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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14

ct MARKS LUTHERAN.--COrner North Sixth
y and Jones streets. Rev. j. d. Brockmann
pastor. Sunday services:-10OO a. m. and ~ p
10. Sunday school. 90 a. m.
A3-NO evening service during the summer
months.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14

CT. JOHNS LUTHERAN.-COrner North Filth
- and Cady streets. Rev. T. Il. EggerS, pastor.
Sunday services:-93O a. m. Sunday school, ZOO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN North Ninth street.
i Rev. o. PETIT, pastoI. Sunday seryiceS:-9:3O
a. m. Sunday school, 200 %. m.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14

EFORMED-Cole street, end of North Fifth
IL street Rev. E. r. Hinski, pastor. Sunday
services 80 a. M Sunday school, II 90 a. m
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14

CT. BERNARD'S ROMAN CATHOLIC.-COrner
y West Main and Church streets. Rev. James
Rogers, C. S. c., pastor. Sunday Services: 500
a. ~, Low Mass; 10 80 a. M, High Mass and Ser
mon ESQ p. m, Sunday school; 800 p. m. YES
pers and Benediction. Confessions at 800 and
100 D. m. Saturdays. Mass daily at 20 a. m.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
P6Opl6 and Events
NEGRO RACE IS DYING OFF,

Ere Many Years the Africans Will
Have Disappeared From Cuba
There is every indication that the
negro question viii settle itself In
Cuba In a report on the vital statis-
tics of Havana and Guanabacas MAJ
Gorgas, q physician as well as sol
der, says that during the month of
January in those cities the native
whites showed an excess of 1873 births
over deaths, that is. the figures were
457 and 269, whereas the native ne
groes showed an excess Of So deaths
over birth-that is to say, the figures
were 128 and TO- The figures for the
year 1901 are even more significant
During the twelve months the native
whites gained LAO and the native ne
groes lost 513, making a total gain
for the natives of 1.227 inhabitants.
The deaths of foreigners brought
the difference down to exactly one, al
though it must be remembered that
the number of foreigners dying fndi-
Gates that the city is gaining rapidly
in population by immigration. If this
keeps up for a reasonable length of
time there viii soon be no negroes
left in Cuba
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Want Depew Jokes.

Prominent men receive all sorts of
things by mail, but letter found in
Senator Depew's mail last week will
match the most of them. 1t is from
small town in southern Indiana.
Dear Mr.. Depew," it said, I'VE are
getting up negro minstrel show for
the purpose of buying a sett of colour
ed dishes for our church. We are t.
have four end men, and one interlo-
you know who l mean CT can't spell
it,, who sits in the middle. We need
lot of new and decent jokes, so as
not to shock. There are lots of old
women in our chuch. Won't you sit
down and write us about fifty good
new jokes; some things that lave
never been used before? Make them
'splitters,' as this show is Tor a new
sett of dishes for the church Please
grind them out as soon as possible,
and send them to me- We will put on
the program, All these original jokes
were made up by Chauncey Depew.'
That will pay you for the work"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Fine clothe. His Hoodoo.

Among the possessions of Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska are silk hat
and a frock suit The other day he
put the outfit away. he thinks, for
good The senator. who usually dress
es much like a farmer, first wore the
regalia named on the day he was in
augurated governor of Nebraska 1t
rained and showed that day He wore
them second time when President
Mckinley was sworn in a second
time. 1t rained heavily. On the day
the Rochambeau statue was unveiled
he once more tempted fate and got
the full benefit of a shower that inter
rupted the exercises The following
Sunday he again arrayed himself, only
to be caught in heavy thunderstorm
Now he has laid away his suit and
hat, convinced that they act as a hoo
doc.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
PROMPTLY TOLD HIS DESTINATION
,pectsd Response to Pompoul
Lecturers IlI-Timsd Inquiry.

