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The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Manchester, Eng, Sept. 1.-THE
Manchester Textile Mercury estimates
that the minimum average of stOppage
for the mills will be eight weeks. al
though the period may be longer, and
that the losses. including the wages of
100000 workers. will be E25.O0O.O0O.
These losses are attributed 10 the fail
ure of nature to supply sufficient raw
material. The English manufacturer is
totally dependent upon circumscribed
area of foreign supply and those who
provide this supply are now strainng
every nerve 10 consume the production
at home, thus becoming formidable
competitors of England
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Galveston, Sept 17.-Now that the
water works are running, some of the
streets lighted. many others nearly
cleared of debris and telegraphic COM
munication with the outside world re-
established, the people of Galveston
are anxiously looking forward to the
re-establishmcnt of rail communion
ton. They will not have to wait long.
for the work of re-laying the tracks
and rebuilding bridge across the bay
is being pushed with great energy. The
officials in charge of the work believe
that they will be able to run trains in
to Galveston Union depot on Thursday.
The work thus far done has been re-
markable and has been accomplished
under the greatest difficulties. The
track has been laid along n right of
way which has been swept by the sea
and washed into ravines along line
bestrewn with dead bodies of men and
animals. The men worked under
blazing sun. in water and slush and
mud. in surroundings sickening to the
senses and ut first without adequate
supply of food.
The greatest difficulties in the way
of securing material for the work or
rather in getting the material to the
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Every Republican platform that has
thankful recognition to the unpnral-
leled prosperity of the country, while
every Democratic platform studiously
ignores it.-Indianapolis Journal.
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that
their liberties will be in danger if the
Philippines remain in the possession of
the United States?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that its
form of government is so weak that II
would fall or be radically changed In
consequence of undertaking to govern
the Philippines?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that the
Philippines would be better off left to
their own devices and the tender mer-
cies of little dictators like Aguinaldo
than kept under the sovereignty of the
United States?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that an
army of 100000 for nation of 10000
900 is militarism?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that it
is patriotic or right to sympathize with
the armed enemies of the United States
and to give them aid and comfort?-
New York Sun.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21
Senator Tener's SANDER of Governor
Roosevelt,

Roosevelt.
Senator Teller certainly went beyond
the bounds of deccncy and brought dis
credit upon the state of Colorado. of
which he has been an honored and hon
orable representative in the Senate of
the United States for a quarter of a
century, when. in his speech to the
vention on Monday, he described Gov
ernor Roosevelt, the Republican nomi-
nee for vice president. as
1.-The distinguished skulker of San
Juan hill the man who has taken the
credit for what the negro regiment
did"
Governor Roosevelt cannot be hurt
by any SANDER designed to blacken his
record as Il soldier because his bravery
in the fierce fighting about Santiago OH
n matter of history, vouched for by an
army of eye-witnesses: but the state of
Colorado must feel panied and shamed
beyond expression to have the country
rank and reputation should so far for
get the requirements of truth and man
illness and patriotism as to falsely and
necdlessly malign the military record
of a volunteer soldier whose splendid
example in going to the front ut the
call of his country and rislling his life
at the head of his regiment in the hot
test conflict of the war, has made all
true Americans prouder of their citi-
zenship and more certain of the future
of republic that breeds such heroes
as Theodore Roosevelt and his valiant
companions in arms, the gallant Rough
Riders
Senator Teller has right. if he feels
so inclined, to oppose the election of
Governor Roosevelt to the office of vice
president, but he has no right to i'm
peach the soldierly courage and
achievements of the hero of San Juan,
and in his calmer moments we are sure
that he will deplore the blunder, TO call
it by no harsher name, which he com
mitted ON Monday.
VIII the people of Colorado. who,
however, they may differ among them
selves on political issues, are quite
unanimous in their appreciation and
approval of all American soldiers who
fight bravely for the flag, endorse the
stain put upon their state by Senator
Teller's uncalled-for SANDER, or will
the repudiatc and disown it as they
should at the polls in November?-Den-
yer Republican.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21
LOUBET SETTLES
BOUNDARY LINE

