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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
THE REAL LIFE
OF WASHINGTON.
BY James Barton, PHI D.

II there is any one day that every
self-respectlng patriotic citizen Delights
TO honor II Is Washington's birthday
That IL one day In the year on when
he can seize himself by the hand ana
tell himself that he Is glad that he Is
the citizen OF a country that could pro-
duce n man like Washington, ana on
this day he has plenty OF time In when
10 mediate upon the merits OF the great
man who has no long been recognized
as the Father OF the Country. for II -
National holiday and he has no WORK
to do.
AT no time during the past century
has the great George Washington peen
brought closer 10 the hearts OF the peo-
pie than he viii be upon the occasion
Of his next birthday
The centennial OF his death. which
was celebrated some two months ago
tended 10 call the attention OF all Amer
leans To the character OF the man VINO
had done so much for the new nation
and the Information that they derived
at that time will be still fresh In their
minds when they are called upon 70
| celebrate another anniversary OF MS
! birth.
During the past hundred years the
story OF the life Of Washington has come
| to be regarded too much In the nght
Of q legend. So much stress has been
laid upon the facts that he was a mod
ell citizen. q perfect soldier, the one
virtuous man Of the eighteenth century
that people have come 10 look upon
| him as a somewhat impossible creation
Of minds too much given TO eulosizing
their heroes.
The paeans OF virtue have been sound
ed 80 often that the legendary charac-
ter has taken the place OF the real man
who actually lived and breathed the
first air OF freedom more than CEN
fury ago.
THE REAL MAN.
To talk this way may seem like trea-
son, for to-day Washington occupies a
place In the highest ranks OF the i'm
mortals. but. IN spite OF all this. II Is
Impossible 20 avoid the expression Of
the opinion that IL would have been
better N the character OF the first Pres.
ident had not been so much dealized
In its transmission through the years.
In other words. n we had been per.
mltted 10 remember that Washington
was man, with human faults and
human imperfections, his character
would not have suffered, for the ines
Unable virtues OF which he was pos
sessed would stand out In marked con.
trast 20 the more human background.
II we remember that he was peck.
marked. that he was Tilted by a fair
Low Land maid, that he was not al.
ways constant In his affections and
that he had temper that now and
then got the better Of him, we should
realize that the hero was a man like
ourselves, and would marvel the more
at the sterling characteristics that
made him the founder OF the nation.
Washington idealized Is a character
for whom there Is no place In a world
% human beings. Washington the real
Is man for whom no words OF praise
are too great. As has been said by
Greene. the historian. mo nobler fig
ure ever stood In the forefront OF a ma.
tons llfe." and his birthday should BE-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
VERY LIBERAL.

In his army days when the New Eng
land troops desired TO burn an efigy
OF the Pope in celebration OF Guy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17

GALLANT DEFENCE OF LADYsMITH WILL FORM ONE OF THE
MOST INTERESTING CHAPTERS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
A RaiIwav ID to tfudson e..

The time was when railroads were only constructed
for the purposes Of trade and transportation already dsve
oped or existing They were only built through the most
thicly settled communities or city to another
but always in the interest Of existing transportation But
1t is not so now Most Of railway construction for the
purpose Of creating or developing the traffic by which it is
to be made pay and prosper Railways are now pushed
into wdernesses across deserts through mountains ana
wherever there is the possibility Of developing traffic Of
either mines lumber, or field products.
one of the most cuous adventures Of modern railway
enterprise is the building Of through the Canadian
wilderness from sau Ste Marie norhward toward Hudson
Bay AS soon as the line peneaes the forests few miles
all settlements worth mentioning left behind Thence
forward the traffic which projectors Of the road and the
capitalists who are putting money into it
win have 10 be built up out materials be
found il the wIlds
This would not be remarkable it were possible to
reach at the other end Of city already esab
shed or an ocean bearing good share Of the deep
commerce of the world That was the inducement
which the builders Of the Pacific railroads the early
days Of tauscontnenaI railway enterprises. But in the
case Of the Hudson Bay road there nothing at the in
tended terminus except searcdc which is visited
only by occasional whaIers or fur traders.
Yet this novel venture may pay It's chances have been
well considered, and there attractive possibilities The
immediate incentive to the building Of the line is the great
and growing demand for wood pulp for paper mills I'm
aense quantities birch spruce poplar and pine can
be reached aeess wilderness through which the
rails win be laid Much timber quality and
in great variety win brought within reach That means
a good deal Of business for many years.
After the forests are cut away mines more than
make good their loss the railway point Of
view High hopes lie in that direction known THAI
Canada fun of mineral wealth win probably lie
within easy reach Of line between the eastern end Of
Lake Superior and Hudson Bay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
EIla shouId Be Put in CoId storage.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox in a recent poem writes that her
with heahfu fervors burning" threatens
play batuedoor shutlecock with yearning for
spiritual perfection. This will be many. Time
was when Ella wrote poems of passion, and they were
such numbers that they could be handled only with
rubber mts but that when she was young and full
feverfsh anxiety obtain hearing before
the public Ella longer young She is married too
and should have had time to down those burning
fervors continue Ella should HE cold storage room
and there cultivate spirituality. It's awful
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
3alig zzsEN Eaolc
80 tanna in Us - RoIe OF Preacher.
u. 8E. 81T RDoCH. Edltor

