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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-03-17
CANCER is DEAD LY'!

This fearful disease often first appears
as a mere scratch, pimple. or lump in
the breast. too small to attract any
notice. until, in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
Cancer can not be cured by a surgical
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-03-17
NSION.

ted to read a spea
Jngress recently by Hon
q AFMoon, from Tennessee,
her of Mrs. Boldridge, on
subject of "Free Terrific
:" He makes a strong ar
ment against our holding the
ilippine Islands. He gives,
others, the following
why we should not per-
title to those islands
Their distance from us is
y miles /; the difference in
customs, manners, and
ae oI living of these people
opr own; the insurrection-
'plrlt OF the people the
tanning q
nd navy
m a re-
ws; the,
etition]
with!
m in
the
nd
ithI
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-03-17

e5teT1, a =, s f<,11oxxx:ur ,oron,,ol,
"pi'
/ ,tnss ilori 1ne orkViile cor
|Fespondence toThe State:
.While on the subject of can
did ates, our genial friend, Thos.
McDOw, Esq, is >"pluming
ns featd 5the comiHg race
prthe y 'hp of theSSixth
Iill make
}r for our
ng solic-
3f Ches-
Tom"
eldon is
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-03-17
ses srrday. sIarch II. 1900.

saisss fell IN years. IN Miss
sippi and Louisiana coRSlder.
abb bnow fell the same day. In
Vifgitia snow fell throughout
8he State Macon, Ga, the CEN
l t6f of the fruit belt of that state,
= ltertaincd fearsof the destruc-
: aH uS the frs.Ie, as the peach
treess@ere In full bloom.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

New Years Eve, and at home. This
is coy little den of mine, just as it
looks now, quite eclipses anything
ever see at the club; books, pipes. easy
chairs, a cheerful fire in the CRATE;
pictures, busts, my well-beloved etch-
ings all about the walls.
What's the matter with you, old
man, tonight? Why are you taking an
inventory of these surroundings on
this last night of the year? Everybody
thinks you are tired of them, don't you
know, for you spend very little time
in their midst, says some provoking
little voice. CWonder if it's my con-
science.)
Dorothy is up stairs, the servants
are out; as soon as she finishes the
sewing of button on Johnnie's re-
fractory trousers she will come down,
she says, and watch the old year out,
being evidently well pleased over the
prospect of a club night of our own,
little Homo, Sweet Home" sort of
an arrangement.
1t seems that Johnnie is the only
member of our family not member of
a club. Dorothy simply holds on to
the little shaver by the collar, tied to
her apron strings he is, and 1 am glad
of it.
Can I ever forget the day when our
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

And generations pass, as they have
passed,
A troop of shadows moving with the
SUI;
Thousands of times has the old tale
been told:
The world belongs to those who
come the last,
They will ind hope and strength as
we have done.
Was ever answer sent to mortal
man more clearly?
l think I'm sent for; there's some
thing besides old Father Time after
me, surely. Here is the very answer
to my dismals as to those boys and
their doings. But here comes Dorothy,
singing, apparently in a very cheerful
mood.
Augustus.
"Johnnie's trousers are all right for
tomorrow, and 1 have been looking
over my precious tin box, and 1 find
such lovely bits of literature and all
sorts; suppose we look them over to-
night"
Perhaps Dorothy noticed an unusual
expression on my manly countenance,
for she paused and said: What are
you thinking about? What has this
old year been saying to you? Are you
having a retrospective sort of revival
meeting all by yourself?"
Only few ideas have struck me,
Dorothy. l rather like this den OF
mine, especially tonight, and one or
two articles in these books here seem
to have been written especially for me,
and an uncomfortable little voice
has been questioning me. A thought
strikes me that we, you and I, have
d-ifted apart rather more than 1 ever
dreamed we could. There has been
a sort of We fellows at the club air
and manner about me, that really
think now, as I sit here, has been a
foolishness on my part that I shall
endeavor to discontinue; a sort of
desire to be in with the boys and
off with my wife I hope, Dorothy,
that you do not think my past is
really a dreadful one to look back
upon"
30. no." Dorothy replied. with some
thing of a twinkle in her eyes; 'but,
then, you know, you might be more
of saint, if you tried, dear"
And perhaps, most noble and ador-
able (my temper rising) and TWEEN
tieth century wife, if 1 should give up
my Sunday evenings at the club, pos
sibly you may be willing to sacrifice
few of those inSufferable teas and
bring an appetite uncontaminated with
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
HAGUE LEAGUE APPEALEDTO.
Mr.. Kruger Will Not Partake in
Popular Demonstrations.
WANTS THE WORLDS VERDICT.

