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Morris tribune., 1902-04-12
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" - - ~ ~eT<S> - ~S> - ~ - - -
when you have leisure"
said a caller to the city editor,
II would like to speak to you"
"All right; come after I'm
dead"
It is reported that 1innburger
cheese will prevent smallpox.
A majority of the people will
be likely, however, to prefer to
run the risk.-Chicago Record
Herald.
There is one thief in San
Francisco who is very moderate
in his offerings. He stole So
from the adjutant generals
office and then took the
elevator, and not desiring to
overburden himself, left the
building.-Denver Post.
For a birthday present an
Ohio man presented his wife
with a box of candy. Each
piece was wrapped in a five
dollar bill. Now if men who
insist on giving you a piece of
their mind would do likewise
their advice would be greatly
sought after.
A man told us the other day
that we did not publish all
the things that happened. We
should say we don't. In the
first place we have others who
depend on us for living. If we
published all that happened
we should soon be with the
angels. In order to please the
people we must print only nice
things of them and leave the
rest to the gossips; yes it's a
fact we don't print all the
news. If we did wouldn't it |
make spicy reading? But this
would be for one week only. |
The next week you would read |
our obituary and there would |
be a strange face in heaven
Carlyle Constitution.
Breckenridge Gazette: The !
old adage of March coming in
like lion and going out like a
lamb has proven untrust-
worthy this year, the adage
should be amended to read
going out like the devil. Snow
in the east and bleak weather
generally, the spring bonnet
was an unknown quantity at
1902. The mi1liners
are all suffering from nervous
prostration and we are liable to
see Easter hats with the red
ticket attached II was S., now
Pm yours for $780," Needless
to say the heads of families are
correspondingly happy.
"Rattlesnakes are grateful if
you gain their Affection" says
correspondent of the Cor 4
icana, Tex, News. my brother y
i'm found a six-foot rattlesnake \
lear town, caught him under a
and instead of using :
lis advantage, he sympathe-
iC911v released the snake q
Morris tribune., 1902-04-12

Benson Monitor: There are
two pronounced Volstead
papers in the Seventh district
the Echo Enterprise and the
Herman Enterprise. With pro-
per enterprise, if these two are
it, Volstead should be able to
add somewhat to the string.
Morris tribune., 1902-04-12

"Rattlesnakes are grateful il
you gain their Affection" says
a correspondent of the Cor
siCana, Tex, News. my brother
Jim found a six-foot rattlesnake
near town, caught him under a
boulder, and instead of using
his advantage, he sympathe-
tiCally released the snake,
which thereupon became a pet
and followed Jim about and
guarded him as faithfully as a
dog. One night he was
awakened, and missing the
snake in it's usual place at the
foot of the bed, he knew that
something was wrong. He got
up and lighted a match to
investigate, and found burg
lar in the next room in the
coils of the snake, which had
it's tail out of the window
rafting for the police.
Morris tribune., 1902-04-12
( AMONG THE POLITICIANS

Stevens County Review
From present indications, it
looks as though J. 7. Schain
has the republican senatorial
nomination for this district all
by his lonesome.
*
OrtOnville Herald Star: The
Gracevil1e Enterprise reads its
Herald Star very careless1y if
it really is impressed with the
idea that this paper is flirting
with Eddy and Young. Mack
is beginning to show his age,
but of course he is not wholly to
blame for that.
Morris tribune., 1902-04-12

The Fargo Forum comes out
strong for the return of Frank
Eddy to congress. The Forum
does not expect Mr.. Eddy to
get many votes over on it's side
of the raging Red, but it re-
CARDS him as strong and con-
sistent friend and advocate, of
the Red River drainage involv-
ing a reservoir system that in
cludes Big Stone and Treverse
lakes. Mr.. Eddy has already
rendered great service to these
projected improvements.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
Campfire Sketches
! DIN NOT hold with war mysel. think

