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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
THE ART OF CLEAR DicTATIoN.

Few people think and talk with pre-
cision and in logical order, even of
the men whose trained intellectual
ability is made manifest in their de-
Iberate writing. In dictated judicial
opinions and legal documents there
now often appear redundancy, COM
plexity of thought and carelessness
of expression, of which the burden Of
Interpretation is. great; and some
times the separation of the wheat
from the chaff is next to impossible
Moreover, we discover in many con-
temporary literary productions, books
and what not, like evidences that they
were dictated by men who had not
mastered the art. The difference be-
tween written and dictated work is
made apparent in the absence of any
thing like individuality of literary
style and in a machine-like uniform
ity in which there is no more literary
style than in an ordinary commercial
letter.-New York Sun.
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AMTH TIE WOQI DIS
BEST WRITERS\
JAPANESE WOMEN IN WAR.

The women of Japan do not go out
and fight to-day as they have done on
rare occasions in the past. We Ia.
an empress once who led an army
into Korea and fought at the head of
her soldiers. And even in the last
century, when the Shotgun made his
last stand against the Mikado, near
ly a thousand women and girls be-
longing to families attached to the
Shotgun fought behind and upon the
castle walls, and many were killed.
1t is different now. Only the men
go out. But there is much left for
the women to do, and there is not a
woman in Japan who will shirk her
duty. Not only must she take care
of the family while the men are away,
but she must work for the soldiers.
Our Empress herself is the patron of
the Japanese Red Cross Society,
whose president is always prince of
the royal house.
The women who act as nurses must
lay aside their kimonas and wear the
regular dress Of hospital nurse.
Both before and since the war with
China the women of Japan have at
tended the hospital training schools,
where instruction is given by Ameri-
can and European nurses, and there
are now no better nurses in the world
than those of Japan.-Mrs. SadaZuchi
Uchida, wife of the Japanese Consul
General in New York, in Harper'S
Weekly
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HOW MUCH SHOULD WE EAT7.

How shall one determine how much
food to eat? Too much mystery has
been thrown about this subject. Let
your sensations decide. 1t must be
kept in mind that the entire function
of digestion and assimilation is car
ried on without conscious supervision
or concurrence. 1t should be entirely
unfelt and unknown, excepting by the
feeling of 'sbien-etre," which accom-
panies and follows it's normal accom-
plishment. Safety is bad. 1t I'M
plies a sensation of fulness in the re-
gion of the stomach, and that means
that too much food has been taken.
The exact correspondence in a healthy
animal, between the appetite and the
amount of food required is extraordi-
nary. As rule, the meal, unless eaten
very slowly, should cease before the
appetite is entirely satisfied, because
little time is required for the outlying
organs and tissues to feel the effects
of the food that has been ingested. If
too little has been taken it is easy
enough to make it up at the next meal
and the appetite will be only the bet
ter and the food more grateful.
No one was ever sorry for having
voluntarily eaten too little, while mil
lions every day repent having eaten
too much. 1t has been said that the
great lesson homeopathy taught the
world was this: That, whereas physi-
clans had been in the habit of giving
the patient the largest dose he could
stand, they have been led to see that
their purpose was better subserved by
giving him the smallest dose that
would produce the desired effect. And
SO it is with food. Instead Of eating,
as most people unfortunately do, as
much as they can, they should eat
the smallest amount that will keep
them in good health.-Century Maya
zine.
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qANlEeE IAgE
TAI IS:
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The Seafarers.


They listened to the seashei1S tale,
They watched the seabird's circl1ng
flight,
They echoed back the boatman's hail,
They fed the tide in mimic fright
They clambe-ed DER the rocky heigh-.
They hid III caves where waters roar,
Their voices rose in shrill delight
Where roar the breakers on the shore-
Their childhood passed. they pierced the
veil, 4,+.
That distance hung before their sight,
Soft foreign breezes filed their san
OF tropic storm they knew the might
The sun by day, the stars by nignl,
Were guides for them the oceans D ef'
The beacon flashed its welcome hght
Where roll the breakers on the shore-
Their rugged strength began to fan
Ears We're less keen and eyes less
bright
And they no longer DER the rail
Watched home and kindred faoe Ifoil
sight.
They waited for the coming night
With simple faith 'twould soon pc o er >
Their weary frames rest the nelghl
Where roll the breakers on the shore-
L'ENvOI.
Prince. with thy funeral train bedight
And royal dirge, what has thou more
Than those they laid with simple rite y
Where roll the breakers on the SnoIe.
Edward Currier Morgan, IN boston
Transcript.
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HOUSEWIVES THRIFT.