London, Dec. 24-William T. Stead
has returned from The Hague where
he had long conference with Mr..
Kruger and has ascertained the views
of Mr.. Kruger and his counsellors as
to the present situation and future
prospects. Mr.. Stead has written the
following for the Associated Press:
''First of all, nothing is decided
about his visit to America at present.
President Kruger has not abandoned
all hope of securing the support of the
governments of the civilized world in
his demand for arbitration Until the
last government refuses absolutely to
say word in support of the principles
which they selemnly laid down at The
Hague conference, Mr.. Kruger will not
partake in popular demonstrations.
Mr.. Kruger is emphatic in disclaim-
ing any desire to involve other nations
in war in behalf of the Beers. What he
asks is that the governments which at
The Hague declared their determine
ton to use their efforts to secure
amicable settlement of disputes by
means of mediation and arbitration
should make an united effort to bring
the verdict of civilized world to bear
on Great Britain.
MIR. Kruger AYERS that the provi-
sions Of The Hague convention and the
laws and usages of war are trampled
under foot and he wants to know
whether the Signatures of The Hague
convention have anything to say on
the subject
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
DOROTHY is REALLY ELOQUENT.

such diet as slipping frappes, Russian
teas and chocolate to respectable,
cozy dinner with your George Angus
tus; and" (pausing for BREATH don't
be angry; couldn't you leave out that
tiresome, quarrelsome card party and
await my return with unruffied nerves,
for instance, meet me at the door just
as you used to do, little wife?" (grow-
ing little more tender).
why, whatever can be the matter
with you, George Augustus? 1t is
only a case of too many clubs in the
family, that is all; easily remedied,
you know. If this is to be Home
club tonight, let US invoke the spirit
of the New Year here, right under
this roof; let us stand here, and with
the right hand uplifted VOW that
naught shall come between thee and
me, George Augustus and Dorothy;
we will reach that land of trust and
confidence that requires no weapon,
not even a club, to create or quell a
disturbance" Dorothy is really elo-
quent.
Bring down the tin box, Dorothy;
1--WE are the Ollapodrida club (the
tin box, Dorothy and y in memory
of those boys who are trying another
sort of trapeze swinging high or low
with the wings of ambition, up to
greater heights
By the way, Dorothy sketches and
paints. I will give her a subject,
earth, sky and water, the soft green
turf, the blue ethereal, the hazy noun
tain top, while the lazy tapping waves
touch the eager feet of the climbers
yet in the valley as they stand
on the shore twixt earth and sea, grid
ed and armed for the steep ascent to
/ the shrine on the distant heights.
/ Send them wings, o guardian angels.
and give me sight,
| 1 cannot read the all of their dear his
tory,
Vanish old year;
Forward, the newt
Detroit Free Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Cape Colony in Revolt.

London, Dec. GIVE understand
that private reliable advices have been
received in London" says the London
Daily Mail, ''to the effect that virtually
all the districts of Cape Colony in the
vicinity of the Orange river are in more
or less open revolt and that there is
likely to be sharp firing on rather
large scale before the invasion is crush
ed. The tactics of the Beers in rally
ing as many as possible of the Dutch
in the back country to their cause are
proving successful"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Christmas Presents.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Fifty thousand
dollars in gold is to be distributed by
the American Express company among
it's employees. as Christmas remem-
brances. Every man who has been in
the employ of the company for one
year will receive SIS gold piece on
Christmas eve. 1t is estimated that
there are over 10000 employees in the
United States, Canada and Europe,
who will be remembered in this way.
There are many of them in Kansas
and the two territories.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
A Successful Air Ship.

