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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-14

His Career From Its
Humble Beginning In
a Small Town to the
Presidency Of
the United
States.

! Long and honorable was the
public career of William McKin-
ley. 1t extended from the time
when, as a mere STRIPPING, he held
sway in a log cabin country school
to the tragic moment when, as
chief executive of the nation, he
was felled by the assassin's bullet.
During all that time his record
suffered neither blot nor blemish.
He was tested as a soldier, as a
lawyer, as a politician, as states
man, as the head of the nation.
In each case he stood the test.
In private life he began by be-
ing a manly boy, a dutiful and ODE
dent son. He continued as a
faithful and loving husband, one
whose example has had its good eff
feet on the national character.
His life was typically American,
the life of an American of the best
type. And through it all he was
a patriot. Above personal ambi-
ton were ever in his mind his
country and his country's good.
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thrOng. The gall
leries were one
mass of humanity,
and the anticipa.I
ton Of the vote
had compelled the
attendance Of ev-,
cry memher. A
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full enthusiasm and
ardor, and he re-
turned to his home
in Ohio fully ex-
pecting to accept
the fattering offer
made him Of a
commission in the
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Mckinley
as
a Lawyer.

regular army. But to this his parents;
offered strong opposition. They point,
ed out the small rewards that come to
the soldier In time Of peace. At length
he yielded to their persuasions and re-
luctantly gave up his dreams Of mar
tlal glory and bent his mind upon the
pursuits of peace. The war had ended
all thought Of collegiate career. Hell
cast about for q profession, and natu-
rally, considering the bent Of his mind,
he chose the law. He became students
in the offices Of Charles e. Gliddens
and David Wilson, then leaders Of the
Mahoning county bar. He supplement-
ed his reading by taking the course att
the Albany Law school and in 1861
was admitted to the bar. He located
at Canton, where he formed partner
ship with Judge Belden.
He was an excellent advocate, event.
In those early days, and made some of
the best jury arguments ever heard at
the Stark county bar. At the time heI
was first elected to congress he enjoyed
one of the best general practices in the
county.
AS a lawyer Mr.. Mckinley was all
ways thorough and careful in the prep
aration Of cases. He had the confidence,
Of everybody and soon became particu-,
larry prominent as an advocate. He
prepared himself by thorough courses
Of reading for his public career. He re-
ssembled Garfield much III this respect
and possessed elements Of strength BY
reason Of his thorough study Of polit-
ical subjects. He seems to have had in
view from the beginning the devotion
! of his life to public service. During all
his early professional years he was an
sactive participant in Republican cam
spaigns and early gave evidence Of the
power he later developed as a public
speaker and orator. The plan Of his
political speaking was always the same.
He first thoroughly mastered the sub
feet in hand and then presented 1t forci-
bly,.
Major Mckinley was but thirty-three
years old when he was elected by the
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Of the political
events that culmi-
mated in the firing
on Fort Sumter.
The call of the pres
ident for troops
found a quick re-
c,,,nnc1ni liz. lAnnn OF
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claptrap than Mckinley. Sc true Is
this that the incident when he sudden
ly drew from beneath his desk the suit
Of clothes which he purchased for $40
Mt the establishment Of fellow repre-
sentative in Boston, In order to demon
strate the cheapness Of wearing APP
parel, stands out with vivid distinct
ness.
1t was this earnestness and self con-
viction that made McKinley's address
in the house and on the stump so effec-
tive. Indeed the occasion Is still re-
called when he held an audience Of
Georgia people for two hours at a
Chautauqua assembly near Atlanta
while he preached to them the glories
of the protective tariff system. ut
was only by the greatest self control,
said the late Henry w. Grady, speak
ing of this event afterward, that
restrained myself from rising as Nc
] Kinley concluded his wonderful speech
and declaring myself henceforth ready
to follow him as a disciple"
james G. Blaine in his Twenty
Years Of Congress" reviewed the For
ty-ffth congress, In which Mckinley
first sat, as follows: William McKin
Il ley, Jr., entered from the Canton dis
trict. He enlisted in an Ohio regimen
when but II years old and won tht
rank of major by meritorious service
The interest Of his constituency ant
his own bent Of mind led him to tn
study of industrial questions, and h
was soon recognized in the house a
u one Of the most thorough statistician
and one Of the ablest defenders Of tn
II doctrine Of protection"
q At a great mass meeting in Indian
y apolis several years ago the late e.
II President Harrison was presiding Of
d Ger. Mckinley was one Of the speal
ers, and Harrison introduced him &
M follows:
& HE has endeared himself to all b
n his record as gallant young soldl'
II battling for the flag. He has honort
n himself, his state and the country
VI his conspicuous services in high legi
81 lative and executive places. No ms
~ more than he is familiar with the que
n lions that now engage public though
& No man is more able than he lucidly
81 set them before the people. do II
III need to invoke your attention to VIII
M he shall say. He will command It,"
s8 The sentiment which resulted in Il
II nomination of Mckinley for govern
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No less than his at
tention to his wife,
his thought and
care for his moth
er, particularly
since his fathers
death in 1892, have
nttrActnd comment.
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AS Governor
and
President.

