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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

The Hon. Joel n. Poinsett. native
OF South Carolina, and one Of her
most gifted sons, during the latter part
Of tho administration OF John Quincy
Adams, II will be remembered, repre-
sented the United States at the capital
OF Mexico. which was then much dis
tracted by internal dissensions, While
Mr. Poinsett resided there, the city
was captured by one of the contending
factions, and he and his family In
CURED no small degree Of personal
danger from the violence OF the SOL
dlers, by whom they were suspected
OF affordlng concealment to certain OBJ
poxious individuals In the height Of
tho notification controversy after his
return, In an address delivered to the
people Of Charleston, the following elo-
quent passage occurs:
Wherever have been, have been
proud OF being a citizen of this great
republic, and, In tho remotest corners
OF the earth. have walked erect and
secure under that banner which our
opponents would tear down and tram
pie under foot, was In Mexico when
that city was taken by assault. The
house OF the American ambassador was
then, as II ought to be, the refuge OF
the distressed and prosecuted; It was
pointed out to the lnfurlated soldiers
as n place filled with their enemies.
They rushed to the attack. My only
defense was the flag of my country,
and 1t was flung out at the instant that
hundreds OF muskets were leveled at
us. Mr.. Mason and myself placed
ourselves beneath Its waving folds,
We did not blench. for we felt strong
In the protecting arm OF this mighty
republic. We told them that the lag
that waved over us was the banner OF
that nation to whose example they
owed their liberty, and to whose pro-
lection they were indebted for their
safety, The scene changed as by en-
chantment. and the men who were on
the point Of attacking my house and
menaclng the inhabitants, cheered the
flag OF this country, and placed sentl-
nels to protect It from outrage. Fell
low-cltlzens, In such moment as that,
would 1t have been any protection to
me and mine to have proclaimed my
self Carolinlan? Should have been
here to tell you this tale, II had hung
out tho Palmetto and the single star?
Be assured that to be respected abroad,
we must maintain our place In the
Unlon!"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
THROWING AWAY LAND.

A contemporary rips up the entire
land system of the country especially
the practice Of endowment by dona-
tions Of land, in the statement that
the State University was endowed by
the proceeds of the sales Of 50 sections
(160 acres each) Of lands granted to
the state, which having been sold, yield
an income of but S135, 900, whereas the
university requires 100000
Our contemporary adds that had
these sections Of land been leased in
stead of sold, they would now yield an
income of S524,00O In other words
values which would have supported
the university and left surplus OF
$4,000, have been, to the extent of
nearly three-fourths, given away to
spectators. Had this city, at the be-
ginning Of American occupation, leased
It's public lands, instead Of throwing
them away by sale, there would now be
an income from them Of more than
triple the amount Of our taxes, which
would have enabled the city and coun-
" not only to have constructed, owned
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
NOT PoPuLIsTs.

Mayor johnson made n proposition
to buy the Cleveland Terminal a. Val
ley railroad for s2,34O,OOO. The prop
osItion was made to j. II. Wadsworth,
representing the Valley road at the
meeting OF the auditors.
"Think Of IT, laughed the mayor,
"twenty-nine locomotives returned by
the Valley railroad for less than 1000
each"
"Do you want to buy the Valley road
for what II has been returned for tax
ation?"
"You bet dol" cried Mayor John
son. "and I'll give you 40 per cent
more than that, Yes, I'll give you three
times what you value 1t at In your tax
return"
"Will you take lt?"
"I'll make a big cash deposit right
here"
ooh, don't be in such n hurry" said
Wadsworth, backing away. an think
about 1t, don't own the whole road, "
"All right, think 1t over" laughed
the mayor, turning away. "Ill take II
at those figures. "-Plaindealor
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
CUBA LI1RE.


When sailed from Tampa Bay,
(Cuba Llbre)
And our ships got under weigh,
(Cuba Libre!)
AS we floated down the tide,
Crowding to the steamers side,
You remember how we cried:
Cuba Libre"
When we spied the island shore,
(Cuba LibreD
Then we shouted loud once more:
Cuba Libre!"
AS we sank Cervera's ships
Where the southern sea-wall dips,
What again was on our lips?
Cuba Bibre!"
These are foreign words, you know
Cuba Llbre!"-
That we used so long ago;
(Cuba LibreD
And In all the time between
Such a lot of things we've seen.
We've forgotten what they mean
Cuba Libre!"
Let us ask the president,
(Cuba LibreD
What that bit Of Spanish meant,
(Cuba Libre!)
Ask Mckinley, Root and Hay
What on earth we meant to say
When we shouted night and day
Cuba Libre!"
But alas they will not speak.
(Cuba Llbre)
For their memories are weak,
(Cuba Llbre)
IL you have lexicon,
Borrowed from a Spanish don,
Send 1t down to Washington,
CUBA LibreD
Ernest Crosby, in Life.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
and operated all It's public utilities, but
to have done 30 gratuitously or at an
almost nominal charge.
TRUSTS SUPPRESS INVENTIONS

