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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-17
Co11yer Celebrates.

Independence day was cele-
brated at Collyer on the 5th. The
day was a sissler and wound up
before night-fall with heavy
rain of three inches which stop
ped the Collyer-Grinnen ball
game in the 7th inning with the
score tie.
1t was not Collyer's intention
to celeb1 ate until hearing that
Quinter and WaKeeney did not
intend to, it started in about 10
days ago and considering the
very short time for preparation
rose gallantly to the occasion.
The school grove south of town
furnished an ideal spot for the
speaking and lunches, which was
appreciated as the suns rays
scorched those not under shell
ter.
BALL GAME.
Quinter and Collyer crossed
bats in the forenoon. Ray Steph-
ems pitched the first five innings
for Quinter but the sun got in it's
work and he had to retire and
Charlie Custer finished. Dugan
was the CoIlyer pitcher. Con
sidering the very hot weather
the game was a snappy one.
The score was z to ) in favor of
Quinter.
After dinner County Attorney
Nelson delivered a mastery adj
dress and the band played in
good form In view of the short
space of time they had to prepare
in their delivery was most excel
lent.
WILD WEST SHOW.
Among the attractions was the
W. J. Nelson Wild West Show.
Bucking horses were tried out
by Nelson, Yellow Fox of the
Grovan Indians and Walking
Bird of the Cherokees, also Jim
Miller
They presented an interesting
entertainment with horses that
they took with them and others
that were brought for trial
A double attraction was little
donkey that was one half gentle
and the other half as wicked as
any mule that ever drew breath.
If one sat on his back toward the
neck he would amble along peace
fully, if on the other hand you
should happen to set toward the
rear he would buck. Several
boys tried conclusions and were
thrown off, but one Forrest VOL
lam, who beat the donkey and
held on. Young Briggs also
handled himself we'll.
Following this show another
ball game between Collyer and
Grinnell As stated before, it
resulted in tie in the seventh
inning, when the rain began to
fall and the game discontinued.
A tank wagon filed with drink
ing water was kept supplied
and other provisions were made
for the comfort and convenience
of the guests of Collyer.
About 100 Quinterites were
present and the Grinnen contin-
gent, making the total mber of
people about 600. The crowd in
the morning was small, due to
passenger train 1O4 being ten
hours late, and to the fact that
harvest had begun. Alongside
of the grove a header kept up its
steady ,whirr during the entire
day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-17

County Assessor Myerly was
among the Wa-Keeney visitors.
He expressed himself as being
well satisfied with the fact that
his job is completed. He tried
hard to carry out the law and is
satisfied that the total assess
ment will be greater than it will
be without one to go over the
county records. Those that
should list their property have
done so under his direction and
that of the township trustees,
and that the percentage of tax on
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-17

Had dyspepsia or indigestion
for years. No appetite. and what
l did eat distressed me terribly.
Burdock Blood Bitters cured
me. j. H Walker, Sunbury, @.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-17

Try our Morning Glory Cof-
fee. It is a regular 25c. value.
Only four stores in Kansas out
of the one hundred and twenty
seven that handle this brand
sell it at 20 cents.
We are ONE of the 4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Sea Firing on Land.

Considerable interest is being man.
Tested in naval and military circles
on the northeast coast by the install.
lation at the drill hall Of the First
Durham Royal Garrison Artillery vol.
unteers at Sunderland of a model sea
range for artillery practice. A stage
AT one end of the hall is covered with
silver sand to represent the sea, and
by means of an endless bell driven by
small electric motor model ships
are made to "sail" over the stage In
a realistic way. AT the other end OF
the hall Is a battery consisting Of two
4-inch guns. A miniature rife s. at.
tached to each gun in such way that
1t follows the aim The rifle Is fred,
and the effect is most realistic. II
the shot hits the "sea" sand splashes
up like water, while II ship is hit It
sinks out OF sight. The range is be.
ing used to the great improvement in
the gunnery of the mean OF the corps,
london Express.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
NICKEL s NEW FACE
AND PENNY'S TOO
INDIAN HEApDREss NO LONGER
TO ADoRN ONE CENT
PIECE.
BUT JUST WHAT THE DESIGNS
WILL BE NOT YET
KNOWN.

