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Free press., 1903-01-24
An Irrigation Commission.

Topeka, Jan. l7.-Signs point to ac-
tive irrigation measures being taken
by the present Legislature. Governor
Bailey referred to the Importance of
irrigation in his message and he has
been approached regarding the estab-
lishment of IA commission. Il thought
we had about all the commissions we
could use in Kansas" he said today,
but yesterday some one suggested to
me that we need commission of irri-
CATION in this state" He has not APP
proved of the suggestion.
Free press., 1903-01-24
a Paper Makers Strike.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. 19.-The secrecy
surrounding the negotiations of the
United Brotherhood of Paper Makers
with the manufacturers which will de-
termine whether Western paper mill
employees are to go on a strike because
they are asked to work ~ hours a
week, is now known. The union has
offered to compromise on the basis of
Saturday night work until o'clock
without pay or work until midnight
with full nights pay. No decision has
been reached.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Progress of Terrell Case.

Topeka, Jan. 2o.-In the supreme
court in the case of Terrell, who is
seeking to secure his liberty, being
now convict in the Kansas peniten-
tiary from Oklahoma, the Oklahoma
attorney general, j. c. Roberts, was
given one week to file brief When
filed, the brief will be Immediately
considered, but no decision will be
announced until the February term of
court Attorney w. II. Ashby, of
Beatrice, Neb, represents the Olllaho-
ma prisoners in the Kansas peniten-
tiary other than Terrell
Free press., 1903-01-24
TO REPRESENT FARMERS.
To Look After Legislation Which They
Need

Need.
Topeka, Jan. 2O.-President ]. H.
Churchill of the state board of agri-
culture, has appointed the following
committee to look after legislation
needed by the Kansas farmers at the
present session of the legislature:
Thomas NJ. Potter. Peabody; A. w.
Smith, Groveland; @. L. Diesem, Gar
den City; C. e. Sutton, Russell: G. W.
Click. Atchison. The board has re-
elected these officers: BOtanists, H..
F. Roberts, Manhattan. and L. E.
Soyre, Lawrence; chemists, ]. L. Will
lard, Manhattan, and z. II. Bailey,
Lawrence; entomologists, E. A. Pope
noe, Manhattan, L. II. Snow and S. J.
Hunter, Lawrence; honorary veterin-
arians, n. S. Mayo. Manhattan, and
C. j. Sihler, Kansas City; geologists,
Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence. and G..
P. Grimsley; Topeka, meteorologists,
7. B. Jennings and ]. T. LovewelI, To-
peka.
Free press., 1903-01-24
That NeeroLawvar.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Anent the ap-
pointment of negro graduate of Har-
ward as assistant district attorney at
Boston there is gossip. The president
does not proceed on the theory that
where there are 10000 negroes and
800, 900 whites in district he will give
the negroes One-tenth of the offices.
These mathematical and race distinc-
tions will not be attempted, but it may
tie accepted that where there is a con-
siderable negro population and negroes
are candidates, they will not be turned
down just because they are negroes.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Grand Jury at Work.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-One new develop
ments in the coal investigation the
special grand jury has widened it's
scope of inquiry. On information re-
ceived subpoenaes have been sent to
the sheriff of Sangamon county for the
appearance before it of certain coal
companies, whose evidence, it is said,
will form the connecting link in the
chain of evidence, showing agreements
between the operators of Illinois and
Indiana.
Free press., 1903-01-24
No Canteen Legislation.

Washington, Jan. i5.-No action will
be taken by the house on military
affairs or by congress on the canteen
question at this session. and no con-
sideration is being given by the com
mittee to any measure proposing the
restoration of the canteen to the army
post exchange. The statement was
made by Chairman Hull, who has been
in receipt daily of vast number of
letters, telegrams and petitions from
all over the country.
Free press., 1903-01-24

It's only a short step to urinary
arrangements diabetes, dropsy,
Bright's disease
Read how to be cured:
CASE NO. 24,613.-Mr Joseph
Gaines, foreman of the Harter mills,
Fostoria, O., says: 81 just as ardently
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills today,
and it is the month of October, 1899,
as 1 did in the summer of 1896, when,
after taking a course of the treatment,
they cured me of kidney complaint
and backache, which was often so
acute that 1 was unable to sleep at
night and had difficulty in remaining
on my feet all day. l am still free
from the Iumbago or any annoyance
from my kidneys, and unhesitatingly
declare that l am only too pleased to
re-endorse my opinions of Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
uey medicine which cured Mr.. Gaines
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents
per box.
Free press., 1903-01-24
NO MORE TICKET ScALPINo IN
CHICAGO,

