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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Lived Lonq over Century.

A shepherd died at Mondragone,
Italy, lately at the rare old age OF
120 years. Up to the very last the
senses of the old shepherd were very
keen. particularly his sight, and, re-
markable enough. he had never lost a
tooth. Every morning he was in
the habit of going into the woods and
returning with a bundle of sticks To
the very last he rode a horse and up
to a couple of days before he died
the inhabitants of the village were ac-
customed to see him pass at a canter
along the streets and highways. The
old man was full of pride at his ex-
traordinary energy and staying power
He met his death by an accident
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
CRUSHED UNDER PIE
WERE ARTISTS HOPES AND MIL
LIONAIRE'S SILK HAT.
Impression So ArdentIy Desired Was
Certainly Made, But Not in the
Right PIace-ConsoIation Under
the Circumstances Simply a Mock
cry.

Don't talk to mel" walled the girl
artist wiping a daub of green paint
off the side of her nose with a clean
corner of her apron. Don't even
look at me! can't bear it! I'm a
failure-a rank miserable
''Tut, tut" interrupted the sympa-
thetic friend, carefully testing the
strength of a tabourette before sitting
down on it. why this sudden de
preston ?''
1T isn't matter of depression;
it's a matter of impression" correct
ed the girl artist, pulling a screen in
front of her last nights supper table
What do you think of an impression
ist who cannot make an impression ?"
s'But 1 thought you had, you know
Your paintings
1T isn't my paintings; it's my
pies" was the astonishing rejoinder,
land if I've made an impression it's
the very worst possible one 1 could
make Listen, and you shall hear
You remember how well my two SUBJ
jects were hung. at the exhibition last
week? Well, had worked over those
things for six months and my whole
future depended on them.
Perhaps you heard that a certain
millionaire was seen admiring them.
Well, he did more than that. He
offered to buy them, and even went
so far as to make an appointment to
call and see me about the prices and
to look at more of my work. You
don't know what that means to an
artist who has been living on tea
and hope, with an occasional bologna
sausage, for two solid years. 1 had
even planned to pay my three months
back rent and had picked out a nice
new stylish studio on the strength
of it. 1 got to feeling so merry and
wealthy over it that decided to have
real dinner with my last spare
change. l went straight out and
be1ght steak and a bottle of wine
and a beautiful custard pie, one of
the thick, creamy kind, you know,
with white fluffy dubs all over the
top of it and a crust like snowfakes.
was madly reckless. Thus does
success turn the youthful head.
when 1 was ready to receive my
millionaire and had lighted a fire
in the crate that doesn't work, and
hidden everything hideable under the
bed, 1 put the pie out on the window
sill and drew the inside curtains so
that you never could have seen it
without staring impolitely.
'.Of course, l was horribly nervous
and kept running to the dressing
table to daub powder on my nose and
pokng the fire and peeking out of the
window every time the doorbell
rang. At last the bell gave a funny
little conventional tinkle. I sneaked
to the window and peered cautiously
out. But the visitor, whoever he was,
was standing just a few inches too
far inside the doorway to be seen
from my point of vantage. Curiosity
got the better of discretion within
me, and, very carefully, so as not to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Practice for British eunners.

Off Gibraltar the British channel
fleet has been practicing night firing
at a novel target 1t is shaped
like a destroyer, and is outlined with
incandescent lamps that can be
switched on or on at will from the
towing boat. The idea is to make the
practice as realistic as possible Out
of the darkness the destroyer" sud-
denly springs. giving the gunners
only a few seconds to take aim be-
fore sre disappears again
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
HE SAVED HOP LING
CAPT CHUBB'S REMARKABLE
SURGICAL OPERATION.
Seeming to Prove That Bold Methods
in Dealing With Disease Are the
Best-AIso That Much May Be Done
With Crude Implements.