Unexpected Response to Pompous
Lecturers nI-Timsd Inquiry.
All that transpires in the Sunday
schools of the land does not breathe
of that piety which is supposed to per-
meate the place and it's surroundings
A visitor to a Philadelphia gathering
of juveniles one Sunday recently in
addressing the children said in a POM
pouS manner:
81 come from Massachusetts,; I am
now on my way to Maryland. and I
have stopped over here to talk to you
children and to save you from going
to hell" After repeating this introduc-
ton to his remarks, the visitor said:
Now, my children, where did
come from"
Massachusetts," was the reply, in
chorus.
Where am 1 going?" he then asked.
There was a pause; his geograph-
zeal route had evidently not been deep
" impressed on the gathering. Then
the silence was broken
ITO HE'LL" came the prompt and
startling reply from an earnest but
confused pupil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Emperor Williams Joke.

Chancellor Won Bulow of Germany,
who is a great favorite with Emperor
William, expressed to the latter on
Bulow's appointment to office fears as
to his wife's objection to the time it
would take to clean the chancellor's
palace William interrupted him with
the remark that he would contribute
his part to the cleaning. Count Won
Bulow took this to mean that the
emperor would have the palace clean
ed for him. However, William merely
saw an opportunity for a joke and SO
there arrived at the Bulow household
q few days Afterward q large parcel
addressed to the countess and con-
tanning 100 pounds Of SOAP
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Coyotes Eat a Traveller.

A dispatch from Monterey, Mexico.
says that d. Campbell Davies, young
man well known in many cities of
Mexico, was eaten by coyotes near
Paila Station, on the International
Railroad, between Torreon and Mon
terey. Word was received here yes
terday that ranch workman found
the remains of the skeleton of the
young man scattered among the brush
not far from Paila. Bits of clothing
and some papers identified the scat
tered bones as those of Davies.
Davies was the son of rich Eng
lishman, and came to Mexico several
years ago. He dealt in mining sup
plies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

At the General Theological Semi
nary alumni dinner in Buffalo few
days ago Rev. DR.. Van De Water told
an amusing story about the last pam
American conference of bishops in
England, which he attended as chap
lain. There was certain meeting at
which the title of each bishop was
loudly announced as he entered by q
functionary at the door who was quite
unfamiliar with many of them He
got along pretty well, however, until
Three American and one colonial bish-
op came along, whose cards he read
as follows: THE lord bishop Of
Ee-o-wah Qowa) the lord bishop OF
O-hee-o (Ohio), the lord bishop Of
Misery (Missouri), the lord bishop Of
British Gehenna (Guiana)-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
HAD GOOD EXCUSES FOR ,DlEsEss

Senator STEWARDS Prosegs Could Not
Work In Hot Or Cold Weather.
AS rule the colored man and broth
er nightly loves his ease" and will
work only when necessity compels.
Senator Stewart of Nevada, who has
been in Washington for many years.
mas an old negro retainer who comes
around twice a week for some money.
He made his regular Wednesday CALL
The senator gave him dollar and
said:
Jim, I'm getting tired of this sort
of business. You are an able-bodied
man. Why don't you go to work
instead of living on my charity?"
Deed, boss" said Jim, reproach-
fully, you amt the kind o. man to be
askin' me to go to wuk now, Is you?
Why, boss. it's too hot to wuk.'
We'll" snorted Senator Stewart, 81
haven't seen you work any in the win
ter, either"
I'm de wintah, boss?" in great as
constituent. .Why, boss. you mus. be
erazyt It's fab too COZ to wuk in de
wintah."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