Illinois comes into line with New
York and Pennsylvania in vigorous
action against the ticket scalping
thieves and forgers, three having
been sentenced on Saturday, in Chi
cago. after a fortnight's trial, one of
whom, profiting by his experience.
pleaded guilty TO a second indictment,
while the trial of the others will
doubtless proceed to another convic-
tion. Chicago has long been a favor
ite field for ticket speculation, and a
blow against the nefarious practice
could nowhere have been landed more
effectively. The persistent and unit
ed efforts Of the leading railroads of
the country to exterminate the busi-
ness, which Is simply one Of petty lar
ceny, robbing the poor and the wage
earners, are bringing most satisfac-
tory results.-From the Brooklyn
Standard Union.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Day Instead of Taft.

Cleveland, Jan. 16.-The Washington
correspondent of the Leader telegraphs
that paper as follows:
The place on the supreme court bench
that was tenlered and declined by
Governor w. II. Taft of the Philippine
Islands, has been offered to William r.
Day of Canton, Ohio, and it is under
stood that Mr.. Day will accept the
appointment. Mr.. Day is now United
States circuit judge for the Sixth dis
trict. Governor Taft was rendered the
appointment
Free press., 1903-01-24

London, Jan. 15.-The recent period
of unusually mild weather has given
way to return of severe cold, and
gales and snow-storms are prevalent
over Great Britain In the north o.
En- gland and in Scotland the fall of
snow was very heavy. trains have been
imbedded in snowdrifts and locomo-
tiVe> have been derailed Hungry
Passengers have been kept for hours on
the snowbound trains
Much damage has been done by
fools in Ireland.
Free press., 1903-01-24

Washington, Jan. 16.-Brigadier
General Wood has applied for service
in the Philippines and his request mas
been granted. 1t is expected he will
be assigned in Mindano. He will be-
come major general in August, and
it is quite likely that he will soon
thereafter be assigned to command the
division of the Philippines 1t is ex-
pected General Wood will sail in April.
He will complete bis report on his
administration of Cuban affairs before
he sails.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Cuban Treaty Acceptable.

Washington, Jan. 10. - President
Roosevelt was assured by Senators
Aldrich, Lodge and Spooner of their
belief that the Cuban treaty would be
ratified by the senate. The senator's
had a conference with the president
prior to the cabinet meeting, and went
over the situation carefully. 1t was
stated that the treaty as amended was
acceptable practically to every repub-
lican senator, and that the opposition
was now confined to the democratic
Sidt.
Free press., 1903-01-24
.ianufacture Of italian Cheese.

Making Italian cheese is a new IN
dustry which is attracting attention in
New Jersey. Many cheese factories
have sprung up and tomato Gamers
have turned to cheese making to util-
ize the oversupply of tomatoes. The
latter are collected and mashed and
then mixed with salt and spices in a
large box like a mortar bed. They are
then stirred and mixed by hoes to a
proper consistency, but thereafter the
process is known only to a select few.
Free press., 1903-01-24

The druggists have already been
supplied with Peruna almanacs. There
is sure to be a great demand for these
almanacs on account of the articles on
astrology which they contain. The
subject of astrology is a very attrac-
tive one to most people. The articles
on astrology in the Peruna almanac
have been furnished by very COM
petent astrologist, and the mental
characteristics of each sign is given,
constituting almost a complete horo-
scope A list of questions and answers
on astrology sent free upon request
There will be a great rush for these
books Ask your druggist for one
early before they are ali gone.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Honor for Famous Frenchmen.

Among the bills which the French
chamber of deputies is soon to dis
cuss is one to transfer the remains
of Balzac, Renan, Michelet and Ed
gar Quinet to the pantheon. Notice
of an amendment in the shape of an
additional clause to include the re-
mains of the late Nj. Zola in the pro-
posed translation has been given,
among it's signatories being M. Bris-
son, NJ. Jaures, the chief socialist lead
er, and M. De Pressense.
Free press., 1903-01-24
When Our Coal Will Be Gone.

T. K. Adams, mine inspector of
Mercer county, Penn, says that the
last lump of coal will be mined in the
United States in the year 2052. He
said there is about enough coal in the
United States to last 700 years at the
present rate of consumption. but
points out that the demand doubles
every sixteen years, and should the
ratio be continued the coal will be e.
hausted within the next $50 years.
Free press., 1903-01-24
New Prize for Students.

