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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

noon force of natives dug pit TWEEN
V feet long by fourteen Deep When
ready it was covered over the same as
If to catch a tiger. A few yards to
the north and south of the pit we ar
ranged nooses, which led over the
limbs of trees, and by shutdown we
felt sure of our man If he came that
way. Two soldiers and three natives
were hidden near the pit to act as
sentinels and give the alarm, and all
was quiet in the camp and village at
the usual hour.
At O'Clock in the morning we were
turned out by an alarm from the SEN
tinels, and our whole force at once
fastened to the pit. The wild man
had come down the ravine and fallen
into the pit. Notwithstanding its
depth he was out again in a moment
and but for the trap on the north side
we should have lost him. He ran into
that, was caught by the leg and sus-
pended in the air, and when we ar
rived he was screaming and shouting
and cursing in a way to make ones
hair stand up.
He was defenseless, but for a long
time no one dared to go near~him. He
made the most tremendous efforts to
escape, and but for our throwing
! noosed ropes over his head and draw
ing them tight he would soon have re-
gained his liberty. When we finally
had him fast and secure he had tired
himself out and was a pitiable object
to behold. He had been heard to use
a few English words, but no one had
heard him make sentences before. His
speech came back to him as we stood
n =, h. 4,
commands given soldier at drill
We remained in camp four days aft
er capturing the wild man, hoping to
Subdue him and make him presentab BILE
at headquarters, but he was worse
| than a wild beast. Not a stitch of
clothing could be kept on him, and he
had to be bound hand and foot all the
time. He preferred raw meat to cook
ed, and when fed he would grow1 and
roar as if the sight of meat put him in
a frenzy.
The surgeon with us could make
nothing Of his case, and we finally got
a cart and started for home to turn the
poor fellow over to the proper authori-
ties. On the second day of the journey
the cart broke down, and as it did so
the wild man burst his bonds and es-
| capped into the jungle. We put in ten
days hunting for him, but got no trace
and finally abandoned all pursuit.
Six months later he was seen once or
| twice in the foothills to the north, but
no pursuit was organized, and if not
dead he is today wandering about the
| forests and jungles like wild beast
! How he could have escaped death
during the two years 1 write of is a
singular thing, as the country was in
tested with poisonous serpents and
! savage beasts.
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a Pack Of Sheer Nonsense
A Political Diplomat.

Given the most corrupt man or the
most insignificant or the most igno-
rant the optimistic boarder was say
ing, 'may be useful man as United
States senator"
'In what way, please?" spoke up the
argumentative boarder.
'In two ways-first, as a horrible
example; secondly, he serves to hasten
the day when United States senators
will be elected by direct vote of the
people"
This, as the optimistic boarder had
anticipated, brought everybody at the
table into the argument, and in the
confusion that ensued he had no trou-
BILE in helping himself unobserved to
the last two macaroons on the cake
stand.-Chicago Tribune.
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REMNANT OF AcADIANS.
Masdalen Islands Are Inhabited by
Their Descendants


Their Descendants.
Up in the center of the gulf of St
Lawrence the small group of Magda-
1000 lineal descendants of the Aca-
dams under Champlain and De Monts,
who were driven out of New France,
N. s., by the English
Since the first settlement in 1853 gen
erations of the same families have
raised scanty crops in the valleys and
fed sheep and cattle on the high, con-
ical hills which constitute a proni-
nent feature of an insular landscape.
Year after year men have gone out
on the waters of the gulf in search of
the cod, mackerel and Holsters on
which livelihood depends. They are
simple, primitive people, these ma
tives of the Magdalens, laboring all the
while under circumstances that are
most discouraging.
The archipelago contains twelve or
thirteen islands, including several
grim rocks which are not inhabited
and never will be.
But the remarkable feature about
the physical formation of the whole
group is the way in which one island
is in some instances connected with
another by a long stretch of sandy
beach, enabling a person, if he desires
to do so, to go for score of miles or
more along the most barren shore in
the world, one that is uninhabited and
unrelieved by vegetation of any kind,
and the only animal life being the
thousands of gulls, terms, gannets and
other sea fowl which are extremely
numerous in all this region.-Rosary.
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and at 1.-THE Literary His vein of
humor was delicious, and the smiles he
evoked were near neighbors to the
pathos that he knew always mingled
with the various phases of his life
The lecture bureaus finally awoke to
the fact that he was desirable. and for
season after season he had for his field
most of the United States. He ap-
peared in combination with Edgar Will
son Nye Bil1 Nye for two seasons
and at many notable entertainments
alternated with his friends Mark
Twain, Eugene Field and Robert J.
Burdette, to the last of whom he al
ways felt indebted for his introduce
ton to the broader field opened to him
through the lecture bureau. But he
was never dependent upon help, being
able to furnish a whole evenings pro-
gram by himself.
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A Race of Bachelors.

