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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

from the secretary of state They
seem to think that the relations of the
whole country to foreign nations are
an appropriate field in which to develop
personal and political rancor. and
seek for partisan advantage at the ex-
pense of the whole country If they
cannot find at home political issues on
which their party may ride into power
they, in search of such issues, play
politics with the foreign relations of
the government, careless of the injury
they may inf1ict upon the credit and
prosperity of their country.
1t is unfortunate that senators who
have been trying to make political
capital out of an important treaty now
before the senate have not that high
sense of patriotic duty and of regard
for the welfare of the whole country
which Secretary Hay put in one preg-
nant sentence. They should go to
school to him until they have learned
the difference between the foreign
and domestic affairs of a nation. Every
man in public life should know and
respect it, but there are senators who
do not. They have made themselves
SO conspicuous that it is not necessary
to name them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

the Russian ambassador, the Prince
again met Mamie Wakefield, and then
the young lady's aunt, Mrs. Terriss of
Indianapolis, was summoned at the in
stance of Mrs. White, and Miss Wake
field was chaperoned from Berlin to
Paris and Brussels.
Mamie Wakefield is the daughter Of
the late Daniel Wakefield, at one time
wealthy wholesale druggist in Chi
cago. She lives with her mother and
two brothers and little daughter, Jean
nette Webster.
Mamie Wakefield was married at Is
to a young business man in Chicago
named Webster, and later divorced, a
year before she met the Prince.
There are persons at the Berlin
court who assert that Mamie Wake
field was the Crown Princes first boy
ish love. In addition to her beauty
she is good conversationalist, with a
quiet, modest manner. After she OBJ
tanned her divorce she resumed her
maiden name. At present this Chi
cago girl, known for her beauty, is Wis
iting her aunt in Indianapolis, accom-
panied by her mother.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
German Out of the Race.

The election CT Isidor Rayner to the
United States senate from Maryland
probably will put an immediate end to
the talk of the nomination of Senator
German for the presidency. Mr.. Ray
ner is strong anti-machine man and
won his fight against the determined
opposition of the political organiza-
ton of which Senator German is the
head.
At Senator Germans request, for
mer Governor Smith called an extra
two years ago for the enactment of
negro Acknowledgement law. 1t was
understood at the time that, in return
for this action, Governor Smith was to
be sent tc the senate.
When the time for the baIloting
came, however, Senator German dis
regarded his alleged promise and
threw his strength to Bernard Carter
the leading railroad corporation law
yer of Maryland. Some of the former
governors friends stood by him, but
neither Mr.. Smith nor Mr. Carter
could muster at any stage of the pro-
ceedings as many votes as Mr.. Ray
ner, the out-and-out independent, who
will be Senator Germans colleague.
The long and bitter fight and his
final defeat have greatly weakened
Mr.. Germans influence in his own
state. and the number of Democratic
presidential possibilities is reduced
nv one
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Neither Patriotic Nor Polite.

By still holding up the Panama
treaty, Senator German and his asso-
ciates may be embarrassing the ad-
ministration. but they certainly are
injuring their own party
Incident to the presidential election
in Colombia popular feeling in the
little republic is excited. Reports
from Bogota are that a large force
of troops is to be sent to the isthmus
If this be done the United States
will be at war with Colombia
Responsibility will be charged upon
the Democratic senators who, refusing
to recognize an accomplished fact and
in order to put the administration in
hole delay the treaty and encour-
age the Colombians in their miscon-
ception of this country's attitude.
Secretary Hays note of Nov IL dis
tinctly stated that under this govern
ments Interpretation of its obliga-
tons no hostile troops would be per-
mitted to land in any part of Panama.
Since that time the new republic has
been recognized by all the great Euro
pean powers and the United States
has negotiated with it a treaty guar
anteeing the integrity of it's territory
the treaty now before the senate.
Thus, as Mr.. Hay asserts, Panama
has acquired IAN inchoate right" to
our protection, and invasion by Colon
bia would be forcibly repealed by the
United States In view of the strong
popular desire for the canal, of the
demands expressed by southern leg.
islatures and of the demonstration in
caucuses that Democratic senators
cannot be mustered to defeat the
treaty. Mr.. German and his associates
are neither patriotic nor polite in pro
tracing their vain and factious hold
up"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