I du not hold with war myseI.. think
it's bad an wrong,
An would not prod my frens to strife
wi fiery speech an song,
I'd sooner see 'em till the soil, an SOW.
an reap, an build,
An die O. somethin' nat'ral, stead NV
goin' an gettin killed;
But eff my country does git reused, /
plunges inter sin,
An don't care whut she's fightin' for
want to see her win!
1t isn't zackIy whut you'd call real
angelic plan,
But man is not an angel-an' he won't
be while he's man!
Some like to sing them poo1y songs NV
victory an deth,
But while yer hands air full, NV work
ye'd better save yer breth;
The potts keep on gettin' up, afore the
fghtin's thru,
Few strut an flap their wings an
whoop a cock-a-doodle-do!
But let us hev some peace. says I. un-
til we've licked the foe,
An when there's nothin' else to du,
the time hes come to crow.
L Sluu OuL dcQ dS1A IAS "dAs OoI OAASS ~
wus begun
I thrilled tew read each gallant deed
my ccuntrymen he'd done;
An now, git tibet warm within tew
see the emmy scoot,
I itch tew take gun myself an go an
hev a shoot!
There's other peaceful men like me re-
prove my wrath an frown,
But when my country's dander's up,
mine won't keep lynn down.
Els long es airth is simply airth. an
men amt more than men,
1t seems tew me there's bound to be
some f1ghtin' now an then,
Fer whut is wrong er right depends
upon yer point NV view,
The en'my's alwis quite convinced he's
just IS right as you;
An so, in sech a sinful world, there
amt no kind ov doubt
Ye've got tew fight fer what you want.
or want an go Without
1t isn't zackly whut you'd call zeal
angelic plan,
But man is not an ange1-an' he won
be while he's mani
Hosea, il.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

They tell us that they have come up
from small beginnings and that they
are now in fiourishing shape. The or
ganization first saw the light in 1884
and was christened the Massachusetts
Tariff Reform League. In 1888 it
burst the bonds of statehood and be-
came the New England Tariff Reform
League. Next it broke the shackles
of tariff reform, and in 1894 blazoned
forth as the New England Free Trade
League. Last November it had grown
SO bold as to defy all local limitations,
and it now calls itself the American
Free Trade League. Under this title
it may claim practically unlimited
jurisdiction in the Western hemi-
sphere. 1t may hope for an Esquimau
member from Cape Columbia in the
far north, and we are quite certain 1t
would not reject a cash contribution
from Terra del Fuego.. There is room
for the organization to grow-any-
where outside of the United States.
According to the Almanac:
"The membership of the League now
numbers over a thousand, represent
ing forty states and Canada, and in
Guiding a number of manufacturers,
many business and professional
men, ana over thirty cOlleSe profess
sors and teachers of economics, Presi-
dent Charles w. Eliot of Harvard. DIR.
William G. Sumner of Yale. and many
others. A more intelligent, patriotic
body of men cannot be found. No
sordid greed of gain brings them to-
gether, but the desire and hope of
serving their country and redeeming
her from the errors and expressions
of Protection and setting her upon
the true path of justice, sound econo-
mics, and worldwide commercial SUI
premacy. Besides the annual dues
many of them zealously and gener-
ousIy aid the cause by voice, pen and
money Last year $3.50 was thus
contributed, twenty-four articles writ
ten by members and others without
pay, and 240, 900 pamphlets sent broad
cast over the country"
AS an almanac pure and simple we
cannot conscientiously indorse the
publication II contains, to be sure,
some meteorological matter of inter
est, but it leaves out much informa-
ton that should have place in a work
OF this character. For example, we
are told that:
There viii be five eclipses in 1902
three OF the sun and two OF the moon.
four OF which will be invisible In the
1 Quilted States"
hut not : word about The terrible
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

A copy of the Free Trade Almanac
for 1902 has been received by the
American Economist, bearing the i'm
print, Issued by the American Free
Trade League. 602-3 fremont Building,
Boston, Mass. u s. A. Price, Five
Cents" Cheap enough, one would
say at first thought, and yet dear
enough would be the second thought
when one considers the cause In pro-
pagation of which the Almanac is
put forth For example, we find:
Its object shall be to free our
trade, our industries and our people
from all tariff taxes except those i'm
posed for revenue only
Its method shall be to enlist con-
science, intelligence and patriotism
against the system called protection,
which at the dictation of organized
wealth taxes the whole American peo-
pie for the benefit of the few"
Five cents is a good deal of money
to pay for that sort of thing. But
there is liberal discount for cash and
large quantities. If you should hap
pen to want 100, you may have them
at cents apiece. At that price no
family need suffer for lack of the Free
Trade Almanac These are protection
times, it must be remembered, and
nearly everybody nowadays can scrape
2 cents together. 1t was not SO, how
ever. in free trade times of recent
memory. In those days there were
vast numbers of people who had lost
their jobs and didn't have 2 cents to
buy bread, much less a Free Trade AL
manac. Commercially, the outlook
for this publication is better than it
would have been four to eight years
ago. Whether the enterprise will win
its share of the general prosperity
which it's promoters had no hand in
bringing about is another question.
Be that as it may, the Free Trade
Almanac is before the people, and its
publishers are prepared to push it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01