Mrs Jenks-Mr. Ellington is such a
nice man that really can't understand
why he remains a bachelor.
Mrs. Tolker (absentmindedly)-O
presume it is hereditary. His father
and grandfather before him were bach
elors probably.-Judge.
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A SHORTAGE of Pockets.

"Bertie," said the hospitable hostess
at Sunday school treat. won't you
eat some more cookies?''
81 can't; I'm full" sighed BERTHE.
'Wel1, then, put some in your peck
ets'
81 can't; they're full, too" was the
regretful answer.-Youths Companion.
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Seemingly impossible.

ball?
Mrs. Blase-An right, but it's a won4
der they made anything when you conf
slider the small amount they spent on
it. Their expenses were actually less
than their receipts.-Puck-
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A Tender Wish.

A beggar had been for a long time
besieging an old, equity, testy, hmping
gentleman who refused his mite with
great irrita bility, upon which the men
dicant said:
-tAh, please, your honor's honor, L
wish Providence had made your heart
half as tender as your feet-"-Tit-B Bits.
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attention, and many critics accepted
''Leonainie" as one of Poes works.
The literary world was discussing
the new poem when the expose was
made through the columns of the Ko-
komo Tribune, a rival paper of the
Dispatch Great was the criticism
against the hoax. Riley's friends
thought he was ruined. The result of
the bitter display by the critics was
that Riley made a public statement,
admitting the deception and giving rea-
sons which were sufficient.
From that time Riley gained ground
as a poet. Over the pen names of Ben
f. Johnson of Boone and afterward
James Whitcomb Riley he has won
lasting fame.
Riley's verse, gentle, tender and
easy flowing, has in it an element of
tenderness, a winning appeal to the
homely and humane side of life.
1.-The man himself when on his lecture
tours" says a colleague, .'was of an
unassuming, diffident manner, with a
rasping but always kindly voice. He
was so nearsighted that he was al
ways peering with puzzled face into
the eyes of the man to whom he was
talking. Riley made a home for him
self in the heart of every one within
the reach of his voice.
y y
HIS LOVE FOR CHILDREN
1t was on his trips through the
country following his trade of sign
painter that Riley learned to express
the feelings of the child and the boy
who had come up in the cornfields
and had grown gray whiskers Later
he worked in one newspaper shop
after another as the merit of his
poems became known. TX Marvel
donald G. MitchelD was the first to
buy poem which Riley. had sent.
1t was not very long after that be
fore the whole country was murmur-
ing the lines of SGoodby, Jim; take
keer of yourse'fr'
Old man never had much to say,
'Ceptin' to Jim
And Jim was the widest boy he had
Never heerd him speak but once
Err twice in my life, and first time was
When the army broke out and Jim he
went,
The old man backin him for three months.
And all at heerd the old man say
Was. jes' as We turned to start away
Wen. goodby. Jini
Take keer of yours'fr'
Very great actors have found his
verses the best medium for the train
ed infections of their voices His art
seemed to soak the words he used
with the heavy sunshine and the lazy
air of the black dirt country's farm
| James Whitconb Riley first saw the
| light of day - Greenfield, Ind, in
1853 His father tried to make law
yer of him. but he preferred writing
and he got his way. His home in In
dianapolis. although unassuming. is
one of the places most hunted up by
visitors to that city
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Barber-Have you had any expert
ence in shaving students?
Applicant For Job-Oh, yes, sir
always go over their faces twice with
the back of the razor and ask them If
it pulls much
Barber-Quite right, but you mustn't
forget to strop your razor several times
during the operation
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Had Grabbed Mitts.

Her Father-Have you and my daugh-
ter made any preparations for married
life?
Cholly-We've had few preliminary
fights as tryouts.-Chicago News.
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What Did He Mean7

He-Well, really, I should hardly
have known you, the change is so
great
She (archly)-For better or for worse?
He-Why, of course, you could only
change for the better.-Black and
White.
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DEsPoNDENcY RERUKED.

