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The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01
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The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

Can territory be annexed to the United
States and then kept ont Of the operation
of our tariff law. Mr.. Moorfleld Storey.
the distinguished lawyer Of Boston, holds
that IL cannot and he claims that the Su-
preme Court has already dealt with this
question and interpreted the clause Of the
constitution that "all duties. imports
and excuses shall be uniform throughout
he United States" and In delivering
Judgment Chief Justice Marshall said:
The United States Is the name given to
our great Republic which Is composed Of
States and Territories The District Of
Columbia or the territory west Of the
Missouri Is not less within the United
States than Maryland or Pennsylvania;
IL is not less necessary on the principles
Of our con stitution that uniformity in
the imposition of imposts, duties and
excuses should DO observed In the o..
than in the other" II MIR. Storey is
right then the open door cannot be main
tained in the Philippines unless 1t be
maintained in the United States also,
and free Importation of the products Of
the Philippines into the states cannot be
prevented, unless the constitution be
amended.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

Boston finds it has got to retrench and
Mayor Quincy has just issued an order
cutting down salaries of city officers
above $500 seven and one half per cent.
1t looks as though a good deal of retrench-
Ing might be done in the direction Of
bills for aid srmanic hack hire,
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01
NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS.

Attention Il called To the regu-
latiOn of the Wafer Company
that SebagO water MUST NOT
BE KEPT RUNNING TO PRE-
VENT FREEZING. No further
notice vii. be given 10 parties
falling TO Observ this regulation,
IA the enormous increase in the
consumption of water since cold
weather renders its inIned iate
enforcement necessary.
decl2di
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

The Hon. Cyrus Sulloway proposed tc
approach the Filipinoi with a Bible in one
hand and q shot gun in the other. If the
Bible did not work, the shot gun was 10
be brought into requisition. But the
Hon. Tom Carter, Senator from Montana,
doesn't propose to bother with the Bible.
He is going TO proceed as soon as the
treaty is ratified TO whip the Filipinos to
death. Probably MIR. Carter will not
himself enlist. but he will shout encour-
aging words to the troops across the
Pacific.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

Gen. Miles has gone to talking again
with newspaper reporters about ''em-
balmed beef" 1t may be not contrary
to army discipline to do this, but 1t is
contrary TO the dictates of propriety. Let
Gen. Miles collect his evidence and lay 1t
before the war department and demand
IN investigation. Meanwhile let him re-
frain from talking to everybody who
comes along
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

The judiciary committee will report in
favor of increasing the judges salaries
only $500. This means that the committee
has come to the conclusion that an In
crease to 5000 cannot pass, for every one
of them was originally in favor OF the
latter figure. What the Hon. Scion Chase
used to refer to as the tramp of cowhide
boots, has been heard and needed by the
legal luminaries.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I.

1t seems to be pretty well settled that
majority of the House cannot be got to
support an Increase of the salaries of the
judges. We have no doubt, however, that
the House will support a good many
measures less meritorious than this one.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

There is good reason to believe that a
bill just introduced into the Pennsy lvania
Senate was conceived for the purpose of
helping Senator Quay out of his criminal
prosecution and for no other. The meas
ure referred to, proposes 90 take from the
district attorney the power of standing
aside grand 1uries, and its repeal will
make it very much easier to Tx juriss
than it Is now. 1t is provided that the
nea sure shall be retroactive in its effect,
which greatly strengthens the belief that
1t was devised expressly for Qusy's case.
1t has passed the Senate, but rs the
House is not Quay body 1t is doubtful
If It can be got through there.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

Hon. Stewart l.. Woodford appears
to have been the victim of a number OF
fairy tales while in Madrid besides what
the Spaniards told him. The statement
made in a recent speech by him that at
the time the Maine was blown up at
Havana that this government did not
have ammunition enough to provide the
guns of its ships and forts with two
rounds apiece, and which he says reached
him while Minister at Madrid, is pro-
nounced by Secretary Long utterly un-
true as far as the navy was concerned at
least. MIR. Woodford ought to have seen
that suoh statement was absurd on its
face.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
THE CHOICE

II it could choose. would the chattering
brook
Flow tirelessly on, from each shady nook.
Out to the sun and the sea?
Would ii blend with the waves in the neap-
tide slow,
Or sing its own song, in meIodious flow
Monarch of meadow and lea?
II we could choose, would a stariess sky,
Or fret or jar or a tear or a sigh
Fer enter these lives of ours?
Would we willingly go through life's devil
Gus ways
Serene in the sunlight, dark in the haze,
Unmindful of Pleasures flowers?
All, could we choose. we would miss. I
think,
The strength of our striving-the towering
brink
OF Virtue too hard to climb;
But man in his bosom has buried a dream
God-given, and tenderfy, fitfully gleam-
Under the earth-mold and rhine
G,impses of beauty that lure our hearts on,
Despite of Hfes failures, out into the dawn
OF peace through the tempest of pain;
For mans but child, and his lesson-to
learn
That earth's rarest hues, tear-bowed may
burn
Out of the mist and rain.
Katherine 3. Huston, in Dramatic Mag
azine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
Medteva1 French Beggars.

