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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07
WORKED FOR SO CENTS A WEEK.
james Oliver of Chilled PIow Fame Is
Now Worth &15.OOO,OOO.

James OIiyer or Chilled PlOw Fame Is
Now Worth &15,OOO,OOO.
James Oliver, the largest pillow man
ufacturer in the world and reputed to
be worth $4,000, OOO, was once a farm
er's chore boy working for so cents a
week. He is a Scotchman His faith
er was shepherd and had no faculty
for accommodating money. The boy had
practically no schooling. Mr.. Oliver
gives his mother and Sunday school
the credit for the education he re-
ceived when a boy. At the age of IL
he came to this country with one or
two other members of the family. On
farm near Geneva, N. Y, he was Civ
en- work as a chore boy by a farmer,
his pay to be board and lodging and so
cents week. At the end of IL weeks
he had saved s5, every cent CT which
he had to send to his mother, who was
in need. At the age of 13 we find him
in LIE Grande county, Ind, and little
later at Mishawaka, in the same state,
working on his fathers farm. Shortly
afterwards his father died, and he
again found employment as chore boy
at Sc a MONTH For four years he
worked at anything he could find, pick
ing up what little book knowledge he
could. At the age of II he was work
ing in a gristmill at Mishawaka, and
at about this time invested all he had
(S75) In house and lot, agreeing to
pay for it $775.. He says of this in
vestment: When 1 look back upon
1t L feel that to it 1 owe, in a good
measure, what success 1 have met with
during my life, for to liquidate the debt
L was forced to- work hard and econ
omize continually At the age of 81
he married and went to live in a little
slab house for which he paid SIS, add
ing $11 for improvements. His wife
gathered together a number of rags,
borrowed a loom and wove a rag car
pet, which he thought was the prettiest
thing he had ever seen. He lived three
months. in this little slab house-the
happlest months of his life, he says.
Then he learned the holders trade
and accumulated a little money. AT
the age of % we find him operating a
little foundry of his own at South
Bend, Ind, where he made plows
After a great deal of i'll luck and close
study of the pillow business-for he was
trying all the time to perfect an i'm
PIGMENT that could be made cheaper
and WORK better than any pillow then
made-he finally hit upon a chilling
process, and the Oliver chilled plow,
now known the world over, went into
the market.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07
ROOSEvELT'S DINNER GUEST.
Something About the Work Booker T
Washington Has Done.

Booker T. Washington is carrying
out a work at Tuskegee of more prac-
teal benefit to the white men of the
South than any other work which has
yet been undertaken along the same
line. He is solving the race problem
by practical plan. The southern peo-
pie admit that they need the negro.
He is there among them because he
serves a purpose, and if he is to be
there he must be made industrious
and self-reliant, and all educational
experts agree that it is precisely these
qualities which are being instilled in
20 young negro men and women at the
Tuskegee institute. Its value is in
eontestabIe, and under Mr. Washing
TONS direction it has become the fore
most influence in the South for i'm
proving the negro character by prac-
tical education. The head of the school
has built up by the force of his own
personality, having secured general
recognition for his work in phi1an-
thropic and educational circles in this
country and Europe. President Nc
Kinley once visited his school, clasped
his hand, and stood at his elbow. He
was for days the guest of the Atlanta
he delivered an address which made
him famous the world over. He has
received a degree from Harvard uni
versity, which is not lavish of such
honors. He is an earnest, honorable,
upright man of rare attachments and
exceptional ability, in every manly at
tribute the superior of hundreds of
men in public life. Mr.. Roosevelt is
President not of party, or a section,
or of any race or sect, but of all the
people of the nation, of every color
and condition. We assume that the
President did not entertain Booker
Washington to recognize him as his
social equal, but merely as the chief
executive to pay tribute to genius.
which so CLOVIS in this man of lowly
origin that its rays have penetrated to
all civilized peoples of the world
Philadelphia Times lind Dem-).
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07

at Tampa, Fla, for its campaign
against the Spaniards in Cuba Among
the first to arrive in the island, the
regiment formed the wedge which
opened way to the interior and tena-
ciously held its ground while the other
regiments prepared for the battle of
III Caney. Old Indian fighters, the vet
eran members of the Ninth were soon
in condition at this style of fighting,
and the doughty Spaniards marveled
as that steady line of blue closed about
them and they felt themselves in the
iron grasp of men who never knew ia
tigue, and who day after day kept up
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07
LABOR'S PARADISE.
That's What a Tourist Calls the UnItea


