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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
HAD AN ADOPTED" BABY.
Elephant Foraged for Calf to Replace
One That Died.

Elephant Foraged for Calf to Replace
One That Died.
A remarkably intelligent elephant,
working a few years ago on a new
bridge in Ceylon, had young one to
whom she was devoted. 1t died. and
she became inconsolable.
Formerly the gentlest of creatures,
she grew irritable, and even danger
Gus. One morning she broke the chain
which confined her and escaped into
the forest.
One night, about ten days after her
escape, the officer who had been in
charge of her went out to lie in wait
for bears at a pond in q jungle at
some distance.
As he and his native attendant were
returning, early in the morning, the
native silently nudged him, and they
saw in the dim, gray light an elephant
with her calf making their way
toward the camp. They both sprang
behind trees, and when the elephants
had passed the native insisted that
the older one was their old friend.
the inconsolable mother.
When they reached the camp they
found that the truant had returned
and had gone from one person to an
other, touching each with her trunk
as if exhibiting her adopted child
which she had evidently begged. Dor
rowed or stolen in her absence
Her good temper and usual docility
returned at once, and her owner
blessed the good fortune which had
enabled her to procure baby ele
phant.-Sunday Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Mrs. Tom Thumb.

Mrs. Tom Thumb, made famous by
Barnum, is still alive at the age of
65. She has a regular turn in a midget
theater at Coney Island, and is driven
home each evening in the Identical
coach presented to Tom Thumb in
1884 by King Edward, then Prince of
Wales. She is very religious and a
member of the Actors Church ALI,
ance and of the Woman's Aid society.
She is also a Daughter of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
How Elephants Sleep.

THAT elephant" said circus man
at Kansas City recently. has slept
standing up for a year. He is 80, and
what hrtle sleep he requires he takes
on his feet At whatever hour of the
day or night come to him, he stands
patiently in his place, rocking from
side to side. 1 know he sleeps a lit
tie, but for years now his maps have
been so short that he hasn't bothered
to lie down for them. Nearly all old
elephants are like this
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Production of Gold.

The total production of gold from
the mines of the world for 40 years,
or since there has been any record of
the same kept, is officially given at
O,693, 236, 1902. The total production
of gold from the mines of the United
States since it's discovery is given at
1888, 500, 140. Of this, the Eastern
and Southern states produced $780,
492, 648, leaving $2,507, 010,492 as the
amount of gold produced by the noun
famous country west of the meridian
of Denver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Japanese Generosity.

AS an evidence of the interest and
earnestness of the Japanese people,
is is customary among the trades
people whenever a family that they
have been supplying with the neces-
saries of life is deprived of the father
of the family, in consequence of his
going to the war, to continue to sup
ply all of their needs the same as be-
fore, and without sending any bill
therefor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
How to Make Money Quick.

If you desire to get rich quickly, in
vent catch words or phrases that will
grip the attention of the public. Big
sums are paid for the right article.
The inventor of word now used for a
brand of crackers is said to have re-
ceived $4,000 for it. Manufacturers
of various things, from soap to nuts,
have paid nearly as ugh. A railroad
company gave 800 to girl who sug-
gested a name for one of it's trains.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Iauqhind at Us.

That was a very fine distinction
drawn by the Venetian shopkeeper
who put these announcements in his
windows: English is spoken" and
American understood"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Many Children Are sickTy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At
all Druggists, CSC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

extravagant woman is dressed up for
parade, she looks like a ribbon sale.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Giving advice sometimes prevents
another man from making a fool of
himself-by not needing it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of a
o cough cure.-J. W. O'BRIEN, 80 Third Ave
N. Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6. 1900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
SPANS VINTAGE,

In 1908 Spain produced 5,S29, All 81
pounds of grapes on 3,55s.277 acres
Almost all of it was made into wines
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Lewis''' Single Binder - straight SC cigar.
No other brand of cigars is so popular with
the smoker. He has learned to rely upon
its uniform high quality. Lewis Factory.
Peoria, Ill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17
Defiance Starch

should be in every household, none &c
good, besides 4 OF. more for 10 cents
than any other brand of cold water
starch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Society may have been invented by
a woman who was married and want
ed to forget it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

