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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

when they left the house Kitwater
squeezed Codd's hand, saying as he
did so
well have him yet, Coddy, my boy,
mark my words, We'll have him yet.
He left in the Jemadar, and he thinks
we are lying dead in the jungle at this
moment. It's scarcely his fault that
we are not, is it? But when we get hold
of him, we'll = well, we'll let him
see what we can do, won't we,
old boy? He stole the treasure
and sneaked away, abandoning US
to our fate. In consequence
shall never see the light again; and
you'll never speak to mortal man.
We've Mr.. Gideon Hayle to thank for
that, and if we have to tramp round
the world to do it, if we have to hunt
for him in every country on the face
of the earth, We'll repay the debt we
owe him.
Mr.. Colds bright little eyes twinkled
in reply. Then they shook hands sol
emily together. 1t would certainly
prove a bad day for Gideon Hayle
should he ever have the ill-luck to fall
into their hands.
Two days later they shipped aboard
the mailboat as steerage passengers
for England. They had been mission
aries in China, so it was rumored on
board, ans their zeal had been repaid
by the cruelest torture. On a Sun
day in the Indian ocean, Kitwater held
service on deck, which was attended
by every class. He preached an elo-
quent sermon on the labors of the
missionaries in the far east, and
from that moment became SO popular
on board that, when the steamer
reached English waters, subscription
was taken up on behalf of the suffer-
ers, which resulted in the collection of
an amount sufficient to help them well
on their way to London as soon a they
reached Liverpool.
Now" said Kitwater, as they stood
together at the wharf with the pitiless
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
TICKET WITHOUT A NAME.
The NOndescript Nature Of Conn
bination Which Is Character
sticAIIy Democratic.

The official report of the populist and
democratic conventions at Hutchinson
would be regarded as hoax if they
came from any other state save Kansas.
Nowhere else on Gods green earth
could the transaction of important du-
ties be made so silly and nonsensical,
saws the Kansas City Journal.
A populist committee went into the
democratic convention to negotiate for
fusion between the two parties. A
democratic delegate got up and said:
'sThe populists can either take the
democratic name or go to the devil"
Thereupon the popu1ist committee
withdrew in great anger and reported
to the populist convention that it had
been ''insulted," and the populist con-
vention adopted resolutions scoring the
democratic convention for it's rudeness.
But almost Immediately committee
of grave and reverend democrats ap-
peared in the populist convention and
said the populists need not go to the
devil; that they were very good people,
and that the democrats would like to
have them come over and be sociable.
sour delegates spoke without due de-
ilberation,' said the chairman of this
committee. ''We don't know whether
we are populists Or democrats, and you
don't know whether you are democrats
Or popu1ists, SO the best way to do
would be to ad journ without claiming
to be either, aid let the state conven-
tions settle which we are
And so it was decided. The man who
was nominated for congress doesn't
know the name of the ticket on which
he will run, or the set of principles he
will be expected to stand up for. The
delegates to the two conventions don't
know the name of the ticket they will
vote for at the coming election or the
policies their candidates will repre-
sent. The annals of American political
history might be searched without
finding anything more trifing and con-
temDtih bile
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
THE ISSUE ACCEPTED.
President Roosevelt Takes Up the
Philippine Matter and VIII
See 1t Through.

