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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27
THE PATH TO VICTORY.


Say Il WIFI" an then stick to it
Hang iti that's the way to do It
Nothin's ever won. guess.
Worth the wishin' fer unless
One Is willin' fer to work
Hain't no prizes fer a shirk-
Fer the Lord. er SO they say.
Hates a gutter, anyway.
S'posin' at a settin' hen
ID set little while an then
Gallivant erround until
All her eggs had got chill;
S'pose she'd ever hatch a thingf
Guess she wouldn't! No. by jing!
She won't do that way, and. hence,
Hens ] say have common sense.
Ez a boy had to do
Lots o. things ! hated to.
Used to have TO work durn
Mean old-fashloned dasher churn.
Didn't never dast to pause
in my path O. duty cause
Knowed at il / stopped to dream
Butterd all go back TO cream.
II q ship was lowed to go
Every way tine winds'd blow.
Wonder II 'twsuld git erround
To harbor safe an sound?
Guess it's best fer ship er man
To be guided by a plan.
Choose yer task an say you must
Gosh all fish-hooks-win er bustl
Nixon Waterman. In l.. A. w. Bulletin
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27

The longest courtship on record was
that of Robert Taylor. postmaster at
Scarva, Ireland. He courted his lady
love for so years and married her in
1879, when his age was 1os. He recent
Iy died, in his one hundred and thirty
fourth vear.-N. Y, SYN.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27

CENTS"
'Matches, sir-two boxes for five
cents"
He stopped and, giving her five cents,
took the two boxes of matches.
DO you keep all you make?"
mo, only keep half-Mrs. johnson
gets the other half"
who's Mrs. Johnson"
1.-THE lady lives with"
The man dove down into his pocket
and fished up dime. Here's ten cents
extra for you, mind-not for Mrs. John
son."
20, ] can't do that" answered the
little girl "You see me mother tole
me afore she died that no matter how
/ was tempted that should keep hon
est. And then Mrs. Johnson started
me in business-she bought the
matches for me. I'll have to give her
half-it wouldn't be right, you know,
to keep 1t all"
.That's true" said the man. quickly
there's ten cents for Mrs. johnson"
land there darted through his mind
the thought that he, a man of the
world, had learned lesson from a lit
lie child who sold matches.
And then, as he moved away, and
said "good night" he did something
rfrange for q man of the world to do
he lifted his hat to the waif of the
afreefa.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27

When a Chinaman gives grand
party he sends three invitations TO each
guest-one two days before the event.
another on the day itself, and the third
just before the hour has struck. TO
signify how impatient he is for his Wis
itor's arrival
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27

Gotrox (proudly)-Count Legpulsky
is going to pay my family brief visit.
Don't you envy me?
Blueblood-I should say l do. He is
going to pay us a protracted visit.--N.
Y. Journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-27
when Muskets Were First Used.

Muskrats were first used in l414, dur
ing the siege of Arras. They finally re-
placed the bows and arrows of the Brit.
iah soldier In 1921.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
PrOsDerity and Corn Products.

j. SterlnS MOTIOn5 SollSeINdliNe.
The corn-producing states show much evil
dence of prosperity. 1t has come to stay
provided it is properly cared for. Con-
densation is necessary for its continuance.
Just as the greatest success is achieved by
industrial concentration so will the best
results be obtained by the people In corn
producing states in manufacturing grain into
flour, cereal food, starch, glucose and similar
articles.
The same net results can be had in these
industries as already secured by the con-
densation of corn into beef and pork. The
corn growing states should not only have
the producers profit but the manufacturers s.
1t is much wiser to retain this money than
to send it out of the country.
What the agricultural states need most
is diversity of industry-factories, mills and
plants of all kinds employing labor and at
the same time teaching the young new oc-
cupations are very desirable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
No Politics for Dewey.


