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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
German Hard to caricature.

Everybody who is familiar with the
features of Senator German is aware
that cartoonists invariably fail to get
any characteristic phase in the Mary
land statesman's face which they can
exaggerate successfully. A cartoon
list of some note tried for an hour one
evening when sitting opposite Senator
German at dinner to catch" him, but
was unsuccessful, although he thought
that one drawing was fairly good. He
called Senator Germans attention to
the trouble he was having well. .
said the senator, every one of the
prominent cartoonists has said the
same thing. Mast and Gillian have
told me 1 ought to do something to
change my appearance so that 1 could
be successfully cartooned-"
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North Pole Candy.


1t is not very pleasant to hear tai
low OF the marrow of the reindeer
called candy, yet such they may be
considered, because they delight the
children of the cold as much as you
are delighted with a box of chocolates
In Eskimo land there is a kind of
water fowl called dovekie- They are
about the size of a duck. are quite
black, with webbed feet of a brilliant
red color. When the men have killed
the dovekies the women cut of their
bright red feet and draw out the
bones; then by blowing into the skins
they distend them as much as pos
sib1e to form pouches When these
are thoroughly dried they are filled
with reindeer tallow and the bright
red packages are rega -ded by the Es-
kimo children as their greatest treat
Another kind of andy is the mar
row from the shinbone of the reindeer
Of which the Eskimo is very fond.
When the meat is stripped from the
bones of the RENDERS legs, these
bones are placed on the floor and
cracked with a Ratchet until the mar
'ow is exposed The bones are then
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
The Answer.

There's naught but toil,'' said, and
turned once more
To wreStle with Fate:
And then heard a little voice implore,
do not respond, but watt
There is no joy in life love or art.
1 said in my despair;
And then heard your laughter in my
heart.
And smiled to hear it there.
There is no peace" sighed in hope
1eSSn mess
Held fast in gloom's embrace:
And then felt your tender hands caress.
Your lips upon my face.
There is no promise How can I re-
joice?
To-morrow's lips art dumb"
And stin l hear your tender, hopeful
voice:
1.-THE summer days Will comet
J. 5. NJ, in Chambers Journal.
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A Pretty Experiment.

Here is little experiment that win
amuse you. Take a piece of wood
thick enough to rest on table in an
upright position. Bore several holes
of different sizes in it, leaving some OF
them straight-that is of the same
diameter all the way through. Others
you must make of a conical shape by
cutting away some of the wood on
table. supported, If necessary, and
suspend before it at a little distance
on the side of the large end of the
conical openings a piece of paper.
This may be hung from the chandelier
but it must be low enough to be Cd
posite to the holes in the wood
II you now blow through the
straight holes toward the paper it will
naturally be blown away from you,
but blow through the small end OF
the conical opening and the paper will
remain stationary or may even be
drawn toward you. Try it with
candle flame and similar result will
follow.
The explanation is that when you
blow through the straight hole the
air current is kept together in a col
umn and forces the object away froE1
1t. When you blow through the small
rent is spread, or dispersed, and goes
moved.
In blowing very hard, for instance
if you should use a bellows, or even
with the breath blow hard, the ain
back of the wood around the hole is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
When Trees Sleep.

1t seems strange to think of the
great strong live oaks, or the busy
little fruit trees, that give us our ap
pies and oranges, ever needing sleep
the same as boys and girls, and yet il
is a fact that trees and plants have
their regular times for going to sleep
They need to rest from the work OF
growing and to repair and oil the ma
chinery of life Some plants do all
their sleeping in the winter, while the
ground is frozen and the limbs are
bare of leaves. In tropical countries
where the snow never falls, and it is
always growing weather, the trees re
pose during the rainy season or dur
ing the periods of drought. They al
ways choose the most unfavorabIe
working time for doing their sleep
just as man chooses the night, wher
he cannot see to work.-Exchange.
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Had Sold Both Ends of the Bolt.