One Of the prettiest of American
girls who has dazzled the Crown
Prince of Germany, the future ruler
of his nation, on whom the eyes of the
world are at present turned, is a Chi
cago girl.
She is Mamie Wakefield, now living
at 1916 Prairie avenue, Chicago. She
is beautiful woman, rather tall and
slender, with a complexion of pink and
white brilliance, intensified by large
brown eyes, and heavy waves of black
hair
The Prince met Miss Wakefield
when she was presented at court at
the large reception on New Years in
1899, when the Prince represented his
father, who was indisposed. Mrs.
White, wife of Ambassador Andrew D.
White, then stationed in Berlin, pre-
scented the Chicago girl.
The Prince, who is a great admirer
of American girls, fell in love with the
fair Chicagoan, and gave her a minia-
ture of himself, surrounded by frame
of diamonds and pearls.
At court bali, a bal costume, in
February, and later at fete given by
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Mr.. BRYAN and Mr.. carneoie.

Mr. Bryan, as becomes a poisoning
plutocrat, begins to emulate Mr.. Car
negie He is to erect. and give to Sa-
lem, ILL.,, the city of his birth, a library
building, to cost $25 900. Then he is
to provide and install a library at a
cost of $4,000. 1t may be doubted
if that is not too much money to
spend upon the books in a $25 900
building. Whether the sum be dispro-
portionate or not, it testifies to the
donors breadth of view and enlight-
ened generosity. The race between
Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Bryan will be
watched with thrilling excitement by
all the admirers of philanthropy.
Mr.. Carnegie may have more money,
but Mr.. Bryan has more youth, a pro-
fitable pen and voice and great tesla
mentary expectations. Mr.. Carnegie
is trying to give away his money
while he is living. Mr. Bryan collects
the money from the dead to give away.
The conditions are less unequal than
they seem.-New York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
10000 Plants for 1ec.

This is a remarkable offer the John
A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse. Wis,
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
enough seed to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots.
1000 blanching, nutty Celery.
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare, luscious Radishes.
1000 glorious1y brilliant Flowers
This great offer is made in order to
induce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you
will grow no others, and
ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice.
and If you will send them zoe in post
age, they will add to the abov a pack
age Of the famous Berliner Cauliflower.
CIV. N. I'd
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
New Chemical Compound.

A Russian chemist has discovered
a new alumino-thermic compound and
named it thermite. When fired by
the application of bit of magnesium
tape this compound burns f1ercely.
generating a heat equivalent to that
of the electric arc. The fused COM
bination is hot enough to burn hole
with clean edges through an iron
plate of any thickness. according to
the amount of thermite burned. with
out heating the plate, except at the
point of perforation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
EUROPE is JEALOUS.
STIRRED UP BY "AMERIcAN CON-
PETITION"
Talk of Commercial Unions Against
the United States Is Almost Univer-
saI-President MckinIey's Words of
Advice Recalled.

