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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
AS Andhrew Car 0O0f naygie given ye a
 I7I libry yet?" asked
 eN Mir. DOoley,

S MT. DOoley.
 Not that I know iv," said MT. Hennessy.
 He will" said MT Dooley. "Ye'll not escape him. Befure he dies, he hopes to crowd a libry on ivry man, woman an child in tn counthry. He's given thim to cities, towns, villages, an whistlin' stations. They're tearin' down gas houses an poor houses to put up libries. Befure another year, ivry house in Pittsburg that ain't a blast furnace will be a Carnay- gie libry. In some places all tn buildin's is libries. If ye write him fir an autygraft, he sinds ye a libry. No beggar is iver turned impty handed firm tn dure. Tn pan-handler knocks an asts f'r glass iv milk an a roll. No, sir says Andhrew Carnaygie. I will not pauperize this onworthy man. Nawthin' is worse f'r beggar man thin to make a pauper iv him. Yet it shall not be said iv me that I give nawthin' to tn poor. Saunders, give him a libry an if he still insists on a roll, tell him to roll tn libry F'r I'm humorous as well as wise,' he says"
 Does he give tn books that go with it?" asked MT Hennessy.
 "Books?" said MT. Dooley. What ar-re ye taikin' about? Dye know wan iv his fav'rite authors firm tn sholf an take nap in it. That's not a Carnaygie libry. A Carnaygie libry is a large, brown-stone impenethrible buildin' with tn name iv tn maker blown on tn dure. Libry, firm tn Greek wurruds, libus, a book, an ary, sill dom-sildom a book. A Carnaygie libry is archytechoor, not lithra- choor. Lithrachoor will be ripri- sinted. Tn mos cillybrated dead authors will be honored be havin their names painted on tn wall in distinguished comp'ny, as thus: Andrew Carnaygie, Shakespeare, Andrew Carnaygie, Byron, An dhrew Carnaygie, Bobby Burns, Andrew Carnaygie, an so on. Ivry author is guaranteed place neX' to pure readin' matther like a bakin' powdher advertisemint, so that whin a man comes along that niver heerd iv Shakespeare. he'll know he was somebody be- cause there he is on tn wall That's tn dead authors. Tn live authors will stand outside an wish they were dead.
 Hes havin' great spoort with it. 1 r-read his speech tn other day whin he laid tn corner stone iv tn libry at Pianola, Ioway. Tn entire postmaster an his wife, tn blacksmith an his family, tn sta tion agent, mine host iy tn Farm CTS Exchange, an some sthray live stock. Ladies an gintlemen,' says he. 'Modesty compels me to say nawthin' on this occasion but am not to be bulldozed,' he says. I can't tell ye how much pleas ure l take in disthributin' mony- hints to tn humble name around which has gathered so many hon 'rable associations with mesilf. I have been a very busy little man all me life, but like hard wurruk an givin away me money Is tn hardest wurruh iver did. It fairly makes me teeth ache to part with it. But there's one consolation. cheer mesilf with tn thought that no matther how much money I give, it don't do any particular person amy good. Tn worst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18

