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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
TOOK HUSBAND IN PAWN.
Russian Spinster ForecIosed on Peas
ant Woman's Mate.

A peasant woman, residing in the
village of Bjelosaschek, in the Gov
eminent of Wilma, Eastern Russia,
found herself without money on the
eve of a festival, and was very sad
on that account. Her husband was
known far and near as a ne'er-do-well.
and therefore she did not reckon on
any help from him. In her distress
she turned to her neighbor, an elderly
spinster, and requested the loan of a
few roubies- But she could not give
any security. 81 really do not possess
anything that / could give you as Sc
curity," she said, unless you care to
take my lazy husband in pawn" To
her great surprise the woman received
the loan, and with the money went
into the village to make a few pur-
chases. The idea of her obtaining a
loan on her husband appeared to her
very droll. Great was her astonish-
ment on returning from her shipping
expedition to find that the old spin
ster had disappeared with the worth
less ashland. The deserted wife did
not trouble to make inquiries con-
corning her spouse. On the contrary,
she rejoiced at her deliverance-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

Coal is an important article just
now in Japan and Russia 1t is said
that Russia had ordered 1,000,0O0 tons
from Pennsylvania. Japan has 5000
square miles of coal lands, and her
exports are 100000 tons annually
greater than her imports 1t is es-
timated that over 100000 tons are
deposited in the undeveloped coal
fields in the island of Hokkaido, one
of the northern islands of Japan. Rus
sia's imports are largely in excess of
her exports, notwithstanding she has
a coal area of 10000 square miles, ex-
elusive of Siberia, Central Asia and
Caucasia 1t is clear that Russia
needs developing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
European Women in Tibet.

Miss Susette Taylor. one of the very
few European women who has ever
visited Tibet, gave some interesting
particulars of the customs of the PEG
pie Of that mysterious land recently.
When the Tibetan puts out his tongue
at you, Miss Taylor says that you
must not feel insulted. He is merely
being polite to you after his own
manner, the projection of the tongue
being a civility equal to our shaking
hands, which in his country is not
etiquette. On one occasion Miss Tay-
lor strayed into Buddhist temple at
prayer time. and her parasol was con-
ssidered such an interesting article
that prayers were interrupted while
the lama borrowed it and then opened
it among a chorus of murmurs of ap-
prevail and admiration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

month where falls the day of which
we desire to know the time; the circle
is held up opposite the sun, the inner
circle is of course then in shade, but
orifice forms point of light upon the
hour marked upon the inner side.
The little dial gives the hour with
great exactness. 1t seems probable
that this was the kind of dial alluded
to in Shakespeare "As You Like IT.:
And then he drew dial from his poke;
And looking on it with lack-lustre eye.
Says, very wisely. It's 10 o'clock;
Thus may we see, quoth he, now the
world wags;
IT'S but an hour ago since it was nine:
And after hour more twill be eleven:
And so. from hour to hour, we ripe and
ripe.
And then, from hour to hour. we rot and
rot,
And thereby hangs tale" When I did
hear
The motley fool thus moral on the time,
My lungs began to crow like chanticleer.
That fools should be deep contempla-
tive;
And 1 did laugh, sans intermission,
An hour by his dial
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