The classic faces of the girls on the
nickels and pennies are pronounced
out of date and are to be changed.
Within a short time some promiu ent
sculptor will be invited by the sec
rotary of the treasury to submit new
designs for the coins mentioned, and II
his models salt the artistic eyes of
the young women so long and favor
ably known will be sent 10 the clois-
ter of obsolete coins.
On the new pennies it is likely the
old-fashioned Indian headdresses will
be done away with. The penny coined
today is of the design adopted in
1864.
The young woman ON the nickel is
of a later date and by different
sculptor, I'D the design is not as has
been believed for a generation, the
profile of certain young woman who
afterward became a missionary to
heather lands.
I'VE exploded that story years
ago." said Director Leach, but never
theless every time We have suggested
changing the face on the coin her
friends and the believers of the yarn
have always opposed the move. Wher
We investigated the matter we dis
covered that the young woman In
question could have been no more
than six years old when the coin was
tsnuad A. nat tlfnIr fhat anx ono
win assert that the face on the nickel
Is that Of six-year-old child"
Had Augustus Saint Gaudens lived
a few months longer he would have
completed the design for the nickels
and pennies, and In Ill probability
they would have been accepted by
the president with his models of the
gold coins which are now in general
. circulation. He was working on the
design for the five-cent piece when
he was stricken by illness, and 1t was
not sufficiently advanced when he
died to give those who came after
him definite idea of what he intend
ed to create.
"We have not decided upon the
sculptor whom we shall invite to dc
/ the work on the new pennies and
nickels," said Director Leach of the
mint bureau, but we Will have no diff
ficulty in selecting a good one. We
have found that the competitive
scheme does not work well in design
ing coins. It merely results in a good
deal of trouble, deal of hard feeling
and no better results than If we gave
the work outright to one good man
of established reputation. If we dc
not like the design he submits we car
easily ask another to undertake the
job, Coin designing is peculiar
branch Of sculpture. Every sculptor
is not a good coin designer. There
are a number of them in the United
States, however, more now than a de-
cade ago"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

is the manufacture of household uten-
sis from brass. nickel, copper and cop
per alloys Kettles. pots, pans ami
bowls of every conceivable kind and
shape are made and sold by the thou.
sands. The most interesting utensils
and the one of most frequent use IN
the Russian home is what is Known
as the samovar or hot-water urn.
Every house, however humble, has one
or more. and they are in constant use,
The Russian breakfast is tea and rolls
sometimes with butter and jam added.
A fire in the kitchen stove before
luncheon time is the exception, hence
the popularity of the semovar. These
are made in the most beautiful shapes
and designs, and have capacity for
heating from twenty to thirty glasses
of water for private houses. and from
one to Ave gallons for hotel purposes
The samovar industry first began
about sixty years ago and has gradu-
ally developed until now the annual
output averages in value about s2.575,-
000 and gives employment to many
thousands of men, women, and chill
dren. In the manufacture of these
5essels until recently only the lowe
part, or what is called the podden. or
stand, the faucet and handles. were
nodded, all the remaining parts
namely, the body. the neck that joins
1t to the stand, the interior pipe. the
charcoal tube and the water compart
ment were welded out Of sheet latten
or thin plates of copper, and the requs
site form was given to them by means
of hammering. while the lids were
made at the factories and forced into
shape under pressure by machinery
Recently, however. new method
of manufacturing the lid direct from
the sheet by means of pressing it into
a form attached to the rotating spindle
of lathe ana by using a special in
strument called depilnik has been in
troduced. Under this invention II is
possible to manufacture all the parts
by machinery. The central tube
whence the heat manates-being
filled with burning charcoal--is either
cast or hand-torged from brass The
most beautiful of these urns are made
from pinchbeck, an alloy of copper and
zinc. which gives the vessel beauti
full appearance, Many are made from
nickel or nickel plate. while Others
are heavily plated with silver Those
most in use, however, are made from
brass and copper. The prices range
anywhere from 1915 to $50. THAI
the samovar might be introduced intC
the United States seems niost feasible
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
THE CUNNING AND PATIENT
COYOTE.