States.
THE United States is a paradise for
the workingman," says an American
who has just returned from five
months trip to Europe Nowhere in
the world is he paid SO much for labor
as in this country. The wages here for
farmers and workingmen in industrial
lines are fully 100 per cent higher than
in Europe.
1T is true that in some respects liv-
ing is cheaper in Europe than here
Rents are cheaper, but the real necessi-
ties of life are higher; meat and bread
are fully so per cent higher. The work
ing people in European countries just
drift; they do not live as Americans
do. When they have meat once a week
they are satisfied.
There are plenty of labor unions in
Germany, Austria, Hungary and other
countries, but there are comparatively
few strikes There is more labor than
demand and the people are glad to get
work at any price. Just now thsre is
a noticeable Industrial depression; this
is much felt in England on account of
the war. 1t is the climax of a period of
expansion. Industrial stocks have gone
down materially, and it is felt every
where 1t is just the opposite of con-
ditions in this country at the present
dme;. our people are all prosperous
and making good wages.
Another thing which struck me
forcibly is the small salary paid to the
rank and file of the German army
More than 100000 soldiers there, 1 am
told. get little less than cents
day, and out of this they have to pay
g. - -
little things. In Austria they get even
less-a little more than 2 cents day
Comparing this scale of wages with
ours. it makes strong contrast, and it
would seem that we are particularly
liberal"
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WHERE COLOR LINE FAILED.

An Incident In the Life of Professor
Booker T. Washington.
On one occasion when 1 was making
q trip from Augusta. Ga, to Atlanta,
being rather tired from much travel,
rode in a Pullman sleeper. When I
went into the car found there two
ladies from Boston whom knew WELL
These good ladies were perfectly ig-
norant, it seems, of the customs of the
South, and in the goodness of their
hearts insisted that take a seat with
them in their section. After some hes
itat1on consented. 1 hau been there
but a few minutes when one of them,
without my knowledge, ordered sup
per to be served to the three of u.s.
This embarrassed me still further. The
car was full of southern white men,
most of whom had their eyes on our
party When l found that supper had
been ordered, / tried to contrive some
excuse that would permit me to leave
the section, but the ladies insisted that
: must eat with them. I finally settled
back in my seat with sigh, and said
to myself, 81 am in for it now, sure"
To add further to the embarrassment
OF the situation, soon after the supper
was placed on the table one of the
ladies remembered that she had in her
satchel a special kind of tea which she
wished served, and as she said she felt
quite sure the porter did not know how
to brew it properly, she insisted upon
getting up and preparing and serving
it herself. At last the meal was over
and it seemed the longest one that
had ever eaten. When we were through
I got myself out of the embarrassing
situation and went into the smoking
room, where most of the men were by
that time. In the meantime, however,
1t had become known throughout the
car who l was, and I was never more
surprised in my life than when each
man-nearly every one of them a citi-
zen of Georgia-came up and intro
duced himself to me, and thanked me
earnestly for the work that 1 was try
ing to do for the whole South. This
was not fiattery, because each enc of
these individuals knew that he hao
nothing to gain by trying to f1atter me
From Booker T. Washington's up
from Slavery
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Gladstone on John Bright.

