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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

the second affair took kindly refuge
behind a tree, being at that time an or
derby for a general who was one of
the best rear guard directors of
the whole war. I believe the generos-
ity of this grand military gentleman
saved my life. regard wide-chested
tree as bulwark Of protection in
battle that no man who prizes life. lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness can
ignore. Seriously. my feelings when
under fire for the first time were that
had mistaken my trade and preferred
clerking in a corner grocery store. or
herding cattle, to the glory and fame of
soldiers life. subsequently I was
present in several battles, but haven't
written expression from the COM
mander-in chief that saved the day or
died as heroes die. have never been
presented with medals, the dozen or so
that wear when on parade at county
fairs and picnics have been purchased
of regular dealers in heroic emblazonry.
But desire to say, for the benefit of
posterity, that have had some hair
breadth escapes outside OF war as she
is fought on the battlefields of nations.
In domestic affairs have met the enc
my and ARE hern every time" There
are such things as being under fire and
being fred. I have experienced both
and still no one will cover me over with
beautiful flowers for what have suf-
fered. Memorial Day is here and I
think it has come to stay. I'm glad to
be able to relate my experience in bat
tie for the first time more as scientific
contribution to the petit NAL or epilepsy
Of literature than merely desire to
see my name in public print. AS has
been said before, Tis sweet for ones
country to de-" but no man who has
died in that way has said so. It's the
fellow who didn't get killed who sac
charinely views death on the battle
field and knows all about dying.
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! viii He Keep His Oath?

The announcement that President
Cleveland is opposed to continuance
Of the tariff Determinations which
are now made against the imports
from Venezuela, Hayti and United
States of Colombia, and will revoke
the proclamation imposing them,
issued by President Harrison, is not
surprising. It is part Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands free-trade theory that reci-
procity is "a sham" and he is bent on
breaking it down. The discriminate
ing duties against the three nations
in question were imposed because
they not only refused to enter into
any reciprocal trade arrangements
with US, but virtually barred US out
Of their markets by levying unjust
duties upon our products in the In
terests Of British and German i'm
porterS When President Harrison
became convinced of this he had but
one course open to him under the
Mckinley law, and the proclamation
referred to was the result. The pro-
vision is explicit, as the following
from section 3 indicates:
$50 often as the President shall be
satisfied that the government of any
country producing and exporting
sugars, molasSes, coffee, tea, and
hides, raw and uncured, or any such
articles, imposes duties or other exl
actions upon the agricultural or other
products of the United States, which,
in view of the free introduction Of
such sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, and
hides into the United States, he may
deem to be reciprocally unequal and
unreasonable, he shall have the power
and it shall be his duty to suspend,
by proclamation to that effect, the
provisions of this act relating to the
free introduction Of such sugar, etc. |"
The course Of the three countries
from any reasonable and impartial
standpoint justified and still justifles
retaliation. II President Cleveland
were to do his plain duty under the
law, as he has sworn to do, he would
not for moment consider the reyo-
cation Of this proclamation. Our
treaty obligations to Brazil, the
Spanish and English West Indies,
and Central America demand that
it be maintained If it Is not, the
President strikes a heavy blow at the
stability Of reciprocity and goes a
long way toward the overthrow of
the whole policy Of reciprocal trade
which has been justly designated as
the greatest piece of craftsmanship
In our generation. Cleveland Leader,
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Estimated
Value imported

