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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Youne TeddY improving Rapidly.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 15.-This was
an uneventful day at the Groton
school. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has
improved very rapidly and, for the
first time since his illness, he par
took of solid food, meat being in
Guided in the diet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Two Beers SAIL for America.

The Hague, Feb. 17.-Messrs. VOL
marens and Vessels sailed for New
York on board the Holland-American
line steamer Rotterdam from Bou-
logne, February II. Their trip to the
United States was decided upon at a
conference at the house of Mr.. Kru-
ger February IL. Messrs. Wolmarens
and Vessels intend to tour the United
States in the interests of the Beers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Frank James can.t Give BOND.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE or
der of the circuit court to stop per-
formances of the play, "The James
Boys in Missouri viii not go into
effect. Frank James said that he
could not furnish the $4,000 bond re-
quired by Judge Teasdale before the
Injunction granted should become
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Another Railroad for Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 15.-Secretary
Grimes granted a charter yesterday
to the Denver, Kansas & Atlantic
Railroad company to construct 1,426
miles of road, with a capital stock
of SIS, 1000, 900. The line is to run from
Denver southeast to Marshall, Ok.
thence via Oklahoma City through
the Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations to Paris, Tex.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Germanv.s Gift to Boers.

Berlin, Feb. 15-The German Boer
relief committee has voted an i'm
mediate grant of 100000 marks, hall
in cash and half in material com.
forts, for the use of the Beers in the
concentration camps Of South Africa
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
opera House BLOCK Rnrned.

Carl Junction, Mo-, Feb 17.-Fire
early yesterday morning destroyed
the opera house block, including
three stocks of general merchandise.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. Mark
Enos, miner, was caught by falling
walls and fatally injured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
Latest Rumor About the Boer War.

London, Feb. 1.-THE latest rumor
from the war. Office is to the effect
that peace will be declared by the
end of April or the beginning of May.
The mass of the people are tired of
the Boer war.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
A Fishing Schooner wrecked.

Gloucester, Mass, Feb. 15.-The
Gloucester paddock fishing schooner
Elsie H. Smith has been wrecked on
Cape Cod. Two of her crew were
drowned and 16 were saved in the
breeches buoy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-19
The Champion American wrestler Won.

Buffalo, N. Y. Feb. (15.-Tom Jen-
kins, of Cleveland, the champion
American wrestler, last night defeat
ed Jim Parr, the champion of En-
gland, in a match announced to be
for the international championship.
Jenkins won two straight falls.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

the nursery by storm. Each picture, too is
faced by a description which is by itself
triumph. Never was there book for children
to surpass this IL takes its place beside Lewis
CdrrOlIs Alice" with TennieIs Illustrations. as
a classic which generation after generation of
children will prize as source of fiawIess joy
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

there -was-and said. Play at being a Beaver."
and All-the- Beaver there-Wds played rle took
tho Cow All the Cow there was-and said.
II Play at being a Cow and All-the- Govt here
played He took the Turtle-All- the Turtle
thrrc-vas- said Play At being "A Turtle. -"
and All-th--turtIe- thcre-was played one by one
hr took all the beasts and birds and fishes, AID
told them what to play
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Not content with reciting his wonderful mar
ratves in this enhancing manner. Mr klplInS
adds inimitable verses to them. and Illustrates
them with drawings of his own, that II not
technically perfect. have some artistic quality,
and. what is more to the point. possess an
originality and q quaintness which should t|ke
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

the animals permission to come out and play
This IS the way in which he puts It:
And the animals said. 20. Eldest Magician.
what shall We play at?" and he said. II will
show you" He took the Elephant-All-the-
Elephant there -Was-and said Play at being
an Elephant" and All-the- e-Elephant-there-w
PLAYED. lie took the Beaver-All- -the-Beaver-
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