: Say not the struggle .naught .
avaiIeth,
: The labor and the wounds are
: vain,
. The enemy faints not nor faiIeth, .
: And as things have been they
remain.
: If hopes were dupes, fears may
! be liars;
!. II may be in yon smoke con-
!. ceaIed
! Your comrades chase cen now
! the fiers
: And, but for you, possess the .
!. field.
!. For while the tired waves, vain
! Iy breaking,
!. Seem here no painful inch to
: gain,
/ Far back through creeks and in
! lets making
7 Comes silent, flooding in, the
i. main.
|. And not by eastern windows only,
!. When daylight comes, comes in
|. the light;
I In front the sun climbs slow, how
]. slowly,
: But westward, look, the land 10
!. bright.
!. ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH.
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POETS EARLY STRUGGLES


1t was about thirty-five years ago
that Riley was haunted with the dread
of remaining unknown when he was
writing poetry at night and painting
signs in the daytime, and later, when he
was reporter on the Anderson Qnd.)
Weekly Democrat, published by Will
liam N. Cream. Riley and other con-
genial spirits met regularly in the
evenings of 1867 in the offices of Cap
tain William R. Meyers, who became
secretary of state under Governor
Claude Matthews of Indiana
Riley's poetic muse was making an
energetic fight for recognition, but it
came not. At one of their sessions,
after Meyers had given Shakespeare"
| and Richards and his photographer
friend had dissected the fame of art
lists, Riley drew from his pocket a new
poem-a strange, weird thing, which
followed the style of Edgar Allan Poe,
the first StanZa of which read thus:
Leonainie angels named her,
q And they took the light
OF the laughing stars and framed her
In smile of white,
And they made her hair of gloomy
Midnight and her eyes of bIoomy
Moonshine. and they brought her to me
1 In the solemn night
| hIey was captivating reader, and
the new poem thrilled all in the party.
Laying it down, he returned to his
other discussed theory of unrecognized
merit and gave birth to the "Leonai-
ME" ruse by remarking that If Civ
/ en- to the world over Poe's name the
poem would be received That sug-
| gested the idea of placing Poe's mi
tials to the piece and publishing it as
long lost treasure of the master OF
| the muse
There appeared on the front page
| of the kokomo Qnd) Dispatch, after
arrangements with the publisher, the
poem with the statement that it might
be long lost poem by the famous au-
4 thor of The Raven"
Copies of the paper were sent broad
| cast The ssfind'' attracted immediate
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a MonoIooue-

Tommy-Pop, what is a monologue?
Tommy's Pop-A monologue, my son,
is conversation woman carries on
with her husband--Philadelp Rec
ord.
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In Second Place.

Figg-What do you do when your
wife tells you about her last husband7
Fogg-Envy him.-Boston Transcript,
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AIsaaI Attachment.

"Reggy has new attachment on his
airship.''
what for?1
For Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin
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pistanee Lending courase

Distance Lending Courage.
He-If I should kiss you what would
happen2
Shell should call father
He-Then I won't do it.
She-But fathers in Europe.-Lippin-
colts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

NHERE can now De little QouDL
as to the popularity of the
muse of James Whitcomb Ri
ley, "the Hoosier poet" This
is not the time to question whether
his powers have enduring quality, but
among us of today he has attained
place which it hardly behooves any to
say will be changed by future gener-
atoms.
George Meredith went out of his way
during the last year of his life to tell
the Joy he derived from 1.-The Old
Swimmin' Hole" "Onct We Went
A-fishfn' and 1.-THE Old Town Band"
If one abides by the verdict of some
superior people one must consent to
believe that the joys and sorrows of
common folks, told in their own
tongue, provide a passport to oblivion
instead of Immortality. Probably Ri
ley never debated that contingency,
nor need his admirers raise any argu-
ment Robert Burns has survived
1t was only recently-at Christmas
time-that James Whitcomb Riley re-
ceived 1900 letters of greeting and
sympathy. He had then been ill with
paralysis for practically two years and
had lost all power of his right arm.
Il can't answer them,'' said Mr.. Ri
ley at the time, with a rueful glance
at his arm. 81 can't hold a pencil 1
wish L could. But I am not so down
cast as many of my friends seem to
think How could 1 be when / have
so many wellwishers from the Allan
tic to the Pacific whom 1 never have
seen? This is a merry Christmas for
me and 1 hope for all my unknown
friends"
GOOD CLEAR THROUGH"
Writers of dialect verse are numer-
Gus, but so much of their writing is
tainted with the slang of the day and
presented in such a strained style that
one is often at a loss to know what is
meant by some of the words and
phrases, and so much time has to be
spent in deciphering it that the charm
it may have possessed is gone before
one realizes that he is reading a bit of
humor. The writers of good free
flowing dialect, clear and concise, easy
to understand and true to nature, may
be counted on the fingers ends OF
this class James Whitcomb Riley has
stood well at the head of the promi-
nent in the world of letters. His DO
ems when delivered in style such as
Sol Smith Russell or Riley himself
would deliver them make them the
more effective. OF him Robert J. Bur
dette said: Riley is good. clear
through. His humor is gentle 1t is
not caustic. 1t is pure and manly and
honest
The present generation does not
know it-cannot know-the greatness
of James Whitcomb Riley as a reader.
he developed that talent as his genius
grew in poetry, and for years before
he found a public to enjoy his books
he had charmed multitudes with read
ings from his own work. In fact, this
outlet was for him a most natural
one. because he was born an actor as
well as poet His imagination drift
ed easily into dramatic channels, and
what he saw and heard as boy
among the homely, wholesome people
of Indiana he later transmitted into
poetry and unconsciously began to i'm
personate the characters that marshal
ed themselves in his fertile brain
He began to read in a humble way
his works at country churches, enter
tainments, school exhibitions, old set
tiers meetings, Grand Army reunions
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James Whitcomb
Riley's Art of Put
ting Into Verse
Life'sLittle Things
That Such a Pen as
His Makes Big.

