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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

As IL appears to us, diroc. logisla-
ton is the only great political demand
worth working for ut the present time.
With the initiative and referendum we
would DO safe from tho corruption Of
political parties, and we would havS a
system that in tho course Of time
would teach the people how to vote
intelligently on the laws by which
they are governed. OF course the ma
iority for time would be most likely
to vote against their own interests, but
they could not make II any worse than
tho majority Of the representatives
which they now elect to congress and
the state legislatures As an educator
there is nothing equal to direct legis
lation,- for the people to vote upon
the laws by which they are governed
Equity.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
AMERICANS ABROAD.
Some Of tho AmuOinR Experiences That
ThoY Have Met.

Some OF tho AmuOlng Experiences That
ThOy Have Met.
A writer in What to Eat gives some
amusing experiences OF travellers
abroad. Ono man had quite a time
with official In Russia because that
individual could not be made to under
stand Minneapolis was the name OF a
town. He insisted II was woman's
name and should be written Minnie A.
Polls and then wanted to know wheth-
or she was madame or mademolselle,
In Turkey man registered from
Skaneaieles, and every one there took
him to be an Indian chief doing the
grand tour. His name was Barnes, 80
once he registered as Mr.. Barnes OF
New York. A Hungarian magnate
who had read the novel by that name
Insisted on taking him to his manor
and entertaining him royalty for q
month. A cynic tried registering as
plain John Smith at European hotels.
He got a cold, dark room at the top OF
the house. At the next place he pre-
fixed Judge to his name and was
given better quarters, At the next he
registered as Hon" and came down a
floor; presently he was major" and
got bathroom attached to his next
quarters. AS he moved from place to
placed he increased his Importance.
As colonel" he"Was given good room
on the first floor and when he regis
tered as general" he was given the
best suite In the house at q discount
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
ROMAN WOMEN.
EasOs Cold, Hard, finished and ImpSns-
trabie ne Canoes.

macon Cold, Hard, Hinihhed and Impeno-
trable ne Canoes.
The faces OF Roman women Of the
upper classeS are cold, hard, finished
and impenetrable as canoes, says Har-
pers Magazine. In face which 10 at
all beautiful you will not find line
which Is not perfect, and this elegance
and sureness OF line goes with that
complexion which ia the finest OF all
compilations, pure ivory, and which
carries with 1t the promise OF a tenn
permanent In which there is all tho
subtlety OF ire. The distinction be-
tween the properly arlstocratlc and The
strictly plebeian face is, / think, le's
marked In Rome than In any city. Al
most all Roman women have regular
faces, the profile clearly cut and In
straight line; black hair, often with
deep tones OF blue In II, and sometimes
curling crisply; dark eyes, often Of a
fine uniform brown, large, steady, pro-
found, with that unmeaning profundlty
which means race, and which one secs
In the Jewess, the gypsy. They have
truly Roman dignity, and beneath
that the true fire, without which dig
nifty ia but the comely shroud OF
corpse, and though there Is not tracs
In them Of the soft, smiling, catlike air
Of the women OF Venice, and not much
OF the vivid, hardy, uncarlng provo
Catlveness OF the women OF Napier,
they are content 10 lot you see In them
that reasonable nearness to the ami
nal which no italian woman Is
ashamed to acknowledge. They have
often certain masslveness of build,
which makes n child look like young
woman and a young woman like a
matron; but, for Italians, they are tall,
and though one sees none Of the trim
Neapolitan waists, II Is but rarely that
one sees, even among the market
women bringing in their baskets on
their heads, those square and lumplsh
figures which roll 30 comfortably
through Venice.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
THE FIRST TO FIRE.
FIRST OF DEWEYs FLEET TO
RETURN.
New Details of tho Gallant Part tho
Raleigh Topk-Other ships Crews
Thought Her Doomed At One
Time,
Especial Letter.)


II seems strangely appropriate that
the ship that fred the first shot in
the battle OF Manila should be the
first one OF Admiral Dewey's vIctorl-
GUS feet to return to the United States,
The Raleigh, Cant. Joseph D, Coghlan,
not only opened the battle on that fa-
nous May /, but was In the thick OF
the fight throughout,
The Raleigh was stoaming along
third In the line when the Spanish
squadron was sighted In the little Fay
of Cavlte, One OF her flve-inch guns
returned a ready response to the Span
iard's tardy salutatlon. Another shot
came from the Spanish shore batteries
and, as the Americans were on SHARP
lookout for the feet, the Concord
placed a slx-lnch shell so close to the
spot whence the enemy had fred that
1t killed several Of their gunners. ouI
cruisers were in the following order
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
The stntes of New York and Penn.

