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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

mountains and filing up valleys may
be seen active anywhere between west
ern Nebraska and the Pacific ocean,
Then he assumes that the continents
upon Mars resemble the fat country
Of Holland, and asserts that the inhab-
itants have to protect their shores by
dams similar to those built by the
Dutch. They have, therefore, built
dams along their coasts. while at the
same time they have tried to lead the
sea water into the interior Of the con-
tinents by means Of waterways and
canals. Fortunately for the inhabi-
tants, after the dams are built the can
ais do not have to be dug, but let In
the water and it will flow between the
dams up and down the continent. And
he explains the changed appearance
from time to time Of the network OF
canals by saying that when one OF the
larger canals has given up much water
to the lesser ones it feeds it must be-
come shallower and consequently
fainter in appearance, and as soon as
it gets more water from the sea it be-
comes darker and visible again.
Leo Bremen is a man of science and
in good standing among the astrono-
mers. and hence his theory respecting
the Marian canals is attracting good
deal of attention. 1t is but a theory,
of course, fer nothing is absolutely
known concerning the supposed inhab-
itants and canals upon Mars, and it is
next to certain that nothing ever will
he known. Some are looking forward
to time when larger or more power
full telescopes will be made and point
ed at the heavens. At such time,
many are thinking, we shall be able
to see important things on the planets
that are now invisible. But this is
not at all certain to come to pass.
Mr.. Burnham is of the opinion that
the practical limit to the power Of tel
escapes has been attained. Not that
larger telescopes, with higher magni-
flying power, may not be constructed,
but that our atmosphere presents diff
ficulties that are increased proportion
ately to the increase of magnification.
Mr.. Burnham is not, it should be
said, specially interested in Mars. and
it might be better to consult Mr.. Low
ell or some other man that is devoted
to the subject. ChicagO's most noted
astronomer is famous hunter of dou-
BILE stars, and he has catalogued more
of these, by 100, than any other man.
He is hunting still, for he makes trip,
every other week, to the Yerkes tele-
scope at Geneva, and his looking is fire.
quently rewarded by some new find.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27
New Theory Of Mars Canals.
Astronomer Burnham Thinks That Thew
Have Been Misnamed.

While Sherburne Wesley Burnham,
who is only one of Chicago's astron-
omers, but perhaps the most distin-
guished of them all, processes to have
no very definite and unalterable opin-
ion as to whether the planet Mars has
artificial canals or not that can be seen
from this earth, he yet does not hesi-
tate to say that Schiaparelli, who first
thought he saw them, was unfortunate
in the name he gave them. A canal
on our earth is a thing made by human
hands, and when canals are declared
to be on Mars the idea is perforce car
ried that they, too, were constructed
by beings that must have some re-
semblance to man. This was not
Schiaparelli's idea, or if it ever once
occurred to his mind he never insisted
on 1t. He did see on Mars lines that
suggested canals, and hence he named
them canals, but how they came to be
there. what their use was, and all that,
he did not say nor pretend to know.
Mr.. Burnham, while deferring some
what to the opinion of other astron-
omers who have given more attention
to the subject than he has yet been
able to give it, inclines to the opinion
that if the name ''canal" had not been
applied to Schiaparelli's discovery OBJ
servers that followed him would have
been a long time in coming to the con-
cluSion that artificial canals are en-
Mars that can be seen from this earth.
Mr.. Durham admits that great In
terest attaches to the subject, even in
the minds Of skeptical astronomers,
and far greater interest has it for un-
scientific people. There is so strong
probability that some of the other
planets are inhabited by intelligent
and working beings, and so taking is
the notion that mankind has race
cousin dwelling on Mars, that when
ever the possibility of this is suggest
ed, men and women of all degrees OF
enlightenment eagerly hope that it all
may be true. In the United States,
latterly, rather more Of popular inter-
est is taken in the subject than in
Europe, by reason of the recent studies
and delightful writings of Mr.. Lowell.
He seems to require no further or bet
ter evidence than he has already dis
covered that the Marian canals are
artificial From his tower of tele-
scopic observation at Flagstaff, Ari.,
he may yet discover further evidence,
which will be sufficient to convince ev-
erybody.
But there are other American writer's
than Mr.. Lowell on the subject, and
the very latest is author of "Astron-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