Petitions are being circulated in the
Eastern States asking Congress to
abolish the duty on raw sugar. The
petition is sent out ostensibly4 by the
National Pure Food Association, which
has its headquarters in New York. 1t
is also being circulated by agents of
the United States Export Association.
The same men are officers of both
these associations, F. B. Thurber be-
ing president
Under the thin disguise of these two
associations, this movement is known
to be in the interest of the American
Sugar Company, which has recently
increased its stock to the extent of If
teen million dollars for the purpose of
purchasing Cuban sugar plantations
in the expectation that free sugar will
be possible. With tie duty on raw
sugar abolished the Havemeyer COM
pany would have no difficulty in ruin
ing it's most active competitors, the
American beet sugar factories, and.
that done, the Havemeyers would have
control of the markets of this coun-
try. With the beet sugar industries
which are increasing rapidly-out OF
existence, the Havemeyer company
could charge whatever it saw mt for
sugar, and the pipe dream it is now
putting forth of a saving of millions
to consumers would vanish into thin
air and the profits would go to its
observation-disclosures (Mont) Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
,lIs Two Flags.

Any narrow-minded native of this
country who may fiatter himself that
good Americans, like poets, are born
and not made. will be speedily cured of
this illusion by reading The Making
of an American" by Mr.. Jacob Riis-
that Danish-born fellow countryman OF
ours whom President Roosevelt, when,
as governor, he wrote him a passport,
officially declared to be "on the whole
the most valuable citizen in New York.
Mr.. Riis loves the Danish nag, al
though never but once, he admits, has
he had the opportunity to show his
affection by deeds. THAT was when,
in a typhus epidemic" he says, Il
found the health officers using 1t as
fever flag to warn boats away from the
emergency hospital pier. They had no
idea what flag it was; they just hap
pened to have it on hand; but they
found out quickly. l gave them half
an hour in which to find another. The
hospital was full of very sick patients,
or I would have made them fire a
salute to old Dannebrog by way of
reparation. As it was, l think they
had visions of ironclads in the East
river! They had one of a very angry
reporter, anyhow" That was well
done; nevertheless. the defender of the
flag of Denmark owes the deepest allie
glance of his heart to another banner.
and he tells us how he came to recog-
nize that he does So Visiting his old
home. he fell sick in Elsinore, and lay
long in depressing apathy of mind and
body in a bed. which overlooked the
sparkling waters of the beautiful Ger
Sund. 81 lay moodilT picking at the
'coverlet sick and discouraged and sore
II hardly knew why myself. All at
once there sailed past, close inshore.
ship flying at the top the nag of free
dom, blown out in the breeze till every
star in 1t showed bright and clear.
That moment 1 knew! Gone were ILL
ness, discouragement and gloom For
gotten weakness and suffering, the eau
lions of doctor and nurse. I sat up in
bed and shouted. laughed out and cried
by turns. waving my handkerchief to
the nag out there. They thought had
lost my, head, but I told them I had
found it, and my heart. too. at last /
knew then that it was my flag; that my
children's home was mine indeed; that
1 also had become an American in
truth. And 1 thanked God, and, like
unto the man sick with the palsy. arose
from my bed and went home, healed
YOUTHS Companion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

eclipse of 1893-97, when the sun Of
prosperity was for nearly four years
invisible behind q heavy bank of tar
III reform clouds, and only emerged
when the skies were cleared by the
advent OF Mckinley and protection.
Strange omissionl Important as the
publication may be considered by vir-
tue of the pleas in behalf of Industrial
and commercial devastations by q
score or less of gifted contributors, it
cannot be commended as an all around
economic almanac. 1t may have it's
uses, but not, we repeat, as an al
manac.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
Ltnk. rn.. BIND Ola to New.