Vienna, Dec 21.-The Austrian en-
gineer, William Kress has invented an
airship which is pronounced to be bet
ter than Zeppelin's. The emperor's
attention being called to the model, he
has become much interested and has
expressed the belief that it would be
successful. Kress not having enough
money to build large airship, the
emperor said he would fix that and
contributed $1,000 out of his own
pocket. Others followed suit, and
Kress will build the ship.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Largest Ranch in the World.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 22.-The cat
tie trade in this section is considerab bly,
interested in the report that John D.
Rockefelleris behind syndicate which
is said to be dickering for the famous
MT ranch, the largest one on earth.
The two states of Rhode Island and
Delaware combined are not as large as
this ranch. 1t contains over 3, 900, 900
acres, or 5000 square miles
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
The G. A. r. Given a Rate.

Chicago, Dec. 2O.-The Rock Island
railroad and the Burlington road have
declared 1 cent a mile rate for the G.
A. R. encampment in Denver next
September. A proposition to place a
cent mile rate in effect for this occa-
sion was up before the meeting of the
Western Passenger association at its
meeting and was voted down. The
Rock Island and Burlington roads inn
mediately gave notice that they would
act independently in the matter and
put the desired rate in effect This
means about S13 for the round trip
from Topeka.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
TopeI<a Federal Building.

Topeka, Dec. 19.-The new addition
to the Topeka federal building will be
completed and ready for occupancy on
March l. There were two court rooms
in the old building. When the build
ing is completed there will be only one
court room. It will be on the top
floor The entire third floor will be
devoted to the department of justice.
The second floor will be used for the
pension Office, and the first floor for
postoffice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
stumble. For State institutions.

Topeka, Dec. 21.-The state board of
charities has held its semi-annual
meeting. Contracts for $4,000 worth
of supplies for the various state char
liable institutions were awarded.
There were fifty-five different bidders
and competition was strong. The
board succeeded in getting the sup
plies at low prices. 1t has been the
custom of other boards to prolong the
letting of contracts for three or four
days. The work was done this time
in one day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Up Against 1t.

Topeka, Dec. 22.-The Topeka joint
lists are ''all surrounded" The city
council passed as ordinance providing
that government liquor license in the
possession of any other than drug
gist would be considered prima facie
evidence that said person was a joint
keeper. The jointists became alarmed
and tore down their government IL
censes behind their bars and hid them.
The federal law provides that govern
ment liquor licenses must be posted in
a conspicuous place.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

neighborhood took on a sudden quiet?
The question arose, where are those
boys? Dorothy and 1 knew all about it.
for were we not invited to become
honorary members of their club, 'The
Ollapodrida?" We helped to foot the
bills and evinced an interest in the
affairs of the club; We lent them ten
cents to buy material to reseat an old
WORKOUT chair; there was another
| item; twenty-five cents for lumber,
ETC., and last, but not least, and that
which caused Dorothy much suffering,
were sundry pieces of rope to be fur
nished with all the paraphernalia of
| trapeze arrangement, preparatory to
meanderings aloft, all of which caused
rush of blood to my head, as I
| thought of these venturesome boys,
three of them at work daily, expert
menting with the center of gravity,
walking On their heads being the OBJ
| jective point apparently.
We are happily rejoicing these days,
however, in a more recent occupant of
the family cradle, who so far walks
feet downward after the fashion of
mortals.
AS time goes on, the children's
youthful exploits, with the accom-
panying worries of their elders, fade
| into oblivion, as the more serious as
pect confronts us.
| The Ollapodrida members of my
family have taken unto themselves a
few extra years; two of these afore-
said members are looking college
ward, and 1 seem to worry about them
in wonderful way quite unlike my
self.
The bread and butter question con-
fronts me? What profession will be
theirs? Are they sufficiently strong in
purpose to resist this or that?
The day will come when Dorothy
and 1 cannot shield them or stand be-
meath them and the cold world; we
won't be here to settle the little ac-
counts or encounters, or watch the lit
tie cotillions they are going to have
| with the jewellers of this mundane
sphere.
Then comes the question over again:
well, old fellow, what's the matter
now? Can't you let the boys alone,
and let them fight it out just as you
did," Some truth in that, l answer
q will wait until Dorothy comes and
I'll ask her, just for curiosity, what
she thinks of my past, and the general
outlook"
In part am going to turn over a
new leaf.
Here is a volume of Longfellow be-
side me on the table; he is so human,
you know, and 1 will close my eyes,
open the book "a little game of
chance, you see), and on the page
where my finger rests will try if by
chance a word of comfort come to me,
that would hit my case
seem to have a case of the blues;
probably staying away from the club
on this convivial occasion is not agree
ing with me.
Shut your eyes, open the book, -
says the little exhorter, that unseen
individual.
Presto-change-O what meets my
eye? Will it be some dire prophecy
Or? Here it is under my foreinger:
"a Shadow" 1t reads:
1 said to myself if I were dead,
What would befall these children?
What would be
Their fate, who are now looking UP
to me
For help and furtherance? Their
lives,
l said,
Would it be volume wherein I have
read
But the first chapters. and no long
er see
To read the rest of their dear history
So full of beauty and 50 full of dread
Be comforted; the world is very old
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
stormont Hospital burned.

