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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
The Rag-Time Girl.
BY f. H. LANCASTER.

Z l.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
That was what he had called her-a
ragtime girl And everybody agreed.
No sustained theme or lofty SYM
phony here-only taking bits of bright
ness Much merry laughter and gay
chatter, sweet sunshine in the shadow,
sweeter song in the silence, but of
practical use Quite ignorant of the
ethics of money making soul saw
ing; in short. posted upon precious lit
tie save the science of being glad
hearted-and of making others So
Occasionally God sends such sun
beam to dwell among us-and he had
called her a ragtime girl Lifting his
lip little, not in contempt, for he
was a gentleman, but with a sensa-
ton of superiority that sat smiling
to his egotism-
His ideal woman was strong, Sc
rene, soulful and many other of those
big SIS that are so apt to spell su1ks-
quite saturated with purpose in
life, and bending all her energies to
terpreted, means selfish. But the man
had not gotten as far the interpreta-
ton yet He thought it all very grand
and fine. Which, perhaps, 1t was in a
way, though the way was more likely
to lead to a blind alley than to a sun
ny upland.
Her office was just across from his
and he watched her working away, day
IN and out. 1t never occurred to him
that she was only earning her bread
and salt in a roundabout way, instead
OF taking a short cut to competence
by doing something she knew how to
do. He thought her high-minded, de-
voted, plucl<y- Hence his lip lifted
when he spoke of the girl.
And the ragtime girl? Knowing lit
tie, she yet knew that the mans up
per lip was short and tender. A piece
of knowledge unIuckily acquired Bet
ter for her had she continued to hold
him stern-browed and horrid. When
girl begins to watch for a certain
expression a mans face, she is in
bad way-or at least her peace of mind
is Amy one but needless. merry NOR
tai would have realized that a month
ago.
Meantime the mans acquaintance
with the woman began to be punctu-
ated with handshakes and snatches of
conversation Transit treats he
called them, because taken in the ele-
vator-
The woman was as c1ear-headed as
he had imagined her to be. She lis
tened well. He found out where she
funched and accommodated his hours
TO hers. sat opposite her at table and
FELT that he was living the life.
Then the rift came in his sly of
blue The woman began to ta1k-how
things should be. Now, although
thousand years have lived and died
since Jemshid admonished his ambi-
tious sweetheart:
''Give me the bow and mark my skill
Neither his words nor their sentiment
have passed away. First and last
comes mans cry to woman: Watch
me shoot''t Really, that is what she
is here for.
The man said nothing of this kind
to the woman as they stood together
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ready to shoot and nobody to watch
him!
Not that he voiced any such re-
proach on Providence. Not in the
least given to doing or saying silly
things, it never occurred to him, or to
any one else, that he could be swayed
by so slight an annoyance. His pen
p1odded on patiently, and document
after document took shape with all
the precision required by law; yet one
thought 1urked among the grey cells of
the mans brain, and at last won its
way into muttered speech.
Good Lordi The idea of living day
in and out with a woman who only
smiled when she happened to think
about it,"
1t was an hour before dinner, but
the man got up and went out with the
brisk step of one going to keep ap-
pointment- Before he opened the street
door his ears were straining for GER
tain sound-a sound as OF silver bells
and pure thoughts sweetly rung in
tune. His ears strained in vain. ST.
1ence broOded over his home. Still
with the brisk movements of a man
on business bent, he glanced into the
par1ors, down the hall and up the
stairs.
Surely she was to have been with
them for a month
E1uding the direct tendency of his
thoughts, he turned into the library
and a glow of content warmed him
as he beheld the ragume girl before
the fire. Heaven knows why he should
have expected her to laugh then. There
was nothing 1aughable in the situa-
ton for the girl-cornered by this
grave-eyed mortal, who always seemed
to be seeing something beyond her.
But his ears were Straining for the
sound of her laughter. Ergo, she
should laugh Instead, she made mo-
ton to rise"
Don't CO." he commanded. and by
way of explanation. ct is a raw after
noon
Miriam had an appointment with
the dressmaker. She told me to tell
you IN case
The man nodded. He was begin
ming to feel as he used to when he
was a boy and waiting for the dinner
bell to ring-that if he had to wait
much longer he would seize upon the
thing and ring it himself Yet, one
cannot ring laughter even from a rag
time girl
He leaned sideways against the man
tie and stared at the fire. Conscious
only that she was getting deeper and
deeper into gravity. And he wanted
to hear her laugh. His heart had
| Joined its longing to the longing of his
| ears. Probably it was partly his
nerves Most overdriven men have
| bad nerves-on1y it take the form OF
| swearing, instead of hysteria, so no
body notices it Whatever the reason
| in all his life of eager aims, the man
had never wanted anything so badly
as he now wanted this peal of proyok
ingly withheld laughter.
| Now, it was a habit with this man
| when he wanted anything to work fol
it until he got it. He had never learned
| to wait, or to give up Within three
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
TALE OF TWO DOGS.
How Newcomer Taught Old Fellow
Becoming Modesty.