The president has disappointed those
critics of the admins tration who insist
that the issue of the independence of
| the Philippines is one he dare not dis
cuss. Having insisted, on that assump-
| tiOn for long time it is naturally not
| convenient for them that Mr.. Roose-
welt takes up the issue in a sensible, di-
rect and Straightforward fashion, says
| the democratic New York Times, and
declares that when the people Of the
| Philippines 'have shown their capacity
| for real freedom by their power of self
government, then, and not till then,
will it be possible to decide whether
they are to exist independently of us
or to be knit to us by ties of comm on
friendship and interest"
This is practical because it involves
definite test of fitness for self-gov-
eminent by extended self-government
as fast as orderis restored. That proc
ess is steadily going on. Wherever re-
sistance to the United States has
ceased the natives enter im1he diately
into the exercise of the elementary
forms of civil activity. They have a
| voice in the choice of their local Off
GERS. They have a voice in the levyin g
of taxes and the determination of the
use to which the taxes shall be put.
| They have representation in the adj
ministration of the law and of Justice.
They supply the local police. They
| share in the regula ton andin the bene-
fits schools n
And this entrance on local self-govern-
ment is assured to them without in
| reference from other parts Of their
| islands or from other tribes. The
| United States keeps the peace through
out the territory and guarantees to
each community, in the words of the
| president, ''that with their growing
knowledge their growth in self-gov-
eminent shall keep steady pace"
Now there is nothing theoretical or
fanciful about this. 1t is plain, solid
| fact. We are giving to the Filipinos
wherever our authority is established
actual freedom, with peace, safety, or
der, and all the conditions of continu-
Gus prosperity andprogress. And ours
| 40 oDoO1utt1y lhC OLIJ PONCi CA1e OI1l :
on the islands, or possible there, that
| can do this. No native government
could do it. Native government in any
effective shape is only possible in linn
! tied districts as the arms of the United
| States make it so, and protect it from
internal disorder or outside hostility
and attack. In the reality of freedom
we are generous and steadily more
| generous. In the freedom to fight
among themselves or to perish, or both,
we must frankly confess that we do
not deal. Nor do we see that it would
be more merciful, or more just, or
more intelligent to try to do so. As
| the president says, we are preparing
the Filipinos through self-government
for possible independence, sure that
when they are so prepared the ques-
ton can be settled wisely, and only
! then.
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BrinGs Him Out Every Time.
You never really know man unless
you allow yourself to owe him money
Chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

of the man whom they had helped.
The schedule was in great measure
satisfactory, but not altogether. There
were so many English in Burmah who
were tall. and who had dark eyes and
broad shoulders. Little Codd leant
towards his companion, and, taking
his hand, made some signs upon it.
That's SO, my little man." said
Kirtwater, nodding his head, approx
ingly. you've hit the nail on the
head" Then, turning to Gregory, he
continued: perhaps, sir, you don't
happen to remember whether he had
any particular mark upon either of his
wrists?"
Gregory replied that he had not no.
ticed anything extraordinary, but
Dempsey was by no means SO forget
full.
"Of course he had" he answered. 81
remember noticing it for the first time
when I pulled him out of the ford and
afterwards when he was in bed. An
inch or so above his left wrist he had
a tattooed snake swallowing his own
tail 1t was done in blue and red ink,
and was a nice picce Of work as ever
I have seem"
81 thank you, SIR" Kitwater re-
piled, "you've hit it exactly. By the
living thunder he's our man, after all.
Heaven bless you for the news you
have given US. 1t puts new life into
me. Well find him yet, Coddy, my boy.
1 thank you, sir, again and again."
He held out his hand, which Demp-
sey felt constrained to shake. The
man was trembling with excitement.
ST tell you, sir" he continued, that
you don't know how we loved that
man. If it takes the whole of our
lives, and if we have to tramp the whole
world over, to do it, We'll find him
yeti"
"And if I'm not mistaken, it will be
a bad day foi him when you do find
him." put in Gregory, who had been
an observant spectator of the scene.
''Why should you hate him sop
"How do you know that we do hate
him?" Kitwater asked, turning his
sightless face in the direction whence
the others voice proceeded. Hate
him, why should we hate him? We
have no grudge against him, Coddy, my
boy, have we?"
Mr.. Codd shook his head gravely.
No! they certainly had no grudge.
Nothing more was to be CLEANED from
them. Whatever their connection with
George Bertram or Gideon Hayle may
! have been, they were not going to COM
| nit themselves. When they had in
quired as to his movements after leav-
ing Bhamo, they dropped the subject
altogether, and, thanking the officers
for the courtesy shown them, with
drew.
Their manifest restitution, and the
misery they had suffered, had touched
the kindly white residents of that far
off place, and subscription was
raised for them, resulting in the col
lection of an amount sufficient to en-
able them to reach Rangoon in COM
parative comfort. When they arrived
at that well-known seaport, they Wis
tied the residence of person with
whom it was plain they were well ac-
quainted. The interview was presum-
ably satisfactory on both sides, for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
WHAT HE WANTED.
The Man with the Fluent FOunt OF
Tears Was Ready to Weep
Anywhere.