The government report of the COM
merce of the United States for the rs
cal year ending June 80, 1908, plainly
indicated that the calendar year 19O3
would be a record-breaker with re-
!-spect to exports and imports TIE to-
tai for the year is $2,479 ,OOO,OOO- Inc
export figures are $1,4S4, 66S,12I; I'M
ports, 1895, 473, 101; excess of exports
over imports, $4S0,O95, 900. In thirty
years, from 1873 to 1903, exports In
creased 167 per cent, while imports
increased 81 per cent The figures
tell their own story, fully justify the
foreign tributes to our commercial
progress, and explain the movements
on foot in Europe to organize trade
alliances to meet American competi-
ton"
A Middle European Commercial AL
lance, particularly directed against
the United States, has been a pet
project with Count Goluchowski, the
Austro-Hungarian Minister for For
eign Affairs. That somewhat irascible
official proclaimed six years ago that
Europe should counterfeit American
commercial energy. European nations,
he urged, must stand together against
-'transoceanic" countries An Italian
admiral and former foreign minister
took up the refrain, and even the Sc
date London Spectator observed that
America was cherishing illusions" as
to it's security from huge coalitions
of this kind. The London journal said
that Europe had become FESTIVE for
the reason that we are beyond foreign
commercial competition, are disposed
to monopolize trade, take swift re-
prisals' when European countries for
fifty their industries with tariffs, are a
rock in Europe's way in China, while
holding fast to the Philippines. Fear.
hatred and dread were rapidly becom-
ing, according to the Spectator. the
dominant continental emotions toward
America.
The difficulties confronting this eco
nomic alliance have been insuperable
hitherto, but step has now been
taken in that direction by the organi-
cation of the Middle European Eco
nomic Society. One of it's founders
says that the greatest task before the
organization will be the creation of
Count Goluchowski's commercial
union. 1t is hoped to bring the Triple
Alliance. France, Switzerland, the
Netherlands and Scandinavia within
the operations of the society.
The French Customs Commission
has recently reported that it is neces-
sary to obtain a reduction of the
American tariff by a reciprocity con-
vention in the interest of French in
dustries, and it is probable that
other European countries will en-
deavor to secure similar treaties with
the United States-all of which gives
emphasis to President McKinley's dec.
laration:
Commercial wars are Improbable
A policy of good will and friendly
trade relations will prevent reprisals
Reciprocity treaties are in harmony
with the spirit of the times; measures
of retaliation are not"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
A FeIicitous Phrase.

When Secretary Hay was asked for
a statement in regard to the rumored
settlement of the war crisis in the
east, he made an answer which con-
tanned this felicitous phrase: The
state department never plays politics.
but in the foreign relations of the
government aims to represent the
whole people
This is as it should be- 1t is a
pity that the same cannot be said of
the United States senate, which has
so much to do with the foreign rela-
lions OF the country by virtue of its
participation in the treaty making
power.
There are some senators who. in
theory and practice. differ radically
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
viii Not Use Word "obev..

So far Mayor Mcclellan of New
York has married two couples since
becoming chief magistrate of the en-
pire city. Being still quite a young
man, he bashfully declines to kiss the
bride, but he also refuses to use the
word "obey" in the marriage cere-
mony. In this matter he follows his
action while president of the board Of
aldermen His honor regards the
word "obey' as obsolete and anarch-
istic. ut is not binding in law" he
says, "and 1 do not think it should
be used in the marriage contract
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
PIatt Changes Headquarters.

After living for over twenty-five
years in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. New
York, Senator Plat has moved to the
Waldorf-Astoria- The senator says
he makes the change flor business
and religious reasons" but declines to
be more specific Some politicians
think that perhaps Mrs. Platt prefers
the uptown hostelry, there being more
life and color in the surroundings
than in the older establishment 9th
ers put it down that Plat moves be-
cause Gov. Odell has his headquarters
Ia the Fifth Avenue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
MARK TWAIN HARD AT WORK.

Famous Humorist Will Soon Publish
New Novel.
Mark Twain is at work on a new
novel, which was begun many years
ago and laid aside. Now that he Is
in Italy, with more leisure and less
liability to interruption, he has gone
to work systematically to complete it.
He has just finished a new short story.
Mr.. Clements writes his stories to suit
himself and then hands them over
to his wife, as he says, ''to edit the
hell-fire out of them" After Mrs.
Clemens completes her important
share Of the work their daughter
copies them on the typewriter, for
which her father pays her at the regu-
lar market rates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Cheap Excursions to the South

Cheap EXCURSIONS to the south.
On February 16, March 1 and Is,
the Kansas City Southern railway will
offer to the public the extremely low
rate of $1,000 for the round trip to all
points on the Port Arthur Route, in
Guiding Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake
Charles, Shreveport, Texarkana, Fort
Smith, Mena, De Queen and all inter-
mediate points. The return limit on
these tickets will be twenty-one days
from date of sale, with stopover privi-
leges at all points south of Kansas
City on the going trip. Any informa-
ton desired by the public relative to
these cheap excursions will be cheer
fully furnished upon application to s.
G. Warner, G. p. and T. A., Kansas
City, Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
RECORD RUN TO KANSAS CITY.
Wabash Train Makes Trip in Fiv
Hours and Fifty Minutes.

