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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01
A Patriotic kansan Abroad.

An ocean voyage is being robbed of
most of its terrorS. The Arabic is a
big ship, one of the largest. 1t
stretches out over so many waves
that 1t does very little rolling or
plunging- We have been out for
thoee days, and there have been real
ly no cases of seasickness, and it is a
great disappointment However,
am not going to ask the company to
refund my fare on that account
everybody is afraid of seasickness,
and down in their hearts everybody
wishes everybody else might be sick
and he alone left to proudly walk the
deck and smile at the victims The
only person who suffers from seasick-
ness is the individual affected You
may run a silver in your finger and
the family will gather around with
words of sympathy. You may get a
clnder in your eye and your friends
Will hurry forward and help get it
out. But If you are suffering with
seasickness, and death would be al
most welcome, your friends will only
grin any their words of coincidence
are false and hooking.
The daily life on a steamship is
good deal like L am told it is on a linn
tied Santa Fe Pullman train. only
there is little more room. There
are all kinds of people in the crowd,
mostly from England, the United
States or Boston. Soon after l left
port 1 met fellow who looked like
somebody from home. 1 asked him
where he was from and he said Ne
vada L said L was from Kansas, and
he enthusiastically grasped my hand
and said, Then we are neighbors."
You do get good deal of that feeling.
Afterward we met some folks from
Colorado and to have seen US warm up
to each other would have made you
think we were long separated but
happily reunited family. When any
one asks me where 1 hail from and l
say kansas" the answer is nearly al
ways oh" And then l shut my
eyes and wait for the next remark.
1t never fails to come: ssDo YOU know
Carrie Nation?" If / get fair show
L generally manage in the course of a
conversation to incidentally ring in
few things about Kansas that they
never heard before land once in a
while something / meyer heard my
self. / don't have to confine myself
to things l can prove. Colorado and
Nevada will stand by me and if the
returning English tourists are not re-
GREETING they did not see the wonder
full state of Kansas they are simply
figuring me out a liar. The poet said:
How sweetit is for ones country to
die" Let US add: "Hew sweet it is
for ones country to lie.''
That reminds me of a good Joke on
myself. An Englishman was COM
planning of the voyage and wished he
was in old England. I did a little
rapture talk about the ocean and said I
L loved to get on the deck, watching |
the never ending blue of water and I,
sky and just lie and lie and lie there.
He said: Il believe you told me you
were newspaper man."-W. Y. Nor
gan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

The Henryetta MOI Free Lance
says there is Kansas newspaper
whose motto is: Lille, steal, drink
and swear" and it is thus explained
by the editor: "When you lie, let it
be down to pleasant dreams: when
you steal, let it be away from immor-
al associates; when you drink let it be
pure water; when you swear, let it be
that you will patronize your home
paper, pay your subscription and not
send your job work away from home ,,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

Baker will pay 8 cents per pound
for good hides until further notice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01
TROIIN6 STALLION. OLIVER M.

VIII make the season at Mechau's barn in
Wa-keeney. kanS-
PEDIGREE-Sire. Superior 2:17s< tsire of Car
vear-oid record >. 14iSe Mary Ma eialen.s :
year-old record 2:.sssz Elsie 5. 2:2l1s,. Dam.
Alice Marshall. by Pocahontas Boy No 1890
tsire OF Clay hontaS 2:1154; Buffalo Girl 2:I2H !;
Raven Roy 2:15k and 10 others with records
OF 2-3O or better, and grandsire of 40 with s:30
better
DEsCRIPrIcN = Oliver NJ is chestnut
horse foaled in 1892, bred by Dubois Bros
Denver Colo and registered in Vol Ii of
the American Trotting Register Associat ion.
Chicago. Ill. He stands Is hands high. weighs
$3.50 pounds. magnificentiy proportioned.
good bone. beautiful action. kind and gentle
disposition and great endurance.
TERMS-S10-00 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. Mare and
colt will stand good for service of the horse.
Care will be taken to prevent accidents bat
will not be responsible should any occur
r. N GLEASON. Owner.
RUBE CARPENTER Keeper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists refund money if
PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure any case.
no matter of how long standing, IN
TO IA days First application gives
ease and rest. SOC. If your druggist
hasn't it send so cents in stamps and
it will be forwarded postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co, St. Louis. Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

