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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
The AIIusion Classical.

The agricultural appropriation bill
was before the House. Representa-
tive Rixey of Virginia was advocating
an increase from $4,000 to S25 900 for
the experimental farm owned by the
government at Arlington. He said
the small amount allowed was not
enough to produce substantial results
Representative Wadsworth il
charge of the bill, pointed out that
5000 was appropriated for the farm
annually. and that year after year this
mounted up, and in time would have
become formidable Rome was not
built in day." he added in concur
sion.
NO" replied Mr.. Rixey, Rome was
not built in a day. and if Romulus and
Remus had been members of the COM
mittee on Agriculture Rome would
never have been built-"-washingto
Times
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
How Pastors Rebuke Was Robbed of
Its Effectiveness.

The pastor of the little country
church had been much annoyed by
having the members of his congrega-
ton straggle in long after the service
had begun. One Sunday morning,
when he felt that further forbearance
with this fault was impossible, he
decided to rebuke some conspicuous
offender. About twenty minutes later
than the proper hour, there entered
mild hammered little woman, one of
the regular attendants of the church.
but quite incOrrigible in her hardness.
The minister looked up, fixed her
with his spectacles, and remarked:
Sister, you are very much behind
time. l hope you will not be so late
in getting into heaven."
The little woman looked up, smiled
sweetly, and, without a trace of con-
fusion, replied, placidly-
Il shan't care about that, doctor, so
long as 1 get therei'
And now the pastor feels that the
smile that went round the church
somehow spoiled the effectiveness of
his reprimand.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Whitaker Wrights Last Thoughts

Here is a fac-simile of what can be
described as one of the most striking
human documents" of recent years.
II is a reproduction of the piece of
plotting paper on which Whitaker
Wright scrubbed aimlessly as he sat
with his counsel in the London Kings
Bench court on the last day of his
great trial-the day, too, on which,
after being sentenced to seven years
penal servitude, he took his own life
with poison.
Although at first glance the marks
on this blotter appear to be nothing
more than purposeIes scribb1ings, a
closer inspection reveals a good deal
of what must have been passing in
Wright's mind as the crimson-robed
judge rehearsed in his address to the
jury the details of the prisoners
career.
The word intent" printed in CAPT.
tails an inch high at the center of the
sheet and the repetitions of the Roman
mineral seven are the most striking
parts of this last writing Whitaker
Wright ever did. There is no doubt
that while he sat with apparent calm
ness at the table with his lawyers he
was anticipating what he knew must
take place after the foreman of the
jury rose to announce verdict. When
Wright traced the word which appears
SO prominently, in all probability he
was composing the brief but rather
impressive speech with which he re-
piled to the courts sentence:
my lord, all I have to say is that
1 am as innocent as any one in this
court of any intention to deceive or
of nd 10 Oh
Well versed in the English mercan-
tile law, he knew that the maximum
punishment for a crime like his is
seven. years penal servitude, and
without question the fact dinned in
his brain and found expression on the
blotter in front of him. The top of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Best Policy.

A well-known Quaker of Media, now
retired from business, tells the follow
ing story. In the early SOS he went
into the Office of an insurance COM
pany to negotiate an insurance on an
overdue ship
When he reached his home word
was before him that the ship was
lost. He wrote at once to the insur-
ance company: do not write up the
policy, as / have heard of the ship"
The officers, thinking that the Quak-
er only wanted to have his premium
returned, wrote back:
Notification was received too late.
Policy had already been written and
is now in effect"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
eEAUTIFYiNo A STATE.
Two CaIifornians Imported Birds and
Turned Them Loose.