Hours and Fifty Minutes.
Wabash train No. 9, fast mail be-
tween ST. Louis and Kansas City,
made a record-breaking run from st.
Louis to Kansas City Sunday after
noon.
The schedule time for starting is
2:20 .. M, and the regular time for
the run is seven hours and ten min-
utes. No. 9 started one hour late,
lost twenty minutes on the way and
pulled into Kansas City on time. max
ing the run in five hours and fifty
minutes, five minutes faster than any
previous record
There was a full equipment of q
mail car, combination car, chair car
and diner. At many places along the
route the train showed a speed of
seventy miles an hour, and between
Mexico and Montgomery City a mile
a minute was reeled off. The dis
lance is twenty-four miles, and it took
just twenty-four minutes to make the
trip.
The train was in charge of Con-
ductor j. s. Gould. The engineer was
Charles Summerville.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
TAMMANY AT THE CONVENTION.

Visit Will Cost Democratic Organize
tion a Large Sum.
Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tam
many Hall, has returned from st.
Louis, whittier he went to make ar
rangements for housing Tammany at
the Democratic national convention.
About 600 braves and their friends
will be present Each will have to pay
SIS per day for his room and they
will have to sleep four in a room.
though each will have a bed or cot for
himself. The lowest estimate of Tam
many's expense for the trip is $50, 900.
and it is likely to be nearer 800, 900.
The Southern Hotel people are ar
ranging a special bar for use by the
New Workers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Ex-sEcRETARlEs IN GROUP.
Men Who Have Held War Portfolios
Get Toqether.

A unique reunion of ex-secretaries OF
war was observed in a corner OF the
senate chamber in Washington one
afternoon last week Senator A1ger,
Senator Proctor and Senator Elkins
held a long confab. and were in the
middle of their talk when Secretary
Taft, the huge Ohioan who now holds
down the war secretary's chair, came
in and joined the group. Senator Proc
tor is tall and rather heavy set among
ordinary men, but Secretary Taft, by
tiptoeing slightly, can look over the
Vermonter's head.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
whaleHeaded stork..

Capt Stanley Flower writes from
the Geological gardens at Gizi. Egypt.
that the three specimens of the curl
or "shoe-bill' or whale-headed stork
received from the White Nile in 1902
are still in good health and condition
in the Gizi gardens. No living exam
pie of this rare bird has reached Eng
land since the arrival of Mr.. Pether-
ick's original specimens in 1860.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
TOO MUCH OF A LUXURY.
Ban Placed on Illustrated Official Di-
rectores.

rectorieS.
In the last congress official direc-
tories were printed with half-tone pho
tographs of senators and members
nicely inserted at the proper pages.
These copies were not &Dr profane
eyes. Constituents fortunate enough
to secure one of the directories had
those without illustrations. Now a
ban has been placed on the produc-
ton of such fancy books. There can
be no more illustrated directories.
Some of the vainer statesmen are ag-
grieved and disposed to make a fuss,
but the printing authorities at the cap
itol say it will avail these statesmen
nothing Illustrated directories are
regarded as costly luxuries that can
be dispensed with.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
RANK ABOVE COMMON FOLKS.
Peculiar Privileges That Are Granted
Congressman.

Congressman.
The recent arrest of Delegate Kala-
nianaole of Hawaii in a street row in
Washington and his being required to
appear before a police court has re-
vived the old question as to how far
the members of the two houses of
congress are immune from arrest. The
question is not being discussed in con-
gress. but in the cloakrooms. Delegate
Kalanianaole refused to put up the So
required as collateral, preferring to
spend the night in CELL Upon his
making the public claim afterward be
fore the court that he was, as dele
gate to congress, immune, the case
was dropped.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
BATTLES IN ICY WATERS.
New Yorker Takes Daily Plunge Nc
Matter the Temperature.

