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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
KING OSCARS MANLY TRAITS.
Swedish Monarch Worthy the Love of
His CountrYmen.


King Oscar of Sweden has never
allowed the political opinions of the
Norwegian poet Bjornson to affect his
attitude toward his writings. Unlike
Ibsen, who believes in the Scandina-
Wan union, Bjornson has always
striven to secure political independ-
ence for Norway. Yet when, some
years ago, a number of choral socie-
ties serenaded the king at Christiania,
he stepped out on the balcony and in
a loud voice asked them to unite in
singing certain ardent republican
song of Bjornson's and he added his
own voice to the chorus. On his re-
turn to Stockholm he wrote Bjornson
an amiable letter, inclosing with it the
St Olaf order. When not engaged in
writing poems or books, King Oscars
favorite amusement is yachting along
the picturesque coast of Sweden and
Norway. He is a born seaman and
resolutely faces perils on sea or shore.
On one occasion he stopped twoi run
away horses and saved two lives at
the risk of his own. Five days later
he jumped into the water to save a
child from drowning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Mason and pixon's Line.

The historic Mason and Dixon line
has just been resurveyed at the joint
expense of the states of Pennsylvania
and Maryland. The surveyors found
that many of the old markers and
crown stones had been displaced One
stone was in use as a dOorsill in a
house, another in a church and some
had been used in bake ovens The
line was carefully re-established, and
the old stone posts set along its
course after Mason and Dixon marked
it out in 1853 were reset in solid
cement bases, and iron posts were
substituted in places where the old
ones had disappeared. good many
of US have probably forgotten the
origin of the Mason and Dixon line,
and that it was the result of a dispute
between Pennsylvania and Maryland
over their respective boundaries as
described in their charters The set
tied boundary was marked oy mile
stones. every fifth one having the arms
Of Lord Baltimore on one side and
hose of William Penn on the other
Springfield Republican
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Iattooed Women.

There are two sorts of tattooing in
use among the women of the Congo
One is common to all the members OF
the same tribe, and indicates the orr
gin and birthplace of the subject 1t is
an infallible and perpetual certificate
of birth and nationality The other
sort of tattooing is simply fantasy and
coquetry. But among certain tribes
there is a third kind. The women re-
cord upon their bodies the epochs OF
their existence. A horizontal line
marks marriage, oblique lines the
birth of children, vertical line wean-
ing, another line change of residence.
Thus the autobiography of the woman
is written upon her person, and re-
garded with pride if it is full of events.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Turkish suItan's Fortress Kitchen

Turkish Suitan's Fortress Kitchen
The private kitchen of the sultan OF
Turkey is veritable fortress, con-
sisting of a small chamber situated to
the right of the great entrance, and is
guarded by barred windows and an
armor-plate door. The cook oficiates
Under the ever-watchful eye of the
Eelardjhi bachi, one of the most
weighty functionaries in Yildiz palace
at Constantinople, for the health, the
very life even, of the ruler is at his
mercy When cooked, each dish is
fastened with red sealing wax, bear
ing the official seal of the kelardjhi,
and remains Theoretically closed until
the seals are broken in the sultan's
own presence. His majesty's life is
passed in a long series of elaborate
precautions However, in spite of the
care he takes of his health, Abdul Ha-
mid, after reign of twenty-five years,
looks prematurely old and broken. His
weakness is extreme and his body so
thin that it is little more than a skele.
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
A Valuable Book.

In the library of the palace of the
Rajah of Ulwar, city in India, there
is manuscript book called 1.-The Gu.
listan," which is claimed to be the
most valuable volume in India
The librarian insists that it is worth
five hundred thousand rupees, which
is equivalent to about a hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. and declares
that the actual cost of the gold used
in illuminating it was more than fifty
thousand dollars. 1t is modern man.
uscript copy of a religious poem, made
in 184S by German scribe at the or
der of the Maharajah Bani Singh. Tho
miniatures and other pictures were
painted by a native artist at Delhi
and the ornamental scroll work upon
the margins of the pages and the in
itial letters were done by a resident OF
Ulwar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Led Norwegian Revolution.

