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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16
Potatoes Tasted Good.

'.At Milled geville," said Capt. Fow-
Ter, ION the march to the sea, l paid
$3.50 for peck of potatoes. That
was pretty steep, but we were all po-
tato hungry, and the matter of price
cut small figure in the transaction.
But after / had secured the potatoes
circumstances were against me- We
were waiting on the streets of Mil
1edgeville, where we could build no
fires and where every house had
guard to prevent intrusion by sol
diers.
MY cook was absent without leave.
and for the time being Aaron Catlin,
one of the company, was looking after
me with, as he said, the honorable in
tention of not letting me starve. He
insisted that his oath and his constitu-
ton and all of his bylaws compelled
him to see that those potatoes were
cooked. He loaded a camp kettle to
the Ruzzle with potatoes and wheedled
colored woman to take them over
her back fence and boil them.
'The boys were betting to 1 that
Catlin would never see the potatoes
again, when the colored woman ap-
peared with the kettle of steaming po-
tatoes, and Catlin received them with
enthusiastic expressions of thanks. He
was surprised and disconnected when
the woman said: Il doesn't wuk for
nuthin', sah' Catlin said heartily:
of course not. How much for boiling
the potatoes?' To which the woman
answered. without hesitation: Three
dollars, sah.' This was a sumner, but
Catlin was equal to the occasion.
He fished out of his pockets Con-
federate postage stamp and a 10-cent
note (Federal money!, and rendered
the collection to the boiler of pota-
toes. Unexpectedly she accepted with
eagerness, and Catlin brought the
boiled potatoes to headquarters, where
the officers mess had feast. never
had been as potato hungry as l was
on that occasion, and 1 never tasted
anything quite as good as those boiled
potatoes, eaten with a scant ration of
salt in the streets of Milledgevi1le.
Catlin insisted that the old colored
woman gave him a nervous chill when
she demanded So for boiling the pota-
toes, but he soon OWNED that she
spoke at random, scarcely knowing
the difference between dollars and
cents.
Before that campaign was over
Catlin and his chum were captured
One wore pair of nearly new boots
and the other a pair of nearly new
shoes. They knew that the rebs would
levy on the boots and shoes as soon
as an inventory was taken, and dur
ing the night they concocted a scheme
The next morning Catlin wore one
boot and one shoe, and his comrade
wore one shoe and one boot.
"The exchange gave them the ap
pearance of job lot. who. in extrem
ity, had picked up minated footgear
and neither was molested. They were
exchanged a little later, and as soon
as released Catlin wore two boots as
good as new and his partner two shoes
The rebel guards didn't know what
had happened to give their prisoners
a more genteel appearance until the
matter was explained to them, and
then, with look at their own well
worn shoes, they failed to express
their appreciation of the trick.''-Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16

Woman was made from the rib of
man, but as to the origin Of ladies his
tory is painfully silent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16
oermany's Population.

The Imperial Bureau Of Statistics
estimates the population of the Ger
man empire for 1905 at 60.164,00
compared with 59.364.0e0 in 1904.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16
IMPORTANT FACTS
FOR COW OWNERS

become q vital feature of every home
dairy just as of every butter factory.
Its use means much more and much
better cream and butter, as well as
saving of water, ice, time and room.
, The difference in results is not small
but big Few cows now pay without
separator. Dairying is the most profit
able kind of farming with one.
9S% of the creamery butter of the.
world is now made with De Laval
machines, and there are over 500, COO
farm users besides.
Send for catalogue and name of nearest
local agent.
The De LAVAL SEPARATOR co.
a''d. ase ee.,' s'' "a oe,'ss, Street
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16

FREE BOX ia
Send this coupon with your name
and address and druggists name who
| does NOT sell it, for free box of |
Mulls Anti-Belch Waters to Mull's |
| Grape Tonic Co., 14S Third Ave, |
F; Rock Island. Ill. Give full address |
| and write plainly.
Sold at all druggists, Soc per box.
A man who has seven or eight
well.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16

Four troops of calvary, four COM
panies of infantry and a battery of
artillery from Fort Leavenworth will
attend the Atchison corn carnival
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-16

w. W. Balsey, a German brick
layer, of Coffeyville,' has fallen heir
to 5000, and he has shown good
judgment by planting the money in a
good Kansas farm.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
ALMOST FOOD
FOR A LEOP Ard
Special Dispatch to III. Call.