After dinner, says the Hon. Mrs.
Goodheart in the Nineteenth Century
Mr.. Gladstone talked of John Bright.
John Bright never was political
economist He took free trade on its
humanitarian side, but never had a
very thorough grasp of its arguments.
Golden was the man of a luminous
mind who supplied the argumentative
support. He set free trade upon its
legs. 1t was a strange combination
Golden inspired Bright with a mix
ture of reverence and affection. /
never saw such pathetic sight as
Bright at Cobden's grace, never. His
whole frame seemed loosened; it was
almost as if he would fall into the
grave. 1t was friendship which did
Bright the greatest possible honor. He
was a very true man. And he made
an excellent cabinet minister lthis
was repeated more than once). He
had the power, which half the men
who became cabinet ministers do not
possess, of throwing his mind into the
common stock He never made trivial
objections of detail. but reserved his
criticism for points where a principle
was involved" In answer to a Ques-
ton whether he had difficulty in max
ing him join the cabinet, Mr.. Glad
stone said: ''It took me from IL O'CLOCK
to / one night to persuade him; but
once in, he was excellent. as loyal as
possible-No thought of self-seeking-
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tho enemy. without one round of am
munition, but still scorning to retreat
At night they retreated, taking their
wounded. Their casualties were 81
men and officers out of 426 men en-
gagged
In the subsequent stirring events in
China, which embraced the memorable
march on Pekin, the Ninth had its full
share. 1t was among the first regi-
ments to rush the wall of the Chinese
capital and one compaEy-B-is still
on duty at Pekin-
Massacres Which Shocked the World.
When the Ninth returned from
China. covered with glory, it looked as
though it would enjoy a well earned
rest at its station in the Island of
Samar, in the Philippines Of course
the natives of that island were unruly
and treacherous, but they met the
Americans with smiles and good wish
es and the soldiers believed them
Then came the massacre of Company
G, under command of Captain Cornell.
at Balangiga- Out of a force of 70
men, As were slain by the 400 bolo-
men, who were in the conspiracy That
the men remained true to the tradi-
lions OF their regiment was shown by
the fact that, though entirely unarmei,
they left 100 dead Filipinos on the
field With Capt. Connen persisted
Lieut. Bumpus and Maj. Griswald. the
regimental surgeon
Hardly had the feeling of horror
over the treachery and atrocity of the
Filipinos died away when our citizens
were again shocked by the attack on
Company E of the Ninth, at Gandara
There 46 men were attacked by 500
bolomen- In spite of its numerical in
fericrity, however, the company gave
a good account of itself Ten of its
men were killed and six wounded.
while over 100 Filipinos were slain.
So dramatic, therefore, has been the
history of the Ninth for the past three
years that the public is wondering just
what its next experience will be.
Hundred Years of Fighting.
Since it was organized m~-a than a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07

N thar xan mighty lot tak rights
: sS sh ss Ss ,h.u.
beet p odsp e aw s s"sa 1e ou
The i l 1m arms through the
Beet CROWNS right fer ar dew Ss cum na
s.n1o p sss four s de15s fer
Bee. they heS found nede''s
fact thet leaves costs s ar sunsln like pound
4 ste, kin be sold pay FIvEa
Buff thar any benedt-~aaI-whar cum ns
Ms ven Gn 1taeS Sans m want cash glad him
' %s lined de sa d2s e lacks
Them fe sss m me ms dy ter repeal tibet
Bn n & h farmer thet the duty they collect
The sugar maker-hes all ht;-but-whar dew
sss tt: se S By gsetd thar reach
II be fTs s pnd w esef him
An 0Ts the e msr b 5 r sd but slim
But he'll buy his cheaper-thets
When M ~ on e ts Is3on the sS t
The duty raw sugars Fifty million every year . pay
Fifty Ter P5 Ter f s masns sar
AND e FH ae Bea the e ter help scattered FEs
Thus ter help an fill thar cofrsf you
The farmer CROWN price years.
b h5se E o s a a hs fears
Ter e Pfe nsseg Of bs gn needs st I price,
Ihet make mighty difference, neghbo me an you'll
Ter him right whar dew cum ina
An amt agoin' ter swae all the arguments they
pS raw the sfa and out
4 It's d ps
Taxing millions Lions OF our people to enrich favored few
While they're busy maxim moneywhar dew come in
Aim a no s afR on o nse es a f3 gs5dn Trends
Thst he oushteT do his Kill
To repeal the improve your lott M
When %hs you sG an efn eOm l
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Well does that regiment which has
recently passed through such trying
experiences on the island of Samar de-
serve the appellation of the Fighting
Ninth" For over 100 years this gal
liant command has fought and bled and
died for the honor of our flag in any
climes and countries. Since the out
break of the Spanish-American war
the regiment has been constantly in
active service, from the West Indies
to the far-off Orient
The Cuban Campaign.
1t was in the spring of '9S that the
Ninth left its barracks in the various
partz of New York state and mobili2ed
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a steady advance until the Stars and
Stripes swept over Ell Caney and San
tiago.
At Ell Caney the Ninth was in the
Third Brigade, under General Wikoff.
When the fighting commenced the
regiment was held back to clear the
Spaniards from the heights of Ell Pozo.
This accomplished, the order to adj
vance was given, and the Ninth, in
column of tours, swung along mar
row road to the scene of battle. This
was one of the most trying moments
in the history of the command From
both sides of the road came a CALLING
fire from Spanish sharpshooters. But
the steady tramp, tramp never wav
cred, save when the low order of an
officer caused a rank to open to pass
over the sralwart form of a man in
blue who lay face forward in the dust
OF the Cuban roadway. Not till the
order to charge came did those stern
bronzed men seem to awaken to life
to sweep like an avalanche over Ell
Caney- During the greater part of this
engagement, Lieut. Col E. P. Ewers
was in command
When Santiago had surrendered the
breathing spell. They were placed in
charge of that city. Then came the
yellow fever, which decimated its
ranks and eventually caused the War
Department to order the regiment to
its home station in order that the men
might recuperate from the facilitating
effects of a tropical campaign The
rest was a brief one, however. a. the
regiment was soon ordered to the Phil
ippines. where 1T participated in the
campaigns against the rebellious Fill
pinos. Then came the trouble in China
and. of course. the Ninth was called
upon to proceed against the Boxers
It was in China that the Ninth
Won worid-Wide Fame
1t was the first chance that foreign
ers had of Seeing American troops in
action. and the GOODNESS, discipline and
bravery of the latter, while under a
~ithering fire. commanded the entku-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07

