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New-York tribune., 1902-10-26
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=. George Island q Grenada, Brush West
Ind,eS Oct "a boat containing Captain Kay
ara his wife ana ,he crew ot ire British bark
F7orence 2. Edgett from Bear River. y. 6. FOR
BEenos Ayres. arrived here this morning Cap
tain Kay and mir companions report that their
vessel was cisr1zs-ed IL a hurricane On Septer1-
Der l. and was abandoned o. October 70. N a
Zsteriogged condition They suffered UaC-
hsrdships and were without nautical instru-
nents in the bost but managed 70 reach
Grenada safely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

detachment of cavalry through North
ern Kansas, and left the camp to see
an old friend. AS he drove up to the
house the terrified woman told him
that the terrible border guerilla,
MKandlas, was looking for him with
his band of nine men. He had no
sooner got inside before they rode up.
and recognized his horse, yelled with
delight Bill seized a rifle, AMI dared
M'Kandlas to come in and fight him
alone.
'M'Kandlas was no coward if he
was bully He jumped inside the
room with his gun leveled to shoot, but
he was not quick enough. My rifle
ball went through his heart.
His disappearance was followed by
a yell from his gang, and then there
was dead silence. 1 put down the
rifle and took the revolver, and I said
to myself: Only six shots and nine
men to kill Save your powder, Bill
for the death hugs a commit! I don't
know why it was, kernel, but at that
moment things seemed clear and sharp
l could think strong.
There was a few seconds of that
awful stiffness, and then the ruffians
came rushing in at both doors. How
wild they looked with their red, drunk
en- faces and infiamed eyes, shouting
and cussing! But I never aimed more
deliberately in my life.
'One-two three-four; and four men
fell dead.
THAT didn't stop the rest. Two of
them fred their bird guns at me- And
then l felt a sting run all over me-
The room was full of smoke. Two
got in close to me, their eyes glaring
out of the clouds. One knocked down
with my fist. You are out of the way
for a WHILE I thought. The second
shot dead The other three cllltched
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
J. B. HICOCK.
"Wiid Bill"

hold word throughout the land. This
character is the plainsman. Young men
know little of him by what he has done
in this generation; the changing condi-
tons have brought about a state which
has removed the necessity of his expe-
rience; so he will soon belong to his
tory only, and the stories of his ex-
ploits will be all that remains to re-
mind the rising generation of the ear
ly trials and hardships of the pioneer.
AS in all other lines of human &C
tivity, so among the plainsmen there
are minor characters, mediocre charac-
tiers, and the great; and among the
great stand out few greatest" With
out rejecting on the merits of the
vast army of national builders who
have wrought the wonders of the
western portion of the country and who
led the van of pioneers and fought the
hordes of savage Indians, when no re-
ward awaited them except the salts
faction of duty we'll done, the great
est of the plainsmen may be counted
on the fingers of one hand; and three
of these stand out head and shoulders
above any of their fellows. These
three are Col w. F. Cody, or Buffalo
Bill, y. b. dlCOck, known as WIG Bill,
and j. B. Omohondro, he of Indian
blood and a descendant of Pochahon-
tas, of the Powhattan tribe of Virginia,
known in history as Texas Jack.
Buffalo Bill the Last.
Wild Bill and Texas Jack are dead
of this trio only Buffalo Bill remains,
and to him has fallen the lot of pre-
Senting a living repreSentatiOn of the
early days. The field and the useful
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

year on the first day Of January of
each year. as plainly demanded by
the charter.
You will observe that Thea renorts
submitted herewith do not contain anv
recommendation relative to the amount
the board will require for repairs. fuel
or school supplies; such recommended
lions are not contemplated by the
charter. The board does not! at this
time, expect to ask the council to
make any appropriation for the main
tenance of the schools or theRerection
Of new school buildings. AAt the prop
er time, in November next, the board
will submit to the comptroller and to
the conference committee and the
common council budget of all it's re-
quirements for the fiscal year, COM
mencing Jan. 1, 1903.
have, at some length, referred to
pertinent charter provisions and to the
proceedings of the council and the
board with view of fully defining our
position with the hope that hereafter
there may be no occasion for con-
troversy or misunderstanding be-
tween the officers of the city and the
board of school inspectors.
The board has appointed $50 teach
ers, including principals and super
visors, and has fixed their aggregate
compensation at $450,680. The teachers,
generally, seem to be we'll satisfied
with the salaries paid during the last
school year. The board, at great ex-
pense, has endeavored to provide a
sufficient number of sittings to enable
each child to have a full days school
ing and to. dispense with unsuitable
annexes; it was deemed wise, there
fore, to make no increase in salaries,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

