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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
Fine Singer Piano for Sc.

j. w. Jenkin Sons Music Co, of Kansas City
has written number on card, stamped and
sealed in an envelope, and has deposited
same in the First National Bank of Hutchin-
son. said number is unknown to US. that if the
number stamped upon this card is the same
tied to receive upon payment of 8 cents, the
fine SINGER UPRIGHT PIANO, valued at
$500. Now on exhibition at my store.
H. DENVER.
Kansas City, Mo- 25c worth Of merchandise be purchased
in order to a ticket
The times., 1898-08-17
A Centenarian,s Advice

The question Of the best means to
prolong life is invariably put to every
man or woman whose years exceed
the average span of life and the an
swers are as varied as human expe-
riences. Perhaps the most reasonable
suggestions as to the help one can give
TO nature in promoting longevity are
those Of Mrs. Phoebe Crabbe. of Nor
walk, Conn. who has just celebrated
her one hundred and first birthday.
She thinks most people eat too much
for long living. This was what Louis
Carnaro regarded as the most essen
tial point in regimen for a phenom-
email age. He maintains that the tax
on the digestive organs caused by eat
ing large quantities of many kinds OF
food meant loss of vitality. The
authorities of the last century pre-
scribed very simple diet and a very
small quantity of food for those who
desired to live beyond the average,
with either total abstinence or rigid
temperance in respect of alcoholic
drinks, which agrees with Mrs
Crabbe's opinion. Next in order,
though of equal Importance, fresh air
and moderate, but sufficient physical
The times., 1898-08-17
UNLUCKY CAPTAINS.
Ship Owners Refuse to Give Them
Commands

It is a custom with some ship owners
never to give a new berth TO a captain
who has lost a ship. Ii seems cold-biOOd-
ed. but the rule is based on reason, as 1t
is claimed that a Shipuaster who has lost
a vessel is liable to have mis- nerve af-
fected ever after. and if sucn Is the case
he is unfit 10 exercise good Judgment in
cases OF emergency. But il is indeed re-
markabIe how luck, or fate. or chance,
plays with the careers of tried and expe-
rienced navigatOrs- Some years ago Capt
Jefferson Maury-who had grown gray in
the service of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and who was the commodore Of
their fieet-lost his fine steamer, the City
of Toxic, when entering the harbOr of
Yokohama. He had sailed across the Pa
cffc seas for third Of a century with
out having an accident He was max
ing his last voyage preparatory to an
honorable retirement Yet on that last
passage he lost his ship.
Not long after Capt. Dearborn. another
Pacific Mail commander was taking his
ship. the City OF Peking. into the same
harbor She was under half speed and
in charge of pilot. the captain being on
the bridge. Bearing down upon them was
a Chinese junk. and near AZ hand lay the
SaghaIien. a large MeSsaSerieS Maritimes
SteamS MP As the JUNK dDprO4c0eQ the
Chinese crew. with their awkward sea-
manship. got into such position that it
was impossible to clear her. The Peking
would not answer her helm quickly. be-
ing under half speed. The pilot WAS evil
IDENTIFY about 10 run down the junk. but
Capt Dearborn. most kind-hearted
man. resumed charge of his ship. took
her away from the pilot and attempted
to clear the junk. As a result he ran his
steamer into the Saghalien. which was at
anchor, knocked an enormous hole in her
hull. and. with tugs, she was beached in
a sinking condition. She was loaded with
tea and silks. having a cargo worth over
81 GG0. .0G0. and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company without a murmur. paid a bill
of several hundred thousand dollars 10
the MeSsageries Maritimes Company and
said nothing about it. Capt. Dearborn.
having endangered his own steamer
which. with her cargo. was probably
worth 81 800. .000-and another steamer OF
greater value. was relieved from his
command by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and never got another ship L
broke his heart and he died not long at
terward
The times., 1898-08-17
A Grave Foreign Question.

