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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Loss Of Horses in War.

Deaths due to wounds received in
battle constitute but en- insignificant
part Of the losses of cavalry horses in
war. 1t was only after a war ex.
perience of two years that a cavalry
bureau was established in 1863 This
resulted In economy and increased
efficiency, for an enormous number OF
horses, temporarily disabled through
excessive marching and lack of forage,
were turned in at the general depots
and recuperated sufficiently to be
again issued The number turned in
was but fraction of the whole mum
Der issued. owing to the difficulty of re-
turning WORKOUT horses from distant
and isolated points.
Some idea of the dimensions of the
remount business may be had from the
statement that 1878 horses were
purchased during the fiscal year end
ing June go, 1864 During the first
eight months of that year the cavalry
of the Army of the Potomac was sup
piled with two complete remounts.
which required 10000 horses The to-
tai number of mules and horses re-
quired to keep up the supply for all
armies was 500 each day, and the data
collected showed that for every two
men of the whole force employed one
animal was required in the ranks or
trains. The recent experience of the
British army in South Africa indicates
that the loss of animals in the civil
war was not exceptional, and that
whenever campaigns are undertaken
in sparseIy-settled country history
Will repeat itslef-United States Sery-
ice Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Nothing to Fear.

We protect our manufacturers by
preserving the home market to them.
and being so stimulated they are able
to supply that market and have larger
surpluses to send abroad England
might attempt to protect her agricul
tural population considering those in
her colonies1, but she would still
have to import food. We might doubt
the efficacy of our protective system
if we still had to import most of ouI
manufactures. AS it is, our food ques-
ton and our manufacturing question
are wholly disassociated, save as
thriving manufactures make demand
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

The Lost Key
For fifty years he turned the key,
AMI always paused to say,
II " onder who Will wind the. clock
When / am gone awayz
1t was habit second grown.
. When he would reach the shelf.
To say 1T out aioud-more times
To whisper to himself
Through all the years when babies played
Upon the kitchen door
The good man used to wind the clock
And question as before.
Threw all the years when babies grew
To man and woman state.
The good man wound the old clock up
Precisely ten to- eight
1t was his habit in the days
OF peace and joy and bliss:
All, he was never known to slip
A moment e'er remiss-
For fifty years, in storm and peace
He'd wind the clock and say
Sometimes beneath his breath SO low
When am gone away?
1 never knew until
He ceased to wind the old clock up,
And like it. was SO still
Horace Seymour Keller in New YORK
Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Up Against 1t.

Even with a united party the
Democracy is in the minority in the
United States. Under the best posi-
BILE conditions for itself, it would have
great difficulty in making Roadway
against the Republican party. In
every aspect the situation is adverse
to the Democrats. The Republican
party, ever since its return to power,
has governed the country wisely and
successfully. The Democracy has no
policy which is calculated to win the
popular regard 1t has no leader
whom any considerable body of the
American people respect The con
ditions all point to big victory for
the Republicans in -1904.-St. Louis
GlObe-Democrat-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
All Things to All Men.

Gov. Cummins' idea of tarif legisla
ton is in these words: Duties that
are too low should be increased, and
duties that are too high should be re
duced.'' If that blanket doesn't cover
the entire political aggregation, we
can't imagine one sufficiently elastic
to do the. job. There's not a Repub-
lican or Democrat, a Populist or any
other brand OF politician who cannot
indorse such a deliyerance, for it
means all things to all men Even the
straight-out free trader can shelter
himself under it--Montgomery Gala }
Advertiser
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

for the products of our soil. But in
Europe these questions are inextri-
cably mixed, and the protective tariff
cannot be used in the case of either
of them without seriously injuring the
other
So we really have nothing to fear
in any European proposal for Tariffs
of the protective kind, whether di-
rected against the interests of the
United States or in a vain endeavor
to exalt some country above the sta
ton which nature has assigned her.
Kansas City Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Appomattox Apple Tree.

Gen Gordon, says a veteran, lin
a recent article said: The apple tree
incident at Appomattox is a romance
The only connection between the sur
render and the apple tree is the fact
that Gen Lee and Gen. Grant met
there for a few moments and agreed
Gordon is misquoted or is mistaken
The famous apple tree was across the
Appomattox from the courthouse and
inside of Lees lines. The Confeder-
ate skirmish line was parallel to the
Appomattox and between the court
house and the stream, and that Skin
mish line was maintained until the
Confederate commands moved out en-
route for their homes after the sur
render.
Now, the truth is. Grant was not
within the Confederate lines at APP
pomattox- He came through the Union
skirmish and battle lines from our
rear, and at no time was he beyond
the Mclean house, which was be-
tween the lines of battle although our
line after the surrender was advanced
beyond it The apple tree was on
April 9. 1865, not where Grant and
Lee could meet
las Lee rode forward to meet
Grant, however. he stopped at the
roadside to await the return of his
stan ohlcer, sent through the lines to
ON the road led his horse up the bank
inside an orchard and sat down a
few minutes under the famous apple
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Cavalry Charge at Gettysburg.