except the regular schedule advanced,
regulated by length of service.
During the last year the board had
in its employ 631 teachers, including
principals and supervisors Careful in
vestigation has convinced the superin-
tendent and the board that considerate
regard fer the interests Of the taxpay-
er. and the pupils does not justify the
employment of so large a number of
teachers. This will be apparent from
an examination of the following sta
tistics furnished by the superintendent
and the secretary of the board.
In the month of May 1900, the aver
age attendance of all the schools was
1926, and in May, 1902 it was 1879,
with an increase in two years of 487.
During the same period there was an
increase of eighty-six in the teaching
force. During the last year the board
employed approximately forty-s
teachers who taught but halliday and
received a full days compensation.
The average expense per pupil in the
high schools has increased very ma
terially in the last three years. The
following statement shows the cost
per pupil for salaries alone:
Cost Per Capita In High Schools.
Tartral oh School.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

ness of the plainsmen is passed, but
his work, his worth and his heroism
will never pass from the appreciation
of the American mind nor from the
pages of the worlds history.
There is no better exemplification of
the fellowship of the soldier, whether
Reb or Yank, than the affiliation be-
tween the two plainsmen who have
passed the Great Divide. Wild Bill
was a Northern spy in the Southern
army during the War of the Rebellion;
Texas Jack was a leader of Virginia
guerillas and made many a raid dur
ing the early days Of the war: after
the peace of Appomatox they became
fellow Workers-not in the reconstruc-
ton of the Union, but in broadening
its possibilities and laying the founda-
ton for the greater nation, by bring
ing into habitable state the painless
plains of the West. Those dark days
of war are all passed and buried now,
but their memories of daring deeds will
make the most sluggish blood run
quicker and brighten the dullest eye.
Wild Bills Great Feat.
Of the many current stories about
Wild Bill, the most remarkable was
that of his killing ten desperadoes sin
gle-handed. 1t has been given many
versions, and has generally been re-
garded as mythical, but is here given
as it was had from Wild Bills own
lips.
1t was in 1861. He was guiding a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

you that 1t is necessary to bring the
cost of production and the running eX-
penSe of his business down to the low
est possible cost.
THE introduction of improved ma
chinery is in great measure RESPONSE
BILE for the demand in our manufactur-
ing districts for. child labor. Machines
are invented to, and do, perform the
work with greater skill and dispatch
than could be performed by the work
ers or few years ago, even after
many years of practical experience.
II the moral and intellectual train
ing of the, child is a necessity, then the
system OF condition of society that
does not provide for that training is
wrong, and is in need of improvement,
and this can be brought about by the
enactment of laws prohibiting the en-
ployment of children at any time under
certain age, for as long as we have
excuses provided by law excusing chill
dren from school attendance for vari-
Gus reasons, so long will we have child
labor.
THE law puts the restrictions on the
employer of children, and on the child's
parents or guardian; with the child it
self the department has practically
nothing to do.
ITO employ child under fourteen
years of age in any factory, workshop
or about any mine, or to allow such
child to be so employed is a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction, will be
punished by fine of not less than $40
nor more than $50 for each and every
offense.
Children under fourteen years of
age shall not be employed in any mer-
camille establishment nor in the serv-
ice of any telegraph, telephone, or pub
lie messenger company except during
the vacation of the public schools in
the town where such child is employed.
Ban of Dangerous Trades.
another section of the child labor
laws prohibits persons, firms or cor
porations from giving the care, Gus
tody, management or operation of any
elevator to any child under sixteen
years of age, and no person under
eighteen years is permitted to operate
any elevator running at a speed of
over 200 feet a minute
The foregoing is the gist of the
child labor laws of this state, and
while our state as yet cannot be class
ed amongst the great industrial states
of our Union, and while child labor in
its manufacturing establishments may
not be as pronounced as in others, yet
conscientious enforcement of these
laws have resulted in much good to
children as we'll as to wage earners in
general.
"Out of a total of 3,647 establish
ments reporting 1898 persons employ
ed, there were 863 children under six
teen years of age, or, in other words,
there are SO adults employed to each
child under sixteen.
The following table has been COM
piled and shows the relation of chill
dren under sixteen years of age to the
number of wage earners employed in
the manufacturing and mechanical in
dustr1es in twenty-seven states:
Minnesota leads AL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

