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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
He Recovered His Artist.

1t was at an afternoon party. The
hostess was anxious for sensation,
and desiring something other than the
orthodox thought reader and the
fraudulent palmist, engaged troupe
of performing feas for the entertain
ment of her visitors The party was
a great success When it broke up a
loud vail rent the air. 1t was the
voice of the impresario frantic with
excitement.
What is it? Tell me, I implore
you,' said the hostess
"Ach, madam, has lost Won of my
fieas- We're has it gomez"
AT that moment a lady wearing a
gray gown brushed past him.
Zach, madam, pardon, said the
manager, greatly relieved, lightly pick
ing something from her shoulder;
'-vun of my artistes-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
AMONG THE NOBILITY.

The duke of Bedford is the premier
peer of Scotland and hereditary keeper
OF Holyrood castle.
Sir William White bears the proud
unofficial title of Father of the pres
ent-day British navy"
In few years time, when the leases
fall in, the South London property OF
the prince of Wales will bring him
about s750,00o year.
The king of Portugal is a man OF
many ishn,ents-splendid shot,
excellent swimmer, expert fencer and
enthusiastic angler.
Queen Alexandra possesses a tea
service of 60 pieces, each piece being
decorated with different photograph
which she took herself in Scotland.
Six queens smoke-the empress of
Austria, the czarina of Russia, the
queen of Roumania, the ex-queen OF
Spain, the queen of Italy and the queen
of Portugal.
There is no more considerable house
mistress than Queen Alexandra, and
in many little ways she arranges for
the pleasure of her servants. 1t is her
custom to invite the maids to form in
line to see her when she is dressed for
great occasions.
The German empress. in addition to
jewels worth $50e, 900 that are her own
private property, has the right to use
the splendid collection of gems that
belong to the Prussian treasury. The
empress is thus able sometimes to ap-
pear at court wearing jewelry valued
at 81, 250, 900.
King Edward is fond of pigeon rae
ing and has participated actively in it.
His majesty has big loft of pigeons
at Sandringham, where they are regu-
larly and specially trained for long
distance races. Some years ago one
of his birds won the biggest race of
the year, the Pigeon Derby in a
magnificent flight home from Lerwick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
FIELD OF ISANDHLWANA.
Where the Zulus Under Cetewayo
Wiped Out British Force-Proof
That Struggle Was Fierce.

The Zulus of to-day, it seems, are
as alert and cunning as their prede-
cessors, who, under Cetewayo,
wrought such terrible havoc. Every
European on the spot knows the his
tory of those bloody days, and of
Isandhlwana in particular. If any
thing could teach the necessity for
vigilant scouting, that would. While
the late Lord Chelmsford was splitting
up his forces, the enemy, u.s. 900
strong, lay low to charge down upon
Isandhlwana in his absence. He re-
turned to the camp to find every man
butchered. The whole force left, over
$780, had been slain, while the victors
had made a haul of 1O2 wagons, 1,400
oxen, two seven-pounder guns, 400
rounds of shot and shell, 800 rifles,
100000 rounds of ball cartridges,
e 10000 worth of commissariat sup
plies, and certain regimental colors.
The bravest were heartsick when
they went to bury the victims of
Isandhlwana. For five months the
bodies lay unburied, though gallant
men volunteered again and again in
the meantime to undertake the work.
Carton birds had accomplished their
foul work, and mercifM nature with a
green carpet of verdure had done her
best to obliterate the awful relics OF
the tragic day. But the burial party
were able to discover 500 bodies and
identify many. Money and checks,
portraits and letters, jewelry and
souvenirs Uttered the hillside. Every
where were evidences of the ferocity
of the struggle. The ZuluS are said
to have lost 1000 men; but these had
for the most part been carried off.
Here and there, however, were found
black men and white locked in the
savage embrace in which they had
died. One Zulu was found with his
head driven by a British bayonet a
foot into the ground; Briton with
his dead antagonist beneath him, and
an assegai in his back to tell how he
had died after mastering the foe in
front.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
APPAREL AND THE MAN.
Truth That Shakespeare Knew Where
of He Spoke Is Seen Every Day
in Business World.

