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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19

The above schedule. which went into
effect March "a, gives you first class SER
vice and unequaled opportunities to reach
all points north, south, east and west via
the Frisco System.
For further information as to routes.
rates and connections, call on or address
M. WILSON. Agent.
Send yous friends in the old States one
Of our illustrated pamphlets, to Be had BY
addressing Room No. 726, Century baildinss
St. Louis:
"The Top of the Osarks."
"Feathers and Fins on the Fyisco."
"Fru1 Fdrming Along the Frisco"
"The Ozark Upltft."
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published for gratsitous distribution.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22
DOGS THAT HAVE
HAD THEIR DAY
r VERY dog is said to have his day.

r. VERY dog is said to have his day.
r. The fact that the big, noble
IL looking Newfoundlands and St.
Bernards have had theirs in
popularity with American dog breed
ers and fanciers is matter of re-
gret to many who love the beautiful
rather than the small or grotesque. But
Dame Fashion is fickle in the matter OF
dogs as Of everything else, and the big
breeds that were in favor some years
ago have had to relinquish their su-
premacy in favor of the smaller kinds
Formerly the little fellows were toler-
ated rather than regarded with any
warmer feeling, the black and tan ter
rier, which is Just now being reincar-
mated in smaller form as the toy terrier,
constituting almost the only exception
to this rule. Indeed. the now highly
prized Manchester terrier Is nothing
more than the original black and tan,
the little toy terrier being the latest
development produced by interbreeding.
Nowadays almost everybody prefers
small dog, the diminutive spaniel and
the still more diminutive Chihuahua, or
Mexican hairless dog" being among
the reigning favorites of the dog world
Of fashiou Just now. Beauty was once
the standard by means of which fine
dogs were admired or purchased. Ugli-
ness would now appear to be the cri-
terion. and the intelligent but homely
Boston terrier and the hideously fasci-
mating bulldog are monarchs of all they
survey.
The stately st. Bernard is practically
extinct in this country, although it Will
be remembered that the late Fritz
Emmet. the actor paid $1,000 for a spec
linen OF this superb breed. The New
foundland was never popular in the
United States, rarely more than one or
two having ever been entered at any
dog show. while at recent show at
Preston, England, there were 12S of this
breed benched. 1t should be remarked
that most of the big, shaggy coated
dogs called Newfoundlands in this coun
try are not, and were not, thorough
breds.
The Great Dane Is still holding It's
own to some extent, but the spotted
coach dog" which, with the entire
family of hounds, was once so poplar,
has gone the way OF all dogs-and men.
The coach dog. modified. improved. and
dignifed by his true name of "Dalma-
tian," is lighting hard for reinstate-
ment at present, but his life chances ap-
pear to be few. The 1.-THE, graceful
greyhound. the pug, and the poodle are
vanishing. The world of dog fashion
and the groups OF enthusiastic dog
lovers know them no more.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

same system Is installed to operate the
valves controlling the inlet OF steam to
the various sections of the large heat
ing coils. The apparatus is first ad-
justed to the standard temperature de-
sired. If. for instance, the temperature
in any part of the hall should fall one
degree the automatic thermophone will
open one of the air valves which oper-
ates the mechanism necessary to close
the cold air damper. On the other hand
If the temperature should rise one de-
gree above, the standard valve is open
ed, which, operating the mechanism at
the damper, will open the bypass
damper, admitting the cold air to mix
with the warmed air. This damper will
remain open until the air is of the prop
er temperature. The sum OF the whole
action is compared TO a balance-the by
pass damper moving to and fro as the
The Washington times., 1902-06-22
With 1t VIII Come Back Into
Use the Boxes on Which
the Fops and Dandies Of the
Past Generations Lavished
Fortunes in Jewe1s-Sone
of Them Works Of Art
Almost Priceless in Value