becoming MOOGSIy-
Bill DOrgan used to own a pup, in
which all breeds were well mixed up;
a hump eyed, yellow sort of cur, with
heas and sandburs in its fur. 1t
a scrapper in its way and licked some
dogs most every day; and it, in course
of time, did reach the verdict that it
was peach.
1t used to loaf around the town, and
show its teeth and wear a frown, and
every now and then 'twou1d wall:
why won't some dog step on my tail,
or bite my ear, bark growl,
look me in the face and howl? Are
all the dogs devoid of snap? I'm sim
ply spelling for a scrap
One day a bulldog came to town; it
was sort of brindle brown, with
handy legs and sawed-of tail, and
teeth that would eat through a nail
It's face was scratched its eyes were
sore, its tongue was like cellar door,
1t padded up the village street as
though in search of stuff to eat, and
when the mOngre1 saw it come, the
latter cried: "A scrap, by gum, Now,
doggies, see me go and muss the stuff
fng out of yonder cuss; I'll teach the
ugly, 1op-eared clown to push himself
into this town.
The mOngre1, with outstanding wool,
jumped then upon the vagrant bull;
and then there came cloud of dust,
a crack as though some bone had bust,
a shrek, a moan, sickening thud, a
gentle rain of fur and blood; and then
the bulldog took his way, and nodded
to the dogs, Good day The mongre1
had been scattered round all the
chunks were never found; Bill Dorgan
scraped up what he could, and planted
them out N the wood
MORAL:
The fighting man may yawp and brag:
But soon he'll run against a snag.
Walt Mason in Nebraska State Jour
nal.
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Rather a mechanical operation, he

Rather mechanical operation, he
commented.
ttWhat-laughter? Yes. But there
generally seems to be hitch in the
machinery Expresses anything on
earth rather than merriment. Ghast-
1y travesty on mirth-''
ttScorn, derision, Defiance" he be-
gan, feeling suddenly that it was in
him to make a brilliant psychic ref1ec-
ton But the woman lost it all to the
world by nodding absently and plung
ing into her office.
The man slammed his door and
flung his hat on the table.
plague take IT'LL Here he was
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09

Paris is said to lead the world
in the culture of city trees. The
success of the French capital is due
not SO much to admirable soil
climate as to well-organized system
of caring for the trees
In large nurseries young trees are
grown and prepared for the Partisan
streets The culture of the soil is
elaborate From the very beginning
the trees are pruned and staked to
compel a straight growth. BY fire.
quent transplanting the roots be-
come SO hardened that they are ena-
b1ed to withstand injury due to trans
portatiOn. When a tree is sufficient
ly large, it is set out in the streets
with the same care that was 1avished
upon 1T in the nursery. Often the
cost of planting a single tree is $50.
Whenever storm destroys the city
trees the nursery can be Immediately
drawn upon for another supply
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
Thoughtful.

Young Wife-"There is a gentle
man in the library, dear, who wants
to see you
Young Husband-"Do you know
who it is?''
Young Wife-"You must forgive
me, dear, but that cough of yours
has worried me SO of late, and you
take such poor care of your health
and-and, oh, if 1 were to lose you.
my darling.''
Bursts into tears
Young Husband-s.There there
dear, Your fondness for me has in
spired foolish and unnecessary fears
I'm all right; you mustn't be
alarmed But III see the physician,
of course, just to satisfy Won Is -
Dr. Pe11et?''
Young Wife-stN-o, it is not a doc
tor; it's "a life insurance agent,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
History Rewritten.

Columbus was recounting the peri1s
through which he had passed
s<Hurricanei" he cried Il never
saw anything like it Why when I
was passing around the horn the wind
blew my name in the bottlei"
At this his friends, remembering
that the great man had come home
in the steerage, dealt kindly with him
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09

at the elevator. He only noted that
her eyes we're cold and her lips un-
lined by smiling.
do you ever Iaugh?'' he asked her
abruptly
stOh, yes; I suppose so-when hap
pen to think about it"
Happen to think about iti'' AS an
echo there rang in his minds ear a
ripple of laughter at which one must
needs smile in involuntary sympathy.
THE man frowned. partly at the echo.
EMartIy at her reply.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09
IN A COMEDY JAIL.
Prisoners Rarely Attempt to Secure
Their Liberty.
nal.