The German vessels at Manila have
been allowed to remain there only
through the liberation of Rear Admiral
Dewey. As neutral power with
maximum claim of forty GsrT an sub
jects in the Philippine Islands, we have
allowed the ka ser to keep almost
fleet in our port of Manila for their
Encouragement and assured benefit.
We have permitted the German naval
commander and his officers 10 show
anything but neutrality in their osten-
tatious friendship for the ensmy, and
the reverse of common politeness to-
ward us We have been assured that
the Berlin government did net approve
of the truculent and offensive attitude
of its admiral and have been wiling
to let the matter drop.
Now. however, we hear that Won
Diedrichs has capped the climax of
his impHdence by smuggling Gen. Au-
gustin away to Hong >Kong, under
the very nose Of our feet. Lacking
complete details we are not prepared
10 discuss the matter as positively or
as critically as may be necessary here
after. At present we have only to say
that the offense committed by the ma
val representative of the German gov
ernment appears to have been without
excuse. and certainly demands the
promptest action on the part of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The incomplete evidence at hand in
dicates that when August:n was SNUG
gled aboard the Kaiserin Augusta. he
was technically a prisoner of war OF
the United States. If that view should
prove to be justified in the light of fur
ther information, it does not require
unusual intellect to establish what our
authorities ought to do, and instanta-
neously. This is as good a time as any
other TO find out whether or not our
position in the family of nations is
such as to entitle US to respect and
honorable treatment by the other
members. The Times has frequently
held that it would be a sad necessity
which should drive us into a war with
our cousins German. The Times now
asserts without any reserV alton that,
if the insult reported from Manila was
as premeditated and outrageous as
we are afraid it may come to be re-
garded, we might as well proceed to
eXtremities now; because, if we did
not, the time would not be distant
when we should have TO.
The Diedrichs affront is one of the
things we are getting for the appear
ance of vacillation in the Philippine
policy of the Administration.
The times., 1898-08-17

exercise and ne worry. No objection
can be urged against any of these
rules. Fully as rational is the advice
to retire early. But now comes the
one unwise prescription-''ea to
rise
1t is the opinion of an eminent al en-
ist that most persons get too little
sleep, and that, as rule the most
pernicious habit one can acquire is
that of early rising. He says he has
traced many cases of nervous exhaus-
ton, ending in positive insanity, to
getting out of bed before hav ng had
sleep enough. The example of CEN
tenarians is not as conclusive as it
may appear to be. 1t is highly prob
able that Mrs. Crabbe was not an early
riser until she reached that quiet stage
of life when the little waste of tissues
calls for little sleep. The centenar.an
IS apt to think that because for twenty
or thirty years he has risen early, he
has always done so.
After all, the best of habits only aid
and Will not insure long life. 1t de-
pends to some degree on inherent quail
tiles. Among the many cases of great
age carefully investigated have been
found some in which the rules of
healthful living have been violated, es-
pecially those relating to temperance
in food and drink. These are excep-
tional, however, and one who follows
Mrs. Crabbe's directions, save that
about early rising, viii have good
chances of reaching ripe age.
The times., 1898-08-17
Early Morning Noises

Whether the laws of Missouri or the
ordinances of St. Louis are more spe-
cific than those of other States and
communities in relation to certain
abuses, or whether st. Louis is simply
more fortunate than her sister cites
in having a sensitive and sensible mag
istrate. we cannot say, though it may
be important to know. Elsewhere at
tempts have been made to suppress
unnecessary noises. but commonly in
vain 1t is recalled that an eminent
New York judge, on his deathbed,
fighting against a terrible insomnia,
was tortured by the piano-playing Of
a next-door woman. Appealed to by
the wife and then by the physician of
the dying man, the pianist rudely re-
fused to cease playing far into the
night, which she sometimes var ed with
playing early in the morning. The
courts confessed their impotence to
afford relief to their professional
brother under the law. In St Louis,
however, Judge Peabody name IA
nous for benevolent deeds-fined sweet
young thing ten dollars for playing on
her piano before seven o'clock in the
morning. There is a specific law regu-
lating the hours when one may per-
form on that or any other musical in
strument in Berlin, but not in St.
Louis. The court inflicted the fine
under the provisions of the law against
a II,
conceivable that many judges would
refuse to classify piano playing as a
noise.
If it is within the power of the ju-
dietary to compel a decent regard for
the welfare of people with nerves. it
is surprising that so many offenders
are discharged on the ground that
there is no distinct provision in the
statutes against the particular offense
of which they are guilty. We have
mentioned the sufferings of invalids
and the victims of simple insomnia
from the not always unmus;cal whist
ling of the colored citizen of the Dis
trict. Since then we have received
complaints of many other unnecessary
noises that disturb the repose of D p-ople
with nerves. One is tortured by that
noise which caused Carlyle to rage
the barking of dogs Another by the
loud conversation of the lamplighters
on their early morning rounds. In
deed, there are many forms of noise
which could be suppressed under
prohibition of "all loud, unusual or
unnecessary noises" More seems to
depend on the nerves Of the court than
on the laws
The times., 1898-08-17
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Il, 1888.
The Military Commissions.

