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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

The republican state judicial con-
vention, at Joplin, Tuesday, was a
cut and dried affair. The st. Louis
Republic correspondent, t~elegraphing
to that paper Monday night, the day
before the convention met, said the
programme called for Lamm, Higbee
and Whybark, and sure enough these
three men were nominated on the
first ballot. The slate had been
made, and outsiders could not break
It. The nominees do not expect TO be
elected, but are getting themselves in
line to control the federal patronage.
S ich little souls are not fit to be
supreme judges Of the great state Of
Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

Charles Litsell, Of Richmond plead
guilty to a charge of whipping his
wife, and vas given FIVE days in the
county Jail. Now we expect Editor
Womack to help us howl for a whip
ming post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

Thomas Board, the largest mar in
Missouri, who weighed 497 pounds,
died az Mexico, Mo, recently. The
body and casket weighed nearly a
thousand pounds A double window
and the casing had to be removed toget
the body out Of the house. a baggage
truck had to be used as q hearse.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

From the number Of riots and mobs
in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, we are Inclined to think the
Presidents remarks about mob law
were not so bad.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

Lord Salisbury, prime minister Of
England, resigned on the 18th, and
A. ]. Balfour, first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the
house, has been appointed to succeed
him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

The democratic papers over the
state are treating too lightly the
republican charge Of looting the
school fund. II there is any subject
upon which the republicans are trained
to speak with authority it is that OF
public l%ooting. There is hardly a
county or city 10 the state in which
they have not proven a clear title to
the distinction Of experts in this
particrla lar. 1t is with especial respect
that the verdict Of the Globe Demo-
GRAFT should be heard, for the Globe
Democrat was just recently the
sponsor of Uncle Henry ~zeigenhein
and knoRs all about it. Depend
upon II, the republicans may be a
little shy at figures but when it comes
TO footing they have the keen, fine
sense that comes from immemorial
hereditary usage
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

The republicans at Joplin had a
time hunting for candidates for
supreme Judge. One delegate ex-
pressed his disgust by saying that all
the prominent lawyers were attorneys
for corporations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

ally aud Surgeon Major Peter R
Egan testified that they took the
same treatment as administered to
the natives and that they did not
suffer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19
HOME SANITATION
~ I'D. r. PRITcHARD,
sec. Chicago Bo.rd Of Health.
R. PRITcHARD,
sec. Chicago sOsra Of Health.

There is no more effective factor in
maintaining a low death rate in a city's pop
ulation than that Of proper sanitary condi-
tons in its homes.
Physicians may cure disease, BUT
PERFECT SANITARY CONDITIONS
PREVENT IT. This mean the lessening
of human suffering and the le~ngthening of
human life. With two objects Of such para
mount Importance to be attained only
through perfect sanitary conditions in the
home, it becomes easy to understand why
in all large cities Of to-day there exists mu-
control in this field of sanitary effort.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

A judge who sends a man to Jail
five days for wife-beating must have
q poor opinion Of wives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

The republicans at Carthage on the
14tll nominated Theodore Lacaff as a
candidate for congress.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19
"A VISIO N OF
HOPE
ByReV. Polsnaus H. suift,
Pastor Wesley Methods, Church. chIcsso.

- Spots on the canvas where as a
people we have painted the scenes Of our national life. know IA
tnere are many storm centers in our national sky such as might Justify
IN croakings OF the croaker. Wherever there is power there L nerI
mere IS peril therefore, because we have our hands on the lever
y power. There are peris because we are working oue Or ourselves
and humanity the problems Of seH-government.
The increase and Capitalization Of wealth have wrought min ;,
y pas' ana may IN the future The race problem projects an awful
element Of peril into the struggle, as also does orr cbanoo ! i 49, W
e1nmen'Sl progIsame We are in the midst Of mighty social revo-
luton and the United States is not f~oreordained to everlasting nros-
perty God Is in his world and humanity will continue rs onw,~d
Climb in the future as in the past, but we as 4 nation WIZ pe s
REyECIkD AND DRIVEN TO THE REAR If WE ARE Nor,
fAlIHFuL no TIE CAUSE OF CIVILIZATION AMI mi
think that | see evidence that points ia the f,. 49,.
Kespsng pace 40 God. THE FUTURE is BRIGHT wrrr
ngnhs y lns forces 81 that are most essential 70 The growth and pros.
instead ct weakness and decay. A spirit Of altruism snd no s~p1ps'oH
Sna n"S II r% : lneA marked degree, as was shown BY the last war wth
s ssa'.., lns : the greatest missionary age and Americs SIS
s'sase'' missionary land Of all the ages AN this means tbs, Am.- IL
{ no. gong e red We shall have strength q h.et ~ s 81 rs
ns1ons when the time Of action comes. n" Y os S0n'
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19
GGRzAaIS

