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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
Commander Blockliuger Explains.

Commander BIockItuger Explains.
The average Chicago or city boy is
addicted to excuses of some kind. He
lacks pure air and healthful exercise.
and his general surroundings are not
such as to make him the example of
physical and moral health found in
the average country boy. The latter
is rarely afflicted with the tobacco
heart or poor eyesight. He breathes
pure air, keeps good hours and does
not smoke cigarettes, and conse-
quently makes a better apprentice
Neither is he addicted to the use of
Intoxicating liquors. We have been
forced to reject a number of applicants
who were found to be suffering with
alcoholic complaints"
Dr. Fernand Henrotin, 1853 LaSalle
avenue, said
NV views coincide with those OF
Commander Blocklinger in the differ
ence between country and city boys.
1 have observed often the difference
physically between the two classes.
The country boy is the best physically
because he is not thrown into the dis
sipations surrounding the city boy"
DR.. w. S. Christopher, formerly a
member of the board of education,
says:
THE data given is not sufficient to
warrant the conclusions of superiority
of the country boy over the city boy.
The element of distance and expense
are TO be considered by the country
boy, and when one is permitted to
come to the city to be enlisted he is
generally a stout, healthy chap and
one not dissipated. My observations
are the same as those of Commander
Blockiinger in regard to the super
iority of the country boy over the city
boy who has become dissipated."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
AT THE FRONT.
United States Now Leads All the World
In Export Trade.

United States Now Leads All the World
In Export Trade.
Having been SO many times admon-
ished by free traders that the system
of protection was an insurmountable
obstacle to the extension of our trade
with foreign countries, it is peculiarly
interesting to note the present COM
mercial position of the United States
as shown by the official statistics of the
treasury department. An examination
of the complete figures for the calendar
year 1900, the third full year of the OPP
Grafton of the Dingley tariff, brings
into view the tremendous fact that the
United States now stands at the head
of the worlds exporting nations. The
figures for the calendar year 1900 when
compared with those of other nations,
show that our exports of domestic
products are greater than those of any
other country. The total exports OF
domestic merchandise from the United
States in the calendar year 1900 were
81, Asa, 013. $50; those from the United
Kingdom, which has heretofore led in
the race for this distinction. were ST.
418.34S,OOO, and those from Germany
were 81 ,05O, 611 900.
1t is especially interesting to note
the phenomenal progress made as an
exporting nation by the United States
in the past quarter of a century of al
most uninterrupted protection. In 1875
this country stood fourth on the list
of exporting nations. At that time the
domestic exports of the United States
were $497 ,263, 1877; those of Germany,
$607, 096 900; those of France, STAT, 49,
900, and those of the United Kingdom
81 ,087 ,497 900. Today the United
States stands at the head Of the list,
the United Kingdom second, Germany
third and France fourth, with the fig
ures as follows: United States. 81. 49,
013,65S; United Kingdom, 81 AIS, 348,-
1871, 060 900. All of the figures, it
should be remembered, relate to the
exports Of domestic products. Thus in
the quarter century the United States
has increased her exports from $497,-
263,737 to $1,453, 013, $50, or 1872 per
cent; Germany, from $6O7, O96 900 to
81 $50, Gil 900, or 73 per cent; the
United Kingdom, from 81 .oS7, 497 900 to
81, AIS, 34s,0O0, or "a per cent, and
France from STAT, 4S9, 900 to $7S7, $780,
600. or 5 per cent. 1t must astonish
free traders the world over to find that
the greatest strides in foreign COM
merce have been made by the country
in which, more than in any other
country in the world, the protection
principle has been strenuously, per-
sistently, scientifically and practically
enforced.
The following table, compiled from
official reports, shows the exports of
domestic merchandise from the United
States, the United Kingdom and Ger
many in each calendar year from 1875
to 1900:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
Green Bay Boys Promotion.

