt
were taken to the companys hospital
in ST. Louis
The train crews escaped injury.
Crew Is Blamed.
The blame, according to Superin-
tendent w. j. Mckee, who went to
the scene of the wreck, rests with the
engineer and conductor Of the second
section. They were running 25 miles
an hour when they should have had
their train under control. The first
section of eastbound passenger No. 10
was standing on the sidetrack and En-
gineer Ramsey of second No. g. says
the headlight of No. 10 prevented his
seeing the red light on first No. 3.
The coroner's verdict blames the
hagman of the first section for not
properly tagging the second section,
and the engineer of the second sec
ton for coming into the station in a
careless manner and for not having
his engine under control
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

One man was burned to death ana
another seriously injured In fire 81
South Brooklyn, N. Y, recently, inc
dead man is Patrolman Gushing, ana
Fireman John B. Walsh is In nos
pital suffering from injuries. Properly
loss, 100000.
Captains Joseph Kuhn and John T.
Morrison, American attaches with INC
Second Japanese army, have been 10
called and ordered to report to WASH
ington.
Tomas Arias, secretary for the 70.
public of Panama, has resigned. fol
several months past the liberal parry
has opposed the policy of the secre'a =,
and this, it is believed, may nav
caused his resignation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05

Hamilton, Mont. Nov. 3.-Whlle pay
inc with a small caliber rifle, John y.
Ter, a six year old boy, shot ana las"' e
wounded the s year old daugn'el
John Marvel. Both families are pioa
inent in this city. The rifle was glso1
to the boy as present some time az |.
but his parents did not know 'nas ,.ed
had any bullets, and where ne seou lad
them is a mystery. 1t is said the .A
had been to a moving picture snow rob.
few nights agot at which tram i,i iu
berry was depicted, and the cnliut tbe
were repeating this scene VILE en+ered
shooting occurred. The bulle. non.
the little girls neck, severlng INC bore
lar vein. The physicians nave ~
of her recovery.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION.
Twenty to Sixty Men Are Entombed
in Colorado Mine.

Trinidad.-The Rocky Mountain Coal
& Iron company's mine No at Trim
idad, 40 miles west of this city, was
so badly wrecked by the recent eX-
plosion that the rescuers have not
yet succeeded in penetrating to the
point where the miners were working.
Estimates of the number of men in
the mine at the time vary from 20 to
60. They are mainly foreigners, and
not known to the Americans in the
vicinity. The mine company officials
have no record of the number working.
The mine is a sloping tunnel over
1000 feet long. Rescuers entered the
slope as far as room 10, which is 200
feet from the mouth of the tunnel.
They succeeded in reaching this point
only after most dangerous work and
after crawling through many narrow
places. At this point they encountered
a solid wall of rock that had fallen
from above and closed the passage.
Room 26, where most of the miners
are supposed to have been working, is
6OO feet from the mouth of the tun-
mel, or 400 feet beyond the point to
which the rescuers penetrated. Only
one body has been recovered, that Of
T. Doran, driver who was just en-
tering the tunnel when the explosion
took place and who was terribly burn
ed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
SHOWS 16,ooe,63 PUPILS.
Public School Report for Last Fiscal
Year


Year.
Washington.-The report of the COM
missioner of education for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1904, made public
recently by the secretary of the in
terror, shows that 16,009,631, or 8 per
cent of the entire population of the
country, attended the public schools
during that year. AS compared with
the previous six years, this percentage
shows a slight decrease in the num-
Der of pupils as compared with the to-
tai population.
The total cost of the public school
system is given as 1881 ,457 ,625. This
is an increase of $16,000,0O0 over the
previous year. 1t amounted to $3.15
per capita of total population and
S2275 per capita per pupil.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Chairman Cor
telyou the republican national COM
mittee arrived in Chicago today, and
for several hours tonight was busy dis
cussing the windup of the campaign.
Mr.. Cortelyou said tonight that he did
not know when he would return east
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05

Governor Morrison of Idaho nas the
ceived dispatch announcing sn aacond
State of Idaho has been awaruou the Sc
prize for its state building a. IRE is
Louis exposition. The stru1's attau.
unique and has attracted mucn S
ton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
Sixteen People Burn to Death.

st. Petersburg, Nov. AT a fire
following a wedding in the poorer part
of the city, II of the guests were
burned to death. Five others are miss
ing and it is feared they have been
burned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
WRECK NEAR LIND.
North Coast Limited Jumps tn. r.
Thirteen People Inlurss rack.