T7lTH the revival OF snuh-tak-
N/ ing by men of fashion in
v London, much interest has
been attracted to Tiffany's
unique collection of jewcled snuffboxes.
which the famous New York jewelry
house has recently put on exhibition.
The collection consists entirely of boxes
possessing individual merit, historic as
sociations, artistic workmanship-pe-
culiar qualities that collectors and con-
noisseurs are quick to detect-and some
OF the boxes are Of considerable in
trinsic value.
Notable among these is the jewcled
gold snufbox presented by the German
Emperor TO Rear Admiral kirkland,
which is supposed to have cost $1,000.
1t was given to the admiral when repre-
senting this country at the opening of
the great Kiel Canal. The box is of
large size and made of gold worked into
a beautiful and intricate design by the
artist Zelingraf. On the cover is a
miniature of the Emperor, surrounded
by a frame composed Of twenty-nine
diamonds. On each side of the ellipsc
OF gems are three larger diamonds.
A repousse silver-gilt snuffbox is OF
the eighteenth century. The decorative
work on the cover consists of clowns
head, and other ornamental devices.
A Louis NVI snuffbox bears a real
istic miniature portrait of a French
nobleman. Tho box is made of the
French composition used at that period,
with an exquisite ornamental gold bor-
der.
A Louis XIV snuffbox of ecaille (tor-
toise shelD is mounted in plain gold.
with miniature painting of Venus and
Cupid. in chariot, drawn by white
doves. Surrounding the miniature is a
dainty dentelle of gold.
There is also a diamond snuffbox of
the first French Empire period. The
Jewels are rose diamonds. some of large
size, and selected with wonderful fldel-
ity in carrying out the design.
A characteristic ivory memorial
snuffbox of the eighteenth century, with
gold border, has a memorial scene on
wax, pearls, gold and enamel. The fe-
male figure in the miniature has a
flaming heart in her hands, which she is
about to place as an offering upon the
tomb.
Another eighteenth century specimen
is of ivory and shell, with gold mount
ing The ivory miniature pictures
MontpoIfier fyinP fhe first ballonp in
the garden of Versailles, 1890, an event
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

the hall of the House OF Congress is ac-
complished by the operation Of two fans
horsepower. located in the b-basement
and in the main airduct; the other,
fen of twelve horsepower. located over
the east corridor of the House, with an
intake opening directly into the space
over the ceiling of the hall and an outlet
through the louvres in the roof. The
inlet for the fresh air for the House. as
stated, is a tower in the southwest
grounds, some 800 feet from the build
ing. The air, after reaching the build
ing. first passes through the tempering
and heating coils, automatically con-
t: clled. The principal fan is a double
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

one, and forces the air upward into the
space or air chamber under the House
floor. The operation is such as will
keep the air under a certain definite
pressure. The supply ducts of the gal
leries lead up from the air chamber un-
der the floor to the space under the gal
lery floor.
BY the arrangement of the fan over
the ceiling about 50 per cent of the total
amount OF air supplied to the hall will
be exhausted mechanically through the
ceiling, and thus prevent a downward
escape of the vitiated air.
The arrangement of the ceiling out
let's are such that all the air rising from
the floor proper must pass upward and
backward over the gallery and out
through the perimeter of the ceiling.
This prevents, beyond all question, any
of the vitiated air from the galleries
The Washington times., 1902-06-22
QUAINT OLD FASHION OF SNlIfETAf(NG EXPERIENCING \
GOV. GAMBLER AND
A COWPEAS DINNER
sSX 4 TELL-well-well-lf there
N/ isn't Dom Paul" visitors
standing in the Capitol