The Edinburgh university authori-
ties have resolved, in respect of the
gift OF Sir A. Conan Doyle of $4,000
from the profits of the sale of his His
tory of the War;" to offer a bursary of
the annual value of 5000, the recipient
being the best South African student
of the year, whether of British or
Dutch birth. The bursary will bear
the donors name
Free press., 1903-01-24
Cuban RecIprocitv.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The state de-
partment has received from United
States Minister Squiers at Havana, Il
report upon the progress making there
with the reciprocity treaty with the
United States. The minister's report,
based upon assurances he has received
from the Cuban administration is high
ly favorable to the early ratification of
the treaty by the Cuban senate.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Kaiser as q speeohmaker.

A newly published volume of the
kaiser's speeches during the past four
teen years contains over 400 of those
imperial masterpieces, each of which,
according to the kaiser's theory OF
government. is above criticism. The
average number of speeches delivered
in one year seems to have been about
thirty, which gives to the kaiser high
rank among the oratorical rulers of
Christendom.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Danger in EATING MusseIs.

Two children named Mills have died
in a gypsy caravan at Battersea
(Eng9 from eating mussels. At the
inquest the doctor said that a per
fectly good musel would cause the
death of child. The coroner consid-
cred there should be regulations for
the sale of such food.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Labor Movement In Canada.

The labor movement in Canada ha1
taken phenomenal strides during the
past three or four years. Previous to
1900 there were few unions in the Do.
minion. and it is doubtful if the total
membership would foot up $4,000 at
that time. To-day Canada can boast
1,100 unions. and the membership will
aggregate 100000.
Free press., 1903-01-24
EIkirs a Very Wealthy Man.

Persons close to Stephen B. Elkins,
United States senator from West Vir-
ginia, credit him with being close to
the multimillionaire division. Out of
his many and varied interests he
cleaned up between $1,000, 900 and $S.
100000 last year and his entire for.
tune is put at about $5O.OOO,OOO. The
senator's sons are of great assistance
in managing his vast investments.
Free press., 1903-01-24
"salntv Wants niuorne-

Santa Teresa" the young woman
believed by the Yaqui Indians and
many Mexicans to possess divine
powers. has sued her Indian husband.
G. N. Rodriguez, in the Los Angeles,
Cal, courts for divorce 1t is alleged
the marriage was forced upon the
young woman at the point of a re-
volver by her impetuous admirer at
Clifton, Arizona, June %, 1900.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Saw Beginning of First Railroad.

The death is announced at Stockton
on-Tees. Durham, at the age of 95, of
Mrs Fenwick, who was the daughter
of Capt. Jackson. Lord Nelson's cap
tain of the foretop at the battle of the
Nile. Mrs. Fenwick was present when
George Stephenson turned the first
sod of the first railway in the world,
at Stockton-on-Tees in 1921
Free press., 1903-01-24
Wanea In Nen Ierseu.

According to statistics compiled by
the New Jersey Bureau of Labor. ur-
ion bricklayers in that state average
$3.50 a day and fifty-one and one-half
hours a week, while non-union men re-
ceive an average Of S2.17 a day and
work ffty-seven and four-tenths hours.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Heavy Coal Output.

Will<esbarre, Pa, Jan. 16.-Mine In
spector Reynolds, of the Fourth an
thracite district, says the present
output of coal is the largest in the
history of the district, and that trans
portation facilities were never better
Coal taken from the breaker in the
morning, he says, is on its way to
market before noon of the same day.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Valuable Find in Pawnshop.

James Window, a barber at Lynn,
Mass. bought an old violin at a Boston
pawnshop the other day for 81. This
instrument proved to be a Stradiva.
rius made in 1715, and he was offered
$500 for it by a connoisseur. The Of
fer was rejected, however, Window
preferring the fiddle to the cash.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Prize Acquired BY Museum.

The Beckerath collection of origs
nal drawings by old masters, whics
includes sketches by Leonardo de
Vinci, Crevelli, Botticelli, Philippe
Lippi, Fra Bartollommet, Tintoretto
and Veronese, has been acquired by
the Royal Museum of Berlin.
Free press., 1903-01-24
Would Be Welcome at Newport.

A Berlin chimpanzee has been
taught to play cards and is learning
TO talk. If the simian can now be
taught to dance the two-step and run
an automobile he should prove a dis
tinguished acquisition to Newport Sc,
ciety next summer
Free press., 1903-01-24
For Depnrtment OF Acricultnra.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE agricul
tural appropriation bill has been pre-
pared by the house committee on
agriculture. 1t carries approximately
Sc, OCO, 900, about $50, 600 more than the
current appropriation.
Free press., 1903-01-24
win Have Fine Representation.

