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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-15
THE GRAPHIC.

]. NJ. LEWIS. JR., Editor and Prop'r.
Mrs. CORA @. LEWIS. Associate Ed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-15

The fishing party which had been
on the Medicine for week returned
the first of the week They report n
very pleasant time except that on the
way home DIR. Mosher was taken
quite sick and had to stop few days
with Mr.. Hoffman just north of Null
linville.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-15

entered In the POstOfice at Kinsley, Kan
sas as second-class mall matter
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06

had worked with the boy declare it to
be one of the strangest cases in all
their practice affirming it to be almost
impossible for a tack to remain for
hat length of time in a persons
throat.
The tack itself was a brass carpet
tack about a half inch long. Cecil
had swallowed it when he was four
years old. Efforts were made at the
time to remove it but without success.
Later he began to complain of irrita-
ton, and then the chronic bronchial
trouble developed and caused him suf-
fering for years. His parents natural
ly are rejoiced at the outcome.
I'VE feared the boys health never
would be good" said Mr. Hull. at
seemed that the older he grew the
more frequent and more violent be-
came the parOxysms of coughing. The
strange thing in connection with his
case is the fact that none of the ply
sicians who examined him were able
to give a reason for his affiiction. They
could not declare his lungs affected,
and yet he had the cough which is
considered . sure symptom. When he
started to cough in the paroxysm
which brought out the tack, l began
to fear the end was coming right then,
1t was so severe. The outcome is most
fortunate"
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06

Kitty-Only think! Carrie got her
new bathing suit wet through the very
first time she wore it
Bertha-Mercy, you don't mean to
say that she went into the water?
Kitty-The ideal Of course not. A
drenching shower came on all Of a
sudden.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06

their cooking and toasted their toes
would be more appropriate for the
purpose than an ordinary monument.
So he had the old fireplace taken from
the farmhouse, with its hanging
crane, andirons and other belongings,
and set up in the graveyard in a
framework of bricks taken from the
old chimney-bricks that were
brought from England IN the early
part of the seventeenth century.
Thus the fireplace stands, a con-
spicuous object among the white
stones that surround il. The open
ing is filed in with n metal tablet,
upon which is inscribed the record
of the Hunnewell family for eight
generations, or from 1864 to 1901
247 years.
In the space around the family rec
ord appear pictures of fowls, COWS,
hogs and other live stock owned by
the various generations of the Hun
uewells. which won prizes at fairs.
Seven hens, two hogs. four cows and
six oxen appear in single pictures,
while others are in a group. There is,
in addition, a large picture, repre-
genting a farm scene in winter.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06

he believes that cOngenial natures are
built on like plans. He also wanted one
who could "cuke eggs without petrify-
ing and fiapjacks without bIisteriEg."
Nemee is particular about his eggs
and fiapjacks.
The other requirements were that
the wife should not be above 90 years
of age and that she should have curly
hair. 1t was further specified that she
should be such a woman as would
''reciprOcate even a failing affection" l"
Several women answered, but when
they left after their first interview
with the fortune teller they never re-
turned, and it was concluded that they
had failed to fill the bill. Three weeks
ago a candidate loomed up in Sioux
Falls, S. D., in the person OF Mrs. Anna
Grange.
Il have the requisite legs and hair, "
she wrote, "and l would not object to
a husband if he was just moderate in
+emper and wouldn't expect too much.
I have four children, but Ben and May
1can farm in any place where work
would keep ahead of eating expenses" Z"
Before Nemee had time to answer
the letter Mrs. Granger and her family
appeared Nemee was inclined to pro-
test at first. She was an evident ringer.
She did not even have the wooden leg.
But Mrs. Grange is a woman Cf strong
purposes. She told the fortune-teller
that she had come all the way from
South Dakota TO answer his advertise
ment and she did not propose to let
a little thing like a wooden leg or the
lack of one prevent her from getting
a husband. She had to have some re-
turn for her car fare. she said.
Nemee. being unable to read his own
future in this respect, was won over
Oy these arguments and they were mar
ried. Then his troubles began and the
whole neighbOrhOOd has been watch
ing the downfall of the prophet. Dur
inc the first week of their honeymoon
Mrs. Bronson forced her husband to
sleep out in the front yard. Then she
divided the property between herself
and her children and told the prophet
he would have to find lodgings outside
the house. Nemee finally was reduced
TO sleeping in a hollow tree, where
he was guarded by his dog. Then he
disappeared and his neighbors fear
that his failure to see what was coming
to him so worked on his mind that he
has committed suicide.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
CAPITAL SAYINGS BANK,