posed by both Senators Elhins aad
Scott. who stand firmly for the integ-
rity of the tariff. That the passage
of the measure by the senate win be
used as an entering wedge is pretty
clearly defined by the half chuclling
remarks of the ultra free trade Phila-
delphia Record, which loses no oppor-
tunity to thrust knife into the vitals
of protection In q recent issue 1t
pointed out that the Cuban measure
was a splendid tactical opportunity
for the Democrats. and added:
TT would be miserably poor policy
to oppose q rightful measure to which
the faith of the nation has been COM
mitted In order thereby to secure q
merely partisan advantage No oppor-
tunity should be lost to make breach
in the protection wall. Small and mig
gardly as Is the proposed 20 per cent
reduction of the 81 per cent duty on
Cuban sugar, 1t should not be refused
by the aid of Democratic votes. It Is
an entering wedge which may be driv-
en- home when further opportunity
shall Offer"
There has been no convincing proof
brought forward that distress exists
in Cuba of the character that would
at a definite cost and injury to some
of our own people In letter to
member of. the Republican club Of
New York city, member of the house
of representatives who fought the
Payne-Sibley compromise states that
of Republicans throughout the coun-
try thoroughly understood the situa-
ton there would be such an over
whelming sentiment against this new
proposed un-American policy as woufo
sweep it out of existence and leave 1t
without single Republican supporter.
Referring to the reports as to the
prevailing distress on the island the
congressman quoted says that '|ft IS
conceded by those who are advocating
this policy that there is no distress
in Cuba; that the demand for labor
there is greater than the supply; that
wages are higher than ever before;
that at least two-thirds of the sugar
crop is produced by nonresident cor
porations and wealthy individual
planters whose domicile is either the
United States or Spain. Two-thirds,
therefore, of the reduction of dusy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
SAILS TO HELP HIcYcLIsTs.

South African Man the Inventor Of
Useful Continuance.
As all other motors have been APP
piled to the bicycle, it would have
been very strange If the sail had been
omitted-the sail, the oldest of mo-
tors, the invention of which an Egyp-
tan tradition ascribes to Isis. who.
weary of the slow progress of her row.
ers. snatched on her veil and allowed
the wind to distend it s. G. Smith, of
Bloemfontein, devised . yacht bicycle.
with lateen sail which. with favor
able wind, would sometimes go for
hours without the aid of pedals. and
these vehicles were quite fashionable
among South African sportsmen be-
fore the Boer war broke out
Twenty-Five years ago very similar
machine was devised and essayed in
France Numerous have been the at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
H.rb.r. spencer. work Ended.

At the age of 81 the venerable Her
bert Spencer has at last laid aside the
pen that has exercised such a power
full influence upon the thought of his
century In his forthcoming volume.
Facts and Comments" Mr.. Spencer
announces that he has written his last
book. His work of creating a syn
thetic philosophy based on the theory
of organic evolution was begun in 1860
and finished in 1896, and now the last
chips frcn his workshop are gathered
up Though he is everywhere ac-
knowledged to be one of the greatest
e cures of his time he wears no fancy
titles to his name and has steadfast1y
refused even to accept honorary de-
grees from colleges
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
ARE WE TOO RICH2
THE FOLLY OF TAKING LIBERTIES
WITH PROSPERITY.


1t would be an excellent thing If the
good sense of a country noted the
world over for its practical turn Of
mind could be concentrated for time
upon the question of taking liberties
with prosperity" There should be
more of the sort of discussion that is
to be noted in the current columns of
such newspapers as the San Francisco
Chronicle, the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat and the Columbus co.. Journal.
setting forth the inane folly of estab-
fishing alternate periods of prosperity
and stringency by means of tariff
changes Commenting upon the tend
ency of our people to "get tired of
their riches and to revert to lean
periods through the operation of ''re-
forming" the tariff, the Columbus
Journal says:
We leave it to the common sense of
the American people IL this alterna-
ton between plethora and famine is
not ridiculous. If there is a law of ma
ture which makes it imperative that
prosperous tariff years should be fol-
lowed by lean free-trade years, as in
old Egypt, the seven fat years of regu-
lar 1nundation and rich crops were fol-
lowed by seven years of drought and
famine, then the country should know
1t. Meanwhile, it is reasonable to
think that if the voters of the nation
would take little though. for the
morrow there would be no occasion
for these alternating streaks of plenty
and famine.
If, now that the country has filled
up with wealth again since the poverty
and beggary and hand-to-mouth borrow
ing of the last Democratic adminisexe-
ton, there should come the same old
Attenuation to a so-called tariff for rev.
enue only, then there will be the usual
failure of business, tendency to panic,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
fEnoclTY OF ENeLlsn spAanows

