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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Disappointed In Love.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. S.-Disappointed
in love affair, Miss Pearl Scott, Of
this city, committed suicide yesterday
at the home of her parents by drink
ing an ounce of carbolic acid Miss
Scott was % years of age and of a
well known family. She left a request
20 be buried in black.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Additional Guard for Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 5.-As a re
suit of Henry Weilbrenner's attempt
Tuesday night to get to the president
with loaded revolver, request has
been sent to secret service headquar.
tiers in Washington to have the force
strengthened by at least three or four
men.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Three Men Killed While Thawins Powde,

Three Men Killed While Thawing Powder
Everett, Wash, Sept. S.-Three men
were instantly and two other men and
boy badly injured by an explosion
Of dynamite in the Pride mine in the
Monte Christie district Sunday evening.
The men were thawing powder when
the explosion occurred.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Squadron Had Quieting Eject.

Washington, Sept. 8. The navy
department has received a long cable
gram from Rear Admiral Cotton at
Beirut, stating that matters are quiet
now and that the presence of a squad
ron has had an excellent effect. He
says he has been in communication
with Consul Ravandal and Minister
Leishman.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Torrance for Vice Presidept.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 8.-Department
Commander A. w. Smith, of the Kan
sas G. A. R., returned yesterday from
San Francisco, where he attended the
national encampment. He brought
home the news that Gen. Ell Torrance,
Of st. Paul, Mimi, was to receive the
backing of the old soldiers of the west
for Roosevelt's running mate next
year
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11

Death from Operation for Appendicitis
Brainerd, Mimi, Sept S-State Sem
ator A. F. Ferris died to-day following
m operation for appendicitis. He was
president of the First national bank OF
Rrainerd.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Three Men Crushed by q Cave-in.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept Mike
Jessy, John Cranz and Dan Sabin, three
laborers, were crushed to death by
the caying In OF a 16-foot bank at the
excavation for the site of q new hotel
on Sixth and San Joaquin streets. The
Qen were buried alive under tons OF
earth.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
A Boy Killed by a Live Wire.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. S.-A severe
rain and windstorm last night broke
several poles of the city electric light
ing plant and endangered the lives of
many people. At Second and Robidoux
streets a live wire on the pavement
killed True Raney. aged Is. son of a
grocer, and dangerously burned Will
liam Downs.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Hace Riot In = saloon.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 8.-During a
race riot late last night in a saloon at
Monessen, between white and negro
coal miners, Lemuel Gilmore. white.
was fatally shot by George Williams.
. negro.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
AraInst Zioni.t COLONY in Africa.

Against Zionist Colony I'm Africa
London, Sept. 8.-Sir Charles Eliot,
the high commissioner for East Africa,
Is said to have reported strongly
against the British governments
project Of Zionist colony in the East
African protectorate.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
second Victim of Locomotive Explosion.

Second Victim of Locomotive EXPLOSION
Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept. S.-F1reman
Chester C. Keltner. of Bloomington, the
second victim of the explosion OF 10
connective on the Chicago & Alton at
Greenwich Sunday morning, died Mon
day morning at the Jacksonville hos
pital, having been horribly scalded ana
otherwise injured.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Two Men AsphyxIated.

Elk City, Ok, Sept. 5.-Charles
Givers and Monroe Mattocks are dead
bere as a result of what is supposed to
be asphyxiation from fire damp in
well which they were digging.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
New Military Dspartmert.

Washington. Sept. Sit is probable
that new military department wiz
be created in the middle west to b.
known as the Department of Kansas
with Headquarters at Kansas City o,
St Louis.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
r,.,nm..ter short to Resign.

Chanute, Kan, Sept. 5.-Trainmaster
Short. who has been with the Santa
Fe railroad "a years. win resign In .
few weeks to devote his time to his oil
interests here.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
remple for Neero Pythian..

St. Louis, Sept. 6.-The Information
al supreme lodge Of negro Knights of
Pythias, in session here, voted to erect
a $1,000 temple. The details of the
plan were placed in committees
hands.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
A store Quilted by Fire.

Burlington, Ia, Sept. THE Paris
store was Quilted by fire yesterday.
The loss on the stock and building is
$4,000. Smoke and water caused a
loss Of $4,000 to adjacent stocks
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11
Milne Onerator. Emplox Prinrle.