appearance of interest He found
all her comments apt, aud some of
them shrewd. He felt the unconscious
charm of her innocence.
One evening, three weeks after the
beginning of their friendship, she as
sumed guidance of the conversation.
1t was done in a spirit of mischief but
the eyes of G. Heming Magnus did
not see it. He lacked the -percep-
tive faculty. She astonished him much
by sound, if not brilliant, monologue
upon the Elizabethan poets as COM
pared with those of the earlier era
and, in a mild discussion of the re-
puted authorship of the Shakesperean
plays, worsted him badly. She said
they were the work of Sir Walter Raj
eigh during his eighteen years of con-
finement in the Tower of London.
Next day she invited him into a part
of the house he had not visited, in
trOduced him to sitting-room, fur
nished plainly but in perfect taste
seated herself at an old but tuneful
piano and played for him, with feel
ing and force, selections from Beetho-
ven. Mozart, Mendelssohn. Chopin,
Verdi. Donizetti, Wagner, De Koven.
Willard, Sullivan and Dave Bra
ham.
The Philadelphia dimly recognized
that he might possibly have been
guilty of Understanding the simple
farming family. A little later he be-
gan to hold her in his thoughts and to
speak Of her. when on his rambles, as
a Potomac rose" This was a bad
sign. In all his thirty years he had
seen no one like her. so simple SO uri-
affected. so sympathetic, so beautiful.
This was worse sign He measured
mentally the height of his bank &C.,
count and found it sufficient This
was the worst sign of all.
1t was late in the September of 1898.
There was a slight chill in the air.
The girl, wrapped in some f1eecy light
stuff. sat. as was her custom, in the
stern of the little boat, which made no
sound as it drifted. In the moonlight
her brown eyes looked like jewels. Not
word had been spoken for halfhour
G. Heming Magnus said:
Miss Loudon when 1 came here
thought you ignorant country folk.
1 know now what a fool I was. +
must go tomorrow and it makes me
| sad l can't bear to think that / wfll
never see you again / have never
told you that love you. but do sin
cerely. You must have seen it viii
you marry me?" tr4s
She did not answer. She had grown.
suddenly pale and was staring intentiy
at the landing, then not hundred
yards away Suddenly she clasped her
hands and a wave of crimson rose to
her face. happy smile curved her
lips Then she gazed earnestly at her
| companion
4 have not seen it," she said grave
ly- Forgive me. Mr.. Magnus, but 1
J can not marry you"
In silence he picked up the oars.
! The PROV of the boat grated upon tho
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shore As the girl stepped lightly -
land she was taken into the arms of =
tall. young fellow in khaki uniform
She staid there a full five minutes,
while Magnus stood awkwardly by.
Then she turned, saying: This is Mr.
Landon. He has been at Santiago.
We have been engaged for two years. -
Next spring G. Heming Magnus
wrote a book which Is in its 150th
thousand. His heart has gone into it.
Its name is Queen Rose of Rosebud
Garden
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
The Birth of a Geyser.

Near the famous and cratic geyser
of Waimangu, in New Zealand-so
whimsical in it's spoutings and times
of quiet that the oldest Maori in the
region can give the visitor no sched-
ule of these performances has
lately been born a new geyser. A few
hours before the birth a passerby had
stopped to look at a placid little Ia
COON ringed about with gentle green
slopes. Then jewellers in the region
were notified of something doing by
a salvo of earthquakes, more than
thirty shocks in half as many min
utes. The next man who walked that
way found, instead of the placid green
ringed lagoon, a boiling, bubbling cal
dron over which lowered and scared
and rolled. into fantastic shapes
dense cloud of steam. The older and
more famous geyser looks placid
enough, too. sometimes, then it wears
a feathery foamy cap, again it belches
out water and stones and mud to i'm
mense heights and with immense
noise
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Neither of Them Knew.

Lord Kelvin was once being shown
over some big electric works by the
foreman engineer, who was unaware
of the identity of his visitor The en-
gineer was a capable man, and en-
thusiastic about his work, and he
gave long lectures about everything
to Lord Kelvin, who listened with
great interest. Once or twice the
senior partner, who was of the party,
tried to tell the foreman to whom he
was talking, but Lord Kelvin would
not have it, and remained an attentive
listener till the round of the works
was concluded. Then, when the engi-
neer had finished, he turned to him
quietly and said: And what is cleo
tricity?" The man, somewhat
abashed, admitted that the question
was altogether beyond him. well,
WE'LL said Lord Kelvin, that's the
one thing about electricity you and 1
don't know"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Anti-Corset League.