service In congress the Ohio statesman
was defeated for reelection.
During his gubernatorial campaign
in 1898 Mckinley visited eghty-slX Of
the lightweight counties of Ohio and
made 1870 speeches. He was elected by
a plurality Of SO,095. UP to that time
the record in Ohio.
The policy which Governor McKin-
ley pursued during his four years of
occupancy Of the gubernatorial chair
was outlined when in his inaugural
address he said: ut is my desire to CO
operate with you IN every endeaHor tC
secure a wise, economical and honora
bic administration and, so far as car
be done, the improvement and eIeva
ton of the public service"
From the day of his Inauguration
Governor Mckinley took the creates
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people OF his DIS
trict to represent
them in congress.
There he soon made
his mark and was
returned at each
subsequent election
until fhnt of 1900
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nation with some
Of its greatest sol
diers and states
m e Il. H e w a S
Scotch-Irlsh by de-
scent, and his an
cestors lmmigrated
tn this country err
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-14

of Ohio was en-
gendered immedi-
ately upon the an
nounCement 6 the
result Of the cleo
ton Of 1890, when
after fourteen
WARS continuous
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As a
Statesman.

In which year change in the bounda-
ries Of his district defeated him by
majority Of only 302.
While in congress he served on the
committee on revision Of laws, the ju-
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| M'KINLEY AS A BREvET MAJOR.
ghany college at Meadville, Pa, teach
Ing school to pay his tuition fees.
Scarcely was he matriculated when
the civil war came on. He was but c
stripping of nineteen when he entered
as a private.
/ Mckinley, as those who remember
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Farmers Mutual Creamery Co.

Now for the creamery patron to prove to
This own individual satisfaction whe Their the
several reasons given in the three pr vious
tissues of the CALIFORNIAN are myths or facts
4 why the Farmers Mutual Creamery patrons
fmav reasonably expect better returns in dol
Aars and cents from their milk and cream, is
Ito try them with the whole or part of their
Acream for few successive months till they
Sfnd out. Next week will give simple, prac-
&tcal rule for patrons to compare results from
Sdifferent creametes, without figuring with
ateStS and prices
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-14

William Mckinley came from that
dominant race that has furnished this
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-07-06
Fire at Morgan City.

The daily papers report . disss-
trous fire at Morgan City Monday
night that destroyed property 10
the amount of $51, 500.
The fire was caused by xn ex-
plosion of gun powder which oc.
CURED at nine o'clock in the gro
Gerry store of Edgar Bass, under
the Whitney hall. Cass Jolly, son
of j. r. jolly, editor of the Re-
view. was seriously injured. Joe
Bass was slightly bruised by the
explosion. There we're three So
parste explosions. Fire followed
and burned the following bull
dings: Whitney Hail. value $l5,-
600, no insurance; Edgar Bsss'
store, value $4,000, insured for
about $4,000; j. r. jolly, uewsps-
per. value $4,000, no insurance;
VIM. Costello, residence value
5000, insured for about $500;
Costello Hotel, value 5000, insa-
rance about $3.50; Jewish Syas-
gogue, value $1,000, no insurance;
Mrs. Carrie Gathright, residence,
value $3.50, no insurance; u. Ser
vile, residence, value $2500, inss-
rance not known, and the Mer-
chants property, partly destroyed,
no insurance.
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Sisters Of Mercy Schools.