Among the most valuable assets the
worker in almost any field can have
are the razor, the shoe brush and the
tooth powder. These are possessions
within the reach of anyone. To have
them and use them is powerful help
toward success To neglect them is
one of the surest means of meeting
failure.
There is no man, no matter how
careless he may be of his own per-
sonal appearance, that would not
rather talk business to a man who
is clearly shaver, whose shoes are
shined, whose teeth are white, and
whose linen is in good condition,
than to man who is careless about
his appearance. Employers know that
the careful salesman usually sells the
most goods. They know, too, that
Shakespeare was right when he said
that the apparel doth oft proclaim the
man. They reason that unless man
has respect for himself he does not
much mind whether others have re-
spect for him or not. And a man who
cannot inspire respect in those with
whom he does business is not half so
valuable as the man who can.
First impressions often are the
strongest impressions. A well
groomed man wins his way where the
shabbily clad man is refused a hear
ing. Most big business concerns in
sist either indirectly or by printed
rule upon attention to the little de-
tails that go to make up a mans gem
eral appearance.
Cleanliness is not only next to god
Illness. but it also is next to success.
Any man who has been in business
for any length of time can point out
fellow workers who would have sue
ceeded better had they paid more at
tention to their appearance. They
don't have to be dudes to make
good, but even at that dudes" have
made good where tramps have failed.
If it is necessary to make a choice,
better be a dude" than a tramp.
The latter may get more shiftless sat
isfaction out of himself, but the for
mer gives more satisfaction to others,
and it is largely the others who mako
or break man in business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Wanted a Square Deal

A postmaster general OF some one
in his Office in Washington once wrote
to the postmaster of some little sta
ton on the Tombigbee river:
You will please inform this depart
ment how far the Tombigbee river
runs up" to which the postmaster an
swered: Il have the honor to inform
the department that the Tombigbee
river don't run up at all; it runs
down."
In due course of mail came another
communication: "On receipt of this
letter your appointment as postmaster
will cease Mr.. has been ap.
pointed your successor" To which
went the following reply: ssThe re
ceipts of this office during the last
year have been $4-37, and the Office
rent more than double that sum
please to kindly instruct my successor
to pay me the balance, and oblige."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
DOCTORS SHIFT.
Now Gets Along Without It.

A physician says: Until last fall
I used to eat meat for my breakfast
and suffered with Indigestion until
the meat had passed from the stom-
ach.
Last fall began the use of Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found I could do without meat, for
my body got all the nourishment
necessary from the Grape-Nuts, and
since then 1 have not had any indi-
gestion and am feeling better and
have increased in weight
Since finding the benefit / derived
from Grape-Nuts 1 have prescribed
the food for all of my patients suffer
ing from Indigestion or overlooking
and also for those recovering from
disease where 1 want a food easy to
take and certain to digest and which
will not overtax the stomach.
81 always find the results I look
for when 1 prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name.''
Name given by mail by Postum Co.,
Baltic Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount of nutriment, and the easy di-
gestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
find
In the first place, the starchy part
of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes of cooking, to per-
fectly change the starch into Dextrose
or Post Sugar, in which state it is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood The parts in the wheat and
barley which Nature can make use
of for rebuilding brain and nerve CEN
tiers are retained in this remarkable
food. and thus the human body IS
supplied with the powerful strength
producers SO easily noticed after one
has eaten Grape-Nuts each dav for a
week or 10 days. There's a reason. :,
Get the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE. in pkgs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