The states OF New York and Penn
sylvaniS are running u race infamy
and 1t is very doubtful which will DO
the winner. The democrats In New
York city and the republicans in Al
bany are both making magnificent
records in rascality, but the city gov
crnment In Philadelphia aud the state
government at Harrisburg arc easily
keeping up with tho procession. The
democrats are trying to make political
capital of Of the fact that Quay and
Plat are scoundrels while the repub-
licans say that Croker and Tammany
are so almighty mean that nobody can
be mcaner. Both sides are telling the
truth in this behalf The politicians
Of both parties have had some delicious
stealing, and have fried nm immense
amount Of fat out OF tho patient poo
pie. Wonder II the people won't fry
the fat flyers some day NonconiOrm'
ist.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
sPoNG's LEAP.

intercepted the fall, and on these the
horse alighted after falling distance
of seventeen feet. The distance from
the spot where the horse took his leap
to the spot he arrived on below was
thirty-six feet. Slngularly enough,
neither horse nor rider was seriously
hurt. Mr.. Spong, who stuck to his
saddle all the time, afterwards rode
the animal home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

Wfen the Spanish squadron was sight
ed: The Olympia, flagship; the Balti-
more, the Petrol, the Concord, and the
Boston, They had passed to the north
west Of Manila and were holding to
che south,
The Spanish squadron was inferior
to the attacking feet, but Its position
under the protection Of shore bat
teries, gave It an eQuallzlng strength,
1t Is estimated by all experts that one
gun mounted on shore Is worth sew
eral aboard ship. The shore gun has
a fixed platform and is, therefore, able
to fire with much greater accuracy.
On the third turn In the famous fight
the Raleigh was caught In q strong In
setting current and was carried very
close to the bows Of the Spanish cruIs-
ers. The officers of the other Amer
lean ships expected to see the Raleigh
60 to the bottom. The enemy's ships
seemed paralyzed. The Raleigh sent
In two raking fires before she steamed
back into place. It was on the third
turn, too, that the great duel between
the ilagshlps took place. When the
American ships withdrew after the
first round, so that the men might have
an opportunity to rest and eat break
fast, Capt Coghlan reported to Com
modore Dewey: "0ut Of the jaws OF
death, out OF the gates Of hell and
only little smoky from the trip"
In the second round, when the Baltl-
more headed for the Christina and
Austria, the Olympia and Raleigh fol-
lowed her closely. The Christina de-
stroyed, attention was turned to the
Austria. A shell from the Raleigh
struck the Spanlard's magazine and
exploded 1t. SO terrific was L., ex-
ploslon that the flying fragments OF
the cruiser tore away all the upper
works of the gunboat FL Correo, which
lay beside her
The feet disposed of, the American
vessels next turned their attention to
the batteries. There were some good
gunners in he Hintorios battery, One
Of their shells smashed q whaleboat OF
the Raleigh. 1t was not until the Ra-
leigh sailed In to about 1000 yards and
and had killed six gunners that the
battery was silenced.
The Baltimore and the Raleigh the
day after the big fight went down the
bay and destroyed six batteries at the
entrance. The Spanish garrison had
seen enough Of American marksman-
ship the day before and took care to
keep out Of the way.
The Raleigh, a sister Of the Cincin-
natl, was launched at Norfolk In 1902,
She is a steel cruiser OF the second
class, with twin screws and two
schooner rugged masts, with military
tops. She is 800 feet long, AZ feet
beam, IS feet draught, and has a ton
mage Of 1888. Her speed is 10 knots.
She carries vertical four cylinder
triple expansion engines and -four
double-ended and two slngle-ended
boilers. Her deck is protected with
armor from one to two and one-half
inches thick, and she carries a cellu-
lose belt. The armor on her coming
tower is two inches thick, and she has
two inches Of steel in her sponsors,
She carries one 6-inch rapid-hre gun
on her forecastle, ten 5-inch rapid-hre
guns--two In the poop and four on
each side of the gun deck, in sponsors
eight 6-pound and four 1-pound rap
id-Rre guns, two gatling machine
guns and six torpedo tubes. Her crew
numbers 295.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

