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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
That Green Farmer Boy.

A sharper" disguised as a green
farmer boy visited Emporia the day
following railroad pay day. The
stranger enticed six railroad men
into new gambling game and won
several hundred dollars. After the
game he drugged one of the crowd
took $3.50 pay check from hin
and left town.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
wyandotte County Leads.

The state labor commissioners has
issued a report showing that there
are 1880 manufacturing establish
ments in Kansas, with SOC, s27, 1862
capital. employing 35,193 wage-earn-
ers, of whom 81 III are men over
l6, 162 women over 16 and $50 chill
dren under &c. In order to show
that manufacturing has advanced in
proportion to agriculture, be cites
the fact that in 1860 there were only
s44 factories in Kansas and that the
products turned out of the factories
in 1860 were valued at S4,357, 40S. The
largest single industry is the pack
ing business. Packing house prod
ucts last year ran over $77,0OO,OOO.
The milling business came second
with s22 1000, 900. Kansas City has 492
factories with $1S,633,OOO capital,
which give employment to 1854
wage-earners, paying them S4,ss6,259
annually. The factories manufac-
tured products valued at $50, 76s,943
last year. Topeka comes second
with POI factories with s3,s91 900 cap
ital and employing 3,75S wage-earn-
ers, paying them S1,11o,o00 annually
Their aggregate output of manufac-
tured products was S9,997,00o last
year. Wichita has 32s> factories-37
more than Topeka-but their COM
bined capital is not as much, $2,10s,-
900. They employ 1905 people and
pay them $639,271 in wages yearly.
The value of their products aggre-
ro4ad loot veor 81 724 O00 Teayen-
worth has 22O factories with $2,207,-
900 capital and they employ 1856
people and pay them ss33,oOo annual
Iy. The value of their products
amounted to S4,721 900 last year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Bryan to Speak In New England.

Lincoln, Neb., July 21.-A speaking
tour of four weeks duration is the
programme mapped out by William
]. Bryan, who left Saturday night
for the east. He will address 20 or
more democratic gatherings in the
New England states, chief of which
will be a meeting of the New En-
gland League of Democratic clubs
in Boston, July "a.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
A LESSON FROM MARY McLANE
BY FORREST CRISSEY,
Huthor OF "In Thompsons Woods" 1.-The Exile" Etc.

Happily the best lesson taught by the
notorious Story of Mary McLane is to be
had without reading the book! But it has a
moral worth the pointing worth wad
ing through a few chapters of the best
abused volume of the day to get at
In the fact that this raw and undomesti-
Gated literary effort could find a reputable
publisher there is encouragement for bud
ding literary ambition, no matter how iso-
lated from influences of culture, how un-
trained in methods or ingenious in outlook.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Unusual WIndstorm In Denver.

Denver, Col, July 19.-This city
was swept by an>unusual winastorn
about two o'clock yesterday, fol
lowed by drenching rain The wind
blew at the rate of AZ miles an hom
from the northwest. The fall of rail-
was half an inch.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
PRINCIPAL Bu.ins.s Block q. C.d.. Burned

Hopldnsville, KY, July 21.-A con-
fagration of unknown origin de-
stroyed the principal business block
in Cadiz, Trigg county, yesterday.
Rawles' saloon, in which the fire
started, the Cadiz hotel, Cumberland
Telephone exchange, ]. ]. Cartons
dry goods store, II. NJ Cartons
sons hardware store, the Bank OF
Cadiz, F. p. Cobb's general store, Viii
liam Lynch's dry goods store and c..
A. ChappelPs grocery were con-
sumed. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
SIS, 900.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Taxpayers Don't Like 1t.

The Parsons Electric Light com
pany was awarded contract by the
city council for lighting the streets
at IS light per month for the first
20 lights and $3.50 for each addition
al light. This is an expense of over
$500 month for street lighting and
is opposed by taxpayers.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Farmer Killed 400 Gophers.