In My feet and ankles swelled up, my
hands pulled, and became SO tense
could hardly close them. had great
difficulty in breathing, and my heart
would fiutter with the least exertion- I
could not walk far without stopping
again and again to rest. Since using
four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the
boating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

nut are used a wire screen will be
needed to save the carpet.
In great many American homes
the fireplace is valued as an ornament
only. Women have an idea that more
busting and sweeping is required when
they have an open fire. But if the fire.
place is properly constructed and right
ly used it makes very little extra
work, and there is nothing else in the
house that adds so much to the COM
fort of the whole family unless it be
the bathroom. Il. the CRATE and mantei
is built in the side of the room the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

pecially if the stairway is well planned
and skilifully constructed. So much
of this work is done in factories by
machinery nowadays that better re-
suits for less money are secured than
when handwork is depended on. When
a hall is well lighted as this one is, a
little extra attention should be given
to the building of the stairway. Good
material and good work are appreciat-
ed as long as the house stands. A
well planned, properly built stairway
is something to be proud of. No other
furniture is SO noticeable and no other
part of the house lends itself to deco
ration to the same extent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Angel of Lower Rank.

Father Taylor's youngest grandchild
declared she saw angels in the clouds
reckoning her to come and play. One
day little friend said: You're net
the only one who sees angels.
There's a friend of mine up there.
too Seei' Little Pearl looked, and
then drawled with exasperating indif-
ference: ooh, yes. But she isn't
much of an angel, is she, sitting on
the back doorsteps of Heaven, a-swing.
Ing her feetS."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

This is the Mexican way of building a
fireplace. All through the southwest
ern country where pinion wood is
used for open fires the small Mexican
corner fireplace is found.
The Mexicans build smaller fire
places than we do. They believe in
making a small fire and getting close
to it. They have probably learned this
from the Indians. Indians criticise
white folks for building a great big
fire than getting away from it and
freeze. The Mexican freplaces are
built of adobe brick made of adobe
clay, gravel stone and straw, and they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Coal Land Deal.

The Central Coal and Coke company
through J. S. O'Flaherty, of Kansas
City, it's chief engineer, has secured
options on nearly 400 acres of coal
land five miles northwest of Pittsburg
and is securing options on 700 more
The coal mine nearest this tract is the
property of the Girard Coal company,
three or four miles north.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

dropS1cal cOndl-
ton without be-
ing aware that
it was due to
kidney trouble
The early stages
were principally
ba ok be and
bearing d o W n
pain, but l went
along without
worrying much
until dropSy set
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Sacrifice Made by Judge.

Justice Holmes, of the supreme
court, in order that he may preserve
his mind free from distractions of in
formation and transformation that
would impair his efficiency and wis
dom as a jurist, does not allow HIM
self to read the newspapers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Miller. Combine for Crop Reports.
ottawa Chautauaua closes.

With the rendition of Handel's Mes
siah in the presence of 1000 people
the Ottawa Chautauqua assembly came
to a close. The last days crowd was
the greatest of the session and the cir
cumstance has encouraged the man.
agement in it's plans to make an an
nual musical festival feature of the
assembly work in the future.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
The saIina Chautauaua.

The Salina Chautauqua association
is preparing to have the largest Chau-
tauqua ever given in Kansas 1t will
take place at Oakdale park from July
IA to %. Tents and all necessities for
camping will be provided the visitors
at very nominal rates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
shot Huhbx Through Ear.

Peter Shepherd, -colored, had mar
row escape from being killed by his
wife at their home at Leavenworth-
She fired two shots at Shepherd while
he was on the run and bullet passed
through his ear
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Benson Appoints. ottawa Boy.

Senator Benson has recommended
Hal Clark, of Ottawa, for appointment
as cadet at the Annapolis naval acad-
envy. Hal Clark is 16 years OF age and
has finished three years of the four
year course at the Ottawa high
school.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
His Mistake.

"I have come to ask you for some
thing, Mr.. Skads-''
HIM, Moneys mighty tight these
days, young man, and most of my re
sources are tied up just now-in case
of gilt-edge security, however, ]
might"
81 came to ask you Cor your daugh-
ter"
'-Oh. why didn't you say so7 ]
thought yoU wanted money Take heG
and be happy."@Hoyston Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Earthquake Centers.

