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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
Not M Bad a. Painted.

"You are not capable of generous
impulse" said the scolding uncle
What have you ever done for human.
ity?"
I've attended four oyster supper
given for charity this fall" exclaimed
the hayward nephew. burning with
righteous indignation.-Chicago frib
une.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
AFKume MT.

''Leonidas." exclaimed Mrs. Meek.
ton. suddenly interrupting herself, "de
you remember how this argument
started?"
Yes. Henrietta. You said that al.
ways insisted on arguing point and
said that you did, and then the con.
versation gradually Developed
Washington Star.
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Appointment or Portraity

Appointment or PortraitY
Clara cannot understand Douglas.
He keeps on pulling out his watch and
looking at it. e:
Gertrude-There must be q woman in
the case.-N. Y. World.
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Hard On the Reporters.

Hard On the RepOrters.
II had . strange dream the Other
night" said the major.
What was it?" asked the Young
Thing.
won't to heaven. and as an old news
paper man was interested in their jour
nal up there. It was a miserable thing;
not q well-written story in it. and told
St. Peter So"
what did he say?"
HE said: It's not our fault. We
never get any good reporters up here"
-Philadelphia Press.
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Punishment.

1.-The idea of sending children to bed
carly to punish emil" exclaimed MrA
Corntossel. who was discussing her city
relative. THAT amt any WY to
erect EN-"
"Of course it ain't," answered hei
husband. IF you want to convince EN-
that you mean business. make EN- get
up an hour or so earlier in the mora
ing."-Washington Star. %
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
A Wonderful Man.

A Wonderful Man.
Crimsonbeak-That man Butts is a.
original fellow.
Yeast-What makes you think SO?
why, he borrowed five dollars from
me yesterday. and paid it back to-day
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
Chance to Get q Rest.

'"Timmins. do You know anything
about literature?" o
mo" NJ
"Know anything, about art?"
Nothing" s.
know anything about music?" o
mot a rap"
"Goodl Come over to my room pick
out pipe and let's enjoy ourselves.
Chicago Daily News.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
G4@9 s. s.
.>ekQ&Q1!9ia9gg(JS
x -: *
bad Form.

What painful. shocking way to
lake ones self out of the world it must
be to drink carbolic acid" remarked
the young woman in the fur jacket.
"Shocking?" replied the young wom-
an in the yellow buskins. 'It's worse
than that. It's disgraceful. It's the
way the.scrvant girls commit soicideI"
Chicago Tribune.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
A Great Deal Better.

Married yet. old man?"
NO. but I'm engaged. and that's a.
good as married"
Its better. if you only knew tn
Y. Truth.
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The Lecture and the Lecturer.

The Lecture and the Lecturer.
Mrs. Learned-Had you no engage
ment for tonight, dear?
Prof. Learned Dumping to his feet)--
BY Jove! l was booked to lecture at
?:3O on THE Cultivation Of the Mem
ory," and here it is ten o'clock! Why
IN blazes couldn't you have asked that
question three hours ago? - N. Y.
Truth.
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The Supreme Test.

Jackson-Heaven bless himI He
showed confidence in me when the
clouds were dark and threatening.
Wilson-Ih what way?
Jackson-He lent me an umbrella
Chicago Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
The March of Civilization.

The March of Civilization.
"Are you the widow of the man who
was shot?" asked the Texas coroner of
the woman who stood before him.
1.-TWO hours ago l was" sherepIied.
but now am the wife of the ma who
got the drop on Hmm. Y. World.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Tourist-Do you-aw-fellaws still
shoot men for wearing silk hats?
Pieface Johnson-Not Iess'n they
wears 'em with sack coats.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Always Occupied.
It comes: the sad season when bitter winds
blow
And the shovel our lives must control.
When 1t isn't at work on the beautiful snow
1t is frolicking free in the coal.
-WaShington Star
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The Beginning OF It.

The Beginning OF 1t.
He-You look good enough to eat. this
morning, Ethel.
She-Indeed! Why don't you eat me.
then?
He-My doctor told me to svoid
sweets.-Hsrper's Bazaar.
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Not Declined, However.