James Watson, a Cloud county
farmer, waded to a knoll in a bot
tom field surrounded by water ant
killed 400 gophers with a club. He
took the scalps to Concordia and pro
cured $40 bounty.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Houston, Tex, July 19.-Dr.. De
fpscey, an optician, was shot an6
instantly killed by d. f. Williams
whose son, while acting as office boy
for Delipscey had been chided foI
some little inattention to business.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Two Speeches from Bryan.

W. ]. Bryan has promised Congress
man Jackson that he will deliver two
speeches in the Third district this
fall in aid of Jackson's reelection.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Money for Manhattan College.

State Treasurer Grimes received
$4,000 check from the national
government to be used by the Kan
sas agricultural college. The gov
eminent gives the college $4,000 an
nually to help it along.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
A Young woman Burned to Death.

Mitchell, Ind, July 21.-Miss Nellie
Grant, aged 25 years, daughter of a
wealthy New Orleans lawyer, was
burned to death yesterday at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Built, at Lawrenceport. Her
dress caught fire from a blaze which
started in the barn, where she had
gone to gather eggs.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Oklahoma City,, Ok, July 19.-The
Lion store, one of the largest de
partment stores in the southwest
was damaged to the extent of $4,000
by fire early yesterday. The stocl
w:S insured for 100000
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Big Fire at Colauitt. Ga.

Macon, Ga, July 21.-Fire yester-
day at Colquitt, Ga, destroyed IL
stores along the public square.
Among the buildings burned were
the post Office and the Masonic
temple. The more important stores
were general merchandise establish
ments. The estimated loss is over
$4,000.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Water Is 40 Per Cent Salt.

Work is progressing in refittins
the Solar salt works at Solomon
which have been idle for severa
years. The water has been tester
and is 20 per cent. salt.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Los. Along the Knw, 81, 600. 900.

1t is estimated that the loss along
the Kaw river alone from recent
floods will aggregate 100000. The
suffering from the flood in Little Rus
STA. suburb of Topeka, has been ter
rible.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

The state board of railroad asses
sors decreased the assessment on the
rolling stock of the Santa Fe il
Kingman county $4,000. KingmaI
county thinks there is no cause fol
the reduction and has vigorously
protested against it being allowed
to stand
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
For Ais Tenth Term.

John Seaton has for the tenth
consecutive time been nominated for
the legislature by republicans of
Atchison.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Hamilton Has $4,000 Fire.

Fire at Hamilton, 16 miles north OF
Eureka, did damage to the amour,
of $4,000. The general merchandise
store of Scott & Swisher. which con
tanned the post Office, was totally de
stroyed. The town is without fir
protection.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Salinas New Catholic Church.
The new $s2, 900 Catholic church al
Salina, one of the finest In that sec
ton, was dedicated Wednesday
Bishop Cunningham conducting ths
services.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
Rule for Teachers Examination

Attorney General GODDARD rem
dered an opinion that a school-teach-
er not holding q first-grade or state
certificate must be present and take
the examination for q teachers GER
tificate in the county in which he
expects to teach school.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Breidenthal Starts Another Bank.
John w. Breidenthal added another
bank to his string of small Kansas
banks. He took out charter for
the Edna State bank, Of Edna, with
$1,000 capital.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
South Carolina Education.

A leading white educator Of the
state of South Carolina, the home of
PltchfOrk Tillman, declares that 40,-
900 more Negro children than whites
annually attend the public schools of
that state, and the various industrial
schools that have become so common
to the South for cOlOred pupils. He
says it is but a question of time when
capital will seek cOlOred labor for the
operation Of it's industrial enterprises
to the complete exclusion of white
labor, for the reason that the colored
labor will be educated, while the white
labor will be ignorant, and business
men always prefer educated to ignor-
ant help. This is the condition of affairs
that is confronting Ben Tillman, the
disreputable United States senator
from South Carolina, who is daily at
tacking the Negroes of the South and
branding them brutes rather than hui
man beings. Despite the oppression
that those people are compelled to un-
dergO at the instigatiOn of such bull
les and blackguards as Ben Tillman.
they are slowly but surely, educating
themselves and educating themselves
in those arts and devices that will
prove the most successful to them
in the battle of life, while their white
brethren are standing around the
street corners during the day talking
politics and niger dominancy and dur
ing the nights either participating in
niger raids or seeking to demoralize
the race in other directions. 1t is a
lamentable state of affairs, and one
that the better element Of the whites.
both North and South, would do well
to give a much more careful study
and consideration to in the future
than they have in the past.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
POLITICAL POT PIE.