MING OpefAtOfS FfTugIe.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 6.-The mine
operators of Usage county have en-
gagged ]. T. Pringle, of Burlingame,
speaker of the house, to be one of their
attorneys in the trust inquiry.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-09-11

Beirut, Syria, Sept. 5.-The United
States cruisers Brooklyn and San
Francisco have arrived here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24

and into the muddy wnter, where he foun-
d-rd around while Tom. who had been
brought out Of the silly state, stood on the
edge and never once offered TO h lp.
Ike WIS almost drowned before he
reached the shore and his clothes were
mined.
That night when the boy hypnotist
reached home his kind father took him
out In the bar and all the n, ighbors smiled
knowingly when they heard coming from
that building a large number of sounds
which would very likely have been made
by boy just about the size and age OF Zeke
il man about the size and strength OF
Mr.. Higgins had been dressing him down
with a rawhide. whip, a whip like the one
which Mr.. Higgins always kept in the barn.
ready for Use.
But it must be admitted that none OF the
neighbors saw any operation OF that kind;
all they could do was to guess.
1t was q long time before Zoke told his
friends this story. He said he tried TO
hypnotic his father, but the power seemed
to have run away down and 1t wouldn't
work bit.
This tale is true. honest Injun, and all
the boys who live In the town Of q .kesville
have many times 4 zen hanging on the barn.
door the whip which MIR. Higgins used
during that terrible few minutes 30 long
ago.
To be continued
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NEW LONDON FOR HEALTH.
She Can Show . Fine List OF Residents
Grown Old and Still Spry.

new LONDON, Conn.,, May S.-Although
1t is not exactly the sort of boast that she
cares to make, New London Is an admirable
city in which to live and grow old with
perfect health a companion.
Within q radius OF half-mhe there are
living here Mrs. Pitt Wheeler, who is nearly
90; Mrs Samuel Green, whose golden wed
ding was celebrated fourteen years ago;
Mr. and Mrs. James Newcomb, who observed
theirs ten years ago. Mr. and Mrs. George
Washington Rogers. who are both over So
Mr.. and Mrs. S.abury +, Rogers, who had
a sixtieth anniversary in the early spring;
Mrs Charles Boss, ST.. who is far along TO
her ninetieth year; Mrs, Samuel Smith.
who is IS; William Clark who Ia over 81;
Mrs. Preston. who ia 81; Johl Spalding.
who is 50; Jonathan Douglas, who Ii nearing
co. Mrs Armstrong, who is over 80; Mrs.
Hannah Chappell who is bright and active
at IS, and Mrs. Cornelia Chapel, who u
over no, yet a good business woman still.
Mrs. Caroline Holt Clark died tn. other day
aged 100, having all her faculties TO the last
She was a real Daughter OF the American
Revolution.
Outside OF the area are the Comstock
brothers and sisters, whose four ages aggre-
gate $751; Daniel Moran Of Division street.
who Ia wearing on to 90, his wife OF the same
age and many others who could be cited.
They are all In good health. able to visit.
do their household work and take an inter-
est in current events. The Weather
think nothing OF taking . railway journey
across the continent.
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Zeke went in ahead and settled Prof.
| Rogers by a wave of the hand. and, later.
the pupils when they giggled as the box was
brought in.
that Tom Stringer was a strange monster,
and the professor put on two pairs OF spec
tacles the better to examine the discovery.
just to stir things up. Zeke told Tom
he was a kangaroo. and the boy JumI ca
Then Zeke made him think he was a rooster.
and the way he tapped his arms and crowed
made tears come to the eyes Of the children
whom Zeke had brought to themselves 90
they could snioy the III Performance a's%s.n. Tom
swung his head from side to side and stuck
his nose through the wooden bars as II
asking for peanuts. Then the boy hyP-
notist forgot himself and waved the wrong
hand =. thS Saged s, ss Tao sad
children. this is real live monkey 70.
GENTLY captured on the scorching plains OF
Gazamabook He Is monkey In more
ways than ore 30 please do not annoy him
y .t RHk 1Ssy , Tia through the bars dc
Truth to tell, Tom was Wild. When
he saw the trick being played upon him
he gritted his teeth in q rage and threatened
to do all sorts Of naughty things to his
captor.
For half an hour he was exhibited In the
schoolroom. until finally he shook one OF the
bars loose and was soon chasing Zeke
around the room
The 200 children made wild dash for
the door, but Zeke waved his hand IA and
Tom at once turned silly again. When
everything had quieted down, Zeke waved
his right hand at the teacher and suggested
that the school be dismissed for the day.
This. was at ONCE done and the little omen
started home filled with glee.
Zeke figured II out that II be LETT Tom
silly ne would get into trouble: II Re brought
him back to his senses, Tom would whip
him It was frightful condition OF
IN make horse Of him, finally muttered
Zeke.
wave OF the hand. q whispered word.
and there was Tom cantering around on
his hands and knees, with Zeke on hiS back.
.Gitap there! G'long'' and away went
the boy horse and his rider.
They rassed hundreds OF curious people,
who couldn't understand why Tom Stringer
should be making such 1901 OF himself.
s,op him failed, and the rider had all he
could do to keep from falling OF.
He yelled whoa hundred times or
more but the horse didn't seem TO know
what Il meant and the first thing he knew
they were down close to the place where
a new bridge was being built over tho
Zeke, with death staring him in the face,
n last got his hand around 30 he could
wave It in Toms face and Tom stopped
But, horror OF horrors He stopped
right at the jumping-on place, and 90 quickly
that Zeke was sent flying over his head
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
izing the minting Of kso,ooo gold dollars,