Included in the list of regular army
promotions made by President McKin-
ley is William H. H. Chapman of
Green Bay, who is promoted from first
lieutenant in the Twentieth United
States infantry to the rank of captain
in the Twenty-fifth, a regiment COM
posed of colored troops, says the Mil
waukee Wisconsin Both regiments
are now in the Philippines. The pro-
motion was made for meritorious
services. Mr.. Chapman is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henley w. Chapman of this
city. He graduated from West Point
in 1891 and was assigned to Fort AS
siniboine, Mont, with the rank of sec
ond lieutenant in the Twentieth
infantry. Several years later he mar
ried the daughter of Col. William S.
McCaskey of the Twentieth. Lieut..
Chapman served with his regiment in
Montana and later at Fort Leaven-
worth His regiment was among the
first to land in Cuba at the outbreak
of the Spanish-American war. Just
before going to Cuba he was promoted
to the rank of first lieutenant. He
participated in the decisive battles Of
San Juan, Ell Caney and Santiago, es-
Gaping without injury or immediate
illness. The rigors of the campaign
undermined his health, however, and
he was the victim of an attack of
malarial fever after the regiment
landed at Montauk Point, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

With one exception everything is
cheaper, while the whole cost of living
is about 10 per cent less than ten
years ago. This is an old time Pro-
lection argument exemplified and sus-
tanned: More people at work; more
money for work; more purchases for
money. Protection wants no better de-
tense; Protectionists want no better ar
gument
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

of wages and prices during the past
ten years should prove interesting to
the Free-Trader who is again con-
cerned over the income and expenses
or the masses We take all the figures
given below from the American Ag-
r1culturfst Year Book" for 1901 First,
as regards the comparative wages in
different countries, the average daily
wages paid Iaborers in 1900 were as
fo11oUS-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

Recent investigations conducted by
officers of the naval recruiting station
in the Masonic Temple show that the
country boy has a far better average
in the physical test required of re-
cruits for naval apprentices than the
Chicago lad says the Chicago News
The passing average for Chicago boys
between the ages of Is and IL years.
the apprentice years, is one in five;
for the country boy. one in two. The
high average of the latter is attrib-
uted to his open-air freedom, whole
some food, reasonable hours and nor
NAL surroundings. The Chicago youth,
who has not the pure air and is adj
dicted to the excuses of city life, such
as smoking cigarettes and keeping
late hours, enters the physical exam
nations with heavy odds against him.
The examining surgeon usually finds
he is afflicted with a tobacco heart or
poor eyesight. either of which disqual-
ifies him for the navy.
Heavy Demand for Recruits.
Since last fall there has been a
heavy demand for apprentices and
landsmen in the navy Chicago has
kept up with its average during the
last year and examined 10000 applf-
cants, of which 975 were accepted
During the winter many boys from
neighboring cities and from adjacent
states have. applied for apprentice
papers. These applicants gave Com
mander Blocklinger and the examin-
ing surgeon. w. F. Arnold, the oppor-
tunity to investigate the comparative
averages of the country and city boy.
No discrimination is made at the
physical tests The first intimation OF
the higher average of the country lad
was the large number passing the sx-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

The law providing that vessels OF
the navy of certain classes shall be
named for the states of the union has
been complied with to an extent not
generally understood, no less than
thirty-two states being now repre-
scented on the navy list, as follows:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, hdi-
ana, Iowa. Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey. New York,
Ohio Oregon, Pennsylvania Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Texas. Vermont.
Virginia, West Virginia, y. Isconsin,
Wyoming
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

Our modern toys are as ingenious as
they are varied and pretty, but the
young people of Europe and America
nave no monopoly in this regard. For
centuries the children of the far East
have delighted themselves with the
very queer and interesting contrivances
known as expanding water toys. They
come in small wooden boxes similar TO
the little paint-boxes that are so well
known, and they look like dirty shaw
1ngs, broken matches and dilapidated
toothpicks. But throw one of them
into water. and the ingenious little
toy at once shows itself to be some
thlng more than a bit of stick. The
wood has been kiln-dried, and as soon
as it touches the water it begins to
absorb the same and to expand almost
indefinitely. As it increases in size it
separates, and suddenly opens and be-
comes very pretty toy. One stick
changes into fiower-pot containing a
rose-bush in full bloom, another be-
comes fat mandarin carrying an UNI
brella, third a sea-serpent ferocious
in its tiny dimensions A whale, a
tiger and a lady of fashion taking her
daily promenade are all represented.
The figures are colored, and present
an astonishing variety in design and
treatment How they are made and
compressed is one of those trade Sc
crets which are kept inviolate by the
guild which makes a livelihood by
their manufacture. On rare occasions
1t is possible to get larger and more
artistic figures historical characters
and portraits of great monarchs. poets
and teachers, dwarfed trees, and tiny
houses whose doors and windows are
full OF inmates The ordinary kind
cost mere song, but the finer quail
ties are often very expensive. Expen-
s1ve or cheap, they have for long years
given pleasure to the children of KY
OTTO and Canton.-Youth's COMPANION.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
No. of No.