The daughter Of an editor was she:
And when he kissed her Through Loves
impish pranks).
Quite SYSTEMATICALLY she said to him:
Your contribution is returned with
thanks!
Puck
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Praying Through Her Hat.
rye thought as In church she His good
ness has hymned,
Can a merciful Diety bark
To a woman who prays meath a hat that
is trimmed
With a poor. murdered thrush or a lark :?
L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
At the Butchers.

Crstome~Why did you put up that
large mirror near the door?
Butcher-To prevent the servant
girls from watching the scaIes.-Chi-
cago Journal
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Didn,t want Hin to Re

Didn't Want Him to BeginA
Brown-Don't be afraid of hint That
dog never bit any body in his life.
Jones-That's good, but I'd hate to
zee him get into bad habits just now
Puck.
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Hard Luck.

Hard Luck.
A poor little fellow called Vaughan
Was playing one day on the laughan.
When a whirlwind came nigh.
Took him up to the skigh.
And none could tell where he had gaughan.
m Y World
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Junior Law Partner-You say it
would be useless to appeal that case of
Easymarks to higher court?
Senior Law Partner-Why, of course
it would-he's busted already.-N. Y.
World.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Sorry Sawyer-l t'ink a job in q ko
dak factory would suit US.
Dusty Dion-Why?
Sorry Sawyer-We could do the rest.
IN. Y. Evening Journal.
The Logic of Vanity.
A crank II he who'll not agree
With US In our pretense.
The man who'll praise our silly ways
We deem a man OF sense.
up to Date.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02
cutie Willing 90 DO II.

Qofte WiIIinE 20 Do IL.
It was intended as a gentle hint.
"Our rule here" he said. lis pay as
you CO."
"Quite right. replied the other, cas-
antly. but I'm not going yet."-Chlca-
go Post.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Business.
He paid her Ave thousand cold dollars
For damages done to her heart,
And with 1t she and her true lover
Were able to get quite start.
70 Chicago Record. 50
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Sister Ethel understand Mr.
Noodle sprung from fine old house.
Brother Jack-Yes. I'm told his IA
ther kicked him into the street.-N. Y
World.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

Serious Indeed.
II was going on the stage once
vaudeville"
THAT SO. Kitty? Did your more sert
Gus nature come to the rescue?"
"Yes, I got too fat.'-Chicago Daily
Record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
House.
JERRY SIMPSON AGGRIEvED BIT GENERAL
GROSNENOp,S SPEECH

Washington. June p I o-days session Of the
House vas uneventfuL with the exception of de-
nunciaton by NJ Simpson pop. KAN Of Repre-
sentative Grosvenor's spesoh a; the Ohio RepubI-
can Convention. The criticised part relative
10 the failure Of the Democrats and Popusts 70
vote for appropriation bills after the beginning Of
the war and the original appropriation Of 5000 =
on for the National defence
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep. PENN made the point that It
was not matter - warTan; the Kansas member
In rising 10 a question OF personal privilege and
the speaker UNFOLDING ne point remarked with
some humor that proceedings in the House we're
not lnirequeni!y subsec> Cor outside comment and
should members insist upon rising in each instance
10 a question OF persona privilege the House would
have It's time occupied that ut would be unable
70 give that calm and elaborate consideration 10
legislation that IS - won't
Then, while the Speaker hammered to bring Mr.
Simpson TO MS sea-. n. Kansas member per-
sisted and declared that the assertion as re-
CARDS the vote OF members this side is false.
Every this sl1e has voted for every appro-
priation bill. and 10 man would have cast the
feciion upon large par. II this House contained
in the speech OF The gentleman from Ohio were he
not dead 10 all sense OF honor and truthfulness
having in his possession the facts with which the
gentleman must have been familiar"
The House went into Committee OF the Whole to
consider District OF Columbia legislation and at
319 m adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
MORE MEN JOIN THE ENGINEERS
RECRUITS FOR THE REGIMENT COME FROM
SEVERAL CITIES