The rank and file of the beggars
were divided into distinct classes, each
following some particular form OF
mendicity to which strict attention
was demanded. One had to be spe-
cialist and stick to his own line of bust
ness; the general practitioner was ac-
corded no recognition. The subjects
of the king of Argot kept no chronicles;
consequently our knowledge of the
beggar dynasty is somewhat limited.
Three kings, however, managed tc
make names for themselves in history;
Ragot, a Scion in Rags. who founded
the monarchy and drew up system OF
laws for its government; Anacreon,
who, wrapped in mantle of a thousand
pieces, collected aims while riding an
ass through the streets of Paris, and u
monarch who is known to us as the
king of Tunis. The latter reigned for
three years only, and was broken on
the wheel at Bordeaux because his ideas
of personal liberty differed from those
of the French government, whose min
ions happened to be stronger than his
own. At stated periods the French
beggars held a general parliament at
Sainte Anne d'Auray, in Brittany.
where means were discussed for the
advancement of mendicity in all its
branches. What gathering it must
have been! What fantastic, night
mare-like assemblage of rags and tat
tersi-Lippincott's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

Guiding three horses and a good supply
ed their transportation to Dyea free of
cost. He must however, land them
himself, the company declining all re-
sponsibility for this part of the work.
A short stop was made at Juneau, and
two days later he found himself on the
beach at Dyea with his belongings and
feeling utterly at loss how to proceed.
How to handle this formidable outfit
was puzzle. On board vessel he was
at home, but a horse was an animal of
| which he knew very little and here
were three of them besides the heap
of miscellaneous articles piled on the
| rocky single.
1t was plain that they must be moved
before the tide came in, and with a
sailors knowledge of knots he soon
! dashed the burdens on the backs of the
| raw-boned animals and succeeded in
getting them to the town safely.
A small tent was among his newly
acquired possessions and he proceeded
to pitch it as best he could, piling his
goods outside. He set up his little
| sheet-iron stove and was going for wa
ter when he passed close to one of his
! animals, who launched out viciously at
| him with his hoof. sending him to the
| ground several yards away with a
! broken rib and his left arm badly
| bruised.
Whats the trouble? P" said rough
voice from the next camp as a burly,
| bearded man strolled leisurely to the
| spot. "Hurt We much, pard ?''
| A string of oaths burst from Rider as
! he scrambled to his feet.
Something's cracked inside" he
growled, "and my arms hurt. On
the horse, anyway"
| Better let my mate see If anything S
wrong. He's a master hand with any
thing o that kind Here. Scott!" he
| added. raising his voice
Obed Rider started at the name, but
he turned fairly white with amazement
as tall broad-shouldered. man in the
prime of life issued from the tent and
came toward him, saying:
What is it, Jack?''
Before the other could reply both
Rider and the newcomer uttered ex-
CARNATIONS of establishment.
"Obed Rideri"
"Capt. Scott!''
The mate looked about him in a help
less wy as if seeking some avenue of
/ escape but the other held out his hand
cordially. saying:
| ~Of all men, to see you here!" Then
! he added:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
GAELIC GREETINGS.
In Them the blessings of God Are
Frequently and Heartily
Invoked.

On a stormy day you arrive unexpect-
edly after long journey. In English
your friends would probably say: us
it possible that you came from Galway
to-day?'' But in Gaelic: "And is 1t
from Galway you came to-day, God
bless you'll" This phrase is also added
after any reference to children or ami
mails, to show that the speaker is well
disposed towards them. No one would
saw: "That is a fine cow without add
ing "God bless heri" a similar bless
ing is invoked on wounds and sores
shown to anyone; indeed, in the high
lands on such occasions people make an
elementary sign of the cross over the
wound, although in ordinary circum-
stances they would never be guilty of
such a Catholic practice.
The very mention of injuries or acct
dents is accompanied by some short
ejaculation to ward off similar evils
from the speakers; in English: GOD
save the mark!" in Gaelic, practically
the same. In the same way we have
1.-The Lord between us and harm!" in
Gaelic, GOD between US and all evil
and harmi" or Far from US all harm!' -
In fear or alarm, "God save us and bless
ns!" God forever with us!" ''Cross of
Christ about us!'' "God with us and
Mary and the Domhnach!" the last
word in this case being used, L think, in
its sense of shrine for sacred relics, not
in the meaning of the Sunday. In anX-
iety, 'My soul to God and Mary!" This
is also used in the highlands. Best
known of all is the cruel grief or pain,
GA wirra! wirra! a Mhuire! Mhuire!''
so Mary, MaryI" and "a wirra is
throca! A Mhu1re is truagh!" SO Mary,
how sad!" This confidence in the
Blessed Virgin breathes through the
whole language.-Donahoe's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