A Columbus shopkeeper tells this
somewhat amusing story, giving the
incident as an actual happening
Il was making some purchases. -
she said, lin a downtown store, and
was directed by the floor walker to
the muslin counter. A young man was
in charge, and l noticed at first that
he was slightly objected by liquor
After sorting over a number of bolts
on the shelf, he finally threw down
what wanted. He looked at the cloth
for minute, meanwhile fumbling for
the end Finally, he said, disgustedly,
Dick must have sold both ends of
this; yes, I'm sure he did, and with
that he pushed his shears across the
piece, and from the end thus made he
sold me the quantity 1 wished.''-Col
umbus Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25

Il do hope the cars won't run off the
track" said Betty Sylvester, as she
put the finishing touches to her sis
ter's costume, and then stood back
and studied the effect critically. Its
an audacious flying in the face of
Providence, to go switching OFF be-
hind one of them engines that amt
like nothing human nor divine. But
here's your Aunt Beulah, down sick
in bed and writing to us, and the land
knows l can't go with all the farm and
cows and cooking, and three hired
men here; and they do say she's got
splendid house with carpets and
bath rooms and all, and we're the only
kin. There, 1 think that will do. Yes,
it's shame we've never been to see
her, and she being there twenty years.
and the last five all by herself But
it's hundred miles, and it stands to
reason we couldn't go in a wagon and
l won't be switched across the land by
one of them snorting railroad things
that hasn't been in the neighborhood
scarcely a year, and folks still jump
ing just to hear them. Yes, that will
do" and stepping forward quickly she
dabbed little kiss upon her sisters
ear. Now goodbye. Be sure and
be set up with the fine things in Aunt
Beulah's house. 1 do hope nothing will
happen But young folks like to travel
round and see things You'll likely
have real good time, and it's shame
Aunt Beulah's at deaths door and 1
never been to see her. But there; l
must run back or the sweet pickle will
plumb spoil on the stove. You look
real pretty, Dorcas." And with this
involuntary compliment, Betty Syl-
vester hurried toward the kitchen,
leaving Dorcas blushing and fright
ened at the prospect of her first Jour
ney on the cars.
For number of years Dorcas had
had sutton. At first he had confined
his attention to stolen glances across
the fields and across the church, and
on rare occasions when his manhood
had asserted itself, to elaborate toilet
and half hours leaning against the
Sylvester front fence admiring Dor
cas- posies and talking crops. Later
he had braved the front gate. gener-
ally with a straw in his mouth. and
sat on the steps for an hour in the
cleaning, talking with Betty, but look
ing at Dorcas. In cold evenings and
during the winter the hour had been
passed in the cosy sitting room, play
ing checkers and popping corn. Not
word of love had been spoken, but it
was understood in the house and in the
whole neighborhood, that John Bald
win was waiting on Dorcas Sylvester
and that some time in the future, as
they should determine. the two good
old country families and the two we'll
titled farms would be united-provid-
ed of course. John Baldwin's difidence
ever allowed him to get that far
AS she ran lightly down the steps
to the farm wagon, Dorcas gave one
quick. shy glance up the slope to
where the big Baldwin house stood,
half hidden by its towering elms. Yes,
there was Johns buggy standing in
the road before the house, and his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
THE PUZZLE OF THE STRINGS.