a-tpuI-h~d and hurt. and hr Is talking through his
Iic Is pulius very hard, and SD r. the CrOtodile,
through the water tn help thc Elephants child.
green. greasy Limpopo River tbut am not allow
the tWt-ry roots and the eight leaves Is one OF the
Underneath the truly picture are shadows OF Y
tWu lions. two JstrtChes. two oxen. two cdmrls.
rats. but think they rock k-ruhbits- They don
they looked pretty. They would look very tine II
extract, from Just Stories for Little Children
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Ill,d by the Crocodile. He is much surprised and
nose and saying Led 20, You are hurtig be,
bat the Bit tolorrd Py thOu- Roc Snake ~ hurryuS
All that black stun is the banks of the great grey
"a 20 paint these pctureS) and the bOttlytree with
fever trees thar there.
.rtcdu animals walking into an African ark. There
two sheep. ana two other things that look like
mean any thing. 1 put them in because l thought
] We're allowed to paint them Illustrations and
Copyright. 1892 by Rudyard kipling.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Book titles, they say. are gradually getting
used up. Mr. Henry James has had TO forgive
another novelist for using his title Of Passion
ate Pilgrim having borrowed iI himself By
the way-and now complaint is made that the
title Of Mr.. CrawfOrds forthcoming novel,
Cecilia repeats that of one published BY Mr..
;. V. MakOwer a few years ago How about
Fanny Burney's novel, Cecilia" published IN
1892?
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Mr.. Morley is reported to have found the sort
ing and arrangement of GladstOne's papers an
even heavier task than he had anticipated, and
there is apparently no certainty as 10 the period
Of publication of the biography.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Andrew Lang has finished the second
volume Of his History Of Scotland and ii Iy
TO be published before the end OF the year
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

There Is a possibility that we are TO learn
some new and interesting facts about Goethe
Something Of the kind is said 70 be recorded in
the forthcoming volume of letters written by bis
sister COrnelia 10 a friend.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05


iumpho
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Mr.. f. V. Lucas who ia preparing new el4-
tion Of Lambs works intends 90 put INTO oN'
volume all Lambs books for children.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Mr.. Jerome X. JerOme's new noTe' nov, Holdins
conjectured partly autobiOgrapnieai-. i-..oI,ire the
that only here and there does one one ~ a UtIls
brain OF man and retain the hea heaHS- Kennels
child, an English critic says that MI Ml-,sIngy =
Grahame and MIR. jerome meet SUI
this rare combination"
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Mr. George Moore's forthcoming book Ant
Jr-Ghort The Untitled FieId"-is a story OF
Irish exile. a study of the emigrant ship and
the Irishmen it carries away from the land
which most of them win never see again.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

Mrs. Max Muller's biography Of her husoahd'
volumes.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

The Grey Wig" Mr. ZangViils new novel,
is nearly ready for issue. 80 are Mr. Tom Oai-
Ions Mystery of John Peppcrcorn,' and Nj
Andrew Lang's humorous book The pls-A-
tanslers.'
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

The hitherto uncoIIected speeches and ,,Snsd 1Jrsd
writings OF Daniel Webster are 10 be Pla PuD V-ill
this season by Little. Brown & co. Ihe'
I'LL three volumes.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

MIR Dooley who has much quaint N.sf vs.. AZ
wrapped up in his fOoling, is writing l,ssnt
papers for The Century" They VIII P''
his opinions on literary subjects.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

a Forsaken Temple" is the title q
cite which Miss Anne Douglas Sc
author of The Rescue" and The
OF Camelid." has prepared for "Th
IL is "A story of friendship between v
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Virginia and Maryland on Crusade.