The man who occupies a pull
pit in this age must be a patriot
and a prophet, as we'll as a preach
er and a propagandist. | am we'll
aware that there are perils that
beset the course Of the ship Of
state / do not deny that the
pessimist may find many dark
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07

along very well together, because I
liked her and she tolerated me to
certain extent. She did not give me
her full confidence, and I was always
doubtful whether she really had even
the remotest glimmer of respect for
me and my riding. AS matter Of fact,
her reservation in regard to my riding
and experience in mountain craft was
very well taken was a 'greeny' If
there ever was one, and on more than
one occasion when she was treading
her way gingerly and delicately over
a particularly dangerous part of the
trail would gasp and drop the reins
on her neck and shut my eyes in
prayer. When I gave any OF the pre-
mOnitory symptoms Of nervousness
she would look around over her shouI-
der with an expression in her eyes that
said palmer than spoken words: just
keep still and don't squirm around
like that and I viii take you across
Well, one day in June, when-the blaz-
ing California sun burned down on the
side of the canyon and was thinking
in a kind of careless way how nice II
would be to be at the edge Of the little
stream that tumbled along some $500
feet almost straight below me, when
the mare aroused me from my day-
dreaming by stopping abruptly ",
were just at one Of the bad places, and
/ was startled when I noticed that I
could see the little stream by looking
down between my knee and the skirt
of the saddle She stood there per
fectly stiIl, with the one exception
that her intelligent eyes were turned
on me in an inquiring sort of way 1
was nervous about the place and pro-
vOked with her for stopping and wax
ing me from my reyerie- These mat
tiers did not have much weight with
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
THosE scHooNERs O. -.

/ Those exciting old scenes are but memories
now,
When the pop OF the buHwhaeker's whip
/ Sharply rang, ere the Wild West had scarce
felt the prov
I OF ProgressiOn's great oncpming ship.
I And but few now remain OF that dust-be-
grimed host
Who had nerve in the dim long ago
I To fight and If need be TO die at their post
When the schooners rolled out Of St Joe.
In the dust OF the valley great serpentine
trains
Rolled from Civilizations last gate
And slowly wound onward toward the
great plains
Where the red men were lying in wait
But every brOnzed Whacker trudged brave
" along,
Feeling never a fear Of the foe
Their heavy whips cracked to the voicings
As the sc6OOners rolled out Of St Joe.
When the sun seemed a bali Of raw fire in
the skies,
When in torrents the rain sheeted down.
When the winds blew the alkaH dust IN
their eyes,
When the clouds wore threatening frOwn,
To the men with the bulls it was Away
the same,
They'd the duty mark manfuIly toe,
True philosophers all, they took things as
When the schOoners rolled out Of St Joe.
Those schooners OF old are now rottiDg
away,
But bones Of the cattle remain.
The whackers surviving are wrinkled and
gray,
No more does the wagon boss reign.
The sWift-fying trains drawn By monsters
OF steam
Now ny Ger the plains to and fro.
And the stirring old days we recall as
dream.
When the schooners rolled out OF St. Joe.
Denver Post.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
THE FAIR IN 1905.
Congress May Fix Government APprOpria-
ton to Let st. Louis Out of an
Embarrass ment.

