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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
Gbe Cb-ssfn,os Tree.

Says enthusiastic mother: 81
don't believe there is anything on the
face of the earth that gives more
pleasure to the average child than
Christmas tree. It does make a good
deal of trouble for the elders, but
surely it is worth while! One is only
child such a little while. and one is
grown up very 1ongl We grown up
people are very well satisfied to have
our yearly presents just given to US,
but surely we all can remember how
the value of the gifts once Increased in
proportion to the way they were CIV
en-. Was anything more delightful
than emptying a stocking, especially
when each thing was wrapped up and
tied The presents were SO much
more desirable that way than if they
had just been laid out on a chair or
table And if they came on Christ
mas tree, words cannot express how
much that enhanced their value Sure
ly that childish delight repaid all the
hard work that fell to the elders
share, and the remembrance of it
now goes long way to tighten the
work of it all for our own small boys
and girls.
"A big tree is glorious, but, after all,
TIE Christmas always looked back
on as the very best was the one where
we each had little tree of our own.
They were from about six inches high
fer the baby, up to three feet for ia
Iher 1hey were planted in lovely
pots, and were decorated with little
bits of candles and cornucopias, on
each tree a different color. There was
even one tree for the pets, and no sin
gle one was forgotten. Every dog, cat,
rabbit, guinea pig, doll had a gift,
with its own name marked on the out
side Truly that was Christmasi
only wish had the nine little rasca1s
to make all the happiness for, and the
means to do it, Children are endless
troub1es but how forlorn it is not to
have them to trouble fori''
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20


OF the place made straight for the bar
of the Jolly Trooper He called for
brandy, filled the glass, raised it, and
then as If mirrOred in it's contents he
read the words: eve known the
chevron and the plain sleeve to do the
trick as WELL Herman put the liquor
back on the bar, paid for it, and turn
ed for the door, Then the thought of
the gibes of the recruits came into his
mind like a knife. He turned to the
bar again, touched the glass, dropped
it and then said sharply: "Give me
bottle of brandy" He took the flask
outside and put it In his saddle bag
Thus far he had kept the letter of his
word.
Herman headed Joe Hooker for the
railroad station. The wind was sough-
ing along in a way which the expert
enced trooper knew presaged a biz
card. At the station platform Herman
found the post ambulance. The driver
said that he had been sent over to
meet Colonel Blake's sister, Mrs. Car
ruthers, her son and the Colone1's
daughter, Miss Molly Blake
They arrived said the driver in
response to Tiernan's question: ION
an earlier train than was expected and
left for the post in an open wagon be-
fore I arrived Mrs. Carruther's son,
who came with her hired the team
said he knew the way, and would
drive the party over. They've had
half an hour the start, and if they
keep to the new road they can make
the post before this blizzard is strone 2
enough to hurt them. It's too late
now for me to put back, however, and
m going to stay here
Tiernan looked at the sky. The
clouds had banked up thick1y, and the
snow was coming faster and faster,
blown by a constantly rising wind
The last time young Carruthers was
at the post he thought, e*the old road
was in USE He does not know of
the short new one. If he takes the
old trail round the bluff they're lost
Then he thought of Molly whom ten
years ago in the far-off Apache coun-
try, he had taught to ride. Molly, for
whom he had been bodyguard all
through her childhood. Without a
word to a soul he mounted and struck
off into the very teeth of the storm.
Don't fail me this day, Joe Hooker
he said
The horse, as If In answer, ga11oped
steadily forward The air seemed
! turned to ice, yet the wind kept ever
| rising They came at last to the
| parting of the old and the new roads
! Herman slipped from his horse, aad
/ at a part of the now disused trail.
/ sheltered slightly by an embank-
ment. he found the fresh marks OF a
wheel Carruthers had taken the old
roundabout road The blizzard was
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
USING JACK FROST
Earning to Account Expansion of
Freezing