Speaking about the candidacy of
Levi Ankeny and Harold Preston, the
Pie-maker remembers when Mr.. Pres
ton bolted a Republican legislative
caucus because that caucus refused
to nominate Mr.. Ankeny for the senate
and instead nominated Mr.. Foster.
Then Mr.. Ankeny and Mr.. Preston
were almost inseparable and so politi-
cally close to each other were they
self politically, if he actually did not
do so, by boiling the party cacus,
which refused to nominate Mr.. An
keny, for it's final verdict on that
point. 1t is therefore very peculiar
turn Of affairs, when two years later
Mr. Preston announces his candidacy
for the same position that he left his
party for because it would not give
that place to a man he was support
ing. if some one had told Hr An
keny at that time that his friend Har-
old Preston would be a candidate for
the same position two years later it
is very doubtful whether Mr. Ankeny
would have believed them; in fact,
the Pie-maker is of the opinion that
he would have stamped it as a politi-
cal lie instanter, but it is true
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

Who did it? might be asked now
that the Seattle Electric officials have
declared that their man did not, and
likewise the fire department officials
have declared that their man did not
Perhaps it is mistake after all and
no collision really took place last Sat-
urday evening between an electric car
and fire apparatus, and yet we sur
mise that Captain McInnis and his as
sociates have faint recollection that
something did hit Billy Patterson. The
public is cogniZant of the fact that no
one was responsible for the mishap
but it believes that there is no excuse
for it happening again, and if the rules
that have been subsequently posted at
the barn by the company be observed
by the employees it will not happen
again. No need in further talking
back. Just lower the speed of the
cars on First, Second and Third ave
nue. between Pike street and Yesler
way, and not only will there not occur
a similar dream as that which occurred
last Saturday evening at Columbia
street and Third avenue, but even a
worse dream than that with cars run
ming at high speed will be obviated.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

The new city council met and eff
fected an organization last Monday at
high noon and Will H. Parry, council
man-at-large, was elected president of
the new body. Councilman Morrison
received four votes of the thirteen,
while Councilman Crichton received
one vote. The organization of the
council and the election of Mr.. Parry
as it's president caused the little even
ing tWinkler, which has been making
a most unmanly fight against Mr.. Par
ry, to tumble all over itself trying to
get into the band wagon. Without any
intention Of unduly criticizing a fell
low journalist, the Pie-maker is of
the opinion that Seattle never had a
more deceptive journalist and more
cold-blooded editor, for what there is
in it, than the editor of the **, and the
time and opportunity may yet present
itself when The Seattle Republican
can expose the duplicity Of this jour
nalistic misfit.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
New York Negroes.

From the census it is learned that
there are $4,000 Afro-Americans in
New York, and of that number there
are 5000 more women than men. This
probably accounts for so much mes
ceginatiOn between the two races in
Greater New York The same census
reports more intermarriages between
white and colored persons of New
York than in any other city in the
United States, and this intermarriage
is not confined to either the males or
females, BUT common to both. In 9th
er words, there are about as many
white men with colored wives as there
are colored men with white wives. So
common has it become that there is a
society formed by those people for
social interchange, owing to the fact
that there seems to be a disposition
on the part of both races to show hard
feelings toward the mesceginators.
New York has attracted a great hoard
OF Southern colOred folk, who find
ready employment as menials among
the wealth of that city, and it is in that
capacity that the two races meet and
under favorable circumstances inter
marry.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
AFRO AMERICANISM
Sambo Got the Money.