According to the New York papers
the Vanderbilts aud Goulds are pre-
pairing to make the final grand swoop
upon the entire railroad systems OF
the country. The plan Is TO form
trust or syndicate embracing all the
principal roads, puttingl them under
one management This will do away
with the wonderful competitive ex-
penses, such us costly freight and pms
senper Offices in cities, with their
thousands OF high-priced agents, off,
GERS and employees; their expensive adj
vertising, duplication Of terminals
travelling solicitors, attorneys, etc
Such q combination will render the
smaller roads almost worthless and
the trust can take them In at Its own
price. The managers will then possess
a power greater than that welded by
any king, They will DO able to con-
troll the commerce of 80 900, 900 people,
They can and will secretly ruin any
merchant or dealer who will not bow
to their slightest wish. 1t will then
be only short step for them to con-
troll all production. But before that
point is reached the people must and
will demand their own and nationalize
the whole system Of production and
distribution. Otherwise they will be-
come the most abject slaves ever
known on the face Of the earth.-Com'
| ing Nation.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

Tobacco is native OF Mexico and
was used by the Aztecs, who smoked
It In amber tubes long before the ar
rival of the Spaniards. The best to-
bacco comes from the states of Vera
Cruz, Tobasco, Chiapas, Campeche,
Yucatan, Guerrero and the southern
mart Of Tamaullpas. The average
yield per acre Is from $500 70 1000
pounds.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
II now looks as though the gold com

1t now looks as though the gold com
bipation would fail to secure q delega
ton from New York state to the mex
democratic national convention. l.
the royal democrats of New York com
mcnce to prepare for the contest mex
year they will be able to win in a wall
when the time comes to hold the stat
convention. The gold men in thu
democratic party are very presumpt
Gus but not very numerous
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
IL Cuts or uostIlltIes,

WELL Mickey, de war wild Spain
come to an end Chewsday." rs dat
SO? Well, I'm mighty sorry to hear
It," what fer?" "Why, dere's a
Spanish cigarmaker on our street dat
I've been trying to git me hans on
fer de las two mont's. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

A cynical bachelor says that ideas
are like boards; men never have them
until they grow up and woincn don't
have them at ALL
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

A woman always has the last word
and incidentally about 90 per cent of
the preceding conversation.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

This Is called free country because
everybody wants to travel through 10
on pass
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

The pain of parting is experienced
by the small boy when his motha
combs his hair.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11

There is a remedy for every in-eH
cent for some Of the remedies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

