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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1902-06-28
A Christ.Like Errand.

The Well Spring tells the fol,
lowing story of a real hero who
wore the gray during the late
war:
"The day after the battle Of
Fredericksburg, Kershaw's bril-
'gade occupied Mary's Hill, and
Sykes division lay $50 yards
ahead, with stone wall between
the two forces. The intervening
space between Sykes men and
the stone wall was strewn with
dead, dying and wounded Unioa
soldiers, victims of the battle of
the day before. The air was rent
with their groans and agonizing
cries of "Water water y
General said boy sergeant
in gray, II can't stand this
"What is the matter, sergeant?D
asked the General.
II can't stand hearing those
wounded Yankees crying for wa.
ter; may I 60 and give them
some?"
Kirkland said the General,
"the moment you step over that
wall, you'll get bullet through
your head; the skirmishiDg has
been murderous all day"
If you'll let me, I'll try it,"
''My boy, I ought not to let You
run such q risk, but / cannot re-.
fuse. God protect you. You may
CO."
aThank you, sir" and with
smile on his bright, handsome
face, the boy sergeant sprang
away over the wall, down among
/ the sufferers, pouring the bless d
!. water down their parched throats.
After the first few bullets his
Christ-like errand became under
stood, and shouts instead Of bull.
lets rent the air.
He came back at night to his
bivOuac, untouched.
'sInasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least Of these, my
brethren, ye have done it unto
me-
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1902-06-28

Mr.. Hanna's slogan for the
coming campaign is: aKeep on
letting well enough alone. This
will be an interesting campaign
cry for the people who are una
be to obtain meat as food be.
cause ct the exactions Of the
trasts. It will also be an inter.
esting cry for the consumers gen
orally whose income has under.
gone no ssmaterlal increase, but
whose living expenses have been
doubled because Of the control
which the trusts have over the
necessities Of life. Omaha Her.
|ald.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1902-06-28

Many man who thinks he is
q hero to his wife is merely 4
freak with q swelled head.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

Railroad men know far better
than do others, what justly are
their rights in the matter of their
present difficulties with the Rio
Grande road. 1t is not necessary
for outsiders to warn them of what
perhaps might be the termination
of strike. They will fully count
the cost before engaging in labor
struggle. The men may tempor>
arily win, but it may result as il
did in the A. R. U strike that after
everything was apparently settled
many engineers and other railroad
employees were gradually replaced
by other men. We hope that all
matters may be satisfactorily and
equitably adjusted in the conference
soon to occur.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

County Clerk John Mann went to
Denver on business today.
The Womans club held a very delight
full musicale at the home OF Mrs. Orson
Adams thit afternoon,
Mrs. Omie Jennings arrived in the city
last night from Sahda where she has
been visiting with her mother, Mrs. o S.
Ramsay, and, after spending a few days
with her sisters, Mrs. Powers and Miss
Edith Ramsey, will leave for Salt Lake
City where her husband is employed as
stenographer in the general office OF the
Rio Grande Western.
Word from the head lodge OF the
Women OF Woodcrait shows that in the
spring contest for members Apple Bios
som Circle OF this city stands ahead OF
all other circles, with 27 higher than all
other Contestants. The various circles
are working for prize, and this city is
never in background when it comes to
wo king for any special effort.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

The usefulness OF Senator Pat
terson is to be abridged, in the
eyes of the Denver Republican and
the Herald Democrat Of Leadville
simply because he is too pointed
in his questionings, to ascertain the
truth in regard to the Philippines.
Senator Patterson has gone right to
work, as if he had perfect right
SO to do, which he has, to repre-
sent this great state and not to sit
as ninny waiting FOR Lodge and a
few other old time senators to give
him the cue, when to break loose
We applaud Mr.. Patterson in his
very sensible view taken OF his du>
ties, the same as we should con-
pratulate any senator, republican or
democrat for taking the same
stand.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

Valley Petroleum Of
to at A
allanount will beo ofIeda at
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

