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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-07-31
knita'S Vow.
by HARRY G. CONNOR.

BY HARRY G. COMMON.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
The old dance hall at Manila,
which "UncIe Sans soldier boys had
rechristened Volunteers Rest was
ablaze tonight with gaiIy colored
lights and lanterns and profusely dec
Grated with the stars and stripes"
The boys" were giving a blow
out"-a sort of farewell one to the
officers and men of the Fifteenth Kan
SaS, who were to sail for the States in
a few days.
The Filipino maidens with their
flashing eyes, swarthy skin and fan
tastic garments, as they were whirled
to and fro in the mazes of the civil
lied dance by the boys" made an at
forget.
While the reveIry was at its height
"a stalwart officer, with a handsome
native maiden clinging to his arm.
made his way to one of the refresh
ment booths in the rear.
No one paid special attention to
their mOveme nts, and if they were. in
deed, noticed at all, it with
'shrug of the shoulders and a smile,
as all the boys" had long known OF
the attachment existing between Capt
Dick Johnston and pretty Anita
Amarillo. a daughter of one of Aguin-
aldo's ex-cabinet members
''Nita''-t'Dick'' was bending low
over her chair-ttwhat you ask is i'm
possible. 1 could not live the balance
of my life in this place. besides my
native land holds all that is dear to
me"
And I, my Dick, am I nothing to
you? Have you not oft said TO me,
MY Nita, you are the flower OF this
land and love you much that
shall never part from your All, my
Dick. did you not teach me to love as
the fair-slxinned ladies of your land
1ove?"
Yes, yes, Nita, but''-a frown of an
noyance fitted over his countenance
things in the States are far diff
ferent to what they are over here"
My Dick. you are always right;
you must not stay here; you must go
home the big ship when she comes
and''-a look of pleading love soften
ing her flashing eyes-<'you must take
me with you to your beautiful land"
NO, no, Mia 1 don't think that
would do: you would soon tire of our
mode of living in the stuffy cities, and
long for this open country and grassy
hills. No, the States would not suit
you-you had better remain here"
''You will leave me here, Dick-yOu
will cast me off-what when my child
comes-no father to see it's dimpled
.cheeks-no, no; it must not be; rath-
-er death than that. You swore you
loved your Nita-you promised you
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the division got orders to go to the
front and this young fool was put in
the saddle and told to go in the other
direction. But the engagement came
on quickly and the horse on which
he sat being like Jobs war charger.
smeIled the battle and turning, dash
ed into the thick of the fight
The young fool who rode him
had Just enough sense to hang and
the horse plunged and neighed into
the fray 1t was a miracle that horse
and rider came out of it alive
1.-The commander of the division
witnessed what 1 related, and in his
report to Grant he made special men
ton. of the daring of the fellow The
result was that the fellow was APP
pointed a cadet. He was a graduate.
1 believe of the Missouri university
before he went into the army, SO he
was able to pass here
g But what 1 want to impress upon
you, young man, is this, If this fellow
had not been drunk he would have
kept his horse from being so reckless
And in that case he might not have
been mentioned for bravery. and con-
sequently he would not have been APP
pointed a cadet
He was a good -fellow-peace to
his soul-but he owed his education
by the government to his horse.
land to getting drunk 1 added
:. Well, said the old regular. you
know what Lincoln said when some
body told him Grant got drunk
And with that he turned away. evil
IDENTITY satisfied with his lecture.
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When Dr. Pills went abroad said
the young physician, .'he left me in
charge of his practice, and opposite
one address in his book he made
mark@I won't say what it was-but
it meant that l was to call at that
house every day, without fail.
naturally expected to find the case
serious one, but owing to another
mark beside the name 1 learned that
