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The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
The Passing of the Cowboy.


 "A picturesque figure in Ameri- can lite is rapidly passing, away" said l.. Hatfield, of Texas, who IS re gistered atlthe Ebbitt. q refer to the cowboy of fctoD, the man with the big sombrero, the bucklng broncho and, the .shoo ting irons. that he used 10 operate with reck- less regard for the consequence sas he rode at >breakneck speed thru some frontier town, yelling the while at his loudest. Such was the cowboy of dime novel lore, and tho the assertion hos ofren been denied, he has existed. and does exist yetiu limited numbers. Itis this class ot the cowboy that is rapidly disappearing. The cowboy of practical existance, or COW puncher', as he is known in the vernacular of the plains is an i'm portapt factor in western life. He wears sombrero and can sit on bucking broncho with all the grace of his-more- romantic brother, but his shooting irons are'for use guard ing the herd from cattle thieves rather than the terrorlzation of peaceful citizens, and-h is as hard worked and industrious citizen as you will meet withina days travel. Instead of leading the wild life of a nomad he is more likely to have a wife and several children, at the ranch house. He works hard be- cause he has to, and if his guns are ever taken from his holsters it is for the same reason.-Washington Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
MAN AND HIS SHOES.

How much a maris like his shoes! For instance, both soul may lose. Bothhave been tannedj both are mado tight By cobblers; both get left and right Both need mate to be complete, And both are made to go on feet. They both need heeling, oft are
 sold, And both in time will turn to mold. With shoes, ths last is first; with men The frstshall te the last, and when Tho shoes wear out,they're mended
 new; When men wear out, they're men
 ded too! They both are trod upon, ard both Will treadon others, nothing 10th. Both have their ties and both
 incllnl, When polished. in the world to
 shine, And both peg out. Now, would
 you cho ose- To be a man or be his shoes.
 St. Johns Druggist.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
AMBITIOUS PORTO R1cAHs
Men, Women and Children Are Intel Iigent and Anxious to Learn
 from BoOkn.

The Puerto Rican is mentally aeuts- The children learn with surprising ease and quickness. Boys and girls eight and ten years of age will do sum in long division on the board without showing the process; doing the multi plying and subtracting mentally, and only setting down the figures of the quotient with the remainder. I have talked with men and women in the poor quarters of several cities and towns. have seen the peasant in the field and in the market place, and did not find one with slow wits or dense ignorance.of or dinary affairs. A workingman told me of class of laborers he had formed in Arecibo who studied at night to prepare themselves for the educational test re- quired for the franchise. He said they made rapid progress in learning to read.
 The fact of illiteracy is not due to lack of intelligence, but rather to lack of opportunity, and the lack, also. of 3 stimulus. The peasant has not been able to see how he could improve his condition by education. The merean- tile and the banking business were al most exclusively in the hands of the Peninsular- Spaniards. It was next to impossible for native to get a position of any kind in one of these houses They preferred young men from Spain, relatives if they had them. These young men would begin at the lowest round in the ladder, sleep in the store live in the most economical fashion, and trust to experience and opportunity for which seldom failed 10 come. When the heads of the house re- turned to Spain with competency, to live the rest of their days, in 'Gracia." the newer part of Barcelona, the clerks would succeed to the business.-Forum.
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The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
HoNoRS ARE EVEN.
vraStieal Jokes Two Maine Men Play
 on Each Other for PAstIms.

In a certain city in the state Of Maine, call it Lewiston, for example, live two men that for years have been playing practical jokes on each other, but so far it has been ''stand-Of-' be- tween them One of the men keeps a feed and grain store, the other is the owner of a trucking business, one team of which he drives himself.
 On rainy day not very long ago the grain man asked the truck man if he could tell him where he could find a rent for friend of his that wanted to move into the city from neighboring town. The truckman replied that he could, and invited the grain man to get into his team with him and he would show him the rent. The truck man drove slowly along the different streets through the pouring rain, until at last he drove up before the grain mans store.
 "Well, where's the rent you promised to show me?" said the grain man, with considerable indignation.
 "Wby, there it is," said the truck man. as he pointed to bag in the bot tom of the wagon with large hole fn it, "there is the rent"
 Time went on, and although the grain man was chaffed considerably about rents, he took it all goOd-nsturedly, and patiently bided his time.
 About month later, after the joke had almost been forgotten, the truck man was employed by the grain man to go to the outskirts of the city and get a trunk and bring it to the store. It was a long ride out to the place, and the rain made it all the more uncomfort- able.
 Arriving at the place, the trunk was put in the team, and the truekman in due course arrived at the store. only to be informed that he was to take it to another place, where the proprietor of the grain store would be found ArriE- ing at the last-named place. he asked the grain man where he wanted the trunk put, and was told to put it in the trent" he had shown the grain man a short time before. Up to date honOrs are easy.-Portland (Me) Express
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
THE FILLER OF THE SOIL