OF the 10000 earthquake shocks
that occur each year about 60 are
Notwithstanding" giving instrumental
records at great distance, and Prof.
John Milne finds that these great
earthquakes belong to Is regions,
three being unimportant. The i'm
portant centers form two great rings.
The chief of these rings, with a radius
of 65 degrees, embraces seven re-
gions-the Alaskan coast, the Califor-
nit coast, the West Indies. the Gillian
coast, the south of New Zealand,
Krakatoa; and Japan; and the other,
with a radius of so degrees from it's
center in the Sahara desert, includes
the earthquake region between India
and Madagascar, the Azores and fash
kend. Prof. Sollas has concluded that
the earth has the shape of a pear. its
ends being the centers of these two
rings, one in Africa and one in the
Pacific. This view has had remark
able confirmation, and the weakest
points of the earth's crust are where
this theory would suggest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

WELL" said Morner, poor old
Spowter has gone to that bourne
whence no traveller returns"
Yes replied Crouch Thank
goodness, he can't come back and lee
ture aEcut it,'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Lovely Woman.

Some women said Uncle Eben,
mot only wants DER own way, but
dey wants de privilege of blamin' DER
husbands fob lettin' 'em have it, Il it
dom turn out right"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
BLoATEp WITH DRoPsY.
The Heart Was Badly Affected When
the Patient Began Using Doan's-

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell. of AS West
Fourth St, Olympia. Wash. says: For
over three years I suffered with a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
!; < Z Z Z <
KANSAS HAPPENINGS !
A Glass Manufncturinx state.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z Z < < < z ssssssxiaeaaa

Glass Misunderstanding State.
Since, 1872, 10 glass plants
have been established in the gas re-
gion of Kansas. The first was located
at Independence in that year and since
then they have come thick and fast,
until now 16 are in operation
and three building Coffeyville leads
with seven plants Independence has
three, Chanute two, Peru two, Altoona
two, Caney one, Cherryvale one and
F'redonia one Besides these in Kan
sas, Bartlesville, I. r., has one. Of the
20, one at Independence and two at
Altoona are not yet in operation but
they are building and soon will be
ready for the gas. In addition to these
plants in sight, company has been
organized for the establishment OF
one or more at New Albany, in VIII
son county, where a large deposit of
superior glass sand has been discover
ed. Others will come certainly, at
tracted by natural gas at three cents
a thousand all over the gas region
and by an inexhaustive supply of sand
These plants manufacture all kinds of
glassware known to commerce, Ok
cept plate glass, and their market is
the entire United States west of Chi
cago. Soon Kansas by its abundance
of cheap gas and sand, proper freight
rates having been established, will be
producing more glassware than any
other state of the union. Even now
the Kansas manufacturers market
their product in three-fourths of the
area of the country
Spraying Orchards Is n Big Success.
Reno county will have pretty good
apple crop this year, according to Ed
Yaggy. He says it may be very little
more, if any, than a half crop for this
county. but the half crop will likely be
a larger amount in bushels than was
the crop last year. Mr. Yaggy thinks
the spraying this year has been of I'M
told value to the trees. About 80 per
cent of the trees have been sprayed
and Mr.. Yaggy's idea is that it has in
creased the chances for quantity and
quality about ten times. The big
Yaggy orchards have been sprayed
four times and another round will be
given the trees before this part of the
work has stopped. Alongside the Yag-
gy orchard is one that has had no
spraying at all. Mr.. Yaggy says his
orchard is in much better condition
as the result of the work done. He
believes that the other orchard has
ten times as many bugs and worms
as has the Yaggy orchard. He says
the trees that have been SPRAYED show
a much better looking apple The
fruit men thought that no results
would be noticeable the first year but
that the trees would be put in condi-
ton for yielding better next year as
the result of this years work. 1t has
turned out, however, that the spraying
is doing the work this year, too, and
that better yield of better fruit wiU
come from the work already done.
MiIlers Combine for Crop Reports.
The millers aud grain dealers of
northern Oklahoma and southern Kan
sas at a meeting at Arkansas City
adopted plan by which they will
receive accurate information concern
ing the wheat crop. Each agreed to
make reports to the Blackwell Mill
ing company which will condense
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