6oe F ST., n. W., Washington, D. c
Capital $4,000
Hon. John R. Lynch, President.
]. A. johnson, Vice-President
r. H. Terrell, Secretary
l.. c. Bailey, Treasurer
d. B. McCary, Cashier
Directors:
John R. Lynch, DR.. w. S. Lotion,
Warfeld, Mckinley, L. c. Bailey,
Robert H. Terrell, W. s. Montgomery,
Wyatt Archer. Tohn A. Pierre, Henry
E. Baker, J. T. Bradford, ]. A. John
son, DIR. A. w. Tancil, Howard H.
William.
Deposits received from 10 cents up
ward. Interest allowed on $500 and
above. Collections meet with prompt
attention. A general exchange and
banking business done.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
The Labor

Blobbs-I hear you have a political
fob. Is it hard work?
6lobbs-Not after you get it.-Phil.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
CUPID AND PROPHET.
This Story Proves That Sometimes
Both Are Blind.
SOOthsayer Wanted "a Wife with
Wooden Leg-N hen She Arrived
She Took Charge of Things
ana Ruled the ROOst.

1t has never been determined quite
satisfactorily that love is blind. Lovers
frequently are, but whether Mr.. Cupid
himself is or not depends on the way
he is viewed whether lie is consid-
cred "a beuehcent spirit or merely a
misunderstanding influence who is en-
tirely uncUncerueQ whether he does
good things or not, just 50 he does
things.
Nemee Bronson's story sustains the
blind theory well, says the Chicago
Tribune.
Nemee lived in Waterbury, Conn. He
is skilled infortune teIIingaud has been
esteemed prophet with first. second,
third, and goodness knows how many
more sights" Now Nemee is a
prophet without honor inhis own coun-
try. And il is all because he could not
see his own finish. He could not see
what was coming to him when it was
big enough for other people to see it
ten miles off
As a result Mr.. Bronson is now re-
greJJlng the day he TOOK chance Win
Cupid. He was unable to lift the veil
and peer into his own future. When
it came to choosing a wife he was as
blind as the blindest.
Several weeks ago Nemee became
lonesome and approached several of
his neighbors on the proposition of
securing one of their daughters as a
wife. None appeared enchanted with
the idea. All begged to be excused
from furnishing daughter for a seer
ess.
Failing in this search Nemee did
what men have done before him and
viii do after him. He advertised for
a wife. He had peculiar ideas as to the
qualifications a wife should have. He
wanted one who was wooden legged.
Nemee himself has a wooden leg, and
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
UNIQUE TOMBSTONE.
The Old Fireplace of the Maine
HunneweHs Set Up in Cemetery
over Their Graves.

The most remarkable gravestone in
all Maine, if, indeed, its like can be
found anywhere, is in the Hunnewell
family lot at Windham, where a great
Old-fashiOned fireplace serves instead
of marble or granite shaft.
The Hunnewells have for two and
a half centuries been the foremost
people in Windham, and many of the
family lie buried in this cemetery.
Recently Charles H. Hunnewel, the
present head Of the family, decided to
erect a monument in the cemetery
lot.
He decided that the old fireplace
where his greatgrandparents did
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
COUGHS UP BRASS TACK.
Plays Havoc with Costly Med
zeal Diagnosis.