Emma Nevada, the operate star,
is attempting to lead healthy cru
sade against the tyranny of the
modern corset Nevada looks well
IN a clinging classic Grecian robe,
as shown by her pictures, but about
nine out OF ten other women in the
same gown would look much after
the outline a tub might look, drap
ed in mother hubbard. OF fol>
lows Nevada will have few. Wo>
mankind has been pursuaded, ca>
joled, threatened. flattered and
what not, against the imprisonment
of their vital bodies in the steel
bands OF the modern corset, yet she
sits silently by answering nothing
and dons the corset 1t is pretty
nearly conceded that woman has
become absolutely confirmed in the
setting at defiance of physical laws.
1t must be accepted as one of the
crimes against nature which must
be endured
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
OPEN LETTER..

Grand Junction, March 7, Ie
ear Mayor Sampliner:
If you were compelled to
tramp over the brick side
walk, between 9th and
9TH streets, three or four
times a day you would
doubtless have a better
idea Of the condition OF
the sidewalk, than you
now have.
In a very few words, it
is the most beastly walk
in the whole city, yet on
its most prominent street.
We don't know who owns
the property. Whoever
does should either lay a
new sidewalk or sell the
property to some one
who will. The walk is a
disgrace to the city.
We believe you could
order such sidewalk con-
demned, in conjunction
with the street and alley
committee.
Why don't you2
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

Who will dare to say that the
ride Teddy took Prince Henry to
Cabin John bridge. an eight mile
ride in driving rain and mud, was
not spectacular more than enjoy>
able. If P. I. Barnum was alive,
he would tell you that Teddy was
doing stunt every day in the
spectacular business which would
have made him a fortune in the
show business.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
HAD THEIR FIRST THINK.
So the Editor Left the Country Before
The Second Was Due.

SO the Editor Left the Country Before
The Second Was Due.
Il was In the newspaper business
once myself laughed the portly par
ty, When | left college | decided
that nothing but journalism would
cater to the strenuous life that | pro-
posed to lead. In looking over the
situation l realized that the eastern
field was too cramped for my swelling
ambition, SO | decided upon the free
and boundless west as the only spot
where my budding genius coula prop
erly expand unhampered by the con-
ventionalities of the effete east.
We'll, l found small town in the
west where there was no paper, and
proceeded at once to fill a long-felt
want. Soon after | had established
my great molder of opinion lynching
took place and l felt that the situa-
tion called for few burning words
upon the subject. The result was a
twocolumn leader, wherein | handled
the outrage without gloves. cannot
now recall what said except the end.
which read something like this: Gen.
tlemen, think twice before you again
drag the name of cur beautiful and
future great city through the mud
THE edition containing my inspired
and burning words was hardly issued
when | had call from delegation
of my fellow citizens.
What can | do for you, gentle
menT ! asked, realizing that l was
facing condition. not a theory.
We've kim yere. said the sptkes-
man, to inform you that we don't take
no shine to that thar article of yourn
bout lyinchin'. Our first impression
WAS to bring a rope along with us. but
we remembered what you. said bout
thinkin' twice, so we've jes' called to
let you know that we've had our first
think. Well be yere again to-mor-
row."
Il took the hint and the first train
out Of town."-Detroit Free Press.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

Like flash in a pan some news
papers, ordinarily in comatose
state, will wake up to the necessity
Of urging some public improvement
or to condemn some existing state
Of affairs. That newspaper alone
is alive, in any community, which
is everlastingly watchful of the
public veal.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
Buena Vista Register.