E1izabethtown, the county seat of
Essex, in the Adirondacks, possesses
a comedy Jail. It is small, having win
dows secured by wooden bars, and a
Jail yard inclosed by a solid fence of
three-quarter inch boards which
healthy male could push over with his
shoulder. But the prisoners rarely,
if ever, attempt to escape.
Some good stories are told by resi-
dents. 1t is a custom to allow the
prisoners out on parole, that they
may cut the grass neighbOring
lawns, do garden work, or repair roads
for the village or county. Recently
one prisoner who should have returned
at 6 o'clock did not apply for admis-
sion until nearly an hour later. The
warden angrily demanded to know the
reason, and added:
Don't let this occur again or will
not allow you to come in 1 lock the
door at clock and won't open it in
the future for you
Another, accused of and awaiting
trial for mans1aughter, overstaid his
parole and pleaded as an excuse that
as it was Saturday he thought he
would go and spend Sunday with his
wife, returning to the jail on Monday
morning
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-09

The millennium, like most good
things. isn't in any hurry about ar
irving
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
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Organizers to Aid Strikers

Nincland, n. j., April is. During
the past week everything Ihas been
extremely quiet in the South Jersey
glass field, at least so far as anything
on the surface would indicate. How
ever the officials Of the Glass Bottle
Blowers Ass OciatiOn have been even
more active then when The strike was
first called, early last week, at the
George Jonas plant in Minotola and
the Morc.Jonas plant in Bridgeton.
1t is hnted, en- what appears to be
the best kind af authority, that the
American Federation Of Labor may
take an active hand in the strike and
send same Of its best organizers into
South jersey.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
G. F. RUDOLPH.
Market and Fourth Streets.
sacces OF "The Messenger Boy" =.


Nixon & Zimmerman . sumptuous pro
du:'lon OF the great musical comsdy hit
from the London Galley Theatrs. The
Messenger Boy has scored au Instant
success at the New Chestnut Street The
at:e Tho splendid company headed by
tina! versatile and uniquely humorous
conedian, James T. Powers In the
brightest performance imaginable, carries
the jolly times and iucessant fun OF this
merry piece along with swinging success.
The Messenger Boy has a capital story
ful! OF adventure and humorous compi!ca
tlon. 10 ths experiences OF the messen
ger boy, so ndroitly and inimitably played
by Jimmie Powers. who has to 90 to
Egypt to deliver M important message.
and falls Into numerous escapadss and
adventures, which form many chapters
OF amusing and thrilling experiences.
The music runs along with that popular
and swinging tune which issuch a delight
fui feature OF the English musical plays.
The company in its principal members
ana beautiful chorus 10 s'rong and un
commonly attractive. May Rabson,
Georgia Caine, Jobyus Rowland, Flora
Iabelle, Sarah McNeel, Rachel Booth
Georgia Honey Harry Kelley. George de
Long. George Heath. JOHN p. Kennedy
and Il. j. Cortez form a great colublna
ZION sappcrting James 7. Powers in ths
best and liveliest Kind of musical and
comedy yenterta!nmsnt. Powers is inim
liable in he Title part, his nests slcomedy
nimb!e dancing and quaint drolieriss
making his newest comedy creating quito
the greatest success OF hi. very Successful
career us comedian,
The Messenger Boy" is gorgeously
mountad. tho scenery and costumes max
Ing II spectacular display OF unaxampled
inagnihcancs. The action throughout Ia
crisk and taking. and many OF the en-
semble IN ovement, and dances are most
clevsrly and beautifully executed. The
Messenger Boy aboupds in popular song
and chorus hits, among which may be
specially mentioned Powers humorous
song'. "The Messenger Boy will remain
at tho New Chestnut Street Theatre for a
lew weeks. AMI no one should miss ses
Ing a1d hearing this, the best London mu
steal comedy hit that has yet been present
cd In Philadelphia. Muttinees arc given
on Wednesday and Saturday In each !
week Orders sent BY mail will reesivs !
prOml attention. Seats ara on sale for
/ wO wapEa in alvppr.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
:M0RGAN'SLONGPLEA
A -Four Hours Speech Fof
Nicaraguan Canal.
CLOSE OF DEBATE ON CUBAN BILL,
House Leaders Will Try to Force Q
Final Vote Late TOday-Demo.
Gratis Favor Taking OF Dif-
fercntlaI on Sugar.