Freezing Water.
1t is related that when the great
Egyptian obelisk which stands before
ST. Peters in Rome, was set up, the
tackle got the big stone into nearly
the proper position and then was in
capable of completing its work. The
engineers who were directing the op-
Grafton were paralyzed with dismay,
but suddenly a sailor in the crowd
shouted, wet the ropes!" This adj
vice was acted upon, the ropes shrank
in consequence, and the obelisk was
raised into place somewhat SINH
lar, though much less thrilling story
is related by a steamship engineer in
the American Machinist- A steamship
from the Argentine Republic for Ant
werp had called at Dunkirk, France,
in the wintering season, to leave some
freight, and on starting to again
struck her propeller against stone
wall and broke off one blade close to
the boss or central knob and lost part
of another blade On reaching Ant
we1-o the vessel was put into dry dock,
so as to substitute new propeller for
the broken one. All four blades were
cast with the boss, and, therefore, it
was necessary to remove the whole
thing from the shaft before the new
propeller could be put on. But the
boss stuck to the shaft SO snug1y that
it could not be started After two
days delay the first assistant engineer,
a L
ing plan: He undertook to split the
BOSS in two First, he made his men
chise1 out gutter on the under side,
reaching fore and aft, SO to favor
cracking along that line. Then he
had them make a similar top.
In the meantime hole drilled in
from the outside to the center. The
boss not solid all the way down,
but was hollow, and fitted the shaft
only at front and rear. The chamber
thus left now filled with water,
and the hole closed by a screw plug
Ropes were attached to the right and
left hand sides of the propeller to hold
them in case they should fall, and the
job was left for the night Next morn
ing the halves were separate the boss
having split along the two lines cut
in its outer surface The expansion OF
the confined water, freezing. did the
business; and the assistant engineer
got a good deal of glory.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
MEANING OF MONEY
sorae Thous htful suggestions as to Itn

Home Thou shtful suggestions to I@
Use
What. after all, does money mean?
Merely golden sovereigns- Do we, Il
we have it, sit all the time in our ce.szr
running our skinny hands through the
glfttering pile? No, that Is not what
money means 1t does not, to be sure.
mean, either, the biggest things in life,
for only inward grace can give those'
but it can supplement the biggest. in
that 1t may give the means OF using
them to the best advantage.
Money cannot give the gift of MAX
ing the friends worth having. or or
deserving those friends; but it means
greater and more agreeable possibili-
ties of frequenting them 1T cannot
give the power of understanding books.
but to those who can understand, it
gives the power of buying books to
read, without stint 1t cannot give
the heaven-Sent rapture in pictorial
or musical art, but it gives the posi-
bility of enjoying it more often. 1t
cannot give us good and gifted chill
dren, but it may help to train them
to advantage.
The best is not to be bought with
money, but the setting of the best is
For this reason is the possession of
it a crucial test, especially when new
1y acquired; and for those who have
no gentle tastes to crafty, a dazzling
light suddenly shed on their barren
existence, revealing with unsparing
cons picuousness the vulgar channels in
which alone it occurs to them that
wealth should rum
1t is no doubt good that wealth
should be spent and not boarded; the
purpose of any currency is that it
should ultimately be exchanged for
something that it will buy That the
something should be worth having is
of course essential. But what people
spend their money on generally does,
| at the moment, appear to themselves
| to be worth buying 1t is other people
| who feel it is not. What money brings
| should add to the adOrnment, the
| beauty, the seem1iness of life, whether
| buy with it things or ideas. That
| is the thing to grasp Let US recog-
nize as sane1y and wisely can
| that the defects incidental to the pos
| session of wealth need not be newt
| able, if we are on our guard against
! them.-Nineteenth Century.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

Herman had soIdiered all through the
years that the officer was rising step
by step from the ranks of a suba1tern
of horse to that of the command of
the crack cavalry regiment of the ser
vice.
After the new guard had been
mounted that morning Private Tier
nan made his way to his quarters and
without word to his fellows, left the
barracks and headed for the stables
AS he passed the door of the commits
sary the Colonel came out and met
him face to face. Tiernan's hand went
to his cap in rigid salute
Good morning, Sergeant said
Colonel Blake The old title slipped
out naturally.
Private Herman, sir, now" was
the answer in a tone that implied it
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

