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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
SANTA BARBARA

That quaint old mission town is one
OF the most lovely seaside resorts of
California. Here, hundred years ago.
Christianity was first preached to the
American Indians by the Spanish
1riars. The old mission is still there,
and Is visited every season by thou
sands of tourists who travel via the
Union Pacific.
Inquire about low rates to Califor-
mia, of r. E. MORSE, Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

A country girl of Kansas writes to
the editor of her home paper asking
if kissing will cure freckles. He re-
piled that he really doesn't know, but
if she desires to give the experiment
an houest test his wife has gone back
to visit her folks and his latchstring
is never pulled in.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
REX
The Eureka Herald saws: Don't be

The Eureka Herald saws: Don't be
too sensitive. Don't take offense at
everything you hear or see in the pa
per that you can cOnStrue as a thrust
at you Perhaps you were not thought
of when the remark was made or
the thought written. 1t will make
you miserable to be always looking
for something at which you may be
offended. Don't let your feelings
stick out too much"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

A stranger dropped off in western
Kansas town. The wind was blowing
30 miles an hour from the northwest
and the man stepped up to a small
boy and said: Sonny. does the wind
blow this way all the timer. "Nope, -
replied the young>ter, II calculate
that it blows the other way bout half
the timen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Notice of Application to Purchase School
Land,

The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will on the "a h day of May 1906 make an
application to the Probate Court of TregO
County. Kansas to purchase the following
described school land, situated in the organ
lied comfy of Trego. Kansas, viz:
The northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter and the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of Section "a, Township A. Range %.
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement, continuous residence, and
improvements. viz:
Joseph Jackson. residence. Ransom. Kan
sas. and Ernest Smith residence, Ransom.
l. Kansas.
Done at Wa-Keeney. County of Trego,
Kansas, this 9th day May. 1908.
T. r. BRECKENRIDGE,
Petitioner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

You have noticed quite good deal
of space occupied in this paper on the
question of race suicide.
1t is the policy of this moral guide
to allow anybody connected with it to
have and express almost any senti-
ment they may see fit to express, just
as the readers are allowed to advocate
any theory, either sensible or foolish.
that may strike their several fancles.
Personally. we do not take as much
stock In this talk about the advan-
tages of large families as we might.
Roosevelt has right to think what
he pleases and say what he pleases
about the evils of small families.
There are lot of people born into
the world every year who add nothing
of advantage to society or to them
selves 1t would have been money in
their pockets if they had never been
born. There is no surplus of people
born into the world who amount to
something, but the people who don't
seem to know what thev are here for
there are vast surplus.
Another thing that we have noticed
Is that this talk about the evils of
small families comes from the men.
So far we do not recall where any
women who have to raise the babies
are clamoring for rapid increase of
the family.
We may be wrong in our SUPPOSE
tion. but our guess is that, if the
president were kept for period of
twenty years with one child at breast,
another dragging at his skirt and two
or three other rolling in the dirt all
the while, that the beauty of race in
crease would not be so apparent to
him as it seems to be now.
The woman who has to care for
family of ten children and attend to
her other household duties may have
the consolation of feeling that she
has been L benefactor of her race, but
it is tough on the woman. All the
period of her young and middleaged
womanhoOd is a weary, monotonous
round of toll and care, When the
family is reared she is apt to be gray
headed and faded and prematurely
broken by the burden she has had to
carry.
Whether a child is benefit to the
world or not depends on the kind of
stock it has in it and the way IN
which it is raised. 1t is better to
raise one fine blOoded steer than
half dozen narrOw-hammed Arkan-
saw dOgie. one man with fine blood
in his veins is of more value to the
world than ten acre field full of
human scrubs. There is no point in
| adding to the population unless the
addition improves the average of the
human stock.-Mail and Breeze.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

