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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-01

You don't fool people half as often as
you think you do.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-01

1t is easier to recover lost money than
lost Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-01

The weight of girl in love may decrease,
but her signs increase Chicago Daily
News
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
DOCTORS HAVE TROUBLES.
Some of Which May BE Avoided by
a J%udicious Use of Dis.
erection.

AS a rule you car never take a wom-
an at her word. A Louisville woman
and her husband went on cas- for re-
cuperation. 1t was their intention of
interviewing a leading physician before
they came back in order to get his
opinion of the wife's health. She had
been far from well, and finally con-
Guided nothing would satisfy her but
the verdict of this medical celebrity,
relates the Louisville Times.
Accordingly, husband and wife called
by appointment upon this specialist.
"Now, DOCTOR" said the woman, 81
want your honest opinion. l like can
dor and don't wish to make the trip
here to be told any falsehood about
myself"
This sounded very open and coura
geous, so the expert went to work. He
looked at her we'll, asked questions,
made a minute examination of the case
and finally inquired: "Did any doctor
ever tell you you had so and 500"
"Only one, the horrid BRUTE" was
the reply. ST have been to ten or
twelve, and he was the only one who
was so ignorant and rude as to tell me
such a thing, and I discharged him at
once"
discharged him!" exclaimed the
expert. "Why, madam, he was the only
one of the lot who told you the truth
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
THE MAN BEHIND THE PICK.

There has been all kinds OF guSh about the
man vino is behind
And the man behind the cannon has been
toasted, wined and dined;
There's the mar behind the musket, and
the man behind the fence;
And the man behind his whiskers, and the
man behind his rents;
And the man behind the plow beam, and
the man behind the hoe;
And the man behind the ballot, n the
man behind the dough;
And the man behind the counter. and the
man behind the bill;
And the man behind the pestle, and the
man behind the pill.
And. the man behind the Jimmy, and the
man behind the bars;
And the Johnny that goes shopping on the
stage behind the STARS"
And. the man behind the kisser, and the
man behind the fist;
And the girl behind the man behind the
gun is on the list;
And the man behind the bottle-and when
they were short of men,
There was some small rhymester warbled
of the mar behind the pen;
But they missed one honest fellow, n
I'm raising of a kick,
they didn't make a mention of the
man behind the pick.
Up the rugged mountain side q thousand
feet he takes his way,
Or as far into the darkness from the cheer
ing light of day;
He is shut out from the sunlight, in the
glimmer of the lamps;
He is cut off from the sweet air in the sick
ly fumes and damps:
He must toll in cramped positions; he must
take his life in hand,
For he works in deadly peril that but few
can understand.
But he does it all in silence, and he seldom
makes a kick,
Which is why 1 sing the praises of the man
behind the pick.
He unlocks the bolted portals Of the noun
tains to the stores
Hid in natures vast exchequer In her treas
ure-house of ores.
He applies a key dynamic, and the gates
are backward rolled,
And the ancient rocks are riven to their
secret heart of gold.
Things of comfort and of beauty and Of
usefulness are mined
By this brave and quiet worker-he's a
friend of humankind;
Who, though trampled down and under
paid, tolls on without a kick;
So I lift my hat in honor of the man behind
the pick.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
speakinr Of Wet blankets.

When a miserable, selfish, ~unsocia.
BILE person joins a party and puts a
damper upon their spirits he is de-
scribed as a 'wet blanket" Literally,
however, a wet Blanket can do far
more than put a stop to mirth. In the
days of the old muskets the Indians of
North America used them to stop the
flight of bullets. This is hardly to be
believed, but it is said that the Next
cans were once defeated by this plan.
Their general was trying to put down
a rising of Yaquis. AT first he was
amused to see the Indians advance un-
der cover of their blankets, held up like
shields. Finding that their progress
was not stopped by his mems fire, he
was at last forced to retreat, but not
till the Yaquis, in their turn, had
poured into his ranks a terrible fire
at close quarters. The Indians, it was
thought, had found out by accident
that a wet blanket, when held up clear
of the ground-allowed to hang, so to
speak, as on a clothes line-could not
be pierced by a bullet. Dry blankets
were useless, and of course wet blan.
kets would also be useless against the
rifles and bullets of the present day
Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17