We would like glimpse Of the mans hair who is ne
proud Of Brother Hanna Brother Mark seems equal
ANYTHING from nane1vering the merchant marine inare
Of The ocean or the running of national campaign,
the holding down Of pulpit In fact it is not every OF
minister that is equal to preaching to the
Army with its banners and tamborines Our brother
Christmas sermon like his stump speeches and rearpat
form ortoDs did lack practical application MARI
his text too and always and also to his party
principles evidenced by the fact that in his Cleveland
barracks discourse he declared that the fun dinner pail Of
the Mckinley administration blessing only rvailed by
miracle Of the Ioaves and fishes. If indeed not more
satisfying The Gannean incident was but an mprovsed
luncheon the other meal with dessert and cup
Of coffee on the side Now and hen there arises among us
man equal to taking cake but Brother Mark marches
away with the entire bakery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

Scott is not only recognized literary center,
having given the state its most ustrious poets but
history ndalbly printed n a book. c,
book Of Early Days Of Fort Scott which in including
W. Goodlander. Of rs earies settlers as written
sketches Of prominent characters is
thoroughly illustrated, about every third being a
picture The of about $50 pages and the price is
only 90 cents which includes the postage AS the pros
pecus announces the book like moving picture of the
stirring of forty years never to be Wit
messed again in this country. The pioneer leaving his
home the east following the of empire the
setting the tedious ride, the military in the
wilderness the formation Of friendships tested adver
sy the longing the terrible drouth, danger
from Indians the sod house the claims amid all
unfaterng faith in the future city which already
pictured in the minds Later the coming families
and the building Of homes schools churches
bitter enmes arising from the slave question the border
with its horrors sights Of John Brown jim Lane
thrown fuuy upon the scene then the Of the rebel
lion the stirring incidents surrounding military post
All these things portrayed from the standpoint
who was a part Of them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

such annual exports possible because the foreign
Of Galveston is largely in cotton and the No
gsnber shipments that FOR the entire country
were greater the good months the
fall cotton goes abroad most freely after all
allowances made for such conditions the
remains that to send nineteen million dollars
worth of merchandise to foreign lands in single month
great business for city which had many as
.1.0o0 Inhabitants.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

delegate to the convention of the Federation Of Labor
Louisville paid tribute the press Of the country,
declaring that organized labor under tremendous obi
cations That but it is also refresh
in Of the frequent arragnment Of the newspapers
by agtators the "capasc press" The truth that
nearly all newspapers strive promote the best interests
Of al he naonIe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

j. B. Eastes, Of Shawnee, now IN the
Philippines, writes home. I'VE had quite
a scrap the 23d of last month pic
tUre man came out to take some pic
lures and we got him to 60 down to a
canyon about two and a half miles from
here to get the picture Of it. thirty OF
us going along. We got there and start
ed down the trail and was nearly to the
bottom, when the niggers opened up on
US. was on the point, and I'll be
blamed If 7 didn't think my time had
come. Gee whizl I could see the but
tons Of their coats. Thai Is the closest
7 ever have been to them I got in a
little ditch that happened 70 be by the
side Of the trail and I couldn't get ont
All the rest Of the boys run up the hill
so IS to get better positions where they
could take cover. and that left me by
myself. I couldn't get out OF the ditch.
for@there was no cover until YOU reached
the top. and / didn't care to have a com
pany of uiggers shooting at me while
run up that trail, so 7 just laid and
faced the music Don't tell me a man
won't get scared. for 7 know what 7 an
talking about. I've got q good name IN
the company for nerve but I'll tell YOU
7 felt shaky IT didn't last long. how
ever for I knew II wouldn't do so 7
pulled myself together and # Z didn't
sling lead for awhile I'll pay for living
The canyon is about a thousand feet
dep. You can think &c out for your
self; the niggers were on the other side
and another thing. don't let anyone
tell you a niger cant shoot fast and
straight. I knew as soon as the boys
opened up they would fan back from
the brink Of the canyon and that would
give me a chance 90 get MP the hin with
ont getting plugged with niger lead. SO.
as 7 said before. done some Of the best
shooting ever done in my life They
finally drove the nlgears OF and got up
the hin, and II I wasn't gladi"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
A Bio Country and a Bic Job.