A correspondent at Christiania des-
cribes the four leaders of the Norwe-
gian evolution-Michelsen Berner,
Lovland and hansen. Nicholson, min
lister of state, is the real head of the
movement He is a merchant, much
interested in his business, overworked
and in such poor health that he thinks
of leaving Christiania because of it's
enervating climate Berner, president
of the storthing, is a man in the late
sixties, old-fashioned in attire, deliber-
ate in speech and action and stubborn
ly tenacious of his purposes. Lovland,
minister of the exterior, is a farmers
son. He was a school teacher and an
editor before he entered politics He
is consnmmate diplomat, who knows
particularly how to bide his time. As
for Nansen, he helped chiefly by lend
ing his popular name to the move
ment- He is, as he always was,
dreamer, and has no political aspira-
lions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
CLEMENTINA GONZALES,
OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
PE-RU.NA THE REMEDY.

Miss C1ementina Gonzales, Hotel Pro-
vincia, Guatemala, c. A, in a recent
letter from PAT Cleveland Ave, Chicago,
Ill, writes:
CiIfiOn. Twas SO run down that could
not sleep at night, had no appetite and
felt tired i'm the morning.
az tried many f0nfcs, but Peruna
was the only thing which helped me in
the least. After had taken burt q hall
bottle felt much better. 4 continued
its use for three weeks and was conn.,
pIcfeIy restored to health, and was
able TO take up my studies which had
been forced to drop. There Is nothing
better than Peruna to build up the
system. ''-CIemenfinaG Gonzales.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.,
of Columbus, Ohio, for instructive free
literature on catarrh.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
GIFT TO ORPHANS OF GOTHAM
}. Watts de Peyster Transfers His
Country Mansion to institution


Country Mansion to Institution.
Gen. j. Watts de Peyster, the Red
Hook philanthropist, for a considera-
ton of 81 has transferred Rose Hill,
his country seat in Duchess county,
to the Watts Orphan House of York
ers- Gen. de Peyster is now living
there in retirement
The domain is extensive, says the
New York Times Its name is de-
rived from the country place of the
the owners great-grandfather, John
Watts, Sr-. who gave the title Rose
Hill to a large section of northwest
ern New York half a century ago.
The property at Red Hook includes
a mansion of the old English country
style, ia feet long by 81 deep, with
tower in the rear containing a Ii
brary of between 80 1000 and 10000
volumes of special interest to the bib
liophile and curio hunter and a magni-
ficent collection of firearms, swords
and bronzes.
The Leake and Watts Orphans
house, which will take the handsome
estate after Gen. Peyster's death, is
the natural beneficiary in the absence
of the latter's descent from the foun-
der
The gift is another item in a long
list of benevolences of Gen. de Pey-
ster. In the few years he has given
thousands of dollars to charity. 1t is
believed that at his death his large
fortune will be divided among the in
situations he has founded or aided. He
is now so years Of age.
He has established a home for girls
at Tivoli and a sanitarium for consum-
at Tivoli and a sanitarium for con-
sumptives and training school for
boys at Verbank. He has also given
New York a statue of Col. Abraham
de Peyster, which stands in Bowling
Green. The colonel was the first
chief justice of the colony of New
York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Landmarks.
Now, I look the landscape DER,
There comes unto my gaze
The spots knew SO well OF yore-
In distant wintry days
Here where the stately rosebush stands
In summers ruthless glow
With chilly feet and weary hancs,
1 used to shovel snow
And where the dandelion smiles,
Beneath the balmy spell
That's woven by each breeze's wiles-
That's where 1 slipped and fell.
To songs of other days, 1 VOW
1 listen all unmoved;
me days that we are getting now
Are much to be approved
Washington Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
DEATH OF POPULAR AUTHOR
Passing of Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
Brings Grief to Many.

Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, authoress
and editor of ST. Nicholas Magazine,
died at her summer home in Tanners
vile, N Y, Aug. 81. She has been
ailing for some months. Mrs. Dodge
was one of the best known women
editors in America and the book that
made her famous was Hans Brinker;
or, the Silver Skates" which had a
large sale and was translated into sew
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Whole Town to Be Moved.