When Mrs. Eliza Jane Evans,
raIner eccentric as well as feeble old
white lady found a friend in George
w. Thurston, a colored Pullman port
er, who took an interest in her during
her life from a humane standpoint,
rather than from a mercenary one, and
cared for her in her illness, not know
ing at the time that she was wealthy,
he touched the spring that lead to the
sesame of human kindness, and when
Mrs. Evans die0 few days ago she
left will on record giving to Thurs
ton property and money valued at $75,-
600. Mrs. Evans was careful that her
relatives would not get their fingers
in it, and she had her will so drawn
and guarded against legal technicali-
ties that Thurston has been given the
possession of the property, and though
her relatives have tried to break the
will in the surrogate court Of that
state, they were unsuccessful, and her
fortune is now the personal property
of deserving man. The lesson to be
learned from this is, it always pays to
lend helping hand, even to those
from whom you have no reason to ex-
pect an earthly reward. God Almighty,
it seems, intended that one person
should help his fellowman, especially
if he finds him in need and deserving
of his help.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
The oft-repeated expression that

The oft-repeated expression that
politics make strange bed fellows"
is not only applicable to the Ankeny-
Preston escapade, but even Governor
Mcbride himself comes in for his
measure of political estrangement
from those whom he has received the
most political favors If reports be
true, Governor Mcbride would have
never been nominated for lieutenant
governor had it not have been sup
posed that he was warm personal
friend Of ex-senator John L. Wilson
The Northwest had a number of ap-
plicants for positions on the state
ticket at the hands of the Republican
convention, but according to political
history John l.. Wilson stood out for
the nomination of Henry Mcbride for
lieutenant governor, for the nomina-
ton of S. H. Nichols for secretary of
state, and finally for the nomination
of S. A. Calvert for state land commits
| sioner. The senator was successful
in his every undertaking, and in the
course of human, events Lieutenant
Governor Mcbride became Governor
Mcbride, and he at once turned his
gubernatorial guns on his friend Will
son, became the political father of
Harold Preston, who is a United
States senatorial fondling, and he did
this and is continuing to do it when he
knows it to be dymetrically opposed
to the aspirations of his friend Will
son, who was his political father when
he was but in his political swadling
clothes. The state administration
under Governor Mcbride is using it's
every effort to land Harold Preston
in the United States senate. When
Mr.. Mcbride was notified of the death
of Governor Rogers he would not go
to Olympia to take charge of the office
until he had first come to Seattle and
hunted up Harold Preston and taken
him along with him to see him sworn
in, which he doubtless did to show
Harold Preston that every turn that
he made would be in his senatorial in
terest. Just what Wilson thinks of
such treatment is more than the Pie
maker has any idea, but he does
know there is lots of truth in the
expression, politics makes strange
bed-fellows," and the above proves it
beyond a question of doubt
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

Some time ago The Republican an
nOunced that Will E. Humphrey would
probably be the candidate of the
Humes faction for congress. Whether
MIR. Humphrey will be the Humes fac
ton candidate for congress from this
county or not remains to be seen, but
there is one thing certain, he will be
a candidate for congress and will en-
deavOr to capture the King county del
egatiOn to the next state convention
for that purpose. Since Humes' cleo
ton, though he was administered a
most severe reprimand and rebuke by
running 5000 votes behind his ticket,
nevertheless he blutters out with all
the bruskness of a political bragard
that he is 'it" in King county, and
that the good people all voted for him
and the sculliOns voted for Goodwin.
1t is quietly announced that he does
not intend to serve out his term as
mayor of Seattle, but that he will en-
ter the race for the nomination of
congressman from Seattle, and there
Dy oppose his friend Humphrey, who
has stood by him so loyalty in his
various fights in this city, but this is
Humes' political history. When told
of this Mr.. Humphrey could hardly
believe it, but was finally convinced
that there must be something in it.,
as he had heard the same story from
other sources. If it be true, however,
he was heard to remark, ''it is the
worst piece of political ingratitude
that | have ever met, but regardless
OF what Mr.. Humes does in the matter
| am candidate for congress, and
will do my utmost to secure a united
delegation from King county for the
next state convention for the purpose
Of getting the nomination"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21
Don't Leave the Farm.