Jno Knapp and wife, Leadville; Jno
Harris, Delta; r S Lowry, b Longfel,
low, o c McNeer, G Malone, w r
Schoolfield, Denver; Geo Wilson, Colo
RADIO Springs; Phillip Williams, Coon
Rapids, Iowa; Ward Tucker, Carbon
dale; Marines johnson, Maggie John
son, Carlisle, Utah; W d Blaine, De
BeQue.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

There is an air Of expectancy
throughout the entire Grand valley
on the oil question. Thirty to six
ty days should solve the problem
Whatever the outcome, some good
must come from the exploration
about to be made.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

To those who have an ideally
artistic temperament. the cover en-
craving OF the Ladies Home our-
nal for March, is especially com
mended for its delicate beauty and
touching sentimentality.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

There are whole lot Of people
who thought the Grand river wa
ter was thoroughly bad have
changed their minds, after using
Gunnison water for awhile.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remained un.
claimed in the postoffice week ending
March 7, 1902:
Bishop w Starla, )
Chenoweth, Nettie Swift, M N
Prison, P p Shater, Alma
Gould, l. b Su'liven, Alice
Genala. Mr. Sears, Robt
Hayes, stephen Wilson, Dan "a
Herford, j q Wogarder. Geo
Holmes, Geo Williams, Ssml N
Kimley, John White, G
Plumer Il Rose Ylalente
Rowe, l. w Yornilen, Ethel
Reding, Bill University Hotel
Sebastian, DonalitO
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
Come and Get 1t Quick.

A bargain in good second hand
piano.
The Thompson Jewelry Il Music Co.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08

General Funston would be a
highly acceptable commander OF
tho department of Colorado, OF the
regular army.
The daily sentinel., 1902-03-08
THE DAILY SENTINEL
LEE & BUNTING, Proprietors.

|. n. BUNTING. ..... Editor and Manager.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
By Arthur 6. Dostvick. Ph. o.

and artificial light, but he now con-
fines himself chiefly to the electric
arc, which is interesting to those who
believe that the upper or blue violet
end of the spectrum is most effective.
The arc, as we all know, is particu
larly rich in these rays. In DR.. Fin
sens operating room there are four
huge sources of light, SO screened that
the rays can issue only through instru-
ments that look much like inverted tel
escapes. OF these there are four to
each source of light, so that sixteen
patients can be treated at once. Each
treatment lasts an hour, during which
time the concentrated beam of light is
directed by an experienced nurse on
that part of the face or body where it
will do the most good as the patient
reclines on padded stretcher beneath.
The accompanying heat rays are alb
sorbed by cells Of distilled water and
-sulphate of copper, and there
are also ight-flters to regulate the
intensity of the ray. AS the sulphate
of copper has a very intense blue
color 1t may play the part Of the blue
glass in intercepting red rays, although
DR.. Finsen lays no stress on this fea-
ture.
F1nsen's success has been chiefly
with the lighter cases of tuberculosis
Of the skin, yet he asserts that he can
even cure cancer. His treatment,
whether his extreme claim be justified
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
The Crisis Of Democracy.

A state of affairs has come which the
world has never known till now. Emil
grafton can never more serve as a cure
for social and political ills. Commu-
mites must get on with the refractory
since they cannot send such away. The
common man no longer dictates how
he shall be treated or paid, since he
cannot certainly better his condition by
removing. He must stay, fighting his
fight with whatever means the victnage
affords and taking his chances. And,
partly owing to his own errors and
misdeeds, to the sympathetic misinfor-
nation of the public, and to the various
and subtle ways In which his friends
are melted to treason against him, the
common man is certain for a long time
to find these chances more and more
forbidding. He can now effectively re-
act only by force, and the moment he
does this q vast majority are against
him.
AS society consolidates, multiplying
the occasions when men must act to-
gether, there is increasing chance, in
every direction, not only for adro1t
management bona f1de but also for
fraud and chicane, victimizing the I'M
wary. Mems life together becomes of
necessity artificial. Simplicity and
aightforwardness wax less possible,
and, when they do exist, less immedi-
ately- or obviously profitably. This,
again, hardens the position of the man
who is simply such, destitute of rank,
fortune and cunning. Beaten often and
sure of place and good treatment if
submissive, caravans of the fortuneless
in church, state and business, turn sat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

