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The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

Mr.. Gridley," and poor Wauc-
hopes words as he fell the other
day, with Boer bullet in his
heart: ''For Gods sake, men. do
not blame me for this" Some of
the epigrams Of the battlefield may
be apocryphal, edited or entirely
fictitious, but no one can call in
question the authenticity of these
two last.
Our gilded youth think nothing
of paying from 500 to $1,000 for
an overcoat. The idea is to COM
bine lightness with warmth, and
this is accomplished by the use OF
furs. The Chinese Minister Mr..
WI, has a superb coat that is
lined with the pelt of the fiery fox,
little animal that has provided
furs for the nobility of China these
5000 years. A member of the
Calumet club has coat lined with
the furs of the silver fox of the
Arctics, each pelt costing $500. I
don't know how many pelts there
are IN the coat, but as the animal
is small, possibly twenty were
used in the making.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

close together as Christmas and
New Years day. On February 3,
1900, Felix Mendelssohn was
81 years of age; on the 9Th John
Ruskin celebrated the eighty-ffth
anniversary of his birth, and Jules
Verne the seventy-second. Lin
coin, Charles Darwin, and James
Russell Lowell were, all three,
born on the 18th (Lowell would
be 81 had he lived. On the next
day Lord Salisbury entered
upon his seventy-frst year; on the
18th Ernest Legouve rounded out
his ninety-third, and DIR. Weir
Mitchell completed his seventy
first, with mental force still una
bated. Had February the same
allowance of days as even the
shorter of the other months, Fred
erick Chopin could be added to
our list; as it is, he misses it by
the narrowest possible margin,
his natal day being March l (1809)
1t was in the same year, as we'll
as In the same month, that three
OF the names here mentioned were
bestowed upon those who made
them famous-Lincoln. Darwin,
Mendelssohn. In this and the
other months Of 1909 occurred
perhaps the greatest number of
lllustrious births that can be Gre
dited to any single year of the
century now fastening to its close.
In America we have Lincoln,
Edgar Allan Poe, and DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes; in England,
Lord Tennyson, Mr.. Gladstone,
Professor Darwin, Lord Houghton,
Professor John Stuart Blackie,
Edward Fitzgerald, and Mrs.
Mary Cowden Clarke; in Germany,
Mendelsson; and in Poland,
Chopin.
A further coincidence is to be
noted in the life-term Of two of the
most brilliant lights in this meteo-
ric shower. The American poet
of night fancies and day dreams,
and the Polish tone poet Of noe
turnes and etudes were born with
in ten days of each other, and died
but ten days apart-Poe's birtn
having occurred on Jan. 19, 1909,
and Chopin's death on Oct. IL,
1849, just nine days after the
author of "The Raven" was laid at
rest in the Baltimore churchyard,
where for half a century his grave
has been cared for bv the man that
dug it. A suggestive comparison
might be made between the lives
and genius of these two unhappy
spirits of the early half of the
nineteenth century.
An English military journal has
been discussing the epigrams of
the battlefield-the famous phrases
used by commanders Of many
countries. Some of these epigrams
are apocryphal; many have been
manufactured after the event;
others are correct only in sub
stance, having undergone consider
able revision; but the origin of
many of these vivid phrases and
memorable utterances is attribut-
able to merely the excitement
caused by the rush Of battle.
Possibly the process Of editing
these epigrams has resulted in
improving their phraseology, with
out changing the sense or obscur-
ing a single point; consequently
such editing cannot be regarded
as blemish.
The popular form of the famous
signal at Trafalgar is: England
expects that every man will this
day do his duty" According to
the English Military Journal, it is
certain that these were not the
precise words used. They have
been expanded to meet the metri-
cal exigencies of song. The ker-
mel, however, is there-a sponta-
neous epigram which has achieved
Immortality. IT. has GROWN into q
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09
RACE PROGRESS
AMONG NEGROES
Throughout the United States as Seen BY the
Journalists Of the Land,

changing colors-1illy White Republicans Amanda
Smiths Home--Aberdeen Cotton Mill--virgina
colored Help = Negro Disfrancnising = Sergeant
Green's Bravery--ohio's colored Legislator
bama's New Society Negro Fatalities in the
Philippines
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09
Washington University.