Cecil Hull a l5-year-old boy who is
q pupil in a Denver high school, had
been afflicted with bronchial trouble
for Il years. The other day he fell
into severe paroNysm Of coughing
lasting for three-quarters of an hour.
Then he coughed up a membraneous
substance which was found TO contain
a tack he had swallowed when four
y4ars old.
1t was feared that he was develop
ing tuberculosis. but all efforts to re-
lieve him had proved unsuccessful.
Now he is improving and is free from
bronchial irritation Physicians who
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
Whnt One Man Eats

A healthy man with a good appetite
and average drinking capacity con-
sumeS dTr1Rg 20 years 96.5 tons OF
material solid and liquid. Putting it
another way, he requires over 1880
times his own weight Of nourishment
II the course of his life.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06

Only goou -.,t-..4-I- are acceptable
a. ---~,,;ss in the German army. The
besr swimmers in the service are able
TO cross a stream several hundred
wards in width even when carrying
their clothing. rifle and ammunition.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
The sign of the Cross

IN ancient days the addition Of q
cross 20 the signature did not always
Indicate that the signer could not
write, but was addsd as an attests
aen of eoOd kAitA-
The Washington bee., 1902-12-06
The Pone Daily Mail.

Every day. al TIE Vatican, from 90
600 to 5000 lett, i've addressed to
the pope,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
The Rewards of War.

The New York Evening Post which
strongly disapproves of the operations in
the Philippines. is certain that there is no
glory in them for any of the participants
and adds:
General Otis comes home only to pass
into furgctfulness. So does General Mac
Arthur. So. in his turn, will General Chat
fee. 1t is a bitter knowledge. but it is one
which every officer in the Philippines bears
about with him, that the ordinary rewards
OF successful war are not for him.
The ordinary rewards of successful
war"-the only rewards, indeed that the
true soldier desires or expects-are the con-
seriousness of duty done. the approval Of
the commander-in-chief. and the gratitude
OF ones countrymen. The men who have
carried the flag In the Philippines enjoy all
of these. They have done their duty, and
must know it. Soldiers do not declare war,
but simply carry it on under orders
As for the approval or the commander in
chief they have had that unstintedly From
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
Democracy and Business Interests.

The election of Mr. James L. Norris to the
treasurership OF the democratic congress
SIGNAL committee over the protests or Mr..
Bryan's friends in the District Is note
worthy circumstance. In it's way 1t marks
the partys new tendency. Mr.. Norris is
man of means and affairs. and in touch with
men of that stamp here and elsewhere. He
is likewise a politician of experience, he
knows and loves the game, and his party
stands in need of the services of just such
men
The wisest of the democratic leaders fully
appreciate the fact that if the party is to
regain control of the country it must first
regain the confidence OF the business inter-
ests Of the country. 1t must retire its agl-
tators and bring It's men of business to
the front. 1t must show that it has no
purposes which conflict with public policies
approved by time and application. Whether
justly OF unjustly. Mr.. Bryan stands today
In the estimation of the great industrial
leaders all over the country for the same
dangerous policies that he stood for six
years ago. despite the fact that since that
time changed conditions have shown that
the rejection OF his policies then was the
very salvation of the land.
The desire in mar quarters now Is there
surances OF friendship and respect; TO
licit their assistance: to convince them that
the party is no longer revolutionary in its
aims. but will II intrusted with power ex-
ercise II conseryativeiy and to the detri-
nIent of no legitimate business interest.
Hence the total disregard of the wishes of
the BryAnites in this committee selection,
and the recognition of a man who although
charged merely with thu duties OF treas
urer will be expected to help fiil by appeal
ing to his many business friends the strong
box which will be in his keeping.
This sort of thing is of course the very
thing against which MIR Bryan Is strenu-
ously protesting. 1t is poison 10 him. In
his opinion it is but brand of republican,
ism. And why, he asks organize 4 second
republican party? One is enough and the
one now in existence will. he thinks con-
tinue to dominate the situation until the
people are brought to see its imperfections
and shortcomings. And So he adjures his
party friends to hold fast to all that he
has given them in the WY of pointers and
policies. and continue, even with empty
pockets. to go up against the money power
and all that it represents. o..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10

