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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
A story ID told of an ofice-seekel

A story ID told of an office-seeker
who called on President Roosevelt
and said: "You are as great as Wash
ington." This was too much for even
Mr.. Roosevelt to swallow, SO he said:
ooh, no; Washington was the father
of his country, a great soldier, as
well as q great statesman, and will
be remembered long after am for
gotten" whereupon the politician
said: 30, I didn't refer to George
Washington; 1 was speaking Of
Booker"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

The Chicago clergymen who came
to Kansas City to investigate the
shooting tournament have decided
that the use of live pigeons as targets
il sinful, demoralizing and wanton.
This opinion might be held with equal
propriety about the use of live cat
tie and hogs in the Chicago packing
houses. All things that are killed
must first be alive.-Kansas City Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

Representative Lacey, of Iowa, sent
q packet Of seeds to rural constit-
uent, the franked envelope, as usual,
bearing the words, $500 penalty for
private use" The recipient of the
seeds was in great distress of mind.
81 cannot put the seeds to public use,"
he wrote, despairingly, "and I can
mot afford to pay $500 for using them
mvself."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
al n..-sinIrahle neat.

Experiments arc being made On q device
20 prevent boats from sinking. By turning
Q wheel several water-tight doors are I'M
SANITY closed. II 1t 10 Q success II viii make
ocean travel as free from danger - Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters does the road through
life. It IL q specific remedy for stomach ills,
such a. belching, fatulency, heartburn, m
digestion, dyspepsia and constipation. II II
also splendid blood purifier and! preventive
Of Ia grippe, malaria, fever and ague. b
sure to try ".
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

David Potts, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
who died recently, was regarded as
one of the most interesting citizens
Of that city. For "a years he was
candidate for every Office in the coun-
ty, both at municipal and state cleo
lions, but was never elected. He was
always on the labor ticket and would
announce himself q year in advance
for the Office he was seeking.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

The youngest governor in the union
is the newly inaugurated governor Of
the state of Washington, William Nc
Croskey, aged %, who recently sue
cesded ex-Gov. Rogers. Mr.. McCros-
key, who Is a native Of Tennessee, is
q son Of Rev. Scion McCroskey, q
Methodist clergyman. He was grad
uated at Grant university at Athens.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

Edward Everett Hale has been SO
busy with the labors of philanthropy
that 90 never gave any thought to
money-getting. On his eightieth
birthday his friends informed him
that they had raised $4,000, the in
come Of which is for himself and fam
fly, thoughtful act which goes well
with many words Of congratulation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

In his gift to education Cecil Rhodes
left q greater monument than that
to be erected on Matoppo hills. Over
$50 pupils, perpetually, will receive
q university education from his en-
dowment fund, forming an army of
learning that will give good ac-
count of itself in the English-speak-
Ing world.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
Fictitious.

II In very seldom that we pay much At
tsnt;on 10 reports circulated in reference
In the virtue of q patent medicine, as We
have always considered that reports OF this
nature were more or less fictitious and got.
ten M for the purpose of creating demand
from the public. But the publication in
various papers Of the wonderful results OBJ
tanned from using that famous remedy st.
Jacobs Oil, and from the fact that It - 2
remedy for outward application only, ieo
us to make trials Of 1t in eur own family.
One. q case Of lumbago of long standing
which had previously resisted every form
OF treatment, was permanently cured by .
few applications OF the Oil. Another was
sprained ankle, with severe pain. This
was instantly relieved and permanently
cured in q few days by the use Of st. Jacobs
Oil, while for severe toothache and neuralgia
Il acted almost like magic, 80 quickly did tho
pain depart after the Oil was applied. Our
own experience in ssing the Oil, as above
indicated, was % highly satisfactory that
we determined in the interest Of the gen.
eral public to make thorough local inves-
tigation among dealers and Others who have
sold and used St. Jacobs Oil. Recognizing
Messrs. Taylor and Co. as headquarters for
Briepate Store, and on making known the
object OF our visit to the general Manager,
he stated that their three stores in Leeds
were selling more than thousand bottles
of St. Jacobs Oil every week, and the trade
was constantly increasing-that it was the
most popular remedy sold and was highly
spoken OF by everyone who used it. The
Manager said he had heard hundreds OF
people say they had been permanently cured
Of rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, and sim.
liar complaints by the use of this famous Oil.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
land at Gibara and will go from there