little preparation is necessary be-
fore you perform this trick Get two
pieces of Irvine four feet long and
three ordinary spools. Fold each piece
of Irvine double, as shown in Fig l.
Pass about half an inch of the looped
end of A through the loop of B and
fold it back on the tape A, which will
thus be hooked into B.
Pass the open ends of B through
spool and draw the spool over the in
terlocked loop, as in Fig. 2. This spool
must not be moved from its position
at any time during the performance of
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early start; but before half the dis
lance had been traversed, they heard
the sharp whir of Johns approaching
buggy wheels. AS he flashed by, he
was bending over in ostentatious
search of something under the seat,
but he gave her a bashful side glance
which plainly said, Don't be uneasy,
Dorcas. I'll see things go right
By the time he Strengthened up he
was disappearing round a bend in the
road. But the glance had sent a soft
color to her face, which fingered
there through the long, rough ride.
until finally she was aroused by a
gruff:
"Jerusalemi whoa there. Charlie!"
They were at the junction of two
roads; one led up to the station a
quarter of mile away, the other went
on to the village two or three times
that distance. Jethro was looking at
her with dismay on his face.
What is it?" she asked.
'Why-why-do you reckon you
could walk to the depot?" persuasive
ly. faint but a step. You see,"
apologetically, as he noted the sur
prise on her face, Ben Pokey's wag-
on's just turning the corner down yon-
der, and if he gets in town ahead of
me, he sells his stuff, and if get in
ahead of him, sell my stuff; and if l
sell my stuff, like Miss Betty counts
on, why, she amt going to fuss at me
much, see? OF course, I'm here to
take you to the depot. and will now if
you say the word; but it's bound to
put me in behind Ben. And it amt
but a STEP
w w
Dorcas; and placing a hand upon the
end of the seat she sprang lightly to
the ground, And you needn't tell
Betty. either"
1t was very dainty figure that went
up the road to the station; and though
she did not know it, the rich, soft
goods taken from the old chest in the
garnet had again come round into
fashion.
A whistle sounded in the distance.
and Dorcas uttered low cry of dis
may. The train was approaching, and
she had thought there was plenty of
time. Could she make it by running,
she wondered? But a swift glance
toward the station checked the i'm
pulse even as she sprang forward.
The station was still an eighth of a
mile away, and she could see several
carriages driving up to it, and people
standing on the platform. What a
spectacle it would be for them to see
a woman racing with the train; be-
sides, she could not hope to reach it
in time Jethro-
There was the swift approach OF
carriage wheels, a pair of splendid
bays stopped beside her. and she looked
up into the reassuring face of a young
drummer, who was selling moving
machines in the neighborhood Before
she was aware of his intention, he had
sprung to the ground and lifted her
into the carriage and they were whirl-
ing away with long, circling cloud OF
dust trailing behind.
Don't you worry. young lady," the
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inform the audience that you propose
to move the spools from the Irvine
without passing them over the ends
held by your assistants
Next ask each of your assistants to
hand you one of the two ends held BY
him-either one of them, as it is quite
1mmaterial which You only wish te
make the matter doubly sure; at the
same time tie the ends that you re-
ceived with double knot (see Fig. Al
thus drawing the three spools togeth
er and securing them perfectly.
This done, grasp the spool with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25

I follow the path of the lightning and
say that hope is vain.
But the birds are blown from their storm
struck nests and the birds they
build again.
follow the path of the waters, the raw
age of hill and glen
But the floods subside, and the flowers
abide, and bloom for the homes OF
men
And the world is never hopeless on storm
swept and sod
Its faith in a love undying-its beautiful
dream of God.
Frank L Stanton. in Atlanta Constitu-
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1olted and rumbled over the rough
country roads. But still she felt hap
Ply, with sudden loss of whatever
misg1ving she may have felt Although
neither she nor John had thought of
such an audacious thing as him offer
ing to act as escort, yet the presence
OF the buggy meant that he intended
to keep somewhere in her vicinity, to
have an oversight of her safety-per-
haps he would even go on the train,
riding in one of the adjoining cars
AS the load of produce included
eggs and milk, progress would be
slow, and they had arranged for an
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
Peanut Dolls.