Tho pioneers in camp OF the LIST Regiment OF Vol
unteer Engineers. who. described In Sundays
Tribune left this city last Saturday morning
for Camp Townsend were reinforced yesterday
by recruits from New-York Philadelphia and Bos-
ton About thirty from each Of the latter
cities and forty from this city started for Peeks-
Kill by the o'clock train from the Grand Central
Station yesterday afternoon. W L. Edison. son
OF Thomas A. Edison. who was one OF the first
men to be favoraby reported by the examiners.
arrived at the camp On Tuesday evening.
At No 335 Broadway. the headquarters ot the
regiment yesterday. the work Of examining the
men who offered themselves to the recruiting Off
GERS some time ago was busy continued. Between
one hundred and hundred men presented
themselves fov examination yesterday. but no.
nearly large a proportion were successful IN
passing the examination as on the previous days
on which the work has been conducted This is
accounted for by the fact that those men who hal
most favoraby impressed the recruiting oficers
when they previously offered themselves were tod
TO report for examination ;rsf
About thousand applications were received
before the actual work OF enlistment HSs begun.
As the Nev-York battalion will consist only .:
SJS men. the enlistrg officers Will be bic To ad-
here A Nigh standard IN examining the dnpI-
themselves Yesterday accepted ana these
have still 10 be examined physically by the sur
geon Of the regiment Dr. louis h. Seaman In
future the mon Who have passed the examinations
will travel n camp each DAY by the J.. m train
until the regiment is completed II rs expected
tha' besides recruits from his city. mel from
Baltimore Will star, !or camp to-day and to-moT,
row Colonel Eugene Griffin. the commander OF
the regiment said Yesterday thst he DID not know
when the men would leave Camp Townsend for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23

any ina bility 10 psv the 81 reS as ny their inrT
transferred the VI lole of the tax from ne! Al,
sho ders TO those Of their 'omeTs' -
either the whClesai er or the retailer can aiioIH
hear the additional cost without the slightest iear
Of bankruptcy And in view Of the enormous yor
tSe avowed nientiN to saddle the consumer with
the entire weight Of the new tax lo.aaE nv
brerer charges lie saloon proprietor 81 TOT =
SarTe Of sood-ca IS beer and fully 80 per c .;gt
~ tpe iedrer Thu profit obtained by the reta.!eI
IS even larger Fac barrel contains 40 pnys hods
half-pinf and OF ten ess. there IS proht OF >iS
barrel And great maren is realized eoas on
ure, e given. for which 10 cents Is charged. AP
rroxnaie.v M lch profit also upon thelr sai ia
The East side who deal out "schooners 10 tne.r
nat-ons but who buy inferior grade of peer'
and ~ course paw less FOR H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
ENGINEERS AT CAMP TOWNStN y.
SIXTY TENTS NOW ocCUP1ED-MEN WANT I'M
FORMS


FORMS
Camp Townsend near Peekskill. June p (Specian
The engineers camp has assumed more respecta-
bic proportions to-day. 1t now extends over 'nIee
companv streets and comprises sixty tents the
stock OF old State tents is still being drawn upon
and will he until the "A tents the Governments
IS 10 provide arrive The use OF the state tents
has been given 10 the engineers through me 'ou' .
tesv OF tho Ordnance Department. which wouio
GLADLY furnish the entire tentage for the regiment
only that tents scarce in the department, az
nresent When Camp Townsend was opened III
MAY Coloenl Story provided tents enough mere TOT
four thousand men and when II was oecl"eu ~
camp only three thousand men mere 'he o'"e'
tent. were sent 70 Camp Black The regiments
that went 10 the front from Camp Townsend loon
their tents with them. and the supply no" mere
Is made up OF those that in actual use up 10
the closing of the camp.
The work of the day has been In strict compliance
with the routine announced in general orders yes
tcrday the police and fatigue work generally being
relieved by frequent drills. on duty the several
drill masters have been studying their drill regua
tons and under their instruction, the men are
making rapid progress in the first lessons IN the
school OF the soldier
The most pressing need OF the men at present
is OF uniforms. Uniforms. equipments and arms
however are not TO be issued until the men are
mustered in but as LieutenantColonel Hodges Is
to have the companies mustered as soon as organ
lied II possible Besides being then able 10 draw
their full equipments. they Will also be READY IoT
the front X needed-another thing lieutenant-Coio-
mel Hodges is DESTROYS Of hurrying along u is MS
intention to assign enough men 10 PROVISIONAL ton-
panv A tomorrow 20 make il n complete com
pany. Then he Will have it permanently organ;zed
and offcered. ready for mustering IN Malof. b BUT
bank, Sd United States ARTILLERY who had beeh
detailed for this duty; has been relieved snd Lev
Artillery. instructor in mathematics at West Point
has been appointed TO succeed him
General William Barclay Parsons. chief OF engi-
neers on Governor Black 3 staff. is captain IN
the regiment and he has reported here as post
ouarternastcr and commissary. acting also TOT
the State under the supervision OF the chiei OF
ordnance General Benjamin Flager. He is much
interested In establishing rife range at the camp
in order that the men NAV nave some rlne prac-
tice before gong to the front
Two deta chnents Of engineers came this evening
10 swell the numbers already In camp The first
was comprised OF nine men from Philadelphia. un,
der command of Captain Allan d. Raymond, and
the second o. twenty men from Baltimore ana
thirty-two from New-YorN.
The officer OF the day detailed for tomorrow Is
Lieutenant George Perrnc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
MORE VOLCNTEERS AT CAMP HAVEN
CONNECTICUT TROOPS BEING MAssED PREPARA
TORY 10 PROBABLE MARCHING ORDERS