nothing in the world was amiss with
the patient.
1T was a woman, and she lives in
a handsome house in the best quar-
ter of the town. She has a husband
who is wrapped up in his business.
and two grown sons, who have their
own affairs to attend to. 1 found her
in bed, her elderly face topped by
coquettish inva1id's cap. A lace shawl
lay about her shoulders, and a silk
quilt was spread carefully over her.
Every time 1 went to see her 1
found her in different toilet. Even
the quilt was never alike two days
in succession There was absolutely
nothing the matter with her but what
L may call heart ennui- She was
rich, but she hadn't anything in the
world to interest her, and that is all.
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They didn't pet her, nor make of her
She was simply pining for little
sympathy. 1t diverted her to see me
come ii.
1T pleased her to be able to talk
about herself to somebody who would
listen. She gained in her eSti-
nation from having her pulse felt
every day She wanted the doctor
to plan her day for her Some days
l ordered her to drive in closed
carriage other days I told her q
drive in her victoria would do her a
world of good. / always cautioned
her to wrap up we'll L gave her sym
pathy and attention, and 1 made her
feel that she was an object of inter
est to at least one person.
@.Of course, she was silly and sell
fish too, but if her thickheaded fam
lily had only thought of f1attering her.
of making of her, of treating her with
anything besides their unvarying, I'M
emotional kindness she'd never have
fancied herself an invalid. AS it was.
and as it is, she pays SIS visit for
the chance to talk to somebody who
is sympathetic, and I'm willing to
supply sympathy to the whole town
at that price.''-WaShing Post.
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mas been ringing in my ears all day.
Poor little Nita.'' he continued,
meditatiyely, Il did treat her shabby:
but, Jack. I could never have married
her, though 1 wish now had not
wronged her so-''
You will be on time in the morn
ing, old fellow" as Jack arose to
leave You have been my comrade
through everything else, good and
bad, SO it is a fitting end that you see
me safely through matrimony; good
night" and with a cynical smile play
ing over his lips. he listened to the
echoing of his friends footsteps as
they died away through the hallway.
CONSERVATION reigned supreme at
the Colburn mansion on the wedding
morn The bride was becoming hys-
terical despite the comforting words
of her attendants. Such was the state
of affairs when Capt. Jack Dunn ar
rived Upon learning Dick had not
arrived he fastened to his apartments
with feelings of anxiety in his heart
he could not Subdue.
Rushing into Dicks room he sung
out, Come, come, old man, you're
late; the bride is shedding her first
tears for you''-the sight that met his
gaze froze the words on his lips.
Lying the floor, dressed as he
had been the night before, with a
look of intense horror on his face
was Dick-dead.
AS Jack looked on that countenance
he could not but remember the PROV
erb,
1.-The wage of sin is DEATH
Bending over the PROSTATE form
he took from the c1enched cold hand
several long strands of jetty-bIack
hair
The daily papers dwelt on the af-
fair as follows:
"~Capt- Richard Johnston, u S.
Vols was found dead at his aDart-
menes this morning. Heart failure
the cause of his sudden demise
His death is more thar, sad and pa
thetic. he was to have been mar
ried this morning to Miss Nettie Col
burn, who is Frustrated with grief
Among t'Dick's' papers was a let
ter addressed to Jack written after
Jack had left him the night before
the day set for his wedding, which ran
thus:
MY Dear Jack: Nita has troubled
me again-ten minutes after you left;
her oath rings still in my ears, and
old comrade, I have a presentiment
that it will be fulfilled. If anything
happens to me guard my past from
the public and know that Nita's vow
has been kept. Dick"
Jack reads the letter, and, he
looks at the strands of hair he had
taken from Dicks" hand that fateful
morning, he knows the truth; whatev-
er passed between Dick and Nita-
spirit or what CHS locked into his
loyal heart to remain.
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Girard Mas considerate.

