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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
Under the Spell of 13,

eve are getting pretty well accus-
toned the vagaries of numbers in our
business said the manager of a
counting machine factory the other
day, ''but we have a machine in the
shop now that is enough to make "a
superstitious man turn gray or shoot
himself out of hand. Here it is-No.
31513.
you will notice in the first place
that the units of the number total 10.
that the last brace of figures are 10
and that the first pair are 13 reversed.
Well, it was sold on Dec. 13-here is
the record on our books to prove it
and it was returned to us for repairs
on a Friday.
What was the matter with it? It
skipped the number IS. Yes, sir; it
worked perfectly in every other detail,
but it would not register the figures 49,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

MaximiIian's Officer Saw Him Shot.
A beneficiary of the will of Ferd-
inand Macmillan. emperor of Mexico
from. 1864 to 1867, lives in Vineland
N. j., in the person of Rudolf Stinerter.
now 81 years old. He was a captain
of artillery on the ship Penosola, and
was sixty-five miles off shore the
night Gen. Lopez betrayed the en-
peror. He started on land for his be-
loved commander with II guns and
$40 men, and cutting his way through
surrendered with 40 men and guns.
Stinerter, with other officers, saw his
commander shot. He differs with his
torians in describing the death scene.
He says Macmillan refused to have
his eyes bandaged, ana stood up with
one hand on his heart, marking the
spot where the four soldiers were re-
quested to fire, and with the other hand
outstretched fell back and expired
Immediately. Macmillan left each of
his officers 500 year in his will. The
only other officer Stinerter knows to
be living is Baron Fulmer of Phi1a-
delphia.- Public Ledger
To a Critic.
I sometimes wonder which the earliest
The mind creative or the analytic:
Whether the writer first arrived,
Or first the critic.
lis certain that in Paleolithic times
Men fully understood the art of stating:
And earlier than the birth of rhymes
They practiced rating
Dear Critic. do not think we value less
The potency of your perennial function
Because you sometimes curse and bless
In strange conjunction
'Tis true as the generations pass.
There is deal of reputation breaking:
The ages write you down an ass,
And installing
But let not this disturb your candid mind
The .donkeys ears are very slow il
showing;
The lions skin you hide behind
Is vast and flowing
You need not think about posterity.
When bolStering the false scouting
beauty.
To rectify your faults will be
Oblivion'S duty.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

The two women sat late into the
night. They had been drawn one to
another by a common bond, the bond
of woman's suffering. Their rooms
adjoined one another. and as they
toiled day after day, one at the wash
tub, the other at the machine, work
ing for the bare privilege of exist
ence, they encouraged one another
with cheering words, each essaying
to tighten the others burden.
"A Happy New Year." whispered
Mrs. Relevan softly, as the last tune
full chime rang out that night. "A
Happy New Year"
The same to you, darlint, an man
ny more O. Thin Mrs. Mulligan's
door closed softly. There was dark
ness and quiet in the stretch of gloom
between them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
Overlooking

man can never build a road as hard
and smooth Repairs are unnecessary,
as twice each twenty-fOur hours 1t IS
entirely rebuilt by the tides. Immense
holes may be dug, but the next tide
hides every trace.
Being almost level and with an av-
erage rise and fall of only two feet
nine inches at extreme low tide, this
beach is from three hundred to 1--WE
hundred feet wide and can be used
from two hours after until two hours
before high tide, thus giving an aver
age of seven to eight hours for auto
MODELLING some part of each day.
J. F. Hathaway, the veteran auto
list, Familiarity called the father of the
Florida beach racing, who suggested
and organized the Florida East Coast
Automobile association, under whose
auspices the Ormond-DaytOna beach
tournaments have developed world
wide reputation, is located here for
the winter. In 1900 he brought one
of the first motor cars ever seen in
Florida, and had many queer expert
ences with the native crackers, who
at that time were very much opposed
to these ''newfangled machines" One,
whose horse he had frightened, called
his automobile a hell cart" and
threatened to shoot him if he did not
get it out of town in a hurry. Behold
the developments. This man still re-
sides here and now runs a motor car
himself, at least, tries to run one. Re
Gently on the beach something went
wrong with the reversing gear, and
the car backed into the ocean, where
it remained until his old reliable white
horse called Rock of Ages pulled it
out. In the meantime some boys print
ed a placard, Rock of Ages 1 cling
to thee" and fastened it on the rear
of the automobile, greatly to the
amusement of the spectators.
Mr.. H. NJ. Flagler, Florida liberal
benefactor became interested in mo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

