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Arizona republican., 1906-12-12

There are as many different varie- ties of dangerous women as there are styles of doing the hair-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1906-12-12

During a cold, disagreeable day. !. is fortunate loafer who knows a store or office where he will be well Globe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-01

In order to get some of your circulating medium is
to give you value received, which will do
and treat you white What want and what we
will do is legitimate transaction and honest dealing
with all. AS rule the best trade to the
who deserves and the way deserve it is have
the goods, prices, patterns and quality, which we
claim to have. All we ask is look, and if can't
convince you Of the fact don't ask for your pat
ronage. Remember these cut prices won't last long
and would advise all to early possible
before the stock is broken.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-01

have decided for the next 90 days to give cut prices
all goods, viz
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-01
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats,


in al
have the the almighty dollar a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
simpIe eetrothaI Ceremonies.

In Siam the lighting of a cigar indi-
Gates a betrothal. In that country a
person wishing to become engaged to
a girl of his choice offers her a flower
or takes a light from a cigar or cigar
cite if she happens to have one in her
mouth; and thereupon, provided there
is no impeachment, steps are at once
taken to arrange for the payment of
the dowry. The families of the bride
and bridegroom have each to provide
a considerable sum. In Calabria, as
in many parts of India, lighted taper
or a lighted pipe betokens the accept
ance of the sutton for the hand of a
lady in marriage In Siberia it is the
custom that when a sutton has been
accepted by girl she presents him
with a box of cigars and a pair of slip
pers as a sign that he is to be master
in the house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Sound Steamers ALI.

Rare slumberer are the Turks" de-
clares a writer I'm the villages, at
any rate, they will drop into the land
of dreams on the slightest pretext
and at the shortest notice.
This habit has advantages; one
being that the Turk does not at all
mind being awakened in the dead of
night, for the simple reason that he
can go to sleep again the instant he
wishes. When staying in very limited
quarters | have often heard mem
Der of the family get up, and after
searching about among his sleeping
companions, thoroughly arouse them
all to ask where his tobacco was. or
upon some equally slight excuse"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
IeovERNoR GOT HIS TROUSERS.
Was Entirely Willing to Rectify Mis-
take of Valet.

Was Entirely Willing to Rectify Mis-
take of Valet.
Gov Magoon of Panama and Sena-
tor Aldrich OF Rhode Island occupy adj
joining apartments at the Arlington
hotel They employ the same valet
One night Gov. Magoon took some
ladies to the theater. As one of the
ladies stepped from the carriage she
dropped her fam Gov Magoon stopped
to pick it up There was a horrible
tearing sound. The Governor knew
what had happened. He excused him
self to the ladies' saying it was i'm
perative that he should return to his
hotel for few moments. He gave the
ladies the tickets, and promised to re-
turn in a short time.
Then he hurried to the hotel He
went to his room, and found Senator
Aldrich sitting there, mutely gazing at
pair of trousers that Tapped around
him.
by George Magoon,'' said the Sen
ator. 81 am glad to see you. Do you
know, that stupid valet has mixed up
our dress trousers? You have on
mine, and 1 cannot wear yours. They
are too large for me. l trust you have
come back to change, for l am late
for my dinner engagement as it
stands
Indeed. I have come back to
change said Magoon. Gimme those
trousers. They are mire. AS for these
have on, you are quite welcome to
them.'
Senator Aldrich shucked off Ma
gOon'S trousers, but when he came to
put on his own, which Magoon had
been wearing, there was a succession
of loud cries. He stayed n the hotel
that night, but Magoon hustled back
to the theater in his own trousers, and
said he had a fine time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Not Quite Ready for Grave.