Come, all We bold young sailor lads,
and listen unto me. I'll tell We what
befeH Hop Ling while on the China
Sea
A tumor fierce did him annoy ano
Kept him bathed in tears, until Chiet
Engineer Bill Brand cut it of with
the shears
A fre-iron then he took and cautcc-
lied the wound; and loi up hoped
Hop Ling, brave boys, all glad and
safe and sound
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
FRIGHT CURED HIS LAMENEss.
Gout Forgotten When Tavern Keeper
Ran From "Ghost"

Many years ago, in the town OF
Naples, Me-, there was a tavern kept
by a short, Ihick-set man whose name
was Chute. He was so affiicte.. with
gout that he had not walked for many
years.
One evening, when all the men in
the village had gathered at the tavern,
as was their custom. to talk over the
events of the day, some one said that
a ghost had been seen down in the
graveyard, which was abou. quarter
of mile from the tavern.
AS they discussed the matter, all
but one man seemed to think it was
true. This was a very large man by
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
TEACHES COED LESSON TO ALL.
Curious Inscription Posted on Old
House in England.

In Lancashire, England, there is a
house bearing the following remark
able inscription on a tablet just un-
der the roof: William RuShworth
Field House 1919. Repeat no griev-
ance but study to be quiet and mind
your own business" When the house
was being erected a quarrel occurred
between the owner and the builder,
and the relations between the two
became so strained that the contract
or refused to go on with the woIk k,
and the house stood unfinished for two
years. Eventually the owner. wishing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

surgical operation as this must not be
Di5dinized in the narrative. Let plain
prose and terse truth prevail. The
Satsuma, fine, big steamship OF 2,690
tons, sailed from Yokohama on Sep
tember IL. She called at Hiogo three
days later, and on September 16 laid
her course for New York Her Off
GERS are Englishmen her crew of
ffty-five all Cinnamon, from the old
est shellback A. BIS to the smallest
cabin boy.
whats all that squalling and yowl-
ing in the forecastle this morning p
Capt Chubb inquired at breakfast on
the second day out of Hiogo.
THAT noisee foh Hop Ling, cap'n."
replied HUE Gee, the cabin steward.
Him goin' die. We makee plenty
Singin', plenty prayers, chin-chin Joss
80 bad debbils no catchee Hop Ling
We'll see sabout that" said Capt.
Chubb. So after BREAKFAST he went
down into the forecastle and found
Hop Ling, fireman, laid out in his
bunk. very still and sad, his face the
pa1est yellow you ever saw.
Him plenty sick,' said two other
riremen off watch, grinning politely to
propitiate the mighty captain. Him
goin' die plitty dam quick, cap'n. Got
tee pennyseetls. Yep. Die quick"
Maybe not" unused the captain, as
he examined Hop Ling and found a
tumor as big as a hens egg on his
right side. boy, run and ask Mr
Brand here
Chief Engineer Brand came down
and looked at Hop Ling sadly.
Shocking, sir, 1 call it, he said
"and we so short-handed, too.
marked. "Mr. Brand, will you please
bring in your stoutest pair of shears
for cutting metal. Have an edge on
'em. And Mr.. Pyecroft. please bring
me the medicine-chest, a red-hot fire.
pot and soldering-iron, a sailmaker's
needle and thread, a basin of warm
water and an empty potato SACK
whats the old man up to. dye
suppose?' asked Pyecroft. Sounds
like a kit o. tools for the Spanish In
QUESTION"
They brought the things that Capt
Chubb required. He whipped off Hop
Ling's blouse, popped the potato sack
over his head and abruptly commend
ed him to lie still. Hop was too far
gone even to tremble. The needle
and thread Capt Chubb dropped into
the basin of warm water, into which
he had poured gill of carbolic acid.
Nov, then. stand by all and be
ready ITO jump lively" the captain
ct2ymanded. "Mr. Brand, soak your
81 rs in that basin of antiseptic fluid
sri6 snip off that tumor. Mr.. Pyecroft,
grab out that needle and sew up Hop
Ling as soon as the thing is off.
Then, Mr.. Brand, you give the wound
a touch of the fire-iron so as to cauter-
jze it properly and destroy and germs
that may be round. Ready all? Co."
So said, so done. Capt. Chnbb held
fast the potato sack and the head of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Cotton Plant Blooms in Winter.