In accordance with the recommends
tons of the superintendent the board,
at its last meeting, passed a resolu-
ton requiring the principals of build
ings having eight or less rooms, to
teach a grade, or division of a grade,
prescribing that teachers who work
but half a day shall receive no more
than a half days pay; reducing the
number of days absence allowed
teachers with full compensation and
fixing forty pupils as the average num-
Der each teacher shall be required to
instruct
New School Buildings.
During the last year the board has
commenced and nearly completed the
construction of three new school build
ing containing thirty-twO additional
school rooms Two of these buildings
are completed and ready for use, and
the third will be available about Oct.
1 next. These new buildings will re-
qulre thirty-two teachers and two
principals. You will notice that the
board makes no request for additional
teachers for these new school rooms. 1t
is confidently believed by the board
and the superintendent that the teach
ing force of $50, appointed for the next
school year, will be sufficient to i'm
part effective instruction to all the
children who may attend our schools.
We think that the common council has
been liberal in it's appropriation for
maintenance of our school system and
the erection of necessary school build
ings and we have no desire, on the one
hand, to impair the efficiency of our
educational facilities, nor, on the other,
to increase the heavy burden SO cheer
fully assumed by our taxpayers.
A discussion of the necessity of these
additional buildings is. not of practical
moment at this time, because there are
| no funds available for the construction
of any buildings during the present
| the charter the board will submit to
the conference committee and the
council statements showing the urgent
| necessity of large number of sittings.
20. e. Holman,
President Board of School Inspectors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
Pleasure Club OUTINGS.

The Pleasure club, although in ex-
istence quite while, will give it's first
moonlight excursion on board the J.
j. Hill and barge on next Wednesday
evening, July %. Music furnished by
Hylliard's orchestra. The boat leaves
the foot of Jackson street at o'clock
sharp. Tickets, SO cents, The following
ladies and gentlemen compose the sew
eral committees in charge: The Misses
Murphy, Keane, Lamb, Brogan, DAILY
and Graham, and Messrs. linden,
O'Rourke, Mentally, Heating, Hoban,
Mccormack and Doyle. Refreshments
will be served md very enjoyable
time expected. All friends are invit-
ed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

"A study of this table will disclose
the gratifying fact that our state had
the lowest per cent of child labor, low
er> even that that reported for Montana,
North and South Dakota, although
although these states are not indus
trial states in the true significance of
the word, and the products of their
manufactures are chiefly such as are
consumed at or near the point of pro-
duction.
Child labor is most evidenced in the
Southern states, and had in North Car
DINA assumed the horrifying relation
of one child for, less than six adults.
Ihe percent of child labor in Iowa is
three times as large as in our state,
and in Wisconsin it is four times as
large. 1t is only to be hoped that this
favorable showing for Minnesota,
which most certainly involves a great
pressing to its young and growing gen.
GRAFTON, may be maintained in the fu-
ture"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

President Holman, of the board of
education, yesterday presented his re-
port to Mayor Smith. The report is
very comprehensive and interesting
document. 1t is in part as follows:
Heretofore it has been the practice
of the board to report to you a COM
plete budget of all expenses required
for the maintenance of the schools
and purchase of new sites and the
erection of new buildings during the
ensuing year, and the common coun-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

In American history there is unique
character, born of the peculiar condi-
lions which obtained in the rough
hewing OF. the nation and reared in the
exciting aid arduous life of the West
that strenuous life" which the beloved
Teddy Roosevelt has made a house
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
LONG TRIP TODAY ON
THE BIG STEAMER J. S,
Scheduled to Start From ST. Paul at 10
a. m. and Return This Evening.