thing ye can do fir amy man IS to do him good. I pass by tn organ grinder on tn corner with a sav- age glare. I hate tn monkey on tn head whin he comes up smilin' to me window an hurl him down on his impeeyoonyous owner. None iv me money goes into tn little tin cup. 1 cud kick a hos pital an lave Wall sthreet to look afther tn widow an tn orphan. Tn submarged tenth, thim that cant get hold iv good chunk iv tn goods, l wud cut on firm tn rest iv tn wurruld an pre- yint firm bearin tn naughty name iv papa or tn still lovelier name ivy ma. So far I've got on'y half me wish in this matther. don't want poverty an crime to go on. I intind to stop 1t. But how? It's been holdin' it's own fir cinch- ries. Some iv tn gr-reatest iv former minds has undertook to prevint it an has failed. They didn't know how. Modesty wud prevint me again firm sayin' that I know how, but that's nayether here nor there. l do. Tn way to abolish poverty an bust crime is to put up a brown-stone buildin' in ivry town in tn counthry with me name over 1t. That's tn way. suppose tn raison it wasn't thried befure was that no man iver had such a name. Iris thrue me efforts is not apprecyated iv- rywhere. 1 offer a city libry an oftimes it replies an asks me fir something to pay off tn school debt. I rayceive degraded petty shuns firm so-called proud mo- thropolises askin' fir a gas house in place iv libry. pass thim by with scorn. All I ask iv city in rayturn fir a fifty thousan' dol lar llbry is that it shall raise wan millyon dollars to maintain tn buildin' an keep me name shiny an if it won't do that much fir lithrachoor, tn divyle take it it's onworthy iv tn name iv an Amer ican city. What iyry community needs is taxes an lithrachoor. I give thim both. Three cheers fir a libry an d bonded debt! Lith- rachoor, taxation an Andrew Carnaygie, wan an insiprable, now an foriver! They'se naw- thin so good as a good book. It's betther thin food; it's betther thin money. I have made money an books, an l like me books betther thin me money. Others don't, but l do. With these few wurruds I will conclude. Modesty wud pre- yint me from sayin' more, but l have to catch thrain an cannot go on. l stake ye to this libry which ye will have as soon as ye raise tn money to keep it goin'. Stock it with useful readin' an some day, we're otherwise pauper an criminal childhen will come to know me name whin 1 am gone an there's no wan left to tell it thin
 'Whin tn historyanIcomes to write tn hlsthry it tlf West, he'll say: 'Pianola, Ioway, was pros- porous town till tn failure iv tn corn crop in nineteen hundred an wan, an tn Carnaygie libry in nineteen hundred an two. Tn govermint ast f'r thirty dollars to pave Main sthreet with wooden blocks but tn gr-reat philanthro- pist was firm an tn wather wur- ruks an tn other penal instichoo- chions was at wanst closed an tn people begun to wurruk to support tn libry. In five years tn popyla- tion had deserted tn town to es- cape taxation an now as MT. Car naygie promised, poverty an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18

NCE there was a Lover l" who was on the Ragged N y Edge of the Desert 0 where the Old Bachelors live.
 He was good and tired of the Aristocratic Boarding House, in which one-half of the Women Folks are Private Detectives. This thing of living in a Pigeon-Hole and looking out at a Tin Roof had lost all Rarity and Charm for Hor- ace.
 He had gazed into the barren Future and made up his mind to Marry, even if he had to choke some Nice Girl in order to force her to say "Yes." He was all keyed up for Matrimony and the next thing to do was to choose the Lucky Bride.
 Horace had done more or less rehearsing and he was wise to the Fact that it is just as easy to love a Girl who has the Coin as it is to get dippy over the Honest Work ing Girl. Some Men imagine that the Foxy Play is to grab off some thing that never owned any Sun bursts and Sable Wraps, and prob- ably she will be satisfied with De- partment Store Turquoises and Imitation Lambs Wool.
 But Horace observed that those who had never been strong enough to throw on the Lugs while they were living at Home, were the very ones who put crimps into the Bank Account before the Honey moon played out.
 Horace often suspected that some of them hooked up merely to get Whack at the Emery. But then, Horace was regular old Cynic.
 So he decided that he would pick One whose Folks had already bought for her about everything she would need.
 After travelling the Beat for a month and putting down Names in his Pocket Memorandum Book, he drew a Red Mark around the Name of Lucille and the same Day he sent her some Orchids and New Book that he knew she would Enjoy, because it had such Sweet Love Story running through it.
 Soon after that, the Girl at Cen tral began to know all about the Progress of the Affair. Lucille was all around the Neighborhood assuring People that although Hor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
MIR. COOLEY ON THE CARNEGIE LIBRARIES
By F. P Ou nne-oopyraht 1aOa. by R0bert Howard Russe