XIV TELL-well-well- there
N/ isn't Dom Paul" visitors
w standing in the Capitol
rotunda heard a voice
say. And hearing it. number turned.
One OF those who turned to see the old
Boer was tall and rather distinguished
looking man. and as soon as his gaze
fell upon the figure in question he has
tened toward him with outstretched
hands.
In moment the alleged Dom Paul
saw the rather tall man advancing, and
seeing him. stopped, and in turn ex-
tended his hands.
We'll. what are you doing now. Benz"
To this the one addressed as Ben re-
sponded:
I'm governing the finest State In the
SOUTH"
"oh. no, you are not-Im doing that"
said the other.
Then both Of them laughed. and pretty
soon those standing around learned that
the short figure was Gov. Allen Gambler
OF Georgia. and the other Gov. Benton
McMlllin OF tennessee
Later in the day Governor Gambler,
who. in his State, wears the sobriquet
OF "The One-E Eyed Plowboy OF Pigeon
Roost." called on Senator Bacon, and
during the course of the call stated that
he was hungry-for a good, old-fash-
ioned. homemade Georgia dinner
We'll, we will get you up one." said
the Senator when the governor made the
declaration. And one was gotten UP.
And from the accounts OF II that have
leaked out, the affair must have been a
remarkable one.
According to these accounts the entire
Georgia delegation were guests, and
boiled cowpeas was the main dish.
Governor Gambler, telling some friends
about 1t afterward. said he enjoyed it
immensely and would have enjoyed it
more If the others of the party had not
eaten so fast and captured thereby more
than their share.
They made me preside" said the gov
ernor. Which same / at first took as
an honor. But pretty soon l saw 1t was
not an honor. 1t was a handicap
planned our Il advance, i reckon.
81 served em all around. and was Just
helping myself when l happened to look
over toward Bill Howard, and saw him
sitting there, with his plate emptied,
and his eyes fastened wistfully on tfe
main dish. and his mouth watering.
"Of course, l didn't want to see Bill
suffer. so 1 said to him: Pass her over,
Bill; let me give you some more. Well,
he passed her over, and before I could
fill up his plate. Gus Bacon and Steve
Clay and all the rest, every one of them,
had backed up their CARTS
We'll. that's the way it went, and I
don't suppose 1 got more than a peck
OF all those peas. But I'm going to
even up-I'm going to give a barbecue
and have em all there, and see to it
that they don't get thing but bread
just dry bread, without anything to
wash IL down with even. unless they
cant make the perfume of the meats
do service"
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

falling to the floor. The remaining 20
per cent of the air escapes through the
various doorways which from time to
time are opened.
For the automatic control of the tenn
perature Of the air in the hall and gall
leries there has been installed a series
Of thermophones placed at various
points in the hall and under the floors.
The instrument has attached to it a
thermometer which governs a small
valve at the back, which in turn permits
the escape of the compressed air. This
compressed air operates the bypass
damper at the heating coils, permitting
or prohibiting the access of the untem-
pered air to the main air duct. The
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

other equipments. Around the portrait is
a Russian inscription, which translated
reads: Originating from the ninth to
the tenth century" The box bears the
Russian hallmark, indicating it is
S4-1O0 fine.
A Louis XVI snuffbox is OF tortoise
shell, covered with poudre ecaiIle. with
inlaid garlands of delicate flowers of
red and green gold. 1t bears minia-
ture portrait of lady on the cover
A Russian eighteenth century snuff
box is of tortoise shell. set in gildcd
silver, with applied pique work. Deco
rative scrolls are upon the cover.
Others are a gold Louis XVI snuffbox,
with dainty decoration OF red and
green gold, upon a red gold base, the
cover miniature portrait Of a lady;
Louis XIV snuffbox. of milk quartz, en-
circled by an engraved leaf border of
reddish gold, in the center Of the cover,
an applied bouquet of roses and for
eet-me-nots, in stones and colors; gold
and enameled Louis XVI snuffbox, with
landscape of a French royal palace on
lake.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

about 100 other girls. when the explo-
sion took place.
a large quantity OF fireworks had been
placed in the yard OF the Arsenal to
sun-dry, and the heat of the sun was so
intense that large fuse of one of the
"red star" rockets was ignited aad in
less than ore minute the fireworks
which spread over the ground wee o.
ploding. causing a scene which it was at
once realized meant death to many.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22
7 HERE are the lungs of the
I Capitol of the Nation?'