SSeH " start from OF. Paul at TO
a. m. and Return This Evening.
The mammoth excursion steamer T.
s. will leave the dock at the foot of
jackson street at 10 o'clock this morn
ing for an all-day trip to Saltwater
and return, making brief stops en-
route at Hastings and Prescott. The
boat is due to arrive in Saltwater at 3
p. M, leaving that city at o'clock on
the return trip and arriving in st. Paul
this evening at 10.
This will be the last of the l.. N.
Scott series of popular price excur-
s1ons, which have been the most sue
cessful in the history of the upper
Mississippi.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
FEW CHILDREN WORK
MINNESOTA HAS BETTER REC
ORD ON CHILD LABOR THAN
ANY OTHER STATE
COMMISSIONER o'DoNNELL
REPORTS ON THE SUBJECT

Reviews State Laws and Quotes Sta
tistics Showing That State Average
Is 1 Child to SO Adult Workers,
Which Is by Far Best Showing Made
by Any State.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
SCHOOL BOARDPLANS
PRESIDENT MAKES IMPORTANT
REPORT ON PRESENT cons
DITIoNS TO MAYOR
SAYS TOO MANY TEACHERS
HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED

Per Capita Cost of High Schools Shows
an Increase of Nearly so Per Cent in
Three Years-Past Financial Diff
culties Explained-New System of
Books.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20


appointed editor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
HEROES OF THE WEST
STORIES OF THE LAST GREAT
TRIO OF AMERICAN PLAINS
MEN AND THEIR TIMES
HOW WILD BILL KILLED
s. -.s.-4 TEN MEN SINGLE-HANDED

Of the Famous Three, Only One, "Buf-
falo 6iII' Is Now Living-He Shows
HIS Love for the Old Days by Pre-
serving The Spirit of Those Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

The Elevator Operators union will
meet at the federation hall tomorrow
evening at O'clock and every first
and third Monday thereafter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
Children in Factories.

"The employment of children in fac
tories, workshops and mercantile es-
adjustments has become a question of
grave Importance. In the present era
of sharp competition the merchant,
manufacturer and employer will tell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20
New System Adopted.

On July z, 1902, the board resolved
to open and keep new books in con-
formity with those kept by the city
comptroller, and to begin its fiscal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-20
Mr.. Gilbert on Kentucky.

eve are poor and proud in Ken-
lucky" says representative Gilbert
of that State 'and" be adds ''the
poorer the prouder.
If there is a man more able to
sing the praises of Kentucky than
Mr.. Gilbert, lead US to him, for the
Representative from the 9Th district
has ransacked all the pages Of his
tory, political, ecclesiastical and
civil to find out just how Kentuck-
ians have distinguished themselves.
1T was a gallant young Kentuck-
lan' says he "who scaled the wall
OF Chapultepec and planted the
stars and Stripes above the palace
OF the Montezumas The first steam
boat ever seen was invented by Jno.
Fitch, a Kentuckian. The FIRST
successful operation of ovariotomy
and the first successful hip Joint
amPutation in surgery were per-
formed by Kentucky Surgeons. The
most gifted and eloquent preacher
in the Presbyterian Church was
Robt. J. Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
But why not continue Mr.. Gilbert
interesting list, especially when he
has other rounds in the ladder,
whereby Kentucky mounts to the
highest plane? For instance Ken
lucky was the first to establish a
general system Of public schools
supported by universal taxation.
1t was Kentucky's soldiers who
made possible the victory of Gen.
Jackson at New Orleans and Ken
lucky furnished more soldiers than
any other State in the war with
Mexico. And best of all" says
Mr. Gilbert, "No State Of equal
population has fewer suits for Sc
duction, Islander, divorce or libel,
and nc late has fewer prosecutions
for robbery, theft, arson or burgla-
~. Washington Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-20
Read it in His Newsnaper.