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE minister
of Costa Rica mt Washington. Senior
Calyo, has received Il cablegram from
the minister of Costa Rica at Paris,
which conveys the information that
the president of the French republic
NJ. Loubet, who was the arbitrator APP
pointed to decide the boundary QueS-
ton between Costa Rica and Colon
bia. by his award of yesterday fixed
the boundary limit between the two
countries on the Atlantic side mt Mona
Point Tor l.. Carrcta). and on the Pa
ciiic side mt Punta Burica. The repub-
lie of Colombia claimed that the limit
should be fixed at Cape Gracio Adios
in the Atlantic. including the whole of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua Atlantic
coast, and that the limit on the Pa
cific side should be placed at Boruca
river. to the northwest of Colo Dulce,
which would have given Colombia n
right to half the territory of Costa
Rica and about two-thirds of that of
Nicaragua.
Costa Rica claimed the old limits be-
tween Central America and Colombia,
placed at the Island Escudo de Vera
qua, on the Atlantic. and the River
Chiriqui Niejo tat the base of Punta
Burica to the southeast on tthe Pa
citic.
The award. as already said. fixes the
boundary line on the Pacific side at
Punta Burica. as claimed by Costa
Rica, and on the Atlantic. denies the
right of Colombia to any part of the
territory of Nicaragua or any portion
of that of Costa Rica beyond Mona
Point
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Great disappointment is shown by
the Pennsylvania Democrats since the
the tin factories in Pittsburg. which
they had expected to stir up trouble
for the Republicans. The manufacture
ers made an eight per cent. advance
in wages directly affecting twenty-five
thousand workmen and the advance
was accepted and the laborers are
happy. Next to a drought in prairie
state, n strike in the eastern factory il
hailed as sweet boon by the average
Bryanite calamity statesman.-Nebras-
ka State Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21
skeleton Tell. Tate of Death in blizzard

Salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 1.-THE half
eaten remains of George IIilditch of
Pennington. private in Company e
of the National Guard, who disap-
peared last April, have been found in
the mountains near Morgan.
He met his death while herding
sheep. losing his way and encounter
ing a terrific blizzard, and in spite of
the most vigorous search on the part of
his comrades, relatives and friends at
the time and since. no trace of the un-
fortunate young man was found until
Private Lawson of the same company,
who was herding in the vicinity of the
forks of Lost creek last week, made
the grewsome discovery. The head
and hands and other parts of the body
had been eaten away by coyotes during
the six months it has been exposed.
Practically only the skeleton was left.
and but for letter found on piece of
clothing that had withstood the wealth
er, it is doubtful that identification
would have been possible.
At the time he disappeared great
many searching parties We're sent out,
Company Il of Bountiful, of which the
young man belonged, turning out in n
body and going all through the noun
tains in Morgan county.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

The anti-imperialists feel that unless
they can make out Abraham Lincoln
to have been on their side, they are
lost. The Indiana Sentinel is particu-
larry Jealous after Lincoln So we
will print for comparison what it says
of Lincoln now and what it said of him
in the first Democratic anti-imperialist
campaign. back in the Civil War:
Anti-imperialism in 1900
mo more Infamous Islander could be
conceived than the charge that Lincoln
was an imperialist. Every word and
every act of his heroic life stamps the
charge with falsehood. He would have
despised imperialism as un-American
and immoral He would never have
governed people against their CON
sent"
Anti-imperialism in 1851
SHOULD Mr.. Lincoln be reelected the
revolution will be accomplished. This
will be no longer republic of the Unit
ed States. but a consolidated empire.
We implore patriotic and intelligent
men to pause and reflect and give their
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

There is a popular impression that
microbes and germs of all kinds are
killed by intense cold. Recent exper-
iments in the laboratory of Professor
Dewar. the man who solidified hydro
gen, shows that this impression is err
roneous. Many forms of bacteria were
subjected to the tremendous cold OF
liquid air for an entire week without
Interruption, yet afterward they de-
veloped as vigorously as they would
have done if they had not undergone
SO frosty an experience.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

