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of the great Atlantic seagate. Hence con-
gres, is certain to talk. and may possibly
act upon propositions to forbid immigra-
! ton for time altogether.
What is the New York health board
doing about it?
Owing to inadequate room the city de-
partments are scattered all the way from
the dock department at Dock A. upon the
Battery. to the fire department on Sixty
seventh street. Midway of the long series,
In one of those little eddies of quiet which
are left by the roar and rush of the great
city up town and down. stands big build
ing running completely through from
street TO street. To the west the police
headquarters look out on Mulberry street,
as if conveniently placed for cases of stiletto
stabs among the Calabrian and Sicilan
inhabitants thereabout, whose swarming
life grows increasingly interesting as one
follows il half mile south to its culmina-
ton in the bend" To the east the big
building faces Mott street, alert for strange
Oriental diseases springing from China
town-for these are the quarters OF the
health hoard.
The Mulberry street people are called
the finest police force in the world by
those whose interest il is to praise them.
The health board gets seldom praise. but
usually abuse for its wholesome task ~ To
tread on the toes of Ignorance and rouse
the enmity OF Greed. Yet the work it
does, not for New York alone, but for
The whole country. Is vast. 1t is wedding
out the Sums. 1t is making tenementdom
less noxious and dangerous 1t pounces
upon hidden disease. II performs consid-
Gahie charitable work
Within the dingy old building. at one
OF Its not too numerous windows and fac
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ing desk flied nigh with paners, sits a
man 81 ghty passed middle age. slender
ana alert and With tie hearing OF a sold
Ter. ms il Col. kmmons Clark. long the
commanding officer % the famous Seventh
ieglment. and nov the secretary Of the
ooar'i of health.
What" asked Col. Clark, sis the
most serious business 81 a board of health
aha Is greatest .aoor?"
The checking and prevention Of con-
!.ssious Diseases replied Coz Clark "In
'"sS NoTk 4 constant Inspection Of the
..ehemehts Is necessary. Every tenement
AZ tne cliy y inspected twice q wear. For
merry the toard also Inspected the SAM
tsAty appliances Of new buildings. Since
LAST June this has been done by the build
hes department, 10 which We transferred
sueten al our skilled ins pectors for the
purpose"
10 You consider il likely that cholera
~ come again next year, vas asked,
aha II so, What preparations are being
made for it?''
Medical men on both sides Of the ocean
Sc: :eA 10 he agreed" replied Col. Clark,
1Hat chosera * apt 10 break out again.
p1F Preparations are fully made: they
we're maIe long before the excitement was
oused here last summer, and they con-
.'hued IN force. The department was fully
bEeparet Tor the epidemic. We have the
=" Sohn g1l4d floating hospital Tor the
80, won ~ cases, aud lQ4l supp les OF cots,
s'hoU'ancts and the Ike. Tie disease -,
IsV"eFef, q1te 60 likely - invade the
'@A''S .! any other pu1I Is by New YORK.
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THE INDIAN SCHOOLS
Navajos Do Not Want Their
Children to Be Educated.
THEY ARE NOT PAUPERs.
How Seventeen Boys Escaped froA .
Government Institution and rrav-
eled 200 Miles Over Mountains.