elites, Wallets, servitors, produce opin-
ions and votes as ordered, and help to
keep society in the clutch of a not very
large, patriotic or phiIanthropic minor
ity.
Conveniently with the disappearance
of free arabic, and working like that to
wedge the extremes Of society further
apart, has arisen, in an equally normal
and inevitable way, the phenomenon of
monopoly production and distribution.
The sure result of this is or will be
to carry up selling prices from the level
where competition, if it existed, would
place them, to the higher plane fixed in
each case by the tolerance of the mar
ket. The monopoly price Of COM
modify always tends to stand, and in
the long run, will stand, at that figure
the further elevation of which would
lower profits by diminishing the mar
ket. Whatever cheapening Of produce
ton may occur, general prices will
never again be as near cost of produce
ton as we have known them. In case
of any mere luxury the price-level de-
termined by market tolerance is not
greatly above that which competition,
had it continued, would fix; but with
every necessity of life the distance
apart of the two levels cannot but be
considerable.
If all consumers were at the same
time monopoly producers, ones gain
from the elevation of prices through
monopoly would fairly well set off an
others; but that is not the case. Large
numbers of industries and worthy citi-
zens must still produce and sell COM
petitively, while at the same time all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

the number and distribution of its flow
ers, the state and fate of the common
man being of little consequence if only
wealth is adequate to the perfectfng OF
culture in however few individuals.
In churches, and generally outside Of
clubs, the stock phrase still is that the
utmost good of men ought to be
sought. Whatever our philosophy Of
ethics, If we have any, when we come
to formulate the task Of philanthropy,
to say what we are bound to do in ex-
ternal act for the human race, most Of
us admit in words the duty of working
for the greatest possible good of all.
But how is this phrase to be taken?
Should our thought of the greatest
good emphasize compass or degree the
more? Is extension of good the great
thing, or intenSion? One country has
herds Of pauperS and half paupers, yet
wealth enough to give it a higher av-
erage of comfort. Another enjoys the
same average, with no very poor peo-
pie and few millionaires. Is the high
est good realized equally in the two? If
not. Is that end approached more close
ly in the one whose grade of comfort
is an average Of far extremes, or in
that whose average is widely repere-
sentative?
There is a strong tendency to re-
gard solely the height of the average
veal, ignoring the character Of that
average Upper class liberalism itself
is rapidly drifting to this position. 1t
is curious that laissez faire, which was
at first the cry of social liberty, plea
on behalf of the masses for free ca
reer, has shifted to. be mostly the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
BY Elisha Benjamin .71ndrews.
Chancellor. The University of Nebraska

the things they purchase must be paid
for at monopoly rates. Monopoly is
thus a mighty, and so far. as present
obstacles to it go, an irresistible pry to
crowd the fortunate upward and the
fortuneless the other way.
We thus unearth a proximate cause
for democracy's paralysis, In the wide
remission of philanthropy now per-
vading society. The love Of many
wakes cold. Converts to Frederick
Nietzsche multiply. Could that strange
teacher look up to earth from where he
is, it would be like ice water upon his
parched tongue to see his doctrine
spreading doctrine that might
makes right, that Jenghis Khan, Timur,
Alexander and such conquerors, are the
model men, that to love all, forgive in
juries, help the poor and lowly, and so
on is a religion fit only for slaves, that
Christs great words have already lost
all power over superior races and in
dividuals and must soon completely and
forever pass away. And it would not
much lessen the Antichrist's joy that,
like Nicodenlus, most of his diciples are
such secretly, and repair to his shrine
only by night.
Few men think it articulately, fewer
avow it loudly, but very many are in
fact now cheriShing notion quite akin
to that Of slavery's defenders before
the Civil war, that God has organized
society aristocratically, the multitude
being ordained to live ignorant, poor, in
servitude to the elect. The victory of
civilization, so many contemporary
argument implies, is to be judged by
it's conSummate flower rather than by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
G)haf IS The Matter Ohh IVawaU!