top of the mountain was blown Into the
air. letting fall upon the unprepared people
a few miles away a rain of fire in the form
OF molten stones.
The destruction of Pompeii was compare
lively slow, the city being buried under a
fall of ashes which. mingling with the rain
falling in torrents intermittently during the
eruption. formed a pasty mud. This later
solidiied and thus the city was hidden from
view for centuries. The loss of life has
been variously estimated at from 1000 in
both Pompeii and Herculaneum to twenty
times that number Judging from the time
allowed the people to escape and the fact
that there was no danger to life on the
waters, it is considered as probable that
the lower estimates are more accurate. In
Lisbon the loss of life Is recorded at $4,000.
After the earthquake had slain many thou
sands tidal wave swept across the sea
walls and through the already ruined city.
destroying another multitude. while later
fires ragged with such violence as to kill
other thousands. There was but little
chance for the inhabitants to escape.
At. st. Pierre there was no refuge for
those of the people who were not burned
or suffecated in the first few moments of
the fall of fire. The ships in the roadstead
were destroyed before they could hoist
their anchors. Even a liner with full steam
on making a brief stop at the port, was
consumed by the flames before she could
run out beyond the death zone. Another
steamer reached the sea, with nearly all Of
her crew dead from the falling fire and the
fumes 1t seems a strange perversion of
fate that the only vessel thus far reported
to have escaped unscathed is a schooner.
which found favoring wind while the
steamers were being burned When she
got to sea she met currents so perverse,
doubtless in consequence of the violent dis
turbance OF the earth. that she was as a
cork the waves for some hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
American Warfare in the Philippines.

The letter of Secretary Root in response
to the Senate resolution of inquiry concern
ing General Bells RECOMMENDATION orders
and the alleged kill-and-burn orders of
General Smith develops clearly the adj
ministrations view of the proper conduct
of military operations for the suppression
of guerrilla warfare in the Philippines. and
draws a distinction between the justifiable
orders and conduct which the government
approves. and the very different instruc-
tions attributed to General Smith, which
the government, by ordering a court-mar-
tiaI trial of the case. condemns. This dem
onstration is accomplished by presenting
the original documents, which show the
policy followed by the American army in
the recent warfare in Batangas and Samar.
the reasons for that policy. the authority for
It, the humane treatment OF the natives
under It. it's complete success, and the ap-
prevail of it by the War Department: and
which also exhibit the entirely different
treatment and effective disapproval visited
upon the Incorporate expressions attrib
uted to General Smith. which formed
part of the government policy, and were
wholly inconsistent with it. The reconcen-
tration and retaliation orders issued by
General Bell are declared to be in strict
conformity with the letter and spirit of the
army instructions contained in general
orders. No 100, adjutant generals office,
1853 General Bells orders were approved
by General Chaffee. and not disapproved by
the War Department, which aided in their
enforcement
Thus the government fully sustains the
vigorous campaign waged in Batangas and
Samar and the written orders upon which
1t was based. 1t disclaims knowledge of
any orders of the kind said to have been is
sued by Gen. Smith and in disapproval
thereof commands official investigation of
the violent expressions attributed to him
by Maj. Waller.
The public before it can reach jus con-
clusion in Gen. Smiths case must await
the arrival of the record. including the tes
timony of the Waller court martial and
perhaps also of that of Gen. Smith himself.
The surface indications suggest that no
formal written order was issued by Gen.
smith Gen. Chafee cables that Walters
testimony related to "a conversation had
with General Smith and that .'of course
he Smith intended remarks to refer to
persons hostile to troops, not those
friendly"
Very clearly the government does not in
tend that Gen. Smiths savage words. ut
tered it would seem. in the heat of pas
sion over the treacherous massacre of Balan-
giga shall be construed voicing either
the armys or the administration policy
in the Philippines. How far the violent eX-
pressIons attributed to him will be viewed
as blamabIe or punishable by the govern
ment or the American people can be de-
ternined only when all the surrounding
and explanatory circumstances are known.
For the present there should be suspension
M Judgment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
A Disappointment.

If l was a-runnin the earth you would see
How very convenient an earth ought to be.
I've number of schemes that I'd quickly
put through
If jes' had the funds and an army or two.
They are maxim some terrible rows, pears
to me.
Bout things that are simple as plain abe
OF food an of comfort ther'd ne'er be a
dearth.
We'd be happy II 1 was a-runnin' the earth.
But Fate landed mel dunno why or how
By some pesky trick at the back of a plow:
An the men with the wealth an the power.
you see,
Are too headstrong and proud to be guided
by me.
The farms goin slack. I am worryin' so
That 1 don't feel inclined to plant or to
NOW.
1t tries mans patience fur all it is worth
To farm when you ought to be runnin' the
earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
The Pension Bureau.