Topeka, Dec. 22.-Stormont hospital,
IN this city, is almost completely de-
stroyed by fire, caused by defective
1ue. AS soon as it was discovered the
eight patients were removed to private
Santa Fe hospital. Some of them
were in critical condition and the
exposure to the cold air and the ex-
element may cause their deaths. On
account of inadequate water service,
the department had hard time fight
inc the flames
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Going to Puerto Rico.

Washington, Dec. 21.-A delegation
of congressman goes for a tour of in
spection to Puerto Rico on one of the
government transports. Among those
invited to go are Delegate Flynn, of
Oklahoma, and Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas.
The latter, however, is unable to at
tend, owing to pressing duties which
will keep him confined to the capitol
until holiday adjournment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
EnEland,s Thanksgiving Postponed.

London, Dec 21.-The contemplated
thanksgiving service in st. Paul's Ca
thedral in connection with the return
of Lord Roberts from South Africa has
been abandoned, owing, as the govern
ment announces, to sits being consid-
cred desirable to defer a general
thanksgiving until the close of the OPP
erations in South Africa"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
s. millionaire Rrnte.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-Sternberg, the mil
lionaire banker, who has been on trial
for a long time past, was found guilty
of unnameable immoralities and was
sentenced to two and half years i'm
prisoament with loss of citizenship for
five wears
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Gen. Wood Wants an Old Scout.

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 22.-Mar-
shall Nelson, the famous scout of the
late General Lawton, has been sum-
moned by General Wood to Cuba for
services under secret instructions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Two Hundred Christians KILLED.

London, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Daily Express from Vienna reports re-
cent Moslem excuses against the Chris
tian population in the central pro-
vinces of Turkey, where 200 Christians
have been killed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
TrGGfc.

Tragic.
81 shall not see you till another year
Has dawned," he said.
Oh, tickle maidI she turned not pale
with fear
She laughed instead.
This seems tragic lay. till we remem-
Der
1t occurred the thirty-frst day of De-
cember.
IN. Y. Truth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Adjournment Taken for the Holidays
to january Third.
THIRTEENTH DAY.

The senate fixed upon Thursday. Dec 20, 70.
the vote upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, by
unanimous agreement, voting upon amend
ments to commence during the afternoon.
There are number of amendments to be dis
posed of.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
EIGHTEENTH DAY.

There is an amendment in the senate to the
army reorganization bill authorizing the pres
ident to select two volunteer brigadier generals
for retirement regardless of age.
There was q lack of q quorum in either house
The river and harbor bill has been completed
in committee, with total of about $50, ,0O0
This l. exceeded only by the act of 1897 which
was S72.255954.
Congress adjourned until January 8, 1901.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
SIXTEENTH DAY.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.

Senator Cullom reported from the committee
on foreign relations two bills to refund to Mex
leo sums paid on American claims which the
supreme court has decided were procured by
fraud.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

Mr.. Sutherland (Neb.) introduced n bill for
the appointment of a committee of seven to in
vestigate government ownership of railroads in
Europe, and in this country. for use in future
LEGISLATION.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-11
TWO MORN ARRESTS.
They Are Suspected Of Completely
in GOebcl'S Assassination.
BOTH MAKE DENIALS
II Is Said One Of the Men Admits That
Whitaker Could Tell All About
the Murder II lie Only Could
De Induced 10 Talk.