SiStcr'S OF mercy SCnO0lS.
Names Of friends who donated medals
to the Convent Schools, June "a. l00ls-
A friend. DR.. de Lauresl, DR.. R. Olivier,
Dr.. de Mshy. Mr.. A.. v. Fleming. NJ. \
L. Durand. Mr.. &. Soulier. Mr.. FeI
Bienvenu, Mrs. nHies c.
champ, Mr.. L.
Gary. Mr.. L. j.
A. Guerin, Mr.. B. L.
Sillan. Mr.. Carlos Greig, MI. t.SQ0l
Mr.. Martin Ducrest. Mr.. Albert Bio
venu, Mr.. ]. B. Ferran. Mrs. n. Altkes,
Sisters of Mercy, Mrs. p. Pavia, Mr.. a.
Domengeaux, Mr.. c. ]. Bienveau. NJ. ].
Simon. Mr.. Martin.
Medals awarded TO LIST class for high.
est percentages: Misses Philomene Du-
rand, Stella Hebert, Pauline Fleming,
Helene Lacaxe.
For application and department Misses
MOnique Ducrest, Leila Lastrappes
Adrienne Fridley, Leila Olivier, Celeste
Guidry. -
For application to music Misses F(l6-
Gle Guidry. Cecile Millot. Anna Aoutoa,
Louisiana DeBlanc.
For application Misses Mario Brous-
sard. Lena Bienvenu, Amelie fuselieF,
Tnllie de Mahy. Carmen Fleming. Lou.
isiana Hebsrt. LOuisette Olivier, Alioe
Bienvenu.
1st Grammer class. for applications-
Misses Yvonns DeBlanc, Gussie Wild,
Alma Greig. Nita Tilly, May Liable, Pa.
ole .Fuselier, Eunice Broussard, ,Anita
Ga6din. Natalie Hebsrk. Epaice Do
ltreSt.
For Department, Misses Endolie Hs.
bert, NOemi Br0ussard.
For music. Misses Philomene Durand,
Aline Bourdier. Carmen Soulier, Nits
Bienvenu.
Medals awarded for application, Mas
ters Bersrd Ducrest. Kirby VOORHEES,
Jules Guidry, Gilbert Clement, Francis
Guidry, Patrick Fleming, Laurence 6ui'
rard, Andrew Thomas.
For department, Master Allan Liable
Summer complaint is unusually pre-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-07-06

Summer complaint is unusually pre-
valent among children this season. A
we'll developed case In the writer's fam
lily was cured last week BY the timely
use Of ChambeFlain's Collie, Cholera and
Disrrhoes Remedy-one Of the best PCT
ent medicines manufactured and which
is always kept on hand at tho homo ol
ye scribe. This IL not intended - . free
puff for the company, who do not ID.
vertise with Us, but to benefit little sui.
ferers who may not be within easy ~
cess Of q physician. No family should
be without bottle Of this medicie In
the house. especially in summer-tims.-
Lansing. iowa JOurnel For sale By I. j.
Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-07-06

WHEN you want a modern, up-te-date
physic, trv Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy TO take
and pleasant In effect. Price, 36 oents
Samples free at T. j. Liable drug store.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
PRESIDENT BACK
IN WASHINGTON
Returns From His Visit
to Yale on a Special
Train.
Small Crowds Gather Along
Line From New Haven
and Cheer Him.

WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-President
Roosevelt and party returned to Wash
ington at 1880 a. m. to-day The special
train of two private cars pulled into the
pennsylvania station just ahead of the
Federal express. of which it constituted
The first section. Small crowds gathered
at several points along the line from New
haven here and cheered the train as il
passed. Secretary Hay returned with the
President from New Haven Besides
those who went from here Miss Alice
Roosevelt Joined the party at Farming
ton, Conn. Colonel Bingham, the super
lntendent of public buildings and grounds
ana captain j. c. GreenWay of the Presi-
dents Rough Riders and of the Yale var
Slty nine also came with the President
The latter will be the Presidents guest
for few days.
Only a few people had gathered at the
station here, but squad of police and de-
tecuVeS ana Chief Wilkie of the secret
service, with several officers, guarded the
approaches. The President had break
lasted early and was in excellent spirits.
oark ielt hat, and as he walked briskiy
down the long platform smilingly ac-
knowledged the greetings of the railroad
employees When he reached the engine
that had pulled the train from Philadel-
pnla ne reached up his hand to the en-
gineer and fireman.
L wanted" he said to them. 'to get
out on the engine this morning but [ dill
not know whether would be permitted
TO- NOW, next time make a trip l want
10 ride on the engine"
Accompanied by Miss Roosevelt. Com
nanGer CoWles and Secretary Cortelyou
the President was driven directly to the
White House. He went Immediately to
his office, where large accumulation of
business awaited him, and denied himself
TO all callers.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
PROPOSE TO ESTABLISH
PERMANENT BUREAU
Congress Will Be Asked to Authorize
the New Census Depart
menf

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-It is expected
that the Census committees Of both
houses of Congress at the coming session
will consider legislation looking to the
establishment Of a permanent census
bureau. 1t is claimed at the Census Office
that approximately three-quarters of a
million dollars could be saved from the
cost of the next census If the officials
could profit by the knowledge and expert
ence of the present census. A quintennial
manufacturing census also has been sug-
gested. The idea, so far as it has taken
shape and as it probably will be outlined
in bills to be introduced in both houses, is
to provide census force of 100 or 200 peo-
pie, including as far as possible experts
in each branch of the inquiry.
Director Merriam to-day estimated that
the total population Of the United States,
including the new possessions, in 1910,
will be ABOUT 100 100000 people. The
work of the present census is progressing
rapidly and the first volume of the report
on the population of the United States
will be out in December and the final re-
port by July next. The principal reports,
it is claimed, are being got out over three
years in advance Of the usual time.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
LITTLE HAz|NG
At WEST POINT
Discipline Of the Corps
of Cadets Is Greatly
Improved.
Superintendent Mills Reports
the Inauguration of
Many Reforms.

WASHINGTON, Oct A-The most i'm
portant feature Of the annual report Of
Colonel A. L. Mills, superintendent of the
Military Academy, relates to the measures
taken for the suppression Of hazing.
Treating Of discipline, he says:
The discipline Of the corps of cadets has
in an excellent state 1t is believed no mill
tary body Of its size exists which eXcelS II IN
soldierly appearance and in the perfection OF
drill and military exercises, as well as IN the
higher requirements of devotion to duty Ih1s
satisfactory condition has been attained by
nrrn adherence to the measures adopted during
the past three years to create among the cadets
higher soldierly regard for their obligations
IN particular those pertaining to haztng.
He then reviews what has been done,
mentions the criticisms passed upon the
academy and the measures taken to stop
hazing, and adds:
Throughout the past summers encampment,
which is the time when new cadets are being
initiated into their new life and when hazins
is ordinarily practiced. 1t is fact that the
great majority Of cadets have obeyed the new
willingly There has been no prearranged
fighting and new cadet training has made ex-
punished for giving an unauthorized and alb
surd> order to a new cadet and another for
them. The action Of the latter was. it is be-
l1eved, through excessive zeal rather than a
hazng spirit. Another reform has also been
accomplished-the abolition of what is known
official hazing or harsh or nagging tones of
the cadet instructors over new cadets and cadet
officers exercising authority, and the substitu-
tion therefor of methods appropriate for the
training and education of young men to COM
mand in American army.
The reforms that have been indicated mark
an important era in the history Of discipline
and military instruction at the academy. Dill
gence and discretion on the part of the re-
sponsible officers will make these reforms per-
manent without in the slightest degree mar
ring the perfection of drill, appearance and
discipline. The custom among cadets of set
tling disputes or difficulties among themselves
by prearranged and often brutal fist fights is
over and there need be apprehension that
the stOppage of such affairs will in any way
impair a proper habit of manly self-defense
against personal assaults or insult.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
DUCHESS Ill
At CEREMONY