Admiral Dewey has made his position on
the presidential question sufficiently explicit
He does not consider himself fit for the
office, would not have it, and will not ac-
cept a nomination if rendered. 1t seems
that wirepullers and slatemakers have been
annoying him even in far-away Manila, and
he has made this explicit declaration in
order to hush them up and get rid of them
He is wise. While he would undoubtedly
be popular candidate, and stand well with
the rank and file of the voters he is not in
touch with the leaders, and it is not probable
that he could gain the nomination. If he
did the campaign would involve an i'm
mense amount of hard work, of a kind to
which he is not accustomed, and he is prob
ably right in saying. that his health could
not stand the strain of canvass. Besides
he is Of more service to his country where
he is, and he probably realizes that fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

REPUBLICS laws and have sent representa-
tiyes to London to present the claim tnst
they are British subjects and that meir
land Is British territory.
The striking fact OF the last quarter OF
tho century has been tie beginning OF
new empire i'm Africa. comparable with In
da and the rapid development OF south
Africa Including Egypt and the Soudan'
tho African empire has 100000 square
miles and 10000 900 of population, the lat
ter nguro being suspectible of large growth
by natural increase when peace is iirmly
established in the mahdis former domin-
ions. Taking the empire as whole, II Is
so large and embraces so much of the best
part of the eartL that its fate affects largely
the fortunes of the human race. Its wise
government is in a special sense a great
human interest and its success concerns the
progress of civilization. Since 1871 other
powers have essayed the role of colonizers,
so that England now has rivals where for
merly sho was almost without compet-
to-; France, Germany, Russia and the
United States are now to be reckoned with.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
GERMANS GOOD WILL.

St. Paul Globe: One of the master strokes
of modern diplomacy was that of Germany
in withdrawing its war ships from Philip
pine waters and leaving the lives and prop
erty of its subjects at Manila and elsewhere
in the great group of islands to the pro-
lection of the government of the United
States.
Chicago Chronicle: This action on the
part of Germany is styled back down" in
some quarters. But the prevailing view is
that Germany has adopted this mode of
decsively contradicting and setting at rest
the persistent rumors that she contemplates
intervention in the Philippines and cherishes
a purpose of getting possession of some or
all of the islands by force.
Philadelphia Times This is a formal
acknowledgment of the American sover-
eighty in the islands that is rightly
cepted in the friendly spirit with which 1t
is made. The German emperor is neither
a fool nor a sentimentalist, but he appre-
ciates the logic of events. And any Wall
street lamb who was fooled by yesterdays
! rumors deserved the shearing that he got
Kansas City Star: Whatever the actual
feelings of the two governments may be.
there has been, ever since the battle of
Manila, fear that the presence of a strong
! German nava: force there might result in a
clash between the two countries. This fear
now is dissipated. Germanys attitude is
no longer a menace to the peace OF the
world, American diplomacy is advancing
along with American naval power to the ac-
complishment of great results in interna-
tional affairs.
Chicago Record The fact that Germany
could derive practical advantage from
keeping the Kaiserin Augusta in Philippine
waters does not lessen the effect of the
kindly spirit shown by the German govern
ment and the friendly regard manifested
for the United States by millions of German
citizens. Owing to the ties of origin and a
similarity of influences in natural develop
ment Germany ought to stand in line with
the United States, and whatever tends to-
ward harmony between the two nations
should be welcomed by the people of both.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
REACHING THE FILIPINOS,