Washington University.
On Friday evening of March 9th
the students of the State Univer-
sity will debate the trust question.
1t is an inter-society affair and is
arousing much interest among the
students. Both the students and
Badger clubs have each elected the
flower of their organization to re-
present them on that evening.
Those on the team from the
Stevens club are Messrs. Chas.
Mccain, E. W. Schrowder and E.
j. Wright. Those from the
Badger are: Messrs. Dan Millette,
Will I'll. Sanbe and John Hanson.
Mr.. Millette and Mr.. McCann are
the respective captains Of their
teams.
The question will be: "Resolved,
that combinations in restraint of
trade should be restricted by
national law SO as to promote com
petion." Each side feels conf
dent of success and will throw all
its vim and energy into winning
the same. Besides having the
honor Of being the winning team,
it is now known that a prize OF
$50 will be given to the winners as
wel4. Then, they will also repre-
sent the university in the inter
collegiate contest with the Wash
ington Agricultural College, which
will be held this year at Pullman.
President Graves will soon have
the catalogue Of 190O-19O1 in the
hands of the state printer. Some
few changes will be made in it
from that of last year. These will
chiefly be for the purpose of max
ing it more comprehensive to the
public. Each school and depart
ment will receive its proper share
of space and recognition and the
arrangement of courses will be a
big improvement over that Of
former years.
The dormitories of the univer-
sity are in every sense of the word
success. They are now in full
running order and accommodating
about two hundred students.
Besides arrangements have been
made to give lunch to the Seattle
students who heretofore have been
obliged to carry a lunch basket.
Meals cost Is cents and are the
best that could possibly be fur
nished for that amount. The
meal tickets are sold by the
registrar and checked by the
stewart. Every one seems to be
pleased with the scheme. Before
each one could be found in some
corner of the building eating a
cold lunch, now all is changed and
the students as whole sit down
together and enjoy a warm meal
cooked in first class shape.
The students Of the Law depart
ment are now enjoying very in
teresting series of lectures deliver
ed by Mr.. Sheperd, who seems to
have wonderful originality for a
lawyer. 1t is to be hoped that he
will remain with the students of
this department longer than James
Hamilton Lewis did, for after
delivering some two or three
lectures politics and business SO
crowded the honorable gentleman
that he was obliged to leave the
lecturing to some one else.
DR.. Smith, after a severe spell of
sickness, has again returned to his
duties in the department of econo-
mic science and his students are
delighted to have him with them
once more. During his absence
they felt the want Of his generous
council and kindly sympathy, both
of which was always willingly
given when the student brought
forward his faults and failings,
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09
C0NGL GENERATE
ODDS AND ENDS
Some Interesting Historic Items Concerning Births
Of Great Men Home and Abroad.

VicePresidents Die in November November Remark
able for Birth Month Of Great February
Famous for Washington, Lincoln, Ruskin, Darwin,
Lowell, Verne, Mendelssohn-- Battlefield Epigrams
and Their Origin.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