Washington. March Mr.. Tawney,
OF Minnesota, chairman of the COM
mittee on arts and expeditions, IS pre-
pairing a bill making the governments
appropriation of S5,OOO,OOO to the st.
Louis worlds fair available for use
in 1904 or 1905 in the event that the
exposition cannot be held in 1903.
Under the terms of the law making
the appropriation, the money is to be
expended only on an exposition which
is 20 be opened in May, 1903. The
TRwney bill viii be the first official
active recognition of the possibility
of delaying the fair. Although every
body connected with the fair recOg-
nizes that it viii be impossible to
open the fair next year, no one au-
thOrized to talk viii say so and the
St. Louis newspapers continue to in
sist the fair viii be opened on sched-
ule time.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
A Case of
Horse Sense"

COX out there" shouted the man
in the gray suit, as he seized his
companion by the arm and jerked him
away from the curb. THAT horse
seems to bear you a deeP-seated
grudge." Thanks, old man. said his
companion. Il believe you just saved
me from a rather savage bite" ''NOw,
why on earth do you suppose that
quiet, staid old hack tried to injure
yOu?'' Il give 1t up" answered the
other. 81 admit l do not understand
horses a little bit. I have managed to
trust them when no trust should have
been imposed ard have failed to rely
on them when / ought to have done So
There is mighty little horse sense
about me. Maybe that animal instinc-
lively knew that did not understand
him and his kind, and just tried to
grab me and shake a little equine
knowledge into me. I once had an ex-
perience with a wise horse away out in
California. At the time I was suPerin-
tending a piece of railroad construc-
ton on the crest of the Sierra Nevada
mountains. Every day I was required
to ride about 20 miles along a deer
trail on the side Of a canyon The ami
NAL furnished me by the company was
a little mountain cayuse, buckskin in
color and as full Of knowledge as an
Octogenarian professor of philosophy.
Her name was Dolly, and way back in
the sixties she had seen the light Of
day In those same mountains. We got
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
IN HONOR OF JEFFERSON.
Bill in the House Would Give In
dian Territory the Name Of
the Ex-President.

Washington, March 3.-Representa-
tive Moons bill organizing the terri
tory of Jefferson out OF the Indian
territory has been favOrably reported
to the house committee on terri
tories. Under the provisions of the
bill a governor and secretary are to
be appointed by the president to
serve for four years. The legislature
is to consist of a council and house
Of representatives and members are
to serve for 81 a day and ten cents
mileage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
She Didn't Give 1t CD.

Robson, 90 you know why you are
Ike a dOnkey?7
Like a dOnkey25 echoed Robson,
opening his eyes wide Il DON'T
because your better half is stub
bornness itself"
The jest pleased Robson immensely.
for he at once saw the opportunity OF
a glorious dig at his wife. So when he
got home he said:
Mrs. Robson, do you know Why !
am like a dOnkey2"
He waited a moment, expecting his
wife to give It up But she didn't. She
looked at him somewhat pityingly as
she answered. 81 suppose it's because
You were born Chicago Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
SLAVERY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Gov. Taft Gives Interesting Facts
to the Congressional Committee.
Men, Women and Children Are Included
and They Are In Bondage for Debt
Gen. Hughes Says DisIOyaI VII
lagos Are Burned.


Washington, March 5.-The extent
Of slavery IN the Philippines was dis
cussed by Gov. Taft before the insuIar
committee Tuesday. He said slavery
was confined to the southern Moro
islands. The investigation made by
Gov. Taft and his associates had
brought out that the slaves included
men, women and children who were
slaves for debt, according to the state
ments made by the datos. The slaves
could buy their liberty, but until this
was done the condition ran from gen
Grafton to generation. The slaves
were members Of the family and the
relation was comparatively mild, if
It was possible to consider any form
of slavery as mild. Gov Taft said
datO mandi had already abolished
slavery by decree. How effective this
was could not be stated. ct fndicat-
ed" said Gov. Taft, s'how willing
they are to consider our desires and
the possibilities of eradieating the
system"
The civil authorities had never rec
Ognized slavery in any way, he said,
and the military had always released
slaves But the slaves did not under
stand the advantage of liberty and
Gov Taft said that if we attempted to
end slavery by force we would prob
ably find the slaves turning their
guns against US. The influence of the
United States was, however, growing
stronger and stronger for the eradi-
cation OF slavery. Although our wishes
had been made known, vet neither
the civil or military authorities here
said slavery must cease or war would
be made.
Hughes Tells OF the Massacre.
Washington, March Sin his testi-
mOny before the senate committee on
the Philippines Tuesday Gen Hughes
related the particulars of the massa-
ere at Balangigi, Samar, last Septen-
Der, when an entire company of the
Ninth regiment was annihilated. He
took upon himself the responsibility
for the sending of troops to that-Post
and for the selection of the officer
who was placed in command. Gen.
Hughes said he was convinced the
disaster was due to oveT-confidence
and he had since heard that the officer
IN command had repOsed too great
trust in the natives while serving in
LUzOn, but he was not aware of this
trait of the mans character before
giving him the post at Ralangigi.
of the native soldiers, Gen.
Hughes said they generally did well,
but should not be trusted except un-
der command of American superiOrs.
He said the natives of Samar island
had been invited to locate near the
stations OF the United States troops
and that when he left the island last
September about 10000 out of total
population of 100000 had thus lOcat-
ed. In cases where the natives of a
village were found harboring insurec-
tos the village generally was burned
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
GOES TO THE PRESIDENT.
Conference Report on the Philippine Tariff
Riu Agreed to In the House, Three Re-
publieans Voting with Democrats.