The 1850 miles between Skagway
and St. Miehaels, Alaska, are covered
by 600 dogs, working in relays of &c
miles. in four and one-half days Be-
tween White Horse and Dawson 14a
horses are kept going day and night
in relays.
Twelve thousand enigrants from thx
British islands and over 7,00S from
the United States went into Canada
last wear
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07

Every dog wags his own tail; don't
KIN him because you hate his master
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Question Considered by United Pres
byterian Assembly, but Action
Was POSTPONED.

Des Moines, Ia. May 25.-Discus
sion of changes offered by the com.
mittee on revision to article Is of the
creed of the church with regard 10
the admission of candidates for mera.
bership belonging to secret societies
occupied the morning session of the
United Presbyterian general assem-.
bly, No vote was reached. The mat
ter came up in the form of the fol.
lowing resolution:
That while the fifteenth article Of
our testimony defines in a manner
sufficiently explicit the general law Of
our church on the subject of secret.
ISM. sessions possess and are expect
cd TO exercise a wise discretion in
the administration Of the law DEALING
with such cases as may arise upon
their merit and in such way as NAV
pest promote Gods glory and the
FINAL decision was postponed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
TO GET INTO NEW YORK
Gould Likely to Make Merely Traffic
Arrangement.


New York, May 25-The Mail and
Express Friday printed the following
article on the much-discussed ques
ton as to how the Gould system Of
railroads will reach the seaboard
George Gould is negotiating for an
entrance for his railroads into this
city This information came from
banking interests in position to
know what is going on. lie viii not
build, and, according to d good au
thority, will probably not seek to get
control Of any existing trunk line. 1t
will be a traffic deal
Opinions were expressed today
that, except so far as the Pittsburg
extension Of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie and Wabash is concerned, Mr..
Gould will not disturb the present
conditions. He intends, however, to
build into Pittsburg
"A strong reason why MIR Gould
wants this road is that he has a con-
tract fer 25 per cent Of the tonnage
Of the Carnegie company, which will
reduce the freight which the Pennsyl-
yania and Baltimore and Ohio re.
ceiye. The latter desire to prevent
the construction Ct the new road
and have offered inducements to Mr..
Gould not to build
a story was current today that the
controversy might result in Mr.. Gould
securing satisfactory traffic connee-
tons with either the Pennsylvania or
Baltimore and Ohio, instead of Erie
or Lackawanna.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
NEW PROPOSAL LIKELY.
Hay Said Another Might Be Made
as to Chinese Indemnity-At-
titude of Russia,

