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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
A Naval as Well as a Stage Record.

VIII H. Stevens, property man ~
the Jessie TIarcourt company. viii close
20 weeks contract with the com
pany. tonight Besides having rec
ord as a show man, he has record
for his service in the navy, being one
of those who received a medal from
congress. for bravery while serving in
Deyycv's fleet in the United states
Marine Corps.
He left New York. May 6, 1897, on
the United States ship Raleigh. and
visited some Of the principal ports Of
the continent In December he passed
through the Suez canal on his way
to Hong Kong. and there the ship ne
was on Joined the Asiatic squadron.
When the news Of the outbreak of the
war came. he was at Hong Kong. The
shin proceeded 10 Manila and after tn"
hattie landed at the CaVite navy yard
with Il squad of marines. and they re
manned there until the arrival Of the
trnons. June %, when he returned Il
the Raleigh He was afterwards
transferred to DeWeys flagship. the
nlympia. He returned to New York on
tha OLYMPIA. ana participated il tn
narade4 in New York and Boston. IL
WAS given an honorable discharge
fran, thc service and then held the
rank of corporal.
During thr summer season he will be
with the Stevens Comedy company. {
company of his own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
The Best in the World.

We believe Chamberlain's Cough
pemedy is the best in the world. A
few weeks ago we suffered with a
severe cold and a troublesome cough,
and having read their advertisements
in orr own and other papers we pur-
chased a bottle to see how it would
affect us. 1t cured US before the bot
tie was more than half used. 1t is the
hest medicine out for colds and coughs
The Herald, Andersonville, Ind. Fol
sale by Jno. Coughlin, III Water St.
Druggist. III, In sat- u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
JUMPED FROM A TRAM.
Passengers on c. p. r. Report Mysterious
Disappearance Of Sec'ion Man.

a strange and mysterious disappear-
ance of a section man ON the Canadian
Pacific Railroad is reported by George
l.. Smith of this city Mr. Smith was
on the train rurning through Moose
head Station, Saturday afternoon. and
when the mixed train was a mile and
a half from the station the passenpers
We're Mortified to see q man % IA the
station platform and deliberately irmp
while the train was going fully 30
miles an hour.
AS it was seen that the man was not
injured. the train was not STONED.
He was seen to get up and walk away
as though nothing had happened. The
next day searching party was insti-
tuted but no trace of the man could
be found. Places whore he had
stretched out cn the snow were found
and his foot steps were traced through
the snow for some distance. but the
man himself could not be found. There
fore it is thought that the man must
have persisted as he had been subject
ed to the cold for so long
The man worked in the section crew
of the road and lived at Moosehead-
station. Mr.. Smith could not recall
his name but learned that he had been
on a prolonged spree, having just re
turned from farther Up the lire where
he had been with others.
Mr.. Smith was in that section again.
a few DAYS ago, but as near as he
could learn, nothing had been heard Of
the man 1t is stated further that the
man was French Canadian ana
about 80 years Of age.
1t is considered rather remarkable
that no notice Of the affair has appear
ed in any Of the State papers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
The Odd Fellows Anniversary.

The members Of Asylum Lodge, No
~, |. 9. .. F., will meet at their hall
Sunday morning, ami take tha $50 cal
u Hallowcl. where they will meet the
members If SanbIrn Lodge am attend
church win that lodge.
In the afternoon thu members of
Asylum ana Sanb,rn lodges ana The
members % Canton Augusta ami visit
ing old Fellows VIII assemble at the
hail Of Asylum Lodge and attend a
special service at tn" Peoples church.
Rev l.. :. Crosby will deliver the adj
dress on the anniversary of the order.
Dennis band viii furnish music III tEr
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
STATE HOUSE,
Winter Has Shown Usual Amount Of
Sickness.
Gossip In and About The Various Depart.
ments al the Capitol.

