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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-02

Every member of the forensic societies runs
for a debate, class or preparatory, at some
time during his college course. All prepare
for possible elections by great attention to
their appearance on the Friday evening
programs. Rarely does it occur that a
debater is introduced first to a university
debate audience on a preliminary debate.
The freshman, sophomore and junior debale
provide the first introduction to the business
of debating and the aspiring disputant is
much trained in his art before he receives
the browning honor of a preliminary cleo
ton. Only the winning society in a pre-
liminary can hope to elect more than one
debater to the final debate, so it is largely
on the result of many chances that more
than one of the preliminary speakers on
either side can hope to speak on the inter-
state stage.
When Debating Begins.
The first chance a freshman has for a
debate is in his class contest. To obtain
this the freshman must show up we'll on
the fall term programs of the society. II
he does this he will be placed on the fresh
man blowout Of his society. This affair is
held the night the freshman debaters are
elected and the participants in it are the
six or eight best freshmen in the society.
They choose a question, argue over
judges, fight over positions and sides and
have all the incidental d."sagreements that
the older and bigger debaters have. The
two best freshmen speakers on the fresh
man blowout program receive the freshman
debate election. In the sophomore and
junior years three debaters are elected by
each society to the debates Of these classes.
preliminary elections are held in the
spring Of each year, so that the debaters
have the long summer vacation to work up
their question.
The debating arrangement with the Uni
versity Of Minnesota was made in 1894.
Since that time eight debates have been
held between Minnesota and Iowa. OF that
number Minnesota has won two and Iowa
In 1896 the first debate between Chi
cago and Iowa was held, Iowa winning
unanimously. The following year the de-
bate was held in Chicago and resulted
UNANIMOUSLY for Iowa. The contract between
Chicago and Iowa had two years yet to run,
but Chicago discontinued the debate at that
time. The debating agreement with Wis
consin was negotiated to take the place OF
the Chicago debate. The debate held at
Iowa City this year is the fourth annual
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-02

debate with Wisconsin. Wisconsin has won
two Of the debates in the past and Iowa has
won one. r. A. c.
Evening star., 1902-08-06
of his mother, on Pierce street, Anacostia.


A large company was present
While the storm was at its height last
night the local police were informed that
crowd of disorderly colored people re-
turning from park in Hilsdale had taken
possession of a street car at the plow
pit of the Anacost!a car line at the north
end of the Navy Yard bridge. Several Off
GERS responded and in cropping their way
across the Anacostia bridge, which was
covered by water, Policeman T. A. Lusby
became entangled in a broken wire and was
thrown down, severely cutting his right
hand. When the officers finally arrived at
the plow pit the car containing the excur-
sionsts had left.
John Mason, fourteen-year-old colored
boy, who ran away recently from the place
of L. c. Adde's at st. Barnabas, Prince
Georges county, Md, was arrested last
night by officers in the first precinct. Mr.
Adde's was notified.
Some one unknown to the police authori-
ties here late last night unhitched pair
of horses from a heavily-loaded lumber
wagon on Good Hope Hill and left the
vehicle occupying the roadway without
warning light, to the danger of people
using the thoroughfare. Policeman j. c.
Bum investigated the matter and placed a
light on the wagon.
Anacostia have returned home after a visit
to Fredericksburg, Va.
Mrs. ]. w. Tolson and Miss Mary Toll
son last evening returned to Anacoslia
from Colonial Beach.
Evening star., 1902-08-06
ARTIST WHIsTLER'S LETTER.
Witty and Characteristic Epistle to the
London Morning Post.