The well-known thrift of the French
housewife is reflected in the national
finances 1t is a fact that the dfstribu-
ton of wealth in France is wider than
in any other European country The
records of the Courts of Probate in
England and the notarial records in
France afford data for comparison In
England the s.. 233 estates admins
tered last year amounted to $1,440,-
100000, while in France 363, 612 es-
tates only netted 1854. 425, POL In other
words, while the English fortunes
were much greater individually than
the French estates, the number of
property holders in France were i've
To one compared with England.-Phil-
adelphia Record
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GOOD MAY COME FROM WAR.

Such good as may come from the
war, such compensations as may fol
low in it's train, must be looked for in
the broadening and uplifting effects
of the contest upon the countries
where it is waged, and whose posses
sion and control constitute the real
casus belli. So far as the benefits to
be derived from modern civilization
are concerned, there can be no doubt
that Manchuria will be far better OF
under either Russian or Japanese rule
than under Chinese, as this region
still is, nominally. Manchuria has al
ready benefited greatly by Russian
administration of her finances, her
railroads and her local government,
and these gains will be confirmed and
extended when Manchuria passes COM
pletely under the control of a more
highly civilized power.
But to Corea most of all will the
war be practically certain to bring a
large measure of advantage, no mat
ter which party to the contest may
claim her as the spoil of victory. Co
rea, which remained up to few years
ago the hermit nation of the East,
is still in a benighted condition, with
a government and a people but few
grades above savagery. The country
has no educational system whatever
and the masses are still in the lowest
depths of ignorance and superstition.
Industrial enterprise and development
are rendered impossible by the ma
tiona1 prejudice which forbids innova
lions of any kind as being disrespect-
full to the ancestral relations of the
people.
The existing government, as admin
istered by all, from the emperor down
to the lowest village officer, is crude,
grossly inefficient and corrupt to
degree hardly appreciable by an acct
dental mind. The country is filed
with officials who do nothing but draw
their salaries, and whose maintenance,
enforced as it is by every species of
cruelty and oppression, is a crushing
burden upon the laboring classes. JUS
tice as administered by the local mag
istrates is worse than farce, since
decisions go almost entirely as a mat
ter of favor or in return for bribes.-
Leslie's Weekly.
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frequently night and day. smarting or
irritation in passing. brickdust or sediment
in the urine. headache. backache, lame
back. dizziness. sleeplessness. nervousness
heart disturbance due to bad kidney trou-
ble skin eruptions from bad blood. neural
gia, rheumatism. diabetes. bloating, irritable
ity, WORKOUT feeling. lick of ambition loss of
flesh. sallow complexion. or Brights disease.
If your water. when allowed to remain
undisturbed in glass or bottle for twenty
four hours. forms sediment or settling or
has cloudy appearance. it is evidence
that your kidneys ana bladder need iHsme-
diate attention.
Swamp-Root is the great discovery of
DIR. Kilmer the eminent kidney and blad-
der specialist. Hospitals use it with won
derful success in both slight and severe
cases. Doctors recommend it to their
patients and use it in their own families.
because they recognize in Swamp-Root the
greatest and most successful remedy.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
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bottles of two sizes and two prices-ffty
cents and one dollar. Remember the
name, .SzUamp-R Root, DR.. kzlnae,s
.SzOansb-Root, and the address, Bimg-
hanaton, ". T., on eUe,.y bottle.
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On Guard, but Asleep.