I set out. after an interview with the
president. for the Southwest on the Sth of
November. 1892. came into the Indian
country for the PURPOSE of studying the
character and customs of the Indians. and
brought with me letters from the heads Of
the departments at Washington City.
coupled with a particularly kind letter
from the commander-in-chief of the army,
Gen. Schofield. to all officers commanding
troops in the Indian territory, requesting
them TO furnish me with such military pro-
lection as might in their judgment seem
necessary.
On my arrival at Fort Winga.e, n NJ, I
found myself unexpectedly confronted
with a state of things which, to say the
least, was decidedly embarrassing. and
which threatened serious consequences
unless wisely dealt with. The ostensible
cause of the trouble was the compulsory
education of the Navajo children. A call
for troops had been made by the Indian
agent at old Fort Defiance. This call had
been repeated several times. During my
brief stay at the tort Col. Gibson Hunt, to
whom | am indebted for many courtesies,
the commanding officer at the post, was
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weight limit, and Griffin and his manager
rightfuliy contend that Dixon must con-
cede to an opponent the right TO weigh In
at that figure or relinquish the champion
ship. Griffin even agrees TO give two
pounds away and tight at 120 pounds, but
Dixon's sly manager won't hear of the
proposition. Why2 Because he fears
that Griffin is the coored lads master at
that weight. and what then would become
Of the vaudeville com oinatlon" and the
81 0J0 il is nov earning weekly? At us
pounds Manager O'Rourke knows that
Grlili1 would be took weak 10 fight and
the 81, 900 weekly income would be saved.
By the observations that have thus far
INDUCED in | do not wish 10 be under
stood as holding that there are no real
fighters in the present generation. John
l. Sullivan. Jack Dempsey and Jack Nc
Aui ife are fighters through and through.
With the frs; two | am not on terms OF
concord. In fact, we do not speak as We
pass by. bu, | can do justice 10 their splen-
did qualities of head and heart. the trio
named are courageous. manly and game
TO their hearts cores. Each has met the
best and bravest Of his own and other
lands. They never turned their backs
upon foemsn and never lodged fair and
honorable challenges. They were always
ION the level " TO use q sporting phrase,
and thus gained the confidence OF the
American public, while their magnanim-
itv 10 fallen foes and open hearted gener-
osi;y have made them popular Idols. Cor
bett, Mitchell and olavin have few. II any.
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Take one with me. Twill cheer sou up
and possibly loosen up an old thouant."
No." / said. looking down into Fer soft
brown eyes as far as | thought ought to,
Il cannot take it. l took one once and it
swallowed up all my salary that usnth to
the pictures in the advertisements remind
me OF the things saw lille was o-heered
up by this beverage. l do not mind drink
ing the Juice out of lanyard, because
am young and my digestion is go:ad, but
do not ask me to take an Iowa tonie"
Common wooden rolling pins aEe now
greatly sought after by those who .ish to
give cheer 10 the long winter evenings.
One of the handles may be unscre z ed, it
is said, and The odor of the nectar .of the
blue grass country may be detected:
If the genius used In Maine and Kansas
and Iowa alone for the purpose Of eS.ading
the prohibitory laws could havS been
turned in the direction OF useful science
and invention, We could have had n 1898
at least $4,000 people per day visiting the
Worlds fair on wing, and thus consing in
force, also on Sundays.
The first copy of The Weeping Wzilor, a
paper used as the vehicle for carrying
abroad the post-mortem poetry which may
not be available 10 other publications, has
just been received. 1t is lying daEk and
hstiess on our table, like sirloin steak on
the bruised and beaten brow of ore who
has told large man be lied. 1t is as de-
pressing sheet as one would craFl into
at the Cockroach house. where We hired
two warm rooms and slept In our over
coats and arctics.
1t runs mostly to poisons. treating of ac-
cldental deaths, though sometime. lung
difficulties and Bright's disease are also
treated in verse.
The editor asks for a favorable notice. I
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WILL CHOLERA COME?
Probably. but Not With the Ter
rors 1t Formerly Had.
THE QUARANTINE QUESTION.
s>cretsry OF the New York Health Board
Talks Encouragfngiy of Modern
Preventive Measures.

Nrw YORK. Jan. Especial Correspond
ence. WILL cholera come again Ia 1898?
Chicago wants TO know, because if it
comes n earnest it will knock the big fair
out for time at least. New York wants
TO know. because it would kill trade. CAL
ifornia wants TO know, because it would
make fruit drug in the market. Every
body wants 10 know if we're likely to have
again such q dreadful time as fifty years
ago. when in aristocratic Newport cholera
patients were dragged about on an extern
pore ambulance. made of two poles with a
co, swung between, and when in the long,
cid Vermont winter SO many people died,
20 many we're sick and the ground was so
hard frozen that there were burials in the
snow by the roadside, where the corpses
lay frozen until spring.
If cholera comes it IS likely to be by way
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the state OF Iowa. II il robed in snow. hut
not showed under like some states.
No liquor Is sold in this state
How pleasant it Is to live in a state
where the drunkard has no show; where
the warm. friendly grasp o. the hand ~
followed by two adult doses of Bar eycorn's
Stomach Btters, which cheers, inebriates
and leads TO uxorci6e.
Iowa has shown that there are many
kinds OF drinks unknown 10 the wide open
states. heard q man say not long ago
that the Bar.evcern drunk vas the worst
known on earth and deaed ail bi-carbon-
ate OF god treatment, for no one knows
what an,ldote 10 use against patent med
icine.
These hlfters. and there are many Others
like them sold by the great gross in Iowa
fui feeling at first and are then followed
by an epidemic of crime.
The interior of the human stomach after
a Bareycorn debauch Is said 10 look like
the burning OF the grea; iirecracker factory
on Staten Island. Patent stomach bit:ers
in Iowa are working great curse. They
are working Il III blue creTeis on mourn
ing background.
Once IN Iowa . beautiful and wealthy
lady with starry eyes, reminding me Of
Psyche as | saw her once at our house
when A boy, and with a coax,ng dimple IN
her cheek. held 10 MY lips a sparkling
glass of crystal in which the Bareycorn
BitJers bubbied and sang.
Take one with me-" she said resting
her shape.y little hand on my coat sleeve
as II 1t were Little tame tired white rat.
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Riley, the Blind sign Painter.