land at Gibara and will 60 from there
to Bayamo. 1t was at Bayamo Is
years ago that his mother, driven in
to the jungle by Spanish soldiers,
died of exposure and his first duty in
Cuba will be to seek out her neglected
grave. From Bayamo he will 60 to
Manzanillo, then to Santiago and last
to Havana, which he plans to reach
on May o, the day before the Cuban
congress convenes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

In Japan the doctor never thinks
Of asking poor patients for fee.
A proverb among the medical fra
ternity Of Japan runs: "When the
twin enemies, poverty and disease. ia
wade . home, he who takes aught
from that home, even though it be
given to him, is q robber."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
The ninsrenoe. Adiusted.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 16.-The
differences between the Stock Yards
company and the Live Stock ex-
change have been adjusted and COM
mission merchants have sent word
to their patrons asking them to re-
sumo shipping their live stock to this
market.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

King Christian of Denmark, who
was "a years old last week, is the
father, grandfather, father-in-law or
cousin Of practically all the royalty
north of the Mediterranean and west
Of Afghanistan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

A tract of land in northwestern ST.
IBERIA containing more than 100000
square miles is said to have been
leased by Russia to two Americans.
The object is to prospect for gold,
Q business in which our western
miners are unequaled.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

New York's Inheritance tax last
year produced over 100000, Of
which more than three-fourths was
collected in New Yor city. This is
ono Of the items explaining how the
state tax has been cut down to one
eighth of q mill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

addition several men were injured by
the explosion. The breech OF the
gun blew out after 1t had twice
missed fire. The bodies of the two
men who were sighting the gun were
scattered to pieces and blown over
board. The injured seamen were
brought ashore.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
BODIES BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Eleven Men Killed on tho British Battle
ship Mars by the Bursting Of .
Twelve Inch Gun.

Queenstown, April 1e.-Lieut. H. s.
Bournel, Lieut.. Miller and nine blue
jackets were instantly killed by the
bursting of a 12-inch gun on board
the British first-class battleship Mars,
during gun practice off Berehaven. In
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
MIGHT Have Been wsrse.

Casey ITO Cassidy, who has just lost his arm
in an accident)-Oh, myl Oh, my! but
Dim sorry fur ye, man.
Cassidy-Tut, tutl Shure, Dim in luck,
That was the arm Oh was vaccinated on, an
twas jist beginnin' to hurt me."-Phila.
delphia Press
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
CHANGE OF LIFE.
Some Sensible Advice to W0.
men by Mrs. E. Sailer.

"DEAB MRS. PNKHAM:-When I
passed through what is known as
schanRe Of life,' I had two years suf-
fering, sudden heat, and as quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
was variable and I never could tell for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

The man who has just refused ST.
900 for tho season to serve with n
baseball nine must be able to wear
diamonds rs well as play them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

Whenever good grammarian finds good
idea, he endeavors to find a grammatical
error in its construction Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

The king Of Siam owns an army
corps of 500 elephants, all well-trained
TOR military purposes and under COM
mand Of q general.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are cas-.
Ter to use and color more goods brighter
and faster colors than any other dye.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

The procrastinator Furnishes himself
Wellspring.
The colored American., 1902-09-06