In talking of the failure of the Chi
cago boy to successfully enter in the
lists with the country boy in passing
the physical tests, Commander Block
linger said:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

An international air Is one assumed
by the man whs thinks he owns the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

About ten years ago the free traders
declared that tin plate could not be
made in the United States in quality
and price comparable with British
made tin plate The quality was long
ago acknowledged to be equal to the
best in the world, and now the English
Trade Review warns Welsh tin plata
manufacturers that they may shortly
find American tin plate manufacturers
competing in this trade, as in others,
in G.eat Britain-'-Ottawa Qm.) Re-
pubIican-Times-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
charche. Among sioux I.aan-

now twenty-three churches. ,onstitut-
ing the Dakota Indian sbyterv-
These are in North and Soutl Dakota
Nebraska and Montana Tt ee wears
ago there were 1881 members of these
churches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
An Idea for Boys.

Boys VINO suffer from visits OF
minks to their poultry yards should
raise these animals instead of chick
ems. Mr.. E. N. Cheney of Lake Mills,
Wis, has been doing this for several
months, and selling hides to furriers
at an average of So apiece. This mink
farm, which is probably the first of
the kind, is thirty-two feet wide
There is a roomy shed with little
boxes for the minks, and a 10 by IL
open yard for the animals to run and
play in. The farm" is surrounded by
a fence so built that the minks can
not jump over it. They like to come
out in the evening, and it is then that
they are fed on meat and game Dur
ing the summer a large trough of
water was kept in the yard, and it
was great fun to watch the minks
swim, frolic and catch frogs in the
water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

A little fresh air waif was spending
his first day in the country. When the
cows came up in the evening to be
MIXED, he went down to the barnyard
with his host to see the operation.
The cows were standing about placid
ly, and as is their custom at that time
of day, were contentedly chewing their
cud. The boy watched the milkmaids
at work, and his eyes dwelt with
growing wonder on the cease1ess grind
of the cows jaws. At length he turned
to his host, and said do you have
to buy gum for all these cows?"-Liv-
ing Church.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06
EARNINGS AND PRICES
RATE OF WAGES IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Compensation In the United States Has
Increased Under Protection, While
Cost of Living Now Averages Less
than H Did Ten Years Ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-06

A sunny mood should be long drawn
out.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

of Lee Harlan s statement. Mr.. Collier
sustained Harlan and contradicted
Foster Mr.. Collier also testified to the
good character of Mr.. G. w. Howell.
Said he would believe him as quick as
any man in Maury county
Messrs. j. Il. Lamb, j. M. Mayes,
Walter Parsons, Polk Mayberry, Burn
Kiuzer and j. @. Wooten were intro
duced as character witnesses to sustain
the character of Mr.. Geo. w. Howell
They all gave him the very highest
character; some of them saying they
had known him for many years, that he
had always borne the very best char.
acter and that they would believe him
as soon as any man living, Some OF
these witnesses were asked il
mans memory did not begin to fai
him when he reached or had passed r
years, and they answered that that was
their experience.
Mr.. Robt. Mckinney
was the next and last witness called
He testified that the Columbia Mill anC
Elevator Co., bought Mr.. Thomas
wheat crop last year. That they haC
paid him about $50 on it when they
were notified by Messrs Salmon &
Turner, verbally, that they, as attorneys
for Mrs. Godfrey, had lien on th'
wheat for rent, and that if he paid an.
more it would be at his own risk. II,
was afterwards permitted by them t.
pay $44 20 to some of the hands o
threshermen, and then refused to pa,
any more until he was protected by
bond The value of the whole crop wa
$3.50.
When Mr.. Mckinney was excused
Judge Holding announced that tn
argument would begin Saturday morn
ing at 3 o'clock; and court was ad
journed to that holr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
QUESTION OF ONCE IN JEOPARDY
Brings Forth a Good Deal of Inter
esting Discussion Argument
Finished Tuesday.
FRIDAY MORNING.