In Abyssinia the coffee plant
grows wild in great profusion and
derives its name from Kaffa a
district in that country.
The phosphate output Of the
state Of Florida last year amount
ed to 425,0OO tons, and of that
total 100000 tons was purchased by
Germany.
Recently the mining town of
Mapimi, Durango, celebrated its
three hundredth anniversary, hav-
ing been founded in 1898.
In the time of Louis Quatorze
in France food was placed upon
the table in one huge dish and
each helped himself with his
naked hand. AS late as the middle
of the sixteenth century one glass
or goblet did duty for the whole
table.
An unique will has just been
discovered in the Washington
county records. It was probated
in 1871, and was the last testament
of James Innes. Among other
desires he asked to be 'bury'd in
a white oak coffin. jointed but not
planed." He requested that "no
whisky or other spurious liquor be
us'd on the occasion, nor any of
the usual & Customary grimacing,
those ostensibilities external
parade of affection hypocrisy and
dissimulation of mourning where
grief is absent" He further en-
joined that no part of his property
should "ever come under cogni-
zance, Jurisdiction, or disposition
Of an Orphans Court, or be IN any
manner subjected or expos'd to
their officers, repacious depreda-
tions, cleaning & exactions & pecu-
lating arts and practices"
It has been remarked, writes
Joseph B. Glider in St. Nicholas,
that Mr.. Hobart is the fourth vice
president of the United States who
has died in the month of Novem-
ber. His death occurred on the
21st (l899); Henry Wilson died on
the 22nd (l875); Elbridge Gerry
who gave his name to the still
popular trick of gerrymandering-
on the 23rd (1814(, and Thomas
A. Hendricks on the 25th 1855.
The fact is of no significance what
ever; yet, now that attention has
been called to it, future vice presi-
dents will perhaps eat their
Thanksgiving dinners with a pecu-
liar satisfaction when the holiday
falls, as in 1899, on the last day of
the month.
A still more striking coincidence
has been familiar for the past
three-quarters of a century to
readers of American history. This
was the death ON the same day
and that day the fftieth annniver-
sary Of the declaration of indie
pendence-of the second and third
presidents of the American repub-
lie, both of them signers of the
declaration, and one of them its
author. The passing away of
John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
son (the former at 81 and the
latter at 83) at an interval of few
hours, on July 4, 1926, was sufici-
emily remarkable to suggest pur-
pose at least, if not agreement, on
the Lart of these old friends. It
is coincidence perhaps unmatch-
ed in history.
Against November as, so to
speak, a favorite death-month of
American vice presidents, Febru-
ary may be set off as favorite
birth-month of American and
other men Of genius-most notably
George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln, whose birthdays bring
two national holidays almost as
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

A white man in Spencer, Vir-
ginia, has turned black and a
black woman in Kansas City, Mo-,
has turned white. Now if the
leopard will only change his spots,
Father Time will have succeeded
in bringing about some most won
derful changes in Natures laws.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

A white man in Spencer, Vir-
ginia, has turned black and a
black woman in Kansas City, Mo-,
has turned white. Now if the
leopard will only change his spots,
Father Time will have succeeded
in bringing about some most won
derful changes in Natures laws.
There is still much political
contention in the state of Louisiana
between the Lily White Republi-
cans and the Negro Republicans.
The former want to get away from
the latter, but hang on to the Re-
publican emoluments, while the
latter want them to get away, if
they so desire, but leave the Offices
behind them. Not being able to
decide on the division of the spoiIs
they continue unwilling political
bed fellows.
The Women's Federation club
in Chicago, made up of the leading
women Of the Negro race, is the
largest and most influential orga-
nization Of Afro-Americans in the
in the Windy City.
Mrs. Amanda Smith, SO well
known in Seattle and Christendom
in general, has about completed
her Home for colored children
near Chicago. She raised the
money for this Home by soliciting
small contributions while she was
holding revival services through
out the country. Mrs. Smith is a
very noted evangelist and wherever
she has been her labors have
always been crowned with glowing
success.
The colored citizens of Aber-
deem, Miss, recently held a very
large and enthusiastic meeting in
that city, having for it's object, the
erection of cotton factory. Hon.
James Hill of that state headed
the movement. There is at pres
ent such an institution in opera
ton in North Carolina as they
contemplate building, and, it is
owned by Mr.. Coleman, noted
colored man, who employs all
colored help, and it is reported,
a great financial success. It is
hoped by the Aberdeen citizens to
duplicate the Coleman move.
There seems to be a "dearth OF
reliable colored help in the Old
Dominion State, and, it is all be-
cause, the colored girls have form
ed themselves into secret societies
and agreed to only work for a GER
tain sum and do just so much work
and no more. Those employing
help are at loss to know how to
replace their services, and not
being able to successfully do so,
have decided to pay the girls their
wages and quietly submit to the
rules laid down by the ''secret
societies
Speaking Of disfranchising the
colored voters Of the South
prompts we'll known colored man
to write the following to a South
ern paper, which seems to be the
concensus of opinion among the
better class of colored citizens all
over the country;
"For our part, we believe in such
a reconstruction of the suffrage as
shall remove every pretext for
fraud and trickery, but we would
discriminate against no man
simply because Of his race OF
color or previous condition Of
servitude. We would prescribe a
certain qualification, whatever that
may be, and then stand squarely
by the rule. We would hold out
inducements to disfranchised Ne
groes, as we'll as to disfranchiseC
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