NEW YORK, March "A cargo Of
wild animals destined for circus ar
rived by the steamship Lugano from
South America to-day. Animal food
aboard ship gave out before this port
was reached and the animals were raw
enously hungry.
A reporter incautiously brushed close
to a cage wherein two leopards were
penned and in an instant a paw shot
out and the reporters overcoat hung
in ribbons from shoulder to pocket.
Before he could realize what had hap
pened there was another lightning like
stroke from the cage and this time the
animals claws became entangled in the
coat.
Several attendants flung themselves
upon the newspaper man and tried to
drag him away, but the leopard was
stronger than the lot and was pulling
him nearer to the cage, when the keep
er seized an iron bar and brought 1t
down with such crushing force on the
animals paw as TO compel it to release
it's victim.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
WESTERN ADDITION
SHROUDED IN DARKNESS
Remarkably Quick Work of
Electricians.

The residents of the Western Addition.
from Devisadero street to the ocean and
from Geary street to the bay, were
shrouded in absolute darkness last night
for little over one hour. AS soon as
the gloomy darkness fell like a pail over
the district every telephone in the sec
tion affected was set in motion to ascer-
tain from the office of the electric light
company what the matter was.
AS soon as this news was conveyed to
headquarters all the available men con-
nected with the electrical branch of the
city'S lighting plant were called into ac
ton To the credit of the workmen con-
nected with the gas and electrical light
company, the cause of darkness was as
certained to be the burning out of the
principal feeder on California street,
near Fillmore. The thorough knowledge
of the men connected with the electrical
light company soon had the DANA ged
feeder repaired and light restored to the
5000 lamps which were in a black condi-
tion a few minutes previously. The first
glimmer of light disappeared exactly at
o:15 p. M. and inside of one hour they
were made to glow as before. The re-
pairing of the defective feeder, in addi
tion to locating the same in the short
space of time allotted to the staff, is con-
sidered to be of the highest merit of
workmanship by the officials of the COM
pany.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

| Norman Of Amador County, who had
arrived with them on the steamer
Curacao from Ensenada, Lower CAL
ifornia-- They will leave for Amador
! City this morning where DR.. Staples
is wanted on a charge of murder and
Mrs. Hoxsie for being an accessory
DR.. Staples had been practicing in
Arnader City for about two years. His
wife, Edna May Staples, died last
August and shortly afterward Mrs.
Hoxsie left Amador City, where she
had been living with her husband, I.
n. Hoxsie, foreman of the keystone
mine, and her little daughter. A few
days later DR.. Staples left Amador
City The report was spread that the
departure of the woman and the ply
sician had been prearranged.
Sheriff Norman became suspicious
that Mrs. Staples death was not due
TO typhoid fever, as certified to by
the physician who had attended her,
and after making an: investigation he
asked the Coroner to -exhume the body
so that an analysis of the stomach
could be made
The body was exhumed and the
stomach sent to Professor Thomas
Price, chemist, in this city for an an
alysis of the contents. He reported
that he had discovered traces of ar
senic: Circulars were then prepared
and issued broadcast: asking for the
arrest of DR.. Staples and Mrs .Hox-
sic They were traced to this city,
where they had been living at the
Gait House on Market street, and it.
was not till about six. weeks ago that
they were discovered on cattle
ranch at Real de Castillo, about thirty
miles from Ensenada They were TAX
en- to Ensenada and kept in Jail till
Sheriff Norman arrived with the pa
pers for their extradltion.
DR.. Staples declared his innocence
when spoken to yesterday. He said
his wife died of typhoid fever; and if
arsenic was found in her stomach he
did not administer 1t. He said he left
AmadOr City because he thought he
could do better here. He had an Of
flee. in the Gait House. Then he de-
eided to go TO Mexico and, meeting
Mrs. Hoxsie accidentally. she decided
to accompany him, as he promised to
help her in getting a position. She
had left her husband because she was
not treated properly. He had known
her for about two years, but denied
that he had eloped with her. He had
attended her and her family profess
sionAlly. He was a graduate, he said.
of Bowdoin College, Maine, and had
pFacticed in Pennington. where he
was married. His wife died and he
married his second wife three years
ago and came to Amador County with
her. He is 80 years of age.
Mrs. Hoxsie is 23 years of age and
prepossessing in appearance. She
said she left her husband and child
because she lived unhappily with him.
She was only -16 years of age when
she was married. She also denied that
her departure from Amador City was
In accordance with an Arrangement
with Dr.. Staples. She laughingIy said
that If there was any eloping the doc
tor eloped with her to Mexico, as she
was going there anyhow. She had
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
AWFUL TRIP
DESTROYS MIND
Special Dispatch to TAs caS.