omy" in the useful Stories Series,
published by D. Appleton & Co. This
author accounts in simple manner
for the canals on Mars. In his opln-
ion they were made in course OF long
ages by water from the melting snow
and ice around the poles distributing
itself over the continents. That Is MS
guess. But in Germany is another
new puesser-Leo Brenner-whO is out
with a most interesting theory, which,
II true. accounts in quite human way
for the canals.
Leo Bremen feels certain that Mars
is inhabited by beings in some re-
spects resembling ourselves. He rec
ognizes this resemblance in what he
calls the stupendous irrigation system
on Mars. The amount of work ex-
pended on irrigation shows, in his
view, that the inhabitants are very dis
similar to ourselves, since human be-
ings would be incapable of performing
such labor-or il not potentially inca
pable, conditions are such on this earth
that it would never need to be per-
formed, only in very limited sections.
He believes that the people Of Mars
live in perpetual fear of a water fam
inc, and that the network Of canals
wards of the danger. OF course, then,
he believes that the canals are artificial
and in his publication lately made on
the subject he attempts to explain
away some difficulties that have been
considered by many as insurmount-
able. He finds reason why the sup
posed Inhabitants of Mars should have
dug canals of such extraordinary
breadth, and why no mountain chains
hindered the straight-lined direction
Of almost all the canals. Mars, he
says. must be many hundreds Of mil
lions years older than the earth, and
It Is also considerably smaller, 50 that
its surface must have become leveled
up in the course Of ages. the debris
from the mountains gradually filling
up the valleys until the surface has be-
come q nat plain, state OF things to
which our earth viii ultimately at
tain. CThis process Of wearing down
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

The officials of the Oakland postof-
flee were startled this morning to dis
cover a small kitten in a registered
mail pouch from San Francisco. Be-
sides the feline there were a number
of heavy packages in the pouch. When
1t was opened by the postofice en-
ployes, who were attracted by a new
ing inside, the kitten jumped out in q
playful manner, much to the amuse-
ment of those present. 1t is believed
the kitten crawled into the pouch
while it was in the San Francisco post
Office. The pouch was thrown off the
train at the Sixteenth street depot
when the train was speeding at the
rate of forty miles an hour.-San
Francisco Call.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

The Excltenent She Created st Car
WlkoR Sunday.

The Exelto0ont She Created ot Car
WikoR sunday.
Camp WikoR-An exciting episooo
relieved the tedium Of camp life Tor
the cowboy soldiers Sunday. The NJ
terest began the night before. when
Josephine, the mountain lioness mas
cot Of Troop A, got loose and nearly
killed a horse. Josephine was kitten
when given to the Arizona troop, and
taken south by it as far as Tampa.
Now she is nearly half grown. AMI
able to kill horse. So when she
slipped her collar the other night she
made directly for the horses Of the
Second Cavalry, which were the near
st she saw. She had just jumped
on a horse and was on the point OF
burying her teeth in the neck when .
cavalryman ran out with a club. He
chased her to some underground to the
north Of the camp and was belaboring
her with the stick, when some OF the
Rough Riders came to her rescue and
took her back to her cage and chain.
Curious how they love horse fiesh,"
said big, whiskered Arizonian, as .
Snot Of them gathered around jose
phine and discussed this new develop
ment in her character. "Onct let the
critter get taste of a colt, and she'll
never eat anything but horses. You
can poison them. but you must use
lots of strychnine. There's only one
thing they're afraid of-dogs. The
1itflcSf fico that ovor horl-a1 will VIOLA
one OF them turn tail. They don't
come after a man unless he wounds
them. and then they would attack q
whole regiment. shot one while
hunting in the Grand Canyon once.
The bullet passed through his throat,
and just missed his eyes red with rage.
shot nine bullets into him before he
dropped dead. Just before / fired the
last shot the lion made a thirty-.oot
leap toward me from a bank. He
measured nine feet and a half in
length from nose to tail" Josephine
submits to petting with a fairly good
grace. Once in a while she will spring
around and open her great mouth to
hiss. Her favorite playmate is Cuba,
woolly terrier, which the Rough Rid
ers say was the first over the Spanish
lines at San Juan. Josephine antipa-
thy to dogs does not seem to extend
to Cuba, with whom she frolics. An
offer was made Troop A Of $500 70:
its mascot. There was a later offer oil
$500. but both were refused. as the
troop is determined to take Josephine
back to Personal---very. York Tribune.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27
GOOD SUGGESTIONS.