IHOSTS OOPfHEoS lNNEN IlONO
A man living In Chicago has invent
cd a lubrlcator In which water Ia Il
principal II not the chief ingredient,
He has demonstrated Its value. He has
proven to the satisfaction of several
railroad managemonts that II is not
only the cheapest but the safest lubri-
cant known to industrial science,
These roads are willing TO buy this
product and use II to the exclusion OF
all others, at least until better ls dis
covered,
But here steps In t:lc Standard OIL
Company and says to the railroad
III you use this lubricant and cease
buying those manufactured by us, We
will retaliato by refusing to ship over
your lines,
The business Of the Standard OIL
Is 80 large no railroad company dare
withstand the demand, hence the maxi
er Of the new and cheapest lubricant
experiences extreme difficulty In mar
keting his product,
Were the railroads In the hands OF
the government the Standard OIL Com
pany could not enforce demand 30
out Of harmony with the laws Of legit-
innate production and distributions
East oregonian.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
WIN on Graphophone cylinder

A. wealthy land owner near Smol-
ensk, Russia, died not long ago, and
after the funeral his heirs looked vain
ly for the will, but without success. A
few days later young man, seeing a
graphophone on the table in tho IL
brary, put into 1t a record which he
supposed was that Of a popular Rus
sian song. To his amazement and ter
ror, instead of a song he heard the
dead mans voice recite the words Of
the missing will The heirs were notl-
fed of the discovery, lawyers wero
summoned, and the question then
arose whether a will left on graphic
phone cylinder would be deemed valid
by the courts. This question Is now
before the supreme court OF St. PetSrs.
burg.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOW PRODUCERS SUFFER FOR
IDLE WEALTH.
A Police Court Dialogue That Explain,
tho Situation Every Workers Wages
IL ConasoAtsd, Not by the State. but
ny che Rich

Recently during n trial In ono Of
our courts, II became necessary for the
judge himself to question q witness,
and the following colloquy took place;
Judge-Are you Il married man?
Witness-No.
J.-Havo you any one depending on
you for support,
W.--Yes; u largo number OF them.
J.--Are they disabled physically or
mentally from supporting themselves?
W.--No; they are fully as able as !
to support themselves
J.-Then why do you support these
able-bodled persons?
W.--BeCauso the customs and ar
rangements Of our present state of So
cloty force me to.
J.--These persons, doing no manner
OF useful work, and you a poor man,
having but your labor, are compelled
to give part OF 1t to them?
W.--Yes; | am forced to divide by
giving them three-fourths Of what
produce.
J,--ls there no way to got rid OF
these human leeches?
W.-Not at once; for nearly all So
ciety especially these leeches, as you
call them, insist that this Is natural
state of affairs, and has always exist
ed; they are eternally ding-donging In
my ears that, were II not for these
leeches, | could not work at all, and
death would Immediately oyertake me-
But in the near future Wen be able ia
rid ourselves of them, when they'll
have to live Off their own sweat
J.-lf you should die would not the
leeches have to work
W.--0h, no; they hold in reserve Q
vast number who are about to be over
taken by death from enforced ldlenesf
and they would think It a God-sent
privilege to toll In support Of these
leeches.
J,-Would you please give me the
name and address OF these leeches?
W.-rhough 1t is solely from my
labor that their lives are made q con
tlnual round Of pleasure still they
have the brutal ingratitude to refuse
to live in the same locality as myself
and often they will not condescend t
live in the same country; and as M!
constant toll enables them at thei
pleasure to change their climate, seen
cry and society, can not give yol
their permanent address For apparen
reasons they do not want to be know
by their real names, but insist on be
ing known by their nom de plumes,
J.--But what are their names II
fact, | am going to have them ar
raigned before the bar Of justice, thes
ravagers Of society.
W,--Their names are CAPITAL
lists.
J.-Mr. Sheriff, hustle this witness
out Of the court room; he's a Populist
Missouri Socialist.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

