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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
the ignorant negro who sell. his vote.

the ignorant negro who sells his vote
When Stephen A. Douglas ran
against Lincoln for congress he tried
to degrade him in a public speech by
saying that the first time he ever saw
his opponent he was keeping a saloon
in one-horse town. Yes" replied
Lincoln, Il remember that. ] was on
one side of the counter and you were
on the other, / was selling and you
were drinking" That is about the
| parallel between the politician and
| the negro. | do not feel satisfied with
the sweeping exclusion of the present
white primary law. | know a dozen
negroes in this town who are morally.
intelligently and industrially qualified
to vote and | know two dozen white
men who are not. 1t seems to me we
might have a commission to select de-
serving negroes and place their names
on the registration list. This would
stimulate others to good behavior. 1t
would have tendency to elevate good
negroes, whereas the present law cuts
off all hope and all ambition. But |
wouldn't give one of them a public
Office and no friend of the south would
make him postmaster or a census
taker.
But there is nothing settled. The
Philippine war has almost ceased to
be discussed by the American people.
We have ceased to feel any interest in
it. 1t is none of our war. 1t is the
republican politicians war and has
cost thousands of lives and millions of
money. Recruiting officers inyeigled
hundreds of our foolish bows into it
and their distressed mothers can't
hear a word from them and fear they
are dead, and | reckon they are. Some
of them write to me. thinking | can
do something or give them comfort,
but, alas. ! cannot. Mckinley don't
care, so he is reelected. Here is "A let
ter that came to-day from heart
broken mother. Mrs. Alice A. KILLER,
of Naldosta, whose son. S. b. KILLER,
went to Manila with the Eleventh
United States volunteer cavalry. troop |
K. Can anybody relieve her mind? |
She gets no answer to her letters. |
Oh, these dear, old. long-suffering |
mothers. Their grief is a bigger thing
than conquest or Imperialism. 1t was
just the way with our boys in Cuba
Their mothers could not hear from
them. The officers of every company
should be required to make report
Of every private once a month to
his parents or wife or guardian.
Well, our state and county primary
IS over and now we will have peace
until the next one. | voted for seven
county officers and only two of them
we're nominated. | reckon my little
yrandchild was right when | put on
Ter dress on wrong side before. Can
pa, you haven't got very much sense,
nave your But then | console my
elf with the Scriptural injunction
ollow not a multitude to do evil.
II go out in the garden and pick
awhile and try to be
aim and serene.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15

the exact date, but it was about 1870;
of the most thrilling of experiences.
Senator Shoup said:
1T was reported at the fort that
three emigrant wagons had been way
laid on the Cimarron river, their
camp destroyed, the wagons burned,
and the people killed or made pris-
oners. l was detailed to bring in
the marauders. was given So picked
men, and a sergeant. l selected good
men; and the sergeant was veteran
fit to command company. We were
to bring in the marauders who had
committed the crime, and to bring
back their booty; also the prisoners,
if they were still alive.
I'VE soon reached the scene. The
Indians had scattered in all direc-
tions. Their trails looked like the
points of a star, radiating from that
spot. l paid no attention to that, but
told my guide to lead to the next
watering place, to the southwest. We
reached that place the next day. The
Indians had been there, had watered
their horses, and cooked their food;
and had scattered out in all directions
again. That is an old Indian trick,
to prevent the soldiers from following
their trail or to cause delay in fol-
lowing them.
Paying no attention to that de- |
fusion, / pushed southwestward into
the Apache country. We had been out !
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
SHOUP WAS CRAFTY.
How the Idaho Senator Once Cap
tured an Army of Apaches.
Rare Courage and Tactical skill Dis
played mt n Moment When De-
feat and Death Seemed
Inevitable.
Especial Washington letter.