The military commissioners named
yesterday, respectively for Cuba and
Porto Rico, seem on the whole to be
excellent selections. AS Cuba PR sents
the larger questions of evacuation and
preliminary organization, it was OBJ
viously natural to place the mora
prominent officers upon the commits
sion to that island, and men Of lesser
rank and note on the one to Porto
Rico. Representing the navy, Admiral
Schley, the hero Of the battle of July
third. OF course should have been on
the Cuban commission, but Sampson
gets that billet. Perhaps Mr.. Mckinley
may think that, in connection with a
great peace question, it is better to
have the advice Of an admiral whose
professional career is unmarried by
anything of a warlike character, if
we may be allowed 10 except his bril-
liant escape from the torpedo boat
Porter and his blood-curdIing bonn
bardment of the Matanzas mule
Major Generals Wade and Butler will
make acceptable members of the Gu
ban board and Maj. Gen. Brooke. Rear
Admiral Schley. and Brig. Gen. w W.
Gordon are beyond criticism as proper
persons to settle the military and ma
val business connected with the Span
ish surrender Of Porto Rico.
The times., 1898-08-17
A Commercial o,in,op

Frcm the NeT- ro-k Journal Of Cormarce.)
The Philippines are more accessible now to
New Yorll-and we do not mention San Fran
cisCo-tfan the Pacific Coast was when we
dared to acquire it. undeterred by the warnings
against imperialism that were even then uttered
as they were also uttered at tAat much earlier
day when we acquired Louisiana. What differ
ence does it make whether the new possessions
are connected with the United States by land
or by water. except that water transportation
is vastly cheaper, and it is vastly mo-e rapid
until commerce is far enough developed to sus-
tain railroads? Contrast the arduous journey
for months made flom Oregon to Washington
city hy Missionary Whitman in his effort 20
arouse the United States Government of his
day TO the Importance of saving Oregon to this
country with the journey OF four weeks in
luxurious steamer from San Francisco TO Manila.
and then consider the validity of the objection
that ought not to retain the Philippines
because they are remote.
The refusal to accept the responsibilities OF
the Philippines which the war has brought
United States of America has passed its prime
has lost its energy and selfconfdenee. and IS
now. like elderly individuals. engaged chiefly in
avoiding exposure and exertion. If the open
door into China is to be preserved we must
take a firm stand in the Philippines.
The times., 1898-08-17
The Terms of Pence

To the Editor of The Times:
] read The Times. morning and evening Oc-
c.rsfanAlly am tempted TO buy New York
paper. but find nothing Of the slightest imPo--
tauce not contained in The Times
The course it has taken in regard 70 the
war with spain is applaudsd by every true amer
lean patriot in every corner OF the Union where
Il i read rs contention for the retention of
territory conquered by the heroissn Of cur army
and navy IS the almost universal sentiment OF
our people. whether Democratic Republican
Your advocacy tso, of TIE rights of the natives
in Cuba, Porto Rico. and the Philippines strikes
responsive chord in the hearts OF your countless
readers.
Your fearlessness in attacking the holders q
Spanish bonds. and in showing up the infamous
scheme OF returning the Philippines 10 SP8nish
misFue is worthy OF all praise. and the homes.
people of this world ought 70 rejoice over siei
q paper rs the Washington Times.
CHASE R0YS.
The times., 1898-08-17
The Times and Its Readers.

To the Editor of The Times:
The power welded by The Times is something
unique, both in the Capital City and elsewhere
in the land. Its sources of information are un-
usual and valuable; its discussion of public mat
tiers capable and fearless Not by ordinary
readers only are its columns scanned daily with
absorbing interest, but high Government officials
are affected thereby to a revision of plans.
Let The Times continue TO make structures
when deserved; to give solemn warnings. Hun
dreds of newspapers in other sections OF our
country are thereby encouraged to print eour-
ageous articles and the shouder-t shoulder i'm
preston is like electric shock to the rank and
file. A CONSTANT READER
The times., 1898-08-17
The Vaccination Question

