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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
OLD SENATOR'S ACRIMONIOUS Morgan and Hale Pass
 thjs lie.
 E-- EXTRA !as . ,sIoN PROBABLE Pap ga and Cuban Treaties !lieved to Be Doomed. Minority Will Make Desperate Effort to Shake the Statehood Rider Loose from the Postofice
 Appropriation Bill.

Washington, Feb 20.-(SpeciaD-'The Senator from Maine (Mr. Hale) believes lie that he may be damned"
 Thus Senator Morgan today answered the charge preferred by Senator Hale that the Alabama Senator and Senator Quay had joined forces to defeat the Panama treaty.
 This passing of the lie between two of the oldest and most illustrious Senators has made a tremendous sensation in Washington.
 It is clear proof of the bitterness of feeling in the Senate so repeatedly re- ferred to in these dispatches. The Senate remained in secret session all day, 1t being a continuation of the legislative session of yesterday, and all throughout the day Senator Morgan held the floor. yielding now and then to ques- tions and throughout the long hours the venerable statesman pleaded against the enaction of the Panama treaty as now framed.
 Senator Hale charged that Morgan and Quay had combined to defeat the Pana- ma treaty. Morgan hotly denied this.
 Hale replied by saying: II believe the statement to be true
 And the Senator believes a lie that he may De QaInneo was 0cAhtoE hoibdu . instant rejoinder.
 Not only will the Panama treaty and perhaps other treaties be defeated, and an extra session of the Senate made i'm perative but 1t would seem tonight that an extra session of Congress Is practi- cally certain.
 Now that the Statehood bill has been tackled on to the postoffice appropriation bill and the minority of the Senate is determined not to in any circumstances yield to the majority, 1t would seem that an extra session of both houses is inevi- table.
 If the minority fall to rescue the post office bill from the Statehood bifl, then an extra session Is inevitable.
 In any event, or all possible events, it, looks tonight very like an extra session of both houses. Lucien Julieu Walker,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
pill and will widely difuss it's argu-


 ments."
 President c. B. Parsons of the Mari- time Association of New York, has sent to Chairman Grosvenor of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries a let ter urging the passage of the ship sup sidy bill The letter says in part:
 There can be no doubt that the American people desire a great merchant marine of thelr own; that through un- protected competition with cheap built, subsidized and bounted foreign shipping. American tonnage has been driven out or American foreign-carrying trade; that over 90 per cent of our foreign commerce Is carried by foreign ships; that Congress has by its attention to this subject or recent years led the people to expect at- firmative and effective Legislation; that those now in control of the legislative and administrative branches of our gov ernment have resoluteiy pledged them selves to provide It: that well consider ed bill is now pending, having already pSassed one branch of Congress; that the session is darwing to an end; that n ions needed and long delayed relief will come If must come now and further postpone ment Is as unjust as the great industry affected as 1t Is perilous to the nation ana subyersive to our true 1ndepenoehce'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
Kick on Postal System.

Vienna. Feb 90.--The Polish leader Dacsynski. has complained in the Reich rath of the action of the United States postoffice authorities in not issuing money orders in Austrian currency. He said that this was a serious matter. Many thousand Polish laborers in the United States, who were unable to understand the postoffice regulations were compelled to apply to bankers for drafts at great expense. Herr Dacsynski asked the Min iste< of Finance to enueavor to persuade the American authorities to change the present system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
Dr. Beard Will Retire.

New York. Feb. 2o.-The American Missionary Association announced today that Rev. A. F. Beard, D. D.. for eisn- teen years secretary of the society VIII retire from active duty of that once pc cause of i'll health to become hono6ary secretary. The election of the Rev. flames Wesley Cooper. D. D., Of New Britain. Conn, as corresponding secre- tary. also was read.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
OPPONENTS OF OSTEOPATHS
 WIN VICTORY IN THE HOUSE

mittee had acted one way or the other upon the bill.
 MT. Maner said that he did not under stand the proposition and did not concur In it. He was, he said, absent from the afternoon session. At the night session he said he endeavored to get MT. Good wyn by telephone, but failed. He had then. he said. called up his bill fairly and had had 1t passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
Merchants Oppose, Maritime Associa-
 tion Favors It.