stands 1879 hands high weighs 1900 lbs. Has
good tips, bone and good action.
TERMS-S15-OO to insure mare to be with
foal. Mares disposed of or removed from the
neighborhood will be considered with foal
and owner must pay service fee.s Mare and
colt will stand good for service of the horse
Care will be taken to prevent accidents but
will not be responsible should any occur
Mares from a distance will be pastured at
owners expense and risk
GEO. V. YORK. Keeper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Kansas penitentiary binding Irvine
will not be sold to Oklahoma or In
dian Territory farmers this year. The
entire output of the penitentiary
plant, which is expected to reach
three million pounds by June, will be
held for Kansas farmers. This will
supply only about a third of the Irvine
needed for the state Heretofore a
fair portion of the Irvine turned out
was sold in Oklahoma. Circulars an
nouncing price of st cents for orders
under 500 pounds and 81 for larger
ones have been mailed to former Gus
toners of the prison plant. All farm
ers and dealers whose names appear
on the books are sent circular. This
price is about a cent cheaper than the
Irvine trust. 1t is said that the Irvine
trust managers have decided to
charge ten cents pound to dealers,
which will result in IA price of eleven
cents and over to the farmers.-Coun-
Gil Grove Republican.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

For SALE-5O head of one and two
year old pure bred Hereford Bulls at
$50 per head Also 40 heIferS. w. j.
SHELTON, Wa-Keeney, Kans.
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WANTED-300 head of cattle to pas
ture. Plenty of grass and good water
j. w. ALTMAN. RrowneU KanS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

l have breaking to let. Will paw
I S1-5O per acre. W. H Swiggett.
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First published Nav Is. 1905.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court within and for the
County of Trego, in the State of Kan
SaS.
Edna F.. Bradford. Plaintiff.
Marion NJ Bradford. Defendant.
The above named defendant will take no.
tice that the said Edna f. Bradford did on
the 22nd day of March, 1905. file her petition
in said court within and for the County of
TregO. State of Kansas, against the said
Marion NJ. Bradford, defendant. and that
said defendant must answer said petition
filed as aforesaid on or before the Goth day
of June. 1905. or SAID petition will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered against said
defendant forever divorcing said plaintiff
from said defendant. and further decreeing
to said plaintiff her maiden name. and judg-
ment for her costs of this actio.. as prayed
for in said petition.
s. NJ. HUTZEL.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: r. II. BURNS.
(SEAL) Clerk of the District Court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
BAYARD QO394.
IMPORTED PERCHERON STALLION. *

Will make the season
of 1905: Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday at
George V. York'S farm
six miles northeast of
Collyer; T h urs day.
Friday and Saturday
at Collyer.
! DESCRIPTION = Bay
Y rd * 1 wars nI3 hIaclr
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s miles northwest of Wa-Keeney.
My horse YOUNG QUIMPER will
make the SeaSOn-S5.00 to insure live
fOal.
My JACK MONACHA will make the
season $1,000 to insure live foal.
Mares disposed of or removed from
the neighborhood will be considered
with fOal and the owner must pay ser
vice fee. Mare and colt will stand
good for service of the horse.
Care will be taken to prevent acct
dents but will not be responsible
should any occur.
w. Il. LITTLECHILD,
Owner.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
ONCE NEwseoY AND BoorBLAck

James A. Hemenway, of Indiana, LIS
Now a United States Senator.
Few men in the public life Of the
nation rose to prominence and success
under such discouraging conditions as
Representative James A. Hemenway,
who succeeds Vice President Fair
banks in the United States Senate.
His early life was a continual struggle
against poverty and the limitations it
imposed, but he rose superior to every
difficulty, winning success by persist
ent effort and close and intelligent ap-
plication.
Mr.. Hemenway, whose ancestry
dates back to colonial days, was born
on his fathers farm near Boonville,
Ind, in 1860. He attended school at
Boonville, making slow progress, how
ever, owing to the fact that his studies
were Interrupted by the necessity of
attending to duties at home. His faith
er, William Hemenway, was not
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Bow Weavers of Persia,