Matter the Temperature.
Prof. Sugarman of Little Falls, N.
Y, takes daily winter baths in the
Mohawk river. He has not missed a
day this winter, although the tempera-
ture of the past week lowered at 18
to 80 degrees below zero. He says
he has been greatly benefited by his
icy baths. Since he began taking
these arctic plunges he is no longer
troubled, he says, with colds in the
head or with catarrh. At present he
is obliged to cut the ice to get into
the water. He wears summer cloth
ing, disdaining mufflers and overcoats.
and seems to thrive on exposure to
cold that would kill the average man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
LOW Price for Steamer.

A contract for building a steamer
of 5000 tons was recently made by
great English shipbuilder at the rate
of $26.75 per ton. This is probably
the lowest price that has ever been
quoted or accepted for a properly
equipped cargo steamer. and is but
very little more than half what would
have been asked for such a vessel two
years ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Up-to-Date Farmers.

Modern agricultural implements are
used throughout New Zealand, espe-
ciaily in the South island, in prepar-
ing the soil, planting and sowing seed,
cultivating during growth and har-
vesting and gathering crops.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

Most fishermen on the French
coast avoid going to sea on the first
two days of November, owing to a
superstitious fear of the death wind"
and the belief that drowned fisherman
at that time rise and capsize boats.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
TakIna Precautions.

A farmer wrote to his lawyer as
follows: will you please tell me
where you learned to write? 1 have
boy 1 wish to send to school, and
am afraid I may hit upon the same
school that you went to-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Pardons for DueIists.

Four Hungarian deputies, including
the present prime minister. Count
Tisza, who have been sentenced to
various short terms of imprisonment
for dueling. have just been pardoned
by imperial decree
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
One View of peputations.

Gladstone when in office did not
care particularly for the visits OF
self-appointed committees of citizens.
His definition of a deputation was "a
noun signifying many, but not signi-
flying much
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
American Railway Equipment.

American railway locomotives to
the number of eighty-seven were pur-
chased by the New Zealand govern
ment two years ago. and are now in
operation throughout the colony. and
are giving general satisfaction. Amer
lean passenger coaches are also pref
ty generally used, while freight vans,
road wagons, ETC., of American man
ufacture are also in use.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
MosIem Cemeteries.

When once filled in a Moslem grave
is never re-epened on any account.
To remove the faintest chance of its
thus being defiled a cypress tree is
planted after every interment. so that
the cemeteries resemble forests more
than anything else
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Macs in Italy.

Wages in Northern Italy are: La
borers, 40 to so cents; bricklayers. 80
cents to 81; stone cutters and car
penters, so to 20 cents; painters and
frescoers, 40 to so cents; experts. 60
to rs cents a day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Proud of His LINEAGE.

Representative Wiley of New Jer-
sey. said to be the only civil engineer
in congress, is proud of a lineage
extending back to the first postmaster
general of the Uniteo States-Samuel
Osgood. who was q citizen OF Massa-
chusetts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
VARYING Heart Beats.

The heart of a vegetarian beats on
an average fifty eight to the minute;
that of the meat-eater seventy-f1ve.
This represents difference of $4,000
beats in twenty-four hours.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
Italian chestnuts Best.

The Italian peasants take as great
care of their chestnut tree as Amer
lean farmers do of their apple trees.
This is supposed to account for the
fact that the italian nuts are five
times as big as the American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

1t is proper to speak of field OF
labor" in referring to preachers; but
not to farmers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05
New Use for Cement.

Cement is being used instead of
wood for piles. They are made in
triangular shape and are driven in the
;ame manner as those of wood
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-05

For the first time in Somaliland
camels are now being used as draught
animals, and the results are stated to
be highly satisfactory.