Frankfort. Feb. 10 Two men sus-
pseted Of completely in the murder Of
Governor Goebsl were arrested in a
boarding house here They are Silas
Jones Of Whitley county and a man
named Gottschalk Of Nelson county.
The meu are said to have slept in the
executive building for time and they
will be kept in confinement until some
thing more definite IL known as 10 their
whereabouts at the time Of the assassin.
alton.
The authorities expect 10 obtain i'm.
portRnt evidence concerning the assas.
sination Of Governor Goebel from Silas
Jones Jones has already made a par
tiAl confession. He declares that he
personally knows nothing of tho crims,
but says that Harlan Whitaker. who
was arrested Immediately after the
shooting while running from the eIecu.
tive building from which the shots
were fired. knows great deal about
the shooting
It is believed that Jones gave more
information than that regarding Whit.
taker and that what no told tho police
may lead TO further arrests in the
neighborhood Of Richmond, Madison
county Kentucky
Gottschalk and Jones are cousins The
latter says he came with the noun
taineer excursion Both are said 10 have
slept in the executive building the might
before Goebel was assassinated Jones
says he applied to Taylor aud Finley tot
pay for coming here lie says this wa
promised him by others in advance, bu
they would not settle and he could no
get out Of town. lie says he did no
know what he was brought here for
Although the detectives have been ex
aiming and crossexamining Jones al
the afternoon aud evening, outsider
have not been permitted TO see or tall
10 him.
The detectives believe this TO be III
most important arrest made. Jones i
said TO have been sleeping in a vacan
house, only coming out at night an,
had been here for week prior 10 Ia
assassination.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-11
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
The House Denis. Mr.. Tarvsr . seat aud
debates TaI Bili.

The House Denls. Mr. Tsrvsr a seat aud
Debates Tar Blli.
Austin. Feb. lO.-The tax bill was dis
cussed by the house yesterday, but no
actual progress made on the main points
involved
Mr. Grubbs introduced a resolution 10
postpone further consideration Of the
tax bill indefinitely.
Mr. Decker moved 10 table and tho
motion prevailed ayes o. noes ~.
Mr. Barbee moved TO recind the vote
by which the house agreed 10 take up
the tax bill by sections and 10 take the
bill up by chapter in order to make bet.
ter progress. The resolution was lost be-
ayes 81. noes 90
Then some miner features were dis
posed Of.
BY vote 70 20 10 Mr.. Tarver. repre-.
sentative Of Webb. was denied a seal
because he was school superintendent
Of that county
Most Of the afternoon session wa,
taken up with discussion Of an income
tax amendment to the tax bill and the
house was only able TO got away from
the question by agreeing TO Mr.. Der.
dsn's motion that the chair appoint q
committee Of ~ to draft and submit q
the house an income tax amendment e
the bill
When they adjourned it was in the
middle Of a hot debate over the proposed
tar on livestock brokers'
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-11
Dallas Opera House .

That minstrelsy occupies a dis
tlnct place in the field Of amuse-
ment was fully warranted by the
numerous and enthusiastic audi.
ence that gathered at the opera
house last night to laugh and grow
merry over the witty saying
and ludicrous specialties Of Beach
and Bowers Ministries. Approval
was frequently expressed at al
most every feature OF the unique
entertainment. The singing OF the
company in the ensemble was very
good. and the topical songs OF
Bobby Beach and Woody Van were
well received. Praiseworthy men
tiun is due Joe Williams aud Eddie
Nixon for their respective rendi'
tons. The specialties were all
good, in fact some of them excep-
tionally so. The show is the
strongest Beach Il Bowers have SO
far had here, and at the price OF
admission the organization, taken
as whole, is stronger than was
anticipated.-Dallas News.
Grand Opera House, Tuesday
night, February Is
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-11
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice IL hereby given that This day
have been appointed temporary admin.
istrator of the estate Of A. Il. Carr, ST.,
with power "a collect all debts and 10
bring suit II necessary lherrfor IN take
charge Of. control aud manage the e--
tate. All prr-ons indebted b. the cs.
tate are notified 30 settle same al once.
My place OF residence is BRYAN. Brazos
county, Texas. G. :. PAHgFR.
Bryan, Tex, Jan. -, 1900. i6ti.l5ti