have been the most serious attachments
of his life, though many minor affairs
have left an impress on his writings.
INSPIRED BY THEM ALL.
Frederika inspired his Mignon, Attilie,
and to a certain extent Marguerite. Char
lotte Bupp, the Charlotte" of Werther
Christiae reappears, GmaFe or less in Eu-
phiosnie, and Frau, Won, Stein in Iphige-
MIA, and Eleanor d,,Erfe. Lii was the
inspiration of many Of his short poems.
and. indeed, had he loved less widely,
who can say that Ills works would have
shown half so true al insight into the
human heart. SO :
1 have passed over fh this list Bettina
Brentano, daughter Dof Maximiiiane la
Roche, whose self-sty1ed friendship with
Goethe has been proved to be rather
slight affair. She was really twenty-five
years old when she visited him in Wefmar
in 1907. processing then TO be only a child.
On a later visit she so conducted herself
as to make 1t necessary for him to for
bid her the house. Yet his correspond
ence-"The Correspondence with aChild'
lends much moren IMPORTANCE than it
deserves to Goethe's acquaintance with
Bettina.
Descendants of several of these women
are living, and many of them will partic-
ipate in the approaching celebration
Their own monu nenl is to be found in
the works of the poet. who drew on ev-
cry sentimental episode of his lie for lit
erary material. III. L. r.
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pathetic note for Lotto, beginning: I
certainly hope to come again, but God
knows when, Lotto, what did l not feel
while you were talking, knowing as [
did that it was the last time l should
see YOU"
Charlotte. in affording a model for the
heroine of 1.-The Sorrows of Werther,
has rather an unusual interest for admir-
ers of Goethe The story itself was not
altogether pleasing to DR.. Kestner on its
appearance soon after his marriage, Tor
whatever may have been the feelings OF
the poet toward Charlotte, his behavior
had been much more prudent than that
of the hero of the tragedy, and DIR. kest-
ner felt that the book placed the two In
a rather unfavorable light. The newly
married pair soon forgave the poet, and
that his heart was not exactly broken
we find by his entering on lively hirta-
tion with MaXimiliane lie Roche, near
the time of her marriage with a widower
named Brentano.
BEAUTIFUL LII SCHOENEMANN.
About this time. 1873, Goethe's sister
Ccrnelia married. and her brother felt
that in this event he had met a personal
loss The two had been very near to
each other, and had supported each other
in youth against the eXactions of their
harsh father Goethe at the age of TWEEN
ty-five had become literary non, Wer-
Their" even more than ''Gotz Won Ber-
lichgen," which preceded it. had given
him great popularity. In Frankfort he
was received in social circles not previ-
ously open to his family. Thus in 1l74
he met Anna Elizabeth Schonemann,
whose mother, a French woman Of BIRTH
was the widow of a rich Frankfort bank
err. The daughter, a beautiful blonde of
sixteen. is the Lii whom Goethe pro-
nounced "the first. and I can also add,
the last 1 truly loved, for all the in
clinations which have since agitated my
heart were superficial and trivial in COM
parison.''
Lii was coquette, and kept the great
poet dancing attendance ON her at balls
and other fashionable assemblies. Meth
er her family nor his cared for the en-
gagement of the two, though at length
their consent was obtained through the
efforts of an off1cious friend. The pros
pect of marriage with the girl whom he
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child. and my affection was merely
that of sister,"
Poor Goethe! The boy of Is wept tears
of modification at hearing this confess
sion, and as rapidly as possible put aside
the memory of the woman whom he had
regarded as his first love.
HIS ATTACHMENT FOR "KATCHEN."
In 1875 he went to Leipslc, and there at
the house who're he boarded he formed an
attachment for Anna Katrina Schonkopf,
a vivacious girl. two or three years his
senior. He soon learned that she was be-
trOthed to DR.. Kanne, also his friend, and
the conflict of emotions produced by this
knowledge was very severe. "Katchen,"
as he called her, may have coquetted
with him. but his letters to her up to the
time of her marriage are full of affection.
About this time young Goethe had the
in his autobiography the daughters
of his dancing master. Lucinda was the
elder of these girls, Emilia the younger.
The former had fallen in love with the
handsome young man, the latter was
the one in whom he felt the most interest.
One day when he fingered after his les
son, he inquired for Emilia, and Lucinda
told him that she was in another room.
where a fortune-teller was telling her
fate with cards. She added that Emilia
was anxious over a love affair, mention
ing at the same time that her sister was
betrothed. LAS to myself she ad lei,
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A merry wedding it was when Miss
Antonio Bright became Mrs. James A.
Roser in Brooklyn, after having for a
year mourned her betrothed as dead.
Antonio Bright is charming young
woman, III appearance'a petite brunette,
with large brown eyes and dark hair
which curls in little tendrils about the
face and neck. She has quiet tastes.
Scarcely out of her teens, she has given
more time to study than to the gay
whirl of society, says the New York
World.
She made her debut Just before war
was declared and speedily, became the
most admired girl ia her circle. 1t was
then she met Mr.. R9ser. She had
distinctive charm stflsts soon appealed
to the young man. He had no thought
of falling in love; heb had always said
that his business cares were all-absorb-
ing. but he drifted almost unconsciously
into friendship with Antonia. He real
lied that she appeared. more attractive
to him than other girls, and attributed
it to her desire to live up tozhigh ideals
and to have serious purpose IN lffe.
Falling in loye is a naladys 8flat has
never been success sIl diagnosed
Neither Mr.. Roser nor his sfes1Rg @hEfde:
can tell Just how or why ne fefsook N
a measure his ardent business pursuits
while she let tfle~serioas pRasessaf exist
ence take care of tffealsef a sstspffd
was having an immenss Ea0a eger.
the pfanks >fe. playelssss4 Res sfseo
young people. -
= THE<sUMMoNs 40 THE VA RI
Then. came tie summons for Uaele
SANS logat subjects to march the
front. Then Cupid pulled the sbandages
off the eyes Of his Victims. -.
Roser Belonged to- Company e Of the
Twelfth regiment, \. had
always been an enthusiastic soldier, but
to leave the fair Antonia surrounded by
admiring young men seemed almost too
great a tax upon his patriotism Fhe
struggle between love and duty was Sc
we're. 80
Finally he thought to effect a compro-
mise and took the story of his love to
Antonfa begging her to promise him
her heart, so that he might set ont gayly
for the war.
Miss Bright did otgnd 1t hard to be
responsive to this ardent appeal. as she
had awakened to the condition of her
own heart. The betUthal was an
nounced, and the young couple were the
recipients of genuine congratulations, as
their friends agreed that their union
would be suspicious.
Private Roser was a happy man when
he hurried up to Peekskill to join the gall
liant Twilfth. His sweetheart, duly chap
eroned, paid several visits to the camp,
and Roser became an object of envy to
the other boys.
The regiment was Eansferred to Chick
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JAPANESE DINNER.
Exquisite Cookery of Fish-seaweed,
Rice and Sake,