Boys from to - years old do
great part of the carpet and rug weav-
ing in Persia. They are very deft
Having been shown the design and col
oring of the carpet they are to work
the boys rely on their memories for
the rest of the task. 1t is very seldom
that you will see on any of the looms
a pattern set before the workers. The
foreman of a loom is frequently a boy
of from II to IA. He walks up and
down behind the workers calling out
in a sing-song manner the number of
stitches and the colors of the threads
to be used. He seems to have the de-
sign imprinted in his mind. A copy
of famous carpet now at the South
Kensington Museum is being made.
The design and coloring are unique,
but the boys who are working on the
copy are doing it without the design
before them and at the rate of from &c
to 35 stitches a minute Nothing but
hand work is employed in the manu-
facture of Persian carpets and rugs
and none but natural or vegetable dyes
are used. This accounts for the SUI
perior quality of the Persian products
The secret of the beautiful dark-blue
dyes used in the older days has beer
lost
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24

/. and tasteless in my mouth. I was over
excited. l was conscious, however, that
sMr. Montgomery had again scanned me
with the same scrutinizing gaze that had
made me so uncomfortable the first
morning I met him. / had scarcely seen
him or Josiah since. | was usually out
before they were up in the morning, and
in bed before they returned from the
theater at night. They were unusually
early that evening, and / was unusual
ly late. y
"You can write round, plain hand,
can't you, Mr.. Carston?" at length said
Mr.. Montgomery. Then you're just
the man l want. 1 can give you some
copying to do. The pay is small, but
a little, perhaps, may be better than
nothing until you get something more
profitable to do.''
I need not say how eagerly I jumped
at the unexpected offer. The nature Of
the work was to copy some parts from
manuscript drama.
went to bed that night with a light
heart. 1 should rise the next morning
to earn my first money. She was the
good angel of my destiny; she had saved
my life, and hope had at last dawned
upon me. l fell asleep thinking Of her
and her image followed me throughout
the night. Eagerly did l await the ris-
ing of Mr.. Montgomery next morning.
''He takes a great interest in you, -
said Martha. Hes always asking me
if you've got anything to do yet, or any
prospect, and he drops in other sly ques-
tions now and then. Mr.. Fitzwalton
seems to have told him all he knows"
1t was II o'clock before I sat down
i to my work. 1 soon understood what
had to do, and set about it with hearty
good will.
''There! didn't tell you, Master Silas
| that when things come to the worst
| they're sure to mend? % cried Martha.
"You did," l said, pressing her hand
II was a heather to doubt it,
| She little knew how fatal that doubt
had like to have become. When JOSIAH
and Mr.. Montgomery returned at nigh
my task was completed.
| (To be contfnued1 ..f
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24

center of the buffalo industry" The
price on the market was $5 a ton.
Two round trips a week was the limit,
but through one entire summer and
fall young Hemenway and his brother
Will loaded the wagon and hauled the
buffalo bones to market. They realized
in this way between Sc and 10 week
In 1880 Hemenway returned to
Boonville and went to work in a to-
bacco factory. Later he engaged in
the livery business at Rockport and
to augment his income became also a
sewing machine agent.
While selling sewing machines and
making other odd trades the opportuni-
ty was given to him of reading law
Taylor, a prominent Democratic law
yer, whose partner he subsequently
became. Here one day he was waited
upon by Republican politician and
asked to accept the nomina ton for dis
trict prosecutor. There did not seem
district being strongly Democratic. Mr.
Hemenway made an active canvass of
the distrisct, and to the surprise of
everyone was elected. In those days a
man could be chosen prosecutor before
being admitted to the bar, and it was
Hemenway's fortune to be one Of those
men. When the first case came up
there were several good lawyers op-
posed to him and the presiding Judge
suggested that Hemenway secure as
sistance. He declined, wishing to re-
flute one of the arguments made
i against him during his canvass-that
| he was not competent to fill the place.
| He won his case and thereby greatly
enhanced his reputa ton.
In 1894 he entered Congress, to
which he has been elected ever since
He at once took prominent place in
House affairs, becoming the head OF
the most important committee in the
government-the National Committee
on Appropriations.
sMr. Hemenway is married and has
an interesting family of three children
the eldest of whom, Miss Lena, is 6
beautiful girl of 1S. The other chill
dren are George, aged Is, and Miss
Estelle, aged Z.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
wealthy and during the time 'Jim'