By dint of craft he coaxes from the 6sld. Stubborn ofttimes. O rich, luxuriant yield Wherewith to feed the nations o< the earth. Yet they be few who ken his honest worta- And some do deem him narrow but of
 stream,
 Forest and field, his lore they little dream For Nature teaches him her mystic ways Throughout each changing sesso1's pass-
 ing dayA Far from gilded haunts that tempt nsn's
 souls, His burnished share the falloE furrow roiis Along the fertile field; and later. there The merry harvest song Hts on the alr. Content to labor in his humble place. Content to i'll his small. allotted spacs. He Quaffs the glowing Bunsht1s's ms1oE
 wine, And dwells beneath his own Is tree acd
 vine. -Ingar Ingram. in Minneapolis Ho1ss-
 keeper.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
Irrigation
 Matters.
SHAMEFUL TREATMENT.
PIMA INDIANS THE VICTIMS OF
 BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE. A SYSTEM OF DELAY AND .INDIFFDR-
 ENcE INSTEAD OF ACTION.

According to recent Ph@nix, Ariz., Dispatches, some ofthe Pima Indians at the Sacaton Agency have threatened violance and re- bellion if their children are forced to attend school. Before this time the trouble has doubtless been ad- justed or supposed, but in truth it would not seem strange if these Indians refused to send their children to school or to believe any word the whites may tell them. Of all the Indians of the West, they, the most peceful, friendly and industrious, have been treated the worst by the Government.
 These Indians have always been irrigators- were such at the time of earley Spanish exlporations- and some dozen years ago the importance of protecting or in- creasing their water supply was brought forcibly to the attention of the Washington officials, and it was urged that something be done to prevent their being cut off from the water supply which they had used from time immemorial to weter-their' little plants of maize, vegetables, and orchards.
 The matter at the time received the grave consideration of the Department, and since that. time it has been referred back and forth from the office of Indian affairs to the Indian Division of the Interior Department and back again. and then, under the spur of some out side pressure, to some special agent for a report, and so on. The num- erous reports made and printed on this case would fill a shelf. In the meantime the condition of the Indians has grown steadily worse {; practically all of their water sup ply has been diverted by white set tiers, and they, the original owners, have been reducedto actual starva. rron, Last Con gfess appropriated s3O, ,OOo : to feed tbem-tEirty thousand dollars so feed2a free and independent people. heretofore re- lying only upon their labor,-in- dustrious, and asking nothing of. anybody.
 But why bother these Depart ment clreks about such a matter. They have set at their desks prob ably for twenty years and they know best how to do things. When the report comes in of h. spector Graves, who has been sent down to Pima age1fcy' to tell the same old story in neT words, it will be then timer to-label and pigeon hole it.
 It might be well, however for the Secretary of the Interior. to ,him= self inquire little into this matter, and not act entirely on the recom- mendation of bureau and division clerks, who apparently desire never to see any definite relief provided. This case of the neglect and abuse of the Pima Indians has inst about reached the straining point
 Guy F. Mitchell.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
RECOGNIZE THE WEST.

Tn conclusion Mr. Maxwell said :
 "The vast sum of money spent for
 leveeing against food and dredging against low waters, serve but a single purpose. Money spent for
 storage reservoirs would, first,
 prevent floods; second. provide
 water forirrigation and third, raise
 the waters in the rivers in low
 water season for navigation. Why
 should it not be done? Why shoul
 no. the arid West have it's share of the vast sum of money expended annually by the Federal Govern ment, for internal improvements7 What reason is there why the West should continue contributing to build internal Improvements efor the East and ths South. unless the West IS given aE equitable propOT- ton Of all moneys expended for suchipurposes? The broad prob lem whether arid America shall re main desert forever or be reclaim ed apd nlled with happy and pros nerous homes is8 not a sectional question:. Itis of as much impor- tance to the East as to the W est Every new home in the West would make an increased market for the Eastern manufacturers and the Eastern farmers would feed the workers in the Eastern factories"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
A BONA EIDE SALARY
SIP WEEKLY.