"But you are hurt Can I do any
thing for you? Let me have little
look. We can talk afterward"
The injury was soon located, and aft
er predicting that a few days would
set the matter right, Capt. Scott said:
what on earth brought you here
Have you been home lately? Did you
see my boy?"
The mate had done considerable
thinking during the past few minutes.
After the first surprise was over he had
rapidly determined upon his course,
and he now shook his head, replying:
I'm afraid I can't give you much
good news from home, cap'n."
His eyes fell as he spoke, but the
other was too eager to notice.
what do you mean, Rider?"
The voice was hoarse now with sup
pressed eagerness- ''My boy! Tell mel
Is he-why don't you speak? NV
brother, too! D. it, man speak out
Has anything happened to them? They
might both be dead by the way you
acti''
''They are" murlnured Rider, still
with his eyes cast down.
Without a word the captain turned
on his heel and disappeared. 1t was
half an hour before he returned, and
there was such a change in his rugged
features that even the mate felt COM
passion for him. But he had no alter
native. Anything to prevent Toms
father from learning the truth. He
had told his story, and now he must be
prepared with the details. Fortunate
1y the absence of his latest victim had
given him time to rapidly sketch out a
line of procedure which he hoped
would be safe.
ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
A Sound Institution.

Bank Director am surprised, sir,
to learn that you drop into our bank
every day and whisper tips to our cash
Ter. Don't you know the information
must be a great temptation to him to
use the banks funds to speculate with
Wealthy Broker-Yes.
''And yet you are heavy stockhold'
er in our bank"
"Just So"
'sThen, in the name of common sense,
what's your motive?"
swell, the fact is, I don't know
whether your cashier is honest or not;
but if he isn't honest, and if he does
use the banks funds to speculate with,
I want him to keep on the right side
of the market. See pm. Y. weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
CHAPTER V.
RIDER GETS A SURPRISE

Obed Rider was far from easy in his
mind as the train sped on, leaving San
Francisco behind. He had slept On
board the vessel the previous night I'M
til the noise of the second mate arous-
ing the captain had awakened him.
They did not call him, knowing the en-
nifty that had existed between himself
and Tom, but he overheard enough to
tell him that Tom was alive, although
badly hurt and out of his head with
fever.
He knew Tom was in utter ignorance
of the identity of his assailant but had
he been aware of the loss of the belt +?
Would the skipper remember the time
he had seen the mate coming out of
Toms room and place any new sig
nifcance on the incident?
A guilty conscience made him imag-
inc all sorts of dangers to himself, and
he tremb1ed each time the train stopped
at a station lest an officer should be
in wait for him.
But nothing of the kind happened.
and in due time he reached Seattle.
Here things seemed more encouraging ,
for he was fortunate enough to find a
man who had engaged a passage on a
steamer for Skaguay and Dyea, which
sailed the same day. The man had re-
ceived a telegram announcing the dan
gerous illness of his wife, and was eager
to leave Seattle by the next train.
The mate happened to be the first
man he met, and the latter soon came
to terms with him, and hurried Oh board
to secure his quarters. He kept him
self out of sight as much as possible.
but when the lines were cast off the
following day and the City of Seattle
steamed out of the harbor he drew
long breath of relief, and said, half
aloud:
''We're off at last, and I'm safe now"
He found that his ticket entitled him
to stateroom, and that the trip from
Seattle to Dyea usually occupied about
five days. All his fellow passengers
were wild, with Impotence to reach the
land Of gold, and now that he felt safe
from pursuit he eagerly listened to the
stories of wonderful wealth found by
lucky miners, for each, one made it
more probable that the papers he had
secreted about him were genuine evil
dence, a fact which at times he was IT.
clined to doubt.
He had paid the returning miner $500
for his ticket and outfit, the latter in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24

gers. while Tom Scott tossed uneasily
from side to side, rambling on about
secret trails and gold mines until the
stout sailor by his side shook his head
sorrowfu!ly as he glanced at the burn
ing cheeks and growled:
I'm afraid the poor fellow has got
his discharge"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
SPOKE for Him.