Washington, March 5.-The house
Tuesday agreed to the conference re-
port on the Philippine tariff bill and
it now goes to the president. Mccall
(AIass-l, Heatwole (Minn-) and Lit
tlefeld (Me.), republicans, voted with
the democrats against the conference
report. The bill grants a 25 per cent
reduction on Philippine products COM
ing into the United States. Gov. Taft
asked a IS per cent. reduction.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
Consideuss Of Hsrder.

Washington, March Acting IN
der instructions from the president,
Commissioner Jones, of the Indian
bureau, has laid aside the bids for
leasing the 10000 acres Of pastur-
age lands IN the Kiowa-Comanche
country. This action was taken out
Of difference to the herders whose
eattls are now occupying that land.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
FIRE AT MARSHALLTOWN.
Half Block OF Buildings Destroyed and
Guests OF the fremont Hotel Had
Narrow Eseape from Death.

MarshaIltown, Ia, March Sire
early Tuesday destroyed half a block
Of buildings IN the heart Of the city,
entailing a loss Of $4,000, resulting
in injuries to several guests and en-
plOyes of the fremont hotel and pos
sibly two deaths Fifty guests Of
the hotel had but little time to es-
cape as the flames spread rapidly,
cutting of avenues Of escape.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
A woman Arrested for Aiding Prisoners.

Oswego, Kan, March 5.-Mrs. Car
RE Kearney was arrested yesterday
charged with aiding prisoners in the
county Jail to make a plot to escape.
She gave a pistol to VIII Geary, IN
jail for burglary, and DR.. G. A. Cal
houn. who VIII shortly begin peni-
Tertiary sentence for the murder of
his wife The plot was discovered and
Mrs KeaFney was arrested. She was
sent to the county jail in default of
$500 bond, which she refused to give.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
rnrinnr CnIncIdenc.

A remarkable coincidence about
the death Of Gen IawtOn was that
he was killed by Filipinos under a
native chief Of the same name as an
Apache chief fighting against whom
Lawton won his spurs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
BOTH SIDES LO T.
British and Beers Suffered Disasters
in the TraHsvsaI Colony the
Fast Week.

London, March An "a dispatch
from Pretoria dated Monday Lord
Kitchener sends details of a disaster
to the escort of the convoy of empty
wagons at NundOuop. southwestern
kierksdOrp, Transvaal colony. The
British casualties in killed. wounded
and men made prisoners reach the
total Of 632- In addition, the Beers
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07

Atlanta, Ca, March 5.-The Carne-
gle library was opened to the public
Tuesday. The building with its I'm
ishing cost sI25, 1000, ali OF which was
given by Mr.. Carnegie.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07

"On another occasion" said Gov Stan
ley in a reminiscent way, Il had a case
before the land Office. 1t was a contest
case. The attorney on the other side
was one Of the handsOmest, most gentle
manly and brightest men ever met. He
understood his case thoroughly and
knew how to present it. 1t struck me
that there was a man who would some
day be heard of in Kansas, both at the
bar and in politics. Two weeks after
that 1 heard that his neighbOrs had
taken him out and hanged him to a
cottonwood. He was the leader Of a
band of horse thieves who were doing
business in Sumner and Sedg wick coun-
ties"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07