About sixty ladies and many more
gentlemen have joined the Antf-Corset
League at Leeds, England, which is an
offshoot of the Leeds Society of Ply
steal Culture. The males have VOW
ed never to marry "cOrsets wrecks"
Ladies are exhorted at the peril of ex-
communication from the society, to
abandon the use of corsets entirely,
and there Is a hard and fast rule that
every woman member shall have no
restriction of bands or other tight
clothing round the waist, but shall
endeavor to have all garments sus-
pended from the shoulders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
To Guide the wavfarer.

A curious old custom is kept up at
the picturesque English village of
cambridge. where every winters night
at nine O'Clock, a large horn is blown
on the village green to aid any way
farer, who might chance to be on the
surrounding fells, to find his way to
the village. The fine horn now in
use was presented to the village some
years ago. and at one time adorned the
head of huge African bull The an
cient horn in previous use is good
deal the worse for wear, and is kept
as an interesting relic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Worlds Fair Exhibits.

The combined value of the exhibits
in the ten principal exhibit palaces of
the Worlds Fair has been estimated
by Z. S. Hoch, assistant to Director of
Exhibits Skin. at $72. 100000 This es-
innate is based on statistics at hand
in the division as to the amount and
nature of the exhibits which will be
installed in each building This does
not include the display In the Fine
Arts palace. Nor does the estimate
include the contents of the various
government structures at the exposf
ton nor the exhibits contained in such
concessions as wiz be of an exhibit
nature
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
The Windmill whirIiqia.

A bright New York clubwoman has
conceived the idea of the windmill
whirligig, which is expected to be the
biggest attraction" at summer re-
sorts. 1t was snapped up in practi-
cal fashion by an electrical engineer.
He calls it the newest thing in shocks.
The whirligig consists of series of
half-cOvered chairs inclosed in an
enormous wheel run by a windmill
electric dynamo. And there's the Joy
of it, Though the wind blows not,
the mill goes on carrying its music
box in the middle, grinding out popu-
lar ditties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
sc>THE AS CHURCH ORNAMENT


PLACED There to Commemorate Peas
ants Defense Of Their Faith
At the hrst sight the scythe is a
strange ornament for a church, but
there is nothing homogeneous in these
curious agricultural Implements as
seen in the parish church of ST.
Mary's. at Horncastle, in Lincolnshire.
Thirteen of these blades are nailed
above the door in the north chapel. At
one time the blades numbered forty
or fifty, but owing to rust> and decay
many of them have been lost Each
of the scythes is about yard in
length.
The general belief is that these
blades were placed in the church in
commemoration of the zeal of peas
ants who welded them in defense of
their faith in the rebellion known as
"The Pilgrimage of Grace" which had
its rise at Louth in 1885,
When the people saw the ruins of
their churches and abbeys, they rose
the instruments of husbandry, such
as scythes, they went forth to en-
counter the enemy.
They were beaten and dispersed.
but in the eyes of their countrymen
they were heroes, and the rude imple-
ments with which they fought were
deemed worthy of an abiding place in
the old church, where the peasants
had neutrality-suspicious. Age.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
FAT MAN. FAT FARE.

System. That Puts Large and Small
on an Equality.
1t takes Western people to look out
for themselves and give every man a
fair show, even in rapid transit, says
the New York Times. 1t is not prob
able that in Pueblo. Colo, there is
the trouble with overcrowding in
street cars that is to be found in New
York, but on the Pueblo Valley rail-
road every man pays according to his
weight. If the corpulent mine-owner
and his fur coat envelop the slim strip
of a counter-jumper sitting next him
the C. ]. does not mediate with wrath
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Hauled by a Thin Cable.

nous ''Gray's Harbor Toothpick" to
the Worlds fair at ST. Louis. This
is leg 271 feet long and almost
twelve feet in diameter at the base.
But the log itself, interesting as it is,
is not nearly as interesting as the
story of how it was brought out of
the woods for shipment. This was
done by means of steel ropes only
three-fourths of an inch in diameter.
with which the tree was dragged
three miles through the forest. These
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Music and RACING.