Hiram Jinks-O, Maudie, are you
never going to listen to my suit?
Miss Manchester to 1T? Hi Jinks.
I've done nothing but listen to it for
half an hour. It's the loudest one you
ever wore.-Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-16

ITO LET-House on Cumberland street near
i Mellen), 9 rooms, bath, open fire places.
laundry. furnace, nice grounds, sunny expos
ure very stylish and convenient, will be appTe-
ciated wnen seen. GEO. +. JUNklNS, under
United states hotel, Monument Square III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-16
c1rMuERLANn cENrER.

The spring term ut Greedy institute
opened on Monday OK last week with the
Same tachers as last term, attendance
good.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega-
tional parish is called for Monday eve.
ming, March 20th ht seven O'Clock.
Mr.. John blanchard, one OF the oldest
men IN town, and she last Of his family
Of HIS generation, died on Wednesday
night Of last week. He leaves two
daughters, Blrs. Henry Webb OF Lancas-
ter, n. H.. and Miss ella j.. who lived
az home. The funeral services were held
at the Congregational church last SUI
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Haskell of Fall
mouth conducted the services.
What might have been n serious aoci-
dent occurred to h. >. Blanchard one day
recently while lending his bull to water,
he slipped and fell, the staff becoming
unfaetened from the ring, the bun turned
on him and rolled him over several times
until Mr. u. happened to get hold of the
ring and by the use of the staff brought
TO him by his son, he was led TO the
barn, Mr.. b. was not hurt although
somewhat winded.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-16
The POLITICAL FIELD.


washington Letter to the Boston Her
ADD
Nr Mckinley will be the next Fresi-
cent; MIR. Hobart will be the next Vice
President; Mr. Reed will be the next
speaker, according to the general expecta-
tion mere, if they live and nothing unex-
pected happens.
10 is not necessary TO regard President
Nc hinley's rest trip to Ihomasville. Ga,
as the guest Of his friend. Senator Hanna
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, and with Vice President Ho-
bart as mem Der of the party, as planned
for plotting for the next Presidential
campaign, for the renom ination of Nc
kinlay and Hobart. which they both de
sire will como naturally and without any
more planning than Senator Hanna can
do alone.
And as for the issues on which they are
10 be nominated and elected, beyond their
connection with she "war of liberation, -
so short and so splendid, and with its
remarkable results. no one knows better
than President Mckinley, Vice. President
Hobart and senator Hanna that the is
uses Of the future cannot be forced by
them, but must be met as they arise.
It Is to be expected that Senators and
other prominent Republicans Except
Senator Quay, whose relations with the
administration are not intimate) who
may be travelling in the South for health
Or recreation, will pay their respects to
the President willie he is visiting Senator
Hanna ut Townsville, and while they
I,aNr vii a tai all
politicians are now talking, about the
presidential campaign, but they will not
have 10 spend time over plans for con-
Quoting another Mckinley campaign for
the nomination like that which was be-
ginning about this time in 1898.
There ara practically no other candi :
dates for the nominate IN and no proba-
bility that there will be any serious can
didate against Mr.. Mckinley. Speaker
keeu is the only one of the old candidates
whose name would be seriously consid
cred now, and, while there is no cure for
the presidential fever except death, MIR.
| Heed is certainly not candidate now
ana apparently he has no expectation of
feing Il candidate later on. He seems
quite content to remain speaker, the
great man pre-eminently of the House of
Representatives, personally as well as
officially, with only one superior, and no
peer, ami there is, Of course no quest ion
tAbpdI HIS AS'hAttlluH.
President Mckinley and his friends
have not thought of opposing IL, much as
they would like a speaker more sympa-
| tbatlo with their purposes, and il they
were to attempt it they would not sue
coed 1t is only recording a fact obvious
to every body here, that Mr.. Reed is at
last, and for the first time, tie real mas
ter Of the House by affection as we'll as
by power.
Neither Henry Clay nor James G.
Blaine nor John g. Carlisle. nor any
other of the great speakers, had such
mold upon the House as Mr.. Reed now
has. Republicans, Democrats and Popu-
lists have all come TO understand and
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-16

EOR SALE-A new ten roomed house at Fes-
sender Park on the new electric line, with
hot water heat. porcelain bath. slate sink and
wash trays. water closet, cold closet and laun-
dry in the cellar; speaking tubes TO servants
stone underpinning and chimney tops; large
piazza, etc, etc. on one OF the best lots and
streets at this well known suburb. Price
$500; $500 down. MARKS e. EARLE CO. No.
II Monument Square. 1871
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-16

i hes been fully demonstrated that's Ely
Cream Balm is a specific for Nasal Catarrh and
cold Ia the head. This distinction has been
achieved only as the result Of continued sue
cessiul use. A morbid condition of the mem
brane n the nasal passages can be cured by
this purifying ana healing treatment Sold by
druggists or il will be mailed ,iOr so cents by
Ely Brothers. So Warren Street, New York.
1t spreads over the membrane, is absorbed and
relief is immediate.