Keep your eye on Senator ShouI
and see where he takes his seat in the
senate restaurant" said Senator Davis
of Minnesota.
This suggestion was made in private
conversation, and Senator Davis would
give no explanation of his reason for
exciting the curiosity of the writer.
He is a very warm personal friend of
the Idaho statesman; and, of course,
it was understo God that there was some
thing humorous or interesting in the
idea put forth.
After several days of observation it
became apparent that Senator Shoup
would not take a seat at lunch time
in the senate restaurant unless he could
sit facing the door. If the tables were
occupied so that he could not sit fac
ing the door he would go out walk
about, talking with friends, and await
an opportunity to secure a seat facing
the door. Finally one evening when
alone with him the writer told of the
suggestion of Senator Davis, and the
subsequent observations, and the grand
old man smiled as he said: st is a Pc
culiar habit, and did not suppose that
anybody noticed it. OF course there
is no danger here, but for almost 90
years l was obliged to sit facing the
door with my revolvers on the side of
my plate, in order to be ready for trou-
BILE; and the habit stays with me.
always feel more comfortable when l
face the door while am eating"
fourth year of his age. He is about
five feet ten inches in height, broad
shouldered, muscular. light of step.
and with alert eyes. His smooth shaven
sace is strong but gentle, and he is
n mild of manner as a schoolboy. But
those who know him well realize that
his firm set jaws indicate the deter
mination of character which has made
him famous and beloved in the inter-
mountain region. Moreover, he is a
philanthropist who loves to help those
who seem disposed to help themselves. |
If Gen. Custer had been possessed |
of the tact and diplomacy which Sen
ator Shoup once displayed he might |
not have met with such tragic fate
at the hands of the Sioux. When he
was lieutenant in the army. on one
occasion, he had an experience similar
to that of Custer, but he came out of
it alive, and in triumph He ran
across large Indian village, but
saved himself and his command and
captured the enemy. Ex-senator
of Montana, himself one of
the bravest of the brave frontiersmen,
told the story several times, and the
writer one evening induced Senator
Shoup to tell the story in detail He
is not now here, and l cannot give
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
EXPENSIVE CLUTCHES.
One Pair Trimmed with Gems in New
York That Cost Woman
!j1.2JO.

''If there is anything that can com
pensate person for the loss or deform-
ity of Or or both limbs. it is the ex-
uberance of fancy in which he may in
dulge in the ornamentation of his
crutches," said dealer in these aids
of the halt. according to the New York
| Sun. THAT is he added. provided
he has the money to crafty his tastes"
According to that" said the in
| quirer, 'crutches must be an expensive
| necessity"
Not at al" returned the dealer, $50
long as you can contine yourself to the
bare. plain crutch. The light-colored,
everyday article which you generally
see on the street is a very cheap affair,
it is made of maple and costs only two
dollars and fifty cents to four dollars
a pair, with 50 cents extra for the rub
Der caps at the end. Why, you can get
tirst-class crutch made of the finest
of rosewood for nine or ten dollars a
pair. Such a crutch as that is as
good as any reasonable person ought to
want, for it is neatly finished in nickel
and provided with splendidly padded
spring cushions and will last a lifetime
1t is not in the crutch itself that the ex-
pense lies. 1t is in the trimmings. You
see. a crutch is like everything else.
Its cost depends, not so much upon the
solid material composing it, but upon
the filings. You wouldn't believe how
fond some people who have been Grip
pied for years are of crutch. The
senseless wooden sticks become, to
their minds, part of their being. II
is a never-failing friend. You and /
sometimes think we bestow exceeding
the shape of a hat, but that attention is
slight compared with the thought a
cripple gives to his crutch.
Il clipped an article from a foreign
magazine little while ago in which
wealthy Englishman was ridiculed and
blamed for spending 5000 on a crutch.
But | don't see why they made such
fuss about it. Why. that's no price at
all. l know men right here in New
York who have paid five times that
The trimmings of these ex-
pensive crutches are of gold and the
best of them are set here and there with
small but valuable stones. The most
expensive crutches | ever saw were
made for an old woman over on the
East side. The cost of the pair was
S1.25O. She had her monogram, j. C.
S. outlined in gems on each crutch.
70 get these decorations finished off in
good taste required infinite skill and
and l declined to undertake
the job at first, but when | reflected
hat her initials were the same as my
trademark and that the work would
erve as good advertisement for me,
accepted the commission.
"Oh, yes. when you come TO think of
{, suppose it is absurd to put so much
money into something that is apt to
ret lost or stolen or broken at any
ime, but then you might say the same
hing about gold or silver-mounted
arness, jeweled fans and parasols. and.
n fact. all other expensive fads.
here's about as much sense in the ons
: the other in my opinion"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15