time, and you may be sure have made
the closest inquiries. Besides, there
are such few stones in Europe, and
what there are are safely in the pos
session of their owners. Surely you
ars not going to tell me that they
were s%tolen?"
In the mans voice there was q
perceptible note of alarm.
II don't think you need be afraid"
I said. "They were stolen by the
man from his two partners, and all
they want is to get hold of him in
order to make him disgorge their
share of what he got for Them
II am glad indeed to hear that"
was the reply. 81 was beginning to
grow uneasy. And now is there any
other way in which 1 can serve you?
If so, I shall be only too pleased to
do it."
1 informed him that if I had any
thing else to ask him I would call
upon him again, and then took my
departure. While 1 was in a great
measure satisfied with the informa-
ton 1 had gained, l was not alto
gether easy in my mind. The ques-
ton to be answered was, was the
man 1 was after the same individual
who had sold Jacob and Bulonthall
the ~tones9 The description given me-
varied in several particulars to that
furnished me by Kitwater. My client
declared him to possess black hair;
the merchant had said gray; the one
had declared that Hayle possessed a
beard, the other that he had only a
waNed mustache. The figure, how
ever, was in both cases identically
the same.
Having satisfied myself that he had
no more to tell me, l thanked him
for his courtesy and left the office.
A fresh idea had occurred to me
which 1 thought might lead to some
thing, and ] resolved to put it into
practice without any further waste
of time.
ITO Be Continued
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17

his ears "Why, his mine must be a
source of unlimited wealth. I wish
1 had known this BEFORE"
$50 do l." I said. "And now per-
haps you can go further and furnish
me with a description of the man
himself. 1 shall then be able to tell
you whether my gentleman and your
customer are one and the same per-
son."
II can describe him to you per-
fectly we'll He was tall, but some
what sparely built, very sunburnt-
which would be accounted for by his
long residence in the east-his hair
was streaked with gray, he had dark
eyes, and a ~singularly sharp nose"
"Did he wear a beard?"
mo, only a mustache. The latter
was carefully trimmed, and, I think,
waxed. OF this, however, I am not
quite certain"
"And his name?"
HE would not tell us that. We
pressed him to disclose it, but he OBJ
stinately refused to do so. He said
that if his name became known it
might lead to the discovery of his
mine, and that he was naturally
anxious that such an event should
not occur"
"But what guarantee had you that
the stones were not stolen?"
"None whatever-but it is most
unlikely. In the first place. they are
uncut; in the second, we have had
| them In our possession for some
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17

then lett the once n another
word.
When he had gone l answered some
letters, gave some instructions to my
managing clerk, and then donned my
hat and set off for the Office of the
shipping company that had brought
Gideon Hayle to England.
Unfortunately it transpired that
they were not in a position to do
very much in the way of helping me.
Mr.. Bertram had certainly travelled
home in one of their steamers, so the
manager informed me, a boat that
as a rule did not carry passengers.
He had landed at the docks, and from
that moment they had neither seen
nor heard anything of him. I in
CURED for the steamer. only to learn
that she was now somewhere on her
way between Singapore and Hong.
Kong. This was decidedly disap.
pointing, but as most of the eases in
which 1 have been ultimately success,
full have had unpromising beginnings,
1 did not take it too seriously tic
heart. Leaving the shipping office, ]
next turned my attention to Hatton
Garden, where I called upon Messrs
jacob and Bulenthall, n of the
largest firms in the gem trade. We
had had many dealings together in
the past, and as I had had the good
fortune On one occasion to do them
q signal service, : knew that they
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
King oscar Ask. Stranger to Lunch