One of the sea captains in the
ploy of Stephen Girard had a rural
Yankees fondneSs for whiting with
ceeded in getting away with a large
part of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without the artistic sense
he really regarded the rail greatly
improved in appearance When the
vessel came to Philadelphia Girard
went aboard, made a general inspec-
ton in the captains absence, and, as
he was about to return to shore, asked
one of the Seamen who had been cut
ting the rail. The seaman told him
the captain, and then, afraid his tell
ing might have unpleasant conSe-
quences were the captain to learn of
it in a roundabout way, informed that
official of the interview with Girard.
The captain was in terror of a repri-
mand, but, hearing nothing from his
employer, supposed the incident
closed AS he was about weighing
anchor ready to leave port, a dray
loaded with shingles drove down to
the wharf, and the driver hailed the
vessel
There must be some mistake,
shouted the captain. "Our bill of
lading doesn't mention shing1es.''
This is where they belong." sung
back the driver. Mr. Girard, him
self, told to deliver themt He
said they're for the captain to whit
tIe,'
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Oriental Logic.

A man bought three pounds of meat
and brought it home to his wife to
cook for dinner, and then went his
way to his place of business in the
bazaarS. The wife was hungry and
ate the meat
In the evening the man came home
and asked for his dinner
There is meat" said the wife,
for the cat ate it,
Bring the cat said the man, and
a pair of scales
Weigh the cat said the man. The
cat weighed three pounds
If this is the cat, said the man.
where is the meat? And if this the
meat where is the cat?" -Harper's
Magazine
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Recently there has been a good deal
of quiet discussion among naval men
concerning the explosion of the
Maine, excited by the news which
arrived from China that the warship
Kaf Chih exploded and sank within
thirty second while lying in the Yang
tse-Kiang river, killing $50 officers
and men.
The explosion of the Maine was
one of the most mysterious affairs
that ever happened in naval history
Notwithstanding the report of the
board of inquiry into the manner of
her loss, there are naval officers who
maintain that the cause of the ex-
p1osion of the Maine has never been
cleared up They say that positive
evidence was adduced to show that
the Maine was exploded from the out
side, although the report of the board
pointed out many significant facts
which supported this contention
On the other hand there was some
evidence tending to show that the
explosion of interior origin
Among this was the fact that about
half hour before the explosion
there was an unaccountable and sud
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-07-31

One of the recent graduates OF
West Point tells this story:
Il fell in with an old army officer
after the exercises He looked me
over and asked me a good many ques-
tions. Among others he asked how
1 came to be appointed and told him
that it cane about in the usual way
"A recommendation does not nee
eSsarily mean merit he said
Il assenIed to this
s. L dc. not think that passing an eX-
animation always means merit, he
added a .Iusher.
Il said L supposed not 1 had re-
solved that 1 would not violate any of
the rules by getting into an argument
with old regular, now the re-
tired list
Il knew a young man who got
here he continued, just after the
civil war, because re was mentioned
by the commanding officer in an en-
youngster never intended to be brave
he did it because he did not know
what he was doing, or because he
could not help it. He is dead now and
1 do not mind telling you about it.
HE was at headquarters in the
Army of the Potomac, and as he was
good sort of a fellow he got in with
a general of one of the divisions who
lived pretty high. He and this young
man went on bat on one occasion.
Not to speak disrespectfully of the
dead the young man got drunk as
a sailor on shore leave.
while he was in that condition
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His Sympathy.

A Chicago lady who had a birthday
recently received a present from
one of her friends a $40 bill. Accom-
panying the money note in
which the writer, after explaining
that she couldn't think of anything
tasteful to buy and had therefore
sent the cash, made some tender ref
erences to bygone days and dear old
scenes. While the recipient was Sit
ting with the bill in one hand and the
letter in the other, and permitted
tears to drip down upon both, her lit
tie son went up to her and, putting
his arms around her neck, tenderly
asked
What's the matter, mamma? Isn't
the money gOod?"
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CURES DIPLOMATS Ama1TIoN.
a Short Term in the Zanzibar Cor
suIshiP Generally Sufficien