Bishop Potter, the noted Methodist
Episcopal divine, in a lecture recently
delivered in New York City, under the
the auspices Of the Armstrong associa-
ticn, of which Robert c. Ogden is pres
id, Mt, warned the members of the col
ored race to be slow in abandoning
the farm. A most excellent warning
is this, and while the writer is not
pessimistic enough to think that the
farm is the only place that the Negro
can be a success, yet he is Of the
opinion that in his present condition
it is the only place that he will not
meet serious opposition on account of
his color and former condition. For
the Negro to leave the farm and go
to the city, where labor unions formed
Continued on last page)
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

In one breath The Seattle Republi-
can says Mayor Humes lost $500 Re
publican votes and was vet elected y
and in the next it has the inconsist-
ency to say that none of the Republi-
can nominees were cut at the polls by
Republican voters last Tuesday," Evi-
IDENTIFY that paper does not have a verv
clear understanding as to how it all
happened Starbuck Signal.
Perhaps if you had sense enough to
think for a second you would conclude
it is you yourself that does not know
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

Speaking about the legislature re-
minds the Pie-maker that Madame
RumOr has it that w. H. Lewis, who
aspired to the speakership of the last
legislature, has decided to make a
strike again for the lower house, and.
if successful, to repeat his efforts to
become speaker of the house. He
reasons that he will have no opposi-
tion from one Albertson, who was
speaker of the last house of the legis-
lature, because there is no probability
or prospects Of one AlbertsOn ever
again being returned to the legisla-
ture, because the leading Republicans
of the Eighth ward would, under no
circumstances whatever, support him
for a denomination. This, according
to Lewis idea, leaves him a clear field
in King county, and if he is success
full in getting the nomination for the
legislature, Notwithstanding the. fact
that he bolted the Republican party
in 1900, he will be elected, and then
he can force his election as speaker
of the house, in which position he
hopes to surround himself with such
an array of political satellites as to
land him either in the lower house of
congress or in the United States SEN
ate. Lewis has an idea that he is an
awful intelligent man, great states
man, wonderful genius, a man en-
dowed with super-human knowledge,
with super-human looks and with
super-human personal appearance
such a man as has never before strut
ed the streets of Seattle-and that his
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

1t seems to be the concensus of opin-
ion in King county that it is the duty
OF Seattle to get congressman first
and, if they succeed or fail in that,
then go after a United States sena-
tor. Seattle will loose nothing in get
ting one of the nominations for con
gress, and it will not injure her
chances in getting a United States
senator later on because she gets that
nomination. Do not despise a con
gressional nomination because it is
small is most excellent sermon to
the politicians of King county, for in
turning down that nomination Seattle
may also lose the senatorial election,
and a congressional nomination for
King is much better than no nomina-
tiOn.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

While passing through the forests
near Altoona, Pa, George Gross was
attacked by three large bucks, and to
save his life he was compelled to
climb tree, where he was kept a
prisoner by the infuriated animals
for two hours and the weather was
twenty degrees below zero. He was
finally rescued from his perilous posi-
ton, but not until he had been badly
frosted, and for days he was in a most
critical condition.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-21

When the Puyallup Independent
boasts of peas and other garden deli
cacies being way up and will soon be
ready for the table, and that strawber-
ries will be in bloom the latter part
of the month"; it is evidently trying to
hand to the newcomers to this Sec
tion gold brick. Of course, the yege-
tables OF which it speaks are way up -
and they have been way up all the win
ter; in fact, so high up that the aver
age wage-earner found it impossible
to get them down, and again, perhaps,
they are way up in the hot-houses.
but by no means are they way UP in
the gardens, where they will be trans
planted from the hOt-houses.