Men and women to appoint agents and represent us, some to travel, others for local work SIP weekly salary and expenses. Old established house, pleasant permanent position, rapid ad- vancement and increase of wages Write at once..
 Address BUTLER&ALGER,
 Dept E., NEW HAVEN, CoNS
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
None of HI. Rusineas.

''Sir,". began young Timkins, as he entered the presence of the dear girls father, q want to marry your daugh- ier-'
 ''Oh, don't bother me with your troubles" interrupted the old gentle man. "She told me some time ago that she intended to marry you, so you'h have to settle it between yourselves Tit-Bits.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
WHAT HE COULD DO.
A Reruhiican Question Answered In
Way That Permits of No
Argument.

"What could bryan do 10 end the
Philippine insurrection more than Nc
kinley is doing?" is frequently asked
and the addition follows close; The
United States has got the Philippines
and has got 20 keep them. We cant
LET go"
In his speech Of acceptance bryan
answered this question In way that
makes argument on the other side i'm.
possible. There Ia no hesitation, no
doubt. no equlvocatlon Ia that answer.
81 will call an extra session Of coz
Ercss 10 declare the policy Of the
United States 20 give the Fiiiplnos
first, n stable form Of government
second, Independence and third. pro
lection from interference by amy 9th.
er nation"
This is the policy outlined in the
democratic platform. The obiest Of
the Philippine insurrectlon, the only
object, is 20 gain independence for the
Fiiiplnos. The promise Of independ.
enee win end the lnsurrecilon at once
by removing It's cause. There will be
no flag furling." no Surrender Of
American principles" no "base yield
ing" In such q course, MS those heated
with their taste Of empire are wont
60 declare Such a course will be a
return TO the American principle Of
freedom and liberty for all men, from
which no departure should ever have
been made. II will not be Stag furl.
ing" The American flag win wave
more proudly than Il waves for none
but frccmeH. There will be no con
fession Of weakness. The nation
which In few months brought a
first-claSS power 20 suppliant knees
can lose no prestige nor admit dsfes,
by giving weaker u .tion its rights
Such a policy will not only show
the nations Of the earth the stun Of
which Americans are made. but II
will give an example which will do
more for the preservation Of the peace
Of the earth than Hague peace confer.
enees and ironclRd treatitS.--st, Louis
Republir.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
SLAUGHTERED BY BLACKS.
Terrible Oatb.-ak al AbarIHinal
saNREery In AastrnIta-TeR
Persons Killed.

San Francisco, Aug. 26.-News
,omcs from Sydney by the steamer
Mariposa of an outbreak of latent
savagery in two aboriginal blacks.
~ Brcelong, New South Wales. the
Mawbry family offended two natives
known MS Governor and Underwood,
who, In revenge, broke into the Nav.
bry house, armed with tomnhawks
snd war clUdg. In the house were
Mrs. Mawbry, her two daughters,
Grace and Hilda; her niece. Elsie
Clark; Miss kerse, school teacher,
and three boys, Percy. aged II;
George. -, and Albert, 0. or these
only the two youngest escaped by
hiding. All the others were either
killed or mortaiiy wounded.
The blacks seemed 10 have blood
madness upon them. for in their
Hight across the country to Queens.
land mountain they killed Alex Me.
Kay and his wife at Gulong, and Mrs.
O'Brien aud her young child at Mcru.
wa. and Kerin Fitzpatrick, an old man
of 10, Mt Mudgee. Their horses were
captured by the police. but they es.
capped.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

W. NJ. johnson. " Hnckrneack Y. J..
ms accepted the Office Of first nssis1
ant postmaster general. made vacant
by the r"siguaiiDu NJ Perry Heath.
~ Krnslco. y. s.. seven persons
were killed by rrar.cud collision be.
tween freight trains ON the New York
Central road
In Delaware the regular republican
tnnti-Addicks iactiDnl nominated
Martin B Burris for governor.
In New Jcrcy Senator Hanna
opened the campaign with a speech
warning voters go rally 10 Mckinley
for property sake
Eastern newspaper. have started y
hFht against the paper trust.
rs the official census Philadelphia
has n population 81 eg1. .C17. gain Of
2lG.7J3 in ten year,.
IN the United States the production
Of iron ore for the year 1890 amounted
to 24.6sS.173 tons. breaking an records.
One ~ the best known our.mrr In the
world, George Il. llosmcr. died In BoS-
ton, aged T. wears.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
In India at the present time there are
s.6ss 600 people receiving relief.