Nothing has been heard at the Of
flee of the State Board of Health Of
the exposure to which passengers of
the Vancouver We're subjected, and
Secretary A. G. Young. NJ. D.. thinks
it remarkable that small poX cases did
not grow out of the affair 1t will be
remembered that the case was found in
the steerage of the steamer and that
rearly ali of the pas sengers had taken
trains for the South and West before
the disease was discovered. The health
authorities Of the different towns We're
notified Of the matter and We're thus
given 4 chance to guard against the
spread Of the disease. Through the
foresight Of DR.. Young and remarka-
belle good fortune, no cases appeared,
or at least none have been reported.
The winter has passed in Maine with
out any serious outbreak of an cpl
dcmic The health Of the people il
the State. taken al il all. has re
manned about the same. In one or
two places there have been slight out
breaks Of disease. but there has been
nothing Of an alarming nature, ana
nothing more than the ordinary.
II - toISidticu Soiilcln4llS ItilitI i-"-
bic that there has not been more small
pux in the State. for many reports
have come from the provinces on the
northern border Of the State that
towns have been afflicted with the ia
tal disease. DR.. Young watched this
with great deal of interest, that he
with the State Board Of Health. might
guard against the disease coming into
the state. IN some Of the sections it
IA 5Eo"u that the number Of cases
E- " RAPIDLY been growing less until
now il seems that the danger point is
almost passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

The news If the gain in strength and
health Of Congry sSman Eoutella was re-
ceived with great deal Of pleasure at
the State House. and many expressions
of hope We're heard that he viii be able
to return t. his duties in a short time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

It is something unusual for the Gov
ernor and Council to skip d month be
tween their meetings, but there are no
nominations II be made next month
and according to the present outlook
at the time of adjournment there WAS
little Of importance to come up except
ing, perhaps, the pardon hearings. ;
the next meeting will be in the middle
of June.
The report of Secretary Il. walker
Mckccn of the State Board of Agricul
ture Will come out, this year, several
months earlier than usual ON account
of the immense amount Of work inVolV-
ed. the report is not usually issued I'M
til the latter part of the summer. II
is now anticipated that il Will Dc but
a sh 1T time before it Will be given
to the public.
A certificate has been flru At the Of
fee Of the Secretary Of State that tn,
number of directors Of tn" Atlas Trust
co has been Increased from three t.
five. The meeting at which this was
don" was held in Kittcry, tn" Maine
office of the company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

The City Bakery lunch room is made
more cheerful by the addition of new
window. This popular bakery was, on
Friday. exhibiting remarkably fine
wedding cake. Try their Old-fashioned
gingerbread, the kind the country
SWANS and their sWccthcarts used to
MUNICH so contentedly at the circus, in
the years gone by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

A reception will be rendered Eev.
ana Mrs. II. f. Dunnack, Thursday
evening next. Rev. Mr.. Dunnack will
arrive in town, tomorrow. and his fam
iIy will be here by the first part Of the
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

The spring cIe2ning at the Stat
House has been delayed this year. Il is
m annual custom to have extra hello az
this season, digging the aust from
every corner Of the building. but This
spring. the work is delayed until tn
alterations in the rotunda are com
pleted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
almost passed.

The cloth bindings that We're recon-
mcnled for use III the libraries 4 few
years ago are found to work in a most
satisfactory manner. The rrCommcn
lation made was that the heavy vol
umcs should be bound in duck. ana any
nnc who has handled Il tillcr knows
how tough that cloth is, especially il
he has had to repair 4 rent IL a sail
The duck binding has a distinct advan-
taGc that it does not rlt out since
the cover is 50 prepared that the mois-
ture does not penetrate the cloth and
the binding lasts until the apparent
days Of usefulness of the book ar
over.
For the smaller sized volume a light
cr cloth was recommended. ana that i
found to meet the expectations ot
those who advanced the idea.
The one trouble with the lnathc!
bindings, is that they break near Where
the cover bends back, the leather loos-
ing strength with age But in spite Of
the fact that tn" duck is superior ~
Leather in binding. the day will never
come. probably. when the duck or even
anything similar will suparsede the
leather binding for law books. as the
attorneys would not wish 50 great a
contrast in the appearance Of different
sections If their libraries.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
A r1ILITARY HERO
MADE TO ORDER,
A Pipe Dream.
BY G. POLK CLINE.