The commissioners sent to the Philip
pines by President Mckinley, for the
purpose of investigating the conditions
there and explaining to the natives the
policy and intentions of this government,
will arrive at Manila within the next
day or two. These commissioners will
have the assistance, in the performance
of the work assigned them, of Admiral
Dewey and General Otis, who have been
directed by the president to act with
them as members of the commission
The exact nature of the instructions
given them has not been made public
but the understanding is that the most
important part of their mission is to en-
deavOr to conciliate the Filipinos and TO
persuade them that the intentions of the
United States in respect to their cOun-
try have in view their highest good and
welfare.
The New York Times remarks: "The
president must see that it is very de-
srable, that it Is, indeed, an imperative
duty, to use all possible means to con-
vince the inhabitants of the Philippines
of our friendly and just purpose with
reference to them" Very good, but how
shall this be done? How will the COM
mission that has been sent to the
islands for this purpose perform it's duty?
There is state of war in the Philip
pines. The American and the Filipino
forces are in hostile array. Our gov
ernment regards AguinaldO and his fol
lowers as rebels and will permit no in
tercourse with the Filipino leader eX-
cept with reference to surrender. The
Filipinos look upon the Americans as
invaders who have betrayed their CON
fidence and intend to deprive them of
the independence which they believe
themselves entitled to. Even natives
within the lines of our forces are un-
friendly and it is found necessary to
keep them under constant surveillance.
The situat ton, therefore, is manifestly
most unfavorable to reaching the Fill
pinos. Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, the fact appears to be that
nearly all the natives of Llzon are loyal
| to Aguinaldo. 1t is possible that an in
| significant minority of them are willing
| to accept American control, but the very
large majority, there can be no doubt,
are prepared to resist to the last and
will stand by their leaders. If this view
| be correct, there must be recognition OF
Aguinaldo in order to reach the Fill
pinos. If the commission is TO accom-
plish anything in the direction of con
citation it cannot ignore the man who
evidently has the greatest influence with
his people and treat him as a rebel
Our government must recede from the
position it has taken in This respect OF
be prepared for the failure of efforts
looking TO the concliation of the Fill
pinos.
The Philippine commission is com
posed Of men familiar With the char
acter of the people with whom they are
to deal. The commission may be eX
pected to act judiciously and saga
ciously. 1t will be most earnestly hopeI
that the object it has in view will b.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Trading Along Paths of Peace.

Certain diplomats in Washington are
agitated again over a prospect that the
United States will have to join Great
Britain in an effort to enforce the open
door policy in China They may make their
minds easy, however. The United States is
not likely to do anything of the kind. The
products of this country are in such demand
and are so necessary to the world that they
will make their own way, peaceably, in
spite of closed doors and all other obstruc-
tions. They may be stopped temporarily by
a state of actual war or by government re-
strictions, but their absence will be felt
SO keenly that the market will have to be
opened to them sooner or later. This country
has no occasion to go to war in order to
retain its markets.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
THE PROMOTION or DEWEr.


Admiral Dewey has received the high
est reward ard honor that the govern
ment can confer upon naval officer AMI
this distinction is approved by the whole
American people. Whatever difference
of opinion there may be as TO the merits
of other officers Of the navy who won
greater or less prominence in the war
with Spain, there Is no question as to
Admiral Dewcy's right to place among
the foremost of American naval heroes.
He has been conspicuously successful in
both war and peace. After the destruc'
tion of the Spanish squadron at Manila,
Dewey was placed in n rather trying
position by reason of the attitude of the
commander of the naval force which the
German government had sent there, but
he managed the situation with consum-
mate ability. In his dealings with the
Filipinos he has shown the utmost tact,
associated with al manly, straightfor-
ward course that those people could not
but respect. He has shown himself to
be a sagacious diplomat as well as bril-
liant fighter and it is not too much to
say that no living American has a
stronger hold upon the confidence and
esteem of his countrymen. His absolute
refusal to have anything to do with poll
tics was characteristic and gave him an
additional claim to respect
Whether or not Admiral Dewey will
continue in active service at sea Is Il
mattpr for his own determination 1t is
needless to say that he loves the serv-
ice and probably he would not be en-
tirely contented out of it, but it is pos
sible that he may prefer it elsewhere
than in the tropics and will leave his
present command when affairs in the
Philippines become less unsettled. In
any event, however, he will worthily
wear the honor which grateful nation
has conferred upon him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
PEOPLE OF SHADOW STREET.