Very odd and funny and instructive
little dolls can be made from pea
nuts. You may have an Indian chief
squaw and little papoose, John China
man, japanese lady, Dutch woman,
Norman peasant woman with high
white cap, a witch in peaked hat and
red cloak, a wizard arrayed in star
trimmed cloak and high hat, a Hindoo
yogi with white turbaned head, a
gypsy and many other characters in
this jolly company.
The peanuts are threaded whole
upon coarse white Irvine, this the
length of the nuts. Very short nuts
are used for feet and hands and the
round single nuts for the heads. A
thick, long peanut forms the body, or,
If more bulk is required, use two.
Long, slender nuts form the arms and
legs.
Now for the wigs. For the orientals
use horsehair or the hair filling of a
cushion; glue the locks in place and
rope. if combed out fine, will make a
splendid haxen wig; by coloring it you
can have an auburn or brown tint.
Fasten this wealth of hair with
jaunty bow. Outline the features in
ink The wigs of the wizard and the
yogi should be white: use cotton
picked out fluffy and glue in place so
it will fall long over the shoulders,
and make flowing boards.
Material for the dresses can be of
tissue or crepe paper in gay colors
or bits from the scrap bag. The garb
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OF the Chinaman will be silk; cut the
two garments from paper patterns,
the shoulders naturally are very mar
row.
Gilt paper will be very useful to
help decorate the gypsy and yogi
dresses.
1t is only half of the eun to make
and dress these curious little figures
They can be made to act on a NINA
ture stage, like little puppets
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your right hand and instruct the as
sistants to be ready at the word
three" to pull the strings with sud
den jerk. Then you count zone. two.
three" and the jerk is given. the
spools remaining in your hand. the
two strings remaining in the assist.
ants hands and Joined in the middle
by the knot you tied
Thus the spools are removed from
the tape without passing them over
the ends held by the assistants, and
yo:r audience is greatly mystified
until you explain the secret of the
twinea.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25
Who Is Janus?

You have all heard of the city of
Rome. where the Pope dwells
so. OF course, you understand that
the people who used to be known as
Romans must have lived in Rome.
Well. until some hundred years ago,
the Romans were the most powerful
nation of people on the earth
And SO, although there is nothing
left them now, we naturally feel a
great interest in the stories that are
told us about the things that these
Romans used to do and say and think.
One of the most interesting things
they thought was that there was a
god-Janus by name-who was the
king who helped or hindered the be-
ginning of everything new
So they never began anything with
out first praying: "Oh, Janus, help
US in beginning this new thing
The Romans were very fond of MAX
ing pictures and statues, and many of
these represented Janus as they
thought he ought to look
AS you see in this little picture. he
has two faces, one (the old one) look
ing backward and seeing all the past.
the other (the young one) looking for
ward and seeing all the future
In his right hand he has a KEY to
open the new year with and also to
lock it again when it comes to it's end.
He has sceptre, too, for, as have
already said, he was king of all be-
ginnings.
1t has been said that Janus had this
motto: Everything depends on the
beginning"
Not bad motto for us, is it, boys
and girls?
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forced apart and the marrow dug out
with a long sharp spoon made from
the tusk of the walrus When this
tid-bit is frozen and cooked it is said
by people who have tasted it. to be
very palatable-Philadelph Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25

the trick, as it conceals and holds the
looped ends of the Irvine. Next, take
the two remaining spools and pass one
on the Irvine B and the other on A, as
shown in Fig g. The whole contriv-
ance is now ready for use-
Ask two persons to assist you.
Give the ends of the Irvine A Gig. 10)
to one and the ends of B to the other,
desiring both to hold the tape and
spools out level betwe en- them.
Now explain that the spools are
strung OF to the irvine. moving the
two outer spools (not the middle one)
tc illustrate your explanation Then
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sometimes blown through the hole too
and a return current of air is thus
made to fill the space of that dis
placed, causing the paper or flame
to be drawn toward the hole fnsteat
of away from it.
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fast horse could reach the station in
one-half the time they could with the
farm wagon and old Charlie. Besides
Betty had thought the hired man
might as well kill two birds with one
stone; SO he was taking a load of
produce along, which he would peddle
after leaving Dorcas at the station
As she climbed up beside Jethro, who
did not offer or dream of offering as
sistance, Dorcas thought how much
easier it would be in Johns spring
buggy than in this heavy wagon which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09
Obituary Record.