The authorities of both Maryland and Vir-
giria are indica ting their good will In the
matter of clearing out the moral plague
spots which tester on the borders of the
District. In Maryland last night raid
was made upon resort at one of the no
torious settlements Of gamblers and vicious
characters just across the District line to-
ward the east and prisoners were captured
Ia such number as to give either the jail
OF the county full attendance for few
weeks or the local treasury generous In
come II the law is strictly enforced The
only marvel is that this not done be-
fore as the raided establishment has been
conducted openly for a long period, and
yesterdays occasion was in no wise excep-
tional. This settlement, separated from the
District only by an imaginary line, Is par
ttcularly offensive to the people OF Wash
lngton. especially in view of the fact that II
is necessary, in order to reach one OF the
nearby water resorts. to pass through the
evil community and for passengers to the
former place to come IN contact with the
rough and even dangerous crowd of patrons
of the dens. The entire elimination of this
traffic is possible II the officers of each of
the counties adjacent to the District Will
persistently seek the enforcement of the
classes of Iawbreakers constantly on the
move they will soon find it profitable to
seek other regions. Their natural tendency
is to settle on or near a car line, and this
condition renders 1t the easier to drive them
out Of the local field.
Over in Virginia wholesome results of the
Jackson City fire are in prospect. Incl
dental to the trial OF the man charged with
setting the blaze the courts are securing a
mass of evidence showing clearly the char
acter of the burned places. and it Is now
possible at a minimum of cost and effort to
convict the proprietors of those resorts of
viola ton of the Law and to force them per
manentiy out of Alexandria county. AS IN
Maryland. the vicious resorts are located
with reference to the lines of travel, and
there are only two places in nearby Nir-
ginia which offer opportunities to these peo
pie to establish themselves, Jackson City
and Rosslyn. With the former purged by
Are ard kept free from contamination
through the diligence of the courts, Rosslyn
will remain a subject for remedial atten-
t!on. The recent disorders there in which
the soldiers from Fort Myer participated
pointed to one way at least to the reforma-
tion Of the settlement. If the federal gov
ernnleut could find a way 10 control the ap-
proach TO the military post it would soon
be able to supplement the reformatory en-
deavors of the county in an effective man
ner. This. however, would require time.
While some such arrangement is being de-
yised it is 70 be hoped that the county, aid
ed perhaps by the state with funds and
legal talent will continue the good work
already begun at Jackson City and root out
the foul establishments which now menace
the peace and morals of the capital.
Evening star., 1902-08-04
The Congressional Campaign.

The bail has opened. Chairman Babcock
has called his staff around him and settled
down 10 business in New York, while Chair
man Griggs is directing operations for the
democrats from headquarters here in Wash
iugtOn. The one man is entirely familiar
with his work. The other is a new figure in
the national field. But every congressional
campaign stands upon its own bottom. Mr..
Babcock Will find many changes since 1900
which will test his judgment without re-
gard to his past successes, and Mr.. Griggs,
who has had some experience in local
field may be expected to capitalize that to
advantage IN the larger task to which he Is
now addressing himself.
These men are very much in earnest and
their plans are assurance that we are to
have a spirited campaign. 1t would be a
public misfortune If this were not so. Sham
or half-hearted, contests in our politics
would be a betrayal Of national interests
1t Is idle TO point out that with demo-
cratic House and a republican Senate the
Fifty-eighth Congress could do no business
which would invite partisan controversy
Control of the House Is always q prize In
itself. and always worth the most serious
effort TO win. We may be very sure there
fore that Mr.. Griggs means what he says
and that he Will be assisted until the close
OF the polls IN November by the advice of
many of the ablest men in the democratic
party.
So far the republicans are concerned
it Is not merely a question of holding on to
what they now have. There are divisions In
the party which are not, and could not be-
disguised. They are the natural products
of the party's success. They relate princi-
pally 10 the tariff but are not confined to
that subject. They threaten al present no
such disruption as the democratic party suf-
fered In the matter OF silver. But they de-
mand attention, and II they do not receive
II promptly the consequences to the party
may be disastrous. What is necessary for
the republicans 10 show In this campaign
therefore is the ability to harmonic their
differences. and give the country assurance
that continued republican control will mean
a continued purpose on their part to grap-
pie with issues they may arise
The people are prosperous, but not indif-
ferent on that account to the public well
fare. II the campaign shall show a lack of
red fire and OF drums and nfes as COM
pared with the campaigns of 1896 and 1900
we need draw no unfavorabIe conclusions
Great shoutlngs are not always manifesto
tiOnS of real interest.
Evening star., 1902-08-04