An innkeeper at Leutschau, Hungary,
named Joseph Schwartz, alarmed his
family recently by coming suddenly
to life after he had been laid out for
burial. Schwartz found himself lying
in an open coffin, surrounded by six
lighted candles and a quantity of
flowers. His children were singing
funeral hymns in the next ROOM The
first thing Schwartz did after climb
ing out of his coffin was to extinguish
the candles, because, as he after
wards explained, it seemed to him
such a terrible waste. He then en-
tered the dining room, where his wife
and family were, still wearing his
shroud, and frightened them into hys-
lterics. 1t afterwards transpired that
Schwartz, who suffered from a pain
full malady, had been given an over
dose of morphia by a local doctor. He
fell into cOmatose state. and when
this had lasted twenty-four hours his
family concluded that he was dead,
and made preparations for the fu-
neral without calling the doctor again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Matter of Relative Risk.

ct see that Maxim Gorky is in Ber-
lin experimenting the production of
his play, The Children of the Sun, I"
said a newspaper correspondent
Later on he will come to America
and 1 will be glad to shake his thin,
cold hand again.
Il met Gorky in ST. Petersburg. He
is delightful. He told me that Rus
sian soldier only gets about 81, or 3
rubles, a year-say 5 copecks a day.
During the war, said Gorky, pri-
vate soldier stole a shirt worth half a
ruble and was condemned to be shot.
LAS he was being led away to death
his colonel met him.
Ivan, IVAN said the colonel re-
proachfully, what a fool you were to
risk your life for the sake of so CO.
pecks.'
Colonel Ivan answered, L risk it
every day for copecks-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
What Men FORGET.

In the North Atlantic islands. just ada
cent to the highlands,
Dwell scottish Scottish bard. some
years ago.
Who conceived a burning passion for a
butterfly of fashion
For skittish British damsel don
v know.
Well, she fiirted with this Sandy, just be-
cause the man was handy.
And a very merry time with him she
had
She resting just a t present and she
thought his worship pleasant.
Did the poet know it, wouldn't he be
So he started in to WOO her-wrote some
verse and sent it to her
One often soften ladies hearts by
rhyme;
And he really nearly her. till he
wrote some lines upon her,
Quite enhancing. dancing eyes, and
smile sublime.
She could almost learn to love him for
the very fervor of him
He was twice nice men she knew
in town
But he made the old mistake that bards
and lovers often make
Called her eyes blue SkieS'-bluei And
her eyes were brown
Cleveland Leader.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Making Walking Tour of World.

Harry Carter, native of Spondon,
Derbyshire, Eng, is on a walking tour
through all the countries of the world
for a wager of $4,000. He set out
exactly three years ago, and has been
staying a few days at his native place
with relatives. He started quite max
ed, and with only 10 cents in cash,
with which he bought a packet of
pins and some old newspapers, of
which he made suit of paper
clothes. He went on exhibition in
this curious attire, and received So.
with which he bought trousers, pants
and shirt, and policeman gave him
a pair of boots. He is not to beg,
borrow or steal, and walks forty miles
a day, and is rewarded with coppers
for giving short addresses of HIS ex-
periences.. In Paraguay he was twice
shot at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
A. Iiqht That Failed.

There has been sold by public auc
ton at the coast signals department
in Paris an old lantern f1arelight
which almost deserved a place in the
national museum.
After the downfall of Napoleon l., al
though he had been Gagged up by the
Powers in Elba-securely, as they
thought-Louis XVIII felt himself
much too near the arch destroyer of
thrones, and had fitted up at the head
of Cape Corsica a powerful light
equipped with refiectors capable of
lighting up the Mediterranean for sew
eral leagues around One night some
body forgot" to light up that flare
and, by a curious coincidence the
very next morning Bonaparte had
landed in the Gulf of San Juan.
The Hundred Days had begun, and
the light of the Bourbons was doubly
out" A lantern with such a place in
history was worth preserving.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
GIVEN CREDIT FOR LONG LIFE.
Inscription on Tombstone Made Mar
Rival of MethusaIeh.

Inscription on Tombstone Made Man
Rival of MethusaIeh.
I'm memory of Adam ShiSler, who
departed this life December the 22d.
1177. aged $50 years"
This inscription, startling, indeed. at
first glance, appears on tombstone
in the old Upper burying ground, on
the east side. of Main street above
Washington lane, Germantown.
The stranger would naturally sup
pose that he had discovered a rival for
Methusaleh's age record. But the ma
tives would soon relieve him of that
idea.
Shisler's tombstone is we'll known
in Germantown. 1t is one of the first
objects of childish curiosity. Hence
every one knows its history. This is
how it is accounted for:
When Shisler died he was 60 years
old. The marble cutter who inscribed
the stone-no historical records tell
who he was-made the mistake of re-
versing the numerals, and inscribed
the age as 90. Then, to rectify the
error, he inscribed a 9 after the 6,
and filled the first 9 with mortar. max
ing the age read &c.
But the ravages of time and the
storms of years finally wore away the
mortar. and for over half century
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Takes to TusSs.