get a parley with the head chief I be
lieved that we could get out of the
scrape. Remember. we were five DAYS
away from the fort, and reinforce
ments could not be expected.
within half an hour about 400
Apaches came charging down upon
us. | told my sergeant that if ! got
a parley the men We're to stand i'm
movable until l raised my sword. At
that signal every rifle on the file fac
ing the chief was to be leveled at the
chief. And that if l waved my sword
the men were to begin firing at the
chief and his sub-chiefs.
Then l rode forth to meet the
painted yelling savages. l waved my
handkerchief, indicating that l want
ed parley. The old chief, who
seemed to know that he had sure
thing anyway, halted his band, and
came forward with four sub-chiefs. to
parlty with me. He said that | was
on his ground, in his country. and he
intended to kill or capture me and all
of my men. | made my interpreter
talk fast. and explain to him that !
was an officers under orders to bring in
those marauders, and that | meant no
offense to him or his sovereignty, but
hoped that he would see that | was
simply obeying orders. | was stand
ing beside my horse, with my lett
hand on the pommel of the saddle. In
those days it was easy for me to jump
into the saddle. The old chief
sneered, and said that he would make
no terms except surrender with me.
Then | drew my sword, and said:
"'You see the rifles aimed at you |
If l wave my sword, my men will kill
you and your sub-chiefs before your |
men can fire a shot. | will not sur
render. but you must. You and your
must walk inside my hol-
ow square,
"They do so; but | made them drop
heir blankets and guns before they
reached my line. Then the old chief,
lnder my orders, sent word that the
must be brought in. The
indians were amazed, but they did as
lie commanded. 1t took us seven
lays, hard marching, to get back to
he fort. But we brought in tie
and LOO Indians came
With us. Of course we were guarding
he old chief and his sub-chiefs all the
ime, and kept them under the aim
f guns all the time. Nevertheless,
We had our hours for sleep, as well as
Or guard duty. The marauders were
dealt with; but the old chief,
he sub-chiefs and all of the Apaches
Tho followed us back to the fort were
iven a barbecue and lots of presents,
nd we never had any trouble with
hem afterwards"
There is a story of heroism. cour-
ge and tactical skill, modestly told
Y one of the bravest and best men
nat ever faced a foe. The gallant
ulster rushed right into an Indian
llage and suffered death with his ,
Shoup, the frontiersman,
lptured the whole Indian contingent.
nd yet few people in Washington !
now that Idaho's grand old man :
ved such life of daring, and ac- !
,mplished such an achievement of
ilitary skill and prowess !,
SMITH d. FRY. :.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
SIGNAL CORPS WORK.