The success Of the anti-vaccination-
lists in England naturally excites the
fears Of the medical profession, which
knows that smallpox has been virtu-
ally stamped out by the application of
Jenner's discovery. People Of this day
can f0rm no idea Of the former raw
ages Of that hideous disease, which
marred where it did not kill, sweep
ing away whole families and Destroy
ing half of some communities. No
successful treatment that would do in
all cases was ever discovered, so that
the appearance Of a single case in any
town created a panic. All efforts to
check the spread of an epidemic failed
So helpless was mankind under the
scourge and so v.rulent was its COM
mon type that Jenner was hailed as
one Of the greatest benefactors of the
human race when his preventive meas
ures were found to be efficacious.
There was little or no opposition
anywhere when laws were enacted to
make vaccination compulsory. Even
when it appeared that occasional per-
sons died from the effects of the poison,
the memory of the frightful ravages
Of the disease restra ned men from
calling for a repeal or modification of
the compulsory laws. Years ago these
accidents" as cases of bleod-poison-
ing are called. were far more frequent
than now. Then it was the custom to
use the virus from the arms, usually
of children. and in this way other
diseases were sometimes propasated
Now, however. it is within the power
and it is the plain duty, which is prob
ably never neglected, of all doctors to
obtain perfectly healthful virus from
the calf. This has greatly reduced the
dangers of vaccination.
The medical profession, however, is
largely to blame for the headway made
by the organized Observation-Disclosures 1t
has taken no pains to meet the aIgu-
ments that are made in the tracts
and other publications of the societies.
and worse than that, the doctors have
taken no pains to prevent careless
members Of the profession from COM
mitting what is little short of a crime.
In the large cities the health depart
ments employ young and inexperienced
physicians TO do the work, and they
are either unable or unwilling TO see
that the condition of the subject is
proper for the event. They go from
house to house and from person to
person with great haste and without
any inquiry into the health of the peo-
pie. In Brooklyn number of sick
The times., 1898-08-17
The Nortbcrnmost Railway,

CFrom the New York SUM-
One Of the most notable facts in railway con-
struction has recently been developed in of
the far-off regions of Sweden. After years of
agitation the Riksdag CT that kingdom has voted
a sufficient number OF millions for the extension
OF the northern trunk line from the coast OF
the Baltic, across the Norwegian boundary, and
up TO Ofoden on the shores of the Arctic Ocean
This, as a geographical fact, implies that such
railway line will be the noTthernmost in the world
Its Norwegian terminus is to be located elose TO
latitude 60 degrees north, which is l50 miles
nos tn If the Arctic circle, and of course, the
same latitude as the middle part OF Greenland
and the northern shores Of British North America.
Alaska and Siberia. The remarkable fact app ars.
however, that though this road is laid almost
within sight OF the Pole. it will lead to har-
bOr which, favored by the Gulf Stream, is open
all the year round, and from which the valuable
mineral treasures CT Swedish Laplsnd may be
shipped advantageously TO all parts of tee world.
The times., 1898-08-17
Gained by Conquest.

Fr0m the BROOKLYN Eagle
What this nation gains by conquest it will
be almost impelled to keep by force of circum-
stance The consequential Importance of this
Manila land fight is the greater because it -was
begun by the soldiers of a country which is
on its knees to our own, and begun, too, in
characteristic Spanish fashion: that is to say,
by stealthy device. This Will aggravate Ameri-
can anmosity and strengthen the demand that
what we gain by conquest in the East must
be held at all hazards, irrespective of Spain,
Germany, any other nation The number of
those who believe that We should retain the
entire group of the islands win be very con-
siderably increased by news like that printed to-
day, and there will be a corresponding decrease
in the number and influence of those who ques-
tion the advisablity of incorporating them in
the American system.
The times., 1898-08-17

children We're vaccinated at the risk
of their lives and indeed more than
one was lost. It is possible to be sure
in every case that no danger will follow
the operation, and for their failure TO
impose the proper conditions. the dec
tors deserve the blow they have re-
eeived- 1t row becomes their duty to
safeguard vaccination and then to
convince the people that in this lies
their protection from smallpox.
The times., 1898-08-17
To Promote Singing
fFrom the New York Tribune.