George Schaub, a well known
German citizen of New Lebanon,
Ohio, is a constant reader of the
Dayton Volkszeitung. He knows
that this paper aims to advertise
only the best in its columns, and
when he saw Chamberlain S Pain
Balm advertised therein for lame
back, he did not hesitate in buying
a bottle of if for his wife, who for
eight weeks had suffered with the
most terrible pains in her back and
could get no relief. He SAYS. after
using the Pain Balm for a few DAYS
my wife said to me, feel as though
born anew, and before using the
entire contents of the bottle the I'M
5earable pains had entirely van
lshed and she could again take uv
her household duties. He is very
thankful and hopes that all suffer-
ing likewise will hear Of her won-
derful recovery, This valuable
liniment is for sale by @. *. WHY
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-20
A SYRIAN INDUSTRY.
Cultivation of Poplars for Lumber Ex-
tensive in the Orient.

Cultivation of Poplars for Lumber Elk.
tensive in the Orient.
The cultivation Of poplars for lum-
Der is an extensive industry in Syria,
writes w. E. Curtis, in the Chicago
Record-Herald. A crop is planted
regularly every year. BY irrigation
the trees grow rapidly, shooting up
like stalks of sugar cane, and are kept
trimmed so that all the strength of
the sap shall 60 into the trunk and
none shall be wasted in branches.
You see mile after mile Of groves Of
thin wasted poplars planted as close
ly as possible. When they are large
enough they are cut close to the
ground, shipped to market and the
roots are grubbed out for fuel. There
is a great demand for roof poles or
rafters. The houses in this part of
the world, like those in Mexico, are
built of adobe-sun-dried clay. The
walls are erected, poplar poles are
laid across them, covered with brush
and then with mud, which contains
so much clay that with the use Of a
little straw it becomes as hard as a
brick. The houses may be white
MOI boJ IN ~cA $500. IT,. ID
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-20
AS TO COMPLEXION CULTURE.
Two Girls Who Had Been Following All
the Directions Printed.

AWO HllAS WIN hdu Deeu fOllOWlnB All
the Directions Printed
They met outside a downtown res
taurant, both looking the worse for
wind and weather, says the Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
eyes, Of course, I'm goingia. said
the thin girl. I'm tired out, and
want a cup Of chocolate
"Horrorsr said her oyer-plump
friend, "1'll take lemonade. Acid to
reduce flesh, you know. l wouldn't
take chocolate for worldsl Isn't this
a dreadful dayl l wouldn't have
come out at all, only the article on
beauty in yesterdays paper said that
rain was good for the complexion"
The thin girl nodded sympathet-
zeal.
Chats why l came, too" she said.
GIVE tried every recipe that's been
given. What's your trouble?"
"Too much fat, principally. But
Pm using the exercises Nine. Verbose
gave in Saturdays issue. She says
they have reduced her wonderfully"
The thin girl looked interested.
81 suppose she has fine complex
ion," she said. GIVE used seven of
her recipes within the past ten days.
She advises buttermilk for the skin,
but it's mighty unpleasant to use. l
90 to be smeared with it, and feel like
making faces all the time to stretch
my skin. Mother doesn't approve of
my spending so much time in making
lotions, and says my complexion
would be all right if l left it alone.
My bureau is covered with bottles"
$50 is NINE" said the fat girl,
laughing gOod-naturedly. "Tom
came in to take some of my perfume
the other day and took hair tonic by
mistake. Rubbed some on his hands,
you know, and nearly took the skin off.
l wonder what in that tonic to make
it burn so?"
"Rescorcin," said the third voice,
quickly.
The girls had been so intent on
their conversation that they had
failed to notice the dowdy little figure
that sat next them. She was such
very dowdy little woman that they
looked at her with curiosity as well
as surprise. Her sallow face was
woefully thin, and her dress looked
as though she had slept in it for q
week or two. An untrimmed black
bonnet sat jauntily over one ear.
'Rescorcin, my dears, she repeat
ed. "That's what it is"
She finished drinking her tea, and
then with a curt nod left the table.
"Gracious!" said the fat girl, look
ing after the queer figure. "Who in
the world is tbat?"
"Thats Nine Verbose, miss"
said the trig little waitress. "The
same as writes beauty articles, you
know"
The fat girl and the thin girllooked
at each other.
"Fm going to devote my time to