This is the coyote: Co.yo-tay, with
all the syllables. to the Mexican who
named him. 'Kiote" merely to the
American wanderer who has come and
gone so often that ha at last regards
himself resident stockman and farm.
err. II is this little beasts triangular
visage, his sharp nose fitted for the
easy investigation of other peoples af-
fairs. his oblique green eyes with
! their sauint of cowardice and perpet-
ual hunger, that should have a place
In the adornment OF escutcheons II
is notorious that the vicissitudes OF
his belly never bring to him the fate
upon whose verge he always lives, and
that nothing but strychnne, and not
always that, will bring an end to his
forlorn career. AS his gray back
moves slowly along above the reeds
and coarse grass, and he turns his
head to look at you. he knows at once
whether or not YOU have with you
gun, and you cannot know how he
knows, Once satisfied that you are
unarmed he will remain near In spite
Of any vocal circumstances, and by.
and-by may proceed to interview you
IN way that for unobtrusiyeness
might be taken as a model OF the arr.
Lie down on the thick brown carpet
Of the wilderness and be still fcr
twenty minutes. and watching him
from the corner of your eye you will
see that he has been joined by others
Of his brethren hitherto unseen. He
seems 10 be curious to know first il
YOU are dead. and. second, IL by any
chaDce-and he lives upon chances
there is anything else in your neigh
borhood that he might find eatable.
II YOU pass on with Indifference.
which Is the usual way. be will sit
himself down upon his tail on fhe
nearest knoll. and Toll his red tongue.
and leer 1T YOU as one with whom he
Is half-inclined to claim acquaintance
He looks and acts then so much Ike
gray dog that one is inclined 10
VII site to him Make any hostil-
demonstration and he will move "a
little farther and SIT down again. r.
by any means YOU manage TO offend
him deeply az this iuncture the -hanc.
es arc tina he and his comrades NAV
retire still farther and then bark
o@aselcs ~ until thew aave booted you
ou, ~ the ne ghhorhoed That nigat
II" au@ his oo1nanians nav come ard
steel the straps from your Saddle. the
meet from the fegin@ pan-apd r0lite
lv clean the par-and even he boots
from beside your lowly bed.-James
" steele in Outing Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

The Giraffe and the Buffalo met Oh the
edge OF the plain one day. aud after
long look at each Other the Buffalo sneer-
ingly observed
We'll, there's many thing wrong In
this world, but never meet one Of your
kind without being thankful that am
what ! am"
Just what do you meant" was asked.
you shouldn't need 10 ask that ques-
ton. ] saw you when ] was yet long
ways on, and I had to laugh at the
spectacle"
what particular spectacle do you re.
fer tor
why to that tong neck Of yours. Of
course. Ha! ha' u Is enough TO make
the Wild ASS roar with laughter, don't
want TO hurt your feciinr. but IL you
knew what Imaginable Object sou were
you'd Join the crowd Of humorlsts. Gee
wiz but what neck.
Il am as Stature made me"
II know. but ha, ha, hat"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
AS HIS NEIGHRoRs SEE HIM.

II he is poor he is a bad manager.
II he is rich. he Is dishonest.
If he needs credit he can't get ID.
If he is prosperous, everyone wants 10
do MIN favor
II he's in politics it's for pie. II he
is out Of politics you cant place him
and he's no good for his country.
II nc doesn't give to charity, he's 4.
stingy cuss. II he does. it's for show
If he is actively religious, he Is
hypocrite. If he takes no interest In
religion. he's a hardened sinner.
If he shows affection, he's a soft
specimen. If he seems to care for no
one. he is cold blooded.
If he dies young. there was a great
future ahead of him, If he lives to
an old age. he has missed his calling.
Christian Guardian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
The jamestown Girl.

jamestown is closely allied with
the army and navy set at Newport.
The men with brass buttons all look
for the jamestown girls at the dances
at the fort. or on board a visiting
battleship jamestown is noted for its
spirit of wholesome fun. The James
town girl will hold out her hand and
smile at you trustingly. She is quite
she never les TO be Eng
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

lish in her speech, or extensively Par
isian in her dress. The jamestown
girl never speaks French when every
one present understands English.
Chocolate ice cream soda is her IA
vorite drink. As for cocktails, she
takes only the cherry from the bot
tom of her brothers glass. Her even
ing frocks are fluffy with ruffles and
frills. They are innocently coquettish.
with a Dutch neck, and perhaps she
wears a single strand of pearls. Often
her hair is naturally curly, but sell
dom "marcelled' She is winsome.
whole~ole American g:il.-Delineat.
or
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
THE sAMoVAR IN RUSSIA.