A steeplechase mare named Fire
Island, which won at Lingfield, would
not take her food, and her owner was
thinking of turning her out of train
ing, when it was discovered that the
animal had a wonderful liking for
music. A musicalbox. playing about
two dozen tunes, was placed near her.
and this was wound up twice a day.
The result was magical, for within a
few weeks the mare won two races
London Tit-Bits.
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upon bloated bondholders and their
monopolies, for he knows that the
bulky individual is paying at least
twice the amount of his own fare.
That is the way they do it on the
Pueblo Valley Every passenger is
weighed, and pays according to his
avoirdupois. Before he enters the car
he steps upon a weighing machine.
his weight is automatically stamped
upon a slip of paper, which he gives
to the conductor, who charges him
accordingly. The moral effects of this
system are far-reaching, and New
York officials may take notice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

Curious Timepieee That Was Used by
Our Ancestors.
A writer in English Country Life de-
scribes curious timepiece which a
friend of his picked "out of a deal of
old iron" 1t is a brass circle of about
two inches diameter. On the outer
side are engraved letters Indicating
days and the months with graduated
divisions, and on the inner side the
hours of the day. The brass circle it.
self is to be held in one position
by a ring, but there is an inner slide
In which there is a small orifce, this
slide being moved so that the hole
stands opposite the division of the
the sunbeam shining through the little
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

Furthermore, his conscience oppressed
him. He told himself that he was
ungenerous in withholding himself
from these two lonely women, who
knew nothing. of books. society. cities
or the great world without He was
not conscious of desire to alleviate
the loneliness of Mrs. Loudoun but
he thought the girl would improve
nightly by converse with man of
his cultivated abilities and expert
ences. She was plump, and her weight
in the boat made the rowing more diff
ficult, but he endured the extra labor
for the pleasure of watching her in
tellect expand like flower She list
ened to his talk of books with every
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
EGGS GET IN DEADLY WORK.
many Hens Killed by Violent Expio-
sions of Their Frozen Product.

sIons OF heir rozeH Product-
A most remarkable hen story,
vouched for by veracious and respect
able people, comes from New Kent
county. Virginia. W. P. Tunstall, who
conducts a large hennery, found sew
eral of his fowls dead, with their bod
les badly mutilated. While investi-
eating the cause he heard a muff1ed
explosion and saw a hen fall from her
nest, torn and bleeding.
Looking into the matter further, he
ascertained that the explosion was
due to the fowls sitting on frozen
eggs, which when they became warm
exploded with deadly effect.
According to Mr.. Tunstall, the bod
les of the dead fowls had pieces Of
eggshe1l all through them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
An EARLY Umbrella.

A curious relic of the century before
last is still to be seen in Sheffield,
England. This is nothing less than
the first umbrella that ever created a
sensation in the streets of the city of
cutters. 1t belonged originally to
John Greaves of Fargatc, who faced
the ridicule Of the townsmen under its
shelter, and it was handed down to
his descendant, Miss Law of Western
Bank.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

frank smile, and man of all work,
who ate enormously and said never
word The two women gave him no
condolences, for which heswas CRATE
full. He was forced to admit that
their manners were perfect, bu. set
this down to innate female refinement
They made no effort at all to enter
tain him. He paid his moderate bills
and kept himself to himself He dis
covered boat in small house which
stood by the river and used to pull
laboriously a half-mile up the stream
of evenings. then float lazily down.
that Q cultivated mind needs some
thing more than itself. He was bored
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

Indian picture writing is no more
ingenious than these novel hero
alyphs- The rectangle for the garden,
with the straight line body and the
four legs of the dog; the cross bars
of the. prison cell to suggest the po-
lice; the doubled flying arrow to en-
join a hasty departure-a1 express
their respective ideas cogently and
graphically. When this key is in the
'hobo's" possession, the gatepost and
stone stoop markings SO frequently
seen in city and in country will indi-
cate to him what prospect he has for
getting "hand-out- New York
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
TEXT Book Behind the Times.