A penniless man is always telling
you how charitable he would be if he
had the price.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

The Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago. send Home
Eye Book free. Write them about your eyes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
nammation alays PAIN cures wind collie 25c bottla
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-09-17

Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appealing
"DEAR Mrs PNKHAM:-I been
Inent for long time without relief They
cannot sit without and the extends
domn flowing spells
petite good
The symptoms of Fibroid I1nor little book
curatey describe
Note the result of Mrs. Pinkl1an1's advice-aI-
though she advised Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, to take
her medicine-which she knew would help her
her letter contained of additional instruc-
tons as to treatment all of which helped to bring
about the happy result.
"DEAR Mrs P1NzHAM:-S I you
and asked advice You replied and followed
all directions carefully, and to-day 1
e. entire
expelled the tumor and strengthened whole walk
miles
"Lydia E. Pinkham's
Jars adVlSe all women who afflicted
female trouble of kind to faithful MRS.
E. F. HAYES, 252 Dudley St, (Roxbury) Boston, Mass.
Mountains
Vegetable Compound
evidence that Lydia Pinkhas
without remedy for all the ills
ovarian troubles inammaions; liberation falling
placements of the bckacne Irregular
daily printing
will gladly
which sick for fuller Information illness
Her Pnkham
md hap
Truly it said that it
get ths when druggist wants sell something else
VSOOO ~ E. Sedic Co.. Mass
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
The Lac in Germany.

In a fit Of temper a kitchenmaid on
a Rhine steamer threw overheard all
the pots and pans she had TO clean
There were two previous convictions
against her for theft and she was ac-
cused of stealing the pots and pans
The Cologne Judges held, however,
that as she had only thrown the Uten-
sils overheard the charge of theft
could not be sustained and they fur
ther decided that she could not be
convicted of damaging her employers
property. inasmuch as the pots and
pans were probably repOsing Uninjured
at the bottom of the river
Against this judgment an appeal
was made to the High Court in Leip-
sic. The Judges there also came to
the conclusion that the case could not
be dealt with as one of theft. nor could
they see that any evidence of dam
age to property had been adduced.
But at the same time the High Court
declared that the sentiment of JUS
tice imperatively demanded the pun
ishment of the guilty girl and the mat
ter was accordingly referred back to
the Judges at Cologne, with instruc-
tions to ascertain whether, after all.
the pots and pans might not have been
damaged by rust, or by the splitting
of the enamel. or by the shifting Of the
pebbles on the bottom OF the Rhine.
The end of the case, which has al
ready lasted nine months, has not yet
been reached.-LOndon Truth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Tricks That Are Vain.

Bret Harte's poetic declaration con-
cerning the ways of the heather Chi
nee'' has become almost automatic.
Tourists and globe-trOtters returning
from the Orient give testimony to the
clever schemes that are successfully
worked by the slant-eyed denizens Of
the seaports to win the dollar Of the
strangers.
Among the sampan traders in Hong
kong there is a great traffic in birds.
The coolies offer the canary or thrush
in little handmade cages of bamboo
and guarantee the feathered prisoners
to be sOngsters Of high degree. The
birds are purchased by many a home
coming traveller and the buyer finds
that the bird merchant has not lied
at least for a couple of days out from
port. But invariably the little warblers
mysteriously lose their warble after
forty-eight hours or so and forever
afterward are minus the feebIest sort
of chirp.
Investigation has discovered the
cause of the peculiar lapse and it has
been traced to one of those ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain. +"
The Chinese dealers have learned that
to stuff the throats of their birds with
red pepper will make them glorious
singers as long as the effect lasts. After
that passes a bird, not naturally
singer, relapses and is silent and often
dies from the effect of the burning
powder. It's a. trick in tune with that
of the man who invented wooden nut
megs For mind you, that while the
natural singing canary has a biz mar
ket value the bird that can't sing is not
worth beans and no one has learned
that better than John Chinaman in his
dealings with the unsophisticated
traveller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