Cavalry Charge at Gettysburq.
cavalry charge, met by a counter
charge of cavalry, is still, perhaps, the
most terrible spectacle witnessed in
war. If the reader has never seen
such a charge, he can form little con
ception of the awe-inspiring fury.
Imagine yourself looking down from
Gettysburg's heights upon the open,
wide-spreading plain below where five
thousand horses are marshalled in
battle line. Standing beside them are
five thousand riders, armed. booted
and spurred, and ready to mount The
bugles sound the Mount" and in
stantly five thousand plumes rise
above the horses as the riders spring
into their saddles. In front of the
respective sQuadrons the daring lead
ers take their places. The f1uttering
pennants or streaming guidons, ten to
each regiment, mark the left of the
companies. On the opposite slope OF
the same plain are five thousand hos
tile horsemen clad in different uni
forms, ready to meet these in counter
charge. Under those ten thousand
horses are their hoofs, ironshod and
pitiless, beneath whose furious tread
the plain is soon to CULVER. Again on
eacn SIOpe OF the open nelQ the DuSloS
sound. Ten thousand sabres leap from
scabbards and glisten in the sun. The
trained horses chafe their restraining
bits, and as the bugle notes sound the
charge, their nostrils dilate and their
tanks swell in sympathetic impulse
with the dashing riders Forward"
shouts the commander. Down the lines
and through the columns in quick sue
cessiOn ring the echoing commands,
Forward, forward" AS this order
thrills through the eager ears, sabers
flash, AMI spurs are planted in palpitat-
ing tanks. The madly flying horses
thunder across the trembling field, fill
ing the air with clouds of dust and
whizzing pebbles. Their iron-rimmed
hoofs in remorseless tread, crush the
stones to powder and crash through
the flesh and bones of hapless riders
who chance to fall. AS front against
front these furious riders plunge, theiI
sweeping sabres slashing edge against
edge, cutting a way through opposing
ranks, gashing faces, breaking arms,
and splitting heads, it is a scene OF
widest war, whirling tempest OF
battle, short-lived but terrible-Gen
John B. Gordon in Scribner's
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well as our industries; that we con
tfnue to maintain and build up our
home market, worth more than all the
markets of the world combined, an6
that we do not disturb the causes OF
the present splendid growth of indus
tries, our splendid advancement OF
citizenship and our splendid standard
of living, which cannot help but in
vite those abroad who have been
struggling for bare subsistence, and
have in their natures a single spark
of ambition
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
MAKE GOOD CITIZENS
OF THE IMMIGRANTS WHO COME
TO OUR SHORES.
This Can Be Done by Continuing Our
Protection Policy, Whereby We In
sure Them Work, Wages and
Higher Standard of Living.

immigration under present condi-
lions presents a serious problem.
No one can sit at his desk and alb
sorb the facts that come TO us in re-
ports without approaching the peril
that threatens should hard times come
to this country.
"a | am not an alarmist, but when see
hundreds of thousands of ignorant
foreigners coming into our great cities
every year I think 1 can realize in
some degree the danger that viii
come from their discomfort and dis
satisfaction when there are no wages
to be earned.-Commissio Sargent
When there are no wages to be
earned" What memories such a sup
position brings up. 1t carries US back
to the days of panic and idleness fol-
lowing the compromise tariff of 1888;
it carries us back to the voorhees, and
wageless days and years between
1850 and $780, brought on by free
trade; it carries us back to the idle
me and women of 1885, and the loss
of earnings due to the free trade Law
of 1894.
With the experience and knowledge
which we gained from these awful pc
RODS following free trade legislation.
we can well appreciate the necessity
of continuing our present excellent
tariff law to enable US to care for
these millions who are coming to our
shores. We must protect them by
continuing to protect our labor and in
dustry from one end of the country
to the other. 1t may be that some
of these immigrants are of an unde-
sirable character. 1t may be that bet
ter immigration laws are desirable.
That is something that we must leave
to the wisdom of Congress. What
ever the present law is we must &C
cept it and face the conditions which
are before u.s. 1t is protection and
prosperity that invites these foreign
ers to our shores. They do not come
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
An Honorable Deserter.