CONNECTICUT TROOPS BEING MAssED PREPARA o.
TORY TO PROBABLE MARCHING ORDERS.
Camp Haven Mantle. Conn. June % Special
Three companies of the 81 Regiment arrived IN
camp to-day and found tents in readiness They
were Company f OF Norwich Company G Of
Wirnantic. and Company Of Stamford A 4th
Regiment company Will be added 10 the "a 70
make up its required strength. The men
were received with enthusiasm by the artillery
men who have grown lonesome since the in
fantrymen withdrew from camp. Shortly after
the arrival Of the companies heavy rain began
accompanied by a wind which nearly upset sew
eral Of the tents. thus giving the new men A
taste of severe weather at the outset. This morn
ing Major j. Milton Thompson, |. s. A, the post
recruiting officer, swcre IN Surgeon Julian La
Pierre, Of Norwich n Assistant Surgeons Thorn
son and Harry VI. Lee. OF w-LondOn who will
be attached to the Sd. The surgeons began
aiming the men Of The I'd Regiment as as
the first company arrived. Tomorrow eight more
belief that this regiment will remain At Camp
Haven only about a week. All the men have been
examined by competent physicians before coming
TO camp. and therefore the physical eXaminai lion
here will be merely formal! Many Of the officers
went to New London To-day 20 witness the boat
About forty members NJ the Vale platoon
marched away in body and boarded a train for
NewLondon. where they shared In the general
disappointment al the postponement OF the
1t Is reported In camp that the destination Of tho
I'd Regiment Is 10 he Porto Rico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
STAMPS on FIRE POLICIES
WORKING TO GET THE STAMPS READY
SERIOUS BUSINESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAY ARISE


THEY ARE SDT
Washington June 2. Every possible effort IL be-
inc made by the Secretary II tho Treasury 10 put
into oporatIon on July the adhes ve-stamp tax
,sc.ion 90 the war revenue act. n IL not thought
poesible however. 10 have stamps on sale IN all
parts Of the country on that date. ana 10 cons'-
olence II is expected that for several days ~ east
business enbarrassments viii be many and in
some instances serious. The law declares j. shai
Ne deemed misdomeanor 10; TO aiiix a stamp To
any bank check note draft etc. punishable hy 4
fne not exceeding 500. The law further declares
that such unstamped Instrument. document or
amer shall not be competent evidence in any c"lri
n fac, void II Is believed that many emharfass-
,ntufs and even .osFes cannot he avoided henc" the
S4creiarv's request for postponement for hf'een
davq Nevertheless the force 81 the Bureau ~
Tonravinc ana Printing ~ working every hour "f
Tho tventv-four 20 get out the stamps. and efforts
W. be MADE 10 reduce 10 minimum emod!' as
uents arising out OK the new lax" About seven
hundred ana nfty thousand stamps were snipp'd
10 the Paclac Coast TO-DAY. ana other snlpmrh
r.il follow n pid succession Inc stamps W.
be sent 10 collectors OF internal revenue. ana ~
thcrn distributed 10 the deputies Naucnal UanhS
handle the stamps for the bencnt Of the pubic until
ofrer arrangernents can be made Tor fntig as
frihution The low Yafe Of discount. per CEN
allowed to tei Sons buying stamps IN quanti .cS ot
xtl q fs b6l,c-eG. vi operate 10 make II chr III
10 secure 2 sufficient number or loca agencies 10
he made and tho hope Is expressed that there VII
be found I'm every community sun.ieh' AuhDvI
~ ruhic-sprlied citizens 10 undertake =" hAhne
tho stan mrs without proper compensation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
posrAcr CLAMPS MAY BE Used

