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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-03
To- BEAUTIFN CITY.

Commercial Club Oilers Prizes for
s.~ 49,
best Kept Lawn.
The municipal affairs committee of the
Commercial club are considering a plan
to beautify Minneapolis.
A plan of giving prizes for the best
been successful in the East, ana the COM
mittee may decide to try it hene,xe ia Is
. The publicity committee of the club
is also getting out its first illustrated
publication This win contain views of
parks, drives, and many other beauty
spots of the city.
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DIED IN POVERTY.

of faithful public service and the great
force he had been in behalf of public
good
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-03

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in his stirrups and turned bis head
slowly from side to side until he took
In all who were there. Then he spoke
in q clear. ringing voice which every
one heard.
"If there Is any other person here
who thinks that | was cut out for a
woman and spoiled In the making.
now Is the time to speak," he said.
Dead silence followed his words. and
after waiting sufficient time he raised
his hat. saluted them all and cantered
to his fathers side. But the only words
that greeted him where he expected
the greatest praise was the calm an
nouncement:
1--WE will take the trail In al hour.
Lisle. See that you are ready. You
may invite Mr.. Thompson to accompa.
ny US II he cares to do So" And then
without a word In reference to the
combat Richard Maxwell mounted his
horse and rode away.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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that the better the foundation for the
statement the more vehement is their
denunciation. The honest, clean official
challenges scrutiny. His honest and
patriotic supporters wish him vindi-
Gated If he Is faithful; but II he Is not
they wish to know it. Every newspaper
Is far more interested in maintaining
reputation for truthfulness than it is
in slandering any man. Most newspa-
per men are intelligent enough to know
this. The most highly respected, and
the most influential, as we'll as the most
successful newspapers in this state to-
day are those which have. at one time
or another, been most severely de-
nounced by politicians and their heel
ers. and sometimes good honest people
have been misled into condemning
them. The time-serving, politically
goody newspapers that are always on
the band wagon with the dominant ele-
ment and affect consuming zeal in
defense of successful politicians against
alleged ISLANDERS are despised, at least
by those they have served and are soon
repudiated by the people whom they
have tried TO mislead.-Chester Lam
tern.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
SAMPSON AND sCHLEY.
A Naval Captain Tells OF the Origin
of the Trouble Between Them.

A Naval Captain Tells Of the Origin
of the Trouble Between Them.
Captain Jas. Mcqueen Forsyth. U. 8.
NJ, who had charge Of the naval station
at Key West during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war spent last Sunday in Kansas
City. on his way from San Francisco
to his home in Philadelphia, and the
Kansas City Times quotes him as say
ing:
while we have been instructed by
the navy department not to discuss the
merits of the. case, every one knows
that the navy looks upon the contro-
versy as an unfortunate affair. We be-
lieve there was plenty Of glory for all
concerned. The fact that junior man
was placed in command above his Sc
noirs is responsible for the whole busi-
ness. Sampson was a captain and the
18th ranking man Of the navy.
mo one ever thought Of him as the
successor Of Admiral Sicard, and
don't believe he ever thought Of it him
self, but he was familiar to the people
of Washington and they decided to
place him in command. OF course the
officers who outranked him did not like
it. 1t is not to be expected that they
would, but Washington said Sampson
and that settled the matter.
"Schley was among the officers out
ranking Sampson and he was thrown
directly under the juniors command.
He naturally felt the promotion more
than the others.
1.-THE battle of Santiago was one Of
the most brilliant in history. Regard
less of who was responsible for such ef-
fective execution, there was glory
enough for both Sampson and Schley.
The controversy only serves to dim the
brilliancy of the victory, and It Is great
ly to be deplored. That any one should
question the bravery Of either man is
particularly unfortunate, and the belief
is wholly unjustifed."
Captain Forsythe, who will be retir-
ed on September 25, has been associated
with Admirals Schley and Sampson at
different times during his long life in
the navy. When he left Key West he
took command Of the battleship Indi-
ana. Later he was chief Of staff to
Admiral Watson, in charge Of the Ash
attic squadron, and for the past several
months was second in command at the
Mare Island yards at San Francisco.
Captain Forsyth left for st. Louis to-
night, where he will remain few days
before proceeding to Philadelphia.
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CONTINUOUS ADVERTISING.
Why q Successful Merchant Keeps
EverlastinEly at 1t.