s6ssooo people receiving relief
For third time In five years Gen.
Santos !. Zelaya has been reelected
president Of Nicaragua.
A dispatch from Minister ConRer
SAWS tha. the conditions In Prkiug
Ucrc chaotic and that the city had
been diatrictcd hN the allied armies for
police supervision. Gen. Chairer re-
ported arduouK work ahead for the
american nrmy in China before order
can he restored GcrmAuy and the
United States have refused io treat
with ii Hung Chang for peace until
terms formerly demanded have been
met
Bucrs captured Nv. British officers
and 20 men near Ncntrrsbufr,
The King uf Sweden will act a. srbi.
traitor Of the claims for losncs .us.
taincd hy British. German aud Anurri.
can citizens 10 Samoa.
The death Of Gusiayr Paul Cluscrei.
cN-miuisirr ~ war In France and the
hero ~ many wars, occurred at Tou.
Ion.
u has hccn decided by the nitTd
Stairsio send no more troops 10 China
aud "a divert 90 the Philippine 5000
soldiers nov ru route Advice from
Chcfoo state that the allied forces
have completely routed the 10000 Chi.
pess soldiers who massed near Tlru-
tsiu For the purpose of cutting COM
muuiCutiOus American TROOPS
smashed four gates while dphtur
way into the imperial city in pckinr.
The German charge daTnirrs 81 Pc
king says Chinese govcrumru; troops
attacked legations.
liosrs In the southwestern part ol
the TnnHaal are becoming more az.
rrrssi,r owing TO Gcns. DE Vets and
Drlarry's energy
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
FILIPINO BARBARITIES.
Dead and wounded American sell
aiers sabJected to wanton
IRaiRnItIeH.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. 27.--Lieut.
William Weaver, of the Thirty-second
United States volunteers, who re-
signed In the spring on account of III
ness and has just returned home from
the Philippines, tells of barbarities
prRcticed by the Filipinos on Ameri-
can soldiers. He says that outside of
the MacabcbeeS, who were friendly
TO the Americans, the Filipinos were
very cruel.
Six of our men were killed at Dina.
lupijahn," said Lieut. Weaver, "and /
do not think there was n man that
had fewer than ten bullet holes in
his body.
''In the case of one American SOL
dier II looked as though the muzzlc of
the revolver had been placed In his
right eye and fred. He was also
stabbed In the neck end breast with
bayonets.
Here is another sample of their
cruelty. Harry Easter, OF Emporia.
and Mcdonald, of Iowa, two OF NY
company. were killed instantly. Har-
ry Easter was shot in the neck and
the other fellow was shot In the back
OF the head. Only about twenty Of
the company were with them, and
they were attacked by $50 Filipinos.
''Thc Americans fought them for an
hour and forty-five minutes. Tbay
had to leave the dead, and when they
came back the rebels had stripped the
boys of all their clothes. They pulled
up grass and sticks and built a FIRE
ON their breasts. We got 10 the boys
before anything further was done to
them. We got Easter and the other
fellow away before they were
burned"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
M,KINLRY IS EvAsIvE.
lie starts In with the
Wrong Cae.

Results this year have not justified
Mr.. McKinley's methods "a a campaign
6eiiagrator. His trouble Il not that he
rniguadsFstands the pcople--he is too
experienced a politlcian--but that he
has the wrong cue.
Tal!eyrsnd once informed his wife
that he proposed bringing an eminent
traveller home TO dinner. He told her
where TO find the travellers book in the
library, so that she might talk TO him
about bis adventure Unfortunately,
madame got hold OF Robinson Cru.
soc" She skinned through as much
OF Il ns she could on short notice and
opened the conversation at dinner by
asking her guest: PRAY what has be.
come Of your man Friday?'
Mr., Mckinley, like Nine. Talleyrand,
can talk effectively, but, like her. he
has the wrong cue. The people, eager
to hear imperialism discussed by the
archimperialist, fairly hang upon his
words, But MIR. Mckinley merely re-
marks: II don't trust that Bryan.
He's eyasive. ~. Y. journal.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

eign powers. while declaring that they
DO not Intend 10 partition the empire,
win yet make their demands for In
demnity 80 high that the Chinese can
not pay them. The next step will be
90 take the government In hand under
prctchse Of overseeing the revenues un-
III the indemnity Is paid. When the
powers let go there won't he enough
left Of China 70 partition.
IL will be a wonder II Mckinley man.
ageA to keep out Of this complication.
Everything indicates that be IL going
In for II, II Is lucky that election day
In 10 near that his capacity for get.
ting this country into difficulties will
be limited.
ADOI,pH PATTERSON.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
DEAD IN A BATH TUE
sart w. Kaufman, soH of q st. Bsuis
Millionaire. fousa Dead mt
Portsmouth, y. %.