Tiernan- I've known the chevron and
the plain sleeve to do the trick as
well. Promise me-"
The answer came half Su1k1ly:
We'll, if you want me to promise,
will Then the trooper turned and
strobe away to the stables. taking no
notice of the hand which he knew
fnstinctiye1y was held out to grasp
his
At the stables he threw a saddle on
TO Joe Hooker, and with a more VI
cious dig from the spur than the horse
had ever before felt from that heel
set out at a charge pace across the
prairie. Miles City came in sight
Herman rode past the scattered out
lying shacks, and reaching the heart
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

The roll OF the feveI1Ie drums and
the trumpet's Drazen falsetto did not
serve in the least to disturb the mo-
rose meditationS of Private Patrick
Francis Herman, Seventh United
States cavalry, who was walking post
at Fort Runyon, Mont, in the gray
of that Christmas day morning in the
year 1890 Private Patrick Francis
Herman, Troop K, until day before
yesterday a sergeant of twenty-seven
years standing, was now walking post
like the veriest rookie in the Fort
Runyon outfit, reduce to the ranks by
the finding of a court martial for
drunkenness, and that court martial
convened by the order of his colonel
And the colonel, the man with whom
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
RecreatIon At Post omc..

The ST. Louis post office is to be
equipped with a bowling alley A
sectional double alley is to be laid in
the gymnasium for the accommoda-
ton OF the clerks and carriers the
present intention being to partition off
a section of the basement reading
room, although this may be changed
The carriers and clerks Iounging
place is at the Eighth and Olive stree%
corner The carriers association and
the brass band use the room for meet
ing and rehearsal purposes the local
and railway mail clerks between runs
and watches while away their time
there, and the extra carriers also for
rest repair to the basement rendezvous
Correspondence tables, reading tables
and an athletic equipment, Including
trapeze, horizontal bars, bucks. poles
rings, dumbDe1ls, footballs and exer-
cfsers are installed there.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

would be a pleasure to add, Thanks
to you
las you viii, Herman: where are
you going2''
I'm an old guard post; I've walked
post all night and I'm going to ride
over to Miles City, sir
Are you going to drink today, ser
geant? ''-the title again
Private, sir I don't know; there's
not many that care"
'sTiernan, we've soldiered in the
same command for nearly thirty years.
Yours was a growing fault A deep
interest and liking sometimes moves
a man to do a disagreeab1e duty
Enough of this, however. I want you
to promise me that you won't drink
today Get out of the mud, Tiernan
get out of the mud Promise me you'll
not drink"
Whats my word worth? I'm not
an officer and a gentleman
1T does not always need strap on
the shoulder to make a gentleman.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
Herman blinded his

NJ it's height Herman blinded his
horse and bending low over the sad
die kept him to his task with encour-
aging words. For hour they kept
steadily on in the face of the tempest
To any others than that plains-tried
soldier and steed the blizzard would
have meant death. He had hoped to
overtake those whom he sought in
time to take them back to the new
path The hope was given over hong
since Suddenly Joe Hooker stopped
There was an obstruction on the trail
Herman slid from the saddle, his
limbs already stiffened with the cold,
and with one hand on his steed's
bride he led the way gropingly for
a few steps There he found an open
carriage empty and with two horses
overcome in the trail Tiernan's
heart nearly failed him. He knew he
was almost the point where the
trail rounded the bluff Perhaps the
carriage occupants had sought shelter
under the lee of the embankment.
Toward it he made his painful way A
cry came family to his ear above the
bowling of the storm. He stumbled on
with his left hand still grasping tight
~ Joe Hooker's bride. In another
moment the steep embankment shut
out some of the fury of the wind
and the driving needlelike snow ceas-
ed for moment to blind his vision
Before him in a hollow of the bank
trate, the other was kneeling, and
the soldier realized that the white
face of young Carruthers was turned
toward him, while from the lips came
man,
Tiernan stumbled forward and sank
down beside the motionless figures,
half covered with snow.
Save them, came in anguished
tones from the boy. Tiernan raised
{11o f1,f<N fT,0
| face of Molly Blake. Exposure had
| well-nigh done its work Then a
/ thought flashed into his mind, and
with action as quick as the thought
/ he sprang to the side of his horse and
! thrust his hand into the saddle bag.
There was the bottle of brandy intact
In trice a quantity of the stimulant
/ was forced between the lips of the
| storms victims and signs of return
| ing consciousness were almost 1mne-
| date. Herman used his saddle blan-
ket and overcoat further protec-
| ton and soon succeeded in getting the
! three into still more sheltered nook
/ After long waiting the storm subsid-
ed, and then came the thump of hoo1
| falls minute later a troop of cav
| airy, led by Colonel Blake, broke
| round the edge of the bluff The
| Colonel slipped from his horse ant
took his daughter into his arms. The
| troopers started a fire, and when it:
/ genial warmth had made itself fell
the story was told in a few words.
/ Sergeant Tiernan," said Co1One
| Blake, that bottle of brandy saved
| three 1iveS.''
| Maybe returned Herman, but you
may thank what you said this morn
ing for there being drop in it,
Patrick Francis Herman, retired
| first sergeant K troop, Seventh cav
airy, wears a massive gold watch. In
scribed the inside of one case are
| these words: From Molly Blake tt
! Sergeant Tiernan, Non-Com missionet
Officer and Gentleman Within the
back case Sergeant Herman had en-
| graved these: Eve known the chev
ron or the plain sleeve to do the tricl
as well. Christmas Day, $780,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20
Her cbrisfmas Greef.ne.