New York. Feb. 2O-The Merchants As sociation of New York has sent a letter to Representative Grosvenor, chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House. expressing the Association's opposition to the ship sub sidy bill. newspaper which accom- panies the letter summarizes the views of the Association on the bill. The letter says in part:
 Tt Is estimated that this bill will take a grant of $l2OOO.O0o to S2O, 000 900 annual ly from the public treasury. Such vast Gsposa os plnlic funds should rot be the subject of rush legislation. This Association will continue to oppose the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
RIVER STEAMER BURNS.
City of Clifton Consumed to Waters
 Edge on the Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn Feb "A ~pecial to The Banner from clifton says the steam CT City of Clifton burned to the waters edge at an early hour this morning. The boat was tied up at the wharf and the flames spread and destroyed neighhoring lumber yard. There were %o" feet of lumber aboard the vessel and 75"Oo feet stacked In the yard.
 The fire started under the forward stair way. and Its origin is unknown The loss on the boat and lumber will approximate $48. GOO and was partly insured No lives were los, The City of Clifton was one of the largest packets Cn he Tennessee Riv- CT, and was the'property of the St. Louis and Tennesse River Packet Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21

of compromise for the creation of two new States they may not accept any other compromise proposition. Should a compromise be agreed upon. it is stated that it will include the ratification of the Colombian and Cuban treaties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21

GoOntinued on Page Eighth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21

THE WEATHER.
 WARRINGTON. FEB. 2o.- TOR ALABAMA: FAIR IN NORTH: RAIN IN SOUTH PO1s HON SATURDAY: SUN DAY. ABLY FAIR; FRESH NORTH WINDS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21

NcOntinued on Page seven'l
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Mr. Brown pressed the button
marked "Ofce Boy and then sat
back with his thumbs in his armpits
and waited. The boy put in an imme-
diate appearance.
.Say, Bob, didn't we order some
daily report blanks week ago?"
Eyes, sir, but they haven't came
yet
Don't say haven't came
'I mean they didn't come yet"
stWell, that's worse. But never
mind, find out why they have not been
sent in
Exit boy
Chorus in outside office: what did
he want?''
He told me to telephone about
them daily report blanks
Bookkeeper-"Here, I'll telephone;
you get that stationery company and
I'll talk to them. You just let me
talk to them"
The Boy-.Is this the Waste Paper
Stationery company? Well, Mr..
Brown wants.
Bookkeeper-H you let me talk
to them.
sSay, when do you folks intend to
get that order filled?
4I don't care. Mr.. Brown is in a
hurry and you promised to have them
over here a week ago.
well, if you want our business you
better get them over here in a hurry.
well! Tomorrow morning? That
won't do. Can't you get them over
tonight?
Eyes, he told me to tell you if you
wanted our trade you'd better move
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

can she swing around and head in
for Frisco
Because of this same wind the sail
ing track from Panama to San Fran
cisco would be an immense half-circle.
By the canal route another great
saving can be made in going to Homo
lulu. For steamship the distance
would be 6,646 miles, or about 1000
miles more than to San Francisco,
but by way of the Magellan straits
the ship would have to steam 1920
miles, or twice as far.
The sailing vessel could save very
much, and after picking up the north
east trade on leaving Panama she
would have a fair wind all the way
to the islands, while a voyage around
the Horn would be 1870 miles long
and necessitate long battle with the
heavy westerly gales in that far
southern latitude.
Nothing would suit the old Cape
Horn "shell-back'' better than to be
able to 'tcut across lots" and thus es-
cape the much dreaded corner"
which has sent so many of his mates
to 'Davy Jones' locker"
One thing more might be mention
ed, and that is the voyage to the Phil
1pplueS. WINE tHe ulStduce t11,oVV
miles) is practically the same either
by Suez or Panama, in case Of war
between this country and foreign
power the latter route would be far
better, for many reasons.
With this canal once open for bust
ness there will be no further neces-
sity of sending big battleship on
a dangerous $4,000 mile hurry up
voyage to reach a place but little
over 5000 miles away.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