The condition of the Ormond-Day-
tona beach this winter is magnificent;
according to old residents it was new
er better. Being entirely different in
formation from the Northern beaches,
or, in fact, any other beach in the
world, has been the cause of it's great
reputation.
Its sand is composed largely of the
shells of the coquina clam, peculiar to
this part of Florida. This shell is
about one-half an inch long and very
thin. For ages nature has been rolling
them up, washing them back into the
surf and pulverizing them. Examined
under the microscope, each particle is
round, unfit for mortar, builders say,
because it's Smoothness prevents it
from holding together; yet, strange to
contemplate, the very moment a wave
leaves the wet, apparently soft beach,
these round particles settle down into
a cement almost as hard as asphalt,
beyond the comprehension of one who
has not seen it. Surely it must have
been made for the automobile, for re-
CARELESS of weather conditions, there
is no mud, no dust, tires never heat
ed owing TO the moisture, and an ex-
ploded tire is unknown. Here too the
great dangers of road and track
racing are entirely eliminated, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

The man behind the little halfmoon
window in the "Impecunious Loan Of
fee" glanced at the pathetically old
fashioned peculiarly carved brooch ne
held in his hand and with swift
but fieeting look into the sweet lace
framed in the window, dropped his
eyes suddenly, and exclaimed in
business-Iike tone. three dollars
very we'll" The words were so
quietly spoken. so low, the man
scarcely heard. Three dollars, he
repeated again in a slightly raised
voice. and was rewarded by nod IN
the Affirmative, as he again ABSORBED
in that fieeting glance the beauty and
sadness of the young face before him.
tIt is the very last thing l had to
pawn" the woman murmured as she
sped swiftly homeward through the
snowy streets. What the future will
BRING dare not think
The crowd that jostled and pushed
her hither and yon was a good
natured crowd. elated and cheered by
some Divine thought of the approach
ing New Year.
Inhaling some of its spirit the wom-
an quickened her steps. and stopped
pantingly at last in front of a decid-
eddy squalid-looking house in a power
ty-stricken quarter of the city
I'll get the things first" she smiled
family, and when she assembled the
stairs a little later her arms were
filed with sundry mysterious pack
ages, topped by one great paper par
eel. from which protruded frivolously
some toothsome chocolate eclairs and
other dainties. tnterspersed here and
there by New Years candies of vari-
cofored hues.
WAS she much trouble, Mrs. Multi
gam" she asked, as in response to
her knock a door to the left of the
dark hall was thrown open. and q
frowsy. betousled head thrust forth.
AN is that you. Mrs. Relevan?
Shure I'm glad you KEN home. No,
ma'am she wasn't the shloightest
thrubble-not the shloightest."
Mamma" called a sweet, childish
voice. as a little white-robed figure
bounded forward. Ooh. what lots O.
nice things you got. Can we have a
party. tomorrow. mamma, an can 1
stay up tonight to hear the chimes
ringe"
First. supper. darling. and then
TIE see"
She set dainty table-such a ia
BILE as seemed unfamiliar, so long had
it been since she had seen one like
it-and when it was all complete, she
called Mrs. Mulligan.
"a taste. a taste" AS Mrs Multi
gan stood in the doorway wiping her
glistening red arms on her apron, she
looked a picture of good nature, good
cheer. Many a time had she given
of her own limited store, rejecting
vehementfy Mrs. Relevan's objections.
Shure you'd do the same # you had
it. darlint. Toosh-don't be foolish
She was the life of the little party
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
THE ONE GREAT PROBLEM.
Question of Distribution That Has to
Be Solved,