One of the oldest of royal hobbies
is that followed by Queen Maud of
Denmark, who for years has made
ivory her hobby Not only has she
fine collection of carved ivory statues
and other art objects, but she collects
ivory in the tusk as we'll and has a
large collection of trophies of the ele-
plant chase, many of which were
sent to her by her brother, the pres
ent Prince of Wales, who will doubt
less add to the collection during his
trip through India. Most of these are
supplied with tiny gold plates, telling
where and under what circumstances
the animal from which the tusk was
taken was killed, and this bald data
are supplemented by written descrip-
lions which have been published in
book form by their queenly collector
under the title of Tales of My
Tusks."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
FUNERAL OF THE OIL LAMPS
Ceremony in German Town at Open
ing of Gas Works.

Ceremony in German Town at Open
ing of Gas Works.
At Unruhstadt, little market town
in eastern Prussia, a curious cere-
mony was enacted recently to cele-
brate the opening of the new gas
works.
A procession was organized SYM
bolizing the death of the oil lamp"
1t was headed by the star of the gas
works, followed by bearers of ban
ners with Inscriptions and wound
with Grape. Then came a band play
ing a dead march and finally a bier.
carried by old lamp lighters.
The procession made round
through the town. and on it's way col
lected the old oil-fed street lamps,
which were adorned with Grape bows,
reverently placed on the bier for
burial
After the ceremony, the funeral
baked meats were partaken of, duly
washed down, and the burgesses OF
Unruhstadt. proud of their progress
siveness, gave themselves up to bois-
ferrous. rejoicing--Stray Stories.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24


Because of rouge skilfully applied.
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy,
and because of paint her lips were
very, very red, like threads of GRIM
son silk.
She were a kimona of cool, SHIN
mering gray, with storks in erratic
flight all up and down it; her blue
obi-like an overgrown pillow-was
adjusted with care, and atop of all
was her face, lily-fair under the high.
satiny black couture, her slanting eye
brows-ah, Art helped Nature there
her eyes at once Turing and childlike,
and the scarlet line that was her
mouth.
When Raeburn, lately arrived in
Toxic. came to the teahouse under the
wistarias his beauty-loving nature re-
joiced, and he told her that she was
like roses and gray mist"
o Taya San looked pleased, though
all she understood was the young
'Merican's smiling eyes: but she
poured his tea, and clapped her shell
pink palms together for more cakes,
and, when another girl shuf1ed in,
they danced, in movements as grace
full as roses swaying in the wind.
1t was late before Raeburn remem-
bered that he hadn't stopped in Toxic
merely to visit teahouses, and that
he must get back to Dunn's rooms as
fast as a 'rickshaw and a long-legged
coolie would take him.
He was comforted to find that Dunn
had turned in; it saved the bother of
explanations; only sleepy servant
remained in the hall, to be gently
prodded and kicked into wakefulness
There was a late and hurried break
fast the next morning, after which
Dunn, as a good servant of govern
mental red tape, went to his Office,
leaving his friend to spend the day as
he liked. He was pleased to loaf
througt out the morning, to write a
few letters, to scribble some of the
inevitable postcards, and, late in the
afternoon, clad in creaseless white, to
travel via 'rickshaw to a teahouse-a
certain teahouse with purple curtains
of wistaria flowing all around it.
o Taya San was there, and tinkled
away at an instrument that seemed a
cross between a banjo and guitar;
Raeburn sat himself down, with easy
grace, in the cross-legged manner of
his vis-a-vis; they laughed together
over he, quaint efforts to talk 'Meri-
can, and the task of teaching was SC
pleasant that when o Taya San lifted
her thick lashes and said, You come
'gain-some more?" he answered
Sure quite as if he were in Toxic
only fo- the pleasure of talking to
pretty teaLouse girls.
she's beautiful he confided te
Dunn, lew days later, after that lean
jawed, cynical person had been jeer
ing at him for going daffy over s
mere teahouse girl, kept there fol
such chumps as you." My dear boy,
replied Dunn, languidly interested
they're all beautiful-in Tokio-bu
you're bound for Manila on serious
business matters, and then home, and
let me tell you. if you've sweet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Uncomfortable Mode of Travel,