From what spot in the out
side world does the air come
which is daily transformed into number
less pages of cold type in the Congress
sional Record" in the halls of Congress?
A parliamentary government, such as
ours, has been briefly defined to be a
government by talk Yet when we
listen and thrill at the burning words
and potent logic of an inspired states
man, we might perhaps with profit, for
get for a moment the oratory and the
logic, and think of another phase Of this
performance-of what is required for
the production of this speech which the
orator himself does not furnish.
Broadly speaking. for this oratorical
effort was the Capitol built, and the
genius of the race has been expended in
its perfection. The huge-domed struct-
ure is fairly alive with quiet power.
Thousands of nerve fibers bind its mas
sive stones and throb with potent en-
ergy. Yet so quiet is this power. so
natural and effective its results, that
It becomes to the observer as common
place as the forces of nature.
Who is aware when he sits in the gal
lery Of one Of the two houses of Con-
gress that he has receded from the out
side world into the Inner chamber" of
the nations temple-that he is vir-
tually in a house within a house; that
the 5unbeams have been carefully taken
from the light which filters softly
through the panels in the ceiling, and
that the air he breathes has first been
through a process OF handling-warm-
ing, drying, or cooling-which is me-
chanically miraculous? Yet such is the
case.
Would he see the words he is listen
ing to while they are yet in natures
broad expanse. Then let him go TO a
spot directly in front Of each wing of
the building midway in the grounds west
of the Capitol and he will behold a
huge ivy-twined stone tower OF massive
masonry. II bears no inscription, yet
perchance If ne gazes steadfastly at its
top he may discern Republican, Demo-
cratic. and Populist doctrine in ETHEREAL
clearness plunging down its great
throat-for these towers are the lungs
of the Capitol.
With one long and never ceasing in
halation they each breathe 1000 cubic
feet Of air a second. II is pulled through
ar underground chamber by fan cleo
tricaliy driven with an eighteen horse
power motor. After it reaches the sub
basement of the building and before it
Is diaused through the chamber and
gallery Of the Senate and House, 1t is
tempered in heat to nicely. 1t filters
through the legs OF the desks on the
foor and the bottoms Of benches in the
galleries. Exhaust fans draw off its
Impurities through the ceilings and eject
1t through the roof. Night OF day the
How never ceases while Congress ia in
session. and 10 matter what the ques-
llon or who the Gebater. the great lungs
Of the Capitol breathe on.
Described in detail, the ventilation OF
The Washington times., 1902-06-22
:. THE ARSENAL CATASTROPHE OF 1864 ::

instant the building was a mass of
flames. Here the girls were imprisoned
in a furnace Of flames, and for time
it seemed as If 1t would be impossible
for anyone to escape death. Most OF
the unfortunate girls wore cotton dress
es and it was but the work of few
seconds for the flames to envelop them.
Brave men rushed into the building and
rescued many of them, while other man
aged to escape through the windows and
DOORS Naturally in frantic efforts to
escape the burning clothes of the girls
scattered the flames, and it required
the most heroic and desperate work to
prevent spread to the large magazine
in which there were thousands Of
pounds of powder and explosives.
1t was only few minutes after the
first explosion before the Governments
boats at the navy yard were at the Ar
senal, and the suffering people were
placed on them and brought to this city,
while fire companies from Washington
and Alexandria were hurried to the Ar
senal. The spreading flames were fought
and screams of the burned and suffer-
ing people seemed to paralyze the fire.
men, and 1t was not an infrequent oc-
currence for the men to quit fighting
fire to aid in ministering to the unfor-
tunates. AS rapidly as possible the dead
and injured were placed on the trans
ports and the officers in charge did all
that could be done, while doctors and
surgeons threw off their coats and work.
ed as they had never worked before.
Secretary Stanton was early on the
scene and personally directed much Of
the work of relieving the injured and in
sending them to their homes or to the
hospitals. Not only were the Govern
ment's vehicles called into service but
the livery stable managers in Washing
ton volunteered the free use of car.
riages.
When the fire was known to be under
control and its spread to the big maga-
zine out OF the question. the officers.
flremen, and others began the work Of
rescuing the bodies of the dead. In some
cases only a portion OF 4 body was
found-a leg, arm, or hand having been
blown off by the cartridges. AS fast as
the bodies were taken out OF the burned
building they were placed on lltters and
covered with canvas. When the work
was finished the bodies of twenty-one
females had been recovered. On Sunday
following the holocaust the funeral was
held in the old penitentiary building.
A ccroner's inquest was held on the
following day, and the jury was not long
in deciding that there had been wicked
ard culpable carelessness in placing
combustibie fireworks near a building
filled with human beings employed in
working with highly combustihla mate
rials.
Some OF the bodies of the dead were
taken to their homes. but most OF the
burned and charred remains were kept
at the Arsenal until the following Sum
day, Secretary Stanton having issued or
ders to have the remains prepared for
intermert at the expense OF the Gov
ernment \ number of ministers assist
ed the Rev. Father Bokel In conducting
the funeral services which were acid in
the penitentiary building. President
Lincoln and members OF his Cabinet at
tended the funeral and accompanied the
long funeral cortege to the cemetery.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

conditions vary. All steam valves in
the main coil can be opened or closed
with compressed air by means. OF small
There is no necessity for any person to
enter the air duct at any time during
the sessions to operate the machinery.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