fca's greatest naval idol And like the
average man became the victim of
his own vanity. and the insiEcere
promises a lot of people whose bust
ness it is TO shout with the crowd and
20 worship the rising sun. Mr.. Bryan
developed wonderful strength in both
he camuaigns through which he pass
ID. but he mistoOk the noise of the un-
thinking rabbIe and the lOng-haired
franks who think they are thinkers
for the voice of the people Instead
it was the voice of a jackasS braying
n the wilderness for free silver and
several other things which it didn't
yet and won't get. Experience did not
-Ool Mr.. Bryan's ardOr nor change his
,Dinions. He still believes in the i'm
possible. while the people have
changed their views of his theories
and his sanity He is about the best
hated Democrat in his party and from
an e100uent. dignifed. earnest expo
nent of q set of political theories en-
tirelv out Of harmony with the views
of the intelligent and responsible ma
iority Of his fellow citizens, irr6sDec-
tive Of Dartv he has become the shame
Of the Democratic party and its Jonah
and the laughing stock of Republicans.
The immortal and observation-disclosures
ten Don Quixote was never more ri
diculous than is the Hon. ". j. Bryan
Of Nebraska.
Everybody is hurTying to get on the
Roosevelt hand wagon. and well they
may. Mr.. ROOsevelt's ideas on all pub
| 'ic questions are in harmony with the
| peoples ideas and his popularity as
candidate viii grow and expand as
the campaign grows old. He is Origi
1al. honest. fearless. loyal TO duty and
70 truth. and the people love such q
man, no matter what the politicians
isay about him. The fate Of the poll
The colored American., 1902-09-06

.icians is the hand of the people anG
5bev must listen to the voice OF the
1aoDle or prepare to go out OF Dusl-
,ees. the voice of the people is Gaining
" roosevelt. Just now there are
-onoa editorial anent Mr.. Roosevelt
vritten in the long ago, that WouId
nd would not be believed even II they
n make good reading just nov
ere REPRODUCED. The American peo
,7a are peculiar about their idols an
5ev have a way of smashing anyboas
rbo attempts to destroy them. we
vi1 not destroy ancient history
,owever: let it pass down the corrl
sors of time and be forgotten we
re all human and selfish accordln.
Mr.. Wfbecan Of Brooklyn has been
.eading the riot act to Major Low and
is school Of Republicans % Mayor
ow as a ref0rmer and a reformer
achnically speaking is not RePnDh
an. A reformer is a man who con
iders himself too holy for either par
v and better than both. Their haDl
Of is heaven: they don't thrive III TINS
ountrv. I am sorrry for Mr.. WlDecan
.scauen he is too nice a young man
he the victim Of gold DITCH
scheme.
The colored American., 1902-09-06

In the game Of politics the hero OF
today. becomes the despised and dis
credited champion of tomorrow,
Dewey and Bryan are cases in point
Four years ago no two Americans were
more popular; more talked of: more
honored by the people, or had a
firmer grip upon them. Dewey, the
Hero of Manila, was idolized by the
hero worshippers of whom we have ?
great many in this country, who have
magnifed his achievements at ManiIe
out of all propOrtion-and character
lied it as the greatest naval victory in
the annals of warfare. Dewey has
himself since declared that it was a
most ordinary procedure. something
on the open BOufe order, and his stat
us as a great naval hero remains what
it was when the hero worshippers
made him demi god and bowed down
to him on his arrival in this city
some two or three years ago. The
facts, however, do not justify the
claim set UP for him When he per
mItted himself TO be mentioned in
connection with the Presidency he
contributed to the shattering of Amer
The colored American., 1902-09-06
TINES MUTATIONS.

How Heroes are. Made and Un-
made Hosannas S Today Hiss
es TomorrOw-The Roosevelt
Bandwafon and RAcy PolitilFl
Gossip
The colored American., 1902-09-06

The Low administration IS pOiIII'
al betweapitv. neither big nor puppy
rba Republican organization OF tie
,+ata Of New York has no lnteresJ II
= nor has it any in the republican
,roanizatiOn. There were not reform
,rs enough to fill all the jobs under II,
md It borrowed q few Republicans
nd Oanoorats to make up the deIlcF
.iorcv RefOrmers always proseiyte
he hest and most respectable men ID
9th narties to play politics for theIh
hey are rot trained politicians, theE
IA simnlv persons of eminent re
.oac+ahflitv with views which &c
Of ol-vave harnOuiZe with modern ac
,,+ad norf+fcaI thOught and methods
-rav soon tire Of trying to refor"
,,irge and when they retire from th'
c+fvi+fes of public life they wrlfs
,ootc on the science oH rUnlcln'
-o,-o,.,r,ar+ etc. etc. IN which theV
t-oae rrqfcnworthv efforts to cnnVer'
he rrac+ical politicianS to their va
| = +bf-Lyi7g on these things ff
-,-.,,,o-. o~e ueuqUv gentlemen who
| ,-ove failed as leaders in one or the
.fher Of the o1d narties, and some 6
| 7,aD are pr,ant dema gOgues anc
-rauds. NIr. Wibecan's threat IS I'm
| ,ortart if true. and would Doubtless
ar the leaders of the Low hosts Il
| .hev could make themselves beleVe j
| g dangerous and will go or hIe7t I,
| without an organization to MAKE thep
| rood are lust threats. I NAV say Iol
nv friend. Mr.. Chas. W Anderson
hat he is not making any threats
against Mayor Low or anybody else
The colored American., 1902-09-06


