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Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02
the COUNTY CLERKS.
Endorse the Tax Bill, but Recommend Changes
Committee Appointed 10 Meet Commission.

A limited account was printed In
the Gazette last week Of the county
clerks meeting In this city. When
1t went to press the meeting had just
commenced and got well under way.
1t was no doubt the most important
meeting of the county clerks that has
been held In many years, The prln-
cipal reason for this Is the fact that
the weight of the county clerks
opinions on matters relating to taxa
tion Is supposed to be something
ponderous, and the new tax bill was
the principal subject for discussion
this year, Senator Fred Dum0nt
Smith Of Kinsley who Is chairman Of
the tax commission and ON the
strength of this fact Is struggling
to be known as the father or at least
= the grandfather or some other near
relative Of the BILL was here to boost
IL along. He made quite a speech
very 2ealously telling Of It's great mer-
its. Auditor Cole was also enthuS-
astlc in its behalf. Then there were
one or two county clerks, with pollti-
cal aspirations probably, who wanted
the bill endorsed with u ringing res
oution lnstanter The fact that
every clerk but one had held up his
hand to Indicate that he had not read
the bill as 1T was printed in its COM
plete form made no difference. The
printed copies Of the bill were not
sent out till a few days previous to
the meeting of the clerks. However
the clerks generally were Il little re-
luetant to he so hasty and they APP
pointed a committee to take the mat
ter under advsement, This commit
tee made suggestions Of several
changes and the bill was given a sort
OF general endorsement. Then ii was
decided to ask the tax commission to
hold another session in July in con-
junction with this committee of the
clerks for the purpose of going over
the bill again, Then another lot of
printed copies Of the bill rs revised
will be distributed.
The committee representing the
clerks at the July meeting will be the
same that was appointed to suggest
changes at the meeting here and con-
\Sisted of the following gentlemen; +.
W, Sweeney Of Cherokee, B. Bughli
Of Waubunsee, A. NJ. Denny of Wich-
I'M, George w. Sloan of Cowley, and
r. Marshall Of Ellsworth. Denny is
alNeX county clerk who served several
years and then served four years more
us county treasurer. On account of
this service he Is familiar with all
the details Of levying and collecting
taxes, and for this reason he was
placed on the committee.
After disposing Of the tax question
which was done Friday morning the
discussion turned chiefly to the sub
icctS of the new election law and
good roads. These topics were quite
thoroughly threshed over, but no rec
concentrations were made.
Thursday night they attended the
theatre in a body and were given
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02
THEY STILL FIGHT,
School Boards still Oppose Consolidation Of
Districts.

A new suit has been commenced In
! the State supreme court In the con-
trovcrSy over the consolidation of
school districts in several instances
which was attempted by means of
special bills in the last legislature,
There were three or four of these
bills introduced and pushed through.
One consolidated several districts
in the ncighborhOod Of BuhIcr an0-
ther some at Haven, and still another
some districts north Of NickcrSOn.
About all Of them have got into the
courts, but ii was the districts north
of NickcrSon that filed their suit a
few days ago. This suit was an
original mandamuS case to compel
the county treasurer to pay the school
money to the old boards instead OF
the treasurer of the new consolidated
district. 1t will probably come up
for hearing and decision at about
the same time as the other cases
which will be, or is expected to be In
about month. The question en-
volyed is the constltutionality Of the
law, and Il peculiar feature Of IT is
that the law firm that is to argue the
constitutionality Of the law for some
of the parties is to argue against the
consututiouality Of the law for an
other district.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02
ROYAL Jake,y SOorched

There was a fire Saturday night
which did enough damage to be worth
a mention. II was in the rooms Of
the Royal Bakery near the Star Bar
bcr shop, and occurred at little he
fore midnight William RhinehWdt
who lives over the bakery discovered
the fire when he returned home. He
knocked but got no response. and H.
nally his wife fell against the door
overcome by smoke, The alarm was
given and the fire eXtinguished, but
not before it had pretty much guttcd
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02