Nortn Coast Limited Jumps III.
Thirteen People lnlursd rack
Thirteen people were injured tu
them seriously, by the North CO.. VI
limited jumping the track a mill last
quarter east of Lind, Wash =. nu
a. m. Saturday. The train was v,SV
down the grade into Lind at a az m,,
clp' and as 1t reached the ho..u llle
where section gang was WORKING -
tender and baggage car left tbo ". Tue
In an instant all was confnsior ms iS'
damned into cars and wero ro,
into the high embankment; passen1a sou
were hurled with terrific force againas
seats and sides of the coaches ana thS
track was ploughed up for nearlv too
feet. The injured are: 'OV
An Italian of the section gorn
was caught between car and emhonN
ment; may die.
Constantion Dimarco, Black NJ.
mond, Wash, crushed and interro, ,S
injured; serious.
John Wirkkler, Wadena. Mimi ho..
and leg bruised.
0. L. Carney, Pilot Rock, Was,
head bruised. A'
William H. Maxwell, porter in tours.
car, badly bruised. 81
Nicola Fiorillo. Seattle, head and lee
bruised. e
Cook in diner, bruised about head
]. G. jeffrey, New York. head bru,.
ed.
]. j. Flood, Northwest Territory in.
ternal injuries.
James Arnold, Willows, CAL, hin
crushed
George Bloom, Ackley, Iowa. knee
hurt.
Mrs. George Bowles, 1902 broadway
New York, knee hurt
Mrs. j. S. Roberts, Ackley, Iowa
hurt internally.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
Escape a Miracle.

Considering the speed of the train
coming down the heavy 1 per cent
grade on one side of coulee the Gst
of fatalities is surprisingly short and
1t seems almost miracle the train
was not entirely demolished. The line
has many curves in it, following the
contour Of the hills, and the wreck oc-
Cured where there is a cut through a.
small promontory, so that the bank on
the lower side kept the train from
rushing to destruction into the dllch.
So far the cause of the wreck Is un
known. The Italian section gang was
at work on the track in the cut and
stepped back against the embankment
on either side to let the limited pass.
Later.
The cause of the train wreck is still
mystery, but train officials thought 1t
could not have been that the section
crew left rail insecure. for the loco
motive, the heaviest piece in the train,
passed over safely and did not leave
the rails.
Superintendent Beamer was at the
scene OF the wreck all day yesterday.
1t will be a few days before the wreck
is cleared away, and in the meantime
trains pass over a temporary track
laid around the wreck 1t is more diff
ficult to remove the wreckage of a
passenger train because it is necessary
to place the coaches back onto their
trucks and put the injured cars in con-
dition to travel again. In freight
wreck the debris is thrown onto a
wrecking train and hauled away.
Until the wreck is cleared from the
track it will not be possible to deter
mine the cause-perhaps not then. IL
can be seen that the rails and track
are badly torn up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-02-26
Suffering
Will Not Help Your
Disease, but Will
Weaken Your
Nerves.

Felix's who think It Ia better to bear
pain than soothe it-are wrong.
Old-fashionsd doctors used to say Il
was better. because they had nothing
with which to case pain but dangerous.
heart-paralyzing drugs.
But now, that a safe remedy has
been found. DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills.
1t is wrong to suffer. for nothing can be
gained but weakened nerves.
safe rule to remember IL: When
In pain, take an Anti-Pain PHI.
This will soothe your quivering nerves.
DIR. Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve pain
by restoring the natural secretions, In
which they differ from opium and sim
liar narcotic drugs. which relieve pain
by checking the action Of the glands.
They are sure and harmless, and are
the latest medical treatment for the
cure OF Headache. Neuralgia. Backache,
Rheumatism. Dizziness. Toothache,
Stomachache, Menstrual Monthly
Pains. Also nerve trritations like Sea-
Sickness. Car-Sickness. sleeplessness.
Indigestion, etc.
Pleasant to take. quick In results.
II have used DIR. Miles Anti-Pa!n
Pills for sick. nervous headache, and
nave received the best results. I hear
tily recommend their curative proper
ties. for they are successfui."-REv
RAY A WATROS. ID. D.. Iowa City. Ia.
Sold by druggists. at CSC. Money back
II nrst box does not help. Never sold
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-02-26

tlnt each hen gets one tablespoonful
twice or three times n week, according
ns ! think she mny need an extra al
lowancc. Hens need more when they
are laying regularly or molting.
Taking every advantage gained by
feeding BONE. e., general health OF
flock. quick growth OF brolcrs, Increase
In amount or eggs, etc. over the two
years bone was fed figure Il (and /
Keep close accounD that the profit de-
rived Is IL per cent over the profits OF
the two preceding years. This - per
cent Ii attributed 10 the bone feed, and
the other Increase In profits was cred
ited TO the source from which they
came.
Now, don't feed any overdose at first.
or Mt any time for that matter; feed
regularly.