There are funny incidents in the
life of a photographer. A man came
in the other day and looked over all
the samples, asking the price of each,
says the Edin burgh Scotsman.
do you want sitting?" l asked.
81 don't see nothin' like what ]
want" he replied.
/ told him, if he would indicate
what he wanted, that I might ar
range it.
81 don't know as you cam" he said,
''for I don't see nothin' at all like
what [ want"
repeated what had already said.
He asked me to sit while he told me.
"You see, it's like this" he began.
81 had a girl that I loved, and we
was going to git married. She had
her things made up, and we was all
but ready, when she was taken i'll
and died. And what 1 wanted was
a picture of me sittin' on her grave
weepin'."
l was touched at the homely story
of grief, and told him I could send
a man with him to the grave and
have the picture taken as he de-
sired.
''It's some distance" he said. 'It's
over in Ireland. 1 expect it 'ud cost
a lot to send over your traps for what
I want?"
I said it would.
81 thought" he answered, ''that
mebbe you could rig up a grave here
in your shop and I would weep on it,
and it would do just as well. It's no
trouble for me to weep anywhere"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

English rain pouring down upon them,
wetting them to the skin, what we
have to do is to find Gideon Hayle as
soon as possible"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

E("I give you my word they shall
not be condemned until heard. Be
of good cheer, American soldiers.
When the record comes to be made
up in the cool judgment of the Amer
lean people and of mankind, after
Cuba, with it's brilliant page, after
China, with it's glorious achievements,
there will be written another page,
equally glorious and equally brilliant,
on which will be recorded the achieve
ment of the American army 20 the
Philippines"
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Reciprocity Limited.

In May and June steamers laden with
green peas and strawberries leave
Brittany daily for England. These are
the spois of the rich lands a bout Brest.
After Fashoda and the Dreyfus af-
fair, when an anti-Engiish feeling was
rampant. grocer Of this district, dis
tinguished in his abuse of the British,
denounced the whole race as ''despic'
able preserve-merchant
"Why 'despicable preserve-mer-
chants? p" some one asked.
Because they make the jams they
sell to US. They have no sugar and 10
fruit. Despicable Why, they take
our sugar and our fruit, and they make
us buy their jams!"
A story as slight as this from Rev
S. Barring Gould's "Book of Brittany"
would be overweighted by the addition
of a moral, but it may be limited that
to err peasants and politicians-of a
certain stripe-are liable alike.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
AGAINST PROTECTION.
Democrats Are Not So Much Agains,
the Trusts, But Are Cropping
for an Issue.

Democratic clamor about the trusta
has quickly worked around to the
proposition that the esta blishment of
free trade is the only way to battle
against business monopolies. The re-
public, alarmed at the federal move
ment against trusts, remarks that "the
first and all-important step in the
popular movement to restrict the trust
evil is an amendment of the protective
tariff that shall destroy the monopo-
lies guarded by prohibitive duties"
In cropping for an issue for 1904, the
democratic press, for the moment at
least, has gone back to it's old free
trade wall and will push it along
enough to measure the public re-
Spouse, says the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat Their doctrine on this
point rests on nothing tangible, but
they fancy republicans can be divided
on the tariff and the old hue and cry
is renewed. Plenty of trusts exist in
England, which is more of free trade
country than any other in the world,
though it has recently found it ad,
visable to relax it's Golden principles.
Not many years ago the democratic
party had control of all branches of
the government and passed tariff
monstrosity that brought widespread
disaster upon the American business
world, yet did not check in the slight
est degree the movement toward trust
organiza tons. The new steamship
trust, which gives England so much
concern, has NO connection whatever
with the tariff question in this or any
other country. A majority of the capt.
tai in the deal is American, but the Gus
toms regulations of the United States
and of England area matterof indiffer-
ence to the men who are exploiting the
combination. ''The most resultfu1
antitrust action" continues the Re-
public, sis vote for the democratic
candidates in the approaching con-
gressional and presidential elections"
This advice is funny, in view of the
basis on which it is offered. But the
democratic party has no issue, and the
return to the old free trade howl is the
last resource of the party that is al
most out of hope as well as entirely
out of principles. If the trustsare not
restrained until this country risks an
other democratic tariff, they have a
clear course ahead.
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DOMESTIC.