Practically every building in the lit
tie numbering town of Herring, Potter
county, Pa, will be moved to Single
House by rail. The distance is six
miles. The work of transporting the
buildings began few days ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
MAZE Conquest OF SULTAN.

SuIu Chieftain Offered Marriage to
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The Sulta of Sulu was so impressed
by Miss Alice Roosevelt upon her visit
to the Philippine Islands that he of
fered her his hand in marriage, prom
Using to make her the sultana of the
entire Sulu archipelago.
The sultan had arranged an elabor-
ate program for the entertainment of
Miss Roosevelt, Secretary Taft, and
the congressional party.
Thousands of Moros, residents of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

era1 languages. She was born in New
York city and her father was the as
sociate of poets, scientists, statesmen
and painters. About thirty-five years
ago Mrs. Dodge was left a widow, with
two promising boys. AS it was neces.
sary to'rely on her personal exertions,
she adopted the profession of Htera.
ture and succeeded. She wrote many
sketches, stories and poems for the
magazines.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Americas First Iron BRIDGE.

Up to 1910 there were no iron
bridges in the United States except
suspension bridges, in which iron
links were used in the cables and sus-
penders, the floor system being -of
wood. The first bridge in America
consisting of iron throughout was
built in 1910 by Earl TrumbuH over
the Erie canal in the village of Frank
fort, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Many Stitches in Quilts.

on careful computation that two quilts
which she has just made contain
about 2,S34,1 stitches. In one gar
ment there are 1882 stitches in each
of the 1850 pieces. making a total,
with border work, of 1,61S,02S
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

FOR Young Men and women.
The best school Missouri which to prepare for
entrance the Unfversfty. EnroIlment the past
year $50 One Of the twelve approved schools
In Missouri. New building; board for . limited
ber OF girls: unexce1led advantages Music and
Execution; splendid training for teachers Find out
more BY writing 90 presfdent,
GEO. n. BEAsLEY, 1901 Cherry ST. coaunbis Nd
A1so 0unar of Columhia BuntneB College located
n aAms city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

turzon's Dispute with General Leads
to His Resignation.
The resignation of Lord Curzon of
Kedleston as viceroy of India and the
appointment of the earl of Mimic, now
Encouragement of Canada, as his
successor, is announced.
There has long been a decidedly
bitter feeling between Lord Curzon,
the India Office and Lord Kitchener,
commander in chief of the forces in
India, over the new plan of army ad-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Watch Kept Time Under Water.

Ray jenkins lost his watch over
board in fifteen feet of water at Ba-
kers Island, Mass Two days later
Frank Turner found the watch while
diving, and examination showed that
1t was in perfect running order.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Mohammed Tamajamalu Kiran, sui
tan of Sulu, who proposed marriage to
Alice Roosevelt, promising to make
her queen of the Sulu archipelago, is
the ruler of lao islands of the Philip
pine group, with a population of 120,-
600, of which $4,000 are classed as
slaves. He is known to his people as
1.-The Stainless One" THE Spotless
One and THE Mountain of Light"
He is short, squat man, about %
years old. The sultan already has
twelve wives.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09
Agricultural and horticultural Colo
MES on the Kansas City
Southern Railway

Southern Railway.
Lockesburg Colony in Sewer county.
Arkansas, containing about 10000
acres, and Lering Colony in Sabine
Parish, Louisiana, containing about
$4,000 acres, are now open for settle
ment. Lands range in price from
800 to $500 per acre and are sold
IN easy terms to actual settlers
Lockesburg Colony is well suited for
general farming, stock raising and
commercial fruit growing. Loring Col
ony lies in splendid fruit, truck and
tobacco region and is good for corn
and cotton also. Both are situated in
beautiful country, with a healthy
climate and excellent water Write
TOR books concerning Lockesburg and
Loring Colonies and Current Events"
Magazine to, F. E. ROESLER.
immigration Agt-, K C. s. Ry.,
Kansas City, Mo.
s. G: WARNER,
G. p. & T. A. K. C.. s. Ry..
Kansas City Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Lady Curzon.