San Francisco, May 25.-Secretary
Hay, ia an interview, said that an
other pr5 al might be made to the
powers The Chinese indemnity
matter
.Washif ION, May 25-Count Cas-
sini the Russian ambassador, spent
about an hour with Acting Secretary
Hill Friday and it was assumed that
the Chinese negotiations was the bur
den Of their talk It has become ap-
parent that Russia will find it mex
pedient to close with the proposition
to accept Chinese bonds at any of the
interest figures mentioned as indem-
atty, unless there Is an international
guaranty, and the United States finds
it aHite impossible to assent to the
latter
1t Is now nearly certain that by
China's own action In so weakly op-
posing the demands Of the ministers
for an indemnity amounting to $751;
100000, the United States effort to
secure an abatement Of the claim has
failed completely. and China must
submit to pay The total, or at least 10
agree to pay It,. for there is grave
doubt entertained here Of her ability
to do So
Since the reduction Of the indem.
nifty has been abandoned 1t is as.
samed iii the best posted Chinese
quarters that authority will now be
given China to raise her customs du-
ties
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
REVISION v ANTBD.
The Presbyterian Assembly So
Decided.
BAKER AMENDMENT BEATEN.
Decided to Continue Consideration Of
the Great 0uestion-Amone others,
Dewitt Spoke For Dismissal and
Dickey For It.

Philadelphia, May 25.-The Preaby-
terrain general assembly. By q rising
vote, which showed conclnsiveiy that
q revision of the confession Of faith
is desired by the church, defeated the
amendment dismissing the whole sub
ject offered Thursday by Rev. George
ID. Baker, cit Philadelphia. The as
sembly decided By an Overwhelming
majority to continue consideration Of
the great question. After about two
days Of debate, during which leading
opponents of the Presbyterian doc
trine throughout the country thor
oughly analysed the creed and gave
their reasons for their positions re-
garding the subject. At the opening
of the afternoon session Friday the
assembly decided To vote on the
amendment at AGO O'Clock, and
speeches were limited to 10 minutes.
The time, however, was extended in
order to give a number Of commits
sioners who wished to be heard an
opportunity Of speaking.
The principal addresses of the day
were made by Rev. DR.. John Dewitt,
in the morning, and Rev. DR.. Charles
A. Diekey, closing the debate. Rev.
DR.. Dewitt favored dismissal, declar-
ing that though there might be slight
divergence of opinion on the eonfes-
sion, the church was united on the
word OF God.
DR.. Dickey took a decided stand
against dismissal. He said as the
question Of revision was not before
the assembly no evil could result
from a further consideration of the
committees report.
Rev Or. w. H, Roberts made a
plea for q deelarative statement, as.
sorting the supremacy Of Holy Scrip
ture as the only source Of doctrine;
that the SYSTEM of the confession is
the same as Holy Scripture teaches,
and that infants are saved by Gods
eleeting grace.
The discussion at times was lively,
but without bitterness.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES
A Distinguished Guest Was Rev !,
M. ewynne-owen, of
Ennland

Springfield, Mass. Nav 25-Tba
hfth day OF the Baptist May ami.
versarles began in the Highland Bap-
tlst chhrch with the second session
OF the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion society. The Rev DR.. D. b.
Ialmer, Of Pennsylvania, spoke on
a VISIT to Porto Rico" and the Rev.
Dr. William NJ. Lawrence, OF Illinois
spoke on Home Missions in the
Twentieth Century"
A distinguished guest of the 50.
1letN at this meeting was Rev. 7. N
Gwynne-Owen, pastor Of the Haelev
Road Baptist church, Of Birmingham
England, who is In the United States
rs representative Of the National
Council of Evangelical Free Churches
NJ England and Wales.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-25
TO STUDY OUR INDUSTRIES.
Constructor Schwarz and Prof. Won
Halle lin United States

New York. May 25.-Chief Construc-
tor Schwarz. of the German navy and
Professor Ernest Won Halle have ar.
rived in this country for the purpose
of studying American shipbuilding
and general industrial methods. They
represent the imperial government.
IN the course Of their tour they will
visit the Cramps and Newport News
sshlpbuilding plants. the Brown Hoist
ing and Conveying company, in Cleye-
laha' the Baldwin Locomotive works.
Philadelphia, and the Carnegie Steel
company, Pittsburg.
Director Zeltz, of Bremen, has come
TO the United States to purchase ma
winery for a new shipbuilding plant