EverlastinEly at 1t.
One Of Bostons big department
stores recently published the following
in the midst Of it's large display ads.
in the Sunday local papers:
MANY customers have said to us:
Why do you advertise continuously?
We always come to your shop when we
desire to buy goods We believe that
Is true with thousands of our patrons,
particularly the large number who have
charge accounts: but we wish to In
crease this long list, and our announce
ments of new articles and fabrics open
ing frequently are intended as source
Of information from time to time Of
what Is particularly new and desirable
as we'll as what Is exceedingly reason
able in price.
Many lots have to be disposed Of at
great loss on account Of excessive
stock, injudicious buying or change of
fashion. At such times the prices
quoted are so very low that we want
the information of these opportunities
known far and near, both to our regu-
lar customers and the great public.
$50 If you read our advertisements
in the light Of valuable information
about our store you can send messen-
gers or come yourself, confident such
may be relied upon, and IL you are
made a satisfied customer we have
accomplished our purpose, for a satis-
fed customer Is the best advertisement
known to u.s."
In other words, this business con-
Germ keeps continually before the pub
lie because it has something to say in
a business news way every day in the
year.
The amount of capital invested in
these great shopping emporiums Is
large, and it Is an absolute necessity
that the goods purchased be turned
over as quickly and as often as pos
sible. 1t has been demonstrated that
periodical advertisement will not do.
1t is all very well to talk about regu-
lar customers who would visit the
store whether the concern advertised
or not: but how long, think you, would
they continue in the role Of regular GUS
toners?
1t is safe to say ninety-nine out Of
every hundred shoppers gain their in
formation about a merchants wares
from the newspapers. The enterpris-
ing and successful shopkeeper Is per-
fectly we'll aware Of this fact, and he
would as soon think Of trying to do
business on the "once in awhile" ad-
vertising plan as he would of attempt
ing to make a success by opening his
shop whenever he happened to feel In
Estate.
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troll of the executive power, which they
still retain.
In Ecuador, where the populace have
always been more fanatical than in
either Colombia or Venezuela, the gov
ernment has been, and is still, liberal in
name; but in name only. The real pow
er is, and has always been, the secret
or open influence Of the church.
Venezuela has been in almost contin-
uous revolution" since the death Of
General Crespo in 1898. Andrade, his
immediate successor as president, was
an amiable but weak man; incapable
Of commanding obedience Of the rev
olutionary" element, or inspiring the
confidence Of the masses with whom he
was never in touch or sympathy.
Hence his speedy overthrow, and the
accession of General Castro.
The country is still in an effervescent
state. Revolution" after revolution"
local or general, have been chasing
each other in rapid succession for three
years past. Castro. a liberal of the ex-
treme order, profiting by Andrade's sad
experience, has never sought to appease
or make terms with the conservative
leaders. He prefers to stand or fall
alone. Hence the antipathy felt to-
wards him by the powerful conserva-
tive element, not only at home; but in
n1
the crossings from Colombia into Vene-
zuela from the borders Of Los Andes,
which the Colombian government Is
powerless to prevent without stirring
up revolution" at home. Hence. also.
the crossings from Ecuador into Co.
lombia at Paste. which the Euadorian
government Is powerless to prevent for
the same reason.
may be real issue involved) seems to
be rapidly veering round to that Of 1862
in Columbia, that of 1871 in Venezuela,
and that of 1869 in Ecuador, namely
ecclesiasticism versus civicism.
Be the outcome what it may, 1t is
practically only family quarrel; and
further than may be necessary for the
protection Of life and property Of their
respective citizens or subjects, foreign
nations should keep "hands off," Up
to 1880, those three countries were uni
ted under one government, and If, by
any contingency, they should again so
unite, 1t would be a harbinger Of new
hope for the South American continent.
Thus reunited, they would be nation
Of more than twelve million people, all
Of one common origin, history, Ian
guage, traditions and religion, and oc-
cupying an area Of rich territory larger
than the whole Europe, and a geogra-
phical position of commanding CONNER
cial possibilities. Separated, and con-
stantly fighting each other or among
themselves, they are tempting prey
to European powers, and owe their
present autonomy to the Monroe doc
trine alone.
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DOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Explanation of Con-
ditions Among Our Revolutionary
Nef0hbOrn.
Atlanta Daily News:

NefghbOrs.
Atlanta Daily News:
Hon. William L. Scruggs, long time
envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipotentiary to Venezuela, mas kindly
furnished The Daily News with the fol-
lowing explanation Of the situation In
South America, where the disturbances
are so important as to have called for
the dispatch of warships to Colon, from
this country and Europe:
Stated in a few words, the true in
wardness" of the Venezuelan Colom-
bian-E -Ecuadorian embroglio seems to be
about this:
Each country Is divided in sentiment
by two great political parties. the con-
servative" and the liberal"
The conservative, or ecclesiastical
party, favors the reunion of church and
state, restricting the suffrage to lit
erary and property qualification, and
longer tenures of public office.
The liberal, or radical party, would
eliminate dll VI SNSiSoAeiohASiSiAi
from state affairs, establish and main
tain a state system Of non-sectarian
(and perhaps wholly non-religious) sys-
tenn of public instruction, and make
all political officers elective. for short
terms by universal suffage.
In each Of the countries named,
church and state have been nominally,
if not actually, separate for more than
a quarter of a century; yet in each.
the Roman Catholic has ever been, and
Is still, tacitly or expressedly, 1.-The re-
cognized cult of the nation" Nominal
ly. the written constitution Of eacn
guarantees the utmost freedom Of con-
science, and the utmost liberty Of wor-
ship. In reality, however, there is but
one church, one creed one form Of reli-
gion in either country. and in neither
Is there room for any other. Among
the educated classes there are plenty
of agnostics and indiferentes; but no
Protestants. The chasm between the
faith of the middle ages and the skep-
ticism of the nineteenth century Is not
bridged over by any system Of philoso-
phy or any new interpretations Of the
Bible.
In Venezuela the government Is. and
has been since 1872. in the hands Of the
extreme liberal, or anti-church party.
And so was that of Colombia up to 1885,
when, by political cQppromise. the con-
servatives obtained q place in the cab
met, and afterwards the indirect con-
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the spectators. Cummings laughed
and dashed away. gathering the lasso
quickly for another throw. In mo-
ment he was ready. and the circling be-
gan anew, while Lisle, seemingly as
cool as ever, faced him steadily and
with unflInching courage. Three times
the horseman made the turn. Then
Lisle saw him rise In his stirrups. The
deadly loop left his hand. 1t seemed
to hang in midair over his head In SER
pentine curves which changed their
forms with every fraction of those per-
ilous seconds which seemed like hours.
Lisle made no further effort to dodge.
He knew that such tactics must soon
become futile; that ultimately the rope
must encircle him. 1t were better that
1t should do so now while he was fresh
and still master Of every faculty. He
remained perfectly still and waited un-
til the loop was almost upon him, and
then. with a quick motion. he placed
his hands in the position that one as
sumes when in the act Of diying-to-
gether and directly above his head
and so permitted the coil to encircle
him.
1t fell true and accurately. The horse
ridden by Cummings was pulled back
upon his launches, and then. lmpelled
by the cruel spurs and tight rein of Its
master. 1t wheeled and leaped away.
AS the coil frightened around him Lisle
managed to seize the rope beyond the
knot with his left band. His right
hand still grasped the knife. Then
came that awful jerk. He was drag
ged from his feet headforemost to the
earth. AS he fell he succeeded In
shortening his left arm and reaching
out his right hand. which had not loos-
ed Its hold upon the knife. The keen
edge touched the frightened rawhide.
and 1t parted.
Instantly he was upon his feet again.
There was blood upon his face, but he
did not know it. He turned and ran
with all his speed toward the nearest
group Of spectators.
A howl Of derlsion went up from the
mob. 1t thought that he was running
away. But that mob did not know
Lisle Maxwell.
Somebody's horse" he shouted as
he ran. LEND me a horse and
rope!"
A man spurred toward him, dis
mounted and thrust the bride into his
grasp. 1t was Craig Thompson. But
Lisle did not see him. He only saw
the horse. In an instant he was in the
saddle with Cralg's lasso firmly In bis
grasp. He was shaken and breathless
by the experience through which he
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HIS arm 6LTu1glCeUSU OuG uIlQ 6CtU GItSU
aCtth deadly atm.
had just passed, but he was upon equal
ground with his antagonist now, and
he gloried In the consciousness Of his
own superior ability. Something new
had awakened within him, and he
dashed into the arena, eager for the
combat. Not half a minute had passed
since the cutting Of the lasso, and yet
Cummings had found time to tie an
other loop and was riding madly back
again. The hooting Of the crowd
changed again to cheers. 1t was not to
be cheated Of its sport after all. The
kid was game. He would not run
away.
Warily, though rapidly, the antago-
nists approached each other, guiding
their horses elliptically. Swiftly and
silently they rode round and round,
their riatas twisting and Kissing like
coiling snakes In the air above them.
The first throw must be The last, for II
one failed the other would succeed.
Both knew that. Strategy alone could
mark the victor In that strange duel.
| Both made the cast at the same in
slant. Both were true. Cummings
arms were pinioned at his sides, but
Lisle, with admirable forethought. kept
his right hand poised In the air, so that
the lasso in settling over him caught
and held only his left arm against his
body The horses, trained by long
practice, knew quite as we'll as their
riders the parts they had to perform.
They remained stock still, straining
upon the ropes and holding them taut.
The tableau lasted only an instant,
but 1t was fraction Of time that was
fraught with tremendous excitement.
Then Lisle's free hand dropped to his
holsters. 1t leaped up again, the arm
Strengthened out and stiffened with
deadly aim, there was loud report,
and Jim Cummings pitched headlong
from his saddle 10 the earth. His horse,
frightened. started away. Lisle would
have been dragged down and killed
even then had not his right arm been
free He dropped the pistol and seized
the reins. digging the spurs into Thomp-
sons horse, chasing the other, and rid
Ing thus madly he succeeded in thrust
Ing his one free hand into one Of his
pockets. When he drew 1t forth II
contained clasp knife. He opened the
blade with his teeth and cut the rope.
While the cowboys were cheering
and throwing their sonlbrcros into the
air, firing their pistols and otherwise
testifying to their joy and relieving the
pressure Of suspense under which they
had labored, Craig Thompson rode ont
TO Lisle and met him.
kid" he said, and bis voice was
husky with emotion, I'm proud of
you! Hang me If amt! Just make
q speech to them fellers now, short and
to the point"
But Llsle scarcely heard him. He
cantered to the center of the ground
and raised his right arm to enjoln ST.
lence. When it was achieved, lie rose
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
THE PENSION ROLL.
1t Continues to Grow Larger With
Each Passing Year.