Smoked hams at Baker
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

A boy who was working in Wichi-
ia packing house disappeared last
week, and Bent Murdoch canes out
with the following theory and some
thing else: ga fifetenn year old boy
by the name of Drake Watson, who
was working in a Wichita packing
house. disappeared at 3 o'clock Friday
and it is suggested that he fell into
the leaf-lard vat. He was not exact
ly holocauSted or incinerated. but was
probably exalted, evaporated or to
speak professionally. rendered. The
deceased, demiSed, eXhaled, or s'ren-
dered young man leaves a father who
''drew'' his wages, and a mother who
often failed to patch his pants. How
ever if any OF the housekeepers who
use Wichita packing house leat-lard
should find any stray buttons, buckles
or the like, pertaining TO the para
phernalia of fifteen year old boy
with stepmother, in their pie dough-,
it is hoped they will send word to the
bereaved parents who reside in the
more or less in the Windy Wonder
with a view of Identification, to be
followed by the necessary and proper
obSeQuieS-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01
Notice to District Clerks.

The time of the annual school
meeting has been changed to the
third Thursday of July. No other
change is made in the law in regard
to the annual meeting.
Please call at my office and get no.
tices and census books.
MRS. CLARA d. SMITH.
County Superintendent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

For Rent-The southeast quarter of
section 16-12-24, in Trego county. All
under fence and 120 acres broken,
good we'll Might build a house if
leased for term of years. Inquire
of j. Coleman, 521 Monson ST., Peoria,
Illinois. So
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

So, my young lady friend, you think
it almost unbearabIe in the old town,
do you? Altogether too dull to suit
you. You have grown clear away
from life In quiet, rural place and
long for the paved streets, marble
cafes, crowded street cars and whirl
and hustle of Kansas City. OF course
all you know about city life is what
you heard somebody say, what you
haye read and what you have dream
ed-all, by the way, very unreliable
sources of information. Time hangs
too heavily on your hands here. l
notice that your poor old mother has
plenty to occupy her time. She is
never idle very long at time. You
might jump in and take some of her
also lots of good books you have never
read and your knowledge of fancy
work could be written on postage
stamp. You are tired of the same
old faces every day. Perhaps you don't
know those old familiar faces are the
bulwatk that stands between you and
harm If you conld get away from
here for few months among Stran-
gers those old familiar faces would
look so good to you that you would
cry at the thought of them. No, you
do not need a change of place. What
you need is change of heart.-Os-
borne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

Protect your propertyagHinst winds
and tornadoes by buying n policy in
the Continental. Strictly reliable.
w. III. Swiggett. agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

Wanted-IIeifers and shoats. High
est market price paid. Address J. H.
Hickman, -Wa-Keeney, Kans. Ranch
I miles northwest on Saline.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01

1 have several customers for lands
suitable for wheat raising If you
want to sell list your land with me-
JOHN A. NELSON.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-01
Kansas wheat Best in the World.

ssThere is no wheat anywhere in the
world so good as Kansas wheat" said
John NJ. Turner, flour merchant of
Hamburg and London. Mr.. Turner
with his business partner, S. Gruner,
have come to Kansas City to attend
the convention OF National Millers'
federation. Everywhere in Europe
Mr. Turner continued, American
wheat stands high in the estimation
of the people, but Kansas leads the
world. There's nothing like it; no
other wheat with so much gluten, so
much muscle and nerve building stuff
in it. 1t has become so popular on
the continent as well as in Great Bri
tain that flour dealers have to carly it
regardless Of the price or profit.
''All the wheat in Russia is grown
or controlled by the Jews. Fearing a
ukase from the Gar against exporting
the crop last year, they rushed it all
out of the country. The result was
Denmark, Holland, Great Britain,
Belgium and Germany were blockaded
with Russian wheat. It's poor stuff.
They don't clean it. You can find al
hiOoO any III rye. COi va u,
tucks, pieces of wood, nails and other
property that doesn't belong there.
European buyers have complained Bit
terly against this Russian wheat.
They want American grain, Ameri-
can -four, and a wonderful market is
being built up for it American -four
in Berlin today is worth, ID American
money, about $50 to 81 for 100 kilos,
which is 220 pounds. In other words
we pay for American flour the same
price you pay in Kansas City, plus the
freight rates, steamer rates, change
about every two hours. So keen is
the competition between steamer
lines and railroads that the rates are
quoted for Immediate acceptance and
die with the day."-Ex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
THE BELTED PLAID.
This Was the Original Dress OF the
Scottish Highlander.