He is not engaged in any effort to
bring about the triumph Of the II
ger Battalion. YcIept Tammany Hall.
Nor is there any danger of such
triumph this fall in this State. The
ooIored Republicans who voted foT
Navor Low did so Of their own Yoll-
ion. they received no specific promises
possibly. except a wink (and wlnks
lon't go) from the Low managers. As
ax-president Of Columbia Mr.. Lows
vocabulary is very complete and as
4 sDeech-maker and letter-Writer he
uses English like the master he is
We ought not to get mad at Mr.. Low
tor not giving out a few offices. We
ire not refOrmers and we have moth
ing to reform except orr manner OF
playing politics. We take too much
FOR granted and some of Ms are not
prepared to take some things that we
could get. I am a kicker be
lieve in kicking in the ranks always
and all of the time in saying what l
feel and think in or out of Office. My
| experience is that threats don't win
victories unless there is something, or
| SC melody behind them to give them
| force and effect. I have been hear
| ing threats of one sort and another for
thirty years from colored statesmen
and politicians They are Piclwicklan
| in character and are generally made
with mental reservation. | don't be
| lieve Mr.. Wibecan could induce hun
| dred of his followers to back him up
| and stick We don't stick. and there's
| the rub. In the political steeple chase
| every fellow is again every other fel-
| low and very much for himself. A lit
| tie truth is sometimes unrefutable.
threats organize organizations and
then get bad,
BRUCE GRIT.
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
ADMIRAL DEWEY MADE NO
PROMISE TO AGUINALDO

lasted. but they would have been our
friends them
So far as the Filipino army was con-
eerned. it was practically useless to the
Americans. The latter could have taken
the city without their aid at any time.
Admiral Dewey gave II as his opin-
ion that after all the United States
had done for the Filipinos, it was base
| Ingratitude for them TO turn on u.s.
He had never taken them very Sc
riously. but had humored them.
Being questioned by Senator Patter-
son as to 4 letter which the admiral
wrote to the Navy Department about
the capacity of the Filipinos for self
government, he said:
II wrote that because l saw that by
the papers il awas contemplated to
give the CubanStheir independence, and
knew that our people did not know
very mitch about the Filipinos at that
time. l had at that time several hun
dred Filipinos employed at the navy
yard at CaviSe and found them to be
docile. amiable. intelligent, and most
kindly disposed toward US, and / know
that, in my opinion. they were more
capable OF self-government than the
Cuban"
Senator Carmack-You reported that
subsequently, in another dispatch?.
Admiral Dewey-Yes; and | still think
so.
German Warship Interfered.
When Mr.. Patterson asked about the
capture OF the Spanish garrison at Su-
big Bay by the insurgents. Admiral
Dewey said:
II took that garrison. A German man.
of-war had been interfering with the
Filipinos and preventing them from
passing frcm the mainland TO the ISL
and. The Filipinos wanted to try and
capture the garrison. Aguinaldo COM
planned to me OF the action of the Ger
man ship. and l sent Captain Coghlan
and two OF my vessels there and re-
ceived the surrender of the garrison and
then turned them over as prisoners OF
the Filipinos."
Why did you stop the German man
of-war from its Interference" asked Mr..
Patterson.
Because l did not want any other
power to interfere in the Philippines"
was Admiral Dewey's answer.
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
BOBIEGER BROTHERS
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
With Others, Charged With
Violating Liquor Law,
Montgomery County Official Admit!
Them to Bail for November
Term of Court.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 26.-Messrs
William II. and George Bobinger, pro-
prietors of Cabin John Hotel; Samuel
w. Bissett. proprietor of roadhouse on
the Conduit Road, and Carl Blaubock.
proprietor of Great Falls Hotel, of this
county, were arrested this afternoon By
Montgomery county constables on war
rants issued a few days ago at the in
stisation of the Anti Saloon League OF
the county.
Those arrested were brought to Rock
VILE and taken before Justice of the
Peace Clifford H. Robertson. All OF
them waived n hearing and gave bond
for their appearance at the November
term OF the Circuit Court.
Their bonds were fixed at s400 each in
the cases in which they were charged
with running slot machines or gaming
devices. and at 5000 each in the cases in
which they were charged with violating
the local option law of the county. max
ing in all twelve cases. four against
each party.
The constables who served the war
rants are still in attendance at this
place, and will be kept here and on the
Conduit Road until all of the places
which have been violating the laws Of
the county have been eventually closed.
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
Continual from Second page.l