SulShiP Generally Sufficient.
Undesirable consulships have long
given rise to humorous incidents But
Zanzibar, to which the President has
appointed Mason Mitchell. a rough
rider, seems to be in the lead in I'M
attractiveness, if the length of con-
sular terms proves any test. says the
Washington correspondent of the New
ally claimed the honor of furnishing
candidates for this place, but after
the resignation of man named Rog
ers of Scoales, the Indiana senators
notified the President that they were
through with it. They had conStitu-
ents who were willing to take
chances, but the senators were not
prepared to promise that these ven
turesome individuals would stay more
than a month Before Rogers took
tn place it was held for nearly a year
by Bob Mansfield, at one time p-i-
yate secretary TO Senator Beveridge,
and now consul at Valparaiso Mans
field came back. according to Indiana
descriptions, as thin tOothplck
and yellow June butter" He
said he had stuck it out as long as
the insurance company would let him.
and that he returned to save his pre-
miums. Before Mansfield, there was
Indianian named Bi1lh eimer. de-
scribed as a husky Hoosier. with a
large nose and frame pickeled in
maleria. He was cured of diplomatic
an bition in about two months, and
has never asked for a place since
Before Billheimer Judge Riley of Viz
ginia served; he remained as long as
his aversion to the negroes would
permit. Finally, he is said to have
taken gun and emptied load of fine
birdshOt into the duSky natives who
persisted in taking a daily bath in
front of the American consulate,
which, the Judge allowed" was an
indignity to be resented by this gov
ernment'S representative.
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HE LIKES FRIED POTATOES.
Grand Duke Alexis Has Favorite
niSh 81

Grand Duke Alexis Has Favorite
Dish, So They Say
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia is
very fond of fried potatoes, and dur
ing his recent visit to Paris he was
wont to buy few every day from
woman in the street and to eat them
beside her stall.
The woman did not know him, but
he paid her in princely fashion,
she was very anxious to find out who
he
Il tell you who he is said
neighbOr day. He is Grand
Duke Alexis, uncle of the and
of the greatest men in Russia
Utterly amazed, the woman asked:
In heavens name, how should 1 ad-
dress him.
oh, call him Your Excellency,' or
Your Royal Highness, was the an
swer.
The woman resolved to do so, and
the next day, she was Sprink1ing
some salt over the smoking potatoes
which the grand duke had bought,
she said: Il can recommend them to
your royal highness, for 1 know your
excellency has never tasted better
potatoes.
The grand duke burst out laughing,
and paid more for the potatoes than
he had ever paid before, but he was
annoyed at finding himself recognized
and never returned to buy another
potato.
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den rise in the temperature of one of
the magazines, which fact was report
ed to Capt Sigsbee and entered in the
records
Some thought this was occasioned
by spontaneous combustion in one of
the coal bunkers and which subse-
quently exploded one of the maya
zines Such combustion is known to
be liable to occur, especially when
vessels are lying in tropical waters
British man-of-war had previously
been exploded by fire from spontane-
Gus combustion reaching one of the
magazines.
Now comes the mysterious expIos-
ion of a Chinese warship of large
dimensions She went to the bottom
in about the same time the Maine.
and although the total loss of life was
not SO great as on the American ship.
it was relatively higher, only two
escaped The Kai Chin was an up-to-
date ship, having been built in 1884,
and she resembled the Maine in many
particulars
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She Was No Gordon RIeu.

Several ladies sat in their club :
few evenings ago, discussing the vir-
tues of their husbands
Mr. Bingleton,'' said one of them
referring to her life partner, never
drinks and never swears-indeed, he
has no bad habitSi"
Does he ever smoker someone
asked
yes He likes a cigar just after
he has eaten good meal But I sup
pose, on an average, he doesn't smoke
more than once month. %
Some of her friends laughed, but
she didn't seem to understand why
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Standing on the Bias.

During the trial of a street railway
damage suit in one of the circuit
branches of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia a few days ago
an important eyewitness of the acct
dent took the stand in the person of
an elderly colored man The plaintiff
had been injured while the car was
at street crossing, and one of the at
torneys was endeavoring to elicit from
the witness just where the latter was
standing at the moment the plaintiff
was struck by the car.
LAS 1 understand you remarked the
attorney after a number of questions
had been asked, you were standing
at the street corner diagonally oppo-
site the point where the accident oc-
cured
NO, sir, 1 wasn't" declared the wit
ness Il guess I was standing kinder
sort er on the bias from the spot
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Why Faith Could Not Cure.

