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BANKERS HELD No MEETING.
Msasures Already Taken Considered Ade-
quate.

j. Edward Simmons. President of the
Fourth National Bank. who In memt"r
Of the C1earing House Committee. said
last night that there had been no meeting
OF the committee up Ia that time and would
lie none, az II was not considered necessary
10 have q meeting All the members 81
the committee. he added were In this city
with the exception Of Frederick ID. Tappen.
President Of the Gallatin National Bank.
who II chairman of tho committee. Mr.
simmons stated that he had had no tele-
graphic communication with Mr. Tappcn.
and therefore did not know whether he
intended % return to-day. He made this
further statement "a 30 the situation
During the past week the Clearing
House Committee has considered every
possible contingency and Is prepared TO
meet any emergency. The financial IN
teres,- Of the country are upon such a
sound basis that the death Of one man will
not arert them seriously
No meeting OF bank Pre~idents was held
AZ the Clearing House Yesterday and 1t
was explained by members of the Cl'anng
House Committee that all the arrange
rnents 90 take care of the situation mAdo
last Saturday remained IN efc't.
Henry " Cannon. acting chairman -
tho committee In Mr. Tappeu's absence.
aud President " A NA,h pf the Corn ~
chang. Baus called at the Clearing H"u~"
early In the day The former expressed
tho opinion that M special conference =
bankers was necessary a. this moment
J Perpont Morgan was at his OIL
tho greater part % tho dav. and among
those who called upon him early wcr"
Mr. Cannon and President GoorRe Rakcr
~ the Firs: National Bank Former Seo-
r,'tary - the Navy Tracy was alsn n caller.
and shortly before Mr. Morgan left his o'lico.
which was after q clock Charles VI NrnVah.
President of the United States Steel Cor
poration. had talk with him.
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HAD ONLY A NIBBLE or TOAST
was Given 20 the President 70 Relieve the
Coating on His Tongue.

BuvyALo, y Y Sept IS A surgeon at
tending tho President was told this morning
that many persons were already cri,iciz-
ing the surgeons for having permitted the
President to eat toast. because there was
a general belief. among laymen AZ any rate,
that toast was q substance that would be
gritty and tend 20 irritate the weakened
stomach
Il knew We would he criticized and bit
terly. whenever . change FOR the worse
appeared Ia the Presidents condition, no
matter what we did he said People
cannot be altogether reasonable at such a
time and In such m alters A. this, and We ara
too human ourselves 20 expect them u be.
But about the toast
The physician held out his indey hnger
ami the one next % IL and crossed them
Just below the nail oi tho index finger
There he said. that Is as large as
tho piece Of toas, the President had and
II was very thin. much thinner hy half than
are my fingers He merely nibbled AZ tho
toast. He had hardly a mouthful 81 1t.
not . mouthful. not half q bite altogether
II was given him. not 80 much "a food but
because there seemed 20 be no better way
Of removing the heavy coating OF his
tongue and the inAide of his mouth. Tho
coating was very di-agreeable TO him
and wAs endAngerins his comfort
The surgeon added that Of all the troubles
Of the surgeons Of the last twenty-four
hours. none was more distressing to them
than the way tho Presidents heart acted.
Some people have said that ths President
had . tobacco heart This description
has not satisfied the phyricians They dit
not undcrrtand the cause which influenced
the action Of the heart and 1t was impossible
70 treat conditions which had symptoms
that they could not understand
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
A. tn. Mercy of Europe.