Two descrters from Fort Sheridan.
Albert NJ. Boyer and Henry Maddaugh,
were captured at Chicago. Ill.
A stone falling on the head OF Ira
A. Shaler, one CT the New York rapid
transit tunhel contractors. fatally In
jured him.
Prayers for rain were made at
numerous points in Texas. the drouth
being severe.
About thirteen thousand persons at.
tended the annual communion services
Of the Christian Scientists In Boston.
Embezzlement Of between $4,000
and $17, 900 Is charged against Charles
8. Shirler, Secretary Of the American
District Telegraph Company. under ar
rest at New York City.
It was proposed to separate the men
and women students In the Chicago
University.
Andrew Carnegie offered to give the
town Of Athol, Mass. $15. 900 for pub
lie library building.
Mayor Hayes. Of Baltimore. Nd. re.
ceived a voucher from the National
Treasury for $104. .0S9.03. principal and
interest due the city for Its War OF
1912 claim against the Government.
Harvard's observatory at Cambridge.
Mass. was giving time signals at night
by electric lights.
Accused of embezzlement and
forgery, w. II. Hawkins. real estate
agent, at Marysville. Mo-. was ar.
rested.
While walking with his wife In the
park, Lemuel Hickman. at Springfield,
Ill, suddenly shot and killed her.
For cause unknown. Albert D. Marks.
prominent In Nashville. Tenn. shot
and killed himself.
During q quarrel over a card game.
Mrs. Mary Sassanalli was killed by
Vincenzo Aduasio, at Youngstown. o.
The practice ship Chesapeake. with
naval cadets aboard, went aground In
Chesapeake Bay. but was soon pulled
OF.
George d. Middleton. on trial at
Caldwell, N. Y, for killing his wife.
was found guilty OF murder In the irst
degree. The crime was committed at
Pottersville. Warren County. June 20.
1901.
At the Republican convention In the
Fourth Congress District Of Maine.
Llewellyn Powers. Of Houlton. was
unanimously renominated as Represen-
tative.
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Down In the armory Of the Ancients
you viii see the first broad red flag
with the old English cross In the field.
Next q very similar Dag. except that
the broad red becomes broad blue,
with no red but the Cross itself on the
white field. Next the white dag with
its pine tree ard appeal to Heaven"
whence came our own State banner.
Then 1t would appear that the fathers
went back again. for the next fag has
the red and white longitudinal stripes.
but in the field there are tie crosses Of
st. George end st. Andrew. worked cut
In red uocn a white ground. The next
dag restores the blue to the field. It.
too. has the longitudinal red and white
stripes. and the combined crosses Of st.
George and St. Andrew. as in the Brit.
ish Jack. worked oft In red and white
upon q b.ue field. 1t was not till after
that. upon the assertion Of independ-
cncc By the colonies. that Mrs. Ross's
ia: appeared. and apparently she only
substituted for the double crosses the
circle CT thirteen stars upon the blue
field.
The red. white and blue and the red
and white stripes were all In the flag
generations before Mrs. Ross was born.
as the collection Of the Ancients den.
oustrates.-Boston Journal.
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much rs II be were telling her Of some
military operation. THE fancies OF
the other lads wavered. but my love
for you was frm as rock. always
loved you from tie first, even In the
days when you played the golden
haired queen among us rough boys.
The, I saw you grow up into one OF
the bellies Of the Colonies. made much
of by the Macaronis and the officers OF
the King. and the hope almost died
out In me. but always the love was
there. There have. no doubt. been 9th
ers more deserving, but none. swear.
who loved you longer or better.
Whether win or lose I shall always
do that, and / can shake the hand of
q better man, II he wins. and wish him
good luck, even II he be British
officer like Lieutenant Forbes Or"
She had tried to stop him without
avail. but at the name her eyes leaped
again involuntarily to the closet door.
which trembled ever so slightly. The
Captain stopped in an ominous silence.
looked at her for a moment searching.
", then continued grinly the broken
sentence.
like Lieutenant Forbes. Of the
Higkland RegiI1ent Of His Majesty.
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GODS MESSAGE TO Ian
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM The
WORLDS GREATEST PRoPnETS