"a good many soldiers" said the
doctor, deserted to keep out OF
fight. 1 never knew but one man who
deserted to get into fight, and his
story is worth telling. Peter Mayville
enlisted in the Ninth Vermont regi-
ment, which, with IL, 600 other Union
soldiers, surrendered to the Confed-
crates under Jackson, Sept Is, 1862,
J.. at Harper's Ferry. Under the terms
of surrender all the enlisted men were
at once paroied and the Ninth Yer
mont was. sent to Camp Douglas, Chi
cago, to guard rebel prisoners, until
exchanged
This was a great disappointment
to Peter Mayville, and as exchange
was delayed, the Vermonter became
FESTIVE. and then rebellious. One dark
night he slipped out of camp and new
er returned. He was reported de-
'serter, and was so regarded by the
men who knew him best. Mayville
made his way to Pennsylvania, and
enlisted, under the name Of Peter
Barry, in a regiment on its way to
the front He saw hard service at
once, and at Gettysburg lost both arms
and received other wounds Not be-
lieving that he could recover, he told
his story to the surgeon, and in the
end was sent home to Vermont in as
good condition as was possible under
the circumstances.
'Mayville had been something of a
character in his home neighborhood,
and was very generally known as Pc
ter Newcome. This name was given
him because his young Canadian wife,
in the year they came from Quebec to
Vermont, was constantly complaining
to the neighbors when her husband
was off carousing, Pete no come
Pete was so persistent an offender
that the neighbors came to call him
Peter Nocome, or Newcome, and this
chung to him after he reformed, and
he was better known as Peter New
come than as Peter Mayville. So
when he returned, and, as Peter Bar
~, was given a pension of $72 a
month, there was less comment than
there would have been under other
circumstances. -s-45 s.s
Barry did not deny that he had de-
serted from the Ninth Vermont, but
he made it clear tina. he deserted be-
cause, with fighting going on in front,
he could not bear the thought of
idling away his time at Camp Doug.
las. AS he could not be exchanged
and as he could not get into a fight
as Peter Mayville, because Mayville
was a paroled prisoner, he took the
bull by the horns. and deserted into
fighting regiment. The pension Off
Gals conceded that Mayvilles notions
as to oath and parole were little
loose, but there was no doubt about
the success of his plan to get into a
fight. saw him only few years ago,
a well-preserved, prosperous Vermont
farmer, an armless hero to a people
who didn't care under what name he
drew pension "-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

in such numbers when we are living
under free trade. The same fiscal
policy which invites them must pro-
tect them and enable them to gain
a foothofd and become profitable mem
bers of the great American army of
producers and consumers.
1t does not take so very long for
foreigner leaving his home where he
gained an income of perhaps twenty
cents day to become good Ameri
can citizen earning ten times that
amount per day. Perhaps at first the
foreigner is careful of his dollars, and
is not SO liberal in his expenditures
as the native born and those who have
been citizens number of years. But
he soon begins to aim at the Amerl-
can standard of living, he becomes
ambitious to own his own business
and his own home, and to dress and
eat and enjoy the same luxuries as
the average American citizen through
out the country.
Our home market has most appre-
ciably increased annually, not only by
our own augmented wants, but by the
increased demands of the newcomer.
In but few years the most diligent
become independent, while a few join
our wealthy classes Among our mil
lionaries to-day can be found the rep
resentatives of every nation on earth.
many of whom came to our shore but
a few years ago penniless. 1t may
be that our immigration laws are too
liberal, or it may be that they are
too literally administered At the
same time we have gone on now for
over a century inviting the poor and
the weak from abroad to this country
of opportunity. There need be no
fear but what the the vast majority
of these immigrants will in a very
short time become good American citi-
zens, law abiding, well to do. and
reputable upbuilders of the nations in
situations. There may be lawless
characters among them, and these
much be checked with a firm hand at
the first evidence of any outbreak
against the country's laws and Gus
toms
No doubt return to free trade and
idieness would bring a condition aw-
full to contemplate 1t would bring
riot and war with the Inevitable pow
erty and ruin and death which follow
In the wake of fiscal policy giving
NO opportunity for employment and no
chance for compensation Let us see
to 1t, then, that we continue our pres
emit most admirable fiscal policy; that
ne continue to protect our men as
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Grants Luck

81 did not go out to see the sur
render of Gen Lee. l remember well
the event of Gen Grants return after
the surrender / think there were not
more than three persons present when
the general came in and took a seat
at table to write He looked up with
some expression of animation, and
remarked:
More of Grants luck."
This was an allusion to the newspa-
per critics who had been in the habit
of calling his success luck
This little comment on the sur
render of Lee was the only word of ex-
ultation I ever heard from the victor
ious soldier
1t was a very slight expression of
triumph to follow such a stupendeous
achievement-but wholly Characters
-tic.-The National Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Good object Lessons

Imports for the year ending last
March aggregate one billion dollars
That "robber tarfr' WIN was real
high, but it helped Uncle Sam pay
pensions, establish rural routes. inn
prove rivers and erect public build
ings, ard SO forth Looking at these
little things, it's q good idea to keep
on letting well enough alone--Bray-
mer (Mo-) Comet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Although Chicago doctor an
nounces that he has discoveries ! cure
for lockjaw by injecting solution Of
calcium and potassium salts, it win be
just as well to restrict the use OF the
toy PISTOL before the unroarfous
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
New York Regiments Reunion.