Totals, .$lT6, sS2.6s7 $sl0;0ss 900
Thus it appears that where s175,-
332, $50 worth Of competing products
were imported into this country in
1892, under the present law, $780,
095, 900 worth will be imported II the
free trade and importers bill should
become law. In other words, $685.
1872, AIS worth more of the products
OF foreign labor will be marketed in
this country Of the same kind Of
goods than were the past year under
the Mckinley law, If the bill should
be passed. That s125, 900, 900 worth
of goods will supplant 1925, 900, 900
made at home aud take the labor
which produced them from American
.workmen. At least 80 per cent. Of
the cost Of all manufactured goods
represents labor in some form,
so that Of the 1925, OO0,0 900 Of
foreign goods which drive out
an equivalent Of homemade, $780,
900, 900 represents labor. Estimating
the annual wages of each workman
employed in making these goods in
this country at $500, this displace-
ment of homemade goods by foreign
competitors will turn 20O,O work
men out of employment. But seven
teen industries or branches of indus
tries are named above, and yet in
these, by the free-trade figures,
200, 900 workmen could be robbed of
employment, and at least 600, 900
people dependent upon that labor
would be deprived of the means Of
subsistence. That is, the changes
proposed by the tariff bill Of the free
traders In seventeen industries, by
their own figures, will deprive the
equivalent Of nearly one third Of the
population of Indiana In 1890 Of the
sources from which they now derive
food and shelter.
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August.
Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that would have to
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of a friend I procured
a bottle Of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. I gained
strength and flesh rapidly. feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me-. 4"
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, N.Y.9
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active in their firing someone said,
Draw sabers and charge" but ! tried
hard not to hear it. I could see the en-
envy and they looked worried when they
saw me, and felt so sorry to be
obliged to split their heads open with
my sword that I fain would have turned
back without molesting them. Several
men who started with me had turned
back, and few had stopped short and
we're no longer In 1t. One rude thing
that shocked my young nerves was the
carelessness Of the enemy, especially
the artillery, in aiming their weapons.
A man about No. from me was hit In
the bosom with shell. or course, this
wasn't edifying to young soldier I'M
der fire for the first time, but after the
battle was over. and we were safe out
Of the enemy's reach, one man, who had
never been in battle, said that WASH
anything to find fault about. Just
wait, said he, until you get g warm
cannon ball in the breast, and then
you'll have some reason to complain
that war isn't what its cracked up to
be-. In this battle we knocked the
spots of the enemy, and I wrote home
telling my people that we did it; al
though I don't remember firing single
shot, still may in moment OF enthus-
iasm or abstractedness have done SO.
My recollection Is that the first time I
was under FIRE acted In an irrational,
irresponsible manner, and not in keep
Ing with the character Of q hero. AT
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FIRST TIME UNDER FIRE.
Impressions Of Soldier Graphically Told
by Himself

Impressions of q Soldier Graphically Told
by Himself
am requested, however, to write my
impressions of soldier under fire for
the first time, says a writer in an ex-
change. Those who remember the
pallid hue Of the enemy at that time
doubtless would kindly advise silence
on my part, but I'm not under oath at
present, neither are there many wit
nesses living to dispute my fiight-of
fancy as place myself in battle array
and wait for the skulking enemy to ad
vance and get shot Il sell that article
by the pound). How one feels under
fire for the first time Is not pleasant
thing TO recount. I have a dim, hazy
recollection that for about half-hour
preceding that time l was not bereft Of
sensation, although my blood was
frozen, and I experienced the same
feeling boy does who knows there's a
licking due from his paternal ancestor
and that party has record for keeping
his work. have never experienced the
upon railroad track with the cannon
ball express due in three seconds. and
no succor to help the sucker on the
track, but I presume the feelings of
a person under such unfavorable
conditions are similar to a man under
fire for the first time I remember
that was sickly, sentimental boy at
that time, with my head full of such
expressions as "Tis sweet, oh, tits
sweet for ones country to die, Fire
when you see the whites of their eyes,
"A little more grape, Captain Bragg"
PRO bono publico, vox populi, vox
Del" and other well-known expressions
of war heroes. Somehow, on the eve
battle, 1 failed to remember any of
these, but did think of Home, Sweet
Home" and how 1 used to sit in the
cleaning of the back woodshed, while
my mother shook the fleas out Of my
wardrobe. The first feeling that felt Of
me real hard, when the enemy learned
that was trying to keep in front of
them, was a desire to assist the noble
hospital stewards at the rear and lend
my advice and knowledge of military
operations to the war correspondents
and other non-combatants. In fact, I
had half-conse2ted to allow myself a
furlough, when discovered that had
hesitated too long and there was as
much danger in running away as to re-
main and be f1rst-c class hero or bull
let-riddled corpse-I had no real facts
at hand to state which. think 1 smiled
a sickly smile at my comrades and tried
TO push my hair down and break the
icicle that had formed along my spine.
When the enemy became somewhat
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VANDALISM.
Small Meanness Of Very Small
Men.