oh, yes, and the minister's house, Of
which Miss Quilhot and Miss Eroma-
thea were old maids, and the minister
oh, no, he wasn't an old maid, but
you couldn't expect him to have boys
in the house, for how could he ever
write his sermons?
SO It was, as spId, an unfortunate
street to hay, NERVES" on. And the
Crosspatch Man had so many!
The three days between soon went
away, and 1t was the nlght-tho very
night--before II! There were only a
few hours more, for. OF course, you
didn't have to walt till the sun rose on
Fourth Of July.
Meredith had drilled the Rudd
Street Second for the last time and
dispersed his men. He was on his
way home to supper, Going by the
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
The Best of 1t
A Juvenile Sketch
for
independence Day

The Crosspatch Man was sick again,
and this time II must be pretty bad,
for all the morning Meredith had been
watching the servants spread straw
before the house and mullle the big,
shiny doorbell,
Poor mani" mamma said, pltingly,
lie is sick 80 often!"
But he's a Crosspatch Mani" NUT
tered Meredith stllfly. Then he re-
pented and looked as shamefaced as Q
worry little boy with "A very round, dim
pied face could look. I'm so sorry
he's very Sick" he said slowly. II
s'pose II hurts even Crosspatch Men.
Mamma did not notice. She was
having her little noon gossip" with
papa, and they were still talking about
their invalid neighbor.
1T isn't quite so bad as II seems,
you know" papa was saying. HE al
ways has the straw laid down and
things mufIied when ho has one of
his worse nervous attacks It doesn't
mean all that 1t does In most cases,
lie is terribly afflicted by noise at a.
most any time
"Nolsel should think SOL" That
was from Meredith, who prlcked up
his ears at the word. Didn't he know
how the Crosspatch Man felt bout n
noise? Didn't he belong to the Rudd
Street Second? Wasn't he, captain2
And oh, my the times he'd seen the
Crosspatch Man a-scowling and a.
fumlng when they marched past his
Window
But Fourth Of July will be terri
BILE day to him--poor mani" went on
mammals gentle voice. That made
Meredith start little. He had been
thinking about Fourth O. July, too,
(Did he think of much Of anything
else nowadays?) He had been going
over In his mind all the glorious pro-
gram OF the day. For the Rudd Street
Second was going to celebrate in a
worthy manner. They were going to
even outdo themselves this year--and
hadn't they had tho proud honor Of
being the noisest street in the city for
two Fourth O. Julys a-running? Let
om Just wait till they heard this
Fourth q July!
1t was three days of, That would
give the Crosspatch Man time to have
tho straw taken up and the bell un-
mulIled for his worst "times" never
lasted more than two or three days.
Then he'll have to cotton up his
ears" unused Meredith, philosophic-
ally, Watching the big foreign servant
that wore a turban so back and forth
past the Crosspatch Mans window.
The house Meredith lived in and the
Crosspatch Mans house were quite
close together, so 1t was easy to watch
things
Unfortunately for an invalid with
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

The insolent assumption of John D.
Rockefeller that the wages paid by his
oil trust during the past thirty years
were gift to labor" has caused
great amusement among those who are
prompt to see the humorous side Of
things, and aroused the indignation Of
the serious-minded But all know that
without labor Rockefeller's money
would have produced nothing, and that
his gift" was merely an exchange Of
money for labor, and not fair ex-
change on his part at that, il the truth
were known
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

King Edwards wages have been
raised to $2,35O,OOO year, Some
Americans will wonder what Edward
does to deserve such large salary.
When they have satisfied themselves
on this point they might begin to lg-
uro on what John ID. Rockefeller does
to earn some s5O,OOO,OOO or more u year.
We elect a president ostensibly to be
our chief executive and pay him $4,000
a year But our real executive is Mr.,
Rockefeller, and he doesn't have to
take the trouble to be elected. Helena
Independent.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