Halsey C. Ives. chief of the art de-
partment of the st. Lo1is Worlds
Fair. has completed preliminary ar
rangements for a splendid Swedish
and Norwegian representation at the
exposition
Free press., 1903-01-24
peepenInq the Thames.

The Thames, between London bridge
and Milwan dock, is to be deepened to
fourteen feet at low water, leaving but
fifteen feet above the roof Of the new
East London railroad tunnel.
Free press., 1903-01-24

Dealers say that as soon as a custom
er tries Defiance Starch it is impossible
to sell them any other cold water
starch. 1t can be used cold or boiled.
Free press., 1903-01-24
REVOLUTIONARY Hero Remembered.

Revolutionary Hero Remembered.
State Labor Commissioner Harry F.
Black of New Haven, Conn, has just
had erected over the grave of James
Armour, a revolutionary soldier, a
granite monument. He was a great
urcle of the late Philip D. Armour.
Free press., 1903-01-24

ALL UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, be-
cause it is better and or more of it
for same money.
Free press., 1903-01-24

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter colors, with less
work than others.
Free press., 1903-01-24
sank.x in Poor Health.

Ira D. Sankey. who used to travei
with Evangelist Moody, is In poor
health and has been ordered to give up
his home on Long Island for a drier
climate
Free press., 1903-01-24

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
. cough cure--J- w. O-BRIEN, 322 Third Ave.
N, Minneapolis. Mimi, Jan. 6. 1900
Free press., 1903-01-24

RHFe permanently cured. No nervousness after
I'll frst days Klne's Great Nerve Restors
er Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd Arch Street. Philadelphia Pa
Free press., 1903-01-24

If you want to fiatter woman pre-
tend to be jealous.
Free press., 1903-01-24

Though the gas meter never fails to
register it has no voc.
Free press., 1903-01-24

Men admire clever women more than
handsome ones because they are scarcer.
Free press., 1903-01-24

When doctors disagree it generally
takes an autopsy to decide.
Free press., 1903-01-24

The average pugilist's tongue can
jabber faster than his fist can jab
Free press., 1903-01-24

will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because of
superior quality.
Free press., 1903-01-24

After a man has had his leg pulled
he ought to put his best foot forward.
Free press., 1903-01-24
WHEN YOU BUY STARCH

buy Defiance and get the best, 10 OF. for
10 cents. Once used, always used.
Free press., 1903-01-24
WHEN BACKS ARE BAD.

Bad backs
are caused by
sick kidneys.
Most back
ache pains
are kidney
pains.
Backache is
tn e fir s t
symptom Of
kidney disor-
ders.
Neglect the
warning of
the back, Sc
N.inY1c 4rO~hIo1
Free press., 1903-01-24

1t takes a photographer to throw
light on his subject.
Free press., 1903-01-24
SENSIBLE HoUsEKEEPERs

No, Maude, dear; a mortgage on a
house won't keep it warm.
Free press., 1903-01-24
The Pe-rtI-na Almanac.

Detectives, like variety, are the spies
of life
Free press., 1903-01-24

RED CROSS BALL BLUE
Should be in every home. Ask your grocer
for it. Large OF. package only cents.
Free press., 1903-01-24

For children teething softens the gums reduces in-
dammston. aays pain, wind colo. 25c bottle.
Free press., 1903-01-24

stops the Cough anu
Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bron,o Ouinine Tablets Price 25c
Free press., 1903-01-24

The man who realizes his own power
is the one who knows his weaknesses.
Free press., 1903-01-24

Thousands of people have catarrh who
would be surprised to know it, because
it has been called some other name than
catarrh The fact is catarrh is catarrh
wherever located; and another fact
which is of equally great Importance. is
that Peruna cures catarrh wherever
located.
Ask your druggist for {
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-08