Furthermore, our ocean-borne COM
merce, in the absence of American
ships in which to transport it, is at
the mercy of Europe. An outbreak OF
war, the turning loose of a fleet OF
commerce destroyers by the enemies of
Great Britain, would put an instant
stop to American exports; because we
are dependent upon British ships for
the major part of our ocean transpor-
tation. Sound considerations of pub
lie policy, not the pecuniary interests
Of any group of American capitalists,
are behind the proposed legislation to
aid in building up American deep wat
er shipping The interests of foreign
ship-owners are largely behind the OPP
position to that measure.-Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

Old Glory.
Flag-Day Verses by a Milwaukee Boy
Twelve Years Old.
The folds of our protecting flag
Enshroud us, when we stand
To fight for freedom, justice, right,
In this our glorious land.
We think of battles fought for It,
AS on its stars we gaze.
o, wave your own, your country's flag,
Its glowing colors raise.
Great Lincoln and great Washington
Fought for Old Glory's right
Great Webster and great Jefferson,
Great Grant fought with their might.
So give three cheers and one cheer
more,
Aye, aye, that's what we'll do,
And wave hats to our noble flag,
The red, the whitei the bluei
Paul G. Gregory, aged II, in Mil
waukee Wisconsin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

TO the Republican theory of Protec-
ton" If he imagines the Republican
majority in Congress can be kept up
by this kind of tactics he is doomed
to disappointment. When it comes to
mere posing for popular applause. Mr..
Bryan can win every time. If the Re
publicans are to keep their power at
all they must rise to the level of hon.
est and intelligent Protection to
industrial interests. 1t is true that
there are products upon which tho
tariff may properly be modified or even
removed, but that should not be done
for any such foolish reason as the
formation of a so-called trust MI.
Babcock seems to be more interested
in the politics than the economics Of
the tariff.-Gunton's Magazine for
June
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
Wonderful Case In Indiana.

Buck Creek, Ind, July 15th-Mrs.
Elizabeth Rorick of this place had
Rheumatism. She says: "All the doc
tors told me they could do nothing for
me-" She was very, very bad, and
the pain was SO great she could not
sleep at night.
She used Dodd's Kidney, Pills. and
she is well and entirely free from pain
or any symptom of the Rheumatism.
Are you still using Dodd's Kidney
Pills?" was asked.
NO, 1 stopped the use of the Pills.
some time ago, and have not had the
slightest return of my old trouble. I,
am sure 1 am completely and perma-
nently cured"
Many in Tippecanoe County who
have heard of Mrs. Rorick's case and
her cure by Dodd's Kidney Pills, are
using the Pills, and all report Won
derful results.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
Historic Plate Worn Out.

The steel engraved plate from which
has been printed every commission to
naval officers for the last fifty or sixty
years has seen its last service, having
become too much worn for further use,
and will now be laid away with the
sacred relics of the navy department.
1t has been noticed for some time that
the commissions printed from this
plate were becoming less clear cut, and
when Capt. Sigsbee received his last
commission his comment on the SUBJ
ject to Secretary Long induced that Of
fetal to take up again the matter for
consideration. After lengthy discus
sion Secretary Long sent for the Of
ficfals of the bureau of engraving and
instructed them to take a copy of the
old plate as nearly as the rules of that
bureau in reference to counterfeiting
would permit. The engravers wished
to change the plate by putting new and
improved guns in place of the old
Long Tom" in vogue in 1S30-40, and
the new warships for the old sailing
vessels, but to this neither SECRETARY
Long nor his assistants would agree.
They wished to preserve the style of
engraving of the period in which it
was made, and retain all the old ear
marks OF that date AS the matter
now stands the new plate will be an
exact reproduction, save for some slight
changes of shading and SO on. The
old plate was made by the American
Bank Note Company in New York in
1889 or 1910, and is considered one of
the finest and most artistic pieces of
engraving belonging to the govern
ment. Having seen service for the he
roes of both the Civil and Spanish
American wars, as well as other men
of long and faithful service, it is re-
garded with reverence by the navy de-
partment. The eagle at the top of the
commission has a lean and hungry
look, and not the appearance of being
a near relative even of the well-fed,
pompous-looking bird that adorns the
bank notes and government docu
ments of today. The flags, guns, boats
and other naval equipments are all
typical of the period of the navy sixty
years ago, while the figures of Nep-
tune and Nereid, blowing the waves
with their star horses, beautifully con-
ceived and executed, make it one of
the most elaborate and imposing docu-
ments of the government.-W Washing
ton Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