WINNIPEG. Man, Mar. .2-CorporaI
Field Of the Canadian Royal Mounted
Police is raving maniac Field made
a journey of 24OO miles with an insane
Presbyterian missionary. Rev. Mr..
Buckman. whom he escorted from
Arctic wilds by dog sled to the near
est station, Edmonton, on the Canadian
Pacific Railway.
Corporal Field was made insane by
this most remarkable feat OF endurance
and is now confined in a cell adjoining
that in which the maniac missionary
was placed.
On January s last Corporal Field.
arrived at Edmonton, after hfty-four
days travel by dog sleds- With him
strapped to the toboggan was the in
sane missionary.
On the return trip all went well until
the fourth day. when Corporal Field
suddenly became violently insane. i'm
agining himself to be the missionary.
After being adjudged insane he was
taken fifteen hundred miles to Bran
don, where he arrived yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
Dies of a Fractured Skull.

An elderly man, who gave his name
as Frank Smith. died in Tire Aims
house yesterday morning from the ef-
fects of a fractured skull. He came
there February to have a lacerated
wound of his head dressed. He rap
idly became worse and soon lost con-
sciousness. On arrival at the Aims
house he explained that he had been
struck by a street car. On his person
was found a contract between At
torney o. C. Pratt and one Sheridan,
in which Pratt agreed to prosecute the
railway company on a contingency
fee of half the damages recovered 1t
is believed that the name of the de-
cedent was Sheridan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
Clever Actress
to Appear at
California

The California Theater announces
the engagement of Margaret Anglin
and her complete New York company
for an extended season here. The deal
was negotiated by Manager Ackerman
and provides for what promises to be
one of the most remarkable repertoire
seasons ever played in this city. Her
manager, Mr. Perley, has equipped
Miss Anglin with a cast of unusual
excellence and a repertoire of wide
range, including eight plays that are
new to San Francisco theater- goers
and all but two of them new to the
American stage. Miss Anglin will also
give Wednesday matinees, at which
she will present an entire change of
bill at each performance.
The season will open on Monday
evening, March 20. with a new emo
tional drama, entitled 'Zira,'' by j.
Hartley Manners and Henry Miller.
The piece has been staged in New York
under the personal direction of Mr.. Mil
Ter. Mr.. Perley is authority for the
statement that it affords Miss Anglin
greater opportunities than even Mrs.
Danes Defense."
The other plays include Mariana" :"
a strong emotional drama from the
Spanish of Jose Echegaray, played
with great success in London last sea-
son by Mrs. Patrick Campbell; THE
Marriage Of Kitty" bubbling French
comedy, adapted by Cosmo Gordon
Lennox, which ran for two seasons in
Paris, three hundred nights in London
and seven months last season in New
York; THE Eternal Feminine" a
quantity original comedy, in which
Miss Anglin has been starring this
season; new play by the prominent
Irish playwright, Desmond O'Hara; a
new emotional drama by an American
authoress and a new comedy by an
English authoress. 1t is rumored that
Miss Anglin will produce, during her
engagement here, a special dramatiza-
tion of Miss Miriam Michelson's strong
novel, In the Bishops Carriage"
The special bills for the Wednesday
matinees will include the following
plays: A new and very modern ver-
sion Of "Frou Frou," freely, adapted
from the original French; magnifi-
cent production of Shakespeare's
"Cymbeline," "Magda," "Adrienne Le-
couvreur." Denise and Camille"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