new story OF James Whitcomb Riley
is told by Western paper. 1t is gener-
ally known that the poet was a sign
painter by trade, and some interesting
stories of his early exploits. in which his
painting abilities figured in helping him
ont OF tight places have been told This
story is that one time. while the poet was
still sowing his wild oats, he Travelled
through Indiana as the celebrated blind
sign painter" A companion, who acted
as his manager would exhibit Mr.. Riley
before plate glass window, handing his
BRUSHES TO him as needed. Riley would
measure off the glass carefully with his
hands. and after much preliminary bus
iness" dash of a sign. while the country
people stared with amazement. Riev's
eyes, the story says. were very light IN
color and had an odd look, and the trick
vas worked for long time without de-
faction
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will do the best can. AS general rule I
am not in favor of using the billboaSds or
the press for the bitter display of grief.
Chief and public scrutiny do not 60 well
together. but some of these poems ere so
weird and full of things that one IS not
looking for that we almost forget thu gen.
eral invitation to close the store ana par
tlcipate in private wall.
give one little poem here to shoay the
general scope OF the work. 1t goes to show
that with the death of Browning VIC have
yet left with us right here Ill America the
material Of which corduroy verse isemade:
WHEN PETITE DIED.
When Petite was taken i'll,
And disease was speedily
Taking his life,
How sad 1t made us ieel.
Lingering near his bedside
Administering things to him
Before he died!
We shall not forget soon how
Petite called US 10 his side
10 say what he was going to
Before he died,
Nor how his face lit up
On eyether side.
He longed for promise from
HIS maynard relatives
On his wife's side
That they would meet him,
AND then We saw how mentally ho hatt failed
Before he died
When Petite died there WAS
general ceiling OF depression
For quite spell,
And up till now no one has
Even peeped regarding what he was
Before he died.
His horny hands that had
Went on from time to time
Dealing the cards on eyether side
Was punched forever we heard him .ssa
When Petite died.
When Petite d ed some shook their heads:
And passed by on the other side,
Allowing that his future home was
AL het up Tor him
When Petle died.
But us that knowed him we'll,
And saw how hard he tried.
Was heard TO weep out .ou1 and
Pass the W pc around
On eyether side
Wnen Petite died.
6x&2 w&.
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Chehaiis. January, 1893

A. NcLc u. III, Tuesday night Finley: saun-
ders tsta .ly cut William Bozarth AMI took refuge
IN s.ephea Tutors house Constable Eaton
tried 10 arrest him there. Tudor refused 10 al
low the constable to enter and the latter sho,
AMI killed him. saunders csc ped.
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Silent aud Superfiuous.
Brooklyn Lie.

This spelling reform movement Is
good thing" said Hawkins. 1--WE use too
many letters For instance what is more
absurd than the III lodgic2"
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The Union rae. nc IS the oaly tralscoatt mental
line running Two through trains daily from tns
Northwest 10 Omaha. Kansas Cay, - Loais All
Chicago aad al polats sast jteEa equip
meni, iast TINE and the best 0. service. IlcAes
once 40 second sI1esS A. {. Martin, a:eal
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"As delicious as Cu4ahy's Rex TSrand"
is by-word among ladies in om:aring
beef extracts. ask your grocer for rex"
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cipals mininized. Second, let the public
frow1 upon all attempts OF fighters TO star
as actors, either in heroic. comedy or vau-
devile roles; then We viii have genuine
revival of honest, manly art and breed
race OF pugillsts and not poSeurs.
Par Shelby
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