The Topeka Capital voices the senti-
ment of every true man in Kansas. 70
matter what ticket he last voted, in
the following article:
One of the most glazing instances Of
populist egetism and effrontery was the
order of the new board of world fair
commissioners OF Kansas to chip off
from the building the names Of the orig
inal board which on their own response
bility and impelled by individual patri-
otism began and carried on almost to
completion the work of preparing a
building and exhibit Of the resources
Of the state. The presence of Kansas
even in partial representation at the
worlds fair is due to the public spirit
and courage Of few men with A. W.
Smith and the indefatigable secretary,
w. ii. Smith, at the head, who organ
lied a board and collected little money
and put in their time to make possible
for the state to overcome the meanness
of the populist honse OF 1891 and pre-
sent itself with the other states Of the
union at the exposition. Had these
men been content to let the state take
care of itself Kansas alone Of all the
states of the union would not have been
represented at the fair and hence their
energy merits the praise of all people
of Kansas now and forever. It was one
Of the contemplate acts OF the present
reform governor that as soon as it be-
come possible for him to reward these
gentlemen, and their able assistants
among the women of the state, he re-
moved them all and replaced them
with as many populists, and in fact,
one more than the law allowed.
When the populist president OF the
new board arrived st Chicago he OBJ
served that the door to the Kansas
building contained the names Ct the
original board and architect and his
vanity at once took offence. Seeking
out the contractor he ordered him to
chip of the obnoxious names and set
new tablet in tie door containing the
names OF the populitt commissioners.
When the contractor delayed this work
of vandalism and mutilation he was sur
prised one morning on coming down to
the building to observe that the names
had been removed, whether by the
president of the board in person or by
others at his order, we are not informed.
til probably matter of indifference
to the old board whether their names
appear on the entrance to the building
which is their monument or not. They
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
Kansas owes it to them that she can
present hsr advantages and resources to
the world and this is glory enough; but
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The Human Body.

The human body contains $50 bones
and 500 muscles; the heart beats 20
times a minute, displacing each time A
grammes Of blood. All the blood passes
through the heart in three minutes. In
q normal condition the lungs contain
litres of air; we breathe 1900 times
every hour. There are Is elements In
the body; gaseous and solid. A man
weighing rs kilogrammes represents A
kilogrammes of oxygen. of hydrogen,
1.73 of azote. 600 grammes of chlorine.
100 grammes of fiuorine, "a kilo-
grammes of carbon, 500 grammes of
phosphorus, 100 grammes Of sulphur,
1.750 grammes of calcium, 80 grammes
OF potassium. so grammes Of iron, no
precious metals.
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The SOldier-Haters.