secure the adoption. OF an amendment
fixing a time limit within which the
President must acquire title to the Pan.
ana property. but that three PROPOSE
tions Of this character had been defeat
ed. and that the Senate conferees would
net agree to such an amendment
Mr.. Williams dem, Miss.) asked IL
Mir. Hepburn thought that should the
House support its conferees BY voting
such an amendment whether it would
have any effect in inducing the Senate
20 accept it, Mr. Hepburn expressed
his oFinicn that it would not. Had the
HUrse conferees been able 10 have Sc
cured any different terms they would
not have signed the report, he said.
Talk of Time Limit.
Mr.. Grosvcnor suggested that a time
limit might in Itself operate as a delay.
lie remarked that competing interest
might place obstructions in the way
which would cause the time limit to
expire before the President could ac-
quire title.
Mr., Burton strongly urged the adop-
tion of the conference report, and ad-
vocated the Panama route. Until re-
Gently. he said there had been no choice
Of routes, the Nicaraguan one being the
cnly cne available. but now that it
could be acquired. he believed that it
should be purchased. as 1t was. from an
engineering standpoint, far the better
route. Let us adopt the report" he
said. "and clear the way for the build
ing CT a canal"
Mr.. Williams (Dem.. Miss.I asserted
that ne did not believe the action of the
House in agreeing to the Senate amend
ment would result in the building of the
Panama Canal. On the contrary, he
thought it would result in getting rid
of the Panama ENHANCEMENT and the
ultimate construction of the waterway
by the way Of Lake Nicaragua.
Mr.. Williams said he would prefer the
Nicaraguan canal at a cost OF half bill
lion dollars. rather than the Panama at
a cost CT $4,000, but he would choose
the Panama route rather than no canal
at all. Commercially, he said, as between
New Orleans and San Francisco, the
Nicareguan was the shorter by three
days. He would vote for the Spooner
The Washington times., 1902-06-27

Dashaway 0.owe), Is to I. second; Not
Wisely Oh. Wilson,. to .. third. Time
1:00A.
Third race-Sellng; for three-year-
olds and upward; one mile. Bean Uou-
den), to 2. won; Obstinate Simon
adams, to /, second; Senator Bever-
idge IL. Thompson), 8 to 5, third. Time
1:47.
Fourth race-FOr two-yea olds: FIVE
furlongs. F. G. Good "a. Steele), ! to 2.
won; Her Letter Dangman) / to 2, sec
ond: Hallucination tAdams), 3 to /.
third. Time, 1907.
Fifth race-selling: six furlongs. No
bleman tLouden). to D. won: Gold tDu-
gam, 10 to l, second: Foneda CMc-
Quade). to /. third Time. 1:I9.
Sixth race-Steeplechase. short course.
The Esmond tE. Kelly. s to }. won;
larodhara &c. Johnson), 6 to /, second !;
Handvice tSlater), s to ;. third. Time,
3:14