"Who is that good-looking fellar
talking?" asked a southwest Missouri
tenderGoot, Of whom Editor Mitchell,
of the Henry county Republican, tells
of citizen Of st, Joseph, during the
gathering of Republican newspaper
men in that city recently. "That, "
was the reply "lS Erastratus Eus-
tachius Epienidcs McJmsey, a Creek
Indian chief Of the northwestern
tribe Of Modocs. He is a noted med
iclne man, named after some of his
grandfathers, who have been long
time dead. We call him 'Rastus' for
short. HI of a feler," gaSped the
tenderfoot, to which the st. Josephite
nodded a ready assent.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02

For the annual reception of Isis
Temple, Mystic Shrine at Salina Dec
18th and 18th we will make an open
rate of one and one-third fare. Good
returning up to Dee. 10th.
z j, LEIMBACH, Agt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
UNIQUE Hotel Rules.

Following are the rules and regula-
tons posted in certain hotel in ILL
nois:
Board, so cents per square foot;
meals extra; breakfast at 6, supper
at T.
Guests are requested not to speak to
the dumb waiter; guests wishing to get
up without being called can have self
rising flour for lunch.
The Office is convenient to all connec-
tions; horses to hire, % cents day.
Guests wishing to do little driving
will find hammer and nails in the
closet.
If the room gets too warm, open the
window and see the fire escape.
If you are fond Of athletics and like
good jumping, lift the mattress and
see the bed spring.
If the lights go out, take soda
that is light enough for any man.
Any one troubled with nightmare will
find halter in the barn.
Don't worry about paying your bill;
the house is supported by its founda-
tion.-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
Burial Alive.

Though it is possible that cases Of
burial of living persons may still occur,
fortunately they are more rare than in
former tim = Even the doctors orders
against l.:terment We're not always
obeyed. for the Gentlemans Magazine
of l1:Il relates the case of Richard
Carson of Hay. Herefordshire, Eng
land. who WAS supposed to have died,
but doctor declared that Carson still
lived and ordered that he was not to be
buried. His relatives paid no heed to
the injunction, and the body was COM
mitted to the grave next day. A per-
son passing through the churchyard
heard noise and prevailed on the
clerk to open the grave, where the
supposed corpse was found in pro
fuse sweat and bleeding at the nose.
Unfortunately the man was beyond re-
covery and soon died.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
The Salt In the Ocean.

The ocean was once merely brackish
and not salt, as it is now. This was
when the earth was in it's first youth
and before there was any land show
ing at all or any animal life in the wa
ter. At this time the water was grad
ually cooling from its original state of
steam, and the salts were slowly I'M
dergoing the change from gases into
solids. Then came the appearance Of
land and, later on, rivers, which grad
ually washed down more and more
salts, while at the bottom Of the ocean
itself chemical action was constantly
adding more brine to the waters. At
present it is estimated there are in the
worlds oceans 100000 cubic miles Of
salt, and the most astonishing thing
about it is that If all the salt could be
taken out in a moment the level of the
water would not drop one single inch.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
Japanese Wives.

The JayAnese woman does not black
en- her teeth under any mistaken idea
that it makes her attractive; she does
1t to make herself unattractive. Her
husband Is supposed to know her val.
ue. II he doesn't. he divorces her. He
makes no provision for her, and she
has no dowry from her family. But n
divorced woman in Japan nearly al
ways marries again. She brings moth
ing but a gentle and obedient slave
and takes nothing away with her but
the same valuable commodity.
The reH son why lower class women
receive more consideration from their
husbands than their upper class sis
ters is that they are capable of earning
their own livings, which Japanese Ia
dies are not. So thoroughly is this rec.
.ognlzed that lower class woman d.
vorces her husband If she is not salts.
fed, thing which never happens in
the more select circles unless the wom-
an Is an heiress, when the husband is
of as little consideration as lady. 1t
Is only when she has no brothers that
Japanese woman may expect money
from her parents. If they have only a
daughter to leave their money to, the
son-in-law has to take her name-and
the consequences.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22

The Ona Indian is deserving Of q
higher place than he has hitherto oc-
cupied in mems esteem If but for one
trait. He forms the almost solitary
exception among aboriginal tribes in
refusing to touch alcohol in any form.
This policy Of total abstinence is rigid
ly adhered to in the face Of cold, hun
ger and illness and even during the
excitement Of ceremonial rites. What
ever his faults may be, judged from
the white mans standard. the Ona Of
South America has at least the saving
virtue of manliness. His ideal Is one
Of bodily prowess hardihood and en-
durance.-Scottish American.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
REMARKABLE LAKE,
Body Of Water with u Roof of
SOIidiiieJ Salt.