In Abyssinia the coffee plant
grows wild in great profusion and
derives its name from Kaffa a
district in that country.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

In the time of Louis Quatorze
in France food was placed upon
the table in one huge dish and
each helped himself with his
naked hand. AS late as the middle
of the sixteenth century one glass
or goblet did duty for the whole
table.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

white men, to qualify themselves,
guaranteeing to all the privilege
OF voting wherever they can show
that they are qualified under the
law"
Sergeant D. P. Green, of the
Twenty Fifth now doing service in
the Philippines, is reported to the
war department for special brav-
cry, having withstood the rush Of
some thirty insurgents until re-en-
forcement, who having heard the
firing, came the distance of a mile
to his relief. 1t is further report
ed that he killed seven Of the in
surgents with his own hands.
Many other brave acts by the
colored soldiers are finding their
way to Washington City, which the
world never hears about.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the state of Ohio has thousands
upon top of thousands Of colored
voters, there is but one colored
man in the state legislature there,
in the person of Hon. Henry G.
Smith. This gentleman has been
repeatedly elected to the same
position and the fat has long since
gone out from his district that,
"No Democrat need apply"
Bishop Hood of the A. M. E.
Zion church and Bishop Gaines of
thea. M. E. church have both re-
Gently published books, which are
said to be Of a very high literary
standing.
According to an exchange there
are in the United States eighteen
competent and actively engaged
Afro-American women civil engi-
neers. IF the report be true, and,
we think it is, here are eighteen
women that every good citizen in
the United States should feel
trebly proud of.
A society has been formed in
Montgomery, Alabama, with
charter membership of twenty-five
of the most reputable white citi-
zens of that section Of the country,
taken from all of the higher pro-
fessions and walks Of life, to meet
annually to discuss the Negro
question from a Southern stand
point. The first meeting will be
held in May next and among
those who will take a part are:
Governor johnston of Alabama,
Judge A. E. CASTOR, Capt. J. M.
Falkner, DR.. B. J. Baldwin, Judge
Jonathan Harrison and others.
Every phase of the Negro question
in the South will be discussed,
whether for good or bad, by these
gentlemen.
A pastor Of one Of the Baptist
churches (colored) in Washington
City is out advocating, that home
for aged and infrm colored citizens
Of the district be established. The
| idea is meeting with much favor
among the leading white citizens
of the district, and the project may
take form and reality at an early
day and date.
The following is the fatality
roster of the Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-ffth infantry now in the
Philippines since October 81, to
January %:
Oct. 31st, Robert Mcknight,
Company E, Twenty-fourth In
fantry; Nov. 25th, VIM. Dance,
Company K, Twenty-fourth; Dec.
18th, George Motley, Company Ell,
Twenty-fourth; Dec. 18th, Jno.
Booker, Company K, Twenty
Continued cd Page 4.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

According to an exchange there
are in the United States eighteen
competent and actively engaged
Afro-American women civil engi-
neers. IF the report be true, and,
we think it is, here are eighteen
women that every good citizen in
the United States should feel
trebly proud of.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

The phosphate output of the
state Of Florida last year amount
ed to 425,000 tons, and of that
total 100000 tons was purchased by
Germany.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

Bishop Hood of the A. M. E..
Zion church and Bishop Gaines of
thea. M. E. church have both re-
Gently published books, which are
said to be Of very high literary
standing.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

Recently the mining town of
Mapimi, Durango, celebrated its
three hundredth anniversary, hav-
ing been founded in 1898.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

The Women's Federation club
in Chicago, made up of the leading
women of the Negro race, is the
largest and most influential orga-
nization of Afro-Americans in the
in the Windy City.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

white men, to qualify themselves,
guaranteeing to all the privilege
OF voting wherever they can show
that they are qualified under the
law"
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