]. A. C. Clarke in the Criterion
All. long and narrow IS Shadow street.
Where the sunlight never can fall;
whose mile after mile can but reDeat
The crumbling house and the broken wall:
The marsh beyond and the cypress trees
"A misty veil and a somber pail
Over its lichened pavemens see
The people of Shadow street creep.
They seem so like unto you and me,
AS they stare or frown or weep;
But they're something more and something
less
And their eyes are dim as with sleep.
They think they are live and wide awake
They are busy with dreams long dead
Their hurrying feet no progress make,
And their clocks tell time that has fled
They are planning the triumphs of yester-
day,
They are coming the words long said.
They toll and moiI; they rhyme and they
sing,
But none of the other takes heed.
Their hopes are ravens on weary wing
That out of their hearts they feed
Each man and woman in twilight blur
Clasps tightly a mlldewed weed
This corner house on the Market Square
Is the place where they first abide
They climb one morn up It's creeping stair,
And by dusk steal out at the side.
They cCme, pushed out of the pulsing town
And so into Shadow street glide,
From house after house from day to day,
They move when the night has paled:
Thin and griZzled and farther away,
And by many pang assailed.
They pass at last meath the cypress trees,
But they never know they have failed,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
IMPERILING PRECIOUS LIVES.
Deadly Effects of Tropical Climate on
Northern Troops.

Springfield (MaSS.) RepuDncan.
If any one is disposed to believe that the
American troops in the Philippines Will be
able to withstand climatic conditions let him
recall our own very recent experience IN
the more northerly and tolerable island OF
Cuba Within three weeks of the landing
off Santiago rs per cent of the American
army was down with malaria and Colonel
Roosevelt wrote a month later that this
army must be moved at once or perish.
The officers who signed the round robin
certified that the army was in condition
to be practically entirely destroyed by an
epidemic of yellow fever" and declared that
il it were moved into the hills, as had been
proposed, it could not live during the rainy
season without great losses from malarial
fever, which is almost as deadly as yellow
fever" And General Shafter in his Century
article on the campaign, endorses these views
of his officers We know what tropical dis
ease was able to do even when the appeal OF
the round robin had been heard and the
troops hurried north
We do not go far back to describe the
awful experiences of French and English
armies in the West and East Indies, Here
are some of the more immediate encounters
of ourselves and others with tropical plaques
science has been able to do little to abate.
The way to a summer warfare in the jungles
of Luzon, whether gun is fired or not, is a
way to death, and 1t is upon such way
that the administration is hurrying the en-
listed youth of the nation.
Are these lives to weigh as lightly in the
balance as those of the miserable people who
object to an unquestioned sale of themselves
and their land to a new foreign master? II
the latter do not come within the considera-
tion of our brand of humanity, shall not the
| former? A pride of power and an insolence
| of might are now summonng the youth OF
| the nation to do battle with the deadly
powers of nature in that distant land, 1t is
needless-wicked. 1t can be prevented We
! have only to deal with the insurgent natives
| as possessing at least equal rights in their
own land with ourselves to stop this
wretched business
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04


If this administration takes over the
Philippines permanently the savages whom
we are now shooting and bayoneting will
next appear as competitors with American
labor in the industrial field. The cotton
goods which we are now sending to the far
east may some day be manufactured in
Manila, and the raw product carried across
the Pacific in ships to which the people of
this country will be compelled to pay a
subsidy The products of the Philippines
tobacco and sugar-may be brought into
competition with the products of the United
States, and when that time comes American
labor will find itself confronted with the
problem of reduced wages
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
CoNGREssMEN As SOLDIERS