racy's action in 1896 MFR. Sewau, who was
Mr. Bryan's running mate that year. was
an eastern ship builder, prosperous and per-
sonally popular He probably had small
sympathy with Mr.. Bryans views about ma
tional questions. But he was democrat,
and desired his party's success even on a
platform to which he could not give his un-
qualified support. Like other democrats of
that day, he wanted to win at the polls,
and was willing to trust to luck for a salts
factory working out of all problems with
the democracy in power. And so he accept
ed second place on the ticket with Mr.. Bry-
an, and threw both his name and his wallet
into the scale.
Mr.. Nixon is no more a Bryanite than was
Mr.. Sewall. His New York training and
connections make him a friend of sound
money. His profitable business as ship
builder leads him to favor the ship subsidy
scheme He has no record on the tariff, but
he Is probably not a free trader. In a gen.
eral way he is a democrat and having sup
ported Mr.. Bryan twice for the presidency
Is probably prepared to do SO again. Would
he, as Mr. Sewall did, accept second place
on his party's national ticket. in the hope
OF promoting his party's success at the
polls, and trusting to luck in case of sue
cess for satisfactory solution of all vexed
problems?
Mr. Troup proposes Mr.. Bryan again be-
cause he believes the Nebraska leader "can
poll more votes than any other democrat In
the country. That Is simple platform.
He as much says: Let us first catch the
hare, and then decide how we shall serve
it." Is there second TO Mr. Troup's nomi-
nations?
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Keep UP the Coast Defenses! !!

If the coast defsnses of this country are
worth anything at all, they are surely
worth maintenance in the best of condition,
which means their manning with crews of
highly efficient artfllerymen. This neces-
sarily involves expense In the providing Of
ammunition and the holding of frequent
drills and trials. But, assuredly. the end
is worth the cost 1t is deplorable that
board of inspection should find conditions
at the coast Notifications as bad as they
are reported to be in the eyes of the Off
GERS who recently made the rounds of these
works. They found. 1t is said. that not
only were some of the guns badly mounted.
but that the crews were. in many instances,
utterly inefficient. ignorant of the working
of the mechanism of the weapons, and de-
cidedly deficient in their target practice.
This condition was generally complained
of before the war with Spain caused Con-
gress to devote large appropriations to
coast defenses 1t was hoped that the old
deficiencies of the artillery service would
be remedied when millions were spent In
guns and emplacements. But apparently
the personnel has not kept pace with the
artillery and the consequence is the unsat
isfactory showing of the defenses under
the scrutiny of the experts 1t has been
urged in this connection that it is unwise
to cause the men in charge Of these guns
to use them freely for target practice, In
the fear that this proceeding will permit
too easy an acquaintance with the location
and the character and efficiency of the bat
teries. If this objection is valid, no time
should be lost in providing central testing
and practice grounds fitted out with dupli-
Gates of all the types of guns used on the
coast where detachments of the gun crews
could assemble at intervals from the
rious posts and be put through courses of
instruction and training. This Should be
frequently done, so that no man need grow
rusty. But it may be doubted whether
such secrecy is necessary or desirable Pre-
sumably today in every war office in Eu-
rope there rests a detailed plat of the coast
defenses of the United States, the ranges
of the guns and the various routes of both
land and water approach The military at
tache who could not obtain such nforma-
ton would not be worth his salt to his
government. And even If these facts are
not known now it would not be long after
the first whisper Of a war before every
necessary detail would be ascertained
through spies, willing to sacrifice their
lives If need be-
If ten million dollars a year is necessary
to keep these guns and their crews in con-
ton, 1t should be expended as freely as are
the heavy sums spent for repairs and main
tenance upon the ships of the navy. If
the money Is begrudged by Congress, then
1t were quite as well that the guns be
broken up and sold for junk rather than
maintained on basis Of questionable ef-
f1ctency, a false guarantee of security
from foreign attack little better than the
Quaker guns" of the civil war.
Evening star., 1902-08-04
King Edward.

The official news about King Edward s
condition is altogether assuring. But gos-
sip continues. and second postponement of
the coronation at the last moment would
occasion no great surprise. The world, how
ever, Will hope for the best. Sympathy for
the august invalid is universal Nor is
there wanting admiration for the manner
in which he received on the occasion of his
breaking down trying a stroke of hard
fortune as ever fell to the lot of any man.
He held the surgeon with his knife at arm s
length as long as he could, in order to try
to meet the whetted appetites of his sub
jects for brilliant ceremonial, and yielded
only when the choice was the knife or
death. He has since borne himself with
great patience, and this has added to the
interest with which the world now regards
him. If he shall prove equal to the abridged
program which has been prepared for Sat
urday. and then rally the more rapidly, as
/. Is hoped he may, from his affiction the
general wish will be gratifed
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Mr.. Bryan and New ENGLAND.