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 24.-The pro-
gramme of the Duke and Duchess Of
Cornwall and York was carried out to-
day amid frequent rain showers. The
royal party landed at II o'clock, not any
of them wearing uniforms, and drove to
the Government House under an escort of
mounted police through streets lined with
sailors ard marines from the feet
At the Government House Sir William
Whiteway, chairman Of the citizens COM
mittee, presented an address of welcome
to which the Duke replied in suitable
terms. The Duke later laid the commem-
orative stone of the new courthouse.
The only function this afternoon was q.
reception by the Duke and Duchess in
Government House, which was attended
by about 500 persons. When the affair
was partly over it was suspended for a
time, as the Duchess became somewhat
faint, In consequence, 1t is understood, o.
her condition. The reception closed at
4:10 o'clock
The royal party then drove to the dock
and went on board the Ophir, where the
Duke and Duchess rested for few hours,
returning at o'clock to attend a state
banquet at Government House and to
drive through the city at 10 o'clock for a
view or the lllnminations, which, as the
weather had improved, were general.
AT II O'Clock the Duke and Duchess re-
turned to the Ophir, which will sail for
england tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
BRAVES NIAGARA
IN A BARREL

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Oct. "a
Mrs. Anna Edison Taylor, so years old,
went over Niagara Falls on the Canadian
side this afternoon and survived, feat
never before accomplished and, indeed,
never attempted except in the deliberate
commission of suicide.
Mrs. Taylor made the trip in barrel
Not only did she survive, but she escaped
without a broken bone. her only apparent
injuries being, scalp wound, a slight con-
cussioh of the brain, some shock to her
nervous system and bruises about the
body She was conscious when taken out
Of the barrel. The doctors in attendance
Upon her tonight said that though she
was somewhat hysterical her condition is
not at all serious, and that she probably
will be out of bed within few days.
The barrel in which Mrs. Taylor made
the journey is four and a half feet high
and about three feet in diameter. A
leather harness and cushions inside pro-
tected her body. Air was obtained through
a rubber tube, connecting with a small
opening near the top of the barrel.
Mrs. Taylor is a school teacher and re-
Gently came here from Bay City, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
CRASHES OVER
AN EMBANkMENT

OTTUMWA, Iowa, Oct M.-The Chi
cago, Burlington and Kansas City pas
senger train No. 1 was wrecked two miles
east Of Exline shortly after 1 o'clock to-
day, the entire train. consisting Of a day
coach, mail and combination cars, with
the engine, being thrown over a forty-foot
embankment The cars were splintered
into small pieces. There were nearly
thirty passengers in the coach and how
they escaped is a mystery. Three were
probably fatally injured and seven others
badly hurt.
Following is list Of the injured, so far
as known: James Mace, Unionville, Mo-,
hurt internally, will die; Wyman See
wright, Lancaster, Mo-, injured internally,
will die; John Seewright, Kansas City.
breast and back hurt seriously: Miss
Sophie Peterson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
limbs broken badly injured. George Free
land, Browning, Mo-, back injured badly;
Mrs. M: M, Freeland, Browning, Mo-, in
]ured internally, serious: Mail Clerk
Moore, Bloomfield, Iowa, injured about
head and face.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25
RELIEF TROOPS
FOR PHILIPPINES

CALL BUREAU. 140s G STREET, N.
W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Three regi-
ments of infantry and two battalions of
a regiment Of cavalry have been prac-
tically selected for service in the Philip
pines.
These are the Twenty-seventh Infantry,
eight companies of which are at Platts-
burg Barracks. N. Y. and four companies
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga; the Twenty
eighth Infantry. eight companies of which
are at Vancouver Barracks. WASH, two
at Boise Barracks, Idaho, and two at Fort
Wright. Wash, and the Twenty-ninth In
fantry, eight companies of which are at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, and four at Column
bus Barracks, Ohio. The cavalry selected
are eight companies distributed among
the Preside at San Francisco, at Benicia
Barracks, Cal, and at San Diego. These
troops have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness for orders to Manila
They will take the place of those regi-
ments which will be withdrawn on ac-
count of the expiration of the terms of
enlistment of their enlisted men and will
consequently not increase the force in the
archipelago beyond its present strength
of 2,OOO
MANILA, Oct 24-General Hughes tel
egraphs from the island of Cebu reporting
that there has been no trouble in the ISL
and of Samar since the fight at the Can
dara River.
General Smith is busy increasing the
garrisons in Samar and preparing for ac-
tive measures.