The refusal of the house of represent
atives, by large maj Notwithstanding
men of all partes-to consider the report
of the judiciary committee declaring that
members of the house who accepted COM
missions in the army forfeited their
seats, will undoubtedly be very generally
approved. A strict construction of the
provision of the constitution applying to
this matter undoubtedly justities the po-
sition taken by the committee, but Gen
eral Wheeler and the other representa-
| tives who responded to the call of the
government in an exigency and were
willing to give their lives in defense of
the flag, thereby showing a patriotism
the moral effect of which upon the coun-
! try was very great, were entitled to con
sideration from their colleagues in con-
gress even at the sacrifice of strict
construction of the constitution. Every
just-mnded man must feel that to have
unseated General Wheeler, after the
splendid service he rendered at Santiago
a service marked by great skill, cour-
age and fortitude-would have been
something of an outrage. The other rep
resentatives who accepted military COM
missions were no less patriotic than he,
though they did not make so brilliant n
| record.
We think the house did the. proper
thing IN refusing to consider the report
of the committee, but none the less the
raising of the question has been useful
the organic law which should in future
be respected.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Admiral Cerveras trial for the Santi-
ago disaster is the saddest chapter Spain
has ever added to its long history of in
justice and degradation. No man knew
better than Cervera what that expedition
meant and while the minister of marine
was congratulating him upon his arrival
at Santiago and heralding through the
papers the early fall of New York the
gray old admiral received the message
in tears. He was one of the few
competent commanders in the Spanish
navy and he knew there could be but
one termination to the conflict. When it
came he met it bravely and did all that
could be done with the means at his
disposal. But n scapegoat must be found
TO shield the rotten and corrupt Spanish
officials and he will be probably sacri-
feed for failing to do the impossible.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
AN ourRAGE ON THE COMMUNITY

NV w IhhbF Wv fE tD-hht Nii l.
The appointment and confirmation of
Cadet Taylor to be surveyor of customs
at Omaha is a disgraceful imposition
upon the people Of this city. No more
unpopular selection could have been
made. Taylor has never been tried in
public office that he has not left be-
hind him record of infamy and faith
lessness.
1t is certainly unfortunate that out of
the hundreds of Jealous, honest and loyal
republicans of omaha the man to he
selected for this reward should be Il
bank -wrecker by whose swindling oper-
ations hundreds of widows, children and
orphans have been deprived of their
patrmony. To invest n man who has
repeatedly betrayed other trusts with
the character of disbursing officer for
the United States government is a sad
commentary upon the means by which
preferment is secured.
The people of Omaha have nothing TO
do but to submit to the outrage for the
present, but the appointment cannot fail
to disgust the decent men of all parties
and to react injuriously upon the pros
poets for the republican party.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
LAW MADE LOVE-NAEING.

The South Dakota senate has passed q
bill to regulate marriage, and in the fu-
ture. il the measure becomes law, it
will be necessary as Il prerequisite to OBJ
tain license for matrimonial candl-
dates to appear before an examiners
board and satisfy it that they possess
the requisite amount of sanity and
health demanded by the rights of pos
terity. We do not know anything about
the personnel of this senate, but 1t
would be safe to infer that it is largely
composed of disgruntled old bachelors.
No other class of men could be so un-
reasonable as to attempt to clip the
wings of Cupid in 50 heartless a man
ner. Think of the lovelorn swain and
the blushingly apprehensive bride-elect
being incontinently dragged before q
commission of crusty old spectacled saw
bones to answer interrogatories about
paternal manifestations of tuberculosis
and maternal indicia of strabismus!
What in the name of Venus and Eros
have tuberculosis and strabismus to do
with getting married anyhow? Do not
these old disappointed senators under
stand that the first symptom of matri-
mony is strabismus and that if they
push this bill into u law that its only
effect will be to aggravate the very evils
sought to be remedied? Who imagines
the fires of affection may be quenched
by the wet blanket of legislative re-
striction? Until human nature changes
love will certainly find way to weave
the silken meshes which only death or a
divorce court can sever. Instead of
poking their noses into physical pre-
requisites for marriage, these meddle-
some lawgivers would serve their coun-
try better by writing all over them
selves the sign that Mr.. Barkis chalked
upon his wagon, and never return from
the quest until ''the sweet young crea-
ture' or "any old thing" has uncondi-
tionally surrendered, irrespective of
tuberculosis, strabismus, insanity or
other condition of previous servitude.