crime has been abolished in tn place, tn janitor iv tn buildin' bein' honest an well paid.
 Isn't it good fir lithrachoor, say ye? Sure, think not, Hinnis- sy. Libries niver encouraged lith- rachoor amy more thin tomb stones encourage Twin No wan iver wrote anything because he was tol' that hundherd years firm now his books might be taken down firm a shelf in granite sep ulcher an some wan wud write Good or This man was crazy in tn margin. What lithrachoor needs is fillin' food. If Andrew wud put a kitchen in tn libries an build some hunks or even swing a few hammocks where Twin authors eud crawl in at night an sleep while waitin' fir this enlightened nation to wake up an discover tn Shakesperes now on tn turf, he wud be givin' a rale boost to lithrachoor. With tn smoke curlin' firm tn chimb- ley an hundreds iv potes settin' aroun' a table loaded down with pancakes an tallSin' pothry an prize flghtin', with hundherds iv other potes stacked up nately in tn sleepin' rooms an snorin' in wan gran chorus, with their wives holdin' down good payin' jobs as libraryans or cooks an their hap py little childher playin' through tn marble corrydors, Andrew Carnaygie wud not have lived in vain. Maybe that's tn on'y way he knows how to live. I don't be- lieve in libries. They pauperiZe lithrachoor. I'm fir helpin' tn boys that's now on tn job. know a pote in Halsted sthreet that wanst wrote a pome begin nin' All tn wealth iv Ind that he sold to a magazine f'r two dol lars payable on publycation. Lith- rachoor don't need advancin'. What 1t needs is advances fir tn lithrachoors. Ye cant shake down posterity fir tn price.
 "All tn same 1 like Andhrew Carnaygie. Him an me ar-re agreed on that point. I like him because he ain't shamed to give publicly. Ye don't find him put tin on false whiskers an turnin' up his coat collar whin he goes out to be benivolent. No, sir, Ivry time he dhrops a dollar, II makes a noise like a waiter fallin' down stairs with a tray iv dishes, He's glvin' tn way we'd all like. to give. 1 niver put annything in tn poor box but 1 wud if Father Kelly wud rig it up like wan iv thim slot machines so that whin l put in a nickel me name wud ap- pear over tn altar in red letthers. But whin I put a dollar in tn plate, l get back about two yards an hurl it so hard that tn good man turns around to see who done it. Do good be stealth, says l, but see that tn burglar alarm is set Amy benivolent money I hand out, I want to talk about me Him that giveth to tn poor, they say, lindeth to tn Lord, but in these days, we look fir quick rayturns on our invistmints. like Andrew Carnaygie an as he says, he puts his whole soul into tn wurruk."
 Whats he mane be that?" asked MT. Hennessy.
 He manes," said MT. Dooley, that he's gin'rous. Ivry time he gives a libry, he gives himsilf away in a speech"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
PRETTY CORSET COVERS.

Lace trimmed Corset Covers .25c
 Full front Cambric Corset Covers, hemstitched ruffles and lace trim med. ...... ...... ...... .3sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
NIGHT GOWNS.

Night Gowns in hundreds of pretty styles. made in all the newest effects, daintily trimmed.
 45c for Tucked Yoke Gowns, good muslin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
EAGLE WILL SCREAM!
Arrangements Being Made For a
Big Fourth of July Celebrations,

meeting of the busess evening the law
Office of McNe Buger purpose determining whether
NOT to hold Fourth of July celebration Baxter Syringe
The matter decided that
De held committee appointed given
70 appoint the co consisng of
Haske Chas l. Smith Tuesday and appoint
ed the working committee dc follows
Fiaance-J. s Price, J; W. Grantham, E. " McNeiM
speakers-w. s. BaIter. ". Daniels, John NJ Cooper
Muslc-F. NJ Perkihs; &. c. Gaines Sd; Convey
Rsceptios- REEVE A. Jones' J. c. Plumb B. ". Beeson
Advertisiag C. w D.piels, Jenkins J; o. Avey
Mineral Disp.y-A W. Abrams X. Brown 81 p BeMser
Grounds and SestJ Dunham Roy chas opperman.
Fire Works-Arthur Carney. J. w. Cook, J. g. Chew
Amusements-J. G. Poister, 7. J. Morrow F. g. Cross
Transporaton-Chas Collins, C. A. Childs J. C. Plumb
Rereshments-C. W. Daniels, Joe Lathrop J. G. Polster
DecoraonsW.C NJ Preston, C. Lickiss,
{. H.Smith.
Privileges aud Concessions-Chas L. Smith.
doings Springs
grand display of fireworks at night
urged and make
arrangements for pushing the work
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Travelling Is Dangerous.