Thomas Nelson Page is spending
the winter at Nice.
Nice is the largest city on the Ri
viera and next to Monte Carlo it is
the gayest and the most beautiful.
Mountains rise behind the town. In
deed, in that country the shore of the
sea is altogether mountainous and the
railroad traversing it has innumerable
tunnels
Mr.. Page on February afternoon
was taking tea out of doors on the
warm and sunlit pier that is called the
Palais de la Jetee. He complained of
railroad journey from Genoa that he
had made and a young Englishman
said: We'll, you came through a
lovely country at least"
Perhaps l did," said Mr.. Page, "but
it was uncommonly like travelling
through a flute"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24

Raeburn around to the incest people
he knew, and giving him a chance to
meet lot of friendly English girls.
But the boy was blind to whatever
charm they ssessed-blind to the
memory of a girl back home, who saw
no other face than his; his eyes were
only for a little figure in a gray XII
mona, for a face with welcoming eyes,
with red lips pouting childishly for
his kisses.
So he forgot, and continued not to
remember, in spite of Dunn's occa-
sional protests, and the smiling faces
of those nice English girls.
The teahouse under the wistarias
knew him for a frequent guest; o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24

the first figure has been visible. max
ing Shisier apparently the oldest man
who ever lived.
Adam Shisler was no doubt an early
in any of the historical records. His
wife, Anna Margaret, who died two
years after, is buried beside him. The
stones at the head of the graves are
still inscriptions can easily be discern
ed.-Philadelphia North American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Advice Discounted.

Senator Burrows was asked for adj
vice recently by a newspaper CORE
spondent. He gave the advice, but
afterward, smiling and shaking his
head. he said.
Advice is a thing 1 am always
chary about extending. 1t is, you
know, so cheap. so easy
"A boy, the other day, was pushing
1 heavy pushcart up a hill The hill
was steep, the boy thin He bent for
ward at the work till he was almost
horizontal
Hi. boy called an old man, push
the cart up the hill zigzag. from side
to side, and you'll find it will go cas-
Ter
The boy snarled back.
Not so much o. yer darn advice
Give us a shove
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
CHURCH OF HISTORIC MEMORY.
.:difice in Which Aaron Burr Was
Married Still Standing.

.Sdifice in Which Aaron Burr Was
Married Still Standing.
On the morning of July 2, 1872, the
marriage of Aaron Burr and Theo-
dosia Provost took place in the Dutch
Reformed church at Paramus, N. Y
The little church still stands out
wardly as stanch and strong as on
that memorable bridal day The
churchyard with its crumbling stones.
however, was allowed to fall into a
condition of neglect which greatly
worried the good pastor in charge
during the latter part of the last CEN
fury and about fifteen years ago. to
the great amusement of the commun-
ity, he caused the grave stones to be
taken up. and then after having the
ground plowed up and neatly resodded,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24