a new progress map Of signal corp:
telegraph lines and cables in the Phil
ippines, just prepared under the direc
ton of Gen. \. W. Greeley, is of especial
interest at this time. II shows not only
the system as il existed on March 81,
but also projected military telegraph
lines and cables now in process of con-
struction.
Telceraphic communication between
Manila and the south has been entirely
dependent upon The English cable to
the Nisayan Island of Panay. Negros
and Cebu. This cable. which was
! broken by an earthquake on April H.
has not yet been repaired. and the long
interruption emphasizes the great mil
itary importance of the alternate tel
egraph route to the southern islands
from Manila, which is now being con-
structed by the signal corps. The sys-
TEN recommended by Gen. Macarthur
has been fully approved by Secretary
Root. and will be pushed TO rapid COM
pletion.
1t is expected that the entire Nisay-
an group will be connected by mill
tary lines before July. and that the
southern system of cables and land
lines will be in operation by the end of
the rainy season. The extent and mag
nitude of the telegraph and cable oper-
ations of the signal corps in the Phil
ippines is hardly realized or known.
There are 100 first-class telegraph Of
fees. manned by nearly 200 skilled OPP
orators, who handle by telegraph on
the Island of Luzon alone about 500. 900 |
words each day. In addition. there are
about $50 long-distance telephone sta
lions in operation in various parts of |
the archipelago.
The work of the signal corps. when |
viii stretch through nearly |
IA degrees of latitude. Six signal corps |
cables are now in operation. and in all |
probability the cables and land lines
which were nearly 1000 miles in length
on March l will aggregate at present
, 800 miles. While some branches are
for strictly military purposes. the most
Of these lines are permanent structures
which will have a very imp prtant bear
ng in the development of rhe trade re-
ations of the various islands.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
As to the National Flower

Yes. there's an american Beauty"
And worthy the title. too.
Whose hair is red, whose skin is white,
And whose eyes are the deepest blue.
Chicago Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
The WAY Thtnxs DO.

We've got five pounds of moth balls
IN the house"
How did that happenF"
"0h, everybody forgot to get any:
and then we all got them at once
indianapolis Journal
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15
Handkerchief- for soldIer,.

Russian soldiers are supplied with
handkerchiefs at the expense of the
government
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-15

Divers in the British navy. before be-
ing passed as proficient in their craft,
have to be able 20 work in 10 fathoms
of water for an hour and in 20 fathoms
for a quarter OF an hour.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-25
GAINESVILLE.

Correspondence OF the Argus.
Everything quiet in out town exeep, the
politicians, and some of our Republicans are
SO los, to reason as to claim that all the
panies are caused by the Democratic party.
aud II allowed space we will dish out meal
of facts which We defy any one TO contra.
dict aad thus show that the Republican
party an1 high tariff is the dady of all the
panies that have existed during the last
century.
In the i'rs, place, the panic of ISSs was
followed by an increase of tariff. The
panic of IS45 was preceded by an increase
OF tariff. The pauic of 1873 was preceded
10y an increase of tariff. The panic from,
1902 to 1904 was preceded by the Mckinley
bill. The presen, period of lock- outs and
strikes was preceded by the Dingley BILL
The decentralization of silver began in
1873 under Republican rule. The price of
whoa, averaged 7SI cents in February
1889, and in the month of April 1904. be
fore any laws save the Republican laws
were IN operation, the price was san cents.
The average price of cattle per head in
1888 was sr7. 10 aud in 1902 il was sIs. 20.
There were 4Io million more goods inn
ported To America from 1880 to ISoS than
there were from 1893 to 1897, which plainly
illustrates that a moderate tariff protected
our people TO the amount of nearly a half
million more than what is termed pro.
tective tariff.
The price of Ohio secured wool under
Republican rule fell in price from 1904 to
1855, to the amount of 500 per pound and
from 1880 to 1893 il fell in price from =,
cents to SIS cents, making a total drop in
price OF 81. "a per pound, all in time of
Republican rule.
The per cent of increase Of wool in the
United States since 1860 has been $50. and
in Australia it has been 500; so much for
wool protection.
AS to the money standard, we learn that
away back during the Assyrian government.
bonds were paid OFF in both gold and silver.
We notice poster in the postoliice, rep.
resenting Mckinley and Roosevelt waving a
''~o "'N' Wv "'NiilfAApus EAtut rag, Jnc
County" This must mean that their in.
tenton is for Teddy 20 get on his plow-boy
shoes aud conquer the world, and then add
TO the emblem; oIe set IF yobbcrs amt enc
set II SIapes. Then Nabonadius and Croe.
sus can form an alliance and Cyrus will in
tervene and Babylon must fall. They that
do hunger and thirst after righteousness,
shall be filed. and the same TO those who
thirst for blood, for, like in the days Of
Rome and Carthage and the days of
llezekiah, the angels of the Lord and the
elements may combine to our destruction.
Some times shallow Drained fellow in
this section will remark that the Democrats
are rebels and that VIC Republicans saved
the union, and wc then remind them that If
the northern Democratic (rcbel as the man
void of brains sometimes calls him) would
have refused to help, those wonderful Re-
Publcans would have been running at Bull
Run, yet. SALAMANDFR.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-25
Democratic Power In the East

