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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
A LESSON IN ECONOMY.
One Cent Wastefulness That Endan-
qered an Engagement.

9STCo AT engagement.
81 have Just had a great JOLT" said
the betrothed young man, land Incl
dentally lesson in economy.
You know, they make mailing
cards nowadays that are beautiful and
have been sending daily to the OBJ
ject of my affection pretty mailing
card with a few words from myself
on it.
1.-The other day 1 got a letter from
the old mani mean the young ladys
father-saying that he would like to
see me. When l. went up to call on
him l found him looking very solemn
Young man. he said, 4 have given
my consent to your engagement to my
daughter, but l shall have to with
draw it
What's the matter 1 asked.
"'You are wasteful and extrava-
CANT said the old gentleman. Look
at that
'.And he held up one of my daily
postal cards. 1 didn't see anything
until he pointed at the stamp. Then
a light broke on me. The stamp was
two-center 1 hadn't happened to
have any one-cent stamps around, and
so on all the mailing cards l had sent
her 1 had been putting two-cent
stamps.
81 had simply thrown away cent,
and that had impressed the old man
far from pleasantly: He could afford
to spend dollars where 1 couldn't have
spent mills, and there wasn't a mean
fiber in his body, but he hadn't accu-
mulated his money by wastefulness,
and my carelessness worried him
greatly.
after a long wrestle with him
did finally persuade him to give me
another trial. And now I'm sending
her not one, but four mailing cards
daily. with not two but a one-cent
stamp on each. I'm showing him that
/ can economize."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Evil of the eum-chewinq Habit.

1t can not be said of the chewing
gum habit. as is sometimes claimed
that IF it does no good it does no
HARM 1t is chargeable with the
rapid disappearance from the Mexican
and Yucatan woods of the zapote
tree, from whose sap the chicle gum
is made The tree is one of the most
beautiful to be found, in form and fol
iage, and sometimes yields logs squar-
ing two feet, of very dense, hard
wood. of a purpiish red color, and
capable of a brilliant polish. The
drawing of the sap kills the tree, and
no steps are taken to perpetuate the
species. A wood that, when seasoned,
only the keenest tools can work, and
into which sharp nails can seldom be
driven an inch, is being "chawed" of
the earth by the teeth of American
girls Still its disappearance will have
its compensation If not substitute is
found for its mastic product-(St
Paul Pioneer Press.)
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
THE MISSISSIPPI

following d read
gton iowa night
AS flung a
leagues the fair OF the land,
So the of
where the pines the north winds
Fro whispering lakes
where the majesty breaks
Or t as a ar O
a with eddying whrs
While its a garland pearls
And it sings in the it dreams in the
crimson and gold
were borne dauntessly bold
no were winn new
prairie wreathed hill
Whent he courage with will
t hasla with the of
AS ia of
nobleman
Sang
And it knows of the days that gentle and calm
lilies nodded
a red-not a
the food the
And the smoke of the hell
blew
When stripes
hills valleys below
As ribbon that binds the palmetto
AS a S o he
AS artery throbbed by the pulse of the land
So flows stately and grand.
And the centuries the centuries
river-The Father of Waters-shall
AS the ointment of old from the spilled
should
Aye, the great Mississippi, majestic and
Has endured, shall endure blessing and balm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Gathering of veeetarians.

The London vegetarian association
held their annual dinner the other
night. Members of almost every sect
of vegetarianism were present. There
were Wallaceites, who will not eat
salt or bread made with yeast; Haig-
ties, who are forbidden peas and
beans, and Al1in sonites, to whom tea
is poison. The chef was set difficult
task, but he acquitted himself with
distinction, and only the extremists
grumbled.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Found Iheir Lost EIedqIinq.

A young golden robin was picked up
at Newfane, VT, in chilled condition
after the rains and hung in cage
under veranda. The parent birds
soon found the f1edgling, and they con-
tinue to come joyfu1ly with many ten
der twitterings a dozen times daily to
feed it, and one of the birds stationed
itself nights in a tree closely at hand
The young bird will be given its free
dom when fit to make it's own living.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
corpuIent Mans Protest.

The most corpulent man in all Fort
Fairfield, Me-, lay back in the shade
of friendly maple and momentarily
forgot to wonder why clothes are
necessary. He tackled kim ed SUBJ
ject, however: did you ever stop to
think what a range of temperature we
get in this climate? 1t moves from
SIS in February to lis in July. That
gives you a difference of ITO degrees
and there are but $50 between freez-
ing and boiling"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

many years long
er. But twenty
years ago / had
kidney trouble so
bad I could not
work. Backache
w a s persistent
and 1t was agony
to lift anything.
Gravel. whirling
headaches, dizzi-
ness and terrible
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Child Gave Name to Mountain.

Mount Grace, out in Warwick,
seems to be in a way giant monu-
mert to a little child. According to
tradition. the Indians captured Mrs.
Rowlinson and her child. AS the
party were passing through the woods
on their way to Canada the child died
and was buried at the foot of the
mountain. The child's name was
Grace and the mountain has been
Mount Grace ever since
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

urinary disorders ran me down from
1913 to 100 pounds. Doctors told me l
had diabetes and could not live. l
was wretched and hopeless when
began using Doan's Kidney Pills. but
they cured me eight years ago and
I've been well ever since"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents per box.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

Three rare specimens of male tree
fern, Osmunda RECALLS. Of more than
1000 years growth, have been pro-
cured for the imperial botanic gardens
of st. Petersburg from the virgin for
ests on the Black ses coast near Adj
Ier
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

immense Mass of Pure Rock Salt.
The largest mass of pure rock salt
IN the world lies under the province
of Galicia, Hungary 1t is known to
be $50 miles long. 20 broad and 20 feet
n thickness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

A young business man who knows
how to make money told me that his
poor spelling worried him. l found
that he was thinking about another
subject, also-how to wait on custom
ers- Getting him to write down a
question which 1 dictated, we did two
things-we started a study of how to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

treat buyers and we took an exercis,
in spelling Under his paragraph L
wrote the same question and then
pointed out to him his 60" which re-
sembled "a and his errors in spelling.
He became interested and got a better
idea of words Here are the two para
graphs as 1 handed them back to him: