davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1903-12-05
LAND OF PIKE

I'm so glad that l live i'm Pike!
Just the sort of place 1 like.
Honest men and pretty women;
| Woods to hunt in, creeks to swim in;
Splendid roads to ride a bike,
Amt / glad l live in Pike!
Grains and grasses, fruits and flower.
Finer far than Eden's bowers!
Trotting horses thick as heas;
Money plenty, grows on trees,
Did you ever see the like?
Don't you wished you lived in Pike?
Jersey cream as rich as butter;
Chickens fat: too fat to futter;
Plenty, too; the mokes don't hook EN-
Women all know how TO cook 'em:
Fry 'em brown, in gravy dress en-
Precious darlings, heaven bless 'em,
Roast beef smoking on the table:
All can have it, all are able;
Biscuits, flakey brown and hot;
Coffee boiling in the pot;
Dainty hands to pour and sweeten-
Golly! amt this lucious eatin'!
Joe Bowers and his brother Ike
Used to run things here in Pike.
Ihey are gone, but thirty thousan'
or their offsprings, here carousin,
Social pleasures take and give
Lordy! what a place to live.
Pike. the land of corn and wine
all the world her glories shine.
Sons of nerve she never lacks
Dandy Jims and Cracker Jacks
Bear her banner to the van;
Take it from them, We who cant
Field and forum. mine and mill
Know their prowess. wit and skill,
Buena Vista felt their tread:
Shiloh's field received their dead;
They their colors never strike
Bully for the boys Of Pike
Men renowned in war and peace.
Famed as those of Rome and Greece;
Maidens modest, fair and true;
Matrons stately, handsome, too;
Grace and courage here combined
Form the pink of/human kind.
Land of Pike, thy name shall live
Long as Fame reward shall give
To merit or achievement rare,
Long as men shall do or dare.
Song and chronicle shall tell
Thy matchless worth, thy praises
swell.
When our disembodied souls
Seek repOse beyond the poles
Angel hosts shall meet us there,
'lasp our hands and greet us fair
Hello, Joseph! Howdy Ike.
Welcome, from the Land of Pike!"
Arizona republican., 1903-12-05
THE LAND OF PIKE"
How Joe Bowers Got Its Author Into
Trouble.

Justice Robertson is moving very
energetically in behalf Of the Missouri
| picnic which is to be held neNt Thurs
day In order to make sure that the
songs Of the old sod viii be available
| in full on that festive occasion and that
those in attendance will not have to
| rely on more or less faulty memories
/ Cor their words. he addressed 4 letter
| q short time ago to his oll flieud
| Wallace j. Davis of Bowling Green,
| Mo. asking him for a copy Of the
songs. Joe Bowers, and Land of
Pike" Mr.. Davis being he author OF
the latter. YestesGa" ne received print
ed copies OF both and an interesting
personal letter. The authorship of Joe
Bowers is ascri5el 20 Mark Twain but
Mr. Davis letter explains thlt Mark
Twain never admitted its authorship,
but being a patriotic Missourian. he
dare not deny it, and always made an
evasive reply when questioned regard
ing the matter. For writing the Land
OF Pike" Mr. Davis offers no apology
and from the nature of Mr.. Robert
sons letter it would seem that he is
rather proud of it, and he is the man
who fathered the bill in the Missouri
legislature, to erect a monument to
Joe Bowers. The letter says in part:
From the handwriting I conclude
you are my old preceptor in the art
PreserVaUve." but l did not know you
had gone west. Glad to hear from
you and know that you have reached
the fifth stage in Shaksspeare's seven
ages etc.
Enclosed you viii find the poem
which 1 wrote on The Land Of Pike /
II was intended to embrace the whole I
state of Missouri. for we are all call I
ed Pikers when away from home. Sor- !
~ il is no better. but such as it is /
give it TO you with all my heart, /
trusting that it may serve TO make !
brighter ana more cheerful the lives
of our eXiled friends. the members Of /
the Missouri association of Arizona. ! !
also put in copy of Joe Bowers,
written by Mark Twain in lS49 which
has been sung the world around and
has made Pike famous. Last year l /
met man from Australia and he had {
frequently heard it sung there.
Il may be able to send you a copy
of my bill to erect a monument to Joe
Bowers on the Capitol grounds at JEFF
ferson City. 1t passed both houses and
was signed by Governor Stephens, but
owing to neglect, the monument has
not been built. The fact is my bill pro
vided that the funds should be rails
ed by popular subscription, but oppon-
ents at home told the farmers I had
appropriated state money for it, got
out two other candidates. and / had
to fight like the dickens for my second
term to vindicate myself. The bill
passed in 1897. and l may revive the
movement for the worlds fair
Following IS the poem Land of
Pike" l
Arizona republican., 1903-12-05

When our disembodied souls
Seek repOse beyond the poles
Angel hosts shall meet us there
Clasp our hands and greet us fair
Hello, Joseph! Howdy, Ike!
Welcome, from the Land of Pike!"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

terest as ever In the details n railroad
management Albert Keith Smiley.
seventy I've. still leads the Lake No
hoax conference 20 disruaa feafan az
fairs and International arbffrafion. Jo-
seph jefferson. Ee7enfy- may go
be seen on fhe stage ln his famous lrn-
persouHfion % Rip Van tFinkle
Turning 20 men ~ letter. se hue IN
harness after many years % activity
such men g. Marcus Wilson. eighty
nine, sho j. noa ~ work ou a 49,
book EdEarf Everett Hale. s.RhrT-
one. Aiherf Aafkaerf. fsr renoune4
ciasricist. eighty E1a4fd a. std
nan. siEfy-nlre. william Jasnes Ttosfs.
the eminent shaEesf.eaf ssssrfsr.
ave. Lyman Abtorf six g-seven. Mar
Twain. slxfy-seveu. an1 wIinam uas.a
H8aeils. H,rtT-sfs
Tss story n ne sane n ~ look A
TIE Cd word IRE figures u rns.s -
worseFE 10 EBreps sfsrd 1sst -. f.,5e -.
lisf PoFe L. xii nov Il. "a ns,.s,,,-
fourth yeaF. sssogss slEas % Fanssi, 80.
ias health. if b. true ous rstsfas -.
mental slEDr ahsch Aas lorg u-Aa~ -.
enc - ths sTDossrn - TIE az gfs.t...s
Spence. siRnfS -s.sss. - a. -r.sss.. -.
Fi8srs himself has hes~e 49, 4. ..-st
itssslT ENGAGED Ia artsf..aw w-f,s .tssaj
~. sical E-ctssnss That afsaras. -
rsa iisrz On the stzss Hsa-lk ft..-
ssFenfT-1se, has net iald eawn 49,.
r~n max rnstis kim famous sse .sr-sS
over hfpSsr- seFsHs y-sssr~. a. -
sars.esi 1zhf - sfs nfe uher 80 -.
long 5ast ;he az - Ehses errsf -.
49, ssaEasssi - hHs in pace 80 ,~st-s,
fnFTat Ehea tssre are Tatsfsa s@s~~rz.
hse saFsiois- ssTeafv-two. sna Afsr,,,
ssxtY-fkree
80 rs usizst - sEsere-d - 60.
- sfh. hzsf % r. ~ r~csssarr -, -. =
fIfffsfT pref rzEals - 4er.sr.s..s
has hay - th4 Yossnx ssaa.s -, :.
esi y - last a. surely ~she 80 -.
1ay~ also
TRACY Il PENNINGTON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

ing to the fact that Mr.. Morgan had
sold his troublesome Park avenue
fats. 4 don't know about the fats on
Park avenue. but I'll bet you a dough-
nut TO a double eagle that he has not
parted with his interest in the flats on
Wall street"
Mr.. Morgan himself is another in
stance of The fallacy of the popular i'm
preston. At siXty-six years of age he
nndS way Of running the universe 10
his satisfaction. has greater financial
interests at stake chan any other man IL
the world and is continually required 10
solve problems that would drive many
a junior 10 an uRumely grave. Henry
CleWS, who can never be persuaded 10
tell his exact age but has been doing
business IN Wan street for nearly
forty-f e years. is Vet another dnan-
cier upon whom advancing age sits
lightly. He Is pronounced I'm his oppo-
siucn TO the retire at sixty" idea.
pointing out that many men score their
greatest success after they have reach
ed the sixty mark Then there is
Chauncey N DereW. the famed after
dinner speaker. who AT sixty mine not
only retains an active interest in rail-
read affairs. but is prominent as a
United States senator.
In the United States senate is . dis
tingUished galaxy OF veterans. headed
by the TWO Alabama sena tors. Pertus
and Morgan. aseG eighty-tUo and sew
enty-nine. respectively. and including
many who have grown gray in the
service Of their country OF senators
over seventy we find the following.
Bate Tennessee SaHe-f z--Sf~- Fsov,-1s,-
Connecticut, seventy-slX- Eoar Massa-
chUsetts, seyenty-six. Plat5. Counecti-
cut. seventy-five, stewart Nevada.
seventy allison Iowa. seventy
four Teller Colorado. seVenty-thrse.
Culi0fn. Illinois. seventy tnrees Gibson.
Montana. seveuty-tWo- Proctor. Yer
mont. seventy-one- The senators OF
sixty and over are numerous. these an
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

tificiality OF modern life But Walden
pond is noted for other things. Its wa
ter is so clear that, as Hawthorne often
said, the pure air seems 20 be beneath
as well as above il. In one part it
reaches a depth OF 100 feet. and, al
though scarcely more than a mile dis
tant from Concord. the elevation is so
great that its bottom is said to be
above the tops of the tailest buildings
in the village. Another peculiar feature
of the pond is that despite its having
no natural inlet or outlet il seems TO
have a tide that rises and falls at irreg-
ular intervals. il being estimated that
the ebb and flow occurs on an average
once in seventeen years.
Emerson's grave is another place that
will be Mecca for hundreds. The phi
Ssopher rests in Sleepy Hollow Gem
etery not far from Hawthorne. Tho
reau and the Alcotts. the grave being
marked by a huge. rough bowlder OF
pink quartz with a copper tablet. on
which are inscribed his name and the
date and place of his birth and death.
Still another Emerson landmark is the
old manse built by his grandfather and
immortalized in Hawthorne's Moses
From an Old Manse." II was here that
Hawthorne brought his bride and spent
the first four years of his married life
The old manse was Ralph Waldo En-
ersOn's home for a number of years.
and within its austere portals he wrote
his famous Mature" essays.
on Main street stands another house
which. though only indirectly connect
ed with Emerson. has long been visited
by his admirers. II is the old dwelling
place of the talented Margaret Fuller
Ossoli. the first American woman to
win international reputation as writ
er. She was closely associated not only
with Emerson, but with Longfellow,
Hawthorne and the other remarka Bile
men Of that day who made Boston the
Athens Of America. Between her and
Emerson a warm friendship always ex-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

swering the roll cali: Platt. New York.
siNJy-nins; Quay. Pennsylvania. sixty
nine. CockreH Missouri. sixty eight,
Willard. Nebraska. siNty-seven. Mitch
ell. Oregon. SiXty-seveE- Galiincer. New
Hampshire. sixty-six- Foster Washing
ton. sixtx-six. Hanna OHIO. sixfy-flve /.
clark. Noltsna. sIxty-fouF- Bacon.
Georgia. slxty-thres. Dryden Nev Jer-
sey. sixty-three. Money. Mississippi
sixty-three. Aldrich. Rhode Island. six
ty-one: ElkIns. West Virginia. sixty
one. Scott. West Virginia. sixty Or
those who have but recently retired
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

isted. and when, IN $40 he establishes
the Dial. high grade religious and liz
erary magazine. 10 was into her keeping
that he intrusted its editorial fortunes.
AS a matter of fact. IL NAV well be
said that al Concord is in one way or
another reminder of Emerson. Tbs
townspeople themselves seem 10 live
and move and have their being in an
EmerSonian atmosphere. and their ven
Grafton for the master has been marked
throughout the preparations for the
centenary. They have in no small
measure facilitated the work OF the
committee on arrangements the noted
social circle, which was founded in I7S2
and Of which Emerson himself was n
member for forty three years. The
membership OF this unique society IS
limited 10 twenty-five. and the circle
has included in the course OF its his
tory some OF the most brilliant men Of
letters that the United States has ever
known. The programme for the day
was iatrusted TO a subcommittee con-
sisting OF Samuel Hear. Edward !.
Bartlett. Thomas l. Ellis. L. 3. Mac
Donald and William l. Eaton. and the
consensus OF opinion is that they have
done exceedingly we'll
Concord IS by no means the only piacs
where Emerson's birthday VIII be re-
membered. On the day preceding the
actual anniversary commemorative
services VIII be held IA many churches
throughout the country. a call having
been issued about month ago BY ths
general secretary OF the congress az re-
ligion and signed by a number OF prom
inent ministers. There viii also be n
monster celebration In Boston. one oe
the principal features OF which viii b,
an address by President Charles W. e.
lot OF Harvard. Literary folk are fur
Their Interested in the announcement
that Mr.. George Edward Woodberry
has prepared for the occasion a CEN
tenary ode that IS sure 10 BE- 81 striking
merit JOHN l.. TRETHA AWAY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

seTen another national figure. Thrl
there f. Wzite3aF Reid. slxfy-fve. ed
ifur and llrl1ulaI almost a. much -
tke puhllc eye a. ir fhe days when he
was United States minister 20 Fra-cF.
Admiral Dewey E3zty-are. F.ezr Ad-
mira ScE@E netirst- slxsy-fosT. aad
Rear Admiral WzfEer, rrtires. strry-
eight. fora tri5 r-s-h f1ere euerry
lhel uaaF yo1nzsF sa eozs. aEs afl
three ara abe znd sizing 10 70 .aio ac-
oCl s-zln az a moment uotics
Tie popular ifzprsEslcr - rr<sfet Il
every SzIk C Bfe- Tat ezinezt 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

from public lie might be NAMED TIE
veteran congressma1 Gaiuska CsruT.
the former speaker OF the house % rep
seutatlves. now II MS eiEhtieth year:
eT-CongressTuan GrosvenoT. ohio. sixty
nine. and ex-Senasors Vest Missouri
seventy--tvro. and Jones. Arkansas. SIX
ty-twC-
Former President Grover Cleveland.
sixty-siX. ssaln looming iasge on lhs
horizon 81 presidential possibilities
must not - forgotten FerEa@r Wee
President Ada z Stevenson. A1r. BY
ans running mate In lSso. Is az sixty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson
and Professor William James. The
dey viii be capped by a banquet, with
several OF Emerson's old friends as
guests of honor.
The vast majority of centenary Wis
itors Will of course avail themselves
Of The opportunity to seek out the many
Emerson landmarks, but they viii in
all probability be debarred from the
most interesting of all, the house
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

1t stands back from the road and is
partially concealed by a cluster of
pines. The library in which Emerson
spent the greater part of his days is on
the ground floor to the right of the en-
trance, while his famous study is up
stairs.
Apart from the house itself. there is
great deal to be seen on the old estate,
which covers hundreds of acres of
ground, and over much of which the
pilgrims may ramble without let or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

hindrance. A road stretches across a
meadow and UP a long hill. very steep
in places and thickly wooded on both
sides. Just after the brow of this hill is
reached Walden pond comes into sight.
that marvelously limpid body of water
so widely known in connection with
Tboreau. 1t was upon the shore Of
this little lake that he built a small
shanty and lived for two years apart
from civilization. carrying into practice
his theoretical protest against the ar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

fhortty ca international s-. F-stsyis
2 Cou1@-f. Ia seTsnfF-ors yrars Oh.
WaVne NacTszzh a. seventy wzf ~
ch1foe q sss coal operators a. ftsir
lsaffuz cszrs<I Before shs anfhrarsts
E-rf<s coasrl5sE317. T. - AIRS = N8s
hnfel fare arf sfrerto- ~ Fighsee1 ins-
r-oFfa-sf Sea Epzk cc7s.9rssfans - ssF-
eufy-saEen - - cgFghaaf s3Eatg
ans. ~ Deia asr~ ard HE6sa- sz,lraa1
FAM. retains az rasEfai EsEar - 8
yauaE raza- saua<4 scan etxzfy-EFs.
eE-pressse1f q ssse Delaware. L-askA-
psazz szs Western. Ezs 80 kssz az -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

wherein the sage composed so many Of
his brilliant essays. Since his death it
has been occupied by his eldest daugh-
ter. Miss Ellen Emerson, who lives in
the greatest retirement and can seldom
be prevailed upon to receive strangers
Located at the junction of the Cam
bridge turnpike and the Lexington
road, the dwelling does not differ from
those OF many prosperous farmers in
the vicinity, and looks inside and out
exactly as il did in Emerson's lifetime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

k9G&sNCM MERE IS widespread
!. !. !. s. !. ]. ].
~ NSH impress sion almost
FE eEUl amounting TO con-
GA E1 viction that this Is
IA Is ~ mol only the young
~ II Isl mans day" but that
kcA XII under the pressure Of
lGN@[I twentieth century life
and conditions d man
Is in the scar and yellow leaf when
h reaches fifty and that when he has
passed sixty it is vain for him 10 at
tempt TO cope with his younger rivals
IN the battle for existence. While il is
undoubtedly true that youth is pressing
10 the fore with greater energy than at
any time In the history OF the world it
is q great mistake 10 assume that the
older men are any less virile and capa-
bic or that they have fewer opportuni-
ties than they had a hundred years
ago. The world Is travelling at q more
rapid pace, perhaps. but its really big
men, be they youths or septuagenaria-
ans, VIII always be found at The head OF
the procession.
IN inns country. prominently = land
OF storm and stress. there are many Old
men Who IN point Of mental acuteness
ana physical activity can put to blush
their younger rivals. Towering above
ms fellows IN this respect is Russell
sage, who. though in his eiShrv-Sev-
enlh year. rlunges into the fray OF Wall
street with the ardor that won him
fame and fortune years ago. He is ar
his desk every day and rarely fails IN
attend a board meeting OF the twenty
four corporations Of which he i "a a.
rector. for, as every one knows I-7r,a
Russell is q thrifty soul He is as c,---
icai and satiricaI as ever. always rea.s,-
20 get in dig at some high and mirhtv
financial nabob. Only recently. when
told that J. Pierpont Morgan had sailed
- Europe, Mr.. Sage remarked. aIIud-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
ORD JOSEPH LISTER has long

ORD JOSEPH LISTER has long
/ been known to the world as the
discoYerer OF the antseptic
treatment in surgery. He is also sur
geon to King Edward, just as he was
surgeon to Edwards mother, the
great Victoria. He is a grand old
man, a living example Of what early
to bed, early to RISE" can accomplish.
Like most scientists, he takes wide
interest in things, and his powers of
observation are abnormal. Passion
ateIy fond of all literature, he has a
special Penchant for learning poetry
by heart.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

n r. WILLIAM T. BULL of New
- York is enc of the best known
surgeons in this country. Finely
Proportioned, about 5 feet 10 inches
IN height, handsome, broad shouidered
and clean limbed, he is absolutely de-
'Voted TO his work. His brilliant opera
tons in laparotomy have worked d
revolution IN the treatment of gunshot
wounds in the abdomen. and he is
also famed as pioneer in the opera
ton fer the removal Of the vermiform
appendix. a we'll bred man of the
world. DR.. Bull is essentially averse
to publicity and never talks shop.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
The Centenary Of the Birth Of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Which Will Be Celebrated In Concord Mass. May

@<2SN n May % 1t will be ex-
!. ! !. ! !. !" !. !.
IL ~INV actly 100 years since
& )E6sY w Ralph Waldo Emer-
IX EN51f lHl son, poet and philoso-
NE6pAA9 ~ pher, was born in Con-
kUkA5tr&IESi cord, Mass, and the
VA ~~@ZETD centennial anniversa-
<ETSs ~ of his birth prom
Uses to arouse that
sleepy, peaceful little town in way
unremembered by even the Oldest IN
habitant For months preparations
have been making for a great literary
invasion of Concord. and on the eve O.
the centenary those in charge OF the
arrangements may justly fatter them
selves that success viii crown their Ell
forts. Notable men from all parts 81
the country have signified their inten-
ton OF participating in the exercises
memorable addresses viii be delivered
by eloquent orators. and thousands OF
people will make pilgriraages to the
many spots in Concord associated with
the name Of Emerson. Altogether, the
celebration is certain to be a wonderful
tribute to the memory Of the genius
who. at first obscure and poor, won Tor
himself a niche in the everlasting tenn
PIE Of fame
The whole day win be given UP to
honoTing Emerson. In the morning
services viii be held in the public
schools. and doubtless the children VIII
h6ar men who in their boyhood were
among that joyous troop Of youngstess
who turned cut 10 welcome the phiios-
opher On his return from the tour o.
Europe The celebration proper viii
take place during the afternoon al the
First Parish Meeting house. when ad-
dresses are 10 be made by such well
iRown speakers rs Senator George F.
Hoar Professor Charles Eliot Norton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

JSdIS GgO Is . .amOUS phySI-
clan who was also an author. Today
he is best known as a famous author
wins is also a physician. The camera
man has caught him working on his
latest novel. As a physician his spe-
ciaity is nervous diseases, and il was
through mis- rest cure" that he
achieved worldwide fame. His lit
erdry output has been remarkable,
running up to total OF over $50 vol
umes, besides many occasional es-
saws.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

n r. ROBERT KOCH, the famous
~ bacteriologist of Berlin, is I'M
doubtedIy the most zealods mi
crobe hunter in the world. He has
traiied the rinderpest germ to its lair
in South Africa, he has taken fall out
OF the cholera bacillus, he has all but
captured the bubonic plague, and
his most noteworthy achieVenent-he
has taken into camp the tiny parasite
which is the cause of consumption.
The illustration shows DR.. Koch hard
az work trying to prove his latest con-
tention-that bovine tuberculosis can
not be transmitted to humans.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

n r. ROSWELL PARK, who, IL will
~ be remembered. was one OF
President mcKinieys physicians
during the sad days at Buffalo. was
the first surgeon in this country per
sonally to conduct a meteorological
laboratory, and his researches in that
phase Of medical work have won him
worldwide fame. Among his brethren
he is known az pretty" operator
and is one Of the few ambidextrous
surgeons in practice. Though a very
busy man, he finds time for the cult.
walton Of the aesthetic, his hobby being
music. He lives in Buffalo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24

nR. AOOLPH LORENZ is known
IL throughout the civilized world as
the leading exponent of blood
less surgery IN the cure Of congenital
MP disease. He is a notable example
OF the man who by dint of hard work
rises from poverty to atfiUence and in
ternational renown. Physically large
and powerful, he is at the same time
gentle, genial and gallant, and during
his visits to this country displayed an
innate kindness and nobility of mind
that endeared him TO all right thinking
Americans. Or. Lorenz's home is in
Vienna.