LONDON, August 6.-James Mcneil
Whistler, the artist, has written a witty
and characteristic letter to the Morning
Post in which he Acknowledges 1.-The tender
little glow of health induced by reading, as
sit here in the morning sun, the f1attering
attention paid me by your gentleman of
ready wrath and quick biography. I can
not, as 1 look at my improving self with
daily satisfaction, really believe it all.
Still, it has helped to do me good, and 1t is
with almost sorrow that I must beg you,
perhaps, to put back into its pigeon hole for
later on this present summary and replace
1t with something preparatory, which,
doubtless you have also ready"
Then, after saying that his picture 1.-THE
Little White Girl'' was not inspired by
SWinburneS poem, which was written in
his studio after the picture was painted,
and that the writing of this poem was "a
rare and graceful tribute from the poet to
the painter, noble recognition of a work
by the production of a nobler one," Mr..
Whistler continues:
"It Is my marvellous privilege. then, to
come back, as one would say, while the air
is still warm with appreciation, affection
and regret, and to learn in how little had
offended.
The continuing to wear my own hair and
eyebrows after distinguished confreres and
eminent persons had long ceased their
habit has, I gather clearly given pain.
This, see, is much remarked on; it is even
found inconsiderate and unseemly in me as
limiting at affectation.''
The artist promises, in coming years, to
lose these "outer signs Of vexing presump-
tion,"
Evening star., 1902-08-06

cures made by DR..
Kilner's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der cpaOiatiet ol
Evening star., 1902-08-06
SEIZED SPANISH VESSEL.
Right to Take Private Property Before
the Supreme Court.

An appeal was docketed in the United
States Supreme Court yesterday involving
the right of the government to seize and
use private vessels in the harbor of a de-
tendency of an enemy for war purposes
during war times. The case is that of s..
Ribas Hijo, a company with offices in
Vigal, Spain, and Ponce, Porto Rico,
against the United States for the payment
Of $4,000 for the alleged lease by the
United States of the company's vessel,
'The Paz,'' since wrecked in the Porto
Rican hurricane. The appellants claim that
the vessel was leased by the quartermas-
ter's department as a collier from July %,
1898, to August IL, 1899, and that the War
Department has refused to pay any money
whatever for the of the vessel. The
case is appealed from the district court Of
Porto Rico. which upheld the seizure as a
use of enemys property by a war
power for war purposes recognized by in
ternational law. The United States claim
ed its REIMBURSEMENT of the vessel was
purely an act Of grace
Evening star., 1902-08-06
Hopeless Consumption

Il believed my case to be one of hopeless con-
sumption Why? Because every symptom pointed
to that disease.
After a thorough examination by a Washington
physician who knew my case. 1 told by him
that it was consumption. As l understood this
disease 10 be ineurable l naturally felt not only
depressed, but discouraged and alarmed.
Il felt that l could afford to trife with
physicians who did not make consumption spe-
ciaIty. My lungs were all stopped up. and for
many months had been cgnghinc. splitting and
hawking large quantities Of yellow matter. My
case went from bad TO worse Ny lungs were
and panied me whenever l coughed, especially
my right lung. l daily losing flesh and
strength.
Il knew of others who had been cured Of con-
sumption by the Koch Lung Cure, l went TO
them at their institution at 730 I1th st. 1w.
Washington. They gave me hope. Like a drown
ing man, who grasps at straw to his life,
determined to try the treatment.
Il breathed those healing oily vapors into my
lungs. and they seemed to DO me good tIy lungs
began to get better My bad symptoms one by ere
left l grew stronger and better, and began
10 see that my life would yet be saved. 1 con-
tinued to take this treatment week after week
end now, after four months Of careful treatment
have been made strong and well again. Why
should not recommend the treatment that sa71t
10y life?
Il therefore offer my testimonial for publicatlo IN
as wish TO indorse this treatment thoroughly be.
neying it TO be positive cure for that fatal
scOurge consumption. 1 can only speak Of what
II has done for me. Ny case was hopeless under
ordinary treatment. Medicine taken into the ston.
ach did me good, but these healing oily vapcrs
have healed up my raw. diseased lung, and l am
strong and well again.
II live at $50 st. NV. Washington and will
be glad 10 prove the truth of my statement TO ans
one who cares to call upon me"
su2, 6.9&13 SAMUEL L. RHINE
Evening star., 1902-08-06
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Evening star., 1902-08-06
FOUNDED BY AN AMERICAN.
College for Women in Honduras Put o.
Working Basis.