At ST. Luke's hospital yesterday oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. Agnes Sindt,
nee StOltenberg, aged As years and
four months. Death followed the per
Torrance of an operation. Deceased
was a native of Germany, and had
lived in this city for many years. She
is survived by her husband. Johannes
Sindt, and one son, Albert Sindt-
Jochim Plambeck died at o'clock
last evening at his home. 1927 Frank
lin street. Mr. PIambeck was born in
Schleswig-Ho in 1920. In the
year 1885 he came TO this country,
staying for the first year at St. Louis.
Then he moved to Moline, where he
worked for five years in the plant of
John Deere, then not by far the great
manufacturing house it has come to
be at the present time. Later he mar
ried Miss Alma Stoltenberg. She died
in 1873. He lived for some time on a
farm in the PTobstei, until 1889, when
he came to Davenport. In 1880 he
married Miss Bertha Stoltenberg. Five
children survive Mrs. Louisa Lemp,
Miss Sophie Hamann, Henry PLAN
beck. Peter Plambeck and Mrs. Aug
ust GOlhinghoTst.
Mrs. Andrew Jack, one of the oldest
settlers in Scott county, died at 500
last evening at the home of her niece,
Mrs. L. r Parmele, 1922 Bridge ave
nue., where she has been living since
the death of her husband. She was
76 years old. Mrs. Andrew Jack, born
Jamison, was born in Butler. Pa, and
came to lie Claire with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William JamisOn, in the
early 40's. Fifty-four years ago she
was married to Andrew Jack, who died
last May. On Jan. 1G, 1901, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary Fourteen years ago
the couple came to this city to live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09
Locomotive Works Election.

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Davenport Locomotive
works was held Tuesday afternoon al
the Office of the company on the Rock
ingham road in the western part of
the city. The election resulted as fol-
lows: President, Z. S. johnson; vice
president, DR.. \. l. Hageboeck; sec
rotary and treasurer, J. z. Burmeister;
directors-E. S. Johnson, Dr.. A. L.
Hageboeck, J. Z. Burmeister. p. T.
Walsh, Charles Pasche and William G.
Besier OF the directors, two are
from distant cities. These are Charles
Pasche. of South St Joe, Mo, and
William G. Besler. of New York, vice
president and general manager Of the
New Jersey Central railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09

The w. c. r. L. held its rally al
the home of Mrs Fred Huntoon Tues
day afternoon and 40 ladies were
present. Representatives from Moline
South Moline, Rock Island, Davenport
and Milan We're in attendance and the
meeting was very enthusiastic. Talks
on the progress in the work were made
by Mrs. Redding of Davenport. Mrs
LOCKER of South Moline, and Mrs.
Smith of Milan. Mrs. Huntoon of this
city told by the work done by the
ladies' of the Y NJ c. A, Mrs Taylor
of Rock Island discussed the possible
ties of getting a police matron at that
city and Mrs. Ware of Davenport told
about the work in distributing litera
tuTe as one means of placing temper
ance before the public. Mrs. Crane
of Moline spoke on gleanings from the
field and DR.. Edwards spoke of the
prison and Jail work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09
MOLINE MENTION,
Merchants Elect.

Members of the Retail Merchants
association heard annual reports Tues
day evening. elected officers and plan
ned for the state convention here Feb.
q, % and %. The reports showed pro
gress in ali lines and the officers are
as follows: President, A. G.. Abraham 4;
vice president, w. A. DierOlf; secre-
tary, Theodore Wiegandt; treasurer.
S. S. Hoffman; Second
ward. T. a. Landee; Third ward. II.
j. Hull, Fifth ward. c. G. Hogberg
Seventh ward, a. J. Kucheman. Dele
gates to the convention-F. a. Landee
Arthur Wander Vennet, II. J. Hull
John Swanson, J. NJ. Farnham and
c. F. Dewend; alternates-C. G. Hog
berg. J. H. Eflandt. E. Coryn, \. J.
Lydehn, l. Rosenstein, Charles Olson.
The report of Rating Book Secretary
William Carstens showed that the as
sociation had passed a prosperous
year. II has 119 members at present,
a loss of II since year ago.