\ lake with salt roof isn't frozen
salt. and it isn't underground. On the
contrary, this remarkable lake may be
seen ut any time during the year, fully
exposed, being even at its best when
the sun is shining directly upon it.
This wonderful body Of water is one of
the safest of the salt lakes and is sit
uated near Obdorsk, Siberia. The lake
is nine miles wide and seventeen long
and within the memory Of man was
not entirely rooted over by the salt de-
post. Originally evaporation played
the most prominent part in coating the
lake over wi h salt. but at the present
it are adding fast to the thickness Of
the crust.
In the long ago rapid evaporation Of
the lakes waters left great salt crys
tails floating on the surface. In course
of time these cakcd together. Thus the
waters were finally entirely covered
In 1873 the lake found an underground
outlet into the river Obi. which low
cred its surface about three feet. The
salt crust was so thick, however, that
it retained its old level and now pre-
sents the curious spectacle of Il salt
rooted lake. The salt coat increases
six inches in thickness every year. The
many islands with which the lake is
studded are said to act as braces and
to help keep the arched salt crust in
position
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22

The late king of Prussia once sent tt
an aid-de-camp. Colonel Malachowsky
who was brave, but poor, small port
folio, bound like book, in which were
deposited 500 crowns. Some time after
ward he met the officer and said te
him:
"Ah! Well, how did you like the new
work which sent to you?"
Excessively, SIRE" replied the colo
mel. 81 read it with such interest that
I expect the second volume with impa
tience"
The king smiled. and when the Off.
GERS birthday arrived he presented him
with another portfolio. similar in every
respect to the first. but with these
words engraved upon it:
"This book is complete in two vol
umeS."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22

4 rominiscence of the battle of Get.
tysburg illustrates the strict attention
to business Of the professional soldier
under the most distra citing circum-
stances.
When General Hancock was wound
ed, he was carried to the rear, where
the surgeons cut away his clothing and
found and extracted the missile. The
general became much interested on
seeing it and insisted upon sending for
an aid-de-camp, in spite Of the medical
ad.1onitions against exciting himself.
When the aid appeared. the general
called out to him:
GO straight to General Meade and
tell him the enemy is running short Of
ammunition. have been wounded
with tenpenny nail"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
AN ENGLiSHMAN'S WIFE.
She Is Really Her Husbands Business
Partner and Acts II.

"!n England" says Ainslee's Maya
zine "a mans wife is in rea lily his
partner, and whether or not the two
are in harmony with each other in af-
lection in all material things they rec
OgniZe that their fortunes are irrevoca-
bly, bound together, that the interests
Of both are quite identical and that
each has just as strong motive for
making things 60 well as has the other,
the reward therefrom. They may have
their private disagreements. but they
front the world together. The wife
takes the keenest interest in the most
minute details of everything that af-
fects her husbands welfare. She
knows his income to penny. She
manages her household as chancellor
Of the exchequer manages the nations
outlay, SO that the annual budget shall
not only avoid a deficit and shall accu
rately balance, but so that it shall
show surplus. She will practice a
rigid economy if necessary, and in do
ing so she will feel that she is merely
CARRY IuS Oul utI SHIRE vi lllt illuIIIlSc
contract. 1t is the mans part to make
money; it is her part to help him save
it. She plans nothing for herself apart
from him. She cannot think of him as
in anything apart from her. II he Is
in political life, she enters into his am
billions with intelligence and zeal. She
will write his letters for him and EN-
terrain his constituents. She will study
the bluebooks and teach herself to I'M
derstand the public questions with
which he has to deal, so that she may
discuss them with him and follow his
career intelligently. She belongs to
him, in fact, as he belongs to her.
There is not much display Of sentiment
in an English household after the first
year Of married life has ended, but
there is the bond of common interest
which grows stronger every day and
every year and which gives to man
and wife unity of purpose and Of
feeling that will beyond comparison
outlast the cobweb tissues Of emotion
alism."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22