With the nomination of Mr. Evans to be
consul general at London, and that of Mr..
Ware to be commissioner of pensions. a
text is given for a final word about a
much discussed subject. 1t will be widely
used, and, very naturally and properly.
Mr.. Evans himself improves the oppor
tunity. His statement which appears in
print today. is intended to set at rest the
story that he has been forced out of the
pension bureau. and that his retirement
marks a change of policy there in conso-
rance with the wishes of those who during
his whole term of service as commissioner
have been his bitter antagonists.
1t Is easy to believe that. without
thought of surrenderirg to the opposition
Mr.. Evans had grown tired of the abuse of
his enemies. He had made his record. and
had stood by 1t. He had been Loyalty sup
ported by the press of the country, ire
spective of party. and by both President
Mckinley and President Roosevelt. He
could not in reason or modesty assume
that his presence at the head of the bu-
reau was essential to its conduct on lines
of fairness and justice to both the govern
ment and to the old soldiers. and so partly
for his own personal comfort he relinquished
his post In recognition of his excellent
services there, the President has appointed
him to another responsible office.
Mr.. Ware, who succeeds Mr.. Evans as
commissioner of pensions, is the President
own choice for the place. He was not an
applicant. nor was his name presented by
the politicians. The politicians made other
recommendations. Presumably, therefore,
the President who had Endorsed the course
OF Mr.. Evans. felt that in Mr.. Ware he
had found a man capable of continuing it.
and so appointed him. The future alone of
course can determine the accuracy of his
judgment But the new commissioner both
by reason of the Presidents Endorsement
and his excellent standing among his neigh
bors. is entitled to the confidence of the
country at the very outset.
The man of affairs who INDUCES in rhyme
must always pay a certain penalty. The
penalty is more apt to be jocular than
severe. Mr.. Ware has written verses in his
leisure moments, and now has to answer
for them. But maybe they come in very
well. Under Commissioner Tanner we had
a sort of sentimental justice in the pension
bureau. Under Commissioner Evans a mat
ter-of-fact. prosaic justice. Under Commfs-
sioner Ware we may look for poetic justice
And let us hope that it will be poetic JUS
tice, indeed for those pension attorneys
who are nursing expectations of rich pick
ings' again with Mr.. Evans out of office
and across the sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
The West Indian Horror

The disaster on the Island OF Martinique
takes rank with the greatest catacIysms on
record 1t compares with the destruction
OF Pompeii and the even greater loss Of
life In the Lisbon earthquake. Indeed. later
reports may fix the loss Of life ut so high
figure as TO give this horror first rank
among the authentic instances of destruc-
tive, hSnsulsions Of nature. The eruption of
the tvoscanO was OF a peculiar sort. having
occurred with comparatively insignificant
pref-sytory symptoms. with Il suddenness
rarely recorded One theory is that water
had filtered through the fssures of the
earth. opened by the earlier disturbances
and falling in volume upon the molten mat
ter Of the volcano formed steam in quanti-
ties sufficient to cause terrific explosion
This Is reasonable expla nstion of the
violence and suddenness with which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
The Punishment of Burglars.

The murderous disposition of the men
who rob at night was again illustrated in
the case of the would-be thief who, when
interrupted in this city the other night by
policeman. shot his eaptor. That he failed
to kill the brave policeman is a stroke Of
good fortune for that officer and for the
community. The criminal deserves no con-
sideration for his bad aim. Nor does any
marauder by night who enters "a dwelling
to steal its contents. He goes armed, in
tending to kill If molested. His very act OF
entrance carries with 1t the purpose and the
provision Of the most malicious murderer
who Stays for the sake of killing. Until
lawmakers recognize this truth and enact
1t into the statutes, burglary will not be
effectively checked. And conversely. just
so soon as the District for instance. is
given the benefit of such law, burglary
In this Jurisdiction will decrease.