If Bryan expected to receive many
votes of the old soldiers he doubtless
felt annoyed when he read of the en-
thusiasm aroused in the G. A. II. con-
vention when speaker remarked that
1--WE have comrade in the chair in
Washington, and the CHANCES are that
he will continue there for four years
more" The old soldiers are flag-rais-
ers, not Hag-lowerers,-St. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Vertical penmanship, adopted so
widely in the public schools few
years ago, seems to be going out of
fashion. 1t is said to be slow to write
and not favored in commercial life.
The return to the Spencerian system
emphasizes the project to erect a me-
mortal library to Plat Spencer in &C.
neva, o. Here. in little log house,
the great penman taught many branch
es, especially the beautiful handwrit-
ing which young and old came from
afar to learn. Until the age of s.
Spencer had never seen writing paper.
but he had already traced his charac-
tiers in the sand of the rivers edge
and on the bark of trees. His life was
full of hardships, but many a man
reared in luxury may well envy the
inscription, Poet, penman, educator.
reformer, benefactor," engraved on his
tomb by grateful pupil.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

According to the Journal of German
Engineers. the French railroad trains,
instead OF the English, hold the first
place for speed. schedule time being
the basis for comparison. regular
train between Paris and Amiens makes
the distance, SO miles, without stop.
in an hour and quarter, or at the
rate of IS miles an hour. The fastest
regular train in Great Britain makes
so miles an hour. for a distance of
only SO miles, between Perth and For
fax. In Germany greater speed than
So miles an hour is prohibited. but the
fastest regular train makes only 81
miles, between Wittenberg and Ham
burg.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

writer in the New York Sun gives
figures to show that the problem of
procuring a sufficient number of rail
road ties causes the corporations in
creasing perplexity. a mile of stand
ard single-track railroad requires
about $500 ties, and the average life
of tie is estimated at about five
years. The annual requirement of the
Pennsylvania railroad for the part of
the system east of Pittsburg is nearly
100000 ties. The tie supply of all
the railways of the country represents
an aggregate impressive at once to the
business instinct and to the magma
ton. Under the best conditions, and
making no allowance for fire and other
accidents, a plot of 1000 acres and a
period of 80 years are required to pro-
duce 100000 ties. Every line of rail-
road thus becomes an argument in
favor of preserving our forests from
destruction.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Norma Diorn is a girl who lives
with her father near the headquarters
of the Guadalupe in Texas, and has
recently been rewarded for bravery
with a handsome silver-mounted re-
volver, presented by the Texas Cattle
association. Her achievement was the
lassoing of mountain lion and drag
ging 1t to its death, as it was in the
act Of attacking her fathers cattle. on
the borders of the ranch. AS she had
no weapon on her person. she was
forced to depend upon her lariat
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Three chief fensts during which the
Chinese take legal holidays are those
OF the dragon, the moon and the year.
Five days attend the first two and
thirty the last. Those who have lived
in China for any time invariably award
the palm for attractiveness to the feast
OF flowers. which occurs in the spring.
Then the trees are in bloom and every
private garden in the land is flower
show of the first order. In thousands
of thrifty homes the people make their
favorite rice wine. marching out In
procession to the accompaniment Of
music 10 the rice 6elds,
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

A professor of geology has found
near Montclair, N, j., fossil specimens
of fish supposed to be millions of
years old. The fish belongs to the or
der of ganoids. of which there are only
a few modern representatives. House
keepers who think their fisherman is
not furnishing wares as fresh as they
desire can at least comfort themselves
with the knowledge that his ice-box
contains nothing as old as this.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

The shirt waist man is not new. Pres
ent consideration of him has brought
to light an ordinance of Lincoln's Inn,
400 years old. "Urbanus Sylvan" in
the last Cornhill. writes: I'm 1903 there
is q resolution OF the bench that any
one at the clerks commons shall be
decorously clad. and not with his shirt
in facie populi ultra diploidem, |. e.,
sticking out in public view beyond his
doublet."
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Hopeful Jim Jones AYERS that Colonel
Bryan will not make more than two
speeches n day during the campaign.
1t is all very well to put the colonel on
q diet. but can he be made 10 stick to
it3-kew York Sun.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

The abandoned farms In Rhode Is
land number 349. according to the
states official catalogue. but from that
fact 1t must not be inferred that Rhode
Island, as a whole. is in serious dan
ger of going out OF tlllage. Estimat-
ing each abandoned farm at 100 acres,
the 349 amount to but about 4 per
cent of the states area.
The Springfield herald., 1900-09-21