George L. McNutt, the preacher
laborer and social economist, other
wise known as 1.-The Dinner Pail
Man." told recently of a conversation
he once had with a multi-millionaire-
After lecturing in the plutocrat's man
sion on the inequalities and strug-
giles of life, he seized the occasion to
investigate the rich mans point of
view.
Whats the matter with this old
world, anyway" he asked. Did the
Creator overlook something in his
plans?'
That's not it at ALL was the reply.
Its all a question of distribution l
made my money by handling just one
of the worlds many products-just
one-but every item of waste was
eliminated from the handling. This
wasteful duplication in distributing is
what picks our pockets and keeps the
poor man down. Why, grapes that l
raise on my farm in the West cost to
produce just one cent pound, but to
put them on the table in New York
makes the price soar to twelve cents
pound. In other words, God gives
us grapes for one cent and our waste
full way of distributing them around
makes them cost us eleven times
more than they are actually worth.
You will say that our method of
handling products makes work for
many men, but the high prices they
are obliged to pay for everything
makes it a game of taking in with one
hand and paying out with the other.
There's no doubt of it, much of the
worlds misery hinges on this one
thing-the question of distribution"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

somes in. Once the caller says good
morning" Col. Duval recognizes him
if he has met him more than once be-
fore.
''Glad to see you, Mr. Blank" he
says. Take a seat
But you haven't seen mel" pro-
tests Mr.. Blank
The other day George W. Plunkitt
and a friend went into the office while
Col DuvaFs back was turned. The
friend prides himself on his ability as
mimic. He makes occasional ap-
pearances at entertainments in Plum
kits district. Motioning the recently
routed state senator to be silent, the
mimic said:
well, Colonel, how does it happen
you are at work instead of at a foot
ball game"
Great Scott, Plunkittl" retorted the
Colonel, did you let your brogue get
away from you with everything else in
the election landslide ?"-New York
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

them many prominent and well-known
people: w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., H. M.
Flagler, Howard Gould, John Jacob
Aston and many Others
Daytona has erected two new ho-
tells, and nearly all of the twenty 9th
erS have made extensive improve
ments, and all will be filled. At Or
mond three hundred men have been
busy on the addition to the great no.
tel and a new railroad bridge across
the Halifax river so that passenger
trains can run to the very portals of
the hotel. A large garage has been
erected with all modern conveniences,
and chauffeurS' clubhouse, with a
comfortable clubroom and thirty
sleeping rooms. At the hotel on the
beach substantial additions and inn
provements have been made in prep
aration for the rush of the races"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

a large sum Endorsed by him was held
by that institution. Mr.. Gage sug-
gested that it be taken up. Mr.. Lyon
intimated that it would be rather diff
ficult for him to find the money at the
time. Well,' said Mr.. Gage, you
have been travelling in the south in a
private car and you drive a good team.
If you can do that you ought to take
up the note"
Cage replied Lyon, .'In take up
the note if you wish, but I don't see
why you fear the security simply be
cause l ride in a private car and drive
a good team. Is it your theory that
the security would be better if 1 rode
in a smoker and used a street carr"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
Onions as Weather Prophets.

One of the rites performed by the
French peasants on New Years eve
is the forecasting of the weather for
the coming year by means of onions.
When the bells ring for midnight
E.ass they scoop out the middles OF
twelve onions and set them in a row
on the kitchen table, fill them with
salt and name them for the months
in the year. Then, when they return
from mass they examine the condition
of the salt. If it has melted in any OF
the months" those months will be
rainy; If the salt remains dry it fndi
Gates drought; if half melted the first
fortnight of the month will be wet
The peasants have such implicit
faith in this means OF forete1ling the
weather that they plant their crops
in accordance with the prophecy o.
the onions
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

tor cars during the past summer IN
the White mountains, and has new
steam touring car of popular make
and has also ordered a heavy gasoline
car. Recently while on his way south
on special train, he stopped at Or
mond and accepted an invitation TO
ride down the beach in Mr.. Hatha-
WAYS automobile, having been prom
Used to beat his train to the Daytona
station. which was done by two min
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
NEVER FoReETs A VOICE.