The Times Special Service.
WHATcoM, September zo.-william G..
Brown, IT,, of Kingwood, w. Va, president
of the Bank of Whaicom, Of this city. is here
on a business trip. Mr.. Brown takes a
deep interest in politics. -Four years ago he
was the candidate for Congress on the Dem.
ocratio ticket in the Second West Virginia
district. Lately he has been in several Of
the Eastern states considered doubtful this
year. Mr.. Brown was asked concerning
political conditions in them this year by
Times reporter
lie said "In West Virginia the Demo.
Gratis expect to carry the state. One thing
IS certain and that IS that we will control the
next legislature and elect Democratic sue.
cessor to Senator Stephen y. Elkins. Mary.
land and Kentucky are absolutely safe for
Bryan. Every Gold Democrat in the Fas,
IS in line for Bryan this year and that rem
ders these states certain for him. In the
East the people are really frightened al i'm
perialism, while out here / hear nothing of
It. In Maryland we will also gain a Dem
ocratio senator to succeed Senator Yelling
'pht ""'f "vNSfeis ~ present - Stumpfnr
the state for Bryan and working hard 10
carry il for him. The Democrats in New
York appear sauguine Of carrying that state
this fall. ! visited several days in Ohio.
Illinois and Indiana. Strange as IL NAV
seem, nowhere did I find the Democrats
more confident Of winning than in Ohio.
They arc organized, enthusiastic and work
ing hard aud seem positive that they will
win. On the other side the Republicans are
decidedly apaihelic. The Foraker wing
seems TO be standing idly by and letting
things drift Golden Role Jones stand has
greatly encouraged the Democrats.
Indiana has decidedly Democratic
look and think the Democrats will cary
t. do not believe Illinois will be for
Bryan, however. The state outside OF
Chicago will be for him unquestionablv.
but Chicago, ! think, will elect the MeKin.
ley electors. Kansas to me looks 10 be los,
10 the Democrats, but | do not form this
opinion from observation, but from the
papers. The Democratic gain in the East.
ern states Is very large. Large enough
believe TO elect Mr.. Bryan this year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-25
Hayden.

Correspondence of the Argus
Miss Mollic Feather is at home doing her
fall sewing.
Walter Feather is visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. Ruth CuPpett was the guest of d.
Feather Tuesday.
Mrs. Saul Feather is the guest Of Mr.. and
and Mrs. Elmer Feather.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Feather were shopping
in Kingwood one day last week
Bennett Hayden, who has been confined
TO the house for the past week, is out again.
Ray Rodeheaver, who has been on a
hunting excursion, returned to Terra Alta
Sunday.
J. Will Hayden, of Lake Terra Alta, was
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs J. {. Feather
Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Kelly, of Terra Alta, who
has been visiting relatives here, returned
home Sunday.
Charley Bramble and mother, of near
Wilson, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Ringer recently.
Miss Orlena Childs, who has been at the
New Columbia Hotel, woods6eld. Ohio.
came home Sunday.
J. J. WEIGH, wife and daughter were
visiting Mrs. Welchs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gribble. beyond Bruceton, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. S. Feather and three children,
Carrie, John and Isaac, Of L1trobe, Pa,
were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. David o..
Feather, Tuesday aweek. Miss Carrie is
telephone operator there.
Rev. Suliz preached his first sermon for
the coming year at Wesley Chapel Sunday
at 800 p. m. to large and attentive crowd.
All welcome the new minister and wish him
success in his new field Of labor.