none like him.
Taya San blossomed like some won
drous flower in new kimona of blue,
with glints of silver woven through
it: she danced, she sang to him the
songs of Nippon, and he taught her
for she was a willing pupil-much OF
his speech.
Perhaps, too, there were other
things he taught her: for what should
a pretty geisha learn, but love?
There had been other 'Mericans.
but none like him; when he came.
straight and tall, fair as a young god.
blue-eyed. with bright hair curling
from his forehead, with his six feet
of Immaculate white drill, his gleam-
ing smile. who could resist him?
Certainly o Taya San could not.
.
Raeburn's luggage was piled in the
hall; his steamer was due to leave the
next day for Manila, and he was so
lacing himself with cigarettes.
You can't take her along, you
know was Dunn's silence-breaking
remark.
"Who?"
Your pagan friend, o Taya San:
who else?''
Don't you know" continued the in
| forming one, that the girl is a slave
owned, body and soul, by the grinning
old devil who owns that teahouse and
others like it: don't you know that
| you would have to buy her. just as
you would buy horses at homer"
Don't: l can't stand it,; Raeburr
jumped Up. pushing his chair away
noisily: pagan or not. slave or not
she's a dear little girl, and I'm al
broke up at leaving"
What about herr" came the pitiless
query.
For answer, Raeburn said thing:
which would have to be represented
on this page by dashes, and flung him
self Out; Dunn heard him in the street
whistling for his 'rickshaw.
THE boys a FOOL he unused. .ebu
he's got a lifetime to learn it. in"
A curtain of purple blooms liftin.
to the breeze: in a teahouse, two tina
clasped, and said goodbye, and claspet
again-clinging arms and pleadin.
eyes, tears and kisses-kisses ant
tears One to stay. weeping-say no
that to he a geisha is to be heartles
and one to go whirling back TO tn,
city
The ship was gone, and day afte
day, all cruelty alike, followed it
other coolies dashed up to the tea
house steps, and other 'Mericans il
white suits sat at the little tables
but life was not the same.
Because of rouge. skilfully applied
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy
and because of paint her lips wer
very, very red, like threads of Grim
son silk; her gray kimona shimmere,
like a silken mist, and storks in Graz
fight trsiled all across it; but tn
eyes of G Taya San were closed. an
she did not answer when they calle
her name
AS for Raeburn-but Raeburn woul
| never know
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Crow and Rat Are chums.

Ed Poole of Lynn. Mass, has two
pets which probably cannot be dupli-
Gated in days journey. One is a pet
crow which lives in a little house in
the back yard. The other is the COM
panion of the crow, a big rat The
rat occupies quarters in the crows
house. and they eat from the same
dish Both. too, are largely engaged
in avoiding cats and dogs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
FAITHFUL TO HIS OWN HERO

Small Boy Unwilling to coneede Any
Man Greater.
"Now, Johnny" said the teacher as
she fastened her eyes on a redheaded
boy of 10, Il told you the other day
to find out all about George Washing
ton you could. What can you tell me
to-day"
'Nuthin', ma'am," was the reply.
But you know that he was a great
MANI"
NO ma'am."
Don't you know that he led our
armies to victory"
NO, ma'am."
COR that he was our first Presi-
dent?'
mo, ma'am."
as it possible. Why. Johnny. I am
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Must Wait Long for Money.

jan 1, 1872, Ebenezer Drake of Me
chanic Falls, Me, placed $50 in a saw
ings bank for the benefit of a GENE
terry association The money is not
available until it has increased to
100000 1t now amounts to 5000, and
it is, figured that the association will
get the money in 2O5S.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Bought wife for Baby Grandson.

DR.. Emily D. Smith tells a story of
an incident that came under her no
tice at the hospital at Ing Hok, China.
A woman with girl baby came to see
her little boy, who was under the doc
tors care Another old woman, who
was there to see her daughter in the
girls school, saw the girl baby, and
coveted her for a wife for her baby
grandson. She finally struck a bar
gain, but instead of buying the baby
its mother insisted on giving the old
woman 20 cents as a dowry for her
little girl, and the women parted each
pleased with herself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Poorly Paid Men of Law.

There are 1882 advocates, solicitors
and procurators in Italy, whose gross
incomes, according to the income tax
returns, amount to $3,462.615, which
gives an average income of about
1915 OF these legal men, five profess
to have an income of $4,000, eight
s., 900, sixteen of $4,000, seventy of
81. 900 and 1-50S return theirs as under
Goa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
PLEASURE NOT EXPENSIVE ONE
Denman Thompson's Somewhat Tn.
kind Comment on Visit.

During the summer Senator and
Mrs. Gallinger visited Keene, n. H.,
and learning that Denman Thompson
was at his home in Swanzey, and be-
ing a great admirer of Mr.. Thompson
and his play, the senator expressed
wish to meet him off the stage and
to see his fine home. An old friend of
Mr.. Thompson offered to drive down
Therefore, one fine morning they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-24
Origin of Lister as"

Do you know the history of the let
.er 81 The ancient Egyptian word
for goose is Sc, and when these people
wished to describe a goose in writ
ing they drew a rough picture of the
bird. 1t is not difficult when we see
this rough picture to guess the origin
of otlr kissing consonant