ing the nineteenth century. The world
spends upwards OF $3.50, GOO, 900 a year
on education If it spent thirty-seven
times as much, it would not equal the
war expenses of the past century. The
population of the world is estimated at
1.5OO .OOO, 900; the money spent on war
between 1901 and 1900 would give to
each man, woman and child alive to-
day more than $13 as pocket money.
If a man counted 200 minute for ten
hours day, six days week, he would
have counted one million in days 3
hours and 20 minutes. At the same
rate, he would need 1888 days, 8 hours
and 20 minutes to count one billion,
or 26 years, 1875 days, 8 hours and 20
minutes, not counting Sundays. To
count twenty billions would take 532
years, $50 days, hours and 40 min
utes.-R. Gordon Butler in Home Mag
aZine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

There is much excitement in one of
the villages on the Bosporus because
of the sudden disappearance of all the
street dogs. The matter is likely to
have serious consequences, owing to
the fact that a young French lady
regarded some of these dogs as her
special pets and guardians from rob-
bers at night A few doors OF lives
an English doctor, whose house was
overrun by rats and wild cats, and to
rid himself of these he gave his cock
some poison to put in the kitchen one
night The poison was highly success
full, but, unfortunately, the remnants
of the poisoned food were put out
side the street door by the cook for
the dustman to remove. The street
dogs came along and ate it and then
went and laid down at the doof of
their lady friend and died. She is very
indignant, and has told her story to
all the Turks in the neighborhood,
who are always Mortified at the kill
ing of dogs The doctors cook has
been arrested by the police, who are
holding an inquiry into the matter.
1t is curious to note that by the OF
toman code a dog Is unclean and not
allowed to enter a house, yet for kill
ing one you are summoned for tax
ing life"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
Make q Note of This

Thanks to the American Economist,
the press of the country is now inform
ing it's readers of the reciprocity plank
that was in the last Republican plat
form. We voted for that platform in
1900, not the platform of other years.
President Mckinley was elected on
that platform. and he may be relied
upon to uphold it, no matter what
jules Seigfried may think he said or
may say he thinks. William Mckinley
is for protection and for protective
reciprocity, not for free trade in any
form or under any mask. Our free
trade friends may put this in their
pipe and smoke it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

The rights of a striking workman
were clearly and concisely stated the
other day by a New York magistrate
who was hearing a case of assault
You may work for whom you please"
he said, las long as you please, and
leave whenever you please. If you can
do better or get more money, you have
a perfect right to do so. But every
other man has the same right to sell
his labor for what he sees fit, to
work as many hours as he pleases, and
to accept whatever compensation has
been agreed upon between him and his
employer. The law does not permit
you to interfere with him" II every
striker would keep this simple state
ment- in mind, labor troubles would at
least be free from violence.
One may sympathize with the writer
of a letter lately published in the
London Times, and yet not be able to
repress a smile. Il recently attempted
to alight from one of the new Amzri-
can tram-cars," writes this indignant
Englishman. Il am sure that I used
the utmost care, yet 1 was thrown
nearly thirty feeti' Evidently the
poor man had never before ridden on
q street car which moved fast enough
to make it unsafe to alight while tn
car was in motion. One is led to think
that the plan to give London real
rapid transit is succeeding.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

During the last century the art of
war has shared in all improvements.
But improvements in the art of war
have not reduced the cost to those in
dulging in it; they have rather in
creased it, This fact, though, has not
lessened the number of wars in the
nineteenth century. No other ten de-
cades of history cover SO many great
conflicts. Recall the Napoleonic wars
of the early part of the century; the
Crimean war in the middle, our own
great Civil war, the Franco-Prussian
war, the Turco-Russian war. the
Chino-Japanese war; and then read
the names of some of the little wars:
The long Algerian war, the civil war
in Spain and Portugal, our war with
Mexico, Great Britain's wars with
China and with the tribesmen and hill
men that Kipling tells of, the Spanish
American war only three years ago;
Italy's war in Abssinia. Think of the
Seminole war, and the yearly conflicts
with the Indians. There is no doubt
of the century having been war-like,
and its total cost is very close to 500
600, 900 900. Just how much is a bill
lion? 1t is one thousand millions: but
that fact is not expressive. There are
only Bliss, 673 500 seconds in century
that is, six dollars have been spent
on war for every second of the CEN
fury. If we take Archbishop Usher's
chronology, and consider the world to
be 5,904 years old. we find that the ma
tons have spent on war during the
nineteenth century at the rate of six
dollars a minute since the creation
The most costly building in the world
is the Church OF San Pietro in Vati-
cano, known to us as St Peters, Rome
1t has cost not less than $4,000, 900
since its foundation stone was laid, yet
nearly three hundred other churches
of equal cost could be built out OF
what the world has spent ON wars dur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