whenever 1 see any of these prop
agandas for identifying a CITY," said
Senator Perkins of California, the
other night, Il always think of the
work done to beautify the State Of
California by citizen of Altadena.
which is hard by Pasadena. The
mans name is Andrew McNally, and
when he came to California there
were few birds at Altadena, and
those few were hardly what we would
call beautiful. McNally made up his
mind that he land needed birds, SO
ne built him an aviary and imported
many hundreds of his feathered
friends. Once a year he would open
the doors of his aviary and let the
young birds fly whithersoever they
would, and in a short time the whole
country was populated with feathered
creatures of every variety of hue and
song. His example was followed by
Joseph Grinnell and Mrs. Grinnell.
both of whom were ardent ornitholo-
gists, so that now the country around
Pasadena is a gal den spot for birds
of beautiful plumage. Many of the
birds that were imported came from
Japan and China So you see there
are more ways than one of beautify-
ing a city or a state. '-Philadelphia
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19

house here during the session three
or four years ago. My room was
right across the hall from his, and 1
used to drop in on him of evenings
for chat One evening 1 found him
preparing to go out to dinner. He had
made hot political speech in the
House that day, and he was thinking
it over-thinking of the good, snappy
points he had forgotten to make, of
course, like all the rest of US who
engage in these post-prandial post
mortems. Anyway, he was a whole
lot preoccupied.
He had his vest and coat on when
1 dropped in on him and was putting
the finishing dabs to his necktie- Then
he buttoned up his vest and turned to
me.
"-Say, do I look all right?' he asked
me.
well, I've seen worse 1 told him.
But, say, don't you think it would be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19

In the world. All tina. twaddle about
heart strings and blighted lives and
the rest of that stuff doesn't count
when it comes to a matter of brst-
ness Gray smiled patronizingly
across at Strong, with his most world
ly wise air. Besides" he went on
after a moments pause. when it
comes to a question of heart strings
I guess your fathers and mothers
are twfned about as securely about
that old place of yours as old Barnes
and his wife's are about theirs, and
1 understand that your place goes If
you don't take this chance to save
it, Then he added: well, do you
take my offer?"
The merchants face had grown
white. He slowly rose to his feet and
stood looking down at Grey, meas
uring him with honest, indignant eyes.
Grey dimly wondered why he seemed
to wither up under that clear gaze:
why he who had lowered so far above
this country storekeeper when he en-
tered the door had someway shrunk
until he seemed pigmy beside a
giant
Strong's voice was low and con-
trolled, though intense when he spoke
mo" he said, 81 won't. Yes, I'm
Door, but I amt so poor that l need
to sell my self-respect and every finer
feeling in my nature" Suddenly his
expression changed. He held out his
hands with a quick, impulsive move
ment toward the man who had been
his boyhood's chum and hero, while
his face took on look of yearning
pity. 'Oh, Dick, old chum!" That
was all he said, but the words held
a world of Disappointment They were
the requiem over a shattered ideal
Grey stared wonderingly- The man
who should have been awed by his
manifest superiority and have envied
him his prosperity was looking at him
with pity struggling against contempt
in his face.
Someway, he couldn't adjust his
thoughts to their former complacency.
That's all these confounded villag-
ers know about business, anyway" he
thought, contemptuously. as he reach
ed for his hat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Soaring Too High.

"And there is another thing" said
the preacher as he looked sadly
toward the coffin and then gazed
around at the friends of the deceased
who had gathered to pay the last tri-
butte of respect, there is another
thing that we might truthfulIy say of
him. He was a man who never held
back from duty. He never halted
when the time came to act He rose
to the occasion. He"
"Say," whispered Deacon Smfthers,
pulling at the reverend gentleman's
coat tail, you'd better switch of on
some other tack. This poor fellow
was blown up by dynamite
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
GOOD THING HE CAME.
Or Lecturer Would Have Appeared
Without Important Garments

Or Lecturer Would Have Appeared
Without Important Garments.
A group of Representatives huddled
around one of the smoking room fire
places were talking the other after
noon of the well-known absent-mind-
edness of Mr.. Cannon, in connection
with the story of the Speakers hav-
ing recently made his appearance at
the capitol wearing two collars and
no cravat.
We'll, there are other absent-mind-
ed ones besides the old man. re-
marked a Democratic representative
from the South. Our own man, John
Sharp Williams, can forget the ordi-
nary affairs of life himself pretty well,
when his mind is away aloft on
soaring kite.
Williams and 1 roomed in the same
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Forgot to Return Them.