This Was the Original Dress OF the
Scottish Highlander.
The original dress of the highlander
was the belted plaid. This was a
piece OF tartan cloth, two yards broad
and four long. which was drawn
around the waist in nicely adjusted
folds and tightly buckled with belt.
The lower part came down to the
knees in much the same manner as
the modern kilt, while the upper part
was drawn up and adjusted to the left
shoulder, so that the right arm might
be perfectly free. This upper part was
the plaid, which was used as a covering
for the shoulders and body in wet
weather, and when the use of both
arms was required it was fastened
across the breast with brooch, often
curiously enriched. A brooch was also
used to fasten the plaid on the left
shoulder. To attire himself in the belt
ed plaid required on the part of the
highlander no small amount of dexteri-
ty. The usual way was to lay it on
the floor and after carefully arranging
the folds to lie down upon it and then
buckle it on. The lower end was fas-
tened at the right hip. The utility Of
such dress in the highlands is OBJ
vious, for the plaid rendered the man
Indifferent to storms and prepared to
pass night in the open air in the
most inclement weather, while the loose
undergarment enabled him to wade
rivers or ascend mountains with equal
ease. 1t was thus peculiarly adapted
to the warrior, the hunter and the
shepherd IL pdon Mail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31

speculative fever seemed to have In
fected all classes. Bank cashiers and
confidential clerks in those speculative
days were exposed to peculiar tempta-
ton On account of their constant
proximity to the scene of speculative
effort they were witnesses of the APP
parent Use with which great fortunes
We're sometimes acquired. This oppor-
tunity afforded by their positions to
overlook the daring and frequently
successful operations Of others has
made for the downfall Of many bank
employee.
Even the Oldest and most experienced
bank clerks and officials are victims of
this specious object lesson in wrong
doing. They make themselves believe
that they are backing their own judg-
ment and entering upon operations
which they understand fully. Undoubt-
eddy they sometimes meet with success.
There are probably many men today
who have become wealthy out of specu-
lations carried on with the money of
the corporations by which they were
employed in some minor position of
trust. They have helped themselves
to tire funds of their employer, and
fortune has permitted them to conceal
their peculation until such time as they
could replace what they had taken.
The most tragic event of this LIND
that happened in 1894 was the disoov-
cry by the Shoe and Leather bank of
New York of the long continued GRIM
inality OF it's trusted bookkeeper, S;ln-
uel G. Seeley, which was followed by
the fight of the culprit and the suicide
of his accomplice Seeley had been in
the employ of the bank for fourteen
years. For several years he had ex':lu-
sive charge of the ledgers lettered from
A to K. 1t not being the practice of the
institution to require its bookkeeoers
to exchange, ledgers at stated times.
Seeley was paid a salary of s1,S00 per
annum, and both the bank and the
United States Guarantee comp any,
which was on his bond. had convinced
themselves that he was man of most
exemplary probity. Yet for nine years
he had been abstracting the funds Of
the bank and had taken altogether q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
dc of Bank Defacation Show Constant Increase;
From ReOr9anlZed COnSc1enceS