. HIRTY-EIGHT years ago the 18th
of this month an explosion Of
fireworks at the Arsenal caused
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

that was heralded socially, as we'll as
scientifically, at that time.
An oblong snuffbox. with octagon cor
ners, has top and bottom Of Kilkans-
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

ky jasper set in gold. On the cover is a
delicately cut cameo Of a Russian war
rior, with coat OF mall the shield
showing part of the Russian eagle and
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

One of the rockets passed through a
window into the large room where the
girls were working. The rocket landed
In large box OF powder which was be-
ing used for making the rockets. Being
in loose condition the explosion of the
powder was not heavy -noised, but it's
force was so strong that the entire roo;
of the building was lifted off, and In an
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

toned to death and suffering, nothing
could have caused more genuine anguish
and agony than did the scenes of that
and costly monuments in Congressional
Cemetery marks the resting place of
twenty-one young ladies who lost their
lives in the disaster. These girls were
at work in the laboratory building, with
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

suffering, and terror to many happy
homes, and this day OF carnage is still
fresh in the memory of a large number
of the inhabitants of Washington.
Notwithstanding the fact that the hor-
rors of the civil war, which was then in
progress, had made the people. accus-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-13
NEED OF SHIPS.

The London Spectator justly says:
The power on which the Monroe doc
trine must primarily rest is sea power
IL the European states know that A
merica has sea power enough to en-
force the Monroe doctrine it will be
scrupulously respected. The moment
they see the doctrine is based only on
paper it will be disregarded. To make
the doctrine effective America must
build a fleet unquestionably stronger
than that of France or Germany She
need not trouble to outbuild US, as we
not merely agree to, but may be said
to be passive supporters of the Monroe
doctrine"
These are words of truth and sober
ness and they come at an opportune
time. They should have special weight
with the naval committees of Congress
which seem to have made up their
minds, after seeing how difficult it was
in the war game for the North Atlantic
Iieet to guard one hundred miles OF
coast, that the country has enough
ships to guard 5000 miles and take care
of the Monroe doctrine besides.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-13

Some of that --latest news by cable
from Tanning Island under date of
October s. had a rather ancient and
fishlike smell. One of the dispatches
read as follows:
VANCOUVER, Oct. 5.-sir Frederick
Abel is dead.
A New York Semi Weekly Tribune of
September 26, arriving here the day
after the cable news was received, con-
tanned the following:
The death of Sir Frederick Abel has
removed an important figure from the
band of learned men who give their tall
ents and science to the service of war.
For thirty-four years he was chemist
to the British War Office. The stand
ard gunpowder of the British military
services was invented and patented by
Sir Frederick in conjunction with Pro-
lessor Dewar, and named .'cordite." 1t
is the best of all smokeless powders.
1t was the outcome of special COM
mittee appointed, with Sir Frederick
Abel as president, to examine into the
question of smokeless powders in 1888,
the government of the time having just
then discovered that Great Britain was
the only country of Importance which
still contemplated using black" pow
der in a war
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-13
REPRESENTATIVES.
EXPLODED SHELLS.

at brought the Commission mere,
said Delegate Wilcox in his speeches TO
the Home Rulers This argument was
happily branded by the chairman OF
the Commission, Senator Mitchell, who
said before leaving that Mr.. wilcox
had nothing to do with the coming OF
that body. Since then Wilcox and the
Commission have bad little connection
in his public harangues
.The Iepers are horribly, treated at
the Settlement" declared Wilcox The
answer to this: libel came from the lep-
ers themselves in the form of me-
mortal in which seven hundred and fif-
ty of them said they were happy and
contented under the present regime"
and had nothing important to complain
Of
81 mean to give every Hawaiian a
free homestead of forty acres Now
comes the Wilcox homestead bill with
provisions which show that land taken
up by Hawaiians and other citizens
will cost them, in cash. labor and i'm
provements, nearly $50 per acre.
IT want to see an Hawaiian admiral
in command of the Pacific fleet" Yet
the only young man Wilcox has sent
to Annapolis is a white boy from Con-
necticut whose father, naval man,
was temporarily stationed here.
Il have plenty of friends in Congress;
there's Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma. "
When Flynn came here he was asked
what he thought of Wilcox and his
characteristic answer was: Wilcox?
Oh he's a lobster"