DR.. Herbert w. Spencer tells the
following story of his attempt to cor
ner a Christian Scientist:
Every time we met this Scientist
took occasion to scof at medical
science and to dwell upon the won
ders which could be performed
through faith. You are convinced
that through faith you can do any
thing?'' l said to him one day.
Yes he replied. faith will move
mountains
"A week later he was in my office
with a swollen jaw due to a tooth
ache. What, you heret' 1 exclaimed.
with feigned establishment.
g oh, Doctor he said, I have suf
fered agony all through the night. /
simply can't stand this pain any
longer
g Have you tried faith2' 1 said to
him You know you told me the
other day that faith could move
mountains
8 But this is a cavity. Doctor; this
is a cavity
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Six months had passed. and to-day
old st. Johns church of Topeka was
thronged with a fashionable assem-
blage, it being close to the hour set
for the marriage of Miss Nettie Col
burn, daughter of the Hon. Francis
Colburn. to Capt Richard Johnston of
the Kansas volunteers. who had lately
returned from the Philippines.
Carriage upon carriage was deposit
ing it's brightly arrayed occupants at
the door of the old edifice; the gray
haired priest was standing at the
chancel rail; the appointed hour had
arrived and passed: ten, twenty and
now the half hour was here, and still
no bridal couple
The wedding guests sat in feverish
expectancy; the reverend father, eye
ing the entrance impatiently; when
the doors were thrown open to admit
an officer in full uniform. who hast
ened to the altar and spoke to the
priest in low tone
There was a look of sorrow on his
kindly old face as he dismissed the as
semblage with the startling announce
ment that there would be no wedding
to-day
The evening prior to his wedding
day Capt Dick Johnston was passing
quietly at his bachelor apartments
with his friend and comrade, Jack
Dunn, captain in the Fifteenth U. s.
Regulars.
''As 1 was saying, Jack, tomorrow
should see me the happiest of men;
and yet the recollection of that affair
with Mia I can't get OF my mind-It
almost drives me frantic at tines
@<Jack''-Dick's voice was solemn
and tremulous-.I swear to you I have
seen her-Nita- three times this
week, and right here in this ROOM
.tOh, the devil, Dick" laughed Jack,
you have been tipping too much; late
hours and loss of sleep will make a
healthy imagination, you know
Damn it. man, how could you have
| seen her when she has been dead six
| months or more? Did 1 not see her
buried in the old JesuitS' ground at
Manila? Cheer up, old man; I al
most believe the nearness of your
wedding day is making you nervous
ugh, Jack. 1 will never forget her
/ threat that night will never forgive
| you, and If you leave me, my spirit
shall follow you and avenge my
/ wrongs See. hear it now, Dick; it
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THE EXTREMES OF INCIDENCE.
Japanese Women of Rank Are the
LATEST on Earth

In a recent address in Tokyo
prominent japanese educator said
THE Incidence of japanese ladies is
something amazing I know daugh-
ter of certain peer, neither old
court a feuda1 peer, but a brand
new one, and this young 1ady's indo-
1ence is really beyond the idea of or
binary mortaIs. She will not even
open her mouth of herself AS soon
as the time to retire to her bed
rives she issues her order Now 1 will
retire. and at at once three or four
maids spread the underqui1ts, help
her-or rather make her, for she
simply stands like a doIl-to change
her clothes and at last the girl,
swaddled in her night garment, is put
to bed just like a person suffering
from a serious Illness, and so the poor
thing goes to sleep and releases her
maids from their trouble till the morn
ing, when the daily routine is resum-
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want for anything; but, of course. you
can't go with me-"
f'Dick, you made me love you. /
was a good girl till your lying tongue
led me astray- God help me. 1 be-
1ieved all you said-beIieved you loved
me- Now you throw me aside; curse
your white American skin, you have
played with me. ruined me, and 1
swear by my mother, go and leave me
in my disgrace, and my spirit shall
follow you till my wrongs have been
avenged and with the air of an out
ragged princess, Nita left him to
ponder over what she had said.
He never beheld her alive again
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Gillette Real Sherlock Holmes
William Gillette, whose imDersopa-
ton of Sherlock Holmes has become
SO famous. has acquired much of the
cunning of the character he portrays.
and on being interviewed by the news
paper reporters extracts from then,
all they know without himself impart-
ing any information. On his return
from Europe the other day ali the Bos
ton scribes sought to learn of his IN !
ture plans. but were obliged to aban-
don the effort