It's Christmas, and she sends to me
a neat and pretty card;
But as read my face grows long
1t must be quite yard
It's not because its worth is slight
That I am filled with woe;
It is an invitation to
Her wedding. don't you know
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

The most sensible woman in the
world will talk baby talk to her hus-
band and say t.Bess his ole heart 90,
long after he has got boIdheaded.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-20

When a man is down his enemies
gin.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-28

SPECIAL TO THE BYsTANDER.
We are right in it. King Winter
is out in his robes of white and we
hail his appearance with shouts OF
delight.
Once again our little city is the
place of mourning. William Braxton
an old settler OF this place but late
Of Buxton was buried here Sunday.
He was an Odd Fellow and o mem.
her. Of the local branch Of the U. NJ.
w. Both organizations attended,
making long line of men headed by
the M. band. The funeral was
preacheds by Rev. Benjamin of the
Baptist church.
Ifesdames Geo. H. Wade and G. D.
Hawkins have arrived in our city
to attend the banquet of the TWEEN
tieth Century club.
Wright g. Johnson's Speciality COM
pany appear at the opera house We'd
I:esday the 26th. This company is
supported by Prof. A. r. Jackson's
band.
a special train from Buxton
brought . number of people In to at
tend the Braxton funeral.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-28
MUCHAKlNOCH.
(Last weeks correspondence.)

Last weeks correspondence.)
Last Sunday occurred the funeral
of Samuel Franklin. He was a Mason
ind that organization attended, also
the N. c. band. Rev. Williamson
assisted by Rev. Bingsman.
Last Friday night our little city
vas visited by a fire which destroy
ed one entire business block and one
dwelling. The fire broke out about
o'clock and was first discovered by
the night clerk at the W. A. Wells
f. Co. store, who Immediately turned
in an alarm of fire. The store and
the opera house seemed for long
time doomed, but by the prompt ac-
tion of cool headed men the fire was
brought under control. The loss
was considerable. Some insurance.
Everything is coming on fine for
the Twentieth Century clubs ban
quet. Many are expected to be in
attendance from all over the state.
President Mckinley was extended an
Invitation and the following reply
was received:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
Dec. Is. 1900.
Mr.. 3. +. Cooper, Muchakinock,
Iowa. -,- ..........
Ny dear sir: In the presidents be-
half l beg leave to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the 18th
instant with enclosure, and to ex-
press his regret that owing to the
pressure of public business he is pre-
cluded from accepting many of the
kind invita,lons which come to him.
Assuring you that your thoughtful
ness and courtesy are appreciated,
believe me Very truly your,
@ Geo. B. Coleteyou,
Secretary to the President.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-28
CHURCH ANN OUNCEMENT,