Western apples sent to the New
York market last season afford new
proof of the Importance of packing
goods in the best way. In the ordinary
New York fiat there is seldom room
for barrel of apples, nor would fruit
bought in such quantity keep until
used On the other hand apples pur-
chased by the dozen or the peck are
expensive Western growers who act
ed upon this knowledge were well paid.
Last year they shipped their apples to
New York in boxes. They were sold
at barrel rates, and the boxes were
conveniently kept on the fire escapes
until freezing weather. Two hundred
and fifty thousand boxes were sold last
winter. and this year the number will
be still larger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
E,,1. OF the MI,,t.ry stem.

Dr. Colin, of the French army, has
published in La Salud the results OF
his investigations regarding the eff
fects which the regulation military
step 81 the disciplined soldier pro-
duces on his health and on his con-
stitution- The regularity of the mill
tary step causes an indefinite repeti-
ton of the shock affecting the bones
and the brain which is much more
prejudicial than that produced by an
irregular walk Dr. Colin attributes to
the regular and uniform repetition of
this shock on the same parts of the
body much of the pains and diseases
peculiar to the soldier During the
march of single day this shock is
repeated 40 900 times, and the strong
est men, who can walk a long dis
lance without fatigue when using the
ordinary step, yield to the tension
caused by the military step after two
or three days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

At the thirty-fifth annual encamp-
ment, G. A. R., Department of New
York, held in Rochester, Charles A.
Orr of Buffalo was elected commander
by large majority; John H. Swift Of
Union, Broome county, senior vice
commander; Daniel M. Hulse of Can
adaigua, junior vice commander; DR..
John Parsons of New York, medical
director; the Rev. John F. Tinker of
Poughkeepsie, chaplain. Council of
administration-A.R Penfield of ]. D.
O'Brien Post, No. IS, Oswego; Joseph
Porter of Skillen Post, No. At, Rome;
M. j. Cummings of Devin Post, No.
14S, Brooklyn; James Owens of H. B.
Claflin Post, No. SIS, New York, and
L. L.. Hanchett of J. NJ. Brown Post,
No. 2S5, jamestown. Thus far two staff
appointments are announced-General
George B. Loud, New York, inspector
general, and w. H. Boughton of Troy,
adjutant general. At the time of his
election Comrade Orr said: Next to
my wife 1 love the Grand Army more
than anything else on earth For the
past twenty-five years 1 have been
much of the time in official positions
by the vote of the majority and the
warm support of my comrades. l have
tried during these many years in pub
lie positions to do right. 1 have also
tried to do all in my power for my
comrades, their widows and orphans,
and shall continue to do so to the end
of my life. 1 assure you that 1 fully
appreciate this high honor you have
conferred upon me and shall not be
satisfied with myself when l leave the
position of department commander if
my comrades and friendE are not salts
fed with my administration 1 have
many friends warm and dear, to re-
member and so far as 1 am able I GER
tainly shall not forget them, and here
1 thank them all from the bottom of
my heart"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