II turns out that Mr.. Bryans New Eng
land trip has not been wholly without en-
couragement. What can the man expect
In that quarter?' many people asked them
selves when the trip was announced. That
is still the enemy's country for him. 1t will
never be otherwise. No man In all that
section is giving a serious thought to his
political fortunes"
This observation was hasty. One man at
least appears who Is giving as much thought
to Mr.. Bryan now as he did six and two
years ago. This man Is Alexander Troup
OF Connecticut, of sufficient Importance to
have been at one time a member of the
democratic national committee. He proposes
Mr- Bryan for a third nomination to the
presidency, and links with his name for
the vice presidency that OF Lewis Nixon of
New York and Tammany Hall.
This would repeat In a way the democ-
Evening star., 1902-08-04
A Slightly Confused Opinion.

Il can easily understand why authors
complain that there isn't much money in
literature. remarked Mr. Cumrox.
Where do you think the difficulty lies?"
''In the authors lack of business sense.
They put the books like Dante's and Mil
tons. works such as make you feel like you
was doing days work when you read EN-,
into shape for the market at the most ex-
pensive prices. The real interesting ones
that you want to read from cover to cover
such as Mabers Mad Marriage and 'Dopy
Dick, the Hypnotic Detective are sold in
paper covers at the ridiculous figure of 80
cents a volume
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Practical Consideration,

When Shakespeare wrote some years ago,
No doubt he sometimes said,
Il wonder If the critics will
Applaud me when I'm dead"
But oftener no doubt he asked
The treasurer polite,
Who sold the tickets at The Globe,
''How's business tonight"
And when he heard of standing room,
Which eager townsmen bought,
Perchance he didn't care rap
For what the critics thought,
Evening star., 1902-08-04
The Leesburg Inquest.

The freedom with which names are men,
TONED In the inquiry into the Leesburg
iyncning suggests that if the disposition
exists 1t should be comparatively easy to
proceed against the leaders in that atrocity
There was no attempt at concealment or
disguise. The whole affair took place in
the open day. Men were recognized and In
some cases expostulated with by their more
conservative neighbors as they went about
their terrible errand. Now the court is
learning from the most reliable sources Of
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Typhoid.
From the Philadelphia Press.

That typhoid Is a water-b borne disease ia
now universally admitted, and is the chief
Justihcation for the enormous expenditure
now IN progress to secure this c.ty wafer
from which the typhoid bacillus and other
d1sease germs and impurities shall have
been filtered out. But filtration white ~
VIII decrease typhoid. cannot be expected
70 extlnguish 1t wholly. Ice and milk are
ramniar vehicles Of typhoid conveyance.
Spanish war showed the soil contamin.tad
tS py typhoid patients is a direct purveyor Of
Evening star., 1902-08-04

The famous foreign violinist whose
friends now accuse his secretary of being
a Svengali Is a lucky man. The least sus-
pieion that the bow wielder is the subject
of a powerful will, that his music Is the
transmitted thought power of a hypnotist.
would suffice to swell the audiences to an
extraordinary degree. Other advertising
devices become crude and commonplace in
comma riSon
Evening star., 1902-08-04
Out of Politics.

From the -ew York Sum-
President Roosevelt Secretarv Root ora
the United States army have removed the
pnii1ppine question from the politics Of
!i Iyo2' and probably likewise from the poll
tlon OF our legitimate sovereignty in the
Islands and the continued exercise Of onr
duties and rights under that soyereigntv
are are, no more questions at issue than is fed.
eiai 1orasn1ctlon over Porto Rico or Alaska
Evening star., 1902-08-04

No matter how far from communication
with land the King of England's yacht may
CO. reports of his physical condition and
his personal intentions as to the corona
tion will continue to come London has de-
veloped some journalistic enterprise of It's
Evening star., 1902-08-04
] JuYenile Reggars
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
No more charitable work, or work more
valuable to the community, could be per-
formed than that which the Visitation and
Aid Society has undertaken In securing the
arrest of juvenile beggars. The society
proposes to take the children from the
streets and from the homes where they are
taught to depend upon society for living,
and place them where they will be dis
cipllned and taught to work for a living