Now. ! rather pride myself on my
ability to read character" said the
man who was given to buying detec-
tive tales, land yet why should i? 1t
is really very simple thing; requires
nothing but close observation. For in
stance. it is easy to tell a mans occu-
patton. His facial expression, his &C.
tons, even his dress. are stamped by
his daily work You see that man sit
ting opposite us: Well. | am just as
sure as though he had told me that he
Is a barber"
You are mistaken, replied his friend.
'"That man is Il butcher
'ImpoSsbln!" eXtInimed the amateur
detective. You never SAW butcher
with slim white hands. like his"
"PerhnpS not" admitted the other,
"but he is Il butcher just the same"
How do you know li,' l>:'
How DO know: Why. the scoun-
drel shaved M once" - Household
Guest.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
MODIFYING 1t.

Mrs. C. was Mortified to discover that
her little seven-year-old daughter was
acquiring the habit Of abiding very
freely to the devil. and at last she told
her determinedly that repetition Of
the obnoxious word would bring severe
punishment.
The child knew that her mother was
in earnest, so she set a seal on her lips.
At last she seemed to have forgotten
it, but one Sunday Mrs. c.. who had
been too i'll to go to church, asked her
If she could tell what the minister had
preached about in his sermon.
ooh. yes'm." she answered. HE
preached about our Lord going up into
the mountain and being tempted by
by-by the gentleman who keeps hell"
She didn't intend to run any risks Of
being punished.-Francis E. Wadleigh
in Lippincott's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
TEMPLES HEAD INDICTED.
Chica9Oan Charged With COnsPiriha
to Evade Taxes.


Chicago Oct 22.-The grand jury has
returned an indictment against James
a. Gormely. president Of the Masonic
Temple association. for coMplicity in
the transactions by which effort was
made to have the taxes Of the corpora
ton amounting to over $26,OD, marked
a. paid on the books Of the county
treasurer when no money had been
paid. The evidence upon which the
Indictment was voted was given in the
trial of Captain Edward williams, who
is charged with conspiracy to avoid
paying the taxes Of the association.
DR.. David G. Rush. who was a di-
rector in the Masonic Temple associa-
ton until July 1, testified that he heard
Williams and Gormely discussing the
payment of taxes. and that Williams
said that the $26, O08 Of taxes could be
paid for $4,000. and that it was with
the consent of Gormely that the job or
avoiding the payment Of the taxes was
undertaken After DIR. Rush had given
his evidence in court he was taken be-
fore the grand jury and several hours
later the indictment was voted, Gsrme-
~ being charged with conspiracy. He
has always denied that he had any
knowledge of the attempt to avoid the
payment of the taxes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
A Costly Precedent.

One Of Philadelpha's rich young
bachelors returned from trip to the
Pacific coast with a Chinaman as valet,
having been induced to engage him
by San Francisco friends, who said
that orientals make admirable serv-
ants. One morning the Chinaman found
half dollar on the floor and was told
by his employer to keep it for his hon.
esty. Some days later the bachelor
missed scarfpin and inquired of the
valet as to it's whereabouts. "Me found
1t on lie floor, an me kept it for my
honesty" was the explanation.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22

No other disease has the ariStocratic
lineage of govt. Asa, king OF Jerusa-
lem, nine hundred years before Christ,
suffered from it and died OF it, The
record is in the Bible. And royal hui.
manity has had Its legs swathed in
flannel, more or less, ever since. As
a country grows rich and luxurious
1t grows equity We have plenty of
govt In the United States. We are
prosperous and can afford it. And its
victims groan and curse as others have
done before them. The poison of
govt is manufactured in over laden
Stomachs and livers. Temperate,
moderate people never have govt, save
perhaps as legacy from some progen-
itor who died and left them nothing
else. The remedy for govt and also
for rheumatism (gout's reor relation)
Is Cal-cura Solvent, new medicine
discovered by DR.. David Kennedy Of
Rondout, city OF Kingston, N. Y, for
these popular and pain ul complaints.
1t turns the govt poison out OF the
system by stimulating every organ of
escretion and setting the digestion
right. After he is cured, however,
the rescued man must live on lower
level. Moderation and Cal. cura Sol.
vent will keep him we'll. You know
the law-dominant In physics as in
morals-that a man is rewarded &C.
cording to bis works. The greatest
Of remedies-and Cal.cura Solvent is
undoubtedly one Of them-must be
reinforced by honesty and common
sense. Try Lr. Kennedy's new medi'
cine for dyspepsia, debility and impure
blood.
Write to the Cal cura Company,
Kennedy Row, Rondout. n. Y, for
free sample bottle. All druggists,
sl.oO. Always ask your druggist for
DR.. Kennedy's new and latest medi-
cine, Cal.cura Solvent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
Their Fate.