James Hahn, who is in charge OF
the Western Union telegraph Office il
the press gallery of the Senate, tells E
great many stories. Having had ex
perience of note, some of the stories
are quite interesting In the early
days of the civil war, Hahn was the
telegraph operator in charge of the
Baltimore and Ohio Office at Harpers
Ferry. He was there one day wher
a soldier on guard fell fast asleeI
sitting in his chair. An officer came
in and saw the man. He carefully
removed the gun the soldier wa:
clasping between his knees and hid ii
behind the door. Then shaking the
soldier roughly by the shoulder, he
said:
What are you doing here?"
The man, half dazed, started to his
feet. rubbed his eyes and saluted
finally stammering out:
ION guard, sir"
"A fine guard you are. Where's
your gum
Looking helplcssly around, the mar
saw he was cornered.
Il must have gone to sleep, sir" he
said.
Don't you know it's death to go tc
sleep on guard?
Il haven't slept for two days." SAID
the man.
Going behind the door and gettins
the gun, the officer said:
Il could have shot you for this but
I'll let you of this time, but don't let
it happen again.
Then he came up to the DESK" con
tinued Hahn. land wrote a dispatch
and handed it to me to send 1t was
signed Thomas j. Jackson and then
/ knew the ofncer was Stonewall
Jackson He left his pencil on the
desk and l kept it. Some time after
l told the yarn and big fellow grab
bed the pencil and said: Here, you
can't have a pencil that ever belong
ed to Stonewall Jackson He put ii
in his pocket and kept it, and" said
Jim Hahn, that's why I haven't got
Stonewan Jackson's pencil to prove
my story."-Washington Post
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EDITORIAL NOTICE

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Vanity is never at its full growth
till it spreadeth into affectation, and
then it is completc--S2vil.e-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
(Communicated.)
 LETTER FROM PROMINENT CITIZEN WITH REFERENCE TO PROBATE JUDGES RAGE

Judge Stiles serving his first Judge Probate and Is asking well favoby known the people require that anything be sad of him citizen There testify that public officer he has been exemplary opinion that he the ofhceoder in Alabama faithful service He He with spirit thereof we'll.
 No democrat Jefferson denied second This When departed from this case? the history public officer entitled his fidelity thls It's hearest men be anything a repudiationi
 Will pecunay this and faithful official the simply public welfare? be said
 
 
 
 him initiate this the sonnaw of of the highly Jefferson Honorable M him men 0 worthy efficient administration
 that the office belongs of departing from term? B. F. RIDDEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
PEOPLE LIVING IN
 UPPER STORIES
ICE JAM FLOODS WESTERN LIM- ITS OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL AND MANY RESIDENCES ARE IN DANGER.

Montreal Que, April 1o.-Three thou sand people in the village of Verdun adjoining the western limits of the city of Montreal are tonight living In the upper stories of their houses, while sev- eral thousand more who reside in that section of the city known as Point St. Charles, are in danger. Early today a large quantity of ice came down from Lake St. Louis and damned up against the Victoria bridge.
 In few minutes the water began to rise, and in a short time had reached the stop of the dyke built after the last De- cember flood, and which had been up to the present time. sufficient protection In short time 1t became possible to navi- gate all that portion of Verdun in the neighborhood of Queens park with boats. All the teams that could be press ed into service were engaged in strength ening and raising the dyke.
 At o'clock the water had reached a depth of six feet in the streets. It then began to fall and at 9 o'clock had gone down a foot. The danger is by no means over yet, for there Is more ice to come down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
FEuD FIGHT IN NEW YORK.
Three Brothers Probably Fatally stab-
 bed and Others Wounded.

New York. April 10.-In feud fight here today three brothers, Thomas, Will liam and Michael Gilbride were seriously if not fatally stabbed and Harry and John McShane. also brothers. were badly wounded.
 On Saturday a fight occurred between Harry McShane and Thomas Chloride. and both were arrested. Today, knowing that Chloride and his two brothers were near with several of their friends. McShane gathered about twenty of his friends in the baekroom of a saloon at the corner of First avenue and Twenty-third street. Then. according to the police. he ap- preached Chloride, professed regret over their trouble of the day before. and final- ly induced the Chloride party to go with him to the saloon to drink and forget their differences. As soon as all were in- side the saloon, McShane is said to have given a signal at which his friends be- gan the fight The men fought their way out of the saloon and continued the battle in the street, causing a crowd to collect that blocked the surface cars and led to the calling out of police reserves. The fight lasted half an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
1 REPUBLICANS ARE
 READY FOR FRAY
ARE GATHERING IN NEW YORK TO ATTEND ThE STATE REPUBLI- GAN ENTloN-oDELL WILL BE CHAIRMAN.