RESOLVED, That we recommend Col. FL.
II. Gregg of Joplin. Mo-. as permanent
president Of this organization.
On motion the resolutions we're
adopted.
G.. w. Daniels was elected perma-
nent secretary, and the following gem
tlemen were elected vice presidents
L. St. Geo. Noble, Galena, Kan: DR..
a. II. Cafree, Carthage, Mo-; Col. j.
B. Cook, Chetopa. Kan. NJ. G. Cheyne,
Melrosc, Kan; w. ii. Picher, Joplin,
Mo. Col. Alexander Warner, Baxter
Springs, Kan; w. +. Morgan, Low
eli, Kan; Col. A. A. Hulett, Webb
City, Mo-; w. A. Daugheriy, Carter
vile, Mo.
The following resolution was then
read and adopted:
RESOLVED, That each locality be re-
quested to send one or more delegates to
st. Louis ut such time as the president
shall select, the expenses of delegates TO
be paid by the localities they represent.
RESOLVED. That there be meeting of
delegates from each locality on call Of the
president.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
We haven't much 10 say about this
thing, but will use the old hoinely ex-
preston that sin union there is
strength" and believe If we work to-
gether we can secure the road. We
will have more to say in the very near
future,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06
FINEST FISHING In TIE WEST.

The accompanying picture rep
rcscnts a string of iiity-one game
fish caught with hook and line 10y
!. NJ. Cooper and W. l.. Price at the
Baxter Springs mill dam inside OF
six and half hours. Forty
nine of these fish were jack salmon
equal in taste and flavor 10 brook
trout, aud superior to almost any
fish found in fresh water. Spring
river, where these fish were caught,
il the most beautiful river in tho
West. Rising in the Ozark mount
aims, it is fed throughout its entire
lcnglh by springs of pure water,
and the fish caught in this river are
good all the year round.
The river was stocked with two
million Young salmon few years
since and in consequence the fish
ing this year has been unpreceden:-
ed. Thousands of salmon have
been taken out and yet the supply
seems to be as abundant as ever.
Sportsmen who enjov this sort of
amusement are invited to come to
Baxter Springs and enjoy tho
privileges we offer. Live minno'
good sport can be guaranteed when
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

in favor of the extension. The letter
requested that the Webb City club he
informed OF the action of the meeting.
Mr.. Schmuck moved that commit
tee on resolutions be appointed and
Chairman Gregg appointed the fol-
lowing: &. w. Daniels, a. NJ. Nc
Pherson, j. b. Cook, Geo. w. Bigham,
5. G.. Henderson, A. ii. Catlee, j. Ii.
Morgan.
While the resolutions committee
were busy, Major Harding ent .rtained
the balance OF the audience with a
short speech. He said he had a con-
ference with S. III. II. Clark, general
manager of the Missouri Pacific at
that time, about building the line a
long time ago and after securing Mr..
Clark's endorsement of the project
he went to New York to confer with
Jaw Gould. Mr.. Gould, he said, placed
money in his hands to have survey
made from Carthage to Bagnall and
also told him To see what could be done
about building the line from Joplin To
Chetopa. a survey was made after
which Mr.. Harding returned to New
York and submitted maps and profiles
TO MIR. Gould, who then authorized
Judge Dillon to make contract for
building the line. About that time Il
panic took place in the money market
of Wall street and the maps and pro.
files were placed in the pigeon holes of
desk and are there vet. Mr.. Hard
inc said he had reason TO know ut this
time that the Missouri Pacific. COM
pany would not build this road yet,
but that il would let other capitalists
do so. lie said he had the utmost
faith that the company would cause
the road to be built if it was ap.
preached in the right way. lie said
that il was a very inviting line for
capitalists to invest money in. He
said he is president of the Carthage
and Bagnall road, but as he does not
own the road he is only "little dog
under the wagon"
Mr.. Horror said that If we want aid
we must 90 where the aid is. He be-
lievcd that the way to get in touch
| Will tuV OlllCluls w tuC Iuuu 10 W OhOS'
an organization in each town along
the proposed route and work together
with the same object in view; that We
must 90 to headquarters, Geo. Gould
himself The committee on resolu-
,ions then reported and offered the
following:
RESOLVED. That this organization be
made permanent, or until such time Us
the railway extensions demanded are OBJ
tanned: that there be permanent prcsi'
dent aud secretary and vice presidents IN
each town or city along the line.
RESOLVED, What Il committee be Sc
leeted ut this meeting to visit ST. Louis
and after securing the cooperation of the
business men. stock dealers and manufac
turtrs of st. Louis. present our demands
10 the officials of the Missouri Pacific
railway.
RESOLVED, That said delegation be in
structed to urge the railroad officials ant
the st, Louis Chamber Of Commerce u
visit the towns and cities along the pro
posed lines and thoroughly Investigate
: the advantages that will accrue to then
Through the extensions asked for.
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THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.