TT didn't go in the ear. it lit on II
and made it sing.
you had musical ear, then
at wish you wouldn't interrupt,
said the prosperous business man tes-
tily 1T made an impression any
way He told me that if I didn't ac-
quire habits of thrift I'd end up in
the poorhouse. He quoted proverb
or tried to make me think he quoted
it. There was another package to be-
opened and he carefully united it,
coiled the string around his outspread
fingers and tied it in neat skein-
like this
5. The prosperous business man Illus
trated with the string that came
around the express package.
That's all right" said the secretary,
approyingly. Now when you want a
piece of string you've got it,
That's what my father observed.
My own experience hasn't justified
the observation. When I want a piece
of string, haven't got it. I throw the
skein in drawer usually, but when
I go to look for it it isn't there"
why don't you throw it away in the
first place, then?'' inquired the secre-
tary.
TOT the same TGdSOu ludl you Will
never be able to overcome your habit
of asking fool questions. It's all
habit. / didn't have a knife with me-
the next time I had occasion to open
a package, and l then remembered
that it was very wicked thing to cut
a useful piece of string and I united it.
Soon I found myself untying another
package and it grew into a habit. Now
it hurts me to see anybody take a
knife or scissors to piece of string.
But I don't delude myself with the
idea that it is economy. l suppose
have wasted hundreds of dollars
worth of time in untying hard knots.
to say nothing of the temper I have
lost and the language l have misused,
and suppose 25 cents would more
than cover the value of what I have
saved. Don't try to be economical
if you would be wealthy"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Don't be extravagant," said the
prosperous business man as his sec
rotary took up a pair of shears and
prepared to cut the string that tied
the express package. IF you cut that
string you will spoil it Unite it
or let me. guess I'm more used to it
than you are
The knot was a hard one and the
prosperous business man said several
things under his breath as he fumbled
and picked at it. The secretary
watched him with an amused smile,
which the prosperous business man
detected as he at last loosened the
tangled string and looked up in
triumph.
.'aThere!" he said "You were laugh
ing at me, young man."
The secretary looked a little fool
ish.
WELL said the prosperous bust
ness man. 81 don't blame you if you
We're. I ought to be laughed at. It's
just fool habit of mine, though. Did
you ever read story about piece
of string?"
81 don't recall it, replied the secre-
tary.
"It was Guy de- some French
GUS business man. ct was a piece
of string that gave a man a lot of
grief"
You're not stringing me, I hope"
said the secretary.
You'll get to the end of yours if
you make any more breaks like that"
said his employer severely. I'll tell
you about this, though, because you
are young yet and it may prove a
warning to you. My father was an
economical man before me. He'd
walk ten or fifteen blocks to save
carfare and buy Is cents worth of
cooling liquid to refresh himself after
the walk-that sort of an economist.
One day he saw me cut string that
came around a package of dried ap-
pies and he demonstrated with me on
my extravaganza"
81 suppose it went in at one ear
and out of the other?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

made the outward voyage in 100 to
ITO days, many a good ship has taken
a full four, five and even six months
on the voyage.
Again turn to the chart and follow
the zigzag line out around the
/ Horn" This is the actual track of
a sailing vessel, one of the last of the
good old wooden square-rigged ships
built in Bath.
The dots-srepresent the noon posi-
lions from day to day, the voyage
commencing on June II from the
Delaware capes. While the straight
lines show the distance gained each
day they do not always represent the
actual path of the ship, as when the
wind is ahead the ship may tack back
and forth across the line number of
times in the twenty-four hours.
The track indicated is 1925 miles
long, but there is no doubt that the
ship covered more than 1900 miles
On this voyage.
This voyage of 1T days was the
record run of that year, and was
especially good because the Horn was
rounded in midwinter.
The reader may wonder why the
sailing track runs so far to- the east
ward on leaving New York. The rea-
son is that to take advantage of the
northeast trade wind a ship must get
well off the coast to make fair wind
of it, otherwise she would have to
beat her way along the coast of
Brazil, and thus lose much time.
Again in the Pacific this same trade
carries the ship far to the westward
of San Francisco, and not until she
has reached the zone of prevailing
westerly winds (above 80 deg. north
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