Washington June 22.-The Attorney-General taxes
less serious view shan some Of the other officials
n the action Of Thu Senate Finance Committee IN
declining TO reconr tend the extension 10 july 10 OF
the time when the adhesive stamps tax shall go
into effect Any failure 20 afiiX stamps 10 COM
mercial and other rhper subject TO tax. It Is SAID
could be remeded Y compliance with the law az
anv time and even should tho matter be brought
into court # Is dou oted IL the courts would Impose
the penalty where there was not shown an intent
- defraud the Gov rnment Of It's revenues. II inc
stamp required was procurable at the time INC
instrument was dr9,wn tho Government ana NOT
the individual # IS said would he responsible II
is also stated that '5nstamped paper would be per-
fectlv good as betty teen individuals, ana not UNI
tho matter was hrCi Ighf into court could any qu9
lion be raised as 10 rs validity. 800 1870,
I'm view OF the bubt existing as 10 TINS possI-
btv Of getting sufficient quantity or stamps 10
Far Western points in time for use July L. SecI re.
farv Gage has had snier consideration to-Hay ne
question Of using hostage stamps OF cer.alIii
domination with Tho letters T. r imprihteh
thereon The Posti naster- General has neeu qqDSs
TONED on the suhisr. and he has ADVISED lne De
parfment that he ran furnish such nnmpeI III
efanps rs NAV be required as temporary ~.
dent Tho plan has not yet been iuIy ma. ~
but Secretary Gage IS inclined 70 the OPINION w.
This course viii he necessary Inc stanps III ~
nominations Jess thin one cent VIII ne Piln5r 49,
The Bureau Of Engraving and Printing ana '"r
uflh.d a rapidly possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
ONE MORE YELLOW FEVER CASE.

Washington. June 2 One more case Of yellow
fever al McHenry. Miss. II recorded in to-day.
official dispatches. It. however has broken out in
OF the houses first attacked. and there 1. con-
sequently less significance in the development Al
the cases far reported have been confined 10
the houses in which the fever FIRST discovered
The outbreak AZ McHcnry has resulted in nu-
merous reports from other points IN the State and
other parts OF the South. Of discovery OF fever
cases. but so far all have been found groundless
They nevertheless imposed considerable work in
the way OF investigation and examination on the
part ~ the surgeons and physicians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
FREE HOMESTEAD CLAUSE CUT oCi'

REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE coMNlTTFF On
THE INDIAN BILL
Washington June Z2--The conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill was presented 10 '"o
Senate and read to-day but no effort was MADE 20
d,snoss ~ Il II was sharplv criticised. however
and the indications are tina; It's adoption VIII oe
contested because Of the elimination OF ne oei'a
free-homestead amendment and ;he achnoWieut
ment Of the right in certain CIRCUMSTANCES an"
conditions OF Indians 70 lease mineral lhh"S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
BoyNroN TO REPORT TO BROOKE

Washington. June p General Boynton.
who has juyt received his commission as a brig
adier-general Of volunteers vas AZ tho War De
partment ;o-dal in conference with the officials
He will leave here Monday for the camp at Chicka-
mauga where he Will report 10 General Brooke
Hts duty will be under Najor-CieneTa wilson IN
connection with the organization Of the raw re-
cruiis into perfectly drilled and equipped soldiers