The links that bind the old to the
new days afford almost exhaustless ma
terial for good stories. Let me give a
story as partial proof of the assertion:
While in conversation with Captain
Charles P Stivers, chief commissary of
the Department of the yisayas, Philip
pine Islands, he incidentally spoke of
his grandfather as having been seri-
ously wounded at Gettysburg, a wound
which resulted in total blindness Re
calling a general, an officer of the First
Army Corps whom knew. and who re-
ceived such an injury at Gettysburg,
asked Capt Stivers il his grandfather
was General Gabriel r. Paul He
was Thereupon the chief commits
sary and the chief paymaster became
better acquainted. for the latter had
served with Gen Paul and was always
one of his warm admirers The goo6
soldiershfp. fne generai=.ip and sturdy
manhood Of Gen. Paul. together Wit
the Superior miIitaTy record e. Can
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

Bullets That Met In Mid-AIr
A war relic Of almost priceless value
one of three known to be In existence
is in the hands of a Salt Laker. q re
cent arrival from Washington, w. H
Copp, of a East Third South street
says the Salt Lake City Herald Thu
relic is an irregular mass of lead, com
prising two bullets that met in mid-ail
at the battle Of Fishers Hill and were
welded together by the force of the i'm.
pact Mr.. Copp asserts that only two
others have ever been placed on. exhi-
bition and that they are in the museum
in Washington. The unique souvenir
from old Virginia is one of a number
of relics forming strange collection
The grimy old bullets. parts of shells
bayonets and other pharaphernalia Of
war were dug up on the field by Copp
who was raised on the battlefield
where his fathers home stood, midway
between the Union and Confederate
lines Copp, ST., was Union sympa-
thizer, forced into service by the Con-
federates, and saw his own home swep:
by the shells from the Confederate
guns The present Salt Laker earned
spending money when q boy by col
lecting the relics and selling them for
junk The two bullets welded together
by contact retain their original shape
in part, although the ends that met are
fiattened out, making surface larger
than = silver quarter
r. = man d<,enu,f know rnvv and uhen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

Stivers' father. were the prime cause
which led to the younger mans sol
diership- As soon as he was old enoug
he sought and received an appointmen
to West Point, graduated and serve
ten years. when an emergency require
his resignation. Immediately upon tn
outbreak OF the Spanish-American wa
he offered his services and was ap
pointed a captain. When the first vol
unteer army was mustered out he ap
piled for q position in the volunteei
forces to be sent to the Philippines
He was-commissioned major after serv-
ing few months as captain. Just be
fore his term In the volunteer regiment
expired he returned as captain to the
regular army, in the commissary de-
partment. So much for this Capt. Stiv-
ers. Now we will speak of his grand
father, Gen. Paul, grand soldier. who
won distinction, and his father. an
other model soldier, who had an ex-
perience somewhat different from that
of any other army officer of the old
days. The regiment to which Capt
Paul and Lieut.. Stivers belonged al
the outbreak of the civil war was sta
toned in Texas. Both of these officers
were from border states. Paul from
Missouri and Stivers from Kentucky
which furnished as many Confederates
as they did Union soldiers. There was
never a sign of a doubt in the mind
of Capt Paul as to where his lot
would be cast when the war came; but
Lieut.. Stivers. his son-in-law, quite 8
young man, thought of his old home in
Kentucky, of the many associates who
would follow the fortunes Of the south
and had some misgivings, or, perhaps
should say. was greatly perplexed and
asked the counsel OF his captain AT
that Capt. Paul said was, Come witt
me- = They walked out upon the parade
ground, and as the fresh breeze dis
played the flag of the nation, the oldel
man removed his cap and pointed tt
the Stars and Stripes. Not a word wa!
said by either. The two men then re
turned to their quarters. From tina
moment said Lieut.. Stivers, in speak
ing of the incident, there was no room
for doubt in my mind or in my hear
as to what my duty was."-Maj. j. A
Watrous, U. S. A.. in Los Angelo.
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