faster than you are doing.
.All right. Get them here first
thing in the morning.
Say, Bob, you tell Mr.. Brown
they'll be here first thing in the morn
ing"
Private Office Enter Bob.
They're comm right over, Mr..
Brown"
"All right Bob That's the way to
do business. You don't want to let
them fool you. Now keep right after
them"
yes, SIR
Chorus in outside Office: what did
he say?'
He said all right; for me to keep
after them
stenographer-"Wh are you all
talking about?"
The Boy-"Them daily order
blanks
Stenographer-.'Do you mean daily
report blanks? They've been here
three days. They are in the vault
now
Chorus: They are?"
Stenographer-"Wh yes. told
every one of you about them.
Bookkeeper-"You should have told
me-"
Stenographer-"I did; / told every
one of you, but you were all so busy
fussing about which one was to talk
over the telephone that you paid no
attention to me-
Bookkeeper (sotto voce)-taThat's
just like a woman
Boy (ditto)-"That's the way a girl
always does.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Now that the Panama canal is an
assured thing, a little study of the &C
icompanying map will show some of
the advantages to be gained.
The heavy line running south from
New York is the steamship track to
Colon, and the distance is 1881 miles.
AT an average speed of fourteen knots
per hour, which is a moderate and
economical pace for the modern
steamship, the voyage could be made
in an hour or two less than six days.
From Panama to San Francisco the
distance is 3277 miles, which, at the
same average speed, would require
nine days and eighteen hours steam
ing. Say sixteen days for the ocean
voyage, and allow four days for pass
ing through the canal, and the whole
trip would be made in twenty days,
or inside of three weeks.
At present a steamer must follow
the solid line running off to the south
east to Cape st. Rogue. Once around
in a southwesterly direction to the
Straits of Magellan, thence out into
the Pacific, where a straight course
can be steered for the Farallone
islands, just outside of San Francisco.
On this track the distance is 1859
miles, which at the same average
speed would require thirty-seven and
a half days continuous steaming
Allowing for delays in the Straits of
Magellan, and for coaling, and the
voyage would take all of forty days
or just double the time of the Panama
route.
: The sailing track as indicated by
the line of dashes is LIS, $50 miles, and
while our best clipper ships have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09


The lady of the house had been a
genuine sufferer from the wastefuI-
ness of her former cook. Repeated
analyses of the garbage can at length
had led to the discharge of the kitchen
autocrat After short interval new
cook was engaged and the lady Of
the house was descanting enthusiast
tically to her husband on the virtues
and accomplishments of the newly
discovered treasure
Il don't think that If 1 looked all
over the earth I could find anybody
that should like as WELL" she said
I'm sure that even you could find no
fault with the dinner. Weren't those
chops done to turn? And / couldn't
ask for better tapioca pudding"
Neither could l." responded her
husband, after his kind, nor any
other sort of tapicca pudding. Pie
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Brattleboro some time in 1886 as q
music teacher. He became a student
of the law and studied in the office of
Judge Asa Keyes. In 1910 he mar
rfed Miss Ellen, oldest daughter of
Judge Keyes, and five years later he
was appointed postmaster.
It. was during his three years In
cumbency that he inaugurated num-
Der of improvements in the Office, and
in 1876 issued the little stamp for
which collectors are now willing to
pay fabulous prices. 1t is stated that
one has been sold at the extraordi-
nary price OF SITS. 1t is said that
only two Boston collectors can boast
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