The government of Honduras has granted
a subvention of 800 month to college
for women, and has given it a building,
with accommodation for some 200 scholars.
This college was established in 1889 by an
American. DR.. Joseph L. Jenckes. In a re-
port to the State Department on the sub
Evening star., 1902-08-06
iect United States Consul Alger at Puert O
I
Honduras, while liberal in educational

Honduras, while liberal in educational
facilities for boys, has never made ad-
equate provision for girls. This college fills
the need. Five thousand dollars was OBJ
tanned by subscription in the vicinity, and
some help has been given by people in the
United States, and this, with the govern
ment aid, puts the college on a working ba-
sis,
'The methods of education are American,
the teachers are American and instruction
is given in English. The branches taught
are: English language, Spanish language,
grammar and literature, geography, with
use of globe; arithmetic, botany, elemen-
tary history, music, astronomy, use of tel
escope calisthenics, philosophy, natural
and mental; plain and ornamental sewing,
domestic economy and department.
There are at present fifty scholars, and
if more funds could be obtained there
would soon be two hundred. A few thou
sand dollars would enable the college to
erect dormitories, increase the corps of
professors and make many necessary i'm
provements."
Evening star., 1902-08-06
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Frank Osborne, who has been absent
from his home at Anacostia for about three
years, during which time he has been
serving with the troops in the Philippines,
has returned home. He was rendered a
reception Monday evening at the residence
Evening star., 1902-08-06

heavier furniture of winter time.
All the Porch and Lawn Fur
niture reduced $50 now. If
you buy at once you select
from variety that anticipates
every want-and you buy for
still two months use this sea-
son.
Here's mart Of the 1iSt.
Evening star., 1902-08-06
Here's part of the list:

!. wB. MOSES & SONS, F ST, COR. 11TH. :
!. 1t
Evening star., 1902-08-06
Places of Historic Importance,

Mr.. w. P Van WickIe, chairman of the
committee that has in charge the marking
of places of historic interest in the Dis
trict of Columbia was in conference with
Chairman Warner and Secretary Buckley
this afternoon. The personnel of his COM
mittee will be announced within few
days.
Mr. Van Wickle is interested not only in
the marking of these places for the help of
the visitors in finding them, but he is also
interested in a scheme that has for its pur-
pose the appropriation by Congress of a
sum that shall be adequate for marking
permanently all such places in the District
Evening star., 1902-08-06

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder. uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the wors,
form Of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilrner's Swamp-Root is not rec
ornmendedfor everything but if you have kid
ncy, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice. among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
stfsi stsa yos4 5a this sgi4sa. Bsa:s and 5a,.|n
Dr.. Kilmer & Co., ,Bing :ssss3
hanton. N. Y. The sSSssslsl. Sss=laMsSs9 ss:sssSssss99
regular fifty cent and Home of swanp-r,OOt
dollar sizes are sold by al good druggists.
Don't make ary mistake, but remember the
name, Sw4mpROot. DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root
and the address, Binghamton, n. Y. on ever,
bsttls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
The Fashionably Bred Stallion
PAL0 ALTO
25,2O1
25,2O1

n RECORD 2:25H Registeredin Vol. W
Palo Alto, is black stallion, stands 1e b.na,
high weighs about 1900 pounds. foaied 1ao1
LOO much cannot be said about this staliinn
he Is hansOme animal, of sneeSw" on;
symmetrical conformation. He hPesuE he ana
nandSome and gracefully formed with O baon.
tl1ul hea0 and neck deep shoulders and ohat
gooo PACK and barrel, broad d hips and 90 nno1
set or legs as ever supported a horse. He Is
very leVel-neaded, seldom makes break on5
goes IN very light shoes. The inheritan,oea anI az
this horse is well worthy of note Nat f, o.
mas he three general tons en- tina sire,s Ga ~
standaTd ancestors, but what is withont
Para!lel Is out of grrat producine da m whosa
nrst four foals which are as follows 1an1 tbie
Iact Ict Will show they have clearly demonstrataI
tnslr 85I Value and ability to trot) PaIo Aito
-; Nedlie '1sI NJ, 2E7A; Athlete, yrs. 2:38T
Her other foals are young and have not oSozs gat
been trained, but show great nrom;se of o. nS sS'
LAY Jay Eye re See, record 2:l0 and Nancy HANKS
RECORD ;o9 belong to the same family
Inc colts ty Palo Alto are we1lhnilt fno-
I LOOKING, nave good size, style and Substance
ani ,,ain are very promising. PaIo Alto will re-
MAN In the stud until July 4th 1902 80 10
He will make tbs season of 1903 a. c,o,.,,,.
oaiu, nsa MOrth Water street, Watertown. Wis
an ana Wlll serve limited number Of m.ros 80 o. :,
@l9ioo. the season, payable at time If servica '
a. acosGen5s Siend ana escapes at owners risk.
BARKfs, Iiss7, MAGGIE Pen Pen p,7pn
at Palo Alto. 1900. .2:25A Palo Alto u .9,,h
HSneerwood. Haew 2:25A Nellie M......2 III
EeIne Ef1 M. ...... .2:2714 Conundrum a.. 2.a5H
ftore1ce 81. .2:25A Athlete q yrs). :3SM
lae.5s ssssTor futher particulars send for cata.
Il ROGERS. Prop, Water town, W
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
The Tobacco Crop.