Household utensiI in Universal Use
in the Empire-How Made.
Consul James w Ragsdale of St
Petersburg, in a report to the bureau
of manufactures, says concerning the
manufacture and use of samoyars In
Russia:
One of the great industries of Russia
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

AS am not a fighting animal haw
to trust to my heels.
Yes, yes, but think u neck IL
feet long
The object Of my long neck Is TO eie-
vals my head and permit me TO get o
view OF the country for long distance.
In that way avoid many perils. And
now. AT
AS whatT' asked tlte Buffalo as he
looked around and saw the Giraffe t1Rk
ing OF at a rapid gait.
As that having missed the Giraffe !
shall eat the Buffalo, answered. Lion
that had 0een trying 10 creep W within
sprlnging distance.
MORAL.
IT'S the man with the game leg that
never gets run over 10y a street car.
JOE KERR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
A MODERN MIRACLE.

He. "owd Georges wooden leg bin
giving e pain lately"
She. Don't you be so foolish.
Willum"
He. "oh, ay--sure enough is ovid
woman bin a-whoppin' e wi it,"
London opinion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

in the presence of a large number of
natives and many whites who drove
out over the beautiful road. The new
building is a one-story structure, quite
large and situated on the top of high
knoll with a commanding view of all
the surroundings. The ceremony was
opened by the making and drinking of
kaya by large bunch of prominent
native Fijians, and arrayed in their
festive garb, and accompanied by all
the due signs and ceremonies connect.
ed with such AN event. Having no par
ticular interest in the remarks of the
governor which followed, / strolled
over to a fine house, evidently that of
the head master, situated on rise of
ground and surrounded by a fine
flower garden. Farther on discovered
a larger number of F1jians assembled
in a depression and grove of tall trees
in the mids. of a field of banana
plants, preparing themselves for a
grand mckenzie NATIVE dance
which was to conclude the ceremony
Assisted by some of their women, they
all being thoroughly smeared with CO
eoanut oil, their faces painted black
and bodies decorated with flowers,
streamers of scarlet and yellow ii
leaves, kits of gaily-eolored arrow
root fibre and necklaces of bright
colored small flowers Afterwards
when they filed past where l was sit
ting in another part of the grounds, to
a large level, low part which they per
formed, l counted 102 OF them decorat-
ed.
Magnificent Men.
The Fijisn men are physically a
magnificent race-very tall, stand
erect, with muscles like cart horses,
and a fine carriage. They arranged
themselves in single file, about a yard
apart, facing the large number of
spectators distributed all over the
higher grounds. A large bunch of ma
tives of both sexes, Immediately in
the rear of the center of the line, kept
up a constant clapping of hands in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
TOOK WING

Sir, | know what you are" cried
the disappointed and angry girl, ''You
are nothing but jay"
But I'm not a poppin jay" he
piped as he fitted through the door.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

unison, which regulated the time of
their movements. The whole per
Torrance was calculated to represent
the flight of birds. 1t lasted about
30 minutes and was carried out with
great precision, and merited the lib
eral applause given at its conclusion.
l was told the men taking part We're
from widely separated parts of the is
land, which made it all the more re-
markable.
Every Wednesday and Saturday af
ternoon matches of cricket and lawn
tennis are played on the Suya club >
grounds in town. They have fine
grounds with a comfortable clubhouse
and the broad, shady verandas are
open to all who wish to see the games
free of charge. On every occasion
when | was there afternoon tea was
handed around free also. The mo {
interesting match of cricket | saw
was one played between the Euro
peans and club of Fijians. The ma
tives looked very handsome on the
beautiful, rich green, with their mag
nificent heads of black hair and
dressed in a rt-sleeved white I'M
dershirt and snow-white sulu (kilt)
and bare feet. They won the game
strictly on its merits, outplaying the
whites in every department Tennis
courts are quite numerous about town
and the games frequent. They have
ono ax1Vantapp hpTe-fhpy can nlav all
the year round.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Facts and Fancies

LITTLE LADS FROM SCHOOL.
Teacher. Tell me someone in the
Bible who was a shut in, Willie.
Willie. Jonah.
Teacher. Now Freddie, who was
Noah?"
Freddie. Noah was the first
weather prophet When he said it
was going to rain nobody believed
him"
frankie. Say. Tommie, who was
that man in the Bible who waxed fat,
teacher was tellin' us about?"
Tommy "Dunno-1ess it was
Pauncheous Plate"
Bell Boy. knocking at door, six
o'clock SIR
Voice inside, six! Confound you.
boy, why didn't you tell me that be-
FORE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
A Night Round