London, March 1.-The war secre-
tary. Mr.. BrOdrick. announced in the
house of commons Friday that during
the last two days GOO Beers had been
killed or captured and that 1000
horses and $4,000 head of cattle had
fallen into the hands Of the British
troops. The prisoners include Gen.
Dewet's son and the generals secre-
tary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07
STORIES OF KANSAS.
some Reninescenees Of Gov. Stanley Dur
ing His Early Days at wichita
as an Attorney.

I From tia Topeka Nail and Breeze
'sWhe1 I first located il the city Of
Wichita, says Gov. Stanley, Il was
called on by a rather nice appearing
man who wanted me TO defend him. He
had been arrested charged with horse
stealing. asked him what his line Of
defense was and he said that he intend
ed to prove an abb. Then he called in
half dozen or more good looking and
well dressed men, as dress went in that
early day They told me just what they
would swear to and I decided that the
defense was perfect. Indeed, after had
heard the stories of these witnesses It
seemed to me to be an outrage that my
client should have been arrested at all.
Judge Sluss was the prosecuting attOr-
ney and when the day Of MY clients
trial came on I was confident. Sluss, If
seemed to me, didn't make a very strong
case for the state. Then I put on my
witnesses who swore one after another
that my man wasn't in the neighborhOOd
where the crime was committed at the
time. Sluss didn't even cross examine
my witnesses and I supposed that he
had given up all hope of conviction.
After the testimony and charge of the
court to the jury, proposed to submit
the case without argument" All right
said Sluss, Il am willing to do that" Il
was feeling iubilaDt and thought my
client had cinch, but In about ID min
utes the jury returned and to my utter
establishment announced a verdict Of
guilty. They were all agreed, it seemed,
on the first ballet. After the verdict
had been rendered and the jury dis
charged asked one Of the iurymen how
in the world they arrived at a verdict Of
guilty in the face of the testimony had
introduced. oh, all the jury know them
witnesses Of yours. We know'd they
were all liars and boss thieves them
selves"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-07

bson, 90 you know why you are
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-01
CLAYTON BROKE
MARRIAGE RECORD.
More Than Eight Hundred Licenses
Issued There During Year
Just Closed.

Seven happy couples journeyed to Clay
ton yesterday to get legal permission to
wed. thereby swelling the total Of marriage
licenses for the year just ended to over SO.
which trealIa tito record for tho county
GTetna Green.
Marriage Clerk Wetzel thinks that the
matrimonial market Is an urfailing barom-
eter OF the Industrial condition of the coul-
try, and the rushing business that he has
done during the year just closed argues well
for the prosperous condition of affairs in
general. no says. During the year 1870 there
were only so licenses, and the year prior TO
that there were about $50. About 90 per
cent of the Clayton marriages are elope-
mcDts.
Tie average amount left in Clayton by an
clipping c Iple is 81, and the revenues Of the
town have accordingly fncres sed by more
than $500 during the year just closed.
The couples who were made happy yes
terday were: Amos Lemon and Cora Simp-
son OF Coilinsville, H.; Michael Murphy of
Birmingham m. Ala, and Matilda Pauline
Kessler, Of st. Louis County; Charles T:
Link of ST. Louis and Zenia NJ. LanCc Of
ga Ctt94tsau avenue and Kate Lynch Of
NO. 80 hickory street; Edward Brisco OF
No. !oN Putger street and Emma Hoops
OF No. LIZ chouteau avenue; Charles
Bausch o. Gill Suburban avenue and Maria
Benz of No: 4iai Clayton ayenue; William
j.: Brown CT Centaur and Mamie B. Tyler
OF Clayton. aI.a Doctor John NJ. Louthaine
OF st. Louis and Alwilda ID. Hetzel OF No.
s2s North Fourteenth street. Doctor
LouthainG formerly lived at L%ogansport.
SIX months ago. They were married by the
Reverend j. NJ. Stultz of Clayton.