While sitting in my star chamber
wondering how man without merit
could become famous as military
hero and at the same time keep out OF
danger, fell asleep and dreamed a
dream which eclipses' the vision of st.
John on the Isle of Patmcs.
I dreamed l was liar of the first
water. was by profession a tramp.
While walking up and down the earth
and going to and fro in it drifted
over into Cuba. AS l was too lazy to
work enlisted in the alleged army OF
the insurgents. l soon afterwards de-
serted and was sent to the United
States, where 1 proclaimed myself an
ex-colunel in the insurgent army.
When the Spanish war broke out
reiter rated everything that occurred in
Cuba, making myself the hero. These
lies were. like the father of them, gross
as the mountain. open, palpable.
But, nevertheless. they appeared SO
plausible to the governor and his prl-
vate secretary that they saw in me the
ONLY material that could be used in
manufacturing a hero for the war.
Each of these gentlemen can now say,
in the language of holy writ, 81 was a
stranger and ye took me in."
Ireceived my commission as colonel
and the governors private secretary
had agreed to and did take the second
rank. The next thing in order was to
employ couple of war correspond
ents. This was done with the distinct
understanding that they should write
| only as | should dictate.
The next secene opens in the Philip
pines. We encamped on the banks OF
a little brook about three feet wide
and six inches. deep. One morning
while crossing the stream in order tt
get a drink before breakfast at one o
the Joints which Stood on the opposite
bang, fell in AMI got wet. The mex
day there appeared in all the leading
journals graphic description of ;
terrible and bloody hattie. The fol
lowing is copy of the headlines tha
appeared in the aforesaid journals
tO-wit:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12

When the patriotic citizens of the
United States read this dispatch they
threw up their hats and yelled them
selves hOarse About week after
this important war news had been cir
culated in Europe and America our
scouts encountered II rowing band OF
Filipinos and put them to rOut after a
brief conflict. Their loss was one
mule killed and ours one man wound
ed. At the time this occurred [ was
fifteen miles in the rear of the army
playing poker with my war CORE
spondent. In due time the patriotic
world was informed of another ter
rible battle. The 'scare-heads" were
in words aud figures tO-wit:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
the following account of the battle,

to-wit:
yesterday, about daybreak, the
scouts brought in the report that the
enemy, 10000 strong, were strongly
entrenched about ten miles from our
encampment. We also learned that
Aguinaldo, with $4,000, was prepar-
ing to form junction with the enemy
thus entrenched. To prevent this re-
quired the mind of a genius. But how
could a force of 800 volunteers hope
to succeed as against 80, 1000?
'When the news first came Colonel
Cline was fifteen miles away writing a
dispatch to General Otis which reads
as follows, tO-wit: & can hold this
position till the regiment is mustered
Out!' Then mounting his charger, he
flew to the front and ordered his SOL
diers to charge thp enemy. who were
then advancing sixteen columns deep.
Such charge was never before known
on the field of battle! In the face of
volcano pouring forth the red tide
of death his columns advanced upon
the enemy as steadily as if on parade.
Whole companies were swept away.
but, led by such leader, these heroes
takes to tell it the }enemy was put to
rOuC, leaving IV,OoV uSeSu Oh VIC hOio'
Then I gave my war correspondents
rest and paid them for their weeks
work.
A short time after this a prisoner
was brought in, and, as he was un-
armed and had no visible means of
defense, I drew deadly weapon-to-
wit, a revolver loaded with gunpowder
and bullets--and then and there shot,
killed and murdered said Filipino con-
trary to the form of the statute and
the peace and dignity of the state of
| Kansas. My war correspondents then
! sent out the following scare heads:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
A SECOND LEONIDAS!-AN-
OTHER SAM SON!
Col. Cline Meets 1000 Filipinos
and, Although Armed with
Nothing but the Jawbone
of an Ass, Destroys
Them All!
Then followed this dispatch:
y .....-... -.