ined and the others seriously crippled
Several financial institutions were car
ried off their feet, and much capital
held in trust was lost in the confusion
None of the criminals was punished
according to law. One of them coW-
mitted suicide, and two fled with their
loot This outburst Of financial deprav-
ity was a great shock to New Hamp-
shire, whose record for square dealing
had been unbroken for twenty years.
Because it is the financial center OF
the country and the most densely pop
ulated state in the Union New York
has always headed the list of defalca-
tons and entertainments. Its contri-
button to the record year Of 1894 was
over $9,0OO,000. Next in moral delin-
quency of this nature, strange as it
may appear, came Tennessee. with
record of over 100000 lost by bank
dishonesty. Illinois and Iowa were
about equally culpable, and Pennsylva-
mia, Missouri and California were not
far behind. South Carolina, Nevada
and Arizona were entirely free from
this species Of criminality.
The record of defalcation In the Unit
ed States began to be kept regularly in
1878. For the first decade after that it
averaged 100000 year. The never
to be forgotten year Of 1884. however.
with its Ferdinand Ward episode and
other notorious operations, raised the
figure more than $40, 100000, total not
reached again until the close of the
succeeding decade with its unsavory
record Of $127, 900, 900 lost through OFF,
cial dishonesty.
During the last decade extraordinary
precautions have been taken to make
bank peculation by employees practi-
cally impossible. It is possible that
some of the methods devised have been
efficient, although the guarantee COM
panies profess to be skeptical. These
surety agents affirm that a dishonest
/ accountant will find a way to nullify
any system. Furthermore. it is certain
that defalcation everywhere will not
show any remarkable decline until the
consciences Of bank officials are reor-
gained on temptation proof basis. Y
CHARLES e. CHAPMAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
Bowser Plays Cards
Brings Home New Pack and Induces Wife Join In Few
sss "Liyely Games" Of Euchre Her Luck Anglers Him.
Accuses Her Of Cheating and Defies Hoye

hand? = never heard of such q thing,
but was going to take it up, anyhow.
Lead away, and il l don't make you a
tired woman before you get through
then you may call me a goat"
Mrs. Bowser led and continued to
lead until every trick was taken, and
as she scored two Mr.. Bowser forced
laugh and said:
"All right for you. I am just lead
ing you on Don't try to stack those
cards. for / have my eye on you.
"You know can't stack cards"
well, don't try to learn. There was
something very funny about your tax
ing all those tricks. Play to that"
Mrs. Bowser happened to have the
better hand and she covered his lead
and took three tricks and scored an
other point.
"You are having bullhead luck" he
sneered, .but wait until the cards be-
gin to run and you won't know you
are In the game. It's my deal"
The luck was still with Mrs. Bowser
and she scored two points and made a
"Chicago.' Womanlike she could not
conceal her exultation, and Mr.. .Bowser
turned red clear around to the back Of
his neck and answered:
You can blow your horn now, but
wait few minutes longer. Remem-
Der, II there is any cheating, out Of the
game 60"
Five more hands were played and
Mrs. Bowser won by two points.
Fearing an outbreak. she said nothing,
but the cat looked out from under the
lounge and caught her eye and winked
at her to go slow and let Mr.. Bowser
win game. She tried to do SO, but it
happened that the cards were running
her way and she couldn't help but take
the tricks. 1t was another Chicago"
for Mr.. Bowser, and he showed back
from the table and queried:
"IIave you had an old gambler up
here teaching you how to palm the
cards?"
'Of course haven't" she indignant
~ replied Luck is simply running
my way, or else
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
Vacation Tours.

For the summer season Of 1905 the
railroads have undoubtedly arranged
lower round trip excursion rates to the
various summer resorts and to the
Pacific coast than any previous year.
The Iowa Central announces a few of
their rates as shown below from Mar
shalltown:
To st Paul and Minneapolis $1,000:
to Duluth $14.S0; Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo $23.40; Salt Lake
City and Ogden s36.40: tickets on sale
daily after June i, final limit Oc-
tober 81.
To Denver, account Epworth Lea
que convention) 5000; tickets on sale
June 80 to July f. Limit July IA, with
privilege of extension to August 8 on
payment of fee of SO cents.
To Denver, account G. A. r. en-
campment) s14s5; tickets on sale
August so to September 4. Limit Sep
TENDER 12, with privilege of extension
to October on payment of fee Of SO
cents.
To Portland, Ore, (for Lewis and
Clark exposition) $4,000: tickets on
sale daily. limit ninety days; tickets
good going one route and returning
another with liberal stop-over prtvi-
leges.
To California. Correspondingly as
low rates as to Portland.
To Hot Springs. Ark. One fare
plus two dollars for the round trip;
tickets on sale daily. limit thirty
days.
For full particulars call on agents.
or address A. B. QUITS,
G. p. and T. A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
! !, lcopyriaht. 1905. by T. c. Ncclure.l