The building which is imperishably as
sociated with Ruskin's genius will as
suredly share the same fate unless SEN
timent can be aroused to contribute
sufficient money to rescue it from the
hands Of the utilitarian builder intent
only upon making the property pay.
1t will be remembered that RusEin
went to live there when he was only
years old and there wrote "ModeSn
Painters" the work which first made
him famous. The green-painted, wide,
old-fashioned gate and the garden in
which he played when a boy are still
there The wisteria creeper has de-
veloped into a giant from the sprouting
pigmy of Ruskin's day and now runs
riot around the f1rst-foor windows.
In other respects the place is much as
it was when the painter-author lived
there and is in an excellent state of
preservation. 1t has been suggested
that it should be turned into a Ruskin
museum.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
STUDENTS OF ST. IGNATIUS
COLLEGE GIVE OPERETTA
''The Bell of Blenheim Forest" Is
Well Rendered by Youthful
Amateurs

The junior students of ST. Ignatius
College presented the operetta, The
Bell of Blenheim Forest" in capital
style Wednesday night. The production
showed careful preparation and gave
unbounded pleasure to the immense
audience present. Those taking part
in the operetta were Lloyd G. Warren,
Noel R. Sullivan, Eugene j. Kerrigan,
Stephen J. Volosing, Francis P. Buck
ley, John c.. Ward. Philip ]. Vandor,
Daniel ]. Callaghan. Augustine NJ.
Donovan, Hugo F. Voigtlander, Thorn
as Dorland, John ]. Casey. Dion R..
Holm, William A. Lafferty, Harry S.
Kerner and John j. Magorty.
The second part of the entertain
ment was as follows:
Indian cIubs-George D. Bliss Eugene
d. d'Artenay. Walter H. Doyle. George NJ Ellis,
Joseph E. Foley, Leroy w. Gudgeon. Thomas
G. Hall. Francis A. Jones. Fred H. Hopper,
Leo r. Laviolette. Herbert H. Maritzen, Albert
w Mcdonald Edward J. Queen Vincent B.
Vaughan Francis c. Schuldt Joseph A. Their
ien; mandolin duet. La Paloma," Clarence C.
Austin and Earl T. Roullier: violin accom-
paniment. Harold Cosgrove.
The college orchestra rendered q
fine programme OF popular melodies.
Harry r. Powers was stage manager.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
MINERS SCORE
GREAT SUCCESS
Memorial to the President
of United States Meets
With Favorable Response
GREAT WORK PLANNED
Geological Survey to Make
Study of Sedimentation
by Rivers of California

President Benjamin Of the California
Miners Association has been notified
by Secretary Hitchcock of the Depart
ment of the Interior that the United
States Geological Survey will assist in
carrying out word in this State that
was suggested in a memorial addressed
by the association to President Roose
velt.
In the memorial referred to the
California Miners Association de-
clared that many millions of dollars
worth of gold are Idly buried in an
cient river channels in this State, under
such conditions that they cannot be
profitably worked either by dredging,
by drifting or by any other process
than hydraulic mining; that restrain
ing the hydraulic mining in this State
has enforced idleness on property to
the value of more than $100,000,000
that the unavoidable effects of natural
erosion and sedimentation have been
ignored by courts and by farmers,
who have charged all the injury to hy-
draulic mining; that a rational appli-
cation of the laws governing the depo-
sition of sediment from torrential
streams will permit hydraulic mining
and agriculture to be carried on, not
only without prejudice TO each other,
but with advantage to both; also that
the question of erosion and sedimenta-
ton is primarily a geological one.
The Miners Association requested the
President of the United States to have
the following matters investigated
through the United States Geological
Survey:
F1rst-The most favorable sites for reser-
Voirs for water, whereby destructive Moods
may be averted and the waters stored and
utilized for the benefit of agriculture, mining
and other industries
Second-The selection of suitable tracts of
waste lands and of the most suitable means
whereby the detritus from torrential streams
may be deposited such waste lands, so as
to reclaim them and convert them gradually
ricultural purposes, and at the same time to
remove from such streams their burden OF
detritus so that they may cease to be men
ace to the navigable waters Of the State
President Benjamin has carried on an
extensive correspondence relative to
this topic, the leading one before the
recent convention of the California
Miners Association. Secretary Hitch
cocks letter contains the statement
that "the director of the Geological
Survey and his assistants will endeavor
in all practical ways to assist the asso
citation and will try to bring about,
particularly through the reclamation
service the attainment of the desired
ends"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
RECEIVES LARGE OFFER
FOR ISSUE OF NEW STOCK
of Financial Proposition by
Circular Letter.