Lord Curzon. Lady Curzon. 4
ministration in India. Lord Curzon's
dissatisfaction came to a head with
the refusal of the cabinet to appoint
Maj.-Gen- Sir Edmund Barrow, on
Lord Curzon,s recommendation, mill
tary supply member of the council
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

some men, like mules, do little head
work and are always kicking.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

folo and from the neighboring islands,
were present to take part of the festi-
Vities of an amusing but not blood
thirsty character.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-09

Hopeless Case.

Aren't you aware" said the kind
lady, that there is something digni-
fed about honest labor?"
yes, ma'am," answered the unlaun-
dered hobo. I've heard NV fellers wot
stood on their dignity, but I'm saters-
dde t set on mine"
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14
"A Stitcn IN Time Saves Nine

The Santa Fe company has an
nounce that as soon as possible II Will
build large bitches, or drainage sew
ers, along its entire line from La
Junta to Pueblo. These bitches will
run a few feet from the railroad
tracks and are to be built for the
purpose of protecting the line from
washouts and floods. The water
which flows from the swollen
streams or rivers will be carried
away by these bitches and emptied
into the river at points where the
river does not endanger the railroad
line. These bitches will also be run
under culverts and the culverts will
be piped. so that when the water
reaches "A certain height the overflow
will pass through the pipes and into
the drainage bitches to be carried
away.
The Santa Fe will also cooperate
with the city officials of Trinidad in
erecting "A solid cement wall along
the Las Animas river, which over
flowed its banks few months ago
and delayed traffic on the Santa Fe
for several days, causing the com
pany to lose over 81 900, 900. both by
reason of the floods and loss Of per
ishable freight, that was in many
cases ruined by being held up until
traffic could be resumed.
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14
SantA Fe Excursion Rates.

saturday or Sunday. return Sun
day or Monday, round trip: Colo
RADIO Springs, s4.35; Manitou, $3.50;
Palmer Lake, $40.
SUNDAY only, round trip: Colorado
Springs. $3.50: Manitou. S3.O5;
Palmer Lake. 50 .65; Pueblo. $3.50.
Eastbound excursion rates from
Colorado to Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City. st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Atchison. Leavenworth, Memphis,
and many other points; date of sale
May 9th and 18th, June 81, 5th
9th. 10th. 18th and 18th. July LIST to
10th inclusive: final limit of return
October 3lst. See Santa te agent.
Excursion rates to Portland, Ore.
from MAY oath to September 30th:
$40 for the round trip; diverse
routes returning; through San Fran
cisco SOL for the round trip; dates of
sale from May oath to June 2sth;
final return limit ninety days from
date of sale
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14
teachers Institute

The public school teachers who
have been in attendance upon the
district institute recently held IN
Lamar are loud in their praises
Some think il the best and most
helpful session they ever attended.
Great credit Is due Mrs Money and
the superintendents Of Bent, hiowa
and ProwerS counties for securing
such professional instructors as
Prof. Phillips. Of Denver Uniyersi-
ty. and DIR. and Mrs. Bell. of the
State University. Otero county
sent much larger delegation than
any of the other counties.
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14
County Commissioners.

The county commissioners ad-
journed last Saturday after week 5
session. Most Of the session was
taken up with considering road
matters. examining claims and al
lowing bills.
The commissioners granted a PEE
tition for road south from Sugar
City to Rocky Ford. There is a
slight change in the route from that
petitioned for. Nothing was done
with the road proposition from
Sugar City into the Box Springs
country for the reason that none of
the promulgators of the scheme at
tended the meeting to confer with
the board
II. A. Mcintyre. of Denver; who
has recently acquired several hun
dred acres of land in the territory
east of La Junta. had a conference
with the board one day last week
with regard to building road east
of La Junta along the south side of
the railroad track. Mr.. Mcintyre
expressed a willingness to bear a
portion of the expense in building
the road. The principal expense
will be for three bridges, the largest
being the one over the arroyo east
of town. Nothing definite was de-
cided upon.
A committee of La Junta real
estate men conferred with the board
last Tuesday and asked for a dona-
ton of $3.50 per month for a period
of six months to assist in the boost
ing scheme of the Arkansas Valley
Colonization Association, which was
recently organized for the purpose
of inducing immigration from the
effete east. As there was no fund
which would stand donation Of
81 500 for this purpose the board
was not able to consider the matter
seriously.
The board adjourned Saturday
until the first Monday in July
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-14
Cheapest Article On the Market