Continued cd Page 4.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-03-09

A pastor of one Of the Baptis
churches (colored) in Washington
City is out advocating, that a hom,
for aged and infrm colored citizen
of the district be established. Th
idea is meeting with much favo
among the leading white citizen
Of the district, and the project may
take form and reality at an earl!
day and date.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-03
Hays City on
I lIITSdaV MarC.l 1st

at the BrW11SoOlCG to-, ID, ONE
DAY only, returning every four
weeks for six months ConsuIta-
ton and Examination FREE to ali
HIS Treatment and examina
tons, we understand, are based up
on new methods and are similar to
those given IN the Eastern & South
ern hospitals where he learned bis
business.
He treats chronic and nervous
diseases, chronic catarrh, diseases
of the eve, ear, nose, throat and
Lungs, dyspepsis, Bright's disease,
diabetes, liver, stomach, constipa
ton, rheumatism, chronic temals
and sexual diseases, neuralgia. sci
atica, dizziness, nervousness, slow
groth in children and ali wasting
diseases IN adults; deformities, club
feet. cerveture of the spine, disea
ses of the brain, heart disease, &c
zema, varicocele and hYdrocele.
Cancers, tumOrs. wens and birth
marks removed.
Young, n1206te Gge6 and old,
married or single men, and all who
suffer with lost pIan hood, nervous
debility, spermatorI hoea, seminal
losses decay. failing memory, weak
eyes, stnnted development, lack OF
energy, impoverished blood, PIN
pies, also blood and skin diseases.
El'uptaonS, hair falling, bone pain
[sWellIDgs, sore throat, ulcers, effect
of mercury, kidney and bladder
troubles, weak back, burning urine
incontlnuence, gleet, structure, re-
ceive searching treatment, prompt
rolief.
Both sexes treated confdentially
and privately. Piles, fstula, fs-
sure and rupture 0y our new
methed. Remember day & place.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-03

Big creek township Board held
tier regular meeting last Monday.
The lost shoe belonged to Philip
Jacobs; lost on road to Ellis.
Mr.. Treat has received a splen-
did big white plymouth rock roos
ter to improve and build up his
chicken yard.
Size does not indicate quality. Beware of
counterfeit and worthless salve offered for
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's is the
only original An infallible cure for piles and
al! skin diseases. ]. c. FARLEY.
The Free Silver Republican
state central committee is called to
meet in Topeka on Feb. 9Th to
negin their campaign.
On account of the death of the
lady member of the Occidental
NJ Council Grove in Decembf r the
members have an assessment to
.aV March 1st. the 1st this year.
Our people remember Judge L
K Pratt OF Norton. He left Kan
sas and now is located at Skagway
Alaska and is said to be one of
the best LAWYERS Of that country.
L. T. Travisf .ent Southern R. R., Selma,
Ga, writes, 81 c rot say 100 much in praise
of One Minute oh Cure. In my case it
worked like a chs--le." The only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. Cures
coughs, colds Group, branchitis, and all throat
and lung troubles. J. C. FARLEY.
A F Stone OF East Saline was
ia this week, the first time IN sew
eral months; reports nothing new
IF importance in that section. He
is marketing q fine lot of tat hogs.
The Populist congressional and
Senatorial committees of this dis
trrct will NOT meet on Wednes
day the 14th at Colby as announc
ed but later IN the month after the
state committees have decided On
the dates of their conventions,
The glass blowers have come and
gone and picked up lots OF dimes;
all have good glass pens,
old folks souvenirs, many getting
pretty parlor ornaments For luck
Henry Oshant drew the first prize
a fruit piece. and Roy the child
of Charlie Miller, the second,
ship, the numbers being drawn
out the box by a 3 year old kid
Mrs. Flo Battin was voted pref
ty fruit piece and Co. Clerk BIS
sing was the lucky man, drawing
the handsomest piece, two ships
floating on the sea. sailors aboard
ADD all closed in big glass globe,
WF Whitaker, South Bend, Indiana
SAYS; Nothing like beggs' Little Giant
Pills; cured me of dyspeptic trouble
that had caused me much Misery
Thoroughly regulate stomach, liver and
bowels-never grippe or sicken,-there's
nothing Just as good" Buy it at
FarleyS.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-03
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