hundred thousand are Asiatic labor
ers, or laborers of other kinds and not
in the property owning class, the
wealth per capita of the territory is
seen to be almost incredible. 1t is over
$4,000 for every man, woman and child
Since 1901, however, assessed values
have undoubtedly decreased.
Hawaii's political turmoil might have
been foreseen. The contention that the
natives wanted annexation is not heard
today, and it never was heard much in
Hawaii. Given large native popula-
ton devoted to a monarchy and to
monarch, taken in as American cfti-
zens and given the right of franchise
equally with other American citizens,
and it might naturally be expected that
the natives would hold together. They
sent Royalist to congress in 1901
and there is a good chance that they
will do so again., Down in the heart
of the Hawaiians there is a Deep often
very bitter, memory of '93. In most
cases the Hawaiian who shows Amer
lean patriotism does it for policy. Were
there a chance that the race might
achieve independence again, few of
them would be found unwilling to
strive for it to the last. With certain
proportion of them, this regret at the
loss Of their nationality is mingled
with a deep, Interchangeable hatred of
those who brought it about. 1t was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

watchword of those who care nothing
for men one by one. People identify
good with conspicuous economic and
aesthetic good. The social wreckage
occurring all about they mind no more
than they would the flying sawdust in
seeing rough logs turned into the fair
wainscoting of millionaires best
room. If of such as actually compete
we refrain from saying, "the devil take
the hindmost;" the thriftless and the
worthless we certainly consign to him
without conjunction, If not with pos
tive glee. The survival of the strong
est is referred to as always the survi-
val of the fittest, and praised as a bene-
ficent law
Altruism is in penumbra now, not ex-
tinguished. Men will see it shine full
rObed again, as when it was burning
slavery out of existence. Economic
motives contributed to that end, but
the change was not mainly economic.
Philanthropy led in it. And philan-
thropy led in the Acknowledgement of
the Third Estate. Benjamin Kidd lays
right stress upon this. The vast, ar
bitrary power, first of feudalism, then
of royalty, gave way not so much be-
cause overwhelmed by the rising might
of the people, as because of enrichment
in human character. Kindly feeling
between men extended to so many
members Of the privileged class, that
these classes could no longer present q
solid front. The power holding orders
in France at the revolution would have
had their way had they still possessed
the savage spirit of early feudalism;
but they had this no longer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
By George MAXWELL

ton which he had made; but will any
one claim that he was treated justly?
Had he been paid ten times the amount
in money there would still have been
something lacking. He had received
a fixed sum for a given amount of
energy and thought; but he was de-
MED that which was still more precious
the inherent right to a recognized
partnership in the product Of both. He
had not received justice.
Voluntary contributions, that may be
discontinued by the employer at will,
count for little. They create no abid-
ing happiness, but rather hold the en-
ploye IN constant fear Of curtail-
ment of his income, and so fail to Sc
cure his increased loyalty or nourish
his affections for the employer. 1t is
not present of money or gift Of
any sort that the worker Graves. Such
a distribution soon comes to be count
ed upon and the adjustment Of the
new order is complete. It thus be-
comes fixed wages, and, becoming fixed
wages, it loses it's stimulating power.
And so it is not only the walking
delegate that seeks recognition. 1t is
the scientist, the man of letters, the
salesman, the clerk, as well as the
laborer and the artisan. A growing
intelligence will eventually demand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
BY George :. HenshaA.

commanding the election of Wilcox;
and that his success was largely due
to that order from the exmonarch,
whose former subjects are still willing
to bow the knee to her.
The eX-Queen of Hawaii is seldom
seen out of her mansion, and no pub
lie utterance has come from her lips
for years. One after another report
ers have tried to meet her and have
been refused an audience. Her repre-
sentatives, whenever they speak at
all, say that her majesty is not in
terested in politics. Yet 1t would be
idle to dispute that a Hawaiian candi-
date for Office, in a district where the
native vote is strong, would be salts
fed to accept almost any opposition if
assured Of the Endorsement of the
throneless queen.
The political policy of the whites
in Hawaii from the start of the gov
eminent under which natives were
given free suffrage has simply been
that of trying to placate them. That is
all there is today for a party commit
tee of management to do. Every head
of a department of the government
who seeks to place himself in a po-
sition to gain votes appoints natives
to office and tries to popularize himself
with the native element.
1t is a noteworthy and unquestion-
able fact that the federal officials in