~HERE can now be little doubt
as to the popularity of the
muse of James Whitcomb Ri
lev "the HoOSier DOet" This
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-11
WOMEN WANT
 ID BE SOLDIERS
Denmark's Women Confi- dent of Receiving Privil- edge to Vote Now Want to Work for Country s Army.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DGspArcIiI

COPENHAGEN,D Denmark, Dec. H. A fight for the introduction of mili- tary service for women is ccntemplat- ed by the women of Denmark as a se- quel to their expected victory in the struggle for WOmans suffrage. The Danish parliament, they believe is al most certain to pass d bill giving wo- men the vote this winter. and many women are beginning to ask what will become of the organization which was formed for the purpose of obtaining cnfranchisement for women and has provided many of them with interest ing and sometimes lucrative positions Mrs Emma Gade, a well known suffra- eiSt and authOresS suggests the solution of the difficulty by advising them to start d campaign for training Danish girls in nursing and commisSariatOry work. which activities she contends women could do much better than are no done. She argues this is the only fair thing for women to do, since the men are compelled to give military service for the rights they have long enjoyed.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-11
FLYNN BEATEN BY M'CARTy
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he opened up, inviting Flynn to crowd him The Fireman met the taunts with a fierce rush, which Me Carty stopped with hard uppercuts to the jaw, or blows to the body. After the first few rounds it was apparent Flynns only hope lay in bis ability to land hay maker on d vital spot. He was out boxed and outfought by McCarty Contrary to expectations, rlynns de fcnse had little effect. McCarry hit kim at will He would hold Flynn off at arms length with his left while he sent iii vicious uppercut with the right The superior weight and strength of McCarty were too much for Flynn. Al PalZer, who will fight McCarty for the heavyweight championship on New Years day. was introduced before the principals entered the ring.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-11
bR|TA|N'S NOTE
 |S DISCUSSED
United States Will Not Stoop to Tricks,' Says Lodge. Knox Working On Answer for the Cabinet.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH


 WASHINGTON. Dec 10-Whethcr free passage of American ships through the Panama canal will be submitted to the Hague and will be finally determined in the Senate in any event. It was intimated today that President Taft in his consist ent attitude as principle champion of arbitration of disputes between nations, might recommend the Suez course, should he and Secretary Knox not hold the question d purely domes- tic and internal one and therefore not arbitrable. There is considera ble leaning to such al view with senators today. Senator Sutherland declared the question to be purely domestic and therefore not d subject of arbi- tration.
 The British governments note was discussed informerly by President Taft and the cabinet today but until Secretary Knox has had time to study it at length, and probably out lined a reply it will not be taken mp formally. That probably will not be for several weeks The suggestion that the question might be kept from arbitration by delay, until the ex- isting arbitration treaty with Great Britian expires by limitation next June. was repudiated today by a number of Senators. Senator Lodge a prominent member of the foreign relations committees. declared The United States will not stOop to such triCks."~
Arizona republican., 1912-12-11
.Geu. Sickles' Accounts Asked For
 By State Comptroller Sc]1mer

about $50OO0 has been expended. Correspondence made public today shows efforts to obtain an account ing from General Sickles have been made from time to time since 1910.
 Attorney General Carmody advised Comptroller Schmer to grant an eX- tension of time. The commission held meeting yesterday in New York City. but it is not known what act
 ion has been taken. Gov. Dix said today the commissioners threatened three months ago to resign as a body because of the tangled financial af-
 fairs of the commission, but he had refused to accept their rcsignatiOns.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-11
HAYT IS DICTOTAR-

lar meeting of Phoenix Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. last evening. Walter J. Hayt, vice-dictator of the order in Phoenix was elected to the office of dictator to succeed J. A. Crozier. whose office was declared vacant because of prolonged absence from the city. Moose Hayt has been one of the most popu lar and active members of the Moose Lodge since its advent in this city and the members have shown their appre citation of his good work by electing to beStOW