Try cranberries for malaria.
Try sun bath for rheumatism.
Try hot flannel over the seat of neu-
ralgic pain. and renew frequently.
Try buttermilk for the removal OF
freckles. tan and butternut stains.
Try hard cider-A wineglassful three
times a day-for ague and rheumatism.
Try taking cod liver oil in tomato
catsup if you want to make 1t palata-
BILE.
Try a sill handkerchief over the face
when obliged to 60 against a piercing
wind.
Try a cloth wrung ont Of cold water.
nut about the neck at hight, for a sore
t1roat.
Try walking with your hands behind
you II you find yourself becoming be1e
forward.
Try breathing the fumes Of turpenr
tine or carbolic acid to relieve whoop-
ing cough
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27
Why She Sought the once.

$50 you are candidate for mayor,
are you?" inquired friend of a west
ern village maid, whose years were
rather more certain than otherwise.
What salary does the Office pay?"
"Oh," replied the female standard
bearer, there is no salary at all; but
you see the mayor has authority to adj
vertise for proposals. and Eyes,
I think I see,' interrupted the other
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

Woman Is called the weaker vessel
presumably because she II leaky and
lets out all the secrets she hears.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27


any other state. The eastern half pro-
duces large crops of corn. Barley, rye
and fax are good crops. Potatoes,
both Irish and sweet, beets, turnips,
carrots, and in fact all kinds of root
crops and vegetables are easily raised
and yield abundant crops. It pro-
duces more broomcorn than any other
state. Sorghum will produce twelve
tons of excellent fodder per acre and
is a good crop in all parts of the state.
Kaffir corn is a sure and profitable
crop. Alfalfa Is a permanent and GER
tain crop and will yield from six to
twelve tons of rich and nutritious hay
each year. All the clovers and tame
grasses do well.
Old soldiers of Wilson county will
erect a monument in the Fredonia
cemetery to the memory of thei. com
rades who have gone on before.
Ned Eledon, who travels for an OF
tSwa nursery, has contracted to de
liver SIS. 900 worth of peach and cherry
trees next spring in the counties Of
Decauter. Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sher-
man, Thomas and Sheridan in Kansas,
and Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow and
Furnas in Nebraska The trees aEe
transplanted after two years growth
in the nursery.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-27

ed on alfalfa, the blossoms of clover,
the sweet skim-milk from the dairy,
and finished on a product of Kansas
corn field.
A man claiming to be Rough Rider
showed up at Oberlin last week and
panhandled his way for few days on
the strength of what he claimed was
his war record. He borrowed q revolt
yer which he forgot to return, and
cashed forged check before he got
out of town, and the next man claim
ing to be Rough Rider will have to
show credentials before he succeeds in
getting into the good graces of the
people of Oberlin. Judging from re-
ports which appear in the various pa
pers the country is fairly getting lousy
with alleged Rough Riders.
A young woman of Blue Rapids swal-
lowed a penny one day last week and
called for physician. The Mote.
SAYS the doctor not only got the penny
but made her cough mp two dollars
besides.
WorlSmen excavating for . cistern
for creamery at Beloit. at . depth OF
twelve feet, unearthed fossil, sup
posed to be the tibia of q mastodon.
The bone, which is partly petrified. Is
about three feet long and thirty
inches in circumference 1t the laEgest
end.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
SHARON COLLISION VICTIMS.