These are strange times in the ac-
emulation of f0rtuues-stranger than
fiction could ever have made them.
Think Of it for a moment Andrew
Carnegie. a cauny little Scotch boy,
came to this country an UNI
known lad a few decades
ago barefooted. and last year Of
fered TO settle the Venezuelan imbrOg-
lilo between Germany, England, France
and Italy ana the South American re-
public by loaning Venezuela the entire
sum of these international debts And
yet a fortune so huge as to permit Of
such offers is as nothing to the power
OF another man. Mr., Rockefeller, per-
sonally a quiet American citizen from
cleveland, a simple liver with few hab-
rs OF luxury could easily buy half Il
dAzen Of the independent Kingdoms Of
Europe; could without feeling il 10 any
great extent in his pocketboOk take
up the debts of all the republics in
Central and South America.
Again, in 1874, Alexander Dumas pub
1ished a book called The Count OF
Monte Cristo" the basis Of which is
the fabulous wealth Of an individual.
The count finds a cave fun of almost
priceless jewels. He buys mems lives,
he Spends money everywhere; he comes
to Paris with a notice from his Italian
bankers giving him unlimited credit
on,a Paris bank. There is no limit on
what be can draw from NJ. DANGERS.
1t is entirely unprecedented Nothing
like it was ever known before. He
draws 100000 francs and ruins the
banker and still no complaint from
his Roman house. He rights wrongs:
he saves more lives; he Furnishes the
guilty by the use Of unlimited wealth.
And then by ana by he leaves MAXI
milan on the Island Of Monte Cristo
with his bride and sails away. As
Macmillan sees his ship disappear on
the horizon he finds Monte Cristos win
leaving him his whole fortune The
fortune, Dumas suggests in two or
three places, was 1000 600 francs
S20o00O00 1t is the greatest private
fortune the Frenchman could conceive
of in 1844-it us considera bly, less than
the income OF John ID. Rockefeller in
1908
So you might run on. If you did not
tire the brain. to conceive more. But,
most remarkable Of all, this one indl-
Wdual made his unprecedented wealth
with his own brains.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-08
He Hypnotiaes nabhils.

IRON the New York Times.
That DR.. Ohio Fielder. Milwaukee,
city bacteriologist, possesses hypnotic
power over animals which enables him
to perform yivisection operations with
out the use Of anesthetics is the an
nouncement made to-day. 1t is said
he is the first bacteriologist to use this
method
The doctor places a rabbit on the Ia
Die, and after making a few rand
passes gazes into its eyes and begins
slowly to stroke il. In a few mo.
ments bunny passes into passive
state.
TO show that the trance is complete
any one in the room may try his best
to scare the animal, but will not sue.
coed When he is sure the rabbit is1n
a state Of coma the doctor proceeds
with the operation. After it is all over
a few more passes bring the rabbit Ia
consciousness, and it is soon as lively
as over.
Il first discovered that 1 could hypo.
tlze rabbits one day when 1 was almost
discouraged because L had only ona
lett, said Or. Fielder
Il was successful, the rabbit remain.
Ing perfectly quiet without being held
during the entire operation, Showing
that it felt no pain
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-08
WHINING AN ODI0US HABIT.
snnces OF Themselves.
From Medical TAX.


There isn't anything in the world
more disagreeable than whining per-
son. He wines if it is hot. He whines
if it is cold. lie whines at this, he
whlnes at that, he wines at every
thing. Whine, whine, whine. It IS
lust a habit he has fallen into. There
is nothing the matter with him. 1t is
just a bad habit.
The wilmer is generally an idle per-
son or a lazy one. What he needs is
to be set to work-at real hard work
mental or physical. Some work that
win interest him and engage his whole
attention and he will not have time to
whine. We know two women. one of
them does her own housewOrk and
takes care of her horse besides She
is happy and singing all the day long
The keyboard of her life sounds no
whining note. It Isl a pleasure to be
with her. a good. wholesome tonic to
watch her The other woman Is so
situated that she does not have to
work. Nothing to do but to amuse
herself. She has no zest In life no
interest in anything. She is a bunch
Of seIhshness and whines at every
thing. Whining has become such q
habit with her that her most casual
remark is tinged with a whine. She
is miserable herself and makes every
body else in her presence miserable.
She is a wealding, a parasite, drag,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-08
TYPOTHETAE BEATEN
AND SUES FOR PEACE.

Chicago, Oct. THE Chicago Typo
thetae sued for peace Tonight when
President Higgins of the international
Printing Pressmen's Union failed 20
live up to his promise to furnish suf-
fcient press feeders to man the presses
OF employing printers. A committee
of two was appointed to open negotia-
tons with Franklin Union of Press
Feeders for settlement and an agree
ment was reached in few minutes
whereby the Franklin feeders return
10 work tomorrow in all the Typothe-
tae Offices, excepting where girls are
employed to feed presses.
After this had been accomplished a
committee of seven men Of the Typo
thetae was named to bring about
complete settlement. Members of the
Typothetae acknowledged themselves
routed and laid the blame for the fail
ure of the lockout on the pressmen.