The British army in South Africa IS many times as
large the entire fighting strength Of the Beers before
their territory was their men
killed taken prisoners. But it is not very big in
proportion to the extent region trying hold
subsection. When 25OOoO spread an area
four times the of they do not exactly rub
elbows with another There is between their
POSTS Tor zzLlt-moxLng troops to dodge long time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
And Cape Colony Deeply sympathizes.

If the Beers bring $1,000 square miles of Cape Col
active revolt against England such
dons in that territory that British troops VIII have to
take the field there large numbers the difficulties the
British campaign in South Africa viii be immensely in
creased What bohers tcheners most is the great
extent Of country through which they have to chase the
Boer Commands with the British railway stations and
ammunition depots in constant peril and all small British
gaIrsons danger attack Every additional 1000 miles
country brought into the field Of makes the British
task harder The recruits who may be found in Cape
Colony by the Beers do matter much the widen
ing Of the theaer Of the struggle which has been
going for more than year Already the British have
try hold down the active and daring men Of region
nearly big as Frence and although Beers few
experience has shown that they likely gobble any
unwary British outpost in all that extensive territory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
LARGER Salaries Contemplated.

New Jersey representative in congress has introduced
bin fixing the salary the president SIS and
members of the cabinet $4,000 the law
March 1901 The present salary the
vice $4,000 that OF the members of the
cabinet $4,000 If ths bill becomes the judges Of the
supreme may expect increase Of salary in
the near future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

The Omaha kdnappers had been preparing long time
for their deed They clothes purchased of merchants
who eff business fifteen years ago used sta
tionery of hotels that longer exist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

Chang I'll Chung the Chinese governor who invited the
Boxer leaders visit him. fell into discussion with
them and ordered their heads off, gracious sort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

Russia believes that she great and good friend to
he United states She would be better friend If she
would towel and wipe out absolute monarchIsn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

Police Magistrate Peter J. Carolus, OF
st. Louis, suggests a new way Of solv-
ing the tramp problem He says that all
Migrants ought t. be sent to some lonely
island in the Pacific, where they should
be subjected TO strict military discipline
for six months and then seuz TO the
Philippine Islands to. chase Agunaldo,
Lindon Bates, of Chicago, who Is iank-
ed as the highest authority of the day
upon hydraulic engineering as applied
to navigation, and who received a gold
! medal from the International Congress
of Navigation upon the occasion Of the
recent meeting Of that body in Paris,
was II such straitened circumstances
twenty-two years ago that lie was com
PEELED 20 discontinue his course a the
Sheffield school and enter a railroad
office as a clerk, Afterward he turned
his attention to the construction of
dredges, and since 1898, in which year he
secured the contract to build TWO miles
Of the Chicago drainage canal he has
accumulated a large fortune.
Tunis V Holbrow. known IN New
York as the bookworm Of the police
force" has just retired on a pension
after forty years Of service. He was a
sergeant and for a long time had been
ia charge Of the House of Detention. He
is an expert on rare volumes, Of which
he has a choice collection. Mr. Hol-
brow speaks several languages, and is
an artist Of no mean attainment.
An album which once belonged to Won
Noltke and which is now preserved at
CTeisan, contains among other auto
graphs a fve-line poem by King Ludwig
II, of Bavaria In II Won Moltke is
styled 'Germany's greatest hero"
Current Topics
During the year 1899 no less than 2OT
persons were killed and 1854 injured In
Londons streets. No battle of the
South African war resulted in such
list of casualties.
Nearly $l0,000000 worth of fruit is sent
from this country 10 England every
Jam and preserves from London manu-
facturers.
one Of the recent inventions tried on
the British soldiers in South Africa IS
called solid beer" II is Jelly made
from malt and hops, from which Beer
can be made anywhere and fermented.
IL is said to make excellent beer and
to work equally well in hot or cold cli-
mates, the process being very simple,
The military authorities have reporte1
fayora0ly upon It,
Revelations made recently regarding
Bombay municipal elections show thar
Hindu election agents can excel the
widest achievements in Europe or Amer
lea. IT appears TO be q common practice
to dress up lads to fmpersonate female
ratepayers who are either dead or are
reluctant to vote in luauE other cases
women are hired 20 represent such Voc
ters PRESERVATION by men of male voters
who are dead OF travelling is TO COM
mon 10 excite remark. The most anlaz-
Ing discovery IS that there Is now class
Of men who call themselves "profes-
sonal vote brokers'" and openly UNDER
take 10 secure votes az q fixed price a
head
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

queen Vfctora's Christmas roast of beef weighs zoo
pounds Ii wonder the Prince Of Wales wasn't king
long ago by grace If dyspepsia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-18