Elmer B. Adams, who presides over
the United States Court Tor the Eas.-
ern District OF Missouri, is believed to
be the wealthiest federal Judge in the
country, his fortune being estimated
at 100000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

Speaking of Roosevelt's speech at
lola, the Allen County Democrat re-
lates the following incident: ga
small boy sitting on the water tank
yelled, "Hurrah for Bryan" and
this great statesman flew to pieces
and said that after he got away ''the
poor benighted creature can hurrah
for Bryan and Aguinaldo until he
gets black in the face" A brilliant
retort for a vice-presidential candi-
date to make to boy, but it gave
to the people an idea of what little
man he is. No one justifies the boy.
He ought to have been whipped I'M
til he could not walk but Teddy
made no friends by his answer.
But few applauded and many said
he had made a mistake.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

Dun's Review for Jan. 18th. 1900,
gives the following increase of prices
in some of the lines controlled by
the trusts:
The Nail Trust increased the price
of nails from S1.Io on Jan. 4, 1890,
to ST.. so on Jan. 3, 1900. The same
trust increased the price of wire nails
from sI.35 to So. 20 during the same
period.
The Structural Iron Company in
creased the price of structural angles
from s1.15 on Jan. 4, 1899, to S.. IS
on Jan. 8, 1900.
The Coal Trust increased the price
of anthracite coal from S3.75 on
Jan. 4, 1899, to s4.2o on Jan. 3,
1900.
The Glass Trust increased the
price of glass from s2.57 on Jan. 4,
1899, to S2.89 on Jan. 3, 1900.
The Rubber Trust increased the
price of rubber from ga cents tc
SI.45 during the same period.
The prices of boots and shoes,
controlled by the Leather Trust
show an increase during the veal
1899 on mems grain shoes from 81
cents to SI.1o, and a like increase
on all grades of boots and shoes.
The prices of cotton goods in
creased SO per cent. White sheet
ings on Jan. II sold at $500 anc
on Dec. 20 at S32.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
From The New York World.

From The New York World.
In his speech at the great meeting
in Madison Square Garden Tuesday
Mr.. Bryan showed conclusively that
he is, as The World said some weeks
ago, ga new Bryan"-that he has
'grown and improved within the last
four years." and is "more dignifed,
more temperate, more respectful in
every way of the conservative opin-
ion of the country"
He spoke, in the first place, from
the inspiration of his audience, not
from a manuscript, as four years ago
in the Garden, and thus added to
his captivating oratory. And he
dealt almost exclusively with the two
dominating issues upon which he was
sure of the sympathy of his hearers
Monopoly and Imperialism.
Mr.. Bryan started with challenge
to the business interests of New
York. 81 am glad" he said, "to
defend our cause in this great centre
of population, of industry and of
wealth" owe are not opposed, "
he declared, ''to that wealth that
comes as the reward of honest toll
and is enjoyed by those who give to
society something in return for that
which society bestows upon them. "
And he gave the assurance that ''no
honest industry, no honest occupa-
ton, no honest man need fear the
success of the Democratic party"
Mr.. Bryan's talk to and for the
'dinner-pail" laboring man was
trenchant in its sarcasm upon Mark
Hanna's favorite argument. Col
umns of criticism of the Mckinley
attitude were condensed in this witty
epigram:
"The Republican party spends its
time congratulating itself upon the
existence of things which it did not
cause and Sinking responsibility for
things which it has done"
Turning to the issue of Imperial
ism Mr.. Bryan was still at his best.
He fixed where it rightly belongs
the responsibility for the unnecessary
un-American and hopeless war now
waging in the Philippines, and por-
trayed with percision and force the
wrong and the evil consequences OF
Mr.. McKinley's policy of "criminaI
aggression.
The popular demonstration at the
various meetings and in the streets
was one of the greatest, if not the
greatest, ever seen in New York
And Mr.. Bryan was equal to it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

A Clark county man who can vote
against Lot Ravenscraft for State
Senator, is hide-bound enough TO be
a slave, and in fact is a political
slave, for there is no other reason
for any man not voting for him.
Now, is there? Don't you know,
that any man who will stand up and
say that Lot is not at all times on the
side of the people who pay the taxes,
is an enemy of truth and right?
Don't you know that no honest man
will even intimate that Lot could be
induced to vote against the interests
of you people, through fear or favor?
Don't you know that even ordinary
judgment would suggest to you that
lawyer like Tom Noftzger is not
to be expected to vote for the COM
mon people like farmer like Lot;
or if he does he will break the
record of the past in the votes of the
lawyers. Vote for Lot and your
own interests. -Ashland Clipper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