King Oscar Asks Stranger to Lunch
A more simple and homely king than
the king of Sweden it is impossible to
find. NJ. CASTOR BONNER, the cele-
brated botanist, tells of how once,
when he was ~botanizing ear Stock
holm, he met a stranger similarly oc-
cupied. The two botanists ~fraternized,
and NJ. BONNER suggested that they
should lunch together at an inn. "No;
come home and lunch with me instead"
said the stranger, leading the way to-
wards the palace gates. M. BONNER
was naturally astonished, but his new
acquaintance was most apologize.
"I'm sorry" he said, but I happen to
be the king of this country, and this
is the only place I've got to entertain
anybody in" So they went in and
lunched, and talked botany together
all the acknowledging Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
would now do all that they could. for

me in return.
"Good day, Mr.. Fairfax" said the
chief partner, as I entered his snug
little sanctum, which leads out of the
main Office. what can I have the
pleasure of doing for you?"
ST am in search Of some informs-
tion," 1 replied, land I think you
may be able to help me-"
81 will do all that is in my power
to render you assistance" he re-
turned, as he wiped his glasses and
placed them on his somewhat Aeshy
nose. "What is the information YOU
require? Has there been another big
robbery of stones, and you think it
possible that some of them may have
come into u hands?"
"There certainly has been a rob-
berry," I replied, "and the stones may
have been offered to you, but not in
the way you mean. The fact of the
matter is, I want to discover whether
IT not a large consignment of uncut
rubies and sapphires of great value
have been placed upon the market
within the last two months"
'Uncut rubies and sapphires are
being continually placed upon the
market" he observed, leaning back
in his chair and rafting his keys.
"But not such stones as those l am
looking for" I said, and furnished
fhim with the rough weights that had
been supplied to me.
'This is interesting-decidedly in
teresting," he remarked. Especial
ly since it serves to offer an explana-
ton on q certain matter which we
have been interested in for some lit
tie time past. On the 10th of last
month, a gentleman called upon us
here, who stated that he had lately
returned from the far east. He had
had, SO he declared, the good fortune
to discover a valuable mine, the To-
cality of which he was most careful
not to disclose. He thereupon
showed my partner and myself ten
stones, consisting of five rubies and
five sapphires, each of which weighed
between IS and go carats."
"And you purchased them?"
1--WE did, and for a very heavy sum.
l can assure you the vendor was very
we'll aware of their value, as we soon
discovered, and he was also a good
hand at a bargain. Would you care
to see the stones? I shall be pleased
to show them to you if you would"
II should like to see them i'm
mensely," I replied.
Thereupon he crossed the room to
a safe in the corner, and, when he
had unlocked it, took from it a wash
leather bag. Presently ten superb
gems were lying before me on the
table.
There they are" he said, waving
his hands towards them, "and, as you
a see for yourself, they are worthy
of being set in the crown of an en-
peror. 1t is not often that we are
enthusiastic in such matters, but in
this ase we have very good eason
to be. When they Ire properly cut,
they will be well-nigh priceless"
"Do you happen to know whether
he sold any more of a similar kind in
London?" I asked, as he returned
them to their place in the safe.
81 know that he sold Is smaller
ones to Henderson & Soil, and three
almost as large as those 1 have just
shown you to a firm in Amsterdam"
eff he is the man I want to get
hold of, that accounts for 2s," I said,
making a note of the fact as I spoke.
Originally he had 90 in his posses
sion.''
"Ninety-three?" the merchant re-
piled, as if he could scarcely believe
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17
To BE Envied,

Castleton-I envy you!
C..ubberly-What for?
Didn't you say you were obliged to
ATTEND a deep philosophical discussion
tasting several hours?"
"But 1 don't see that's anything 70
envy me for"
"Well, I've got TO go to a s%ociet,
function and talk about nothing."-
Detroit Free Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-17

1t is astonishing the number of rela-
tives of a rich man bob up after his
aeath.-Washington (Ia.l Democrat
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14
10 McDILL'S MUSINGS.
WATER.HUNTING.