In Ashland, in Aroostook county,
they have a curiosity in the shape of
a cotton plant in full bloom The
seed was obtained by Mrs H. A
Greenwood at Atlanta, Ca, last win
ter 1t was planted in March The
blossoms appeared on Thanksgiving
day.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

be able to su allow another mouthful
of custard pie again as long as live
without choking! Every hope I've
got in the world was sqrashed with
that pie!'
And the tears rolled down her
cheeks and fell into the fire in the
CRATE so it wouldn't work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Record in Butter Makinn.

In these days of creamery butter
it sounds odd to read that one wom-
an has made with her own hands
1890 pounds of butter in a single
year Yet this is the record of Mrs
Edgar E. Chase of South Bethel, Me.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

Warren Eason of Brattleboro, Yer
mont, has given away more than 400
canes He began making canes years
ago from walnut which he cut ON
Wantastiquet mountain, and has kept
up the practice ever since.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

make it creak. l opened the window
and leaned out.
Il hal scarcely touched the sill
when there was whirl of something
white and yellowish through the air,
a splash and then a crashi / shrieked
and .clapped my hands to my eyes
When withdrew them all 1 could gee
was the retreating figure of a portly
gentleman in a frock coat flying mad
ly down the street with my custard
pie reposing on the top of his silk
hat and dripping over his face and
shoulders like Niagara Falls in win
ter. No, he won't come back. Don't
attempt to console me! I'll never
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
Pompeian Bread.

The bakers of Pompeii made their
break into forms that were circular
and fiat, as appears from 1oaves that
were found among the ruins of a bake
oven of the city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

IN the hamlet of Worsley, near Man.
chester, England, there is a monu-
ment unique in the worlds history
a monument to an anti-race suicide
pig Polly the SOW, who has gained
this distinction, was 1515 years old,
and had had a progeny amounting to
the total of 200. of which number only
four died in infancy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

to make use of his house, discreetly
approached the builder again, and
peace was concluded, with honor, the
indemnity being the fixing oe this
curious inscription high up on the
wall, where it might be. seen by all
passers on the highway. There it re-
mains to this day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

raft sit the fishing cormorants, each
with a thin bank of cord round its
neck, so as to prevent the birds from
swallowing the fish they catch. At
an order from their master The birds
dive from the raft, and in a few sec
onds reappear with fish in their bills.
Their necks are then pinched in
peculiar manner and the cormorants
let go the fish and drop them into
basket. The cormorant makes by far
the best play with eels.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

Hop Ling so that he shouldn't have a
chance to wriggle- The shipping and
sewing and soaring were all accom-
pIished faster than a cabin boy could
say scati And afterward Hop Ling re-
ceived a dose of sp. frumenti from the
medicine chest that made his eyes
sparkle and brought out red glows on
his saffron cheeks.
One week later Hop Ling was able
10 shuttle about the deck. Two weeks
after that he was at work again in
the fireroom of the Satsuma.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

Chinese Fishing Cormorants.
Chinese have neat way of utiliz-
ing cormorants to catch fish, Upon a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

Don't talk to mel" walled the girl
artist wiping a daub of green paint
OFF the side of her nose with a clean
corner of her apron. Don't even
look at me! I can't bear it! I'm a
failura-a rank
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
The Aue of Lead.