are dried in the sun the same way as
the Egyptians made brick when the
children of Isreal were visiting that
country. But the fireplace in this
house is built of ordinary hard brick.
and it is small enough to accommodate
4 coal fire, but it is also large enough
to burn wood chunks, and this makes
the best fire for comfort, If you know
how to select the chunks Beech and
maple and some other kinds of hard
wood will burn in the fireplace with
out swapping out. but il oak and chest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

Wyman Peterson, the 4-year-old son
of P. c. Peterson, a jeweler of Waiver
ly, was shot and probably MORALLY
injured at a charivari- One of the
serenaders fired a loaded shotgun, and
the charge glanced from the side OF
the house and struck the child
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21

Mich, after a visit to Washington
complains that shape counts for more
than brains in securing a government
position. She has papers to show that
in a recent civil service examination
she reached the 100 mark in every
branch except two When it came to
physique, however, she fell down
woefully, not being tall enough for her
width. She admits that her weight is
not properly distributed but thinks po-
sitions should not be filled with excess
siYe reference to shareliness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
Trnckre~. Trolley for Lawrence.

A trackless trolley line has applied
for a franchise in Lawrence The
cars will have wide wheels so as not
to injure the pavement The trolley
wire will be Is feet above the street
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-21
One Blessing.

said Morner. "poor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-23

1t is curious to note how exactly they
attract the same sort of men. Curtis
is Burton.s residuary legatee. In this
town. for instance, every CORNER sur
ton man is for Curtis and every man
who is now for Curtis once was for
Burton Every Kansas political rail-
road attorney was for Burton In Bur-
toms day and the whole crowd of rail-
road fixers is for Curtis today. Gov.
Hoeh. who introduced the resolution IN
the Marion county convention INSTRUCT
ing for Burton six years ago, is strongly
suspected of being for Curtis today-
not because Hoch is venal, but because
he is obliging and neighborly and likes
to do things to please his friends.
'.Every one knew what kind of a
man Burton was; every one knows
what kind of a man Curtis is. Every
one knows that he has made fortune
out Of investments that he has mades
thru the opportunities that politics has
offered him Every one knew that Bur-
ton lived off politics. Every one knows
that Curtis is professional politician
without an ideal, and without any
breadth of view, and that he is ig-
norant of the great world outside OF
politics. The same was true of Bur-
ton. Yet Curtis today, with the Bur-
ton and the railroad influence, is in the
lead as a candidate for United States
senator from Kansas.
What a queer world this is; KAN
sas, with the moth writing in the
flames, Is still buzzing around the fire"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-23
PROFESSOR BOWMAN AoNoRED.

Former Clintonite One Of Youngest
College Presidents in United States.
Special to Times-Re publican.
Clinton, May 23.-Professor Charles
II. Bowman, son Of superintendent J.
r. Bowman Of the north side public
schools. is one of the youngest. if not
the youngest, college presidents in the
United States. He has many friends
here who rejoice with him In his re-
cent election to the presidency Of the
faculty Of the Butte, Mont, school Of
mines.
Professor Bowman was born in 1873.
His father was teacher. After ac-
quiring preliminary education in the
public schools he entered the state uni
versity, graduating in 1894. He con-
cluded his technical education with q
two years post graduate course in the
Chicago University. The following
four or five years he divided his atten-
ton between acting as instructor in
the Iowa University and working for a
Chicago firm manufacturing electrical
mining machinery. Five years ago
Professor Bowman was chosen to fill
the chair Of mathematics at the Mon
tana School of Mines, and he has been
connected with that school ever since.
filling his chair with credit. His choice
as president Of the college, following
the resignation Of President N. R.
Leonard is said to be a very popular
one by the Butte Miner, he having been
chosen from among five applicants for
the chair.