izing the minting Of 100000 gold dollars,
: to be sold as souvenirs in connection with
the exposition, each bearing the bust of
either Mckinley or Jeferson-l25 eco Of
each having been coined. Carrying the
scheme to it's logical conclusion, President
Loubet OF France would be entitled 10 the
fourth place
At this point, however, the regulations
Of the Post Office Department loom Up
again. The rule, as stated, is 10 the effect
that no living American shall be repre-
sented upon United States postage stamps.
President Loubet is. Of course, not an AmeTt-
can, but he Is alive, and the question is,
would the Post Office Depart ment consider
the French President eligible?
In case President Loubet should be ruled
out. the fourth portrait must be sought In
some other direction. 1t has been sug-
gested, that, in this event, the portrait OF
Louis XIV. Of France. in honor Of whom
Louisiana was named, might be considered
as next In line. Then Columbus, as he dis
coverer Of America, Is brought forward
as q proper figure to be thus honored.
1t may be remarked that up to this date
there IL no record that any nation save the
United States has ever issued a postage
stamp bearing the effigy Of sovereign or
ruler OF another nation. At the time the
Department determined to place the por-
trait Of Martha Warrington upon the eight
cent stamp Of the series recently issued the
statement was made that Martha Washing
ton was the first woman to be thus honored
by this Governement, and 1t was accepted
a. true until stamp collector directed at
tention to the fact that the four-dollar
stamp OF the Colombian series, issued in
1893 to commemorate the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, bore the portrait Of Queen Isa-
bella Of Spain. This was the first, and in
fact only, time the honor has been bestowed
by any nation upon the earth.
The Columbian series was the first Of the
commemorative sets Of stamps. although
two specially designed envelopes were
issued at the time Of the Centennial Ex-
position In 1875. The Columbian series was
q record breaker In moro ways than one.
Up TO that time the highest valued postage
stamp was % oents The Columbia set
included the dve-dollar value and every
thing intermediate. At that time tho
series was pronounced the most beautiful
ever issued by any country, the stamps
being nearly twice the size Of the ordinary
insue and really works OF art.
The Mississippi. or Omaha series
was like the Columbian series. Of historical
nature. but comprised only half as many
denominations. The recent Pan-Anassi-
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THE QUEER CASE
OF ZEKE HIGGINS.
He Finds Way to Punish the Town
Bully, bot Gets the Worst of
1t in the End.