The annual reunion of the survivors
of the Sixty-second regiment, New
York Volunteers anderson Zouaves)
was held on Aug. 81, the anniversary
of the departure of the regiment for
the seat of war G. R. Hendricks il
the secretary of the association
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Mrs Langtry says that dfsrobing ON
the stage is not so much of a shock as
that sometimes seen in. the boxes. A
good many OF the common folk who
sit down in the orchestra and M in
the galleries wiz be disposed to agree
with hef
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

A Chicago man has given his rela-
tives 81 600, 900 because he wants to
see what they will do with it Let us
hope the fun will be worth the price
and that this form of amusement may
become popular.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

And now Champion Jeffries offers
Jack Munroe $4,000 If he will stay
four rounds with him. Unless every
minute Of Mr. Munroe's time is profit
ably occupied, it would seem as If he
ought 10 try to arrange to stay.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

In divorce trial it is testified that
when a bell boy put his arm around
the woman in the case she only
laughed. Some people are so quick to
catch the point of joke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

OF course you are shocked to hear
that the Bashi-Bazouks have been
turned loose in Macedonia. even
though your knowledge of what the
Bashi-Bazouks are is confined to the
idea that they are something terrible
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Z4zLEZZZ
Z4ZEY

tree There Col Marshall, his chief
of stan, returning with Col. Babcock.
found him. Receiving their report, he
mounted his horse and rode forward
with them to the Mclean house. This
is the true story of the apple tree
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Sheriff Morrissey," says the North
Adams Transcript, has secured the
knife with which Michael Blair sawed
his way out of steel cell in the base
ment of the town hall, but the man,
where is he?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

: King Pete of Servia wants to Dor
row 81 600 900. If he gets it the gold
brick artists will no doubt be willing
TO pay well to have him divulge the
name of the lender.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

By the way, can you bound Mace
donna offhand, without looking at the
geography?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Vesuvius has an opening in her side.
Can 1T be possible that she, too, has
been operated on for appendicitis?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

: If the people of Naples only had a
little American enterprise perhaps
they would harness Mt. Vesuvius and
utilize all this waste of hot air to warm
the city with next winter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

A Grow chief has discarded the tom
ahawk for. the automobile. The cum
ming old murderer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

The quarrels Of capitalists lead
many a small investor to offer a few
variations on Mercutio's remark, "A
plague o. both your houses"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Any one. owning town on the slope
of syesuyfus would do wen to move it
without delay.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

If Rev. Cotton Mather had foreseen
the bicycle girl with low shoes and
openwork stockings, what wouldn't he
have saidi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Participants in the 'fbaby party" at
Narragansett believe, doubtless, that
society leaders are just as young as
they 4-cut up"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Physicians have discovered that a
boy in Morristown, N. j., has his heart
on the right side-which is the wrong
side, as everybody knows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

When you use strong language. 1T
doesn't make SO much difference VIII at
you say as what you mean. She also
swears sometimes who only says 20,
fudge!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Sir Thomas Upton was born in Scot
land, of Irish parentage- He lives in
England, transacts business in India
and gets left in America--St Louis
Globe-Democrat-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

The reporter who thinks he has q
nose for news" ought not to print any
news in his paper that will be often
sive to the public nose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

A new York surgeon has just per
formed the appendicitis operation on
Princess Rupprecht of Bavaria That's
one way to get into good society.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Bulgaria has bought Is 900, 900 cart
ridges, and it isn't likely that she in
tends to use them merely for making a
noise either.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

+ When that bolt of lightning struck
the powder magazine it is debatable
question which of the two was more
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Sir Thomas is now In a position to
figure out what it costs not to lift the
cup.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

Sir Thomas may count upon receiv-
ing the usual collection of loving cups
and complimentary addresses. how
ever.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

The two-minute trotting horse has
some-and he's a mare!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12
Eden Up to Date.

But for lace and lingerie woman
would have little temptation to be
vain-and man little temptation
Smart Set
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

When Turk meets Bulgarian there's
bound to be lot of slashing done.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-12

"Coal output heavy, but not equal to
the demand Have you got yours?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23

The News is only soc year. Read it.