The late DR.. Talmage once called on
his lawyer and found two Of his pa.
rishioners there on legal business Of a
private nature.
"Ah. DOCTOR" called the lawyer in
greeting, good morning! Here are two
of your flock. May ask without Ina
pertinence If you regard them as black
sheep or white?"
81 don't know as yet" replied Tai.
mage dryly, whether they're black or
white, but I'm certain that If they re-
main here long they'll be fleeced."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
POINT FOR NOLNEUX
Decision by Justice Lambert Gives
Prosecution a Setback.
HARPSTER LETTER BARRED.
Man Whose Life MOlineux Is Suid
TO Have Sought Repeats His
Account of the Poisoning
of Mrs. Adams.

New York, Oct. 222.-The Harpstel
letter, on which Assistant District At
tornpy Osborne has declared that he
based his hope Of conyictng Roland b
MolineuX of the murder of Mrs. Knth
crime j. Adams. was offered in evi
dence by Mr.. Osborne at the trial OF
Molineux and promptly excluded by
Justice Lambert. This was regarded
as great victory for Molineux.
The letter, with two others, the Kut
now letter and the patent medicine let
ter, all signed III. G. Cornish" had
previously been shown to Cornish He
had denied that he had written them
and declared that they had been writ.
ten by Molineux.
Ex-Governor Black objected to this
testimony, but was overruled. When
Mr.. Osborne offered the letter in evil
dence, however Mr.. Black objected
again and was sustained. Justice
Lambert said:
The letters are excluded until Mr..
Osborne has shown that they are
competent evidence. He has not done
that yet"
This is regarded as the greatest set
back the prosecution has yet received
Mr.. Osborne was silent for mo
ment, and then, without word O.:
protest. such as like rulings by Re
corder Golf formerly brought out. re
Sumed his examination of Cornish
He finished with the witness very
quickly and Cornish was turned over
to Ex-Governor Black for cross exam
nation
COrnish's story.
Cornish never once looked toward
the prisoner. He gave his replies in
even tones and did not add any EN-
phasis when, in response to Osborne's
questions as to who wrote the three
letters. he replied:
"Molineux."
An enormous crowd, many Of whom
were women. listened to Cornish's ac
count of the poisoning. During the
testimony there We're several objec-
tons and In most cases they were
sustained.
Under the cross examination of ex
Governor Black. Cornish at times lost
his self possession and became furious
with rage. This was especially the
case when Mr.. Black put some qucS-
lions to him regarding his friendship
for Mrs. Rogers. daughter Of the muir
dered woman. Cornish's story Of the
poisoning was reiteratioA Of that
told by him in the course Of the pre-
vious trial.
Cornish was formerly instructor at
the knickerbOcker Athletic club and
Molineux's alleged arch enemy. The
entire case against Molineux as built
up by the prosecution hinges on his
alleged enmity for Cornish. and the
liveliest interest attached to the ath-
lete'S testimony.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-22
The Llama.

In Bolivia, one of the highest inhab-
itated countries on the globe-La Paz,
the capital. being 10000 feet above the
sea level-much use is made of that
graceful and invaluable pack animal,
the llama, which will travel farther
and with even less food than the burro,
but will not carry more than $50
pounds. The llama in some respects re-
sembles the camel, kneeling in camel
fashion to receive its load, and it will
not rise If more than $50 pounds are
placed on it's back; moreover, the
weight must be evenly distributed over
its back and sides.