WASHINGTON. April 1S-For more
than four hours yesterday Mr.. Morgan
(Ala.) chairman of the isthmian canal
committee addressed the senate on the
subject Of the Nicaraguan canal. He
devoted the greater part Of his
speech to consideration of the desira.
bility and practicability of the two
principal routes, Nicaragua and Pana.
ma. He strenuously favored the for.
mer, maintaining that in every possible
respect 1t had many advantages over
the Panama route.
A parliamentary change in tho situa.
tion Of the Chinese exclusion bill was
made just before Adjournment, the
measure passed by the senate Wednes.
day being substituted for the house
bill. This was done to expedite the bill
in the house.
General debate on the Cuban reci-
procity bill closes today at o'clock,
and 1t is the intention of the house
leaders If possible to force final vote
on the passage Of the bill before ad.
JOurnment at Mgnt.
The opponents Of the bill occupied
most of the time Of the debate yester.
day, the feature being a vigorous
speech by Mr., Cushman Rep, Wash)
against the measure, Mr. Cushman ar
raigned the committee on rules and the
house leaders in a breezy and at times
sensational fashion. A portion of his
criticism was in a semihumorOus vein,
but some of it was decidedly caustic
The Democrats Of the house at a
caucus held last night by very large
ma J0rity, estimated at 3 to !, adopted
the following resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Swanson (Va):
Resolved, That we favor the re-
moval Of the dlffcrential on sugar both
from Cuba and elsewhere and believe
that such amendments are properly in
order, and we insist that it is the duty
of all Democrats to vote whenever Op-
portunity is given to have these
amendments added to the pending bill
providing for Cuban reciprocity. We
are opposed to the adoption of the
previous question when the bill is re-
ported to the house unless it shall
have been properly amended in the
committee of the whole, as this will
prevent an opportunity for just and
proper amendment, with recorded
votes Oh the same.
"ResOlved, further, That the action
Of this caucus Is binding"
The caucus was rather turbulent
during the early part Of the evening,
but toward the close the differences
disappeared, and it broke up amid evil
dences of harmony and good feeling.
The action taken binds the Demo.
Gratis to vote to abolish the differential
on refined sugar and against the pre-
vious question.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Judge Threatened.

Trenton. N. j., April 1s.-A letter
addressed to the Judges of the SD
preme Court has been received here
from California, threatening them
with the same fate as "befell Sisera
at the hand of jail, when he was
rallied down by a tentpeg,' as mar
rated in the book of Judges. The
letter refers to the anti Anarchist
bill. which passed the last Legisla-
ture, and seeks to frighten the
Court into taking action against the
measures. 1t is dated Los Angeles
and signed S. P. P. When former
Governor Voorhees, was in office he
received a similarly worded letter,
warning him that his advocacy Of
the determination Of anarchy would
result in his death at anarchistic
hands,
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
mob I car !.

New York, April 1S.-Five-ysar.
old Rocco Russo. whose parentslive
at No, 233 Johnson avenile, Williams
burg, was run over aud mortally
Injured last night by a trolley car
at Humboldt street and Johnson
avenue.
A crowd Of Italians surrounded
the car and threatened the motor.
man, Thomas Fallou. He picked
up his controller in one hand and
his switch iron 10 the other and de.
He'd them. Some OF the Italians it
is said. fourished knives.
Word was telephoned to the
Stagg street police station that a.
mob was attacking "a car, and the
reserves FASTENED to the scene on a
run. They reached there just 10
time 10 project the m0tormau. The
police drove back the Italians with
thsir clubs. The boy was sent 70
St, 'Catherine's Hospital 10 an am-
bulance. His legs were ampututed
and it as said that be would die.
Fallon was arrested.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
The Centrnl's New Stock.

ALBANY. n. V. April lS.-The state
railroad commission has approved the
increase in capital stock of the New
York Central by $50, 900 900. making its
total capital $l5O,O0O,000, and the Mo-
hawk and Malone roads Increase by
100000. which makes its capital So
100000. Tie increase in New York
Central capital is TO be used in chang
ing Its motive power in the Park ave.
nue. tunnel and enlarging its terminal
facilities at the Forty second station in
New York city.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Flames Ats up Waists

Philadelphia, April ls.-Ladcs'
waists were the principal fuel for a
fire OF unknown origin, which partly
destroyed the fourth story building,
No. 926 Arch street early this morn.
Ing. The clothing man Efactory Of
Heyman Brothers and Baum, occupy.
ing the second, third and fourth floors
was badly damaged, while Jostph L.
Shoemaker & Co., who use the first
floor and basement as a store and
stock loom for office furniture, sui.
fered loss Of $1,000, mainly from
water. The building itself running
back to Cuthbert streets, was not Sc
riously damaged.
Fifty hands employed by Heyman
Bros. and Baum are temporarily out
Of employment.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Washington Denies Report,