We are wont to speak of this era
as the "age of iron," and there is no
gainsaying that, industrially speaking,
iron is precious metal"
Nevertheless, few people realize
how useful, If not absolutely neces-
sary, to modern civilization, is that
other metal, lead. Soft, yielding,
pliable, it is not much like it's sister
metal, but those distinguishing quail
ties are what give it such a prominent
place in the arts and industries.
Modern plumbing, requiring many
turnings and twistings, but wthal
tight joints, would be almost impos-
sible without lead pipe. The great
est civilizing agent in the world-the
printing arts absolutely dependent
on lead. Hand-set type, linotype
"slugs," monotype type all are
made of compositions of which lead
Is the chief component-to say moth
Ing of the bearings in the presses as
well as all other kinds of machinery
In which "babbitt" metal is used.
Solder is another lead product
what field of usefulness that one
form opens up.
Then there is the most important
use of all to which lead is put-paint,
that necessary material which keeps
our houses looking pretty - inside
and out-and preserves them from
decay.
How many of us thank metallic lead
for the comforts of paint? Yet the
best house paint is nothing but me-
tallic lead corroded by acid to a white
powder known as white lead" OF
course, there are many limitations of
white lead" some of which are sold
as white lead and some which are
offered by the name of ready-pre-
pared paint under the familiar pre-
tense that they are "just as good" as
white lead. But all good paint Is
made of the metal, lead, corroded and
ground to a fine white powder and
mixed with linseed oil.
White lead is also used in the coat
ing of fine oil cloths and for many
purposes besides paint.
Red lead" is another product of
metallic lead and is what is known as
an oxide of lead, being produced by
burning the metal. Red lead is the
best paint known to preserve iron,
steel or tin, and is used largely in
painting metal structures, such as
skyscraper skeletons, mills and
bridges.
There are many other products of
the metal lead, such as litharge,
orange mineral, ETC., which are es-
sential to many of the arts in which
we never imagine that lead would be
of the least use.
Verify, we live in an age of lead
as we'll as of iron.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
To Cubans Is Issued by
President Roosevelt.
WAR MUST CEASE.
If Peace Does Not Come Forthwith,
the United States Will Intervene
Taft to be Sent to Cuba.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-After a pro-
tracted conference with Secre-
tary of War Taft, Acting Secretary of
State Bacon and Secretary of the
Navy Bonaparte, President Roosevelt
Friday night addressed an important
communication to Cuba and arranged
to send Secretary Taft and Bacon
to the island on Sunday to make
thorough investigation of conditions
there and lend their influence to re,
store peace.
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban minister to the United
States, Senor Quesada. 1t is an i'm
passioned plea to Cuba to realize her
responsibility as a self-governing re-
public and to restore peace in the
islands. Her attention is called in no
uncertain language to the responsi.
bility which the United States bears
to the island and the certainty that
such responsibility will necessarily
be exercised should peace not be pre-
served.
The president says he has certain
information that the peace of the isl
can property has been destroyed.
Secretary Taft and Mr.. Bacon will
leave for Cuba Sunday They will go
by rail to Key West, Fla, and from
there the journey to Havana will be
completed on naval vessel.
Havana, Cuba-The extra ses-
sion of congress called by President
Palma completed at one sitting Fri
day the business for which it was
summoned, namely, the granting to
President Palma of the fullest pow
ers not already constitutionally pos
sessed by him for carrying on the
war, including the right to appropri-
ate any public funds for war pur-
poses; revoking appropriations voted
at the preceding session of congress,
in order to permit the diversion of the
moneys involved to prosecution of the
war, and authorizing increases of the
rural guards to 10000 and the artil-
lery to 2,00J men.
This triples the former force of
rural guards and doubles the artillery.
These measures, which were combin-
ed in one blanket bill. were passed by
party votes, the liberals and inde-
pendents refraining from voting
Another feature of the day was the
return on board the American cruiser
Denver of the blue jackets who were
landed from that vessel Thursday
evening on the request of President
Palma.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
"MIDNIGHT TARIFFS"
A Railroad President Asks that No
Chance be Given for Their
Inauguration.

Washington, ID. C.-Unusual in
terest attached to the hearing of the
Interstate commerce commission
Thursday ON the question of the re-
quirement of the new railway rate
law Of 80 days notice of intended
changes in freight rates. Aside from
the fact that the testimony brought
out charges and counter charges Of
endeavoring to restrict competition
upon the part of lines east of the
Mississippi and those west of the
river, there was injected into the pro-
ceedings something of sensation
when Chairman Knapp read letter
from party whom he said was a well
known president of a western rail
road, insinuating in connection with
the question of waiver of the 30 days
notice, that the commission might
wink" at certain practices of the cot
ton exporters while certain railroads
might scoop their competitors by in
augurating instantaneous midnight
tariffs"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
HEARST FOR GOVERNOR.
independence League Nominated a
State Ticket in New York.