when They Are Penned Up Eoreshes
Death Alone Ends Their Fights.
A great many young men go to
Riverton at this season to shoot live
pigeons as they fly from traps. and
some of the young men agreed re-
Gently that for a target sparrows
would make an excellent substitute.
So they caught no less than hun
dred sparrows and put them in q
big cage against their next shoot,
which was to come on in three days.
But they found at the end of that
time that all of the birds but six
were dead.
They had fought and fought among
themselves until only those six irwin
chile champions remained The young
men concluded that they had been so
uHlucky as to catch unusually vile
tempered birds, and at considerable
trouble they landed another batch
These. too. however, battled together.
and after forty eight hours had gone
by there lay in the cage eighty-four
dead sparrows, while two live ones
staggered feebly to and fro, and. when
their breath returned. began to fight
again
The young men are now convinced.
says the Philadelphia Record. of what
they should have known before, that
no living creature is more ferocious
or more game than the common Eng
lish sparrow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

withdrawal OF capital and all these
other symptoms of a disease that re-
qufres a violent remedy. If it is u1-
wise to pay too much attention to the
various interests of the country which
ask for high tariffs, it is certainly not
less unwise to listen to nobody except
the New York importers and the news
papers which these importers control.
THE usual New York clamor has al
ready begun. 1t invariably in the past
has controlled the action of one of the
great political parties of the country.
Now is the time to stop that, once for
all. The nation is too big to be
starved for four years and then over
fed for eight, age without end Let us
have little more common-sense and
little less epigram and fine writing
and oral eloquence in this matter of
the tariff"
We would remind the Journal that
the clamor for tariff tinkering Is by
no means confined to New York news
papers that are under the influence Of
importers 1t is best to look the situ-
alton squarely in the face and to ac-
knowledge that the passion for .ttak-
ing liberties with prosperity" inflames
the brains of many men and many
newspapers located far in the interior.
The country is full of theorists who
cannot control their desire to tackle
the tariff They are to be found in
Congress and out of it, and they are
not all Democrats and free traders
either. Far from it. But it Is time
that level heads and horse sense
should come to the front and sit down
hard on the policy of alteration be-
tween fat periods and lean periods.
The country has. to be sure. grown
very rich since the last fat period was
installed with Mckinley and protec-
ton; but has it grown so rich that it
is tired of prosperity? If it has, we
shall see the tariff rippers in the sad
die once more. and that very soon. il
1t has not, we shall keep our hands
on the tariff for some time to come
and take no liberties with prosperity
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Limits Fees of Physicians.

By legal decision the Paris courts
have just settled that 81 is an or
binary fee for the visit of doctor
in Paris. A man and his wife called
in a woman doctor. whose bill was
afterw<rd made out at a rate of 81
for the first visit and 50 for the 9TH
ers. A lawsuit followed and the court
gave judgment in favor of the pa
tents, saying that 81 is the custom
AIRY fee in Paris for people in medium
station of life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

would go to these nonresident plant
ers, If it did not all go to the sugar
trust, and there is abundant evidence
that it would
A great deal has also been said about
the late President McKinley's position
with regard to reciprocity as enunciat-
ed in his Buffalo speech, but we dc
not see how 1T can be twisted to APP
ply to Cuba His advocacy of recf-
procity was qualified by this phrase:
by sensible trade arrangements
which will not interrupt our home
production we shall extend the outlets
for our increasing surplus" The re
lief of Cuba" would not only interrupt
home production, but will cripple, if
not paralyze, two important industries
the beet and cane sugar interests
Wheeling Intelligencer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