Valuable Quality Possessed by Secre-
tary to Senator Depew.
Some private secretaries to busy
men have an unusual faculty of recog
nizing everybody they know by their
voices and greeting them by name
with unfailing accuracy, even when
they cannot see them. Col. Duval, the
Cerberus in Senator Depew's Office in
the Grand Central station, seldom lifts
his eyes from the paper if he hap
pens to be writing when a visitor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
Fox in a Dinino Room.

A fox, being hard pressed by the
: Tidworth Hunt, washed through the
large window of the dining room of
the residence of Major Foyle, R. E,
at Netheravon, escaping through the
front door--London Express
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04
Relative Security.

One tale is told of an interview a
Chicago man named Lyon had with
Lyman j. Gage when the former Sec
rotary of the treasury was cashier Of
the First National bank. Mr.. Lyon
was pushed for cash, and note for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

tonight, and little Margaret, climbing
into her lap, threw her diminutive
arms around her neck. and rested her
fair small head lovingly against her
ample shoulder. I'm going to stay
up to hear the chimes ring" she muir
INJURED sleepily, but even while she
spoke the last remnant of candy
dropepd from her small. clenched fist,
and she fell fast asleep.
ssAn, that divil." muttered Mrs. Null
Hgan as her mother softly tucked the
coverlet around the small, childish
form, could lave choild like that.
Be gorra, the min have no hearts
no hearts!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

do you see the repair tag on it?
Number 1900, and that the tag came
round to that machine in the normal
run of business in our repair shop.
And what do you suppose it cost us to
sell that machine in the first place?
Here is the expense account of the
salesman who took the order, and it is
s13 to a cent
Can you beat that for a combina-
tion?'
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23
MATAMOROS NEWS.

The Mexican flags were flying
Yesterday over all official buildings
in this city in honor of Washing
ton birthday. The memory of the
Great American is much revered
in this country.
Miss Christine Jagou and Miss
Clara Fernando of Brownsville,
dined at the Hotel Matamoros yes
terday.
Randall w. Murdoch, Mon
month, H., is registered at the
hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. l.. Pope, J. 81.
Kirkwood, Miss Bertha Kirkwood
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Dorsey, A. l..
Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Bolte,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Veins.
chenk, all OF Wichita, Kansas, en-
joycd the characteristic Mexican
dinner which was served them at
the Hotel Matamoros yesterday.
II was their first experience OF
Mexican cookery and they liked it.
S. /. Dworman, Brownsville,
and II. w. Adams, Corpus Christi,
registed for dinner yesterday at the
hotel.
Mrs. NJ. B. Woodhouse, Miss
Beatrice Hooks and Rev. Or.
Woodward were guests at supper
at the Hotel Matamoros last night.
DR.. Thorn entertained several
gentlemen at the hotel Wednesday
evening at supper at the hotel,
among them DIR. c. A. Roberts and
r.. w. Dyer, of San Antonio.
Among the arrivals at the Mata-
moros are Mr.. and Mrs. ID. n.
Schulz. of Lancing, Mich.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23

point of view the Victoria Falls
Bridge possesses striking features
which are wanting in the world
famous structures above mentioned.
The peeuliarity in the construction
of the bridge IS that owing to the
great height above the water. the
great depth Of the stream. and the
PERCEPTIONS banks, no staging or
scaffolding could be used, so the
Icantilever principle has had TO be
adopted, the bridge being built
simultaneously from each end until
the arch meets in the center The
history of the bridge affords testi-
mony to the enterprise and energy
of the contractors and the skill and
ability of the engineers. II for
nothing else, the CELEBRITY with
which this great work viii have
been accomplished renders it one
of the most noteworthy engineer
ing achievements OF the century.
Il was begun a little more than
year ago, and everything points TO
IA conclusion early next spring.
The work has. been carried out for
the most part by natives, though
the foremen, overseers and, Of
course, the staff are English. The
total length of the bridge will be
$50 feet. There will be three spans,
two very short approach spans
of unequal length, and the great
central or main span Of 500 feet.
The Southern span will be 50 and
the northern one o. feet A
rough measurement, it is worth
noting, was calculated from rail
level to water level, and this was
found to be 42O feet. This may be
called low water level, as the river
is about It's lowest in August, and
high water level will be about 40
feet less, or $50 feet. This meas
uremcnt will make the bridge the
highest in the world, the nearest TO
il being the Viaduct du Viaur in
France, which is 375 feet above
the bottom of the valley it crosses.
Worlds Work.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23
Some Amusing Answers.