Each Passing Year.
The recent report Of Pension Com
missioner Evans has provoked much
comment both at home and abroad,
and caused many a citizen to wonder
where pension expenditures are to stop.
Thirty-six years after the Civil war we
are burdened with pension roll which
carries nearly a million names and re-
quires an expenditure Of s140, 1000, 900 q
year.
How strange seems now the predic-
tion Of James A. Garfield, uttered In
the house Of representatives nearly 25
years ago. to the effect that henceforth
pension expenditures would diminish.
Time has rolled on and today there are
four times as many names on our pen
sion rolls as there were then, and the
government pays three and a half times
as much money for pensions.
Since 1861 our expenditures for pen
sions have amounted to the stupendu-
Gus sum Of s2.763, ,35O,033, or nearly as
much as our entire coinage Of gold, SILL
yer and copper since the foundation of
the government.
We talk much about the great stand
ing armies of European nations; but
no people has, or ever had, standing
army the maintainance Of which cost
as much annually as our pension roll
s14O.OOO,0OO year.
We have the largest standing army
on earth, in our one million pensioners,
an army larger than that of Great Brit
ain, Italy and Austro-Hungary COM
bined.
Instead of decreasing our pension list
Is growing constantly.
Last year it lost 1856 names on ac-
frauds: but 47,792 names were added
to it.
Claims for pensions on account Of the
Civil war continue to pour in and there
are $4,000 applicants for pensions on
account of the Spanish and Filipino
wars.
The last battle of the Revolution was
fought one hundred and twenty years
ago. and there are still nine pensioners
on account of that war on the rolls,
widows and daughters Of Revolution
ary soldiers.
The pension list. huge as 1t is now,
would be costing the country much
more but for the fearless and deter
mined efforts of Commissioner Evans
to lop off the frauds he found In 1t,
and to prevent the addition of others.
What pension expenditures will be
next year nobody can foretell; but that
they will be larger than they are now
is a safe prediction.-Atlanta Journal.
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NEWSPAPERS AND PoLITIcs.-Watch
the official who Is always criticizing
the newspapers. There Is something
rotten about him. and he Is afraid 1t
will be exposed. You would better also
keep an eye upon people who don't
want the papers to criticize their favor
ties in office. They are not safe; they
support men for office whose record or
character they fear can't bear the rays
of a search light. Nine-tenths Of the
prattle about the falsehoods Of news
papers is started by interested persons
who are trying to discount statements
about matters that will not bear inves-
tigation. This Is evident from the fact
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CHAPTER ".
A LASSO DUEL.