SHARON, Mass, Aug. 22.-In the ex- citement and confusion attending the clearing away of the wreckage caused by last nights collision on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, it was reported that seven persons were kill ed, four of them being mentioned as un- known. To-day it was learned definitely that the total number killed was four, as follows:
 Franklin M. Waters of Somerville, book keeper. Boston, aged about 9.
 Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick of Boston, wid- ow aged 70.
 Mrs. c. H. Frye, wife of c. H. Frye of Revere.
 Mrs. c. H. Bristol of Winthrop.
 The number of injured is still unde- termined owing to the fact that many who were hurt were able to go to their homes for treatment, while others who received medical treatment near the wreckage were only slightly injured. It is thought that not more than twelve fifteen can be included among those seri- Ously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
BOTH PARTIES ARE LINING UP
ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED TO
 THE POEPLE.s
With the Democrats Financial Man agement of the War Over shadows Silver and
 Tariff Questions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The Washing l ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: Now that hostilities with Spain have ended, interest in approach ing Congressional elections will in-
 crease. Both parties are later than
 usual in lining up on the issues of the
 campaign and indications point to a short and sharp campaign in most dis tricts of the country. Issues growing
 out of the war will figure largely in the campaign and the silver and tariff questions will be thrown more or less into the background, though the Dem- ocrats would build one of their princi- pal issues-that of the financial man. agement of the war-on their ideas of free silver and greenbacks, as brought out in the Chicago platform and in de- bates on the war revenue bill in Con- gress They will criticize the Repub- licans for the bond issue and for the war revenue laws, which they claim weighs more heavily on the poor than on the rich.
 At the Republican Congressional headuuarters the indications at pres ent are that there will be little discus sion of the silver question unless the Democrats force 1t to the front. Few demands are being received for finan- cial or tariff literature, most of them being for documents relating to the war and to Hawaii. The Republicans are managing the literary part of their campaign with considerable shrewd- ness, and most of the literature that they are sending out to attack the Democrats is made up of quotations from Democratic speakers in Congress.
 The issue of territorial expansion will not figure as prominently in the cam paign as might be expected, for two reasons. First of these is that the Re- publican administration has not yet clearly defined its policy any further than as to the retention of Porto Rico, and has not therefore given the Dem ocrats an opportunity to take issue with them. The second reason is that, while the Republicans are tending to- ward expansion and the retention of all territory taken from Spain. the Demo- crats hesitate to take an opposite course. Another issue on which the candidate will pursue his own course will be the practical management of he
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
Good Government League < Protests Against His Cor rupt Practices.
Its Officers Have AffidaWts Showing Ballot
 Box StuffIng and Repeating at the .# Primaries.

1 promise should be made The offer was | declined because the delegates represent ! ing the Good Government League do not i want any half way measure. They have 1 decided to overthrow bossism in santa Clara County, and they will not rest sat
 isfied until that has been accompnsned. 1 Among those who will make the hght ] for reform measures and pure politics Tn Santa Clara are W. H: Wright, manager ! of the San Jose Fruit Packing Company.
 one of the largest packing ,establlshment3s ! in the world. S. c. Tompkins, Judge B.
 H. Hprlburt 6 R. FreiEaS 5 W6osteI R. Patt9nI ali
 of San Jose; J. J. Miller, Santa Clara;
 F. H. Babb, ,Berryessa; Judge J. R. Weller,
 Milpitas; F. A. Hayes Edenvale; n; G' bell; T. c. McChesney, College Park;
 L. B. Barnhisel, Willow Glenn: " B.
 Hayford, NJ Days and r,s ,; ,6eIi R. Johns and Mitchell Phillips. San Jose.
 The Good Government League delegates
 met shortly after their arrival and for presented to the State convention:
 To the delegates Republican
 State Convention:
 Gentlemen-We appeal to you on behalf of the Republicans of Santa Clara County for simple justice. The plain fact is that the primaries recently held in Santa Clara County were disgraceful farce in which frauds were perpe- trated and violence used to sup press the voice of Republicansm.
 Afidavits of the best citizens of our county are in the hands of the representatives of the Repub lican Good Government League of Santa Clara County to prove the disgraceful methods adopted by khe representatives of the Req or "gang" ticket at that election to overcome the Republican Good Government League. These afhdavits show by legal evidence what is already common fame and notoriety throughout California, to wit: That the Republican machinery in Santa Clara County is in the hands Of a gang of professional politicians, who are neither Republicans nor Democrats, but who politically are Bedouins of the desert, who boast that they do not care whether a man IS Democrat, Republican or Populist so long as he is one of their crowd, and who, like the pirates of the high seas, are ready to fly any flag for the sake of plunder.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
JOHN LACkMANN
 TO BE HONORED.
MENTIONED FOR THE BOARD OF
 EQUALIZATION.
Republicans Confident That the Honest Supervisor Can Easily Beat
 His Opponent