A West Philadelphia mother has
been giving her six-year-old boy read
ing lessons at home. Recently she
has been urging him to let his father
teach him how to make figures, to
which the small boy has seriously OBJ
jected.
But papa has kept books, you
know, dear, and can make better fig.
ures than mamma cam urged his
mother.
well, you've kept books, too, mann
ma said the little fellow.
ooh, no, dear; mamma never kept
booksi"
'-Oh, yes, you have, mamma" per-
sisted the small boy, land I'm sure
you dust them and keep them just as
well as papa could"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Russian Railway Accidents.

The number of accidents on Rus
sian railroads amounted to $3.50 dur.
ing the year 1902. There were 1,O12
collisions OF trains and 1921 cases
Of derailment- The damage to the
government amounted to $500. 000 The
number of persons who suffered from
these railroad catastrophes was 9.517.
of whom 1929 were killed and 7.9ea
were wounded and crippled OF pas
sengers in the wrecked trains 103 were
killed and 682 wounded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19

the au fat kirk for you to don a pair
of-er-trousers?
yep, he'd forgotten 'em, and he
blushed a lot when told him of his
little oversight.
by George he gasped. when he
had got fixed out all right, I'm glad
that you happened to come in, old
mani "-Washington Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
GOOD POINTS OF POVERTY.

I do not curse my poverty,
1t has its better points.
No govt has ever come my way
To stiffen up my joints
/ do not, all the long. long night
All anxious lie awake
And wonder what the chances are
For the fool bank to break
l. do not go about with black
He'll goggles my nose
My coat of arms a monkey wrench
And gasoliny clothes
I do not have to dress and go
Somewhere o. nights and stay
Till u o'clack, and stand it while
They talk me old and gray.
Ohoi 1 put my feet upon
My old typewriter and
1 smoke my pipe and thank my stars
That / can understand
Why Providence aIl-wise has cast
My lot where sunbeams fall;
A toast to poverty 1t has
Its good points after ALL
San Francisco Bulletin
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
Looks suspEcIous

A Chicago man refuses to testify IN
court whether he had a bank account
OF $2.OOO.Ooo or not. on the grounds
that he might fncriminate himself.
Must not have had it Any man with
that much money Is In no danger Of
being fncrfmfnated
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19

stead. Why isn't he just the man I'm
looking for in this little deal?" he
soliloquized- 81 can make good use
of him and do him q good turn at the
same time" He smoked on thought
fully for some time, then looked at his
watch. "Guess I'll look the old fellow
up," he concluded As he rose he
glanced complacently at the prosper
GUS, elegantly attired figure reflected
In the cracked mirror and thought of
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marks on the paper were made with
down strokes of the pen. the most
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marks. was filled with the capital let
ter w many times repeated. All the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-03-19
A STUDY IN VALUES
BY ELEANOR WEST

Copyrtqated 1902 By The Authors Publishing Company
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION.
The Meeting Closed with Boat Ride Lake
Champiain.

Burlington, Aug. 5.-The Vermont Bar
Association, with the ladies as their guests
to the number Of l25, took trip 10 Tic0n-
deroga on the stameT Vermont today. A
banquet was served ON board the boat,
and the speakers were President Buckham
of the University Of Vermont, Justice
Brewer, II. II. Powers and others.
Ex-senator George f. Edmnnds went to
Detroit today to see bis sister, and later
will go TO Bay Head, n. J
The first session Of the association was
held yesterday afternoon Ii was called
to order by ] X. Darling Of Chelsea, vice
president of the association Mayor
Burke was called upon and he welcomed
the visiting attorneys to the city.
Dir. Darling responded briefly, thanking
the mayor for his worps Of welcome
Ex-senator Edmunds was next called
upon He said it was indeed an honor
for him TO address the members Of the
Vermont association. He said it had been
stated that he was resident Of another
state. This he said was true In a legal
sense but in every other way he said he
was resident Of Vermont and should
always be. He spoke briefly Of the great
good that bar associations do for the mem
bers Of the profession and again voiced
his pleasure at being requested to speak
60 the Vermont association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05