Sound senatori.Ily and Editorially.
The demand for tariff revision and
for the increased admission of foreign
goods to compete with and displace
domestic production does not exist in
the west to the extent claimed by re-
Missionaries and reciprocators. Where
it exists at all it is chiefly to be found
in editorial sanctums. Among the peo-
tor Hansbrough of North Dakota Is an
editor. but not of the revisionary and
recfprocatory type In his newspaper.
the Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, he says:
Tariff revision should not be at
tempted through reciprocity treaties
Reciprocity is not as yet an exact
economic science. It has been and
will continue to be employed as an
adjunct of protection, which has been
and will continue to be the sheet
anchor of our industry. We will enter
into reciprocal trade relations with
foreign nations when by SO doing we
may derive mutual benefits without
destroying any domestic industry.
tine free trader will be Obliged to
abandon his attempt to make the
ment is the view the present admins
tration must take of the subject"
This is sound Republican and pro
tectionist doctrine, likewise sound
common sense. Certain nearby edi-
torial neighbors Of Senator Hans
brough's, with larger pretensions and
smaller grasp of economic questions.
would do well to paste it In their hats
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
TO VISIT CENTRAL AFRICA.

Mrs. coicleugh Has Undertaken a Haz-
ardous Expedition.
Mrs Emma Shaw Colcleugh. wide
ly known clubwoman and writer, has
sailed on a trip at which most women
would shrink in terror at the mere
thought of it. She is bound on an ex-
ploring tour alone into the heart of
Central Africa. to regions where no
woman has ever been before. Mrs.
Colcleugh is an intrepid traveller, who
has seen many. parts of the world and
hence is quite without fear in her
present undertaking. She is q tall,
slim, energetic looking woman, the
picture Of health and endurance. She
is a clever writer as well as a good
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
WILL KEEP HIS OLD CABINET.

Premier of Ontario Finds All His Min
listers Reelected.
George W. Ross, premier of Ontario,
whose liberal government was re-
turned to power in the recent election
will be surrounded by his old cabinet
during the new term. All the minis
tiers were reelected.
The liberal victory is regarded as q
vindication. The liberals have been
in power for thirty years and the con-
servatives declared the government
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
INsPEcTs GERMAN ARsENALa.

Rear-AdmiraI O'NeiI Has Special lnvl-
tation from Emperor William.
Rear-Admiral Charles O'Neil, who.
upon the personal invitation of EN-
peror William, will visit, with a spe-
cial escort, all the shipbuilding yards
and arsenals of Germany, is now in
Berlin as a delegate to the interna-
tional shipbuilding convention. He Ia
one of the most distinguished officers
of the navy, and since 1897 has been
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Wants odd Name chanued.

Erwin Pfuhl, citizen of West Pitts
ton, Pa. has filed 2 petition In court
asking that his name be changed to
Folmer. The petitioner says he de-
sires the change because the name he
now bears readily lends its aid to the
manufacture OF various silly attempts
1t punning, such as fol- and full. :
and besides it Is not easily prsnounc-
"a, al OF which Is very annoying
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

tempts to use sails ON wheeled W
hicles- The earliest contrivance of
the sort, probably. was the flying
coach devised by Don Jose Roscasa.
a Spanish officer of artillery, in 1892
This was a boat, with masts and sails.
mounted on three wheels 1t also had
cranks, SO that it could be driven by
hand 1t was therefore a motor-erf.
cycle with a compound motor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21
Bound to Have Their Due

A Swiss lady from Chaux-de-Fonds
recently went to live with her son at
Morteau. across the French frontier.
where she died When the CONN COW
cred with artificial wreaths. was
brought into Switzerland. q custom
house official claimed duty on tho
wreaths. and after q deal of contro-
versy the sum OF two francs was de-
manded and paid
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

Table tennis has dealt the coup de
grace to port Men no longer sit over
their wine, but have the table cleared
with all celebrity for the fray. Re-
spectacle connoisseurs of vintages.
praeteritI immemores, take on their
coats and shout in the excitement of
the rallies at the same board where
once they talked politics or friend
ship over the walnuts or the wine.-
The Pilot.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-06-21

years old, and for more than forty
years has been a member of the diplo-
matte service. The principal posts he
has filed are those of minister to Rou-
mania and Persia and ambassador 60
Russia and Germany. He has occu-
pied his present position since 1895.