Constant motion jars the kidneys
which are kept in place In the body
by delicate attachments. The is
the reason that travellers. train men
street car men, teamsters and all
who drive very much. suffer from
kidney disease in some forms. Fe.,
ley,s Kidney Cure strengthens the
kidneys and cures all forms of kid.
ney and bladder disease. Geo. Is.
Hansen, locomotive engineer, Lima.
O., writes, Constant vibration of
the engine caused me q great deal
of trouble with my hidneys, and i
got no relief until I used Foley's
Kidney Cure" Sold by A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

tended to June 18th at this later
date. The business. which must of
necessity be left over 10 the report
of the district clerk and treasurer,
and in most cases the levying of
the school tax.
The truant law has added 90
much to the report of the district
clerk that the old blanks cannot be
used at all this year. The county
superintendent has received sam.
pies of the new blanks but none for
distribution. District clerks need
do. nothing toward their reports
until they receive the new blanks,
which will be sent out az soon as
received at the superintendents Of
fee. The parent or guardian is
now required to subscribe and take
oath or affirmation to the report he
gives the district clerk and this re.
port must contain the name of
child, age, date of birth, and place
of residence. For this enumeration
a blank book is furnished by the
district clerk. The report of each
family 10 taken on separate pages
and then transcribed to the regular
report blanks, one of which must
be sent to the county superintend-
ent, the other retained by the clerk.
These details are necessary for the
better enforcement of the truaut
law, which lie regarded by our lead.
ing educators as the most import
ant school Legislation since our
school system has been esta blished.
This Law will, if properly under.
stood and enforced, undoubtedly
given to Kansas, In q few years,
more intelligent citizens, and will
do much toward helping our state
to rank first in education. We will
give a synopsis of THE law soon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

soldiers) without In any manner
interfering with pensions which at
present exceed these amounts.
+ II have been solicited by soldiers
who served with me in the war, and
by others, to take hold of this mat.
ter and try to secure the enactment
of such a law. But 40 you will
readily perceive, 1t would be folly
for any one man to undertake a
work of such magnitude, involving
an expenditure of 90 many mil
lions, without assistance. 1t has
occurred to me that the proper
course to pursue would be to per-
feet an organization az above indi-
Gated: And If you and other de-
partmental commanders will take
hold with me, I will assist you to
the extent of my ability. You gen.
tlemen could explain by letter or
otherwise to the Grand Army posts
of your respective departments, the
importance and magnitude of this
undertaking and no doubt secure
their active cooperation.
with such an organized force
behind the throne we could secure
the enactment of a pension Law that
would smooth the pathway of our
war.worn veterans az they totter
along down the hill toward the set
ting sun.
"Our cause lie just, and If properly
presented, Congress and the presi-
dent will do that which is right.
Some of the members were soldiers,
others are the sons of soldiers, and
all know that many of the survivors
of that awful war are in need and
unable to earn a living with their
own hands. "**
"Please give this matter your
early and earnest consideration,
and let me have your opinion, with
suggestions az You may deem ad-
visabie. I will write Commander
Stewart on the subject, and If he
and the department commanders
favor the project will prepare and
send you the necessary papers to-
gether with q memorial for each
post, to execute and transmit to
Congress- at the beginning Of the
next session. This 10 a gigantic
undertaking, but the systematic
work and preparation between NOW
and the opening of Congress in De-
cember, believe we can carry it
through.
"Hoping to hear from you at an
early date, I remain, .
every respectfully,
SAM'L ]. CRAWFORD"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

Mrs. F. W. wardwell and sister,
Miss Erma Mckinney, came In
Monday evening from Oklahoma
City, Okla, 20 visit their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. McElhiuey.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

8. A. Blanchard and three Of his
children are III Of measles at their
home southeast of Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
TnH ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.

TnH ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
The school laws enacted by the
last Legislature have made 90 many
changes necessary in blank forms
that the state printer haa found IL
impossible to get these ready for
the school meeting, on June 18th.
State Supt. Dayhoff has issued an
emergency circular TO county su-
perintendents stating that II would
be necessary to call the meeting at
the time specified by the Law, June
Is, and at that zine adjourned to =
later date, july sOth; tranAacting
the business which cannot be at
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

About thirty Baxterites saw the
Jopliu-Fort Scott base ball game at
Joplin Sunday. The game resulted
In q score of to o in favsr of Jop-
lin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE 6.
FOR A CHANGE.