Poems A Prayer Fer Pssisscs-Ths MIN
illness Of Chrlst-Ths Last and Abidiss
Test Of Courage and Of Msnliasss 70
Imitstion Of His Life.
For patience, Lord, in faith I ask
That may trials bear,
And count it not an irksome task
A cross with Thee to share.
The patience Thou didst ever show
In every trouble keen.
Abashing each maligning foe
BY its supernal sheen;
The patience with an upward look
Into Thy Fathers face,
Enabling Thee contempt to brook
With dignity and grace;
The patience that enriched Thy life
Of sorrow and OF pain,
And turned for Thee all hate and strife
To everlasting gain.
Abundant measure, Master mine,
OF this ] ask in prayer,
That I. rejecting Thee, may shine
Ecn in the midst Of care.
Forgive me that ever gave
Myself to PASSIONS frown;
0 teach me, Lord. how to be brave
And how to keep my crown.
The Rev. William II. Bancroft, in Public
Ledger,
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One Glri's Induence.

Once it happened that young man who
was Sowing his Wild oats" became &C.
quainted with one Of those young girls to
whom innocence is as vital as pure air.
The magnetism Of her goodness made him
q changed man. He forsook his evil com.
panions, and when chaffed about the in.
huence of Miss M, he said: when l
am with her l want to be good, and !!
bate myself for being bad. ! dare not call
on her after visiting my old haunts. !
was forced to choose between them, and
she drew me upward more strongly than
they were pulling me down"
Another one was q: party. Wine was
served with refreshments. She refused re-
peated invitations to take glass OF it. A
young man told another as the two were
talking OF the entertainment the next
II came very near breaking my pledge.
The smell Of the wine was so tempting it
sent a cold shiver down me. But just as l
was going to yield I heard Miss Blank
refuse wine. That gave me courage to
hold out. watched her all the evening:
and | made a bargain with myself. i
said: IF she drinks | will | was hoping
and fearing that she would. but as often
a. she vas asked she declined; and every
tirae she answered with more vim.
thought. and she saved the day. II it
hadn't been for her ] wouldn't have pulled
through. and to-day Id have had swelled
head and a big load OF remorse. for I'd
have gone on a drunk
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Tho Crusade In Brief.

Th, town officials OF Westerville. Ohio.
refused to TAX. $685., rendered BY the
Treasury OF the State. Is the proceeds OF
linuor prosecutions
More thar 1000 men in the United
States navy are members OF the Naval
Temperance League. and are pledged to
total abstinence during their term OF SER
vice.
All workmen on French Government
r,i,ways are warned against indulS,nG IN
strong drink while on duty. on penalty OF
being discharged. Letter-carrlers are IN
cluded. and the sale OF alcoholic drinks u
forbidden in army canteen'.
The New York Journal invites young
men and old men to consider whisky, not
from the point OF view Of one who seeks
t. .:npress his own will upon others, but
from the point Of view of each man s indI.
rdual interest and duty.
All the employees of the Barnum 4 Bal
lev circus, now travelling in EiEope, are to
tai abstainers, to which is attributed he
mi,itary-like precision with which the
great organization is handled and the
small percentage of accidents.
Beer Is brutalizing. wine impassions.
whisky Infuria.es, but ultimately nnmans:
Alcoholic drinks, combined with flesh ana
fat diet, totally subjugate the moral IA;
turc unless their influence be counteracted
b. vio.ent exercise. - DR.. Book Ieipsic.
Germany.