New York. April 10-Prominent republi- cans from all over the state are In the city in anticipation of the meeting on Tuesday of the New York state republi- can convention which Is to select dele gates at large and alternares at large to the republican national convention and electors at large, and alternates to be voted for at the election In November.
 The work of the convention was prac- tically agreed upon at conference of the leaders tonif !. Senator Chauncey M. Depew will e temporary chairman and Representa- I've Serene Payne. perm anent chairmail of the convention. The delegates at large will probably be Sen ators Platt and Depew. Governor Odell and former Governor Black.
 It is a foregone conclusion that Cover nor Odell will be elected to the chalrman- ship of the state committee. There will be only one contested delegation to the convention, that from Seneca county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
PART OF THE LEVEE
 HAS NOW CAVED IN
CRAVE FEARS OF CREVASSE ARE REPORTED FROM ROLLING FORK, MISs.-MEN ARE REPAIR ING THE BREAK.

Memphis, Tenn, April 10.-A special to the Commercial-Apeal from Rolling Fork, Miss, says:
 A report reached here tonight to the effect that a portion of the levee at Pales- shed, Issauena county, had caved in, seriously imparing the strength of the embankment and causing grave fears of a crevasse. Large forces of men are engaged in building what is technically known round around" at the cave-in. and this precatution it is thought, will prevent an inudation should the levee break The round around" is an em- bankment back of the levee extending in a half circle from a point on the em bankment above the cave-in to a point below. it. Paleshed is six miles south of Mayesville.
 The ,cave-in at Paleshed is the only threatening developmet thus far reported from the entire levee system of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
Entries for Blue Ribbon Meet.

Detroit, Mich, April 10.-W. J. Snyder, secertary of the Detroit Driving club the five early closing events offered for the Blue Ribbon meet of the Detroit Driving club, July IS to 22.s The historic s1o,O0O Merchants and Manufacturers stake for 2:24 class trotters has been patronized more literally than the three other events The 5000 Chamber of Com merce stakes for 2:06 class pacers has twenty The other three stakes, each of which is worth 5000, with the number of entries will be made public in day or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
CHURCH TROUBLE
 CAUSES ARRESTS
FAMOUS FRACTIONAL FIGHT IN CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT HUNTS WILLIE RESULTS IN WILLFUL DE- FACING OF BUILDING.

Huntsville, April 0-(Special.)-The fa- nous factional fight in the Christian church of this city broke out again today. And as result two elders and three members of the church were placed ur- der arrest this afternoon for wilfully de- facing and injuring the church building. Only one faction has worshpped in the church for several months past, and to- day the other faction posted notice on the doors warning everyone away, charg- ing that the present trustees were ille- gally elected.
 The trustees swore out warrants for the arrest of the Rev E. L. Cambron and the Rev. Daniel Sommers of Indiana, Robbins Jones, c. W. Mosely and w. R. Manning. Sheriff Rodgers served the pa pers this afternoon and all parties are placed under bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
WORLDS FAIR GATES CLOSED.
Yesterday Was the Last Open Sunday
 at the Grounds.

St. Louis, April 1o.-Today was the last open Sunday at the worlds fair grounds as on April 15 the grounds will be closed to all visitors until the fair opens for mally and thereafter will be closed on Sunday. More than 25.000 persons took advantage of the fair weather and visited the grounds.
 The private car of E. H. Hartman of the Southern Pacific railway, was switch ed into the fair grounds today and re- mained all night, being occupied by Presi- dent Hartman and party President Francis and other exposition officials were entertained at dinner in MT. Harri- mans car tonight This is the first pri- vate car to remain in the fair grounds at night. to be occupied by its party and marks the beginning of privilege that will be extended to other private cars during the exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
IMPROVEMENT HOLDS.
Better Conditions in the London Stock
 Exchange Continues.