be better 10 appearance az they sit ON the
steps Of The Bardwell after dinner with
their trousers pulled up SO high that the
private citizens who chance TO pass may
admire their eheckerboard OF openwork
stockings. They may be better men to
show up promptly at meal time, they may
be better feeders, they may be better men
at reporting at the Office Of the treasurer
on salary days, and they may be better at
smiling on the fair attendants at the
games as they walk slowly out to the troll
ley ears after the usual Rutland victory,
but at playing the game Of baseball the
men who represent the two little cities
over on the other side OF the state outclass
them entirely. They may not surpass
them quite as much as Muggsy MeGraw 8
New York Nationals would surpass IN eff.
cieney the baseball team Of the Old La
dies home, provided there we're such
team, but nevertheless the Intercity team
Is enough better than Rutland 50 that the
former ought to be compelled to play with
one hand. or biindfolded. or in some other
way that would make matters equal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Michael Carey has gone TO Burlington
on business.
I. n. Andreani has taken rooms at No
q Miles block
Mrs Q. W. Melcher went to Warren.
Me, today on visit,
Lunedi sera apIra la souola ltaio--ln-
glese al Hotel Milano.
Miss A, NJ. Ramsey left this noon for
her home 10 GAINESVILLE, O.
Miss Alice Gladdlng Of Holyoke, Mass.
L spending her vacation IN the city.
Miss Gertrude Quiulen of ST. John. n.
81, Il visiting at her uncles' w. @. Quln-
lens,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Josiyn of Little
Falls y, g, are guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Pratt.
John W. Gordon and S. HoIIister Jack.
son went 10 Burlington today to attend the
State Bar meeting,
William Wishart was la Burlington 10.
day attending the meeting Of the Yer
mont Bar association.
II. N. Cheney went to Old Orchard
Beach today for two weeks stay to rel
euperate from bis recent attack OF appen-
dicitis.
Peter G. Crowley has returned to Mont
palier after receiving an honorable dis
charge from Troop D, 18th United States
cavalry, stationed In the Philippines.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Guyer who
died on Wednesday, aged II years, was
held from st, Augustine's church in Mont
pelier this morning at nine O'Clock and
burial was In the Catholic cemetery. Mrs.
Guyer had been i'll for two years and for
the past eight months had been confined
TO her bed.
1t is estimated that more than ten thou
sand strangers we're In Montpelier yester-
day to witness the parade Of the Forepaw
u Sells Brothers circus. Excursion trains
were run from various points on the Cen
trai Vermont and Wells River railroads
and It was the largest circus crowd for
many years. Nearly 5000 people wit
messed the afternoon performance and
about half that number in the evening
The show went TO White River Junction
where It exhibits today
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
WILL STAND BY PLATFORM.
M- p Wells, Candidate Tor Senator, Makes
Statement to Times.

rs p Wells, Candidate Tor Senator, Makes
Statement to Times.
The St Albans' Messenger oi Yesterday
had the following:
his news paragraph from the North
held News IS worthy the thoughtful atten-
tton Of every Vermont Republican
NJ %. Wells i don't believe
care TO be quoted as to how should
vote on the liquor question il elected
at this time, as circumstances might
arise In the senate which might
change my present views tn the mat
ter, but voted against the present
law when It came I'D In the house two
years ago
Z Il Mr. Wells Is not willing to stand by
the Republican platform be should get
Oft the Republican ticket. That's plain
matteF-of-fact principle of political hon
esty
The Times called up Mr.. Wells by teIe-
phone this morning He had not seen the
statement In the Northfeld News, but
when It was read to him and also the
comment 0f the Messenger be said It was
not his intention TO convey the impression
that be did not stand BY the Republican
platform, and he further said the Times
could state from him that he does stand by
the Republican state platform and All its
declarations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
Fusion Candidate Don't
Believe in It.
G. E. MOODY DECLINES
Was Nominated For Senator Yester-
day, After Notifying Conventions
Not to Use Name.