We notice some Republican
posters around town and one por-
ton of the Autograph struck us
most forcibly. 1t was a cartoon
showing the Cubans under Span
ish rule and Cubans under Amer
lean rule. A great improvement.
We thought of the Filipino un-
der Spanish rule and the Fil1ipi-
no under American rule. We
wondered why the managers did
not get up cartoon on the con-
dition of these people for cam
paign purposes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

Read the treaty with the Sui
tan of Sulu. See whether Nc
Kinley is in favor of slavery and
polygamy or not. He submits
the same to Congress for ratifi-
cation and expects it to pass the
same as the Paris treaty or he
would have drafted it. It has al
ready been signed by the sultan
and his officers. 1t don't make
any difference what Mckinley
says, but what he does, that we
criticise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25
Read

and you will know where to 60 for
bargains in secondhand buggies, road
carts, spring wagons, farm wagons
and machines. Will trade for old
vehicles or buy them and pay all
they are worth as l am in the bust
ness. Good old wrought iron pnr-
chased at 25cts per hundred, deliv-
cred. Call and see me and you can
get a trade as l trade and traffic in
all articles from a pocket knife to a
steam boat. You will always find
me at my shop at work.
A. w. CALENDAR,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25
Leaders and Subjects.
EpwoRTH LEAGUE.


Oct. 2S-Lulu Fick-'sDo not worry
Matt. 6:25.34.
Nov. 4-Ansel Wysong- 'sAre you doing
your best?"-Matt. 25:I4-3o.
Nov. II-Mrs. Casteen = ssDecision for
Christ''-Luke I4:25-33.
Nov. IS-Bro. Booth-s.What intemper
ance costs our nation"-Prov. 23:I-7& 1921.
Nov. 25-Zada Black-''Praise the Lord
Psalms I47:2-2o.
Dec. I'D. B. Stutsman-'sSpendingt time
and taking pains for Christi Matt 25:I-I3.
Dec. e-Margie Hamilton-s'How to list
en''-Matt. I3:2-23.
Dec. I6-Chas. Boyer-''Confessing Chris,
Matt. Io:32-3e.
Dec. 23-Christine Hamilton-'sThe glory
of Christ 1874
Dec. CELERY Cooper-'eThe old and the
new (your purposes)'- $1,000 G. Matt
I3:5I-52.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

Bryan's reception in New York
last week was the greatest ever given
a presidential candidate. 1t is esti-
mated that 100, 900 people heard him
speak. In another place we reprint
an editorial from the New York
World, which ardently supported
Mckinley in 1896 but this year is
supporting the Nebraska man.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

The people of this district will
make no mistake in electing S. D.
Adams to the legislature No better
man than Mr.. Adams can be found
in Kansas. His integrity is beyond
question and he will ably represent
the people of the district. Cast
your ballot for Adams for represen-
tative.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoR.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Subjects same as Epworth League.)
Oct. 28--May Clements.
Nov. Mrs. Blair.
Nov. II-Winnie Bonham.
Nov. 49,. E. Blair.
Nov. 25-Georgia DeCow.
Dec. 2-Chas. Boyer.
Dec. o-Oliver Frame.
Dec. I6-Mrs. Button.
Dec. z3-Mrs. Fuht.
Dec. 3o-Winnie Bonham.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

The Republican ''Ring" will make
the same effort to defeat Conrad
that it did to defeat John Innis, but
thanks to the Democrats and Popu-
lists, John Innis was elected just the
same. They did not stand on poll
tics, but voted for the man who had
stood for their interests.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

We wish Mr.. Fuhr would read
or publish that plank of the plat
form upon which VanBuren was
elected that relates to the seizure
of Cuba in case Spain refused to
relinquish her claim to it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25

Our county warrants are below
par-oo cents for large ones and SO
cents for small ones. If all moneys
collected as taxes had been legiti-
mately applied, our county warrants
would be worth 100 cents on the
dollar.