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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-08-16
Noel Deserves 1t.

Noel has accomplished more in his
legislative capacity for Mississippi
than any man Of his age In the state.
he deserves to be elected governor and
the people viii give him large maio-
rity for that Office on the 2sd inst
Commonwea tn.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-08-16

know he is honest, clean, courageous,
manly, incorruptible, persistent in pur-
pose, and with ability of high order
and he will not be managed or con
trolled by any clan or faction.
Second: We know that his entire
public life shows that he is tried and
true.
Having been selected as the attorney
for the railroad company atLexington,
Mississippi, his appointment was can
celled during his first term in the le-
gislature, because of his position on
matters of taxation and regulation
of railroads.
We also call attention to the fact
that during Governor McLaurin S ad-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-08-16
viii Recognize His Fitness.

Noel and Brewer will make warm
team for governor, but with all kind
ness to Brewer, Noel is the man and
we predict that the people viii recog.
nize his fitness and service to the
state and elect him by q handsome
majority Brewer is a young man and
it is his time to wait, "-Amory
Times.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-08-16

box by the voters The bill was defeated
ut tho first session. It was by him in.
tloduced again at the next session, and
was enacted into law.
By virtue of the Noel Primary Elec.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1907-08-16
Political Boin Abolished by the Noel Primary Election Law
Making Your Ballot Most Powerful What it Means to You

ing no part or voice in the nomination,
E. F. Noel, then senator from our count v,
introduced in the senate the primary
election bill. providing that nominations
for office should be made at the ballot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
French Boy of Ten and How He Got
into the Army.

The youngest soldier in France, and
probably in any other country, is lad
ten years old, named Pierre Lavell
His mother is poor widow living in
one of the garrison towns on the
Rhine Pierre was favorite with the
soldiers and was allowed to run about
the barracks and the fort A soldier
who had been punished made up his
mind to blow up the magazine in re-
venge- 1t contained 80 tons of powder
anrd an explosion would have been
followed by great loss of life and de
struction.
Little Pierre discovered the soldier
making his preparations and ran to
Inform on him. He was arrested not
a moment too soon and after being
tried was sentenced to be shot. The
lad was enlisted as a grenadier and
will probably be soldier all the rest
of his life His pay is sufficient to
make his mother very comfortable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
GRANDSON OF GEN. GRANT
TO WE'D SOCIETY GIRL

THE most noted society event in
I Washington in many a year will
be the wedding of Miss Helen Dent
Wrenshall, pretty and talented
Washington girl. to Chaffee Grant, of
San Diego, Cal, a grandson of the late
Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, which will be
function of the early June. While the
blood of the greatest general. America
has produced courses through the
veins of the young future bridegroom.
the bride-to-be boasts of a lineage
aqually aristocratic. Miss Wrensha1l
says she is a linea1 descendant of Al
fred the Great.
Miss Wrensha1l is the daughter of
the late Edward Wrensha1l, promin-
nent banker of this place She is also
talented musician. The love affair is
touched with romance and dates back
to the time when both were mere chill
dren.
When but a young boy young Grant
was sent to Washington by his father
to attend school He remained here
for two years, and during this period
he became acquainted with Miss
Wrenshall Although very young the
attachment was very strong, and after
leaving the school he returned to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

the water; of course. if the water
penearates the needles eye, the weight
of the fluid would cause the needle to
sink Immediately. Another method,
says Montreal Herald, is to put leaf
of cigarette or tissue paper on the
surface of a tumbler of water, lay a
needle very gently upon the paper,
which will soon become soaked and
sink to the bottom of the glass, 1eav-
ing the needle floating on the top of
the water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

Washington at least once a year.
After leaving school Grant went to
California for. his health and later
moved to that state with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. U. 8. Grant. Jr. After
spending some time in the coast state
he returned to Washington and en-
tered a bank. While banking he was
associated with Edward Wrenshar,
the father of his fiancee, aud Mr.
Smith. He soon left the bank and
went back to California, but not until
he had the consent of his sweetheart
to become his wife. After going to
the coast he soon left off banking and
started in the real estate business,
which he still follows. His father, u
s. Grant, Jr., is one of the pr ointment
business men of San Diego. The
groom is also a nephew of General
Fred Grant, brigadier general of the
United States army, in command of
the department in the East, with head
quarters in New York.
The WrenshaIl family, according to
authentic history, is descended from
Alfred the Great through Edward the
Elder, whose third daughter married
a count of Vermandois, the founder
of the line.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