1t will be news to Maine people to
learn that they are still under Eng
fish domain A text book used in an
English school says. speaking Of Cam
ada: THE chief states at present are
Quebec. Maine and New Brunswick"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

The Washington national monument.
erected to commemorate the first
President of the United States, is the
Hottest stone structure in the world.
The illustration shows the pretty eff
feet produced by its reflection in the
water
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
Crow Foraoes for Its.,f-

Crow Forages for Itself
A hungry crow entered the hem
house of Edward Haskins at East
wareham. Mass, one day recently and
carried sway six eggs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23
CODE OF HoRo-LAND.

Wanderers Have an Elaborate System
of Signs.
In the Municipal lodging house, at
Twenty-third street and First avenue,
there was added recently to a varied
collection of captured curios slip of
wrapping paper upon which are
scrawled the signs by which passing
tramps let their following hungry COM
rades know what sort of treatment to
expect.
The signs and their meanings are
written in a careful, clear hand, and
they evidently were given by an ex-
perienced tramp to some ccmrade
serving his novitiate.
Here are the symbols, with their
meanings as given:
Q No use
6y You can get food here.
r" Dog in the garden:
XII Work here.
# Handed police.
" ga Pick yarn Three women house
20 Get gu, of au'e:. possible
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-20
NOTES FROM STAGELkND.

Henry w Savage will make his annual
Boston production. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday nights and Saturday matinee at
the Providence Opera House when
woodland" the latest and most ambi-
tious work OF Pixley and Luders will be
produced. Mr.. Savage's newest offering
will be a distinct novelty as all OF the
characters will represent birds. and not a
single human being will be represented
on the stage. The prlma donna Will be tho
Nightingale; the ingenue, the Turtle
Dove. the soubrette. Jenny Wren and 80
on through the entire cast. The costume
effects will he decidedly unique as there
will be no feathers, bcaks or claws en-
ployed The effects will bc secured BY
brilliant colorlngs representing the mark
cd characteristics OF the birds. Pixley
and Juders. the authors of king DodO.
The Prince OF Prscn" and "The Burgo-
master have supplied both capital book
and delightful music.
s.'
'OW OF the Fold" az tho Imperial this
week. q by long odds the best rural play
seen IN Providence FOR very long tin,c.
sweet and fresh and clean as the atmos-
phere Of the country Hfe that ~ depicts.
The company is equal 90 the play. and
tho scenery is perhaps the handsomest
ever seen on the stsge Of the Imperial,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-20
THE STATEHOOD QUESTION.

evidently the purpose Speaker Cannon Repub
ucan leaders the house of representatives adoption
the statehood bill before the session The
the house after time has been permitted for
strlcton can be brought end and the bill passed
In the the very different That body could pro-
long the discussion for months and would
anty that decisive result would be reached apparent
the most the friends of the statehood hope for is
adoption by the lower branch Of least until
The reason the Democrats for their anagonsm that the bill
stands would
for long time been the boast Of the Democrats by the
Indian Territory Oklahoma New Mexico
states they would gain six and possibly eight the
This may be entirely but that likely
appeal strongly the Republicans who hold majority
branches of the present congress.
1t be said however that partisan considerations
the that have induced Republicans decide
four territories into In making their plan they have
taken population sociology geography Social
well those of population require the union of New
Mexico and Arizona and the blending of the
Teutonc American elements Arizona with the
element represented in New Mexico AS
Oklahoma and Indian Territory geographical and other equally
important demand their erection single
There is foundation whatever for Democratic charge
that the Republicans violating their platform pledges popos
this declaration made 1--WE home rule the early
admission statehood Of the territories of New Mexico Arizona
and Oklahoma In the bill before the house promise
pledge has been fully and fairly kept and partisan dis
guise the fact