The Globe-republican., 1901-01-31

| homes
And there is some work that the oil d
comrades would cheerfulIy do, those who
are able, if they had an opportunity.
But there is employment for nearly all
comrades in the work about the home, in
the care of the buildings, in the different
departments, in teaming- in the care of
COWS and cattle, in the garden, in the
shop, dGe-
We believe the committee plainly saw
what needed, and will act accord
ingIy with Judgment and common sense.
/ The writer was with the Legislative
committee and citizens who visited the
Soldiers Home Saturday After the
various points of interest were visited
the party returned to the home of Com
nandant Thomas, " here Mrs. Thomas
had spread bountiful dinner. The
dinner heartily enjoyed, and at its
close Captain Thomas said he would
break the news gently" and of course
the party expected some thrilling story
regarding the home affairs With a
| merry twinkle i'll his eye he said that the
| F.SiIYer Churn creamery butter" (Which
each guest admired much, and which
some of them passed complime ntary leso-
utions upon, i'll token of the genuine
hospitality of the Ilostess.) was pure oleo-
| margine, and which mellifiuOus sub
tance with the still mellif1uenr name,
| was furnished to the home at 16 cents a
pound Mayor Summersby said he sac
iknowIedged the butter.'' This was a
clear case of insidious guise. Represen-
| tative Swinehart also ack owledged thai
the Oleomargine was gay deceiver.
Judge Finley had put down the oleo
without regard to consideration of the
Grout bill. Judge Burson confessed to
the oily CANNON of oleo. Each member
of the Legislative cemmittee. without
moving the previous question. was will
ing to be led into the mysteries of ths
oily producf; and regarded as unnecessar,
all attempts to legislate against the
deceitfuiness of oleomargine. In thei
, opinion the butter fat 'Eheld no age
over oleomargine, unless it was tn
, ''rank'' it mutually holds in summer time
Had the Legislative committee been
tssneIling committee'' it would hav
been obliged to defer to Captain Thomas
opinion of the credulous character of hi
guests i'll 'Ebreaking the news to then
gently Every living thing is endowe'
by nature with a compensation for 1t
lack of ability to defend. This is true o
oleomargine, but il is not true of butter
Oleo is cunning. Butter holds its own
The deponent further saith not.
4
1--WE used to be near neighbors,'' sal
I Representative Schlyer, of Hays City
Il who visited the Soldiers Home, Satur
e day, with the Legislative committee
a ..Next door neighbors as it were,'' so W
replied In the early days, cities on
It hundred and two hundred miles dIstar
r were regarded as close neighbors, an
there was the exchange of business an
Il civilities as though the places were onl
s a few miles apart. Wagon transports
tion made the close intercourse, aud be
IL sides the business relations naturally DIRE
u the people closer together. Now all til
is changed. Hays City is as remote a
r Pueblo, both in distance and in business
We have practically nothing more to
IS with Hays 1t is true of Camp Suppl
and Fort Elliott and Mobeetie. The ole
If timers remember Dodge, Hays, Suppl
al and Mobeetie, and distance lent no en-
d chantment to view-they were all closel
knit-as the front yard and the bac
is yard of a residence. We were like tn
q owl and the snake. We occupied til
l. same hole in the ground.
n. The bond of union is not dissolubl
id said Representative Giessler. of I4oga
e, county. We short-grassers do not occuE
such close relationship as formerly, b
e, we have fellow feeling that finds r
Commercial relations may not exist, b
n, the SHORT grasser has a fellow feeling fl
al the short grasser.
re 1--WE are kansans,'' said Represent
tive Spurlock, s'and the short grass Ii
is is not the dividing line on kansans
Short-grassers are naturally proud of Il
ed Jest made of their distinctive character
short grass. coyote and prairie dog.
Ift 1--WE had all these things,'' said r
he preventative Emmons. 1--WE We're on
ne like the girl with the short frock.
ee have since taken the tuck out of t
'm skirt. And now you fellows don't be
so proud of your snakes and owls.
have got them too"
81 And the Legislative faucy saw no d
ars tinction in the Kacsas enviroument-t
ed same breezy atmosphere flowed over t
short grass and the blue stem alike.
ice Aud the State Soldiers Home is /
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