The examination of the defendant was
resumed by introducing the contract be.
tween Mrs. Godfrey, then Mrs. Fly, and
the defendant, for the lease of the Fly
farm, Mr.. Voorhies reading the contract
to the jury The lea e expires next fall.
@ Did you have any trouble other
than at Concord Church and at your
gate?
A. Yes, near Mr.. Tom Williams
gate. | asked him why he attached my
wheat. He threw his hand on his hip
pocket and turned up his nose. | struck
at him with my whip, and knocked his
hat off, His horse started to run with
him. He stopped his horse, and turned
and said, "l'll kill you for that, if it
takes me year." He rode off and that
is all that occurred.
@. You have heard statements of
several parties of threats you have made;
have you made themY
A. | may have made some of them;
| was so aggravated and harrassed by
| that man.
@. After shooting, where did you gof
A. To Russell Estes Stayed there
hour or so. Went home and stayed
there until officers came; have been in
jail since then.
Defendant Cross Examined.
Q. You say that you and Mr.. Wood
had not spoken for four years. But
you were on speaking terms at the time
of the difficulty?
A. Yes,
Q. You say that your wheat was
attached. Were any papers of attach
ment served on you by any officer?
A. No.
@. Did not Mr.. Robt. McKinne,
withhold payment simply to protec
himself until you had paid or secured
your rents?
| A. He did not tell me 80.
Q When you speak of Godfre,
attaching wheat, you do not mean tina
he did so by any legal proceedings?
A. Yes, do.
Q. Well, who served the papers Oh
you?
A. Nobody.
@. Did not Mckinney tell you tina
the rent must be secured?
A. He told me payment was stopped
DR.. E. A. Timmons.
Dr. Timmons described minutely an
very intelligentlv the wounds in th
body; said he found five 38 calibr
cartridges in his pocket.
@. On the day of the. killing did M
Geo. w. Howell say, in your presence
that when Thomas first approache
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
ARGUMENT IN
THOMAS CASE.
ABLE SPEECHES MADE BY ATTORNEYS
ON BOTH SIDES.

Godfrey and spoke to him that he, God
frey, stepped back and put his hand in
his hip pocket for his pistol, bit that
Thomas was too quick for him and shot
first, and that Godfrey was not able to
fire? Did be say that, or words to that
effect?
A. He said that in part; words to
that effect.
@. Did he (HowelD also say that Mr..
Wood and himself, when they reached
the Fly farm, advised Godfrey against
going over there?
A. Yes.
Cross examined: Mr.. Howell said
that Godfrey got his pistol out of his
hip pocket to his side, but Thomas shot
too quick, and Godfrey didn't get to
present his pistol; dropped it about the
time of the fourth shot.
Deputy Sheriff Jonas Erwin
was the next witness. He said he saw
G. W. Howell three times the day of the
killing.
@. Did he say that Godfrey drew his
pistol from his pocket after Thomas had
fired; that he dropped it, and was either
| too slow or too weak to fire?
A. He told me that.
Felix Wood,
the lock and gunsmith, testified. that
Godfrey brought pistol to his shop to
swap, and that the pistol was identi
cally like the one on display in court.
Frank Moose
said he saw Howell at the scene of the
killing. Howell said that Godfrey raised
his stick when Thomas approached him
and went for his gun; that Thomas was
too quick and Godfrey didn't get to use
his pistol.
Cross examined: Witness said that
he had been in Jail on the charge of pis
tol carrying, and had slept in the cell
with Thomas. He didn't tell Thomas
what Howell had said; they wouldn't
talk on that subject.
DR.. G. A. Forgey
testified that he met G. w. Howell on
the Williamsport pike. Howell told
him that Godfrey had pistol.
Cross examined-Howeil said that
Godfrey let it fall, or dropped it, or that
it was picked up there, he didn't re-
member his exact words.
Ashby Wilkins.
Witness stated that in August of last
year, Godfrey came to him and wanted
to borrow a pistol, saying he wanted tt
shoot dog with it. Godfrey brought
the pistol back, and showed witness
another pistol which he wanted to swap
G. W. Howell
was recalled to the stand, for the pur
pose, as the defense stated, for "furthe
contradicting him."
} Q. Do you know Reece Adkisson?
A. No.
i. @. Didn't you state to Mr.. Adkis
son, at the court house corner, tina
Godfrey had pistol-that he was to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
THE ARGUMENT BEGUN.