The German emperor has devised n new scheme
for the encouragement of v0e al music in the Ge--
man empire II will be put into ope alton in lS99
and il consists of singing competition to be
held in different town every wear. Cassel has
been selected for the first competition, the chief
condition OF which is that each choir taking part
will receive unpublished musical composition
about hour before the contest takes place.
There Will be no accompaniment. The kaiser's
prize is valuable jewel, and the president OF the
winning choir viii be allowed TO wear it for q
year. the name of each singer being engraved up
on it
The times., 1898-08-17

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, of Chi
csgo, hereby certiaes that it mas, By its expert
examiners. proven and attested the circulation
of THE TINES, Of Washington. The daily aver
age PAID circulation for the month Of July. lsas.
was 81, ,509 copies.
This Is GUARANTEED TO the advertisers Of
the country by BOND OF S5o,ooO in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company, OF Mayl=nd, deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank OF Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY
hr j r MASON Prcsidert
The times., 1898-08-17
Changed Its Mind.
(From the Memphis Scimitar.


The Scimitar at first deprecated the attacks
made Sampson, but it is reluctantly COM
PEELED to admit that Simpsons official report
of July g. and Longs labored attempt to turn
the whole Navy Department into Sampson
glorification bureau, have shown that it was
wrong and the other papers right.
The times., 1898-08-17
Brothers In Arms.

(From the Baltimore Sum-
Every male adult of Gen. Gordon's family is in
the army-two sons and one grandson. One son
is major in the Third Regiment, and the other
is an officer in Georgia regiment stationed at
Tampa, while his grandson is in the ranks at
Chiekamauga.
The times., 1898-08-17
4 Tribute From Coth.u,

(From the New York SUM-
II you have not already imagined a sufficiently
horrible fate for your worst enemy, wish that
he might be doomed to run against Joe Wheeler
for Congress in the Eighth district of Alabama.
The times., 1898-08-17
In Cinher

(From the Detroit Journal.)
At the Soda Fountain. Party Waiting-Where's
my order?
waiter-Coming. sir. Your wink is being de-
eiphered.
The times., 1898-08-17
N1aScots


Careful study of the records of this
war reveals the fact that one of the
most necessary things in the equip
ment of regiment is a mascot. 1t
does not much matter what the mascot
is except that it must not be common.
In some occult way this article helps
the soldier to win battles.
Some mascots, like dogs and kittens,
are to a certain extent of use TO their
owners, from a practical point of view.
Some regiments have had small boys
for mascots. and one of these, a lit
tie pickaninny of twelve, who took up
his quarters with the Tenth Cavalry,
rendered valuable service to his frs nds
as a water-carrier during the fight at
Santiago. He scampered to and fro.
untiringly, and seemingly without fear,
carrying water 10 wounded and fever
stricken men, till he himself was bowl
ed over by the fever. There are sew
eral other youngsters, black and white.
attached to different regiments in the
capacity Of mascots, and they are US
ually quite well able to take care Of
themselves and be of use around the
camp.
But the primary use of a mascot Is
to bring luck. OF course, in order to
do this he must himself be lucky. No
stray shot must hit him. no camp
casualty wound him. He must rise su-
perior to disaster And from this point
of nf ftsf
mascots in the whole army is B lily
Warts. Billy is young and extremely
ugly little horned toad. who Travelled to
California in one corner Of a private's
knapsack- When he reached that
land, the climate did not seem to agree
with him. 1t was cold, rainy weather,
and one day the boys found the little
toad laid out cold and stiff. They
gave him military funeral-it was all
they could do for him. He was buried
in the sand, and a firecracker was s t
off by way of salute. There was no
monument over the grave. and during
the next few days a good many people
stepped on it. A little later came the
hot weather. 1t was steaming hot
For day or two it was like Turk sh
bath. The men shed all the clothing
they could spare and lay about and
painted. Cne day some Of them OBJ
served movement in the sand near
the door of their tent. and investigat-
ed. 1t was Billy Warts, He was fat
and contented, eating flies off bacon
rind. His resurrection settled his rep
utation as a mascot. 1t is unassail-
able.
We hasten TO bestow the tribute Of our
unstinted admiration upon the subjoined
poem, which We have received at the
hands of Miss Victoria Neosho Gary, of
this city:
WHAT THEY TOOK.
Dewey took Manila;
Schley took his gun;
Miles took his picture,
And Sampson took the mon-
Miss Gary has only attained the age of
eleven years, but in sixteen short words
she has summed up the history of the
war.