vent them from doubling or trebling
that force if necessary. Again. the Rus
SLAMS, like the British, always lose at
first. The corruption which does un-
doubtedly permeate the beaurOcracy
and the impOssibility Of getting so gi-
gantic and unwieldy a machine into
working order at short notice make de-
feats at the outset inevitable. and in a
sense self-inficted. Russia invariably
needs time to pull herself together.
The Turkish war was a synopsis Of all
Russian wars-the hasty and imperfect
preparations, the run Of disasters so
swift and complete that Carbon
seemed for the time TO be topping over.
and then the slow gathering up and
concentration of all her resources the
evolution and discovery of the right
man-Russia is never without her Tod
Iebens, and at a crisis nothing can keep
them dOwn-and the overwhelming and
persistent pressure of all that huge en-
pire. 1t means, therefore, little or moth
ing that so far the Japanese have sub
stantially triumphed. They have placed
themselves in a commanding naval po-
sitiOn and secured their shores from
invasion; but they must eXDel Russia
from Manchuria and Korea before they
can claim the final victory. And that IS
an enterprise compared with which the
Crimean war becomes a mere episode
Sydney Brooks, in Harper Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

shore buried them with the honors of war An Ameri-
can read them Christian burial service and their
cofins drawn cassons that manned by
Japanese Sailors and the Yankee and French blue jack
responded the Japanese request and served as
guard of honor When the dead Russians lowered
their graves the Japanese soldiers fired voey over
them and the bugle sounded taps.
1t impressive scene. the soldiers of what we
call pagan nation giving Christian sepulture to their
dead enemies under guard of honor furnished by the
ships of two Christian republics, and rendering all
the honors of to those who had whstood them IN
battle and had fallen and could fight
1t is in sharp contrast with the humatng parade OF
Japanese officers captured in skirmsh to be insuted IN
the of Dany by the savage Cossacks, who have
made advance i'll civilization since the time OF the
Kahzars and practically the their Scythan
ancestors
The burial by the Japanese of the Russian dead is a
theme for the poets who will write the lyrics of this war
1t equals any incident in the history of warfare and puts
japan high in the respect of the world.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
TALK OF THE TOWN
AND I0RG,s& OF RHE
TIMENC ~
Judas.

The much abused but necessary
poundman finds himself the target for
so much epithet and oftentimes vio-
lent interference with his duties that
he is compelled to resort to much sub
terfuge to carry on his very important
public office of cleaning the thorough
fares of stray animals, notably the
homeless dogs. Across the bay in OAK
land the poundkeeper has enlisted the
services of a dog, a cleverly trained
mongrel that can be seen daily trot-
ting behind the wagon that serves as
cage for lassoed CANNES.
This particular dog plays the part
of decoy to the wayfaring waits of dog
dom that come within the poundmans
ken. So cleverly does this hOmely brute
do his work that many an unfortu-
nate, yelping cur is lured into the
lariat's moose, all unaware that his
brother has so basely betrayed him
to his doom.
Observers of the way the decOy dog
operates have discovered that he knows
a collarless, licenseless dog as far as
he can see one. And he never dis
turbs those that wear the legal author
ization to roam at will. But you should
see him nab a canine waif Of the
streets. Very quietly he drops behind,
letting the wagon run some distance
ahead to avert suspicion, for these
street dogs are very cunning and know
the poundman WELL Then the decoy
ambles up to the unsuspiciOus object
of capture. There is some dog talk"
that becomes interesting-so interest
ing, in fact. that the candidate does
not notice the approaching lariat
thrower. The moose tightens and the
canine prisoner is cast into the per-
ambulating cart to be borne off to sure
death.
Sometimes the decoy meets a much
bigger dog than himself. Deliberately
he will engage in a, fight that unfail-
ingly brings the lassoer. who quickly
adds one more to the catch of the day.
The poundmen say their low bred de-
coy is worth many a dollar to them,
for he viii lure to capture many dog
that otherwise would escape the pur-
suing dog-catcher.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
JAPANESE CIVILIZATION.

