Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-05-06
STORIES Of 66e STREET
IFrom the New York Times-I

none equals the story of the court
of Maury county, Tenn. which abol-
ished the Chancery court of the divi-
sion at the instance of Senator Car
mack. Carmack himself was once
member of the Maury county court
and every farmer. no matter how far
in the backwoods he may live, knows
Carmack, and calls him Ned"
While visiting Columbia, the CAPT
tai of the county. during a recess of
Congress, Carmack. then repre-
sentative, strolled into the county
court room, where the quarterly
court was in session. He took seat
in a corner and listened to the count
ry orators A bill was presented for
window shades for the Chancery
courtroom. Instantly an excitable JUS
tlce was on his feet.
Darn the Chancery cote Let 'em
pay for their own window shades
That cote amt nothin' but an expense
nohow.''
During his torrent of invective
against the offending body, Carmack
scrubbed a few lines in a notebook
and gravely handed the sheet of pa
per to one of the Solons sitting near
him. When the orator finished Car
mack's neighbor arose and presented
the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this court that the Chancery court is
useless expense and burden to the
county. Therefore be it resolved that
it be declared and is hereby abol-
ished."
One or two of the justices looked at
Carmack suspiciously, but the resolu-
ton was put to vote and carried with
enthusiasm by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Thomas F. Somers brings a tale
from his old home in New England of
and old lady who cannot resist the
temptation of buying from peddlers
Her grandson has been studying the
history of Luther, and the naughty
youngster hurrie1 in to her one day
with the news that John Tetzel was
in the kitchen and wanted to sell her
some indulgences.
Dear me. Wait till 1 find my
glasses she said, as she dropped
her knitting I'm sure l need some
right away The small boy STAYED
away until late that night, but he
found the old lady sitting up with a
slipper.
''The other day my boy Dave, who
is very fond of pets, came into pos
session of a small turtle, perhaps six
or seven inches in diameter said a
well-known resident of Flatbush "Af-
ter much patient care Dave trained
the turtle to carry a small string in
his mouth, By means of this string
and judicious prodding he succeeded
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straight direction
"a few evenings ago 1 had a little
party at my house, and a number of
friends came over from Manhattan.
The party lasted until II o'clock, and
I persuaded some of the boys who
lived in New York to stay all night
The next morning we all oversight
ourselves. and didn't get up until
O'Clock, which was the time most of
us should be in the Office over in New
York. Well, we all hustled around
to get away, and my wife sent Dave
to the store for some peaches for
breakfast, taking particular pains to
impress upon him how necessary it
was that he should go and come in
the greatest hurry. He listened at
tentively and then darted away from
the house like an arrow from a bow.
Twenty minutes passed. No Dave
A half hour; then three-quarters.
Everybody on pins and needles At
last one of the boys could stand it no
longer, and he went down the street
in search of Dave. About four blocks
away he came across the aforesaid.
with the bag of peaches under his
arm, and a long stick in his hand,
Dave was absorbed in the delicate
Operation of guiding that COMPOUNDED
turtle toward the house,
| Senator Depew was stretched on
sofa in his New York home the other
evening nursing a strained shoulder
caused by a bad fall while running
for a train. An enthusiast of Chris
| tian Science who had called suggested
that he try that treatment to stop
| the pain. The visitor was describing
some remarkable demonstrations
upon friends of his.
Were you ever healed through it?'
Inquired the senator.
NO" was the reply. but dear rel
ative of mine was He had an acute
| case of-of-dear me, can't remem-
lber the disease. What is it that
causes a man to have swelled
head?"
| sFIattery, sometimes was the SEN
ator's quick reply
| A story is told of a certain justice
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