CALI, HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO. Aug. 22.-There is talk tonight that honest John Lackmann, who made such a clean record for integrity and ability in the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, may be nominated in the First District for the State Board of Equalization. The Democrats have put forward John P. Dunn, whom they re- gard as a strong man. but the Republi- cans believe that Lackmann can defeat him. The City and County of San Francisco alone comprises the First Dis trict.
 very pretty contest is in progress in the Second Equalization District between L. C. Morehouse of Oakland, the incum- bent; Alex Brown of Milton, Calaveras County, and James H. Stow of Contra Costa Henry P. Dalton of Oakland is also said to be candidate, but he is not active in promoting his candidacy. Brown claims that a majority of the counties in the northern part of the district are pledged to his support. He has a large number of friends who are here actively working in his behalf. These friends say that a portion of the Alameda dele gation will support Brown as against Morehouse At present Slows strength is an unknown quantity a fact that leads to the belief that Brown will prove to be the successful candidate. James Stanley of Alameda has been added to the list of aspirants.
 George H. Arnold is desirous of secur- ing a renomination for the place on the Board of Equalization from the Fourth District but his railroad affiliations have created a strong feeling against him. His opponent for the nomination is Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz. Mattison is a popular member of the Native Sons and friends claim that his nomination by the Is all but assured.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
Secretary.

Req is making a desperate fight. and is willing to trade any place on the ticket to secure the nomination for Secretary of State for Paul P. Austin and have his delegation seated. He went to the Fres- no delegates and told them he would back up Kirk for Superintendent of Pulp lie Instruction if they stood by him in the convention He next told the friends of Black. who is looking for the same nom ination that he was interested in their fight. and that he expected in return to receive their help in the fight against the Good Government League He met with poor success, however. for it soon be- came known that he was attempting to play a double game, and that he has Pro lessor c. w. Chlds up his sleeve for the place Among the Req delegates is son of Childs, and when he learned of the deal he commenced kicking, in the traces and Req desisted- It he had not done so Childs would have started a In the delegation that would have result cd in splitting it aSunder.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23

This IS not a squabble among
 politicians, but an earnest effort
 on behalf of the best element of
 Santa Clara County, the tax
 payers and business men to over
 throw a system of political free
 booting which has worked a
 deeper and more lasting damage
 to an otherwise magnificent
 county than can be here detailed.
 The contestlng delegates are
 not office-seekers. They want no political favors nor places, but they are gravely in earnest for fair dealing and honest county government. Their effort in that behalf in the recent primaries has been defeated, not by the voice or action of a superior number of Republican voters, but by shameless resort to fraud and in- tinidation made possible by hav- ing the machinery and the off cers of election under their sole 
 They placed their candidates for delegates as sole officers of the election. They excluded every other person from the room where the officers of the election and the ballot boxes were situated. They committed actual frauds and actually stuffed ballot boxes, as was q dEailed by the afidavits of some of the best citizens of the county. Shall basing their rights to seats of such a shameless primary be allowed a place in this con vention? Will you put the seal of your approval on such meth ods and uphold the boss system n Santa Clara County? We ask you not to seat these delegates, but that you seat the delegates named by the Republican Good League, which ac- -ually represents the majority of Republicans in Santa Clara County, but which by foul meth ods was made to appear to repre- sent a minority. We ask this in