~ DVICE is the cheapest article on
Avl the market in La Junta to-day,
@but our friends say that we are up
to snuff. When it comes to SELLING
FURNITURE. don't forget that we will
trade or buy anything, and sell cheaper
for cash or easy payments. We nave
furniture at any price wanted; and
complete stock of other household
goods: any old thing you want; come
and see us. EQUAL RIGHTS TO
ALL, AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO
NONE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-14

up. old man. and don't let them
monkey with you"
Bolivar went out In the street and
moved a wide svath. with pa after
him, hooking him all the time but he
paid no attention to pa He put bis
head under the side of a street car
loaded with negroes that had come to
see the show, dressed in their Sunday
clothes. and tipped the car over on the
side. and the negroes cravled through
the windows and went uptown yelling
murder. while Bolivar went in front OF
q grocery store where there was I pile
OF watsrmelons. and began To throw
them al the people in the street. and
the negroes thought an elephant was
not 50 bad. so they came back and had
. feast
Pa tried to head OF Bolivar at the
grocery. but Bolivar took half a
watermelon and put the red side on
top of pas head. and squashed II down
30 the seeds and Juice and pulp run
down pas shirt and neck. and he
looked as though murder had been
committed, but pa wiped his face on
his shirt sleeve and showed game. be-
cause he kept mauling Bolivar with
the hook Bolivar broke up a millinery
store by throwing tomatoes at the
women in the windows, and Re went
into a yard where q woman was
washing and squirted the bluing wa
ter all over the woman. and all over
pa. and then he chewed the clothes on
the line. and drove the family over the
fence.
You'd died to see those milliners
climb over . high board fence mead
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-14

and beloved. a. much a % defy pa
Ia turned the cock of the extingutsh-
er. and pointed the nozzle al Bolivar's
head. and began 10 squirt tho medl-
Gated Water all over him. FOR a mo-
r1eas bolivar acted As though he
eOuldn'I take a Joke. and was going 10
start OF again. but pa kept squirting
ard when the chemical water began to
eat into Bolivars hide. the big animal
weakened. and trumpeted in token OF
surrender. and kneele,l down in front
0f pa. and finally got down so pa could
get on his back. and pa took the hook
and hOoSed IL in the flap of Bolivar's
ear. where Is . tender spot and he told
Bolivar 10 get up and 90 back to the
tent. and Bolivar was as meek as a
lamb ami he got up. with pa on his
back. and the fre extingnishsr on pas
back. and marehsd back to the tent.
through the hole he had made coming
out Thousands Of people followed.
and eheered pa. and when they got in
the tent pa said to the principal owner
VI the show. who had made fun OF
him. Here's your elephant. and
whenever any of your old animals get
on the warpath. and you want EN-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-14

rounded up. don't forget my number.
cause I can knock the spots out Of any
animal except a giraffe" The crowd
eheered pa again and he got down OF
the elephant. took OF his fire extin-
guisher. and handed Bolivar a piece of
rag carpet. and said: Eat il, you old
eatamaran. or Ill kill you" and
Bolivar was so scared Of pa he eat
the carpet. which shows the power Of
brain over avordupois. pa says
The regular keeper OF Bolivar heard
Re vas on the rampage. and he came
back on the run to conquer nim, aftef
pa had got him back in the tent. but
Bolivar booked at him with a faraway
look in his eyes. as much as to say:
Seems to me l have met you some
where before, but 4 new king has been
crowned" and he took his old keeper
by the back OF his coat and threw him
toward the monkey cage. The mon
keys gave the keeper the laugh, and
Bolivar put his trunk lovingly on
pas shoulder. and seemed to say: .Old
man. you are il. from this time out .
Pa looked proud. and the old keeper
looked sick The people in the show
are going to present pa with a loving
cup, and guess he can run the menAg-
erie part of the show.
When the freaks heard Of pas brav-
cry. the fat ~oman and the bearded
lady wanted to hug pa. but pa waved
them away. and said he liked the eie-
phant business best.
May I'll used to think that IL I
could belong to a circus. and go away
with it when IL left the town lived in.
that il would be pretty near going 70