Zeke Higgins cried himself to sleep many
time after he discovered that he couldn't
keep people doing things by winking at
them, but on" morning when h" went down.
stairs Ia br- akfast something s,em,d to
tell him TO ask his father for fiva cents.
Zeke had asked the same thing hundreds
OF times before. but it always took week
10 get cent
His surprise. therefore, may be imagined
when his father went down into his pocket
and came out with shiny nickel. Z'ke
bit II to see if it was good. turned 1t over
few times in dazed manner and looked
Of his father in surprise. He did not know
that in asking for the money he had waved
his hand in peculiar manner
Holding out the five-cent piece and
making similar motion, Zeke. just in q
spirit Of fun. remarked
j gu' 50. father, you might as we'll make
quarter. may need 1t to-day in
school"
Once more Mr.. Higgins brought forth
Is cents in small change. which he turned
over To his son without word.
Well III be fingered" said he to him
self. Il don't quite know what this means.
but II certainly looks to me as il father has
been robbing few banks. and has 80 muc h
money he doesn't know what to do with
1t; guess ] might as we'll get all can
while this feeling lasts, and going back he
waved his hand and asked for 81.
he almost dropped dead this time. His
t'rer pulled a wallet IRON an inside pocket
and promptly handed two one-dollar bills
to the boy.
=. zeke got out Of the way quickly for fear
his # Their would repent and ta Ike the money
away. Out in the street he saw huckster.
Waving his hand, he al i'd:
Say, there; give me some good aches:
The huckster looked at him for a second,
Climbed into his We gon, sorted out dozen
o. The best he could find and handed them
over to the boy
All Zeke could say was: well, III be
jiggered!"
Then he ate the pea ches.
Just to try things he went into a candy
store waved his hand and told the girl
70 give him box OF cream chocolates
his she did and she refused payment,
sailing very sweety nd skiing him to drop
tany tine and get all the candy he wanted
Ir nothing.
I'm he jigCered II this doesn't bert any
thing I've ever SEEM" muttered Zeke, AZ
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he got inside end quickly plr ced the candy
unt er his WI istco; t. one piece at a time,
until he wts p ssing the Stringer nome,
when he spied Tom out In the yard putting
the finishing touches on that CT ge.
Zeke at once determined to try his new
power on his old enemy, so he walked boldly
into the yard where the town bully was
hammering away us if his very life depended
nit. -, z.. - ,.,..n.
4 am" replied Tom in harsh voice.
as he hammered on another board ana
left Just enough room to stick 70 ke into
the wooden cage. Then he nailed the
what do you intend to do with it''
asked Zeke, as II he had never seen or
heard of the cage before.
Tom gave an extra hard blow ct the
last nail threw down his tools and stood
.Tm ,ing to use that box to cage. =
monkey just about your size, he said
as he made a quick dart for the other
zeke forgot all about waving, bis hand
and saying so n,thing. for the org 1sllow
few minutes there was lively time In that
part Of the yard.
Then Zeke remembered his reason for
being there, and reaching around 30 that
Tom could see ms mana 10 yeAou'
Hold on. there, Tom.
The bully instantly stopped humping
Zeke's face and asked In wabbly voice,
as II he we're afraid
What do you want! =.
Just you climb into that little bird cage
said Zeke
He waved his hand few times more TO
make sure his funny new power was IN
good working order, and Tom. as II IN q
dream. slowly crawled through the hole
which he had left for the other boy.
The instant he had the tough bully In the
cage. Zeke grabbed the hammer and nalls
and quickly imprisoned Tom; who acted
"a il he were accustomed to being caged
every day Zeke stood back and proudly
gazed upon his work.
sYou certainly are Bird he said With
smile. -Please sing for your feed. Nice
birdie"
Tom couldn't sing any more than can q
giraffe but he let loose half a dozen screcches
which might have been those OF a bird,
but which were not.
Then Zeke sat on the grass and seriously
studied out his case. He decided that ne
must be hypnotst. A wave OF the right
and do what he ordered. while twist OF
the left wrist took the Stiffness out OF them,
He made a number Of experiments which
proved all this by bringing. Tom Stringer
to himself But each time the bully raised
such n rlmpus that Zeke decided to keep
him in silly state all the time; 80 he hailed
an expressman and ordered the cage taken
to the schoolhouse.
He made the man think he was handling
a trunk, and the way Tom was bumped
around hlled Zeks with gles.
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can. or Buffalo, seriee was restricted to S6
| denominations, but printed In Two colors
and pronounced by critics the handsouest
stamps ever produced. The scheme OF
this series was transportation. The pictures
were all in black the borders being In
the standard colors for stamps OF their
respective denominations By mistake .
sheet of tho two-cent and the four-oens
and two sheets of the one-oent stamps were
printed with the picture upside down and
sent to postmasters Copies OF the two
and four cent sell to stamp collectors for
from $500 to $500 each. while the ono cent
inverted sells for SIS 49,,
When the new regular series Of stamps
just issued was projected q little over .
year ago, there was general demand that
the portrait OF President Mckinley should
appear upon one Of the denominations
most In use. The Department gave good
deal OF thought to the matter. and the,
officials in charge we're very anxious to
comply with the requests, but In view Of
the fact that Franklin and Washington
had always adorned the one and two-ccnt
stamps 1t was not deemed exactly proper
to shift them and for this reason MoKinley's
bust was designed upon the postal card.
The impression prevails that the com.
memorative series for the st. Louis Exposl.
ton will portray Mckinley upon the one
cent; Jefferson upon the two cent; MAJ ole on
upon the five cent, and President Ii ut ct.
Louis XIV Of France. for whom louisa no
was ma med, Columbus or some other celeb.
irity for the ten0ent value.
The question OF color scheme has not
been considered. 1t il possible the stamps
ma y be pr !nted in two toloIs. tie roItreits
in black and the frame or border in the e.
tablished colors. but 1t il more likely only
one color for each stamp will be used. Tho
two-color stamps cost the Department
four times az much as the single color ond
involved a vast amount OF work for the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
it will be OF interest to note that tie Depart
ment is constantly in receipt Of re q, ests for
the issue Of a mourning snip for Use W on
black edged stationery. People In ell sta.
tions OF life assert that there IL no tarmcry
or appr p isteness in an envelope with
black edge and a red stamp in the corner,
and they beg the Department to issue
black stamp.
The Department has given much con.
sideration TO the sub ect but has been unable
to comply with the requests on account OF
the rules OF the Universal Postal Union
which prescribe that the lowest value
stamp shall be green; that tire stamp for
domestic use . all be red and the etarp
carrying foreign nail-6 cert-sfal 10
blue. In view Of these restrictions Il fAs
not appeared possible to ireue Q n cunning
stamp, as the DEPARTMENT does not cecn, u
advisa BILE TO print . sta mp in red and sko
N black
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE STAMPS
NAPOLEON'S HEAD MAY APPEAR
on ONE OF THEN.