The meeting advertised to take place
at the city hall on Thursday to take
steps looking toward the securing of
the extension of the Missouri Pacific
from Joplin to Chetopa was well ai-
tended. The following delegates were
present:
Joplin-S. G. Henderson, W. II.
Pitcher, p. J. Pfenning, Ed. Zelleken,
Col. Ii. Ii. Gregg.
Carthage-Dr. A. II. Caffee, 1. F.
Garner, Major II. III. Harding.
Chelopa-Col. J. b. Cook, j. W.
Columbia, Z. w. Clark, Mayor A. d.
Temple, j. j. Rambo, A. ID. Neal and
w. q. Hoover.
Galena-A. NJ. Mcpherson, E. st,
Geo. Noble, j. X. Williams, Nose
Robson, james Pond.
Mclrose-M. &. Cheyne, G. w. Big
ham, l.. &. Taylor, j. L. Jarrett, Geo
n. Huggins.
Lowell-J. IL. Morgan and Walter
Won Wcdell.
keelville was represented by DAD
VAIL, "the laughing drummer"
The Galena, Melrose, Chetopa, Low
ell and Keelville delegations came in
carriages, while the Carthage and
Joplin delegations came in on the
morning train. The delegates were
driven 10 the dam, to the Indian terri
tory, TO the medical springs, Camp
Logan and other points of interest,
after which they repaired to dinner.
After dinner the entire party assem-
blcd at the city hall, where the meet
ing was held
President Daniels of the Board OF
Trade called the meeting to order and
stated its object. Col. Ii. Ii. Gregg OF
.uplin was chosen chairman OF the
meeting and made neat speech ex.
pressing thanks for the honor conferred
upon him. Chas. l.. Smith was chosen
secretary.
Col. Gregg then made very timely
speech in which he said that the Mis-
souri, Pacific is needed very much
through the section of country ii j.
desired it should be built, and II Is
hiuh time i, was built. He believed
that resolutions should he passed de-
claring that the road is needed and
that a copy of the resolutions should
be presented to the officials OF the
Missouri Pacific.
Mr.. Schmuck expressed the opinion
that a committee should he appointed
10 go TO ST. Louis to confer with thu
officials of tho road aud lay the sub
ject before them in all it's different
phases.
Mr.. Daniels then made a timely
talk IN which he said he thought q
permanent organization should be eff
iecled to work on the stock men ant
wholesale men Of 81. Louis and Undue,
them TO cooperate with the organiza
ton in its efforts 10 secure the exlen
sion of the road, and If possible induc'
the officials Of the road to visit thi
section and go over the proposed roul,
and see what is needed. Mr.. Daniel
read letter from the Webb City clul
regretting. that its delegates conld no
be present and assuring the meeting
hat the Webb City club was heartil.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

r. o. Thomas, one of the most ener-
geiic and prosperous farmers of Cher
okee county, is just completing large
two-story residence OH his farm on the
territory line about four miles soutb-
west of this city. Mr.. Thomas Is evil
IDENTIFY very well satisfied with this
part Of the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

The wholesale men of Joplin are
enthusiastic over the prospect OF the
electric road being built TO Baxter
Springs. Their reason for being en-
thusiastic is at once apparent. Baxter
Springs would at once begin TO grow
in population aud bnsiness. and as q
natural consequence more goods would
he needed 10 supply the demand. The
assertion that people would go to Jop-
lin 10 buy their goods is without n
particle Of foundation. Baxter mer-
chau,s can and will sell goods as cheap
as do the merchants OF Joplin,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

The people Of this vicinity are now
receiving free copies of different pa
pers through the kindness of Mr.. T. ii.
loose of the p. 0. Book Store, who
also would be pleased to receive your
subscription should you desire to SUBJ
scribe.