old, all chained to the walls, theil
chains fastened round their ankles, ly
in on beds of straw with some GOV
ering
On his return to the plantation they
found Jake and Mike had returned
They reported that they had been fol
lowed by some spies, and in order to
mislead them they had to go way
around, as they did not dare to come
directly to the plantation for fear OF
being discovered.
Next morning young Hegwer was
sent out to finish the blowing that he
had begun-the other end of the field
was near the road that went to Atchi
son. There he wrote the letter to his
brother and handed it to one of the
drivers of team that was going down
town, to be mailed. That night every
thing went as heretofore, and all prep
arations were being made for the
start for the south. The next night
nearly midnight, a troop of cavalry
was heard coming up to the planta
ton 1t surrounded the house. and
the inmates were all taken prisoners.
Young Hegwer escaped through the
back door and hid out until the rest
had been loaded into a government
ambulance and started Tor AtchiSOl-
The troopers were commanded by Bob
Madden. first lieutenant, company B,
Ninth Kansas cavalry.
Young Hegwer took one of the
horses that belonged to one of the sol
diers that rode in the wagon with the
prisoners and led the way to the cabin
in the woods where the negros had
been kept The cabin was surrounded
by the soldiers; the guards showed
fight at the beginning. but soon saw
that they were overpowered and sur
rendered The negroes were 1iber-
ated, and the guards were taken prfs-
: oneTs- BY this time day began to
break. and the whole procession began
their march to Atchison- About noon
they arrived at the headquarters, the
prisoners were all taken to Leaven-
worth and there tried by court-martial
and sentenced TO a long term of years
in prison. The negroes were liberated
and allowed to go on their way re-
5oicing- l think a happier lot Of ne
Eros never have been seen before -ss
since.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital

taught all her children her art.
The children insert the studicus
disposition of their father. The oldest
daughter, Helen, led her classes in the
cathedral school, from which she
graduated last year, and now is pre-
pairing for Bryn Mawr college
Robert Alphonso, the eldest, now
10, is an undergraduate at Yale. He
expects to adopt the hereditary occu-
patton of law. He took special
course two years ugo at Oxford in
English law and history.
Charles P. Taft, youngest of the
family is named for his rich newspa-
per uncle in Ohio At the Force pub
lie school in this city, he sits. beside
his crony, Quentin Roosevelt He
knows what he will be when he grows
up-a soldier in the army. He plans
to go to West Point as soon as dad
will let him.
Secretary Taft is not a man of
wealth. He has always had to live on
his salary, and a secretary's salary
does not go far in Washington.
The Tafts, therefore, do not enter
tain in any snowy way, though they
are able to select their friends from
among the most interesting people,
and their fondness for music has
brought them in touch with musicians
and artists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
NO CABINET MEETING
TEDDYHAS PHOTOS TAKEN

explanation the executive told his adj
visers not to wait, but to come around
again next day. Then he donned his
riding clothes, telephoned the photog-
rapher, called for Captain Fitzhugh
Lee, and hurried to the riding course
at Rock Greek park.
For more than an hour the president
rode gracefully in front of the pho
tographer, usually 1eaping his horse
over hurdles Some splendid mega
'uves were obtained and Mr.. Roosevelt
feels more than justified in postponing
the cabinet meeting.
One pose in particular, where the
president is smiling as he sits on his
horse while going over hurdle, is
deemed good enough to have warrant
ed almost any halt in government ma
chinery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
2-The False Die Displayed.
3.-Reai in Hat, False in Box.


again, but this time pressing the edges
slightly, carry away the real die in
the cover, explains the Los Angeles
Times, leaving only the false die on
the hat. Your audience sitting below
the level of the die, will not see the
difference
Now, talking for all you are worth,
go through a few unnecessary and
meaningless fiourishes, in the midst
of which you should manage to move
the top hat just enough to admit the
real die into the hat below.
As soon as you think fit, announce
to your audience that now they see
the die on the top hat, but now
clapping the cover down over the false
die, and removing it with flourish,
then displaying the bottom hat-"now
you see it in this hat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
MRS. TAFT ACCOMPLISHED
MUSICIAN AND LINCUIST

WASHINGTON.- Somewhat inter
w ested in the prospects of Taft's
presidential boom is Mrs. Taft, wife of
the secretary of peace and war" If
events continue in their present drift
she is likely to be prominent candi-
date for first lady of the land.
She thinks-and does not deny it
that 'sthe judge" is the best man yet
suggested for Republican candidate in
1905 She hopes that T. R. will con-
tinue of this mind. She says she
thinks T. RS Endorsement will help.
Mrs. Taft became acquainted with
the inside of the White House when,
at the age of 16, she was Helen Her
ron of Cincinnati, and visited Mollie
Hayes, daughter of President Hayes,
at the White House. Her father was
John w. Heron, law partner of Pres
ident Hayes.
Mrs. Taft takes great pride in being
thoroughly domestic woman. She is
musician, and an accomplished lin
guist. She organized and was the first
president OF the Cincinnati Symphony
orchestra.
On her sideboard is a magnificent
solid silver centerpiece given her by
this organization In token of appre-
ciatioM Mrs. Taft studied instrument
tai music for more than Is years in
Cincinnati and abroad, and she has
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