Then followed this dispatch:
Colonel Cllnes ins advance of the
firing line, after swimming the river
and having lost his pistols, cannon
and sworu, encountered 1,OOO Fill
pinos, who immediately demanded his
surrender. This was ID dilemma in
deed! Think of it! o. e man against
a Thousand, and without arms! But
did i feaze Coloneli Cline? Not on
your photo! Goiag to neighboring
dump pile, he selected the jawbone of
an ASS and tionrishin.' his deadly
we .poa in the air, excl aimed: Lay
first cries, HOLD. enough.
"One thous ind picked warriors We're
advancing against him. 1t was an
inspiring sight to see them advancing
with martial tread under the black
flag and the band playing Just Te- !
Taem T lat You Saw Me- but it had
no effect on the cotoLel. See ny him
standing out in the glaring g1t OF
day, a med with nothing but has ia.
vOrit. jawbone, tie &C mDander OF the
troops again called out, Brave colo
mel, surrenderr The answer to this
came in the classical language of
Cambron at the battle of Waterloo:
'Nit!' Then he ordered the charge
and led the same in person. The as
sault was general and all along the
line. Like Napoleon at the far-famed
bridge of Lodi, he revolutionized the
science of war and astonished all the
old generals. He met them in front.
flank and rear, and handled the bone
so SIX, llfully that in less time than it
takes to tell the truth the whole squad
ron was in pile and every man was
| Il t.,ll II oh "a q f.tr
of the Light Brigade at Balaklava. of
McDOnald's charge at Wagram, The
lO'd Guard at " aterlOo. Pickett at
! esty shurg, Leonidas-at ThermopyiH,
ayy Crockett at the Alamo, but YOU
vi search history in vain Tor par
al.cl to this. "
AS soon as the above war news
reached the United States the patri-
j otic citizens purchased me sword
with the following words engraved
thereon: 81 canhold the position till
the regiment is mustered out"
AS it was now about time to run for
office, seL out gfor home. When
landed at San francisco all the people
: of the United States and Governor
Stanley were there to do me homage.
From San Francisco It was pageansry
The pageantry displayed by the French
people on Napo.eon's return from Elbs
was not half SO splendid. Supposins
that was about the whole thing,
insnIted the politicians, the priest.
and the clergy in general. Then
took !. breathing sp.ll and in tai
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
knNsEY. COUNTY KANSAS, JANUARY

meantime the destroying angels got
abroad in the land. A certain ele-
ment among the newspaper men-the
got in their work when the men in my
regiment began to tell ''the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth,
so help me Cod And when the
American people found they had been
making asses of themselves they all
gave me the ''horse laugh" Then,
when learned that my sham herOism
had been exposed, turned my face
to the wall and gave mp the ghost"
Before I died 1 called in priest to
whom l confessed a large amount of
my sins. Among other things 1 told
him how had imposed upon the gov
ernor in getting my appointment, what
an migrate 1 was toward the lieuten-
ant colonel, and what a wholesale liar
1 was on general principles. But be-
fore l got through with this confess
rion my 'light' went our. Suppos-
ing that, as matter of course, my
exit from earth was to the regions be-
low, l set out at once to the place
''where the worm dieth not and the
fire is not quenched." Seeing off at
a distance huge fire which smelled
loudly of birthstone, l prepared at
once to enter the gates thereof. But
as was about to enter the regions of
his Satanic majesty the devil met me
on the brink of hell and enformed me
in laundering tones that was so con-
temptible that he could not afford to
give me hell room-that my only
proper place was in the republican
party. Then when l thought of the
| gauntlet would have to run formed
by the priests and politicians, it made
me so uncomfortable that 1 awoke.
Then 1 said: Happy is the man who
is born in obscurity and has brains
enough to know that military hero
can not be manufactured out of moth
ing"
But the dream toubled me. At last
the Ii ght began to dawn upon me and
explain what brought this whole thing
about. 1t was simply this and nothing
more: 1 had been reading all thai
"hog-xash" about Funston.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12

Following these headlines appe red
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12

When we were engaged in the cam
paign of SO and free silver was the
Issue our republican friends wept
down the back of the old soldier 5
neck and assured him that if the free
silver idea prevailed and was incor-
porated into a law the purchasing
power of his pension dollar would be
cut just half in two. The other side
of the picture was, Vote for the gold
standard and get even more for your
money. What has been the result?
Everything you buy has been marked
up all the way from 10 to 200 per cent.
Ii free silver had carried this country
what an elegant opportunity those fell
lows would have had to say: Il told
Vt,n SH -
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12

He Braves Che Raging Billows in
Face of II Calling Fire and
Single-Handed Charges a Bat
terry, Captures 1t and an I'm
mense Wagon Train and All of
the Enemy's Artillery!
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
Publication NOtiCie.
First published January 8. 1900

First Published January 8, 1900.
Notice is hereby gwen thar I win. ON the
fifth day of February. l900,s ut 10 O'Clock Q.
m.. present to the Probate Court of Edwards
county, Kansas. a petition for a permit To
sell Intoxicating liquors for medical aud
mechanical purposes.
s-3 b. r. MOSHER, ". d. .
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
BLOOD ON THE MOON!
A Sedan! A Sadowa! An Arbela!
An AppOmatOX!