The Galveston school children
were called to account last week,
and in the term examinations were
required TO give witness Of what
they have learned since October
past. The boys and girls show an
intrepidity and grit in attacking
their respective problems that gre
both amusing and pleasing to
grown-ups. There is much that is
both ridiculous and original in the
answers TO their various questions.
In reply TO the question Why is
Whittiers Snow Bound called a
winter idyl" one boy is reported
to have made this statement
There was so much snow on the
ground that the people couldn't
work: so they called it a winter
idyl. Another young gentleman
was asked TO parse the word little
in the sentence The little girl sat
on the step. lie responded,
Little is an adjective of quality,
and it answers the question How
much girl was there there? by
saying just a little. 80 1t is one
characteristic of children that they
pun without knowing it. A little
girl, for instance, ventured the
assertion that Aladdin was an Ara
bian Night. Sometimes fortune
favors the examined. In the answer
to a question What are four Co
ordinating conjunctions?' one boy
SAYS. But, and also besides.
His teacher doubted whether the
young linguist realized that he was
naming four such conjunctions,
but was forced TO give him full
credit for this answer. One youth
full damsel averred that the right
of Corpus Christi must not be sus-
pended except in time of invasion
or imminent public danger" A
juvenile student of geography, in
answer to the question What is
the ruler of Persia called?" res
ponded frankly, Shah That is
easy Galveston News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23

SO FAR as may be learned from
press dispatches the Russian cities
are not wasting many tears over
the assassination of Grand Duke
Sergius. In fact some Of the Rus
sian journals are loud in saying the
death of this man may bring forth
good results. Such are the rewards
of greatness.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23
Most Wonderful
Bridge in the World.

From the professional or technic-
al point OF view, the Victoria Bridge
over Zambesi River is not. of course,
anything very remarkable. IL can
not be compared with the Brook
Ign Bridge, the Forth Bridge, the
Lansdowne Bridge Indus), or the
new St. Lawrence Bridge (Quebec) f,
as engineering achievements. Yet
il is iudisputable that from the lay
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23
Fair Warning.

The conductors and engineers of
the St. l., B. & NJ. complain Sc
riously of the danger of killing
some one on account of the public
in general trespassing on railroad
property, getting on and of trains
in company's yards, walking on
the track, congregating around pas
senger depot, all of which is a vio-
lation of the law which the COM
pany is going to enforce, and if
necessary make arrests. The atten-
ton of parents is especially called
to this and warned that their boys
will be punished if caught jumping
off or on trains, or loahng OH COM
pany's ground. 1t is very danger
Gus and the railroad company will
take steps to protect its rights. The
railroad company will appreciate
any assistance given by city or
state officials.
Article l010h, Penal Code, Re
vised Statutes of Texas 1895:
Any person who shall board
any passenger, freight or other rail-
way train, whether moving or
standing, for any purpose and
without in good faith intending to
become a passenger thereon, and
with now lawful business thereon,
and with intent TO obtain a free ride
on such train, however short the
distance, without the consent of the
person or persons in charge thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be punished by a fine not
less than FIVE dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars.
The cellar in the Bank of France
resembles a large warehouse. Sill
II Cnn 4
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23

SPRING time is in the air. Burst
ing buds and singing birds iudi-
cate that winter has gone You can
almost hear the vegetation growing
these warm DAYS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23

II EVERY man in Texas attend
cd strictly to his own business, the
state would be the busiest place in
the universe. The grumbler would
have a smile, andthe knocker would
find no time 10 knock.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-23

THE Mason Herald says il has
a little book with The names Of
those who don pay their subscrip-
ton, which is open to the
merchants of It's town