It has not been in any captious
spirit that the Press has criticised
the attitude of Cleveland and his
chosen political associates toward the
veteran soldiers Of the war, who are
receiving a just and we'll earned
tribute from the nation their courage
preserved. The Press condemns
fraud wherever it is found. 1t does
not believe in paying a single pen
sion not honestly due. But there is
not the slightest reason for believing
that the sweeping Democratic charges
of dishonesty against the pension
system have any justification in fact.
The Press has simply drawn the only
conclusions that could fairly and
truthfully be drawn from the course
Of the party whose chief Is now
President of the United States.
The Democratic pretense that In
attacking the pension list it has been
intended to attack only those Of the
old soldiers who were not disabled in
the service has been proven false by
the fact that the first assault on the
pension system made by the Cleve-
land machine in Congress was
directed against the one-legged vet
srans, an attempt being made to
compel men who had lost limbs In
battle for their country to wear their
old artificial limbs two years longer
than now required by law. This
incident speaks for itself. The men
who aimed this blow at the one
legged veteran limping back and
forward to his work, to earn a living
for himself and his family, showed
their hatred of the country's heroes.
It Is, therefore, only In accord with
the plainest dictates Of reason that
the Press has declined to give credit
for good intentions to those who are
angry because the disabled veterans
do not die fast enough to suit them.
The Mugwumps and Bourbons would
hasten death by withholding the
means Of living. They have no pity
or sympathy for the man who lost a
limb in battling for the Union. their
sympathy Is reserved for the men
who fought to destroy the Union: 1t
is useless for the enemies OF the vet
Grams to try to hide their aims be-
meath a cover of economy and re-
trenchment. They cannot conceal
the cloven foot Of anti-Americanism,
of hatred Of every man and every
thing that has tended to build up the
glory and prosperity Of the United
States at the expense Of that Europe
the Mugwump loves so well.-New
York Press.
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THE second command in the tire
form" decalogue has Eean: '.Iet the
Office seek the man." Yet the remains
of Mr.. Willoughby, late secretary OF
the state board of pardons, had not left
the hotel where he died, before mob
OF these same reformers were in:portun-
ing the governor for the dead mans
shoes. A more disgraceful scramble
has not been seen, even under the 'irst
peoples party government on earth. I"
And that horde Of fodder hunters was
headed by the old political reprobata
Bin Webb. Kansas City, Kan. Ga
zette.
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this does not lessen the selfish littleness
of Presidents Cobun. In his position he
has shown, as al populist officials have
shown in theirs, that populist is not
big enough to represent this state. The
pulled up vanity and gall of the reform
ers are in inverse ratio to their microscop-
ic capacity. They might well retire to
private life and echo the sentiment Of
the noble peer in s.Iolanthe:" "Let us
thank Heaven, George, that we are per-
sons Of no capacity whatever"
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AWonderful spirster Of old.

Spinster Annie Maria Won Schurmann
was the name of woman who lived al
Utrecht during the sixteenth century.
She was so learned woman that all
men OF science of that day considered
her q marvel. She spoke German,
French, English, italian, Latin, Greek.
and Hebrew with equal facility, and
even understood the Syrian, Chaldaic,
Arabic, and Ethiopian tongues. As
tronomy. geography. philosophy, and
theology were her special hobbies, and
she wrote many interesting pamphlets
on these subjects. Aside from this she
was q painter, sculptor, and engraver
of high degree, and played and devised
several Musical instruments. She was
held in high esteem by, and correspond
ed with, many Of the prominent savants
OF the age, even with Richelieu, Queen
Anne of France, Elizabeth of Poland,
and Christine Of Sweden. She died un-
married at the age Of a.
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~ of home;
When sped a courier. fecked with foam,
To Major Sullivan, brave and true.
Then "boots and saddles" his bugler blew,
And at the call each soldier woke,
Saddled his steed, and the stiffness broke
With clanking saber and neighing steed,
For down by the river was terrible need
OF men who could fight and save the day
Which an officers cowardice threw away.
Quick into line! The battalion was ready.
"By twos from the right" each horseman
was steady;
9Forward, march!n and away they sped,
But never a word the Major said,
Over the pike ere the morning sheen
Had Redeemed the east with luminous
gleam;
Past the grand guard. near Charlestown.
Where the rebels hung Osawatomie Brown,
And then toward the river the troopers
rode.
Where the silver fog Of the morning showed
The Blue Ridge rim that sheltered the gray,
And made for guerrillas an easy prey;
Soldiers in blue who on picket stood,
Down by the copses of willow wood.
The sabers click and the horse hoofs pound,
Till dead Union soldier by the wayside's
found;
Then the Major cries "Halt!n and scouts
are deployed,
And darkness with daybreak is quickly
alleged.
Bang! bang! go the carOines, down by the
Some soldier has fallen and drank of
deaths gourd;
Some mothers heart broken, some fathers
sad
A family will mourn for their volunteer
lad.
"Now, lads" cries the Major, "we're in for
the fight,
The rebs they are forming beyond on the
right;
white feather,
But If God Wills 1t so we'll all die together.
Draw sabers, and charge, every man fol !:
low me;
Well give them the steel. and Mosby shall
see
The First vets are true; now in for the
fray.n
A cheer. and the rebels are flying away!
Driven like snow in a winter gale
Few came back to tell the tale,
And Jerry" Sullivan, truest and best,
Lay dead by the river, wound in his
breast.
Men who were young have now grown gray,
Since at Cabletown, that April day,
Sullivan led his troopers down
Past where the rebels hung Sohn Brown,
Down by the river, hard by the ford.
The dauntless soldier drained deaths
gourd.
Place on his grave some flowers to-day.
Bravest and tenderest, his comrades say.
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THE FIRST OFFERING.
ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY-THE
FIRST OBSERVANCE.