wealthy and during the time Jim"
was going to school he was forced to
help his father, who was postmaster
of the village. During this period the
future Senator acted as newsboy Of
the town. At that time there were
very few newspapers published, but
his trade demanded some Sunday read
ing. Through the week train brought
his papers to town, but on Sunday he
was forced to ride on horseback to
Evansville, a distance of eighteen
miles, and bring the Sunday papers
to Boonville to supply his trade. He
also shined shoes for people, earning
extra money. During this time ''Jim's"
routine was to arise at o'clock, do
I'D the chores about home, and sweep
and open the postoffice before other
business houses opened their doors.
Occa sionally he sold a few stamps
and handed out the mails to the coun-
try folk of Warrick County.
After the death of his father, to
whom Jim was very closely attach
ed. he decided to go West. He landed
at Mason City, Iowa, from where he
went to Ottumwa, Iowa, and became
a "cow puncher." Returning to Indi-
ana. his mother mortgaged her proper
ty. and gave Jim" $3.50, upon which
he and his brother Will returned to
the West, this time going to Kansas
They located at Harper, and each filed
a claim for 16O acres of land. "Jim's'
land was taken away from him, as he
was under age. On Willis land corr
was grown, and the crop was prosper
Gus and promising, when sirocco Of
the prairie touched and withered it
and the labors of the season were
brought to naught.
In those days Harper County wa.
, far from grain mills, and it was nee
, essary thing to haul the meal from
Wichita to supply the settlers of th'
|, frontier. The crop Of the. Hemenway
bows had been blasted, and they hitch
ed their team to a wagon and buyin.
meal at Wichita transported it to Har
per Cssunty, where they sold it.
Soon. however, their occupation wa
changed again, and that was to gathe
buffalo bones on the plains and hau
them to Wichita, a distance of fift.
miles. Wichita was at that time tn
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24

Natives of the northeast coast of
Scotland observe a curious custom at
funerals. After the burial service the
coffin is carried outside the house and
placed upon the two chairs on which
it had rested within doors. AS soon as
the pallbearers lift up their burden
and begin their journey to the grave
yard these chairs are at once thrown
sharply on their backs. In this posi-
ton they are kept until the interment
has taken place, when they are taken
indoors again. Any attempt to place
the chairs on their legs or to take them
in before the proper time is at once
frustrated by the relatives of the dead
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
COULD NOT SMOKE THEM OUT.

An American naval officer who was
a student at the Naval Academy with
Commodore Matsmulla of the Japan
ese. navy, recently wounded on the
bridge Of his ship, describes an ex-
perience during their student days,
when the young japanese got the best
Of a hazing party. The New York Sun
prints the story:
A pluckier fellow than Matsmulla,
more level-headed chap never met.
He was graduated in 1878. Part of the
time his friend, Sartaro Ise, was in
the academy with him.
At the academy MATS" as he was
called, was very popular, and he was
a midshipman when hazing was at it's
worst. The Japs had never heard the
word haze, and had no conception Of
its meaning.
One night, hearing a good deal Of
noise in their room, II went over, and
when opened the door all could see
was dense smoke out Of which came
several arms. 1 was jerked into the
room and the door closed. The Japs
We're being treated to a smoker. The
windows were all closed, and even the
| keyhole and crack under the door were
stuffed. -
On the narrow mante1piece stood the
| future japanese hero, Matsmulla, look
| ing>like one of his old-fashioned idols,
but as smiling as a basket Of chips.
He was ordered by the hazers to sing
a song in Greek. OF the language he
knew but two words, Alpha and
Omega, and these he worked on so
cleverly and with such good nature
that he was lifted down.
| Both the Japs took the medicine
| with a pluck that was their salvation.
In half an hour the air in the room
was unbearable, and even the hazers
began to weaken. Two of them found
spoke up.
1--WE sorry you third-class men have
enga cement" he said. 1--WE like you
stay and smoke another pipe"
Not a word was spoken. Most OF
the third-class men were at that stage
when they did not dare to open theil
mouths.
| I don't know how long we coulG
have stood it. / confess that did MOI
feel altogether happy myself wher
Mats said:
"Any third-class gentleman like an
other pipe? There are plenty
The mere suggestion drove one q
the hazers out. Then one of them crie(
out that the officer of the day wa!
coming, and they all tossed their pipe!
into the chimney-place and ran.
It was a subterfuge to enable then
to get out. Mats had smoked then
out. "Third-class men not smok,
much," he said, with laugh, as the.
disappeared.
What clinched his popularity wa
: that when the officer of the day di,
, come along Mats room was still tul
: of smoke, and Matsmulla took all tn
blame for the violation Of the rul
against smoking, and did not give tn
, / hazers away.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Mixing His Metaphors.