is good enough for me-
That's always the way with you,-
said the lady. You're never satisfied
But really she is q treasure, and as
saving-well, there won't be any
waste in the house as long as she is
here Do you know, I went into. the
kitchen this morning and she had
found a pan of old dough that Fanny
had left around. / was sure that 1T
was spoiled and I told her that she
might as well throw it away, but she
seemed quite Mortified. oh, no.
ma ann she said, I wouldn't throw II
away I'll bake it, anyway, and if it
doesn't turn out all right I can give
it to some poor tramp. I Thoughts
that was SO economical of her-and SO
kind"
1T was indeed kind thought.r
agreed the husband
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

of owning a Palmer stamp. One was
bought about fifty years ago for sew
enty-five cents. The other, bought in
1882, cost in the vicinity Of $780,
It is said that q Mr.. Collins of New
York has the only uncancelled Brat
tleboro stamp known to be in exist
ence. He has won the philate1ic blue
ribbon for securing the rarest stamp
ON the American catalogue, and that
means the whole world.
Great Britain adopted the use of
postage stamps in 1910. and Brazil in
1881 The United States did not COM
mence to use them until July,
1S47.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09
fee Smiley

Collectors and phf1atelists become
enthusiastic when they speak of the
famous Brattleboro, VT, postage
stamp, which is said to be the first
ever used in America.
DIR. Frederick N. Palmer, who was
Battleboro's postmaster from July,
1885, to November, 1S48, was the in
ventor of the stamp which we re
produce The facsimile herewith pre-
senteds was prepared by the direction
of Major F. w Childs, when he was
postmaster. This was at the request
OF many collectors.
DR.. Frederick N Palmer was born
u Belfast. Me. in 1915. and came to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

On March 20 the Philadelphia In
quirer boldly asserted itself in these
words: @Stock is freezing out in
Wyoming. but here the buds are
blooming" And the chances are two
to one that the next day it showed
in Philadelphia
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Henry Ward Beecher's experience
with the contribution plate gave him
great skill in detecting coin values.
The congregation never could fool
him with pants buttons.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Granting all that Sir Thomas may
say as to the terrific speed Shamrock
III. will make during the races, it is
still fair to suppose that the Reliance
will not be exactly standing stin at
the time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

The Maine man who has worked up
. business of exporting cat-o-nine-
tails to London, where he finds a mar
ket for all that he can get, certainly
thought of something that had never
occurred to any one before.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Minister Bowen told the Yale stud
ents that Venezuela is no place for
young men from the United States
Good. For American young men of
the right sort there's no place like
home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Missouri has gained considerable
.notoriety by making chicken stealing
a felony. As a logical sequence it
ought now to make mule stealing
capital crime.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Diamonds are going to be marked
up per cent. Lay in your summer
stock before the rise.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

A poet writes piteously to the New
York Times to explain that he wrote
.sBud-scented April Evenings and
the printer made 1t ..Bad-scented
April Evenings" The obvious moral
is that he ought to improve his hand
writing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

DIR. Parkhurst's ideal newspaper
may be handicapped by the shortage
of ideal people to support it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

The New York actress who has
undertaken to write a play in twenty
four hours probably won't get it pro
duced in twenty-four years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

The valued Cleveland Leader asks
why not boil the trusts 2" True
roasting doesn't seem to answer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

A good many men act on the prin
ciple that the early worm who caught
the bird stayed up all night to do it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

The Turko-Bulgarian debate is as
Stunning a more threatening attitude
daily In South America it would
be called war.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

The politician who sets out to save
the country is frequently hauled up
for robbing her.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

Russell Sage has retired from ac-
tive business, but it is not true that
he is going to spend three afternoons
"a week playing ping pong with Mrs.
iHetty Green.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

DR.. Jacques of Boston says he can
make electricity from coal. More
fame. for him if last winter he had
made coal from electricity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

How could c. Oliver Iselin continue
to be famous if Upton were to quit
challenging for the cup?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-09

A new comic weekly is to be start
ed in New York. 1t is one of the cas-
lest things in the world to start a
comic weekly.