] asked him 10 show me around
through the native part II town some
night and he did ! SHAH not forget It
very soon either. II is situated hack
on rough. rolling ground. and the night
being very dark wha. with turning
and twisting. going UP and down. into
houses BY one door ard out By an
other ] got completely beRtldered and
did not know where ] was till be halt
ed At our return, and said, here's
your hon 2. A. one place J had the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
EXTENDING ZONE

Teacher says,' exclaimed the pre-
cocious child. that we live in the
temperate zone"
YES" answered Colonel Stilwen
and If these prohibitionists keep going
it'll be worse tnan rat" Washington
Star
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

RIGHT HAND.
The Maid How dare you 10 hold IN,
hand.
The Mani think / hive the right
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
AT A FRENCH wATER1NG-pI.AcI

AT A FRENCH WATERING-PLACE
Mother Tommy, why don't You try
to talk to those other children in their
own language?"
Youthful Briton, What's the good?
It only encourages them!" Punch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
A FIJI Fair.


the year round.
A Fiji Fair.
During the month a fair was held
in the large town hall and grounds
adjoining. lasting two days. 1t was
well patronized and was claimed to
have eclipsed anything In that line
ever held on the island OF course,
judged even by our local fairs, it was
meagre. yet the displays were credita-
BILE in nearly every line. while the
poultry exhibit was fine both in quail
ity and quantity The riding and driv-
ing contests drew the attention OF
nearly everyone present and were all
worth seeing.
But the display that interested me
most was the Indian coolie first, then
the Fijian The former were there in
large numbers. do not like them. In
the first place they are a little. small
skinny, weakened. dark, ugly-clothed
lot. Every DIT os money they can save
is invested in gilt and silver orna.
ments and worn by the females. You
would hardly believe me should / al.
tempt to describe the number and
amount seen on them. Yet, one can
see they are animated by the same
idea that causes our women to wear
jewels, only they carry it to a greater
extreme. The coolies are held in con-
tempt by the natives because they con
slider them inferior IN all ways
All public work is done by prisoners
guarded by Fijian police. Wherever
seen 1t is noticeable nearly all the
prisoners are Indians. As said be-
fore, the native Fijian avoids all hard
labor he can, but will exert himself
to any extent TO enable him to hold
any kind of Office. They compose
the police and the armed constabu.
larry. while they I'll many of the minor
offices under the government. During
my stay there ] made the acuuaint.
ance of a member Of the constabulary
at the armory one day, when I step
ped In to have look He could talk
fair English and seemed ple asant TO
show and explain everything to me.
After that I used 10 drop IN occas ion
ally when passing and have a visit
with him
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

pleasure 90 of drinking bowl of
kava made by the old process of chew
ing the root instead of pounding it.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-04-29
Ksiadz Placydy,
Str6z %pr:zenajSw.
SACRAMENTO.
Gag dalszy

Kaze natychmiast ma
3ozy6 ogieh ma kominie, -
rzek}a parma Gertrude,
i urzadzic wszystko jak mai:
wygodniej, ably panu ma nj
czem niezbYwa}o u}agodzo-
ma zosta}a posepnos6 miej-
~ Poc6z lyle z%abieg6w,
moja PAM! Pok6j ten do
brym byf ola meczenni,xa, a.
by zywot sw6j zako6czyc,
ola togo i ola mnie MECH ia
kim, jakim jest pozostanie.
Ogrzanie jego zbyteczne
wystarczy juz jezeli sic 60
nieco przewietrzy, DO do
prawdy, ze zepsute W MIN
powietrze.
I opuscili wszyscy troje
to miejsce, Ewerard W zamy-
sleniu g}ebokiem, jak sobie
postapi W przypadku, gdy
duch z drugiego swiata go
odwiedzi W nocy.
Noe nadesz}a, wielki zegar
W 'przedsionku wybi} juz
cwierc ma jedenasta kiedy
Ewerard udawal sic ma spo'
czynek do pokoju strach6w.
Pan Norbert i kilku gosci
odprowadzifo go az do drzwi
pokoju, zartujac zeh dow
cipnemi s}owy il dobrej no.
cy zyczac.
Ma k~orytarzu przebrzmia-
1y dawno glossy gosci. Eve"
rard by} sam; grobowa ci-
sza zbudziIa go do przytom-
no5ci i rozmyslania, Bog
tylko by} z nim, swa ojcow- !!