Enemy Routed and Army Annihi-
ated.-Ciine was Superb!-As y
Military Genius He Takes Rank
With Alexander, Hannibal. C3-
sar, Napoleon and Fred Funs-
tOn.-With go Volunteers He
Meets $4,000 of the Best Troops
of The Archipelago and Destroys
Them. = s.None Linger Now
Upon the Plain Save Those Who
Meier Shall Fight Again!'
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
SWIMS A RIVER!

Col. Cline. with a Sword in His
Mouth and Il Cannon in Each
Hand, Swims the Bag-Dad
River, Stream 300
Yards Wide and
100 Feet Deep!
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12

[This story is copied from the Tiller
and Toiler by request of a prominent
republican Of this county.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-12
Teachers Examination.

7 b !, first Quarterly examination for teachers
certificate, viii be held at the SOuih Side
.r,ui house. Kinsley, kunsas. Saturday 4.
January u, 900.l
Kan a,iuu uegins at 500 a. In. and closes
t6:UU .U.s
l.. X. clark,
County superintendent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22

The Houston Post contains the
following pertaining 70 Territorp
affairs before the Congress as
sembled in that city:
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The committee on resolutions
further reported favorably upon a
resolution providing for the i'm
proVement of the Indian Territory
by the establishment there of
schools; asylums. etc, as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Congress that the people of
the Iudian Territory need more
legislation. That the demands of
the 400, 900 people of that country,
as presented by their chosen dele
gates, are worth the careful con-
sideration oc the congress of the
United States. The Indians are
asking for their lands aud property
in severalty. The people are ask
ing for title to their town lots in
the manner provided for by the
treaties. The children need schools
and the insane should re cared for.
We ask the congress Of the
United States for speedy settle
ment OF all the vital questions that
now retard tie progress of that
goodly land.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22
Against okIahoma's Treasurer.

Guthrie, Okla, 21.-ln the dis
trict court this evening judgment
was rendered against F. NJ. Thomp-
son, territorial treasurer, for $3.50,
interest which he had received upon
deposits of territorial funds in local
banks. This is the result of suit
instituted March - by the attor-
ney general under instructions from
the governor to settle the question
whether interest paid upon the ter
ritory funds belonged to the treas
urer or to the territory, it having
been the general opinion in the
past to allow the treaSurerS to re-
tain the interest, as there was no
depository designated and they
were wholly responsible even after
the deposit Treasurer Thompson
has all along admitted the receipt
OF the interest, but claimed it under
a decision of the supreme court. A
case had also been started against
him upon the ground, but will
probably be dropped upon the set
tlement Of the judgment rendered
today, which will be made at once
unless it is decided to appeal the
case to the supreme court of the
United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-22
Now Why?

Tue Atoka Citizen says:
1t has always seemed to our
judgment that the sale of vacant
lots in Atoka would have been the
best evidence as to what was the
market value" of town lots.
The commission was anxious and
willing to make the test and would
have stood by the results; but the
citizens of the town asked a res
training order to prevent the sale.
Now why! Surely the citizens
of AtOka want only justice-lf the
appraisment is too high the vacant
lots sale would have been good evi-
dence against it and if the sale
should have indicated the justice
of the appraiSment would Atoka
ask it lowered?
Then in another editorial the
same paper continues:
The plat of Atoka was made as
directed by the Secretary after he
considered the situation and the
recommendations of the town COM
mittee of Atoka-if the plat is ile-
gal and an outrage the Secretary
is a party to the preparation of
the crime and so are the members
of the Atoka town committee.
Truth is truth and the one who
tiinches is the perpetrator of the
falsehood.