10 IL About Certain That the Issue VIII Ne
Msde-FOur Stamps PrOposed-Por.
traits Of Jefferson and Mckinley for
Two OF Them-The Fourth Piace.
WASHINGTON, May 2a.-Shall Napoleon
Bonaparte have the distinction of having
his portrait used upon one OF the postage
stamps Of the United StGtes7 The ques-
ton is under consideration now. There
IL more than a possibility OF its being an
swered In the affirm6tive-it Ia in fact quite
probable.
The coca sion for this possible departure
from custom lies in the prospective issue
Of stamps by the Post Office Department
TO commemorate the purchi 90 Of the Louis
lana territory from France in 1903. The
decision to issue a special series Of stamps
has not been finally reached, but there Is
every probability that the issue will be
made.
It is proposed that the commemorative
series OF stamps shall comprise only four
denomtna tons. one, two, five and ten
cents. The details Of size, shape and de-
sign have not been considered officially.
but suggestions as to designs have been
made and filed for future use. Among
the ideas advanced is that Of placing upon
the four stamps portraits Of the leading
factors in the negot atoms In 1903 and In
the events OF a century later
In the first class Jefferson and Napoleon.
OF course, stand alone. 1t is suggested.
and the Department officials consider the
idea a valuable one. that Thomas JEFF
fersons bust appear upon the two-cent
value. which IL distinctively a domestic
stamp, and that Napoleon's portrait adorn
the five-cent stamp which carries letters
to all countries within the Postal Union.
In view OF the fact that 1t IL contrary
to the regulations Of the Post ONCE Depart
ment to put the portrait Of any living Anert-
can upon postage stamp. President Roose-
welt is barred. President Mckinley was
the Chief Executive at the time Congress
authorized the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position and made liberal appropriation
therefor, and it Is held that his Official act
in signing the act is ample warrant for plac-
ing his portrait upon one OF the proposed
stamps.
This Wow OF tho matter IL further borne
out by the action Of the Congress In suthos.