Harper's Magazine.
He who does not like the way the Jap
anese cook fish must be hard to please.
They are better fish cooks than the
French. The Japanese waters are very
prolific. and the natives seem to have
learned in cooking to preserve the inner
ent flavor of the fish, while their sauces
are very simple. And as for eels, as they
are cooked at the kandagawa, a tea
house in Toxic, he who has tasted them
has established a standard in his mind
by which to judge other cells.
Seaweed we had, too, thin as paper, and
crisp; it is the weed of the sea that is left
on the rocks and scraped from them by
the fisherwomen with shells and then
dried in the sun. 1t is eaten as a relish
and has a delicate flavor, suggesting elm
namon.
Rice we had in abundance; It was
served from a bucket mot unlike ours.
but not quite so deep of implanted white
pine, with little wooden shovel some
what like those our children use in play
ing at the seashore. Our rice bowls were
filed again and yet again, and when we
covered our bowls it meant we had fin
ished dinner. 1 have seen the japanese
look with Indifference at a fish cooked
in a way that made by mouth fairly wa
ter with desire, but when they, are
served WIN rice II receives lnelr lMmeOl-
ate attention.
With our dinner sake was served. It is
the national spirituous drink and has
been described as looking like sherry,
and IS served warm. It is made from
rice, and is not sparkling, neither is 1t
strong. and its effect IS very gentle and
agreeable. 1 do not know just what we
| drink in America that has q like effect;
it does not give that happy exhilaration
that champagne does, nor that feeling Of
rosy responsibility of Burgundy; it has
not the stolidity OF lager beer. nor the
concentration that our cordials have
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his system was so depleted that on a
number of points his memory failed him.
AT LAST FACE TO FACE.
Thoughts of his pretty sweetheart
haunted him, but her last name escaped
him with elusive persistency. He could
not remember her address, and as no let
tiers came to elucidate the problem, he
was helpless. Back to Brooklyn he came
and sought for a trace of the girl who
had promised to become his WIFE,
Try as he would, he seemed unable to
locate her. He had about abandoned
hope. One day he wandered down one of
the side streets of Brooklyn, walking
along in desultory fashion, unable to
evfnce any interest in his surroundings.
He felt discouraged over his misfortune
and realized that he must abandon hope.
AS he was about to stop car something
familiar in the appearance of girls fig
ure caught his eye. She was attired in
the deepest mourning and walked slowly,
as If absorbed in grief
He thought at first that it must be
Antonio, but he could not believe that
the sad, bowed figure was that of the
bright young girl whom he remembered
He determined to follow her, at any rate.
Quickening his steps, he soon overlook
her. Just at this moment she turned to
retrace her steps. Catching sight Of
Roser, she gave a frightened exclama-
ton and fell forward as if she would
faint. In an instant all the clouds were
banished from the soldiers memory. He
remembered everything. There was a
happy reunion Of the family and friends
at Antonfa's home that night. Roser VOW
ed that .he would take no more chances
and that the wedding must be speedily
celebrated.
The ceremony was quietly performed at
the brides home. The happy pair are
away on their honeymoon. Mr.. Roser Is
quite himself again. although rather thin
from the long siege of fever. They will
live in New York, where Mr.. Roser Is in
business.