In figuring out the distance, design
and taste for arrangement and the
Marathon county is still ahead as the
following will show:
Marathon, 1899; Douglas, ll62; lay
lor, 1914; Walworth, 1888; Iowa, 1lo5;
Price, $50; Waukesha, 1888; Langlade,
S44; Kenosha, 967
100 points was allowed on every 90
miles of travel up to 600 miles, and 200
points on design and taste for arrange
ment, on all other things the scale was
on basis of 100 points. 1t is only fair
to figure something for distance because
a county shipping IA long distance can
not expect to get its produce down to
the fair in as good condition as county
which is nearer by. This year, all the
green produce from this county, though
carefully packed was more or less
withered. Some of the corn had started
to sweat and mildew; some of it was
discolored, and some of the best fruit
and vegetables had to be thrown away,
but in spite of this, without figuring any
handicap, Marathon county beats Wal
worth, its nearest competitor, by this
method of figuring, by So points Our
score on grain in sack, did not show up
as well as it should. Our grain was, at
least, the equal of any on the ground,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-18
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


DANCY.
10 Welland transacted business at
Wausau Saturday.
The potato crop is reported very light
throughout this section this fall.
Fred JAM, one of our most prosper
Gus farmers, is erecting him pleasant
new home.
Daniel Corlett, of Eau Pleine, who
was quite i'll the past week, is much
improved at this writing.
Louis Ruder, of the George Ruder
Brewing Co., Wausau, circulated
among his many friends at this place
Saturday
Mrs. c. +. Gill, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dickey,
for some time, returned to her home at
Wausau Friday.
V. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Knoll
Ter, Mrs. Miner Altenburg and Mrs.
Coniff were those from here who attend
ed the fair at Wausau.
Dr. j c. Coniff and Attorney N. Con-
way, of Certralia, spent part of Saturday
and Sunday here visiting friends and
relatives, and hunting a little on the
side.
A basket social and entertainment for
the benefit of the M. +. church will be
given in the church parlors Friday
evening, the 2ist inst The admission
is very low being only 10 and Is cents,
and pleasant evening is guaranteed
to all those who attend.
What has been known as the tressle,
between this place and Eau Pleine,
over which pedestrians were obliged
to travel, is now being filled up with
gravel by the Il. r. Co. Only the main
channel of the Eau Pleine river over
which. the r. r. crosses will be left
open.
Richard Breltenstein, one of Knowl-
toms enterprising young business men,
was caller here Sunday. Richard has
the contract for enlarging the Catholic
church at Knowlton, and remodeling
same throughout He being first
class workmen is consequently rushed
with more order than himself and help
can attend to-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-18
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES.

Notice is hereby given that the Dem
ocratic caucuses for the city of Wausau
for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the Democratic county convention TO be
held at the Court House on the 22Dd
day Of September, 1900. at | o'clock p,
m, will be held on Tuesday evening.
September 18th, 1900 at $50 o'clock and
continued as provided by law until
o'clock. p. M, at the following named
places:
First wardIMneNchow's Hall.
Second ward-E. .. Engine House.
Third ward. f. Lees Shop.
Fourth ward-Robert Braatz's Place
Fifth ward-Langsdorf Place.
Sixth ward-Gruetzma Place.
Seventh ward-AntoD Hirseh's Place
Eighth ward-Schmitz' Hall.
Ninth ward-W. 8. Engine House.
Dated Sept. 9th. 1900.
By order OF the Democratic County
Committee.
f. B. THAYER, l.. MARcHETTT,
Secretary. Chairman
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-18
VERDICT REACHED.
The Freda Nasff Inquest Concluded
Last Evening.

The coroner's inquest, in the case of
Freda Naeff, resumed work yesterday
morning at 1890 o'clock, to which
hour an adjournment was taken. The
session lasted until five O'Clock p. m.
when the case was given to the jury.
A good many witnesses were examined,
but nothing new was brought out.
Since Wednesday, Pinkerton detec-
tive had been at work trying to unravel
the mystery. He made a very thor
ough investigation, but failed to I'M
earth anything of Importance, so that
the crime could be fastened upon any
body. The jury was out one hour, and
at six o'clock brought in a verdict as
follows
THAT Freda Naeff came to her
death on Tuesday night, September
4th, between the hours of 10 and II
o'clock, on the west side, Wausau,
Wis, by means of two wounds in
her head, inflicted by 22-calibre
pistol. We, the jury, owing to the
lack of evidence, are unable to de-
termine by whom the said wounds
were inflicted
1t is the opinion of many of those
who heard the testimony that Freda
Naeff came to her death by suicide.
Whilst others are as certain that she
was murdered. There is certainly
some very damaging testimony in the
case which points to foul play. If there
is anything wrong it will be known, for
murder will out"