read IN the papers, some time ago, that our
states attorney was going after the state of
Colorado for using SO much water. GODDARD
assumes that Colorado ought to divide irriga-
tion water with the state of Kansas. A great
question is involved, and if the question is
settled in the supreme court, it will be found
! that the court will be in favor of Colorado.
The court always decides in favor Of the pos
SCISSOR, without any reference as to how the
goods would stand good show in the Uuited
States supreme court, if the stoen-goods man
was a millionaire.
Colorado has only to assume that she is a
water mllionalre to have walk over.
AS a matter Of fact, Colorado comes by her
water honestly and unless she has a surplus,
there is no manner of reason why she should
share her water with Kansas. If Kansas has
not enough water, Colorado is not to blame.
Colorado holds up no clouds billed to points in
Kansas. Colorado has not raided Kansas at
any time, and carried off her water supply. If
Colorado has a surplus, it will naturally come
to western Kansas as being the next dry place.
l am 'stander-up' fot Kansas under all
reasonable circumstances. / would like to see
western Kansas irrigated, and during dry years,
would have no objection to irrigating eastern
Kansas; but think that the right principle to
employ in hunting for water is to hunt where
there is surplus.
Now, | don't know what is the matter with
our torney-general. He may be trying to
bluff, or great mind may have run to
seed; or there may be something in the scheme
which don't see; but am sure of one thing,
and that is that if were hunting for surplus
water, would 60 into the stock markets. |
would invent wringer that would squeeze
waite; out OF railroad stock, steel stock, copper
stock and 4 whole lot Of other kinds Of stock.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14
FORGOTTEN.

The people are so busy nowadays making
men who have done some good in the world.
| like to jog peoples memories with an occa-
sional reference to men who are seemingly for
:, gotten.
few years ago, the author of the home
stead law died ia extreme poverty He was
not politician, nor nerger-just simply a
promoter. He promoted other peoples happi-
ness Poverty was his reward
Henry Durant, the author OF the Red Cross
movement now in his old age, is a public
charge. He whose heart bled for the wounded
upon battle-6elds is left by hard hearted hu-
manity to suffer greater pain than that inflicted
by bloody war.
Robern Morris, of Revolutionary fame, for
long years was lodged in debtors prison. He
gave his fortune and pledged hfs credit to raise
money 10 feed Washingtor's army of patriots.
Millions Of people were benefited by and
through the work of these men, and the mil
lions OF bene6ciaTes forgot, or never knew,
that there were such men,
Society was too busy toddling around afte-
Schwabs, Carnegies and Rockefellers Schwab
with his nillion-dollar salary and his Monte
Cristo gambling, is far more attractive figure
than Morris.
Carnegie's big gifts to found libraries out of
money he fched from the laIoring men Of our
own dear native land is a fine taste of Paradise
to men who will never be permitted to read one
If his books, when compared with Henry
Dunant.
Rockefeller's universities for rich mems chill
dren, endowed from money God made, beats
homes for the homeless people Of the land, Of
the free all out of sight
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14
take down our shingle claiming high civilization.
THE WRONG POLICY.

The new mayor Of Topeka has smy pol
icy'' on the liquor question. His honor's pol
icy is to fine the saloons in stated sums, payable
monthly. The "my policy" Of the mayor is
not new, except in Topeka. This kind of
policy has been in operation in other places
Is the policy right? Most certainly not
Ought laws to be obeyed? If one law is set
aside, or disobeyed, because the law is not be-
lieved in, how long will it be till all laws are
disobeyed and set aside? If the absence of all
law is anarchy, is not the trampling of one
law under the opening wedge that leads to the
overthrow of all law? The persistant law
breaker is an anarchist. The law officer who
is also law breaker is double-dyed anarchist,
The whole question hinges on whether or not
law is good. If law is good in principle, it
ought to be enforced. In all cases, law should
be enforced as long as it is on the statute-books.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14
BOERs WIN BIG vICToTY

Mondays dailies contain the news of Boer
victory, in which General Methuen was wound
eo and captured. Several British officers were
killed, and others wounded. A large number
of private soldiers were killed, many wounded,
and two hundred others are missing. The
Beers captured four large guns and large
amount of supplies Lord Kitchener "regrets
to state" again.
The Boer general who won this late victory
is General Delarey, one of the bravest and
most successful of the Boer commanders. He
is quiet man, and has not been so much heard
of as some OF the other officers, but when he
strikes, the British army suffers.
The news of this battle has cast gloom over
London, as General Methuen is social leader.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14
HANNA FOR PRESIDENT

Walter Wellman, the Washington correspond
ent for the Chicago Record Herald, says the
protectionists favor Mark Hanua for president
in 1904. He says there is strong opposition to
Roosevelt in Washington.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