with cover that completely envelops
1t, highly polished and painted black,
with the box part marked in imita-
ton of a die (this is to be the false
Dne of your two dice) then a real die
which looks precisely like the false
one, and will exactly fill the inside of
the box and two hats.
Having first made sure you are
ready to perform the trick, set table
in front of the company, several feet
away from them, and set in it the two
hats Then produce your box, black
and handsome, and set it on the top
most hat
Remove the cover, leaving exposed
On the hat the false die containing
the real die.
Rattle away in a happy converse
tional style, making all sorts of re-
marks, anything to keep their atten-
ton fixed on you rather than the box,
and as you do so, clap your cover on,
and lift up the whole thing off the top
most hat.
Then, still talking, bring it down on
the hat again, and remove the cover
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

He answered, and told him the
story that young Hegwer had given
him
The next morning when Hegwer got
up he found no one on the plantation
but the old man and an oldishlike lady
apparently his wife and an old negro
man and negro woman Jack and
Mike had got up early, left the place
on horseback and returned again
about three o'clock in the afternoon.
The next morning it was the same
thing over again; they returned about
the same time, loaded the wagon and
drove on in the same direction The
next morning Jack and Mike left the
same as before. When three O'Clock
came they did not return; four o'clock
came and still they were not there.
The old man was getting very ner-
vous. He chewed his tobacco much
faster and he spit his juice much far
Their and talked much louder. He
finally came up to young Hegwer and
said in a trembling voice:
II reckon you and 1 will have to
take that food to them niggers. Jack
and Mike must have got into some
sorter trouble,
had already been loaded and prepared
to CO. They drove in the same -direc-
ton through the woods. until finally
they came into sight of a dim light a
short distance ahead. of them. They
came to a bayou about 80 feet wide
with foot bridge across it. There
the old gentleman stopped. got out of
the wagon and went in the direction
of the light. In short time he re-
turned, another with him, and intro
duced young Hegwer to him as a new
member of the gang. They each gath
cred in some of the boxes and cans
and started in the direction of the
light. Young Hegwer was bound to
see it all; tied the mules to tree,
gathered up box and followed them.
To his great surprise, there he
found what he was looking for. A
large log cabin about so feet long, 20
feet wide, with about 40 negro men
and women and boys IA or Is years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

at different times, hunted buffaloes
and wolves and was accustomed to
all kinds of hardships.
The captain informed him that he
had very important and dangerous
duty to perform, and wanted to know
if he had the courage to undertake a
task of that kind. Young Hegwer said
that '-if it was in the line of duty as a
soldier, that when he enlisted he did
not expect to shirk any of the duties
that were required of him, and that he
was ready to undertake anything that
was possible.
The next morning young Hegwer
was seen crossing the Missouri river
on ferryboat, making his way in a
northeasterly direction, so that he
would arrive from the north when he
got to the plantation; that there
would be no suspicion that he had
been sent from Atchison- His dis
guise was perfect No one would sus-
pect him as being a soldier. 1t was
almost dark and raining when he ar
rived at the old plantation When he
got to the gate he was met by an old
gray-haired man about 20 years old,
very pleasant and polite Young Heg-
wer babe him the time of day, and in
quired if it would be possible for him
to stay all night, that he was very
tired, wet and hungry, and that he
had come a long way that day and
was not able to go much farther
Young Hegwer stated that his folks
lived in Doniphan county, Kan, imme-
diately west of St Joseph. Mo-; that
his oldest brother was with the rebel
Gen Price, somewhere in southern
Missouri; that his father was dead
and his mother was rather cross to
him, and that he had run away from
home That pleased the old gentlei-an
very much, and he took very hearty
laugh over it. He took him in the
house, gave him something to eat
That night about ten O'Clock came a
couple of men with mule team Heg-
wer went out and helped them to put
up the team There were some empty
boxes and cans in the wagon that in
Dictated milk. bread and food had been
in them The leader of the two asked
the old gentleman. Who's that strip
CT boy you got there?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
The Other Way.