liz MADE n LII ILb pfDDCt'
Crosspatch Mans house, he heard
voices distinctly Issuing from an open
window. He couldn't help hearing, II
was so quiet in the street. Perhaps II
was the "lull before the storm"
"The sahib cannot bear IT," gentle
soothing voice was saying, but Mere
dith recognized the indignation mixed
with the pity in It, "The sahib will
be again sick"
Then came Meredlth's astonishment,
for the Crosspatch Mans voice was
answering, and 1t was quite calm and
gentle; and 1t said
"0f course shall be sick again,
Harl!I've made all my plans to perish.
But what can you expectY The little
chaps must have their Fourth o. July,
l was q little chap myself-once. Shut
the window, ,Hari. There's a suspicion
Of q draught."
Meredith stood still In sheer amaze
ment, and watched tho turban-man
close the window. He was q little
chap himself once, the Crosspatch
Man vast And how kind his voice
had sounded, too. It made him sorry
for the crasspatch Man--sorrier than
he had ever been before.
"He's a-dreadin' 1t like sixty. He's
'spectln' to perish" Meredith said
aloud, TITS goin' to make him sick,
of course-that's what he said to the
turban-man. An he was a little chap
once, an his voice was kind an tired
out"
Then Meredith went home and
perched himself up on the banlster
post in the hall, to think. That was
where he always thought thlngs--big
things, you know. This was, oh my,
such a big thing!
I'm cap'n, mused Meredith, knit
ting his little fair brows. II can say,
GO, an thou ghost" like the man in
the Bible; but they'll be dreadful
dispointed, the Rudd Street Seconds
will be. Still-weIl, he sick an he
had kind spot in his voice, an he
used to be a little chap too, 80 Of
course he used to bang things an
make noises, don't think he sound
ed much like a Crosspatch Man"
In a little while, after little more
tough thinking, Meredith slipped
down and out OF the door, up the
street. He got together the Rudd
Street Seconds and made a little
speech, as a captain may, to his men.
The next day the city and all Amer
lea celebrated Fourth o. July, and
Rudd Street was famous again, but
this time for being tho very quletest
street In all the city! There were Just
as many boys in 1t, too, as ever.
The Crosspatch Mans white, ner-
vous face smoothed and Gained as the
day wore on, and at last 1t actually
smiled in gentle way, as If he was
thinking about something pleasant.
And the captain of the Rudd Street
Seconds and his brave men, drilling
and popping and banging in distant
street, were happy, too.--Annie Ham
ilton Donnell.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

"There is nothing in this world, "
said the president in a speech at San
Francisco, that so promotes the uni
versal brotherhood of man as com-
merce." What could Mr. Mckinley
have meant by saying that commerce
promotes the universal brotherhood Of
man? That Is not protection doctrine.
II Is free trade doctrine. And what
does he mean by encouraging COM
merce? Would he abolish the protec-
tive tariff, which hangs like milestone
about the neck Of universal trade?
Has Mr.. Mckinley become free
trader, favoring open markets and un-
restricted commerce? II not, what kind
OF universal brotherhood 1t Is that he
would have us aspire to?-The Public,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04

The leaders of the real Democratic
party today are men who are doing
for America what the Hebrew prophets
did for tho Jewish nation. "These
prophets" says the great Jewish
scholar, Darmesteter, "were men to
whom justice was an active force. The
idea of right was converted by them
into a fact before which all other
facts pale, by virtue of believing In
Justice they advanced it to the rank
Of factor in history They taught
many to live and die for the right with
out the hope Of Elysian fields, They
taught the people that without Ideals
the future hangs before them in tat
tcrs.' That the ideal alone Is the aim
OF life. and that it consists not in the
glory Of the conqueror, nor in riches
nor In power, but in holding up as a
torch to the nations the example OF
better laws and Of higher soul"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
MEREDITH STOOD IN SHEER
AMAZEMENT.

the terrible affllctlon called nerves."
Rudd Street was a regular nest of
boys.They were boys everywhere on
1t. You ran against boys when you
went east and boys ran against you
when You went west. Boys sprang up
in the most unexpected places. The
houses seemed to be running over
with boys. And really, there was at
least ono boy--and on an average two
or ,three--in every house on Meredith's
side, except in the Crosspatsh Mans
house. Oh, dear me, no, there weren't
any boys therel
On the other side Of tho street you
had to skip the "mlddlest" house and
Miss Quiihot and Miss Eromathea's--.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
q A Clever Snfe Robbery.