letter to the department comman.
ders of the G. A. r. In every state In
the Union. Governor Crawford
suggests a plan for securing more
liberal and equitable pensions for
the surviving soldiers of the Civil
war. His letter has elected a favor.
able reply from nearly every de-
partment commander, and it is
likely that at an early date the mat
ter will take definite shape. Cover.
nor Crawford's letter 10 as follows:
"Dear General-Our pension laws,
as they stand upon the statutes,
were framed with good intentions,
but they do not bear with even
handed justice upon Union soldiers
who served their country in the war
of the rebellion.
1.-THE rating of pensions, on the
basis of disabilities, (other than for
wounds receivedD under existing
laws or under any law that Con.
gress may enact, 80 az to place the
soldiers on an equal footing, is an
impossibility. Of those who served
side by side in the army, trod the
same rugged road, participated in
the same bloody battles, and shared
and suffered alike in every essential
particular; some receive no pen
sions at all, some six dollars per
month, come eight, some twelve,
and 60 on, up to the limit. Is that
right1 Is that justice1 No. On
the contrary, it is gross injustice to
the great majority of our soldiers
who saved this government, and
laid the foundation for the vast for
tunes we see on every hand.
"Many attribute this injustice to
the pension Office. That 10 not right.
The commissioner of pensions exc
cutes the pension laws as passed by
Congress, and he cannot do other.
wise. The fault lies, not at his
door, nor in the pension Office, but
on Capitol Hill, where the laws are
made. Our pension laws are dis
grace to the government; mere
patchwork, amended and handed
down from one Congress to another
until they are no longer fit for use.
They require imposibilities. They
compel applicants for pensions to
stretch their conscience 70 the ut.
s
most limit, or tramp the country in
search of comrades to testify i1
their behalf. And ne q result, many
of them, staggering undeE the In.
firmities of old age, are left without
the necessaries of life. Of the pen.
sions allowed, the great majority
are but a mere pittance of which
the government ought to be
ashamed. ,...s
"such gross injustice should be
CORRECTED without delay; and to
that end, I address this manifold
letter to you and other department
commanders of Che Grand Army of
the Republic. 80
IAN organization of the Grand
Army posts in all the states and
territories, properly conducted,
would in my opinion, insure the
enactment of Law, giving to every
soldier and sailor under sixty.five
years of age, who served In the war
Of the rebellion for ninety days or
longer. a pension of $l25o per
inonth; TO those over sixty-five and
under seventy, SIS per month, and
to all over ssveuty-five. SO per
month, land the same TO widows of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
TERRITORY LAND.

Parties wishing to buy land in,
the Indian Territory should address
Chas. L. Smith, Baxter Syringe
Kansas. 80
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
10 Cure . Cold BE-. Ona DIV =

Take Laxative Bromo 0uiniae
Tablets. All'druggists refund the
money II Il fails 70 cure,e e. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

Special attention given to childrens'
hair cutting at Armstrong; shop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

Entered at tho postofioe At Baxter Springs
Kansas. as second-class matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
TAKEN FOR SENATOR DEPEw.
Col. Smith Admitted to Executive
Session as New Yorker.

Colonel William w. Smith, the
aristocratic looking secretary tc
Senator Burton, nearly got into
serious trouble one day NOT long ago.
Senator Burton telephoned him to
come up to the senate; that he wished
to see him. While he was returning
from the telephone, the senate went
into executive session. Secretaries
Of senators are entitled to floor privi-
leges, and Colonel Smith, not noticing
the red lights abovea the doors indi-
eating an executive session, walked
with all his dignity, through the por-
tails. Two doorkeepers bowed pro-
foundly at the Kansan. fact which
impressed him later on. but not at
the time. Arrived in the senate, he
went to Senator Burton, and was
chatting with his chief, when he was
snxiously surrounded BY several mem,
bers Of the sergeant.at-arms force,
and kindly but firmly withdrawn into
the lobby. The sergeant-at.arms,
thinking Of his plight, II certain aus
tere and proper senators should
alight on him. nearly expired from
sudden heart failure at the colOnel's
daring feat. The official event
after" the door-keepers post haste and
demanded Of them q reasonable ex-
cuSe or their resigustions. "Why
that gentleman" they said; "why,
we thought that was Senator DePewl"
Colonel Smith tells the story with
much delight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

lene's sportsmen make about the
same percentage in the hunting
field. The ducks were plentiful but
we're wilder than usual, or flew faster,
or did not drop when hit.
DR.. Conklin and Harry Taylor were
the champions for the day. They
killed ten Of the eleven birds brought
in. Ten ducks make o good bag for
two hunters and If the other sports.
men had remained at nome the city's
reputation for marksmen would not
have suffered.
W. M. Sterl and Paul Hurd killed
the other duck. W. G. Jolley and
Mott Thayer did not get any and G.
Stevens and Henry Engle refuse to
be interviewed.