IT. HE tumult of sounds in Eastern Asia, where
medieval Russia meets modern civilization in Ia
pan China and Japan opened to the world
ostensbly that they might be modernized and take on
Western civilization far it might prove TO he
adapted to their racial character Japan proceeded to
completely assimate that civilization She has a com
pete system of jurisprudence based on the common law
system of public education and representative Oov
1t IS for the Western nations to decide
whether is preferable that these institutions extend TO
Eastern Asia or that the brutal and gloomy and hopeless
autocracy Of Russia shall fall like shadow upon that
part of the earth The combat between the ideas of
the twentieth century, represented by Japan and the
world of the time of Ivan the Terrible.
The tendency and genius of people are shown in
small matters well in great One incident of This
should not escape notice. The Japanese have re-
spected cared for their wounded enemies and
conducted themselves in the praseworthy manner
toward prisoners. In exploring the wreck, of the Rus
sian manof-war Variag. which their shots had de-
stroyed they carefully removed the Russian dead and on
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
INSTRUCTIVE CTUDEC
BY INO1EDzAMEEsN AND
n%ASG)kfEN

Cassatt's position as president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad system is
UNIQUE. Although he is only a hired
man" he has practically unrestricted
control of the properties in his charge,
and his power to make and carry out
policies is as unquest1oned as is that Of
w. 4. Vanderbilt. E. H. Hartman.
George J. Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan
or James J. Hill, each of whom is ac-
customed to regard ordinary railroad
presidents as mere puppets to come at
beck and call and obey orders without
asking the reason why.
Nobody understands the scope of A.
J. Cassatfs power more accurately
than does George J. Gould, and per-
haps no railroad man comprehends Mr..
Gould's capabilities better than Mr..
Cassatt. The test Of strength between
these two men is now in its last stage
and II is only reasonable to believe that
the result viii be a compromise with
out humiliation to either and produc-
tive OF real advantages TO the inter
ests of both as well as the greater inter
ests Of the shipping and the travelling
public. Ii is an indisputable fact that
an almost unbroken congestion of
freight traffic has prevailed in the
Pittsburg region for the past three
years because of inadequate railroad
facilities.
The Western Union-PennsylVanla
railway controversy, which has been
much exaggerated, is an incident OF the
Gould -Cassatt railroad fight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
The Pied Printer.

You say that my thoughts are all pied.
sir
And my sanity shattered to bits?
That my case will come up in the morn
ing
When the doctors will pass on my
wits?
Well. you know. we were printers-on
space, sir,
As happy as doves at feast
Till they sent me some copy one evening.
When the trouble broke out in the
East.
1t is said that the troops left slobod-
Skoi
For Starodub. Brzesc. Wlozlawek;
And the peasants of Ofverkumingi.
Mszczonow. Ostrogojsk and Butchek
Had gone by the way of Tchemakhlm-
skaia.
Down to Solvitchegodsk and Uglitch,
Past Tche1yklai Schvekshni and LII
To die fighting Japs in the ditch.
If that were the end of the story
/ wouldn't have minded but when
1t began with the heroes of Szezuezvn.
Slobodishtchi. Szydlowiec and linen:
OF Tcharevokokshaish and Trubtchevsk
And fair Observation-Disclosures
Then I quit my career a printer
And gave myself up to the cop
&C. II r
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
The Cooks Fault.

During feast which he gave not
long ago the Emperor of Korea had the
misfortune to break a tooth. His august
Majesty at once threw the chief cook
and all the latter's assistants into pris-
on. A dentist who was touring the her
nit kingdom heard of the trouble and
gave relief to the royal sufferer, and
was paid 1000 yen (abOut 5000 for his
services. Then the imprisoned kitchen
force was set at liberty, but the chief
cook was sentenced to serve three
months without pay. The Emperor or
dered another feast to celebrate the
fact that the imperial jaw no longer
ached
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
: Russian Lethdrgv.