London. April 1o.-The improved condi- tion of business In the stock exchange continued last week. the lead being taken in American and South African securi- ties. The latter revived under the in fiuence of the near prospect of a supply of Asiatic labor The conclusion of the Anglo-French colonial treaty was anoth- CT factor whicA made for a revival of confidence, it being regarded as further insuring the localization of the Russo Japanese conflict. The situation in the Balkan states also displayed a more peaceful aspect and taking all these things together, the prospect is bright for an end to the long standing stagnation.
 Almost all the markets participated in the steady advance in prices, although Americans fuctuated considerably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
Empress Not III.

Berlin, April 10.-Nothing is known here concerning the i'll health of the Empress Augusta Victoria, rumor regarding which was cabled to London and circu- lated in the United States. The em- press goes this week with the younger princes to Ploen, Prussia, where the lat ter will attend school and where her majesty will spend several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
WoM FEN FIGHT.
One is Dead As a Result of tho
 Fray.

Wheeling, W. Va, April 10.-Mrs. Elln Graham and Mrs. Winter Robinson disa- greed and quarreled over the attentions MT. Robinson was alleged to have lev ished upon Mrs. Graham, and in con sequence Mrs Robinson is dead and Mrs. Graham Is in jail charged with murder. in Pocahontas and started in to fight viciously, tearing at one another's hair. Mrs. Robinson was proving too much for her antagonist, when Mrs. Graham pulled a revolver and fired five bullets into Mrs Robinson's body, killing her instantly. The shots were fired at such close range that the clothing of the dead woman took fire and her dress was partly con- stunned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11

Cleveland, O.. April 10.-A thousand Polish residents of Cleveland. many of them Roman Catholics, met tonight to protest against the erection of a monu- ment to Gen. Tadeuz Kosciusko, the Polish patriot. which has been projected by the Rev. A. F. Kolaziewski, pastor of an independent Catholic congregation in this city, and who has collected, 1t is said, $4sOo from his friends and the public generally to erect the monument.
 The protest is made upon unique grounds. The Protestants claim that the monument as now projected debars nine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
LETTER FROM MIR. LOWE.
Detained at Hot Springs by Advice of
 Physician

Robert J. Lowe, who withdrew from the race for president of the railroad commission three weeks ago, writes from Hot Springs Ark, to Jones c. Moore that he had hoped to be here the last week of the campaign. but that his phy- sician absolutely forbade 1t. He said he was feeling strong enough to leave, but the doctor advised-that it would be worse than folly and he could not disregard his advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
DELIVERED FINE DlScouRSEs. A Great Day at the Southside Baptist
 Church.

Dr. IT. Allen Tupper, who Is holding meetings at the Southside Baptist church, spoke five times yesterday to interested audiences. At. 10 o'clock he addressed 15O little ones in the primary class and at 10:30 he preached a short sermon to the main Bible school. He preached again at Il o'clock. At 3:30 in the afternoon he delivered a sermon to a large gathering of young people and last night he preach ed to a great congregation.
 Dr. Tupper breaches each day this week at 3:3O and 8 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
May Gall Strike.

St. Louis, April lo.-At a meeting of the Central Trades and Labor union tonight It was decided to ask the Teamsters' union to call a general strike in sympa- thy with the striking cabmen who have been out for several months The team sters' union is now voting on the ques- ton. It is said if the strike of the team sters is called. it will probably be insti- tuted on May ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
WESLEY CHAPEL.
Revival Meeting VIII Be Continued
 This Week.

The revival meetings at Wesley chapel which have created so much interest, will be continued this week. Many persons have professed conversion and the num- Der, it is believed, will be largely in- creased.
 There were three services yesterday Il a. m. and 3:30 and 7:3O D. m. The Rev. J. H. Mccoy preached with great power morning and night.