Gen. Logan's Order Establishing Decora-
ton Day - Impressive and Touching
Scenes a. Arlington Nearly Quarter OF
Century Ago-The Ceremonies of 1868
and 1869.
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Gen. Logan's Order.

N the spring OF
1868, three years
after the close Of
the war, and by
the time the people
were just getting
well settled in t o
their new avoca-
tons and had time
to cast a thought
backward to the
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FRIENDS AT LAST.

brothers Reun at q Memorial Day
Assemblage.
Some years ago, at Memorial Day
assemblage in one of the Northern Ter
Fitories. after the ceremonies were over
and the crowd was commencing to break
up, two men came face to face near the
graves that had been covered with the
s@ymbols Of renewed brotherhood.
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SUGGESTIVE figures
DRAWN FROM
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.

Value OF Goods Imported During the Year
Under the Mckinley Law and the Esti-
mated Value of such Imports Under tina
Proposed MEASURE.
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YER the tents of Halltown
camp
The fog was heavy, the morn
was damp;
The soldiers sleeping dreamed
% hnn.
The morning call., 1893-08-24

satisfied with the ambulance There were
defects, often too apparent, as, for instance.
In hot or wet weather horses had no shade,
which veterinary surgeons say frequently
Killed SICK animals. Again, ther6 was no
proper way of taking animals from ex-
cavatlons. cellars or holes. and often lift
ing them only caused more serious injury
and torture. so, alter long considerations
an innovation was suggested by Dr.
Thomas Carpenter. veterinary surgeon.
The doctor is member of the society.
and al his request his plan was adopted
On Tuesday the am bulance was returned
from machine-shop TO its place al 331
Golden Gate avenue. with its new addi-
tions and cOntIivances, that have no du-
pIicate anywhere. A trial was given yes
terday before some members of the socety
with complp tely satisfactory results Moth
ing could be- more simple, and al the same
time more effective, than DR.. Carpenters
improved appliances, and much is cx-
pected of them.
The wagon is a low vehicle nearly as
large as a truck, but not SO heavy From
three upright ribs of the framework rise
iron arches, which support rail Is feet
long OH top. The rail- doubles out at the
back end, and when in use rests on a port
able tripod of iron about 9 feet in the rear
A pulIey-block hangs from a carriage on
The rail- aud holds chain and slngs for
lifting animals. 1t takes but minute or
TWO TO rig up the Whole machine. And
then once the animal to be moved is
strapped and caught up in the sling of
canvas it requires no great effort TO lift
him. Another pulley draws the little car
riage along the track. and with it the
swinging brute. Instead of letting go
when in the wagon these slings and sup
ports are intended to suspend the dis
abled animal.
1t differs little how much the ambulance
may bp iDitPl over rOuph rOads-at lea st
for the suffering beast within-for the
injured occupant is swung from point ten
feet above the floor and may rest as
easily as in hammock.
The tripod stand and tackle are carried
with the wagon on every trip. and, withal,
the difference in weight is but GOO rounds.
Fire patrol harness has been bought for
the two ambulance horses, so that calls
may be answered with the greatest posi-
hia