Waterbury, Aug. SC. 4. Moody Of
this place, whe was nominated for state
senator Yesterday BY the fusionlsts assem-
oied at Montpelier, declines positively to
have his name used on the ticket, and Ia.
day notified the ehairmen Of the Demo-
cratic and local option conventions, also
F z. Carleton of Montpelier, not 10 place
his name on the ballot. Mr. Moody was
considerably inoensed when he heard OF
the action taken as he had stated positive
VI previous TO the convention, that he
would not have his name used.
Mr. Moody, who Is one OF Waterbury's
foremost citizens, stated today that while
he appreciated the confidence placed ID
him, he is most firm In his belief that the
ticket named By the regular Republican
convention Is entitled to the cordial and
undivided support by the Republicans OF
Washington county and to election by the
usual majority. lie ID not man for par
~ disruption and does not believe. there Is
any cause for 1t this year For these rea-
sons he will not allow the use ol his name
IN connection with the fusion movement in
Washington county.
Mr. Moody voted for Mccullough two
years ago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
EXTENSION OF
TIME REFUSED
Opera House Management Must Pay
Rent No Reduction Ii
tie Price.

A special meeting OF the city council
was held last evening to consider several
urgent matters, one of which was the pub.
lIcation Of notice of proposed changes In
the city charter, which must be done by
tomorrow, OF no changes can be asked for
this year.
The charity committee recommend a
few repairs to the poor farm house. The
report was adopted and the matter was
referred TO the proper committee with
power to act. Louis Call and VIM. Piper.
city paupers who had been taxed. had
their tax bills ordered paid BY the city
and the account charged to the poor de-
partment.
The report OF Building Inspector T. g..
Colburn showed q permits granted Id
July
The report Of Chief Of Police Brown
showed 81 arrests made In July, Of which
number 22 were for intoxication and I for
breach Of the peace.
The building inspector was authorized
to grant building permit to A. Tomasi to
aad third story TO the building he is
erecting on Merchant street, IL the In
speetor thought the walls strong enough to
carry IT,
The property committee and the mayor
on the matter Of the Opera house lease
reported as follows.
That we have given the matter due
consideration and would recommend that
no extension Of time be given on the pay
ments due the city under the contract on
lease with Mr.. Lapoint. Neither can we
recommend that the rent under the exist
ing lease be reduced The report was
adOpted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
THE EASTERN SITUATION.
russian Refugees say Japanese Have Lost
17.000 Men.

russian Refugees say Japanese Have Lost
1900 Men.
London, Aug. 5.--Chefoo dispatches
report that refugees from Port Arthur
describe that place as an inferno, due 10
the terrible gun fire Of the Japanese. The
attacking force Is said to number over
100000 and In three days lighting, JnIy
~ 10 2S inclusive, the Japs poured into
the city i25,000 rounds Of shrapneI. When
a truce was declared on the night Of July
zS for the purpose Of buryiDg the dead,
the Japanese had captured all the outer
works excepting those ON Christian Hill.
A Port Arthur newspaper estimates the
Russian loss at 900 killed and wounded,
and said the Japanese losses we're 1900
killed and wounded. When the refugees
left the main foreo of the Russians the de-
Tenders weFi inside the permanent forts
constituting the fortress. They have 1000
guns placed TO sweep theplain which the
Japanese must cross to make an assault.
This Is expected to occur about August 5.
The Russians are confident they can repel
the japanese indefinitely.