New York-The closing session
of the independence league con-
vention Wednesday night began with
n tremendous uproar, started by the
bringing of an immense portrait of
William Randolph Hearst. president
of the league, and the only man men
toned as its candidate for governor.
From 8 o'clock, the hour to which
the convention stood adjourned, until
1t actually began, there was one con-
tinuous demonstration. The big audi
torium was packed from floor to cell
ing, and practically every person
waved a flag.
The convention was called to order
at 9 o'clock by Judge Seabury
Clarence Shearn presented the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
covering first the reply of the league
to the memorial of Norman E. Mack,
w. j. Conners and other delegates to
the democratic state convention,
which requested the league to post
pone nominations until after that con-
yention. The report said that the
convention deemed it inadvisable to
postpone the important business
WniCH II Has assembled 10 carry out.
The ticket for state candidates rec
commended by the committee was an
nounced as follows:
Governor-Willam r. Hearst, of
New York.
Lieutenant Governor-Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, of Duchess
Secretary of State-John S. Whal-
en-, of Monroe
State Treasurer-George A. Fuller,
of Jefferson.
Comptroller-Dr C. Fl. Auel, of
Erie.
State Engineer and Surveyor-F. L.
Gettman, of Tompkins.
Attorney General-John Ford, of
New York.
The report as read was adopted and
a committee conducted Mr.. Hearst to
the platform amid tumultuous scenes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
DUN'S REVIEW.
The Volume of Trade Continues to be
Beyond Precedent.

New York.-R. G. Dun G Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Volume of trade continues beyond
precedent for the period, the end of
the vacation season restoring normal
forces in most occupations, and there
are no important labor struggles to
handicap progress. Autumn distribu-
tion is very heavy, traders as rule
preparing for needs well into the fu-
ture, while mercantile collections are
quite as prompt as could be expected
in view of the tight money market.
There is some uncertainty in primary
markets for cotton goods, owing to
the expectation of lower prices in re-
sponse to cheaper raw material, but
as yet no concessions are offered.
Demand for woolen fabrics is also
somewhat irregular.
Commercial failures this week in
the United States are 174, against 1874
the corresponding week last year, and
in Canada 26, against 29 last year.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
SECOND HAND MAIL BOXES.
Why Little Village May Have Big
Numbers in Its Post Office.

The man who was spending his
summer vacation in the country was
looking quizzically at the mail boxes
in the rural post office.
Il did not know this was such a
large place." he said. II thought it
had a population of only about 1000,
but the mail box numbers run much
higher than that, and l don't suppose
every one in town rents box either"
The postmaster peered out of his
little barred window.
Il can explain that" he said. you
see the country post offices never
get new boxes, but we have those
left over when the city establishments
make over their offices and get new
boxes. So you see lots of country
places are bound to have high num-
ber boxes.
Although our numbers run over
1000, you won't find any less than
1000, some other country post office
drew the lower ones. l myself would
rather get the big numbers, for it
makes us seem like a bustling little
CITY"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-09-20
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA.
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and
Face and Neck Were All Broken
Out-Cured by Cuticura.

Il had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upwards
and downwards, so that my neck and
face were all broken out; also my
arms and the lower limbs as far as
the knees. l at first thought it was
prickly heat. But soon scales or
crusts formed where the breaking out
was. Instead of going to physician
purchased complete treatment of the
Cuticura Remedies, in which | had
great faith, and all was satisfactory.
A year or two later the eruption ap-
peared again, only little lower; but
before it had time to spread | pro-
cured another supply of the Cuticura
Remedies, and continued their use un-
til the cure was complete. 1t is now
five years since the last attack, and
have not seen any signs of a return.
l have more faith in Cuticura Rene
dies for skin diseases than anything
| know of. Emma e. Wilson, Lis
comb, Iowa, Oct. l, 1906"