There was never an innocent and
Improving pAstime. suitable alike to
the learned and the laity, to compare
in genuine fun and literary profit with
the spelling bee" So general has
become the vice of bad photography
that signs multiply in favor of a re-
vival of the bee There will be a
little more difficulty than of old in
agreeing upon standard, but the
words spelled more ways than one are
comparatively few and not important.
Teachers of spelling, the few that re-
main in the schools. should be the first
to encourage the jolly bee" and are
liable not to be the last to be spelled
down
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
Negro Soldier Beoones Student

Negro Soldier Becomes Student
: Atlanta University recently enrolled
among it's students soldier with g
background of more than twelve years
of military experience, and in his pos
session a medal awarded him by the
United States government for valor in
Indian fighting on the frontier. Fol
more than eight years he served as s
private in the ranks of the regular
army, and on the beginning of the wal
with Spain was transferred to the vol
unteer service and made a sergeant II
the Twenty-fifth infantry, which was
ordered to Cuba. His regiment tool
part in the battle of Ell Caney, render.
ing gallant service. and later partici
pated in the battle of Santiago, during
which 1t was in the hottest of the fight
ing. In June, 1899, his regiment was
one of those ordered to the Philippines
and on the Island of Luzon saw active
service almost continuously. During
this period he was promoted to a Sec
ond heutenancy. and served in that ca
pacity until his regiment was mus
tered out about a year ago. Feeling
his educational defects very keenly anc
being ambitious of further advance.
ment he returned to his. native state
and began to cast about for school
where members of his race Nigh,
profit by the advantages of first-class
education. his final choice being Allan
Ia University. His years of military
discipline stand him in good stead IL
his college life and enable him to cor
form to the necessary rules and regula-
tons with a good grace. In general
bearing, correct habits and answering
application he furnishes an admirable
example to his more youthful compan-
ions. 1t will be interesting to follow
the later career of this plucky negro
who, having achieved SO much in the
stress and strain of actual life without
any book learning to speak of, now
seeks to ut himself for further useful
ness by the aid OF knowledge such as
Atlanta University offers to him and
other exceptional ones of his race
New York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

Buffalo Bill has undergone an oper-
alton for the removal Of his hair. If
the scalp had gone with it the small
boy might in time have forgiven the
Indian. He will never forgive the bar
Der.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

The Chicago man who emptied a
pint measure of whisky at a single
drink and died in consequence was
recklessly imprudent. Every Missouri
colonel knows that there are two good
drinks in every pint of whisky.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
D,.appointed rree-rrader..

The Reciprocity Convention did not
indorse a single one of the pending
treaties. These treaties, particularly
that with France, were carefully de-
bated, but it is the undeniable truth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

Don't eat anything. Everything you
eat causes cancer. The scientific sharps
say SO. They never eat anything
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
Two string. to III. BOW.


Congressman Babcock. occupies the
fortunate position of q man who has
two strings to his bow. The two OBJ
jects of legislation nearest to his heart
are. the removal of the tariff on steel
products aud the reduction of the in
ternal revenue tax on beer. There are
those in Washington unkind enough to
intimate that the latter comes first and
that the Wisconsin congressman would
be glad to compromise the steel duty
with a cut on the beverage which
makes Milwaukee famous.
However that may be, it is evident
that there is an element in Congress
which proposes to oppose tariff reduc-
ton. by internal revenue reduction
They want to remove the war taxes
and then preserve the tariff because Of
the demands for revenue. Beer is now
paying tax of $1.60 per barrel Be
fore the war revenue act was passed Ii
was an even, dollar That figure was
doubled up. and the drop was made to
the present figure by the amendment
of last winter. The brewers want the
old tax restored, and Congressman
Babcock Is with them. He therefore
stands to win whatever happens. II
he can't get the tarin revised ~ can -
least get the beer tax reduced--WJ-
mona Q<innl Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

1t is claimed that wireless telegraphy
was first suggested by the flight of a
pigeon, but why this should prompt
the inventor any more than the throw
ing of brickbat is hard to imagine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01

Because Pennsylvania Justice of
the peace. who is also president Of a
bank. sentenced three girl strikers to
Jail, the people of his town made a
brisk run on his bank The moral of
this Is that . justice of the peace
shouldn't be anything else.