The Cnrinthtau Baptist Church situated on
18th St. between Crocker and School Sta
Preaching; 1t II A. NJ: Sunday School; At IL
Rev. S. Bates, p tor.
St. Paul A. N. E.-Corner OF Second and Center
School at O'Clock: Epworth LEAGUE ut
p. m; preaching At p. m L. J. Phillips.
First African Baptist Church-Corner School
and Fourth streerts. R-v. F. Lornack pastor.
Preaching II 80 q. m: sunday school 8. 80 q,
m. Nj. N: E. HouSten, Superintendent:
. Young Peoples meeting Z p. m preaching
- 500 p. m.
Burns N. E. East Second and Des Motnes
street.-Sunday services, preaching at II 40
4 m aud p. m. Sunday School at 1880
Prayer and Class meeting, Wednesday p. M
AZ are welcome. Rev. G. w. Holmes. PASTOR.
go Des Moines streer.
Mount Nebo Baptist Church-E, Second street.
between Lncu.t and Grand ayeuue-Sunday
service. preaching At II q. NJ: sunday School
20 p. m Superintendent, Rose johnson
Preaching at p. m. Rev. J. H Bell, pastor.
SECRET ORDERS.
North Star Lodge, No. 3. A. F. A. M-Meets
First Thursday in each month at Masonic
Hall-Fourth and Court avenue. J. n. Shep
ard. w. MI. L. Thompson. secretary.
Aing Solomon Commandery. No. o.-Meets
SECCoA enO 1O0tA AuOIo0Sy III eACn uOOCn
q Masonic hall. Frod Jackson, u. G.. G. H.
ClegRett, Rec. -.1 -. r~.. - : -
,,ha.ity Lodge, No. 1iss, G. o. o. OF O. r.
Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday each
month ct ODD Fellows hall on West Sixth
and Walnut streets. D. Burns, N. G.; F.
Brown, p. s..
Naomi Court, No. 3-meets Second Monday
in each month At Masonic hail. Mrs. J. H.
Shepard, matron; Mrs. Fred Jackson. secre
t0ry.
Vt Olive Court. No. 4-Meets First Thurpday
Of each month at Masonic hall. Mrs. Susan
White matrou; Mrs. Flora Majors, score
tArv. IT,. -,
knights and Ladies' OF honor OF the World No
178 Victoria Lodge-meets every MOuday
es ening at Webster's Hall. corner Of Tenth
Center streets. Mrs; e. A. Wood. Proctor
Mrs Rose johnson. Secretary
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-28
A GOOD WORD.

Editors Bystander: Twelve months
have come and~about gone since you
last heard from me. Christmas is
here again, the time of year that
everybody wants money, from the
m. by in the cradle to the ones who
have passed their three score years.
! guess the editor is no exception to
the rule. So within you viii lind an
order for one dollar that my name
may be kept among those who pay
for the Bystander.
If you will allow me, would like
to say few words about one thing
that can't approve OF and that Is
the Masonic bail. Now if there are
Masons who love to dance, that is
their business, but q Masonic ball
implies that the whole fraternity has
hand in it. pity the lodge that
has not one Christian in it. / don't
mean professor but real Chris
tan, one that Will not go to ball
room, much less vote for a ball
Every once in a while l have seen
IL the Bystander the announcement
OF a Masonic ball. 1t misre presents
the order and is one of the things
that will keep good men out of it. If
l was a member Oh this jurisdiction
I would offer a resolution in the
lodge that such announcements be
stopped. brothers remember your
0. BIS. You would not do anything
to bring a reproach upon the order.
could say more but will not ask
the space in your paper, which l
hope may always live. Yours truly,
Paul Coleman,
December "a, 1900.
p. O. Box q, Boonesboro, Iowa,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-28
DIR. NICHOLAS c. sCHL1TZ.

A review of the city officials would
be incomplete without mentioning
DIR. Schlitz, who was appointed city
physician and member of the board
of health last spring. DR.. Schlitz was
born at Harper, Iowa, in 1866. He
was educated at the public schools
and St. Francis college, Quincy, III.
He then, took two years. course ut
the Rush Medical college, and taught
the next year at St. Francis to earn
enough money to finish his course,
receiving his diploma from Rush in
1892, and that year located at Des
Moines. He is professor of medicine
and secretary of the faculty Of the
Iowa College of Physicians and sur
geons at Iowa Children's Home and
Mercy hospital. As member of the
faculty and as practitioner, DR..
Schlitz has gained a high rank in his
profession, while as n public official
he gives general satisfaction.