In wealth, numbers and capacity of
equipment the advantages in the pres
ent war are all on the side of Russia.
True, they are fighting at an enormous
distance from their base and have to
depend on single. badly laid line OF
railway. which traverses 1856 miles of
unfriendly territory, whose people may
conceivably regard the Japanese as lib
orators. But this obstacle has not pre-
vented them from bringing to bear on
the Far East a force whose strength
on paper is BIS officers, 147.479 men and
266 guns; nor will it, I imagine, pre-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

The republics of Central America, it is said
chaing under the restrictions of long continued peace
mercuria friends should unnecessarily
distract themselves. They know what to do to excite
and the of have learned in the bitter and
abused school of experience what to do after has
commenced The world has ceased to consider the in
ternecine squabbes Of Central Americans as war.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

Joseph F Smith. the Mormon summarizes his impress
of United States Senator's gained while the grill
in the Smoot inquiry, by characerizng solons of
Washington good fellows This is the subtlest and
cruelest attack yet made upon national legislative
lumnares. Anybody that in the opinion of Joseph
F. Smith good fellow will do we'll to find time to
mend his fences. Something is wrong somewhere
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

An interesting sdeight upon the stress of conditions
at Port Arthur has been by the announcement in
tended to be sensational and startling that cabmen in
the sheassaued town charging three dollars for
fteen-cent ride. This dispatch intended for
San Francisco. We have been submitting to the same
condition for years and have never even suspected war
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

GUERRERO - P, City. Francisco
Guerrero. the last Mexican project at
San Francisco. or Yerba Buena. as it
was formerly called, was found dying
on the old Mission plank road on Satur-
day. July 12 1851. and he died the fol-
lowing day without having recovered
consciousness. 1t was at first supposed
that he had been thrown from his horse.
but subsequent investigation proved
that he died from wounds inflicted with
mnrderOus intent
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

One of our local actors possessing something more
than local fame says he intends close his career as
in the peace and quiet and of rural life Whv
in the good of all that thespan can't induce
of his fellows to take this highly charitable course
at once? We well afford to miss few farmers now
on the boards.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

An unfortunate fellow sentenced recently to FIVE
years imprisonment in San Quentin prison for stealing
an overcoat This surely of the cases where crime
synonymous with idiocy. The man that profits thus
for his sins should strike for higher wages
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

CONCLAvE-K. T., City The con-
clave Of the Knights Templars held IN
San Francisco in 1888 was the twenty
third. 1t opened August 20.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

PICKLES Sub. City. The harmless
articles used for greening pickles are;
Vine, cabbage, spinach or parsley
leaves in the vinegar. their color being
impaired through the vinegar to the
pickles. The process is one that re-
quires great care and patience
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
4AnS7VerS to Queries.

wOOI=S., Alameda, Cal The
product of wool in the United States
during 1903 was 2s7.45O. 900 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
CnNsERVATOR

CONSERVATORY FIRE-Subscrib-
er, City. The conservatory in Golden
Gate Park was destroyed By fire jan
uary 5, 1883.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

GENERAL SHIELDS Sub
scriber. The late General James
Shields. at one time a resident of San
Francisco. who was a brigadier gen
eral of volunteers in the Mexican war
and held the same position during the
Civil War and won the battle at Win
chester. was a native of Dungannon.
County Tyrone, Ireland He was born
in 1910 and came to the United States
in 1925.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

SELAH-E.. City. selah. a He
brew word used in the Psalms and by
the Prophet Habakkuk, Is probably
from the Hebrew word salah. to rest.
1t is supposed by some that the word
is intended to denote that there is to
be a pause in the singing of the song,
while others maintain that it is TO de-
note that there is to be an increase in
the sound.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

GERMAN PROvERB- Subscriber.
Centerville. Cal. Watching a woman
is labor in vain" is a German proverb.
but the authors name is not given.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Cal
ifornia street. Telephone Main 10AA
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

Townsend's California Giace fruits and
choice candies in artistic ire-etched
boxes. \ nice present for Eastern friends.
IT'S Market street. above Call building.