If you were German boy living in
some old villa ge over in Germany, and
If you should discover that the house
next door WITS on fire, you wouldn't
grab for your cap, fall over chairs and
rush out to yell "Fire!" and turn in
ar alarm If you did you'd be arrested.
You would wait until certain that
there was fire, and then you would
walk slowly out, ring the bell of the
house. and when the good wife came
to the door 70 see what was wanted
you would take on your cap to her
and say: Il beg your pardon, Mrs.
Schneider. for disturbing you. but the
fact is that your house is on fire and
will be burned down If you don't do
something"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
JUSTICE HARLAN WINS
BALL GAME By HOME RUN

and delighted the fans, who were wild
with enthusiasm The ball went over
the head of the center fielder and was
lost In the tail grass
Before it was recovered Justice Har-
Ian had reached the home plate, where
he stood slipping mint julep which
had been prepared hurriedly for the
agile Kentuckian as a reward for lin
ing out fouf-base hit and showing
the younger element how to get
around the bases.
1t is feared there will be vacancy
on the supreme bench, as "HoIne Run
Harlan has already received offers OF
contracts from uumber OF ball teams
which are weak at the bat and need
heavy hitters.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

D ECAUSE President Roosevelt want
= ed to have his picture taken on
horseback-at least so the story goes
"a regular cabinet meeting was post
poned the other day for the first time
In the memory of the oldest attache
Of the White House
The president, it is said, has been
thinking for some time that he ought
to have few more photographs. AS
day after day passed without furnish
ing the necessary sunshine he became
more and more nervous. On the par
dcular morning in question, after the
cabinet members had gathered the
clouds suddenly disappeared and the
sky was clear for the first time in two
weeks.
Without waiting to give much of an
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
A SMOKELESS CANNON.
Quickly Made and May Be Fired Off
in the Parlor.

For this experiment, which can be
performed in any parlor without dan
ger of shattering the mirrors or deaf
ening any one with the noise of the
explosion, take a little, hollow steel
pen-ho1der, and fill one-third of it with
water. Then cut out a stopper for the
pen by sinking it into a piece of pota-
to and passing the tube through a
cork which should be placed in a
slightly sloping position, says Good
Literature. At this point, with great
gravity, the performer inquiries, Are
you ready?" Then place lighted can
die under the end containing the wa
ter. "Firei" comes the word of COM
mand from the spectators and, in a
second, '.popt" goes the stopper, which
is forcibly elected by the steam made
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
TO MAKE A NEEDLE FLOAT.
Looks Liks an Impossible Feat, But
1t Isn't.

Take an ordinary needle and put
it upon a fork, and slowly lower the
fork into tumbler of water; the nee
die will then float just like piece Of
straw. The reason of this is that a
meniscus, or bed, convex on one side,
and concave on the other, is formed
upon the surface of the water. and the
surface of this meniscus, being large
in comparison with that of the needle,
the latter is supported by it, so that
scarcely any part of the needle touches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
A GANG OF NEGRO THIEVES.
They Are Broken up by the Daring of
a Boy Recruit

1t was the first day of April, 1862,
that Company B, Ninth Kansas caval-
ry, commanded by Capt A. c. Allen,
was stationed at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, and were ordered to Atchison,
Kan, on provost duty. After the
company arrived at Atchison and went
into comfortable quarters for the
spring, the situation had been care
fully canvassed and the trouble fully
investigated 1t was found that a
large number of negroes in that vicini-
ty were missing and that a band of
bushwackers had rendezvous about
15 miles east of Atchison, at one time
a great slave plantation, who were
the purpose of taking them into Texas
and there to sell them as slaves.
On the 18th day of March, 1862
Capt. A. c. Allen swore in two recruits
who had come in from the far western
part of the state of Kanssa, known
as the Hegwer brothers
On the 5th day of May, says the Ma
tional Tribupe, Capt. Allen sent for
the younger brother, Henry, who was
but II years old and very small for
his age, not over five feet five inches
tall, weighed only a little over 100
pounds and looked to be not over IA
years old, as no one would have taken
him for a soldier. Neither would any
one have believed him to have had the
amount of experience that he had gone
through. He had crossed the plains
in SO and also in go, fought Indians
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
Got 1t Twisted.

This is the way the railway man
heard the conundrum:
AT what time shortly before noon
is it three o'clock? At quarter of
IL, because a quarter of IL is three
And this is the way he worked it on
on his friends:
sAt what time shortly before noon
is it three o'clock? At 11.45, because
HAS is three 1t doesn't sound right
either, blame it, but that's the way J
heard it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

Teacher-Johnny. where does your
brother go to school?
Johnny-He is in the high school.
He's a saltmore this term Last year
he was a freshman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
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MAelciAN's HAT TRICK.
You Can Easily Learn How to Do Il
for Amusement of Friends.

This trick is simple enough, but it
is not SO easy to detect, after ALL
All you need for it are the following
articles: First a cube-shaped box
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08
Firing Off the Cannon.

from the heat of the candle on the
water in the penholder.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-08

at different times, hunted buffa1oes
and wolves and was accustomed to
all kinds of hardships.