TTSKEGEE, Ala, April 49, Book.
er 7. Washington denies the report
that he had purchased summer resi-
dcnce in South Weymouth, Mass. Il
have purchased no house of any char
actcr whatever in Massachusetts," he
said, "am not intending to do so and
am not able to buy one. For several
years | have rented small cottage
in Massachusetts during the summer,
so that could be near the work which
usually devote myself to during that
season. There is no truth whatever In
the statement"
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Miners QUIT

pitt,hurg, April Is Nearly 2ooo
coal miners have quit work along
he West Penn K. Il. III Obrdlcu'r e
10 the order Of the meeting held at
[.ecchhlrg Wednesday night. OF
he 25O0 employed 500 remained at
work. their companies having sign
e,l the scale. These companies the
PnlsMlry and Buffalo, tn" Kerr and
III" Allegheny hay" pad the rates
asked since Derrnlhi'l.
The miners officials say the men
in the West Penn field have been
paid much less than the scale calls
for, receiving ;ij cents instead Or Ii
cents. The operators refuse to meet
the men in conference.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Buried In Their Wedding Clothes

Bridgeton, N. j., April 1.-THE
bodies Of the late Hugh l.. Nickelson
ana his wife, of Bridgeton, who died
within two days of each other, were
buried to-day in the same grave. The
services were conducted by Rey. DR..
w. w. M'tfe:t. Of Central NJ. E..
Church. The two bodies were attired
as they were upon their wedding day
The funeral was the largest ever
held 10 Bridgeton, more than 1000
persons viewing the remains. Mr..
NIckelson was a well-known under
taker,
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Gas for Fuel,

Isaiah Marvel, of this year, is one
of the incorporators of the Columbia
Heat and Power Company of the
District of Columbia, which COM
pany is trying to secure franchise
to do business in Washington, D.
G. Several of the incorporators
had hearing on Wednesday before
the district commissioners at Wash
ington. The company has a capi-
tai stock of 500, 600. The business
of the company is to manufacture
gas at little cost to be used in fur
naces, boilers and cooking ranges
as substitute for coal There
would be no gas manufactured by
the company for illuminating pur-
poses. Mr.. Marvil states that gas
is manufactured in Lewisville, Ken
lucky for the same purpose and
with much success.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
Exciting GDanjug In Stock

New York, April lS.-An ex-
traordinary demand for all the
recognized leaders in the stock
market was witnessed at the open
ing to-day with the Readings over
shadowing all other transactions.
The first sale of this stock was
10000 shares at 81 to G3 against
Gl!s last night. Numerous advan-
ces OF a point were registered in
the first five minutes.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18

h1OlItE u JOSEPH QtiGhtY, THE
~ t'naNt Rnl occupant Of tn, house
suurted A. l1"r"', Corner. il school
li-tr 90 ~ IN New tn,tle Hurdrrd, county
Of N,.T Castle, AMI state OF Delaware,
IN rompiianca with The requirement, Of the
act, Of the Gencral Assembly in such ca5,
nniu ani provided, do hereby give notice that
sN0lI apply in writing to the Court Of Gencr
RI session, Of tho state Of Delaware, in and
Tor New Castle county on MONDAY, the.lJth
Chr ot Nay A. D., 1907, being the next term OF
,ald court for n license for said house a. an
inn o" tavern, for the sale therein of intoxiea.
ing hquorS in lea. quantities thun one quart.
to be drunk ou the premises, and the follow.
ing respectable citizens Mt icaSt II Of whom
are substantial ireuholderI OF said school dis.
ir.ct recommend the said application, viz:
Noah Higgins Alfred Clcaver
0W Morrison Thomas Slack Jr
EA Stoops Isaac q Shaw
W Il Rat.edgs David Lentz
Jacob A Gicker Thomas VI 7 Clark
John Stoly Howard q EliHson
Abhram ingram Nathanicl W Jones
alaal' JOSEPH QCIuLEY.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-18
TIE WEATHER.

In tho Middle States and New Eng
eSand to day clear weatherwill prevail
followed by fresh westerly winds, and
rising temperature.
Saturday promises to be clear to
Cloudy and stationary temperature
with southterly winds.
sunday, partly cloudy weather will
prevail. aud rising temperature.
The thermometer at w. C.Taylor =
drug store BOZ King street today reg.
istered as follows:
7o'clock 10 O'Clock Pollock
AZ 53 so