Why did President Roosevelt seek the advice
of prominent Republican politicians before rem
dering his opinion in the Schley appeal? Was
it to enable him to more accurately determine
the probable political effect? Why did he go
outside the record and consult the captains?
Was he distributing tafy? Why take occasion
to land Wainwright to the skies? Was be on
trial, or was it play to the galleries? The
truth is, Schley was Democrat, Dewey was
Democrat and Miles was Democrat, and all
these must be given black eye to appease the
wrath of the G. O. p. Had Schley been
Republican, no attempt would have been
made to smirch his good name. But, there
is higher power than Theadore Roosevelt,
and that power is the American people,
and they have aleady overrued the partisanship
that has characterized the persecution of Ad-
miral Schley, and, by an almost unanimous
opinion, rendered judgment IN his favor-and
we confess that we would not object to seeing
that judgment affirmed at the ballot-box, if for
no other reason than to rebuke the mean con-
tenptible spirit that has tried to crush one of
the worlds most illustrious naval commanders
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

ILLINOIS antitrust law has been knocked out
by the supreme court of that state. The reason
given is that the law is invalid because it does
not prevent combinations of farmers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

The dispatches say Wall street is angry at
President Roosevelt because he ordered Attor-
ney-General Knox to enter suit against the rail-
road merger 1t is also stated that Wall
stteet and the Standard Oil Company are groom
ing Tom Reed for president in 1904.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

SECRETARY LONG has resigned from the cab
met, and Congressman Moody, of Massachu-
settsy has been made secretary of the navy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

would take that stock up to the northwest
corner of Kansas, and would squeeze until l
would turn western Kansas into great inland
sea. -
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-06
Notice To 1ax-Payers.

Notice is hereby given that discount
OF TWO per cent will be allowed to per-
bons paving all their city taxes on or
efore November Ist, 1902.
thPersons not availing themselves of
this discount will be expected to pay
leir taxes promptly when called upon.
interest at the rate of per centum will
pc charged on all taxes remaining un-
said on January, l.. 1908.
will be at the following places on the
dates named to receive your taxes:
First Ward-Laughead's Store, Octo-
Der 8, 1902.
Fourth Ward-Hartman's Store, DC
tober 10, 1902 Rodeheaver's Store ,Oc-
tober II, 1902. from to p. 10.
Second Ward at Watts Store from |
to 5 p. m.
Except on the above dates I may be
found at my office in Chancery Row.
j. + WEAVER,
City Collector.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-06

Fyrst-Have six pairs of shoes, use
a different pair daily.
Second-Go barefoot six weeks.
I7,ird-Use Infallible Corn Cure.
The latter is the most practicable
and surest. Corns can't stay where it
is used. 1t can't fail, can't hurt the
toe; can't do anything but take off
corns. II you have corns now, next
week you need not have none. The
remedy is different from others, better
than others, and the cost is but Is
cents.
j. G. McYICKER, Phi. G..
MORGANTOWN, w. VA.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-06
Save Y0ur Money.

The Bank of the Monongahela
Valley has added savings depart
Gent to its business and will receive
savings deposits on which interest
will be paid. Deposits of 81 90 and
UPWARDS will be received. Interest
:: ,mponnded semi annually. Saw
lngs deposits can be made at any time
turing banking hours and the bank
will also be open from to 8 o'clock
"a Saturday evenings, for the &C
! ommodation of such deposltors.
For further information call at the
Bank.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-06
Big Return s ON Investments.

No portion of town offers such ex
ceptional advantages as the addition
owned by ]. L. Smith at the south
end of the First Ward. The lots
face beautiful view, they are we'll
located, have every modern conven
fence in the way of water, gas and
sewerage. The trolley line runs
through the addition. The Wire
Glass factory and Pump Station ad
join it. Residences to accommodate
the employees of these plants are in
great demand. The lots are sold on
easy terms making it possible for
avery one to purchase one or more
Of them No addition in town will
urove more profitable to investors.
BE snre to call before buying real
estate in the city.
j. l.. SMITH,
Real Estate Dealer.
Room "a p. o. Bldg.