A warrior, who is also a politician,
has recently been welcomed home with
effusion. In one of the speeches the
case was put in nutshell. I'VE re-
joice,' said the chairman, ito see the
old war horse back again in the sad
die, ready once more to help us guide
the ship of state.'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
CHAPTER XII.

It was about o'clock on a fine bright
evening, at the latter end of September;
I had been walking the streets since
10 that morning making last effort to
obtain employment. / might as well
have asked those l applied to for their
purses. Where had l been last? To
whom could I refer for a character? l
had never worked before-I knew no one
who could give me a character. Their
manner changed; they looked upon me
as suspicious individual, and I could
perceive that watchful eyes followed me
until l was clear of the premises. I had
made up my mind that would return
to Martha's no more. I could no longer
endure being a burden upon a stranger.
1 dragged my weary limbs along a
road, meeting happy looking couples and
well-dressed people at every step, but
no one like myself. 1t seemed as though
all the misery had been swept off the
face of the earth, and I alone had been
forgotten. l passed first bridge, and a
second; just beyond a portion of the
boarding that separates park from the
banks of canal was broken away.
Upon that spot threw myself down and
gazed upon the dark, sluggish waters.
I began to picture in my mind the
finding of my body the next morning
how it would be dragged out Of tbs
water by hooks; how they would search
it for papers, or other means of identif
cation. The tears were streaming down
my face, and, unconsciously, I was sob
bing aloud. Suddenly I was startled by
a light touch upon my shoulder, and {
soft, woman's voice sounding in my ears
''What is the matter-are you ill?' i
said.
l turned round and half rose from m.
PROSTATE position. The sun had set, AM
gray shadows were yelling thes light
s-i-7- 80 Aze1 -.s4fs47vsS
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Parental Diplomacy.

Here is a book that our daughter
should read" said Mr.. Wisewun. s'It
contains some excellent advice for girl
of her age"
Every well, dear" replied his better
half. s'I'll lay it on the table and for
bid her to look at it,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
To Break In New Shoes.

Always shake in Aliens Foot Ease, powder.
It cures hot, sweating, aching. swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25e. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Her Mission.

Mrs. Homer suppose your daugh.
ter Is attending cooking school SO she
will be able to do her own cooking
after her marriage?
Mrs. Uppson-Oh. my, no! She Il
going to write cook book.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
Other Side of 1t.

She (at the depot)-It must be awfully
trying on those poor foreigners who come
to this country and find themselves
strangers in a strange land.
He-Oh, they are used to it, having
been born and raised in foreign lands,
you know.
She-Why, of course, 1 never thought
of that
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
His Dyspepsia Better.

Butts-I got wire from Sniggs to-
day saying his dyspepsia was much
better
Cutts-You don't mean to say he
telegraphed the news. What did he
say?
Butts-He said there was strong
rally in the wheat pit.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Mothers will find Mrs. WtnsIow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24

There is one thing we have remark
ed about very swell young man: he
wears his overcoat very long or very
short,