made the opening speech for the State
Saturday morning, using the hour allot
ted him with great c. edit to himself He
is young member of the bar for whom
his friends have every reason to hope a
successful career. His speech this
morning showed that he had given care
full study and preparation to it, and bis
handling of the facts was not only force
full and clear, but strikiGgly fair. He
said that case like this should not be
treated as the offense of one individual
against another; but rather as the effort
of the State to protect society at large.
The defense had entered two pleas; first,
not guilty; second, once in jeopardy.
As to the second he read several deci
sions to show that that plea was not
good in this case. One was where a
man had been indicted as j. G.. -, for
stealing COW; and the court held this
to be no bar to the indictment of the
same man as j. G. A. -, for stealing
the same COW.
Coming to the facts of the case. it was
a singular coincidence, he said, that this
unfortunate trouble should have ended
just where il began. AL the world
q
world respects the sentim mt that binds
man to the woman he loves; and the
very first hostile act in this record was
by the defendant in violation of that
sentiment, when, just before the mar
riage, the defendant attempted to senC
word by Mr.. Collier to Mr.. Godfrey {
sweetheart, that he was whiskey
drinker and gambler. This showed tbs
prisoner not only to be the first offender
but the subsequent quarrel at the gate
showed him to be most unforgiving anC
vindictive. Godfrey, he said, had gout
10 that meeting, and hau invited TIVE
old, peacable and highly respectabl,
citizens to go with him. to make peace
failing in that, he had left there threat
ening the defendant with the law, Will,
the defendant hurled at him a defan
challenge 10 personal violence.
The next meeting they had was bl
accident in the public road, and agaiI
the defendant at the bar was the at
lacking party, according to his owl
testimony. Godfrey left that e. counte
hatless, Illuminated and silent; Z hOma
left there swearing that be vas not ye
satisfied and that he would kill him yet
and would no more mind killing hin
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slow in getting it out, or was too weak
to use it?
A, did not say that; had no such
conversation.
Reece Adkisson
was then placed upon the stand. He
said he saw Howell the evening of the
killing, at the court house. He said
that Godfrey had pistol, but that he
was too slow in getting it out, or was
too weak to use it, and it dropped.
Cross-Examined:
Q Didn't he say "if " he had a
pistol?
A. No; he said she had" pistol.
Will Joe Foster
was the next witness. He said that his
wife and Thomas wife were sisters. He
met Lee Harlan after the killing. Har-
Ian told him that Godfrey went for his
! pistol" but that Thomas was too quick
for him, and fore God, he got his gun
an shot faster than any man he ever
seem"
Witness stated that he and Godfrey
had talk at Nebo on the 4th of August
Godfrey said to him that this is a free
country, that he was going where he
pleased, and that he was gong to arm
himself next time, SO that he would be
fixed for Thomas
Cross examined; Wash Collier and
three or four negroes heard the converse
ton. Harlan said that Godfrey said tc
Thomas, ON shoot you"
Constable Eugene Lochridge
testified that he had had conversation
with Godfrey after his quarrel with
Thomas, and that Godfrey said to HIM
''if he (Thomas) ever fools with me any
more, [ will kill him."
Cross examined: I was guying God
frey and joking with him about hin
losing his hat and running.
John M. Burns.
Witness said he had conversation
with Sam Harlan after the killing, anC
Harlan said to him, that when Thomas
approached Godfrey in the field, God
frey reached his hand towards his hiT
pc, o,ket, and then Thomas fired.