1ICHARD MAXWELL did not.
IRl however. send his son away,
@ but he did the next best thing
~ from his standpoint OF the
circumstances-he kept him constant
" at his side on one pretext or another.
so that Lisle had very little chance to
follow out any inclinations that were
original with himself. His fathers
watchful. restless eyes and keen intel
ligence anticipated everything which
might have embarrassed his theories
or created Interrogation points In the
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NOT LIKE OTHER MEN.
By Frederick Van Rensselaer, Dey,

Author brotherhood of Stlence'' "Ihe SuailIS
of
Freder an
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
TOUR OF PUERTO RICO.

lHF AMERICAN TOURIST ASSOCIATION an.
nounces two tours of the. beautiful island Of
ruerto Rico under escort. through and around
the Island by rail. carriage. automobile and
boat. 'N
special Pullman Cars leave Chicago Thurs.
DAY, January II, and Thursday, February "a. AT
s;0 a. m connecting with the. splendid new
steamships Ponce and San Juan sailing. from
New York the second day following. Indiyiduas
tickets sold for other sailing dates, alternate
Saturdays.
Tickets Include all Expenses Everywhere.
All railway steamer and sleeping car fares,
"nsais ana oertns on steamers, meals on dining
car, hotel bills In New York and Puerto Rico.
all transfers, carriage rides in the cities and
through the Island, guides and interpreters are
included In the tickets. There are no extras.
Iours are under the direction OF Reau Camp
oei, General Manager, A. T. A.. 142s Marouet.
'e building, Chicago. Itineraries, mana and
tickets can be had on application to the agent
oil the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul R,y. SIS