The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
says: 1.-The buying of the new crop,
which was started in the fields few
weeks ago, is still being quietly con-
Quoted. AS yet it is confined largely
to the Vernon county section, though
some riding is being done in other To-
cal sties and little trading effected.
While the movement has not reached
what in other years is called a rush of
buying, it is believed that at least l.
900 acres has been contracted for at
prices ranging from 10 to II cents.
The United Cigar Manufacturers are
credited with being the large buyers
of the week. Most of the conservative
dealers prefer to wait until the crop is
more thoroughly cured before entering
the field.
''Ihe harvest is being pushed along
as rapidly as is possible, and while the
close of the week will not see it all
secured, the great bulk will be safely
housed. The cold wave of Wednesday
caused some uneasiness among grow
ers having tobacco outstanding, but
has passed without frosts. The early
harvested leaf is curing down salts
factorily. though light rain would be
acceptable now.
1.-The market for old leaf has moth
ing new to record, and very little
trading is indulged in. The ship
ments out of storage from this market
do not exceed nine carloads, 425 cases,
for the week past to all points. Since
last report $50 cases of cigar leaf
were exported from New York;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

Republicans have big job ahead to
elect their state ticket this fall. 1t is
matter of deepest regret that our
party affairs have been so managed as
to shake the allegiance of many of it's
staunchest members, Excuses are
easy to find for straying when the
heart is alienated. Said a republican
in our hearing few days since:
Il never scratched the name of a
republican candidate before, but this
fall l shall perform the highest duty
to my party which l ever rendered at
the polls by voting eor the democratic
candidates for governor and superin-
tenGent of schools Said his COM
panion: "Me, too; and 1 do it in
large part to pay back the gold dem
ocrats for the good service they rem
dered us in 1896 and 1900"
This sort of talk is not meaningless;
and if the administration would win it
must take measures to stop the STAN
Whitewater Register.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

than at home. Taking at random
from the mass of misrepresentation
one instance may be cited, The price
list OF certain make of sewing
machine is quoted to show that the
machine is sold cheaper to foreign Gus
toners than to American buyers. The
book fails to state that the Company
has established a factory in Scotland,
utilizing cheaper labor, to make the
low priced machines which sells
abroad, saving also the cost of ocean
freightage.
The book fairly teens with such
misleading statements. 1t seems to
proceed upon the theory that the aver
age voter is a fool and will believe
anything poked at him by a specious
demagogue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
The Big Jefferson Co. Fair


Will be held in Jefferson, commencing
Tuesday, Sept. %, and continuing four
days. The special attractions include
daily exhibitions Of Buckskin Bills
Wild West show and base ball games on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Big
purses bring "a large field of horses.
The Jefferson county fair has large pur-
ses this year, and will surely get the
horses. Many new barns have been built
this summer and other improvements
made. The track is in excellent condi-
tion. The premiums in the various de-
partments are liberal. Taken all in all
the fair this year will be bigger than
ever. The citizens of Jefferson have ar
ranged'for a street carnival each eve
ming of the fair, for which three excel
lent attractions have been engaged.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