ALTOONA. Pa. Nov. 22-rhe town
of Duncanville was thrown into dark
ness at o'clock yesterday morning by
the cutting of the electric feed wires.
While the town Waterman was search
ing for the cause of the trouble dull
explosion was heard ut the postotlre
building. He found that the safe had
been wrapped in carpets and blown
open with nitroglyccrin. All the
stamps, money and papers in the safe,
amounting TO several thousand dollars.
were taken. The cracksmen escaped
without being seen. A month ago n
similar attempt was made ON the safe.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
CORN FODDER RACK.

the more as it is SO easy to fill; 10
will retain the stalks perfectly, al
lowing the cattle to strip of tho
leaves. corn and tender edible poY-
tiOns. The undeyoured parts can then
be cleaned out before filing anew,
and the useless stalks piled mp for
hauling away or mixed with the
manure heap.
The rack should be built again:.
the fence, so that the filing can bs
done from the outside and from the
wagon; and it is necessary to have
the outside only high enough to re-
tain the fodder,
The frame of this manser should hs
made of two Ivy fours, and the rack
of fonr-nch fencing lumber, with tho
slatSabout four nche apart. TO guard
against waste, The bottom should, Of
course, be floored. and the whole sur
rounded by n siX-inch board. Such .
rack can be extended any length, ac-
,ordlng to the number of cattl to no
fed.-Frederick o. Sibey, in N. Y.
Tribune.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
SKILL IN MILKING.
One Who Does Not Possess II should
Not he Ailo~S.i I" Handle
Dairy Cows.

Milking is an operation which re.
1ulres skill, as it has an important
effect on the amount and quality Of
milk given. Dairymen know that
there are as great differences he
tween mixers as between COWS, and
some mixers than with o, hers. In
deed, good cows are often almost ru-
ined by poor mixers.
The milker should avoid handling
the COW more than is neccs -ary. and
he should make it rule 20 do his
work quickly and 'horous hIy lie
should never 60 from II sick TO
well COW without first cleansing his
hands. The habit of voting tho
hands with milk Is filthy in the ex-
treme and should never be practiced.
Some people think it is necessary.
but this is a mistake. The hands
should be kept dry. II they are not.
It is impossible to prevent drops Of
milk from constantly falling from
them into the pail, says Farm, Field
and Stockman.
The pail should be held close to
the udder. so as to expose the milk
TO the air as little as possible. The
farther the streams fall and tho
more they spray, the more dirt and
bacteria they collect. Contamination
from the foremilk must be avoided,
by discarding the first few streams
drawn, or less than a gill in all. This
entails little loss, as the first milk
drawn is always poor in butter fat,
and il it happens to be badly con-
taminated, as is frequently the case.
much injury and trouble may bs
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
The BOnine Trial.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The trial
of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine on thS charge
Of killing james Seymour Ayrcs, Jr.,
was fairly launched yesterday. The
preliminary presentation of the case
on behalf of the government was made
by Assistant District Attorney Hugh
T. Taggart, and after he had concluded
number of witnesses were heard.
Mr.. Taggart's statement consumed
only about an hour and quarter and
consisted for the most part of a review
of the circumstances connected with
the tragedy. Mrs. Bonine apparently
was unmoved by his representations.
Once or twice during the address she
leaned over and spoke to.her attorneys.
The witnesses Of the day did not throw
any new light upon the killing.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Grand Opera House in Detroit.
Mich. WAS damaged by fire to the rX-
tent of $40 600.
Two hundred press feeders and help
crs in Baltimore job printing offices
went on Il strike.
The national grange al its final meet
ing in Lewiston. Me-. decided to meet
in Michigan next year.
John Eer:all. IN Englishman dtliv
cred himself at The police station in In
dianapolis, Ind. admitting forgerirs
Il. grcgatinx Sl2.0oo.
Two explosions Of ntroglNrerin at
the F0rcite Powder works, near Land
il.e, \. j.. shook the country for miles
around, bu, Fortunately no lives were
lost.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
Tennessee Miners Strike.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 22.-A
special from Coal Greek says that 100
miners employed by the Knoxville Iron
company in the Cross mountain coal
mines have gone on strike. 1t is said
the men claim that some of their num-
her were discharged because they join
cd mine workers union recently or
ganized. The officials of the company
in Knoxville will not confirm the re-
ported strike but say the miners have
been threatening to strike for several
days. They deny that men were dis
charged because they Joined the union.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
Property Transfers.

Twelve properties OF the estate
Of the late Joseph Tatnall were
offered for sale at the Court House
yesterday afternoon by the execut-
ors. Ashton r. Tatnall, Thomas
Tatnall and Richard r. Tatnal!.
Auctioneer Stidham offered the
properties. and but two were sold
as the bidding was not spirited. Or
Ebert bought tract OF land at
Eighteenth street and Park lane
at 50. 30 loot. and John A. Myer
bought an 81 acre farm at Hare's
Corner for 81. S2s. The other
properties will be sold later.