A circular has been issued by the
Bank of California to its stockholders
in which announcement Is made that
an offer has been made by a financial
institution, which is not named, Of
1876 per share of 5000 shares of the
increased stock of 10000 shares. The
directors also set forth that they re-
gard this offer as very advantageous
No person who Is a stockholder in the
Bank Of California or who is in any
way connected with the bank Is con-
cerned In making the offer. It will
be necessary, to take advantage of the
proposition, for the present sharehold-
ers to release to a committee their
privilege to take one-half of the new
shares.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
WOULD HONOR
BARD'S MEMORY
Shakespeare Lovers All Over
World to Be Asked for
Contributions to Project
TO ERECT AN INSTITUTE
It Is Proposed to Build in
London a Fitting Monu-
ment to Greatest of Poets

LONDON, March 2.-Shakespeare
levers the world over are about to be
asked to contribute toward a memorial
to the bard, which it is planned to set
up in London and which it is hoped
to make really worthy of his memory
At present there is not even an ade-
quate statue to Shakespeare in the
English capital and about a year ago
Richard Badger, the philanthropist,
offered a substantial sum toward the
erection of a monument on condition
that the London County Council would
grant suitable site. This the Council
agreed to do. but declared that 1t
could not undertake TO collect the ad-
ditional funds necessary to build the
statue. So a few weeks ago Shakes
peare lovers in London got together
and formed a provisional committee to
consider ways and means of rousing
interest in the project. This commit
tee, of which Israel Gollancz, univer-
sity lecturer in English at Cambridge,
is honorary secretary. has held several
meetings, as the result of which it has
been decided to attempt much more
London. Accordingly the provisional
committee is about to give way to a
general, one which it is hoped to make
up of leading men and women of the
day in all parts of the. empire, the
United States and of other countries.
This general committee will be con-
stituted at public meeting at the
Mansion House. London, on the last
day of this month. Regarding the
form of the proposed memorial. Pro-
fessor Gollancz says:
We aim at the establishment Of great
Shakespeare house. to be devoted primarily to
the furthsrance of the study and inteFpreta-
tion of the poets works, and also to serve as
a recognized center for humane learning gen
orally. Therefore, If the response is adequate.
il is hoped that there may be erected in Lon
don a Shakespeare house institute, with
Shakespeare library, lecture theater ana q
central hall to receive fitting statue or
Shakespeare statues of other famous men be-
ing added from time to time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
The San Francisco News Letter.

There nre several ably written editorials in
this weeks News Letter. as well special
articles by well known writer's.
very interesting article is written by Flea
more F. Lewys, describing the peculiarities OF
the track.
Another feature is an account OF the expert
ences of a party of eight who were fooled by
fake clairyoyant-
.'San Franchises Best Dressed Women will
interest those who desire 10 be up-to-date and
correctly gowned-
The theatrical column gives the correct crit
icism of the English grand opera.
The regular departments usual bright
with wit and satire.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

ELECTRIC COMPANY CENsURED.-Indi-
rect censure of the San Francisco Gas and
Electric Company was expressed yesterday in
a verdict of the Coroner's jury In the case of
James Harmon, who killed on February
% by q fall from electric pole at the corner
of Howard and Eighth streets. The verdict
recited that death was caused by shock
from the wires and fall from faulty con-
structed pole.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

only met Mrs. Staples once and knew
nothing about the cause of her death.
Her husband was welcome to get a
divorce from her after, as she said,
making all this fuss" She was sure
that nothing could be done to her. She
admitted having taken care Of DR..
Staples Office in the Gait House.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

Loose, stained and discolored teeth re-
stored to natural condition. Bleeding
spongy gums permanently cured. Porce-
lain restorations used in preference to
gold Arthur Chisholm. surgeon-den-
tist room IA, Phelan building.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

For the first time in the memory Of
attaches at the City Prison woman
was taken there yesterday with hand
cuffs over her wrists. She was Mrs.
Maud E, Hoxsie, and she was hand
-cuned TO DR.. F. n. Staples. They
were. accompanied by Sheriff T.. K.