e copyright, 1905, by I. G. McClure.1
~ ~ B. BOWSER had been read
s. W. ing and smoking for half al
hour after dinner when ht
+ seemed to suddenly think Of
something and rose up and went dow
the hall to his overcoat. When he re
turned he Lad fancy deck Of cards
in his hand and said to Mrs. Bowser:
.'I'd almost forgotten these. They
were given me by an agent who hap
ipened into the Office today"
Mrs. Bowser had word Of praise
for the deck, and then Mr.. Bowser
Icontinued:
Z eve finished with the paper, and ]
don't believe you care much for your
book, and suppose we have few
games Of euchre to initiate this deck 2
I'll don't feel much like playing to.
night" size replied, remembering pBe
lvious experiences and wondering how
she could turn his mind into another
channel.
Nonsense! Just put away your old
DOCK, ana Wen nave u rev .llVeIy
games. ]. think / heard you Dragging
iaround few weeks ago that you could
beat me all hollow"
Cant we let it go until tomorrow
might? Mrs. Green is making q dress,
land she may send in for me at any
minute
"When she sends you can go, but
well probably have time to play q
dozen games first
Mrs Bowser saw that there was NO
way out of ii, and she laid aside her
book and said:
''The last time we played you said ]
cheated and raised great row about
ut. II you get mad this time
''N1y dear woman, have no recol-
lection OF raising row, and if you can
cheat me. You are welcome to-"
"But don't want to cheat. / want
- play fair, and want you to do the
same"
Certainly will. Only if man
beats. a woman at cards she always
squeals about it. ! shall beat you four
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31

2
violation of public trust. The recent
unenviable distinction won by Frank q.
Bigelow, the Milwaukee bank president
whose misrepresentation of funds
amounting to millions puts him at the
very forefront, of all workers of this
species of inicluity, is a fresh reminder
that the safeguards employed In the
banking system of today are still in
sufficient.
This form of moral turpitude seems
to recur in cycles. Looking backward,
the record OF, 1894 for misconduct of
this description was phenomenal. In
that year alone $25,000,000 was lost
through enlightenment, defalcation and
Kindred swirldling operations. That
was an average of more than $1,000. 900
q month stolen outright. Never before
In the history Of the nation had the
record mounted so high. The only in
stance that in any way approached it
rs the record. year for swindling bank
operations occurred precisely ten years
earlier. This was the time of the ia
NOUS Grant & Ward exposure, which
brought about a sudden decrease in
values that told eloquently of the finan-
cial unsoundness of many a Wanted
institution and left in it's wake suicide,
flight beyond extradition, arrest and
Imprisonment.
It was in this memorable year of 1884
that the collapse of the Marine bank,
New York city, was followed by the
speedy downfall of the Metropolitan
the flight Of John c. Emo, its president
and the investigation of the colossal
frauds of that Napoleon of finance"
Ferdinand Ward. Similarly, and even
to the extent of additional millions, the
banking annals Of 1894 disclose an APP
palling list Of criminal misappropria-
ton and its consequent misery. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
Bishop Brooks Joke.

Some years ago Bishop Phillips
Brooks was recovering from an illness
and was denying himself to all visitors
when Robert Ingersoll called. The
bishop received him at once. II ap-
preciate this very MUCH" said Mr.. In
gersoll, "but why Go you see me when
you deny yourself to your friends 2
1T is this way" said the bishop. Il
feel confident Of seeing my friends in
the next world, but this may be my
last chance Of seeing you"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, a flaming city is saved by
dynamiting space that the fire can
cross. Sometimes cough hangs on 81
long, you feel as if nothing but dyna
mite would cure it. q. T. Gray, OF
Calhoun, Ca, writes: My wife had
very aggravated cough. which kept
her awake nights. Two physicians
could not help her; SO she took DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds, which eased
her cough, gave her sleep, and finally
cured her" Strictly scientific cure
for bronchitis and lagrippe. At Nc
Donald & Manhood Co.'s drug store.
price soc and 81; guaranteed. Trial
bottle free.