The young men who have been Sc
lected to be examined for transfer from
the volunteers to the regular estab-
Hshment, as well as those candidates
who receive appointments from civil
life, are coming against a pretty severe
examination whenever they are sub
jected to the prescribed tests, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Times. >hese young men must
first show that their military record,
if they have one, is good; that is OF
the first consideration If in this the
men can pass muster, is "a11 right" in
mathematics, and makes a decent av-
erage in army and drill regulations, he
may depend upon getting his commits
sion. Then there is very rigorous
physical examination, as thorough and
exacting as that to which recruits are
subjected. The examination to ascer-
tain the educational qualifications OF
tbs candidate include English gram
mar, mathematics with algebra, the
solution of equations of the first de-
gree containing one unknown guam
tity; the use of logarithms, the ele-
ments of plane geometry, plane trig-
onometry and surveying. Added to
this the candidate must tell what he
knows in answer to questions in geo.
graphy, outlines of general history and
history of the United States, the con-
stftution and the elements of inter-
national law. Physical aptitude and
moral character are considered. No
candidate will be passed who shall not
have attained an average of IS per
cent in each subject of examination,
and a general average of at least 20
per cent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

Dorothy Talbert, colored, 104, who
now lives in Atchison, for many years
was slave in Clay county, Mo. Mrs.
Talbert was originally owned by a Vir-
ginia family but she was sold before
the civil war to Fountain Waller of
Liberty, Clay county, together with her
five children. The Virginia man who
sold them afterward bought back Hes
ter, one of the children and she is still
on his plantation, and is herself a
great-grandmother Mrs. Talbert lives
alone, and tends her garden beside do
ing her own work. Mrs. Conway, he
daughter, who died a few years ago,
although 81, was the old lady's baby
and she feels the loss keenly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A new division of seagoing torpedo
boats has been added to the German
navy. The vessels are five in number
and are from the same type as those
lately sent for service in Chinese wat
ers. Each has a displacement of $50
tons, with crew of fifty men, an arm
ament of three torpedo tubes and five
Quick-f1ring Pinch guns. The boats are
capable of steaming twenty-six to
twenty-seven knots an hour, and each
can carry 100 tons of coal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A Maryland judge has judicially af-
firmed one of woman'S rights, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. If a woman
finds her husband lettering around the
streets, she has right to order him
home, where his presence Is wanted,
and to push, shove or otherwise use so
him obey. This is an especially in
disputable right. according to the
learned court of Hagerstown, Md,
where the lettering husband is found
in company with another woman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

It is fact worth bearing in mind
that whenever news is scarce in Wash
ington the correspondents are sure TO
set af1oat one or two rumors; that an
extraordinary session of Congress is
to be called, or that some member of
the cabinet is about to retire. Matter
for second dispatch is furnished by a
denial of the rumor. A knowledge of
this device will enable readers to esti-
mate the probable truth of these ru-
mors when they first make their ap-
pearance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A Chicago broker recently found .
postal card in his morning mail read
ing as follows: Dear Sir-Please buy
me five thousand shares of Peoples
Gas at IS cents and sell the same at
$1-15- After deducting your commits
sion you may remit the balance In q
registered letter. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. Bland. p. S.-My future patron
age depends upon the promptness with
which you act in executing the above
ORDER
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

The author of THE Kidnapped Mil
lionaires,'' the latest novel to attract
general attention, is Frederick Upnar1
Adams, an inventor of some note. He
recently built railroad train which
shattered all records from a mile to
one hundred miles. 1t was built to
avoid atmospheric resistance, and was
popularity known as the "cigar-shaped
train or the "wind-splitter." Between
Washington and Baltimore this train
of seven cars attained the remarkable
speed of 103 miles an hour.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A miscellaneous item to the effect
that Joseph Fritz of Byron, Mich, was
president of the Epworth League there
and also bartender in his fathers
saloon is denied. The young man is a
consistent member of the Methodist
church and does not tend bar; al
though he boards at home, which is
above his fathers saloon. He holds no
Office in the Epworth League.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
Buying Cotton from Egypt.

We purchase from Egypt, strange to
say, over forty-four million pounds OF
cotton annually. Efforts are being
made to produce substitutes for this
cotton by hybridizing. There is every
prospect that we are succeeding in
producing the long, fine staple that
now comes from the land of Pharaohs,
and for which we pay over $4,000, 900
annually