st. Louis, Aug. 2s.--Burt II. Kauff.
man, eldest son OF John W. Kaufman.
the well-known grain operator and
millionaire of st. Louis, was found
dead In a bath tub at the Rockingham m
hotel Mt Portsmouth. N. H., Friday.
Mr.. knuffman's death evidently was
the result of an accident. he having
evidently fallen and struck his head
on some Of the bath fixtures, az there
was ragged wound on the right side
of the forehead
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
WITH IMPOSING CEREMONY
nt.. Rev. Henry Meeiier csnseerates
as bishop of Coiura bus az
Ctnrtnnatl-

Cincinnati. Aug. 2s.--Thc eonsecra.
tion OF Rt. Rev. Henry Moeiler ~
bishop Of Columbus, took place at
the cathedral. Archbishop Elder and
the bishops of indianapolis, Atlanta,
Grand Rapids, Nashville, Covington.
and other dioceses, together with
about 200 priests, participated In tbs
imposing ceremony. An immense cen
gregation was present.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
CAPTURED BY JAPANESE.
The Chinese Dowager Empress and
Court, Including the EN-
peror, oveTtaken.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT At TEN TSIE
Foreign Residents of shanghai
Alarmed at the Arrival OF No
MANY waTshIpH Transports
PourIRR into Taku--PFoviaions
for Troops ut PekIn.

London, Aug. GA Shanghai dis
patch of date repeats the report that
the japanese troop pursued the
dowagcr empress and the court, and
overlook them 80 miles southwest of
Pekin. The emperor. II Is added.threw
himself on the protection Of his cap
tors. The prisoners have not yot
reached Pekin.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

Taku, Friday, August 24.Trunsporti
are pouring into Taku. Three large
Gcrman vessels have arrived and are
unloading. One regiment, that has
disembarked. is on it's way To pekin.
and another 10 bound for Tien Tsin
Three Russian vessels are also In the
harbor. The Fifteenth United States
infantry, the Third artillery and SOC
marines are camped al Tien Tain
awaiting orders.
Rations for 40 days are being for
wardcd 10 the Pekin contingent by
boat. 4 hundred civilians have left
Pckin, including the customs force
and are on .hcir wHy down the river
The foreigners here desire that o
new expedition shall br sent against
roa-Ting Fu To destroy the city and
avcnge the massacrcs of foreigners
which occurred there.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
An Accidental catherine.

London, Aug. 26.--Tbe foreign resi-
dents Of Shanghai are alarmed at the
arrival Of the extraordinary number
Of wnrships. and are fearful Of Euro
pcan complications, hut they have
been assure 10y some Of the naval
commanders that the gathering was
accidental
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

London. Aug. 2o.--Strcet fighting
breaks out intermittently In Pekin,
according 20 dispatches from Shang.
hai. the allies not having sufficient
forces 10 police the vast city. A.
small parties of the allied troops pen
citrate into new districts. they have
To engage half-armed mobs.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

Chicago. Aug. 2e.--A special 60 the
Tribune from Detroit. Mich, says.
Joseph Kronkc, a butcher In the Po'
lish district, known as the king oi
Poies," power In local politics. wa.
accidentally killed in his Toe house al
the rear of his store.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS Of THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the Fast, the
West aud the South.
IN ALL PARTS Of THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
rnOH wAsIIINGToN.

Between Spain urd the United
States "a new treaty has been signed.
restoring the relations broken of by
the late war
The urwly appointed first assistant
postmaster general, William " John
son. took the oath 81 office.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

Washingtop, Aug. 26.--A cablegram
has been received from Admiral Re
mey, IN which he states that IL Is re.
ported that tho Russian commander
Al pckin has forbidden any eommuni
cation between his forces and the
Chinese.