What is the opinion of the Demo
cratic party of our Army? That opin-
ion found its fittest expression in the
utterance OF Senator Carmack of Ten
nessee, on the floor of the United
States Senate; this being the same Mr..
Carmack who has superintended the
publication of the mess of trash, SLAM
der and villifcation which the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee has
inst launched. Senator Carmack said
in the Senate:
"How long will it be in this process
Cs 1eg radiation and brutalization before
the American Army shall furnish fit
companion to relieve King Herod of
the solitude Of his infamy?" That is
the democratic sizing up of the Army.
But what a beautiful tribute was
paid to the Army by Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts. in his retort to Car
mack:
"Why, Mr.. President, those soldiers
are our own. They are our flesh and
blood, bone of our bone, flesh of our
flesh. They are volunteers, all of
them. There is no conscription in
this country. The men in the regular
Army are 10 it as the result of volun-
teer enlistment. Thirty-fve thousand
of the men out there were United
States volunteers. They are men
graduates of West Point, graduates of
Harvard and Yale, young men who
were in the Spanish war and went
from thence to the Philippines, gradu-
ates of our high schools and our COM
mon schools. Amid that great body of
men there were no doubt some black
sheep, You cannot get 100, 900 men,
young, adventurous. drawn in hither
and thither and have them all good
and perfect. But they represent well
and they represent fairly the Ameri-
can community which gave them
birth. They are not saints; no, and
they are not devils, either. They are
American soldiers"
That is the Republican estimate of
the American Army. Is there doubt
in any mans mind which estimate the
voters will endorse on election day?
The book is full of mistatements
about prices of manufactured articles,
the object being to prove that goods
made here are sold cheaper abroad
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
"The Democratic Text Book"

The Democratic Campaign Text
Book, prepared by the Democratic
Congressional Committee, which has
just been given to the press, is the
most astounding collection of political
balderdash that the great party has
ever fathered. The statements made
in the book are disingenous; the ar
guments are fallaclOus and many of
the alleged ''facts' are misleading.
Thoroughout, the book is an appeal
to the lowest prejudices, bid for the
support of ignorance and narrowness
In one respect the author of the book
and the Congressman who stand for it
have committed crime; the slanders
uttered upon the American Army are
atrocious. If like things we're said by
one individual against another, the
slanderer would be jailed for libel.
But as the slanders were uttered
aginst a collection of men, the SANDER
ers can not be reached except through
the votes OF the people. There is no
question that on that fateful Tuesday
In November which surely is coming,
the Democratic leaders who have
outraged public sentiment by their
attacks on the Army will be rebubed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

Copies of pamphlet entitled ''Sen-
ator Spooner and the Party's Princi-
pies" and containing newspaper quo
tations hostile to Senator Spooner
were sent all over Wisconsin by the
thousand last week by the state ad-
ministration mailing bureau. When
did you ever hear the like of that be-
fore in all the history of Wisconsin
politics? A campaign of the party
against the party, instead of fight all
along the line against the common
enemyp-Hudson STAR Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
WOMEN TO VOTE.
May Cast Ballot for State Superinten-
dent of Schools

For the first time in the states his
tory women will have the right to cast
their ballots for state officer.
BY act of the legislature in 1885, ap-
proved by the people by vote at the
election in 1886, women were given
the right to vote at any election per-
tanning to school matters. This, how
ever. was somewhat ambiguous, or
at least indefinite, no provision being
made for the manner in which the
women should vote, and in test case
the supreme court decided that fur
ther legislation would be necessary be-
fore the fair sex could exercise the
right given them. The last legisla-
ture came to the rescue by making the
necessary provision for their votes.
This year the women have been pre-
pairing quietly to exercise their new
right and in order to be prepared for
them Secretary of State Froehlich
called on Attorney General Hicks for
an opinion as to the right of the wo-
men to vote for state and county su-
perintendents, and the provision must
U0 mdu0 lOF tHoIr DdllOGS. Ills ODln-
ion in part is as follows:
"Chapter 265, laws Of 1891, passed
as an amendment to section 428A, re-
vised statutes, 1898, provides among
other things, that
Separate ballot boxes shall be fur
nished at every election precinct in
this state and every primary, general,
municipal or special election for the
use of women desiring to vote on said
school matters, and separate ballots
shall also be provided for the use of
said women
Il am of the opinion that women
have the right to vote for state and
county superintendent of schools at
the next general election, and that
under Chapter 285, laws of 1901, sep
arate ballot boxes should be furnished
at every election precinct for the use
of women desiring to vote on school
matters, and that separate ballots
should also be provided for the use of
said women.